yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 5 General] mattyyey:
Ok I have read and understand where you're coming from. Now please understand our position, Your current firmware is patched and TR will not work. (If you wish to try TR and see then by all means, it wont trip knox, just work or not work.) Anyway, Therefore no root. HOWEVER it is possible to flash a original stock rom that does work with TR and still keep knox 0x0. You use sam mobile and odin and flash official stock with the bug. Yes this is a downgrade. if you do not downgrade you cannot root. you can then mess around with the root apps you desire - but be careful because it might be possible to trip it. When you have done, you can remove root safely using the unroot in supersu, then flash the latest original stock firmware (probably your current one). This is all you can do and remain knox 0x0.

If you wish to use your current firmware that is patched from TR, and have root, then you need to flash a custom recovery (or mobile odin hack to update to ANG2 works apparently), and flash one of the roms a plenty, but as soon as you flash a custom recovery its knox tripped with no reset in sight.

I hope this helps...

in the OP... yeah i know it needs reformatting a little...
[Galaxy S 5 General] ionutmaruta:
Thanks mate for the answer.

After some hours I read anorher topics and I must downgrade to ANE2 to root, else I'll trip the KNOX using the actual firmware ANG2 and cf root only.

Now I know, the Towelroot is the best option (Thanks to Geohot), instead of cf root.

Anyway let me know, my device will be downgraded to ANE2 kernel, right? Then my device will be restarted by Odin PC. Now I can flash, full flash again to the current ANG2 firmware using Mobile Odin Pro with Everoot settings to keep the root and current firmware ANG2 + status oficial + KNOX 0×0 ???

Or after first root of ANE2 I must do another setting with supersu... before updating to ANG2 ? Here I'm blocked :(

I don't want to brick my phone with some clicks or taps :)

Sent from Samsung Galaxy S5
[Galaxy S 5 General] Souleivan:
With the method posted above, is the chance of bricking high? This for someone who's relatively new to android tech, but still understands the principals of flashing, Odin etc.
[Galaxy S 5 General] minette1:
a good TU how to root

read it 2 times

then you can start

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/general/guide-update-to-g900fxxu1ang2-root-knox-t2835315
[Galaxy S 5 General] ionutmaruta:
Thanks. Waiting for someone which can confirm if these steps are OK :)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=55567034&postcount=174

Beside waiting some answer of my questions ;)

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 5 General] mattyyey:
since you are now using the other thread i suggest you put your replies in there.. however yes from what ive read, you can use mobile odin to flash the ANG2 and keep root and knox 0x0, after you have done the initial downgrade and root (so you can use mobile odin). I have not done this, and see no need to as of yet. which again is why you should ask there... Its worth noting its NOT the ANG2 from sam mobile. its HIS ANG2 this might be important., idk not done it.

I'm actually glad to see another root with trip tut as i didnt find one when i wrote this quickly.
[Galaxy S 5 General] mattyyey:
the chance of bricking comes into when you are using odin. very unlikely if you do everything correctly. my method (this thread only) doesnt flash anything and so is quite safe in that respect.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ionutmaruta:
Its HIS ANG2 from HIS Firmware. I use my FIRMWARE of course, but I think the KERNEL are the same for all country :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] minette1:
NG2 -> no root

NH6 -> no root

if you update a stock firmware corresponding to your machine, and flash with Odin Pc or kies

you will NOT tripp knox

if you have root on your NG2 and update NH6 over Odin Pc / Kies

you will lose root
[Galaxy S 5 General] ionutmaruta:
Yes [MENTION=5977084]minette1[/MENTION] I have the same question like [MENTION=1331351]hanslast[/MENTION], but it's possible to flash a newer Samsung Stock ROM coresponding to other country NH6 from Netherlands ?

For our country, Romania, the last updated Stock ROM is G900FXXU1ANG2.

Here is the complete informations:

We have:
[Galaxy S 5 General] hanslast:
Thanks for your quick reply! So I can do a factory reset and just plug the phone in my laptop en flash

the H6 file I have downloaded true Kies and thats it? :D
[Galaxy S 5 General] minette1:
should work with the NL

if not going you can do a factory reset or flash back NG2
[Galaxy S 5 General] agyawusu2012:
Towelroot

it didnt work on my G900H(exynos variant) but it worked for my friends with the snapdragon variant..please help me...it says this device is not supported
[Galaxy S 5 General] minette1:
not all machine can be pacht with TR

and / or

it depend of your firmware
[Galaxy S 5 General] sosolid4u09:
Hi everyone,

When trying to run towelroot I get phone not supported. However I have a galaxy s5 g900F.

kernel version is 3.4.0-2089850
[Galaxy S 5 General] FaaDiiL:
battery stopped charging

Hi i made all this stepps but now my s5 do not want to charg. When the battery runs out and i insert the charger to charge my phone it comes a triangel whith exclamation inside. my phone dose not start now.

Please help...

sorry for my bad english...
[Galaxy S 5 General] mattyyey:
can you get to recovery or download mode? did everything go correctly? no error messages? tried another battery?

if you can get to download and recovery mode, I suggest you do a factory reset, then if no improvement, flash a official stock rom using odin
[Galaxy S 5 General] djb77:
I have a G900I with FW 4.4.2 G900IDVU1ANE1

Should it be OK for me just to install and run the APK?

EDIT: Worked flawlessly :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] the_rooter:
Hello Guys I just stopped by and wanted to post something maybe can help out.

I am currently on a note 3 for verizon, and I noticed that if anyone took the newest update that towelroot wont work after a certain date. Well for the note 3 you can downgrade the kernel to an earlier date. I guess samsung left this open to be able to do so. For anyone that has an s5 and cant root with towelroot because you took the update can you downgrade the kernel via odin and see if that works? A friend wants to root, and cant right now because of the date after june 3rd. I am just coming up with an idea of doing this because we can with the note 3.
[Galaxy S 5 General] brar.arsh:
Just installed it on my Canadian S5 G900W8 and works like charm. :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] ecclesiatic:
Gutted! Rooted this about a few months ago and loved it all. Had to unroot to take back to the store. Came back to find TR won't work... I'm on NG2 due to recent update.
[Galaxy S 5 General] georgemircea:
please ,can anybody how mod to root my device ? there is a lot of information on xda, and i do not know wich is correct for my device, thank's in advance
[Galaxy S 5 General] the_rooter:
Best thing to do is google
[Galaxy S 5 General] JFaustAize:
it's good, but how to disable root acess without losing garanty?
[Galaxy S 5 General] fitedwanganui:
so confusing !
[Galaxy S 5 General] mattyyey:
Better tutorials around these days

If you keep knox at 0x0 then all you need is to click unroot, then flash a complete stock rom using odin. This tutorial was written a while ago, and since then many others that have appeared, better written and more in depth. In fact I have recently switched to using NeatROM which allowed me to update it, and still keep knox 0x0.

Yeah I was going to re-write it, however there are better tutorials around now.
[Galaxy S 5 General] keldosnick:
If you load cutom roms will that mess up your knox?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Android Friend:
My friend used cf-root and triggered Knox with it. Scary. Do not want to do the same error he did.

Someone with the latest Samsung Firmware (ending with J1) please answer:

After using the root method of OP, will Knox still be 0x0 and will System status still be "Official"?

Or will System status be "Custom", after using this root method on Firmware J1?
[Galaxy S 5 General] mattyyey:
Triggering knox isn't an error. It's a method of detecting modifications.

The method of towelroot (not just my tutorial ) should not trip knox. No promises. As for the status... that depends on disabling knox. I have knox 0x0 and official. Many people do report knox 0x0 and custom however. The status can be changed easily, however knox once tripped it cannot be undone.

I have not checked your build number, but towel root exploits was patched recently. You may need to roll back to a previous firmware for it to work. I think you need ang2 or earlier, as said in this thread already if you read it. My tutorial doesn't cover the downgrading. There are several written after this one that do.

I currently use neat rom. I have knox 0x0 and official status. However to do it, i had to downgrade, root then update using mobile odin pro (paid app). This is the best option IMHO atm because it allows for me to run a newer firmware and keep root. In the neat rom thread it has "mini" tutorials.

Good luck
[Galaxy S 5 General] JohnnyGT:
Oh well lost my root after update on my G900i and kernel updated to 6/11/14.
[Galaxy S 5 General] u1988:
This Thread are the "OLD" way, The "New" way are here Not for 5.0 and up (for now).. (Ech Model has diffrend Krenal so lookout )

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/gene...2nd-method-t2843044/post54719865#post54719865
[Galaxy S 5 General] JohnnyGT:
Thanks will have a look at this method

My Knox is still 0x0 but System status :custom
[Galaxy S 5 General] spityu85hun:
S5 v5.0

Hy, Towelroot working 100% safe on Kitkat 4.4.2 or Lollipop 5.0 without tripping KNOX?

SM-900F
[Galaxy S 5 General] gferen:
i have international 900f and towel root says my device not supported. ?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Joker87:
Works only with the first version of kitkat firmware. With the latest kitkat builds you may flash an old kernel, root with towelroot, than reflash the newer kernel

No way with lollipop
[Galaxy S 5 General] Joker87:
Use wanam 'fake system status'
[Galaxy S 5 General] Savage01:
How did you get this to work? Does not work with my G900I (Optus Australia)
[Galaxy S 5 General] MortTheBeast:
No method to not trip knox on lollipop?
[Galaxy S 5 General] jago25_98:
Interesting. So how do I know if this 4.4 rom is old enough:

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/38502/G900FXXU1ANJ1_G900FYOG1ANJ1_YOG/
[Galaxy S 5 General] Oz4225:
Nope

Only if you flash custom rom with root.

Its will be helpful if someone will make guide, how to make stock firmware with root that can be flashed with mobile odin..
[Galaxy S 5 General] silva_dump:
Good work
[Galaxy S 5 General] BigBobbybouche:
Anybody have luck doing this on a Galaxy s6?

I'm trying to root my s6 without tripping knox. Has anybody had any luck doing this since the June update?

G920PVPU2BOF7

thanks in advance!!
[Galaxy S 5 General] $!>:
hello all!

i own a galaxy s5 bearing model no sm-g900H.

its the exnos variant!!

i wanted to know if i can root and unroot it without tripping knox counter and keeeping the status as official.

p.s Im on lollipop 5.0 os with baseband g900hxxu1boad
[Galaxy S 5 General] shegeloaf:
didint work for me.

Sorry but mine did not work.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jimbomodder:
Seems kingroot finally roots lollipop and Knox stays @ 0x0. Just don't flash a custom recovery

A500FU using AICP
[Galaxy S 5 General] tisazalay:
SM-G900H (Exynos variant S5?)......

Are you sure?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Skalofrio12:
Does this work for Android 5.1? I tried the method above a few days ago and unfortunately it didn't work. If you want to root a s5 with android 5.1, then you should use OneClick Root instead.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jimbomodder:
untested on 5.1 as my current devices are 5.0.1/5.0.2
[Galaxy S 5 General] DiggydogLF:
Yes this does not work with 901f ohh i need to find a way to root this bastard
[Galaxy S 5 General] jamesava:
Sae here :(
[Galaxy S 5 General] johim:
S5 SM-G900F does not root with Kingroot. At least mine didnt
[Galaxy S 5 General] machiyara:
I like having reactivation lock on my samsung because like apple's icloud lock, it doesnt allow anyone to factory reset my phone, in case it gets stolen.

Will enabling root potentially cause this security feature to not work? because a person could send a reset code using ADB
[Galaxy S 5 General] Joker87:
Just disable usb debugging in developers options and you're safe
[Galaxy S 5 General] twito1992:
work to me. Thanks
[Galaxy S 5 General] cthulhu1987:
It doesn't work with Android 6.0.1:crying::crying::crying:
[Galaxy S 5 General] jimbomodder:
Which root tool?
[Galaxy S 5 General] cthulhu1987:
Towelroot
[Galaxy S 5 General] King_Rat:
Update: can't remember where I read it (have done it myself though), flash modem>battery pull>d/l mode>re-flash modem = modem changed ;)

IMHO, don't know why people are so worried about tripping Knox o_0

For one - the S5 is 2 years old... which, in mobile ph years means it's prehistoric >.<

Plus, get the most out of your ph and root/custom rom the darn thing ;)
[Galaxy S 5 General] stealth_nightshade:
what is the purpose of disabling knox? on this step?

7. Depending on what you want root for, you may wish to disable knox using super su (i intend to use xposed so i did). When I attempted to let it disable knox, it failed. As it instructed, I rebooted and ran it again... all done.

Is that necessary? I mean does disabling knox is much safer than having it enabled when rooted?
[Galaxy S 5 General] cosmin691:
its not working for s5neo
[Galaxy S 5 General] kash9n:
Hi

My g906k not supported by towel root

Running 6.0.1:crying:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deathtiny:
Hi,

I'm new to rooting and flashing custom ROMs, so any help will be greatly appreciated

I'm using an orange xperia lt15i, that I've decided to root and on which I want to run CyanogenMod 9.1

Here's what I've come up with :

flashing a generic ftf to debrand my phone, in orded to unlock the bootloader

install recovery

unlock boot loader

flash CM

The catch is, flashtool (0.9.16.1) can't read any of the ftf files I put in the firmware directory..any idea ?

Did I get the steps in the right order, is there any way to achieve this at all ?

Thanks
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bejunk:
maybe file is wrong download here a new one. this works 100% LINK

also use normal flashtool not 64bit.

install drives from flastool install dir/drivers for your phone

install android sdk (just leave all like it is & press install)

now to the process:

flashing a generic ftf to debrand my phone, in orded to unlock the bootloader i dont think this is need. on sony bl unlock site theres mentioned how to get in service menu & look if bootloader unlock allowed: yes or no. if yes just proceed. any way, CM requires flashng stock ics ftf b4 so do it after unlock...

install recovery no need if you flash CM's kernel later it was recovery built in (all custom)

unlock boot loader

flash cm kernel via fastboot

flash CM dont forget gapps! (google apps)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deathtiny:
Ok so I rechecked service info and status says no, eventhough I remenbered differently and got an unlocking code from sony..

Anyway, guess the best I can do is now limited to rooting...

Thanks
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hades187:
there are several methods of unlocking the bootloader such as testpoint...but its not that easy for newbe...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2737846

look at this maybe it helps
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] fazzxx:
Hi Guys,

How do I find the bootloader version on this tablet?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] CCallahan:
Download root checker app (the one with the blue android) from the Play Store. It will give bootloader info. Or use adb.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] ramjet73:
Synapse (which comes pre-installed with the CivZ ROM) also shows the bootloader version under "INFO & REBOOT".

ramjet73
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] fazzxx:
thank you guys so there is no official way?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] ramjet73:
I think [MENTION=3081342]CCallahan[/MENTION] already gave you the official way, which is the "bugreport" ADB command:

There's a bunch of stuff that dumps after that so be prepared to do a Ctl-C break after the initial information is displayed or you'll lose it when the command line buffer overflows.

Edit: I found these variations of the "adb bugreport" command in a post on another forum:

Those commands will save having to use Ctl-C to stop the report if you are only interested in the bootloader version.

ramjet73
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] fazzxx:
Thanks for the reply guys,

I just got my note 8.0 recently and it was on 4.1, I have now officially updated to 4.2 as the french version has not had kitkat update yet.

But don't think I will update to kitkat officially due to knox, so for now i'm going to leave it on 4.2, root it and flash withs civs rom.

Do you reckon thats the best thing to do?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] ramjet73:
Yes. Avoid the KNOX KitKat bootloader as long as everything works without it.

ramjet73
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] omajkel:
Xperia Z1 compact (D5503) Central Europe firmware (.FTF)

Downloaded through Sony PC Companion as per this tutorial by Apollo89.

Android version: 4.4.4

Baseband: 8974-AAAAANAZQ-10270054-51

Kernel: 3.4.0-perf-g0109737 BuildUser@BuildHost #1 Thu Jun 12 14:20:25 2014

Build number: 14.4.A.0.108

Phone Software Version: 1279-1792_14.4.A.0.108 EURO - user

File System Version: EURO-LTE_14.4.A.0.108

Customization Version: 1280-7864_R2C

Branding: Central Europe (unbranded)

Country: Poland

LTE/4G icon: LTE

Download:

D5503_14.4.A.0.108_Central Europe (1280-7864)..ftf
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Nick0dem:
Deodexed&zipaligned
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] omajkel:
No
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] nanni1977:
Mega doesn't work....... from italy.

any other link?

Thanks

ok, i got it.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] omajkel:
ok, because now I do not have access to my computer.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Nick0dem:
Try this link...
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] amedeonofal:
issues?

thank you for posting! i heard it had some issues... is that right?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Nick0dem:
I didn't notice.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -FliP-:
I found my old Xperia X8 and thought why wouldn't I try to get it running again.

Back in the day, I flashed a ROM which enabled Multitouch, and a few days later it fried my Motherboard.

Sent it to Service, they repaired it and a few days later it 'died' again.

At least that's what I thought. Now years later I've been thinking. It cannot be dead if it still vibrates now and then and if the LED is still flashing.

I went from 3 red LED flashes to constant red LED while charging, then constant yellow LED and finally it went to green LED.

However, the screen is not showing anything, so I assume it's a software issue or bootloop and need to re-flash it.

Now that I have the green LED my PC is installing drivers whenever I connect it. PCC doesn't recognize it, so I tried to boot into Flash Mode and the drivers wouldn't install.

I didn't try FlashTool yet as it won't run on the PC I am on curently, some .dll issues.

According to the information about the current state of my phone, are these signs good or bad (because I don't remember what certain LEDs mean as I didn't use that phone for years) and would it be worth flashing it? If yes, what stable Build would you recommend for my X8?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -FliP-:
I flashed a stock firmware and tried flashing two different basebands.

I believe 06 attempted to boot once and turned off, the other baseband (a different number) is stuck on a endless bootloop without anything displayed on the screen (no logo or anything, just the background light going on and off).

Which stock ROM should I use together with a specified baseband? The model is E15i.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roshansanasam:
hi guys,..

i recently updated my xolo q1010i to kitkat 4.4.2 via ota update...

its working fine but i wanna have root access...

i tried rooting with towel root, kingo root n vroot tu...

but it doesnt work...

framaroot 1.9.1 is not working either...

there was a thread showin with a 4.4.2 rom with recovery which can b flashed with sp tools, but problem is da device's usb driver alws gives problems so it doesnt work well, moreover sp tools jus becomes non responsive...

im at my wits end on how to root this newly kitkat updated xolo q1010i...

plz help....

need all da help can get...

thanks in advance....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darshan.devadiga:
Hi there.. There is no methods available yet to root our Xolo q1010i.. even I tried flashing recovery using sp flash tool by proper drivers.. still no success.. however I came across a site where stock 4.4.2 is rooted and uploaded which can be flashed through sp tool.. here is the link.. d-h.st/5qB
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Master95:
i just updated my E4GT and installed Titanium Backup. The thing is that i went to convert to user app some bloatware apps but space available still the same even after reboot. My Question : is Android making ghost files to fill the space?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iantrich:
Since you have root, I would recommend using a root app remover that specializes in it. I'm not familiar with how TB does it, but your wording of "convert" has me confused as you should just want to remove the bloatware apps. PM me and I can give you some recommendations if you like.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Master95:
When you convert an app from system to user its easier to get rid of remaining files, i used to do this with my Thunderbolt and then merging "Play Store updates" into rom and converting apps like Facebook into system apps. In Titanium you have options like "Convert to user app" and "Force remove app(by recovery exploit)" and it does uninstall bloatware and make some space in system partition, but in this case the available space is the same.
[Dell Venue] maxime506:
Hi guys,

I want my Venue 7 support NTFS or EXT4 file system so I could download game matches (videos) larger than 4GB.

I found apps like Paragon NTFS/HFS+ but it doesn't work on my tablet even if I have it rooted and granted this app superuser assess. When a 32GB NTFS SD card is inserted, this app simply tell me no NTFS/HFS+ partition found and the OS warned me that a blank SD card is detected or unsupported file system detected and want me to perform format/erase. After formatting the SD card was with FAT32 file system and that's not I want. Sarcastically this app works on my low end Samsung phone and that phone could read 32GB SD card with NTFS format with the help of this app. So as the same for EXT4 file system

So my problem is: could anyone get a SD card with NTFS/EXT4 file system works on this tablet. I wanna download World Cup matches cuz I work while the game is going on:( Thanks for anyone's help.
[Dell Venue] pm-cz:
I have checked and I have bad news for you:

1. The tablet has built-in support in kernel for following filesystems:

ext2
ext3
ext4
vfat
msdos
fuseblk

So and NFTS, exFAT are out of question, unless we add the support through fuse (ntfs-3g?) or as a module (it would require current kernel source which I am not sure we have).

Also, when I format the first partition of an SD-card to EXT3/4 which it supports, the card is not be mounted, even with permissions for anybody to write set.

You could of course create a second partition, use some tool like to mount it automatically and another to map the directory to an actual directory on SD-card, but that would still require root and would be complicated.

In short, the answer is no, it is not possible right now.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jester12345:
Does any1 else have a issue with there screen about as high as the power button. For example. If i use play store and i type what i want. I cant hit open,install, or update. Unless i rotate screen. It was fine while using cloudyg3 1.1 but i went back to stock and its been buggered since and i have re installed roms and no luck. I even tried updating touch firmware.