[Galaxy S 4 General] Deathvirus:
Hey XDA-Community,

after a long research with no Results I decided to write this How-to.

Your Device will be reset in this process. Knox stays 0x0 if you follow the instructions correctly. I am not responsible for any damage on your device.

Prequisites:

-SD Card at least 4GB of Memory

-Fully charged device.

-Original USB-Cable

-A system running XP or higher.

Firmware (Kitkat): http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/41413/I9515XXU1ANK2_I9515YXY1ANL2_DBT/

Firmware (Lollipop): http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/61659/I9515XXU1BOJ3_I9515DBT1BOI1_DBT/

USB Drivers: http://developer.samsung.com/technical-doc/view.do?v=T000000117

Odin: http://odindownload.com/

Other Files: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3C13PPUHTqUZEJUM3lQWjU3VHM

1.) Preparing

-Run the Driver Setup as an Administrator and Install it.

-Reboot your PC

-Unpack Odin in a folder example: C:\Users\XXXXXX\Desktop\Odin.

-Unpack the Kitkat firmware (tar.md5) into the Odin Folder

-Unpack the Lollipop firmware(tar.md5) and move it onto your SD [Format recommended]

-Unpack the Other Files zip.: Move the 3 apks onto your SD and the two Kernel folders into your Odin Folder.

2)Resetting

-Power off your device.

-Press and Hold Vol+, Home and Power

-You now should be in Recovery Mode scroll down to "wipe data/cache" with VOL- and hit POWER .

-Then scroll down to Yes and hit POWER

-Now scroll down to "wipe cache" with VOL- and hit POWER .

-Again hit yes

-After that pull the battery or scroll down to "power down" and hit POWER.

3)Flashing Kitkat

-With your Device turned off press VOL-, HOME and POWER.

-Then press VOL+ to confirm the Warning.

- Start Odin as an Administrator and connect your Device and you should see the Box turn Blue and ADDED

-Press AP and select I9515XXU1ANK2_I9515YXY1ANL2_I9515XXU1ANK2_HOME.tar.md5.

-Let Odin check it and wait till it says "Leave CS..."

-Then Press start and wait till Odin says "PASS" after "RESET".

-The first Boot can take about 5 Minutes.

4)Rooting

-After you have done the Setup go to settings and enable USB DEBUGGING and UNKNOWN SOURCES also disable the OTA Updates.

-Then Power off your device and Boot it into Download Mode Again.

-Start Odin again as an Admin.

-Select the boot.tar.md5 from the OLD KITKAT KERNEL FOLDER and connect your device till it gets recognized then press Start.

-Your Device should reboot (Wifi wont work at the moment).

-Install towelroot v2.apk from your SD Card and start it. Then Press "make it ra1n"

-After it says congratulations Install SuperSU from SD CARD and start it.

-SuperSU wants to update binaries press Normal.

-SuperSU wants to Reboot do not reboot press ok

-SuperSU wants to disable KNOX press no.

-Go into SuperSU settings and enable Pro.

-Then set SuperSU to survival mode

-Close SuperSU and open the App Drawer

-Press the menu key and Disable the KNOX app.

-Now Power off your device and Boot it into Download Mode Again.

-Start Odin again as an Admin.

-Select the boot.tar.md5 from the NEW KITKAT KERNEL FOLDER and connect your device till it gets recognized then press Start.

-After your device reboots (Wifi works now) go into SuperSU and disable Knox.

5)Flashing with Flashfire

-Set your Date before 30.08.2015 for Flashfire to work.

-Then install Flashfire from your SD and give root permissions.

-Then Accept the disclaimer and go into Flashfire settings.

-Activate PRO.

-Then go to the red Plus and select FLASH FIRMWARE PACKAGE

-Go to SD and Choose the I9515XXU1BOJ3_I9515DBT1BOI1_I9515XXU1BOJ3_HOME.tar.md5.

-Then press the Box with the Arrow in it.

Only the protected partitions should be ticked now.

-Press the tick and wait till it creates the file flashfire0000.tar.md5 on your device.

-When it is created immediately connect your device to PC (Dont turn it off or close Flashfire)and transfer the flashfire0000.tar.md5 from your Device to your Odin folder.

-Now in your device make sure that only in Everroot Inject SuperSU and Enable ADB are ticked.

-Then in Process Cache tick Enable, Wipe Data and Wipe Cache.

-Hold and drag the Wipe section in FlashFire above the Firmware section.

-The EverRoot section should be below the Firmware section.

-Then press flash and wait. Dont panic ;)

-After your Device rebooted and optimized all Apps reboot into Download Mode and Flash the Flashfire 0000.tar.md5 in AP.

-Then perform 1 Final Factory Reset and your done :highfive: :victory:

Enjoy your Rooted device with Lollipop.

Q: Will downgrade trip Knox ?

A: No. Definitly not.

Q: I have no more Super SU

A: Download it from Play Store.

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