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[Q] Can I install the international firmware on my bricked Note 3?

So my phone was on the latest update 4.4.2 and I accidently soft-bricked by flashing it the wrong way.
I tried to return it back to 4.4.2 AT&T version but Odin needed the PIT partition formatting so I had no luck because the .md5 file is not out yet (Right?).
So I am going to send this phone to my cousin in Asia and he needs the unlocked version. Can I flash it with the 4.4.2 international version? I think this time it will work because there is the .md5 file.

No you can not because of locked bootloader there is a thread in general that will get you up and running this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006
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Nymenon said:
So my phone was on the latest update 4.4.2 and I accidently soft-bricked by flashing it the wrong way.
I tried to return it back to 4.4.2 AT&T version but Odin needed the PIT partition formatting so I had no luck because the .md5 file is not out yet (Right?).
So I am going to send this phone to my cousin in Asia and he needs the unlocked version. Can I flash it with the 4.4.2 international version? I think this time it will work because there is the .md5 file.
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jerrycoffman45 said:
No you can not because of locked bootloader there is a thread in general that will get you up and running this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006
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This is the thread Jerrycoffman45 was talking about - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006 . It will bring your phone back to MLG and from there you can root, install busybox, and then SafeStrap.

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147aaron said:
This is the thread Jerrycoffman45 was talking about - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006 . It will bring your phone back to MLG and from there you can root, install busybox, and then SafeStrap.
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Will it break my warranty? the 0x1?

Nymenon said:
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Will it break my warranty? the 0x1?
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Yes

Nymenon said:
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Will it break my warranty? the 0x1?
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From what I am seeing in the comments, no one has reported that it counted as a flash against them. The user taki7610 posted a couple photos showing that his phone was up and running and that it still said 0x0.
imnew214 said:
Yes
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Imnew214, please make sure to do research first before answering questions.

Did I misunderstand? Isn't 0x1 tripping knox, thus breaking warranty?

imnew214 said:
Did I misunderstand? Isn't 0x1 tripping knox, thus breaking warranty?
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Yes, 0x1 is a knox counter trip. What I was saying was to check the forum to make sure whether or not it will trip knox. Anything that will trip knox will be clearly stated somewhere in the post.

147aaron said:
Yes, 0x1 is a knox counter trip. What I was saying was to check the forum to make sure whether or not it will trip knox. Anything that will trip knox will be clearly stated somewhere in the post.
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OK sorry bud. Just misunderstood.

imnew214 said:
OK sorry bud. Just misunderstood.
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No need to apologize. Its all good :highfive:

Few questions about rooting this device

Mainly Knox Counter stuff.
1. would rooting trip my knox?
2. would installing such apps like Titanium backup/xposed trip my knox?
3.would installing a custom recovery such as CWM/TWRP trip my knox?
If I read it correctly somewhere. As long as I don't install any custom rom/kernel . My Knox Counter will be okay?

drckml said:
Mainly Knox Counter stuff.
1. would rooting trip my knox?
2. would installing such apps like Titanium backup/xposed trip my knox?
3.would installing a custom recovery such as CWM/TWRP trip my knox?
If I read it correctly somewhere. As long as I don't install any custom rom/kernel . My Knox Counter will be okay?
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Continue reading. It depends what version you have weather you can optain root. You cannot install cwm or twrp. Must use safestrap or flashfire. Use towel root to root the phone if your version is compatible

It's G900A.
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drckml said:
It's G900A.
As shown in my signature now below
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Well there only about 5 different stock firmwares that have been released for the G900a. Just cause its a G900a don't mean it can be rooted.

drckml said:
Mainly Knox Counter stuff.
1. would rooting trip my knox?
2. would installing such apps like Titanium backup/xposed trip my knox?
3.would installing a custom recovery such as CWM/TWRP trip my knox?
If I read it correctly somewhere. As long as I don't install any custom rom/kernel . My Knox Counter will be okay?
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1- It depends of how you root it. If your root does not involve modifying bootloader/recovery/kernel, no. For examples, there are methods where you use towelroot on an older android version, then update the phone with a modifies update file (with no modification to the kernel). That does not trip knox. But if you use something like CF-autoroot that touches your recovery, then yes, you will trip knox.
2- No.
3- Most definitely yes. Any recovery that is not signed by samsung for your phone will trip your knox.

What root method should I use??

Hello everyone. I have a question in regards to rooting my S6. My s6 has version 5.0.2 and the OCG baseband. Should I upgrade to 5.1.1 before I root? I would like to root without tripping the Knox counter. Also, if I were to root without tripping knox, would I have to use this method every time I flash a new rom? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

just update to 5.1.1 and flash unibase kernel, why do you care about knox? it doesnt really matter if you trip it you still have insurance through your carrier, seriously knox is really only there for companies who provide phones to their employees and dont want them to mess with them.

OsSkates1996 said:
just update to 5.1.1 and flash unibase kernel, why do you care about knox? it doesnt really matter if you trip it you still have insurance through your carrier, seriously knox is really only there for companies who provide phones to their employees and dont want them to mess with them.
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I can understand that, but I would like to keep from tripping my knox counter. Anyways, I just rooted via PingPong successfully. How do I keep from triggering knox now that I am rooted? Can I flash TWRP or any other kind or recovery?? Thanks.

no, if you want to keep from tripping your knox counter you cant really do anyhting. flashing any kind of custom recovery or rom or kernel will trip it, all you can really do is just stay rooted and thats about it

OsSkates1996 said:
no, if you want to keep from tripping your knox counter you cant really do anyhting. flashing any kind of custom recovery or rom or kernel will trip it, all you can really do is just stay rooted and thats about it
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Got ya. Guess I'm tripping knox then. Thanks for your help.

Ping-pong requires no computer, right? And also , is it confirmed working with this tmobile S6? I am on the latest update and have been stalling on root due to having no PC.
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carnivalrejectq said:
Ping-pong requires no computer, right? And also , is it confirmed working with this tmobile S6? I am on the latest update and have been stalling on root due to having no PC.
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Ping pong does not require a pc. As of the other question I have no answer.

I am on of6. Oem unlocking is on and odin will not flash. I use the directions to the T but it stays on nand write start

Can TWRP be flashed without tripping KNOX? (Need TWRP only- not trying to root phone)

I'd like to flash TWRP onto my Note 5, but want to be absolutely sure it will NOT trip the KNOX counter. Is this a possibility at all, or does flashing any custom recovery lead to KNOX being tripped?
I am NOT looking to root the phone - I just need TWRP. (I am fully aware that at the moment, all rooting methods will trip the KNOX counter.)
Thanks!
Tom

hey_tommy said:
I'd like to flash TWRP onto my Note 5, but want to be absolutely sure it will NOT trip the KNOX counter.
Thanks!
Tom
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It will trip Knox.

Thanks for confirming - that's what I figured as well.
I'm guessing that flashing ANYTHING other than the unmodified stock image would result in Knox being tripped...

hey_tommy said:
Thanks for confirming - that's what I figured as well.
I'm guessing that flashing ANYTHING other than the unmodified stock image would result in Knox being tripped...
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Flashing other recoveries, kernels, and modified firmware packages will trip Knox.

How easy to trip knox

Hi guys I had thes8 plus and first thing I did was root and flash custom Rom when it come to selling it to get the note 8 I hated how many apps where still broken from tripping knox
My question is I don't want to trip knox again on my note 8 but how easy is it to trip knox?
Can any apps from app store trip it by mistake or using adb to say go to full immersive mode?
Or a couple off modded apps like YouTube modded?
Thanks

brockyneo said:
Hi guys I had thes8 plus and first thing I did was root and flash custom Rom when it come to selling it to get the note 8 I hated how many apps where still broken from tripping knox
My question is I don't want to trip knox again on my note 8 but how easy is it to trip knox?
Can any apps from app store trip it by mistake or using adb to say go to full immersive mode?
Or a couple off modded apps like YouTube modded?
Thanks
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The only thing that will trip knox is flashing a custom recovery - which is required to root.
Don't root and you will be fine.
no apps can trip knox
adb wont either

Mr.Ash.Man said:
The only thing that will trip knox is flashing a custom recovery - which is required to root.
Don't root and you will be fine.
no apps can trip knox
adb wont either
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So basically stay away from Odin lol
Thanks

brockyneo said:
So basically stay away from Odin lol
Thanks
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You can use Odin without tripping Knox, you can flash other Samsung firmware and it won't be tripped just don't Odin a custom recovery.

brockyneo said:
So basically stay away from Odin lol
Thanks
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Kind of you could still flash stock firmware fine if you needed to recover from a soft brick of some sort.
But yeah apart from that just stay away from it

Mr.Ash.Man said:
The only thing that will trip knox is flashing a custom recovery - which is required to root.
Don't root and you will be fine.
no apps can trip knox
adb wont either
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I have combination file and flashed, I have OEM unlock checked, I want to intentionally trip knox. How to? I don't have recovery file.

jazzdglass said:
I have combination file and flashed, I have OEM unlock checked, I want to intentionally trip knox. How to? I don't have recovery file.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/development/recovery-galaxy-note-8-t3832962

stonedpsycho said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/development/recovery-galaxy-note-8-t3832962
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Sorry I didn't get anything from the link. Could you be straight forward?

jazzdglass said:
Sorry I didn't get anything from the link. Could you be straight forward?
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It has the recovery needed to root (trip Knox) and has instructions on how to flash it. Does not get any more straight forward than this.

stonedpsycho said:
It has the recovery needed to root (trip Knox) and has instructions on how to flash it. Does not get any more straight forward than this.
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Unfortunately I have Snapdragon
And I don't think there is any custom recovery that is flash able for Snapdragon?

jazzdglass said:
Unfortunately I have Snapdragon
And I don't think there is any custom recovery that is flash able for Snapdragon?
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It's kinda hard to impossible to trip knox on snapdragons since the bootloader is locked!.
Read this thread if you want nougat root:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/development/root-t4060707