Hi,
I wanted to know if anyone is aware of any efforts being made develop a way to reset the Knox counter. I rooted my phone a month after its release, and then started getting a constant reboot whenever I received a call so I unrooted right away. Now the Knox counter has been tripped and all I wanted to know was whether someone is working on a way to reset the counter. If you could help me out i'd really appreciate it.
Thank You.
It can never be reset. Bacically a resistor has been blown on your board when you rooted, its a hardware flag and can not be undone. Your warranty is gone forever.
Now the good news. There is nothing wrong with your phone! The reboot bug is either kernel or rom related, I can not remember which. Just odin back to your stock firmware, make sure its the right firmware for your version/carrier of the phone and I assure you the reboot problem will go away. Then start over.
seh6183 said:
It can never be reset. Bacically a resistor has been blown on your board when you rooted, its a hardware flag and can not be undone. Your warranty is gone forever.
Now the good news. There is nothing wrong with your phone! The reboot bug is either kernel or rom related, I can not remember which. Just odin back to your stock firmware, make sure its the right firmware for your version/carrier of the phone and I assure you the reboot problem will go away. Then start over.
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What he said!!! Put on a new ROM and some tweaks and enjoy your phone!!!!
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It is a kernel issue. Causes bugs, try Dr Ketens rom and his stock kernels or try a custom kernel.
DONE
I did reset the Knox Counter back to 0x0, however samsung claims that knox counter is irreversable by any means as this challenges samsung's security... now where is that reward they have put on challenge...
majeed.nasiri said:
I did reset the Knox Counter back to 0x0, however samsung claims that knox counter is irreversable by any means as this challenges samsung's security... now where is that reward they have put on challenge...
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You did reset KNOX counter on your Note5?? That's impossible hell way no!
ok show us how you did reset the knox counter on ur phone back to 0x0
GOOD. . . !
ok show us how you did reset the knox counter on your phone back to 0x0
majeed.nasiri said:
I did reset the Knox Counter back to 0x0, however samsung claims that knox counter is irreversable by any means as this challenges samsung's security... now where is that reward they have put on challenge...
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lmao pretty sure someone is trolling...:cyclops:
bad troll bait is bad , check number of posts.
rhafloun said:
GOOD. . . !
ok show us how you did reset the knox counter on your phone back to 0x0
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I am sure he reset it when he was sleeping and dreaming about that Loooool ..... :cyclops: :cyclops:
When youre dreaming of knox bits and not hot blondes .... thats a sign you have your priorities all messed up
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Hi,
I was wondering if anyone have some detailed information regarding a USB JIG for this phone?
Does a normal 300k ohm jig work with the same pins as for the S2 and S3(9300)? Or is there a something else for the GT-I9305?
My counter is climbing and I don't wanna risk wasting my phone with "Triangle Away" as I read people have done.
Anyone that have made some testing with a USB JIG or maybe have a guide that I can't find in the forums?
If the JIG is working I would love some step by step info on how to keep the modified flag away. I think I need to use Mobile ODIN/ODIN PC and stock recovery or something. Any help will be much appreciated.
Yes same as i9300
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it works for gt i9305 but it does not reset the counter.... whats wrong with triangle away?
rizky77 said:
it works for gt i9305 but it does not reset the counter.... whats wrong with triangle away?
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If my memory serves me correctly I think that even if you manage to reset the counter it will add 1 after the phone have started up once. So in order to permanently reset it you might have to install stock recovery and then Triangle Away. After that install a working rom with Odin in download mode so the prone doesnt start up and add another count.
I have read this somewhere so cant quote the source or say its true, havent tested myself but getting rid of the counter doesnt seem exactly easy and safe... Therefor I am personally getting a JIG and not doing until someone release a nice 4.2 rom =)
If someone have more info on this I for one would love to know about it!
Fritte_SWE said:
If my memory serves me correctly I think that even if you manage to reset the counter it will add 1 after the phone have started up once. So in order to permanently reset it you might have to install stock recovery and then Triangle Away. After that install a working rom with Odin in download mode so the prone doesnt start up and add another count.
I have read this somewhere so cant quote the source or say its true, havent tested myself but getting rid of the counter doesnt seem exactly easy and safe... Therefor I am personally getting a JIG and not doing until someone release a nice 4.2 rom =)
If someone have more info on this I for one would love to know about it!
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i reinstalled stock rom my binary count is 4 i installed triangle away and now it tells me i need super user to allow access... so i think you have to install triangle away when you have rooted your phone. then apply stock
rizky77 said:
i reinstalled stock rom my binary count is 4 i installed triangle away and now it tells me i need super user to allow access... so i think you have to install triangle away when you have rooted your phone. then apply stock
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Yes, from what I have read from others you need to run triangle away and then after it has finished boot straight to download mode and flash a stock rom, that should keep the counter at 0
Yes, you're both correct I think, remember reading the same thing.
txr33 said:
Yes, from what I have read from others you need to run triangle away and then after it has finished boot straight to download mode and flash a stock rom, that should keep the counter at 0
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yes it worked ... thx
It might be a dumb question but I want to make sure. If I root, can I restore to factory default settings without triggering something? I don't think this accessory has a knox counter or anything like that, does it?
I think you should be able to flash the original firmware md5 using Odin back and that will remove everything.
If you're worried about anybody at a store or anything being able to tell whether this was ever rooted, I doubt they can tell, or that they would even bother to look.
I doubt Samsung would bother with Knox on this type of device...
Pedro2NR said:
It might be a dumb question but I want to make sure. If I root, can I restore to factory default settings without triggering something? I don't think this accessory has a knox counter or anything like that, does it?
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you can restore with Odin
I just went and tried to check for an update and it knew my watch was modified lol
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Hey guys, I have this phone for half a month and it's awesome! So now, I'm on a dillema:
Should I root and lose my warranty or not?
I've heard that this "KNOX" thing is permament.
Right now it says:
"KNOX WARRANTY VOID : 0"
I'm pretty sure that if I do try to root , it'll change to " 1 "
What do you think?
Thanks!
George Brellas said:
Hey guys, I have this phone for half a month and it's awesome! So now, I'm on a dillema:
Should I root and lose my warranty or not?
I've heard that this "KNOX" thing is permament.
Right now it says:
"KNOX WARRANTY VOID : 0"
I'm pretty sure that if I do try to root , it'll change to " 1 "
What do you think?
Thanks!
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afaik on the gs3 we have bin count reseter for that, but im not fully sure.
and for me, if you need to ask wether or not root is worth, then you dont need to root
He who is afraid of bears, not going to the forest.
opssemnik said:
afaik on the gs3 we have bin count reseter for that, but im not fully sure.
and for me, if you need to ask wether or not root is worth, then you dont need to root
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All my other devices are rooted...
Still, that stupid Knox made me not want to do it.
Who cares, I still did it (even though now my warranty is supposedly void)
You can reset the knox counter and go to the service center. I've done it in my note 2 they didn't notice or have any issues
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My wife just got a brand new ATT S5 running 4.4.4
I just wanted to give her the cleanest slate to start with before she starts loading it up with apps and whateve other junk she might do.
Any advice best route to do it? Would you still flash recovery and root?
Thanks for any tips.
AT&T has a locked bootloader, so you can't flash a custom recovery...Your best bet is to downgrade to a rootable kernel, get root...Then follow the process all the way to lollipop and debloat after. At least that's how I understand it.
Thanks for the reply. Any idea if there's a good thread that explains how best to do all that?
Dillsnik said:
Thanks for the reply. Any idea if there's a good thread that explains how best to do all that?
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Here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58621872
There's absolutely no point in rooting that phone if your wife is a normal user. It will only leave the door open for things to become messed up.
Disable whichever bloat apps you know she is uninterested in, and leave it at that.
I usually freeze apps with TB...how would you do it with no root?
Dillsnik said:
I usually freeze apps with TB...how would you do it with no root?
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Quite a bit of it can be disabled(same as freezing) from the stock app manager. Just click on the app and hit disable.
If you do go the rooting route, you might as well install a solid debloated rom, and then remove root after it's set up. That would best accomplish your goal re: cleanest slate possible
Swimguy14 said:
If you do go the rooting route, you might as well install a solid debloated rom, and then remove root after it's set up. That would best accomplish your goal re: cleanest slate possible
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Make sure to do your research on ROMs. Your new S5 has a 12 month warranty which gets voided if the KNOX bit is tripped, which installing non official ROMs may do. Once it is tripped, there isn't a way to go back.
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Make sure to do your research on ROMs. Your new S5 has a 12 month warranty which gets voided if the KNOX bit is tripped, which installing non official ROMs may do.
**********Once it is tripped, there isn't a way to go back**************.
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That last part is not true at all, Knox can be fairly easily reset in the event a warranty claim needs to be made. Please don't give out misinformation!
Swimguy14 said:
That last part is not true at all, Knox can be fairly easily reset in the event a warranty claim needs to be made. Please don't give out misinformation!
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That is actually false, while the flash counter can be reset knox will remain 0x1 if you trip it, its an efuse so it physically changes the board when you trip. That said theres no way on a g900a to trip it as the only way to trip it is not flashing unofficial roms but booting into an unofficial recovery like twrp or cwm which we cant do.
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Rakuu said:
That is actually false, while the flash counter can be reset knox will remain 0x1 if you trip it, its an efuse so it physically changes the board when you trip. That said theres no way on a g900a to trip it as the only way to trip it is not flashing unofficial roms but booting into an unofficial recovery like twrp or cwm which we cant do.
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Interesting...I did not know this.
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Swimguy14 said:
That last part is not true at all, Knox can be fairly easily reset in the event a warranty claim needs to be made. Please don't give out misinformation!
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Can you provide citation that it can be "easily reset"? See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2738175&page=34 stating that once the knox warranty void is 0x1 there is no going back.
Thanks
Rakuu said:
That is actually false, while the flash counter can be reset knox will remain 0x1 if you trip it, its an efuse so it physically changes the board when you trip. That said theres no way on a g900a to trip it as the only way to trip it is not flashing unofficial roms but booting into an unofficial recovery like twrp or cwm which we cant do.
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Quoted for truth
Sorry for being a moron
So I did some testing on this and it worked. Totally worked. Root without tripping KNOX. I did not develop this at all. Just trying to spread the word! Check it out!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/root-pingpongroot-s6-root-tool-t3103016
Oooo. Really. I have to try this now.
Maqical said:
Oooo. Really. I have to try this now.
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Don't forget custom recoveries will probably still trip knox. I'm holing off on rooting until a few more people do it successfully without tripping knox.
Awesome. Now I kinda wish I had held out for something like this.
Used this method to gain root, worked perfectly fine. Knox still says 0x0, booting into recovery displays "dm-verity verification failed in recovery" but I'm not 100% sure what this means.
Sturos said:
Used this method to gain root, worked perfectly fine. Knox still says 0x0, booting into recovery displays "dm-verity verification failed in recovery" but I'm not 100% sure what this means.
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Looks like dm-verity has to do with Verified Boot https://source.android.com/devices/tech/security/verifiedboot/index.html
Worked first try
Can you root then completely un root when samsung pay comes out?
maxjivi05 said:
Can you root then completely un root when samsung pay comes out?
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Odin should take care of the unrooting needs
maxjivi05 said:
Can you root then completely un root when samsung pay comes out?
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For what I hear this one does not affect samsung pay since it does not trip KNOX meaning your phone has not become breached. But I wait till someone with more info answer
Jonwi5 said:
For what I hear this one does not affect samsung pay since it does not trip KNOX meaning your phone has not become breached. But I wait till someone with more info answer
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I can almost guarantee they will have a root check for samsung pay to work. It will also most likely be easy to get around.
ThePagel said:
I can almost guarantee they will have a root check for samsung pay to work. It will also most likely be easy to get around.
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I agree and hope is like you say, but since I'm in Puerto Rico where everything get implemented later much later than US, I will not rush to try to use it here and in my case root has much more value since I can assure you much like 90% of major retailers wont have trained personal or will know what samsung pay is.
He I first remembered when I try to use my chip card and the employee was like, How do I use this, when terminal clearly says on screen please insert chip.
Just curious if any T-Mobile guys have had any issues using this. Still have deep sleep? If it doesn't, and you flash stock recovery to fix it, will that trip knox? Any other issues this root method solves vs chainfires method that trips Knox? This may be a stupid question, but if you want to return to stock and unroot to get an OTA or whatever, flashing stock file from sammobile in Odin doesn't trip knox even though it rewrites the boot loader and installs the stock recovery? Thanks in advance
hs420 said:
Just curious if any T-Mobile guys have had any issues using this. Still have deep sleep? If it doesn't, and you flash stock recovery to fix it, will that trip knox? Any other issues this root method solves vs chainfires method that trips Knox? This may be a stupid question, but if you want to return to stock and unroot to get an OTA or whatever, flashing stock file from sammobile in Odin doesn't trip knox even though it rewrites the boot loader and installs the stock recovery? Thanks in advance
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I can answer one part of that question given I used this to root, I still have deep sleep. The only thing I did after rooting was wiping cache just in case I did have issues but I am unsure that was even needed.
I made a tutorial video for anyone that needs it:
http://youtu.be/eAQ4WBg9xj0
So quick question guys:
If I root the S6 with the new tool, it won't trip Knox?
Once its rooted, would I be able to replace the lock screen with the one from stock android and replace the dialer with the google dialer? I love stock experience but I wanted a premium device so I went with the S6.
Thanks.
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iPathik said:
So quick question guys:
If I root the S6 with the new tool, it won't trip Knox?
Once its rooted, would I be able to replace the lock screen with the one from stock android and replace the dialer with the google dialer? I love stock experience but I wanted a premium device so I went with the S6.
Thanks.
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It *by itself* will NOT trip Knox.
Yes you can change the dialer and lockscreen but they may not work properly. Keep in mind that if you mess something up, the ONLY way to boot again will be an ODIN flash. It is dangerous to root and start playing with things and having the stock recovery. One mess-up and it is full factory reset for you
qbking77 said:
I made a tutorial video for anyone that needs it:
http://youtu.be/eAQ4WBg9xj0
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Any chance on getting this working on the Metro PCS variant? It should be the same method as the T-mobile sm-g920t
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qbking77 said:
I made a tutorial video for anyone that needs it:
http://youtu.be/eAQ4WBg9xj0
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Thanks Tim, your videos are always super helpful and appreciated, good to see you here in the S6 forum.
Best wishes.
Pp. :thumbup:
Is this method a guarantee to not be bugged by the deep sleep issue? I know it's been awhile since anyone responded here, but I am just wondering.