Hello I just wanted everyone to know that I found a root program for our SM-G900T on Android 4.4.2 it says its for Verizon Wireless version but I have been using this for a few months now without any problems. The program is called Towelroot and can be found at https://towelroot.com/
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kris29440 said:
Hello I just wanted everyone to know that I found a root program for our SM-G900T on Android 4.4.2 it says its for Verizon Wireless version but I have been using this for a few months now without any problems. The program is called Towelroot and can be found at https://towelroot.com/
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this method will not work on any firmware after june 3 2014
ashraf sharif said:
this method will not work on any firmware after june 3 2014
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I am sure you are right as my friend who is on the Verizon Wireless, and he updated his phone and he lost his root, I will upload a screen shot of my version.
but if you really want to root without tripping knox you can downgrade your firmware to any rom prior to the June update then root with towel root and now you can upgrade with mobile odin to any later roms while keeping root during the mobile odin flash.
however you can't have any custom recovery without tripping knox.
agrenwa said:
but if you really want to root without tripping knox you can downgrade your firmware to any rom prior to the June update then root with towel root and now you can upgrade with mobile odin to any later roms while keeping root during the mobile odin flash.
however you can't have any custom recovery without tripping knox.
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^^ What he said.
The bootloader is not locked. You can downgrade to any stock firmware and flash whatever stock firmware you want. Anything that NOT stock will trip your knox counter warranty status.
I rooted and flat-out deleted all knox apps in the system folder. I have no idea if that tripped my knox counter, I am figuring my knox counter was tripped because I went ahead and flashed TWRP recovery. Removing the Knox apps in /system/app and /system/priv-app are no big deal.
agrenwa said:
but if you really want to root without tripping knox you can downgrade your firmware to any rom prior to the June update then root with towel root and now you can upgrade with mobile odin to any later roms while keeping root during the mobile odin flash.
however you can't have any custom recovery without tripping knox.
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can i down grade the firmware to the pre-june update? i screwed up and updated and lost my root.
thanks!
ssp81777 said:
can i down grade the firmware to the pre-june update? i screwed up and updated and lost my root.
thanks!
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the answer is yes, you can find these roms here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2761412
Probably should have post this in the Q/A or General thread .
agrenwa said:
but if you really want to root without tripping knox you can downgrade your firmware to any rom prior to the June update then root with towel root and now you can upgrade with mobile odin to any later roms while keeping root during the mobile odin flash.
however you can't have any custom recovery without tripping knox.
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so flash a firmware <june 2014 with odin, root with towel root, then flash newest with odin?
which firmwares are <june 2014?
When you start the mobile odin it specifically says using mobile odin on this divice will trip the knox counter there is no recovery from this. lol so downloaded the ne6 rom flashed with odin and root with towel root. all good now
stevey500 said:
^^ What he said.
The bootloader is not locked. You can downgrade to any stock firmware and flash whatever stock firmware you want. Anything that NOT stock will trip your knox counter warranty status.
I rooted and flat-out deleted all knox apps in the system folder. I have no idea if that tripped my knox counter, I am figuring my knox counter was tripped because I went ahead and flashed TWRP recovery. Removing the Knox apps in /system/app and /system/priv-app are no big deal.
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What'd you use to flash to a earlier stock firmware? Flashify or Flashboot?
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Since towelroot isn't working is there another root option for 4.4.4 without tripping Knox?
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Any root working at all? Sorry for the original vague title of the thread..
I used Chainfire's auto-root with no problem. Trips Knox, though. But it will root your device on 4.4.4.
GAPO said:
I used Chainfire's auto-root with no problem. Trips Knox, though. But it will root your device on 4.4.4.
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I can confirm this as well
Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk 2
rooted with kingo app
I just rooted with kingo and it tripped knox. I am on kitkat 4.4.4 sprint
Towelroot worked flawlessly for me several times on nc5
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001616612 this is the bootloader file . if you upgraded to g900tuvucnk2 by using mobile odin pro and want to upgrade the bootloader as well than flash this file in pc odin under bootloader. this is because mobile odin pro will not flash bootloaders.
Will this screw up root or trip knox?
GastonC said:
Will this screw up root or trip knox?
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no
If I flash, can I downgrade bootloader back to new if I need to?
GastonC said:
If I flash, can I downgrade bootloader back to new if I need to?
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theoretically you can downgrade the bootloader as well as the firmware to ne6 but I have not tried it on nk2 . my guess is that it shouldnt be a problem . why would you need to downgrade?if it is to root there are two tutorials on how to upgrade to nk2 without tripping knox and being rooted. mine is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...t-firmware-t2908019/post56072043#post56072043 and another one by galaxyuser88 here http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-root-s5-firmware-knox-0x0-t2909352 they are different procedures but both work. the second one does not use mobile odin pro and involves flashing an older kernel , rooting and then flashing new kernel. but this is only if you have the new firmware installed from pc odin and are not rooted. I hope that makes sense
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theoretically you can downgrade the bootloader as well as the firmware to ne6 but I have not tried it on nk2 . my guess is that it shouldnt be a problem . why would you need to downgrade?if it is to root there are two tutorials on how to upgrade to nk2 without tripping knox and being rooted. mine is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...t-firmware-t2908019/post56072043#post56072043 and another one by galaxyuser88 here http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-root-s5-firmware-knox-0x0-t2909352 they are different procedures but both work. the second one does not use mobile odin pro and involves flashing an older kernel , rooting and then flashing new kernel. but this is only if you have the new firmware installed from pc odin and are not rooted. I hope that makes sense
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Hey bud do you happen to have a copy of the NH5 bootloader?
i don't have it and cant find it. where i usually go there is ng4 and nk2 but no nh5 sorry
That's OK thanks.
for christs sake i can never get answers in my won threads.
I want nk2!
i have nh5 rooted with cwm but i wanna flash nk2 WITHOUT losing all my ****e.
Can i just odin the nk2 and still keep all my junk?
Anyone?
dovedescent7 said:
for christs sake i can never get answers in my won threads.
I want nk2!
i have nh5 rooted with cwm but i wanna flash nk2 WITHOUT losing all my ****e.
Can i just odin the nk2 and still keep all my junk?
Anyone?
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EASY THERE BUTTERCUP. People have lives outside of xda, just cause you dont get an answer right away does not mean no one wants to help.
Is there any safe method for rooting Samsung galaxy a500f without tripping knox (without loosing warranty), i know about king root but that is not a safe method thanks in advance
KingRoot is perfectly safe, bcoz it doesnt work. And no, there is no method without trippong knox.
Check this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=61405364
mikeloury method in this topic need to flash original Lollipop boot.img and recovery.img using flashify. And tripping knox under Lollipop on my phone.
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mikeloury method in this topic need to flash original Lollipop boot.img and recovery.img using flashify. And tripping knox under Lollipop on my phone.
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I know but as you said before I don't think there is any method right now that can root lollipop a5 without tripping knox
To tell the truth, since 2000, none of my phones not broke. For each of them, since I discovered xda in 2008, I had modified software,so I do not look on the phone warranty.
Take your time, and wait for stable proven solutions.
For now this is warm, new, but unpopular (for the moment) phone.
I have a samsung galaxy s4 Verzion on android 5.0.1 and it's on the of1 update and wondering if theirs anyway to root it. I tried many other roots including towel root, King root, kingo root and all failed.
android 5.0.1
kernel version 3.4.0
baseband version i545vrugof1
build number lrx22c.i545vrugof1
security software version MDF V1.0
Knox version 2.3
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I'd love to know if this is possible, too. Now that I can't actually move apps over to my SD card on lollipop, rooting is a necessity. Unfortunately, Verizon and Samsung seem to be following Apple's mindset of not allowing hacking/customization. My phone updated to lollipop and OF1 version of lollipop in the middle of the night without my permission, and now it looks like I'm stuck with it.
There's no root as of now for OF1 but you should be able to Odin the downgrade back to OC1 via muniz post. He has a flashable tar file. The only way that'll work is if you didn't take the OTA and kept root. If you did the OTA and now have OF1 you're stuck for the moment.
so I've done tons of research and lots of people
including me are complaining because there
are no roots or root methods for the new i545vrugof1 update for the galaxy s4 Verzion. for people who didn't update, there are ways to keep your root when you update to of1 but for people who didn't update without flashing a rooted stock rom, there is no hope. you can't downgrade or root your device and you have no choice but to wait for a root method to come out or a new update. so anyone who is making a root for this specific firmware, please do so and help us out and remember to #rootvrugof1
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There's no root as of now for OF1 but you should be able to Odin the downgrade back to OC1 via muniz post. He has a flashable tar file. The only way that'll work is if you didn't take the OTA and kept root. If you did the OTA and now have OF1 you're stuck for the moment.
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unfortunately I did take the Ota update [emoji24]
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amahi2001 said:
unfortunately I did take the Ota update [emoji24]
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I had successfully rooted I545VRUGOC1 using Kingroot but then I updated to I545VRUGOF1 through Smart Switch, and Kingroot doesn't work now. I've searched a lot but it seems root just isn't available for OF1 as for now. Is it possible that I downgrade back to OC1? Thanks
currently there's no way to root OF1 and you can't go down to any build below it, due to the fact that OF1 has a new bootloader.
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currently there's no way to root OF1 and you can't go down to any build below it, due to the fact that OF1 has a new bootloader.
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are you sure mate? there are tutorials online about downgrading so I was just wondering if it's really impossible? I have the official I545VZWGOC1 firmware file downloaded on my PC, will it not work if I flash it on my phone (currently I545VZWGOF1) using Odin?
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are you sure mate? there are tutorials online about downgrading so I was just wondering if it's really impossible? I have the official I545VZWGOC1 firmware file downloaded on my PC, will it not work if I flash it on my phone (currently I545VZWGOF1) using Odin?
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downgrading specifically this version?
The bootloader has been updated similar to the way it was from kitkat to lolipop, so downgrade is not possible.
Plenty of people [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/general/rooted-galaxy-s4-t3158098]here[/URL] and here have stated that OF1 bootloader is locked, with failures at downgrading to OC1 .
Go ahead and try it yourself, if you so desire. From my understanding people who tried gotten their phones soft bricked, though I have no idea how to fix.
I'm really interested to see this resolved too!
I just upgraded my phone from 4.4.2 NK1 yesterday to 5.0.1 OC1 and OC1 is still vulnerable to the stagefright bugs....
Could someone who is a developer explain to me why they can't just update the part of Android that needs to be patched..?
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LOL I JUST found this on the next tab after I closed this one.
http://www.andromods.com/root-unlock/of1-i545vrugof1-verizon-samsung-galaxy-s4.html
Damn I to would love to also see a root or bootloader hack for 5.0.1 OF1.
We have root for the OF1 update! Yes there is a root for this phone however I am having trouble installing the Super SU Binaries. Kingroot will root the phone if you off Knox and disable it. Next I downloaded SuperSU me and installed it on my device. Ran it, uninstalling Kingroot, then, SuperSU popped up asking to update binaries. Clicked yes, then normal and it is done.
amahi2001 said:
I have a samsung galaxy s4 Verzion on android 5.0.1 and it's on the of1 update and wondering if theirs anyway to root it. I tried many other roots including towel root, King root, kingo root and all failed.
android 5.0.1
kernel version 3.4.0
baseband version i545vrugof1
build number lrx22c.i545vrugof1
security software version MDF V1.0
Knox version 2.3
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk
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Use Kingroot 4.9.6 to root. as soon as it says you have root stop. Then go install Super SU. It will then have you try to up[date binaries. Go download and install Super sume and run it. When Kingroot is uninstalled and done, Super SU will pop back up asking again for the binaries. lick yes and normal installation. Reboot and done. My device is exactly like yours.
charliew410 said:
We have root for the OF1 update! Yes there is a root for this phone however I am having trouble installing the Super SU Binaries. Kingroot will root the phone if you off Knox and disable it. Next I downloaded SuperSU me and installed it on my device. Ran it, uninstalling Kingroot, then, SuperSU popped up asking to update binaries. Clicked yes, then normal and it is done.
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Yes! Thanks a tonne man. I installed the latest Kingroot APK on my phone (already had KNOX disabled) and it worked easily. Finally! Cheers
naveeddaft said:
Yes! Thanks a tonne man. I installed the latest Kingroot APK on my phone (already had KNOX disabled) and it worked easily. Finally! Cheers
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Welcome Naveeddaft
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charliew410 said:
Welcome Naveeddaft
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Ps. need all the thanks checked I can get.
amahi2001 said:
I have a samsung galaxy s4 Verzion on android 5.0.1 and it's on the of1 update and wondering if theirs anyway to root it. I tried many other roots including towel root, King root, kingo root and all failed.
android 5.0.1
kernel version 3.4.0
baseband version i545vrugof1
build number lrx22c.i545vrugof1
security software version MDF V1.0
Knox version 2.3
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Kingroot works perfectly
Try it several times, should work
I was wonder is there anyway to root the update of lollipop OK2. I updated from kitkat. I tried rooting it with cf auto root but fails.. i hate not having my note 3 not rooted so if anyone can help me out with this that would be awesome
dean401 said:
I was wonder is there anyway to root the update of lollipop OK2. I updated from kitkat. I tried rooting it with cf auto root but fails.. i hate not having my note 3 not rooted so if anyone can help me out with this that would be awesome
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You tried rooting with the newly-released CF-Autoroot and it still failed? Or did you use the older version?
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I have used the new CF-Autoroot without issue on OK2. Also using Dual Boot Patcher with CM13.
I would expect this to work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-sprint/general/how-to-root-note-3-lollipop-t3089382
But it will trip knox. It wouldn't hurt to use a newer version of the superuser zip if you can find one.