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"Unauthorized Software Found" Notice -- How to reset it?

Hi guys.
So I am very new to the Verizon Galaxy S3, and I didn't see this question anywhere that I looked in this section so forgive me anyways if it has been posted before.
After flashing the cm10 nightly from 2012-10-05 (October 5) I got the unauthorized software notice and I can't get it to go away.
Does anybody know how to reset it?
Help is much appreciated.
Thanks.
--Sam

You will have to Odin back to stock and start over. That message means you did not unlock your bootloader.

apacseven said:
You will have to Odin back to stock and start over. That message means you did not unlock your bootloader.
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I did unlock my bootloader. But now that I can't tether it might be a while to download the 1.2GB file. Thanks man!

If you used ez unlock, there is a chance u had the version that wasnt unlocking properly. That message def comes from flashing custom kernel and a secure aboot in my experience. I think the version everyone said for sure works was 1.2.

apacseven said:
If you used ez unlock, there is a chance u had the version that wasnt unlocking properly. That message def comes from flashing custom kernel and a secure aboot in my experience. I think the version everyone said for sure works was 1.2.
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I had to use 1.1 cause 1.2 wouldn't open on my phone. :/

Yep, the dreaded triangle. I had use EZ Unlock v1.4 and it screwed me. Use v1.2 or v1.0 I had to Odin back to stock and start from there. All is running well now.
This was how I got it back to stock (rooted). I had to use that special tip in the grey box to work for mine.

I remember when I had this happen to me. I was a total noob at flashing when I got my S3. Tried to install some rom with custom kernel and kept getting this at reboot. Didn't know anything about unlocking bootloader
A month later and I'm a pro... Well maybe not a pro, but no more triangle of death!
At the time, though, I nearly **** my pants lol.
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That happened to me, I thought sh#%, I gotta go to Verizon and act stupid. I Messed with it for a few minutes and figured it out. Then odined it back. You learn fast thanks to the geniuses in these forums.
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Sorry for posting on an old thread but I though a link to Ez Unlocker V1.2 would be nice for anyone else having this problem. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31819403

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Had this happen to me last weekend. I thought my boot loader was unlocked but it turned out the superuser app I flashed (which I thought was an updated one) didn't have the thing to unlock the boot loader. Basically I just rooted and assumed I had it unlocked... Then flashed MOAR and after aroma froze 5 times and finally got the whole way through i met mr triangle. Haha
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Download the official software update from somewhere online and flash it in Odin. Just make sure you download it for Verizon
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No longer works after Verizon 4.3 OTA
ThePatelBros said:
Download the official software update from somewhere online and flash it in Odin. Just make sure you download it for Verizon
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This process no longer appears to work after Verizon OTA'd the official 4.3 update. I tried to flash back to stock following the steps here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030
However I'm unable to flash the VRALEC bootchain successfully. I'm wondering if Verizon had a little extra magic in that update.

johncase142 said:
This process no longer appears to work after Verizon OTA'd the official 4.3 update. I tried to flash back to stock following the steps here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030
However I'm unable to flash the VRALEC bootchain successfully. I'm wondering if Verizon had a little extra magic in that update.
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Don't flash anything in Odin. Once on TW 4.3, you're permanently on TW 4.3 because of Knox bootloader. You have the potential to brick your device if you flash anything in Odin.

SlimSnoopOS said:
Don't flash anything in Odin. Once on TW 4.3, you're permanently on TW 4.3 because of Knox bootloader. You have the potential to brick your device if you flash anything in Odin.
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I have already tried the original 4.0.4 ROM and am getting the yellow unauthorized triangle. Any idea how to make this thing boot again?

johncase142 said:
I have already tried the original 4.0.4 ROM and am getting the yellow unauthorized triangle. Any idea how to make this thing boot again?
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After which step did you see this yellow triangle? Could you be very specific? Did the ICS tar flash successfully? Cuz from what I understand with 4.3 on other carrier's S3, once you're on TW 4.3 you can't downgrade. I want to tell you to flash VRBMF1 jellybean stock firmware since you've already flashed ICS firmware with no hard brick.

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After which step did you see this yellow triangle? Could you be very specific? Did the ICS tar flash successfully? Cuz from what I understand with 4.3 on other carrier's S3, once you're on TW 4.3 you can't downgrade. I want to tell you to flash VRBMF1 jellybean stock firmware since you've already flashed ICS firmware with no hard brick.
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I tried flashing the VRALEC bootchain first, and it took, but then threw the yellow triangle. After that I tried loading VRALF2 stock firmware and it did not give any errors. I tried again with VRALEC bootchain with no success. Then tried VRALF2 bootchain and VRBMD3 bootchain. I can boot into stock recovery and Odin, but that's all.

johncase142 said:
I have already tried the original 4.0.4 ROM and am getting the yellow unauthorized triangle. Any idea how to make this thing boot again?
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We don't know. That means bootloader is locked. It would have to be Odin again. If got that with stock tar could be brick. If try to unlock may get hard brick. You kinda past the point of no return. Can try to Odin another newer one like MF1 and see what happens. It is saying the kernel is not compatible. Can't clear that message anyway without another stock Odin. Can't unlock with that message anyway. It's too late.
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prdog1 said:
We don't know. That means bootloader is locked. It would have to be Odin again. If got that with stock tar could be brick. If try to unlock may get hard brick. You kinda past the point of no return. Can try to Odin another newer one like MF1 and see what happens. It is saying the kernel is not compatible. Can't clear that message anyway without another stock Odin. Can't unlock with that message anyway. It's too late.
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Ok, I'm already downloading MF1 on my really slow Internet connection. It may be done by sunrise.

[Q] Triangle away on GT-N8013 JB

I got a GT-N8013 and i flashed to it JB UK GT-N8010 Version, and i rooted it.
and i want to rest the counter, so i downloaded it. but when running there's a warning confirming my device's model " Is you device GT-N8010, if not it will brick" . so mine is N8013 but has JB of N8010. so shall i proceed or not ?
please be sure about your answer or you tried it before.
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Well it shows the message on all devices because of similarities between 8010 and 8013 it detects your device as 8010
Check on triangle way on playstore it says it supports all wifi model
It should be fine
But do it at your own risk

Worked fine for me with the an 8013. Since I'm actually running a ROM for the 8000 the warning said 8000 instead. But it worked fine.

Just done it WOW. this was breath-taking =D no binary count at all perfect =D

AbdallahSaied said:
Just done it WOW. this was breath-taking =D no binary count at all perfect =D
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How did you reset it? I booted into the world custom bootloader and pressed volume up to clear it but when I try checking the status it does nothing. I booted into the bootloader again and it still shows 1.

deeselcyde said:
How did you reset it? I booted into the world custom bootloader and pressed volume up to clear it but when I try checking the status it does nothing. I booted into the bootloader again and it still shows 1.
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Well the threads is about the App "Triangle Away" so did you install and run the App?

AbdallahSaied said:
I got a GT-N8013 and i flashed to it JB UK GT-N8010 Version, and i rooted it.
and i want to rest the counter, so i downloaded it. but when running there's a warning confirming my device's model " Is you device GT-N8010, if not it will brick" . so mine is N8013 but has JB of N8010. so shall i proceed or not ?
please be sure about your answer or you tried it before.
Thanks
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Where you running JB or ICS on your N8013 when you flashed N8010 JB on it? And also when you flashed N8010 JB, what method did you use to root? Reason I ask is that I'm running JB on my N8013 (stock rooted FW) and I tried to flash Australian N8010 JB but it failed .

Mine still shows 1 as well
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Need Help With this

OK so I got here my p6200 rooted and then aceesed my recovery menu then I did a FULL WIPE
after that It reboot it and caused a BOOTLOOP (cant even turn it off keeps restarting so i need to drain it to get it OFF)
and so my problem is I am quite new with reflashing firmwares though i had already flashed firmware using odin with my galaxy y
and now I have hard time finding the Files Needed to reflash my firmware in this p6200
its quite complicated than i thought because one time i downloaded a firmware which is 600mb or so and i found that it has only one file
I remember that I need 4 files ....I think I need those 4 to for me to be able to flash the firmware am I right?
Sorry im pretty new with this
(I can Still access recovery menu and Download mode)

rhazxor said:
OK so I got here my p6200 rooted and then aceesed my recovery menu then I did a FULL WIPE
after that It reboot it and caused a BOOTLOOP (cant even turn it off keeps restarting so i need to drain it to get it OFF)
and so my problem is I am quite new with reflashing firmwares though i had already flashed firmware using odin with my galaxy y
and now I have hard time finding the Files Needed to reflash my firmware in this p6200
its quite complicated than i thought because one time i downloaded a firmware which is 600mb or so and i found that it has only one file
I remember that I need 4 files ....I think I need those 4 to for me to be able to flash the firmware am I right?
Sorry im pretty new with this
(I can Still access recovery menu and Download mode)
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May i know on what rom did you wipe your tab? If on ICS.. you're on a very BIG trouble..
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theejay0625 said:
May i know on what rom did you wipe your tab? If on ICS.. you're on a very BIG trouble..
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Well i think.its on honeycomb because i bought it last year and i didnt do any updates
And my android version is 3.+ not 4.+ sorry cant hardly remember it

What will happen IF Im on ics?
Can I still Fix it? Well im on honeycomb

rhazxor said:
What will happen IF Im on ics?
Can I still Fix it? Well im on honeycomb
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You will brick your tab if you wipe from stock ICS recovery.. good thing your on HC.. usually when i flash HC and got a bootloop.. the solution is wipe cache and wipe partition.. did u try doing that again? Or flash HC again then wipe cache and partion.. wiping from HC doesnt brick your tab.. but im wondering what caused the bootloop
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theejay0625 said:
You will brick your tab if you wipe from stock ICS recovery.. good thing your on HC.. usually when i flash HC and got a bootloop.. the solution is wipe cache and wipe partition.. did u try doing that again? Or flash HC again then wipe cache and partion.. wiping from HC doesnt brick your tab.. but im wondering what caused the bootloop
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I tried it and now samsung logo keeps Loading and Loading....and so on
How can I flash it?

rhazxor said:
I tried it and now samsung logo keeps Loading and Loading....and so on
How can I flash it?
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Download your stock HC rom from www.samfirmware.com.. boot to download mode.. open odin on your computer.. connect your tab.. choose the HC file on the PDA section.. then press start..
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theejay0625 said:
Download your stock HC rom from www.samfirmware.com.. boot to download mode.. open odin on your computer.. connect your tab.. choose the HC file on the PDA section.. then press start..
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Ive downloaded a firmware from that site and this is what i got P6200XXKL7_P6200XXKL7_P6200OXXKL1_HOME.tar.md5
Ok I flashed a firmware and now Im kinda stuck on Bootscreen but it is NOT looping
And now Cant Access Recovery Menu But i can Access Download Mode

rhazxor said:
Ive downloaded a firmware from that site and this is what i got P6200XXKL7_P6200XXKL7_P6200OXXKL1_HOME.tar.md5
Ok I flashed a firmware and now Im kinda stuck on Bootscreen but it is NOT looping
And now Cant Access Recovery Menu But i can Access Download Mode
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The way to fix that bootloop is to wipe from recovery but you cant access the recovery.. the firmware that you got.. is that your tablet's stock firmware? I mean.. every country has its own firmware.. and every tablet has its own stock firmware.. depending on the country you're in.. when im having that bootloop every time when i flash HC.. especially when i flash HC over ICS ( whenever i do something stupid and got stuck on bootloop ) my way out of the bootloop is wipe from Hc recovery..
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---------- Post added at 03:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:17 PM ----------
Went to the developement area to ask for help.. hope they will respond..
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Make sure you have a firmware that includes a ".pit" file.
Check (enable) "rePartition" in Odin when you flash
Make sure that the file you use is for your model and country.

theejay0625 said:
The way to fix that bootloop is to wipe from recovery but you cant access the recovery.. the firmware that you got.. is that your tablet's stock firmware? I mean.. every country has its own firmware.. and every tablet has its own stock firmware.. depending on the country you're in.. when im having that bootloop every time when i flash HC.. especially when i flash HC over ICS ( whenever i do something stupid and got stuck on bootloop ) my way out of the bootloop is wipe from Hc recovery..
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---------- Post added at 03:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:17 PM ----------
Went to the developement area to ask for help.. hope they will respond..
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I didnt download my country firmware cause im not sure if it is 3.2 or not
I downloaded the one that has 3.2

Where ca i get that Pit file?

rhazxor said:
I didnt download my country firmware cause im not sure if it is 3.2 or not
I downloaded the one that has 3.2
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Best place to find specific firmware - http://live.samsung-updates.com/index.php?device=GT-P6200. The list is sorted by release date, so look through the entire list for your version and region.
You could possibly have a GT-P6200L or -P6201 (depending on your region/carrier), which you can select in the drop-down list on right side of the page.
I don't know if .pit file is included in the .tar.

SaurusM3 said:
Best place to find specific firmware - http://live.samsung-updates.com/index.php?device=GT-P6200. The list is sorted by release date, so look through the entire list for your version and region.
You could possibly have a GT-P6200L or -P6201 (depending on your region/carrier), which you can select in the drop-down list on right side of the page.
I don't know if .pit file is included in the .tar.
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Is it Necessary to download your region (country) firmware?

rhazxor said:
Is it Necessary to download your region (country) firmware?
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Yes it is.. because its your tabs original stock rom
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theejay0625 said:
Yes it is.. because its your tabs original stock rom
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Ok thank you for Helping me alot
I will now download my stock firmware and ill try flash it
ill just post if something would happen
thanks again to all who helped me :laugh:

I think that im on a big trouble now...my Pc wont Detect The Tab now (it says unrecognize Device) but it knows that the tab is connected to the PC
and when i charge the tab it shows a loading battery sign the one with rotating circle and it just stays like that even if i charge it whole day
it started happening when I tried to flash a different firmware in short i flashed a firmware which is not my stock
The firmware i download was a honeycomb firmware XXXXXXX.tar.md5 file on a zip
and so when i extracted the zip winrar said its corrupted (file size is the same i downloaded it without a pause or anything)
and so i just continue the extraction
and then i tried to flash it with odin and odin said md5 mismatch
SO I removed the md5 on the file so it would be XXXXX.tar
and now PC wont detect tab on Download mode and I cant get into recovery mode
any suggestions?

rhazxor said:
I think that im on a big trouble now...my Pc wont Detect The Tab now (it says unrecognize Device) but it knows that the tab is connected to the PC
and when i charge the tab it shows a loading battery sign the one with rotating circle and it just stays like that even if i charge it whole day
it started happening when I tried to flash a different firmware in short i flashed a firmware which is not my stock
The firmware i download was a honeycomb firmware XXXXXXX.tar.md5 file on a zip
and so when i extracted the zip winrar said its corrupted (file size is the same i downloaded it without a pause or anything)
and so i just continue the extraction
and then i tried to flash it with odin and odin said md5 mismatch
SO I removed the md5 on the file so it would be XXXXX.tar
and now PC wont detect tab on Download mode and I cant get into recovery mode
any suggestions?
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I have a somewhat similar problem, tried to upgrade my stock rooted ICS to official JB(U.K. version) using Odin3 v3.07, halfway i encountered a FAIL message and now my GT-P6210 is stuck in a screen with a big yellow alert sign and below that a message which says " Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." tried using Kies but could not even connect to the tablet, tried accessing recovery but screen is stuck in that big yellow alert sign with the warning. tried turning if off but still stuck. any suggestions?

mikibabs said:
I have a somewhat similar problem, tried to upgrade my stock rooted ICS to official JB(U.K. version) using Odin3 v3.07, halfway i encountered a FAIL message and now my GT-P6210 is stuck in a screen with a big yellow alert sign and below that a message which says " Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." tried using Kies but could not even connect to the tablet, tried accessing recovery but screen is stuck in that big yellow alert sign with the warning. tried turning if off but still stuck. any suggestions?
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I'm not expert but from my dealings with Kies its pure crap lol. Though I would make sure to use a rear (not front) usb port and official samsung cable and try again with Odin with the tab in Download mode, if you can.
I think the steps here would apply (ignoring the different key combination for the tab plus and the stuff after the flashing part at the start)

skurys said:
I'm not expert but from my dealings with Kies its pure crap lol. Though I would make sure to use a rear (not front) usb port and official samsung cable and try again with Odin with the tab in Download mode, if you can.
I think the steps here would apply (ignoring the different key combination for the tab plus and the stuff after the flashing part at the start)
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finally solved the problem, after more tinkering with it, was able to go into download mode again by just pressing again the power button and the volume down button at the same time (funny thing i tried this method earlier but won't go to download mode but after leaving it on the table for an hour and getting back at it, worked fine). while tablet is in download mode, i run odin again and this time i used version 1.85, loaded the official U.K. version JB tar.md5 file, connected the cable and waited for it to be detected (windows did an auto update) and waited for the :id.com tab to light up to yellow color (by default only the auto-reboot and the F.reset was checked) and click start again and everything went fine. now i have jellybean and rooted it with framaroot(no hassle one click rooting process by alephzain, if it does'nt work just uninstall the .apk). my table is now a rooted jellybean

analog tv grey lines

hi all
can some one please help ive recently jjst flashed an ics rom coming from jelly bean and i get thiis see attachment
its booting up into download mode (bootloop saying downloading do not power off) and is not accepting any odin flash either. ive tried flashing latest firmware from sammobile but that has not done the job, this is when it says downloading in dowoad mode.
also using galaxy tab gt n8010 wifi 16gb
also im thinking i need a pit file to recover this as ive also got no way to access clock recovery mode.
any assistance greatly appreciated thank you all

linuxnubee said:
hi all
can some one please help ive recently jjst flashed an ics rom coming from jelly bean and i get thiis see attachment
its booting up into download mode (bootloop saying downloading do not power off) and is not accepting any odin flash either. ive tried flashing latest firmware from sammobile but that has not done the job, this is when it says downloading in dowoad mode.
also using galaxy tab gt n8010 wifi 16gb
also im thinking i need a pit file to recover this as ive also got no way to access clock recovery mode.
any assistance greatly appreciated thank you all
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Any sollution found yet? Maybe by flashing a complete new stock rom (JB) with modem, CSC and PIT file? Through Odin that is?

szantinge said:
Any sollution found yet? Maybe by flashing a complete new stock rom (JB) with modem, CSC and PIT file? Through Odin that is?
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yes after i reset it back to stock firmware sent it.back to sammy who did their magic

Could you explain what you did or what stock rom you used with pit file? I have the same problem and mine gives grey lines like yours and cant acces cwm or power-volume up and also says download do not turn of target. Tried allot but says no pit file....thanks

Hello Linuxnubee,
Thanks for the reply. One more question. Did you have it rooted before sending it back or before flashing anything? If so how did you remove root?
Thanks again!
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szantinge said:
Hello Linuxnubee,
Thanks for the reply. One more question. Did you have it rooted before sending it back or before flashing anything? If so how did you remove root?
Thanks again!
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Yeah that's good one too!! I want to know that also if possible...

Yes i had root but was able to flash original firmware back to it so it said official thankfully sammy didnt notice it was rooted but when i took it back to shop they knew lol but as it under warrenty and i pointed out hardware showing them that it didnt happen every boot only most of them they sent it off and it came back.
unfortunately they put jellybean on it even though it had ics which is what i said to put back on it.

[Q] How do i roll back the whole rooting process ??

Hello guys ,
ive used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2102677&page=4 guide for rooting my device and i did it right and im happy with it but now i have an issue and want to use the warranty they said i need to get my original software could u tell me how do i roll tht back ?
thx inadvance

Use Odin to flash stock firmware from 'sammobile.com'. I think you may have tripped Knox flag.
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shayind4 said:
Use Odin to flash stock firmware from 'sammobile.com'. I think you may have tripped Knox flag.
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The Note 10.1 (2012 all variants) does not have 4.4 yet. so no knox yet

Thx for the replying guys but will it be like un edited no cwm or no edited recovery and will normally recieve updates like normal one ?

Know how to get home before you go driving across country
Ok
To get back to full stock .. OHH Before i type this YOU SHOULD LEAN NOW TO GET BACK BEFORE YOU FLASHED IN THE FIRST PLACE.. Just saying.
1.Since you are rooted Install Triangle away..
2. Run Triangle away to reset flash counter.
3. Download odin. If you do not know what it is Search dev forum on how to get and use it.
4. Download the Current FULL STOCK FIRMWARE FOR THE note tablet in your Region.
5. Follow odin instructions on the place you found odin software.
6. You are NOW Totally stock with NO SIGN YOU TAMPERED with your device.
Good Luck