hello i have a sprint gs3 with the new 4.4.2 kitkat update and it is causing everything to force close. i am trying to root the phone and get a custom rom. i tried installing twrp using odin and it tells me it is invalid but i have a cwm recovery lte sprint gs3 v5 tar and it says it is valid i really want the twrp tho this is my first time rooting and dont want to mess anything up. i notice in the download screen it says my bootloader is enable is that going to be a problem and is rooting going to trip the knox? and how can i get knox off my phone?
thanks for the help sorry if this is the wrong place for this im new here
Hi! It seems you're in a sticky situation with the GS3, 4.4.2, root and Knox.
I found an excellent thread that has some good info about everything you've asked about. You could ask further questions there as well. But read it all very carefully!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2763239
Good luck!!
Edit: also.... Knox FAQ: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541343
hey rooters and devs is there a stable 4.4.2 root out right now for verzion without tripping knox?
i took the update to 4.4.2 and i cant even touch mu phone since it sucks makes random noises like a dot when clicking something.
Also, when will be able to start flashing custom roms or 4.4.2. i bricked my phone like 3 times since i didnt unlock the boot loader but now i can actually flash the roms.
TL,DR root for 4.4.2 without tripping know
when will we be able to flash cyanogenmod
broazny said:
hey rooters and devs is there a stable 4.4.2 root out right now for verzion without tripping knox?
i took the update to 4.4.2 and i cant even touch mu phone since it sucks makes random noises like a dot when clicking something.
Also, when will be able to start flashing custom roms or 4.4.2. i bricked my phone like 3 times since i didnt unlock the boot loader but now i can actually flash the roms.
TL,DR root for 4.4.2 without tripping know
when will we be able to flash cyanogenmod
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The only root exploit for VRUDNE1 4.4.2 that works on our phone is "Towelroot" by Geohot which is in the S5 section.
Once rooted, these things apply to everyone on VRUDNE1 4.4.2 as well as anyone on 4.3 VRUCML1 or VRUCNC1 OTAs:
a) You can NOT install a custom recovery (No CWM, No TWRP, nothing)
b) You can NOT install any AOSP rom
c) You can NOT install a custom kernel
d) Only an unofficial version of Safestrap can be used on VRUDNE1. This is not a custom recovery, Safestrap is NOT a custom recovery.
e) As of 8:50 EST, there is no custom VRUDNE1 TouchWiz rom to install. Safestrap hijacks the bootprocess and only uses the stock kernel, in your case stock VRUDNE1 4.4.2 kernel, in order to boot other custom TouchWiz roms. Only VRUDNE1 roms would be able to successfully flash on your phone. But none exist yet.
Literally all that you can do as of this post is root, debloat, install Safestrap, and hope that you will be able to use custom VRUDNE1 based TouchWiz roms.
back to 4.3
will i be able to odin back to 4.3 without tripping knox and locking the bootloader?
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The only root exploit for VRUDNE1 4.4.2 that works on our phone is "Towelroot" by Geohot which is in the S5 section.
Once rooted, these things apply to everyone on VRUDNE1 4.4.2 as well as anyone on 4.3 VRUCML1 or VRUCNC1 OTAs:
a) You can NOT install a custom recovery (No CWM, No TWRP, nothing)
b) You can NOT install any AOSP rom
c) You can NOT install a custom kernel
d) Only an unofficial version of Safestrap can be used on VRUDNE1. This is not a custom recovery, Safestrap is NOT a custom recovery.
e) As of 8:50 EST, there is no custom VRUDNE1 TouchWiz rom to install. Safestrap hijacks the bootprocess and only uses the stock kernel, in your case stock VRUDNE1 4.4.2 kernel, in order to boot other custom TouchWiz roms. Only VRUDNE1 roms would be able to successfully flash on your phone. But none exist yet.
Literally all that you can do as of this post is root, debloat, install Safestrap, and hope that you will be able to use custom VRUDNE1 based TouchWiz roms.
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broazny said:
will i be able to odin back to 4.3 without tripping knox and locking the bootloader?
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No, you can not downgrade once on 4.4.2 VRUDNE1.
thank you very much, do you know when the devs will be able to find a way to downgrade or unlock the bootloader
SlimSnoopOS said:
No, you can not downgrade once on 4.4.2 VRUDNE1.
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broazny said:
thank you very much, do you know when the devs will be able to find a way to downgrade or unlock the bootloader
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I'll be blunt with you, I sincerely doubt that's being actively worked on for our 2 year old device. The bootloader has yet to be unlocked on the S4 which has had an active bounty with numerous devs so its not happening here. If AOSP means that much to you, sell your S3 for a bootloader unlocked S3 or get another device which has less hurdles to get AOSP.
Edit: Or you can email these guys at MobileTechVideos and see if their S3 bootloader downgrade process works on 4.4.2. It is a paid service either way, but some people have considered this when on 4.3.
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I'll be blunt with you, I sincerely doubt that's being actively worked on for our 2 year old device. The bootloader has yet to be unlocked on the S4 which has had an active bounty with numerous devs so its not happening here. If AOSP means that much to you, sell your S3 for a bootloader unlocked S3 or get another device which has less hurdles to get AOSP.
Edit: Or you can email these guys at MobileTechVideos and see if their S3 bootloader downgrade process works on 4.4.2. It is a paid service either way, but some people have considered this when on 4.3.
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Is there any successes to this downgrade of the bootloader of the link that you sent? I'm not on a s4 I'm on a SCH-I535 sgs3 same as s4 if I'm correct.. Correct me if I'm wrong s4 and s3 have a lot of the same stuff
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Is there any successes to this downgrade of the bootloader of the link that you sent? I'm not on a s4 I'm on a SCH-I535 sgs3 same as s4 if I'm correct.. Correct me if I'm wrong s4 and s3 have a lot of the same stuff
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I haven't seen anyone report back on having used this. I figured someone would have done so and posted on xda but, nothing. That link is for the Verizon S3 btw. The S4 was mentioned just for comparison purposes only.
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I haven't seen anyone report back on having used this. I figured someone would have done so and posted on xda but, nothing. That link is for the Verizon S3 btw. The S4 was mentioned just for comparison purposes only.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 4
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I originally saw it on XDA. Josh inadvertently reverted one while doing a JTag service. He was able to reproduce it several times in testing. Most don't even know about it till they brick their device and need JTag service.
I just got a Verizon Galaxy S3 and I want to install Cyanogenmod 11 on it. I am familiar with installing it however I am not familiar with how to install a custom recovery on this device. It has the 4.3 update. I have tried all of the ways depicted on TWRP's website to no avail. I am willing to use any recovery necessary to install Cyanogenmod. Please help me! I can't stand TouchWiz!
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I just got a Verizon Galaxy S3 and I want to install Cyanogenmod 11 on it. I am familiar with installing it however I am not familiar with how to install a custom recovery on this device. It has the 4.3 update. I have tried all of the ways depicted on TWRP's website to no avail. I am willing to use any recovery necessary to install Cyanogenmod. Please help me! I can't stand TouchWiz!
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Im sorry but Verizon locked down the bootloaders on 4.3-4.4. Most recent unlockable bootloader is on 4.1.2. You can use a downgrading service at mobile tech videos to go back to 4.1.2 and unlock your bootloader for fifty bucks. But for now, you're stuck with safestrap and TW based roms. Sorry dude.
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Okay guys. Here we go. I screwed up the other day while trying to load a custom ROM following a friends instructions. I tripped Knox on my Verizon Note II 4.3 and was forced to downgrade to 4.1.1. My phone is no longer rooted and I am trying to figure out how to root from 4.1.1 with a locked bootloader and then use safestrap to install custom ROMs. Sadly I cannot find any info anywhere after several hours of searching. I've read up on Knox and I could care less about warranty info (I bought the phone used after all) and I just want to be able to load custom ROMs so I can better enjoy my phone while being able to restore APN settings since I am running on a non-Verizon carrier service. Please help!
Edit: I used RootChecker to make sure that my phone is no longer rooted after downgrading to 4.1.1
Edit: Fixed with Kingo Root
Since Verizon forced us to update to 4.3 Jellybean back in 2013, Galaxy S3 users using the carrier have been locked out of their bootlader, and, to my knowledge, no one has found a way around this.
Well, I'm kind of tired of the stock ROM my GS3 (running 4.4.2 Kitkat), and it's Touchwiz interface. While I do like it, I would prefer something like Cyanogenmod, however, because of the locked bootloader, I can't install a custom recovery that's not Safestrap, and I already screwed my phone up BADLY using that to the point where the recovery actually deleted my OS and didn't recognize the CM file I tried flashing on it.
I was hoping someone on here would know if there is a way to unlock the bootloader of my GS3, or if there is another recovery I can stick on my phone to use to flash my CM file so I can upgrade to CM12, since it's not terribly likely that Samsung will release a Lollipop update for the device.
ANY help would be appreciated.
DaJesuZ said:
Since Verizon forced us to update to 4.3 Jellybean back in 2013, Galaxy S3 users using the carrier have been locked out of their bootlader, and, to my knowledge, no one has found a way around this.
Well, I'm kind of tired of the stock ROM my GS3 (running 4.4.2 Kitkat), and it's Touchwiz interface. While I do like it, I would prefer something like Cyanogenmod, however, because of the locked bootloader, I can't install a custom recovery that's not Safestrap, and I already screwed my phone up BADLY using that to the point where the recovery actually deleted my OS and didn't recognize the CM file I tried flashing on it.
I was hoping someone on here would know if there is a way to unlock the bootloader of my GS3, or if there is another recovery I can stick on my phone to use to flash my CM file so I can upgrade to CM12, since it's not terribly likely that Samsung will release a Lollipop update for the device.
ANY help would be appreciated.
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No, you cannot unlock the bootloader or flash a custom recovery other than safestrap. Which means you cannot flash CM on your phone. Many, many people have been working at finding a way to unlock these Samsung bootloaders, and no one has found a way yet. So I doubt anyone will ever find a way to unlock the bootloader.
Does this apply to the T-Mobile version?
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