Hi guys,
I got my new S6 from a retailer based in Hong Kong and for some reason it came with Polish software. So I downloaded stock BTU firmware and flashed it with Odin, but I forgot to check my Knox counter beforehand; I just assumed it was a brand new phone. Now it turns out that my Knox counter is tripped, and I am pretty damn sure I didn't do it as I haven't even got around to rooting the phone.
So I was wondering, would it be possible for the different region firmware to trip Knox?
I have a very strong feeling that the phone was tampered with before I even got it as the box it came in was not sealed and when I first switched it on it didn't go through the setup wizard but booted up directly in the system.
Where did you download the firmware? Give the link of rom
did you flash it by odin or by custom recovery?
ovimunt said:
Hi guys,
I got my new S6 from a retailer based in Hong Kong and for some reason it came with Polish software. So I downloaded stock BTU firmware and flashed it with Odin, but I forgot to check my Knox counter beforehand; I just assumed it was a brand new phone. Now it turns out that my Knox counter is tripped, and I am pretty damn sure I didn't do it as I haven't even got around to rooting the phone.
So I was wondering, would it be possible for the different region firmware to trip Knox?
I have a very strong feeling that the phone was tampered with before I even got it as the box it came in was not sealed and when I first switched it on it didn't go through the setup wizard but booted up directly in the system.
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it shouldnt unless you downloaded from some shady sources (sammobile should be fine though)
k2evil said:
Where did you download the firmware? Give the link of rom
did you flash it by odin or by custom recovery?
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Downloaded from :
http://samsung-updates.com/details/46189/Galaxy_S6/SM-G920F/BTU/G920FXXU1AOE3.html
(does this look genuine?)
Flashed with Odin v3.10.6 (can't remember where exactly I downloaded it from but I think it's the real thing).
OK guys, I've got a slight dilemma, I'll try and keep it short as possible but I cannot find any solution online as of yet..
I have been trying to resolve an issue with my partners S6 (G920F on ThreeUK) in which it keeps randomly freezing then rebooting (sometimes not rebooting!). At least 15-20 times a day.
It's already been repaired once by Samsung because of main board failure, and that was an absolute nightmare.(.basically took 2months and WE had to chase them up for it!)
Anyway, I've done all the noob stuff (factory reset, ALL WIPES, Odin flash the original FW it came with which I got from Sammoble..)
Correct me if I'm wrong but if it was software issue causing these hard reboots/freezes I'm sure one of the above processes would've eliminated it?
So. Last option was to flash Nougat via Odin, although it wasn't the Three branded one but the XEU UK one, I really had hoped this would've sorted it.
Nope.
Still freezing. Defo hardware yeah?
So now she wants to send it for second repair.
My concern is that I've flashed a non-brand FW on it, and it ODIN won't let me flash the original 6.0.1 back!!! (Locked bootloader I'm guessing???)
I really need to make sure (by Tues) that the phone is back to how it came as if they see that the FW doenst match up (also, the Three branded 7.0 hasn't been released yet!)
I've seen about an 'OEM UNLOCK' option in some S6 FW's..which would technically enable me to roll back....but XEU doesn't have this in dev options.
I hope someone can help. Sorry for the long post but I feel the details are necessary.
match
match_stick said:
OK guys, I've got a slight dilemma, I'll try and keep it short as possible but I cannot find any solution online as of yet..
I have been trying to resolve an issue with my partners S6 (G920F on ThreeUK) in which it keeps randomly freezing then rebooting (sometimes not rebooting!). At least 15-20 times a day.
It's already been repaired once by Samsung because of main board failure, and that was an absolute nightmare.(.basically took 2months and WE had to chase them up for it!)
Anyway, I've done all the noob stuff (factory reset, ALL WIPES, Odin flash the original FW it came with which I got from Sammoble..)
Correct me if I'm wrong but if it was software issue causing these hard reboots/freezes I'm sure one of the above processes would've eliminated it?
So. Last option was to flash Nougat via Odin, although it wasn't the Three branded one but the XEU UK one, I really had hoped this would've sorted it.
Nope.
Still freezing. Defo hardware yeah?
So now she wants to send it for second repair.
My concern is that I've flashed a non-brand FW on it, and it ODIN won't let me flash the original 6.0.1 back!!! (Locked bootloader I'm guessing???)
I really need to make sure (by Tues) that the phone is back to how it came as if they see that the FW doenst match up (also, the Three branded 7.0 hasn't been released yet!)
I've seen about an 'OEM UNLOCK' option in some S6 FW's..which would technically enable me to roll back....but XEU doesn't have this in dev options.
I hope someone can help. Sorry for the long post but I feel the details are necessary.
match
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All international (g920F) variants have their bootloaders unlocked, so you don't need to go through any process for that. What I will say though is newer bootloaders, Samsung implement something in them that prevents downgrade from one os version to another.
But alas as aslong your knox counter is intact (meaning you haven't rooted) having a different firmware on there shouldn't stop them from attempting to repair the phone.
P.s try installing the 3 branded nougat firmware.
sofir786 said:
All international (g920F) variants have their bootloaders unlocked, so you don't need to go through any process for that. What I will say though is newer bootloaders, Samsung implement something in them that prevents downgrade from one os version to another.
But alas as aslong your knox counter is intact (meaning you haven't rooted) having a different firmware on there shouldn't stop them from attempting to repair the phone.
P.s try installing the 3 branded nougat firmware.
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Ah ok. Unfortunately I am unable to roll back meaning the phone is stuck with an international unbranded firmware, which I'm hoping Samsung will not pick up on...another big giveaway is that there is no '3' logo boot animation as you would get with the 3 branded FW.
If only the 3 Nougat was out that would be my next step but typical of Three, they take the longest to release the newest update...so unless they release it before Tues morning then the phone will be sent off with the unbranded FW. hopefully you are right in saying that it shouldn't effect any warranty issues etc...
match_stick said:
Ah ok. Unfortunately I am unable to roll back meaning the phone is stuck with an international unbranded firmware, which I'm hoping Samsung will not pick up on...another big giveaway is that there is no '3' logo boot animation as you would get with the 3 branded FW.
If only the 3 Nougat was out that would be my next step but typical of Three, they take the longest to release the newest update...so unless they release it before Tues morning then the phone will be sent off with the unbranded FW. hopefully you are right in saying that it shouldn't effect any warranty issues etc...
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If it's going straight to Samsung then aslong as knox is intact they won't care it has an unbranded firmware, the only thing that would stop them would be a phone which has been rooted, so I'm sure there shouldn't be any issues with this.
sofir786 said:
If it's going straight to Samsung then aslong as knox is intact they won't care it has an unbranded firmware, the only thing that would stop them would be a phone which has been rooted, so I'm sure there shouldn't be any issues with this.
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Knox is intact, all legit apart from the one time ODIN flash of XEU.
So you mean if I flash a different stock nougat on a g920t1 it will continue to boot up even with frp lock on? This prevents the phone from booting up witj official metro pcs nouhgat
sofir786 said:
If it's going straight to Samsung then aslong as knox is intact they won't care it has an unbranded firmware, the only thing that would stop them would be a phone which has been rooted, so I'm sure there shouldn't be any issues with this.
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Ok. Took phone into Samsung Support shop to see if they can repair...
Half hour we get phone call saying to come back as they have discovered 'some interesting things..' (me, sh*tting myself...)
The tech guy says that the phone has the wrong software on
(me looking shocked..)
After explaining that the phone has been previously repaired by Carphone Warehouse, the tech guy said ' they shouldn't have taken it for repair as it was a 3UK branded phone, so they've obviously replaced mainboard and installed unbranded FW instead of 3 brand...
So. Don't think that they overlook anything like This, they knew exactly what happened. Odin flashing does void warranty.
match_stick said:
Ok. Took phone into Samsung Support shop to see if they can repair...
Half hour we get phone call saying to come back as they have discovered 'some interesting things..' (me, sh*tting myself...)
The tech guy says that the phone has the wrong software on
(me looking shocked..)
After explaining that the phone has been previously repaired by Carphone Warehouse, the tech guy said ' they shouldn't have taken it for repair as it was a 3UK branded phone, so they've obviously replaced mainboard and installed unbranded FW instead of 3 brand...
So. Don't think that they overlook anything like This, they knew exactly what happened. Odin flashing does void warranty.
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No way really? I've had phones repaired from them before with different firmwares and it's been fine, I suppose it depends on the tech who's looking at it. What was the end result? Was they not willing to repair it?
sofir786 said:
No way really? I've had phones repaired from them before with different firmwares and it's been fine, I suppose it depends on the tech who's looking at it. What was the end result? Was they not willing to repair it?
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End result is we've taken it back to Carphone Warehouse for second repair, which was recommended by Samsung guy as he believes they were the ones who flashed unbranded FW after main board replacement (even tho it was me but no one needs to know that lol)
If CarphWhs come back saying "can't touch it as FW doesn't match" then obviously we can argue that the phone came back with that FW from first repair...I can't imagine they will.suspect that my misses has Odin flashed her phone with odd FW...
Lesson learnt - I will not intervene or use ODIN unless it's on MY PHONE.
Ultimately I tried to fix it with Nougat flash, thinking that I could revert back to 6.0.1 three brand FW if that didn't fix issue.
It's funny to see the Samsung guy baffled at how this FW ended up on the phone, Carphone Warehouse can be the scapegoat for my errors hopefully
Phone came back. Fixed and with UNBRANDED nougat lol
Win win.
Wow I remember this problem lol
Hi,
I am from India and I wish to buy a brand new S8+. But the cost from Samsung India is quite high than the same from ebay which is $150 lesser than the Samsung India Price. So,I am now planning to buy the device from ebay (I know that it is a genuine Original Samsung device because of the seller). This device is imported from middle east (Unlocked). Now my question is that, Once i bought the device from ebay and flash the official S8+ ROM of India (via Sammobile using ODIN), will such activity trip my Knox counter or will treat this as an unauthorized ROM. I need to use Samsung Pay and Knox features and wanted to keep my device intact (un-rooted and official).
NOTE: Since, I did not bought the device from Samsung India, I may not get the warranty from them; I am ok with that. What I care more is that. will flashing the official ROM of a country (in this case India) into a foreign device (which is from Middle east, that is knox safe) will trip the knox and make unusable to use Samsung pay and other security features? Will I get OTA of India firmware whenever there is an update? Shall I go ahead with this purchase from ebay and flash India ROM from Sammobile?
Please clarify.
No. Knox will stay 0x0.
yes to all your questions
My S8+ got from UAE ( firmware changed to India) just got an update yesterday, pay works, knox not tripped.
Nah it wont trip knox. It will be same as indian unrooted device.
Ok, so my question ha a few points here. I have been flashing roms for many years but never really though of this until recently as I now have an unlocked phone.
1. As my Sprint Note 5 is unlocked, can I flash say the Unlocked Version of software to the phone taking away carrier branding? I manage a store from another carrier and I hate that when I boot my phone it shows Sprint. I know it will not trip knox as long as it is Official Stock software.
2. If I do flash said Unlocked version software replacing Sprint software, will it change my connection at all? I have seen that flashing ATT software on a Verizon device did manage to improve ATT tower connection however I wonder if this is maybe a placebo effect as opposed to actually changing the bands and connections the device makes.
If you guys could help me out that would be great. :good:
Cheers
There is no unbranded firmware for the Sprint model because well, it is a exclusive model so even if you flash XAS instead of SPR firmware some or all apps will still appear. The only way to get rid of everything Sprint is via custom ROM= tripped KNOX. The SM-N920P cannot run another firmware.
Hello everyone, I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 (G930F - Exynos - International).
I've rooted the phone, but fully unroot it back with a stock rom. So, knox has been tripped because of it. I don't really care about root anymore.
I was wondering if it's possible to flash a g930u firmware on it and be able to use Samsung Pay afterward.
G930U firmware is for the snapdragon US models, you'll brick your phone trying to put it on the G930F exynos. Totally different SoC.
What's your goal exactly? If it's better US carrier support you can try flashing the CSC utility but it needs TWRP https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/development/utility-flashable-csc-selection-30-t3392949
Beanvee7 said:
What's your goal exactly?
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so i can use samsung pay.
currently, samsung pay will not work on S7 international or exynos model.
So according to this https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/samsung-pay-knox-warranty-void-t3549449
CSC has to match your country, so you're likely going to need to flash that CSC utility to a US carrier. Since the G930F is the international version there's no stock US firmware for it, so custom zips are likely your only option.
beevme said:
Hello everyone, I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 (G930F - Exynos - International).
I've rooted the phone, but fully unroot it back with a stock rom. So, knox has been tripped because of it. I don't really care about root anymore.
I was wondering if it's possible to flash a g930u firmware on it and be able to use Samsung Pay afterward.
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You definitely should NOT try flashing a U firmware, because lots of things will go very badly. It's not even made for the same SoC as the F (international) version.
Tripping Knox has blown an e-fuse on your motherboard, so unless you replace it there is no way to restore it to 0x0.
And as for using Samsung Pay, that is not possible, because of Knox being tripped. Currently there isn't a workaround for that and so using Samsung Pay is not possible.