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P905M Root - Towelroot or Cf-root

Hi,
Is there a preferred method to gain root in the P905M (probably is the same as P905 model) between Towelroot and Cf-root?
I read some posts and it seems that the Towelroot don't trip the KNOX counter in this model. Probably the Cf-root will trip the KNOX counter.
It seems too that the hotboot problem can be fixed with a xposed module.
I´m pending to use the Towelroot. Am I missing something?
Thanks in advanced!
PS: My Kernel is: 3.4.0-1253936 (Mon Apr 7)
Regards,
Rodrigo.

rodpp said:
Hi,
Is there a preferred method to gain root in the P905M (probably is the same as P905 model) between Towelroot and Cf-root?
I read some posts and it seems that the Towelroot don't trip the KNOX counter in this model. Probably the Cf-root will trip the KNOX counter.
It seems too that the hotboot problem can be fixed with a xposed module.
I´m pending to use the Towelroot. Am I missing something?
Thanks in advanced!
PS: My Kernel is: 3.4.0-1253936 (Mon Apr 7)
Regards,
Rodrigo.
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As long as it's a snapdragon processor which p905 and p907a have towel root should work. Hot reboot I believe is Knox and kernel security issue, if you let supersu disable Knox you will have reboots, or at least I did on my p907a.

cnote74 said:
As long as it's a snapdragon processor which p905 and p907a have towel root should work. Hot reboot I believe is Knox and kernel security issue, if you let supersu disable Knox you will have reboots, or at least I did on my p907a.
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Thank you, I´ll try the Towelroot.

rodpp said:
Thank you, I´ll try the Towelroot.
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It worked and don't tripped KNOX as expected.

cnote74 said:
As long as it's a snapdragon processor which p905 and p907a have towel root should work. Hot reboot I believe is Knox and kernel security issue, if you let supersu disable Knox you will have reboots, or at least I did on my p907a.
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So can you explain?
So you use towelroot then download supersu from play store and don't disable knox so not reboots?.

Yes, of course!
1- Download the towelroot apk from the developer website;
2- Execute it and gain root.
3- Install Super su from Play Store;
4- Execute Super su and accept to disable KNOX;
5- The Super su freezes while disabling KNOX;
6- Reboot because Super su stopped;
7- Open Super su and accept disable KNOX again;
8- Done!
I lost my Wifi settings after this. Configured it again and no problems anymore.
Good Lucky!
Enviado de meu SM-P905M usando Tapatalk

rodpp said:
It worked and don't tripped KNOX as expected.
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Did you have the latest firmware?

andr123a said:
Did you have the latest firmware?
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No.

But You can use Towelroot even with the latest firmware if you temporarily load an older image of the kernel.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56356537&postcount=17

andr123a said:
Did you have the latest firmware?
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I just did it with my P905 (snapdragon) , latest firmware & security updates (no older image needed): it worked, no problems except for the known needed reboot when stuck on disabling Knox (Super SU).
There is no risk in trying Towelroot anyway, it either works or not. It won't trigger Knox.
Only reason I wanted root for this tablet is to do a full backup (Titanium/Helium).

FredBE said:
I just did it with my P905 (snapdragon) , latest firmware & security updates (no older image needed): it worked, no problems except for the known needed reboot when stuck on disabling Knox (Super SU).
There is no risk in trying Towelroot anyway, it either works or not. It won't trigger Knox.
Only reason I wanted root for this tablet is to do a full backup (Titanium/Helium).
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Thank you but...unfortunately this night i rooted with cf autoroot

andr123a said:
Thank you but...unfortunately this night i rooted with cf autoroot
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Apparently some Euro countries got a security update in september/october that might break the Towelroot exploit.
I didn't get that OTA update in Belgium yet... so not sure it would have worked for you in fact.
And for tripping Knox, don't worry, we will probably all end up doing it with future firmware versions if we want to keep root access: just don't corrupt your bootloader

Thank you, I'm going to use original firmwares and recovery, I just wanted root permissions

cnote74 said:
As long as it's a snapdragon processor which p905 and p907a have towel root should work. Hot reboot I believe is Knox and kernel security issue, if you let supersu disable Knox you will have reboots, or at least I did on my p907a.
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I have p907a and was wondering if TWRP would work on our model. Do you happen to know?

chrispyutec said:
I have p907a and was wondering if TWRP would work on our model. Do you happen to know?
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I don't know but if bootloader is locked then it will probably not work.

[Q] Towelroot, KingRoot, other Temp Root and KNOX

Hi,
I am really tempted to root my work phone and I am totally digging these Temporary Root methods like TowelRoot and KingRoot where the root is lost upon reboot. I haven't been able to find a clear answer and I figured i'd ask here.
Can someone tell me if these methods trips the KNOX warranty counter? I have a Note 4 and like I said, it's a work phone and I wouldn't want any issues down the road if I left the company or whatever.
I would be open to hearing if there are permanent root methods that don't trip KNOX as well for the Note 4.
Thx in advance.

I found this older thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2499546&page=2
Where they are saying it doesn't trip knox, but I'm not sure about now in 2015.

rizz2pro said:
I found this older thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2499546&page=2
Where they are saying it doesn't trip knox, but I'm not sure about now in 2015.
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That thread is for Note 3.
By the way, Latest Kingroot doesn't trip the Knox.
Anyway, you could ask it in the Note 4 Forum here.

[Q] Samsung S5 rooting and tripping knox counter

hello people of XDA devs
this question has probably been asked before on the threads but im new to forums so im not really familiar on how things works here.
just a question though, i am planning to root my samsung galaxy s5.
i know im going to be tripping my knox counter but my question is will i get OTA updates still if my knox has been tripped?
i want rooting for xposed framework, lucky patch, busybox and for nandroid recoveries

Under_Doge said:
hello people of XDA devs
this question has probably been asked before on the threads but im new to forums so im not really familiar on how things works here.
just a question though, i am planning to root my samsung galaxy s5.
i know im going to be tripping my knox counter but my question is will i get OTA updates still if my knox has been tripped?
i want rooting for xposed framework, lucky patch, busybox and for nandroid recoveries
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You will need to flash back stock recovery in order to get ota updates.
Why do you need to trip knox??
you can root the S5 without tripping Knox!!

Newyork! said:
You will need to flash back stock recovery in order to get ota updates.
Why do you need to trip knox??
you can root the S5 without tripping Knox!!
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Even with the latest os 5.0?
I used to have an s4 and back then no one has found out a way to root it without tripping Knox and I'm not going to flash any custom rom. I just want the xposed framework and lucky patcher

Under_Doge said:
Even with the latest os 5.0?
I used to have an s4 and back then no one has found out a way to root it without tripping Knox and I'm not going to flash any custom rom. I just want the xposed framework and lucky patcher
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You can flash back to kitkat and then upgrade with flashfire to stock rooted lollipop.

Newyork! said:
You will need to flash back stock recovery in order to get ota updates.
Why do you need to trip knox??
you can root the S5 without tripping Knox!!
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Really, and how is that done. I have an S5 on AT&T running 5.0, phone was replaced through warranty for a newer version of the S5.
Towelroot didn't even work on my phone when it was on 4.4.2 through 4.4.4
So if there is any that you know how to root my phone, please let me know because I've been looking for a working root since I obtained the phone.

Need help rooting an S6

I want to root my S6 but I know nothing about rooting and such. I've tried towelroot, kingroot and pingpong but none of them seem to support my device.
It's model nr SM-G920F and the build number is MMB29K.G20FXXS3DPD3. I'd like to root it without triggering knox if possible, if it's not tell me what not to do as to avoid bricking it.
It's 6.0.1 Marshmallow
Sorry if this noobish of me to ask but I can't find any tuts with which I feel secure rooting, thanks!

eye_lf said:
I want to root my S6 but I know nothing about rooting and such. I've tried towelroot, kingroot and pingpong but none of them seem to support my device.
It's model nr SM-G920F and the build number is MMB29K.G20FXXS3DPD3. I'd like to root it without triggering knox if possible, if it's not tell me what not to do as to avoid bricking it.
It's 6.0.1 Marshmallow
Sorry if this noobish of me to ask but I can't find any tuts with which I feel secure rooting, thanks!
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You cant root without tripping knox cf auto root is your only choice i believe

xstokerx said:
You cant root without tripping knox cf auto root is your only choice i believe
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This will still trip knox right? At least that what their website says.

Jhayzt said:
This will still trip knox right? At least that what their website says.
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Yep

xstokerx said:
You cant root without tripping knox cf auto root is your only choice i believe
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I think CF auto root also doesn't support my device

eye_lf said:
I think CF auto root also doesn't support my device
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Yes it does. I rooted it yesterday. But be careful with TWRP,
"recovery is not seandroid enforcing" may appear on boot, and u may experience a bootloop.
Keep a stock official rom in your pc, in case u want to recover. Use Odin

bigkusi said:
Yes it does. I rooted it yesterday. But be careful with TWRP,
"recovery is not seandroid enforcing" may appear on boot, and u may experience a bootloop.
Keep a stock official rom in your pc, in case u want to recover. Use Odin
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Would you mind adding me on skype, I'm still having trouble understanding this

Towelroot and S9 plus

I have an s9 plus (exynos) so I know I can root my phone but I'm still worried about tripping Knox.
There's also towelroot which doesn't trip knox and if you do not install a custom rom no harm will be done to Knox.
My question is now if Towelroot will work with the S9+, some say it will some say it won't .
If towelroot is the way to go how about installing root (supersu or magisk) can this be done without installing another bootloader?
As far as I know installing another bootloader will also harm Knox

Towelroot hasn't worked for years now. It's only for pre-Lollipop devices. The only way to root now is to unlock the bootloader and trip Knox.

lmao.. yea, towelroot is super old...