Does loading a custom recovery without rooting break knox or am I safe to do that?
Yes(trips Knox counter) and don't get a custom recovery becasue there are none currently supported for the S7 unless you root and get FlashFire.
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Hi. Yesterday I've rooted my S6 with PingPongRoot and now I want to install the S6 Edge Port. Is it possible to flash this rom using Chainfire's tool? Will that trip knox? Or will flahing TWRP via flashify work?
AFAIK knox gets tripped only if you flash custom recoveries or kernels. The other limit is that flashfire doesnt support (for now) the aroma installer. Ask directly to the rom developer
As the title says, is there a way to flash custom Recovery TWRP and install custom ROMs via that without tripping the KNOX counter? Thanks
Search and you will find the answer is NO
I've read some methods like the kingo method and the chainfire method, but I don't know really.
Sorry for the 8 year late post
I have just bought an S6, finally moving from LG G3 (where things were simpler to root).
I have spent a few hours reading about the possibilities of rooting, flashing whilst not tripping Knox and have a few queries regarding some of the procedures.
I am lucky enough to be on 5.0.2 (G920FXXU1AOCV) which is supported by PingPong root method and Kingroot. I would like to upgrade to Marshmallow without tripping Knox and therefore keeping my warranty.
I am just querying the steps required to do this, I am of the understanding that these are the steps:
1. Root with PingPong
2. Flash TWRP via Odin/Flashfire
3. Flash whichever marshmallow related rom, kernel, mods, xposed framework etc I desire through TWRP (or is Odin/flashfire the only method that doesn't trip Knox)?
Will root remain after flashing marshmallow?
Will I need to change the bootloader at all?
before flashing a marshmallow rom, you have to get the latest bootloader. i don't know if there is another way than flashing it through odin. using this method you lose your root.
also, if you install a different kernel, it's most likely to lose root too.
and with xposed, you need a deodexed firmware at the moment. it's recommended to install a deodexed rom with a clean install. i think, you'll lose root, too.
If you flash TWRP or custom kernel via any method (TWRP, Flashfire, Odin vs), knox will be tripped.
There's NO way to use 6.0.1&root without tripping Knox.
Im planing on selling my phone in 6 months but the company i want to sell it too does not accept rooted phones. Is there anyway to root and flash standard ROM back without triggering knox?
thanks
Just flash stock ROM onto device via Odin
PureEnergyy said:
Just flash stock ROM onto device via Odin
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So after rooting and putting a custom ROM on i can just put my stock ROM back on and thats not going to trigger knox??
If you've installed a custom ROM, I'm fairly sure that should've tripped the knox anyway (Correct me if I'm wrong), but if it didn't flashing stock Rom isn't going to trip it
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So after rooting and putting a custom ROM on i can just put my stock ROM back on and thats not going to trigger knox??
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Custom ROMs don't exist for the S7 US version.
Once tripped, tripped it is.
You talk about a custom ROM. Remember that you need to flash a custom recovery to flash a custom ROM.
Once you flash it, Knox becomes 0x1, tripped for good.
Even if you reflash your device with an official firmware, that will not hide the tripped Knox.
Samsung will always see that it was tampered with.
What you can do is hide root from specific apps, while using a rooted divece, but that's another story.
No one can revert Knox from 0x1 back to 0x0, at least not with any software.
Basically i want to develop a stock based custom rom for the a7 2018 which does not trigger knox but before doing that i need to ask you guys just so that i dont mess up the a7. i just want to know what exactly triggers knox. Apparently on the samsung website it just says that only a custom kernel or bootloader can trigger knox so does that mean i can modify any file except the bootloader and kernel?
No
It means as soon as you load any custom recovery (such as TWRP) then Knox will be tripped (0x1). Then you have no way back. Therefore you can't have a "stock based custom rom" without tripping knox.