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Hi,
I just got my Note 3 and was annoyed by the hole knox issue so i started to read back & forward after a few hours i found this program called kingo which i liked cause i only had to install it and start the program and the rest was done for me by the program.
Here are the easy steps to rooting.
1. Install the Note 3 drivers on the PC "all i did was plug-in the phone and it was installed for me".
2. Install Kingo (LINKS REMOVED)
3. Open the program and follow the simple instructions on you monitor.
When it's done you are rooted and your knox will still be 0x0.
After this i used Odin to flash the TWRP 2.6.3.7 and the knox was still 0x0.
I then shut off the phone to reboot into TWRP and did a backup of the stock rom rooted. Once done backing up the rom i rebooted into download mode and noticed that it knox was changed to 0x1.
So if you want root on stock rom then this is the easiest solution but you wont get custom recovery nor custom roms without tripping the knox counter for now.
Great does it work with latest stock firmware mj7
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Doesn't work with MJ7, as posted on their Facebook page.
I did this with MJ2
Zionator said:
I did this with MJ2
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If you did not absolutely need a custom recovery/kernel you should have gone with URDLV and you could have kept knox 0x0
xclub_101 said:
If you did not absolutely need a custom recovery/kernel you should have gone with URDLV and you could have kept knox 0x0
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I have no idea what you are talking about.
Zionator said:
Hi,
I just got my Note 3 and was annoyed by the hole knox issue so i started to read back & forward after a few hours i found this program called kingo which i liked cause i only had to install it and start the program and the rest was done for me by the program.
Here are the easy steps to rooting.
1. Install the Note 3 drivers on the PC "all i did was plug-in the phone and it was installed for me".
2. Install Kingo from here.
3. Open the program and follow the simple instructions on you monitor.
When it's done you are rooted and your knox will still be 0x0.
After this i used Odin to flash the TWRP 2.6.3.7 and the knox was still 0x0.
I then shut off the phone to reboot into TWRP and did a backup of the stock rom rooted. Once done backing up the rom i rebooted into download mode and noticed that it knox was changed to 0x1.
So if you want root on stock rom then this is the easiest solution but you wont get custom recovery nor custom roms without tripping the knox counter for now.
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As far as I know Kingo is banned on XDA forums until further notice, unless they finally got approved? Not to get you paranoid or anything, but suspicious communications with a chinese server were part of the rooting method you just used.
blumsen said:
As far as I know Kingo is banned on XDA forums until further notice, unless they finally got approved? Not to get you paranoid or anything, but suspicious communications with a chinese server were part of the rooting method you just used.
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Why is it suspicious ? I mean it's most likely downloading what's needed for rooting and bypassing the knox system.
If it was banned then there should be a post so others know about it.
I am using Zonealarm firewall and i wasn't made aware of any suspicious behaviour.
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Why is it suspicious ? I mean it's most likely downloading what's needed for rooting and bypassing the knox system.
If it was banned then there should be a post so others know about it.
I am using Zonealarm firewall and i wasn't made aware of any suspicious behaviour.
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It was suspected of sending your IMEI #. Don't know the details.....
Zionator said:
Why is it suspicious ? I mean it's most likely downloading what's needed for rooting and bypassing the knox system.
If it was banned then there should be a post so others know about it.
I am using Zonealarm firewall and i wasn't made aware of any suspicious behaviour.
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1. It is suspicious because nobody knows who Kingo are. It is suspicious because the process is not transparent and it was not known what kind of information is collected from your device (or why) and what information is received (and possibly installed on your PC/ device). The exploit that they use for rooting is also kept secret. The server's IP they use is chinese. Some of the information they collect is arguably not necessary (for example your device's IMEI). The communication with Kingo is over a facebook page. Hmm.. can't think of more suspicious things right now, but that is plenty I think
2. "It is most likely just.." yes that is true. and for 99% of users that is good enough. Myself, I will lose my job if my clients/ employers find such a huge security hole which I am aware of and ignore. But then again they also expect me to never get near the WWW with my work phone or computer, I am not allowed to have a wifi module in my work laptop! You can see why a "probably just a harmless connection to China" is just not good enough in some situations.
3. If you do a search on XDA for Kingo, you will see that all threads were closed by admins.
4. Time for you to get a new firewall, or tinker with the settings!
Zionator said:
I have no idea what you are talking about.
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With firmware before MJ3 there is a separate method called Universal Root De La Vega (URDLV) which is a lot more transparent and which (as long as you keep updating with Mobile Odin Pro and you do not change stock kernel and stock recovery) is giving you full root while keeping your Knox 0x0 (if you had it 0x0 before URDLV).
xclub_101 said:
With firmware before MJ3 there is a separate method called Universal Root De La Vega (URDLV) which is a lot more transparent and which (as long as you keep updating with Mobile Odin Pro and you do not change stock kernel and stock recovery) is giving you full root while keeping your Knox 0x0 (if you had it 0x0 before URDLV).
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Oh ok but i have already flashed a custom recovery and rom. To hell with the warranty. I have never liked any stock roms and i like my freedom so my knox will most likely look like 0x2 now.
Kingo : Well if it's that bad then i am sure the moderators will close this and had i known this was the issue then i wouldn't have made this thread. However i would still have used this method if i knew this before as i never stay on stock rom and after finding out about the stupid chip that cant be recoded i didn't wanna wait for someone to come with a solution in one years time so i flashed the rom and recovery and now enjoying the phone
So if the Kingo really is that bad it has been wiped from my phone when i flashed a new rom.
Does not belong in Original Development, you did not create Kingo.
Moved to General
Use at your own risk. Rooting process has been known to collect and transmit IMEI and Serial numbers to China
FNSM
Before I even read the posts and start asking questions, I would like to know one thing. That is what does that United Arab Emirates mean in the pic below, its my screen after entering "About"
and can I root my device without any sort of issues?
iTTi said:
Before I even read the posts and start asking questions, I would like to know one thing. That is what does that United Arab Emirates mean in the pic below, its my screen after entering "About"
and can I root my device without any sort of issues?
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http://www.tra.gov.ae/mynumber.php
Regardless of TRA ID - at this point you can not root MJ7 and keep knox 0x0.
kennyglass123 said:
Does not belong in Original Development, you did not create Kingo.
Moved to General
Use at your own risk. Rooting process has been known to collect and transmit IMEI and Serial numbers to China
FNSM
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Just FYI - but Kingo stopped collecting the IMEI numbers a few versions ago.
mvansomeren said:
Just FYI - but Kingo stopped collecting the IMEI numbers a few versions ago.
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That is great news! Our security expert has not been available to confirm this and Kingo has not sent us any correspondence to notify us of that. Has anyone confirmed this by recording data traffic while rooting?
Ok i have been reading around the net and all the reported security issues comes back to XDA.
wmshua.com is the site the connection is sent out to but is it possible that the app connects to their servers only in order to download the appropriate phone/device drivers.
On there web site under F.A.Q's
Q. Why don't you publish your source code?
A1. We kind of hope, in the future, Kingo Android Root could generate revenue to support our staff (STILL FREE FOR USERS). We all know that, in the long run, interest alone cannot make a living. To develop better software, we need to be financially motivated aside from being driven by passion.
A2. We manage to obtain root privilege of Android by exploiting certain undisclosed vulnerabilities, which we believe would be patched in no time once made public. And that would dysfunction this software that we've worked so hard for.
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However it pushes Chainfires SuperSU to the device's and apparently they didn't ask him for his permission to use his work.
All in all i don't think isn't a matter of security issue anymore but more likely a matter of hard fellings that they stole Chainfires SuperSU to use in there app without asking him.
Correct me if i am wrong ?
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http://www.tra.gov.ae/mynumber.php
Regardless of TRA ID - at this point you can not root MJ7 and keep knox 0x0.
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Knox 0x0 is the warranty thingy right? I have no warranty. So whats next?
xclub_101 said:
http://www.tra.gov.ae/mynumber.php
Regardless of TRA ID - at this point you can not root MJ7 and keep knox 0x0.
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Is it not possible to root MJ7 using knigo! or rooting MJ7 using kingo will trigger 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.
Is this the most recommended method to root my Verizon Note 12.2? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783950
Is this a permanent root? Will I be able to receive and install OTA updates from Verizon if I use this root and will the root be uninstalled as a result?
poetryrocksalot said:
Is this the most recommended method to root my Verizon Note 12.2? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783950
Is this a permanent root? Will I be able to receive and install OTA updates from Verizon if I use this root and will the root be uninstalled as a result?
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That's a good question . I'm looking to root without tripping Knox on my wifi version I just purchased off of ebay. I'm looking for an tar.md5 to start with.. Any help would be appreciated.
Same here. A White WiFi Note 12.2 64GB I bought off eBay, which according to Samsung's website, doesn't exist.
Hello,
Great tablet... I just got one off ebay myself and I see towelroot does not work- app not installed. I Allowed unknown sources in security. I am curious as to why you guys are concerned about tripping the knox since this I think this tablet would be out of warranty, unless you would not want to trip it for resale?
Any success on rooting so far? I am no too experienced but the first thing I'd like to do is get the apk from this enhanced s-note on all my other note tablets and phone.
oand QUOTE=LBJM;64430118]That's a good question . I'm looking to root without tripping Knox on my wifi version I just purchased off of ebay. I'm looking for an tar.md5 to start with.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
tjmethod said:
Hello,
Great tablet... I just got one off ebay myself and I see towelroot does not work- app not installed. I Allowed unknown sources in security. I am curious as to why you guys are concerned about tripping the knox since this I think this tablet would be out of warranty, unless you would not want to trip it for resale?
Any success on rooting so far? I am no too experienced but the first thing I'd like to do is get the apk from this enhanced s-note on all my other note tablets and phone.
oand QUOTE=LBJM;64430118]That's a good question . I'm looking to root without tripping Knox on my wifi version I just purchased off of ebay. I'm looking for an tar.md5 to start with.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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I tried 2 different versions of Kingroot with no success.
Hi I used the cf auto root - check the 1st pic I attached. Once you plug in a windows pc it should download the samsung drivers then download that specific dl in the pic (I can't copynpaste on here)- it gives you the latest odin program download. It really easy from there. Once you reboot, supersu is there. I then dl'd root checker, titanium backup, busybox, root explorer and most important twrp manager from the play store. It was all too easy. I'm on 5.02 and I did check the knox and it started but stopped and said it couldn't be accessed at this time. I'm keeping the stock rom and just wiped dalvik and cache in recovery.
Rolldog said:
I tried 2 different versions of Kingroot with no success.
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poetryrocksalot said:
Is this the most recommended method to root my Verizon Note 12.2? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783950
Is this a permanent root? Will I be able to receive and install OTA updates from Verizon if I use this root and will the root be uninstalled as a result?
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The most effective way to root this tablet is with Cf-autoroot. It will trip the Knox counter but it will permanently enable SuperSU on your device.
If you root your device you will NOT be able to take OTAs. If you run rooted stock firmware it will alert you that an update is available but most likely it will fail to install. I tried updating my firmware while rooted via Kies and it failed each time.
Hello, recently i acquisitioned a samsung galaxy s6 g920f second hand running android 7.0, and when i attempt to start s health it sais that it cannot run on compromised devices(0x110030521), i checked the internet and when i go to download mode it sais knox warranty void 1(0x0500). Any workaround please? Thank you.
seems like your phone is recently got rooted ? if yes, seems like your Knox is tripped
Okay, here are some solutions (not tested by me though):
-Reflash stock firmware (obviously you'll lose root access)
-set in build.prop value ro.config.tima from 1 to 0
-Install S Health apk from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/fix-samsung-account-login-password-loop-t3575443
One of these solutions should work. And please, next time do some research before creating a new thread.
Well, thanks for answer, but 1)reflashed stock with smart switch, and 2)i am not rooted whatsoever....none of the seemed to work, i gues there is no workaround the knox, or is it?
1. Did anyone try KingRoot and found a working method?
2. Does this trip the Knox Counter as soon as it works?
Both questions are related to the portable version of KingRoot for Android.
Thanks.
1) no
2) no one used it so they can't say what it does, if anything
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2. Does this trip the Knox Counter as soon as it works?
Both questions are related to the portable version of KingRoot for Android.
Thanks.
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Any method of rooting this device will trip the Knox counter.
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Any method of rooting this device will trip the Knox counter.
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Really? And I always thought it was due to flashing a new firmware...
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Mystixor said:
Really? And I always thought it was due to flashing a new firmware...
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Nope, flashing new official samsung firmware won't trip Knox.
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Nope, flashing new official samsung firmware won't trip Knox.
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Well what I wanted to stress wasn't that a custom firmware trips Knox but that KingRoot does not flash a new firmware and therefore potentially does not trip Knox. All it uses is an exploit to change some specific root-determining system files.
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Mystixor said:
Well what I wanted to stress wasn't that a custom firmware trips Knox but that KingRoot does not flash a new firmware and therefore potentially does not trip Knox. All it uses is an exploit to change some specific root-determining system files.
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Knox detects if system files are changed, it is simply not possible to change or modify any system files in any way without tripping Knox. So if you managed to use any sort of 3rd party application to root (not possible currently), the application would trip Knox, because it modifies system files.
The Knox security bombproof to the level that a physical fuse is blown inside the phone when Knox is tripped, meaning there is no way to un-trip Knox through software once it's been tripped. It's possible to fool the ROM to think that it's not tripped (like some S8 ported ROMs, to enable secure folder), but warranty can never be restored, as the Knox counter in download mode can't be tricked.
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Knox detects if system files are changed, it is simply not possible to change or modify any system files in any way without tripping Knox. So if you managed to use any sort of 3rd party application to root (not possible currently), the application would trip Knox, because it modifies system.
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It was possible
Kingroot used to work on s6 you could root with knox intact and use all root features only thing that would trip knox was custom recovery and/or rom
Wish it could be done with s8
skinza said:
It was possible
Kingroot used to work on s6 you could root with knox intact and use all root features only thing that would trip knox was custom recovery and/or rom
Wish it could be done with s8
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That was over 2 years ago, when you could use root tools to reset the counter back to not tripped. Nowadays the security is much more strict, and there's a physical fuse inside the phone that gets blown when Knox is tripped. Knox isn't a bootloader-only thing anymore, now it scans system files to see any third party tampering, and gets tripped if it's detected.
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That was over 2 years ago, when you could use root tools to reset the counter back to not tripped. Nowadays the security is much more strict, and there's a physical fuse inside the phone that gets blown when Knox is tripped. Knox isn't a bootloader-only thing anymore, now it scans system files to see any third party tampering, and gets tripped if it's detected.
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Yep, Knox is totally solid these days. Its impossible to not trip it when rooting. F*** it and root the phone anyway, if it breaks ill claim it on insurance not through warranty.
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galaxyYtester said:
That was over 2 years ago, when you could use root tools to reset the counter back to not tripped. Nowadays the security is much more strict, and there's a physical fuse inside the phone that gets blown when Knox is tripped. Knox isn't a bootloader-only thing anymore, now it scans system files to see any third party tampering, and gets tripped if it's detected.
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There was no need to reset anything i rooted used some tweaks then when i restored my knox was still 0x0
I never phiscally reset anything
Even while i was rooted my phone still said 0x0
skinza said:
There was no need to reset anything i rooted used some tweaks then when i restored my knox was still 0x0
I never phiscally reset anything
Even while i was rooted my phone still said 0x0
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I didn't mean that, I meant that if you rooted with a method that worked through bootloader (Not kingoroot), you still could restore Knox to not tripped through root tools. Knox security used to be that simple to bypass, nowadays it's impossible to revert once tripped.
Having successfully rooted two HTC devices and a Samsung devices in the past and loved every minute of it, I was kinda excited when Kingroot props said it was possible to root the later Notes... but I never did my old Note 4, partially but not primarily because of the Knox issue.
I've heard different things RE: Knox, pretty much covers what everyone else has been saying here (no way to reset Knox, possible to reset Knox, "soft-root" via Kingroot trips/doesn't trip Knox counter, etc.) Personally, since the Note 4 issue where (correct me if I'm wrong) that Samsung phone was the first one that full rooting was impossible, I've pretty much given up on rooting for a while. Though S8+ may be possible to root (provided you're OK with possibly never resetting Knox), I'm OK with my S8+ non-rooted stock (for now), just like I HAD to be OK with my old Note 4 never being able to be rooted.
I guess my bottom line take on all this is, root at your own risk, know what you're doing, and do it if you can say "Knox be damned" and have no intention of trading the phone back in or reselling it to someone who knows nothing about rooting.
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BereanPK said:
Having successfully rooted two HTC devices and a Samsung devices in the past and loved every minute of it, I was kinda excited when Kingroot props said it was possible to root the later Notes... but I never did my old Note 4, partially but not primarily because of the Knox issue.
I've heard different things RE: Knox, pretty much covers what everyone else has been saying here (no way to reset Knox, possible to reset Knox, "soft-root" via Kingroot trips/doesn't trip Knox counter, etc.) Personally, since the Note 4 issue where (correct me if I'm wrong) that Samsung phone was the first one that full rooting was impossible, I've pretty much given up on rooting for a while. Though S8+ may be possible to root (provided you're OK with possibly never resetting Knox), I'm OK with my S8+ non-rooted stock (for now), just like I HAD to be OK with my old Note 4 never being able to be rooted.
I guess my bottom line take on all this is, root at your own risk, know what you're doing, and do it if you can say "Knox be damned" and have no intention of trading the phone back in or reselling it to someone who knows nothing about rooting.
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Root became possible on note 4 after a program to alter cid to dev version was released. Also because something was possible before shouldn't mean it's possible anymore as things are updated, common sense.
skinza said:
There was no need to reset anything i rooted used some tweaks then when i restored my knox was still 0x0
I never phiscally reset anything
Even while i was rooted my phone still said 0x0
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As I said, it's not possible to root the S8 without tripping Knox. Regardless of how it was with the S6. This is the S8, it's different. It cannot be done.
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As I said, it's not possible to root the S8 without tripping Knox. Regardless of how it was with the S6. This is the S8, it's different. It cannot be done.
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Definitely
Those days are over unless someone gets lucky,i know they wont though just wishful thinking
Well.. Do samsung says knox became bulletproof, or does the best hackers see it that way to?
rk73 said:
Well.. Do samsung says knox became bulletproof, or does the best hackers see it that way to?
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Both sides.
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