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Ok guys...finally we have android 4.3 update for our I9506.You can download it from here.It's official but the download link is from terrafile.co since hotfile.com is closed for now.Flash at your own risk via Odin.
Here is a fast mega.co.nz mirror!!!
aresbv2000 said:
Ok guys...finally we have android 4.3 update for our I9506.You can download it from here.It's official but the download link is from terrafile.co since hotfile.com is closed for now.Flash at your own risk via Odin.
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Currently downloading it .... i will see if Bootloader is locked/knoxed not dowgradeable ... will report you then
The results are attached!!!!
So stay on 4.2.2 if you dont want Konx Warranty void ****!!!!
xenix96 said:
The results are attached!!!!
So stay on 4.2.2 if you dont want Konx Warranty void ****!!!!
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Dude...your knox warranty is ok.It should be 0x1 if is voided.
Do not root at this time.it will void your warranty.Wait for some knox friendly root method.Anyway...my i9505 had knox status 0x1 and i had it replaced in warranty (by Orange Romania) for a faulty display.
aresbv2000 said:
Dude...your knox warranty is ok.It should be 0x1 if is voided.
Do not root at this time.it will void your warranty.Wait for some knox friendly root method.Anyway...my i9505 had knox status 0x1 and i had it replaced in warranty (by Orange Romania) for a faulty display.
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well i see that i am not voided knox cause i get before upgraded device to official state again. then its no problem.
the thing is i only wanted warn the rest before they upgrade to 4.3
cause i think when you upgrade with a device wich have custom state you will maybe receive a knox waranty void 0×1 after the upgrade.
cheers and have a nice christmass
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xenix96 said:
well i see that i am not voided knox cause i get before upgraded device to official state again. then its no problem.
the thing is i only wanted warn the rest before they upgrade to 4.3
cause i think when you upgrade with a device wich have custom state you will maybe receive a knox waranty void 0×1 after the upgrade.
cheers and have a nice christmass
Sent from my GT-I9506 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Thank you.Merry X-Mas.
aresbv2000 said:
Dude...your knox warranty is ok.It should be 0x1 if is voided.
Do not root at this time.it will void your warranty.Wait for some knox friendly root method.Anyway...my i9505 had knox status 0x1 and i had it replaced in warranty (by Orange Romania) for a faulty display.
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Can someone link to the knox topic of i5906, thx.
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xenix96 said:
Currently downloading it .... i will see if Bootloader is locked/knoxed not dowgradeable ... will report you then
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Man...if you downloaded already the file...please upload it to mega or something else because terrafile.co kills me.I`ve been trying to download the file for about 2 days.I get an error everytime i try to download it."Unknown network error". Thank you.Merry X-mas!
Maybe someone can help me.I tried to flash the 4.3 image on my i9506 but odin fails it.Everything is ok until it flashes "hidden" then odin says "fail".Why and what can i do to fix that.The phone doesn`t boot anymore.thank you.
would this France 4.3 firmware work here in uk
you guys should not install the official 4.3 update if you care about root and custom ROMS in future, wait for custom ROMS instead without the crap KNOX
Sent from my GALAXY S4+
[email protected] said:
you guys should not install the official 4.3 update if you care about root and custom ROMS in future, wait for custom ROMS instead without the crap KNOX
Sent from my GALAXY S4+
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Which root you have?
RotteRotte said:
Which root you have?
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I'm still on 4.2.2 with root, I'm waiting for custom ROMs that I hope arrive soon for this phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2529064
[email protected] said:
I'm still on 4.2.2 with root, I'm waiting for custom ROMs that I hope arrive soon for this phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2529064
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This is an OK bootloader without problems?
RotteRotte said:
This is an OK bootloader without problems?
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yes, the problems comes with 4.3 on this phone. so better wait for 4.3 custom ROMs w/o the new bootloader.
[email protected] said:
yes, the problems comes with 4.3 on this phone. so better wait for 4.3 custom ROMs w/o the new bootloader.
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Its true what hes says ---> if you care Root dont Flash 4.3 Firmware!!!
I tested it.
If you root with 4.3 you got mass "Knox alert messages" in android !!!!! and you void Knox warranty to 0x1 in bootloader!!!!
The other thing you can not use anymore Heimdall or Odin(dont support 4.3 firmwares!!!!!) to flash anything on your phone also kies 2.6 you can not use anymore ..............have to update to 3.2 .... <--- everything tested!!
After i recognized theres nothing to do on this "super 4.3 firmware" i tried in terminal with abd shell dd commands to downgrade the Bootloader to go back 4.2.2 and what is the result ^^ -->
Phone is now hardbricked got only blackscreen nothing boots up !!! and i am using now a Nokia 3710 Fold till 30.12.2013 then i get rechanged my I9506 by a new one from servicecenter....
Again if you need root and dont want "knox warranty void" in your Bootloader STAY ON 4.2.2 !!!
Sorry for Caps
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aresbv2000 said:
Maybe someone can help me.I tried to flash the 4.3 image on my i9506 but odin fails it.Everything is ok until it flashes "hidden" then odin says "fail".Why and what can i do to fix that.The phone doesn`t boot anymore.thank you.
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Sure i can help you but you want really this 4.3 with "knox warranty void" in Bootloader ??
With odin and heimdall you cant flash 4.3 ... not supported!!
So if you dont care i can advice you how you update to 4.3 just do a post with text in it "yes help me please"
And dont blame if you want go back to 4.2.2 after updated to 4.3 .... cause its not possible by normal methods ... only with JTAG i think you can downgrade to 4.2.2 !!!
Also read here before you decide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45666586&postcount=1
Cheers
xenix96 said:
The results are attached!!!!
So stay on 4.2.2 if you dont want Konx Warranty void ****!!!!
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hello, have you found a solution to this? if you have please provide it, i got the same atm. Thanks
While on 4.2.2, try to flash in Odin only following 3 parts: boot (don't mess with aboot!!), cache, system. Don't flash any other parts.
There parts are enough to fully upgrade to android 4.3.
It's better to avoid flashing modem from 4.3 because it has KNOX enabled bootloader image inside and may update it at any time by itself.
Probably, you won't be able to boot android with stock boot.img because of LKM authentication, but you may try. It won't brick your device. If you won't flash any other (except these 3) parts, then you always can boot into download mode and flash 4.2.2 parts ad still don't have any KNOX mentions in download mode.
Most likely, you will need custom kernel (boot.img) in order to continue to use old bootloader with android 4.3.
sorg said:
While on 4.2.2, try to flash in Odin only following 3 parts: boot (don't mess with aboot!!), cache, system. Don't flash any other parts.
There parts are enough to fully upgrade to android 4.3.
It's better to avoid flashing modem from 4.3 because it has KNOX enabled bootloader image inside and may update it at any time by itself.
Probably, you won't be able to boot android with stock boot.img because of LKM authentication, but you may try. It won't brick your device. If you won't flash any other (except these 3) parts, then you always can boot into download mode and flash 4.2.2 parts ad still don't have any KNOX mentions in download mode.
Most likely, you will need custom kernel (boot.img) in order to continue to use old bootloader with android 4.3.
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Since i have no clue about what you mean by only flash three parts, i got one file and one file only, its a .md5. ho do i just flash some parts of it if even possible? and im not even sure i should flash that file since it's 4.3.
i would like to be pointed in the direction of a step to step help thingy, like i require this, and when i got it, do this. Thanks
I flashed 4.3 and rooted to get my secmms out then flashed 4.3 again via Odin and no problems. Well my knox warranty is void but I don't give a damn. Des will find something for that.
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Hi all
I am trying to understand a issue that I am facing. I have a s6 from Vodafone in the UK. I have flashed the EE UK Stock Rom via Odin. Also made sure knox is still set to 0 in the download screen.
When I run My Knox it won't run as I thinks I have a custom binary. I am not rooted at all and have not tripod knox to my knowledge.
Any ideas?
scotishhaggis said:
Hi all
I am trying to understand a issue that I am facing. I have a s6 from Vodafone in the UK. I have flashed the EE UK Stock Rom via Odin. Also made sure knox is still set to 0 in the download screen.
When I run My Knox it won't run as I thinks I have a custom binary. I am not rooted at all and have not tripod knox to my knowledge.
Any ideas?
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Don't even bother with knox, its useless.
Sorry this does not help
did you try to uninstall and then install it again
Yes same issue. Also the device has been factory reset
what about trying to flash the previous stock will it work?
Not tried that but can't find a stock uk voda rom so far
have a look at this link for you stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/stock-firmware-official-stock-firmware-t3086387
Regards
Can i restore my Galaxy S6 SM-G920F to first shipped firmware (5.0.2) using Full repair flash package (4file Firmware)?
ImArlet said:
Can i restore my Galaxy S6 SM-G920F to first shipped firmware (5.0.2) using Full repair flash package (4file Firmware)?
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Is it for warranty purposes? What version android are you on at the moment, I've never tried it myself but in theory it should work, as long as as the bootloader is included in the flashing process.
6.0.1 With August Security Patch
Two Days pack I've repaired my phone usin repair Firmware and noticed that it flases a PIT also...that's why my question came up
My Knox status is 1... i had root earlier, so i dont know about tripping KNOX by this flash procedure
ImArlet said:
6.0.1 With August Security Patch
Two Days pack I've repaired my phone usin repair Firmware and noticed that it flases a PIT also...that's why my question came up
My Knox status is 1... i had root earlier, so i dont know about tripping KNOX by this flash procedure
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As soon as you root, you trip knox which is not reversible. Pit files tell odin what files to flash to which partition on the phone, using an incorrect pit file can cause a failed flash and damage to the phone. What you can do is download. I've never downgraded so don't want to advise you incorrectly. Hopefully someone who has will comment. Or try a search in the forum
In Sammobile site i'm unable to find (According to SamFirm Downloader requirements) the "phone" version code for first ever 5.0.1 (SEB) (SM-G920F)
There is an CSC and PDA, but no third firmware code...
Any suggestions?
Hi,
I've one (big) problem that I can't fix.
I've been using Android 5.0.1 for more than 1 year as I didn't want to upgrade (it worked pretty well) and because I had the S6 rooted with PingPong root.
However, one month ago it started to run slowly, crashing apps, ... so I decided that, as I wanted to wipe the device, why not upgrade to MM (6.0.1)??, so I did.
I did a backup of all my data and EFS folder and downloaded a 6.0.1 ROM to flash it with ODIN. Everything went OK and finished flashing the rom, but when the S6 restarted it showed this in the recovery:
'dm-verity verificztion failed...
Need to check DRK first...'
And I cant boot.
I've tried some tips that are here and in other websites:
- I've flashed stock rom again
- I've flashed a stock rom without cache.img file.
- I Can't flash some files as I've R/L ON. (I've been trying to disable it for many months but I couldn't).
But the S6 doesn't boot...
Thank you!
What worked for me.
So this is my current issue, but i was able to resolve the issue you are having. so what i did was get the 5.1X OK7 (My phone is Verizon) firmware and flashed through ODIN 3.12.5, this flashed stock 5.1.1 in my phone and it worked good. however i have issue with my phone random restarts and power button not working in recovery or in rom. however i can go in and out of downloading mode or maintenance mode.
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So this is my current issue, but i was able to resolve the issue you are having. so what i did was get the 5.1X OK7 (My phone is Verizon) firmware and flashed through ODIN 3.12.5, this flashed stock 5.1.1 in my phone and it worked good. however i have issue with my phone random restarts and power button not working in recovery or in rom. however i can go in and out of downloading mode or maintenance mode.
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Thanks for your reply!
I tried to downgrade to 5.1.1 or 5.0.1 but I get an error.
(SW REV CHECK FAIL DEVICE 2 BINARY 1)
That happens when you don't have the right firmware you have.
You CANNOT downgrade to 5.1 or 5.0 since you are on 6.0. The bootloaders refuses to be overwritten.
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That happens when you don't have the right firmware you have.
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I'm trying to flash another 6.0.1 ROM (a bit older), but I get 'CHECK FAIL. DEVICE: 4, BINARY:3'
I've read that DRK problems are related with EFS files, so... Can I restore EFS folder (I've a backup from Android 5.0.1) to solve?? I don't know how to restore it without booting into the sistem (and without custom recovery)
I am afraid that downgrade to 5.0.1 is not possible, at least I dont know anyone who succedeed in doing that.
If you were on systemless root, probably your Knox is still 0, check it in DL mode, if it is and you have the phone less that 3 yrs (1 yr warranty+2yrs factory warranty) best solution would be to ask in Samsung repair center if the factory warranty would be accepted (ofcourse dont mention flashing, just say you tried official update, and play dumb).
If not you can try custom kernel wich will bypass DRK, and prolly make the phone bootable, but there is no guarantee everything will work well (maybe it will, but mostly it doesnt, forget using Samsung pay, and KNOX tripped)
As for EFS, maybe I am wrong, but I think EFS contains IMEI and sn info, and DRK is something else.
brenner650 said:
I am afraid that downgrade to 5.0.1 is not possible, at least I dont know anyone who succedeed in doing that.
If you were on systemless root, probably your Knox is still 0, check it in DL mode, if it is and you have the phone less that 3 yrs (1 yr warranty+2yrs factory warranty) best solution would be to ask in Samsung repair center if the factory warranty would be accepted (ofcourse dont mention flashing, just say you tried official update, and play dumb).
If not you can try custom kernel wich will bypass DRK, and prolly make the phone bootable, but there is no guarantee everything will work well (maybe it will, but mostly it doesnt, forget using Samsung pay, and KNOX tripped)
As for EFS, maybe I am wrong, but I think EFS contains IMEI and sn info, and DRK is something else.
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Thank you for your reply!!
I had the device rooted, but with PingPong root, so Knox is still 0. However it shows that the system is "custom".
I'll try the warranty, they may not notice the "custom", just the knox.
I'm with the same problem when trying to flash stock BTU QA7..and only if i flashing cf_root my phone is booting.
Any idea? I don't care about the Knox..
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orbgel10 said:
I'm with the same problem when trying to flash stock BTU QA7..and only if i flashing cf_root my phone is booting.
Any idea? I don't care about the Knox..
Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk
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If you are talking about DRK, the only way to fix it that I know of, other than hw replacement, is via 3rd party professional repair tool. (Octopus/Octoplus box)
If DRK is ok, phone boots normaly, if it is messed up, the only way of booting is with custom kernel which bypass DRK check.
You can check it in recovery, if messed up it will say DM verity failed on bottom of the screen.
Ok, i send my phone to fix, i will tell you what happened.
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brenner650 said:
I am afraid that downgrade to 5.0.1 is not possible, at least I dont know anyone who succedeed in doing that.
If you were on systemless root, probably your Knox is still 0, check it in DL mode, if it is and you have the phone less that 3 yrs (1 yr warranty+2yrs factory warranty) best solution would be to ask in Samsung repair center if the factory warranty would be accepted (ofcourse dont mention flashing, just say you tried official update, and play dumb).
If not you can try custom kernel wich will bypass DRK, and prolly make the phone bootable, but there is no guarantee everything will work well (maybe it will, but mostly it doesnt, forget using Samsung pay, and KNOX tripped)
As for EFS, maybe I am wrong, but I think EFS contains IMEI and sn info, and DRK is something else.
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Thanks for your reply!!.
I took my S6 (925F) to a Samsung service center as you said. However, they told me that my S/N was incorrect (I bought a second-hand S6 edge, I think someone changed it) so they couldn't fix it.
Now I'm trying to use SmartSwitch to do a factory reset but it asks me for the S/N and I don't have the original one, just a S/N from a non edge S6 (920F). How can I do the factory reset without my S/N??? Can I use the serial number from another 925F??
Now I'm trying to find an engineering bootloader, to bypass the R/L and flash CF-AutoRoot, custom recovery.... but I only find it for 5.0.1 or... for galaxy S6 G925T, not F.
Finally, I managed to fix my S6 by myself!! (not really, but at least it boots...)
This is what I did:
- I found a factory binary for my S6 so I flashed it via ODIN
- I flashed a 6.0.1 ROM without hidden and without cache
Then it boots without any problems. However, now I can't get into recovery
I hope this will help someone
So yesterday nougat came out in my country
I was on noble rom s7e port
So i downloaded official firmware, reset my phone and flashed it
Everything work good but some apps refuse to open because knox says my phone is rooted
Now i downloaded some apps and they say my phone is stock.
I dont want to download any rom or root my phone
Anyone got suggestions on what to do?
HitSpecK0 said:
So yesterday nougat came out in my country
I was on noble rom s7e port
So i downloaded official firmware, reset my phone and flashed it
Everything work good but some apps refuse to open because knox says my phone is rooted
Now i downloaded some apps and they say my phone is stock.
I dont want to download any rom or root my phone
Anyone got suggestions on what to do?
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The fact you are on a s7e port which is a custom ROM means you had already tripped knox permanently, any app that required knox will not work anymore such as samsung pay, you can hide root via magisk and magisk hide, but just to reiterate once you trip knox it cannot b3 reversed
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The fact you are on a s7e port which is a custom ROM means you had already tripped knox permanently, any app that required knox will not work anymore such as samsung pay, you can hide root via magisk and magisk hide, but just to reiterate once you trip knox it cannot b3 reversed
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I wrote im not rooted
Im on stock nougat
I just asked if there any way to use shealth and spay
HitSpecK0 said:
I wrote im not rooted
Im on stock nougat
I just asked if there any way to use shealth and spay
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You're not understanding what I mean, once you trip knox by installing a rom like s7e port, doesn't matter if you return to stock rom, knox will remain tripped. You won't be able to use samsung pay at all because knox is permanently tripped, shealth should still work though, I'm in stock rooted MM, so can't confirm everything