is it possible to unroot my note without installing a stock rom? the reason i ask is that my work want me to trial a secure work system that wont allow root but i dont really want to p*ss about with my rom.
Any help would be great.
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Indie
Hello, just looking for some clarification if possible before I destroy my device!
So I currently have a T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900T) that has been towel rooted on kitkat 4.4.2 and then flashfire'd to the latest stock Lollipop 5.0 firmware available for my device to keep root.
I have also FlashFire'd the latest unofficial xposed framework for samsung lollipop 5.0.x by dkcldark and I do not have TRWP, or any custom recovery.
As far as I understand xposed is not compatible, or at least probably not the one im using. I'm willing to sacrifice it and go with Magisk for its ability to hide root from apps if at all possible.
I believe the root I have is not systemless. I also believe the t-mobile note 3 has an unlocked bootloader. Though I'm not 100% positive.
Edit: Final note, within Magisk Manager ... it says I am "Properly Rooted, with 2.82:SUPERSU"
So now on to the questions:
1. If I uninstall my current xposed framework and download Magisk Manager, can I successfully install Magisk and accomplish "hiding root/by passing safetynet" from apps on my device that is currently rooted probably via system without a custom recovery?
2. Will Knox also stay un-tripped at 0x0? Or since the boot.img will be modified, this would be tripped? Even though I did not use a custom recovery, or kernal at all?
Appreciate the replies XDA! Thanks.
I just replaced SuperSU with Magisk in my Galaxy S4. So, to answer your questions.
You'd have to replace SuperSU with MagiskSU in order to enable the hide feature. I don't think Towelroot is usable with Magisk, and since there is no CF-Autoroot for Magisk you'd have to install a custom recovery, which will - if I'm not mistaken - trip Knox. At this point in your Note 3's lifespan, the last thing I would be worrying about is Knox, as your warranty on the device is no longer extant.
So using the Magisk Manager app to install Magisk while on my rooted device without a custom recovery will not work and itself replace SuperSU with MagiskSU while keeping knox 0x0?
I was under the impression if you were pre-rooted u could use Magisk Manager, and it would replace the current root with Magisks. And also that it detects if you have a systemless root or not. Installing itself into the system if that's the type of root you had, otherwise systemlessly.
While yeah my device is no longer under warranty, It's just my own personal preference to preserve it.
custom recovery will trip knox... Magisk needs a custom recovery to install the framework as mentioned
i do understand your preference about maintain knox untripped...
do you really use it? (knox app... It was discontinued .... Samsung official press release ... and I did received a email about it)
or intend further sell your device as "original" at eBay? it's a joke...
imho ... knox at this point is a good security sandbox.... but there is alternative ways to secure your apps and personal/professional data...
If install a custom rom nougat flavour and Magisk performance device will increase It... lookup at note 3 devs thread
best regards
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Alrighty thanks for the info!
I do not currently use it, but I also don't use Samsung Pay ... and don't really *need* to play Pokemon go, or Super Mario Run... I'll keep my phone rooted, xposed framework, latest firmware, knox 0x0 for now and possibly consider tripping the knox flag at a later time. Assuming no new "root hide" work-around becomes available and based on future safetynet blocked apps.
The SM-N900T is still a very great device... Additional SD Card slot, removable battery, 3 gigs of ram, 32 gigs space, 2.3GHz Quad-Core CPU, 1080p 5.7" Full HD Super AMOLED® screen.
I see no reason yet to upgrade the phone even being about 4 years old now.
I do remember something like a "safe" custom recovery was for the note 3 line, I have used it on my note 3 from Verizon when I had it.
Just see if you can use it, and flash Magisk with it, unless it is obsolete as it may be was replaced by flashfire?
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Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
I just replaced SuperSU with Magisk in my Galaxy S4. So, to answer your questions.
You'd have to replace SuperSU with MagiskSU in order to enable the hide feature. I don't think Towelroot is usable with Magisk, and since there is no CF-Autoroot for Magisk you'd have to install a custom recovery, which will - if I'm not mistaken - trip Knox. At this point in your Note 3's lifespan, the last thing I would be worrying about is Knox, as your warranty on the device is no longer extant.
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Which Custom Rom do you use? I currently cant find a good one to root with magisk (also S4)
Well, my S4 isn't my daily driver anymore, so I threw a stock-based ROM on it: MachineX. That ROM however uses MicroG, so I had to modify an OpenGApps package to remove the MicroG components and replace them with proper Google ones.
If you're still using your S4, use an AOSP 7.1.2 ROM instead. Less hassle, and runs better.
Magisk hide hides the KNOX status. Simply replace SuperSU to MagiskSU.
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Magisk hide hides the KNOX status. Simply replace SuperSU to MagiskSU.
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That it does but I've yet to see anyone successfully use S Pay/Pass after tripping Knox, with or without Magisk.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
and since there is no CF-Autoroot for Magisk you'd have to install a custom recovery, which will - if I'm not mistaken - trip Knox.
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Sure, CF Autoroot does not trip Knox?
But Chainfire says so here: "If you have a KNOX-enabled device, using CF-Auto-Root will trip the KNOX WARRANTY VOID status !" :crying:
@ThemGo: You got me. I must have been drinking when I mentioned CF AutoRoot. The point I was trying to make to the original poster about Knox was that there was no way to keep it at 0x0 if installing Magisk.
But, were you that bored that you had to hunt through a five month old post?
I used CF Auto Root a while back to root my Nexus 6 (months ago). It did the trick getting the bootloader unlocked and rooting the phone. I then proceeded to install TWRP and then installed Pure Nexus. From then to know the phone has been a joy to use. This ROM is fantastic.
Recently I decided to look into custom Kernels, Elementalx is the one I have been reading up on. I installed the kernel, and then purchase the EX Kernel Manager. Using the app I realized that the phone wasn't rooted, or so it told me. I test this with the Root Checker Basic App and it confirmed that the phone was not rooted.
I am not sure what happened but what I wanted to do was run the SuperSU zip via TWRP again, but wanted to ask you guys if this would be an issue. I can't see why it would but it Rooth had already been achived and then it was gone so..... I just wanted to ask in case.
Sorry that this was a little long winded. Thanks in advance.
Magisk and SuperSU achieve root without modifying the system partition through patching of the kernel's ramdisk (?). When you installed the new kernel it installed an unpatched copy. This is why you lost root.
Download SuperSU from the XDA thread and flash it in TWRP to restore root.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Magisk and SuperSU achieve root without modifying the system partition through patching of the kernel's ramdisk (?). When you installed the new kernel it installed an unpatched copy. This is why you lost root.
Download SuperSU from the XDA thread and flash it in TWRP to restore root.
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Thanks for the quick reply. That makes sense. I will run SuperSU again. Take care.
Hi!
i keep losing root from magisk, i keep having to reinstall the magisk 16.4 zip everytime i lose root. its really sporadic sometimes it can go days before i lose root. is there any roms out yet that have permanent root via magisk yet? or is there some kind of fix for this issue?
Thanks,
No, it isn't fixed yet.
Is there any custom rom without root ... Many of imp apps doesn't run due to root.. not even after using magisk module
There are...no ROMs which come pre-rooted for this device - the only way to get root is to install magisk yourself.
What ROM are you using, and did you do anything else apart from just installing safetynet-fix module?