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Hello. I have searched but not found any clear answer. I wonder if I have version MJ7 under AP can i then flash a older rom without problems?

Is it only if having kitkat then I can't flash older rom? Or is it even when being on jelly bean?

I ask because I need to keep knox ok but I want root. So i thought I flash a older rom and root and keep knox ok?
 
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You won't be able to flash anything below MJ7 if that's what you currently have. And with MJ7 there is no way to root without tripping KNOX either I'm afraid.
 
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Ztrindberg said:
Hello. I have searched but not found any clear answer. I wonder if I have version MJ7 under AP can i then flash a older rom without problems?

Is it only if having kitkat then I can't flash older rom? Or is it even when being on jelly bean?

I ask because I need to keep knox ok but I want root. So i thought I flash a older rom and root and keep knox ok?
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In addition to what @radicalisto wrote earlier...
even you are in KK, you can't flash older ROM. And yes, any newer ROM which come with a new bootloader, once u flash it, most possibilities, you can't go back to earlier one.
so, if you are now on MJ7, and plan to have KK on it, I suggest you update first before you root your device.

:)
 
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radicalisto said:
You won't be able to flash anything below MJ7 if that's what you currently have. And with MJ7 there is no way to root without tripping KNOX either I'm afraid.
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Thank you. I thought it was possible when I am still on jelly bean. So I was wrong. Sad it's not possible to flash older.
On my Note 1 I could flash anything from jelly bean.
 
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antique_sonic said:
In addition to what @radicalisto wrote earlier...
even you are in KK, you can't flash older ROM. And yes, any newer ROM which come with a new bootloader, once u flash it, most possibilities, you can't go back to earlier one.
so, if you are now on MJ7, and plan to have KK on it, I suggest you update first before you root your device.

:)
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Ok thanks. I will not update to kitkat. Because I don't want to trip knox when rooting.

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Ztrindberg said:
Ok thanks. I will not update to kitkat. Because I don't want to trip knox when rooting.

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Hehehe.
U r on the dead end at the moment if u need to root safely, since u r on MJ7 alrd. U stay or u upgrade, if u want root result is the same.
Difference only on how many times u need to reroot.
:D

Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.
 
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    Ztrindberg said:
    Hello. I have searched but not found any clear answer. I wonder if I have version MJ7 under AP can i then flash a older rom without problems?

    Is it only if having kitkat then I can't flash older rom? Or is it even when being on jelly bean?

    I ask because I need to keep knox ok but I want root. So i thought I flash a older rom and root and keep knox ok?
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    In addition to what @radicalisto wrote earlier...
    even you are in KK, you can't flash older ROM. And yes, any newer ROM which come with a new bootloader, once u flash it, most possibilities, you can't go back to earlier one.
    so, if you are now on MJ7, and plan to have KK on it, I suggest you update first before you root your device.

    :)
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    antique_sonic
    antique_sonic
    Ztrindberg said:
    Ok thanks. I will not update to kitkat. Because I don't want to trip knox when rooting.

    Skickat från min SM-N9005 via Tapatalk
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    Hehehe.
    U r on the dead end at the moment if u need to root safely, since u r on MJ7 alrd. U stay or u upgrade, if u want root result is the same.
    Difference only on how many times u need to reroot.
    :D

    Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.
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