[RECOVERY][ROOT] Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE (GT-I9195)

hansare · Nov 6, 2013

junkyde said:
@arco68

can you please provide me your source for GT-I9195_Kernel_v1.zip?
Because I would like to add bln mod to it and don't want to use the unmodified stock kernel from samsung.

I hope you succeed to add BLN.
That would be great.
Do you intend to share that BLN-upgraded kernel with us?
Thank you very much for that in advance.

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jimsiv said:
Beware to all users that Samsung put the Knox counter in the last update today ver.I9195XXUBMJ7 Italy.

Does this mean that all earlier firmwares don't have the Knox problem?
So we can flash back if we want?

junkyde · Nov 6, 2013

hansare said:
Do you intend to share that BLN-upgraded kernel with us?

Of course! Like I did with the AOSP Kernel

hansare · Nov 6, 2013

junkyde said:
Of course! Like I did with the AOSP Kernel

THANK YOU!
Awesome.
Can't wait to flash it.

PIKO1982 · Nov 6, 2013

Hi all. I ve flashed the last itv firmware xxubmj7 and i flashed the v1 kernel. Is this the last kernel available for 4.2.2?
Thanks

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ladislav.heller · Nov 6, 2013

Is it possible to go back to old bootloader WITHOUT knox?

jimsiv · Nov 6, 2013

ladislav.heller said:
Is it possible to go back to old bootloader WITHOUT knox?

You could just write your question in one thread....and no you can't go back now!

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dtipuit · Nov 6, 2013

ladislav.heller said:
Is it possible to go back to old bootloader WITHOUT knox?

Is there any thread where you didn't post this question???
Use search and you will find your answer.

ValenteL · Nov 6, 2013

ladislav.heller said:
Is it possible to go back to old bootloader WITHOUT knox?

If on S4 Mini is same the Note 3 n9005 and the S4, we can't go back to an older bootloader from a KNOX bootloader.
You can make Nandroid Restores by customer recover well.
By Odin the KNOX BL controls all now.

Unjustified Dev · Nov 7, 2013

arco68 said:
https://github.com/arco/android_kernel_samsung_msm8930-common

I didn't know how to contact you but I want to ask something please. My email is android.c357@gmail.com if you use hangouts please add me so that we can chat much faster it has to do with some kernel things with msm8930-common it's about merging changes from another msm8930 called lt02 which is the tab 3

Here's a diff of the mach dropped on top of yours
https://github.com/TeamRegular/andr...mmit/007fec8484d1e87dcade876846fdf3d9ce8bdb32

Sorry if this is the not the best way to contact you.

kieronspitter · Nov 9, 2013

I've recently purchased a galaxy express 2 device which is very similar in terms of specs as the s4 mini. Could anyone help me rooting this device?

Quigley · Nov 9, 2013

I'm having trouble removing the three KNOX files. Maybe it's because I have the latest Samsung firmware installed?

I exactly followed arco68's steps. SuperSU app and binaries are installed. However, every time I allow root access the security information warning pops up with the little shield in the notification centre.

When trying to delete the files I enabled "Root Explorer" in ES File Explorer and chose "Allow" when it asked for root permissions, but I still cannot remove the files from /system/app. It just says it cannot remove them. Does anyone know what to do?

EDIT:
So I thought about this some more.... can't I just use CWM to delete the KNOX files?

Can I just make a script with something like

Code:

delete("/system/app/KNOXAgent.apk");
delete("/system/app/KNOXStore.apk");
delete("/system/app/ContainerAgent.apk");

put it in a zip on the sdcard, mount /system and run the script in CWM? I know next to nothing about scripting for CWM. Do I just put it in a zip file under the \META-INF\com\google\android\updater-script? Does it matter which binary I use?

If something could go very much wrong, please say so... otherwise I'm willing to try this.

Myke72 · Nov 10, 2013

Go to system/app with root explorer and enable mounten r/w. Then you can delete it.

sent from my GT-I9195

Quigley · Nov 10, 2013

Myke72 said:
Go to system/app with root explorer and enable mounten r/w. Then you can delete it.

sent from my GT-I9195

I tried, with mount R/W and all, but everything that requires root access just gets blocked apparently (by KNOX).

Quigley · Nov 10, 2013

I tried with a script as follows. It works:

Code:

ui_print("Mounting system partition....");
mount("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system", "/system");

delete("/system/app/KNOXAgent.apk");
delete("/system/app/KNOXStore.apk");
delete("/system/app/ContainerAgent.apk");

ui_print("Your warranty is now void! Enjoy!");

I put it in a zip on the sdcard in the META-INF/com/google/android directory, along with some update-binary I found somewhere and installed the zip in CWM.

The KNOX files are now gone along with the warning messages but:

- When I try to use root functions, they still fail, they continue to try to get root permissions, in a loop.
- When I open the SuperSU app, it asks me to update the su binary ("The SU binary needs to be updated. Continue ?"), but that fails too and cannot be used otherwise.

What's going on?

keekooceeaou · Nov 10, 2013

I had the same problem (couldn't update SuperSU from Google Play).
I updated SuperSU by flashing in CWM and problems with SU disappeared (on I9195XXUBMJ7 firmware).

ValenteL · Nov 10, 2013

Quigley said:
I tried with a script as follows. It works:

Code:

ui_print("Mounting system partition...."); mount("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system", "/system"); delete("/system/app/KNOXAgent.apk"); delete("/system/app/KNOXStore.apk"); delete("/system/app/ContainerAgent.apk"); ui_print("Your warranty is now void! Enjoy!");

I put it in a zip on the sdcard in the META-INF/com/google/android directory, along with some update-binary I found somewhere and installed the zip in CWM.

The KNOX files are now gone along with the warning messages but:

- When I try to use root functions, they still fail, they continue to try to get root permissions, in a loop.
- When I open the SuperSU app, it asks me to update the su binary ("The SU binary needs to be updated. Continue ?"), but that fails too and cannot be used otherwise.

What's going on?

It's normal. See my post #436 page #44.
Flash on recovery the UPDATE.SuperSU-1.65.zip from Chainfire. This solve the root problem.

And about KNOX I delete also the .odex files on Stock Roms.

Quigley · Nov 10, 2013

Thanks, ValenteL! With the UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.65.zip installed via CWM I finally have root access!

I have no idea why the original binaries didn't work.... are they old and incompatible with newer firmware?

To arco68: Do you know why it didn't work?
Can new users install the UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.65.zip without installing the rootkit v1? Could you add this information to the start post?

ValenteL · Nov 10, 2013

Quigley said:
Thanks, ValenteL! With the UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.65.zip installed via CWM I finally have root access!
I have no idea why the original binaries didn't work.... are they old and incompatible with newer firmware?

To arco68: Do you know why it didn't work?
Can new users install the UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.65.zip without installing the rootkit v1? Could you add this information to the start post?

I always flash before, the RooKit V1 because it install the busybox 1.21.1 and the SuperSuNoNag-v1.00.apk also, a appl recommended by Chainfire to Dev.s on same Thread from SuperSu.
After I flash the UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.65.zip.

jimsiv · Nov 13, 2013

Arco68 does this kernel GT-I9195_Kernel_v1.zip is also working in the newest version MJ7 with the knox counter?

ladislav.heller · Nov 13, 2013

jimsiv said:
Arco68 does this kernel GT-I9195_Kernel_v1.zip is also working in the newest version MJ7 with the knox counter?

As far as I know Arco68's kernel is THE ONLY solution, if you want to root your device.
I made prerooted firmwares before MJ7 and all worked well, but with MJ7 doesn't work anymore.

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