[Q] Root for stock 4.4.2 N2 without tripping Knox counter?

[pcrussell50]

Ok, so I was rooted all the way back in Nov 2012 when I got my N2, and have been running mostly AOSP rooms ever since. Last one I had was Liquid Smooth, a 4.4.4 rom, which I was using 3 days ago.

BUT ...

I wanted tap and pay available in Google Wallet and for the life of me, I don't know how to enable it in an AOSP rom. So I went back to stock unrooted, and OTA'd my way up to AT&T stock 4.4.2 which they put out a couple weeks ago. Now Google Wallet tap and pay is up and running nicely.

BUT...

I hate being unrooted. So I want to root again, but now I have Knox, and I want to root without tripping the Knox counter. Trouble is, all the root guides I know about (including the video right here on xda), are two years old, before they had Knox, and so they don't include any steps that I know of to disable the counter.

So, how do I root my 4.4.2 At&t N2 without tripping Knox?

(I'm super bummed nobody has enabled Tap and Pay in a 4.4 AOSP rom).

-Peter

 

[Eternalty]

Ok, so I was rooted all the way back in Nov 2012 when I got my N2, and have been running mostly AOSP rooms ever since. Last one I had was Liquid Smooth, a 4.4.4 rom, which I was using 3 days ago.

BUT ...

I wanted tap and pay available in Google Wallet and for the life of me, I don't know how to enable it in an AOSP rom. So I went back to stock unrooted, and OTA'd my way up to AT&T stock 4.4.2 which they put out a couple weeks ago. Now Google Wallet tap and pay is up and running nicely.

BUT...

I hate being unrooted. So I want to root again, but now I have Knox, and I want to root without tripping the Knox counter. Trouble is, all the root guides I know about (including the video right here on xda), are two years old, before they had Knox, and so they don't include any steps that I know of to disable the counter.

So, how do I root my 4.4.2 At&t N2 without tripping Knox?

(I'm super bummed nobody has enabled Tap and Pay in a 4.4 AOSP rom).

-Peter

If you got your phone way back when then tripping Knox shouldn't matter as Knox only voids the warranty which would have ended November 2013 assuming you got it November 2012

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[pcrussell50]

If you got your phone way back when then tripping Knox shouldn't matter as Knox only voids the warranty which would have ended November 2013 assuming you got it November 2012

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understood. i mostly wanted to know because of my "hacker's heart". IOW, it's more fun/satisfying for me if i can do it without tripping the knox counter.

-peter

 

[terpin32]

understood. i mostly wanted to know because of my "hacker's heart". IOW, it's more fun/satisfying for me if i can do it without tripping the knox counter.

-peter

I think as long as you don't do anything to the recovery i think you can root without tripping knox maybe look into it

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Heres this look though this and see what everyone says

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1980644

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[pcrussell50]

Are you saying maybe root without a custom recovery (cwm or twrp)?

Interesting idea. Cant say ive ever heard of a root that does not automatically install a custom recovery. Have yiu?

-Peter

 

[creepyncrawly]

Are you saying maybe root without a custom recovery (cwm or twrp)?

Interesting idea. Cant say ive ever heard of a root that does not automatically install a custom recovery. Have yiu?

-Peter

Certainly possible to root without installing recovery or changing any partitions. For instance, on the Galaxy S II, where I'm familiar with things, we use Framaroot with the Aragorn exploit as the rooting method of choice. It installs only Superuser and the SU binary. The Note II is in the list of exynos devices that it will work with, and the exploit would be one of Sam, Frodo, Legolas or Aragorn. Hope this is useful to you.

I just purchased a used Note II for my wife, so I need to be doing some reading to get up to speed on this device. I honestly have no idea yet if rooting would cause you any problems with the knox counter, assuming you are even vunerable to that. So YMMV.

 

[terpin32]

Theres an apk you can get that maybe roots your phone like towelroot.com idk if that will work for the note 2 or not tho

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[Eternalty]

Certainly possible to root without installing recovery or changing any partitions. For instance, on the Galaxy S II, where I'm familiar with things, we use Framaroot with the Aragorn exploit as the rooting method of choice. It installs only Superuser and the SU binary. The Note II is in the list of exynos devices that it will work with, and the exploit would be one of Sam, Frodo, Legolas or Aragorn. Hope this is useful to you.

I just purchased a used Note II for my wife, so I need to be doing some reading to get up to speed on this device. I honestly have no idea yet if rooting would cause you any problems with the knox counter, assuming you are even vunerable to that. So YMMV.

I cannot believe it. Creepy! Totally missed all your helpful comments to others in the S2 forums. Glad to have you here.

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