I paid £430 for a Samsung Galaxy S II locked to Three from CEX,
I then took the phone to a mobile shop to unlock it, they charged me £20 and did their job, it was unlocked but I noticed when turning on the device there was a Yellow triangle exclamation mark in the centre.
Did they do the unlock properly?
I don't think they have, that yellow triangle is always there when starting up the device but the phone seems to be working fine. I also noticed that they rooted the phone as there is a superuser application in the app drawer.
Is there anyway of getting rid of that triangle without loosing the unlock?
Hope someone can help me out, thank you.
It looks like you paid 20 quid for the free unlock and the guys didn't even do it properly. A restore should fix the icon thing.
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Spybreak said:
It looks like you paid 20 quid for the free unlock and the guys didn't even do it properly. A restore should fix the icon thing.
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Well, if you mean restore as in resetting the device, I've tried that and it didn't remove the icon.
If you mean restore using Odin, I haven't done that, if I do restore it with Odin will I lose the unlock?
Thanks for helping
xdaman85 said:
Well, if you mean restore as in resetting the device, I've tried that and it didn't remove the icon.
If you mean restore using Odin, I haven't done that, if I do restore it with Odin will I lose the unlock?
Thanks for helping
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Yes, restore with a stock ROM using ODIN. You will lose the yellow triangle but still have your unlock.
flash a Stock Kernel from here for your firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
it will take remove triangle
You could have used Chainfire app to unlock (see in Apps section)
xdaman85 said:
Well, if you mean restore as in resetting the device, I've tried that and it didn't remove the icon.
If you mean restore using Odin, I haven't done that, if I do restore it with Odin will I lose the unlock?
Thanks for helping
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I'd ask my money back. They didn't do an official unlock. They probably voided your warranty, at least partially (can be fixed with a jig but still)
Thanks for your help everyone, will try all your suggestions, thanks again.
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If you're not sure about using odin and flashing roms, don't worry. The triangle just means that the phone is rooted. It isn't doing any harm.
Look here for an easy guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
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Hey guys. I just got my replacement phone from ATT mailed in since my old one's power button broke. I have a few questions about getting it back to stock AND doing so to reset my flash counter ( its at 1 now and i dont want them to void my warranty and make me pay for it :/) As of now, i do not have a jig, but one is one the way.
first off i had planned on flashing 4.0.3 and installing triangle away. i was told that this would get rid of the yellow triangle AND reset the flash counter. Will this work?
Next, does flashing back to stock through odin/heimdall readd to the flash counter where it'd go back to 1? if so, is there a way back to stock and be unrooted without increasing the flash counter
I'm also assuming doing a master clear will not increase it, as i dont want them to send them my data.
I would really appreciate some help. Thanks in advance
UPDATE: The triangle away worked successfully and flashing via odin kept the count at 0 as i thought. My new problem is when i booted up after going back to stock, i get a bootloop at the att logo. Anyone have any alternative links to getting to a nonroot version of samsung stock?
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Hey guys. I just got my replacement phone from ATT mailed in since my old one's power button broke. I have a few questions about getting it back to stock AND doing so to reset my flash counter ( its at 1 now and i dont want them to void my warranty and make me pay for it :/) As of now, i do not have a jig, but one is one the way.
first off i had planned on flashing 4.0.3 and installing triangle away. i was told that this would get rid of the yellow triangle AND reset the flash counter. Will this work?
Next, does flashing back to stock through odin/heimdall readd to the flash counter where it'd go back to 1? if so, is there a way back to stock and be unrooted without increasing the flash counter
I'm also assuming doing a master clear will not increase it, as i dont want them to send them my data.
I would really appreciate some help. Thanks in advance
UPDATE: The triangle away worked successfully and flashing via odin kept the count at 0 as i thought. My new problem is when i booted up after going back to stock, i get a bootloop at the att logo. Anyone have any alternative links to getting to a nonroot version of samsung stock?
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I think someone in another thread said booting into 3e recovery and clearing cache and dalvik will get you sorted.
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dandrumheller said:
I think someone in another thread said booting into 3e recovery and clearing cache and dalvik will get you sorted.
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I'll get back to you on that, thanks
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UPDATE: Im not sure whether that will work because as i mentioned my power button is broken and i cant select any 3e options.
Would a master clear do the trick?
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Nvm disregard that
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I'll get back to you on that, thanks
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UPDATE: Im not sure whether that will work because as i mentioned my power button is broken and i cant select any 3e options.
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Crap, didn't think of that...sorry
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dandrumheller said:
Crap, didn't think of that...sorry
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Appreciate the effort. If anyone else has suggestions I'm all ears. Otherwise they're getting a bootlooping phone
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Appreciate the effort. If anyone else has suggestions I'm all ears. Otherwise they're getting a bootlooping phone
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It would be worth a try... go the the Download Repository and flash the I777UCKH7-CL503881 Stock Binaries package which contains cache.img and hidden.img. It also contains the bootloaders and param but you shouldn't have to worry too much about that. That might allow your phone to boot.
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It would be worth a try... go the the Download Repository and flash the I777UCKH7-CL503881 Stock Binaries package which contains cache.img and hidden.img. It also contains the bootloaders and param but you shouldn't have to worry too much about that. That might allow your phone to boot.
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Nope still bootloops. Thanks though
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If anyone has any other suggestions I'm all ears. I'm going to package the phone today and send it out tmrw
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Hi
I have a SIII, international version. My touch screen is not responding (hardware problem), but is displaying everything. System is working, hard and soft buttons also.
I want to send it in service, BUT, I had it rooted. Found my stock rom from my region, flash it with Odin, got rid of the root but I can't reset the flash counter. I can't install triangle away without touch working.
I don't know either if after flash the usb debugging is on or not, for using ADB (if it works). I am guessing is not.
Any ideas ?
Your supposed to use triangle away before flashing firmware you need root
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Your supposed to use triangle away before flashing firmware you need root
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I know that now. But even if I can use odin + CF to root it again, I still can not use triangle away.
Question, how I get rid of root CW+root after reseting (asuming I'll find a way), flashing again will not increase the counter ?
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I know that now. But even if I can use odin + CF to root it again, I still can not use triangle away.
Question, how I get rid of root CW+root after reseting (asuming I'll find a way), flashing again will not increase the counter ?
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Every flash of custom roms/kernels from your your pc to the phone will raise the flash counter. Only flashes done with/on the phone don`t raise the counter. Unroot it , send it in and cross your fingers. Try doing a factory reset after unrooting. I once sent in a rooted and bricked I9000 and it got repaired under warranty.
FLashing stock firmware will not increase your counter
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FLashing stock firmware will not increase your counter
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Flashing signed stock firmware will not increase your counter
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jamie2002uk said:
Flashing signed stock firmware will not increase your counter
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Ok, what about the original problem ? I can root the phone, np, but how to run triangle away on it, without touch working ?
Edit: any other way to enable usb debugging, like from recovery ?
Use a USB-OTG cable and attach a USB mouse to it. Very bad replacement for touchscreens but should get the stuff done
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Use a USB-OTG cable and attach a USB mouse to it. Very bad replacement for touchscreens but should get the stuff done
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Good idea. Thanks.
Hey guys!
Is there a proper way of restoring the s3 so that I can send it back for a replacement?
I know I can flash the stock rom, but what about the flash counter? Or anything else?
Thank you!
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EDIT: ok, i;ve tried triangle away app, and it works, I now have 0 counter and official status. But is this and flashing the stock rom enough?
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Hey guys!
Is there a proper way of restoring the s3 so that I can send it back for a replacement?
I know I can flash the stock rom, but what about the flash counter? Or anything else?
Thank you!
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EDIT: ok, i;ve tried triangle away app, and it works, I now have 0 counter and official status. But is this and flashing the stock rom enough?
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As far as I remember from other threats you have to have "original status" and the flash counter "0". In addition double check if you got any "root" apps on your S3 or sdcard just in case.
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As far as I remember from other threats you have to have "original status" and the flash counter "0". In addition double check if you got any "root" apps on your S3 or sdcard just in case.
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Well yeah. I am going to flash the stock rom, reset the counter and reset to factory settings and format everything before sending it back.
But besides that, do I need to do anything else? Is there a chance that the replacement might get refused?
Thanks!
Yes. These are enough.
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run triangle away
Flash stock Rom
Factory reset
All should be normal after those three steps
cool.
thanks guys!
I wish to unroot. Some people say that you should use triangle away first. Since I am on stock rom, with only one mod, what should I do? I also heard that it need an unlocked bootloader. Thanks in advanced.
HwaA18 said:
I wish to unroot. Some people say that you should use triangle away first. Since I am on stock rom, with only one mod, what should I do? I also heard that it need an unlocked bootloader. Thanks in advanced.
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I would go to Android development there are links for all builds of factory images including those that are no data wipe and should get rid of that custom symbol on boot. Might take. 1 or 2 reboots.
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Hello,
My cousine has this phone. So he was using his phone doing his every day routine with facbook and whatsapp then a message appeared saying: supersu granted access to blablabl, and the phone restarted. He turned it on again this message appeared and the phone restarted. I told him hard reset the phone, he did that and now the phone is working, but phone tells that the system is modified so there is no update available.
The funny thing is that my cousine dont know what is root end etc...
Is it possible that a virus from pc can do such a thing? Root the phone and deploy a script which got run after each start?
How can we remove the root? Because because of root his warranty is void now
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Hello,
My cousine has this phone. So he was using his phone doing his every day routine with facbook and whatsapp then a message appeared saying: supersu granted access to blablabl, and the phone restarted. He turned it on again this message appeared and the phone restarted. I told him hard reset the phone, he did that and now the phone is working, but phone tells that the system is modified so there is no update available.
The funny thing is that my cousine dont know what is root end etc...
Is it possible that a virus from pc can do such a thing? Root the phone and deploy a script which got run after each start?
How can we remove the root? Because because of root his warranty is void now
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Thr shld be an unroot option in supersu app. Did he go for any repair shops or sth? Wat did he download online?
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bitdomo said:
Hello,
My cousine has this phone. So he was using his phone doing his every day routine with facbook and whatsapp then a message appeared saying: supersu granted access to blablabl, and the phone restarted. He turned it on again this message appeared and the phone restarted. I told him hard reset the phone, he did that and now the phone is working, but phone tells that the system is modified so there is no update available.
The funny thing is that my cousine dont know what is root end etc...
Is it possible that a virus from pc can do such a thing? Root the phone and deploy a script which got run after each start?
How can we remove the root? Because because of root his warranty is void now
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Its not rooted by itself .
RETURN TO STOCK remove root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2323847
JellyYogurt said:
Thr shld be an unroot option in supersu app. Did he go for any repair shops or sth? Wat did he download online?
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After he did a factory reset I told him to check for supersu or superuser app on his phone, then he told me the app called superuser was installed on his phone when he bought it.
He bought it from provider T-mobile. I guess someone bought his phone before him, rooted it, and then later this someone asked for a full refund and later this phone was sold to my cousine as a brand new one.
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If you want to to unroot the phone, you can do this with TriangleAway.
Download and install the app. Just follow the instructions. After you have reset the counter to 0 and the status to normal, you should flash the original firmware again.
After you have followed all this steps, it shouldn't appear as custom anymore and your cousin should be able to get updates again. And his warranty will be restored.
cyrodiil said:
If you want to to unroot the phone, you can do this with TriangleAway.
Download and install the app. Just follow the instructions. After you have reset the counter to 0 and the status to normal, you should flash the original firmware again.
After you have followed all this steps, it shouldn't appear as custom anymore and your cousin should be able to get updates again. And his warranty will be restored.
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Nope. Triangleaway does not unroot the phone. It only resets the counter. And it does not change it to normal for status. The phone checks for root everytime it boots, if it is rooted. It will be custom.
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JellyYogurt said:
Nope. Triangleaway does not unroot the phone. It only resets the counter. And it does not change it to normal for status. The phone checks for root everytime it boots, if it is rooted. It will be custom.
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Yes, but after installing the original firmware again, the phone will be unrooted. In included this step too in my description.
But you're right, you don't have to reset the status with TriangleAway, I was confusing something.
What you can do with TriangleAway is reset the status to normal temporarily. At least I think, I was able to do that.
cyrodiil said:
Yes, but after installing the original firmware again, the phone will be unrooted. In included this step too in my description.
But you're right, you don't have to reset the status with TriangleAway, I was confusing something.
What you can do with TriangleAway is reset the status to normal temporarily. At least I think, I was able to do that.
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Ur steps are also not viable as when u flash stock firmware thru odin, the flash counter still increase. And after tat to use triangle away, u still nid root.
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It's already rooted the best thing to do is enjoy your android freedom.
You can unroot, revert to stock and reset binary if needed, all you need to do is search and follow the procedure.
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Ur steps are also not viable as when u flash stock firmware thru odin, the flash counter still increase. And after tat to use triangle away, u still nid root.
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I'm actually pretty sure that flashing stock firmware doesn't increase the flash counter.
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I'm actually pretty sure that flashing stock firmware doesn't increase the flash counter.
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U use odin to flash stock and odin increases the flash counter. Or tell me. How does the flash counter increase?
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JellyYogurt said:
U use odin to flash stock and odin increases the flash counter. Or tell me. How does the flash counter increase?
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As far as I know, the flash counter only increases when you flash a custom firmware/recovery/kernel.
But when you flash a stock firmware through Odin, the flash counter shouldn't increase.
Thank for all of your respons. I told my cousine what he can do with root and everithing about custom roms, so now he is running a cm rom