Hello,
I'm going to send my Galaxy S2 in for repairs but I need to un-root it first.
I'm searching for the official Vodafone Australia kernel DUKJ1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928
The kernel is there but because multiupload is down I cannot download it. I have tried Check Fus downloader but it does not have DUKJ1. Is there any other way I can get the kernel?
Also do I even need to un-root it as I have used the usb jig to reset the binary counter?
Um, actually, Checkfus does have KJ1 for Voda AU. This is the most recent firmware available for Voda AU via Kies (I just checked this with my own copy of Checkfus).
Download the entire rom and extract the kernel zImage.
If you leave a rooted kernel on it & whomever repairs the phone notices this, there's a fair chance your warranty will be deemed to have been voided. Frankly, you might as well flash the entire KJ1 rom package from Checkfus (for all whomever repairs it knows, you probably updated OTA via Kies), then do a factory reset then double check to make sure there's no trace of any apps that required root left on the phone.
Then jig it again just to be doubly sure.
Then done. Send it in for warranty service.
MistahBungle said:
Um, actually, Checkfus does have KJ1 for Voda AU. This is the most recent firmware available for Voda AU via Kies (I just checked this with my own copy of Checkfus).
Download the entire rom and extract the kernel zImage.
If you leave a rooted kernel on it & whomever repairs the phone notices this, there's a fair chance your warranty will be deemed to have been voided. Frankly, you might as well flash the entire KJ1 rom package from Checkfus (for all whomever repairs it knows, you probably updated OTA via Kies), then do a factory reset then double check to make sure there's no trace of any apps that required root left on the phone.
Then jig it again just to be doubly sure.
Then done. Send it in for warranty service.
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What version of Checkfus do you have as I can't find it. I select Android then GT-1900T but KJ1 is nowhere to be seen?
Thanks.
2.1. Android/I9100T/Australia (Vodafone). Tells you original firmware was KF2, then hit check firmware. Tells you KJ1 is latest released on 8/11/2011.
Are you sure you're using the PC version & not the phone app ?
Eye_Blake said:
What version of Checkfus do you have as I can't find it. I select Android then GT-1900T but KJ1 is nowhere to be seen?
Thanks.
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I got it working, thanks alot.
To re jig it I flashed the old bootloader, should I re flash the new bootloader or leave the old one?
No worries
Unless you have a specific reason for flashing the new bootloader (I.E. something not working without it), leave it. The less you mess around with bootloaders the better.
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I got it working, thanks alot.
To re jig it I flashed the old bootloader, should I re flash the new bootloader or leave the old one?
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The reasons I planned on sending the phone in for repair/replacement were that is would turn on and off by itself sometimes, would open voice talk by itself almost constantly and would make the charging 'beep' noise when not plugged in.
Since unrooting none of these problems have happened again, should I still send it in for repair/replacement? Why would unrooting fix these problems?
Hard to say. Was the phone just rooted, or were you running a custom rom ? If the latter it may have been something in the rom causing the issues.
Up to you. Maybe run it for a week or two (or whatever) & see how it goes. You've unrooted it, you can jig it if you haven't already & send it in for warranty service whenever you like.
Obviously jigging it & going back to stock is never a guarantee of warranty service (given you've voided the warranty by rooting it in the first place), but most people who have done this have been fine so far as warranty service is concerned. I have seen a few exceptions over the past few months on here, but it's hard to say whether those people followed all the steps before sending it in or not.
That would be a good idea!
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Hard to say. Was the phone just rooted, or were you running a custom rom ? If the latter it may have been something in the rom causing the issues.
Up to you. Maybe run it for a week or two (or whatever) & see how it goes. You've unrooted it, you can jig it if you haven't already & send it in for warranty service whenever you like.
Obviously jigging it & going back to stock is never a guarantee of warranty service (given you've voided the warranty by rooting it in the first place), but most people who have done this have been fine so far as warranty service is concerned. I have seen a few exceptions over the past few months on here, but it's hard to say whether those people followed all the steps before sending it in or not.
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It was just rooted. Yeah that's a good idea, I'll see if it plays up in the next week, thanks!
Do you think they will replace it or just repair it?
No idea. That's entirely up to them. But unlikely to replace outside the first few weeks unless the phone was unfixable if previous experiences on here are anything to go by.
Eye_Blake said:
It was just rooted. Yeah that's a good idea, I'll see if it plays up in the next week, thanks!
Do you think they will replace it or just repair it?
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Hard to say. Was the phone just rooted, or were you running a custom rom ? If the latter it may have been something in the rom causing the issues.
Up to you. Maybe run it for a week or two (or whatever) & see how it goes. You've unrooted it, you can jig it if you haven't already & send it in for warranty service whenever you like.
Obviously jigging it & going back to stock is never a guarantee of warranty service (given you've voided the warranty by rooting it in the first place), but most people who have done this have been fine so far as warranty service is concerned. I have seen a few exceptions over the past few months on here, but it's hard to say whether those people followed all the steps before sending it in or not.
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Any proper guide to be done before send to repair?.. i've just sent my phone to service today. Battery temperature warning problem. Re-flash stock rom with stock kernel. Everything goes back like factory settings
Just the usual steps I.E. flash stock firmware, do a wipe/factory reset, use jig to reset the flash counter, double check that the reset worked & there are no traces of old apps on the phone which required root that could tip off whomever fixes the phone that you'd rooted it. Some say you should first (while the phone is still rooted) go into CWRecovery and format cache, data, system, & sd card. Then flash stock firmware and then use the jig. Depends on how paranoid you are I guess.
As I said to the previous poster, there are no guarantees of warranty service after you root or flash non-stock firmware on your phone (you shouldn't expect same), however if you follow these steps you should get warranty service. But there are always exceptions.
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Any proper guide to be done before send to repair?.. i've just sent my phone to service today. Battery temperature warning problem. Re-flash stock rom with stock kernel. Everything goes back like factory settings
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Just the usual steps I.E. flash stock firmware, do a wipe/factory reset, use jig to reset the flash counter, double check that the reset worked & there are no traces of old apps on the phone which required root that could tip off whomever fixes the phone that you'd rooted it. Some say you should first (while the phone is still rooted) go into CWRecovery and format cache, data, system, & sd card. Then flash stock firmware and then use the jig. Depends on how paranoid you are I guess.
As I said to the previous poster, there are no guarantees of warranty service after you root or flash non-stock firmware on your phone (you shouldn't expect same), however if you follow these steps you should get warranty service. But there are always exceptions.
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Lucky for me. My phone just back from service and they replace broken parts. ..i didn't jig to reset the counter..
Yep. You were lucky.
whose_ni said:
Lucky for me. My phone just back from service and they replace broken parts. ..i didn't jig to reset the counter..
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I've got two questions,
Since I used a CWM kernal and made a backup of my 2.3.3 rom before I put back on the original kernal can I STILL put CWM back on and then flash and restore from that backup? It's still on the SD card.
Secondly, how do you get rid of the custom binary download counter, the one that shows up when you put the S2 into download mode. I'm just worried that Samsung would refuse service or a store would refuse to take it back plus when I need to return the phone I'd like to have it in as factory condition as possible; is there a way to reset that counter?
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I've got two questions,
Since I used a CWM kernal and made a backup of my 2.3.3 rom before I put back on the original kernal can I STILL put CWM back on and then flash and restore from that backup? It's still on the SD card.
Secondly, how do you get rid of the custom binary download counter, the one that shows up when you put the S2 into download mode. I'm just worried that Samsung would refuse service or a store would refuse to take it back plus when I need to return the phone I'd like to have it in as factory condition as possible; is there a way to reset that counter?
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1. Yeah as long as you have the backup on your sdcard you can always restore it with CMW
2. You can reset the counter with a usb jig. You can find one from Ebay for example. Just search for a "Samsung Galaxy S II usb jig". This will reset the counter but there is a secondary counter that's counting the times you've used the jig, and there is currently no way to reset that counter that I know of.
I have put on a lot of custom roms and used the usb jib method and too be honest I would be very surprised if a repair happened samsung would't warrant it.
Until that happens and hopefully it won't then no one will really be able to know.
tenretni elibom said:
but there is a secondary counter that's counting the times you've used the jig, and there is currently no way to reset that counter that I know of.
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Is this true? I heard about this rumour several weeks ago here at XDA but no-one could really find or confirm this counter at that time. Could you please tell me where this has been confirmed?
Otherwise there is an obvious risk that this very weak rumour starts to become true due to misunderstanding.
daleski75 said:
I have put on a lot of custom roms and used the usb jib method and too be honest I would be very surprised if a repair happened samsung would't warrant it.
Until that happens and hopefully it won't then no one will really be able to know.
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Well I'll have to slip my supervisor a question about this, I'm only in sales but someone has to know about this.
aniteshj said:
Well I'll have to slip my supervisor a question about this, I'm only in sales but someone has to know about this.
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Why put a custom rom counter on a phone if not to inform service that a custom rom has been installed and therefore warranty is void . Absolutely no other point for the counter .
jje
I've bought a S2 & ma cousin used it a week ...In between , he rooted it & installed Criskelo ROM in it , When i got it back i found that its 'WIFI' frequently Drops off! I tried changing many roms myself , but no change! it keeps on dropping off!
As the phone is under warranty , i would like to give it for repair , But i think i need to UNROOT it first or the warranty would get void...
So someone please suggest me the right method to UNROOT it & the official firmware along with it as i cannot find any backup
So please consider my request & help me !
Thanks
shaliq said:
I've bought a S2 & ma cousin used it a week ...In between , he rooted it & installed Criskelo ROM in it , When i got it back i found that its 'WIFI' frequently Drops off! I tried changing many roms myself , but no change! it keeps on dropping off!
As the phone is under warranty , i would like to give it for repair , But i think i need to UNROOT it first or the warranty would get void...
So someone please suggest me the right method to UNROOT it & the official firmware along with it as i cannot find any backup
So please consider my request & help me !
Thanks
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You don't need to unroot it - rooting does not void the warranty. Putting a custom ROM on it, however, does. You need to flash back a stock ROM. Both branded and unbranded versions can be found in the xda bookmarks page in my signature. The threads also have very clear instructions on how to flash them.
The wifi issue may well be solved by flashing a stock ROM, so don't send it back till you've tried that and checked it again.
Good luck
If you want, I can provide you a stock recovery package, which will put the phone on the complete stock
The package is GB 2.3.4 based on XXKH3 and multi-CSC OXAKH3. It includes a .PIT file, CODE.tar, PHONE .tar, MODEM .tar. But if you do return the phone, you'll need to change the CSC which is set to default to KOR. You'll want to change to XEU.
Archer said:
You don't need to unroot it - rooting does not void the warranty.
I was sure that the letter sent out by Samsung mentioned rooting as voiding warranty .Speifically instructed techs to look for apps that required root .
jje
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I was sure that the letter sent out by Samsung mentioned rooting as voiding warranty .Speifically instructed techs to look for apps that required root .
jje
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I didn't know that (obviously, from my comment), but I don't see how they can justify it since you're not doing anything to the phone other than "installing" something on it. I guess they could argue that rooting allows you to perform commands that you otherwise couldn't perform, and they could damage the phone, but than a factory reset would cure it.
Not sure they could get away with that if pressed, but who knows. It's still worth the "unroot" if that's what they say.
Might they also look at the custom kernel count? In which case you will need a usb jigg.
Thanks everyone...lemme install a stock rom & try giving it at service center
My phone is F&^%ed.
Its completely missing the efs folder. Its empty. (Yes its been rooted and files unhidden). There is nothing there.
I was to return it to warranty state and send it back to samsung.
How can I do this so the warranty isn't void?
Are there any particular files I need to remove? Won't there be logs and they can see what's been going on with the phone?
I've got copies if the stock rom and supposedly the stock kernal.
When I do *#1234# I get
PDA: 19100TDUFK4
PHONE: unknown
CSC: Unknown
Build info Weds June 29 17:28:38 KST 2011
Info phone info the kernal version is 2.6.35.7 19100ZSKF4-CL280225 [email protected]#22
I'm sure the Kernal used to say DELL.
Anyone know where to go next?
Get firmware for your country/carrier here, if you can't find it/if link is dead/if it isn't listed, do a search on here for Checkfus & you'll be able to download the latest firmware for your phone/carrier/country that you'd normally get via Kies.
Flash firmware in Odin, do a factory reset/make sure there are no apps left on the phone that could tip off whomever fixes it that you've been messing with it, jig it to reset the flash counter (if the jig doesn't work, flash the old bootloader from here in the PDA or Bootloader section of Odin, then the jig should work).
Getting warranty service after you've run non-stock firmware on the phone is never 100% certain after you've voided the warranty by doing same. But if you do the above, you will probably (not definitely) get warranty service.
If you're after 100% chance of warranty service, don't mess with your phone in the first place.
Done.
Return to your telco/Samsung.
Thanks!
The only reason I ever rooted the phone is because they refused to fix it under warranty due to a cracked screen.
After unlocking my phone with the code that 3 gave me, it stopped working. (No imei)
I send it back to be fixed and as there was a minor crack in the screen they wanted that fixed first.
So I did some research and realised what the problem was.
Apparently its common for a phone unlock to damage the efs.
And that's when I discovered rooting Never heard of it before. So it was not me mucking around with the phone that damaged the efs folder.
It took me a few weeks to realise that I'm never getting this fixed by myself so I've contacted the TIO about getting it fixed under warranty. From what I understand even Samsung cant repair a damaged efs. So they would probably just replace the phone.
I think its unfair that they want to charge me $250 for a screen that they have no intention of repairing, that I don't even want repaired, and is completely unrelated to the real problem.
I have a question. I've done a factory reset but 2 apps are still there. Superuser and clockwork, why weren't they deleted?
melodye said:
I have a question. I've done a factory reset but 2 apps are still there. Superuser and clockwork, why weren't they deleted?
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Why would they be deleted if they are part of the firmware on the phone .
Follow the instructions flash stock rom to remove root .
jje
JJEgan said:
Why would they be deleted if they are part of the firmware on the phone .
Follow the instructions flash stock rom to remove root .
jje
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LOL I don't know. I have done that. The firmware is original.
melodye said:
LOL I don't know. I have done that. The firmware is original.
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Firmware cannot be original if you have rooted or installed root and cwm .
Factory reset = a restore of the firmware last flashed on the phone .
jje
JJEgan said:
Firmware cannot be original if you have rooted or installed root and cwm .
Factory reset = a restore of the firmware last flashed on the phone .
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Ok its stock. Its supposedly the stock rom that came with the phone. I didn't know that superuser came with the stock rom.
Right, my dad has a GS2 and it is crashing a few times a week, before trying a warranty claim we want to try sort it ourself. So we're going to try flash/update it.
Current phone info:
Android vers 2.3.3
Baseband 19100XXKDA
PDA i9100XWKD6
PHONE i9100XXKDA
CSC i9100CPWKD1
KERNAL [email protected]#2
KIES says no updates and tbh I think CPW have abandoned it and it will never see an update.
Anyway will flashing an official firmware with Odin kill the warranty? Will it add to the counter?
As there is no other firmware out for the CPW model, I'm thinking of going for
I9100XWKJ1 O2 UK
as that's the network it's on anyway so will have the settings and O2 barely brand their firmware anyway.
Will change it from CPW to O2 UK affect the warranty? This is essentially changing the product ID so it won't match the serial/IMEI if Samsung check?
It's my dad's phone so he doesn't care about cutting edge or rooting, all he wants is stability and to preserver the warranty. Both these things are very important. I can handle the flashing etc, just not sure about the versions.
Thanks.
Best advice I can give you is, if you've never run custom firmware on it & have only been running stock, don't try and 'fix it yourselves'. Send it in for warranty service.
If you flash any firmware in Odin it will add to the flash counter, so you'll need a jig to reset if you ever send it in for warranty service. Some people report having their phones repaired under warranty regardless of whether they've reset the counter or not, and many report they've been made to pay. Obviously you're taking a risk if you don't reset it first.
That depends on whether CPW do their own repairs, have a 3rd party do them to their standards/with their rules or whether they pass them on to Samsung/a Samsung repairer to fix them. You're only going to know this if you ask CPW I imagine (unless someone who has put a warranty claim in with CPW in similar situation to you replies to this thread).
Now to firmware versions. I've had a look with Checkfus (PC version), this enables you to find/download the latest firmware for your phone/carrier/country that you'd normally get from Kies. It's telling me the latest available firmware for CPW is: 9100XWKI4/I9100CPWKH1/I9100XXKI1/I9100XWKI4 from 16/9/2011, which is obviously different to your current firmware. I'd be very surprised if this isn't later than your firmware as well.
As this is an official firmware update, I'd be very surprised if you sent a phone back with this firmware flashed (and nothing else like rooting, etc done to the phone) & your warranty service got knocked back on the basis of the firmware on the phone.
Obviously there's a very small risk of bricking your phone everytime you use Odin, but if you follow the process & your PC doesn't crap itself halfway thru or something, you should be fine ;-)
Sooo...Find/download the PC version of Checkfus (search for it on here/Google), you should be able to get the firmware I mentioned above.
Thanks, so even flashing an official firmware with Odin adds to the counter? Damn.
I can just see CPW leaving it stuck on 2.3.3 forever even when ICS is out. Annoying.
Thanks for the reply. Will have a look into Checkfus now.
FYI They will put the lastest for your handset best use a CFW which has a service center or just take it into any Sammy service center outlet..
Cheers will get him to take it in instead then. Is it worth trying a factory reset?
If it was my phone I'd be running a custom rom, but he won't lol.
Anyway whilst this problem will solve the crashing problem (hopefully). It still won't solve no ICS ever (most likely).
Yeah just spoke to him, we're not taking it in. When his Desire HD broke, he didn't have it for 3 months, and it was send off by CPW 5 times and came back with a different fault every time, reboot loop, no service etc. And it took an email to the CEO of CPW to get them to accept it was useless and give him the GS2 instead. We're just going to try a factory reset and complain about the lack of updates for a supposably generic unbranded phone.
PS: Backup your data and remove memory card before handing fone it for checks..
Sorry just updated the above.
Yeah just spoke to him, we're not taking it in. When his Desire HD broke, he didn't have it for 3 months, and it was send off by CPW 5 times and came back with a different fault every time, reboot loop, no service, black battery covers on a brown phone etc. Each time we got it back it was sent off again within a day And it took an email to the CEO of CPW to get them to accept it was useless and give him the GS2 instead. We're just going to try a factory reset and complain about the lack of updates for a supposably generic unbranded phone.
theronkinator said:
Thanks, so even flashing an official firmware with Odin adds to the counter? Damn.
I can just see CPW leaving it stuck on 2.3.3 forever even when ICS is out. Annoying.
Thanks for the reply. Will have a look into Checkfus now.
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the counter does not go up if you flash only firmware from ODIN.
on a custom kernel will trigger custom binary count to rise.
official is official. period.
A friends got a CPW GS2 on 2.3.4 so I'm going to do it myself I think.
Right I used CheckFus and get:
GT-I9100_CPW_1_20110916085339.zip
This extracts to:
I9100XWKI4_I9100CPWKH1_I9100XXKI1_HOME.tar.md5
SS_DL.dll
What I do with this in Odin as all the guides have multiple files?
Not going to do it yet anyway, going to wait for ICS and see how that goes in a few weeks. Would just like to know.
Thanks.
*edit* Ok, I think I just put the .tar.md5 in the PDA box, what is the .dll for though?
theronkinator said:
A friends got a CPW GS2 on 2.3.4 so I'm going to do it myself I think.
Right I used CheckFus and get:
GT-I9100_CPW_1_20110916085339.zip
This extracts to:
I9100XWKI4_I9100CPWKH1_I9100XXKI1_HOME.tar.md5
SS_DL.dll
What I do with this in Odin as all the guides have multiple files?
Not going to do it yet anyway, going to wait for ICS and see how that goes in a few weeks. Would just like to know.
Thanks.
*edit* Ok, I think I just put the .tar.md5 in the PDA box, what is the .dll for though?
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No idea. You don't need it though. Just do as you say, i.e flash through Odin with the .tar.md5 file in PDA. If you have problems booting afterwards then restart in recovery and do a factory wipe/reset.
Right so, this is my first post so I'm very new here.
I have a Samsung S2 (I9100) which I rooted using Framaroot. I then flashed CM 10.1.3 on my phone. I also flashed the DorimanX 9.41 kernel. I want to return my phone to stock everything. Basically, as it was when it came out of the box. I want to do this because I might return it to warranty soon. I know the steps to do. However, I need to understand a few things:
Is Triangle Away safe if I use it correctly?
When I flash the stock firmware, will I be able to receive OTA updates or will all of my updates need to be from Odin?
If I want to restore my warranty, does my phone need to have the carrier branded firmware? I am going to get carrier-branded firmware anyway but I am just wondering.
My baseband version is I9100XXLPH. My carrier is T-Mobile UK. When I go to SamMobile, I get this:
GT-I9100 United Kingdom (T-Mobile) 2013 June 4.1.2 I9100XWLSY I9100TMULS8
If my baseband version is I9100XXLPH, does this mean that this firmware is not correct for my phone?
Thanks for the help!
1) Well yes, like any flash there's that 0.0000001% something will go wrong. You can't remove that risk regardless of what anyone might tell you. If that frightens you, best not flash anything at all. Ever.
2) If you go back to stock, you should be able to get OTA updates OK, but sometimes it doesn't always work out this way. It's just as easy to flash your stock updates via Odin if you find OTA updates won't happen for whatever reason (flashing a 3 part firmware with CSC when you go back to stock seems to make it more likely OTA updates happen smoothly after).
3) If I was returning a phone for a warranty claim, yes, I'd put the latest stock firmware on for my carrier.
4) Forget basebands (which is your modem & not really relevant to anything) or anything else, choose the latest firmware they have for your carrier, flash that.
Thanks very much. However, when using Triangle Away, is there ANYTHING I can do to increase the chances of a successful reset? Also, will having used Framaroot change anything?
I've never had any problems using it (have used it a number of times/on different devices) & am not aware of anything you can do to try and 'maximise' your chances of it working (it should work for most people/most of the time), other than reading thread devoted to it on here thoroughly if you're genuinely nervous about it; other people's experiences in the thread might yield some useful info.
The root method shouldn't have a great deal of bearing on anything, but I'm not a developer so I'm not familiar with the 'inner workings' of how Framaroot injects Su & Busybox onto the phone/whether it does anything materially different compared to other root methods that might interfere with Triangle Away. I don't believe it does based on I can't remember anyone posting in the two yrs I've been coming here saying 'Triangle Away wouldn't work because I used X root method'.
Put it this way, if worse came to worse, if Triangle Away refused to work/reset the flash counter, you could always go back to Gingerbread stock, reset the flash counter with a jig, then flash the latest stock firmware & sent it in for warranty service.
Triangle Away is quick/simple/works most of the time, but that's not the only option you have if it won't work & you absolutely must reset the flash counter.
Thanks for all the advice. One more question though , is Triangle Away compatible with all ROMs and kernels? And (hopefully) final question, do I only wipe data on recovery or do I also wipe cache?
It's I9100 compatible, so yes, it is.
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Eyensteinium said:
And (hopefully) final question, do I only wipe data on recovery or do I also wipe cache?
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Could you answer this question?
It doesn't matter, whatever suits you.
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It doesn't matter, whatever suits you.
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What does the cache do then?
Stores apps' info and other s#!t.
It's not mandatory to wipe per se, but it might help when going stock from custom and viceversa.
I told you, you're safe from the brick bug as long as you stay away from 4.0.4.
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OP - You're starting to overthink/ovecomplicate this. There's no need to. Reset the counter, flash stock, done.
Okay. It's just that the warnings on the Triangle Away app are a bit scary and both times I've flashed with Odin, I've been stuck in a bootloop. Anyway, hopefully, I'll have stock JB up and running before Monday.
Sent from my GT-I9100.
Trust me, you'll be fine (never trust someone who says 'trust me' )
When should I wipe data, before or after flash?
After.
Okay, thanks a lot. Just need to make a note of which apps I have installed so I can reinstall them afterwards. Also, is it possible to backup my messages and call logs?
Yes, titanium back up pro & similar.
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But Titanium Backup doesn't work without root. After going back to stock, I'm going to stay unrooted for a while. Also, I don't want to backup apps.
Notice that I included "similar" over there.
You really should hit the threads before you jump onto the flashing field.
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Thanks for the reply. Just two more questions:
If I do EVERYTHING correctly, is there any chance of a hard brick.
And, I tried following this guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1068193) but the commands it said to back up my efs folder didn't work. Could you recommend an efs backup tool?