has there been a method to reset flash counter for sgs3?
kyan~ said:
has there been a method to reset flash counter for sgs3?
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It's being worked on. Will be a few days apparently.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26830439&postcount=51
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26882116&postcount=146
Did you ever figure it out? I need to reset mine. thx.
Triangle away. Search for it.
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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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yldlj said:
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 ?
rsndetre said:
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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yldlj said:
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
d4fseeker said:
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?
b0gd4n said:
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.
chrismast said:
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!
Hi, so I've had problems with what appears to be 'sudden death' - random freezes - unfortunately I havent been able to reset the flash counter before it all went to hell.
I can now ONLY enter my Download mode. While connected with Odin I get a yellow box when my phone is 'added',
I tried to flash stock Android back on my phone. This failed so I now only get the message "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue".
Only thing I want to do is reset the counter, so I can take it to Samsung. Otherwise I'm totally screwed. Any tips? :crying:
If you have i9300, use USB JIG... Last chance for you.
If you have i9305, you're screwed.
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usb jig doesn't affect the counter on the i9300
Glebun said:
usb jig doesn't affect the counter on the i9300
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Upss, thought it does but I came from SGS2 straight to i9305 and didn't test it on i9300. Cheers
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It's been ages since Sgs2 supported Jig-based counter reset: more specifically not since 4.x bootloader.
Flash counter can only be reset through TriangleAway which at leased did use a custom update.zip to modify the storage so you could flash it. Modern bootloaders for s3 however also have a red triangle which cannot be reset to date (afaik)
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It's been ages since Sgs2 supported Jig-based counter reset: more specifically not since 4.x bootloader.
Flash counter can only be reset through TriangleAway which at leased did use a custom update.zip to modify the storage so you could flash it. Modern bootloaders for s3 however also have a red triangle which cannot be reset to date (afaik)
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looks like im screwed. Found out: USB JIG does NOT reset the counter. This only worked on S2.
Talked to a guy at a phoneshop today, he said that 90% of the phones that have flash counts are still being repared by Samsung. So I see no other way than acting like nothing is up and see what Samsung will say.
Just to make sure, which version of Odin you've used? Sometimes it doesn't work on 1.85 but works on 3.0x
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d4fseeker said:
Modern bootloaders for s3 however also have a red triangle which cannot be reset to date (afaik)
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wrong
djembey said:
Just to make sure, which version of Odin you've used? Sometimes it doesn't work on 1.85 but works on 3.0x
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I tried to flash 3 different stock ROMs with 3 different versions of Odin: 1.85, 3.05 and 3.07.
No succes. I brought it to a gsm repair shop. Hope they can do something. All I need is access Android to reset the counter, and then Samsung can have it if the problem still occurs.
If they can't fix it, I'm gonna send it anyway and hope for the best.
So I guess it's a case of bad luck; sudden death (random freezes) in combination with a rooted phone --> First reset your flash counter!!!
Hello
I decided today to unroot my phone so i installed Triangle away to reset the flash counter. I did twice but its still not reseted
This is a screenshot of what is written in the flash counter category.. Can anyone help me :s
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xXDarkBozzXx said:
Hello
I decided today to unroot my phone so i installed Triangle away to reset the flash counter. I did twice but its still not reseted
This is a screenshot of what is written in the flash counter category.. Can anyone help me :s
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Counter resets on every boot.
Read the return to stock guides located in (yes, you guessed it) Sticky > roll-up thread, where all the guides are.
Hi, i heard that i can't use "Triangle Away" on android 4.3
thats right?
i want to flash CM but i have warranty and if i need to use the warranty i want to reset the flash counter and flash stock rom
Go read the sticky threads in general forum.
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i have not found something about reset flash counter on android 4.3..
kenan7 said:
i have not found something about reset flash counter on android 4.3..
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Yes you can, i recently reset the flashcounter from 4.3 stock.
Frag1le said:
Yes you can, i recently reset the flashcounter from 4.3 stock.
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ok thanks
Frag1le said:
Yes you can, i recently reset the flashcounter from 4.3 stock.
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Could you share pointer. I tried triangle away 3.26. But it did not reset counter.
I am on XWUGML4.
Then I reset counter again and this time i rebooted and did factory reset. Everything is status official except for the counter
hyperorb said:
Could you share pointer. I tried triangle away 3.26. But it did not reset counter.
I am on XWUGML4.
Then I reset counter again and this time i rebooted and did factory reset. Everything is status official except for the counter
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Use a custom kernel that support from TriangleAway ... like Boeffla Kernel.