when you flash something in ODIN your custom counter goes up and your binaries go to custom, but isnt there supposed to be something at the splash screen also??? like the sII had the yellow triangle, is there anything like that? i thought there was...
ok i see there is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1754173
but why didnt i get it
i have custom download count at 5
custom system binary
and my current binary is custom
so WTF!!!
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So i used to have CWM 3 (orange). Everytime i wanted to get into it i had to go through the stock blue recovery and flash update.zip. I tried to flash a DL30 rom through CWM and my phone wouldnt boot. Not only would it not boot but i couldnt get past stock blue recovery, the update.zip failed. so i had to odin a stock build.
Now i have red CWM installed, and i dont have to go through blue recovery to get to it. Am i safe to flash any ROM/kernel/theme now that i can get right into red CWM?
yes.
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ok guys i odin the stock rom with root, how in the heck i get into recovery mode and install cm7? i tried rom manager and it didnt work any other ideas?
Rom manager does not work correctly on stock. (It will work once you are on cm7.) You need to install a kernel that contains ClockworkMod Recovery. If you install the kernel with Odin or Heimdall, it will increment the flash counter and cause the initial I9100 boot screen with yellow warning triangle. If this is a concern to you, use the Guide linked in my signature to avoid that.
Ok so I just flashed the I9300XXDLIH official firmware (4.1.1) with ODIN, returning to stock firmware and stock recovery. I then rooted (while retaining the stock recovery) and used triangle away. It showed the flash count as 3 before aplying the fix, and now it shows flash count 1 and "custom "status. It stays like that and won't go to 0 no matter what.
How come it removed the 3 count and replaced it with 1 but won't remove it to 0? I don't use a custom kernel or custom recovery.
I read certain kernels are compatible and let it go to 0 but when you use a custom kernel, it will be set to 1 on each reboot anyways, so that doesn't help.
Anyone know how to get i to 0? It worked on a CM Rom but I need it to be zero with the stock firmware
thanks for replying
Triangle Away. Make sure you have absolutely stock FW + Kernel.
If it doesn't work, flash the Siyah Kernel then reset and flash the stock on back on.
Everything is stock.
Well, when I flash siyah, reset the counter and then flash back the stock kernel, the flash will bump the counter back to 1.
I have to install the kernel either via CWM or ODIN, but both will trigger the counter. Kind of a vicious cycle. What to do
- Use Triangle Away to reset the flash counters, and pull the battery immediately after rebooting starts
- Boot into recovery and perform a wipe, and pull the battery immediately after rebooting starts
- Go to SamMobile and get the stock firmware for your region
- Flash that stock firmware on your device
- Let Android boot, go through device setup (without doing any logins) until Android is fully usable again
- Reboot
- Wait at least 10 minutes
- Check Settings->About device->Status and make sure Device status is not "Modified"
- Perform another factory reset
- Boot into download mode and make sure the flash counter and system status are all set to official
Try this...
Vipeout said:
Everything is stock.
Well, when I flash siyah, reset the counter and then flash back the stock kernel, the flash will bump the counter back to 1.
I have to install the kernel either via CWM or ODIN, but both will trigger the counter. Kind of a vicious cycle. What to do
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It is a vicious cycle. It took me forever to get it right.
Once you have installed triangle away:
1. reset counter ( sometimes it reboots sometimes it doesn't ) regardless after the it resets remove the battery.
2. put the SG3 in download mode and flash the stock firmware
3. right after ODIn reboots the SG3 remove the battery
4. reboot into recovery mode and perform a factory reset
5. done
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Usually Flash Counter is reset to 1 because of the custom recovery, or because some Samsung devices (including i9300 of course ^^) send a "System Modified" flag both from the bootloader and from fully booted android. There is an option, however, to run Triangle Away at every boot, and early in the boot cycle, to keep it at 0.
See here for the original Triangle Away thread. In the second post, developer chainfire explains why it's this way and what you can do to keep your counter at 0.
Hi all,
I am in super user on a routed s3. I keep trying to use triangle away to reset my counter but it stays at 1
I have tried factory reset to restore stock rom but it is still at 1.
I did this last week and it did reset to 0. Annoying it was the guy in the Samsung shop who put my counter at 1 when he flashed my drive.
I know triangle mentions something about this but if i am in stock super user features are then not available.
What can i do?
I am currently rooted on a stock rom but custom firmware. Any ideas how to reset this to 0?
I'd appreciate any input.
Joe
with the latest bootloader, you can only be on 0 if you're running a stock unrooted ROM and a stock recovery
If you had 4.1.2 official before rooting, if you have something custom, it increases back to 1 every boot. Its to do with the newer bootloaders. You could try flashing back to a stock recovery / kernel. Or you have to internupt immediately after reset so it doesnt reboot.
So triangle way, boot into it. Press volume button to reset. Before the samsung logo comes up, pull battery. Then boot into download mode and check. if 0, flash rom.
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If you had 4.1.2 official before rooting, if you have something custom, it increases back to 1 every boot. Its to do with the newer bootloaders. You could try flashing back to a stock recovery / kernel. Or you have to internupt immediately after reset so it doesnt reboot.
So triangle way, boot into it. Press volume button to reset. Before the samsung logo comes up, pull battery. Then boot into download mode and check. if 0, flash rom.
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I tried the triangle away and pulled the battery as triangle rebooted before the samsung name and logo come up but it didnt work unfortunately
The recovery mode is clockworkmod recovery 6.0.2.7kernel id 3.0.31-742798 running jelly bean. I flashed back to stock recovery before but it took away my super user permissions. that was a firmware/rom all in one
root with CF Auto roo0t. It gives you root only. No kernel, no recovery.
triangle away will work if you pull teh battery but you have to get teh timing right. You may have to try several times.
rootSU said:
If you had 4.1.2 official before rooting, if you have something custom, it increases back to 1 every boot. Its to do with the newer bootloaders. You could try flashing back to a stock recovery / kernel. Or you have to internupt immediately after reset so it doesnt reboot.
So triangle way, boot into it. Press volume button to reset. Before the samsung logo comes up, pull battery. Then boot into download mode and check. if 0, flash rom.
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that's great, i tried again with the triangle away and pulling the battery and it worked.
Hi,
I've rooted my device via ODIN (it works fine) & then I wanted to install CMW to be able to install the latest Mokee KK
Unfortunatelly I've checked bootloader & selected the zip file of CWM-KitKatCompatible-i9100 ... and clicked start. Yes I know never flash a phone when you're tired ...
Then my phone never wanted to reboot in the previous OS and got stucked on the boot screen + a yellow triangle
I've tried to flash CWM (it worked) & I've boot into recovery (installed KK + Gapps) ==> OK
BUT now every time my phone boots it is showing the yellow triangle.
My quesiton is : what can I do? Is it a real problem now after having managed to install a custom rom?
flashing anything from odin besides official stock roms, will increase your flash counter,
hence the yellow triangle. its normal but you could use Triangle Away by Chainfire in Original Android Development, to remove the yellow triangle
where do i get bootloader for kitkat 4.4.4?