Re: The Binary Flash Counter
I'm sure this has been discussed but I couldn't find a topic on it. I'm new to Samsung and would like for somebody to explain the flash counter thing to me please. What is it? Is there a certain amount of times that you can flash a rom or kernel? Thanks
Well well
well if u trip flash counter - samsung will send their henchmen to haunt you down, they will use dogs and pepper spray on you! be warned.
Oh ok. Thank you. Btw do you think I would be able to fight them?
No. U can't fight them. Because u what? U just voided ur warranty! Bwa-Ha-ha-ha!
its limited to 100.
after that the phone shoots flames out the bottom and melts thru its own casing. Here's what happened when this guy hit 100 http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s3-fire-melts-case-96549/
True that. Thanks guys for your help. I finally understand this binary flash thing. I would even be happy to donate a few bucks
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billard412 said:
after that the phone shoots flames out the bottom and melts thru its own casing. Here's what happened when this guy hit 100 http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s3-fire-melts-case-96549/
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Except that story was quickly debunked. http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/06/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-exploding-microwave/
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busties said:
I'm sure this has been discussed but I couldn't find a topic on it. I'm new to Samsung and would like for somebody to explain the flash counter thing to me please. What is it? Is there a certain amount of times that you can flash a rom or kernel? Thanks
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Samsung uses that counter to determine warranty. Let's say your flash counter is well over 100 and you send it to sammy because your nand is bad, there is a good chance they're gonna tell you you're SOL. From my understanding it voids your warranty as soon as it goes up, although there is people that say they have sent theirs in tripped with no ill effects. Be patient and someone will port the flash counter reset just as they did for our T989s and I717's.
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I was using RR 3.0.6 JB and something made my status bar dissapear. So, I started flash the factory rom (O2 UK I9100P ICS) and now my odin still like this since 20 minutes ago. It's normal? Or something more wrong happened? lool :/
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Try to change the cable if odin stucks.
Peace
Hit Thanks & It will Disappear
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leeomendes said:
I was using RR 3.0.6 JB and something made my status bar dissapear. So, I started flash the factory rom (O2 UK I9100P ICS) and now my odin still like this since 20 minutes ago. It's normal? Or something more wrong happened? lool :/
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Never a good Idea to use the pit file unless there is something drastically wrong with the phone....
Have you had any luck fixing this.. if not post the current state of your phone..
Unplug the cable and see what happened (soft brick, hard brick)... you shouldn't have used the .pit file for such a problem...
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s_vohra said:
Never a good Idea to use the pit file unless there is something drastically wrong with the phone....
Have you had any luck fixing this.. if not post the current state of your phone..
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yeah, going to buy my JIG cable... I think it's hard bricked now :/
gb.yolo said:
Unplug the cable and see what happened (soft brick, hard brick)... you shouldn't have used the .pit file for such a problem...
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But what happened is that the phone don't found the internal storage... anyway, my phone is bricked now. thanks for help me
Yeah. I left my phone in a repair centre and will be £50 to fix... My bootloader "dead" or something like this!
I have looked everywhere for an answer but have found nothing. I can use my phone just fine until it completely freezes. I am left with no option but to take the battery out and restart and come back to a low battery that went from roughly 80% to 10%. I have no clue what to do. I'm not sure if i need to wipe and format. Can anyone give me some advice? If it's a case of having to wipe, can I have details on how to do this without losing information?
Thanks
Attached is my phone system info:
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I can't see the picture (don't know if it's just me), but on what rom/kernel are you? And do you UC/UV?
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My kernal version is too long to understand. I'll try and upload pic again. Im on android 4.0.4 and just before this reply i had to restart phone again!!! I don't know what you mean by UC/UV.
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i think you have the original firmware, try to install the newest firmware LSJ you can get this at sammobile.com or you can choose a custom rom which you can find here
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My kernal version is too long to understand. I'll try and upload pic again. Im on android 4.0.4 and just before this reply i had to restart phone again!!! I don't know what you mean by UC/UV.View attachment 1573323
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Yeah, you're on an official rom, and since you don't know what it means, I assume you don't underclock (UC) and/or undervolt (UV)
Ever considered rooting and flashing a custom rom? Or, like stated above me, flash some other official firmware through Odin to see if the problems still excist (except someone else has another sollution).
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u got 2 options :
1.spend the rest of ur life trying to figure out wats causing the freezing to this retarded android system AND never find an answer
2.save ur time,money and efort and do ur self a favour : buy a real smart phone that works and does all it promises .... buy an iPhone
So I got this after a blunder with Odin.
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It was fine till I downloaded Odin 1 Click download.
After that, the ohone simply won't turn on!!
Whats wrong? And What to do next?
forced download, the device is begging you to flash something.
Plug it in, odin it, and make sure you are flashing the RIGHT ROM for your device's model.
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gastonw said:
forced download, the device is begging you to flash something.
Plug it in, odin it, and make sure you are flashing the RIGHT ROM for your device's model.
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The phone isnt turning on & Odin is unable to pick up the phone. No COM detection.
And how did you get that image you posted?
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gastonw said:
And how did you get that image you posted?
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copied link from another thread.
alisiddiqui said:
copied link from another thread.
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lol but you actually had that image in you device?
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gastonw said:
lol but you actually had that image in you device?
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Yes, I did.
Then I downloaded Odin 1 Click, which was suppose to stock ROM it. Instead, created a new problem.
alisiddiqui said:
Yes, I did.
Then I downloaded Odin 1 Click, which was suppose to stock ROM it. Instead, created a new problem.
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get odin 1.85, kill all kies applications running on background and plug your device (power it first).
And make sure it's charged.
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i had my phone hacked by someone i dont see anymore,
and if i connect to my PC it asks to upgrade,
i have no idea on what rom is used,
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would this work or would it die/brick?
much thanks for any info,
i have been stroling the site for the last 4 hours, clossest thing to what i found has to be done is:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659
since the mic is ****ed,,
I'm a bit lost sorry.
greats melanie
Try yourself if is working you will have lsd 4.1.2 stock else is not working go in download mode and flash with odin stock rom
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melsaco said:
i had my phone hacked by someone i dont see anymore,
and if i connect to my PC it asks to upgrade,
i have no idea on what rom is used,
View attachment 1971750
would this work or would it die/brick?
much thanks for any info,
i have been stroling the site for the last 4 hours, clossest thing to what i found has to be done is:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659
since the mic is ****ed,,
I'm a bit lost sorry.
greats melanie
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i wonder wat u mean by ur phone was hacked .. and do u have any display on ur phone ???
neerajganga said:
i wonder wat u mean by ur phone was hacked .. and do u have any display on ur phone ???
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I think he meant rooted.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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melsaco said:
i had my phone hacked by someone i dont see anymore,
and if i connect to my PC it asks to upgrade,
i have no idea on what rom is used,
View attachment 1971750
would this work or would it die/brick?
much thanks for any info,
i have been stroling the site for the last 4 hours, clossest thing to what i found has to be done is:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659
since the mic is ****ed,,
I'm a bit lost sorry.
greats melanie
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If you flashed a custom ROM and/or Kernel, Kies will not reconize your phone !
Im not quite sure if anyone has rooted the most recent firmware so im going to tell you how i did it =)
links will be provided at the end and yeah lets get started
step 1 !!! download the SM-J120A ENG boot(link below)and go ahead and flash it via odin.
DONT FREAK OUT! ITS GOING TO FAIL! Rest assured your phone witll boot back up but when it does you will notice in the "about phone" section of you phone's settings that Selinux is magically permissive......=)=)=)
step 2 !!! download latest Kingroot and let it works its weird Chinese magic voodoo lol....
AGAIN DONT FREAK OUT!! Due to kingroot being the zombie apocalypse of your poor phone, its going to be running like absolute garbage...
step 3 !!! go to the play store and purchase Chainfire's very own SUPERSUME!!!!! it is the best and fastest way to administer the "cure" for your phone and switch that deadly Kingroot for the nice foot massage that is SuperSU. If you're worried about SuperSuMe costing a few bucks then id say you've got a long and worrisome life ahead of you haha its only a few bucks and chances are you have'nt donated to Chanifire yet and should be ashamed!!!! without Chainfire we would'nt have the root we have today period, you all know i speak the truth =)
Conclusion!!!!!!! i know this may seem like a total joke post but i assure you, it is not a joke. this method with put a nice smelling fresh root on your at&t express 3 running on J120AUCU2AQC1 fimware as depicted by the screen shot below. you will also notice that it is running on the tmobile network with Volte, but thats a story for another day....sweet dreams bobbits.....
disclaimer!!!!!!!!! I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVICE!!! I AM MERELY SHOWING YOU THE PATH TO ABSOLUTION, IT IS VERY MUCH YOUR DECISION TO WALK THAT ROAD....
i assure you this has been tested and retested and you should be just fine and when this method works for you(yup i said it...lol) when it works, hook me up with a thumbs up or something =)
links!!!!!
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw6tEApjkJtRYkYtU3hwdXVEUGM/view?usp=sharing -SM-J120A_ENG_BOOT
How'd this work for you? I'm just wondering since I'm thinking about purchasing this phone tomorrow.
JDeschaine1985 said:
How'd this work for you? I'm just wondering since I'm thinking about purchasing this phone tomorrow.
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Well I did write this post so yes, it worked great for me haha also I wrote about rooting the galaxy express 3, not the j3, I don't know how this thread ended up here with the j3 but it wasn't intentional, just an fyi