[HOW-TO] Reset flash counter - Galaxy Ace II Android Development

It's time to bring warranty back Just flash attached file using CWM and here you are!
If you prefer a manual way then type the following line in terminal (or using adb shell):
Code:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0 bs=1 count=1 seek=3145732
Be EXTREMELY careful if you're typing this manually. One mistake can brick your phone!
Confirmed to work with Gingerbread and JellyBean.

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Would this trick work in Gingerbread? Did you get Custom binary: NO?
I still have virgin counter, but I assume that many users may ask about his.
Antsm, once again you are the first one, who finds new areas in i8160 cracking (root, CWM and now Flash Counter). Good job! :good:

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Works - Thank's
Before i had the counter in 34 , after 0 (NO) , is a good change.(CWM)

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Flash failed ( TWRP )
Maybe u can beat me in English , but im not sure that u can beat me in mandarin

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Same here, Error flashing zip with TWRP. But the command works great. Thanks mate.

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arroyo said:
Would this trick work in Gingerbread? Did you get Custom binary: NO?
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Absolutely
BTW, i had something like 145 before
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Sigint89,
Something in updater-script needs to be correct in order to use it with TWRP.
I'll check it ASAP (need to install TWRP kernel) or maybe someone will be more rapid :laugh:
However, it would be nice to look at recovery log.

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Thanks a lot, we really need this!

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Wow thanks antsm. Works great!!
PS: Try the attached zip if you have TWRP. I am not sure if it works. I just changed the update-binary. (Works fine in CWM btw)
Edit: Attachment removed

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But we still have "Current binary: Custom", isn't it ?
I think we have to patch checksum too, not 300004 only

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avkiev said:
But we still have "Current binary: Custom", isn't it ?
I think we have to patch checksum too, not 300004 only
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No. I have:
Custom Binary Download: No
Current Binary: Samsung Official
with ofc, custom kernel installed in my phone.

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I don't know why TWRP won't save recovery log but i wrote it from screen:
http://pastebin.com/Ti5bGqQi
And i have "Current binary: Custom" after using terminal command, I'll try Kyrillos' zip in a moment and post results.
Results: Now it gives "Can't copy META-INF/com/google/android/..." error.

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Need to flash a stock sammy kernel to get:
Current Binary: Samsung Official
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Not a big deal. Anyway, i'll check what can be done.

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antsm said:
Need to flash a stock sammy kernel to get:
"Current Binary: Samsung Official "
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Yes, excellent

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As I do not have CWM or TWRP, I tried the console command with the "Shell Terminal Emulator" and it says "cannot open for writeermission denied".
It did not ask for admin rights or something ... what did I forget?

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did you type "su", to get superuser permission?

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Thanks, that seemed to help. For the records, I had to type
su dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0 bs=1 count=1 seek=3145732
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cbolumar said:
Before i had the counter in 34 , after 0 (NO) , is a good change.(CWM)
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How and where can I check if the counter is zero ..... where do you see this?

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Okay, setting byte at offset 0x300008 to 0x01 goes to:
"Current Binary: Custom"
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setting to 0x02 goes to:
"Current Binary: Samsung Official"
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I'll update zip file in the first post as soon as i fix TWRP issue.

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Excellent!
Kudos for your work antsm!!!

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kyrillos13 said:
I am not sure if it works. I just changed the update-binary. (Works fine in CWM btw)
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You've put me on the right way! Just downloaded latest update-binary from TWRP home and it works like a charm
I also added reset of "Current Binary" status. First post updated.