Hi
I need to send my phone (GS3 i9300) back to samsung due to it freezing frequently. I had a flash count of 5 and I managed to reset it back to 0 using Triangle away with a custom rom (hydra) installed. I also use TWRP as a custom recovery
I then flashed back to the stock ROM to find that in download mode the counter was now 1.
Can anyone give me an ideas about keeping it at 0 after flashing stock ROM.
Thanks
I had this I flashed the old ICS bootloader xxblfb though cwm easy to find think its in original development
neilster2020 said:
I had this I flashed the old ICS bootloader xxblfb though cwm easy to find think its in original development
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Thanks for your fast reply.
I'm past the beginner stage but I'm still a novice.
Could you explain more detail.
Does this fix my freezing problem or my flash count.
Also ive not flashed a bootloader yet, what does it do?
Thanks
it fixes the flash counter and it in general downgrade boot loader here's the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2083860
Also if yo have custom recovery or kernel on new boot loader it will always trip flash counter after reboot
Thanks. I'll take a look.
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Ok,
A few days ago I rooted my phone, but I didn't install any custom roms to it. Today I installed Rom Manager from Market and from there I installed ClockworkMod Recovery.
The only thing I cant figure out now is how to actually remove it again. I found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227464, but doing what these guys says does not remove ClockworkMod Recovery from my Galaxy S II. I tried it three times now, and when I install Rom Manager from Market again it tells me that ClockworkMod Recovery is still installed (in top of the app after you start it.) I can even boot into it using the second choice in the app, without even touching to first one first.
Do I really have to flash the entire stock rom along with it's kernel to get ClockworkMod Recovery out of my way? I cant really find out anything about how to remove it from Galaxy S II, but I it would be great to know how to remove it just in case the phone ever need's a trip to the hospital.
This is the first time I'm playing around with S II, and I'm not very good at these things. Would be great if someone could help me out here.
Flash a stock kernel or another kernel?
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If the plan is to send it back you the shop you would need to flash a whole stock ROM with Odin
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Method depends on which model you have as the firmware you need to flash will be different
International or American seems to make a big difference. If you have an american model then maybe listing the carrier would help as well.
I tried to flash a stock kernel @nikzDHD, that was the content of the link I had in my first post. Didn't work. =(
Crap. I was hoping I didn't have to flash a stock rom since I'm already running it, but if that's the only way to get ClockworkMod Recovery out of my way I guess I'll just have to get it done.
The phone was bought in Norway, Europe and it isn't locked in any way. I flashed the kernel with Odin, so I would guess I could flash the rom with it as well? Is there any guides on how to flash a rom for the first time to Galaxy SII?
Thanks
I found this thread with stock roms: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278 , but I'm not sure witch to choose.
My phone says after *#1234#:
PDA: XWKI8
PHONE: XXKI4
CSC: OXXKI2
Can anyone please tell me what rom to choose?
Edit:
I just downloaded a file I found here: http://droidangel.blogspot.com/2011/09/i9100xwki4-android-234-samsung-galaxy.html. After extracting it I flashed it with Odin, and everything looked fine. That version var 2.4 and I used Kies to update to 2.5, everything working great.
Now, the only problem is that I'm still not getting rid of that ClockworkMod Recovery. It's seriously starting to piss me off, that ClockworkMod Recovery thing. What I did is quite simple. First I deleted cache from ClockworkMod Recovery, then factory reset, turned off phone and booted into Odin mode where I flashed the stock rom from Odin on my laptop. But why the heck is Rom Manager still telling me that ClockworkMod Recovery is on my phone? I can't really understand why this is just not going where I want it - Off my phone.
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Found another rom somewhere out there, flashed it, same result. The only thing is, Rom Manager is showing that cwm still is installed, but when I click the button to reboot into it, it just show some kind of error-message. I guess that's good enough for me, all tho I can't understand why that Rom manager app is telling me that it's actually there. :S
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similar problem
Hi,
I also would like to remove completely clockworkmod and unroot my phone, I have searched and what comes to my knowledge so far is that I have to flash the firmware (the 200+MB file?) from phone (recovery mode, i would prefer this way as it seems really easy), flash stock kernel and reset counter using USB Jig (found on eBay or any other online electronic market).
I would just like to confirm if these are the steps to do a complete HARD reset (exactly like bought fresh from shop), not the reset set by phone itself.
PHONE TECH INFO:
BASEBAND VERSION:
i9100XXKI1
KERNEL:
(STOCK)
2.6.35*XWKI4
T-MOBILE -- UK
I only want to UNROOT and REMOVE CLOCKWORKMOD !!!
Thank you in advance !!
You'll be able to find your stock firmware on Sammobile.com. Search for it on there & follow whatever instructions they have for flashing firmware downloaded from there. Then do a factory reset, and if the flash counter in download mode is showing anything other than no/0, use the jig to reset same.
suenoromis said:
Hi,
I also would like to remove completely clockworkmod and unroot my phone, I have searched and what comes to my knowledge so far is that I have to flash the firmware (the 200+MB file?) from phone (recovery mode, i would prefer this way as it seems really easy), flash stock kernel and reset counter using USB Jig (found on eBay or any other online electronic market).
I would just like to confirm if these are the steps to do a complete HARD reset (exactly like bought fresh from shop), not the reset set by phone itself.
PHONE TECH INFO:
BASEBAND VERSION:
i9100XXKI1
KERNEL:
(STOCK)
2.6.35*XWKI4
T-MOBILE -- UK
I only want to UNROOT and REMOVE CLOCKWORKMOD !!!
Thank you in advance !!
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Thank you for your quick reply, but would it possible for you to give me detailed instructions on how to restore a phone to factory settings using Odin?
I have Odin, stock kernel, soon a USB Jig and several files within the range of 270MB and 300MB, they are:
GT-I9100_XEU_I9100XWKI4_I9100XEUKH2_I9100XXKI1.7z
T-I9100_XEU_I9100XWKI4_I9100XEUKH2_I9100XXKI1.7z
I9100XWKI4_I9100OXXKI2_I9100XXKI1.rar
I really want to UNROOT my phone and REMOVE CLOCKWORKMOD.
The instructions that you said to me in your post, in response to mine, made me even more confused.
Thank you in Advance !
Flash stock rom and ready!
I would like to know if this method worked for anyone and was the phone really turned back to the factory conditions or not
I am new to this and thinking of flashing a custom ROM trying to understand the consequences before i actually do the update.
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ROM Manager is NOT compatible with CWM. It f*cked up my phone before. It somehow gives you two recovery images. For example, going to recovery mode from ROM Manager will take you to its personal CWM Recovery Image. But if you go to Recovery Image manually (Volume Up + Menu + Home), you will also be taken to a different CWM Recovery (the one you got by installing CF Root or a custom ROM with CWM Recovery... I know these based on experience. So what I do is that I only use ROM Manager for downloading stuff. And manually go to CWM Recovery (or use CWM Manager app) for backing up and restoring ROMs.
Unfortunately, I don't think you can remove CWM Recovery without getting rid of root. Some form of custom recovery always comes with a rooted device.
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Detailed instructions for removing ClockworkMod - Help
Hello All,
I rooted my Samsung Galaxy S II (Sprint) right after I got it in 2011. Recently I upgraded to the SGIII so I want to remove my ClockworkMod and restore to Factory so I can sell the phone.
I've seen some instructions like "Flash with Stock ROM". I agree with others... sorry but that info just confuses me more.
Can anyone provide instructions? Clear, simple instructions? I tried finding stock firmware at SamMobile but I had no luck. How do I find the stock ROM for MY phone..a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II? How do I know if it is a P3100 or other?
Then ...once I have the Stock ROM, how do I "flash" it..what else do I need?
Then..steps to follow.
If you don't have time, do not reply. Like I said, "flash with Stock ROM" doesn't help me. If you can provide the info and steps, I'll be eternally grateful.
When I start up my phone and press Volume Up, I get the ClockWorkMod Recovery v5.0.2.7 screen. Does that mean my phone is still rooted? If so, how do I remove the CM Recovery?
Thank you,
Ken Arcia
shetalksandroid said:
ROM Manager is NOT compatible with CWM. It f*cked up my phone before. It somehow gives you two recovery images. For example, going to recovery mode from ROM Manager will take you to its personal CWM Recovery Image. But if you go to Recovery Image manually (Volume Up + Menu + Home), you will also be taken to a different CWM Recovery (the one you got by installing CF Root or a custom ROM with CWM Recovery... I know these based on experience. So what I do is that I only use ROM Manager for downloading stuff. And manually go to CWM Recovery (or use CWM Manager app) for backing up and restoring ROMs.
Unfortunately, I don't think you can remove CWM Recovery without getting rid of root. Some form of custom recovery always comes with a rooted device.
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Where do I find my stock ROM for MY phone? Where do I find ODIN? Can you provide steps to flash the Stock ROM with Odin once I have the Stock ROM and Odin for my phone??
I have a Sprint Samsung Galaxy II
Thanks so much,
Ken Arcia
crypticc said:
If the plan is to send it back you the shop you would need to flash a whole stock ROM with Odin
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Doesn't CSC or any other single one of the 3 files be enough to flash? Do we need to flash modem also to get the stock recovery back?
PS: none of the experts here could extract and make a flashable stock recovery installer, as a sample if not for each stock version?
Bascially got my galaxy S2 I9100 a few weeks ago , i am pretty familiar with android and know my way about , so the first thing i did was root stock ROM with Cf Root then the second thing i did was flash the Siyah Kernel via odin then dual booted a few roms such as RR or Paranoid Android. As the Siyah kernel enables dual boot i kept my stock 4.0.3 but replaced the launcher with the touchwhiz ux launcher found on the galaxy s3. Since i have flashed various roms and also removed them ect. I have been seeing on XDA that alot of people sent their galaxy s2 to warranty and it didnt get fixed as the "download counter" showed that custom software had been obtained and flashed within the device & that one way to fix it was by downloading well known developer chainfires "Triangle Away" apk in order to remove the triangle at boot as well as reseting the download counter to 0. i am just confused as this is what i done get.
-Say i send my device for warranty and i have restored stock ics GS2 rom kernel and so on will they be able to tell without me using chainfires
"triangle away app?"
-If somehow i encounter a "softbrick" or "hardbrick" could i just buy a usb jig enter download mode, plug it in, restore counter to 0 then flash stock ics & kernel for GS2 via odin & get it fixed free by warranty?
thank alot
xiFIL said:
Bascially got my galaxy S2 I9100 a few weeks ago , i am pretty familiar with android and know my way about , so the first thing i did was root stock ROM with Cf Root then the second thing i did was flash the Siyah Kernel via odin then dual booted a few roms such as RR or Paranoid Android. As the Siyah kernel enables dual boot i kept my stock 4.0.3 but replaced the launcher with the touchwhiz ux launcher found on the galaxy s3. Since i have flashed various roms and also removed them ect. I have been seeing on XDA that alot of people sent their galaxy s2 to warranty and it didnt get fixed as the "download counter" showed that custom software had been obtained and flashed within the device & that one way to fix it was by downloading well known developer chainfires "Triangle Away" apk in order to remove the triangle at boot as well as reseting the download counter to 0. i am just confused as this is what i done get.
-Say i send my device for warranty and i have restored stock ics GS2 rom kernel and so on will they be able to tell without me using chainfires
"triangle away app?"
-If somehow i encounter a "softbrick" or "hardbrick" could i just buy a usb jig enter download mode, plug it in, restore counter to 0 then flash stock ics & kernel for GS2 via odin & get it fixed free by warranty?
thank alot
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u could just root ur phone, install triangle away, run it, and all set.
uninstall any app that indicates that ur phone is rooted and there. also u could flash an unrooted kernel too.
when i had to live my phone at service i did this:
-used triangle away
-factory resets
-wipe dalvik and cache
-flashed via ODIN stock ICS rom
-give it to service!
pelpa87 said:
u could just root ur phone, install triangle away, run it, and all set.
uninstall any app that indicates that ur phone is rooted and there. also u could flash an unrooted kernel too.
when i had to live my phone at service i did this:
-used triangle away
-factory resets
-wipe dalvik and cache
-flashed via ODIN stock ICS rom
-give it to service!
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so when it is rooted or has a custom rom i use triangle away then-
& what do you mean factory resets? & then i flash custom stock ics? & how can i wipe dalvik cache when it is not rooted?!
xiFIL said:
so when it is rooted or has a custom rom i use triangle away then-
& what do you mean factory resets? & then i flash custom stock ics? & how can i wipe dalvik cache when it is not rooted?!
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He simple said:
When you are on a custom rom or rooted rom, use triangle away to reset the counter.
Then do a factory reset and wipe cache/dalvik cache by using custom recovery mode. (you are still rooted)
Then flash an official stock kernel via odin (it will not increase the counter)
The counter will say no and binary official and you have unrooted new firmware
with no way to know you messed around with it. Warranty reclaimed!!
aziz981 said:
He simple said:
When you are on a custom rom or rooted rom, use triangle away to reset the counter.
Then do a factory reset and wipe cache/dalvik cache by using custom recovery mode. (you are still rooted)
Then flash an official stock kernel via odin (it will not increase the counter)
The counter will say no and binary official and you have unrooted new firmware
with no way to know you messed around with it. Warranty reclaimed!!
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exactly! U stated that u r on a custom rom..so i supposed u have cwmr..then u can follow the steps i mentioned
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I tried http://www.sammobile.com
but I can't find kernel for this S2 phone
http://i.imgur.com/hv0BBnC.jpg
please help
Try here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1702166
i am a little confused there, can i update it directly to jelly bean using safe kernel?
Have you got root? you don't need to be worried about emmc brick bug as you aren't on ics 4.0.4.
Yes you can. It was only the stock 4.0.4 kernels that where not safe if I remember correctly if you are rooted already you can download and flash via CWM or if you dont want to root you can get stock from sammobile and flash with oidn
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Have you got root? you don't need to be worried about emmc brick bug as you aren't on ics 4.0.4.
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it is not rooted, and it is 2.3.3 you know
If you don't plan to root then download stock from sammobile and flash with odin if you are looking to root get a rooted kernel Siyah and Philz are popular flash one and then flash the rom you want via CWM
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If you don't plan to root then download stock from sammobile and flash with odin if you are looking to root get a rooted kernel Siyah and Philz are popular flash one and then flash the rom you want via CWM
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yes, i want to root it,
do i have first to install any stock ICS first?
No you can just download a custom rom and flash it. If you flash non stock via ODIN you will increase your binary counter and get the yellow triangle at boot time
If you dont want to have the yellow triangle at boot time there are ways to root without increasing the counter flashing PhilZ kernel via stock recovery is one way but I did not try it myself else there is the triangle away app
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No you can just download a custom rom and flash it. If you flash non stock via ODIN you will increase your binary counter and get the yellow triangle at boot time
If you dont want to have the yellow triangle at boot time there are ways to root without increasing the counter flashing PhilZ kernel via stock recovery is one way but I did not try it myself else there is the triangle away app
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non stock and custom sounds like same
im not sure if you saw screanshot of the phone
Do you meant sound the same to flash? If so it will since both are just flashing a new ROM one made by Samsung and the other not. If you flash a custom rom the differences come after it starts up
Hi guys,
my home-button of my i9300 is very buggy and loose, so I want to give it in for repair!
At the Moment i use Jelly Bam (AOSP - CM 10.1 based on 4.2.1)
so for my warranty i have to unroot etc. => factory state (Stock rom with software branding)
I read some Tutorials and watch videos, but i always see people using Samsung Stock ROMs and then the start TriangleAway for reseting the counter. (the counter thing is new for me because i came from HTC Desire^^)
so my QUESTION is:
Can i start and reset TriangleAway on my AOSP-ROM-> reset the counter and then flash the STock rom with odin? Or should i flash a Samsung ROM and after that i shoud use TriangleAway ?!
Quote from TriangleAway-Thread
Note#2: on new devices like the SGS3/SGNote2/SGNote10.1, the "system modified" status can only be reset on some firmwares - they must be stock firmwares!
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sry but i dont want to hurt my device or brick it
pleeeeeeeeease help me!!!!! thx
You could try it, but I recommend going to a stock rom, then using CF-Root, then immediately boot back up and unroot in SuperSu, And then wipe data and you should be fine.
Thinking of it because AOSP requires a custom kernel and recovery the bootloader will detect those and automatically set your flash counter to 1, you have to be on completely stock, then you can use CF-root, etc.
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You could try it, but I recommend going to a stock rom, then using CF-Root, then immediately boot back up and unroot in SuperSu, And then wipe data and you should be fine.
Thinking of it because AOSP requires a custom kernel and recovery the bootloader will detect those and automatically set your flash counter to 1, you have to be on completely stock, then you can use CF-root, etc.
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thx,but i couldn't wait and flashed Samsung Stock rom with odin...so im unrooted^^
next steps?!: Root stock ROM -> use Traingle Away to reset counter -> flash original branded Samsung stock rom .........right?
everything worked!
DOWNLOAD MODE:
Odin Mode
Product Name: GT- I9300
Custom Binary Download: No
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Official
ready for warranty ?! :angel:
Pritti said:
everything worked!
DOWNLOAD MODE:
Odin Mode
Product Name: GT- I9300
Custom Binary Download: No
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Official
ready for warranty ?! :angel:
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i am in same situation now... can you please write step by step what you did?
currently i am on Wanamlite 4.1.2
thanks
1: flash stock via odin
2: flash Cf-root aswell
3: install and run triangle away
4: wipe data factory reset through stock recovery to remove root
then warrantyis back
mintume said:
i am in same situation now... can you please write step by step what you did?
currently i am on Wanamlite 4.1.2
thanks
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please ask for help in the help section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240291
Hi Folks,
I have flashed stock recovery and stock ROM 4.3 in my Galaxy S3 I9300 from Samsung service center recently.
In the android recovery, I could notice that the android logo is lying down with a triangle and an exclamation mark. I have searched thru the forum but did not get the actual reason. Some say it is not an issue but some say that CSC is not proper. Please help me understand the causes for this.
I am planning to flash a custom recovery and ROM. Is there any risk here in this case?.
Attached is the image for reference.
mpadhu said:
Hi Folks,
I have flashed stock recovery and stock ROM 4.3 in my Galaxy S3 I9300 from Samsung service center recently.
In the android recovery, I could notice that the android logo is lying down with a triangle and an exclamation mark. I have searched thru the forum but did not get the actual reason. Some say it is not an issue but some say that CSC is not proper. Please help me understand the causes for this.
I am planning to flash a custom recovery and ROM. Is there any risk here in this case?.
Attached is the image for reference.
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I don't know too but i think it's for the root.Normally there are no risk to flash custom rom because the recovery will don't give you this error.
This thread mentions this screen as an error, so you might have missed something during your flashing. You could try to flash the stock recovery again.
If you did not flash back to stock ROM to give it to warranty, you could also flash TWRP or Philz Touch.
Otherwise I wouldn’t recommend to do it as it may void your warranty.
KeTuRr74 said:
I don't know too but i think it's for the root.Normally there are no risk to flash custom rom because the recovery will don't give you this error.
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josephiskandar said:
This thread mentions this screen as an error, so you might have missed something during your flashing. You could try to flash the stock recovery again.
If you did not flash back to stock ROM to give it to warranty, you could also flash TWRP or Philz Touch.
Otherwise I wouldn’t recommend to do it as it may void your warranty.
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The warranty period is already over. I have paid the customer care to flash to stock recovery and ROM. Then i rooted the device.
mpadhu said:
The warranty period is already over. I have paid the customer care to flash to stock recovery and ROM. Then i rooted the device.
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Try to flash a custom recovery and this error will disapear.
Can you boot your Stock-ROM?
rp158 said:
Can you boot your Stock-ROM?
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Yes, I am able to boot into stock ROM without any issues.
Your picture shows stock-recovery. After rooting you should have CWM-recovery. So I suppose, that root failed. Test it in the ROM. If you haven't root-access, repeat rooting with CF-autoroot.
rp158 said:
Your picture shows stock-recovery. After rooting you should have CWM-recovery. So I suppose, that root failed. Test it in the ROM. If you haven't root-access, repeat rooting with CF-autoroot.
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Nop,don't need to do this.Cf Auto Root just root the phone,and he need to manually install CWM recovery or another one.
rp158 said:
Your picture shows stock-recovery. After rooting you should have CWM-recovery. So I suppose, that root failed. Test it in the ROM. If you haven't root-access, repeat rooting with CF-autoroot.
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KeTuRr74 said:
Nop,don't need to do this.Cf Auto Root just root the phone,and he need to manually install CWM recovery or another one.
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I have rooted using CF auto root. Need to install a recovery manually now. Rooting is successful and Supersu is installed and working well