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No need for a long explanation, just a link or two, and/or some terms I can google for.
And, yes, I have been reading/searching the forum, and only find old posts mentioning Odin as a technique. Is there anything like SuperOneClick out?
Thanks!
Hi, Rooting through odin currently seems to be the most reliable and safest option.
There is other methods however can cause problems with the phone.
Head over to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Based on the current firmware download the cf root that matches it, extract it and flash using odin.
Hope this helps.
I literally just received my SGS2 about 2 hours ago and read a bit of the thread, not all considering how large it is.
I know this roots but does this unlock the BL at the same time since its installing CWM?
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Up until recently, SGS2 bootloaders have been 'unlocked'. The easiest way to test this would be to try and use a jig to reset the flash counter on the phone after you've rooted it.
If you can't reset the counter, then the firmware that came with your phone has the locked bootloader (I'm sure someone will be along any second now & tell us exactly which version the bootloader started to be locked in . The details are somewhere on the forum).
Easy fix to this is to flash firmware that has the bootloader unlocked. Alternatively, you simply flash the old bootloader over whatever firmware you're running. This is also available on the forum *somewhere* (I don't have a link handy).
Edit to add - About halfway down the page in this thread , there's a section in bold red type which has a link to a tar of the old bootloader you can flash in Odin should you need to.
Auxilium said:
I literally just received my SGS2 about 2 hours ago and read a bit of the thread, not all considering how large it is.
I know this roots but does this unlock the BL at the same time since its installing CWM?
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MistahBungle said:
Up until recently, SGS2 bootloaders have been 'unlocked'. The easiest way to test this would be to try and use a jig to reset the flash counter on the phone after you've rooted it.
If you can't reset the counter, then the firmware that came with your phone has the locked bootloader (I'm sure someone will be along any second now & tell us exactly which version the bootloader started to be locked in . The details are somewhere on the forum).
Easy fix to this is to flash firmware that has the bootloader unlocked. Alternatively, you simply flash the old bootloader over whatever firmware you're running. This is also available on the forum *somewhere* (I don't have a link handy).
Edit to add - About halfway down the page in this thread , there's a section in bold red type which has a link to a tar of the old bootloader you can flash in Odin should you need to.
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Hi,
I've rooted my sgs2 using CF-Root, i found it better than OneClickRoot, reason for that is when i used oneclickroot the phone rooted then went back after i rebooted, which is weird. So i flashed CF-Root using ODIN and its perfect.
What I want to ask if you could help me please, is how can i see my flash counter? (if there is any)
and what is a jig, does it mean usb connection or is it a device i need to buy?
Thanks
Go into download mode (switch phone off - then do 3 finger reboot - hold home, volume down & power button at the same time), if you've flashed a non-stock rom/kernel in Odin it will show Custom binary download: x, where x is the number of times you've flashed a rom or kernel in Odin.
The jig is a usb plug with a certain amount of resistance over some of the pins of the plug (301k Ω or thereabouts I believe). To use it, you switch the phone off, plug the jig into the usb port on the phone, it reboots the phone into download mode and you'll get a message saying "Erasing download information successful". It will now show Custom Binary Download as no & Custom Binary as Samsung Official.
This will also get rid of the yellow warning triangle that appears at boot as long as you're using an "old" bootloader. Samsung recently started including "locked" bootloaders with their newer firmware in the last few months that don't allow a jig to reset the flash counter.
These cost a few dollars on eBay, do a search for "Samsung Galaxy S2 jig" or similar.
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Hi,
I've rooted my sgs2 using CF-Root, i found it better than OneClickRoot, reason for that is when i used oneclickroot the phone rooted then went back after i rebooted, which is weird. So i flashed CF-Root using ODIN and its perfect.
What I want to ask if you could help me please, is how can i see my flash counter? (if there is any)
and what is a jig, does it mean usb connection or is it a device i need to buy?
Thanks
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Search for the zergRush method. Its the easiest one so far. I personally used odin to flash a rooted cf-kernel but used zergRush to root a friens sgs2 and its really easy. You must have the adb drivers installed for sgs3.
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bobkoure said:
And, yes, I have been reading/searching the forum, and only find old posts mentioning Odin as a technique. Is there anything like SuperOneClick out?
Thanks!
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Wanna bet 100$ that you didn't? Paypal only.
There's a ****ing sticky with one non-Odin method, which you just missed, because you were too busy furiously searching for other methods, which were also described many times in the same forums.
Hi kinda off topic, i already rooted my SGS2 by flashing insecure kernel from Odia for DXKL3 and rooting it then flashing back the original kernel. now i want to install CWM, I see a lot of guides and searched, all looks like that need to install a CWM enabled rom or use a kernel that is compatible with CWM, thats where the part i get confused since most of the guide points you to a diffrent kernel from the insecure kernel, cant you use the insecure kernel tha odia posted specific for my DXKL3? and i dont want to install a custom ROM just for CWM it would defeat the purpose since i want to back up my stock firmware.
MistahBungle said:
Go into download mode (switch phone off - then do 3 finger reboot - hold home, volume down & power button at the same time), if you've flashed a non-stock rom/kernel in Odin it will show Custom binary download: x, where x is the number of times you've flashed a rom or kernel in Odin.
The jig is a usb plug with a certain amount of resistance over some of the pins of the plug (301k Ω or thereabouts I believe). To use it, you switch the phone off, plug the jig into the usb port on the phone, it reboots the phone into download mode and you'll get a message saying "Erasing download information successful". It will now show Custom Binary Download as no & Custom Binary as Samsung Official.
This will also get rid of the yellow warning triangle that appears at boot as long as you're using an "old" bootloader. Samsung recently started including "locked" bootloaders with their newer firmware in the last few months that don't allow a jig to reset the flash counter.
These cost a few dollars on eBay, do a search for "Samsung Galaxy S2 jig" or similar.
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Thanks for the explanation mate, so then the jig is a device to buy not just the normal usb wire.
I'm thinking of getting it but now that its useless if firmware wont allow counter resets using jig......
quick Q, is there another method of resetting the counter and removing the yellow triangle? (it doesnt matter to me but incase i need to take it back for warrantee id need to do that i reckon)
There's no other way to reset the counter that I'm aware of. There's another method you can use to get rid of the triangle tho. 2nd post of the CFRoot thread details how to do this.
I suggest you get a jig. For less than $5 the peace of mind having one gives you is priceless.
ab.riyami said:
Thanks for the explanation mate, so then the jig is a device to buy not just the normal usb wire.
I'm thinking of getting it but now that its useless if firmware wont allow counter resets using jig......
quick Q, is there another method of resetting the counter and removing the yellow triangle? (it doesnt matter to me but incase i need to take it back for warrantee id need to do that i reckon)
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i used the zergrush exploit, worked fine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1319653
My phone is F&^%ed.
Its completely missing the efs folder. Its empty. (Yes its been rooted and files unhidden). There is nothing there.
I was to return it to warranty state and send it back to samsung.
How can I do this so the warranty isn't void?
Are there any particular files I need to remove? Won't there be logs and they can see what's been going on with the phone?
I've got copies if the stock rom and supposedly the stock kernal.
When I do *#1234# I get
PDA: 19100TDUFK4
PHONE: unknown
CSC: Unknown
Build info Weds June 29 17:28:38 KST 2011
Info phone info the kernal version is 2.6.35.7 19100ZSKF4-CL280225 [email protected]#22
I'm sure the Kernal used to say DELL.
Anyone know where to go next?
Get firmware for your country/carrier here, if you can't find it/if link is dead/if it isn't listed, do a search on here for Checkfus & you'll be able to download the latest firmware for your phone/carrier/country that you'd normally get via Kies.
Flash firmware in Odin, do a factory reset/make sure there are no apps left on the phone that could tip off whomever fixes it that you've been messing with it, jig it to reset the flash counter (if the jig doesn't work, flash the old bootloader from here in the PDA or Bootloader section of Odin, then the jig should work).
Getting warranty service after you've run non-stock firmware on the phone is never 100% certain after you've voided the warranty by doing same. But if you do the above, you will probably (not definitely) get warranty service.
If you're after 100% chance of warranty service, don't mess with your phone in the first place.
Done.
Return to your telco/Samsung.
Thanks!
The only reason I ever rooted the phone is because they refused to fix it under warranty due to a cracked screen.
After unlocking my phone with the code that 3 gave me, it stopped working. (No imei)
I send it back to be fixed and as there was a minor crack in the screen they wanted that fixed first.
So I did some research and realised what the problem was.
Apparently its common for a phone unlock to damage the efs.
And that's when I discovered rooting Never heard of it before. So it was not me mucking around with the phone that damaged the efs folder.
It took me a few weeks to realise that I'm never getting this fixed by myself so I've contacted the TIO about getting it fixed under warranty. From what I understand even Samsung cant repair a damaged efs. So they would probably just replace the phone.
I think its unfair that they want to charge me $250 for a screen that they have no intention of repairing, that I don't even want repaired, and is completely unrelated to the real problem.
I have a question. I've done a factory reset but 2 apps are still there. Superuser and clockwork, why weren't they deleted?
melodye said:
I have a question. I've done a factory reset but 2 apps are still there. Superuser and clockwork, why weren't they deleted?
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Why would they be deleted if they are part of the firmware on the phone .
Follow the instructions flash stock rom to remove root .
jje
JJEgan said:
Why would they be deleted if they are part of the firmware on the phone .
Follow the instructions flash stock rom to remove root .
jje
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LOL I don't know. I have done that. The firmware is original.
melodye said:
LOL I don't know. I have done that. The firmware is original.
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Firmware cannot be original if you have rooted or installed root and cwm .
Factory reset = a restore of the firmware last flashed on the phone .
jje
JJEgan said:
Firmware cannot be original if you have rooted or installed root and cwm .
Factory reset = a restore of the firmware last flashed on the phone .
jje
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Ok its stock. Its supposedly the stock rom that came with the phone. I didn't know that superuser came with the stock rom.
Hello fellow XDA user
I have recently bought a the I9100 internation version and I am really pleased, however I do know the power of a ROM and how much it could improve or brick your phone.
However I came from the Galaxy S i9000, I never managed to recover the phone, so it would be recognized by kies, it did recognize my phone, but it said that 'Kies didn't support any upgrades for it'. Meaning if I would like to return it for garantee reasons, the shop or manufacturer will see I have been messing with my phone, which excludes my warranty.
Therefore I wonderd if there was a possibility to install roms or root your phone and unroot it, so kies would regonize it again.
Thanks alot and feel free to suggest any rom
Intensity007 said:
Hello fellow XDA user
I have recently bought a the I9100 internation version and I am really pleased, however I do know the power of a ROM and how much it could improve or brick your phone.
However I came from the Galaxy S i9000, I never managed to recover the phone, so it would be recognized by kies, it did recognize my phone, but it said that 'Kies didn't support any upgrades for it'. Meaning if I would like to return it for garantee reasons, the shop or manufacturer will see I have been messing with my phone, which excludes my warranty.
Therefore I wonderd if there was a possibility to install roms or root your phone and unroot it, so kies would regonize it again.
Thanks alot and feel free to suggest any rom
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yes there is a way cfroot to which will give you superuser access and also CWM recovery by then swapping back to stock kernel will unroot also if you using odin to flash this wil increase binary counter look for a app called triangle away this will reset the binary counter but only works on ics.
this is just basics to answer quickly your question please still search within the sgs2 forum sections most of all new users questions have been answered and there is many guides for new users to refer to in development sections prior to installing customs roms etc
DJBoxer said:
yes there is a way cfroot to which will give you superuser access and also CWM recovery by then swapping back to stock kernel will unroot also if you using odin to flash this wil increase binary counter look for a app called triangle away this will reset the binary counter but only works on ics.
this is just basics to answer quickly your question please still search within the sgs2 forum sections most of all new users questions have been answered and there is many guides for new users to refer to in development sections prior to installing customs roms etc
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I know about CF root .. but as I said before, I managed to restore the stock functionality of my Galaxy S, but I never managed to get support from Kies again. ('Kies doesn't support updates for your phone'). I don't know if the Galaxy S II method might diffrentiate from that .. but I do want to be on the safe side with my warranty and I don't want another bad to happen to my phone.
Quik Recap
1) Prepare Odin --> Go download Mode (Power + volume down + home button)
2) Flash Phone --> Odin --> Install CF Root Kernel
3) Mount Phone ---> USB --> Download Rom ---> Boot ClockWorkRecovery (Power + volume up + home button)
4) Enjoy Rom --> Enjoy Xda Power
5) How to Revert?, will kies regonize it and support it
Code:
[URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20075898&postcount="]CF Root Kernals By Chainfire[/URL]
Can someone please answer my post above, I really want to start modding, but I also want to be able to get back to an unrooted version with Kies support
Check out the links in my signature, especially the one about going back to stock. That should satisfy your request.
Long story short, reset your flash counter and flash stock rom. But make sure you READ
OK. The experience on here over the past 6 mths or so goes something like this. About 50% of people who go back to stock firmware for their region after using custom roms or stock firmware not for their region seem to be able to get OTA updates via Kies OK. For some reason(s), the other 50% or so of these people seem not to be able to get OTA updates to work despite flashing a full stock rom for their region (with correct CSC).
Why doesn't it seem to work for some people ? Who knows ? I don't think I've seen a single answer that could cover even a small majority of those cases.
Regardless, if you find you ever go back to stock with the intention of getting OTA firmware updates & they don't work, do what plenty of people on here do & flash them via Odin. Easy fixed.
The bottom line with warranties is this. The moment you start rooting your phone or flashing non-stock firmware on it, you should forget about/lose all expectations of warranty service/replacement should something go wrong with your phone. At the end of the day, you mess with your phone, why should Samsung/your telco foot the bill ?
Having said that, if you format everything, go back to stock & reset the flash counter, again, the experience on here is many people seem to get warranty service OK.
What you seem to be looking for is a 100% iron-clad guarantee.
There isn't any. If potentially borking your phone & having to pay to have it repaired/replaced yourself frightens you, best advice would be simply don't mess with it. Stay on stock. That's the only way you're getting 100% guarantees. If you've only ever been on stock/OTA updates & never rooted/flashed custom firmware and the phone borks, they pay to fix it.
Pretty simple really.
My wife is having problems with her S2, which is stock Gingerbread, unrooted and still under warranty. The two main problems are:
- She is unable to send texts to one of her contacts unless she deletes all previous text threads with that contact first (this is using the stock messaging app)
- The phone frequently freezes, with the screen blank, immediately after dialling an outbound call. Sometimes it responds again after half a minute or so; other times it needs to be rebooted.
A factory reset helped for a while, but the problems have now returned. We could return the phone under warranty, but that would leave my wife without a phone. I'd rather try an upgrade to ICS, but am concerned that this might void the warranty.
Is there a way of installing ICS on an unlocked, unrooted phone which will not void the warranty if we do eventually need to send the phone back for repair?
You can flash official ICS ROM through Odin, if you use ROM that has same region like the Gingerbread one, then it should impossible to notice. But I might be wrong, see responses below.
Yep! Like mentioned above^ flash firmware via odin, visit www.sammobile.com and go to firmware and search for i9100. Then find appropriate files and download. After that, open up odin, click on PDA and choose your downloaded files and press start. After it finishes boot into recovery and wipe data and now you have stock ics!
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UltimateAnas said:
Yep! Like mentioned above^ flash firmware via odin, visit www.sammobile.com and go to firmware and search for i9100. Then find appropriate files and download. After that, open up odin, click on PDA and choose your downloaded files and press start. After it finishes boot into recovery and wipe data and now you have stock ics!
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Will this definitely NOT void the warranty?
100% No!
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itm said:
My wife is having problems with her S2, which is stock Gingerbread, unrooted and still under warranty. The two main problems are:
- She is unable to send texts to one of her contacts unless she deletes all previous text threads with that contact first (this is using the stock messaging app)
- The phone frequently freezes, with the screen blank, immediately after dialling an outbound call. Sometimes it responds again after half a minute or so; other times it needs to be rebooted.
A factory reset helped for a while, but the problems have now returned. We could return the phone under warranty, but that would leave my wife without a phone. I'd rather try an upgrade to ICS, but am concerned that this might void the warranty.
Is there a way of installing ICS on an unlocked, unrooted phone which will not void the warranty if we do eventually need to send the phone back for repair?
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100% YES.
It's possible, to upgrade your phone without voiding warranty but the method needs little reading, and understanding because any wrong doing, can potentially spoil/brick your phone.
My advise:
1. Upgrade the phone via Samsung repair center:
-walk into any Samsung customer care/repair center,
-tell them you wish to upgrade your phone to ICS
-their technician will upgrade the phone within few minutes and you go home with that phone same day.
2. Manually upgrade the phone yourself.
Note: this method will not void your warranty if you download the ICS firmware for your country/region (this is very important)
- Visit www.sammobile.com/firmware/
- select the firmware for your phone's model no, and country
-Download the firmware
-Download latest version of Samsung kies
When you are through with the downloads, let me know so as to post the tutorial about flashing via Odin.
Swyped from my Galaxy SII
Hi, for warranty purpose or some other purpose..to go back to stock rom.. triangle away app is used to reset flash counter..after using the app I got this
Current binary : no
Custom binary : samsung official
System status : CUSTOM
I've searched so many forums and googled so many times to find a solution
For making System status : official(Coz warranty will still be void)...so many people said to do a factory rest and some told to wipe data/cache in cwm.. but none worked..
Finally after switching on my mobile after the procedure to stock rom and resetting flash counter...I went to ABOUT DEVICE/SOFTWARE UPDATE and CLICKED CHECK UPDATE(should be connected to net) I got the message DEVICE REGISTERED...Voila System status changed to OFFICIAL and also in settings/about device/status changed from modified to normal
I searched for hours and hours for this but finally got a solution out of luck..thought this would be helpful for someone like me..who want their warranty back
PS: This worked for me dont know if it works for others..im just sharing my luck..now I got my warranty back and replaced my product (hardware issue)..Thanks
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
satya3684 said:
Hi, for warranty purpose or some other purpose..to go back to stock rom.. triangle away app is used to reset flash counter..after using the app I got this
Current binary : no
Custom binary : samsung official
System status : CUSTOM
I've searched so many forums and googled so many times to find a solution
For making System status : official(Coz warranty will still be void)...so many people said to do a factory rest and some told to wipe data/cache in cwm.. but none worked..
Finally after switching on my mobile after the procedure to stock rom and resetting flash counter...I went to ABOUT DEVICE/SOFTWARE UPDATE and CLICKED CHECK UPDATE(should be connected to net) I got the message DEVICE REGISTERED...Voila System status changed to OFFICIAL and also in settings/about device/status changed from modified to normal
I searched for hours and hours for this but finally got a solution out of luck..thought this would be helpful for someone like me..who want their warranty back
PS: This worked for me dont know if it works for others..im just sharing my luck..now I got my warranty back and replaced my product (hardware issue)..Thanks
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
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We have a How to return for warranty guide posted .Plus its all in the stickied Faqs and Guides .
jje
JJEgan said:
We have a How to return for warranty guide posted .Plus its all in the stickied Faqs and Guides .
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ya i agree there are some guides...but in every thread.. solution to change system status custom to official is this
'12. Once the phone is up go to Settings -> About Device -> Status, check if the device status says NORMAL... if it does, then the device is unrooted if it still says MODIFIED continue...
13. Reboot into Android Recovery by holding Vol UP + Home + Power till you see Samsung Galaxy S3 displayed on screen...
14. Do a factory wipe and wipe cache then reboot
15. The phone will be rebooted and can be sent in for warranty '
but it didnt work for me....ihve seen so many people replied.. asking .. my system status is still custom even after wiping ....these questions were asked in chainfire thread too...
so i thought this would be helpful....anyways you are the senior member u know better..
Thanks, satya - I have been struggling to get the phone back to its original state for warranty purposes, and your post was the only thing I could find that gave me the solution to that final piece of the puzzle. On my Galaxy S3, I didn't have an option for "Check Update", so I did an "Update Firmware" and then an "Activate Device". Between these two, it worked.
Although there's a lot of information out there about restoring your phone to factory state for warranty purposes, I have to say that it is scattered and often not very user-friendly. Here are the concise steps that I constructed, which hopefully will be useful to someone else in the future:
Pre-requisites:
1. Flash Clockworkmod (CWM) recovery onto the phone.*
2. Root your phone.*
3. Install TriangleAway on your phone.**
4. Download your stock ROM from samsung-update.com and extract from zip file to your hard drive.
Then:
1. Run TriangleAway on phone and flash counter to 0.
2. Turn off phone.
3. Reboot phone into Odin download mode (hold volume down+power+home when off) and connect USB cable.
4. Run Odin*** on PC, click PDA, and select tar/tar.md5 file of the stock ROM you downloaded.
5. Click Start to flash stock ROM and let it run its course (about 5 minutes).
6. Boot into download mode. If system status=custom, then:
a. Reboot normally
b. Go into Settings->System Update and do Update Firmware
7. Your phone now has stock recovery, stock ROM, no root, counter=0, and status=normal.
NOTE: You must reboot into download mode immediately after running TriangleAway. If you otherwise reboot the
phone normally, it will reset the counter upon reboot to 1 and you will need to run TriangleAway again.
* I used Samsung GS3 Toolkit to flash the CWM recovery and root. You can accomplish both at the same time by choosing "2" (root/unroot options) from the main menu, and then "3" (ALLINONE) from the next menu.
** TriangleAway can be downloaded from Google Play Store for a small fee, or you can find it online for free, download it, and install to your phone using an APK package installer (you can find in Play Store for free).
*** Odin is included in the aforementioned Samsung GS3 Toolkit (look for the executable in the directory it was installed to), or you can download it on your own.
Good luck everyone.
elight3 said:
Thanks, satya -
Although there's a lot of information out there about restoring your phone to factory state for warranty purposes, I have to say that it is scattered and often not very user-friendly.
Yep and here is the root of the problem multiple posts on the same subject .
Some of those multiple posts are wrong or just another way of the old method . Other posts carry out the same task but with unnecessary steps added .
Plus noobs don't bother to learn the basics so the basic instructions like flash stock rom are a puzzle .
jje
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satya3684 said:
Hi, for warranty purpose or some other purpose..to go back to stock rom.. triangle away app is used to reset flash counter..after using the app I got this
Current binary : no
Custom binary : samsung official
System status : CUSTOM
I've searched so many forums and googled so many times to find a solution
For making System status : official(Coz warranty will still be void)...so many people said to do a factory rest and some told to wipe data/cache in cwm.. but none worked..
Finally after switching on my mobile after the procedure to stock rom and resetting flash counter...I went to ABOUT DEVICE/SOFTWARE UPDATE and CLICKED CHECK UPDATE(should be connected to net) I got the message DEVICE REGISTERED...Voila System status changed to OFFICIAL and also in settings/about device/status changed from modified to normal
I searched for hours and hours for this but finally got a solution out of luck..thought this would be helpful for someone like me..who want their warranty back
PS: This worked for me dont know if it works for others..im just sharing my luck..now I got my warranty back and replaced my product (hardware issue)..Thanks
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
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thanks! in odin download mode System Status showed Custom, but in Device Status (Under settings) it showed it's Official. I click on Software Update like you mentioned, and got the message "the latest update has been installed". I rebooted the phone into Download Mode and System Status showed Official.
Thanks a bunch! :good:
Cheers from this noob for the useful information here
Oh "Lord of the Official System Status", thank you very much!
THANKS!!
Very helpful information. .. Thank you brother. I have the same issue in my Galaxy S4. But now I'm not scared to leave my phone rooted and do whatever I want with my device, since the solutions are available. I don't really care about the warranty things, but you never know what's gonna happen "its just a normal device and it could get break easily". /SIZE]
thanks a lot
Thanks a lot
thankxx you very much it is really work in note 2 GT-7100 and get my WARRANTY back i just restore to my phone previous state and system status is official
Need Help
I still didn't get the procedure if any can help me.
please tell me how Can I get my status back to normal.
am using GT-i9505
Thanks in advance
I had same issue. I use the Nova Launcher instead of Touchwiz. I changed back to Touchwiz and tried the update again. Issue resolved.
Thanks, the method with checking update worked. No need to root and using TriangleAway and flashing stock rom again.
Galaxy S4 Zoom
Hello, I made the mistake of rooting my phone a while ago and now it needs a battery and jack connector replacement. I flashed the latest stock firmware via Odin(could install via SmartSwitch too but I have a bad internet connection and I was afraid of messing up). When in download mode everything shows OFFICIAL, knox warranty app shows 0x0(valid) and the recovery is the normal one. No root trace via app detection. Still, System Status shows Custom. :| Would there be any problem? Never mind guys after rebooting it again after writing this post it shows official and I am just standing here like... wtf happened???? xD
Is there a way of doing this to my note phone that stuck in boot loop after samsung update Only screen I can get into is the download screen. Binary says Samsung official but system status says custom. Sprint accused me of rooting the phone.
JJEgan said:
We have a How to return for warranty guide posted .Plus its all in the stickied Faqs and Guides .
jje
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JJEgan said:
We have a How to return for warranty guide posted .Plus its all in the stickied Faqs and Guides .
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I'm asking you cause your a senior member and all. I know pretty much everything there is to know about samsung devices but mine has got me thrown right now... Galaxy Tab A7. Rooted it many times but not long after root it will give me the blue error screen on boot saying the device cannot boot due to being flashed with an unofficial firmware and shows that the issue is the vbmeta file. Only fix is to flash stock firmware. It will not boot otherwise... however even after flashing the newest firmware and the past 3... I've tried them all... the device still shows that it is custom under the settings/device status menu. I've reflashed using its PIT file with repartition, cleared EFS option, NAND erase... still always shows custom and won't do updates or anything. However in Downlad mode it shows Samsung Official.... Any idea what's up with that? I would have used combination file but the new security regarding that is another nightmare of its own...