Hi everyone. Is is true that there is a flash counter on the S3? So even if I flash a stock rom (which i did) with Odin, it'll still increase and so I wont be able to use warranty if i ever need to?
I don't plan to root my phone, and i just used a different stock rom because my old one had the freezing-bug that happens a lot lately, so what do i have to do in case i ever have the need to send the cell to repair?
Thanks in advance.
it's true.
no, stock roms don't increase it
tharghan said:
Hi everyone. Is is true that there is a flash counter on the S3? So even if I flash a stock rom (which i did) with Odin, it'll still increase and so I wont be able to use warranty if i ever need to?
I don't plan to root my phone, and i just used a different stock rom because my old one had the freezing-bug that happens a lot lately, so what do i have to do in case i ever have the need to send the cell to repair?
Thanks in advance.
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Try reading the basic faqs and guides and the return phone for warranty guide .
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Glebun said:
it's true.
no, stock roms don't increase it
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You totally sure about this?
Thanks again...
I hope this is the right topic and I tried to find my problem but I couldn't.
While ago I had CWM flashed and Cm 10.1 running. Then there was some problem with my kernel so it kept freezing 1-5 minutes after boot. So I reflashed Samsungs ROM and it worked again. Then I flashed CWM again and tried to reset the flash counter using Triangle Away. It worked but always went back to one after reboot. So I installed CM 10.1 again and tried again and same problem.
When I had CM 10.1 installed first it worked perfectly. I could flash CWM and it wouldn't increase the counter.
I just flashed it again and tried to reset it again, but still the same problem. Do you guys have any idea what to do?
Thanks in advance
you have to be stock for it to be zero. CWM is not stock
Simple procedure
Run triangle away
Flash stock Rom
Enter recovery and factory reset (wipes data and internal sd)
Glebun said:
you have to be stock for it to be zero. CWM is not stock
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But the thing is I got it to zero on CWM as well
Okay so basically I'm just holding on and leave it like this since I don't need my warranty right now and if I need it I'm running Triangle Away and then flash Stock.
I still think it's weird because it worked a couple days ago.
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can't be on zero with CWM with the latest bootloader
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can't be on zero with CWM with the latest bootloader
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Thanks for your answer. With which version of CWM does it work?
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I think your confusion has arisen because originally you had an old bootloader....then when you flashed back to Samsung Rom if it was a later version it may have updated bootloader and that's why it always shows 1 now.You can flash back to the older bootloader if you want and your situation should be back to where it was in first place
Okay that makes sense. So if I wanted it to be zero and back on stock I would reset it, power off then in download mode then flash stock ROM again and then I'd a data wipe and my counter should be zero. Am I right?
Thanks for your help!!!
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Crosswind96 said:
Okay that makes sense. So if I wanted it to be zero and back on stock I would reset it, power off then in download mode then flash stock ROM again and then I'd a data wipe and my counter should be zero. Am I right?
Thanks for your help!!!
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Yup, that should do it
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Could someone point me in the right direction of how to get back to completely stock - without root?
I can only find the guide to revert to stock with root. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432 And im also confused on what would be considered "stock" now since im pretty sure what originally came in the phone has been updated.
FYI im running AOKP milestone 6, and i also have a jig if that makes any difference. (also is there a flash counter i need to worry about?)
I have a captivate, and i used to use the one click odin flash to get it completely stock, is there anything like this for this phone?
I guess my last resort would be to do what they said in the thread linked, and then figure out a way to unroot?
thanks in advance for any help.
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Could someone point me in the right direction of how to get back to completely stock - without root?
I can only find the guide to revert to stock with root. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432 And im also confused on what would be considered "stock" now since im pretty sure what originally came in the phone has been updated.
FYI im running AOKP milestone 6, and i also have a jig if that makes any difference. (also is there a flash counter i need to worry about?)
I have a captivate, and i used to use the one click odin flash to get it completely stock, is there anything like this for this phone?
I guess my last resort would be to do what they said in the thread linked, and then figure out a way to unroot?
thanks in advance for any help.
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The sticky that talks about returning to stock would probably help
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Nick281051 said:
The sticky that talks about returning to stock would probably help
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i think i linked the one your talking about. But would having it pre-rooted affect the rom at all? (i know probably a dumb question, but i want it completely stock)
EDIT: and should i go back to kh7 or kk6?
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i think i linked the one your talking about. But would having it pre-rooted affect the rom at all? (i know probably a dumb question, but i want it completely stock)
EDIT: and should i go back to kh7 or kk6?
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Nope I'm talking about the one that was created by the user creepyncrawly
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lourivellini said:
Could someone point me in the right direction of how to get back to completely stock - without root?
I can only find the guide to revert to stock with root. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432 And im also confused on what would be considered "stock" now since im pretty sure what originally came in the phone has been updated.
FYI im running AOKP milestone 6, and i also have a jig if that makes any difference. (also is there a flash counter i need to worry about?)
I have a captivate, and i used to use the one click odin flash to get it completely stock, is there anything like this for this phone?
I guess my last resort would be to do what they said in the thread linked, and then figure out a way to unroot?
thanks in advance for any help.
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Here is the link to the stock one click package no root DL the first one. You will need 7zip to unpack it as well.... GL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18859438&postcount=199
http://www.7-zip.org/
EDIT: JUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN AT&T SGS2 MODEL #I777 AND NOT A SKYROCKET #I727
A few more notes
1. Before you flash anything make sure your battery is charged...
2. Stock now would be UCLE5 ICS don't flash that tho it has a major bug in the kernel, KK6 has issues as well KH7 would be your best bet depending on what you want to do with the phone I will link you to two other threads at the bottom.
3. As long as you're flashing a stock package you won't trip the flash counter...
4. If you flash the stock no root KH7 package and it wont boot after, boot in to 3e recovery and wipe data/factory reset. If it does boot then boot back in to 3e and wipe data/factory reset to reduce any chance of FC's and issues...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1650948 A safe rooted stock ICS ROM you can flash in CWM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746181 Some info on the ICS stock eMMC SUPERBRICK BUG.
As a side note. Always flash the one without boot loaders. Just to be safe.
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snipe2nite said:
Here is the link to the stock one click package no root DL the first one. You will need 7zip to unpack it as well.... GL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18859438&postcount=199
http://www.7-zip.org/
EDIT: JUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN AT&T SGS2 MODEL #I777 AND NOT A SKYROCKET #I727
A few more notes
1. Before you flash anything make sure your battery is charged...
2. Stock now would be UCLE5 ICS don't flash that tho it has a major bug in the kernel, KK6 has issues as well KH7 would be your best bet depending on what you want to do with the phone I will link you to two other threads at the bottom.
3. As long as you're flashing a stock package you won't trip the flash counter...
4. If you flash the stock no root KH7 package and it wont boot after, boot in to 3e recovery and wipe data/factory reset. If it does boot then boot back in to 3e and wipe data/factory reset to reduce any chance of FC's and issues...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1650948 A safe rooted stock ICS ROM you can flash in CWM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746181 Some info on the ICS stock eMMC SUPERBRICK BUG.
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im in a "rethink possible" bootloop. Any suggestions?
just went through the process again, still stuck at "re-think possible"
used my jig to get into DL mode and flashed from there.
and to answer a probable future question: yes i have an ATT i777
I was running AOKP milestone 6 before trying to flash this.
lourivellini said:
just went through the process again, still stuck at "re-think possible"
used my jig to get into DL mode and flashed from there.
and to answer a probable future question: yes i have an ATT i777
I was running AOKP milestone 6 before trying to flash this.
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Have you factory reset? Also I'm pretty sure there was no milestone 6 for us
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122ninjas said:
Have you factory reset? Also I'm pretty sure there was no milestone 6 for us
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maybe im getting it confused with my captivate then, but whichever was the most recent version of AOKP as of a few weeks ago.
I didnt do any type of reset, i thought this would just wipe everything anyway.
lourivellini said:
maybe im getting it confused with my captivate then, but whichever was the most recent version of AOKP as of a few weeks ago.
I didnt do any type of reset, i thought this would just wipe everything anyway.
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It doesn't seem to do that very well, boot into recovery and do a wipe. Assuming you're not on ICS that is.
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Nick281051 said:
It doesn't seem to do that very well, boot into recovery and do a wipe. Assuming you're not on ICS that is.
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didnt i just wipe my recovery by flashing the one-click back to stock? What button combo is recovery on this phone? EDIT nevermind i got it - all 3. And yes i guess i do have 3e recovery. trying this now.
lourivellini said:
didnt i just wipe my recovery by flashing the one-click back to stock? What button combo is recovery on this phone? EDIT nevermind i got it - all 3. And yes i guess i do have 3e recovery. trying this now.
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I had to set mine back to stock and reset it in recovery for me to be able to boot. Idk why.
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Nick281051 said:
I had to set mine back to stock and reset it in recovery for me to be able to boot. Idk why.
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yup, worked for me. thanks!
lourivellini said:
yup, worked for me. thanks!
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U didn't wipe data factory reset with stock ics kernel installed did u
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Phalanx7621 said:
U didn't wipe data factory reset with stock ics kernel installed did u
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No it was stock gingerbread phalanx
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lourivellini said:
im in a "rethink possible" bootloop. Any suggestions?
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My Bad I should of put #4 in RED "4. If you flash the stock no root KH7 package and it wont boot after, boot in to 3e recovery and wipe data/factory reset. If it does boot then boot back in to 3e and wipe data/factory reset to reduce any chance of FC's and issues..." I'm happy to see you got some help here........
Hey guys!
Is there a proper way of restoring the s3 so that I can send it back for a replacement?
I know I can flash the stock rom, but what about the flash counter? Or anything else?
Thank you!
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EDIT: ok, i;ve tried triangle away app, and it works, I now have 0 counter and official status. But is this and flashing the stock rom enough?
b0gd4n said:
Hey guys!
Is there a proper way of restoring the s3 so that I can send it back for a replacement?
I know I can flash the stock rom, but what about the flash counter? Or anything else?
Thank you!
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EDIT: ok, i;ve tried triangle away app, and it works, I now have 0 counter and official status. But is this and flashing the stock rom enough?
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As far as I remember from other threats you have to have "original status" and the flash counter "0". In addition double check if you got any "root" apps on your S3 or sdcard just in case.
chrismast said:
As far as I remember from other threats you have to have "original status" and the flash counter "0". In addition double check if you got any "root" apps on your S3 or sdcard just in case.
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Well yeah. I am going to flash the stock rom, reset the counter and reset to factory settings and format everything before sending it back.
But besides that, do I need to do anything else? Is there a chance that the replacement might get refused?
Thanks!
Yes. These are enough.
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run triangle away
Flash stock Rom
Factory reset
All should be normal after those three steps
cool.
thanks guys!
So yeah, I would like to know if it is possible to flash it on stock 4.0.4, unrooted kernel with Odin. I seem to have a sane chip.
And can I do a backup using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840223 without tripping the flash counter, rooting or overwriting the stock recovery (so without any traces of doing so)?
yeah you can, odin / mobile odin (pro version will get you rooted while flashing)
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gastonw said:
yeah you can, odin / mobile odin (pro version will get you rooted while flashing)
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I'm assuming you responded to the question #1 so how about the second one?
Didn't check that thread, wild guess yes, you can (?)
You can also back things up with online nandroid back up
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gastonw said:
Didn't check that thread, wild guess yes, you can (?)
You can also back things up with online nandroid back up
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It's a temporary recovery so does that mean it will be removed on the next boot and doesn't permanently replace the stock recovery or leaves any traces?
CMW? gone once you flash a stock ROM.
After that, you can flash it again and be able to restore the back up you made.
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gastonw said:
CMW? gone once you flash a stock ROM.
After that, you can flash it again and be able to restore the back up you made.
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So there's my backup method without rooting, right?
well....since you'll flash cmw you could easily root it while you at it.
What's that thread you posted about? CMW or a kernel?
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gastonw said:
well....since you'll flash cmw you could easily root it while you at it.
What's that thread you posted about? CMW or a kernel?
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PhilZ Touch, CWM based recovery
And I don't want to risk my warranty by rooting, all I want to do is get JB early
leocooper said:
So yeah, I would like to know if it is possible to flash it on stock 4.0.4, unrooted kernel with Odin. I seem to have a sane chip.
And can I do a backup using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840223 without tripping the flash counter, rooting or overwriting the stock recovery (so without any traces of doing so)?
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you can flash LS8 via odin. for rooting you can flash Philz latest CWM.
incase if you want to unroot flash back stock KS8 via odin.
Apparently the backup worked, I got no triangle on boot and the recovery disappeared when I powered my phone off so everything went just how I wanted
leocooper said:
PhilZ Touch, CWM based recovery
And I don't want to risk my warranty by rooting, all I want to do is get JB early
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Once you flash ls8 warranty will be voided.
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Once you flash ls8 warranty will be voided.
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We already discussed this in another thread and now that I have a backup, I can just restore it later and get my warranty back
leocooper said:
We already discussed this in another thread and now that I have a backup, I can just restore it later and get my warranty back
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So what was that "I don't wanna be rooted" all about?
Odin flash is up. Mobile Odin recommended.
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So what was that "I don't wanna be rooted" all about?
Odin flash is up. Mobile Odin recommended.
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Well, I don't actually know, maybe I'm just paranoid about the flash counter and Triangle Away app
Does mobile odin bypass increasing flash counter??
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leocooper said:
Well, I don't actually know, maybe I'm just paranoid about the flash counter and Triangle Away app
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Official ROM don't trigger those 2.
Triangle away clears them, as well as a USB jig.
Mobile odin also don't trigger them.
You're good.
Happy flashing.
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gastonw said:
Official ROM don't trigger those 2.
Triangle away clears them, as well as a USB jig.
Mobile odin also don't trigger them.
You're good.
Happy flashing.
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Now that I have made a backup of everything, should I install XWLS8 with a full wipe or not? Which one do you recommend? And I have a sane chip so is it possible to brick my device that way?
Sane chip = off the hook.
Try flashing without wipping, if you get lag or issues than yeah, factory reset.
Works both ways.
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Sane chip = off the hook.
Try flashing without wipping, if you get lag or issues than yeah, factory reset.
Works both ways.
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Ok, thank you for your help even though I'm a total noob! Oh, and is 12% battery enough for flashing since the phone should be charging while it is connected to the PC?
I know the answer is here somewhere but I really need someone to guide me...
I bought a Galaxy S3 yesterday and it´s not my first. It came with WanamLite. I know that WanamLite is a good ROM but the phone was laggy as syrup... Last night I flashed the latest leaked 4.2.2 Samsung firmware but I really feel it´s still laggy... as soon as I do two different things in ot it lags like he**.
Now I wanna try to restore EVERYTHING to it´s factory state... kernel, firmware... EVERYTHING! I want to be able to update this phone the usual way... either KIES or OTA. As of now I just get a message that the firmware has been changed and that the phone is not supported.
So... can someone please give me directions to fully restore the phone to it´s original state?
Thanx guys!
first go to recovery and do a wipe data/factory reset and cache and on advanced wipe dalvik cache then go to mounts and storage and format everything there
then go to download mode and flash a stock Rom
So if I do that the custom recovery, root and Everything else will be as "out of the box"?
Isnt it best to use ODIN to flash Stock ROM?
Usually Stock Rom has stock recovery in it.
So if u flash with a stock rom
Then everything will be back to normal.
It is optional to use Triangle Away.
Use it only if u need to rest ur binary count
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Manneman32 said:
So if I do that the custom recovery, root and Everything else will be as "out of the box"?
Isnt it best to use ODIN to flash Stock ROM?
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yes everything will be deleted and back to stock but your binary counter will not be back to 0 for that you will need triangle away for waranty purposes which is useless since you bought your phone second hand
yes odin is the best choice but you need to go to download mode so odin can idintify your phone you can't flash a Rom on home screen LOL
Run triangle away
Flash your stock Rom
Factory reset
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Run triangle away
Flash your stock Rom
Factory reset
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Think its the easiest and best way to get back to stock..
-) Check out the latest Firmware for your region on sammobile.com,
-) backup your data / SMS etc if you would,
-) reset the counter with triangle away,
-) flash the downloaded Firmware with Odin and last do a factory reset
Yeah. Just check the flash counter in download mode first. Bootloaders since 4.1.1 have been increasing back to 1 after reboot so you need to be on a stock recovery and kernel to reset without going back to 1 .
Or you have to prevent triangle away from rebooting after the reset. Pull the battery and go straight to download mode
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Everything Went fine... counter restored, and Stock flashed.
First I was worried that the phone had gotten the "Sudden Death" due to the constant freezing... AND it has the stupid chip that causes the darn thing... but after a reset of the phone it works just fine!
Thanx alot guys! I´ll hit the "Thank You"-button!
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Everything Went fine... counter restored, and Stock flashed.
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Nice to hear
Thanks for your response my friend
I have my S3 in a Revolution HD v51 custom rom. Everything was working very smooth until the phone all the sudden crashed and never passed the sammy screen again.
I tryed varies reflashes, recoveries roms etc. it seems it cant mount the internal sd. I've been reading for hours about possible solutionsI'm guessing some hardware error.
Is there a way to reset flash counter WITHOUT triangle away?
Any method or suggestion welcome. since the phone is already screwed.
fuleng66 said:
I have my S3 in a Revolution HD v51 custom rom. Everything was working very smooth until the phone all the sudden crashed and never passed the sammy screen again.
I tryed varies reflashes, recoveries roms etc. it seems it cant mount the internal sd. I've been reading for hours about possible solutionsI'm guessing some hardware error.
Is there a way to reset flash counter WITHOUT triangle away?
Any method or suggestion welcome. since the phone is already screwed.
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Im having a similar problem except triangle away isnt working for me.... I follow steps and manage to load app on phone and then it reboots into its own recovery thingy and i press vol up and it does the thing to reset flash but when i got back into download mode i still have 6 flash counts!!:crying:
No, there is no other method to reset flash counter.
Triangle away only works on older bootloaders.
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No, there is no other method to reset flash counter.
Triangle away on works on older bootloaders.
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So is there any other way to fix mine? I bought my phone late january 2014 and TA isnt working for me...dosnt reset the counter even though it states it does...
Triangle away will work, but not with the bootloader you have now.
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Please take a look at this thread, may be it would help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/fix-s3-to-factory-unroot-stock-recovery-t2323847
all you gotta do is downgrade your bootloader to the one other than the JB bootloader and follow the steps as mentioned on the guide so that the JB bootloader would not set the flash counter to an integer again other than 0.
Credits to @doovd who prepared this guide.