SO im looking to reset my flash counter to unroot but since i have a custom ROM n custom KERNEL i can't seem to get it back to zero...i looked around forums n XDA it says i need a stock kernel n recovery ...i managed to get hold of a recovery but not the kernel ? :S is there a way to download stock kernel or do i have to flash the complete stock firmware on my rooted device before i can use the triangle away to reset it to 0 ?
faraz90 said:
SO im looking to reset my flash counter to unroot but since i have a custom ROM n custom KERNEL i can't seem to get it back to zero...i looked around forums n XDA it says i need a stock kernel n recovery ...i managed to get hold of a recovery but not the kernel ? :S is there a way to download stock kernel or do i have to flash the complete stock firmware on my rooted device before i can use the triangle away to reset it to 0 ?
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Read the how to return to stock for warranty guide.
Flash stock rom or extract kernel from a stock rom .
jje
faraz90 said:
SO im looking to reset my flash counter to unroot but since i have a custom ROM n custom KERNEL i can't seem to get it back to zero...i looked around forums n XDA it says i need a stock kernel n recovery ...i managed to get hold of a recovery but not the kernel ? :S is there a way to download stock kernel or do i have to flash the complete stock firmware on my rooted device before i can use the triangle away to reset it to 0 ?
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Does your kernel has support for Triangle Away?
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bnbasarir said:
Does your kernel has support for Triangle Away?
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yes i can easily use triangle away on my phone without any issues only problem is everytime i check it says 1:S
faraz90 said:
yes i can easily use triangle away on my phone without any issues only problem is everytime i check it says 0 :S
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After using Triangle Away don't reboot your phone, go into Odin (download mode) and flash official firmware.
Let us know if you solve the issue.
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bnbasarir said:
After using Triangle Away don't reboot your phone, go into Odin (download mode) and flash official firmware.
Let us know if you solve the issue.
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im sorry that was a typo n since im new to this forum i have to wait before i edit my post :/ anyways...so yea Im using Liquidsmooth 2.7 ROM and its own kernel that comes with it...now reseting it cant be done..and my flash count stays at 1 even after triangle away..
faraz90 said:
im sorry that was a typo n since im new to this forum i have to wait before i edit my post :/ anyways...so yea Im using Liquidsmooth 2.7 ROM and its own kernel that comes with it...now reseting it cant be done..and my flash count stays at 1 even after triangle away..
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It will stay at 1 as long as you keep using modified kernel and recovery.
If you want to reset it completely; find a stock firmware, fire Odin, use triangle away, reboot to download mode, flash the stock firmware and wait for it to boot.
After boot completes reboot to download mode and check the status
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bnbasarir said:
It will stay at 1 as long as you keep using modified kernel and recovery.
If you want to reset it completely; find a stock firmware, fire Odin, use triangle away, reboot to download mode, flash the stock firmware and wait for it to boot.
After boot completes reboot to download mode and check the status
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hey thanks for quick reply..soo tell me if im right by these:
1.find a stock firmware from samupdates for your region and device
2.flash it via odin
3.use triangle away
4.reboot to download mode and flash stock firmware again via odin ?
questions : will triangle away work after using flashing stock firmware on my current device
also do i have wipe partions and factory reset n dalvik via cmw before flashing stock firmware?
sorrry for many doubts but i have been on my laptop for few hours now looking for answers..thanks !!
faraz90 said:
hey thanks for quick reply..soo tell me if im right by these:
1.find a stock firmware from samupdates for your region and device
2.flash it via odin
3.use triangle away
4.reboot to download mode and flash stock firmware again via odin ?
questions : will triangle away work after using flashing stock firmware on my current device
also do i have wipe partions and factory reset n dalvik via cmw before flashing stock firmware?
sorrry for many doubts but i have been on my laptop for few hours now looking for answers..thanks !!
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With stock firmware you will lose root so Triangle Away won't work. You have to do it BEFORE flashing the stock firmware.
So it looks like this;
1. Find a stock firmware
2. Use Triangle Away with currently installed firmware and reset the binary. If it fails change your kernel to another one which specifically supports Triangle Away and retry to reset the binary.
IMPORTANT: Do not reboot after using Triangle Away.
3. Reboot to download mode and flash stock firmware via Odin
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thats the problem... triangle away works only on stock kernels and recovery for i9300 and found recovery but i cant find the stock kernel for my device :/
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faraz90 said:
thats the problem... triangle away works only on stock kernels and recovery for i9300 and found recovery but i cant find the stock kernel for my device :/
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Nope, I think you're misinformed. Triangle Away works with Siyah, Perseus, Googy and many more kernels. Read their thread.
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i meant i cant reset my flash count on this kernel.. triangle away works yes but flash count stays at 1
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Are you checking it in download mode or in the app?
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bnbasarir said:
Are you checking it in download mode or in the app?
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download mode....and this is what i found in chainfires thread:
Note#2: on new devices like the SGS4/SGS3/SGNote2/SGNote8/SGNote10.1 etc, the "system modified" status can only be reset on some firmwares - they must be stock firmwares!
faraz90 said:
download mode....and this is what i found in chainfires thread:
Note#2: on new devices like the SGS4/SGS3/SGNote2/SGNote8/SGNote10.1 etc, the "system modified" status can only be reset on some firmwares - they must be stock firmwares!
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- My counter always stays at 1
Some devices/bootloaders set the counter to 1 at every boot if you are running a custom kernel or recovery. On these devices, Triangle Away may always display 1 - make sure to check the counter in actual download mode, and make sure you are running a stock Samsung kernel and recovery.
faraz90 said:
- My counter always stays at 1
Some devices/bootloaders set the counter to 1 at every boot if you are running a custom kernel or recovery. On these devices, Triangle Away may always display 1 - make sure to check the counter in actual download mode, and make sure you are running a stock Samsung kernel and recovery.
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This is what I've been suggesting from the beginning. You can get a false positive while running a custom fw since binary updates at every boot. You have to Triangle Away and flash a stock firmware than check the binary again.
System Modified flag and Binary Counter are same thing located in different places, bootloader and Android. If you get rid off the bootloader one (with triangle away), after getting stock system modified in android will probably change to official.
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bnbasarir said:
This is what I've been suggesting from the beginning. You can get a false positive while running a custom fw since binary updates at every boot. You have to Triangle Away and flash a stock firmware than check the binary again.
System Modified flag and Binary Counter are same thing located in different places, bootloader and Android. If you get rid off the bootloader one (with triangle away), after getting stock system modified in android will probably change to official.
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ooooohhhh...i already used triangle away on my custom rom now all i have to do is flash stock firmware via odin and check again ??
faraz90 said:
ooooohhhh...i already used triangle away on my custom rom now all i have to do is flash stock firmware via odin and check again ??
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Yes but attention; after using Triangle Away don't reboot the phone but instead go into download mode and flash official firmware.
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thaank youu man i got it now...!
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You also need to do a factory reset after flashing stock, so backup your sd card and data as stock recovery factory reset wipes data and sd card (internal)
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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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Hello! Does the flash counter rise when you install a rom from recovery? Kinda dump question, but i need to know!
jonttuv said:
Hello! Does the flash counter rise when you install a rom from recovery? Kinda dump question, but i need to know!
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Yes the flash counter rises when you flash via recovery you can use a custom kernel and the tringle away app from chainfire will reset your flash counter after you have flashed a rom. Simply after you flashed a rom install a custom kernel and then use the tringle away apk to get rid of the flash counter..
You can also get rid of your flash counter by using odin to flash your stock rom back..
Meemo23 said:
Yes the flash counter rises when you flash via recovery you can use a custom kernel and the tringle away app from chainfire will reset your flash counter after you have flashed a rom. Simply after you flashed a rom install a custom kernel and then use the tringle away apk to get rid of the flash counter..
You can also get rid of your flash counter by using odin to flash your stock rom back..
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WOW! That was completely inaccurate! No! Flashing in recovery does NOT increase your binary counter! Flashing via MobileODIN does NOT increase your binary counter! Only flashing non-stock builds via PC ODIN will increase your counter. Furthermore, if you have tripped your counter, going back to stock will NOT reset it. The only way you can currently reset a counter is with Triangle Away.
So anyway, just don't flash custom ROMs from PC ODIN, and you won't trip your counter. Flashing from recovery is fine!
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Mister_Mxyzptlk said:
WOW! That was completely inaccurate! No! Flashing in recovery does NOT increase your binary counter! Flashing via MobileODIN does NOT increase your binary counter! Only flashing non-stock builds via PC ODIN will increase your counter. Furthermore, if you have tripped your counter, going back to stock will NOT reset it. The only way you can currently reset a counter is with Triangle Away.
So anyway, just don't flash custom ROMs from PC ODIN, and you won't trip your counter. Flashing from recovery is fine!
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Is that why everytime i flash a custom rom via recovery i have 1 next to my counter?
Meemo23 said:
Is that why everytime i flash a custom rom via recovery i have 1 next to my counter?
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If your counter is tripping everytime you use recovery to flash, either you're doing something wrong or your handset is frakked! Either way, the information you posted was grossly inaccurate. Good day!
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Meemo23 said:
Yes the flash counter rises when you flash via recovery you can use a custom kernel and the tringle away app from chainfire will reset your flash counter after you have flashed a rom. Simply after you flashed a rom install a custom kernel and then use the tringle away apk to get rid of the flash counter..
You can also get rid of your flash counter by using odin to flash your stock rom back..
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Completely inaccurate.
Flashing via Odin will raise your flash counter, mobile Odin doesn't and neither does cwm.
Flashing to stock via Odin will NOT revert your flash counter to 0, it will only remove the modified status from system info under settings.
Triangle away will revert the flash counter to 0.
Meemo23 said:
Is that why everytime i flash a custom rom via recovery i have 1 next to my counter?
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The 1 is there from when you flashed a custom kernel via Odin/cf root via Odin.
If cwm was tripping it every time it wouldn't be at 1, it would increase.
Edit: I just realised everything I said has already been said. Either way it still stands.
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nodstuff said:
Completely inaccurate.
Flashing via Odin will raise your flash counter, mobile Odin doesn't and neither does cwm.
Flashing to stock via Odin will NOT revert your flash counter to 0, it will only remove the modified status from system info under settings.
Triangle away will revert the flash counter to 0.
The 1 is there from when you flashed a custom kernel via Odin/cf root via Odin.
If cwm was tripping it every time it wouldn't be at 1, it would increase.
Edit: I just realised everything I said has already been said. Either way it still stands.
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Thank you.
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Meemo23 said:
Yes the flash counter rises when you flash via recovery you can use a custom kernel and the tringle away app from chainfire will reset your flash counter after you have flashed a rom. Simply after you flashed a rom install a custom kernel and then use the tringle away apk to get rid of the flash counter..
You can also get rid of your flash counter by using odin to flash your stock rom back..
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Wow you sounded so sure of yourself it almost made me believe you. I was thinking why do i bother using Triangle away when I could just flash stock rom lol
Anyways what the rest say is true. The only real time your counter will increase if when you first flash a recovery or rom via Odin on pc. After that if you stick to using CWM it will remain the same, wether that be on ZERO or anything else. Triangle away will reset that for you
So how dangerous is Triangle Away
Okay, thank for everyone of you, but how dangerous it is to use triangle away. I got it in my phone but haven't used it yet.
No matter how many times I reset it with Triangle Away, the flash counter stays at 1.
My phone build is 4.0.4 IMM76D.I9300XXBLH1. I flash it with the latest stock rom 4.1.2 I9300DXELK1 and then root it and triangle away it but still the flash counter stays at 1 although when I flash it the custom binary and phone status is stated as official. Only the flash counter that bugs me =/
I need my phone at its fresh to be return.
Faivon said:
No matter how many times I reset it with Triangle Away, the flash counter stays at 1.
My phone build is 4.0.4 IMM76D.I9300XXBLH1. I flash it with the latest stock rom 4.1.2 I9300DXELK1 and then root it and triangle away it but still the flash counter stays at 1 although when I flash it the custom binary and phone status is stated as official. Only the flash counter that bugs me =/
I need my phone at its fresh to be return.
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Do you have custom recovery installed? They can cause flash counter to stay at 1 no matter how many times you reset it.
Teura said:
Do you have custom recovery installed? They can cause flash counter to stay at 1 no matter how many times you reset it.
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Hmm, nope.. I already flash stock recovery back to my phone. Now it's Android System Recovery (3e)
Faivon said:
No matter how many times I reset it with Triangle Away, the flash counter stays at 1.
My phone build is 4.0.4 IMM76D.I9300XXBLH1. I flash it with the latest stock rom 4.1.2 I9300DXELK1 and then root it and triangle away it but still the flash counter stays at 1 although when I flash it the custom binary and phone status is stated as official. Only the flash counter that bugs me =/
I need my phone at its fresh to be return.
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Reroot the phone, use Triangle Away to reset the counter. Flash stock rom and after booting do a data/factory reset in settings, backup and restore. That`s it
Have you done a factory reset?
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mikep99 said:
Have you done a factory reset?
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That will not reset the counter to 0. Only TA can do that.
gee2012 said:
Reroot the phone, use Triangle Away to reset the counter. Flash stock rom and after booting do a data/factory reset in settings, backup and restore. That`s it
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I'll do that but what do you mean about backup and restore? Is it in recovery mode?
Also, I've encountered looping boot screen before. It stucks at Samsung logo but I managed to flash it .. again. lol! No idea what caused it.
gee2012 said:
That will not reset the counter to 0. Only TA can do that.
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Yes, I understand that. But if there's any root stuff hanging around, a wipe and reflash of stock should sort it out.
Faivon said:
I'll do that but what do you mean about backup and restore? Is it in recovery mode?
Also, I've encountered looping boot screen before. It stucks at Samsung logo but I managed to flash it .. again. lol! No idea what caused it.
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No, go into settings and you will see Backup and Restore, hit that and at the bottom you will see reset data/factory settings. Hit that and after reboot status will say Normal in About the Phone current status.
Flash counter stays at 1?
That happens with the new bootloader. If you have a custom recovery and/or kernel installed.
gee2012 said:
No, go into settings and you will see Backup and Restore, hit that and at the bottom you will see reset data/factory settings. Hit that and after reboot status will say Normal in About the Phone current status.
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Wait a minute. The desc said that it will erase my USB Storage (Micro SD)?
masterex567 said:
Flash counter stays at 1?
That happens with the new bootloader. If you have a custom recovery and/or kernel installed.
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All of the firmwares I downloaded at sammobile. I have already flash stock recovery back and it used to be able to reset back to 0 but after I flash firmware from sammobile. Wait... Does that mean firmwares at sammobile are customized?
Faivon said:
Wait a minute. The desc said that it will erase my USB Storage (Micro SD)?
All of the firmwares I downloaded at sammobile. I have already flash stock recovery back and it used to be able to reset back to 0 but after I flash firmware from sammobile. Wait... Does that mean firmwares at sammobile are customized?
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No, they are original stock.Flashing this with Odin will not raise the counter. Only a custom (CWM or TWRP) recovery or a kernel flashed with Odin will raise the counter.
masterex567 said:
Flash counter stays at 1?
That happens with the new bootloader. If you have a custom recovery and/or kernel installed.
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gee2012 said:
No, they are original stock.Flashing this with Odin will not raise the counter. Only a custom (CWM or TWRP) recovery or a kernel flashed with Odin will raise the counter.
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Uhm, did all that but the flash counter still at 1.
Custom Binary Download : Yes (1 counts)
Current Binary : Samsung Official.
Phone Status : Official.
Maybe Triangle Away doesn't work on Indonesian firmware? But if I flash other countries' stock firmware, will the store accept it? lol
do you have a red exclamation mark in the top left corner when you go into download mode?
Faivon said:
Uhm, did all that but the flash counter still at 1.
Custom Binary Download : Yes (1 counts)
Current Binary : Samsung Official.
Phone Status : Official.
Maybe Triangle Away doesn't work on Indonesian firmware? But if I flash other countries' stock firmware, will the store accept it? lol
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You rerooted, used TA to reset the counter, flashed stock and did a factory reset after it booted and still the count is 1! Impossible mate i would say. Did it last week myself.
mikep99 said:
do you have a red exclamation mark in the top left corner when you go into download mode?
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gee2012 said:
You rerooted, used TA to reset the counter, flashed stock and did a factory reset after it booted and still the count is 1! Impossible mate.
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@mikep99 : Nope, I think it used to have one when my phone is rooted. I didn't notice in this confusion.
@gee2012 : Let's see, my firmware and recovery is indeed stock. Rooted? Yes, superuser/superSU works fine. Install Triangle Away, download the required data and then run it. Before I re-flash my phone, I check in download mode. The flash counter didn't change at all. Either way, I flash it back with the same build in Odin. Go to Settings, Back up and reset and do Factory data reset. Check in download mode again... Still at 1. I'll have to confirm if I9300XXBLH1_I9300OLBBLH1_I9300DXLH1_HOME.tar.md5 works with Triangle Away =/
Faivon said:
@mikep99 : Nope, I think it used to have one when my phone is rooted. I didn't notice in this confusion.
@gee2012 : Let's see, my firmware and recovery is indeed stock. Rooted? Yes, superuser/superSU works fine. Install Triangle Away, download the required data and then run it. Before I re-flash my phone, I check in download mode. The flash counter didn't change at all. Either way, I flash it back with the same build in Odin. Go to Settings, Back up and reset and do Factory data reset. Check in download mode again... Still at 1. I'll have to confirm if I9300XXBLH1_I9300OLBBLH1_I9300DXLH1_HOME.tar.md5 works with Triangle Away =/
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As masterex567 said, you probably have the new bootloader installed which can also cause flash counter to stick to 1. More info on how to reset it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2083860
Teura said:
As masterex567 said, you probably have the new bootloader installed which can also cause flash counter to stick to 1. More info on how to reset it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2083860
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I'd like to try the first method. Could anyone teach me how to do the commands?
EDIT : Nevermind, it's as masterex567 said, it's bootloader problem. Here's what I did :
1. Re-root it.
2. Flash CWM recovery via Odin.
3. Flash Restore_Bootloader_XXBLFB.zip via CWM recovery.
4. Run Triangle Away (It works now! The flash counter finally reset back to 0)
5. Re-flash stock recovery via Odin.
6. Re-flash stock rom via Odin.
7. Finally do a factory reset and... I'm done!
Hello guys,
I have a question about triangle away by chainfire.
I have a galaxy-i9300 international version.
i've been used in UltimaRom and i wanted to reset my flash counter and to get back to samsung offical rom.
i did it and everything worked as it should.
and now i'm on sumsung offical rom but i want to root my phone without increase my flash counter,
i want to try to root it and then use the triangle away to reset the counter,
so my question Is : if i root my phone and then use triangle away to reset the counter, should i have to flash again the rom ?(and as result the root will be deleted) or i can root my phone and use triangle away without flash again the rom via odin ?
You can flash stock with Odin and then flash cf auto root, run triangle away and your flash counter will be 0 and you will be rooted still. But make sure you have stock kernel and recovery
If need be you can always go to the super su app and unroot then run a factory reset to go completely 100% stock with 0 flash counts and official phone status
Hope this helps
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elspanish88 said:
You can flash stock with Odin and then flash cf auto root, run triangle away and your flash counter will be 0 and you will be rooted still. But make sure you have stock kernel and recovery
If need be you can always go to the super su app and unroot then run a factory reset to go completely 100% stock with 0 flash counts and official phone status
Hope this helps
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Thank you very much , but i have another question , now after i rooted my phone and reset the flash counter, it says that i have:
SYSTEM STATUS : Custom.
can i change it to offical without unroot my phone ?
Use triangle away to allow tracker to run mate that should fix it... If not when you do a factory reset it will change to normal/official
You will still have root after a factory reset as well
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elspanish88 said:
Use triangle away to allow tracker to run mate that should fix it... If not when you do a factory reset it will change to normal/official
You will still have root after a factory reset as well
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i'm seek of factory reset lol,
i tried to use triangle away to allow tracker to run mate but it doesn't work to me :/
if i flash a stock recovery of galaxy s3 it will fix it ? or i have to do a factory reset ?
guysabati said:
i'm seek of factory reset lol,
i tried to use triangle away to allow tracker to run mate but it doesn't work to me :/
if i flash a stock recovery of galaxy s3 it will fix it ? or i have to do a factory reset ?
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You need to have stock recovery and stock kernel for the counter to stay at 0
And for the factory reset its in recovery (stock or custom)
Here's how I did it:
1- flash stock ROM with Odin.
2- flash CF-Auto root with Odin.
3- run triangle away to reset flash counter.
4- turn phone off and enter recovery (volume+, home key and power button).
5- select factory reset
6- reboot
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elspanish88 said:
You need to have stock recovery and stock kernel for the counter to stay at 0
And for the factory reset its in recovery (stock or custom)
Here's how I did it:
1- flash stock ROM with Odin.
2- flash CF-Auto root with Odin.
3- run triangle away to reset flash counter.
4- turn phone off and enter recovery (volume+, home key and power button).
5- select factory reset
6- reboot
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Dude thank you very much !! it worked for me ! thanks again !
guysabati said:
Dude thank you very much !! it worked for me ! thanks again !
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Your welcome, glad its sorted!
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Hi,
I've tried to install CWM on Galaxy i9100 and got a yellow triangle. So I re-flashed via odin the 4.1 and got it back.
But I want to know how to install CWM and a custom ROM without get this yellow triangle.
Thanks!
iAndroider said:
Hi,
I've tried to install CWM on Galaxy i9100 and got a yellow triangle. So I re-flashed via odin the 4.1 and got it back.
But I want to know how to install CWM and a custom ROM without get this yellow triangle.
Thanks!
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You can just ignore the yellow traingle. Only if you want to send it for repair or something, then you need to remove it and put the counter back to 0. If you want to know how to do this, use search.
Christiaan91 said:
You can just ignore the yellow traingle. Only if you want to send it for repair or something, then you need to remove it and put the counter back to 0. If you want to know how to do this, use search.
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But with this triangle it doesn't boot! Only download mode and recovery :/
iAndroider said:
But with this triangle it doesn't boot! Only download mode and recovery :/
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2462575
flashing a custom kernel (.tar file only) via Mobile Odin won't let that triangle show up ever again.
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Philz and apolo kernel can be flashed with odin without increasing flash counter 》》no yellow triangle
After flashing one of them flash any kernel/recovery/rom you want
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Or use Triangle Away. With the PhilZ Kernel, however, the flash counter does not increase.