Odin from rooted mdk and recovery to bone stock me7? - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4

Can I just download the tar of me7 the 1.6gb file or whatever. Open in odin and flash under phone?...
Should I have anything checked etc?
Im coming from mdk rooted twrp clean rom to bone stock latest ota.
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Why not just Odin to mdk then just take the ota? Or flash the me7 ROM?
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I just figured It would be easier. If it can be done this way. To get a complete clean and stock install
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I downloaded that and the one click mdk restore from sxt develop. Idk which is better to do
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You dont flash under phone either. You use the pda option. But ya you can do either. Flash mdk then take ota or use the me7 file.
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And that'll remove root. Twrp and everything? I downloaded it from androidfilehost. From openyoureyes. Latest me7 tar its like 1.6gb..
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I just want to restore to stock right so no hassle and no brick
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Yeah itll be a bone stock phone afterwards. If you use the no wipe ones you will be left with your apps/data/and internal storage intact.
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Whats the whole point of the triangle flash counter I read in other threads?. If you can just flash it under pda
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It keeps track of custom rom flashes. I think samsung implemented it for warranty reasons. Dont think its present in the gs4 atm tho.
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The counter is present.
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hexitnow said:
It keeps track of custom rom flashes. I think samsung implemented it for warranty reasons. Dont think its present in the gs4 atm tho.
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its there.. if im not mistaken triangle away will not reset the count either.. if i remember correctly it will only reset splash screen back to normal.. removing the lock screen
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Yeah I just checked and noticed it. Never noticed it before but I use a different method to reset it anyway (when I had my s3 that is). This is from chains desc. of the app.
"TriangleAway*was built to disable the triangle (if a visual warning is present) and reset the custom ROM flash counter to 0."
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Helping out here is like driving your friend to the tattoo parlor to get a severely ill-advised tattoo... Don't do it man! Or give me your address and I'll overnight you a bone-stock me7 and a prepaid shipping label to dispose of that icky unlocked one you've got But seriously don't do it, you're killing me.
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So no way to reset the flash counter on Galaxy S4 SCH-I545?
hexitnow said:
Yeah I just checked and noticed it. Never noticed it before but I use a different method to reset it anyway (when I had my s3 that is). This is from chains desc. of the app.
"TriangleAway*was built to disable the triangle (if a visual warning is present) and reset the custom ROM flash counter to 0."
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Hello,
I saw your post and want to use safestrap to install a custom rom. I just don't have $750 laying around, so I need to be sure that I can reset everything to bone stock. I am running me7 firmware and have already obtained vrzme7nowipe.zip. I just HAVE to reset the flash counter if safestrap effects it at all. Can you please help?