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I paid £430 for a Samsung Galaxy S II locked to Three from CEX,
I then took the phone to a mobile shop to unlock it, they charged me £20 and did their job, it was unlocked but I noticed when turning on the device there was a Yellow triangle exclamation mark in the centre.
Did they do the unlock properly?
I don't think they have, that yellow triangle is always there when starting up the device but the phone seems to be working fine. I also noticed that they rooted the phone as there is a superuser application in the app drawer.
Is there anyway of getting rid of that triangle without loosing the unlock?
Hope someone can help me out, thank you.
It looks like you paid 20 quid for the free unlock and the guys didn't even do it properly. A restore should fix the icon thing.
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Spybreak said:
It looks like you paid 20 quid for the free unlock and the guys didn't even do it properly. A restore should fix the icon thing.
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Well, if you mean restore as in resetting the device, I've tried that and it didn't remove the icon.
If you mean restore using Odin, I haven't done that, if I do restore it with Odin will I lose the unlock?
Thanks for helping
xdaman85 said:
Well, if you mean restore as in resetting the device, I've tried that and it didn't remove the icon.
If you mean restore using Odin, I haven't done that, if I do restore it with Odin will I lose the unlock?
Thanks for helping
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Yes, restore with a stock ROM using ODIN. You will lose the yellow triangle but still have your unlock.
flash a Stock Kernel from here for your firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
it will take remove triangle
You could have used Chainfire app to unlock (see in Apps section)
xdaman85 said:
Well, if you mean restore as in resetting the device, I've tried that and it didn't remove the icon.
If you mean restore using Odin, I haven't done that, if I do restore it with Odin will I lose the unlock?
Thanks for helping
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I'd ask my money back. They didn't do an official unlock. They probably voided your warranty, at least partially (can be fixed with a jig but still)
Thanks for your help everyone, will try all your suggestions, thanks again.
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If you're not sure about using odin and flashing roms, don't worry. The triangle just means that the phone is rooted. It isn't doing any harm.
Look here for an easy guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
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Hey guys. I just got my replacement phone from ATT mailed in since my old one's power button broke. I have a few questions about getting it back to stock AND doing so to reset my flash counter ( its at 1 now and i dont want them to void my warranty and make me pay for it :/) As of now, i do not have a jig, but one is one the way.
first off i had planned on flashing 4.0.3 and installing triangle away. i was told that this would get rid of the yellow triangle AND reset the flash counter. Will this work?
Next, does flashing back to stock through odin/heimdall readd to the flash counter where it'd go back to 1? if so, is there a way back to stock and be unrooted without increasing the flash counter
I'm also assuming doing a master clear will not increase it, as i dont want them to send them my data.
I would really appreciate some help. Thanks in advance
UPDATE: The triangle away worked successfully and flashing via odin kept the count at 0 as i thought. My new problem is when i booted up after going back to stock, i get a bootloop at the att logo. Anyone have any alternative links to getting to a nonroot version of samsung stock?
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Hey guys. I just got my replacement phone from ATT mailed in since my old one's power button broke. I have a few questions about getting it back to stock AND doing so to reset my flash counter ( its at 1 now and i dont want them to void my warranty and make me pay for it :/) As of now, i do not have a jig, but one is one the way.
first off i had planned on flashing 4.0.3 and installing triangle away. i was told that this would get rid of the yellow triangle AND reset the flash counter. Will this work?
Next, does flashing back to stock through odin/heimdall readd to the flash counter where it'd go back to 1? if so, is there a way back to stock and be unrooted without increasing the flash counter
I'm also assuming doing a master clear will not increase it, as i dont want them to send them my data.
I would really appreciate some help. Thanks in advance
UPDATE: The triangle away worked successfully and flashing via odin kept the count at 0 as i thought. My new problem is when i booted up after going back to stock, i get a bootloop at the att logo. Anyone have any alternative links to getting to a nonroot version of samsung stock?
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I think someone in another thread said booting into 3e recovery and clearing cache and dalvik will get you sorted.
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dandrumheller said:
I think someone in another thread said booting into 3e recovery and clearing cache and dalvik will get you sorted.
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I'll get back to you on that, thanks
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UPDATE: Im not sure whether that will work because as i mentioned my power button is broken and i cant select any 3e options.
Would a master clear do the trick?
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Nvm disregard that
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I'll get back to you on that, thanks
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UPDATE: Im not sure whether that will work because as i mentioned my power button is broken and i cant select any 3e options.
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Crap, didn't think of that...sorry
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dandrumheller said:
Crap, didn't think of that...sorry
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Appreciate the effort. If anyone else has suggestions I'm all ears. Otherwise they're getting a bootlooping phone
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h0ckey10 said:
Appreciate the effort. If anyone else has suggestions I'm all ears. Otherwise they're getting a bootlooping phone
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It would be worth a try... go the the Download Repository and flash the I777UCKH7-CL503881 Stock Binaries package which contains cache.img and hidden.img. It also contains the bootloaders and param but you shouldn't have to worry too much about that. That might allow your phone to boot.
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It would be worth a try... go the the Download Repository and flash the I777UCKH7-CL503881 Stock Binaries package which contains cache.img and hidden.img. It also contains the bootloaders and param but you shouldn't have to worry too much about that. That might allow your phone to boot.
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Nope still bootloops. Thanks though
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If anyone has any other suggestions I'm all ears. I'm going to package the phone today and send it out tmrw
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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!
Hey guys, I sent my Note 2 into Samsung in Texas to repair it since the wifi was not connecting. Prior to sending it in, I had it rooted and unlocked based on the instructions on this site, but I put it back to stock (using those same directions) to limit the chance that sammy would screw me on my warranty.
I checked the status of my repairs today and it says they replaced the mainboard, so now I am wondering what I will have to do to get it back to its rooted and unlocked state the way it was before sending in. I am guessing that all I will have to do is boot into recovery and flash a rom, but maybe the stock process did more than that.
If anyone could walk me through the steps it takes to get from where it is to where it was, that would be great. Again, it was rooted and unlocked, then I used Odin to go back to stock (which I think means rooted stock, so simply the stock software while still being rooted and unlocked), and now I want to send it back to rooted/unlocked. Also, remember that the mainboard was replaced, and I am not sure if that matters to the whole process.
Thanks!
Head in over to the development section and check out Adam Outlers thread. Very detailed and great way to root and unlock.
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Mandroidified said:
Head in over to the development section and check out Adam Outlers thread. Very detailed and great way to root and unlock.
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But do I need to reroot it? I guess I assumed that putting it back to stock meant rooted/unlocked stock, or stock software. No big deal, I can just reroot/unlock it like I did the first time, but I assumed it was something different.
I'd use triangle away too. I did that before sending it to vzw. Oddly, my counter was at 0
kimdoocheol said:
I'd use triangle away too. I did that before sending it to vzw. Oddly, my counter was at 0
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Can you explain triangle away? Is that short for odin and what not?
Mindstar1 said:
Can you explain triangle away? Is that short for odin and what not?
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No it's not. Triangle away is an app that resets your flash counter to 0. You needed to use it before using odin to stock so it's to late right now.
To get back to where you were you will need to repeat the unlock process by Adam. When you used odin you unrooted and relocked your phone. Think of it being just like the day you got it now.
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kintwofan said:
No it's not. Triangle away is an app that resets your flash counter to 0. You needed to use it before using odin to stock so it's to late right now.
To get back to where you were you will need to repeat the unlock process by Adam. When you used odin you unrooted and relocked your phone. Think of it being just like the day you got it now.
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You sure about this? I thought the only way TriangleAway works is if you flash back stock ROM/kernel. I never used it before and my flash counter was at 0.
Anyways, also I would reset factory defaults if your firmware shows Modified, as well.
There was something on the lock/unlock thread about going back to stock and keeping the phone unlocked. It said if you were using the ota that made the phone so hard to unlock that you should flash a different tar file (an alternate one) to stay unlocked. I will track it down and post it here, but it made it seem like it would keep the phone unlocked.
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kimdoocheol said:
You sure about this? I thought the only way TriangleAway works is if you flash back stock ROM/kernel. I never used it before and my flash counter was at 0.
Anyways, also I would reset factory defaults if your firmware shows Modified, as well.
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Yes I'm sure. The bootloader had to be unlocked for triangle away to work (see screen shot from triangle away OP). So when he uses odin and re locks it's to late. Also, flashing stock firmware doesn't trip the flash counter.
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Mindstar1 said:
There was something on the lock/unlock thread about going back to stock and keeping the phone unlocked. It said if you were using the ota that made the phone so hard to unlock that you should flash a different tar file (an alternate one) to stay unlocked. I will track it down and post it here, but it made it seem like it would keep the phone unlocked.
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There is an "alternate restore" file that does not flash a boot loader. If that's what you flashed then your boot loader is still unlocked. In the op you didn't specify you just said you restored to stock which would suggest full stock with a lock bootloader.
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kintwofan said:
There is an "alternate restore" file that does not flash a boot loader. If that's what you flashed then your boot loader is still unlocked. In the op you didn't specify you just said you restored to stock which would suggest full stock with a lock bootloader.
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I did flash the alternate file, sorry for not specifying. The directions were pretty clear that I had to do the alternate file. Anyways, assuming I did that, do I just have to reroot or just flash a rom?
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Mindstar1 said:
I did flash the alternate file, sorry for not specifying. The directions were pretty clear that I had to do the alternate file. Anyways, assuming I did that, do I just have to reroot or just flash a rom?
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Im not sure if it's rooted already or not. If it is then install a recovery and flash a ROM. If not then reroot with root 66 odin install a recovery and flash
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My solution
OK, so I got the phone back and ran into a few hiccups but got it worked out.
Basically I got the phone and re-rooted it and when I tried to install a new recovery I got an error telling me that I am using bad software and I should take the phone to VZW (yeah right).
I then hopped back on ODIN and went back to stock, same way I did before sending it in to Sammy. Once I did that, I went back to the thread about rooting/unlocking and found that there was an update since I last visited. Now, there was a one click method so I decided to give that a shot. I plugged her in, had some issues with drivers but got it worked out, then ran the process. Once it was finished, all was well.
I am not sure if the phone was still rooted/unlocked or not, but either way the one click method appeared to straighten it out.
What is this "Custom" Lock picture I get upon boot? Used to show the Galaxy S4 logo but now its this Custom icon. That mean I tripped a flash counter? Running MDK version, HellsRom with KT Kernel and CWM Touch installed. Sorry if stupid question.
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Volvogia said:
What is this "Custom" Lock picture I get upon boot? Used to show the Galaxy S4 logo but now its this Custom icon. That mean I tripped a flash counter? Running MDK version, HellsRom with KT Kernel and CWM Touch installed. Sorry if stupid question.
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It's basically normal if you're running a non-stock ROM. Nothing to worry about. I think if the dev changes the ROM status to "Official" somewhere in the code, that message goes away. But in my personal experience, I reboot too infrequently to care/notice.
I reboot about once a day just to clear thrle phone. Just noticed itvand was curious. Atleast I know now that it is just the ROM. Thank you!
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Do a search for a program called triangle away. It resets the flash counter back to 0 and the icon will disappear. Just be sure the apk supports the gallaxy s4. I'm sure it does but its been a while since I've used it.
If you are on a stock offical rom, you must be rooted, and run the newest triangle away, follow the instruction prompts, and yes, you tripped the counter.
TheAxman said:
If you are on a stock offical rom, you must be rooted, and run the newest triangle away, follow the instruction prompts, and yes, you tripped the counter.
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Personally I like the little "Custom" logo, I'm running AOKP/ChronicKernel, but what exactly does the counter do? Just lets the phone know it's "Custom?"
Ill just keep the Custom logo. No sense spending money to get rid of it. Only see it on boot anyway =P
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