Does anybody have a solution to reseting the flash counter on the gs3 i9300 because I have tried EVERYTHING to reset this counter including using root triangle away and that doesn't work and I've tried just flashing the stock firmware back to the i9300 and that won't reset the counter and I even have a jig that's compatible with the s2, s3, s4 and that won't even reset the counter all the jig does is brings me into download mode but on my s2 it resets the counter and as of right now my counter is reading like 17 so could "somebody" Please tell me if there is some special way to reset this counter on the gs3 i9300, I'm even willing to give some money to who ever in this forum can tell me a way that this counter can be reset, and please no smart-a$$ Comments. But like I said anybody that gives me a working method to reset this binary flash counter I'll make it worth your time. Oh and like I said before, for some reason (root) triangle away does Not work on this phone so don't tell me to use that program.
Downgrade bootloader to BLFB, then use triangle away. Worked for me.
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boomboomer said:
Downgrade bootloader to BLfB, then use triangle away. Worked for me.
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I'll give that a try right now but where would I find blfb bootloader at?
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Downgrade bootloader to BLFB, then use triangle away. Worked for me.
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Disregard my last reply I've found the bootloader but I see this bootloader is for ICS and the current firmware on my i9300 is 4.3 jelly bean so how would I go about using this bootloader?
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Downgrade bootloader to BLFB, then use triangle away. Worked for me.
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I believe that if I was to just flash this new bootloader to my gs3 with 4.3 on it I would hard brick the device because the blfb bootloader is for ics and I'm on jelly bean, so a Lil more help in how to go about doing this would be a big help.
Bootloader is irrelevant to firmware, I'm on 4.3 with BLFB bootloader, just don't use download mode afterward as it isn't SDS safe.
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You could try XXELLA. Triangle Away seems to work fine with that bootloader, and it's SDS safe. I'm running it with no problems on my phone, and I have KitKat on my phone.
Hello, having the same problem with my I9300 , running MK7 booloader (4.3) and triangleaway isn't working . I found the XXELLA file to flash with odin, but is it really safe to downgrade from 4.3 Bootloader to a
4.1.2 one ?
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Does anybody have a solution to reseting the flash counter on the gs3 i9300 because I have tried EVERYTHING to reset this counter including using root triangle away and that doesn't work and I've tried just flashing the stock firmware back to the i9300 and that won't reset the counter and I even have a jig that's compatible with the s2, s3, s4 and that won't even reset the counter all the jig does is brings me into download mode but on my s2 it resets the counter and as of right now my counter is reading like 17 so could "somebody" Please tell me if there is some special way to reset this counter on the gs3 i9300, I'm even willing to give some money to who ever in this forum can tell me a way that this counter can be reset, and please no smart-a$$ Comments. But like I said anybody that gives me a working method to reset this binary flash counter I'll make it worth your time. Oh and like I said before, for some reason (root) triangle away does Not work on this phone so don't tell me to use that program.
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I had the same problem a few days ago .... solve this ..
-wiped everything (settings, accounts, and cancel the backup, restore factory settings)
- Installed a stock room 4.3, using Odin-v3-09, again wiped all
-root with CF-Auto-Root-M0-m0xx-gti9300,
triangleaway installed this (https://www.dropbox.com/s/xbzgi7j1uor7e5k/triangleaway.apk)
- And it was ok
I hope it will work for you
OK , so i successfully downgraded to XXELLA , downloaded from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36414335&postcount=10588
TriangleAway worked perfect with this bootloader unlike the MK7 one that came with my 4.3 stock rom , after i saw it worked i flashed stock 4.3 again , and everything is perfect. needed to wipe data from the recovery but now device is like new . so thanks for everyone.
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I had the same problem a few days ago .... solve this ..
-wiped everything (settings, accounts, and cancel the backup, restore factory settings)
- Installed a stock room 4.3, using Odin-v3-09, again wiped all
-root with CF-Auto-Root-M0-m0xx-gti9300,
triangleaway installed this (https://www.dropbox.com/s/xbzgi7j1uor7e5k/triangleaway.apk)
- And it was ok
I hope it will work for you
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OK so I went with your instructions before I tried the others that were posted here because basically I already had the stuff you said I needed and I went through and did like you said and the first time it nothing happened so I went back into recovery and wiped everything again then went straight back to triangle away and tried it again and it worked and said 0 so as course now after putting in a new flash recovery it reads one now also I restored my backup I had from cwm and restored everything back to the way it was before I tried this and went back into download mode and it still reads 1 so I tried triangle away again after that restore and it wouldn't work so basically I guess the only way to get this to work is with it freshly reset with no info put into the device and then the flash counter will reset, so thank you for your help
Thank You for everybody's input, in the end I was able to reset the flash counter going by Razjaren's instructions then restoring back to my cwm backup, so thank you again everybody.
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Hi all.
My SGS2 needs to be sent in for repairs in the imminent future, and in preparation I unrooted my phone and flashed a Stock ICS build (my carrier is Optus, Australia). Before this I was running a few different GB roms. When I boot my phone I do not get the yellow triangle (I assume this is because I am running official Samsung firmware), but if I put the phone into download mode, it still shows the 8 custom flashes I did earlier.
My real question is will Chainfire's Triangle Away app remove the binary count even if the triangle isn't there?
And a better question would be, would having official firmware be enough to still claim warranty, or would I need to have both official firmware and a "0" custom flash count?
Thanks for any help!
I believe Samsung may throw a stink about the counter, even if you are on stock/official firmware. This counter would imply that you have voided your warranty previous to the current state of the phone and it's OS
To be safe I would use the Triangle away app
EDIT: Yes, the app does reset the flash counter. See https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.triangleaway&hl=en
Its always safe to clear the counter before returning it for service. yes the triangle away app will clear the counter with/without triangle.
download it for free from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
Thanks guys!
I tried to run the app but it's telling me I need Superuser access...
Does this mean I need to root the phone, use the triangle away app, then UNroot the phone?
Sorry if this is obvious... Not overly confident of my ability to keep the phone unbricked haha.
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Thanks guys!
I tried to run the app but it's telling me I need Superuser access...
Does this mean I need to root the phone, use the triangle away app, then UNroot the phone?
Sorry if this is obvious... Not overly confident of my ability to keep the phone unbricked haha.
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You are correct. Root the phone first, use the app, then unroot.
Thanks!
So it will still think it's Samsung official after that process?
You'll need a rooted ICS firmware already on your phone.
Check the Triangle Away forum to ensure its working with your firmware version.
Flash Triangle Away, this will remove Yellow Triangle and reset Custom Counter to 0.
Flash official unrooted firmware using Odin, this wont increase your Custom Counter as its official. Use a firmware thats specific to your region.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Job done.
Also check my sigi for links
Thanks! This forum is full of amazing help.
So theoretically I could follow those steps then flash the stock ROM a thousand times and the flash counter would remain at 0?
If it makes you feel any better I went to Optus 3 weeks ago with a phone that wouldn't turn on with ICS for another region with root and they fixed it.
I think my USB jig cleared the counter to 0 though. I couldn't connect my phone to dl mode or anything
The app removes the triangle as well as the counter
Yeah I tried using the jig a while ago but I think I have the newer bootloader, so it didn't do anything, which was very disappointing.
I'd just hate to take it in then have them tell me to get bent because I rom'ed it.
Ok so let me know if theres a problem with my process.
I'm using ICS and the kernel is XWLP4.
There was no LP4 in Chainfires thread but I read that I could use the next closest one. So I should flash something like "CF-Root-SGS2_XW_O2U_LP3-v5.4-CWM5.zip" and then triangle away then use the Optus stock ICS?
UPDAT: I tried this method and it worked perfectly! Thanks so much to everyone who helped.
has worked like a charm for me everytime i put stock firmwares on my phone
Safest way is to flash a really old firmware and thus flashing the old bootloader. Now reset the counter with an usb jig. Done.
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Safest way is to flash a really old firmware and thus flashing the old bootloader. Now reset the counter with an usb jig. Done.
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Or just flash the old bootloader.
So it seems I have done it again, got into a pickle with my Galaxy S3. So here is what I did. I updated the device using Odin to the latest leak of 4.2.1 and I was playing around in the settings and I think I was fiddling with the mimic duplicate screen and set the resolution to 1080p, its a new setting in the developer options of 4.2.1. After that is froze and went into boot loop. I have tried re installing the firmware, no resolution. I also tried a cache wipe, nothing. So I then though I would download and install my original 4.1.2 firmware, XEF, but that said it would take a day to download. So now I am wondering what my options are, I will do anything to not have to factory reset this because it is just a huge pain in the bum and I really should learn by now not to play with firmware, cos every time I muck it all up. Oh and also my custom binary count is now at 1, even though I installed official firmware through Odin.
Thanks and sorry for asking another question, I feel like I just ask them and never answer any
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So it seems I have done it again, got into a pickle with my Galaxy S3. So here is what I did. I updated the device using Odin to the latest leak of 4.2.1 and I was playing around in the settings and I think I was fiddling with the mimic duplicate screen and set the resolution to 1080p, its a new setting in the developer options of 4.2.1. After that is froze and went into boot loop. I have tried re installing the firmware, no resolution. I also tried a cache wipe, nothing. So I then though I would download and install my original 4.1.2 firmware, XEF, but that said it would take a day to download. So now I am wondering what my options are, I will do anything to not have to factory reset this because it is just a huge pain in the bum and I really should learn by now not to play with firmware, cos every time I muck it all up. Oh and also my custom binary count is now at 1, even though I installed official firmware through Odin.
Thanks and sorry for asking another question, I feel like I just ask them and never answer any
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Go into recovery and factory reset your device.
drew071
drew071 said:
Go into recovery and factory reset your device.
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So that is going to be the only way? I need to go through install everything again? Would it possibly work if I installed the 4.1.2 firmware and then did a cache wipe.
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So that is going to be the only way? I need to go through install everything again? Would it possibly work if I installed the 4.1.2 firmware and then did a cache wipe.
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if you downgrade the firmware you will probably have to wipe anyway do clear the system.
I think the easiest way to to factory reset in recovery.
drew071
drew071 said:
if you downgrade the firmware you will probably have to wipe anyway do clear the system.
I think the easiest way to to factory reset in recovery.
drew071
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Alright then, thats what I though but thanks for your advice. Does anybody know why my binary count went to 1 though, that really bugs me.
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Alright then, thats what I though but thanks for your advice
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No problem. Hope it works.
Drew071
went to one because you flashed unofficial firmware
Glebun said:
went to one because you flashed unofficial firmware
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But its just a leaked firmware, I did that with the Jelly Bean 4.1.1 firmware and it was fine.
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But its just a leaked firmware, I did that with the Jelly Bean 4.1.1 firmware and it was fine.
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leaked test beta firmware can do that .
jje
Factory reset and your counter should be fine too
I have installed 4.2.1 over XXELLA (4.1.2, which was rooted), and then did a factory reset
Now, even if the phone is rooted, my system status is official and binary counter is 0.
counter was 1 in XXELLA btw and would not go back to 0 even after using Triangle Away.
msri3here said:
Factory reset and your counter should be fine too
I have installed 4.2.1 over XXELLA (4.1.2, which was rooted), and then did a factory reset
Now, even if the phone is rooted, my system status is official and binary counter is 0.
counter was 1 in XXELLA btw and would not go back to 0 even after using Triangle Away.
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Alright thanks for the reply I will be sure to try that
Hi All,I'd be greatful if someone can advise me. My phones counter has changed to 1 annoyed because i wasn't on custom firmware or rooted at the time, i just reset my normal official firmware and the counter went up to 1. i need to change it back to 0 but it seems to be much harder than previous when ive done this.I rooted the s3 and have a custom firware on it just so i could install triangle away and reset the counter but the counter wont go below 1 anymore.i have tried to pull the battery just before the samsung logo s3 but its not working this time. I understand a stock recovery/bootloader would enable the counter to set to 0 without having to try and pull the battery. I am currently running team win recovery project 2.3.3.0.Anyone know where i get the stock from which I can run while rooted I assume or any other helpful tips?CheersFei
Faqs and Guides free .
Read the return to stock for warranty post.
jje
fatfei said:
Hi All,I'd be greatful if someone can advise me. My phones counter has changed to 1 annoyed because i wasn't on custom firmware or rooted at the time, i just reset my normal official firmware and the counter went up to 1. i need to change it back to 0 but it seems to be much harder than previous when ive done this.I rooted the s3 and have a custom firware on it just so i could install triangle away and reset the counter but the counter wont go below 1 anymore.i have tried to pull the battery just before the samsung logo s3 but its not working this time. I understand a stock recovery/bootloader would enable the counter to set to 0 without having to try and pull the battery. I am currently running team win recovery project 2.3.3.0.Anyone know where i get the stock from which I can run while rooted I assume or any other helpful tips?CheersFei
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What state do you want the phone to be in? Do you want to continue running modified with counter of 0, or do you want to return to full stock with counter of 0?
There are several guides here on exactly how to do this, search and read for the full info.
To my knowledge you will have to downgrade your bootloader to the ICS version before factory reset, run triangle away then immediately flash stock recovery and ROM from Odin.
I've not done the above myself, so I'd recommend you read up first.
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What state do you want the phone to be in? Do you want to continue running modified with counter of 0, or do you want to return to full stock with counter of 0?
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I want to return to stock because it needs to go to the shop. But the custom bootloader isnt letting the counter turn to 0 I read this is because its not stock. I tried pulling the battery before samsung logo after triangle reboots after resetting the counter but with this firmware its just not going back to zero. I understand I cant put stock firmware on until the counter is at zero because I won't be able to be rooted to use triangle.
Id just like to know what stock bootloader I should use to reset the counter. Then I can return to stock.
Thank you for replying
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There are several guides here on exactly how to do this, search and read for the full info.
To my knowledge you will have to downgrade your bootloader to the ICS version before factory reset, run triangle away then immediately flash stock recovery and ROM from Odin.
I've not done the above myself, so I'd recommend you read up first.
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Thanks that's what I thought but dont know where I get the bootloader from
fatfei said:
Thanks that's what I thought but dont know where I get the bootloader from
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There are 2 methods.
1) Reset with triangle away and interupt reboot (pull battery immediately after Triangle away). This may take several attempts to get right. Then you boot into download mode. If binary counter is "0" (regardless of modified status = custom) then flash via odin
2) Flash an old bootloader (4.1.1) which you can get from any 4.1.1 official ROM on sammobile.com. There is a link to an ics bootloader in my SDS thread at the very bottom of the post too
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2091045
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There are 2 methods.
1) Reset with triangle away and interupt reboot (pull battery immediately after Triangle away). This may take several attempts to get right. Then you boot into download mode. If binary counter is "0" (regardless of modified status = custom) then flash via odin
2) Flash an old bootloader (4.1.1) which you can get from any 4.1.1 official ROM on sammobile.com. There is a link to an ics bootloader in my SDS thread at the very bottom of the post too
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2091045
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installed the other cfw and managed to reset the counter to 0 but this is my problem having checked a few times the counter went back up to 1 . it did this when i was in stock yesterday hence why i have had to do all this. Why is it counting up on its own?
fatfei said:
installed the other cfw and managed to reset the counter to 0 but this is my problem having checked a few times the counter went back up to 1 . it did this when i was in stock yesterday hence why i have had to do all this. Why is it counting up on its own?
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Bootloaders since 4.1.2 and some 4.1.1 count the binary at every boot, which is why you must flash an ICS bootloader.
You also need to ensure you have stock kernel, stock recovery.
IMHO the best process would be:
Flash full stock with ODIN now.
Root with CF-AUTO root (must be AUTO) as this doesnt modify kernel or recovery
Then you should be able to triangle away and not go back to 1 on reboot.n ***If still not reset, flash ICS bootloader, then try triangle away again.
Flash stock again
rootSU said:
Bootloaders since 4.1.2 and some 4.1.1 count the binary at every boot, which is why you must flash an ICS bootloader.
You also need to ensure you have stock kernel, stock recovery.
IMHO the best process would be:
Flash full stock with ODIN now.
Root with CF-AUTO root (must be AUTO) as this doesnt modify kernel or recovery
Then you should be able to triangle away and not go back to 1 on reboot.n ***If still not reset, flash ICS bootloader, then try triangle away again.
Flash stock again
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I flashed with CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.tar.md5 and run triangle but everytime a remove battery successfully and restart it immediately goesinto boot loader again where i have to reboot if i want to load the rom at which point the exclamation comes back
fatfei said:
I flashed with CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.tar.md5 and run triangle but everytime a remove battery successfully and restart it immediately goesinto boot loader again where i have to reboot if i want to load the rom at which point the exclamation comes back
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From a completely STOCK, unrooted ROM?
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From a completely STOCK, unrooted ROM?
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Sorry i am getting so confused with firmwares, roms and bootloaders now ive got totally confused. I'll read up on everything again to try and get an understand because i don't want to waste your time and ask something silly. As it stands this is where i am. i have installed cf auto root, used triangle and pulled battery and immediatly gone into download mode where the counter is saying no. Which is good. I was now intending to install the official rom from sammy for uk
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Sorry i am getting so confused with firmwares, roms and bootloaders now ive got totally confused. I'll read up on everything again to try and get an understand because i don't want to waste your time and ask something silly. As it stands this is where i am. i have installed cf auto root, used triangle and pulled battery and immediatly gone into download mode where the counter is saying no. Which is good. I was now intending to install the official rom from sammy for uk
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Yeah have a look on teh last page. I think to give us a clean starting point, you should flash back to stock first, then CF auto root...
rootSU said:
Yeah have a look on teh last page. I think to give us a clean starting point, you should flash back to stock first, then CF auto root...
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yeah agrred. Thanks mate
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yeah agrred. Thanks mate
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Okay i re-installed the stock rom from the download mode i was already on then hard reset after from bootloader, the red exclamation mark has gone, the count says no still and the device status in settings is saying normal. so i assume this is fit to go back to the shop. I dont know why the count went up on its own in the first place, my phone just freaked out and started to reboot randomly and caused the count to go to 1 which is really annoying because i would have been blamed for something i didnt do.
Thank you so much for the assistance
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Okay i re-installed the stock rom from the download mode i was already on then hard reset after from bootloader, the red exclamation mark has gone, the count says no still and the device status in settings is saying normal. so i assume this is fit to go back to the shop. I dont know why the count went up on its own in the first place, my phone just freaked out and started to reboot randomly and caused the count to go to 1 which is really annoying because i would have been blamed for something i didnt do.
Thank you so much for the assistance
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no worries.
Hi
I gave my galaxy s3 for reparation because the vibration was not working. I came back to original ROM but i forgot to reset the binary counter so I lost my warranty. Did any body had situation like this before? Do you think its good idea to reset the binary counter to 0 and try again? Do you think it will work?
It can't hurt
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OFC man. Just reset with triangle away and send it back
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Hi
I gave my galaxy s3 for reparation because the vibration was not working. I came back to original ROM but i forgot to reset the binary counter so I lost my warranty. Did any body had situation like this before? Do you think its good idea to reset the binary counter to 0 and try again? Do you think it will work?
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I tried so many times using triangle away but still cant change the counter number.pls do share yr method if u sucess.if i were u surely i will try to reset n resent for warranty.
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I have done triangle away after i flashed Boeffla kernel. On stock it does not wont to work for me
nainaabd said:
I tried so many times using triangle away but still cant change the counter number.pls do share yr method if u sucess.if i were u surely i will try to reset n resent for warranty.
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You cannot have a custom recovery or kernel, just flash CF-Auto root (to keep stock recovery) wipe data in recovery (note stock recovery will format your internal SD) then completely reflash a stock rom (no leaks or anything, just stock from Sammobile) using Odin, and it should show your status as stock and binary counter 0.
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You cannot have a custom recovery or kernel, just flash CF-Auto root (to keep stock recovery) wipe data in recovery (note stock recovery will format your internal SD) then completely reflash a stock rom (no leaks or anything, just stock from Sammobile) using Odin, and it should show your status as stock and binary counter 0.
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I used CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.tar.md5 flashed using odin then use triangle away .everything change official except counter no not zero.
yup i tried flash stock rom /wipe / then reset counter then again flash stock rom but result still same .
last option is i want to try flash 4.1.2 (downgrade from 4.3) but worried screw up my phone .
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I have done triangle away after i flashed Boeffla kernel. On stock it does not wont to work for me
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ya already try using boefla 5.1 & also 5.2 beta 4 but no luck .
nainaabd said:
I used CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.tar.md5 flashed using odin then use triangle away .everything change official except counter no not zero.
yup i tried flash stock rom /wipe / then reset counter then again flash stock rom but result still same .
last option is i want to try flash 4.1.2 (downgrade from 4.3) but worried screw up my phone .
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ya already try using boefla 5.1 & also 5.2 beta 4 but no luck .
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You say you tried flash > wipe > reset > flash. try wiping after you reset the counter, so after the restart boot straight to recovery, wipe data, then flash stock again (all without the rom booting) then it shouldn't be able to detect anything that would force the binary counter to change.
If that doensn't work you could return to reset 4.1, but your /efs will be incompatible with the modem, you won't get a signal, but once the counter is reset, however you will have an older bootloader (ensure the rom has sboot and tz in) so any changes they made to the binary counter to detect anything else will stop working, you can then flash 4.3 via Odin (which will not trip your binary counter and will make your modem and /efs compatible again.)
I haven't tried resetting my binary counter on 4.3 so I'm not sure if they changed anything (it could easily be set to detect the root binary on boot) but let me know how things go
You need to flash an older boot loader to get triangle away to work properly
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delsus said:
You say you tried flash > wipe > reset > flash. try wiping after you reset the counter, so after the restart boot straight to recovery, wipe data, then flash stock again (all without the rom booting) then it shouldn't be able to detect anything that would force the binary counter to change.
If that doensn't work you could return to reset 4.1, but your /efs will be incompatible with the modem, you won't get a signal, but once the counter is reset, however you will have an older bootloader (ensure the rom has sboot and tz in) so any changes they made to the binary counter to detect anything else will stop working, you can then flash 4.3 via Odin (which will not trip your binary counter and will make your modem and /efs compatible again.)
I haven't tried resetting my binary counter on 4.3 so I'm not sure if they changed anything (it could easily be set to detect the root binary on boot) but let me know how things go
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You need to flash an older boot loader to get triangle away to work properly
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Guys i flashed JustArchi_I9300XXUGNA7 and also Boeflla latest kernel ---->1 time triangle away reset --->SUCCESS :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
1 week of trial n error finally due to sammobile down i flashed rooted firmware and sucess.tks guys
I have gti9300 ota update to 4.3 .... tried and tried to get triangle away to work ... no joy anyone got a simple step by step tried the other posts but no joy
Help ..... thanks
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Warranty not lost
wotekk said:
Hi
I gave my galaxy s3 for reparation because the vibration was not working. I came back to original ROM but i forgot to reset the binary counter so I lost my warranty. Did any body had situation like this before? Do you think its good idea to reset the binary counter to 0 and try again? Do you think it will work?
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Hi again
I just received my phone from reparation. The image i uploaded is the image i received in the reparation log. I assumed that my phone will loose the warranty since it took only 15 minutes and i got this photo. Even though the counter was not reset my phone is fixed and the guy who gave me the phone back said nothing about warranty
Thanks for all the replys
Hi
I'm currently on CM11 (nightly and TWRP) and want to revert to stock. Kies has the "Firmware upgrade and initialization" option ..
My question is:
Is it necessary to reset the flash counter in order to use this? What will happen if I try to use it without resetting the counter?
I tried to find an answer for the last few days, but couldn't (or couldn't understand what I found).
The backstory is my serial number was reset and I can't connect to network after flashing ArchiDroid with a new modem. I afterwards flashed a different (JB) modem. I was already on Samsung stock 4.3 so I guess my efs is v2 (so no Ariza's patch..), and I have some backups of it.
I'd rather not use Odin or ADB. I figured the easiest and safest way is to reset and restore everything to stock, send to a lab if necessary, then reinstall cm11. I'm also not sure how restoring the efs works ..
I'll be very thankful for any feedback, as I've been wasting a lot of time on trying to solve it recently ..
Ron
Kies sucks. Flash with Odin and no it don't matter about flash counter. Flash counter only matters when sending back to samsung service.
andrewwright said:
Kies sucks. Flash with Odin and no it don't matter about flash counter. Flash counter only matters when sending back to samsung service.
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Thanks. Flashed with Odin - something went wrong at first, then went fine and now the phone won't boot But I'm on the right track and lost my fear of Odin, so thanks
Factory reset it stock recovery and reboot.
andrewwright said:
Kies sucks. Flash with Odin and no it don't matter about flash counter. Flash counter only matters when sending back to samsung service.
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+1 to Odin.
Kies creates more problems than it solves.
~ RazorMC
andrewwright said:
Factory reset it stock recovery and reboot.
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That solved it. Unfortunately my phone would not connect to the cellular network stating "service is not available". Good thing I have a backup phone (in which the same SIM works ...)
Personally I don't think Kies is that back, but Samsung's mobile-related software (Android, apps, etc.) is truly bad. Kies was mainly useless when it was relevant ..
Once you come to XDA you should learn the best ways of doing things. Odin is a very good tool. Kies should be deleted once you come here and understand what odin can do. I didn't like odin at the start but have grown to have respect for its uses. Saved my s3 a few times :thumbup: