Can someone explain what it is, and do I have to worry about it. I had to use it 3x already.
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It counts how many times you use odin to flash something. A usb jig will reset that counter if u buy one.
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So if we had a problem and had to take it in for repair, would it need to be reset? Or can they not pull that up?
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It does need to be reset for service. they can pull it up.
you can also pull it up to see how many counts by just going to odin mode Volume down + power from a turned off phone.
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So if we had a problem and had to take it in for repair, would it need to be reset? Or can they not pull that up?
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I don't even think sprint will look. Most employees don't know about it.
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OK so here is the story...
I accidentally flashed the 2.3.5 firmware for the Samsung gs2 i9100 thinking it was for the sph-d710... Obviously that didn't work out very well. Now the phone won't boot. I can get it into download mode but odin will no longer recognize it. I have tried the i9100 drivers, and the sph-d710 drivers. No luck, it will boot into recovery mode also, but unfortunately because the firmware is for the i9100 which has an "ok" button and the sph-d710 doesn't I can't get it to do a hard reset. Short of dropping it in a bucket of water and using insurance is there anything I can do?
Yes I know I am a moron...
Well as for the ok button, have you tried using the home button instead? And have you ever used Odin before?
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Sometimes I've had Odin "not recognize my phone" but stilll flashed....and by won't boot...you mean boot loop?...
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Hard reset wouldn't help if won't boot anyway...
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Well as for the ok button, have you tried using the home button instead? And have you ever used Odin before?
Yes, none of the buttons work, Yes, I had rooted the phone with odin previously
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leezrd said:
Sometimes I've had Odin "not recognize my phone" but stilll flashed....and by won't boot...you mean boot loop?...
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Boots into recovery mode only, but i cant select anything
ET4G
I did the exact thing as you did. The only difference is that I unplugged the USB connection which caused my phone to brick completely. The moment I realized I was using the wrong firmware I disconnected my ET4G. My phone was useless, I couldn’t boot up in Odin or recovery. What I did I took it to the Sprint store and I told them that I did not know what happened to the phone and they replaced my phone for free.
Honestly, I've flashed i9000 before and I'm sorry to say but youre screwed. Send it in to mobile tech videos for jtag repair. mine wouldn't boot or recognize at all for weeks untilI finally gave up.
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Yeah i asked this before and what happenes is u lose your radio so odin cant read it..reply it
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Thanks guys for all the help, I just made an insurance claim last night and got a new one this morning
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Just got a epic touch off of eBay. When I got the phone it had a few bars but never showed any data status. Now all I get is the circle with a slash through it. Any help would be appreciated
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Reboot. This is los. There is a fix for it in the works
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paniro187 said:
Reboot. This is los. There is a fix for it in the works
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He needs to update his profile - this isn't "LOS".
dongatta said:
Just got a epic touch off of eBay. When I got the phone it had a few bars but never showed any data status. Now all I get is the circle with a slash through it. Any help would be appreciated
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i see this is your first post..welcome to the boards...
but do a search before posting. there are at LEAST 5-10 active threads about this already that you would have found by just looking in the general or q&a session!
but yes anytime it happens just reboot the phone
I don't think this is LOS. I cant get the phone activated because it will not aquire a signal. I have rebooted pulled battery and flashed the samsung stock recovery through odin.
Call CS and have them update over the air
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So that will give me a signal again. I don't understand
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I would try flashing the modem again.
Check esn and see if it clean. Is the phone still active on the account.
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Check esn and see if it clean. Is the phone still active on the account.
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The esn is clean I checked it several times. Where can I find the modem file so I can flash. It has been 3 days still no signal. Sprint won't help because its not active do no insurance.
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The modem files, if you want them, are in the development thread. There's a few. You'll probably want the newer EG31 modem that is now up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352310
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Just loaded the modem files through odin. Still no signal at all. When I go into phone info under prl it shows default. Could this be my problem. Should I send it in to Samsung for warranty replacement even though I'm not the original purchaser
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When I go into phone info under prl it shows default. Could this be my problem. Should I send it in to Samsung for warranty replacement even though I'm not the original purchaser
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It's probably not your problem, more likely it is a symptom of your problem. Under some situations when you don't have signal, the PRL says default until you get signal.
Did you contact the seller on ebay? I sure would.
The op is a little unclear... have you flashed the stock .tar file from here?
I would do a complete flash using the .pit file.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351761
I thought about contacting the seller but I don't know who is at fault. When i first received the phone it had a signal. It started the over the air activation but never activated. Started the manual programming then got the no signal status. I don't want to blame the seller cause I like to do good business. He may say it had service till u tried to activate it. I will try to flash the stock files and select re partition option too.
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there are also instructions somewhere around here how to clear out all user data and start the provisioning process over again. i know i saw them recently but am not sure which thread its in.
So, you can't get into Odin Mode, flash the full stock EG30 ROM by Crawrj and start completely fresh?
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Yes I can get into odin mode.
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So i was messing around on rom tool box and tried to install some fonts and bricked my phone! Now it wont power on! Im so mad at myself... i tried everything, battery pull, battery out for 2 hours, left it charging all night and nothing. Any body got any ideas as to what happened? And also i only had it for 5 months so its still under warranty, do you think tmobile will know it was rooted? There was no custom rom installed just a kernal. Any thoughts?
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Are you able to get it into download mode?
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Hi there u should try some reset methods simply search on google
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Download Odin 1.85. Pull the battery out then plug the USB cable in to the phone and computer. While holding both volume keys put the battery back in. Should get you to download mode. But before that try to get to recovery and restore a nand. Anymore questions feel free to pm me
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The phone does nothing, no download mode, no recovery, does not power on, does not even charge. I have tried all methods to get the darn thing to boot. Thanks guys for the input. I called tmobile and they can replace/exchange for me. Just hoping they dont find that i rooted it.
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The phone does nothing, no download mode, no recovery, does not power on, does not even charge. I have tried all methods to get the darn thing to boot. Thanks guys for the input. I called tmobile and they can replace/exchange for me. Just hoping they dont find that i rooted it.
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If you tried all those methods and couldn't get it to turn on then chances are that won't be able to get it to turn on either..
Sent and most importantly they won't be able to see that it was rooted
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Lol i hope so. I miss my phone already. Im using my galaxy tab 2 in the mean time. Im in utah and i wont home for atleast a week! I live in PA! Im a truck driver btw. This week will surely suck....
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would they take the old phone back ? if they dont would you be of help to send the defective piece ?
Sorry tmobile wants it back
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same thing happened to me when i tried to install a font, no custom room, just a kernel but i can boot into recovery and hboot and phone wont boot past the at&t screen
I just bricked my S3 and whenever I plug it in, eventually, some combination of button presses makes a red LED show up, however, no screen on. Whats even weirder is that when I plug it in, it see's some thing called QHSUSB_DLOAD, and attempts to install drivers for it. I'm wondering if this might allow me to fix it? If all else fails, can someone refer me to a JTAG repair service...
Edit - When I attempt DL mode, I can even hear it disconnect, then reconnect. It fails the driver install though.
Unfortunately bud your hard bricked.
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What were you trying to do? Root? Using what method?
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You are definitely hard bricked!
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Wait what? So you are able to get it into download mode is what you are saying? Or you can't?
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What were you trying to do? Root? Using what method?
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I was making a port from the S2. I changed the updater script to let it flash, it did, and then it killed me.
Update: WOW. T-Mobile replaced it for me! I don't even have warranty left! Yet again, my company saves me.
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What did you say to get them to replace it?
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What did you say to get them to replace it?
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All I did was brought it into the store, handed it to the guy and said it was broken. Said I had a FACTORY warranty (from Samsung), and that Samsung told me to have the store do the replacement for me. The guy behind the desk said, "Yeah, whatever you stick your SIM into, as long as it's T-
Mobile, your covered. You can even buy phones offline,". It's going to be here monday. Shipped Friday, next day shipping, only 5$. I'm so happy I'm not paying 70$ for a JTAG... Not sure if this'll work for everyone, but it did for me!
Quick Question:
If I were to revert back to stock by flashing the stock ROM through Odin, will that automatically reset the flash counter?
No, you need to use triangle away if you have increased counter.
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No, you need to use triangle away if you have increased counter.
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Alright. Thanks!
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Also out of curiosity I was wondering:
- Why does resetting the flash counter really matter?
- Does it help in any way other than for warranty purposes?
- Does the phone performance decrease if the flash counter is tripped?
- Why do some people go to such great measures to make sure it stays at 0?
Like whats the reason for it all?
If you have a issue with your phone that's the first thing the tech does when you take it in is look at the flash counter so yes it's just a warranty thing and for people always going the extra step or two to reset it I would say that's OCD kicking in. Lol
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jmatt78 said:
If you have a issue with your phone that's the first thing the tech does when you take it in is look at the flash counter so yes it's just a warranty thing and for people always going the extra step or two to reset it I would say that's OCD kicking in. Lol
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Makes sense! Thanks!
No problem
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jmatt78 said:
If you have a issue with your phone that's the first thing the tech does when you take it in is look at the flash counter so yes it's just a warranty thing and for people always going the extra step or two to reset it I would say that's OCD kicking in. Lol
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Then I'm guilty of OCD. I just can't help it. I love my zero to much.
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My flash counter stayed at 0, never tripped, until my warranty was officially over. Now I could care less.
mrhaley30705 said:
My flash counter stayed at 0, never tripped, until my warranty was officially over. Now I could care less.
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+1
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