How do I get rid of my flash counter - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

I did search but on my phone and well I found links to a lot of roms. I'm gonna have this phone activated on a new account at a sprint store and I wanna make sure they don't refuse service because of the flash counter
Thx
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You would either need to use a usb jig to reset it.
http://www.amazon.com/Aftermarket-D...e=UTF8&qid=1341072676&sr=8-1&keywords=usb+jig
or if you are on an ICS rom you can also just use the triangle away app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...SwxLDMsImV1LmNoYWluZmlyZS50cmlhbmdsZWF3YXkiXQ..
Then proceed to use sfhubs el29 oneclick to bring it back to gingerbread.

How would I use the USB jig
I checked the other method and it seems like it is highly dangerous so how would I use the jig
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gtuansdiamm said:
How would I use the USB jig
I checked the other method and it seems like it is highly dangerous so how would I use the jig
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You literally just plug it into your micro usb port on your phone and then reset the phone after it goes into download mode by just holding power. I would just flash EL29 Oneclick with odin. I have a usb jig and use it time to time just to get rid of the yellow triangle and the flash count and just in case I ever need to use it in emergencies to get into download mode which has happened once or twice.

When you say reset what do you mean?
Is the process
turn phone off
Plugin jig
Turn on phone?
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I had the same issue. 2 bucks well spent with triangle away. Download and install and in a couple of minutes the triangle is gone and counter is reset to 0.
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I don't want to risk the bricking
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gtuansdiamm said:
I don't want to risk the bricking
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You won't. Its by chainfire!!! Lol.
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I read the thread and on it and he talks about it like its a high occurance
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gtuansdiamm said:
I read the thread and on it and he talks about it like its a high occurance
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You won't brick. I've used triangle away at least 30 times now.
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slick_rick said:
You won't brick. I've used triangle away at least 30 times now.
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Agree with Rick, I've used triangle away numerous times and though I now have a jig at home I keep triangle away on my sd card for anytime I'm away from home. Yes it gives a warning (that's the safe, responsible thing to do) but I think it's pretty darn safe.

I just made a jig. It was easy and worked flawlessly. Counter reset, no yellow triangle. The main thing, I think, is to make sure the kernel is compatible with the jig.

I would use USB jig.

I wear my yellow triangle as a badge of pride!!!!
Plus if I do ever need to take or send in my phone I just run Odin one- click El29 to restore and the triangle is gone.
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I have a jig handy
But what do you guys mean by reset the phone
That's where I'm lost
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gtuansdiamm said:
When you say reset what do you mean?
Is the process
turn phone off
Plugin jig
Turn on phone?
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How can it be any simpler? If your actually reading up on this you wouldnt ask these silly questions. Bottom line, get a JIG. Power off phone, plug it in, wait for the download mode screen to pop up, unplug JIG, hold power till the phone reboots. SERIOUSLY.... how else can we tell you???

All I wanted to know thx
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I have a USB jib but it doesn't work on my phone (I think because it's new), would triangle away work on phones that the jig doesn't work on or am I out of luck?

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All I wanted to know thx
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If you read the tread then CLEARY you saw that NO ONE had bricked their device with chainfire TRIANGLE AWAY APP!
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spzuniga said:
I have a USB jib but it doesn't work on my phone (I think because it's new), would triangle away work on phones that the jig doesn't work on or am I out of luck?
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Try it but you gotta be on ics rom for triangle away to work
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Charging goes to download mode??

All of a sudden, while at work I turn off my phone to charge and it reboots and goes straight to download mode?? I think I read somewhere inside another topic.. does that mean the original usb cord is going bad and turned into a jig or something..?? Thank you.
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Same thing happens to my brothers gs2. Not rooted or anything... 100% stock
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Oh OK, shouldn't be bad towards the phone.. I think it is the cord.
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Are you using a g2x data cable?
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Ninosmaxima said:
Are you using a g2x data cable?
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Yep that will cause this.
I'm just sayin!
No and I think I figured it out. My 11months old baby kept playing with the cord and chewing on the tip.
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My phone does this as well on my car charger, I will need to pickup a better quality one.

Bricked

I think I have bricked my phone. Im pretty tech savvy I have had around 5 phones and have rooted all phones. I flashed a rom I had not seen before in rom manager. It is called minium 1.0.7. It flashed fine and I hit reboot and my phone did nothing. So I did a battery pull for about 3mins and put it back in and it wont boot at all. Is there anyway I can get it to come alive again. Thanks
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Its pretty much not safe to flash stuff from rom manager anymore. Tons of stuff that isn't for our phone shows up in there now, huge problem. But more than likely you are bricked. Only hope you have is holding volume up+down at the same time, and plugging in the usb cord until the "warning" comes up. If that does not work, you have no hope. If download mode actually does come up, i will point you in the right direction to fixing your phone.
slinky1914 said:
I think I have bricked my phone. Im pretty tech savvy I have had around 5 phones and have rooted all phones. I flashed a rom I had not seen before in rom manager. It is called minium 1.0.7. It flashed fine and I hit reboot and my phone did nothing. So I did a battery pull for about 3mins and put it back in and it wont boot at all. Is there anyway I can get it to come alive again. Thanks
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Somebody in the t989 forums already has a Jtag . He'll charge like 90 dollars though
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I just sent my phone back to Samsung for warranty when I bricked mine. If it wont boot at all 99.9% chance they just send you a refurb.
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Ok, I have tried that and it wont respond to anything I think its dead. To tmobile I go. Thanks for the help though.
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Bricked a previous gs2 with ROM from other gs2 forums. Sent it to Samsung and replaced under warranty free. Recently picked up this one and wishing I never sold the previous one
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never knew rom manager would let us dl roms not for our device. that sucks.
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junglizste said:
I just sent my phone back to Samsung for warranty when I bricked mine. If it wont boot at all 99.9% chance they just send you a refurb.
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I have a friend at a tmobile store that should exchange it for me. if I feed them a line lol
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osugsxr said:
Bricked a previous gs2 with ROM from other gs2 forums. Sent it to Samsung and replaced under warranty free. Recently picked up this one and wishing I never sold the previous one
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who did you talk too? or how did you know where to send it?
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Just read the comments in rom manager, people tell you that some roms are listed in phone section thats not for that phone. I allways read the comments....
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bmakk2055 said:
Just read the comments in rom manager, people tell you that some roms are listed in phone section thats not for that phone. I allways read the comments....
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this one had no comments on it. I should have guessed.
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Try putting it in download mode by using an official LG usb cord and plugging it into a wall socket. I know the LG cords have the constant power wire switched so you might be able to do that. I have seen it done before.
Talked to my awesome tmobile friend and she has a new one coming Wed and only cost $5 to replace. Thanks guys for all your advice.
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Probably worth it but your friend is pocketing $5
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junglizste said:
Probably worth it but your friend is pocketing $5
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Who cares it's $5 for a replacement.
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markusf21 said:
Who cares it's $5 for a replacement.
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Hell she can pocket $20 looks better $200
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"Its a brick....ouch!!!!" Sing it with me everyone, mother fatha RTFD Son. I am a developer, I can change your bootanimation, can I download rom manager on your phone?
slinky1914 said:
who did you talk too? or how did you know where to send it?
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Samsung website, register the phone and information is on there. Took about 10 days or less for it to get back.
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Just got my replacement in and I have noticed it doesn't have a lockscreen. I have rebooted and and turned the screen on and off. The screen turns on and without having to go thru a lockscreen.
The other thing I noticed is if my hold down my power button my phone turns off. It doesn't prompt me to put it airplane mode or anything. It doesn't even ask me if I want to shut down it just does. Can't get a custom rom on thus fast enough.
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[RANDOM] Highest ODIN flash count

I'm up to 5 now from flashing between ICS builds, mainly because I'm so used to CWM from my Evo.
Let's have a contest to see who has the highest, more than likely a dev.
I think most of us have the counter reset
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I think my highest was around 20.
Not a Dev and never reset. I'm at 20
Triangle Away=0
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mine was up to 20 or so
21 right now
54
derp
HAHA I have never had it go beyond 0. Likely a dev or someone careless.
Flashed most of the leaks and repacked kernels even rooted a couple leaks myself. Even some of those early kernels they warned us would trip the triangle.
Mine was up to 5 then I started using triangle away.
I was at 107 before ics came out and i got to use trios triangle away
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iSaint said:
I was at 107 before ics came out and i got to use triangle away
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Smh double post my bad
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I had like 42 before my charger port died so I had to get a replacement. My new phone has like only 4.
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1
lolzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Yup
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I'm up to 36.
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0.
I made a USB jig
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im at 68 for now
Mines like 41. Lol
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Why don't you guys just buy the jig for like 5 bucks? Then you can get rid of the triangle and reset the counter in one shot. If you have a newer bootloader that doesn't take the jig, you can flash the old one that does.

[Q] Odin mode without power button as an option?

My power button is so far gone that it doesn't work,at all.
How can I get into Odin mode so I can Odin back to stock if I have zero power button usability?
Any help appreciated.
USB Jig.
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graydiggy said:
USB Jig.
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Cool,thanks.
You might know,isn't it possible to buy a power button and replace it myself?
Of course. You can get them off of eBay. If you aren't too good with a soldering iron or have never used one, I suggest either going to sprint or looking up mobiletechvideos.
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ADB
reboot download
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Here's some info I posted awhile ago. I've personally used this jig twice when I bricked and couldn't get my phone to boot. Works like a gem!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39410577
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3volution said:
Cool,thanks.
You might know,isn't it possible to buy a power button and replace it myself?
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About $10 on eBay
I had the same problem on mine. New switch fixed the issue. (Pretty damn tiny, but if you have a good soldering station and a steady hand, it's not TOO hard to replace)

Trade in rooted device at tmobile store?

Can we be able to do that or do I need to un root it?
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Try it and let us know what happens. ...
But seriously, if you do some more research, youll find that 99% of the folks will tell you to put it back to stock to cover yourself and also so you dont run into any issues....+ its easy to do
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You can also just Odin it and it will be factory fresh and with no root
Correct me if I'm wrong
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OmmNomNom said:
You can also just Odin it and it will be factory fresh and with no root
Correct me if I'm wrong
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Yep, only thing to check is your flash counter. Depending on how op rooted it could be tripped. Just boot into download mode and check it. If it's tripped use triangle away app.
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Well I format the phone by accident and it was just stuck on bootloader and they still took it for full trade in but I know I got screwed but oh well I still use my note 2 from sprint
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tech7 said:
Well I format the phone by accident and it was just stuck on bootloader and they still took it for full trade in but I know I got screwed but oh well I still use my note 2 from sprint
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But I think even if you didn't format or unroot, they well still send back to factory reset themselves and the T-Mobile reps in store aren't exactly tech savvy
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I agree with above posts to put back on stock to be safe....but I did buy the nexus 4, unlocked it, rooted it, and returned it within 2 hours (speaker and screen were horrible) and returned with aokp on it. They didn't even turn the screen on to check. Nor have I had T-Mobile give me any crap for it since. It's been 2 months so I think I'm clear lol
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Can you use the factory reset to un-root the phone?

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