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Unroot SGH-T999v/Wind Mobile/Videotron Canada

I made a rash decision of rooting my phone on the first day I got it using this method from the galaxys3root website.
I've already searched this forum on my topic, but most of them don't exactly answer my question/s on Unrooting.
I'd appreciate if someone helped me out, b/c I really need my phone in the original condition.
I have the Baseband Version: T999VVLLE6 that's rooted, and I downloaded the stock 4.0.4 T999VVLLE6 from Samsung Updates.
I was planning on simply flashing the stock rom using the pc version of ODIN ------- Is there anything else I should be aware of?
Do I need to remove Super User before I flash the phone with the original ROM?
Thanks in advance.
PS: I used the triangle away app to reset my counter to 0 and it changed from Device Status: modified to Device Status: scanning and back to Device Status: Modified. Should I reset it again?
PPS: Please excuse any redundancy or any n00b comments I've made.

You should be good to go. Odin will wipe out root.
Device status is nothing to worry bout. It should go back to normal once you odin that fw.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app

strange how it happens.
Samsung Galaxy S 3 from Windmobile SGH-T999V

DocHoliday77 said:
You should be good to go. Odin will wipe out root.
Device status is nothing to worry bout. It should go back to normal once you odin that fw.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app
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Ok I did it the flash with the stcok 4.0.4 I downloaded from Samsung Updates. It said "PASSED" on ODIN. Oddly enough I didn't lose any of my apps/data and when I go to options it still says Device Status: Modified. Is this normal? Did I flash it back to stock?
Thanks in advance!

foro740 said:
Where did you download the stock 4.0.4 T999VVLLE6 from? I would want to flush it with Odin zas well but i cant seem to find any place where i can download. it. I have done a factory rest on the phone and currently updating it using Kies, but i also do have a problem with the Status on the phone, need to return it for warranty but cant seem to find a way how to revert a the counter. If you find something out please let me know.
Cheers.
Samsung Galaxy S 3 from Windmobile SGH-T999V
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I downloaded 4.0.4 T999VVLLE6 from Samsung Updates dot com, from the dropbox select T999V.

I had the same problem and searched all over and founnd this site. Follow his instructions and you shouldnt have any problems. It will take it right back to stock.
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-unroot/how-to-unroot-t-mobile-galaxy-s3-sgh-t999/
So, you want to unroot your T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 completely back to stock? Well, I know a lot of you requested this so here’s how to do it easily using ODIN.
Step 1. First, I suggest you to reset the ODIN binary counter by using TriangleAway app. At the time of this blog post, TriangleAway app does not support T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 but by the time you read this it might be supported so go ahead and download the TriangleAway app apk, install, and see if it works. (You can download it here on XDA, you will have to register for a username, it’s free.)
Step 2. Next, we are going to use ODIN to flash an official stock ROM for SGH-T999. This process won’t increase your binary counter so if you’ve used TriangleAway app to reset the counter, you should be all good to go. Also you can use Mobile ODIN too if you don’t have a Windows computer (but again, Mobile ODIN is not supported at the time of this writing but probably will be by the time you read this).
Hold down Volume Down, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 10 seconds until your SGH-T999 resets.
Step 3. When your phone resets (screen will go blank), let go of the Power button but keep holding down Volume Down and Center Home buttons.
Step 4. Once you see warning screen, hit Volume Up key to enter ODIN Download mode.
Step 5. Connect a microUSB cable from your SGH-T999 to your computer.
Step 6. Download Odin and Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 stock ROM and unzip both files, you should find two folders like shown below.
Download ODIN
Download Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 Stock ROM
Step 7. Double-click on odin3 v1.85.exe to launch ODIN program. You should see a yellow highlighted box with a random number. If you don’t, you don’t have drivers installed. Simply download and install Samsung Kies. After installing Kies, don’t run Kies but simply unplug your phone and plug it back it, you should see yellow highlighted box now.
Step 8. DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING but click on “PDA” and choose the file “T999UVALEM_T999TMBALEM_T999UVALEM_HOME.tar.md5″. Then hit “Start” to start the unrooting process.
Step 9. This process should take around 10-15 minutes. Don’t use any other programs on your computer during this process as it can interfere.
Step 10. When it’s done, your phone should reboot and you should find your T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 completely back to stock ICS ROM with all of your settings and apps in tact.
Step 11. If for some reason you are getting a lot of FCs (probably if coming from custom ROM), bootloops, or you just want to reset your phone completely to return for warranty you can do a factory reset. Otherwise you can stop at Step 10.
Hold down Volume Up, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 10 seconds until your phone resets.
Step 12. When your phone resets (screen goes blank), let go of the Power button but keep holding down Volume Up and Center Home button together.
Step 13. Once in stock Android recovery, choose “wipe data/factory reset” and choose “yes”. Then reboot.
Step 14. Once rebooted your phone should be completely back to stock ROM and also just like the day you got the phone.
Remember, you still have to backup all of your personal photos, videos, and other files in your internal storage/microSD card and erase them if you are going to return your phone for warranty.

x3malex said:
Ok I did it the flash with the stcok 4.0.4 I downloaded from Samsung Updates. It said "PASSED" on ODIN. Oddly enough I didn't lose any of my apps/data and when I go to options it still says Device Status: Modified. Is this normal? Did I flash it back to stock?
Thanks in advance!
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I also had this 80MB update pending (didn't work with the rooted ROM) that I successfully updated, but I don't know if it's Jelly Bean and it keeps saying that the version is 4.0.4....wouldn't it be something else now that I've updated it?
Thanks

msoren8 provided a perfect link. Followed the procedure and the phone is in Normal status and also used Triangle away option before flushing it to the Samsung stock rom, This step was really important for me since it eliminated Custom Binary download: Yes (1 count) message, just to be safe once i sent the phone though warranty process. Everything went fine and with no glitches.
Thx for the help.

foro740 said:
msoren8 provided a perfect link. Followed the procedure and the phone is in Normal status and also used Triangle away option before flushing it to the Samsung stock rom, This step was really important for me since it eliminated Custom Binary download: Yes (1 count) message, just to be safe once i sent the phone though warranty process. Everything went fine and with no glitches.
Thx for the help.
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I was following that guide in the first place . Resetting the phone worked like a charm, fixed everything. So the steps were, flash stock ROM via PC Odin, then wipe phone because it still had apps like super user (which wouldn't work anymore after flashing) and triangle away. Now even Device Status is "Normal".
PS: as a side note I just got a ~80 mb update which changed my version from T999VVLLE6 to T999VLLH2 but the Android Version is still 4.0.4, anyone know if that's jelly bean? I have the ability to change my brightness from the drop-down menu now and the keyboard looks slightly different...
thanks

x3malex said:
I was following that guide in the first place . Resetting the phone worked like a charm, fixed everything. So the steps were, flash stock ROM via PC Odin, then wipe phone because it still had apps like super user (which wouldn't work anymore after flashing) and triangle away. Now even Device Status is "Normal".
PS: as a side note I just got a ~80 mb update which changed my version from T999VVLLE6 to T999VLLH2 but the Android Version is still 4.0.4, anyone know if that's jelly bean? I have the ability to change my brightness from the drop-down menu now and the keyboard looks slightly different...
thanks
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That update is actually just an update by Samsung.

msoren8 said:
I had the same problem and searched all over and founnd this site. Follow his instructions and you shouldnt have any problems. It will take it right back to stock.
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-unroot/how-to-unroot-t-mobile-galaxy-s3-sgh-t999/
So, you want to unroot your T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 completely back to stock? Well, I know a lot of you requested this so here’s how to do it easily using ODIN.
Step 1. First, I suggest you to reset the ODIN binary counter by using TriangleAway app. At the time of this blog post, TriangleAway app does not support T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 but by the time you read this it might be supported so go ahead and download the TriangleAway app apk, install, and see if it works. (You can download it here on XDA, you will have to register for a username, it’s free.)
Step 2. Next, we are going to use ODIN to flash an official stock ROM for SGH-T999. This process won’t increase your binary counter so if you’ve used TriangleAway app to reset the counter, you should be all good to go. Also you can use Mobile ODIN too if you don’t have a Windows computer (but again, Mobile ODIN is not supported at the time of this writing but probably will be by the time you read this).
Hold down Volume Down, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 10 seconds until your SGH-T999 resets.
Step 3. When your phone resets (screen will go blank), let go of the Power button but keep holding down Volume Down and Center Home buttons.
Step 4. Once you see warning screen, hit Volume Up key to enter ODIN Download mode.
Step 5. Connect a microUSB cable from your SGH-T999 to your computer.
Step 6. Download Odin and Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 stock ROM and unzip both files, you should find two folders like shown below.
Download ODIN
Download Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 Stock ROM
Step 7. Double-click on odin3 v1.85.exe to launch ODIN program. You should see a yellow highlighted box with a random number. If you don’t, you don’t have drivers installed. Simply download and install Samsung Kies. After installing Kies, don’t run Kies but simply unplug your phone and plug it back it, you should see yellow highlighted box now.
Step 8. DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING but click on “PDA” and choose the file “T999UVALEM_T999TMBALEM_T999UVALEM_HOME.tar.md5″. Then hit “Start” to start the unrooting process.
Step 9. This process should take around 10-15 minutes. Don’t use any other programs on your computer during this process as it can interfere.
Step 10. When it’s done, your phone should reboot and you should find your T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 completely back to stock ICS ROM with all of your settings and apps in tact.
Step 11. If for some reason you are getting a lot of FCs (probably if coming from custom ROM), bootloops, or you just want to reset your phone completely to return for warranty you can do a factory reset. Otherwise you can stop at Step 10.
Hold down Volume Up, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 10 seconds until your phone resets.
Step 12. When your phone resets (screen goes blank), let go of the Power button but keep holding down Volume Up and Center Home button together.
Step 13. Once in stock Android recovery, choose “wipe data/factory reset” and choose “yes”. Then reboot.
Step 14. Once rebooted your phone should be completely back to stock ROM and also just like the day you got the phone.
Remember, you still have to backup all of your personal photos, videos, and other files in your internal storage/microSD card and erase them if you are going to return your phone for warranty.
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just to let you know I'm moving your post on to another thread for someone else that needs help I gave you thanks and will give you credit for the information

hey guys im having trouble with triangle away on my sgh-t999v with the baseband version: T999VVLUFNF1
after I used triangle away and I go into download mode it says:
current binary: Samsung Official
System status: official
qualcomm secureboot:enable
Warranty Bit:1
Bootloader AP SWAEV: 2
Although the current binary and the system status have changed the warranty bit is still at 1
Please help!

Please only post your question once. Posting multiple times in multiple threads just creates clutter and confusion.
Already answered in other thread.

PLEASE HELP!! Did I just brick my brand new SIII

Ok I was following this root toolkit step by step..... everything seemed to be going smoothly, I was flashing Odin and when the phone powered off to reboot, nothing happened. It did not reboot and on the toolkit page it just says ``waiting for device to be detected``.... but nothing. I tried to power up the phone manually and nothing...for a split second an image of a completely drained battery with a ``loading circle`` in the center of the battery, but then it disappears and still nothing but a dead phone. I tried to boot the phone up holding the home button, volume down and power and a warning message comes up saying....
Warning: A custom OS can cause critical problems in phone and installed applications. If you want to download a custom OS, press the volume up key. Otherwise, press the volume down key to cancel and restart phone``
I tried the volume down and `` SAMSUNG`` appears for a split second then dead again.
Can somebody PLEASE help me....... Im so stupid...Ive had this brand new phone for less than 12 hours!! Thank you all in advance and I hope to hear from anyone. .
This is the toolkit I used was Samsung Galaxy Root Toolkit V3.0....SGS3 Snapdragon Toolkit V1.0
At the end of the steps it stated xda was the source so I figured it was legit.
Jeff

how long did you wait for the phone to reboot?
if you can get to the warning about the custom os again, that's a good sign. when you do that, press volume up and use odin to load a stock rooted rom and you should be fine.
sent from my I747

cehf said:
how long did you wait for the phone to reboot?
if you can get to the warning about the custom os again, that's a good sign. when you do that, press volume up and use odin to load a stock rooted rom and you should be fine.
sent from my I747
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Thank you so much for the fast reply. Yes I pressed up and the downloading screen came up. On the top is says in red Odin Mode.... how do I go about usin Odin again... I was just following the step by step before and I dont want to screw anything else up, would you mind walking me through this.... Yes Im a super noob, Im sorry for the inconvenience.... is there still a chance of being able to root this device (sorry my exclaimation marks dont work)

This is step by step guide.. Visit it
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-phones/how-to-recover-a-bricked-samsung-galaxy-s3-50009490/
Sent from my ST21i2 using xda premium

I want to do this but im worried that if I get off the Odin Mode screen I wont get it back again....is that possible

jscottbb6 said:
I want to do this but im worried that if I get off the Odin Mode screen I wont get it back again....is that possible
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Don't worry you'll get the odin screen again just use odin to flash back to stock and you'll be good to go
Sent from the scary door.....

jscottbb6 said:
I want to do this but im worried that if I get off the Odin Mode screen I wont get it back again....is that possible
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ok then, how do I get into recovery mode from the Odin Mode Downloading Do not turn off target!! screen

jscottbb6 said:
ok then, how do I get into recovery mode from the Odin Mode Downloading Do not turn off target!! screen
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Ok, I cant get into Recovery Mode... when I press Home, Volume up and power, Samsung appears for a split second with Recovery mode in blue letters... but then disappears along with a small vibrate pulse...

jscottbb6 said:
Ok, I cant get into Recovery Mode... when I press Home, Volume up and power, Samsung appears for a split second with Recovery mode in blue letters... but then disappears along with a small vibrate pulse...
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I just realized that wen I flashed Odin it told me to choose i9300 as my phone model and that is the European model correct...This is what most likely caused this headache isnt it.... Anyways, im still stuck on the Odin Mode screen and the volume home and power buttons do nothing.....

sorry i never replied after that haha.
try using this guide.
sent from my I747

cehf said:
sorry i never replied after that haha.
try using this guide.
sent from my I747
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the link doesnt work my friend

jscottbb6 said:
the link doesnt work my friend
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works for me!
maybe the second time is the trick?
sent from my I747

cehf said:
works for me!
maybe the second time is the trick?
sent from my I747
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ok it worked that time.... thank you so much...but right now im stuck on the red odin mode screen and I dont know what do do now

jscottbb6 said:
ok it worked that time.... thank you so much...but right now im stuck on the red odin mode screen and I dont know what do do now
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well use the odin-flashables in the thread i just linked you to. you'll want to keep it in download mode (which is what you're in)
is your battery charged? you're going to want it to be when your flash anything.
sent from my I747

cehf said:
well use the odin-flashables in the thread i just linked you to. you'll want to keep it in download mode (which is what you're in)
is your battery charged? you're going to want it to be when your flash anything.
sent from my I747
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I dont think my battery is charged and I have no way of charging it now or knowing exactly how much juice is in it

jscottbb6 said:
I dont think my battery is charged and I have no way of charging it now or knowing exactly how much juice is in it
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Please bare with me man... im a super noob and I really had no business trying this in the first place...all ive done in the past is some custom theming... I dont even know where you are talking about when u said go to Odin flashables.... I just got the phone and it was locked to Rogers.... I went online and found a free unlock service provider thread cuz Im with Fido and I did that, bought a micro SIM card and everything was working great... until i did this... now Ive been in front of this computer for the last 7 hours stuck on this and I just want to either fix this or have it rooted ASAP... I have a HUGE headache and I have to bring my daughter to daycare in an hour and then work 12 hourstonight so I have to get to bed soon... but I dont want to leave it like this..... im so upset with myself right now grrrr I really appreciate your help brother... sorry if im frustrating you

jscottbb6 said:
Please bare with me man... im a super noob and I really had no business trying this in the first place...all ive done in the past is some custom theming... I dont even know where you are talking about when u said go to Odin flashables.... I just got the phone and it was locked to Rogers.... I went online and found a free unlock service provider thread cuz Im with Fido and I did that, bought a micro SIM card and everything was working great... until i did this... now Ive been in front of this computer for the last 7 hours stuck on this and I just want to either fix this or have it rooted ASAP... I have a HUGE headache and I have to bring my daughter to daycare in an hour and then work 12 hourstonight so I have to get to bed soon... but I dont want to leave it like this..... im so upset with myself right now grrrr I really appreciate your help brother... sorry if im frustrating you
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What image would I flash if the phone WAS with Rogers but I unlocked the service carrier

Can someone please just tell me what to do. This is what ive done to it:
-Factory Rogers GalaxyS3
-used free online carrier unlock so I could use my Fido SIM.. (didnt know unlock was not necessary to go from Rogers to Fido)
-Idiot me used SGS3 International Root Toolkit from here - http://androidrootaccess.blogspot.ca/2012/07/rooting-samsung-galaxy-s3.html on a canadian model
-it didnt reboot back up after flashing Odin and cant get into recovery mode....only download screen in Odin Mode
WHAT DO I DO... someone please tell me what to do to either A) return it back to STOCK or B) ROOT IT Properly. Ive never done this before so telling me to go somewhere and download this and unzip it and yada yada yada means nothing to me. Can someone just give me a link to put into Odin that will make this all better....PLEASE... I havent even had this phone for 24 hours yet and I need it for work at 7pm tonight and its 930am now. Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.... and yes I know I sound pathetic and useless lol....Thanks in advance guys!!
Jeff
PS- what if I use ODIN and flash CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v5.tar.md5 .......will that allow me to wipe and factory reset

jscottbb6 said:
Can someone please just tell me what to do. This is what ive done to it:
-Factory Rogers GalaxyS3
-used free online carrier unlock so I could use my Fido SIM.. (didnt know unlock was not necessary to go from Rogers to Fido)
-Idiot me used SGS3 International Root Toolkit from here - http://androidrootaccess.blogspot.ca/2012/07/rooting-samsung-galaxy-s3.html on a canadian model
-it didnt reboot back up after flashing Odin and cant get into recovery mode....only download screen in Odin Mode
WHAT DO I DO... someone please tell me what to do to either A) return it back to STOCK or B) ROOT IT Properly. Ive never done this before so telling me to go somewhere and download this and unzip it and yada yada yada means nothing to me. Can someone just give me a link to put into Odin that will make this all better....PLEASE... I havent even had this phone for 24 hours yet and I need it for work at 7pm tonight and its 930am now. Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.... and yes I know I sound pathetic and useless lol....Thanks in advance guys!!
Jeff
PS- what if I use ODIN and flash CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v5.tar.md5 .......will that allow me to wipe and factory reset
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If you can still get into download mode (big yellow triangle) and ODIN will recognize you phone, you can get everything you need from this forum thread to root it and then install TWRP or CWM. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
If you would prefer to just get back to stock for today, you can get what you need here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968625
Do not deviate from these two threads. Everything you need is contained within the first post of each of those threads.
Make sure you get the correct files for your phone (AT&T, Bell, Rogers etc.) It actually doesn't really matter as long as they are files for the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3 or I747 model. For the sake of making it easy on you, use the Rogers files as you are in Canada on the Rogers/Fido network.
I know you are in panic mode but seriously, take your time and READ the posts about how to do it. Rushing anything in this game can easily screw your phone up for good as you have already experienced first hand.
If you cannot get your phone to go into full download mode and have ODIN on your PC connect to your phone, you have it borked it up beyond easy everyday repair.

jscottbb6 said:
Can someone please just tell me what to do. This is what ive done to it:
-Factory Rogers GalaxyS3
-used free online carrier unlock so I could use my Fido SIM.. (didnt know unlock was not necessary to go from Rogers to Fido)
-Idiot me used SGS3 International Root Toolkit from here - http://androidrootaccess.blogspot.ca/2012/07/rooting-samsung-galaxy-s3.html on a canadian model
-it didnt reboot back up after flashing Odin and cant get into recovery mode....only download screen in Odin Mode
WHAT DO I DO... someone please tell me what to do to either A) return it back to STOCK or B) ROOT IT Properly. Ive never done this before so telling me to go somewhere and download this and unzip it and yada yada yada means nothing to me. Can someone just give me a link to put into Odin that will make this all better....PLEASE... I havent even had this phone for 24 hours yet and I need it for work at 7pm tonight and its 930am now. Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.... and yes I know I sound pathetic and useless lol....Thanks in advance guys!!
Jeff
PS- what if I use ODIN and flash CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v5.tar.md5 .......will that allow me to wipe and factory reset
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I am not in your position, so please don't blame if it gets worse, but I've done several flashes so I am going to explain what would I do.
Go into the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
and download this and follow the instructions there
Rogers Image
Current I747MVLDLK4 (JB 4.1.1)
Mirror 1: Download root66_RWC_I747MVLDLK4.7z
Second,
Extract the root66_xxx_.tar.md5 from the .7z file you downloaded.
Use Odin, put phone into download mode [with phone off, hold vol. down + home + power ], connect to computer and open Odin.
once in odin click the PDA field and select the root66_xxx_.tar.md5 you downloaded.
Leave Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checked.
click start and
when done let phone reboot.
If you have issues flashing with Odin please ensure you are using the microusb cable that came with the phone, users have had issues using other cables.
If you just want a stock, rooted phone with no custom recovery, no plans to flash custom roms, etc. then you can stop HERE.
those instructions are very clear as to what to do, but if you don't understand one let me know and I will try to explain it
edit: this video might be easier to follow on how to get odin working http://www.xda-developers.com/android/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-xda-developer-tv/

Samsung Galaxy S3 (USA, T-mobile) brick & binary counter

AOk so I was attempting to root my Sisters gs3 (us, T-mobile) and I bricked it but luckily I still can unbreakable it. I'm currently downloading the firmware file for my specific device so using Odin all will be fine but I recently found out that Samsung devices such as the Samsung Galaxy s 3 keeps track of how many times you flash or even root the device. Now I still want my sis to have her warranty so I can easily unroot her s3 is there a way reset the binary counter with out having to knock the bootloader?
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TriangleAway. Play Store. Buy it.

Will do thanks.
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+1 on TriangleAway. it is very effective piece of script and money well spent.
here is my suggestion based on my experience.
after you run TriangleAway, go into download mode. you will see something like this;
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-T999
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No (If you didn't run TriangleAway, you will see this as "Yes [# Count] ")
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
in order to completely unroot and return for warrenty,
1) Run TriangleAway to reset Binary counter to "0"
2) Flash Official firmware for your S3 via Odin (this will reset your current Binary to "Official" instead of "Custom"
3) go into stock recovery (official stock firmware recovery) and do Factory reset and wipe Cache. (this will reset your system status to "Official" instead of "Custom"
easy as 1,2,3... I hope this help..
Sent from my wife's house.

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XBlackChaosX said:
AOk so I was attempting to root my Sisters gs3 (us, T-mobile) and I bricked it but luckily I still can unbreakable it. I'm currently downloading the firmware file for my specific device so using Odin all will be fine but I recently found out that Samsung devices such as the Samsung Galaxy s 3 keeps track of how many times you flash or even root the device. Now I still want my sis to have her warranty so I can easily unroot her s3 is there a way reset the binary counter with out having to knock the bootloader?
Sent from my Droid Razr Maxx HD using Tapatalk 2
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For about the same price as the Triangle away you can buy a JIG on eBay for less than $3.00 shipped.
That not only put's the phone into download mode but as soon as you are in download mode
you can unplug it and restart the phone and there will be no more triangle.
With the jig there is no need to install any apps of any kind.

Misterjunky said:
For about the same price as the Triangle away you can buy a JIG on eBay for less than $3.00 shipped.
That not only put's the phone into download mode but as soon as you are in download mode
you can unplug it and restart the phone and there will be no more triangle.
With the jig there is no need to install any apps of any kind.
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Ok.

Misterjunky said:
For about the same price as the Triangle away you can buy a JIG on eBay for less than $3.00 shipped.
That not only put's the phone into download mode but as soon as you are in download mode
you can unplug it and restart the phone and there will be no more triangle.
With the jig there is no need to install any apps of any kind.
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USB jig doesn't reset the counter on the s3. Triangle away is the best option. It's free on xda. But supporting the developer is definitely worth doing.

Take it back to T-Mobile. Play dumb. Make sure everything is back to stock of course. If the phone won't turn on at all and you're sure its not a battery, even better. They will overnight a new phone to you. Done and done. No hassling with a jig. Just sleep and wake up and your phone will drop out of the sky via FedEx.
+Cool story, bro!
+If I've helped, hit the "Thanks" button. It's free!

USB jig does reset binary counter.
transmitted from my SGH-T999.

re: jig
phantomthuggie said:
USB jig does reset binary counter.
transmitted from my SGH-T999.
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Of course it resets the binary counter, I have had a jig for over 3 years now.
I have a S3 and had it for over a year now and nothing is as easy as using
a jig for resetting the counter or just getting the phone into download mode.
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WhoWhere said:
USB jig doesn't reset the counter on the s3. Triangle away is the best option. It's free on xda. But supporting the developer is definitely worth doing.
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Misterjunky said:
Of course it resets the binary counter, I have had a jig for over 3 years now.
I have a S3 and had it for over a year now and nothing is as easy as using
a jig for resetting the counter or just getting the phone into download mode.
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i love my jig too.

stuck
Can someone please help me!!!!! I received a new Note 2 from Tmobile and have to return my other one. I rooted it and I used triangle away but when I look it still says I have 1 count and custom. I trianged away again then I unrooted the phone and went to odin mode and flashed back to stock. I had to go through all the updates to make it current. I check the binary counter and it said 0 count and official. So I unmounted my sd card and removed it and did a factory reset to clear all my phone contacts and info. Well when I did that my phone got stuck in boot load. I took the battery out and pushed the home volume down and power buttons. I get a binary count of one and custom. What did I do wrong? I can't afford to pay $150.00 for this phone. How do I keep the binary count to 0 and official?

Italiavirgo said:
Can someone please help me!!!!! I received a new Note 2 from Tmobile and have to return my other one. I rooted it and I used triangle away but when I look it still says I have 1 count and custom. I trianged away again then I unrooted the phone and went to odin mode and flashed back to stock. I had to go through all the updates to make it current. I check the binary counter and it said 0 count and official. So I unmounted my sd card and removed it and did a factory reset to clear all my phone contacts and info. Well when I did that my phone got stuck in boot load. I took the battery out and pushed the home volume down and power buttons. I get a binary count of one and custom. What did I do wrong? I can't afford to pay $150.00 for this phone. How do I keep the binary count to 0 and official?
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Try asking in the note 2 q&a thread instead of the galaxy s3 thread.
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Triangle Away question

so I used cf auto root to root my phone a while back . still on stock rom , still on stock recovery . .. simply rooted and thts it . now my flash counter says 4 and when I use triangle away to make it 0 again . it doesn't work . binary still says custom . while system says official . I need help figuring out why triangle away isn't allowing me to reset my counter even tho I'm on stock recovery and rom . thanks in advance
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Because you're still rooted that's why binary is "custom". Once you have used Triangle Away, go into SuperSu app and do full unroot. That still restore stock binary and remove SuperSu app.
☞Sent from here☜

I am c&p my post in this thread also in case your other inquiry gets deleted in this thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45459527#post45459527
"I thought this questioned looked familiar. You started your own thread with the same question in the Q&A forum here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...5#post45450945
With the above being said, and considering the steps you have already taken, including maybestuff ddone you haven't mentioned, I'd suggest the following:
- Use ODIN and install the Samsung Stock Firmware
- Use ODIN to install CF-AUTO-ROOT by Chainfire
- Install Triangle Away, and be very careful how you use it, as per Triangle Away thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...5#post45450945
I mention the above because you have already used TA unsuccessfully two times
The first-time as per your other thread about the same topic, you used Triangle Away without having stock recovery.
The 2nd time which has been unsuccessful as per this thread.
Incorrectly using Triangle Away, as per the thread linked above, can HARD BRICK your device which only Jtag can fix! You should consider yourself very lucky so far, and please read the above thread about using Triangle Away thoroughly to help you avoid issues.
This is why I'm suggesting these steps so you are starting with a fresh slate, and to help avoid further issues, which will end up saving you much time troubleshooting and posting multiple threads about the same topic
So to continue:
- After using Triangle Away, go into:
SuperSU
Settings
Full unroot and follow the steps.
After the above, you will:
- have your device fully stock, just as it came out of the box when new.
- check your device to make sure everything is stock - -
--enter into stock recovery by powering down device, pressing Power and Vol down buttons at the same time. Press Vol up button and check the settings in Bootloader including the status and binary count
--Power on device by holding Power button for 10s and check Setting/About device and make sure it doesn't say Modified towards the bottom.
I'll copy this answer in your other thread in case one gets deleted"

Biker1 said:
I am c&p my post in this thread also in case your other inquiry gets deleted in this thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45459527#post45459527
"I thought this questioned looked familiar. You started your own thread with the same question in the Q&A forum here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...5#post45450945
With the above being said, and considering the steps you have already taken, including maybestuff ddone you haven't mentioned, I'd suggest the following:
- Use ODIN and install the Samsung Stock Firmware
- Use ODIN to install CF-AUTO-ROOT by Chainfire
- Install Triangle Away, and be very careful how you use it, as per Triangle Away thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...5#post45450945
I mention the above because you have already used TA unsuccessfully two times
The first-time as per your other thread about the same topic, you used Triangle Away without having stock recovery.
The 2nd time which has been unsuccessful as per this thread.
Incorrectly using Triangle Away, as per the thread linked above, can HARD BRICK your device which only Jtag can fix! You should consider yourself very lucky so far, and please read the above thread about using Triangle Away thoroughly to help you avoid issues.
This is why I'm suggesting these steps so you are starting with a fresh slate, and to help avoid further issues, which will end up saving you much time troubleshooting and posting multiple threads about the same topic
So to continue:
- After using Triangle Away, go into:
SuperSU
Settings
Full unroot and follow the steps.
After the above, you will:
- have your device fully stock, just as it came out of the box when new.
- check your device to make sure everything is stock - -
--enter into stock recovery by powering down device, pressing Power and Vol down buttons at the same time. Press Vol up button and check the settings in Bootloader including the status and binary count
--Power on device by holding Power button for 10s and check Setting/About device and make sure it doesn't say Modified towards the bottom.
I'll copy this answer in your other thread in case one gets deleted"
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after I use triangle away and reset the counter . whenever I go back into triangle away to check the counter it still says 4 . is it supposed to say tht or 0 ?
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traviswade said:
after I use triangle away and reset the counter . whenever I go back into triangle away to check the counter it still says 4 . is it supposed to say tht or 0 ?
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Make sure you have ur variants STOCK recovery and STOCK kernel when you use triangle away, and it should read 0 if done correctly.

traviswade said:
after I use triangle away and reset the counter . whenever I go back into triangle away to check the counter it still says 4 . is it supposed to say tht or 0 ?
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Does TA confirm binary was reset?
I thought Bootloader should say 0 after you reset it, but confirm this in the TA thread.
If TA confirms reset, Unroot and check Bootloader.
Or run TA again, and see what it says regarding Bootloader binary counter.

I'll test this if someone can shoot me the stock recovery, I'm not going to flash stock rom with odin.

[Q] I made a mistake, now my phone is down...

...would someone be wiling to help me out please?
I was running the SlimBean ROM and my wife is going to get me a Galaxy Note 3 and I am wanting to trade my phone back in (T-Mo S4) for a decent credit twords the note. I wanted to get my phone back to an unrooted mod free (counter reset, etc) bone stock condition. I snagged a rooted stock rom and booted into recovery (TW 2.5.0.2) and flased the zip. The idea was once I got that rooted stock ROM up, I would use the Trainge Away alpp, reset everything, then use ODIN to flash the T-Mo rom to remove the last traces of being modified.
Now...my phone will not boot at all, it just stays on the Galaxy S4 screen. The first time I let it go for almost 30 minutes...nothing...
I can still get into recovery, and into download mode - BUT, ODIN will not recognize my phone in download mode - my computer says the drivers are not there. I have KIES installed and I thought the drivers for the phone were included.
Kinda desperate here...heh

STrooperTK421 said:
...would someone be wiling to help me out please?
I was running the SlimBean ROM and my wife is going to get me a Galaxy Note 3 and I am wanting to trade my phone back in (T-Mo S4) for a decent credit twords the note. I wanted to get my phone back to an unrooted mod free (counter reset, etc) bone stock condition. I snagged a rooted stock rom and booted into recovery (TW 2.5.0.2) and flased the zip. The idea was once I got that rooted stock ROM up, I would use the Trainge Away alpp, reset everything, then use ODIN to flash the T-Mo rom to remove the last traces of being modified.
Now...my phone will not boot at all, it just stays on the Galaxy S4 screen. The first time I let it go for almost 30 minutes...nothing...
I can still get into recovery, and into download mode - BUT, ODIN will not recognize my phone in download mode - my computer says the drivers are not there. I have KIES installed and I thought the drivers for the phone were included.
Kinda desperate here...heh
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Try going into recovery and wiping data/factory reset. If that doesn't work then uninstall all drivers and reinstall them. Reboot your computer and then try to connect your phone to Odin.

crzykiller said:
Try going into recovery and wiping data/factory reset. If that doesn't work then uninstall all drivers and reinstall them. Reboot your computer and then try to connect your phone to Odin.
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Thank you, will give that a try.

STrooperTK421 said:
Thank you, will give that a try.
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Use the USB cable that came with the phone too. While most other cables are fine, the occasional low quality USB cable has been known to cause all kinds of problems like this.

Skipjacks said:
Use the USB cable that came with the phone too. While most other cables are fine, the occasional low quality USB cable has been known to cause all kinds of problems like this.
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Ok, here is an update. I got everything straightened out. I followed the instructions for resetting the ROM counter, and I used ODIN to flash the official T-MO ROM. In D/L mode it says system status Official, but binary status still reads modified...
Correction...now it shows both system and binary as custom again...
Now what?

does triangle away work now?

haldi15 said:
does triangle away work now?
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I guess not, or I did something wrong... Oh well, maybe they won't notice since I'm not sending it in for warranty - just a trade in...

Heres what you gotta do to clear it out odin back to stock put triangle away apk on your desktop re root your phone just root no recovery or anything. . Then reboot fully skim thru setup put the apk on your phone install do the triangle away again now after thre that reboot your phone normally once it cuts off hit the buttons to lunch recovery and do the factory reset and you will be golden theres a thread how to do it in the general section:thumbup::beer:
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