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i need to unroot my s3 for warranty purposes but i cannot find proper procedures for the the model sgh-t999v..
i have 2 questions,
1. can i just root a stock rom for sgh-t999 to my sgh-t999v?
2. anyone have the procedures to unroot my sgh-t999v
thanks
Flash a stock rooted Rom. T-Mobile one. That seems to be ok as long as you don't flash a T-Mobile radio.
Not sure if triangle away works on the Canadian version.
Maybe someone else has tried it.
All I had to do to return my last one was flash a stock rooted Rom.
I don't think they check the flash counter
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If the Rom has some T-Mobile bloat left on it get it off there.
Hide superuser in a folder
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Thanks, ill try it tonight
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Or you can download the actual fw for your device. You will have to register but its no big deal.
Www.sammobile.com/firmware
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I can see you have a Videotron Galaxy S3. They don't check the flash counter. Let's just say I know this "by experience". As long as it's just rooted and you don't have any custom ROM, you should be fine. But indeed if you can at least hide the SU app it would be a good thing.
You could also perform a factory reset in CWM prior to going to the store, as they will make you do it anyways (and you actually don't want them to see the CWM screen)prior to any exchange. It's company policy.
lightpsycho said:
I can see you have a Videotron Galaxy S3. They don't check the flash counter. Let's just say I know this "by experience". As long as it's just rooted and you don't have any custom ROM, you should be fine. But indeed if you can at least hide the SU app it would be a good thing.
You could also perform a factory reset in CWM prior to going to the store, as they will make you do it anyways (and you actually don't want them to see the CWM screen)prior to any exchange. It's company policy.
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It's still probably safer to just use Triangle Away to get rid of the flash counter
Triangle away? Please explain
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yukuansu said:
Triangle away? Please explain
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Heres everything to know about triangle away, it resets the flash counter...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
Jake
T-Mobile & SGH-T999V
Hi,
Can we use the T-Mobile stock recovery on SGH-T999V?
flyerspat said:
Hi,
Can we use the T-Mobile stock recovery on SGH-T999V?
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If your trying to go back to stock, just download the stock rom from sammobile, it has everything you need like stock recovery, and then just flash it via odin.
htc fan89 said:
If your trying to go back to stock, just download the stock rom from sammobile, it has everything you need like stock recovery, and then just flash it via odin.
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Hi,
The only downloads availables are the firmwares, does it include the stock recovery in it?
flyerspat said:
Hi,
The only downloads availables are the firmwares, does it include the stock recovery in it?
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Yes it should be the full fw which includes radio, recovery and more.
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Thanks!
I'll test it tonight, wouldn't look good to download a 700 mb file at work!
I tried a few firmwares, but for some reason they all said "unsupport dev_type" when trying to use odin to return to stock non root (from stock rooted) In the end, the easiest way to remove root was to just let Kies update my gs3 to Jelly Bean (sgh-t999v). Painless, no data loss, took about 30 minutes with the firmware download.
Good luck
You will likely also want to triangle away. I won't link because it's extremely dangerous software that requires you to read up on the risks.
But that will reset your custom flashes assuming you have some on your counter you can check easily by going into download mode.
i recently lost my stock rom backup.. deleted it off clockworkmod touch by accident, so i only have the cm10.1 nightly i was running when i deleted it.. now i'm assuming i will lose root if i flash the stock firmware through odin? is there another way to get my stock rom back without losing root (and cyanogenmod rom backups)?
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!
There is no way (and never will be a way) to change the Warranty Bit. Sorry
DocHoliday77 said:
There is no way (and never will be a way) to change the Warranty Bit. Sorry
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I guess im screwed for warranty..I thought it might be cuz I have a custom kernal installed that triangle away didnt work..but thanks anyway and sorry about posting in multiple threads, im kinda new to this
No problem, thats why i mention it, so you know for the future.
Tecnically, with the warranty bit tripped, the warranty is void. However, i have seen a lot of posts where people sent it in anyway and their warranty was still honored. Its not a guarantee, but there is hope it can be used if needed. The good thing though, is you most likely will never need to use it anyway!
If you have been unfortunate enough to get the Samsung Over The Air (OTA) Android 4.3 Release and wanted to know how to reset your S4 to factory:
1. Install Samsung Kies Drivers, available from link
2. Install Odin, available from Link
3. Download M919UVUEMK2 Android 4.3 11.16.2013 update, available from Link
I used Odin v1.85 to install M919UVUEMK2 restoring my non-working SGS4 to a working phone. When you boot the Phone in ODIN loader mode shows
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-M919
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX Kernel Lock: 0x0 <-- note this was set by me in my trying to restore to 4.2.2
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 <-- Shows here but I was out of warranty anyway
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
eMMC BURST MODE: enabled
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When you boot in recovery mode all is well.
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IT DOES NOT RESET THE Samsung "KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1" flag as per my ODIN Mode display above. Currently I as well as many others continue to investigate this Samsung Knox Issue.
A reasonable explanation of what has transpired in Samsung Knox World is at: link.
A Bit of good news, to root SGS4 M919 Android 4.3 you can use the free Kingo Android rooter @ link.
Wait I'm confused, this is to revert back to 4.2.2?
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How would anyone be unfortunate to get this OTA?
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helake_az said:
If you have been unfortunate enough to get the Samsung Over The Air (OTA) Android 4.3 Release and wanted to know how to reset your S4 to factory:
1. Install Samsung Kies Drivers, available from link
2. Install Odin, available from Link
3. Download M919UVUEMK2 Android 4.3 11.16.2013 update, available from Link
I used Odin v1.85 to install M919UVUEMK2 getting rid of all Warranty Flag errors.
Notes: When you extract M919UVUEMK2 zip file, extract to directory, copy Odin .exe and .ini files to this directory before running Odin. Also kill kies software which vies for the COM port. If you get stuck at the T-Mobile screen with the white background (e.g. greater than 10 minutes), hold power key 10 seconds to shut down phone and volume up + power on to get to recovery and do factory reset.
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Wait... So this reset your Knox warranty flag? No way it's that easy
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To me it makes since because the original boot loader is replaced by the new one. So the update file would not be set up to look for these flags and just replace them. A few update from now we may not be so lucky because the will most likely not override the flags and like this update not let you down grade the bootloader.
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So this basically just resets the KNOX flag back to 0x0, while keeping 4.3? Is it really that easy to fool the warranty department at Samsung?
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DigitalHeretic said:
So this basically just resets the KNOX flag back to 0x0, while keeping 4.3? Is it really that easy to fool the warranty department at Samsung?
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+1
I'm sure the whole of this forum would appreciate if someone with a tripped flag could test this out.
Thanks in advance.
Yeah.I'm skeptical. All I've read about Know so far is that once Knox status is at 0x1, it's there permanently. Would love to see proof that the method listed here gets Knox back to 0x0.
When you boot the Phone in ODIN loader mode shows
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-M919
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX Kernel Lock: 0x0 <-- note this was set by me in my trying to restore to 4.2.2
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 <-- Shows here but I was out of warranty anyway
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
eMMC BURST MODE: enabled
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When you boot in recovery mode all is well.
Hmmm idk, maybe it'll help me get OTAs if this does work. I kies'd the update while I still had some root files so now my secure boot is at samsung while my device status is at custom, oh well.
helake_az said:
When you boot the Phone in ODIN loader mode shows
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-M919
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX Kernel Lock: 0x0 <-- note this was set by me in my trying to restore to 4.2.2
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 <-- Shows here but I was out of warranty anyway
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
eMMC BURST MODE: enabled
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When you boot in recovery mode all is well.
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KNOX doesn't stop you from using Odin. You're implying that it resets the KNOX flag back to 0x0?
xdapowerapps said:
KNOX doesn't stop you from using Odin. You're implying that it resets the KNOX flag back to 0x0?
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I'm interested to know this too.
praise be jesus I can't believe it worked
I wiped my phone out, and I had this PANIC attack!!!! I was so distraught I could not follow directions. I called TMOBILE and they are CLOSED until FRIDAY. I had a Claustrophobic experience. It was bad.
Finally I found your LINK this morning. I am an XDA believer now. Happy Thanks Giving
helake_az said:
If you have been unfortunate enough to get the Samsung Over The Air (OTA) Android 4.3 Release and wanted to know how to reset your S4 to factory:
1. Install Samsung Kies Drivers, available from link
2. Install Odin, available from Link
3. Download M919UVUEMK2 Android 4.3 11.16.2013 update, available from Link
I used Odin v1.85 to install M919UVUEMK2 getting rid of all Warranty Flag errors.
Notes: When you extract M919UVUEMK2 zip file, extract to directory, copy Odin .exe and .ini files to this directory before running Odin. Also kill kies software which vies for the COM port. If you get stuck at the T-Mobile screen with the white background (e.g. greater than 10 minutes), hold power key 10 seconds to shut down phone and volume up + power on to get to recovery and do factory reset.
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I have a hard time believing this resets the knox flag. My 2 pennies.
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KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1
j_r0dd said:
I have a hard time believing this resets the knox flag. My 2 pennies.
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Nothing was reset ! the Knox warranty is still 0x1 in the OP example (out of warranty).
The OP said it removed all warranty flags. To me, that means it takes KNOX 0x1 and returns it to 0x0. What's the advantage in this process if it doesn't do that?
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Sorry for the confusion on my above explanation. My phone state prior to the above procedure was a mixture of flashed Android 4.3 and 4.2.2 (e.g. NON-BOOTING) due to me trying to use CWR recovery to return phone to my Android 4.2.2 CWR backup.
The above procedure will return a non-booting phone to Stock Android 4.3.
IT DOES NOT RESET THE Samsung "KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1" flag as per my ODIN Mode display above. Currently I as well as many others continue to investigate this Samsung Issue.
A reasonable explanation of what has transpired in Samsung Knox World is at: link
A Bit of good news, to root my new Secure Boot SGS4 M919 you can use the free Kingo Android rooter @ link.
helake_az said:
Sorry for the confusion on my above explanation. My phone state prior to the above procedure was a mixture of flashed Android 4.3 and 4.2.2 (e.g. NON-BOOTING) due to me trying to use CWR recovery to return phone to my Android 4.2.2 CWR backup.
The above procedure will return a non-booting phone to Stock Android 4.3.
IT DOES NOT RESET THE Samsung "KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1" flag as per my ODIN Mode display above. Currently I as well as many others continue to investigate this Samsung Issue.
A reasonable explanation of what has transpired in Samsung Knox World is at: link
A Bit of good news, to root my new Secure Boot SGS4 M919 you can use the free Kingo Android rooter @ link.
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Umh... I guess glad for sharing? But this information is in hundreds, if not thousands, of threads on XDA and all over the web. You're simply telling us how to go back to stock using Odin...
For everyone else:
1) This does not reset the KNOX flag from 0x1 to 0x0.
2) He just discovered how to go to complete stock using Odin.
In any case, he made a good faith attempt and may have helped someone so no harm done. :good:
Thanks!! Do you have a wifi and data fix for odin??
With the above I was able restore to 100% functionality (no problems with wifi or data) Maybe you could tell me more about your issue?
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I bought a note2 on swappa and I didn't get any service when I activated because my profile was out of date( I think). It came with cm11 so I had to go to stock to update the profile. I tried using Odin to flash Stock but when the phone boots after the Sprint animation it goes to Samsung and just hangs. I've tried reflashing and redownloading to no avail.
In download mode my phone says
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Custom //Could this be the problem? What does the Custom here mean?
Knox warranty void: 0
AP SWREV: A2
With the knox on my phone now I'm a little nervous to go any further without knowing exactly what I should do. I have been researching this problem for the last 3 days now and I feel stuck. Where should I go from here?
joel8520 said:
I bought a note2 on swappa and I didn't get any service when I activated because my profile was out of date( I think). It came with cm11 so I had to go to stock to update the profile. I tried using Odin to flash Stock but when the phone boots after the Sprint animation it goes to Samsung and just hangs. I've tried reflashing and redownloading to no avail.
In download mode my phone says
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Custom //Could this be the problem? What does the Custom here mean?
Knox warranty void: 0
AP SWREV: A2
With the knox on my phone now I'm a little nervous to go any further without knowing exactly what I should do. I have been researching this problem for the last 3 days now and I feel stuck. Where should I go from here?
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Use TWRP recovery and flash billards return to stock MC2. This will revert your bootloader to a non-Knox state.
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Yup. then you're free to do what you want again.
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I just bought a Verizon GS4 and it will not boot up. I only get two screens which are
odin mode
product name : SCH-I545
current binary: samsung official
system status: official
knox kernel lock: 0x0
knox warranty void: 0xo
csb-config-lsb: 0x30
write protection: enable
emmc burst mode enabled
downloading do not turn off target
and
odin mode
product name : SCH-I545
current binary: samsung official
system status: official
knox kernel lock: 0x0
knox warranty void: 0xo
csb-config-lsb: 0x30
write protection: enable
emmc burst mode enabled
firmware upgrade encountered an issue please select recovery mode in kies and try again
The person I got it from said it was working recently and had been flashed to page plus, but did not know what caused the firmware issue. They were not able to provide anymore information than that. I am trying to figure out how to get it to boot back up again and flash it back to Verizon. So far the only thing I have done is download Odin 3.09. What else do I need to do to get the phone working again?
this is the note 4 forum. not gs 4
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Was it flashed to page plus because of bad esn
jayochs said:
this is the note 4 forum. not gs 4
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Sorry about that. I posted it again in the correct forum, not sure how I ended up in the Note 4 section.
waco2hot33 said:
Was it flashed to page plus because of bad esn
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No, the ESN/IMEI is clear according to Verizon. Not sure why they switched it to page plus.
So, my Samsung 10.1 GT-N8020 is ****ed, got it back from a mate that decided to flash a custom ROM to it and killed it. Anyhow, I downloaded ODIN v3.07 and the proper firmware off of sammobile (proper version and carrier) however ODIN gets stuck at boot.img and doesn't seem to do anything. Any tips would help as I really don't want to have to pay for a new tablet and I literally have no idea what I should be doing to fix it.
Download screen displays
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-N8020
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
System Status: Custom
AP SWREV:A2
Downloading
Do not turn off target!!
No progress bar.
Wrong forum
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