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Phone wont work anymore

Hi guys,
I'm a bit new to the galaxy S3, I'm not too familiar with most things. I rooted my phone a few weeks ago with ODIN. This was to try to get the Google Wallet to work. After numerous attempts, i gave up, and figured i would unroot my phone because of guarantee reasons. Today i went into recovery mode to wipe cache and davlik, then upon reboot, the phone stopped working. I would get the vibration, the Samsung logo, then the Galaxy S3 logo, but that's as far as it goes. I can also go back into recovery mode, and probably download mode.
I just downloaded TriangleAway to reset my flash counter, but that wasnt compatible with my phone. I also got mobile Odin, same result. I have the Videotron Galaxy S3 SGH-T999V. The only changes i have made were of the build.prop, which I have restored to its original state, though the phone still thinks its a Galaxy Nexus.
Any ideas of what i could do? I wouldn't mind wiping all my data and going back to how it was when i first bought it without the root.
Thanks guys
Forgive me if i am not in the proper section

Get to download mode holding home button volume up and power button then install tar file found in development section

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lazarat said:
Get to download mode holding home button volume up and power button then install tar file found in development section
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Do i do this with the original android development section or just the android development? I cant find that tar file, so could you link me to it?
and isnt download mode using the volume down button?

I've heard about thus happening to phones without a stock rom, but not just rooting. You could try using Odin to flash a boot loader, kernel and rom. That should unbrick the phone. There are lengthy directions on xda for that. Let us know what happens, and good luck!
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You have the T999v, be very careful with what firmware you grab. Look at sammobile.

Here is the link to the latest Videotron fw VLALH2
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/173149966/1ff667a/T999VVLALH2_T999VYVLALH2_VTR.zip.html
Old fw: VLALE6
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/163232712/b049991/T999VVLALE6_T999VYVLALE6_VTR.zip.html
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DocHoliday77 said:
Here is the link to the latest Videotron fw VLALH2
Old fw: VLALE6
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Thanks a lot. So after i get the latest firmware, do I use it through recovery mode? or do I unzip the file and use the tar file inside with ODIN?
Also are these the only steps to do and that should work?
I will try this tonight since i'm at work now lol

tarek619 said:
Thanks a lot. So after i get the latest firmware, do I use it through recovery mode? or do I unzip the file and use the tar file inside with ODIN?
Also are these the only steps to do and that should work?
I will try this tonight since i'm at work now lol
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Unzip and flash the .tar.md5 file with Odin. This will rewrite your system and other partitions.
After rebooting it can take a few minutes at the Samsung logo so just let it sit for at least 10 minutes.
If it gets to be much longer than that, hold power till it reboots and as soon as the screen goes off let go of power for a moment and immediately press and hold power, volume up and home. Then release when you see the blue text flash at the top of the screen. This should get you to recovery. Wipe cache, dalvik and factory reset then reboot again.
No guarantees itll fix your problem of course but this will give you a fresh, full stock system. So hopefully it does fix uou up.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Unzip and flash the .tar.md5 file with Odin. This will rewrite your system and other partitions.
After rebooting it can take a few minutes at the Samsung logo so just let it sit for at least 10 minutes.
If it gets to be much longer than that, hold power till it reboots and as soon as the screen goes off let go of power for a moment and immediately press and hold power, volume up and home. Then release when you see the blue text flash at the top of the screen. This should get you to recovery. Wipe cache, dalvik and factory reset then reboot again.
No guarantees itll fix your problem of course but this will give you a fresh, full stock system. So hopefully it does fix uou up.
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Thanks a lot for ur help! i did this, and i still have all my apps and files! however, SuperSU is gone, to my preference actually. but how do i check if it is unrooted or if it still is rooted?

tarek619 said:
Thanks a lot for ur help! i did this, and i still have all my apps and files! however, SuperSU is gone, to my preference actually. but how do i check if it is unrooted or if it still is rooted?
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Go to Play Store and try acquiring Titanium Backup. It can only be used if the user is rooted. Try using it and if it doesn't correspond then you're not rooted. If it does then you're still rooted. I also believe if you don't have Superuser or SuperSU on your phone, then you're not rooted since those two are the "gateway" between apps and system.

Dont worry. Youre not rooted anymore. Flashing that fw in odin rewrites the system and other partitions to be just like it would come out of the box. If you're still concerned about it look for the file "su" in /system/bin and /system/xbin. If its not there youre not rooted.
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Go to Play Store and try acquiring Titanium Backup. It can only be used if the user is rooted. Try using it and if it doesn't correspond then you're not rooted. If it does then you're still rooted. I also believe if you don't have Superuser or SuperSU on your phone, then you're not rooted since those two are the "gateway" between apps and system.
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cool im not rooted anymore! thanks a lot man. now i can get my guarantee back lol and get a new phone

DocHoliday77 said:
Dont worry. Youre not rooted anymore. Flashing that fw in odin rewrites the system and other partitions to be just like it would come out of the box. If you're still concerned about it look for the file "su" in /system/bin and /system/xbin. If its not there youre not rooted.
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oh so does that mean my flash counter is also reset? or its still at 2 or whatever?

Did you reset the counter before? Why don't you just go to Odin mode and check
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Teo032 said:
Did you reset the counter before? Why don't you just go to Odin mode and check
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I tried but triangle away wasnt compatible with my phone. Its a t999v and practically everything is incompatible. How do i check though? I assume i go into recovery mode, then what?

Go to download mode. It should tell you on the top how many flashes youve done and if the OS is modified.
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tarek619 said:
I tried but triangle away wasnt compatible with my phone. Its a t999v and practically everything is incompatible. How do i check though? I assume i go into recovery mode, then what?
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Oh yeah completely forgot you mentioned that. But yeah like the other person said. Download mode, i think it's vol down home and power.
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Noobiologist said:
Go to download mode. It should tell you on the top how many flashes youve done and if the OS is modified.
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Booo "Yes (1 counts)" i guess ill have to take my chances. Thanks a lot for everything guys!

Thsts weird. I couldve sworn other T999V users have used both Triangle Away and Mobile Odin.
Both do require root though.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Thsts weird. I couldve sworn other T999V users have used both Triangle Away and Mobile Odin.
Both do require root though.
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Maybe he used an older version. Op, xda has a thread just got triangle away. You should check it out. It's also linked in the themes and app section.
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Triangle Away Note 2 CF-AutoRoot Question

I have a question about Triangle Away, I have the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 AT&T SGH-I317 model, I just installed CF-Auto-Root for my first time, and immediately installed Triangle Away from the Google Play Store after.
I rebooted into the "special mode" and did Volume Up to reset counter and status.
This is what is listed after a reboot into special mode again
Device: SGH-I317
Flash counter: 1
Binary status: custom
Upon rebooting back into Android, TriangleAway app says:
Current status cannot be determined. Need to reboot into a special bootmade tap Reset flash counter.
Which I did.
Is this how it should be? Did Triangle Away work? Aside from flashing a completely STOCK nonroot ROM, is there any additional steps required if I needed to exchange for a warranty?

That's what i got also until i installed persues kernal. Now i get this:
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If you shutdown and reboot into download mode you can see if it worked. Just pull battery or hold power when it says downloading do not shut down.
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If you shutdown and reboot into download mode you can see if it worked. Just pull battery or hold power when it says downloading do not shut down.
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If I go into download mode, it just says the typical WARNING: A custom OS can cause critical problems.... blah blah.... if you want to download a custom OS, prell the vloume up key.... blah blah"
45ACP1911 said:
That's what i got also until i installed persues kernal. Now i get this:
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So you had to install the persues kernel before it displayed that?
May I ask why you did this?

go into download mode press volume up
and you should see your flash count. Because Triangle Away didnt gave me that exact comment.

everytime you reboot your flash counter will say 1 even when you reset it...you have to set triangle away to reset the counter on each bootup. it's all in chainfire's cf rooting thread in OG development section

JGGW said:
everytime you reboot your flash counter will say 1 even when you reset it...you have to set triangle away to reset the counter on each bootup. it's all in chainfire's cf rooting thread in OG development section
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The issue I'm having is how.
I don't see any directions on that
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ttt.
Figure anything out?

[GUIDE][HOW-TO] Return device back to stock 'Official'!

So you want to return back to stock huh? Maybe to get official software updates? Maybe you want to sell your device? Or turn it in for a warranty thing cause you decided to give your phone to someone while you were drunk and that person cracked your screen. Well in any case, here is how I returned my GS4 back to stock official!
*Warning: Using this method will wipe your internal SD Card so back up your photos, music, and other precious files on your computer!
As many of you may know, Chainfire has an awesome app called Triangle Away that will reset your flash counter and return your binary status to Offical! Well good, download it cause you will need it for this process.
Things you will need
-Triangle Away app! (Thanks to Chainfire!) Get it here -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
-CF-Auto-Root! (Thanks to Chainfire again!) Get it here ->http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005
-UVUAMDL Official TAR! (Thanks to k0nane!) Get it here ->http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
Steps!
Step 0: If you haven't already backup your Internal SD on your computer!
Step 1: Place the Triangle Away app on your external SD Card!
Step 2: Using Odin, flash the UVUAMDL Official TAR following the instructions here. If you get stuck in a bootloop, do a battery pull, reboot to recovery, and wipe data/factory reset!
Step 3: With Odin, flash CF-Auto-Root to re-root your device!
Step 4: Install Triangle Away app and reset your flash counter! Follow the directions in the thread here.
Step 5: Once you have reset your flash counter, verify in Triangle Away that your flash counter is back to 0! (It should be at 0 because you should already be on stock recovery and kernel at this point).
Step 6: In SuperSU, perform a full unroot! This should uninstall SuperSU as well.
Step 7: Uninstall Triangle Away
Step 8: Verify that your device reads 'Samsung Official' for your Current Binary and 'Official' for System Status by going to Download Mode! Once complete do a battery pull and reboot your phone normally.
Step 9: Go to Settings > 'More' tab > About Device > Status > Device Status. If it reads 'Official' then you're lucky, congrats you are done! If not then don't worry, you are like me and have to perform the next step!
Step 10: Go to Settings > 'Accounts' tab > Backup and reset > Factory data reset. This will erase your internal SD Card!
Once completed your device status WILL read 'Official' and you will be able to receive Software Updates from Samsung once again! Hope I have helped you by returning your device back to unrooted Stock Official! Peace!
Credits:
-Chainfire
-k0nane

This is for T-Mobile correct? Can you work up the others? good source. also, can I add a link in my guide pointing here, this could be very useful?

Good job DJ, I really was getting sick of all those new threads about this.

TheAxman said:
This is for T-Mobile correct? Can you work up the others? good source. also, can I add a link in my guide pointing here, this could be very useful?
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Yes, this is for T-Mobile. But if you use the CF-AUTO-ROOT and official firmware for that specific device's carrier I'm pretty sure it'll work.
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Edit: yes you can add this thread to your guide.

saldebot said:
Good job DJ, I really was getting sick of all those new threads about this.
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Thanks man. A lot of people were asking in general and q/a threads about how to get back to official to receive software updates again. Just thought I'd help out.
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Thanks, this is and can turn out to be a real good source for sure.

Thanks Bro... Glad to see you in the S4 forums !!!
I used to follow you guys when I had my HOS
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Can we just go back to stock and have everything stock with official firmware but still be able to keep root?
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to back up my internal storage can i just plug into computer and drag everything to it?

cardenas5810 said:
Can we just go back to stock and have everything stock with official firmware but still be able to keep root?
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Yes this is possible! Just skip step #6! :good:
mrdreamers said:
to back up my internal storage can i just plug into computer and drag everything to it?
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Yes! That is how I backed up mine.

Great guide Dj, I'll be using this when I get my replacement.
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This needs to be stickied
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Thank you for making this guide boss!

If you never installed a custom rom or recovery but just used chainfire's CF-Auto-Root can you skip the first steps of flashing to stock firmware (UVUAMDL Official TAR) and just do steps 3-10?

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If you never installed a custom rom or recovery but just used chainfire's CF-Auto-Root can you skip the first steps of flashing to stock firmware (UVUAMDL Official TAR) and just do steps 3-10?
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As long as you're on stock rom, kernel, and recovery then yes. You can skip step 2.
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aznmode said:
This needs to be stickied
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@Razor! has a nice index thread that is stuck already, this would be a great addition.

Nice. Thanks
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mrdreamers said:
to back up my internal storage can i just plug into computer and drag everything to it?
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i have performed everything but my phone status is still custom. i want to be able to keep root and also be able to use my samsung dongle. anyone have a fix for this? i could perform a master reset but im afraid i will have to install root again and end up being custom status all over again

cardenas5810 said:
i have performed everything but my phone status is still custom. i want to be able to keep root and also be able to use my samsung dongle. anyone have a fix for this? i could perform a master reset but im afraid i will have to install root again and end up being custom status all over again
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Did you perform step 10?
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Edit: you say you've done "everything" yet you still wanna keep root and didn't unroot. Try performing all of the steps to see if your device status goes back to official?

djintrigue808 said:
Did you perform step 10?
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Edit: you say you've done "everything" yet you still wanna keep root and didn't unroot. Try performing all of the steps to see if your device status goes back to official?
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actually i just performed the master reset and somehow i still have root access and my status also says official .....so i guess my problem is solved . i was scared to do the master reset because i tought i was going to loose root access but it actually stayed rooted even after a master reset.

[Q] revert back to "unrooted" phone

Hi,
I bought a Galaxy S3 T999L from craigslist and wanted to unlock it to send it overseas. My sister had a T-Mobile account so I had her contact the representative and request it. They said it would happen within 24 hours. Anyway, since I didn't have much time, I rooted it using "Method 1 - The Root66 Way" through Odin in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2370981
Today, T-Mobile gave me an unlock code but when I used it, it didn't work. My guess is that it's because the phone is rooted. Is there a way to go back to it being unrooted so I can use the unlock code?
Thanks in advance

Open SuperSU app and select full unroot. Though I doubt its whats keeping you from getting unlocked. Worth a try though.
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Hey Doc,
Thanks for all the guides etc. I was able to fully unroot it but when I try to look for updates, it says that phone has been modified... how does one fix that?

If its stock, factory reset.
Or Odin flash the firmware.
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Also, is there a way to reset the binary flash counter AFTER the unrooting?
and is there a way to root it again after it has been unrooted?
much thanks and appreciation

khanfahad said:
Also, is there a way to reset the binary flash counter AFTER the unrooting?
and is there a way to root it again after it has been unrooted?
much thanks and appreciation
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No you must be rooted to use Triangle Away.
Yes there are several options to root and you can just reroot using any one. Shouldn't be any need to wipe anything if you want to use root66 again.
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DocHoliday77 said:
No you must be rooted to use Triangle Away.
Yes there are several options to root and you can just reroot using any one. Shouldn't be any need to wipe anything if you want to use root66 again.
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Either Triangle away is not working properly or I'm doing something wrong but I used your 1st method to revert back and unroot using the stock and root file, kernel and recovery files through Odin and used Triangle away at the end. It stated that counter is 0, then I unrooted from SU app and restarted but the counter read 1 after restart.
I'm not sure what's going on.

Make sure you are flashing the stock SECURE Kernel and stock recovery, then TA. Then unroot.
And you may actually want to try running triangle away, reboot download, then if the counter is zero, Odin flash the official firmware.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Make sure you are flashing the stock SECURE Kernel and stock recovery, then TA. Then unroot.
And you may actually want to try running triangle away, reboot download, then if the counter is zero, Odin flash the official firmware.
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ok so this time I re-rooted using recovery method and then UNrooted using the recovery method listed by you.
Reboot into CWM or TWRP Recovery
Flash PureStock Rom
Flash the unmodified, Secure UVAMB7 Kernel
Flash Stock UVAMB7 Recovery
Next, if you want to wipe everything but your internal SD Card, Factory Reset before rebooting.
If you want a 100% clean, out of the box type device, reboot Recovery.
This should take you into the stock recovery you just flashed. Now Factory Reset.
Reboot Phone
(Last chance to run Triangle Away!)
Open SuperUser/SuperSU (app)
Find and select the option to Permanantly Unroot.
Reboot
Done!!!
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After using TA to reset counter and after unrooting by SU, i restarted and then checked binary counter in downloading mode and it read 1... why is that? so frustrating....
the reason I want to do this is because I have an unlock code but it won't work... there's no other explanation as to why the unlock code from TMOBILE wouldn't work other than this counter issue...

It could be the wrong unlock code. Ive heard of more than a few people having to call back a few times. I was able to unlock with a count of about 8 or so. Granted I wasnt using a code, but I dont see this as being the cause. But to be sure, try this:
Triangle Away. (Close/reopen the apo to make sure it worked) then pull the battery. Reboot directly to download mode. Make sure the counter is 0. Flash the official firmware released yesterday.
No idea why its not working for you. Ive had several confirmations that it did work before. Keep in mind that if you have a custom recovery or kernel, every time you boot up the phone it will retrip the counter to 1. So be careful your not booting up w/ cwm or twrp installed.
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[Q] Returning to stock

Wifi won't stay on for me. Will these steps get me back to 100% stock, no root?
Put phone in download mode (vol down + power)
Download ODIN 3.09:
http://odindownload.com/
Download CF-AutoRoot and root the phone here (instructions are in post 2):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005
Install and run Triangle Away:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/orig-development/2013-10-04-triangleaway-v3-10-t1494114
Reboot.
Turn phone off.
Boot into download mode again.
Go back to ODIN:
Download office 4.4.2 firmware from (search for m919, first file: M919UVUFNB4M919UVUFNB4):
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Put that .tar file in the pda slot and run.
Profit?
Missing anything? I know running that .tar will update my bootloader but at this point I don't care.

DizDroid said:
Wifi won't stay on for me. Will these steps get me back to 100% stock, no root?
Put phone in download mode (vol down + power)
Download ODIN 3.09:
http://odindownload.com/
Download CF-AutoRoot and root the phone here (instructions are in post 2):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005
Install and run Triangle Away:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/orig-development/2013-10-04-triangleaway-v3-10-t1494114
Reboot.
Turn phone off.
Boot into download mode again.
Go back to ODIN:
Download office 4.4.2 firmware from (search for m919, first file: M919UVUFNB4M919UVUFNB4):
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Put that .tar file in the pda slot and run.
Profit?
Missing anything? I know running that .tar will update my bootloader but at this point I don't care.
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As far as I know triangle away is not working for 4.3 or 4.4 yet.
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mrzhadow said:
As far as I know triangle away is not working for 4.3 or 4.4 yet.
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Well crap.
If I update this way will I still encounter annoying phone is rooted messages? Ultimately main goal here is to have stock recovery, wifi working (turning on/off, won't stick) and non rooted stock 4.4.2.
Thanks for the quick response.
EDIT: According to Chainfire's thread seems that its been updated as well. :-/

DizDroid said:
Well crap.
If I update this way will I still encounter annoying phone is rooted messages? Ultimately main goal here is to have stock recovery, wifi working (turning on/off, won't stick) and non rooted stock 4.4.2.
Thanks for the quick response.
EDIT: According to Chainfire's thread seems that its been updated as well. :-/
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Have you tried editing your build.prop? What kernel are you using. Ktoonzes works perfect but you have to edit 2 lines. It will most likely fix your WiFi
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mrzhadow said:
Have you tried editing your build.prop? What kernel are you using. Ktoonzes works perfect but you have to edit 2 lines. It will most likely fix your WiFi
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No edits. Stock kernel.
Phone is being sold and don't feel right leaving them with anything tither than stock.

DizDroid said:
No edits. Stock kernel.
Phone is being sold and don't feel right leaving them with anything tither than stock.
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OK you are correct about triangle away. It now supports KitKat. You can go back to stock the way you stated above but keep in mind that it will only reset your binary counter. It will not reset your Knox security.
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