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[Q] Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available

Rooted my new Note 2 using the great toolkit simply to run Titanium backup as moving from an old phone.
Now when i go to the software updates i get the 'Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available' message.
I did have the insecure bootloader but have since flashed on the secure bootloader.
Looking around, i know i can triangle away and odin a stock rom but then i obviously lose all my apps and data again.
Does anybody know a way to keep my root and apps but still be able to do ota updates ?

1) Using Triangle Away and/or flashing ROM via PC Odin doesn't clear your apps and their settings, so if you will use same ROM as you have rooted now, all your apps should work
2) Dont panic and wait to update with something usefull for you, before reflash.

Does anybody know a way to keep my root and apps but still be able to do ota updates ?
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I have the same problem, but I only need to know If there's some way to re-activate OTA having the Note II rooted.
Thanks!

same
I have the same problem, But I never rooted my phone ever!

Have you actually tried triangle away? I use it but even then my device state still displays modified
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Yes. Me too.I use triangle away and install stock rom and wipe data and factory reset but system status in bootlader(Vol down + Home + power) still custom(counter 0,current binary samsung official) and menu setting -- About device -- status -- device status Modified.
I search triangle away (xda-developers).they answer
1.- On my SGS3/Note2/etc, Download Mode says my System is modified, and Triangle Away does not reset it
Triangle Away attempt to reset this status and block it from coming back, but it depends on the firmware. It works on the ALE8 firmware, try flashing that if you absolutely must reset this value.
Where is ALE8 Firmware (Full stock rom) for Note2 ? I can't find it?:crying:
2.- On the SGS3/Note2/etc, System->Settings->About device->Status still shows "Modified"
This is outside the scope of Triangle Away. The "system" status is not even always resettable in the bootloader. If you are going for warrenty, you need to also reflash a full stock firmware and wipe your device. If they boot up your device and find root apps, you're not going to get any warranty anyway. If you do such a full stock reflash and wipe, the "Modified" value will go away.
I try reflash Full stock firmware by download from sammobile.com and wipe but Modified still shows.:crying:

hi there...
1) make a titanium backup of user apps.
2)locate the backup files storage from a file explorer.
3) transfer it to a computer.
4)flash the latest firnaware from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1915386
5)install titanium backup
6)restore apps

I have root as well, only root, via CF-auto-root. I have no triangle, but in device status it does say modified. I tried checking for OTA, but it gives the same message.
Guess with every update I'll flash a new stock rom, kinda sad though.

That's the price for rooting the device.
As usual you go for custom rom thereafter,
Otherwise u unroot device.

I get the same message, HOWEVER, I haven't applied root out anything.
All I have done is applied 2 OTA updated in a row that required a reboot each time.
After the second one, I pressed "Check for updates" and I get this message.
What gives?

DanDroidian said:
I get the same message, HOWEVER, I haven't applied root out anything.
All I have done is applied 2 OTA updated in a row that required a reboot each time.
After the second one, I pressed "Check for updates" and I get this message.
What gives?
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Me 2 mate......i didnt root my device and i have the same message....
But restart your device and if you are not rooted it will probably get the normal status again
Is a sammy problem
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and now i have the "the parameter is incorrect" problem in odin......

SweetPAIN225 said:
I have the same problem, But I never rooted my phone ever!
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same msg.

lorekarf said:
Me 2 mate......i didnt root my device and i have the same message....
But restart your device and if you are not rooted it will probably get the normal status again
Is a sammy problem
Inviato dal mio GT-N7100 con Tapatalk 2
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:highfive: Thanks! I was about to flip a table over here. It works. I wonder what the issue is.

Fixed it
I fixed in the end by:
1) Made a backup with titanium of my apps and data
2) Rebooted using triangle away to reset counter
3) Used mobile odin to take a stock rom and root on the fly whilst also wiping data and cache (awesome)
4) Restored my apps and data again
no more message and still rooted

deltacode said:
I fixed in the end by:
1) Made a backup with titanium of my apps and data
2) Rebooted using triangle away to reset counter
3) Used mobile odin to take a stock rom and root on the fly whilst also wiping data and cache (awesome)
4) Restored my apps and data again
no more message and still rooted
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Can this be done AND have CWM RECOVERY?
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I tried everything.
1. Factory data reset from Settings - didnt work.
2. CWM - FULL wipe and factory reset. - didnt work.
3. Samsung Kies give me a msg : Your device does not support software upgrading from Kies.
See below

Here

SweetPAIN225 said:
I have the same problem, But I never rooted my phone ever!
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^this
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deltacode said:
I fixed in the end by:
1) Made a backup with titanium of my apps and data
2) Rebooted using triangle away to reset counter
3) Used mobile odin to take a stock rom and root on the fly whilst also wiping data and cache (awesome)
4) Restored my apps and data again
no more message and still rooted
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do i have to use triangle away before odin? isnt flashing it through odin right after backup would still be ok (well, i'm going to use odin for PC) ?

[Q] How to Unroot T-Mo Note 2 & Set Custom Counter to 0 (ZERO)?

I've searched and tried different methods to unroot and set the custom counter to 0 (ZERO) (using Triangle Away) and nothing seems to work 100%. I've easily spent 5 hours mucking with this. Basically, I want to get my phone back to stock state so T-MO OTA updates will work again.
I always end up with a custom counter of 1 because as soon as I boot to the system, the firmware sees that SuperSU is installed (I guess) and the counter goes to 1. I've only rooted my phone and not installed a custom rom. I've used the toolkit and the CF-root-only method to root my phone. I've done SuperSU / Settings / Unroot ... but, it's too late by this time (custom counter is 1).
The latest and closest attempts to unroot and zero counter have been: Use CF root (w/stock recovery installed) and use Triangle Away. If I immediately go into the download manager after Triangle Away boot, the counter is 0 and phone is Samsung Official... all is well. If I reboot to system, as soon as the Samsung logo appears the counter is back to 1 (I know this because I immediately pulled the battery and went back to download manager).
So, whats the trick to get unrooted and custom counter to 0 (zero)? Do I have to reflash the stock rom and wipe cache/data or something?

zrocker said:
I've searched and tried different methods to unroot and set the custom counter to 0 (ZERO) (using Triangle Away) and nothing seems to work 100%. I've easily spent 5 hours mucking with this. Basically, I want to get my phone back to stock state so T-MO OTA updates will work again.
I always end up with a custom counter of 1 because as soon as I boot to the system, the firmware sees that SuperSU is installed (I guess) and the counter goes to 1. I've only rooted my phone and not installed a custom rom. I've used the toolkit and the CF-root-only method to root my phone. I've done SuperSU / Settings / Unroot ... but, it's too late by this time (custom counter is 1).
The latest and closest attempts to unroot and zero counter have been: Use CF root (w/stock recovery installed) and use Triangle Away. If I immediately go into the download manager after Triangle Away boot, the counter is 0 and phone is Samsung Official... all is well. If I reboot to system, as soon as the Samsung logo appears the counter is back to 1 (I know this because I immediately pulled the battery and went back to download manager).
So, whats the trick to get unrooted and custom counter to 0 (zero)? Do I have to reflash the stock rom and wipe cache/data or something?
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Normally you use both Triangle Away in conjunction with Stock ROM AND Stock Recovery.
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Since TriangleAway needs root use ExynosAbuse option to give you root access. That after of course stock ROM and kernel. At the end TriangleAway and uninstall it and maybe also Full unroot in SuperSu if you don't need it anymore.
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Do a full wipe. Odin root66 by mrRobinson to return to stock recovery with rooted stock ROM. Run triangle away to clear flash counter. Do another full wipe. Run SuperSu and permanently unroot. Back to stock, no counter trip, unrooted.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement

Coug76 said:
Do a full wipe. Odin root66 by mrRobinson to return to stock recovery with rooted stock ROM. Run triangle away to clear flash counter. Do another full wipe. Run SuperSu and permanently unroot. Back to stock, no counter trip, unrooted.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
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I may have to do this, I'm on the stock ROM, only installed clockwork through Odin and then flashed the root zip. I'd want to be able to install the OTA update without having to wipe the phone, I'd hate to install all my apps again and then still have to customize all the settings. Is there a way to install the stock recovery, unroot, and be able to receive the OTA update without any wiping? Help would be greatly appreciated to get this done.

erickdj said:
I may have to do this, I'm on the stock ROM, only installed clockwork through Odin and then flashed the root zip. I'd want to be able to install the OTA update without having to wipe the phone, I'd hate to install all my apps again and then still have to customize all the settings. Is there a way to install the stock recovery, unroot, and be able to receive the OTA update without any wiping? Help would be greatly appreciated to get this done.
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My *guess* is you might be able to do that.
The following is not vetted. It seems like it should work but I have not tested it.
Before you do anything nandroid and Titanium (TiBu) backup your phone. If you are running SuperSu have it forget the apps that have been granted root access. Unroot using the SuperSu command.
Odin the mrRobinson root66 UVALJ1 to the device, this will return the bootloader to stock. It will also give you root that the Device status won't notice (I don't know if this is completely necessary but it makes sense to me). Install Triangle Away (available from Play Store as a paid app or free from XDA if you search for ChainFire's threads). Run Triangle Away. This should reset the counter. When the device reboots go into SuperSu and have it forget the apps that have root permissions. Check device status, if it is normal you are set. If not, reboot the phone. Check the Device status again. If it is still modified you may need to wait a while. If all else fails you factory reset and restore your TiBu. Permanently unroot via SuperSu.
My wife's S3 flipped to modified after a week and a half on root66. The only root function I had it do was a TiBu restore on 5 apps that she wanted to retain data from her old phone. To get it back I had SuperSu forget the root apps then reboot. I don't remember how long we waited for it to go from modified to normal. It did flip back without a factory reset. The factory reset is tried and true however.

Coug76 said:
My *guess* is you might be able to do that.
The following is not vetted. It seems like it should work but I have not tested it.
Before you do anything nandroid and Titanium (TiBu) backup your phone. If you are running SuperSu have it forget the apps that have been granted root access. Unroot using the SuperSu command.
Odin the mrRobinson root66 UVALJ1 to the device, this will return the bootloader to stock. It will also give you root that the Device status won't notice (I don't know if this is completely necessary but it makes sense to me). Install Triangle Away (available from Play Store as a paid app or free from XDA if you search for ChainFire's threads). Run Triangle Away. This should reset the counter. When the device reboots go into SuperSu and have it forget the apps that have root permissions. Check device status, if it is normal you are set. If not, reboot the phone. Check the Device status again. If it is still modified you may need to wait a while. If all else fails you factory reset and restore your TiBu. Permanently unroot via SuperSu.
My wife's S3 flipped to modified after a week and a half on root66. The only root function I had it do was a TiBu restore on 5 apps that she wanted to retain data from her old phone. To get it back I had SuperSu forget the root apps then reboot. I don't remember how long we waited for it to go from modified to normal. It did flip back without a factory reset. The factory reset is tried and true however.
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Thanks! I'll definitely look into that, hopefully it works that way.

erickdj said:
Thanks! I'll definitely look into that, hopefully it works that way.
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Ill try this later today or 2morrow, but ill let u know...phone is modified as well, def dont want to wipe phone as sell
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I'd also uninstall busybox if it was on there...
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement

Coug76 said:
Do a full wipe. Odin root66 by mrRobinson to return to stock recovery with rooted stock ROM. Run triangle away to clear flash counter. Do another full wipe. Run SuperSu and permanently unroot. Back to stock, no counter trip, unrooted.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
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What exactly is meant my "Do a full wipe." ? I want to make sure I don't wipe more than I need to or that I, in fact, do enough.

Factory reset.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement

using the stock rooted ROM posted over at the development forum we can upgrade without losing root or any data/apps. Really simple, only the cache and davlik cache need to be cleared. Now I'll just wait for the 'all apps multiwindow" mod.

I rooted using super su and I just used kies to upgrade the firmware. All settings are saved, git multi window, but root is lost.
Does anyone know if I can just root again with the same method?
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@jillmoto, you can root again using the root toolkit. Works fine. @erik, multiwindow mod is in the dev section
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j_shelton1988 said:
@erik, multiwindow mod is in the dev section
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yes, it's there, but aimed at those with the deodexed version of the update. I installed the odexed version to make sure I'd retain all my apps and data. I'm waiting for someone to confirm a way to use that mod without having to do a complete wipe.

erickdj said:
yes, it's there, but aimed at those with the deodexed version of the update. I installed the odexed version to make sure I'd retain all my apps and data. I'm waiting for someone to confirm a way to use that mod without having to do a complete wipe.
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You dont have to wipe. Just flash it over the stock rom. I did with no issues and everything works fine. Only thing I had to do was remove bloatware again
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Can anyone please point me to an easy way to get stock recovery back? I used mskip Toolkit to root and install TWRP and tried to use it again to flash stock. Problem is no recovery Tar. file in the folder for my 889v... Thanks guys
Edit: I guess the toolkit is not relevant anymore... Thanks mrRobinson flashed the root 66 rom and all is ok!

I've unrooted - but I still show as modified?

Trying to update my Note 2 as I'm apparently vulnerable to the SDS bug. I've heard 4.1.2 removes this possibility.
I had rooted with the Exynos Abuse app, which worked exactly as I hoped. It turned my device to "modified" but I'm still 0 on the flash counter. I just used it to unroot so I can do a software update, but it tells me I'm still modified. I've rebooted several times, and in fact just re-rooted so I could unroot again and give it another chance at clearing up.
Is there anything I need to uninstall? Would having titanium backup be a problem, for example?

Tamen said:
Trying to update my Note 2 as I'm apparently vulnerable to the SDS bug. I've heard 4.1.2 removes this possibility.
I had rooted with the Exynos Abuse app, which worked exactly as I hoped. It turned my device to "modified" but I'm still 0 on the flash counter. I just used it to unroot so I can do a software update, but it tells me I'm still modified. I've rebooted several times, and in fact just re-rooted so I could unroot again and give it another chance at clearing up.
Is there anything I need to uninstall? Would having titanium backup be a problem, for example?
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It would be better for you if you try to do this:
Search and download Triangle Away, it should be around here
Root your phone again and run Triangle away, reset the flash counter and after the phone restarts inmediately put your phone in download mode.
Flash a stock ROM and wipe.
The phone status should stay as Normal and you will not have root.

luismedina said:
It would be better for you if you try to do this:
Search and download Triangle Away, it should be around here
Root your phone again and run Triangle away, reset the flash counter and after the phone restarts inmediately put your phone in download mode.
Flash a stock ROM and wipe.
The phone status should stay as Normal and you will not have root.
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Thanks but I really don't want to mess with triangle away or start flashing things and moving the counter... looks like I'll stick with 4.1.1. I guess if I get SDS they wont' see modified anyway. Maybe someone else can shed some insight?

Tamen said:
Thanks but I really don't want to mess with triangle away or start flashing things and moving the counter... looks like I'll stick with 4.1.1. I guess if I get SDS they wont' see modified anyway. Maybe someone else can shed some insight?
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Using Triangle Away will keep the counter at 0, also, flashing an official ROM will not move the flash counter up.

luismedina said:
It would be better for you if you try to do this:
Search and download Triangle Away, it should be around here
Root your phone again and run Triangle away, reset the flash counter and after the phone restarts inmediately put your phone in download mode.
Flash a stock ROM and wipe.
The phone status should stay as Normal and you will not have root.
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It's totally illogical
One person don't have raised counter why you need to use triangle away?
@op
-first of all update to latest version as soon as possible to be safe from sds
-you can wipe cache and data, to make status modified, if still you don't get ota, flashing stock rom with Odin will surely make it official.
-if you don't want to wipe try this
Setting - application manager - all - sysscope - clear data
Do same with enterprise syssscope if exist
Reboot device normally , play with device few minutes then check status.
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dr.ketan said:
It's totally illogical
One person don't have raised counter why you need to use triangle away?
@op
-first of all update to latest version as soon as possible to be safe from sds
-you can wipe cache and data, to make status modified, if still you don't get ota, flashing stock rom with Odin will surely make it official.
-if you don't want to wipe try this
Setting - application manager - all - sysscope - clear data
Do same with enterprise syssscope if exist
Reboot device normally , play with device few minutes then check status.
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Thank you mate, very helpful. How easy is rooting 4.1.2? I'll give that a go later on tonight

Tamen said:
Thank you mate, very helpful. How easy is rooting 4.1.2? I'll give that a go later on tonight
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As easy as pie. Flash cf–autoroot using odin. Run triangle away and then factory reset the phone. Now you'll have a zero flash counter, system status official, and root access.
If you want to ensure it stays 0/official then install xposed framework and sysscope blaster and do not install any custom kernel or recovery.
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[Q] Warranty reversion ?

Hi.
I have a charging problem and would like to return the phone to the shop i got it from but i have flashed so many roms and i need to bring it back to stock which i have a backup for on extsd but i know there is something called a flash counter which i am to reset or something like that and also the stock backup i have is rooted so i need to unroot it.
I have never had the need to return any phone i have ever had so i am kinda new to the whole thing of rewinding the process so is there someone out there that have the knowledge or know how to help me out
Maybe a link to a guide on this matter

Zionator said:
Hi.
I have a charging problem and would like to return the phone to the shop i got it from but i have flashed so many roms and i need to bring it back to stock which i have a backup for on extsd but i know there is something called a flash counter which i am to reset or something like that and also the stock backup i have is rooted so i need to unroot it.
I have never had the need to return any phone i have ever had so i am kinda new to the whole thing of rewinding the process so is there someone out there that have the knowledge or know how to help me out
Maybe a link to a guide on this matter
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well just go stock with root privelge then install triangle away by chainfire run it go through the instruction ,this will reset your counter 0 and official and if not then u can wipe cache and dalvik and chk again but normally it does.
boot your phone up and unroot from supersu menu done.

shhbz said:
well just go stock with root privelge then install triangle away by chainfire run it go through the instruction ,this will reset your counter 0 and official and if not then u can wipe cache and dalvik and chk again but normally it does.
boot your phone up and unroot from supersu menu done.
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I dont have the triangle but ill check his thread and see what happens.
Thanks for the reply.

Zionator said:
I dont have the triangle but ill check his thread and see what happens.
Thanks for the reply.
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well its not abt the triangle if you have flashed custom firmware installed then your binary count must have increased so to take it back to 0 u need to flash triangle away ,check your device status in download mode or install triangle away after that open triangle away it will ask for some file download and then when you proceed to reset counter it will show there too how many counts u have or rather you have nothing
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
make sure you enable usb debugging before doing anything

Nice one thanks

Zionator said:
Nice one thanks
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The following will surely work
1) installed pre-rooted firmware
2) Use TA to reset counter
3) Use titanium backup to wipe data from Enterprise Sysscope and Sysscope ( Sysscope may be frozen so, de-frost it and then wipe data).
4) Format the Ext SD card as it may contain some backups which might trigger the modified status or remove the Ext SD card
5) Use Root explorer to delete busybox from system/xbin/busybox (Since full Unroot will not delete busybox, the Sysscope will scan the phone for this after boot and change the Status to modified)
6) Full unroot using Super user
7) Reboot and enjoy
This will make the phone perfect without any traces that you refreshed at all. Once you the repair is done, you can put the Ext SD card back in.

Having two known issues and they are contradicting

Hi guys, please direct me to the correct place if this is not it. I am currently running revolt and I want to flash a new ROM. I had a status 7 error, which I have had before and I fixed that by updating CWM. But here is where I get hung up. I get an error that I thought was related to ROM manager not having the correct permissions. I went to update my supersu and give it the correct permissions, but I decided I wanted to change to Superuser and uninstalled supersu. I have now having an error where I can not download anything from he play store because my memory is full. When I check my memory it does not add up. I have 12gb of space and a I am using roughly 4 gb of that. If anyone knows of a way that I can fix the issue so that I can update my CWM and flash a new ROM it will be greatly appreciated!

Did you have the same error before changing your root managing app? You went from superuser to supersu
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Guynan said:
Did you have the same error before changing your root managing app? You went from superuser to supersu
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I tried to change from supersu to superuser and I can't download superuser because it says my memory is full.

eviltweak said:
I tried to change from supersu to superuser and I can't download superuser because it says my memory is full.
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That is really confusing. When it says wrong permissions, it won't mean the root managing app has the wrong permissions, it means that the system has wrong permissions somewhere. This cannot be fixed through Supersu or Superuser. If you can still go into recovery, go into advanced, and then 'fix permissions' and that should fix issues if that is what it pertains to.
Because Android it is based off a Linux kernel, it is very picky with the permissions you give it. Too little and it doesn't work. Too much, and it doesn't work.
Let me know how you go.

I don't think I explained this very well in my first post. My issue lies when I try to flash the new version of cwm. I get this screen.
I went into recovery and advanced and I don't have an option that is fix permissions?

So you do have a current working recovery? Okay then advanced>Fix Permissions, at the bottom. If it isn't there, it might be the stock recovery included by Samsung. What is wrong with your current recovery? I can't seem to figure it out sorry.

Guynan said:
So you do have a current working recovery? Okay then advanced>Fix Permissions, at the bottom. If it isn't there, it might be the stock recovery included by Samsung. What is wrong with your current recovery? I can't seem to figure it out sorry.
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I am running CMW 6.0.3.7. When I go to advanced all that I see is Reboot recovery, Reboot to bootloader, Power Off, Wipe Dalvik Cache, Report Error, Key Test, Show Log, *******Go back*******.
My recovery works, its just not up to date so when I go to flash a new ROM I get a status 7 error. I have had this issue before and I fixed it by updating my recovery. BUT this time when I go to flash an updated version of CWM I get the screen that I posted above.

the status seven error is usually to do with the updater-script. So make sure the ROM you want to flash is for your device, if it isn't (which may be why you have run into issues) don't flash it. But if you are sure it is, go into the ROM, META-INF>Android>Google>Updater-script (the android and google may be the other way round, it won't take you long to find it) And then open the updater script in a text editing program and remove the first few lines of stuff. It will have the words "assert" "getprop" and looks different to the rest, so just delete that section, and rezip if you have to, and try reflashing. But if that doesn't work and the issues are becoming intrusive, a full reset might be in order.