Hi, everyone! Long time lurker here.
Anyhow, I was just wondering if I use the Exynos abuse method of rooting my Canadian variant of the Note 2 (t889v), will I trip the flash counter? Will I still be able to update through OTA? Also, can someone point me to the right direction if I ever tried to use exynos abuse?
PS. I'm on stock 4.1.1
Thanks!
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I rooted mine using that method and am not able to receive the ota's. It's easy enough to flash a stock ROM though. People always post stock images that you can flash without losing anything.
Edit: just noticed this thread, might want to check it out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975560
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I can't seem to find too much information on how to go about doing it. I realize the general idea is that it's usually similar to the AT&T variety, and it seems that some people may have done it already, but I'd like some more information before I do it myself.
i.e. what method to use, anything to look out for, does it flash on at&t labels/logos/branding like it did for the galaxy s captivate, etc...
Ideally, I'd like to flash a custom rom at some point, but for now I'd be happy to just have root so I could mess with certain apps I'd like to try, and get rid of the bloat ware.
You need to use the method that uses CWM and then install root from there. Make sure the root .zip file is on your sdcard, and then flash CWM with Odin without reboot selected. Once it's flashed, turn off your phone (best bet is a battery pull) and then turn it back on holding power, home and up until it boots into CWM. Once in CWM, flash the zip for root and you're golden.
This does add one to the flash counter, but it's the only way to do it with Rogers/Bell/Telus phones ATM.
So if the flash counter goes up, does that mean the warranty is void?
They could deny a warranty claim, yes. I'm not saying that they will, but it's possible.
I rooted mine and yes the counter did increment. There is a method on XDA that shows you how to stop the counter from incrementing but I didn't see it until I rooted. Check out the AT&T S3 section, I think that is where I saw it.
Edit: Here it is... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
Sword Fish said:
I rooted mine and yes the counter did increment. There is a method on XDA that shows you how to stop the counter from incrementing but I didn't see it until I rooted. Check out the AT&T S3 section, I think that is where I saw it.
Edit: Here it is... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
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That method is no good to us until Rogers/Samsung release an official firmware that can then be modified by the devs to work for us on that method. Using that method as it is will result in having an att firmware which wouldn't show well when at Rogers asking for warranty service .
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That method is no good to us until Rogers/Samsung release an official firmware that can then be modified by the devs to work for us on that method. Using that method as it is will result in having an att firmware which wouldn't show well when at Rogers asking for warranty service .
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So, would it be better to wait for some Rogers-specific dev first then?
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That method is no good to us until Rogers/Samsung release an official firmware that can then be modified by the devs to work for us on that method. Using that method as it is will result in having an att firmware which wouldn't show well when at Rogers asking for warranty service .
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This method states that it doesnt effect anything to do with the firmware just roots the device. I am not sure about flash counter though. If you read the comments a rogers person has done it.
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-sprint-galaxy-s3-sph-l710/
Yup, that trips the flash counter.
jdogg4000 said:
This method states that it doesnt effect anything to do with the firmware just roots the device. I am not sure about flash counter though. If you read the comments a rogers person has done it.
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-sprint-galaxy-s3-sph-l710/
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You can do it as long as you are ok with att branded firmware and no option to toggle lte. This will change very soon as Rogers firmware was released this morning and the devs are already working to incorporate this into this method so we can do it and end up with Rogers firmware that a store will honor the warranty on.
Edit: I looked at your link, you are referring to a different method involving installation of a custom recovery. This method will work on Rogers but will trip the flash counter. I was referring to the root only method mentioned here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426.
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David Dee said:
You can do it as long as you are ok with att branded firmware and no option to toggle lte. This will change very soon as Rogers firmware was released this morning and the devs are already working to incorporate this into this method so we can do it and end up with Rogers firmware that a store will honor the warranty on.
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Awesome! Is this the thread you are talking about?
Yes, and Mr Robinson's thread has been updated for Rogers firmware. I am already rooted with no change in trip counter, worked perfectly! Link to Mr. Robinson's thread is here
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Hi Guys!
I have plan to buy Galaxy S3 in Tmo (in retail) and have a two questions. Is it safe to flash new phone from Tmo to stock android? I don't want to have any Tmo stuff and Tmo's andro version... Question two is, when I'll have stock android on Galaxy, Do I get an OTA when it'll appear? Or I will have to flash manually when new rom will appear?
Thanks for clarification!
dzordzyk
Now someone correct me if im wrong as i still call myself a noob but i do have basic knowledge but you can always root your phone/odin a custom recovery and then flash a stock rom with all the bloat removed. You could always just remove bloat via titanium back up as well tobyour liking. Check out the development thread. Theres alot to read but theres very usefull info to get caught up on. Hope this helps. Oh and in regards to ota, im stock with root injection and im waiting for todays update to try the root keeper method.
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For android builds, or AOSP, there are options. You won't get a pure stock AOSP unless you compile and build it yourself. Though Cyanogenmod and AOKP are modified builds of AOSP that have various mods and tweaks I have been using Cyanogenmod 9 and will switch to 10 once it releases.
You will not receive OTA updates as these are custom roms and updates need to be manually flashed
There is a lot of lingo to learn and lots of mistakes to learn from. You will become addicted to flashing updates and various roms very quickly
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Thanks guys for quick response!
Every flash in Samsung which I'd like to do has to be done via Odin? Sorry for 'noob' questions but before SGS3 I had NexusOne - everything was simpler on it
Flashing doesn't void my warranty, right? AFAIK on Samsung we have something called "Flash counter" and if we'd like to use warranty, Flash counter should be "0", that's right?
After buy, Do I have unlock phone or something like that?
Thanks for patience! I appreciate it
dzordzyk
No, you would want to odin a stock injected rom or odin a recovery, boot into recovery and then flash the super user zip. I dont know anything about odins counter but the triangle away seems to be working well on our phones unless someone else knows otherwise.
Confirming that if your on the stock root injected rom, use rootkeeper, do a temp unroot and youll be able to get the ota installed. Mine just rebooted from installation. Working good and glad it was so easy. Abq nm here. Hope i helped.
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so, this is a veeery good question that I've been wondering myself for quite some time...If you flash a stock rom via ODIN, and you are not rooted anymore, will you get that rom's OTA updates when available? Please, someone who's done this, reply with some precise anwser! Thank you very mutch :laugh:
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so, this is a veeery good question that I've been wondering myself for quite some time...If you flash a stock rom via ODIN, and you are not rooted anymore, will you get that rom's OTA updates when available? Please, someone who's done this, reply with some precise anwser! Thank you very mutch :laugh:
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+1 wondering if this is true
If you are running stock do you get OTA updates? Of course.
You will get ota updates if running stock ONLY! You can be rooted, but you must not have a custom bootloader. Otherwise it will not work.
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First attempt at rooting and wanna now what the preferred method is. I also wanna know if it's possible to root without tripping the counter.
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I know that someone is gonna tell me to look at the development section. But I'm pretty must just looking for advice.
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Telling you to look in the development section is one of the best advice we can give you.
What's the point of trying not to trip the counter anyways? You can always reset it. Plus if you plan to give your phone a custom ROM in the future, you'll troop the counter anyways.
I was wondering the same thing.... I just updated to 4.1.2 here in canada using Rogers network. I would like to know which method is safe for me to use without bricking my phone
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I was wondering the same thing.... I just updated to 4.1.2 here in canada using Rogers network. I would like to know which method is safe for me to use without bricking my phone
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Both ExynosAbuse and the method in the Development section are safe. ExynosAbuse is just easier and quicker without the use of a computer.
I've read through all the relevant threads. I suspect I know the answer to this question, but I wanted to ask to make sure.
I picked up a new T-Mo Note 2 yesterday, was on 4.1. (without reading first) I did the OTA to 4.3.
I would like to keep the stock ROM but have root access.
I would like to have the option to install other ROMs, if needed.
I don't care about losing the data on the phone right now (it is new...)
I don't care about the warranty.
I don't need to unlock (right now) - but am going to Europe in a few months and will probably want to then.
I don't know if I need to care about Knox.
Should I go through mrRobinson's process?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975560
using V2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48414379&postcount=446
Thank you for the information. I know the answers lie in the threads here, and I've tried to sort it out. I just want to be clear.
Thanks.
Yes. I think that's the easiest method to root without tripping the Knox Binary Counter. (But I wouldnt know because I'm still on 4.1.2 Rooted and Rom'd)
I think rooting via this method trips the counter. Anyone on Mr Robinsons rom please confirm if Knox counter has tripped ?
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ciphercodes said:
I think rooting via this method trips the counter. Anyone on Mr Robinsons rom please confirm if Knox counter has tripped ?
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Any thoughts? Should I Just wait a few weeks?
If you do not care about warranty like you said then you can flash Mr Robinsons v2 rom as its pre-rooted and is Knox-free.
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volcs0 said:
I've read through all the relevant threads. I suspect I know the answer to this question, but I wanted to ask to make sure.
I picked up a new T-Mo Note 2 yesterday, was on 4.1. (without reading first) I did the OTA to 4.3.
I would like to keep the stock ROM but have root access.
I would like to have the option to install other ROMs, if needed.
I don't care about losing the data on the phone right now (it is new...)
I don't care about the warranty.
I don't need to unlock (right now) - but am going to Europe in a few months and will probably want to then.
I don't know if I need to care about Knox.
Should I go through mrRobinson's process?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975560
using V2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48414379&postcount=446
Thank you for the information. I know the answers lie in the threads here, and I've tried to sort it out. I just want to be clear.
Thanks.
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ciphercodes said:
If you do not care about warranty like you said then you can flash Mr Robinsons v2 rom as its pre-rooted and is Knox-free.
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I used Mr. Robinson's
Pretty sure it trips the counter - I had already tripped it...
First of all, if you don't care about the warranty, then all that really matters is this...
It is a great rom for fixing problems you may encounter after rooting incorrectly and establishing a "fresh root". I use it whenever I go to a new rom now. It has never failed to make things go smoother. Just used it to upgrade to the new ezKAT rom. Now I have Note 3 and S5 features on my Note 2, and it works beautifully. But I had nothing but problems with the installation until I went to my old fail-safe of flashing Mr. Robinson first and then dirty-flashing ezKAT over it. Voila - perfection!:laugh::good:
I now consider Mr. Robinson's rom as basic as a screwdriver in my rooting tool box. And it's especially useful for noobs.
Alright so I want to trade my phone in, and the store doesn't check the Warranty Bit 1, only the Custom firmware/rooted flags. I wanted to TriangleAway the flags and restore stock 4.3 ROM.
Does anyone know where I could find stock 4.3 ROM's for Sprint S3? Would all of this work how I'm planning without worrying about bricking the phone I'm supposed to hand in?
I could care less about the Warranty Bit, everything else just needs be reverted and the phone unrooted.
Thanks.
Anyone?
theolepsy said:
Anyone?
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You have to Odin back to it. Google is really everyone's best friend. Just use triangle away first before using Odin.
Just search sprint s3 unroot method
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creep138 said:
You have to Odin back to it. Google is really everyone's best friend. Just use triangle away first before using Odin.
Just search sprint s3 unroot method
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i know. I spent this whole time looking and none of my questions were answered. However, I luckily did find what I was looking for.
1) Stock 4.3 ROM in flashable Odin format
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565972
2) Triangle away to be accepted to T-Mobile Uncarrier program
Triangle away wasn't needed for T-Mobile carrier switching. It only looks for a custom ROM and root. Since it was an offiicial ROM and unrooted, it had passed.
So, I had figured it out myself, mostly without google. No need to assume I hadn't attempted to find it first
theolepsy said:
i know. I spent this whole time looking and none of my questions were answered. However, I luckily did find what I was looking for.
1) Stock 4.3 ROM in flashable Odin format
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565972
2) Triangle away to be accepted to T-Mobile Uncarrier program
Triangle away wasn't needed for T-Mobile carrier switching. It only looks for a custom ROM and root. Since it was an offiicial ROM and unrooted, it had passed.
So, I had figured it out myself, mostly without google. No need to assume I hadn't attempted to find it first
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You'd be surprised how many do not research and ask ”how do I do this?” when they're answer is just a few topics below. A lot in the tab 3 forums.
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