will flashing the rom void my warranty?
something like flash count in there or something?
without rooting how u will get cwm recovery ?
and rooting will result in warranty void...
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You can revert to official to claim warranty using Triangle Away, then flash official ROM. Then everything will be reset to official.
To use Triangle Away your phone must be rooted.
Flashing a Stock ROM using Odin will not void your warranty.
Flashing a custom recovery and then flashing a custom ROM will increase your binary counter and hence void your warranty.
If you are unaware of the terminologies that I used, please use Google to understand them.
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xenon92 said:
Flashing a Stock ROM using Odin will not void your warranty.
Flashing a custom recovery and then flashing a custom ROM will increase your binary counter and hence void your warranty.
If you are unaware of the terminologies that I used, please use Google to understand them.
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cant it be fixed with triangle app?
vipul955 said:
cant it be fixed with triangle app?
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For usimlng triangle away you must be rooted.
Flashing official firmware will make your device official and bin counter will be 0
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Razor! said:
For usimlng triangle away you must be rooted.
Flashing official firmware will make your device official and bin counter will be 0
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that means whenever i want to give i just have to stock flash and before it triangle app. and when last time flashing stock it wont increase the counter?
vipul955 said:
that means whenever i want to give i just have to stock flash and before it triangle app. and when last time flashing stock it wont increase the counter?
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In order to claim back your warranty. First run Triangle Away to reset the bin counter on your rooted ROM. Then flash Official ROM through ODIN. Remember after flashing Official ROM, go into recovery mode to reset to factory settings. Then your device will become Official again.
soralz said:
In order to claim back your warranty. First run Triangle Away to reset the bin counter on your rooted ROM. Then flash Official ROM through ODIN. Remember after flashing Official ROM, go into recovery mode to reset to factory settings. Then your device will become Official again.
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Remember after using triangle away.. Never tried to go Cwm recovery it will increase bin counter.. So flash directly through odin after use of triangle away....
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rejocie001 said:
Remember after using triangle away.. Never tried to go Cwm recovery it will increase bin counter.. So flash directly through odin after using triangle away
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Without using triangle away can't I flash stock firmware through odin?
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Razor! said:
Without using triangle away can't I flash stock firmware through odin?
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Yes you may flash the stock ROM even without using Triangle Away, but you binary counter will be greater than zero. To reset it back to zero, u need to use triangle away just like rejocie001 said before you flash stock ROM for warranty claims.
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Like the title says.. I would like to view my flash counter. I am running rooted stock that shouldn't have triggered the counter, but I would still like to check.
I also got a yellow triangle once when flashing a radio.
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Go to download mode and check....power+volume down while your phone is off.
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CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: NO
Is that the flash counter?
Rich3077 said:
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: NO
Is that the flash counter?
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Triangle away app will tell you flash count also with go into Odin mode....but U can't get triangle by flashing a radio, it's only from flashing a non stock kernel in Odin only....mobile Odin or recovery won't trigger triangle
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I am at a loss as Triangle away can set your counter back to zero and remove the triangle icon. My question is how would I use it to return the device for warranty or is it more just to get rid of the triangle icon? I am asking because its a Root app and doesn't just rooting your phone period void the warranty? if their is a way to use this app so i can do a warranty return I would LOVE TO KNOW. Since this is a root app I am thinking i would have to somehow use one of the non trip counter rooters to root to a stock rom. Please bear with me as this is my first root.
Double check with someone who's done it before but I think u use the app to reset the counter and then use Odin to flash a stock rom. The stock rom should take away root and official roms don't trip counter in Odin so u don't need triangle away a second time
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otariq said:
Double check with someone who's done it before but I think u use the app to reset the counter and then use Odin to flash a stock rom. The stock rom should take away root and official roms don't trip counter in Odin so u don't need triangle away a second time
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Yes sir... If you are going to return it use triangle away then flash stock firmware in Dev section thru Odin. That will give you stock recovery, rom. A member theexel has a nice thread given you step by step. All set after that!
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Hello,
I just rooted and installed custom rom of my SGN2 (N7100), it raised the counter binary. I reset by using triangle away for several times but it failed.
Would you like please to advise me how to reset it?
Thanks in advance for all your kind advice.
farhanote said:
Hello,
I just rooted and installed custom rom of my SGN2 (N7100), it raised the counter binary. I reset by using triangle away for several times but it failed.
Would you like please to advise me how to reset it?
Thanks in advance for all your kind advice.
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Please take a look at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 for advice on how to ask for help.
Nobody can help you with the information you have given - which custom ROM? Which version of it? What kernel are you using? Which version of TriangleAway are you using? Describe accurately exactly what happens when you attempt to use triangle away - what do you expect to happen? What do you see?
If you can describe the problem in detail, people can help you.
farhanote said:
Hello,
I just rooted and installed custom rom of my SGN2 (N7100), it raised the counter binary. I reset by using triangle away for several times but it failed.
Would you like please to advise me how to reset it?
Thanks in advance for all your kind advice.
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I used custom rom Android Revolution HD 9.1, and stock kernel. Triangle away version is 2.60 .
I used triangle away as a normal, nothing happen and the process was done as well. But the counter binary is still appear.
I had the same problem with triangle away 2.60,then I try with version 2.37 I can reset my counter to 0
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tot31 said:
I had the same problem with triangle away 2.60,then I try with version 2.37 I can reset my counter to 0
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Thanks for your information. i tried it and still faced same problem
Are you booting in recovery after resetting? Cause that will increase the counter again.
After resetting do not use triangle away again to check nor boot in recivery.
Just use download mode to see if it worked.
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mariosraptor said:
Are you booting in recovery after resetting? Cause that will increase the counter again.
After resetting do not use triangle away again to check nor boot in recivery.
Just use download mode to see if it worked.
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I didn't boot to recovery, just used download mode, but it didn't work. Thanks
So you used triangle away to reset, booted up and then switched off your phone, booted to download mode abd counter still showed 1?
Weird
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Thanks for your information. i tried it and still faced same problem
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Use stock kernel and stock recovery, otherwise you'll always get flash counter 1
As above said you need to use stock recovery and kernel to reset counter, otherwise you have to use play store version of triangle away with option to reset at every boot.
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sinancetinkaya said:
Use stock kernel and stock recovery, otherwise you'll always get flash counter 1
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Thanks mate, finally i reset it by flashing official firmware via mobile odin, and had check on enable ever root, inject su, and inject mobile odin.
dr.ketan said:
As above said you need to use stock recovery and kernel to reset counter, otherwise you have to use play store version of triangle away with option to reset at every boot.
Read post #3 on first line on my signature.
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Thank you dr. Ketan. I used official firmware by flashing it with mobile odin, and it was success.
After flashing twrp, rooting, and flashing a rom my counter is at 1 even though i used the guide that said it would not trip the counter.
The counter stays at 1 even when flashing more things through recovery.
I read somewhere that if the flash counter is at 1 the warranty is not voided, and only if it is more than 1 it is voided. is this true?
Ive called samsung but they were giving me some weird answers and they had no idea what they were talking about.
Use triangle away app.
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Won't matter on new firmware. Stop worrying about the flash counter.
Aerowinder said:
Won't matter on new firmware. Stop worrying about the flash counter.
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what?
Stop worrying about flash counter.
Aerowinder said:
Stop worrying about flash counter.
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But doesnt it affect the status of the warranty?
Yes but it can be easily reset with triangle away.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Yes but it can be easily reset with triangle away.
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yes i understand this, but i was asking if the warranty is voided when the flash counter is >1 or >0 ?
Since we got updated to jb, the way the counter works changed. If I remember right, it will always show 1 if you have a custom recovery or kernel installed.
I keep stock recovery and use Mobile Odin for my flashing needs.
If you need to, just reset with triangle away and reflash stock firmware.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Since we got updated to jb, the way the counter works changed. If I remember right, it will always show 1 if you have a custom recovery or kernel installed.
I keep stock recovery and use Mobile Odin for my flashing needs.
If you need to, just reset with triangle away and reflash stock firmware.
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Alright thanks for the clarification. It all makes sense now.
chromium96 said:
yes i understand this, but i was asking if the warranty is voided when the flash counter is >1 or >0 ?
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Technically, yes it voids your warranty. But if you're worried about that you may not want to root to begin with as that also voids it.
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So i want to root my note 2 but do i have to flash the Triangleaway right away or later on when i want go back to stock i can do it then ?
Triangle away is the app to reset the flash counter in samsung devices.no need to use triangle away for rooting.it will just reset the number of times you flashed the firmware to zero.
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sukkukikku said:
Triangle away is the app to reset the flash counter in samsung devices.no need to use triangle away for rooting.it will just reset the number of times you flashed the firmware to zero.
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so if later on i want to go back to stock for warranty i can do this then right?
Yes
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Yes
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so i just rooted using cf chainfire , so now i just need to install the twrp recovery and i can install custom rom ? right?
Yep.but if you want warranty you should reset the flash counter before going to service centre.that's how they see how many times you flashed firmware.
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sukkukikku said:
Yep.but if you want warranty you should reset the flash counter before going to service centre.that's how they see how many times you flashed firmware.
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thanks a lot, and btw how do you install the twrp recovery ,?
Download goo from the market and install from menu button.
FYI..resetting counter doesnt revert your rooted phone back to stock. After running triangle away you still need to unroot using SuperSu then factory reset n stock recovery. If you skip unroot and factory reset steps it will show 0 count but status will show customized when you go to download mode.