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Hi guys,
I know this may not be the best place to ask this, but I don't have an high enough postcount to reply on the developer section, so... here we go
I've rooted my Note 2 using the procedure 1 shown here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31801060&postcount=2 . The problem is, even after I run Triangle away, my device si marked as "modified" ( aka, I guess the counter is not properly reset).
I've no idea why, and the thing doesn't really bother me that much, if it wasn't for the next question :
Can I update my firmware using keis with a rooted phone, or that means looking for trouble?I'l stuck with the LJ1 firmware and afaik a new version should be avaible ... and again, in case I have to somehow reset the phone to install the update, is it worth it?
Thanks
I guess the counter is not properly reset......
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You should post in Q/A thread
Anyway
Not properly reset means?
counter is 'No' or non zero?
which method you have used? 1 or 2
if counter is zero, you have used method 1 then factory reset, status should turn to 'official'
dr.ketan said:
Not properly reset means?
counter is 'No' or non zero?
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The counter is 1 even after Triangle Away
which method you have used? 1 or 2
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I used method 1 ( I don't plan on using modded firmwares)
if counter is zero, you have used method 1 then factory reset, status should turn to 'official'
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At the moment, the device status is "modified", and yet, as I said, I carefully followed method 1 and I've tried to reset the counter using Triangle Away ( without success)
PS : thanks for your fast reply
You should get your rom from samfirmware.com and flash it using odin. If you're gonna rely on OTA or Kies, then you'll be outdated all the time. Also, counter stuck at 1 usually means you have custom recovery or custom rom installed. Factory resetting will usually remove Modified status, although I don't see the point of it, since like I said you needn't rely on OTA or Kies when there is a much better alternative.
kaharas said:
The counter is 1 even after Triangle Away
I used method 1 ( I don't plan on using modded firmwares)
At the moment, the device status is "modified", and yet, as I said, I carefully followed method 1 and I've tried to reset the counter using Triangle Away ( without success)
PS : thanks for your fast reply
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If you are on stock rom and just rooted with method 1, then just reset counter again. And let boot it normally once before checking counter.
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dr.ketan said:
If you are on stock rom and just rooted with method 1, then just reset counter again. And let boot it normally once before checking counter.
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Thanks again for your time I am on a stock pre-rooted rom, but I've rooted a month or so ago, and I've already tried to reset the counter multiple times ( and I've restarted a lot of times too). Still, no success in changing my phone status.
MohJee said:
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Thanks for your reply too. Yet, the same questions stand :
1) If I download a newer firmware from the website you linked, can i flash it without bricking the phone, or I need to somehow unroot the phone before flashing
2) I've looked for firmwares of my country ( Italy ), and it looks like not even October's update is here yet -.- Should I just search using a foreign country ( US, UK or whatever) ? and if so ... which one?
PS: I'm sorry for the probably trivial questions, I'm a total noob
kaharas said:
Thanks again for your time I am on a stock pre-rooted rom, but I've rooted a month or so ago, and I've already tried to reset the counter multiple times ( and I've restarted a lot of times too). Still, no success in changing my phone status.
Thanks for your reply too. Yet, the same questions stand :
1) If I download a newer firmware from the website you linked, can i flash it without bricking the phone, or I need to somehow unroot the phone before flashing
2) I've looked for firmwares of my country ( Italy ), and it looks like not even October's update is here yet -.- Should I just search using a foreign country ( US, UK or whatever) ? and if so ... which one?
PS: I'm sorry for the probably trivial questions, I'm a total noob
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You can flash without unrooting. Only adverse thing that will happen is that you'll lose root and will have to root again.
Yes, your country seems to be late to the update cycle. You can wait for the update or if you really want it now you can flash to another countries' rom.. As long as it is an international version rom. So USA is a no-no.
MohJee said:
You can flash without unrooting. Only adverse thing that will happen is that you'll lose root and will have to root again.
Yes, your country seems to be late to the update cycle. You can wait for the update or if you really want it now you can flash to another countries' rom.. As long as it is an international version rom. So USA is a no-no.
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Any advice about which one is international?
And, while we are at it ... how can I make triangle away work? this whole counter thing is setting a feud between me and my note 2
Read sticky thread by me in android original development section.
You can flash any stock rom.
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I do hope this is relevant here, since I'm having much the same problems. I'm a bit of a noob, but I've done my research, as you may see from the post.
I plan to have stock ROM/Recovery with Mobile Odin and the RedPill kernel. I'm kind of stuck. Let me run you through what I did so far, to clarify:
Rooted with method 2 almost w/o update or modification.
Wanted back in on OTA, so flashed stock recovery from here.
Used TriangleAway, but it told me it couldn't get/set the counter. Told it to reboot and do it, but just powered off the phone and didn't turn into the mentioned "special boot mode".
Can't get into recovery after attempting TriangleAway, that just powers off the phone. Recovery bricked? Download mode works, though.
Here's what I want to do:
Stock recovery/ROM (latest) with OTA and root, and Kies updatability.
Working stock recovery.
RedPill Kernel (optional since don't know how it may react with OTA/Kies)
Mobile Odin
Titanium Backup for preserving my Apps
I'm ready to use Titanium Backup for preserving my Apps, but will it preserve my settings/alarms? Or are those backed up to Samsung/Google?
You can refer me to the rooting post, if needed. Just give me an overview of what needs to be done and I'll do the rest.
EDIT: Came up with a possible solution.
Titanium Backup
Ketan's Thread
Stock ROM
Root: Method 1.
Mobile Odin
Optional
Convert Redpill to *.tar.md5 using Toolkit
Flash using mobile Odin
Titanium Backup (Restore)
What are the chances of this succeeding? Can I do the "optional" ones and not lose OTA?
Thanks a lot to any effort anyone may make to answer.
Thanks again everybody for your replies
I was wondering if anybody else had any idea about how to solve my main problem, that seems to have gone unnoticed for a while now : my counter is still at 1.
I've tried using triangle and restart teh device once before checking the status, but nothing has changed.
As I've already said, I used method one, and flashed a prerooted stock rom, but it looks like the counter is increased from 0 to 1 everytime I reboot.
kaharas said:
Thanks again everybody for your replies
I was wondering if anybody else had any idea about how to solve my main problem, that seems to have gone unnoticed for a while now : my counter is still at 1.
I've tried using triangle and restart teh device once before checking the status, but nothing has changed.
As I've already said, I used method one, and flashed a prerooted stock rom, but it looks like the counter is increased from 0 to 1 everytime I reboot.
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i have the same situation, always shows 1, dr. recommend me flash stock via pc odin and do a full wipe, but i havent try it yet,
currently i just use custom kernel and triangle away set it reset on boot
emprize said:
i have the same situation, always shows 1, dr. recommend me flash stock via pc odin and do a full wipe, but i havent try it yet,
currently i just use custom kernel and triangle away set it reset on boot
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NOTE: I have the LTE version (n7105) but I assume the following also applies to the n7100
I had the very same issue as the OP: I rooted the device using PC Odin with dr.ketan's method #1 but couldn't reset the counter with Triangle Away.
I then downloaded the firmware for my model from samfirmware and flashed it using Mobile Odin Pro with all the EverRoot options and all the wipes selected.
Now the device is rooted and the counter is back to zero
Hope this helps.
Information First:
Phone: Sony Xperia S
Model number: LT26i
Android version: 4.0.4
Baseband version(last 9 digits): 314010-22
Build number: 6.1.A.2.45
Rooting status: Bootloader unlocked: Yes
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
So, yesterday I rooted my phone and today unlocked the bootloader. Booting my phone into recovery mode (CWM) I have made a backup (nandroid?) and copied this to my Windows PC as well as keeping it on the phones internal storage.
1. I have downloaded XZXperience2 rom and moved the zip file to my phones internal storage, and would like to flash the phone to use this rom.
I am a little confused as to what I should do next. Do I need to install a non-stock kernel for this rom to work? Would it be better anyway to install custom kernel or is stock kernel ok? I am not sure what this changes and if it is better to change from stock?
2. Is it safe/easy to restore back to original stock ICS Xperia rom should anything bad happen?
A few years ago I put custom roms on my Xperia X8 but all I ever did was root the phone and flash the rom (GingerDX), I did nothing else. Now with this Xperia S it seems I need to do a bit more. So I am just looking for some advice and tips, I am more worried should anything happen that I don't know how to restore the phone to its original state.
1. You can keep stock if you want. I'd recommend installing ELITE v2 or SSpeed v8 for best performance, though.
2. Nothing bad should happen if you do it right (which I guess you will).
Went ahead and flashed with stock rom in CWM recovery menu (wiped data and cache first).
Phone just booted with what looks like JellyBean
Better then waiting for official Xperia S updates
Felimenta97 said:
1. You can keep stock if you want. I'd recommend installing ELITE v2 or SSpeed v8 for best performance, though.
2. Nothing bad should happen if you do it right (which I guess you will).
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Great thanks for the reply. See my last post I flashed XZXperience
I will look at Elite or SSpped kernel, I also read about one called Nova? I am not sure how to install kernel so I will need to read about this, would it require flashing rom again or is kernel separate?
Thanks :good:
Ned_Flanders said:
Great thanks for the reply. See my last post I flashed XZXperience
I will look at Elite or SSpped kernel, I also read about one called Nova? I am not sure how to install kernel so I will need to read about this, would it require flashing rom again or is kernel separate?
Thanks :good:
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Kernel is separate. Nova is for AOSP ROMs only.
Felimenta97 said:
Kernel is separate. Nova is for AOSP ROMs only.
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Thanks for clearing that up, not sure what AOSP Roms are but I will look at the other kernel ones you mentioned earlier.
On a side note..
1. Now that I have this custom JB rom I noticed it has a strip at the bottom of the screen (back and home buttons etc). For example on the home screen, this bar shows under the launcher icons. As you know the Xperia S already has these buttons where the white led strip is, so this bar that is on the JB rom is rather not needed and taking up screen space.
How to remove this? I saw in Settings under XZXperience an option for Navigation Bar but I am not sure if this is it or not, nothing happened when I tried changing it.
2. Finally, my phone was rooted before flashing the custom rom, will it still be rooted now? I don't see SuperUser but instead I have SuperSU, when I try to run it asks to update / install binary files or something but fails.
Thanks again.
Ned_Flanders said:
Thanks for clearing that up, not sure what AOSP Roms are but I will look at the other kernel ones you mentioned earlier.
On a side note..
1. Now that I have this custom JB rom I noticed it has a strip at the bottom of the screen (back and home buttons etc). For example on the home screen, this bar shows under the launcher icons. As you know the Xperia S already has these buttons where the white led strip is, so this bar that is on the JB rom is rather not needed and taking up screen space.
How to remove this? I saw in Settings under XZXperience an option for Navigation Bar but I am not sure if this is it or not, nothing happened when I tried changing it.
2. Finally, my phone was rooted before flashing the custom rom, will it still be rooted now? I don't see SuperUser but instead I have SuperSU, when I try to run it asks to update / install binary files or something but fails.
Thanks again.
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First: this is an ICS ROM with JB looking...
1. Settings > Navigation Bar > Press to Disable Navigation Bar
It will ask for root rights. Grant it.
Reboot.
2. The easiest way to check if you have root access is to launch Titanium Backup.
If you can't grant root rights, then your device might not rooted.
Root you device with Root method for .55 firmware OR flash a custom kernel.
cities516 said:
First: this is an ICS ROM with JB looking...
1. Settings > Navigation Bar > Press to Disable Navigation Bar
It will ask for root rights. Grant it.
Reboot.
2. The easiest way to check if you have root access is to launch Titanium Backup.
If you can't grant root rights, then your device might not rooted.
Root you device with Root method for .55 firmware OR flash a custom kernel.
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I tried that and it never asks for permissions so I am guessing phone is not rooted anymore, but I will try Titanium Backup. Having said that I tried Root Explorer so it must be rooted but the disable Navigation Bar option is not working (even tried restarting phone) - no permission box ever shows.
Ned_Flanders said:
I tried that and it never asks for permissions so I am guessing phone is not rooted anymore, but I will try Titanium Backup. Having said that I tried Root Explorer so it must be rooted but the disable Navigation Bar option is not working (even tried restarting phone) - no permission box ever shows.
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Root Explorer can run on non-root devices
If there is no prumpt asking grant root rights, then your device is not rooted...
cities516 said:
Root Explorer can run on non-root devices
If there is no prumpt asking grant root rights, then your device is not rooted...
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There is no prompt, so I cannot use Auto Root by Bin4ry like I did before to root it?
Also why do I have SuperSU, is this replacement to SuperUser or something totally different?
Thanks and sorry for all the questions
Ned_Flanders said:
There is no prompt, so I cannot use Auto Root by Bin4ry like I did before to root it?
Also why do I have SuperSU, is this replacement to SuperUser or something totally different?
Thanks and sorry for all the questions
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SuperSU is a replacement. It is way better, IMO. And look for the Root fix in XZX thread. Flash it in kernel and you're good.
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Felimenta97 said:
SuperSU is a replacement. It is way better, IMO. And look for the Root fix in XZX thread. Flash it in kernel and you're good.
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Ok I think I want to flash the kernel but not to sure how. As you know I have just flashed XZXperience 2 rom, I am looking at this kernel here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2070816 by RaymanFX.
Would this kernel be suitable for my current phone setup? Also could you point me to a guide or talk me through the steps to change the kernel? Never done it before so as you may understand I have some concerns, until I have done it a few times and get more confident
Many thanks for the help :good:
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Ok I think I want to flash the kernel but not to sure how. As you know I have just flashed XZXperience 2 rom, I am looking at this kernel here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2070816 by RaymanFX.
Would this kernel be suitable for my current phone setup? Also could you point me to a guide or talk me through the steps to change the kernel? Never done it before so as you may understand I have some concerns, until I have done it a few times and get more confident
Many thanks for the help :good:
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Yes, it will work.
For flashing, before all, make sure you have everything backed up, drivers (fastboot, flash mode) are working, that there isn't rain coming and the battery is good (50% should do).
For flashing it, check this tutorial. It is really noob friendly, but is made for HTC phones, so the 2 first steps are useless for us. Just follow steps 3, 4 and 5 and you should be good.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270
Felimenta97 said:
Yes, it will work.
For flashing, before all, make sure you have everything backed up, drivers (fastboot, flash mode) are working, that there isn't rain coming and the battery is good (50% should do).
For flashing it, check this tutorial. It is really noob friendly, but is made for HTC phones, so the 2 first steps are useless for us. Just follow steps 3, 4 and 5 and you should be good.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270
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Ok, I downloaded one of the Files for the kernels called ELiTE-Nozomi-CPU-GPU-OC-v2. I also found this page which mentions how to fastboot kernel elf file: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2085953 Is this guide also useful for me because the kernel I extracted has .elf file in.
Thanks.
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Ok, I downloaded one of the Files for the kernels called ELiTE-Nozomi-CPU-GPU-OC-v2. I also found this page which mentions how to fastboot kernel elf file: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2085953 Is this guide also useful for me because the kernel I extracted has .elf file in.
Thanks.
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The process is the same, you need to change boot.img to boot.elf
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Felimenta97 said:
The process is the same, you need to change boot.img to boot.elf
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Just done it
Seemed fairly straightforward with the help from you and the guides. I can see the Kernel version has changed, I now have Super User back and navigation bar has now been disabled (permission box now shows to confirm root).
Thanks! :good:
Hi people,
do you recon that installing twrp through goomanager will increase my counter and change status to modified in settings ?
at the moment i'm just rooted with framaroot which give me the option to unroot and leave the phone completely stock at any moment
no counter raise, no modified system....i don't have busybox, is it needed for TWRP ??
this is because i want to use sky go and it doesn't work if it finds busybox or root on the phone
thanks
wwwpuntoit said:
Hi people,
do you recon that installing twrp through goomanager will increase my counter and change status to modified in settings ?
at the moment i'm just rooted with framaroot which give me the option to unroot and leave the phone completely stock at any moment
no counter raise, no modified system....i don't have busybox, is it needed for TWRP ??
this is because i want to use sky go and it doesn't work if it finds busybox or root on the phone
thanks
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any custom recovery other than stock samsung will raise counter ,busybox is not needed to get twrp
shhbz said:
any custom recovery other than stock samsung will raise counter ,busybox is not needed to get twrp
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Right, it shouldn't change status in phone's settings isnt'it??
Any custom stuff on your device also change status to modified along with raise counter.
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Hi there,
I have a very brief question:
My M8's bootloader is unlocked, it was rooted + S-OFF and I modified the CID. I also had a custom recovery installed but decided to stay with the stock one in order to get original HTC OTA updates. So, after a recent OTA: Root is gone.
My question: When I flash a new bootloader and apply the root (mediafire) - Will any data be wiped in the process? Just asking because I don't have an (easy) method of backuping at the moment... no Titanium without root, no nandroid without custom recovery
Thanks in advance!
hunchi
hunchi said:
Hi there,
I have a very brief question:
My M8's bootloader is unlocked, it was rooted + S-OFF and I modified the CID. I also had a custom recovery installed but decided to stay with the stock one in order to get original HTC OTA updates. So, after a recent OTA: Root is gone.
My question: When I flash a new bootloader and apply the root (mediafire) - Will any data be wiped in the process? Just asking because I don't have an (easy) method of backuping at the moment... no Titanium without root, no nandroid without custom recovery
Thanks in advance!
hunchi
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Easy
1, flash custom recovery
2, flash superuser zip
3, look HERE for the backup corresponding to your software number
4, there will be a stock recovery contained within the backup package, flash it
5, you will be as you were but rooted and with a stock recovery and you will be able to receive otas as long as the conditions HERE are met :good:
Obviously the next OTA will break root but u know what u are doing now lol
Thank you very much, exocetdj! Consider it done.
I will probably not go back to stock recovery however. I *really* was thinking with this phone I will keep the stock ROM, but I was looking into the Android Development section here yesterday night and....ahh, damn it, I can't resist anymore
Cheers
hunchi
hunchi said:
Thank you very much, exocetdj! Consider it done.
I will probably not go back to stock recovery however. I *really* was thinking with this phone I will keep the stock ROM, but I was looking into the Android Development section here yesterday night and....ahh, damn it, I can't resist anymore
Cheers
hunchi
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Oh yes, the stuff on offer in there is DEFO better than stock!!!!!!!
Go on u know u want to hahahahahahaha!!!:highfive:
exocetdj said:
Oh yes, the stuff on offer in there is DEFO better than stock!!!!!!!
Go on u know u want to hahahahahahaha!!!:highfive:
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Yeah I most certainly know. My HTC Desire and GS3 wouldn't have survived that long if it was not for XDA-dev
But you know... at some point you have so much work to do you are really just glad if the stuff works reliably. But then again... All those tweaks and nice themes... It's just soo tempting...:laugh:
Where is my USB cable??
hunchi said:
Yeah I most certainly know. My HTC Desire and GS3 wouldn't have survived that long if it was not for XDA-dev
But you know... at some point you have so much work to do you are really just glad if the stuff works reliably. But then again... All those tweaks and nice themes... It's just soo tempting...:laugh:
Where is my USB cable??
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hahaha go for it
Just got my S9 all set up just they way I like it. But part of the way I like it means knox has been tripped which means no more OTA updates for me. Is there a preferred method to keep my device up to date without having to go through flashing TWRP and all those other steps some of us like to do?
Only by flashing a new custom ROM from TWRP, if you are stock and want to keep stock you'll have to flash the updated stock with ODIN then flash TWRP again afterwards
phrosyn said:
Just got my S9 all set up just they way I like it. But part of the way I like it means knox has been tripped which means no more OTA updates for me. Is there a preferred method to keep my device up to date without having to go through flashing TWRP and all those other steps some of us like to do?
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I'm currently all stock still.. what are the things you have done to get it set up the way you like it?
b_rad_1983 said:
I'm currently all stock still.. what are the things you have done to get it set up the way you like it?
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First I installed TWRP to give me a really nice backup and restore solution
Then, I used TWRP to flash a custom rom and also Magisk
Then, I use Magisk to install YouTube Vanced (no-ads)
Magisk also provides a root-like access for me to install ad-away and remove any bloatware that I don't like
Finally, I sometimes experiment with different things through the time I have the phone
Which rom did you choose?
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Which rom did you choose?
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Soldiers ROM. It was just a simple no nonsense easy to debloat ROM