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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!

Need Help

Sorry, im new in android......need help anyone.
When i try inside in download mode, press volume down+home+power....and i get the notice in screen like below :
Warning !!
A custom OS can cause critial problem in phone and installed application.
If you want to download a custom OS, press the volume up key.
Otherwise, press the volume down key to cancel.
Volume up : Continue
Volume down : Cancel ( restart phone )
What happen, why suddenly notice about that? Thanks for reply anybody...

Hi
This screen notification is a standard notification.
Nothing wrong with your note dude
Regards,
Axelman
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Axelman8 said:
Hi
This screen notification is a standard notification.
Nothing wrong with your note dude
Regards,
Axelman
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Thanks for the quicky reply it, dude !
Because before i never get the notice in my screen like that.
One more, my phone already root, use stock rom , and i want change my stock rom with the new built on feb, so i only need flashing the stock rom with odin ? or what?

kyle.pau said:
Thanks for the quicky reply it, dude !
Because before i never get the notice in my screen like that.
One more, my phone already root, use stock rom , and i want change my stock rom with the new built on feb, so i only need flashing the stock rom with odin ? or what?
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Af far as i remember it this warning msg always been there. But if you have some mode/framwork/recovery installed and that may have option to reboot to download with power menu/toggle etc and using that short cut to reboot device to download mode will cut off warning screen, otherwise when you use three button combo to reboot to download mode, you will find warning screen always there.
Yes you can odin to update firmware, You can use mobile odin too to keep root intact, but again this won't update bootloader.

dr.ketan said:
Af far as i remember it this warning msg always been there. But if you have some mode/framwork/recovery installed and that may have option to reboot to download with power menu/toggle etc and using that short cut to reboot device to download mode will cut off warning screen, otherwise when you use three button combo to reboot to download mode, you will find warning screen always there.
Yes you can odin to update firmware, You can use mobile odin too to keep root intact, but again this won't update bootloader.
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Dr.Ketan.........
Thanks for the awesome reply it... So can u give me the best choice, flashing with odin or with mobile odin to update firmware?
Because i really got crazy with the firmware LL7,....really make my battery drain faster. So i want flashing with new stok rom.

My prefered method of update is
-Backup data with titanium
-Flash latest ROM with Odin
-Wipe cache and data
-Reroot
-Use triangle away to reset counter
-Use titanium scenario 'Restore Missing application with data'

dr.ketan said:
My prefered method of update is
-Backup data with titanium
-Flash latest ROM with Odin
-Wipe cache and data
-Reroot
-Use triangle away to reset counter
-Use titanium scenario 'Restore Missing application with data'
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+1 This is my standard flash method
Regards,
Axelman
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Axelman8 said:
+1 This is my standard flash method
Regards,
Axelman
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dr.ketan said:
My prefered method of update is
-Backup data with titanium
-Flash latest ROM with Odin
-Wipe cache and data
-Reroot
-Use triangle away to reset counter
-Use titanium scenario 'Restore Missing application with data'
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Thanks mate axelman...
Dr.Ketan......once again, thanks so much for the great methode, and i will follow it, and update it. :good:
One question again Dr.Ketan.....when i check in download mode ;
- binary counter : ( 1 )
- current binary : custom
- system status : custom
And b4 i already use TA to reset binary counter, but now i check it, still not gone,.
What must i do it? I going to flashing the last stok ROM with Odin . And if i flash the new ROM, its mean my binary counter become ( 2 ).

You need not to do anything right now
Flashing stock ROM won't raise count, but when you root it, it will raise
Just to keep in mind if you use custom recovery/kernel your counter will remain 1 even after using TA
if you root with Cf auto root, you can reset it to 0
After reseting counter, once boot device normally before checking counter.

dr.ketan said:
You need not to do anything right now
Flashing stock ROM won't raise count, but when you root it, it will raise
Just to keep in mind if you use custom recovery/kernel your counter will remain 1 even after using TA
if you root with Cf auto root, you can reset it to 0
After reseting counter, once boot device normally before checking counter.
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I will do with what u say Dr.Ketan....thanks a lot for guide it.
Yeah, i never use other custom/kernel from other developers, i'm only use stock/kernel from samsung.
Before i root my phone with advance CMW, and i read all ur saying in forum if use advance CMW, cant reset to ( 0 ) even using by TA, its right Dr.Ketan?
If i factory reset my phone, and then flashing to the last stock ROM, can be back normally my status ? Sorry for noob question
What is the best stock ROM Dr.Ketan for can solve the battery issue ?

kyle.pau said:
i read all ur saying in forum if use advance CMW, cant reset to ( 0 ) even using by TA, its right Dr.Ketan?
If i factory reset my phone, and then flashing to the last stock ROM, can be back normally my status ? Sorry for noob question
What is the best stock ROM Dr.Ketan for can solve the battery issue ?
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Yes if you have custom stuff your counter can't be reset.
Flashing stock rom or wiping won't reset counter, but you have to reuse triangle away to reset it.
You can have any latest stock tom
-flash stock rom
Wipe cache and data
Reroot
Use triangle away
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dr.ketan said:
Yes if you have custom stuff your counter can't be reset.
Flashing stock rom or wiping won't reset counter, but you have to reuse triangle away to reset it.
You can have any latest stock tom
-flash stock rom
Wipe cache and data
Reroot
Use triangle away
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Thanks you for all ur answering so far for me, Dr.Ketan.....ur rock :good:

[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.

Delete 0, legacy, emulated folders

Hi guys,
Is there a method to delete the 0, legacy, and emulated folders?
I used to have a custom ROM, but I reverted back to stock, and for some reason, I just can't seem to get rid of them.
I tried factory reset, rooting, then unrooting, and nothing seems to get rid of them.
Anyone know a method to delete them? I have already backed up everything I need with Helium, so I don't mind any method (ie. I don't care if I lose everything in my internal SD).
Also, when I was going back to stock, I used triangle away to reset the counter. It says the counter may say "1" until a stock rom is installed. Mine still says 1 after flashing the stock ROM. Any way to fix this?
Thanks in advance!

where you on a cm Rom ? If so there's a file you have to flash to set the folders up like they used to be...I'll get you the file 1 sec..
http://www.mediafire.com/?ztamqg7l7v0zyq8

wish777 said:
where you on a cm Rom ? If so there's a file you have to flash to set the folders up like they used to be...I'll get you the file 1 sec..
http://www.mediafire.com/?ztamqg7l7v0zyq8
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Hi, on I was not on a CM ROM, I was using Clean ROM before.
Will it work if I flash a CM ROM, then flash this zip, then unroot again with the stock ROM?

From recovery ....wipe data, factory reset....wipe dalvik...and wipe internal storage....(don't worry...data/media will not be touched)...
Then power off ...and boot back into download mode and push the factory rom image of your choice...
Then triangle away and remove SU from within the super user app...
Reboot into the stock 3e recovery and wipe data/caches ...then reboot and profit...(your device will be stock)...
If you want to keep root then omit the triangle away and SU removal step ...g
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gregsarg said:
From recovery ....wipe data, factory reset....wipe dalvik...and wipe internal storage....(don't worry...data/media will not be touched)...
Then power off ...and boot back into download mode and push the factory rom image of your choice...
Then triangle away and remove SU from within the super user app...
Reboot into the stock 3e recovery and wipe data/caches ...then reboot and profit...(your device will be stock)...
If you want to keep root then omit the triangle away and SU removal step ...g
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TL;DR: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2275844

gregsarg said:
From recovery ....wipe data, factory reset....wipe dalvik...and wipe internal storage....(don't worry...data/media will not be touched)...
Then power off ...and boot back into download mode and push the factory rom image of your choice...
Then triangle away and remove SU from within the super user app...
Reboot into the stock 3e recovery and wipe data/caches ...then reboot and profit...(your device will be stock)...
If you want to keep root then omit the triangle away and SU removal step ...g
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Hi,
If I flash the factory ROM, how would I get triangle away and SU?
I tried rooting my device, then triangle away, then flash factory ROM before, but I still had the 0, emulated, legacy folders..

jmapark91 said:
Hi,
If I flash the factory ROM, how would I get triangle away and SU?
I tried rooting my device, then triangle away, then flash factory ROM before, but I still had the 0, emulated, legacy folders..
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Here's how I do it and it wipes everything (including the folders you mention). The link I posted above has more detailed step by steps and all of the files you'll need.
If you're in custom recovery, wipe data/cache/etc like you're loading a new ROM and then power off and get into Download Mode
Connect to USB - Make sure Odin sees it (by showing COM#)
Flash stock 4.1.2 with Odin (called Kies....blahblah) in the PDA slot
Flash CF Auto Root with Odin (this injects SuperSu) in the PDA slot
Reconnect phone to USB and transfer Triangle Away to the Downloads folder
Allow Unknown Source installations
Install Triangle Away and give it Superuser when prompted
Run Triangle Away. When prompted, press the vol button up and it should auto reboot. One thing to note here is that I purchased a copy of Triangle Away but I've had less luck with that than the copy provided in the link I posted
Uninstall Triangle Away once you're back in the phone.
Go to SuperSu > Settings > Scroll down and click Full Unroot
Turn off the phone and reboot into Stock Recovery (which CF Auto Root installs)
Do a factory reset/wipe data
Do a wipe cache
Reboot phone
You should now be on stock 4.1 with no flash count and unrooted. You're ready to update to 4.1.2 or whatever, with no extra folders/linked folders/nonsense hanging around.
I hope this helps. The instructions should be followed word for word from the link. I paraphrased a bit but I've done this so many times it's almost second nature to me.

That solution worked for me and stayed gone after updating. After going to the 4.3 leak they came back.

kjack05 said:
That solution worked for me and stayed gone after updating. After going to the 4.3 leak they came back.
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Which 4.3 leak did you use? Was it the straight Samsung leak or was it a stock 4.3 rom like Skynote or DittoNote?

InertiaticFlow said:
Here's how I do it and it wipes everything (including the folders you mention). The link I posted above has more detailed step by steps and all of the files you'll need.
If you're in custom recovery, wipe data/cache/etc like you're loading a new ROM and then power off and get into Download Mode
Connect to USB - Make sure Odin sees it (by showing COM#)
Flash stock 4.1.2 with Odin (called Kies....blahblah) in the PDA slot
Flash CF Auto Root with Odin (this injects SuperSu) in the PDA slot
Reconnect phone to USB and transfer Triangle Away to the Downloads folder
Allow Unknown Source installations
Install Triangle Away and give it Superuser when prompted
Run Triangle Away. When prompted, press the vol button up and it should auto reboot. One thing to note here is that I purchased a copy of Triangle Away but I've had less luck with that than the copy provided in the link I posted
Uninstall Triangle Away once you're back in the phone.
Go to SuperSu > Settings > Scroll down and click Full Unroot
Turn off the phone and reboot into Stock Recovery (which CF Auto Root installs)
Do a factory reset/wipe data
Do a wipe cache
Reboot phone
You should now be on stock 4.1 with no flash count and unrooted. You're ready to update to 4.1.2 or whatever, with no extra folders/linked folders/nonsense hanging around.
I hope this helps. The instructions should be followed word for word from the link. I paraphrased a bit but I've done this so many times it's almost second nature to me.
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Hi, I also tried this method, but because my phone is SGH-i317M (it's Bell Canada), it won't let me flash the KIES UCALJ2 stock ROM. It fails on ODIN. If you could find me an equivalent ROM for i317M, that would be awesome! I tried downloading the BMC rom on stockroms.net, but it does not lemme set the binary counter to 0 (it still says 1), and it leaves all the mentioned folders as is. AND IT HAS UsbDriveA,B,C,D,E,F in /storage directory... oh my are they annoying!
I want to wipe this phone absolutely clean. As if I just got it shipped from the factory (0 flash counter, no 0,emulated,legacy folders, no UsbDrive folders, etc)
Thanks for all the help!

jmapark91 said:
Hi, I also tried this method, but because my phone is SGH-i317M (it's Bell Canada), it won't let me flash the KIES UCALJ2 stock ROM. It fails on ODIN. If you could find me an equivalent ROM for i317M, that would be awesome! I tried downloading the BMC rom on stockroms.net, but it does not lemme set the binary counter to 0 (it still says 1), and it leaves all the mentioned folders as is. AND IT HAS UsbDriveA,B,C,D,E,F in /storage directory... oh my are they annoying!
I want to wipe this phone absolutely clean. As if I just got it shipped from the factory (0 flash counter, no 0,emulated,legacy folders, no UsbDrive folders, etc)
Thanks for all the help!
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Go here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Search for I317M and it should show a big list of available firmwares. You'll have to register to download but, searching for your device, I found stock firmware for 4.1.2 and 4.3 across multiple carriers. One of those should work for you.
Replace the UCALJ2 firmware with the version for your phone and the directions should follow the same.
Stock ROMs won't let you reset the binary counter. Only Triangle Away has been able to do that for me and I had to have a stock rom and stock kernel. The order is Stock Rom > Rooted Stock Rom > Triangle Away to remove counter > Unroot > Fact Data Reset > Wipe cache
Following the rest of the directions should result in having a stock device without any of the weird folder nonsense you're seeing.

It was the non rooted Odin one click straight leak of 4.3

kjack05 said:
It was the non rooted Odin one click straight leak of 4.3
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That's strange. I did the steps I listed above and don't have the same folders. Are they on your external sd card or the internal?

InertiaticFlow said:
Go here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Search for I317M and it should show a big list of available firmwares. You'll have to register to download but, searching for your device, I found stock firmware for 4.1.2 and 4.3 across multiple carriers. One of those should work for you.
Replace the UCALJ2 firmware with the version for your phone and the directions should follow the same.
Stock ROMs won't let you reset the binary counter. Only Triangle Away has been able to do that for me and I had to have a stock rom and stock kernel. The order is Stock Rom > Rooted Stock Rom > Triangle Away to remove counter > Unroot > Fact Data Reset > Wipe cache
Following the rest of the directions should result in having a stock device without any of the weird folder nonsense you're seeing.
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I guess I'm out of luck for now. I will have to wait. Apparently hotfile is down, so it'll take them time to upload it on terafile.co.
So, if I factory reset, delete data,cache, etc -> download 4.3 ROM from Sammobile -> flash it -> root with the CF-Auto-Root-t0lteatt-t0lteatt-samsungsghi317.tar file in the link you provided me earlier -> then triangle away -> uninstall triangle away -> then unroot from SuperSU -> then factory/data/cache reset, I should be good to go?
I did the identical thing before with the ROM I downloaded from stockroms.net but I had no luck. I hope it's just the ROM issue. I will try the ROM from Sammobile and see what I get.
Thanks.

InertiaticFlow said:
That's strange. I did the steps I listed above and don't have the same folders. Are they on your external sd card or the internal?
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On the internal. Yeah It is. They were completely gone and then I did the 4.3 one click and now It has the emulated again. Maybe 4.3 is supposed to have it as that one?

jmapark91 said:
I guess I'm out of luck for now. I will have to wait. Apparently hotfile is down, so it'll take them time to upload it on terafile.co.
So, if I factory reset, delete data,cache, etc -> download 4.3 ROM from Sammobile -> flash it -> root with the CF-Auto-Root-t0lteatt-t0lteatt-samsungsghi317.tar file in the link you provided me earlier -> then triangle away -> uninstall triangle away -> then unroot from SuperSU -> then factory/data/cache reset, I should be good to go?
I did the identical thing before with the ROM I downloaded from stockroms.net but I had no luck. I hope it's just the ROM issue. I will try the ROM from Sammobile and see what I get.
Thanks.
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Sorry it didn't work out for you yet. Make sure it's the most recent CF auto root for the I317M. I had a ***** of a time getting around Knox when SuperSu would try to update. Took a couple of reboots and some quick updates from the play store before I could get it to disable Knox.
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kjack05 said:
On the internal. Yeah It is. They were completely gone and then I did the 4.3 one click and now It has the emulated again. Maybe 4.3 is supposed to have it as that one?
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I have never seen that before. Also, I couldn't see your image. Sorry about that. The one-click 4.3 leaked worked for me flawlessly but it appears ymmv.

InertiaticFlow said:
Sorry it didn't work out for you yet. Make sure it's the most recent CF auto root for the I317M. I had a ***** of a time getting around Knox when SuperSu would try to update. Took a couple of reboots and some quick updates from the play store before I could get it to disable Knox.
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I have never seen that before. Also, I couldn't see your image. Sorry about that. The one-click 4.3 leaked worked for me flawlessly but it appears ymmv.
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Sorry, I'm not aware of Knox.. Is this something I should worry about when I'm going through this process? If so, how do I get around it?

InertiaticFlow said:
Sorry it didn't work out for you yet. Make sure it's the most recent CF auto root for the I317M. I had a ***** of a time getting around Knox when SuperSu would try to update. Took a couple of reboots and some quick updates from the play store before I could get it to disable Knox.
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I have never seen that before. Also, I couldn't see your image. Sorry about that. The one-click 4.3 leaked worked for me flawlessly but it appears ymmv.
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Okay, now I see what you mean. My SuperSU is crashing because of Knox. How did you exactly go about doing this?
Or, alternatively, can I flash a 4.1.2 ROM, go through the same process so that I don't have to deal with Knox? Also, is there a way of resetting the "Knox Void" back to 0?
Thanks.

jmapark91 said:
Okay, now I see what you mean. My SuperSU is crashing because of Knox. How did you exactly go about doing this?
Or, alternatively, can I flash a 4.1.2 ROM, go through the same process so that I don't have to deal with Knox? Also, is there a way of resetting the "Knox Void" back to 0?
Thanks.
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Once you update to the newest supersu from the market it will ask you to disable Knox.
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210euser said:
Once you update to the newest supersu from the market it will ask you to disable Knox.
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Thank you. That did the trick for disabling Knox and updating the SuperSU.