so I used cf auto root to root my phone a while back . still on stock rom , still on stock recovery . .. simply rooted and thts it . now my flash counter says 4 and when I use triangle away to make it 0 again . it doesn't work . binary still says custom . while system says official . I need help figuring out why triangle away isn't allowing me to reset my counter even tho I'm on stock recovery and rom . thanks in advance
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Because you're still rooted that's why binary is "custom". Once you have used Triangle Away, go into SuperSu app and do full unroot. That still restore stock binary and remove SuperSu app.
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I am c&p my post in this thread also in case your other inquiry gets deleted in this thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45459527#post45459527
"I thought this questioned looked familiar. You started your own thread with the same question in the Q&A forum here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...5#post45450945
With the above being said, and considering the steps you have already taken, including maybestuff ddone you haven't mentioned, I'd suggest the following:
- Use ODIN and install the Samsung Stock Firmware
- Use ODIN to install CF-AUTO-ROOT by Chainfire
- Install Triangle Away, and be very careful how you use it, as per Triangle Away thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...5#post45450945
I mention the above because you have already used TA unsuccessfully two times
The first-time as per your other thread about the same topic, you used Triangle Away without having stock recovery.
The 2nd time which has been unsuccessful as per this thread.
Incorrectly using Triangle Away, as per the thread linked above, can HARD BRICK your device which only Jtag can fix! You should consider yourself very lucky so far, and please read the above thread about using Triangle Away thoroughly to help you avoid issues.
This is why I'm suggesting these steps so you are starting with a fresh slate, and to help avoid further issues, which will end up saving you much time troubleshooting and posting multiple threads about the same topic
So to continue:
- After using Triangle Away, go into:
SuperSU
Settings
Full unroot and follow the steps.
After the above, you will:
- have your device fully stock, just as it came out of the box when new.
- check your device to make sure everything is stock - -
--enter into stock recovery by powering down device, pressing Power and Vol down buttons at the same time. Press Vol up button and check the settings in Bootloader including the status and binary count
--Power on device by holding Power button for 10s and check Setting/About device and make sure it doesn't say Modified towards the bottom.
I'll copy this answer in your other thread in case one gets deleted"
Biker1 said:
I am c&p my post in this thread also in case your other inquiry gets deleted in this thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45459527#post45459527
"I thought this questioned looked familiar. You started your own thread with the same question in the Q&A forum here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...5#post45450945
With the above being said, and considering the steps you have already taken, including maybestuff ddone you haven't mentioned, I'd suggest the following:
- Use ODIN and install the Samsung Stock Firmware
- Use ODIN to install CF-AUTO-ROOT by Chainfire
- Install Triangle Away, and be very careful how you use it, as per Triangle Away thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...5#post45450945
I mention the above because you have already used TA unsuccessfully two times
The first-time as per your other thread about the same topic, you used Triangle Away without having stock recovery.
The 2nd time which has been unsuccessful as per this thread.
Incorrectly using Triangle Away, as per the thread linked above, can HARD BRICK your device which only Jtag can fix! You should consider yourself very lucky so far, and please read the above thread about using Triangle Away thoroughly to help you avoid issues.
This is why I'm suggesting these steps so you are starting with a fresh slate, and to help avoid further issues, which will end up saving you much time troubleshooting and posting multiple threads about the same topic
So to continue:
- After using Triangle Away, go into:
SuperSU
Settings
Full unroot and follow the steps.
After the above, you will:
- have your device fully stock, just as it came out of the box when new.
- check your device to make sure everything is stock - -
--enter into stock recovery by powering down device, pressing Power and Vol down buttons at the same time. Press Vol up button and check the settings in Bootloader including the status and binary count
--Power on device by holding Power button for 10s and check Setting/About device and make sure it doesn't say Modified towards the bottom.
I'll copy this answer in your other thread in case one gets deleted"
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after I use triangle away and reset the counter . whenever I go back into triangle away to check the counter it still says 4 . is it supposed to say tht or 0 ?
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traviswade said:
after I use triangle away and reset the counter . whenever I go back into triangle away to check the counter it still says 4 . is it supposed to say tht or 0 ?
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Make sure you have ur variants STOCK recovery and STOCK kernel when you use triangle away, and it should read 0 if done correctly.
traviswade said:
after I use triangle away and reset the counter . whenever I go back into triangle away to check the counter it still says 4 . is it supposed to say tht or 0 ?
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk 4
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Does TA confirm binary was reset?
I thought Bootloader should say 0 after you reset it, but confirm this in the TA thread.
If TA confirms reset, Unroot and check Bootloader.
Or run TA again, and see what it says regarding Bootloader binary counter.
I'll test this if someone can shoot me the stock recovery, I'm not going to flash stock rom with odin.
Related
I was wondering is if there's a zip to reset the Binary counter.. in case I need to replace my phone or send it for service...
Triange away its in the app store.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.triangleaway
Triangle Away works nicely
I don't think there's a zip, but you can always use chainfire's app called TriangleAway to reset the flash counter
Edit: lol damn, those guys are fast posters
+1 on Triangle Away. Simple app, very user friendly
Thanks
Dude It's so simple!! Thanks everyone!!
Hi
Hello I've got a really big problem with my Samsung galaxy S3 mini so i rooted my s3 mini with CF-Root-SGS3-v6.2.zip so now my GS3mini Won't power on it stops when you turn it on welcome site so please help mee please xda-devlopers
Prince.faisal said:
Hello I've got a really big problem with my Samsung galaxy S3 mini so i rooted my s3 mini with CF-Root-SGS3-v6.2.zip so now my GS3mini Won't power on it stops when you turn it on welcome site so please help mee please xda-devlopers
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Why !!!!
That file is not for your phone bro hence the SGS3 filename. You need to find the stock ODIN tar for your phone and hope you can get it into download mode to flash it.
Hey wondering what's all this binary count people keep talking about. Is it a number than can tell Samsung and companies that you hacked your phone?? Just wondering haven't hacked my phone..won't for a while don't want to brick such a expensive phone. This is coming from a dude who hacked all previous androids
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this works good too ..
adb shell
su
echo -n '\x00' | dd obs=1 count=1 seek=4193796 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0
WarlockW said:
this works good too ..
adb shell
su
echo -n '\x00' | dd obs=1 count=1 seek=4193796 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0
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when I run this in Terminal emulator...4 bytes changed...
LMAO...counter 808482908
I never could get Triangle Away v2.37 to clear counter, when I run that app, it cleared counter and showed 0 in app,but...
A) when I check in Boot mode volume down , home, power.. it would always show 1
B) and when I reboot Cell, and run Triangle Away it shows counter 1
Can anyone explain if Triangle Away actually works, or what i did wrong!
strange findings, i actually saw counter = "NO" meaning 0 for 1 time, then checked again and back to 1, somehow It actually worked for 1 prompt after reboot (but won't stay with 0)...SMH
STOCK ROM with lots of files (.apk's) Removed and mods (framework-res.apk, SystemUI.apk,etc) added, STOCK KERNAL untouched
ktmdave7 said:
when I run this in Terminal emulator...4 bytes changed...
LMAO...counter 808482908
I never could get Triangle Away v2.37 to clear counter, when I run that app, it cleared counter and showed 0 in app,but...
A) when I check in Boot mode volume down , home, power.. it would always show 1
B) and when I reboot Cell, and run Triangle Away it shows counter 1
Can anyone explain if Triangle Away actually works, or what i did wrong!
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are u running jelly bean Rom? if so I think is has something to do with that I have the same issue.. use TA and it shows "0" reboot and it show "1" however I did odin back to ICS Stock rooted and the app work fine and then I updated to Lastet Jelly bean and the "1"returned.. so My guess is if u need to take or if I ever need to take my phone for a repair I might have to flashed a stock rooted ICS Rom...
Excellent info, very smart, your right...
Great Solution...Just accept counter at 1, if ever have to return into DEALER, then go back to ICS with 0 counter.
Thank you so much Mr_Jay_jay, problem solved!
yes I'm on JB 4.1.1
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How to reset custom binary counter in download mode to Zero for galaxy 3 mini
Dear sir
My question is :
How to reset custom binary counter in download mode to Zero for galaxy 3 mini
(GT-18190) Room virgin 4.1.2
Thanks for everybody can help me :silly:
Dahan
dahanali said:
Dear sir
My question is :
How to reset custom binary counter in download mode to Zero for galaxy 3 mini
(GT-18190) Room virgin 4.1.2
Thanks for everybody can help me :silly:
Dahan
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The answer is in this thread.
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Aerowinder said:
The answer is in this thread.
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Thank you for your answer :but I try with this program Triangle Away but dos not work there and give me this error mussing (Magic header not found In compatible device )any way by Odin .
Thanks for everybody in this forum.
Dahan
This triangle away doesnt work for me, i used superSU (i think) and told it to perma remove the root whcih it is supposed to have done then i removed the app and rebooted the phone to factory, but i cant get the official samsung updates, super su says binarys are missing and triangle away says it needs root, i tried reinstalling root but it still hasnt worked. any ideas?
I made a rash decision of rooting my phone on the first day I got it using this method from the galaxys3root website.
I've already searched this forum on my topic, but most of them don't exactly answer my question/s on Unrooting.
I'd appreciate if someone helped me out, b/c I really need my phone in the original condition.
I have the Baseband Version: T999VVLLE6 that's rooted, and I downloaded the stock 4.0.4 T999VVLLE6 from Samsung Updates.
I was planning on simply flashing the stock rom using the pc version of ODIN ------- Is there anything else I should be aware of?
Do I need to remove Super User before I flash the phone with the original ROM?
Thanks in advance.
PS: I used the triangle away app to reset my counter to 0 and it changed from Device Status: modified to Device Status: scanning and back to Device Status: Modified. Should I reset it again?
PPS: Please excuse any redundancy or any n00b comments I've made.
You should be good to go. Odin will wipe out root.
Device status is nothing to worry bout. It should go back to normal once you odin that fw.
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strange how it happens.
Samsung Galaxy S 3 from Windmobile SGH-T999V
DocHoliday77 said:
You should be good to go. Odin will wipe out root.
Device status is nothing to worry bout. It should go back to normal once you odin that fw.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app
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Ok I did it the flash with the stcok 4.0.4 I downloaded from Samsung Updates. It said "PASSED" on ODIN. Oddly enough I didn't lose any of my apps/data and when I go to options it still says Device Status: Modified. Is this normal? Did I flash it back to stock?
Thanks in advance!
foro740 said:
Where did you download the stock 4.0.4 T999VVLLE6 from? I would want to flush it with Odin zas well but i cant seem to find any place where i can download. it. I have done a factory rest on the phone and currently updating it using Kies, but i also do have a problem with the Status on the phone, need to return it for warranty but cant seem to find a way how to revert a the counter. If you find something out please let me know.
Cheers.
Samsung Galaxy S 3 from Windmobile SGH-T999V
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I downloaded 4.0.4 T999VVLLE6 from Samsung Updates dot com, from the dropbox select T999V.
I had the same problem and searched all over and founnd this site. Follow his instructions and you shouldnt have any problems. It will take it right back to stock.
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-unroot/how-to-unroot-t-mobile-galaxy-s3-sgh-t999/
So, you want to unroot your T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 completely back to stock? Well, I know a lot of you requested this so here’s how to do it easily using ODIN.
Step 1. First, I suggest you to reset the ODIN binary counter by using TriangleAway app. At the time of this blog post, TriangleAway app does not support T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 but by the time you read this it might be supported so go ahead and download the TriangleAway app apk, install, and see if it works. (You can download it here on XDA, you will have to register for a username, it’s free.)
Step 2. Next, we are going to use ODIN to flash an official stock ROM for SGH-T999. This process won’t increase your binary counter so if you’ve used TriangleAway app to reset the counter, you should be all good to go. Also you can use Mobile ODIN too if you don’t have a Windows computer (but again, Mobile ODIN is not supported at the time of this writing but probably will be by the time you read this).
Hold down Volume Down, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 10 seconds until your SGH-T999 resets.
Step 3. When your phone resets (screen will go blank), let go of the Power button but keep holding down Volume Down and Center Home buttons.
Step 4. Once you see warning screen, hit Volume Up key to enter ODIN Download mode.
Step 5. Connect a microUSB cable from your SGH-T999 to your computer.
Step 6. Download Odin and Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 stock ROM and unzip both files, you should find two folders like shown below.
Download ODIN
Download Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 Stock ROM
Step 7. Double-click on odin3 v1.85.exe to launch ODIN program. You should see a yellow highlighted box with a random number. If you don’t, you don’t have drivers installed. Simply download and install Samsung Kies. After installing Kies, don’t run Kies but simply unplug your phone and plug it back it, you should see yellow highlighted box now.
Step 8. DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING but click on “PDA” and choose the file “T999UVALEM_T999TMBALEM_T999UVALEM_HOME.tar.md5″. Then hit “Start” to start the unrooting process.
Step 9. This process should take around 10-15 minutes. Don’t use any other programs on your computer during this process as it can interfere.
Step 10. When it’s done, your phone should reboot and you should find your T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 completely back to stock ICS ROM with all of your settings and apps in tact.
Step 11. If for some reason you are getting a lot of FCs (probably if coming from custom ROM), bootloops, or you just want to reset your phone completely to return for warranty you can do a factory reset. Otherwise you can stop at Step 10.
Hold down Volume Up, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 10 seconds until your phone resets.
Step 12. When your phone resets (screen goes blank), let go of the Power button but keep holding down Volume Up and Center Home button together.
Step 13. Once in stock Android recovery, choose “wipe data/factory reset” and choose “yes”. Then reboot.
Step 14. Once rebooted your phone should be completely back to stock ROM and also just like the day you got the phone.
Remember, you still have to backup all of your personal photos, videos, and other files in your internal storage/microSD card and erase them if you are going to return your phone for warranty.
x3malex said:
Ok I did it the flash with the stcok 4.0.4 I downloaded from Samsung Updates. It said "PASSED" on ODIN. Oddly enough I didn't lose any of my apps/data and when I go to options it still says Device Status: Modified. Is this normal? Did I flash it back to stock?
Thanks in advance!
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I also had this 80MB update pending (didn't work with the rooted ROM) that I successfully updated, but I don't know if it's Jelly Bean and it keeps saying that the version is 4.0.4....wouldn't it be something else now that I've updated it?
Thanks
msoren8 provided a perfect link. Followed the procedure and the phone is in Normal status and also used Triangle away option before flushing it to the Samsung stock rom, This step was really important for me since it eliminated Custom Binary download: Yes (1 count) message, just to be safe once i sent the phone though warranty process. Everything went fine and with no glitches.
Thx for the help.
foro740 said:
msoren8 provided a perfect link. Followed the procedure and the phone is in Normal status and also used Triangle away option before flushing it to the Samsung stock rom, This step was really important for me since it eliminated Custom Binary download: Yes (1 count) message, just to be safe once i sent the phone though warranty process. Everything went fine and with no glitches.
Thx for the help.
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I was following that guide in the first place . Resetting the phone worked like a charm, fixed everything. So the steps were, flash stock ROM via PC Odin, then wipe phone because it still had apps like super user (which wouldn't work anymore after flashing) and triangle away. Now even Device Status is "Normal".
PS: as a side note I just got a ~80 mb update which changed my version from T999VVLLE6 to T999VLLH2 but the Android Version is still 4.0.4, anyone know if that's jelly bean? I have the ability to change my brightness from the drop-down menu now and the keyboard looks slightly different...
thanks
x3malex said:
I was following that guide in the first place . Resetting the phone worked like a charm, fixed everything. So the steps were, flash stock ROM via PC Odin, then wipe phone because it still had apps like super user (which wouldn't work anymore after flashing) and triangle away. Now even Device Status is "Normal".
PS: as a side note I just got a ~80 mb update which changed my version from T999VVLLE6 to T999VLLH2 but the Android Version is still 4.0.4, anyone know if that's jelly bean? I have the ability to change my brightness from the drop-down menu now and the keyboard looks slightly different...
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That update is actually just an update by Samsung.
msoren8 said:
I had the same problem and searched all over and founnd this site. Follow his instructions and you shouldnt have any problems. It will take it right back to stock.
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-unroot/how-to-unroot-t-mobile-galaxy-s3-sgh-t999/
So, you want to unroot your T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 completely back to stock? Well, I know a lot of you requested this so here’s how to do it easily using ODIN.
Step 1. First, I suggest you to reset the ODIN binary counter by using TriangleAway app. At the time of this blog post, TriangleAway app does not support T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 but by the time you read this it might be supported so go ahead and download the TriangleAway app apk, install, and see if it works. (You can download it here on XDA, you will have to register for a username, it’s free.)
Step 2. Next, we are going to use ODIN to flash an official stock ROM for SGH-T999. This process won’t increase your binary counter so if you’ve used TriangleAway app to reset the counter, you should be all good to go. Also you can use Mobile ODIN too if you don’t have a Windows computer (but again, Mobile ODIN is not supported at the time of this writing but probably will be by the time you read this).
Hold down Volume Down, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 10 seconds until your SGH-T999 resets.
Step 3. When your phone resets (screen will go blank), let go of the Power button but keep holding down Volume Down and Center Home buttons.
Step 4. Once you see warning screen, hit Volume Up key to enter ODIN Download mode.
Step 5. Connect a microUSB cable from your SGH-T999 to your computer.
Step 6. Download Odin and Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 stock ROM and unzip both files, you should find two folders like shown below.
Download ODIN
Download Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 Stock ROM
Step 7. Double-click on odin3 v1.85.exe to launch ODIN program. You should see a yellow highlighted box with a random number. If you don’t, you don’t have drivers installed. Simply download and install Samsung Kies. After installing Kies, don’t run Kies but simply unplug your phone and plug it back it, you should see yellow highlighted box now.
Step 8. DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING but click on “PDA” and choose the file “T999UVALEM_T999TMBALEM_T999UVALEM_HOME.tar.md5″. Then hit “Start” to start the unrooting process.
Step 9. This process should take around 10-15 minutes. Don’t use any other programs on your computer during this process as it can interfere.
Step 10. When it’s done, your phone should reboot and you should find your T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 completely back to stock ICS ROM with all of your settings and apps in tact.
Step 11. If for some reason you are getting a lot of FCs (probably if coming from custom ROM), bootloops, or you just want to reset your phone completely to return for warranty you can do a factory reset. Otherwise you can stop at Step 10.
Hold down Volume Up, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 10 seconds until your phone resets.
Step 12. When your phone resets (screen goes blank), let go of the Power button but keep holding down Volume Up and Center Home button together.
Step 13. Once in stock Android recovery, choose “wipe data/factory reset” and choose “yes”. Then reboot.
Step 14. Once rebooted your phone should be completely back to stock ROM and also just like the day you got the phone.
Remember, you still have to backup all of your personal photos, videos, and other files in your internal storage/microSD card and erase them if you are going to return your phone for warranty.
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just to let you know I'm moving your post on to another thread for someone else that needs help I gave you thanks and will give you credit for the information
hey guys im having trouble with triangle away on my sgh-t999v with the baseband version: T999VVLUFNF1
after I used triangle away and I go into download mode it says:
current binary: Samsung Official
System status: official
qualcomm secureboot:enable
Warranty Bit:1
Bootloader AP SWAEV: 2
Although the current binary and the system status have changed the warranty bit is still at 1
Please help!
Please only post your question once. Posting multiple times in multiple threads just creates clutter and confusion.
Already answered in other thread.
so i tried rooting my phone and it bricked...i had the "recovery in kies " error but now i got the screen blocked in boot ..than i tried to install costum roms using odin but aparently odint doesn't work....i had this same problem on my s2 and i solved it but now i cant solve this anymore...i have read about this on other threads but i couldnt fix it...i can only put my phone on download mode ...i dont know what to do anymore since odin doesnt work at all ( it keeps saying fail) ..i got the drivers installed ..please some1 help me i've spent 5 hours trying to solve this ..and now again i get the firmware upgrade encountred an issue .....but as i said cant solve it with samsung kies
smeen23 said:
so i tried rooting my phone and it bricked...i had the "recovery in kies " error but now i got the screen blocked in boot ..than i tried to install costum roms using odin but aparently odint doesn't work....i had this same problem on my s2 and i solved it but now i cant solve this anymore...i have read about this on other threads but i couldnt fix it...i can only put my phone on download mode ...i dont know what to do anymore since odin doesnt work at all ( it keeps saying fail) ..i got the drivers installed ..please some1 help me i've spent 5 hours trying to solve this ..and now again i get the firmware upgrade encountred an issue .....but as i said cant solve it with samsung kies
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If you can put your phone in download mode you're not bricked.
Use Odin to get back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
Once that is done use CF Root to root with Odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005
baseballfanz said:
If you can put your phone in download mode you're not bricked.
Use Odin to get back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
Once that is done use CF Root to root with Odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005
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i still get fail from odin....thats actually the thing i dont get....can it be from drivers?
Are you using the cable that came with the phone? I had the same problem and its because I was using another cable. If Odin isn't working. Kies should work as well. P.m. me if you need more help.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
eddies92 said:
Are you using the cable that came with the phone? I had the same problem and its because I was using another cable. If Odin isn't working. Kies should work as well. P.m. me if you need more help.
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yes i am using the cable....and my problem keeps switching from firmware issue to stuck at boot....i tried with kies but it doesnt recognize my phone when i try emergency firmware recovery and when i try firmware upgrade and initialisation it says that it need 6gb free and i dont have enough space....i installed kies in another partition where i have 43gb free and still that error
smeen23 said:
yes i am using the cable....and my problem keeps switching from firmware issue to stuck at boot....i tried with kies but it doesnt recognize my phone when i try emergency firmware recovery and when i try firmware upgrade and initialisation it says that it need 6gb free and i dont have enough space....i installed kies in another partition where i have 43gb free and still that error and btw when i connect my phone to kies it says connecting... and i et to troubleshot the error and when i do it replace the driver over and over...thats why i assumed it from drivers..i already inatlled the drivers from different places but still nothing
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smeen23 said:
yes i am using the cable....and my problem keeps switching from firmware issue to stuck at boot....i tried with kies but it doesnt recognize my phone when i try emergency firmware recovery and when i try firmware upgrade and initialisation it says that it need 6gb free and i dont have enough space....i installed kies in another partition where i have 43gb free and still that error
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If you are stuck in a bootloop after running the recovery file in odin (it's 1.6 GB unzipped), which is the way things sound, pull the battery and go into stock recovery. Do this by replacing the battery, holding volume up, home, and power button until the ble recovery shows in the upper left then let go. In stock recovery, scroll down 9using volume button) to wipe data/factory reset. Coose that option with the power button. You will lose ALL data on your phone and you will have to go thru setup again. When it's done choose reboot in the menu and let it reboot. Don't freak if it takes a while. In a minute or 2 you will see the screen dim and it will boot. Go thru setup, root again, install custom recovery, and if you were wise enough to have done a backup tp your SD card, you can get it back.
Good luck, there are tutorials on Youtube if you care to search for them. Here's a good one -
http://youtu.be/yEJSv9MrVAg
@getsum
Good suggestion :good:
I think the issue is that he's making things more complicated than he needs to.
A step by step by the op would be helpful if your suggestion doesn't resolve the issue
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Op, you're a little confusing.
Are you able to successfully use ODIN and flash stock firmware, but get stuck in a boot loop or freeze on Samsung splash?
Or ODIN fails?
From you're posts it sounds like both issues are occurring, but I think it's a posting conflict, and your issue is one or the other, unless I'm wrong, which I've been before
when i try recovery it goes to boot saying loading recovery than it goes full off and after boot screen again...i tried twrp and still nothing but the good thing is that odin passed that ..the only thing it didnt fail....maybe i didnt have the right rom ...i am downloading the official i9505 rom and i hope it will work this time....but plz if any1 can help i would apriciate it
Odin problem
I am also having a odin problem. I have tried jdownloader2 as well. Everything is giving me an error on extraction. My phone is stuck on the pulsing T-Mobile 4G LTE. Please help...my wife is looking at me like I just wasted money on a useless brick :silly:
Make sure you guys ODIN the correct Stock Firmware for your model device.
Make sure you ODIN the correct Custom Recovery for your model device.
And if you're Rooting, for example with CF-AUTO-ROOT by Chain fire, make sure you ODIN the proper version for your device.
In addition, check your USB cable to ensure it's working properly 100% of the time and have enough battery juice to perform the above procedures.
Odin problem
I have double check all the stock firmware. Got the files from 247extreme.com, given to me by DarkMenace. Several downloads of the same files...nothing seems to pass the MD5 check. The USB cable is 100%.
Biker1 said:
Make sure you guys ODIN the correct Stock Firmware for your model device.
Make sure you ODIN the correct Custom Recovery for your model device.
And if you're Rooting, for example with CF-AUTO-ROOT by Chain fire, make sure you ODIN the proper version for your device.
In addition, check your USB cable to ensure it's working properly 100% of the time and have enough battery juice to perform the above procedures.
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jtcovington said:
I have double check all the stock firmware. Got the files from 247extreme.com, given to me by DarkMenace. Several downloads of the same files...nothing seems to pass the MD5 check. The USB cable is 100%.
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I used the file from here to Odin back to stock when soft bricked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
☞Sent from here☜
baseballfanz said:
I used the file from here to Odin back to stock when soft bricked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
☞Sent from here☜
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I have tried all of those. Everyone is an MD5 error. I feel like I may be missing something. My recovery screen has a android on his back with a red triangle. I can get to the Tmobile screen, should it stay there longer than 5 minutes?
jtcovington said:
I have tried all of those. Everyone is an MD5 error. I feel like I may be missing something. My recovery screen has a android on his back with a red triangle. I can get to the Tmobile screen, should it stay there longer than 5 minutes?
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Go into Stock Recovery
Wipe data and Factory Reset option
Boot
And everything will be good
I had the same happen to me regarding the Android on his back with a Red X.
I had to research to find what this mmeant and what to do.
After ODIN, I would freezeion Samsung splash twice.
Pull battery
Install battery
Press Power and Vol up buttons till you see the upper left hand blue script, andtrelease buttons to get into Recovery.
I went into Stock Recovery and chose the option where it says Factory Reset.
I then Booted Successfully.
Afterwards, I ODIN'd Custom Recovery, TWRP 2.5.0.2
Biker1 said:
Go into Stock Recovery
Wipe data and Factory Reset option
Boot
And everything will be good
I had the same happen to me regarding the Android on his back with a Red X.
I had to research to find what this mmeant and what to do.
After ODIN, I would freezeion Samsung splash twice.
I went into Stock Recovery and chose the option where it says Factory Reset.
I then Booted Successfully.
Afterwards, I ODIN'd Custom Recovery, TWRP 2.5.0.2
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How long should it sit in the Tmobile 4G LTE screen?
jtcovington said:
How long should it sit in the Tmobile 4G LTE screen?
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Could be several minutes, and a little longer.
Just wait it out after you choose Factory Reset/wipe option and Boot.
Biker1 said:
Could be several minutes, and a little longer.
Just wait it out after you choose Factory Reset/wipe option and Boot.
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I am now stuck on the samsung logo with the blue writing on the top. What the hell have I done? PLEASE HELP! I probably need instructions like I am 2 years old...at least that is how this process is making me feel. I did read that as long as I can get to download mode it is okay. But I can't seem to get a good file for odin to work with.
jtcovington said:
I am now stuck on the samsung logo with the blue writing on the top. What the hell have I done? PLEASE HELP! I probably need instructions like I am 2 years old...at least that is how this process is making me feel. I did read that as long as I can get to download mode it is okay. But I can't seem to get a good file for odin to work with.
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Pull battery
Install battery
Press Power and Vol up buttons together
When you see tiny blue script in upper left, immediately release buttons
See if you boot into Recovery.
If you can't boot into recovery and stuck with the tiny blue letters
Then......
Start again.
ODIN Stock Firmware
Make sure only the Auto Reboot and F reset boxes are checked
Click the PDA box and load the tar file
It will take a couple of minutes for the md5 checksum match
Then the file will auto load into the PDA box
Press Start
Will take about 8 minutes to complete
Your will see the upper left ODIN box turn Blue and Pass
Let the device boot
Wait several minutes
If stuck on Samsung Splash
Pull battery
Install battery
Don't power on device
Press Power and Vol up buttons
Enter Recovery
Scroll to Factory Reset/ option with Vol toggle
Press Power once Factory reset is highlighted
Let device Boot
Could take 10 minutes or so
Have Patience
If above successful
ODIN your Custom Recovery
Also Root if needed, but do the ODIN first tossee if it gets done.
Good luck
Biker1 said:
Pull battery
Install battery
Press Power and Vol up buttons together
When you see tiny blue script in upper left, immediately release buttons
See if you boot into Recovery.
If you can't boot into recovery and stuck with the tiny blue letters
Then......
Start again.
ODIN Stock Firmware
Make sure only the Auto Reboot and F reset boxes are checked
Click the PDA box and load the tar file
It will take a couple of minutes for the md5 checksum match
Then the file will auto load into the PDA box
Press Start
Will take about 8 minutes to complete
Your will see the upper left ODIN box turn Blue and Pass
Let the device boot
Wait several minutes
If stuck on Samsung Splash
Pull battery
Install battery
Don't power on device
Press Power and Vol up buttons
Enter Recovery
Scroll to Factory Reset/ option with Vol toggle
Press Power once Factory reset is highlighted
Let device Boot
Could take 10 minutes or so
Have Patience
If above successful
ODIN your Custom Recovery
Also Root if needed, but do the ODIN first tossee if it gets done.
Good luck
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Okay, I was stuck on the recovery at first followed instructions.
ODIN to PASS...yeah!
Reboots...stuck on Tmobile 4G LTE
Pulled battery...got to recovery
Wipe/factory reset
says complete....reboot now
Stuck on Tmobile 4G LTE screen.
I am following instructions to the letter! I can only think that the file I using for ODIN is wrong.
Wife is getting very suspicious...uh oh!
Issue
1. Phone won’t boot beyond the Samsung Logo.
2. It won’t boot into recovery (download mode works).
3. Can flash rom using Odin but phone still won't boot.
Type of Phone
Type: AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 2
Model: i317
Ownership: Bought in Nov 2012 brand new. Warranty is up but it is insured through AT&T.
History: Rooted and then un-rooted and returned to stock in January 2014.
Actions leading up to Issue
Updated to Samsung’s newest firmware Android 4.3 but didn’t like it. I rooted my phone and tried a custom rom but wasn’t happy. Un-rooted by flashing original stock rom via Odin 3.07. Worked great and I was back in business. But then the phone went through an update and never booted back up.
Detail
I’ve rooted all my other phones but never felt the need to root this one until I updated to Samsung’s new Android 4.3. I wasn’t happy with the decreased battery life and poor performance. So I used the method at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650 to root my phone using “root66_ATT_I317UCALJ2.tar.md5” with Odin 3.07 and it worked. I then tried a custom Cyanogen Mod rom but it still left something to be desired.
After more research I flashed the original stock rom “KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5” via Odin 3.07 and my phone worked beautifully, at least for a day. Then I started getting the AT&T update window for Android 4.3 and the only way to get rid of it was to pull my battery. It was happening so much that I couldn’t even make a phone call. Out of pure frustration I decided to accept the update.
After the update installed it rebooted and never made it past the Samsung logo. So I figured I would just go into recovery and perform a factory reset as well as wipe the cache. The problem here is that it won’t boot into recovery. Only download mode works. I’m also seeing a red LED which I’ve read is a sign of SDS.
I’ve tried re-flashing the original stock rom again. Every time I do I get the green “Pass” display but my phone still won’t boot. The binary count is now at 21 since I’ve tried flashing so many times. I’ve been working on this and researching for 3 weeks. I’ve never had an issue that I couldn’t resolve when it comes to any of my past phones but this is beyond my skill or understanding. I also tried Samsung keys but it says my device is not supported.
Short of digging a hole in my back yard and burying it, is there anything I can do to fix this?
(Note) My wife has the same phone and also didn’t like the update so I flashed the same original stock rom to her phone via Odin and it has been working just fine. Only difference is I never rooted hers. I should have gone that route with mine.
Have you tried flashing, via Odin, just a custom recovery?
If that works, you may be able to follow this guide, starting at post #2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
If that doesn't work, it is possible you have an emmc issue.... Your symptoms are similar to what others have reported here recently. You might be able to get a repair covered if you can get them to look past the custom counter ... You are running stock firmware... Maybe kies tripped the counter... Stranger things have happened...
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Zen Arcade said:
Have you tried flashing, via Odin, just a custom recovery?
If that works, you may be able to follow this guide, starting at post #2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
If that doesn't work, it is possible you have an emmc issue.... Your symptoms are similar to what others have reported here recently. You might be able to get a repair covered if you can get them to look past the custom counter ... You are running stock firmware... Maybe kies tripped the counter... Stranger things have happened...
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Thanks I'll give it a try. I had thought about it but was afraid to mess things up even more. Is there one that you would recommend?
josh3josh3 said:
Thanks I'll give it a try. I had thought about it but was afraid to mess things up even more. Is there one that you would recommend?
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Here's the link to TWRP (you want the Odin link toward the bottom):
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/124
Here's the direct link to the latest philz cwm (you want the md5 file):
http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/t0lteatt
I prefer philz, but you will likely need TWRP to follow the dicksteele guide. You should also track down a CWM flashable recovery package for MH3 recovery to flash back should you need to return the phone for repairs. You can get this by following the i317 link in my sig.
If flashing this in Odin doesn't work that would tend to support the emmc fail scenario. (i.e. you flash it, Odin behaves as if it flashed ok, you power off, attempt to boot recovery with home-VolUp-power and it still doesn't boot). If it does boot recovery, you can try the guide as I mentioned before. Good luck!
Zen Arcade said:
Have you tried flashing, via Odin, just a custom recovery?
If that works, you may be able to follow this guide, starting at post #2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
If that doesn't work, it is possible you have an emmc issue.... Your symptoms are similar to what others have reported here recently. You might be able to get a repair covered if you can get them to look past the custom counter ... You are running stock firmware... Maybe kies tripped the counter... Stranger things have happened...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I tried each of those just now and they both flashed fine however there is no change. I guess before I break out the shovel I'll try to see if AT&T will fix it since I do pay for the insurance. Thanks for the help that was good stuff. I wish it could have worked.
josh3josh3 said:
I tried each of those just now and they both flashed fine however there is no change. I guess before I break out the shovel I'll try to see if AT&T will fix it since I do pay for the insurance. Thanks for the help that was good stuff. I wish it could have worked.
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if you have nothing else to lose, can you try flashing the boot loader on this link
http://d-h.st/Krs from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589891
then try one of the official odin package or this:http://d-h.st/DGZ
So, there appear to be many people who see this update as a bad joke. Like me.
I had a thread a couple days ago about how to kill the notification from att
Without root. Nothing can be done as far as ive heard/seen. Im a bit confused
About needing a battery pull to remove pp note, I have been just reboot and it
Goes away until next data use/net access. When my 8 hrs is up I turn data on
(Data off as 8hrs expires) and immediately get note and then I hit home- get
another 8 hrs. Im sorry to hear they wore you down with the note- im going to
fight and resist for the duration. And keep stock. Its a game now!
R, john
qkster said:
if you have nothing else to lose, can you try flashing the boot loader on this link
http://d-h.st/Krs from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589891
then try one of the official odin package or this:http://d-h.st/DGZ
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Tried it and it failed to flash. Now I have the yellow triangle. At least its something different. Still no good though. Reflashed stock rom and I'm back to the Samsung logo. Was worth a shot. Thanks.
Try param and tz package mentioned in post #3 here.... Might be something
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2596256
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josh3josh3 said:
Tried it and it failed to flash. Now I have the yellow triangle. At least its something different. Still no good though. Reflashed stock rom and I'm back to the Samsung logo. Was worth a shot. Thanks.
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You flashed LJ2 Stock ROM from ODIN?
And you are back to the Samsung Logo that flashing/pulsing blue???
If so .....
Pull the battery and let the phone sit for a few seconds, pop the battery in and boot into stock recovery (HOLD VOL UP+HOME+POWER) and do a FACTORY RESET then reboot.
I had to do the same thing an hour ago....
dicksteele said:
You flashed LJ2 Stock ROM from ODIN?
And you are back to the Samsung Logo that flashing/pulsing blue???
If so .....
Pull the battery and let the phone sit for a few seconds, pop the battery in and boot into stock recovery (HOLD VOL UP+HOME+POWER) and do a FACTORY RESET then reboot.
I had to do the same thing an hour ago....
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Have tried that many times with no luck. Wish it were that simple.
josh3josh3 said:
Have tried that many times with no luck. Wish it were that simple.
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Have you tried this yet ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49826416&postcount=9
Zen Arcade said:
Try param and tz package mentioned in post #3 here.... Might be something
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2596256
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I can't believed it worked. Flashed this and suddenly I have recovery. Then I re-flashed the original stock rom, did a reset and wiped the cache and I'm back up and running. Brilliant I say. Genius! Thank you for the great post and thanks everyone for your help. Seems like there should be a like button or something so that you get credit but I don't see one. This was my first time ever posting on any forum so I'm a little ignorant.
josh3josh3 said:
I can't believed it worked. Flashed this and suddenly I have recovery. Then I re-flashed the original stock rom, did a reset and wiped the cache and I'm back up and running. Brilliant I say. Genius! Thank you for the great post and thanks everyone for your help. Seems like there should be a like button or something so that you get credit but I don't see one. This was my first time ever posting on any forum so I'm a little ignorant.
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That would be the Thanks button by the Quote...
OUTSTANDING !!!
Glad you're back among the living.
This will get you back to 4.1.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49616718&postcount=2
EDIT:
I just did this and it worked perfectly .....
I'm actually doing that step right now also. I flashed back to stock testing the ATT update server.
EDIT #2:
At this step when the phone reboots the script will run. When it completes you want to boot to system. The next prompt will be do you want to install ROOT. If you do the swipe it will install ROOT, there is a DO NOT INSTALL button on the middle of the screen. Just a heads up, don't know if you are turning your phone back in or not now.
- Second step is:
You will need to download TWRP 2.6.3.1 and flash it in ODIN.
http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/t0lt...lteatt.img.tar
This is necessary for an openrecovery script to run that is stored in the /cache directory from the update.
- Put your Note 2 in Download Mode.
- Open ODIN, put openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-t0lteatt.img.tar in PDA slot. Click Start and let the phone reset.
- Your phone will reboot in TWRP. If not, pull battery and enter recovery mode boot into TWRP recovery (HOLD VOL UP+HOME+POWER). The script will run by itself.
sgh-i317 EFS seems like its gone
could anybody help me out with my note 2. ive tried just about everything i can think of. im getting pretty desperate. i can get everything to work fine (recovery,download mode,) but something is keeping it from booting up to the main screen, it will just hand at the boot animation, or the att logo. in twrp it tells me failed to mount efs. ive looked around in the file folders and its like it got wiped out? im not sure how though. could that be why its not booting up?
any ideas??
I successfully rooted my Note 3 (tmobile) and tried several roms over the past few weeks. The problem I now have started with the last one i tried. I inadvertently mistook a rom for one that was stock and it unrooted it, adding knox back and undid all my hard work.
I started over and for some reason when I retraced my steps, the phone will only go into download mode and when it reboots, the boot screen comes on and then turns back off. I've used ODIN 3.09 with CF-Auto-Root, and tried the De la Vega root, and it all does the same thing. Sometimes I get the red android screen that makes it seem like it is rooted, but when it reboots "after 10 seconds", the screen goes black and never turns back on. I'd be happy with starting over again and trying from scratch, unless there is another way. If anyone could help me I would be eternally grateful.
I'm willing to do anything, whatever it takes, if anyone has the guidance and insight on what is going on here.
Thanks,
Karma
logicalotus said:
I successfully rooted my Note 3 (tmobile) and tried several roms over the past few weeks. The problem I now have started with the last one i tried. I inadvertently mistook a rom for one that was stock and it unrooted it, adding knox back and undid all my hard work.
I started over and for some reason when I retraced my steps, the phone will only go into download mode and when it reboots, the boot screen comes on and then turns back off. I've used ODIN 3.09 with CF-Auto-Root, and tried the De la Vega root, and it all does the same thing. Sometimes I get the red android screen that makes it seem like it is rooted, but when it reboots "after 10 seconds", the screen goes black and never turns back on. I'd be happy with starting over again and trying from scratch, unless there is another way. If anyone could help me I would be eternally grateful.
I'm willing to do anything, whatever it takes, if anyone has the guidance and insight on what is going on here.
Thanks,
Karma
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Unfortunately I cannot help you. Just subscribing for info, knowledge is power and I am preparing to root and ROM my new Note 3. Best of luck with your dilemma.
What did you flash that you believe caused this ?
ok so here's the method that i always have used to gain root.
It's very simple and effective.
keep in mind this will trip your knox to 0x1 if you even care!
all you have to do is download the latest twrp or philz recovery (I recommend twrp - available in the tmo n3 original development section) and flash the .img.tar file in odin.
that will give you a custom recovery.
Then what you need to do is download the latest supersu.zip file and place it on your sd card or just dl it right on your phone.
then reboot to recovery (power off device and simultaneously hold the volume up, home button and power button.) you will see in blue font in the top left of the screen "recovery booting".
then in twrp flash the supersu.zip
bam you have root!!!
remember to read and search if you plan on any future flashing to be safe!
I recommend you flash a clean stock NE6 with ODIN. Then, you can root with Towelroot with just one click. It's that simple. It's worked for me when I lost root trying to update to latest build. Then you can upgrade using Mobile Odin Pro and using the "inject" root feature.
Then how to reset Knox back to 0x0?
thaddeusmak said:
Then how to reset Knox back to 0x0?
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Physically impossible. It cannot be done.
GrandMasterB said:
Physically impossible.
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lol. but what does Knox actually do? I think I did already trigger it. What does it affect? Thanks.
thaddeusmak said:
lol. but what does Knox actually do? I think I did already trigger it. What does it affect? Thanks.
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Breaks enterprise security. If you need it for work triggering knox breaks it and is unreversible. Its also permanently flags the device warranty as voided.
GrandMasterB said:
Breaks enterprise security. If you need it for work triggering knox breaks it and is unreversible. Its also permanently flags the device warranty as voided.
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Oh, I got it. Thanks a lot bro.