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[Q] {Q} Returning phone to TMo

Hi, I'm returning a phone for a warranty replacement i just got today. I reflashed stock .tar via odin. I was wondering if i also had to flash the flash counter reset? I saw that in download mode the binary counter was set to non. Is there a way they can pick up the number of flashes other than in download mode? thanks for any information on this

oscar7557 said:
Hi, I'm returning a phone for a warranty replacement i just got today. I reflashed stock .tar via odin. I was wondering if i also had to flash the flash counter reset? I saw that in download mode the binary counter was set to non. Is there a way they can pick up the number of flashes other than in download mode? thanks for any information on this
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As long as it says "No" you are fine. If it says ANYTHING other than that, use the counter reset.
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Towle said:
As long as it says "No" you are fine. If it says ANYTHING other than that, use the counter reset.
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How do I go about using the counter reset? It's been like 2 weeks and T-Mobile hasn't charged me for the custom count thing yet after my exchange though.

Firmware upgrade encountered an issue

Tried to flash Stock through ODIN over JB and it failed and am stuck at this screen. Kies wont repair. No clue what to do. Tried ODIN on this screen to flash stock but it fails. Any suggestions people?
ODIN MODE
Product Name: SGH-T999
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES (4 COUNTS)
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
Firmware upgrade encountered and issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again

Csn you get to download mode or recovery?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Csn you get to download mode or recovery?
11 Years Ago Today...
WE WILL NEVER FORGET!!!
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!​
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No this is the screen where i can get

That is technically download mode or odin mode.. try Odin again.
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After 4 attempts it worked but was stuck at samsung logo after reboot. I restarted in recovery mode and installed from sd card the new JB (DLI3) room. It works now bunch of stuff is crashing every few seconds. Android.media, android.gapps etc etc.
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pradyots said:
After 4 attempts it worked but was stuck at samsung logo after reboot. I restarted in recovery mode and installed from sd card the new JB (DLI3) room. It works now bunch of stuff is crashing every few seconds. Android.media, android.gapps etc etc.
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here's a tip when downgrading from JB to ICS
- make sure you do a factory reset via recovery before flashing back to ICS via Odin.
the reason you want to do this is because the Stock ROM does not wipe data partition when flashing back and as a result you will be stuck on the boot logo.

Warranty Exchange

Alright so I am exchanging my i747 for a new one via warranty. I just used to ODIN to get back to stock. What I cant remember is what is supposed to be on the download screen.
I currently have
Product name: sgh-i747
custom binary download: no
current binary: Samsung Official
system status: official
qualcomm secureboot: enable
Seems to be like it back to stock, am i missing something else to verify? number of flashes and stuff? i feel like i am missing something else....

It's seems like your good dude. The flash counter hasn't been tripped.
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How to Restore SGS4 SGH-M919 to Tmobile Factory

If you have been unfortunate enough to get the Samsung Over The Air (OTA) Android 4.3 Release and wanted to know how to reset your S4 to factory:
1. Install Samsung Kies Drivers, available from link
2. Install Odin, available from Link
3. Download M919UVUEMK2 Android 4.3 11.16.2013 update, available from Link
I used Odin v1.85 to install M919UVUEMK2 restoring my non-working SGS4 to a working phone. When you boot the Phone in ODIN loader mode shows
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-M919
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX Kernel Lock: 0x0 <-- note this was set by me in my trying to restore to 4.2.2
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 <-- Shows here but I was out of warranty anyway
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
eMMC BURST MODE: enabled
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When you boot in recovery mode all is well.
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IT DOES NOT RESET THE Samsung "KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1" flag as per my ODIN Mode display above. Currently I as well as many others continue to investigate this Samsung Knox Issue.
A reasonable explanation of what has transpired in Samsung Knox World is at: link.
A Bit of good news, to root SGS4 M919 Android 4.3 you can use the free Kingo Android rooter @ link.

Wait I'm confused, this is to revert back to 4.2.2?
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How would anyone be unfortunate to get this OTA?
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helake_az said:
If you have been unfortunate enough to get the Samsung Over The Air (OTA) Android 4.3 Release and wanted to know how to reset your S4 to factory:
1. Install Samsung Kies Drivers, available from link
2. Install Odin, available from Link
3. Download M919UVUEMK2 Android 4.3 11.16.2013 update, available from Link
I used Odin v1.85 to install M919UVUEMK2 getting rid of all Warranty Flag errors.
Notes: When you extract M919UVUEMK2 zip file, extract to directory, copy Odin .exe and .ini files to this directory before running Odin. Also kill kies software which vies for the COM port. If you get stuck at the T-Mobile screen with the white background (e.g. greater than 10 minutes), hold power key 10 seconds to shut down phone and volume up + power on to get to recovery and do factory reset.
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Wait... So this reset your Knox warranty flag? No way it's that easy
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To me it makes since because the original boot loader is replaced by the new one. So the update file would not be set up to look for these flags and just replace them. A few update from now we may not be so lucky because the will most likely not override the flags and like this update not let you down grade the bootloader.
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So this basically just resets the KNOX flag back to 0x0, while keeping 4.3? Is it really that easy to fool the warranty department at Samsung?
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DigitalHeretic said:
So this basically just resets the KNOX flag back to 0x0, while keeping 4.3? Is it really that easy to fool the warranty department at Samsung?
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I'm sure the whole of this forum would appreciate if someone with a tripped flag could test this out.
Thanks in advance.

Yeah.I'm skeptical. All I've read about Know so far is that once Knox status is at 0x1, it's there permanently. Would love to see proof that the method listed here gets Knox back to 0x0.

When you boot the Phone in ODIN loader mode shows
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-M919
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX Kernel Lock: 0x0 <-- note this was set by me in my trying to restore to 4.2.2
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 <-- Shows here but I was out of warranty anyway
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
eMMC BURST MODE: enabled
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When you boot in recovery mode all is well.

Hmmm idk, maybe it'll help me get OTAs if this does work. I kies'd the update while I still had some root files so now my secure boot is at samsung while my device status is at custom, oh well.

helake_az said:
When you boot the Phone in ODIN loader mode shows
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-M919
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX Kernel Lock: 0x0 <-- note this was set by me in my trying to restore to 4.2.2
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 <-- Shows here but I was out of warranty anyway
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
eMMC BURST MODE: enabled
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When you boot in recovery mode all is well.
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KNOX doesn't stop you from using Odin. You're implying that it resets the KNOX flag back to 0x0?

xdapowerapps said:
KNOX doesn't stop you from using Odin. You're implying that it resets the KNOX flag back to 0x0?
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I'm interested to know this too.

praise be jesus I can't believe it worked
I wiped my phone out, and I had this PANIC attack!!!! I was so distraught I could not follow directions. I called TMOBILE and they are CLOSED until FRIDAY. I had a Claustrophobic experience. It was bad.
Finally I found your LINK this morning. I am an XDA believer now. Happy Thanks Giving
helake_az said:
If you have been unfortunate enough to get the Samsung Over The Air (OTA) Android 4.3 Release and wanted to know how to reset your S4 to factory:
1. Install Samsung Kies Drivers, available from link
2. Install Odin, available from Link
3. Download M919UVUEMK2 Android 4.3 11.16.2013 update, available from Link
I used Odin v1.85 to install M919UVUEMK2 getting rid of all Warranty Flag errors.
Notes: When you extract M919UVUEMK2 zip file, extract to directory, copy Odin .exe and .ini files to this directory before running Odin. Also kill kies software which vies for the COM port. If you get stuck at the T-Mobile screen with the white background (e.g. greater than 10 minutes), hold power key 10 seconds to shut down phone and volume up + power on to get to recovery and do factory reset.
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I have a hard time believing this resets the knox flag. My 2 pennies.
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KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1
j_r0dd said:
I have a hard time believing this resets the knox flag. My 2 pennies.
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Nothing was reset ! the Knox warranty is still 0x1 in the OP example (out of warranty).

The OP said it removed all warranty flags. To me, that means it takes KNOX 0x1 and returns it to 0x0. What's the advantage in this process if it doesn't do that?
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Sorry for the confusion on my above explanation. My phone state prior to the above procedure was a mixture of flashed Android 4.3 and 4.2.2 (e.g. NON-BOOTING) due to me trying to use CWR recovery to return phone to my Android 4.2.2 CWR backup.
The above procedure will return a non-booting phone to Stock Android 4.3.
IT DOES NOT RESET THE Samsung "KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1" flag as per my ODIN Mode display above. Currently I as well as many others continue to investigate this Samsung Issue.
A reasonable explanation of what has transpired in Samsung Knox World is at: link
A Bit of good news, to root my new Secure Boot SGS4 M919 you can use the free Kingo Android rooter @ link.

helake_az said:
Sorry for the confusion on my above explanation. My phone state prior to the above procedure was a mixture of flashed Android 4.3 and 4.2.2 (e.g. NON-BOOTING) due to me trying to use CWR recovery to return phone to my Android 4.2.2 CWR backup.
The above procedure will return a non-booting phone to Stock Android 4.3.
IT DOES NOT RESET THE Samsung "KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1" flag as per my ODIN Mode display above. Currently I as well as many others continue to investigate this Samsung Issue.
A reasonable explanation of what has transpired in Samsung Knox World is at: link
A Bit of good news, to root my new Secure Boot SGS4 M919 you can use the free Kingo Android rooter @ link.
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Umh... I guess glad for sharing? But this information is in hundreds, if not thousands, of threads on XDA and all over the web. You're simply telling us how to go back to stock using Odin...
For everyone else:
1) This does not reset the KNOX flag from 0x1 to 0x0.
2) He just discovered how to go to complete stock using Odin.
In any case, he made a good faith attempt and may have helped someone so no harm done. :good:

Thanks!! Do you have a wifi and data fix for odin??

With the above I was able restore to 100% functionality (no problems with wifi or data) Maybe you could tell me more about your issue?
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[Q] Changing operating systems?

Ok yall I have a brick It was a Tmobile SGH-M919 and the rirmware was M919UVUFNB4. Question, since it only boots into download mode, not even recovery, can I change between M919UVUFN4B and M919UVUEMK2 and M919UVUAMDL?
Just wondering cause I'm trying to learn how to change an operateing system on phones
I've gotten pretty good at rooting and roms now its time to learn something new

M919UVUFN4B and M919UVUEMK2 are both knox enable firmwares. You can change between then but never go back to M919UVUAMDL. Putting on a different rom is changing the os on the phone.

Thanks. Can I simply root and remove Knox? I hate that app as much as my ex wife's cat.
Right now I have 12 hours left downloading the 4.4.2 one so after installation it will be rooted and recovery will be changed to cwm
Oh and why not go back to MDL? Is there a problem with that is or is it just incompatable?
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MDL is incompatible with the boatloader, if you have installed MK2 o NB4. You can brick your phone if you downgrade to MDL.
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wolfen1086 said:
Thanks. Can I simply root and remove Knox? I hate that app as much as my ex wife's cat.
Right now I have 12 hours left downloading the 4.4.2 one so after installation it will be rooted and recovery will be changed to cwm
Oh and why not go back to MDL? Is there a problem with that is or is it just incompatable?
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The Knox apps and the Knox flag are 2 different things. They are both security related, but the Knox flag is what gets tripped/set if you every flash a non-stock recovery to the phone.
The Knox apps are what can be used to Shut down/wipe a phone if stolen, etc
If you have ever had the MK2 or NB4 bootloader on the phone, you now have the Knox flag. You can not go back to a bootloader that doesn't have the Knox flag. MDL bootloader doesn't have the flag, so you can't flash it once you've had MK2 or NB4.
Rob
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wolfen1086 said:
Ok yall I have a brick It was a Tmobile SGH-M919 and the rirmware was M919UVUFNB4. Question, since it only boots into download mode, not even recovery, can I change between M919UVUFN4B and M919UVUEMK2 and M919UVUAMDL?
Just wondering cause I'm trying to learn how to change an operateing system on phones
I've gotten pretty good at rooting and roms now its time to learn something new
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Just FYI, the phone has multiple bits of software. The bootloader and the recovery are in their own partitions. The firmware is like device drivers under Windows, and there is the radio(s). And then there is the OS. It's made up of the kernel and the interface/apps.
When you download the stock ROM from Sammobile, you are getting a partition table, a radio, a recovery (stock), the firmware and the OS. Which is why everyone on several threads has suggested you to download and install that with ODIN. It should get you back to a working phone.
Rob

Mine trips the counter that says I have changed to a custom rom, so that means I have the knox flag right? Cause when I rooted I uninstalled and deleted the knox app, tried that once before I was rooted and wound up doing a hard reset because of that app

wolfen1086 said:
Mine trips the counter that says I have changed to a custom rom, so that means I have the knox flag right? Cause when I rooted I uninstalled and deleted the knox app, tried that once before I was rooted and wound up doing a hard reset because of that app
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No, the Custom ROM flag is different than the Knox flag.
If you boot into the Bootloader, if you have a Knox bootloader, it will say the words Knox and then have a 0x0, or 0x1, next to the word Knox.
No Knox shown, you have a bootloader that doesn't have Knox.
If 0x0 shown, the the Knox counter is NOT tripped. If 0x1 is shown, then you have a Knox bootloader and the Knox flag has been tripped.
Rob

mguzman0971 said:
MDL is incompatible with the boatloader, if you have installed MK2 o NB4. You can brick your phone if you downgrade to MDL.
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THIS IS INCORRECT! I keep seeing this all the time. THIS IS WRONG. It will NOT brick your device if you try to flash MDL firmware to a NB4 firmware. Odin will simply say "fail" and nothing will get written.
About your issue OP, you need to flash the NB4 tar file in Odin to recover from your soft brick. Then you can flash a recovery or what have you to get back to however you wish. You cannot go back to the MDL firmware after taking the MK2 or higher firmwares. The bootloader will block any attempts(as stated above).

I flashed nb4. Took me all day and night yesterday to download it, but I flashed it this morning and the spare phone is now back in its box safe and sound, I put my gmail address in it simply to make sure it worked, installed cwm recovery and chain fires root, whoever (if anybody) ends up needing it, I'll just do a factory reset and load her up again.
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