I have an s3 that in download mode shows a flash count of 4 I am Knox free (thank god) I have checked out triangle away and it gives a warning of potential brick. I just curious if anyone has bricked resetting the flash count on their device.
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spirithandler said:
I have an s3 that in download mode shows a flash count of 4 I am Knox free (thank god) I have checked out triangle away and it gives a warning of potential brick. I just curious if anyone has bricked resetting the flash count on their device.
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I've used it several times on my friends' phones with no issues.
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As long as you are Knox free you're good
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Without the 4.3 OTA, it will perform magnificently. With KNOX, it'll hard brick via a corrupted bootloader. I've revived from a corrupted bootloader but it isn't fun or guaranteed. Enjoy the KNOX-free as long as possible.
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thenexusgeneration said:
Without the 4.3 OTA, it will perform magnificently. With KNOX, it'll hard brick via a corrupted bootloader. I've revived from a corrupted bootloader but it isn't fun or guaranteed. Enjoy the KNOX-free as long as possible.
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My s3 will never have KNOX as long as I own it.
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My s3 will never have KNOX as long as I own it.
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Triangle Away only works on ICS bootloaders. Useless if you are on JB, it will start counting every time you enter in recovery.
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Are you trying to sell the phone? I believe the warranty is over for this phone so I wouldnt worry about it unless it bothers you. If you decide to take the plunge read read and read Chainfires thread for that apk.
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I have no Bluetooth no space no network but the sim is in and it's working... well don't know how to describe so I'll post the pictures please help
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More information please ...
What steps did you take to put your device into this condition ??
The more info we get ...the easier it is to help you ...g
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like this.....
gregsarg said:
Mbecforease ...
What steps did you take to put your device into this condition ??
The more info we get ...the easier it is to help you ...g
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Well first of all I installed a custom rom (OmniRom 4.4) it had bugs cuz it's still new rom so I went back to stock after success installation I reboot my phone but the phone became a bell (I have rogers) so because it was late I thought I'll change the csc next day but early in the morning my brother installed the stock firmware again because of bloatwares well while he was installing he checked efs box and the repartition too
not 5 minutes after he waz done I saw what he did and since then I tried almost everything and looking everywhere I have even the twrp backup but the twrp can't find it becomes there is something wrong with internal memory
I installed titanium backup to restore my (tibu)
It did install nothing changed
I'm hopeless
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Can you use Odin to flash back to stock 100% and go from there? It looks like you definitely need to get back to stock firmware and your description is a little confusing as to what your brother did with...Odin?..that's a guess because you didn't state what he was doing exactly
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Hey guys,
I flashed to CM 10.1 4.2.2 Wild for the Night and I cant reset the Odin counter. I have Triangle away (even bought the Paid version) and still nothing. Is Triangle Away suppose to auto reboot ur cell when u select the reset button? Bc mine never does. Odin counter is at 3
My Specs:
Epic 4g Touch d710
4.2.2
Baseband verision S710.10.S.FB15
KERNEL [email protected] #1 sUN aUG 4 09:33:59 bst
Build Number Cm D710ETC.........
I have CWM recovery...
My stock specs were
D710
4.1.2
GB28
Are my new specs ok or am I stuck with the Triangle? thanks
ALL questions and help go in Q&A, this is not development. And yes it is supposed to auto reboot.
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Have you tried flashing back to stock and resetting it? Might be a conflict with WFTN?
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I believe it has something to do with the kernel cm10.1 uses. I bought a jig to plug into the bottom of the device to remove the counter and it still doesn't work so the problem must be kernel based. For some reason the rom doesn't allow you to flash a new kernel either so underclocking and overclocking doesn't work either.
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So the answer is to make a backup, flash back to stock and use Triangle Away, then restore your backup.
Haven't thought of that yet. Might try that tonight. Either way it's no big deal I got used to seeing it show up on boot. At least it doesn't say gti900
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So, I was approached by someone asking me to take a stab at repairing their phone. They have a Sprint SGS3, and the owner is, well, less than versed in reading through XDA and determining exactly what steps they've taken to modify their phone.
Suffice it to say, I have a bit of a diagnostic challenge on my hands.
Their story is that they rooted and installed a custom ROM on their phone, and has apparently spent the last week or so fighting with their device to return to stock. I've been told that the ROM is stock, and the recovery is also stock. They apparently want to return to stock and take the KitKat OTA, and have nothing to do with rooting. Though, House says, "everybody lies". I'm assuming there's something else I should be looking at to check whether or not they're deliberately omitting a step they took, or perhaps something they didn't realize/forgot they did.
I have yet to get the device in my hands, but when I do, what should I be looking for, exactly? I haven't modified many Samsung phones in the past, mostly just HTC devices, so I'm not sure what I'm looking for. Poking around the forum, I see some mentions of a Flash Counter and ODIN and some other utilities, but I'm not sure what I should really be using to try to fix the phone. I'd also like to maintain the ability to root their ROM in the future if possible, just in case the owner goes back on their root-bashing.
Thanks for reading! If you guys ever need a hand with an HTC device, I'd be more than glad to give you a hand there. :laugh:
If they're on a stock ROM, you could hook it up to Samsung Kies and do a "firmware upgrade and initialization" under the Tools menu. That should restore a completely wiped stock ROM w/ stock recovery, as well.
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Higgs_Boson said:
If they're on a stock ROM, you could hook it up to Samsung Kies and do a "firmware upgrade and initialization" under the Tools menu. That should restore a completely wiped stock ROM w/ stock recovery, as well. The bootloader will still read at modified status, and if your acquaintance's phone has Knox on it, I wouldn't try the flash counter reset.
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Just run the ND8 tar in Odin-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2738533. No OTAs, easy as pie.
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I just upgrade the s3 from 4.1.1 to 4.4.2 and now sais SYSTEM UNCONSISTENT and all apps are crashing, what can I do. I dont want to loose my data
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Alfred1516 said:
I just upgrade the s3 from 4.1.1 to 4.4.2 and now sais SYSTEM UNCONSISTENT and all apps are crashing, what can I do. I dont want to loose my data
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Did you try to root or flash a zip? How did you attempt to upgrade to 4.4.2? Did you ODIN or flash the zip?
Just tried to update with the original Sammobile firmware
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Just tried to update with the original Sammobile firmware
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Pretty sure you flashed the wrong thing if you got it from here, this is the Sprint forum, and judging by your signature you have the TMo variant... and now you're probably screwed because you can't downgrade your firmware. Read read read, and don't flash stuff that's not for your phone.
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Pretty sure you flashed the wrong thing if you got it from here, this is the Sprint forum, and judging by your signature you have the TMo variant... and now you're probably screwed because you can't downgrade your firmware. Read read read, and don't flash stuff that's not for your phone.
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could he not go into download mode and try to flash his stock rom?
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could he not go into download mode and try to flash his stock rom?
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No because he flashed the 4.4 Bootloader and they don't have 4.4 yet, so flashing the 4.3 firmware will brick it... He should be able to Odin a recovery and wipe everything and flash a new ROM.
I've been waiting since the 4.3 upgrade. Any news?
If it can be put together, it can be taken apart.
Chewlo Green said:
I've been waiting since the 4.3 upgrade. Any news?
If it can be put together, it can be taken apart.
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Of course knox apps can be removed. Just look at development section of the ND8 ROMs like this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2750674
If you are thinking about the problems with the bootloader...that is a different story. If you update your bootloader and modem you cannot change them to an older bootloader and modem.
Is there a newer boot loader that isn't a Knox boot loader that could replace Knox? I want to be able to use custom roms but Knox is blocking any installation and I don't want to risk bricking. I understand i can install custom firmware if I don't include the boot loader but I don't want to have to worry about all that and just get rid of Knox. Any ideas?
If it can be put together, it can be taken apart.
Chewlo Green said:
Is there a newer boot loader that isn't a Knox boot loader that could replace Knox? I want to be able to use custom roms but Knox is blocking any installation and I don't want to risk bricking. I understand i can install custom firmware if I don't include the boot loader but I don't want to have to worry about all that and just get rid of Knox. Any ideas?
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Knox does not block installation of any ROM-read this please- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541343
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My ROM: WICKED X
I was speaking more about installing zips through custom recovery
If it can be put together, it can be taken apart.
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I was speaking more about installing zips through custom recovery
If it can be put together, it can be taken apart.
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Yep. I've had Knox since I got this phone and have literally flashed thousands of things. The only thing it prevents you from doing is downgrading your firmware through Odin.... And when I say prevent, I mean it bricks your phone.
My ROM: WICKED X
Ill have to experiment with that
If it can be put together, it can be taken apart.