Hi,
Is there any way to reset binary counter without using TriangleAway. I used this method and my Knox Void Warranty value is now 1.
Thx
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peter-marvel said:
Hi,
Is there any way to reset binary counter without using TriangleAway. I used this method and my Knox Void Warranty value is now 1.
Thx
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Even if you reset binary counter you can't reset Knox , even flashing a stock official ROM via odin or kies won't reset Knox, so why go through all the trouble to reset binary?
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What is a flash counter and how can it effect me? I have a Sprint SGS II. TIA
Edit: i have the SGS III
The flash counter is a binary counter built in Samsung phones that is used by Samsung to basically help identify if you have been tampering with your firmware and flashing unofficial software.
Each time you flash unofficial firmware via Odin, your binary flash counter goes up by 1. Good news is this can be reset using triangle away.
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ergibson83 said:
The flash counter is a binary counter built in Samsung phones that is used by Samsung to basically help identify if you have been tampering with your firmware and flashing unofficial software.
Each time you flash unofficial firmware via Odin, your binary flash counter goes up by 1. Good news is this can be reset using triangle away.
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Sorry I'm a noob too. Triangle? I wanna return my s3 from att to Verizon s3 because of coverage. I wanna reset it just in case. Please help
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adlzian said:
Sorry I'm a noob too. Triangle? I wanna return my s3 from att to Verizon s3 because of coverage. I wanna reset it just in case. Please help
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Do a Google search for "Triangle Away". It's an app that will reset your counter back to zero
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Just a heads up. Im not sure if you want to use triangle away. I think its only been tested om the s 3. But a flash counter is a counter that increases every time you use odin to push/flash a file to your phone. I dont really recommend using triangle away on ur s 2. Good luck. Im sure there is something in the s 2 forums to reset it back to 0. Ur warranty is void if its 1 or more
EDIT: i read that it will work for your sgs2 but only uf it is on ics.
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I want to sell my Note 2 (International version).And I'm not sure what my friends did to my phone as it has been rooted and probably the bootloader has also been tampered with.I require the easiest way to return it back to normal as it came when I bought it.
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Simply go to sammobile.com and download a stock ROM. Then flash it through ODIN, after that root device and install Triangle Away app and reset counter to Zero.
Next step is to either reflash the rom through ODIN or do a factory reset through settings.
What you will be doing is resetting the binary count, flashing stock recovery and stock rom.
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TriangleAway first and then flash a Stock ROM.
If your phone state is still Custom just do a Factory reset.
I did as you said but after updating my phone OTA the system says my device is modified
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Even with a Factory reset?
You cannot have FOTA if your status is "Modified".
After the factory reset it was back to normal.But after when I OTA it it said the device was modified
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Factory reset one more time
Next time try to upgrade via Odin
kanishkbhandaei said:
After the factory reset it was back to normal.But after when I OTA it it said the device was modified
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here is the perfect solution
You need to reset counter after flashing stock rom, here steps for you
-root with cf auto root(method 1 on my guide)
-Use triangle away to reset counter
-reboot device normally before checking counter.
-check counter after 10min
-if it is fine, uninstall triangle
-open supersu setting - full unroot
-factory reset
After flashing twrp, rooting, and flashing a rom my counter is at 1 even though i used the guide that said it would not trip the counter.
The counter stays at 1 even when flashing more things through recovery.
I read somewhere that if the flash counter is at 1 the warranty is not voided, and only if it is more than 1 it is voided. is this true?
Ive called samsung but they were giving me some weird answers and they had no idea what they were talking about.
Use triangle away app.
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Won't matter on new firmware. Stop worrying about the flash counter.
Aerowinder said:
Won't matter on new firmware. Stop worrying about the flash counter.
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what?
Stop worrying about flash counter.
Aerowinder said:
Stop worrying about flash counter.
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But doesnt it affect the status of the warranty?
Yes but it can be easily reset with triangle away.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Yes but it can be easily reset with triangle away.
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yes i understand this, but i was asking if the warranty is voided when the flash counter is >1 or >0 ?
Since we got updated to jb, the way the counter works changed. If I remember right, it will always show 1 if you have a custom recovery or kernel installed.
I keep stock recovery and use Mobile Odin for my flashing needs.
If you need to, just reset with triangle away and reflash stock firmware.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Since we got updated to jb, the way the counter works changed. If I remember right, it will always show 1 if you have a custom recovery or kernel installed.
I keep stock recovery and use Mobile Odin for my flashing needs.
If you need to, just reset with triangle away and reflash stock firmware.
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Alright thanks for the clarification. It all makes sense now.
chromium96 said:
yes i understand this, but i was asking if the warranty is voided when the flash counter is >1 or >0 ?
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Technically, yes it voids your warranty. But if you're worried about that you may not want to root to begin with as that also voids it.
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So i want to root my note 2 but do i have to flash the Triangleaway right away or later on when i want go back to stock i can do it then ?
Triangle away is the app to reset the flash counter in samsung devices.no need to use triangle away for rooting.it will just reset the number of times you flashed the firmware to zero.
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sukkukikku said:
Triangle away is the app to reset the flash counter in samsung devices.no need to use triangle away for rooting.it will just reset the number of times you flashed the firmware to zero.
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so if later on i want to go back to stock for warranty i can do this then right?
Yes
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Yes
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so i just rooted using cf chainfire , so now i just need to install the twrp recovery and i can install custom rom ? right?
Yep.but if you want warranty you should reset the flash counter before going to service centre.that's how they see how many times you flashed firmware.
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sukkukikku said:
Yep.but if you want warranty you should reset the flash counter before going to service centre.that's how they see how many times you flashed firmware.
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thanks a lot, and btw how do you install the twrp recovery ,?
Download goo from the market and install from menu button.
FYI..resetting counter doesnt revert your rooted phone back to stock. After running triangle away you still need to unroot using SuperSu then factory reset n stock recovery. If you skip unroot and factory reset steps it will show 0 count but status will show customized when you go to download mode.
Ok so I updated my girlfriend's note 2 to 4.3 via odin the offical stock one and I got this on the bootloader.
I want to add that the update failed a couple of times when flashing the system but the third time went ok and the phone booted.
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mezo91 said:
Ok so I updated my girlfriend's note 2 to 4.3 via odin the offical stock one and I got this on the bootloader.
I want to add that the update failed a couple of times when flashing the system but the third time went ok and the phone booted.
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Latest BOOTLOADER is locked now there's nothing we can do yet. Don't trigger the KNOX counter it will void warranty forever. Please do some research how NOT TO TRIGGER the knox counter by means of flashing.
I know the knox void warranty yes. I mean the "RP SWERV: A2" what's that?
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