I ran cf-auto root on my sprint note 2 and now I need to reset the flash counter. I never flashed a custom recovery, kernel, or firmware. Despite not flashing anything new, triangle away will still set the counter =1 and everything else to official. I have no clue why and I need to send in my phone soon. I was wondering if I could run triangle away then immediately go into download mode and unroot. However, i thought just going into download mode would be enough to trigger the knox counter.
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I am returning my phone back to AT&T for an exchange. I unrooted it and forgot to check/reset the trip count before doing so.
I used the no root method to root and put clockwork on my phone -> used clockwork to flash one of the earliest versions of the Diet rom -> then unrooted it by using Odin to flash the rom provided here called I747UCALEM_I747ATTALEM_I747UCALEM_HOME.tar.md5 (StockROMS.net-SGH-I747_ATT_1_20120522193451.zip).
If there is no way to check the trip count with an unrooted GS3, does anyone know if the process I used could have tripped the counter?
Boot into dl mode. Power the phone off, then press power+ home + Vol down at the same time.
What should I be looking for after booting into DL mode? Is there anything that indicates the counter is 0 or above 0?
Once you acknowledge the warning, you should see some writing at the top of the screen. I think it may tell you there
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It doesn't tell you what the flash counter number is, sorry.
Oh, alright. Thanks anyway. Does anyone else have any knowledge of how to check it?
mrhaley30705 said:
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It doesn't tell you what the flash counter number is, sorry.
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It should. It should have a counter next to "Custom Binary Download" or say "Custom Binary Download: No" if the counter isn't set. You should also see "Current Binary: Samsung Official" on the next line.
Alternatively, you can use Triangle Away if you re-root.
I've looked over other forum posts, and don't see anything that would help with the Note 2 in this situation.
Power Button is dead. When the phone was ON, the phone would work, all except the power button. My dumb ass let the battery die one night, and now it will fully charge, but cannot turn on.
I bought a USB jig (quicker than me making one)...however, it will boot to ODIN, but not completely...sits at the "Downloading...Do not turn off target !!", and the Binary Download Count is still at 1.
Question: Good Plan ...or Bad Plan
My guess is the jig is just not the right type for this phone, and i should simply make my own with a 300K resistor jumped between pin 4 and 5. I thought the jig would reset the download count to 1.....if not, then it could be working just fine.
Question:When stuck in this "Downloading" mode, I can connect it to the PC and see it with ODIN 3 v1.85...currently downloading stock ATT ROM. Will I be able to drop the stock ROM onto the device while on the "Downloading" screen...(something tells me...yes...)
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If the stock ROM does not reset the binary download count to 0, i see there is an app i can install that will reset it for me. However, I cannot boot the phone. Is there a way to boot the phone remotely...ie, when it is plugged into the PC?
Question:...last on i swear
Any ideas on the freakin' power button?....obviously phone is under warranty, but i don't want to send it back until its un-rooted.
thanks...and sorry for the noob questions.
closer...but still no luck.
mahjohn said:
I've looked over other forum posts, and don't see anything that would help with the Note 2 in this situation.
Power Button is dead. When the phone was ON, the phone would work, all except the power button. My dumb ass let the battery die one night, and now it will fully charge, but cannot turn on.
I bought a USB jig (quicker than me making one)...however, it will boot to ODIN, but not completely...sits at the "Downloading...Do not turn off target !!", and the Binary Download Count is still at 1.
Question: Good Plan ...or Bad Plan
My guess is the jig is just not the right type for this phone, and i should simply make my own with a 300K resistor jumped between pin 4 and 5. I thought the jig would reset the download count to 1.....if not, then it could be working just fine.
Question:When stuck in this "Downloading" mode, I can connect it to the PC and see it with ODIN 3 v1.85...currently downloading stock ATT ROM. Will I be able to drop the stock ROM onto the device while on the "Downloading" screen...(something tells me...yes...)
Question:
If the stock ROM does not reset the binary download count to 0, i see there is an app i can install that will reset it for me. However, I cannot boot the phone. Is there a way to boot the phone remotely...ie, when it is plugged into the PC?
Question:...last on i swear
Any ideas on the freakin' power button?....obviously phone is under warranty, but i don't want to send it back until its un-rooted.
thanks...and sorry for the noob questions.
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Was able to reload the stock ROM, however, the "Binary Download Count" still shows as 1. Would I need to re-root....download Triangle Away to reset to 0, then reload stock ROM?
mahjohn said:
Was able to reload the stock ROM, however, the "Binary Download Count" still shows as 1. Would I need to re-root....download Triangle Away to reset to 0, then reload stock ROM?
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try factory reset first.
WHich ROM you have flashed?
If you have flash latest ROM, then reflash some older ROM and re root using exynose abuse application. (latest ROM won't allow exynose abuse to root)
then use triangle away to reset counter
then unroot from exynose application itself
then you can send it to service station to repair.
PS : I doubt without power button how you can normal boot.
Edit : once you will flash ROM, it will auto boot normally, then same step you can install exynose abuse, root, use triangle away, it will auto enter to recovery mode and clean counter. then it should boot normally.
I think this should work.
It's really obvious is a hard ware problem. Warranty claim perhaps
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if u can boot into download mode, it shouldnt have any problem, just flash from odin, root then triangle away, if you needed, install some app that can boot into recovery like root toolbox
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dr.ketan said:
WHich ROM you have flashed?
If you have flash latest ROM, then reflash some older ROM and re root using exynose abuse application. (latest ROM won't allow exynose abuse to root)
then use triangle away to reset counter
then unroot from exynose application itself
then you can send it to service station to repair.
PS : I doubt without power button how you can normal boot.
Edit : once you will flash ROM, it will auto boot normally, then same step you can install exynose abuse, root, use triangle away, it will auto enter to recovery mode and clean counter. then it should boot normally.
I think this should work.
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Thanks for the support. I was able to resolve this problem using steps below.
1. USB Jig to boot to ODIN
2. Connect to PC, run ODIN and Flash ATT Stock ROM (didn't know what would happen if i re-rooted a rooted device)
3. Booted phone with Jig again....re-rooted phone
4. Phone boots with SU. Installed Triangle Away and reset counter to 0
5. Booted phone to PC, installed stock ATT ROM and reset to factory defaults
6. Booted to jig to check ODIN still showed 0
*probably the long way around...but i had time, and it was taking that long...just wanted to be sure.
FYI: Jig $3.90 (Amazon), Triangle Away $2.90
Replacement phone is on it's way should be here tomorrow....
thanks again
Ok, I have installed custom roms on my phone recently and they all worked fine. Just two days ago I dropped my phone and cracked the screen... So I need to return to stock firmware and what not to return it of course. So I have downloaded "Triangle Away"... This is where I need help... Triangle Away sort of scares me with the warning and all so I want to make sure of what I'm doing and seeking advice. I now have the stock firmware on my phone, but I have not done anything with Triangle Away.
Here's what I've done.
1. Downloaded newest version of Odin.
2. Downloaded the AT&T Firmware from -> sammobile
- Extracted files - Loaded file onto Odin
3. Went into "Download Mode" and installed the firmware.
4. Passed and booted up and was a %100 success.
Now... my device status no longer says modified, it does indeed say normal... Does this mean I can return it for warranty now or is there more to this then what I'm seeing?
Ciberious42 said:
Ok, I have installed custom roms on my phone recently and they all worked fine. Just two days ago I dropped my phone and cracked the screen... So I need to return to stock firmware and what not to return it of course. So I have downloaded "Triangle Away"... This is where I need help... Triangle Away sort of scares me with the warning and all so I want to make sure of what I'm doing and seeking advice. I now have the stock firmware on my phone, but I have not done anything with Triangle Away.
Here's what I've done.
1. Downloaded newest version of Odin.
2. Downloaded the AT&T Firmware from -> sammobile
- Extracted files - Loaded file onto Odin
3. Went into "Download Mode" and installed the firmware.
4. Passed and booted up and was a %100 success.
Now... my device status no longer says modified, it does indeed say normal... Does this mean I can return it for warranty now or is there more to this then what I'm seeing?
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If it says Normal, official and a flash count of 0 you're good to go. You lose root when you Odin back to stock (not root injected) you need root to use Triangle Away anyway.
Make sure your superuser apps (superuser, supersu) are uninstalled and remove any programs that require root such as Titanium Backup.
Triangle away has that big scary warning because chainfire isn't responsible if it Bork's your phone (especially considering it doesn't work on every model) I've used it a bunch of times and had zero issues.
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KorGuy123 said:
If it says Normal, official and a flash count of 0 you're good to go. You lose root when you Odin back to stock (not root injected) you need root to use Triangle Away anyway.
Make sure your superuser apps (superuser, supersu) are uninstalled and remove any programs that require root such as Titanium Backup.
Triangle away has that big scary warning because chainfire isn't responsible if it Bork's your phone (especially considering it doesn't work on every model) I've used it a bunch of times and had zero issues.
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Same. I've used it many times with no issues. I think its more or less a disclaimer to cover his butt and to scare off people who have absolutely no clue what they're doing.
Best way to be sure is to boot into download mode (power+home+volume down) and see what it says there. As stated above, make sure the counter says 0.
If it says anything other than 0, you will have to root your device again, then use triangle away, then flash back to stock via Odin. Keep in mind when I used triangle away, if I rebooted the phone after I used it my counter would read 1 upon reboot. Not sure if that's normal or not, but I ended up running triangle away, turned phone off, booted into download mode, and flashed back to stock with no problems.
Hope that helps
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bdithug said:
Same. I've used it many times with no issues. I think its more or less a disclaimer to cover his butt and to scare off people who have absolutely no clue what they're doing.
Best way to be sure is to boot into download mode (power+home+volume down) and see what it says there. As stated above, make sure the counter says 0.
If it says anything other than 0, you will have to root your device again, then use triangle away, then flash back to stock via Odin. Keep in mind when I used triangle away, if I rebooted the phone after I used it my counter would read 1 upon reboot. Not sure if that's normal or not, but I ended up running triangle away, turned phone off, booted into download mode, and flashed back to stock with no problems.
Hope that helps
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The paid version auto clears on reboot. Because of the custom ROM loading after each reboot the counter always goes to 1.
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I think the warning is mainly for those who don't have phones compatible with the triangle away app. I've used it a few times so far and haven't had an issue. It takes about 5 seconds and you're done!
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Ciberious42 said:
Ok, I have installed custom roms on my phone recently and they all worked fine. Just two days ago I dropped my phone and cracked the screen... So I need to return to stock firmware and what not to return it of course. So I have downloaded "Triangle Away"... This is where I need help... Triangle Away sort of scares me with the warning and all so I want to make sure of what I'm doing and seeking advice. I now have the stock firmware on my phone, but I have not done anything with Triangle Away.
Here's what I've done.
1. Downloaded newest version of Odin.
2. Downloaded the AT&T Firmware from -> sammobile
- Extracted files - Loaded file onto Odin
3. Went into "Download Mode" and installed the firmware.
4. Passed and booted up and was a %100 success.
Now... my device status no longer says modified, it does indeed say normal... Does this mean I can return it for warranty now or is there more to this then what I'm seeing?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzydHUG7XZE
Hi,
I'm wanting to sell my Note II and I have a potential buyer but he will only buy it once I've unrooted/flashed stock firmware and reset the binary counter.
I think I can do most, if not all, using the toolkit in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923956 but, having read the thread, it's unclear (at least to me) if this process actually resets the binary counter. There's some discussion regarding using the app 'Triangle Away' to reset the binary counter, but I cannot figure out when you use this app in the process.
Can anybody confirm the following:
(1) that the tool in the link above is the one to use?
(2) that the tool will flash stock and unroot?
(3) whether the tool resets the binary counter? If not, confirm that I need to use the triangle away app.
(4) advise me in which order I return the handset back to the state prior to me rooting it. For example, when is the triangle away app used in the process?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
TheMadMan10 said:
Hi,
I'm wanting to sell my Note II and I have a potential buyer but he will only buy it once I've unrooted/flashed stock firmware and reset the binary counter.
I think I can do most, if not all, using the toolkit in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923956 but, having read the thread, it's unclear (at least to me) if this process actually resets the binary counter. There's some discussion regarding using the app 'Triangle Away' to reset the binary counter, but I cannot figure out when you use this app in the process.
Can anybody confirm the following:
(1) that the tool in the link above is the one to use?
(2) that the tool will flash stock and unroot?
(3) whether the tool resets the binary counter? If not, confirm that I need to use the triangle away app.
(4) advise me in which order I return the handset back to the state prior to me rooting it. For example, when is the triangle away app used in the process?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31801078&postcount=3
Here this is which will help you to reset the counter
and install Flash stock and Flash stock Kernel
user triangle away .
as a hint from me addition to the above mentioned, (according to my experiences),
you must follow an order to unroot with acquiring fully samsung official in download mode. (i assume you have rooted stock rom and stock kernel )
1) flash perseus kernel( i used that) because triangle away does not work with stock kernel. App force closes with stock.
2) install stock recovery with odin in download mode (can be found as "cf-autoroot", i dont remember where i have found)
3) restart n7100 and open triangle away. select reset binary counter.
4) after reset binary counter complete, shut down phone and directly enter into the download mode. If phone opens normally, then redo reset by triangle away because if you restart android, binary counter sets back itself to 1. So shut down phone and enter directly to the download mode.
5) If it shows "custom binary flash:No", "current binary:samsung official", "system status:custom", then you are good to go. Do not restart your phone because of above item "4", and follow next step "6".
6) in the download mode you opened in 4-5, without doing anything, open odin from pc, and download official firmware that you downloaded from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31801046&postcount=1 put that firmware to the odin and flash it.
7) you are now official and fully stock however, if you enter download mode you will see "no,samsung official, custom". Dont panic, it's because your rom is dirty. So enter stock recovery and make a factory reset. Then restart your phone and wait for the settings wizard.
8) you can turn off your phone and enter in download mode. you must see "no, samsung official, official" in there.
I have seen a lot of instructions and see that counter always showing "1", so tried several hundred times and found this method. The important point is, after you reset your counter, dont restart. Directly enter download mode and flash stock firmware. This is important.
This is my 3rd android phone, used Desire Z and Evo3d from HTC before. HTC is hard to root and nearly impossible to unroot but i cant use HTC's without root because of bloatware. Also HTC does not mind root in warranty. But samsung blocks some apps and voids warranty, and stock rom is perfectly clean and neat. So i decided to unroot and use it that way.
Hope these instructions will help you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2339704
So, I have a rooted device running Cyanogenmod 11 via TWRP. I have only had the device for about 2 weeks, but have noticed the speaker makes a weird noise with the volume all the way down. I am trying to return it to the store, as I have about a day left before I will not be able to return it. My issue is I CANNOT get the device back on the stock recovery. I have tried to download many files, but none of them have worked for me. Is there any other way I can reset the device back to a stock recovery so that the store will take the tablet back??
I believe you need to fash a factory firmware file through ODIN to return to stock. Though if you have already flashed TWRP and a custom rom, you will have tripped the Knox counter