I previously unlocked and flashed my phone but then i returned it to the stock flash. How can i be sure that it is back to normal and no signs of unlocking/flashing are there before i send it back for repairs?
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If I revert everything back to OEM status (so the radio and rom and all that, I know the bootloader ATM will stay unlocked) will I be able to get back to OTA updates and all that?
Not a HUGE concern for me right now, I don't plan on selling this or reverting back for a while, but I am just wondering so I know everything will be back to normal when I do decide to do that.
Just got my new i9500, turned it on and with in minute it locked up then rebooted (no sim or mem card at this stage).
Did't think much of it at the time. Went ahead and rooted it & flashed Omega rom.
Unfortunately it continues to lock up & reboot every few minutes of use. Looks like it is faulty and will have to go back for warranty. My concern is the rom counter and warranty. Will flashing a stock firmware with odin put the counter back to zero?
Flashing stock with odin will not reset Samsung's rom counter. From my understanding, there are ways to reset the counter, but you have to be very careful because it has the potential to really mess up the phone. If you flash back to stock rom and stock recovery and relock the bootloader, you will be able to exchange it wherever you bought it without an issue (assuming you are still within the 14 day period most carriers give you). No one will look that deeply into the software of the phone until it gets back to Samsung. And even then, it is not guaranteed they will check that. I'm not saying it won't happen, but the odds of you having any issues are slim.
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Just got my new i9500, turned it on and with in minute it locked up then rebooted (no sim or mem card at this stage).
Did't think much of it at the time. Went ahead and rooted it & flashed Omega rom.
Unfortunately it continues to lock up & reboot every few minutes of use. Looks like it is faulty and will have to go back for warranty. My concern is the rom counter and warranty. Will flashing a stock firmware with odin put the counter back to zero?
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Flash a Stock Firmware using Odin below is the link u can find a firmware of ur cell
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477&highlight=stock+firmware
after flashing a firmware again reset the device from ur cell
and i9500 has hidden counter mostly so u cant see how many flashes u have got however there isnt any way to reset also for now may be we have to wait till chainfire gets one for i9500 .. Once u flash a stock firmware it will show official hopefully they will replace it
Make sure its saying official on download mode and also in abous us / status / device status all should be official of whatever samsung writes
I have flashed a genuine firmware but it still says "Custom" when I boot into download mode.
Any ideas how to get it back to official & reset counter?
I need to turn in my LGG2 because Im doing a edge up for another device. How do I return this to stock? I have a back up of 4.2.2 can I just flash that and get away with it or do I have to return to 100% stock? I know with samsung its just ODIN back. How hard or easy is it for LGG2?
Hello, I tried flashing back to stock from a custom rom and kernel. I flashed the Verizon stock rom through Odin but now the phone is soft bricked or get rid of the custom padlock bot screen. I can't seem to find the right thing to download and flash. I just want to get my phone back to stock. I'll take any version of stock, I just want it back to stock. Please help me if you can. Thank you in advance.
I am using Aryanof s7 edge port in my note 3. I need to restore everything back to official. So I think I need to go back to 5.0.
Do I just download the official from and install in obin? How can I restore bootloader too? Thanks.
Use Odin to flash the latest stock ROM for your phone. The stock ROM will include the bootloader, modem, system.
Thanks. Any special instructions I need to be aware?
I tried to downgrade for my previous s2 but it becomes bricked several years ago. I then notice some big version cannot downgrade. That's why I create a thread.
Let me try
I recommend flashing the latest stock ROM for your phone. This will ensure that the bootloader and modem are not being downgraded.
unfortunately, the phone is bricked.
there is a need for me to use the latest stock rom which is 5.0. May I know what I can do?
My retailer gives me some discount for my new phone but I need to restore to the stock rom
If the phone is bricked you can do nothing .Bricked is dead phone .
How did the phone brick?
It keeps rebooting. I then tried to flash another 5.0 stock ROM and due to other things happen, I just leave it there. Amazingly, when I come back, I see the setup screen.
Now i successfully downgrade from 6 to 5. Thanks