Triangle Away not working - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot

Ok, so I may have done something wrong.
Prior to MDL I used triangle away and rest back to 0.
After MDL I used Triangle away and it is now increasing my counter.
Does anyone know what I could have done wrong?

DarqAnshin said:
Ok, so I may have done something wrong.
Prior to MDL I used triangle away and rest back to 0.
After MDL I used Triangle away and it is now increasing my counter.
Does anyone know what I could have done wrong?
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Its not supported for the Galaxy S4 yet..

mmmajor said:
Its not supported for the Galaxy S4 yet..
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What about Systemapp Remover. This worked before MDL and now after it says it doesn't have access to the system folder (could not be mounted as read/write)

mmmajor said:
Its not supported for the Galaxy S4 yet..
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It worked for me... I'm on stock rooted rom

kmatthews said:
It worked for me... I'm on stock rooted rom
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I've used triangle away on both MDC and MDL (just now on MDL) and it works
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Triangle away doesn't work correctly on gs4 yet. It'll do everything right and show you it reset the number, but it actually doesn't
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isaac2k10 said:
Triangle away doesn't work correctly on gs4 yet. It'll do everything right and show you it reset the number, but it actually doesn't
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This ^
And bootloader still shows custom...

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[Q] Factory reset MF3 but still shows unlocked

My friend accidentally took MF3 update while rooted, update installed successfully but now "custom padlock" is showing every time the phone boots which I believe is preventing him to connect to out corporate MDM.
We've tried factory reset from the OS as well as from stock recovery. Is there any other way to go back to 100% stock?
I surely like to know this as well......
morbidz said:
My friend accidentally took MF3 update while rooted, update installed successfully but now "custom padlock" is showing every time the phone boots which I believe is preventing him to connect to out corporate MDM.
We've tried factory reset from the OS as well as from stock recovery. Is there any other way to go back to 100% stock?
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did you follow the other thread detailing how to remove the custom padlock screen? Did you preserve root through OTA rootkeeper?
Odin
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htc0101 said:
Odin
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Odin won't work with mf3.
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jd1639 said:
Odin won't work with mf3.
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^^ odin wont work because we dont have a MF3 odin package and we cant downgrade to MDL due to the efuse. If he still has residual busybox or su binaries in his /system partition, that would trigger the unlocked bootscreen. In that case, i am afraid he might be stuck till someone figures out how to root MF3 or we get an MF3 ODIN package.
This may or may not work but try installing a superuser app from market and see if yo have root. If yes, then switch to superSU and update binary. Reboot a couple of times and the custom screen should be gone. If not, download a root browser and delete busybox and su binaries and reboot a couple of times.
If none of the above works, take it to att store and play dumb. See if they will reflash bone stock MF3 firmware for you!
Good luck!
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How can any one give a solution to an issue without knowing which device the OP is talking about? Not all devices are the same, is it an att i337m which is bootloader unlocked. Odin back to stock, root, and run triangle away, follow the online instructions, it will remove the padlock..
Thanks
TheAxman said:
How can any one give a solution to an issue without knowing which device the OP is talking about? Not all devices are the same, is it an att i337m which is bootloader unlocked. Odin back to stock, root, and run triangle away, follow the online instructions, it will remove the padlock..
Thanks
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att is i337, genius. and the bootloader is locked. thanks for pitching in. :good::good::good:
morbidz said:
att is i337, genius. and the bootloader is locked. thanks for pitching in. :good::good::good:
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I'd say you're off to a rocky start in here.
Here's a hint: try not to insult the guys who are helping you out.
Another hint: use the search feature.
TheAxman said:
How can any one give a solution to an issue without knowing which device the OP is talking about? Not all devices are the same, is it an att i337m which is bootloader unlocked. Odin back to stock, root, and run triangle away, follow the online instructions, it will remove the padlock..
Thanks
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joeybear23 said:
I'd say you're off to a rocky start in here.
Here's a hint: try not to insult the guys who are helping you out.
Another hint: use the search feature.
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sorry just a bit frustrated by one word replies from people that have no idea what they are talking about.
Triangle away works on the att i337 to remove pad lock from boot up.
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Febby said:
Triangle away works on the att i337 to remove pad lock from boot up.
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doesn't that require root??
morbidz said:
doesn't that require root??
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It does. As i said before, your only option at this point i think is to try and install supersu and see if you still have functioning root. If yes, you can use triangle away and the custom screen thread in general section to get rid of it and then unroot.
If root is not functional, download any root browser and see if you have busybox or su in /system/bin or /system/xbin (you can view the files without root using root explorer i think). If those files are there then you can not get rid of them at this point. You have to wait for someone to figure out a way to root MF3.
In any case, some ppl around here have had the custom screen come up on a bone stock never rooted phone. So you can go to the att store and say that it just came up and play dumb. (make sure you uninstall all apps that need root) If they check the /system partition for signs of root, you are screwed but if they just go ahead and reflash the full firmware, it will solve your problem.
Root mf3 now http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387577
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Triangle Away won't reset counter

Hello
I'm using omega rom with audism kernel, I have attempted to reset the counter several times. The application performs the reset and tells me it was successful, clearly it isn't.
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Milamber said:
Hello
I'm using omega rom with audism kernel, I have attempted to reset the counter several times. The application performs the reset and tells me it was successful, clearly it isn't.
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Yeah after the first few updates of the S3 and now the S4....Samsung has implemented security measures to prevent people from resetting their flash count.....so at the moment Triangle away is useless on the S4....so its not a problem with your phone or something Hope this helped you
sadeshmagic said:
Yeah after the first few updates of the S3 and now the S4....Samsung has implemented security measures to prevent people from resetting their flash count.....so at the moment Triangle away is useless on the S4....so its not a problem with your phone or something Hope this helped you
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Not true bro, Triangle Away is to be used on a stock rom with a stock recovery and a stock kernel. Or else the counter would be raised after each reboot. TA only works on the I9505 atm. Whats the point of using TA if you have a custom rom, recovery and kernel
gee2012 said:
Not true bro, Triangle Away is to be used on a stock rom with a stock recovery and a stock kernel. Or else the counter would be raised after each reboot. TA only works on the I9505 atm. Whats the point of using TA if you have a custom rom, recovery and kernel
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I have a i9505 and it use to work till about a month ago and I was using Omega ROM.
sadeshmagic said:
Yeah after the first few updates of the S3 and now the S4....Samsung has implemented security measures to prevent people from resetting their flash count.....so at the moment Triangle away is useless on the S4....so its not a problem with your phone or something
Hope this helped you
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Thanks. I see others have same problems too... :good:
Milamber said:
I have a i9505 and it use to work till about a month ago and I was using Omega ROM.
Thanks. I see others have same problems too... :good:
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You are welcome

I need help with MF3 rom

I used safestrap recovery to install the google play edition of the 4.3 on my GS4 with the MF3 firmware. It wont boot now, even if i go back to stock in the option. Any ideas, I am totaly new to this.
You can only boot 4.2.2 Roms two based.
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[email protected] said:
You can only boot 4.2.2 Roms two based.
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I have wiped every rom from the phone other than stock and it still wont boot. I can get access to Odin is there a way to wipe it from there and return it to factory?
Psdwizard said:
I used safestrap recovery to install the google play edition of the 4.3 on my GS4 with the MF3 firmware. It wont boot now, even if i go back to stock in the option. Any ideas, I am totaly new to this.
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besides safestrap not supporting 4.3 roms, are you postitive you didn't flash anything on your stock rom? if you did and you can't boot the only option to returning your phone back to stock is taking it to best buy to samsung experience and having them reflash your phone
I am off to there tonight.
Psdwizard said:
I am off to there tonight.
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good luck :good:
seassol july
deadenz said:
good luck :good:
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what rom do you use, and did safestrap work for you?
Psdwizard said:
what rom do you use, and did safestrap work for you?
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I'm using VirginROM now. safestrap works great but you really have to read the directions carefully.
ya it was probably not smart do it with a screaming 4 year old in the room.
Psdwizard said:
ya it was probably not smart do it with a screaming 4 year old in the room.
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lol definitely not

[Q] Sprint S4 4.3 MK2 Root

I cant seem to find a 4.3 MK2 Root for my phone like one thread told me to downgrade to MJA but the samsung website doesnt have that firmware. So how can I root this phone?
smoosani22 said:
I cant seem to find a 4.3 MK2 Root for my phone like one thread told me to downgrade to MJA but the samsung website doesnt have that firmware. So how can I root this phone?
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ive found one root option that seems to work but you cant install a custom recovery.
my phone came with the mk2 update from sprint so is there any way to root it and have a custom recovery? im not worried about tripping knox if that matters. also does the cf-auto root method work with the full mk2 update?
Galaxyfan24 said:
ive found one root option that seems to work but you cant install a custom recovery.
my phone came with the mk2 update from sprint so is there any way to root it and have a custom recovery? im not worried about tripping knox if that matters. also does the cf-auto root method work with the full mk2 update?
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How did you root it? I dont know about custom recovery but I don't mind not having it.
I rooted my cousins mk2 s4 by just flashing philz recovery then I just flashed sacs rom..that was all I did..I dont know if it triggered knox ...theres also safe root which wont trigger knox I think
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gotablunt said:
I rooted my cousins mk2 s4 by just flashing philz recovery then I just flashed sacs rom..that was all I did..I dont know if it triggered knox ...theres also safe root which wont trigger knox I think
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Wait so how can I do that on my phone? Can you link me yo a firmware or something?
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gotablunt said:
Watch "How to ROOT Samsung Galaxy S4/Note3 without Tripping KNOX" on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4ZVYXrC87w&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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That looks iffy. And its for the international gs4. idk if that would work on Sprints
gotablunt said:
Watch "How to ROOT Samsung Galaxy S4/Note3 without Tripping KNOX" on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4ZVYXrC87w&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Isn't that the method that ends up installing a root kit on your computer and sends all your personal information to China.
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cruise350 said:
Isn't that the method that ends up installing a root kit on your computer and sends all your personal information to China.
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Idk , haven't tryd it myself I just ran into it online
Edit: haha I only read the description stupid me....would be nice if someone can try it for our sprint variant, maybe some1 can modify it to work for us
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You might want to edit your post before someone actually tries doing that.
gotablunt said:
Idk , haven't tryd it myself I just ran into it online
Edit: haha I only read the description stupid me....would be nice if someone can try it for our sprint variant, maybe some1 can modify it to work for us
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This is what worked for me
You've probably already found a solution, but this is how I rooted the Sprint MK2 4.3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uii_mYm8IGE
This worked fine, and I was able to install custom recovery. Just been having and issue getting a proper backup, but everything else worked just fine.
Hope this helps
chunter001 said:
You've probably already found a solution, but this is how I rooted the Sprint MK2 4.3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uii_mYm8IGE
This worked fine, and I was able to install custom recovery. Just been having and issue getting a proper backup, but everything else worked just fine.
Hope this helps
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The method is for Verizon GS4, can you reconfirm that its working for Spring L720 too?
Thanks
I can confirm that it worked for my Sprint MK2 4.3. I should mention that when I started the instal bat and the command prompt screen popped up telling me to hit any key to continue, nothing happened. I "x'd" out of command prompt and started the install bat again and it worked no problem. I have done this a total of 3 times now. All on Sprint MK2 4.3 and all successful. I checked each time with root checker to ensure root access.
I can also confirm that Safe Root tool was able to root my Sprint L720 MK2-based 4.3 Galaxy S4. I had Odin'ed back to stock MK2 days ago. I haven't tried the SafeTrap Recovery yet so I can back-up/install custom ROMs.
can anyone confirm that SafeRoot does not trip KNOX?
dimm0k said:
can anyone confirm that SafeRoot does not trip KNOX?
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It doesn't . but once you install a custom recovery it trips it.
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daniel4653 said:
It doesn't . but once you install a custom recovery it trips it.
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Thanks for the confirmation as it assured me enough to go ahead and root... and as confirmation on my end that it worked!!
One question though... as I'm now rooted, it's been mentioned that when you boot the device up you should see a "Custom" banner during boot because things have been changed. On my device I never see this and was wondering if that's the case on yours as well.
I can also confirm that QBKING&&s root method works for mk2 build..so does goomanager for installing twrp and disabling knox. Jut dont try the MJA native hotspot mod...i followed the video to the t and am now stuck in a boot loop
dbenney said:
I can also confirm that QBKING&&s root method works for mk2 build..so does goomanager for installing twrp and disabling knox. Jut dont try the MJA native hotspot mod...i followed the video to the t and am now stuck in a boot loop
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Why would you use the MJA native hotspot mod for a MK2 build? I believe in that same thread they released an MK2 hotspot mod as well, which I have installed successfully as I now have FoxFi WiFi hotspot availability!
dbenney said:
I can also confirm that QBKING&&s root method works for mk2 build..so does goomanager for installing twrp and disabling knox. Jut dont try the MJA native hotspot mod...i followed the video to the t and am now stuck in a boot loop
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So if I use goo manager to install twrp I won't trip knox? How can I install philz recovery and then sacs rom without tripping know?
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[Q] Trying to remove unlock and "custom" message during boot

Im trying to restore my S4 to complete factory state and remove the "custom" message at boot. I rooted on MK2 then decided to update OTA to 4.4.2 (NC1, I think). I successfully flashed the full NB1 Odin tar from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223
but the "custom" message still remains during boot. Any thoughts on removing this?
Triangleaway should be able to do this. It worked for me but I was on MK2 though.
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jmjoyas said:
Triangleaway should be able to do this. It worked for me but I was on MK2 though.
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I'm on old MDL bootloader and Triangle Away works perfectly and super easy just follow directions. I use it all the time.
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Thanks for the suggestion, guys. I'll give that a shot and report back. :highfive:
brGabriel said:
Thanks for the suggestion, guys. I'll give that a shot and report back. :highfive:
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Your welcome ??
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brGabriel said:
Thanks for the suggestion, guys. I'll give that a shot and report back. :highfive:
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I can confirm it works, I tried it on NB1 bootloader and even while on a custom I9505 ROM and it worked with no issue.

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