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Question about binary counter for insurance issue

Hello everyone,
Today I have root my i9500 today through this topic http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/4...exynos5-root-android422-xxuamde-jellybean.htm
I did this because I want to flash to another country firmware. So I root the phone and I flash it back to an official firmware. When I go to Dowload Mode to check the binary counter status, I see this :
Current binary: samsung official
System status: official
how is it possible? I thought that when we root the device once, the counter is not zero anymore, do I miss something? Is there somewhere else that showing Binary Counter? Could the Current binary be official even if the counter is not zero?
Can we reset the binary counter with Triangle Away for the i9500? People report that it works for i9505, but does someone try if it works for i9500?
Thank you in advance.

I think binary counter increases when we use twrp or cwm
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Madawcisrich said:
Hello everyone,
Today I have root my i9500 today through this topic http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/4...exynos5-root-android422-xxuamde-jellybean.htm
I did this because I want to flash to another country firmware. So I root the phone and I flash it back to an official firmware. When I go to Dowload Mode to check the binary counter status, I see this :
Current binary: samsung official
System status: official
how is it possible? I thought that when we root the device once, the counter is not zero anymore, do I miss something? Is there somewhere else that showing Binary Counter? Could the Current binary be official even if the counter is not zero?
Can we reset the binary counter with Triangle Away for the i9500? People report that it works for i9505, but does someone try if it works for i9500?
Thank you in advance.
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Triangle Away only works on the I9505 atm unfortunately.

Zahid Ali said:
I think binary counter increases when we use twrp or cwm
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Thank you for your answer. Sorry for my noobiness, but I don't know what is twrp. So clearly, does my counter increase or not? If i send my phone to samsung, will they notify that I have already root once my phone? Thank you in advance

Zahid Ali said:
I think binary counter increases when we use twrp or cwm
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It will always say 1 after each reboot if you have custom recovery, even if you could reset the counter to 0.

gee2012 said:
It will always say 1 after each reboot if you have custom recovery, even if you could reset the counter to 0.
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So you mean that my counter is zero now, since my binary status is samsung official?

Madawcisrich said:
So you mean that my counter is zero now, since my binary status is samsung official?
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No, it is most probably 1. Most servicecenters however rarely check the counter. I once turned in a rooted S2 with a custom rom on it and it got fixed under warranty. They wipe it and reflash a stock rom after repair.

binary counter is hidden in s4
you do not need to root for flashing official firmware!

samersh72 said:
binary counter is hidden in s4
you do not need to root for flashing official firmware!
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Correct, didn`t know that. First time on a Samsung device
Does the counter show up in Triangle Away on the I9505?

samersh72 said:
binary counter is hidden in s4
you do not need to root for flashing official firmware!
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ha, didn't know that. So according to you, will I have some problem if I return the phone to Samsung?

Madawcisrich said:
ha, didn't know that. So according to you, will I have some problem if I return the phone to Samsung?
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flashing unsigned stuff by samsung (cwm, rom..) via odin only, turn your status to custom and increase binary counter. i see that your status is official. but i think you dont have 0 count since when you rooted your phone you used odin.
if samsung look at your counter, so there is a problem

samersh72 said:
flashing unsigned stuff by samsung (cwm, rom..) via odin only, turn your status to custom and increase binary counter. i see that your status is official. but i think you dont have 0 count since when you rooted your phone you used odin.
if samsung look at your counter, so there is a problem
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So at the moment there is no solution for the i9500 to reset the counter to 0, right?

Madawcisrich said:
So at the moment there is no solution for the i9500 to reset the counter to 0, right?
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not by using triangle away (waiting CF for solution). but i dont know if there is other solution. search

Can i reset the 2 'custom' in download mode MJ7 rom stock

Hi everybody,
I have root my note 3 MJ7 rom stock with cf root but i cannot reset the current binary to official in download mode!! for system statut it is ok with wanam but current binary, it is more difficult!!maybe someone can help me?
thank you very much

studywes said:
Hi everybody,
I have root my note 3 MJ7 rom stock with cf root but i cannot reset the current binary to official in download mode!! for system statut it is ok with wanam but current binary, it is more difficult!!maybe someone can help me?
thank you very much
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You only have bin official if u use urdlv, triangle away does not work for note 3 yet
leave a 'thanks' if i helped
SM-N9005 URDLV 0x0
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New bootloader after update to lastest N900 DXUCMJ3

Some n9005 has Some issue with knox warranty 0x0 to 0x1after rooting.
Im using n900 . Before update firmware to lastest N900DXUCMJ3. I dont have any warranty issue when entering download mode. Have you all Check your download mode? Show that warranty bit: 0
Is that mean if I root my Phone then my warranty counter on download mode become 0 to 1?
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anyone?

monyozt said:
anyone?
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yes it will change to 1

x102x96x said:
yes it will change to 1
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Mine still 0
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Strange
I want to know if I've rooted my SM-N900 at XXUBMJ1 and device status is CUSTOM and has no anything about warranty bit or knox, then I download new XXUCMJ7 XSE from Sammobile and flash via Odin then I see my device status is official then I boot the download mode and has warranty bit 1 and status is all official. How about your opinion Guys??? I couldn't show the picture coz I have already root with CWM and SuperSU now. That's my experience. Nothing I can do even reflash the original firmware with original recovery.
Note : Once I flash CWM the official status has gone.

Note 3 n9005 - Current Binary

I'm in need a help with my Galaxy Note 3 n9005.
I have rooted my Note3 by kingoapp and now, seeing in Odin Mode the CURRENT BINARY was changed to CUSTOM and the KNOX WARRANTY VOID to 0x1.
I know that there is not way to reset the KNOX WARRANTY VOID.
The questions is: When I try do Software Update I get a message that is not possible do Software Update because I have changed my android.
Is still possible change my CURRENT BINARY Custom to Samsung Official? And if it be possible, the Software Update will work?
How can I change my CURRENT BINARY: Custom to Samsung Official?
Thx.

leandroaa said:
I'm in need a help with my Galaxy Note 3 n9005.
I have rooted my Note3 by kingoapp and now, seeing in Odin Mode the CURRENT BINARY was changed to CUSTOM and the KNOX WARRANTY VOID to 0x1.
I know that there is not way to reset the KNOX WARRANTY VOID.
The questions is: When I try do Software Update I get a message that is not possible do Software Update because I have changed my android.
Is still possible change my CURRENT BINARY Custom to Samsung Official? And if it be possible, the Software Update will work?
How can I change my CURRENT BINARY: Custom to Samsung Official?
Thx.
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you can change it with wanam dont know if it will do Software Updates

Binary custum can be reset by flashing stock
System statzs by wanam exposwd
Knox warranty cant be reset
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Killberty said:
Binary custum can be reset by flashing stock
System statzs by wanam exposwd
Knox warranty cant be reset
hit 'thanks' if i helped you
SM-N9005 DBT-DMJ7 0x0
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ALL of this, and my advice, READ a whole lot more before you change stuff on your device.

note 3 current binary: custom
hi
i updated my galaxy note 3 sm-n9005 lte to lollipop using the firmware on sammobile.com
my phone works
but when i try to boot in recovery mode it writes this on the screen:
current binary: custom
system status: custom
knox warranty void: 0x0
how can i bring back my system status and current binary to official?
please help me

farshidnsattari said:
hi
i updated my galaxy note 3 sm-n9005 lte to lollipop using the firmware on sammobile.com
my phone works
but when i try to boot in recovery mode it writes this on the screen:
current binary: custom
system status: custom
knox warranty void: 0x0
how can i bring back my system status and current binary to official?
please help me
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Wipe cache and dalvik 3 time then reflash the stock lollipop from sammobile and wipe egain!

jemis1983 said:
Wipe cache and dalvik 3 time then reflash the stock lollipop from sammobile and wipe egain!
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thanks for your message
how can i wipe cache?
since my phone doesnt boot in recovery mode
what is dalvik?

[Q] AT&T Galaxy s4 (SGH - I337) Unable to get 4.3 OTA

Hi, possibly a noob question, but I have searched and searched all forums but I am unable to get a complete answer.
I have my AT&T Galaxy S4 (SGH-I337) simply rooted, no custom ROMs or anything. I don't recall the method I used for rooting. Root checker confirms device is rooted. It's on Android 4.2.2. It initially showed the custom unlock icon during bootup and device status was "custom". I followed the directions from a forum and installed SuperSU which updated the SuperSU binary and now the unlock icon is gone. Device status shows "official". I was unsure of my binary flash counter since it did not show in the download mode. I purchased and installed Triangle Away, and it shows binary flash counter is 0, binary is official, system is official, so I did not run the "Reset Flash Counter". Download Mode also shows custom binary download: none current binary: Samsung official.
So now my question is can I get an OTA update in this state? I have checked for updates and there are none. Do I need to unroot to get an OTA? My wife's Galaxy s3 was also rooted, yet it got an OTA update to android 4.3 just last week while rooted. If I need to unroot my S4, what is the safest way, given the status of my device?
Thanks for your help!

I suggest you to not to get the ota. I got the ota and the result was less than impressed. If u want touchwiz 4.3 just download it and flash it. If u update to 4.3 via kies or ota it will install a knox bootloader which will not allow u to downgrade os anymore as well as void ur warranty because it keeps track of custom settings.
Triangle away will no longer be useful as it is a seperate counter beside the knox.
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rsguy said:
Hi, possibly a noob question, but I have searched and searched all forums but I am unable to get a complete answer.
I have my AT&T Galaxy S4 (SGH-I337) simply rooted, no custom ROMs or anything. I don't recall the method I used for rooting. Root checker confirms device is rooted. It's on Android 4.2.2. It initially showed the custom unlock icon during bootup and device status was "custom". I followed the directions from a forum and installed SuperSU which updated the SuperSU binary and now the unlock icon is gone. Device status shows "official". I was unsure of my binary flash counter since it did not show in the download mode. I purchased and installed Triangle Away, and it shows binary flash counter is 0, binary is official, system is official, so I did not run the "Reset Flash Counter". Download Mode also shows custom binary download: none current binary: Samsung official.
So now my question is can I get an OTA update in this state? I have checked for updates and there are none. Do I need to unroot to get an OTA? My wife's Galaxy s3 was also rooted, yet it got an OTA update to android 4.3 just last week while rooted. If I need to unroot my S4, what is the safest way, given the status of my device?
Thanks for your help!
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anomy13 said:
I suggest you to not to get the ota. I got the ota and the result was less than impressed. If u want touchwiz 4.3 just download it and flash it. If u update to 4.3 via kies or ota it will install a knox bootloader which will not allow u to downgrade os anymore as well as void ur warranty because it keeps track of custom settings.
Triangle away will no longer be useful as it is a seperate counter beside the knox.
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What anomy13 said only applies if you have the MDL firmware. Check your baseband/build number and reply with it. If it's MDL, then you can have a custom recovery and flash the StockUp ROM to update without losing the bootloaders, but if you're on MF3 then you're just as out of luck as on MK2 as the knox counter can be avoided easily and is not the same as the custom system checker.

DeadlySin9 said:
What anomy13 said only applies if you have the MDL firmware. Check your baseband/build number and reply with it. If it's MDL, then you can have a custom recovery and flash the StockUp ROM to update without losing the bootloaders, but if you're on MF3 then you're just as out of luck as on MK2 as the knox counter can be avoided easily and is not the same as the custom system checker.
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Thanks anomy13 and DeadlySin9.
Mine has a baseband version I337UCUAMDL, so I guess its the MDL firmware.
Build Number: JDQ39.I337UCUAMDL
Do you have links to instructions/files to get my phone updated to the latest android version?
Can I go from 4.2.2 straight to 4.4.2, now that it is out, or do I need to update to 4.3 first?
please point me to the right direction if you can. there is so much info out there, I don't know which set of instruction is the right one for me.
Appreciate your help!

If it were me, I'd put on a custom recovery and run a 4.4 custom rom and keep your mdl and the ability to do that. Follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
If you upgrade your firmware there is an involved process to run a rooted rom but it's not the easiest thing to do. So it's up to you on what you want to do
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