Hey there
Will using TriangleAway to reset the counter and flashing to stock with ODIN definitely mean that service people will not be able to tell the phone has been modified at all?
Its possible there's a hidden counter but what we can't see we can't guard about...
I would also suggest to hard reset(factory reset in options) completely to reset all statuses..
ultramag69 said:
Its possible there's a hidden counter but what we can't see we can't guard about...
I would also suggest to hard reset(factory reset in options) completely to reset all statuses..
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Also because the s4 does not show a triangle on the download mode screen, Is there any way to check the counter without using triangleaway? and how do they check it in service
yabanize said:
Hey there
Will using TriangleAway to reset the counter and flashing to stock with ODIN definitely mean that service people will not be able to tell the phone has been modified at all?
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If you simply boot in to "Download mode" the phone will show if you have an official or custom binary.... there is no counter...just says custom or official. ..so just do a firmware flash via odin and then a hard reset (optional) ... then check your binary via download mode...I'm sure it'll be reset to official
Good luck hope this helped
Imgoing to test it
Thanks Bro....
:good::good::good::good:
Also in settings go to About>Status and at the bottom it will show either "Official" or "Custom"... This is the bugger that's hard to change...
anuradhakelum said:
Thanks Bro....
:good::good::good::good:
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sadeshmagic said:
If you simply boot in to "Download mode" the phone will show if you have an official or custom binary.... there is no counter...just says custom or official. ..so just do a firmware flash via odin and then a hard reset (optional) ... then check your binary via download mode...I'm sure it'll be reset to official
Good luck hope this helped
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Im pretty sure there is a counter, It shows up in the triangleaway app
You have to do it this way.
1. Make sure you have a stock Samsung kernel and recovery (triangle away needs it to work on the s4).
- It may be easiest to flash stock firmware and then root again.
2. Once you have stock kernel and recovery and are rooted you can run triangle away. Make sure you follow the instructions carefully as it's a different procedure from older devices.
3. Flash stock firmware that your phone came with. I've discovered the hard way that Samsung service centres match the serial number to the firmware version as another means of checking for software modification.
4. Factory reset.
If you've done everything correctly you'll have official binary/status normal in download mode.
I've done this procedure myself and can confirm it's 100% working.
-- Sent from the mighty Note 2 --
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** ALL CREDITS TO CHAINFIRE for making Tools **
Well most of you are already aware of ChainFire`s Triangle Away and ODIN.. So here is a proper way to restore your warranty on S3
This is how Samsung check for software related warranty void
Phone Rooted or not
Custom Rom/ Stock Rom installed
Flash counter
System Status is modified or Normal
Step 1 : Resetting Flash counter using triangeAway
Step 2 : Flashing Stock Firmware Via ODIN and full wipe
Step 3 : Setting up Phone and OTA Update
Follow this video for detailed instruction
er_026 said:
Well most of you are already aware of ChainFire`s Triangle Away and ODIN.. So here is a proper way to restore your warranty on S3
This is how Samsung check for software realted warrunty void
Phone Rooted or not
Custom Rom/ Stock Rom installed
Flash counter
System Status is modified or Normal
Step 1 : Resetting Flash counter using triangeAway
Step 2 : Flashing Stock Firmware Via ODIN and full wipe
Step 3 : Setting up Phone and OTA Update
Follow this video for detailed instruction
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don't mean to be rude but.... this has been posted a million times and its in chainfires thread.... why would u put it up and trying to take credit....... actually i take it back.... i do mean to be rude! GTFO
fishcake13 said:
don't mean to be rude but.... this has been posted a million times and its in chainfires thread.... why would u put it up and trying to take credit....... actually i take it back.... i do mean to be rude! GTFO
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I really dont wanna take any credit for this... credit is to 100% ChainFire... when i tried to search in forum didnt get exact tutorial of it... although chainfire mentioned it in triangle away post but i thought a video demonstration will help..
er_026 said:
I really dont wanna take any credit for this... credit is to 100% ChainFire... when i tried to search in forum didnt get exact tutorial of it... although chainfire mentioned it in triangle away post but i thought a video demonstration will help..
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i suggest using ur eyes and read his threads.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
How to uninstall
This is by no means an extensive guide for unrooting, but if you want to sell or warranty your device, I advise the following procedure:
- Use Triangle Away to reset the flash counters, and pull the battery immediately after rebooting starts
- Boot into recovery and perform a wipe, and pull the battery immediately after rebooting starts
- Go to SamMobile and get the stock firmware for your region
- Flash that stock firmware on your device
- Let Android boot, go through device setup (without doing any logins) until Android is fully usable again
- Reboot
- Wait at least 10 minutes
- Check Settings->About device->Status and make sure Device status is not "Modified"
- Perform another factory reset
- Boot into download mode and make sure the flash counter and system status are all set to official
Some of these steps may require further info, if you can't figure it out, do some more searching, or ask people who aren't me
er_026 said:
** ALL CREDITS TO CHAINFIRE for making Tools **
Well most of you are already aware of ChainFire`s Triangle Away and ODIN.. So here is a proper way to restore your warranty on S3
This is how Samsung check for software related warranty void
Phone Rooted or not
Custom Rom/ Stock Rom installed
Flash counter
System Status is modified or Normal
Step 1 : Resetting Flash counter using triangeAway
Step 2 : Flashing Stock Firmware Via ODIN and full wipe
Step 3 : Setting up Phone and OTA Update
Follow this video for detailed instruction
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Good video tutorial. Good for noob.
fishcake13 said:
i suggest using ur eyes and read his threads.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
How to uninstall
This is by no means an extensive guide for unrooting, but if you want to sell or warranty your device, I advise the following procedure:
- Use Triangle Away to reset the flash counters, and pull the battery immediately after rebooting starts
- Boot into recovery and perform a wipe, and pull the battery immediately after rebooting starts
- Go to SamMobile and get the stock firmware for your region
- Flash that stock firmware on your device
- Let Android boot, go through device setup (without doing any logins) until Android is fully usable again
- Reboot
- Wait at least 10 minutes
- Check Settings->About device->Status and make sure Device status is not "Modified"
- Perform another factory reset
- Boot into download mode and make sure the flash counter and system status are all set to official
Some of these steps may require further info, if you can't figure it out, do some more searching, or ask people who aren't me
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I have mentioned the same thing in my reply my friend... All this comes with a warning that this can brick your phone. So when you see happening this in video it always gives confidence to person.. All of them are not experts .. i hope you understand/
New version of Triangle Away does not require to go to download mod it will automatically reset the counter.
Ttblondey said:
New version of Triangle Away does not require to go to download mod it will automatically reset the counter.
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thanks ... will try that out
er_026 said:
thanks ... will try that out
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Do we have to pull the battery in the new version?
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
jithendra194 said:
Do we have to pull the battery in the new version?
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
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pulling battery is not at all required
Hi,
I was in doubt between doing or not doing the ROOT in my Galaxy S4 4G (GT-I9505)...
But I tried to start doing it.
I asked a friend who had already made it on his device!
At first he tried to install the recovery, so I would not lose my S4.
He used the Odin as he did for himself, but it faild. So I gave up doing te ROOT and we stopped.
Ok then, but today I looked for an upgrade original from Samsung on my device. But it said:
"Your device was modified. Upgrades are not available."
What can I do now?? I need to reset it to the original form or finish the ROOT successfully.
And I can't even put my device on recovery mode! It fails.
Please, help me!
I don't know what to do and this is my first post.
Ps.: out of this problem, my device is functioning normally.
Thank you!
GT-13 said:
Hi,
I was in doubt between doing or not doing the ROOT in my Galaxy S4 4G (GT-I9505)...
But I tried to start doing it.
I asked a friend who had already made it on his device!
At first he tried to install the recovery, so I would not lose my S4.
He used the Odin as he did for himself, but it faild. So I gave up doing te ROOT and we stopped.
Ok then, but today I looked for an upgrade original from Samsung on my device. But it said:
"Your device was modified. Upgrades are not available."
What can I do now?? I need to reset it to the original form or finish the ROOT successfully.
And I can't even put my device on recovery mode! It fails.
Please, help me!
I don't know what to do and this is my first post.
Ps.: out of this problem, my device is functioning normally.
Thank you!
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Do you need root, is there something you can`t do without root atm or do you want to remove useless/unneeded stuff?
Better read up about rooting, flashing, recovery`s, roms and Odin so you`ll know what the (dis)advantages, risks and benefits are before you get into trouble
Do the following for now:
1. Download CF Auto Root from here http://download.chainfire.eu/316/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.zip and extract it once with 7-zip.
2. Download Odin 3.04 http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1168422&d=1341114468.
3.Enable usb debugging and disable Kies (also in windows task manager)
4. Place the extracted CF Root md5 file in Odin in the PDA section.
5. Put he phone in downloadmode (turn off the phone and then press volume down first and then the power button)
6. Connect to pc and and press start if you see ID;COM light up and you see a com number.
Reboot and you have root. Also install Busybox from Google Play.
gee2012 said:
Do you need root, is there something you can`t do without root atm or do you want to remove useless/unneeded stuff?
Better read up about rooting, flashing, recovery`s, roms and Odin so you`ll know what the (dis)advantages, risks and benefits are before you get into trouble
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By now I just need to get my normal Rom to recieve Samsung's upgrades!
What can I do to reverse it!?
I thought I did nothing, because it faild, but something happened...
And now I cant put on recovery mode!
I'm afraid to do anything!
Can I undo all of these and have my normal original rom without root?
and if I reset it, will I lose all my stuff?
It says on the "about":
"Device's Status: personalize"
It doesnt say its modified!
but when I look for upgrade it says...
GT-13 said:
By now I just need to get my normal Rom to recieve Samsung's upgrades!
What can I do to reverse it!?
I thought I did nothing, because it faild, but something happened...
And now I cant put on recovery mode!
I'm afraid to do anything!
Can I undo all of these and have my normal original rom without root?
and if I reset it, will I lose all my stuff?
It says on the "about":
"Device's Status: personalize"
It doesnt say its modified!
but when I look for upgrade it says...
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Do as said in the post above first. Then install Triangle Away and use that to reset the counter, when its done go straight to downloadmode and reflash the rom you have now with Odin 3.04, after it boots do a data factory reset and you`re fully stock with everything Official.
gee2012 said:
Do as said in the post above first. Then install Triangle Away and use that to reset the counter, when its done go straight to downloadmode and reflash the rom you have now, after it boots do a data factory reset and you`re fully stock with everything Official.
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GT-13 said:
By now I just need to get my normal Rom to recieve Samsung's upgrades!
What can I do to reverse it!?
I thought I did nothing, because it faild, but something happened...
And now I cant put on recovery mode!
I'm afraid to do anything!
Can I undo all of these and have my normal original rom without root?
and if I reset it, will I lose all my stuff?
It says on the "about":
"Device's Status: personalize"
It doesnt say its modified!
but when I look for upgrade it says...
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Yes, you can go back.
The easiest way is to flash a stock ROM via Odin, search for the ROM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2252855 and follow the instructions.
Cheers.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 4
soyusado said:
Yes, you can go back.
The easiest way is to flash a stock ROM via Odin, search for the ROM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2252855 and follow the instructions.
Cheers.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 4
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If I do that, will I lose all my stuff!? data of apps or something like that?
Yes Backup all important files first.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda premium
gee2012 said:
Yes Backup all important files first.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda premium
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Thank you very much!!! :laugh:
I just have one question now:
what does the Busybox do and what should I use ir for???
GT-13 said:
Thank you very much!!! :laugh:
I just have one question now:
what does the Busybox do and what should I use ir for???
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Busybox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BusyBox.
hi all, as you can tell, im a noob well, I have a samsung galaxy s4 gti9505 that I rooted with odin WHEN I had a pc, and it just so happens, whenever I root an android, it works but then things start to go wrong like lagging, freezing, drainage of the battery really fast ect. So this time I decided to google how to unroot my phone without a pc to fix my problem. I did that using super su or something which had the unroot option witch I did successfully. But just a few moments ago, I was just checking to see if there were any updates available for my phone because my camera decided to stop working, (well the camera works but when trying to record, a pop-up box appears saying camera failed). So when I tried to update, it said that I cant update because my phone is modified, now as stated above, I am a noob to this subject so please be patient with me trying to comprehend the technical terms use will use hahaha. Can someone please explain to me if it is possible to change the status from custom to normal without the help of a computer? Thanks in advance
help meeh please
Can anyone help?
I don't understand why you want to return back to stock without computer/laptop. In any case following instruction will help you to return your S4 back to stock:
1.First you need to download official firmware for your region from this site: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/
2. Second upload it to phone with Odin http://www.andromint.com/download-odin-latest-version/
If needed you can also use Triangle away to reset custom flash count.
That's all...
.
Dear all,
I have a similar question.
I've rooted my i9500. I wonder is there any way to roll back my phone like Triangel Away etc. I mean in case of any guarantee situation.
As far as understand, as of now no way to reset.
I hope someone can find a way to reset everyhing to get warranty back.
[email protected] said:
As far as understand, as of now no way to reset.
I hope someone can find a way to reset everyhing to get warranty back.
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Flash official firmware with Odin PC should do the job. I pretty sure counter will be reset too.
Mittaa said:
Flash official firmware with Odin PC should do the job. I pretty sure counter will be reset too.
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I will try.
First i will unroot phone than flash original firmware with Odin as you say.
If it works, i will add ss here.
Thanks
[email protected] said:
I will try.
First i will unroot phone than flash original firmware with Odin as you say.
If it works, i will add ss here.
Thanks
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You don't need to un-root before flash ... you will for sure lose root anyway
romrak said:
I don't understand why you want to return back to stock without computer/laptop. In any case following instruction will help you to return your S4 back to stock:
1.First you need to download official firmware for your region from this site: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/
2. Second upload it to phone with Odin http://www.andromint.com/download-odin-latest-version/
If needed you can also use Triangle away to reset custom flash count.
That's all...
.
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Is there any way i can download at more than 200KB's?
http://puu.sh/4YTbL.png
Cause the captcha for the rom download on the link says it's wrong even when i type it right..
I must do something wrong here, because it's not working for me.
I followed the instructions and device still says it is modified and it will not check for updates from samsung.
What is my next step?
Procedure so far:
Gained root acces with ODIN
I did not flash a custom rom.
Used Triangle away to reset counter (counter checked 0 afterwards)
Flashed Galaxy stock firmware downloaded from internet (PHN-I9505XXUDMHB-20130922121848.zip unpacked this once) with ODIN
Furthermore, regarding KNOX reading:
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0X0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0X1
(I suppose the latter means Samsung still is able to see I did something)
Would a hard reset solve this issue do you think?
Hi All,
I am in a big mess recently installed TWER ROM and nexus andriod 4.3 did something actual andriod had been deleted from my phone did try to reset or factory reset but nothing is working.How to get back to my previous android version
I am using samsung galaxy s4 i9505dxudmh6
Use Odin
Can u provide me some more details
I am pretty new to these..i know about odin can you tell me what to do in that
rabbu456 said:
I am pretty new to these..i know about odin can you tell me what to do in that
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Download the appropiate firmware(mh6) for your variant then flash it using odin
try to visit here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2419762
Can you send me the exact
Sorry to bug u .............can send u me the exact i am confused
wouldickyCi
I tried below but my phone is struck at intital logo Samsung galaxy S4 screen its not turning on.
Install and run Chainfire's TRIANGLE AWAY (I9505 ONLY, I9500 is NOT SUPPORTED YET)
NOTE: There is an option "System modified workaround", please tick this and restart your phone. Device Status should be back to OFFICIAL!! Use it with caution!!
Next few steps are ONLY for people who couldn't reset it with Triangle Away...
1. Reboot into Download Mode and check if Binary & System are OFFICIAL.
2. Only if the BINARY Status is still Custom, download and extract OFFICIAL STATUS MOD(.tar.md5): GT-I9500 or GT-I9505 - open in Odin as PDA (password: djembey2013)
3. In some cases FACTORY DATA RESET (Phone Settings=>Accounts=>Backup & reset =>Factory Data Reset) is required to reset Device Status.
You probably just need to do a factory reset. If the Odin flash was successful, simply boot into recovery (volume up+home+power) delete user data. reboot.
not working
still struck on samething no progress after logo
need serious help
my phone is not working need urgent help
Why do you start messing with your phone when you have no idea what you are doing? Thats just dumb.
What are you doing with Triangle Away? Do you have any idea what it does?
Stop messing with your phone before you make it worse! Just chill and start reading the forums!
Tell us STEP BY STEP, what you did with your phone. Stop saying help my phone doesn't work. That's USELESS information! We need details.
Omega Pro had helped me
I tried to install Google android 4.3 (nexus) on my phone i was successful but i didnt like that as it disable all the samsung features(palm,autostay) i tried to remove that but i messed something here i tried reset in TWRP after that my phone didnt start it was struck on samsung logo.
I tried to install google 4.3 again and it worked i had installed Omega rom its working fine but i do see my phone is slow i am still thinking of going back to actual android 4.2.2 version if u can help that would be great.
Thanks all for ur help.
Lennyz1988 said:
Why do you start messing with your phone when you have no idea what you are doing? Thats just dumb.
What are you doing with Triangle Away? Do you have any idea what it does?
Stop messing with your phone before you make it worse! Just chill and start reading the forums!
Tell us STEP BY STEP, what you did with your phone. Stop saying help my phone doesn't work. That's USELESS information! We need details.
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rabbu456 said:
I tried to install Google android 4.3 (nexus) on my phone i was successful but i didnt like that as it disable all the samsung features(palm,autostay) i tried to remove that but i messed something here i tried reset in TWRP after that my phone didnt start it was struck on samsung logo.
I tried to install google 4.3 again and it worked i had installed Omega rom its working fine but i do see my phone is slow i am still thinking of going back to actual android 4.2.2 version if u can help that would be great.
Thanks all for ur help.
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Download Samsung Kies,
Go to tools and click firmware upgrade and initialization
If you have 9505 type in Model: GT-I9505 If you have 9500 type in Model: GT-9500
Now it will ask your S/N Number. If you cannot boot to android then pull out the battery and there must be S/N Number (NOT Battery S/N)
If you can boot to android, then go to Settings, touch more then scroll down find and touch about device, then touch status, scroll down and see the serial number
type it in Kies
Then follow instruction from kies
you must boot to download mode first (you can do this with: turn off the device then press Volume Down + Home Button + Power Button and then if you release it and press volume up to continue it)
not working
When i tried got error saying GT-I9505 does not support intializing
Bordo_Bereli51 said:
Download Samsung Kies,
Go to tools and click firmware upgrade and initialization
If you have 9505 type in Model: GT-I9505 If you have 9500 type in Model: GT-9500
Now it will ask your S/N Number. If you cannot boot to android then pull out the battery and there must be S/N Number (NOT Battery S/N)
If you can boot to android, then go to Settings, touch more then scroll down find and touch about device, then touch status, scroll down and see the serial number
type it in Kies
Then follow instruction from kies
you must boot to download mode first (you can do this with: turn off the device then press Volume Down + Home Button + Power Button and then if you release it and press volume up to continue it)
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Phone Kies screenshot attached
Please find the attachment for phone screenshot in kies
rabbu456 said:
When i tried got error saying GT-I9505 does not support intializing
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Kies won't work because you have a custom rom installed.
Why dont you just flash a custom rom in the recovery?
1. Do a factory reset in recovery. Wipe system/data/cache.
2. Flash a custom rom.
3. Boot.
It's as simple as that.
Or do you want to flash a stock rom? If so, make sure you flash a knox disabled stock rom.
rabbu456 said:
Please find the attachment for phone screenshot in kies
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Do you have like an electronics store in example best buy? They can reflash your factory firmware for you. Or your carrier provider.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using xda app-developers app
will go try best buy
Will try best buy.............Thanks for ur help guys
[email protected] said:
Do you have like an electronics store in example best buy? They can reflash your factory firmware for you. Or your carrier provider.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using xda app-developers app
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rabbu456 said:
Will try best buy.............Thanks for ur help guys
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I'm sure you can get it running with odin. Download Odin ver 3.07. Download the stock mh6 firmware from sammobile.com. it's a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it. Use that file in odin, PDA slot. Only have auto-reboot checked in Odin.
Hi, all i am currently running rooted echoe rom v10 on my samsung s4 I9505. however, i want to revert my rom back to stock and would like to revert the system status to official.
can this still be done? or has the new 4.3 changes made this not possible?
thanks, any input is much appreciated.
PS :
i have reverted to a rom with a stock talexop 1.3 kernel and have attempted to reset binary counter using triangle away without any luck./
i have checked in odin mode, and i do not have anything which states knox. so i am assuming i have the old bootloader.
could someone please advice whether this can still be reset?
Bump anyone?
I just tried resetting the binary counter, using triangle away without any luck? i have reverted to a rom with a stock rom and have attempted to reset binary counter without any luck./
could someone please advice whether this can still be reset?
i have checked in odin mode, and i do not have anything which states knox. so i am assuming i have the old bootloader.
Adz1 said:
I just tried resetting the binary counter, using triangle away without any luck? i have reverted to a rom with a stock rom and have attempted to reset binary counter without any luck./
could someone please advice whether this can still be reset?
i have checked in odin mode, and i do not have anything which states knox. so i am assuming i have the old bootloader.
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Hello mate , let me help you with this problem ,First of all you need to download thishttp://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23050663588004454 and flash it via odin and select PDA.
2. once your done download triangle away and reset the binary ,its done . Have a nice day.
Repulsa said:
Hello mate , let me help you with this problem ,First of all you need to download thishttp://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23050663588004454 and flash it via odin and select PDA.
2. once your done download triangle away and reset the binary ,its done . Have a nice day.
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Thanks for the swift reply and suggestion
i will give that a go