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Such a pain getting rid of 4.0.4

Well I tried cm9 and latest 4.0.4 from Germany... In both I had a screen yellowish tint blinking issue... After flashing stock 4.0.4 I managed to root it via Dr . Ketan method... And also got cwm but cwm won't stick
That said I was looking forward to flash a safe kernel but I was afraid of doing it via cwm because I handle 4.0.4 as non safe (super brick bug infested) so I didn't dare to do so... So with no other option but Odin I didn't want to activate the binary counter because I wanted to return the phone because the yellow screen issue..
In was OMG how can I get rid of this w/o bricking my phone.. Well I have downloaded abyss kernel then momentary flashed cwm and then flashed abyss... When I rebooted the recovery a counter started and freaked me out... I let it count to 10.000 and got tired of it... I thought my phone was dead...
Then I turned it off and did the recovery sequence and it booted into the red cwm(abyss recovery) then wiped everything from there and installed a custom gb rom.
.. Luckily everything went fine and the custom rom booted perfectly.. In fact I'm using it right now checkrom notehd v6 its smooth as hell...
I can not reproduce the yellowish tint here and will try stock gb tomorrow and see if I can get the issue running... I'm worried because if I can't get the issue in gb then I can't claim warranty because it clearly says that I lose it if I change the software and it says the phone comes with android 2.3.6 so that means I'm stuck with gb..
I rebooted into Odin mode to see if something happened to the binary counter..
. And well everything seems fine but but but... I'm really worried about the screen issue as I proved its not hardware issue... How can I claim my warranty?
And wow what a pain in the ass to get rid of 4.0.4 without voiding warranty...
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to get back to gb you just have to flash any gb rom through odin... There was not need to go through the custom kernel for downgrade. .also on Ics, as long as you don't factory reset/wipe you are safe from any brick provided you know what you are doing with the phone and what apps you are installing.

to get back to gb you just have to flash any gb rom through odin... There was not need to go through the custom kernel for downgrade. .also on Ics, as long as you don't factory reset/wipe you are safe from any brick provided you know what you are doing with the phone and what apps you are installing.
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Yeah but as there is some roms that performs full wipe or non wipe and I'm not really sure that's the case for the stock roms from sammobile and or if Odin do a factory reset before flashing I was scared as hell
Noone provides clear steps here for doing things... So I followed what seemed more logical... Wich was getting a safe kernel to wipe without increasing the binary counter
Those "how to upgrade" guides should include at least a link for the safest way to "how to downgrade"
Nvm the point it's still the screen issue I want to know why it happens un ics and not in gb at least in this custom rom... I'm on... I want to change my phone but if I can not prove the issue I can not get a replacement
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You can get any rom from SAMMOBILE that says "kies" after the version... those are official roms rolled over kies which are always non wipe...
Or you could flash speedmod kernel 3-7 using ODIN, that's a safe kernel (brickbug free), on 4.0.4 and then flash anything you want, no worries about brick...
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mtdelnero said:
You can get any rom from SAMMOBILE that says "kies" after the version... those are official roms rolled over kies which are always non wipe...
Or you could flash speedmod kernel 3-7 using ODIN, that's a safe kernel (brickbug free), on 4.0.4 and then flash anything you want, no worries about brick...
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Yeah and increasing binary counter and lose warranty? No thanks Btw im on gb several hours ago just sharing my experience and still asking about the screen issue
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I just downloaded the firmware, put it into recovery mode (power + home + vol. up) and then selected the file from PC Odin in the PDA box and that's it!
I'm not trying any more ICS roms from Sammy. They all suck.

Final5k said:
to get back to gb you just have to flash any gb rom through odin... There was not need to go through the custom kernel for downgrade. .also on Ics, as long as you don't factory reset/wipe you are safe from any brick provided you know what you are doing with the phone and what apps you are installing.
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How do u flash the speedmod kernel w pc odin what gets ticked?
Btw didn't make that kies icon non-wipe connection, thanks
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where is the problem with the binary counter? just install the triangle away app from chainfire and you are fine
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k!DDa said:
where is the problem with the binary counter? just install the triangle away app from chainfire and you are fine
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+1 - Triangle Away is your friend to remove this!

zkyevolved said:
I just downloaded the firmware, put it into recovery mode (power + home + vol. up) and then selected the file from PC Odin in the PDA box and that's it!
I'm not trying any more ICS roms from Sammy. They all suck.
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This +1
And didn't know about such app(triangle away), should be sticked as a main thread, only knew about this jigs Wich I can not get in my country
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You could just install any gb rom via Odin and one install get into stock recovery and clean and wipe data and cache is easy
And if you downloaded a rootable gb rom you can simply follow the rooting method as per the sticky and install cm9 from there
And no binary counter
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msedek said:
Well I tried cm9 and latest 4.0.4 from Germany... In both I had a screen yellowish tint blinking issue... After flashing stock 4.0.4 I managed to root it via Dr . Ketan method... And also got cwm but cwm won't stick
That said I was looking forward to flash a safe kernel but I was afraid of doing it via cwm because I handle 4.0.4 as non safe (super brick bug infested) so I didn't dare to do so... So with no other option but Odin I didn't want to activate the binary counter because I wanted to return the phone because the yellow screen issue..
In was OMG how can I get rid of this w/o bricking my phone.. Well I have downloaded abyss kernel then momentary flashed cwm and then flashed abyss... When I rebooted the recovery a counter started and freaked me out... I let it count to 10.000 and got tired of it... I thought my phone was dead...
Then I turned it off and did the recovery sequence and it booted into the red cwm(abyss recovery) then wiped everything from there and installed a custom gb rom.
.. Luckily everything went fine and the custom rom booted perfectly.. In fact I'm using it right now checkrom notehd v6 its smooth as hell...
I can not reproduce the yellowish tint here and will try stock gb tomorrow and see if I can get the issue running... I'm worried because if I can't get the issue in gb then I can't claim warranty because it clearly says that I lose it if I change the software and it says the phone comes with android 2.3.6 so that means I'm stuck with gb..
I rebooted into Odin mode to see if something happened to the binary counter..
. And well everything seems fine but but but... I'm really worried about the screen issue as I proved its not hardware issue... How can I claim my warranty?
And wow what a pain in the ass to get rid of 4.0.4 without voiding warranty...
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Ever since I aware of the "brick" problem, I have not done a single wipe whenever I need to flash a new ROM. I have not encountered any big problem. :fingers-crossed:
So, for me, is just 2 steps:
1. Flash Abyss kernel.
2. Flash the ROM.
That is it (of course you need get it rooted 1st). The only thing is, 1st boot after flash ROM would take longer to boot up. I did run adb logcat to view the output to make sure the phone is still running/loading though...
So far, Criskelo ROM is the best for me. So I would stick with this ROM for now.

msedek said:
This +1
And didn't know about such app(triangle away), should be sticked as a main thread, only knew about this jigs Wich I can not get in my country
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You would have known if you know how to search and patiently read the threads.
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can someone advise please?

Hi
I have a new galaxy s4 on contract (unrooted, stock). I would like to try out some of the custom roms from this forum.
This will affect my warranty, counter etc.
I can use the Rom Manager app to take a backup of my system as it is now, If I need to take my galaxy s4 back to the store for
repairs etc., would a restore of this Rom Manager backup leave the phone EXACTLY as it was when I got it? including rom counter etc?
Would it also work on Kies? (I haven't used Kies yet but I understand that it recognises that a phone has been rooted / had custom
roms applied.
thank you
firbolg

firbolg said:
Hi
I have a new galaxy s4 on contract (unrooted, stock). I would like to try out some of the custom roms from this forum.
This will affect my warranty, counter etc.
I can use the Rom Manager app to take a backup of my system as it is now, If I need to take my galaxy s4 back to the store for
repairs etc., would a restore of this Rom Manager backup leave the phone EXACTLY as it was when I got it? including rom counter etc?
Would it also work on Kies? (I haven't used Kies yet but I understand that it recognises that a phone has been rooted / had custom
roms applied.
thank you
firbolg
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You have to flash custom recovery in order to flash custom rom, it means that your binary counter will increase, you can run triangle away if you have I9505 with no new firmware, then flash your stock rom before send it to warranty
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samersh72 said:
You have to flash custom recovery in order to flash custom rom, it means that your binary counter will increase, you can run triangle away if you have I9505 with no new firmware, then flash your stock rom before send it to warranty
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Hi samersh72
thanks for the quick reply. Sorry but I'm not clear on it.
Are you saying that after flashing custom rom(s) I cannot reset the phone by restoring the Rom Manager backup I took before flashing custom roms? Why is that?
If that's the case:
I think triangle away on the gs4 only works on stock roms? Does that mean that to reset the phone I would have to flash stock rom first and then run triangle away?
Would the flashing / triangle away also remove root?
firbolg

Sir you have a lot of reading to do. Have a look in the stick thread section for guides, tutorials and explanations. There are new security measures that will render your phone out of warranty with no way of returning it to stock condition. Read well.
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firbolg said:
Hi samersh72
thanks for the quick reply. Sorry but I'm not clear on it.
Are you saying that after flashing custom rom(s) I cannot reset the phone by restoring the Rom Manager backup I took before flashing custom roms? Why is that?
If that's the case:
I think triangle away on the gs4 only works on stock roms? Does that mean that to reset the phone I would have to flash stock rom first and then run triangle away?
Would the flashing / triangle away also remove root?
firbolg
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1) root
2) flash custom recovery
3) make the nandroid backup for your stock firmware.
4) play with custom roms
5) restore your stock firmware, run triangle away, unroot, send it to warranty.
triangle away does not remove root. unroot by flashing stock.
PS. triangle away does not run on new firmwares. MH8, 6, GG ...
avoid flashing them at this moment. once flashed, you can not downgrade due to the locked bootloader

HANDSY said:
Sir you have a lot of reading to do. Have a look in the stick thread section for guides, tutorials and explanations. There are new security measures that will render your phone out of warranty with no way of returning it to stock condition. Read well.
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Totally agree!
I cannot emphasise how important reading is before you do anything! Read read and read again! It'll save you stress in the future, believe me!
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RossFixxed said:
Totally agree!
I cannot emphasise how important reading is before you do anything! Read read and read again! It'll save you stress in the future, believe me!
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Thanks all. I'm reading |
firbolg

[Q] Your phone is compromised (3. Party MDM), what now?

Hey Guys,
I'm using a N9005 as my phone. For syncing "work" email an 3. Party MDM App is required. Because of the bad battery life I rooted the phone (knox 0x1) and installed Greenify and a custom kernel. It worked great but because I did a full wipe I needed to install the MDM App again.
Now I am not able to encrypt the device and the MDM tells me that my phone is compromised. I don't know if it is because of root or the missing encryption, knox 0x1 or the kernel?
Anyone has an idea what I can do now (except flashing stock)?
Is there any chance to get a great battery life again without root?
Thanks.

Alex87142 said:
Hey Guys,
I'm using a N9005 as my phone. For syncing "work" email an 3. Party MDM App is required. Because of the bad battery life I rooted the phone (knox 0x1) and installed Greenify and a custom kernel. It worked great but because I did a full wipe I needed to install the MDM App again.
Now I am not able to encrypt the device and the MDM tells me that my phone is compromised. I don't know if it is because of root or the missing encryption, knox 0x1 or the kernel?
Anyone has an idea what I can do now (except flashing stock)?
Is there any chance to get a great battery life again without root?
Thanks.
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Revert back to Stock kernel at least, it'll be the kernel that will cause the issue because it isn't signed Official, you don't use the KNOX container so that won't be the issue - Although triggering KNOX does stop the device from being encrypted.. but try changing the kernel and see.. It probably won't work though.
I've attached Stock MK2 kernel if you need it.

radicalisto said:
Revert back to Stock kernel at least, it'll be the kernel that will cause the issue because it isn't signed Official, you don't use the KNOX container so that won't be the issue - Although triggering KNOX does stop the device from being encrypted.. but try changing the kernel and see.. It probably won't work though.
I've attached Stock MK2 kernel if you need it.
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Thanks. But it didn't help. I flashed the stock kernel. When I try to encrypt, the screen goes black and the phone reboots after approx. 30 sec.
I reinstalled MDM but it still shows "compromised".

Alex87142 said:
Thanks. But it didn't help. I flashed the stock kernel. When I try to encrypt, the screen goes black and the phone reboots after approx. 30 sec.
I reinstalled MDM but it still shows "compromised".
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That'll be the KNOX effect then. Won't be able to encrypt your device anymore I'm afraid

escarth was
radicalisto said:
That'll be the KNOX effect then. Won't be able to encrypt your device anymore I'm afraid
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Are you sure? Didn't found anything about that around the web.
I did a backup with TWRP and try if going back to stock (unroot) helps...

Alex87142 said:
Are you sure? Didn't found anything about that around the web.
I did a backup with TWRP and try if going back to stock (unroot) helps...
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Well when KNOX is tripped you can't encrypt your device, you can try going back to full stock and see, but it doesn't work afaik. Have a gander round the forum you'll see some people posting about it.

radicalisto said:
Well when KNOX is tripped you can't encrypt your device, you can try going back to full stock and see, but it doesn't work afaik. Have a gander round the forum you'll see some people posting about it.
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Good news. After I was so frustrated I wiped and flashed stock.
Encryption worked!!!!
I installed MDM without any error.
Hopefully everything will work now....
Thank you all.

Can you root again after you have encrypted your phone I was trying to do this the other day but with no luck fort it most of been something to do with Knox ??
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Alex87142 said:
Good news. After I was so frustrated I wiped and flashed stock.
Encryption worked!!!!
I installed MDM without any error.
Hopefully everything will work now....
Thank you all.
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Interesting thar Encryption works after triggering KNOX, some conflicting reports that it does not.. Good to know none the less.

Yes you can root but it will wipe and destroy encryption. Encryption not working after root seems to be a common 4.3 bug.
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=58073
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[Q] Camera problems return to warranty

Hi
I have a problem with video recording with 4.3 camera app tried some roms allways the same problem. And some other problems related to battery.
Never tried 4.3 stock because of the knox problem i use custom roms.
To send it to warranty i need to clear all with triangle away and flash a stock 4.3 safely to original can anyone help?
The tricky part is the triangle away, ive done it a lot of times, but with this knox thing im affraid to flag it and keep the problems .
Thank you

Saltao said:
Hi
I have a problem with video recording with 4.3 camera app tried some roms allways the same problem. And some other problems related to battery.
Never tried 4.3 stock because of the knox problem i use custom roms.
To send it to warranty i need to clear all with triangle away and flash a stock 4.3 safely to original can anyone help?
The tricky part is the triangle away, ive done it a lot of times, but with this knox thing im affraid to flag it and keep the problems .
Thank you
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Hey there. From my previous experiences you should be able to use triangle away first, then go into Odin and flash back the 4.2 rom.
This would only work if you do not have Knox already.
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squabbi said:
Hey there. From my previous experiences you should be able to use triangle away first, then go into Odin and flash back the 4.2 rom.
This would only work if you do not have Knox already.
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Thanks,
You mean then flash the 4.3 rom? When i used triangle away i remember some tricky part about not rebooting or something...because the first time it didnt reset all counters.
If having knox means not showing on dowload mode , no i dont have.
Thanks again

Saltao said:
Thanks,
You mean then flash the 4.3 rom? When i used triangle away i remember some tricky part about not rebooting or something...because the first time it didnt reset all counters.
If having knox means not showing on dowload mode , no i dont have.
Thanks again
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Yeah when you still don't have the Knox bootloader you should use triangle away and then use Odin to get to 4.2. Or 4.3 if you want the Knox bootloader.
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squabbi said:
Yeah when you still don't have the Knox bootloader you should use triangle away and then use Odin to get to 4.2. Or 4.3 if you want the Knox bootloader.
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I reaaly dont want or need it but to report to warranty the camera error i need to confirm on a stock 4.3

Saltao said:
I reaaly dont want or need it but to report to warranty the camera error i need to confirm on a stock 4.3
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Yeah you could do the triangle away and then flashing a stock 4.3 from Odin.

[Q] Battery(s) always 100%

I have an i9505 , since a couple of weeks my battery status is always 100% and allways 5018Mv till it shuts down because it ran out of juice, even then the battery status is 100%. I don't think it is a software problem cause after it began i rooted the decive en installed a custom rom and did a full wipe of data and cache.
Anyone knows what the problem can be?
Allready tried another battery, same problem.
I can charge the batterys without any problems.
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Also my Phone thinks there's a headset connected, while there isn't any, can that be related?

nelisk said:
I have an i9505 , since a couple of weeks my battery status is always 100% and allways 5018Mv till it shuts down because it ran out of juice, even then the battery status is 100%. I don't think it is a software problem cause after it began i rooted the decive en installed a custom rom and did a full wipe of data and cache.
Anyone knows what the problem can be?
Allready tried another battery, same problem.
I can charge the batterys without any problems.
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Also my Phone thinks there's a headset connected, while there isn't any, can that be related?
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This must be a problem with that custom rom i think
try flashing stock firmware and wipe data ......
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aayushkhajuria2842 said:
This must be a problem with that custom rom i think
try flashing stock firmware and wipe data ......
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I flashed a custom rom after the battery had problems, same problem in custom rom. Rom is WanamLite 2.3.

nelisk said:
I flashed a custom rom after the battery had problems, same problem in custom rom. Rom is WanamLite 2.3.
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Before this custom rom which firmware was installed
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aayushkhajuria2842 said:
Before this custom rom which firmware was installed
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Just the custom i9505 rom, a couple of months ago it was rooted using Odin and a TWRP recovery, but no other modifications where made.

nelisk said:
Just the custom i9505 rom, a couple of months ago it was rooted using Odin and a TWRP recovery, but no other modifications where made.
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I cant understand .....u had prblm when it was running stock rom or custom just tell me this
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aayushkhajuria2842 said:
I cant understand .....u had prblm when it was running stock rom or custom just tell me this
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Sorry i meant stock rom.
4 months ago i rooted device, but still used stock rom.
1 month ago the battery problem appeared.
A couple of days ago i flashed it with a custom rom and wiped all data and cache.
Still the same problem.

nelisk said:
Sorry i meant stock rom.
4 months ago i rooted device, but still used stock rom.
1 month ago the battery problem appeared.
A couple of days ago i flashed it with a custom rom and wiped all data and cache.
Still the same problem.
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I still say u should flash a stockrom
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aayushkhajuria2842 said:
I still say u should flash a stockrom
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Can you explain why?
It was also happening when using stock rom.
Or do you suggest also unroot it?
Don't see why that would help.

nelisk said:
Can you explain why?
It was also happening when using stock rom.
Or do you suggest also unroot it?
Don't see why that would help.
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U must hav flashed something wrong if ur battery is charging nd discharging normally than it could not be a problem with battery ......trying flashing a firmware will not harm ur d3vice in any way u
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I have the same problem. Tried flashing new roms, modems, firmware.. etc.. no luck

Any luck?