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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...
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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?
I have a Sprint variant of the S4 and I want to unroot it. But I used Triangle Away and it's not resetting the binary count. TA is says that "Status cannot be determined..."
Why do all the tutorials say that this will work on the Sprint S4 when TA reboots the device, it says "Could not find triangle and counter date..."
What the heck is going on????
heyjoojoo said:
I have a Sprint variant of the S4 and I want to unroot it. But I used Triangle Away and it's not resetting the binary count. TA is says that "Status cannot be determined..."
Why do all the tutorials say that this will work on the Sprint S4 when TA reboots the device, it says "Could not find triangle and counter date..."
What the heck is going on????
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You're probably on MF9. I believe Triangle Away only works for MDL and earlier.
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heyjoojoo said:
I have a Sprint variant of the S4 and I want to unroot it. But I used Triangle Away and it's not resetting the binary count. TA is says that "Status cannot be determined..."
Why do all the tutorials say that this will work on the Sprint S4 when TA reboots the device, it says "Could not find triangle and counter date..."
What the heck is going on????
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You have to be on MDL or MDC for triangle away to work. You also need the stock kernel and recovery installed to reset everything.
This message brought to you in part by Sprint and the letters GS and the number 4
So am I stuck? or is there a way to reset my binary count?
I keep trying to flash the current kernel (MF9) with a MDL but after rebooting, the device still shows MF9.
GiantJay said:
You have to be on MDL or MDC for triangle away to work. You also need the stock kernel and recovery installed to reset everything.
This message brought to you in part by Sprint and the letters GS and the number 4
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I keep trying to flash the rom with MDL roms but they're not sticking. I've tried several MDL ROMs. I also tried flashing just the kernel via Odin and no change in the MF9.
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I keep trying to flash the rom with MDL roms but they're not sticking. I've tried several MDL ROMs. I also tried flashing just the kernel via Odin and no change in the MF9.
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I have a thread on this in q and a. Good luck is all I can say. Last time I tried to get rid of mf9 I couldn't figure it out.
This message brought to you in part by Sprint and the letters GS and the number 4
GiantJay said:
I have a thread on this in q and a. Good luck is all I can say. Last time I tried to get rid of mf9 I couldn't figure it out.
This message brought to you in part by Sprint and the letters GS and the number 4
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The problem is that I'm trying to reset the binary counter. All these youtube videos and tutorials indicate that it can be done. But I have had no success thus far. And it seems that the MF9 update is the culprit.
heyjoojoo said:
The problem is that I'm trying to reset the binary counter. All these youtube videos and tutorials indicate that it can be done. But I have had no success thus far. And it seems that the MF9 update is the culprit.
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Here's how I did it the other day. I was going from rooted MDL (stock rom with some tweaks) to MF9. So I had to get back to unrooted MDL first. I followed the "Reverting to Unmodified Stock MDL to update to Stock MF9" section of this thread to do it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277480
I did a factory reset first. ODIN'd the MDL tar in that section. That did not set me all the way back to official on the download screen, though. I ran Triangle Away at that point, but it made no difference. So I did another factory reset and that did the trick. I was all back to official and unrooted.
I then installed MF9 using the very next section of the above thread. It was also showing official in the download screen.
jejb said:
Here's how I did it the other day. I was going from rooted MDL (stock rom with some tweaks) to MF9. So I had to get back to unrooted MDL first. I followed the "Reverting to Unmodified Stock MDL to update to Stock MF9" section of this thread to do it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277480
I did a factory reset first. ODIN'd the MDL tar in that section. That did not set me all the way back to official on the download screen, though. I ran Triangle Away at that point, but it made no difference. So I did another factory reset and that did the trick. I was all back to official and unrooted.
I then installed MF9 using the very next section of the above thread. It was also showing official in the download screen.
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So, I should unroot back to MDL stock (but not the MF9 stock). Then root with a MDL or MDC based ROM. Run Triangle Away but do a Factory reset?
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So, I should unroot back to MDL stock (but not the MF9 stock). Then root with a MDL or MDC based ROM. Run Triangle Away but do a Factory reset?
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No, follow the directions to get back to MDL unrooted, stock rom. Do not root it once there. You may have to do a couple of factory resets for the binaries to get reset so that it's all "official" on the Download screen. Once you get to that point - all official - then take the OTA to go to MF9. That will give you stock rom, unrooted, all official MF9.
From there you can root or not, up to you. I did. But my download screen says custom again of course, now that I've rooted my MF9.
The issue that I had was getting rid of the mf9 software and baseband. Whenever I flashed mdl the mf9 software and baseband would still be there. I gave up but I need to unroot still and get back to all stock with no custom binary too. I think I might try today again.
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---------- Post added at 12:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:35 PM ----------
Here's the thread I created a while ago. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2382188
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jejb said:
No, follow the directions to get back to MDL unrooted, stock rom. Do not root it once there. You may have to do a couple of factory resets for the binaries to get reset so that it's all "official" on the Download screen. Once you get to that point - all official - then take the OTA to go to MF9. That will give you stock rom, unrooted, all official MF9.
From there you can root or not, up to you. I did. But my download screen says custom again of course, now that I've rooted my MF9.
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Success!!!! Thank you so much for your help!!!!
Product Name: SPH-L720
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
Glad it worked for you. Remember to hit the "Thanks" button, if you would be so kind.
jejb said:
Glad it worked for you. Remember to hit the "Thanks" button, if you would be so kind.
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Lol. I don't think 99% of the people on this website even know that there is a thanks button, or don't know how to use it. Gave up a long time ago on that one.
This message brought to you in part by Sprint and the letters GS and the number 4
I think MF9 locks the baseband in odin when you trip the counter. I found the easiest way to downgrade was to odin MDL or MDC and then let it boot up. It will show as baseband of MF9 still. Go back into odin one more time and load the same version as the first time. The second time will change the baseband because the bootloader is using the MDL or MDC version and not the MF9 version so the second time everything will change and when you re-boot you won't see MF9 anymore. At least this works for me. Hope it helps someone else.
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.
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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
hi all. need help
i've been playing with different roms for couple of years now on different phones and did not have any problems.
till now that is ....
i have installed Omega 21.1, but from time to time phone would lose gsm data connection so i decided to flash something else.
installed [ROM]KOT49H【4.4.2】AOSP official Google Edition and it was good.
for some, God knows what reason, wanted to try Omega19 (4.3). installed fine but sound was broken. when ever phone used any kind of sound it would start flashing or would freeze or something. Flasing any other rom did not help. and for some reason it does not let me change modem with odin.
Last modem i have installed is XXUEMJ5.
tried to do restore using [GUIDE] Unroot/Unbrick, Flash official stock firmware on Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 & I9505 but Odin would fail with Auth error
tried with Odin 3.47, and 3.07
now i still can install rom but stops in logo loop. tried both Omega and google edition.
pls help
gec said:
hi all. need help
i've been playing with different roms for couple of years now on different phones and did not have any problems.
till now that is ....
i have installed Omega 21.1, but from time to time phone would lose gsm data connection so i decided to flash something else.
installed [ROM]KOT49H【4.4.2】AOSP official Google Edition and it was good.
for some, God knows what reason, wanted to try Omega19 (4.3). installed fine but sound was broken. when ever phone used any kind of sound it would start flashing or would freeze or something. Flasing any other rom did not help. and for some reason it does not let me change modem with odin.
Last modem i have installed is XXUEMJ5.
tried to do restore using [GUIDE] Unroot/Unbrick, Flash official stock firmware on Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 & I9505 but Odin would fail with Auth error
tried with Odin 3.47, and 3.07
now i still can install rom but stops in logo loop. tried both Omega and google edition.
pls help
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Hi,
Once you have installed a TW 4.4.2 ROM , it installs the latest knox bootloader.
At that point , you cannot downgrade your firmware.
You said you installed [ROM]KOT49H【4.4.2】AOSP official Google Edition and it was good.
Your best bet is to re-install that.
As for the modem , there is a technique which you have to try:
Look HERE
That should help.
BTW , I edited your title
thx. will try that and report back.
nope, still stuck @ logo loop
not sure what more combination to test
tried Omega 21.1 with
Bootloader -> BL_I9505XXUFNA5_373648_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_C ERT.tar.md5 and
Modems -> CP_I9505XXUFNA5_373648_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_C ERT.tar.md5
but now it does not get to the logo. shows samsung logo and than screen goes blank.
gec said:
tried Omega 21.1 with
Bootloader -> BL_I9505XXUFNA5_373648_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_C ERT.tar.md5 and
Modems -> CP_I9505XXUFNA5_373648_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_C ERT.tar.md5
but now it does not get to the logo. shows samsung logo and than screen goes blank.
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Hi,
Did you try the GE ROM?
gec said:
tried Omega 21.1 with
Bootloader -> BL_I9505XXUFNA5_373648_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_C ERT.tar.md5 and
Modems -> CP_I9505XXUFNA5_373648_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_C ERT.tar.md5
but now it does not get to the logo. shows samsung logo and than screen goes blank.
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Try to reFlash those Files with Odin then Boot into TWRP mode and Do a full wipe and Install Omega (Inside Omega file there's Fullwipe , Click that and Setup the apps you need) then reboot .Make sure that You have a TWRP recovery^
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Hi,
Did you try the GE ROM?
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nope. cant find anything with that name. could you link it please?
Repulsa said:
Try to reFlash those Files with Odin then Boot into TWRP mode and Do a full wipe and Install Omega (Inside Omega file there's Fullwipe , Click that and Setup the apps you need) then reboot .Make sure that You have a TWRP recovery^
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thx.
tried it. no success after samsung logo just goes black.
gec said:
nope. cant find anything with that name. could you link it please?
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Hi,
You said you tried the [ROM]KOT49H【4.4.2】AOSP official Google Edition ,and it worked .
So I figured to try and re-install that one.
The other thing you must do between flashing different ROMS is a full wipe (Cache and data)
yes. that was first thing i tested. at best i get the logo loop.
and yes, i do full data wipe before and after reinstallation of the new rom.
cache wipe only whe requested but in this case done that to.
is there a way to see a boot log or something to see where and why booting stops?
gec said:
yes. that was first thing i tested. at best i get the logo loop.
and yes, i do full data wipe before and after reinstallation of the new rom.
cache wipe only whe requested but in this case done that to.
is there a way to see a boot log or something to see where and why booting stops?
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The best thing you can do is flash the entire 4.4.2 stock rom via odin.And start from scratch(Recovery/Custom rom) Since you already flashed the newestbootloader (from OMEGA file) .This mean your knox is now triggered and your warranty is now void 0x01.
gec said:
yes. that was first thing i tested. at best i get the logo loop.
and yes, i do full data wipe before and after reinstallation of the new rom.
cache wipe only whe requested but in this case done that to.
is there a way to see a boot log or something to see where and why booting stops?
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Hi,
Perhaps you should try to find the latest test stock 4.4.2 firmware ( I9505XXUFNA1) and flash it in odin.
Wipe data and cache before and after flashing.
And then wait for the official update.
At least you should have a phone you can use.
following http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
i've found that there is 4.3 stock image I9505XXUEMKF. downloaded it and tried to install but that did not work.
now this is a noob question but is there a speciffic bootloader, modem or something else i need to flash before flashing this image?
or should i search for 4.4.2 version?
thx
flashing stock 4.3 on current bootloader/modem combination gives me Fail from Odin and Sw. Rev. Check Fail error on the phone.
gec said:
flashing stock 4.3 on current bootloader/modem combination gives me Fail from Odin and Sw. Rev. Check Fail error on the phone.
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I believe malybru already answer that for you .Thread and Stop experimenting with your Phone because there's a chance that you might bricked your Device or end up with no IMEI.. and Your asking for help/Solution mate so follow their instruction . If not feel free to send your Phone to customer Service for repair.( and Be aware that your warranty is already voided unless your Country is part of EU so Rooting and Flashing don't void your warranty)
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I believe malybru already answer that for you .Thread and Stop experimenting with your Phone because there's a chance that you might bricked your Device or end up with no IMEI.. and Your asking for help/Solution mate so follow their instruction . If not feel free to send your Phone to customer Service for repair.( and Be aware that your warranty is already voided unless your Country is part of EU so Rooting and Flashing don't void your warranty)
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So what you mean that if you leave in a country that is part of EU, It doesn't matter if KNOX is triggered? (I life in Holland btw)
KingOfDope said:
So what you mean that if you leave in a country that is part of EU, It doesn't matter if KNOX is triggered? (I life in Holland btw)
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Click the link on EU mate . And start reading even my provider said that if the knox is already triggered, My phone still have warranty for 2 years as long its a hardware/system problem. But if i break the glass on my phone and such then i dont have any warranty for that..and must pay them for a repair.
Sent from Hell ��
Repulsa said:
I believe malybru already answer that for you .Thread and Stop experimenting with your Phone because there's a chance that you might bricked your Device or end up with no IMEI.. and Your asking for help/Solution mate so follow their instruction . If not feel free to send your Phone to customer Service for repair.( and Be aware that your warranty is already voided unless your Country is part of EU so Rooting and Flashing don't void your warranty)
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ah, my bad. for some reason i was reading 4.4.2 as 4.2.2
i did follow all other instructions, and i thank you all for them, but still not sure where to go from here.
i know i should stick to 4.4.2 firmware but need to check somehow if bootloader/modem combination that i've install is actually installed.
gec said:
ah, my bad. for some reason i was reading 4.4.2 as 4.2.2
i did follow all other instructions, and i thank you all for them, but still not sure where to go from here.
i know i should stick to 4.4.2 firmware but need to check somehow if bootloader/modem combination that i've install is actually installed.
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If you already flash the Bootloader from Omega then you can no longer downgrade to 4.3 stock , that's why your Getting Fail (Auth) in Odin Flash the 4.4.2 stock Leak rom for now then if you consider flashing a Custom Rom then ,flash the philz recovery 6.09.2 or TWRP (Dont forget to Nandroid backup EFS and such and then DO A CLEAN WIPE by Wiping cache, dalvik cache data and system) and From recovery flash any Custom rom you like. (no need to root your phone, Your phone will be rooted after flashing any custom rom . So goodluck
So I've got a rooted, unlocked i9505 on XXUEMKF running 4.3 but I can't get OTA updates because I get the "your device has been modified" pop-up. My question is how can I restore everything to complete factory settings so that it'll allow me OTA updates, remove my root access and run complete stock firmware and the like, I'd also like it to restore my warranty. I've read a few things and they all seem to state that I need to install a stock Samsung ROM, but I always thought that's what I've been running as I haven't flashed any ROMs, all I've done is root the device. It says that my device status is 'custom' but I'd like that to switch to normal too.
Anyone push me in the right direction?
How did you root your device?
If you have the superuser app, go to it's settings, scroll down and you will see an option for totally unroot. Try this and if the Ota still not works, make a factory reset. Otherwise you have to Odin flash the stock Samsung firmware.
Maybe this guide helps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
piemanpm said:
How did you root your device?
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via Odin
speedwayfan75 said:
If you have the superuser app, go to it's settings, scroll down and you will see an option for totally unroot. Try this and if the Ota still not works, make a factory reset. Otherwise you have to Odin flash the stock Samsung firmware.
Maybe this guide helps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
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I'll give it a go now.
So now I have a stock 4.3 UK ROM official from Samsung, when trying to update from the About Device menu it tells me that I'm on the latest firmware... Has my warranty returned? My Knox counter does shoe 0x1 however, is it impossible to reset? I've tried Triangle Away. I want to send this phone in for a replacement from an authorised Samsung seller, but they're asking me for proof from Samsung that my phone isn't rooted. Where do I go from here?
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So now I have a stock 4.3 UK ROM official from Samsung, when trying to update from the About Device menu it tells me that I'm on the latest firmware... Has my warranty returned? My Knox counter does shoe 0x1 however, is it impossible to reset? I've tried Triangle Away. I want to send this phone in for a replacement from an authorised Samsung seller, but they're asking me for proof from Samsung that my phone isn't rooted. Where do I go from here?
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Knox counter cannot be reset.