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Odin download mode FAIL??

Hello guys,
I am not happy with new update MJ7... so I decided to install old MI5 stock os.
I downloaded from sammobile site n900 Ins Mi5 stock firmware.
I followed all steps to install firmware via pc odin...
But every time it's fail, I don't know why this happened?
And after that my recovery mode is gone then I re install stock recovery and then I checked that in download mode i see bit counter 01? And I dont have knox counter in odin download mode...
Did my warranty gone? Can I install old stock rom like MJ1 OR MI5?? Please guys I am in very big trouble help me ?
I have indian sm-n900 upgraded from note 2 n7100...
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ravij08 said:
Hello guys,
I am not happy with new update MJ7... so I decided to install old MI5 stock os.
I downloaded from sammobile site n900 Ins Mi5 stock firmware.
I followed all steps to install firmware via pc odin...
But every time it's fail, I don't know why this happened?
And after that my recovery mode is gone then I re install stock recovery and then I checked that in download mode i see bit counter 01? And I dont have knox counter in odin download mode...
Did my warranty gone? Can I install old stock rom like MJ1 OR MI5?? Please guys I am in very big trouble help me ?
I have indian sm-n900 upgraded from note 2 n7100...
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you cant downgrade firmware anymore

ravij08 said:
Hello guys,
I am not happy with new update MJ7... so I decided to install old MI5 stock os.
I downloaded from sammobile site n900 Ins Mi5 stock firmware.
I followed all steps to install firmware via pc odin...
But every time it's fail, I don't know why this happened?
And after that my recovery mode is gone then I re install stock recovery and then I checked that in download mode i see bit counter 01? And I dont have knox counter in odin download mode...
Did my warranty gone? Can I install old stock rom like MJ1 OR MI5?? Please guys I am in very big trouble help me ?
I have indian sm-n900 upgraded from note 2 n7100...
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Downgrading your software is a security risk for Samsung, so you can't do it anymore.
Your flashing and fiddling probably triggered Knox and now your warranty is permanently gone.
Don't mess with your phone unless you know what you are doing.

Skander1998 said:
Downgrading your software is a security risk for Samsung, so you can't do it anymore.
Your flashing and fiddling probably triggered Knox and now your warranty is permanently gone.
Don't mess with your phone unless you know what you are doing.
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ok...
from day 1 dont have Knox in odin downloading mode, only have Bit counter 0x0
And when i updated from Kies 3.0 then after lost my recovery mode and after re installing recovery mode through odin 1.83 then
Bit counter 0x1
I didn't install any custom rom or Auto root...
i am really confused...????

if it said 0x1 then the knox fuse is triggered and your warranty is void regardless.
Can you take a picture of download mode (odin mode) and post it so I make sure?

Yes I confirmed that warranty bit is 1 and there is no knox counter...
That means kies will remove warranty after updating....
So Samsung store will not give replacement of this device...???
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Happy to tell all of you that Samsung store said my warranty is still valid and they downgraded my mj7 os to mj1...
It's great I don't know how they do it but I happy now
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Can I update from the official KitKat firmware through Odin or Kies and *not* lose an

Hi, I am a total noob in the area of updating my Note 3, so please guide me.
I want to update my Note 3 with the official firmware of Poland through Kies or Odin ( I know how to do that)
But one thing I'm afraid of and don't know is whether I will lose all my data (apps OR Phone data) if I update through Odin or not?
Just a note, I am trying to keep my Note 3 totally unrooted, untampered with in any other way. So will updating through Odin also increase my Knox number?
Thanks.
Best regards
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Jamal Ahmed said:
Hi, I am a total noob in the area of updating my Note 3, so please guide me.
I want to update my Note 3 with the official firmware of Poland through Kies or Odin ( I know how to do that)
But one thing I'm afraid of and don't know is whether I will lose all my data (apps OR Phone data) if I update through Odin or not?
Just a note, I am trying to keep my Note 3 totally unrooted, untampered with in any other way. So will updating through Odin also increase my Knox number?
Thanks.
Best regards
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Via ODIN will wipe your data/factory reset. -- Via KIES off the top of my head I cannot remember as it's been a while since I used it.
Official firmware will not trip your KNOX, and has been confirmed safe also/

radicalisto said:
Via ODIN will wipe your data/factory reset. -- Via KIES off the top of my head I cannot remember as it's been a while since I used it.
Official firmware will not trip your KNOX, and has been confirmed safe also/
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how about mobile odin?
I assume it wont work cos the new android version need new bootloader. just waiting for someone to confirm~

uccoffee.forum said:
how about mobile odin?
I assume it wont work cos the new android version need new bootloader. just waiting for someone to confirm~
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You 100% need the new bootloader for it to work and even boot properly, and you will lose root. MOP won't work.

Anyone thinks android 4.4.2 can be falshed with mop, keeping 0x0 root and it will start withthe old bootloader?
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I wouldn't try flashing kitkat with mobile Odin right now. I think the app needs to be updated for kitkat. It soft bricked my phone when I tried but pc Odin worked fine.
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[Q] Reverting back to stock

Hello everyone,
I have Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 and using CyanogenMod's installer version a few months now.
CyanogenMod's installer has A LOT of problems and I had enough of it and want to go back to stock.
Before I moved to CM I had 4.3 and also Knox bootloader so it went to 0x1 after CM's installation.
I want to ask can I go to stock 4.3 even that my Knox is 0x1?
Do I need to use TriangleAway? If so, how?
I understood that TriangleAway requires Samsung's official kernel but I have the kernel of CM now.
Anyway, what do I need to do?
Thanks in advance

Meyhemg said:
Hello everyone,
I have Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 and using CyanogenMod's installer version a few months now.
CyanogenMod's installer has A LOT of problems and I had enough of it and want to go back to stock.
Before I moved to CM I had 4.3 and also Knox bootloader so it went to 0x1 after CM's installation.
I want to ask can I go to stock 4.3 even that my Knox is 0x1?
Do I need to use TriangleAway? If so, how?
I understood that TriangleAway requires Samsung's official kernel but I have the kernel of CM now.
Anyway, what do I need to do?
Thanks in advance
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Find your stock rom specifically the one that is your region. If your phone is for example like mine, i9500 XSE which is the first three letters of Indonesia then get that specific stock file.
It's probably around 1.4 gigs. It downloads very slow. After that open Odin flash the stock rom, and your good to go. I've bricked numerous times and all I've done was revert back like this. No problems.
I don't know if you can put the stock rom in your custom recovery and flash it there, I haven't tried it yet just run Odin in administrator mode, insert the stock rom, go into download mode on your phone by pressing - vol and power, then click start.
Wait.
Stock.
Done,
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Drasztic said:
Find your stock rom specifically the one that is your region. If your phone is for example like mine, i9500 XSE which is the first three letters of Indonesia then get that specific stock file.
It's probably around 1.4 gigs. It downloads very slow. After that open Odin flash the stock rom, and your good to go. I've bricked numerous times and all I've done was revert back like this. No problems.
I don't know if you can put the stock rom in your custom recovery and flash it there, I haven't tried it yet just run Odin in administrator mode, insert the stock rom, go into download mode on your phone by pressing - vol and power, then click start.
Wait.
Stock.
Done,
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Thanks, but don't I need to use TriangleAway to reset binary counter so that I'll be able to receive future updates from Samsung?

Meyhemg said:
Thanks, but don't I need to use TriangleAway to reset binary counter so that I'll be able to receive future updates from Samsung?
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I may be wrong on this one but, if you use the auto CF root method I don't think there's a way to use the triangle method.
Therefore you're stuck on Knox. I could be wrong but I'm leaning on 70% being right..
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Meyhemg said:
Thanks, but don't I need to use TriangleAway to reset binary counter so that I'll be able to receive future updates from Samsung?
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I guess the binary counter is hidden somewhere. And for updates you can get OTA kies updates if you are havin stock recovery. One last thing Triangle away doesnt supports I9500.
All the best.

Mandark52 said:
I guess the binary counter is hidden somewhere. And for updates you can get OTA kies updates if you are havin stock recovery. One last thing Triangle away doesnt supports I9500.
All the best.
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Thanks.
I installed stock BTU and now my device status shows "Official" and also in download mode, without using TriangleAway.
Also, Kies works with my device again and recognizes it.

Meyhemg said:
Thanks.
I installed stock BTU and now my device status shows "Official" and also in download mode, without using TriangleAway.
Also, Kies works with my device again and recognizes it.
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Yes it says official but your knox counter might be already 0x01. If so, you won't be able to update your device via Kies anymore. You can always download the updates anyway.
cheers ~

deandoi said:
Yes it says official but your knox counter might be already 0x01. If so, you won't be able to update your device via Kies anymore. You can always download the updates anyway.
cheers ~
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But when I connect my phone to Kies it does recognize my phone and says I have the latest firmware and it doesn't shoe any sign that I won't be able to update through it.
I think you're mistaken with the binary counter. If the binary counter wasn't 0 and showed custom in download mode and settings only then I couldn't update via Kies.

deandoi said:
Yes it says official but your knox counter might be already 0x01. If so, you won't be able to update your device via Kies anymore. You can always download the updates anyway.
cheers ~
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If you have a custom recovery then you wont be able to update via Kies or OTA.
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Meyhemg said:
But when I connect my phone to Kies it does recognize my phone and says I have the latest firmware and it doesn't shoe any sign that I won't be able to update through it.
I think you're mistaken with the binary counter. If the binary counter wasn't 0 and showed custom in download mode and settings only then I couldn't update via Kies.
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Oh yeah. My mistake.
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deandoi said:
Oh yeah. My mistake.
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PHEW. I thought it's the end of updates for my device.
What I did understand is that I won't be able to use Knox app on the phone. right?

Meyhemg said:
PHEW. I thought it's the end of updates for my device.
What I did understand is that I won't be able to use Knox app on the phone. right?
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Yep. You won't be able to use them. I disable them anyway.
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[Q] Is Supersu The Best Way To Unroot When Flashing Firmware Isn't Possible?

I need to be able to unroot my phone so that I can take it in for repair.
Apparently my phone (SGH-I337 - AT&T) cannot have firmware flashed to it in order to unroot it (apparently because I allowed an update to be installed a while back when I shoudn't have).
There's a lot of people recommending SuperSU for unrooting but the recommended procedures vary (primarily when it comes to which files you should manually delete and when exactly you should delete them) and there's also no mention of whether or not all traces of rooting are removed.
I'm really worried that I'll bring the phone in and they'll find something which indicates that the phone was rooted.
Note: I don't have any custom recovery or firmware installed. The phone has only been rooted using towelroot. Nothing else.

StrabbaClone said:
I need to be able to unroot my phone so that I can take it in for repair.
Apparently my phone (SGH-I337 - AT&T) cannot have firmware flashed to it in order to unroot it (apparently because I allowed an update to be installed a while back when I shoudn't have).
There's a lot of people recommending SuperSU for unrooting but the recommended procedures vary (primarily when it comes to which files you should manually delete and when exactly you should delete them) and there's also no mention of whether or not all traces of rooting are removed.
I'm really worried that I'll bring the phone in and they'll find something which indicates that the phone was rooted.
Note: I don't have any custom recovery or firmware installed. The phone has only been rooted using towelroot. Nothing else.
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Here is a guide I made for getting back to complete 100% unrooted stock. It's for the GS3, but should work on the GS4 as well. http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-att/general/how-to-restore-device-status-to-t2832880

StrabbaClone said:
I need to be able to unroot my phone so that I can take it in for repair.
Apparently my phone (SGH-I337 - AT&T) cannot have firmware flashed to it in order to unroot it (apparently because I allowed an update to be installed a while back when I shoudn't have).
There's a lot of people recommending SuperSU for unrooting but the recommended procedures vary (primarily when it comes to which files you should manually delete and when exactly you should delete them) and there's also no mention of whether or not all traces of rooting are removed.
I'm really worried that I'll bring the phone in and they'll find something which indicates that the phone was rooted.
Note: I don't have any custom recovery or firmware installed. The phone has only been rooted using towelroot. Nothing else.
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What firmware version are you on? There is an Odin flashable firmware that'll work on it. The one to uses depends on what your on now.
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jd1639 said:
What firmware version are you on? There is an Odin flashable firmware that'll work on it. The one to uses depends on what your on now.
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Firmware: 4.4.2
Build/baseband number: I337UCUFNI1

StrabbaClone said:
Firmware: 4.4.2
Build/baseband number: I337UCUFNI1
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Flash the nb1 tar file, it's in the general forum. Then leave it there or you can ota it back to nl1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56453100
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jd1639 said:
Flash the nb1 tar file, it's in the general forum. Then leave it there or you can ota it back to nl1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56453100
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Wow, thank you very much for that info.! I really appreciate it.
Every set of instructions I had come across told me to flash either the I337ATTAMDL firmware or the I337UCUAMDB firmware, and attempting to flash either of those resulted in a FAIL in Odin.
Before I proceed, can you confirm that flashing this NB1 firmware will not trip KNOX or affect a flash counter (requiring a reset with TriangleAway)?
Also, real quick while I have your attention, do you happen to know of any custom firmware/ROM (eg, a version of CyanogenMod or something similar) that I can flash to my phone? Or am I completely out of luck in that department?

StrabbaClone said:
Wow, thank you very much for that info.! I really appreciate it.
Every set of instructions I had come across told me to flash either the I337ATTAMDL firmware or the I337UCUAMDB firmware, and attempting to flash either of those resulted in a FAIL in Odin.
Before I proceed, can you confirm that flashing this NB1 firmware will not trip KNOX or affect a flash counter (requiring a reset with TriangleAway)?
Also, real quick while I have your attention, do you happen to know of any custom firmware/ROM (eg, a version of CyanogenMod or something similar) that I can flash to my phone? Or am I completely out of luck in that department?
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Flashing nb1 will not trip Knox. You're out of luck with cm. With the locked bootloader you can only flash touch wiz based roms using safestrap
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Flashing the NB1 file worked perfectly.
Thanks again! I really appreciate it.

S Pen issue

Hi,
S pen is not working after an OTA update to lollipop stock version. It was working fine on earlier version. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Backup all your data and download from new..if that dont then something wrong pen..but u not put whats working with pen and not working. have u clicked one of settings that dont show s pen menu when u pull it out??

jowett69 said:
Backup all your data and download from new..if that dont then something wrong pen..but u not put whats working with pen and not working. have u clicked one of settings that dont show s pen menu when u pull it out??
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The air command is active. When I undock pen, the air command menu appears. The pen was working fine before the lollipop upgrade, I think it was working on 4.4.2.
It was OTA which automatically downloaded and installed. How the OTA becomes corrupt about S pen? If I download another stock ROM, should it work?
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I am begging you guys to not get that OTA route of upgrade, please. Download the ROM you want from sammobile.com and flash via Odin. Before doing all the do a FULL WIPE (not that darn factory reset thing under settings).
Then come back here and report, it is possible that there is a problem with the Wacom digitizer, or the S Pen itself has gone kaput, but you gotta try before confirming that.

Plz tell me if I download ROM via sammobile then if I use Odin, will it change my device status from official to any other one?
Thanks for your reply and support.
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Furqan Ullah said:
Plz tell me if I download ROM via sammobile then if I use Odin, will it change my device status from official to any other one?
Thanks for your reply and support.
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flashing via Odin might get your knox warranty to 0x1 so if your phone is new it can void the warranty

expain08 said:
flashing via Odin might get your knox warranty to 0x1 so if your phone is new it can void the warranty
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Yes, there are people who don't give a damn about warranty, my message was meant for them obviously. And there are places too where Samsung will still service your phone regardless of KNOX status.

Warranty is not the issue for me. I only want stock ROM and OTA updates enable over it. Up till now its enabled. As I said earlier that I upgraded lollipop via OTA and that might be the issue of S pen.
By using Odin I believe that I will receive OTAs as well if I downgrade my cell to 4.4.2.
But definitely as you said, I will get the stock lollipop from sammobile and will flush via Odin.
By the way what is the KNOX mean or abbreviation? Thanks
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I have flushed lollipop stock version via Odin and no use. The issue persist as S Pen is not working.
Please let me know what to do next?
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Waiting for response from someone on this issue. Thanks
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