I'm really confused.
I have not rooted my Skyrocket yet but am itching to do so.
I'm confused about the ROM counter and yellow ! symbol. From what I understand the ! symbol and counter increases when you flash a non-stock ROM using ODIN.
This thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340526 claims that flashing the recovery partition to CWM will not increment the counter. From there you can install superuser and ROMS through CWM and be safe from the counter.
However this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342348 says that flashing back to a stock AT&T ROM and even installing CWM using ODIN will increment the counter (see my post starting at #98) contradicting what the other thread says.
I'm moving this discussion here to avoid plugging up the Developers section.
Can someone please clear this up before I trip the counter?
Thanks!
Todd
The counter is going to trip so .. just dont worry about it
OP... are you on 2.3.5 or 2.3.6? I rooted my stock 2.3.5 with SuperOneClick 2.2, then did the OTA 2.3.6 update and retained root... and my counter did not trip. If on 2.3.5, SuperOneClick 2.2 should still work... then take the OTA 2.3.6 update.
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DoctorQMM said:
OP... are you on 2.3.5 or 2.3.6? I rooted my stock 2.3.5 with SuperOneClick 2.2, then did the OTA 2.3.6 update and retained root... and my counter did not trip. If on 2.3.5, SuperOneClick 2.2 should still work... then take the OTA 2.3.6 update.
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Any thoughts on rooting 2.3.6? Mine updated as soon as it came out, and now the SuperOneClick didn't seem to work... I too am an Android noob, but trying to learn. Thanks to all out here on the forums!
Yes you have to use this.method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340526....but its going to trip the counter. But i say who cares
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Yes you have to use this.method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340526....but its going to trip the counter. But i say who cares
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^^^
That thread specifically says it will NOT trigger the counter. That's why I am confused.
and i'm at 2.3.6, updated as soon as I powered on.
Yeah but it does ive used it mine was triggerd. And yeah like i said if your on 2.3.6 use thay method
counter?
Noobin to the enth degree brethren!!! What the heck is the "counter"? Please endulge my vanilla mind and to tell....
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Noobin to the enth degree brethren!!! What the heck is the "counter"? Please endulge my vanilla mind and to tell....
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Every time you flash a non-stock rom, a counter increments. Supposedly it is there so your carrier or Samsung techs can deny warranty claims if they see you have modified it.
The thread I referenced above isn't supposed to increment this counter as you are flashing the recovery partition, not the actual ROM.
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That thread specifically says it will NOT trigger the counter. That's why I am confused.
and i'm at 2.3.6, updated as soon as I powered on.
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I used that method to root my 2.3.6 phone and it DID NOT trip the counter. I tried DooMLoRD's method and it didn't work on 2.3.6.
Just FYI though - My phone did a couple sleep deaths (where it would power off without warning while sitting idle). I had that problem with my Captivate and was not about to deal with it again on this phone. It also crashed and rebooted a couple times for no apparent reason during normal use.
Un-Rooting and returning to stock before exchange (still within the 30 days) was a total PITA!
Wound up having to do a factory reset a couple times and used odin to this put this stock recovery back in to remove CWM and root.
After all that trouble they didnt even look at the phone at the store, they just gave me a replacement.
I haven't updated to 2.3.6. on the replacement yet. I used this method to root my phone while still at 2.3.5 and it worked - full auto - one click as advertised. LOL!
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I though the counter only tripped if you flashed a non stock KERNEL with ODIN.
I thought flashing custom ROMS via CWM recovery, not ODIN, did not trip counter.
Ginther,
Thanks for the info. That was informative.
Another question to anyone -
From what I have read, some say flashing any rom/kernal via ODIN will trip this counter (?)
If I wanted to return to a stock, non-rooted ROM and not trip the counter would this process work:
1. Download a stock flashable zipped up rom to the sdcard
2. Flash the stock rom using CWM
3. Install the stock recovery using ODIN
The "[MOD] ROOT | CWM | ODIN | SGH-I727 and SGH-I727R Skyrocket" post here claims flashing just the recovery will not trip the counter.
Thanks for any insight! I don't know why I fear the counter so much
Can anyone answer my post above ^^^^?
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Ginther,
Thanks for the info. That was informative.
Another question to anyone -
From what I have read, some say flashing any rom/kernal via ODIN will trip this counter (?)
If I wanted to return to a stock, non-rooted ROM and not trip the counter would this process work:
1. Download a stock flashable zipped up rom to the sdcard
2. Flash the stock rom using CWM
3. Install the stock recovery using ODIN
The "[MOD] ROOT | CWM | ODIN | SGH-I727 and SGH-I727R Skyrocket" post here claims flashing just the recovery will not trip the counter.
Thanks for any insight! I don't know why I fear the counter so much
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Can anyone answer my post above ^^^^?
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Those steps should work to get you back to a stockish form (2.3.5 would be box stock) without root. Whether or not that'll trip the counter I cant say for sure.
When I used ODIN to put the stock recovery listed above back in place - thus removing CWM recovery and root - it DID NOT trip the counter on my phone.
But it seems that some of these phones have different minds of their own so your mileage may vary... so attempt at your own risk.
I had a question about installing an OTA like 2.3.6 does this reset the counter? If so would it work to, use odin to flash and older Stock ROM then update via OTA, Kies, etc... thus allowing this process to reset the counter?
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Ginther,
Thanks for the info. That was informative.
Another question to anyone -
From what I have read, some say flashing any rom/kernal via ODIN will trip this counter (?)
If I wanted to return to a stock, non-rooted ROM and not trip the counter would this process work:
1. Download a stock flashable zipped up rom to the sdcard
2. Flash the stock rom using CWM
3. Install the stock recovery using ODIN
The "[MOD] ROOT | CWM | ODIN | SGH-I727 and SGH-I727R Skyrocket" post here claims flashing just the recovery will not trip the counter.
Thanks for any insight! I don't know why I fear the counter so much
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My experience is:
1. Flashing a Samsung 'official' stock ROM via ODIN will not trip the flash counter and will result in 'SAMSUNG OFFICIAL' being displayed on the download screen.
The only 'official' I-727 ROM I've found was UCKJ2 from: http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=SGH-I727&r=5#regiona
Extract the HOME_SGH-I727user_CL626051_REV02.tar.md5 from the zip file and flash it with ODIN, you'll be back to stock, un-rooted, official UCJK2.
2. Flashing a non-official stock ROM via ODIN will trip the flash counter and result in 'CUSTOM' being displayed on the download screen.
The ROM flash that tripped my counter: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342348
3. Flashing anything with ODIN (official or custom built-- system, recovery, modems) that doesn't contain a kernel (boot.img) will not trip the flash counter. I've flashed the stock recovery in ODIN a number of times and it hasn't tripped the counter.
But as other's have stated, why worry about it? I've returned phones to AT&T and the folks in the store didn't have a clue about checking the flash counter.
cschmitt said:
My experience is:
1. Flashing a Samsung 'official' stock ROM via ODIN will not trip the flash counter and will result in 'SAMSUNG OFFICIAL' being displayed on the download screen.
The only 'official' I-727 ROM I've found was UCKJ2 from: http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=SGH-I727&r=5#regiona
Extract the HOME_SGH-I727user_CL626051_REV02.tar.md5 from the zip file and flash it with ODIN, you'll be back to stock, un-rooted, official UCJK2.
2. Flashing a non-official stock ROM via ODIN will trip the flash counter and result in 'CUSTOM' being displayed on the download screen.
The ROM flash that tripped my counter: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342348
3. Flashing anything with ODIN (official or custom built-- system, recovery, modems) that doesn't contain a kernel (boot.img) will not trip the flash counter. I've flashed the stock recovery in ODIN a number of times and it hasn't tripped the counter.
But as other's have stated, why worry about it? I've returned phones to AT&T and the folks in the store didn't have a clue about checking the flash counter.
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I was going to ask about all of that and you have answered my questions. Thank you so much!
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is there a way to flash stock recovery without using odin? i dont want my counter to get trip. is it possible to flash the stock recovery with CWM?
From what I understand only flashing a kernel or non-stock rom with ODIN will trigger the counter.
Flashing a recovery with ODIN isn't supposed to trip it. I haven't done it so I am just telling you what I have read.
daystrom said:
From what I understand only flashing a kernel or non-stock rom with ODIN will trigger the counter.
Flashing a recovery with ODIN isn't supposed to trip it. I haven't done it so I am just telling you what I have read.
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No even flashing CWM with odin will trip the counter, flashing anything through download mode will. The counter doesn't prove anything. All it says if you flashed manually instead of through Kies. But downloading stock isn't against warranty. Since it doesn't list what you flashed only that you did a manual flash if you do need to take into Samsung then just tell them till your blue in the face that you only flashed stock. They can't prove otherwise. They will need to service you. Just make sure you've taken root off and CWM off as well.
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No even flashing CWM with odin will trip the counter, flashing anything through download mode will. The counter doesn't prove anything. All it says if you flashed manually instead of through Kies. But downloading stock isn't against warranty. Since it doesn't list what you flashed only that you did a manual flash if you do need to take into Samsung then just tell them till your blue in the face that you only flashed stock. They can't prove otherwise. They will need to service you. Just make sure you've taken root off and CWM off as well.
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Good point. So how about flashing CWM via ROM Manager... then flash zip ROMs/Kernels via CWM... will that trip the counter?
Why does this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340526
specifically say it will NOT trigger the counter?
ROOT THE AT&T SGH-I727 AND SGH-I727R SKYROCKET
This procedure does not trigger the Flash Counter, no ! yellow triangle at boot!!!
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Sorry people im new to Samsung and got a question... i used odin to flash CWM to my girls skyrocket... im pretty sure like nvflash i only have to do that one time... but anyways... ive heard that it counts the times that you've flashed something to the phone... if i only use CWM to flash rom's etc does the phone or odin still count those... or does odin only count the flashes when i use odin to flash something...?? sorry guyz im use to fastboot and nvflash new to the whole odin thing...although my next phone may be a samsung.. thanks for any help in advance....
Yes odin Only triggers flash counter When you use it!!!!!! For me i never used Odin so my cusom binary dLoad says No!!!!!!
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Sorry people im new to Samsung and got a question... i used odin to flash CWM to my girls skyrocket... im pretty sure like nvflash i only have to do that one time... but anyways... ive heard that it counts the times that you've flashed something to the phone... if i only use CWM to flash rom's etc does the phone or odin still count those... or does odin only count the flashes when i use odin to flash something...?? sorry guyz im use to fastboot and nvflash new to the whole odin thing...although my next phone may be a samsung.. thanks for any help in advance....
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ive flashed roms many times and i've always resorted to stock rom because its the most stable, the only times the flash counter was triggered is when i flashed back to stock. Is there a way to reset the flash counter, not that i care because if my phone break or need warranty, i dont send to for repair, rogers send me a new phone and i put the broken one in the box and send it back to them. but if ive ever had to, how can i reset flash counter?
it only gets triggered when you flash KERNEL in odin/heimdall, NOT just flashing recovery or /system.
CWM will never trigger the flash counter, period, no matter what you flash in CWM
appdroid said:
Yes odin Only triggers flash counter When you use it!!!!!! For me i never used Odin so my cusom binary dLoad says No!!!!!!
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He's asking if cwm will trip the counter in odin. It will not. I flash 3e and cwm back n forth for clean wipes before I switch roms and I'm still showing NO. Flashing a rom will from what I've read.
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ive flashed roms many times and i've always resorted to stock rom because its the most stable, the only times the flash counter was triggered is when i flashed back to stock. Is there a way to reset the flash counter, not that i care because if my phone break or need warranty, i dont send to for repair, rogers send me a new phone and i put the broken one in the box and send it back to them. but if ive ever had to, how can i reset flash counter?
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You can't.
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Silly question, but why do developers package ROMS for ODIN and not CWM? Is it a lot more work? For instance, I cannot find Rogers stock ROM for CWM.
.......the tars can for one take you back too 100 percent stock. And 2 if ur soft brickd ...and your phone wont even boot to cwm. Odin is your only answer. The tars get you back to stock recovery also
I'm going to have my phone exchanged so I need to return to stock.
I read the "fix soft brick, return to stock" thread and did what it said.
Right now I'm on stock 2.3.6 (updated through OTA) and unrooted.
BUT my counter was triggered...
I guess I can root it again to install CWM and flash the zip to reset the counter, but that way I'll be back to the beginning...
What's the best way to fix this situation?
u don't need to root to flash cwm. Read the Odin thread and flash the 5.0.2.6 tar, then you'll be unrooted with cwm. Flash the counter reset and then Odin back ONLY STOCK RECOVERY. If u Odin back the whole image, the counter will trip again
The official ICS release is out: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00047555&fm_seq=51638
My phone is currently rooted. If I update to ICS, will this remove root access?
If u want stock official ics then you will need to update through kies and the update won't take place if you are not 100% stock....so yeah you will lose root in the process...unless you flash a rooted version of stock ics.
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Wait so I can't even update when I have root?
If I official update, can I root it again easy enough?
Do I lose any data by doing the official update (and losing root)?
As far as I know you must be 100% stock otherwise the phone will not update. If I am incorrect then someone speak up please.
As for rooting after, this shouldn't be an issue
Edit: you shouldn't lose data during the update but I believe you will lose data when flashing stock so essentially you will lose data
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I think you can be rooted and take the update but you must have stock recovery
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cdshepherd said:
I think you can be rooted and take the update but you must have stock recovery
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This is confusing to me as he must have cwm to be rooted. Are u able to flash back the stock recovery back without doing a full Odin to stock?
I think he has to Odin back to 2.3.5 and then take the 2.3.6 ota if he wants to update to ics through kies.
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Me? I don't have a custom ICS, just the default (Gingerbread) I think... but only rooted.
Zenoxio said:
Me? I don't have a custom ICS, just the default (Gingerbread) I think... but only rooted.
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Your going to want to return to 100% stock UNrooted. Follow this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
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Mike on XDA said:
This is confusing to me as he must have cwm to be rooted. Are u able to flash back the stock recovery back without doing a full Odin to stock?
I think he has to Odin back to 2.3.5 and then take the 2.3.6 ota if he wants to update to ics through kies.
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Technically you don't have to have a custom recovery to be rooted. If he's on gb he could have just rooted with super oneclick and left his stock recovery alone
When an ota update was pushed you could take the update if you were rooted but you had to still have stock recovery, and it would break root in the process. If you had a custom recovery then the update wouldn't take. You had to either push stock recovery with Odin or flash a custom firmware of the new base.
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cdshepherd said:
Technically you don't have to have a custom recovery to be rooted. If he's on gb he could have just rooted with super oneclick and left his stock recovery alone
When an ota update was pushed you could take the update if you were rooted but you had to still have stock recovery, and it would break root in the process. If you had a custom recovery then the update wouldn't take. You had to either push stock recovery with Odin or flash a custom firmware of the new base.
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I completely forgot about super one click. I wanted a nandroid of stock unrooted so I used the Odin of cwm method. Thanks for the reminder
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Ok, here's what I did to update to ICS 4.0.4 UCLF6 and I didn't lose any data and I was rooted, etc.
Download the file from sammobile here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=SGH-I727&r=-1#modelsa (the version shows 4.0.3, but that's a mistake, when it installs it shows 4.0.4 UCLF6). You'll need odin to install it. Once you install it via odin, it'll reboot and do it's initialization, etc. You'll revert to stock recovery and lose root. Once your phone boots and finishes loading, etc. Go back into download mode and flash CWRM via odin to get a new recovery. Once you have new recovery, you can then flash via recovery the root package which you can download directly from the source here: http://androidsu.com/superuser/
You'll want to download the latest 3.1.3 arm (not just the binary, the Superuser.apk and su). This should do the trick!
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Ok, here's what I did to update to ICS 4.0.4 UCLF6 and I didn't lose any data and I was rooted, etc.
Download the file from sammobile here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=SGH-I727&r=-1#modelsa (the version shows 4.0.3, but that's a mistake, when it installs it shows 4.0.4 UCLF6). You'll need odin to install it. Once you install it via odin, it'll reboot and do it's initialization, etc. You'll revert to stock recovery and lose root. Once your phone boots and finishes loading, etc. Go back into download mode and flash CWRM via odin to get a new recovery. Once you have new recovery, you can then flash via recovery the root package which you can download directly from the source here: http://androidsu.com/superuser/
You'll want to download the latest 3.1.3 arm (not just the binary, the Superuser.apk and su). This should do the trick!
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to confirm what u posted
download ARM devices (2.0 – 4.1)
3.1.3
md5: b3c89f46f014c9df7d23b94d37386b8a
Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip <<<<<< dl this file
binary only
md5: d78ec986923b72dfdaa71d1db731a8f3
su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip<<<<<<<<<and this file
flash via cwm since neither one has an apk extension
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to confirm what u posted
download ARM devices (2.0 – 4.1)
3.1.3
md5: b3c89f46f014c9df7d23b94d37386b8a
Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip <<<<<< dl this file
binary only
md5: d78ec986923b72dfdaa71d1db731a8f3
su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip<<<<<<<<<and this file
flash via cwm since neither one has an apk extension
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Yes, but download the file named Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip and flash it via CWM. This will appropriately push Superuser.apk to /system/app and push su to /system/bin
This worked like a charm....
Any chance for instructions on Odin? I've never used it before. I see a lot of guides out there, but they're all different and I don't know the specific way to do this.
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Any chance for instructions on Odin? I've never used it before. I see a lot of guides out there, but they're all different and I don't know the specific way to do this.
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Are trying to install cwm or flash a firmware? Either way, the links in my sig (from Vincom) will be exactly what you are looking for
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For a one stop shop are Vincom's threads
Everything Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773659
Returning to Stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
Trying to flash to latest official firmware (ICS).
I guess I want the Restore To Stock instructions? Thanks.
Zenoxio said:
Trying to flash to latest official firmware (ICS).
I guess I want the Restore To Stock instructions? Thanks.
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Yes follow that thread and just use the 4.0.4 firmware found in the download section. If u still have questions just let me know
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For a one stop shop are Vincom's threads
Everything Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773659
Returning to Stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
Okay I just finished the Odin part, easy enough.
I'm lost on this part:
Go back into download mode and flash CWRM via odin to get a new recovery. Once you have new recovery, you can then flash via recovery the root package which you can download directly from the source here: http://androidsu.com/superuser/
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After the Odin part, I'm already on ICS right? What is CWRM and why am I flashing it?
Zenoxio said:
Okay I just finished the Odin part, easy enough.
I'm lost on this part:
After the Odin part, I'm already on ICS right? What is CWRM and why am I flashing it?
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That is a beginning step in rooting your phone. It is referring to Clockwork Mod Recovery which must be flashed in Odin. If u don't plan on rooting then disregard that stuff. You are good to go!
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Zenoxio said:
Okay I just finished the Odin part, easy enough.
I'm lost on this part:
After the Odin part, I'm already on ICS right? What is CWRM and why am I flashing it?
Go back into download mode and flash CWRM via odin to get a new recovery. Once you have new recovery, you can then flash via recovery the root package which you can download directly from the source here: http://androidsu.com/superuser/
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which post did you read, those instructions aren't from my sticky
Hi, I want to completely unroot my phone and restore it to factory settings. Recently I've been experiencing system random reboot and hang ups. I want to revert it back completely so that the warranty can still cover me if it goes down.
So from what I have searched so far, I have to reset the flash counter before I unroot, and then flash a stock version of the ROM using Odin? which will take care of the root
My question is how can I uninstall Clockwork recovery? And is it necessary to flash all the way back to the very first version of the ROM? I want to make sure it says official binary or official release channel(forgot what its called exactly) instead custom binary...
Thanks!
also, is it necessary to flash all the way back to the very first firmware and update my way back up? Or can i just flash the UVLH5 one that gave ICS?
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also, is it necessary to flash all the way back to the very first firmware and update my way back up? Or can i just flash the UVLH5 one that gave ICS?
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Just flash the counter reset and then download the new UVMB1 firmware (if you want to have ICS) from samfirmware.com. Extract the tar.md5 file and flash it in ODIN (repartition will NOT check itself - I tested this today). No pit file required. Afterwards you will show reset counter as "No" and binary as "samsung official" in download mode.
I'm not for sure, but I don't remember when the last time I flashed the counter reset tool... and after flashing the UVMB1 my counter still said 'no'. Could be nothing... but I know I didn't do it today when I flashed...
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Just flash the counter reset and then download the new UVMB1 firmware (if you want to have ICS) from samfirmware.com. Extract the tar.md5 file and flash it in ODIN (repartition will NOT check itself - I tested this today). No pit file required. Afterwards you will show reset counter as "No" and binary as "samsung official" in download mode.
I'm not for sure, but I don't remember when the last time I flashed the counter reset tool... and after flashing the UVMB1 my counter still said 'no'. Could be nothing... but I know I didn't do it today when I flashed...
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so will clockwork recovery also be removed when I flash the stock firmware..?if not how should I go about removing it?
It will probably be removed when flashing the stock firmware. Try it if not then come back and ask for help.
You guys think we can use the blaze pit from Eric's thread to reroot?
jbats said:
You guys think we can use the blaze pit from Eric's thread to reroot?
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Looking at the big tar from samsung-update - I would say the rooting process should not need to change in the slightest. Truth be told I rooted ICS the same way I rooted GB... gotta love Samsung
All I tend to do is:
- Turn on USB Debugging
- Open Odin 1.85
- Get phone into download mode
- Flash Shabbys CWM tar file without rebooting
- Boot into recovery mode (holding power for a while works for me, then hold vol up and down - or just battery pull, put back in battery, then hold power-vol up-vol down)
- Flash Superuser or SuperSU (latter has been my choice as of late) zip
That's what I'll be doing to the wifes phone once she gets home anyway - though she's gone until pretty late... meaning I won't get to do anything until tomorrow night most likely. I'm pretty sure someone else will beat me to it (and by all means please do), but I was thinking I would put together a full odexed bloated zip, then maybe a deodexed one w/ root sort of thing? I'll maybe take a little and try to clear out carrieriq remnants (I don't think those have been active in quite a while really) as well...
Was there anything in particular people wanted?
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It will probably be removed when flashing the stock firmware. Try it if not then come back and ask for help.
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Indeed it has been removed! Nice. But whenever I go into download mode, it still shows Odin, I'm not sure if this will still void the warranty...? But at least the Current Binary shows samsung official, and counter shows No. So that's good.
This looks stock right? It's been so long that I forgot what the phone info page is supposed to look like...
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Indeed it has been removed! Nice. But whenever I go into download mode, it still shows Odin, I'm not sure if this will still void the warranty...? But at least the Current Binary shows samsung official, and counter shows No. So that's good.
This looks stock right? It's been so long that I forgot what the phone info page is supposed to look like...
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All you need it to say in download mode is "Flash Counter : No" and "Current Binary: Samsung Official" and you're set. It will always say odin mode since that's download mode by another name.