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flashcounter question

Ok so basically for what I understood ny some reading is that when you use ODIN to flash ROM's you get the flash-counter +1 and bye bye warranty.
Can the flash counter be reset ? if so how do you do it? is that done by flashing back the stock ROM?
Thanks

right now the only way to reset the counter is with uart. I am sure this will change down the line but for now that is all we have.

shansmi said:
right now the only way to reset the counter is with uart. I am sure this will change down the line but for now that is all we have.
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I saw uart mentioned before but still having a hard time researching it. Care to explain how do I go about obtaining and using one?

Just to share my experience. I flashed rom two times until now and my counter is still to zero. I never used Odin to root or flash.
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erykz said:
Just to share my experience. I flashed rom two times until now and my counter is still to zero. I never used Odin to root or flash.
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Did you use Odin to flash CWM?
I know once you have CWM you can just flash the rom. zip through recovery (and don't need to use Odin).
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Rom counter does not trip with stock Samsung firmware

I used Odin to root and go back to stock after using multiple roms, still at zero on counter

SnackCracker said:
Did you use Odin to flash CWM?
I know once you have CWM you can just flash the rom. zip through recovery (and don't need to use Odin).
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I root with this method
http://jjpda.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-root-galaxy-note-safest-way.html
it works for the skyrocket and many other phones.
after that I downloaded cwm from the market and I installed it as an regular application. never used Odin.

You can also root then use rommanager to install cwm from tye tmobile gs2

silver03wrx said:
Rom counter does not trip with stock Samsung firmware
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Thanks that's what I wanted to know.

[Q] Galaxy Ace Died after installing CWM with odin [please help]

Hi,
Please help me.
I tried to install CWM in my galaxy ace using "Odin".
I followed correct steps and odin showed "pass" at last.
but now my phone is not booting.
It will load upto "GALAXY Ace GT-S5830....." scree and nothing is happening after that.
I am not able to boot into recovery also now.
How I can recover my phone back?
Please help me.

Flash everything back to stock with Odin. You should make sure repartition is checked before flashing. When you try to flash cwm through Odin, redownload the files and try again.
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brnbock said:
Flash everything back to stock with Odin. You should make sure repartition is checked before flashing. When you try to flash cwm through Odin, redownload the files and try again.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA
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Thanks for replying, but sorry to ask you one more doubt (may be too n00b qn.)
what do you mean by "flash everything"?
where I can get all those files for Ace?

Sorry took soo long to reply, was at work. Can you post a link to the method you used to flash cwm? Just want to make sure I point you to the correct firmware.

I have used the method at
acetips.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/install-cwm-ace-froyo
As it didn't worked, I used some other "ops" file, which brick my phone.
Can I use any samsung upgrade method ( as I have done earlier in my sonyericsson w8 using SEUS) ?
Or how can I fully flash and make it alive?

Try this...!
Hey no phone dies so easily, so, follow the process mentioned in the given link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1034145

You know how to use odin get you ops file and further download the stock rom on
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/

thanks friends.
But now I am not able to get into the recovery mode. will it get fixed after flashing the latest firmware?
What is the really working method to get CWM recovery for ACE?

It should work again if u flashed the stock because the stock recovery is included in the stock rom =)

please help me.
my phone is still not turning on, even after flashing stock firmware using odin.
How can i get it back?

my ace is now alive
Thank god!!! at last, my phone is alive.
Now dear friends, do u know any guaranteed to work -cwm flashing methods for ace?

Since you have flashed stock, are you able to get into stock recovery?
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brnbock said:
Since you have flashed stock, are you able to get into stock recovery?
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Yes, now I am able to get into stock recovery by booting up holding HOME+POWER buttons.

Before CWM, ROOT ur phone...!
eljomon said:
Thank god!!! at last, my phone is alive.
Now dear friends, do u know any guaranteed to work -cwm flashing methods for ace?
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Before you flash CWM Recovery, you need to ROOT ur phone, download upd_1.zip file from the link that I provided in the previous post and flash it from Stock recovery.

bipinbedi said:
Before you flash CWM Recovery, you need to ROOT ur phone, download upd_1.zip file from the link that I provided in the previous post and flash it from Stock recovery.
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I agree. Though not totally necessary, it does help. Also enable adb.
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Is it possible to root without Odin?

I have a Galaxy Tab 7.0 plus, and I was able to install CWM and root it using this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1379532
Flashed CWM and root through stock recovery then just installed the SuperUser app from market. That was it. Seeing as this is a Samsung device as well, why does Odin have to be used to install CWM/root? Using Odin means your flash counter goes up... doing it through stock recovery did not cause my counter to move on my Tab 7.0 plus.

bump bump bump

This is an interesting idea to me. Can anyone else confirm that this method works? I've got a Tab 2 10.1 that I've been really holding back on rooting, etc because of the ODIN flash counter not being able to be reset yet.
I'm curious to see how this turns out. I may have just found my in if I can do it through the stock recovery

Hopefully we'll get TriangleAway someday, which will make this an non-issue. We already *almost* have Mobile ODIN.

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need someone able to create SU zip flashable with stock recovery, once rooted, can install mobile odin to flash custom recovery without increasing the flash binary counter... then again i'm no dev , just a suggestion that i have in mind...
sorry if still bumpity bump without actual solution...

baliriot said:
need someone able to create SU zip flashable with stock recovery, once rooted, can install mobile odin to flash custom recovery without increasing the flash binary counter... then again i'm no dev , just a suggestion that i have in mind...
sorry if still bumpity bump without actual solution...
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What's the problem with flash counter ? Your tab will blow up after 10 flash ?

Green78 said:
What's the problem with flash counter ? Your tab will blow up after 10 flash ?
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That's how they can tell if you've modded the tablet and voided the warranty
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Be careful
rooted roccin official cm9 via da swagged out gt3113

[Q] How to uninstall clockworkmod recovery?

I have a galaxy tab 2 7.0 [GT-P3113]
I just flashed cwm recovery on it and rooted it, I've just wanted to try and uninstall clockworkmod and go back to stock recovery, I searched everywhere but I couldn't find anything for my tab model.
I'm running android 4.0.4, didn't flash any ROMs yet.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25892251
That should help you get back to stock.
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Maximinus I said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25892251
That should help you get back to stock.
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Thanks, I have some questions because I coudln't post a reply to that post.
-I live in egypt and I bought my tab from the US, this rom is for the US so should I flash it normally? (will I get the OTA updates)?
-should I backup my data and so? (sorry it's my first device)

You should get ota's as its 100% stock. As far as flashing it no need to backup anything. You won't have root or cwr to use your backup. Flash via Odin and you should be good to go.
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*I done that for my Galaxy Ace, I believe should be the same.
reverting back to Stock from CWM all you need is Odin and stock firmware which able to obtain from sammobile.
flash is with stock ROM via Odin will bring everything back to stock. *after flash, make sure swipe your data & cache OTHERWISE it will stuck and become boot-loop.

kimtatt said:
*I done that for my Galaxy Ace, I believe should be the same.
reverting back to Stock from CWM all you need is Odin and stock firmware which able to obtain from sammobile.
flash is with stock ROM via Odin will bring everything back to stock. *after flash, make sure swipe your data & cache OTHERWISE it will stuck and become boot-loop.
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I did flash the stock ROM and recovery via odin, and it worked perfectly, thanks for the info thought because once I forgot to wipe data and it was stuck on boot-loop till I reached recovery mode.
I meant isn't there a normal way to go back to android recovery without flashing new ROM?

Can't really have stock recovery AND root... seeing as you install root via CWM
Besides you can do way more with CWM over stock.
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p3100
he any one knows the link for uninstalling cmw in p3100
and also the unroot package

Create a new thread,don't post on an old one.

If you are rooted with custom recovery you can flash only the stock recovery using mobile odin.
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getting back to original recovery from twrp recovery
i have karbonn smart tab 10 (cosmic) .i have installed twrp recovery on my tab. but i cant find any zip files when i go into recovery and twrp is not working properly.i cant even root my tab. i want to go back to original recovery.please help.

Do you have a P5100 , P5110 or P5113 ? It don´t sounds like!
If not - don´t use this files! This might brick your device!
If you don´t have a P51XX you need to find a Stock-Recovery or Custom-Recovery for your Device.
If you have P51XX download and flash a StockRom - or extract the recover.img inside the XXX_HOME.tar.md5 and make it Odin-Flashable using this tool and flash it with Odin.

Help me pls
HI i have micromax a25 i root my phone using (Root+½-T) then i used mobile uncle app for cwm recover
but after this i cant even open recovery by vol up+power+menu key ............ so i cant even install update or backups................ please guide me to fix............. plz plz im in trouble............ shud i use this method????

how to remive cwm recovery from sony xperia m dual. please help me
Maximinus I said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25892251
That should help you get back to stock.
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Please help me to remove cwm recovery from.sony xperia m dual to its stock

shamsul1993 said:
Please help me to remove cwm recovery from.sony xperia m dual to its stock
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please find your correct thread.

Request : CWM recovery for stock recovery JB

since i cant access to my odin someone had a flash-able clockworkmod works with stock recovery?? so i can install a custom rom thanks !!
for p3100

You can't flash anything with the samsung recovery. Only updates. Odin is the only way.

do one simple thing! install kies from samsung website. then attach your device with your pc. it will install adb for your device! now your device will be recognised by odin!!! flash as many things u want then! be sure to close kies before flashing with odin
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dredremon said:
since i cant access to my odin someone had a flash-able clockworkmod works with stock recovery?? so i can install a custom rom thanks !!
for p3100
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If you are rooted, you can download ROM manager, it will install cwm without the need of a PC, but again that's if you are already rooted.
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bluecarbon said:
If you are rooted, you can download ROM manager, it will install cwm without the need of a PC, but again that's if you are already rooted.
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btw i solved my problem successfully root my tab. using my buddy laptop to work for odin