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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....
grhand82 said:
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 ^^^^?
daystrom said:
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?
daystrom said:
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!
Has someone able to produce a Stock 2.3.6 Odin flashable tar? In the dev section it appears that the thing has been rooted and some removal has been done on the OTA update. There is a placeholder for the Stock 2.3.6 ROM, but it appears the person never got around to it.
Or, is it not possible yet or leaked yet? I am really looking for CWM flashable radios.
There is a stock 2.3.6 rooted rom right here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1361144
silver03wrx said:
There is a stock 2.3.6 rooted rom right here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1361144
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Yes, I saw that. But it is "not" stock, i.e. it does not get me back to the factory baseline. I need to be rooted/ROM manager to install this and it is pre-rooted. So if I "unroot" + "install stock recovery" would this take me back to Stock "2.3.6"?
Thanks..
I've been having trouble updating to the 2.3.6 OTA. I've formatted the phone, gone completely back to stock, formatted phone again, cleared all caches, and anything else I can think of. When I download the OTA and hit ok to restart, it takes me to the white screen that says updating, but it only gets to 25% of "preparing for upgrade" and then it says "update is failed".
I've also tried the 2.3.6 file from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1548750 but that always causes odin to crash.
Anyone else having this problem or anyone have any ideas on what I need to do?
You need to be completely stock: stock kernel, stock recovery, stock system with bloat, stock modems -- in order for the OTA update to take.
Download the stock UCKJ2 firmware from sammobile (I727UCKJ2_I727ATTKJ2_ATT.zip), unzip it, and flash the HOME_SGH-I727user_CL626051_REV02.tar.md5 in ODIN, then check again for update
But really, why bother? The update is just UCLA3 revisited, for the 3rd time... -- we have ICS goodness now.
Don't bother to update!!ยก!!
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cschmitt said:
You need to be completely stock: stock kernel, stock recovery, stock system with bloat, stock modems -- in order for the OTA update to take.
Download the stock UCKJ2 firmware from sammobile (I727UCKJ2_I727ATTKJ2_ATT.zip), unzip it, and flash the HOME_SGH-I727user_CL626051_REV02.tar.md5 in ODIN, then check again for update
But really, why bother? The update is just UCLA3 revisited, for the 3rd time... -- we have ICS goodness now.
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Thanks. That worked. The stock .tar file I was using was the k0nane one. I guess that's why it wasn't working. As for upgrading to ICS, I'll just wait till AT&T roll's it out or until the AOSP Rom is ready. The ICS leak feels the same way as the GB one with a few changes and a few bugs. I'd rather just stick with the stock and wait till an official ICS rolls out to our phones. That's just my preference.
cschmitt said:
You need to be completely stock: stock kernel, stock recovery, stock system with bloat, stock modems -- in order for the OTA update to take.
Download the stock UCKJ2 firmware from sammobile unzip it, and flash the HOME_SGH-I727user_CL626051_REV02.tar.md5 in ODIN, then check again for update
But really, why bother? The update is just UCLA3 revisited, for the 3rd time... -- we have ICS goodness now.
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Thank you. I was having same issue. THis worked perfectly!
I have been having the same issues with intermittent freezes and my phone soft crashes when deleting text messages. Just buggy in general. I tried all the suggested clean up resets and wiping the cache. Flashed it 2 separate times with to completely separate downloaded ROMs from the leak sites.
OTA does fail at 25% for me when preparing to flash when it tries to go to 2.3.6 from 2.3.5
Thanks for the post. Downloading the stock 2.3.5 now and will post an update afterwards.
Hello , I just purchased the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 GT-P3113 yesterday to replace an Acer Iconia A100 with a dead EMMC, 4.0.4 ICS is okay but I'm wanting to flash the P3113XARCLI jellybean leak from SamMobile , I'm already on stock UEBLH2 like needed for the leak, not rooted, still running stock recovery. When i get to recovery, i select the zip from my SD, as the zip for the leak is verified in recovery, i hit this error " E: error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip (status 7) , I'm currently downloading the stock firmware, I'm thinking of trying to reflash the stock clean via Odin and then try the leak again, or maybe download the leak OTA zip again, anyone have any suggestions or ideas that might solve the issue? Thanks!
Flashed stock firmware through Odin 3 1.35, Wiped Data and cache in stock recovery, tried to update again, seems to be working, will post again with end result
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Hello , I just purchased the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 GT-P3113 yesterday to replace an Acer Iconia A100 with a dead EMMC, 4.0.4 ICS is okay but I'm wanting to flash the P3113XARCLI jellybean leak from SamMobile , I'm already on stock UEBLH2 like needed for the leak, not rooted, still running stock recovery. When i get to recovery, i select the zip from my SD, as the zip for the leak is verified in recovery, i hit this error " E: error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip (status 7) , I'm currently downloading the stock firmware, I'm thinking of trying to reflash the stock clean via Odin and then try the leak again, or maybe download the leak OTA zip again, anyone have any suggestions or ideas that might solve the issue? Thanks!
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Why are you calling these releases "leaks" these are official 4.1.1 OTA and why are you trying to install an older version of 4.1.1 for p3113
The latest OTA is here
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/172673176...UECLI4-OTA-P3113UEBLH2_XAR_374372839.zip.html
DigitalMD said:
Why are you calling these releases "leaks" these are official 4.1.1 OTA and why are you trying to install an older version of 4.1.1 for p3113
The latest OTA is here
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/172673176...UECLI4-OTA-P3113UEBLH2_XAR_374372839.zip.html
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i've seen a small handful of people using that newer 4.1.1 who haven't gotton past their bootscreens, they're official yes but Samsung hasn't put out a full complete 4.1.1 update as far as i know, these are only test versions
Yes, we don't have an official, but I am on the 3110 UK version, and have had no issues.
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Can't seem to get it to properly connect to my wifi network on the first OTA for some reason
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Yes, we don't have an official, but I am on the 3110 UK version, and have had no issues.
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So i can flash the UK version via Odin and all should be good? and if i ever need to downgrade i can just revert everything just as i have to test the OTA with the stock P3113 firmware right?
Yes, flash thru Odin, use cf root to root, then flash clockworkmod thru odin. At that point, make a backup. At that point, you can flash any mods, or other ROMs, and return to the stock jellybean experience. Yes, I haven't had any problems with the ir blaster, or any problem. If you don't like it, Odin back to ICS, or a custom ROM thru CWM. The main point is to read, reread, research, and ask questions. As long as you do your homework, you will have no problems.
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JeramyEggs said:
Yes, flash thru Odin, use cf root to root, then flash clockworkmod thru odin. At that point, make a backup. At that point, you can flash any mods, or other ROMs, and return to the stock jellybean experience. Yes, I haven't had any problems with the ir blaster, or any problem. If you don't like it, Odin back to ICS, or a custom ROM thru CWM. The main point is to read, reread, research, and ask questions. As long as you do your homework, you will have no problems.
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Thank you! Running the UK 4.1.1, pretty nice so far, gonna go through with rooting and custom recovery in a bit, appreciate your help! Have a happy new year!
I rooted my Verizon GS3 and tried to install Google Wallet, which ultimately soft bricked my phone.
I am able to get into recovery mode, but I am unsure what to flash in Odin to get my phone back up and running.
My phone has VRBMF1 and stock 4.1.2. Can someone please point me in the right direction?
Thanks,
Duder29
i think flash a factory image in odin will do the trick.
for stock MB1 non rooted get the file here
for stock MB1 rooted get the file here
Bonkurei said:
i think flash a factory image in odin will do the trick.
for stock MB1 non rooted get the file here
for stock MB1 rooted get the file here
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Thanks, I'm back up and running.
-Duder29