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Is there a flash counter on Z3C that needs to be reset before flashing stock rom and sending the device to Sony for service?

rickythefox said:
Is there a flash counter on Z3C that needs to be reset before flashing stock rom and sending the device to Sony for service?
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Never heard of something like this. Flash stock and send it in.

Nah this ain't samsung

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[Q] How to prepare my note for warranty and what I've to tell?

Hello XDA!
I managed to brick my Note, so I'd like to sent it to the repair under warranty.
But my problem is, I'm currently on a stock ROM (I've flashed it with patched PIT) and I don't know how I should show to the repair centre that my partition is damaged and what to tell. Also my note has currently 3 flash counters.
I thought about the CF-Root Kernel -> TriangleAway.apk -> Flash a ROM with Mobile ODIN (Think doesnt increase the counter), but when I do it like this, my phone is still re-partionated with the patched PIT, so I have to remove this patched PIT, but when I remove it with ODIN and try to re-partion with stock PIT it would increase the counter? (And wouldn't be able to flash smth else because my note is bricked...)
At the moment I've no perspective how I can manage that. Has someone tip or knows how I could do that?
Thanks!!
// Sry for my rly bad english!
Go here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1354888
jonpaslim said:
Go here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1354888
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Only possible with JIG?
thommysenf said:
Only possible with JIG?
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Yes theres no other way.
You can buy it in ebay. Its better to buy the jig than to pay the repair, because they will surely see the binary count and void your warranty and also tell them you hardbrick your note by factory reset your phone.
jonpaslim said:
Yes theres no other way.
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Please.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.triangleaway&hl=sv
Already used it twice on my 2 weeks old Note.
3mL said:
Please.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.triangleaway&hl=sv
Already used it twice on my 2 weeks old Note.
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Is it not working on your note?
jonpaslim said:
Is it not working on your note?
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Of course it's working - it's made by Chainfire!
3mL said:
Of course it's working - it's made by Chainfire!
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Triagle away is good for working phone but if you hardbrick your phone, how can you use it?
jonpaslim said:
Triagle away is good for working phone but if you hardbrick your phone, how can you use it?
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Hmm, isn't it working through CWM? Can't one enter CWM when bricked?
The funny part is that my note is actually working with custom pit, but I have to show to the repair centre that they wont be able to flash a normal ROM, so I have to reset my counter first (this is possible with custom pit and stock rom & triangle_away.apk), but then I have to flash again the normal pit, thats the point. To flash again original pit increases the counter, or I am wrong?
Dude your commiting fraud and should be reported
You knew what you were doing when voiding warantee
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baz77 said:
Dude your commiting fraud and should be reported
You knew what you were doing when voiding warantee
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Read all the threads here in Q&A. You'll find alot of threads like this, every one knew what the were doing when voiding the guarantee, but it's not prohibited to ask what they told to the repair centre? So where's the problem?
baz77 said:
Dude your commiting fraud and should be reported
You knew what you were doing when voiding warantee
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Let's be frank, the eMMC bug is a manufacturing defect and Samsung knew it. That's fraud.
joe2316 said:
Let's be frank, the eMMC bug is a manufacturing defect and Samsung knew it. That's fraud.
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Well you got me there
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thommysenf said:
Hello XDA!
I managed to brick my Note, so I'd like to sent it to the repair under warranty.
But my problem is, I'm currently on a stock ROM (I've flashed it with patched PIT) and I don't know how I should show to the repair centre that my partition is damaged and what to tell. Also my note has currently 3 flash counters.
I thought about the CF-Root Kernel -> TriangleAway.apk -> Flash a ROM with Mobile ODIN (Think doesnt increase the counter), but when I do it like this, my phone is still re-partionated with the patched PIT, so I have to remove this patched PIT, but when I remove it with ODIN and try to re-partion with stock PIT it would increase the counter? (And wouldn't be able to flash smth else because my note is bricked...)
At the moment I've no perspective how I can manage that. Has someone tip or knows how I could do that?
Thanks!!
// Sry for my rly bad english!
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IF u can re-partion with stock pit i guess u can flash stock rom too.
just tell me how exactly did u brick your note
So ive the same problem.. Updated OTA to ics, made a factory reset -> Damaged partition. So i used the patched PIT to get it working again. All working fine now, except that there are much more lags than before.
So i want to send it back to samsung to get it repaired / changed. What can i do now? I think samsung will check the phone and they will notice that it was flashed with patched pit. Is it possible to get it back to stock (with stock pit) to send it back?
thommysenf said:
Only possible with JIG?
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My guess as to WTF it is you're talking about :
JIG
Because, yes, it's cute to flaunt acronyms, but in the end it doesn't help anybody.
Donald Nice said:
So ive the same problem.. Updated OTA to ics, made a factory reset -> Damaged partition. So i used the patched PIT to get it working again. All working fine now, except that there are much more lags than before.
So i want to send it back to samsung to get it repaired / changed. What can i do now? I think samsung will check the phone and they will notice that it was flashed with patched pit. Is it possible to get it back to stock (with stock pit) to send it back?
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Not 100% on this. Don't think repetition ingredients to stock would work as it would fail, but this might actually be a good root to go down. There's a chance the partition would be damaged enough to pose a re- superbrick. Alternatively, install stock ics and go for another superbrick.
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Galaxy Note Big Problem

Guys i have a big problem. Every time i turn of my phone or try to put it on download mode or recovery mode it stucks in black screen and dont responding like it's been bricked. But when i remove the battery for 2 min and place it again it's opening normaly. Im in stock filmware and just rooted. Can u tell me why this is happening? Maybe i have to flash the official filmware again or somethink?
bagelismar said:
Guys i have a big problem. Every time i turn of my phone or try to put it on download mode or recovery mode it stucks in black screen and dont responding like it's been bricked. But when i remove the battery for 2 min and place it again it's opening normaly. Im in stock filmware and just rooted. Can u tell me why this is happening? Maybe i have to flash the official filmware again or somethink?
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Are you on stock kernel? If so then flash some safe kernel and try full wipe, if that too doesn't help, then flash stock firmware using pc odin.
I am assuming you are on ICS, as you didn't provide any info. You should have mentioned the method used for root and everything.
jeetu1981 said:
Are you on stock kernel? If so then flash some safe kernel and try full wipe, if that too doesn't help, then flash stock firmware using pc odin.
I am assuming you are on ICS, as you didn't provide any info. You should have mentioned the method used for root and everything.
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Sorry man your right. I used cursed4eva way that i found on a youtube video and im in ICS your right. All my broblems start when i wanted to flash a custom rom and with android recovery i tried to install AbyssNotekerne.zip from my external sd. Since i couldn't cause i was getting some kind of error i think somethink about licence i stop cause i didnt want to brick my phone and after this all problems began. So any help is welcome thank you
bagelismar said:
Sorry man your right. I used cursed4eva way that i found on a youtube video and im in ICS your right. All my broblems start when i wanted to flash a custom rom and with android recovery i tried to install AbyssNotekerne.zip from my external sd. Since i couldn't cause i was getting some kind of error i think somethink about licence i stop cause i didnt want to brick my phone and after this all problems began. So any help is welcome thank you
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Now i cant even get to download mode to use odin to flash GB rom. I tried flashing abyss kernel using srock ICS recovery and that's the main reason for current situation i think. Any help?
bagelismar said:
Now i cant even get to download mode to use odin to flash GB rom. I tried flashing abyss kernel using srock ICS recovery and that's the main reason for current situation i think. Any help?
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Take it to a samsung service center and ask them to reset the phone. Tell them its too slow after the latest update using kies. If there is a problem with the motherboard they will report back and replace under warranty.
Else they will install the OS completely new and you can start from scratch to root and install other custom roms.
Try using USB jig to go to download mode, try it first. Jig is not expensive.
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heavenhated said:
Take it to a samsung service center and ask them to reset the phone. Tell them its too slow after the latest update using kies. If there is a problem with the motherboard they will report back and replace under warranty.
Else they will install the OS completely new and you can start from scratch to root and install other custom roms.
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Will my warranty be still active cause my phone is rooted...? Somehow my phone start up this morning but im afraid trying to flash somethink like GB official with odin or somethink like that cause i dont know if it will open again That means that my phone isn't bricked yet cause it's open now? Thanks a lot for help
jonpaslim said:
Try using USB jig to go to download mode, try it first. Jig is not expensive.
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because he tries the jig before it cost anything
bagelismar said:
Will my warranty be still active cause my phone is rooted...? Somehow my phone start up this morning but im afraid trying to flash somethink like GB official with odin or somethink like that cause i dont know if it will open again That means that my phone isn't bricked yet cause it's open now? Thanks a lot for help
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No it's not bricked. Yes you lose your warranty, but you can unroot your Note. Don't warry Note is so good phone, that you don't need warranty
notko said:
No it's not bricked. Yes you lose your warranty, but you can unroot your Note. Don't warry Note is so good phone, that you don't need warranty
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Then if it's not bricked why i need to remove the battery for 1 hour and wait an other 2 hours to finally open my phone after a simple turn off? Thats why i want the warranty so i can take the phone to samsung and fix this issue. And im afraid to unroot it cause when ever i try to put my phone on recovery mode its stucks and take for ever to open againm\

[Q] returning rooted stock kitkat to stock for warranty repair

Hi everyone,
I am currently on root kitkat stock firmware, with dual recovery. I would like to return the phone back to original stock state so I can return the phone for warranty repair. Could someone provide some brief steps? thank you very much,.
download a stock ftf from here or with flashtool.
connect your phone in flashmode and use flashtool to flash the stock firmware
meaniez said:
download a stock ftf from here or with flashtool.
connect your phone in flashmode and use flashtool to flash the stock firmware
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thats exactly what i did ant it worked fine.
i also suggest to use the sony page to claim you warranty.
MarcraM90 said:
thats exactly what i did ant it worked fine.
i also suggest to use the sony page to claim you warranty.
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thank you both of you for your help.
what do you mean by claiming my warranty online? I called in, explained my issue, and they told me to send it in. Is that the same thing?
c19932 said:
thank you both of you for your help.
what do you mean by claiming my warranty online? I called in, explained my issue, and they told me to send it in. Is that the same thing?
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i dont know how its done in your country, in germany you are supposed to use w-support.com and if you want to send it to them you need to pay for the pakage and stuff.
but if you use the sony support page, you can gat a free pakage and you send it to them for free, and you dont even need a reciept.
pretty easy process instead of searching for a reciept, pay for the pakage and stuff in my opinion

[Q] Uninstall/Unroot Xperia Xposed EMERGENCY

I need to send my phone back to Sony because of severe battery issues.
I used Odin 3 to root, (just root nothing else, no unlocking, nothing)
But I did install Xperia Xposed/Xposed installer whatever, and I need it off!
How do I get rid of it so it looks like I'm running stock? Please help! My warranty expires in 2 weeks exactly!!!
Xperia Z1
C6906
14.3.a.0.757
You will need to reflash stock Rom with FlashTools.
demon148 said:
You will need to reflash stock Rom with FlashTools.
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Is there any way that I could just uninstall it without flashing?
MasterZii said:
Is there any way that I could just uninstall it without flashing?
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Short answer, Yes.
Long answer, Yes but your phone will still be obviously rooted to those that would be handling your phone for warranty issues.
So best to just remove as stated above and then re-root when you get your phone back.
Really? Even if the bootloader was never unlocked? That's really odd.

HELP!! SM-T810 Not Booting

Hey,
Recently I tried to root my Tab S2 and I don't know where I screwed up.
I need help resetting my device back to stock, I cannot flash the stock roms/images. :crying:
It keeps failing, there is also a 'Kernal is not SEAndroid Enforcing' text in red on the boot screen and it stays stuck.
When I flash a stock rom, it says "SW Rev Check Fail Device : 2 Binary: 1"
If you need more information. just comment.
Hopefully you can help!
Well first of all you need to stop panicking and explain what state the device is in and what you did that caused the issue.
Also screenshots say a thousand words.
So, I tried rooting my device using this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-s2/development/root-cf-autoroot-tab-s2-sm-t3187202
and it put my device into a boot loop. Then I think I flashed it with the http://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-s2/development/kernel-permissive-lollipop-5-1-1-kernel-t3205831 but I can't remember.
Now since it has ran out of battery it looks like this:
blob:https%3A//drive.google.com/5dd4cf24-c9b9-4a91-b27a-e2d280356b9c
and I can only enter 'Download Mode' and it no longer boots past this screen. After I did those 2 things I tried to look for some fixes like using the Stock Roms for it, and Samsung Kies but it didn't work.
You need to fix the Google link, not working.
Which device do you have is it running 5.1.1?
Did you flash the correct permissive kernel first then cf_autoroot?
It's running 5.0.2 and it's the SM-T810.
I think that may have been the problem flashing the 5.1.1 kernel by mistake. Is there a way to fix it. I don't think I can get it repaired as the warranty is probably voided.
SaiyanShivvy said:
It's running 5.0.2 and it's the SM-T810.
I think that may have been the problem flashing the 5.1.1 kernel by mistake. Is there a way to fix it. I don't think I can get it repaired as the warranty is probably voided.
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Sorry can't post the link as I'm A new member so it won't let me until I make 10 posts
SaiyanShivvy said:
It's running 5.0.2 and it's the SM-T810.
I think that may have been the problem flashing the 5.1.1 kernel by mistake. Is there a way to fix it. I don't think I can get it repaired as the warranty is probably voided.
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Here is this link, it might help did not read thru out the whole way through, just try to relax there is a way to fix it, if in the end if you cannot fix it just warranty it and play dumb it's worked for me more than once. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=64137334
dislplin01 said:
Here is this link, it might help did not read thru out the whole way through, just try to relax there is a way to fix it, if in the end if you cannot fix it just warranty it and play dumb it's worked for me more than once. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=64137334
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Thanks for the help, I'll let you know of it works ! ???
At the end of the day this is completely fixable. All you need do is simply download the stock firmware for your device and region from SamMobile and flash with odin.
Don't wipe anything just flash.
ashyx said:
At the end of the day this is completely fixable. All you need do is simply download the stock firmware for your device and region from SamMobile and flash with odin.
Don't wipe anything just flash.
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Yeah, Thanks, I will see if I can, if I can't then I will send it for repairs.
SaiyanShivvy said:
Yeah, Thanks, I will see if I can, if I can't then I will send it for repairs.
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I promise you, you don't need to send it for repair.
You have several options to fix this.
The reason you get that error in Odin is simply because you are flashing the wrong firmware for your device.
Tell me the region you bought this device and I'll point you to the correct firmware.
ashyx said:
I promise you, you don't need to send it for repair.
You have several options to fix this.
The reason you get that error in Odin is simply because you are flashing the wrong firmware for your device.
Tell me the region you bought this device and I'll point you to the correct firmware.
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I live in New Zealand, so the region would be Oceania I guess?
SaiyanShivvy said:
I live in New Zealand, so the region would be Oceania I guess?
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Actually I think your region comes under Australia region XSA.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-T810/XSA/

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