Originally Posted by Raw_Ram

I have the same issue - says it needs a 'special boot mode' but doesn't do anything when I click the button... Any ideas? Have cleared data, uninstalled and installed the latest version... (1.8)

Did you try a reboot ?

Originally Posted by Ev0d3vil

My app still doesn't show the flash counter after resetting.. Any ideas?

Go in downloadmode manualy and check the counter for god`s sake

May be a dumb question but why does the flash count even matter? I mean unless your planning on an insurance/warranty claim? Even then wouldn't they still be able to tell since in device info it will say modified? Is there a way to root stock without upping the flash counter so it wont show modified in device info? Just curious, thanks.

Originally Posted by Cdjones187

May be a dumb question but why does the flash count even matter? I mean unless your planning on an insurance/warranty claim?

Well the process of flashing a phone is considered to be a dangerous process. So just in case if anything happens to your phone during a flash, you should reset the counter often to be on the safer side. Because the first thing Samsung does is check the flash counter to see i you have tampered with it.

EDIT :Here's a GUIDE to root without increasing the counter

Replied too soon :P

That's all I was wondering thanks, wasn't sure if it was possible to root without making a count. Sorry, was too lazy to search, almost 3:30 here :s

Originally Posted by Cdjones187

Yes of course, but lets say the phone still works. In order to reset the flash counter you need to be rooted, and when you root the phone it changes the system size which then makes the device say modified. So if the phone still turns on (lets say it was just a problem with the screen bleeding) they will still see its been modified.

In this case you can just flash a stock ROM of your region via Odin and the device status will be NORMAL plus there will be no binery increment.

Actually I like the flash counter. It will let me know how many times I had flashed my phone since I bought

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