[Flash Counter Reset][AT&T, Rogers, Telus, Bell] Reset your flash counter

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pj_rage said:
Just to clarify based on your fun facts... this will reset the flash counter, but Samsung will still know that we had flashed the device with *something* (but may not know what)? So they could theoretically still deny warranty based on that even if the flash counter says 0?

Or does resetting the flash counter prevent Samsung from knowing anything about us ever flashing the device?

It wasn't clear if the fun facts were pre or post flash counter removal, or both, that's all.

Thanks for your hard work.
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maybe I wasn't clear enough, i'll try to clarify it

if you flash through odin (like a kernel or recovery) a counter will increase.
basically there is a counter for every kernel flash, for every recovery flash
and possibly for other flashes as well (modem, ...) (not for system though)

So basically samsung (or someone who knows how to read that stuff) can tell at least the following data:
- did you flash something custom
- how many kernels and recoveries (and possibly other stuff) did you flash
- what was flashed last (like was a kernel flashed the last time)

the method described in the op resets that data back to stock, so basically samsung should not be able to tell that you flashed anything custom anymore
of course, if you leave a custom rom on the phone, then they will still be able to tell... ;)
 
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just flashed this.. worked beeautiiffuully ---

man .. i need to get to your guys level somehow. maybe one day. I'm still working on guis in netbeans haha
 
00mred00

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Why were we able to do so in the skyrocket thread hrmmm...

Regardless....when I get paid on Friday I am making a donation...and tonight putting a donation link in my sig

Hell I may donate tonight via a credit card if I can find one that isnt maxed out

DAGr8 said:
well the admins have locked down a second bounty thread so we gonan look for anohter method to get him a note .. in the meantime

Confirmation number: 5BV38954VG871803B
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andysubie

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So my question is do i flash like a regular zip file or do i have to do something else?? Im scared in this whole process of messing with the bootloader!

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
 
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ur a beast bro doing this blind without owning a note guys we should get him a note first CWM now this cool bro keep up the great work u have done for the note community without owning a GNOTE
 
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PM sent. Simply amazed with what he has done without even having the Note. Imagine what he can do for us if we help him get one. wow.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
 
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Braway .. thank you for this. Even though I used mashi method to flash custom roms.

You gave me .. balls .. balls

Balls to flash it without being scared of counter increase.

For that I will donate so you'll get a note soon!

Thanks again.
 
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braway said:
First of all, big thanks to mastibeta for testing and confirming that it works.

Disclaimer
This is a dangerous method and could potentially brick your phone. The CWM update makes it a bit more foolproof, but if something fails, it is not my responsibility!

AT&T i717 ONLY!
Rogers version coming later today/tonight.

Description
This resets the flash counter (kernel/recovery/... flashed through Odin) back to stock.

How to use
Download the zip file. Its an update-zip for cwm.
Put it on your sdcard, boot into recovery and flash it.

Fun Fact
- Samsung knows how many kernels/recoveries you've flashed through odin.
- The single counters are up to 255, so theoretically you can "reset" by flashing 256 of each (Samsung will still know you flashed something)
- Samsung knows what was the last thing you've flashed
- Flashing System is not counted.

Image (Thanks to sfb14)

Thanks to
Dagr8, Ciku, bigbiff, lpsi2000 - for providing the data to figure this out
mastibeta - for testing it

Download
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Just sent you 20 bucks as soon as i saw this awesome job man

Id# 0NB24467H8591392B
 
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    braway
    braway
    First of all, big thanks to mastibeta for testing and confirming that it works.

    Disclaimer
    This is a dangerous method and could potentially brick your phone. The CWM update makes it a bit more foolproof, but if something fails, it is not my responsibility!

    AT&T i717, Rogers i717R, Telus i717D & Bell i717M ONLY! (according to jpeg42, it also works with the ics leak)

    Description
    This resets the flash counter (kernel/recovery/... flashed through Odin) back to stock.

    How to use
    Download the zip file. Its an update-zip for cwm.
    Put it on your sdcard, boot into recovery and flash it.

    Fun Fact
    - Samsung knows how many kernels/recoveries you've flashed through odin.
    - The single counters are up to 255, so theoretically you can "reset" by flashing 256 of each (Samsung will still know you flashed something)
    - Samsung knows what was the last thing you've flashed
    - Flashing System is not counted.

    Image (Thanks to sfb14)

    Thanks to
    Dagr8, Ciku, bigbiff, lpsi2000 - for providing the data to figure this out
    Tearrek, loftydan - for rogers data
    Jckpsa - for telus data
    MrJoran - for bell data
    mastibeta - for testing the first version it

    Download
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    mastibeta
    Thanks

    Was a scary 10 seconds, but it definitely works. Need to get this man a Gnote.
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    braway
    braway
    pj_rage said:
    Just to clarify based on your fun facts... this will reset the flash counter, but Samsung will still know that we had flashed the device with *something* (but may not know what)? So they could theoretically still deny warranty based on that even if the flash counter says 0?

    Or does resetting the flash counter prevent Samsung from knowing anything about us ever flashing the device?

    It wasn't clear if the fun facts were pre or post flash counter removal, or both, that's all.

    Thanks for your hard work.
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    maybe I wasn't clear enough, i'll try to clarify it

    if you flash through odin (like a kernel or recovery) a counter will increase.
    basically there is a counter for every kernel flash, for every recovery flash
    and possibly for other flashes as well (modem, ...) (not for system though)

    So basically samsung (or someone who knows how to read that stuff) can tell at least the following data:
    - did you flash something custom
    - how many kernels and recoveries (and possibly other stuff) did you flash
    - what was flashed last (like was a kernel flashed the last time)

    the method described in the op resets that data back to stock, so basically samsung should not be able to tell that you flashed anything custom anymore
    of course, if you leave a custom rom on the phone, then they will still be able to tell... ;)
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    DAGr8
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    00mred00 said:
    Again...accomplished with no device. Mad props

    I am completely broke but sending a donation man. Cant wait to see what you accomplish with a device

    Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using XDA App
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    im gonan post a bounty for this guy to get a note ..
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    braway
    braway
    back to stock with reset

    pickupman66 said:
    Huh? Flash thru clockwork or manually thru clockwork? Same thing there.. I guess we need to know can it be flashed thru stock Samsung recovery. This will truly reset it to factory look. Otherwise wouldn't you push it to 1 when you Odin the stock recovery back in afterflashing this in cwm?

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    ok, simple guide:

    requires that cwm is installed!

    1. flash stock system, kernel, modem and so on (not recovery yet) through odin (or cwm, if you have that stuff as update.zip)
    2. flash this reset through cwm to reset the counter (now you should have everything stock, except for recovery)
    3. in cwm, now you can either flash a stock recovery using an update.zip (if you have it), OR follow this:
    a) extract recovery.img from the odin stock recovery tar file
    b) put it on your sdcard
    c) boot to cwm
    d) use adb to connect to cwm (adb shell)
    e) in the cwm shell, use one of the following commands:
    recovery.img on external sdcard:
    Code: 
    dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22
    recovery.img on your internal sdcard:
    Code: 
    dd if=/emmc/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22
    WARNING: a typo in that line could hard brick your phone!

    f) reboot

    now you should have everything stock, with no counter, and so on...

    Note: i haven't tested that, but that's how it should work...
    as usual, i give no guarantees :p
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