[Q] (SCH-i605) Restore factory image without USB Debugging enabled

Help! Purchased used Verizon Galaxy Note II (SCH-i605) but I didn't realize it had been rooted/unlocked/rom'd/. I want it refreshed back to Verizon factory image locked/factory image/unrooted.

I restored it back to "factory" image/locked and only then did I realize it had been unlocked/rom'd. Now I am getting yellow Verizon triangle unauthorized software.

Here is why I am stuck. I cannot get back into the OS to enable USB Debugging.
I restored the factory ROM and bootloader is Verizon locked.

Problem is factory Verizon bootloader is noticing my "System Status: Custom" and throwing the Yellow Triangle and stopping the boot even though I was able to have the ROM count reset which now says "Custom Binary Download: No".

Triangle Away requires USB Debugging enabled and I cannot get into the OS. I have burned huge time with multiple ROM's/ODIN, dealt with the CASUAL USB driver hijack of the Samsung vendor_id/hw_id head fake, and Verizon thwarts everybody and all versions including Samsung KIES.

f I had enabled USB Debugging before selecting factory restore, I would have saved myself a bunch of time.

Please help, I feel like I fell down the rabbit hole and never offered red pill or blue pill.

Any suggestions to solve this? Detailed steps would be very helpful!!

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Thanks!

Come on xda community! No credible suggestions to this challenge at all?

I am a total noob and I have stumped all of you with my posted question?!!

What about some suggestions along the lines of remotely enabling USB Debug mode by installing the Android ADK/SDK and using ADB debug or Shell or sideload?

What about ROM versions that might already have USB Debug already enabled?

Or remotely executed code like:
Settings.Secure.putInt(getContentResolver(),Settings.Secure.ADB_ENABLED, 0); /

The challenge is the locked Verizon bootloader won't let me into the OS GUI to enable USB Debugging. To unlock bootloader, I need USB Debugging enabled. CASUAL ultimately requires USB Debugging enabled.

nikhil.kdhand said:

Use hidden menu apk and enable USB debug through it....

Sent from my SCH-I605
Email:Nikhil.kdhand@gmail.com

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Can you please troll for increasing your post count somewhere else. Thanks.

imnuts said:

The OP stated that they've tried Odin and can't boot into Android. Without them providing more information about what Odin file(s) they flashed and how they were used (PIT file, what section where they flashed through), nothing you suggested is of any use. You can't use the hidden menu without booting into Android, and we need more info about Odin packages used/tried.

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I still cannot figure this out. Trying to get back to full stock/locked and unable to boot OS due to Yellow Triangle unauthorized software message.

I think the issue is no matter what I do, the bootloader is locked and "System Status: Custom" isn't changed back to stock status, and I am unable to get into the OS to enable USB Debugging and unable to run Triangle Away.

I am probably wrong but I think the first thing I need to achieve is an unlocked bootloader without having access to the OS and unable to turn on USB Debugging.


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Test 1
ODIN 3.07
BootloaderBaseline2.tar.md5.gz
sch-i605-16gb.pit

ODIN: FAIL
sboot.bin
FAIL!

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Test 2
ODIN 3.07
sch-i605-16gb.pit
root66_VZW_stock_system.tar.md5

Result:
Boots into setup wizard, first question select Language.
Withing 20 seconds reverts to Yellow Triangle unauthorized software

"Current Binary: Samsung Official"
"System Status: Custom"

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Test 3

ODIN 3.07
I605_VRALJB_Restore.tar.md5 ("alternate" no sboot.bin)
sch-i605-16gb.pit

Result:
Yellow Triangle
"Current Binary: Samsung Official"
"System Status: Custom"

For whatever it might be worth, here is the current OS config/properties detail.



[adb.recovery]: [1]

[android.telephony.apn-restore]: [1800000]

[dalvik.vm.dexopt-flags]: [m=y]

[dalvik.vm.heapgrowthlimit]: [64m]

[dalvik.vm.heapsize]: [256m]

[dalvik.vm.heapstartsize]: [8m]

[dalvik.vm.stack-trace-file]: [/data/anr/traces.txt]

[debug.hwui.render_dirty_regions]: [false]

[init.svc.adbd]: [running]

[init.svc.recovery]: [running]

[init.svc.ueventd]: [running]

[keyguard.no_require_sim]: [true]

[media.enable-commonsource]: [true]

[net.bt.name]: [Android]

[net.change]: [net.bt.name]

[net.streaming.rtsp.uaprof]: [wap.samsungmobile.com/uaprof/]

[persist.eons.enabled]: [false]

[persist.radio.add_power_save]: [1]

[persist.radio.apm_sim_not_pwdn]: [1]

[persist.radio.no_wait_for_card]: [1]

[persist.radio.snapshot_enabled]: [1]

[persist.radio.snapshot_timer]: [22]

[persist.sys.storage_preload]: [1]

[persist.sys.usb.config]: [mass_storage]

[persist.timed.enable]: [true]

[ril.dualmode.change]: [unknown]

[rild.libargs]: [-d /dev/ttyS0]

[rild.libpath]: [/system/lib/libril-qc-qmi-1.so]

[ro.adb.qemud]: [1]

[ro.allow.mock.location]: [0]

[ro.baseband]: [mdm]

[ro.board.platform]: [exynos4]

[ro.boot.baseband]: [mdm]

[ro.boot.bootloader]: [I605VRAMC3]

[ro.boot.debug_level]: [0x4f4c]

[ro.boot.emmc_checksum]: [3]

[ro.boot.odin_download]: [1]

[ro.bootloader]: [I605VRAMC3]

[ro.bootmode]: [unknown]

[ro.build.PDA]: [I605VRALJB]

[ro.build.changelist]: [414933]

[ro.build.characteristics]: [verizon]

[ro.build.date.utc]: [1351399133]

[ro.build.date]: [Sun Oct 28 13:38:53 KST 2012]

[ro.build.description]: [t0ltevzw-user 4.1.1 JRO03C I605VRALJB release-keys]

[ro.build.display.id]: [JRO03C.I605VRALJB]

[ro.build.fingerprint]: [Verizon/t0ltevzw/t0ltevzw:4.1.1/JRO03C/I605VRALJB:user/release-keys]

[ro.build.hidden_ver]: [I605VRALJBd]

[ro.build.host]: [SEP-112]

[ro.build.id]: [JRO03C]

[ro.build.product]: [t0ltevzw]

[ro.build.tags]: [release-keys]

[ro.build.type]: [user]

[ro.build.user]: [se.infra]

[ro.build.version.codename]: [REL]

[ro.build.version.incremental]: [I605VRALJB]

[ro.build.version.release]: [4.1.1]

[ro.build.version.sdk]: [16]

[ro.carrier]: [unknown]

[ro.chipname]: [smdk4x12_prime]

[ro.com.android.dateformat]: [MM-dd-yyyy]

[ro.com.google.apphider]: [off]

[ro.com.google.clientidbase.am]: [android-verizon]

[ro.com.google.clientidbase.gmm]: [android-samsung]

[ro.com.google.clientidbase.ms]: [android-verizon]

[ro.com.google.clientidbase.vs]: [android-verizon]

[ro.com.google.clientidbase.yt]: [android-verizon]

[ro.com.google.clientidbase]: [android-samsung]

[ro.com.google.gmsversion]: [4.1_r2]

[ro.config.alarm_alert]: [Walk_in_the_forest.ogg]

[ro.config.combined_signal]: [true]

[ro.config.media_sound]: [Media_preview_Touch_the_light.ogg]

[ro.config.multimode_cdma]: [1]

[ro.config.notification_sound]: [S_Whistle.ogg]

[ro.config.ringtone]: [Verizon_Airwaves.ogg]

[ro.config.vc_call_vol_steps]: [7]

[ro.debug_level]: [0x4f4c]

[ro.debuggable]: [0]

[ro.emmc_checksum]: [3]

[ro.error.receiver.default]: [com.samsung.receiver.error]

[ro.factorytest]: [0]

[ro.gsm.data_retry_config]: [max_retries=infinite,5000,5000,60000,120000,480000,900000]

[ro.hardware]: [smdk4x12]

[ro.hdcp2.rx]: [tz]

[ro.kernel.qemu]: [0]

[ro.lcd_min_brightness]: [20]

[ro.opengles.version]: [131072]

[ro.product.board]: [smdk4x12]

[ro.product.brand]: [Verizon]

[ro.product.cpu.abi2]: [armeabi]

[ro.product.cpu.abi]: [armeabi-v7a]

[ro.product.device]: [t0ltevzw]

[ro.product.locale.language]: [en]

[ro.product.locale.region]: [GB]

[ro.product.manufacturer]: [samsung]

[ro.product.model]: [SCH-I605]

[ro.product.name]: [t0ltevzw]

[ro.product_ship]: [true]

[ro.revision]: [10]

[ro.ril.ecclist]: [112,911,#911,*911]

[ro.ril.gprsclass]: [10]

[ro.ril.hsxpa]: [1]

[ro.sec.fle.encryption]: [true]

[ro.secure]: [1]

[ro.secwvk]: [220]


[ro.setupwizard.mode]: [DISABLED]

[ro.sf.lcd_density]: [320]

[ro.tvout.enable]: [true]

[ro.uart_debug]: [0]

[ro.use_data_netmgrd]: [true]

[ro.wifi.channels]: []

[telephony.lteOnCdmaDevice]: [1]

[vzw.telephony.appsapn-restore]: [60000]