yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] Pfeffernuss:
Steps 2 and 3 are beyond me. Rather useless IMHO. Plus a major hassle as well if you have a case around the S2. Just plug it in and be done with it. Works every time.
[Galaxy S II General] dh2311:
Its more just a check to see if the phone is actually off, since the shutdown animation finishes with a black screen its hard to tell when its actually off.
[Galaxy S II General] Pfeffernuss:
When the lights under menu/back go off I just wait a few more seconds and consider the phone "off". Works all the time.
[Galaxy S II General] chrisjcks:
Can i have a link to a jig that clears the yellow triangle and clears custom rom information?

I have the i9100 galaxy s2, the ones people have bought seem to be for the original galaxy i9000 phone - im confused.
[Galaxy S II General] Lennyuk:
yes it is the same item, works on both phones.
[Galaxy S II General] chrisjcks:
Ok cheers, got one for £3.26, not sure if thats a good price or not.

It stated i9100 anyway, and stated it removes the yellow triangle aswell as the flash count - so, pretty sure i ordered the right thing :)
[Galaxy S II General] chrisjcks:
Arrived already, plugged it in with phone off, download mode entered automatically and flash count was cleared. Awesome
[Galaxy S II General] hammerman44:
Top Banana

Got my JIG, no yellow triangle, counter reset !!
[Galaxy S II General] tomj777:
Snap. Brilliant. Thx (not sure who I bought it off on Ebay)
[Galaxy S II General] sexpest699:
Maybe me!?
[Galaxy S II General] FrozenData:
I followed an online tutorial and made one on my own, it works.
[Galaxy S II General] shuweee:
You only had to plug it in to do that right?
[Galaxy S II General] dh2311:
yeh, that's how they work. Don't press any buttons otherwise it mightn't work

Swyped from my MIUI Galaxy S II
[Galaxy S II General] rizdroid:
Great clue! Works fine on Brazilian SGS2.

Thx a bunch.
[Galaxy S II General] coatercup:
I tried to diy the jig, got myself a 300K (measured 299K with digital multimeter) at pin 4 and pin 5of microsub connector. No response from phone after power off (including removing battery for >5min). Th phone just stays off.

Bought additional 1K resistors to try:

1. 300K + 1K (measured 300K)

2. 300K + 1K + 1K (measured 301K)

3. 300K + 1K + 1K + 1K (measured 302K)

All failed to work. Just no response (no auto boot download mode, erase counter...)

Anything else to try before I dispose all these connectors and resistors that I bought? Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
Just to be sure your connecting the right pins, when you have the phone downwards then facing you are you connecting the left side pins or the right side pins?
[Galaxy S II General] coatercup:
With the phone facing downwards looking at the connector, it is the 2 left pins.
[Galaxy S II General] mrazster:
Bought mine a couple of days ago...from this link

Plugged it in, counter got reset, yelleow triangel of hate gone and life is good as LG states ! :D;)

You gotta love the brilliant simplicity in this tool !!:)
[Galaxy S II General] clavicle:
If pins are connected correctly, then you can try using variable resistor/preset resistor of 470k or similar, you can use your multimeter to set the resistance and get the job done.

I made with this combination only, though ugly but does its job well, assembled it for just under a cent with non functional microusb cable!
[Galaxy S II General] coatercup:
I made a 450K with 3 pieces of 300K. Still does not work. I wonder why my SGS2 does not work... Anybody has similar situation? Kinda high in custom count :)
[Galaxy S II General] clavicle:
What I meant was the variable resistor which can give you 300k or one which triggers the phone.

I hope these snaps make some sense.
[Galaxy S II General] coatercup:
Thanks for the feedback. Will get my hands on one and try.
[Galaxy S II General] Nakbleu:
Binary count limit?

Is there any limit for the custom binary count? I meant after reaching that particular number, something weird (hard brick?) can happen to the SGS II?

I am a bit concerned about reaching that level if it exists.
[Galaxy S II General] avetny:
Damn man WORKING !! lol

Thanks !!
[Galaxy S II General] ffosilva:
Works like a charm! I'd putted 2x 150k in a row. (150k + 150K) Some glue to protect the 'circuit'. =)
[Galaxy S II General] wilforknowledge:
I am not understanding the obsession with resetting the download counter. It does not void your warranty as it does not show why you put it in download mode. Here at a tech center I work at, we use Samsung official software to flash the original RUU and this requires us to put the device in download mode twice to run it.

Am I missing something? Please enlighten me.

P.S. Also, in the event that we cannot fix a device, we exchange it with the manufacturer and I have yet to see Samsung not accept a device due to the devices download count.
[Galaxy S II General] sebarkh:
It doesn't count going into download mode but the number of times you flash custom rom/kernel...
[Galaxy S II General] Fasciana:
Hi guys,

you can also by a JIG at amazon.

I tired and tested a JIG from amazon.de and amazon.co.uk, both work perfectly. :)

Cheers
[Galaxy S II General] Jiia:
If I already have official firmware do I just need to plug the USB-jig, remove it and reboot to reset the counter? Or do I need to flash my firmware again before the reset happens.
[Galaxy S II General] vnvman:
Just turn off the phone, plug the jig: the phone will boot up in download mode. Now power it off (long press power), reboot and you're done. You're download counter will go back to stock whatever rom you have on your phone. You will have to redo this only if you flash something via odin. If you just flash roms through recovery that won't be counted :)
[Galaxy S II General] icecubix2:
I don't understand. I've installed lots of unofficial roms. Last is LeoMar75 Rom Revolution 2.6 - XXKH3. I don't have any jig.

But now I don't have the yellow triangle and in Download i read:

ODIN MODE

PRODUCT NAME: GT-i9100

CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: NO

CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL

WHY? Need I the Jig to reset something?? Can I install infinite ROMs without counter increase?

Regards!
[Galaxy S II General] Lennyuk:
as soon as you flash a custom rom it will say the following:

ODIN MODE (Binary count: 1)

PRODUCT NAME: GT-i9100

CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES

CURRENT BINARY: SOMETHING

then if you try to return it like this to samsung for repair they would clearly see you were on a custom rom and *could* void the warranty.
[Galaxy S II General] icecubix2:
I've checked it again and I see "NO". I've installed lots of roms and I remember I saw the yellow triangle before. But now I don't see it and CUSTOM BYNARY DOWNLOAD says NO.

I don't understand!!:confused:

=================================

SOME HOURS LATER...

Ooooh, I see a yellow triangle in first screen of download mode :(

Must I buy the jig?
[Galaxy S II General] OpenMinded:
at dh2311: i can understand you would like to have people donate to fix the screen.

I do believe that is not fair.

You should ask O2 again and be persistive, it is bullocks this is a user issue.

If O2 does not help, call Samsung.

They have international warranty.

Flash back orignal rom and reset rom counter with usb jig and all should be fine under warranty.
[Galaxy S II General] freemini:
@icecubix2 no, that triangle is always there. I don't know how you managed to flash custom kernels without increasing the binary counter, but you don't need a jig. The same tryangle shows up whe your phone boots up, that's what the jig fixes. It doesn't show if you have an official kernel on.

I still recommend getting one, just in case you soft brick.
[Galaxy S II General] icecubix2:
Do not make me much attention, but perhaps I ran the "task29" to erase all memory, before installing a rom. Sorry I can't remember, and I don't know if it could be the reason of the not-increasing counter...

(sorry for my english)
[Galaxy S II General] laptaman:
Jig not working for latest firmware XXKI3? Look here.

Downloaded XXKI3 and then CF's Root and found the jig didn't work.

Did a search and found this workaround by Intratech:

'I've attached the old bootloader repackaged in a tarball for Odin. Anyone who's flashed the full firmware package and cannot reset their binary counter with a USB Jig, flash this with Odin and then try the Jig. Place tarball in the PDA section of Odin'

Multiupload link: wwX.multiupload.com/LQQBRQVJUD

Sorry as a newbie I was unable to place a live link but sure you can change the x for w
[Galaxy S II General] azgull:
Cheers, I just got my jig and I was unable to reset the download counter. I flashed this and it worked perfectly on the first try. Thanks a lot.

Now I can contact my vendor and report that vibration ceased to work.. :(
[Galaxy S II General] alexhull24:
I have a brand new S2 with the counter now on 1 running Samsung KI3 and stock kernel (rooted).

I have a Galaxy S download mode jig that I've used on my SGS before without issue to get into download mode.

I've flashed the old bootloaders (as above) onto the phone, removed battery, reinserted it and inserted the USB jig, but nothing happens. I've tried several times but the phone never boots up with the jig in.

Any ideas what the problem might be? I only have the one jig, but I'll try and test it on the old SGS soon just to check it. It may be because the phone is new and Samsung have cottoned onto this trick?
[Galaxy S II General] aceofclubs:
Did you press the power button with the jig in?
[Galaxy S II General] jon3sh:
Turn off phone and put usb jig it will go to download mode automatically. :)
[Galaxy S II General] sadonlyone:
for those who succeeded to reset counter on sgs2, please, tell me which of 300k or 301k you used (or else). thank you.
[Galaxy S II General] alexhull24:
I did not. Should I? My SGS always powered on by itself with the jig.

That's the whole problem - it doesn't. Not even after having flashed old bootloader.
[Galaxy S II General] aceofclubs:
You need to put the jig in and boot using the power button. Won't boot automatically.
[Galaxy S II General] mljjlm:
Should boot automatically...
[Galaxy S II General] alexhull24:
Even when booting with the jig in it still doesn't go into download mode, just acts as if it's not there. Maybe I should try and get another jig.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Your Jig isn't working properly.
[Galaxy S II General] alexhull24:
Thanks, I think you're right. I just had a play with it (you'll see my post over on another forum too) and opened the thing up. I then plugged it in minus case after fiddling with it a little and checking the contacts, and it worked fine and deleted all the info. Awesome!
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
I just now realised that you're the same person. I must start to pay attention to screen names. :p
[Galaxy S II General] odyseus:
Well I can get my samsung to go into Downloading mode by inserting the Jig BUT the counter doesn't reset nor does the yellow symbol disappear on re-boot??

Any ideas?

Cheers

Ody

Fixed - I had to flash the original bootloader from http://www.multiupload.com/LQQBRQVJUD
[Galaxy S II General] ZPrimed:
According to what others have said, you shouldn't need to reflash anything, the Jig alone should reset counter to zero even with custom firmware?

I have a Stratosphere and while a jig is working (kicks it to ODIN download mode), it isn't resetting the DL counter. The only thing I've flashed is the hacked kernel / zImage from rootzwiki that enables root on ADB (so I could install su and busybox).

I just wanted to see if I could reset the counter in case I needed to for some reason, but it doesn't seem to work on the Stratosphere (unless there is a step I'm missing here).
[Galaxy S II General] aceofclubs:
New bootloader has been changed by Samsung so the jig won't work to reset the flash counter.

Intratech has the old bootloader available to flash via Odin so the counter can be reset.
[Galaxy S II General] SH00T:
Thanks to all, my counter has been reset and the warning triangle is no longer...:)

Old boot loaders are the trick Nice;)....
[Galaxy S II General] jeey:
Can you check what bootloader you have, and what versions are patched against resetting the counter?

Also, can you downgrade the bootloader ?
[Galaxy S II General] Titanicology:
^ yes need help
[Galaxy S II General] BigMrB:
thanks for this !
[Galaxy S II General] shmp:
Video removed? Account ended?? :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] shmp:
Can somebody put here in words (guide) what this was before the video was deleted? :D
[Galaxy S II General] aceofclubs:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1402286
[Galaxy S II General] hp13:
I got 25 :p
[Galaxy S II General] eranda84:
is this successful?
[Galaxy S II General] starzshowz:
can you explain

This video is no longer available because the uploader has closed their YouTube account
[Galaxy S II General] aceofclubs:
Link 3 posts up to New info. Not video.
[Galaxy S II General] vonerk:
Does this work with skyrocket?
[Galaxy S II General] manish21nov:
chec k this solution without usb jig

1. change ue stock rom to any ics rom .

2. download traingle away by chainfire from xda.

{run traingle away but plz read instructions before doing anythng}

3. all binary counter will turn to 0 and no traingle

4. change back to stock (dont use odin instead use cwm)

5. i sucessfully did that
[Galaxy S II General] Lycoss:
Indeed!

Indeed, i successfully did that too!

I did a little more actually, i made a backup for my Android 2.3.5 with CF-Root,

After that i installed ICS with CF-Root,

And then i reset binary counter with triangleaway application,

After that i restored the Android 2.3.5 backup in Recovery mode,

It restored all, but the modem was still from ICS,

So in CWM Manager application i selected "Flash stock firmware" (Flash stock firmware from Ext.SD with part selection and optional pre-rooting)

And i flashed the stock ROM files, but replaced stock kernel with CF-Root Kernel,

After that i entered Recovery mode and restored my Android 2.3.5 backup again,

So now i have Android 2.3.5 with CF-Root installed and my Custom Binary Download Count is 0. :D
[Galaxy S II General] intimateangel:
Update on USB Jig for i9100G

I recently bought a USB Jig and tried it on the latest firmware XXLA1 and to my surprise it worked.

So I think maybe the current guides should be updated which says that you got to flash to an older firmware and then use the jig.

Now my S2 i9100G says NO custom binary!

Thanks for all the help I have got from XDA!
[Galaxy S II General] linuxnubee:
for all you flolks who want binary counter dun ndusted

Search for triangleaway in playstore ittl be cheeeper than a usb jig an duz the same job nely dusnt getu to dlmode ifu bricku phone but hey worked for me a treeeet

Only u gotttta READ THE DEVS NOTES BEFORE USE AS IT COULD BRICK YOUR PHONE

then u will need a jig lol good luk all happy rom swapping just to let you know

Lol i always read the description in playstore it tell you link there assumed ppl do this too lol especially wen told to

Sorry was there even a reason to bump this thread?http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1494114explains everything about triangleaway and you can even download the apk from there for free.
[Galaxy S II General] Warhero141:
Sorry was there even a reason to bump this thread?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1494114

explains everything about triangleaway and you can even download the apk from there for free.
[Galaxy S II General] walauu:
Guys I couldnt reset my binary counter by using USBjib. I am using SGS2 I9100G. CM9 right now. Any clue on this problem? Thank you.
[Galaxy S II General] chalzz:
thanks for the tutor bro, i have a question..will it working on s2 i9100G ?

thanks for the answer
[Galaxy S II General] kersey:
Try this link mate: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110677656149
[Galaxy S II General] pulser_g2:
I've seen them plenty of times. Or make one yourself? On Tuesday I will convert my broken hero usb cable into my usb jig with a bit of stripboard and a parallel resistor array (not got 300k in the house for some reason)
[Galaxy S II General] shakeyabooti:
Sent your money via PayPay. nice find and I know a lot of people here may need this in the near future lol :D

Sent a couple of quid extra for a beer cos I'm a nice guy.
[Galaxy S II General] Beefheart:
Got one of these on order. Even without the benefits listed in this thread (counter reset and yellow triangle removal) they're useful to have.
[Galaxy S II General] vimto25:
There all sold? :(
[Galaxy S II General] vimto25:
had to buy from another seller :(, so am i right that i just insert this into phone and instant its clears it? or do i have to flash a rom to get it cleared?
[Galaxy S II General] dh2311:
No, simply plugging it in resets it.

And you could have bought one off me
[Galaxy S II General] vimto25:
I did a offer on 1 for .£3 but they havent accepted yet
[Galaxy S II General] Northern-Loop:
I'll purchase one if its just as simple as that, plugging it in.

Ah you have updated your OP with details.
[Galaxy S II General] Northern-Loop:
Payment sent, cheers
[Galaxy S II General] vimto25:
best offer sent - Member ID xxsammie2010xx

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] Death666Angel:
Sent you 7 GBP via paypal and shipping is to Germany. :-) That works out okay, right?
[Galaxy S II General] crypticc:
+1 cheers mate

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] padlad:
Just knocked a jig up, worked as it should, nice one, cheers
[Galaxy S II General] Banner:
Sent a payment to peartek.uk@gmail.com as well. I'm looking forward to having my usb jig too :-)
[Galaxy S II General] dh2311:
Quick update fot people. I burnt out my soldering iron. Didn't expect so many people to buy em. New one is due here in the next day or 2. Sorry for any delay caused.
[Galaxy S II General] Techno79:
Doh! Was gonna order one tonight. I'm not in a major rush so a few days delay is ok.

How many people have cleared the yellow exclamation mark using the USB jig on their SGS2?
[Galaxy S II General] Matchstick:
LOL,

I've just ordered but I'm in no hurry :)
[Galaxy S II General] Rofor:
Hi,

Also ordered one jig from you (77L9392556571370Y) and also in no hurry, as my galaxy s2 will arrive/be buyed in the second week of june here in Vienna!

Many thanks in advance for your effort!
[Galaxy S II General] Beefheart:
Got mine today and it worked a treat. Reset the counter and removed the yellow triangle, effectively giving me a full sim free model.

Cheers!
[Galaxy S II General] minty1978:
got mine today, thanks dh2311

just need the phone to turn up now.... :)
[Galaxy S II General] thebiker:
I sent you on 4HF85877M1935062H. 3+1,5+something for beer!

Thank you!
[Galaxy S II General] pbinks:
I've also sent you money but am in no rush :D
[Galaxy S II General] Pfeffernuss:
Same here. Also gotta have one. Phone will be here around next week, hopefully the jig will arive soon after ;)
[Galaxy S II General] MrDeacon:
Ordered one yesterday, but I hadn't collect enough posts to be able to tell until now. :) Six Pound sterling on its way across the North Sea.
[Galaxy S II General] Ayrlupine:
Ordered! Sorry I couldn't leave a tip, I'm still a layabout student with very little money! (Well, all the money I have goes on the SGSII, I couldn't resist it XD)
[Galaxy S II General] Novek:
Hmm... Could anyone explain why I would need one, or even reset the counter? Is it just in warranty questions, or does it have any other impact on the device? thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] dh2311:
Its not necessery it just boots the device into download mode ifu can't get into it (not heard of any sgs ii devices that can't)

Also resets counter for warranty purposes and removes the yelloe triangle on boot
[Galaxy S II General] Novek:
Thanks :)

I'll make a jig if I need one... Using soldering iron when needed at work, so I should manage it :)
[Galaxy S II General] hunhool:
I also bought 1 from you (#6RR22816SD660952R):)

Cheers
[Galaxy S II General] sadiq90:
how do i flashback the binary

i want the default binary because i was try to root my SGS2 but isn't rooting
[Galaxy S II General] PDY05:
saw your frustration in trying to get that camera to focus properly
[Galaxy S II General] Rumble6059:
quick question all...i already have one of these from my SGS1...i have installed root so i though that i would reset the counter and remove the triangle.

i inserted the jig with the phone off...nothing

so i inserted the jog in download mode...still nothing

tried it in recovery mode...nothing

even tried booting phone normally with it in and still nothing

now i know this jig works as i [needed to] used it quite a lot on my SGS1 lol.

am i doing something wrong? when are you suppose to insert it and what are you suppose to do once it has been inserted?

cheers, Rumble
[Galaxy S II General] grayhaze:
Thank you!

I just gave you £4.50 through PayPal (#90K29939411835008).

Thank you so much for offering this service! I wouldn't even know how to turn a soldering iron on... ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Rumble6059:
eBay offer sent

user: evo8mrfq300
[Galaxy S II General] ragflan:
Hey dh2311! I've just ordered one of these through Paypal as a gift so you won't have to deal with eBay fees. Hope I sent the correct amount. Thanks man!
[Galaxy S II General] vimto25:
if i was you id update to latest firmware flash chains kernal and gain root with super1click then flash the stock kernel for that rom (u will find a list of stock kernels on chains front page) the counter and triangle will dissapear and you will have a updated phone with stock kernel thats rooted :D

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1056334
[Galaxy S II General] Rumble6059:
cool, that removed the triangle...but...i still have a custom binary count of 2 :-( Kernel didn't fix that :-( so rekon i need the jig anyway!
[Galaxy S II General] pulser_g2:
Use the jig now and it should reset the counter...
[Galaxy S II General] Rumble6059:
just waiting for one to arrive, only ordered today as the one i've ALREADY got doesn't do the job :-(

but...if you've got the jig then theres no need to flash the standard Kernel to remove the triangle is there :-P lol

Rumble
[Galaxy S II General] dh2311:
I am really confused as to why the other jigs are not working. Mine have nothing special done to them. I followed the tutorial exactly to build them. Maybe its just that mine are amazing :p. PS soldering iron was attempted to be delivered today. Will pick up tomorrow and try an get some of these out. Might run out of parts tho... got 100 of evertthing on order
[Galaxy S II General] Rumble6059:
duno...just watched your youtube vid. so you just insert the jig with the phone off then?!?! god knows what i was doing wrong then hmmm try again when i get home me thinks...
[Galaxy S II General] pulser_g2:
Got a multimeter? Check the resistance across the two terminals of the resistor. I don't know how accurate it needs to be, but a short, or open circuit (0 ohms, or infinite ohms) will not work obviously :p
[Galaxy S II General] Rumble6059:
no, not got one, but i know it is working as it puts my SGS1 in dl mode no problem *scratches head*
[Galaxy S II General] dh2311:
Does it completely not boot into download or does it not reset the counter
[Galaxy S II General] pulser_g2:
No, I'm thinking the SGS2 could have tighter tolerances on the resistor perhaps... Or at least I hope so... Else it sounds like yours might be different :(
[Galaxy S II General] artesea:
Pleased that you seem to have enough parts, worried that you might have run out before my Vodafone Galaxy S II turns up (hopefully next week).
[Galaxy S II General] dh2311:
More on order, so should have enough in
[Galaxy S II General] lgkahn:
for those of you in the usa.. just got this jig today off ebay. and it worked fine.. plugged it in with phone off.. went to download mode and reset counter..

make sure you dont goto download mode first and try it... it doesnt work that way..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150553370896&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT