[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devid801:
Guide to restore galaxy warranty s3

The first step will be to reset the counters Custom Binary and System Status using Triangle Away (to use it are necessary root permissions).

CAUTION: do not abuse this tools by acting on the bootloader on your phone. For today, however, were not detected negative experiences.

1_ Download from Triangle phone Away.

On the forum of Xda and present the AKP in free versionhttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1494114 .. Install it by clicking on them.

If appropriate, you can contribute to the project by purchasing the version donated directly from Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/...SwxLDEsImV1LmNoYWluZmlyZS50cmlhbmdsZWF3YXkiXQ..

2 _Start the app and remember to grant the rights of root ( 'Sa popup).

Confirm the download of the additional data (6 MB).

3_ Start Triangle Away and if the device has been properly recognized, confirm it by clicking on Continue.

4_ Now, click on the Reset button Flash counter.

5_The device will reboot in a particular mode

To cancel the operation, press the Volume button down'. To proceed to reset the counters instead, press the Volume Up key. CAUTION: avoid shut down or restart the phone in any other way. .

After clearing the counter, reverting by Odin the firmware Samsung original, thus eliminating any traces of rom cooked, kernel or recovery.

_From the special section of our site, and download the original firmware Samsung that you intend to install http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/. And it is stored in a file .rar, you must then unzip the file (only once) before you use it.

_If you haven't yet, download also the tool Odin https://androidfirmwares.net/Tools/Download/8 (Just extract the Odin folder.)

You will also need to install the Samsung USB drivers for the device if you haven't installed KIES. Get them from here: https://androidfirmwares.net/Tools/Download/9

Just install like any Windows program

PDA refers to the build version of the software/firmware

Phone refers to the baseband/modem version

CSC is the consumer software customisation and is specific to geographical region and carriers. It contains the software packages specific to that region, carrier branding and also APN settings for data connection, MMS etc for your service provider.

CSC has nothing to do with what languages the firmware supports and it will not add keyboard language support either.

.PIT refers to the partition information table you only need it if you screw up your partition table or if the firmware specifically requires it because of a change in the partition table layout. It's very likely you may never have to use this.

If the package only contains one .tar archive then it will have everything, pda+phone+csc, in the one file.

If it has multiple .tar archive then:

The .tar with modem in the name is the phone/baseband bit of the package

.tar with csc/multi-csc in the name is the csc bit of the package

.tar with code/PDA in the name is the PDA part of the firmware package

If this is the case you will need to put these .tar archives in the specific areas of Odin to flash the update. Refer to the images below.

Flashing Firmware with Odin

1. Just download the firmware version you want from the second or third posts and extract the .tar or .tar.md5 file in the archive and save it somewhere

2. Reboot your phone to download mode.

To get download mode shut down the device. After it shuts off completely simultaneously press the Down volume key+ Home button + press the power button .

You should see a warning asking you to press volume up if you want to continue or volume down to cancel, press volume up. You are now in download mode!

3. Start Odin

4. If your ROM is a single .tar.md5 package click on the PDA button and browse to the .tar or .tar.md5 file that you extracted in step 1 and select it. This should like like the image below

If the package has more than one .tar archive then they will be labelled with PDA/Code, Phone/Modem and CSC. Just put them in the corresponding section of Odin like below

5. DO NOT PUT .PIT FILE AND DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT TICK REPARTITION.

Regardless of firmware version it's still the same methodology

6. Connect the USB cable and wait for any required drivers to install and the ID:COM section to turn blue like below

7. Click start to flash. If Odin hangs at setting up connection just unplug the USB cable and re-attach it, Odin should now resume

8. Do not disconnect the cable or turn off the device once the flash has started, it will reboot when it finishes.

If the firmware is from this thread it will not wipe your phone if you flash as recommended UNLESS I state that the firmware is a "WIPE" version.

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