Used a guide to root my phone. Did it count as a flash?

[crewxp]

I used this guide to root my phone:
[How-To] Root the AT&T Galaxy S II - Android Forums at AndroidCentral.com

It's a i777. I then read AFTER the fact (strange it wasnt mentioned in the guide. I know, my fault!) that the Flash Counter updates if you boot into download mode. This voids your warranty.

-Does rooting my phone using that guide really update my Flash Counter?
-And If so, is there a way to reset it in case something happens to my phone?

Planning on flashing CM7 or UnNamed tomorrow, so just curious.

 

[mickey4mice]

Yes, after you root with custom kernel, a yellow triangle warning sign appears when boot, telling you the counter has changed, I believe you'd need to jig the phone to remove it.

As for return, why not go the easy route and just flash back to stock kernel/ROM use CWM the same way you flashed custom Rom.

I used this guide to root my phone:
[How-To] Root the AT&T Galaxy S II - Android Forums at AndroidCentral.com

It's a i777. I then read AFTER the fact (strange it wasnt mentioned in the guide. I know, my fault!) that the Flash Counter updates if you boot into download mode. This voids your warranty.

-Does rooting my phone using that guide really update my Flash Counter?
-And If so, is there a way to reset it in case something happens to my phone?

 

[llescaflownell]

The only current known method to reset counter is to buy a jig. Pretty cheap to buy or make yourself. Search this forum or at XDA and you can read more into it.

 

[ultradroid]

CrewXP, you need to come to terms with the fact that if you want to pursue using custom roms on your phone, you have to forget about things like warranty repairs and replacement. If something bad happens to your phone, and you're rooted with a custom recovery and a custom rom on it, you've pretty much voided your warranty. You can't have it both ways - explore and try new things, and go running back to AT&T if something breaks. Face it, AT&T didn't cause the (hypothetical) problem, your actions caused it.

I'm not saying it's impossible to make the phone look like it was never rooted because with the exception of the Motorola Atrix, most phones can be restored to an appearance of stock, but it's still possible for AT&T to discover the truth if you return the phone for warranty work or replacement.


-Mike