Root [Verizon] verifying unroot

[FxsX24]

i am unrooting my phone for warranty replacement. how do i verify that they will not find any custom flags?

i am still seeing the custom logo on boot, i need to try to remove this

 

[Mikestony]

What have you done so far to unroot? What guide did you follow?

 

[FxsX24]

I used super su.I did theunroot option and the custom flag still shows when I boot phone

 

[Mikestony]

Somehow, I think you need to reinstall super user (to gain root access), use "Triangle Away" to reset the trip counter (a root-only app), then unroot by flashing a firmware via ODIN.

Now, are you on 4.3 with Knox and the locked bootloader? If the Knox counter has been tripped, I'm not sure if that "Triangle Away" app will reset it.
(you can find out the counter in download mode on your device (home/volume down/power)

Check out post 2 in this thread:
http://androidforums.com/verizon-ga...s-roms-kernels-unroot-sofbricks-post-2-a.html

 

[FxsX24]

Should warranty bit be 1 or 0

 

[Mikestony]

I think 0x0 is not tripped.
And 0x1 is tripped...warranty voided

Based on this info:
http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s4/788644-knox-security-locked-bootloader-new-firmwares.html

 

[FxsX24]

i checked vs the new phone. the only variance is SYSTEM STATUS: is CUSTOM, vs SAMSUNG OFFICIAL. both phones have

WARRANTY BIT:0
BOOTLOADER AP SWAEV:1

 

[Mikestony]

When you rooted, did you install a custom rom or a custom recovery?

 

[FxsX24]

no, i just rooted to recover deleted photos with diskdigger

 

[Mikestony]

Oh, cool then. I'm not sure, but I think flashing a custom recovery or kernel will trip the counter.
When you say, "the custom logo on boot" is this what you see?

I've read here that some folks who are stock have had it too:
Unlock "Custom" Icon at initial boot - xda-developers

Have you done a factory reset?
Last resort you could try, flash the latest firmware to your device via a computer program called ODIN.

 

[FxsX24]

yes i have that screen you posted. i have 4.3, but no mention of knox on the odin screen. with the new phone and old showing warranty bit:0 i dont want to invoke it to change to 1

will flashing the latest (which i have} cause issues?

 

[Mikestony]

yes i have that screen you posted. i have 4.3, but no mention of knox on the odin screen. with the new phone and old showing warranty bit:0 i dont want to invoke it to change to 1

will flashing the latest (which i have} cause issues?

I don't think so, it will just override whatever is currently on the device. Just as long as its 4.3 and not a lower version.

 

[FxsX24]

im gonna try factory reset via power/home/vol up and check back with results

 

[FxsX24]

reset via power/home/vol up does not remove custom flag