You need to flash back stock recovery in order to remove custom CWM.

Btw..what actually you trying to do..?
Want to send your phone to service centre....selling the phone.. Or you wanna get an OTA..?

Duhh..since you already manage to reset back the binary counter...just flash back full stock firmware.
This will remove your root and CWM....Then do a full wipe with the new stock 3e recovery. This will bring back your official status and ready for OTA.

This post has been edited by waveweaver: Oct 26 2013, 09:26 AM

Saturday..Sunday is flashing time...!!! lolz

And also...bootlooping time...lolz

Check out at the 1st page....or my post #1909 for a bit details

Dangg..now my custom 4.3 rom don't have any sound at all
It seems flashing our official EMJ5 stock 4.3 modem and csc break the sound

Reflashing now to stock 4.2.2 BMG5

I prefer Philz recovery...can even do efs backup and restore.

Nope...it happen to me quite a few times oso.
I just tame out the battery and try again..and again..lolz

Am flashing the EMJ5 MODEM and CSC only...not full firmware

No..no....that's mean your phone now are using the new Knox activated bootloader. Be very careful as any flashing..rooting or even modding can trigger that 0x0 into 0x1 and Knox warranty will void. And also..do not attempt to dowgrade your firmware to non-Knox bootloader firmware. Your flashing will fail and your Knox flag gonna be 0x1

0x0 = new Knox bootloader..still have warranty
0x1 = new Knox bootloader...now warranty void.

Old bootloader don't have that Knox Warranty Void.

4.2...or 4.3..??

Let the new firmware settledown first...later on should be okay.
My very first.4.3 cost me 50% battery juice drain.within 3 hours

Yup..the phone system works extra hard in adopting the new firmware. Once it settledown...4.3 is better than 4.2

Many apps still not optimize for 4.3 yet.. Need for the app Dev to update their apps.
My gallery don't have any issue...I can say that it open very quick comparable with Note3 gallery.

BTW..to those who have upgrade to the new 4.3 firmware..it is advisable to make a full wipe/factory reset so your 4.2.2 apps can be redownload and optimized with the new 4.3 firmware.

This post has been edited by waveweaver: Oct 27 2013, 08:02 PM

No...factory reset won't downgrade your firmware.

Mostly it will come via OTA or you can try using Kies.
The 4.3 firmware is for 9505 only at this moment.
You're using 9505 or 9500 version..?

OTA. = Over The Air
Auto receive from your phone. You can check via your phone setting.

And 9500 still no 4.3 yet...should be coming this few weeks

You can only downgrade to 4.2.2 DMH6 as it also have the Knox bootloader. Do not downgrade to BMG5 or older firmware as it will fail and trigger your Knox flag.

First of all..do you intend of any rooting or modding..?

- if yes...then do not upgrade via OTA or Kies. You need to use custom 4.3 ROM coz you need to keep your old non-Knox bootloader.

- if no...then you can directly upgrade to EMJ5 directly via manually flashing the 4.3 firmware yourself. It won't trip any Knox flag.
Or you can upgrade via OTA from BMG5. > DMH6. > EMJ5
Or you can use Kies for upgrading.
After upgrading with this full stock 4.3 firmware...you cannot root or flash any custom kernel/recovery/ROM anymore as you will have a new Knox bootloader.

If you still need the root the I suggest you flash TW based custom 4.3 ROM as it's nearer to stock firmware. Just look around for any 4.3 custom ROM that did not include any boot loader.

P/S....Omega and Echoe both are 4.3 TW based custom ROM with no bootloader. Am using Echoe V5 Plus...right now without any issue.