In this guide, we will show the steps to fix the Set Warranty Bit: Vbmeta/Kernel/Recovery error message on any Samsung device. Things work quite differently in the Samsung ecosystem. Whether it’s flashing in Download Mode as opposed to Fastboot Mode, dealing with a completely different set of firmware files [AP, BL, CP, CSC, and Home_CSC], flashing via Odin instead of Fastboot Commands, this list goes on.
Owing to all these differences, it becomes quite a challenging task even for the tech enthusiast to carry out modifications and tweaks on their Samsung devices. And things take a turn for the worse if your device ends in a softbrick or bootloop issue and is unable to boot to the OS. Unfortunately, there are many instances wherein you might come across this issue. One among them is the Set Warranty Bit: Vbmeta/Kernel/Recovery error on your Samsung device.
When this happens, your device will be in a continuous bootloop with no way out. Do note that you wouldn’t get all three partitions at once in the error prompt, it will either be Vbmeta, Kernel, or Recovery, but the underlying issue is the same. Fortunately, the fix for all these issues is the same, and in this guide, we will make you aware of that workaround. So without further ado, let’s get started.
Set Warranty Bit: Vbmeta/Kernel/Recovery [Samsung Fix]
The below process will wipe off all the data from your device [while you wouldn’t be able to take a backup at this instance, still, it’s worth listing out this fact]. Thedroidwin will not be held responsible if anything happens to your device or data after performing the below steps:
- Unplug your device from the USB cable [keep the other end of the cable connected to the PC].
- Now, while your device is in a bootloop, it will tend to power off for a second or two.
- During that time frame, you’ll have to press and hold the Volume Up and Volume Down keys.
- While holding both these keys, connect your device to your PC via a USB cable.
- Your device will boot to the Warning screen. Press the Volume Up key to boot to Download Mode.
- From the Download Mode, you may now flash the stock firmware via Odin and rectify this issue.
- So download and extract Odin on your PC. Likewise, download the stock firmware via SamFw/Frija.
- Once you have downloaded the firmware, extract it onto your PC. Now launch Odin via its EXE file.
- Then load the AP, BL, CP, and CSC files to their respective slots of Odin and hit Start.
- The flashing will now start. Once done, the device will automatically boot to the OS.
That’s it. These were the steps to fix the Set Warranty Bit: Vbmeta/Kernel/Recovery error message. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
What is Set Warranty Bit: Vbmeta
You’ll be greeted with the Set Warranty Bit: Vbmeta error if you haven’t disabled the Android Verified Boot [AVB] beforehand and ended up flashing a custom system image, such as a Generic System Image, more popularly known as GSI ROM.
What is Set Warranty Bit: Kernel
The Set Warranty Bit: Kernel usually happens when you flash an incompatible kernel on your device. This will lead to your device being stuck in the bootloop and unable to boot to the OS.
What is Set Warranty Bit: Recovery
if you get the Set Warranty Bit: Recovery during the device boot up, then this signifies that the recovery partition has been corrupted, mainly due to flashing of an incorrect variant of custom recovery like TWRP or flashing the recovery without disabling AVB, apart from multidisabler/fbedisabler for encryption.
Could “Set Warranty Bit” Error be Fixed Without Data Wipe?
Unfortunately, no, you cannot fix the Set Warranty Bit error [whether it’s Recovery, Kernel, or Vbmeta] without performing a data wipe. In other words, you’ll have to flash the CSC file instead of Home_CSC via Odin [along with AP, BL, and CP].
