I used the unrevoked method to root my phone which installed Clockworkmod Recovery 2.5.0.1. I noticed that when I poweroff, if I have a USB cable plugged into the phone, even a charging only cable, it reboots into Clockworkmod Recovery. I don't remembering it do this before. Any suggestions? Also, it now appears I have no service when I reboot. It was working fine before. {service came back after a couple of reboots}
Known issue discussed in several other threads. Also of note, booting into Clockwork this way is not advised. Basically, you don't need to turn your phone off to charge the phone. And if you need to do anything in Clockwork, make sure it is unplugged and boot into it by holding the Volume Down button and then Power.
You can't turn your phone off when it's plugged into the USB (regardless of whether it is connected to the computer or a power source) with clockwork recovery installed. The phone will boot into an unstable form of clockwork recovery which you should not use.
Not sure about the signal issue. The phone starts off with no signal for a few seconds but usually finds it in a bit. Just in case I thought I'd mention that the back cover needs to be on the phone for it to find a signal (since the antennae is in the cover).
phone rebooting when charger is plugged in! with phone switched off
oahceasgnikgneas said:
You can't turn your phone off when it's plugged into the USB (regardless of whether it is connected to the computer or a power source) with clockwork recovery installed. The phone will boot into an unstable form of clockwork recovery which you should not use.
Not sure about the signal issue. The phone starts off with no signal for a few seconds but usually finds it in a bit. Just in case I thought I'd mention that the back cover needs to be on the phone for it to find a signal (since the antennae is in the cover).
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This problem is caused when clockwork touch recovery is installed :- [
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Hi guys,
I figured I'll post again here since I think I bricked my phone.... I was trying to install Eugene's Vibrant6.zip and I got stuck on the Vibrant Logo with Samsung at the bottom. I tried to reset with both volume buttons and power button and got to grey battery and nothing else...
What I did prior to this was I formatted system and data on the recovery screen as per some posts here and it would just boot into a loop. Windows won't recognize a device and it just shows grey battery image and it doesn't seem to be charging. Anyone can help me?
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Out and in the battery, plugged in to USB and it just loads the battery image and it's all grey color as if fully discharged and just stuck on it. Device is also not found in my system so I can't do any adb commands. If I just reset it without the cable it would just sit on the Samsung boot loop. Anything I can do?
UPDATE: Ok, some good news! I heard the sound as it connected via USB, I can see the 2 drives, but they read as Removable Disk and I can't access them...
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error: device not found
What if simply format the drives via Windows right click menu? Will that do any good or bad? What are my options here? Any help will be appreciated!
UPDATE: Well... looks like this is pretty much a dead phone.... I right clicked and selected Format in My Computer and it just says There is no disk in Driver F: Insert a disk and try again.
Can I a mount an image somehow via MagicISO? Or is there something simpler that I just can't figure out?
Again, thanks for your help!
Thanks.
Has anyone experienced this or am I the only one?
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Has anyone experienced this or am I the only one?
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Sorry I have never heard of this or witnessed it while flashing anything to my device. Obviously the battery screen signifies that the phone is off but is in charging mode and hitting the power button will boot the device up. (I'm sure you already know of this). Never heard of it being stuck at that screen after flashing. Hopefully you can get this solved soon. Good luck
M5devil said:
Hi guys,
I figured I'll post again here since I think I bricked my phone.... I was trying to install Eugene's Vibrant6.zip and I got stuck on the Vibrant Logo with Samsung at the bottom. I tried to reset with both volume buttons and power button and got to grey battery and nothing else...
What I did prior to this was I formatted system and data on the recovery screen as per some posts here and it would just boot into a loop. Windows won't recognize a device and it just shows grey battery image and it doesn't seem to be charging. Anyone can help me?
EDIT:
Out and in the battery, plugged in to USB and it just loads the battery image and it's all grey color as if fully discharged and just stuck on it. Device is also not found in my system so I can't do any adb commands. If I just reset it without the cable it would just sit on the Samsung boot loop. Anything I can do?
UPDATE: Ok, some good news! I heard the sound as it connected via USB, I can see the 2 drives, but they read as Removable Disk and I can't access them...
adb reboot recovery or download
error: device not found
What if simply format the drives via Windows right click menu? Will that do any good or bad? What are my options here? Any help will be appreciated!
UPDATE: Well... looks like this is pretty much a dead phone.... I right clicked and selected Format in My Computer and it just says There is no disk in Driver F: Insert a disk and try again.
Can I a mount an image somehow via MagicISO? Or is there something simpler that I just can't figure out?
Again, thanks for your help!
Thanks.
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Slow down for a second. Your phone is definitely not bricked. Ive been over the edge, and been able to bring my phone back to life.
To clarify, you flashed vibrant6.zip through clockwork mod, and then the phone got stuck on the samsung S? How long did you let it sit there?
It sounds like just your ROM is messed up.
Are you able to "get into recovery"? Holding both volume buttons while you power on the phone, without it being plugged into usb.
Do you have Odin? And have you ever used it?
Its totally frustrating when your phone gets messed up and you don't know what to do.
I flashed the stock ROM via Odin and then wanted to install Vibrant6.zip. For that I entered into a recovery mode via Clockwork and as someone in the other thread advised, I formatted system and also data, don't recall exactly. Then it looped to a standard recovery mode and I just rebooted the phone. This is where it got stuck... Vibrant in the center and Samsung at the bottom of the screen. To test it I left it like that from night till this morning. In the morning I woke up it was on the same boot screen.
Before that at night, after seeing it hand at the boot, I held both volume keys and power, waited for it to reboot, and immediately it showed a circular progress bar, but not moving just highlighted the 12 o'clock bar and second later I see the battery image all in gray and nothing else. It just sits on that grey static image without actually charging it (no green section or flashing dots)
Boot logo only appears if I am trying to reset without the USB cable. On the boot loop I plug in the cable and I hear the USB connecting it, I see the 2 Removable disks, but both inaccessible and adb commands don't recognize the device.
Very weird, as in turned off mode it's not charging at all.. just shows this grey battery image with a circle progress froze on 12 o'clock bar.
That's pretty much it.... I was never able to enter into recovery nor download via the buttons. It would just always reboot into this grey battery screen....
Completely helpless.... I did order a new battery from TMO, maybe the battery is fried and that's why it's not charging and just sits on this stupid static grey battery screen.
ArbitrageMan said:
It sounds like just your ROM is messed up.
Are you able to "get into recovery"? Holding both volume buttons while you power on the phone, without it being plugged into usb.
Do you have Odin? And have you ever used it?
Its totally frustrating when your phone gets messed up and you don't know what to do.
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Holding both volume keys and releasing power once screen goes blank, only show Vibrant logo again... I have tried this a million times
With USB cable it shows grey battery screen, without the cable just a Vibrant boot loop...
I'm assuming that you have the Samsung drivers installed.
Try the following steps:
Take out the battery and then put it back in but don't turn the phone on.
Plug it via USB.. does anything show up on the screen?
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I'm assuming that you have the Samsung drivers installed.
Try the following steps:
Take out the battery and then put it back in but don't turn the phone on.
Plug it via USB.. does anything show up on the screen?
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Yes, I have the drivers installed as I was able to locate my device and use adb commands to enter into recovery and download. Also Kies worked.
Doing what you asked simply load the grey battery image and nothing else with a progress bar not spinning. Just sort of hangs on this image and that's all.
Booting without the USB cable loads the Vibrant boot loop. Connecting USB at this boot loop state, would play a sound as if it connected to my windows, but I can only see Removable disks that are inaccessible and adb doesn't find the device...
Very strange.... trying to use the button keys to enter into recovery or download is no use, as that just won't ever happen, even when phone was working fine.
Any other suggestions? I would return the phone for replacement... but I am not sure how it would look with all the files still on the internal disk including root if I am not mistaken... I had only few hours of sleep because of this headache
M5devil said:
Yes, I have the drivers installed as I was able to locate my device and use adb commands to enter into recovery and download. Also Kies worked.
Doing what you asked simply load the grey battery image and nothing else with a progress bar not spinning. Just sort of hangs on this image and that's all.
Booting without the USB cable loads the Vibrant boot loop. Connecting USB at this boot loop state, would play a sound as if it connected to my windows, but I can only see Removable disks that are inaccessible and adb doesn't find the device...
Very strange.... trying to use the button keys to enter into recovery or download is no use, as that just won't ever happen, even when phone was working fine.
Any other suggestions? I would return the phone for replacement... but I am not sure how it would look with all the files still on the internal disk including root if I am not mistaken... I had only few hours of sleep because of this headache
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Are you sure that you're doing the right things to get to download? I've been in this situation and I wasn't able to get into recovery but I was able to get back into download mode.
I believe if you return it back and they find out it was rooted, they will charge you for it. If not, it'll appear on your bill.
I'm sure that you're doing the wrong things to get into download mode. If something is appearing on your screen it is a soft-brick and you're not bricked.
1. Take out battery, put it back in. (to turn the phone fully off)
2. Don't turn it the phone on!
3. Plug the phone into your PC, do not hit the power button!
4. See if the phone shows anything on the screen (powers on its own when plugged in)
IF the phone screen does 'turn on' after being plugged in without you hitting the power button, so far so good.
5. Now while it's on like this, hold the volume up and volume down buttons.
6. Hold the power button as well as the volume buttons until the screen goes black.
7. As soon as the screen goes black, let go of the power button! But DON'T let go of the volume buttons!
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A tip to get into download mode is to put the phone HORIZONTALLY (sideways) and it will make it a lot easier.
I am pretty much positive about it. I know a lot of people can easily enter into recovery or download modes, but I know many can't and I am one of them. It would just load the grey battery image instantly as I let go of the power button.
1. Take out battery, put it back in. (to turn the phone fully off) DONE
2. Don't turn it the phone on! DONE
3. Plug the phone into your PC, do not hit the power button! DONE
4. See if the phone shows anything on the screen (powers on its own when plugged in) FIRST THING THAT APPEARS IS A CIRCULAR PROGRESS BAR THAT CHANGES TO A GREY BATTERY IMAGE WITH A BAR IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. STATIC IMAGE, NOTHING ELSE.
IF the phone screen does 'turn on' after being plugged in without you hitting the power button, so far so good.
5. Now while it's on like this, hold the volume up and volume down buttons. DONE
6. Hold the power button as well as the volume buttons until the screen goes black. DONE
7. As soon as the screen goes black, let go of the power button! But DON'T let go of the volume buttons! DONE
THE STUPID GREY COLOR BATTERY IMAGE APPEARS AS BEFORE....
I'm thinking maybe battery is fried and that's why the grey color screen appears and not the usual screen where you see the battery charging...
After reading this thread it's clear that my handset is one of the new ones that have recovery/download modes disabled via the volume+power buttons.
So that pretty much covers it... I hope TMO will not ***** about the files that are on the internal sd that I am unable to access and remove... unless anyone else has any fresh ideals how to gain access to the disk
I think I might have a similar problem.
I accidentally deleted the touchwiz framework so I can't do anything ON the phone. It boots up, and gets me to the lock screen. As soon as I unlock, I am greeted with dozens of unending force closes.
I can get into both download and recovery mode, however, I have not been able to get ADB to recognize the device. I am attempting to push the stock ROM to the internal memory to flash over everything.
I'm not sure what to do to get ADB to work but it's driving me nuts!
Stuck at vibrant? I have a fix
Check out android Dev Section... I figured out how to access download mode or stock recovery mode when you are stuck at the vibrant screen!!!! BACK IN BUSINESS VIBRANT OWNERS!!!
i got the same problem and nothing seems to work
Try this out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103706
Feels like I'm having same issues..
the previous post requires opening the phone and I don't have tools for that..
Here's my issue.
I can't get into Recovery or Download and computer won't see phone to Odin.
I've got drivers installed and AIO Toolbox as well as ADB(which won't work because of computer not seeing phone.
Using the manual option(vol+ vol- power), nothing works.
I've done all the tricks like unplug it then hold vol keys plug it insert battery..
When I do plug in the phone to to even just get a charge in it goes the the battery, but my is is frozen or something. doesn't turn green or have a charging animation. After about a minute or so it was start up and boot loop. I read something about a bad battery? I've got two of them and they seemed fine before..
Before all this I had to Odin and go to stock. I was attempting to get ics back but I was being lazy and trying to do as little as possible..bad idea. I was following slim ics install and flashed cm9 daily, slimics and commons..and now this..
I'm not sure what to do..I usually search around xda or google..10 hours later.. idk..Anyone able to give help please?
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eduardo_reflex said:
i got the same problem and nothing seems to work
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... do i even have to say it?
droyd666 said:
Try this out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103706
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this problem is most likely solved. After 2 years!
mylostlonelysoul said:
Feels like I'm having same issues..
the previous post requires opening the phone and I don't have tools for that..
Here's my issue.
I can't get into Recovery or Download and computer won't see phone to Odin.
I've got drivers installed and AIO Toolbox as well as ADB(which won't work because of computer not seeing phone.
Using the manual option(vol+ vol- power), nothing works.
I've done all the tricks like unplug it then hold vol keys plug it insert battery..
When I do plug in the phone to to even just get a charge in it goes the the battery, but my is is frozen or something. doesn't turn green or have a charging animation. After about a minute or so it was start up and boot loop. I read something about a bad battery? I've got two of them and they seemed fine before..
Before all this I had to Odin and go to stock. I was attempting to get ics back but I was being lazy and trying to do as little as possible..bad idea. I was following slim ics install and flashed cm9 daily, slimics and commons..and now this..
I'm not sure what to do..I usually search around xda or google..10 hours later.. idk..Anyone able to give help please?
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Try asking another question. But I suggest using a USB jig. They usually work. Then odin
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Did you ever get it fixed man? I literally did the very same to mine a while back and It works like butter as we speak. It is fixable with a mini-usb jig or dongle. You can make your own with about $3 worth of parts from radio shack but I recommend buying one, it will be easier. I for the record made mine simply twisting together the resistors and though it was tough to touch the right pins it did eventually work and get me back into download mode.
Hopefully you already got it fixed though. If not I can help you out.
So I attempted upgrading to JPM today and ended up in a situation where I needed to restore the phone using odin. I flashed everything using s1_odin_20100512.pit and the T969 PDA/Phone/CSC files as I have before (this is the 2nd time I've had to roll the phone back). Odin reported the restore/upgrade as a "pass" but my phone won't power on AT ALL.
I've tried the download & recovery mode boot sequences, removed the battery, plugged into my computer and my wall outlet, done the boot sequences with the battery removed and then plugged it back in while holding the buttons, pretty much everything I've seen to fix an issue like this. It still won't turn on. I know the battery is charged, the phone was fine before this most recent flash.
Anyone have any ideas?
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So I attempted upgrading to JPM today and ended up in a situation where I needed to restore the phone using odin. I flashed everything using s1_odin_20100512.pit and the T969 PDA/Phone/CSC files as I have before (this is the 2nd time I've had to roll the phone back). Odin reported the restore/upgrade as a "pass" but my phone won't power on AT ALL.
I've tried the download & recovery mode boot sequences, removed the battery, plugged into my computer and my wall outlet, done the boot sequences with the battery removed and then plugged it back in while holding the buttons, pretty much everything I've seen to fix an issue like this. It still won't turn on. I know the battery is charged, the phone was fine before this most recent flash.
Anyone have any ideas?
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My friend, you have a brick!!!!!
Same happened to me, just keep trying to get into DL mode. I got it to eventually work with the normal key combo.
I have been trying to root and install a new rom on this aria. I've read several posts surrounding ODIN, SuperOneClick, Rom Manager and CyanogenMod. Here's as far as I've gotten so far.
1) I seem to have gotten into a problem plugging in the usb while plugged into the computer. Whenever I plug the phone in (while connected to the pc) the phone always jumps into cwm. I can't even pug it in to just charge it. Yes this happens with either power on or off.
2) A suggestion given to me was to use ROM Manager to load CyanogenMod. I had always flashed through odin or cwm. I did view some articles on YT and saw this could be done. I tried it, cool thing is, it allowed devik and cashe clearing. All looked super exciting until Cyanogen man kept skateboarding 'round and 'round (boot loop). I nandroided back and here I am
FYI the phone is still running v2.1 update
tomween1 said:
I have been trying to root and install a new rom on this aria. I've read several posts surrounding ODIN, SuperOneClick, Rom Manager and CyanogenMod. Here's as far as I've gotten so far.
1) I seem to have gotten into a problem plugging in the usb while plugged into the computer. Whenever I plug the phone in (while connected to the pc) the phone always jumps into cwm. I can't even pug it in to just charge it. Yes this happens with either power on or off.
2) A suggestion given to me was to use ROM Manager to load CyanogenMod. I had always flashed through odin or cwm. I did view some articles on YT and saw this could be done. I tried it, cool thing is, it allowed devik and cashe clearing. All looked super exciting until Cyanogen man kept skateboarding 'round and 'round (boot loop). I nandroided back and here I am
FYI the phone is still running v2.1 update
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When you use ClockworkMod to flash a new ROM, you need to make sure that the USB cable is not connected when you boot into ClockworkMod. The correct procedure is to power off your phone, disconnect the USB cable and then hold the Volume Down key and press the Power button until you see the white HBOOT screen. Then on the HBOOT screen select the RECOVERY option using the Volume Up/Down keys and then press the Power button. The phone will then boot into CWM.
^^^Thank you tpbklake, I have finally fixed all but the cwm instant on, when plugged in
So I have had the phone for a while and have been running Task's AOKP ROM with minimal hiccups.
I had the phone charging and when I unplugged it it would not turn on.
After pulling the battery and rebooting, I noticed that the stock AOKP boot image appeared (as opposed to my custom one) and the phone got stuck in a boot loop. Booting in to CWM I could see that something had gone wrong as it kept popping up about a recovery log file not being found.
When I tried to reboot the phone it did not do so, even after charging. No sign of life at all. Buying a new battery didn't help - it still shows no signs of life at all.
Anyone any ideas? Anything I can try? I'm willing to flash back to stock if that's what it takes but I can't even get it to power on in to CWM to do so.
Would the USB JIG help?
The jig might help. If you have one on hand try that first. Otherwise, try to boot into download mode with the battery out. Do the following:
Pull the battery and leave it out.
Open Odin3 (v1.85 recommended) on the desktop.
Have USB cable plugged in to appropriate port on computer but not connected to the phone.
Hold the vol down button (or holding both volume buttons is okay) but not the power button and plug the usb cable in to the usb port on the phone. The computer will supply the power.
If you get download mode, and Odin recognizes the phone, flash the full stock package from the Download Repository. UCMD8 is the latest stock.
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The jig might help. If you have one on hand try that first. Otherwise, try to boot into download mode with the battery out. Do the following:
Pull the battery and leave it out.
Open Odin3 (v1.85 recommended) on the desktop.
Have USB cable plugged in to appropriate port on computer but not connected to the phone.
Hold the vol down button (or holding both volume buttons is okay) but not the power button and plug the USB cable in to the USB port on the phone. The computer will supply the power.
If you get download mode, and Odin recognizes the phone, flash the full stock package from the Download Repository. UCMD8 is the latest stock.
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So I tried your suggestion but plugging the phone in with the battery out does nothing. No sign of life. Do I need to have specific drivers installed?
I have the most recent SAMSUNG drivers for the S2 found here on XDA and have ODIN 1.85 installed but the phone just remains blank and nothing happens. Any other options/thoughts? I it perhaps the USB charging port? Or is it fully bricked? Any way to check?
EDIT: With the phone plugged in and the battery either out or in, the top of the phone does become warmer so it seems like the USB port IS working perhaps? This is very frustrating...
I'm far from experienced with this sort of failure. I can only make suggestions based on my collected knowledge from reading the forum every day, and my understanding of trouble shooting principles. So don't take anything I say as definitive.
Generally, if the phone shows no sign of life, that is the definition of a brick. If it shows no sign of life except getting warm when plugged in, that is a different symptom than "no sign of life."
Do you have a jig, and have you tried inserting the jig with a charged battery in the phone? That would be the third troubleshooting step to see if the phone can enter download mode. 1) standard method to enter download mode with a charged battery. 2) attempt download mode with the battery out 3) attempt download mode using a usb jig with a charged battery.
As far as the usb port, were you aware of any problem with it before this issue came up? As far as I can remember from what people have said in the forum, they know that they have a usb port issue because of wonky behavior, before complete port failure. Also, most people report that their phone still boots when they have usb port failure.
I always hate to suggest spending money, but if you are unable to get into download mode through any method, then I can't think of anything else to do but send it off for repair.
I just resurrected my S2 two days ago when I bought my laptop. Used a jig I made from a YouTube video and all went well other than some slight USB issues like the phone thinks its plugged in sometimes.
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I was using CyanDelta for over months without any problem. Today (1 December 2013), I downloaded an update of about 21 MB of Cyanogenmod Nightly 10.2 for Samsung Galaxy S2 SGH I777. While trying to install it, the phone booted into recovery and installed it. However, during the process of Upgrading, i.e. when the screen says “Android is Upgrading”, “Optimizing App”, the phone got stuck at “Optimizing app 271 of 313”. I waited for about 30 minutes before I manually switched off the phone using the power button. Then I restarted the phone and saw a new boot logo of cyanogenmod; but it got into boot loop. Then I booted into recovery and manually installed the new zip (of 1 December 2013) found in CyanDelta folder. Still the phone could not boot. Now I saw “Samsung” logo only once and then the phone completely turned off. Now I could not turn my phone on, nor could I boot into recovery or download mode. Also I fully charged the battery before flashing the new Zip.
I tried all other steps to boot my phone like removing the battery and pressing power button for a minute, plugging the usb cable into PC and pressing the volume down button and also all sorts of other key combinations. Nothing could boot the phone. Please help. Is my phone completely bricked or is there any issue with my battery ?
Phone : Samsung Galaxy S2 SGH I777 (AT&T)
ROM : Cyanogenmod Nightly 10.2
Battery Condition : Poor (But it was fully charged and also charger was plugged in while flashing the Zip)
Email : [email protected]
... and this is the 3rd time you've posted this. Please wait for your answer in the thread you created, or try the steps creepy has laid out. I guarantee you've not tried everything.
SteveMurphy said:
... and this is the 3rd time you've posted this. Please wait for your answer in the thread you created, or try the steps creepy has laid out. I guarantee you've not tried everything.
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Sorry for the same post being posted thrice. And I have already tried all the methods except for the USB Jig method. I may think of buying usb jig, but is there any specific usb jig available for S2 sgh i777 ? And my phone usually gets warmed up when I put in my battery, but could not do anything with the phone.
I was using CyanDelta for over months without any problem. Today (1 December 2013), I downloaded an update of about 21 MB of Cyanogenmod Nightly 10.2 for Samsung Galaxy S2 SGH I777. While trying to install it, the phone booted into recovery and installed it. However, during the process of Upgrading, i.e. when the screen says “Android is Upgrading”, “Optimizing App”, the phone got stuck at “Optimizing app 271 of 313”. I waited for about 30 minutes before I manually switched off the phone using the power button. Then I restarted the phone and saw a new boot logo of cyanogenmod; but it got into boot loop. Then I booted into recovery and manually installed the new zip (of 1 December 2013) found in CyanDelta folder. Still the phone could not boot. Now I saw “Samsung” logo only once and then the phone completely turned off. Now I could not turn my phone on, nor could I boot into recovery or download mode. Also I fully charged the battery before flashing the new Zip.
I tried all other steps to boot my phone like removing the battery and pressing power button for a minute, plugging the usb cable into PC and pressing the volume down button and also all sorts of other key combinations. Nothing could boot the phone. Please help. Is my phone completely bricked or is there any issue with my battery ?
Phone : Samsung Galaxy S2 SGH I777 (AT&T)
ROM : Cyanogenmod Nightly 10.2
Battery Condition : Poor (But it was fully charged and also charger was plugged in while flashing the Zip)
Email : [email protected]
Alright, head over here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18630030) and read this thread by creepyncrawly.
It works. Virtually everyone who's ever had this phone and flashed custom stuff has had to use his guide at some point, so I promise you it works.... IF you follow the directions!
Good luck.
SteveMurphy said:
Alright, head over here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18630030) and read this thread by creepyncrawly.
It works. Virtually everyone who's ever had this phone and flashed custom stuff has had to use his guide at some point, so I promise you it works.... IF you follow the directions!
Good luck.
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I will definitely try your suggestions and for that I need to buy a USB Jig (as I am unable to boot into download mode). I will get back to you once I get the Jig. Hope I could boot into download mode using USB Jig. Since my phone is hard bricked, will a jig put it into download mode ? As I have read in various other forums that usb jig works only if the phone is soft bricked.
digesh9870 said:
I was using CyanDelta for over months without any problem. Today (1 December 2013), I downloaded an update of about 21 MB of Cyanogenmod Nightly 10.2 for Samsung Galaxy S2 SGH I777. While trying to install it, the phone booted into recovery and installed it. However, during the process of Upgrading, i.e. when the screen says “Android is Upgrading”, “Optimizing App”, the phone got stuck at “Optimizing app 271 of 313”. I waited for about 30 minutes before I manually switched off the phone using the power button. Then I restarted the phone and saw a new boot logo of cyanogenmod; but it got into boot loop. Then I booted into recovery and manually installed the new zip (of 1 December 2013) found in CyanDelta folder. Still the phone could not boot. Now I saw “Samsung” logo only once and then the phone completely turned off. Now I could not turn my phone on, nor could I boot into recovery or download mode. Also I fully charged the battery before flashing the new Zip.
I tried all other steps to boot my phone like removing the battery and pressing power button for a minute, plugging the usb cable into PC and pressing the volume down button and also all sorts of other key combinations. Nothing could boot the phone. Please help. Is my phone completely bricked or is there any issue with my battery ?
Phone : Samsung Galaxy S2 SGH I777 (AT&T)
ROM : Cyanogenmod Nightly 10.2
Battery Condition : Poor (But it was fully charged and also charger was plugged in while flashing the Zip)
Email : [email protected]
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digesh9870 said:
I will definitely try your suggestions and for that I need to buy a USB Jig (as I am unable to boot into download mode). I will get back to you once I get the Jig. Hope I could boot into download mode using USB Jig. Since my phone is hard bricked, will a jig put it into download mode ? As I have read in various other forums that usb jig works only if the phone is soft bricked.
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I have no idea what CyanDelta could have done. A firmware hard brick would usually be due to a damaged bootloader. Hard brick means no sign of life what-so-ever. If there is any sign of life, then there is hope. You need to get into download mode to proceed with recovering the phone. If you are unable to get into download mode by any means, then you probably need a jtag repair.
I can't tell from what you've written what you have tried so far to get into download mode. So, here are four ways to possibly get the phone to boot into download mode. Try each one of them before you give up. Also, remember that you must have a good working USB connection as well, especially with the battery out.
1) With the battery in, and the USB cable plugged into your pc, hold down vol+ and vol- but not power, and then plug the USB cable into the phone.
2) With the battery in, and phone connected to the pc via USB cable (plugged in at both ends,) hold down the vol- button.
3) With the battery out, and the USB cable plugged into your pc, hold down vol-, and then plug the USB cable into the phone. The USB cable will supply the power.
4) With the battery in, insert the USB jig.
Any USB jig you can buy should work. They are not phone specific. The only critical factor is that the resistance value must fall within a certain range. I don't remember the exact numbers off the top of my head, but I havn't seen anyone complain about bad jigs since Captivate days.
creepyncrawly said:
I have no idea what CyanDelta could have done. A firmware hard brick would usually be due to a damaged bootloader. Hard brick means no sign of life what-so-ever. If there is any sign of life, then there is hope. You need to get into download mode to proceed with recovering the phone. If you are unable to get into download mode by any means, then you probably need a jtag repair.
I can't tell from what you've written what you have tried so far to get into download mode. So, here are four ways to possibly get the phone to boot into download mode. Try each one of them before you give up. Also, remember that you must have a good working USB connection as well, especially with the battery out.
1) With the battery in, and the USB cable plugged into your pc, hold down vol+ and vol- but not power, and then plug the USB cable into the phone.
2) With the battery in, and phone connected to the pc via USB cable (plugged in at both ends,) hold down the vol- button.
3) With the battery out, and the USB cable plugged into your pc, hold down vol-, and then plug the USB cable into the phone. The USB cable will supply the power.
4) With the battery in, insert the USB jig.
Any USB jig you can buy should work. They are not phone specific. The only critical factor is that the resistance value must fall within a certain range. I don't remember the exact numbers off the top of my head, but I havn't seen anyone complain about bad jigs since Captivate days.
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Thanks for your instant replies. I tried all the above methods except for the last one i.e. usb jig method. None of them worked. I think my phone has no sign of life. I will have to try with USB Jig and then lastly jtag repair.
Even the usb jig could not get me into download mode. The phone is hard bricked.
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