[Q] VillianROM 1.1 Issues - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Just flashed my phone with VillianROM.
1) Kies is now unable to pick up my phone. "Reconnect using Samsung Kies mode". I have never received that message before.
2) When booting up my phone, there is an exclamation mark which I have also never encountered before. The phone boots fine after that, but not sure if this may be related to Kies issue.
any insight will be appreciated!

I'm not running that ROM, but I assume he has debugging mode as default. Kies won't work in debugging mode. Also since you are running a custom ROM, Kies is now no good for updating.
The yellow warning at boot is telling you your kernel is unofficial and has started a flash counter.
Do a search. Lots of info.
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rufryder1 said:
Just flashed my phone with VillianROM.
1) Kies is now unable to pick up my phone. "Reconnect using Samsung Kies mode". I have never received that message before.
You have a non Samsung firmware .
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Kies problem

I downloaded kies of samsung website connected my phone up by usb very easy but recently there has been a update on kies and now i have a problem connecting my phone upto kies or when it does connect its hard to keep the connection between the phone and computer.. I have reinstalled the drivers and everything like it says in troubleshoot but dont know what my next step is.. If anyone can help that wud be great
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SteveO588 said:
I downloaded kies of samsung website connected my phone up by usb very easy but recently there has been a update on kies and now i have a problem connecting my phone upto kies or when it does connect its hard to keep the connection between the phone and computer.. I have reinstalled the drivers and everything like it says in troubleshoot but dont know what my next step is.. If anyone can help that wud be great
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Does your phone connect normally via USB to the computer ? completely uninstall and re-install via a fresh download of KIES. Clear your Temp, %Temp% and prefetch folders. Check if the cable is faulty or not. One of these is bound to help you.
I have tried reinstalling keis and done everything i can think of but nothing seems to help. Before the update of kies my phone used to be able to connect via usb like normal ever since the update its all gone to pot
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First of all, I must say that KIES is one of the worst pieces of software I have ever seen. It is buggy and you must hope it will work eventually.
I got one successful with my old phone (galaxy 551) after updating via ODIN first to the correct firmware for my country.
But with my current Galaxy S2 I had to go to the repair center who used ODIN to get the right version on my phone.
I now have made KIES work on my windows 7 machine. I had to install the UK version (not the country version) and used the connection problem wizard to reinstall the drivers. Now it says I have the current version of my firmware.
To go back to your problem. It would help if you post which OS you are on and which version of the firmware you have currently installed ?
Also have you USB error detection off in the settings of your Galaxy S2 ?

[Q] Kies wont recognise my SII

Hi,
I am trying to update my Galaxy S II to the latest firmware but whenever I try to connect it to Kies the PC does not recognise it.
I have downloaded fresh copy of kies from the Samsung site and also got my phone back to factory settings.
The phones shows MTP Application connected and the bar keeps moving but nothing happens on my PC.
Any advise would be helpful.
Thanks
try manual way with odin ? also, it is more safe with odin.
download the latest official firmware, you can look from sammobile website and flash it with odin.
i dont like to upgrade via kies. its downloading also upgrading at the same time. its too risk. let say, in the middle of process suddenly the electricity is down. there is a chance that the broken process can brick your phone.
Had the same problem and the way round which i found was to open kies first and then connect your device and it works.
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Are you running a stock or a custom rom
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and you made a new thread? Because there has never been one about this subject before has there? lol

[Q] USB jig to still use samsung warranty?

Hi guys im only new here,
Im not sure if i posted this in the right section feel free to move it MODs
Anyway I think i may have bricked my galaxy s2, I get a message that says "Firmware upgrade encountere...." ,after i tried to flash a stock rom back onto the phone after using lite'ning rom for a while, the process failed about half way through, I was using Odin, i can no longer get into recovery mode or clockwork recovery....I can still however get into download mode but my pc wont recognise the device through odin.....
I think it may be bricked
If the phone is bricked could i get a usb jig and reset the binary count to "0" and bring it to my authorised samsung repair shop, would they know i have rooted the phone and would my warranty still be covered?
Thanks for any help guys, i loved this phone and now its useless..
This should go into Q&A.
What stock firmware did you flash exactly? Stock carrier?
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Hi I tried to flash an inscure.tar file, of a stock rom i found on a website i think it was KE7,.... sorry im a complete noob
No worries. That's why XDA is here for you to learn.
So you can get into download mode but Odin doesn't see your device. Seems like the Samsung drivers isn't installed on your computer. Try installing the device drivers manually. And see if Odin recognizes your device then.
EDIT: did you make sure kies wasn't running in the background when you're using ODIN?
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Ok thanks for the help, kies was not running tin the background anyway, can you tell me how to manually install the drivers if possible?
Where can i get a stock firmware for a sgs2 sgh-I777? i loaded ics 4.0.3 and now my speaker and mic dont work during calls. Anyone have and ideas on how to get back to gingerbread? i have search for it and everywhere says it has been removed.
Try uninstalling kies and install again. Once installed plug in your device and see if it downloads the drivers that way.
I'll try and look for the drivers while you do that.
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Spardicus05 said:
Where can i get a stock firmware for a sgs2 sgh-I777? i loaded ics 4.0.3 and now my speaker and mic dont work during calls. Anyone have and ideas on how to get back to gingerbread? i have search for it and everywhere says it has been removed.
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You'll have better luck in the at&t gs2 forums. You won't find your file here. Sorry
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Ok i will try that and get back to you
Sounds like a soft brick. I had problems flashing once (work computer was playing up) and it was complaining about needing an emergency firmware recovery in kies but I just re-flashed the rom when I got home and it was all good.
Hopefully it's the same for you.
The thing is I cant reflash because odin wont recognise the device, and i cannot get into recovery mode for a manual flash either :/
android6391 said:
The thing is I cant reflash because odin wont recognise the device, and i cannot get into recovery mode for a manual flash either :/
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Did you uninstall/reinstall kies?
Here are the the drivers for you to install
http://hotfile.com/dl/109276666/f22355e/SAMSUNG_USB.rar.html
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Im in the process of doing it now, my pc is unbaringly slow, will i try the kies installation first before i try install the drivers you gave me?
Okay i just reinstalled kies there and it did not work, kies did not recognise the device, and it showed the same error message on the screen, i am now downloading the drivers you gave to me, i will report back when i have tried that, thanks again
android6391 said:
Okay i just reinstalled kies there and it did not work, kies did not recognise the device, and it showed the same error message on the screen, i am now downloading the drivers you gave to me, i will report back when i have tried that, thanks again
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Alright let me know
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Okay i installed the drivers and my computer wont recognise the device in fact, it says "usb device malfunctioned and windows does not recognise it" :/
looks like im outta luck, any other suggestions?
android6391 said:
Okay i installed the drivers and my computer wont recognise the device in fact, it says "usb device malfunctioned and windows does not recognise it" :/
looks like im outta luck, any other suggestions?
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Hmmm strange. When you're in download mode and you plug into Odin what does it say?
Edit: what version of windows do you have?
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android6391 said:
Okay i installed the drivers and my computer wont recognise the device in fact, it says "usb device malfunctioned and windows does not recognise it" :/
looks like im outta luck, any other suggestions?
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Try on another Port or Computer ?
sikcool said:
Try on another Port or Computer ?
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If its possible.
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the galaxy s2 just shows the standard downloading screen with my binary count number etc as it normally would, but odin dosent pick it up, dosent show any sign of contact to the device, even windos says the device is malfunctioned, its an old dell with windows xp

[Q] Kies no longer sees my phone

As the title says, Kies no longer sees/detects my phone. Did the sammfiles/rooted update to my phone via odin and Kies wouldn't see the phone. Wiped the phone and forced an update via Kies with model number/serial number and afterward Kies still would not detect my phone. Any ideas?
Edited to remove the "task rom" comment. Got my devices mixed up
TomH54 said:
As the title says, Kies no longer sees/detects my phone. Was using task's "fat" on my phone before and Kies detected my phone. Did the sammfiles/rooted update to my phone via odin and Kies wouldn't see the phone. Wiped the phone and forced an update via Kies with model number/serial number and afterward Kies still would not detect my phone. Any ideas?
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Have you tried to turn off debugging in the development section?
Yeah. Tried that. It's no biggie tho since I can still force updates if needed. Thanks for the reply.
Removing/Freezing/Uninstalling/Disabling etc... bloatware causes Kies not to work.
Installing CWM also causes Kies not to work. Because, in short, CWM replaced the factory recovery
I find that if I plug my USB cable into different ports on the front of my computer I get different results.. Might be worth a shot to try if you have more than 1 to choose from.
"Device Not Supported by Kies 2.0"
I've a similar problem. I ran Kies yesterday for the first time since the ICS update back in April and it began to update to a new version. After which it says, "This device is not supported by Kies 2.0"?! I've uninstalled and re-installed about 8 times today even the Samsung USB drivers and nothing! What's going on?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
E-Nigma said:
I've a similar problem. I ran Kies yesterday for the first time since the ICS update back in April and it began to update to a new version. After which it says, "This device is not supported by Kies 2.0"?! I've uninstalled and re-installed about 8 times today even the Samsung USB drivers and nothing! What's going on?
Any help would be appreciated.
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it wouldn't work while i was rooted with gingerbread. i returned to stock and it worked fine. after that i was able to root after update thanks to creepyncrawly from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746181 and it works fine now. if you go this route make sure to read the whole thread first. you have to get another kernal before wiping or you can brick your phone. im using siyah-v3.4.3-nonswap by ktoonsez and so far so good. not sure if you have to update to ucle5 for it to work but thats what i did. i havent had a chance to try other roms. hope this helps a little
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For me. This is what worked. First go into device manager (on computer obviously)and remove the phone drivers currently installed.Next turn off usb debugging. Then plug your phone in to a different usb port. Let it do it's thing. Unplug, turn on usb debugging, plug back in.Let it do it's thing unplug. Reboot into cwm recovery, plug in. Let it do it's thing. Unplug. Turn off usb debugging. Boot up phone. Plug in. Profit. At least this is what fixed it for me.Good luck. Happy flashing.
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My Phone will not Connect to Kie

Ok so my phone was never Rooted or Hacked in anyway and it had gingerbread the official rom on it.I then plugged it in to samsung kies one day and it said my phone had an update and clicked and installed the update and I went all the way of Ics 4.0.4
BASEBAND VERSION : (I9100XXLQ6)
BUILD NUMBER : (1MM76D.XWLPT) to be more specific.
Now I cannot connect to kies any more but I can use use kies wifi but not the samsung kies please help me solve the problem I have
Re installed / Uninstalled Samsung USB Drivers
Re installed / Uninstalled Samsung Kies
Made sure USB debugging is off
Running Samsung Kies as Admin
Select MTP application to open
What ever I do will not fix my problem does any one have a solution?
Thanks
Mizzeeboy
mizzeeboy said:
Ok so my phone was never Rooted or Hacked in anyway and it had gingerbread the official rom on it.I then plugged it in to samsung kies one day and it said my phone had an update and clicked and installed the update and I went all the way of Ics 4.0.4
BASEBAND VERSION : (I9100XXLQ6)
BUILD NUMBER : (1MM76D.XWLPT) to be more specific.
Now I cannot connect to kies any more but I can use use kies wifi but not the samsung kies please help me solve the problem I have
Re installed / Uninstalled Samsung USB Drivers
Re installed / Uninstalled Samsung Kies
Made sure USB debugging is off
Running Samsung Kies as Admin
Select MTP application to open
What ever I do will not fix my problem does any one have a solution?
Thanks
Mizzeeboy
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Personally I wouldn't be concerned kies isn't really useful, plenty of threads on here about kies messing phones up. There's nothing you can't do yourself without the need of kies. You've already tried everything I can think of. Does kies itself require updating?
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HANDSY said:
Personally I wouldn't be concerned kies isn't really useful, plenty of threads on here about kies messing phones up. There's nothing you can't do yourself without the need of kies. You've already tried everything I can think of. Does kies itself require updating?
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nope it does not need an update and i really would like to stay away from odin
Bro don't fear Odin, embrace it. Latest updates sooner, avoid bloatware and no root needed. Never had a problem with it, in fact it saved my phone several times as I'm a flash-a-holic
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