Recently just got my GS2 and I love it (coming from iPhone 4 and use to have HTC Magic). But I encountered a problem with my phone the same day I got it which is that the vibration stops working after I updated the phone to the latest firmware provided by Samsung through Kies.
I've tried going into the test mode *#0*# and just select vibration but the screen just turn black and the phone won't vibrate. I am trying to find the official firmware for my phone but I can't seem to find it anywhere. My phone CSC is different from the one on the Official Firmware thread. I can't remember of the top of my head what it is but if it helps, mine seems to be an import set and the CSC starts with J.
I've tried doing a hard reset through the OS but it also didn't help. What I am trying to do now is trying to find some way to reflash the OS but Kies don't allow me to do that and I am not sure where to get the official firmware as I am afraid that if I flash it with other firmware that is of a different CSC, my warranty may not be honoured.
So just wondering if anybody here got any tips and helps to solve this problem or do I have to send it back to the shop?
One try Kies emergency firmware recovery .
Two a factory reset .
Official firmware for your phone is only on Kies Samsung stock Samsungs not phone providers .
Two choices one service centre Samsung
two is the unofficial route of flashing via Odin stock firmware . Samsung will not refuse warrant but seller may .CSC may not be for your area enter APN settings yourself .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
jje
I also noticed a lack of vibration today. Could not get it to work whatever i did, but I did not update it... In fact I didn't do anything except trying out my new Samsung car holder with it.
I suggest you use this thread for further analysis.
I debranded mine last night but couldnt follow the final step. Now I`ve plugged my SGSII into the pc Kies can`t tell me what firmware version I`m
using. Even worse, as I`m a new user I can`t post on that thread to ask for assistance! LOL
I wish i`d left it well alone now, all I wanted to do was debrand it so I could update to KE7. Sigh
RedAl said:
I debranded mine last night but couldnt follow the final step. Now I`ve plugged my SGSII into the pc Kies can`t tell me what firmware version I`m
using. Even worse, as I`m a new user I can`t post on that thread to ask for assistance! LOL
I wish i`d left it well alone now, all I wanted to do was debrand it so I could update to KE7. Sigh
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Debrand mean remove bloatware and does not give you an update path .
You can try a factory reset and wipe all data see if Kies picks up update .
Or use stock rom KE7 via Odin or the current update KF1 .
KIES will update original firmware when its available but may not pick up stock firmware .
jje
RedAl said:
I debranded mine last night but couldnt follow the final step. Now I`ve plugged my SGSII into the pc Kies can`t tell me what firmware version I`m
using. Even worse, as I`m a new user I can`t post on that thread to ask for assistance! LOL
I wish i`d left it well alone now, all I wanted to do was debrand it so I could update to KE7. Sigh
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Just flash KE7 without doing any debranding stuff and hard reset after the device starts for the first time.
Cheers jje, I`m assuming if I want to use stock rom that means I need to root the phone? I`ve never dabbled in that side of things before and was rather nervous just about debranding.
I almost wish I could undo what I`ve done and just wait for Three to send out the update. I`m assuming thats not so easy?
Eureka, suddenly i noticed that my phone's vibration ability was back when walking to a shop with my headphones in. It seems like the headphone jack somehow influences things. Maybe a bad connection between these components?
Maybe you should try this out to confirm this?
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Hi all,
Have been waiting for the ICS for a long time and finally it showed up yesterday when plugged-in my phone to computer running Kies. Unfortunately, it didn't work for me (crashed during downloading to phone) and now it asked me to do a emergency firmware recovery using Kies again!
My question is
Is it possible to flash other ROMs, like AOKP or CM9, without a working FW?
I can still go to the download mode, i.e. Vol UP + Vol DOWN while plugin phone, but it said 'battery low, unable to download' or something similar. So, if I recharge the battery, I think I should be able to get into download mode.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Wing
P.S. Phone was/is running stock ROM UCKK6 and not rooted.
Wing2468 said:
Hi all,
Have been waiting for the ICS for a long time and finally it showed up yesterday when plugged-in my phone to computer running Kies. Unfortunately, it didn't work for me (crashed during downloading to phone) and now it asked me to do a emergency firmware recovery using Kies again!
My question is
Is it possible to flash other ROMs, like AOKP or CM9, without a working FW?
I can still go to the download mode, i.e. Vol UP + Vol DOWN while plugin phone, but it said 'battery low, unable to download' or something similar. So, if I recharge the battery, I think I should be able to get into download mode.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
--
Wing
P.S. Phone was/is running stock ROM UCKK6 and not rooted.
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We've had ICS for a while now. You smart ones that want to wait for at&t and samsung to push a broken build out to your devices amuse me. And look what happened.
Wonder what you guys are even on here for. Stock phone, Used proper update technique. and you come to a phone hacking site for support.
Why not call at&t?
to answer your question, Yes it is possible. but if you want a stock phone, why the hell come here?
Wing2468 said:
Hi all,
Have been waiting for the ICS for a long time and finally it showed up yesterday when plugged-in my phone to computer running Kies. Unfortunately, it didn't work for me (crashed during downloading to phone) and now it asked me to do a emergency firmware recovery using Kies again!
My question is
Is it possible to flash other ROMs, like AOKP or CM9, without a working FW?
I can still go to the download mode, i.e. Vol UP + Vol DOWN while plugin phone, but it said 'battery low, unable to download' or something similar. So, if I recharge the battery, I think I should be able to get into download mode.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
--
Wing
P.S. Phone was/is running stock ROM UCKK6 and not rooted.
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Here....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27707563&postcount=83
Go thank jack man
MotoMudder77 said:
We've had ICS for a while now. You smart ones that want to wait for at&t and samsung to push a broken build out to your devices amuse me. And look what happened.
Wonder what you guys are even on here for. Stock phone, Used proper update technique. and you come to a phone hacking site for support.
Why not call at&t?
to answer your question, Yes it is possible. but if you want a stock phone, why the hell come here?
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HAHAH i love when the updates come out and you see a flood of noobs with 1-2 posts come here and ask to be spoon fed the answers right in front of their noses. I refuse to answer them because once they get the answer they need they just leave... nothing positive to say.. nothing, so why give them something when they give us nothing? i literally LOL everytime i read these posts.... like imagine them sitting at home in front of kies like :silly:WTFFFF!!!!!! HAHAH
Im so glad I found this fourm and can GIVE BACK to the community as much as they give back to me! All hail XDA! esp. the I777 fourm
Hello good people from xdadevelopers,
PREREQUISITES:
I come to you as a noob seaking some answers. Somewhere in November I bought a Samsung Galaxy S2 from Orange that came with the Orange Branded software. Because the phone kept switching off (the Sleep of death bug, i think) I sent it in for service and it came back with the same problem.
Seeing that Samsung Keys does not have an option to restore the phone (as I could do from iTunes for my iPhone) I reflashed the phone with 4.0.4 Android XXLQ5 osing ODIN. The phone works better now, still get the SOD, but not as frequently.
The problem that I am facing now is that I cannot use keys anymore to update and since the 4.1.2 Update should start shortly I don't know what I can do to pass to the new version.
QUESTIONS:
1. How can I do a software restore from keys to the new Android version once an update is available?
2. Are there any precautions that I have to keep in mind since I have the LLQ5 version installed (I used the emmc checker from the store and my chip is "sane")?
3. If I flash the Orange version back from Sammobile, will I be able to use Keys again?
I have also added a screenshot of how the phone battery stats looked after recovering from a sleep of death issue just in case you know if it's another problem and I missed the diagnostic.
Link for screenshot: http://dl.xda-developers.com/attach.../3/5/4/7/5/Screenshot_2012-12-03-16-46-42.jpg
Thank you for your time,
Andrei Doru Tudose
download your branded stock firmware from sammobile...:good: when 4.1.2 rolls out:fingers-crossed:, flash downloaded stock firmware via odin n then connect to kies n you will be able to get official update...:laugh:
Peaceful Droid said:
download your branded stock firmware from sammobile...:good: when 4.1.2 rolls out:fingers-crossed:, flash downloaded stock firmware via odin n then connect to kies n you will be able to get official update...:laugh:
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Hi Peaceful Droid,
Thank you for your answer. Could it really be that simple as flashing the official ROM and then the phone is yet again accessible through Keys?
If this is the only thing I have to do than thank you :laugh:
This phone has been a pest since I bought it. I don't know why Keys doesn't let you to simply make a restore to get a stock phone as you could in iTunes. There it was that easy, just connect the phone and click restore then set-up as new iPhone and problem solved. Back to stock in 30 minutes.
Thank you,
Andrei Doru Tudose
Yes. remember always read the instructions carefully and do it step by step and you will never face any issues...
and my dear friend if samsung also do as apple did then apple will knock doors of courts again...
nvingme bordars
Peaceful Droid said:
Yes. remember always read the instructions carefully and do it step by step and you will never face any issues...
and my dear friend if samsung also do as apple did then apple will knock doors of courts again...
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Thank you once again, I just hope this solves the sleep of death issues this phone has All my faith in the JB update.
I still have 22 months of warranty left and if the phone keeps turning off I will send it back to them
Thank you,
Andrei - Doru Tudose
Hi,
I have the following problem, it's kind of long and I can't pinpoint the exact issue so I'm not certain what to do, update, flash, send it back in, ...
I acquired my S2 when it came out in our country and never had issues on gingerbread until wifi started to have very bad reception end of 2012. I was advised to connect to Kies and update the firmware to see if this helped.
Kies then updated me to 4.0.4., and the wifi issues were not solved; Instead, what I got was 'lag' i.e., the screen blocks from time to time, on basically anything, scrolling, gaming, video, etc., when you scroll through the start screens it's sometimes all very 'choppy'. Also, the phone rebooted from time to time.
Looking up what I could about all of this I found the brickbug issue and installed the app, and the phone turned out to have it. I didn't do a vanilla clean install when going from 2.3 to 4.0.4. and so obviously I couldn't do a factory reset now, so I decided to hand it in to the store I bought it, still under guarantee.
I got it back now, 6 days after which to me seemed a little fast, and it stated 'changed the module, updated firmware, problem lies with user's backup'. I turned the phone on again and after inserting all my info again and getting to the apps, I could see the problem was still there.
All I know right now after testing a number of things:
-Live streaming, playing video, angry birds, strolling through anything: It blocks from time to time. No major freeze, just very sloppy scrolling or for video's etc. it just stops for a second.
-Tested and still has the brickbug even though I noted this for the repair, and it's still stuck on 4.0.4.
-As far as I'm able to tell 4.1.2. isn't available for my country yet (Belgium) and anyway my CSC for some reason says 'Luxemburg' Keeping in mind I still have warranty, I'd prefer not to tinker around with Odin as I'm not familiar with it.
-RAM says 827MB out of which, when turning on the phone and just going into task manager, more than 500MB is already in use, which in my eyes might account for sloppy movement from time to time, but I have no idea if this might get better with 4.1.2. or if it might be linked to the memory and the bug.
What's the best bet for this, wait for 4.1.2. to appear for my country and update through KIES, and see if it gets better? That's what the technicians where the phone got sent from the store told me; If it's a bug in the chip or motherboard issues, it seems my country doesn't even have a samsung center so they'd need to push it up to level 3 technical issues and send it to another country, and if I can't prove the issue is hardware-related, I just get it back. The 'module' they changed they said was just an USB connection that was a little loose. After that they ran tests on it for 2 days but didn't find any issues (again, they don't test speed or chip/motherboard issues it seems)
Any help welcome
I'm guessing your device is not carrier branded (flash nordic LSD or the Netherlands FW).
On the other hand RAM usage and lagginess may result of carrier bloatware (so it is carrier branded....).
Which one is it, there are a couple of solutions for you.
Sent from the little guy
gastonw said:
I'm guessing your device is not carrier branded (flash nordic LSD or the Netherlands FW).
On the other hand RAM usage and lagginess may result of carrier bloatware (so it is carrier branded....).
Which one is it, there are a couple of solutions for you.
Sent from the little guy
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Hiya,
No, I bought the phone just in the box in a shop, no contract, carrier, etc., I had multiple sim cards of different networks in side of it over the small 2 years I have it. I only had it back for 24 hours and basically didn't do anything with it except install 3 apps to test the things I mentioned, so I can't see bloatware being the issue.
Before updating to 4.1.2. and especially flashing with Odin (as said, I probably won't do until warranty is void in a small bit), is there a possibility the memory can be damaged due to the bug/chip/4.0.4., or is this kind of issue always related to firmware etc.?
Here's the info, if needed:
Model: GT-I9100
Android version: 4.0.4.
Baseband version: I9100XXLQ6
Kernel version:
3.0.15-157945
[email protected]#3
SMP PREEMPT Fri oct 26 16:17:36 KST 2012
Build number: IMM76D.XWLQ2
Bart D said:
Before updating to 4.1.2. and especially flashing with Odin (as said, I probably won't do until warranty is void in a small bit), is there a possibility the memory can be damaged due to the bug/chip/4.0.4., or is this kind of issue always related to firmware etc.?
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AFAIK, if ur phone were affected and/or bricked by the brickbug before updating, it couldnt possibly be updated to 4.1.2. :screwy:
Sent from my SGS II
immortalneo said:
AFAIK, if ur phone were affected and/or bricked by the brickbug before updating, it couldnt possibly be updated to 4.1.2. :screwy:
Sent from my SGS II
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Well, obviously all I know is that the scanning app detects it, wouldn't know what it's done for the rest, didn't brick yet in any case. so if you try to update and it doesn't work for this reason, any particular error message you're supposed to get in KIES?
Originally Posted by immortalneo<br />
AFAIK, if ur phone were affected and/or bricked by the brickbug before updating, it couldnt possibly be updated to 4.1.2. :screwy:<br />
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Sent from my SGS II
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Well, obviously all I know is that the scanning app detects it, wouldn't know what it's done for the rest, didn't brick yet in any case. so if you try to update and it doesn't work for this reason, any particular error message you're supposed to get in KIES?
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Sorry mate.. no idea about that..
Sent from my SGS II
brick bug is software related.
Flash another ROM, JB is the obvious choice here.
Report back if lagginess persists.
Sent from the little guy
I just installed the latest Kies and connected it, but seems there is no 4.1.2. available yet with Kies. As I'm unfamiliar with any other form of upgrading, I'm guessing I'll have to sit it out, and who knows with my CSC in Luxemburg when that will become available, that country hardly has people in it lol.
Why wait? Just download Odin and flash JB.
Its easy.
It even has Belgium lang if im not wrong.
Its just normal flash no rooting etc.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
There is no Belgian language, you're mostly either French or Dutch or, for a small minority, German
If it's not available yet, I'm assuming whichever JB I'd get and install through Odin will be rather visible I didn't install it 'officially', so if I would have any issue that would stay like the permanent lag under 4.1.2., I can't really hand in the phone again for repair or they'd notice (obviously, since with all repairs, they update the firmware themselves and would know it's not available).
Bart D said:
There is no Belgian language, you're mostly either French or Dutch or, for a small minority, German
If it's not available yet, I'm assuming whichever JB I'd get and install through Odin will be rather visible I didn't install it 'officially', so if I would have any issue that would stay like the permanent lag under 4.1.2., I can't really hand in the phone again for repair or they'd notice (obviously, since with all repairs, they update the firmware themselves and would know it's not available).
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There is a Netherlands (Belgium) language possible.
For the warrenty thing: afaik there is a way to get from custom to stock without them (people of samsung) noticing (is this a right word?) it. Only when your cpu is dead you don't have the option to go back to stock.
Christiaan91 said:
There is a Netherlands (Belgium) language possible.
For the warrenty thing: afaik there is a way to get from custom to stock without them (people of samsung) noticing (is this a right word?) it. Only when your cpu is dead you don't have the option to go back to stock.
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Well the language is not really an issue for me, as I put my gear in English. So far from what I found the only thing I could possibly do is install Odin and flash with a 'regular' 4.1.2. file, AFAIK and since it's not available yet, if I would keep my problems or even find any new ones, I'd either need to downgrade again or wait when it's finally released officially, Lord knows when that will be
Flash will take 5 min to do. Same as downgrade.
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bihslk said:
Flash will take 5 min to do. Same as downgrade.
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Yah, probably goes faster through Odin, the new firmware takes a Gig of space so Kies probably takes ages.
But as said I'm not familiar with Odin + if it doesn't solve the issue I'd need to bump it back to 4.0.4. and hand it in; If 4.1.2. becomes available officially and the issue remains I can hand it in with that and can write down the issue was both under 4.0.4. and 4.1.2. especially after I wipe everything under 4.1.2. and it still doesn't get better.
Bart, want us to walk you thru it?
The sooner you discover your device is faulty the better.
Notice that the guys at tge shop did everything we are about to tell you here. That's why your csc doesn't add up.
Sent from the little guy
gastonw said:
Bart, want us to walk you thru it?
The sooner you discover your device is faulty the better.
Notice that the guys at tge shop did everything we are about to tell you here. That's why your csc doesn't add up.
Sent from the little guy
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Well both Luxemburg and Belgium are small countries so I'm assuming it's entirely possible one phone gets in a shop in the other, it's probably the same region, besides never had issues under gingerbread.
As for guiding me through it, I've been looking around for a good guide for a simple install but most of what you find are with remarks like 'Be careful to check and uncheck the right boxes or you might brick your device!' in Odin, then never an explanation about which boxes
I downloaded Odin (the new one, 3.4 or so?) and got it on a laptop, so all I'd need is basically getting the rom somewhere and being certain what to push and what not to
I'm a bit sceptic about a flash on the notebook too tho, it's not a very performant machine, but the rest I got are either on linux or in repair right now. I could put Odin on a desktop without network that's more reliable but it's still on XP so I'd probably need to get the 9100 drivers too then for it to recognize the phone correctly.
Anyway, all help is appreciated, I'll name my firstborn after your kittens in return!
Install Odin 3.07
Download RoM from SamFirmware or some other place
Place phone in download mode. Vol down+power+homebutton
When got in download mode press vol up
Now connect phone and start odin
Now you should se yellow colour in top in one of boxes and com port.
Now unzip rom
Put it in PDA
Now press start and wait.
When done you will see text PASS and green box.
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lol, hate cats, don't worry. Name him/her Odin.
It's always better to flash via laptop, bo power off risk
You've got 2 choices here:
Flash via Odin: you'll need a pc and latest kies, plus s2's usb cable.
Once in odin you'll have to select 3 files from an extracted folder, check the ticked boxes and double check where did you place the files (it's easier than it looks).
Flash via Mobile Odin: Really easy flashing tool, no pc needed, all flashibg is done with your phone and the device itself does almost all the work.
It hardly goes south when flashing but when it does the life safe is regular Odin. This means that's it's the safest way to perform any first flash.
There are 2 versions, free and paid.
Free: manually download the kernel (easy to find).
Paid (root needed): Get's the kernel on it own, enables you to select EverRoot (roots any stock ROM while it flashes it allowing you to be rooted at all times) and inject SuperUser app as well as M.O app. Costs 5 bucks (around 3 euro).
Which way you wanna go?
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gastonw said:
lol, hate cats, don't worry. Name him/her Odin.
It's always better to flash via laptop, bo power off risk
You've got 2 choices here:
Flash via Odin: you'll need a pc and latest kies, plus s2's usb cable.
Once in odin you'll have to select 3 files from an extracted folder, check the ticked boxes and double check where did you place the files (it's easier than it looks).
Flash via Mobile Odin: Really easy flashing tool, no pc needed, all flashibg is done with your phone and the device itself does almost all the work.
It hardly goes south when flashing but when it does the life safe is regular Odin. This means that's it's the safest way to perform any first flash.
There are 2 versions, free and paid.
Free: manually download the kernel (easy to find).
Paid (root needed): Get's the kernel on it own, enables you to select EverRoot (roots any stock ROM while it flashes it allowing you to be rooted at all times) and inject SuperUser app as well as M.O app. Costs 5 bucks (around 3 euro).
Which way you wanna go?
Sent from the little guy
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Ah, didn't know there was a mobile odin, didn't find info on that on any site I went to. Might be easier to just download that and any necessary files through wifi on the phone itself it it's simpler. I wouldn't mind paying extra, but I have no knowledge of root so I don't need it. I could always amuse myself with it when the phone is completely out of warranty anyway.
No root is needed for the regular mobile version? Odd, that's what I find on google. I'm assuming it doesn't show up in any of the 'regular' download options either on the s2
Odin: No root
MobileODIN: Root needed.
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Hey, i rooted my galaxy s3 using CF-root and it worked fine.
Then the update (don't know what version) came out and i couldn't update, i decided to just get stock rom back on it and remove the root.
So i used the easiest way and just updated my firmware in Kies. This of course lead to emergency firmware recovery and this would let me restore it to stock ROM. The problem now is that it's stuck at 0% doing the emergency firmware recovery. I understand that a fix might be to run Kies as an administrator but that would require me to first exit Kies and try again. The problem is that it is stuck at 0% and it won't give me an error. How do i get out of emergency recovery mode to run it as an administrator?
One other thing that might be related, my phone has been freezing randomly a lot lately. I know how this is caused and this is why i also decided to just restore stock rom. I'm wondering if it has something to do with it being stuck at 0%.
It's also possible the screen it's displaying now (the phone) has just frozen and that may be what's causing the 0% stuff.
I'm just going to leave it at the 0% screen until i get a response telling me how to get out of this screen.
It's been on 0% for well over 30 minutes.
The phone model is the international version (GT-19300)
as far as i know there is a software update for my phone, at least i got prompted for an update and in Kies i also get a prompt for an update.
I don't really care what the update's version is, but i know there is an udate and the version is probably irrelevant.
Update for 4.2.2 please clarify as its not released as far as we know .
Please what phone model as well .
jje
JJEgan said:
Update for 4.2.2 please clarify as its not released as far as we know .
Please what phone model as well .
jje
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The model is the GT-19300 (international version) and for the software update, i don't know what version it is but i assumed it was 4.2.2
I guess i was wrong about the exact version but anyway there was a software update.
Flash stock rom via Odin
Kies sorry not a product i know or use .
jje
JJEgan said:
Flash stock rom via Odin
Kies sorry not a product i know or use .
jje
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Okay, i just got an error message from kies which is good since that means it's stopped trying.
Can i just flash it from emergency recovery mode? Every tutorial out there tells me to get into download mode which i can't get into.
I'm going to try it the Kies-way one more time while running it as an administrator and see if that works in the meantime.
Yes!, i just tried it using the "use the recovery code" or something button and it's actually counting now.
Thanks for the help anyway.
dapwnager said:
Okay, i just got an error message from kies which is good since that means it's stopped trying.
Can i just flash it from emergency recovery mode? Every tutorial out there tells me to get into download mode which i can't get into.
I'm going to try it the Kies-way one more time while running it as an administrator and see if that works in the meantime.
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Let us know if the Kies-way is Working..
I don't really know what happened now but it seems to be stuck again at 0%, maybe i mistook the unpacking binaries-screen for the installing screen. Anyway it's still at 0%...
I'll try a few more times and see if anyone else knows what to do.
Otherwise i guess i'll take it to a store or contact samsung or something even though it had root on it.
Root voids warranty .
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Root voids warranty .
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Yeah i know but i'll have few other options... also it's been at 0% for around 2 hours now...
guess i'll just disconnect the cable soon and try with a different USB port and diferfent cable or something.
Well there's one positive thing, it still gets into emergency recovery mode.
Hooray! it's now actually installing it and i didn't mistake it for downloading this time. I switched USB ports and now it works apparently.
Also something people that do this in the future should know: if you unplug the cable, it just gives you the error message saying that it couldn't find it which shouldn't cause any trouble. BUT only do this once it is stuck at 0%.