[Q] Stuck at Rethink Possiblities - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777

>)_>
Just like the title says, that's where I'm at..
I tried all the combinations with Odin, and yet, I still get stuck there, and it keeps resetting and trying to get passed it but it's not. I tried to follow the guides, but it just seems that it doesn't work for me.
I'm using W7 64-Bit. Odin Version 1.83

thundertroy said:
>)_>
Just like the title says, that's where I'm at..
I tried all the combinations with Odin, and yet, I still get stuck there, and it keeps resetting and trying to get passed it but it's not. I tried to follow the guides, but it just seems that it doesn't work for me.
I'm using W7 64-Bit. Odin Version 1.83
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What ROM are you on?
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I was on Cogn X2 Beta-4, but then I tried to return to fully STOCK and now my phone is all screwed up.
I can't get the heimdall working. :>

thundertroy said:
I was on Cogn X2 Beta-4, but then I tried to return to fully STOCK and now my phone is all screwed up.
I can't get the heimdall working. :>
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Can you boot to clockwork mod recovery?
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ceo.mtcl said:
Can you boot to clockwork mod recovery?
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Yeah just noticed that. >_> feel like a nooby right now. I flashed the CWM5 and now gonna just flash a ROM and see if that'll work.

Now I'm stuck at the S loading screen.. >_>

can you still get to download mode?
I used this thread to put my phone back to stock and what i like about it is that I can be fully stock with root=)
I wasnt bricked but hopefully it will work for you..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432

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[Q] HELP!!!!!!!......stuck on Vibrant screen loop(USB debugging mode OFF)

OK....check this out...imma noob and i forgot to turn on debugging mode. I also flashed a Super I/O kernel into the internal memory and not into the sd card(a couple days after flashing Nero v3 rom from TW). Now im stuck on the Vibrant screen loop. Can anyone PLEASE help me get back to the recovery screen?!
Can you enter recovery or download mode?
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i can only get into download mode
ctabones said:
i can only get into download mode
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Use odin to flash back to stock...your phone is fine
but ask someone else if u need eugenes froyo that doesnt brick first
SamsungVibrant said:
Use odin to flash back to stock...your phone is fine
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even when debugging mode is off?
ctabones said:
even when debugging mode is off?
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Even if its off but its rooted and you can enter download mode then you should be good
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Just odin to stock and you will be good.
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jbatysmallville said:
Just odin to stock and you will be good.
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dude...i had the same problem...thanx for helping out...
Everyone keeps saying use odin to fix my boot loop and to flash back to stock but it doesnt work and just keeps looping the vibrant screen. I can only get into download mode which i keep hearing thats good my phone will be fine if thats possible yet i cant get my phone back to stock.
sethtyler21 said:
Everyone keeps saying use odin to fix my boot loop and to flash back to stock but it doesnt work and just keeps looping the vibrant screen. I can only get into download mode which i keep hearing thats good my phone will be fine if thats possible yet i cant get my phone back to stock.
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Did you flash the stock tar and pit files?
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Yes i did from 2 different people on 2 different computers( Home and work)
I even watched some youtube videos on how to do it so i couldnt possibly mess up the written directions
Try to flash a 2.2 voodoo kernel with odin. If the flash is successful, use three button method to get into recovery.
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where would i get the 2.2 from and how do i use odin to do it.
I know it sounds like a stupid question but i really want to make sure i dont mess up.
Thank you very much for your help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=870480
Get into download mode and make sure odin sees your device. If it does, take one of the 2.2 odin kernel files found in that link above, and place it in the pda slot in odin. Flash and hope for the best.
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none of the links work it just keeps taking me to a blank page or the general xda forums
Sweet they work now for some reason or another..
and now instead of looping it just stays at the vibrant screen

[Q] Need Help! sgs2 stuck

Hello i have an sgs2 from At&t and i was trying to root but was unsuccesful and now i have this message on my screen when i turn it on " Frimware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". I could use any advice or help. I have search and tried alot of things but no luck. Please thanks.
What method did u use to root?
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And importantly did you attempt the recovery through kies?
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i used the "how to easily root your sgs2" method using odin. I tried to use the recovery through kies but it asks for a code and it wont connect to my phone.
It sounds like your phone is still half functioning. Try booting into recovery,
With the phone off hold down both volume keys and power button until you see the first screen, then let go of the power button.
If it's stock recovery you'll be able to do a factory restore(wipe). If CWM choose wipe data factory reset.
After rebooting it might work.
Worst case you can put it back in download mode and try odin again.
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If you can't get it into download mode you may have serious issues.
Might need to build a usb jig or buy one.
Contemplate a return.
If you tried everything, and I mean everything to get it into download mode, i.e. jig, "adb reboot", then neither can they. Can't see anything you did.
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I just tried that but all i get is the firmware error screen. And i would try reflashing through odin but i dont know what to reflash the kernal that i was trying to root or something else??
and i have thought about returning it but i want to eventually root it so i would like to know what im doing wrong or how to fix it. thanks for all the help
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lakid06 said:
and i have thought about returning it but i want to eventually root it so i would like to know what im doing wrong or how to fix it. thanks for all the help
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You never did tell us what KIES has to do with ROOTING ?
I would definitely flash back to stock. Stock will never further mess it up. Not to mention there is the stock rom that's prerooted. By using that one you won't get a yellow triangle on boot. Nor will the counter go up from changing the kernel.
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Can you get into download mode?
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Misterjunky said:
You never did tell us what KIES has to do with ROOTING ?
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It doesnt but i was trying to go back to stock and i tried to do it from kies.
gr8hairy1 said:
I would definitely flash back to stock. Stock will never further mess it up. Not to mention there is the stock rom that's prerooted. By using that one you won't get a yellow triangle on boot. Nor will the counter go up from changing the kernel.
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Can you point in the direction of that prerooted stock rom, cuz i couldnt find it. thanks, i will try that once i find the right rom
gr8hairy1 said:
Can you get into download mode?
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Yes!!! thanks for all the help, i hope i can get it up and running and rooted
gr8hairy1 said:
It sounds like your phone is still half functioning. Try booting into recovery,
With the phone off hold down both volume keys and power button until you see the first screen, then let go of the power button.
If it's stock recovery you'll be able to do a factory restore(wipe). If CWM choose wipe data factory reset.
After rebooting it might work.
Worst case you can put it back in download mode and try odin again.
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If he downloaded an international rom then he can't use the stock recovery as the power button on the international roms aren't the select key. They have an actual hardware button to select. I found that out the hard way.
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@stalked_r/t Good point, I forgot about that happening to some people.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
Here's the link you want.
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stalked_r/t said:
If he downloaded an international rom then he can't use the stock recovery as the power button on the international roms aren't the select key. They have an actual hardware button to select. I found that out the hard way.
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That is probably true cuz i downloaded a 1900 or something odin file to get back to stock but it was not the right one as i now know it should have been I777.
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At least you got download mode working. With that working there should be no issue about fixing your phone.
Just keep in mind depending on if "everything flashed from the international version you possibly will also need to flash the right modem.
I wouldn't worry about that until you got the phone up and working.
It's best to keep each step as simple as possible, especially for the first time you're trying it.
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ok so i downloaded the stock rooted rom and im using odin 1.85 but it stops at factoryfs.img, any ideas??? thanks again for all the help
Not good. I wish I could offer more help. At least it didn't stop at flashing the bootloaders.
There's not too much you can do at this point. You can try waiting seeing if it changes.
You can hope if you do unplug it that you can get it back into download mode. Then try odin again. Though I'd make sure the checksum of the download matches up to make sure it downloaded properly.
No one wants to be the one to say unplug it in the middle of an odin procedure, but if no progress is being made after a reasonable amount of time, there's not much left to do.
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[Q] Help/Questions about flashing CWM to the Ace

This is my first post & thread in XDA, I'm a active user in another forum. I have an OV, which is rooted, has multiple mods, and running on a IHO ROM... So I'm not a complete noob xD
Getting to the point... I currently have a Galaxy Ace that I'm allowed to tinker with (It's a friends) and Ive already rooted it with SuperONeClick.
Now I've tried to flash CWM and I've failed miserably xD
Theres a sticky in the Galaxy Ace Development section, and I've tried a method there for flashing CWM multiple times and I cant get it to work. I've also tried flashing it via the Terminal Emulator like I did with Xionia and my OV, but that didn't work. The last thing i tried was using the stock Samsung Recovery to flash the zip but it wouldnt work, so I renamed the CWM zip to update.zip and I flashed it and it said it flashed CWM and it was successful. When I tried rebooting into Recovery it just hanged on the first Samsung logo. I battery pulled and tried the button combo to boot into Recovery mode and it just hung like before. So I tried to boot into download mode and it would say Emergency Download mode instead of the normal one. So I figured the phone was semi-bricked, but then i just did a normal reboot and it booted up into the stock ROM fine! I dont get it... it wont boot into Recovery but it will boot into the stock ROM.
Before any of you burn me, I'm sorry, I'm new to tinkering with Samsung.
Other points to mention: When Samsung Kies is opened, it just says connecting with that sync icon and just hangs there. It never connects to the phone.
I was trying to use ODIN, and i selected all the files i was going to flash and i plugged the phone in, and ODIN never budged... It didnt recognize the phone, never did anything. I WAS in debug mode...
The Kies things and ODIN stuff i mentioned was tried before and after the rooting...
SO if anyone has any idea, any suggestions on whats going on, and on how i can flash a recovery from where i am now, will be greatly appreciated.
The phone has 2.2.1, Froyo as stock.
you cant flash cwm on a 2.2 phone only 2.3 try the download mode vol down home power
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Oh! That's great to know! Well then what can i do? What are my options?
And yeah, Vol Down, Home, Power starts Download mode. I already know that.
I reset the phone to see if itll boot into recovery mode, but no luck & Now, it wont boot into the stock ROM anymore /: it hangs at the Samsung logo.
It boots into Download mode fine...
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tony5593 said:
I reset the phone to see if itll boot into recovery mode, but no luck & Now, it wont boot into the stock ROM anymore /: it hangs at the Samsung logo.
It boots into Download mode fine...
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download new 2.3.x stock rom from sammobile.com/forum and flash with odin
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Okay man, thanks! I'll try that right now.
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tony5593 said:
Okay man, thanks! I'll try that right now.
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directly flashing may not workkk stop... i saw somoeone who got fu*ked up with doing so...
try to get it from kies as it will have GB bootloader...
if you flash something that dont have then you may end up with ACE as paper weight
after you get something from kies to 2.3.x then you are free to flash any roms on it for ace
madman_amit said:
directly flashing may not workkk stop... i saw somoeone who got fu*ked up with doing so...
try to get it from kies as it will have GB bootloader...
if you flash something that dont have then you may end up with ACE as paper weight
after you get something from kies to 2.3.x then you are free to flash any roms on it for ace
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and id he flashes a 2.2 rom from sammobile?
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madman_amit said:
directly flashing may not workkk stop... i saw somoeone who got fu*ked up with doing so...
try to get it from kies as it will have GB bootloader...
if you flash something that dont have then you may end up with ACE as paper weight
after you get something from kies to 2.3.x then you are free to flash any roms on it for ace
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You're trying to kill that phone ?
Kies will kill you
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Oh god, what should i do? Im still downloading 2.3.5 from Sammobile. If i flash that with Odin you're saying i might make the phone a paper weight?!?! That sucks. I really need this phone to work like NOW. Im leaving my friends house in the morning, so by then, the phone needs to be working.
I was having problems with Odin. It wouldnt recognize the phone. But i think it just finally recognized it.
And after all this crap, i turned the phone on, and it booted up fine. I restarted it and it hasn't boot up since... anyone have an idea why?
Im scared i might eff up this phone.
And im kinda happy Emoboii is commenting... i saw that he's on many threads for this phone...
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there is a guide about odin in samfirmware dude it has solution of many problems odin is only solution dude.................
hey matt can we use adb in download mod?????????
just a question to overwrite things that can also help this guy
xdaboy122 said:
there is a guide about odin in samfirmware dude it has solution of many problems odin is only solution dude.................
hey matt can we use adb in download mod?????????
just a question to overwrite things that can also help this guy
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LOL first time I've heard....adb in Download Mode , of course it isn't possible
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tony5593 said:
Oh god, what should i do? Im still downloading 2.3.5 from Sammobile. If i flash that with Odin you're saying i might make the phone a paper weight?!?! That sucks. I really need this phone to work like NOW. Im leaving my friends house in the morning, so by then, the phone needs to be working.
I was having problems with Odin. It wouldnt recognize the phone. But i think it just finally recognized it.
And after all this crap, i turned the phone on, and it booted up fine. I restarted it and it hasn't boot up since... anyone have an idea why?
Im scared i might eff up this phone.
And im kinda happy Emoboii is commenting... i saw that he's on many threads for this phone...
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Are you in Download Mode (Home + Power + Volume Down) ?
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EmoBoiix3 said:
Are you in Download Mode (Home + Power + Volume Down) ?
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yeah he is in downloading mod and i just want to confirm that so dont laugh u ......
So, I downloaded the firmware and flashed it with Odin and it worked like a charm! Phone's working great.
Thank you all for your help and suggestions.!!!!
Sooo yeah, phone works great. Faster than before. I can reboot it works how it should. I can also boot into Download Mode.
BUT... i cant boot into Recovery. I try the button combos and the Samsung logo shows, it turns black shows the same logo again and then boots up as normal. It won't boot into recovery for anything.... Pretty weird.
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tony5593 said:
Sooo yeah, phone works great. Faster than before. I can reboot it works how it should. I can also boot into Download Mode.
BUT... i cant boot into Recovery. I try the button combos and the Samsung logo shows, it turns black shows the same logo again and then boots up as normal. It won't boot into recovery for anything.... Pretty weird.
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try reflashing
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Alright, ill try that another time.
It wouldn't go into Recovery before i flashed anyway.
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tony5593 said:
Sooo yeah, phone works great. Faster than before. I can reboot it works how it should. I can also boot into Download Mode.
BUT... i cant boot into Recovery. I try the button combos and the Samsung logo shows, it turns black shows the same logo again and then boots up as normal. It won't boot into recovery for anything.... Pretty weird.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1034145
G. Flash Custom Recovery:
1) Push recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.6-galaxyace.img to your device using "adb push recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.3-galaxyace.img /tmp/" command
2) Turn off your phone
3) Press POWER+HOME BUTTON
4) Login to your device over "adb shell"
5) Mount /system using "mount /dev/block/stl12 /system" command
6) Flash CWM recovery using "flash_image recoveryonly /tmp/recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.3-galaxyace.img" command
7) Umount /system using "umount /system" command
8) Reboot your device using "reboot recovery" command to test your new CWM recovery
9) Reboot your device
I tried that before all of this, and i couldn't get Adb to work.
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(SOLVED)Stuck on Boot screen

Hey, I got a friend that has the vibrant, he tried to root it I guess and it stayed stuck on the boot screen... won't do anything else. Any idea on what to do about this ?
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Did you use the correct update.zip from the noob guide ?
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Read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9375927
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What ROM was your friend on? Are you sure it is a T959 (3g) and not a T959V (4g) ? Do you know what Odin is? How did you try to root - update.zip, Superoneclick? Need more info before a proper diagnosis.
I'm off for next few days but there are plenty here that can help and check my signature for direct downloads of file.
You already flash the boot.img that is located in the ROM zip?
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No idea I'm just trying to get an idea of what to do. He's going to bring me the phone tomorrow so I'll be able to give you more detail on what he did. But he was saying something about ODIN..
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When you do get it, check out this thread from yesterday. Very short and informative.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1822895
i also don't know how to use
OK he said he did it this way : YouTube.com/watch?v=do6mTvgfH8Y
and well after he did it its stuck on the boot screen. I have the phone...what do I do?
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YoungLeiva said:
OK he said he did it this way : YouTube.com/watch?v=do6mTvgfH8Y
and well after he did it its stuck on the boot screen. I have the phone...what do I do?
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OK first I must ask does the phone have a front facing camera?
Also YouTube vids are OK to get a visual idea however don't just try and follow a vid. Make sure you read and get all info required.
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No the phone does not have a FFC... yeah the only problem is I didn't do it ... I'm just trying to fix it
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Yeah, I would say easiest would probably be to just Odin it back to stock, then, just because your an awesome friend (right?) you go ahead and hook him up with Helly Bean
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9375927
This is a guide that has all the files you need to DL.
Basically it will guide you through downloading Odin (open disc in a nutshell) and the two files you need to flash the phone back to stock 2.1 eclair. It will tell you how to put phone in DL mode. Never disconnect a phone from PC while Odin is running.
After that, it will guide you through the rooting the phone and getting a custom recovery(clockwork mod).
CWM recovery is what is needed to install a custom rom.
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OK I'm going to try this right now see how it goes lol.
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Yeah, I would say easiest would probably be to just Odin it back to stock, then, just because your an awesome friend (right?) you go ahead and hook him up with Helly Bean
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Of course. I think that's what he was trying to do till it got stuck and couldnt fix it lol
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Yeah. Just follow all the steps and you should have no trouble. Took me all day, trying to go straight from Froyo to HB, but when I took my time and went the way we showed you, it worked like a charm.
Toast6977 said:
Yeah. Just follow all the steps and you should have no trouble. Took me all day, trying to go straight from Froyo to HB, but when I took my time and went the way we showed you, it worked like a charm.
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ok im confused on the rooting part. I cant seem to put it into recovery... the vibrant logo just keeps on restarting till i let go and the phone just starts up.
Are you on GB boot loader? Make sure your using correct button combo to get to recovery. Think its down and power at same time. Kind of a pain in the butt to do until you get the hang of it. Soon as you see Samsung let go and it should give yellow text scrolling, then recovery menu.
°thats not exactly rooting. The HB ROM has root though, so when all is finished you will be rooted.
Also make sure when HB is installed, when you first boot it let it sit and don't touch it for 10 min or so
If you get stuck pm me
Toast6977 said:
Are you on GB boot loader? Make sure your using correct button combo to get to recovery. Think its down and power at same time. Kind of a pain in the butt to do until you get the hang of it. Soon as you see Samsung let go and it should give yellow text scrolling, then recovery menu.
°thats not exactly rooting. The HB ROM has root though, so when all is finished you will be rooted.
Also make sure when HB is installed, when you first boot it let it sit and don't touch it for 10 min or so
If you get stuck pm me
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cool got it... i have to run the update.zip then get to the the HB part lol
Yeah. Don't skip anything either. Update.zip then wipe and everything install froyo then wipe, etc. Then cm nightly, etc. Don't skip, will likely just slow you down.

Yes, another "Is it bricked?" thread

The last thing i wanted to do is make a n00b post like this but i want to make sure i have missed anything so far.
I have a white 9100m that a friend gave to me. It was upgraded to stock Bell ICS when it was released. The phone got really warm in his pocket then shut off. When he tried to power it on it would just sit at the SGSII splash screen forever.
Some things to note:
- Download mode works
- Cannot get into recovery
- Phone charges fine
Now i have tried Odin to flash stock Bell ICS both with the appropriate pit and without. I have tried flashing a ICS CF-root to try and get into a CWM recovery and it doesn't work. I cannot also get the phone to be recognized with ADB with the android SDK installed or after installing kies.
I am lost and am ready to just send it in but perhaps i am missing something that people 100x smarter me will know. Any thoughts?
Theres a thread by Phistachio so have a look there.
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Went through it all to no avail.
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MKVFTW said:
Went through it all to no avail.
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Did you get any error while carrying out the instructions in that thread?
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
No error at all. ODIN successfully flashed anything i threw at it. This is why i am thinking its hardware related.

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