I've been searching all over the forums for hours and I can't seem to get a viable solution to my problem. Here's what happened:
New Samsung Galaxy S2 AT&T
I used the cyanogenmod wiki site to flash clockworkMod recovery:
not realizing that there was a separate page specifically for the S2 for AT&T....so end result is ClockworkMod recovery 4.0.1.4 instead of 5.0.2.3 using Heimdall suite. I don't know if this makes a difference
So with reboot my back and search buttons wouldn't work so I did a factory reset, now I'm stuck in boot loop
Went into CWM recovery, did clean wipe, but it won't let me flash any zip files (gives "no file or directory" error and installation aborted)
I never flashed any ROM's, just the CWM recovery
I don't know what to do. Please help.
I apologize if this is answered elsewhere, but I made an honest effort to search for it.
just follow this thread...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1309301 and flash 3 .tar files in odin...
Thanks for the reply zking. I actually saw that thread but wasn't sure if it was applicable. I'm a little confused. I've flashed CWM recovery before on other phones (G1 and G2) without any problems, but those required that I rooted them as well. The cyanogenmod site for the SII seemed (at least to me) to have indicated that root may not be necessary to flash a ROM. Is this true or am I just misinterpreting?
So as it stands, my phone is not rooted. Can this be reason I'm having a problem with CWM recovery? It's not giving me a mounting error, just says file doesn't exist, when I know it's there. Is it looking for .tar format?
and when you say flash 3 .tar files in odin....which files are you referring to (may be dumb question)
First flashed the required firmware from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
than root accordingly as mentioned here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126522
after rooting as per the above method you ll have CWM recovery installed...and you can start using it accordingly.
Don't listen to zking. He's getting you to flash more wrong firmware to your phone. Go to the AT&T forum and download the correct cwm from there. The AT&T version of the phone doesn't work with I9100 firmware.
Sent from my GT-I9100
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So I recently bought an unlocked international version of the Samsung Galaxy S2, and so far I freaking love this phone. It's staying connected to wifi networks just fine, so I'm glad I haven't experienced that issue like many others have (-keeps fingers crossed-). Also no yellow tint so far.
I am coming to this phone from a Samsung Captivate, and I'm loving the FUNCTIONAL GPS, the front-facing camera, and everything else this phone has that the original Galaxy S should have had. However, I need a bit of help on the development side of things, because I want to flash Cognition as soon as I can.
I'm not a complete noob, but I apologize if I'm asking anything that's already been answered, so please, no "L2USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION N00B, LOLZ" trolling on here.
I followed instructions for rooting the phone just fine, and I flashed ROM's (Darky, Serendipity, Cognition, Phoenix Unleashed, CM7) plenty on my Captivate, so I understand how Odin, download mode, etc. all works.
I've got the phone rooted, downloaded the Cognition 1.6 ROM and currently trying to flash it through ROM Manager. Signature verification failed when I'm in recovery mode. I'm just wondering if there's some sort of step like on the original SGS where I have to flash to stock with Odin, then flash the ROM, etc. It's currently on KE7 firmware.
One more thing, I just realized I don't really know how to get into recovery mode on this phone either. I know Download Mode is Home + Power + Volume Down, what's recovery? Thanks in advance!
Recovery Mode is Home + Power + Volume UP .
ROM manager
Be better to follow the instructions as given for that rom .
Installation Instructions:
I highly recommend flashing the full rom! (updates can be unpredictable)
(If you have problems with the update version, flash the full rom instead)
BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP!!
Download the rom zip from below (don't rename it!)
Put the downloaded zip file on your internal sdcard
Reboot into ClockworkMod Recovery
(don't do this from rom manager, it won't work)
Select Install zip from sdcard
Select Browse for zip on sdcard
Select the zip file you put on your sdcard above
jje
I just love this community!
Yes, I did follow the ROM's instructions. As I did when I was on the SGS. It's giving me "File verification signature failed!" message in recovery. That's my problem, not figuring out how to do the whole process.
Is it because it's Android Recovery 3e instead of 2e, like the problem with Froyo on the first Galaxy S? If so, how would I revert back to 2e recovery if it was 3e stock to begin with?
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rkaplan2 said:
Yes, I did follow the ROM's instructions.
I know nil about this rom but i see the instructions are as below .
Reboot into ClockworkMod Recovery
(don't do this from rom manager, it won't work)
We are now on CWM4
jje
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Yes but that's just my problem, rebooting into ClockworkMod Recovery. It's still giving me the stock 3e Android recovery, which has file signature verification enabled. I'm following the instructions but a few steps are left out because most people on here are more experienced with this phone, whereas I just switched.
On the old one, I would use Odin to go back to 2.1 Eclair and get 2e recovery before flashing a ROM. No idea how to get around file signature verification on this one.
rkaplan2 said:
On the old one, I would use Odin to go back to 2.1 Eclair and get 2e recovery before flashing a ROM. No idea how to get around file signature verification on this one.
Something wrong then suggest ask in rom post or try another rom .
Basics are as always flash a rom with root and CWM .
Unzip rom if required
Then load rom into memory card boot to 3e or 4e recovery choose zip and install .
You can toggle signature verification off in CWM .
The method works on 3e and 4e for definite .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081368
Above rom works via 3e recovery .
jje
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Nevermind, I figured it out, but what you said helps others who run into this situation. I used the old method of rooting, using CF Root gives me the CWM Manager app and I was able to get into Recovery 4 this way.
Hi there. Let me just start off by saying, despite my efforts, I still have next to no idea as to what I am doing.
My Phone: Galaxy SII i9100T (Australian Telstra variant), ICS 4.03
So today I decided to root my phone and install cyanogenmod 9 following a guide in a magazine (that was written for cyanogenmod 7 if that makes a difference). Initially it told me to root with SuperOneClick, but that wasn't working for my device as the program would eventually not respond.
After snooping around on the internet I eventually ended up rooting my phone (I think) with Odin 1.85 installing an image called CF-Root-SGS2_XW_NEE_LPG-v5.5-CWM5 under the PDA option (as per instructions of one particular website). That worked.
So then I consulted the magazine again, and it said to download the heimdall suite from the cyanogenmod wiki galaxy sII page, and run a program called zadig, list all devices, and change the 'Samsung Android' driver to whatever zadig installs. However, my phone did not come up as that, it came up as two other files, one with a driver called Modem, and the other with a driver that I cannot remember the name of. I can confirm that they were my phone and no other USB devices as they disappeared when I unplugged my phone. I chose the driver that wasn't called Modem. That seemed to work fine.
Next it said to install a clockworkmod image using the heimdall suite. The image was recovery-clockwork-5.5.0.4-galaxys2 ....I eventually got that to work.
However, no matter what I do now, I cannot get into the clockworkmod recovery screen to install cyanogenmod 9. Did I do something wrong? I think I may have made a mistake with zadig, as now it lists my phone as 4 devices: Samsung_Android, Samsung_Android, Samsung, and MTP.
I know this is an absolute mess of a situation, but I desperately need help. If I cant go through with the installation of cyanogenmod, can I at least reset everything back to normal like it was out of the box?
Any help would be very much appreciated.
You could e-mail the editor of the mag and complain
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ultimatebestusername said:
Hi there. Let me just start off by saying, despite my efforts, I still have next to no idea as to what I am doing.
My Phone: Galaxy SII i9100T (Australian Telstra variant), ICS 4.03
So today I decided to root my phone and install cyanogenmod 9 following a guide in a magazine (that was written for cyanogenmod 7 if that makes a difference). Initially it told me to root with SuperOneClick, but that wasn't working for my device as the program would eventually not respond.
After snooping around on the internet I eventually ended up rooting my phone (I think) with Odin 1.85 installing an image called CF-Root-SGS2_XW_NEE_LPG-v5.5-CWM5 under the PDA option (as per instructions of one particular website). That worked.
So then I consulted the magazine again, and it said to download the heimdall suite from the cyanogenmod wiki galaxy sII page, and run a program called zadig, list all devices, and change the 'Samsung Android' driver to whatever zadig installs. However, my phone did not come up as that, it came up as two other files, one with a driver called Modem, and the other with a driver that I cannot remember the name of. I can confirm that they were my phone and no other USB devices as they disappeared when I unplugged my phone. I chose the driver that wasn't called Modem. That seemed to work fine.
Next it said to install a clockworkmod image using the heimdall suite. The image was recovery-clockwork-5.5.0.4-galaxys2 ....I eventually got that to work.
However, no matter what I do now, I cannot get into the clockworkmod recovery screen to install cyanogenmod 9. Did I do something wrong? I think I may have made a mistake with zadig, as now it lists my phone as 4 devices: Samsung_Android, Samsung_Android, Samsung, and MTP.
I know this is an absolute mess of a situation, but I desperately need help. If I cant go through with the installation of cyanogenmod, can I at least reset everything back to normal like it was out of the box?
Any help would be very much appreciated.
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I suggest you restart from scratch following these steps:
1. read everything about flashing and rooting you can find on this site (read stickies first)
2. same as 1.
3. same as 1.
4. flash the latest stock firmware for your phone
5. root your phone
6. finally flash some other ROM
As a general rule, do not forget to take extra precautions when you flash anything: ALWAYS DO A NANDROID BACKUP IN CWM...
Performs a wipe date , factory reset , then follow the guide;
[GUIDE] ROOT/UNROOT Stock ICS Firmware without flashing unsecure kernel
Simple way to root and unroot stock kernel without flashing insecure kernel.
Don't worry about custom counter and yellow triangle, with this method they never appear, because we only rooting, it's a rooting script not a custom kernel.
This rooting script included Busybox installer.
Rooting
Download this File first and put in your SDCARD
- CWM via stock recovery ;( http://dl.dropbox.com/u/34053267/CWM.zip) , or download zip from http://clockworkmod.com/rommanager
- SU-Busybox-Installer.zip ( https://dl.dropbox.com/u/34053267/SU-Busybox-Installer.zip )
Reboot to recovery.
Choose apply update from external storage.
Choose CWM.zip and wait until CWM recovery appear.
Choose install zip from sdcard or external SD
Choose and Install SU-Busybox-Installer.zip
Reboot
You are done and now your device is Rooted
Method 2
CF_Root + stock kernel + [optional] Mobile Odin Free version
Here, you use an older CF_Root kernel, and flash your newer stock kernel
Quote:
First, get a CF_Root kernel from CF_Root thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399. Just get the nearest one to your ROM. You can download any ICS kernel, it will do the job for the root only purpose
Flash the CF_Root kernel with odin
Now, flash again your stock kernel with odin. You can get a stock kernel from lyriquidperfection thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1619525
Do not forget to thank / donate to him
No stock kernels for you? use Mobile Odin free version (see below)
After flashing the stock kernel, root will usually stay and you will be reverted back to your stock recovery instead of CWM recovery
Hi there,
My phone is a Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100 with the OS version ICS 4.0.4
Basically I read about my OS version having the superbrick bug in the kernel, and in order to root I needed to install a custom recovery partition (CWM) and then install custom ROMS, so I went ahead and downloaded CWM and then transferred the .tar over to my device with Odin, and Odin said all went well and it passed, next I went to root it with SuperOneClick (v2.2), so I fired that up and hit root, and all was well or so it seemed, SuperOneClick told me I had SU access, so I thought all had worked. I then started in recovery mode just to see if CWM was there and working correctly, however it was just the normal android one, no CWM - although it said Current Binary: Custom and Custom Binary Download: Yes (1 count). I quickly realised it had not rooted successfully when root checker told me it wasn't rooted, and CWM was missing and also that my video playback/camera screens weren't functioning properly - they were just black screens. So I hooked my phone back up to my PC and went to SuperOneClick and hit Unroot hoping all would be well, then when my phone started up again it gets stuck at the boot animation of the big 'S'.
So now I am stuck, I don't have CWM installed to perform a reset, and I don't think I can flash ROM's to my device directly in case it 'superbricks' due to the kernel bug, so I don't know whether I can just flash the stock ICS ROM back on
I am seriously annoyed with this, what can I do?
Any help is seriously appreciated
Thanks alot
Try finding your recovery menu (probably volume up+power from off) and wiping cache. If not, then try factory reset, also from stock recovery. If not, then i'd say you're gonna have to flash stock ICS. No help in your device's thread Q&a? My question is why was the CWM in .tar form? Usually it is an image..
Also, no help in SuperOneClick thread?
bodh said:
Try finding your recovery menu (probably volume up+power from off) and wiping cache. If not, then try factory reset, also from stock recovery. If not, then i'd say you're gonna have to flash stock ICS. No help in your device's thread Q&a? My question is why was the CWM in .tar form? Usually it is an image..
Also, no help in SuperOneClick thread?
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How do I wipe cache with the recovery menu? It is just the standard android recovery with "Volume up: Continue to download mode" or "Volume down: Cancel (restart phone)". Also would I be able to try and flash CWM again with a different file, and if it works I could perform a stock reset sort of thing? Could you link me to a reputable CWM file that will work so I can just shove the .tar in Odin and hit start. And I can't flash ICS as there is a high probability I have the superbrick bug
EDIT: The CWM Restore file for download for the SGSII here www (dot) clockworkmod (dot) com/rommanager are not in even in the correct format for flashing with Odin, what do I do??
Some recoveries allow a cache wipe, while others don't.. Recovery menu [if you've looked up how to access it on your particular device] most certainly should have a factory reset option as well, so im thinking you haven't found its menu.. Again, cwm should be in img format. .tar sounds like someone else's backup. If your inexperienced with what you're gonna need to do to fix your phone, i'd definitely say a warranty claim. I know someone that got a brand new sgsii just a week before her warranty ran out, due to the same issue.
And i've never used odin..look up a guy named samersh72 on the forum, and his threads.
My old one started getting the sim card error.Still under warranty so...new phone in hand. (Refurb) I rooted using Odin 3v1.85 installed SuperUser and ClockworkModRecovery. All moves along fine. Now I try to install ROM zips (tried three) and they all abort quickly. It starts opening and checking and aborts saying error with zip file. I have downloaded three different ROMs and redid it from different sites too...same thing. What am I doing wrong?
Did you update your recovery after rooting? I recommend twrp which can be found in the original development section.
"Update my recovery" Hmmmm....since I am unsure what you mean...I guess not. TOG recommended TWRP over CWM too. I'll go take a look see. By "original dev section" I assume you mean the other subforum?
Quick explanation of updating my recovery?
Thanks for your valuable time. Here, have a coffee...U)
EDIT:
OK, I went, found and downloaded the latest TWRP2.zp for Odin install, since I'm most familiar with that method. So, am I right in these steps?
1. Re-root w Odin using .tar file from the TWRP.zip using the PDA button.
2.Update?
3. Reboot into recovery (does twrp use the same method as cwm?)
3.Install ROM zip of choice...rejoice?
That's way too complicated broseph...
You still have cwm right?
Just Go back to the twrp thread, download the recovery flashable zip.
Put it on your sdcard and flash it in cwm like a Rom.
Once that's done reboot recovery and you'll now have twrp
Button combos are built into the boatloaders, changing recovery has no effect on them whatsoever.
OK
Thanks again all....I did all of the above and finally got the ROM to load, then Gapps, and the rest of the drill. I never could access my back-up that I stored on my ext SD card and the card is not showing in any file explorers (although it shows in storage, under settings ?).
AT least I have a functioning phone...yay.
Sd card is named as /emmc and several other names.
Hello. I have a stock S2 S959G that hasn't been rooted and am interested in installing my 1st ROM. I have read Mr.Cook's thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1982571), I feel pretty confident in trying to root my phone. However, after reading other threads on xda, I am under the impression that I don't need to even root my phone when installing newer ROMs. Instead all I need to do is install TWRP recovery, download ROM, compatible gapps, and I'm good to flash?
I know its not that simple and any step by step instructions on how to flash the latest the newest TWRP, ROM, and gapps available for my phone would be greatly appreciated. Apologies in advance for being the newest of noobs.
*Edit: I was successful in installing TWRP 2.7.1.0 found in Mr.Cooks link. Still no success with the zip file for the 2.8.7.0v.*
I found (what I believe is the latest recovery for my phone) TWRP 2.8.7.0 in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2-att/development/mtp-twrp-2-8-7-0-i777-s959g-t3212309
Of course the TWRP found in this thread is a .zip file and odin doesn't recognize .zip files. I read on how to change it .tar or other usable file but it seems that you need a Linux machine.
I also tried the download twrp link in Mr. Cook's thread I linked in the OP. Unfortunately when I tried to download to the phone in ODIN it tells me the MP5 is invalid. I tried it again and it said complete write failed. Could it be the version of ODIN I am using is to outdated (1.85)?
*Edit: Found the answer to ODIN failing due to complete write in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/help/solved-help-completewrite-operation-t1157231*
Again any help provided would be greatly appreciated.