Hi,
I'm trying to root and install a custom rom on my I9100 ..
But everytime I install a custom rom+kernel via clockwork .. I get bootloops and clockwork can't mount anything (also if I manually mount it in menu it can't find anything)
I can reflash stock roms via ODIN .. so I didn't brick it .. also I can obtain root via de CF-root kernel.. Everything works ok.. up until I flash a custom one..
I've tried different roms and kernels..
What went wrong if the phone can't mount partitions? (I did not yet touch the re-partition function in Odin, since it works if I reflash stock rom I figured the problem is not in the partition table)
I'm using stock rom:
PDA: XWKK2| Modem/phone: XXKI3| CSC: XEUKH2
and CFroot kernel:
CF-Root-SGS2_XW_XEN_KK2-v5.0-CWM5.zip
If I flashed those 2 .. and it's working .. what would be my next step if I'd like to install the Insanity ROM with the VOID.echo kernel ??
Thanks in advance ..
If I flashed those 2 .. and it's working .. what would be my next step if I'd like to install the Insanity ROM with the VOID.echo kernel ??
Read the Insanity rom install instructions .
Followed by reading the Void kernel install instructions .
jje
Thanks for your reply.
I did .. but if I do the "pull battery" thing right after flashing CF-ROOT .. clockwork doesn't seem to work.. When I start it by doing volume up+home+power .. its shows a black screen..
I only get clockwork to work if I reboot after flashing CF-root...
But apart from getting the rom to work .. I'd really like to know what went wrong if clockwork can't mount anything ?? Is it a wrong kernel? wrong firmware? radio trouble or just a bogus flash ??
I'd like to have a better understanding of what is going on, this way it is easier to try and fix it...
viper2000k said:
Thanks for your reply.
I did .. but if I do the "pull battery" thing right after flashing CF-ROOT .. clockwork doesn't seem to work.. When I start it by doing volume up+home+power .. its shows a black screen..
I only get clockwork to work if I reboot after flashing CF-root...
But apart from getting the rom to work .. I'd really like to know what went wrong if clockwork can't mount anything ?? Is it a wrong kernel? wrong firmware? radio trouble or just a bogus flash ??
I'd like to have a better understanding of what is going on, this way it is easier to try and fix it...
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Understood .
I would reflash the cwm and root and even pick a different kernel .
In clockwork recovery mounts and storage you can format cache data system then pull battery and reflash a clean root via Odin .
jje
how about flashing roms and kernel via odin? or are u afraid that it will increase your custom binary count? because from my experience.. flashing roms throught CWM recovery doesnt always work.. odin has been my sure way to flash many things..
No .. I'm not afraid to up my flash counter .. it already says 17 (and proud ) ..
How do I flash a custom rom in ZIP via odin ??? I cant just select the zip file in PDA ... ?
Thanks for your replies .. I do like to solve this .. but I still don't understand what causes this problem ??
if I flash a customrom it can't mount anything.. I can reflash stock rom 2.3.5 via odin that works fine .. but also if I try to flash older stock roms, it can't mount anything as well :S ..
Just tried to flash the stock KDD rom package (with kernel as well) .. and after flashing it reboots and goes to the original samsung recovery menu, with a lot of failed to mount errors :S
It's really bugging me that I don't even know what causes this problem .. :S
Hmm .. was just thinking ..
If I move from 2.3.5 .. should my device be re-partitioned as well ??
Can't find any PIT files though :S
try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
keep reading there is instruction on how to flash official roms via odin and there is also link just search for the roms u want... csc is also included plus stock kernel
if this works try to flash custom kernel (i recommend speedmod it has preroot installed) on stock roms and if it works u can try custom roms lol
RTFM huh .. ..
I did my readings .. I know how odin works .. I understand how to put back original firmwares.. Just read it again to make sure I didn't miss anything..
I just don't understand why only stock 2.3.5 works on my device :S ...
As if my phone is locked to that firmware :S ..
All these on Intratrech's thread should work on any SGS2 as long as I ONLY flash the stock package via odin (as instructed) right ??
already tried flashing to the old bootloader, I whiped my phone several times in CWM and original recovery ..
I just don't know why my phone is acting this way ..
never heard of that kind of problem and just to confirm u do thave i9100 one right? not i9100g or other version of S2
as far as I know it is just the i9100....
Model number says GT-i9100 and so says the bootsplash..
so... to sum up ... if I cant flash older stock firmwares via odin .. something very weird is going on ??
yes... if u cant flash older or newer firmwares then something is really wrong...
have u tried to connect it to kies and see if there is any update on firmware? if so try to update via kies and see if it works
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hi guys i tried flashing to MIUI which was a fail it froze on start up, so i tried to restore a backup i made of my stock gingerbread which just totaly stuffed it and doesnt boot up at all, except into recovery mode or downloading mode. i cant even try flashing another rom beacuse when i select external_sd to select the zip it says no files found. What am i meant to do to get my phone back to stock android or even a custom rom? plz help me im really sad
Get Odin from here & your original firmware from here & flash that.
Flash instructions are in the 2nd link & very clear.
cyprusx said:
hi guys i tried flashing to MIUI which was a fail it froze on start up, so i tried to restore a backup i made of my stock gingerbread which just totaly stuffed it and doesnt boot up at all, except into recovery mode or downloading mode. i cant even try flashing another rom beacuse when i select external_sd to select the zip it says no files found. What am i meant to do to get my phone back to stock android or even a custom rom? plz help me im really sad
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thanks for the reply mate, i dont know which versian is mine as im not able to check, if i flash the wrong one is it really bad?
Australia
Model GT-I9100T
DUKF4:
Firmware info: PDA: DUKF4| Phone: DUKF4| CSC:HUTKG1
DUKF4 Stock Kernel:
Password is: [email protected]
DUKH1:
Firmware info: PDA: DUKH1| Phone: DUKF4| CSC:HUTKG2
DUKH1 Stock Kernel:
Password is: [email protected]
also do u know why it doesnt read any of the zip roms on my sdcard?
No, it won't make a massive amount of difference if you flash firmware for another country. What country are you in/what telco do you use ?
No. No idea why CW Recovery can't read any of the roms on your SD card. Sounds like CW Recovery might be broken.
well im from australia with Vodaphone
well i could run the zips just fine before i flashed my phone but after i flashed it, it cant read anyfiles i even tried another sd card same result
I'm with Vodafone as well. Download/flash KJ1.
As I said, something obviously isn't working if it can see any files on the SD card. Flash the stock firmware & we'll go from there.
thankyou, im in the progress of flashing with odin and i put that big file into PDA but were do i put that 5mb kernal in odin? or do i not neet it
cyprusx said:
thankyou, im in the progress of flashing with odin and i put that big file into PDA but were do i put that 5mb kernal in odin? or do i not neet it
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Kernal is part of PDA file does not require a separate kernel flash .
jje
um what does that mean, do i ignore it when flashing with odin, i just put the big 500mb file in the PDA section and pressed start i didnt use the 5 mb files
god it didnt work i flashed it with GT-I9100T_VAU_I9100TDUKJ1_I9100TVAUKJ1_I9100TDUKJ1.TAR.md5
and it stuck at the loading S screen then goes to the vodafone screen back and forth??
are you sure your backups are not just on your internal sd and not external?
i managed to install it, but now i cant root, i folowed the rooting guide exactly and succefully flashed the kernal with odin but it says i havent rooted yet
hello
i rooted the phone and installed recovery , downloaded custom rom and placed it by mistake on the EXTERNAL SD instead of the internal , and i formatted the OS (without making a backup) , and then i found out that CWM doesn't support external SD on the GS2 .. so now i'm stuck without a OS..
i googled a lot and i found only 1 topic about the same problem , and the solution there was to flash stock using odin , so i looked for the stock rom that i had (Pelephone Israel) and i'm downloading it, and its taking like forever to be completed ..
my question (which i couldn't find an answer to anywhere) whats the difference between flashing a rom via CMW and Odin ? can i just flash it from Odin instead of waiting another hour or 2 till the download is done and then flash it , reroot and flash recovery then flash custom rom ?
another question, when flashing a custom rom vua CWM , does it change the kernel ? (while Odin doesn't ?)
i'm a little confused here and i would appreciate any help (by the way the GS2 is my fiend's and its the first time i try flashing one)
Flashing via odin: You can only use tar files, and it boosts your custom binary count.
Flashing via CWM: It uses zip files, which is the most popular format for most roms. And it doesn't boot your custom binary counter. It's also harder to mess up flashing.
Pretty sure that's right. Just use CWM.
Edit: CWM only changes the kernel if the kernel is within the rom's zip.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
thanks for the fast reply
do you confirm that flashing stock via Odin will solve my problem ? any worries of a brick there doing that?
what happens if i flash (via Odin) a firmware that uses a different kirnel from the 1 installed?
thanks again
as long as u're following the instructions right i'm sure you'll be fine..
if you are flashing via odin, PDA file is the ROM which usually includes a kernel.
Twiq said:
as long as u're following the instructions right i'm sure you'll be fine..
if you are flashing via odin, PDA file is the ROM which usually includes a kernel.
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the thing is that there are no instructions .. someone told the OP to flash original firmware via Odin and thats all .. i couldn't find any information anywhere thats why i got confused and i'm asking here ..
what i'm downloading is the exact original firmware i had before .. i have CWM installed but apparently its useless in my case , and i can enter download mode ..
what i'm planning to do is flash the firmware i'm downloading via Odin (its either 1 PDA file or 3 different files , thats not the case here ..) , and all i need is a confirmation that i'm safe ..
thanks
bobo122 said:
the thing is that there are no instructions .. someone told the OP to flash original firmware via Odin and thats all .. i couldn't find any information anywhere thats why i got confused and i'm asking here ..
what i'm downloading is the exact original firmware i had before .. i have CWM installed but apparently its useless in my case , and i can enter download mode ..
what i'm planning to do is flash the firmware i'm downloading via Odin (its either 1 PDA file or 3 different files , thats not the case here ..) , and all i need is a confirmation that i'm safe ..
thanks
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You're safe. Just be sure to flash the right files
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
i'm up and running again .. thanks guys
bobo122 said:
the thing is that there are no instructions .. someone told the OP to flash original firmware via Odin and thats all .. i couldn't find any information anywhere thats why i got confused and i'm asking here ..
what i'm downloading is the exact original firmware i had before .. i have CWM installed but apparently its useless in my case , and i can enter download mode ..
what i'm planning to do is flash the firmware i'm downloading via Odin (its either 1 PDA file or 3 different files , thats not the case here ..) , and all i need is a confirmation that i'm safe ..
thanks
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You can safely update the official firmware using odin and you won't bork anything by that method. I hope you have enabled the USB debugging mode in your mobile or else odin might not recognize the phone.
hey guys please help.
i think i bricked my phone galaxy s2 i9100.
odin is working ,cwm mode is working and even downloading mode is working.
this problem happened after i flashed slim ics rom yesterday 29-4-2012 on my i9100. the main problem behind it is that i'm not able to factory reset the phone.
whenever i try to factory reset my phone in cwm mode or recovery mode,my phone hangs.
i can format my phone through system /format.
i can wipe cache ,dalvik cache and battery stats.
i flashed many roms and kernels but even after flashing any rom or any kernel in my phone ,it doesnt work.
i installed these firmware and tried so that my phone starts working -
with odin
cm9
stock ics
stock gingerbread
lightening rom
through cwm recovery mode
slim ics
thebyani
resurrection roms
dynamic rom
hydrogen rom
kernels -:
siyah 3.1rc4 ,rc6, 3.1.2
cm9 remix
cf
speedmod
phenominal extreme
but nothing is working..
after any thin i flash only see is the GALAXY S2 GT-I9100 logo on my screen.
please guys tell me a way out..
if i flash a rom on my phone then binary count is not increasing but when i install a kernel then it increases. why so?
i can format ,mount ,unmount anything on phone but i cant format the user data or do a factory reset while doing that my phone hangs.
i even tried .PIT file with repartition ticked in the odin.
please tell me as if there is any hardware problem or just a normal problem?
now,
my phone says
cant access to /system/csc/SEK/system/'. in recovery
WHAT DOES IT MEAN ???
can any 1 help me?
Hey guys i got my phone working..
The problem was with siyah 3.1rc6.
It was emmc bug..
Motherboard has been replaced under warranty..
I flashed the official gb firmware and older bootloader ,then reseted my binary counts with usb jig...
shubham.dhand said:
hey guys please help.
i think i bricked my phone galaxy s2 i9100.
odin is working ,cwm mode is working and even downloading mode is working.
this problem happened after i flashed slim ics rom yesterday 29-4-2012 on my i9100. the main problem behind it is that i'm not able to factory reset the phone.
whenever i try to factory reset my phone in cwm mode or recovery mode,my phone hangs.
i can format my phone through system /format.
i can wipe cache ,dalvik cache and battery stats.
i flashed many roms and kernels but even after flashing any rom or any kernel in my phone ,it doesnt work.
i installed these firmware and tried so that my phone starts working -
cm9 ,stock ics ,lightening rom through odin
slim ics , thebyani , resurrection roms through cwm mode
kernels -:
siyah 3.1rc4 ,rc6, 3.1.2
cm9 remix
cf
but nothing is working..
after any thin i flash only see is the GALAXY S2 GT-I9100 logo on my screen.
please guys tell me a way out..
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wel u have a soft brick ma8 dont panic just dwnl a odin flashable stock GB rom and install the same
after that search the forum under samsung gs2 how 2 root ur phone with stock gb fallow the instructions and root ur phone
then select the ics rom like lightening rom and flash thru odin
every thing will be fine
Reading the post, seems like OP did flash a stock file (although ICS, not GB).
2 dumb questions just to confirm. You have the i9100? not the i9100G? Also have you waited a certain amount of time after you flashed those roms? It can take up to a couple minutes for it to first boot.
If above are fine, (you have i9100, and you waited a long time and it was still stuck on i9100 screen)
Try the link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
thanks buddy now i'm trying your advice.
Sun90 said:
wel u have a soft brick ma8 dont panic just dwnl a odin flashable stock GB rom and install the same
after that search the forum under samsung gs2 how 2 root ur phone with stock gb fallow the instructions and root ur phone
then select the ics rom like lightening rom and flash thru odin
every thing will be fine
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now i'm doing as you said ,will tell you later that it worked or not..
thanks for your time and your valueable advice
yes my phome is i9100 and i waited for a long time.
Kaze105 said:
Reading the post, seems like OP did flash a stock file (although ICS, not GB).
2 dumb questions just to confirm. You have the i9100? not the i9100G? Also have you waited a certain amount of time after you flashed those roms? It can take up to a couple minutes for it to first boot.
If above are fine, (you have i9100, and you waited a long time and it was still stuck on i9100 screen)
Try the link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
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i read this thread before writing this post but it didnt help.
the problem is that i can flash any thing on my phone but i cant factory reset my phone because of which my phone is not starting after flashing any rom or kernel.it just show the logo galaxy s2 gt-i9100.
shubham.dhand said:
i read this thread before writing this post but it didnt help.
the problem is that i can flash any thing on my phone but i cant factory reset my phone because of which my phone is not starting after flashing any rom or kernel.it just show the logo galaxy s2 gt-i9100.
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Factory reset is not required after flashing a rom .
You load rom via Odin it finishes install and then reboots itself .
You load rom via CWM and it goes to reboot screen yes and phone reboots .
As said a stock gb rom flashed via Odin preferably after a format of system data and cache should be your first step .
jje
i did that.
JJEgan said:
Factory reset is not required after flashing a rom .
You load rom via Odin it finishes install and then reboots itself .
You load rom via CWM and it goes to reboot screen yes and phone reboots .
As said a stock gb rom flashed via Odin preferably after a format of system data and cache should be your first step .
jje
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i did as you said but it is not working.
i still cant format/data or factory reset before or after flashing/installing rom via cwm recovery or odin.
still the problem remains the same.i cant delete the user data or cant do factory reset
did you read this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1615058
maybe this will help you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25216762&postcount=22
Sun90 said:
wel u have a soft brick ma8 dont panic just dwnl a odin flashable stock GB rom and install the same
after that search the forum under samsung gs2 how 2 root ur phone with stock gb fallow the instructions and root ur phone
then select the ics rom like lightening rom and flash thru odin
every thing will be fine
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when i flash gb rom then after flashin there is a installation process in the phone in which it says that cant open data/recovery_log. something like this.
it happens so fast that i couldn't read that.
yeah i gone through these threads.
aHcVolle said:
did you read this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1615058
maybe this will help you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25216762&postcount=22
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but should i go for flashing my phone with the .pit file?
Nooooooooooooo wait wait wait,don't ever touch pit files and repatition
i would try it but i hope it won't make your problems worse ...
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ok then not ...
Looks like you have siyah rc6. Make sure it's not from the 21st, iirc.
Don't factory reset just to be safe.. Restore your nandroid if possible and change to a later version.
Hope all goes well
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
flash with odin a firmware with 3 file.
Inviato dal mio Transformer Prime TF201 con Tapatalk 2
kedai said:
Looks like you have siyah rc6. Make sure it's not from the 21st, iirc.
Don't factory reset just to be safe.. Restore your nandroid if possible and change to a later version.
Hope all goes well
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
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yup i had siyah 3.1rc6 on my phone.
i tried to restore my nandroid backup but there is no effect on my problem.
how to know weather emmc is fine or currupted?
Try to mount it in CWM and connect it in linux computer and run fsck to check the eMMC. Windows chkdsk is no good.
And please try to remember, did you do this step: flash bad siyah rc6 then wipe/factory reset and get stuck?
if not, then the problem is different from those who flash bad rc6 (which is removed now and siyah is safe)
any thing is not working.
in every thread its written that if my phone goes in download mode and recovery mode then its soft bricked but then how can i unbrick my phone?
or is there any hardware problem?
i can mount and unmount every thing in recovery mode
i can format every thing but only user data cannot be formated,when ever i format/data or factory reset the phone hangs.
is there any other way of hard resetting i9100.?other than cwm recovery?
Have you tried flashing with the .PIT? I doubt it'll work, since other people also tried it, but it's worth a shot.
Phistachio said:
Have you tried flashing with the .PIT? I doubt it'll work, since other people also tried it, but it's worth a shot.
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yup i tried .PIT file too.
tried older bootloader also.but there is no effect on my phone
Hello Guys ..
I have a problem in updating my sensation xl
after i root it and installed CWM then i recovered the previous software version
i checked for update and it was available update to ICS
after the download is finished the phone rebooted and then the CWM logo is appeared and did nothing
I re-Locked the device and tried again
after the reboot showed me warning and did nothing also
Im trying to remove the CWM but i don't know what to do ?
is the CWM is responsible for all these ?
and how can i remove it ??
if not then what should i do ?
plz need ur help
Dont worry
it seems your phone is a little messed up
just search for the stock rom (you mentioned ics is released so try to find it)
look in the xda for a flashing guide for ur phone and flash the ics stock rom
jiffer1991 said:
Dont worry
it seems your phone is a little messed up
just search for the stock rom (you mentioned ics is released so try to find it)
look in the xda for a flashing guide for ur phone and flash the ics stock rom
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thanks for replay
you mean just download and install the stock rom and every thing will return to normal ?
yap the stock rom you have to flash with odin contains the whole original software
after flashing its like ure unboxing the phone after buying it
it will whipe all your data even the root acces and the cwm ure back on stock recovery afterwards.
http://www.android-hilfe.de/custom-...401-x-ice-cream-sandwich-htc-sense-3-6-a.html
if you dont know how to use odin look here in the xda forum for a tutorial
after flashing go to recovery and whipe data/cash
i tried going back to my original provider rom and got bricked.
i don't understand why ?
both are ICS ...
anyway i think i got now soft brick(?) i dont have access to CWM but i can go to DOWNLOAD MODE
and cant write to NAND .
i used odin to burn a kernel , but that is as far as it goes, i cant burn the ROM.
but vie odin i can write i think any kernel in PDA.
help me save my S2
If you can write kernel just flash Siyah and once done reboot into recovery and flash rom via zip file.
Simple.
TheATHEiST said:
If you can write kernel just flash Siyah and once done reboot into recovery and flash rom via zip file.
Simple.
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i thought so to, but i dont know why i cant reboot into CWM
How many ROMs did you try?
all stock roms?
the whole package (rom, modem & kernel)?
eni9ma84 said:
i thought so to, but i dont know why i cant reboot into CWM
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Power+Home+Volume Up
gastonw said:
How many ROMs did you try?
all stock roms?
the whole package (rom, modem & kernel)?
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what do you mean "How many ROMs" did i try ?
i got the ROM and KERNEL and all from the guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458 i dont know what rom/modem/kernel are there..
one more thing ? -who is responsible for that guide ? the KERNEL file in the link for ICS is corrupt.
TheATHEiST said:
Power+Home+Volume Up
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thank you but how to get into CWM i know ...
i dont know how to make my S2 go there
there is progress!! :laugh:
i tried doing the same thing i already did, expecting the same result..
but somehow the phone manged going into "android system recovery (3e)"
it looks like CWM menu but i cant install any of the ROMs i have on SDcard or siyah kernels i have there to.
i can do cache and system wipe, but what good would that be for me ?
it doesn't have any access to backup or restore options.. so i cant restore the back up i have.
eni9ma84 said:
there is progress!! :laugh:
i tried doing the same thing i already did, expecting the same result..
but somehow the phone manged going into "android system recovery (3e)"
it looks like CWM menu but i cant install any of the ROMs i have on SDcard or siyah kernels i have there to.
i can do cache and system wipe, but what good would that be for me ?
it doesn't have any access to backup or restore options.. so i cant restore the back up i have.
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That's what I was tryin' to say, you gotta keep on flashing.
here, flash this rom (Code, CSC & Modem via Odin).
here's the placing order:
gastonw said:
That's what I was tryin' to say, you gotta keep on flashing.
here, flash this rom (Code, CSC & Modem via Odin).
here's the placing order:
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all i can flash is kernel
when i flash kernel all OK !
but when i tried what you said ODIN failed after attempting to write to "NAND"
I think you have a corrupted nand... first try to flash a good pit file (remember to tick re-partition), and start by flashing a stock rom to the handset, does that not help, then you have a hardware failure
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Read this before you start dancing with pit files.
Monsters never scared me, pit files do.