hello
anyway to get the original firmware for sprint usa galaxy s2?
Reason i ask is cause i was told to root my samsung galaxy s2 and followed the guide shown here on the site. Now the rooting went perfect but i didnt even realize/think that since this is the usa model its diferent from all the others wuth the buttons on the bottom, now after rooting the buttons dont work except the back button. Unless anyone here has another idea
thanks
P.s. sorry for double post just desperate here due to my phone not working with service or anything due to this dumb mistake i made
wow you installed a international galaxy s2 kernel on epic 4g touch? i think kies has the option to restore or go to epic touch 4g forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1284
So a friend of mine just bought a gsII that was modified to work with Verizon
and would like me to root the phone for him.
i have a few questions...
how can i tell what version of the phone he has?
if i root his phone will i have any issues with it? e,g will it no longer work with verizon? same question with flashing roms and kernals?
also any suggestions on what roms and kernals i should check out?
Thanks in advance for any help.
panic.exe said:
So a friend of mine just bought a gsII that was modified to work with Verizon
and would like me to root the phone for him.
i have a few questions...
how can i tell what version of the phone he has?
if i root his phone will i have any issues with it? e,g will it no longer work with verizon? same question with flashing roms and kernals?
also any suggestions on what roms and kernals i should check out?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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First thing to check is the model of the phone. Look on the label under the battery. If it says "GT-I9100", then you're in the right place.
HOWEVER, since you say that the phone was modded to work on Verizon, there is about 0.001% chance that it is an I9100, since the I9100 is a GSM phone, and Verizon is a CDMA network.
The phone could possibly be an SPH-D710, which is the Sprint GS II, (aka Epic 4g Touch), or maybe an SCH-R760, which is the US Cellular GS II. These are the only two CDMA versions of the Galaxy SII that I know of. If it is one of these, for SURE DO NOT USE any firmwares or kernels from this (I9100) forum.
The Epic 4g Touch has a separate forum, and the SCH-R760 doesn't have a forum on XDA at all, at the moment. But I did find related threads for this model in the Epic 4g Touch forum.
how do i flash my phone
i have a samsung galaxy s2 sch-r760 that i bought on ebay. i was told it was flashed to verizon, but it didnt work. it is currently on u.s. cellular which is cdma plz help
I had the Evo 4g for about 1.5 years and it was a great phone. It started having problems so I decided to upgrade to the Samsung S2 on Sprint. Ever since I got it I have low signal most everywhere, can't connect to 4g unless I'm out under open sky, and my phone flips to roaming a lot. I have updated everything but still no fix. I'm rooted but on stock ATM. Please I need some suggestions for fixing this with tweaks or a better rom. Specs below.
SPH-D710
2.3.6
EL29
You're currently in the forum for the I9100, which is a different device than yours.
You want the Epic 4G Touch forum.
ctomgee said:
You're currently in the forum for the I9100, which is a different device than yours.
You want the Epic 4G Touch forum.
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Sorry, I will repost on correct forum.
HI I HAVE A GALXY 2 GT-I9100. IFLASHED CWM TOUCH AND I THINK IT BRICK THE PHONE OUT BECASUE OF THE KERNAL NOW I CANT DO ANYTHING CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO GE TI BACK UP:crying::crying::crying::crying:
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HI I HAVE A GALXY 2 GT-I9100. IFLASHED CWM TOUCH AND I THINK IT BRICK THE PHONE OUT BECASUE OF THE KERNAL NOW I CANT DO ANYTHING CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO GE TI BACK UP:crying::crying::crying::crying:
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Please explain what you did better.
post the link of what you flashed
can you still enter Recovery/download mode?
Next time: Don't kill my eyes with CAPS
LILSPIKELEE said:
HI I HAVE A GALXY 2 GT-I9100. IFLASHED CWM TOUCH AND I THINK IT BRICK THE PHONE OUT BECASUE OF THE KERNAL NOW I CANT DO ANYTHING CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO GE TI BACK UP:crying::crying::crying::crying:
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OK FIRST I DID THIS ONE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55JTQdj10js&feature=my_liked_videos&list=LLehMAoUCcHCZ6Xly1BrqSIA
THEN WHEN I COULDNT GET A ROM TO FLASH AND GET IT TO COME BACK UP I TRIED THIS
http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-h...riangle-using-triangle-away-app-on-galaxy-s2/
AND IT STILL DIDNT WORK
Because you flashed a kernel for Epic 4G, then you tried to revert it with tutorial for i9100. Am I right?
przemcio510 said:
Because you flashed a kernel for Epic 4G, then you tried to revert it with tutorial for i9100. Am I right?
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aww snap i think thats what i did
In addition to that - are your profile details accurate? Are you a T-mobile subscriber in the USA?
If yes, then you used not just 1 incorrect guide, but 2.
The T-mobile Galaxy SII is the SGH-T989. The forum for that phone is at http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1329.
The I9100, Epic 4G Touch, and SGH-T989 are all totally different phones. The Epic 4G Touch is specific to Sprint, and the SGH-T989 is specific to T-mobile. Stuff between the two are totally NOT compatible.
The I9100 is a phone that works in the US on ATT and T-mobile (sort of on T-mobile, until T-mobile finishes their network upgrade), but isn't actually sold in the USA by any of the big 4 carriers.
ctomgee said:
In addition to that - are your profile details accurate? Are you a T-mobile subscriber in the USA?
If yes, then you used not just 1 incorrect guide, but 2.
The T-mobile Galaxy SII is the SGH-T989. The forum for that phone is at http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1329.
The I9100, Epic 4G Touch, and SGH-T989 are all totally different phones. The Epic 4G Touch is specific to Sprint, and the SGH-T989 is specific to T-mobile. Stuff between the two are totally NOT compatible.
The I9100 is a phone that works in the US on ATT and T-mobile (sort of on T-mobile, until T-mobile finishes their network upgrade), but isn't actually sold in the USA by any of the big 4 carriers.
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No this is a sprint device.
LILSPIKELEE said:
No this is a sprint device.
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Sprint device is still not an I9100. If your device is from Sprint, then you have the Epic 4G Touch, and are in the wrong forum. You can double-check the model number under the battery.
If the model reads as "SPH-D710", then you for sure have an Epic 4G Touch, and the Epic 4G Touch forum is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1281
The Epic 4G Touch is CLOSE to the I9100 in terms of CPU/GPU hardware, but they have totally different radio hardware.
You should stay within that forum when looking for stuff for your device, and out of this one. (for the I9100)
ctomgee said:
Sprint device is still not an I9100. If your device is from Sprint, then you have the Epic 4G Touch, and are in the wrong forum. You can double-check the model number under the battery.
If the model reads as "SPH-D710", then you for sure have an Epic 4G Touch, and the Epic 4G Touch forum is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1281
The Epic 4G Touch is CLOSE to the I9100 in terms of CPU/GPU hardware, but they have totally different radio hardware.
You should stay within that forum when looking for stuff for your device, and out of this one. (for the I9100)
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ooook thanks man ill head over their and find out how to get it up
Is it an S2 Epic Touch 4G? A regular S2? Is it simply a Sprint S2? What the heck area do I look for to put roms on this thing and root it, already?
Scath said:
Is it an S2 Epic Touch 4G? A regular S2? Is it simply a Sprint S2? What the heck area do I look for to put roms on this thing and root it, already?
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If you don't know what model number your sgs2 have you shouldn't start this rooting & all
Thank samsung for making so many specefic devices