i was streamin a movie with vplayer. i was using the mhl adapter and had it going to my hdmi on tv. it was working and suddenly froze. it was completely unresponsive so i took out the battery. i unplugged all the cables and tried to reboot. it keeps flashing the samsung logo screen over and over. it wont boot up. i went to recovery, rebooted, nothing. stock recovery mode says
cant access /system/csc/ATT/system
i was using the stock android that it came with, i believe 2.3.4
i can enter download mode and recovery mode
i wiped data, nothing
i flashed cwm with odin, (CF-Root-SGS2_XW_OXA_KK5-v5.0-CWM5.zip) wouldnt mount sd. went and choose fix permissions, able to mount sd, reset, nothing
flashed stock, still stuck
flashed bootloader and parafram, now stock recovery wont show up
still can go download mode, still can recover mode when i reflash cwm
any help? can it be fixed?
Download mode is always a good sign. These steps are going to bring you back to the day you bought it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659
does this require the usb jig? can it be flashed without it?
and the stock android recovery is not working, it just displays "deleting encryption meta data" then turns off again
No jig needed if you can still enter download mode.
Take the battery out. Put back in, plug USB cable in while holding volume down.
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So my AT&T SGS2 started behaving really weird. It was stuck on the battery charging screen and would not turn on. I tried to return it to stock by entering download mode and then I used ODIN to flash the stock binaries and bootloader. What seemed weird was that I was able to enter download mode by just holding Vol down and Vol up but without plugging in to USB.
Well when the phone rebooted after flashing the stock binaries, I got stuck in a boot loop at the AT&T logo. I read somewhere you could fix this if you enter 3E recovery and do a wipe. But I CANNOT get into 3E recovery mode. If I hold power+VolDown+VolUP, it gets me to download mode. This is even if the USB cord is unplugged.
Has anyone ever seen this behavior? I can't seem to get to 3E recovery. I can only get to download mode. I even tried to re-flash the binaries, but it didn't make a difference.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Well I think my problem is fixed. I cleaned the USB port with some rubbing alcohol and a toothbrush, then blew it out with compressed air. It was still acting weird, but I managed to get to 3E recovery by holding the 3 buttons while the phone was plugged in to charge. Very odd. But I was able to do a factory reset, and that fixed my boot loop!
I had something similar happen. Right not I can't even get back to the download interface. It railroads straight to gingerbread.
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I used the factory reset function on my tab a couple days ago to delete all apps and such and upon reboot it was stuck at the slowly flashing Samsung logo and would proceed no further. I left it for a good hour and a half in that state before I tried hard resetting it but no dice. I've had it do this before when I first rooted it, but unlike that time it doesn't replay the whole boot animation, just the logo part at the end of the animation. I managed to get it in clockwork mod or bootloader whatever that function is and cleared all the caches and did a reboot recovery (i believe thats what it was called) but upon reboot it did the same exact thing. So after that I gave up and went to bed, but the next day when I went back at it again it wouldn't even turn on. After messing around with the power button and volume button trying to get into recovery mode it finally turned on but went to the battery screen with no other actions. I've tried several times to get it into recovery mode but it either wont turn on or it just goes to the battery screen. I have it plugged into my pc at the moment and apparently it is in recovery mode or something because Odin recognizes it. Says [0:COM3] and the box is yellow, but the screen never turns on though when holding the power button and volume button while it's plugged into a pc, the pc recognizes something plugged into the USB slot. My pc is only recognizing it as a modem and will do nothing else with it.
I have the Starburst rom and the overclocked kernel installed and would like to either revert it to stock rom or perhaps the AOKP rom, milestone 6. Is there any way to do this if I can't boot it into a state where I can access the SD card on my pc? All the guides I've found always require I put files on the sd card to flash in clockwork recovery mod. Thanks for any assistance
Edit: Solved it myself, feel free to delete this post. Thanks!
The S2 I have suddenly broke. Broke as in... when I turn it on, it stucks on the S logo again and again.
I don't mind reformating and bring it to the shop but I want to retrieve the data.
Few things about the phone:
1. The phone is never unlocked, rooted or installed with custom rom. It's still original condition.
2. I have tried to plug in the phone when it's showing the S logo. Windows can see the phone as media player, but when i click the drive, it's all empty.
3. Tried to enter recover mode, it asked about "downloading rom" and nothing.
Any suggestions? Just need to retrieve the pictures
brokenmarble said:
Tried to enter recover mode, it asked about "downloading rom" and nothing.
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That sounds like you went into download mode, not recovery mode.
Download mode is Vol Down + Home + Power.
Recovery mode is Vol Up + Home + Power.
brokenmarble said:
The S2 I have suddenly broke. Broke as in... when I turn it on, it stucks on the S logo again and again.
I don't mind reformating and bring it to the shop but I want to retrieve the data.
Few things about the phone:
1. The phone is never unlocked, rooted or installed with custom rom. It's still original condition.
2. I have tried to plug in the phone when it's showing the S logo. Windows can see the phone as media player, but when i click the drive, it's all empty.
3. Tried to enter recover mode, it asked about "downloading rom" and nothing.
Any suggestions? Just need to retrieve the pictures
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Try going into recovery menu, and do a factory reset. If that doesn't help, flash a new ROM.
Actually I meant to say, I went to download mode and stuck in "downloading".
While, when I was in recovery mode, I see "E:failed to mount /sdcard" when i tried to apply update from external storage
Won't factory reset wipe all the data and pictures?
Thankfully, the problem is actually solved by following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
Apparently, the phone was in soft-brick condition. I don't need to flash the .PIT to recover it.
Had a problem with my htc one m8, so i pulled out my i9100 backup phone.
it had neat rom 4.1.2 on it, and everything was working fine.
i have tried to flash onmi rom():
1. entered recovery mode
2. backed up CWM to external SDCARD.
3.flased "CWM-KitKatCompatible-i9100.zip" & rebooted into new recovery.
4.installed "omni-4.4.2-20140214-i9100-INFECTED.zip".
5.installed "pa_gapps-modular-micro-4.4.2-20140207-signed.zip"
6.installed "UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip".
after that, when i wanted to reboot, i got a message saying i could loose su and if i want to fix it, i choosed "NO".
device entered to a boot loop.
i tought no biggy, i would go back to recovery, flash philz CWM and recover my nandroid backup.
it will not get into recovery mode.
tried again, pulled the battery, put it back, hold down VOL-Down+home+power button, and nothing, boot loops over and over again.
tried to get into download mode, not going there as well.
connecting to a pc with ADB+samsung drivers, the device wont show up.
Any suggestions? did i bricked the phone forever?
K-a-M-u-Z-u said:
Had a problem with my htc one m8, so i pulled out my i9100 backup phone.
it had neat rom 4.1.2 on it, and everything was working fine.
i have tried to flash onmi rom():
1. entered recovery mode
2. backed up CWM to external SDCARD.
3.flased "CWM-KitKatCompatible-i9100.zip" & rebooted into new recovery.
4.installed "omni-4.4.2-20140214-i9100-INFECTED.zip".
5.installed "pa_gapps-modular-micro-4.4.2-20140207-signed.zip"
6.installed "UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip".
after that, when i wanted to reboot, i got a message saying i could loose su and if i want to fix it, i choosed "NO".
device entered to a boot loop.
i tought no biggy, i would go back to recovery, flash philz CWM and recover my nandroid backup.
it will not get into recovery mode.
tried again, pulled the battery, put it back, hold down VOL-Down+home+power button, and nothing, boot loops over and over again.
tried to get into download mode, not going there as well.
connecting to a pc with ADB+samsung drivers, the device wont show up.
Any suggestions? did i bricked the phone forever?
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Are you sure that the phone doesn't boot into the download mode(Vol Up+Powe+Home) ??
If that's the case, then I'm afraid that your phone is hard bricked forever. You have to fix/replace the motherboard then(about $50). You can go to the service center and get it done, or check out this video(JTAG METHOD): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN7le4GmxZs
I hope something works out for you.
Regards
warrior1208 said:
Are you sure that the phone doesn't boot into the download mode(Vol Up+Powe+Home) ??
If that's the case, then I'm afraid that your phone is hard bricked forever. You have to fix/replace the motherboard then(about $50). You can go to the service center and get it done, or check out this video(JTAG METHOD): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN7le4GmxZs
I hope something works out for you.
Regards
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yes, i'm sure :'( its not my first time with the device.
i have ordered a usb jig from ebay, maybe it will force the device into download mode...if not... :\
just got my USB jig i have ordered from ebay(less than a dollar), plugged it to the phone, and it got into download mode!
used odin to flash stock rom, and then installed cyanogenmod with the cm installer.
everything is working fine!
I know this is late, but I wanna ask a question. Firstly I'm happy that your bricked phone came back to life(like how many years ago).
Can a USB jig work on any other phone brand other than Samsung phones? Can it be used for tecno, infinix, and all that? Or it is dedicated to only Samsung mobiles?
I have 4.4.4 KK SlimROm with Dorimanx latest kernel (Without TRIM). Recently I bought a new extended battery fully charged it and let it discharge fully once. It was s tip for a new lithium batteries on one of the first sites on google search. After that the battery wouldn't charge at all for a few hours (Stuck on 0%) but the phone could be turned fully on. I remembered that once i saw in the recovery advanced options something about battery statistic refresh or something like that and went looking for it in the recovery, didn't find anything, didn't change anything, when I exited the recovery mode it told me the root was lost and if I want to root my phone, I chose yes, then it booted to download mode for some reason, turned my phone off and it stated to charge. I was happy until I tried to turn it on. Its starting too boot, after the Samsung logo it gets to Dorimanx logo and gets stuck there, cant access Recovery or Download mode. Searched the web didn't find anything with a solution only dead threads with no answers.
Please help, I don't have money for a new phone and I waited for this Amazon battery to get here 3 month :"(
TLDR;
Discharged battery wont charge, after it started to charge stuck on kernel loading screen, cant access Download or Recovery Mode. Pls help.
After a few days I found a solution. Here it is to people who has the same problem.
Remove battery, sim, sdcard, before you pluck the battery back hold vol down, pluck it in, power phone, and it should go to download mode.
If not try power+vol down+home, power+vol down or power+home+both volume as you pluck the battery or the same combinations as you pluck in the USB cable to the phone connected to the PC. a few tries should get you here, it was my 5th on with USB and first with holding vol down before plucking the battery back.
Download Odin
download JB rom form http://androidfirmwares.net/PhoneFirmware/Download/133
download recovery from here http://galaxys2root.com/cwmtwrp-recovery/
follow instructions on how to install rom from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/help/guide-26-12-flash-stock-firmware-rom-t2365701
Install the ROM via Odin(If by chance like me you will disconnect while installing the ROM and cant connect back or stuck on setup connection, just remove the battery for a few minutes and try again, exiting and starting Odin again recommended), after that install recovery, nothing will load but check if you can go to recovery, if yes, just install the same ROM you had from recovery, wipe cache, dalvik, install same kernel, wipe cache, dalvik, it should work with some errors popping, just sync and back up everything you need and reinstall fresh.
Hope it helped.