Hey, Sorry if this has been discussed (I've found other threads but none that have through information)
Anyways, I've got a small hairline crack in my screen so I'm going to use my warranty to swap it. I need to return to stock bell firmware. I've flashed a bell firmware (with odin) and it got rid of my clockwork recovery, now comes the issue. In download mode it still reads odin mode at the top, and kies is unable to read the device anymore.
Is there way I can return to complete stock so that
- Kies can read my phone completely like it used to
- Download mode doesnt say odin at the top
- Flash count gets reset
- Complete bell stock firmware.
Thank you all!
buy a usb jig
TheForgotten said:
Hey, Sorry if this has been discussed (I've found other threads but none that have through information)
Anyways, I've got a small hairline crack in my screen so I'm going to use my warranty to swap it. I need to return to stock bell firmware. I've flashed a bell firmware (with odin) and it got rid of my clockwork recovery, now comes the issue. In download mode it still reads odin mode at the top, and kies is unable to read the device anymore.
Is there way I can return to complete stock so that
- Kies can read my phone completely like it used to
- Download mode doesnt say odin at the top
- Flash count gets reset
- Complete bell stock firmware.
Thank you all!
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agree with post above. cheap (< $3). easy (< 5 minutes).
A jig is your best bet. Not a quick fix but the only fix.
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Sounds good, thanks. Might try without doing the jig first. if they dont let me then i'll jit it. Sort of in a hurry Screen is turning purple and the touch screen is sort of touch and go now...!!! thanks!
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Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .Or need to return to service or decide if its hardware/firmware problem .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
Stock Roms .and csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Carrier branded .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928
use usb jig to set rom counter to zero .Return to service centre .
jje
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guys having a nightmare now,
got my usb jig yesterday to get into download mode(home button does not work and is getting rma)
went to intratech page downloading uk orange firmware plus kernal (dont know how i flash the kernel???)
got hold of a pc with odin flashed it sucessfully still stuck in bootloop!!!!
anyone help
sutty86 said:
guys having a nightmare now,
got my usb jig yesterday to get into download mode(home button does not work and is getting rma)
went to intratech page downloading uk orange firmware plus kernal (dont know how i flash the kernel???)
got hold of a pc with odin flashed it sucessfully still stuck in bootloop!!!!
anyone help
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have you gone to recovery and wiped data?
or find a firmware which wipes the data off the phone, i think the KL1 firmware does this.
buddy i cant get into clock work or any other sort of recovery as my home button does not work
can you link me to the correct firmware
would be appreciated xmas good will
you can find the original kernels and firmwares here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
search and subscriptions are a handy thing to have. Merry x-mas, hope you get to unbrick your phone!
cheers guy ive been to that site you have linked but still no avail when flashing the stock orange uk ones for my phone will take your advice nex and look for a kl1 to wipe the date
it really doesnt matter which one you flash, just flash the one which wipes your device completely and then flash back to the firmware of your manufacturer.
do you know any of the top of your head which flash them phone whole???
Please read the whole guide that is in the link and then use one of the firmwares that include "This firmware will wipe your device!" warning... for example DXKG3.
heres the firmware and files im using
if you're from UK use this KI3 Wipe firmware http://www.multiupload.com/NJV6PR87Y3
it should do a wipe therefore making you're phone bootable. go back into download mode and install speedmod kernel, which would also root your phone automatically. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182498 ( flash speedmod-kernel-s2-k2-18-Odin.tar in odin).
use something like ROM manager to get into recovery mode and install VillanROM http://www.villainrom.co.uk/SGS2/VR3.0beta.php and a kernel of your choice and away you go
I got my S2 only a few days ago from Vodafone UK and quickly flashed to the latest Checkrom to get rid of the stock bloatware. After suffering severe battery drain to do with wifi i have flashed back to the stock carrier firmware (BUKJ3).
I did this first by using CWM to clear davlik cache and a full wipe and then after enabling USB debugging mode i rebooted into downloaded mode. Upon entering download mode the phone began to make an audible clicking noise which i dont remember it ever doing when i first rooted the phone.
I went ahead and flash the firmware and all seems well but i wanted to see if the clicking noise might indicate a fault with the phone?
One other thing, if i wanted to return the phone back to Vodafone would i need to reset the binary counter thingy even though i'm back on stock firmware? The yellow triangle never bothered me so i never removed it or reset the count after installing Checkrom.
Thanks
[Edit] I've just loaded Kies and it says 'your device does not support software updating via kies'. This is somewhat concerning since i thought i had returned my phone out-of-the-box stock by flashing this firmware -> GT-I9100_VOD_I9100BUKJ3_I9100VODKI2_I9100BUKI1.tar.md5. When i very first got the phone Kies would state that its up to date. After runing *#1234# my settings are PDA: I9100BUKJ3 , PHONE: I9100BUKI1 and CSC: I9100VODKI2.
Re: the clicking thing, no idea. Haven't encountered/heard of that before.
Re: resetting the counter. Put it this way, if you don't, and you return the phone for warranty service you're pretty much paying for the repair out of your own pocket.
I.E the counter is proof you've been messing with the phone, which voids the warranty. What firmware you've currently got on the phone is irrelevant.
Might want to invest a few dollars in a jig just in case you do decide to send it in for a warranty repair.
Goooober said:
I got my S2 only a few days ago from Vodafone UK and quickly flashed to the latest Checkrom to get rid of the stock bloatware. After suffering severe battery drain to do with wifi i have flashed back to the stock carrier firmware (BUKJ3).
I did this first by using CWM to clear davlik cache and a full wipe and then after enabling USB debugging mode i rebooted into downloaded mode. Upon entering download mode the phone began to make an audible clicking noise which i dont remember it ever doing when i first rooted the phone.
I went ahead and flash the firmware and all seems well but i wanted to see if the clicking noise might indicate a fault with the phone?
One other thing, if i wanted to return the phone back to Vodafone would i need to reset the binary counter thingy even though i'm back on stock firmware? The yellow triangle never bothered me so i never removed it or reset the count after installing Checkrom.
Thanks
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MistahBungle said:
Re: the clicking thing, no idea. Haven't encountered/heard of that before.
Re: resetting the counter. Put it this way, if you don't, and you return the phone for warranty service you're pretty much paying for the repair out of your own pocket.
I.E the counter is proof you've been messing with the phone, which voids the warranty. What firmware you've currently got on the phone is irrelevant.
Might want to invest a few dollars in a jig just in case you do decide to send it in for a warranty repair.
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Yeah i do have a Jig on the way. I've just encountered another problem as well. My internet speeds over wifi are appalling after flashing back to the stock firmware. 2200kbps down and 355kbps. The phone out of the box and on checkrom both performed as normal (about 10x what it is now). This stock vodafone firmware i downloaded here is clearly not what i had out-of the-box.
In that case, you might want to find out what firmware you had on the phone initially & flash that. As I'm not in the UK, I wouldn't have the foggiest.
At the end of the day, if you're returning it for a warranty repair, I wouldn't be surprised if they reflash whatever stock firmware they're currently using as part of the repair process (I've read many accounts of this happening).
Obviously once you start messing around with the phone, you potentially open a whole can (or many cans) of worms so far as how the phone performs goes. You could easily have just rooted the phone in the first instance to remove the bloatware, flashing a custom rom was not necessary in order to achieve this.
Goooober said:
Yeah i do have a Jig on the way. I've just encountered another problem as well. My internet speeds over wifi are appalling after flashing back to the stock firmware. 2200kbps down and 355kbps. The phone out of the box and on checkrom both performed as normal (about 10x what it is now). This stock vodafone firmware i downloaded here is clearly not what i had out-of the-box.
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MistahBungle said:
In that case, you might want to find out what firmware you had on the phone initially & flash that. As I'm not in the UK, I wouldn't have the foggiest.
At the end of the day, if you're returning it for a warranty repair, I wouldn't be surprised if they reflash whatever stock firmware they're currently using as part of the repair process (I've read many accounts of this happening).
Obviously once you start messing around with the phone, you potentially open a whole can (or many cans) of worms so far as how the phone performs goes. You could easily have just rooted the phone in the first instance to remove the bloatware, flashing a custom rom was not necessary in order to achieve this.
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I thought i had flash whatever firmware was on it originally. I downloaded the BUKJ3 UK Vodafone carrier firmware from the stock rom thread since my phone came with BUKJ3. The wifi performance is shocking tho.
hi i don't normally post but i've exhausted most the options I am able to attempt for this, which include heimdall one click or flashing stock stuff or what not.
I was attempting to upgrade to cm9 where the the instruction asked for flashing a ics bootloader of sorts. then i flashed the update following that but for some reason it failed. from there i had attempted to flash alot of things here and there and probably got really messy i guess. but i didn't touch the .Pit thing or any other weird file.
right now as its current state, flashing most things other than kernel will lead to NAND write fail, or some form of failure, recovery mode is down, and of course bootloop. surprisingly download mode is still up and and so is the jig mode.
so how bad is it really?
any sincere and constructive help at any level is highly appreciated.
Not really that bad, just reflash another firmware through Odin and try again, hope this helps
I would .
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Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .Or need to return to service or decide if its hardware/firmware problem .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
Still problems use usb jig to set rom counter to zero .
Return to service centre .
jje
well i really am left with the service centre, which will pretty much void my warranty. oh well. i guess thats that.
a note. i had tried flashing all the stock components together as provided in another unbrick guide and it work, but when i tried to root again, it screwed up. AND THE SAME PACKAGE COULDNT WORK ANYMORE. its as if my phone remembers what worked and was deliberate about it. very curious thing to happen
can you go back to stock and reroot if you can try and get cwm on their and reformat through mounts and storage
I'm hoping someone can tell me the exact filenames of the rom and or kernel I need to restore my Galaxy S2 to stock rom for O2 UK.
I've tried various UK ones from this thread and flashed using Odin. But all that happens is a boot loop everytime. The recent one I tried was I9100XWKE1_I9100XXKDJ_I9100O2UKE1_HOME.tar
but as mentioned, all I get is a boot loop.
Can anyone assist?
It shouldn't matter which O2 rom you use. Only you're going to know exactly what firmware was on your phone when you bought it, but again, that's not important.
Frankly, if it were me, I'd get the latest stock firmware available for phone model/country/carrier with the PC version of Checkfus (search for it on here/Google) & do it that way. Just my 3 shekels worth.
But before you go down that path, have you tried a factory reset ? If you have & it didn't fix the bootloop, then the Checkfus route is worth considering. You get one file which you flash in PDA section of Odin & done.
Thanks for that. I tried the software and downloaded the exact rom to use for my country and network. I flashed it in Odin but again, it sticks at the boot logo. Not so much of a boot loop but just stays on the animated S logo.
O2 UK simple KDD was the first one posted in the branded provider roms thread .
But why not use your original saved firmware ??? or at least search for that one as non but you knows for sure what it was .
Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .Or need to return to service or decide if its hardware/firmware problem .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
Still problems use usb jig to set rom counter to zero .
Return to service centre .
jje
I'm stunned.
All these roms I tried and the whole issue was not wiping cache etc. Now I've done it, seems to be working. Finger crossed. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
Nothing is wrong with your rom, what you do now is put it in download mode, flash cf-root, go into cwm, wipe factory,cache, and dalvik cache, then turn on device leave it for at least 12 mins (sometimes it just boot loops for awhile and works, it happened to me before, after it happens once it wont happen ever again), for more info read my signature, cf-root is labeled chainfire
hi,
new forum member for india.
have been working with win os for ages now however noob in terms of android.
3 months back i rooted my galaxy S3 i9300 for applications to get SU access
running fine since then however today installed application for font change
and changed Font and rebooted. stuck on SAMSUNG logo since then.
have tried soft reset & hard reset.. no go..
phone charges fine.
tried CWM recovery mode.. no go..
ODIN detects phone in DOWNLOAD mode however
now not sure where to head to..
i have check similar threads to this so mods if there are threads with exact query please merge.
thanks again and kudos to the awsome work you folks are doing here. just need help to get
it back working.. all i need is just to work . please help people.
i can also go to samsung to flash it to stock firmware however the count shows 3 now.
i am not sure if they will support it. 3 month old phone 16GB i9300 india
Flash stock rom via Odin .
You can use CHECKFUS to download official firmware and flash via ODIN .
BASICS .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927113
i can also go to samsung to flash it to stock firmware however the count shows 3 now.
i am not sure if they will support it. 3 month old phone 16GB i9300 india
Root and rom counter = warranty void .
See posts on resetting phone to a warranty state
jje
Hi, try holding the power button for about 20 seconds and see if it powers up
JJEgan said:
Flash stock rom via Odin .
You can use CHECKFUS to download official firmware and flash via ODIN .
BASICS .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927113
i can also go to samsung to flash it to stock firmware however the count shows 3 now.
i am not sure if they will support it. 3 month old phone 16GB i9300 india
Root and rom counter = warranty void .
See posts on resetting phone to a warranty state
jje
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so here is the update.
i rebooted into CWM and did wipe/factory reset and then dalvik cache.
then booted into download mode and tried installing CM10 JB.. no go..
Odin would not detected as it wasn't .TAR
neways then downloaded the stock firmware for INDIA (INU) some 606 MB.
1st attempted Odin stuck at 90 %
2nd attempt it flashed fine and then booted to CWM and another 1 minute and
viola.. worked like a charm..
things i did after getting back to stock ROM.
rooted the phone again using CF and ODIN.
however still noe done resetting the counter. count now shows 5.
NEED HELP...
wanted to install SIYAH kernel however unable to download
anything below 1.6 which is Meant for JB.
can anyone help me with the link for Siyah for ICS.
for the time being i am now running on Ninphetamin3 kernel
set with I/o peagusus and governor noop with 1.6 Ghz and 200 Mhz.
Issues :
1: 1 remember getting an update from Sammy a few days back wher i could control the brightness
through the slide bar in notifications. anyway to get that back ???
2 : there will be an official JB update by Sammy in a few days for India S3.
will i be able to get it automatically ? or would i again need to wait for
the stock JB firmware and flash it through Odin.
3 : camera no longer works. stuck.. any help ??
thanks again for the assistance as yesterday was a tough night for me for i was scared of ending up with
and expensive papre weight. and the phone that state due to me installing som stupid font .
UPDATE
update:
installed Ninphetamin3 1.2.2
camera fixed.. running all good.
suggestion for a light weight JB rom ??