Hey guys, wondering if you can help me.
I got my sgs2 soon after release and got rid of all carrier info, rooted it, installed a rom and been using happily ever since.
However, about two weeks ago over on sammobile news of ics kernels appeared xxkp4 and xxkp8.
I downloaded and paid for chainfires excellent mobile odin, grabbed xxkp8 and flashed away.
At first everything seemed fine, but a couple of my favourite and most useful apps wouldn't work with ics. So, I decided to change the rom.
Hooked up the phone to a windows xp machine and the usb utility is just giving me a choice between mtp and ptp, both of which wont allow me to copy files between xp and the phone's sd card.
Under settings > wireless & networks> more > usb utilities, I can choose usb mass storage, yet when i select to turn on usb storage, it just doesn't register it clicks and nothing happens.
Additionally, even though i set all permissions when first installed, mobile odin won't load saying superuser access could not be acquired. So i go into superuser and indeed it shows zero apps with superuser access.
I am at a loss as to how to go about getting this xxkp8 off my phone given that the phone no longer wants to exchange files and folders with my pc?
Please give me a clue, even if its a nod to a thread which will help me, I am suffering from information overload trying to find what i need through the forum.
If any more info is required please don't hesitate to ask.
I will include the following info if it helps:
android 4.0.3
baseband 19100XXKE7
kernel 3.0 13 - 19100XXKP8 - CL42141
build IML74K
Have a look at the CM9 development thread. There are driver downloads (first post) available. MTP not working is a known problem. As a last resort flash a stock ROM through Odin and start again?
Many thanks for the heads up mate, trying to sift through the information on here is a proper challenge for one small of brain lol
appreciate the patience and the help!!
If you simply want to go back. Instead of flashing via Cwm. Flash via odin. I had similar problem. My mass storage would not mount but it paired with odin.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
you should flash KPA follow my guide and you will have no problems, its very stable and video/flash everything works on it , plus it ha Swype
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0C0wO7PDVw
You should try CM9 .. its the best ICS ROM for SGS2. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410400
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I have a few points to discuss here:
1. The phone is not connecting with Kies on my laptop via Bluetooth. It is connecting only via USB Cable. Why so?
2. The phone is not pairing with my Dell BH200 Bluetooth headset. It just doesn't find it when Bluetooth is turned on.....why so?
3. The Phone ringer is erratic when you use custom ringtones (mp3 files which you copied to the phone from the laptop). When I get a call, sometimes the phone rings and sometimes it doesn't. I'm sure that there is no problem with the hardware of the phone, but this is a software issue. Maybe the phone sometimes fails to load the mp3 files from the media folder (where I copied my mp3 songs) OR maybe some app installed on the phone is interfering with the ringer......any ideas? I am getting this notification a number of times : "FAIL TO ADD MEDIA TRANSPORT" and "FAIL TO CREATE TRANSPORT". Usually when someone calls me for the first time, the phone ringer does not ring (is muted)....then only on second try it rings.
4. Is there any firewall app which can block internet connections of apps which I don't wan't to get connected to the internet without my permission? The apps that I know of require Rooting. Is there an app for unrooted phones?
5. If we Root our phone, will we get future Updates from Samsung (via the phone internet and via Kies) or will they block future updates to our phone? And will the warranty become void if we root our phone???
6. I tried to root today, but when I connect the phone (in download mode) to the laptop via USB, Odin fails to show the connection (the box meant to turn yellow on connecting, does not do so). Any ideas why?
7. Can somebody who successfully rooted their phone with KE8 kernel, post a STEP BY STEP ROOTING GUIDE specially for all the INDIAN OWNERS OF SGS II???
Will appreciate if I get point wise answers to all my questions. Thanks in advance.
TheMegastar said:
7. Can somebody who successfully rooted their phone with KE8 kernel, post a STEP BY STEP ROOTING GUIDE specially for all the INDIAN OWNERS OF SGS II???
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126522
But you'll have to solve your Odin issues first.
STOP those eye-catching titles for getting attention !
No firewall for unrooted phones, to take one, IS NOT A MAJOR ISSUE.
And 5 is a question, WTF has it to do with being an issue.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
@B3311: Thanks for your reply. Yes, I am trying to solve my Odin not working issue with Intratech right now.
@Electrox666: Thanks for your reply. Yes, I agree #5 is a question........do you have the answer? Any answer/solution for the other issues posted in my list of issues? Any genuine solution/help will be appreciated.
Other than these issues, I am very happy with my SGS II and can proudly say that I own the best phone in the world (at present).
Cheers!
And will the warranty become void if we root our phone???
Yes as per Samsungs letter .
jje
@JJEgan: Ok, thanks for letting me know that the warranty will become void after rooting as per the official notification from Samsung. That's a downer indeed! Does it also mean that Samsung will not Update any phone software/firmware after rooting? I think under normal circumstances, Samsung updates the phone automatically via the phone internet or via Kies, whenever an update is available....am I right?
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@JJEgan: Ok, thanks for letting me know that the warranty will become void after rooting as per the official notification from Samsung. That's a downer indeed! Does it also mean that Samsung will not Update any phone software/firmware after rooting? I think under normal circumstances, Samsung updates the phone automatically via the phone internet or via Kies, whenever an update is available....am I right?
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Update is via product code on Kies some update some do not i have never been able to update a custom rom .
jje
lol I had/have NONE of those issues.
All the Issues are your own fault.. because you don't know how to handle it.
check out my signature about the firewall question!
@JJEgan: Ok, so it's safe to presume that I won't get updates from Kies after flashing a custom rom? But my purpose is only to get root access so that I can run apps like Droidwall and Titanium Backup. I want to be as close to my original stock rom as possible. Also, I believe, if I want to get rid of that yellow triangle on boot, I will have to re-flash the original rom thru Odin? So my question is will I get updates from Kies (say for example, updates for Gingerbread future versions) after I re-flash the Original Kernel? Pls advise.
If you flash the original full firmware that came with the phone then yes Kies updates that when their is an update for it but that can be many weeks after stock firmware released .
jje
By stock firmware, do you mean the stock rom? One stock rom (file size 557 MB) is available at samfirmware website....is that it?
I've downloaded two files from XDA-developers :
GT-I9100_XWKE8_insecure.tar (insecure kernel) and
KERNEL_I9100XWKE8_CL214845_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5 (Original file)
Do I have to flash the Insecure file when I use Odin & Super One Click for the first time to root? And then to remove the yellow triangle, I have repeat the same procedure to flash the Original file? But I am confused about the second (original) file which I've download coz it has the extension .md5 ...... is that the correct file type?
TheMegastar said:
By stock firmware, do you mean the stock rom? One stock rom (file size 557 MB) is available at samfirmware website....is that it?
I've downloaded two files from XDA-developers :
GT-I9100_XWKE8_insecure.tar (insecure kernel) and
KERNEL_I9100XWKE8_CL214845_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5 (Original file)
Do I have to flash the Insecure file when I use Odin & Super One Click for the first time to root? And then to remove the yellow triangle, I have repeat the same procedure to flash the Original file? But I am confused about the second (original) file which I've download coz it has the extension .md5 ...... is that the correct file type?
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why not follow the instructions on the thread that you downloaded the files from?
the extension md5 means that the file will just perform an integrity check to make sure it is a 'good' download, i.e. nothing missing,etc. just use it as normal.
Thanks for your reply, Stoney73........ am going to do just that, that is follow the steps given in the thread from where I downloaded those two files from. Just got doubtful because of the different file extensions of the INSECURE (.TAR) file and the ORIGINAL (.MD5) file. Asked the same question in another forum (androidforums) and someone replied that the .md5 file is not a correct file and something bad will happen if I flash it with Odin. That's why wanted to make sure before I root my phone. So you are saying that Odin will flash both the files (.tar and .md5) in the same way and I should go ahead with rooting my phone?
@JJEgan: Ok, so I rooted my phone following the instructions given here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126522 using Chainfire's method.
Now to remove the yellow triangle, the instructions say I have to extract the zImage file from the CF-Root-SGS2_XW_ODD_KE8-v4.0-CWM4.tar file and paste this zImage file to the SD Card of the phone. But how to do that? I am now unable to view the files on the phone when connected to the laptop via USB cable. When I connect now, My Computer doesn't show the GTi9100 like it used to show earlier. I am seeing the SAMSUNG_android under Devices and Printers and can only see the properties. I cannot open it or view the files on it. Now what to do? Pls help.
Mate, you've had a lot of help here, but now it's time to stand on your own two feet. Search! Do the research! If you don't, you'll get no help.
You know how to extract a file. Do it.
Buy Root Explorer on the market. Keep reading.
B3311 said:
Mate, you've had a lot of help here, but now it's time to stand on your own two feet. Search! Do the research! If you don't, you'll get no help.
You know how to extract a file. Do it.
Buy Root Explorer on the market. Keep reading.
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I got no help from you, all right! And did u even read what I wrote before shooting off your mouth! I have already extracted the zImage file from the CF-Root-SGS2_XW_ODD_KE8-v4.0-CWM4.tar file .... what I don't know is where to paste it in the phone COZ the Phone is not showing up on My Computer like it used to earlier when connected via USB cable. Now all I am seeing in My Computer is two new "Removable Disks" which I cannot open. The phone is now showing as SAMSUNG_android in the Devices & Printers of my laptop, but I am unable to open it. So if I am unable to open it, then how to paste the zImage file in the phone!
And I didn't address my question to you, so please don't bother to answer. Thanks but no thanks!
I actually see no reason in rooting and keeping the original rom. Battery life is incredible on certain custom roms!
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SII with XDA Premium
prodygee said:
I actually see no reason in rooting and keeping the original rom. Battery life is incredible on certain custom roms!
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SII with XDA Premium
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Like many others, I also want to remove that yellow triangle from my boot up screen. That is the reason Chainfire has given instructions on how to do it. But if somebody tells me what are the benefits of keeping the custom rom which I just flashed, then I might keep it. But the issue at hand is that after rooting, how to connect the phone to the laptop (for file transfer etc.) via USB cable. At present, when I connect the phone to the laptop, it is not showing up as it used to earlier. Now all I am seeing in My Computer is two new "Removable Disks" which I cannot open. The phone is now showing as SAMSUNG_android in the Devices & Printers of my laptop, but I am unable to open it. So if I am unable to open it, then how to paste the zImage file in the phone!
Kies is also no longer connecting to the phone. So how to manage the files on the phone via the computer? That is the question.
is your phone set on usb debugging?
if not go to settings->Applications->Development and switch usb debugging on.
you should be able view your file in windows then
TheMegastar said:
I got no help from you, all right! And did u even read what I wrote before shooting off your mouth! I have already extracted the zImage file from the CF-Root-SGS2_XW_ODD_KE8-v4.0-CWM4.tar file .... what I don't know is where to paste it in the phone COZ the Phone is not showing up on My Computer like it used to earlier when connected via USB cable. Now all I am seeing in My Computer is two new "Removable Disks" which I cannot open. The phone is now showing as SAMSUNG_android in the Devices & Printers of my laptop, but I am unable to open it. So if I am unable to open it, then how to paste the zImage file in the phone!
And I didn't address my question to you, so please don't bother to answer. Thanks but no thanks!
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I gave you the step-by-step root guide earlier - you thanked me for that.
I told you that you had to solve your Odin issues first, which, after you telling Intratech that his "guide doesn't work", proved to be nothing more than you being incapable of reading instructions and thus couldn't put your phone into download mode. Hilarious.
I'll "bother to answer" whenever I feel like it sunshine.
I know exactly how to solve your current problem. But I'm not going to tell you.
Your thanks but no thanks in return - to a dark place where you can't extract.
Dear mighty community,
I recently successfully flashed with ODIN (the unsecure Kernel XWKDD) my S2. Everything passed and my phone rebooted.
Upon starting SuperonClick apparently just at the end of rooting the program starts to freeze. "Step 6" couldn't be finalized.
So, of course I had to force close Superoneclick.
Tried to connect with Kies. Nothing. Updated Kies and the "try to look for connection" solution didn't help either. Restarted phone and computer. Still nothing.
Installed Kies on another computer, latest version. My phone still won't be recognized. " solution looking" didn't work.
Tried my luck with superoneclick eventhough no Kies. Program freezes at Connecting to phone now, doesn't even get to "step 6".
Little bummed out of how to finalize root or even reset phone with original software without KIES recognition.
Please, mighty community, help me
kies has been having a few problems from what i have heard..as many have the same questions as you try searching first before you open a thread..anyway a thread similar to yours that dont recognize handsets or firmware is here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285544
dont know if it helps but shows that your not the only one whos having problems with kies..
By the way what was your original firmware?? Cause before it happened to me when i tried rooting and never had it recognised by kies...so i tried to find the kernel that matched the closest to mine and it was recognised and updated the firmware....
But il be honest i dont use Kies anymore and its not useful for me at all...but whats your original firmware and i will help you try to match the one you should flash through odin again
I played a little bit with turning usb debugging on and off several times. I turned USB dubugging off and KIES recognized my phone. Started Superoneclick couldn't get passed the "awaiting connection to phone". Forceclosed superonclick. Closed KIES, turned debugging on, started superoneclick and it got up unitl the point on the picture. Then freeze!
With great foresight I didn't wrote down the kernel version
I only have general information which, I guess, won't help anything:
The buildnumber is:
GINGERBREAD.XWK4
And the kernel version I installied is: [email protected] #2
Right i dont know if this will work but give it a try..i will give you two links..one is for rom and one is for your kernel...
http://www.multiupload.com/LH122I67IU
thats for your kernel stock
http://hotfile.com/dl/116887059/f45e1a7/9100XWKDD_I9100XXKDH_I9100XEUKD1.zip.html
thats for stock rom.
that will unroot you and get you back to stock again...once you done that and you flashed back to stock then try and see what kies says to you...and if your going to root please for the love of god dont connect to kies cause it will not recognise your firmware..but i think you can backup data and transfer your music and stuff
give me a message if you want more help
and follow the guide in the link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
KDD just about the first firmware for the may release of the SGS2 .
jje
Three main problem I encounter is an interrupted rooting process. I am able to flash successfully the rom with odin but unable to complete root with superoneclick. It always stops at step 6 no matter what I try. Other machines, rebooting, start with admin rights. simply nothing.
Usb debugging off made kies recognize the phone but still unable to complete root.
I know, I started a thread with different problem and am now facing a new and different one. But I really owe you a lot for the time you put into helping me to figure out my priblem
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
A working cwm and root method.
Root + CWM .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Once you install non original firmware Kies may or may not upgrade thats a chance you take .
jje
i followed this easy root here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285894
with not so easy instructions. i can build computers and know photoshop/lightroom in and out, so no dummy here. struggling, yes.
After i booted into the CWM and clicked "install zip from SD card" it just freezes on a screen with a tophat and a circular arrow underneath.
nowhere in the instructions say if the phone should be disconnected or not at the time, and it never says anything about the kernal having to be on an SD inside the phone.
Please help. Thanks in advance, and if anyone offers a service I will gladly paypal to get help.
Use the home button to select not the power button. Also the back button is back in this version of cwm.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777 using XDA App
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ventureon said:
i followed this easy root here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285894
with not so easy instructions. i can build computers and know photoshop/lightroom in and out, so no dummy here. struggling, yes.
After i booted into the CWM and clicked "install zip from SD card" it just freezes on a screen with a tophat and a circular arrow underneath.
nowhere in the instructions say if the phone should be disconnected or not at the time, and it never says anything about the kernal having to be on an SD inside the phone.
Please help. Thanks in advance, and if anyone offers a service I will gladly paypal to get help.
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It's not frozen, click either the home or the back softkeys on bottom of the
screen for it to go into the cwm menu.
the up/down is controlled by vol+ and vol- and the selection is controlled
by the HOME key. The back key takes you back to where you were before.
Good luck!
No need for paypal unless you are very RICH I charge A LOT but you can click on the big THANKS button
Thank you both much for the help. Thumbs up sent!
btw, can i update to 2.3.5? I have completed the root from the link but it is still at 2.3.4 and Samsung Kies no longer detects the phone.
thanks again
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ventureon said:
btw, can i update to 2.3.5? I have completed the root from the link but it is still at 2.3.4 and Samsung Kies no longer detects the phone.
thanks again
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Rooting has nothing to do with the version of the rom we are using.
It's good to root if you ever want to download apps and games
from other sources besides the android market.
Also there are a lot of apps which require a rooted phone.
There is no official AT&T 2.3.5 roms for the i777 SGS2 phones yet.
The ones you see around here and on internet are actually test builds and all
of them have issues.
That's why we only see the Perception 2.3.5 custom rom by Designgears here.
The most downloaded custom rom here is the UnNamed 1.0.4 by gtg465x.
In my opinion it is the best custom rom currently available for our phones.
With the Perception custom rom the Touchwiz 4 launcher does not have the
really nice sorting feature in the drawer, and you cannot change the view from
grid to list either. There are other issues with the 2.3.5 roms too like wiFi that
some people have had a lot of issues with.
For best performance I would stick with the 2.3.4 custom roms for the time being.
As far as kies goes, its best to uninstall it and any usb drivers kies may have installed.
After it's uninstalled its best to reboot windows and install the new unified samsung drivers
which can be downloaded here: http://www.tofuchimp.com/WeGotMedia/search.php?q=Samsung mobile usb driver 4.40.7.0 download
Unplug the usb cable before installing this new usb driver.
Once installed, reboot the computer and then plug the usb cable into the phone.
Good Luck!
^SOLID advice!!
Thanks, I was about to get the cyanogen by random choice after not being able to find "the best" rom.
It says to install on SD. Do you think it'll be greatly affected if i installed on phone?
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It says to install on SD. Do you think it'll be greatly affected if i installed on phone?
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SD or sdcard or internal sd = phone memory
external sd = an actual sdcard CARD which we can add or remove.
Ok
Trying to Unroot.
But today I have this giantic issue.
My recovery mode just doesnt appear anything like before.
I have tried unrooting using a Root_Remover.zip file. But I can't find at all the "install zip" menu in recovery mode I had when I had to root it first ! Now it just wont appear at all. I only have :
Reboot system Now
Apply update from external Storage
Wipe Data/Factory REset
Wipe Cache Partition
and nothing more. I even tried the second menu (apply update from ext.stor.) but im not using any external storage.
I thought "all right, Ill get through it with ODIN >>> WRONG !!!!!! No download mode ...
So right now I'm completely screwed since theres no way I can perform an unroot under such conditions.
Please someone help me out with this, sorry for being a bit too straightfoward but after 72h spent on that @#%? I find it pretty unrelevant that this ****ing menu wont show the hell up. Even though I guess Im just doing something wrong, I need help.
EDIT : All right. So I figured out most tutorials are written by incompetent people whom mostly release pseudo tutorials that are just here to show the world that they can perform this or that, but in fact, can't take a single second to make a point where you don't get access to DOWNLOAD MODE the same way on a Tab2 than with a S2 -_-. We don't enter DOWNLOAD mode the same way ... geez ... so I figured out that using the Up volume button instead of the down volume button would eventually get me there. Which it did. Come on ... how is it possible that after 15 tutorials, not ONE did mention that ?
Also, ODIN doesn't want to do @#%? right now. I browsed the right firmware, plugged my tab to my laptop ... hit START and it ends in 5 seconds after "all thread completed (0 succeed/0 failed)
I've tried multiple stock firmwares (all the same but form different locations or mirrors) and ... nothing. So ...
First, please clarify these couple of questions. What device do you have? What version of recovery do you have? And one more out of curiosity. Where did you get that root remover zip?
Sent from my GT-P7500 using Tapatalk 4
Most of the tutorials are written for the GT-P75xx. Being that it's also the device for the section you posted this rant in, I can see why the tutorials were not what you needed. Just my two cents but condemning the authors of the tutorials will most likely get you very little help. Not to mention this section isn't for your device.
Sent from my GT-P7510 using XDA Premium HD app
Benzoman said:
Most of the tutorials are written for the GT-P75xx. Being that it's also the device for the section you posted this rant in, I can see why the tutorials were not what you needed. Just my two cents but condemning the authors of the tutorials will most likely get you very little help. Not to mention this section isn't for your device.
Sent from my GT-P7510 using XDA Premium HD app
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Don't know what happened to my last reply but anyway :
All the threads I read were for Tab2 p51xx or SII.
As explained in first reply (which disappeared), I had and have my damn good reason to condemn people who spam the net with their useless blogs. Won't waste time explaining again a reason which won't certainly arent interested in. But it was costy in term of $.
That said I then realized XDA still exists so I launched a quick google search and fell on this subboard. Reading "Samsung Tab 10.1", unfortunatly didn't mean to me it is a seperated sub forum from the Samsung tab2 10.1. My bad ... do I have to get this thread transfered to the right place or admins will find it useless ?
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My ROM is none. I unrooted but didn't install any ROM. After that I simply figured out I don't need one. But today I need to upgrade to anything above 4.0.4 after the very bad experience I had late friday eve which is quite costy.
I have one more minor trouble I didn't speak of in my first post :
I bought my tablet in September 2012 in the Netherlands GT P5110, ICS 4.0.4. So after checking on the XDA page where all of the stock firmwares are listed, I realized there is no "perfect" match. The only firmware for the Netherlands and for P5110 is from April 2012 and ICS 4.0.3, not 4.0.4 ; yet it is the one I downloaded. Should I get another one ?
About the Root remover, I uploaded to my tab one I downloaded from a website which I can't recall or find on google right now because I downloaded two from two different websites and only remember this one : www techbloggerzone com/2012/09/how-to-unroot-galaxy-tab-2-101-gt html [dots for WWW | COM and HTML were removed since I'm not allowed to post external links yet]
I think there's nothing else missing, but tell me if there is.
IMPORTANT EDIT : I just realized the factory usb plug I have for the Samsung must be damaged. It charges on sector, but isn't identified properly on my laptop and thus won't let me connect it by wire. Didn't figure this out earlier as I did all transfers by Kies wifi. Damn ... but it only explains why Odin can't upload anything to my tab, not why I can't use find the zip install option in Recovery mode for the root_remover.zip
As already stated you're in the wrong place but we all try to help each other here...but no more rants or you might find a stoney silence will be your only reply....
Problem with Odin is more likely laptop drivers and/or windows version and not your cable...
Samfirmware has many 4.0.4 roms for your "area", they have a 4.1.2 version for Netherlands and 4.0.4 for Belgium, Luxembourg etc. As long as you find an XX version it will have Dutch language option.
The recovery you described when you eventually got into it sounded like stock recovery so you wouldn't be able to choose and flash zip from there
Calm down, take a deep breath, get your laptop and drivers sorted first or you'll not get anywhere... Did you have a yellow indication with com port number in the Odin window, if not it is surely drivers. Does windows in any way recognise the tab when connected? (warning tone, does device manager show anything?)
sent from my still superb Google I/O 7510 (xda hd)
stinky73 said:
As already stated you're in the wrong place but we all try to help each other here...but no more rants or you might find a stoney silence will be your only reply....
Problem with Odin is more likely laptop drivers and/or windows version and not your cable...
Samfirmware has many 4.0.4 roms for your "area", they have a 4.1.2 version for Netherlands and 4.0.4 for Belgium, Luxembourg etc. As long as you find an XX version it will have Dutch language option.
The recovery you described when you eventually got into it sounded like stock recovery so you wouldn't be able to choose and flash zip from there
Calm down, take a deep breath, get your laptop and drivers sorted first or you'll not get anywhere... Did you have a yellow indication with com port number in the Odin window, if not it is surely drivers. Does windows in any way recognise the tab when connected? (warning tone, does device manager show anything?)
sent from my still superb Google I/O 7510 (xda hd)
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I thought I had all my drivers updated (for the samsung tab, installed like two or three weeks ago), so if it's about drivers, then I don't get it . I checked that in the first place. The cable sometimes fails the connection to my laptop, but today it just won't work. :/. Windows recognizes the device as an external object which can't properly install and such connect (yellow pop up message in right corner, over the task bar). I do not exactly undersatnd what you mean by a yellow indication with "com port" number in the Odin window, but I don't think I had that ... in fact I'm pretty sure about it.
If it's just about drivers, where can I go to find the latest ?
Try looking in Samsung site for drivers here http://www.samsung.com/us/support/
What version of odin are you using? Would recommend 1.3 for the tab 2.
The indication of com port in odin is as in attached image, if you haven't got that then the computer is not recognising your tab, either because of drivers, or cable, but as we've said, you should start with the drivers, probably by downloading the latest from Samsung, deleting all drivers you have at the moment then re-installing.
If the tab is not recognized by the computer then programs like odin cannot do anything as they use the computers' usb bus...
stinky73 said:
Try looking in Samsung site for drivers here
What version of odin are you using? Would recommend 1.3 for the tab 2.
The indication of com port in odin is as in attached image, if you haven't got that then the computer is not recognising your tab, either because of drivers, or cable, but as we've said, you should start with the drivers, probably by downloading the latest from Samsung, deleting all drivers you have at the moment then re-installing.
If the tab is not recognized by the computer then programs like odin cannot do anything as they use the computers' usb bus...
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Thank you very much !! I was using Odin 1.85 and Odin 3.7 (used 1.85 for rooting), I'll try a downgraded version.
Keep you in touch if problems are resolved or not after that. Thank you again.
Hi all,
I have some kind of physical fault with my phone where it is not recognised when it is connected to a computer by USB. A device is acknowledged but it cannot be properly connected. The phone charges but does not mount. I have tried all trouble shooting guides and now it is been reduced to a hardware fault with the handset.
I have been running a rooted phone with Omega Rom for a long time, but I need to revert it to stock, unrooted for warranty repair.
I have two problems:
1. I cannot use ODIN as cannot connect to a PC,
2. I don't have a backup of the original firmware and ROM for my phone. I did have it, but over 18 months it has been lost (my fault I know).
So, I am looking for:
A copy of a 'Three Mobile Stock S2 ROM & Kernel'. A torrent location for all the files I need (as this is the only way I can get them onto the phone with no USB)
& Instructions for how to flash the kernel and ROM and then Unroot the phone. I think I can use Mobile Odin for this.
Is there somewhere I can look up the right firmware and Kernel for my phone?
Any advice welcome,
Cheers Guys
try to use another pc.
cheers for the advice. Same problem with all PCs. Its def a hardware issue with the Phone.
Edit: Mods.. please can you delete this thread. I have posted correctly in the troubleshooting forum now. sorry for the inconvenience.
Cheers
J