Hi,
I am having some issues with my SGS2 and wondered if anyone had any suggestions before i send it back for repair. It is a stock sim free UK model, not rooted. There is no SD card installed just the internal 16gbyte flash.
I was noticing more force closes on apps than normal so i decided to reboot the phone. I then noticed that my recent text messages had disappeared back to the 19th Jan. So after sending some more i rebooted the phone again and they had gone..I then deleted all the text messages and sent some more, rebooted the phone and the old ones were back and the new ones had gone back to the same date.
I thought i would then just factory reset the phone and start over again. However it won't factory reset. It goes through the motions and sends me to the bootloader screen where i wipe data and clear cache. However still it refuses to delete the stuff on the phone or factory reset it!
Things i have tried..
-Factory reset both with security menu and keypad sequence
-Reset by going to bootloader from cold boot and wiping data and cache
-Mouting it as a usb flash drive in use developer mode and formatting the drive through windows (even this doesn't get rid of the photos on the flash drive)
-reflashing the default firmware with odin
Basically i cannot do anything to the phone to make it reset or delete any of the things on it. I can go into the gallery and delete all the photos but as soon as you reboot they are all back!
I don't want to root the phone to try and solve the problem as it may need to go back but as an engineer it is frustrating being beaten by a phone, so i wanted to see if i could get any advice from here.
Thanks in advance.
First factory reset/data wipe does not delete anything on your internal sd card (12gb storage). It only clears the internal storage. So all your apps and settings are gone. With a reboot after the wipe the cache of the apps well be rebuilt.
So your photos well not be deleted. Try connecting the phone to your pc again and just open the sd card folder and go to DCIM and delete your photos.
the thing with your SMS is weird. Try to disable the back up option in the settings which backs up your settings on the Samsung servers.and then do some factory tests again.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
Thanks for the feedback.
I have deleted the DCIM folder and others on the sdcard when connected to a PC. The photos disappear on the phone, but as soon as i reboot the phone they are all back.
I have even formatted (full not quick) with windows and minitool partition wizard..which "appears" as if the drive is blank however rebooting the phone everything comes back to how it was. I simply cannot delete anything off the phone.
I disabled the backup and the same issue with the text messages is still there. In fact when the phone was rebooted the tick box to set the backup had been reticked. I have tried this twice now.
I can install applications and use them no problem but as soon as i reboot they disappear as if they were never installed.
The phone is just stuck on the 19th Jan 2012 and nothing i do seems to convince it otherwise!
Hey mate,
the "factory reset" is not the same like u want to have.
That for u have to go in CWM (recovery) and then to "mount and storage":
here u can format all u want (system, data, cache, sd card, ext sd...)
BUT CAREFULLY!!! If u have done it's away!
This also means no Rom flashing from sd card because u delete it, too...
... so u must flash VIA ODIN a new firmware or Rom.
Hope this helps.
CHEERS
Thanks for the reply.
Correct me if i am wrong, but i would need to root to install CWM? I don't want to root at the moment as i may have to send it back to Samsung.
I can't think of the failure mode where by a factory reset wouldn't clear all the applications/settings and return the phone to factory default unless it couldn't write to the internal flash memory.
When i ask it to factory reset i tell it i want the USB formatted too..it doesn't do either of the things.
It is as if the entire phones internal memory as write protected on the 19th Jan and it cannot write to its own flash memory.
Taking a picture for example shows in the gallery after taking it, but then rebooting the phone make it disappear.
I don't know enough about android/linux to say if it is a software or hardware fault at the moment.
trickyf1 said:
Thanks for the reply.
Correct me if i am wrong, but i would need to root to install CWM? I don't want to root at the moment as i may have to send it back to Samsung.
I can't think of the failure mode where by a factory reset wouldn't clear all the applications/settings and return the phone to factory default unless it couldn't write to the internal flash memory.
When i ask it to factory reset i tell it i want the USB formatted too..it doesn't do either of the things.
It is as if the entire phones internal memory as write protected on the 19th Jan and it cannot write to its own flash memory.
Taking a picture for example shows in the gallery after taking it, but then rebooting the phone make it disappear.
I don't know enough about android/linux to say if it is a software or hardware fault at the moment.
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Oh OK sorry.. Yeah u had to do root for CWM.
Hmm listen a bit strange...
So if u want wo delete all I can, then:
1) Delete all folders I can from phone
2) After this the factory reset via secret code (Google it by urself pls... Can't do it atm)
It's something like *#number#* which u just type in phone.
Hope this helps.
If not much success anyway!
CHEERS ;-)
Sent from my Galaxy S2 - I9100 with SensatioN Rom!
This sounds a lot like the eMMC corruption you can get on an S-OFF HTC phone if you carelessly take the battery out.. I've had one of those and it behaved just like that, can't flash or delete anything from it, installing market apps work but they're gone after a reboot, etc).
Doesn't sound good, I'd get it replaced while it's still unrooted if I was you
Same Problem
Hi there,
I have the same exact problem. I cannot delete, flash or reset. I am a real pain. I have rooted the phone and still cannot do anything with it.
I have tried eveything. Can anyone please help? I am willing to try anything.
Thanks in advance
A recovery mode yes no
B download mode yes no
C usb jig for download mode yes no.
jje
Phone does not wipe
JJEgan said:
A recovery mode yes no
B download mode yes no
C usb jig for download mode yes no.
jje
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I have done:
1. Recovery Mode
2. Download mode
not the USB jig..
My details: Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100
I have used odbin and reflashed, all completed successfully without issues. I have superuser installed. I have installed ROM manager, but nothing in there works e.g I tried using the backup current rom option and the phone rebooted into recovery mode (stock) and when phone rebooted, all settings and data reverted back. All new apps i installed disappeared..
Let me know if you need additoinal info.
Thanks
zorg2004 said:
I have done:
1. Recovery Mode
2. Download mode
not the USB jig..
My details: Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100
I have used odbin and reflashed, all completed successfully without issues. I have superuser installed. I have installed ROM manager, but nothing in there works e.g I tried using the backup current rom option and the phone rebooted into recovery mode (stock) and when phone rebooted, all settings and data reverted back. All new apps i installed disappeared..
Let me know if you need additoinal info.
Thanks
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Not sure what you are doing with Rom Manager .
Remove it
Use CWM backup and recovery via a rooted CWM kernel is what most use Plus Titanium backup pro for apps .
Root + CWM .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
jje
Still the same
JJEgan said:
Not sure what you are doing with Rom Manager .
Remove it
Use CWM backup and recovery via a rooted CWM kernel is what most use Plus Titanium backup pro for apps .
Root + CWM .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
jje
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I have done as you described. I used odbins to upload the kernal:
Display on phone:
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2.6.35.7-I9100XWKJ1-CL647431
[email protected] #2
This is the file I downloaded from the thread and used with odbins:
CF-Root-SGS2_XW_LUX_KJ1-v5.0-CWM5.zip
Everything ran fine as per my attached images.
I then went through the phone and did a Factory Restore: Settings > Privacy > Factory Data reset
When the phone rebooted, I did see something different for the first time. The yellow triangle. I simply restart the phone again and no triangle this time. The phone booted back up as normal and all data and settings back again.
My objectivse are simple:
1. I want to completly wipe the phone and start from scratch.
Eveytime time my phone reboots and loose all new apps and new data e.g. text messages, emails. phone number. It seems to be stuck on a version and eveytime phone reboots it goes back to that point in time. It's a real pain.
2. I want to upgrade to ICS
Thanks,
zorg2004 said:
I have done as you described. I used odbins to upload the kernal:
Display on phone:
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2.6.35.7-I9100XWKJ1-CL647431
[email protected] #2
This is the file I downloaded from the thread and used with odbins:
CF-Root-SGS2_XW_LUX_KJ1-v5.0-CWM5.zip
Everything ran fine as per my attached images.
I then went through the phone and did a Factory Restore: Settings > Privacy > Factory Data reset
When the phone rebooted, I did see something different for the first time. The yellow triangle. I simply restart the phone again and no triangle this time. The phone booted back up as normal and all data and settings back again.
My objectivse are simple:
1. I want to completly wipe the phone and start from scratch.
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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 .
Phone is now empty no OS no apps nothing .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
Eveytime time my phone reboots and loose all new apps and new data e.g. text messages, emails. phone number. It seems to be stuck on a version and eveytime phone reboots it goes back to that point in time. It's a real pain.
Then that's a problem and is probably the internal sd card /memory at fault .
2. I want to upgrade to ICS
Plenty of ICS roms posted .
jje
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JJEgan said:
zorg2004 said:
I have done as you described. I used odbins to upload the kernal:
Display on phone:
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2.6.35.7-I9100XWKJ1-CL647431
[email protected] #2
This is the file I downloaded from the thread and used with odbins:
CF-Root-SGS2_XW_LUX_KJ1-v5.0-CWM5.zip
Everything ran fine as per my attached images.
I then went through the phone and did a Factory Restore: Settings > Privacy > Factory Data reset
When the phone rebooted, I did see something different for the first time. The yellow triangle. I simply restart the phone again and no triangle this time. The phone booted back up as normal and all data and settings back again.
My objectivse are simple:
1. I want to completly wipe the phone and start from scratch.
....................................
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 .
Phone is now empty no OS no apps nothing .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
Eveytime time my phone reboots and loose all new apps and new data e.g. text messages, emails. phone number. It seems to be stuck on a version and eveytime phone reboots it goes back to that point in time. It's a real pain.
Then that's a problem and is probably the internal sd card /memory at fault .
2. I want to upgrade to ICS
Plenty of ICS roms posted .
jje
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I cannot boot to CWM recovery. I only have the stock recovery screen. The only option I have there are:
1. reboot system now
2. apply update from SD card
3. wipe data/factory reset
4. wipe cache partition
I have tries doing option 2 & 3, but nether worked and same problem again.
I don't care about sending it back to service provider so I do care about warranty, that is why I am willing to try anything.
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zorg2004 said:
JJEgan said:
I cannot boot to CWM recovery. I only have the stock recovery screen. The only option I have there are:
1. reboot system now
2. apply update from SD card
3. wipe data/factory reset
4. wipe cache partition
I have tries doing option 2 & 3, but nether worked and same problem again.
I don't care about sending it back to service provider so I do care about warranty, that is why I am willing to try anything.
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You have no CWM and root .
Root + CWM .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
I don't care about sending it back to service provider so I do care about warranty,
Root custom roms or custom rom counter above zero will void warranty .
jje
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Kernal Install
JJEgan said:
zorg2004 said:
You have no CWM and root .
Root + CWM .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
I don't care about sending it back to service provider so I do care about warranty,
Root custom roms or custom rom counter above zero will void warranty .
jje
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I have already done this step and it did not work. I attached screenshots of the process in previous message. I have superuser on the phone and I think it is rooted.
What more can I do?
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Anything else ?
zorg2004 said:
JJEgan said:
I have already done this step and it did not work. I attached screenshots of the process in previous message. I have superuser on the phone and I think it is rooted.
What more can I do?
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Is there anything else I can try. I am at a total loss now!
Thanks.
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I had the exact same issue with my s2. Did you manage to fix it? Mind sharing if you did?
S2 will not reset to factory defaults
Mazirb said:
I had the exact same issue with my s2. Did you manage to fix it? Mind sharing if you did?
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Hi there,
I never managed to fix it. I still have it sitting on my desk. In the end I had to buy a cheap phone untill I get some time to sort out my issue with the S2.
if you get anywhere with it, please let me know.
I was reading the Titanium Backup General KB about Nand Lock and what caught me is this statement:
"Sometimes you get the illusion that you can write to /system, but in any case all changes will disappear after a reboot"
I'm no expert but that does sounds like the symptom you (we) are having with the s2. I'm going into that direction to unlock the bootloader.
We'll see how it goes.
Related
I would like help from forum members.
After doing a root using the original firmware version, available here in the forum, my GS2 stopped working.
The device connects, the splash comes from Samsung (the one where the yellow triangle appears), but after that the screen goes black and nothing appears. Imagine turning on your PC but not booting in windows!
I can access the download mode and recovery mode. But nothing I do solves. I've tried putting other firmware versions but not resolved.
The Odin recognizes the device, the Kies not.
Another problem is that I do not know what was the original version of the firmware, but I know that the device was a French version, if that helps.
Flash a stock rom via Odin .
Stock Roms .and csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
jje
I tried that. It did not work. I used the XWKK2, XXKI4, and XWKI4 XWKK5. None of them worked. I can flash them as I explained in the first post, but does not work.
Service centre is your next step .
jje
So I'm fu*&$#
I'm outside the country of purchase origin and do not have the invoice.
Tabgyn said:
So I'm fu*&$#
I'm outside the country of purchase origin and do not have the invoice.
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Did you try booting to recovery and clearing data / cache ?
Yes,I tried.
I would try to install a custom rom for CWM, but can not access the sdcard to copy the files.
Tabgyn said:
Yes,I tried.
I would try to install a custom rom for CWM, but can not access the sdcard to copy the files.
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Well if you can't get it to work in any known way and you dont want to spend money to get it fixed , I'd say soft-brick it by enabling repartition in Odin and get a jig , then try again. You only lose 3-5$ that way. Don't get me wrong , it's the last thing you should try. What you probably should do is to take it to service.
I bought the usb jig must be delivered within 7 days.
But the jig is used to enter the download mode and reset the counter, right?
I can enter the download mode and recovery mode, I can even install any firmware version (official/CF). But none of that worked.
I believe it is with some corrupted file that is not connected to the firmware.
Or not!
gr4ndm4st3r_bl4ck said:
Well if you can't get it to work in any known way and you dont want to spend money to get it fixed , I'd say soft-brick it by enabling repartition in Odin and get a jig , then try again. You only lose 3-5$ that way. Don't get me wrong , it's the last thing you should try. What you probably should do is to take it to service.
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Never tick repartition. You won't be able to bring it back that way. You can try soft bricking by unplugging the phone while flashing wih Odin but i still don't recommend it if you aren't able to boot even after flashing multiple roms. Service center would be your best bet
Sent from my GT-I9100
akusokuzan said:
Service center would be your best bet
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What I said.
gr4ndm4st3r_bl4ck said:
What I said.
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the message was directed to op rather than to you. I read and understood what you said, maybe my message just came out wrong.
Sent from my GT-I9100
Is your phone branded? Is it I9100G?
Well I don't know.
I get this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/190579058236?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Thats a UK phone .GT-I9100LKAXEU
Clean phone Boot to recovery .
Mounts and storage FORMAT data cache system and sd card . Remove battery .
Download mode via ODIN flash stock rom as per instructions .
jje
steps:
Wipe / Factory Reset
Wipe Cache
Mounts and FORMAT data cache storage system and SD card? How do I do this?
remove battery
download Mode
Flash stock rom
I'm sorry, I'm noob
Just giving some feedback if another user go through the same problem, did the flash with the firm XWKK5 and my gs2 returned to work.
Thank you all for your help.
As the topic states, I am in a big need for some seriously help with my S3 and that ASAP!
I flashed the InsertCoin ROM for our lovely Galaxy S3 some days ago and the installation / flash procedure went fine, and today, I did an hell of a serious failed mistake..
The thing is that I played around with the application ES Filemanager (ticked ROOT access, ofc) and deleted every folder on internal SD card. And I was so stupid that I also tried to delete the folders above the SD card (where you can find folders like system, etc and the build.prop) and after that - my phone started to act strange and rebooted itself and that gived me some serious panic and my first thought was that the phone was killed for good. Well, it was bootable but the booting was failed when the screen arrived on launcher / home screen and everything was force closed etc etc.
My first solution was to re-flash stock, untouched Samsung firmware and that worked fine like butter. I also accessed stock recovery after this procedure to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache, that worked fine too. But when booting the phone at last again - I got this weird picture on screen and my signal is killed (only Emergncy Mode-calls is possible), and I am in a panic at the moment because the Galaxy S3 is the only phone I have that supports micro-SIM cards..
Please, can someone help me ASAP - you guys would save my day! :/ see attached picture below for more information on my problem...
this thread any help to you, seems to be similar prob
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2071052
[email protected] said:
this thread any help to you, seems to be similar prob
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2071052
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I didn't find any good solution at all :crying:
for solution I went to efs / factoryapp / factorymode and changed the text inside to ON from OFF)
Do you happen to have an EFS backup, perchance?
If everything in / was getting recursively deleted, then /efs (which would be before etc, alphabetically) would most likely have been hit also, IMO
EDIT: If it is your EFS, the log inside /efs will tell you if it's been regenerated (and if so, check your IMEI as if it's not correct, then it would explain your inability to connect to networks)
Please check your IMEI number. if it is starting from "00" than your IMEI number is screwed and you can fix that only if you have EFS folder backup...
qwerty12 said:
Do you happen to have an EFS backup, perchance?
If everything in / was getting recursively deleted, then /efs (which would be before etc, alphabetically) would most likely have been hit also, IMO
EDIT: If it is your EFS, the log inside /efs will tell you if it's been regenerated (and if so, check your IMEI as if it's not correct, then it would explain your inability to connect to networks)
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No EFS backup, damn.. And the IMEI number is starting with 00, see quote below..
Chaitanyapatel8880 said:
Please check your IMEI number. if it is starting from "00" than your IMEI number is screwed and you can fix that only if you have EFS folder backup...
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I just checked the IMEI number of my phone and it does start with 00.. Any solution to get everything back to stock or is my phone screwed for good?
If you have no backup, then the only way that I am aware of to get your IMEI back is to send it to Samsung :/
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
I think Samsung will deny me warranty rights because the flash counter on my S3 is over 20 and I don't know how-to reset it.. :/
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Destroyedbeauty said:
I think Samsung will deny me warranty rights because the flash counter on my S3 is over 20 and I don't know how-to reset it.. :/
Sent from my LT18i using xda app-developers app
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Do you not think triangle away will work?
WTVTom said:
Do you not think triangle away will work?
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Does that even work on the S3? It's not like it got any triangle thing to remove, haha..
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Destroyedbeauty said:
Does that even work on the S3? It's not like it got any triangle thing to remove, haha..
Sent from my LT18i using xda app-developers app
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The triangle will show in download mode.
Bx2
BenjaminX2 said:
The triangle will show in download mode.
Bx2
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So, if I reset the counter to zero and re-flashing stock Samsung FW - I will get full warranty back so I can send it in for recovering my IMEI number and everything, right?
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Destroyedbeauty said:
As the topic states, I am in a big need for some seriously help with my S3 and that ASAP!
I flashed the InsertCoin ROM for our lovely Galaxy S3 some days ago and the installation / flash procedure went fine, and today, I did an hell of a serious failed mistake..
The thing is that I played around with the application ES Filemanager (ticked ROOT access, ofc) and deleted every folder on internal SD card. And I was so stupid that I also tried to delete the folders above the SD card (where you can find folders like system, etc and the build.prop) and after that - my phone started to act strange and rebooted itself and that gived me some serious panic and my first thought was that the phone was killed for good. Well, it was bootable but the booting was failed when the screen arrived on launcher / home screen and everything was force closed etc etc.
My first solution was to re-flash stock, untouched Samsung firmware and that worked fine like butter. I also accessed stock recovery after this procedure to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache, that worked fine too. But when booting the phone at last again - I got this weird picture on screen and my signal is killed (only Emergncy Mode-calls is possible), and I am in a panic at the moment because the Galaxy S3 is the only phone I have that supports micro-SIM cards..
Please, can someone help me ASAP - you guys would save my day! :/ see attached picture below for more information on my problem...
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Reflash ROM and Modem via ODIN then flash CWM recovery and Flash your new ROM, Wipe data and cache and Dalvik and then reboot and install Triangle Away and reset counter! Good Luck
bunglebp said:
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Reflash ROM and Modem via ODIN then flash CWM recovery and Flash your new ROM, Wipe data and cache and Dalvik and then reboot and install Triangle Away and reset counter! Good Luck
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I don't know how that can make me get my IMEI number and network / cell access back :/ I am kinda stuck with no possibility to send text messages, call someone or anything :/
bunglebp said:
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Reflash ROM and Modem via ODIN then flash CWM recovery and Flash your new ROM, Wipe data and cache and Dalvik and then reboot and install Triangle Away and reset counter! Good Luck
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Quick update..
It didn't work, so I am stuck right now with no other possibilites than reset flash counter and leave the phone for warranty..
Hello wonderful, helpful people. Problem, need to send back old Gnote after "no sim card" errors and warranty replacement. I have used Odin to flash the stock ATT crapRom. Is boots into the ATT new phone set up so I know that worked. I have gone into recovery three times and wiped all data and reset. When I boot up phone and connect it to my desktop and open it...it still shows all the old folders. ALL of them, pics, app folders, CWM folders. everything. WTF? How do I wipe this mofo clean so I can return it? It's been a week now and I need to send it back TODAY.
Thanks guys...
K
OK I did factory reset from inside settings, not recovery, and that seems to have done it. I checked "myfiles" folder and Kies and nothing shows, and USB'd to desktop shows empty.
Sorry if I wasted anyone's time.
Do I need to wade thru the counter reset nowadays, or can I ship this thing?
It's going back thru warranty, for "no sim card" errors.
Gnote 1 i717
redman9 said:
Hello wonderful, helpful people. Problem, need to send back old Gnote after "no sim card" errors and warranty replacement. I have used Odin to flash the stock ATT crapRom. Is boots into the ATT new phone set up so I know that worked. I have gone into recovery three times and wiped all data and reset. When I boot up phone and connect it to my desktop and open it...it still shows all the old folders. ALL of them, pics, app folders, CWM folders. everything. WTF? How do I wipe this mofo clean so I can return it? It's been a week now and I need to send it back TODAY.
Thanks guys...
K
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Factory reset from recovery doesn't erase internal memory, or sd card. You have to manually select wipe internal storage, and manually select wipe sdcard or emmc. Apparently doing it from the phones settings does! I didn't know that so thanks for teaching me something!
redman9 said:
OK I did factory reset from inside settings, not recovery, and that seems to have done it. I checked "myfiles" folder and Kies and nothing shows, and USB'd to desktop shows empty.
Sorry if I wasted anyone's time.
Do I need to wade thru the counter reset nowadays, or can I ship this thing?
It's going back thru warranty, for "no sim card" errors.
Gnote 1 i717
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Boot your phone into download mode and see what the flash counter says for curiosity. If your sending it back to the factory for warranty replacement it's not a bad idea to do the flash counter reset trick. It can't hurt!
The flash counter reset is flashing a boatloader... yes it can hurt, if something goes awry while that's written it's a bricked device.
Granted he's returning it... but there are risks in that flash.
Yah, I've read that elsewhere. I'm going to return it like it is now...and raise bloody hell if they try and charge me $500 for a broken device that's under warranty.
If I remember...I'll report back here if it goes thru w/o problems.
Thanks for the help gents
Hello, I need help figuring out a way to get my phone to boot back to system.
I was flashing a new ROM, something I've done multiple times on my phone, and for some reason when I wanted to reboot to system another pop up appeared saying "your device does not appear to be rooted. install SuperSU now?" with two options (do not install or install) no matter which option I pick, my phone goes into download mode. I can go back into recovery but can't do much since I don't have any back ups saved.
(Because of my phone's storage problem I saved the back ups to my computer)
I would try rooting my phone again with odin but I don't want to risk actually bricking my phone and making this problem worse.
Help, please!
Yes, I've searched through every thread I could to find a solution but I can't find anything that's even similar to my problem.
AmyDEMxd said:
Hello, I need help figuring out a way to get my phone to boot back to system.
I was flashing a new ROM, something I've done multiple times on my phone, and for some reason when I wanted to reboot to system another pop up appeared saying "your device does not appear to be rooted. install SuperSU now?" with two options (do not install or install) no matter which option I pick, my phone goes into download mode. I can go back into recovery but can't do much since I don't have any back ups saved.
(Because of my phone's storage problem I saved the back ups to my computer)
I would try rooting my phone again with odin but I don't want to risk actually bricking my phone and making this problem worse.
Help, please!
Yes, I've searched through every thread I could to find a solution but I can't find anything that's even similar to my problem.
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There are plenty of no wipe odin packages Hey one and go back to stock re root and try again sounds like you got a bad download. But I would highly recommend making a back up to your phone because you do have an external SD card to backup to also. So you can't say anything about the storage problem. unless you don't own a external card that is. Our you could try to factory reset in recovery then reboot if that didn't work... odin can't really go wrong with odin
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jthrasher47 said:
There are plenty of no wipe odin packages Hey one and go back to stock re root and try again sounds like you got a bad download. But I would highly recommend making a back up to your phone because you do have an external SD card to backup to also. So you can't say anything about the storage problem. unless you don't own a external card that is. Our you could try to factory reset in recovery then reboot if that didn't work... odin can't really go wrong with odin
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Thank you! I'm going to try right now.
I do have an SD card but nothing saves on it and the phone doesn't read it
AmyDEMxd said:
Thank you! I'm going to try right now.
I do have an SD card but nothing saves on it and the phone doesn't read it
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Try reformatting it to fat32
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Wanna go back to stock after being a rom junkie, having never used odin, and wanting to go back. Will flashing the stock firmware with odin get me a yellow triangle? Until now i've been able to completely avoid the triangle, it would be ironic if i got it going back to stock.
Also after flashing a ton of roms i have soooo much junk on my phone its not even funny and i need the space back, is the safest way to COMPLETELY wipe my phone(i mean everything pics, music, junk files and such) through the setting menu > backup and reset > factory data reset > tick Erase SD card box > reset phone. ?
Any help is much appreciated.
OK....first....you don't *need* to Odin flash to get back to stock if you are rooted...... @Chainfires mobile Odin will let you do it 'in phone'
Search for the thread here on XDA read ALL the instructions and flash away.
Second......I've used mobile Odin a few times, and it's NEVER increased my binary count or produced a yellow triangle.
Third......in mobile Odin there are options to wipe dalvik, cache and data.....you don't need to do any extra wipes before flashing.
PC Odin, (I believe) will leave your *personal* data intact unless you find a "3 part firmware" that format wipes the memory as it flashes........
The normal single part firmwares just overwrite the pre existing files and leave everything else untouched.......
This might be my S2 or it might be my W, but it's definitely CM...
awesome big thanks for the help, will def give mob odin a go.
What about wiping all personal data from my phone, i mean everything like junk files, photo's, video, the countless files left over from deleted apps can i just use the built in factory reset and data wipe(through the setting menu > backup and reset > factory data reset > tick Erase SD card box > reset phone)?
Again big thanks for the help.
I've never actually used the factory reset in the phones settings.....I've always gone to CWM recovery mode to do it, so I'm not sure how thorough it is......
Sorry, can't answer that one.......
This might be my S2 or it might be my W, but it's definitely CM...
keithross39 said:
I've never actually used the factory reset in the phones settings.....I've always gone to CWM recovery mode to do it, so I'm not sure how thorough it is......
Sorry, can't answer that one.......
This might be my S2 or it might be my W, but it's definitely CM...
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Hmm i put my stock firmware on my sd card its a tar.md5 file but when i click on open file in MOdin it comes up with a blank screen ... what am i doing wrong?
And can anyone answer if flashing the stock firmware with odin on my pc will produce a triangle?
Did you get the mobOdin off the thread?
If yes, did you download and install the (correct) flashkernel too?
This might be my S2 or it might be my W, but it's definitely CM...
keithross39 said:
Did you get the mobOdin off the thread?
If yes, did you download and install the (correct) flashkernel too?
This might be my S2 or it might be my W, but it's definitely CM...
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yes and yes, thanks again.
Could the firmware have become corrupted in any way? It might be an idea to try and re download it....
This might be my S2 or it might be my W, but it's definitely CM...
You can just format your external sd card, and for the internal one you can simply delete everything in there manually or use the clear sd data in settings too before flashing stock rom. I haven't used mobile odin because it seemed weird to me, and i've never had a triangle flashing from odin (pc), i think it will be okay if you follow instructions, just check posts in the thread of using odin, if it makes a triangle someone would be posting it.
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Could the firmware have become corrupted in any way? It might be an idea to try and re download it....
This might be my S2 or it might be my W, but it's definitely CM...
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Hmm i have 2 or 3 other working ROM zips on the phone that flash in CWM just fine and they are not showing up either....from what ive seen in youtube vids im supposed to get a whole list of file and folders showing up, im getting nothing,
thanks, again.
Dakura said:
You can just format your external sd card, and for the internal one you can simply delete everything in there manually or use the clear sd data in settings too before flashing stock rom. I haven't used mobile odin because it seemed weird to me, and i've never had a triangle flashing from odin (pc), i think it will be okay if you follow instructions, just check posts in the thread of using odin, if it makes a triangle someone would be posting it.
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Yea, not having such a good experience with MOdin so far lol, once i get a definitive answer(which i think i just got, thx) to: "if pc odin will produce a triangle or not when flashing back to stock?" ill be using that.
Thanks