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
Hi, I looked around but can't find a thread similar enough to mine to be helpful.
I have a Galaxy S2 i9100T with Vodafone Australia running 4.0.3 ICS
Earlier, I did a lot of research and absorbed a lot of knowledge, and attempted my first root.
Off to a bad start, as it is not working, and my phone will not boot.
My aim was to root, and root only. Not flash any custom firmware etc.
My kernal version was i9100TDULPB, so I downloaded a modded kernal version, which was CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXX_LPB-v5.2-CWM5
from Chainfire's thread > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
and Flashed it on the phone using Odin, the process went well and Odin gave me a 'success'.
However, the phone started up and showed the typical Samsung Galaxy SII boot page, with the yellow triangle down bottom, but then just turned off. I tried booting again, same thing. Vice verca, I could not get the phone to boot past that page.
I can get into Download mode and CWM recovery, I tried booting from CWM recovery to no luck.
So I downloaded another similar kernal from Chainfire, this time it was called > CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXX_LPB-v5.2-CWM5-PROPER
Which still gave me the same problem. And that is the kernal which is currently on the phone.
And that brings you up to scratch, I'm unsure of what to do now and don't want to risk screwing up my phone any further.
Please explain (Noob friendly ) On what I can do to fix this, I am still interested in having the phone rooted, is there a different kernal you can reccomend I flash? Or a quick fix from CWM recovery? I am new to this, and any advice is helpful.
Thankyou in advance
I think Cf-root is intended only for i9100, not i9100T.
Anyway, try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
Sent from my Galaxy S2 GT i9100
If you want just root then flash back your stock ROM and use method 1 from guide in my signature.
Hi,
Yes I'm noob, yes tried searching and saw a similar thread though the phone model is different.
I tried to root Galaxy S2 i9100 in Gingerbread (2.3.6 I believe) from Bell Canada for my cousin using the method from (oh I hope this forum is okay with outside links) galaxys2root.com
Launched ODIN 1.85 and clicked PDA with file "CF-Root-SGS2_XX_XEO_LPQ-v5.3-CWM5.tar"
Saw the COM box highlighted in yellow before doing anything.
Clicked start and everything was ok saying everything was successful.
So the phone rebooted showing me a the logo screen and a yellow triangle only to give me a blank screen afterwards.
I can still go into Download mode try rooting again, I already have 4 attempts logged into the phone.
Is the phone just soft-bricked or is it un-salvageable? It already has a big crack running though the home button so I'd guess so
All helpful posts are appreciated!
You've used the wrong kernel. You've used an ICS kernel on GB.
Find the correct kernel here.
You should have made sure you had the right kernel to start with. Just knowing it's 2.3.6 isn't enough (and tbh you don't seem too sure about that). You can't just flash any kernel to any firmware. You might need to flash a new firmware just to be sure which one you have now.
If you flash an ICS firmware you can clear the triangle and the custom binary counter with triangle away.
Yeah I was actually looking around for the triangle issue and DL'ed Traingle Away from another thread in the forum.
How am I to find my kernel version if the phone won't get past the logo screen?
Thanks again for the response.
go into dl mode and flash a gb kernel to go with your gb rom.
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go into dl mode and flash a gb kernel to go with your gb rom.
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Ok looking at Chainfire's 8th post I see kernels for GB. Would it matter to which one I choose?
Well that was easy, I used CF-Root-SGS2_XW_INU_KL1-v5.0-CWM5.zip in Odin and everything is back in order.
Thanks guys, I appreciate it alot. Then again this has to be a noob mistake :0
Hello all,
I have tried many things before asking for help, but nothing worked so far.
Here is the story:
I was on ICS 4.0.4, with default ROM coming from carrier.
I wanted to install CM9.1,
spent countless hours doing all backup and reading tutorial.
Tried finally yesterday and it was stuck doing "wiping data". Left it for 20min+ and nothing.
After restarting it, it is now stuck on the boot logo.
I couldn't enter anymore CWM or stock recovery (up+home+power), but could enter Download mode.
So I tried a couple of things I have read on the forum, like installing Siyah-s2-v5.0.1.tar through Odin 3.04 but I still cannot enter recovery mode.
I've read (too late) about the mmc brick bug (couldn't find anyone speaking about it in any tutorial until I reached this point... nothing on CM wiki or in other tuto... classic!).
I hope I'm not in this case though as I can still go to DL mode, and the phones having the brick bug are completely dead (blank screen or no DL mode), as per http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756242
I managed to finally get CWM working only by using GT-I9100_ICS_ClockworkMod-Recovery_5.5.0.4.tar from Odin, then tried to install CM9.1 from SD card but after reboot it is stuck on the blue cyanogenmod animation boot screen and nothing happens.
Tried also to restore from CWM my nandroid backup, but during the restore it seems to hang then restart by itself, and then I'm back to Galaxy S boot logo (the animated one with the big S).
And after this I have lost again access to recovery mode.
I can't go back to stock and I can't install CM... I was not expecting such issues, it all seemed pretty basic on paper.
I'm really stressed and don't know what to do
Flash a stock rom in Odin (download mode), re-root your phone/flash a kernel with CWM, restore your backup ?
Hi,
thanks for answering,
I have tried to locate such a rom, but I'm not sure which one... is there a specific one to try ? could you point me to it please ?
so far I have tried I9100XXLPQ_I9100OXALPQ_I9100XXLPQ_HOME.tar.md5
but no luck
you also say "re-root", at the time I used this method:
[GUIDE] ROOT/UNROOT Stock ICS Firmware without flashing unsecure kernel - xda-developers
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
Do I need root to install Siyah kernel from Odin ?
I'm trying one from sammobile... let's hope :/
The bad thing is I had no Yellow triangle at the beginning since I'm stuck in this boot loop or no boot to be precise.
Now that I have tried different things to fix it, it is still not working and I have my flash counter = 10.
I cannot even go back to the shop, is there a way to reset it knowing I cannot even reach the OS, I have only DL mode or CWM...
Use a stock rom for your region/carrier (or any stock rom from any region really), it doesn't really matter as I presume you'll be restoring a backup and/or going back to a custom rom anyway won't you ?
Samfirmware & AndroidFirmwares.net have lots of stock roms.
No, you don't need root to flash an Odin version of Siyah. So yes, you can flash that after you've got stock up & running to root your phone rather than re-rooting your phone by flashing a CFRoot kernel or using another root method. Just make sure the version of Siyah you're going to flash matches up with the stock rom you've got on (I.E if you flash a GB stock rom use GB Siyah, ICS stock = use ICS Siyah, etc, etc).
thank you again, I'm downloading the rom from sammobile matching my carrier,
Would you be so kind to send me a PM with your skype username or anything to "chat" with you ? I'm really worried and I spent all night already trying to fix it with no progress at all
Don't worry about the flash counter. That's the least of your problems while your phone is borked Worry about it when it's fixed. There's nothing you can do about the triangle while your phone is cactus.
When you've got it up & running again, use Triangle Away.
But first things first.
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You're welcome.
Um, no. Absolutely not. Nothing personal, but if I did that for every person who's asked me for 'hands on' help since I've been here, I'd have spent my time doing nothing else. I don't do 'personal' with people from XDA (which is why I have PM's blocked except for mods).
Besides, you're going to learn much more fixing this yourself. I've given you a stack of information thus far, ball is in your court. Every answer to every question you could possibly ask is on this site. It just sometimes takes a bit of work/reading on your part to find it.
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thank you again, I'm downloading the rom from sammobile matching my carrier,
Would you be so kind to send me a PM with your skype username or anything to "chat" with you ? I'm really worried and I spent all night already trying to fix it with no progress at all
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ok I understand.. it is just I have literally spent more than 8 hours on it and had not make any progress at all (even worse I cannot return it to the shop because of the yellow triangle).
I appreciate your help, it gives me a bit of hope but I'm in a very bad situation and I feel I have read and do so much already with no success at all.
I will try your option of restoring the one from Sammobile, I have tried other before without any luck, maybe this one will do... (5min left to DL it).
thanks again for your support
I know where you're coming from. The first flash I tried when I got my phone in 2011 borked because I was careless, and it took me a bit over a day to get the right info/files/etc to get it fixed. I know it's frustrating/tiring/annoying & you're wondering at the start whether you can even fix it. But as long as you've got download mode 99 times out of 100 you can save it.
And as I said, it's good experience; once you've fixed it, you'll be able to handle anything that comes up in future
Let us know how you go. I'm going to bed shortly, but I'm sure someone else will step up & help if you have any further problems.
You're welcome Happy to point you in the right direction.
I have flashed the rom, the exact same one as I had before everything happened...
if it helps, I flashed it from Odin 3.04 as PDA.
I9100BVLPH_I9100TMULPH_I9100BVLPE_HOME.tar.md5
I'm now back to the Samsung GALAXY S2 GT-I9100 logo and nothing happens.
I cannot use recovery mode,
I can use DL mode (it shows 11 counts and current binary as Samsung official.)
update:
I left the phone on the first logo for about 5min and it moved to the next Samsung Galaxy S2 logo, with the big animated S.
I'm waiting but nothing else is happening.
I'm still desperate to fix it.
One thing which can be relevant, whenever I try to wipe or format /data from CWM, my phone is restarting after a few minutes or is saying it cannot be done.
I can format /cache and /system.
Could it be the root cause ? Any way of fixing it ?
Thank you
update: I cannot mount /data from CWM, it says Error mounting /data!
is it the brick bug ? :|
Easy now....your device is still good.
Those animations should take like 1-2 mins when you flash a rom.
Now, you are completly sure that you are actually flashing the right ROM for your device model?
If so, just keep flashing stock roms until you're up and running again, so you can start from scrap.
I tried, the issue is as soon as I flash a stock rom (through Odin), then I can't get into stock recovery mode anymore, I have to flash GT-I9100_ICS_ClockworkMod-Recovery_5.5.0.4.tar to get back the recovery mode.
I tried to flash several times, I think it is down to the fact I cannot mount or format /data.
Which is why I'm wondering if it is the famous brick bug.
My device is GT-I9100 and I took the stock rom from sammobile:
I9100BVLPH_I9100TMULPH_I9100BVLPE_HOME.tar.md5 which is ICS 4.0.4 (that I had before trying to move to CM9.1 and having all this mess in my hands.)
flash this:
http://www.sammobile.com/2012/11/15/i9100xxlsj-%E2%80%93-galaxy-s-ii-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-test-firmware/.
you are on siyah kernel right?
what you wanna do know is to get to whatever rom your flashing, forget about cmw for now.
this also might help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
So it is not lost yet ? Not the brick bug ?
just to be sure:
you want me to install through Odin: Siyah-s2-v5.0.1-CWM.zip
then going back to DL mode
I flash through Odin: I9100XXLSJ_I9100OXXLS1_OXX.zip (coming from your link).
anything I'm missing (even if it seems obvious, please let me know as I'm maybe missing something important)
?
I still cannot do Factory reset... is it a problem ?
I dunno what kernel you are using, If stock 4.0.4 kernel you should flash siyah first (safe kernel, no brick bug), and then countinue flashing the ROM. Check out the brick bug thread in general SII forum for directions if you want.
BTW, Odin recognizes your phone right? Check it out, you'll get a huge long breath.
BTW 2: you don't have any kies applications running in your pc.....am I right? if so, CLOSE THEM ALL!
I did had stock 4.0.4 kernel when I first tried to follow CM9.1 wiki, and I did a factory reset through CWM... which is why I think I might have bricked it...
I have checked the brick bug thread (too late it seems...) but so far I can't be sure if I'm in this case or not as they say they can't even reach DL mode, and I can.
Odin recognizes my phone, yes, but anything I flash is stuck on the animated logo.
I do not have Kies installed, just installed the drivers.
please help me! I'm new here, so "A thousand pardons to you all for making myself such a headache to you all"... S3 won't boot, but it can go download, and recovery mode..
So here's the story, my dad told me to root his phone and make it overclock. First I rooted it using CF-Auto Root, and it worked really fne, no problems at all. Next, I searched the web, and came across the siyah kernel. I downloaded it's tar file form its site, which directed me to another site that lets me choose between the cwm flashable and the odin one which is the tar file.
After that, the screen flashes the model of the s3, then the logo of siyah, which is the freaky eye thingi. Then it would just go black, I waited 30 mins but nothing happened at all. Based on my research and gut feeling, it got bricked, or worse... HARD BRICKED!!! but I knew it wasn't hard bricked cause it could go download and recovery mode...Such a blessing..
I didn't want any trouble from my Dad, looking right at me with his bricked phone and me helplessly doing nothing, I tried stupid things like, somewhat stupid. Like searching for some random stock kernel (to replace Siyah) of s3 like the gt-i9300 xxx something with it's bootloader and then flashing it using odin pc and phone in download mode (cause I didn't know what to use but I'm very certain its GT-I9300). When I did that the logo of siyah kernel wasn't there anymore. But then again didn't boot...
PLEASE HELP!!! Excluding the method of USB jig, and bringing it to Samsung services.. Any help information about my current situation is really appreciated
More information:
Binary count is 4
CWM recovery enabled
Download recovery enabled
CF-Auto Root used to root
Siyah kernel was previous kernel, but replaced by kernel and bootloader I9300XXEMF1.tar
The last thing I did was to wipe cache partition and factory reset.
Current problem:
Won't boot
What I want to happen:
Bring back to its orginial state, without root, like I bought an S3
Again, it's an honor to be here at XDA Thank you all!
Late_Knight said:
please help me! I'm new here, so "A thousand pardons to you all for making myself such a headache to you all"... S3 won't boot, but it can go download, and recovery mode..
So here's the story, my dad told me to root his phone and make it overclock. First I rooted it using CF-Auto Root, and it worked really fne, no problems at all. Next, I searched the web, and came across the siyah kernel. I downloaded it's tar file form its site, which directed me to another site that lets me choose between the cwm flashable and the odin one which is the tar file.
After that, the screen flashes the model of the s3, then the logo of siyah, which is the freaky eye thingi. Then it would just go black, I waited 30 mins but nothing happened at all. Based on my research and gut feeling, it got bricked, or worse... HARD BRICKED!!! but I knew it wasn't hard bricked cause it could go download and recovery mode...Such a blessing..
I didn't want any trouble from my Dad, looking right at me with his bricked phone and me helplessly doing nothing, I tried stupid things like, somewhat stupid. Like searching for some random stock kernel (to replace Siyah) of s3 like the gt-i9300 xxx something with it's bootloader and then flashing it using odin pc and phone in download mode (cause I didn't know what to use but I'm very certain its GT-I9300). When I did that the logo of siyah kernel wasn't there anymore. But then again didn't boot...
PLEASE HELP!!! Excluding the method of USB jig, and bringing it to Samsung services.. Any help information about my current situation is really appreciated
More information:
Binary count is 4
CWM recovery enabled
Download recovery enabled
CF-Auto Root used to root
Siyah kernel was previous kernel, but replaced by kernel and bootloader I9300XXEMF1.tar
The last thing I did was to wipe cache partition and factory reset.
Current problem:
Won't boot
What I want to happen:
Bring back to its orginial state, without root, like I bought an S3
Again, it's an honor to be here at XDA Thank you all!
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Download stock firmware from Sammobile >> http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/ << and flash with Odin if you get bootloop after flashing reboot to recovery and wipe cache/factory data reset see if that works if not post your results here.