I recently soft bricked my new AT&T S2.
I have clockwork recovery installed (4.0.0.2), and the only buttons that work are home (goes back to the first menu), volume up/down, and power to hide the menus. I can't select anything at all, it seems like I have the international version of the recovery, not one for the S2.
Anyways, I can't get into download mode by holding down the home + Vol up+ power, and Odin can't seem to connect to my phone if it's in clockwork recovery and not download mode.
Would the jig work? Or is having no ability to boot into download mode pretty much a killer? I can access my phone through ADB, I just don't know my way around adb as well as I would like.
Is there any way to flash a different recovery via ADB? Any other solutions to get my phone up and running again? Because right now it's not booting at all.
AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Q&A (unless you're running a I9100 on AT&T's network)
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I installed this kernel from Chainfire's thread: CF-Root-SGS2_XW_XEU_KH4-v4.1-CWM4.tar
However, my phone says that I have the KH7 kernel, but I figured this one ( KH4 ) would be close enough. It flashed fine, and I have root access and all, but my back button no longer works at all (not even haptic), and my Home button is acting like a back button - meaning I essentially have lost my Home button...
But now that my device is rooted, when I boot into debug mode, I get the CWM menu, meaning I can no longer use Odin correct? But because my home button is gone, I cannot select "install zip from sd card"
My question is this: Without the use of the Home button on my device, is there anyway to flash a new kernel?
Thanks to anyone who can answer this.
You just flashed cf root for the INTERNATIONAL SGS2 and NOT FOR THE ATT SGS2. That is why you lost some buttons. Make sure to use ATT SGS2 ROMS/KERNELS. There is a post about how to fix your issue in the att section to get you back to the att version of the SGS2.
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I realize I flashed the wrong version, but my question is how do I flash a different version without the use of my Home key? That is the issue.
sicvita said:
I realize I flashed the wrong version, but my question is how do I flash a different version without the use of my Home key? That is the issue.
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You boot into Download mode and flash the right one in Odin. How hard is that.
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Can I still use Odin even if I have already rooted the device? Do I just hold up vol + down vol + power to boot into download mode? I thought that was called debug mode...
From the FAQ:
How do I put my phone into Download mode so I can flash w/ Odin?
Take out the battery from the back to ensure your phone is completely off, then put the battery back in. Now hold down on both the Up and Down Volume buttons and plug the USB coming from your PC into your SGS2. Once you see a warning screen let go of the volume buttons. Hit the Up Volume button to continue into download mode.
I found that you can just click the volume down + power button to get into download mode.
I think everyone is missing the point of my question. Can I flash my phone with Odin EVEN IF I ALREADY HAVE CWR INSTALLED? I cannot use CWR to flash as I lost the use of my Home button (cannot select from the menu)
I resolved my own issue. There is a difference between RECOVERY mode and DOWNLOAD mode. To boot into recovery you hold vol up + vol down + power, to boot into download mode you JUST hold vol up + vol down, then plug into USB. I did not realize there were two different modes, sorry for wasting time and causing confusion.
Yup, you can always boot into download mode as long as you didn't flash a bootloader.
Another way of saying it is:
If the screen turns on at all, you can recover by flashing something correct in download mode.
hi, i rooted my samsung galaxy s2 and installed clockworkmod and everything was fine...until i flash the ROM (GINGERMOD). I decided that ROM wasnt for me so i hold on the power button and went into recovery mode. Now my phone goes into recovery mode everything i rs it and i cant exit recovery mode because the HOME OR power button doesnt work. It seems clockworkmod is unreponsive to the buttoms and i cant exit it. when i do a hard boot, it goes back to recovery mode and does the same thing....WHAT do i do? thanks.
Try using volume button to navigate in CWM.
You also could try a usb jig to force it in download mode.
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hi, i rooted my samsung galaxy s2 and installed clockworkmod and everything was fine...until i flash the ROM (GINGERMOD). I decided that ROM wasnt for me so i hold on the power button and went into recovery mode. Now my phone goes into recovery mode everything i rs it and i cant exit recovery mode because the HOME OR power button doesnt work. It seems clockworkmod is unreponsive to the buttoms and i cant exit it. when i do a hard boot, it goes back to recovery mode and does the same thing....WHAT do i do? thanks.
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You can't go into download mode? Try taking out your battery, and then going into download mode with vol down + home´+ power button so you can flash stock ROM via Odin
Asked a stupid question which I worked out 2 minutes later, please ignore
My i777 is stuck in a boot loop, but it happened at a weird moment. I was using ShoStock's 4.1.2 JB rom and installed rom manager. I used Rom Manager to boot into recovery, but my phone was stuck on the Samsung Galaxy SII screen. I did a battery pull and restarted the phone to access recovery, but I cannot access recovery. I restarted my phone again by battery pull, and it remains stuck at the Samsung Galaxy SII screen. I had this issue two days ago, but I was able to access the recovery mode then, and did a Nandroid restore to ShoStock's rom. How do I access recovery now? What can I do?
UPDATE: I cannot access Download Mode either to flash a stock+root rom.
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...and installed rom manager. I used Rom Manager to boot into recovery...
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Unfortunately, here is your problem. You evidently failed to see this sticky thread here in in the Q&A forum. As you can now see, rom manager can cause real problems on this phone.
...I cannot access recovery. I restarted my phone again by battery pull, and it remains stuck at the Samsung Galaxy SII screen... ...How do I access recovery now? What can I do? I cannot access Download Mode either to flash a stock+root rom.
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Since you can at least see the boot screen, you are probably not bricked.
try to access recovery mode:
Hold down vol- vol+ & Pwr buttons continuously until the Galaxy SII screen appears the second time.
try to put the phone into download mode (normal method):
With the phone off (battery in) and usb cable attached to pc, hold down vol- & vol+ (but *not* pwr) while you plug the usb cable into the phone.
try to put the phone into download mode (another method):
Remove the battery and leave it out. (The computer will supply the power.) With the usb cable attached to pc, hold down the vol- button (or sometimes both volume buttons) while plugging the usb cable into the phone.
Hi, I'm pretty new to Android modding and I'd like to root my phone and then perhaps go onto roms and kernels. But I am having trouble booting into download mode to use Odin.
I press power+home+volume up until the splashscreen shows, then I let go, but it launches recovery mode. I tried using Towelroot as well but it was not compatible with my phone.
How can I ensure a boot into download mode?
You need to press the right buttons.
Hold volume DOWN along with home button, then press power button.
Seriously, you couldn't search for that?
I have managed to "soft brick" my phone and I basically have bootloop where nothing except turning off from boot window is functional.
Volume Up/Down + Home + Power doesnt work. Aka recovery mode or neither Download mode.
At the moment I use ODIN program in computer.
The question is, that is there an alternative way to access in Download mode. I was told face to face that other devices have an schematic when/where cable and buttons should be pushed down.
At the moment I am waiting for JIG USB device that should allow bricked phone automatic access to Download mode. Then use ODIN to Flash ROM to reset everything.
Rooting was done by SuperSu program which also lead to brick after wrong update option. (Used HTC update)
Everything is OK.
The problem was that I was trying to go download and recovery mode after I had runned the system once before.
It should not be forgotten that button combination works only when everything starts from 0. Remove the battery and then press the buttons.