I googled for hours, and now i give up and ask here what to do.
My friends brought two Galaxy Ace s5830i from UAE. One works good, the other one not. Friend says he just turned the screen off and put the phone into pocket, and after that there were bootloop.
He never flashed any roms and stuff, doesn't have root, he is just a user who use stock things. He even hasn't downloaded any non-market apps, but he says some strange things about "I was playing angry birds, then I got some danger notification from samsung, I haven't read it, just pressed ok, and for some time everything was ok, but then blah blah blah", i don't know what that was.
He hasn't got any custom recovery either, and he has no warranty in our country.
Factory reset didn't help.
Odin can't see the phone (both 1.85 and 4.38).
Now they also say that their phones were taken somewhere for 20 minutes to "add russian language", the question is how? Flashing another stock rom? I am totally lost.
It seems so silly, but i don't know what to do.
Any ideas?
Tried kies update? Does it go into recovery mode?
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Xr01d_GT said:
Tried kies update? Does it go into recovery mode?
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No recovery, no download mode. Just the same bootloop after reboot.
Kies can't connect too.
I usually tell people to try making a USB jig as their last resort, since they cant boot into download mode.
That's a cheap way to fix it.
QNBT said:
I usually tell people to try making a USB jig as their last resort, since they cant boot into download mode.
That's a cheap way to fix it.
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I am a female (living with another two females) fixing the phone for male.
I am not that dumb, but I don't have skills or equip to make that jig thingy.
Though, I like the idea, so I would give it a try. Thank you.
300KOhm, 1/4W is okay or 301 needed?
You can find the details here:
http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-hacks/how-to-make-a-usb-jig-for-your-galaxy-s2/
Even though it says it's for the S2 it should work on SGA as well.
This guy on ebay listed a few phones by samsung:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Ace-S5830-Fix-Download-USB-jig-MUST-HAVE-/130541952765
And if you would be able to get into download mode in the future, DONT use kies. I would rather stick with ODIN. I havent heard anyone getting their phone bricked using ODIN. A lot of people on XDA seem to have bricked their phone using kies, even my friend became a victim after the first day using his phone.
unfortunately, russian post is ****ty post. it would take too long, i'm afraid. will try to make or to find it here.
I wasnt encouraging you to buy it through ebay, I was only refering to the list
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I wasnt encouraging you to buy it through ebay, I was only refering to the list
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Well, thank you. Will try.
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I'm a brand new owner of a SGS2... So i installed kies tonight... and WAHEY! it told me there was a firmware update... I update as it tells me and it gets stuck for about 30 minutes... at this point i don't know WHAT to do and unplug it... there it is bent beyond recognition. nothing will work. I tried using ODIN to reflash it, tried reflashing the kernel but everything gets stuck and it won't budge... Have i bricked my sgs2 after only 3 days of usage? should i bring it back to samsung? someone please help me cos i'm pretty desperate...
Riqz said:
I'm a brand new owner of a SGS2... So i installed kies tonight... and WAHEY! it told me there was a firmware update... I update as it tells me and it gets stuck for about 30 minutes... at this point i don't know WHAT to do and unplug it... there it is bent beyond recognition. nothing will work. I tried using ODIN to reflash it, tried reflashing the kernel but everything gets stuck and it won't budge... Have i bricked my sgs2 after only 3 days of usage? should i bring it back to samsung? someone please help me cos i'm pretty desperate...
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Kies is the devil mate, samsung has made a brick machine here... I only ever use Odin and NOTHING else!!!
If it turns on its not bricked, the only way to possibly rectify this is to actually use kies again;( Try using the emergency recovery flash, if this fails it looks like its an RMA;(((
KIES IS JUST DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS!
What do you mean by RMA? Kies fails to find any device under emergency recovery... Odin has only gone as far as Factoryfs.img. That's as far as it's ever gone. usually gets stuck at cache,img. really desperate here and not going to sleep...
Riqz said:
What do you mean by RMA? Kies fails to find any device under emergency recovery... Odin has only gone as far as Factoryfs.img. That's as far as it's ever gone. usually gets stuck at cache,img. really desperate here and not going to sleep...
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RMA is a return to samsung....
OK it seems like something in your phone had become corrupted by the rouge kies flash, if odin cant flash a new rom, it looks like you could have a big problem...;((
fantastic... man i was so happy... And to think it was an official APP doing an OFFICIAL update... How could they f this up any worse...
Riqz said:
fantastic... man i was so happy... And to think it was an official APP doing an OFFICIAL update... How could they f this up any worse...
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Well if you can get into download mode, not to fret. When you try and flash through ODIN, if it fails even once you will need to shut down the phone by pressing power button. Then unplug the usb cable, go into download mode and try again. I used to have the problem with my captivate - if it fails once, you need to restart into download mode again otherwise it will keep failing and failing. Most likely not an RMA - I have done this many times. Not on my SGS2 yet but previous sammy phones
If you still have problems, try another USB slot. Then try another PC if absolutely necessary.
blue265 said:
Well if you can get into download mode, not to fret. When you try and flash through ODIN, if it fails even once you will need to shut down the phone by pressing power button. Then unplug the usb cable, go into download mode and try again. I used to have the problem with my captivate - if it fails once, you need to restart into download mode again otherwise it will keep failing and failing. Most likely not an RMA - I have done this many times. Not on my SGS2 yet but previous sammy phones
If you still have problems, try another USB slot. Then try another PC if absolutely necessary.
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I could kiss you in the mouth right now... It's booting up. i changed USB slot and took out battery etc... Still waiting.... AND OH MY GOD:....
I DIDNT EVEN LOSE MY APPS OR ANYTHING.... jesus... thanks guys... i love you so much. WoW:.. i really can't express my love for both of you two tonight... i feel like crying now...
Riqz said:
I could kiss you in the mouth right now... It's booting up. i changed USB slot and took out battery etc... Still waiting.... AND OH MY GOD:....
I DIDNT EVEN LOSE MY APPS OR ANYTHING.... jesus... thanks guys... i love you so much. WoW:.. i really can't express my love for both of you two tonight... i feel like crying now...
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No problem mate,
Our community is always here to help if we can Im glad your phone is restored to its brilliance
Haha, good you sorted it out
Now that's genuine gratitude there!
Joe
If i could hug you all i would i swear. I think i'm going to hang around here more often than i would have if nothing happened. You guys deserve me lurking around more ehehe.
God i feel so relieved... thanks so much again.
Yeah no problem mate. I am not going to say its impossible, but bricking an SGS2 can be fairly difficult. I just wanted to share what I learned about 6 months ago when I thought I bricked my Captivate I kept trying to flash while still in download mode when it just needed to be reset
Oh and my very first post on XDA was the same relief when I found a post that showed me how to fix. lol
Have you tried to update to the new FW update that KIES gave you, again and seen success?
kotaro_14 said:
Have you tried to update to the new FW update that KIES gave you, again and seen success?
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I think i'm going to leave kies sitting there for a while now until the initial impact of my phone dying is gone.
Also...by using Odin i think i've updated to the latest version.
Do You Have An SGS2 On Rogers
blue265 said:
Well if you can get into download mode, not to fret. When you try and flash through ODIN, if it fails even once you will need to shut down the phone by pressing power button. Then unplug the usb cable, go into download mode and try again. I used to have the problem with my captivate - if it fails once, you need to restart into download mode again otherwise it will keep failing and failing. Most likely not an RMA - I have done this many times. Not on my SGS2 yet but previous sammy phones
If you still have problems, try another USB slot. Then try another PC if absolutely necessary.
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Do You Have A SGS2 On Rogers That Works With No Problems ? Where Did You Buy It An How Much Did It Cost As I Want To Buy One
Daxomega007 said:
Do You Have A SGS2 On Rogers That Works With No Problems ? Where Did You Buy It An How Much Did It Cost As I Want To Buy One
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Yes the sgs2 works perfectly on the Rogers network. I didn't even have to enter APN settings and hspa+ works too. I bought mine from expansys.ca and altogether was around 800 with taxes and shipping. However I think handtec in the UK is cheaper now. You may have to pay duties but should still be cheaper
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Congrats friend...welcome back...do rock and roll with SG2
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I'm a brand new owner of a SGS2... So i installed kies tonight... and WAHEY! it told me there was a firmware update... I update as it tells me and it gets stuck for about 30 minutes... at this point i don't know WHAT to do and unplug it... there it is bent beyond recognition. nothing will work. I tried using ODIN to reflash it, tried reflashing the kernel but everything gets stuck and it won't budge... Have i bricked my sgs2 after only 3 days of usage? should i bring it back to samsung? someone please help me cos i'm pretty desperate...
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i have same problem...
try to change ID:COM .. problem solved
Please help! i rooted my phone and everything was fine. then i used odin to put on a rom. i followed the instructions which said to choose the re-partition option and place files for the pit, pda and phone sections, here is the rom i was using
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1207466
there was a failed message and my phone was locked in download mode. i shut it down by holding the power button and now it is in a hard bricked state. everything is black and nothing is recognised. when i plug in the charger nothing happens same with usb. ive tried all the button presses i could find volume up+home+power, volume down+home+power, volume down+home with no battery and then place battery... etc.
really nothing is working.
if there is anything i can try can you please let me know! also if there is nothing i can do and i have to take it in to my service provider then will they know what i have done?
thank you.
Go post in Q&A thread. Developement is reserved for developement. I'll help you when you will have asked for a move or rewrited in Q&A
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You flashed a I9000 ROM on an I9100 device?!
Kiss your phone goodbye unless you jtag it or send it to the service center.
You have flashed a rom for a different phone. The rom you flashed is for Galaxy S not Galaxy S II..
I have read a thread similar like this before but
for what I can remember his phone is permanently bricked. You might want to search
in the Q&A thread. This thread is for Android Development.
donalgodon said:
You flashed a I9000 ROM on an I9100 device?!
Kiss your phone goodbye unless you jtag it or send it to the service center.
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i don't know how i missed that. could you tell me what jtag is? is it the same as a jig?
thanks.
Yes it is totally bricked. Unless you have chance and want to try something. The USB jig to put i9000 and i9100 phone in download is the same ( Both use 151k oHms). If you try to use a jig on your phone you might be able to put it back on download mode. However, i would doubt that it work. Since you don't have the good Bootloader on your phone, i'm more like 97% sure it wont work. The black screen only is also a good sign of death. Sry to ear that. JTag is not the same thing than the jig btw. JTag is how they put the first information, at factory, on your phone. It can be used to put back the good bootloader on your phone. But if i remember well, only phone compagnie ( On this case Samsung) and a few person have what it take to make a JTag.
katiezoppo said:
Please help! i rooted my phone and everything was fine. then i used odin to put on a rom. i followed the instructions which said to choose the re-partition option and place files for the pit, pda and phone sections, here is the rom i was using
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1207466
there was a failed message and my phone was locked in download mode. i shut it down by holding the power button and now it is in a hard bricked state. everything is black and nothing is recognised. when i plug in the charger nothing happens same with usb. ive tried all the button presses i could find volume up+home+power, volume down+home+power, volume down+home with no battery and then place battery... etc.
really nothing is working.
if there is anything i can try can you please let me know! also if there is nothing i can do and i have to take it in to my service provider then will they know what i have done?
thank you.
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flypubec said:
That's correct. Original GB bootloaders are provided within the package.
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Thats from the creator of the i9000 ROM you just flashed.
Your phone is 100% bricked, just wondering why did you flash an i9000 ROM on a i9100 ROM, thats not only the wrong phone, but you also added a PIT files with Odin which also is not good for the i9100, and this ROM contains bootloaders.
its 100% bricked, however there is light at the end of the tunnel. A good friend of mine at Mobile Tech Videos can fix your phone 100%
hes the only guy that can do this around the world, only does it for 50 dollars, and he can guarantee fix your phone.
Just dont do this again, maybe next time flash DlevROM
Dlev7 said:
Thats from the creator of the i9000 ROM you just flashed.
Your phone is 100% bricked, just wondering why did you flash an i9000 ROM on a i9100 ROM, thats not only the wrong phone, but you also added a PIT files with Odin which also is not good for the i9100, and this ROM contains bootloaders.
its 100% bricked, however there is light at the end of the tunnel. A good friend of mine at Mobile Tech Videos can fix your phone 100%
hes the only guy that can do this around the world, only does it for 50 dollars, and he can guarantee fix your phone.
Just dont do this again, maybe next time flash DlevROM
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i am very embarrassed about it. im new to this and i didnt notice that it was the wrong ROM. but why would i send it to your friend and not back to samsung? im sorry but im a little iffy about sending out my phone when there are 5 reviews, all with 5 stars and i have been searching and i havent found someone else with a hard bricked samsung galaxy s2.
thanks
katiezoppo said:
i am very embarrassed about it. im new to this and i didnt notice that it was the wrong ROM. but why would i send it to your friend and not back to samsung? im sorry but im a little iffy about sending out my phone when there are 5 reviews, all with 5 stars and i have been searching and i havent found someone else with a hard bricked samsung galaxy s2.
thanks
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I mean this guy is 100% trusted, and email him if you have questions.
hes the best bet for getting it back fast, and working.
Samsung will most likely play games, take longer, and ask you how this happened.
its your choice, but hes 100% legit, you dont have to use him Im just saying this is the best bet for saving you
Maybe if is better to send it to Samsung and let them figure it out.
If they ask what happened, just tell them that you left it on charger snd a few hours after it was dead. After all i doubt that theg can get info from inside the phone.
They will make a clean flash plus bootloaders.
That is what would i have done.
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mariosraptor said:
Maybe if is better to send it to Samsung and let them figure it out.
If they ask what happened, just tell them that you left it on charger snd a few hours after it was dead. After all i doubt that theg can get info from inside the phone.
They will make a clean flash plus bootloaders.
That is what would i have done.
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They can access everything on your phone if they have it in their hand. The only thing is : Do they really give a f**k about what you really did. It's longuer to ask question than to only repair.
Just send your phone to get repaired. then next time please read properly and more carefully before you start playing with rooting and flashing
wow
i want my 3 mins back reading this thread...
this is unbelievable
ok im sorry i understand that you feel like you want to critisize people when they make mistakes but there is no reason to try to make me feel any stupider right now, if there is nothing productive you can say then please dont say anything at all.
thank you
katiezoppo said:
ok im sorry i understand that you feel like you want to critisize people when they make mistakes but there is no reason to try to make me feel any stupider right now, if there is nothing productive you can say then please dont say anything at all.
thank you
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the reason why you should send it to dlev's friends shop to get it fixed instead of samsung is if samsung finds out what you did to the phone, they will probably charge you an arm and a leg for it...
the site looks legit to me...was that productive enough for you?
Send it to sammy. If they wsnt to charge you alot then take it to the other site.
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thanksgiving60 said:
the reason why you should send it to dlev's friends shop to get it fixed instead of samsung is if samsung finds out what you did to the phone, they will probably charge you an arm and a leg for it...
the site looks legit to me...was that productive enough for you?
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Hmmm let me think Dlev mate or samsung were she would be still under warranty...hard choice i guess
katiezoppo said:
ok im sorry i understand that you feel like you want to critisize people when they make mistakes but there is no reason to try to make me feel any stupider right now, if there is nothing productive you can say then please dont say anything at all.
thank you
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Unlucky my friend....on a brighter note....maybe you could get the rights on the word "Stupider"? is this realy a word? sounds cool though
Matriak31 said:
Hmmm let me think Dlev mate or samsung were she would be still under warranty...hard choice i guess
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if OP does end up sending it to samsung, then i hope samsung doesnt find out or just simply doesnt care
thanksgiving60 said:
if OP does end up sending it to samsung, then i hope samsung doesnt find out or just simply doesnt care
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well she should because one they WONT charge her and two i know who i out of the two i would trust to send my phone to. and the OP when she sends it should just mention something wrong happened hence why the phone is the way it is now...Either way its her(sorry just going by the Katie bit) to do what she wants..Either way i hope the OP get's the phone fixed and next time reads before she does flashing or roots....
Q: eh..uh...help....
Hi! I was doing this guide to do a STOCK ROOM format....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989&page=6
And it all went well i did the step-by-step guide...until Odin showed this "Do not turn of target"... ok so i w8 somewhat 10 mins and it still stood there..i was about to go from my desk to my printer when i accidently pulled the cable off from the computer and so it started...
First of all i dident take out my sim card before i did the procedure!
The phone was still in "Download mode" and i was unable to turn it off.
I opened the back cover to reach the battery and pulled it out and also i took out my sim card (just incase).
Tried to reboot my phone but it wont boot nor does it start to charge with the USB cable inserted in my PC.
My phone is practicly dead now and im kinda got a baad feeling about it...
Does anyone know or does anyone have a fix or solution for this?
Shouldent there be a reset button somewhere inside the phone to do a hard reset?
Note to reader: Ive done the hard and soft reset
yours phone is bricked (sorry to say that) , get a usbjig or find a tutorial and make one...
every flash interrupted is equal to brick !
lummujaj said:
yours phone is bricked (sorry to say that) , get a usbjig or find a tutorial and make one...
every flash interrupted is equal to brick !
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Not necessarily.
A similar thing happened to me a while ago during a firmware update using Kies. I was able to use Odin to flash an older version of the firmware then reflash using Kies.
Plenty of guides on here about using Odin to 'unbrick'.
lummujaj said:
yours phone is bricked (sorry to say that) , get a usbjig or find a tutorial and make one...
every flash interrupted is equal to brick !
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Oh no, Darn it -.-...ive shouldave just gottan an iphone -.-, Do you know where i can buy a jig ?
babblerx said:
Not necessarily.
A similar thing happened to me a while ago during a firmware update using Kies. I was able to use Odin to flash an older version of the firmware then reflash using Kies.
Plenty of guides on here about using Odin to 'unbrick'.
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How can i use Odin to unbrick it when i cant get it in download mode ?
Look on eBay for "Samsung Galaxy S2 jig" (minus the ", obviously ). Shouldn't cost more than a couple of bucks. If that doesn't get you in download mode it's either back to Samsung/your telco or....
You could try this guy . I can't vouch for their service, but I have seen a couple of positive reviews on here from memory and they might end up being cheaper/easier than going the Samsung/telco route if they refuse to fix it under warranty.
I have also seen reports/experiences where the local Samsung outfit didn't care the phone had been messed with & fixed it under warranty anyway.
So you've got a couple of options
mathswk said:
Oh no, Darn it -.-...ive shouldave just gottan an iphone -.-, Do you know where i can buy a jig ?
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oh Well, im gona let the phone stay still until tomorrow and see if i can get it working again... I might order a USBJIG if i dont order an iphone 4s
mathswk said:
oh Well, im gona let the phone stay still until tomorrow and see if i can get it working again... I might order a USBJIG if i dont order an iphone 4s
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If I were you I would do whatever I could to get this phone fixed. I had a problem similar to yours mine got stuck in download mode after a failed attempt at rooting using oden. I guess I got lucky though because I pulled the battery and the phone booted right back up with no problems. I would highly suggest keeping this phone it is far better than the Iphone 4s. My bro has it and he is always amazed at the things I can do with my phone that his cant! Not to mention the screen is a whole inch bigger and looks ALLOT better! Also, dont forget the 4s only has 512mb ram and a dual core 800mhz cpu while this beast has 1gig of ram and a 1.2ghz cpu! Thats a total of 800 more mhz for the galaxy! Not to mention allot of custom roms allow you to overclock!
If you want to do some modding, you should order it anyway. jigs are very cheap and you can remove the yellow triangle with it if you switch to a custom kernel. And like others say, force the phone into download mode.
Don't give up yet. You won't regret being a bit patient here ;-)
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lol, then go ahead and buy yourself an iphone4s...
Come on buddy...we know you bricked your phone so you could get the iPhone instead...
If you don't fix the sgs2 you can send it to me
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Hello.
Lets make it quick.
I always used odin to flash FW's via the PDA option.
But then i found a "I9100XXLP2_I9100OXALP2_OXA" (an ICS rom, yes ) on www.sammobile.com.
Downloaded the FW and what was new for me it was in few separate files.
- GT-I9100-MULTI-CSC-OXALP2.tar
- I9100_CODE_I9100XXLP2_CL57619_REV02_user_low_ship.tar
- MODEM_I9100XXLP1_REV_02_CL1095381.tar
Since i didnt knew what to do with these exactly i've got a guide from sammobile.com as well.
like this:
http://s7.postimage.org/586eickij/tutorial.png
So i placed my files, the same
(yes i know theres no that "yellow" thingy in the first bracket)
http://s11.postimage.org/6x732wx9f/odin.jpg
pressed START and odin began to repartition.
The weird thing it took over 20mins and still nothing was going on.
so i searched about it and found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119580
i did it. and now my phone won't even react.. black screen. cant enter download mode, nor recovery.
is it the end?
Probably. No download mode & I presume Odin doesn't recognise the phone when you hook it up to a PC ? Might as well try a jig but I'd be surprised if it worked.
Back to Samsung or a 3rd party JTAG repairer.
Is that an I9000 .pit in the screenshot? Looks like you've hosed your device with the wrong partition layout.
MistahBungle said:
Probably. No download mode & I presume Odin doesn't recognise the phone when you hook it up to a PC ? Might as well try a jig but I'd be surprised if it worked.
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True...so true... PC doesn't even try to find it.
oinkylicious said:
Is that an I9000 .pit in the screenshot? Looks like you've hosed your device with the wrong partition layout.
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Ah hell!
i've got the file from user of pdaclub, he was saying it was the right one.
now when i googled it... you're right... its i9000 pit...
tsk... ordered the jig, so i may try to revive it. If not...
hello samsung, for how much would you repair my phones? pretty please?
oxoconstantineoxo said:
True...so true... PC doesn't even try to find it.
Ah hell!
i've got the file from user of pdaclub, he was saying it was the right one.
now when i googled it... you're right... its i9000 pit...
tsk... ordered the jig, so i may try to revive it. If not...
hello samsung, for how much would you repair my phones? pretty please?
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I'm sorry to say, but the phone is completely dead... The repartition tables are not your device's tables, so it's "safe" to say that your phone is an expensive paperweight...
oxoconstantineoxo said:
Hello.
Lets make it quick.
I always used odin to flash FW's via the PDA option.
But then i found a "I9100XXLP2_I9100OXALP2_OXA" (an ICS rom, yes ) on www.sammobile.com.
Downloaded the FW and what was new for me it was in few separate files.
- GT-I9100-MULTI-CSC-OXALP2.tar
- I9100_CODE_I9100XXLP2_CL57619_REV02_user_low_ship.tar
- MODEM_I9100XXLP1_REV_02_CL1095381.tar
Since i didnt knew what to do with these exactly i've got a guide from sammobile.com as well.
like this:
http://s7.postimage.org/586eickij/tutorial.png
So i placed my files, the same
(yes i know theres no that "yellow" thingy in the first bracket)
http://s11.postimage.org/6x732wx9f/odin.jpg
pressed START and odin began to repartition.
The weird thing it took over 20mins and still nothing was going on.
so i searched about it and found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119580
i did it. and now my phone won't even react.. black screen. cant enter download mode, nor recovery.
is it the end?
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That's not a I9100 .pit... u1_02_20110310_emmc_EXT4 THAT is a i9100 PIT...
Ring samsung up tell them you have flashed with kies it looked like it worked and restarted and phone hasnt turned back on, worth a shot i got away with it mines coming back fixed
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E_Goldstein said:
Ring samsung up tell them you have flashed with kies it looked like it worked and restarted and phone hasnt turned back on, worth a shot i got away with it mines coming back fixed
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That's not gonna work, unless the service center is on full on retard mode
Why I say that? Because when an update goes wrong, the worst that can happen is a soft brick, and a hard brick is only achievable by either messing up a botloader flash or a repartition flash...
Could you not get away with saying you had a power cut as you were flashing the update through kies or would that not do the same sort of damage?
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Alright guys... a lil "thanks" lands on everyone of your accounts...
even if im not really happy with such answers..
shame, after 2 years of flashing stuff to end up like this, without any device like that.
duh should have stayed with HD2 . :|
thanks again.
What answers were you expecting ? Your phone's borked, there's no fix any of us can off you & there's nothing else to say about it.
J-Tag is only hope but thats expensive tools or you bring the s2 to service center that have a J-tag tools
if u thank me then i will thank you ( 이 승 기 )
bududroid said:
J-Tag is only hope but thats expensive tools or you bring the s2 to service center that have a J-tag tools
if u thank me then i will thank you ( 이 승 기 )
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isnt http://mobiletechvideos the only place where u can get sgs2 unbricked?
Its not that expensive compared to how much i've payed for the device. but it will take me 2 months to save up that much lolz..
if i just had lied with parents still... *sigh*
thanks anyways again!
i think i've got my hopes back
Phistachio said:
That's not gonna work, unless the service center is on full on retard mode
Why I say that? Because when an update goes wrong, the worst that can happen is a soft brick, and a hard brick is only achievable by either messing up a botloader flash or a repartition flash...
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WELL WELL the service centre i used is on full retard mode because I've just got away with it, so unless you tried
And I've seen a bunch of people on here over the last 4 mths who haven't 'got away' with it. Ergo, if you don't return the phone to stock firmware & reset the flash counter, you're taking pot luck basically.
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WELL WELL the service centre i used is on full retard mode because I've just got away with it, so unless you tried
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Just out of curiosity, if they did catch on to it, would you get the phone back?
Nice one OP! You got lucky ;-)
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Rizur said:
Just out of curiosity, if they did catch on to it, would you get the phone back?
Nice one OP! You got lucky ;-)
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Nothing illegal has been done so the worst they can do is refuse to repair it and charge a small fee to cover admin & courier to return it. I don't know about Samsung but for HTC thats about £30.
What they would probably do is say thay the warranty has been invalidated and give a quote to repair it. If you didn't want it repaired then they would return it on payment of the small fee mentioned above.
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Nothing illegal has been done
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Depends if the OP followed the advice of others to commit fraud (a common recommendation on this forum) .
ALRIGHT! My SGS2 just came home! Just like new one! Updated too!
So im recommending http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/ site to everyone who had bricked their phones!
It came back after 3 weeks, and the price was fair!
CHEERS! ^^
Congrats mate. SGSII is amazing.
I followed a root-guide a couple of weeks ago and my phone worked perfectly.
I have no memory of what ROM I used, nor do I remember if I flashed a Kernel or not. I'm pretty new at this.
Now, today, my phone sent a notification that a new firmware update was available. Stupid as I am I just press "install" right away. Not much later my phone tried to reboot and suddenly was stuck at the Samsung logo screen. I tried pulling out the battery to reboot and it still wouldn't work. If I connected it to my PC it shows a battery but the spinning arrow-thingy is frozen.
After searching these forums and other places I found several guides on how to fix stuff like this, by either flashing with a new kernel - or rom or w/e I don't know - or going into recovery mode and do something funky. The problem is that I can't reach recovery mode at all, and when I enter download mode it's just frozen at "Downloading..." and I can't get it to connect to my PC at all (tried both with and without Kies). In Odin the ID:COM cells won't update when I connect my phone.
Do you guys have any idea how to resolve this? Do I have to take it to a service centre?
Edit: The phone is out of battery, suddenly, apparently, so I tried to charge it, but that doesn't work either. What the **** has happened to my phone? Please help if you can!
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I followed a root-guide a couple of weeks ago and my phone worked perfectly.
I have no memory of what ROM I used, nor do I remember if I flashed a Kernel or not. I'm pretty new at this.
Now, today, my phone sent a notification that a new firmware update was available. Stupid as I am I just press "install" right away. Not much later my phone tried to reboot and suddenly was stuck at the Samsung logo screen. I tried pulling out the battery to reboot and it still wouldn't work. If I connected it to my PC it shows a battery but the spinning arrow-thingy is frozen.
After searching these forums and other places I found several guides on how to fix stuff like this, by either flashing with a new kernel - or rom or w/e I don't know - or going into recovery mode and do something funky. The problem is that I can't reach recovery mode at all, and when I enter download mode it's just frozen at "Downloading..." and I can't get it to connect to my PC at all (tried both with and without Kies). In Odin the ID:COM cells won't update when I connect my phone.
Do you guys have any idea how to resolve this? Do I have to take it to a service centre?
Edit: The phone is out of battery, suddenly, apparently, so I tried to charge it, but that doesn't work either. What the **** has happened to my phone? Please help if you can!
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*shameful bump*
As I have no chance of replacing this phone (because I'm pretty much broke) I really need to fix this on my own if I can. Last resort is borrowing money to send it to service.
If you have any suggestions or theories PLEASE reply ASAP. I will truly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance
So Atm what does your phone do? Can you get to download mode? Vol-home and power does it go into that?
Buy a new motherboard.And with your memory,why not borrow the money lol.
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I also stupidly pressed one of those "install update" stuff. Then i had the same symptoms until i removed the battery, then it wouldn't turn on - so i suspected hardbrick.
Lucky enough my warranty still had a month letf and they apparently didn't notice that i had rooted my device and thus vioded my warranty.
Are you sure all Kies' background tasks were closed?
Do you have access to a JIG?
There's anotehr way to get into download mode (other than vol down+power+home) i'll see if i can find it.
If it hardbricks maybe you also can make up a story and give it to them? (just a suggestion, nothing i can say but just mentioning since it worked for me)
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So Atm what does your phone do? Can you get to download mode? Vol-home and power does it go into that?
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Pretty much nothing. Yes I can get into it, but it says "Downloading... Do not turn off device" or something like that. Recovery Mode is inaccessible.
theunderling said:
Buy a new motherboard.And with your memory,why not borrow the money lol.
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And with my memory huh? I'll do this as a last resort.
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Are you sure all Kies' background tasks were closed?
Do you have access to a JIG?
There's anotehr way to get into download mode (other than vol down+power+home) i'll see if i can find it.
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Yep, I even tried with a 100% uninstall and removal of it; still didn't work. No I do not, but I've considered buying one on ebay - they're like $1 with free shipping from China.
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I also stupidly pressed one of those "install update" stuff. Then i had the same symptoms until i removed the battery, then it wouldn't turn on - so i suspected hardbrick.
Lucky enough my warranty still had a month letf and they apparently didn't notice that i had rooted my device and thus vioded my warranty.
If it hardbricks maybe you also can make up a story and give it to them? (just a suggestion, nothing i can say but just mentioning since it worked for me)
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It has most definitely hardbricked. I've considered this: Go down there, act dumb, say after installing the firmware update my phone wouldn't boot and a yellow triangle suddenly appeared out of nowhere, or something like that.
I've only had this phone for half a year so I really wanna fix this if possible!
Thanks a lot for the feedback - please reply with more if you've got some suggestions/recommendations/tips/solutions!
zCourge said:
I followed a root-guide a couple of weeks ago and my phone worked perfectly.
I have no memory of what ROM I used, nor do I remember if I flashed a Kernel or not. I'm pretty new at this.
Now, today, my phone sent a notification that a new firmware update was available. Stupid as I am I just press "install" right away. Not much later my phone tried to reboot and suddenly was stuck at the Samsung logo screen. I tried pulling out the battery to reboot and it still wouldn't work. If I connected it to my PC it shows a battery but the spinning arrow-thingy is frozen.
After searching these forums and other places I found several guides on how to fix stuff like this, by either flashing with a new kernel - or rom or w/e I don't know - or going into recovery mode and do something funky. The problem is that I can't reach recovery mode at all, and when I enter download mode it's just frozen at "Downloading..." and I can't get it to connect to my PC at all (tried both with and without Kies). In Odin the ID:COM cells won't update when I connect my phone.
Do you guys have any idea how to resolve this? Do I have to take it to a service centre?
Edit: The phone is out of battery, suddenly, apparently, so I tried to charge it, but that doesn't work either. What the **** has happened to my phone? Please help if you can!
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Hey zCourage ,
Maybe you should try another USB jig.... have you tried it yet?
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Hey zCourage ,
Maybe you should try another USB jig.... have you tried it yet?
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Like just another cable or a "modified jig"? I've tried 3 different USBs and 2 chargers none of them worked. I do not have access to a "modified jig", yet. I will try to order one on eBay
Of course this is a drivers thing, you need your pc to see the device.
We got a couple of threads about that.
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Of course this is a drivers thing, you need your pc to see the device.
We got a couple of threads about that.
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Come again?
"you need to read about troubleshooting"
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"you need to read about troubleshooting"
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Elaborate
"You really ought to be less lazy on your ass and search the forums about how to fix your device. Get it now or you want me to draw it for you?"
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"You really ought to be less lazy on your ass and search the forums about how to fix your device. Get it now or you want me to draw it for you?"<br />
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Better still put one of them many pics you got up.:thumbup: Then I can rob it :thumbup:
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"You really ought to be less lazy on your ass and search the forums about how to fix your device. Get it now or you want me to draw it for you?"
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Oh so you don't think I've googled for hours to find solutions for this problem? Think again. Every "solution" i read is either take out the battery, enter recovery mode or use an USB jig. 2 of them don't work and the third is at the moment not possible as I don't have a jig.
No need to be rude.
gastonw said:
Of course this is a drivers thing, you need your pc to see the device.
We got a couple of threads about that.
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Was I being rude when I posted this?
google i9100 troubleshooting
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gastonw said:
Was I being rude when I posted this?
google i9100 troubleshooting
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You don't think I have? I'm not retarded. The phone is 100% hardbricked.
Buy a new mobo then.
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you need to change your motherboard.
Take it to samsung service center near you and give it to them.
Same thing happened to me and only solution worked is the one that i just told you.