Hi guys. I'm really desesperated about this issue, hope someone can help me here. I posted this problem in 2 important development forums in Argentina and no one could help me, so they told me to post it here.
Here is the problem:
My Samsung Galaxy SII has no more than 1 month of use, it's a new cellphone. The camara ofc worked perfectly, until the day i installed the "CAMARA 360" APP. When i installed that app, some errores appeared and the camara starts to behave strange. When i try to take a photo, the screen was completly black, and when i click the "Photo button" it takes the photo perfectly. I deleted the app, and the error still happens in the "Android Default's camara aplication".
You open the app, and screen is all black (Except the options, it's like you're trying to take a photo of something black). When you take the photo, it waits more than normal, and then it takes the photo perfectly. When you want to do a video, it works but in the video you can only see all black (like you're aiming all the time to something black). If you have the application open more than... 1 minute, suddently a message appears "Unknown Error in ErrorCallBack" and it closes.
I put some roms in this cellphone in a "bad way" (only wipes, no format) and some people told me to do wipes + formats and put a new rom. I did it, nothing happened (I mean, roms work perfect now, but no change about the camera app).
I was thinking about some strange combination that "locks" the camera... but nothing was found.
I'm 95% sure that it's a software problem, not a hardware, because the phone is new and nothings happened to it (no falls, no water, no nothing).
I'm thinking about smashing the cellphone to the floor, and make the warranty give me another one... (yup, we have something like that in argentina).
Hope someone can help me because i'm really desesperated =(.
Thank you!!!
be sure you have i9100, check under battery
1: if you have cwm, format data , system , cache, dalvik
2: using odin flash the stock GB rom. [use checkfus downloader or sammobile.com]
3: dial wipe code *2767*3855# after flash and first boot.
4: if camera still misbehaves, goto camera firmware thread under general forum and flash the stock firmware back using menu. [providing you have i9100/ supported camera module]
5: if evrything fails put the official region stock GB ROM using odin and resturn to service center, no need to smash it as camera flaw is a flaw.
atifsh said:
be sure you have i9100, check under battery
1: if you have cwm, format data , system , cache, dalvik
2: using odin flash the stock GB rom. [use checkfus downloader or sammobile.com]
3: dial wipe code *2767*3855# after flash and first boot.
4: if camera still misbehaves, goto camera firmware thread under general forum and flash the stock firmware back using menu. [providing you have i9100/ supported camera module]
5: if evrything fails put the official region stock GB ROM using odin and resturn to service center, no need to smash it as camera flaw is a flaw.
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Where i can find the camera firmware thread? I used the seach button and nothing appears...
I'm doing the first 3 steps btw...
atifsh said:
be sure you have i9100, check under battery
1: if you have cwm, format data , system , cache, dalvik
2: using odin flash the stock GB rom. [use checkfus downloader or sammobile.com]
3: dial wipe code *2767*3855# after flash and first boot.
4: if camera still misbehaves, goto camera firmware thread under general forum and flash the stock firmware back using menu. [providing you have i9100/ supported camera module]
5: if evrything fails put the official region stock GB ROM using odin and resturn to service center, no need to smash it as camera flaw is a flaw.
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One big ****ing problem... i can't flash the GB stock version, i don't know why... but i put it via ODIN, install ok, then reebot phone... and it stays in the "Samsung Galaxy SII" screen......................
More and more problems... i'm hating this phone.....
InuYasha1988 said:
One big ****ing problem... i can't flash the GB stock version, i don't know why... but i put it via ODIN, install ok, then reebot phone... and it stays in the "Samsung Galaxy SII" screen......................
More and more problems... i'm hating this phone.....
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Hmm... Did you read this part of what atifsh said?
atifsh said:
be sure you have i9100, check under battery
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I ask because of your other post here, which may seem to imply that you have an Epic 4g Touch. (which is NOT an i9100)
Are you a Sprint customer?
ctomgee said:
Hmm... Did you read this part of what atifsh said?
I ask because of your other post here, which may seem to imply that you have an Epic 4g Touch. (which is NOT an i9100)
Are you a Sprint customer?
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I appreciate your help, but i'm pretty sure i have a Samsung Galaxy SII (9100). If you check my post, you can see i posted a lot on the Epsilon Project for SII and worked perfeclty. Btw in Argentina they only sell 1 model, this one.
Ok go to recovery and wipe data cache, it will boot.
Apparently you didn't use cwm to format partitions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098834
atifsh said:
Ok go to recovery and wipe data cache, it will boot.
Apparently you didn't use cwm to format partitions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098834
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I did use CWM, really!! But i think something must go wrong.
When you want to make a CLEAN install of something... what you must do first?
4 wipes then 3 formats? (Data, System and cache?)
OR
3 formats then 4 wipes (System, cache, davlik cache and battery)??
Maybe the order was the fail...
Btw thanks for the link.
WELL DONE!!! the camara is fixed .
I have a really complicated process in flashing GB stock in my cell, because it bootloops... until a friend gave me a PIT FILE. Then i could flash the stock gb, still not working, wipes... and then the code of the 3rd step... it gives a crazy wipe of everything and now the camara works.
Thank you very much, really... i'm really happy now, i don't have to broke my phone =)
EDIT: False alarm... the camera fixes.... but it's "broken" again. One thing i can say, it happened me before that it fixed like a miracle... and then it turns black again.
So... i can't fix the camera yet....
ok now you are running stock GB right. now goto the link i pasted above and ask people there or try to learn how to flash a camera firmware.
if that doesnt fix than your phone is broken and you need service
atifsh said:
ok now you are running stock GB right. now goto the link i pasted above and ask people there or try to learn how to flash a camera firmware.
if that doesnt fix than your phone is broken and you need service
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Ok, when i try to flash the firmware of the camara it tolds me "The app is up to date, no update necesary"
So.... service, here we go...
No not the app, learn how to use the menu to force flash the firmware again.
Hello InuYasha, have you installed any application that uses the GPU (graphics) in background? (like a live wallpaper)
Galaxy S3: WARNING unknown error by errorcallback
I know for sure that this isnt a hardware problem because It has happened before and I fix it by follow some instructions on some forum. Something about renaming some file...But i cant remember what exactly to do or where I found the answer.
Now it has happened again and I just want answers...
I soft rest. didnt work
I hard rest. didnt work.
I cleared the camera app data.
I dont know what else to do.
Replacing the phone isnt an option.
All I need is the answer I got last time.
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Hi,
Just "upgraded" from an old Cyanogen ICS (didn't use the phone for more then a month) to the LPQ Samsung ICS through Odin.
I did wipe cache and dalvik.
Samsung ICS seems to work just fine, however the camera fails. Flashed back a recent Cyanogen rom (cm-9-20120318) and also here the Camera fails.
Camera worked fine when still on unrooted GB 2.3.6 last time I checked about 2 months ago, and I haven't dropped the device afaik.
My guess is that while flashing roms about 2 months ago I did something wrong somewhere... Maybe overwrote the camera firmware with something stupid?
Is there a way to get the camera to work again?
Thanks for listening..
Im not that technically minded but isnt there a firmware update for the camera on the "samsung apps"..er..bit of the phone? maybe installing that will fix it?
Thanks, installed it (on ICS) ...
But the update program crashes...
I think I am going to follow the bricked phone procedure....
Unless someone has a better idea
Well, unfortunately I can't find a original rom package with pit file and the lot (seems to me this comes most close to a very fresh install)
Thought to do this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1449771
But the rom has been deleted from hotfile
Do not use PIT file .
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jje
Did you try to flash the kernel cf kernel again?
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JJEgan said:
Do not use PIT file .
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jje
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Why not ?, this seems the way to unbrick a phone, and the instructions to use the pit file are all over the net... I was thinking this could also unbrick my camera as part of the unbricking process...???
DaKiii said:
Did you try to flash the kernel cf kernel again?
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I flashed the root kernel, didn't help (if that's what you meant)
Gede said:
Why not ?, this seems the way to unbrick a phone, and the instructions to use the pit file are all over the net...
Often copied from other sites i prefer to use the FAQS and Guides on this site rather than bits and pieces from all over the place .
I would .
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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 .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
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JJEgan said:
Gede said:
Why not ?, this seems the way to unbrick a phone, and the instructions to use the pit file are all over the net...
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Often copied from other sites i prefer to use the FAQS and Guides on this site rather than bits and pieces from all over the place .
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Yes, so do I. And actually the instruction to flash with a pit file is from a guide from this site:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1449771
JJEgan said:
I would .
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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 . etc
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Like I said, I am afraid I messed something up while flashing some time ago. (got a Gnote, so didn't bother so much) Flashing a recovery won't hurt (if I can find the damned I9100XXKI3.rar with the pit and such) and I already flashed an official fw, with clean caches and so.
Do note that bricking and firmware aren't even remotely connected. What you're describing sounds like a camera firmware problem and flashing won't help you.
Call *#34971539# and check your Phone/Cam Fw version. What do you see?
Use a stock rom for your phone and try to flash new firmware via Samsung apps or take it to a service center.
bpivk said:
Do note that bricking and firmware aren't even remotely connected. What you're describing sounds like a camera firmware problem and flashing won't help you.
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Ok, Got back to official 2.3.5 (flashed with pit), Camera still doesn't work "Camera Failed".
bpivk said:
Call *#34971539# and check your Phone/Cam Fw version. What do you see?
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The Factory Test Program force closes. No info, just a crash
bpivk said:
Use a stock rom for your phone and try to flash new firmware via Samsung apps or take it to a service center.
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Installed 2.3.5, and the Camera firmware update program. This program also force closes.
Now, I'll try to flash kernel and bootloader, as in the recovery post.
Flashed Kernel and Bootloader as in the recovery post, did not help. still "camera failed", *#34971539# still crashes Factory info, Camera FW Update program still force closes.
What more can I do to get the camera working again??
(I must have messed up something while flashing some time ago, I remember also seeing a "dead" android character with his belly open while rebooting in recovery few times...)
Oh, btw, even with non rooted official firmware and kernels, Kies says it cannot update the firmware (2.3.5 and 4.0.3)
Is this because my flash counter is at 4 now, or is there another reason?
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Please anyone?
How can I get my S2 in original state again with working camera, please?
What can I flash?
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I have the same problem, and bad news is that it is not the software issue, it is a problem with hardware. I just discovered (just now ) when i press the phone hard (around simcard area) the camera works fine! Hope this is just loose connection. Going to get my screwdrivers right now...
My E4GT has been acting identical!! I also tried reinstalling EVERYTHING. After reading your posts I starting pressing around on the back of my phone with the back cover off and the camera starting working. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction...
same problem
Black screen again
Same problem again!
My phone accidentally spent some time in a bucket full of water (over a minute!). Took me almost an hour to get it working, but unfortunately the camera wasn't working again (black screen). As I have had some bad experience with the camera before, disassembled my phone, disconnected the camera, carefully cleaned everything and I put it all back together. Camera working again!
The whole process is very easy and took me about 20 minutes!
Same problem!
My phone after falling down the camera stopped working (black screen). I changed the camera did not work.
can you help me?
thanks
Hi, I am using a galaxy s3 recently purchased from Singapore but had a UK firmware version in it, since i bought it cheap from a local dealer who sells a of these European phones here.
I am not a noob, but not a great developer though, u can put me somewre in the middle. What happened is, i downloaded a S3 firmware and flashed it via ODIN. The silly damn mistake i did was, (seriously, i was outa my mind) i put the file in phone instead of PDA in ODIN.
But wen i flashed it once, i realised i did a mistake and changed the file from phone to PDA and everything went off perfectly. Except now, there was no service in the phone. The SIM was inside and worked perfect with other phones, but no other sim worked in my phone.
I took it to a local repair shop, coz der is no warranty for the phone. Since he is a friend of mine, he has ordered the SIM card Unit and is trying to replace it. Now, during the first day i got the phone i rammed it with a sharp pin when tryin to insert the sim, jus when i was opening it in the shop. It got remedied instantly and after tat the SIM worked fine.
Now after the did the wrong flash, everythin in the phone works except der is no mobile network. Is it because i flashed the file wrongly ? Or is it could be the hardware issue that happened earlier repeating again ?
Thanks for taking ur time to read this and supportin me !
Maybe you can try to reflash stock kernel via odin.
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Thanks ! But....
Arsaw said:
Maybe you can try to reflash stock kernel via odin.
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Hi, this whole thing started when i tried to flash stock via ODIN. the phone was rooted and i wanted it to unroot it, tatz wen i did all dis.
is der something like a full flash ? I mean a total flash, I remember doin it once in my galaxy s2. Filling up files in all four i.e,. phone, PDA, CSC and modem ? Will that help ?
THanks for ur time !
just a little thing: flashing a stock rom on the SGS3 will not perform a factory reset
Just to be sure that all is good: flash stock rom with odin and then make a factory reset in stock recovery
Do not forget to backup your apps and data before doing it
Can u guide me to ?
Mopral said:
just a little thing: flashing a stock rom on the SGS3 will not perform a factory reset
Just to be sure that all is good: flash stock rom with odin and then make a factory reset in stock recovery
Do not forget to backup your apps and data before doing it
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Hi, Can you provide me some link about steps to do a factory reset in stock recovery ? Thanks !
santhoshkcsk said:
Hi, Can you provide me some link about steps to do a factory reset in stock recovery ? Thanks !
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Easy:
-start in recovery (volume up+home+power)
-select "wipe data/factory reset"
-wait for it to be done
-resart your phone
Just do not forget:
-it will erase your installed apps
-it will erase your contact
-it will wipe your internal storage
-you will have to do the "first start settings " thing (wifi, google account,...) as if your phone was brand new out of the box
So do not forget to backup all things you want to keep
Mopral said:
just a little thing: flashing a stock rom on the SGS3 will not perform a factory reset
Just to be sure that all is good: flash stock rom with odin and then make a factory reset in stock recovery
Do not forget to backup your apps and data before doing it
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I had the same firmware version as urs... I can see it from above ! I downloaded the same version from android firmwares.net and flashed it wrongly and tatz wat messed it up all.
I actually did the same steps as u mentioned above ! Is tat wat u call a full flash ?
-flash your rom with odin (single tar file as PDA and DO NOT check repartition)
-let your phone restart
-shutdown your phone
-follow the step from my previous post
-restart your phone
-do all the "first start settings" stuff
If you still have your issue, post here but at least we will start with a clean base
Mopral said:
-flash your rom with odin (single tar file as PDA and DO NOT check repartition)
-let your phone restart
-shutdown your phone
-follow the step from my previous post
-restart your phone
-do all the "first start settings" stuff
If you still have your issue, post here but at least we will start with a clean base
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What is the flash with loading files in PDA,phone,CSC and modem called ? is it possible for a flash like tat ?
santhoshkcsk said:
What is the flash with loading files in PDA,phone,CSC and modem called ? is it possible for a flash like tat ?
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You need a three part rom to do that but it is not very easy to found them for SGS3
The step I gave you should do the same thing with a single part rom as PDA
Mopral said:
You need a three part rom to do that but it is not very easy to found them for SGS3
The step I gave you should do the same thing with a single part rom as PDA
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Thanks man ! I shall try it out and revert back
Got it ready !
Mopral said:
You need a three part rom to do that but it is not very easy to found them for SGS3
The step I gave you should do the same thing with a single part rom as PDA
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Hey today i took it to another mobile shop were my friend said as "tech expert" ! D guy told d phone's network files been corrupted and needs to be changed. I dont knw what he did, but he has installed XXLEF version and done CWM.
Now it works ! So its not a hardware failure.
But still when i look into the about phone --> Status, it doesnt show the network name and phone no !
Please leave contacts
Hi I am from Singapore too. I have the same problems with my phone. Can you please provide the contact details ofnthe guy that repaired your phone? Very much appreciated!
Hi, the shop is located in Little India. Its very near to Niranjan Electronics in Race course avenue. And close by walk if u get down in Farrer Part MRT and exit F. The name is Rajan Electronics ! Am sorry i dont have the contact no
when you say its very near to naranjan electronics, where exactly is it? i know where is naranjan electronics. how many shops down do i have to go? is it on the same road?
santhoshkcsk said:
Hi, the shop is located in Little India. Its very near to Niranjan Electronics in Race course avenue. And close by walk if u get down in Farrer Part MRT and exit F. The name is Rajan Electronics ! Am sorry i dont have the contact no
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Could be your APN setting wipe out..when i encounter such no network, i usually just re-request network setting from telco
Got the Galaxy S3 on the 3 network in the UK, all was fine & dandy then found out about how the phone was updated & basically 3 sit twiddling their thumbs on it. Went looking for a solution, found a nice simple flash the phone with Odin, use proper Samsung firmware, thought that will do the trick for me.
Unfortunately I did exactly as I was told (didn't go down the root, well, route as there were too many options and I was lost as to wether I was using the right stuff) People swore by the flash to samsung firmware, did that last night, was perfect. Only thing left was the change csc thing, to select BTU but the option wasnt there...was told to download another firmware.......the phone returned with a "unfortunately, the process android.acore has stopped" message, was told to to a reset.......then got "unfortunately, messaging has stopped". Have flashed a few times now to no avail, I can no longer text, is my phone basically broken beyond repair?
Not ruined, but it sounds like you have clobbered some system files. Read up on rooting. Hopefully you can Root and then install a custom recovery like CWM then install a custom ROM.
It would have been better to have made a backup via recovery before you started flashing stuff.
Flash stock ROM and start again
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Or even factory reset .
But its a bad flash probably could be a corrupt download or wrong firmware .
jje
seems like u didnt follow the instructions and u could have even bricked your device all that i can say is factory reset or flash a new rom
SilvFlashProd said:
Not ruined, but it sounds like you have clobbered some system files. Read up on rooting. Hopefully you can Root and then install a custom recovery like CWM then install a custom ROM.
It would have been better to have made a backup via recovery before you started flashing stuff.
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(s)he is having issues just fixing a stock rom misflash and you recommend a custom ROM? Even root was too complicated
I've flashed past phones to death and even still following instructions exactly, they don't always work as they should. Yeah they have cool features and yeah me or you can probably manage to fix any issues they throw up, but they are definitely not for everyone.
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bkr32 said:
seems like u didnt follow the instructions and u could have even bricked your device all that i can say is factory reset or flash a new rom
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Bull****...his problems have nothing to do with a brick. Don't scare him.
i'd defo try a factory, cache and dalvik reset first before flashing again, you'l loose all your data but it may fix the problems you are experiencing.. Boot into recovery mode to do that.
Thanks for all the replies. I have flashed with Odin 3.04 & have found out 3.07 is out...could this be where it all went wrong? I tried following the rooting stuff but found so many variations & in my head (technology challenged when it comes to this) it was all going over my head. I did do the factory reset & reflash with a stock software (the latest I believe) but I don't know if it is a network thing which knackerec me, in CSC I have sales code saying H3G with no options to select BTU. If I post a screenshot of my settings (about device) would that help someone steer me in the right direction as a possible starting point.
My phone appears to be no longer 3 branded, but it should be locked to the 3 network in the uk.
I had the same issue with my Three branded phone. What i did was flash the rom with the PDA button ticked in Odin and then flashed it again with the same file but ticked the CSC icon instead of the PDA and it worked and then let me select BTU from the menu. Give it a try and report back, i'm 99% sure it'll work.
BTW you'll lose the HD voice by flashing it. I still havent found and easy way to get it back working.
bonzai1888 said:
Thanks for all the replies. I have flashed with Odin 3.04 & have found out 3.07 is out...could this be where it all went wrong?
No very unlikely i still use 1.30
I tried following the rooting stuff but found so many variations & in my head
One method works and is easy .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
Stock UK
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
jje
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JJEgan said:
bonzai1888 said:
Thanks for all the replies. I have flashed with Odin 3.04 & have found out 3.07 is out...could this be where it all went wrong?
No very unlikely i still use 1.30
I tried following the rooting stuff but found so many variations & in my head
One method works and is easy .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
Stock UK
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
jje
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The link for the stock you posted is what I used....didn't root as I said, but appeared to work perfectly. Then I lost access to kies & was told I needed to use csc to tick the BTU option & that would work, except I didnt & still don't have that option. Was given another link to apparently the same stock that had "multi csc options" & that when I got the Samsung acore error & I did a factory reset after about 30 minutes of trying to get into the options, then the messaging stopped working & I found out how to do te factory reset using te vol button home power thing. Is there a specific 3 firmware where I can get my phone branded again & take it from there?
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djstevie said:
I had the same issue with my Three branded phone. What i did was flash the rom with the PDA button ticked in Odin and then flashed it again with the same file but ticked the CSC icon instead of the PDA and it worked and then let me select BTU from the menu. Give it a try and report back, i'm 99% sure it'll work.
BTW you'll lose the HD voice by flashing it. I still havent found and easy way to get it back working.
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If I try this, what Rom did you use, was it the one in link after you?
What do you want .
Wait for updates via Kies and OTA or join XDA and flash Stock Samsung rom as released ???
Me no Kies and no OTA on my phone
Stock LG9 or leaked Jelly Bean .
jje
JJEgan said:
What do you want .
Wait for updates via Kies and OTA or join XDA and flash Stock Samsung rom as released ???
Me no Kies and no OTA on my phone
Stock LG9 or leaked Jelly Bean .
jje
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I am happy flashing on release, please understand this is all new. If losing kies is not an issue coz I can just flash then cool. I thought kies was an essential part of the updating. I can use my phone fine just now (using go SMS Pro) but would like it back to fully working phone which would be sweet.
Nothing good is wrong with your phone. It's not even a brick yet. Flash a cwm recovery and then re trying using check rom.
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None of these guys no what there talking about. You've bricked your phone and you won't be able to fix it. Best thing to do is cut your loss and sell it. I'll be generous and give you £50 pounds for it. That's right a fresh £50 note right now, hard cash delivered right to your door step, no questions asked!
Honestly though try flashing the original 3 firmware, it should be in the firmware thread I believe.
P.S You've not bricked your phone, no where near it so don't worry about it.
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avocco said:
None of these guys no what there talking about. You've bricked your phone and you won't be able to fix it. Best thing to do is cut your loss and sell it. I'll be generous and give you £50 pounds for it. That's right a fresh £50 note right now, hard cash delivered right to your door step, no questions asked!
Honestly though try flashing the original 3 firmware, it should be in the firmware thread I believe.
P.S You've not bricked your phone, no where near it so don't worry about it.
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Thanks...I was giving up again to be honest as once again I was left not knowing what to do. I thought this would be the easiest place to ask but it was ending up in riddles, which is why I gave up on rooting it in the first place.
bonzai1888 said:
Thanks...I was giving up again to be honest as once again I was left not knowing what to do. I thought this would be the easiest place to ask but it was ending up in riddles, which is why I gave up on rooting it in the first place.
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I'm on 3 UK same happened to me when I unbranded. Don't panic your phone is fine. Turn off phone then hold power + home + volume up. Let go when you see the Android man. Wipe factory reset and dalvik cache you will lose everything. Then reboot. Don't bother letting it boot back up, just hold power + home + volume down. Then flash unbranded rom via odin. Once done and booted type *#272*yourimei# and you should now have option of btu.
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bonzai1888 said:
If I try this, what Rom did you use, was it the one in link after you?
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Was the latest UK unbranded rom in the first page.
Hi everyone,
I gave it a shot at rooting my phone and upgrading it from android 4.0.3 to 4.2.1 (rootbox) but I failed miserably. Somewhere in between the phone got stuck at that warning yellow marker and it would only allow me to get into download mode. After trying 5-6 different firmware versions, I finally managed to get one of them to work with Odin and the phone works once again but this firmware version does not work with kies.
I have no idea what the original version was, but I can get all the details from an identical phone from the same operator if you tell me what would be needed. I know it is a silly question, but is there a way to download the firmware from another identical phone used by the same operator?
I want to either restore the phone to a firmware version of local Swiss operator or properly manage to upgrade the firmware to a light version of android so I won't have to deal anymore with all those useless default apps which start automatically and eat up the battery.
I welcome any and all advices.
Thanks in advance.
did you do a full wipe?
my SII is runnning on SlimBean 4.2.2.
just try it
the latest firmware for you S2 you will find at sammobile->firmwares->check your firmware
You can download stock from
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ just search for your phone and carrier then flash back to stock.
As the previous post said did you wipe first? Try a factory reset then flash the rom.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda app-developers app
danskiro said:
did you do a full wipe?
my SII is runnning on SlimBean 4.2.2.
just try it
the latest firmware for you S2 you will find at sammobile->firmwares->check your firmware
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Thanks a lot for the help. With this new firmware on I finally managed to install RootBox 3.8 with Android 4.2.2.
It would be great if I someone would lend a hand in fixing the following 2 small, but quite annoying issues:
1. finding a way to remove 3 of the 5 home screens - I just don't need them and its annoying.
2. finding a way to disable the vibrations that happen whenever I use the on-screen keyboard to write anything
gn82 said:
It would be great if I someone would lend a hand in fixing the following 2 small, but quite annoying issues:
1. finding a way to remove 3 of the 5 home screens - I just don't need them and its annoying.
2. finding a way to disable the vibrations that happen whenever I use the on-screen keyboard to write anything
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1. If you are on TwLauncher (original one) put two of your fingers on opposite corners or homescreen and then move both fingers to middle. Then you'll see all homescreens and just long press one and a dustbin will appear. Put the homescreens on it
2. Settings > sound > there it will be an option to have you vibrate while pressing and you can uncheck it.
This is very basic stuff, you should explore everything on your phone before asking questions. Keep in mind for next time.
Till then, cheers.
WardenBerret said:
1. If you are on TwLauncher (original one) put two of your fingers on opposite corners or homescreen and then move both fingers to middle. Then you'll see all homescreens and just long press one and a dustbin will appear. Put the homescreens on it
2. Settings > sound > there it will be an option to have you vibrate while pressing and you can uncheck it.
This is very basic stuff, you should explore everything on your phone before asking questions. Keep in mind for next time.
Till then, cheers.
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Thanks for the feedback. Be it basic or not, it simply does not work. I used the basic Rootbox as described in this thread.
1. No matter how much I move my fingers on the screen no menu appears
2. System settings >> Sound >> "vibrate on touch" is disabled yet the phone vibrates when I type on the screen keyboard which is really annoying to others if I am in a meeting ... I googled for about 6 hours for a solution and when I failed to find one I posted here. I am sure that the time of everyone here is quite precious I would never want to waste it.
Flash stock jb with mobile odin and that's that.
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gastonw said:
Flash stock jb with mobile odin and that's that.
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Thanks a lot gastonw. I am now cMIUI which should be based on CM10 and even though it is based on Android 4.1.2 instead of 4.2.2 it is still running great.
Good news then
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Stuck at samsung logo
Stuck at samsung logo
running on siyah kernel v6.5b on Samsung galaxy s2 jb 4.1.2
tried to install alliance mod rom v8 and ended up at Samsung logo
tried factory reset and also the wipe cache partition dint work erased the dalvik cache too plus tried factory reset and install a fresh stock rom the odin just gets hung and task manager marks it as not responding.what do i do now??
I have access to root..
Have i Bricked this phone??
algorithm101 said:
Stuck at samsung logo
running on siyah kernel v6.5b on Samsung galaxy s2 jb 4.1.2
tried to install alliance mod rom v8 and ended up at Samsung logo
tried factory reset and also the wipe cache partition dint work erased the dalvik cache too plus tried factory reset and install a fresh stock rom the odin just gets hung and task manager marks it as not responding.what do i do now??
I have access to root..
Have i Bricked this phone??
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If you can get to the samsung boot logo, then no. Can you access recovery? Or just download mode? If you can access recovery, then factory reset>clear cache>clear dalvik cache and flash one of the firmwares you'd have on your sd card, assuming that you used CWM to flash a zip in the first place (you said that you had cMIUI and rootbox working, go back to one of those.) If you can't get into recovery, then try download mode. You need to keep trying to flash with Odin if you can only access download mode. There's a set of troubleshooting steps to follow if you get another bad Odin flash. Search through my posts for them, I posted them a week back or so.
now trying to install a stock rom
I Can access recovery.. i did all the formatting of caches, i'm trying to install a stock rom now.. what i'm doing is correct or wrong please suggest..
algorithm101 said:
I Can access recovery.. i did all the formatting of caches, i'm trying to install a stock rom now.. what i'm doing is correct or wrong please suggest..
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If you're attempting to flash a stock ROM through CWM recovery, stop now. That'll never work. The only way to flash a stock ROM is to use Odin, Mobile Odin (which in your case won't work, requires phone to boot) or Heimdall (I've never used this personally). So if you're using recovery, DON'T flash stock. You have two options to flash a ROM at present:
1) Stock ROM using Odin
2) Custom ROM using CWM recovery.
Done and working Thanks a Lot
Hopper8 said:
If you can get to the samsung boot logo, then no. Can you access recovery? Or just download mode? If you can access recovery, then factory reset>clear cache>clear dalvik cache and flash one of the firmwares you'd have on your sd card, assuming that you used CWM to flash a zip in the first place (you said that you had cMIUI and rootbox working, go back to one of those.) If you can't get into recovery, then try download mode. You need to keep trying to flash with Odin if you can only access download mode. There's a set of troubleshooting steps to follow if you get another bad Odin flash. Search through my posts for them, I posted them a week back or so.
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I flashed into stock rom XXLSJ variant. phone is working fine but lost access to root. in order to regain recovery menu i rooted my phone.
1. Now i want to backup my ROM using titanium backup. But its stuck at Gaining Root Access Screen What do i do now?
2. Stweaks,Super User and CWM have disappeared how do i get it back??
3. Strange thing Whatsapp is not working Unable to connect using my datapack
4. Can i Software update irrespective of the JB Stock ROMs region I am from.
Good job getting it working again now, time for you to do some reading. Read about what flashing a custom kernel will do for you. Then pick one that's compatible with your firmware and flash it.
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Stuck on boot logo
Hi i just flashed the stock firmware acquired from this link:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=12748
I got all green in Odin v1.85 but it is stuck on the boot logo
I have rooted/flashed my phone many times so I'm quite confused.
Help much appreciated!!
Wipe data/factory reset?
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Which is the main stock firmware for the i9100?
Hi I am using a vodafone UK branded i9100 firmware and recently decided to cancel my contract. I would like to flash to a stock JB but im not sure which is the right one to download.
I checked the firmware on sammobile but still unsure. Please see attached file.
Wanna flash vodafone uk or any other ROM?
(Retoric)
Sent from...this is not even my S2
gastonw said:
Wanna flash vodafone uk or any other ROM?
(Retoric)
Sent from...this is not even my S2
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Can you flash any s2 stock rom? I see there is difference in the modem code for different countries...
I have
PDA: I9100XWLSH
CSC: I9100OPSLSB
MODEM: I9100XXLS9
So i belive only this ver of stock rom can be flashed???
Please help me i manually updated my s2 into a jellybean 4.1.3. The problem is that when i was listening to my music and tried to change tracks.. the screen is just black but the music keeps playing. even when i unplugged the earphone and plugged it back in the music kept playing. then i removed the battery and start it it's just stuck in the welcome screen. i tried to put it in recovery mode but it doesnt work. i tried to wait it out for almost 30 mins to reboot but it's just looping.. now it wont start. im still charging it and the welcome screen just pops out of nowhere, what am i supposed to do??? how do i fix my phone?
If you've got no recovery you don't really have any other option but to flash stock in download mode with Odin. Get a stock rom from Samfirmware, boot into download mode, flash with Odin (How ? Thread stickied near top of Q&A titled 'Flash stock firmware' has instructions). Problems with Odin flash ? Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread stickied in General has all the info you need to get a successful flash.
You won't lose any data simply flashing stock, but be aware this may not fix the issue on its own & you may need to do a factory reset after the flash to fix it (may still bootloop after flash) - you will obviously lose data if you need to do this.
Also think its worth a try to boot int CWM recovery if you have it installed or any other recovery and do an factory reset, but like the post before me, i suggest to install a new rom 4.1.2 becaus it looks like the one you were on had corupted files. Try and see, google for info, we are here for you =)
'i tried to put it in recovery mode but it doesnt work'.
Radelos said:
Also think its worth a try to boot int CWM recovery if you have it installed or any other recovery and do an factory reset, but like the post before me, i suggest to install a new rom 4.1.2 becaus it looks like the one you were on had corupted files. Try and see, google for info, we are here for you =)
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hi i finally got it back to start again... but the camera and earphone slot is malfunctioning :| when i went to the cam it says "Warning: camera failed" and for the music the loudspeaker is not working coz in the notification bar theres an earphone icon even without plugging the earphone. i did a factory reset and the music went back to normal and after a few minutes there it goes again... still the camera wont work. :< i appreciate your help
well thats def. the soft then. You still could manualy try to replace system apps with root acces and programs but there coud be more things broken that you wont record on first sight, rly would recomend to install new firmware with Odin, then you would see further what to do, if your problem is solved:fingers-crossed: wish you luck
keith cajigal said:
hi i finally got it back to start again... but the camera and earphone slot is malfunctioning :| when i went to the cam it says "Warning: camera failed" and for the music the loudspeaker is not working coz in the notification bar theres an earphone icon even without plugging the earphone. i did a factory reset and the music went back to normal and after a few minutes there it goes again... still the camera wont work. :< i appreciate your help
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first of all flash a recovery and get it working
if the factory reset doesnt work
then its time to flash a new rom be it stock or a custom one
read before u do anything
Radelos said:
well thats def. the soft then. You still could manualy try to replace system apps with root acces and programs but there coud be more things broken that you wont record on first sight, rly would recomend to install new firmware with Odin, then you would see further what to do, if your problem is solved:fingers-crossed: wish you luck
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that's what im trying to do for the past 3 days. i want to revert it back to stock ICS but when in download mode odin cant detect it. i've read almost every remedy for this problem but still it doesnt work :'( installed fresh drivers, tried diff cables and ports, factory reset alsmot 7 times, wiped dalvik, partition and data and all sorts of stuff. still odin cant detect it in download mode :'(
machokingjim said:
first of all flash a recovery and get it working
if the factory reset doesnt work
then its time to flash a new rom be it stock or a custom one
read before u do anything
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i did flash a new CWM. and wiped everything. thats what i've been trying to do... flash a new rom but odin cant detect my phone when in DL mode but when my phone is on odin can detect it. i've tried every possible remedy that i've read here in xda and in other forums and still nothing
ok but you know there are roms that you can install from CWM/twrp directly =D? I would prefer twrp becaus of my lack of volume buttons, but on cwm you can go to mount and select usb storrage or somethink like that and upload your CWM rom on it, and then do again f.reset, wipe system and data in advanced and install zip from sd card think, in cwm recovery. Then you have your new rom on it. And after that you can solve your usb conction problem, mabe some drivers are missing so you could reinstall it, but i newer had that problem on my win7, the basic drivers that it auto downloads are working for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-neatrom-lite-extralite-themed-aroma-t1569686
this one is neat rom custom 4.1.2 its tweaked with advanced functions and... well there is lot to read but its an rly nice one, if you need stock go for google or search on xda for cwm compatible gs2 4.1.2 rom or gs2 4.1.2 rom for cwm
Radelos said:
ok but you know there are roms that you can install from CWM/twrp directly =D? I would prefer twrp becaus of my lack of volume buttons, but on cwm you can go to mount and select usb storrage or somethink like that and upload your CWM rom on it, and then do again f.reset, wipe system and data in advanced and install zip from sd card think, in cwm recovery. Then you have your new rom on it. And after that you can solve your usb conction problem, mabe some drivers are missing so you could reinstall it, but i newer had that problem on my win7, the basic drivers that it auto downloads are working for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-neatrom-lite-extralite-themed-aroma-t1569686
this one is neat rom custom 4.1.2 its tweaked with advanced functions and... well there is lot to read but its an rly nice one, if you need stock go for google or search on xda for cwm compatible gs2 4.1.2 rom or gs2 4.1.2 rom for cwm
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i tried it last night. flashing via sd card still nothing. E: signature verification failed is showing. and i tried everything you said too. still nothing. i follwed every step that other people told me. :'( still nothing is happening
I had a problem when my Samsung Drivers recently updated themselves.
I had to uninstall my SGS2 as a device then download some older drivers which I found on here -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/themes-apps/usb-drivers-samsung-usb-drivers-mobile-t1655286
The Mirror link in post #1 not the main one.
After that my PC could start talking to my phone again.
you will receive "signature verification failed " when the file you are trying to flash is not flashable. maybe it was a bad download. if you want to try the same rom again. download the file from the thread again else try some other rom.
if you have reached till recovery then it shouldnt stop you from flashing a rom/kernel.
keith cajigal said:
i did flash a new CWM. and wiped everything. thats what i've been trying to do... flash a new rom but odin cant detect my phone when in DL mode but when my phone is on odin can detect it. i've tried every possible remedy that i've read here in xda and in other forums and still nothing
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if you have a working cwm why go for odin??
read info on flashing roms via recovery
its very simpler when compared to odin
good luck mate
machokingjim said:
if you have a working cwm why go for odin??
read info on flashing roms via recovery
its very simpler when compared to odin
good luck mate
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i flashed ICS via recovery and it's working now but the camera (front and back) and earphone jack is still not working.. maybe it's the hardware itself.. im going to a samsung service center in a couple of days. thanks bro that really helped me discover a new way to flash a rom via recovery!
keith cajigal said:
i flashed ICS via recovery and it's working now but the camera (front and back) and earphone jack is still not working.. maybe it's the hardware itself.. im going to a samsung service center in a couple of days. thanks bro that really helped me discover a new way to flash a rom via recovery!
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glad i could help
there are many stable recent custom roms out there
give them a try:good:
Samsung service center sucks.. :|
machokingjim said:
glad i could help
there are many stable recent custom roms out there
give them a try:good:
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Hi! so i did flashed my phone and everything is done correctly.. still the cam and earphone jack didnt work so i went to samsung smartcare center and the told me that i have to pull it out coz the issue of my phone is a board problem... is there anyway to fix that? im from the philippines btw... i remembered that when i went to the gym that's when it all started. When i disassembled my phone there are white smudges around the cam and earphone jack area it was kinda hard and it looked like a dry liquid so maybe i thought that caused to make a short circuit (is that correct?) that's what i thought what happened to mess the cam and earphone jack.. is there a way to fix the board? i cant let my phone go to waste it has a sentimental value.
Corrosion/damage to the motherboard = motherboard replacement. Replacing individual components would cost you at least twice (and more) as much as a new board if it was possible (and it's not), and almost nobody would attempt it for that reason, let alone the size of the components on the board/how fiddly it would be.
Chances are you've got multiple components failing.
So, Samsung service centre does not suck, your post is wrong & they are telling you the truth.