[Q] Bricked Phone? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777

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I had a rooted phone running a custom ICS rom. The phone charging port started acting up and finally gave out. I am still under warranty so I ran triangle away and reset flash counter with no issues. I then downloaded the stock firmware from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659 . I used mobile odin pro to flash the firmware and made sure to untick the root option. My phone went through the motions and said it was successful. It then rebooted straight into CWM in which i wiped the data thinking the phone would boot up after. This means i deleted the stock firmware or any other firmware on device. I rebooted and now the phone keeps booting straight into CWM and wont boot into android. I have no use of USB to put any files on the phone and I'm not sure I could access filesystem from a PC from CWM anyways. What are my options, if any? My only solution would be to do a self repair on the USB port to try to put new firmware on the phone.

Do you have stock 3e recovery or custom?
If you deleted all your rom zips from your SD card and your USB port wont connect to the PC then find an external card would be your best bet.
Many suggest cleaning the USB port to get it working.

LiLChris06 said:
Do you have stock 3e recovery or custom?
If you deleted all your rom zips from your SD card and your USB port wont connect to the PC then find an external card would be your best bet.
Many suggest cleaning the USB port to get it working.
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it says cwm-based recovery v5.5.0.4 at the top.
THANK YOU for suggesting getting an external SD! That never crossed my mind! Any further instructions on what to flash next would be appreciated. I need it completely stock to get warranty. Also will flashing stock through CWM give me another flash count??? Will i have to flash another ICS rom to use triangle away and kind of start over?
I tried cleaning the USB port. Its broken.

Which file exactly did you flash in MobileOdin?
Check if the counter is gone, if it is then just flash a GB rom (UnNamed or ShoStock) then follow this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1691659
If not then yea, just grab ICS rom, do TriangleAway check the counter, then return to stock using the same guide.

The UCKH7 one-click downloader from the thread you referenced contains the stock zImage, so since you still have cwm recovery instead of 3e recovery, that flash did not occur, or you selected the wrong file. Mobile Odin will recognize and flash from one-click downloader .exe files.

creepyncrawly said:
The UCKH7 one-click downloader from the thread you referenced contains the stock zImage, so since you still have cwm recovery instead of 3e recovery, that flash did not occur, or you selected the wrong file. Mobile Odin will recognize and flash from one-click downloader .exe files.
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I wasn't aware that Mobile Odin can grab the files from .exe thanks for the info.
(Sorry, you are limited to 8 thanks per day)
Bah, spent them all on Chainfire just now. Lol

hell yeah! you guys are awesome and extremely helpful!
Is there a way to check flash counter not using triangle away?

theconstant1 said:
hell yeah! you guys are awesome and extremely helpful!
Is there a way to check flash counter not using triangle away?
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With the phone off, boot into download mode by holding vol+ and vol- while plugging in your usb cable connected to your computer.

ok so i followed instructions. flashed an ICS rom and made sure the flash counter was at 0. I then flashed the file from the link you provided in mobile odin and it seemed to work ok. It started to boot and i saw the AT&T boot screen and thought i was in the clear... but not it keeps looping that AT&T boot screen endlessly. Not quite sure what to do next. Is phone safe for warranty possibly?
edit: just held volume and power buttons and got into 3e recovery which ive never seen before. How can i get this thing back to stock from here? : ( Also cant seem to access external storage from here.

theconstant1 said:
ok so i followed instructions. flashed an ICS rom and made sure the flash counter was at 0. I then flashed the file from the link you provided in mobile odin and it seemed to work ok. It started to boot and i saw the AT&T boot screen and thought i was in the clear... but not it keeps looping that AT&T boot screen endlessly. Not quite sure what to do next. Is phone safe for warranty possibly?
edit: just held volume and power buttons and got into 3e recovery which ive never seen before. How can i get this thing back to stock from here? : ( Also cant seem to access external storage from here.
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Haven't been in this spot myself, but I seem to recall reading that doing a factory reset in 3e recovery should get you out of your boot loop.
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If yer on a custom ROM u would have some form of cwm recovery. What did u flash?
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dandrumheller said:
Haven't been in this spot myself, but I seem to recall reading that doing a factory reset in 3e recovery should get you out of your boot loop.
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i tried that and it asked me to confirm my password. I've never had a password for the phone, let alone any recovery

Phalanx7621 said:
If yer on a custom ROM u would have some form of cwm recovery. What did u flash?
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I had an ICS custom rom, did triangle away to reset flash count. then did this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1691659 since i have no usb port. Seemed to work, but im stuck on att boot loop. 3e recovery is popping up when buttons are held and its asking for a password to do a data wipe. Also cannot seem to access external storage from there. That is basically where im at.

And why would your phone be asking for a password to wipe data in stock recovery? U or someone else had to have installed software like an anti theft protection or an antivirus that came with anti theft protection.
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theconstant1 said:
I had an ICS custom rom, did triangle away to reset flash count. then did this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1691659 since i have no usb port. Seemed to work, but im stuck on att boot loop. 3e recovery is popping up when buttons are held and its asking for a password to do a data wipe. Also cannot seem to access external storage from there. That is basically where im at.
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The presence of 3e recovery indicates that the flash to UCKH7 was successful, in that the parts got flashed to the phone. You may be able to get the phone to boot once you can get into 3e recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset. With the password problem, I have read in several threads that if you keep trying and failing to enter the password, or enter wrong password each time, eventually the software is written to bypass the password protection and let you in, so just keep putting in the wrong password, I think three or four times.
I did not download the UCKH7.tar that LilChris provides, but I assume it has the stock UCKH7 distribution. Even if it has bootloaders and param.lfs, which I don't know, Mobile Odin will not flash those anyway, even if present. So once you get into 3e recovery and wipe data/factory reset, let us know your results.

creepyncrawly said:
The presence of 3e recovery indicates that the flash to UCKH7 was successful, in that the parts got flashed to the phone. You may be able to get the phone to boot once you can get into 3e recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset. With the password problem, I have read in several threads that if you keep trying and failing to enter the password, or enter wrong password each time, eventually the software is written to bypass the password protection and let you in, so just keep putting in the wrong password, I think three or four times.
I did not download the UCKH7.tar that LilChris provides, but I assume it has the stock UCKH7 distribution. Even if it has bootloaders and param.lfs, which I don't know, Mobile Odin will not flash those anyway, even if present. So once you get into 3e recovery and wipe data/factory reset, let us know your results.
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it still amazes me how knowledgeable you all are : ) entered 5 wrong passwords and a data wipe occurred and now im into stock phone! now is phone ok for warranty? if i can getinto a recovery like 3e wouldnt that make it rooted still?

theconstant1 said:
it still amazes me how knowledgeable you all are : ) entered 5 wrong passwords and a data wipe occurred and now im into stock phone! now is phone ok for warranty? if i can getinto a recovery like 3e wouldnt that make it rooted still?
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3e is stock recovery which comes with the phone, so far your in the right track.
Make sure to check your build and kernel in about phone, that's mainly what the AT&T techs check when they pull out the paper. (I returned mine once for USB defect)
Remember to wipe/format your internal SD card before returning it.

LiLChris06 said:
3e is stock recovery which comes with the phone, so far your in the right track.
Make sure to check your build and kernel in about phone, that's mainly what the AT&T techs check when they pull out the paper. (I returned mine once for USB defect)
Remember to wipe/format your internal SD card before returning it.
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ok i will wipe the phone. here are stats.
baseband: i777uckh7
kernal: 2.6.35.7
build: gingerbread.uckh7
i will be taking it in for warranty today and then i will return with a phone that charges, and many beers for us to enjoy. thank you all!
and i will also probably never root again because im a newb and this was a pain in my asshole, but its been fun! : )

theconstant1 said:
ok i will wipe the phone. here are stats.
baseband: i777uckh7
kernal: 2.6.35.7
build: gingerbread.uckh7
i will be taking it in for warranty today and then i will return with a phone that charges, and many beers for us to enjoy. thank you all!
and i will also probably never root again because im a newb and this was a pain in my asshole, but its been fun! : )
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Yes, those are the about phone stats for a stock UCKH7 phone. You should be good to go.

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Bricked S2

New user yay
So here's the dealio guys, I've been researching about rooting and custom ROMs and such since I got my S2 (i777) a few months ago. I really don't like Touchwiz, and the stock ICS look is just better. So I found a nice-looking ROM (the AOKP ROM), rooted my phone with no problems using Siyah/Odin, and went ahead and put the ROM in an external SD card that I bought just for this purpose. So I boot into recovery mode (with ROM Manager), and then... nothing. I try to boot up my phone but it just flashes the start screen showing my model number, then just turns right back off. I've tried taking out my battery, still no dice. BUT, I can still get into download mode (but not recovery). So is there any way to restore the backup I made before installing the ROM using the download mode?
Thanks!
JakeAuditore said:
New user yay
So here's the dealio guys, I've been researching about rooting and custom ROMs and such since I got my S2 (i777) a few months ago. I really don't like Touchwiz, and the stock ICS look is just better. So I found a nice-looking ROM (the AOKP ROM), rooted my phone with no problems using Siyah/Odin, and went ahead and put the ROM in an external SD card that I bought just for this purpose. So I boot into recovery mode (with ROM Manager), and then... nothing. I try to boot up my phone but it just flashes the start screen showing my model number, then just turns right back off. I've tried taking out my battery, still no dice. BUT, I can still get into download mode (but not recovery). So is there any way to restore the backup I made before installing the ROM using the download mode?
Thanks!
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Plug phone in odin and try again
JakeAuditore said:
New user yay
So here's the dealio guys, I've been researching about rooting and custom ROMs and such since I got my S2 (i777) a few months ago. I really don't like Touchwiz, and the stock ICS look is just better. So I found a nice-looking ROM (the AOKP ROM), rooted my phone with no problems using Siyah/Odin, and went ahead and put the ROM in an external SD card that I bought just for this purpose. So I boot into recovery mode (with ROM Manager), and then... nothing. I try to boot up my phone but it just flashes the start screen showing my model number, then just turns right back off. I've tried taking out my battery, still no dice. BUT, I can still get into download mode (but not recovery). So is there any way to restore the backup I made before installing the ROM using the download mode?
Thanks!
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1. Never use ROM manager.
2. reflash i777 kernal with Odin.
3. get to recovery the correct way. ROM Manager is a joke.
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Plug phone in odin and try again
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Alright, reinstalled Siyah, and it said successful, but now it's not getting past the battery indicator screen when charging. Still no dice.
MotoMudder77 said:
1. Never use ROM manager.
2. reflash i777 kernal with Odin.
3. get to recovery the correct way. ROM Manager is a joke.
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killman2659 said:
Plug phone in odin and try again
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Is there any way I can just factory restore vanilla ICS with Odin? Like, unroot it?
JakeAuditore said:
Is there any way I can just factory restore vanilla ICS with Odin? Like, unroot it?
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vanilla android is google, or AOSP.
This device has samsungs ****ty touchjizz.
Yes you can get a stock file from the download repository and flash a crappy build onto your phone.
MotoMudder77 said:
vanilla android is google, or AOSP.
This device has samsungs ****ty touchjizz.
Yes you can get a stock file from the download repository and flash a crappy build onto your phone.
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Yeah, I hate Touchwiz. I found an unroot file, flashed it, and now I'm back to Gingerbread 2.3.4. I'm going to probably update to ICS again, then try once more to put that ROM on here. I won't use ROM Manager this time, hopefully it'll go alright.
JakeAuditore said:
Yeah, I hate Touchwiz. I found an unroot file, flashed it, and now I'm back to Gingerbread 2.3.4. I'm going to probably update to ICS again, then try once more to put that ROM on here. I won't use ROM Manager this time, hopefully it'll go alright.
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iF you just want a custom ROM, just flash a custom kernel with odin, boot into recovery and flash said ROM. no need to go back to stock, update, flash another ROM, then root.....yada yada yada. waste of time and space on computer
MotoMudder77 said:
iF you just want a custom ROM, just flash a custom kernel with odin, boot into recovery and flash said ROM. no need to go back to stock, update, flash another ROM, then root.....yada yada yada. waste of time and space on computer
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So I can do all this from Gingerbread? It was an ICS ROM that basically is just like the stock Google version. That's what I have been wanting since the beginning.
JakeAuditore said:
So I can do all this from Gingerbread? It was an ICS ROM that basically is just like the stock Google version. That's what I have been wanting since the beginning.
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yea, in order to flash a custom ROM, you need custom recovery, ahh hell, been so long i forgot about having a rooted system required or not.
think you do, so should be able to get a rooted package, flash that, enter recovery and flash the ROM that you like.
Maybe someone will chime in and refresh my memory on the rooted system requirement.
U can flash a custom kernel .tar with Odin. There are some siyah tar files floating around. Or u could make a .tar yourself if u really wanted to. Once flashed it'll have cwm built in and u can flash whatever u want.
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MotoMudder77 said:
yea, in order to flash a custom ROM, you need custom recovery, ahh hell, been so long i forgot about having a rooted system required or not.
think you do, so should be able to get a rooted package, flash that, enter recovery and flash the ROM that you like.
Maybe someone will chime in and refresh my memory on the rooted system requirement.
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You only need root to install and use the Mobile Odin app, which is used for installing a custom kernel without tripping the flash counter. Once you've got Mobile Odin, download the custom kernel (e.g. Siyah) you want (ICS kernel if you're gonna install an ICS rom, same for GB), extract the zImage to your phone, and use Mobile Odin to install it. Note that if you're currently running GB and flash an ICS kernel, your phone won't boot but you can still get into CWM, which is all that matters because then you can flash the ICS rom of your choice and then your phone will boot.
Alternatively, you can do what Phalanx said and flash a custom kernel using PC version of Odin. Only difference between this and using Mobile Odin is you trip the flash counter, which can be fixed in any ICS rom by using the TriangleAway app.
The custom kernel will include CWM, which can then be used to flash any ROM/mod; in fact CWM is the ONLY safe method of flashing/wiping/restoring/backing up anything from that point forward.
karate104 said:
You only need root to install and use the Mobile Odin app, which is used for installing a custom kernel without tripping the flash counter. Once you've got Mobile Odin, download the custom kernel (e.g. Siyah) you want (ICS kernel if you're gonna install an ICS rom, same for GB), extract the zImage to your phone, and use Mobile Odin to install it. Note that if you're currently running GB and flash an ICS kernel, your phone won't boot but you can still get into CWM, which is all that matters because then you can flash the ICS rom of your choice and then your phone will boot.
Alternatively, you can do what Phalanx said and flash a custom kernel using PC version of Odin. Only difference between this and using Mobile Odin is you trip the flash counter, which can be fixed in any ICS rom by using the TriangleAway app.
The custom kernel will include CWM, which can then be used to flash any ROM/mod; in fact CWM is the ONLY safe method of flashing/wiping/restoring/backing up anything from that point forward.
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This may not be the place to ask but how can I reset the flash counter that pops up in download mode
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As long as you're running ICS, just download TriangleAway from the Play Store. That'll reset the flash counter to 0 and get rid of the yellow triangle that appears on start up.
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karate104 said:
As long as you're running ICS, just download TriangleAway from the Play Store. That'll reset the flash counter to 0 and get rid of the yellow triangle that appears on start up.
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Oh epic thought it only got rid of the triangle! Thanks!
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122ninjas said:
Oh epic thought it only got rid of the triangle! Thanks!
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It does. It does BOTH.
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Bricked S2 too!
I finally bricked my first phone.Its been a long ride but it caught up to me. I have had three different android phones within about 4 years and have successfully rooted all three myself and have successfully flashed them over and over close to 1000 times between all three phones including modems, kernals, gapps, themes etc. So what gives? Why today? To be honest I don't know. But here is what happened...
The past few days I have been going back and forth between different kernals for this device to try to get something that won't freeze up. ( I liked browsing on this phone but I would get freeze ups and therefore would flash something new to try and resolve it.) Today my phone froze so I tried a simple reboot. The boot then did a freeze on the kernal's "intro" picture. It wasn't a bootloop it just frooze. (I was on XWLPT with Skyfire Kernal). I decided to reboot into recovery and flash a different kernel. I flashed NEAK The flash went halfway then stuck and froze. I rebooted to try to get back to the phone's main screen. This time it would not boot. I couldn't tell if it was in bootloop or was froze. I went back into recovery. Here I should of wiped everything but in the back of my mind I thought I could just do it in odin if I lost recovery. So I tried flashing Siyah for sammy roms. This is when I lost everything. It froze in cmw on the flash again but this time when I tried going back into recovery it stayed on the Galaxy SII screen. So I put the phone in download mode and started Odin up. When trying to flash anything in Odin I got stuck on nand write start! I never heard of this. I thought Odin would work as this is how I rooted the phone when I first got it. Last thing I did was install kies which couldn't even connect to the phone. So all I am left with is download mode and taking way more caution when flashing. I think it may have been a case of the brickbug. Even though I was on a I9100 rom and using "safe" kernels I believe something happened to lock me out from writing anything to the phone.
As long as you don't mind overwriting any data on the device you can use Kies for a complete restore. Download the latest version from Samsung, then click on the Tools selection, then "Firmware Upgrade and Initalization." You'll need your devices model number and serial number from underneath the battery. Follow the directions to put the device in download mode and proceed. You'll end up with a new factory-fresh reload.
zancro said:
As long as you don't mind overwriting any data on the device you can use Kies for a complete restore. Download the latest version from Samsung, then click on the Tools selection, then "Firmware Upgrade and Initalization." You'll need your devices model number and serial number from underneath the battery. Follow the directions to put the device in download mode and proceed. You'll end up with a new factory-fresh reload.
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Now this i didn't know. My SII has been acting really weird ever since I unrooted. It won't let me update my firmware past 2.3.4 for some reason. So if I did this, it will most likely fix that problem?
Alright, I connected my phone to Kies, and went to Tools>Firmware Upgrade and Initialization, and it says my device does not support initialization. It also says this right under my device info:
Your device does not support software upgrading via Kies
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Current firmware version: PDA:KH7 / PHONE:LE5 / CSC:KH7 (ATT)
Ugh, really getting tired of this. Why is my phone being retarded? I don't think I want to bother rooting anymore, it seems like more of a hassle than a good thing. I really don't want to have to break my phone to get a replacement with my warranty. How do I fix this, guys?!

i777 stuck on Rethink Possible

I know this question was asked, but however the solution's do not work for me. I have google search, XDA searched, and tried things on my own to figure this out and to fix it...but can not. I re-flashed (using Odin) to STOCK ICS - Worked like a charm. Until, one time, I did this again - And Odin shows that it was successful, and I get the Stock boot up screen (Rethink Possible) and it just stays there. I have tried to rethink possible but cant get a solution. I have read somewhere that putting the phone into recovery to do a wipe/data clear - Would solve this issue - but problem is, I cant get into recovery. And yes, I have had the phone completely off, held Volume Down + Power ... I even tried both Volumes + Power = NOTHING. I dont think I ever tried doing this way back when, before I even rooted...but I know for a fact, after I rooted, I was never able to get into CWM by doing the button combos...I always had to reboot into recovery.
Things I have done, was re root with ODIN. Flash back to complete bone stock. I tried flashing Kernels with Odin etc etc, and never did Odin say it failed...but I can not get my phone to pass the Rethink Possible Screen...the closest I got - was a looping boot up screen. But now, its just frozen there, and never moves forward. Any ideas?
My idea is post http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1372 next time. This isn't development. Also the EMMC "superbrick" bug is confirmed to affect the UCLE5 STOCK KERNEL. So I hope that you didn't flash stock UCLE5 with the stock kernel. Read more info here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746181. Hopefully you didn't use the odin file from there and if you did and flashed anyways without changing the kernel and wiped data/factory reset you more than likely got the emmc "superbrick" bug.
I had the same exact problem when I flashed back to stock ICS and on first boot got stuck at rethink possible screen. The trick is to go into stock Recovery and wipe data. I hope this works for you.
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Raise yer mizzenmast and swab 'er poop deck!
These dev projects get better and better
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mpkothari said:
I had the same exact problem when I flashed back to stock ICS and on first boot got stuck at rethink possible screen. The trick is to go into stock Recovery and wipe data. I hope this works for you.
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Lets try and help someone brick a phone if they already haven't. Great Idea.
To the others, yes it is posted in the wrong forum and needs to be moved. That doesn't mean you have to report useless posts to a misplaced thread and continue to fill it with uselessness.
mpkothari said:
I had the same exact problem when I flashed back to stock ICS and on first boot got stuck at rethink possible screen. The trick is to go into stock Recovery and wipe data. I hope this works for you.
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Not to sound rude, because I am not, But I get yelled to "Read" and I guess...that if I get told to, others should too.
I can not get into stock recovery. I put that in my OP
JimiGEE said:
I know for a fact, after I rooted, I was never able to get into CWM by doing the button combos...I always had to reboot into recovery.
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This sounds like whatever you used to root the phone also installed a secondary bootloader for a different device.
You need to provide more detailed information so we can troubleshoot, or...
enter download mode and flash the stock Gingerbread UCKH7 full distribution from the Download Repository that includes bootloaders and param.lfs. Then use the three button method to enter 3e recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset. Then you can root, flash a custom kernel, and install whatever firmware you want.
creepyncrawly said:
This sounds like whatever you used to root the phone also installed a secondary bootloader for a different device.
You need to provide more detailed information so we can troubleshoot, or...
enter download mode and flash the stock Gingerbread UCKH7 full distribution from the Download Repository that includes bootloaders and param.lfs. Then use the three button method to enter 3e recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset. Then you can root, flash a custom kernel, and install whatever firmware you want.
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You sir, are Jesus. I have been to the links in your signature before, and you helped me out (without knowing you did) and this time, you came through again! I flashed a few things with Odin with no avail, and no recovery still. But I have this little problem with taking "no" or "not going to work" as my answer...So i kept pulling the battery, doing three button combo...FINALLY got into recovery...and I seriously could not be happier right now! I am back to complete bone stock Gingerbread - Thank you
creepyncrawly said:
This sounds like whatever you used to root the phone also installed a secondary bootloader for a different device.
You need to provide more detailed information so we can troubleshoot, or...
enter download mode and flash the stock Gingerbread UCKH7 full distribution from the Download Repository that includes bootloaders and param.lfs. Then use the three button method to enter 3e recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset. Then you can root, flash a custom kernel, and install whatever firmware you want.
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JimiGEE said:
You sir, are Jesus. I have been to the links in your signature before, and you helped me out (without knowing you did) and this time, you came through again! I flashed a few things with Odin with no avail, and no recovery still. But I have this little problem with taking "no" or "not going to work" as my answer...So i kept pulling the battery, doing three button combo...FINALLY got into recovery...and I seriously could not be happier right now! I am back to complete bone stock Gingerbread - Thank you
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Was hoping I was in the clear...I can get into CWM using button combo, but however, selecting an option doesnt work. It just removes all text, until I push the power button to replace the text. It weird. So if I were to go to reboot system....and use power button to select, everything disappears besides the CWM logo in the background...So i can not flash any roms, etc via CWM - any idea?
JimiGEE said:
Was hoping I was in the clear...I can get into CWM using button combo, but however, selecting an option doesnt work. It just removes all text, until I push the power button to replace the text. It weird. So if I were to go to reboot system....and use power button to select, everything disappears besides the CWM logo in the background...So i can not flash any roms, etc via CWM - any idea?
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Ignore me, I need to use the home key!

i9100 won't boot rom or recovery after trying to install a CM nightly

Hi Guys,
Sorry to bother you with this, but I'm out of ideas...
I decided to root my i9100 using this guide9.
As I was doing this, the recovery rom would reboot when using the volume buttons to navigate (only on the first "page") - This was easily worked around by using the touchscreen, but now I'm wondering if this was the start of my issues...
I applied the SU busy box installer, and got root. I installed rom manager, and noticed that it seemed to lock up when doing certain things. I put this down to CWM saying there was no official mod for the i9100.
The next day I decided to try and install a CM10.1 nightly, so I took a backup, wiped cache and data, and applied the rom and gapps.
When I rebooted, the phone wouldn't finished booting, it just sat at the initial logo screen.
After that, I tried following this recovery guide but the odin flash failed at around 80% (I retried and the same happened again).
Since then I've had difficulty getting in to recovery mode. I've tried flashing various stock roms with odin, and trying to restore with Kies.
In Kies I get as far as it conencting to the phone in download mode, but it pops up a "notice" in a foreign language - presumably Korean (and I can't copy the text to even attempt a google translation).
I tried flashing Siyah-s2-v5.0.1 to get a different recovery - that seemed to have a garbled progress bar, before hanging when I tried to wipe /data again.
When I use odin to flash a stock rom - is it supposed to restore absolutely everything? I'm not sure how I'm still getting problems if this is the case. Any ideas on what to try next?
(The current stock rom I'm try ing to use is this one)
Let me know if I'm missing any info, and thanks in advance for any help.
Using rom manager would have been the start of your problems-not the temp cwm recovery in the rooting guide.
If you can boot into download mode then I would download LP7 stock rom, disable kies and flash that with Odin.
{go back to your iphone since you are an android noob}
Thanks for the reply.
Rom manager didn't work properly for me, so I stopped using it. I used the temp cwm recovery to install the CM nightly.
I can boot in to download mode, but I've already tried an LP7 rom, - as with the others, it doesn't boot.
Any ideas on how to tell why it isn't booting? logcat doesn't seem to want to to work. Not sure if it's broken / too early in the boot process / etc
Silly Billy said:
Thanks for the reply.
Rom manager didn't work properly for me, so I stopped using it. I used the temp cwm recovery to install the CM nightly.
I can boot in to download mode, but I've already tried an LP7 rom, - as with the others, it doesn't boot.
Any ideas on how to tell why it isn't booting? logcat doesn't seem to want to to work. Not sure if it's broken / too early in the boot process / etc
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I9100 right?
Try this:
- Download this ROM.
- Kies installed? uninstall it, re install it. Close it all up with Task manager (3 or 4 applications running).
- Flash ROM via Odin (CSC, MODEM, PHONE).
- If that doesn't fly, try another usb port & usb cable. Another PC would also be recommended.
- Repeat the process.
- Still no luck? try flashing a previous siyah version.
- No go? repeat all the above.
- Let us know how you did.
gastonw;37017081- Download this ROM.[/QUOTE said:
Thanks, I'll give it a go. (Will take a while for the file to download from hotfile...).
Are odin images for stock roms supposed to restore the stock recovery, or do they leave that alone?
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As a matter of interest, how far did you go with Phistachios repair guide.
{go back to your iphone since you are an android noob}
Silly Billy said:
Thanks, I'll give it a go. (Will take a while for the file to download from hotfile...).
Are odin images for stock roms supposed to restore the stock recovery, or do they leave that alone?
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Focus on getting a ROM to boot.
That ROM will install stock recovery.
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Let us know how you did.
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For some reason, I can't get Odin to flash that rom - it just hands for a while at the start of data.img, before saying "Complete(Write) operation failed."
There a .pit file in the archive, although the link says not to repartition (so I didn't).
Some roms seem to get written, some don't, I'm not sure why...
theunderling said:
As a matter of interest, how far did you go with Phistachios repair guide.
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Odin failed about 80% through flashing (step 4, after taking the ICS steps). I tried flashing the kernel afterwards, which flashed, but didn't help with my boot issues.
gastonw said:
Focus on getting a ROM to boot.
That ROM will install stock recovery.
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Of course, I was just trying to get a better understanding of how things work - I'd settle for anything booting right now.
I was meaning how far did you go with his guide.He says (near the end) to flash a bootloader/kernel/rom.
You can try everything in his guide, but understand about the risks involved with pit and bootloaders.
{go back to your iphone since you are an android noob}
theunderling said:
I was meaning how far did you go with his guide.He says (near the end) to flash a bootloader/kernel/rom.
You can try everything in his guide, but understand about the risks involved with pit and bootloaders.
{go back to your iphone since you are an android noob}
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He's right.
Keep trying, consider pit files & bootloaders as a last resort.
Tried everything?
Used another usb cable for the flash? tried in another PC? tried in a laptop?
Are you sure kies is all shut down?
I've read about so many people having the same issue than you, they keep on flashing as in trial & error and most times they come out winners.
GL!
gastonw said:
He's right.
Keep trying, consider pit files & bootloaders as a last resort.
Tried everything?
Used another usb cable for the flash? tried in another PC? tried in a laptop?
Are you sure kies is all shut down?
I've read about so many people having the same issue than you, they keep on flashing as in trial & error and most times they come out winners.
GL!
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I guess I'll keep at it then.
I'd tried another cable with kies shut down. Just tried a different machine, and flashed the ROM you suggested with heimdall. It flashed without complaining (unlike odin), but I'm still getting a boot loop.
Looking at the initial recovery guide I was following - I suspect that I might've flashed the bootloader (the guide shows in bold which file goes in which box, so I probably loaded them all). Maybe this is the source of my troubles...
I also noticed that heimdall can pull data from the phone too - if I can pull and mount these, am I likely to find any useful log files?
For completeness (and anyone else who finds themselves with the same issue): It seems I hit the EMMC brick bug, which rendered some of my EMMC storage unusable.
This helpful chap came up with a workaround to partition around the dead space. (Please read the post carefully and make sure this really is your problem before flashing!)
That method will let you know what part of your memory is corrupted. It's done via recovery as far as I remember.
Did you bring your device back to life?
Sent from the little guy
gastonw said:
That method will let you know what part of your memory is corrupted. It's done via recovery as far as I remember.
Did you bring your device back to life?
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Yes, that's right. IIRC, I flashed a working recovery with Odin, then did most of the work from adb shell.
I got my device back to life for the most part. I get the occasional hang but haven't investigated much (have since bought a Nexus 4, so not using the S2 so much).
Just thought I'd share for the next poor soul who has the same problem

!HELP! Unroot SCH I545 w/ broken USB port

The USB port for my S4 recently stopped working. I called verizon for a replacement. Unfortunately, I am unable to unroot my S4 because it will not connect to ODIN. I could not find a mobile ODIN app compatible with the sch-i545. Does anybody have any suggestions how I could unroot my device. All and any help is greatly appreciated!!!!
I have TWRP and am running the Jelly "Beans" ROM
Mr Frog said:
The USB port for my S4 recently stopped working. I called verizon for a replacement. Unfortunately, I am unable to unroot my S4 because it will not connect to ODIN. I could not find a mobile ODIN app compatible with the sch-i545. Does anybody have any suggestions how I could unroot my device. All and any help is greatly appreciated!!!!
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Did you try to do the factory reset?
Dolphlungegrin said:
Did you try to do the factory reset?
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I don't believe that would work. I am rooted running a custom stock rom. I'll include that in the original post
not sure but maybe triangle away and try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBPUdazXh6c if you cant clear the bianary counter it will still say modified .. didnt realize mobile odin didnt work with sch-i545
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I don't believe that would work. I am rooted running a custom stock rom. I'll include that in the original post
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What ROM? That will work if you still have access to a reset method inside the UI. If you have a ROM on there you must be running MDK, can't you just wipe the data off the phone with CWM or TWRP? The Root binary should be un-installed when you boot back up. Just delete the SuperSu app and you should be home free.
SO_dank said:
not sure but maybe triangle away and try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBPUdazXh6c if you cant clear the bianary counter it will still say modified .. didnt realize mobile odin didnt work with sch-i545
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I have used triangle away successfully and it did reset the counter.
Dolphlungegrin said:
What ROM? That will work if you still have access to a reset method inside the UI. If you have a ROM on there you must be running MDK, can't you just wipe the data off the phone with CWM or TWRP? The Root binary should be un-installed when you boot back up. Just delete the SuperSu app and you should be home free.
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Please correct me if im wrong or misunderstanding what you are saying but i dont believe that would work. If I boot into TWRP and clear all the data I don't believe there will be anything for the phone to boot into. There wont be a rom for it to boot into and it would still have a custom recovery instead of the stock one.
Mr Frog said:
I have used triangle away successfully and it did reset the counter.
Please correct me if im wrong or misunderstanding what you are saying but i dont believe that would work. If I boot into TWRP and clear all the data I don't believe there will be anything for the phone to boot into. There wont be a rom for it to boot into and it would still have a custom recovery instead of the stock one.
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After the data wipe you could reinstall the original ROM couldn't you? Long as you have the file on your microsd card. That would probably just reflash your ROM though, it may not erase the binaries. Damn. Well I'm sure there is a way to do it like this. It's just been a while since I've messed around with the TWRP recovery mode.
Do you have cwm on the phone. . If you do your sol. You can't wipe that without an odin to my knowledge. . But if your just rooted.. triangle away. .undo root. Remove su factory reset. . Should be clear. .
Dolphlungegrin said:
After the data wipe you could reinstall the original ROM couldn't you? Long as you have the file on your microsd card. That would probably just reflash your ROM though, it may not erase the binaries. Damn. Well I'm sure there is a way to do it like this. It's just been a while since I've messed around with the TWRP recovery mode.
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Hey so I'm in a similar boat - I have a Verizon S4 with the ME7 firmware that the usb port will no longer connect and won't charge unless the phone is off (and only when it's plugged in to a computer, not a wall). It was rooted so I followed the instructions above to unroot it.
But here's where I think I'm in trouble - I had loaded the TWRP bootloader before I found out it wouldn't work with the ME7 firmware, and never bothered flashing the phone back (stupid, I know). Is there no way to flash back to stock rom via the SD card? Right now when I go into recovery mode, it just goes to the "Downloading" screen. Does anybody know a way I can get TWRP off?
Sorry hope I'm not thread-jacking but this is the most relevant thread I've found to ask this in.
Sure it's not the cable.. if your in a position where you need to stock odin me7 you need usb.. Make sure it's not the cable although it could be phone usb is screwed due to your phone error.. you have insurance??
bretbretterson said:
Hey so I'm in a similar boat - I have a Verizon S4 with the ME7 firmware that the usb port will no longer connect and won't charge unless the phone is off (and only when it's plugged in to a computer, not a wall). It was rooted so I followed the instructions above to unroot it.
But here's where I think I'm in trouble - I had loaded the TWRP bootloader before I found out it wouldn't work with the ME7 firmware, and never bothered flashing the phone back (stupid, I know). Is there no way to flash back to stock rom via the SD card? Right now when I go into recovery mode, it just goes to the "Downloading" screen. Does anybody know a way I can get TWRP off?
Sorry hope I'm not thread-jacking but this is the most relevant thread I've found to ask this in.
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The only way I know to solve your problem is to reflash ME7 using ODIN. If you have the ME7 firmware already you can't use the TWRP or CWM recovery partitions at all. With out those operating your stuck using ODIN and your USB port. Have you tried another cable?
Dolphlungegrin said:
The only way I know to solve your problem is to reflash ME7 using ODIN. If you have the ME7 firmware already you can't use the TWRP or CWM recovery partitions at all. With out those operating your stuck using ODIN and your USB port. Have you tried another cable?
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Yeah I've tried a couple different cables, a couple different pc's, a couple different chargers. It will only charge when it's off, connected to a pc. When turning it on "usb cable connected" flashes up top, even though it's not. When it is connected and turned on and below 15%, it tells you to connect to a power source. I searched this and low and behold, several other s4 owners are having the same issue. It started happening two nights ago after I didn't get the phone on a charger before it died, then I charged it overnight - next morning it wouldn't start up. I don't think it has anything to do with having the twrp bootloader though, because it had been on there a couple weeks and restarted more than once with no issues.
If anyone knows how to fix the usb thing, I've got...lets say a $50 reward up for grabs. Not much but it's all I can afford to not void my warranty.
bretbretterson said:
Yeah I've tried a couple different cables, a couple different pc's, a couple different chargers. It will only charge when it's off, connected to a pc. When turning it on "usb cable connected" flashes up top, even though it's not. When it is connected and turned on and below 15%, it tells you to connect to a power source. I searched this and low and behold, several other s4 owners are having the same issue. It started happening two nights ago after I didn't get the phone on a charger before it died, then I charged it overnight - next morning it wouldn't start up. I don't think it has anything to do with having the twrp bootloader though, because it had been on there a couple weeks and restarted more than once with no issues.
If anyone knows how to fix the usb thing, I've got...lets say a $50 reward up for grabs. Not much but it's all I can afford to not void my warranty.
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The problem with the custom recovery partition you have on there is that it prevents you from doing a factory reset in the settings menu. At least as far as I'm aware. If mobile ODIN worked on our phones I would say download that and re-flash with the tar file on your msd card. SafeStrap might be a way to give this a try. I can't link to another forum in here but I would look into that.
Maybe replace the usb port yourself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5e3r_2N15c
Dolphlungegrin said:
The problem with the custom recovery partition you have on there is that it prevents you from doing a factory reset in the settings menu. At least as far as I'm aware. If mobile ODIN worked on our phones I would say download that and re-flash with the tar file on your msd card. SafeStrap might be a way to give this a try. I can't link to another forum in here but I would look into that.
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Well I'm not exactly sure what did it, but I used a small flathead screwdriver to bend the connector inside the usb port up a little, as I read that can be an issue with these phones, and used an old cable from a blackberry, and one of the two let me get it connected to the pc and flashed back to the stock rom via ODIN. Still won't charge with any combination of wall chargers/cables, so I'm going to take it in to Verizon. But it's a huge sigh of relief knowing that they won't be able to claim I damaged it by putting a custom bootloader on. Thanks for the input. Hope OP gets his problems sorted also.
bretbretterson said:
But here's where I think I'm in trouble - I had loaded the TWRP bootloader before I found out it wouldn't work with the ME7 firmware, and never bothered flashing the phone back (stupid, I know). Is there no way to flash back to stock rom via the SD card? Right now when I go into recovery mode, it just goes to the "Downloading" screen. Does anybody know a way I can get TWRP off?
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If you were on me7 you shouldn't have been able to get twrp as your recovery. So if you are on me7 then your recovery is still stock even if you tried to flash twrp.
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nativi said:
If you were on me7 you shouldn't have been able to get twrp as your recovery. So if you are on me7 then your recovery is still stock even if you tried to flash twrp.
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That may have been true, I might have been trying the wrong buttons to get to recovery. Still learning some stuff. But the twrp loader definitely changed the splash and download screen enough that I needed to get it off so that no red flags will be thrown when I take it in to Verizon to have them look at it.
Thanks for everybody's help! I managed to connect to ODIN by pushing the usb in different ways until I got a connection and sent it back to Verizon completely stock
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[HELP]ODIN Stock Firmware Flash Issue. Virgin GT-I9300

I'm having real issues trying to get a stock ROM on my Virgin Mobile S3 (GT-I9300) and I'm hoping you guys can help me. I've looked absolutely everywhere for a solution but so far nothing has worked.
OK so a little history about the problem:
Using phone as normal, and then randomly turns off. Turn it back on and I get the two Samsung splash screens loop booting constantly. I boot into recovery mode and do a factory reset - same problem. Clear the cache - same problem. Send phone back to Virgin and they tell me I've rooted and installed a custom ROM which I absolutely have not but they have a screenshot with the custom counter showing '1'.
I've no idea how this is possible, but I would have remembered if I'd installed a custom ROM. Anyway, they send it back because I'm not going to fork out £100 for them to flash it.
So...lots of research later, I download the latest Odin (3.09), find the most likely stock ROM that will work with my phone (Carrier is Virgin Mobile UK). I find this ROM on SamMobile: I9300XXUGMK6_I9300OXAGMK6_BTU. Cannot for the life of me find an actual Virgin rom so this apparently should be fine as it's a generic EU build.
Fine, so I apply it using the AP selection in Odin, connect phone, it goes through and applies fine "PASS" etc.. and phone reboots automatically.
Now, it just sits at the Samsung splash screen (the static white text) and doesn't go any further. I've left it upwards of 10 minutes but no dice. So look online and find threads that suggest booting to recovery and doing a factory reset will do the trick. So try that (Power+volume up+home) and same problem - static splash screen. Balls.
So now I don't know what to do. I either need to try an actual Virgin ROM which doesn't seem to exist(?!) or my phone is truely bricked and I'll finally have a good reason to destroy the thing.
Can anyone let me know what the next steps should be? I would be eternally grateful.
Thanks in advance.
I found the s3 to be a pain when doing a reset. Basically do it twice. Wipe, flash, wipe then boot. As far as I know btu is correct but virmin mobile used to rent their airspace from tmobile who are now half ee. Such a minefield..
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shivadow said:
I found the s3 to be a pain when doing a reset. Basically do it twice. Wipe, flash, wipe then boot. As far as I know btu is correct but virmin mobile used to rent their airspace from tmobile who are now half ee. Such a minefield..
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When you say 'wipe' do you mean factory reset via recovery mode? Because I'm not able to access that. All I can get to is Download Manager to use with Odin...
I thought you said you could access recovery and you had cleared cache. In that case you are buggered. If it goes through the flashing phase and reboots but you still cannot get into recovery then you have 3 options..
1. Flash another rom but no lower than 4.3. Carrier shouldn't matter.
2. Full on flash with pit file (dangerous and can perma brick).
3. Return the phone under warranty and state that the flash counter also clocks official flashes too, samsung should know this as they make the phone.. staff need training if they say otherwise.
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Try the rescue firmware from general forum, follow the instructions exactly as it includes a pit.
It sounds like nand failure, so it's possible that you won't be able to fix it.
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I thought you said you could access recovery and you had cleared cache.
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Apologies for not being clearer, before sending it back to Virgin for the warranty repair I could access the recovery mode fine, when I got it back I couldn't - whether that was caused by the flashing of the firmware or something Virgin did I don't know unfortunately.
Try the rescue firmware from general forum, follow the instructions exactly as it includes a pit.
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Thanks for the tip - I've flashed the stock recovery and I can now get into recovery mode! Looks slightly different but I can now access the factory reset/wipe cache options so that's some improvement.
I'm just downloading the stock international ROM as per this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/fix-s3-to-factory-unroot-stock-recovery-t2323847 but it's going to take a few hours. Thanks so much for your advice so far i'll report back once the download completes.
No joy
I can however get into download mode and recovery mode now. Is there anything else I can try? Is it possible I can get a custom recovery image on there and flash it with something other than the stock rom?
I've got a feeling you're correct and it could be a hardware fault. Virgin say I can pay £100 to get it fixed, if they have to replace the entire phone that would prove it wasn't 'tampering' that caused it so I could potentially get my money back I guess, if I complained. I think that might be my only option now.
Ok I just booted into recovery mode and I was greeted with this error:
Any ideas what this could mean?
crispin85 said:
Ok I just booted into recovery mode and I was greeted with this error:
Any ideas what this could mean?
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I say this to people who have this sort of problem but I mention the dreaded word and they tend to ignore it but will tell you what to try anyway.
Install Kies 3 for android 4.3 (there I said it Kies) on the top menu bar click Tools then Firmware Upgrade and Installation
Follow the on screen instructions, this process will wipe the phone and install the most up to date original carrier / phone firmware, after this the phone should work and you can then root, flash roms etc , it may work for you so try it, don't just dismiss it because it refers to the use of Kies
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I say this to people who have this sort of problem but I mention the dreaded word and they tend to ignore it but will tell you what to try anyway.
Install Kies 3 for android 4.3 (there I said it Kies) on the top menu bar click Tools then Firmware Upgrade and Installation
Follow the on screen instructions, this process will wipe the phone and install the most up to date original carrier / phone firmware, after this the phone should work and you can then root, flash roms etc , it may work for you so try it, don't just dismiss it because it refers to the use of Kies
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Unfortunately I've already tried Kies, and it doesn't recognise the device when in recovery mode.
crispin85 said:
Unfortunately I've already tried Kies, and it doesn't recognise the device when in recovery mode.
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Make sure you are using the USB cable supplied with the phone and it is connected direct to your PC USB port, ideally the ones on the back but don't connect through any multi USB port connectors.
The USB cables and how you connect can make a difference

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