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My friend tried to do a factory reset on her Vibrant and somehow it bricked it. she was running 2.2. anyways, i plugge dit in and used odin to reflash it. i used the pda setting and it completed but when the phone came back it booted into recovery and from there i am stuck. it will not reboot and now displays a i9000 logo if i try and boot even though i didnt flash i9000 firmware to it.
so i thought i'd just try again with odin. so i boot into download mode and now my computer says it doesn't recognize the phone, like im missing the driver.
I've been looking everywhere for the i9000 drivers to see if that will work but i cant find them specifically so now i am stuck. Any help would be great guys as i have a motorola phone and am a little lost with this samsung stuff.
install a program called KIES, it will install all the drivers you'll need.
xriderx66 said:
install a program called KIES, it will install all the drivers you'll need.
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i did that but still a no go
oh **** now it works! i swear i did that before. anyways i use the PDA option to flash right?
Yes, put the .pit in the JFD odin rom file in the PIT slot and the .tar file into the .PDA slot.
Hi all, I hope you guys can help as I'm coming up blank here after days of trying to fix this.
First, yes I read this thread and a few people were reporting the same problem but the solution was always to flash a stock firmware with odin.
Right now my wife's phone is stuck in a boot loop, she doesn't do anything out of the ordinary with it, I rooted it when she first got it 3 months ago and then flashed a stock kernel to get rid of the yellow triangle and it has worked perfectly until last week when she told me it was stuck at the galaxy s2 logo. No problem I though, I'll just flash a stock rom with odin and all will be well.
Well it didn't work out that way, I've flashed the original firmware, an ICS leak, Villainrom 1.1 and XXKI3 multiple times, with and without pit file + re-partition. I've flashed the old bootloader and I've tried a few custom kernels as well, and multiple combinations of the above. Nothing is getting it past the boot loop. The only result I've had that is any different to how I started is with an ICS build I got a screen saying kernel panic upload (or something like that, I don't have that rom flashed at the moment). When I connect at this time odin recognises the phone so I guess it's in download mode.
I can't get into recovery mode so I can't do a factory reset, when I press vol-up, home and power I get a blank screen for a moment followed by the same boot loop. I can get into download mode and odin is reporting successful on every flash. When I flash a custom rom or kernel I get the yellow triangle, it goes away when I flash a stock rom or kernel.
According to my wife just before the crash android market reported updates available and she installed them. I don't know if that's related or not but she says when she went back to the phone it had hung so she turned off the phone, upon turning it on it was stuck in boot (the big animated purple S part of the boot) so she removed the battery and since then it doesn't get past the initial galaxy S2 screen, sometimes, depending on which kernel it's on, the galaxy screen goes blank for a second or two and then the logo comes back.
I've really tried everything I can think to try, warranty isn't really an option as I'm in Saudi Arabia and I've been told it will take 3 months to get the phone back, also I can't easily access a jig, I'd have to make one and I'm not too confident in my ability to do that.
If anyone has any ideas at this point please help, I can't think of anything else I can do here.
tl;dr random boot loop, tried flashing everything I can find, no recovery mode but download mode works fine, help!
davegene said:
If anyone has any ideas at this point please help, I can't think of anything else I can do here.
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Flash a full wipe firmware and see if that helps, if you need one there is a link at the bottom of my insecure kernel thread.
Thanks Odia,
I just flashed the firmware at the bottom of your thread, I9100XWKE7_CL215725_REV02_user_low. Tried it twice for good measure.
Unfortunately nothing has changed on the phone, still can't get into recovery or past the galaxy s2 logo.
davegene said:
Thanks Odia,
I just flashed the firmware at the bottom of your thread, I9100XWKE7_CL215725_REV02_user_low. Tried it twice for good measure.
Unfortunately nothing has changed on the phone, still can't get into recovery or past the galaxy s2 logo.
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Have you tried with repartition and update bootloader ticked?
I didn't tick either of those this time but I have ticked repartition with a different firmware that came with a pit file. Do I need a pit file or can I tick repartition without it?
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davegene said:
I didn't tick either of those this time but I have ticked repartition with a different firmware that came with a pit file. Do I need a pit file or can I tick repartition without it?
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You need a pit file, use the 1 from the other firmware.
Ok, I just tried XWKE7 again with a pit file with re-partition ticked. Also tried flashing the old bootloader again with update bootloader ticked.
No change I'm afraid.
davegene said:
Ok, I just tried XWKE7 again with a pit file with re-partition ticked. Also tried flashing the old bootloader again with update bootloader ticked.
No change I'm afraid.
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Most strange, look like your off to service
That's most unfortunate, I'm in Saudi Arabia and they have quoted 3 months to get the phone back under warranty although in reality I'd be lucky to get it back at all.
Are my options really exhausted or is there anything extreme I can try?
I ended up making a jig and took it for warranty repair and they were able to do it locally, it only took a few days.
The curious thing is even though I repartitioned several times using two different pit files the sdcard partition was still intact.
I'm pretty sure I was doing it right and the yellow triangle was coming and going as I was flashing stock and custom kernels so the flashes were taking.
I don't speak Arabic so I couldn't ask how they fixed it but what do you think was the problem? I was very surprised to find the data intact, it even had the same stock ROM that I flashed before I took it for service still installed.
Anyway thanks for your help in this thread odia.
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I'd love to know what they did.
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Hi, I have downloaded some firmwares to my Samsung galaxy s2. The last firmware I put on was Official I thought but in download mode where is says "Curent Binary" it says custom. How do I get that back to official samsung? Is there a way through kies, like with iPhone where itunes can reinstall the os?
Also does a firmware that is vodafone branded be put on a handset that is on the three network? Would it affect the signal?
Thanks
Get a jig from eBay. If you find the jig doesn't work, flash the 'old' bootloader from here. Yes you can flash Vodafone branded firmware on a phone that uses 3's network. No, it shouldn't affect the signal. These things are dependent on your modem, and most roms don't replace your existing modem.
I flashed using a firmware from this site. http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=GT-I9100&r=-1#modelsa and it returned it to the Samsung Official. Everything is back to standard.
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Get a jig from eBay. If you find the jig doesn't work, flash the 'old' bootloader from here. Yes you can flash Vodafone branded firmware on a phone that uses 3's network. No, it shouldn't affect the signal. These things are dependent on your modem, and most roms don't replace your existing modem.
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Is flashing the old bootloader safe on a custom ROM? Even if it's an AOKP ROM? Cheers.
Yep.
However, some roms may not boot with the old bootloader (In saying that, I'm running it with CM9, but I didn't muck around with stock versions of ICS beforehand which might have changed it to a BL which doesn't work with CM9). If in doubt, ask the developer of the custom rom you're using if it works OK with the old bootloader (I presume you want to get rid of the boot triangle ?).
Obviously you run a very small risk of bricking your phone every time you flash anything, and you only flash/mess with bootloaders when you have a specific reason for same.
Having to send your phone to Samsung/your carrier for warranty service is one of those reasons, and if you've gone back to stock & your jig won't work, flashing the old bootloader is a simple no mucking around way of getting it done.
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Is flashing the old bootloader safe on a custom ROM? Even if it's an AOKP ROM? Cheers.
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MistahBungle said:
Yep.
However, some roms may not boot with the old bootloader (In saying that, I'm running it with CM9, but I didn't muck around with stock versions of ICS beforehand which might have changed it to a BL which doesn't work with CM9). If in doubt, ask the developer of the custom rom you're using if it works OK with the old bootloader (I presume you want to get rid of the boot triangle ?).
Obviously you run a very small risk of bricking your phone every time you flash anything, and you only flash/mess with bootloaders when you have a specific reason for same.
Having to send your phone to Samsung/your carrier for warranty service is one of those reasons, and if you've gone back to stock & your jig won't work, flashing the old bootloader is a simple no mucking around way of getting it done.
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I just got my phone back from repair and they upgraded it to the latest version of ICS with the ICS Bootloader. I've flashed Hydrogen-ICS and I've got the yellow triangle, obviously the USB jig won't sort it because of the bootloader. There's no disadvantage to having the triangle other than if I need to send it back under warranty is there? I think I might just leave it and sort it if the time comes.
Ahhhh OK. Gotcha
No, the triangle is only a 'cosmetic' thing. You could probably flash the old bootloader, get rid of the triangle, flash the new bootloader, and be on your merry way. But if it doesn't bother you & you've got Hydrogen running the way you want & everything is hunky dory otherwise, there's no need to do it
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I just got my phone back from repair and they upgraded it to the latest version of ICS with the ICS Bootloader. I've flashed Hydrogen-ICS and I've got the yellow triangle, obviously the USB jig won't sort it because of the bootloader. There's no disadvantage to having the triangle other than if I need to send it back under warranty is there? I think I might just leave it and sort it if the time comes.
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Ahhhh OK. Gotcha
No, the triangle is only a 'cosmetic' thing. You could probably flash the old bootloader, get rid of the triangle, flash the new bootloader, and be on your merry way. But if it doesn't bother you & you've got Hydrogen running the way you want & everything is hunky dory otherwise, there's no need to do it
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Ah right, I think I will just leave it for now as it doesn't really bother me! Thanks!
When i flashed back the triangle was gone and i used the branded rom so it has the three network boot logo again just like the day i pulled it out the box all the same apps and it worked like normal in kies i even had a successful update in kies. Though it took some work didnt reconize the device after a good 30mins of pluging and pulling and restarting. I also found some apps can stop kies working apparently, ones from market not on pc. And i had a custome 2.3.6. I just fancied having back to normal till i get bored again.
man you guys need to learn........... ics bootloader use triangle away, is that simple.
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man you guys need to learn........... ics bootloader use triangle away, is that simple.
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I don't understand what you mean by that? Mine doesn't?
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I don't understand what you mean by that? Mine doesn't?
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"Triangle Away" is an app by Chainfire on the Play Store. Costs a couple bucks, but you don't have to flash an old bootloader and/or wait for a USB jig to get to you, which is your other option.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
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Forgot about the XDA exclusive that's free. But seeing all the good work Chainfire does, when I finally do go to ICS, I'll buy it on the Play Store to throw him a couple bucks. He deserves it.
You can avoid the counter increase, simply flash your archives via CWM instead of doing it via Odin. It won't update the counter, so the triangle won't appear
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You can avoid the counter increase, simply flash your archives via CWM instead of doing it via Odin. It won't update the counter, so the triangle won't appear
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wow someone need to fix his knowledge for this!
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tutorial kinda................ thats how i run
1: flashed cwm (attached) via odin
2: wiped everything, including system
3: flashed stock ICS via odin
4: rooted via cf-root
5: used triangle away to reset counter and triangle
6: install mobile odin
7: flashed the cwm kernel extracted from the same and flashed using mobile odin [zimage]
8: now i have cwm without counter and triangle.
9: flashed cm9 using cwm
now i can flash whatever rom via cwm, without counter issue.
you want to flash kernel use mobileodin again and you wont update counter.
hope this helps.
EDiT: odin is 99.9% for stock ROM's thus will not raise counter. only when you flash cwm for the first time with odin you get counter + triangle.
hope this helps.
I should just delete the pictures in the camera folder from the internal store from my computer, when the phone froze and I had to disconnect it and restart it. It would then only go in bootloop, and I could just access download mode, not recovery. Odin just stucks on "nand write start" and then fails, no matter what rom/cable/odin version I try. The phone has always been stock, and it was on 4.1.2 when this happened. I was about to ship the phone back to Samsung as there is still warranty left on it, when I noticed that I now has 2 counts of custom firmware in download mode, probably after trying to flash Siyah kernel, even tho Odin would'nt flash that either.
Made a jig, and the phone goes into download mode, but it wont reset because of the newer firmware I guess.
Any other way to reset counter? If not; should I try to flash pit files as a chance to get it working again?
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I should just delete the pictures in the camera folder from the internal store from my computer, when the phone froze and I had to disconnect it and restart it. It would then only go in bootloop, and I could just access download mode, not recovery. Odin just stucks on "nand write start" and then fails, no matter what rom/cable/odin version I try. The phone has always been stock, and it was on 4.1.2 when this happened. I was about to ship the phone back to Samsung as there is still warranty left on it, when I noticed that I now has 2 counts of custom firmware in download mode, probably after trying to flash Siyah kernel, even tho Odin would'nt flash that either.
Made a jig, and the phone goes into download mode, but it wont reset because of the newer firmware I guess.
Any other way to reset counter? If not; should I try to flash pit files as a chance to get it working again?
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Ive had the problem of odin not getting passed nand write. After about the 5th/6th time it worked. Think I also tried different filmware ie bloated carrier then stock unbloated link below. Use odin 3.0.7. Not sure about the counts though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487
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Ive had the problem of odin not getting passed nand write. After about the 5th/6th time it worked. Think I also tried different filmware ie bloated carrier then stock unbloated link below. Use odin 3.0.7. Not sure about the counts though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487
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That is actually the firmware I've tried the most, flashed another S2 with it, so I know the image is valid, and the computer/cable/drivers is correct. Also tried odin 3.07 now, among with many other older versions, but always stuck on "nand write start".
Nothing to lose to flash pit now?
Im sure you know your situation.If samsung see youve flashed stuff,they can refuse warranty.If you brick your phone,how can they tell what youve done.
And a jig only resets counter on gb/old bootloader.If youve no recovery,and odin doesnt flash anything,then I cant see how you can change anything.
i've just flash rom 4.3 for I9300 via odin but my phone is SHW-M440S. Odin showed red "fail" and the progress in s3 was about 10% and i unplugged the usb cable. When i turn on my s3 again, it said that upgrade... and i can only go to download mode. I'm downloading SHW-M440S rom and gotta install it again. May it work? I'm too scared now :crying:
Flash the firmware via odin and it will work for sure. Be sure to perform a factory reset after flashing. This happens for various reasons. No need to panic.
i've flash it again, odin fail and s3 even didnt show the progress
sriram231092 said:
Flash the firmware via odin and it will work for sure. Be sure to perform a factory reset after flashing. This happens for various reasons. No need to panic.
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I just dont know i could thank you. It worked. Thank for encouraged me :crying: I'm really really crying
But i still want to ask you: why i install new rom but my phone isnt different from its before? My apps and data still there
Fails occur due to various reasons some of them are loose usb connections, drivers problem, Samsung kies running in the background etc., So the stock firmware would definitely recover the phone. And the main point of your mistake is, you flashed the wrong firmware. Glad that your phone isn't hard bricked! The shops won't get deleted most of the times but it's better to backup your data and factory reset the phone from recovery mode for a fresh installation.