[Q] ODIN fails using set methods & files - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777

YES I SEARCHED!!! lol. and spent hours on this already!
- phone won't boot, sticks at the yellow triangle saying I-9500 (i have I777). i have previously been able to get into download mode, reflash kernal.tar, and then boot up for CWM access. i cannot access CWM now, only DL mode. and now kernal.tar (the same one used successfully before) fails.
i can connect with ODIN 1.85 at COM5. but last attempt to reboot it stuck again and now ODIN FAILS using the same process i used before with success.
i have tried other kernals in tar format using ODIN, no dice. if i try to boot now, i get the dreaded "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". Kies will not connect using all the lastest files & drivers, and it cannot troubleshoot the connection.
i need something i can use in ODIN to reset this and get into CWM. can anyone help? PLEASE? obviously i'm happy to provide more info if something would be helpful. TIA guys... man do i feel like a moron.

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VR32 said:
phone won't boot, sticks at the yellow triangle saying I-9500 (i have I777).
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I sure hope this is a typo? Does it actually say I-9500?
You may need to flash the complete UCKH7 back to stock package including bootloaders. You don't say what got you into this problem. What did you flash, and could it have included bootloaders for a different phone?

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creepyncrawly said:
I sure hope this is a typo? Does it actually say I-9500?
You may need to flash the complete UCKH7 back to stock package including bootloaders. You don't say what got you into this problem. What did you flash, and could it have included bootloaders for a different phone?
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That's an i9500 I sure hope it doesn't say that
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creepyncrawly said:
I sure hope this is a typo? Does it actually say I-9500?
You may need to flash the complete UCKH7 back to stock package including bootloaders. You don't say what got you into this problem. What did you flash, and could it have included bootloaders for a different phone?
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i downloaded a Mystic ROM, but instead of downloading it via my laptop i used Tapatalk... i'm not sure that i was browsing the wrong forum.. but it's possible. what's done is done. never had any problem until now, oh well.
i never had the triangle until then. but now, or at least as of earlier today, i did. as i remember it, it said I-9500, but i can no longer boot, so i can't get there to verify. in ODIN, right now in DL mode, it says PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I777. but only in ODIN. will i need a jig for this? if so i have to act right away. it's just strange that i can get into ODIN like before and it connects, but now it fails with the same kernel files it succeeded with before. i would skip ODIN entirely, but the issues began with losing access to CWM, so that appeared to be my only option.
man i've been so careful until now. didn't even realize i was risking anything. ugh.

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If Odin recognizes your phone, you should be able to flash the stock firmware. You don't need a jig (except for possibly reseting the flash counter) if you can still get into download mode using vol- & vol+ & plug in usb cable. Get the I777UCKH7-CL503881 Stock Binaries from the Download Repository. You can use the one-click downloader version for simplicity (or the .tar.md5 version in your copy of odin.)
Once you're stock, you'll need to root and install CWM recovery.

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thanks very much y'all.

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creepyncrawly said:
If Odin recognizes your phone, you should be able to flash the stock firmware. You don't need a jig (except for possibly reseting the flash counter) if you can still get into download mode using vol- & vol+ & plug in usb cable. Get the I777UCKH7-CL503881 Stock Binaries from the Download Repository. You can use the one-click downloader version for simplicity (or the .tar.md5 version in your copy of odin.)
Once you're stock, you'll need to root and install CWM recovery.
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I did what you suggested, but Odin doesn't seem to recognize my phone (nothing happens in Odin).

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creepyncrawly said:
If Odin recognizes your phone, you should be able to flash the stock firmware. You don't need a jig (except for possibly reseting the flash counter) if you can still get into download mode using vol- & vol+ & plug in usb cable. Get the I777UCKH7-CL503881 Stock Binaries from the Download Repository. You can use the one-click downloader version for simplicity (or the .tar.md5 version in your copy of odin.)
Once you're stock, you'll need to root and install CWM recovery.
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where can i find this download repository?

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blankit said:
where can i find this download repository?
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His signature?
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Pirateghost said:
His signature?
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im a noob...i really need help here is my number 3473403145.....the only thing that worked when i flashed was zergs root kernel anything else doesnt work.....so if anyone can give me step by step instructions i will gladly appreciate it..or at least point me in the right direction

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drjim said:
I did what you suggested, but Odin doesn't seem to recognize my phone (nothing happens in Odin).
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Look in add/remove programs (or uninstall programs) for Samsung USB drivers for mobile phones. Is it there?
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blankit said:
im a noob...i really need help here is my number 3473403145.....the only thing that worked when i flashed was zergs root kernel anything else doesnt work.....so if anyone can give me step by step instructions i will gladly appreciate it..or at least point me in the right direction
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I'd be astonished if anyone here actually called you on the phone. You need to absorb some of the great material here, and get a basic understanding of the technology your phone uses, or you shouldn't be trying to flash firmware onto your phone.
That being said, this is not the first thread you have posted in, but here is as good a place as any. Please describe your problem in minute detail. Leave nothing out. If you are unable to use your phone currently, I will be glad to help you get it back to working.
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@pirateghost,
You ought to mosey over to the GSIII forum. They are in need of some developer love over there.

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creepyncrawly said:
Look in add/remove programs (or uninstall programs) for Samsung USB drivers for mobile phones. Is it there?
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I'd be astonished if anyone here actually called you on the phone. You need to absorb some of the great material here, and get a basic understanding of the technology your phone uses, or you shouldn't be trying to flash firmware onto your phone.
That being said, this is not the first thread you have posted in, but here is as good a place as any. Please describe your problem in minute detail. Leave nothing out. If you are unable to use your phone currently, I will be glad to help you get it back to working.
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@pirateghost,
You ought to mosey over to the GSIII forum. They are in need of some developer love over there.
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Unfortunately, I likely won't be getting any new devices until the nexus comes out. My connection I used to have that allowed me to get devices out of contract for discounts no longer exists. So I wont be buying out of contract devices any time soon.
I refuse to beg for a dev device also.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

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creepyncrawly said:
Look in add/remove programs (or uninstall programs) for Samsung USB drivers for mobile phones. Is it there?
---------- Post added at 05:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:17 PM ----------
I'd be astonished if anyone here actually called you on the phone. You need to absorb some of the great material here, and get a basic understanding of the technology your phone uses, or you shouldn't be trying to flash firmware onto your phone.
That being said, this is not the first thread you have posted in, but here is as good a place as any. Please describe your problem in minute detail. Leave nothing out. If you are unable to use your phone currently, I will be glad to help you get it back to working.
---------- Post added at 05:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:21 PM ----------
@pirateghost,
You ought to mosey over to the GSIII forum. They are in need of some developer love over there.
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Well the phone was given to me and it was unlocked to work on tmobile...I tried to root it and flashed it back to normal..but I flash the skyrocket galaxy s2 by mistake and that lead my phone to go the firmware upgrade has encountered and issue please go to recovery on Samsung kies etc etc.....I looked around and flashed zergs kernel that worked...and it allowed me to go into download mode but other than that when I boot the phone it only stays on Samsung logo and doesn't do anything else....I'm very lost
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blankit said:
Well the phone was given to me and it was unlocked to work on tmobile...I tried to root it and flashed it back to normal..but I flash the skyrocket galaxy s2 by mistake and that lead my phone to go the firmware upgrade has encountered and issue please go to recovery on Samsung kies etc etc.....I looked around and flashed zergs kernel that worked...and it allowed me to go into download mode but other than that when I boot the phone it only stays on Samsung logo and doesn't do anything else....I'm very lost
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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Can you show me what skyrocket firmware package you flashed by mistake? or give me a link where I can download it so I can see what you did.

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creepyncrawly said:
Can you show me what skyrocket firmware package you flashed by mistake? or give me a link where I can download it so I can see what you did.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...the one that got me into the situation im in.

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blankit said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho... that link.
Do you have Galaxy SII SGH-I777?
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creepyncrawly said:
Can't figure out what you flashed by looking at that link.
Do you have Galaxy SII SGH-I777?
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well i tried almost all of the methods of rooting it in that link....you can see them they are highlighted....and none of them work...but when i tried the one on top it didnt work and the phone was in download mode.....i picked up the phone and the battery fell out i forgot to put the cover back on and when i turned it back on it said the firmware upgrade encountered an issue etc etc....also the phone had froyo installed......and in the back of the phone is says model....sgh-i997 thats the only way i can get the phone model since the phone wont let me do anything else besides download mode....i did check phone model before when the phone worked and it said i777 so idk which one to believe

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blankit said:
well i tried almost all of the methods of rooting it in that link....you can see them they are highlighted....and none of them work...but when i tried the one on top it didnt work and the phone was in download mode.....i picked up the phone and the battery fell out i forgot to put the cover back on and when i turned it back on it said the firmware upgrade encountered an issue etc etc....also the phone had froyo installed......and in the back of the phone is says model....sgh-i997 thats the only way i can get the phone model since the phone wont let me do anything else besides download mode....i did check phone model before when the phone worked and it said i777 so idk which one to believe
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Something us wrong, i997 and froyo = the captivate, what the hell did you do?
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blankit said:
well i tried almost all of the methods of rooting it in that link....you can see them they are highlighted....and none of them work...but when i tried the one on top it didnt work and the phone was in download mode.....i picked up the phone and the battery fell out i forgot to put the cover back on and when i turned it back on it said the firmware upgrade encountered an issue etc etc....also the phone had froyo installed......and in the back of the phone is says model....sgh-i997 thats the only way i can get the phone model since the phone wont let me do anything else besides download mode....i did check phone model before when the phone worked and it said i777 so idk which one to believe
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Open the back of the phone, take the battery out, and look on the label to see which phone you have

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Nick281051 said:
Something us wrong, i997 and froyo = the captivate, what the hell did you do?
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Sounds like an Infuse. I had one and it was i997.
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