Hey guys I'm getting a S II today through Asurion since my Sensation broke and they didn't have any Sensations left so they offered me an HTC Amaze or S II and I took the S II. I am on the T-Mobile network. Anyways to my question as far as rooting can I use the method in this video:
http://galaxys2root.com/t-mobile-gal...y-s2-sgh-t989/
Also, I can just download gapps and the CM9 nightly and place on SD card and flash through CWM like any other phone right?
Lastly, in anticipation of receiving my S II I've been reading these forums and I noticed that Samsung has included some type of ROM flash counter that counts how many times you flash different FW's/ROMs. Is there any precautions I need to take or anything like that or just flash CM9 like you would flash it on any other phone? Thanks in advance!
pettigrew95 said:
Hey guys I'm getting a S II today through Asurion since my Sensation broke and they didn't have any Sensations left so they offered me an HTC Amaze or S II and I took the S II. I am on the T-Mobile network. Anyways to my question as far as rooting can I use the method in this video:
http://galaxys2root.com/t-mobile-gal...y-s2-sgh-t989/
Also, I can just download gapps and the CM9 nightly and place on SD card and flash through CWM like any other phone right?
Lastly, in anticipation of receiving my S II I've been reading these forums and I noticed that Samsung has included some type of ROM flash counter that counts how many times you flash different FW's/ROMs. Is there any precautions I need to take or anything like that or just flash CM9 like you would flash it on any other phone? Thanks in advance!
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ur link is broken
and u can also reset the binary counter by using triangle away
u can get it here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22463153#post22463153
Sorry don't know why link broke. Here it is:
http://galaxys2root.com/t-mobile-galaxy-s2/how-to-root-icsgb-on-t-mobile-galaxy-s2-sgh-t989/
pettigrew95 said:
Sorry don't know why link broke. Here it is:
http://galaxys2root.com/t-mobile-galaxy-s2/how-to-root-icsgb-on-t-mobile-galaxy-s2-sgh-t989/
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that shud work
go ahead
pettigrew95 said:
Hey guys I'm getting a S II today through Asurion since my Sensation broke and they didn't have any Sensations left so they offered me an HTC Amaze or S II and I took the S II. I am on the T-Mobile network. Anyways to my question as far as rooting can I use the method in this video:
http://galaxys2root.com/t-mobile-gal...y-s2-sgh-t989/
Also, I can just download gapps and the CM9 nightly and place on SD card and flash through CWM like any other phone right?
Lastly, in anticipation of receiving my S II I've been reading these forums and I noticed that Samsung has included some type of ROM flash counter that counts how many times you flash different FW's/ROMs. Is there any precautions I need to take or anything like that or just flash CM9 like you would flash it on any other phone? Thanks in advance!
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FYI, it appears that you already know that the T-mobile USA Galaxy S II is the SGH-T989? Well, that phone has its own forum. This is the forum for the GT-I9100, which is the international version. Firmwares/ROMs and kernels are NOT compatible between the two.
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FYI, it appears that you already know that the T-mobile USA Galaxy S II is the SGH-T989? Well, that phone has its own forum. This is the forum for the GT-I9100, which is the international version. Firmwares/ROMs and kernels are NOT compatible between the two.
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Wow thanks for that advice...would have bricked my phone haha!
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My white Galaxy S II got into a boot loop and the bootloop fix thread where I flash a stock ROM isn't working. Is there different firmware for the the white Galaxy S II I don't know about? Please help this is urgent.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Do you actually have an I9100?
Yes a white one. Another question to why I might be doing this wrong. Do I have to flash the matching kernel? and if I need to do that which section do I load that in on odin.
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Yes a white one. Another question to why I might be doing this wrong. Do I have to flash the matching kernel? and if I need to do that which section do I load that in on odin.
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Sorry, but oinkylicious' question is a VERY valid one. Given you are on AT&T, it begs the question: are you SURE you have a GT-I9100?
There are many different models of the Galaxy SII.
The GT-I9100 is the international version (I have one), which happens to work on AT&T's network, but you would have had to buy it internationally, imported it, or bought it through a re-seller.
AT&T sells two different AT&T branded models of Galaxy SII. The HSPA+ version of the Galaxy SII (SGH-I777), and the LTE version of the Galaxy SII (SGH-I727), which is also called the Galaxy SII: Skyrocket.
They are ALL different, and flashing a ROM meant for one of them onto another will usually result in a very expensive paperweight. So if you flashed a ROM from the link you posted above (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278), you very may well have to exchange it or take it to service.
If you take the battery out, what does it say for the model on the sticker underneath?
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Sorry, but oinkylicious' question is a VERY valid one. Given you are on AT&T, it begs the question: are you SURE you have a GT-I9100?
There are many different models of the Galaxy SII.
The GT-I9100 is the international version (I have one), which happens to work on AT&T's network, but you would have had to buy it internationally, imported it, or bought it through a re-seller.
AT&T sells two different AT&T branded models of Galaxy SII. The HSPA+ version of the Galaxy SII (SGH-I777), and the LTE version of the Galaxy SII (SGH-I727), which is also called the Galaxy SII: Skyrocket.
They are ALL different, and flashing a ROM meant for one of them onto another will usually result in a very expensive paperweight. So if you flashed a ROM from the link you posted above (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278), you very may well have to exchange it or take it to service.
If you take the battery out, what does it say for the model on the sticker underneath?
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I have a white international i9100. It's the one with 1 hardware button and 2 capacitive ones. Ordered it off amazon
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I have a white international i9100. It's the one with 1 hardware button and 2 capacitive ones. Ordered it off amazon
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Then no; white, black, shouldn't make a difference. (as long as it's not a i9100G)
You shouldn't have to flash a kernel on top of the firmware - the firmware will include a kernel. The only reason you would have to flash a kernel on top of the firmware is if you want root, or a custom kernel.
You didn't tick "repartition" or try to include a .pit file, did you?
No I didn't do that
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No I didn't do that
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Ok, so what happens now then? Does the phone still bootloop?
How about you break down exactly the steps you are following? Otherwise it's a guessing game on what went wrong.
Alright so I tried to install a Chinese ROM from this link
http://forum.mobileshelp.com/qualco...guage-samsung-galaxy-ii-i9100-guide-here.html
Then I got stuck in a boot loop
Now I've tried flashing some of the stock roms in that thread and I'm still stuck in a boot loop
I open I up Odin and I load up the ROM into the PDA slot and then I click start
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Alright so I tried to install a Chinese ROM from this link
http://forum.mobileshelp.com/qualco...guage-samsung-galaxy-ii-i9100-guide-here.html
Then I got stuck in a boot loop
Now I've tried flashing some of the stock roms in that thread and I'm still stuck in a boot loop
I open I up Odin and I load up the ROM into the PDA slot and then I click start
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By "that thread", do you mean Intratech's thread with all the official firmwares? (This one? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278) Which one are you choosing?
I've tried the XEU one and a Frankenstein one
If this helps it says something like can't access into [a directory that has system in it] once it enters the screen with the little android once it goes out of download mode
edit2: The problem has been solved. I had to go into recovery and do a wipe.
Big thanks to everyone who helped me out in this thread.
I bricked my Sprint S3 trying to flash Omega. It wont even turn on no matter what i do, and trust me I have tried it all. So I have found a few vids about usb jigs and how to use them. So if im able to get in download mode what should I push thru odin? Was there or is there a .tar somewhere that brings you back to stock?
someone please help.
Anything you find here will be for the international version, and as you know now, won't be compatible with the us versions.
Try the us versions forums and see if anyone has anything that can help.
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Chances are you killed that poor Galaxy S III, R.I.P.
Custom ROMs are meant for the International Version of Galaxy S III (GT-I9300) and if Im correct the one from Sprint is a variant.
The only way to have this fixed is to send it for JTag (Forced Download Mode via Hardware manipulation)
u flash rom which is made for international s3 .. I think that's y u brick
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same boat
I did the same exact thing.
flashed omega rom for the international version of my AT&T Galaxy S3
I sent it for jtag brick @ mobile tech videos
sorry no link this is my first post and for some reason i cant post links ye.
hopefully it all works out otherwise the last few days have been pretty expensive.
I let everyone know how it went
Flashing a rom?
read all the comments and check your phone model number.
lesson learned
lakser said:
Flashing a rom?
read all the comments and check your phone model number.
lesson learned
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Like a champ .
fixboot tar
if you can get into download mode you can flash a tar called fixboot found on the at&t section of the galaxy s3 on this site. It worked for mine when it wouldnt come off of the dreaded download screen with the yellow exclamation triangle on it. Just a thought. it works on the sprint version too.
If you can get a replacement phone though insurance or otherwise.. do that.
otherwise jtag repair from Josh worked but i had no lte coverage.
i am sure he has the updated tools to fix that now. but be carefull out there and learn your phones model number.
So i read up on installing a rom. I rooted my galaxy s3 from tmobile and everthing. I tried to install DragonICS rebirth rom and everything went great. The installation and everything. So then It asked me to reboot and i did. but now it doesnt turn on. I tried to hold down lock,home,and up volume/down volume. Took off battery. I tried everything and It wont turn on. It doesn't even charge. Please help.
garciaomar0203 said:
So i read up on installing a rom. I rooted my galaxy s3 from tmobile and everthing. I tried to install DragonICS rebirth rom and everything went great. The installation and everything. So then It asked me to reboot and i did. but now it doesnt turn on. I tried to hold down lock,home,and up volume/down volume. Took off battery. I tried everything and It wont turn on. It doesn't even charge. Please help.
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Did you make a nandroid backup of the previous rom and can you get in recovery mode?
if yes restore the backup (ALWAYS MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP OF A WORKING ROM) or reflash the rom ( wipe cache, dalvikcache, data/factory reset and format system in mounts and storage), If you can`t try to get in downloadmode and flash a stock rom and reroot.
You flashed the rom on what model no? That and infact all the roms here are made for i9300
Sounds like you've bricked it.
Make sure the rom you are flashing supports your device model.
garciaomar0203 said:
So i read up on installing a rom. I rooted my galaxy s3 from tmobile and everthing. I tried to install DragonICS rebirth rom and everything went great. The installation and everything. So then It asked me to reboot and i did. but now it doesnt turn on. I tried to hold down lock,home,and up volume/down volume. Took off battery. I tried everything and It wont turn on. It doesn't even charge. Please help.
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Your device was/is i9300 (international) or US model? If your's was a US model than you're one of many who have flashed wrong ROM.
sak500 said:
Your device was/is i9300 (international) or US model? If your's was a US model than you're one of many who have flashed wrong ROM.
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Then what is there left to do? I flashed my US SGS3 with omega 9.0... does not turn on. Does not boot at all :S
I would appreciate any help. Thanks.
Cheesie1 said:
Then what is there left to do? I flashed my US SGS3 with omega 9.0... does not turn on. Does not boot at all :S
I would appreciate any help. Thanks.
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Omega 9 is for the I9300 only. If you can't get it to turn on, you are bricked and therefore there is nothing you can do to fix it.
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I really think that the developers should warn in HUGE bright red letters on the FIRST page of every ROM, that THESE are NOT for U.S. versions of the Galaxy S III.
Really getting old seeing people bricking their phones all the time because they can't take 5 minutes to read 1) What section the are in and 2) All of the information before attempting to install ROM's.
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I really think that the developers should warn in HUGE bright red letters on the FIRST page of every ROM, that THESE are NOT for U.S. versions of the Galaxy S III.
Really getting old seeing people bricking their phones all the time because they can't take 5 minutes to read 1) What section the are in and 2) All of the information before attempting to install ROM's.
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I agree. People have to learn to read before doing this stuff. Before I flashed my S2 I read stuff for a month to make sure I knew what I was doing.
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Sword Fish said:
I agree. People have to learn to read before doing this stuff. Before I flashed my S2 I read stuff for a month to make sure I knew what I was doing.
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I do kind of agree with this but at the same time if you’re silly enough not to read all the info, then you deserve a brick. 9/10 roms state very clearly what the supported devices are.
It's like the fine print on a contract at the bank really.
All the threads are under "Samsung Galaxy S III I9300". I9300 should be enough to make people realize that they are in wrong forum
Sorry , wrong thread selected...Mods please forgive me & kindly delete my post !!
watsa said:
All the threads are under "Samsung Galaxy S III I9300". I9300 should be enough to make people realize that they are in wrong forum
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Most people only go by the Galaxy S III name. This is one of the MAIN reasons why I think that carrier branded phones should have their own unique names.
Hello Guys,
Im in deep troble here have an S3 and rooted it in 10 minutes, Now being a nice guy my friend gave me his samsung s2 to root and boy oh boy i am in trouble. After trying to root phone through Odin my phone is stuck on boot screen with triangle. I used Odin 1.85 and flashed SPHD710 kernel. Then i flashed recovery kernel, im so confused there seems to a million stock kernels to use and im not sure which build this is but its older. I can not get yellow triangle off i just want the get phone back to factory settings and start over. Please please help me with this so basically what i need is
1) Get Yellow triangle off
2) Root phone correct way (what ever website i used i followed closely and now have locked friends phone
Thats all
Please help
Don't panic search xda for solutions Iam sure everything will be normal.
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larry2679 said:
Hello Guys,
Im in deep troble here have an S3 and rooted it in 10 minutes, Now being a nice guy my friend gave me his samsung s2 to root and boy oh boy i am in trouble. After trying to root phone through Odin my phone is stuck on boot screen with triangle. I used Odin 1.85 and flashed SPHD710 kernel. Then i flashed recovery kernel, im so confused there seems to a million stock kernels to use and im not sure which build this is but its older. I can not get yellow triangle off i just want the get phone back to factory settings and start over. Please please help me with this so basically what i need is
1) Get Yellow triangle off
2) Root phone correct way (what ever website i used i followed closely and now have locked friends phone
Thats all
Please help
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Try here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
Like when someone ask a right question in right place....
078gregory said:
Like when someone ask a right question in right place.... Why you posted here and not in Q&A forum????
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He is new member and he is in panic :silly:
Can i flash rom with odin and how
He's also asking about what to do on an SPH-D710 in the GT-I9100 forum.
OP, do NOT flash anything from this forum. The device that this forum is for is the GT-I9100, which is a different device than the Sprint Galaxy SII. The GT-I9100 is a GSM phone that doesn't even work on Sprint's network.
You want to be in this forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1281
Hey im new here and i panicked Sorry
Hey im in such a bind i would pay someone to help me figure this out its driving me crazy
larry2679 said:
Hey im in such a bind i would pay someone to help me figure this out its driving me crazy
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Go to the Epic 4G Touch forum I linked you to above.
You won't find answers here in the I9100 forum.
Problem is i already flashed siyah kernel not knowing
larry2679 said:
Problem is i already flashed siyah kernel not knowing
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That might be, but that doesn't change the fact that the device you are working with is an Epic 4G Touch (SPH-D710), and not an I9100. I9100 users will typically not be able to help you, and files in this forum will not get you out of the situation you have created by doing just that; using a file from this forum, on a device that it was not meant for.
You will find many E4GT users have done the same. They were all likewise directed to the correct forum.
first of all sorry if this is a repeated thread, very new to this site and no offense intended. please point me in the right direction if this is the case.
phone is very unresponsive with either a battery symbol (with circle inside - frozen) or galaxy s2 load up screen with triangle. I have previously rooted the phone with a litening rom through odin v 1.85. i was running a version of ICS on it and this morning i tried to upgrade to jellybean as a forum on this site had said it was possible. firstly in clockwork mod (holding power, vol up and home button) somewhere through the process of putting the file on the phone (instructions said to carry out the process through the clockwork mod) i have made a grave error. If I was able to get the phone to be recognised by the laptop I would be able to flash another stock kernel through odin to at least get me back functional and worry about tweaking later. Currently the phone won't recognise as a drive to the laptop though. Any advice people? Perhaps a suggestion also of a location of stock kernel for australian samsung galaxy s2 (using the virgin network).
That's just a soft brick, don't worry about it .
We got plenty of threads about phone not being recognized by PCs.
Checked the pistachio thread?
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just a soft brick, gastnow right check pistachio theard
ShowerPower said:
just a soft brick, gastnow right check pistachio theard
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Are you following me around?
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gastonw said:
Are you following me around?
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Hes just spamming to build up his post count.Hes posting at double the rate you have.......lol.
"noob ok...lazy noob not ok"
theunderling said:
Hes just spamming to build up his post count.Hes posting at double the rate you have.......lol.
"noob ok...lazy noob not ok"
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Why did he pick me? Should I be worried?
Be afraid. Be VERY afraid.
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Be afraid. Be VERY afraid.
Sent from my digital submersible hovercraft.
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O M G
further problems with rooted phone
gastonw said:
That's just a soft brick, don't worry about it .
We got plenty of threads about phone not being recognized by PCs.
Checked the pistachio thread?
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Hi (newb alert)
First of all thanks for all the info - followed the pistacchio thread to regenerate phone, that worked great. however, now once the phone is going again, repeatedly getting an overvoltage error message (did not have before) and the battery dying very quickly. I also cannot access the 3G network, but wifi is fine.
Can you recommend a course of action for this, not sure if i have flashed back to a complete stock rom or not, does that mean that the phone is still rooted? I would like to flash another rom if possible, but am not asking what one to use (have seen the rules of the site Sometimes the battery is even flashing . kernel version is 3.0.15-I9100XXLPH-CL118559 and build number is IML74K.XXLPH.
Any more info needed I am happy to provide. I was really happy with the slim ICS rom and would like to stick with that in the jellybean option if possible.
thanks
Go as stock as possible before going custom again.
See if issues persists.
Make sure you flash the right ROM for your device, noticed you're on I9100 ROM and you've only stated you own an "s II" , so, I cannot recommend any specific ROM because of the variants.
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sgs2
gastonw said:
That's just a soft brick, don't worry about it .
We got plenty of threads about phone not being recognized by PCs.
Checked the pistachio thread?
Sent from the little guy
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gastonw said:
Go as stock as possible before going custom again.
See if issues persists.
Make sure you flash the right ROM for your device, noticed you're on I9100 ROM and you've only stated you own an "s II" , so, I cannot recommend any specific ROM because of the variants.
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Sorry phone is a gtI9100. Australian on Virgin network, which is same as optus one I think, more info required? Happy to provide. Do you know any links (with helpful instructions and up to date download links) to help please
divx4life said:
Sorry phone is a gtI9100. Australian on Virgin network, which is same as optus one I think, more info required? Happy to provide. Do you know any links (with helpful instructions and up to date download links) to help please
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You can find a lovely thread about official jelly bean posted in the general section. There you can find download links and support for 4.1.2
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