hi guys i am in a very bad situation my friend asked me to put hebrew on his galaxy s 2 , so as a good friend i tried to help him idownloaded the orange zip file and use odin to flash it and now it got stuck on the boot screen i can go into download mode but i dont know how to bring it back to life
please help
thanks
Zip files are not meant for ODIN.
ODIN normally flashes tar files which has only the necessary files and no scripts inside.
Clockworkmod is used to flash zip files.
I think you used PDA button on ODIN to flash *.zip file.
Find a kernel with cwm , codeworkx's kernel or siyah kernel.
Flash using PDA of odin.
If it doesn't work, flash an entire stock rom using odin, download from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Then flash a kernel with cwm, and flash hebrew zip in recovery
thanks for the reply I have one more question do I need a USB jig and also what custom binary count for mine says 2
is that a problem
If you can get into download mode, you don't need a jig. The binary count shows the number of times you flashed from download mode. It's not a problem, but it's a proof that you did, and it probably means your phone lost its warranty.
You dont need a jig if you can get into download mode but it will reset the binary counter for warranty purposes
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droidphile said:
Zip files are not meant for ODIN.
ODIN normally flashes tar files which has only the necessary files and no scripts inside.
Clockworkmod is used to flash zip files.
I think you used PDA button on ODIN to flash *.zip file.
Find a kernel with cwm , codeworkx's kernel or siyah kernel.
Flash using PDA of odin.
If it doesn't work, flash an entire stock rom using odin, download from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Then flash a kernel with cwm, and flash hebrew zip in recovery
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Well, some people put the .tar's inside a zip to compress it, so it might be a Odin file after all.
Open the zip file, and if there is just ONE file there, extract it and flash it with Odin. If there are alot of files/folders, it's for CWM
so i rootes my bell sgs2 but never really thought about custom roms. now i want to get a custom rom going but when i try to get to recovery mod it just goes into the stock recovery program so installing the roms fail. when i rooted i flashed the rooted cf-root kernal then flashed the stock to get rid of the yellow triangle but still have root. did i mess up CWM some how?
if i need to reinstall can you give me steps on how to do so?
Thanks
Sounds like you got rid of clockwork flashing the stock kernel, reflash CF and you will have what you need to install roms. To get rid of the triangle you either need to follow these instructions or do it the easy way and buy a jig from ebay for a couple of quid.
http://www.forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
(1) Make sure you have CF-Root flashed (see the first post). You must have the "CWM Manager" app available.
(2) Make sure you have the same version of CF-Root extracted until you have the zImage file. (ZIP --> extract --> TAR --> extract --> zImage).
(3) Push the zImage file to /sdcard . It must still be called zImage !
(4) Find an original Samsung signed stock kernel (preferably from the same stock firmware you have, but it's not terribly important)
(5) Reboot into download mode (adb reboot download, or boot the device with home and volume-down pressed)
(6) Fire up ODIN, and flash the Samsung kernel
(7) Boot the device with the stock kernel. CWM Manager will still be available.
(8) Start CWM Manager, select Flash Kernel, and select the zImage from CF-Root you previously put on your SD-card. The kernel will flash and the device will reboot.
(9) You will now notice you no longer have the warning triangle during boot, but you are actually running CF-Root with all it's goodies!
(10) In the future, if you only use the Flash Kernel option inside CWM Manager instead of ODIN, the triangle will not return, neither will your flash counter increase. But keep in mind, that CWM Manager can only handle a direct "zImage" if you are NOT running a kernel with full busybox support (this is currently needed for flashing kernels out of .TAR and .ZIP files)
How can I go back from 4.0.3 to 2.3.6 ?
You can use odin or CWM. If you want to get back to stock, just download a stock rom from samfirmware.com and use odin. You can also just flash a 2.3.6 rom if you have CWM already installed.
as mentioned above...
easiest way I think will be ODIN.
Get the ROM you want (official) and look for Odin3-v1.85.zip and run it.
Then plug your phone and it will show up in Odin. Then check and select PDA in Odin and find the rom you want to install. Run it and should be good to go.
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The stock ROM should be tar/md5 along with a dll (in case you get it somewhere zipped up and need to unzip it).
As the title state, I have search in the internet and found lots of tutorial about flashing a .tar framework to the phone.
However, the ROM that I downloaded from xda was just a .zip which contains an .img kernel.
How to flash the .img kernel to my phone then install the zip from SD card?
What do you actually want to do? If you want to root your phone, download a kernel file (there are threads about it), and flash it with Odin.
If you want to flash a rom, you have to install a .zip file through CWM, no other kind of files.
If you want to flash a kernel (and you have a rooted device), you also have to flash a .zip file through CWM.
Thanks for your reply. I know the steps of installing a new ROM. However, I used to boot the phone into flash mode and use Flashtool to flash the kernel which extension is .img. But for S2 it doesn't contain flash mode and seems I can't use flashtool to flash the kernel. If I can use Odin to flash a kernel with .img extension rather then a .tar extension? Also when I boot my S2 into download mode and connect to my computer, Odin still cannot detect the phone. If there is any "download mode" driver that I need to install or just use the normal Samsung driver ? Thanks a lot.
PS: Since the debug mode is working when I connect my phone to the computer I am sure I have installed a driver.
Donnie Sins said:
What do you actually want to do? If you want to root your phone, download a kernel file (there are threads about it), and flash it with Odin.
If you want to flash a rom, you have to install a .zip file through CWM, no other kind of files.
If you want to flash a kernel (and you have a rooted device), you also have to flash a .zip file through CWM.
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So I assume your phone isn't rooted yet, right?
For using Odin: there are plenty of guides in the General Section, or even on google. But to actually use it, you have to install Samsung Kies first, to get the correct drivers.
After it, you can uninstall it, because otherwise Odin won't work (but that's all written in the guides).
When your phone is rooted, you can simply flash a new kernel (.zip) through CWM.
I*have an android version 2.3.4 and does not search for me and yet sgsII update has already JB long. What to do to have searched this update? CSC changed even with the KOR on the XEO and still nothing ... Please help!
DarNex said:
I*have an android version 2.3.4 and does not search for me and yet sgsII update has already JB long. What to do to have searched this update? CSC changed even with the KOR on the XEO and still nothing ... Please help!
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If you are having trouble to search for the latest updates for your s2, I suggest going on samfirmware and search for the latest update(google it, open the website, click check for firmware and select details accordingly.). You will need to make a samfirmware account but after that, you can download the file. The .zip file that you download must be flashed with ODIN.
If you don't know how to install this .zip file using odin, follow these steps:
1. Extract the download firmware making sure that you extract the .tar file from the .zip
2. Open ODIN, if you haven't downloaded it yet, google it and click the xda link.
3. Plug in you phone into your computer making sure it is in download mode (press and hold volume down, home, power)
4. Click on the PDA button and locate the .tar firmware file and select it.
5. Click start
6. Once it says successful, your phone will reboot. Quickly make your phone boot into recovery mode(volume up, home, power)
7. Once you are in the recovery menu, navigate the menu with volume buttons and select and confirm factory reset and wipe cache partition (this will delete your apps, but your files will be kept.
8. Reboot your phone then voila, your phone has the latest stock firmware!
I*can not use Odin because my computer does not search the phone.
DarNex said:
I*can not use Odin because my computer does not search the phone.
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Even on download mode? If yes, I suggest using mobile odin and download the files, then put the on your phones internal memory. You should try custom stock roms like Neat rom since a lot of the bloat ware from samsung can be removed. I think to do both steps, your phone needs to be pre-rooted. So you will need to download an app that will root your phone. Search on xda (and search on google) for easy root methods or root app. With custom rom method (and after rooting your phone), you will need to install it using CWM or TWRP recovery (volume up, home, power)
But I do not know how to make root android 2.3.4 without a computer.
DarNex said:
But I do not know how to make root android 2.3.4 without a computer.
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Easy, just download the root app( try framaroot) on xda using your phone and install that app, making sure unknown sources are allowed, then run it, tap the required exploit then, you're done. You can download the custom rom using your phone too. But, if you don't want to use your computer, this will take longer to do. Since your phone is now rooted, you can also use mobile odin too! For custom stock rom (4.1.2 neat rom), you will need to use rom manager, download the latest recovery for s2 then install it. After, you need to download a Jelly bean kernel onto your phone's internal storage (search for apolo kernel by Pedestre), then download the custom rom into your phones internal storage. Using the steps I've said before, go into recovery mode, then:
Press install from zip, select whichever storage location you downloaded your files in, select the JB kernel, then once it installs, your phone will reboot. You will notice your phone will not boot properly and will restart back into the recovery. Once booting back into recovery, install the neat rom zip file and then the aroma installer will pop up with all the options you can choose from.
I can not use the computer because the computer does not detect the phone. And I'd like to stock JB 4.1.2, does not want a custom rom. and how to write it stock JB by mobile odin? And if mobil odin must be PRO or lite?
DarNex said:
I can not use the computer because the computer does not detect the phone. And I'd like to stock JB 4.1.2, does not want a custom rom. and how to write it stock JB by mobile odin? And if mobil odin must be PRO or lite?
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Then you will still need to do the rooting of your phone. When you download the stock official rom from a website like samfirmware (onto your phones internal storage), you will need to extract it with rar for android (you need to extract the .tar file). Then you basically need to open the odin mobile app, select the pda file then your phone should do install the stock rom. Sorry about saying to download mobile odin from the play store, I forgot chainfire (the dev) made it so you needed to download the .apk file from xda: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2719771&d=1398965576 The one on the play store was an optional payment to support the dev.
I'll try. Is odin mobile is safe?
DarNex said:
I'll try. Is odin mobile is safe?
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As long as you select the right file for the right usage. (E.g PDA for phone software, etc) if you follow my steps, your phone should be all good. Just make sure you have enough battery during the process.
what about the bootloader? On another forum I asked was it said that the renovation of GB / ICS to JB need to update the bootloader.
DarNex said:
what about the bootloader? On another forum I asked was it said that the renovation of GB / ICS to JB need to update the bootloader.
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The boot loader should already come with the stock rom package. When I flashed stock ics on my device, it automatically downgraded the bootloader for me. Note: sometimes, stock firmware packages can have more than one file included, but they have the uses stated at the end of the file name.
So this means that you do not need the bootloader I upgrade I can immediately upload the stock JB?
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So this means that you do not need the bootloader I upgrade I can immediately upload the stock JB?
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Once again. The bootloader is automatically updated during the upgrade process. No additional steps required to update bootloader. So yes, you can just flash JB immediately.
And if he needs to upload cwm rom for mobile odin?
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And if he needs to upload cwm rom for mobile odin?
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Sorry. I don't understand what you're saying.
Longer valid ive loaded the system works!