Hi All.
So, i was trying to change my csc today, and screwed the pooch royally. I knew that was happening when i went to flash it on mobile odin, and i saw in the litttle white text: Kernel clearing, flashing... And I didnt have a kernel selected....
ANYWAY, now i have a nice paperweight, made by samsung. Is this a soft brick that I can fix using this link?:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458&highlight=brick
Or is it something more sinister? Basically, do I need to start looking for a new phone? Is it possible to fix it?
Can you still get into download mode? If you can, flash stock kernel in download mode using ODIN. If it still cannot boot after kernel flash, you will need to flash the stock firmware again.
ksilver89 said:
Can you still get into download mode? If you can, flash stock kernel in download mode using ODIN. If it still cannot boot after kernel flash, you will need to flash the stock firmware again.
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Yea, I got into download mode. Im gonna try flashing a stock kernel now. Fingers Crossed...
jbarol said:
Yea, I got into download mode. Im gonna try flashing a stock kernel now. Fingers Crossed...
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You can find a new firmware at www.sammobile.com.
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kilometers4 said:
You can find a new firmware at www.sammobile.com.
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I ended up using this one:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=8&view=5306
Now my phone turns on, but I am unable to stay registered on the network for more than 2-3 minutes. This is my correct region, Russia, right?
jbarol said:
I ended up using this one:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=8&view=5306
Now my phone turns on, but I am unable to stay registered on the network for more than 2-3 minutes. This is my correct region, Russia, right?
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If the link works properly these are the actual Russia versions
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=GT-I9100&pcode=SER&os=1&type=1#firmware
ag4751 said:
If the link works properly these are the actual Russia versions
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=GT-I9100&pcode=SER&os=1&type=1#firmware
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Russia 2012 July 4.0.4 I9100XWLPM I9100OXELP8
is what i installed.
Now I am getting a lot of random shut-downs on top of the connection issues. is LMP/LP8 a good one to be using? Or is one of the earlier releases better?
ash
jbarol said:
Russia 2012 July 4.0.4 I9100XWLPM I9100OXELP8
is what i installed.
Now I am getting a lot of random shut-downs on top of the connection issues. is LMP/LP8 a good one to be using? Or is one of the earlier releases better?
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Regarding the firmware you installed, there are something you need to read and understand the risk of using it.
Check this and this. Meanwhile before you do anything, DO NOT wipe data/factory reset your phone.
I would suggest you to install other firmware that are considered safe, as soon as possible. Avoid using the recovery mode.
ksilver89 said:
ash
Regarding the firmware you installed, there are something you need to read and understand the risk of using it.
Check this and this. Meanwhile before you do anything, DO NOT wipe data/factory reset your phone.
I would suggest you to install other firmware that are considered safe, as soon as possible. Avoid using the recovery mode.
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thanks.
So install this one:
Russia 2012 May 4.0.3 I9100XWLPD I9100OXELP7
through odin?
jbarol said:
thanks.
So install this one:
Russia 2012 May 4.0.3 I9100XWLPD I9100OXELP7
through odin?
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Yes, after a successful flash, let it boot up completely, backup everything in your phone (contacts, sms, calendar, etc). Make sure you are already using a safe kernel (4.0.3 for example), power down your phone, press and hold Vol Up + Home + Power button together to boot into recovery mode, do a factory reset, then reboot normally. Now it should fix the random shut down.
Edit: You will lose all your apps, contacts, sms, but not musics, photo & stuff inside internal storage if you do a factory reset, so make sure you backup before proceeding.
Take care
It worked! Thanks!
Now I have a different problem, it seems. Whenever people text me, the message is blank. Either I have weird friends, or something else is going on. Any ideas?
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I Downloaded and installed the ICS update last night and have been living in hell since. It doesn't have the soft buttons it is supposed to, so navigating through everything is an absolute nightmare! I want to go back to my standard rooted phone. But I have followed MANY, MANY guides, and it will not work. I have downloaded 10 different ROMS and FIRMWARES today and Flashed OVER AND OVER. I am completely stuck and NEED help please.
I have used Recovery to try and install new Roms, Used Odin as well, and I get problems EVERY time. It will reboot, load, and as soon as the "Touch the Android to Begin" logo comes up, It starts having process failures popping up over and over, preventing me from being able to do anything. Forcing me to reflash to ICS again.
Can someone please explain the process to take it back to stock so I can re-root it?
Did you wipe everything when you installed the roms? Data, cache, Dalvik?
Find stock roms here for odin:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Just make sure to download and install the correct rom depending on which SGSII you have.
xfile102 said:
I Downloaded and installed the ICS update last night and have been living in hell since. It doesn't have the soft buttons it is supposed to, so navigating through everything is an absolute nightmare! I want to go back to my standard rooted phone. But I have followed MANY, MANY guides, and it will not work. I have downloaded 10 different ROMS and FIRMWARES today and Flashed OVER AND OVER. I am completely stuck and NEED help please.
I have used Recovery to try and install new Roms, Used Odin as well, and I get problems EVERY time. It will reboot, load, and as soon as the "Touch the Android to Begin" logo comes up, It starts having process failures popping up over and over, preventing me from being able to do anything. Forcing me to reflash to ICS again.
Can someone please explain the process to take it back to stock so I can re-root it?
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first install stock rom from this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
then download this rom (i think this is best ICS Rom) and install it with CMW(you should copy the rom inside your internal SD) then full wipe your phone and install rom .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1451346
it isn't hard to push thanks button
All you need to do, if having FCs is perform a factory reset (via recovery)...
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xfile102 said:
I Downloaded and installed the ICS update last night and have been living in hell since. It doesn't have the soft buttons it is supposed to, so navigating through everything is an absolute nightmare! I want to go back to my standard rooted phone. But I have followed MANY, MANY guides, and it will not work. I have downloaded 10 different ROMS and FIRMWARES today and Flashed OVER AND OVER. I am completely stuck and NEED help please.
I have used Recovery to try and install new Roms, Used Odin as well, and I get problems EVERY time. It will reboot, load, and as soon as the "Touch the Android to Begin" logo comes up, It starts having process failures popping up over and over, preventing me from being able to do anything. Forcing me to reflash to ICS again.
Can someone please explain the process to take it back to stock so I can re-root it?
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Why don't people search...?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1449771
Kaze105 said:
Did you wipe everything when you installed the roms? Data, cache, Dalvik?
Find stock roms here for odin:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Just make sure to download and install the correct rom depending on which SGSII you have.
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@Kaze & @Medhi, I went to the Link you provide above, which is INCREDIBLY well laid out and helppful, If I lived anywhere in the world except The US. There arent any Firmwares provided for North America there. Any other suggestions? That was a great resource if they only had some North America Help
xfile102 said:
@Kaze & @Medhi, I went to the Link you provide above, which is INCREDIBLY well laid out and helppful, If I lived anywhere in the world except The US. There arent any Firmwares provided for North America there. Any other suggestions? That was a great resource if they only had some North America Help
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Use any version... It is universal! Stop complaining and use search MORE OFTEN!
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Phistachio said:
Why don't people search...?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1449771
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Phistachio!!! Thank You. And to reply, I most certainly DID search, MANY, MANY topics. I thought my phone was bricked but came across SOOOO many threads saying if your phone would load into a ROM it is most certainly NOT BRICKED, leading a n00b such as myself to believe I needed to search for a different issue. Always helps to know what you are looking FOR when searching. This looks awesome. I will try it right away and get back to you with an update as to whether this fixes it.
Phistachio said:
Why don't people search...?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1449771
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Phistachio - I followed your link, but when you get to the following step:
4) Download the necessary files : the Kernel, the Recovery Package and the Bootloader (it's the old one, which you can easily use a USB JIG to reset the counter and remove the yellow triangle when having a custom kernel or OS),
The link provided for the Recover Package is a Hotfile.com link, and the Archive that it downloads is PASSWORD PROTECTED, and there is no mention of a password anywhere on the page you provided, nor on the hotfile.com page.
Any Ideas?
zylor said:
Use any version... It is universal! Stop complaining and use search MORE OFTEN!
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Zylor, Thanks for the overt Negativity in your post. I was making sure we were clear, not complaining. I wasn't aware that telling someone that they have provided a great resource was "complaining". And when the OP AND the page he sends you to VERY CLEARLY say ONLY USE THE CORRECT VERSION, far be it for me to magically know that I can grab any random version from CHINA or wherever and have it work on my US ATT GS2. Sorry for trying to follow instructions and avoid a potential brick. But thanks for being a hateful Troll.
xfile102 said:
Phistachio - I followed your link, but when you get to the following step:
4) Download the necessary files : the Kernel, the Recovery Package and the Bootloader (it's the old one, which you can easily use a USB JIG to reset the counter and remove the yellow triangle when having a custom kernel or OS),
The link provided for the Recover Package is a Hotfile.com link, and the Archive that it downloads is PASSWORD PROTECTED, and there is no mention of a password anywhere on the page you provided, nor on the hotfile.com page.
Any Ideas?
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Password is probably samfirmware.com or [email protected]
Are you sure you've got an I9100 and not an I9100G or whatever?
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mbutandola said:
Are you sure you've got an I9100 and not an I9100G or whatever?
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Actually, you may be able to help me there. Most site reference only the I9100 or the I9100G. My Phone Hardware has a sticker saying SGH-I777, but the boot screen has always said GT-I9100. So which would it be?
xfile102 said:
Actually, you may be able to help me there. Most site reference only the I9100 or the I9100G. My Phone Hardware has a sticker saying SGH-I777, but the boot screen has always said GT-I9100. So which would it be?
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You have the AT&T device.
Your correct forum is at http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1301
Not sure from the details supplied, but have youtried AT&T specific Roms?
Over at this site http://galaxys2root.com/category/att-galaxy-s2-roms/ (Thanks to Max) they have quite a few to try. And make sure you do a complete wipe before you flash one of them ie, factory reset, clear cache then advanced delvik cache and battery stats and then install from zip.
Hope this helps.
I followed all the instructions, and my phone rebooted into the ROM. But it is not stock. My Back and Search buttons still do not work, and the Recovery is 3e, so I cant use the Recovery function because my model (US AT&T) doesn't have the OK button. Since I cant get it to take a screenshot, i'll list the info below:
Android Version: 2.3.5
Baseband Version: I9100XXKI3
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-I9100XXKI3-CL577579 [email protected] #2
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.XXKI3
I just want to get it back to AT&T Stock, or a WORKING 2.3.6. But as it stands, It doesnt work properly, because my Back Button does not work, nor my Search button.
All Guidance is appreciated. I want to get back to the Stock Bootloader, not the ICS Bootloader
P.S. - I DID SEARCH FOR THIS INFO. When I did, I came up with threads like:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1317372
- Turns out it only works on the CHINESE SGS2.
Bobgnarley said:
Not sure from the details supplied, but have youtried AT&T specific Roms?
Over at this site http://galaxys2root.com/category/att-galaxy-s2-roms/ (Thanks to Max) they have quite a few to try. And make sure you do a complete wipe before you flash one of them ie, factory reset, clear cache then advanced delvik cache and battery stats and then install from zip
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Bob!! Thats exactly what I want to do. But I cant, because the Recovery installed on my phone wont let me do anything because I dont have the OK button on my phone. I tried the power button and everything else, I cannot make selections in Recovery 3e, so the only way to get out of it is to pull the battery.
Xfile if your sticker says at&t sgh-i777 theres a complete forum dedicated to that model here in xda. Better pop in there and find more help.
They also have model specific roms over there and surely they should work. Wannit to post the link but not sure how to from the xda app yet.
Good luck.
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xfile102 said:
Phistachio - I followed your link, but when you get to the following step:
4) Download the necessary files : the Kernel, the Recovery Package and the Bootloader (it's the old one, which you can easily use a USB JIG to reset the counter and remove the yellow triangle when having a custom kernel or OS),
The link provided for the Recover Package is a Hotfile.com link, and the Archive that it downloads is PASSWORD PROTECTED, and there is no mention of a password anywhere on the page you provided, nor on the hotfile.com page.
Any Ideas?
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No problem I'm glad I can help
The password is samfirmware.com
BTW, to replace the ICS bootloader flash the BL in the thread
Also, I would like to apologize for my first reply (the "Why didn't you search" one)... It was a bit rude...
Phistachio said:
No problem I'm glad I can help
The password is samfirmware.com
BTW, to replace the ICS bootloader flash the BL in the thread
Also, I would like to apologize for my first reply (the "Why didn't you search" one)... It was a bit rude...
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No Sweat. I'm just trying to follow instructions and get this fixed ASAP. I did flash the bootloader mentioned, with no errors in Odin, but it still loads with the new galaxy S logo animation instead of the old GT-I9100 Logo with the Yellow Exclamation point. AND, I still have no use of the Back and Search buttons, functionality that is removed in the new ICS. What am I doing wrong? I cannot seem to get my phone back to Stock Android.
Got the Galaxy S3 on the 3 network in the UK, all was fine & dandy then found out about how the phone was updated & basically 3 sit twiddling their thumbs on it. Went looking for a solution, found a nice simple flash the phone with Odin, use proper Samsung firmware, thought that will do the trick for me.
Unfortunately I did exactly as I was told (didn't go down the root, well, route as there were too many options and I was lost as to wether I was using the right stuff) People swore by the flash to samsung firmware, did that last night, was perfect. Only thing left was the change csc thing, to select BTU but the option wasnt there...was told to download another firmware.......the phone returned with a "unfortunately, the process android.acore has stopped" message, was told to to a reset.......then got "unfortunately, messaging has stopped". Have flashed a few times now to no avail, I can no longer text, is my phone basically broken beyond repair?
Not ruined, but it sounds like you have clobbered some system files. Read up on rooting. Hopefully you can Root and then install a custom recovery like CWM then install a custom ROM.
It would have been better to have made a backup via recovery before you started flashing stuff.
Flash stock ROM and start again
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Or even factory reset .
But its a bad flash probably could be a corrupt download or wrong firmware .
jje
seems like u didnt follow the instructions and u could have even bricked your device all that i can say is factory reset or flash a new rom
SilvFlashProd said:
Not ruined, but it sounds like you have clobbered some system files. Read up on rooting. Hopefully you can Root and then install a custom recovery like CWM then install a custom ROM.
It would have been better to have made a backup via recovery before you started flashing stuff.
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(s)he is having issues just fixing a stock rom misflash and you recommend a custom ROM? Even root was too complicated
I've flashed past phones to death and even still following instructions exactly, they don't always work as they should. Yeah they have cool features and yeah me or you can probably manage to fix any issues they throw up, but they are definitely not for everyone.
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bkr32 said:
seems like u didnt follow the instructions and u could have even bricked your device all that i can say is factory reset or flash a new rom
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Bull****...his problems have nothing to do with a brick. Don't scare him.
i'd defo try a factory, cache and dalvik reset first before flashing again, you'l loose all your data but it may fix the problems you are experiencing.. Boot into recovery mode to do that.
Thanks for all the replies. I have flashed with Odin 3.04 & have found out 3.07 is out...could this be where it all went wrong? I tried following the rooting stuff but found so many variations & in my head (technology challenged when it comes to this) it was all going over my head. I did do the factory reset & reflash with a stock software (the latest I believe) but I don't know if it is a network thing which knackerec me, in CSC I have sales code saying H3G with no options to select BTU. If I post a screenshot of my settings (about device) would that help someone steer me in the right direction as a possible starting point.
My phone appears to be no longer 3 branded, but it should be locked to the 3 network in the uk.
I had the same issue with my Three branded phone. What i did was flash the rom with the PDA button ticked in Odin and then flashed it again with the same file but ticked the CSC icon instead of the PDA and it worked and then let me select BTU from the menu. Give it a try and report back, i'm 99% sure it'll work.
BTW you'll lose the HD voice by flashing it. I still havent found and easy way to get it back working.
bonzai1888 said:
Thanks for all the replies. I have flashed with Odin 3.04 & have found out 3.07 is out...could this be where it all went wrong?
No very unlikely i still use 1.30
I tried following the rooting stuff but found so many variations & in my head
One method works and is easy .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
Stock UK
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
jje
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JJEgan said:
bonzai1888 said:
Thanks for all the replies. I have flashed with Odin 3.04 & have found out 3.07 is out...could this be where it all went wrong?
No very unlikely i still use 1.30
I tried following the rooting stuff but found so many variations & in my head
One method works and is easy .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
Stock UK
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
jje
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The link for the stock you posted is what I used....didn't root as I said, but appeared to work perfectly. Then I lost access to kies & was told I needed to use csc to tick the BTU option & that would work, except I didnt & still don't have that option. Was given another link to apparently the same stock that had "multi csc options" & that when I got the Samsung acore error & I did a factory reset after about 30 minutes of trying to get into the options, then the messaging stopped working & I found out how to do te factory reset using te vol button home power thing. Is there a specific 3 firmware where I can get my phone branded again & take it from there?
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djstevie said:
I had the same issue with my Three branded phone. What i did was flash the rom with the PDA button ticked in Odin and then flashed it again with the same file but ticked the CSC icon instead of the PDA and it worked and then let me select BTU from the menu. Give it a try and report back, i'm 99% sure it'll work.
BTW you'll lose the HD voice by flashing it. I still havent found and easy way to get it back working.
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If I try this, what Rom did you use, was it the one in link after you?
What do you want .
Wait for updates via Kies and OTA or join XDA and flash Stock Samsung rom as released ???
Me no Kies and no OTA on my phone
Stock LG9 or leaked Jelly Bean .
jje
JJEgan said:
What do you want .
Wait for updates via Kies and OTA or join XDA and flash Stock Samsung rom as released ???
Me no Kies and no OTA on my phone
Stock LG9 or leaked Jelly Bean .
jje
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I am happy flashing on release, please understand this is all new. If losing kies is not an issue coz I can just flash then cool. I thought kies was an essential part of the updating. I can use my phone fine just now (using go SMS Pro) but would like it back to fully working phone which would be sweet.
Nothing good is wrong with your phone. It's not even a brick yet. Flash a cwm recovery and then re trying using check rom.
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None of these guys no what there talking about. You've bricked your phone and you won't be able to fix it. Best thing to do is cut your loss and sell it. I'll be generous and give you £50 pounds for it. That's right a fresh £50 note right now, hard cash delivered right to your door step, no questions asked!
Honestly though try flashing the original 3 firmware, it should be in the firmware thread I believe.
P.S You've not bricked your phone, no where near it so don't worry about it.
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avocco said:
None of these guys no what there talking about. You've bricked your phone and you won't be able to fix it. Best thing to do is cut your loss and sell it. I'll be generous and give you £50 pounds for it. That's right a fresh £50 note right now, hard cash delivered right to your door step, no questions asked!
Honestly though try flashing the original 3 firmware, it should be in the firmware thread I believe.
P.S You've not bricked your phone, no where near it so don't worry about it.
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Thanks...I was giving up again to be honest as once again I was left not knowing what to do. I thought this would be the easiest place to ask but it was ending up in riddles, which is why I gave up on rooting it in the first place.
bonzai1888 said:
Thanks...I was giving up again to be honest as once again I was left not knowing what to do. I thought this would be the easiest place to ask but it was ending up in riddles, which is why I gave up on rooting it in the first place.
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I'm on 3 UK same happened to me when I unbranded. Don't panic your phone is fine. Turn off phone then hold power + home + volume up. Let go when you see the Android man. Wipe factory reset and dalvik cache you will lose everything. Then reboot. Don't bother letting it boot back up, just hold power + home + volume down. Then flash unbranded rom via odin. Once done and booted type *#272*yourimei# and you should now have option of btu.
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If I try this, what Rom did you use, was it the one in link after you?
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Was the latest UK unbranded rom in the first page.
So, today I updated my phone to ICS and rooted my phone and just like a little kid i started playing with things and long story short I'm pretty sure I bricked it. I think what happened just before I think it bricked is that I was downloading and installing a ROM from ROM Manager. It went through the whole start up process(asking for gmail for syncing and all that nonsense) and when i tried to download another app from the google store i got a "error with purchasing" or something like that so i restored all the info and stuff i had on ROM manager and titanium back up and tried it again. no luck. I tried going for factory reset but it didn't work(all three ways). So i panicked and went to superuser and clicked the unroot choice. Really stupid choice since now i can't use any of the apps to get into bootload. Now I can't get to recovery, bootload, or any other of those things even with hardware.
So in summary here are the symptoms:
1. can't get into any other modes (recovery, bootload, etc.)
2. Get the error "Error processing purchase.[DF-BPA-13]" when trying to download something off google play.
3. Charges extremely Slow.
4. Phone works normally. goes through normal boot. I can text, browse, do all standard functions.
5. When turning off the phone it gets hung up at goodbye.
6. Can't perform hard resets.
More information:
Model Number: SGH-T989
Android Version: 4.03
Please Help! I'm begging you! and if you need more information just let me know. and one thought I would have in fixing it is using a USB jig. But i wouldn't know what to do once I got back into the other modes.
you can search how to fix it here on xda, but maybe this will give you a lead http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1805474
hope you get it fixed!
Right well there is 2 things you can do:
1) use a USB jig and get into download mode, and then flash a stock ROM
2) Do an adb restart into recovery using android SDK
Let me know if it work?
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This is a forum for the international version, i9100. Your device T989 is a completely different device and has its own forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1329
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I don't think the phone is "hard bricked"
what version of ICS was you on?
UrbanDesigns said:
I don't think the phone is "hard bricked"
what version of ICS was you on?
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I'm kind of a noob, sorry. But I think I'm on 4.0.3 . Or do you mean like t989uvle1
Try to reflash an stock firmware again ？
Infinite96 said:
Try to reflash an stock firmware again ？
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Where would I get the stock firmware and how would I go about it . my Odin still works.
Infinite96 said:
Try to reflash an stock firmware again ？
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i reflashed a stock recovery and it works just fine now. Thanks a lot!
Upgraded by going into About Phone > Updates etc, found an update, downloaded, installed, got into phone. Nothing seemed changed, weird, so I did it again, found an update, installed and now it won't start up. I get to the "logo"-screen that shows the Galaxy logo but nothing more. It just stops. I can get into "Recovery", but don't know what to do with it. It's not rooted, not changed anything but the Launcher. It's about a year old. I'm not very good at this, but I really need some help.
Do a factory reset.
przemcio510 said:
Do a factory reset.
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And how do I do that?
JethroSC said:
And how do I do that?
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Go into recovery and use volume button to navigate to factory reset. Use the power button to select.
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*boy*racer* said:
Go into recovery and use volume button to navigate to factory reset. Use the power button to select.
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So, I did a reset and cleared the cache, but it still won't start up. And I think my guarantee is over, what the hell am I gonna do? =(
If you can get into download mode and are willing to try, you can install a new firmware via Odin. You'll get the firmwares from sammobile.com and tutorials on how to use Odin are abundant. Just use Google or search this site.
Ensure you only download a firmware for your own variant. ie. Don't try installing an i9100G firmware on your i9100 international/M/P/T and vice versa.
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If you can get into download mode and are willing to try, you can install a new firmware via Odin. You'll get the firmwares from sammobile.com and tutorials on how to use Odin are abundant. Just use Google or search this site.
Ensure you only download a firmware for your own variant. ie. Don't try installing an i9100G firmware on your i9100 international/M/P/T and vice versa.
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Will this remove my guarantee? (it's for a 24-month period)
JethroSC said:
Will this remove my guarantee? (it's for a 24-month period)
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You will have warranty as long as you have stock Samsung formware you can get from Sammobile or Kies update(which obviously failed for you).
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I have a backup of my stock rom from when I got the phone and I would like to restore that back but it won't let me. When in recovery and I hit restore I get "E:Can't mount /sdcard" so I try advanced restore and then I get "E:Can't mount sdcard" and finally I tried restore from internal sdcard and then I get an error saying "Couldn't open directory. No files found." bearing in mind I don't have any sd card inserted but it's how I always used to do it. So I tried going to mounts and storage then mounting the sd card from there but get an error saying "Error mounting /sdcard!".
What do I do please?
Tried re flashing the recovery or trying another recovery?
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Tried re flashing the recovery or trying another recovery?
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It's the only recovery I have, but how would I go about re flashing it? Just put it in a .zip or something?
have you tried looking for another recovery or looking into the android development for your phone.
shouldnt be that hard to put one on, in fact if it becomes that hard, it should only be as hard as running a few ADB commands. look for one that you like and check out the instructions
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It's the only recovery I have, but how would I go about re flashing it? Just put it in a .zip or something?
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No , hes talking about kernel. You need to try a different kernel (they include cwm recovery).
Flash the kernel/recovery you used when backing up the rom.
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No , hes talking about kernel. You need to try a different kernel (they include cwm recovery).
Flash the kernel/recovery you used when backing up the rom.
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I can't even remember what kernel I was using back then. It was 2 years ago now.
I'm not sure if it's all worth it, I'm only recycling it at the O2 store for money, does it matter? Is installing custom roms illegal? Because my only worry is them testing it by turning it on or something and seeing that I'm running cMIUI.
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I can't even remember what kernel I was using back then. It was 2 years ago now.
I'm not sure if it's all worth it, I'm only recycling it at the O2 store for money, does it matter? Is installing custom roms illegal? Because my only worry is them testing it by turning it on or something and seeing that I'm running cMIUI.
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Dude don't worry and that phone is worth the fix. As far as I c it you don't even have it that bad. What atheist said is correct.
All you need to do is look for a recovery / kernel that most of the time come together and flash it. Just read the instructions on that post.
After all you're in the right place to get your phone hooked up and fixed whenever u have problems. Don't be nervous about it. Unless u want a new phone lol.
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Dude don't worry and that phone is worth the fix. As far as I c it you don't even have it that bad. What atheist said is correct.
All you need to do is look for a recovery / kernel that most of the time come together and flash it. Just read the instructions on that post.
After all you're in the right place to get your phone hooked up and fixed whenever u have problems. Don't be nervous about it. Unless u want a new phone lol.
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Well I already have a new phone man, I'm just getting rid of this one at a store who will pay me money for it. But I wasn't sure whether to flash the stock back or not in case they checked.
best bet then is just put it back to stock and wipe it like new
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best bet then is just put it back to stock and wipe it like new
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That's what I would like to do but can't work out how really. Is there just a stock ROM I could flash instead of having to restore my last backup of one?
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That's what I would like to do but can't work out how really. Is there just a stock ROM I could flash instead of having to restore my last backup of one?
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Yes, official releases from Samsung at sammobile.com. Flash through Odin.
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Yes, official releases from Samsung at sammobile.com. Flash through Odin.
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I have Odin, I have the stock tar md5 file or whatever it is. I think the only thing I'm missing is the OPS files which I can't find because the only link I found was dead. Any help please?
The tar.md5 file is all you need. Flash it in the PDA section of Odin as previously advised.
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The tar.md5 file is all you need. Flash it in the PDA section of Odin as previously advised.
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Right. I have to boot my phone into download mode too right? Power button + home button + volume down? Because I'm doing this and it's not working. Stuck on 'SetupConnection..' at the moment.
edit: it finished and said "Complete(Write) operation failed."
Anyone know why this isn't working? :s
can't get to Download Mode?
Time for usb jig.
or this thread.
Sorry, I typed that out wrong. I'm in download mode (I think) but I'm getting those errors that I posted about when I have it plugged in with Odin opened..
Install/Reinstall Kies and shut it all up before you open odin, then flash.
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gastonw said:
Install/Reinstall Kies and shut it all up before you open odin, then flash.
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I totally forgot about kies man, never even had it installed. It seems to have worked, and I'm on a stock ROM now but when I boot up it's stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S II logo where it keeps illuminating..
I'm not sure if that matters, if the store I take it to for money does end up testing it, at least they can see it turns on, just boot loops for some reason? :/
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I totally forgot about kies man, never even had it installed. It seems to have worked, and I'm on a stock ROM now but when I boot up it's stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S II logo where it keeps illuminating..
I'm not sure if that matters, if the store I take it to for money does end up testing it, at least they can see it turns on, just boot loops for some reason? :/
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Wipe data/factory reset in recovery, should sort it.
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