"Issue Resolved" HELP I think i just bricked my phone - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Need help.
I did a factory reset through the rom and now its blank after the boot screen
I was able to boot into a download mode I think where I hold vol down, home and power.
it says a custom OS can cause critical problems in phone and installed apps
if you want to download a custom OS, press the vol up key, otherwise press vol down
I pressed vol up and
It says its on Odin mode
custom binary download: NO
current binary: samsung official
Downloading...
Do not turn off target!!!
what do I do?? help

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wanewon said:
Need help.
I did a factory reset through the rom and now its blank after the boot screen
I was able to boot into a download mode I think where I hold vol down, home and power.
it says a custom OS can cause critical problems in phone and installed apps
if you want to download a custom OS, press the vol up key, otherwise press vol down
I pressed vol up and
It says its on Odin mode
custom binary download: NO
current binary: samsung official
Downloading...
Do not turn off target!!!
what do I do?? help
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well would suggest u to reflash ur stock firmware once again from Odin

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Sun90 said:
well would suggest u to reflash ur stock firmware once again from Odin
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yes I was wishing that I could do that but I have no idea how..
a little step by step instruction would be much appreciated !!!

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wanewon said:
yes I was wishing that I could do that but I have no idea how..
a little step by step instruction would be much appreciated !!!
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check the link below for the same
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278

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thanks. quick question.
My device is rooted, do i need to unroot to do it? and after I flashed the stock firmware. would my device still be rooted (if unrooting is not needed)

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wanewon said:
thanks. quick question.
My device is rooted, do i need to unroot to do it? and after I flashed the stock firmware. would my device still be rooted (if unrooting is not needed)
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no need to unroot ma8, since flashing stock firmware will automatically unroot ur phone, after that if u need root then u can always do so
ps- ensure that u dwnld the proper firmware meant for ur device(if its I9100 then the one corresponding to it) and follow the ODIN instruction carefully for a successfull flash

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1). Download official firmware for your device from samobile.com , Google and download Odin .
2) Extract the zip downloaded from samobile . It will be a .tar or .tar.md5 file.
3) Boot into Odin mode like u did earlier
4) Run Odin and connect your device . Odin will detect and will show the port number.
5) In PDA ,select the extracted file.
Don't change any other option .
6) Press Start
Odin will flash the binary . Wait till process is complete. On completion it shows pass.
Your phone will boot automatically.
Sent from my GT-I9100G using xda app-developers app

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yeah, its i9100
is this firmware correct?
https://androidfirmwares.net/PhoneFirmware/Download/118

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wanewon said:
yeah, its i9100
is this firmware correct?
https://androidfirmwares.net/PhoneFirmware/Download/118
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yes, its the one

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Sun90 said:
yes, its the one
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thanks. Im about to proceed with it. also do I need to flash the kernel too? I downloaded the kernel file too which extracted into tar.md5 file.
thanks again

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wanewon said:
thanks. Im about to proceed with it. also do I need to flash the kernel too? I downloaded the kernel file too which extracted into tar.md5 file.
thanks again
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which kernel file?

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Sun90 said:
which kernel file?
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this one
https://www.androidfirmwares.net/PhoneKernel/Download/54
this under XWLPD from the official firmware section from the link you gave me

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wanewon said:
this one
https://www.androidfirmwares.net/PhoneKernel/Download/54
this under XWLPD from the official firmware section from the link you gave me
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yeah thats is the stock kernel.
first try to flash the firmware file which u have extracted

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plz delete

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ok. I flashed it and the device rebooted. but now its stuck on the boot animation
edit: should I try another firmware thats on the list? also, odin shows epic 4G on top

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wanewon said:
ok. I flashed it and the device rebooted. but now its stuck on the boot animation
edit: should I try another firmware thats on the list? also, odin shows epic 4G on top
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flash the kernel and see now

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still no luck. theres so many firmwares on the list too. did I dl the wrong one?

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wanewon said:
still no luck. theres so many firmwares on the list too. did I dl the wrong one?
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may be, try dwnlding a diff firmware and see:good:
check this link below for the same
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487

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ok i will try and report back.
I want to ask though, this issue is fixable right??
I mean being able to get in download is good sign?

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wanewon said:
ok i will try and report back.
I want to ask though, this issue is fixable right??
I mean being able to get in download is good sign?
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dont worry dude as long as ur able to get into dwnld mode ur safe, only thing is to flash the firmware right