Hello Everyone,
I have flashed wrong OCkernel.elf to my Neo and brick. It has unlock bootloader. Can anyone help me with this?
Pardon me if I type wrong English.
mk38 said:
Hello Everyone,
I have flashed wrong OCkernel.elf to my Neo and brick. It has unlock bootloader. Can anyone help me with this?
Pardon me if I type wrong English.
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Then flash the correct kernel.....
So what is stopping you from flashing the correct one??
And why flashing in .elf format?
btw: wrong section.. in future use Q&A section for questions..
Madfysh said:
So what is stopping you from flashing the correct one??
And why flashing in .elf format?
btw: wrong section.. in future use Q&A section for questions..
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Thanks for the reply,
In future, I will post in Q&A section for message like this.
I have already bricked my phone. How can you help me? I am new to Android and testing. So, it ends up like this.
I can't power on my phone. LED doesn't work. If you know how to recover, please tell me. Thanks. Hopefully, waiting replies.
Yeah, that's how it ends, for most people who don't read before messing with phone.
Flash the correct, stock kernel. No need to power on your phone. Flash it like you flashed it first time.
Madfysh said:
Yeah, that's how it ends, for most people who don't read before messing with phone.
Flash the correct, stock kernel. No need to power on your phone. Flash it like you flashed it first time.
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But, my phone can't be recognized while I connect it.
Try connecting it to flashtool with holding menu key, tell what flashtool says.
Also check in device manager which device got connected when you connect it with holding menu key.
p.s. if nothing happens, try different USB port.
Madfysh said:
Try connecting it to flashtool with holding menu key, tell what flashtool says.
Also check in device manager which device got connected when you connect it with holding menu key.
p.s. if nothing happens, try different USB port.
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Flashtool needs the back key to be pressed, not the menu key!
Sent from my Xperia Neo V using Tapatalk 2
Flashtool needs the baack key for flashmode and the menu key for fastboot, to flash a kernel you need fastboot, so use the menu key
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mk38 said:
Thanks for the reply,
In future, I will post in Q&A section for message like this.
I have already bricked my phone. How can you help me? I am new to Android and testing. So, it ends up like this.
I can't power on my phone. LED doesn't work. If you know how to recover, please tell me. Thanks. Hopefully, waiting replies.
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In furure posting in Q/A ??
No !! Why posting a new thread if you can ask in general chat
Sent from my Xperia Neo V with Supercharged ICS 4.0.4
iamdchosen1 said:
Flashtool needs the back key to be pressed, not the menu key!
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Please inform yourself before correcting other peoples.
Pandemic said:
In furure posting in Q/A ??
No !! Why posting a new thread if you can ask in general chat
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Because not every question is for general chat. Some deserve to have dedicated thread.
Now, my phone is okay.
I took out battery. After taking out the battery, I could make one action. If I need another action, I had to take out battery again.
I flashed boot.img from cm9 zip with fastboot and it's okay now. My phone was dead before I took out battery. After inserting battery, I could enter flash mode but, did not succeed flashing official .ftf. That's why I fastboot cm9. As I said before, I had to take out battery to enter into fastboot mode again.
Thank you all for replies.
I love this forum.
Pardon me with my English.
You have to take out battery. Your wrong kernel can possibly make the phone stuck in a loop (what I say "a loop" is really a loop, not a boot loop) or a kernel panic.
Not succeeded with .ftf, and what does the PCC's repair option give you?
alvinwong_1234 said:
You have to take out battery. Your wrong kernel can possibly make the phone stuck in a loop (what I say "a loop" is really a loop, not a boot loop) or a kernel panic.
Not succeeded with .ftf, and what does the PCC's repair option give you?
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Here he comes to save the day
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I still don't know about any rooting process and there was a lot of instructions I can't understand. Almost all of them are in shortcuts. I tried searching but almost all of it was too much complex for me. Computer illiterate here. >_<
I tried rooting my phone when it was still .42 using the one with zergrush. And now I updated my phone via PCC the root was gone. And I can't seem to root again via same method.
I downloaded things I saw here like the flash tool, fast boot, cwm and I don't gave a single clue how to use them right and there was this OTA or OTE updating to .62 which I don't understand what it is. I'm afraid I may do something bad to my phone.
Is there a way to root my phone again without unlocking the bootloader? Seems like on some of what I understand you have to unlock it, to use fastboot, flashtool or CWM. But I'm afraid to do it. Can you help me with the clearest instruction on how can I root my phone again? Thanks. And sorry for being ignorant with this things >_<
hello
you could flash .42 with wotanserver and root it, after that, update phone on phone! not pc companion, root will not stay. if you have unlocked bootloader, try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134335
root should stay, if you ota
Why creating new thread? I see you already know much, so that means you read some threads, so why starting new one in stead of replying in existing one?
OTA update is Over The Air update, meaning you need to use update center option in your setttings->about phone, not using pc companion or seus.
Follow this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21912336
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nikorijung said:
Seems like on some of what I understand you have to unlock it
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No, you don't need to unlock it. That is only if you wanna use kernel which have root inside itself.
Akizella said:
if you have unlocked bootloader
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he wrote that he's on locked BL
nikorijung said:
Is there a way to root my phone again without unlocking the bootloader?
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Try my way what Madfysh linked to you and indeed why creating a new thread, have you searched ??? I think you dont, and posting a new thread :s.
At all newbies: learn to search !! And dont post a new thread, come one !!!!!!!!
Sent from my Supercharged Neo V with a tiny keyboard and using Tapatalk Premium !!
I'm really sorry. It's just that yes I read much but the infos was not that clear to me. Almost all instructions was in shortcut and I'm afraid to bump some topics from ages ago. I tried searching and found things but still didn't help me. -__-
some shortcuts like how do you do fasboot mode? or flashmode? can I install CWM without unlocking bootloader, how you use the CWM if you succesfully installed it and things? And how you use the flashtool. I'm sorry, still pretty much learning it. sorry for bad english
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anyway thanks for the link I'm going to try it and sorry for making another topic. >_< because I'm so confused. Anyway if you can flash .42 you can flash .62 too right?
nikorijung said:
I'm afraid to bump some topics from ages ago.
some shortcuts like how do you do fasboot mode? or flashmode? can I install CWM without unlocking bootloader, how you use the CWM if you succesfully installed it and things?
Anyway if you can flash .42 you can flash .62 too right?
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1) better to bump older thread(even though I'm sure it was already bumped ) than to create new thread, because that way you spread information on more places, instead of one place
2)fastboot mode: phone turned off, while holding menu, key connect cable, blue LED should turn on.
3)flashmode: phone turned off, while holding back key, connect cable, green LED should go on.
4)CWM can be installed even on locked bootloader, but you need to have root to install CWM
5)how to enter CWM? that depends on CWM, on some you need to press repeatedly back key while booting, some pressing volume-, on some you need to tap on screen.
6)you can flash any fw, whether you use flashtool(link to tutorial) and flash .ftf file, or using wotan-server(easier for new guys)
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1) better to bump older thread(even though I'm sure it was already bumped ) than to create new thread, because that way you spread information on more places, instead of one place
2)fastboot mode: phone turned off, while holding menu, key connect cable, blue LED should turn on.
3)flashmode: phone turned off, while holding back key, connect cable, green LED should go on.
4)CWM can be installed even on locked bootloader, but you need to have root to install CWM
5)how to enter CWM? that depends on CWM, on some you need to press repeatedly back key while booting, some pressing volume-, on some you need to tap on screen.
6)you can flash any fw, whether you use flashtool(link to tutorial) and flash .ftf file, or using wotan-server(easier for new guys)
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thanks a lot! now everything is clear to me. So I can flash .62 instead of doing the OTA right?
sorry I didn't know that it's better to bump old threads here for in other forums they got all that angry when someone bumped an old thread. Thanks again!
nikorijung said:
thanks a lot! now everything is clear to me. So I can flash .62 instead of doing the OTA right?
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No!
Not if you wanna have root, and keep your bootloader locked.
As you already noticed(by your experience) you can't root .62. So flash .42, root, and do OTA update.
nikorijung said:
sorry I didn't know that it's better to bump old threads here for in other forums they got all that angry when someone bumped an old thread. Thanks again!
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well, that depends on forum this one is really big, and it's hard to find information if there are million threads about same thing.
on some other, smaller forums, they let new peoples to create new thread for their problems.
but still, even if you bumped some threads here, it wouldn't be a big bump, since threads aren't so old here.
Oh god! Good thing I visited this again before downloading the .62 tft file! Thanks again!
And thanks, now I know, I'll just bump other threads if I have questions again.
I tried succesfully to flash ICS to my sxs.
then i tried to proceed to root it, but since i flashed ics without a factory data reset, i made a data reset in order to avoid every possible problem.
then i reflashed ICS via flashtool, and started the rooting operation.
when i switched off the device and then reboot it, disaster.
i found the sony logo and then appears a triangle with an exclamation mark in it and a device nearby.
i post a photo of it.
the device normally boots in flash mode and responds to fastboot(i tried downgrading to GB and putting a new kernel in it, nothing worked), but fails to respond to flashtool, even though connects in "green notification mode". i don't know what to do. did i brick it?:crying:
any suggestion?
put now in charge and keeps rebooting, sony logo and then triagle with exclamation mark.
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Hi !
You need relock BL then update via SEUS or you search on XDA topic sxs ok
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le_manhpro said:
Hi !
You need relock BL then update via SEUS or you search on XDA topic sxs ok
Sent from my LT18i using xda premium
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Thank You, i will definetly try.
Does anyone knows what that picture stands from? what did i have done??
Questions should be asked in Q&A forums, not development forums.
Thread moved.
Archer said:
Questions should be asked in Q&A forums, not development forums.
Thread moved.
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thank you. problem solved: erased kernel and system from recovery and than flashed again via flashtool.
I was trying to return to stock using Heimdall. It failed for some reason. Whenever I have tried to use it it always says it failed but this time it went further then usual but the end result was a fail. I think it just repartitioned but I'm not sure. Anyways the only thing it would do is boot into cwm and download mode. So I restored a backup a previously made. Same thing it only booted into download mode and cwm. So I went and tried to flash through odin. Everything worked fine and still the same thing. So then I followed the unbrick thread on XDA and flashed the file and everything finished and said successful but my device would not boot up at all. Doing a little more research it seems that the unbrick method was for 5.0 devices only which I don't know why it isn't placed in plain sight for everyone to see but anyways now I have a dead device. Has anyone had any success with fixing this problem?
Can someone please help me
fresh85 said:
Can someone please help me
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Ok so:
1. This isn't even talking about development so why are you putting it into dev section?
2. Have you tried a jig to get you back into download mode?
zaclimon said:
Ok so:
1. This isn't even talking about development so why are you putting it into dev section?
2. Have you tried a jig to get you back into download mode?
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I posted here because I have learned that only here is where people respond but anyways yes I have tried a jig and nothing happens.
fresh85 said:
I posted here because I have learned that only here is where people respond but anyways yes I have tried a jig and nothing happens.
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Wrong attitude, man. XDA is a free service and you are soliciting unpaid help. Follow the forum rules.
Most, if not all, of our Galaxy Player forum developers and contributors pay attention to all threads and you will get an answer from someone who knows.
If not, look in the development forum and find a developer and send a PM.
Don't clutter the wrong forum with your pleas for help, acting like you're the only one with that problem.
fresh85 said:
I posted here because I have learned that only here is where people respond but anyways yes I have tried a jig and nothing happens.
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And you expect really having an answer here? You are serious right? Please tell me 1 recent thread on general that haven't been replied and then we can see if we never replies. Geez people are never grateful from what I see...
You guys are getting upset for the wrong reason. I have no attitudes and I'm just looking for help. I tried the other forum and didn't get any reply so I moved it to this forum and I am seeing some activity. I didn't know it was a crime. I was asked a question and an answer was given. Don't mistake a straight forward answer for an attitude. Thanks for your input. Now is there a solution for my problem? The SGP is my little nephews and I experimented with it and messed it up. All I want is a point in the right direction.
It might be a kernal issue. Try flashing a kernal for the 4 and see if that works.
Sent from my Chip 1.5 ROM + Entropy512's Kernal Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 U.S.
fresh85 said:
You guys are getting upset for the wrong reason. I have no attitudes and I'm just looking for help. I tried the other forum and didn't get any reply so I moved it to this forum and I am seeing some activity. I didn't know it was a crime. I was asked a question and an answer was given. Don't mistake a straight forward answer for an attitude. Thanks for your input. Now is there a solution for my problem? The SGP is my little nephews and I experimented with it and messed it up. All I want is a point in the right direction.
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Alright, let's all take a deep breath and chill. We empathize with you, dude, we really do.
We need to address another XDA rule that you overlooked. (Understandably. No biggie. Not calling you out, just saying.)
When you post on XDA, you need to be as thorough about your problem as possible, so we don't clutter the thread with Q&A.
1. Symptoms of the problem: What works and doesn't?
2. Any reactions to button presses? Lights? Screen? Sound?
3. Any evidence that it's booting?
4. Does your computer register that it's being plugged in?
That'll help you get started. List anything else that might be noteworthy. Someone will help you.
Also, nightfire brings up a good point. Try flashing the stock kernel for your device via ODIN.
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What procedure did you go through when you were following the (wrong) un-brick instructions? Because, if your device is totally unresponsive, you've probably got yourself a Galaxy Paper Weight. If it's not something as dire as that, there may still be hope.
Did you attempt to flash a 5.0 bootloader on a 4.0? A wrong kernel flash wouldn't screw up your device as badly as that. You may need to re-partition some things (/efs and PIT, perhaps) and re-flash stock ROM.
But, please, work with us here and be specific about exactly what you did that led up to the current.
Screen doesn't turn on at all and odin doesn't recognize it.
I used this method....."[10/13]Brick Station! Here to solve your brickable needs! BOOTLOADERS AVAILABLE!!!". I'm not even sure anymore why I felt I needed to use that method but before I followed those steps my SGP would only go into download mode and CWM. I flashed roms and kernels using odin and it said pass...reset. I even restored an old backup but no matter what I did it always rebooted back into CWM. I followed the brick station steps but not the un-resurrectable part because my problem wasn't that extreme but after following through with those steps I now have a device that requires the un-resurrectable method but now I know that it's only for the 5.0. When I connect my device to my laptop it makes a sound like there is some life but nothing pops up...turns on or flashes. I even used a usb jig to try and get it to download mode but nothing at all.
Thank you guys for the help.
where are you now
check this thread out it might help---http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903252---Good luck
fresh85 said:
I used this method....."[10/13]Brick Station! Here to solve your brickable needs! BOOTLOADERS AVAILABLE!!!". I'm not even sure anymore why I felt I needed to use that method but before I followed those steps my SGP would only go into download mode and CWM. I flashed roms and kernels using odin and it said pass...reset. I even restored an old backup but no matter what I did it always rebooted back into CWM. I followed the brick station steps but not the un-resurrectable part because my problem wasn't that extreme but after following through with those steps I now have a device that requires the un-resurrectable method but now I know that it's only for the 5.0. When I connect my device to my laptop it makes a sound like there is some life but nothing pops up...turns on or flashes. I even used a usb jig to try and get it to download mode but nothing at all.
Thank you guys for the help.
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I have done the samething. I food get it going. Is this a US model.
Samsung Epic 4G Touch on xda premium
tim1089 said:
I have done the samething. I food get it going. Is this a US model.
Samsung Epic 4G Touch on xda premium
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Yes it's the U.S model
Have you tried this ?http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1531850. So what I gather is you can get to the download mode. If you can then you can fix it. The link I posted here is a good place to get everything you need. Use Hemidall method this was the only way to fix it. I had no luck with Odin. If your PC is not seeing your player go into device manager and remove everything under universal USB. after that click on the action menu and scan for new hardware. It will reinstall the usb stuff. reboot PC. Then get the samsung USB drivers install them. Next if you correctly installed hemidall it should work and see your deivice. Read the info ib this link carefully pick the right player. Down load the PIT file for your player. Then in hemidall install the partitions in the correct order as in the instruction. Let me know if this helps or if I can help you more
Made any progress, fresh85?
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Made any progress, fresh85?
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No progress with getting my SGP working. I don't think I'm explaining my problem correctly because people are telling me to follow the steps that got me to this point lol but all the help is appreciated.
If you press and hold POWER + VOLUME DOWN for about 10 ~ 15 seconds, do you see a screen with a yellow construction-like sign appear? If so, you are in download mode, and that is a good thing. Try it and let me know.
Nope nothing turns on at all. I dont think its a complete brick yet because i get a beep sound from the computer when i connect it but no signs of life on the device.
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Hi, people.
I have a bit of a problem. I can't enter cwm while starting the phone(LWW). I'm pushing the volume down key constantly when blue led turns on. I can enter cwm from xparts and cwm reboot option from nofication bar. The worst part is that it worked before. Please help. I want to put puremiui, but I don't won't to do it before I fix this, because I'm scared if I do something wrong and I want to run the backup stock rom I couldn't. Sorry for my English I'm from Croatia.
Re: CWM recovery problem
When I use xparts I got this problem too. Every I wipe cache/dalvik, cwm is gone. But now after unlocked my phone I didnt use this
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GeneralPag said:
Hi, people.
I have a bit of a problem. I can't enter cwm while starting the phone(LWW). I'm pushing the volume down key constantly when blue led turns on. I can enter cwm from xparts and cwm reboot option from nofication bar. The worst part is that it worked before. Please help. I want to put puremiui, but I don't won't to do it before I fix this, because I'm scared if I do something wrong and I want to run the backup stock rom I couldn't. Sorry for my English I'm from Croatia.
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Just try pressing vol up or power button or try vol up+down alternatively and see if it works...Just backup all ur apps and data using tb and try flashing stock rom again and then install CWM again if possible and see if it works or u can simply unlock ur bl and install custom kernels which will definitely work
Best Regards,
AJ
alokbina said:
Just try pressing vol up or power button or try vol up+down alternatively and see if it works...Just backup all ur apps and data using tb and try flashing stock rom again and then install CWM again if possible and see if it works or u can simply unlock ur bl and install custom kernels which will definitely work
Best Regards,
AJ
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It would be great if I unlock bl, but there's no free way to do that and I feel that I don't need it right now. If there won't be any suggestions that would solve the problem I think it's time to say goodbye to my money and unlock bl.
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It would be great if I unlock bl, but there's no free way to do that and I feel that I don't need it right now. If there won't be any suggestions that would solve the problem I think it's time to say goodbye to my money and unlock bl.
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Nope bl can be unlocked for free if you do not have a simlock :good: Just go to dialer and type *#*#7378423#*#* and go to service info->Configuration and see what is written below rooting status?
Best Regards,
AJ
alokbina said:
Nope bl can be unlocked for free if you do not have a simlock :good: Just go to dialer and type *#*#7378423#*#* and go to service info->Configuration and see what is written below rooting status?
Best Regards,
AJ
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Annnddd it says bootloader unlock allowed :no. I read everything about unlocking bl. Hahahahah no luck.
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GeneralPag said:
Annnddd it says bootloader unlock allowed :no. I read everything about unlocking bl. Hahahahah no luck.
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Try pressing vol up/down, power button and touch the sony logo simultaneously. Even I had this problem half an hour ago on my Xperia S and fixed it by doing the above.
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abcdjdj said:
Try pressing vol up/down, power button and touch the sony logo simultaneously. Even I had this problem half an hour ago on my Xperia S and fixed it by doing the above.
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You know what? I love you. I really love you. It solved my problem.
please mark this thread with [SOLVED] tag if your problem is solved.
RavinduSha said:
please mark this thread with [SOLVED] tag if your problem is solved.
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How should I do that?
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How should I do that?
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Just edit your post, click on go advanced and put [SOLVED] tag in the title..
Press THANKS if I helped,
Best Regards,
AJ
Hello, sorry for being dumb, but this is the case.
I rooted my phone, everyone was ok, but I wanted to install a custom kernel, so I wanted to install a custom recovery, so I dowloaded ROM manager from the market and installed it, I selected to install a custom recovery, everything went ok, so I pressed to boot into recovery, and that's where it gets stuck on the S2 logo, won't go past that.
What are my options?
Back to stock via Odin - clean slate & you can then 'start again' (re-root, reinstall custom rom/kernel whatever).
Don't use Rom Manager with the SGS2 at all; it's notorious for doing what you've just experienced (you don't need it - you have CWRecovery for all your flashing/backup/restore/etc needs).
P.S - Bricked phones are exactly that; bricked. They don't boot. If a phone boots, it ain't bricked. There's no such thing as 'hard' or 'soft' bricked. It either tis or t'aint.
Thanks for replying, and good to hear that there is some hope, can you refer to any guide/tutorial of what to do exactly, I don't want to stumble upon something wrong and make things worse.
3rd thread stickied near the top in this forum.
braien334 said:
Thanks for replying, and good to hear that there is some hope, can you refer to any guide/tutorial of what to do exactly, I don't want to stumble upon something wrong and make things worse.
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Power off. Press Volume Down + Power and it'll boot into download mode (let's hope so), and flash back to Stock 4.1.2
Then flash Siyah Kernel. It includes SuperUser and CWM.
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MistahBungle said:
3rd thread stickied near the top in this forum.
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Okay, thanks, will try, and will let you know the result.
Thanks a lot, works now.:good:
Good man
braien334 said:
Thanks a lot, works now.:good:
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And don't forget to add [SOLVED] to the title of your post for other members. :good: