hi guys i know u are sensitive to asking without searching and all that stuff....But i only came here and posted this question after making sure that i have a unique problem....that no one out of all members of XDA had ever faced or at least never discussed.....and before u blame me for not asking that question on the i9100G subforum....well it happens to be a development forum where i cant post till i have 10 posts at least......
without any further bla bla bla....my problem is "i just bought a new samsung galaxy s II i9100g....after trying the GB with the touchwiz....i realized that it is horrible so i decided to install a custom rom.....which turned out to be a one impossible mission.....i went for the JB roms for i9100g downloaded all on my internal storage.....also had cwm superatmos and team win recovery project and lucifr and horsepower kernels on my internal storage......but after rooting i did something stupid which is apply /sdcard/update.zip.....i had previously renamed the horsepower kernel from horsepower-3.0.0-jb.zip to update.zip when i failed to read anything from my internal storage - i know what caused that now btw- but now the problem is after installing horsepower and installing PARANOIDANDROID 4.1.1 hp rom and wiping cache and factory reset....i reboot system but it just powers off and doesnt reboot....when i turn it on......i go back to recovery......same problem happens when i flash the ClockworkMod Recovery 5 and then install the CyanogenMod 10 or other aosp JB roms......it always return to the recovery mode and i cant even recognize the kernel in the recovery all it says is CWM-based Recovery v6.0.1.3.....What should i do?
*Note :
Things that i can do....flashing using odin and istalling from internal storage
Things that i cant do any more....mount usb storage (so now i cant put the stock firmware on my internal storage)....i cant mount the external sd card.....i can mount system and data but they get unmounted once i reboot.....i cant access system by powering the mobile i go straight to the recovery.....i cant find a firmware that comes in .tar extension....also it was mentioned in several posts to help solve similar problems.
sorry for not keeping it short.....but the problem is complicated.....u gonna say how do u know its complicated....i ve been fixing htc and sony android software for 2 years...as a hobby not a job..i fixed about 30 bricked phones and tweaked 50 phones with mods and custom roms and other stuff...and yet i stand helpless and stuck with that phone which ironically not a friend's or contact's but mine
U can acces download mode right?
Sent from my GT-I9100G using xda premium
IF u still can enter recovery so download mode is probably still working . Just flash another rom for i9100g using odin . It should be a .tar file ,
ease flash a 4.0.3 rom . DO NOT FLASH ANY 4.0.4 rom , i got mine bricked last week because of thatP
STFUandDIE said:
hi guys i know u are sensitive to asking without searching and all that stuff....But i only came here and posted this question after making sure that i have a unique problem....that no one out of all members of XDA had ever faced or at least never discussed.....and before u blame me for not asking that question on the i9100G subforum....well it happens to be a development forum where i cant post till i have 10 posts at least......
without any further bla bla bla....my problem is "i just bought a new samsung galaxy s II i9100g....after trying the GB with the touchwiz....i realized that it is horrible so i decided to install a custom rom.....which turned out to be a one impossible mission.....i went for the JB roms for i9100g downloaded all on my internal storage.....also had cwm superatmos and team win recovery project and lucifr and horsepower kernels on my internal storage......but after rooting i did something stupid which is apply /sdcard/update.zip.....i had previously renamed the horsepower kernel from horsepower-3.0.0-jb.zip to update.zip when i failed to read anything from my internal storage - i know what caused that now btw- but now the problem is after installing horsepower and installing PARANOIDANDROID 4.1.1 hp rom and wiping cache and factory reset....i reboot system but it just powers off and doesnt reboot....when i turn it on......i go back to recovery......same problem happens when i flash the ClockworkMod Recovery 5 and then install the CyanogenMod 10 or other aosp JB roms......it always return to the recovery mode and i cant even recognize the kernel in the recovery all it says is CWM-based Recovery v6.0.1.3.....What should i do?
*Note :
Things that i can do....flashing using odin and istalling from internal storage
Things that i cant do any more....mount usb storage (so now i cant put the stock firmware on my internal storage)....i cant mount the external sd card.....i can mount system and data but they get unmounted once i reboot.....i cant access system by powering the mobile i go straight to the recovery.....i cant find a firmware that comes in .tar extension....also it was mentioned in several posts to help solve similar problems.
sorry for not keeping it short.....but the problem is complicated.....u gonna say how do u know its complicated....i ve been fixing htc and sony android software for 2 years...as a hobby not a job..i fixed about 30 bricked phones and tweaked 50 phones with mods and custom roms and other stuff...and yet i stand helpless and stuck with that phone which ironically not a friend's or contact's but mine
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Sorry for the late reply.
I'll advise you go back to stock and start all over again.
Since you can't mount usb storage, you are going to flash your phone via Odin.
Solution:
1. Download .tar stock ICS firmware for GT I9100G here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=GT-I9100G&pcode=0&os=1&type=1#firmware
-Download the closest firmware to your region,
2.
-Boot your phone to CWM recovery
-wipe data/factory reset
-format /system (under mount and storage)
3.
-prepare Odin
-flash the firmware you downloaded
If you don't know how to flash through Odin, let me know. I'll link Odin tutorials to you if needed.
Good luck
Swyped from my Galaxy SII
THANKS
ok guys thank u all i will try these solutions and get back to u with feedback - like u care -
BTW i can access recovery and download mode and i know how to use odin.....but only one problem with odin it doesnt work on my labtop its stuck on setupconnection step and then i get failed cuz it cant open serial (com) port....i uninstalled kies and installed samsung drivers and i disabled my avg antivirus....i think its something related with usb hub which i dont use but i guess thats my usb built in system?????thats why i have to use my friend's desktop pc to use odin
STFUandDIE said:
ok guys thank u all i will try these solutions and get back to u with feedback - like u care -
BTW i can access recovery and download mode and i know how to use odin.....but only one problem with odin it doesnt work on my labtop its stuck on setupconnection step and then i get failed cuz it cant open serial (com) port....i uninstalled kies and installed samsung drivers and i disabled my avg antivirus....i think its something related with usb hub which i dont use but i guess thats my usb built in system?????thats why i have to use my friend's desktop pc to use odin
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Ok.
1. The reason why I didn't recommend CWM recovery mode was because you said you can't mount usb storage, which means that you can't copy a downloaded ROM to your phone.
2. The reason why I didn't recommend flashing another kernel via Odin was because, I don't want you to increase your binary counter. It's harder to reset it for your phone then mine.
Anyway, I wish luck.
Swyped from my Galaxy SII
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Ok here is what happened
I tried installing the HyDrOG3N-ICS 25.03 rom today on my S2. Everything went smooth. When I restarted my phone again in recovery mood to install the gapps I got the following error
E:/ Can't mount /emmc
Being scarred I tried to reflash the new XXLPQ rom on my phone through odin. Everything went fine in odin but now after restating my phone is stuck on the S boot logo..
Any help guys please.
Boot into recovery & do a wipe/factory reset.
also to provide information.
I am able to go into recovery and download mode. I have wiped the cache and factory reset but still getting the same error.. I can flash the stock rom again but I am worried that emmc error may cause the phone to brick...
OK. If a reset didn't fix it you're going to need to do an Odin flash.
Find a stock rom in Intratech's thread if the links work, if they don't work, you can download one for Samfirmware.com (follow whatever instructions they have for flashing firmware downloaded from their site).
Or if you're happy with the latest firmware for your carrier/country you'd normally get with Kies, get the PC version of Checkfus which will enable you to download same. Follow the Odin instructions in Intra's thread to flash the package you download with Checkfus.
Well did the reflash on the XXLPQ rom and after 10 nerve racking minutes..its up and running.. Thanks alot.
Don't thank me, you fixed it on your own Glad you got it sorted
helped another noob help himself ....
Hahahaha I guess I did then.
ok new problem.. The mobile is running fine now..
but when I go into recovery mode it can't fine my internal sd card. I can't apply an update from a zip file.
It gives me an error that can't mount E: ... looks like my internal memory is broke..
seems like the custom rom fried it or something. And I can't go post on that thread thanks to xda new members rule :/
Only way to find out if it's a rom problem or something else is to go back to stock as originally suggested. Or wait until you can post on the dev thread.
I am back on the stock XXLPQ 4.0.3 rom for the S2. Still getting the error in recovery mode.
Can't access the internal SD
Do a 'clean' flash, I.E format cache, data, system, & sd card then flash in Odin. Or reflash a GB stock rom & see if you still have the problem. If you do, it might be hardware issue.
I can still access it through the file manager but can't access it through recovery
so it can't be a hardware issue can it?
and I am on the stock kernal and standard recovery so there isn't option for formatting data, system, & sd card, just cache. what do I do now?
the error that i am getting is.
E:failed to mount /sdcard (No such file or directory exist)
CWM was refereing to that as emmc .. maybe is that the issue???
Probably not in that case.
OK. I'm only going to say this one more time. I have no idea of the nuances of the particular rom you're using, because I've never used it.
However...
If I were running a 'stock' (*coughs* ahem) ICS rom or any other ICS variant & I was having problems like that, I would go back to GB to see if the problem can be reproduced. If so, then it's pretty obvious what the issue is. If not, then it's clearly an issue with the ICS rom & you need to speak to the developer/more experienced users of the rom in question.
As I have no idea of how the rom you're using handles the links to the external/internal SD cards, I have no idea about 'CWM was refereing to that as emmc .. maybe is that the issue ?'.
ok thanks.. one question what do u mean by GB rom? I am using the samfire ICS stock rom
and by cwm meant clock work mode recovery
Gingerbread. Pre-ICS. Country specific/non carrier specific roms here, carrier specific roms here. If links don't work, go to Samfirmware.com & find a stock rom for your carrier/country or a generic one for your country only.
Yes, I know what you meant by CWM.
Thanks will try the XWKI4 rom. That was the one before this one.. will it be ok to flash back to that through odin from ICS??
Yep. Shouldn't be any dramas flashing GB via Odin if you're currently using ICS.
Finally 10 post.. now I can go ask the developer
I had the same issues as you, could not access the SD.
In my case, I could just use USB mode in CWM, and copy over the Rom again to a part of the filesystem CWM could actually access.
What the title said:
My SGS2 stucks at the reboot logo, SGS2 GT-i9100 >> Logo >> repeating.
I wanted to format my phone cause it was almost full, so i format it, but it doesnt work and i got the same space free.
So i tried to do it manually in Recovery Mode, i formated some stuff, but i formated something like: Format Pre-Load (or something like this) and some more stuff, if im right that was only data/cache etc, and system to.
But now my phone wont reboot....
Help!!!
Phone connects to Odin only, i tried to flash the file i use to rooted my phone again, but i get: FAILED.
Srry for bad English....
Hey guys,
I have a similar problem after attempting a root on my Galasxy i9001T.
I used Odin following the instructions on this thread,http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125414, I've gotten as far as using Odin 1.83, using the GT-I9100T_DUKF2_original.tar as my insure kernel. Odin gave me the green light "OK" and I waited for my phone to boot upt.
My phone gets far as the initial "Samsung SII GT-I9100T" and stays there, there was no yellow triangle, which expected from the instructions. The phone recharges and is able to go into recovery mode, but is Odin is having trouble communicating to the phone via USB, it won't establish a connection, so I have a strange feeling that I've bricked my phone and need help to fix the problem if possible.
My phone model and kernel are below, any assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers.
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Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I1900T
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I91000TDVLB1-CL957836
Out of warranty
Dannyvld said:
What the title said:
My SGS2 stucks at the reboot logo, SGS2 GT-i9100 >> Logo >> repeating.
I wanted to format my phone cause it was almost full, so i format it, but it doesnt work and i got the same space free.
So i tried to do it manually in Recovery Mode, i formated some stuff, but i formated something like: Format Pre-Load (or something like this) and some more stuff, if im right that was only data/cache etc, and system to.
But now my phone wont reboot....
Help!!!
Phone connects to Odin only, i tried to flash the file i use to rooted my phone again, but i get: FAILED.
Srry for bad English....
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You should not have formatted preload. Why didn't you just format the internal sd card?? Anyway now you will have to flash official firmware with odin. you can find so many guides on how to do that
...and to format your system wasn't the best idea also
Sent from the Matrix
Donnie Sins said:
...and to format your system wasn't the best idea also
Sent from the Matrix
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Indeed.
/System partition is where the rom is stored.
So, what i need to do, flash a official rom with odin?
Tar file?
Can someone just send me the link of the thread that can help me?
I dont want to fail again And i want to fix my phone ASAP.
Already thx
Dannyvld said:
So, what i need to do, flash a official rom with odin?
Tar file?
Can someone just send me the link of the thread that can help me?
I dont want to fail again And i want to fix my phone ASAP.
Already thx
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Watch the third post. There's your answer.
Sent from the Matrix
You cleaned everything boy even the Android OS
You just formated your whole phone you deleted your android os. you have to use ODIN to flash rom download some official firmware of some custom rom or if you have cwm download the rom transfer the zip to sd card or internal on your phone and flash it from cwm. And remember if you want to clean up your phone completly Just use factory reset in setting and if you want to delete all files in your internal sd check delete all files. Never format SYSTEM and PRELOAD
Now he's got a clean device alright.
I can just put a custom rom on it?
Using Siyah kernel, Philz, CWM or another? Does this matter?
Otherwise is put a rom on my sdcard and i put my sd in my phone and i flash it.
I putted a rom on my sd, installed it in Recovery Mode and its working again, thx for the support.
Hello poeple. I have one two big problems and i dont know what to do, about 3 weeks i downloaded a 4.4 kitkat rom for my gs2 and it wasn't working fine i've got some bugs, now i want to install new update but i cant because of that cwm 6.0.44, its not booting any sd card or internal. 2nd problem that i have is my usb not working... my phone is charging but i cant use it with pc, it charges with ANY pc that i have but they cant identify device and this problem is not rom fault because it didnt worked long time ago too. any solutions? is there any way to install new cwm without odin or using pc?
P.S. sorry for my bad english i hope you will understand
Use Rom manager to flash rom of cwm not work correctly. (need custom recovery and root to use app)
Or flash a recovery with odin
GreekBlood said:
Use Rom manager to flash rom of cwm not work correctly. (need custom recovery and root to use app)
Or flash a recovery with odin
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i tried to use rom manager but it doesnt work, odin doesnt work too because my computers cant identify my phone :/ my phone is rooted too and cwm is i dont even know how to tell, i try to go install zip from sd card, no files found thats it
Adas1112 said:
i tried to use rom manager but it doesnt work, odin doesnt work too because my computers cant identify my phone :/ my phone is rooted too and cwm is i dont even know how to tell, i try to go install zip from sd card, no files found thats it
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oh, forgot to tell. Your pc is recognizing it as unknown device.
Open device manager and you will see your phone (must be connected).
Open it and update drivers.
If that fails, (re)install kies.
No......DON'T use ROM manager.....it has been known to cause problems on the S2....not worth the risk.....
And get that USB port replaced BEFORE you attempt to flash anything else......if a flash goes bad, you will NEED that connection between your phone and your PC / laptop in order to recover your phone with Odin.......
If you search for threads created by me, you will find a guide that tells you all you need to know about replacing this part........
This might be my S2, or it might be my W...but it's definitely CM
Hello, first of all I would like to say that this is my first thread as I just made the account and also that English is not my native language so please overlook any mistakes I make . Now I am writing this thread because I have a problem with my Samsung Galaxy SII. +-3 days ago I tried to root it, used Odin, also tried flashrootkit or whats its name, but Im not sure if my phone got rooted.. In Odin it said PASS and I also managed to install SuperSu and CWM but when I tried to run some apps it said something about the device not being rooted.. However, thats not my problem, the problem is that today I tried to factory reset my phone in spite of having full memory of apps and just wanted to start with clear memory ( I backed up my music and pictures to my PC). But after doing factory reset, the phone started and I was going through the whole process of selecting language and wifi spots and so on.. but then suddenly my phone turned off and when it again "started" it got stuck on the SAMSUNG logo, not the one with the yellow triangle but the glowing text "SAMSUNG".. Now I tried everything I could (I suppose, not sure as Im new to all of this) but to no avail.. The problem is, most of the troubleshooting articles suggest to reinstall/reflash or do whatever with Odin, but I cant use Odin because I cant access download mode because I have CMW and it automatically opens recovery mode.. I tried using like almost every option in the recovery mode, but nothing helped.. Also, my phone gets "detected" by PC after a while of having that glowing SAMSUNG text.. And I just dont know what to do now, its really frustrating that I cant access download mode because of that CWM recovery mode, is there any way to access it ? Or what am I supposed to do?
Please and thanks for your help .
Actually I just realized that going into download mode requires different command than going into recovery T.T I tried reflashing 2 roms but got stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S-II with yellow triangle now.. I think I formated /system and/or /boot folder thru CWM so.. Then I tried installing stock firmware but Odin said it FAILED right as it was doing Completed(write) command.. I just dont know what to do anymore, I am trying to download Kies now and going to try to recover firmware with it.. Isnt there just anyway to completely reset it to normal kernel/rom everything? I guess I fk*d up too much up until now so it might be too late :/
slayex said:
Actually I just realized that going into download mode requires different command than going into recovery T.T I tried reflashing 2 roms but got stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S-II with yellow triangle now.. I think I formated /system and/or /boot folder thru CWM so.. Then I tried installing stock firmware but Odin said it FAILED right as it was doing Completed(write) command.. I just dont know what to do anymore, I am trying to download Kies now and going to try to recover firmware with it.. Isnt there just anyway to completely reset it to normal kernel/rom everything? I guess I fk*d up too much up until now so it might be too late :/
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Seems like you're boot looping. To completely reset your phone, you must download a pit file for the s2 and select the partition file using odin. Tick repartition phone and start. Make sure that you also install the stock rom at the same time for safety purposes. Have a look at the xda forum, there is a thread where you can download the pit files.you should then do a factory reset and wipe the cache then if everything's working, then all good.
If you can't be bothered going through all these steps and don't mind using a modified stock rom (e.g neatrom), then you should try flashing that in cwm. And if this doesn't work, follow the first option.
Hi,
I am aware of the threads suggesting how to fix the phone stuck at the Samsung Boot Logo. Do factory reset is one option, but this would erase all the personal data in the phone including the photos.
I was able to get into the recovery mode and download mode of the phone. I tried wipe cache partition option in the recovery mode but still no joy. (I couldn't find the option for Wipe dalvik cache though)
I was able to detect the phone in recovery mode via ADB using USB cable. But I was struggling to get ADB to connect with the phone using the command prompt. So I was unable to recover the data/photos in the phone before going down the route of factory reset it.
I saw a few software on the internet claiming they are able retrieve photos/data from soft bricked phone. Can anyone confirm/suggest whether these claims are true? (e.g. REMO Recover for android and Yodot Recover)
thanks in advance.
cheers.
[email protected] said:
Hi,
I am aware of the threads suggesting how to fix the phone stuck at the Samsung Boot Logo. Do factory reset is one option, but this would erase all the personal data in the phone including the photos.
I was able to get into the recovery mode and download mode of the phone. I tried wipe cache partition option in the recovery mode but still no joy. (I couldn't find the option for Wipe dalvik cache though)
I was able to detect the phone in recovery mode via ADB using USB cable. But I was struggling to get ADB to connect with the phone using the command prompt. So I was unable to recover the data/photos in the phone before going down the route of factory reset it.
I saw a few software on the internet claiming they are able retrieve photos/data from soft bricked phone. Can anyone confirm/suggest whether these claims are true? (e.g. REMO Recover for android and Yodot Recover)
thanks in advance.
cheers.
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Have you tried mounting your phones storage (also known as USB storage) in the mounts and storage menu (CWM recovery)? (Assuming you have custom recovery) Works everytime with my phone and no adb drivers required! If you haven't install custom recovery, you can google philz recovery and flash it via ODIN. Then you should be able to mount your phone's storage and retrieve and important photos and etc. Factory reset won't delete any photos and videos. It will delete ALL apps and related data and settings, but not important pictures and etc. But try what I suggested first before attempting factory reset.
Oh... I wish I can use CWM recovery. However, this S2 phone has not been rooted. So it is on original firmware. Can I still root it then install CWM recovery without losing media data?
Also, I thought factory reset will clear the phone to factory status, i.e. no photos and any media file? (more precisely, I think there is no option to just do factory reset without wiping data)
I remember that's what happened to my S4 before when testing root/roms (https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Galaxy+S4+-+Wipe+Data+-+Factory+Reset/23217)
[email protected] said:
Oh... I wish I can use CWM recovery. However, this S2 phone has not been rooted. So it is on original firmware. Can I still root it then install CWM recovery without losing media data?
Also, I thought factory reset will clear the phone to factory status, i.e. no photos and any media file? (more precisely, I think there is no option to just do factory reset without wiping data)
I remember that's what happened to my S4 before when testing root/roms (https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Galaxy+S4+-+Wipe+Data+-+Factory+Reset/23217)
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yes, you can still root your phone and won't lose your data. If you are on stock jb 4.1.2, you can install siyah kernel 6.0b5 on your phone via ODIN (that means you need to download the tar file one here: http://d-h.st/frK). Your phone should be rooted and have CWM recovery after that. If you have 4.0.4 stock ics, you can install siyah 5.0.1 onto your phone (download link: http://d-h.st/Bcf) via ODIN.
In odin, select the tar file under PDA then click start. Your phone should reboot automatically once done
Nice one!!
I successfully flash siyah 5.0.1 onto the phone and managed to get back the media files I wanted to backup using USB mass storage function in Recovery mode.
But then I got another question. I guess it is because the stock ROM installed version does not play nicely with the kernel. (As I cannot remember which android version it has before I flash Siyah kernel onto it). It just won't boot up. It went passed the Samsung boot screen (with yellow triangle), then the Siyah logo flashed a few times, then the screen went black out, the phone was super hot and I have to take the battery out to turn it off.
I haven't tried to factory reset in Siyah's recovery mode yet, but before I do it, I suspect that it won't work, as I assume the android ROM version will still be the same even if I factory reset it. Should I go get another ROM to flash instead? if so, which one is recommended (I'd love to go to lollipop if that's available.)
As I never played with custom kernel/recovery, can someone point me to the right direction? Should I flash another more up-to-date kernel before I try to flash a lollipop ROM onto it? (I believe Siyaho 5.0.1 is only good for ICS?)
Newbie here. I have been reading thru different threads
and for someone like me who have zero idea about rooting phones
or about all the terms used.. I somehow got to the point of
1. Downloaded latest version of ODIN
2. Reinstalled USB Drivers for Mobile phone in my laptop.
3. Still looking for Siyah? or CWM to flash on my phone?
-this is where I am stuck
I have tried the link you provided @gsstudios,
but it only gave me NARUTO's picture when I extracted the file.
anyway my problem is, I have a
SAMSUNG GALAXY S2 GT-19100
>already rooted before (don't have any idea with what)
>stuck on boot LOOP with triangle thing
>RECOVERY MODE (not possible)
>DOWNLOAD MODE (accessible)
wanted to retrieve all the photos/videos saved from internal storage
don't care if phone will get fix or not (since I already have a new one)
But I need all the photos, & if possible contacts and other data saved there.
PLEASE I NEED HELP
I went to the service center and asked if they can help me atleast access CWM recovery
to use USB MOUNT on device but all they've told me over and over is
"we will wipe your phone to fix it"
"not possible to recover anything,we'll just reformat your phone to fix it"
noangel0909 said:
Newbie here. I have been reading thru different threads
and for someone like me who have zero idea about rooting phones
or about all the terms used.. I somehow got to the point of
1. Downloaded latest version of ODIN
2. Reinstalled USB Drivers for Mobile phone in my laptop.
3. Still looking for Siyah? or CWM to flash on my phone?
-this is where I am stuck
I have tried the link you provided @gsstudios,
but it only gave me NARUTO's picture when I extracted the file.
anyway my problem is, I have a
SAMSUNG GALAXY S2 GT-19100
>already rooted before (don't have any idea with what)
>stuck on boot LOOP with triangle thing
>RECOVERY MODE (not possible)
>DOWNLOAD MODE (accessible)
wanted to retrieve all the photos/videos saved from internal storage
don't care if phone will get fix or not (since I already have a new one)
But I need all the photos, & if possible contacts and other data saved there.
PLEASE I NEED HELP
I went to the service center and asked if they can help me atleast access CWM recovery
to use USB MOUNT on device but all they've told me over and over is
"we will wipe your phone to fix it"
"not possible to recover anything,we'll just reformat your phone to fix it"
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but it only gave me NARUTO's picture when I extracted the file.
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Naruto's picture
You downloaded the wrong file and probably clicked the wrong download button. The download now button is the real download button, NOT the one on the top.
gsstudios
gsstudios said:
Naruto's picture
You downloaded the wrong file and probably clicked the wrong download button. The download now button is the real download button, NOT the one on the top.
gsstudios
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Thanks. I tried again the link on the Siyah 5.0.1 you added earlier but there is only one download button (blue one) and again nothing extracted.
I have a question though. Since my phone is rooted already before and working fine,
and 2years later got stuck to bootloop and only have DOWNLOAD MODE access,
do I still root my phone again with the link you have provided (siyah)
or should I just flash my phone with a CWM recovery to access USB MOUNT on my phone?
also, from the thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...lz-cwm6-stock-kernel-cwm6-root-exfat-t1877270)
which one should I flash my phone with? I am reading thru it, for like 3 times already
and still don't get any idea which one to download. T_T
noangel0909 said:
Thanks. I tried again the link on the Siyah 5.0.1 you added earlier but there is only one download button (blue one) and again nothing extracted.
I have a question though. Since my phone is rooted already before and working fine,
and 2years later got stuck to bootloop and only have DOWNLOAD MODE access,
do I still root my phone again with the link you have provided (siyah)
or should I just flash my phone with a CWM recovery to access USB MOUNT on my phone?
also, from the thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...lz-cwm6-stock-kernel-cwm6-root-exfat-t1877270)
which one should I flash my phone with? I am reading thru it, for like 3 times already
and still don't get any idea which one to download. T_T
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Did you read this bit:
What kernel to choose:
The important part is the Kernel code:
XWLPX-NEE
Kernel code is in red (LPX), for this example, you need an LPX ROM. However, often, you can mix kernels when they are close: LPF kernel with LPG ROM...
NEE code doesn't matter at all, I add it for reference. It is the CSC
XW: mixed, often doesn't matter for close regions. For example, XW and XX are often interchangeable. However, mixing a BU with an XW ROM or inversly, sometimes works, but often ends in a bootloop. In that case, either boot into recovery or download mode to reflash
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The last three letters before the region code is important. Choose the one that is closest to yours (look at the build number in the about device menu).
As for the first question, it's all up to you. Flashing siyah kernel or CWM will both give you a recovery, so either one will allow you to access your phone storage in the mounts menu. Remember that Android version is important as you can't flash a jellybean kernel on ics and vice versa.
gsstudios
Edit: Also, NEVER extract kernel zips or tar files. They are ready to be flashed. There should be a few folders and other files in it that makes up the kernel image.
gsstudios said:
Did you read this bit:
The last three letters before the region code is important. Choose the one that is closest to yours (look at the build number in the about device menu).
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I guess it will be hard for me to do that since I can't really check what kernel I had before
I've absolutely no access to my device nor open "ABOUT DEVICE" menu.
Tried to see if a clue might be at the back of my phone but alas, nothing there.
All i know for sure is my device was on ICS. will try my luck on ICS compatible CWM or Siyah. thanks again!