So I've bricked my SGSIII. Tried to flash genuine firmware. didn't worked. Goes into the Download Mode and does NOT Goes into the Recovery Mode. I've seen 5 files in the SamMobile Firmware.
GT-I9300_mx_20120220.pit
GT-I9300_mx_20120322.pit
GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit
M0_20120220.pit
mx.pit
Mine is a 16GB Pebble Blue. United Kingdom-unbranded. I9300XXBLG8 was my last firmware.
Which should I do? My phone is totally bricked no other thing is helping me in anyway!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903085
mx.pit is correct partition information table file your model.
i9.0.1.3k galaxy imperator
i have uk branded white one, same firmware as yours.
GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit worked for me
Used with odin yesterday with I9300XXBLG8 firmware.
SirKunon said:
mx.pit is correct partition information table file your model.
i9.0.1.3k galaxy imperator
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OK! So how did you know that its for my model number? I can result in a brick if I did the wrong one :/
fuflo said:
i have uk branded white one, same firmware as yours.
GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit worked for me
Used with odin yesterday with I9300XXBLG8 firmware.
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REALLY??? What is ur CSC Version?
Mine was I9300OXABLG8... Are you sure it will work for me?
AusafSal said:
OK! So how did you know that its for my model number? I can result in a brick if I did the wrong one :/
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Yes, you can brick your device. I said which one is proper for your phone to avoid any errors while flashing 16Gb model of i9300. But if you don't have a knowledge about pit's and you even don't know which one to use than better live repartition options to someone else or don't touch this at all for your own safety. But stop asking if you are not listening the answers.
You asking about .pit but I suppose you have no idea which type of Rom it should be flashed with if you are trying to resurrect your phone.
i9.0.1.3k galaxy imperator
I9300XXBLG8_I9300OXABLG8_I9300XXLH1_HOME.tar.md5
This was the firmware grabbed directly from KIES during an update, so that would be same CSC, I9300OXABLG8.
And yesterday i reflashed the same firmware with the mentioned .pit.
I won't say that i'm sure it will work for you, since i'm not in a position to be sure, but it seems the only difference between us is the color of the phone.
Also i had messed up my partitions, but CWM was working for me partly. So slightly different situation.
Personally i would try to reflash CWM first. And if it doesn't boot in recovery still, then try to repartition and flash the original firmware.
By the way, just to correct myself, mine is also 'unbranded'. I meant it as in 'from uk' in the previous post
How about given ppl some info,like how and why u SEMI-bricked your phone.rom,kernel and what did u do to try to solve it..repartitioning is the last resort to turn to.
First try and flash a recovery(cwm) with odin(eg.with "toolkit v5") and flash a rom from that.
If that doesn't work,then flash the 3 files PDA,modem,csc from odin(when finished flashing,the phone will boot and this can take 10min to boot).
NOW if these attempts fail,then u can try repartitioning..
But why are u flashing your 600$ phone without reading on how to repair a soft-brick.it is very easy to repair after some reading.there is detailed info everywhere on xda.
Just Google: flash with odin,galaxy gs3 soft(semi)-bricked..
So the key to repair your phone is google...
Guys I already have tonnes of posts by me for the same purpose. I have tried every single thing that could resurrect this phone. I haven't flashed the PIT File yet. And yes i don't know much about it but I have been searching the XDA forums and I found no solid answer. Many people ended up in bricks and got there motherboards replaced by Samsung just by flashing the wrong PIT File. That is why I asked this because I don't wanna risk my phone. I have even tried replacing the NAND Memory (Consider my old posts). This too hasn't fixed it.
I'm not a noob that much but I do know somethings and don't know some too!
Thought I'd add to this rather than start a new thread...
Could do with a bit of advice...my phone battery died overnight and when I plugged it in to recharge and start it up again it wouldn't get past the Samsung start screen...
I managed to reflash it with the latest 9300 stock and then flashed again with Miui India...
Everything ok until it started restoring my messages when it decided to reboot and now it cant get into anything other than upload mode...
The PIT looks like it needs flashed...I've a UK i9300, 32GB and could do with a pointer or 2...sammobile.com is down at the minute (bad gateway), is there anywhere i can get the firmware to try and to fix it?
Phantom Zone said:
Thought I'd add to this rather than start a new thread...
Could do with a bit of advice...my phone battery died overnight and when I plugged it in to recharge and start it up again it wouldn't get past the Samsung start screen...
I managed to reflash it with the latest 9300 stock and then flashed again with Miui India...
Everything ok until it started restoring my messages when it decided to reboot and now it cant get into anything other than upload mode...
The PIT looks like it needs flashed...I've a UK i9300, 32GB and could do with a pointer or 2...sammobile.com is down at the minute (bad gateway), is there anywhere i can get the firmware to try and to fix it?
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I had the same thing. Phone was charging - next minute it was stuck on boot screen. Tried everything to restore but nothing worked. Like you would only boot into d/l menu but Odin wouldnt do anything. I took it to Sammy service centre who diagnosed dead battery. Completely dead - no cells working!. They said they would replace battery and reflash but today now saying they cant do this and phone is getting sent to samsung now. No doubt in my mind that this is all caused by catastrophic battery failure but I bet its screwed the mobo also. My phone was rooted but running stock os. Fingers crossed they repair or replace.
Calpol said:
I had the same thing. Phone was charging - next minute it was stuck on boot screen. Tried everything to restore but nothing worked. Like you would only boot into d/l menu but Odin wouldnt do anything. I took it to Sammy service centre who diagnosed dead battery. Completely dead - no cells working!. They said they would replace battery and reflash but today now saying they cant do this and phone is getting sent to samsung now. No doubt in my mind that this is all caused by catastrophic battery failure but I bet its screwed the mobo also. My phone was rooted but running stock os. Fingers crossed they repair or replace.
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Great I've even tried the rescue firmware and it fails with 're-partition operation failed'....I've also changed the battery lol
Funnier still..the 5 UK service centres are all in GB and all 'walk in' ony and I live in NI rofl
fuflo said:
i have uk branded white one, same firmware as yours.
GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit worked for me
Used with odin yesterday with I9300XXBLG8 firmware.
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so we cannot flash any rom using odin normally anymore,i mean without adding pit.?
royjames said:
so we cannot flash any rom using odin normally anymore,i mean without adding pit.?
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so we cannot flash any rom using odin normally anymore,i mean without adding pit.?
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For anyone reading this unhelpful post, DO NOT TRY FLASHING A PIT, it will brick your phone.
For some reason Odin doesn't work well if you use PIT with one-part rom. I had a similar problem, my friend flashed rom for totally other phone but luckily he had an /efs backup and working download mode (flashing normal rom failed with anything else than bootloader, probably changed partition table).
Pit and 1-part rom didn't work as well, so I went back to 4.0.X and flashed 3-part rom with a pit file... and guess what. It worked, it literally bringed back whole the system, only /efs content was missing so I restored his efs backup and revived his phone.
Luckily one of my polish folks prepared such 3-part rom.
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If everything else fails you can try (on your own risk!) to flash above 3-part rom with a pit included and re-partition ticked. It flashes very old XXALEF (4.0.X) without sudden death fix and should be only used when you really need to repartition your phone. If you pass such flashing immediately flash something newer, f.e. XXEMG4.
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So a few days ago my galaxy s2 shut it self off and wouldn't start again. Wouldn't charge the battery, just sat there with the empty battery symbol. I by passed the battery and directly wired a cut usb cord onto the battery terminals. It worked! But now wont boot past the "Samsung Galaxy s2" white on black logo screen. I have reflashed the PDF, PHONE, and CSC though odin with 10 different files I found around these forms and across the internet. Nothing made any difference and it still sticks on the logo screen. Anything else I could try before sending it away? :/
Also I never installed any custom ROM or firmware on it, it was totally stock. I am also with Bell in Canada if that helps.
If you've already tried flashing stock firmware via Odin, probably not. Does it successfully flash in Odin, I.E do you get the green pass box & the phone auto reboot ? If not, copy/paste (or type) the details from the 'message' section in Odin when it's doing the flash here.
Yep every time I have done it it has said passed and my phone has restarted.
I followed this thread,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458,
And did everything including flashing the bootloader, except using the .pit and re-partitioning because I'm afraid I will hard brick it, but it still had the same result. Won't boot past logo and wont go into recovery only download.
Why did you flash the bootloader ? You don't normally do that save for very specific situations.
OK. So you followed that guide using files from Samfirmware. I have absolutely no idea about files from that site or how they work/what to do with them as I've flashed anything from that site & doubt I would.
Given you can still get into download mode, only thing I can suggest is to download a stock rom from Intratech's thread from here & flash in PDA section of Odin if links work, if not, download stock firmware for your carrier/country with the PC version of Checkfus & flash that in the PDA section of Odin. In both cases, only one file and no mucking around.
I flashed the bootloader because that very official looking guide told me to lol
"Have you done everything correctly until now? Then...
Congratulations on recovering your phone!
You deserve some cake afterwards, and some rest
Now, if your problem is the NAND rw coruption, and wasn't fixed by the above fix, then follow these steps :
5) Download the Kernel. Flash it in PDA. Without ticking Re-Partitioning
6) Successful? Nice, hope is still present.
7) Flash the recovery package, following steps 1-4 This should fix your issue. If it does not, then :
WARNING : FLASHING A BOOTLOADER IS DANGEROUS. FLASH WITH EXTREME CAUTION.
8) Download the Bootloader. Flash it as PDA or Bootloader in ODIN. Without ticking Re-Partitioning
9) Flash the Kernel, as in step 5
10) Flash the recovery package, like in steps 1-4 And that will fix any of your issues
I hope that this guide was helpful, and if it was, hit the thanks button! "
Because my phone did not get bricked by trying to use custom ROM I feel its different then everyone else's problems here. Maybe its a bad app, is there a way to hard wipe my phone from where I am? Thanks very much for responding btw.
Guides don't necessarily work the way they're supposed to is all I'll say.
No, your problem is not different to every other case like this we see here maybe 20 times a week. A bad flash/not being able to get into recovery/can get into download mode is a bad flash/not being able to get into recovery/can get into download mod.
You're not going to wipe it without getting into recovery. You could try and flash a rooted kernel that has recovery (CFRoot ?), but frankly best advice I can give you is to do what I suggested in my last post.
You're welcome
Ok I got check fus and found the firmware for my phone. I'l try using it to flash in ODIN but it does't seem like it will be any different then the other 10 firmwares I have tried
When you flash it, make sure you're plugged into a powered/mainboard USB port on your PC, make sure Kies/it's processes aren't running in Windoze Task Manager (if they are, kill them. You need the drivers that come with Kies to use Odin, but they mess with each other if they're running @ the same time), ensure you're running Odin as admin, and use the USB cable which came with the phone if you have it.
I did exactly what you said, still stuck in bootloop.
OptifishPrime said:
I did exactly what you said, still stuck in bootloop.
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And still can't get into recovery? Usually a full wipe will alleviate a boot loop.
If you're now in boot loop, the ROM is corrupted, think of it as a Windows loading forver. Just push a new ROM compatible to your device, I recommend stock for now, and see if it will boot normally.
I only experience boot loop once during my CM 7 installation, I reinstalled the ROM and everything works perfectly.
OptifishPrime said:
I did exactly what you said, still stuck in bootloop.
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You obviously did not do what I said.
I said "If you did everything and it didn't work, proceed to flash the Kernel and/or the bl".
You did 't use the .PIT and re-partition. If you use it, it'll fix the phone.
Have you flashed the kernel?
Plus, you have a soft bricked phone, period. The only different thing from others is how it happened
Flash the kernel. And then the recovery package. Without the .PIT. If that doesn't work, use the .PIT.
Just a FYI : I once soft bricked my phone when flashing a stock ROM. So yeah, soft bricks happen with almost all ROMs that are messy.
I did flash the kernel and the recovery package. At this point I haven't voided the warranty and I'm scared the flashing the .pit will do so. But I guess if that's the only thing I haven't done and you say it will fix it I will. I should use the one from the recovery package right? It will work on my Bell Canada I9100M?
Are you able to enter recovery by pressing volume up + home + power?
Have a read of my Helper Post...
Happened to me yesterday. Follow this:
1. Get Siyah kernel in .tar and flash it through odin.
2. Enter recovery and go to mount. In there format /data, /system, /cache, format all. Reboot recovery.
3. Search for a wipe script in xda forum ex: sgs2 rom wipe or something like that. Put it in your phone and go to recovery and install it.
4. Boot in download mode and flash latest version of stock rom downloaded from sammobile.com
Thats how I soved mine. Good luck.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda app-developers app
Phistachio said:
You obviously did not do what I said.
I said "If you did everything and it didn't work, proceed to flash the Kernel and/or the bl".
You did 't use the .PIT and re-partition. If you use it, it'll fix the phone.
Have you flashed the kernel?
Plus, you have a soft bricked phone, period. The only different thing from others is how it happened
Flash the kernel. And then the recovery package. Without the .PIT. If that doesn't work, use the .PIT.
Just a FYI : I once soft bricked my phone when flashing a stock ROM. So yeah, soft bricks happen with almost all ROMs that are messy.
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Let's save the pit file flash for last.
People see "PIT" and go like "oh, I gotta flash this".
They must think it's a magic file, or something.
gastonw said:
Let's save the pit file flash for last.
People see "PIT" and go like "oh, I gotta flash this".
They must think it's a magic file, or something.
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Forgive me for barging in, but if am correct, flashing PIT files is needed only when u have messed up the partitions on ur device, right?
Would that happen if I flash another phone's firmware, like say an i9300?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
immortalneo said:
Forgive me for barging in, but if am correct, flashing PIT files is needed only when u have messed up the partitions on ur device, right?
Would that happen if I flash another phone's firmware, like say an i9300?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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Yeah, corrupted nand and all.
The thing is that people just love flashing pit files, my guess is they think "new ROM, maybe it needs more room, besides I've unzipped the .rar and the pit file is there. Gotta flash that in order for the ROM to work".
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Hey guys,
I'm trying to flash the S2 back to UK Factory kernal as I want to take it back for a warranty claim.
I've unrooted the phone so far, but bnow want to restore the phone with a stock/factory kernal, however the links for the factory kernals in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278 don't work. I keep getting messages that the files have been removed due to copyright violati ions etc...
Can somebody please help?
Cheers
Try here, if not Samfirmware, if not you'll have to flash an entire stock rom (which is what I'd probably do regardless if I was returning a phone for a warranty claim).
Thanks for the links MistahBungle, but what do you mean by 'flash an entire stock rom'. Is it not sufficient to just flash with a kernal from the links?
How difficult is it to do the entire stock rom? I'd rather be safe than sorry, if flashing the entire stock rom keeps the warranty inatct...
cheers
here you go stock rom ,kernek and modems
I mean, instead of flashing just the kernel, flashing the entire rom package (which also obviously contains the kernel). You don't absolutely have to do this, it's just what I'd do (just my personal preference).
It's no more difficult to flash a whole rom, just the download will take longer as it's a couple of hundred MB Vs a few MB for a kernel.
Do whatever you're comfortable with ;-)
shan_tsung said:
Thanks for the links MistahBungle, but what do you mean by 'flash an entire stock rom'. Is it not sufficient to just flash with a kernal from the links?
How difficult is it to do the entire stock rom? I'd rather be safe than sorry, if flashing the entire stock rom keeps the warranty inatct...
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apk_xiz said:
here you go ["]stock rom ,kernek and modems[/URL]
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Thanks mate
MistahBungle said:
I mean, instead of flashing just the kernel, flashing the entire rom package (which also obviously contains the kernel). You don't absolutely have to do this, it's just what I'd do (just my personal preference).
It's no more difficult to flash a whole rom, just the download will take longer as it's a couple of hundred MB Vs a few MB for a kernel.
Do whatever you're comfortable with ;-)
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Got you. I'll just do the whole rom I think.
Thanks guys
:S connected phone in dowload mode and ran Odin, downloaded firmware file from site that apk_xiz suggested (downloaded one that had XX in the region, as that should be the one for UK?)
Loaded tar.nd5 file in pda on odin and hit start and the the phone just stays in downloading and nothing happens now?? Odin says all hread completed suceed 0 and failed 0?
Can somebody please shed some light
Check Windoze Task Manager & kill Kies/related processes if they're running. If they're not, go thru as many of the following steps as you need to:-
*Must run Odin as administrator in Windoze.
*Try different USB ports; you must be using a 'powered' or mainboard port.
*Try different USB cables (particularly the cable that came with the phone if you're not using it now)
*Try different versions of Odin (search on here/Google)
*Uninstall Kies, reboot, redownload & reinstall it, reboot, try the flash again. Also run Windoze Update.
And if all this fails, try a different PC. And if it doesn't work first go on the 2nd PC, go thru the above steps on that PC.
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:S connected phone in dowload mode and ran Odin, downloaded firmware file from site that apk_xiz suggested (downloaded one that had XX in the region, as that should be the one for UK?)
Loaded tar.nd5 file in pda on odin and hit start and the the phone just stays in downloading and nothing happens now?? Odin says all hread completed suceed 0 and failed 0?
Can somebody please shed some light
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well first of all UK version is XEU (cuz mine is uk too)
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and 2nd do what MistahBungle suggested !
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if that way won't work then i will tell you difficult way (adb way)
Thank you so much guys, think Its going back to stock now, still downloading as I type...
I've noticed though that the bianry counter states 3 downloads :S I take it I need to buy a 'JIG' tool to reset this counter back to '0'?
Or can I just do a factory erase/reset by holding up menu and power then selecting restore/erase option, would that reset the counter too?
Yep, buy a jig on eBay (costs a couple of bucks), provided you're not running the 'new' bootloader, the jig will reset your flash counter.
If you find the jig doesn't work, you have two options; flash the 'old' bootloader, or use Triangle Away to reset the flash counter.
But don't worry about that now, get your phone working, buy a jig (even if it doesn't reset your flash counter, could come in handy if you can't get into download mode someday for whatever reason) & see how it goes.
no you won't have to buy any zig to reset your binary count just root your phone and download triangle away and you are good to go .
enjoy
Okay, phone is working again with stock firmware...
Now, I already had a battery temprature problem with the phone, it didn't restart without plugging in with a charger when you would power it down... But now after restore, it keeps telling me that charging has been paused due to high voltage and the battery icon keeps flashing in the top right corner on the screen?? Should I just leave this one for the warranty then?
Seriously, you've messed with it enough, haven't you ? ;-P Send it in for warranty, add that problem to the list of other stuff you tell them about.
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Seriously, you've messed with it enough, haven't you ? ;-P Send it in for warranty, add that problem to the list of other stuff you tell them about.
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just the 'jig' and i'll throw it back to them I'll update once I hear back.
Thanks for the help dude
As Apk_Xiz, said, you're going to have to use Triangle Away to reset the flash counter if you've flashed an ICS stock firmware. Go to that thread he linked to if that's the case, read the instructions & go for it. But if you've flashed a Gingerbread stock rom, yeah, wait for the jig & reset it then send it off.
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just the 'jig' and i'll throw it back to them I'll update once I hear back.
Thanks for the help dude
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Hi all Mizzeeboy here
I had a Samsung Galaxy S2 which was never rooted or hacked in any way it had gingerbread on it and I wanted to update to a new version of ics i looked up on samfirmware to see if i could find one and I did I then flash the one file to the phone and half way it gave me a fail and when I turned my phone back on all I get is this
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I can get into download mode by pressing volume down and push usb cord in but when I use Odin to flash any firmware I just keep getting errors
Please help do I have to go to Samsung to get this fixed
Just to tell you I never rooted my phone so what the hell do I do?
Mizzeeboy
Maybe select recovery mode in Kies like it says?
Sent from my Galaxy S2 GT i9100
boki9999 said:
Maybe select recovery mode in Kies like it says?
Sent from my Galaxy S2 GT i9100
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Come on does it really look like i'm that stupid not to do that firstly I can only go in to download mode and not recovery mode and second kies doesn't even recognize my phone when it is plugged in and I did'nt even use kies to flash it was odin:
What is your exact model (on the label under the battery), and what exact file did you flash? (a link would be helpful)
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Hi all Mizzeeboy here
I had a Samsung Galaxy S2 which was never rooted or hacked in any way it had gingerbread on it and I wanted to update to a new version of ics i looked up on samfirmware to see if i could find one and I did I then flash the one file to the phone and half way it gave me a fail and when I turned my phone back on all I get is this
View attachment 1277674
I can get into download mode by pressing volume down and push usb cord in but when I use Odin to flash any firmware I just keep getting errors
Please help do I have to go to Samsung to get this fixed
Just to tell you I never rooted my phone so what the hell do I do?
Mizzeeboy
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What Firmware did you download? Please state the full name of it here.
What GSII Model do you use? The Galaxy SII I9100 or the SII I9100G?
A pal of mine flashed a I9100 Firmware on a I9100G device and had an error in Odin and had a similar error on his phone after that.
Scarface1991 said:
What Firmware did you download? Please state the full name of it here.
What GSII Model do you use? The Galaxy SII I9100 or the SII I9100G?
A pal of mine flashed a I9100 Firmware on a I9100G device and had an error in Odin and had a similar error on his phone after that.
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OK my EXACT model number is GT-I9100 at the back
This is the link for the file : http://www.hotfile.com/dl/165074083/1e61f36/I9100XWLPT_I9100XEULPA_XEU.zip.html
I think
Is there any way of fixing it with out getting samsung involved?
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What is your exact model (on the label under the battery), and what exact file did you flash? (a link would be helpful)
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OK my EXACT model number is GT-I9100 at the back
This is the link for the file : http://www.hotfile.com/dl/165074083/...A_XEU.zip.html
I think
mizzeeboy said:
Come on does it really look like i'm that stupid not to do that firstly I can only go in to download mode and not recovery mode and second kies doesn't even recognize my phone when it is plugged in and I did'nt even use kies to flash it was odin:
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If the update has failed, selecting recovery mode in Kies does not work and Odin throws out errors; I suggest you hand the phone into your nearest Samsung service center since you have stated that your phone was never rooted or modified.
Force Close said:
If the update has failed, selecting recovery mode in Kies does not work and Odin throws out errors; I suggest you hand the phone into your nearest Samsung service center since you have stated that your phone was never rooted or modified.
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Oh come on are you saying that nobody knows how to fix this problem?
mizzeeboy said:
Oh come on are you saying that nobody knows how to fix this problem?
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Sometimes when Kies is running it can cause problems for Odin (Or so I have read), so what you can try is: Open Task Manager and then end every Kies activity that is running on your computer and then try again flashing through Odin while you are in Download mode (don`t forget to press volume up to continue through the warning) and if this goes wrong, copy the steps Odin has made until the error, so we can see where Odin has a Problem.
Scarface1991 said:
Sometimes when Kies is running it can cause problems for Odin (Or so I have read), so what you can try is: Open Task Manager and then end every Kies activity that is running on your computer and then try again flashing through Odin while you are in Download mode (don`t forget to press volume up to continue through the warning) and if this goes wrong, copy the steps Odin has made until the error, so we can see where Odin has a Problem.
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I don't want to have anything more to do with odin i'm going to the samsung store to get it fixed is there any way of checking warranty though
unless
you could please give me a file which is brick free i really would like a nit of assurance
mizzeeboy said:
I don't want to have anything more to do with kies i'm going to the samsung store to get it fixed is there any way of checking warranty though
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I didn`t said start kies, just kill all processes running connected to kies and then flash again..
but it`s your call and about warranty it should be still there if you said you haven`t rooted your phone and never installed any Rom on it. If they ask just tell them you tried to update via Kies and some weird error occurred and that`s the last thing that happened because I heard that some service centers won`t repair your phone even if you tried to flash original Samsung Firmware.
Scarface1991 said:
I didn`t said start kies, just kill all processes running connected to kies and then flash again..
but it`s your call and about warranty it should be still there if you said you haven`t rooted your phone and never installed any Rom on it. If they ask just tell them you tried to update via Kies and some weird error occurred and that`s the last thing that happened because I heard that some service centers won`t repair your phone even if you tried to flash original Samsung Firmware.
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could you please give me a file with the official os for i9100 because im a friken n00b
mizzeeboy said:
could you please give me a file with the official os for i9100 because im a friken n00b
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Well you downloaded a Stock Firmware already which has the brickbug but it can only brick your phone when you do this:
Here's how to BRICK your phone :
-Flash the 4.0.4 firmware with/without its pit file
-Use any 4.0.4 based kernel - stock or modified (ex cf-root)
-Go to cwm and do a wipe data & wipe cache and/or perform a nandroid restore of any previous firmware
=> The process begins normally but it may/will switch off at any time without waking up ever again !!!!!
But since you don`t want to root your phone, you can`t go into CWM, so bricking your phone with the firmware you downloaded shouldn`t happen but if you want to be sure, just download any 4.0.3 Stock Firmware from Samfirmware and flash via Odin
mizzeeboy said:
could you please give me a file with the official os for i9100 because im a friken n00b
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Listen, you have the right file for your phone, but it appears the flash failed part way through.
Are you plugged directly into a usb port on your computer? (i.e. not using a hub, or a port on the keyboard or monitor, etc?)
If not, make sure to use a direct port on the computer.
If so, I'd try a different port on the computer, and maybe try a different usb cable.
Not a direct port, bad port, and bad cable can all cause bad flashes.
ctomgee said:
Listen, you have the right file for your phone, but it appears the flash failed part way through.
Are you plugged directly into a usb port on your computer? (i.e. not using a hub, or a port on the keyboard or monitor, etc?)
If not, make sure to use a direct port on the computer.
If so, I'd try a different port on the computer, and maybe try a different usb cable.
Not a direct port, bad port, and bad cable can all cause bad flashes.
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Scarface1991 said:
Well you downloaded a Stock Firmware already which has the brickbug but it can only brick your phone when you do this:
Here's how to BRICK your phone :
-Flash the 4.0.4 firmware with/without its pit file
-Use any 4.0.4 based kernel - stock or modified (ex cf-root)
-Go to cwm and do a wipe data & wipe cache and/or perform a nandroid restore of any previous firmware
=> The process begins normally but it may/will switch off at any time without waking up ever again !!!!!
But since you don`t want to root your phone, you can`t go into CWM, so bricking your phone with the firmware you downloaded shouldn`t happen but if you want to be sure, just download any 4.0.3 Stock Firmware from Samfirmware and flash via Odin
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Ok right thanks a lot you to i'm going for the kill this is my plan tell me if it is OK
Step 1 - Delete any Kies Processes coming to the pc
Step 2 - Run Odin and flash a 2.3.3 Gingerbread in the pda section to the phone only tick Auto Reboot and F . Reset Time then press start
Step 3 - Hope for the best
I'm really realying on you guys so please tell me if theres anything else which could go wrong in here
mizzeeboy said:
Ok right thanks a lot you to i'm going for the kill this is my plan tell me if it is OK
Step 1 - Delete any Kies Processes coming to the pc
Step 2 - Run Odin and flash a 2.3.3 Gingerbread in the pda section to the phone only tick Auto Reboot and F . Reset Time then press start
Step 3 - Hope for the best
I'm really realying on you guys so please tell me if theres anything else which could go wrong in here
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I don't know why you'd want to go all the way back down to 2.3.3, but sure, that should work. Provided, of course, you downloaded a firmware meant for your phone.
ctomgee said:
I don't know why you'd want to go all the way back down to 2.3.3, but sure, that should work. Provided, of course, you downloaded a firmware meant for your phone.
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Still waitin for the file to download any way the reason why I want gingerbread is because it was never as laggy as the ics i think it was'nt made properly
Scarface1991 said:
What Firmware did you download? Please state the full name of it here.
What GSII Model do you use? The Galaxy SII I9100 or the SII I9100G?
A pal of mine flashed a I9100 Firmware on a I9100G device and had an error in Odin and had a similar error on his phone after that.
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boki9999 said:
Maybe select recovery mode in Kies like it says?
Sent from my Galaxy S2 GT i9100
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ctomgee said:
What is your exact model (on the label under the battery), and what exact file did you flash? (a link would be helpful)
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Force Close said:
If the update has failed, selecting recovery mode in Kies does not work and Odin throws out errors; I suggest you hand the phone into your nearest Samsung service center since you have stated that your phone was never rooted or modified.
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Scarface1991 said:
Sometimes when Kies is running it can cause problems for Odin (Or so I have read), so what you can try is: Open Task Manager and then end every Kies activity that is running on your computer and then try again flashing through Odin while you are in Download mode (don`t forget to press volume up to continue through the warning) and if this goes wrong, copy the steps Odin has made until the error, so we can see where Odin has a Problem.
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Ok thanks to all you guys I managed to get Gingerbread back on from there I downloaded ics via kies my phone is now perfect again and a lot faster .
All of you guys seriously rock you don't know how important my phone is to me and i'm glad you all helped.
XDA is gonna FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory:
ok i saw all the threads but no help ...
symptoms... no recovery (just battery logo), download mode is working,
when i flash siyah it gets bootloop... stuck at samsung logo...
odin is flashing normaly without error...
these are the screens i get
1. recovery (battery logo)
2. entering download mode
3. download mode
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lb2vi1y7h833q50/T1c9GSy8kx
gt-i9100
ssn i9100gsmh
fcc id a3lgti9100
which rom should i download and with which version of odin to flash
everything id downloaded ok and odin flashes without problem ...?
Flash philz touch or cf kernel then siyah
Send from my SGS2 I9100 with HassanROM and latest DorimanX 8.xx kernel
Ok i will try asap... Will report back
still nothing...
sabirwest said:
still nothing...
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Go to sammobile.com, sign up, dl a stock rom, flash through Odin, root.
THE biggest issue is that i cant get to recovery, i allready downloaded stock rom and tried. right now i am downloading i9100xwlss version to try because my friend has thatone on his phone working... i just have no starting point to begin with. allready got bricked phone and i dont know on which carrier it was, whic android version it had. etc.. will try this and then i give up. lots of time i have lost trying.
sabirwest said:
THE biggest issue is that i cant get to recovery, i allready downloaded stock rom and tried. right now i am downloading i9100xwlss version to try because my friend has thatone on his phone working... i just have no starting point to begin with. allready got bricked phone and i dont know on which carrier it was, whic android version it had. etc.. will try this and then i give up. lots of time i have lost trying.
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You put phone into download mode and flash through Odin. There are many guides on here for directions
Here's one guide. Read the full first page
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21659039
yeah i know, many guides i have done, walked through, but nothing helps. odin flashes without problem. phone restarts and still no recovery with bootloop... flashed this and that.. and still same issues.
Flash JB leak firmware via odin (comes as 3 parts - Pda, phone and csc). Then see if it boots. If it doesn't, try to enter recovery and factort reset.
Report back what happens.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
I've seen a couple of these cases happening lately, my bet is on the bootloader, eventhough I don't encourage people to try flashing it. Or, as always, OP is holding something back.
Neo, I'm not familiar with the ROM being downloaded from a non-stable internet connection and I know you get them from an internet cafe. Now, is it possible that Odin would allow (flash) a corrupted ROM?
Sent from the little guy
sabirwest said:
yeah i know, many guides i have done, walked through, but nothing helps. odin flashes without problem. phone restarts and still no recovery with bootloop... flashed this and that.. and still same issues.
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try to find the stock rom that comes in 4 files, CSC, PDA, modem + bootloader
sabirwest said:
yeah i know, many guides i have done, walked through, but nothing helps. odin flashes without problem. phone restarts and still no recovery with bootloop... flashed this and that.. and still same issues.
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I literally did this yesterday. After you flash stock you have to boot into 3e (stock recovery) and wipe data. This will stop the bootloop and you can carry on with rooting if that's what you want.
It's better to wipe dalvik, you need CWM for that, that's why it's always suggested to flash a custom ROM when on a bootloop.
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jeah i know but whatever i flash i still have no recovery...
ok now its official. phone memory is problem, i went to service today and they told me that when i flash with odin the values that i flash dont stay in the memory, on the next boot
those values get clear, memory bug of some kind, he said that he can manual and direct approach to the motherboard and write recovery directly but he cant say if it will always
work like it is suppose to.
Hum....I think you're getting conned, as the matter of fact, he must be reading this right now.
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Just as i thought
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
Check other threads, I'm dealing with 3 guys with this same issue.
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officialy the phone went bye bye !!!! Cheers for being with me in those hard times !!!
Pit file flash?
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I want to revert an ATT i717 rooted, with CWM ver.6, custom KK rom back to ATT stock rom (I did try KIES but it didn't recognize phone as I understand due to rom being custom.) I don't have a back up of the original stock rom. All download links I have come across are dead. Need help to locate working DL links.
2-Wifey has the same exact phone rooted with CWM ver. 6 with stock JB rom. I am wondering if I take a back up of that and flash it to my phone if that will be ok or if that's a chance for a brick?
jayinc11 said:
I want to revert an ATT i717 rooted, with CWM ver.6, custom KK rom back to ATT stock rom (I did try KIES but it didn't recognize phone as I understand due to rom being custom.) I don't have a back up of the original stock rom. All download links I have come across are dead. Need help to locate working DL links.
2-Wifey has the same exact phone rooted with CWM ver. 6 with stock JB rom. I am wondering if I take a back up of that and flash it to my phone if that will be ok or if that's a chance for a brick?
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You have posted in the development forum. Try Q&A.
Also if you can't find Odin file here, try to search google. You may find an active somewhere else. Other than that, you can wait. if I ever get off work I could probably scrounge up a copy to my dropbox.
Let me know if you find. Sorry, I won't have time until tomorrow afternoon . In middle of a work marathon on 2 jobs.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I527 using XDA Free mobile app
jayinc11 said:
I want to revert an ATT i717 rooted, with CWM ver.6, custom KK rom back to ATT stock rom (I did try KIES but it didn't recognize phone as I understand due to rom being custom.) I don't have a back up of the original stock rom. All download links I have come across are dead. Need help to locate working DL links.
2-Wifey has the same exact phone rooted with CWM ver. 6 with stock JB rom. I am wondering if I take a back up of that and flash it to my phone if that will be ok or if that's a chance for a brick?
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here's a link to stock jb:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8CfFE5fSiMQS1NuZVZmUnRNYVU/view?usp=sharing
it includes the rom, cwm recovery, supersu, odin, kernel, and modem.
odin the rom first, then the recovery.
copy supersu to the phone and install thru cwm.
you'll need to update binaries.
also included is the current cwm recovery i use to install kit kat roms.
beenkenobee said:
here's a link to stock jb:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8CfFE5fSiMQS1NuZVZmUnRNYVU/view?usp=sharing
it includes the rom, cwm recovery, supersu, odin, kernel, and modem.
odin the rom first, then the recovery.
copy supersu to the phone and install thru cwm.
you'll need to update binaries.
also included is the current cwm recovery i use to install kit kat roms.
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Hey thanx! Just a quick question - what is to update binaries and how do I go about that?
captemo said:
You have posted in the development forum. Try Q&A.
Also if you can't find Odin file here, try to search google. You may find an active somewhere else. Other than that, you can wait. if I ever get off work I could probably scrounge up a copy to my dropbox.
Let me know if you find. Sorry, I won't have time until tomorrow afternoon . In middle of a work marathon on 2 jobs.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I527 using XDA Free mobile app
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Hey thanx - I am following the d/l link from above. Unless otherwise think it will work out.
jayinc11 said:
Hey thanx! Just a quick question - what is to update binaries and how do I go about that?
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once you get done installing and the phone booted up,
start supersu and follow the instructions.
beenkenobee said:
once you get done installing and the phone booted up,
start supersu and follow the instructions.
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Finally d/l at work, odined the rom and encountered "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue, Please select recovery mode in kies and try again"
Phone cannot enter recov. mode nor download mode. I tried kies and 2 issues came up 1 my phone has no serial number, I entered wife's S/No. (same exact phone, both made in Korea) but the second problem is that kies wants me to turn off phone, and enter d/l mode which isn't coming up.
I tried my JIG thingy but same screen comes up.
How do I fix this?
ATTN: MOD
If need be please move thread as appropriate.
jayinc11 said:
Finally d/l at work, odined the rom and encountered "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue, Please select recovery mode in kies and try again"
Phone cannot enter recov. mode nor download mode. I tried kies and 2 issues came up 1 my phone has no serial number, I entered wife's S/No. (same exact phone, both made in Korea) but the second problem is that kies wants me to turn off phone, and enter d/l mode which isn't coming up.
I tried my JIG thingy but same screen comes up.
How do I fix this?
ATTN: MOD
If need be please move thread as appropriate.
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i've restored using this many many times and never ran into a problem.
did you odin only the firmware tar?
possibly a bad d/l.
See below
beenkenobee said:
i've restored using this many many times and never ran into a problem.
did you odin only the firmware tar?
possibly a bad d/l.
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Could be, really don't know for sure. Note has this screen. Anything I attempt it's resulting in the following screen below. DL mode, hit volume up and bam, same screen. Recovery, same deal, try to boot normally = same. Even a jig gets the DL mode first screen and then bam! Is there any way to fix this or Is the phone at the point of jtag repair, or worse a brick?
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Could be, really don't know for sure. Note has this screen. Anything I attempt it's resulting in the following screen below. DL mode, hit volume up and bam, same screen. Recovery, same deal, try to boot normally = same. Even a jig gets the DL mode first screen and then bam! Is there any way to fix this or Is the phone at the point of jtag repair, or worse a brick?
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uninstall kies.
reinstall the usb driver if needed and try again.