I buyed used i9100 3-4 days ago, he's old 20 days and everything is working, phone is rooted too, i think with CF-root method, before that i was reading a lot about s2, and android, i have good knowelage in android and phones but much more safer is to consult with other peoples unless i'm not 100% shure about what i'm doing, so my question is:
i want to do factory reset so i can customize phone how i want and delete all pics, musics ... i should go to Settings > Back up and reset > Factory data reset, it's easy but i have question: i know for emmc bug, but i'm not 100% shure what he's doing, i know he is on stock 4.0.4 kernels, i have Model: i9100, Android version: 4.0.3, Baseband version: 3.0.15-I9100XWLP7-CL340913 [email protected] #3, Build number: IML74K.XWLP7, is safe to do factory reset ? and do i have emmc bug with that kernel and stock 4.0.3 rom ? Thanks and sorry if my english is wrong
Sejk97 said:
i have Model: i9100, Android version: 4.0.3, Baseband version: 3.0.15-I9100XWLP7-CL340913 [email protected] #3, Build number: IML74K.XWLP7, is safe to do factory reset ? and do i have emmc bug with that kernel and stock 4.0.3 rom ? Thanks and sorry if my english is wrong
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If you're on 4.0.3, you dont have the emmc bug. but you can always download the got brickbug app from the playstore and check, just to make sure.
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If you're on 4.0.3, you dont have the emmc bug. but you can always download the got brickbug app from the playstore and check, just to make sure.
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I don't get that, my old s2 is on ics rooted with c.f. root. I've checked & the brickbug app says I have the bad chip but you say 4.0.3 is safe???
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So if i dont have emmc bug i can factory reset my phone without any damage?
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Read this for a more comprehensive explanation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28388184
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Sejk97 said:
So if i dont have emmc bug i can factory reset my phone without any damage?
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To be 100% safe, first flash a custom kernel like siyah via Odin. Then you can factory reset your phone without worrying.
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I downloaded emmc brick chwcker and i dont have brickbug, heres the screenshoot, thank u guys if i got more questions i will ask, thank u again
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Welcome to the world of flashing¡
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Thank u, i also passed memory test
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I just used emmc brick checker and it says "yes, insane chip".. does anyone know how to fix this?
Read 5. post
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The thing is that my phone is not on 4.0.4 it is on gingerbread 2.3.5 .. am I really in trouble?
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The thing is that my phone is not on 4.0.4 it is on gingerbread 2.3.5 .. am I really in trouble?
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From what I'm given to understand the app just checks the firmware and compares it to a known list of 'bad' chips.
If you're on gingerbread you surely have nothing to worry about.
However if you plan on rooting your phone don't directly flash siyah. There are guides in the general section. Look through those.
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My phone is already rooted and the thread in post 5 is talking about 4.0.4 firmwares. isnt there anyway to solve this emmc bug problem?
brickbug ONLY applies when wiping data on STOCK 4.0.4 kernel... If you are on gingerbread or ics 4.0.3, you wont be affected.
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My phone is already rooted and the thread in post 5 is talking about 4.0.4 firmwares. isnt there anyway to solve this emmc bug problem?
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Yeah,buy a new motherboard for £200 and tell them it better have the sane chip........lol.
Sell ur i9100 and buy new(used) one, cheapest solution
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I want to flash siyah kernel, what is a better way, to flash it via odin or to install it via recovery?
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Flashing via recovery won't increase custom binary counter.
I dont care for that because my flash counter is already increased so i have yellow triangle but im ok with that, if i flash siyah v4.1.5 can i back to samsung stock kernel and how?
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Sure, by flashing stock firmware via Odin.
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Yesterday I have installed ICS 4.0.4 on my Samsung Galaxy S2 and I noticed it is showing BLANK screen while taking pictures through camera or even while watching videos or YouTube I can only hear the audio but the video screen is blank.
Please advice how to resolve this issue.
Did u factory reset/wipe data n cache?
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Did u factory reset/wipe data n cache?
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I have only upgraded my current Android from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 have not done factory reset/wipe data.
Use stock kernel, don't use a custom kernel yet on stock ics 4.0.4.
Edit: Bdw, you should've posted in the Q and A section.
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Don't wipe without reading the warning threads about bricking too
ephraim033 said:
Use stock kernel, don't use a custom kernel yet on stock ics 4.0.4.
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Now how to get this resolved, please advice.
mmnawab said:
Now how to get this resolved, please advice.
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Just flash it again and don't flash another kernel. Use the one which came with the rom.
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You're wrong. Stock kernel causes problems in lekaed software (LQ5, LPM) and also brings eMMC hardbrick bug.
Get back to 4.0.3 and wait for official 4.0.4.
przemcio510 said:
You're wrong. Stock kernel causes problems in lekaed software (LQ5, LPM) and also brings eMMC hardbrick bug.
Get back to 4.0.3 and wait for official 4.0.4.
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You're right and wrong. You're right that it causes brick bug and you're wrong because in stock kernel, camera, video etc works perfectly. If you flash the current custom kernels now it causes the blank camera, videos won't show etc.
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Then the best way it's that he returns to 4.0.3.
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Then the best way it's that he returns to 4.0.3.
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Right. I was just explaining it was caused by flashing a custom kernel not made specifically for 4.0.4 but for 4.0.3.
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I have re-installed 4.0.3 and my device is working fine now.
Thanks everyone for your prompt help and support.
I got the same problem here. but I update from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 via samsung kies officially. So, how am I going to downgrade it back to 4.0.3? please advice. I have tried wipe data/factory reset.
You have to re-install 4.0.3 there is no other option available, download Android 4.0.3 from http://samsung-updates.com/ and install it freshly. I did the same to get 4.0.3 back on my smartphone.
On the 4.0.4 flash latest siyah kernel
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After flashing did it worked, and resolved the problem?
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After flashing did it worked, and resolved the problem?
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The official ROM solve my previous problem but bring out another problem which is the phone itself is having crash and keep on not responding for the system. Anyway, I solve this by flashing another custom ROM named wann.. thanks for the help as before this I can't even have the cwm..
Went back to 4.0.3 stock rom and phone did an auto software update to stock 4.0.4 rom UK branded 27/07/2012 firmware.
ecmm brick bug app shows - no.sane chip and chainfire's got a brick app shows - unknown but not one of the reported chips with bug.
I am crapping it as have had a brick with leaked lpq5 firmware.
All I want to do is use the temporary cwm method to flash superuser and install titanium backup and all my apps.
Can anyone advise if what I suggest will be safe?
Regards
fs1023
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Went back to 4.0.3 stock rom and phone did an auto software update to stock 4.0.4 rom UK branded 27/07/2012 firmware.
ecmm brick bug app shows - no.sane chip and chainfire's got a brick app shows - unknown but not one of the reported chips with bug.
I am crapping it as have had a brick with leaked lpq5 firmware.
All I want to do is use the temporary cwm method to flash superuser and install titanium backup and all my apps.
Can anyone advise if what I suggest will be safe?
Regards
fs1023
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If you want to root your device using temporary cwm etc check here
If you want to mess with your phone and will probably be wiping your device, flashing ROM etc, I will advice you to flash a custom kernel first e.g Siyah, Speedmod, N.E.A.K etc
If you fail to follow this advise, you might end up with a hard-bricked device
Went back to 4.0.3 stock rom and phone did an auto software update to stock 4.0.4 rom UK branded 27/07/2012.
ecmm brick bug app shows - no.sane chip and chainfire's got a brick app shows - unknown but not one of the reported chips with bug.
I am crapping it as have had a brick with leaked lpq5 firmware.
All I want to do is use the temporary cwm method to flash superuser and install titanium backup and all my apps.
Can anyone advise if what I suggest will be safe?
Regards
fs1023
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You can flash the latest siyah kernel because that's safe from brick bug kernel (3.5.2+) or if your that worried just go back to 4.0.3
EDIT: Do not use temporary cwm on 4.0.4!
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Hey guys n girls.
I've been experiencing a copy n paste bug on my device. It seems to have appeared after downloading an update of sorts after the main ICS update. I am running everything official. I am on 4.0.4 which is ICS I believe.
Has anyone else experienced such a problem and have you solved it?
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Sayo1337 said:
Hey guys n girls.
I've been experiencing a copy n paste bug on my device. It seems to have appeared after downloading an update of sorts after the main ICS update. I am running everything official. I am on 4.0.4 which is ICS I believe.
Has anyone else experienced such a problem and have you solved it?
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Uhm how does the bug behave? What happens?
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Basically the process of copying/cutting text is fine. When I go to paste only a clipboard button appears. When I click the clipboard button nothing happens. It is extremely annoying
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Ive searched the forums n it doesnt seem to be a common bug. My phone is 100% official. It has been a while back and i unrooted it so i could do the official ICS update. I wiped the cache and delvik cache and reset everything. This is the only problem i have. That and sometimes i get thin black lines on my screen everynow n then but they seem to disappear after locking the phone.
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Is nobody having the same issue?
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Is nobody having the same issue?
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Sorry this particular issue is pretty unknown and most likely an issue with your particular firmware or maybe of the app you used, if the copy/paste bug appears in other apps also, then it's definitely a firmware problem, I myself have used ics stock and didn't have the mentioned problem as so do several others, I recommend you download an official firmware of your region and carrier(if any) and flash it via Odin, you don't need to worry about warranty as flashing stock won't trigger the flash counter, i recommend you follow a guide if confused as there are several available, or try custom firmwares to your tastes.
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Thanks for your reply. Its a bug across everything. I use unbranded official firmware. Should I flash different firmware or the same? Attached is a screenshot of the About Phone menu if that helps.
Thanks for your time and patience
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Thanks for your reply. Its a bug across everything. I use unbranded official firmware. Should I flash different firmware or the same? Attached is a screenshot of the About Phone menu if that helps.
Thanks for your time and patience
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Its upto you to decide, if you have warranty, installing the same firmware is recommended, because most probably the problem will be with your installation on the device, not on your regional version of the firmware, but if it happens again then it's a problem with the regional version. So if after flashing your regional version you have the problem repeating, installing an unbranded stock of other regions like UK or Australia or India will solve your problem.
Have you checked for eMMc superbrick bug for your phone, if you have an insane or unsafe chip, don't flash stock ICS 4.0.4 because it's stock kernel contains the code for eMMc Cap erase command which will brick your phone on any type of wipe, reset, erase command and after a flash you will usually have to perform a factory reset to avoid a boot loop. You will have to use a lower version like stock 4.0.3 or gingerbread. I repeat don't perform a factory reset until you check your phone for brick bug (there's an app available in play store).
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king_below_my_lord said:
Its upto you to decide, if you have warranty, installing the same firmware is recommended, because most probably the problem will be with your installation on the device, not on your regional version of the firmware, but if it happens again then it's a problem with the regional version. So if after flashing your regional version you have the problem repeating, installing an unbranded stock of other regions like UK or Australia or India will solve your problem.
Have you checked for eMMc superbrick bug for your phone, if you have an insane or unsafe chip, don't flash stock ICS 4.0.4 because it's stock kernel contains the code for eMMc Cap erase command which will brick your phone on any type of wipe, reset, erase command and after a flash you will usually have to perform a factory reset to avoid a boot loop. You will have to use a lower version like stock 4.0.3 or gingerbread. I repeat don't perform a factory reset until you check your phone for brick bug (there's an app available in play store).
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There is no warrenty on the device so im not worried about it tbh. I've checked the chip using the "eMMc check" app on the app store and i have an insane chip. So the option is to flash 4.0.3 or earlier? Also would I have to factory reset / wipe data before flashing the old firmware?
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Ive flashed back to 4.0.3 then reupgraded to 4.0.4 seems to habe solved the problem rthank god for titanium backup pro. Just restored my stuff easy
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hi ,
i wanna downgrade the 4.2.1 firmware jelly bean rooted in 4.0.4 ice cream, but is a problem i have the XXELKC and i don't find the 4.0.4 firmware for this kind of baseband , shall i install the 4.0.4 I9300XXBLH1 baseband ? it will work if i chose another stock firmware with a different baseband id ?
many thanks,
g00dness
You could flash some standard stock rom and then flash your baseband from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1740061 (its there). Or if the 4.0.4 rom is the stock rom of your carrier, there is absolutely no problem with flashing that
Just by curiosity, why do you want to do that?
You can surely find your carrier firmware at sammobile.com
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Glebun said:
questions go in the questions section
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You are officially the least helpful person on here.
On topic : If you want a particular baseband, just flash the rom you want and then flash whatever baseband you'd like from within cwm
xSpeced said:
You are officially the least helpful person on here.
On topic : If you want a particular baseband, just flash the rom you want and then flash whatever baseband you'd like from within cwm
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I'm siding with him on this, Reading that op was painful & I just about followed the Engrish
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Is easy to say but how shall i flash the baseband?
EDIT: i flash it on 4.0.4 better performance , better battery life ! the baseband it changed automatically !
thanks all
cheers
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This is why i downgrade to 4.0.4 ice cream
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g00dness said:
This is why i downgrade to 4.0.4 ice cream
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That is really good dude...
pleasse help me to downgrade 4.1.2 to 4.1.1
How to downgrade from 4.2.1 to 4.0.4 please let me know how and where to download files to downgrade my mobile to 4.0.4 and steps to do that with Odin. plese hlp me guys. im serious f**ked up with 4.1.2 update my mobile dead for past one month after updating to 4.1.2.
When i tried to downgrade 4.1.1 after samsung logo nothing is coming.
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How to downgrade from 4.2.1 to 4.0.4 please let me know how and where to download files to downgrade my mobile to 4.0.4 and steps to do that with Odin. plese hlp me guys. im serious f**ked up with 4.1.2 update my mobile dead for past one month after updating to 4.1.2.
When i tried to downgrade 4.1.1 after samsung logo nothing is coming.
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Google is your friend
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Search on google download ice cream 4.0.4 firmware and get it! Then after you rooted your phone u can downgrade to it ! On youtube you 'll find the way to do it
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Guys, please do NOT downgrade lower than 4.1.2 without reading this first:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36499838
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rootSU said:
Guys, please do NOT downgrade lower than 4.1.2 without reading this first:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36499838
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+1 , only the noobs downgrade to 4.0.4
g00dness said:
This is why i downgrade to 4.0.4 ice cream
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Where did you get your 4.0.4 firmware dude? Could give me the link,please? I also want to downgrade my sgs3. Thanks!
Yes , 4.0.4 has better performance and all , but remember that it doesn't have the sudden death fix and your phone may die within 2days (happened to someone). You have been warned.
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