Hey I recently rooted my Samsung Galaxy S II I9100, at first everything was fine, but i had some trouble installing apps so i used es file manager to install them, it began to work for some apps. anyway, this morning I woke and turned it on and it didn't get past the bootscreen(i left it for about 45 minutes on one occasion, and I tried rebooting many times.
The first thing i did after attempting to boot my device was to flash the kernel again via odin, this did not work(tried twice).
so i did a lot of research over the past 10 hours into my problem and have tried many different things; installing a stock rom, removing battery, pretty much anything on the forums that people said have worked. nothing.
I can get into recovery mode and download mode.
I don't care about my data on my phone, it has already been wiped.
It's still covered by warranty so i can wipe the flash count(?) and send it in for warranty IF I HAVE TO. preferably not however.
although i highly doubt it, I may have been using the wrong rom, and I may have forgotten to reset my phone before one of the re-flash's
So if you havn't figured out my question by now, how do i return my phone to working condition?
Don't get mad at me for making a thread that has probably been made a hundred times, none of the solutions in the other threads fixed my problems, and I was browsing not only xda but other forums for hours, I found that reason enough to post a new thread. Apologies if this is in the wrong section, I am new here, and never found it necessary to create an account until now, when I couldn't find a solution.
Help is appreciated, this problem is really rustling my Jimmies on Christmas day.
because this is such a problem, I will REWARD anyone who presents a working solution that does not involve sending it off for warranty or buying a jig. Sorry if i missed out some information, please request for missing info in a response.
1.forget about warranty and jig....that has nothing to do with your current situation.
2.post the details about your phone and what firmware your on and what crap you were flashing.
Maybe a simple reset/wipe in stock recovery is needed.
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theunderling said:
1.forget about warranty and jig....that has nothing to do with your current situation.
2.post the details about your phone and what firmware your on and what crap you were flashing.
Maybe a simple reset/wipe in stock recovery is needed.
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originally i was on ics 4.0.3, and i used this tutorial galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s2-i9100-icsandroid-4-0/ (can't post url link because im a new user) and this kernel by the file name "CF-Root-SGS2_XX_XEO_LPQ-v5.3-CWM5.tar". I then searched for stock roms for it and got "CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KP8-v5.2-CWM5.tar" and "CF-Root-SGS2_XX_XEO_LPQ-PROPER-v5.4-CWM5.tar"
If you want a stock rom go to Sammobile,join(so you can download).....then input smartphone>android>your phone model>your country/carrier.
Choose whatever 4.0.3 it recommends after you input the above and hit send.
Then flash that with Odin and see what happens.
Then report back here.
I am from Australia and when I searched for roms for the I9100, no Australian roms showed :s
would one from another country work, or would that be locked or...?
Theres 3 listed for starters for the plain gt-i9100.....is that your exact model....or is it p/g/m etc.
This is why I asked for your model.
gt-i9100 is my model that's all it said in my phone information in the settings (before it stuffed up), manual, on start up and in download mode.
sorry, I'm not excellent with my technical android terminology.
false alarm, it just didn't load properly before, I will start a the download (will take like 15 minutes) and report back when i flash it. gt-i9100 is definitely my model.
You just input which one of these 3 applies,hit send,then download.
Then flash it (the extracted file)in download mode with Odin.
so i put the extracted file in the 'PDA' field, put it into download mode, plug it in and start the process?
Yep.
It failed the first 2 tries, I think I have a bad usb cord, but worked the third, might of been what stuffed it up in the first place maybe (?), thank you so much for your help man
Good.Wait til boxing day til you flash siyah-s2.v.4.1.5 kernel for root.......lol.
hehe... yeah... I'm not going to try root again... lol
syntaxibles said:
It failed the first 2 tries, I think I have a bad usb cord, but worked the third, might of been what stuffed it up in the first place maybe (?), thank you so much for your help man
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Going back to your first post,maybe you could make a donation to one of the developers on this site of your choosing.
sounds good, which developer in particular would be a good choice?
I quite like Doomlord,but its up to you
And just post back on this thread if you need help rooting etc.
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Ok so I've been unhappy with the 4.0.4 official ATT update and its caused my phone once or twice a day to shut off and I have to pull the battery out. So I got the bright idea to root it. I'm not a stranger to this I had the captivate and infuse before this phone. I had roms on those with no issues. Now I followed this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746181 and the phone crashes on bootup saying google account manager has stopped and wont even let me get past it. Then I tried another kernal SGH-I777-ATTGalaxyS2RootStockZedomaxKernel.tar and that just has a yellow ! up and never even gets any further
I've spent 7 hours now in a row reading posts, to be frank, the attitude here SUCKS. Instead of people answering the question they point you off to some post you already read 10 times before, already tried and it doesnt work. I've also tried just putting it back to factory with I777UCKH7-CL503881-No-BL.exe and that doesnt work either
Put your phone in download mode. (power it off, hold down the volume down button and insert the usb cable)
Flash this with Odin in the PDA slot, auto reboot the only thing checked:
http://d-h.st/UWm
So I'm assuming seven hours is a lot for you? I've been reading here for over a year and I'm still learning. Really to root all you would have had to do is flash a kernel in .tar format with Odin (our kernels come with cwm built in remember) obviously you would want one that's compatible with the version of android you're using. There is a lot of information here. But to say the " attitude here sucks" like you did..... Yer wrong. I know sometimes it seems harsh, but we're just trying to get people to do things for themselves and thus learn even more, positively influencing them in the end.
I think I see your problem. Perhaps if you drop the entitlement attitude you might get more help. No one here is obligated to help anyone. The people that do are unpaid volunteers willing to share their expertise. This is NOT the Help Desk. Remember that before you consider making another ungrateful post like this one.
XDA-dev's are free volunteers, first of all.
We are here for the last someyears and we had providing the best help for anyone related to the phones, eventough devs always repeat that dont mirror us, many people do mirror thier works and someone claims tgat they had done it and yet this site is considered as the best resources for android fanboys.
The another thing is that we are professionals who spare our minute free time for the betterment of phones and to.unlock the hidden capabilities of phone.
I could say to you that have patience and patience never makea you sad.....
BE GOOD
Sent from my GT-S5360 using xda app-developers app
If I was a moderator, the last 3 posters would be banned, permanently. Don't you guys have something better to do then to pick at the frustration comments of user who's phone is not working at the moment?
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I've spent 7 hours now in a row reading posts, to be frank, the attitude here SUCKS. Instead of people answering the question they point you off to some post you already read 10 times before, already tried and it doesnt work. I've also tried just putting it back to factory with I777UCKH7-CL503881-No-BL.exe and that doesnt work either
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Ever hear the expression "you catch more flies with honey than vinegar" ?
Everyone on this forum has been able to load custom firmware using the posts you've been linked to -- everyone except you. So, instead of getting upset with everyone else, take a deep breath and try again.
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If I was a moderator, the last 3 posters would be banned, permanently.
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Thankfully you're not a moderator.
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Ok so I've been unhappy with the 4.0.4 official ATT update and its caused my phone once or twice a day to shut off and I have to pull the battery out. So I got the bright idea to root it. I'm not a stranger to this I had the captivate and infuse before this phone. I had roms on those with no issues. Now I followed this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746181 and the phone crashes on bootup saying google account manager has stopped and wont even let me get past it. Then I tried another kernal SGH-I777-ATTGalaxyS2RootStockZedomaxKernel.tar and that just has a yellow ! up and never even gets any further
I've spent 7 hours now in a row reading posts, to be frank, the attitude here SUCKS. Instead of people answering the question they point you off to some post you already read 10 times before, already tried and it doesnt work. I've also tried just putting it back to factory with I777UCKH7-CL503881-No-BL.exe and that doesnt work either
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Use the return to stock guide to go back to stock GB. Never go to another site other than ours as the other sites have ad kernels which break wifi or brick phones. Once you flash the GB stock go into 3e recovery and wipe by holding power and both volume buttons. Use the volume keys to move up and down and power to select. If power doesnt work then use home. Once you boot up you can set up or whatever. Next follow the Flash Custom Firmware Without Incrementing Flash Counter. Make sure to use a GB kernel in Mobile Odin. Now you can flash custom roms using CWM if you did it right. If you flash an ICS rom you can use Triangle Away to remove that triangle at boot up. You can also use a jig which is safer and able to be used on any version.
r00t4rd3d said:
If I was a moderator, the last 3 posters would be banned, permanently. Don't you guys have something better to do then to pick at the frustration comments of user who's phone is not working at the moment?
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You need to be here more than a month to understand where those 3 posters are coming from.
7 hrs wasted. If you want help, shoot me a pm and I'll help you before I get hammered tonight. You have 4 hrs and counting....
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7 hrs wasted. If you want help, shoot me a pm and I'll help you before I get hammered tonight. You have 4 hrs and counting....
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Or PM me cause I won't be hammered. Also reference the guide I posted as well.
I managed to get Serendipity 9.4 loaded on it and its seeming to work however I dont seem to be able to get anything else to not boot loop or fail
I'd be happy with a rooted ICS, dont really need all the fancy stuff but when I try to use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746181 I cannot get it to load stable, I get bootloops, non stop force closes.
I did seem to fix the power button issue, took it apart and swapped the button with a damaged i777 I had laying around here and thats working now, so really I just need the stock ICS on it and thats the extent of any tinkering I ever want to do with this phone again.
I picked up a Optimus G today as a replacement, god I hate it, the music sounds like garbage and the camera is worse. Theres about zero cases made for it. I have 13 days now to return it so I'm hoping I can resurrect my GS2.
It says to If flashing this from another base, you should perform a wipe data/factory reset before you flash this package, should I flash the package first? Seems like after that I only have 3E recovery instead of clockwork mod, which I need to flash the kernal, or should I do the kernal first? These things are not really detailed
rodimus_prime said:
I managed to get Serendipity 9.4 loaded on it and its seeming to work however I dont seem to be able to get anything else to not boot loop or fail
I'd be happy with a rooted ICS, dont really need all the fancy stuff but when I try to use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746181 I cannot get it to load stable, I get bootloops, non stop force closes.
I did seem to fix the power button issue, took it apart and swapped the button with a damaged i777 I had laying around here and thats working now, so really I just need the stock ICS on it and thats the extent of any tinkering I ever want to do with this phone again.
I picked up a Optimus G today as a replacement, god I hate it, the music sounds like garbage and the camera is worse. Theres about zero cases made for it. I have 13 days now to return it so I'm hoping I can resurrect my GS2.
It says to If flashing this from another base, you should perform a wipe data/factory reset before you flash this package, should I flash the package first? Seems like after that I only have 3E recovery instead of clockwork mod, which I need to flash the kernal, or should I do the kernal first? These things are not really detailed
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If you wish to be on stock ICS go ahead and reboot into recovery and factory reset. Next turn off the phone and remove the battery. Plug in the usb to the phone while it's connected to your computer while holding both volume buttons. You should be in download mode now once you press the correct volume button. Now you can use Odin/Heimdall to flash Stock ICS. Note this does contain the EMMC Superbrick bug which is why you factory reset prior to flashing it. If you want a custom rom PM and I can tell you
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It says to If flashing this from another base, you should perform a wipe data/factory reset before you flash this package, should I flash the package first? Seems like after that I only have 3E recovery instead of clockwork mod, which I need to flash the kernal, or should I do the kernal first? These things are not really detailed
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Seems like your answer is in there already. Kernels can be flashed after with Odin. Use a kernel with CWM if you want that.
Alright I need some help please. First off i need to re-partition my modem and i have no idea how to. Due to constant flashing it screwed something up and i can no longer receive data coverage. Now i looked and looked and i couldn't find anything. So i decided to start a new thread. I need a step by step walk through this will be my first time doing it. And i really don't want to say this cuz i am myself a noob (please no noob's on this one i cant afford another phone). i have had some help by some other people witch was good advice but i have exhausted my options here. I have tried everything from flashing new modems to flashing new ROMS to odin'ing back to stock A.T.T. I'm Stumped i have done absolutely everything i can think of to this phone and still no data. I have the correct apn settings i know that. I'm just completely stumped i dont know what to do.
Phone: Att Samsung Galaxy Note SGH-I717
Android Version: 2.3.6
Okay brother ....I've been digging for gold, And to clarify your issue, you do not need to partition a modem.
You need to repair the device partitions.
Now, this doesn't mean that you should just start changing partitions using CWM or TWRP, or ODIN.
What it does mean, is you need to let Odin do it for you.
I won't take the time to go into PIT files and mapping, as we both would explode from boredom in 10 seconds.
But I will tell you that there are different levels of depth regarding roms and how they flash.
Odin stock roms go pretty deep, but sometimes not deep enough, and Odin will sometimes ignore the PIT remapping function during the flash if the file structure is already present on the device.
That being said, an Odin return to stock is not always successful when seeking a complete restructuring of the device partitions.
However, I have located a rom (factory ICS leak) that contains the entire device partition package, the PIT.IMG Package, baseband, and factory ICS image.
By using this one click Odin file, you will force the device back to factory status using ICS.
This will allow you to push the UCLE2 modem again once you root using CWM.
The ICS root method is slightly different than GB, so check the ICS root info in the super thread before rooting again. This will prevent errors or worse if done incorrectly.
The link below is the most complete package I can find, and includes files not found in the GB Odin.tar.
The file is good. And has been used many times to repair issues we see here.
Take your Time, and read read read....especially when rooting again.
Note: prior to pushing this Odin file, you "MUST" wipe all data and factory reset the device to ensure a "CLEAN" build of the file structure.
And once flashing is complete, follow the root method for ICS... And once rooted, flash the modem by using CWM.
You will need to manually add and save your new APN settings.
Once these steps are complete, you should have a working device with data..
If not, you may have device damage of some kind, which requires a repair of the device by an authorized service center.
I'm uncertain of the software having the ability to damage hardware, but I'm certain it is possible, and you may have this issue.
But if you are willing to try this rom, it will likely help.
Beyond my advice above, I've got nothing more to offer, other than moral support.
Of Course, standard disclaimers apply, and you do this at your own risk ...
Best of luck to you ....g
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/25980-sgh-i717ucle2-official-leak/
alright how do i flash in odin just like a normal .tar file????
nope didnt work
alright man i fill completely stupid 180% i put my girl friends att micro sim in my note it turns out my sim card is bad cuz i got her 4g as soon i i put her sim in but thank u at the same time as i apologize to you cuz i have learned alot from u and u have helped me alot through this issue of mine i fill so dumb right now i truly am sorry for the hassle i have put u through in the last couple of days
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Sk84all20 said:
alright man i fill completely stupid 180% i put my girl friends att micro sim in my note it turns out my sim card is bad cuz i got her 4g as soon i i put her sim in but thank u at the same time as i apologize to you cuz i have learned alot from u and u have helped me alot through this issue of mine i fill so dumb right now i truly am sorry for the hassle i have put u through in the last couple of days
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Dont feel stupid.
We all come here to learn about devices, and the problems that are associated with them.
If nothing else, you've learned many things about Odin, and the importance of taking your time with these things, and about proper setup of the device.
I'm pleased to hear that your device is not damaged, and you are up and running.....g
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Dont feel stupid.
We all come here to learn about devices, and the problems that are associated with them.
If nothing else, you've learned many things about Odin, and the importance of taking your time with these things, and about proper setup of the device.
I'm pleased to hear that your device is not damaged, and you are up and running.....g
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agreed, OP my last post wasn't intended to make you feel stupid, I do things exactly like this more than I'd care to admit and I facepalm a lot. I completely forgot to recommend trying different sim chip which is one of the things I always check. My brother gets tired of me stealing his sim card to test my phone haha.
Happy to hear your phone is working!
Thank u all for ur help greatly appreciate it
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda app-developers app
I717 Back from the Dead....AWESOME THANKS!!!
WoW I just about wrote off my I717 after a botched JellyBean upgrade. Came across this file and thought it was too good to be true...but is wasn't...GREAT THANKS!!!
Hello first time rooting this phone. Its a SGH-I777. I used the guide from galaxys2root.com/. At first it didnt work because my computer didnt recongnize my phone. I tried a different computer and it seemed successful until it rebooted. When the phone rebooted it did nothing but stay on the first screen. I still have the ability to get into Odin mode(download mode), but that is it. When i put the phone in download mode and use Odin it allows me to download the "zimage" but after rebooting it is the same exact thing. I have tried the one click root, one click factory restore. Tried restoring it on Kies. and nothing work took it to a store and the guy said he tried but it would stop in the middle of the download the only option i had with him was purchasing a new mother board for $80. Does anyone have a solution that can help me fix my phone.
Before i attempted to root it, it had OS 2.3.6 with kernal 2.6.35.7.
Go to the development section and read the stickies. There you will find stock rooted packages you can flash with Odin.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium
@jmula,
Enter recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset. That may clear the failure to boot. If not you'll need to flash back to stock and start over.
The yellow trangle is a result of flashing a custom kernel using Odin or Heimdall, and is expected. You are not the first person having problems with the tools provided by GalaxyS2Root. In the future, I would recommend you avoid his site.
And... as suggested, read and study till you understand the basics. Then if you have questions, feel free to ask.
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@jmula,
Enter recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset. That may clear the failure to boot. If not you'll need to flash back to stock and start over.
The yellow trangle is a result of flashing a custom kernel using Odin or Heimdall, and is expected. You are not the first person having problems with the tools provided by GalaxyS2Root. In the future, I would recommend you avoid his site.
And... as suggested, read and study till you understand the basics. Then if you have questions, feel free to ask.
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the only option that i have is to put the phone in download mode. when i try to download any kernel it reboots and does not go past the booting screen with the triangle.
jmula said:
the only option that i have is to put the phone in download mode. when i try to download any kernel it reboots and does not go past the booting screen with the triangle.
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You should be able to enter recovery. Hold down all three buttons, vol+ vol- and pwr, continuously until the phone boots into recovery. It could take 10 or 15 seconds or more. If that is unsuccessful, then since you can enter download mode, you will need to flash back to stock, or stock plus root. That is not just a kernel, but the entire package. Please see the links in my sig for instructions.
The dropbox links in the download repository are temporarily suspended until probably Monday night or Tuesday as someone abused and over-downloaded. But the hotfile links still work.
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You should be able to enter recovery. Hold down all three buttons, vol+ vol- and pwr, continuously until the phone boots into recovery. It could take 10 or 15 seconds or more. If that is unsuccessful, then since you can enter download mode, you will need to flash back to stock, or stock plus root. That is not just a kernel, but the entire package. Please see the links in my sig for instructions.
The dropbox links in the download repository are temporarily suspended until probably Monday night or Tuesday as someone abused and over-downloaded. But the hotfile links still work.
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i Downloaded ''UCLE5 Stock ICS plus Root'' . i placed the phone in download mode started Odin and placed file in PDA. It starts but gets stuck at cache.img
jmula said:
i Downloaded ''UCLE5 Stock ICS plus Root'' . i placed the phone in download mode started Odin and placed file in PDA. It starts but gets stuck at cache.img
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The next thing I would suggest is to try and flash the UCKH7 full stock package with bootloaders. However, as the dropbox links in the download repository are currently suspended, you will have to download it from SamFirmware. To be able to download, you will need to register for free if you havn't already. Search sgh-i777 in the upper right hand corner of the page, then download the I777UCKH7 version. Let us know if that will flash.
Ok it finally wokred after countless times of changing usb ports. I used the one click recovery. It restroed my phone to 2.3.4 i had 2.3.6. I tried to update by kies to 4.01 and it didnt work. Kies froze. The queestion is how do i safltey root the phone?
jmula said:
Ok it finally wokred after countless times of changing usb ports. I used the one click recovery. It restroed my phone to 2.3.4 i had 2.3.6. I tried to update by kies to 4.01 and it didnt work. Kies froze. The queestion is how do i safltey root the phone?
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Flash a .tar version of a custom kernel with Odin. I always use an old siyah.tar, but that's just me. There are other methods floating around but that's the quickest and easiest for me. I think there's an old entropy dd.tar around somewhere too. But just flash it through Odin and you're good to go, assuming you flashed one for your version of android. If you just want to get into recovery to flash something this works as well.
There may be links to tar versions of the kernels in creepy's sig I don't remember offhand.
Ok since i do not want to brick my phone again where it is just stuck at the boot loop. I tried looking for ways to root and when i tried some of them my phone went back to the problem it had it the beginning. Should i just call it quits or do you guys have a guide?
jmula said:
Ok since i do not want to brick my phone again where it is just stuck at the boot loop. I tried looking for ways to root and when i tried some of them my phone went back to the problem it had it the beginning. Should i just call it quits or do you guys have a guide?
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Give up???
I personally don't think flashing a kernel with odin is the best way to root. It increments the flash counter, for one thing, though I'm not sure how many people care about that anymore. I would suggest that you use the stock plus root package to root the phone with odin. See the links in my sig.
Guide... did someone say guide?
Feeling the pain....
creepyncrawly said:
@jmula,
Enter recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset. That may clear the failure to boot. If not you'll need to flash back to stock and start over.
The yellow trangle is a result of flashing a custom kernel using Odin or Heimdall, and is expected. You are not the first person having problems with the tools provided by GalaxyS2Root. In the future, I would recommend you avoid his site.
And... as suggested, read and study till you understand the basics. Then if you have questions, feel free to ask.
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First, to Creepy....you've been a great resource here and I read a lot of what you post and you got me out of the very jam being discussed here. I made the mistake of trying to root via the galaxys2root.com site (actually, I thought it was a different site...was redirected), got the i9100 screen and a boot loop...couldn't go anywhere. I came back here and found resources eventually unrooting my phone all the way back to 2.3.4, then moved to 2.3.6, then the stock android 4.0.3 which updated to 4.0.4.
But I still want to root (4.0.4 shuts itself down A LOT...more than 4.0.3) and I have a Galaxy note 10.1 with JB 4.1.2 and I LOVE IT! I feel on a mission to get rooted and try out some of the JB roms I see talked about here, but can't seem to find the best way to root. I've heard exynosabuse referenced here (no links to it though) and I don't want to use the wrong one and mess up my phone. I've been reading for weeks here and there's obviously a lot of great material, but I'm not sure which material is critical to understand, and which is "nice to know" but might not even apply, and which material isn't even right. Very frustrating.
Judi
judib said:
First, to Creepy....you've been a great resource here and I read a lot of what you post and you got me out of the very jam being discussed here. I made the mistake of trying to root via the galaxys2root.com site (actually, I thought it was a different site...was redirected), got the i9100 screen and a boot loop...couldn't go anywhere. I came back here and found resources eventually unrooting my phone all the way back to 2.3.4, then moved to 2.3.6, then the stock android 4.0.3 which updated to 4.0.4.
But I still want to root (4.0.4 shuts itself down A LOT...more than 4.0.3) and I have a Galaxy note 10.1 with JB 4.1.2 and I LOVE IT! I feel on a mission to get rooted and try out some of the JB roms I see talked about here, but can't seem to find the best way to root. I've heard exynosabuse referenced here (no links to it though) and I don't want to use the wrong one and mess up my phone. I've been reading for weeks here and there's obviously a lot of great material, but I'm not sure which material is critical to understand, and which is "nice to know" but might not even apply, and which material isn't even right. Very frustrating.
Judi
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The ExynosAbuse application is the only practical way to root 4.0.4 without changing base. You can download it as an attachment in the OP of the developer's thread, but read through the thread first to understand its limitations and risks.
Alternatively, you could flash 4.0.3 plus root from the development forum. If you choose that route, please read the thread to understand how to install a custom kernel, which is recommended whether you plan to install a custom firmware or not. The custom kernel will contain ClockworkMod Recovery so you can flash the firmware of your choice if you wish.
There are really several routes you could choose. All of them work. Another would be to flash back to stock Gingerbread plus root. For that see my guide How to Flash Custom Binaries Without Ever Incrementing the Flash counter!! (link in sig)
Hmmmmm..
Well, I see that their are many, more experienced than me following this thread and my following comment is not meant to jump on the knowledge train here, but............... I had the same event happen as the orig poster earlier today. I had installed an app,I then rebooted and it got a bit stuck on the Galaxy SII, What I did was go into recovery ,cleared the Dalvik cache and that is all I cleared. Then I re-installed the RR Rom .rar, which I keep on my SD, over everything and rebooted, it came back as it was 4 mins before . All I did after, was do a system restore(only) using Titanium BU. So when I see all the "clear and restore this and that" I started to doubt some of the more experienced than I. My 2 cents is, that, if one does not know EXACTLY ,how to correct an issue,leave it for our more knowledgeable brothers and sisters.
If I am wrong ,please except my appology.
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Well, I see that their are many, more experienced than me following this thread and my following comment is not meant to jump on the knowledge train here, but............... I had the same event happen as the orig poster earlier today. I had installed an app,I then rebooted and it got a bit stuck on the Galaxy SII, What I did was go into recovery ,cleared the Dalvik cache and that is all I cleared. Then I re-installed the RR Rom .rar, which I keep on my SD, over everything and rebooted, it came back as it was 4 mins before . All I did after, was do a system restore(only) using Titanium BU. So when I see all the "clear and restore this and that" I started to doubt some of the more experienced than I. My 2 cents is, that, if one does not know EXACTLY ,how to correct an issue,leave it for our more knowledgeable brothers and sisters.
If I am wrong ,please except my appology.
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I don't know what you're trying to get across here. Yes, restoring a backup nandroid works. Yes, you can try wiping cache and dalvik to see if it fixes an issue. Yes you can restore apps via titanium backup. All these things are indeed true.
Phalanx7621 said:
I don't know what you're trying to get across here. Yes, restoring a backup nandroid works. Yes, you can try wiping cache and dalvik to see if it fixes an issue. Yes you can restore apps via titanium backup. All these things are indeed true.
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Well if you did not fully grasp what I was trying to get across,you seemed to get it correct with your statement.
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Well if you did not fully grasp what I was trying to get across,you seemed to get it correct with your statement.
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And yet you say, "All I did after, was do a system restore(only) using Titanium BU." This may have worked for you, but this is an absolute recipe for disaster, and should not be given as a recommendation.
And further, from what you say, you did not have the "same event happen as the orig poster." Instead you "had installed an app,I then rebooted and it got a bit stuck on the Galaxy SII." This is by far not the same as trying to root with a tool from GalaxyS2Root.
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And yet you say, "All I did after, was do a system restore(only) using Titanium BU." This may have worked for you, but this is an absolute recipe for disaster, and should not be given as a recommendation.
And further, from what you say, you did not have the "same event happen as the orig poster." Instead you "had installed an app,I then rebooted and it got a bit stuck on the Galaxy SII." This is by far not the same as trying to root with a tool from GalaxyS2Root.
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Hey Bro, I think you think that I am challenging you, trust me I am not and I thank you for correcting me and putting me in my place, which is a bit phone techie challenged, I'll stick to building submarines. Thanks for what you do here.
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Hey Bro, I think you think that I am challenging you, trust me I am not and I thank you for correcting me and putting me in my place, which is a bit phone techie challenged, I'll stick to building submarines. Thanks for what you do here.
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Not at all. I want people to help others here. I want you to help other here as well. But it is important to post only accurate information. Inaccurate information can cause someone to do the wrong action. So I always correct misinformation.
Hi Guys,
I have been scouring the boards and the internet on a solution to this problem.
GF had the phone and put it to charge.
Picked it up sometime later and it was off.
Turned it back on and it was stuck in a bootloop.
Phone was using Stock Firmware and was unrooted. It was running Jelly Bean 4.1.2. The EXACT firmware eludes me.
Phone is able to go into Download mode and recovery mode.
I have included a picture of what recovery mode looks like. [pic]
I tried flashing via ODIN. I tried different firmwares. All of them stopped at Boot.bin
I tried Kernel flash via PDA and it stopped at "NAND Write Start!" and just stayed there.
I tried flashing a bootloader and the progress bar appeared (only time it ever appeared) but it stopped after a little budge and did not move again. Not even after 30 mins. [pic]
Is there anything else I can do? I followed all the tips from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1449771 and I'm still here. Any insight would be appreciated. Thank you.
Hopper8's "Odin troubleshooting' thread. Find it, try the stuff in it. All of it. Not just try a few things & then post here saying 'I tried everything' when you didn't. The only thing that will happen if you do that is you'll still have a busted phone. And you need to try the stuff in that thread repeatedly. Over and over. As many times as you need to.
That's the only way you're fixing it (the alternative involves paying a Samsung service centre a considerable amount of money to fix it). There are no easy/simple fixes in these situations.
Im pretty sure I was in exactly the same situation a while back.Youll need to look back at my posts as Ive forgotten exactly how I fixed it.
It did involve GB and pit files via odin as nothing would flash by recovery.
Im on 2.3.5 as that was about the only thing that would flash properly and make the phone boot.I initially thought I had a bootloader problem as ICS/JB wouldnt load.
I spent 5 hours on that,and cant recall if it was the pit or the special 2.3.5 rom/or both that fixed it.
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Im pretty sure I was in exactly the same situation a while back.Youll need to look back at my posts as Ive forgotten exactly how I fixed it.
It did involve GB and pit files via odin as nothing would flash by recovery.
Im on 2.3.5 as that was about the only thing that would flash properly and make the phone boot.I initially thought I had a bootloader problem as ICS/JB wouldnt load.
I spent 5 hours on that,and cant recall if it was the pit or the special 2.3.5 rom/or both that fixed it.
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Thanks. I'll search your posts.
I think I posted a pic with similar errors to yours,so look and compare them.Theres not much info floating around about our/your problem.Pit files are only meant to be a last resort option,and I was in that category.
I also think that most/all things I flashed with odin passed,but phone would not boot,which led me to flash 2.3.5 combined with pit file.
I can't find your posts.....
Im only commenting because Im pretty sure its nothing to do with odin,I feel my phone and maybe yours has a hardware problem.I done a search before and only saw 1 situation like mines on another website.
For me,there was something major wrong for my phone not to accept ics/jb stock firmwares.
I have posted a pic before with the errors,and commented what I done to get the phone working.
I also dont think anyone on here can help,as it was the worst thing to fix Ive ever came across,and its not been mentioned on here.
Its up to you what you want to flash,but my moneys on a frankenstein GB rom c/w pit.Only try it at your own risk,or wait until someone else has alternative advice.
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Im only commenting because Im pretty sure its nothing to do with odin,I feel my phone and maybe yours has a hardware problem.I done a search before and only saw 1 situation like mines on another website.
For me,there was something major wrong for my phone not to accept ics/jb stock firmwares.
I have posted a pic before with the errors,and commented what I done to get the phone working.
I also dont think anyone on here can help,as it was the worst thing to fix Ive ever came across,and its not been mentioned on here.
Its up to you what you want to flash,but my moneys on a frankenstein GB rom c/w pit.Only try it at your own risk,or wait until someone else has alternative advice.
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So I flashed the pit file.... and nothing happened. It just stopped there at "DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!!" I eventually closed ODIN but the phone still behaves the same way. If the EPROM is damaged, it won't have a partition to partition right? Any other suggestions?
I tried to flash CF root. Just to try anything. If hung up after kernel flash. Not it says I have a custom binary. Count 1. I don't know if that is relevant but... it shows something.
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I tried to flash CF root. Just to try anything. If hung up after kernel flash. Not it says I have a custom binary. Count 1. I don't know if that is relevant but... it shows something.
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Youll need to ignore half of my previous advice(about odin),and follow Mistahbungles advice.......as my memory is playing tricks on me.Also,it was the other way around in my case.....ICS/JB flashed ok,it was GB that wouldnt(but doesnt matter here).
You have a damaged partition table,so that hopefully will be fixed by flashing .pit using Odin.If you cant get Odin to work,you could try a friends pc,or see if a local shop has Odin working.
Apologies to you both for my memory.........lol
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Youll need to ignore half of my previous advice(about odin),and follow Mistahbungles advice.......as my memory is playing tricks on me.Also,it was the other way around in my case.....ICS/JB flashed ok,it was GB that wouldnt(but doesnt matter here).
You have a damaged partition table,so that hopefully will be fixed by flashing .pit using Odin.If you cant get Odin to work,you could try a friends pc,or see if a local shop has Odin working.
Apologies to you both for my memory.........lol
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I did try his advice and with 6 different versions of odins on two different laptops with 6 usb ports between them. I don't think ODIN is the problem. I think the problem is a corrupted NAND. It is so corrupt that it did not accept a .PIT flash. It didn't hard brick the phone. It did nothing to it. I am unsure what else to do.
Well maybe I was right all along about odin,but that doesnt help anything.
I cant remember if I could do anything via recovery,but I do remember that several things I tried just kept giving that page of errors.
Youll just need to google each error and see what it throws up.Stuff thats said ranges from removing sd card to replace recovery(but by odin which you cant do).
First of all, I am not new to flashing, rooting and etc. I have helped many of my friends with custom roms and etc so flashing and Odin is not something I know nothing about.
However, I was asked by my friend that his S2 was running slow and wanted me to put a custom rom on there. So I did the usual thing of using the ZergRush method to give him root access and I tested Superuser with Root Checker and everything was fine. So I went to install a custom recovery (Phil's CWM) via Odin and using the latest tar file from Phil's website but this is where things didn't go according to plan.
When I hit the Start button in Odin, it did the normal thing of writing to the NAND but instead of taking the usual 8-10 seconds, it took a lot longer. I actually waited 20 minutes and nothing was happening. There was no indication on the S2 that anything was happening and Odin was still stuck on the NAND Writing with all the buttone grayed out. So I waited a bit longer and after 30 min I decided to close Odin and try again, but when I try to get into Download Mode, I got the message 'Software Update Fail'. I tried to flash the custom recovery again but when it gets to the NAND Write, it instantly goes to 'Fail'.
Out of the 8 Samsung phones I have rooted and put a custom rom on, this is the first time this has happened. I searched the forum but most of it point to a bricked phone. I know at this point is is pretty critical that I do not try any random thing and asking you guys for any advice. I have tried flashing with a different version of Odin and also on different computers but gave me the same result. So any help would be much appriciated.
Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' guide; search for it. You need to try everything in that thread over & over & over, only way you're fixing it is if you get a successful Odin flash away. In particular flashing the 3 part firmware might fix it.
Given the alternative - motherboard replacement or new phone - keep trying stuff, these cases are sometimes fixed by persevering (for whatever reason the first 8 stock rom flashes you try don't work but the 9th does, etc)
Thanks for the information MistahBungle, I have tried most of what has been said but I have not tried the leaked rom for the i9100. I will definately give this a shot.
No worries The rationale with flashing the 3 part is it will wipe the phone & hopefully remove any 'remnants' of what was previously on the phone which might be causing issues. If that doesn't work, download a bunch of stock roms from Samfirmware (carrier/country doesn't matter, just make sure you DL I9100 firmwares) & start flashing, this sometimes solves problems like this as I mentioned in my PP. Good luck.
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No worries The rationale with flashing the 3 part is it will wipe the phone & hopefully remove any 'remnants' of what was previously on the phone which might be causing issues. If that doesn't work, download a bunch of stock roms from Samfirmware (carrier/country doesn't matter, just make sure you DL I9100 firmwares) & start flashing, this sometimes solves problems like this as I mentioned in my PP. Good luck.
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Just giving you an update. The 3 part leaked rom did the trick! I been flashing for a few years now but never ever had Odin go wrong so this is a new experience for me. I really appricate your help with this, was so worried I stuffed up a friends phone.
Good news then No worries, glad you got it sorted (& you've still got a friend ). Yeah, that's a handy trick the 3 part, it's bailed a few people out. Don't forget to thank Hopper's OP in his thread.
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Just giving you an update. The 3 part leaked rom did the trick! I been flashing for a few years now but never ever had Odin go wrong so this is a new experience for me. I really appricate your help with this, was so worried I stuffed up a friends phone.
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Good to see you got it working, always like hearing of people getting their (or not their own in your case) phone back to life
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Good news then No worries, glad you got it sorted (& you've still got a friend ). Yeah, that's a handy trick the 3 part, it's bailed a few people out. Don't forget to thank Hopper's OP in his thread.
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Thanks for keeping on referring my thread, the more people it can help the better I'm working 6 days a week for now so haven't much time to go on Q&A and help out. Also thanks for before, I think you know what I'm referring to. Much appreciated. :good: