A quick question....i recently flashed the leaked XXLSJ Stock ROM on my i9100...ive been hearing about brick bug...would it brick my phone if i performed a regular factory reset from the settings menu or the stock system revovery?
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niraj_adh said:
A quick question....i recently flashed the leaked XXLSJ Stock ROM on my i9100...ive been hearing about brick bug...would it brick my phone if i performed a regular factory reset from the settings menu or the stock system revovery?
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with stock recovery no issue. if you are using any other custom recovery make sure it has brick bug fixed.
kmaq said:
with stock recovery no issue. if you are using any other custom recovery make sure it has brick bug fixed.
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This whole brickbug issue appears with stock recovery, not with custom ones. And it's only with 4.0.4, so the OP won't notice any brickbug at all if he uses JB.
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niraj_adh said:
A quick question....i recently flashed the leaked XXLSJ Stock ROM on my i9100...ive been hearing about brick bug...would it brick my phone if i performed a regular factory reset from the settings menu or the stock system revovery?
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No brick on jb, just exynos on lsj
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niraj_adh said:
A quick question....i recently flashed the leaked XXLSJ Stock ROM on my i9100...ive been hearing about brick bug...would it brick my phone if i performed a regular factory reset from the settings menu or the stock system revovery?
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To answer your question: No it wont. brick bug is in 4.0.4 kernel.
Now answer my question, why are you flashing the leaked/beta rom when the public/final has been released??
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hello, i bought a galaxy s2 used with 4.0.4, i want to downgrade to 4.0.3
the videocall dont work for me at 4.0.4
how can i downgrade without brick?
thanks
j12j34j said:
hello, i bought a galaxy s2 used with 4.0.4, i want to downgrade to 4.0.3
the videocall dont work for me at 4.0.4
how can i downgrade without brick?
thanks
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choose the correct 4.0.3 stock rom and flash the same thro Odin
Flash through odin. I doesn't matter whether it is Gingerbread or ICS.
But do not use CWM to wipe. You will brick it.
Good luck!
sekhargreen said:
Flash through odin. I doesn't matter whether it is Gingerbread or ICS.
But do not use CWM to wipe. You will brick it.
Good luck!
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Can I wipe safely after downgrade from bugged 4.0.4 to stock 4.0.3?
vojtas14 said:
Can I wipe safely after downgrade from bugged 4.0.4 to stock 4.0.3?
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If you have successfully downgraded to 4.0.3, You are 100% safe and can therefore Wipe anything
vojtas14 said:
Can I wipe safely after downgrade from bugged 4.0.4 to stock 4.0.3?
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After changing rom just flash Siyah kernel over any stock kernel, Its much better anyway.
TheATHEiST said:
After changing rom just flash Siyah kernel over any stock kernel, Its much better anyway.
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I flashed Siyah over the stock kernel. Would it be safe to wipe in CWM now (using 4.0.4, XXLQ6)
coltsmild said:
I flashed Siyah over the stock kernel. Would it be safe to wipe in CWM now (using 4.0.4, XXLQ6)
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If you are sure you have flashed Siyah kernel (Goto Settings - About to confirm), then you are now 100% safe. You can wipe anything uhh CWM recovery without any fear
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Root M250s ICS 4.0.4
Hi I am using T Mobile Korean version of S2 with ICS 4.0.4. Please find attachment for further device info.
I really appreciate if any one could help me in rooting this particular version. I tried many ways no luck. Point out to the files to flash.
Thanks in advance
Hi
I want to try a GB ROM for some batt tests but I'm not too sure on something. (I currently have the ICS Alliance ROM 4.1& Siyah-s2-v5.0.1kernel)
Can i simply flash the GB modded ROM i have in CWM the normal way ? i ask cus i see some talk of needing bootloaders when downgrading ( i haven't a clue what a bootloader is)
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Sun90 said:
choose the correct 4.0.3 stock rom and flash the same thro Odin
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Bro how to download the correct 4,0.3. rom and odin? .
and if you can please advise me step by step Downgrade procedure..many thanks.
So i have my mom's s2 flashed with RR remix 4.0.4 rom but she doesnt like it,can i return it to stock sammy firmware with odin and remove all the root crap.My friend said it cant be done because with all of the leaked stock samsung 4.0.4 update via odin fiasco that bricked many devices?
metko said:
So i have my mom's s2 flashed with RR remix 4.0.4 rom but she doesnt like it,can i return it to stock sammy firmware with odin and remove all the root crap.My friend said it cant be done because with all of the leaked stock samsung 4.0.4 update via odin fiasco that bricked many devices?
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Yes, 4.0.4 has the brick bug, but that should not stop you from returning to stock.
Download ICS 4.0.3 stock firmware.
Perform factory reset in your new phone
Flash via Odin.
done
Jokesy said:
Yes, 4.0.4 has the brick bug, but that should not stop you from returning to stock.
Download ICS 4.0.3 stock firmware.
Perform factory reset in your new phone
Flash via Odin.
done
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factory reset before or after flshing stock
metko said:
factory reset before or after flshing stock
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Do the factory reset in CWM recovery, before flashing stock via Odin
Jokesy said:
Do the factory reset in CWM recovery, before flashing stock via Odin
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so then i will be safe??
metko said:
so then i will be safe??
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You said you are presently running Ressurection remix right? if otherwise let me know.
If you are running Ressurection remix, You will be safe. If not, let me know
Jokesy said:
You said you are presently running Ressurection remix right? if otherwise let me know.
If you are running Ressurection remix, You will be safe. If not, let me know
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Jes thats waht RR means so im safe if returning to stock 4.0.3 with odin and would anyone be kind enough to give me a link to download stock rom and the instructions with odin
To download the firmware go to sammobile. com, login and select the firmware for your phone and country.
Then in recovery full wipe, format /system and then reboot in download mode. Connect the phone to the pc with the USB cable, wait for Odin recognising it and fhen flash it
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metko said:
Jes thats waht RR means so im safe if returning to stock 4.0.3 with odin and would anyone be kind enough to give me a link to download stock rom and the instructions with odin
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1. You can download 4.0.3 firmware on here on XDA or on Sammobile. On Sammobile, you will have the option to download the stock ICS firmware for your country
2. Odin Flashing Tutorials here on XDA
ok so il do it but another question is my case somehow connected with the one that was about the leaked firmware that bricked many devices i know it is samsungs fault because of their bug but i want to be 100% sure cause its not my phone its my mom's
metko said:
ok so il do it but another question is my case somehow connected with the one that was about the leaked firmware that bricked many devices i know it is samsungs fault because of their bug but i want to be 100% sure cause its not my phone its my mom's
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1. The firmware you are downloading ICS 4.0.3 is very safe. Only 4.0.4 comes with brick bug on its stock kernel. So don't download ICS 4.0.4 firmware
2. Technically, warranty is already voided, If anybody should flash a leaked firmware, or root his phone.
Brick bug or not, Samsung is not 100% at fault if anybody should brick his device while flashing a leaked firmware or after rooting his phone.
The user has to take his own share of the blame too.
Swyped from my Galaxy SII
Jokesy said:
1. The firmware you are downloading ICS 4.0.3 is very safe. Only 4.0.4 comes with brick bug on its stock kernel. So don't download ICS 4.0.4 firmware
2. Technically, warranty is already voided, If anybody should flash a leaked firmware, or root his phone.
Brick bug or not, Samsung is not 100% at fault if anybody should brick his device while flashing a leaked firmware or after rooting his phone.
The user has to take his own share of the blame too.
Swyped from my Galaxy SII
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Yeahh i know that its not the first device that i flashed or rooted i just wanted to be sure cause i wasnt in the flashing "scene" for a while
metko said:
Yeahh i know that its not the first device that i flashed or rooted i just wanted to be sure cause i wasnt in the flashing "scene" for a while
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Ok.
Don't worry bro. Your Mom will be 100% safe with 4.0.3
Swyped from my Galaxy SII
Hello,
Can you superbrick you phone updating from 4.0.4 stock (entire rom including stock bootloader and kernel) using KIES or OTA?
I mean those scenarios:
- Having 4.0.4 stock and using KIES to upgrade to 4.1.2 or other.
- Having 4.0.4 stock and updating via OTA to 4.1.2 or other.
I ask this because KIES is in some way like ODIN, since it downloads the entire rom to the phone (but then I don't know if it does wipe or just pastes the code like ODIN), but OTA doesn't seem to do the same since it only download an small part of the rom to update.
Thank you in advance.
I believe the super brick only happens when you wipe data
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kilometers4 said:
I believe the super brick only happens when you wipe data
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What do you mean with that? KIES/OTA uses wipe?
RusherDude said:
What do you mean with that? KIES/OTA uses wipe?
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No, you will only brick if you wipe data with the super brick. Just get a tar of siyah or dorimanx kernel and flash through Odin.
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kilometers4 said:
No, you will only brick if you wipe data with the super brick. Just get a tar of siyah or dorimanx kernel and flash through Odin.
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I know that you superbrick you phone by doing wipe/nandroid restore on stock kernel having the 0x19 FwRev eMMC chip, I am asking about updating the phone via OTA/KIES, can you get the eMMC superbrick that way or it's like flashing a rom with ODIN that doesn't do wipes?
RusherDude said:
I know that you superbrick you phone by doing wipe/nandroid restore on stock kernel having the 0x19 FwRev eMMC chip, I am asking about updating the phone via OTA/KIES, can you get the eMMC superbrick that way or it's like flashing a rom with ODIN that doesn't do wipes?
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No, the superbrick bug was on the stock kernal. kies does not use the stock kernal to wipe your phone it uses the pc to do the wiping.
As along as you switch from the stock kernal before doing a reset you will be safe.
Cosmic Blue said:
No, the superbrick bug was on the stock kernal. kies does not use the stock kernal to wipe your phone it uses the pc to do the wiping.
As along as you switch from the stock kernal before doing a reset you will be safe.
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Yeye I know using non-stock kernel is safe hehe thanks , this scenario uses the stock kernel.
So KIES can't superbrick a phone because it doesn't wipes? I thought that it sent the file to the device and then maybe wiped
Btw, what about OTA updates also?
ota should not brick it as you will have a modified kernal on your phone which means it would use the modified kernal wipe command which is brick bug safe.
Cosmic Blue said:
ota should not brick it as you will have a modified kernal on your phone which means it would use the modified kernal wipe command which is brick bug safe.
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No, as I tell you on this scenario I use the stock kernel! Would OTA cause a superbrick on this situation?
No one can help me with this question?
RusherDude said:
No one can help me with this question?
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OTA updates or Kies will not brick ur phone for sure when on ICS v4.0.4 ma8
it (brick) happens if u do any wipes (Manually) within the recovery of the stock kernels that comes with ics v4.0.4
Sun90 said:
OTA updates or Kies will not brick ur phone for sure when on ICS v4.0.4 ma8
it (brick) happens if u do any wipes (Manually) ///within the recovery of the stock kernels that comes with ics v4.0.4///
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Hurmm.. What if using "Backup and Reset" option from Settings? Does it also causing superbrick to our device?
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Sun90 said:
OTA updates or Kies will not brick ur phone for sure when on ICS v4.0.4 ma8
it (brick) happens if u do any wipes (Manually) within the recovery of the stock kernels that comes with ics v4.0.4
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That's good to hear, thanks
But could I ask why they can't superbrick the phone? On KIES you send the entire ROM to the device, but then it opens the actual recovery to flash it.. right? On OTA you only download a small part of the rom and you also use the actual recovery to flash it.. sure they don't wipe at all?
Hi I have a question.
My friend has this Galaxy S2(I9100) with stock 4.0.4 ROM and after seeing my phone with Jelly Bean official from Samsung he wants to update hired phone too.
But since the 4.0.4 has that brick bug or so he is afraid to flash it through Odin.
Also can he flash the new 4.1.2 firmware without wiping. Will all his apps be there and is it recommended top do it that way.
Thanks all.
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New official jb will not wipe your data. I came from ics too (cm10.1 > ics > jb)
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kunterk said:
New official jb will not wipe your data. I came from ics too (cm10.1 > ics > jb)
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Check got brickbug app from playstore first.
If it is sane, flash it thru odin / mobile odin.
If it isn't, flash siyah and then flash 4.1.2.
I am in the same position but I have the insane chip. When I read the Siyah post the first thing it says is that it can only be used on JB not ics so is it safe to flash it on ics 4.0.4 before flashing 4.1.2 via odin as it says above?
Thanks
Jez
gastonw said:
Check got brickbug app from playstore first.
If it is sane, flash it thru odin / mobile odin.
If it isn't, flash siyah and then flash 4.1.2.
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Dude, it doesnt make a single difference if he has the sane chip or not and flashing Siyah before flashing his rom via ODIN is completely and utterley pointless since its replaced when flashing via odin. The brickbug is part of stock recovery and since he wont be entering 4.0.4 recovery at any point and flashing via ODIN he has no need to worry about it.
jezebabe said:
I am in the same position but I have the insane chip. When I read the Siyah post the first thing it says is that it can only be used on JB not ics so is it safe to flash it on ics 4.0.4 before flashing 4.1.2 via odin as it says above?
Thanks
Jez
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Ignore what was said earlier.
If you want to flash without wiping and keep apps/appdata then simply....
Reboot into download mode
Flash stock rom (.md5 or .tar)
Reboot into download again and flash Siyah v6 beta4 or above
You have no need to worry about brickbug. Only time it would affect you is if you was booting into stock 4.0.4 recovery and you have no need to do that at all.
TheATHEiST said:
Dude, it doesnt make a single difference if he has the sane chip or not and flashing Siyah before flashing his rom via ODIN is completely and utterley pointless since its replaced when flashing via odin. The brickbug is part of stock recovery and since he wont be entering 4.0.4 recovery at any point and flashing via ODIN he has no need to worry about it.
Ignore what was said earlier.
If you want to flash without wiping and keep apps/appdata then simply....
Reboot into download mode
Flash stock rom (.md5 or .tar)
Reboot into download again and flash Siyah v6 beta4 or above
You have no need to worry about brickbug. Only time it would affect you is if you was booting into stock 4.0.4 recovery and you have no need to do that at all.
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Thanks for the information. Presumably I don't have to do the last step unless I want Siyah kernel.
Jez
jezebabe said:
Thanks for the information. Presumably I don't have to do the last step unless I want Siyah kernel.
Jez
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Its not just about having the kernel its also about having root and cwm recovery.
I flashed Siyah kernel first than the XWLS8 4.1.2 all through Odin and everything is working as it should.
Thanks for the infos.
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TheATHEiST said:
Dude, it doesnt make a single difference if he has the sane chip or not and flashing Siyah before flashing his rom via ODIN is completely and utterley pointless since its replaced when flashing via odin. The brickbug is part of stock recovery and since he wont be entering 4.0.4 recovery at any point and flashing via ODIN he has no need to worry about it.
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Didn't you noticed that lots of people just love wipping data?
You gotta lay it out for them, so they can play it safe. I know you don't enjoy people bricking their devices.
You really need to remember when you first started flashing phones...and be more emphatic.
Bricking fear..is motivation here.
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agonn said:
I flashed Siyah kernel first than the XWLS8 4.1.2 all through Odin and everything is working as it should.
Thanks for the infos.
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Good to hear
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I was switching my phone off and then on again when suddenly all the icons and customization I made went back to factory default. My installed apps are still there but they will crash once I open them.
Is there any way to find out what is the issue and how to resolve this? My phone is rooted by the way but I have been using for a year with no problems.
Thanks!
plexxor said:
I was switching my phone off and then on again when suddenly all the icons and customization I made went back to factory default. My installed apps are still there but they will crash once I open them.
Is there any way to find out what is the issue and how to resolve this? My phone is rooted by the way but I have been using for a year with no problems.
Thanks!
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what are you running on your phone??? (rom,kernel etc)
Current kernel: CF-Root 4.0 (version [email protected]#2)
plexxor said:
Current kernel: CF-Root 4.0 (version [email protected]#2)
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Have you tried wipe/reset? if no help flash back to stock and root again see below for rooting link. IF THATS 4.0.4 ics your running WATCH OUT FOR THE BRICK BUG!!
good luck.
gaosphappy said:
Have you tried wipe/reset? if no help flash back to stock and root again see below for rooting link. IF THATS 4.0.4 ics your running WATCH OUT FOR THE BRICK BUG!!
good luck.
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2.3.6 is GB, not ICS.
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gaosphappy said:
Have you tried wipe/reset? if no help flash back to stock and root again see below for rooting link. IF THATS 4.0.4 ics your running WATCH OUT FOR THE BRICK BUG!!
good luck.
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Is there a guide for wipe/reset? Does this mean the phone will go back to the factory 'unrooted' state?
Any help is appreciated as I don't want to mess things up further, thank you!
If you fullwipe you will lose all data on your phone exept for internal or external sd. Also this will not affect root.
This is safe exept if you're running 4.0.4, than you first have to flash a custom kernel who has the brickbug patched.
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Sorry for asking but how do I perform a wipe?
Can I choose the option factory data reset under the Settings?
Yes thats the one
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plexxor said:
Can I choose the option factory data reset under the Settings?
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Yes
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