[Q] Chainfire 3D bricked my phone? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I recently install chainfire 3d and my phone got bricked, so i restored it to the original firmware and i installed chainfire again and the same thing happened. Does anyone know what might be the problem ? i am running samsung's orginal frimware and it is rooted

mk0998 said:
I recently install chainfire 3d and my phone got bricked, so i restored it to the original firmware and i installed chainfire again and the same thing happened. Does anyone know what might be the problem ? i am running samsung's orginal frimware and it is rooted
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Did you see chainfire 3D is only for Android Froyo and Gingerbread? Maybe wrong OS (ICS/JB). Wchich OS you have? Maybe thats the problem.

As previous poster said, there is a HUGE notification near the dwnload and in play store about it not being compatible with anything above 2.3.x
It will work -mostly- in Ics though but jellybean it's completely broken and will not be fixed.
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[Q] Stuck on boot logo after installing chainfire driver

Hi, my friends phone is stuck on the boot logo after he tried to install the chainfire 3d driver, his phone is rooted and thats it running android 2.1. He wants to get it working, he doesnt mind what rom it is but would prefer the gingerbread gaming rom but that could be installed later. He needs this sorted fast
Kevinjs said:
Hi, my friends phone is stuck on the boot logo after he tried to install the chainfire 3d driver, his phone is rooted and thats it running android 2.1. He wants to get it working, he doesnt mind what rom it is but would prefer the gingerbread gaming rom but that could be installed later. He needs this sorted fast
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It should work on cyanogenmod7
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[Q] Bootloop on pure Stock

Hey guys,
I know you guys probably think oh god not another boot loop thread, but i couldn't find someone with the same problem as this one. I don't own a s2 myself but my friend does and he doesnt understand a thing about android. He has never updated his phone, it's not rooted or unlocked or anything. But a few days ago the phone randomly shut down and went into a bootloop. I tried to wipe his cache via the recovery menu but that didn't work. Then i did a factory reset and that sort of worked, the phone worked again but yesterday it did the same thing. he likes the phone the way it is so he'd rather not update it.
Does anybody know what could cause this bootloop and what he can do to fix it? If he has to update is there a safe way to update but stay on gingerbread? I myself own a Xperia Arc, i know that flashing roms through flashtool is pretty safe, is there anything like that for the S2?
thx in advance
(system information)
You would use Odin instead of flashtool.You can get the rom from sammobile.
First check he can get into download mode.....
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theunderling said:
You would use Odin instead of flashtool.You can get the rom from sammobile if you need it.
You could maybe get him on ICS 4.0.3 and even root the phone for him.
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ah oke thx, waht thread would you refer me to for a quick odin guide? and doesn't gingerbread have better battery life on the S2? Some of my other friends are running ics on the s2 but they are having a horrible batterylife compared to my phone while the arc has a smaller battery.
spromper said:
ah oke thx, waht thread would you refer me to for a quick odin guide? and doesn't gingerbread have better battery life on the S2? Some of my other friends are running ics on the s2 but they are having a horrible batterylife compared to my phone while the arc has a smaller battery.
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Poor battery is only on pure stock ICS (rooted or not).

How do you change baseband?

Sorry to sound Noob but how do you change baseband? and does your firmware affect anything else?
I came from android 2.3.4 installed CWM and Root. Then Flashed Revolution HD 2.0.2 without updating to 4.1 Firmware first.
Does it affect something or nothing really?
I also want to know how to change basebands?
ardom said:
Sorry to sound Noob but how do you change baseband? and does your firmware affect anything else?
I came from android 2.3.4 installed CWM and Root. Then Flashed Revolution HD 2.0.2 without updating to 4.1 Firmware first.
Does it affect something or nothing really?
I also want to know how to change basebands?
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Baseband controls your radio chip... Unless you have network problems. I don't find a good reason to change it..
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speed_bot said:
Baseband controls your radio chip... Unless you have network problems. I don't find a good reason to change it..
sent from cyanmobile powered Beni
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Where do I get these Basebands and How do I apply and update them?
I just want to try I seem to get a heavy battery drain since moving to ICS/Jelly Bean Roms. I might want to experiement.
ardom said:
Where do I get these Basebands and How do I apply and update them?
I just want to try I seem to get a heavy battery drain since moving to ICS/Jelly Bean Roms. I might want to experiement.
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There is thread for it wait I will post the link here... Btw your device?
Edit
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1558715
It's for galaxy mini but the method is same for most devices a cwm backup would be handy
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ardom said:
Sorry to sound Noob but how do you change baseband? and does your firmware affect anything else?
I came from android 2.3.4 installed CWM and Root. Then Flashed Revolution HD 2.0.2 without updating to 4.1 Firmware first.
Does it affect something or nothing really?
I also want to know how to change basebands?
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You can change baseband by flashing another one with flashtool, it's very simple and fast.
Anyway you need an ICS kernel to use an ICS rom, so you should flash the whole fw related to the android version of the rom you want to use, then install rom.
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ardom said:
Sorry to sound Noob but how do you change baseband? and does your firmware affect anything else?
I came from android 2.3.4 installed CWM and Root. Then Flashed Revolution HD 2.0.2 without updating to 4.1 Firmware first.
Does it affect something or nothing really?
I also want to know how to change basebands?
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There are some ftf files around here which only contain the baseband. If you flash them you won't change your whole rom but baseband.
Send from my Neo V via Jelly Sandwich 7.4 and night elf 1.5 using Tapatalk 2
Which is better baseband??
72 or 77??
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[HELP] i9100G Touch Screen Problem after Flash Stock JB France-XEF

After Upgrade my i9100g from stock ICS to Stock Official JB 4.1.2 France...my touch screen not functioning properly...
but when plugin to charger or usb its back to normal and smooth...
it never happen when i using stock ics and custom ROM...
example : when i try to draw 'S' it will be like on the picture...
it hard and imposible to drag and drop item..
i have try reflash and redownload firmware 5-6 times also root and w/o root but the problem still same...
sinsai said:
After Upgrade my i9100g from stock ICS to Stock Official JB 4.1.2 France...my touch screen not functioning properly...
but when plugin to charger or usb its back to normal and smooth...
it never happen when i using stock ics and custom ROM...
example : when i try to draw 'S' it will be like on the picture...
it hard and imposible to drag and drop item..
i have try reflash and redownload firmware 5-6 times also root and w/o root but the problem still same...
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Did u update via kies or odin?
If u used a firmware and flashed via odin, please try another firmware.
Over this try to do a factory reset after u flashed the FW.
CHEERS
sinsai said:
After Upgrade my i9100g from stock ICS to Stock Official JB 4.1.2 France...my touch screkeen not functioning properly...
but when plugin to charger or usb its back to normal and smooth...
it never happen when i using stock ics and custom ROM...
example : when i try to draw 'S' it will be like on the picture...
it hard and imposible to drag and drop item..
i have try reflash and redownload firmware 5-6 times also root and w/o root but the problem still same...
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Well your phone is i9100g... You sure you flashed ROM of i9100g and not of galaxy s2 i9100...coz many people make that mistake..
Post this in the i9100g...idk how much we can help you with this..
Anyways, try factory resetting the phone...if no luck take it to Samsung customer care...it can be a hardware problem. ..
And ya, which ROM are you flashing? The official stock ROM or custom ROM?
Custom ROM do have many bugs and vary from phone to phone. .. Try going to stick for one and check if problem is still there. .
Press thanx if I helped...
Hannibal226 said:
Did u update via kies or odin?
If u used a firmware and flashed via odin, please try another firmware.
Over this try to do a factory reset after u flashed the FW.
CHEERS
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update via odin...trying both 3.07 and 1.85
i use firmware on this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679636
and done factory reset every time before and after done flashing...
after done several times flashing, im still facing touchscreen problem...
the weardest is the problem fix when i plugin charger...
umair241995 said:
Well your phone is i9100g... You sure you flashed ROM of i9100g and not of galaxy s2 i9100...coz many people make that mistake..
Post this in the i9100g...idk how much we can help you with this..
Anyways, try factory resetting the phone...if no luck take it to Samsung customer care...it can be a hardware problem. ..
And ya, which ROM are you flashing? The official stock ROM or custom ROM?
Custom ROM do have many bugs and vary from phone to phone. .. Try going to stick for one and check if problem is still there. .
Press thanx if I helped...
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cannot post on i9100g dev becoz my post still under 10...
im sure i flash the right rom from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679636
ya..done factory reset but still got the problem...
like i said before..the touchscreen work fine if i plugin charger or connect usb to pc/laptop...
i dont think it becoz hardware problem since it work perfect on stock GB, stock ICS, aokp, CM and 4-5 other custom ROM...
can it becoz of battery? i use 1650mah...i have try 1500mah and touch screen getting more worst...
i still cant find any solution for my phone..
already try many method like
- using re-partion on odin with pit file
- format data, system, cache, emmc
- wipe data/factory reset/dalvic cache
- flash using odin/cwm
- root/unroot
after done all above..touch screen laggy and still make dash line on drawing...
after my last post...i have try most rom on Galaxy S II I9100G Android Development Section and my touchscreen on all rom are working perfect except official stock JB or custom rom base on stock JB...
forgot to mention that the day on my 1st time installing stock JB i accidently flash Galaxy tab 2 p3100 firmware and got softbrick
but successfuly unbrick then done flashing stock JB...dunno if this incident can damage my phone...
or is other way to make FULL FORMAT internal SD? to make sure the file that i accidently flash completely remove...
sinsai said:
i still cant find any solution for my phone..
already try many method like
- using re-partion on odin with pit file
- format data, system, cache, emmc
- wipe data/factory reset/dalvic cache
- flash using odin/cwm
- root/unroot
after done all above..touch screen laggy and still make dash line on drawing...
after my last post...i have try most rom on Galaxy S II I9100G Android Development Section and my touchscreen on all rom are working perfect except official stock JB or custom rom base on stock JB...
forgot to mention that the day on my 1st time installing stock JB i accidently flash Galaxy tab 2 p3100 firmware and got softbrick
but successfuly unbrick then done flashing stock JB...dunno if this incident can damage my phone...
or is other way to make FULL FORMAT internal SD? to make sure the file that i accidently flash completely remove...
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Search for nuke script and see if you can nuke your device.
FIND OUT, don't perform it without knowing if it's meant for your device.
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Touch not responding properly
gastonw said:
Search for nuke script and see if you can nuke your device.
FIND OUT, don't perform it without knowing if it's meant for your device.
Sent from the little guy
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I have this problem to.
Any news about this?
---------- Post added at 01:53 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:43 AM ----------
gastonw said:
Search for nuke script and see if you can nuke your device.
FIND OUT, don't perform it without knowing if it's meant for your device.
Sent from the little guy
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I have this problem to.
Any news about this?
I dunno, I don't have an I9100G.
Sent from the little guy
you could try Blazing Kernel, it can be flashed via stock recovery. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113545.
Or you could also flash original GB and upgrade to JB either through OTA or KIES.
acse1 said:
you could try Blazing Kernel, it can be flashed via stock recovery. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113545.
Or you could also flash original GB and upgrade to JB either through OTA or KIES.
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I have tried that two methods, Flashing GB (everything works great), flashing ICS (everything works great too), and then JB trough OTA and the touch screen doesnt work properly. I have tried the last Blazing Kernel too without success.
Thanks for the help.
Any ideas?
Try stock kernel. Customs aren't ready yet.
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gastonw said:
Try stock kernel. Customs aren't ready yet.
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The stock Kernel file is already on the Stock JB Odin file?
Like these : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679636
Indeed it is.
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gastonw said:
Indeed it is.
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Dosent work either. :/
We have the same problem dude, touch screen not working properly after stock jb (xef) flash but working flawlessly when phone is plugged. I can't have a custom rom above 4.2.1, else I have the problem. Now I'm on CM10.1 4.2.1 and can't leave it because of this, the official rom I want is the official.
Did you got the screen of your phone replaced ? Because mine was and I was wondering if it was that.
samstacle said:
We have the same problem dude, touch screen not working properly after stock jb (xef) flash but working flawlessly when phone is plugged. I can't have a custom rom above 4.2.1, else I have the problem. Now I'm on CM10.1 4.2.1 and can't leave it because of this, the official rom I want is the official.
Did you got the screen of your phone replaced ? Because mine was and I was wondering if it was that.
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Not sure if it was replaced because I bought it used on ebay.
But are you using CM10.1 4.2.1 without touch screen problems? Can you tell me the date of the release so I can try to flash my phone with that ROM?
Thanks
Yeah without touch screen problem. It's 20130213 nightly
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samstacle said:
Yeah without touch screen problem. It's 20130213 nightly
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Thanks for your reply.
I just find the 20130214. Is that one? I will try it.

[HELP]Gingerbread to CM10(or paranoid)attempt, using CWM - gives infinite CWM booting

I have Gingerbread which is (according to my understanding) what is considered 'stock'
I downloaded CM10 and tried to install it using CWM but after a reboot I got infinite CWM booting (reboot back to CWM, reboot back to CWM forever)
Got told that it was because I didn't have stock and I needed to go
[MY CURRENT ROM] ==> [STOCK ROM] ==> [CM10]
but my current rom IS STOCK ROM, cause it is gingerbread...
then I was told that after the [STOCK ROM] stage I had to upgrade to [STOCK ROM] of android 4.x
cause that was the *ONLY* (is it?) way to also upgrade to boot loader which is needed to host the CM10 in my phone,
but I was too afraid to loose root
(thus loosing the option to use CWM, which I had no interest in..)
so I gave up on this path
>>> Could I get stock 4.x for my phone and use Mobile Odin Pro to root it and then install it safely without the fear of loosing root apon installation?
Instead I tried upgrading Gingerbread to paranoid of the same android prefix (2.x), since my gingerbread android rom is 2.3 and paranoid android rom is 2.5 there should not be any more any of the
"bootloaders upgrade only by installing stock roms" nonsense anymore..
so I went here:
http://goo.im/devs/paranoidandroid/roms/i9100g
Since I do have Samsung Galaxy S 2 GT-I9100G
and tried to install paranoid via CWM the same way - it let me back to infinite CWM booting once again....
then I was told that (from some unknown reason) it is because I didn't try to install it over stock rom or some other nonsense...
but GINGERBREAD IS STOCK... --__--'
I am clueless right now...
all I want is to get out of this useless crashy gingerbread into something more modern, what am I doing wrong? why do I always end up in infinite CWM booting?
what the tutorials I'm following are missing that I keep not doing which makes me end up in this situation every rom I try to install?
what is it, that one magical step that I don't do, that solves everything up and stops screwing up my installations attempts?
please.. help.. ty..
Do a clean upgrade through samsungs pc software(i believe it is or was called kies), cm10 is based on android 4.1.2 so you should have this version of stock rom installed since the rom is dependent on kernel which is changed with new versions of android. You cant run jelly bean rom with gingerbread kernel
Stock rom is every rom for your device officially provided by manufactorer not just the one you got your phone with, I think that you might have been mislead
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McCormick said:
Do a clean upgrade through samsungs pc software(i believe it is ot was called kies), cm10 is based on android 4.1.2 so you should have this version if stock rom installed
Stock rom is every rom for your device officially provided by manufactorer not just the one you got your phone with
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Thank you for the response, but if I do the upgrade using the samsung software for that... won't I loose root?
I am not familiar with Samsung development but there should be root available for all of the android versions but yes you will have to root again probably
I am currently on my phone but if you search xda for sgs2 root tutorials you should find a proper one
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McCormick said:
I am not familiar with Samsung development but there should be root available for all of the android versions but yes you will have to root again probably
I am currently on my phone but if you search xda for sgs2 root tutorials you should find a proper one
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my hardware version is SGS2G and not the regular SGS2, will it make a difference?
I found this tut:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCgncF59mwE
said I need to dl 'insecure kernel' from here:
http://hotfile.com/list/1967350/4304d29
but they are only for i9100, none for i9100G ..
found this on xda:
http://fus.nanzen.se/
also this somewhere else:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ (searching i9100g)
but under the i9100g option there are so many countries, none of them mine... what am I suppose to do with them?
I am sorry but I dont know what to do.
I am a xperia user and xperias have a completely different procedure for rooting. The best thing to do would be to find someone on xda who knows how to do this, since I am afraid I can't help you because I dont have the knowledge
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McCormick said:
I am sorry but I dont know what to do.
I am a xperia user and xperias have a completely different procedure for rooting. The best thing to do would be to find someone on xda who knows how to do this, since I am afraid I can't help you because I dont have the knowledge
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OK, thank you anyways for trying...
can anybody please please tell me if when I upgrade my rooted gingerbread rom via samsung's method to 4.x android rom - WILL I LOOSE CWM on recovery boot?
I must know that...
I must know that if I would have made a mistake by upgrading, I must know that I would still be able to revert everything back to my rooted gingerbread.
Miki800 said:
OK, thank you anyways for trying...
can anybody please please tell me if when I upgrade my rooted gingerbread rom via samsung's method to 4.x android rom - WILL I LOOSE CWM on recovery boot?
I must know that...
I must know that if I would have made a mistake by upgrading, I must know that I would still be able to revert everything back to my rooted gingerbread.
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*BUMP*
anybody on XDA that knows, please tell me if it is safe for me to use Samsung-KIES to upgrade to android 4.x and know that I will not loose CWM on recovery boot... please tell me if it is safe or not, feels like I'm stuck in one place due to lack of knowledge.
the info is scattered so randomly
Miki800 said:
*BUMP*
anybody on XDA that knows, please tell me if it is safe for me to use Samsung-KIES to upgrade to android 4.x and know that I will not loose CWM on recovery boot... please tell me if it is safe or not, feels like I'm stuck in one place due to lack of knowledge.
the info is scattered so randomly
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if you want to upgrade via ics for your device ( sg s2 if i read correctly),here are a few suggestions
Upgrade to ics via these steps ,check the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487
root and install recovery using the steps in this link:
http://droidviews.com/2013/how-to-root-and-install-cwm-recovery-on-samsung-galaxy-s2-plus-gt-i9105p/
install cyanogen mod , this you know i guess:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1794758
i have installed cyanogenmod 10 successfully on my brothers galaxy r on stock ics rom,i hope it is similar on s2.
its not mine so i dont know much about it.about installing a new stock rom you can also flash via odin. i dint lose recovery via odin. dont know about kies
sorry for the bad english.hope this helps ( "im definitely not an expert!!")
((this is my 1st post ,dont know if i can post those links!!!))

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