Galaxy s2 upgrade encountered an issue - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I tried to root my T Mobile Galaxy S2 using Odin method, and now i'm getting nothing but a screen that says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". I would happily follow those directions, but now Kies won't recognize my device?!?!? I also can not get back into download mode. I have no idea what to do. Is there anyone out there that can help?

and why would you flash a t-mobile device with i9100 rom????
obvious mistake
now get a JIG and pray...

@tulip: download mode should work... just press the keys a little longer...
try to flash back your old firmeware + kernel... had the same problem yesterday but it worked. afterwards you can do a cwm back-up

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[Q] How to unbrick samsung galaxy s2

Having recently installed a miui rom, i found that my phone has become brocked. I can go to dwonload mode, and I can turn it on but there is only a blank screen. Does anyone know how to unbrick it?
Thanks
go into download mode open up ODIN and flash a stock ROM. Simple as that.
you should buy a jig to get download mode. Did you tried recovery mode ?
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nikkox988 said:
you should buy a jig to get download mode. Did you tried recovery mode ?
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He said he can access Download mode which means he can flash a stock ROM and all will be good.
I can't seem to go into recovery mode
thealmightysaj said:
I can't seem to go into recovery mode
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to get recovery get into download mode open Odin and flash CF-Root Kernel and then try to get into download mode that way.
I flashed the CF Root Kernel (XW_CLK_KF3), but it failed in Odin
thealmightysaj said:
I flashed the CF Root Kernel (XW_CLK_KF3), but it failed in Odin
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are you flashing it through PDA? Just checking I didnt on accident once. Also try just flashing a stock ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1224423
onli flashing pda wont work i thinkk... you may need to repartition
go to http://androidflip.com/android-2-3-4-gingerbread-xxkg3-firmware-update-for-samsung-galaxy-s2/
flash it by repartitioning
download the package in it. it worked for me
Where can I find the stock ROM for a Bell Samsung GS2?
try samfirmware.com
they have all of the official released firmwares based on geographical region.
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
I have unbricked my phone but i can't access the android market, everytime time i open up the app it closes
my t-mobile galaxy s2 is dead after ICS upgrade failed
i am noobi. my galaxy s2 went through 2 stages before becoming dead.
1. i tried to flash I9100XXLPQ_I9100OXALPQ_I9100XXLPQ_HOME.tar using odin. it got stuck in connection mode. then failed. when rebooted the phone, i got a message "firmware upgrade encountered an issue".
2. now, odin still sees it. I tried different ROMs then the phone becomes dead. the phone is dead even after pressing the vol up+vol dn or any other key combination.
Now, windows 7 reports driver error when connecting the phone via usb. Linux sees the Qualcom modem, but heimdall failed to detect the phone. Any suggestion beside throwing my phone in trash is appreciated.
If you can't get into download mode (home/power/volume down), only thing you can try before you send it back to Samsung or get it JTAG repaired is a jig, which unfortunately is unlikely to work. Still worth a try tho.
hbarri said:
i am noobi. my galaxy s2 went through 2 stages before becoming dead.
1. i tried to flash I9100XXLPQ_I9100OXALPQ_I9100XXLPQ_HOME.tar using odin. it got stuck in connection mode. then failed. when rebooted the phone, i got a message "firmware upgrade encountered an issue".
2. now, odin still sees it. I tried different ROMs then the phone becomes dead. the phone is dead even after pressing the vol up+vol dn or any other key combination.
Now, windows 7 reports driver error when connecting the phone via usb. Linux sees the Qualcom modem, but heimdall failed to detect the phone. Any suggestion beside throwing my phone in trash is appreciated.
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Try uploading a stock kernel first, then try uploading the rom
Do we have to have a jig?
Help me fix my fully bricked i9100
I have flashed the wrong Roms and firmwares in my Samsung galaxy s2 i9100 for several times now my phone doesnt go to the recovery mode. It only goes to the download mode but re flashing the correct new roms and firmwares, nothing actually works! I tried those
Odin shows only FAIL !! when I flash new roms..I ve tried so many roms so far but it only fails
what do I do now??
Try http://sammobile.com for the firmware.
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Samsung Galaxy S2 SPH-D710
Looking for any kinda help...
Tried rooting the above mentioned phone with:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229
the odin came back failed. I unpluged and when the phone started it said: Firmware Upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery in kies & ... so on..
I can only get into odin donwloading....
The PC is not recognizing the phone either..
Help if you can... Its greatly appreciated...
Thanks,
XraidedX2 said:
Looking for any kinda help...
Tried rooting the above mentioned phone with:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229
the odin came back failed. I unpluged and when the phone started it said: Firmware Upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery in kies & ... so on..
I can only get into odin donwloading....
The PC is not recognizing the phone either..
Help if you can... Its greatly appreciated...
Thanks,
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I had the Exact same problem as you this is what you need to do.
1. Take everything out of your phone micro sd ,sim battery
2.Get your Usb Port and connect the first side to your pc but not to the phone
3.Insert Battery
4.Hold the vol down butt and at the same time connect the Other side of the cable into the phone then you will see
DOWNLOAD MODE!!!!!
5.From there install your sock rom again using samfirmware.com
6.Done

[Q] S2 unable to recover after failed OS update. Recovery mode doesn't work

I tried to update my I9100 simply by checking for updates on phone. Everything was going fine but when i downloaded OS and it said that it will reboot now, it had frozen during rebooting. Now I can't enter recovery mode but download mode works proper. When I turn on It's just black screen of death and "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again" However Kies doesn't connect with it. It says that It has connection issues. I have rooted S2 with 4.1.1 OS and jeboo kernel 1.2.
bambo95 said:
I tried to update my I9100 simply by checking for updates on phone. Everything was going fine but when i downloaded OS and it said that it will reboot now, it had frozen during rebooting. Now I can't enter recovery mode but download mode works proper. When I turn on It's just black screen of death and "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again" However Kies doesn't connect with it. It says that It has connection issues. I have rooted S2 with 4.1.1 OS and jeboo kernel 1.2.
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Make sure you have correct drivers installed and usb debugging option is on, after widows loads all drivers when phone is connected disconnect phone using safely discoonect device and do a reboot and then after restart try again, also check your firewall and antivirus is not blocking the connection to phone.
Flash stock and go back to custom.
And please stop trying to update your device thru kies while you're actually on custom. Those two don't get along to well.
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[Q] Galaxy S3 I9300 bricked and not enters in recovery mode,enters in download mode

Hi Guys, I am in big trouble, My friend purchased an used galaxy s3 GT-I9300 europian/uk version two days back, and he is not tech savvy so he ask me to help to install software apps and other stuff, and handed over the phone to me for one day, so i perform hard reset to his phone, and it was running on ICS 4.0.4, so i checked for firmware update, and try to install it via OTA, after downloading update the phone restarted, but update not installed. so i again downloaded OTA update and install it, now after rebooting it freezed on samsung logo. So i wipe it via recovery mode and reboot it. Now after rebooting it freezed on a screen "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again".
(1) Now i am unable to enter in recovery mode, i can only enter in download mode, so i think it is soft bricked, not hard bricked, and can be repaired some how..
(2) I am unable to see charging screen when phone is connected to USB, it shows "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". but i think it is still charging
(3) I have tried famous 15 minute battery out
(4) i have tried to install via kies
(5) i have installed 3-4 firmware via odin in download mode, but when it tries to restart, it again stuck at "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again".
(6) I have tried via Oneclick Unbrick file
(7) As i plugged USB cable (either battery inside or without battery), in both case, it displays "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". screen. and i have to remove usb and battery to start it again, however when i insert only battery without usb plugged, then it never shows the screen "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again".
(8) I am from india, and friend purchased phone from somebody else which is from UK so i am not able to get service centre help her.
(9) phone is more than 1 year old, and carrier unlocked, so it is out of warranty now.
Now I am out of ideas, please help me how can i resolve the issue, because my friend think, i have messed his phone, he has not dial a single call with his phone yet. PLEASE..PLEASE HELP ME OTHERWISE I HAVE TO PAY FULL AMOUNT TO HIM...PLEASE HELP......
Would have taken much less reading the stickies rather than posting this.
There's only so much people here can do and if the stickies are exhausted there's no easy answer. What odin version are you using?
Follow the guide in general forum sticky to flash the right firmware for your country. Download the latest firmware from Sammobile.com
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boomboomer said:
Follow the guide in general forum sticky to flash the right firmware for your country. Download the latest firmware from Sammobile.com
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Odin version is 3.09, and i have tried rom from sam mobile WITH ODIN, But due to "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". It is stuck at Nand write, or sometimes Process failed in odin., phone belongs to UK,
Since it was on ICS could be affected by sudden death causing emmc failure. Samsung give 2 years warranty on handsets but you're gonna struggle in India. Try "firmware upgrade and initialization" in kies. If that doesn't work it's most likely dead, can you still see the phone model in download mode?
DrFredPhD said:
Since it was on ICS could be affected by sudden death causing emmc failure. Samsung give 2 years warranty on handsets but you're gonna struggle in India. Try "firmware upgrade and initialization" in kies. If that doesn't work it's most likely dead, can you still see the phone model in download mode?
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Yes i have attached snaps, and i am able to see my model no. in download mode
Now it is also not entering in download mode, I have to plug usb cable via laptop or via charger to enter download mode, i don't whether battery discharged or some other issue?
Your last option is to try the rescue firmware, search in general forum.
Follow the guide exactly on how to use it, but if it fails to flash then you have a hard brick -new motherboard required.
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All rescue files for my device are old, so all files are hosted on hostfile.com, which was banned due to US copyright issue, so links are not working

[Q] Samsung i8160 brick, PLEASE HELP !

Hi,
my Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 wont turn on, its stuck on "firmware upgrade encountered an issue, use Kies...".
Recovery mode wont work, cant connect to Kies because phone wont turn on, only thing it works is Odin.
I can enter Download mode.
I have tried:
1) Installed new stock rom with Odin, it says PASS in Odin, no errors, but again i cant turn on the phone, only black screen and "firmware upgrade encountered an issue, use Kies...".
2) Installed new Kernel with CWM in ODIN, it says PASS, but still cant get to Recovery mode and problem still exist.
3) Installed new ROM after Kernel, and everything pass great in ODIN, and when i try to turn on phone or Recovery mode, it just vibrates once.
And when i connect with USB it says "firmware upgrade encountered an issue, use Kies...".
I have tried different Kernels for this phone, different ROMs, different Computer, different USB cable, and problem still apear.
I dont know what to do ?
Download mode working, Odin works fine, but still when i try to turn on Phone, it vibrates and black screen, and when connect to PC it says "firmware upgrade encountered an issue, use Kies...".
Still cant get Recovery mode to work.
Also tried to connect with adb, adb cant see phone. Only Odin can recognize phone on COM port.
Is there something else to do ?
Thank you.

[Q] "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue", Kies not recognising Galaxy S2

Apologies if this post is inappropriate for the forum, if so could I be directed to the correct place?
I recently flashed the latest CyanogenMod to my Samsung Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100). However, after some tinkering I managed to make it unable to access the internet via WiFi or Mobile Data.
Unable to fix this after asking online I figured I'd just flash a stock ROM, and go back to square 1.
In flashing, something ****ed up. I did everything right AFAIK but mid flash the phone went to the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." screen.
The device will now only boot to this screen, and I cannot access recovery mode.
I went immediately to Kies, plugged in my phone, intending to use the firmware recovery tool, however Kies does not recognise the phone. I went through the troubleshooting procedure, redownloaded the drivers (multiple times) and still no joy. I even uninstalled Kies and reinstalled. Following that, it now gives a "Device is not responding" error message.
I can't do a firmware recovery, I can't flash a new ROM until I can enter recovery mode, and I can't turn my phone on.
I hesitate to ask but... am I bricked?
Wat do?
Thanks in advance for any help.

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