Hi
I was using stock 4.1.2 but was having some problems of mobile getting stuck in different applications so i when to stock 4.0.4. the mobile booted. i went to recovery mode and did a factory data reset.
now it is not booting at all .. no sign of any life at all
tell me what to do as i am not able to find any jig here in Saudi Arabia
If the phone won't boot into recovery mode (hold home/volume up/power) or download mode (hold home/volume down/power) or won't boot normally after being left to charge overnight, you probably need a motherboard replacement. So either service centre, or do a Google/eBay search & try to find a phone with a broken screen you can take the motherboard from & swap out for the dead one in your phone (ask a local mobile repair shop to do this for you).
Edit - If you can't buy a jig locally, you can find one easily on eBay/elsewhere online (might take you a week or two to get it, but your phone isn't going anywhere). I suggest you try one even tho it probably won't work.
@MistahBungle:
Is this the dreaded eMMC BrickBug?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
I think so. Most of the cases here have involved people with rooted 4.0.4 stock kernels & CWRecovery, but I remember Entropy saying not long after this thing surfaced that he personally knew of one example of stock recovery on 4.0.4 bricking a phone as well (remember this was when it first happened), no doubt since then there have been lots of other 'purely stock' (both kernel & recovery) examples of the brickbug striking that we haven't seen here on XDA.
Based on what the OP has said, it's a fairly logical guess, put it that way.
Claim warranty, just say you factory reset and went off on you.
Drop that you were on 4.0.4.
Outta warranty, go to the store anyway and / or contact samsung.
Sent from the little guy
Yeah you have been hit by the emmc brickbug. Sorry.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
thanks for the information ... i am trying to get hold of the usb jig .. tell me will it work
regarding the warranty. i bought from UK when i was on a visit there. the warranty was of 1 yr which is gone.
i have samsung dealers here but they don't have tech support.
bkhaliq said:
thanks for the information ... i am trying to get hold of the usb jig .. tell me will it work
regarding the warranty. i bought from UK when i was on a visit there. the warranty was of 1 yr which is gone.
i have samsung dealers here but they don't have tech support.
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Very little chance the jig would work..
If you have warranty, you can claim it. If you don't, you may have to pay for it.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
immortalneo said:
Very little chance the jig would work..
If you have warranty, you can claim it. If you don't, you may have to pay for it.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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Depends on where the brick bug occured. There are chances that you can recover http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2058683 by changing the memory table and ignoring the effected parts. I didn't try, but just as information.
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First of all hello to everyone. I'm new to this forum and this thread being my first here.
Phone Details
Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100
Kernel I9100XWLSJ
I recently upgraded my phone to Jelly bean 4.1.2 using this thread . Thanks to Faryaab for that. :good:
Yesterday my phone on a reboot hung up on the samsung logo and wont start. I took out the battery and restarted it. Since then absolutely no power. I tried the 3 button combinations and taking the battery out for a few minutes and trying again. nothing happens. Even tried leaving the phone plugged in to a charger all night but still nothing just the area near the camera on the back warms up a little. When connecting the phone to a computer nothing happens.
So now I'm here for anything else I can check or steps i can do? I read in the other threads in the forum and my understanding is that my phone is sort of hard bricked, correct?
What else can I try? Now as the phone is probably gone I would want to play and experiment with it just to learn. Im based in south America and dont know how many of those JTAG services can I use. My phone is out of warranty also!!
Any help is appreciated!!
Thanks
Try a USB Jig....
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
JIG
Ok I will give it a try. These USB JIGs are all the same or there is something specific about them? I mean i have to look for one which is for S2 I9100 or anyone would do?
From a software point of view is there anything else i can try other this JIG?
immortalneo said:
Try a USB Jig....
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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Look for a post by "king rat" about your problem.Its about starting a phone without a jig.
nope
Tried this also but failed.
theunderling said:
Look for a post by "king rat" about your problem.Its about starting a phone without a jig.
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will a JIG work?
just for the sake of clarification is my phone now hard bricked?
Can it work with a JIG?
Sounds like a brick.
I don't see how you bricked it tho.
You flashed that md5 alone or you added a pit file or something like that?
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I followed the instructions from Faryaab's thread to upgrade to Jelly bean from ICS. It worked fine for a month and i had used just a MD5 file. But yesterday suddenly while restarting the phone it got stuck on the samsung white logo screen for quite some time. I took out the battery and inserted again. Since then nothing. No power, no 3 button combinations are working.
I have order a USB JIG also, not sure it will work. Any other ideas?
gastonw said:
Sounds like a brick.
I don't see how you bricked it tho.
You flashed that md5 alone or you added a pit file or something like that?
Sent from the little guy
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Sounds like hardware crash.
Keep trying to get to DL mode tho, at least until the jig arrives.
90% chance you'll need a new mobo.
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Hi there, I have a friends S2 of which i was meant to repair...the symptoms he described the phone having seemed like a fairly simple repair. On the contrary it is rather difficult. I have searched several forums for a possible solution and found none. At first the problem was getting the phone to start or at least charge the battery, later discovered the port was busted so i used external battery charger. Now the phone boots but doesn't pass the initial Samsung logo screen ( the one that shows the phone model and what not). Tried looking around for solutions but only found answers for when download mode is accessible. I have tried several times to enter recovery and download but have had no luck....
PLEASE HELP :crying:
Relax mate!
What you have is probably a bootloop.. Are you absolutely sure you can't enter Download or Recovery modes?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
immortalneo said:
Relax mate!
What you have is probably a bootloop.. Are you absolutely sure you can't enter Download or Recovery modes?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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Tried very very hard... Cant enter download or Recovery... this is the screen i keep seeing.
Thanks for the screen shot.
Try this..
Turn it off, remove battery, wait for 2 mins, reinsert battery, then press and hold home, volume down and power buttons till the warning screen shows up..
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
immortalneo said:
Thanks for the screen shot.
Try this..
Turn it off, remove battery, wait for 2 mins, reinsert battery, then press and hold home, volume down and power buttons till the warning screen shows up..
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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No luck...been holding it till my fingers gave up pressing the buttons. Stuck on the screen (image i submitted)
Ur next option would be to use a USB Jig, but it seems you can't because of your damaged port.
Come to think of it, even download mode can not help if you cannot use ur port.
Am sorry.. but I don't know what else to do other than taking it to a Service Centre. You might as well replace the port also then.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
immortalneo said:
Ur next option would be to use a USB Jig, but it seems you can't because of your damaged port.
Come to think of it, even download mode can not help if you cannot use ur port.
Am sorry.. but I don't know what else to do other than taking it to a Service Centre. You might as well replace the port also then.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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¬¬i think he rooted phone and has custom OS
He has another port...i hope....will try and replace that and get back to you
thanks for your help.
ahmed4life said:
¬¬i think he rooted phone and has custom OS
He has another port...i hope....will try and replace that and get back to you
thanks for your help.
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Happy to help.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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Happy to help.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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Hi there...sorry i know its been a while but i had revision to do. Coming back to the phone, the port was replaced and we used a jig (purchased from eBay--XD)
went to download mode, used ODIN v3 1.85 and installed stock rom. After successful install, the phone reboots but then gets stuck at the samsung sII splash screen which the switches off and then reboots to the dead battery trying to charge icon.
any reason as to why this may be happening???
Bootloop.
If you are on any ROM but 4.0.4, go to recovery and wipe cache & factory reset.
You keep getting a bootloop? full wipe and/or nuke script.
Sent from the little guy
gastonw said:
Bootloop.
If you are on any ROM but 4.0.4, go to recovery and wipe cache & factory reset.
You keep getting a bootloop? full wipe and/or nuke script.
Sent from the little guy
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Can't....recovery doesn't work...only download with the help of jig.
Thought I was the only reply, check under the battery, see what model you own.
Let us know.
I stand correct, I saw the others replies. Still do that I suggested just now.
Sent from the little guy
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Thought I was the only reply, check under the battery, see what model you own.
Let us know.
I stand correct, I saw the others replies. Still do that I suggested just now.
Sent from the little guy
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If you're referring to GT-i9100 as the model number then that is it.
Flash siyah v5 or v6 via odin.
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gastonw said:
Flash siyah v5 or v6 via odin.
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I'll have an attempt at that and let you know what the outcome is.
i have tried both v5 and beta v6 none work....it comes to the splashscreen with the model number but this time it has a yellow triangle on it. I tried getting into recovery mode by taking the battery out, holding the volume up button and home button then put the battery in and power the phone. nothing happens....any inputs.
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i have tried both v5 and beta v6 none work....it comes to the splashscreen with the model number but this time it has a yellow triangle on it. I tried getting into recovery mode by taking the battery out, holding the volume up button and home button then put the battery in and power the phone. nothing happens....any inputs.
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Try again. Since the kernel has been flashed successfully, u should have CWM now.
Try removing battery, wait a few minutes, reinsert. Then press and hold volume up button first, then home button and then the power button. Remember to hold all three down until you enter CWM recovery.
Good luck!
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
I've tried what you have suggested but it seems as though the problem is consistent. I can not access recovery mode...have tried flashing the kernel several times yet i have had no luck.
Aha...you need to flash a ROM then.
I suggest you flash jb leak (only phone, code and csc).
You can either search for it or you can ask neo to provide you the ROM link.
Sent from the little guy
May I have the link to download JB leak for s2 please...possibly with a small brief tutorial guide please....thanks in advance
Hey,
I got into a bit of a situation here.. I'm searching for couple of hours already and I can't find a propper solution
I flashed a ROM and it feaild and now I'm stuck on boot loop and my home button doesn't work so I don't have a way to get to recovery mode/download mode.
What can I do ?
You could use a usb jig to force the phone into download mode without having to do the usual key combo method......then try to flash a firmware and start again.....
Sent from my Rooted, De bloated Stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and Tapatalk 2....
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You didn't say whether the non working home button was as a result of the bad flash or if it failed before this.....
If it failed before the flash, you should be able to purchase the relevant circuit board from somewhere like ebay and replace it.....
Watch the video tutorial in this thread.......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2241735
it'll show you how to do this (and more)........
Sent from my Rooted, De bloated Stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and Tapatalk 2....
The home button was bad already before the flash.
I knew about this device but the point is that it would take me alot of time until I'd get it and I need the phone now. (you probably know how hard is it to be without the phone)
The home button is pretty much crucial. ...so replacing it or using the jig are the only ways I can think of for enabling you to get past the point where you are now. ...sorry fella....it is what it is....
You can get both items off eBay. ...which will take a matter of days...better that than the alternative.....send it to Sammy, which is likely to take weeks....
Sent from my Rooted, De bloated Stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and Tapatalk 2....
If u are skilled with electronics, you could make ur own Jig too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24974232
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
If that were important to you, I find it impossible to understand why you wouldn't have fixed the home button before this happened. Only fools flash stuff on their phones without having a way to recover if it goes wrong (having a fully working phone is integral to being able to recover)
erezhazan1 said:
you probably know how hard is it to be without the phone
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In the end we went to couple of phone stores and we asked someone if they have a usb JIG. eventually somebody had, he plugged it in and then I took care of the rest.
erezhazan1 said:
In the end we went to couple of phone stores and we asked someone if they have a usb JIG. eventually somebody had, he plugged it in and then I took care of the rest.
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Happy to hear that!
Please add [SOLVED] to the title of ur post then.
And fix that home button as soon as possible!
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
immortalneo said:
Happy to hear that!
Please add [SOLVED] to the title of ur post then.
And fix that home button as soon as possible!
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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+1....it needs to be repaired asap
Sent from my Rooted, De bloated Stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and Tapatalk 2....
There might be dirt under it, tech guys will fix it in a snap.
Sent from the little guy
Hey guys... Can anyone help about how to use usb jig to unbrick GT-19100? This is urgent!
ziaulh.ch said:
Hey guys... Can anyone help about how to use usb jig to unbrick GT-19100? This is urgent!
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Did you Soft-Brick it? If so,then just simply plug in the USB jig,and then it will enter download mode.From there you can download a new firmware via Odin.But make sure your battery is charged.After flashing Stock ROM (I recommend ICS 4.0.3,since the 4.0.4 has some bugs when flashing kernel),just do a Full Wipe in recovery.
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Did you Soft-Brick it? If so,then just simply plug in the USB jig,and then it will enter download mode.From there you can download a new firmware via Odin.But make sure your battery is charged.After flashing Stock ROM (I recommend ICS 4.0.3,since the 4.0.4 has some bugs when flashing kernel),just do a Full Wipe in recovery.
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Its hard bricked. Nothing lights up the display!
ziaulh.ch said:
Its hard bricked. Nothing lights up the display!
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Even the USB Jig doesn't power it on?
Then it's a hard brick.
Either JTAG or take it to service centre.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
immortalneo said:
Even the USB Jig doesn't power it on?
Then it's a hard brick.
Either JTAG or take it to service centre.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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I am trying to know how to use the jig...
ziaulh.ch said:
I am trying to know how to use the jig...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20504509
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
A jig isn't going to work. Your phone is busted. Take it to a service centre.
immortalneo said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20504509
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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Thanks... I tried but nothing happens. By the way.. I took my phone to a service center and since then the power button feels stuck. I couldnt observe it when I was taking back my phone. Is it a problem if the power button is stuck when plugging USB jig?
MistahBungle said:
A jig isn't going to work. Your phone is busted. Take it to a service centre.
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I took it to samsung and they said they need to replace the motherboard which costs same as a new phone!
ziaulh.ch said:
I took it to samsung and they said they need to replace the motherboard which costs same as a new phone!
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You can try to get a 2nd hand mobile (like with a broken screen) and use its motherboard.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
That isn't somehow magically going to make the jig work.
Do what Immortalneo said - tho don't try & swap the motherboard out yourself; pay a local mobile shop to do it. Will be cheaper than paying an authorised repairer to put a new one in.
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I took it to samsung and they said they need to replace the motherboard which costs same as a new phone!
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Did you Soft-Brick it? If so,then just simply plug in the USB jig,and then it will enter download mode.From there you can download a new firmware via Odin.But make sure your battery is charged.After flashing Stock ROM (I recommend ICS 4.0.3,since the 4.0.4 has some bugs when flashing kernel),just do a Full Wipe in recovery.
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Hi, my I9100 is in triangle screen now, and I want make a us jig for it, but i heard that higher than android 2,3,4 is necessary change the bootloader to a lower version for the work of USB jig, but i don't know how to do it.
javiwz said:
Hi, my I9100 is in triangle screen now, and I want make a us jig for it, but i heard that higher than android 2,3,4 is necessary change the bootloader to a lower version for the work of USB jig, but i don't know how to do it.
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The only reason you would need an older bootloader to use a jig on is if you wanted to remove evidence of flashing custom roms to get a warranty repair.....bearing in mind that EVERY s2 in existence now is more than 2 years old, that isn't an issue. The jig will work in your case, simply to force the phone into download mode, and is only necessary if the button press combination doesn't work. Try pressing (and holding) Power, Home & Volume Down buttons at the same time, then releasing ONLY the Power button when the device begins to start.....
If that works, the jig isn't needed.
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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The only reason you would need an older bootloader to use a jig on is if you wanted to remove evidence of flashing custom roms to get a warranty repair.....bearing in mind that EVERY s2 in existence now is more than 2 years old, that isn't an issue. The jig will work in your case, simply to force the phone into download mode, and is only necessary if the button press combination doesn't work. Try pressing (and holding) Power, Home & Volume Down buttons at the same time, then releasing ONLY the Power button when the device begins to start.....
If that works, the jig isn't needed.
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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I can't do anything with this S2 just the triangle screen, neither press 3 bottom for download mode, thanks so much, keithross39
javiwz said:
I can't do anything with this S2 just the triangle screen, neither press 3 bottom for download mode, thanks so much, keithross39
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Have you tried powering the phone down (removing the battery if necessary) then (after putting the battery back in if you removed it) using the button combination on the phone from powered off?
Basically shut the phone down however you can, and while the device is powered off, try the button combination.....
If it doesn't work after multiple attempts, then the USB jig is the only thing that will help. There are (at least) *some* signs of life with your phone, so download mode should be accessible. I'd advise against trying to make your own jig, you can get them ready made for less than pocket change from eBay......
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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Have you tried powering the phone down (removing the battery if necessary) then (after putting the battery back in if you removed it) using the button combination on the phone from powered off?
Basically shut the phone down however you can, and while the device is powered off, try the button combination.....
If it doesn't work after multiple attempts, then the USB jig is the only thing that will help. There are (at least) *some* signs of life with your phone, so download mode should be accessible. I'd advise against trying to make your own jig, you can get them ready made for less than pocket change from eBay......
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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Hello,Keithross, I tried to remove the battery then press 3 bottom, put in battery, it work!!! I have got the download mode,a lot of thanks!!!!
javiwz said:
Hello,Keithross, I tried to remove the battery then press 3 bottom, put in battery, it work!!! I have got the download mode,a lot of thanks!!!!
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Excellent news....now all you have to do is use odin to flash a firmware.....
Not ICS 4.0.4 though.....There is a bug in that version of the available firmwares that can permanently kill an S2.....
This thread.......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/general/guide-t2345831
Will tell you everything you need to know about odin flashing, and it'll also tell you what you need to know if it goes wrong/doesn't work......
Good luck fella....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
keithross39 said:
Excellent news....now all you have to do is use odin to flash a firmware.....
Not ICS 4.0.4 though.....There is a bug in that version of the available firmwares that can permanently kill an S2.....
This thread.......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/general/guide-t2345831
Will tell you everything you need to know about odin flashing, and it'll also tell you what you need to know if it goes wrong/doesn't work......
Good luck fella....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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I did it, flash a firmware but it's in the boot animation now and it seems that it has taken too long time than normal,it was a ORANGE phone, so I flashed a orange 4.0.3 firmware from sammobile, the official page of Samsung.
javiwz said:
I did it, flash a firmware but it's in the boot animation now and it seems that it has taken too long time than normal,it was a ORANGE phone, so I flashed a orange 4.0.3 firmware from sammobile, the official page of Samsung.
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Is it still trying to boot?.....
If it is, turn it off and then boot into recovery with the other button combination (Volume UP, Power and Home buttons) then wipe cache and data. Then try and reboot as normal.
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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Is it still trying to boot?.....
If it is, turn it off and then boot into recovery with the other button combination (Volume UP, Power and Home buttons) then wipe cache and data. Then try and reboot as normal.
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Yeah, I did it , and it work now, I want to flash a Cyanogenmod for my I9100, recommend someone? I'm interesting CM11, but I don't know how will it work, also looking to CM10 or 10.2. Thanks a lot of your help!!
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Guys i had my phone accidentally bricked last night, what happened was i continue with the procedure without the USB JIG after successful patch, the phone is now dead... my question is, will the USB JIG save my phone? i ordered one and it's about to come in some time.. thanks!
Please provide more details. What firmware were u on? What kernel or file did u flash? How did u flash it? How did your phone get bricked? Can you enter recovery/download modes?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine."
Sent from my SGS II
Stock Firmware, Stock Kernel, Flashing a converted CWM Kernel via odin (converted to TAR) then the Triangle Appeared in the middle and it got stucked in the boot screen for a quite some time. I searched the forums and came upon how to remove the triangle exclamation point for a different phone (not noticing it) i followed the steps mentioning you need to plug the USB JIB (which i do not have) after flashing the 2.Tar (to remove the triangle in the boot) it stated the the phone Will be DEAD after reboot. then later on I saw on the post that it's not compatible for S2. Right now my phone can't access anything, no Boot, Recovery of Download mode.
Nope. A jig has a 1 in 10,000 chance of working (but try one anyway, you never know, you might be the 10,000th person).
Service centre for motherboard replacement (most expensive option), or source a 2nd hand board from a 'donor'/broken phone & replace it yourself or pay a local mobile repair shop to swap them (least expensive option). It might also be JTAG'able (again, a long shot), so you'd only consider that if whomever is going to do the JTAG is prepared to have a look at it for free/cheap if the JTAG isn't possible (many places will make you pay for the time they took to try a JTAG/have a look even if it can't be done).