Hello, I have a Samsung Galaxy SII HD LTE (SGH-1757M) on Bell (Canada).
I've been having some problems with this phone and I really need some help.
Okay so I need to flash stock firmware onto my phone, but I can't use ODIN or Kies because my computer will not recognize my phone (USB port damage). So I've been trying to use the Stock Recovery on the phone but every time I try to flash it, my phone just reboots and reloads Stock recovery and doesn't do anything after that. I have to pull my battery out to restart the phone normally. What I did was download my stock rom for my phone (correct region, and firmware) and when I tried to flash the .zip file it said "E:verification failed" so I unzipped it and tried the md5 file and this time it takes a little while then the screen flashes black then restarts the Stock Recovery UI but then freezes and I am forced to pull the battery out.
The reason I want to reflash my rom is because my phone acts very odd. If I try to shut down my phone it just reboots, I can't charge my phone (have to use other Samsung phone to charge battery), computer won't recognize phone.
Thank you in advanced! :fingers-crossed:
natemac1 said:
Hello, I have a Samsung Galaxy SII HD LTE (SGH-1757M) on Bell (Canada).
I've been having some problems with this phone and I really need some help.
Okay so I need to flash stock firmware onto my phone, but I can't use ODIN or Kies because my computer will not recognize my phone (USB port damage). So I've been trying to use the Stock Recovery on the phone but every time I try to flash it, my phone just reboots and reloads Stock recovery and doesn't do anything after that. I have to pull my battery out to restart the phone normally. What I did was download my stock rom for my phone (correct region, and firmware) and when I tried to flash the .zip file it said "E:verification failed" so I unzipped it and tried the md5 file and this time it takes a little while then the screen flashes black then restarts the Stock Recovery UI but then freezes and I am forced to pull the battery out.
The reason I want to reflash my rom is because my phone acts very odd. If I try to shut down my phone it just reboots, I can't charge my phone (have to use other Samsung phone to charge battery), computer won't recognize phone.
Thank you in advanced! :fingers-crossed:
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Replace USB port first...get it from eBay.
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Hi Everyone,
Need help with my I9100 which doesn't boot. I got this phone yesterday and was using it fine. Today i installed Kies and it prompted to upgrade firmware. I researched and found that it had improvements in battery life and decided to go for it. It downloaded the firmware and everything went fine until it prompted saying firmware upgrade failed and asked me to do firmware emergency recovery.
I googled to see more info regarding this error and couldnt get much information. Decided to go ahead with recovery as instructed. Again i got error " Firmware emergency recovery stopped due to GT-I9199 error". If the problem persistes please contact samsung service center.
Please suggest if this is recoverable error and any links to proceed and have a working phone.
Currently when i power on, i get a logo of phone connected to PC with yellow bang in middle. Any pointers much appreciated....
Thanks.
Don't worry, I think you can fix this yourself using ODIN. I mean, flash a custom rom through Download mode. (Turn the phone off, hold Volume Down + Home + Power for 4 seconds)
In this mode you can flash any kind of rom without doing your phone any harm. Just go to the Rom Development forum and choose your rom. I suggest Lightning Rom, because it uses ODIN, and has a very well-explained tutorial.
You can also flash a stock rom, you can get it from the Stock Rom thread, and flash that through ODIN.
Or get it fixed by Samsung and wait two weeks. (where they use exactly the same program, ODIN, to reflash the stock rom)
Look here
And here
And finally here
If all that doesn't work, take it back to samsung.
Also, KIES is a PoS, use Odin in future
Yep, KIES may look all official and reliable, but it actually seems to brick some SGS2's.
Thanks for the info's. Will try them and update soon.
No luck. I tried multiple times to update ROM using ODIN in download mode. Everytime it says NAND write operation failed and comes out. I am searching to see if any other option left before i take it back to samsung
Don't forget to try it with a different computer. Sometimes it's not the phone, it's the PC or the USB port.
Also, you can try flashing with Heimdall instead of Odin.
First of all;
Yellow triangle means you are running custom kernel/rom.
Press home+volume down and then power, to get into download mode , on your phone. If that works, take battery out, to stop it.
Go to:
Samfirmware.com
Download firmware from there. It is a rar file, I think. Open rar file to see what is in. 5 files? The biggest file has all of the other files in it.
Install via Odin. Select pda in Odin and select the biggest file from the rar.
Put your phone into download mode, connect usb and run Odin.
Adrian.
SGS2 I9100
Lite'nin rom 3.2
Make sure that all kies processes are closed or odin will fail.
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Keis? Hmm.
Adrian.
SGS2 I9100
Lite'nin rom 3.2
it gets worse...
my brother let the battery fall out of his S 2 while flashing with odin, now it wont power on in any mode, the PC wont recognise it at all, when i plug in the charger the phone gets hot, but does nothing.... whats the recovery method? or is it dead well and truly...
mightygoose said:
my brother let the battery fall out of his S 2 while flashing with odin, now it wont power on in any mode, the PC wont recognise it at all, when i plug in the charger the phone gets hot, but does nothing.... whats the recovery method? or is it dead well and truly...
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You can buy a usb jig, specially designed to put you phone into download mode. Search for it on ebay. Take the battery out, plug in usb jig, replace battery and it should boot into download mode. If it does not, then the phone is dead.
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Today, while my phone was in my pocket, it rebooted itself and stuck at boot screen of galaxy s2. I didn't make any changes on the phone, it was running good. What can cause a problem like that ? I have some pics and videos on internal memory of the phone, i also don't want to lose them.
Thats what i tried :
* Download mode
I tried to re-install stock kernel to phone using odin, but odin didn't see the phone using usb cable. So i've failed to install new kernel, or any non-wipe firmware.
*Also tried recovery mode
Done a cache-wipe, the phone still crashes on boot screen.
Umutcan said:
Today, while my phone was in my pocket, it rebooted itself and stuck at boot screen of galaxy s2. I didn't make any changes on the phone, it was running good. What can cause a problem like that ? I have some pics and videos on internal memory of the phone, i also don't want to lose them.
Thats what i tried :
* Download mode
I tried to re-install stock kernel to phone using odin, but odin didn't see the phone using usb cable. So i've failed to install new kernel, or any non-wipe firmware.
*Also tried recovery mode
Done a cache-wipe, the phone still crashes on boot screen.
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When you say re-install stock kernel, did you flash another kernel?
Odin is not detecting your phone? Nothing showing up in ID:COM when you connect your phone in download mode?
Hello,
I upgraded my Captivate to 2.3.4 samsung leaked stock ROM with any issue using ODIN 1.82, after that I tried to rooted it again because I lost it, so I followed this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010141 I flashed the FubuRoot kernel "fine" using ODIN, at least ODIN said PASS, I kept the usb cable plugged to avoid boot loop as the post said but the phone got stock at AT&T world phone screen, so I removed battery, sdcard and SIM and tried to get into Download mode but all that the phone does is boot loop to AT&T world phone screen... please I need help to get into download mode again...
Thanks
Solution:
1. Pull the battery
2. Press volume up/down (right in the middle)
3. Plug the USB cable (connected to the PC)
4. Insert the battery
(this will get you into the download mode, from here I flashed 2.3.4 stock kernel again)
I was using the Spike Pure ICS rom untill I flashed CM 7.2. Now my phone won't boot into Recovery at all. I tried flashing the ICS version of Lite'ning Rom through Odin, but it gets stuck at "factoryfs.img" and I have no idea as to what to do.
Also, I tried flashing the stock Gingerbread firmware after a couple of hours but it says that the battery is low. Will this method work?
Moreover, will I be able to charge my phone while its in this condition?
gadgyfreak said:
I was using the Spike Pure ICS rom untill I flashed CM 7.2. Now my phone won't boot into Recovery at all. I tried flashing the ICS version of Lite'ning Rom through Odin, but it gets stuck at "factoryfs.img" and I have no idea as to what to do.
Also, I tried flashing the stock Gingerbread firmware after a couple of hours but it says that the battery is low. Will this method work?
Moreover, will I be able to charge my phone while its in this condition?
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Can you get into download mode by holding the power, home and volume down buttons when the phone is off? Also, try taking the battery out of your phone for five minutes and then replacing it. Do you get any splash screen (Galaxy S2 Logo) when the phone is powered on? If you can get into download mode, flash a stock ROM from sammobile.com. As for your battery problem, I can't see why plugging your phone in to the charger wouldn't work. Give the download mode and battery remove and replace a go first.
Chris.
I was able to get the phone into Download mode till yesterday night. Though I left my phone connected to the USB port all night, it now says that the phone has low battery to get into Download mode. That's why I asked whether it would get charged or not!
I've downloaded the XWKL1 firmware and also the kernel and want to flash it as soon as my phone gets charged (if it gets charged!).
Firstly, check the sticker on the chassis of the phone under the battery & check what model you have. Secondly, if the battery won't charge, try another battery. Thirdly, if you still can't get into download mode or any other signs of life from the phone with a new battery, service centre.
Thanks for the help MistahBungle & themadba!!
I flashed the stock GB Rom through Odin. Now I'll root it, flash CWM and start flashing again!!
Hello all,
I've encountered a problem with my Straight Talk Galaxy S II S959G after flashing the CWM from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559694
I was running 6.0.1.2 or something along those lines. And I was running the 4.2.2 SuperNexus ROM. I can only get to the Samsung Galaxy S II screen and then it goes blank, but does not shut off, as my computer recognizes as being on. However, I cannot DO anything with it even though it can be connected to my computer. Odin v1.85 does not seem to recognize it either.
If someone could help, it would be much appreciated.
It sounds like you just have a soft brick if you're still getting the Samsung logo.
ODIN is intended to be used in download mode. Are you able to get into download mode (hold vol +/vol -, then plug in the USB cable)? If so, you should be able to reflash the kernel, assuming that's what broke. I like to keep an ODIN flashable full stock ROM (minus bootloaders) handy in the event that I mess things up badly.
I don't have experience with the specific ROM you are trying to flash (I was actually planning on playing around with that one soon).
jpasher said:
It sounds like you just have a soft brick if you're still getting the Samsung logo.
ODIN is intended to be used in download mode. Are you able to get into download mode (hold vol +/vol -, then plug in the USB cable)? If so, you should be able to reflash the kernel, assuming that's what broke. I like to keep an ODIN flashable full stock ROM (minus bootloaders) handy in the event that I mess things up badly.
I don't have experience with the specific ROM you are trying to flash (I was actually planning on playing around with that one soon).
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I'm not very experienced with all of this, but, I have tried Odin mode. My computer does not recognize my phone when it is plugged in.
I do have the stock rom that my phone came with too, but I do not have a Samsung official USB cable to use with it, which, supposedly, is required for this to work. And I do not know if my Odin version on my computer is outdated either.
Epications said:
I'm not very experienced with all of this, but, I have tried Odin mode. My computer does not recognize my phone when it is plugged in.
I do have the stock rom that my phone came with too, but I do not have a Samsung official USB cable to use with it, which, supposedly, is required for this to work. And I do not know if my Odin version on my computer is outdated either.
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Many usb cables will work just fine. The original cables are known to be of good quality. Odin3 v1.85 is recommended for this phone, although any version of Odin should work.
Did you open Odin on the desktop before putting the phone into download mode? Sometimes the problem is as simple as wrong sequence.
If you have a USB jig, use that to put the phone into download mode. Then connect it to the computer while Odin is open on the desktop.
Make sure you have the correct driver installed. You should have "SAMSUNG USB driver for mobile phones" in your add/remove programs dialog in windows. If not, install it. If so, uninstall it, reboot, reinstall it.
Try different cables, different usb ports, even different pc's.
I'll try not to butt in too much, since creepyncrawly obviously has a lot of experience.
(at this point, I'm assuming you're on Windows)
Like he said, it's sounds like it's most likely a driver issue. When you first plugged in the phone, did you get a Windows balloon notification saying "Installing drivers"? If you open up device manager, do you have any devices with an exclamation point next to them, indicate a device that failed to start? If so, make sure the Samsung drivers are installed.
A USB jig is definitely nice to have handy. I use this one (as long as you can wait a few weeks on shipping). If you can get into download mode, your bootloaders are probably safe (meaning you should be able to recover easily).
I actually installed that CM11 ROM yesterday on my SGH-I777 (I can't say anything specific about your model and how it may differ, but it seems to basically be the same phone as the I777). I was running stock non-rooted JB 4.1 with stock recovery, so I had to take a little more of a convoluted route to get there.
In the end, here's the thread for you. Once you can get ODIN download mode working again, you should be well on your way to fixing it (flash CWM 6.0.4.5 from ODIN, boot into recovery, then try the ROM install again).
Well, I've tried flashing CWM again using Odin. While I actually can USE Odin this time, it just isn't working... My phone still only turns on and goes blank after the Galaxy S II screen.
I had something similar happen the other night when I flashed a kernel that was apparently incompatible with my Captivate (although it should have been fine). The phone would get stuck on the Galaxy S boot screen. I had to reflash a known good kernel to get it working again.
If you can get into the recovery, you can try a wipe/factory reset + wipe cache.
Is ODIN detecting the phone but just failing to flash the files? What error is it getting?
If ODIN is flashing the files properly, but still preventing full boot up, it's probably easiest at this point to flash back to a stock ROM. The previous thread link has the instructions and flash files (I personally have an S2, not an S959G, so it's a slightly different process).
Hi - I don't know if it is a completely outdated method, but this worked on my father's SII skyrocket yesterday when I was encountering a similar softbrick issue:
Get zadig (http://zadig.akeo.ie/), start zadig, get the phone in download mode, hit Options -> List All Devices, select the Samsung or similar device from the dropdown and replace the default USB driver.
Then use heimdall (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265) to flash in a replacement recovery.
Double check that your phone is detected in download mode: heimdall detect
Then flash the recovery: heimdall flash --RECOVERY recovery.img (try CWM for your phone version)
(some places will have you add --no-reboot. that didn't work for me. let it auto reboot)
After it powers down, quickly disconnect the USB cable and put your fingers on the +/- buttons to get into recovery mode. From there push over whichever ROM via adb, etc. etc.
jpasher said:
I had something similar happen the other night when I flashed a kernel that was apparently incompatible with my Captivate (although it should have been fine). The phone would get stuck on the Galaxy S boot screen. I had to reflash a known good kernel to get it working again.
If you can get into the recovery, you can try a wipe/factory reset + wipe cache.
Is ODIN detecting the phone but just failing to flash the files? What error is it getting?
If ODIN is flashing the files properly, but still preventing full boot up, it's probably easiest at this point to flash back to a stock ROM. The previous thread link has the instructions and flash files (I personally have an S2, not an S959G, so it's a slightly different process).
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It says Odin is successful, but still nothing happens. And I cannot get into recovery no matter how many times I try.
It seems flashing the stock ROM with Odin has worked now, but, now my phone has the tracfone start up animation just looping over and over.
Epications said:
It seems flashing the stock ROM with Odin has worked now, but, now my phone has the tracfone start up animation just looping over and over.
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Boot into recovery and wipe caches; sometimes you have to do an extra wipe to get out of this type of bootloop.
SteveMurphy said:
Boot into recovery and wipe caches; sometimes you have to do an extra wipe to get out of this type of bootloop.
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I'm having difficulties booting into recovery.
Epications said:
I'm having difficulties booting into recovery.
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If you have the stock boot animation you should have recovery. Take the battery out, then put it back in and hold power+volume +/- until you get recovery. I have sometimes had to do this extra step after restoring stock.
Make sure your phone isn't plugged in while you're trying this, btw.
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Epications said:
Hello all,
I've encountered a problem with my Straight Talk Galaxy S II S959G after flashing the CWM from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559694
I was running 6.0.1.2 or something along those lines. And I was running the 4.2.2 SuperNexus ROM. I can only get to the Samsung Galaxy S II screen and then it goes blank, but does not shut off, as my computer recognizes as being on. However, I cannot DO anything with it even though it can be connected to my computer. Odin v1.85 does not seem to recognize it either.
If someone could help, it would be much appreciated.
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HI BROOOO I M A GRAND QUATTRO USER EVERYTIME I SWITCH ON MY CELL MY CELL DIRECTLY GOES IN CWM MOD M WORRIED ALOT HELPPPPPPPPPPP ME