Hi there i have a SGH-i717 with AT&T 2.3.4 Stock installed..I did have Cyanogen 10.1 and Avatar all installed in the last 72hrs..I have wiped all that and did a return to the stock AT&T thinking that my HOME keys would return..NO LUCK..The problems started about 4 days ago when the phone started turning itself off automatically..I changed custom ROM's etc to try and fix the problem..then i read to use Kies to try and do a Firmware Upgrade and Initialization to go back to the start when i first got the phone..But now Kies will NOT recognise the phone..I have re-installed drives, Kies to no avail..Any tips ?
Also someone suggested to flash this kernel h0tcakez-JB-Kernel-v2.3.5-ALT but when i tried through system recovery is gives a falied error..
I have nothing on the phone i need to worry about loosing...Cheers
kakadu44 said:
Hi there i have a SGH-i717 with AT&T 2.3.4 Stock installed..I did have Cyanogen 10.1 and Avatar all installed in the last 72hrs..I have wiped all that and did a return to the stock AT&T thinking that my HOME keys would return..NO LUCK..The problems started about 4 days ago when the phone started turning itself off automatically..I changed custom ROM's etc to try and fix the problem..then i read to use Kies to try and do a Firmware Upgrade and Initialization to go back to the start when i first got the phone..But now Kies will NOT recognise the phone..I have re-installed drives, Kies to no avail..Any tips ?
Also someone suggested to flash this kernel h0tcakez-JB-Kernel-v2.3.5-ALT but when i tried through system recovery is gives a falied error..
I have nothing on the phone i need to worry about loosing...Cheers
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If you are on stock 2.3.4 and tried to flash that kernel .. that is why it failed .. it would be the wrong kernel for that rom. Did you flash a stock rom in recovery? If so then I would suggest using oden to return to stock . then see what you end up with.
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Bubbajoe40356 said:
If you are on stock 2.3.4 and tried to flash that kernel .. that is why it failed .. it would be the wrong kernel for that rom. Did you flash a stock rom in recovery? If so then I would suggest using oden to return to stock . then see what you end up with.
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Thanx for you reply..I did however flash stock 2.3.4 from oden..I deleted everything in recovery then went to oden and flashed the stock rom..Should i unroot/unbrick flash from oden?
That article about returning to original settings in Kies seems to make sense except for the fact that i cannot get Kies to recognise the phone...
Are we talking about Software ou Hardare issue in your opinion?
Cheers
Could be a hardware issue. Try this ... Put the phone into download mode then connect to the pc. Use the cable that came with the phone. Also use a port on the back of the pc ..not a hub. Then open kies and do the emergency firmware update.
Also ... When you used Odin to go to stock ..you installed the 3e recovery ..that's why it failed to flash. Which is a good thing. That kennel would have boot looped you.
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Bubbajoe40356 said:
Could be a hardware issue. Try this ... Put the phone into download mode then connect to the pc. Use the cable that came with the phone. Also use a port on the back of the pc ..not a hub. Then open kies and do the emergency firmware update.
Also ... When you used Odin to go to stock ..you installed the 3e recovery ..that's why it failed to flash. Which is a good thing. That kennel would have boot looped you.
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Okay i installed from ODIN Stock 2.3.4.....I dont have a port on the back of the PC to use as i only have a Laptop...Kies will not recognise the phone..Even when the phone is at Stock it takes soooo long to boot up..approx 2 mins..can i not run the emergency firmware update from ODEN? If so where can i find the software please..
Also even when i go into recovery mode it shows error signs..it wont let me wipe cache or wipe data/factory reset..
cheers
kakadu44 said:
Okay i installed from ODIN Stock 2.3.4.....I dont have a port on the back of the PC to use as i only have a Laptop...Kies will not recognise the phone..Even when the phone is at Stock it takes soooo long to boot up..approx 2 mins..can i not run the emergency firmware update from ODEN? If so where can i find the software please..
Also even when i go into recovery mode it shows error signs..it wont let me wipe cache or wipe data/factory reset..
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The lap top is fine. Emergency firmware is through kies and not Odin. You need download mode ... Not recovery.
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Bubbajoe40356 said:
The lap top is fine. Emergency firmware is through kies and not Odin. You need download mode ... Not recovery.
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It will not recognise the phone in KIES!!!!! i have uninstalled USB drivers and re-installed and still it will not recognise the phone..Is there USB debugging in Stock 2.3.6? If so where do i find it in Settings pls? thanx
kakadu44 said:
It will not recognise the phone in KIES!!!!! i have uninstalled USB drivers and re-installed and still it will not recognise the phone..Is there USB debugging in Stock 2.3.6? If so where do i find it in Settings pls? thanx
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Please can you advise me what is the best way to WIPE my phone of ALL my info to start over again, just like a complete wipe on my laptop..cheers
Have you tried here, briefmobile. com /exclusive-ucld3-ics-leak-for-the-att-galaxy-note
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Have you tried here, briefmobile. com /exclusive-ucld3-ics-leak-for-the-att-galaxy-note
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Hi there thanx for your answer..I have not tried at that site..this program will do what? COMPLETELY wipe my phone??cheers
It will, it completely erases everything. Replaces recovery and losses root. Very simple to use, I use it every other month.
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sp73smith said:
It will, it completely erases everything. Replaces recovery and losses root. Very simple to use, I use it every other month.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda app-developers app
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Yep i used it..very good..But my original and main problem..Continues..NONE of my HOME keys are working..I fear that it is a Hardware issue with the SGH-i717..I guess i have to take it to Samsung for repair..Until someone else can give me a solution..I have tried everything and nothing has worked..No HOME keys..Cheers
Definitely not a hardware issue, there where some changes made IIRC in the kernel driver files, once flashed they prevented the homerow buttons from working normally, the only way I ever found to make them work right was to flash the Flappjaxxx alternate kernel series, let it boot, then return completely to stock!
If you dig around, FJ's alt kernel's are around here somewhere!
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Hammerfest said:
Definitely not a hardware issue, there where some changes made IIRC in the kernel driver files, once flashed they prevented the homerow buttons from working normally, the only way I ever found to make them work right was to flash the Flappjaxxx alternate kernel series, let it boot, then return completely to stock!
If you dig around, FJ's alt kernel's are around here somewhere!
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Good morning, well i believe i have finally arrived at a possible solution..I have searched hi and low for these Flappjaxxx alternate kernel ..I came up with a daunting array of alternatives for the complete amatuer as i am..I appreciate that your time is precious but i do need some general direction what exactly i am searching for..I have found this one but to be quite honest i am not sure if i need this whole ROM or just the Flappjaxxx alternate kernel'a..
http://db.communityrelease.com/developer_display.asp?DeveloperID=11381
https://github.com/flappjaxxx/kernel_samsung_sghi717
Also when i do eventually obtain the Kernel that i am looking for can i use ODIN to flash it? I installed this ROM which i beleive to be stock already..You wrote that i need to return COMPLETELY to stock..What is that 2.3.6???
http://briefmobile.com/exclusive-ucld3-ics-leak-for-the-att-galaxy-note
I appreciate any further input you may be able to supple..regards kakadu44
kakadu44 said:
Good morning, well i believe i have finally arrived at a possible solution..I have searched hi and low for these Flappjaxxx alternate kernel ..I came up with a daunting array of alternatives for the complete amatuer as i am..I appreciate that your time is precious but i do need some general direction what exactly i am searching for..I have found this one but to be quite honest i am not sure if i need this whole ROM or just the Flappjaxxx alternate kernel'a..
http://db.communityrelease.com/developer_display.asp?DeveloperID=11381
https://github.com/flappjaxxx/kernel_samsung_sghi717
Also when i do eventually obtain the Kernel that i am looking for can i use ODIN to flash it? I installed this ROM which i beleive to be stock already..You wrote that i need to return COMPLETELY to stock..What is that 2.3.6???
http://briefmobile.com/exclusive-ucld3-ics-leak-for-the-att-galaxy-note
I appreciate any further input you may be able to supple..regards kakadu44
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My work schedule is absolute hell, and due to people flaking at work I have been called in 2x to cover on my only days off...
Needless to say, im about to pass out, so im going to make this useless post...
Either I, or someone else can link you to a FJ rom, and the FJ alternate kernel that match, what you will need to do prior is make sure you have EVERYTHING you want/need, backed up to GMail (in the case of Phone logs, SMS and MMS with the Backup to GMail app, yes, im whoring this fantastic app out) AND to your computer, NO not your SD card, but your computer!
Make sure you have the latest recovery (TWRP 2.5.0.0 is what I have, but whatever TWRP is latest will do), wipe everything, then install the rom, boot, wait 10min, reboot into recovery, flash the alt kernel, boot, wait 10min, then test the home/back/menu/search key row, they should work, at this point, you CAN go back to the 2.x.x rom you where running, but if you have an i717, I have had nothing but love for the Stock rom update on AT&T once I performed a complete ODIN to it (flashing the ones here on the forum's resulted in random reboots here and there, and while less then ever before, still annoying, after an ODIN however, havent had a random reboot yet!).
There are issues with the GNote i717 JB release, many posted here, and quite a few here:
http://forums.att.com/t5/Android-Di...getting-Jelly-Bean-update/td-p/3421041/page/5
Including my own rant towards the bottom...
Needless to say, ill try and get on tomorrow to get the right links you will need, or some other kind sirs can...... either way, I have fallen asleep in the middle of writing this, so if something doesnt make sense... well, sleep writing was never my skill of choice
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Hammerfest said:
My work schedule is absolute hell, and due to people flaking at work I have been called in 2x to cover on my only days off...
Needless to say, im about to pass out, so im going to make this useless post...
Either I, or someone else can link you to a FJ rom, and the FJ alternate kernel that match, what you will need to do prior is make sure you have EVERYTHING you want/need, backed up to GMail (in the case of Phone logs, SMS and MMS with the Backup to GMail app, yes, im whoring this fantastic app out) AND to your computer, NO not your SD card, but your computer!
Make sure you have the latest recovery (TWRP 2.5.0.0 is what I have, but whatever TWRP is latest will do), wipe everything, then install the rom, boot, wait 10min, reboot into recovery, flash the alt kernel, boot, wait 10min, then test the home/back/menu/search key row, they should work, at this point, you CAN go back to the 2.x.x rom you where running, but if you have an i717, I have had nothing but love for the Stock rom update on AT&T once I performed a complete ODIN to it (flashing the ones here on the forum's resulted in random reboots here and there, and while less then ever before, still annoying, after an ODIN however, havent had a random reboot yet!).
There are issues with the GNote i717 JB release, many posted here, and quite a few here:
http://forums.att.com/t5/Android-Di...getting-Jelly-Bean-update/td-p/3421041/page/5
Including my own rant towards the bottom...
Needless to say, ill try and get on tomorrow to get the right links you will need, or some other kind sirs can...... either way, I have fallen asleep in the middle of writing this, so if something doesnt make sense... well, sleep writing was never my skill of choice
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READY AND WAITING..THANX
Okay thank you for reply..I am ready to go with the install/flash...
When you get time to direct me to the correct ROM and Kernel i would be much obliged..In the meantime enjoy your rest..Cheers Mick
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Hello!
I've recently flashed the ICS OS onto my galaxy s2. However it seems to be a UK version as I cannot agree to the software update agreement along with the time won't update automatically. It seems to be a little glitchy on my phone as well...
Is there anyway I can revert back to the old gingerbread?
Thanks,
Yes its buggy, its an alpha and not really daily driver quality
How to get back to gingerbread: see here
Ya I've tried that link, I went to the link for files under the BELL (Canada) network. And there aren't any .tar files in the downloader. It's cache, factoryfs, and modem then zImage. When I flashed ICS there were .tars.
Any more ideas?
Morphinated said:
Ya I've tried that link, I went to the link for files under the BELL (Canada) network. And there aren't any .tar files in the downloader. It's cache, factoryfs, and modem then zImage. When I flashed ICS there were .tars.
Any more ideas?
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*sigh* Download the bell firmware, its a .exe, after you run it, it will extract into a .tar
To quote the thread "If the package only contains one .tar archive then it will have everything, pda+phone+csc, in the one file."
Just shove it into "PDA".
Pleases read the thread.. and flash the bootloaders first, then flash the rom.
Thank you very much. <3
Gotta love noobs....
So saying though, I've reflashed the older bootloader firmware on mine and I'll be stuffed if I can get past a bootloop....
Flashed the KP8 firmware on to test but wanted to go back to older rom...
Tried my stock rom, a few other stock roms and finally went back to KP8..
It was the only one that worked...
Will play around as time permits but doing backshift can REALLY knock you about..
ultramag69 said:
Gotta love noobs....
So saying though, I've reflashed the older bootloader firmware on mine and I'll be stuffed if I can get past a bootloop....
Flashed the KP8 firmware on to test but wanted to go back to older rom...
Tried my stock rom, a few other stock roms and finally went back to KP8..
It was the only one that worked...
Will play around as time permits but doing backshift can REALLY knock you about..
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Yeh, I know right, im in a bored/good mood so I have patience!
I know that one, worked a double then a nightshift once, I was dead to the world.
I recognise your avatar, did you ever have a HTC hermies, or a blueangle?
As far as the getting back to GB, you should be fine doing;
1) Odin flash old bootloaders
2) Odin flash firmware
Can you get into CWM recovery? Maybe flash something via zip, white cache/data/etc?
Otherwises thats just weird, I have seen peoples phones do weird things after flashing the ICS leaks, like someones refusing to run CM7, even after flashing back old bootloaders and double flashing the CM7 zip.
Im staying away myself, for the time being, however tempted I am
Yep, Hermies it was.....
As I say, I'll kick this puppy hard and make it do what I want or destroy it in the process... Don't like not being able to do as I want... Got a whole heap of roms to flash using cwm and thanks to chainfire I have a kernel that is rooted and has cwm.
Good idea not to try just yet, could be a harsh learning curve..
For reference, I have a chinese made international sgsII with original firmware XWKG1, might be model specific but who knows....
Take out your exteral sd and make sure you flash your old modem back.
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Yep, Hermies it was.....
As I say, I'll kick this puppy hard and make it do what I want or destroy it in the process... Don't like not being able to do as I want... Got a whole heap of roms to flash using cwm and thanks to chainfire I have a kernel that is rooted and has cwm.
Good idea not to try just yet, could be a harsh learning curve..
For reference, I have a chinese made international sgsII with original firmware XWKG1, might be model specific but who knows....
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These uppity electronic devices, cant let them get the better of us!
I am sure there will be some combo of flashes and hand waving that will give it a good kick in the head.
As long as its a i9100 it shouldn't make a difference, still weird though.
Ok, fixed it good...
You need to flash with ODIN 6 times...
!st I flashed stock rom, I had a full screen of red error messages, ignore them. I then flashed cf-root over the top. I got into recovery by holding down up volume, home button and power until sgs logo appeared then released power. Held in other buttons until recovery menu appeared...
I then cleared cache, dalvik cache and then went into mounts and formatted everything (remove your sd card or it will be wiped too).
Flash stock with Odin a second time, the cf-root a 2nd time. Repeat above steps but also in advanced fix permissions.... Also do a full wipe of data..
Flash with ODIN a 3rd time, 1st stock then cf-root... You should be back up and running... Now flash away with whatever rom you please and leave KP8 alone until its easier to fix...
Sorry if this doesn't make a lot of sense and its possible I did a few steps more than I needed but I just got home after a lovely night at work and REALLY need sleep...
Cheers, hope this helps....
Thats just mental, glad you got it working though
veyka said:
These uppity electronic devices, cant let them get the better of us!
I am sure there will be some combo of flashes and hand waving that will give it a good kick in the head.
As long as its a i9100 it shouldn't make a difference, still weird though.
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guys i need some help .. i flashed 4.0.3 on my SGS2 ..as we know the rom is quite buggy so i tried going back to 2.3.6. Here is what happens..
I flashed stock GB using odin .. phone boots but takes me to the 'emergency dial' screen with a finger constantly telling me to touch the android... at the same time i'm getting thousands of FC messages.
I've tried restoring backups of my GB rom, the one i was using before flashing ICS but all the backups fail..saying 'system.img' file not found
I've tried flashing 2 differnet roms using odin but the same happens. .. i'm forced to only flash the laggy buggy ICS rom but i want to go back to GB
A step by step guide will be much appreciated.
Thanks
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guys i need some help .. i flashed 4.0.3 on my SGS2 ..as we know the rom is quite buggy so i tried going back to 2.3.6. Here is what happens..
I flashed stock GB using odin .. phone boots but takes me to the 'emergency dial' screen with a finger constantly telling me to touch the android... at the same time i'm getting thousands of FC messages.
I've tried restoring backups of my GB rom, the one i was using before flashing ICS but all the backups fail..saying 'system.img' file not found
I've tried flashing 2 differnet roms using odin but the same happens. .. i'm forced to only flash the laggy buggy ICS rom but i want to go back to GB
A step by step guide will be much appreciated.
Thanks
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See this post: clickme
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See this post: clickme
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I think my situation has worsened now.. i flashed the old bootloaders using ezodin and it got stuck at 'setting up connection' .. now any file that i flash using odin gets stuck at the same and doesnt go beyond. trying recovery says 'error encountered while upgrading firmware' try recovery mode in kies.
what do i do now?
shehadl said:
I think my situation has worsened now.. i flashed the old bootloaders using ezodin and it got stuck at 'setting up connection' .. now any file that i flash using odin gets stuck at the same and doesnt go beyond. trying recovery says 'error encountered while upgrading firmware' try recovery mode in kies.
what do i do now?
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<removed link to something you shouldnt use>
Thats for i9000, I dont know if it will work with i9100, and may have bricked your phone.
Should have just used standard odin
Can you get into download mode?
Do you have a backup of the stock or another rom that you can then revert back to stock from?
Just curious as to what the issue is, ICS is running fine for me, only issue is the video codecs which I knew about. Maybe a reflash would help if its glitchy?
veyka said:
Oh dear, did you use this: clickme?
Thats for i9000, I dont know if it will work with i9100, and may have bricked your phone.
Should have just used standard odin
Can you get into download mode?
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OMG...How could you give him that link? Now he has a serious problem...
i got myself back into ics using odin.. then i flashed old bootloaders.. and flashed stock GB again...result is still the same.. takes me into that emergency call screen with many FCs..
how do i go about it now....
I wouldnt want to change back if the battery wasnt so bad with ics and the number of times it hangs my phone was less ...
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i guess what i need is correct bootloaders for i9001. any ideas where i can find those?
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OMG...How could you give him that link? Now he has a serious problem...
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I didnt give him that, he said he used ezodin and that was what I found when i looked for ezodin, I was asking if he used it Thankfully he didnt.
shehadl said:
i got myself back into ics using odin.. then i flashed old bootloaders.. and flashed stock GB again...result is still the same.. takes me into that emergency call screen with many FCs..
how do i go about it now....
I wouldnt want to change back if the battery wasnt so bad with ics and the number of times it hangs my phone was less ...
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i guess what i need is correct bootloaders for i9001. any ideas where i can find those?
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Ok, so you have bootloader from gingerbread back on your phone?
If you had flashed i9000 bootloaders onto your i9100 you would have bricked, you haven't, we are all good.
Now you just need to fix the FC'ing, what stock rom are you flashing?
I have an I777, I did a factory reset, and when it rebooted, I got the Galaxy sII image, but then just a black screen for 30 mins. I pulled the battery out, and now when I boot it, the SGSII logo appears, but just a black screen comes up. I can boot it into download mode by plugging it in by usb/vol rocker down. Did I brick it?
More info is needed for this...... Rooted? Stock rom or custom?
Michael3214 said:
More info is needed for this...... Rooted? Stock rom or custom?
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I had been running a rom for months, decided to try another, got that installed just fine (ICS) but was having some other minor issues (kies wouldnt connect etc) so i did a factory reset and thought I would just start fresh. On reboot to perform the reset it hung on a black screen.
Update, as of now I have used ODIN to flash CWM back on and gotten into recovery mode.
Do you have a nandroid backup from the original rom you were running? The ICS rom you installed, was it one of the leaks?
I would have made one, yes, but I don't have that computer any more (died). I had made one today before installing the rom, but I can't access it, it is on the phone
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I would have made one, yes, but I don't have that computer any more (died). I had made one today before installing the rom, but I can't access it, it is on the phone
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If you made a nandroid backup, you obviously have CWM recovery, right? Can you get into recovery mode by vol up + vol down + power, without being plugged in?
unfortunately no, the phone wouldn't do anything other than the SGSII screen, then black. I'm downloading the stock .tar file now and intend to just use odin to put it back to factory and start again
Check out Entropy512's Thread in Development regarding [Odin][Stock][Root]UCKH7/KK6 Return/Unbrick to Stock (or Root), any other files can be found in there. Its saved me many times.
thanks, that is exactly where I found everything, figure if i'm gonna keep buggerin with this phone, keeping those on the new computer can't hurt!
You weren't running one of the ATT ICS leaks were you? The "stock" ones come with a nice "feature" that can corrupt your internal memory and brick the phone when a wipe happens....
If your Odin back to stock doesn't work, this could be the case.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777 using Tapatalk
no, thankfully, and i just finished. With success, I am back to 100% stock, with the counter set to NO and my bootloader back to the i777. thanks for the help, panicked a bit. I am comfortable flashing roms with ODIN, I wasn't expecting it to hang using the built in restore feature, luckily it was minor.
Now to get CWM back, backup, and try some more ROMS
ICS AOSP question, my phone wont connect to kies to restore my phone but it does with stock/gingerbread roms i have tried
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no, thankfully, and i just finished. With success, I am back to 100% stock, with the counter set to NO and my bootloader back to the i777. thanks for the help, panicked a bit. I am comfortable flashing roms with ODIN, I wasn't expecting it to hang using the built in restore feature, luckily it was minor.
Now to get CWM back, backup, and try some more ROMS
ICS AOSP question, my phone wont connect to kies to restore my phone but it does with stock/gingerbread roms i have tried
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thats a statemnent, not a question.
and IRRC your correct. but Odin, and Kies, are both things that are not used often.
Odin, should just be used to get back to stock. Kies....well IDK what that even does, but its from samsung. so it sucks.
Odin should not be used as a tool to flash ROMs.
that indeed was a statement, somehow the end of my question got cut off, either on my computer, or, more than likely, in my head. anyways, i don't use kies ever, I only used it as an easy way to back up all my contacts, calender etc, which now i cannot retrieve
Yeah from the little I've used it, Kies is just a browser based backup app, but only for pics/music/etc. I think OS updates come through it but there's nothing like CWMs restore/backup options..
I actually uninstalled it on my Mac cause it prevents Heimdall (a Mac version of Odin) from properly connecting to my phone.
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yeah, it is useless for anything else
1c0n said:
that indeed was a statement, somehow the end of my question got cut off, either on my computer, or, more than likely, in my head. anyways, i don't use kies ever, I only used it as an easy way to back up all my contacts, calender etc, which now i cannot retrieve
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Sorry man but contacs, calender? really? do you not know that google keeps that stuff for ya?
I do, but i didnt have reliable access to the internet earlier
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I do, but i didnt have reliable access to the internet earlier
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Have you looked into using MyBackup to back up that stuff?
1c0n said:
no, thankfully, and i just finished. With success, I am back to 100% stock, with the counter set to NO and my bootloader back to the i777. thanks for the help, panicked a bit. I am comfortable flashing roms with ODIN, I wasn't expecting it to hang using the built in restore feature, luckily it was minor.
Now to get CWM back, backup, and try some more ROMS
ICS AOSP question, my phone wont connect to kies to restore my phone but it does with stock/gingerbread roms i have tried
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I am in the same situation. Could yould tell me how to un brick your phone? Thank you so much?
Please help
1c0n said:
I have an I777, I did a factory reset, and when it rebooted, I got the Galaxy sII image, but then just a black screen for 30 mins. I pulled the battery out, and now when I boot it, the SGSII logo appears, but just a black screen comes up. I can boot it into download mode by plugging it in by usb/vol rocker down. Did I brick it?
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I am having the same problem. I rooted my Samsung i777 and then decided to factory reset it. I did and it went blanked with a black screen and did not want to turn on. Please help.
Hi Guys,
Sorry to bother you with this, but I'm out of ideas...
I decided to root my i9100 using this guide9.
As I was doing this, the recovery rom would reboot when using the volume buttons to navigate (only on the first "page") - This was easily worked around by using the touchscreen, but now I'm wondering if this was the start of my issues...
I applied the SU busy box installer, and got root. I installed rom manager, and noticed that it seemed to lock up when doing certain things. I put this down to CWM saying there was no official mod for the i9100.
The next day I decided to try and install a CM10.1 nightly, so I took a backup, wiped cache and data, and applied the rom and gapps.
When I rebooted, the phone wouldn't finished booting, it just sat at the initial logo screen.
After that, I tried following this recovery guide but the odin flash failed at around 80% (I retried and the same happened again).
Since then I've had difficulty getting in to recovery mode. I've tried flashing various stock roms with odin, and trying to restore with Kies.
In Kies I get as far as it conencting to the phone in download mode, but it pops up a "notice" in a foreign language - presumably Korean (and I can't copy the text to even attempt a google translation).
I tried flashing Siyah-s2-v5.0.1 to get a different recovery - that seemed to have a garbled progress bar, before hanging when I tried to wipe /data again.
When I use odin to flash a stock rom - is it supposed to restore absolutely everything? I'm not sure how I'm still getting problems if this is the case. Any ideas on what to try next?
(The current stock rom I'm try ing to use is this one)
Let me know if I'm missing any info, and thanks in advance for any help.
Using rom manager would have been the start of your problems-not the temp cwm recovery in the rooting guide.
If you can boot into download mode then I would download LP7 stock rom, disable kies and flash that with Odin.
{go back to your iphone since you are an android noob}
Thanks for the reply.
Rom manager didn't work properly for me, so I stopped using it. I used the temp cwm recovery to install the CM nightly.
I can boot in to download mode, but I've already tried an LP7 rom, - as with the others, it doesn't boot.
Any ideas on how to tell why it isn't booting? logcat doesn't seem to want to to work. Not sure if it's broken / too early in the boot process / etc
Silly Billy said:
Thanks for the reply.
Rom manager didn't work properly for me, so I stopped using it. I used the temp cwm recovery to install the CM nightly.
I can boot in to download mode, but I've already tried an LP7 rom, - as with the others, it doesn't boot.
Any ideas on how to tell why it isn't booting? logcat doesn't seem to want to to work. Not sure if it's broken / too early in the boot process / etc
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I9100 right?
Try this:
- Download this ROM.
- Kies installed? uninstall it, re install it. Close it all up with Task manager (3 or 4 applications running).
- Flash ROM via Odin (CSC, MODEM, PHONE).
- If that doesn't fly, try another usb port & usb cable. Another PC would also be recommended.
- Repeat the process.
- Still no luck? try flashing a previous siyah version.
- No go? repeat all the above.
- Let us know how you did.
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Thanks, I'll give it a go. (Will take a while for the file to download from hotfile...).
Are odin images for stock roms supposed to restore the stock recovery, or do they leave that alone?
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As a matter of interest, how far did you go with Phistachios repair guide.
{go back to your iphone since you are an android noob}
Silly Billy said:
Thanks, I'll give it a go. (Will take a while for the file to download from hotfile...).
Are odin images for stock roms supposed to restore the stock recovery, or do they leave that alone?
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Focus on getting a ROM to boot.
That ROM will install stock recovery.
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Let us know how you did.
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For some reason, I can't get Odin to flash that rom - it just hands for a while at the start of data.img, before saying "Complete(Write) operation failed."
There a .pit file in the archive, although the link says not to repartition (so I didn't).
Some roms seem to get written, some don't, I'm not sure why...
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As a matter of interest, how far did you go with Phistachios repair guide.
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Odin failed about 80% through flashing (step 4, after taking the ICS steps). I tried flashing the kernel afterwards, which flashed, but didn't help with my boot issues.
gastonw said:
Focus on getting a ROM to boot.
That ROM will install stock recovery.
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Of course, I was just trying to get a better understanding of how things work - I'd settle for anything booting right now.
I was meaning how far did you go with his guide.He says (near the end) to flash a bootloader/kernel/rom.
You can try everything in his guide, but understand about the risks involved with pit and bootloaders.
{go back to your iphone since you are an android noob}
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I was meaning how far did you go with his guide.He says (near the end) to flash a bootloader/kernel/rom.
You can try everything in his guide, but understand about the risks involved with pit and bootloaders.
{go back to your iphone since you are an android noob}
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He's right.
Keep trying, consider pit files & bootloaders as a last resort.
Tried everything?
Used another usb cable for the flash? tried in another PC? tried in a laptop?
Are you sure kies is all shut down?
I've read about so many people having the same issue than you, they keep on flashing as in trial & error and most times they come out winners.
GL!
gastonw said:
He's right.
Keep trying, consider pit files & bootloaders as a last resort.
Tried everything?
Used another usb cable for the flash? tried in another PC? tried in a laptop?
Are you sure kies is all shut down?
I've read about so many people having the same issue than you, they keep on flashing as in trial & error and most times they come out winners.
GL!
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I guess I'll keep at it then.
I'd tried another cable with kies shut down. Just tried a different machine, and flashed the ROM you suggested with heimdall. It flashed without complaining (unlike odin), but I'm still getting a boot loop.
Looking at the initial recovery guide I was following - I suspect that I might've flashed the bootloader (the guide shows in bold which file goes in which box, so I probably loaded them all). Maybe this is the source of my troubles...
I also noticed that heimdall can pull data from the phone too - if I can pull and mount these, am I likely to find any useful log files?
For completeness (and anyone else who finds themselves with the same issue): It seems I hit the EMMC brick bug, which rendered some of my EMMC storage unusable.
This helpful chap came up with a workaround to partition around the dead space. (Please read the post carefully and make sure this really is your problem before flashing!)
That method will let you know what part of your memory is corrupted. It's done via recovery as far as I remember.
Did you bring your device back to life?
Sent from the little guy
gastonw said:
That method will let you know what part of your memory is corrupted. It's done via recovery as far as I remember.
Did you bring your device back to life?
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Yes, that's right. IIRC, I flashed a working recovery with Odin, then did most of the work from adb shell.
I got my device back to life for the most part. I get the occasional hang but haven't investigated much (have since bought a Nexus 4, so not using the S2 so much).
Just thought I'd share for the next poor soul who has the same problem
Hi there my SGH-i717 has no HOME keys at the moment..It was suggested to use :
h0tcakez-JB-Kernel-v2.3.5-ALT.zip and
SGH-i717-UCLF6-FJMod-B12 1.zip...
The problem is that when i get into Recovery mode i cannot do anything (see my screen shot i what i see) so i cant use my sdcard to flash these files to try and get my HOME keys back..
I have tried a lot of different items including going back to Stock 2.3.6..
Any suggestions at this stage would be a life saver..cheers..
Android 2.3.6
Kernel 2.6.35.11
Build No Gingerbread UCLA1
kakadu44 said:
Hi there my SGH-i717 has no HOME keys at the moment..It was suggested to use :
h0tcakez-JB-Kernel-v2.3.5-ALT.zip and
SGH-i717-UCLF6-FJMod-B12 1.zip...
The problem is that when i get into Recovery mode i cannot do anything (see my screen shot i what i see) so i cant use my sdcard to flash these files to try and get my HOME keys back..
I have tried a lot of different items including going back to Stock 2.3.6..
Any suggestions at this stage would be a life saver..cheers..
Android 2.3.6
Kernel 2.6.35.11
Build No Gingerbread UCLA1
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Try downloading Odin and flashing TWRP 2.5. With TWRP you don't need home keys to operate. That way you should be able to factory reset.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda app-developers app
ProFresh4 said:
Try downloading Odin and flashing TWRP 2.5. With TWRP you don't need home keys to operate. That way you should be able to factory reset.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda app-developers app
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Thanx for your reply but i have done that already....Did you happen to open my attachment by any chance?..When i get into recovery it does NOT allow me to use the Factorry Reset / Wipe otpions the buttoms dont do anything..In fact it just remains in a frozen like state...Any other suggestions please..
Would it matter which version of ODIN?????
Cheers
Find whatever version of Odin is the latest and greatest. I'm sure it does have something to do with it. Make sure all your samsung drivers are up to date on your computer as well. Also, try hooking it up to kies and doing an emergency frimware something or other option. Here's a little guide. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2088809. Something will work. Keep searching....
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Thanx for your reply but i have done that already....Did you happen to open my attachment by any chance?..When i get into recovery it does NOT allow me to use the Factorry Reset / Wipe otpions the buttoms dont do anything..In fact it just remains in a frozen like state...Any other suggestions please..
Would it matter which version of ODIN?????
Cheers
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I have never seen that screen before. Profresh is probably right in one sense, using Odin. which I believe 3.185 is the one, but don't think it really matters. if TWRP is not working?, doesn't make sense, don't use home key there anyway.
may I suggest the Odin and just start over returning to stock. stock ICS though. don't waste time with GB beings your device was upgraded there long ago. then you can upgrade official JB. may be an extra step but that doesn't matter, your wanting to know if HOME button is going to.
you don't use home button in either process (Odin or TWRP). maybe your phone???
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I have never seen that screen before. Profresh is probably right in one sense, using Odin. which I believe 3.185 is the one, but don't think it really matters. if TWRP is not working?, doesn't make sense, don't use home key there anyway.
may I suggest the Odin and just start over returning to stock. stock ICS though. don't waste time with GB beings your device was upgraded there long ago. then you can upgrade official JB. may be an extra step but that doesn't matter, your wanting to know if HOME button is going to.
you don't use home button in either process (Odin or TWRP). maybe your phone???
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Agreed
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda app-developers app
How about Kies? You can use the emergency firmware option to restore.
captemo said:
I have never seen that screen before. Profresh is probably right in one sense, using Odin. which I believe 3.185 is the one, but don't think it really matters. if TWRP is not working?, doesn't make sense, don't use home key there anyway.
may I suggest the Odin and just start over returning to stock. stock ICS though. don't waste time with GB beings your device was upgraded there long ago. then you can upgrade official JB. may be an extra step but that doesn't matter, your wanting to know if HOME button is going to.
you don't use home button in either process (Odin or TWRP). maybe your phone???
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Hi there thanx for your reply..I agree with you that i maybe need to go back to stock..I am trying to do that..I installed the TWRP latest and greatest tried for about 15 mins to get my phone to go into Recovery mode but as i said it just freezes on that screen that i included as an attachment..What i dont understand is that i flashed TWRP with ODIN but i couldn't see TWRP anywhere on my phone...Correct me if am wrong pls but i think that attachment shows that i booted into ClockWorkMod and not TWRP..Is that correct..If not i am really confused..
One last thing before i try your suggestions..I am so confused as to which STOCK ROM to use,,I have one which is:
Stock 2.3.4 AT&T
-pda-odin-att-stock.tar
-pda-odin-att-stock-kernel.tar
Arw these what you are referring to? If not a simle link would be extremely appreciated..
Thanx once again in advance..Cheers..kakadu44
kakadu44 said:
Hi there thanx for your reply..I agree with you that i maybe need to go back to stock..I am trying to do that..I installed the TWRP latest and greatest tried for about 15 mins to get my phone to go into Recovery mode but as i said it just freezes on that screen that i included as an attachment..What i dont understand is that i flashed TWRP with ODIN but i couldn't see TWRP anywhere on my phone...Correct me if am wrong pls but i think that attachment shows that i booted into ClockWorkMod and not TWRP..Is that correct..If not i am really confused..
One last thing before i try your suggestions..I am so confused as to which STOCK ROM to use,,I have one which is:
Stock 2.3.4 AT&T
-pda-odin-att-stock.tar
-pda-odin-att-stock-kernel.tar
Arw these what you are referring to? If not a simle link would be extremely appreciated..
Thanx once again in advance..Cheers..kakadu44
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you can check your "Super Everything Thread" under general forum. you can find a step by step and there are youtube videos also.
I do believe just the stock is going to get you the Kernal you need. do what you want, but I think your wasting your time with GB. can you get download mode? if so just flash the stock ICS tar file. if your home button doesn't work, why would you waste your time with any recovery or even rooting.
see if that thing will boot. then worry bout any upgrades.
baby steps man. lets find out if that home button works or not. if it doesn't work, then you are not rooted and go talk to carrier for possible replacement?
NO?
The screen you showed us is not a custom recovery.
Don't quote, reply. If you quote, edit.
Please help me i manually updated my s2 into a jellybean 4.1.3. The problem is that when i was listening to my music and tried to change tracks.. the screen is just black but the music keeps playing. even when i unplugged the earphone and plugged it back in the music kept playing. then i removed the battery and start it it's just stuck in the welcome screen. i tried to put it in recovery mode but it doesnt work. i tried to wait it out for almost 30 mins to reboot but it's just looping.. now it wont start. im still charging it and the welcome screen just pops out of nowhere, what am i supposed to do??? how do i fix my phone?
If you've got no recovery you don't really have any other option but to flash stock in download mode with Odin. Get a stock rom from Samfirmware, boot into download mode, flash with Odin (How ? Thread stickied near top of Q&A titled 'Flash stock firmware' has instructions). Problems with Odin flash ? Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread stickied in General has all the info you need to get a successful flash.
You won't lose any data simply flashing stock, but be aware this may not fix the issue on its own & you may need to do a factory reset after the flash to fix it (may still bootloop after flash) - you will obviously lose data if you need to do this.
Also think its worth a try to boot int CWM recovery if you have it installed or any other recovery and do an factory reset, but like the post before me, i suggest to install a new rom 4.1.2 becaus it looks like the one you were on had corupted files. Try and see, google for info, we are here for you =)
'i tried to put it in recovery mode but it doesnt work'.
Radelos said:
Also think its worth a try to boot int CWM recovery if you have it installed or any other recovery and do an factory reset, but like the post before me, i suggest to install a new rom 4.1.2 becaus it looks like the one you were on had corupted files. Try and see, google for info, we are here for you =)
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hi i finally got it back to start again... but the camera and earphone slot is malfunctioning :| when i went to the cam it says "Warning: camera failed" and for the music the loudspeaker is not working coz in the notification bar theres an earphone icon even without plugging the earphone. i did a factory reset and the music went back to normal and after a few minutes there it goes again... still the camera wont work. :< i appreciate your help
well thats def. the soft then. You still could manualy try to replace system apps with root acces and programs but there coud be more things broken that you wont record on first sight, rly would recomend to install new firmware with Odin, then you would see further what to do, if your problem is solved:fingers-crossed: wish you luck
keith cajigal said:
hi i finally got it back to start again... but the camera and earphone slot is malfunctioning :| when i went to the cam it says "Warning: camera failed" and for the music the loudspeaker is not working coz in the notification bar theres an earphone icon even without plugging the earphone. i did a factory reset and the music went back to normal and after a few minutes there it goes again... still the camera wont work. :< i appreciate your help
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first of all flash a recovery and get it working
if the factory reset doesnt work
then its time to flash a new rom be it stock or a custom one
read before u do anything
Radelos said:
well thats def. the soft then. You still could manualy try to replace system apps with root acces and programs but there coud be more things broken that you wont record on first sight, rly would recomend to install new firmware with Odin, then you would see further what to do, if your problem is solved:fingers-crossed: wish you luck
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that's what im trying to do for the past 3 days. i want to revert it back to stock ICS but when in download mode odin cant detect it. i've read almost every remedy for this problem but still it doesnt work :'( installed fresh drivers, tried diff cables and ports, factory reset alsmot 7 times, wiped dalvik, partition and data and all sorts of stuff. still odin cant detect it in download mode :'(
machokingjim said:
first of all flash a recovery and get it working
if the factory reset doesnt work
then its time to flash a new rom be it stock or a custom one
read before u do anything
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i did flash a new CWM. and wiped everything. thats what i've been trying to do... flash a new rom but odin cant detect my phone when in DL mode but when my phone is on odin can detect it. i've tried every possible remedy that i've read here in xda and in other forums and still nothing
ok but you know there are roms that you can install from CWM/twrp directly =D? I would prefer twrp becaus of my lack of volume buttons, but on cwm you can go to mount and select usb storrage or somethink like that and upload your CWM rom on it, and then do again f.reset, wipe system and data in advanced and install zip from sd card think, in cwm recovery. Then you have your new rom on it. And after that you can solve your usb conction problem, mabe some drivers are missing so you could reinstall it, but i newer had that problem on my win7, the basic drivers that it auto downloads are working for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-neatrom-lite-extralite-themed-aroma-t1569686
this one is neat rom custom 4.1.2 its tweaked with advanced functions and... well there is lot to read but its an rly nice one, if you need stock go for google or search on xda for cwm compatible gs2 4.1.2 rom or gs2 4.1.2 rom for cwm
Radelos said:
ok but you know there are roms that you can install from CWM/twrp directly =D? I would prefer twrp becaus of my lack of volume buttons, but on cwm you can go to mount and select usb storrage or somethink like that and upload your CWM rom on it, and then do again f.reset, wipe system and data in advanced and install zip from sd card think, in cwm recovery. Then you have your new rom on it. And after that you can solve your usb conction problem, mabe some drivers are missing so you could reinstall it, but i newer had that problem on my win7, the basic drivers that it auto downloads are working for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-neatrom-lite-extralite-themed-aroma-t1569686
this one is neat rom custom 4.1.2 its tweaked with advanced functions and... well there is lot to read but its an rly nice one, if you need stock go for google or search on xda for cwm compatible gs2 4.1.2 rom or gs2 4.1.2 rom for cwm
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i tried it last night. flashing via sd card still nothing. E: signature verification failed is showing. and i tried everything you said too. still nothing. i follwed every step that other people told me. :'( still nothing is happening
I had a problem when my Samsung Drivers recently updated themselves.
I had to uninstall my SGS2 as a device then download some older drivers which I found on here -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/themes-apps/usb-drivers-samsung-usb-drivers-mobile-t1655286
The Mirror link in post #1 not the main one.
After that my PC could start talking to my phone again.
you will receive "signature verification failed " when the file you are trying to flash is not flashable. maybe it was a bad download. if you want to try the same rom again. download the file from the thread again else try some other rom.
if you have reached till recovery then it shouldnt stop you from flashing a rom/kernel.
keith cajigal said:
i did flash a new CWM. and wiped everything. thats what i've been trying to do... flash a new rom but odin cant detect my phone when in DL mode but when my phone is on odin can detect it. i've tried every possible remedy that i've read here in xda and in other forums and still nothing
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if you have a working cwm why go for odin??
read info on flashing roms via recovery
its very simpler when compared to odin
good luck mate
machokingjim said:
if you have a working cwm why go for odin??
read info on flashing roms via recovery
its very simpler when compared to odin
good luck mate
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i flashed ICS via recovery and it's working now but the camera (front and back) and earphone jack is still not working.. maybe it's the hardware itself.. im going to a samsung service center in a couple of days. thanks bro that really helped me discover a new way to flash a rom via recovery!
keith cajigal said:
i flashed ICS via recovery and it's working now but the camera (front and back) and earphone jack is still not working.. maybe it's the hardware itself.. im going to a samsung service center in a couple of days. thanks bro that really helped me discover a new way to flash a rom via recovery!
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glad i could help
there are many stable recent custom roms out there
give them a try:good:
Samsung service center sucks.. :|
machokingjim said:
glad i could help
there are many stable recent custom roms out there
give them a try:good:
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Hi! so i did flashed my phone and everything is done correctly.. still the cam and earphone jack didnt work so i went to samsung smartcare center and the told me that i have to pull it out coz the issue of my phone is a board problem... is there anyway to fix that? im from the philippines btw... i remembered that when i went to the gym that's when it all started. When i disassembled my phone there are white smudges around the cam and earphone jack area it was kinda hard and it looked like a dry liquid so maybe i thought that caused to make a short circuit (is that correct?) that's what i thought what happened to mess the cam and earphone jack.. is there a way to fix the board? i cant let my phone go to waste it has a sentimental value.
Corrosion/damage to the motherboard = motherboard replacement. Replacing individual components would cost you at least twice (and more) as much as a new board if it was possible (and it's not), and almost nobody would attempt it for that reason, let alone the size of the components on the board/how fiddly it would be.
Chances are you've got multiple components failing.
So, Samsung service centre does not suck, your post is wrong & they are telling you the truth.