Hi there, I just tried to flash Jelly Bean on to my S2 using Odin. For whatever reason Odin failed and now I'm left with a screen saying "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." I can still access download mode but not recovery mode. Neither my laptop nor my desktop will recognise my S2 so I'm unable to try again using Odin.
Any suggestions? I hope it's not permanently ruined because I only got it on Wednesday
Best bet stop what your doing and start to read the many threads about what's happened to your phone. You can fix this but you need to stop and read.
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Best bet stop what your doing and start to read the many threads about what's happened to your phone. You can fix this but you need to stop and read.
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Right, thank you. I've spent the morning trying to find relevant threads and build up some kind of picture but there is so much information, most of which only semi covers my particular situation, that I thought it would be easier just to ask for some help. Is there some sort of guide for this kind of thing or should I just continue my search through the depths of the forums?
Hum....there's like 2 zillion threads about this, use the search button by entering only "kies".
Sent from the little guy
I've actually just got it sorted now. Lots and lots of trying and re-trying Odin, re-installing drivers and rebooting. Not sure what finally got it to work but Jelly Bean is running beautifully.
Sorry about the addition of yet another post on this topic. It's difficult not to try to get direct help when you think you've just ruined your brand new and rather expensive device.
Well done mate. Better to read and learn than to ask and no nothing.
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Hey guys,
Long time reader, first time poster. I managed to brick my SGSII, so the little phone/computer icon came up. I put the phone into download mode but Odin doesn't recognise it is there, and that super one click unbrick programme didnt work either. Any ideas?
Much appreciated.
edit: fixed it myself. please delte
How did you solve it?
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How did you solve it?
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Probably used the forum Stickies, "Search" function, or "Google".
Should have used it first before panicking and posting another "help. I'm bricked!!" thread.
At least he's sorted, but these type of posts where Users have asked for help, eventually found the answer somewhere else, but not bothered to post their actual fix
hi
I need help with my new Samsung galaxy Sii GT-i9100. the phone comes with a stock android gingerbread os. I was looking to upgrade to jellybean but Samsung kies keep failing to complete this due to an unknown error. I then began looking into a supernexus rom as a friend recommended it. after a day of fiddling and searching on the internet for a way to do this. I found a different forum that someone had the same problem with the same kernel as i have. the answer was to install a cm-root kernel. After booting into download mode i installed this kernel and then my phone diden't restart. it has continued to show no other sign of life even after charing.
please help
Kelvin:crying:
kelvin.m said:
hi
I need help with my new Samsung galaxy Sii GT-i9100. the phone comes with a stock android gingerbread os. I was looking to upgrade to jellybean but Samsung kies keep failing to complete this due to an unknown error. I then began looking into a supernexus rom as a friend recommended it. after a day of fiddling and searching on the internet for a way to do this. I found a different forum that someone had the same problem with the same kernel as i have. the answer was to install a cm-root kernel. After booting into download mode i installed this kernel and then my phone diden't restart. it has continued to show no other sign of life even after charing.
please help
Kelvin:crying:
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First of all: next time use a proper title for a new thread, because this one isn't quite 'usefull'..
Now, you say your phone doesn't show a sign of life. Do you mean it wont boot? Or can you enter Download mode? If so, try to reflash the kernel, and make sure it's the right one. You could also flash official firmware via Odin, if you want to.
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Donnie Sins said:
First of all: next time use a proper title for a new thread, because this one isn't quite 'usefull'..
Now, you say your phone doesn't show a sign of life. Do you mean it wont boot? Or can you enter Download mode? If so, try to reflash the kernel, and make sure it's the right one. You could also flash official firmware via Odin, if you want to.
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sorry about the title i was panicking my new phone is not working.
the phone does not respond to any thing i tried charging it to see if the battery was dead but the phone just got hot. i can't get to download mode and just plugging the phone in and trying to re-flash the old kernel with Odin just says awaiting connection.
is the kernel bricked????????????????
kelvin.m said:
sorry about the title i was panicking my new phone is not working.
the phone does not respond to any thing i tried charging it to see if the battery was dead but the phone just got hot. i can't get to download mode and just plugging the phone in and trying to re-flash the old kernel with Odin just says awaiting connection.
is the kernel bricked????????????????
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Sorry, I'm not an expert at this point. Search for threads about hard bricks, and possible solutions (or anyone else has to have a better answer). Good luck anyway.
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First off, chill out.
Then read this and try some of the possible fixes.
If nothing works, come back and we'll tell you what to do so you can get a new phone claiming warranty.
gastonw said:
First off, chill out.
Then read this and try some of the possible fixes.
If nothing works, come back and we'll tell you what to do so you can get a new phone claiming warranty.
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my phone will not enter recovery mode or download mode. it will not turn on at all.
If you've completely bricked your phone. ..
Take your Battery out of the phone and charge with external charger. ..
After that use a USB Jig(should get on ebay, isn't much expensive) to boot your phone into download mode and Flash the stock Rom using Odin...
If this doesn't work then going to the official Samsung store should be your move..
Press thanx if I helped...
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Hey everyone, I just tried to root my Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9305 and I believe that I used the wrong rom (for I9300). Ever since I rooted it I can't use the phone, whenever I turn it on it just goes straight to the "Downloading... Do not turn off target!!". I can't exit download mode (tried pressing volume up+power+home) All I can do is re-enter download mode by pressing volume down+power+home. Please help! What should I do? I don't know where to start and I really hope I haven't turned my precious into an expensive doorstop.
Try reflash stock rom I9305
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Hey everyone, I just tried to root my Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9305 and I believe that I used the wrong rom (for I9300). Ever since I rooted it I can't use the phone, whenever I turn it on it just goes straight to the "Downloading... Do not turn off target!!". I can't exit download mode (tried pressing volume up+power+home) All I can do is re-enter download mode by pressing volume down+power+home. Please help! What should I do? I don't know where to start and I really hope I haven't turned my precious into an expensive doorstop.
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First you posted on the wrong forum the I9305 has a separate Q & A thread. Onto though your problem though... your phone is on a semi-brick state since it can still boot into download mode so there's still hope... what I can recommend you to do is that you flash a stock rom this time make sure its for the I9305 branch and not the I9300 one just go to Sammobile and search. If that still fails then better wait for a more experienced user to give you a possible fix as i don't own an I9305 one.
It seems hard to find the stock rom on sammobile for the I9305, I'm aware I'm a complete noob when it comes to this stuff but usually I'm pretty good at finding these things... Has anyone got a link to it?
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It seems hard to find the stock rom on sammobile for the I9305, I'm aware I'm a complete noob when it comes to this stuff but usually I'm pretty good at finding these things... Has anyone got a link to it?
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http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
@JJEgan
You should've just posted the link of the firmware section of Sammobile and not copy paste it as a whole... look it's all messy and much more confusing.
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@JJEgan
You should've just posted the link of the firmware section of Sammobile and not copy paste it as a whole... look it's all messy and much more confusing.
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That was a copy / clipboard accident deleting them all as i speak .
OP could not find ???
downloading the ~800MB file now, will keep you guys posted on how it goes.
Success!!
I was in a similar situation to our unfortunate friend, biggyjurss. I nearly gave up all hope of ever restoring my phone (SIII GT-19305) to the way it was. I really didn't think there was any way back from being stuck in the download screen that will still haunt me the rest of my days. With everyone's help, I managed to restore everything to the way it was!!!! **** YEEEAAHH! I have learnt a valuable lesson in not to EVER attempt rooting a phone again unless I really know what I am doing and I have done my research. I want to thank everyone on this thread for helping me out!
i'm having this exact same problem after doing the exact same mistakes and nothing seems to be helping. I've already wiped everything from the phone and tried Kies to getting the phone back to stock, but Kies just crashes in the process. I can also get to the boot menu and to the download menu, but nothing helps. The phone just keeps coming back to the downloading screen. Please help :crying: I thought there would be no trouble with rooting your phone since every site just said how easy it is...
THANK YOU!
I made the same error (flashed i9300 instead of i9305), and got stuck too.
Tried flashing the rooted i9305 to no avail.
Had to cross my fingers hoping that my laptop's BSOD doesn't come when I was downloading the stock off Sammobile. (I get intermittent BSODs, usually because of the heat. My laptop is old.)
It's now working again after flashing the stock firmware.
Thank you all, once again!
hey guys just last night i got back into using my galaxy s2 again because lets just say i had a bad phone after an update (apple)
so i decided to go back and i was currently at that time using "wanam Rom 14.6" and was loving it.
Then the tragic moment happened,
since the battery was running out really quick and my signal was really bad i remember in my computer i had a modem for good signal here in New Zealand. So it was a tar file and i used ODIN 1.85 and clicked the phone button then brought in the tar, then made sure i was in download mode and checked everything. BOOM it failed :crying: leaving me in horror until today. I was like WHAT? i did this a year ago exactly and was perfectly fine (i was on resurrection remix) i have know idea why this occurred.
NOT ONLY WAS I UPSET, but i couldn't do anything?
i tried flashing the stock firmware but that would fail ; http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-ap...ck-android-rom-on-samsung-galaxy-s2-50007880/
and i have know idea what to do, whenever i turn my screen on 'firmware upgrade encountered an issue, please select recovery mode in kies and try again.
PLEASE HELP ME! i know this may not be important to you but please im in a crisis at the moment and i really need help, please help me resolve my problem and have my phone rooted and running again
PLEASE i need someones help, i have no clue on what to do
1) Chill out (and quit using stupid formatting). And if I see you bump a thread after 10 minutes on here again, you're not going to enjoy the consequences, trust me.
2) The phone is in 'forced download' mode.
3) You need to search for Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread & go thru the stuff in that thread until you successfully flash a stock rom.
you are a life saver
i just realised that i was not connected to the mother board on the computer, i was using a usb port in my kebyoard
Thank you so much
i just flashed a stock rom, and no its time for rooting
could you give me another good tutorial for rooting?
thank you again:good:
Thread stickied near the top of Q&A (plus guides/tutorials stickied near the top of General section if that one doesn't float your boat).
Hello guys, been trying to fix my phone and went to several forums with no positive results. I hope someone here may help me.
Phone decided to stop booting, gets stuck at that page where in white letters it says the model and all (before the samsung logo).
Went into recovery mode: failed to mount...etc lots of errors in red.
Did wipe cache, factory reset and still no booting.
Installed Kies and tried to update firmware using download mode, Kies downloads perfectly but when installing it gets stuck at 0%. Happens with older and new version of Kies.
Decided to take a step forward and I download ODIN and a ROM from samsung website from country UNKNOWN since I don´t know which one to select (phone came from USA unlocked and I am using it in Argentina).
So, Odin detects the phone, but fails with this message:
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Tried with Odin v.3.10.7 and later with v.3.185 and same error appears.
I have read that this may mean a motherboard issue? Is my phone able to be saved by me and my computer?
I really have no idea what to try next. Phone is no longer under warranty and I really don´t have the bucks to pay for a repair.
Thanks in advance to anyone who reads this and posts a reply.
Nico
Can someone help please? I really don´t know where to go from here.
I am attaching errors in recovery mode and the error Odin gives while trying to flash (I have tried several ROMs, downloaded them once again, tried with versions 3.10, 3.187 and 3.185 with the same luck). Also tried with several cables (one of them Sam original).
I´m considering re partitioning with pit file, using Nand-erase all, and everything else people have posted in here. But I know that the next step might just brick my phone if I´m just trying things out blindly.
Has anyone seen these issues before and know how to rescue my phone?
Thanks!
ps: can´t seem to find where to attach files in here...just images and it asks for a url webpage
you may see my post in this other forum (I hope no one is offended I tried there also!):
androidforums.com/threads/help-with-galaxy-s3-i9300-international-unrooted.985508/page-2#post-7185055
I see that you've soft bricked your phone. Try using Kies again and try to wait longer. Some people say it takes hours to complete the installation. If that dosen't work, there are some guides around the General Forum that might help you.
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I see that you've soft bricked your phone. Try using Kies again and try to wait longer. Some people say it takes hours to complete the installation. If that dosen't work, there are some guides around the General Forum that might help you.
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OK, will leave it all night with KIES.
Yes, read hundreds of threads on this matter. I´m just trying to reach out to anyone who has solved this problem. I haven´t soft-bricked it, since it was charging and suddenly it stopped booting (and mounting).
I´m thinking motherboard failure, but will keep on trying with things that make sense.
thanks Jericho.
galaxys31983 said:
OK, will leave it all night with KIES.
Yes, read hundreds of threads on this matter. I´m just trying to reach out to anyone who has solved this problem. I haven´t soft-bricked it, since it was charging and suddenly it stopped booting (and mounting).
I´m thinking motherboard failure, but will keep on trying with things that make sense.
thanks Jericho.
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Don't do so. It looks like a nand dead. So you might make it even worse. Just send it for a repair. Or risk if you like. Choice is yours.
Thank me if I helped you.
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It looks like a nand dead. So you might make it even worse.
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I never noticed that! Send the phone to Samsung. They will repair it, for a good cost
EDIT: While helping someone else, I have discovered the Sudden Death Syndrome, with similar symptoms as what you are experiencing. Not much people really know about this today. And yes it is with the motherboard
If you can still access download mode try my stuff from here https://drive.google.com/folder/d/0B4vTiHTBB629ZW5vQndpbjFnblk/edit
Use an xp operating system and the drivers with 1500 in the name for best results.
Only connect to a usb on the pc motherboard. DO NOT USE USB HUBS OR PC FRONT PORTS.
If my rom wont flash then your device is a paperweight.
Did you do a battery pull, I had a problem once , was freaking out for
hours, did a battery pull and connected straight away
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Galaxy s3 i9300 16gb? Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/development/guide-extra-1-5-gb-user-data-t2762594 n see post number #2 Reverting To Stock Partition Table.