Help - stuck in death! :( - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys,
I was running the newest Paranoid Android 3.60 with DoriMax kernel and decided to switch to the latest SiyahKernel. Unfortunately after installing the kernel through cwm and rebooting all I got was a blank screen after the SiyahKernel logo.
Now heres my problem, normally I would just boot into cwm and reinstall a working kernel, however, I stupidly forgot that my home button is not working! So now I have NO way to boot into cwm and the phone will not boot,
What are my options here guys? The phone is dead?
Cheers

i only see a jig as a solution, which forces your phone into download mode

molemanmus said:
Hey guys,
I was running the newest Paranoid Android 3.60 with DoriMax kernel and decided to switch to the latest SiyahKernel. Unfortunately after installing the kernel through cwm and rebooting all I got was a blank screen after the SiyahKernel logo.
Now heres my problem, normally I would just boot into cwm and reinstall a working kernel, however, I stupidly forgot that my home button is not working! So now I have NO way to boot into cwm and the phone will not boot,
What are my options here guys? The phone is dead?
Cheers
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Here's a tip :NEVER FLASH WITHOUT WORKING HARDWARE BUTTONS!.Change your HOME button.Or follow along,and read the next message to the quote.
WardenBerret said:
i only see a jig as a solution, which forces your phone into download mode
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No,there is a way to enter Download mode.You can try something.....turn off phone,and pull out/re-instert battery.Don't turn on yet!Now start pressing and holding the VOL DOWN button only.With phone turned off,and pressing the VOL DOWN key,put in charger.Keep holding the button,until you see Download mode.

GamingDj said:
Here's a tip :NEVER FLASH WITHOUT WORKING HARDWARE BUTTONS!.Change your HOME button.Or follow along,and read the next message to the quote.
No,there is a way to enter Download mode.You can try something.....turn off phone,and pull out/re-instert battery.Don't turn on yet!Now start pressing and holding the VOL DOWN button only.With phone turned off,and pressing the VOL DOWN key,put in charger.Keep holding the button,until you see Download mode.
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Thank you my friend!

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[Q] SGS2 Cannot get past Kernel Panic Upload Mode... bricked?

Hi all,
I just tried flashing Resurrection ROM 1.9 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436854).
After using CWM to flash (using the Extended steps as listed at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26222702&postcount=32381) my phone doesn't even show a boot animation, it just goes straight to Kernel Panic Upload Mode.
I have downloaded a stock rom with the intention of simply flashing to stock and rerooting/reflashing another rom but ODIN cant even see my phone. I cant boot to recovery and I cant boot into download mode because Kernel Panic Upload Mode seems to be happening first.
Does anyone have any idea how to make this phone usable again?
No recovery no download mode .
Possible if old bootloaders in the rom that a USB recovery Jig will access download mode .
Otherwise its a JTAG repair that will be cheaper than a service centre repair .
jje
remove cable / charger
remove battery
reinsert battery
press home + vol down + power all at once.
kernel panic should come after this, unless you cant access download mode, in which you will see the samsung i9100 logo first and than the kernel panic
holding home + vol down + power while booting results in the exact same screen - i just can't access download mode :/
its odd that the screen says 'kernel panic UPLOAD mode' ... is there anything that can be done with any tool for upload mode?
mykchan said:
holding home + vol down + power while booting results in the exact same screen - i just can't access download mode :/
its odd that the screen says 'kernel panic UPLOAD mode' ... is there anything that can be done with any tool for upload mode?
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(I remember someone has reported) keep your battery out atleast for 2-3 hours,
and try the Vol-Down+Home+Power - pressing sequence should be same..I think accidently you are pressing power button first....
if no hope order a Jig and try...
ZACQ8 said:
(I remember someone has reported) keep your battery out atleast for 2-3 hours,
and try the Vol-Down+Home+Power - pressing sequence should be same..I think accidently you are pressing power button first....
if no hope order a Jig and try...
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WOW! the phone went into download mode! I confirm it was disconnected for a few hours today (while I was out buying resistors lol). my attempt at a jig did nothing but following your advise to try download mode again did! currently flashing stock with odin, thanks so much.

need help badly

Hi i have galaxy s3
I was using Omega Rom happily since last month. But today i installed extended power menu and brightness fix mods from omega app. Then when the phone restarted it is stuck in boot (Samsung)
I did everything what could i do:
Re-installed CF-Root many times
Re-installed kernal siyah again
But nothing is happening its still stucked on the boot screen & it vibrates 2 3 times but the screen remains still on samsung logo
Guys plz tell me what should i do.
try to wipe cache and dalvik
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
how? CMW is not opening the phone is only able to open in download mode nothing else. Its a fault with OMEGA 8.1 mods or maybe siyah beta kernal
themude said:
how? CMW is not opening the phone is only able to open in download mode nothing else. Its a fault with OMEGA 8.1 mods or maybe siyah beta kernal
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keep holding the power button, volume up button and the home button for around 15 seconds. You will be able to enter recovery mode. Happened to me too recently, when in Recovery mode just flash Omega Rom another time without resetting Data. Just wipe cache and Dalvik cache
how? CMW is not opening the phone is only able to open in download mode nothing else. Its a fault with OMEGA 8.1 mods or maybe siyah beta kernal
how to start in recovery mode? If i press the 3 buttons it takes me to download mode ---press up button to continue and press down button to restart
This only takes me to download mode not in recovery mode
themude said:
how? CMW is not opening the phone is only able to open in download mode nothing else. Its a fault with OMEGA 8.1 mods or maybe siyah beta kernal
how to start in recovery mode? If i press the 3 buttons it takes me to download mode ---press up button to continue and press down button to restart
This only takes me to download mode not in recovery mode
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Press VOLUME UP (NOT DOWN) + MENU+ POWER to get in recovery mode.
ohh damn i am such a noob...i was pressing down button....lol thanx a lot bro..May God bless u
Problem solved mods can close the thread if they want

Bootloop / Volume Up btn Broken so no DL or Recovery Modes

About 9mnths a go I dropped my phone (gt-I9100, GS2) in some water. It appeared to be dead, so I left it off. After a day I turned it back on and everything was fine again except the volume up key was not working. Anyway I could live with that, in fact I lived with it so much that I all but forgot about it. That was until today...
I tried to flash a new ROM and something went wrong and I got stuck in a bootloop, no problem just boot into recovery right.... oh yeah requires volume up key Then I thought oh ok no problem I will boot into Custom OS flash mode and reflash a stock ROM with ODIN.... oh **** first stage is 'Volume up: Continue'. So I am stuck.
I know possible answers to this are "No" or "Get your volume key fixed" but is there any other way I can solve this issue and flash any ROM?
The phone is rooted and has CWM recovery but as explained above, I can't use the volume up.
As the phone doesn't boot past the Samsung Galaxy SII logo...running ADB or Fastboot in a terminal doesn't show up with any results.
Help....
ps. The bootloop occured after flashing with AOKP JB Rom for I9100
A USB jig (very cheap/common) will boot your device to download mode, and you can then flash through Odin.
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Pepeye said:
About 9mnths a go I dropped my phone (gt-I9100, GS2) in some water. It appeared to be dead, so I left it off. After a day I turned it back on and everything was fine again except the volume up key was not working. Anyway I could live with that, in fact I lived with it so much that I all but forgot about it. That was until today...
I tried to flash a new ROM and something went wrong and I got stuck in a bootloop, no problem just boot into recovery right.... oh yeah requires volume up key Then I thought oh ok no problem I will boot into Custom OS flash mode and reflash a stock ROM with ODIN.... oh **** first stage is 'Volume up: Continue'. So I am stuck.
I know possible answers to this are "No" or "Get your volume key fixed" but is there any other way I can solve this issue and flash any ROM?
The phone is rooted and has CWM recovery but as explained above, I can't use the volume up.
As the phone doesn't boot past the Samsung Galaxy SII logo...running ADB or Fastboot in a terminal doesn't show up with any results.
Help....
ps. The bootloop occured after flashing with AOKP JB Rom for I9100
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Am I missing something here? You are talking only about your volume up button not working, right? If the volume down button is still working you could enter download mode with Volume Down + Home + Power and flash another firmware. However if volume down isn't working too then see post above.
Yes you are, because after you boot into download you have to press vol up to continue...
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
UltimateAnas said:
Yes you are, because after you boot into download you have to press vol up to continue...
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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Oops, I see. Too bad it is not the touch version of CWM...

Phone keeps rebooting, cannot get into download mode

I had the phone on the newest PAC-MAN nightly, and I rebooted to my recovery (CWM 6.0.4.4) and flashed another recovery (TWRP 2.7.1) However, after I flashed it and went to reboot to recovery, it would not boot, simply vibrate until the first Samsung sign flashes, and then reboots. I cannot reboot into recovery, and trying to put it into download mode just does the same thing. Is there any way to someone force it into download mode so I can flash stock or anything? Thanks so much
I believe it's Volume up + Power to get it straight to download mode.
Your power button is stuck so it keeps resetting. Try flicking the back of your phone by the power button with your finger.
440bro said:
Your power button is stuck so it keeps resetting. Try flicking the back of your phone by the power button with your finger.
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That did it. I'm surprised, I've never had this problem with this phone, thanks so much!
MadnessG said:
That did it. I'm surprised, I've never had this problem with this phone, thanks so much!
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You're one of hundreds plagued with this problem. We should start a club!
Glad you're up and running again.

What to do in case of bootloop

Hi. So I have a noobish question
This may sound very stupid, but this is actually the first time I've owned a phone with non-removable battery, so I just wanted to know what would I do if I ever got stuck in a bootloop? With my previous device, I could just remove the battery and put it back in then boot into recovery. Obviously can't do that now. So how do I turn the phone off, or enter recovery?
Anyone?
You can enter the recovery whenever you want by pressing the on/off button and the down volume button for about 10 seconds. When the Oneplus logo is on the screen release the on/off button but keep the down volume button pressed.
It works, I had a bootloop and fixed it by flashing the rom via twrp
PoloB49 said:
You can enter the recovery whenever you want by pressing the on/off button and the down volume button for about 10 seconds. When the Oneplus logo is on the screen release the on/off button but keep the down volume button pressed.
It works, I had a bootloop and fixed it by flashing the rom via twrp
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Sorry, I got a little confused
Just to be clear, here's what I understood from what you said - Consider I turn my phone on and its stuck in a bootloop. What do I do then? Hold the power and vol down buttons? That will boot the recovery, even while the device is stuck in bootloop with the oneplus logo continuously showing?
Did I get it right?
primemonitor said:
Sorry, I got a little confused
Just to be clear, here's what I understood from what you said - Consider I turn my phone on and its stuck in a bootloop. What do I do then? Hold the power and vol down buttons? That will boot the recovery, even while the device is stuck in bootloop with the oneplus logo continuously showing?
Did I get it right?
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I'm sorry I'm not English I may be unclear.
But yes, when you got the logo continuously showing, press the two buttons I said and it will reboot the phone, but you have to release only the on/off button when the oneplus logo will appear right after the beginning of the reboot. If you keep pressing the down volume button it will go to recovery
Have you got a oneplus x already ? You can try it right now, when your phone is awake. It's the same method as in a bootloop.
PoloB49 said:
I'm sorry I'm not English I may be unclear.
But yes, when you got the logo continuously showing, press the two buttons I said and it will reboot the phone, but you have to release only the on/off button when the oneplus logo will appear right after the beginning of the reboot. If you keep pressing the down volume button it will go to recovery
Have you got a oneplus x already ? You can try it right now, when your phone is awake. It's the same method as in a bootloop.
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So I tried what you said, didn't exactly work When the phone was awake, did power+vol down. That just caused it to take a screenshot.
However, when I held down just the power button, the phone turned off. Then I had to turn it on by holding the power button. I did the same thing (holding down power button) while the phone was booting, it worked even then, and the phone again turned off.
So at least I can get into recovery now in case of bootloop. I just need to hold the power button till phone turns off, then boot into recovery using power+vol down combination.
Anyways, thanks for the help
Bootloop
I have the same thing.
Yesterday, I got my OPX and installed TWRP 2.8.7.0 and superSU. AFter using the phone all day, I rebooted and it is now saying in TWRP "no operating system".
I tried to flash the 2.1 full ROM and I get an error in both TWRP or in Stock recovery.
I need a way to get my system booted again and do a full reset. Any suggestions?
bnordman said:
I have the same thing.
Yesterday, I got my OPX and installed TWRP 2.8.7.0 and superSU. AFter using the phone all day, I rebooted and it is now saying in TWRP "no operating system".
I tried to flash the 2.1 full ROM and I get an error in both TWRP or in Stock recovery.
I need a way to get my system booted again and do a full reset. Any suggestions?
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Yes,just don't mess with a phone just launched !!!
bnordman said:
I have the same thing.
Yesterday, I got my OPX and installed TWRP 2.8.7.0 and superSU. AFter using the phone all day, I rebooted and it is now saying in TWRP "no operating system".
I tried to flash the 2.1 full ROM and I get an error in both TWRP or in Stock recovery.
I need a way to get my system booted again and do a full reset. Any suggestions?
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You can try a different twrp. There's 2 builds for our device. One is from the twrp thread itself, the other is available in the blu_spark kernel thread.
bnordman said:
I have the same thing.
Yesterday, I got my OPX and installed TWRP 2.8.7.0 and superSU. AFter using the phone all day, I rebooted and it is now saying in TWRP "no operating system".
I tried to flash the 2.1 full ROM and I get an error in both TWRP or in Stock recovery.
I need a way to get my system booted again and do a full reset. Any suggestions?
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Full 2.1.2 Rom here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B60...BrVzZGNzA/edit
OTA 2.1.3 here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0p...p=docslist_api
Just clean flash via TWRP
i have got the same problem so i have tried a lot by flashing resurrection remix rom also but wireless connection is gone. ..so i advice you to contact oneplus customer care...he solved me the case...you can do it in ur home too if u have a internet connection
tinkureddy said:
i have got the same problem so i have tried a lot by flashing resurrection remix rom also but wireless connection is gone. ..so i advice you to contact oneplus customer care...he solved me the case...you can do it in ur home too if u have a internet connection
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Can you please explain the process of Oneplus support team resolving your issue..
Good evening
I tried to root my oneplusx and change recovery, but after reboot my phone reboot constantly and instantaneously. volum up + power not successful too
I can not enter it in fastboot or in any other way
can someone help me please?
primemonitor said:
Hi. So I have a noobish question
This may sound very stupid, but this is actually the first time I've owned a phone with non-removable battery, so I just wanted to know what would I do if I ever got stuck in a bootloop? With my previous device, I could just remove the battery and put it back in then boot into recovery. Obviously can't do that now. So how do I turn the phone off, or enter recovery?
Anyone?
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If u get bootloop hold the power button for 5 secs it will turn off ur device... Now press vol down and power together to enter into recovery
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klemish said:
Good evening
I tried to root my oneplusx and change recovery, but after reboot my phone reboot constantly and instantaneously. volum up + power not successful too
I can not enter it in fastboot or in any other way
can someone help me please?
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Can u Tell me the details of ur rom version recovery used supersu used? If ur in oos 3.1.x flashing official supersu may cause bootloop
cva_kabil said:
If u get bootloop hold the power button for 5 secs it will turn off ur device... Now press vol down and power together to enter into recovery
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Can u Tell me the details of ur rom version recovery used supersu used? If ur in oos 3.1.x flashing official supersu may cause bootloop
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hi chennai
thk u for ur answer
I tried the manipulation with the power button and the volume down but the reboot is too fast to enter bootloader
Indeed, my phone was under oos3.x and wanted to move to cyanogen ... but once the OEM Unlocked I tried to install TWRP, and that's when it is set to reboot systematically
klemish said:
hi chennai
thk u for ur answer
I tried the manipulation with the power button and the volume down but the reboot is too fast to enter bootloader
Indeed, my phone was under oos3.x and wanted to move to cyanogen ... but once the OEM Unlocked I tried to install TWRP, and that's when it is set to reboot systematically
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u cannot flash official twrp while u r on oos 3.1.x.. ur bootloader is upgraded since official twrp will not work in oos3.. instead use twrp by bluespark v41 links given below.
http://get.xda-developers.com/dl/1/....img?key=THqXvgTln_65-ZHktWD9Lg&ts=1477298286
Go to fastboot mode flash this recovery,now u can able to boot into recovery. use latest cyanogen nightlies.
cva_kabil said:
u cannot flash official twrp while u r on oos 3.1.x.. ur bootloader is upgraded since official twrp will not work in oos3.. instead use twrp by bluespark v41 links given below.
http://get.xda-developers.com/dl/1/....img?key=THqXvgTln_65-ZHktWD9Lg&ts=1477298286
Go to fastboot mode flash this recovery,now u can able to boot into recovery. use latest cyanogen nightlies.
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Hi thank you for your return, but your link doesn't work!
For fastboot, unfortunately I can't access it because the phone restarts automatically so it doesn't work with on and volume down buttons and it doesn't work either with a computer.... Any other advise :'(
klemish said:
Hi thank you for your return, but your link doesn't work!
For fastboot, unfortunately I can't access it because the phone restarts automatically so it doesn't work with on and volume down buttons and it doesn't work either with a computer.... Any other advise :'(
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I think u r doing it wrong, if u press power and vol down it ll go to recovery mode which is probably corrupted now in your case... Thats y phone gets restarted again and again.
Try this... Swt of ur phone completly hold the volume up button and power button... Press vol up first and while holding it press power buttom.. This ll take u to fastboot screen...
For the link my bad... Use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=20236 go to this page and download this recovey
Flash this recovery while u r in fastboot mode... If u need further assistance for in fastboot mode feel free to ask
cva_kabil said:
I think u r doing it wrong, if u press power and vol down it ll go to recovery mode which is probably corrupted now in your case... Thats y phone gets restarted again and again.
Try this... Swt of ur phone completly hold the volume up button and power button... Press vol up first and while holding it press power buttom.. This ll take u to fastboot screen...
For the link my bad... Use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=20236 go to this page and download this recovey
Flash this recovery while u r in fastboot mode... If u need further assistance for in fastboot mode feel free to ask
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in fact, I didn't know this manipulation... now I can access the fastboot I will try to install TWRP you gave me! I'll keep you informed !
thanks a lot for your help
klemish said:
in fact, I didn't know this manipulation... now I can access the fastboot I will try to install TWRP you gave me! I'll keep you informed !
thanks a lot for your help
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Yup now u do..Keep doing
cva_kabil said:
Yup now u do..Keep doing
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Hi everyone, I had a against time but I'm back! The cva_kabil solution works perfectly! I could fix my phone!
Thank you all for your help, you are the best

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