Hi there,
Firstly sorry if I have posted in the wrong place, i'm not too good with forums and or technology. About two weeks ago, my sister had passed me down her old Samsung Galaxy S2 which she had been using for more than a year. She's had no problems with it what so ever. Up until today, I was browsing the internet, when the internet 'app' crashed and gave me a pop up saying 'internet browser has stopped responding' or something to that affect. It then followed by a black screen where I was not able to do nothing apart from stare at the screen. I popped out the battery, waited a couple of minutes and put it back in. The screen came on with the Samsung logo, but nothing happened from there on, it was frozen. So I repeated the process one more, and now the phone does not turn on at all! I really hope someone can help me out here.
The phone has never been rooted/flashed or had anything done with it.
I have tried leaving the battery out for a couple of hours, still nothing.
I've also swapped batteries and nothing happened.
Tried booting in recovery/download mode and nothing happened either.
I've also tried connecting it to my PC where nothing happens.
I'm hoping someone can help me here, I've only had the phone for two weeks and it's already broken! My sister had it for a year and no problems! Bump.
Thanks in advance,
So can you boot into recovery or download mode? Without either of those two there's nothing you can do apart from take it to a service centre. If you have download mode then you can flash a stock ROM using Odin.
Else, do you have warranty still as it's a year old? If you do, take it to the service centre under warranty.
Sent from a galaxy far, far away
Tried a Jig to see if it enters Download mode?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine."
Sent from my SGS II
make sure ur battery points are not loose .. recently a user tried everything and lastly came to know that the 3 points were loose...
Man calm down try d combi 1st
Keep power home n vol up pressed it'll switch on then off then wil boot in recovery keep it pressed til it boots in rcvry.
Try dis n post will b helpful for helping
Hit thanks if I helped u
A click for u but rep for me
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Hopper8 said:
So can you boot into recovery or download mode? Without either of those two there's nothing you can do apart from take it to a service centre. If you have download mode then you can flash a stock ROM using Odin.
Else, do you have warranty still as it's a year old? If you do, take it to the service centre under warranty.
Sent from a galaxy far, far away
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Hi, no I can't boot in to download more or recovery mode, and the phone is out of warranty.
Thanks anyway.
immortalneo said:
Tried a Jig to see if it enters Download mode?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine."
Sent from my SGS II
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Sorry if I sound like a noob, but what is a jig?
Thanks
Are you sure it's out of warranty? Samsung offers a 2 year warranty in some countries (afaik everywhere in the EU)
My Wife says I'm a phone geek.....
I'd have to agree.....
Click the link in my signature and look at the section for 'no download mode'.. Try that section. Some users report being able to boot into download mode after trying those things.
Edit: And look on eBay for 'i9100 usb jig'. Its a way of attempting to force into download mode
Sent from a galaxy far, far away
Hopper8 said:
Click the link in my signature and look at the section for 'no download mode'.. Try that section. Some users report being able to boot into download mode after trying those things.
Edit: And look on eBay for 'i9100 usb jig'. Its a way of attempting to force into download mode
Sent from a galaxy far, far away
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Thanks for the quick reply, unfortunately none of those methods worked for me, i'll try the USB jig and report back. If that doesn't work i'm guessing the motherboard is the problem right? Is Samsung able to repair the phone for me even if its out of warranty but with a cost? If so, how much do you think it will cost?
Thanks
You tried all of them in 15 minutes? Give them another go, it can take a few goes sometimes if you don't get it quite right. Otherwise, yes try the jig, but don't pin your hopes on it. Yes, they can repair it. The other (cheaper) option is to buy a handset with broken screen off eBay or similar and switch your motherboard. I'm sorry, I don't know the costs :/
Sent from a galaxy far, far away
Hopper8 said:
You tried all of them in 15 minutes? Give them another go, it can take a few goes sometimes if you don't get it quite right. Otherwise, yes try the jig, but don't pin your hopes on it. Yes, they can repair it. The other (cheaper) option is to buy a handset with broken screen off eBay or similar and switch your motherboard. I'm sorry, I don't know the costs :/
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A little solution
Plug in ur usb to the PC as the device is off....it should remain off for this...
Plug in and see if its charging via pc.....As for it to charge..it has to go through the repair which happens internally without you need to do anything...
A triangle should appear before charging icon appears..As it appears,, just right after that flash ur rom via odin disconnect dont boot now wait n again do the usb charging trick.....
Then boot it should probably be working up again..Well it worths for a try.......
Do it n post it.
Tried rooting my s2 using odin. went into download mode then connected the phone. and clicked start. according to the instructions for rooting from youtube , it said the phone would restart after it said PASS on Odin. After it showed PASS it didnt restart even after a very longtime. so i disconnected.
Now i get the samsung logo with a triangle below. I m able to go to download mode.
Pls help guys
vixter991 said:
Tried rooting my s2 using odin. went into download mode then connected the phone. and clicked start. according to the instructions for rooting from youtube , it said the phone would restart after it said PASS on Odin. After it showed PASS it didnt restart even after a very longtime. so i disconnected.
Now i get the samsung logo with a triangle below. I m able to go to download mode.
Pls help guys
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Did you check the AUTO REBOOT option in Odin? Did you try to remove the battery for a couple of minutes and reboot?
Yellow triangle is normal
PLEASE READ THE FAQ said:
Q4: When I turn my phone on, I see a yellow triangle. What is it and how can I get rid of it?
It will appear if you have flashed a non-official kernel from download mode. If you flash kernels using CWM recovery, Mobile Odin etc. you won't get this yellow triangle.
The easiest ways to remove it are to use the app Triangle Away OR use a USB Jig.
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Aello said:
Did you check the AUTO REBOOT option in Odin? Did you try to remove the battery for a couple of minutes and reboot?
Yellow triangle is normal
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yes auto reboot was checked. and i did remove the battery. What else can i do ?
ADDICT.ANK said:
Man calm down try d combi 1st
Keep power home n vol up pressed it'll switch on then off then wil boot in recovery keep it pressed til it boots in rcvry.
Try dis n post will b helpful for helping
Hit thanks if I helped u
A click for u but rep for me
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Hi there:
I had bought the device in June 2011
I had the same problem about 7 months back and did as you suggested, was able to recover the firmware.
Now, I am facing the same problem today, my device started and was stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S2 logo.
Did the same thing again, the animated android logo appeared, and after some time the device was off.
I have been trying to get the device to switch on , but to no avail, the device is not even powering ON.
Device info: Unrooted , OS: 4.1.2
Please advice. Kindly treat this as urgent.
Many thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Siddharth
sharma_sid said:
I have been trying to get the device to switch on , but to no avail, the device is not even coming to (switched off)
charging mode
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Phone not booting at all/charging/no signs of life = Samsung service centre or local mobile repair shop for diagnosis. Nothing anyone here can suggest beyond that if the phone won't even bootloop or be in a state where it's 'user fixable'.
sharma_sid said:
Hi there:
I had bought the device in June 2011
I had the same problem about 7 months back and did as you suggested, was able to recover the firmware.
Now, I am facing the same problem today, my device started and was stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S2 logo.
Did the same thing again, the animated android logo appeared, and after some time the device was off.
I have been trying to get the device to switch on , but to no avail, the device is not even powering ON.
Device info: Unrooted , OS: 4.1.2
Please advice. Kindly treat this as urgent.
Many thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Siddharth
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Sorry For the late reply.
I guess, you need to boot in recovery
with home + power+vol up
and clear data and reboot
if that doesnt help.
try booting in download mode again and flash the firmware.
but let it charge first.
and post here
ADDICT.ANK said:
Sorry For the late reply.
I guess, you need to boot in recovery
with home + power+vol up
and clear data and reboot
if that doesnt help.
try booting in download mode again and flash the firmware.
but let it charge first.
and post here
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Tried everything , the phone is not even powering ON.
I checked with service center , they are asking INR 8000 to replace the motherboard.
I'm instead thing of buying S4, should I ?
please advice guys.
My phone is dead too...
I left it on (functioning normally) and went for a bath, when I got out it was dead...
From functioning ok to nothing in a few minutes, I don't have any idea why. Is it really the motherboard?
Fact: Electronics breaks. All the time. All electronics.
MJDdeLacerda - Take it to a local mobile repair shop for diagnosis, unless you're experienced with this type of electronics, nothing you can do.
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hello experts
i had followed steps to root my galaxy s2 using odin flashing and it was success, and unlocked.
The phone started well with a yellow Exclamation.
and the phone was unlocked.
after a few minutes the phone was very slow and got stuck. i restarted it.
again stuck, restarted but it dint start again. i thought battry was low and put to charge.
but it dint charge as well.
So i showed the phone to a repairing center and they said its dead.
Any help that i can start my phone again ??
Thanks in advance guys :'(
Try reverting back to the stock unrooted rom.
Go to Sam firmware.com and download the stock from ..flash it via Odin.. search ..google is ur friend..Don't ask the repairing shop again for advice (phone is dead...duh)
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mmmsabeel said:
hello experts
i had followed steps to root my galaxy s2 using odin flashing and it was success, and unlocked.
The phone started well with a yellow Exclamation.
As the instructions say it will .
and the phone was unlocked.
after a few minutes the phone was very slow and got stuck. i restarted it.
again stuck, restarted but it dint start again. i thought battry was low and put to charge.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1108499
but it dint charge as well.
Can you get to download or recovery mode is the first question .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134290
If you cannot get to download mode a USB recovery jig may help .
jje
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Hello guys
hi,
i have tried everything above but still its the same, just screen is black, no indications. getting heat behind only wen put to charge.
usb jig does nothing.
best regards
sabeel
mmmsabeel said:
hi,
i have tried everything above but still its the same, just screen is black, no indications. getting heat behind only wen put to charge.
usb jig does nothing.
best regards
sabeel
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If you have an official stock ROM with official firmware on it, the repair centre should change your mainboard and basically making your phone brand new.
mmmsabeel said:
hi,
i have tried everything above but still its the same, just screen is black, no indications. getting heat behind only wen put to charge.
usb jig does nothing.
best regards
sabeel
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Warranty time.
mmmsabeel said:
hi,
i have tried everything above but still its the same, just screen is black, no indications. getting heat behind only wen put to charge.
usb jig does nothing.
best regards
sabeel
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which version were you on? Are you sure the rooting went okay?
The USB-Jig must work. especially on GB. it even works fot me on ICS.
When you can not get into download-mode (odin mode) ór recovery you can't flash anything..
Hope for you that your battery is broke. or maybe one of the processors... Still got warrenty?
Vreestyle said:
The USB-Jig must work. especially on GB. i
Not true at all .
When you can not get into download-mode (odin mode) ór recovery you can't flash anything..
Not strictly true either Mobile Odin .
jje
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Hi you cant do anything unless you have download mode on you device,
if you have JTAG box you can repair your device using this.
Its normal device getting heat near charging/USB component. This is not HW problem.
Farshard
JJEgan said:
Not strictly true either Mobile Odin .
jje
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he just got root. and his phone won't boot....
Maybe, recovery-mode?
Vreestyle said:
he just got root. and his phone won't boot....
Maybe, recovery-mode?
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He already said it won't boot normally, to recovery, or to download mode. JTag or warranty are his only options.
[A] Galaxy s2 bricked
You have to know smthng:
- It is always possible to get to download mode, if not through the button combo (home+power+Volume_DOWN), then through the USB Jig
- If your phone is bricked, the download mode might not announce itself through the android robot: the exclamation mark will persist in some cases. One indication is that ODIN will be recognizing your phone on the COM port (USB that is).
Notify me if you needed further assistance
Which instructions did you follow?
If those are wrong hopefully somebody else will see this and avoid those instructions.
Hey guys.
I made a stupid error last night when I tried going from ICS CM9 back to ICS STOCK LPQ.
I forgot to wipe data and just wiped cache and dalvik cache.
The connection broke whilst flashing through ODIN and now I have a blank black screen and the phone won't turn on...((( (It does technically as when I try pressing the on button later on the phone would get hot - meaning its on but BLACK SCREEN)
I have tried taking the battery out for hours and putting it back in...nothing is working.
I don't know what to do...I'm in uni where I have fast wifi. Please help. Any advice would be grateful
EDIT:
Ok.
So usb jig arrived this morning. Ripped it open. Popped my sgsII from charger (fully charged I think!) took battery out - 15 secs
placed battery back in.
Inserted USBJIG. . .
. . .
. . . . BLACK SCREEN OF DEATH
Nothing....Still the same. No screen activity...sad...
only way is either JTAG or Samsung service center right?
I used to have yellow exclamation mark + 4 counts....but they can't see anything so they won't know right?
or did the usbJig work but just the fact that I can't see anything on the screen??
...sad I hated seeing noobs flashing phones improperly and crying when it got softbricked....well even though mine is a straight hardbrick i still feel sad....noob
update.
I've taken it to SSCentre on tuesday. I called them yesterday and they said they couldn't fix it over there and had it shipped somewhere else...is that bad?
it could take upto 2 weeks!!!!!!
I rememeber the engineers working on my friends Galaxy S last year and they didn't have to send it to somewhere else. (he had the soft brick 3 yellow logo icons) and didn't have the version where the download/recovery mode didn't work) The engineer just flashed it with latest stock sgs firmware (ignoring that csc was orange lol)
Maybe my flash was so impeccable I fried the motherboard? I'm one kick ass bricker....
dk206 said:
Hey guys.
I made a stupid error last night when I tried going from ICS CM9 back to Gingerbread Stock JVU.
I forgot to wipe data and just wiped cache and dalvik cache.
The connection broke whilst flashing through ODIN and now I have a blank black screen and the phone won't turn on...((( (It does technically as when I try pressing the on button later on the phone would get hot - meaning its on but BLACK SCREEN)
I have tried taking the battery out for hours and putting it back in...nothing is working.
I don't know what to do...I'm in uni where I have fast wifi. Please help. Any advice would be grateful
dk206
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I'm assuming download mode and recovery also don't work when the device is powered off?
dk206 said:
Hey guys.
I made a stupid error last night when I tried going from ICS CM9 back to Gingerbread Stock JVU.
I forgot to wipe data and just wiped cache and dalvik cache.
The connection broke whilst flashing through ODIN and now I have a blank black screen and the phone won't turn on...((( (It does technically as when I try pressing the on button later on the phone would get hot - meaning its on but BLACK SCREEN)
I have tried taking the battery out for hours and putting it back in...nothing is working.
I don't know what to do...I'm in uni where I have fast wifi. Please help. Any advice would be grateful
dk206
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Hmm have you tried getting into download mode to see if the device shows up in odin?
dk206 said:
Hey guys.
I made a stupid error last night when I tried going from ICS CM9 back to Gingerbread Stock JVU.
I forgot to wipe data and just wiped cache and dalvik cache.
The connection broke whilst flashing through ODIN and now I have a blank black screen and the phone won't turn on...((( (It does technically as when I try pressing the on button later on the phone would get hot - meaning its on but BLACK SCREEN)
I have tried taking the battery out for hours and putting it back in...nothing is working.
I don't know what to do...I'm in uni where I have fast wifi. Please help. Any advice would be grateful
dk206
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If you can get into download mode then there is still hope. If you can't then your only option is either warranty repair of Jtag service. If download mode then works then just reflash using Odin.
You flash i9000XXJVU to your i9100 phone? So you need JTAG or do service. Your bootloader is totally dead
hiepgia said:
You flash i9000XXJVU to your i9100 phone? So you need JTAG or do service. Your bootloader is totally dead
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Didn't even notice that XXJVU was an i9000 firmware.
To OP: Yup nothing to do, but send it in for repairs.
yeah sorry not JVU LPQ (I was getting mixed up with firmwares)
Yeah phone not going into download or recovery mode.
I think when I press the power button the phone does turn on but I get nothing but black screen....(the phone warms up)
So shall I order a JTAG to flash? or take it to repair centre?
Will they know I've been flashing this thing to death? Counter is on 4 at the moment..... so worried!
dk206 said:
yeah sorry not JVU LPQ (I was getting mixed up with firmwares)
Yeah phone not going into download or recovery mode.
I think when I press the power button the phone does turn on but I get nothing but black screen....(the phone warms up)
So shall I order a JTAG to flash? or take it to repair centre?
Will they know I've been flashing this thing to death? Counter is on 4 at the moment..... so worried!
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Are u sure?
vol down+power+home button is download mode
Check it once again if it doesn't work...
maybe u can try some usb-jigg ?!
so you can come in to download-mode and then flash with odin =(
dk206 said:
ye
So shall I order a JTAG to flash?
JTag is not Samsung warranty its a paid for service .
or take it to repair centre?
Will they know I've been flashing this thing to death? Counter is on 4 at the moment....
.
Warranty is void with custom rom root or rom counter above zero .
Will they know yes counter is on 4 .
Will they ignore it and put it through as warranty they may but dont count on it .
USB jig would be the starting point .
That fails you could go to warranty repair if thats rejected then pay for JTag repair .
jjue
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Any place or website where I could buy a USB JIG?
Not really keen with solders....
Thanks guys
dk206 said:
Any place or website where I could buy a USB JIG?
Not really keen with solders....
Thanks guys
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eBay. Or Google.
first charge it. Then try to enter download mode again. I have exp. 1 time battery low and phone just warm up and black screen. After Charge, it's ok till now!
dk206 said:
Any place or website where I could buy a USB JIG?
Not really keen with solders....
Thanks guys
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Read the post USB jigs to loan out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1495867
jje
if you have adb maybe you could try:
1. Connecting your device to PC while turned off,
2. CMD > adb devices
* If you see your device connected, proceed with:
adb reboot recovery or adb reboot bootloader
* If you don't see any device connected, try googling for qhsusb_dload driver for your device, and after you install them (and maybe a couple of PC restarts) repeat step 2
3. if you manage to get to recovery, i hope you have your nandroid backup so you could restore them.
my HTC sensation 4G had this situation few days ago, couldn't go to recovery/bootloader, blanked out when turned on and had fever
i fixed it using those steps, i wish i could remember where i got the qhsusb driver thingy from.. i'll let you know when i remember.
edit: it might work on S2, or might not.. i don't know this will help or not, but you could read adb/fastboot/bootloader/android 101, maybe you could get something from there
hiepgia said:
You flash i9000XXJVU to your i9100 phone? So you need JTAG or do service. Your bootloader is totally dead
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The bootloader death thing is not 100% true. When I first got my phone, (when there wasn't any rom for it) I tried flashing a I9000 rom. I was so stupid and luckily it didn't break my phone. After the flashing it turned on and stayed on bootlogo.
It was a miracle for me!
Ok.
So usb jig arrived this morning. Ripped it open. Popped my sgsII from charger (fully charged I think!) took battery out - 15 secs
placed battery back in.
Inserted USBJIG. . .
. . .
. . . . BLACK SCREEN OF DEATH
Nothing....Still the same. No screen activity...sad...
only way is either JTAG or Samsung service center right?
I used to have yellow exclamation mark + 4 counts....but they can't see anything so they won't know right?
or did the usbJig work but just the fact that I can't see anything on the screen??
...sad I hated seeing noobs flashing phones improperly and crying when it got softbricked....well even though mine is a straight hardbrick i still feel sad....noob
You just got to hope for the guy that repairs it not to see or not to care about custom roms etc .
jje
JJEgan said:
You just got to hope for the guy that repairs it not to see or not to care about custom roms etc .
jje
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Ok update.
I've taken it to SSCentre on tuesday. I called them yesterday and they said they couldn't fix it over there and had it shipped somewhere else...is that bad?
it could take upto 2 weeks!!!!!!
I rememeber the engineers working on my friends Galaxy S last year and they didn't have to send it to somewhere else. (he had the soft brick 3 yellow logo icons) and didn't have the version where the download/recovery mode didn't work) The engineer just flashed it with latest stock sgs firmware (ignoring that csc was orange lol)
Maybe my flash was so impeccable I fried the motherboard? I'm one kick ass bricker....
you should have tried download mode blindly first. as i have flashed once blindly and it fixed my all dead screen.
i bought my samsung galaxy s2 this week. i tried to install jally beans to it....
using Odin i tried to install cmw recovery mode.
after restert i got a huge problem. my phone is not working. stuck with a black screen...
but still getting heat,
nothin happens i tried to connect to computer.... no result
hold power+vol up+home button.... no result,
please help me... its a new mobile i used it only for two days
many thanks in advance...
Download any stock ICS rom, hold VOL DOWN, home and THEN power and flash rom via odin
Nazwan ali said:
i bought my samsung galaxy s2 this week. i tried to install jally beans to it....
using Odin i tried to install cmw recovery mode.
after restert i got a huge problem. my phone is not working. stuck with a black screen...
but still getting heat,
nothin happens i tried to connect to computer.... no result
hold power+vol up+home button.... no result,
please help me... its a new mobile i used it only for two days
many thanks in advance...
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Bro please watch this then give us some more info..
PS: Did you install CWM through Odin? Why on earth would you do that! Also if you wiped your device on ICS using CWM you may be up sh%t creek without a paddle, because your device might be permanently hard bricked
Nazwan ali said:
i bought my samsung galaxy s2 this week. i tried to install jally beans to it....
using Odin i tried to install cmw recovery mode.
after restert i got a huge problem. my phone is not working. stuck with a black screen...
but still getting heat,
nothin happens i tried to connect to computer.... no result
hold power+vol up+home button.... no result,
please help me... its a new mobile i used it only for two days
many thanks in advance...
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Like said here before, if you installed CWM on an unsafe Kernel (usually Stock Kernel present on 4.0.4 and 4.1.2 Stock Firmware) and after that wiped your data/cache etc. there is a good probability that you hard-bricked your device. Not even JTAG will help, if it`s the eMMC hardbrick.
Try to get into download mode and flash a Stock 4.0.3 Firmware and if you can`t then try a USB Jig to get into download mode and if that doesn`t work you probably hardbricked your device as described above
Read this on more info about eMMC superbrick:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756242
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Yes!!! I do believe that I know don't much about android. because I am very new at android... that's why I am bagging for u guys help.
I hope u Guys will teach me how to fix this situation.
I Used Odin 3 1.85 to install CMW. While the installation process taking place an error occur. and automatically shut down. show up an message
"firmware upgrade encountered an issue. try to connect kies...." after 10-15 mins showing this message
display gets black and stuck. i tried everything that is possible to me. press and holding power+VOL up+home together, leave it for charge etc.
but nothing works
COULD ANYONE HELP ME ON THIS SITUATION. :crying:
As said before, Try power + volume Down + home and flash a stock firmware through Odin
And is there still any life at all? What about when charging. Is there the charging animation?
Also maybe read through this? https://t-mobile.jive-mobile.com/#jive-discussion?content=/api/core/v1/discussions/27132
Sent from my Galaxy SII
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No charging animation, nothing happens when when i press those buttons....
no download mode, recovery mode.
i think it is HARD BRICKED...
Nazwan ali said:
No charging animation, nothing happens when when i press those buttons....
no download mode, recovery mode.
i think it is HARD BRICKED...
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hardbrick in less than a week? blamesamsung PP
you can try smashing the phone at a samsung repair service manager
Unexist6969 said:
hardbrick in less than a week? blamesamsung PP
you can try smashing the phone at a samsung repair service manager
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Why is it Samsungs fault.. You have to take the risks of flashing stuff on your device. This guy obviously did not do his research...
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Exactly. Hardly Samsung's fault when 'tards don't RTFM (which seems to be happening a lot more than it used to around here).
kilometers4 said:
Why is it Samsungs fault.. You have to take the risks of flashing stuff on your device. This guy obviously did not do his research...
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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So, there is no hope to repair my phone.
Android sucks......... if it is an iphone I can handle it my self
Oh yes. Android obviously sucks given you didn't have the cerebral matter to do your research before you started doing things that could potentially trash your phone
Only one thing is to blame in this instance. And that's you.
thnkx
Thank you guys, I appreciate your help...
it helps me a lot. I will never ever forget about this helpful forum.... i AM LEAVING THIS FORUM WITH A HAPPY FACE. :laugh:
Remember to switch off the lights on your way out....
Nazwan ali said:
So, there is no hope to repair my phone.
Android sucks......... if it is an iphone I can handle it my self
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I love comments like this. Well if you don`t read properly how and what to flash at what time to your device and just do as you think is right then you are going to end up with a hardbrick. That`s nobodies fault but yours. Why did you buy an Android phone in the first place if you can handle an IPhone better?
Nazwan ali said:
Thank you guys, I appreciate your help...
it helps me a lot. I will never ever forget about this helpful forum.... i AM LEAVING THIS FORUM WITH A HAPPY FACE. :laugh:
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If you have an hardbrick and you can`t even get into download mode, what do you expect people to do? We are normal human beings here, there are no miracles here. If you have an hardbrick, you can try to repair it via Jtag or send it to a Samsung service center if you are still on warranty but if you complain about Android and how much it sucks you won`t be making many friends here, since this is an Android community.
Hi all,
I have been looking on here for the past few days and i am now stuck help needed.
From the beginning: I went to update my galaxy s2 on 02 to jelly bean 4.1.2 as i have done in past with my galaxy note but had a problem with s2. So i went to load stock rom in odin3_v3.04 and after install on reboot came up with image phone - ! - computer "Firmware upgrade something problem.
I tried all the hold vol+, vol- and pwr till screen goes black twice with odin3 1 click download open but nothing.
Now nothing just a black screen......
Please could someone help me.
Thanks Paul
Dude go back into the download mode and flash again the firmware via Odin. Make sure your Antivirus is deactivated, Kies and related apps are closed in task manager and also run Odin as administrator !
HELP
Hi wont even go into download mode or turn on. held pwr home and vol- for about 10 mins and still nothing
milton83 said:
Hi wont even go into download mode or turn on. held pwr home and vol- for about 10 mins and still nothing
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Well if you can't get into download it's serious... You need footwork m special equipment, or to take her to the repair centre in my opinion. I believe you have a hard brick on your hands I'm afraid
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milton83 said:
Hi wont even go into download mode or turn on. held pwr home and vol- for about 10 mins and still nothing
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Then you have done something wrong like flash wrong firmware/pit file or flashing has been interrupted etc.
You will need to send away for repair or mobo replacement.
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Hi all
I think it has been hardbricked i have spoke to a repair shop and they think they can sort it instore but if not it can be sent away.
Thank you all for your replys and will let you know how it goes.
milton83 said:
Hi all
I think it has been hardbricked i have spoke to a repair shop and they think they can sort it instore but if not it can be sent away.
Thank you all for your replys and will let you know how it goes.
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Of course they can fix it, they'll log in to xda, fix your device and charge you for it.
Sent from the little guy
Are you sure you were flashing the right firmware? The one meant for I9100? Even if flashing gets interrupted then still you can always go into the download mode.
Sent from my GT-I9100
Hi Everyone..
I really need some help here..
(sorry if I am posting this at the wrong place. If so please guide me where to do so.)
I have been using Samsung Galaxy S II (i9100G) with CM 10.1 M2 for more than a week now. Was using CM monthly releases Prior to that since 4-5 months along with CWM recovery.
My set of problems started today when while using play store when my phone suddenly restarted. then it was stuck at the CM boot loader for long.
so i restarted and then the phone was stuck at the Samsung logo despite repeated boots.
then i booted into CWM recovery and it gave me an error saying E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/log and four other errors similar to this.
I didn't want to flash the ROM again as i had this one tweaked just the way i wanted it.
So i did a mounts and storage -> Format /cache x 3 then advanced -> reboot recovery
later the phone did not display the Samsung logo but showed a message logo,jpg draw failed and then did boot into recovery.
but it showed the same error.
so i reboot the phone.
this time it just would not display anything. Wont even boot into recovery or download mode.
it did not even display anything after plugging in the charger. Did get warm after a while though.
i am totally clueless to what to do now.
can someone please tell me what went wrong and how to cure it??
i know i can use a usb jig but would need some time to get it. please tell me the optimum way to get around this.
Please someone help me revive my precious phone!!
docZ12 said:
Hi Everyone..
I really need some help here..
(sorry if I am posting this at the wrong place. If so please guide me where to do so.)
I have been using Samsung Galaxy S II (i9100G) with CM 10.1 M2 for more than a week now. Was using CM monthly releases Prior to that since 4-5 months along with CWM recovery.
My set of problems started today when while using play store when my phone suddenly restarted. then it was stuck at the CWM boot loader for long.
so i restarted and then the phone was stuck at the Samsung logo despite repeated boots.
then i booted into CWM recovery and it gave me an error saying E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/log and four other errors similar to this.
I didn't want to flash the ROM again as i had this one tweaked just the way i wanted it.
So i did a mounts and storage -> Format /cache x 3 then advanced -> reboot recovery
later the phone did not display the Samsung logo but showed a message logo,jpg draw failed and then did boot into recovery.
but it showed the same error.
so i reboot the phone.
this time it just would not display anything. Wont even boot into recovery or download mode.
it did not even display anything after plugging in the charger. Did get warm after a while though.
i am totally clueless to what to do now.
can someone please tell me what went wrong and how to cure it??
i know i can use a usb jig but would need some time to get it. please tell me the optimum way to get around this.
Please someone help me revive my precious phone!!
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If you can't boot into download or recovery than i think you need to wait for that usb jig.
You can always try, pull out battery, hold power for 10 second, put battery back in and try to boot.
any clue whats wrong?
Christiaan91 said:
If you can't boot into download or recovery than i think you need to wait for that usb jig.
You can always try, pull out battery, hold power for 10 second, put battery back in and try to boot.
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Thanks a lot. i tried it but did not help. Can you please tell me what may have gone wrong?
Re: [Q] Please HELP!! Phone Bricked
usb jig man.
I've seen a couple of these cwm tempering, didn't end well.
Warranty? if the jig doesn't work then claim it.
What went wrong?
Seems that those wipes & mounting didn't help.
Could also be hardware.
Sent from the little guy
Re: [Q] Please HELP!! Phone Bricked
use download mode then flash a firmware
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Um, pretty sure the OP said the phone won't properly boot at all (I.E no download mode). Oh, look. They did. In their OP
OP - Jig probably won't work but you may as well try it. If it doesn't possibly JTAG repair (if it can be JTAG'd) or motherboard replacement by service centre or 2nd hand board from broken/'donor' phone.
MistahBungle said:
Um, pretty sure the OP said the phone won't properly boot at all (I.E no download mode). Oh, look. They did. In their OP
OP - Jig probably won't work but you may as well try it. If it doesn't possibly JTAG repair (if it can be JTAG'd) or motherboard replacement by service centre or 2nd hand board from broken/'donor' phone.
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Thanks a lot.
I think its time to visit the service centre. Cant think of anything else.
There's a thread in General where people have listed themselves & offer to lend people their jigs. Have a look, there might be someone near you who can lend you theirs, will save you waiting for one if you buy it online. Definitely try one before you give up tho, you never know - it might just work.
Thanks.. have tried contacting a few people in my region. lets c what happens.
for anyone looking for a USB jig, here is the link to the thread which lists people around the world from whom you can borrow one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1891197
For info on how to use the Jig.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402286
docZ12 said:
Thanks.. have tried contacting a few people in my region. lets c what happens.
for anyone looking for a USB jig, here is the link to the thread which lists people around the world from whom you can borrow one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1891197
For info on how to use the Jig.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402286
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usb jig doesnt work on JB boot loaders
we can still try it if u wish
if u live in mumbai u could come over n we could have a look.. (sent a pm)
if its still in warranty id recommend trying to get it replaced rather than JTAG ... make sure u dont say anything about a custom flash
it first looked like a soft brick ...switch off ur phone n keep for sometime (battery removed)
then insert but dont let it boot ... and charge ur battery
after that try booting into recovery or download
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hey guys.. I gave my phone to the Samsung service center to claim my warranty. After making sure that there was no liquid or physical damage they kept my phone for 2 days. Got it back in a perfect working condition. They changed the motherboard.. Lucky Me.
Thanks to all of u for ur help.:good:
docZ12 said:
hey guys.. I gave my phone to the Samsung service center to claim my warranty. After making sure that there was no liquid or physical damage they kept my phone for 2 days. Got it back in a perfect working condition. They changed the motherboard.. Lucky Me.
Thanks to all of u for ur help.:good:
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Good for u!
Please add [SOLVED] to the title of ur post then.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II