Hello, my friend has a Samsung Galaxy S2 (international) like me. Mine however is flashed with CM10.2 and it's running fine. His however has problems.
Since he rooted his phone (With CF-root) he didn't have any video meaning he couldn't watch YouTube, or make video's, pictures etc.
A few weeks later his phone didn't boot up anymore.
I know how to fix this, which is just a simple factory reset or either flash stock JB. The problem is though he has some important stuff on his phone. Am I able to save his important files? For example some documents (pictures & video's don't get delete, I know that) smses, phone numbers, etc.
Please provide more details such as which firmware he is on now, and whether root was successful with cf root. Does the phone no longer power up? Can he access recovery and download modes?
If he has CWM, you could take a nandroid backup, transfer it to a PC and extract his data from it.
Or u could always use adb to pull his data, provided USB debugging was turned on.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine."
Sent from my SGS II
immortalneo said:
Please provide more details such as which firmware he is on now, and whether root was successful with cf root. Does the phone no longer power up? Can he access recovery and download modes?
If he has CWM, you could take a nandroid backup, transfer it to a PC and extract his data from it.
Or u could always use adb to pull his data, provided USB debugging was turned on.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine."
Sent from my SGS II
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He was on the stock JB 4.1.2 XWLSD. I contacted him and it seems that he cannot enter recovery mode anymore, neither can he acces download mode. The root with CF-Root was succesfull. He had superuser & CWM app as CWM recovery installed.
The phone started doing a little bit weird before he went to sleep. When he woke up, it did nothing anymore.
He also tried charging his phone for about 2 hours, and while charging entering recovery & download mode. Nothing happened.
Could this mean a dead motherboard? If not, am I able to acces download mode with my USB JIG?
Hang on. You said the phone was bootlooping. And you also said the phone is dead. It can't be both; this isn't a 'Schrödinger situation' - it's one or the other.
AndroidFan2 said:
When he woke up, it did nothing anymore.
He also tried charging his phone for about 2 hours, and while charging entering recovery & download mode. Nothing happened.
Could this mean a dead motherboard? If not, am I able to acces download mode with my USB JIG?
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If the phone shows no signs of life, even after using a USB Jig, it would mean a trip to the service centre and possibly motherboard replacement. You could also swap mobo's from a second hand S2 (like with a cracked screen or something). But its very unlikely that a phone will simply get hard bricked!
Try a JIG and see. Also try another battery too.
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Hang on. You said the phone was bootlooping. And you also said the phone is dead. It can't be both; this isn't a 'Schrödinger situation' - it's one or the other.
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Yes, that was before he gave me more information. I assumed it was a bootloop, it however seems that his phone is dead.
immortalneo said:
If the phone shows no signs of life, even after using a USB Jig, it would mean a trip to the service centre and possibly motherboard replacement. You could also swap mobo's from a second hand S2 (like with a cracked screen or something). But its very unlikely that a phone will simply get hard bricked!
Try a JIG and see. Also try another battery too.
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It indeed seemed weird to me too. I tried my battery in his phone and it also did not power on, and I could not acces recovery nor download mode. I used a JIG and to me surprise that did nothing too. It seems that his phone is dead, in quite an odd way. I never experienced anything like this before, that a phone simply get's hard bricked, just like that. Without doing anything to his phone.
A service center is no option for him, probably the mobo will be replaced but since he has no warranty the expenses would be pretty high.
He's getting a new device, an S3. Only thing that upset him is that he won't be able to recover his pictures of his deceased grandparents.
Anyway, thanks for thinking a long!
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Hey guys... Can anyone help about how to use usb jig to unbrick GT-19100? This is urgent!
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Hey guys... Can anyone help about how to use usb jig to unbrick GT-19100? This is urgent!
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Did you Soft-Brick it? If so,then just simply plug in the USB jig,and then it will enter download mode.From there you can download a new firmware via Odin.But make sure your battery is charged.After flashing Stock ROM (I recommend ICS 4.0.3,since the 4.0.4 has some bugs when flashing kernel),just do a Full Wipe in recovery.
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Did you Soft-Brick it? If so,then just simply plug in the USB jig,and then it will enter download mode.From there you can download a new firmware via Odin.But make sure your battery is charged.After flashing Stock ROM (I recommend ICS 4.0.3,since the 4.0.4 has some bugs when flashing kernel),just do a Full Wipe in recovery.
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Its hard bricked. Nothing lights up the display!
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Its hard bricked. Nothing lights up the display!
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Even the USB Jig doesn't power it on?
Then it's a hard brick.
Either JTAG or take it to service centre.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
immortalneo said:
Even the USB Jig doesn't power it on?
Then it's a hard brick.
Either JTAG or take it to service centre.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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I am trying to know how to use the jig...
ziaulh.ch said:
I am trying to know how to use the jig...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20504509
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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A jig isn't going to work. Your phone is busted. Take it to a service centre.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20504509
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Thanks... I tried but nothing happens. By the way.. I took my phone to a service center and since then the power button feels stuck. I couldnt observe it when I was taking back my phone. Is it a problem if the power button is stuck when plugging USB jig?
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A jig isn't going to work. Your phone is busted. Take it to a service centre.
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I took it to samsung and they said they need to replace the motherboard which costs same as a new phone!
ziaulh.ch said:
I took it to samsung and they said they need to replace the motherboard which costs same as a new phone!
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You can try to get a 2nd hand mobile (like with a broken screen) and use its motherboard.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
That isn't somehow magically going to make the jig work.
Do what Immortalneo said - tho don't try & swap the motherboard out yourself; pay a local mobile shop to do it. Will be cheaper than paying an authorised repairer to put a new one in.
ziaulh.ch said:
I took it to samsung and they said they need to replace the motherboard which costs same as a new phone!
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Did you Soft-Brick it? If so,then just simply plug in the USB jig,and then it will enter download mode.From there you can download a new firmware via Odin.But make sure your battery is charged.After flashing Stock ROM (I recommend ICS 4.0.3,since the 4.0.4 has some bugs when flashing kernel),just do a Full Wipe in recovery.
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Hi, my I9100 is in triangle screen now, and I want make a us jig for it, but i heard that higher than android 2,3,4 is necessary change the bootloader to a lower version for the work of USB jig, but i don't know how to do it.
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Hi, my I9100 is in triangle screen now, and I want make a us jig for it, but i heard that higher than android 2,3,4 is necessary change the bootloader to a lower version for the work of USB jig, but i don't know how to do it.
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The only reason you would need an older bootloader to use a jig on is if you wanted to remove evidence of flashing custom roms to get a warranty repair.....bearing in mind that EVERY s2 in existence now is more than 2 years old, that isn't an issue. The jig will work in your case, simply to force the phone into download mode, and is only necessary if the button press combination doesn't work. Try pressing (and holding) Power, Home & Volume Down buttons at the same time, then releasing ONLY the Power button when the device begins to start.....
If that works, the jig isn't needed.
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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The only reason you would need an older bootloader to use a jig on is if you wanted to remove evidence of flashing custom roms to get a warranty repair.....bearing in mind that EVERY s2 in existence now is more than 2 years old, that isn't an issue. The jig will work in your case, simply to force the phone into download mode, and is only necessary if the button press combination doesn't work. Try pressing (and holding) Power, Home & Volume Down buttons at the same time, then releasing ONLY the Power button when the device begins to start.....
If that works, the jig isn't needed.
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I can't do anything with this S2 just the triangle screen, neither press 3 bottom for download mode, thanks so much, keithross39
javiwz said:
I can't do anything with this S2 just the triangle screen, neither press 3 bottom for download mode, thanks so much, keithross39
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Have you tried powering the phone down (removing the battery if necessary) then (after putting the battery back in if you removed it) using the button combination on the phone from powered off?
Basically shut the phone down however you can, and while the device is powered off, try the button combination.....
If it doesn't work after multiple attempts, then the USB jig is the only thing that will help. There are (at least) *some* signs of life with your phone, so download mode should be accessible. I'd advise against trying to make your own jig, you can get them ready made for less than pocket change from eBay......
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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Have you tried powering the phone down (removing the battery if necessary) then (after putting the battery back in if you removed it) using the button combination on the phone from powered off?
Basically shut the phone down however you can, and while the device is powered off, try the button combination.....
If it doesn't work after multiple attempts, then the USB jig is the only thing that will help. There are (at least) *some* signs of life with your phone, so download mode should be accessible. I'd advise against trying to make your own jig, you can get them ready made for less than pocket change from eBay......
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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Hello,Keithross, I tried to remove the battery then press 3 bottom, put in battery, it work!!! I have got the download mode,a lot of thanks!!!!
javiwz said:
Hello,Keithross, I tried to remove the battery then press 3 bottom, put in battery, it work!!! I have got the download mode,a lot of thanks!!!!
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Excellent news....now all you have to do is use odin to flash a firmware.....
Not ICS 4.0.4 though.....There is a bug in that version of the available firmwares that can permanently kill an S2.....
This thread.......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/general/guide-t2345831
Will tell you everything you need to know about odin flashing, and it'll also tell you what you need to know if it goes wrong/doesn't work......
Good luck fella....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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Excellent news....now all you have to do is use odin to flash a firmware.....
Not ICS 4.0.4 though.....There is a bug in that version of the available firmwares that can permanently kill an S2.....
This thread.......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/general/guide-t2345831
Will tell you everything you need to know about odin flashing, and it'll also tell you what you need to know if it goes wrong/doesn't work......
Good luck fella....
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I did it, flash a firmware but it's in the boot animation now and it seems that it has taken too long time than normal,it was a ORANGE phone, so I flashed a orange 4.0.3 firmware from sammobile, the official page of Samsung.
javiwz said:
I did it, flash a firmware but it's in the boot animation now and it seems that it has taken too long time than normal,it was a ORANGE phone, so I flashed a orange 4.0.3 firmware from sammobile, the official page of Samsung.
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Is it still trying to boot?.....
If it is, turn it off and then boot into recovery with the other button combination (Volume UP, Power and Home buttons) then wipe cache and data. Then try and reboot as normal.
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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Is it still trying to boot?.....
If it is, turn it off and then boot into recovery with the other button combination (Volume UP, Power and Home buttons) then wipe cache and data. Then try and reboot as normal.
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Yeah, I did it , and it work now, I want to flash a Cyanogenmod for my I9100, recommend someone? I'm interesting CM11, but I don't know how will it work, also looking to CM10 or 10.2. Thanks a lot of your help!!
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Hi chaps,
I've had a UK (O2) GT-I9100P for about a year running the standard ICS firmware.
Was waiting for ages for O2 to release Jelly Bean for the 9100P but they didn't show any signs of doing it, so I used odin to flash with their version of Jelly Bean for the basic 9100. A few places online told me it should be fine, besides I never used the NFC capabilities anyway.
Phone worked ok, but there were still a few annoying little bugs (like the home button not working 90% of the time).
A couple of days ago, Kies tells me that it's downloaded the 4.1.2 firmware for the 9100P, but of course it won't install it as it now recognises my phone as the basic 9100.
Tried to flash it with Odin, but found that it won't enter recovery or download mode. I've tried the usual button combinations, but it just boots as normal.
I've tried various apps which are supposed to be able to root the phone from the device itself so I can get it all sorted out, but none of them work.
I'm now a little stuck...
Would really appreciate any expertise, I've got very limited knowledge of this sort of thing!
Make or buy a USB Jig. Use it to force your phone into download mode.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine."
Sent from my SGS II
Will the jig definitely work? I've just ordered one on ebay and hopefully will have it by Friday.
Oddly, my phone went into Odin mode about 2 minutes after my last post, but didn't seem happy to receive a flash. Tried it again since and it doesn't work again....
dns1 said:
Will the jig definitely work? I've just ordered one on ebay and hopefully will have it by Friday.
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When it comes to android phones, nothing can be guaranteed. A jig should work though.
Try turning off your phone, removing the battery for a few minutes, re-inserting the battery and holding down the Download mode button combo. See if that gets you into Odin mode.
Oddly, my phone went into Odin mode about 2 minutes after my last post, but didn't seem happy to receive a flash. Tried it again since and it doesn't work again....
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If Odin flashing fails, check out this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345831
Thankfully I've made some progress!
Using the "holding a button whilst plugging in" trick I managed to get into download mode and restore the correct stock rom for the O2 9100P.
Still having a few issues though, like the home button doesn't work... Anyone got any suggestions on how to fix that one?!
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.
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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
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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 :/
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
Hi all,
Searched the forum (and Google for that matter) for an answer but haven't found help on this particular query.
Yesterday my wife was charging her S2 (GT i-1900) at work via USB on her computer when an error message popped up on the phone stating something was wrong with fontemizer followed by freezing up. She restarted the phone a few times but the boot process only got as far as the white Samsung Logo and hasn't been able to get any further since. I've read that going into Recovery Mode and clearing the cache helps with this matter. Since I'm out of the country for the next 12 days, I tried to help her over Skype with getting into Recovery Mode (Vol UP+Home+Power) but for some reason it never gets her to the recovery menu. What happens is a green Android man shows up quickly (skype screen cap below), disappears followed by going right back to and freezing on the white Samsung logo. This happens every time. She's able to get into Download Mode (Vol DOWN+Home+Power) without any issue, but getting into recovery hasn't been possible. I've searched high and dry about why the green android man shows up temporarily but not into recovery and have found nothing. We really don't want to go down the reflashing a stock rom onto her device route as she's got a lot of unbacked up photos and videos that we don't want to lose so am hoping to find a fix to this problem that doesn't involve that.
Is there anyway we can get her into Recovery Mode without doing a stock reflash? And would clearing the cache help with this problem anyway?
Big thanks in advance to anyone in the know who can help with this matter!
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Screencap of the green Android man that shows up before quickly going back to and freezing on the Samsung Logo when hitting Vol UP+Home+Power
The thing is, flashing a stock rom via Odin won't wipe, unless you flash a 3 part firmware.
So what you need to do is go to samfirmware, and download the stock rom for your country & carrier. It will be a one part firmware, a tar.md5 extension. Don't get ICS 4.0.4. Do you know if it was on ICS or JB before? Best bet is to flash the same stock rom you were on before the issue.
So, flash the stock rom via Odin in download mode.
Regardless of flashing with wipe or non wipe: if you only want the photos and videos, they are stored on the internal or external sd card. They're not affected by a factory reset, or a wipe. So you should be good either way. Give it a a go.
Sent from a galaxy far, far away
I appreciate the response! To her (and my) surprise, after leaving the battery out of the phone overnight, the phone started up again without issue. No sign of errors and the phone is working perfectly fine. Wonder why it would be stuck on boot and a few hours later be back to normal? I've never experienced this before.
Meanwhile, I'm going to sort her out with Titanium Backup just in case... Thanks again for the help
Great! Goood to hear, I don't know how a long distance Skype flash would go Definitely get a backup going. If you're using titanium backup that means you're rooted, which means you can make a nandroid backup. I suggest doing that.
Good luck
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And please don't forget to add [SOLVED] to the title of your post.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine. "
Sent from my SGS II
immortalneo said:
And please don't forget to add [SOLVED] to the title of your post.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine. "
Sent from my SGS II
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I put [Solved] in the title, although [Mysteriously Solved] would be more fitting! Still wondering what caused the issue in the first place...
And now you have a working phone, get her to backup her photos and data as soon as possible....either to cloud storage or to a PC.......just in case......
Sent from either my S2 or my W via XDA developers app
Guys i had my phone accidentally bricked last night, what happened was i continue with the procedure without the USB JIG after successful patch, the phone is now dead... my question is, will the USB JIG save my phone? i ordered one and it's about to come in some time.. thanks!
Please provide more details. What firmware were u on? What kernel or file did u flash? How did u flash it? How did your phone get bricked? Can you enter recovery/download modes?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine."
Sent from my SGS II
Stock Firmware, Stock Kernel, Flashing a converted CWM Kernel via odin (converted to TAR) then the Triangle Appeared in the middle and it got stucked in the boot screen for a quite some time. I searched the forums and came upon how to remove the triangle exclamation point for a different phone (not noticing it) i followed the steps mentioning you need to plug the USB JIB (which i do not have) after flashing the 2.Tar (to remove the triangle in the boot) it stated the the phone Will be DEAD after reboot. then later on I saw on the post that it's not compatible for S2. Right now my phone can't access anything, no Boot, Recovery of Download mode.
Nope. A jig has a 1 in 10,000 chance of working (but try one anyway, you never know, you might be the 10,000th person).
Service centre for motherboard replacement (most expensive option), or source a 2nd hand board from a 'donor'/broken phone & replace it yourself or pay a local mobile repair shop to swap them (least expensive option). It might also be JTAG'able (again, a long shot), so you'd only consider that if whomever is going to do the JTAG is prepared to have a look at it for free/cheap if the JTAG isn't possible (many places will make you pay for the time they took to try a JTAG/have a look even if it can't be done).