Hey guys,
A few weeks ago I updated my Galaxy S2 from a nightly version to CM 10.1.3 stable version. Everything was good, very smooth, but this morning suddenly it is frozen (battery was almost full) and I needed to remove battery to restart. It did not. CM logo was turning infinitely. Then I took it to Recovery mode, made wipe cache partittion, restart again. Then nothing happen. No logo, no boot, no recovery mode, no download mode, no respond to USB cable, no charge, nothing... Like it's dead.
What can I do? Do you have any experience for this problem?
Is it emmc fault? Or can Jtag solve it?
Murat
If it's dead it's dead. Not really anything you can do other than see if it can be JTAG'd (don't get your hopes up), or replace the motherboard.
Are u sure just wiping the cache only?
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fadli1987 said:
Are u sure just wiping the cache only?
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Yes, I just did wipe cache. For this reason, I am confused.
I updated to stable version without problem and it went on 2 weeks.
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Hello.
I have "little" problem on my sgs2.
I bought it used and it had vibration broken (flexcable broken).
I fix it with new part and used it one day for testing it.
It was working flawless.
Yesterday i flashed it on stock 2.3.5 Nee and rooted it with speedmod.
It was working ok and no glitches or anything unusual behavior.
I installed about 50 programs in a row for market and put the settings and launchers in working.
it took about 1,5 hours and it was pretty warm but not burning hot.
Then i went to sleep and put it on charger.
On this morning i woke to my backup alarm and noticed that the phone had died on night.
I beginning to believe it´s maybe dead completely, maybe hardware failure.
I have tried everything else, but not jig (haven´t got it yet).
It doesn´t go to cwm or download mod, no lights, nothing just black screen.
It doesn´t charge or even get warm when trying to charge.
I have tried it on two different battery (other battery is brand new genuine).
Doesn´t look or smell burned (motherboard).
Any suggestions?
doesnt sound like its bricked.
try these steps:
1) open ODIN
2) reflash speedmod kernel using the ODIN's .tar file
3) go into CWM recovery
4) wipe data / cache / davlik
5) flash a new ROM or official Firmware
6) flash a new modem file
7) reboot the phone
8) start restoring all your apps and settings etc
here are some links to get u started (the setup i use)
speedmod kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15923377&postcount=1
bastista foxhound rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15524878&postcount=1
black blue OR blue theme
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19741855&postcount=9416
XXKI4 modem
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17967764&postcount=5
AMDPOWERFIST said:
doesnt sound like its bricked.
try these steps:
1) open ODIN
2) reflash speedmod kernel using the ODIN's .tar file
3) go into CWM recovery
4) wipe data / cache / davlik
5) flash a new ROM or official Firmware
6) flash a new modem file
7) reboot the phone
8) start restoring all your apps and settings etc
here are some links to get u started (the setup i use)
speedmod kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15923377&postcount=1
bastista foxhound rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15524878&postcount=1
black blue OR blue theme
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19741855&postcount=9416
XXKI4 modem
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17967764&postcount=5
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..He can't enter download mode
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bruflot said:
..He can't enter download mode
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ahh ok
well if ur 100% sure u cant get into download mode, your kinda screwed. thats the last line of defense against bricking. if thats gone, you might as well throw it or maybe see if a dev can salvage it - but i doubt it
Donate to the unbrickable mod team ;-)
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Try charging it via USB or with a different charger and cable. Other than this and using another battery, I think its f**ked if unable to boot into DL mode without jig.
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Try charging it via USB or with a different charger and cable. Other than this and using another battery, I think its f**ked if unable to boot into DL mode without jig.
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I´ve tried, and charger works normally on my trusty old sgs1.
Also tried on computer with 3 different cables.
Buffalee said:
I´ve tried, and charger works normally on my trusty old sgs1.
Also tried on computer with 3 different cables.
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You said you haven't got a jig yet. I'd suggest you get a jig. I got one for a couple bucks on eBay. Worth it to see if it will trigger download mode.
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You said you haven't got a jig yet. I'd suggest you get a jig. I got one for a couple bucks on eBay. Worth it to see if it will trigger download mode.
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Jig is coming sometime in next week.
I doubt it´l help because it went black on charging.
Memory shouldn´t corrupt just like that.
I also read couple post on overheated sgs2.
Anyway the jig is worth of try.
Does someone know is it possible to buy just a motherboard and what does those cost?
Maybe i have to sell it on parts.
If it does not even turn on. Then it's a hardware failure. No jig is going to fix that.
Hi, I am new to Samsung I previously had HTC's but I got a Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 and tried unlocking it with galaxys_unlock tool from Android market and it worked, unlocked the phone I tried a new sim card but then it started crashing very shortly after unlocking and now it is just stuck on Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100 boot screen and keeps rebooting from there. I tried reflashing stock firmware on it and still same result. Is there any way to rescue it. I have tried all the bootloop threads but they all seem to be related to kernel problems and software problems I tried all the fixes but they don't work. Is my phone hardbricked or something? I can get into download mode and am able to flash new roms with odin but can not get into recovery mode at all. When i press the buttons to get into recovery mode the device just shuts down and reboots. Please say I can fix it. Thanks guys.
You shouldnt need to reflash.. being stuck there is sometimes normal as it normaly means you didnt wipe any cache or do a factory reset so it gets stuck at boot...
Flash the phone with the ROM you wanted.. & then root if you wish...when it boots & gets stuck... do this...
remove battery, wait 30 seconds or so & pop it back in...
Boot to recovery & wipe cache, then factory reset.. then advanced & wipe dalvik cache
reboot phone...skip all the startup **** & go into phone & do a factory reset from there once rebooted your phone will be up & running..... I hope...
also this will wipe everything as if a clean install....
War3zuk said:
You shouldnt need to reflash.. being stuck there is sometimes normal as it normaly means you didnt wipe any cache or do a factory reset so it gets stuck at boot...
Flash the phone with the ROM you wanted.. & then root if you wish...when it boots & gets stuck... do this...
remove battery, wait 30 seconds or so & pop it back in...
Boot to recovery & wipe cache, then factory reset.. then advanced & wipe dalvik cache
reboot phone...skip all the startup **** & go into phone & do a factory reset from there once rebooted your phone will be up & running..... I hope...
also this will wipe everything as if a clean install....
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I cant get to recovery though
You may not have recovery, if u flash a stick ROM/kernel that doesn't have CWM then of course your not gonna be able to enter it
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chronic8000 said:
I cant get to recovery though
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You're probably doing it wrong.
blade30p said:
You may not have recovery, if u flash a stick ROM/kernel that doesn't have CWM then of course your not gonna be able to enter it
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Because stock kernels don't have recovery? <insert I'm with stoopid smiley here>
oinkylicious said:
You're probably doing it wrong.
Because stock kernels don't have recovery? <insert I'm with stoopid smiley here>
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I know stock kernels don't have recovery, but I have already tried flashing CWM and Sirah both of which have recovery and it passes with odin and still doesn't work!
Stock kernels have stock recovery
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I think you missed the question mark. Stock kernels most certainly do have recovery.
Anyway, I stand by my statement, you're probably not doing the correct procedure to enter recovery.
oinkylicious said:
I think you missed the question mark. Stock kernels most certainly do have recovery.
Anyway, I stand by my statement, you're probably not doing the correct procedure to enter recovery.
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I know how to get into recovery, hold down volume up, home and power for 10 seconds. It is like the unlock tool has bricked my partitions or something. Now my battery has died and will not even charge, Download mode says "Can't download, battery too low" and shows no signs of life when plugged into a charger.
I changed the charger and now it looks like it is charging but the charging animation that shows when the phone is off and charging doesn't do anything, it just has a battery symbol with a static circle in the middle, not sure if it is actually charging or not but still doesn't fix the fact i can't get into recovery or even boot a stock rom flashed by odin.
Could the unlock tool have bricked my phone or could it have wiped the IMEI? Would a blank IMEI stop the phone from booting?
Thanks for your help guys. Really need my S2 working again and hoping it is not a return to samsung jobby as I have not got a USB Jig to reset the flash counter.
Did you backup your efs folder before running the unlock tool?
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Did you backup your efs folder before running the unlock tool?
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Yes I did but I looked for it on the SD card and couldn't find it. Please tell me it hasn't saved it on the internal memory...
chronic8000 said:
I changed the charger and now it looks like it is charging but the charging animation that shows when the phone is off and charging doesn't do anything, it just has a battery symbol with a static circle in the middle, not sure if it is actually charging or not but still doesn't fix the fact i can't get into recovery or even boot a stock rom flashed by odin.
Could the unlock tool have bricked my phone or could it have wiped the IMEI? Would a blank IMEI stop the phone from booting?
Thanks for your help guys. Really need my S2 working again and hoping it is not a return to samsung jobby as I have not got a USB Jig to reset the flash counter.
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Phone will so no signal when imei foder get deleted,it cant be bricked with imei deleted.leave phone in charging for few hour and then chexk back.
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Phone will so no signal when imei foder get deleted,it cant be bricked with imei deleted.leave phone in charging for few hour and then chexk back.
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yes I am going to leave it on charge for a few hours but when it was working it wouldn't boot at all, there is no way a missing imei or corrupted nvdata.bin / efs could stop the phone from booting then?
OK it has been on charge for an hour and a half and all it has done is get hot, I cant access download mode any more as it says "LOW BATTERY!! CAN'T DOWNLOAD!!" So I am stuck, dont know what to do now. If i send it back to samsung do they ask for proof of purchase or is the fact I have the box and everything proof enough? Just asking as I had that with HTC ages ago.
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OK it has been on charge for an hour and a half and all it has done is get hot, I cant access download mode any more as it says "LOW BATTERY!! CAN'T DOWNLOAD!!" So I am stuck, dont know what to do now. If i send it back to samsung do they ask for proof of purchase or is the fact I have the box and everything proof enough? Just asking as I had that with HTC ages ago.
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Damn. You can get unlock codes for $10 on eBay, not worth messing your phone over 10 bucks. For now, I guess you are stuck.
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FromiOSToAndroid said:
Damn. You can get unlock codes for $10 on eBay, not worth messing your phone over 10 bucks. For now, I guess you are stuck.
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Gee thanks, really useful input there.
I will pay £20 by paypal on 17th when i get paid to person who helps me fix this
If someone is actually knowledgeable enough to help me fix this I will pay them £20GBP by PayPal on 17th August when I get paid.
My wifes going to send her phone back to Samsung soon and they asked for proof of purchase.
Were ok there,but I suppose other people may not have that.It looks like they are trying to get out of fixing their phones.
All they should be doing is checking the phones not lost/stolen then get on with the repair ........tossers
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May I ask what is your S2 version? Are you sure it is an International version?
I would suggest to re-download a different ROM and flash it using ODIN 1.85.
About the warranty, I think the receipt is really needed to avail this. Unless you're willing to spend some cash for the repair.
Hi all,
so i just start and describe my problem. My Friend asked me to root his phone and flash RR 2.7. So far i did this with 5 phones be4 (s2 and s3)
He had ICS (4.04) with the buildnumber XXLQ6, so i took for rooting purposes this one CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_LQ5-v5.6-CWM5, because i couldn't find LQ6.
Ofc i did it with odin and everything went according to plan. After the restart phone was rooted and i had access to CWM.
I rebooted into Recovery Mode and Wiped everything icluding battery stats and dalvik. Then i selected the RR 2.7 zip and the Installation went smoothly. After that i wiped everything again before rebooting and also did the "fix permissions" thing in the adv settings.
Reboot and Phone stayed off no recovery or download mode.
I guess it is bricked and i wonder did i something wrong? Phone getting back to repair i hope warranty will cover it.
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Have you tried charging it? Perhaps the batter was too low and the flashing took all the juice. Happened to me once on a Droid3
no i dont think so I tried though. the phone had the original bigger battery and had 65% before flashing. no I am afraid ti flash ever again...
I quess you can try a USB jig to get into download mode, maybe the 3 button combo is out of order.
the device dead now and there is no way to relief it :crying:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756242
yahyoh said:
the device dead now and there is no way to relief it :crying:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756242
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so do you think warranty will cover it?
My friend bricked his, went to our local service center and told them that the phone died on him after installing an app from the play store, worked like charm
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thanks for that answer I feel better now. I'll let you know what they gonna say.
Hi
i have two batteries, one in the phone and one i keep on the charger. Before i pulled out the battery without turning the phone off to replace it. now the phone wont go pass the samsung boot screen. phone was working perfectly before. currently running sotmax v10. tried reflashing the rom but still nothing.
is there anything i can do?
Try some other ROM... still if it doesn't work, try flashing official firmware with ODIN... hope it works.
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nathaniel.tp said:
Hi
i have two batteries, one in the phone and one i keep on the charger. Before i pulled out the battery without turning the phone off to replace it. now the phone wont go pass the samsung boot screen. phone was working perfectly before. currently running sotmax v10. tried reflashing the rom but still nothing.
is there anything i can do?
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Full wipe and re-install from recovery?
Does it boot into Download Mode? If yes, try to Odin back to stock ROM?
Hi,
I am on Archidroid 1.7.11 , Kernel Boeffla 5.2 b 6a , my phone randomly reboots and is stuck on Samsung Logo, after trying 2 -3 times I am successfully able to get to the Main working screen and It works perfectly normally, but sometimes after 4-5 hours it again reboots and is stuck on Samsung screen , after 2-3 tires I am able to get it working normally. My phone is not hot, I tried 4.1.2 ROM and same thing happens with that ROM as well. Today, I formatted my EXT SD card and this problem is occurring after that (it might be a coincidence).
Is my problem related to:
1. SD Card
2. Power Button
3. ROM
4. Power button (I don't see that it is stuck).
or just 5. SDS?
Please advise as I am out of warranty and pretty worried about the same.
Sounds like firmware corrupting due to nand memory failure. Flash the official 4.3 stock rom, factory reset and test before you install or restore anything.
SDS is sudden, the phone dies and will never boot again.
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boomboomer said:
Sounds like firmware corrupting due to nand memory failure. Flash the official 4.3 stock rom, factory reset and test before you install or restore anything.
SDS is sudden, the phone dies and will never boot again.
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Thank you very much for the reply. However It will be great if you can share a good firmware to flash (may be a link if you could) and also , do I need to flash it via ODIN with PIT ? Please advise.
I suggest try with new Kernel. Try stock or LiteGX kernel.
I am on latest Boeffla kernel and phone is working fine at the moment. I noticed that earlier it used to reboot when phone was not in use. While using, the phone never reboot earlier. Also, my voltage is sometimes unstable like 500 MA but replugging the charger pin solves the problem. Can someone suggest If my above problem is related to USB port on my phone?
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Its been now alomost 24 hours since I got any reboot issue. In the interim I cleaned the USB port on my phone via toothbrush and also made sure that My power button is not stuck.
I wanted to share this so that any one who has this kind of problem in future can take the steps from the steps I took to troubleshoot this problem.
I will report back in case I see this issue again .
Thank you everyone for amazing help!