I know you guys have had a lot of these questions, but I need help.
I rooted my S2 the other day with jeboo kernel v1.2a I believe. I installed CWM v0.99 aswell. It was all working fine until I went on to the Superuser app on my phone and said something about binary needed updating. So I continued thinking nothing off it. But now my phone is stuck in the boot loop and I don't really know what to do... I have looked around for answers but I am quite confused by it all.
I cannot enter recovery mode but I can enter download mode. I tried installing the jeboo kernel again but nothing happened. I was going to try installing a stock kernel but I don't know what version my phone is.
All of this probably doesn't make sense because to be honest, I don't really know what I'm talking about...
I would greatly appreciate any help!
Thanks.
Download stock rom from Samfirmware, flash with Odin = clean slate. How ? Thread stickied near top of Q&A.
flash another kernel
vinny_ said:
I know you guys have had a lot of these questions, but I need help.
I roted my S2 the other day with jeboo kernel v1.2a I believe. I installed CWM v0.99 aswell. It was all working fine until I went on to the Superuser app on my phone and said something about binary needed updating. So I continued thinking nothing off it. But now my phone is stuck in the boot loop and I don't really know what to do... I have looked around for answers but I am quite confused by it all.
I cannot enter recovery mode but I can enter download mode. I tried installing the jeboo kernel again but nothing happened. I was going to try installing a stock kernel but I don't know what version my phone is.
All of this probably doesn't make sense because to be honest, I don't really know what I'm talking about...
I would greatly appreciate any help!
Thanks.
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if you are talking about your phones os version then it is jelly bean.
flash another kernel with disabled emmc brickbug(Syiah,speedmod,dorimanx...etc)via odin as recovery comes preinstalled then do a wipe data/factory reset.
Link to siyah kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1555259
Link to speedmod kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2140192
link to dorimanx kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1617219
and if you want to know what is emmc brickbug here is a link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756242
i hope it helps and i hope i didnt break the forum rules.
LYandroid said:
if you are talking about your phones os version then it is jelly bean.
flash another kernel with disabled emmc brickbug(Syiah,speedmod,dorimanx...etc)via odin as recovery comes preinstalled then do a wipe data/factory reset.
Link to siyah kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1555259
Link to speedmod kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2140192
link to dorimanx kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1617219
and if you want to know what is emmc brickbug here is a link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756242
i hope it helps and i hope i didnt break the forum rules.
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Omg thank you so much. This worked and got the phone out of the boot loop! Now do you recommend wiping date/factory data or leaving it how it is?
vinny_ said:
Omg thank you so much. This worked and got the phone out of the boot loop! Now do you recommend wiping date/factory data or leaving it how it is?
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as long as you chose a safe kernel from emmc brickbug you can safely perform a wipe data.
LYandroid said:
as long as you chose a safe kernel from emmc brickbug you can safely perform a wipe data.
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Could you explain what emmc brickbug is?
I don't really want to perform a factory reset - is it recommended to do one?
Thanks.
Edit: Downloaded emmc brickbug check from the play store. Says"NO. Sane chip." I'm guessing that's good news?
there is no risk of emmc bug
vinny_ said:
Could you explain what emmc brickbug is?
I don't really want to perform a factory reset - is it recommended to do one?
Thanks.
Edit: Downloaded emmc brickbug check from the play store. Says"NO. Sane chip." I'm guessing that's good news?
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emmc brickbug is a bug with internal storage(internal storage chip)witch makes phone dead if you perform a wipe data/factory reset with CWM or restore a nandroid backup(mostly with ICS 4.04 ROMs)it happens to some Samsung phones(edit:even S3 but in different case it causes sudden death[it also means phone dead but it happens even if you didn't perform wipe data or restore nandroid backup]from no reason).
But since your phone is sane chip,you are LUCKY,there is absolutely no risk of emmc brickbug.
Only perform wipe data/factory reset in case of bootloop (especially when flashing new ROM)or when the phone hangs.
Sorry for bad english.
LYandroid said:
emmc brickbug is a bug with internal storage(internal storage chip)witch makes phone dead if you perform a wipe data/factory reset with CWM or restore a nandroid backup(mostly with ICS 4.04 ROMs)it happens to some Samsung phones(edit:even S3 but in different case it causes sudden death[it also means phone dead but it happens even if you didn't perform wipe data or restore nandroid backup]from no reason).
But since your phone is sane chip,you are LUCKY,there is absolutely no risk of emmc brickbug.
Only perform wipe data/factory reset in case of bootloop (especially when flashing new ROM)or when the phone hangs.
Sorry for bad english.
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Thanks for the explanation, so I don't need to wipe data/factory reset?
vinny_ said:
Thanks for the explanation, so I don't need to wipe data/factory reset?
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no, there is no need to wipe data/factory reset
LYandroid said:
no, there is no need to wipe data/factory reset
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Thank you very much for you help sir!
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Thank you very much for you help sir!
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you are welcome
Get your model number from beneath your battery for starters. That's a requirement
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Pretty much copy and paste, but I have updated it with latest info.
geokilla said:
So this is weird... In four days, the ROM or phone has froze on me about half a dozen times now. The first time when I was setting it up by as I had just done a flash of the ROM. While setting it up, the phone decided to suddenly slow down all of a sudden to a crawl, up to the point where everything started to get washed out and freeze on me. Force restart by holding Volume Up + Power was the only solution to fix it. Just now, my sister had it connected to her computer and was transferring music over into the internal SD when suddenly, the same thing happened. Again, only solution was to force restart. Anyone have this happen to them before? Everything is completely stock except that we're on Dorimanx 5.3 kernel. Then the other times, it would either slow down and freeze in the CWM Recovery Menu, or when she is texting, playing games, etc. There aren't that many apps installed at all. Reflash of kernel doesn't solve the problem.
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Could it be that I need to flash the phone with official ICS + bootloader + PIT? I jumped straight from stock Gingerbread to custom ICS.
geokilla said:
Pretty much copy and paste, but I have updated it with latest info.
Could it be that I need to flash the phone with official ICS + bootloader + PIT? I jumped straight from stock Gingerbread to custom ICS.
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try doing a wipe data/factory reset as that is normally a fix to these kind of problems. Also clear cache and dalvik and that should fix the problem!
geokilla said:
Pretty much copy and paste, but I have updated it with latest info.
Could it be that I need to flash the phone with official ICS + bootloader + PIT? I jumped straight from stock Gingerbread to custom ICS.
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Do not use the .pit file unless you understand 100%sure about what you are doing. That's probably the easiest way to bork your device.
Edit: try flashing a different kernel. Try dark knight or fluxi. I think it would solve your issues
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I would get an official rom, and flash it with odin, (no repartition is required) then install your fav. custom rom
just my 2 cents
FWX
UltimateAnas said:
try doing a wipe data/factory reset as that is normally a fix to these kind of problems. Also clear cache and dalvik and that should fix the problem!
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I can't wipe data/factory reset in CWM for some reason when I first tried to install the custom ROM. Never tried again... I wonder if it's because my I9100 is brickable.
I have cleared cache and dalvik cache but no luck. It even slowed down and froze in CWM Recovery.
kilometers4 said:
Do not use the .pit file unless you understand 100%sure about what you are doing. That's probably the easiest way to bork your device.
Edit: try flashing a different kernel. Try dark knight or fluxi. I think it would solve your issues
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I know what I'm doing. Flashed with PIT many times before on my Captivate. Haven't tried PIT on her I9100 though. I haven't broken my phone with PIT yet, even though there's quite a few PITs out there lol.
I've read of others running the same combo as me, but they're fine so I wonder what else could cause this...
FireWalkerX said:
I would get an official rom, and flash it with odin, (no repartition is required) then install your fav. custom rom
just my 2 cents
FWX
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The ICS ROM from the Q&A Sticky should work right? Her I9100 is brickable so.... Gotta be careful.
Flash a stock rom, go to sammobile.com and find one then try again?
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format cache/data/system , then make all wipes , then put your phone in download mode , flash a stock ROM from samfirmware.com , then root your phone !
Running the latest Dorimanx 5.5 kernel and still getting the same problem. In fact, I noticed that if you set it to Performance under Kernel Tweaks in Recovery, the problem is more apparent. Setting it to default causes the issue too.
I stupidly installed a rom meant for the International version and hard bricked my phone to the point that it was unresponsive to everything, no signs of bootup when I pressed power, couldn't boot into CWM, couldn't boot into D/L mode it was basically a vegetable. Luckily I got a replacement free but onto the question.
Is is almost a guarantee that the reason it broke to that point was because I installed a ROM for a different variant? I was always under the impression that if you did this you'd soft brick and and least be able to either boot to recovery or flash via ODIN. The reason I'm asking is because of the thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756242&highlight=hard+bricked
Basically official 4.0.4 versions of ICS of SGS2's can lead to a hardbrick if you flash CWM and do a factory reset / data wipe which was exactly what I flashed from when I flashed the wrong ROM on my phone. I went from official Samsung 4.0.4 w/ CWM to the wrong ROM I mentioned earlier after factory resetting in CWM / wipe cache / dalvik cache.
My question is basically did my phone hard brick because I flashed the wrong ROM or did it hard brick because I was using official 4.0.4 and did a factory reset / cache wipe / dalvik cache wipe? There's no mention besides my post of this happening on i757ms in that warning post but I don't want to turn my phone into a cinder block again. What are your thoughts on this?
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My question is basically did my phone hard brick because I flashed the wrong ROM
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Yes. It is because you flashed a ROM meant for a completely different model phone. Everything else is irrelevant. The brickbug issue does not affect your model.
ctomgee said:
Yes. It is because you flashed a ROM meant for a completely different model phone. Everything else is irrelevant. The brickbug issue does not affect your model.
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+1
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
guys i have a funny issue wonder if i can get some help. I flashed FlappJaxx Beta 3 and had a bad down load or something so anyway tons of reboots and nothing just the non stop vibrate.. well i i finally got it back to the down load screen after pulling the battery several times. and got it Odin back to unrooted and turn on followed the unroot instruction well i left it stock and have had same issue where i click something and it flashes and just vibrates over and over until i pull battery.. well is this phone dead is there a fix?
I odin back again and same thing im going to odin back to stock again then do a stock root and flash another room but its doing the stupid reboot over and over vibrate thing even with the non-rooted stock rom. i just can't seem to find any direction on how to fix this or is it just a lost cause. wanted it to hold on till Note 2 hit shelves but looks like a s3 in my futures.
OK didnt work still FC and boot looping this time i installed Kies and put in download mode and updated the firmware and im getting same thing. GOSH DOGGIT hahaha.. Yea i need some advise i tried everything ive read i must be missing something somewhere.
i guess no one has ever had this before? still no solution i have tried everything format the internal disc but want to know if i do that will i be able to flash odin back to stock any help there?
walkerkd said:
i guess no one has ever had this before? still no solution i have tried everything format the internal disc but want to know if i do that will i be able to flash odin back to stock any help there?
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First of all, I'm no pro at this stuff but I feel your pain.
It sounds like you are getting stuck in a boot loop of sorts.
What I would do if I was you, after flashing a rom, go back into Recovery mode on the phone and clear out the cache partion, wipe Dalvik cache, and then wipe data/factory reset. After that, reboot your phone - it should start up normally. This is what I do to my phone to get it to function as it should.
Hope that helps
i went in to the advance tab and formatted everything hahah.. it juts wiped and odin back to stock again bout to wipe it and try to odin root see if i can get it done. worth a try ive tried to much stuff im bout to take phone out get my 338 tape to a zombie target and have some fun!
walkerkd said:
i went in to the advance tab and formatted everything hahah.. it juts wiped and odin back to stock again bout to wipe it and try to odin root see if i can get it done. worth a try ive tried to much stuff im bout to take phone out get my 338 tape to a zombie target and have some fun!
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What language are you using here? I have no idea what you are saying.
kmacsouris said:
First of all, I'm no pro at this stuff but I feel your pain.
It sounds like you are getting stuck in a boot loop of sorts.
What I would do if I was you, after flashing a rom, go back into Recovery mode on the phone and clear out the cache partion, wipe Dalvik cache, and then wipe data/factory reset. After that, reboot your phone - it should start up normally. This is what I do to my phone to get it to function as it should.
Hope that helps
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Agreed ...
When returning to stock via Odin ...you must reboot into your recovery and wipe data and factory reset the device prior to rebooting.
Even though you wiped prior to flashing the stock Odin .tar image.
These devices stay dirty even after wiping data on occasion ...g
gregsarg said:
Agreed ...
When returning to stock via Odin ...you must reboot into your recovery and wipe data and factory reset the device prior to rebooting.
Even though you wiped prior to flashing the stock Odin .tar image.
These devices stay dirty even after wiping data on occasion ...g
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Yea i think thats what happen. it was not a clean wipe but i think i got it now i have gotten two fc & reboot i can live with that. thanks you guys for your help.
walkerkd said:
Yea i think thats what happen. it was not a clean wipe but i think i got it now i have gotten two fc & reboot i can live with that. thanks you guys for your help.
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Boot into your recovery, and "fix permissions "...then reboot.
That should clear up the rest of the issues ...g
gregsarg said:
Boot into your recovery, and "fix permissions "...then reboot.
That should clear up the rest of the issues ...g
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oh really? wow i didnt even think about that im wiping again and flashing odin to stock but this time after it boots i will wipe factory reset. then root factory reset and fix permissions. thank for the help!
Always welcome ....
Fixing permissions is overlooked a lot ...
And the wrong permissions will cause FC's all over the build ..
I always fix permissions after any flash or modification ....it's just a good habit to get into ...IMHO ...g
Hi guys... recently a friends bought an used i9100, and with the app on the store we discovered that his chip is bugged... but the kernel seems to be a SAFE kernel... now... can i factory restore that phone without problems? Are the 3 wipe safe? Or i risk to hard-brick that device???
Please help
Please be more specific.
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whodisname said:
Please be more specific.
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That phone run an unofficial version of android 4.0.3, kernel is classified SAFE, but the app say that chip is bugged... cab i get an hard-brick trying to erase the internal storage memory (factory reset) or doing the 3 wipe in recovery mode (cache, data, dalvik)?
maniele856 said:
That phone run an unofficial version of android 4.0.3, kernel is classified SAFE, but the app say that chip is bugged... cab i get an hard-brick trying to erase the internal storage memory (factory reset) or doing the 3 wipe in recovery mode (cache, data, dalvik)?
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Tomorrow i'll post the screenshots of the app warning and of the phone detail
I thought that as long as your on 4.0.3 then everything is safe. It's only 4.0.4 that has the brick problem.
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maniele856 said:
That phone run an unofficial version of android 4.0.3, kernel is classified SAFE, but the app say that chip is bugged... cab i get an hard-brick trying to erase the internal storage memory (factory reset) or doing the 3 wipe in recovery mode (cache, data, dalvik)?
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The chip is bugged meaning if you're using a non safe ketnel ypu have a chance of bricking (actually super bricking) the phone by performing data wipe.
The emmc cap bug was fixed in most kernels. All stock based kernels prior to june 2012 are safe. Most of the later releases are not. Most 4.0.3 stock kernels are safe.
Nevertheless just to be on a safe side, never use stock based kernel to wipe data. The best way out would be to install one of the safe custom kernels, then reboot recovery and only then wipe data.
The application you're talking about is most likely Gotbrickbug by Chainfire and it checks whether your chip is bugged. Doesn't check your kernel. That means your chip is bad but can be rather safely wiped using a kernel that was declared safe by dev.
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daxgirl said:
The chip is bugged meaning if you're using a non safe ketnel ypu have a chance of bricking (actually super bricking) the phone by performing data wipe.
The emmc cap bug was fixed in most kernels. All stock based kernels prior to june 2012 are safe. Most of the later releases are not. Most 4.0.3 stock kernels are safe.
Nevertheless just to be on a safe side, never use stock based kernel to wipe data. The best way out would be to install one of the safe custom kernels, then reboot recovery and only then wipe data.
The application you're talking about is most likely Gotbrickbug by Chainfire and it checks whether your chip is bugged. Doesn't check your kernel. That means your chip is bad but can be rather safely wiped using a kernel that was declared safe by dev.
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So, if my kernel is SAFE i can do all the wipe and the factory restore without problem. Right?
Yes.
Hi guys,
I have an S2 which I installed JB v5.. On to and all seemed OK except I had an issue with the screen going blank during calls. I posted a ? On the forum and some suggested Siyah Kernel which I downloaded to solve the prob......... Prob now is when ever I reboot it comes up with System UI has stopped. This in itself isn't a real issue because I can use CWM and reboot back to original back up of ICS.
My question is why would this be happening, is it a matter of just trying another Kernel (to solve my original prob of the blank screen)
I would like to keep Siyah and use JB if possible as they appear good but I am very new to all this so any suggestions are appreciated
Thanks
JB = JellyBam..? Which version of Siyah did you try? It's important you flash the right one Look at the changelog on www.gokhanmoral.com.
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In the CWM try to wipe dalvik, wipe cache, file permission,wipe factory reset. then restart again
rapnix said:
In the CWM try to wipe dalvik, wipe cache, file permission,wipe factory reset. then restart again
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Why do a factory reset if it's just a kernel/flash-issue? It seems he just flashed the wrong version.
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Phone stats
Thanks for the replays
Phone stats
kernel -3.0.31-Siyah-S2-v5.0.1+
android Version-4.0.4
Let me know if you need any more info
I was pretty sure I'd only downloaded the correct stuff but it was late at night
Thanks
Phone Stats
Thanks for the replays
Phone stats
kernel -3.0.31-Siyah-S2-v5.0.1+CWM
android Version-4.0.4
jB-jelly Bam-5.2.0_i9100Stable
CWM-SuperSU -v0.99
Let me know if you need any more info
I was pretty sure I'd only downloaded the correct stuff but it was late at night
Thanks
Morieson said:
Thanks for the replays
Phone stats
kernel -3.0.31-Siyah-S2-v5.0.1+CWM
android Version-4.0.4
jB-jelly Bam-5.2.0_i9100Stable
CWM-SuperSU -v0.99
Let me know if you need any more info
I was pretty sure I'd only downloaded the correct stuff but it was late at night
Thanks
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Try kernel v4 instead. If you still have issues you will need to wipe data/factory reset. You can backup everything via Titanium Backup Pro.
If you still have issues you will need to use a kernel/rom cleaning script like these. Once you have cleaned rom/kernel of old leftover files you can do a fresh install of rom then kernel.