Hi Guys,
I am new here from South Africa.
I have a problem with my S2. It froze while I was in an application. Nothing would work and the phone just didn't want to power off as well. I then unclipped the battery and then started it up. The phone would not go past the screen which reads Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100.
Then I read up and watched a few clips on how to do the rerooting, etc. and attempted it but mine never completed using ODIN 1.85. I then unplugged the device from the PC as nothing was happening, now the phone does not want to boot up. All it shows on screen is a phone (cell phone) and a broken link to a PC.
What would I need to do? My service provider advise that they need to install a new motherboard and it would cost 2500ZAR to fix. I did not believe them as to me this is just a software related issue.
Any help will be appreciated to get my S2 working again.
I will post up a pic of what the screen shows a little later.
You're right about it being a firmware issue/not requiring a motherboard replacement - this is quite likely fixable by you (even though pulling the cable is the absolute worst thing you can do during a flash short of pissing on the phone)
That pic on the screen of the phone----PC means the phone is in 'forced download' mode. You need to flash a stock rom with Odin. Get one from Samfirmware, and flash it following the instructions in the thread stickied near the top of Q&A. If it fails to flash first time, search for Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread & try the stuff in that thread until you get a successful flash (hopefully you won't need it).
Thank you for that assistance. I will search for the threads your recommended.
Hi Guys,
A friend of mine will be looking at the phone and seeing what he can do. :good:
There have been a lot of "friends" ruining peoples phones on here....lol
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i have a problem with my galaxy s2 exactly like this: got a wierd problem. My galaxy S2 refuses to shut down.
When I shut the phone down without a USB cable connected then the phone turns black and the 'menu and 'return' button lights up then the phone vibrates. at this stage before the buttons turns black and the phone was totally shut down. now instead the buttons are still lit after the vibration and then the phone starts up again.
With a USB plugged in after the vibration when shutting down I get to the screen where the battery indicating charging is shown, but as soon i remove the USB cable the phone starts.
The power button is not stuck.
It's not rooted: cleared the cache in 3e recovery. No change.
I fully charged my battery. No change
I drained my battery to 0%. No change
I tried another battery. No change.
Well i thing i should Re-flash a Bootloder or install another one, is there any idea how to do that throw ODIN1.85 Please please please help me im just
First step back up data factory reset phone .
Do not start messing with bootloaders flash a full stock firmware if you have to .
jje
Bootloader via Odin available in intratechs thread. In post where ki3 is. Maybe 3rd post???
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
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Can you people be more clearly on Ur Tips Please, Do i have to Update Bootloader or Bootloader will Automatically update after i flash a Full firmware via Odin or during update a frimware do i need to click a tick there writting "UPDATE BOOTLOADER" or not or let me know any Solution pleaseeeeeeeeeee . English is my 3rd Langue so Please try to explane with a Simply English Brothers and sister. I feel sucks No one can fix my Problem here in Kosovo.
If you are going to flash New firmware via Odin from intratech you will automatically get the right (older) bootloader that lets you clear the flash counter with the jig.
If you have already flashed KI3 or KI8 from somewhere else chances are you will have the new bootloader flashed on your phone.
If that is the case intratech has the older bootloader that you can download and flash via Odin without having to flash the full firmware again.
Read the 1st few posts in his thread carefully for the exact steps to follow.
Good luck.
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@ aceofclubs and Others
Well i try Many of Roms to flash i try with older and newer Problem still there, i think i need to Change a Usb Port (Electronic Usb maybe i demage with a bad Charger or Who know). Is there any Idea where i can Buy&Purchase Galaxy s2 Electronic Parts
I has this same problem after flashing ki4. Would not shut off. Kept booting up every time I tried to switch off. After a bit of searching I found a fix got my phone. Just remove the battery for 30 seconds. Reinstall and try again. Might not work for you but won't cost anything to try.
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Just read. You already tried another battery do this won't help you. Sorry.
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dear Friend thanks for trying to help me, but i can not find a human being that can tell me how exactly to fix my problem i have this problem 1 month, for me it will be enough to know if is a Software or hardware problem. Problem is here in Kosovo we dont have a Samsung Store that can fix, only a solution is to send in Germany(1.441 Km ) , it will coast to me just a new Galaxy s2... i have exacly this problem like this guy in youtube here is a link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBB_3qtgj68
or check this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1237228
I own a Galaxy S2 for AT&T. I had rooted it, installed Clockwork Mod Recovery and CM7 without any problems. I found an article from CNET about a ICS Rom download. I'm sorry I cannot post the link as I am a new user and the forum rules do not allow me to. The article is called "Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich how-to guide" on CNET UK.
And I was interesting in trying this new ROM. So I made a back up using the CM Recovery, downloaded the file, and flashed the ROM per the directions. It flashed without any problem and booted right up into ICS. At first glance, everything was alright, with the exception of a few bugs. I noticed the touch buttons did not work, except for the home button. Then I noticed that the phone functions did not work. So I attempted to reboot into recovery only to discover it was gone, along with my backups I had made. Now, I can't even get the phone into download mode (volume buttons + power). Also, the phone is seemingly unrooted now. I fear I have bricked it. I'm sorry if this was in another post, but I'm in panic mode now. Can my phone be fixed? Thank you for any help you can provide.
Try download mode again (volume down/power/home button, release power button the moment the device switches on still holding the other two). You say the phone is unrooted, does this mean the phone actually works, but you can't get into recovery or download mode ? If this is the case, there's no way in the world you can't get into download mode. I've never heard of an otherwise working phone unable to get into download mode (broken recovery I believe tho, that does happen sometimes).
If your phone doesn't work & you really can't get into download mode, you can try a jig (search for Samsung Galaxy S2 jig on eBay), but that's probably unlikely to work to be honest (but still worth a try).
Your next options would be a JTAG repair (search on here) which would probably be cheaper than sending it to Samsung which is your other option.
Also, you've got an AT&T Galaxy S2, which means if you're in the US, you either have an SGH-I777, or an SGH-I727, which is the Skyrocket. (LTE version of GS2)
The instructions you followed are from the UK, which means they were for the GT-I9100, which is the international version of the GS2.
Check under your battery. It will have your model number on the label.
If you have an SGH-I777, you need to be here.
If you have an SGH-I727, you need to be here.
You will probably find better advice in your appropriate forum to get your device working again. Not that MistahBungle doesn't offer good advice - he does! Just want you to have the correct information for your device.
Good point Ctomgee Looks like I read everything but the first sentence of the OP.
First off, thank you for the advice. I greatly appreciate it. Okay, I was using this forum post: "[GUIDE] Fix an unflashable or soft bricked GSII" and in it, it mentions getting to download mode the incorrect way, which explains why I could not get into download mode.
I followed the instructions in the post to the letter, flashed everything and according to Odin, it was successful. The phone booted up and what I see is what appears to be the stock OS. However, the phone functions still will not work and the soft keys on the bottom are also "screwy" (i.e. only the home button works). Are there any ways to revert my GS2 to stock, as in when I first bought it, so I can start completely over, like from a clean slate? I'm just so confused right now, I thought I had a handle on this stuff, but I guess not. I'm worried I messed up my phone for good.
Also, when I hit the power button, there is no option to reboot the phone, only shut off.
That's because you've obviously flashed incorrect firmware for your phone. We have no idea on this forum whether you've bricked your phone or not because we all have either I9100's or I9100T's, so we can't help you.
I suggest you ask in the appropriate Q&A section relating to your phone (Ctomgee gave you links in his post). If you have the 3G version, use the 1st link. If you have the 46/LTE version, use the 2nd link.
Ok, my apologies. I have moved this to the appropriate forum. Thanks again.
NP & good luck. Hope you get it sorted/your phone working as it should again.
srmclark said:
Ok, my apologies. I have moved this to the appropriate forum. Thanks again.
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via usb
try to conect via usb to riecavery mod
milera said:
try to conect via usb to riecavery mod
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Missed the post where we determined he's not on a I9100, and is in the wrong forum, did you?
ctomgee said:
Missed the post where we determined he's not on a I9100, and is in the wrong forum, did you?
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Nah, he's passed his 10 posts and is now offline. His posts have been... different
Hey guys,
I see that there are a few incidents of this occurring having read the forum and Google. Some advise the device needs 'j-tagged' others seem to have been able to eventually gain access to the Recovery mode.
Here's the low down; S3 was flashed with Cyanogenmod 10.1 and was working fine for months. Last night, as normal, I switched over batteries to a fully charged one. On restarting the phone I was presented with warning about a firmware upgrade that went wrong (can't remember the exact wording as it was late and I was in bed at this stage).
On seeing the warning I tried restarting the phone but same again and then I set it down to deal with it today. Woke up to a white screen and grey lines. I can't get into Recovery mode.
Now I didn't try to upgrade the firmware or anything else, this message just appeared upon changing the batteries and therefore a power cycle.
Odin seems to see the device on Com 5 but after that I am not sure what else to do.
How can I flash a new ROM without Recovery access? Any ideas?
Thanks in advance guys,
Reply to identical question .
Read the stickied basic faqs and guides .
Flash a stock rom via Odin .
JJEgan said:
Reply to identical question .
Read the stickied basic faqs and guides .
Flash a stock rom via Odin .
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Cheers mate.
OP, there was no reason to post this thread twice. Please in the future 1. search before posting. 2. Post only once, not multiple times
Please take a moment to review the forums Rules
Problem sorted. Thanks
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Problem sorted. Thanks
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Just an update for those that may have the same issue.
Sent the phone back to Samsung and they replaced the motherboard ("PBA MAIN") and LCD ("OCTA LCD SVC/RW").
Not sure why they replaced the LCD unless they damaged it replacing the motherboard? Either way phone was returned in new condition as I had originally had a few marks on the chrome strip around the phone, now gone. So well pleased.
hey guys just last night i got back into using my galaxy s2 again because lets just say i had a bad phone after an update (apple)
so i decided to go back and i was currently at that time using "wanam Rom 14.6" and was loving it.
Then the tragic moment happened,
since the battery was running out really quick and my signal was really bad i remember in my computer i had a modem for good signal here in New Zealand. So it was a tar file and i used ODIN 1.85 and clicked the phone button then brought in the tar, then made sure i was in download mode and checked everything. BOOM it failed :crying: leaving me in horror until today. I was like WHAT? i did this a year ago exactly and was perfectly fine (i was on resurrection remix) i have know idea why this occurred.
NOT ONLY WAS I UPSET, but i couldn't do anything?
i tried flashing the stock firmware but that would fail ; http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-ap...ck-android-rom-on-samsung-galaxy-s2-50007880/
and i have know idea what to do, whenever i turn my screen on 'firmware upgrade encountered an issue, please select recovery mode in kies and try again.
PLEASE HELP ME! i know this may not be important to you but please im in a crisis at the moment and i really need help, please help me resolve my problem and have my phone rooted and running again
PLEASE i need someones help, i have no clue on what to do
1) Chill out (and quit using stupid formatting). And if I see you bump a thread after 10 minutes on here again, you're not going to enjoy the consequences, trust me.
2) The phone is in 'forced download' mode.
3) You need to search for Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread & go thru the stuff in that thread until you successfully flash a stock rom.
you are a life saver
i just realised that i was not connected to the mother board on the computer, i was using a usb port in my kebyoard
Thank you so much
i just flashed a stock rom, and no its time for rooting
could you give me another good tutorial for rooting?
thank you again:good:
Thread stickied near the top of Q&A (plus guides/tutorials stickied near the top of General section if that one doesn't float your boat).
Hello !
First of all I want to apologize for my bad english .
I have a samsung galaxy s2 i9100 with 4.1.2 JB , last week the phone did a restart without touching him or something like this , after the restart the phone was stuck with samsung logo and wont turn on , i removed the battery and then he start but today same problem like last week but after i removed the battery the phone still not turn on , it remain with samsung logo . I can't acces recovery mode , only download mode , I've tried with odin i put in PDA last stock rom 4.1.2 and then i start , no errors no nothing , but phone still not pass the samsung logo . Please help me if you can , and again sorry for my bad english .
Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' guide stickied in General is 'the Bible' for these situations. Find it, try as many of the things in the thread as you need to in order to get a successful Odin flash. These cases are almost always recoverable, and often fixed with perseverance, so it's not a case of trying everything in the thread once & giving up, because that will result in your phone taking an expensive trip to a Samsung service centre/local mobile repair shop or the bin.
That said, I'd be very surprised if you don't get it working again fairly quickly with Hopper's thread.
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Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' guide stickied in General is 'the Bible' for these situations. Find it, try as many of the things in the thread as you need to in order to get a successful Odin flash. These cases are almost always recoverable, and often fixed with perseverance, so it's not a case of trying everything in the thread once & giving up, because that will result in your phone taking an expensive trip to a Samsung service centre/local mobile repair shop or the bin.
That said, I'd be very surprised if you don't get it working again fairly quickly with Hopper's thread.
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Thanks for advice , after three times of flashing , it seem too be good . The phone start and working . Thanks
Edit : its odd for me , but after flashing all my data was intact only 5-6 application has apper ..