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so, I've had my SG2 for like a month now, rooted and all, but the problem is , i can't flash any other ROMs(but stock ROMs) or kernels (except for CF root,stock and siyah kernels ) on it via CMW... each time i tried to flash anything, i end up stuck at "galaxy s2 GT-I9100" boot-up logo.... I've tried flashing CM7 then i got the boot-loop ( even with double flash, or triple didn't work for me) and i can't get into CWM when i got the boot-loop....
someone please help me.. i read alotta threads and none of them got similar issue like mine...
i guess its true what they say : every galaxy s2 is different from the rest.
Hmm....must be something you're doing wrong. Nothing to do with Galaxy S2 being different.
Have you always followed the dev's instructions while flashing roms?
Wiping data, cache? Matching up the kernels and roms?
As far as I know, there hasn't been a single person who completely failed to install VillainROM on their SGS2.
I would advise you to give it a go.
Transmitted from a Galaxy far far away via XDA lightspeed telepathy.
What ROMs have you tried to flash?
If you're tring to flash AOSP ROms like CM7 or MIUI it's normal if you're not doing it with a comatible version of CWM. For example, cf root kernel installs a modified version of CWM on your device, which is not compatible with CM7. IF you want to flash CM7 first you have to flash codeworkx kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118693, and then enter recovery (the new CWM installed with this kernel) to flash CM7.
Now if you can't flash samsung firmware based ROMs (villainROM, Leomar Revolution, Batista...), I don't know what it could be. I never had a problem flashing samsung firmware custom ROMs with the cf root CWM recovery.
tomascunill said:
What ROMs have you tried to flash?
If you're tring to flash AOSP ROms like CM7 or MIUI it's normal if you're not doing it with a comatible version of CWM. For example, cf root kernel installs a modified version of CWM on your device, which is not compatible with CM7. IF you want to flash CM7 first you have to flash codeworkx kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118693, and then enter recovery (the new CWM installed with this kernel) to flash CM7.
Now if you can't flash samsung firmware based ROMs (villainROM, Leomar Revolution, Batista...), I don't know what it could be. I never had a problem flashing samsung firmware custom ROMs with the cf root CWM recovery.
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If your phone has cf-root/kernal and cf cwm can you just flash over top codeworkx's kernel and do you have to re-root?
InFa_ReD_1 said:
If your phone has cf-root/kernal and cf cwm can you just flash over top codeworkx's kernel and do you have to re-root?
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If you already have root then you won't loose it.
geko95gek said:
Hmm....must be something you're doing wrong. Nothing to do with Galaxy S2 being different.
Have you always followed the dev's instructions while flashing roms?
Wiping data, cache? Matching up the kernels and roms?
As far as I know, there hasn't been a single person who completely failed to install VillainROM on their SGS2.
I would advise you to give it a go.
Transmitted from a Galaxy far far away via XDA lightspeed telepathy.
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I used to use VR 3.0 but could only work with stock kernel or cf root kernel has never booted with the ROM's kernel..
tomascunill said:
What ROMs have you tried to flash?
If you're tring to flash AOSP ROms like CM7 or MIUI it's normal if you're not doing it with a comatible version of CWM. For example, cf root kernel installs a modified version of CWM on your device, which is not compatible with CM7. IF you want to flash CM7 first you have to flash codeworkx kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118693, and then enter recovery (the new CWM installed with this kernel) to flash CM7.
Now if you can't flash samsung firmware based ROMs (villainROM, Leomar Revolution, Batista...), I don't know what it could be. I never had a problem flashing samsung firmware custom ROMs with the cf root CWM recovery.
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My phone came with CM7, but i flashed it with rooted stock coz i wanted to have a feel of it... but now i'm done with it but i can't get any roms to work... so frustrating.
i literally have tried flashing ALL Roms (ligtnung, gingerbread,vr, cm7), during the 1st few days that i got my phone it worked with VR 2.5 and 3.0, even MIUI.. but after i flashed with some Asian stock ROM via odin... nothing would work through cmw anymore...
i seriously don't know what i did wrong...
btw, right now im using basebad ver: I9100XXXKI4, kernel: 2.6.35.7-siyah [email protected]#20, build number GINGERBREAD.ZSKI3.
I really don't know. YOu should try to go the closest possible to stock and try from there. DO a full wipe, wipe data, wipe system, everything and flash a stock ROM from your country and carrier (there is a thread from infratech where you can get carrier specific ROMS). THen connect your phone to kies (maybe yo get an oficial update) and then do everything from scratch, root, install CWM, etc...
That's what I'd do but I really don't now if it's the best option.
i have almost the same problem,but me i can flash any rom,but the problem is with the kernel my phone refuse to boot on any other kernel else than cf-root and the speedmod,it freezes in the kernel loading so i must turn it off and reflash via odin cf-root or speedmod to get it works again.
tomascunill said:
I really don't know. YOu should try to go the closest possible to stock and try from there. DO a full wipe, wipe data, wipe system, everything and flash a stock ROM from your country and carrier (there is a thread from infratech where you can get carrier specific ROMS). THen connect your phone to kies (maybe yo get an oficial update) and then do everything from scratch, root, install CWM, etc...
That's what I'd do but I really don't now if it's the best option.
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well, i'm gonna try that and see if it works, am also goin' try to see if downgrading to 2.3.4 or something would work too...
but please if you got any more ideas, just keep it coming..
thanks
Phew! NOW I HAVE CM7 RUNNING ON MY PHONE!!
I'm gonna try to explain how i fixed my issue, as clear and explanatory as i can..
lucky i didn't brick my phone during all this, because I tried so many things and none worked.I unsuccessfully tried downgrading to XWkI4, ZCKI4, and alot others via Odin... after flashing all i get is tons of error messages(on 3e recorvery) E: can't open/cache or E:failed blah bla bla to load /efs... i thought OMG! my phone is bricked! then i recalled reading somewhere that flashing the 3 tar (PDA,MODEM,CSC) files usually should work(maybe better than flashing a 1 tar file), so i found a 3 files xxKI3 rom, flashed it and BAM! it booted up this time without any error. so now i went ahead and rooted it since the tar files came unrooted, then went into CWM to flash cm7 ROM, flashed it twice and ofc i got stuck on boot logo.....i didn't panic much, i pulled out the battery, and restarted to CWM where i cleared cache/ dalvik/ and did wipe/factory reset, then i reflashed CM7 again (twice) and it worked!!!! YES, CM7 is fiannly working on my SG2!
thanks for everyone for helping, and i hope this can help others on the same boat as me..
Hello,
Today I thought, let's try out ICS! Found this guide (can't post outer links, search for "android advices ICS Android 4.0.1 XXKP2 " in google), and used it to update my phone to ICS.
Well, after trying out the rom, I would like to go back to my MIUI backup, rooted it, installed clockworkmod recovery and booted up the recovery mode. The recovery said "can't mount /cache/*" for all cache folders. So I couldn't restore my backup.
After reading some stuff I installed a recovery through Odin. Worked like a charm, no alerts of mounting failures. Restored my backup, but when it was rebooting it gave an "Kernel Panic - Upload mode" screen. Couldn't do anything, so put the battery out and back in.
After this I installed ICS again with the same steps as in the guide. This worked! Rooted and installed recovery again, no problems so far. Tried a fresh install of MIUI but with the same problems.
So I can flash ICS but I can't flash any other rom, what can be the problem?
Every help and tips are welcome!
Thanks in advance!
Same thing happened to me last nite, kernel panic, and im panic too. This happened after flashing that cm9 coz i just wanna try and see how cm9 look like and i know im not going to stick with it, just for trying. Now im back to miui.
What i did is i flashed back to stock rom, root, then flash miui, or any rom that you want. Very simple.
Rom : MIUI ICS XGT 'EXTENDED'
Kernel : Xcell-69X
Modem : XXKP8
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I have the same problem I guess, tried ICS, went back to stock which I was using. Got Kernel panic upload mode several times, solution for this was flashing an older 2.3.6 version.
After this no more kernel panics...
But I can't flash any custom roms anymore.
My phone's working luckily but it doesn't work like it's supposed to
Gepstra said:
I have the same problem I guess, tried ICS, went back to stock which I was using. Got Kernel panic upload mode several times, solution for this was flashing an older 2.3.6 version.
After this no more kernel panics...
But I can't flash any custom roms anymore.
My phone's working luckily but it doesn't work like it's supposed to
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Thats not true my friend, you flash any custom rom. Nothing need to worry about.
Rom : samsung stock firmware
Kernel : stock kernel
Modem : stock modem
Sent from Galaxy SII
Gepstra said:
I have the same problem I guess, tried ICS, went back to stock which I was using. Got Kernel panic upload mode several times, solution for this was flashing an older 2.3.6 version.
After this no more kernel panics...
But I can't flash any custom roms anymore.
My phone's working luckily but it doesn't work like it's supposed to
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Did you make sure to flash back the old GB bootloaders? Restoring a backup wont flash them back.
I have tried my custom roms on my gt-s5360 and was very successful in having some of them worked but i notice that since i tried jellyblast v3,i cannot no longer install any rom on the device even roms that already worked no longer work,is there something different about jellyblast because i notice i am not the only one with this probplem,is it normal for this to happen after flashing with jellyblast,because now i have to be back to my original stock tom
can anyone help
samsky555 said:
I have tried my custom roms on my gt-s5360 and was very successful in having some of them worked but i notice that since i tried jellyblast v3,i cannot no longer install any rom on the device even roms that already worked no longer work,is there something different about jellyblast because i notice i am not the only one with this probplem,is it normal for this to happen after flashing with jellyblast,because now i have to be back to my original stock tom
can anyone help
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flash a new stockrom with odin before you flash another custom rom.
does not work
flash with odin and get back to device to factory settings then root and still does not work it seems jellyblast does something to the device which cannot be undone
first flash with odin,when succesfull pull the battery out and in than go to normal recovery and do a factory reset and wipe cache than reboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/picture.php?albumid=8046&pictureid=28987
Hi!
On start - sorry for my bad ENG
So..
I have i9300 (international, Poland) and it was installed branded PLUS GSM android 4.0.4
I want to install a Cyanogenmod 11.. and i brick it.. Any of cyanogenmod wont boot up...
CWM is 6.0.4.7 non toutched, I try install on this CM 10.2, CM 11, Omni-4.3.3 but nothing happend, worst - when i install STOCK ROM from samsung-update or sammobile, i download about 6 roms from there and nothing happend.. stuck on loading logo (loop), yes - i wiped after that over and over again but its not working...
(with my friend we tryed to install NEATEROM but the same thing.. loop )
Its one (almost) good thing... i thing is wrong kernel..
When i installed "cm-11-20140612-NIGHTLY-i9300" and after that WITHOUT WIPING! "PSN_AGNi_pureSTOCK-v4.3_Ported-4.4.2_I9300_AROMA-signed", samsung started...
Phone boot up, seems work but on start is error "
Unfortunately the process com.android.phone has stopped" ITS ONLY ROM WITH PHONE (seems to be) WORK
oh and my binary counts have number: 4, is this problem ? I cant reset this..
Help Please
Sorry again for bad ENG friends..
Thanks
here is vid how that rom working and installing
/watch?v=eae1y7JvIeM&feature=youtu.be
Try flashing 4.4 rom
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do you a full wipe every rom you try to flash ,it doesn;t work like that ,and search in forum there's a guide how to flash ,at least can you enter in recovey mode or download mode now ?
If you want to remove binary count search for triangle away
ok i will try flash to 4.4 but wait please a few minutes, i just uploading vid on youtube to show you all that "working" rom, i know how installing roms but its dont work, i know how to wpie and when do it bus seorusliy it not work...
and to use triangle away my phone must working, and thats problem.. i will show you that on vid just wait
and yes ofcourse i can enter in download mode and in cwm, just i say its only one rom with can boot.. stock and other roms stuck on sign "samsung i9300" stock roms stops at samsung logo and one of cyanogenmod starts up almost normal (u see what is wrong in vid) and is error with com.android.phone
VID is avalibe in first post
try to redownload zip file and try again ...maybe it should work . Happens to me once the same error ,i just rebooted in recovery mode ,did a wipe dalvik cache/ cache a factory reset and all went fine .
also you can try this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iCq7fSqIqk (read the comments also)
switelolo124 said:
Hi!
On start - sorry for my bad ENG
So..
I have i9300 (international, Poland) and it was installed branded PLUS GSM android 4.0.4
I want to install a Cyanogenmod 11.. and i brick it.. Any of cyanogenmod wont boot up...
CWM is 6.0.4.7 non toutched, I try install on this CM 10.2, CM 11, Omni-4.3.3 but nothing happend, worst - when i install STOCK ROM from samsung-update or sammobile, i download about 6 roms from there and nothing happend.. stuck on loading logo (loop), yes - i wiped after that over and over again but its not working...
(with my friend we tryed to install NEATEROM but the same thing.. loop )
Its one (almost) good thing... i thing is wrong kernel..
When i installed "cm-11-20140612-NIGHTLY-i9300" and after that WITHOUT WIPING! "PSN_AGNi_pureSTOCK-v4.3_Ported-4.4.2_I9300_AROMA-signed", samsung started...
Phone boot up, seems work but on start is error "
Unfortunately the process com.android.phone has stopped" ITS ONLY ROM WITH PHONE (seems to be) WORK
oh and my binary counts have number: 4, is this problem ? I cant reset this..
Help Please
Sorry again for bad ENG friends..
Thanks
here is vid how that rom working and installing
/watch?v=eae1y7JvIeM&feature=youtu.be
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You can download this ROM. It is 4.3 for Poland (Plus)
Please read the guides on how to flash properly. If you flash the wrong way, then you can end in trouble.
did this Rom has kernel inside ?
and guys... i KNOW HOW INSTALLING ROM, i just write like that to make it shorter
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not working i told u guys its not working only cm11 without wiping plus stock aroma rom kinda working...
did is some way to installing firmware with odin but emerygency mode ? i doing that in galaxy s2 mini but i know its diffrend samsung.. but maybe.. ?
Did u try flashing rom without sd card ??
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Hey,
I got a problem with my S2g. I'm currently on Android 4.1.2, with cwm 6 and blazing v-5 kernel. Both were flashed per odin and work fine. However I can't flash a custom rom. Every time I try it I'll get a Status 7 error. I've already tried 4 different ROMs and I'm really annoyed by now. I also tried to factory reset the phone before I flash the ROM, but it didn't make any difference. I also tried deleting the assert command in the updater-script file but somehow my changes in the file won't be saved.
If anyone could help me I would be really thankful!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/help/to-mod-s2-t3189884
I've just tried this, didn't work also. I even had to flash the recovery and the kernel again after trying to flash the file in the link, because the phone wouldn't boot normal or in recovery mode.
mcb25 said:
Hey,
I got a problem with my S2g. I'm currently on Android 4.1.2, with cwm 6 and blazing v-5 kernel. Both were flashed per odin and work fine. However I can't flash a custom rom. Every time I try it I'll get a Status 7 error. I've already tried 4 different ROMs and I'm really annoyed by now. I also tried to factory reset the phone before I flash the ROM, but it didn't make any difference. I also tried deleting the assert command in the updater-script file but somehow my changes in the file won't be saved.
If anyone could help me I would be really thankful!
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Try using philz recovery on your phone. It should flash most ROMs fine.
gsstudios
gsstudios said:
Try using philz recovery on your phone. It should flash most ROMs fine.
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I just did, I still get the Status 7 error. I tried to flash the cm 12.1 and the cm 13.0 nightly rom. I also tried deleting the assert command in the updater-script file but it still won't work. There was no Status 7 error but it still said "Installation aborted".
Does anyone else got an idea how to fix this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/development/kernel-blazing-kernel-v16-t2275275
I used this Kernel, I just noticed, that it's only compatible with Android 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3.
I then tried to install the DorimanX Kernel for LP and MM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/development-derivatives/kernel-dorimanx-lp-5-x-x-t3145879) but my phone stucks at the boot screen.
mcb25 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/development/kernel-blazing-kernel-v16-t2275275
I used this Kernel, I just noticed, that it's only compatible with Android 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3.
I then tried to install the DorimanX Kernel for LP and MM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/development-derivatives/kernel-dorimanx-lp-5-x-x-t3145879) but my phone stucks at the boot screen.
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Apologies, I only just noticed you have a i9100g, not a i9100. You can't just flash i9100 kernels as they simply won't work!
You can follow the guide in the CM13 OP here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/development/rom-cyanogenmod-13-0-t3381511
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