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Hi guys,
My first post and unfortunately I'm asking for help, sorry about that! I've spent all day researching this problem and I'm now desperate as I've got to send this phone off tomorrow!
I rooted my phone a while ago, did the usual, all went well. I was running a "insecure kernal" (is that the right term?) as the yellow triangle was appearing everytime I booted the phone. I wasn't fussed so carried on using it as normal.
Yesterday I finally got around to removing that pesky triangle by installing a "secure kernal" (again, right terminology?). Everything was fine until I wiped the phone. I'm now stuck in an infinite loop. I can access the mode where I can install things via Odin (yes I'm a noob, the XDA welcoming video drilled this into my head quite well).
I'm running Gingerbread if that's of any use? My firmware version contains BOKE3 (that's the kernal that I intalled). Again, I'm sorry for my noob questions and info. I'm stuck and almost pulling my hair out. I'll pay £15 to anyone that can help. (Can I offer money? If not I'll speak to my girlfriend and see if she'll let you borrow her for the night...I kid..maybe).
All help is appreciated.
T
Since you've already wiped the phone once, I guess you don't mind losing any data on there.
Find a stock ROM for your device (check under battery for model number), be that GB or ICS. Flash from download mode via Odin. Factory reset from stock recovery.
Out of curiosity, why did you wipe your phone after flashing the kernel?
oinkylicious said:
Since you've already wiped the phone once, I guess you don't mind losing any data on there.
Find a stock ROM for your device (check under battery for model number), be that GB or ICS. Flash from download mode via Odin. Factory reset from stock recovery.
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Thanks, I'll give it a go. Will keep you posted!
techpaste said:
Hi guys,
My first post and unfortunately I'm asking for help, sorry about that! I've spent all day researching this problem and I'm now desperate as I've got to send this phone off tomorrow!
I rooted my phone a while ago, did the usual, all went well. I was running a "insecure kernal" (is that the right term?) as the yellow triangle was appearing everytime I booted the phone. I wasn't fussed so carried on using it as normal.
Yesterday I finally got around to removing that pesky triangle by installing a "secure kernal" (again, right terminology?). Everything was fine until I wiped the phone. I'm now stuck in an infinite loop. I can access the mode where I can install things via Odin (yes I'm a noob, the XDA welcoming video drilled this into my head quite well).
I'm running Gingerbread if that's of any use? My firmware version contains BOKE3 (that's the kernal that I intalled). Again, I'm sorry for my noob questions and info. I'm stuck and almost pulling my hair out. I'll pay £15 to anyone that can help. (Can I offer money? If not I'll speak to my girlfriend and see if she'll let you borrow her for the night...I kid..maybe).
All help is appreciated.
T
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check ur pm mate
techpaste said:
Hi guys,
My first post and unfortunately I'm asking for help, sorry about that! I've spent all day researching this problem and I'm now desperate as I've got to send this phone off tomorrow!
I rooted my phone a while ago, did the usual, all went well. I was running a "insecure kernal" (is that the right term?) as the yellow triangle was appearing everytime I booted the phone. I wasn't fussed so carried on using it as normal.
Yesterday I finally got around to removing that pesky triangle by installing a "secure kernal" (again, right terminology?). Everything was fine until I wiped the phone. I'm now stuck in an infinite loop. I can access the mode where I can install things via Odin (yes I'm a noob, the XDA welcoming video drilled this into my head quite well).
I'm running Gingerbread if that's of any use? My firmware version contains BOKE3 (that's the kernal that I intalled). Again, I'm sorry for my noob questions and info. I'm stuck and almost pulling my hair out. I'll pay £15 to anyone that can help. (Can I offer money? If not I'll speak to my girlfriend and see if she'll let you borrow her for the night...I kid..maybe).
All help is appreciated.
T
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Go to www.sammobile.com and find a stock firmware and flash through odin. There's lots of guides on sammobile.com. Hope you get it fixed
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Hey guys,
I've managed to fix it Thank you for help!
It was actually a post on this forum that fixed it. I used the chat box, okay!? :angel:
I wasn't entirely sure what I was looking for but you guys pushed me in the right direction. Thank you again!
T
Edit: Here's the link that fixed it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1619571
So where do I claim my prize?
techpaste said:
I'll pay £15 to anyone that can help. (Can I offer money? If not I'll speak to my girlfriend and see if she'll let you borrow her for the night...I kid..maybe).
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Hello everybody, I'm new in this community. Well I just bricked last week my S2 SGH-I777 when i tried to flash Siyah v3.5.1 from ROM Manager, then the phone never comes back to life. Now im trying to reboot using jtag method with Riff box and Medusa. Question is if somebody has deal with same kind of problem and plz could give me a couple of tips of what to do to resurrecting my SGS2 SGH-I777?
Thanks in advance.
jdpardo said:
hello everybody, i'm new in this community. Well i just bricked last week my s2 sgh-i777 when i tried to flash siyah v3.5.1 from rom manager, then the phone never comes back to life. Now im trying to reboot using jtag method with riff box and medusa. Question is if somebody has deal with same kind of problem and plz could give me a couple of tips of what to do to resurrecting my sgs2 sgh-i777?
Thanks in advance.
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oh hurray rom manager!
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122ninjas said:
oh hurray rom manager!
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HAHAHAHAHHA!! After I bumped my link, this is getting old
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jdpardo said:
Hello everybody, I'm new in this community. Well I just bricked last week my S2 SGH-I777 when i tried to flash Siyah v3.5.1 from ROM Manager, then the phone never comes back to life. Now im trying to reboot using jtag method with Riff box and Medusa. Question is if somebody has deal with same kind of problem and plz could give me a couple of tips of what to do to resurrecting my SGS2 SGH-I777?
Thanks in advance.
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Honestly I want to help you buddy, but because you neglacted to read anything before you did this, this is your fault!
Yep very old. I cant believe that Koush hasnt figured something out for this yet. He fails too. CyanogenMod has always pushed ROM Manager, even tho most devs state not to use it.
OP: Get into download mode, and flash another, PROPER, kernel with ODIN or Heimdall.
Then use CWM to flash things.
I's in good mood today?
Well thanks anyway; hope to find a solution and post it. I know it was my fault so lwts move on its part of the experience in Android World.
jdpardo said:
Well thanks anyway; hope to find a solution and post it. I know it was my fault so lwts move on its part of the experience in Android World.
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The post above you gave you the solution...
122ninjas said:
The post above you gave you the solution...
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True.
@jdpardo,
If you can get into download mode, or have any sign of life from your phone, then it is not a brick, and you should be able to recover. Please let us know if you can get into download mode, and more help will be forthcoming.
creepyncrawly said:
True.
@jdpardo,
If you can get into download mode, or have any sign of life from your phone, then it is not a brick, and you should be able to recover. Please let us know if you can get into download mode, and more help will be forthcoming.
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Thanks man, well my phone is hard bricked because is dead, i can't get into download mode, even turn it on; in this moment im trying to get ino it by jtag method using riffbox or medusa. It seems that is the only way to return to life. forum.gsmhosting.com
jdpardo said:
Thanks man, well my phone is hard bricked because is dead, i can't get into download mode, even turn it on; in this moment im trying to get ino it by jtag method using riffbox or medusa. It seems that is the only way to return to life. forum.gsmhosting.com
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Wish you good luck with that. Jtag takes a fair amount of dexterity for the micro soldering, and some fairly expensive equipment. If you are unable to get it done yourself, the owner of Mobile Tech Videos will perform Jtag recovery for about $50.00.
I sincerely hope you know that the method for getting into download mode on I777 is to take out the battery, plug normal portion of USB into computer already running Odin, then hold both volume buttons and plug in micro USB side to phone.
If that really does nothing for you, then try mobile tech videos.
i777 soft bricked, boot loop never goes away...
I bricked my samsung galaxy s2 i777 by trying to flash a rom via rom manager. While it was installing it, it rebooted and got stock on boot loop.
It can go into download mode but never to recovery or beyond.
I tried every solution recommended out there, like flashing stock kernel, stock rom, different roms, siyah kernel, oneclick unbrick, and you name it. I tied ADB but it does not recognize the device, nor does oneclick unbrick.
Somehow I need to go ahead and wipe everything but since I cannot get to recovery, I cannot wipe it, and every time I flash something via Odin, it goes through the whole process successfully however once it reboots after flashing, it is in bootloop again. All I see is samsung galaxy sII logo window.
Any solutions?
Thanks!
creepyncrawly said:
True.
@jdpardo,
If you can get into download mode, or have any sign of life from your phone, then it is not a brick, and you should be able to recover. Please let us know if you can get into download mode, and more help will be forthcoming.
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koksalcengiz said:
I bricked my samsung galaxy s2 i777 by trying to flash a rom via rom manager. While it was installing it, it rebooted and got stock on boot loop.
It can go into download mode but never to recovery or beyond.
I tried every solution recommended out there, like flashing stock kernel, stock rom, different roms, siyah kernel, oneclick unbrick, and you name it. I tied ADB but it does not recognize the device, nor does oneclick unbrick.
Somehow I need to go ahead and wipe everything but since I cannot get to recovery, I cannot wipe it, and every time I flash something via Odin, it goes through the whole process successfully however once it reboots after flashing, it is in bootloop again. All I see is samsung galaxy sII logo window.
Any solutions?
Thanks!
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After odin go into recovery and factory reset. (6) recovery is both volumes and power held together with no usb plugged in. Hold the buttons forever
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koksalcengiz said:
I bricked my samsung galaxy s2 i777 by trying to flash a rom via rom manager. While it was installing it, it rebooted and got stock on boot loop.
It can go into download mode but never to recovery or beyond.
I tried every solution recommended out there, like flashing stock kernel, stock rom, different roms, siyah kernel, oneclick unbrick, and you name it. I tied ADB but it does not recognize the device, nor does oneclick unbrick.
Somehow I need to go ahead and wipe everything but since I cannot get to recovery, I cannot wipe it, and every time I flash something via Odin, it goes through the whole process successfully however once it reboots after flashing, it is in bootloop again. All I see is samsung galaxy sII logo window.
Any solutions?
Thanks!
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122ninjas said:
After odin go into recovery and factory reset. (6) recovery is both volumes and power held together with no usb plugged in. Hold the buttons forever
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This. Do u have the android sdk installed, and the drivers for the i777 installed? You'll need those plus usb debugging already enabled to use ADB. (if u went the ADB route)
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122ninjas said:
After odin go into recovery and factory reset. (6) recovery is both volumes and power held together with no usb plugged in. Hold the buttons forever
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Something went wrong flashing AOKP from AoCP, bootlooped and I thought I could fix it, didn't realize I had to hold the buttons FOREVER, worked, thanks man
A simple way to get the i777 into download mode:
unplug the usb cable
turn the phone off
hold only the volume down button
insert usb cord
Almost instant download mode.
this really will help you
jdpardo said:
Hello everybody, I'm new in this community. Well I just bricked last week my S2 SGH-I777 when i tried to flash Siyah v3.5.1 from ROM Manager, then the phone never comes back to life. Now im trying to reboot using jtag method with Riff box and Medusa. Question is if somebody has deal with same kind of problem and plz could give me a couple of tips of what to do to resurrecting my SGS2 SGH-I777?
Thanks in advance.
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This video will show you how to un brick your galaxy S2-i777
write this in the Google search bar "Fix my S2-I777" watch the first video and good luck :good:
Joseph,
Are you going to link everyone to that video you just posted?
The information is already listed in the stickies.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium
Don't post that video anymore. Also, DO NOT USE THAT VIDEO!
I'm not saying it won't work, but the fact that you've got a file from gs2root shows your inexperience and/or lack of concern for the well-being of others devices. There is no reason to take the risk of using ANYTHING from gs2root... you can get everything needed to do everything possible with this device right here from xda and have the peace of mind that it will work as expected so long as you follow the instructions.
Clay
Team Pirate
Sent from my PINK GSwagger2
after using a windows phone for years, I finally switched to android and OMG. I love it. Except, it's like linux. Once you break it, it's really really hard to figure out what you broke. I've been googling for the better part of 5 hours now and I've read through literally hundreds of different sites and I still can't figure out how to fix my phone. I followed the instructions on how to root your phone at androidauthority.com/galaxy-s2-epic-4g-touch-root-zedomax-kernel-65389/
When I restarted, it booted to a yellow triangle with a bang in the middle. It will not proceed farther than that. I'm assuming that is because much like linux, the kernel isn't compatible with the OS. It's the zedomax kernel on a sprint galaxy S II SPH-D1710. So, my questions are, am I in the right forum for this and.... how do I make my phone work again? I have odin installed and can get to download mode. However, I can not figure out how to get to recovery mode. Any help is appreciated!
P.S. sorry but it won't let me post links.
I figured out how to get to recovery mode. It's the default one though. Doesn't do me much good I think.
daisychick said:
after using a windows phone for years, I finally switched to android and OMG. I love it. Except, it's like linux. Once you break it, it's really really hard to figure out what you broke. I've been googling for the better part of 5 hours now and I've read through literally hundreds of different sites and I still can't figure out how to fix my phone. I followed the instructions on how to root your phone at androidauthority.com/galaxy-s2-epic-4g-touch-root-zedomax-kernel-65389/
When I restarted, it booted to a yellow triangle with a bang in the middle. It will not proceed farther than that. I'm assuming that is because much like linux, the kernel isn't compatible with the OS. It's the zedomax kernel on a sprint galaxy S II SPH-D1710. So, my questions are, am I in the right forum for this and.... how do I make my phone work again? I have odin installed and can get to download mode. However, I can not figure out how to get to recovery mode. Any help is appreciated!
P.S. sorry but it won't let me post links.
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once your on recovery mode, wipe dalvik cache that should do it
daisychick said:
after using a windows phone for years, I finally switched to android and OMG. I love it. Except, it's like linux. Once you break it, it's really really hard to figure out what you broke. I've been googling for the better part of 5 hours now and I've read through literally hundreds of different sites and I still can't figure out how to fix my phone. I followed the instructions on how to root your phone at androidauthority.com/galaxy-s2-epic-4g-touch-root-zedomax-kernel-65389/
When I restarted, it booted to a yellow triangle with a bang in the middle. It will not proceed farther than that. I'm assuming that is because much like linux, the kernel isn't compatible with the OS. It's the zedomax kernel on a sprint galaxy S II SPH-D1710. So, my questions are, am I in the right forum for this and.... how do I make my phone work again? I have odin installed and can get to download mode. However, I can not figure out how to get to recovery mode. Any help is appreciated!
P.S. sorry but it won't let me post links.
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1. This is not the right forum
2. This forum belongs to GT I9100x Galaxy SII.
3. Visit here for Sprint's Galaxy SII forum: forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1281
Ask your questions there. I am sure you will get appropriate answers.
Good luck
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
I used recovery mode to install this androidauthority.com/galaxy-s2-epic-4g-touch-android-2-3-6-el29-firmware-93958/
I'm not sure if that was right but it works.
daisychick said:
I used recovery mode to install this androidauthority.com/galaxy-s2-epic-4g-touch-android-2-3-6-el29-firmware-93958/
I'm not sure if that was right but it works.
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Good to hear that but don't forget to head over to the link i posted in my previous post.
Read as many sticky threads as possible and if there is anything you don't understand, then ask questions.
That's the best way to stay safe while flashing.
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Stay away from rooting/flashing guides from other sites.They can be outdated and inaccurate.
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Attempted to root my phone today, needed to install CWM, and followed the guide here:
androidauthority.com/galaxy-s2-i777-att-root-clockworkmod-recovery-76868/
Unfortunately, the files they linked to are no good; when I try to boot the phone, it now says GT 19100 under the Galaxy S2 logo, there's a yield sign with an exclamation point in the bottom, and in Odin my phone it shows Epic 4G in the top bar. This leads me to believe I've flashed my phone with the Sprint version of CWM. So far, I've tried flashing the kernel from creepycrawly's download repository, which hasn't worked, and I've downloaded the full .exe of the Stock Binaries; when I click it, my phone doesn't show up. Please help!
Thank you,
M4ple
M4pleLeaf said:
Attempted to root my phone today, needed to install CWM, and followed the guide here:
androidauthority.com/galaxy-s2-i777-att-root-clockworkmod-recovery-76868/
Unfortunately, the files they linked to are no good; when I try to boot the phone, it now says GT 19100 under the Galaxy S2 logo, there's a yield sign with an exclamation point in the bottom, and in Odin my phone it shows Epic 4G in the top bar. This leads me to believe I've flashed my phone with the Sprint version of CWM. So far, I've tried flashing the kernel from creepycrawly's download repository, which hasn't worked, and I've downloaded the full .exe of the Stock Binaries; when I click it, my phone doesn't show up. Please help!
Thank you,
M4ple
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If you had searched that would show you tripped your flash counter. Also some odins show epic 4g. I know mine did but nothing bad hsppened
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Even more important... It isn't from this site directly, so it isn't supported. Stick to stuff in this forum in this section.
Hopefully someone can help you out as I've no clue.
Clay
Team Pirate
Sent from my Buttery Smooth PINK SGH-i777
U did nothing wrong except not use xda. As ninja said some Odin versions say epic4g and the yellow triangle and i9100 are because u tripped the flash counter and they were too lazy to make an i777 boot logo.
Phalanx7621 said:
U did nothing wrong except not use xda. As ninja said some Odin versions say epic4g and the yellow triangle and i9100 are because u tripped the flash counter and they were too lazy to make an i777 boot logo.
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Lesson learned on that one. I solved my own problem; flashed the Full Binaries from creepycrawly's repository in Odin, phone is working again. I'll be sticking to XDA in the future, and doing a lot more reading up. Thanks everyone, the comments did actually help me figure out what I needed to do!
Hello XDA, my name is Guy, and I've recently received a Galaxy S3 (International).
I did do much best scouring the earth for this dumb question, but I didn't really find anything...
So I was rooting my Galaxy via Odin 1.85 and CF-Root SGS3 V6.4, when my the root got stuck in the PIT mapping process.
Now, for that I have found more than a few solutions which I am going to try out. What I don't have a god-damn solution for is how the hell do people try rooting again? I've read in threads about people stuck in PIT Mapping that they tried to root like 5 times after they got stuck, but I'm just stuck in the downloading thing on my phone (Where you press volume down+power+home), and my Odin is in the middle of its work. Do I just power off my phone? Take out the battery? Close Odin? Will those things not cause trouble?
Thanks again, sorry for the silly problem, I guess I didn't really use the right search terms.
Sincerely, Guy.
PS: Say I do find a way to stop Odin from working, is it possible to stop the downloading mode on my phone (Without destroying it, that is).
i think you should odin a stock firmware and then root using another method
Blackwolf10 said:
i think you should odin a stock firmware and then root using another method
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That did it, thanks!
guyuz said:
That did it, thanks!
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Glad another of those beautiful GS3 is not a big brick