Unable to enter into TWRP Recovery Mode - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Firstly I rooted my S3 for the first time & flashed using TWRP to Galaxy S5 Mini Custom Rom. And then because the rom is too laggy for me, I decided to revert to the original stock rom. As I did not have a backup, I specifically went online to download the official stock rom 4.3 @ sammobile (right one). I flashed the official stock rom by download mode using ODIN IN MY PC. Everything went well, phone works perfectly for everything. But now the issue is, I am unable to go into TWRP recovery mode even though I have re-rooted my phone/installed recovery tools from playstore after I have flashed the official stock rom, I was wondering could the main reason be that I did not un-root my S3 first before flashing the official stock rom via ODIN. Could this be soft brick?
Thank you for your time.

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revilionz said:
Firstly I rooted my S3 for the first time & flashed using TWRP to Galaxy S5 Mini Custom Rom. And then because the rom is too laggy for me, I decided to revert to the original stock rom. As I did not have a backup, I specifically went online to download the official stock rom 4.3 @ sammobile (right one). I flashed the official stock rom by download mode using ODIN IN MY PC. Everything went well, phone works perfectly for everything. But now the issue is, I am unable to go into TWRP recovery mode even though I have re-rooted my phone/installed recovery tools from playstore after I have flashed the official stock rom, I was wondering could the main reason be that I did not un-root my S3 first before flashing the official stock rom via ODIN. Could this be soft brick?
Thank you for your time.
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Need to download ROM Manager from Play Store.
With this app you can go Recovery Mode.
I had problem like this one week ago.

UzbekBoy said:
Need to download ROM Manager from Play Store.
With this app you can go Recovery Mode.
I had problem like this one week ago.
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Can be more specific bro?
I downloaded it and already set the custom recovery to TWRP (Recovery Tools) but it does not work as well

revilionz said:
Can be more specific bro?
I downloaded it and already set the custom recovery to TWRP (Recovery Tools) but it does not work as well
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Flash twrp again with odin this should solve your problem you will need the openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-i9300.tar version here >> http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/i9300 <<

Never ever use rom manager with a Sammy device. Risk of loss of recovery or brick is high.

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[Q] How do I remove ClockworkMod Recovery from Galaxy S II?

Ok,
A few days ago I rooted my phone, but I didn't install any custom roms to it. Today I installed Rom Manager from Market and from there I installed ClockworkMod Recovery.
The only thing I cant figure out now is how to actually remove it again. I found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227464, but doing what these guys says does not remove ClockworkMod Recovery from my Galaxy S II. I tried it three times now, and when I install Rom Manager from Market again it tells me that ClockworkMod Recovery is still installed (in top of the app after you start it.) I can even boot into it using the second choice in the app, without even touching to first one first.
Do I really have to flash the entire stock rom along with it's kernel to get ClockworkMod Recovery out of my way? I cant really find out anything about how to remove it from Galaxy S II, but I it would be great to know how to remove it just in case the phone ever need's a trip to the hospital.
This is the first time I'm playing around with S II, and I'm not very good at these things. Would be great if someone could help me out here.
Flash a stock kernel or another kernel?
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If the plan is to send it back you the shop you would need to flash a whole stock ROM with Odin
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Method depends on which model you have as the firmware you need to flash will be different
International or American seems to make a big difference. If you have an american model then maybe listing the carrier would help as well.
I tried to flash a stock kernel @nikzDHD, that was the content of the link I had in my first post. Didn't work. =(
Crap. I was hoping I didn't have to flash a stock rom since I'm already running it, but if that's the only way to get ClockworkMod Recovery out of my way I guess I'll just have to get it done.
The phone was bought in Norway, Europe and it isn't locked in any way. I flashed the kernel with Odin, so I would guess I could flash the rom with it as well? Is there any guides on how to flash a rom for the first time to Galaxy SII?
Thanks
I found this thread with stock roms: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278 , but I'm not sure witch to choose.
My phone says after *#1234#:
PDA: XWKI8
PHONE: XXKI4
CSC: OXXKI2
Can anyone please tell me what rom to choose?
Edit:
I just downloaded a file I found here: http://droidangel.blogspot.com/2011/09/i9100xwki4-android-234-samsung-galaxy.html. After extracting it I flashed it with Odin, and everything looked fine. That version var 2.4 and I used Kies to update to 2.5, everything working great.
Now, the only problem is that I'm still not getting rid of that ClockworkMod Recovery. It's seriously starting to piss me off, that ClockworkMod Recovery thing. What I did is quite simple. First I deleted cache from ClockworkMod Recovery, then factory reset, turned off phone and booted into Odin mode where I flashed the stock rom from Odin on my laptop. But why the heck is Rom Manager still telling me that ClockworkMod Recovery is on my phone? I can't really understand why this is just not going where I want it - Off my phone.
Last edit:
Found another rom somewhere out there, flashed it, same result. The only thing is, Rom Manager is showing that cwm still is installed, but when I click the button to reboot into it, it just show some kind of error-message. I guess that's good enough for me, all tho I can't understand why that Rom manager app is telling me that it's actually there. :S
Happy new year!
similar problem
Hi,
I also would like to remove completely clockworkmod and unroot my phone, I have searched and what comes to my knowledge so far is that I have to flash the firmware (the 200+MB file?) from phone (recovery mode, i would prefer this way as it seems really easy), flash stock kernel and reset counter using USB Jig (found on eBay or any other online electronic market).
I would just like to confirm if these are the steps to do a complete HARD reset (exactly like bought fresh from shop), not the reset set by phone itself.
PHONE TECH INFO:
BASEBAND VERSION:
i9100XXKI1
KERNEL:
(STOCK)
2.6.35*XWKI4
T-MOBILE -- UK
I only want to UNROOT and REMOVE CLOCKWORKMOD !!!
Thank you in advance !!
You'll be able to find your stock firmware on Sammobile.com. Search for it on there & follow whatever instructions they have for flashing firmware downloaded from there. Then do a factory reset, and if the flash counter in download mode is showing anything other than no/0, use the jig to reset same.
suenoromis said:
Hi,
I also would like to remove completely clockworkmod and unroot my phone, I have searched and what comes to my knowledge so far is that I have to flash the firmware (the 200+MB file?) from phone (recovery mode, i would prefer this way as it seems really easy), flash stock kernel and reset counter using USB Jig (found on eBay or any other online electronic market).
I would just like to confirm if these are the steps to do a complete HARD reset (exactly like bought fresh from shop), not the reset set by phone itself.
PHONE TECH INFO:
BASEBAND VERSION:
i9100XXKI1
KERNEL:
(STOCK)
2.6.35*XWKI4
T-MOBILE -- UK
I only want to UNROOT and REMOVE CLOCKWORKMOD !!!
Thank you in advance !!
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Thanks
Thank you for your quick reply, but would it possible for you to give me detailed instructions on how to restore a phone to factory settings using Odin?
I have Odin, stock kernel, soon a USB Jig and several files within the range of 270MB and 300MB, they are:
GT-I9100_XEU_I9100XWKI4_I9100XEUKH2_I9100XXKI1.7z
T-I9100_XEU_I9100XWKI4_I9100XEUKH2_I9100XXKI1.7z
I9100XWKI4_I9100OXXKI2_I9100XXKI1.rar
I really want to UNROOT my phone and REMOVE CLOCKWORKMOD.
The instructions that you said to me in your post, in response to mine, made me even more confused.
Thank you in Advance !
Flash stock rom and ready!
I would like to know if this method worked for anyone and was the phone really turned back to the factory conditions or not
I am new to this and thinking of flashing a custom ROM trying to understand the consequences before i actually do the update.
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ROM Manager is NOT compatible with CWM. It f*cked up my phone before. It somehow gives you two recovery images. For example, going to recovery mode from ROM Manager will take you to its personal CWM Recovery Image. But if you go to Recovery Image manually (Volume Up + Menu + Home), you will also be taken to a different CWM Recovery (the one you got by installing CF Root or a custom ROM with CWM Recovery... I know these based on experience. So what I do is that I only use ROM Manager for downloading stuff. And manually go to CWM Recovery (or use CWM Manager app) for backing up and restoring ROMs.
Unfortunately, I don't think you can remove CWM Recovery without getting rid of root. Some form of custom recovery always comes with a rooted device.
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Detailed instructions for removing ClockworkMod - Help
Hello All,
I rooted my Samsung Galaxy S II (Sprint) right after I got it in 2011. Recently I upgraded to the SGIII so I want to remove my ClockworkMod and restore to Factory so I can sell the phone.
I've seen some instructions like "Flash with Stock ROM". I agree with others... sorry but that info just confuses me more.
Can anyone provide instructions? Clear, simple instructions? I tried finding stock firmware at SamMobile but I had no luck. How do I find the stock ROM for MY phone..a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II? How do I know if it is a P3100 or other?
Then ...once I have the Stock ROM, how do I "flash" it..what else do I need?
Then..steps to follow.
If you don't have time, do not reply. Like I said, "flash with Stock ROM" doesn't help me. If you can provide the info and steps, I'll be eternally grateful.
When I start up my phone and press Volume Up, I get the ClockWorkMod Recovery v5.0.2.7 screen. Does that mean my phone is still rooted? If so, how do I remove the CM Recovery?
Thank you,
Ken Arcia
shetalksandroid said:
ROM Manager is NOT compatible with CWM. It f*cked up my phone before. It somehow gives you two recovery images. For example, going to recovery mode from ROM Manager will take you to its personal CWM Recovery Image. But if you go to Recovery Image manually (Volume Up + Menu + Home), you will also be taken to a different CWM Recovery (the one you got by installing CF Root or a custom ROM with CWM Recovery... I know these based on experience. So what I do is that I only use ROM Manager for downloading stuff. And manually go to CWM Recovery (or use CWM Manager app) for backing up and restoring ROMs.
Unfortunately, I don't think you can remove CWM Recovery without getting rid of root. Some form of custom recovery always comes with a rooted device.
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---------- Post added at 11:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:31 AM ----------
Where do I find my stock ROM for MY phone? Where do I find ODIN? Can you provide steps to flash the Stock ROM with Odin once I have the Stock ROM and Odin for my phone??
I have a Sprint Samsung Galaxy II
Thanks so much,
Ken Arcia
crypticc said:
If the plan is to send it back you the shop you would need to flash a whole stock ROM with Odin
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Doesn't CSC or any other single one of the 3 files be enough to flash? Do we need to flash modem also to get the stock recovery back?
PS: none of the experts here could extract and make a flashable stock recovery installer, as a sample if not for each stock version?

Cyanogen mod 9 on galaxy s3 locked my phone.

Hello,
This is my first time installing a custom rom and I hope i did everything right. I installed CM9 using the guide found on their wiki page and installed it successfully. But after installation i cannot get my sim card to work on the phone.
Recovery: ClockWorkMod
CM9: 9.0.0-i9300
Galaxy SIII international.
Thanks in advance
Muzammil Ahmed
muxammle said:
Hello,
This is my first time installing a custom rom and I hope i did everything right. I installed CM9 using the guide found on their wiki page and installed it successfully. But after installation i cannot get my sim card to work on the phone.
Recovery: ClockWorkMod
CM9: 9.0.0-i9300
Galaxy SIII international.
Thanks in advance
Muzammil Ahmed
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try reinstall a stock rom, check if everythings is fine then reinstall CM9
Thnx for the quick response
I think the problem isn't cm9, when I was trying to install the from I couldn't boot to the cwm recovery because I forgot to root my device. Then I rooted my s3 with cf something root kit and then my signals were gone. I have the international version so my phone should be factory unlocked so I thought I should install cm anyway cuz that might solve the problem. But it didn't. I really like cyanogenmod and don't want to revert back to crappy touchwizz . The problem was there before installing cm9 but after rooting my phone.
Please any help. I really need to use my phone.
Thnx
Muzammil
muxammle said:
Thnx for the quick response
I think the problem isn't cm9, when I was trying to install the from I couldn't boot to the cwm recovery because I forgot to root my device. Then I rooted my s3 with cf something root kit and then my signals were gone. I have the international version so my phone should be factory unlocked so I thought I should install cm anyway cuz that might solve the problem. But it didn't. I really like cyanogenmod and don't want to revert back to crappy touchwizz . The problem was there before installing cm9 but after rooting my phone.
Please any help. I really need to use my phone.
Thnx
Muzammil
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You should reinstall everything from the scratch mate, so revert your device at stock (using odin), then flash the correct [email protected] kernel and finally if everything is working flash cm9.
Edit: if your device is locked i think you can unlock it easily, search in the forum you can find out everything you need for this.
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sorry mate ..
i am a complete noob, i dont know how to revert to stock rom, stock recovery and unroot my device
Download original firmware for your phone from sammobiles and flash it using odin. If is good then root it again and flash cm9.
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Arsaw said:
Download original firmware for your phone from sammobiles and flash it using odin. If is good then root it again and flash cm9.
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Okay,
I have downloaded my firmware file but i noticed that i need three tar files for the flashing precess through ODIN but i downloaded only 1 file *.tar.md5
no clue now what to do
Update: I tried to extract the file using splitfus but it didnt work.
Update 2: Okay now I have Installed my stock firmware and it seems to be working now.. But should I risk installing the CM9 again ?
muxammle said:
Okay,
I have downloaded my firmware file but i noticed that i need three tar files for the flashing precess through ODIN but i downloaded only 1 file *.tar.md5
no clue now what to do
Update: I tried to extract the file using splitfus but it didnt work.
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- launch Odin
- load that ONE FILE on PDA section
- put your phone in download mode (volume down+home+power)
- connect the phone to computer, wait for drivers to be installed and ODIN to find your phone (you will see a message in Odin)
- click start
- don't touch the phone until it's done. It will boot alone
Also, it might be a good idea to wipe data / reset to factory before and after flash.
You could find all this info with google ....
On the topic, I have a similar issue. My phone was factory unlocked , and got locked after flashing latest stock firmware. Downgrading didn't solved anything. I am searching the forums right now, but it seems like all fixes are dated.
If anyone could point me in the right direction, it will be appreciated.
Thx
Hey rsndetre,
Thnx for the post, but sorry I already did that and it worked ..
Here are the method I used to get back my device back to normal and got my sim card working and again reinstalled cm9
1- Downloaded Toolkit from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703488
2- Flashed Stock Boot Image
3- Flashed Stock Recovery Mode
4- Downloaded stock firmware from http://fus.nanzen.se/
5- Flashed stock firmware using Odin (your method above)
6- Rooted the device again (using odin and CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4)
7- Downloaded and placed cm9 and google apps package in SDCARD
8- Installed Rom Manager from Play Store.
9- Downloaded and Installed ClockWorkMod from rom manager and booted to recovery mode using RomManager
10- Then factory resetted, formatted the cache and installed the CM9 and GAPPS V11
Then my phone was good to go.
My phone is up and running, thanks rsndetre, Arsaw and TecQuality for your replies. I appreciate your time
Thanks
Muzammil Ahmed.

[Q] Phone reboot and enter in recovery mode

I I rooted my S2 I777 using Frameroot-1.4.2 and flashed via Odin CWM 5.0.2.3 then I flashed AoCP KitKat from from GalaxyS2Root.com and now my phone is in a loop entering in recovery mode.
I flashed the rom on CWM and when I asked to reboot the system it start reboot and enter in recovery mode again.
I tried to flash the official rom from AT&T with Android 2.3.4 and even after I flash this rom it doesn't stop to enter in recovery mode.
First thing to do: perform a wipe/data from within recovery.
creepyncrawly said:
First thing to do: perform a wipe/data from within recovery.
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It was done and still reboot in recovery.
I tried to install a stock rom via Odin 1,85 but I failed in all the tries then I tried via Odin 3.07 and it worked and I did a full wipe and rebooted the system and it got back to recovery mode then I did it again and it worked.
Now I'm using a stock Rom with Androind 4.2.1.
Before it works I've tried to install the stock Rom and it worked then I rooted the phone and installed CWM and it always reboot in recovery mode.
gsilva92 said:
...then I rooted the phone and installed CWM and it always reboot in recovery mode.
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This part makes me think you use Rom Manager, and that would explain why it keeps rebooting. There's no need to install CWM separately as it's included in i777 kernels. Rom Manager will ruin your phone, stay away from it (see the sticky).
SteveMurphy said:
This part makes me think you use Rom Manager, and that would explain why it keeps rebooting. There's no need to install CWM separately as it's included in i777 kernels. Rom Manager will ruin your phone, stay away from it (see the sticky).
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I don't use Rom Manager.
It was rooted before and I was using a KitKat Rom but I tried to flash the Rom I mentioned and it bricked.
I unbricked it and rooted and installed CWM then it started with the problem.
As I said now I'm using a stock Rom with Android 4.2.1.
You said CWM is included in i777 Kernels so if I root my phone I can simply get in recovery mode and use the stock recovery to flash the Rom?
You mentioned that you rooted the stock firmware and installed a custom recovery, but without knowing your root - recovery process, it's hard to say where things went sideways.
The kernel of the i777 does include the recovery, but the stock kernel cannot be used to flash custom firmware.
>>this guide<< is one of the more reliable ways to go from stock to custom firmware.
summary;
-framaroot to establish root
-mobile odin to install custom kernel
-custom kernel to install custom firmware
happy flashing
-Cyril
gsilva92 said:
I don't use Rom Manager.
It was rooted before and I was using a KitKat Rom but I tried to flash the Rom I mentioned and it bricked.
I unbricked it and rooted and installed CWM then it started with the problem.
As I said now I'm using a stock Rom with Android 4.2.1.
You said CWM is included in i777 Kernels so if I root my phone I can simply get in recovery mode and use the stock recovery to flash the Rom?
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cyril279 said:
You mentioned that you rooted the stock firmware and installed a custom recovery, but without knowing your root - recovery process, it's hard to say where things went sideways.
The kernel of the i777 does include the recovery, but the stock kernel cannot be used to flash custom firmware.
>>this guide<< is one of the more reliable ways to go from stock to custom firmware.
summary;
-framaroot to establish root
-mobile odin to install custom kernel
-custom kernel to install custom firmware
happy flashing
-Cyril
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Thank you.
I'll follow this guide and I'll post here if it worked for me.
cyril279 said:
You mentioned that you rooted the stock firmware and installed a custom recovery, but without knowing your root - recovery process, it's hard to say where things went sideways.
The kernel of the i777 does include the recovery, but the stock kernel cannot be used to flash custom firmware.
>>this guide<< is one of the more reliable ways to go from stock to custom firmware.
summary;
-framaroot to establish root
-mobile odin to install custom kernel
-custom kernel to install custom firmware
happy flashing
-Cyril
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I tried to follow the instruction in the link you sent me but I failed doing it.
I searched on google and I saw that Odin has an option OTA / Update zip but mine doesn't have this option.
Is there something I should do before flash a custom rom?
I'm using Mobile Odin Pro.
gsilva92 said:
I tried to follow the instruction in the link you sent me but I failed doing it.
I searched on google and I saw that Odin has an option OTA / Update zip but mine doesn't have this option.
Is there something I should do before flash a custom rom?
I'm using Mobile Odin Pro.
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Agreed, the instructions in that guide can be a little confusing.
First, are you sure you are using the AT&T Galaxy S II SGH-I777? Because you said several times in this thread that you are now running 4.2.1, but there is no such version of the os for this phone. The latest official AT&T stock firmware is I777UCMD8 which is 4.1.2.
If you affirm that your phone is SGH-I777 running UCMD8 firmware, and that you have root, then the next step is to use mobile odin to flash AJK v4.9 NoSwap kernel. Download the zip file from the Kernel thread. Open the zip file with an archiving tool such as win-zip, 7zip, etc. and extract the boot.img. Mobile odin will not recognize the zip file, but it will recognize the boot.img as a kernel, and will flash that. So transfer the boot image to the phone sd card and flash with mobile odin.
Next, you will find that the phone buttons don't work. Transfer the AJK v4.9 zip file to the sd card, enter into Clockwork Mod recovery and flash the AJK v4.9 zip file. This will fix the buttons. Now you have a working stock UCMD8 with custom AJK kernel. Now you are ready to flash what ever firmware you want. Hope this helps, and feel free to ask questions.
creepyncrawly said:
Agreed, the instructions in that guide can be a little confusing.
First, are you sure you are using the AT&T Galaxy S II SGH-I777? Because you said several times in this thread that you are now running 4.2.1, but there is no such version of the os for this phone. The latest official AT&T stock firmware is I777UCMD8 which is 4.1.2.
If you affirm that your phone is SGH-I777 running UCMD8 firmware, and that you have root, then the next step is to use mobile odin to flash AJK v4.9 NoSwap kernel. Download the zip file from the Kernel thread. Open the zip file with an archiving tool such as win-zip, 7zip, etc. and extract the boot.img. Mobile odin will not recognize the zip file, but it will recognize the boot.img as a kernel, and will flash that. So transfer the boot image to the phone sd card and flash with mobile odin.
Next, you will find that the phone buttons don't work. Transfer the AJK v4.9 zip file to the sd card, enter into Clockwork Mod recovery and flash the AJK v4.9 zip file. This will fix the buttons. Now you have a working stock UCMD8 with custom AJK kernel. Now you are ready to flash what ever firmware you want. Hope this helps, and feel free to ask questions.
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Thank you.
I'm gonna try it and I'll post at night (in Brazil) when I come back from work.
creepyncrawly said:
Agreed, the instructions in that guide can be a little confusing.
First, are you sure you are using the AT&T Galaxy S II SGH-I777? Because you said several times in this thread that you are now running 4.2.1, but there is no such version of the os for this phone. The latest official AT&T stock firmware is I777UCMD8 which is 4.1.2.
If you affirm that your phone is SGH-I777 running UCMD8 firmware, and that you have root, then the next step is to use mobile odin to flash AJK v4.9 NoSwap kernel. Download the zip file from the Kernel thread. Open the zip file with an archiving tool such as win-zip, 7zip, etc. and extract the boot.img. Mobile odin will not recognize the zip file, but it will recognize the boot.img as a kernel, and will flash that. So transfer the boot image to the phone sd card and flash with mobile odin.
Next, you will find that the phone buttons don't work. Transfer the AJK v4.9 zip file to the sd card, enter into Clockwork Mod recovery and flash the AJK v4.9 zip file. This will fix the buttons. Now you have a working stock UCMD8 with custom AJK kernel. Now you are ready to flash what ever firmware you want. Hope this helps, and feel free to ask questions.
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I did exactly what you said and it worked but when I tried to flash a custom Rom it failed and bricked my phone again.
And now I'm back to the first topic, it always reboots in the recovery mode.
I'll try to fix it again.
I didn't see the error it showed me when failed in flash the custom rom. I know I should have seen it.
Here is a video of my phone rebooting in the recovery mode.
gsilva92 said:
I did exactly what you said and it worked but when I tried to flash a custom Rom it failed and bricked my phone again.
And now I'm back to the first topic, it always reboots in the recovery mode.
I'll try to fix it again.
I didn't see the error it showed me when failed in flash the custom rom. I know I should have seen it.
Here is a video of my phone rebooting in the recovery mode.
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What firmware did you try to flash? If you tried again to flash the "AoCP KitKat from GalaxyS2Root dot com" that you mentioned in your first post, that in itself could be the problem. In the past, many products from the GalaxyS2Root website have caused numerous and various types of problems, including similar to your issue. For most of the past two and a half years, we have been advising people to avoid the Galaxy S2 Root website and products. It is best to flash firmware downloaded from XDA-Developers.
If you are trying to install a version of kitkat on your phone, then you also probably need advice from someone more familiar with kitkat, like cyril279 or SteveMurphy. Maybe one of them will jump in and help.
gsilva92 said:
I I rooted my S2 I777 using Frameroot-1.4.2 and flashed via Odin CWM 5.0.2.3 then I flashed AoCP KitKat from from GalaxyS2Root.com and now my phone is in a loop entering in recovery mode.
I flashed the rom on CWM and when I asked to reboot the system it start reboot and enter in recovery mode again.
I tried to flash the official rom from AT&T with Android 2.3.4 and even after I flash this rom it doesn't stop to enter in recovery mode.
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Just breezed through this and didn't see this mentioned but in the aocp kitkat forum here it states in the op you must be on cwm 6.0.4.4 or higher to flash their ROM. This is true for all kitkat ROMs I've tried so far. This may have been the source of your problem although usually most report getting a status7 error at this point but I'm not familiar with that cwm version you mentioned.
Also twrp works really well and it's touch based.
creepyncrawly said:
What firmware did you try to flash? If you tried again to flash the "AoCP KitKat from GalaxyS2Root dot com" that you mentioned in your first post, that in itself could be the problem. In the past, many products from the GalaxyS2Root website have caused numerous and various types of problems, including similar to your issue. For most of the past two and a half years, we have been advising people to avoid the Galaxy S2 Root website and products. It is best to flash firmware downloaded from XDA-Developers.
If you are trying to install a version of kitkat on your phone, then you also probably need advice from someone more familiar with kitkat, like cyril279 or SteveMurphy. Maybe one of them will jump in and help.
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I'm trying to flash a Rom form XDA-Developers http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544790
I'll try to contact one of the users you mentioned. Thank you.
razen_kain said:
Just breezed through this and didn't see this mentioned but in the aocp kitkat forum here it states in the op you must be on cwm 6.0.4.4 or higher to flash their ROM. This is true for all kitkat ROMs I've tried so far. This may have been the source of your problem although usually most report getting a status7 error at this point but I'm not familiar with that cwm version you mentioned.
Also twrp works really well and it's touch based.
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I'll try to flash twrp to flash KitKat. Thank you.
Good catch @razen_kain, the details were in the OP all along.
That said, The details of what you need to flash the firmware are in the OP of each Firmware thread, including the necessary kernel version, and where to find it.
Omni
Cyril279 said:
[...]
Recovery requirement (prior to flashing this firmware):
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CWM 6.0.4.4+
--OR--
TWRP 2.6.3.0+
-Renderbroken's OmniROM kernel
-or- Flash Omni's Boot.IMG via MobileOdin
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SGH-S959G; (courtesy of @mr-cook)
TWRP 2.6.3.0.zip
--OR--
CWM 6.0.4.5.zip.[...]
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CM 11
RenderBroken said:
[...]HOW TO INSTALL
Make sure you are on CWM 6.0.4.4+ before flashing ROM! Thanks to @mr-cook you can now download and flash just the recovery/kernel!
Other handy scripts you can use from mr-cook can be found: Here
Download 6.0.4.5 Recovery/Kernel created by mr-cook : Here[...]
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AOCP 7.0
crt60 said:
HOW TO INSTALL
***(If you are on Jellybean or older, you will need the latest CWM recovery for the i777 to flash this ROM)***
***If you are having trouble with flashing the zip, you can try the odin version from here***​
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gsilva92 said:
I I rooted my S2 I777 using Frameroot-1.4.2 and flashed via Odin CWM 5.0.2.3 then I flashed AoCP KitKat from from GalaxyS2Root.com and now my phone is in a loop entering in recovery mode.
I flashed the rom on CWM and when I asked to reboot the system it start reboot and enter in recovery mode again.
I tried to flash the official rom from AT&T with Android 2.3.4 and even after I flash this rom it doesn't stop to enter in recovery mode.
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gsilva92 said:
I'm trying to flash a Rom form XDA-Developers http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544790
I'll try to contact one of the users you mentioned. Thank you.
I'll try to flash twrp to flash KitKat. Thank you.
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If you go back to AT&T stock 4.1.2 I777UCMD8 to start over, here are a couple of ways to get the kernel you need. Please bear in mind that the only kernel that will boot UCMD8 into system is the AJK v4.9 kernel that you used before. When you install another kernel such as RenderBroken's CWM or TWRP kenrel, or the one from OmniRom, the system will no longer boot, but you will be able to boot into recovery, so just avoid trying to boot the system, and choose the option to boot directly into recovery. Or... pull the battery and then use the button combo to enter recovery.
1) Extract the boot.img directly from the OmniRom zip file, and flash that using mobile odin. In this case, once you have UCMD8 rooted, you can skip the step of flashing AJK and flash the OmniRom kernel directly. Reboot into the new recovery and flash OmniRom.
2) Flash the AJK kernel as in my previous instructions. Then enter recovery and flash RenderBroken's kernel. Boot directly into recovery and flash OmniRom.
cyril279 said:
Good catch @razen_kain, the details were in the OP all along.
That said, The details of what you need to flash the firmware are in the OP of each Firmware thread, including the necessary kernel version, and where to find it.
Omni
CM 11
AOCP 7.0
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I gotta say I didn't read the full info after flash the rom.
creepyncrawly said:
If you go back to AT&T stock 4.1.2 I777UCMD8 to start over, here are a couple of ways to get the kernel you need. Please bear in mind that the only kernel that will boot UCMD8 into system is the AJK v4.9 kernel that you used before. When you install another kernel such as RenderBroken's CWM or TWRP kenrel, or the one from OmniRom, the system will no longer boot, but you will be able to boot into recovery, so just avoid trying to boot the system, and choose the option to boot directly into recovery. Or... pull the battery and then use the button combo to enter recovery.
1) Extract the boot.img directly from the OmniRom zip file, and flash that using mobile odin. In this case, once you have UCMD8 rooted, you can skip the step of flashing AJK and flash the OmniRom kernel directly. Reboot into the new recovery and flash OmniRom.
2) Flash the AJK kernel as in my previous instructions. Then enter recovery and flash RenderBroken's kernel. Boot directly into recovery and flash OmniRom.
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I did exactly what you said and it worked. Now I'm running OmniRom and I didn't have any problem during the process to flash and not even after.
Thank you everyone.
I'll be more careful next time.
gsilva92 said:
I gotta say I didn't read the full info after flash the rom.
I did exactly what you said and it worked. Now I'm running OmniRom and I didn't have any problem during the process to flash and not even after.
Thank you everyone.
I'll be more careful next time.
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Welcome to the club :thumbup:
razen_kain said:
Welcome to the club :thumbup:
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Thank you.

[Q] Need Urgent Help - soft bricked galaxy note gtn7000

Hi All..
Im pretty much a noob..last week i decided to install cyanogenmod on my phone.Im using international version of Galaxy Note GTN7000.
I saw there was a windows installer on cm website..but wanted to make a backup of my current rom..
i rooted my phone using kingo android root..installed rom manager..flashed latest clockworkmod recovery..
but on booting into recovery,i found stock recovery was being forced..i read somewhere it was because of unlocked bootloader..
on cyanogenmod wiki page,i found installation of clockworkmod recov using heimdall..everything went fine ...blue progress bar was shown in the download mode...and when i rebooted into recovery mode i saw the first danger sign..there was a yellow triangle beneath galaxy note logo..
and then it booted into clockworkmod recovery 5.8..Foolishly i did a system backup..rebooted...surprised to find phone went into black screen after displaying a note logo with yellow triangle beneath..tried recovery from clockworkmod without hope but that didnt work as expected...
This is the situation..All i need now is to install cyanogenmod 10.1.3 stable on my device..i dont want a custom rom backup anymore..
'but i saw in forums i will need to flash a custom rom from sammobile...
All help will be appreciated.Pleasen help..
chullan88 said:
Hi All..
Im pretty much a noob..last week i decided to install cyanogenmod on my phone.Im using international version of Galaxy Note GTN7000.
I saw there was a windows installer on cm website..but wanted to make a backup of my current rom..
i rooted my phone using kingo android root..installed rom manager..flashed latest clockworkmod recovery..
but on booting into recovery,i found stock recovery was being forced..i read somewhere it was because of unlocked bootloader..
on cyanogenmod wiki page,i found installation of clockworkmod recov using heimdall..everything went fine ...blue progress bar was shown in the download mode...and when i rebooted into recovery mode i saw the first danger sign..there was a yellow triangle beneath galaxy note logo..
and then it booted into clockworkmod recovery 5.8..Foolishly i did a system backup..rebooted...surprised to find phone went into black screen after displaying a note logo with yellow triangle beneath..tried recovery from clockworkmod without hope but that didnt work as expected...
This is the situation..All i need now is to install cyanogenmod 10.1.3 stable on my device..i dont want a custom rom backup anymore..
'but i saw in forums i will need to flash a custom rom from sammobile...
All help will be appreciated.Pleasen help..
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At first flash a Samsung firmware through Odin: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
I recommend you not using Rom Manager. Have a look at PhilZ's thread for having a safe kernel and custom recovery to be able to backup and flash what you want.
doubt
Can i flash stock rom from sammobile
and go for cyanogenmod windows installer without flashing philz kernel
chullan88 said:
Can i flash stock rom from sammobile
and go for cyanogenmod windows installer without flashing philz kernel
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I really don't like this CM installer... Toolkits won't help you in case of trouble.
Download a firmware from SamMobile and flash it with Odin then you will be able to install PhilZ and your CM rom (or another one )
Primokorn said:
I really don't like this CM installer... Toolkits won't help you in case of trouble.
Download a firmware from SamMobile and flash it with Odin then you will be able to install PhilZ and your CM rom (or another one )
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Soory for my noobness..
The Odin link here is dead...
Also i cant open sammobile firmware page..
Please could you help..
chullan88 said:
Soory for my noobness..
The Odin link here is dead...
Also i cant open sammobile firmware page..
Please could you help..
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No worries. It's just an advice regarding CM Installer ,)
All versions of Odin here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...08-2013-odin-3-09-odin-1-85-versions-t2189539
SamFirmware: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ and enter N7000 into the search box.
If you can't access to this website click here then select your device on the left.
Primokorn said:
No worries. It's just an advice regarding CM Installer ,)
All versions of Odin here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...08-2013-odin-3-09-odin-1-85-versions-t2189539
SamFirmware: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ and enter N7000 into the search box.
If you can't access to this website click here then select your device on the left.
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One more question..dont get me wrong..its just to skip customrom installation if its unneeded..
i plan to use cm 10.1.3..stable..
can i download it from cm site and flash it using clockworkmod recovery..
if thats ok could you explain the steps..
chullan88 said:
One more question..dont get me wrong..its just to skip customrom installation if its unneeded..
i plan to use cm 10.1.3..stable..
can i download it from cm site and flash it using clockworkmod recovery..
if thats ok could you explain the steps..
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Yes you can but the most important thing on N7000 is to have a SAFE kernel before wiping or flashing from recovery. (more details in the N7100 sections)
Here are the general instructions to flash a new custom rom:
1. Having root and a working custom recovery (updated)
2. Boot into recovery mode (VOL DOWN + POWER + HOME) then VOL UP to accept the warning.
3. Make a Nandroid backup and backup your EFS.
4. Full wipe: wipe data (factory reset), cache, dalvik and system. Recoveries are different. You may need to go to another menu to format the system partition.
5. Flash rom
6. Flash Gapps
7. Reboot normally

[Q] cant flash CWM recovery on i9300???

i tried to flash recovery on a friend's i9300 but nothing changed - still the original recovery.
its the 1st time it happens to me.... i flashed many roms on few galaxy s devices but with this i9300 its just impossible!
even from the android terminal it wont let me,
please help!!!!
Delphinus3 said:
i tried to flash recovery on a friend's i9300 but nothing changed - still the original recovery.
its the 1st time it happens to me.... i flashed many roms on few galaxy s devices but with this i9300 its just impossible!
even from the android terminal it wont let me,
please help!!!!
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How do you flash recovery? What instructions did you follow?
Here!
Follow this tutorial!..
TheMidgardWatcher said:
How do you flash recovery? What instructions did you follow?
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ALL - via android consule, via odin, and i dont know about other method. with all other devices i had NO problem at all and i flashed many roms before. its the fors time something like that happened to me.
Try this with Odin: http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/i9300/philz_touch_6.25.0-i9300.tar.md5 Put it at "PDA". What error gives you Odin ? Is the phone rooted ? Have you tried installing with CWM Manager from playStore ? Also, try TWRP Manager app, as I believe it does not require root to install the recovery. After TWRP is installed, download the CWM zip and flash it. Ypour friend is running stock ROM, right ?
If you're Rooted then download and install "ROM Manager" From Play Store and that'll guide you through installing the latest CWM for your device. This is the safest method i know.

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