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hi my phone is stuck on the samsung galaxy s2 boot screen... i have downloaded 2 or 3 .zip files to reinstall ROM but since i cannot access my internal SD card i have tried flashing these from external SD card but to no avail since in the recovery mode i am unable to enter the external sd card i have no idea why... so now my question is since through recovery mode i am unable to get my phone to work can someone please point me to some working .tar downloads so i can flash my phone using odin.. most of the links i have seen so far do not open as i guess there is a problem with multiupload... i need a xwke2 stock kernal please... or if possible could someone tell me how to install a .zip using odin because right now i am stuck without a .tar
thanks...
galaxy s2
france
Mobile Odin from the market .
Stock firmware from Sammobile.com
i have tried flashing these from external SD card but to no avail since in the recovery mode i am unable to enter the external sd card i have no idea why
# INTERNAL SD CARD
jje
Search Sammobile.com for firmware tarballs.
If you cant find a tarball kernel then flash a PDA ROM and reinstall your nandroid backup if you have one(and everyone who flashes ROMs should).It would be another option.
I made a grave mistake today, I wiped everything in my internal sd card. Now it won't boot anymore. It is just booting from the galaxy s2 logo. I followed the guide in the the wiki of cyanogenmod
The part where i made a mistake is in the "Place the CyanogenMod update.zip file on the root of the SD card." I thought that the root of the sd card is in my external microsd card. So I proceeded and put the update.zip in the microsd card.. Then I did Wipe data/factory reset and Wipe cache partition. After that I tried to find the update.zip but can't find it anywhere.
So I rebooted my galaxy s2, then bang it won't start anymore. It just loops in the galaxy s2 logo part.
So I searched google and found out that I wiped everything in my internal sd card including the stock galaxy s2 software. i made the biggest mistake of the year.
I mistakenly put the cm9 in my external sd card.. The clockwork mod can't read the external sd card. So now i'm stock with a brick galaxy s2
Please help me. I just started this rooting thing and now my galaxy s2 is bricked.
I know the odin application can help me flash a new rom. But i don't know where to proceed. What rom should I download?
If i can install a custom rom using odin i know this can help me fix my problem.
Please guide me. im begging all of you.
Can you still put your phone in download mode? if you can, then you can probably install stock rom.after that you can root your phone again. have you tried intratech's thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928
Sounds to me like you didn't flash a proper kernel. You'll get stuck at the boot logo if that happens.
engloa said:
Can you still put your phone in download mode? if you can, then you can probably install stock rom.after that you can root your phone again. have you tried intratech's thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928
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hello, thank you for replying.
yes i can still go to the download mode. im trying to find my stock rom but i don't know which i should download. can i just download the cyanogen mod and install that?
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Sounds to me like you didn't flash a proper kernel. You'll get stuck at the boot logo if that happens.
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thanks for replying. i appreciate it.
yes. i think thats what happened. please help me fix this.
I would advise you use odin to flash a stock rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278 use this to download a stock rom / root it. Then you can flash any rom after that!
I deleted my internal on purpose
You say Clockwork Mod can't recognise your External SD card, so i presume you can get into recovery?. if you're running a custom recovery like Clockwork and you can get in to recovery you'll be ok.
Dl a custom rom (checkrom) or kernel which supports external sd card, (like siyah or something) Connect your phone to your pc, and boot into recovery. Go to storage options in recovery and mount your phone. Your internal memory should be available to view in your pc. Copy across the file(s) you downloaded and Install the zip. The custom rom will bring you back to speed, or the custom kernel will allow you to flash whatever you had on your External SD to begin with. I recommend the rom flash though.
There should be plenty of help regarding Odin in the forums. Let us know how you get on.
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I made a grave mistake today, I wiped everything in my internal sd card. Now it won't boot anymore. It is just booting from the galaxy s2 logo.
If you wiped internal sd card you need to remove and replace battery enter download mode and flash a stock rom via ODIN .As you have wiped the entire OS so phone cannot boot to something that no longer exists .
Any stock rom will recover your phone logic says use one for your location .
jje
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Also read and apply this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
Wezi said:
You say Clockwork Mod can't recognise your External SD card, so i presume you can get into recovery?. if you're running a custom recovery like Clockwork and you can get in to recovery you'll be ok.
Dl a custom rom (checkrom) or kernel which supports external sd card, (like siyah or something) Connect your phone to your pc, and boot into recovery. Go to storage options in recovery and mount your phone. Your internal memory should be available to view in your pc. Copy across the file(s) you downloaded and Install the zip. The custom rom will bring you back to speed, or the custom kernel will allow you to flash whatever you had on your External SD to begin with. I recommend the rom flash though.
There should be plenty of help regarding Odin in the forums. Let us know how you get on.
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i fixed it!!! thank you for your help!! hahaha im so happy. thank you very much kind sir
Happy to help, and good to hear it worked out
This is how you learn about custom roms, i think its good to get a bootloop etc. because it forces you to try troubleshoot and increases your knowledge.
and also if you can get into CWM recovery then thats generally a good sign and things can be recovered from there.
glad everything worked for you.
Hello people
I recently tried installing CyanogenMod 10 on my intl Galaxy Player 5.0.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2077671
Some things about my phone:
I recently rooted it and i am able to enter download or recovery mode, i have the intl model and im currently running:
This ROM:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623529
And this KERNEL:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1414565
Everytime i get an assert failed error (yes formatting does not help.....) and when installing the kernel within the thread i bricked my phone....
I was able to recover it but i dont wanna brick my phone again so any help and/or detailted instructions how to get that rom installed would be appreciated.
When i was trying to flash, thought it was with Odin. My programme crashed upon NaNDwrite....
Thanks in advance, hope someone can help me out!
Maarten0009 said:
Hello people
I recently tried installing CyanogenMod 10 on my intl Galaxy Player 5.0.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2077671
Some things about my phone:
I recently rooted it and i am able to enter download or recovery mode, i have the intl model and im currently running:
This ROM:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623529
And this KERNEL:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1414565
Everytime i get an assert failed error (yes formatting does not help.....) and when installing the kernel within the thread i bricked my phone....
I was able to recover it but i dont wanna brick my phone again so any help and/or detailted instructions how to get that rom installed would be appreciated.
When i was trying to flash, thought it was with Odin. My programme crashed upon NaNDwrite....
Thanks in advance, hope someone can help me out!
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Umm, if I'm understanding correctly, you installed the ROM- CM10, that is- and/or kernel via Odin. CM10 and the Mercurius kernel are zip files (.tar, .pit and the like are for Odin, not zips...if I understood correctly).
You want to place the ROM and the GAPPS zips on your actual SD card. Make sure the SD card is working properly. Reset and go to CWM (Power+Vol up).
Then, accd to the instructions on the CM10 page:
"Installation:
Reboot to CWM
Make a Nandroid (optional, but recommended)
Format /system if you had a different GApps package installed
Install ROM
Install GAPPS if you just formatted /system
Wipe data/factory reset if you are coming from Gingerbread
Reboot
??? (wait a while...)
Profit"
I'd say make a backup before doing any of this, but I'm assuming you're beyond that point....But before going on to CM10, it might be a good idea to recover your device first and back it up. Maybe flash a GB rom via CWM or Odin before proceeding to CM10, making a backup just in case...
Ok
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Umm, if I'm understanding correctly, you installed the ROM- CM10, that is- and/or kernel via Odin. CM10 and the Mercurius kernel are zip files (.tar, .pit and the like are for Odin, not zips...if I understood correctly).
You want to place the ROM and the GAPPS zips on your actual SD card. Make sure the SD card is working properly. Reset and go to CWM (Power+Vol up).
Then, accd to the instructions on the CM10 page:
"Installation:
Reboot to CWM
Make a Nandroid (optional, but recommended)
Format /system if you had a different GApps package installed
Install ROM
Install GAPPS if you just formatted /system
Wipe data/factory reset if you are coming from Gingerbread
Reboot
??? (wait a while...)
Profit"
I'd say make a backup before doing any of this, but I'm assuming you're beyond that point....But before going on to CM10, it might be a good idea to recover your device first and back it up. Maybe flash a GB rom via CWM or Odin before proceeding to CM10, making a backup just in case...
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Well, i did not use the .zip on odin, i flashed the alternate kernel linked.
So i googled a bit and found out i needed CWM6 for CM10, but im running CWM5. How can i update this? on the site i couldnt find the Galaxy Player supported! thnx in advance
Maarten0009 said:
Well, i did not use the .zip on odin, i flashed the alternate kernel linked.
So i googled a bit and found out i needed CWM6 for CM10, but im running CWM5. How can i update this? on the site i couldnt find the Galaxy Player supported! thnx in advance
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Just flash CM10 kernel zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2109674
from CWM5 and then reboot CMW and you will have CWM6..then just install CM10 rom.
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would he have to flash the kernel first, though? I'm unfamiliar with rjs, but am assuming that rjs version of CWM would be identical to entropys version of CWM, which means that he could just flash the CM10 ROM since it has the kernel baked in.
When I upgraded from Chip -> CM10, I just flashed via CWM, upgrading both the ROM and CWM in the process.
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would he have to flash the kernel first, though? I'm unfamiliar with rjs, but am assuming that rjs version of CWM would be identical to entropys version of CWM, which means that he could just flash the CM10 ROM since it has the kernel baked in.
When I upgraded from Chip -> CM10, I just flashed via CWM, upgrading both the ROM and CWM in the process.
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i used rj's kernel and had to go from GB to ICS to JB or else i would get an assert error
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i used rj's kernel and had to go from GB to ICS to JB or else i would get an assert error
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I remember Dkonzig mentioning this, that the path to JB was through ICS, but for my US device, I just flashed directly to GB. I remember another Int'l GB user who flashed directly to JB and was fine. this is peculiar.
so two methods to choose from, I suppose.
i recently installed miui v5 on my galaxy i9100 i tried it out and didint like it so i downloaded the ressurection kitkat 4.4 rom i tried to flash it (i was using cmw recovery version 6) which it came it while installing something like 'installation aborted (status 7)' so i thought okay ill flash miui back and get another rom, i flashed back the miui it installed all correctly but when i rebooted the phone it gets stuck on the samsung boot logo and i get nothing so i went back into cmw to see if i could found out whats happend, i tried to wipe/factory reset the phone through cmw and i get 'error mouting sd card.android secure.. so i went into mounts/storage and tried to wipe the sd card just by itself that didnt work i also like an idiot whiped my external storage (usb storage) that had the Roms/gapps in and now im stuck and cant do anything, there is no sideload on cmw.. so what can i do to flash a new rom and what rom can i use that will 100% work smoothly i want it to be 4.4
okay . first up stop panicking and all will be cool . i assume you can enter recovery mode ? switch your device off , remove the sd card and place a newer version of cwm recovery by a sd card reader ( http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/GalaxyS2/recovery/CWM-KitKatCompatible-i9100.zip ) . Also Place the rom ( the one you wish [since you want it be kitkat , i recommend you to flash cyanaosp ] ) after you are done copying both files on sd using a card reader , place the sd back and plug the battery in . boot into recovery mode and flash the cwm-kitkatcompatible recovery . after you have flashed it , reboot recovery ( under advanced ) and you'll be running cwm recovery v6.0.4.5 . Then wipe data , cache , dalvik cache ( under advanced ) and then flash the rom . reboot system and you'll be running cyanaosp .
here are a few important links : CyanAOSP : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2576407
P.S. : Report and feel free to ask anything and hope i helped ... do as i said and you'll be fine . All the best
the sd card in an internal one, ive installed twrp recovery now and tried to install alliance rom and its saying E: unable to mount efs any ideas?
flasherruts said:
okay . first up stop panicking and all will be cool . i assume you can enter recovery mode ? switch your device off , remove the sd card and place a newer version of cwm recovery by a sd card reader ( http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/GalaxyS2/recovery/CWM-KitKatCompatible-i9100.zip ) . Also Place the rom ( the one you wish [since you want it be kitkat , i recommend you to flash cyanaosp ] ) after you are done copying both files on sd using a card reader , place the sd back and plug the battery in . boot into recovery mode and flash the cwm-kitkatcompatible recovery . after you have flashed it , reboot recovery ( under advanced ) and you'll be running cwm recovery v6.0.4.5 . Then wipe data , cache , dalvik cache ( under advanced ) and then flash the rom . reboot system and you'll be running cyanaosp .
here are a few important links : CyanAOSP : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2576407
P.S. : Report and feel free to ask anything and hope i helped ... do as i said and you'll be fine . All the best
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its now saying cant mount efs
Did you bkup you're efs? Hope so. Why are you on twrp when he helped you to get to cwm and a working phone? Flash siyah kernel v6.0b5 with Odin tar or in twrp zip. Then flash alliance rom. BTW Have you tried to mount efs in recovery?
andrewwright said:
Did you bkup you're efs? Hope so. Why are you on twrp when he helped you to get to cwm and a working phone? Flash siyah kernel v6.0b5 with Odin tar or in twrp zip. Then flash alliance rom. BTW Have you tried to mount efs in recovery?
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he thought i had a removable sd card when it is an internal sd card on my s2.. i havent got a efs back up and it wont mount through recovery im trying to flash it back to stock will this work? i flashed thunderbolt rom and got it to boot up fine but it said i had not internal memory in my settings so i couldnt download apps or anything
Yes good move, flash stock with Odin. Go from there.
andrewwright said:
Yes good move, flash stock with Odin. Go from there.
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i cant seem to find the stock firmware anywhere i need gingerbread, also im in the uk
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/update-galaxy-s2-to-android-2-3-6-xxkl1-firmware/
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http://www.theandroidsoul.com/update-galaxy-s2-to-android-2-3-6-xxkl1-firmware/
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ive flashed stock rom ics 4.0.3 and its saying i have no imei no baseband ect, i know there is a ficx with an app on the market but i need root so i tried to root the phone with cf root through odin it passes but the phone wont boot up after root, ive also tried flashing siyah and then flashing the thunderbolt rom that boots up and says i have network connection but no internal memory and with stock rom i have memory but not network connection any ideas on what i should do?
Flash stock 4.1.2 with Odin. Why did you flash 4.0.3?
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i didnt know there was a stock jb rom and okay i will try that
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lewisSSGG said:
andrewwright said:
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i didnt know there was a stock jb rom and okay i will try that
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Am I right in thinking you no nothing about Android? I'm not being funny mate. :thumbup:
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andrewwright said:
lewisSSGG said:
Am I right in thinking you no nothing about Android? I'm not being funny mate. :thumbup:
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im not a whizz with them no ive rooted all others phones ive had e.g s3 mini htc sensation xe.. never had any problems only with this phone i have, that link you gave me the download is from hotfile which has been shut down
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To root the s2 and install cwm.. Because the kernel and recovery are together on the s2 you just flash a kernel on firmware like 4.1.2 . So if you flash say philz kernel on 4.1.2 firmware you get custom stock kernel and root and cwm all from the one zip.
Edit.. Sorry about the link. Get 4.1.2 from Sammobile.com.
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To root the s2 and install cwm.. Because the kernel and recovery are together on the s2 you just flash a kernel on firmware like 4.1.2 . So if you flash say philz kernel on 4.1.2 firmware you get custom stock kernel and root and cwm all from the one zip.
Edit.. Sorry about the link. Get 4.1.2 from Sammobile.com.
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okay im downloading the firmware now, and ive just read on one off the philz threads that i can root with philz kernal matching my stock rom which is 4.1.2 XWLSW and downloading the kernal which is made for rom with XWLSW so it says, and ill flash them and see what happends.. does that all seem okay to you?
Yes mate.
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Yes mate.
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now im getting bootloop
Factory reset in recovery and reboot
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Factory reset in recovery and reboot
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tried that it didnt work, the only thing i can think of is that its the wrong firmware.. im on three network i downloaded the uk jb firmware for that networkand my phone and that bootloops as well the only one that worked is the ics stock rom.. i have no idea what to do now haha
hello,I have a galaxy s II which is not booting.I think the kernel is erased.I have a stock ROM on it and system recovery[ not CWM because I am not able to flash it].the system recovery is not reading external SD also.what can I do????
Aditya3 said:
hello,I have a galaxy s II which is not booting.I think the kernel is erased.I have a stock ROM on it and system recovery[ not CWM because I am not able to flash it].the system recovery is not reading external SD also.what can I do????
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Can you get to download mode? if you can, You need to use odin and flash the a kernel with a .tar file(have a look at siyah kernel, google it) onto your phone.