[Q] Samsung GT-I9100T Soft Bricked? - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi everyone,
I had Cyonongenmod and wanted to go back to the stock ROM so I downloaded Telstra 4.1.2 Australian firmware for GT-I9100T and Odin 1.85. Then tried to flash it and got the error
<ID:0/009> Added!!
<ID:0/009> Odin v.3 engine (ID:9)..
<ID:0/009> File analysis..
<ID:0/009> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/009> Initialzation..
<ID:0/009> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/009> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/009> factoryfs.rfs
<ID:0/009> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/009>
<ID:0/009> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
I have tried this process with two computers, tried reinstalling drivers multiple times and changing USB ports.
When I try and boot normally or into recovery mode I get the error:
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.
So I tried with Kies and Kies said connecting continusaly and never connected with my phone and I also tried this with 2 computers.
What can I do?

Refer to Hopper8's Odin troubleshooting thread stickied in General section.It has all the info you need.

So I followed the guide on the website and then I got to flashing the PIT file part and I was able to successfully flash the PIT file which I got from the internet and my log was:
<ID:0/009> Added!!
<ID:0/009> Odin v.3 engine (ID:9)..
<ID:0/009> File analysis..
<ID:0/009> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/009> Initialzation..
<ID:0/009> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/009> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/009> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/009> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/009> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/009> RES OK !!
<ID:0/009> Completed..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
<ID:0/009> Removed!!
<ID:0/009> Added!!
Then I tried to flash the firmware again and it still failed, this time I was using ODIN 3.04. Also I have found that odin gets stuck on SetupConnection requiring me to remove the phone, take out the battery, put it back in download mode and start again every time I want to flash.

You need to go back to Hopper's thread (stickied in General; did you even find it & read it as suggested in the first instance ?) & go through all (and I mean all) the troubleshooting steps as many times as you need to in order to get a successful flash.
The reality is, nobody here can fix this for you, only you can. In that thread you have the tools to do exactly that, assuming it isn't a hardware issue, which the majority of these cases aren't.
You shouldn't have flashed a PIT (I don't care what you read on some other site, or in another guide on here which doesn't apply to your situation but you thought it did). You only flash PIT's in very specific circumstances; you do not flash them purely because you want to go back to stock & you're having problems with same. There's some chance flashing the PIT may have corrupted your NAND; if that's the case you'll need a motherboard replacement.
The only way you'll know whether that's the case or not is trying everything in Hopper's thread over and over and over (including with multiple PC's over several days), if you're still unable to get a successful flash at that point, it probably is NAND corruption

I don't think he *did* visit hoppers thread.....or if he did, he didn't read it properly.......
Hoppers thread advises AGAINST using pit files.....so he would have known NOT to try it.......
Sent via my Markox/Gustavo_s powered KitKatted S2

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Odin firmware writing issue

Hi,
I've had the SGS2 for a couple of days. I pretty much feel I understand all the different concepts having been on htc android before hand.
Anyway my problem is that although I get the familiar yellow "0:[COM5]" in odin on win7 home premium x64, the phone refuses to take the firmware update.
So anyway when I first got the phone, I was pretty clueless on what I was doing, I followed this guide http://samsunggalaxys2tips.com/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-s2-guide/ which seemed to work well enough and I do have root on stock. However after that, my odin mode on the phone now displays "CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES (1 counts)" as well as yellow triangle. So am I right in saying I can not write any firmware until I've USB jig'd my phone? I thought the jig would only be handy in case of sending the phone back to Samsung under warranty.
Here is some info about the phone, kies is convinced the phone is fully up to date on the following.
PDA:KE5
PHONE:KE1
CSC:KE2(VOD)
Carrier Orange
Phone was orignally bought on a Vodafone UK contract but unlocked and working fine on Orange UK
No clue on the exact product name, as I flashed root before checking. If someone knows how I can found out, that would great.
My last attempt almost looked like it was flashing firmware, however it stopped abruptly here:
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
If anyone has any pearls of wisdom they would be willing to share on the matter, I would be very grateful.
****UPDATE****
I tried flashing I9100XWKDD_I9100XXKDH_I9100XEUKD1_HOME which did actually attempt to flash which was odd, however the result:
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Now I just have a phone and computer icon with an explanation mark between the two in the middle of the screen and nothing else, hope I've not bricked it
Tried again over night and that failed too
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> Sbl.bin
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005>
<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
phone is still accessible in odin mode, but only shows the above mentioned orange icon otherwise. please help!
Was the sodding usb dock in the end, using a different cable and its working!
novakry said:
Hi,
Anyway my problem is that although I get the familiar yellow "0:[COM5]" in odin on win7 home premium x64, the phone refuses to take the firmware update.
Usually due to a wrong file format or not a TAR file .
displays "CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES (1 counts)" as well as yellow triangle. So am I right in saying I can not write any firmware until I've USB jig'd my phone?
Totally wrong makes no difference at all to flashing .
Here is some info about the phone, kies is convinced the phone is fully up to date on the following.
Yes it probably is the latest firmware for that product code as updated by the vendor .
My last attempt almost looked like it was flashing firmware, however it stopped abruptly here:
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
Repeat looks like wrong file format .
I
I tried flashing I9100XWKDD_I9100XXKDH_I9100XEUKD1_HOME which did actually attempt to flash which was odd, however the result:
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Same answer
Makes no sense to ask about a topic on one forum that was posted on another forum .The post may be missing bits and is most definitely well out of date .
No idea what you are trying to achieve root or firmware upgrade .
Both are in the dev section .
jje
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[Q] 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue' after attempted root

Hi, Australian Android root noob here.
I attempted to root my phone using Android Forums' guide, which I can't link to as I'm a new member (For reference - guide was created by Android Forums member ironass)
However, I realise now I made one deviation from the thread's instructions. Instead of using Siyah s2-5.0.1, I downloaded the latest version, s3-v1.8.9
I followed all the instructions regarding Odin to the letter, but the root failed with the following messages:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> boot.img
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/004> Removed!!
The 'Firmware upgrade encountered....' message displays when I attempt to boot the phone normally, but I can still boot the phone into download mode.
Does this mean my device is currently soft-bricked?
I'd like to try rooting again, this time with the Siyah firmware version mentioned in the guide. I haven't done anything yet after the root failed, I thought it might be better to ask here first, where people know a lot more about Android than I do
What should my next step be to get my phone back into working order, preferrably rooted rather than going back to my carrier firmware?
Thank you kindly for your assistance.

[Q] Suddenly restarted, stuck on Samsung blackscreen, can't boot into recovery

My phone is International version, rooted and using omega ROM for about an half year now and everything was fine until it suddenly restarted and stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S3 blackscreen, i tried to boot into recovery and reboot. After that, it still stuck on the blackscreen and i can't boot into recovery anymore. I also attempted to flash stock ROM via Odin and it failed. This is my Odin log:
<ID:0/009> Added!!
<ID:0/009> Odin v.3 engine (ID:9)..
<ID:0/009> File analysis..
<ID:0/009> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/009> Initialzation..
<ID:0/009> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/009> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/009> system.img
<ID:0/009> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/009> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
How can i solve this problem ?
Update: I tried using the PIT file and it pass but the flashing stock rom doesn't. Now it appears with black screen and "Firmware update encountered an issue" instead of the boot screen, the odin always fail with flashing rom
looks like sds
Can anyone help me please ? I need my phone so bad
If there isnt any solution, where can i repair my phone in US because i bought it in country
in a service center

[Q] Odin: Stuck at NAND Write Start

Hey everyone
Having read many threads on this issue I would appreciate help for my specific case. I got a defective device from a friend that wouldn't start anymore (introductory Samsung animation was playing repeatedly). I then tried to flash "GT-I9100_JB_ClockworkMod-Recovery_6.0.2.9" to eventually install CM 10.1.3 and then factory reset to make sure the brick bug is not an issue. However, I was not able to flash CWM, because it gets stuck at "NAND Write Start" and eventually fails (see below). Interestingly, I flashed another i9100 flawlessly only a few days ago with the exact same setting. Nonetheless I tried different Odin versions as well as different usb ports and cables.
I have no idea what kind of kernel or android version was running on the device and I can now only get into download mode.
When reading this guide I came across two problems. First, flashing a kernel - some other thread recommended "Siyah-s2-v5.0.1" - was unsuccessful. Second, I wasn't sure if I should try to flash the ICS version mentioned in this thread.
Some mentioned falling back to flashing PIT-files, but because recovery mode is not available, I cannot use the "emmc partition scanner" to identify the correct PIT-file to flash.
I would really like to save this device, so someone else may enjoy using it again in the future. Thanks in advance for any help!
Cheers
sNiXx
ODIN 3.09
Code:
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/005> zImage
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
ODIN 1.3
Code:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> zImage
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/004> Removed!!
Could anyone please help me out with this issue? I would appreciate it, if I could get the device running again.
Thanks in advance for help or tips!

I got softbrick I think and I cannot fix it

I was going to flash a new pit file and a kernel along with that but somehow it didn't work, I got stuck at Samsung Galaxy S2 logo and couldn't boot into recovery. I assume I soft bricked my device. Then I searched some guides on how to fix it but I couldn't, and the download links are often broken in those guides. In Odin3 flash get stuck at "<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!" and then ERROR. Is this fixable and in that case how? Please provide download links that work if I need any file.
This is the Odin3 log when I try to flash. I try to flash the files (PDA,PHONE,CSC) in this thread ("Another option for i9100" section). I have tried with pit file and without (I think it was wrong pit though) but same result...
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/005> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> boot.bin
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005>
<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Well after having this problem in over 24 hours I try to flash my old stock gingerbread rom with odin and it worked. I then flashed CWM kitkat compatible Kernel and that also works. So no help needed here anymore I think.

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