Sir, pls help me
i was using cm11 snapshot when this happened
i wiped data/factory reset my phone because i want to change to other rom
but after i wiped data i forgot to install new rom and i clicked reboot system now
after that my phone only show galaxy s2 text then goes blank then galaxy s2 text and repeatedly
i cant enter recovery mode, odin didnt recognize my phone because i didnt tick debugging mode because i cant see debugging mode after i updated to cm11 and i cant even do a hard reset through physical key
pls help me.. am i doing wrong?
i tried odin in windows 8
help me guys T_T
You don't need to have USB debugging on to flash with Odin; Odin operates at a 'lower level' than that.
Find Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread stickied in General & go through the troubleshooting steps methodically/as many times as you need to in order to get a successful flash.
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You don't need to have USB debugging on to flash with Odin; Odin operates at a 'lower level' than that.
Find Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread stickied in General & go through the troubleshooting steps methodically/as many times as you need to in order to get a successful flash.
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i tried and once detected, i try to flash but failed
it says "Can't open the serial(COM) port."
any idea sir?
Go through all the troubleshooting steps in that thread one by one; if you do this, you will solve whatever is stopping your phone & PC from recognising each other.
Edit - Only hint I'm giving you (because the whole purpose of having a thread like that is so people like me don't have to go through this stuff over & over with people for the 8,963rd time over the past 2.5 yrs) - in your case; start with different USB cables (particularly the one that came with the phone/original Samsung cables) & different USB ports on the PC (no hubs - use mainboard ports only). These are for starters. If they don't work then you go through everything else in the thread one by one.
Right. No more hints, everything you need to fix your phone is in that thread.
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Go through all the troubleshooting steps in that thread one by one; if you do this, you will solve whatever is stopping your phone & PC from recognising each other.
Edit - Only hint I'm giving you (because the whole purpose of having a thread like that is so people like me don't have to go through this stuff over & over with people for the 8,963rd time over the past 2.5 yrs) - in your case; start with different USB cables (particularly the one that came with the phone/original Samsung cables) & different USB ports on the PC (no hubs - use mainboard ports only). These are for starters. If they don't work then you go through everything else in the thread one by one.
Right. No more hints, everything you need to fix your phone is in that thread.
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tried everything and no luck
is it possible that my phone has mini-usb port error?
because it takes about 2 seconds delay to respong carghing when i plug it in
It's possible, yes. Only way you're going to know if this is the case/not is by replacing it (the entire board, not just the port itself) though. It's certainly quick/cheap to do yourself, so you don't have a great deal to lose by replacing it (apart from ~US$10) & seeing if this fixes the issue. Search for KeithRoss39's guide in General (search specifically for 'replacing USB charger board'), has all the info you need to help you get this done.
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It's possible, yes. Only way you're going to know if this is the case/not is by replacing it (the entire board, not just the port itself) though. It's certainly quick/cheap to do yourself, so you don't have a great deal to lose by replacing it (apart from ~US$10) & seeing if this fixes the issue. Search for KeithRoss39's guide in General (search specifically for 'replacing USB charger board'), has all the info you need to help you get this done.
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sent my phone to service already because i just newbie who only know about flashing-recovery-download mode, didnt know about hardware at all
anyway, thanks for helping me :laugh:
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Hi I am trying to fix a friends s2, its all stock and no root. Odin doesnt seem to want to flash the md5 files, either says nand write and stops or stay at BOOT stage.
any ideas muchly appreciated
Been covered so many times I've lost count this week (the 'Odin won't work' thing; search for similar threads). If you have recovery (I assume you probably don't, but, anyways), do a factory reset/wipe. And if not search for those threads as per the first sentence (CBA retyping the troubleshooting steps out given they've been regurgitated here thousands of times already).
Edit - You haven't exactly provided a great deal of info either, but as I'm not posting to this thread again, I'm not fussed if you provide more info or not.
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Been covered so many times I've lost count this week (the 'Odin won't work' thing; search for similar threads). If you have recovery (I assume you probably don't, but, anyways), do a factory reset/wipe. And if not search for those threads as per the first sentence (CBA retyping the troubleshooting steps out given they've been regurgitated here thousands of times already).
Edit - You haven't exactly provided a great deal of info either, but as I'm not posting to this thread again, I'm not fussed if you provide more info or not.
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there is no recovery as its not been rooted/flashed in any way.
You can get in to download mode and thats it. What further info do you want, its on o2 in the uk
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there is no recovery as its not been rooted/flashed in any way.
You can get in to download mode and thats it. What further info do you want, its on o2 in the uk
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oh and I HAVE been searching the threads I post on here all the time and know how to use the forum, All the guides say get in to recovery (which I cant do) If I could i'd be laughing
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oh and I HAVE been searching the threads I post on here all the time and know how to use the forum, All the guides say get in to recovery (which I cant do) If I could i'd be laughing
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seriously searched my balls off now and still cant find a solution... had faith in you lot
No lying allowed!
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had faith in you lot
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All you get on here now is spamming and stupid pics getting posted now.....
Damn, you're starting to imagining things.
Get it together.
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All you get on here now is spamming and stupid pics getting posted now.....
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tell me about it mate. That and pointless replies ^
- its amazing how each section of xda differs too, I use the s3, s4 hox, kindle, and htc one and its a nice place to be. Instant responses and friendly natured
Right. This is the final time I'm posting these steps ever (I'm deleting the txt file I have them stored in on my PC, so anyone who wants to make a copy of these steps, do it now) on here:-
Flash/Odin doesn't work blurb -
*Must run Odin as administrator in Windoze.
*Ensure Kies & it's processes aren't running in Windoze task manager. Kill them if they are.
*Try different USB ports; you must be using a 'powered' or mainboard port.
*Try different USB cables (particularly the cable that came with the phone if you're not using it now)
*Try different versions of Odin (search on here/Google)
*Uninstall Kies, reboot, redownload & reinstall it, reboot, try the flash again.
*Turn off antivirus/antispyware/antimalware.
*Check the rom/kernel you download for corruption. Either check the MD5 sum if you have it (use md5summer or similar), if you don't have the md5 sum or can't check it, programs like 7Zip, IZarc, WinRar, etc will allow you to 'test' the rom file you download. If there are any errors/any of the files fail the test, bad download. Try again/try downloading with a different internet connection if it keeps happening.
*Run Windoze Update.
*And if all these steps fail, try a different PC. And if it won't work first go on a 2nd PC, go thru the above steps on that PC. Still doesn't work ? User error (will be almost impossible to say what given we're not there looking over your shoulder, almost always something very obvious being missed) or borked phone - return to service centre or local mobile shop.
I suspect many cases where people (say) they do all the above & still can't get it to work involve problems with the USB ports on the machines they're using. Something along the lines of the port is unable to maintain a constant connection between PC & phone; if that connection drops for even a millisecond (probably not even long enough to be registered as a broken connection by the PC in the normal way), you end up with a constantly failing flash at best and a bad flash which borks your phone at worst.
Obviously the only way I'd be able to test the theory would be to examine/test a bunch of PC's belonging to people who experience this issue, but I've given this issue a lot of thought over the past 18 mths & it's the best explanation I've got for those instances where people are being completely honest about having tried all the steps over & over and on multiple machines (a very very small % of people, most people either simply don't do every step over & over and say they do, or they forget they've forgotten they did A, B & C but not F) & still find they can't flash successfully (and it isn't a case of the phone being borked).
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Right. This is the final time I'm posting these steps ever (I'm deleting the txt file I have them stored in on my PC, so anyone who wants to make a copy of these steps, do it now) on here:-
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@MistahBungle:
Do you mind if these steps are re-posted, if its said that originally you posted them?
Knock yourself out. Copy, publish, repost & plaster as widely as you like
Edit - I actually saw a similar list initially posted by JJEgan ages ago (>1 yr), and then added some things to it, so he deserves ultimate credit.
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Knock yourself out. Copy, publish, repost & plaster as widely as you like
Edit - I actually saw a similar list initially posted by JJEgan ages ago (>1 yr), and then added some things to it, so he deserves ultimate credit.
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Will do. Once I finished re-posting it (possibly soon at the given rate of 'my flash didnt work plz help' posts), someone else may take it on, as you did from JJEgan. I haven't been around for a year, but if I see his posts I will thank him
tried all that apart from the different computer tip. Will try it tonight at work and report back.
Hi everyone, new here and a complete noob hopefully i'm posting in the right place and i don't sound too thick.
A colleague of mine has the S2 and it seems as if the OS is corrupted. The phone boots but on the home screen she is bombarded with continuous messages about a process failing and having to stop.
There is a whole load of photos on the phone she would like to retrieve which leads me into the second issue, despite the fact the phone will charge, USB connectivity to the computer is not working and saying the device is not recognized. i have installed Kies as well as the MTP driver to no sucess. More over the phone via USB keeps on disconnecting/reconnecting every few seconds.
All this leads me to my questions
Would it be possible to re-flash the stock firmware via an SD card in recovery or odin mode?
Would doing so (if possible & successful) keep the pictures or will this be erased?
Open to suggestions anyone may have and thanks in advance.
Yes, try flashing a stock rom with Odin first in download mode. No, flashing a one part firmware will not erase her stuff normally, though I'm not the type of person to give 100% guarantees on anything phone-related.
Sounds like a dodgy USB board/port which is on the way out will probably make it hard to do an Odin flash of stock though. What you've described definitely sounds like it's on the fritz. If you can't get a successful stock flash after trying absolutely everything & those USB issues persist/seem to be the problem, replace the USB board/port. This is quick/cheap (maybe US$10, often less)/easy to do yourself. If you decide to do this, search for KeithRoss39's guide in the General section (do an advanced search on his username), this thread has all the info you need to get it done.
This should enable you to get a successful stock flash & hopefully fix the issues assuming it's not something else hardware-wise, which you're only going to find out by doing these things first. If you have trouble getting a flash away once you've replaced the board/port (and even before you do that), search for Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread & try the stuff suggested in the thread.
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Yes, try flashing a stock rom with Odin first in download mode. No, flashing a one part firmware will not erase her stuff normally, though I'm not the type of person to give 100% guarantees on anything phone-related.
Sounds like a dodgy USB board/port which is on the way out will probably make it hard to do an Odin flash of stock though. What you've described definitely sounds like it's on the fritz. If you can't get a successful stock flash after trying absolutely everything & those USB issues persist/seem to be the problem, replace the USB board/port. This is quick/cheap (maybe US$10, often less)/easy to do yourself. If you decide to do this, search for KeithRoss39's guide in the General section (do an advanced search on his username), this thread has all the info you need to get it done.
This should enable you to get a successful stock flash & hopefully fix the issues assuming it's not something else hardware-wise, which you're only going to find out by doing these things first. If you have trouble getting a flash away once you've replaced the board/port (and even before you do that), search for Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread & try the stuff suggested in the thread.
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Thanks for the swift reply.
Just took a quick look at KeithRoss39's guide and the micro USB replacement vid and it does seem quite easy and inexpensive to do.
The photos are her main concern and i don't want to attempt flashing her phone as it currently is considering the very temperamental state the USB connection is in.
I'll mull over this option with her as ironically it seems to be the safest route to go down.
Thanks very much for your help mate:highfive:
You should be fine, there shouldn't be any data loss. But I'm not going to be one of those people that tells you flashing a phone is entirely risk free. Because it isn't. As long as everything is working as it should be (PC with reliable USB ports, phone USB port working normally), the risk of any individual flash going bad is very very small.
No worries Let us know how you go/if you get stuck/etc.
Hi
I just can't seem to get Odin to flash my S2. I am new to android hacking but I'm no 'tech-tard'. I have read a lot the Odin related threads on here and on google and can't seem to get it to work. I'll explain what I'm trying to do and what I have done so far.
What I want to do is to setup my old S2 for my mum, she is Vietnamese and would be great to have Vietnamese Language support so that menus, etc..are in Vietnamese! I have tried some locale apps but they're very limited. So basically I want to flash the phone with a firmware which has Vietnamese.
My phone is a UK Vodafone S2 and it's fully updated. The info on the phone is as follows:
Model Number GT-I9100
Android Version 4.1.2
Baseband Version I9100BULS3
Kernel Version 3.1.31-1484249
[email protected]#3
SMP PREEMPT Tue Dec 3 20:24:29
KST 2013
Build Number JZ054K.I9100XWMS2
I have installed Kies, have got MTP drivers installed and have got samsung usb drivers installed (v1.5.33.0). I have Odin 1.85, 3.07 and 3.09. One thing to note is that I have never been able to connect to Kies even though all the drivers are installed and working as I can access the phone via windows explorer.
The firmware I've been trying to flash is I9100DXLSD_I9100OLBLSD_I9100DXLS8_HOME.tar.md5 This firmware also came with SS_DL.dll (i'm not sure what I'm suppose to do with this file)
I have tried using the original S2 usb cable, S4 usb cable, HTC usb cable and Nexus 7 usb cable. I have tried the front and rear USB ports on my pc (although have yet to try every single rear usb port)
I think I have done clean installs of Kies and the USB drivers, by using YourUninstaller to remove them and clean up the registry, reboot. Reinstalling Kies and USB drivers and rebooting again.
I've turned on USB debugging on the phone. The phone is in download mode. I start up Odin as admin, plug the phone in and Odin sees the phone and I get the messages 'Added!' and COMx where x is 3, 4 or 5. In Odin 3.07 or 3.09 when loading the firmware, the firmware is confirmed ok but when flash is started it stalls at 'SetupConnection'. I've left it for about 15 mins and still stuck there. In Odin 1.85 it's similar except I eventually get a FAIL after the SetupConnection step.
I'm not sure what else I can do, apart form try another computer. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Q
take a look at hopper8's odin troubleshooting thread stickied in general section
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take a look at hopper8's odin troubleshooting thread stickied in general section
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Yeah, I've read that and followed it and still no luck.
That thread is the 'Bible' for these situations; there really isn't much else that isn't in the thread which can be suggested in these situations.
So...Your options are:-
*Try everything (you haven't done that yet) in the thread over and over and over and over until you get a successful flash. When these are recoverable (and the majority are), they're almost always fixed with perseverance.
*Give up & take your phone to a Samsung service centre (who will take a lot of your money) or a local mobile repair shop (who will charge you a bit less money) for diagnosis/repair. Obviously you're in their hands with regard to trusting them to honestly diagnose what's wrong & charge you accordingly.
The only other thing which comes to mind in this situation is an idea KeithRoss39 has bandied about recently; flash fails in this situation are sometimes caused by a malfunctioning USB board in the phone (this has become a very common fault with this phone as the time since it's initial release has increased).
Thing is, if this is indeed the case here, it's possible that your previous attempts at flashing have already corrupted the NAND, and only a motherboard replacement is fixing this. If this hasn't already happened & the board is faulty, any further flashing attempts might give you this result. But unless you know how to diagnose electronics like this, you have no way of knowing whether this is the case or not.
So, you can proceed as above, or you can stop attempting to flash right now & replace the USB board/port yourself before you attempt any further flashes. Keith has a guide in General (not stickied, there's a link in Hopper's thread) which will enable you to get this done quickly/easily/cheaply yourself if you decide to go down this path.
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That thread is the 'Bible' for these situations; there really isn't much else that isn't in the thread which can be suggested in these situations.
So...Your options are:-
*Try everything (you haven't done that yet) in the thread over and over and over and over until you get a successful flash. When these are recoverable (and the majority are), they're almost always fixed with perseverance.
*Give up & take your phone to a Samsung service centre (who will take a lot of your money) or a local mobile repair shop (who will charge you a bit less money) for diagnosis/repair. Obviously you're in their hands with regard to trusting them to honestly diagnose what's wrong & charge you accordingly.
The only other thing which comes to mind in this situation is an idea KeithRoss39 has bandied about recently; flash fails in this situation are sometimes caused by a malfunctioning USB board in the phone (this has become a very common fault with this phone as the time since it's initial release has increased).
Thing is, if this is indeed the case here, it's possible that your previous attempts at flashing have already corrupted the NAND, and only a motherboard replacement is fixing this. If this hasn't already happened & the board is faulty, any further flashing attempts might give you this result. But unless you know how to diagnose electronics like this, you have no way of knowing whether this is the case or not.
So, you can proceed as above, or you can stop attempting to flash right now & replace the USB board/port yourself before you attempt any further flashes. Keith has a guide in General (not stickied, there's a link in Hopper's thread) which will enable you to get this done quickly/easily/cheaply yourself if you decide to go down this path.
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I don't think the USB board is faulty. It charges fine and I can access the phone via windows explorer, transferring and copying files.
You try uninstall all drivers (kies and samsung usb) ,and install again only a usb drivers (without kies).
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Didn't bother to read the OP, eh ?
Download Odin v3.07 And Connect your phone to pc using download mode. ( Power + Vol. D + Home ). And in odin click pda and choose ur downloaded tar file. Just let it flash. And see. Try Splitting that .tar file to CSC, PDA, MODEM using splitfus. Check google for further help.
Hit thanks if I helped you
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Someone else who didn't read the OP. Fantastic.
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Download Odin v3.07 And Connect your phone to pc using download mode. ( Power + Vol. D + Home ). And in odin click pda and choose ur downloaded tar file. Just let it flash. And see. Try Splitting that .tar file to CSC, PDA, MODEM using splitfus. Check google for further help.
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I'll give that a shot.
Been reading about the default recovery console. Is it possible to flash the vietnamese 4.1.2 firmware over my uk 4.1.2 firmware using ADB? From what I've ready you could transfer the firmware to a memory card and use the apply update from external storage? Is this correct or would would it have to be done via ADB sideload from the SDK?
Thanks
Can't be done with stock on the S2 to the best of my knowledge (can with some other phones).
Good night.
I have had very bad luck with phones, you can not imagine ... My problem is that my Galaxy SII is bricked, I can not enter into recovery mode but I can enter into download mode normally.
As you can imagine, my PC does not recognize the device so I had to install the drivers using Samsung KIES, after Odin was able to recognize my device, the thing is I tried to install several stock rom and I could not because I Odin mark "operation failed".
Below I leave a screenshot of what appears in ODIN I try to install any rom either multiple files and a single file.
I hope you can help me with my problem, greetings from Venezuela.
Same as everyone else in this situation; find Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread stickied in General & go through all the troubleshooting steps in a methodical manner as many times as you need to in order to get a successful flash.
That thread is 'the bible' as it covers these situations from every possible angle. Where these are recoverable (and almost all are as long as you have download mode), they're often fixed with perseverance, so you may need to try one or more of the steps in the thread many times to get a fix.
Thanks!, but... where I can find that? I'm new to this, and believe me I have not had any luck, right now I also hurt my mini s3 not enciente or cargo or enter download mode or recovery mode.
Not interested in your other device, it has a specific forum, and you'll need to post a thread to that forum to get help with it. That's how things work around here, specific forums for specific devices as what works for one device doesn't necessarily work for another
And with regard to how to find that thread, navigate to the General section, and it's a stickied thread which means it's on the first page.
If you want your phone fixed, it's going to take a bit of effort on your part, and using menus to navigate to different parts of the site is something you're going to have to do (we have stickied threads so we don't have to constantly repost common stuff). Go to the root of Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 & it will list the different sections, you'll see the General section listed there.
Hello everyone!
I tried to Upgrade this S2 i9100 phone from android 2.3 to 4.1.2. I used ODIN 1.87 and I9100XWMS3 ROM. when I started ODIN to flash the ROM it stucked in connecting or something like that for a long time, so i unplugged the cable and removed the battery. after that I can't turn on the phone, or go to Download/Recovery mode and anything I do just the first picture appears.
So is it Bricked or something?
is there any soulution?
when plug it to pc and open ODIN, it recognizes the phone. and when I try to flash the ROM it fails (like the second picture).
Probably not bricked; that picture of the phone/PC on the screen means the phone is in forced download mode. One way or another you need to get a successful Odin flash, and the way you do that is find Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread stickied in General & go through the troubleshooting steps in a methodical way as many times as you need to until you do get a successful flash.
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Probably not bricked; that picture of the phone/PC on the screen means the phone is in forced download mode. One way or another you need to get a successful Odin flash, and the way you do that is find Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread stickied in General & go through the troubleshooting steps in a methodical way as many times as you need to until you do get a successful flash.
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Thanks man. I was freaked out, because it's someone else's phone. when you said it's a forced download mode, I thought there must be some way. and I've found the solution here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/general/repair-i9100g-samsung-galaxy-s2-flashed-t1448765
I just thought that the Phone was a i9100 like my old one, but it turned out to be a i9100G. So originally a wrong firmware caused the problem. and the pit file in that topic solved it.
Thanks again man.
Good work figuring out what caused the problem & doing the research/fixing yourself