Hello,
My friend has given me his S3 to try and fix. The phone will turn on, however it doesn't boot into the Home Screen. All this happened after he received a message about the phone being corrupted. I have tried a few things to fix it:
Attempted to recover the phone using Samsung Kies (in Kies > Tools > Firmware Upgrade and Initialization) - however it does not "connect" to the phone.
The PC does see the phone - Odin recognizes it.
Tried to use Odin to flash a Stock Rom / Firmware - Odin tells me I'm missing a PIT file.
Can't access the phones recovery - only the download mode when turned on.
So I'm pretty much stuck with only using Odin or something similar to try and flash the phone. My issue with Odin is that it doesn't flash zip files, so I'm trying to workout a way to get this phone back up and running but I'm out of ideas.
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I have Korean Galaxy S2 (SHW-M250K). Last night i recieved an update message KI06 on kies. I started update.
But after downloading update in PC the update process stuck at 3% while flashing the phone. After an hour i removed cable and tried to do emergency update but it was still stuck at 3%.
I tried to flash KG5 with odin but it was also stuck at FSimage.I tried to download again.
Now my phone can go in download mode but PC cannot recogenize usb. and USB not recogenized message appear.
Please HElP what to do?
Is my phone bricked or there is some way to flash it.
Now my phone can go in download mode
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Then you aren't bricked.
You'll need to reflash using Odin to what ever firmware you were using.
As long as you can access download mode you aren't bricked. It may be a little difficult to use odin if you never have.. But rest assured, you are not bricked.
I have ODIN mode on my phone but when i connect the USB cable to pc, my PC does not recogenize usb. and yellow pop up message of "USB not recogenized" appears. so i cannot flash it it with ODIN or Kies.
I have to solve this USB problem to proceed. Do you have any suggestion for this.
muhammad.ali123 said:
I have ODIN mode on my phone but when i connect the USB cable to pc, my PC does not recogenize usb. and yellow pop up message of "USB not recogenized" appears. so i cannot flash it it with ODIN or Kies.
I have to solve this USB problem to proceed. Do you have any suggestion for this.
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Search USB problems .like
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16070414&postcount=6
jje
Ok
I am on my way to figure out driver problem.
But there is one more thing.
My orignal firmware was korean. But now after unsiccessfull Odin flash my Download mode Screen and "Firmware update failed" screen has changed to english version. Is there a possibility that Odin curropted my Phone modem .
Also one more thing.
I cannot charge my phone because whenever i connect usb or AC charger the computer and mobile icon with yellow mark appears.
modem has nothing to do with the language settings.
update may have changed the firmware, just go into settings, language and change it back.
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modem has nothing to do with the language settings.
update may have changed the firmware, just go into settings, language and change it back.
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Yes it can be changed but right now my phone cannot go past " Firmware upgrade encountered an error. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again" screen.
Also i cannot flash because windows is not detecting my Phone's modem correctly.
Windows does not need to see your modem to flash .
My orignal firmware was korean. But now after unsiccessfull Odin flash my Download mode Screen and "Firmware update failed" screen has changed to english version
Fairly simple answer you have flashed a non korean firmware .
What is this Odin mode on the phone is it Download mode ???
Stock Roms .and csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
I wonder if you have the right instructions to follow ??Or are you flashing a wrong firmware .
Personally i would take to a service centre and tell them Kies broke it .
jje
Ammm, you are flashing an incompatible rom on your phone
You should refer to the [SHW-M250*] Korean Galaxy SII M250S / M250K / M250L Users thread for advice on your phone, the firmwares posted in the link above would not work.
Be careful man
JJEgan said:
Windows does not need to see your modem to flash .
My orignal firmware was korean. But now after unsiccessfull Odin flash my Download mode Screen and "Firmware update failed" screen has changed to english version
Fairly simple answer you have flashed a non korean firmware .
What is this Odin mode on the phone is it Download mode ???
Stock Roms .and csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
I wonder if you have the right instructions to follow ??Or are you flashing a wrong firmware .
Personally i would take to a service centre and tell them Kies broke it .
jje
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I am not in korea, but i bought this korean version version because it was readily available. so i cannot claim warranty.
achillies400 said:
Ammm, you are flashing an incompatible rom on your phone
You should refer to the [SHW-M250*] Korean Galaxy SII M250S / M250K / M250L Users thread for advice on your phone, the firmwares posted in the link above would not work.
Be careful man
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I have read all of this forum. and i have korean firmware also. but many people have converted their korean firmware to english one.
But right now i have only one problem
my phone is not being detected by ODIN or Kies because of USB not recogenized problem. I need to solve this for further instructions.
Any one has some different idea????
i have korean firmware also. but many people have converted their korean firmware to english one.
Thats what you want then these many people who have converted will have the instructions or method to convert .
jje
i tried to root my galaxy s2 but odin said operation failed and then my phone started showing a small pic on upper left corner of phone with mobile, computer and a small yellow triangle. My phone does not start up. I tried to connect it with kies but an error" Device not responding. To resolve the issue please, reboot the device " comes up on computer. I tried putting it back in download mode which did not worked as well. Any advice/suggestion will be helpfull as i m fairly new to android and my phone seems like useless. Please............
If you can't get into download mode then you have a problem. Does recovery work?
Also need more detail like firmware you were on, what file you flashed and what you put where in odin.
Sent from my GT-I9100
Just quick update that i got successfull in putting the phone in download mode
(Build number : Gingerbread.DUKJ1, Baseband version : I9100TDUKJ1) i used odin 3v 1.85 then tried to flash with kernal available on http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3N191PVU which is given in xda developer forum link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331784 and followed indtructions where it says chapter 1 but activity 1.3 ( If you are not rooted yet: Flash a modified FACTORYFS). I am able to get back in download mode but i have no idea what to do now any suggestions please. Thanks in advance.
Thats a Galaxy Note yes .
which is given in xda developer forum link http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1331784
jje
As JJE pointed out, it seems like you are trying to flash a root kernal for a different device. You need cf root for Galaxy S2. If you can find it flash it as you did the first time and it might boot. If not you will need to flash a full firmware in Odin.
Sent from my GT-I9100
sxi200 said:
As JJE pointed out, it seems like you are trying to flash a root kernal for a different device. You need cf root for Galaxy S2. If you can find it flash it as you did the first time and it might boot. If not you will need to flash a full firmware in Odin.
Sent from my GT-I9100
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I seem to have exactly the same problem mentioned in this thread. I see a Mobile to Computer icon with a yellow ! icon between them when I try to open the phone in download mode
I cant get to download mode yet. I was using ODIN 3 to flash and USB had gotten disconnected when NAND write start ! was mentioned on ODIN.
Anything I can do to get my phone back up ? Appreciate your help here.
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I seem to have exactly the same problem mentioned in this thread. I see a Mobile to Computer icon with a yellow ! icon between them when I try to open the phone in download mode
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Which rom/firmware?
Which variant of S2?
How did this happen?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
I have a Galaxy S2 here, basically all I did was took the unrooted (probably my problem) phone and opened Odin, then proceeded to use the PDA file provided and pressed start. It got stuck while being downloaded onto the phone so I gave up any unplugged it. After turning back on recovery came up but it said it couldnt mount my sd card. I rebooted again and now all it does is goes into download mode (unseeable to odin) or shows the boot screen with yellow triangle at bottom. How can i fix my phone?
I can get my phone into download mode aswell as into CWM-based Recovery v5.5.0.4, but i get the error
E:Unable to write to ums lunfile (no such file...)
Instructions followed for use of Odin ???
Kies/Usb drivers etc etc .
jje
Try changing USB slot. Also did you make a backup with CWM? Have you tried a restore?
I did not make a backup, and yes.. i tried the drivers, samsung kies, and a new usb and such.. no luck
JJEgan said:
Instructions followed for use of Odin ???
Kies/Usb drivers etc etc .
jje
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totally agree seems this month been increase of noobs lol cannot read/search
least he didint flash cm9 then ask why he doesnt have a windows boot screen still waiting for that to be asked hahaha
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to start with you should of done your research
and now u open a thread with ohhh my phone is fuk*d i have a galaxy s2 thats great so do i to which model do you have is it a G for example what was the firmware you was trying to flash have you read and understood the install notes listed for that rom have you looked at FAQ for that listed rom
this is a dev forum not please fix my fuk`d fone
sorry if this saids abusive not intended just stating a fact give more info we may provide the help needed
Hey I have a SGS2 but its a generic handset from ACG. Its similar to USCC device but my kernel is completely different than any others on the web. If I use ODIN to flash a custom Kernel in my device will it result in data loss or any other harm? I am still kind of lost as to what using ODIN to flash a custom kernel will do to my device other than put CWM and SuperUser on my device.
I would also like to know this. I also have a SCH-R760.
I actually ran through the rooting method, and the Kernel didn't touch the Radio. I didn't have LOS, and I am running Jelly Bean on my device now. You can follow the links in my signature below =]
nice, if you need the stock ever shoot me a pm, and I can get it uploaded.
If anyone is just wanting stock root, it can be found HERE.
could someone please help me asap, im an amateur tech geek and well i tried rooting my phone and i downloaded the wrong kernel and now my phones stuck in airplane mode, no hardware info or baseband info please help me ! DD:
-uscc galaxy s ii sch-r760
thankyou
DakotahRay said:
could someone please help me asap, im an amateur tech geek and well i tried rooting my phone and i downloaded the wrong kernel and now my phones stuck in airplane mode, no hardware info or baseband info please help me ! DD:
-uscc galaxy s ii sch-r760
thankyou
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If you can get it in download mode, do a one click Odin back to stock and start over. For my phone I use EL29. Usually if you can get it to Samsung screen, it is only soft bricked and fixable. Good luck!
Install the Galaxy S 2 Drivers
Driver Download
On your phone, select USB Debugging and Unknown Sources from the Settings menu.
(unknown sources located in the application tab in settings at the very top and usb debugging located in the application tab in settings in under development).
Plug your phone into your computer with the USB Cable that came with it.
Download this easy rooter tool
Epic 4G Touch Auto Fixer
Run the e4auto-sfx.exe (aka Root and download mode placer)
Press E then Enter.
Then press H then Enter on your keyboard then press any button to continue.
Your phone will now reboot into download mode. (green android guy that with a downloading bar)
Download Odin if you don't already have it
Odin Download
Download this Stock SCH-R760 File
Stock Download
Select the PDA Option on your Odin and flash it.
This will restore your device to factory default settings. From there you might need to flash your carrier files into the phone since this will restore it 100% back to factory settings.
If you have more questions I am here to help.
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Install the Galaxy S 2 Drivers
Driver Download
On your phone, select USB Debugging and Unknown Sources from the Settings menu.
(unknown sources located in the application tab in settings at the very top and usb debugging located in the application tab in settings in under development).
Plug your phone into your computer with the USB Cable that came with it.
Download this easy rooter tool
Epic 4G Touch Auto Fixer
Run the e4auto-sfx.exe (aka Root and download mode placer)
Press E then Enter.
Then press H then Enter on your keyboard then press any button to continue.
Your phone will now reboot into download mode. (green android guy that with a downloading bar)
Download Odin if you don't already have it
Odin Download
Download this Stock SCH-R760 File
Stock Download
Select the PDA Option on your Odin and flash it.
This will restore your device to factory default settings. From there you might need to flash your carrier files into the phone since this will restore it 100% back to factory settings.
If you have more questions I am here to help.
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Hey, I have a generic sch-r760. I already managed to root but I am wanting to install a custom kernel with cwm attached. Need to get a recovery on the thing and I'm looking for ROMs as well but if I can at least get a kernel with cwm I'll be on the right path
I am sorry to be 'That guy'... But this is not the right place at all for this question.
If there is a forum for the device in question, you need to go there and ask the question. If not you need to go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=456 and ask the question there.
If a noob comes in here and does anything on there E4GT from this post, they will be very unhappy.
I have asked a MOD to move the post to avoid confusion.
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I am sorry to be 'That guy'... But this is not the right place at all for this question.
If there is a forum for the device in question, you need to go there and ask the question. If not you need to go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=456 and ask the question there.
If a noob comes in here and does anything on there E4GT from this post, they will be very unhappy.
I have asked a MOD to move the post to avoid confusion.
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Thanks, I had been trying to locate the correct spot so I keep doing searches on the model number commenting and hoping someone can help out and tell me where km suppose to be:good:
Thread moved to Android Q&A since it didn't belong in the Epic 4G Touch but doesn't seem to have its own forum.
Thanks for your understanding on this matter.
~ The-Captain
coltlacey1 said:
Hey, I have a generic sch-r760. I already managed to root but I am wanting to install a custom kernel with cwm attached. Need to get a recovery on the thing and I'm looking for ROMs as well but if I can at least get a kernel with cwm I'll be on the right path
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This guide works great for the SCH-R760x even though this is a US cellular site
Root Guide with CWM and no Triangle.
Team US Cellular posted some good stuff for this phone on their website. Haven't seen any mirrors on XDA yet
http://teamuscellular.com/Forum/files/file/140-stock-ics-with-root/
I bought my girlfriend an unlocked at&t note for use with T-Mobile. She is having a bad echo when making and taking calls. And even when she is not on the phone sometimes it goes straight to voicemail when someone calls her. It is on the stock 2.3.6, nonrooted firmware. So I figured if I updated to ics or jb that might help and I want her to be on up to date android. My problem is when I try to update to ICS 4.0.4 with Kies it will go through all the motions but when the phone goes into download mode it is no longer recognized by the computer and the update stalls an the phone just sits in Odin mode. I've tried to refresh the stock Odin tar using Odin but the same problemarises the computer won't recognize the phone while it's in download mode. I know the drivers are installed because when I plug in the phone it will pop up autoplay but it just doesn't work while the phone is in download mode. PLEASE any help is welcomed because I want my girl to STFU with all her complaiBing. Many thanks in advance
If you still have the stock ATT modem on the device, you need to flash the blaze modem for T-Mobile ...(my advice )
You will need to push a CWM recovery image to the device.( effectively giving you root access ).
Then download the blaze modem .zip from the super thread in the general section, and flash the modem with your new clockwork mod recovery.
Odin can be picky with devices. Make sure you have the latest Odin version, and it's clean.
Next, you need the correct cable ...(stock Samsung cable )...if possible.
Next ....only use a rear pc mainboard port, not a front low priority port.
This often causes time out errors, as priority tasks will close non-priority ports.
Odin is also susceptible to anti-virus programs, and you should temporarily turn off these programs when using Odin, then turn them on when finished.
The super thread has many links to other threads describing the "how to " aspects of T-Mobile connection, and they will help as well.
And lastly ....tell the little lady that STFU means ...I've almost got it done ....LOL ...
Happy flashing ....g