I have a friends S2 here, it boots into download and recovery but will not boot
I have tried odin but it doesnt recognise the phone and ive tried installing firmware from sd card. I've also tries KIES but my pc is not detecting the handset
been fiddling for hours with no joy
how can i get my PC to recognise the phone and where can i find firmware downloads? TIA
does anyone know for a genuine s2 firmware source and can i install it from stock recovery?
Hi,
Have you looked at this thread:
[GUIDE][Troubleshoot a failed Odin flash]
You can download the stock ROM from sammobile. If you don't want to create an account, in the thread link I gave you, you can download the JB leak version of official firmware. Other places to download official firmware can be found using the XDA search function.
gsstudios
The main problem is that i cannot get the phone to be recognised by my PC.. I have read that thread and others like it and have followed all the steps but still cannot get odin to recognise the phone... O have downloaded all the various s2 firmwares from sammobile and tried to install from sd card but they fail the signature verification
djCarpio said:
The main problem is that i cannot get the phone to be recognised by my PC.. I have read that thread and others like it and have followed all the steps but still cannot get odin to recognise the phone... O have downloaded all the various s2 firmwares from sammobile and tried to install from sd card but they fail the signature verification
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Have you already tried wiping cache and factory reset via recovery (warning: if you are on ICS, don't do this step!)? You are on stock ROM right? If you are on stock ROM, you can't simply flash via recovery, you need to have ODIN working.
gsstudios
@djCarpio It sounds to me like one of those cases where the USB socket needs looking at/replacement. If you go back to the thread that gsstudios linked to in his first reply, you'll find a link to a guide i wrote that tells you exactly how to do it.
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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I tried to flash a firmware via odin and it stucks to factoryfs.img.now i cant open my phone.When im flashing every firmware va odin it stucks at factoryfs.img.i tried to wipe everything from the stock recovery and retry but i had no success.when im flashing kernels i have no error.so i was wondering if i could flash cf-root and then when i will be into recovery push files via adb to internal sdcard.is this possible?if yes tell me how.If not tell me other ways to unbrick my device
Which firmware did you try? Try to flash a stock firmware. Go here and pick up the latest ROM and follow the instructions it is very well explained
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Good luck
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
i flashed a stock firmware.i tried this and i had no result.if you can answer this i told about cwm and adb i would be very happy
try another cable.
I had similar problem because of a poor cable ordered from e-bay.
even if you are using the stock cable, try another one as it might be damaged.
gokhan thanks for your help but it didn't work.if i format the /system partition will i be able to get into download mode?
I don't see how you could get Odin to recognise your phone in order to format the system partition if you weren't able to get into download mode.
So I guess I'll play Captain Obvious...Can you get into download mode ?
If not, does Odin recognise the phone when you hook the phone up to a PC via a USB cable ? (a long shot I know but I'm trying to think of anything that might work here).
pangiotis24 said:
gokhan thanks for your help but it didn't work.if i format the /system partition will i be able to get into download mode?
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You really need to start giving more information.
Excactly what rom did you tried to flash? And yes, you can just flash CF-Root and start flashing from recovery. If it is possible to push the files true adb, I don't know. But you will have adb for sure in recovery.
And why are you flashing? It looks like you have really no idea what you are doing.
the problem is solved.i flashed a cwm 9 rom via odin and now im ok.now im flashing chechrom.i had checkrom and i undervolted too much.the phone closed but accidenatly i had ticked the set on bot button.my external sd is broken and i didnt have a checkrom backp into my internal sdcard.so i decided to flash an official firmware and then flash again checkrom.this is the story but now my problem is solved so you can lock the thread.thank you all
I am coming from MIUI/Siyah and I was in CWM Recovery and accidentally formatted my internal SD Card. I do not have an external SD Card.
This means that I have nothing on my phone to flash and currently have an empty phone. When i try to flash a rom it says "no files found"
I'm in Download mode, but it's not being recognized by my computer or ODIN.
As i recall from way back when I originally rooted there were drivers that needed to be installed on my computer (a different computer) to have ODIN recognize it.
Honestly i'd just prefer to obtain direct access to the internal SD card and transfer a CWM flashable ROM.
is this possible?
basically I'm stuck in recovery / download
do i need keis on this computer for ODIN to work?
anyone can provide me with a link in what i should flash using ODIN?
You need Kies on your PC. It installs drivers that make the connection.
See Q7 in the FAQ:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1288112
As to "what should I flash?" - this really depends on what you want. You can start with stock -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18859438&postcount=199
Then, this guide can help flashing without getting the yellow triangle (if you haven't, yet):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311081
33t said:
do i need keis on this computer for ODIN to work?
anyone can provide me with a link in what i should flash using ODIN?
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Download Kies 2.1: www.samsung.com/us/kies/
THEN USE THIS:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
Download the Kernel and UCKH7 package (either rooted or non-rooted, whichever you want)
Next use this thread for flashing with Odinv3 (download links are on the page)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659
ah thanks. i was digging around for that.
of the above two rooted packages, is there a advantageous quality to either one? If i'm going to start flashing ROMS immediately after fixing this either one is equal to the other, right?
As long as the kernel is stock, it shouldn't matter.
Again, I really recommend this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1311081
In particular, I found Mobile ODIN to be very useful.
i've already got the wicked triangle.
ten characters
seems to be working.
edit: PASS
Hey guys,
since I was experiencing random freezes/reboots on NDTs MIUI releases (v8-v15) and siyahs kernels (v2.0-2.6.11) as well on some ICS ports, i decided to try a stock rom to see if the problems remain.
now i downloaded stock roms from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
and tried to flash them via odin. but it simply does not work. i always get the same error message (see screenshot). also i have tried several roms, none of them worked.
i can still enter the download mode, but when i turn on the phone normally it says that there has been a problem with the firmware and tells me to try recovery via kies. kies however does not recognize the phone ...
You got an ICS bootloader still ??
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What are you flashing to the phone looks the same file as PDA .
jje
Are you using a stock usb cable?
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Hey,
1: Check if download is correct! (at least check file size)
2: U have installed/updated latest Kies?
3: Check if u choosed the right files on right place (we can't see the file name u chossed in each line.
If u checked and all is fine, download the firmware from f.ex. sammobilde.com to be sure.
CHEERS
I agree with JJEgan. Please do the following so we can see what file(s) you are loading in Odin:
1. Click 'PDA' and load file
2. Click 'PHONE' and load file
3. Put the cursor in the read only edit box to the right of the 'PDA' button (the one showing the path and the file name) and press end key
4. Same as 3. but with 'PHONE' button edit box
3. and 4. will help us to see the entire file name, maybe we could help then.
Met with the same problem. Mine was solved as follow
Tried a different usb port and kept on flashing. Each time it failed rebooted again in to download mode, reset odin, select the tar file again and kept on flashing. It kept showing fail at cache, the recovery.img etc. But dont worry mine wnt through finally. Hope this helps some one
kind of workaround - odin failed message (S5 mini)
I had some problems with my camera in Galaxy S5 mini 800F 5.1.1 and i flashed official trough odin. Got failed message. :crying:
I tried to flash different official ROMs, different USB ports, different cables... Nothing. :crying:
Then i just flashed a custom kernel with odin.. OK. i got the startup screen and old off. recovery. Not wery usefull.
Then i flashed another kernel from CM13, got new recovery. (TWRP 3.0.0 recovery image )
PC recognised the phone and SD card, but no ROM and gapps on it.
Took another phone, copied ROM and gapps on SD, switched SD, followed the instructions and now i have a working S5 mini with 6.0.1 CM 13 :highfive:
The device was already out of warranty.
Took me some hours and a lot of nerves to achieve this.
I hope this helps someone
O, and, i'm using WIN 10, no KIES, didn't bother with samsung drivers.
I was checking for new updates for cyanogen and updated the latest one but it got stuck on boot screen... I cannot get into cwm but I can get into download... plz help... was running 4.2.2
smartbeatz said:
I was checking for new updates for cyanogen and updated the latest one but it got stuck on boot screen... I cannot get into cwm but I can get into download... plz help... was running 4.2.2
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either ask in the CM thread or flash a stock rom from sammobile.com then root all over again.
where is the cm thread for this phone...
In the meantime... I have tried to use Odin to reset to factory but it fails, so asking in cw thread would do no good if I cannot access cw... count is @ 13 and cannot add triangle either so I cannot take back... tried Kies but once again I cannot turn phone on... so if anyone can guide me to factory reset thread since I have been searching for 3 hrs I would appreciate it...
smartbeatz said:
where is the cm thread for this phone...
In the meantime... I have tried to use Odin to reset to factory but it fails, so asking in cw thread would do no good if I cannot access cw... count is @ 13 and cannot add triangle either so I cannot take back... tried Kies but once again I cannot turn phone on... so if anyone can guide me to factory reset thread since I have been searching for 3 hrs I would appreciate it...
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i think you've confused what i said with about 3 different things here~~!
odin doe's not do a factory reset, odin flashes firmware. can you get in to recovery or download mode any more? (i guess you can if you know your flash count is at 13) kies won't do anything since you are rooted and (was) running a firmware it would not recognize. kies is a pile of tosh! Delete it!
below is taken from a thread, i've provided the link and the part you need to know, Which stock firmware are you trying to flash through odin? and where did you get it from? use sammobile.com.
[EDIT] the CM thread is the same thread you downloaded the CM rom from.
Instructions For Flashing Firmware:
Extract the firmware
Open the included Odin
Turn off your device
Put your device into Download MODE (Home + Volume Down + Power)
Click PDA and select *.tar.md5
Then finally click START!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
I have used Odin in the past with my first Epic to flash back to factory so that is why I tried with this one when I found the tar file, but it fails every time. I cannot get into recovery only download. When I try to get into recovery it says "Fireware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again"... CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v5.tar.md5 is the file I flashed from Team Epic... I downloaded CWM back in Nov over 5 months ago... no idea where it is now...
That file failed as well
Hello.
I tried to flash stock XEO ROM to my S3, but while the whole process it stuck on loading system.img. Then when i tried to turn on the phone it shows me the yellow triangle and info that i can recover the system with Kies. But it also didn't work. I tried to flash other stock roms but it always is stuck in booting system.img
FIX:
I downloaded different roms and different ver. of android
Tried to flash several times with pit file and without but it was still stuck at system.img
I tried different ports and the result was the same
I changed the cable and reinstalled drivers and I succeed to flash 4.0.4 ver without pit file with odin 3.07
Have you tried flashing stock rom via ODIN?
Yeah, that's what I'm talking about I tried several times and it still doesn't work :crying:
voonkz said:
Yeah, that's what I'm talking about I tried several times and it still doesn't work :crying:
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Did you try install stock firmware with PIT file?
If you have 16 GB version of GT-I9300, you can try this PIT file (I tested on my device).
Odin 3.07 with PIT file;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2762337&d=1401023420
Download a stock ROM from sammobile, then put it to PDA. Before start flashing, press PIT button on Odin and select the PIT file, then press Start.
I decided to send my phone to service, when will it come back still bricked I will try it
Ok, I will get my phone back UNFIXED because they told me at the service that i have to pay for changing the firmware because my phone comes from other country.. I disagreed and told them to send my phone back.
I had an idea how to fix my phone and also some questions about that.
First, is there any way to full wipe my phone without recovery, I mean that i can;t access recovery on my bricked phone and i think that causes the problem with flashing any rom with odin (that the brokem rom i still installed and odin can' flash the new one over it). When I'll wipe the phone completely i suppose it might solve the problem. But does wiping the phone makes the phone unrecognizable for PC?
The second idea is kinda connected with the first one. I thought about flashing cf root with odin into my phone and as far as i know, it has its own recovery so i can easily wipe the phone with it and then flash the stock rom.
I know that my reply looks kinda messy but I hope you know what i mean.
First, is there any way to full wipe my phone without recovery, I mean that i can;t access recovery on my bricked phone and i think that causes the problem with flashing any rom with odin (that the brokem rom i still installed and odin can' flash the new one over it). When I'll wipe the phone completely i suppose it might solve the problem. But does wiping the phone makes the phone unrecognizable for PC?
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Bump, need an answer to this.
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Ok my phone is finally alive :cyclops: Here's the solution i figured out:
I downloaded different roms and different ver. of android
Tried to flash several times with pit file and without but it was still stuck at system.img
I tried different ports and the result was the same
I changed the cable and reinstalled drivers and I succeed to flash 4.0.4 ver without pit file with odin 3.07
I will add it to the first post for those who have the same problem, cheers :good: