yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] hyperbolic:
How can I clear the binary counter and clear the yellow triangle if I can't get into recovery ?
[Galaxy S II General] neerajganga:
which rom ver u on

and u can clear the yellow triangle and binary counter by using a usb jig
[Galaxy S II General] hyperbolic:
CM9.

USB JIG won't work since new bootloaders aren't supporting right ?
[Galaxy S II General] neerajganga:
yes so flash the old bootloader
[Galaxy S II General] insat3d:
HELP - Softbricked but can't recover

Hi,

I have a I-9100 which is "softbricked". But I am not able to fix it. Here is the background:

I had installed CM10. It worked fine for a week and then one fine day it restarted on its own and got stuck in the boot loop. So I reinserted the battery and tried to go to the Recovery mode. But I could not go there, whenever I tried the Recovery button combo, it just went back to the boot loop. I figured I could just re-Flash the whole thing using ODIN.

I tried many times with ODIN - many ROMS (both Custom and Stock), Kernels (ICS and JB) etc. Nothing works. I can get into download mode and ODIN starts up, but its stuck either in NAND or SBL.BIN. I tried every step mentioned in this post and many other posts. But it is not working.

PLEASE HELP.

ODIN log:

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Kernel_I9100XXLPH.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> zImage

<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!

Btw, I have the warranty, but I bought it from India and now I am in the US. So it is invalid here.

Thanks..
[Galaxy S II General] MemoryController:
<-Wtf???

Sent from my GT-I9100 running CM10
[Galaxy S II General] chaitanya87:
@Phistachio

My cousin's phone(GT-I9100) was soft-bricked at first. He was on Stock ICS and this **it happened with an OTA update via wifi. He purchased the phone in Germany and warranty period was over.

It has the following issues:

Enters Download mode but does NOT enter recovery mode (confirmed NAND rw corruption)

Doesn't flash

Bad flash in odin (FAIL after flashing, or the flashing suddenly stops)

I have tried all the methods including the bootloader flashing. But all the time flashing via odin stops and when I have flashed the mentioned Kernel(Kernel_I9100XXLPH) it wasn't success. Hope was lost :mad:.

Now somehow still the download mode works but when I start the phone , its showing that "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."

When connected through Kies, the phone is not recognized. Please help me on how to recover my phone.

Was it completely bricked? Is there any other way to restore?

Do I need to change the motherboard or something to get the phone running?
[Galaxy S II General] MemoryController:
Use heimdall and click close pc screen or flash a kernel via odin

Sent from my GT-I9100 running CM10
[Galaxy S II General] chaitanya87:
Can you elaborate a bit? I have downloaded and installed the heimdall.

EDIT: Got it. But below is the error.
[Galaxy S II General] chaitanya87:
So was it completely bricked? Is there any other way to restore? Do I need to change the motherboard or something to get the phone running?
[Galaxy S II General] MemoryController:
Use Linux or remove completely the Samsung drivers from your pc and follow the instructions to install libusb ones

Sent from my GT-I9100 running CM10
[Galaxy S II General] chaitanya87:
Below is the error I got. I have tried it by installing linux. Kindly advise.

Initialising connection...

Detecting device...

ERROR: Failed to access device. libusb error: -3

Also where is the .pit file for this firmware? Can you give me a link?
[Galaxy S II General] MemoryController:
Have you setup correct udev rules? Try issuing from terminal sudo heimdall-frontend

Sent from my GT-I9100 running CM10
[Galaxy S II General] chaitanya87:
Yes.It stucked up at Re-attaching kernel driver...

Initialising connection...

Detecting device...

Claiming interface...

Attempt failed. Detaching driver...

Claiming interface again...

Setting up interface...

Checking if protocol is initialised...

Protocol is not initialised.

Initialising protocol...

Handshaking with Loke...

Beginning session...

Session begun with device of type: 131072

Attempting to close connect to pc screen...

Ending session...

Rebooting device...

Attempt complete

Re-attaching kernel driver...

Any suggestions?
[Galaxy S II General] MemoryController:
Re attaching kernel means it finished.

Sent from my GT-I9100 running CM10
[Galaxy S II General] chaitanya87:
I didn't understand. It stopped at Re-attaching the kernel. And it is showing the same screen :go to kies".

@MemoryController : Any other advice?

---------- Post added at 07:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:56 PM ----------

I didn't understand. It stopped at Re-attaching the kernel. And it is showing the same screen :go to kies".

@MemoryController : Any other advice?

I managed to flash via command line using the firmware from here. Below is the error.

It is unable to upload the kernel.

Initialising connection...

Detecting device...

Claiming interface...

Attempt failed. Detaching driver...

Claiming interface again...

Setting up interface...

Checking if protocol is initialised...

Protocol is not initialised.

Initialising protocol...

Handshaking with Loke...

Beginning session...

Session begun with device of type: 131072

Downloading device's PIT file...

PIT file download sucessful

Uploading KERNEL

100%

ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence!

KERNEL upload failed!

Ending session...

ERROR: Failed to send end session packet!

Re-attaching kernel driver...

So what are the other options to restore my device?
[Galaxy S II General] chaitanya87:
Anyone. :mad:
[Galaxy S II General] bkjugg:
Oh, so interesting... Did you tried flash the PIT?
[Galaxy S II General] chaitanya87:
Yes I have tried to flash the pit file too. But I have to say that nothing is going into the phone at all. I think the nand is fully corrupted.
[Galaxy S II General] JATCHUHAN:
Hiya. I have tried your guide. Went through all the stages and nothing worked till I did the boot loader stage. Then I was able to flash the recovery program. However on booting the phone gets stuck on the Samsung logo screen. After waiting ten minutes then removing battery the phone won't boot. I have done this twice with the same results.

Originally I bricked my phone updating from gingerbread to ice.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] dfani511:
good ideea
[Galaxy S II General] JATCHUHAN:
Sorry but what is a good idea?

As I said any help or suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] neerajganga:
can u get into recovery mode ?
[Galaxy S II General] JATCHUHAN:
No. Just get error screen stating error in flashing and to connect to kies in recovery mode. Also can only get into download mode if I leave my battery out for at least 10 minutes
[Galaxy S II General] Invalid_GR:
Hello eveyone and congrats for the awesome job.My GT i9100 works perfectly fine,last night i tried to hard reset my phone from stock recovery but after it reboot it stuck on the GS2 logo.After that i restored a back up via cm recovery and the phone is working also perfectly fine.Then i tried to reset using the reset code in the dialer and by deleting my samsung account but also failed.Is this a soft brick??Will OP's method help me reset my phone?Thanx in advance.

I'm on stock samsung rom 4.03 stock kernel and used cmw zip to back-up/restore my phone.
[Galaxy S II General] marceloasr:
Its doesnt flash

Ive tried to flash this rom, other roms, tried to flash with the Pit, without, and finally with the Kernel, but its always freeze in the same part:

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Kernel_I9100XXLPH.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> zImage

<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!

Does anyone know what to do?

Im not able to enter in Recovery Mode, but im able to enter Download Mode, and when i try to turn my Galaxy S2 on, its stay freeze in " Samsung Galaxy S2 Screen"

Sorry if theres a lot of english errors, im from Brazil...

Im in panic, please ... it isnt in warranty anymore...

Thanks

OBS:

The same problem when i try to flash the Bootloader:

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> I9100_APBOOT_I9100XXLPH_CL118559_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> boot.bin

<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
[Galaxy S II General] welsheddie:
1 Major flaw...

Been reading every soft-bricked thread and every 'odin doesn't find my phone' thread I can find over this weekend but can't find a solution.

None of my computers recognise my phone (kies (now uninstalled) odin (still installed) or just windows in general). Updated the drivers as suggested in plenty of threads. Nothing.

Which means my s2, which I had on a JB rom downloaded OTA and installed through recovery not odin, now won't let me flash it using odin.

I can't enter recovery, which is why I thought this thread would be best to ask for help in!

And the phone just sits on the 's' page, which looks lovely it has to be said.

ANY ideas or suggestions welcomed as I've tried everything I can find on here with no luck, and fly to Oz on Tuesday!

Cheers

Eddie
[Galaxy S II General] justmiike:
I get this same problem. I started a thread here with a full explanation: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1960242

However, when I tried just to flash the Kernal, I got to cache.img in Odin which is after NAND Write Start!! before it stalled.

When I turned my phone on, I get this message with a yellow triangle in the middle and 2 computers side by side: Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies.

That's it. Is there anything else I can do or is it service time?
[Galaxy S II General] Crash95:
Thank you for your guide but i cant pass step 7 ( Flash the recovery package, following steps 1-4 This should fix your issue. If it does not, then : )

in odin i'm waiting few minutes/hours and data.img never finish...

Please help me
[Galaxy S II General] Crash95:
:s
[Galaxy S II General] ZennerLT:
Hi, i tried to install cm 10.1 on my gs2, first ofcourse i was redirected to do do this workclockrecovery http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1118693 , but i putted .tar file in "bootloader" field, not pda, and after all, my phone bricked, can`t turn on phone , can`t make download / recovery mode, can`t even charge phone ... need help ;/

forgot to mention that my brother made usb jib, on his phone (galaxdy s plus) its working , on my phone not, neither auto download mode (like s plius) or volume down + home + power ... :/

is there any other way from go to service ?
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
mesmerizing; 2 thumbs up.
[Galaxy S II General] Scipo:
Bricked S2 ....

The simptoms are... the phone can go just in download mode not in recovery...after flashing any stock firmware odin says PASS but the phone after reboot is stuck at logo.....after trying your unbrick giude...in odin at data.bin is blocking....what i must do?i runned out of ideas :(
[Galaxy S II General] drraptor:
did you flashed a Kernel recently ?
[Galaxy S II General] Scipo:
.

i`ve flashed 4.04 official firmware or stock firmware...and then...bye bye :((

i`ve tried the full giude to unbrick my phone....whem i`m at the last step,my odin freeze at data.img ... when i try to flash another firmware(stock 4.0.3) odin sayz PASS ,the phone reboots and at the samsung logo freezes and if i don`t disconect the phone from the pc,my usb turn unrecognized :( this is a soft brick because it enters the download mode,not the recovery mode...what i must do ??

---------- Post added at 10:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:21 PM ----------

Now i will try the guide for GB to see if that work...if not....again i will be runned out of ideas :)
[Galaxy S II General] Darkmind1:
I believe that what you tried was flash a non-wipe 4.0.3 ROM over 4.0.4. Usually, ROMs that bear XX in their PDA name are full wipe ROMs (XXLPQ, XXLPJ and so on) and the ones with XW are non-wipe, someone correct me if I am wrong.

What I usually do whenever I want to change my ROM is the following:

- Flash XXKL1 (Open Europe ROM), this one is GB 2.3.6. I also use the .pit file, which I have used many times and it's safe.

- Flash XXLPJ (Open Europe ROM), this is 4.0.3, but one of the pre-releases.

- Flash ROM of your choice afterwards.

Flashing XXKL1 may not be necessary, but since it's the one that has .pit and is safe, I prefer starting from there and then go incrementally.

If you want, you can flash from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 with non-wipe ROM, but the other way around is not possible.

Hope this helps.
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
hey, here's a story:

I was just browsing, having a smoke, sipping some coca cola and all of a sudden ....lights go off, all around the block. Thought to my self "thank god I wasn't flashing...oh wait, I flash via Mobile Odin" .

don't go bricking now
[Galaxy S II General] 22sl22:
Must give huge thanks to Phistachio for reviving my phone! Thought my phone was dead until now :)
[Galaxy S II General] Blikzemfritz:
Odin doesn't detect my phone

Hello,

I've made an own topic about my problem but not many progression so far.

My phone is not detected by Odin3-v1.85 and it shows the message: "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue" so I was trying to use your guide but Odin does not detect my phone(tried on more computers). Don't have Kies installed, and installed the drivers you shared. Do you know how I can get Odin to detect it?
[Galaxy S II General] ssbnasa:
Perfect thread for newbies like me!
[Galaxy S II General] jose.chen13:
not work for me

I try every step but is no working, my problem is my s2 (i9100) are stuck on "samsung galaxy s2" log screen, i can only boot into download mode, no recovery not anything, if anyone help me it would apreciated... please :(:(:(
[Galaxy S II General] bkjugg:
lol did you read a guide?

sent from i9100 using tapatalk
[Galaxy S II General] jose.chen13:
yes

yes? i miss something?
[Galaxy S II General] bkjugg:
I had troubles like this, I just flashed kernel and after 2.3 firmware with PIT, so its worked for me. PIT should help.
[Galaxy S II General] jose.chen13:
show me

what are the exact step you did and what are the files you downloads?
[Galaxy S II General] bkjugg:
look gb version

xxki3 kernel, after that you should download the firmware

flashed xxki3 kernel as pda without ticking repartition

flashed 3-file gb firmware without PIT and repartition

my phone has booted successfully

before my phone was close to death, its even cant charge. when I tried to go in download mode, my phone show me a "low battery cant download". i was absolutely crazy, I left it for charging on 12 hours. still no effect. I gave my battery to the friend who has a s2 too, he charged my battery and my battery has returned to me. I enter into download mode and completed the guide..
[Galaxy S II General] jose.chen13:
did it already, not working for me :(, in my case i can charge the phone normaly, boot into download mode only and thats it only show samsung galaxy s2 logo :(
[Galaxy S II General] bkjugg:
flash bootloader

flash kernel

flash firmware with pit and repartition ticked and do not unplug the phone, wait till your phone boot.

if its not helped - you may have corrupted one of emmc parts, my friend got trouble like that on his galaxy s, we put it in riffbox and it show

E:can,t MOUNT /dev/block/mmcblk0p1

pit flashing and any ways to ressurect phone wasnt successfully. so we had to mount sdcard with program as main storage to boot system, we did it, but our internal memory was dead anyway. i dont think that is possible on s2.

good luck
[Galaxy S II General] bond23:
International I9100

Does it support International I9100 version ??
[Galaxy S II General] bkjugg:
yes

sent from i9100 using tapatalk
[Galaxy S II General] Darkmind1:
Does flashing a bootloader also fix the weird S/N values displayed by the phone (I am not talking about IMEI, but Serial Number, which, in my case, is different than the one displayed on the sticker from the back of the phone).
[Galaxy S II General] Darkmind1:
Also, I saw that the ICS Recovery package doesen't have the .pit file.

I have flashed the LPH ROM, it works fine, but the serial number is still buggy, I would like to attempt to flash bootloader, is that safe to do? Note that the phone is fully working, just the serial number being screwed up. I have uninstalled Kies. I am asking since I never attempted to flash a bootloader manually and I don't know if all ICS ROMs come loaded with bootloader.

I found some info on the AT&T Galaxy S2 thread (I know this is I9100 thread, just as my device is), where they say that, at least in their case, ICS ROMs don't all come with bootloaders so they had to flash manually... Apparently it fixed the Serial Number issue.
[Galaxy S II General] ile85:
ODIN gets stuck - try different USB cable

I would suggest that author of the first post includes following information:

It is very important to check if your USB cable is working properly when you connect device to computer.

I had a situation where I lost 4h of trying to put back ANY android system on my S2. First, I tried to put JB on it but it got stuck on first step. Then I realized that KIES was active under process tab altough I closed the program. That didn't help so I uninstalled it just in case. After few hours of trying different versions of android I tried different USB cable (thicker) and it worked immediately.It took me about 4h yesterday to figure out that cable was making problems. If I saw that in the first post I'd probably try that immediately, so I guess it's important to add it there.
[Galaxy S II General] Sinthetix:
Just install CWM and you'll be more safe from soft brick your phone
[Galaxy S II General] f-r:
Look here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38140892.

Sent from my digital submersible hovercraft.
[Galaxy S II General] FrodgE:
Thank you !

I've been a "member" of XDA for years, and now you sir get my first post (i think) just to say thanks.

Dunno what happened to it. It was running like a dog (a very sick one... missing a leg or two also), had to pull the battery then it wouldn't boot again. It wasn't until I flashed the boot loader that it came back to life. Thankfully I was still able to boot into recovery & make a nandroid to rescue everything before starting the process...

:D
[Galaxy S II General] paresh-san:
Extremely helpful guide for SGS2 bricked phone

I had spent all day trying to clean up a selfcreated mess. My system \ data folders were apparently missing or unmountable, I had tried everything google had thrown at me ,

The only option was to go for a service centre for all else had failed.

This guide saved me and my phone and is a life-saver.

Warm Regards
[Galaxy S II General] kingoftf:
Ok, I´ve got a i91000 here from a friend of mine, Brand new.....

A few weeks ago flashed the Supernexus without a problem.

Than decided to go "back" to the original Odin-Version of the spanish FOP-Jelly Belly.

Well till then no problems, connected the phone with Odin, PDA without .pit and "start"

But Odin stucked while flashing no progress.

Waited quite a while but nothing changed so I decided restart Download-Mode (same method I´ve tried xxx times with my i9000 when odin stopped flashing)

But then nothing more, the i9100 stays black, no CWM no DownloadMode no charging animation, nothing at all.

Ok,	last-ditch rescue effort

Ordered a USB JIG to get Download back but nothing (USB JIG works fine with my i9000 so no failure so far with that)

i9100 stays black.....

Tried everything I´ve found here in the forum (put out battery wait for hours, put it back in..and so on and so on....)

But nothing.....

Any chance to get the i9100 working again or is that a real Brick and I´ve got to send it to Samsung? (Still on warranty)
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Warranty.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] JirayaLD:
Hi guys,

I spent some hours on this forum and tried as many solutions as I could but no luck till now :(

(please mind I'm a noob in this kind of stuff)

I've got a Samsung GT-I9100, updated to jelly bean. No root, no big changes so far...I was installing some app's updates and I've got this warning message regarding the low amount of free storage space on my device...some minutes after my phone restarted and got soft bricked:

-loop reload

-stuck on the Samsung Galaxy SII white logo

-Working on download mode not on recovery

I tried using 2 different cables, 3 USB ports, 2 versions of Odin (1.8.5 and 3.0.7) but no luck. I tried with the Ice cream sandwitch guide but it always get stuck at the NAND writing...I tried updating the kernel but still locked on the NAND writing. I triedh one Siyah Kernel but, again, no luck.

The only real change is that now, instead of the Galaxy logo, I get the "firmware upgrade encountered an issue" page.

Here is a sample of the errors I get:

<ID:0/006> Added!!

<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..

<ID:0/006> File analysis..

<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/006> Initialzation..

<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/006> zImage

<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/006>

<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Any suggestion?

I tried downloading the various files needed for Jelly bean on the samfirmware forum but I only fget this one I9100XWLSD_I9100ITVLS1_I9100XXLS8_HOME.tar (no CSC, PDA etc...) why? Yeah I know I'm a noob u.u

If you could please help me I'd be an happier person :)

Thanks a lot
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Try flashing with another pc/laptop.

Get jb leak from sammobile.com and flash phone, code and csc.

Reinstall kies before you start flashing.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] JirayaLD:
Thanks a lotfor the fast answer!

My main issue is to understand the "Get jb leak from sammobile.com and flash phone, code and csc." :(

As I said I've been able to find only the I9100XWLSD_I9100ITVLS1_I9100XXLS8_HOME.tar file...could you please explain this part better?

Thanks for your patience:highfive:

UPDATE: i tried installing kies on another laptop, tried other 2 differest USB ports (5 tested), tried another USB cable (3 tested, this one was compeltely new). Closed Both Kies and antivius

Always stuck on the NAND write START

Tried GB solution, tried ICS solution on this thread, tried installing the Bootloader for both, tried installing the Kernel. Tried installing the JB CODE from samfirmware. Always the same results :(

I'm losing hope ç.ç
[Galaxy S II General] laiss:
thanks a lot:good:
[Galaxy S II General] WarioNeila86:
Hi guys,

I came from here.

Basically, I have this error when trying to flash with Odin:

<ID:0/007> Added!!
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> cache.img
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

I also can access Recovery however there is any option present (screenshot here).

I'm getting Odin error related to NAND write everytime I try to flash.

I'm not able to flash kernel, bootloader nor recovery package.

Any help would be appreaciated.

Thanks in advance!