yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Rezound] scotty1223:
that will not work,as the rezound is doing additional checks. hboot will not allow itself to be overwritten with a simple main version change.

plus,we would need a signed engineering RUU containing the hboot for it to work.

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its possible someone will crack the write protect and be able to slip this in,but IMO, i would prolly not hold my breath.

if it were to happen,yes,an eng hboot could easily be overwritten with a stock s-on hboot.
[HTC Rezound] bradsinram:
Could somebody please make this into a flashable zip, I just got s-off and want to flash it but my computer just got broken. I would really appreciate it thanks.
[HTC Rezound] x3demond3x:
howd you get s-off??
[HTC Rezound] bradsinram:
I was a beta tester, only like 2 or three people got it.
[HTC Rezound] jackpot08:
Was it an easy process to do?
[HTC Rezound] bradsinram:
Well I didn't do most of it, they ssh'd my computer but my part was simple but hard to preform but I believe it will be part the official s-off process
[HTC Rezound] scotty1223:
all you need is to place it with an android info document. i can upload for you,but be aware it does not work with ICS :(

i tried it on my dev phone and the sd card disapeared. its only compatible with gingerbread,and the "patched" ics roms that run on GB firmware

edit:

here you go:

http://www.mediafire.com/?o47joj5bsdygvh8

md5: PH98IMG-eng-hboot.zip d31b19f1bd2735e58a9df46ff807ca95
[HTC Rezound] lllboredlll:
If you go to post 3 of rezrom there is a patch for gb firmware to run on ics. Don't know I'd it would help things
[HTC Rezound] con247:
You can patch any ICS rom. I have been running cleanrom 4.2 and newt's sense 4 with no other issues due to my own patching. However, the ENG hboot is pretty useless to run forever. You don't really need it and it is only useful for a few commands for most people.
[HTC Rezound] scotty1223:
yup. once there is radio s-off,someone should be able to patch a 2.21 hboot for eng commands,if there is a need.

htcdev actually makes a nice "eng" hboot when combined with s-off :D i use it on my inc 1,merge and other devices that do not have a real eng hboot. the commands i miss most with a normal ship hboot are "fastoot flash",and "fastboot boot"

if a person allready has an unlock token,just use it to unlock 2.21 :)

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it doesnt really change the fact that the current,signed eng hboot is incompatible with ICS firmware. once s-off ic common place,we can run unsigned hboots,so someone can easily patch an ICS hboot to provide all the extra fastboot commands(like shadowmites unlocked 1.04 hboot for the thunderbolt,and all of revolutionarys hboots)

once i have s-off,it is silly,IMO to stay on old,dated firmware just to use an old eng hboot. if i can change it at will,i prefer to try and be on the newest firmware possible,as lots of things are typically better(battery life,signal hand off,stability,etc)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dnlgilbert:
My screen on my experia rx800 goes fuzzy from time to time then freezes for a few seconds, can anyone help me please.
[Galaxy S II General] interfreak:
Awesome guide! Thanks for taking the time to put this together! :)
[Galaxy S II General] robotapocalypse:
Download mode is Volume Down. I think you miswrote that. Thanks for the write up.
[Galaxy S II General] Phistachio:
Thanks! :) I think I'll post this in Q&A... I feel it's more appropriate there.

@Robotapocalypse Thanks for the headsup! :)
[Galaxy S II General] B3311:
Good work, should be stickied.

Our Mutual Friend should thank you, but he'll probably rant at you for not posting this before;)
[Galaxy S II General] ricky chan:
Thanks a lot. Very good post. :)
[Galaxy S II General] jermitano:
very nice! was looking for this to post to our threads on my home country...

btw...may i suggest 7zip as well...i guess its the best unzipper for packages from xda

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nyahahaha...i think it makes the 3 of us...was that the tool?:D
[Galaxy S II General] B3311:
He was, is and always will be;)

Good call for 7zip.
[Galaxy S II General] Phistachio:
Thanks! I'm gonna post this in Q&A section, because it's where I've found that this would be of bigger use, and so I'd like to have it stickied :)

Our mutual "friend"... lol, that guy... :p

Alright, adding 7zip to the OP :)
[Galaxy S II General] Phistachio:
Where is the OP?!?! :eek: :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] Phistachio:
Apparentltly, I overwritten the OP somehow... fail lol.

Thankfully it was saved in my email... :)
[Galaxy S II General] Lennyz1988:
Hopefully this thread will save a lot of questions.

Feedback:

This is a really dangerous advice:

Sometimes people can't flash because they have a damaged usb cable, corrupted drivers etc. When they use .pit and re-partition, they have a great chance of really bricking their device. People should never use those, unless they are certain the flash will succeed! And the problem is, noobs won't know if they can flash or not. I think you should delete that part because people that come here, have no idea what they are doing.
[Galaxy S II General] Phistachio:
I see. Then, I can add this :

ONLY FLASH WITH RE-PARTITION TICKED AND A PIT FILE IF YOU ARE SURE

THAT THE FLASH WILL SUCCEED.

Which means that you CANNOT have a damaged USB, corrupted drivers and such.​

What do you think? Or is a delete better?

Thanks for the feedback tho!
[Galaxy S II General] mwatson:
Didn't do me any harm. I realised I had a duff USB cable that wouldn't flash. Swapped for a new one and all ok. I've also had damaged drivers too. Big thanks to the OP phistachio for helping me out at Xmas this year by bringing my phone back from the dead!
[Galaxy S II General] Phistachio:
Sorry guys, forgot to add the password... Added! :)
[Galaxy S II General] Panzertand:
password?

Thanks for the perfect guide, i'm a semy noob with a soft bricked s2 and everything worked perfect. However i wanted to download the file's for a futere insurance so to say but the password "samfirmware.com" is rejected? 7zip simply says wrong paswoord. This is however only on the Kernel file, the others extracted without an password needed.

Maybe something to look into?

other than that, iw worked great and my phone is back to life again.

thnx
[Galaxy S II General] rayz0r:
Good work OP!
[Galaxy S II General] *didi:
Helpfully Work...thanks for this!

kR didi
[Galaxy S II General] JJEgan:
.You Say

It is obvious when you can flash a kernel, but you can't flash a ROM, because it can't properly read the NAND, but can flash a kernel. But you ask, why the kernel? Because flashing a kernel is a bit deeper than flashing a ROM. When you flash a kernel, you're changing/putting new instructions to the hardware, and when flashing a ROM, the instructions that are drewn are different and more "simple", so when flashing, ODIN wkll say "FAIL" instead of "PASS", or suddenly stopping the flash out of nowhere.

A query on that statement a kernel is deeper than a rom

But a rom contains a kernel are you in effect claiming that flashing a rom the kernel goes to x depth but flashing a kernel on its own the kernel goes deeper .

Sorry it does not make sense looks like you are confusing something here ROM = firmware that nearly always includes a kernel .

jje
[Galaxy S II General] Phistachio:
The kernel+bootloader password is intratech@XDA I believe. :)
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
You can flash a stock ROM to get back on your feet.

You can also reflash CM.

In order to get passed a bootloop yes, you need to wipe cache and dalvik.

Sorry, you can also reflash omega.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] Tijs991:
After i have done full wipe/factory reset from cwm, problem with restarting phone by clearing dalvik cache dissapeared so i had no problem reflashing Omega and now everything works like a charm :good:
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Glad to hear that pal.

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[Galaxy S II General] jyanta:
If only I found this a long time ago. I thought I ended up bricking my phone but I lucked out.. Display didn't want to turn on anymore.. Pretty scary stuff lol.

Thanks for the tut :)
[Galaxy S II General] ashutoshsinghy2k:
i have the nand corruption my phone goes to download mode but not in recovery and when i connect the phone it doesnt show on odin. what to do now
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Who told you your nand is corrupted?

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[Galaxy S II General] ashutoshsinghy2k:
Maybe not but its written on first page on symptoms.
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Check these last pages, try it all out if you don't have an I9100G.

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[Galaxy S II General] JoeSimpossible:
I am in serious need of help here!

I just tried rooting my GT-I9100 for the first time using the guide at galaxys2root.com

Everything worked fine until SuperSU ran an update and asked me to reboot my phone. It went into a boot loop where I could only enter DL mode.

I tried downloading the files referred to in your guide, but the link didn't work. I got a file called I9100GXXLB1_I9100GATOKL1_ATO.zip.html. When I double clicked the html file it took me to a site where I was told that my download limit was exceeded and I needed to wait half an hour. So I did that, but I still couldn't download. Thought it might have something to do with Firefox, so I tried again in IE. No difference.

Then I took someone else's advice here and tried to flash Siyah wit ODIN. Now it doesn't boot loop anymore. It just shows the boot screen and then dies. I can still get into DL mode though.

What do I do now? Do I just keep flashing random kernels until I find one that works or what?

Thank you in advance
[Galaxy S II General] neerajganga:
as u said u can get into the download mode

download the stock firmware , u can use checkfus downloader to download the stock firmware for ur region as ur facing issues with file download..

checkfus downloader : http://fus.nanzen.se/

download and flash the firmware .. ur phone should be fine

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if t goes to download mode and if u say it does not show odin then what does it show

click an image and post it will help us ...

and is ur phone being detected on ur pc wen u connect it in download mode ?
[Galaxy S II General] JoeSimpossible:
Tried that link and the site can't find firmware for my country (Denmark).

Tried an ICS version over at galaxys2root.com. That just makes it boot loop with the standard Samsung Galaxy SII logo instead of the custom one from the rooting.

Any idea which firmware I could possibly use from the site you linked to, since there's not one specifically for my country?
[Galaxy S II General] neerajganga:
which android where u running when u rooted ur phone and prior to su update
[Galaxy S II General] JoeSimpossible:
Jelly Bean 4.1.2
[Galaxy S II General] neerajganga:
u need to download the checkfus downloader from the website i gave u

u mite have just searched for the firmware on that link

here download this :http://fus.nanzen.se/download.php?id=12
[Galaxy S II General] JoeSimpossible:
Thanks, but all I get when I enter Denmark as the country is this message: "Product Code: GT-I9100LKAHTD

No firmware info retrieved for given data."
[Galaxy S II General] neerajganga:
ohh there seems to be some issue with the checkfus downloader

can u try downloading the firmware from samfirmware.com

it redirects you to hotfile so try using chrome browser and check

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well i found this in torrent u mite wanna try this as u r facing issue woth downloading from hotfile

http://pirateproxy.net/torrent/8111478/
[Galaxy S II General] JoeSimpossible:
Downloading now. It's 4 am here, so I'm going to bed soon. I'll let you know tomorrow if it worked.

Thanks a lot for your help so far :)

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That download went faster than expected and it seemed to work.

Well, seeing as I've already lost all my contacts and everything, I might as well try to root it again and get it right this time. At least now I have a backup if everything goes screwy again :)

Any idea what might have went wrong with SuperSU? I remember there being two options for me to click when it asked for an update. Could I just have clicked the wrong one?
[Galaxy S II General] neerajganga:
am not very sure as to wat happnd with the su update

am glad that u cud resolve ur issue now

happy flashing :)
[Galaxy S II General] polo2005:
Hello, i'm not reeeeeallly into this kind of stuff, however i had my phone rooted by my friend a month ago or so, howver the last(latest?) weeks it started popping up firmware update and i have been delaying it/ignoring it ever since, however a firend of mnie borrowed my phone today to make a call and he pressed update instead of delaying it, and it seems that my phone is now stuck in the booting up menu with the samsung galaxy s2 logo and the yellow triangle with a !.

Does this mean my phone is bricked?

if it is, how do i know wich one of these versions i have? i have no idea of what GINGERBREAD or ICS VERSION my phone is, hower if it helps, my phone was ether 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 before rooting it and before updating it and potencial bricking my phone?

Any help would be wellcome!
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
*past

You're alright, flash whatever ROM you want (GB, ICS, JB).

Never the less, you need to start reading some threads about flashing.

Look for the guides, watch some vids, get into that kinda stuff (flashing, that is).

While you are checking threads out, go to sammobile.com and download a firmware meant for your device (I9100?).

When you think you're ready, come back and post what you are about to do, we'll tell you if you're on the right path or not.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] neerajganga:
u r not bricked .. don worry ... download the stock rom from samfirmware.com , as u ver on jb .. download the 4.1 or 4.1.2 and flash in odin make sure kies is not running in background ..
[Galaxy S II General] polo2005:
i downloaded odin and the verson from sammobile

should i try to run it with pda checked only?

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i downloaded it from samfirmware, ran it in odin and it succeeded, however now i'm getting ""Unfortunately, the process com. android.phone has stopped ever 5-6 second and the phnoe is slow in response? is there anyway to fix this?
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Factory reset unless you're on 4.0.4.

(And I kinda told you to post what were you about to do so we could give it a go...)

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[Galaxy S II General] vijaypalmanit:
HELP HELP HELP

My phone was in android 4.1.2 with stock rom while flashing another ROM (4.1.2) using ODIN it got failed and now phone is stuck in black screen , it is neither going into download mode nor into Recovery mode, the message appearing is "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recover mode in KIES & try again".

I tried connecting using KIES but it is not detrcting phone. please help me to recover my phone.
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
READ READ READ!

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[Galaxy S II General] SteveO01:
I have a stock Galaxy S2 which was updated to Android 4.1.2 a few months ago. I have not rooted the phone it is completly untouched. The phone somehow rebooted and is stuck on Samsung bootscreen. I assume this is a soft brick somehow, though I haven't flashed other roms on it. I assume it is a soft brick because I can enter recovery mode and download mode. I installed CWM so I could do a nandroid however it backs it up on the internal SD:( There is one odd thing tough. When I reboot and enter recovery again the stock recovery is back instead of CWM.

I read this entire thread and I think I know what to do, but I still have a few questions.

I downloaded I9100XWLSD_I9100XXLS8_I9100XENLS1_HOME.tar.md5 from sammobile. This is just one .tar file with some .bin files in it and some other files. Not different kinds of .tar files like it says in the guide for the PDA, PIT, PHONE, CSC, etc.

Do I place the I9100XWLSD_I9100XXLS8_I9100XENLS1_HOME.tar.md5 just at the PDA or PHONE in ODIN?

EDIT: I see it has the be at the PDA box. Just my second question needs only answering then.

Second question is

Will the internal SD be wiped if I flash it like this WITHOUT the re-partition ticked?
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
It won't be wiped.

Flash siyah v6 via odin (tar file in pda). Enter CWM and wipe dalvik plus factory reset.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] valancehing:
Solve the Brick issue

Dude....thanks for sharing the best information to us...

Finally my phone is function d.....

Thanks a million..:good:
[Galaxy S II General] kaashvicky:
i downloaded the kernal_i9100XXLPH.7z but when i extract it it says file corrupt can you please help. I applied the password. Downloaded it many times but dont know what the problem is i am using winrar.
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Download it again from your place or go to an internet cafe.

Sent from...this is not even my S2
[Galaxy S II General] neerajganga:
wat passwrrd r u using ?
[Galaxy S II General] gauravgymnast08:
The only way to recover your phone is buy a usb jig and it's give u download mode on your device so u can recover ur bricked device :)
[Galaxy S II General] Kaiok:
Hi,

Could do with a hand trying to fix my S2, it's a GT-I9100 standard version, I believe it was running ICS before it failed on me.

It now fails to get past the Samsung boot screen when I turn. I'm unable to get to recovery mode but can get to download mode ok so ended up here.

I've followed the guide in OP using the ICS recovery package and kernel provided but the Gingerbread PIT as it's missing from that package and someone mentioned to use that in another reply on this thread. Also tried using the Odin version included in recovery as well as a more recent one.

None of the steps appeared to work, including attempting to flash the kernel, it seems to try for a few minutes and then just say that it failed. Am I doing something wrong or do I not have any hope of recovery now?

I have a bad feeling that this may have been caused by my habit of taking out the battery without shutting the phone down to put a fully charged one in before I set off for home every day :(

Odin 3.07 log for kernel flashing:
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Keep your chin up.

Forget the OP and check the last 10-20 pages.

Read them first, then you try.

Let us know, keep us posted.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] Spixe1:
I concur, it says the file is corrupt, tried it many times from many servers and pcs, password was directly copy and pasted from 1st page. No deal... ICS kernel. Perhaps a re-up is in order?
[Galaxy S II General] JMT.:
This will be quite the long post, but only because I want everyone to fully understand my noobish problem.

Around 30 mins ago I wanted to try to flash my mobile, it was the first time but I have looked at some guides and read about it so thought everything would work fine.

I followed this guide( [KERNEL] ClockworkMod Recovery 6.0.2.9 for Galaxy S II 9100)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1118693

I downloaded the TAR file and got myself Odin v1.85 (which I read worked Galaxy S 9100), anyway everything went really smooth, the flash was successful. But when I rebooted it or when I tried to reboot it afterwards it just showed me the Galaxy S II screen along with the yellow triangle, afterwards I hear the sound of the samsung galaxy introduction video but the screen is completely black. When I shut down the phone again it shows the battery, and I can go into download and recovery mode so I suppose this is a soft brick, which is easy to fix right?

I was pretty sure I had the ICS version, but I am not so sure anymore, since the kernel I was trying to use was ICS. Could it hurt if I tried Gingerbread or ICS version as recovery? Or how else can I find out which version it is without hurting my phone? I feel so dumb atm...
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Go to download mode and flash a ROM meant for your device.

After you get on your feet come back and we'll tell you how to get CWM.

You can find jb leak link posted in the last 10 - 20 pages.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] cloy_93:
My GS2 seems unfixable

My phone is bricked and I have followed these steps to the dot, still nothing.

Symptoms:

1. Gets stuck at the boot logo (with a yellow triangle, signaling that the firmware is custom).

2. Can access download mode but not recovery mode.

3. No matter what I flash, the flash counter is always at 2 and never increases...

What I know:

1. The phone is a GT-i9100 (International version) which was converted from an SHW-M250S (Korean version).

2. It was bricked because of a bad root method. (I do not know the specifics because that's the only thing the original owner said).

3. Before it was bricked, it was on 4.1 Jelly Bean. (I do not know kernel, build and other info)..

4. When flashing anything, Odin says Success and PASS.

5. While it's off, connecting a charger will show an image of a battery with a stuck spinning progress bar. (It seems like the charging animation should start but gets stuck along the way somehow. Bad bootloader maybe?)

What I have done:

1. Tried removing and inserting battery, soft and hard reset.

2. Tried flashing an SHW-M250S firmware (first without pit, then with) -----> No fix, still the same symptoms.

3. Tried flashing a JB stock rom (first without pit, then with) -------> Still nothing.

4. Tried flashing an ICS rom, then kernel+rom, then bootloader+kernel+rom (Like what OP said) ------> Nothing.

It seems I have tried all possibilities and am stumped. I've tried fixing bricked Xperia Rays before but I have never encountered something this persistent. I have already compared symptoms with those of the emmc brick bug, hard bricks and soft bricks but it seems I have not found an exact match to my problem. And yes, I've used the search button. Also googled.

If anyone can point me in the right direction, that would be very much appreciated.
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
You might be messing things up here.

First you set the partition layout (I9100 or m250), then you flash a stock ROM via odin. Just remember the layout you're on before you flash.

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[Galaxy S II General] cloy_93:
Hm.. I think I'm doing things right because when I flash a m250 rom, I specifically select the m250_ext4.pit that I downloaded somewhere. The same for the i9100 roms and pit.

Also, for those failing the password verification for the kernel, the password is intratech@XDA. XDA is capitalized. Hope it helps.
[Galaxy S II General] JMT.:
Yeah I got the JB 4.1.2 from sammobile.com and it works now like normal again.

I would like to give CWM one more try, but I am not sure what I did wrong last time. But now

it should work, no?

Ok so I tried same thing again but it happened same thing like last time...

Suggestions? :c
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Convert it to I9100 and plash siyah v6 tar version via odin.

Sent from...this is not even my S2
[Galaxy S II General] JMT.:
I got siyah kernel v6 now...

So it should work now with CWM? Don't want to try again and have same failure for the third time. ^_^
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
yeap, you've got CWM now.

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[Galaxy S II General] sonny34:
I need some help!!! I was on Cyanogenmod rom and i tried to revert to an stock rom. After flashing the rom via odin the phone get stuck in a bootloop animation. I wanted to flash a new kernel and a new rom in order to repair it. But now the computer is unabled to recognize the device.what should i do?. Pd: the device is abled to enter to download mode as well as recovery.

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
What ROM you flashed?

If it's not 4.0.4 wipe cache and factory reset.

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