yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irvinehooi:
Awesome, this post is very informative and having a very detailed guide line.

It sure helped a lot of users with the mentioned issue. I like it. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2night5:
software update fail and odin flas fail

Hi,

I have been trying to update my samsung galaxy s2 i9100 to 2.3.6 using kies air when my phone shut down and when I tried to turn it on again it showed software update fail. I tried to enter the download mode and install a new rom but it fails all the time. I guess this is the NAND rw corrupt you mentioned. Do you have any idea where I could get a bootloader?

Please help.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
It's in the OP... http://skywanker.net/roms/intratech//Bootloader/GT-I9100_OLD_BOOTLOADER.7z

GREAT NEWS PEOPLE!

Thanks to the almighty INTRATECH, I've got the XXKI3 kernel, and I have now added to the OP! :)

Here is the kernel DL link : http://skywanker.net/roms/intratech/Kernels/Kernel_I9100XXKI3.7z
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] McAuley94:
Such a Legend

Thank you so much! I thought my phone was F**ked big time and when I first tried it I didn't realise that I had left Kies running and the sneaky bastard made it fail through odin which made me think oh crap I'm never gonna get this fixed! You are a real life saver!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SirRafy:
Thanks for taking the time to put this together
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bulldog44:
First off thank you for putting this together and for all the other positive contributors to this forum. I am in a bit of a dilema and have put off posting and assure you I have searched for the resolution prior to posting. The answer may be on this board but I haven't found it. My phone was rooted and I had CWM and a cool ROM, blah blah. Like an idiot I allowed an over the air update and my phone failed. I tried putting another ROM on with no luck so I followed your instructions. I was able to load in Odin and the files you prepared. I was in the download and it stayed stuck at the very end for an hour or so. I assume ( yeah I know ) it had completed but upon reboot, nothing. Now the symptoms, powering on I get Samsung Galaxy S II gt-I9100, then it had the droid with a box and arrow and says

"Deleting Cryption Meta Data

--Copying media files...

Successfully copied meida files ( yes it is misspelled )

# MANUAL MODE #

---Updating application...

E:install_application_for_customer:Can't unmount

/preload

copy application failed

--Applying Multi-CSC...

Successfully applied multi-CSC."

Then it says Android system recovery <3e>

Enter :0k key

select vol up vol down

reboot system now

apply update from sdcard

wipe data

wipe partition

I can not select anything and have to power down by removing battery. I can move up and down on the list. Now if I do power, vol down to reboot I get into download mode however my pc does not recognize the device. When I plug in my cable with the phone not on it simply reboots to the earlier scenario. Thank you.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
First, I would recommend to switch cables and ports. But I'm sure you've already one it.

Second, I would really, REALLY recommend you use ODIN. ;) Try flashing with ODIN the Kernel and then the Recovery package, and then report back :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bulldog44:
Thank you for your suggestions. I would gladly use Odin however my pc doesn't recognize it ( it being the phone, no yellow box, no New equipment attached to pc, nothing ). I will continue to try this, it recognized it prior to my destruction of the phone as well as when I first tried your suggestions. When I use vol DOWN and powere I get the downloading screen, no recognition from pc or Odin and the screen says continue press up cancel down, then

Odin Mode

Product name: GT-i9100

Custom Binary Download: Yes ( 5 counts )

Current Binary: Samsung Official

The odd part is when I do just plug my phone in to the pc, without pressing any buttons on it, it automatically goes to battery for a second , then the Deleting Cryption Meta Data part I mentioned before.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Have you tried using different cables? Also, charge up your battery. That may be one of the issues. Either that, or reinstall the USB drivers.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
jb leak comes with modem, kernel and csc too.

I you want you can flash siyah v6. tar via odin.

See how that goes.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mauricio09:
Thanks dude, im downloading in this moment the JB leak, so in about thirty minutes i'll posting the results using the Siyah's kernel and the leaked ROM.:good:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
You can try siyah while you DL jb leak.

Go ahead, the suspense is killing me :p

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mauricio09:
Well... Nothing happened... The same thing, always the same error. I tried with and without PIT file with no results.

Without PIT File:

With PIT File

Any ideas ?

PD: Tried with Siyah V6.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
Why did you flash that pit file?

Have you flashed them before this?

Next time don't.

Now, this is a driver/cable issue. You need to try with another pc/laptop, all ports, get another S2 cable.

in the mean time try with different odin versions.

Antivirus/spyware running? Disable them.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mauricio09:
I already tried with three different laptops and one PC, three different USB cables, and tried every port o each PC that i used and always the same error. Just in one laptop got stuck on boot.bin while i was flashing a ROM and stuck in 7image flashing a kernel (Siyah v6).

What else could i do ? :crying: my SGSII is dead...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
No, it's not.

Talk to me about the drivers you are using, usb drivers or Kies?

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mauricio09:
I have both installed, Samsung Drivers and KIES, but first i installed KIES, then the USB Samsung Drivers.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
You might be creating a drivers conflict.

Install only kies, adventure yourself to a neighbor or whatever and try it out.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mauricio09:
I tried with another two different PC's, one with only kies installed and the other with USB Drivers, nothing seems to work... It's a shame, it was only two days since i bought the S2 and then it got bricked...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
But you still can get to download mode right?

Odin shows a fail msg?

70% sure it's not bricked.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electricsheepdreamer:
Hey gaston,

he might have microUSB port dirty/damaged, I think.

(Does the phone charge normally?)

[MENTION=4354034]mauricio99[/MENTION], see vineetjoseph's case, here is a short, 3 post timeline:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=42973912&postcount=64314

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=42975088&postcount=64317

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=43042134&postcount=64422

And just wanted to share that I saw someone reported somewhere that flashing PDA only of XXLSJ, made Odin flash a success. (I don't know if that makes sense but...)

Just my 2 cents, literally.

Cheers, man. :thumbup:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
It could but is best to try it all first so you can keep trying all over again.

Dusty usb flex can cause odin to get stucked.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mauricio09:
My USB Port is fine, it charges normally and Odin recognizes the phone without problems, i still can flash any kernel, i flashed already Philz and Siyah's kernel with no results.

Im trying hard to bring my phone back to life :silly:

Thanks for your help and advices guys !
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electricsheepdreamer:
Can you try the following:

0. Turn the phone off, remove the battery and see what phone model do you have.

1. Uninstall Kies, reboot.

2. Install Samsung USB drivers (tap my sig, navigate back to ApriliaM3 and you'll find them together with latest Odin version). Reboot.

3. Check in your PC's task manager if you have some of Kies' processes running (it shouldn't be the case but check anyway, kill those if you find them). Disable any security/antivirus software you have on your PC.

4. Put the battery in, press Vol.down+Home+Power button and hold them until Download mode pops up.

5. Flash the official ICS ROM for your carrier and phone model from SamMobile site.

P.S. Please answer these before you proceed:

A) What's your phone model?

B) You did try to flash Siyah/Philz.tar.md5 file in Download mode, did you?

C) You did try to flash PDA only from XXLSJ ROM before?

D) You said you can flash kernels successfully. Can you boot into Recovery mode now, long press and hold Vol.Up+Power+Home and make sure you hold it pressed until Recovery pops up.

E) You have 2 days old I9100 or was that used I9100 that you bought 2 days ago.

F) What was the ROM name and version that was running fine on your phone and how did it end up in bootloop?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mauricio09:
First, thanks for your time and help.

A) GT-I9100

B) My phone get bricked when i flashed Siyah V6 in Download mode (.tar)

C) Yes, when i saw your post i tried to flash PDA from XXLSJ ROM with no success.

D) Even when i flashed both kernels successfully (Siyah/Philz) after bricking the phone i can't boot into Recovery, no matter what i do.

E) It was a one year (ten months exactly) used I9100, before i messed up whit my S2 was working perfect, no root before, the binary counter was on 0 when i tried to flash it for first time, no overheat, no problems at all...

F) It was on Stock Jelly Bean 4.1.2 from Telcel (Mexico) I9100XXLS8.

PD: I tried your method and have no luck, it stills failing over and over again at the NAND Write point.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electricsheepdreamer:
OK, these Telcel devices seem to be somewhat specific as far as I could google search/see.

Here's the link for the official JB ROM with instructions:

http://lemmymorgan.com/how-to-updat...cial-jellybean-4-1-2-firmwareone-click-guide/

And here's the quote from GalaxSimUnlock app description:

"• If other carriers' sim cards are still refused after a successfull unlock, your phone might be "hardlocked" by your carrier, read FAQ for workarounds (only seen on Telcel and Claro so far)."

I'm not sure, of course (don't have much experience with thise Telcel devices), but I would try the stock branded ROM as the next step.

Good luck, man.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mauricio09:
Thank you so much dude, i'll try with that ROM later at home.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
You're saying the phone borked when you -tried to- flash siyah?

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mauricio09:
Yep, i flashed Siyah's kernel v6 successfully (odin said that:D) and then i broke my phone. Boot loop and no boot on recovery.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
Hum...show me what file you flashed.

To tell you the truth, this sounds like a wrong device issue.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mauricio09:
http://d-h.st/frK i flashed this one.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
Aha, and you are absolutely positive that you've got an I9100? No g variant or whatever?

Sent from...this is not even my S2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mauricio09:
Absolutely, my device is an I9100.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electricsheepdreamer:
Yes, but just to make it absolutely clear (and what gastonw meant) is when you take the battery out what does exactly write on the sticker there?

Mine says

Model: I9100

SSN: I9100GSH

(something like that)

P.S. I would watch that microUSB port on your phone if this matches.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
I find it odd that you soft bricked by flashing a custom kernel.

Plus you're getting fails with Odin.

It all comes down to wrong files/firmware for your device.

Sent from...this is not even my S2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arty:
hey guys,

i have the exact same problem mauricio has.

a friend of mine gave me her S2 because of a bootloop. in recoverymode (to wipe and reset) it showed plenty of "red text" (check the photo (its blurry). during that process it keeps suddenly restarting. no actions were made.

after that, the recovery mode was gone and only the download mode is available now. the device had stock jb.

i tried to follow the instructions here, but once it starts to write to NAND odin stucks. no matter what PC or cable i use. i tried to flash the kernel (philz), the green bar filled up but when it comes to the NAND it hangs. minutes later it says "failed".

any ideas what i can do?

edit: do i have to try a bootloader? which one should i take since there was JB 4.1.2 on it?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
Notice that Mauricio gets the "fail" msg while you're just getting stucked.

My advice us to re-try all the troubleshooting steps here (xda, I9100 forum).

How the hell did she get that recovery status, what was she doing?

Tell her I say hi, then tell her to start thinking about a mobo replacement because the device's memory might be stuffed.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arty:
because i told her to :D i helped her remotely. and now i have the device here to check it by myself.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
Never tell a girl how to do s#!t with her phone remotely, it's a mess.

Look for a troubleshooting thread hopper8 posted in Q&A.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyberlion17:
Ok so. I was on custom firmware rootbox (which has android version 4.2.2) and after I installed kangbang experimental kernel, I got stuck on static bootscreen. I can't enter recovery but I can however put it in download mode. Can I still use this guide? Using the ICS rom?

Edit: nevermind solved it. I flashed philz kernel to access recovery again to restore my backup files.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lavie:
Heeelp neeeded

Hi...can anyone help - my GT i9100 whent dead. I was using it as usual, looking at some apps - when the screen whent black. I have rooted it and was using Froyo - i think (not 100%sure). I have read almost the 162 sides of comments, and tried nearly everything - but nothing is happening.

Some facts about the device from the tag inside:

Model: GT-i9100

SSN: -i9100GSMH

When trying to start the phone - only the Samsung logo shows. Volum down+power+home gives me access to a startup page where I can pull volum up and it goes into download-mode that sates:

Odin mode

Product name: GT-9100

Custom Binary Download: NO

Current Binary: Samsung Official

(Adroid logo)

Downloading

Do not turn off target!!

I have tried to flash ICE among a lot of other ROMs and the kernel I9100XXLPH - with the same result, regardless of what PC, laptop or cable I have been using. In Odin the it freezes at boothing with the following text:

<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!!

The only way out is to stop the phone after 10-20min

What more can I do...any fix to this issue? :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lavie:
Forgot to mention that I've also tried to flash siyah-kernel...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electricsheepdreamer:
Try this:

1. Take your battery out for 2-3 minutes.

2. Check if your microUSB port might be dirty.

3. Make sure you terminate all Kies processes in PC's task manager.

4. Reinstall Samsung USB drivers, reboot PC.

(You can tap my sig, navigate back to ApriliaM3 and find it there as well as PC Odin)

Now, check what's your provider's official stock ICS ROM or you can retry to flash XXLSJ JB ROM.

Good luck.

P.S. Does your phone charge normally? Did you try some other cable PC USB port?

Take a look at this Odin troubleshooter guide, too.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=43132016
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lavie:
Hi electricsheepdreamer ... and thank you so much for helping me out - but as you see I've been trough some steps:

DONE 1. Take your battery out for 2-3 minutes.DONE

CHECKED 2. Check if your microUSB port might be dirty.CHECKED

DONE 3. Make sure you terminate all Kies processes in PC's task manager.DONE

DONE 4. Reinstall Samsung USB drivers, reboot PC.DONE

DONE - ALSO TRIED TO FLASH STOCK ROM Now, check what's your provider's official stock ICS ROM or you can retry to flash XXLSJ ROM.

YES - NO PROBLEM TO CHARGE - P.S. Does your phone charge normally?

YES - TRIED DIFFERENT PC/LAP AND USBPORTS - Did you try some other cable PC USB port?

Any other clues or tips?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sun90:
Have u tried Diff 'ODIN' version's for now, if not give it a try and see :)

PS- try 'ODIN' ver 1.85 (trusted one so for for me)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lavie:
Hi Sun90 - Yes tried two different 3.1.85 and 3.07 - exactly same happens - stops at boot and "NAND Wright Start", regardless of what ROM/Kernel I try to flash...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sun90:
Is the phone still under 'Warranty' for now ?

If so then i would suggest u to visit nearest Samsung Service center to get the issue resolved :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lavie:
I do not think they would accept it as long as I have "soft"-rooted it...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sun90:
1)For now ur System is not up and running beyond 'Download Mode'.

2) As u stated in ur earlier post Ur Custom binary count is nill.

If the above is true then in no way guy's at the service center will come to know about that 'Soft' Root for sure :)

Just tell them that while updating thro' 'Kies' it got stuck and after Reboot its like in the state now :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electricsheepdreamer:
No problem.

OK few more:

1.Uninstall USB drivers with this

http://m.download.cnet.com/Revo-Uninstaller/3000-2096_4-10687648.html

Reboot.

Reinstall them.

Reboot.

2. Change USB cable.

3. What happens when you try to enter Recovery mode? Longpress and hold VolUp+Power+Home.

4. You said you were on Froyo, what version of Siyah did you flash?

5. Good advice from Sun.

As far as I get it, you flashed the wrong kernel version, lost Recovery because of it, this part seems right.

The phone screen suddenly going black out of blue, on stock rooted ROM doesn't seem right. This could be bad battery or something worse. Can you borrow another battery to test. Charge it to 100% before Odin flash. Was it original Sammy one?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lavie:
Hi Sun90 - do you think so? - if so thats good news.

If there so more tips to try out, and you are sure they wount find out its bricked...maybe I should try that... thanks for the advice..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sun90:
As i see u have a 'Nandwrite' issue which does happen when u have a mugged up partition, which AFAIK is only resolved by Flashing a 'PIT' file (which is for advance user's who now what they r duing ;)).

So try the service center thing for now, and just act 'Dumb' in front of them ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lavie:
Well thank you for the tip - I dont think I have to act....in theese kind of matter...hehehe...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electricsheepdreamer:
If it is under warranty 3 tips:

1. Give it to some good looking girl to take it to the service center.

2. Go there and cry.

3. Go there and yell angrily.

Don't combine 1 & 2 :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vivek_Neel:
Ha ha..

Excellent tips:D:D:D:D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lavie:
Hmmm - don't know what they say about the "Odin Mode" that is on top when in download mode...any ideas on how I should explain that?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electricsheepdreamer:
This one?

Just keep your poker face and don't explain anything because they won't ask you about it.

It's how the Download mode normally looks like :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lavie:
Ok - that's exact how my download is shown..., well - with or without pokerface - I will try... didn't know that the text "Odin mode" is standard and usally appear on top.... -Thanks for now Seniors for all help... Samsung service next..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
You can also flash a pit file (custom one) as sun said and you'll be facing two outcomes (as your warranty is not over yet):

1) You get your phone back (minus some sd space, 2-8 gb less)

2) You get your super brick so you can take it to samsung and say "hey wtf? this was running waaaay to slow on 4.0.4, I factory reset it and the phone goes nite-nite!

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lavie:
Hi gastonw... and thanks to you aswell for your kind respond on my cry for help... You have a good point there - but maybe I should try Samsung Service and if they turn all thumbs down, then I for sure have to ask you to help me with that pit-file. Dont you think thats a ok plan for now? - little scared I will f... up everything (or have I already...?)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
just saying, I would keep trying the steps above.

I've seen people get their devices back from the semi-death.

Can you think of anything that could have messed with your device's memory?

If not this could be a simple cable thing or usb flex playing around.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lavie:
Nope - can't say I do. The only thing I registrated was that the device got a little too hot just in the top area over the battery on back side a few times. The same happend when it went black. Otherwise it has been excelent and fully working - never any problems. Maybe the heat indicated hardwear problems...?

I've tried three different cabels, and two pc/laps... as I have been going through the posts and different tips here.... so after almost a week of trying different things, my eyes is really small of stearing at the pc and searching the net for clues and tips to hopefully find a solution.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
How about that flex there?

Tried the toothbrush thing?

One of those compressed air cans?

Try to make it personal, tell yourself that nand ain't beating you and give it hell.

Or what's suggested above, how's your acting these days?

Keep in mind that the 4.0.4 stunt went massive so samsung HAS to make emmends, factory reset is there for a reason right? To make it a clean start, not a 500 bucks paperwheight.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lavie:
Hmmm - you think the usb flex could make trouble? - would it charge and Connect, this funk well.

Toothbrush - I haven't heard of... sort of cleanning I suppouse. From time to time I've used air and cottontips...

I read between lines that you think I should try the .pit-file before anything else... Others on this forum tells that whatever you do - do NOT think of useing a pit-file...so I'm little comfused now.

Have to get back to this tomorrow - have some sleep first, its almost in the middle of the night here... thanks so far... I'll get back to it...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
I'm actually one of those guys that advice against pit file flashing.

I would keep trying until I really get FED UP.

With samsung you get one shot, you gotta make it worth it.

Sent from the little guy