yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supersel:
Do you think you can send me a link of the ics you flashed through odin with please, and when you say you only had 4 files, did you finally put the PIT file for it to work or just bootloader and the rest ? thanks for letting me know i can't get any futher than FAIL on odin
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garlnt:
hi, i hAE sgs2 i9100 stock firmware non rooted2.3.6

the phone just started, hanged and then,......

I am unable to go to restore (Volume Up + Home + Power) does not work...

even Volume down + Home + Power doesnt work.

Just remember that Android version I last updated via kies was 2.3.6.(Iam from INDIA) Not sure of the other details..

Can you guys please help been searching for 24hrs and landed up on this thread and was reading and trying to get my phone back to normal but finally after so many tries gave up and though will ask...

please suggest
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taylorleach:
you just did the steps without putting the phone into download mode?? if your could message me that would be great im not an expert but i have rooted before my evo 3d and i used to play with iphone jailbreaks for years. i just want my phone back i dont want to **** it up even more ahah. please and thanks!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Kernel Panic means something got "panic'd" in the kernel, nothing to worry about.

What I think is that you have to update CWM, that's why you can't flash new ROMs. What Android version are you on now?

Did you try using the .PIT?

Please, provide more info. What were you flashing, what happened, etc.

Check if the USB cable is OK. Other than that, provide me more info regarding the issue.

Well, if DL mode isn't working, the KIES messed up bad. That's why I say : FORGET KIES, THAT'S A POS.

Yeah, Download mode is the "gate" to flashing :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AIstudio:
The ICS was part of the info in the recovery pack linked to in the Op. There are two recovery packs. One for GB and One for ICS.

I downloaded the pack and kernel etc.

I didnt use a PIT file and didnt even find one to be honest. It says to try using the 4 files first i.e. Bootloader etc.

It went through its flashing of the various files and then when it got to the end, after around 20mins, the phone rebooted. Thats when i got the large green android with the spinning wireframe hexahedron looking object. This is obviously reinstalling ICS from the files that Odin just put onto the phone as it goes through installing all the standard apps etc.

Hope this helps??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hanvir:
Thanks

I'd managed to soft brick my SGS2, and on the first attempt odin stopped responding. But with your help I have managed to sort the bugger without the need for insurance fraud :D.

One quick question, was the Andoid 4.0.3 update part of the recovery pack or did it magically update?

Thanks again, friend
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
If you used the ICS package XXLPH, then yes it's normal that you have 4.0.3 now :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taylorleach:
okay so i was attempting to root my phone. i plugged it in, used 3bc to go to download mode its all good. then used odin to flash an insecure kernel to the phone and i had never done it before so i guess i used the wrong one??! then it failed and now im stuck at FIRMWARE UPGRADE ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE.. kies wont recognize it.. 3bc doesnt do anything, jig just gave me the same screen so am i a lost cause :(??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sankemax:
thanks!

a great guide! i hope i won't need it, though :P
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrfra:
Thank-you very much!! I originally had the 2.3.3 gingerbread running on my phone but then I got lightning rom which is ICS 4.0.3. I had to use the ICS part from your guide. Can I flash back to the original firmware now or do I have to keep using this one?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
I recommend staying on ICS... Besides, why would you want to go back to GB? ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
What's "3bc"?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taylorleach:
3 button combo like the hardware method of putting your phone into download mode. sorry for abriviation i thought it was one people knew hahah. any help ? :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Uninstall KIES. Reflash the recovery package.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taylorleach:
yeah i uninstalled kies a long time ago.. nothing works. flashing the recovery package and the kernel (at different times) result in a FAIL! what am i doing wrong :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mario1968:
Try to use different USB port, better in the rear of PC if use desktop and try to reinstall USB driver for S2.

Hope this can help you:)

Inviato dal mio Galaxy S2 con Tapatalk2®

XWLA4

Siyah 2.6.14+Morpheus 0.7.5

Jkay 13.6.4
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taylorleach:
I wish it were as easy as that. i have tried like 3 ports and nothing.. reinstalling the drivers now for i think the 3rd time as well... ugh i wish it was easier this is really killing me i wish i could get a definate answer as to what im doing wrong..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrfra:
I would just like to know if its possible.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Well, if everything goes okay (flashing PDA, Modem and CSC successfully), then yes, it's possible :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
What about recovery Package with the .PIT and flashing the bootloader?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taylorleach:
like all at once?? ive tried flashing the recovery package, and then just the kernel, and then just the bootloader? im kinda confused.. no matter what it seems i end up with either FAIL or it just stalls on "setupconnection" and at some point i think i saw it say NAND FAIL one time i tried ..??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NickDais:
I flashed em all at once when everything else failed WITH the pit file and the other option checked (repartition if I recall it correctly) and it came back to life and yes with all the other files in odin.

If you can still go in download mode I guess you're going to save the phone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrfra:
Is there no .pit for the ICS guide?

---------- Post added at 11:49 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:31 AM ----------

I fixed my phone twice already with the ICS meathod. The first time it worked good. The second time I wanted to go back to gb so I flashed the original firmware for my phone. It failed and then wouldn't reboot so I had to use the recovery package again. Now I wanted to root it so I flashed CF root kernel for this firmware. It failed and now I can't even use the recovery package to fix it.:mad: Help please!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Re flash the XXKI3 kernel.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrfra:
Is it supposed to still say that I am on a custom binary then? Or official?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
If flash was successful, the official, after you re-flash the recovery package, with the .PIT.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrfra:
I flashed that kernel. Then I tried flashing the bootloader, pda, phone, and csc. Right after the boot.bin It says 'nand write start!!' then space. Then under the space 'complete (write) operation failed'.

---------- Post added at 12:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:46 PM ----------

I flashed the kernel a couple times in a row and Odin says it pased. In odin mode it still says custom.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Yep, and that's why I advise against jumping from ICS to GB... Downgrading is dangerous IMO.

Try flashing the ICS BL, then Kernel, and then the recovery package with the .PIT. (ICS version of the guide. Grab the .PIT from the GB pack)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Doesn't matter. It's good that it passed. Now flash the recovery package to that kernel (if XXKI3, the XXKI3, if XXLPH then XXLPH)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bl00dr4k:
Maybe in a previous post the problem was solved already. But because my english is not so perfect so it will takes 2 hours to read all the pages... So I will post it (again) now:

It does NOT fix my issue! Odin already stucks on "NAND Write Start!!" for 15 minutes now ...

And no: No Kies in the background, I used the original USB cable and I've test it on 2 different computers.

Do you have another idea? :/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hanvir:
Is the root still retained after this because after trying to use Rom Manager I get a message stating that my phone needs to be rooted. o_O
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mario1968:
When you flash a firmware with Odin you must re-root the phone, the root is still retained if you flash only a New kernel without new firmware.

Bye:)

Inviato dal mio Galaxy S2 con Tapatalk2®

XWLA4

Siyah 2.6.14+Morpheus 0.7.5

Jkay 13.6.4
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidmad12:
phones bricks when flashed with 1 file works with 3?

i started with XXKI4 PDA AND XXKI1 MODEM etc 2.3.4 sim free uk

flashed to XXKL1 2.3.6 beta test) (ODIN) using 3 files ? (phone working)

i tired to flash to ics using 1 file in the pda wich apparently contains the modem and csc but phone stops loading and bricks also tried to down grade using 1 pda file and phone bricks so i flashed with the nomal 3 files back to XXKL1 and phone works again how can i down grade to my original set-up or upgrade to ics with out phone bricking!

why is all the new firmware in 1 file? XXKL1 was in 3 files and that works! really anoying stuck on a beta test of 2.3.6 :(

i cant find 2.3.4 phone modem and csc packaged on-line only the 1 file in the zip of sam mobile etc

any ideas how to get back to 2.3.4 uk sim free or ics uk sim free with out bricking?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bubba949:
Try downloading the latest ICS firmware through Check Fus, you will get a zip file containing a .tar.md5 file which you put in the PDA section of Odin and flash and everything should work fine. ( Be sure to do a factory reset both through the phone settings and recovery settings first)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gambit333:
Many many thanks for this very useful post. I had a problem with Odin not recognising my phone. Tried uninstalling Kies and reinstalling all the drivers but that didn't work. I had to manually go into the C drive and delete all references to kies and and all the drivers installed (through control panel). Then I tried reinstalling all the drivers and it finally recognised my phone!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Cheers! :)

If you want ICS, you can use XXLPH in my post. I believe it's Open Europe.

And if you want to still stay in Gingerbread, you can try using the 2.3.5 package.

But all-in-all, go XXLPH, flash CM9 Resurrection Edition, and then flash the AOKP ROM in my sig :D

^^Nuff said.

Can you please explain it more thoroughly please?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure Flame Kite:
Hello.. I already made a thread about this.

Every ROM I'm trying to flash via CWM finishes in like 5 seconds and it's stuck on the first screen when it reboots. But when I flash CM9 via Odin, it works like a charm and it has no bootloop.

So would this guide help me fix this problem? :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Sometimes, you have to flash the ROM twice. That's what I had to do with CM7...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure Flame Kite:
Did that and still no success ._.

It doesn't matter what version of CWM I'm on, what kernel I'm using.. it's always the same thing. I try flashing a ROM, it finishes in like 5 seconds and then I'm stuck on the Samsung screen. :(

I did all the wipes beforehand of course.

After days of countless research, I don't know what to do anymore.. when I stumbled across your guide that outlined how to fix an unflashable SGSII, I was thinking that this addresses my CWM ROM flash problems, but no, it's for Odin flashes :(

What I find very strange is that flashing via CWM won't work, yet flashing custom ROM (CM9) via Odin will..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
What FW are you on atm?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] red_hanks:
I never imagined that I will encounter this. My SGSII is stuck on the samsung screen and I can't go to CWM. I can access Download mode. I hope I can revive this beauty later when I get back home. But here's what happened (foolish me)...I was using ICS with siyah kernel and decided to go back to GB (hyperdroid with RedPill kernel). Everything was running smoothly. Out of nowhere I decided to go back to ICS again and the bad part is that I flashed the Siyah kernel first and accidentally rebooted the phone (where I should have flash the ICS ROM first before rebooting the phone). And the nightmare starts. It just sits there on the Samsung logo screen. I can't access CWM anymore. I tried to charge the phone, it turns on but will not show the battery icon when it's charging, it just sits on the samsung logo.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Got your PM. Keep me posted :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure Flame Kite:
XWLA4.. rooted this FW via CF-Root, tried to flash MIUI and no luck ._.

It finishes in 5 seconds and when I reboot it just sits on the Samsung Logo until I go into download mode and flash the stock FW again -.-
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
My advice to you would be to flash XXKI3 (assuming XWLA4 is GB), root it, and then it should be OK :)

What ROMs were you trying to flash? Besides MIUI.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] red_hanks:
BTW, with my concern. What FW should I use? I use CFroot from chainfire when I rooted my phone. Now like what I said, from Hyderdroid GB ROM with Redpill kernel I flashed the lates Siyah Kernel and accidentally rebooted it without flashing an ICS ROM.

And also, I downloaded everything on your first post. And here's what I got

GT-I9100_OLD_BOOTLOADER.tar.md5 = 414kb

I9100XXKI3 = 329, 683 kb

Kernel_I9100XXKI3 = 5,146kb
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Your "starting point" is GB, so you'll flash the GB version. First flash the kernel, then the recovery package, first without the .PIT and repartition, and then with the .PIT and repartition :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure Flame Kite:
XWLA4 is GB 2.3.6

Besides MIUI? Well.. ANY ROM :( As I said, the only ROM that I can flash is CM9 and that's via Odin.. but I'll try your method. I suspect it has to do with the bootloaders and such ._.

EDIT: Could you give me the link to the XXKI3? I looked at Intratech's thread and all links have been deleted :(

Wait.. XXKI3 is a 3-part firmware.. with .PIT and re-partition O__O I just looked it up on poketpc.ch
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Well, AFAIK, to flash any ICS ROMs like CM9 or AOKP you have to have an ICS base... CM9 worked because you overwritten the bootloader, and now, after that, you can't really flash any other ROMs because of some discrepancies with bootloaders.

Grab my Recovery Package from the OP, and flash PDA, MODEM and CSC. Just that. If that doesn't work, flash that but add the Bootloader :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure Flame Kite:
Okay, will do :)

.PIT and repartition should only be the last resort, right?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Yes indeed! You won't even need in your situation, you don't have any kind of bricks, just some bootloader discrepancies ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure Flame Kite:
Good to know.. don't wanna mess up my pink SGSII :( And yes, I'm a girl.

AAAAAAGH HOTFILE MAKING ME WAIT 17 MINUTES :(

Well what you said certainly explains why I wasn't able to flash anything through CWM, yet Odin worked. So Odin overwrites the bootloader while CWM doesn't..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Pink GSII? Never seen those in Portugal :O

Yes, indeed! ODIN overwrites the bootloader, while CWM cannot because of the allowances and how deep ODIN can do in the hardware. It's kind of comparing a colonoscopy to a belly massage exam :p

But please, make sure your cable and USB port is healthy so the flash is successful! ;)

PS : Please backup any important data like sms's or contacts, because the flash may be a wipe!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure Flame Kite:
Backups are mandatory, already did.. And how do I check whether my cable and USB port is healthy? :confused: No scratches or anything, if that's what you mean.

Well, I'll do the flashing as you suggested (PDA, Modem, CSC) and if that doesn't fix, I'll flash the bootloader + the package.

But how do I root from here? ._.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
If the cable has a loud "click" when connecting to the phone, then it's healthy. If otherwise, then it's not. Simple way to determine if the connectors are well put together.

When you flash, I'll provide you the CF root kernel :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure Flame Kite:
Downloading these files now :) And thanks for providing me the CF-Root kernel :)

It's a really dumb question, but since my case only has a bootloader problem, do I need the kernel from the recovery package as well?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Nah, you shouldn't need...

Here is the root kernel :)

I'm going to sleep now, so if anything, PM me! :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure Flame Kite:
Didn't work even after I flashed the Bootloader + the other things in the package :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrfra:
Good news!! I couln't flash just the bootloader cause it would fail. The only thing I could flash was the kernel. I flashed the kernel, then flashed the .pit file from the gingerbread kit and the bootloader, PDA, phone, and csc all at once. That finally worked. So how would I go about rooting it?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Mmm...

Then, try flashing the kernel, and then the recovery package (separately!).

But my best best that, to work, you have to flash a new CWM kernel. First try flashing the STOCK kernel, then the recovery package, let it reboot, enter DL mode, and flash the rooted kernel. It should work :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Awesome! :D

In which firmware are on you now, XXKI3 or XXLPH?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SergeF1:
Excellent post! i'll send it to a friend who need this NOW :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Cheers! :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] red_hanks:
HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!! My SII is alive again! I just flashed the GB Kernel and it came back to life!!!

Thank you 1million times Phistachio!!! I LOVE YOU MAN!!! hehehe
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Awesomesauce! :D Glad I could help you reviving the King of Phones :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure Flame Kite:
Where do I get the new CWM kernel? ._.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
For XXKI3 : http://download.chainfire.eu/39/CF-Root/SGS2/CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KI3-v4.1-CWM4.zip
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] red_hanks:
I am currently using this...http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1544487

I9100XWLP7 Download

Base Firmware: I9100XWLP7 (4.0.3)

Region United Kingdom / Ireland

Carrier: SIM FREE (Generic)

Build Date: 3rd April 2012

Modem: XXLPS

CSC: XEULP5 (XEU)

Change List: 340913

CF-Root v5.4 LP7:

I am not afraid to go back from custom ROM to the official one, because now there is a fix hehehehe
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrfra:
XXLPH. I tried flashing chainfires rooted kernel and it did pass but it wouldn't boot up again.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure Flame Kite:
Again, no luck :(

I flashed the kernel and then the package with bootloader, PDA, Phone and CSC.. but damn. No luck :(

My SGSII just doesn't like to be flashed ._.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrfra:
Does it say it passes tho?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure Flame Kite:
It passes every time, yes.

But when I root and try to install my ROM with CWM, the same problem again and again. It finishes in 5-10 seconds and then it's stuck on the Samsung logo :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riz157:
I hope someone can help.

I have lost both my download and cwm recovery so can't flash rom.

Mistakenly I flashed NOTE rom!! Bricked device but finally got it to boot. Now I can't get to download mode nor recovery mode, used app and holding down buttons, any suggestions please?

Kernal KE2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure Flame Kite:
I don't know what to do anymore.. CWM just can't install ROMs on my SGSII :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NickDais:
Is your rom internal or external sd?

Because I've seen the same thing happening when trying to flash from external sd when it wasn't formated in fat32 via pc.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure Flame Kite:
It's always in the internal SD.. CWM just can't flash any ROM properly. Only Odin will.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ForzaBarca:
I have an unlocked S2 that I was attempting to upgrade the firmware to ICS via Kies on a PC...Everything looked good but at around 85% progress in the installation or downloading process of the update, it froze up

Stuck on the 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies & try again.' along with they yellow triangle.

I can't get it to change from this screen and I can't upgrade or reset the phone. I attempted the reset with the hold, vol. down & power buttons pressed but it brought me to the download screen. I've restarted the phone (removing battery) and kies but nothing works.

I've gathered from the thread that my best option is to flash the firmware...I have a Mac 10.6.8 and I saw somewhere that Heimdall supposedly works well in place of Odin...I downloaded what appeared to be the correct ICS firmware for my country and carrier although when I tried to have the md5 file load into the Heimdall program, I received an error message about it being malformed...Moreover, I am unclear as to how to locate the PIT file that is mentioned in the guide
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShoCk-:
In desperate need for help

Basically a copy/paste of a thread i had made earlier, but I just found this thread so here goes..

So today i gave my Samsung Galaxy S2 a factory reset because it suddenly rebooted and i had received the "UID's are inconsistent, please remove data partition etc..." error where every application on my phone decided to force close itself...

so i decided to do a complete reset.

I can't access all the details of the phone but it was running

CM7.1 android 2.3.7 (i think thats what it was)

and then i thought i'd take the opportunity to update to ICS

so from the official thread with ICS firmwares

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1544487

i had downloaded CF-Root v5.4 LP7 (compatible with Australia) and flashed it via odin, following all instructions. Now my phone refuses to boot. It would show the Samsung Galaxy S2 logo with the hazard triangle.. but then it the screen would proceed to turn black.

Is there any way i can fix this? Or transition from this problem into installing ICS?

Help would be much appreciated.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vdbergh:
Great work, Phistachio...

I wonder if you or someone else has the recovery files for the SII HD LTE (SHV-E120L) version of the Galaxy?

Mine gets stuck at the amss.bin with every firmware flash.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kami2k:
by s2 is dead, i was preparing for new rom, when i do the factory reset it hangs in recovery mode, i turn it off and now its not even getting on, please help