yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Overlord_Al3X:
OKay the status of my GT-I9100 is as follow.. it doesnt charge it gets a battery with a circle .. after following what u said it does boot sometimes but when it does i can never get past the start up where u enter u wifi and acounts :(... and i cant get into recovery mode.. (or at least im not sure) and i dont get whats going on cuz the flashing never fails :(.... Anyone can help me :)??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] burstvak:
Kernel problem

Help please!!!

I've done all the steps, i have the second and big problem.

I've followed all the steps, and I even had to install bootloader. When I install bootloader everything ok, then I try to install kernel and It's doesn't finish, I'ts been there for about 10 minutes. I don't know what to do please help me.

I even send it to samsung and they told me that wasn't cover by the warranty :(

Thanks a lot guys!

D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
can u go to the recovery mode ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roylee11:
As said by neerajganga, try getting a USB jib from eBay. Its affordable and chances are it will save your S2. For now, if Odin doesn't work for you, there is not much to do on your phone and comp.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tigerphil:
Thanks for the guide!!!!

came in so helpful after trying to root my phone to remove stock apps.... unfortunately found a useless guide outside the xda forum so messed my phone up until i found this :D

now i stil got contact with my son but the search to root my phone and remove stock apps continues
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] duymanh92:
Oh, tks u, I 'm using sc-02c, I saved it by your way.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GojiTronix:
Well here is an update, I used the USB jig, it didn't work but it did reset the counter, so I'm just gonna send it in under warranty.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
what is the status of ur phone

if jig can clear the counter then perhaps you can get into the download mode rite

what exactly are you facing now
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GojiTronix:
OK here's what happened I have a gt-i9100m, I had used cwm to make a back up, then I tried to restore the back up, and it didn't complete, I have tried flashing stock roms through Odin, and they are always successful, even tried with the pit, and nothing, phone stuck in boot loop and unable to access recovery. However I am able to boot into download mode, so yeah not really sure what I can do to fix it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
did u try flashing the bootloader and the kernel
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GojiTronix:
I'm sure I have a few times, but hell guess it wouldn't hurt to try again.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
well yea

go ahead try again
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
This. If the JIG touched the counter partition of the bootloader, it's quite a nice sign. Try re-flashing everything, including the .PIT, kernel, and so on.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GojiTronix:
I'm gonna give er another try when I get home, I'll post back with results
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Nice, good luck! :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GojiTronix:
OK tried both ics and gb, ics gives boot loop, gb gives me this screen
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ereader:
thanks for your guide, just fixed my phone, which i thought was bricked
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
in the recovery screen try doing factory reset snd clear partition
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Flash 2 GB 2 times. Flash, let it do the stuff, and then re flash.. That happened to me to ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] korimao:
I9100g pit, bootloader, kernel

Hi! I would like to ask if the kernel and bootloader in your guide suitable for my unit? I9100G? And can you help me to get the correct PIT? Thanks...;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] korimao:
I9100g firmware update fail

Hi Phistachio!

I Realy need your help.

Here's the case about my I9100G

I bought it from china 2 weeks ago.

Original Firmware: Gingerbread.I9100GZQKJ6

1) I flushed it with ICS I9100GXXLPQ, Result: ODIN failed/no download mode/no recovery mode/only "SOFTWARE UPDATE FAIL" is displayed on screen

2) I flushed the BOOTLOADER with the one from Chinese ICS (I only have boot loader because my download of the whole Chinese ICS ROM package could not be completed/failed)

Result: Download Mode =OK / Recovery Mode = Stock in Samsung logo / Normal power on= stock in Samsung logo

3) I flushed the kernel with - cranium_kernel_build_4.tar

Result: Odin=Pass but

Download Mode =OK / Recovery Mode = Stock in Samsung logo / Normal power on= stock in Samsung logo

I'm also trying to find the original Chinese Firmware on the internet but no luck.

Please help me. Thanks in advance.:confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
find any chinese firmware and flash

u may find chinese firmwares in www.samfirmware.com

here is one firmware

http://www.hotfile.com/dl/158693258/620d530/I9100GZCLE2_I9100GOZHLE2_CHN.zip.html
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] korimao:
I9100G Chinese Firmware

Ok thanks for the reply I'm trying to download the Chinese firmware now. I'll let you know about the progress. thanks:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
alrite
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GojiTronix:
I tried but it fails to mount same as the pic
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GojiTronix:
Tried flashing twice same results, does bell have their own boot loader? I noticed my phone no longer has the M on gt-i9100 at the download screen
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
you mite have flashed a wrong file if u don find m in the startup

which file did u flash

are you sure you flashed the firmware for i9100m ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GojiTronix:
Got all the files minus the pit from the bell thread, but I did flash the old bootloader so I could reset the counter
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
Firmware

GT-I9100M - Canada (Bell)

PDA: I9100MUGLD3

CSC: I9100MBMCLD3

Version: 4.0.3

Date: 2012-04-23

http://www.hotfile.com/dl/154868518/5f252ca/I9100MUGLD3_I9100MBMCLD3_BMC.zip.html

GT-I9100M - Canada (Bell)

PDA: I9100MUGKG2

CSC: I9100MBMCKG2

Version: 2.3.3

Date: 2011-07-13

http://www.hotfile.com/dl/149854844/a3a7609/I9100MUGKG2_I9100MBMCKG2_BMC.zip.html

Courtesy : www.samfirmware.com
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GojiTronix:
I'll download and try flashing again when I get to a computer, thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
ok

and regarding bootloader

i don knw weather i9100m and i9100 have same bootloader

i do have both the old and the new bootloader but for i9100

not sure weather its the same for i9100m

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You mite wanna c these links

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1193695

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1476302

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1179346

u mite get i9100m in ur boot screen if u use a jig

i think both 19100 and 19100m are same

M differentiates it with the region

try loading a old bootloader and flash it with gingerbread

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try downloading from dis link also dwnload the kernel

and flash both

find the bell (branded) firmware here

http://www.galaxys2fan.com/2012/01/romsofficial-i9100-carrier-branded.html
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pittoreski:
Thanks, reflashing the OS on my I9100M solved my problem :) .
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rfmalta:
what to do if the phone doesnt even start? my friend used odin wrong and now the phone seems dead nothing appears on screen when pressing start
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Taimur Akmal:
HEY! It's kinda noobish being a dev and asking this but I didn't get the result! It flashes a ROM but as soon as it boots everything force closes! Reply please! Kinda being panicky! :(

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A thing called BRICKED PHONE is your case! Download Mode is the most sensitive area of the phone ,more than recovery, and if something messes up and phone doesn't boot into recovery or download then most Probably HE BRICKED IT! HARDWARE BRICKED IT! Search XDA and Google to try to solve the prob without sending back to Samsung but at the moment "I don't think there is something like that!"(OPINION)

Click the thanks button if this was any help for you in diagnosing your Problem! Thanks!

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A thing called BRICKED PHONE is your case! Download Mode is the most sensitive area of the phone ,more than recovery, and if something messes up and phone doesn't boot into recovery or download then most Probably HE BRICKED IT! HARDWARE BRICKED IT! Search XDA and Google to try to solve the prob without sending back to Samsung but at the moment "I don't think there is something like that!"(OPINION)

Click the thanks button if this was any help for you in diagnosing your Problem! Thanks!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Sorry for the late answers guys, I'm kind of busy this week :)

Have you used the .PI and re-partition? Have you also flashed the bootloader?

Try using different USB cables, USB ports, no USB hubs... Does the battery charge?

Mmmm, something was unsuccessful then... How did you flash?

Nope, only Internation GT-I9100.

It's hard bricked mate... You can't do anything. Primary bootloader dead = expensive paperweight.

When and what exactly does it force close? Apps?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adinaky:
Thank you for your great guide. It' s very useful!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Taimur Akmal:
YES! com.android. something like that force closes when i flash it again it goes into bootloop and can't flash any rom(CWM)! I am now using my phone with KI3 and CF-Root's kernel! :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jay_B:
Hi Phistachio,

Here's a brief of what I was trying to do and landed on boot loop.

My phone is I9100G

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1108499&page=41

Tried everything mentioned in the above thread but nothing.

Then I saw ur thread and tried the 1st Step with the Recovery Package Failed. (Re-Partition Checked)

Then I tried to Flash Bootloader Failed. (Re-Partition Not Checked)

After both steps when I tried to boot my phone it showed me the phone - triangle - PC symbol and when I again flashed it with VillainROM-SGS2-V1.1.tar.md5 in PDA it gives me Boot loop.

Even if I try any other ROM/Kernel now still the same phone - triangle - PC symbol and have to flash with villianrom and the counter is now showing 19. :(

Still able to go to download mode but not recovery mode please help I am a noob with Android and have already taken to phone to the shop where I got it from they are not sure what to do and advd me to go to service center. I am from India and last update before I tried to root was with Kies and phone was on Android Version 2.3.6 don't know other details.

Can you please help. Don't know what to do now...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickeh82:
" HEY! It's kinda noobish being a dev and asking this but I didn't get the result! It flashes a ROM but as soon as it boots everything force closes! Reply please! Kinda being panicky! :( "

i usually perform a factory data reset after a flash, and that clears up all the force closes we sometimes have to deal with after a flash.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rfmalta:
Taimur thanks for the help.. I believe the only way to solve the bricked phone is like you said sending it back to samsung... sadly
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] normanu:
Looks like I have to do this aswell.

I'll have to wait till I get myself a jig tho, as I have to get rid of the triangle :)

Or does Samsung accept rooted phones for service ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] E_Goldstein:
hey guys my phone went tits up yesterday and didnt have access to a windows machine so had to try heimdall managed to get it going again and stupidly me decided to try ics and couldnt get a signal on it so flashed cf root kernel through heimdall it worked then tried to restore my cwm restore it failed now all i can access is download mode im trying to flash cf root again but this is all im getting please help a guy out.

Initialising connection...

Detecting device...

Claiming interface...

Attempt failed. Detaching driver...

Claiming interface again...

Setting up interface...

Beginning session...

Handshaking with Loke...

Downloading device's PIT file...

PIT file download sucessful

Uploading KERNEL

100%

and thats it its stuck

im using ubuntu and heimdall command line

then after 5 mins i get this

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...

ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop$
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Taimur Akmal:
HEY!

Found a thing that worked.

EVERYONE perform this:

Download CM9

Copy it to sd card

go into CWM and do Factory reset.

Flash cm9 hopefully it will boot.

Now one more prob except CM9 no roms are passing the Boot Screen!

EDIT: I can now pinpoint what is wrong with my Phone. After flashing CM9 and flashing a custom rom afterwards it boots but everything force closes.

Now i go into recovery do a Factory Reset the phone won't boot into the custom rom flashed after CM9. I think CWM Recovery erases some necessary things that the phone needs to boot! :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jekennedy33:
Serious help needed!

I really need help! :s

I've got experience with Odin and this method of updating my phone but when I was running through this earlier today (re-partition too) during the first stage where the re-partition occurs my phone was knocked of the side and the USB cable came unconnected.

Understandably the process failed and now the phone won't turn on as, my guess is that, the re-partition deleted all the files and software which makes it impossible for the phone to boot.

Now, I don't have high hopes as I know I'm probably asking the impossible but is there a way to get some software back on the phone and get the phone working again?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

James
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] normanu:
Did you try with a USB Jig ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jekennedy33:
Sorry, was this recommendation for me?

If so, will that work for a phone that won't turn on? I've tried all the combinations of Volume Up + Home + Power, Volume Down + Home + Power, Home + Power and Power on it's own... The phone just won't turn on! :mad:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] normanu:
It probably won't work, but still it is something i would try....

Only other option would be a JTAG repair i think
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jekennedy33:
Ok, thank you for your help
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kjkinto:
Do I have a hardware problem?

I tried the above method, and Odin said PASS!

but my base problem still hasn't gone away, namely that I cannot shut my phone down. Every time I do, it restarts itself and goes to the battery symbol with a flashing yellow triangle and a thermometer?

From here I have to try various button combinations to get into the phone itself.

When I do, it seems to work normal, but the problem starts all over again when I try to shut down.

Can anybody guide me?

PDA: I9100XXKI3

CSC: I9100OXAKI3
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickeh82:
i seen this before, check your charge port, it was probably exposed to some moisture and built up some corrosion pretty invisible to the naked eyeballs. the short circuit from the charge port may have caused the battery to malfunction too which is why you prolly see that battery symbol. in my case i cleaned the charge port and then tested a diffrent battery and viola issue was gone.

its worth a shot, give it a try. good luck.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] despot55:
i have tried but still not working...same like before..stuck on samsung gs2 logo....helppppppp
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exynoss:
Good tutorial

i think this is best tutorial

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Yes u r right
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
thats gr8

:D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timw300:
I am experiencing a soft brick condition on a SGII i9100 after running quite low on battery and charging in the car charger.

When I reached for the phone after about 10 minutes, it was off. When turning it on, it won't go past the initial SGSII splash screen.

The phone will not go into recovery, but will go into download.

The phone does charge when plugged in, but the battery icon does not indicate the level.

I was on Resurrection Remix 2.3 when this happened. The phone was stable.

I have used ODIN to return to stock GB and stock ICS following the instructions here. It does accept and recognize the stock firmwares as the triangle does disappear and the custom rom ticker has increased as I have loaded a couple insecure kernels since this started.

I do notice that on GB, it will be on the splash screen for about 5 seconds, go black and continue to reboot like that. On ICS it never reboots. If I plug in it will go to charging on GB, but never changes off the splash screen on ICS.

I've also tried Villianrom 1.1, with no success as well.

Not sure where to go from here.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
try flashing the stock rom (try gb) ..

once odin has finished flashing and when the phone shows the startup screen ie "Samsung Galaxy s2 " go to recovery mode and do a factory reset

and clear cache

den reboot
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timw300:
No Joy, Tried stock gb and stock ics, but neither will allow me to get into recovery.

Flashed through the nandrw procedure repeatedly, but nothing seems to allow me in.

Is there another way to get into recovery?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
Try flashing the bootloader first then flash the stock firmware
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uminsk:
Quick verification

Hi, my phone is bricked and am looking for a final verification that my phone is un-saveable before I throw it in the rubbish bin - and was hoping that one the good folks on this thread could just double-check that I've not missed anything:

Here's the story:

1) Upgraded to Resurrection Remix 2.3 9 days ago, restored apps, desktop etc, all went very well

2) Thought I'd quickly backup the ROM using Rom Manager - booted in to recovery mode..

3) didn't realise my USB cable had become detached from the charger and I didn't realize the phone was low on battery - it ran out of power mid-back-up.

4) Phone now won't boot (screen flashes gently every 2-3 seconds after splash screen) and won't go in to Recovery Mode

5) Phone will go in to download mode, but cannot be recognized on any computer (i've tried 3, different OS) - windows said that the device has malfunctioned and cannot be recognized

6) Bought a Jig, battery in, not on, plug in Jig, nothing happens

I've spent most nights trawling the forums to see if there is anything else I can do, but I'm truly out of options. I must say, the quality of information and support that you guys provide is amazing - we (people who don't contribute, just use the info!) are indebted to you.

Regards
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
try reinstalling the smsung drivers

and try using odin

u said ur phone does go in download mode rite ?

is ur phone under warranty ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

I'll be off XDA for a few days/weeks. I'm going to be busy with exams, and I'm not generally feeling well, so I must sort my issues first. Thanks for all the support you've given me so far, and I promise to answer all your questions when I come back!​
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
All the best for ya xamz mate

and

b back soon

will need you here as well

:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uminsk:
Hi Neerajganga,

Thanks so much for your help.

Apologies for not adding this detail originally: I have tried installing the drivers via Kies, uninstalling Kies (not drivers) and installing just the driver package that I downloaded from the original post here, all in various combinations across 3 machines. Yes, the phone does go in to download mode and I have tried to connect to Odin many times. Only once last Saturday did it respond with 3 yellow boxes in Odin (COM:9 etc) and then it disconnected itself about 10s later and has not done this again since. My phone is only about 5 months old - but it shows a custom ROM when in download mode so I'm assuming I've invalidated any warranty it did have..

Thanks again.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
how does ur phone respond when u plug in the usb jig ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uminsk:
It does not respond at all.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
well

thats wierd

whats ur phone model i9100 ??

was the usb jig working properly

or have u checked ur usb jig with any other phone as to if its working or no
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uminsk:
Yes - I9100. I received the USB jig today and have not tried it in another phone. I have escalated to the vendor to see if they are aware of problems and I will try to find someone else to try it on (I assume it won't disrupt their phone if I simply pop it in to test?). I will do that and post back - otherwise it's scrap value on ebay for me.. :(

Thank you so much again for your generous help. Really appreciated.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
It will not disrupt their phone

Which rom ver u on b4 flashing Resurrection Rom?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uminsk:
Resurrection Remix v1.9. Tested the jig on a colleagues phone today and it worked fine, so it's obviously my phone. Guess it's dead.. unbelievable. Think i'll stay stock next time.. :(

Thanks again for your help.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
is ur phone under warranty ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT #2

Please welcome

neerajganga

, your new thread maintainer (along with me)! He has been of great help, so I think he deserves this kind of announcement!​
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GojiTronix:
Congrats! neerajganga
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Albadros:
It doesn't work... always block on NAND write... :/

So I try :

Always NAND write...

What am I suppose to do ? ( I used Fluxxi and this afternoon my phone crashed and impossible to reboot and to go to CMW. Only Downloading mod or Bootscreen "SGT i9100"

>> Can go to this ^^

A little help please ? (I was on ICS Hydra ROM, it's normal I don't have a pit file in the archive ? )
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
Thanks goji

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What exactly is the phone statius

can it go to download mode or recovery mode
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Albadros:
It can goes to Download and if I reboot normally the screen is on, I see the triangle and the name of the phone.

Impossible to go to CMW recovery.

If I try to flash something with ODIN (ROM or Kernel in PDA field, nothing changed in the other fileds like "auto reboot" and "F reset time" ), I got :
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
try flashing the kernel

then again go to download mode and flash stock gingerbread firmware