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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Albadros:
I describe all I have done.

When I bought the SGS2 it was on GingerB. I used many ROMS and now I was on the AOKP ICS Hydra ROM.

>> So I dl the "ICS Version" right ? (there isn't any .PIT file in it, is it normal ? Only for GB ? ) I look behind the battery and it's only written i9100 (i don't sse a P a G or something else.)

This is my case.

>> 1) Grab the Recovery Package, and you'll see a bunch of .tar files. Take a look at the names. You'll see CODE, MODEM, CSC and .PIT. Put each one in its place.

I do this but I don't have a .pit file.

How am I suppose to do without the pit file ? Does I have to do without it and with RE-partition ticked ?

NO ^^ Failed

I took the APBOOT and put it in PDA but always NAND write is blocking..

>> Nand write bug so I try to install a kernel but it won't.. always error, so trying to install the rom after is useless, right ? Maybe my problem is the pit file ?

In fact I can't do this step : then you flash with the .PIT and Re-Partition ticked.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Albadros:
I was lost in the internet for the last three hours to understand what and where is this PIT file, but I'm still in the dark ^^ :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
temme wich firmware u trying to flash
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Albadros:
The one on the first thread :

ICS Version

4) Download the necessary files : the Recovery Package/ROM [THIS PACKAGE ALREADY INCLUDES THE BOOTLOADER] (password is samfirmware.com) and the Kernel.

Kernel : Kernel_I9100XXLPH

ROM : I9100_CODE_I9100XXLPH_CL118559_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5

PS : What's the deal with this PIT fil and the refractioning of ODIN ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
alrite

try ur stock gingerbread from www.samfirmware.com

do not add pit or anything

jus try flashing the stock gingerbread
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Albadros:
Ok I will try but isn't there a risk of fatal brik ?

>> first thread :
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
relax mate

and

is ur phone under warranty ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Albadros:
Lol Ok ok I flash many things (PSP, iPhone, Nokia, HTC Hero) but this time I'm really stuck.

Yeah It's always in warranty. (BTW I have to put it to the store in the next days because I have for the second time dust in front of the lens of the camera ^^ The only problem is the yellow triangle they can see ... )

I'm downloading the ROM, I will try it as soon as possible. (30min)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
alright then no issues

can u temme wich rom r u downloain
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Albadros:
I have tried this :

GT-I9100	I9100XWLPD	Android 4.0.3	2012 May	I9100XEFLP2	France

Always the same probleme :

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

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

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> I9100XWLPD_I9100XXLPW_I9100XEFLP2_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

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

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

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

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

<ID:0/003> boot.bin

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

And then NOTHING... it's blocked there.

I tried also :

GT-I9100	I9100XWKJ2	Android 2.3.5	2011 October	I9100XEFKJ1	France

Same problem
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
remove the battery for 3 mins

then go to download mode

try flashing the bootloader

then the kernel

and then gingerbread
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Albadros:
I already try to remove the battery more than 30min,

You don't understand that I can't flash anything, it starts but it NEVER finishs, always the NAND write bug.

I would have to force it but I don't know how. I can try all the ROMS and the kernel, there is something I forget (because I don't know it's necessary ^^ : PIT, partition, ... ? )
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
do u have the pit file ?

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dowbload the pit from here

http://foonode.net/file/YnG9

follow the steps as said in the thread
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uminsk:
I guess so as it's only a few months old. What are you thinking I can do? I'm assuming the warranty is void due to the custom rom and I can't reset with a jig.

Appreciate any guidance you can provide.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
try removing the battery for 3 mins

then plug in the jig and den put ur battery back

does ur battery have power in it ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilgrim011:
Hi uminsk. May I ask you what kernel were you on when this happened?

Hi, this is the exact same thing that happened to me. I have tried everything from this thread, but I finally killed the phone completely (it cannot be turned on - no Samsung logo, no download mode, no nothing) when trying to flash the bootloader - it started to flash, but never ended. When I finally unplugged the phone and turned it off, it was dead. The phone is now in service, hoping for a new one, or at least new motherboard, because I think that internal memory card (emmc) malfunctioned. Can you please tell me what kernel were you using when you bricked your phone?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Overlord_Al3X:
Question

Hey.. my galaxy boots all the way some times... but it over heats and always turn of becuz the battery doesnt charge does anyone know i how i can solve this ? or where i should be looking ? Thanks in advance my friends :):good:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
are you on stock rom or custom ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TomPzh:
mark it...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
What ???
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uminsk:
Hi Pilgrim011 - sorry to hear of your problems. I had just downloaded and flashed Resurrection-remix_ics_V2.1_AOKP-B37-4.0.4 which according to the changelogs included siyah kernel 3.2.7.2+.

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Hi neerajganga. I tried this last night and surprisingly got a response - the phone went to download screen in 'Factory mode' (rather than 'Odin mode') and then switched off about 15s later. I got a feeling the battery had run down again, so I charged it overnight (I bought an external battery charger after discharging the battery when this all started) - then this morning it's back to not recognizing the Jig at all.

As a reminder, whenever I boot the phone in to download mode and then connect to my PC it says that the USB device has malfunctioned. This is starting to feel like groundhog day! :p
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
check pm
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilgrim011:
I was also using Siyah (3.3.2 or 3.2.7.1, not sure) when the phone died. That's why I ask - it could be that Siyah kernel is responsible for bricks. I'm waiting for Albadros's response to confirm, although it seems that he was using Fluxxi kernel.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
siyah kernel is safe

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check pm
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilgrim011:
Yeah, I know that "emmc_cap_erase" (or something similar) is disabled, but maybe there's some other problem on some custom kernels, like Siyah or Fluxxi. I suspect that because it happened out of the blue, it wasn't a user mistake, it wasn't after some flashing (I haven't flashed anything besides kernel in weeks) - I was just using my phone at the moment, recovery died and recovery is part of the kernel, etc. I'm basically just trying to understand what happened in order to avoid similar problem in the future. Any clue?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
albatros had a nand write failure

in which he can only flash the kernel and bootloader and nothin else
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilgrim011:
Yeah, me too, but I was always stuck at "nand write start..." no matter what I was trying to flash.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilgrim011:
Actually, you are wrong - he is having the exact same problem as me - he cannot flash anything, including kernel, bootloader etc. You can see here:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
u can also pm me if you have any problem

cheers....!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
Okay, I'm a bit back right now, I'll try to come in more often, thread advancing too fast! :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
hey

gud to c u back

check ur pm mate
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Waza.:
well just updated my siyah kernal and it bricked my phone. it was the latest version. strange

Any other download sites my works computer won't let me into the site where the download is.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilgrim011:
What exactly happened? What kind of brick do you have?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Waza.:
i can boot into volume down recovery to get into odin but can't get into CWM it hangs at the first boot screen saying samsung galaxy and the one with the yellow triangle.

But i can't get access in work for the files so need another mirror for the files
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilgrim011:
Sorry, I'm at work, too, so I cannot create mirrors.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Waza.:
Thanks Pilgrim

could anyone else help me out :crying:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
wat exactly do u need ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gialandon:
Similar problem here, updated to the latest resurection rom and siyah kernal, battery was crap so decided to try cynaogenmod 9 using rom manager app. downloaded eveything and booted to recovery but it wouldn't boot. just got these flashes.

Luckily i can still get into download mode so i followed your instruction and downloaded the package for ics but it doesn't have a pit file

any advice on what I can do next? any other pit file I can use?

much appreciated
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
did u try flashing ur stock

check ur pm mate
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluepratham:
HELP...i9100..xwlp7..india

please help

five days ago i bought this phone

ics 4.0.3

flashed multiple kernel..siyah phenomenal...

then i tried supermod kernel

it forced my touch button to illuminate forever..

i switched back to phenomenal extreme

but the problem remained as such..

so being a noob..i wiped dalvik cache...cache,,etc

no changes...

i FORMATTED system in ADVANCED in recovery mode

since then i am trapped in boot loop

so please help....what to do..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Waza.:
Thanks neerajganga got my phone working again :good::D

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Thanks Pilgrim I managed to get my phone working again ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
glad to hear that
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Overlord_Al3X:
Sorry i took so long to respond.. right now i'm on stock rom but b4 i was on Cm9 and it started giving me kernel panic one night so i tried this tutorial bcuz it started giving me bootloops or wouldnt pass the boot screen
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
so is ur phone working fi9 now ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Overlord_Al3X:
Sadly no... i still get stuck on the boot screen =(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
check ur pm mate

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as u said u r in stock rom

then goto recovery mode

vol up + home button + power button

and wipe data and fatory reset

and also clear cache

and reboot

ur phone wud b up and running
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Albadros:
Hi, sorry for responding so late, I ended my exams and I had a few days of vacation ^^

Yeah, I couldn't flash anything. I was on Hydra ROM (works great) but I wanted to test the Fluxxi v2...beta 4 and I had some strange things with it : the menu and back buttons didn't work sometimes, when I decided to change the kernel, 2 hours before I will do it.. crash ^^ (F*** :P )

I didn't try the PIT file, too many people crashed forever their phones.

Mine always could enter in Download mode so I prefered to give it back to the store (I had also a problem of dust in the lens so there were 2 reasons to give it back)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilgrim011:
Hi, just to confirm - you had Fluxxi kernel when you bricked your phone? And before that?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpanchog:
Hi guys !

Could you help me please. I have done what this guide says, and it worked. But now, when i try to install another rom, i cant because when i start phone in recovery mode, the option to install from sd card doesn't apear. And when i try to install a new kernel with odin, apears " NAND rw coruption" :(

I needed to follow this guide because i installed the RR rom with sydia. I used the factory data reset option, and then it didn't worked anymore.

Could you help me please :(

sorry for the poor english!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
please check ur pm

thank you
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Albadros:
I had the kernel of the ROM (Hydra kernel a mix of siyah, fluxxi and one other.)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
hi

wat is the status of ur phone ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TriLLi:
No pit file

Hi All,

thanks on this great article, I have this problem with looping boot and with no recovery screen. I have done 1st step and nothing, same than I have tried with .pit file but there was no .pit file.

Should it be in recovery archive file?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
check ur pm mate
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goldensuits:
Hi All,

I have gone through a lot of threads learning about the fixing the soft bricked SII

finally got a step by step instructions here. but I am confused on what firmware to be used for my phone

I an in US, I have upgraded to ICS my G SII SGH-I777 from at&t. Rooted it after the upgrade, with odin3 v1.85 and Siyah-v3.4.2-nomswap-I777, worked great, installed the "Rom Manger" app flashed the CWM recovery from the rom manager app with no issues. All I did was click on the "reboot in recovery" in the Rom manager and it showed me the screen "Samsung galaxy S II GT-I9100 with the yellow triangle and thats it, the screen keeps flickering every 5 seconds, unfortunately I cant get into the recovery mode, but luckily I can get into the download mode, after a lot of reading I realized I can flash the stock rom and get my phone working, but not able to decide which is the stock rom for my phone, I see so many, GT-I9100G/M/T and mine just says GT-I9100, is the link under the ICS version(in the first post by nirajganga) the one for my phone ?

I do not want to take chances by flashing something and regret later.

I would appreciate if anyone can point me to the right stock rom for my phone

phone stats before bricking

OS: ICS

kernel: Siyah-v3.4.2-nomswap-I777

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kny781:
can't find .pit file for GT-i9100

I had the same problem, couldn't find the .pit file in the recovery package (ICS version, GT-i9100)

Can someone please upload it or post a link to where it could be found?

I'd be very grateful!

THX
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
chk ur pm
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilgrim011:
Don't you think it's better to publicly offer solution for that .pit file (the same goes for any other solution or file that could help people here), instead of PM-ing constantly?

Btw., my phone is back from repair - they have changed the motherboard.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
they thats wat they do once its bricked or have a nand write failure

and pming him to know what ecaxtly the issues was

i had to use team viewer to c the status

but it was a nand write failure and no fix for it
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilgrim011:
But could you attach the .pit file so that people could use it - now it's confusing, because the instructions are mentioning .pit, but no such file is offered for download?;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Albadros:
I'm also waiting its return... I'll have it back the next week.

I will lose all my pics ^^ F*** but.. I'm lucky I put the titanium folder on my SD card and not in the phone memory... First thing I'll do : Use the appl FolderSync to sync all my phone on the cloud (Dropbox, minus etc.. so i have +20Gb for storage ^^)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Defunct1:
Test.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonas h:
You who are using android 4.0 guide but are missing the .pit, use the gingerbread guide instead. There is the .pitfile. So flash the KI3 firmware. That will work. BUT DON'T MIX THEM. DON'T USE THE PIT FROM GINGERBREAD AND THE REST FROM ICS!!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nihir:
Bricked GSII

I have a brand-new international GSII (i-9100) with the original kernel: XWKI4 (Gingerbread version). I tried to use Odin to install the insecure version of the same kernel and then ended up with a boot loop.

Specifically, I had the SGSII Boot Text with the Yellow Arrow. It stays on that screen and nothing happens.

I tried flashing the original XWKI4 kernel, with no luck.

Then, I followed this guide. I followed the steps completely, but nothing fixed the problem. Odin can install the kernel, but gets stuck on NAND Write and Fails.

The one thing I noticed is that the kernel/bootloader files don't seem to etract properly from the download locations.

Can anyone help please?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liobeir:
s2 can't send messages or call but has signal

Hi,

I'm having a problem. I bought the s3 and sold my s2 to my brother. the only thing that happened was the simcard exchange, nothing more, nothing less and now the s2 can't call or send messages. but he has signal. (I once lost my baseband version but now that's not the case).

I flashed another rom, still the same problem.

recovered from a backup, still the same problem.

putted it back to stock rom, still the same problem.

what could have bricked it? as I said, the only thing that happened was a simcard exchange. it can only make emergency calls...

HEEEEEELPPP!!!!

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Little question... If I flash a stockrom 2.3.4 or something like that and then install triangle away... and format my sd card and all... can I send it to samsung for a repair? cause I can't call or send messages but I do have signal. I've tried everyhing. unless you have a solution for me... :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NaLogo:
This thread is related to bricks. This is not a brick.

Anyway: Wipe all data. Flash stock rom. Wipe again. If that doesn't work, take out the sim. Check it for dirt or anything. Put it back in. Try again.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
if ur phone is booting

just flash the baseband it shud work
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sssmoked:
Thank you so much for this, have swapped so many times but for some reason had a soft brick =/. Sorted now!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
Glad to hear that :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] do-shaq:
stuck at nand write start

Hi all,

I'm currently stuck at "nand write start" in odin and cannot flash a kernel or rom it stucks at "nand" , maybe you guys have some sort of solution for this? I hope so
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
does it flash kernel
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] do-shaq:
it doesn't flash: kernel, rom, bootloader. Cause it won't pass "nand write start" :crying:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
do u have teamviewer

if not please install it

and host a meeting and pm me meetin id

it will help me see odin status
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] do-shaq:
Thanks neerajganga for your help but i already send it to repair centre. Now i only have to wait
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
ohh

alrite

cheers..!!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sergio60052:
thanks man, just saved my ass xDDD

I'm selling my phone tomorrow and wanted to get in stock lol

it's all fine now !!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheZero-0:
Hello together.

What have I done: I wanted a backup recovery (until then everything was ok) Then hung the SGS determined the Samsung logo.

Hm .. I'm trying flash new firmware (3 parts) LPW.

Runs through the flashing but remains reboot again hang at Samsung logo.

I can not get into recovery. Download mode is by pressing a combination of both as well as with JIG.

Well unfortunately I do not go on.

I still hope to get some advice. THANK YOU!

edit: Now I have again tried to flash the LQ5 (of this I had come in, but this also came from the backup) here hangs the flash process!

Please help!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
does ur phone go in download mode

and

does odin show any error
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheZero-0:
yes it goes in download mode, no odin shows no error.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
were u in ics or gb before this happend

and please check ur PM
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheZero-0:
i was on ICS LQ5 test same mods, then i want to restore a backup of LQ5
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
do u have a team viewer

if not please install and host a meeting

it will help me c the odin status and guide u further as u said u tried flashing the stock again
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheZero-0:
Wait some min.

I download LPH RecoveryPack.

Thean you can take look via Teamviewer.

THX
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
alrite

pm me

and if u ver on ics stock

reflash ics stock
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suicidalthoughts:
help!!!!

hey guys

pretty sure i have soft brick

tried to update paranoid android rom 1.4, phone continued to restart and now is stuck on black screen after samsung galaxy logo. no recovery mode available, but am able to access download mode.

flashed siyah kernal through odin, no errors however same problem.

should i continue to flash recovery files as stated in guide.

any help is greatly appreciated.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] O_Black:
never found a .pit file

can you please tell me where u get the pit file

there no pitfile in my zip files

just a

- apboot

- code

- csc

- modem

please help me i'm getting crazy fu** android
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suicidalthoughts:
fixed!!!!!!! i grew balls and gave it a go!!! thankyou so much
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Siberian Tiger:
I don't know if it will help you guys but is worting a try.

Go to CM9 thread in general forum and download the resurruction version of CM9 and flash it through odin,maybe this will clean up the phone plus format your internal sd card.

This is for those who have a working download mode.

Please if someone do this posts your results here either negative or positive so other users can be helped.

Thank you :)