yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kangelov:
Only if it's not rooted. Meaning, you have to flash the original firmware distributed by your carrier.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Lo N Slo:
Any idea on how to return to stock if you cannot use ODIN (My USB port on the phone does not connect with PC whatsoever)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] KonstantinKeller:
You can't.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kangelov:
Define "my USB port on the phone does not connect with PC whatsoever", please. Does your phone turn on? If not, welcome to hard-brick-dom. If it works and you have Clockwork recovery you can get into, keep reading.

Grab the stock package from Mr X for your phone and flash that: copy it on an SD card and flash from Clockwork. It's not quite stock, your phone is still rooted, but it will work.

Alternatively, ask someone on this forum to flash stock through Odin, flash Clockwork recovery on top, do a nandroid backup and give it to you. This will give you 100% stock, which is not rooted, but you are stuck with the non-stock recovery. I have no idea how you can fix that without USB.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Lo N Slo:
I recieved my exchange phone in the mail the other day, a buddy and I are going to open up both phones, switch the USB ports on the devices, return my original phone to stock, and either return the new phone with faulty usb or switch them back again haha

So complicated hate these damn sensitive USB connecting ports on this phone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] srkrono:
us?

this stock rom is it for the USA Tmobile Galaxy S2?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] knotrkr:
Every time I download this file, I put the password in and halfway through extraction
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mr-free:
the restore works but now Baseband version: T989UVLDE

whats up with that? .. seems like there was two update ... after phone restart, seems like an OTA update was done..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jhon357add:
have one keep restarting

have one keep restarting after flash it i try to flash kernel and get nothing any way
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jrios333:
Hello,

I made a huge mistake and installed the following rom to my new GS2:

Resurrection Remix ICS ROM v2.4.1 for Galaxy S2 i9100!

and now I realized that it is not a room for this phone. I think I might have completely broken the phone. It will not turn on at all, wont charge, I tried following the guide on this post, but nothing is happening. I have a prepaid plan with T-mobile and I don't think they will be able to do much for me.. anyways you guys can give me will be greatly appreciated.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] knotrkr:
Yea I stupidly installed a rom that was meant for the I900 and I have the Tmobile version and it bricked it, and I mean BRICKED. No power, no charging, no getting into bootloader or cwm, just Fing dead, luckily this happened right when the ICS update came out so I called my TMO and said my phone died when I tried to update it on kies. They sent me a new device overnight free of charge since I pay for insurance and the phone had no physical damage.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jrios333:
yeah I made the exact same mistake. I'm on a prepaid plan so T-mobile wouldn't replace it for me. I'm shipping it to Samsung today and hopefully will get it back sometime soon. I've been flashing for at least 4 years and this is the first time I brick a phone to the point of no return.

I usually always read reviews before flashing and all the reviews I read were great, sadly I was in the wrong section. Worse part is that when I got the T-mobile prepaid line they also cancelled my Sprint account so now I have no working phone :crying: lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] daman215:
Thanks again KonstantinKeller ,i just use this on my girl sgs2,oh and i did hit the thanks just always like the traditional way of saying thankyou cheers.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] fokaduck:
Make sure you stop by HERE and thank the original author since this post was just someone stealing his work.

:laugh:

He has also updated the procedure and put the latest ICS stock rom in case someone wants to restore back to stock ICS. I'm sure Konstantthiever will update this after the fact and take credit for it too.

:laugh:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
thanks bunches... worked like a charm now back from scratch to root and play... :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] fokaduck:
you're welcome.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Akim1220:
I was stuck in the bootloop and tried going into recovery to do step 2. For some reason I could not select any of the options in recovery using the power button. I am also getting a whole bunch of force closes when the phone starts. I am re-downloading the .rar file. If that doesn't work, any other ways to fix the problem?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] v8dreaming:
UVKL1 is not the stock ICS rom for the T989,

UVLE1 is. That guide is also out of date since it hasn't been updated since April.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mikeyubuee:
Do I need to go back to stock if I'm trying to go from v7 to dw ? Or do I need to go from v7 to stock to dw?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] c1bear:
that was not the original author, he had a link post that said this is the original author lol took me to,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1391174
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gbL420:
after i restore i kept getting framework, acore, and google services errors...i went to recovery and wiped data and cache and everything works perfectly...gonna try to install a rom by changing it to update.zip hopefully it works
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ggrant3876:
Thanks, this saved my bacon the other day.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] abhilash_ksh:
Can anybody help with a way to restore the T989D (Telus version) back to factory ICS.

Currently i'm on Mr.X's stock rooted ICS ROM.

thanks in advance
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lowrider262:
I'm trying to update my friends phone to stock ics from 2.3.6 but I keep having an error downloading the update on kies. Could I just use this method instead? It's basically the same thing, right?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] fokaduck:
Your stupid. Why is it out of date? It still works. If you restore to ICS it wouldn't be stock...so shut your pie hole dork.

And it is the original restore GUIDE.

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Well he is the original author of the "HOW TO RESTORE" guide moron. He gave credit to the file source. The link you referred to doesn't tell you a thing about how to perform the restoration. Scrotum.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] s1yfox:
Something went wrong :( as i was flashing the stock rom in odin, it failed 3/4ths of the way in and as a result, my phone constantly wants to shut down. any remedies?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kangelov:
There is this Windows utility that is used to check the Samsung servers for OTA updates. Here is a link: http://fus.nanzen.se/

Download it, install it and run it. It will ask for a whole bunch of stuff for your phone. Here is everything you need to paste into the dialog:

SGH-T989D

Product Code: SGH-T989ZKDTLS

HIDSWVER: T989DTLKJ3/T989DTLKJ3/T989DTLKJ3/T989DTLKJ3

Use it to get the TLLE tar from the server. It will be called something like .tar.md5: it's okay, don't rename it. Just leave it as it is.

[10-foot high red letters]Then start ODIN and flash that as per the instructions in the OP. Don't use a PIT file, even if your copy of ODIN comes with one. Don't choose "Restore partitions", however tempting it might be to do so. Follow the instructions exactly, or you will have to send your phone in for repair! Been there, done that, and it's not fun.[/10-foot high red letters]

After this is done, start the phone, go to Settings and choose Factory Reset, as the ODIN tar does not wipe the data partition (and you absolutely have to wipe it).

Congrats, you are back to stock and noone will ever know your phone was ever running anything but stock.

Hope this helps.

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Shut everything else down on your computer, change your sync cable with one you absolutely know works (like the one that came with your phone, or one that comes with a Blackberry phone), and try again.

Do this while your laptop is on a power supply, and your phone is charged full. Just minimizing the probability of a power disruption to leave you with an expensive paperweight.

You are in luck: had it failed a bit earlier, your phone would have been a paperweight. By the way, it is normal for your phone to appear frozen for a while during a firmware recovery: there is this big file and it has to be fed to the phone SLOOOOOOOOWLY. Let it do its thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] esdwa:
Had rooted 4.0.3 ICS stock on my T989.

Decided to go back to 2.3.6. Here is what I did:

Booted phone to CWM (which was installed at the time of flashing ICS)

Wiped Cache, Dalvik and Fixed Permissions

Downloaded T989UVLDE ROM from HERE

Flashed it using ODIN.

Done with TM Stock in place.

To root 2.3.6 I continued with:

Flashed CWM again using ODIN.

Installed superuser.

Done.

Worked like a charm. Thanks guys!

:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kangelov:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rjsubg9m8rxt13f/T989DTLLE4_T989DTLLE4_T989DTLLE4_HOME.tar.md5

Enjoy. I used it to recover my own phones a while back.

Please get it quickly and let me know so that I know I can remove it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raizaM:
Is there anyway to do this on Mac or through the phone itself? I don't have access to windows...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] abhilash_ksh:
Sorry for the delay in response. I have downloaded the file and it was very helpful.

thanks

abhilash
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kangelov:
A Mac user here. I don't know, to be honest. You can try Heimdall, I hear good things about it, but I don't know if it will take an ODIN file. I've never tried it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=755265
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raizaM:
Could you please explain how this file is different with the stock ROM?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kangelov:
What do you mean? This is the stock ROM. Which stock ROM are you referring to?

This is the authentic MD5-signed Samsung ROM for the SGH-T989D sold by TELUS. This is the very file Kies will flash for you if you try to upgrade a stock GB SGH-T989D phone with it and this is the very file all new SGH-T989D sold by TELUS ship with. I merely extracted it from the site Kies checks and used ODIN to flash it instead. I had to bring my phones back to 100% stock and this was the way to do it, Kies will not flash a phone that has been rooted or flashed with a custom ROM. By the way, this will not flash from recovery.

This file is different from the ODIN file for T-Mobile someone else posted a while back because it is for a different carrier: it lacks some T-Mobile specific features like Wifi calling, and also has very little bloat. TELUS appears to favour relatively pristine ROMs. It is also different from the versions Mr. X distributes, as his are rooted, altered for easier tweaking, and repackaged for flashing from recovery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raizaM:
Thanks a lot for the explanation. I was about to flash it into my T-mobile device to go back to stock to return the device back to tmobile.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kangelov:
You probably can, but that won't be your device's stock. :-) It should work.

I explained how I got this file up above. You can use a very similar trick to get the T-Mobile stock. The exact values to input for your device should be on the CheckFUS website there. Or you can just get it from the link in the OP.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MCASTILLO:
Greetings to all ..

sorry for my ignorance..

I need to make my phone as factory, with this tool, I can remove superuser???? :confused:

I hope that anyone who is wise in this will help me

Thank you all for your help....

regards. :):):)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kangelov:
This will remove superuser along with everything else you want and don't want to keep.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MCASTILLO:
thank you very much, so I'll do then .....

you have nice day ....

regards. :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] otter5:
I cannot get into download mode, just keeps going to CWM what's going on
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kangelov:
Can you be more specific? Is this the SGH-T989D or SGH-T989 you are having problems with? Also, what do you do to get into download mode?

SGH-T989D goes into download mode when you press volume down and power from a powered off state. SGH-T989 I believe uses volume up and down and power from a powered off state. I wouldn't know, I don't own one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] otter5:
T989, and I need to get my phone back to stock because it had a hardware malfunction and I need to bring it in. Having serious trouble doing this right now
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kangelov:
I take it you have tried the volume + power key combo and it didn't work? Here are two ideas:

When you upgrade firmware, Kies somehow forces your phone into download mode without you having to do anything. Try to coax Kies into doing that somehow and then flash stock using Odin or Kies (I am not sure if Kies would do it, my guess is no).

Another thing is, use your recovery, which you can get into, to flash a Custom ROM, say Darkside Evolution, and then use its power menu to get your phone into Download mode for Odin to flash stock.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
This is how I do it every time without any fails. This is just my way to do it meaning I don't warranty any of it to work for anybody else. This is just my idea to try and help and answer your request. ...

Go to galaxys2root.com find your device and look up how to unroot t mobile galaxy s 2. Gives you a step by step guide and also the files you will need to put your device back to stock.

This is how I done it over 5 times and not once has there been an issue. Make sure Odin is open and you have followed the directions given. Make sure Kies is not open. If Kies is open it will not work.

1) power off device( DO NOT plug in USB.)

2) take out battery.

3) hold power ,volume up and down at the same time. Best way to do this is holding the phone upside down. ( frees your other hand - thumb in power button)

4) put battery back in.

5) plug in USB.

6) as soon as you feel vibration let go of power button.

7) your device will load up in download mode. Press volume up.

8) in Odin, if tar file is loaded you should see com6 in yellow. And device will show mounted.

9) press start and find something to do. Clip your nails, shave , shower , take a dog for a walk. The process takes about 10 mins. DO NOT touch anything.

10) after phone reboots go into settings/backup and reset/ factory reset. PS. This will reset everything on your internal to factory. You WILL lose all you had in your phone.

Your phone should be in stock and completely factory. Please read read read and re read. I'm not responsible for your device.

"feeding this unicorn carrots til the finish line"
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MobiLeroy:
I got to say thanks! this tutorial was a life saver! i just did a warranty exchange on my old t989 with t-mobile and I didn't want to send them back the phone after rooting it and with a custom rom (was running Darkside Evolution 3) installed on it for them to turn around and say my warranty is now voided and get a charge on my bill. This was exactly what i needed and worked perfectly! Great step by step easy to follow instructions any newbie could follow (assuming you already know what odin is.... and if not just download it... still a no brainer) Got everything back to stock the way i originally got it! So just got myself a new free t989 with no scratches and gave them back my old one (btw in case anyone is wondering there was nothing wrong with my old t989 it just had some wear and tear on it from use.... got the phone when it was first released and overtime i accumulated some scratches, scuffs, etc and wanted a new phone)

Thanks Again! keep up the great work guys! love you xda peoples!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] apicia:
Does this flash the stock recovery? I am running CWR and a custom ROM and Kernel.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
It will make it factory for sure.

Sent from my SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mylenthes:
I restored my sisters rooted s2 to factory using this method I think but I'm not sure. Now she's never got the update to ics., and I'm a bit concerned.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
Is it still factory? Now get kies if it is and update from there. In the even that you already rooted you still can do the same AS long as your only rooted. It will take away your root. But then your be official ICS. Then just go to the site I posted before and re root and happy flashings

Sent from my SGH-T989

Edit: just remembered that you can get ICS thru Odin as well. Is all in the same site and your be cake
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] apicia:
Doesn't the updater use the kernel for version info? Make sure the updater service is running.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mataflakitas:
anyone know how long it takes this method and I have 2 hours and all is installing via odin is normal that ..?

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help is normal for this method is so slow I have fear

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helpme please...friends

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help ...help ..help ...please
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
It shouldnt take take long 15 mins tops
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] omanpushcar:
Dear, the file "SGH-T989_TMB_1_T989UVKL1_CL799405_REV00" I tried it did not work. Can you please provide another link that I can download or do you have any other places that I can get a working file? Many thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
OK... galaxys2root.com how to unroot . Should be on top by search bar. Can't get no simpler than this... this is by far the most specific method I've found..follow the instructions without changing anything...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] socorkid:
ok guys so I'm came from the Darkside ROM and did the flash to go back to stock everything went thorough the right way but then i rebooted my phone and it just gets stock with the Darkside Boot animation and nothing happends, I plug my phone into the comp and the computer wont recognize the phone...HELP!!!!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
Hi,I drop my phone in the toilet,is working finde except the control button dont work so I have to use button savior,plus the white water damage detector stickers didnt change colors,so I was able to get another phone,by them,but now Im trying to put it back to stock because I need to return it back,but my comp dont detect my phone at all,what u think I can do? can I do it thru the phone it self like download the files thru the phone like I do with the roms, u think it will work like that or what can I do,any help please I need to send the old one back to them,thanks in advance...[/QUOTE]

Even if its a joke, they won't say anything... unless they see water damage. If you got insurance and no water damage is visible they will charge up to 20$ if it shows water damage then it goes to a max of 150$
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] avenger2540:
Even if its a joke, they won't say anything... unless they see water damage. If you got insurance and no water damage is visible they will charge up to 20$ if it shows water damage then it goes to a max of 150$

There is not visual water damaged external the stickers didn't change color at all,but my problem now is that my comp don't recognize my phone,and I need to put my phone back to stock,and I can't,I need some help on this please...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
There is not visual water damaged external the stickers didn't change color at all,but my problem now is that my comp don't recognize my phone,and I need to put my phone back to stock,and I can't,I need some help on this please...[/QUOTE]

Then just send it in for warranty... only will cost you 20$ max.. come back rerrot and happy flashings bro... no worries man. It happens to all of us

Sent from a middle point of Heaven and Hell rocking out with my nutz out!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] avenger2540:
Then just send it in for warranty... only will cost you 20$ max.. come back rerrot and happy flashings bro... no worries man. It happens to all of us

Sent from a middle point of Heaven and Hell rocking out with my nutz out!!![/QUOTE]

Thanks for answer.wow this is crazy I did put it back to stock using this method http://galaxys2root.com/t-mobile-galaxy-s2/how-to-unroot-t-mobile-galaxy-s2-sgh-t989/ but the only way I know is back to stock is because I have the stock recovery now,but!!! I soft brick the phone,because the phone dont want to start or when pass the samsung name u can see that there is a dim light on,but thats it,but Im able to boot on recovery and I have the stock one,and another thing is that I took the screen protector and when I boot in to recovery I was able to use the home button,so even that the light didnt never turn on,I think it was the plastic on the screen that was causing the button problem oopss!!! but anyway I got the new phone so I will call them tonight to tell them that the phone dont start anymore so they can put it in the comp,so when they recv the phone they have all that info...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] KonstantinKeller:
Thanks for answer.wow this is crazy I did put it back to stock using this method http://galaxys2root.com/t-mobile-galaxy-s2/how-to-unroot-t-mobile-galaxy-s2-sgh-t989/ but the only way I know is back to stock is because I have the stock recovery now,but!!! I soft brick the phone,because the phone dont want to start or when pass the samsung name u can see that there is a dim light on,but thats it,but Im able to boot on recovery and I have the stock one,and another thing is that I took the screen protector and when I boot in to recovery I was able to use the home button,so even that the light didnt never turn on,I think it was the plastic on the screen that was causing the button problem oopss!!! but anyway I got the new phone so I will call them tonight to tell them that the phone dont start anymore so they can put it in the comp,so when they recv the phone they have all that info...[/QUOTE]

Glad to hear that. Sorry I couldn't respond early enough :P
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TheCrow1372:
Sorry to ask but can anyone write this for us poor Telus users if to much to ask, that's cool and sorry

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2X 'Telus' on XDA Premium
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] averagedawg:
I can get Odin to flash the stock firmware, but when it reboots, it gets in a boot loop between samsung logo and the green android guy

Any suggestions how to fix this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TheCrow1372:
I know its for T-Mobile, that's why I asked the question I did:cool:

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2X 'Telus' on XDA Premium
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
I'll loom it up for telus... of can't can't find it pls dont be mad.give me a few minutes and I'll they to post a spot to restock to factory

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Try this. I'm a lil drunk so don't mind me. But its the first after a quick Google search.

http://xdaforums.com/archive/index.php/t-1506330.html