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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuaveCanadian:
Hi guys,

I've installed a custom ROM but now I need to restore to the stock Bell ROM so I can send my phone in for repair.

Previously I was getting a boot animation loop so I followed these directions and installing that firmware package (PIT,CSC,PDA and Phone).

Now, when I install the Bell firmware, after disconnecting from ODIN on the recovery screen, I am getting a bunch of error messages in red like:

E: failed to mount /cache (no such file or directory

E:can't mount /cache/recovery/recovery_kerenel_log

E:can't mount /cache/recovery/log

and then if I reboot the device, I get a stuck at the Samsung Galaxy S II GT-i9100 screen and can't get any further.

Can anyone help me figure out why this is happening?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jk0l:
I'm sorry but can you please re-tell what you did step by step?

Also, did you mean "disconnecting from ODIN on the download mode screen"? Because recovery is not for ODIN.

Was the installation of Bell firmware success before you disconnected?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
PIT should not be used .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuaveCanadian:
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Sure I can. See below:

Installing Stable Firmware

Put phone into download mode and plug into computer via USB

Open ODIN

Select stable firmware (XWKK2) as PDF and press START

Wait for ODIN to complete and show PASS! message

Unplug phone

Phone moves to a screen with the Recovery background that says "Deleting Cryption Meta Data" and then installs packages, says it has wiped cache, etc

Phone continues boot up and ends up at the "Welcome to GT-I9100" screen to setup my phone/Google account

Reinstalling Bell Firmware

Put phone into recovery mode

Delete user cache

Perform reset

Put phone into download mode and plug into computer via USB

Open ODIN

Select Bell firmware as PDF and press START

Wait for ODIN to complete and show PASS! message

Phone starts the reboot sequence, and moves from the Download mode screen to what looks like recovery mode screen.

Phone now shows all the error messages, such as the ones previously mentioned:

E: failed to mount /cache (no such file or directory

E:can't mount /cache/recovery/recovery_kerenel_log

E:can't mount /cache/recovery/log

I select "Restart System Now" from the Recovery menu

Phone gets stuck at the Galaxy S II startup screen
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warfanax:
Did you do a factory reset and it still doesnt work?

Don't select PIT file. You shouldn't have used it at all unless it says so. Untick "repartiotion" and don't use again. It seems like something went wrong during installation.

First try to install another official gingerbread rom or redownload the bell's firmware from another source. As far as I know there is only ine source that u can download because I did before.

Don't use pit file and uncheck repartition from Odin. Try to install again. These phones are pretty hard to brick. Try different firmwares and it will work again.

I don't recomend using ics firmware cuz it installs a new bootloader and its download menu is different. And I couldn't change no matter what firmware I installed.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jk0l:
On the first flash, did you tick Re-partition? Did you have the pit file loaded?

On the second flash, did you tick Re-partition? Did you have the pit file loaded?

Try step 5-7 on the guide you've followed, but, use the stock Bell kernel instead.

If you've flashed Bell stock firmware UGKG2, then you can find and download the standalone kernel here.

Extract it then flash it.

Hope everything works then.

If not, report back and do not continuing onto step 8.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuaveCanadian:
Hi guys,

I appreciate all the help so far. I've had a Galaxy S Vibrant I've been ROMing for a long time with no issues, and was surprised I ran into an issue here.

I did reflash the PIT the first time I did the reset, but haven't done it since. I did a repartition that first time I used the PIT file, but again not since then.

Since that time, I've flashed the following ROMs with no issues:

XWKK2 (Stock)

XWKI4 (Stock)

UltraToxic ROM 8.1 (Custom)

It's just the Bell firmware I am having issues with, which is really puzzling.

What I did find, is that XWKK2 and XWKI4 both contain boot.bin and Sbl.bin files. Both the Bell and Ultrasonic didn't have bootloaders.

jk0l - I tried steps 5-7 and still get the same frozen Galaxy S II logo.

warfanax - I did a factory reset already as well. I was considering finding a different source, but can't find another trusted source.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warfanax:
Different bootloaders shouldn't effect at all. I turned back to stock ugk2 after many different ics roms.

http://devsrom4android.blogspot.ca/2011/10/samsung-galaxy-s2-firmwares-bell-canada.html?m=1

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1113928

I found some links. I don't know if you have seen them before.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jk0l:
Where did you download the Bell firmware from?

Try to download a new one from Intratech's thread to flash again.

I've successfully flashed my cousin's i9100M with it.

If still, try this:

1. Look for the kernel wiper in the forum and download it.

2. Flash back to whatever was working before this problem occurred.

3. Let it boot normally, then root it using CF's kernel if it isn't already.

4. Load the kernel wiper onto phone's storage, then turn it off.

5. Boot it into recovery and flash the kernel wiper.

6. Reboot back into recovery under Advance.

7. Now wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache and dalvik.

8. Go to Mount, format all the stuff there, then mount those that are unmounted.

9. Turn off the device.

10. Enter download mode to flash the newly downloaded Bell firmware.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuaveCanadian:
Thanks for the detailed instructions. I followed this step by step, and still nothing. I am still getting the same error messages. It's like all of those folders I mounted get unmounted with the Bell firmware.

Does turning off the device in step 9 unmount everything? It's like I almost need the bell firmware as a ZIP I can flash in Recovery for step 10, no?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jk0l:
Actually, sorry, after re-read it, step 9 sounds more like the reverse of I really meant.

Step 9, leave the unmount, and mount the mount (i think it includes system, cache, ...)

And yes, you can flash a Bell firmware zip, then flash the modem and csc in ODIN. Then flash the stock kernel.

However, I don't know where you could find an odexed zip of Bell firmware.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scotiarules1210:
The Fix

I found a fix for this as I was having the exact same problem. I tried posting the link to the website here on the thread but since I am a new member I am not able to do so.

If you do a google search on the following:

How to Install and Upgrade Bell Samsung Galaxy S2 to ICS 4.0.3 Firmware I9100MUGLD3 with odin it will take you to the page that I found.

It works!

Hope that helps!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kpucci:
this is the link that i get if I type in that search term.

http://droidangel.blogspot.ca/2012/05/how-to-install-and-upgrade-bell-samsung.html
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] zacgoesrawr:
Has anyone successfully used a wii remote on this phone yet, it's incompatible but it has to do with the BTStack not the actual hardware itself so it is possible.

So has anyone figured out a way? a BTStack port from the Nexus or something?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] ransack:
I would also like to see this working.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] randong:
hey guys do a lil searching and youll find that some one has had this working in the dev thread....
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] haggardh:
The OP is the one who got this working lol.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mamoo:
Hi ,

Normally i use menu button to push back all opened apps to background but after installing "Go launcher EX" the menu button works as switcher . how to brink back as previous ? pls help
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] n023b:
I was looking at buying the OEM Samsung Desktop Dock for $60 but I have read that its not compatible with the SGP ultra capsule cases. Can anybody point me in the direction of one that will work with the case?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] n023b:
anybody? I would like to buy a dock today.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] ksoze:
Not sure, but Seidio has a microUSB dock that they advertise will fit with their cases still on the phone.

http://www.seidioonline.com/innodock-p/crjhnx1-bkc.htm
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Wanas:
now I rooted my phone to use teamhacksong's cmd 9 rom, its all cool but one thing I didnt like is the contact app, so im just wondering if there is a way to install the stock galaxy s contact app on this rom ? and use it instead
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] _-xXBilanoidXx-_:
Hey fellas my NEW ICE CUBE for ICS AOKP, this theme is based on DarkNight 3.XX AOKP rom but will work properly on all AOKP 4.0.4 :) but i dIDn't test it, sorry.

If you tried on other rom AOKP and see that works great then post please for everybody to know in which rom exactly thanks

This is version 1.00 update coming soon when i will have free time.

Screenshots

MODZ :

- BROWSER

- UI

- CALCULATOR

- GOOGLE SEARCH

- DIALER

- SETTINGS

....

DOWNLOAD LINK AVAILABLE IN POST#2

Copy zip file in your SD card

Flash in CWM recovery

wipe cache/dalvik

reboot

Flash at your own risk

IF YOU LIKE IT PRESS THE THANKS BUTTON :)

Enjoy
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] _-xXBilanoidXx-_:
DOWNLOAD LINK

THEME ICE CUBE SANDWICH AOKP V1.00

THANKS BUTTON PLEASE
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] _-xXBilanoidXx-_:
Can anyone can test this theme on another rom than Dark Night 3 please.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] bvt-1:
Looks very very awful ..... Yeah !!!

I need it for milestone-4 ... (TsunamiICS 1.6) ...

Great work :D:D:D

Edit:

Doesn't work on Tsunami / milestone 4 ... :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] _-xXBilanoidXx-_:
give me a link of your rom you using i will try to port it
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] bvt-1:
Herr it is

http://www.androidiani.com/forum/mo...ics-1-6-aokp_milestone-4-android-4-0-3-a.html

Best ICS-Rom :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] _-xXBilanoidXx-_:
Ok lets try it :)

will PM you when its done, hope you test it for me :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] demon507:
nice...

it is lookin great....

can u plz port this for blue ligtning rom aokp m-4

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1489213
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] bvt-1:
Works great on DarkKnight 3 ....

Flashed DK to test your theme.

Absolutly Wooooonderful - REALLY !
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] _-xXBilanoidXx-_:
Your post makes me happy. Thank you. Was nearly 12 hours hard working. Glad you enjoy my friend
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] _-xXBilanoidXx-_:
For porting to tsunamics it will be difficult my precious Sgs is dead. I'm so sad...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] _-xXBilanoidXx-_:
update ......................
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] jafado:
Hi!

This one looks really great!

But it does not work for me on AOKP Build 28...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] _-xXBilanoidXx-_:
will try to port to build 28 but without phone :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] ah6806:
great work, keep it up
[Epic 4G General] Andy_nu:
Hey everyone just trying to see how many cm9 devices have the generic mac address for bt, which is 43:29:b0:00:00:00. this also wont let you pair BT on like devices it will show up as a DUN profile, anyone have this issue?

EDIT: IF anyone can please help us get the issue noticed a little bit faster by commenting on it.

www.code.google.com/p/epiccm/issues...Milestone Owner Summary&groupby=&sort=&id=225
[Epic 4G General] XtaC318:
Mac addresses are hardware related. Software doesn't determine it. Not sure where you're going with this, its either useless or malicious ;)
[Epic 4G General] Andy_nu:
lmao no not malicious. considering the huge database of mac addresses for manufautures out on the web. I was asking because I have 2 epics that wont pair because the mac address are the same on both devices. BT works fine whenpairing other devices but not two of the same. esbecially with same build names, etc. they are hardware related though youre right, BUT when there isnt a certain path that directs to the driver to read the bluetooth chip the system software will use a default value, which Is the issue im running into with cm9. and cm7. havent flashed a cleean gb yet but probably willl try later today
[Epic 4G General] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Yep. I have the same one... weird.
[Epic 4G General] Andy_nu:
I've been looking and noticed it's across multiple devices, even tablets. Very odd and the only solution so far that I know of is using the bdaddr and hciconfig(?) in terminal emulator. The changes dont stick past a reboot though. If there is anyone who wants to try it on a stock gb rom and report back thatd be great.

I believe this only works with cm7 and earlier gb roms. Correct me if I am wrong.
[Epic 4G General] a454nova:
This is crappy, I don't Bluetooth to my wife's phone very often but I guess I won't be at all.
[Epic 4G General] Andy_nu:
Lol and then she wonders why you have her phone for 3 hours and you tell her youre trying to fix bluetooth!(same here :D)

i posted a bug ticket in the OP if anyone should have the same bt address it definantly should be addressed.
[Epic 4G General] styles420:
I think this is a Cyanogenmod thing, because my phone always has one mac on either CM rom, and a different one on stock roms. I think my CM mac is the same as the one listed in the OP.

The commands mentioned above could be made to reapply on boot with a startup script, perhaps in init.d (the best option that I'm aware of, but I'm not as familiar with linux-style startup scrips)
[Epic 4G General] Andy_nu:
Ill try this in the morning and get back to everyone. Ill see if someone can get a flashable or something up. Thanks for the idea. (:

EDIT: no luck :( the only workaround I see is use a stock ROM. And the cwm temp boot won't work as well. Lol

I wonder why cm wont look at the hardware drivers, besides the mac address is built into the card. hmm
[Epic 4G General] jnadke:
This is an issue with our Epic CM Port.

1. It is not responsible for any issues you might be having with bluetooth.

2. Fixing it just requires mounting our EFS and reading the bdaddr entry for the MAC address like the other Galaxy S ports do.

The generic MAC address you see is an Android default one.
[Epic 4G General] no2chem:
I posted a fix to this here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1598529
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Samsung.Is.Awesome:
HELP i tried to flash GB bootloader on heimdall and it failed. So i unplugged my phone trying to get into download mode then a picture of a phone pointing towards an warning sign then to a computer! Im I screwed can someone help me???
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jimjcollins:
Try this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1116251

Remember pull battery insert battery, press and hold both vulume keys and insert USB. Leave power button alone

SENT FROM MY AEON ROCKIN INFUSE
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rxnelson:
I think that is the "u f'ed up" version of download mode. It should still flash from there.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] diablo009:
Don't give up. As long as are able to see something on the screen, you should be able to get it back to its feet. This series of phones are kinda hard to brick.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jimjcollins:
Just saying its better to start fresh, that way there's no issues, if you have one from a bad flash you'll probally get more.

SENT FROM MY AEON ROCKIN INFUSE
[Samsung Infuse 4G] deathblade:
I've had mine to the point where it wouldn't display anything, just kept trying to put it in download mode and useOdin or the other popular UN bricking software (don't remember the name but it's on here) had to reinstall the boot loader also and bam fixed

Or you can buy a USB jig which if I'm understanding correctly is supposed to fix your exact issue , you can get them for $2, off Ebay
[LG Optimus Black] isooo:
I'm using the Messaging widget, on GB, but it shows only numbers, not the names of who send me which message

Is there any way to solve that problem?
[LG Optimus Black] Felsar:
what rom is that? cause I'm using sapphire 2.2 and it shows names
[LG Optimus Black] isooo:
I'm using Android 2.3.6, v20a (Mexico's Official Telcel version)

it's unrooted

hope this helps
[LG Optimus Black] champzzz:
Maybe a bug on Messaging App... Is there any problem with Contacts, I mean, can you see your contacts name on your list, this error shows only on Messaging App?
[LG Optimus Black] isooo:
Only in messaging app
[LG Optimus Black] Pondera:
Did you copy them from SIM to phone and not delete the original? I mean do you have them in the phone and also in the SIM? Are they duplicates?
[LG Optimus Black] isooo:
Nope

all contacts are facebook or gmail sync
[LG Optimus Black] champzzz:
Try adding a contact only for gmail, if that is possible...

If after doing that you get the names in messaging app it could be a sync bug or something.

Post tests feedback, please.
[LG Optimus Black] isooo:
Still the same results, any how i change the launcher to Go Launcher so I don't think I will see this widget anymore

Thanks anyhow
[LG Optimus Black] delisawzrv:
Well done good job
[Nook Touch General] endor43:
Hello all, I'm curious to hear your thoughts and advice.

My nook is completely unresponsive. It is not stuck at rooted forever.

In fact this has nothing with a root attempt/reset/restore/power on.

I had done a a fresh reset/root with touchnooter about four months ago and was happily and smoothly reading for about two months. I then got busy and put the nook down, did not touch or use for about another two months. I tried to use it about a week ago but found that it had run out of battery in sleep after the two months of disuse (not surprising). I put it on charge overnight and everything booted right and functioned well once it turned on, except that the battery indicator in the statusbar showed a "?" and the battery info in system info showed 100% "unknown". After alot of fruitless research I put it down with the intention of reset/restore/root when I had the time.

I just picked it up this morning and was faced with the expected "Press then button below to wake up your NOOK" screen. But when I pressed the "n" button nothing happened. Obviously holding the "n" did nothing as well.

I tried to power it off and on- nothing

holding power for 20- nothing

power for 30- nothing

8 failed boots- nothing

left right- nothing

left right power-nothing

random pushing and holding of power- nothing

all these with mem card in and out- nothing

all these plugged usb- nothing

all these pugged ac- nothing

I let it charge some more- nothing

None of the buttons do anything, the screen stays inevitably at the " press the n button to wake" screen. no activity whatsoever except that when It is plugged in, the green light shows. NO ORANGE LIGHT... it is fully charged by both usb and ac.

It is not detected at all by windows anywhere.

In Linux- lsusb, bklid, and df -h yield nothing. My nook might as well be the invisible stupid ereader.

I did not drop it, sumbmerge it, perform magic around it... It has been sitting on a shelf doing nothing.

To repeat, the only thing my nook does is light up green when plugged.

It is unchangeably stuck on poe's face...

If this isn't true brick, I don't know what is.

I'm exhausted. Any ideas? I appreciate the help.

Best,

Thomas
[Nook Touch General] cerjam:
i don't know. i just know my dog ate mine and i'm now in the market for a new screen, so if you don't get it working sell me the unit and get some money for yourself to purchase a new one =D

or you could google the disassembly instructions and try unplugging the battery, not very hard to do. could be of .. some help perhaps?
[Nook Touch General] endor43:
I would definitely take you up on your offer, but i'm still under warranty.

However, I would still like to have my original, and figure out what is going on and why it happened.

Ideas?

Thank you.
[Nook Touch General] mrWax:
similar problem were solved

Hi! I might have read about similar problem solved on USB host mode here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23475998&postcount=131
[Nook Touch General] endor43:
That's it, thanks so much.
[Nook Touch General] mrWax:
if it help

if it helps let them know in the tread that you had same problem. they are wondering whether it is due to host mode
[Nook Touch General] tobyboy22:
Identical problem.... and no fix..

It is a shame you got no solution for this. and the worst, you are not the only one... it happened exactly the same with my Nook ST....

Hopeless...
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
The factory restore does not actually fix every possible problem with your Nook.

If your Nook responds at all, try to boot it up on an SD card like ClockworkMod or noogie.

At least that way you can see what is happening.

The partitioning might have become corrupted which the "factory restore" does not touch.

If no response with anything, try disconnecting the battery.

You might also try booting over USB using the techniques in rooting the new white glow.
[Nook Touch General] bwhiteh:
Hello I was wondering if I'm just screwed I bought 2 nook simple touch, one for me and one for a present to my mother for her birthday on march 16. I bought them at best buy for $40 a piece on January 30. I used mine and was perfect but when I tried to set up my mom it wouldn't load the license agreement, always got stuck or reboot or something, so I loaded cwm on an sd card just to play around, tested on my nook and was fine, then put it on my moms nook booted once then I didn't press anything and turn it off then I load the image but when I tried to boot again it got stuck on the load screen and wont do anything, no reset sequence will work with the sd card on or off the other nook boots with this sd card. at the end I exchanged with my mom she is happy with her nook an I have a useless unit do you think they will exchange it I didn't rooted it or did anything to it but has the n cwm splash on screen forever. I'm in Costa Rica right now and wont return home until May do you think I'll might be able to exchange it or should I just try to repair it.
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
I'm glad that your mother got the working one!

You say that that one will boot on your CWM SD card, but yours won't?

It may be hard to get your unit exchanged with a conspicuous screen on it, even if it's not your fault.

When you plug it into your desktop is there any indication of a new USB device found?

If it's charged and no amount of the power button gets a reaction, I'd open it up.
[Nook Touch General] geomoncho:
any news???

Hi endor43, same problem here, have been able to find any solution?
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
There are times when a Nook gets in a mode where it won't accept a charge.

Opening it up and disconnecting the battery for a minute might fix this.
[Nook Touch General] spendlove57:
When this worked for you did the light turn orange right when you plugged the battery back in? I just took the battery out, plugged the nook into a charger, and with it plugged in plugged the battery back in and the light stays green the whole time yet I'm not able to use the nook at all.
[Nook Touch General] Sabrinamonfort:
My nook second generation is not responding to my touch I tried everything to get it to work and I eventually got it to completely power of what if it does not work when I turn it on what should I do
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
It could be power/battery problems.

Check to see if it makes itself known when the USB is plugged in.

If it reacts at all, that's an indication of life.