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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZACQ8:
get this file : http://download.chainfire.eu/152/CF-Root/SGS2/CF-Root-SGS2_XX_XEO_LPQ-PROPER-v5.4-CWM5.zip

unzip to get .TAR file, put it in PDA section of the ODIN and flash,

Hope you have already installed drivers, if you have installed KIES then its enough, but make sure not running while using ODIN, check it in your PC system tray...

if you are new using ODIN you can get hints here : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13712988&postcount=1

only to select TAR file on PDA
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themadba:
Yes, Zaheedahmed is correct. I'm just curious, how does your phone have ICS on it if you don't really know how to root your phone?

Anyway, you need Odin, which is a flashing tool specifically designed for the SGS2: Just type in "Odin 1.85" without quotations into google and the first result should display "Odin - xdadevelopers - XDA Developers." Click on the link and Odin will download.

Now before going ahead with Odin, download Kies: http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/, which is like iTunes for Samsung Devices, the drivers are needed for Odin, but when the drivers have been installed, right click on your toolbar at the bottom of your desktop, I'll assume your running Windows 7, and going to Task Manager. Now find anything with Kies running in the Task Manager, right click on them and kill them.

Kies gets jealous of Odin for being better ;) so it messes up Odin during the flashing process. So make sure you have the drivers installed from Kies and then killed off the Kies Processes.

Finally, lets get the flashing package required to root your phone. Here is the link to Chainfire's LPQ CF-Root: http://download.chainfire.eu/152/CF-Root/SGS2/CF-Root-SGS2_XX_XEO_LPQ-PROPER-v5.4-CWM5.zip Also make sure you unzip the file to get your .tar file, Odin won't work with .zip files.

Now go ahead and put your phone into download mode. To do this, turn off your phone normally, wait till it is fully off, then hold down the power, home and down volume button until a warning screen is displayed. Then press the up volume button. If the screen says "In download mode. Do not turn off target" then you have got it!

Now fire up Odin when you have installed it, the Kies Air drivers and killed Kies processes off in Task Manager. Now connect your phone to your computer via your micro usb cable. The ID:COM box should go yellow and say ADDED!! in the box at the left hand side. Now make sure that the only options ticked in Option is Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time AND NOT RE-PARTITION. Now click on the PDA button on the right, and this will open your Explorer window up. Find your XXLPQ CF-Root file, and click ok. Then just click Start. In the top left hand corner, one of the boxes will flash blue (I think so) and then Green. The bottom left hand box will say PASSED!! Your phone will automatically reboot.

When it has, go to your app drawer, and check you have something called either "SuperUser" or "SuperSU." If you do, congratulations your rooted. Another way to check it has been successful is to shut down your phone, and hold the home, power and volume up button. If you get into ClockworkMod Recovery, your great!

Post back with any problems (hopefully not), or your success :)

Chris.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Westerhoff:
Thanks both. I'm on a business trip right now and I'm back again friday, I will be posting back with the result there.

To the ICS question, I'm from Denmark (EU), we already got the ICS update here ;-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themadba:
That's fine, just make sure to post back here with your progress as I want to know how you got on. Enjoy your business trip!

Chris.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Westerhoff:
Okay, so I'm back from my little trip, and I've just rooted my phone. Succesfully!

I must say it was great guide that helped me out all the way and I didn't find my self "scared" or in doubt of how it would all turn out, through out the process. Thanks a lot!

Now, I got some more questions..

I want to go the the MiUi rom? How do I do that?

Also, if i ever want to return my mobile back to normale, without Root, what to do?

Thanks again you two ;-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kaze105:
There are a few MIUI roms. There is the original, some other ones in the development section. Which every rom you decide to get, download it, put it into your sd card, boot into cwm, backup everything (nandroid backup), wipe everything and flash the rom. Usually every thread has some instructions in it, so just make sure to read it.

You can just use Odin to flash the stock rom to get it back to normal.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tcunha87:
Now thats easy.

You go to this site and you shoul download this file miuiandroid_SGS2-2.4.6.zip

Then you put this file in you internal SD card of your phone.

Then you go to Recovery, you make a Backup of your old rom.

Then you go to wipe data and you pick yes.

Then do to instal from SD card and you choose install from internal sd card, then you chose the file you just transfered to you sd card ando choose it. Let to process finish, choose reboot and wait a little longer for phone to start and there you go.

Any questions just put in here!

Greatings from portugal!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Westerhoff:
Okay, so I've done it all and my SG SII is now running MiUi. Thanks alot.

However, most of the apps keeps "crashing" - They stopped working.. Is the ROM really that unstable?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Did you restore apps and/or data rather than clean install them ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Westerhoff:
Yea. I have no other apps, than the ones coming with the MiUi rom.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kaze105:
And you did wipe data, dalvik and cache when you flashed the rom?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Westerhoff:
Just restored from my back-up before flashing, and wiped everything, data, dalvik and cache... Stil ain't working...

Could anyone tell me how to remove rooting from my phone, if I don't find a solution.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Flash a stock rom in Odin.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Flashing a stock rom removes root .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Westerhoff:
Cheers thanks!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Westerhoff:
I was thinking that the rom tcunha87 posted, might be damaged... On the official MiUi community i can't seem to find the ROM for SG SII..

NEVERMIND!!! Just found out they are currently only running GB for the SG SII.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] blcklab:
I have not successfully restored a backup via CWM on either of two rooted razrs using bootstrap. I use bootstrap sure to familiarity coming from the og Incredible.

I saw some speculation that having Voodoo in the nandroid leads to the error: cannot restore /system

Can anyone provide clarity and if so, do I install Voodoo before making my backup?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] grassyloki:
i installed [ROM][XXLPQ\LP7] Pure ICS v7.0 - v7.1 & AOSP Package [22-Mar-2012]

Link: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=21525427

When i press power... nothing happens

No usb connectivity (i think)

does Not charge (i think)

Does not make any noise

no boot logo

just a black screen (i dont think the screen turns on)

charged it for 12 hours

this is a BRAN new phone (3rd day with it)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nyamd20:
Ya your phone is Bricked :/ always be careful when downloading roms
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lvlonkey:
Use search function to find the thread here that specifically tells you how to unbrick. Seriously i don't understand why people don't do some research before messing around with their $500 devices.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xxKamikazexx:
You're screwed, shoulda read the stickies before doing something like that.

Don't worry though, you're not the first that's bricked their phone by flashing incompatible roms

There's a dude that can fix it for like 80, I don't know where exactly it is but look around the threads.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JaZart:
That's a big no no.

Only thing you can do now is try to get another from tmobile or Samsung.

ALWAYS read.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] }{Alienz}{:
How did you register an account here if you can't read. This just baffles me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Racing19969:
Hello,

Yes it looks like you bricked your phone... Are you screwed, as everyone puts it. NO...

You have a couple of options.

1. If you have an LG usb power connector, Plug it into the wall and then into your phone. Then try to go to download mode. This has been reported to work on the SGSII.

if #1 does not work

2. You can send your phone out th have it JTAG repaired.

Here are 2 places I have used: Both have good reputations:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/28085441725...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_1723wt_1398

http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/

Good Luck

And to all the previous posters... Yes he made a newbie mistake.

But instead of saying Your Screwed, or can't you read, or any other comments a 2 year old would make.

Try showing some class and giving him the answers he needs to fix it....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AJ26T:
Very well said

Sad to see what xda has turned into too
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonathan3579:
Wow. That explains why my friend's LG whatever from Verizon charger put my phone in download mode. I was freaked out, hahaha.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sarni84:
Yeap and the g2x charger does it if u power phone off then plug it into wall :).....and guys the guy made a mistake yes he should read more but help the guy out.. It sux when sh#t like that happens. He dont wanna be flamed
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jester6:
Doesn't matter how many times you tell people to not be childish asses on this forum, every time someone makes a mistake they get flamed... Yet the mods are worried about people saying thank you, go figure.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anomy13:
Is that right? I have a g2x as well. Does it mean this charger acts as if its a USBjig for gs2?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] BaconStep:
whats the thought process when installing a rom from another forum?

Oh yeah I have the galaxy s2 also! surely the roms will work!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
I totally agree. It baffles me how people react to new people on here. Hello, some of us have lives and dont spend it all day on here. But i wish you luck with your phone. Im thankful for the friend i have who helps me, i wont feel like an idiot like i do when i post here.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iloveandroid16:
Why don't people read before hand... They all have one thing in common..they all yell HELP!!! We can save you!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iloveandroid16:
Double post
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iloveandroid16:
Blame tapatalk
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zander21510:
You could also take a gamble and send it back to t-mobile to replace for free. I bricked an old Nokia by uploading the wrong firmware for the wrong model once. My mom's old boss worked as a rep for T-Mobile and said they get bricked phones all the time, they aren't going to look much into it other than "it won't turn on, here's your new phone." Later on they will fix it with their stuff and repackage it to be sold again (you can read about people on here who have actually gotten developer's bricked phones that were fixed with the ROMs still on the phone memory).

Call T-Mobile, the rep will ask a few questions, just say it won't turn on charge or anything after you tried to turn it off to charge. They will ask you to check the little sticker under the battery for water damage, if no water damage they will tell you how to send it to T-Mobile. When they get it, they will send you a new phone almost immediately.

Its a win-win for you both :).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xxunrealxx:
Just confirming the G2X chargeing cable weirdness. My heart skipped a beat when it happened to me. Maybe thats what was screwed up with the G2X's. Anyway I was able to get $150.00 for my old G2X and bought the S2 for the T-mobile "Im sorry" price of $373 with the rebate. WOW what a awesome phone this is!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] flipq88:
It's not that people are childish, it's that we are tired of seeing people who obviously shouldn't even be messing with their phone post topics that they bricked their phone bacause they didn't bother to read what they were installing. Even if they are a noob it's just plain common sense to read things thru before attempting to flash anything. When I wanted to learn all this stuff I read a bunch of articles about everything before I flashed anything.

Sent from Flip's SGS2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Master&Slave™:
I'm not even going to lie, first thing I did when I got my GSII was flash a 19100 ROM and bricked but I got lucky and plugged my G2X cable in and I was amazingly in download mode.

Only reason I did flash that ROM because I was unaware that there was a T989 forum and I didn't know the it was called the T989 at the time. Lol yea I had a total noob moment. Happens to us all because we are not perfect. Its hard to tolerate noons I know but we have to remember where we came from because once we forget then we can't treat people better. That's why I'm putting down my noob gun. The more helpful info givin = Less noons.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] josemedina1983:
Live and learn! next time do your homework and study your device and watch couple of youtube videos and literally take notes. What you just did was putting diesel gas on your Corvette.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] madizmo:
Before you plugged in your G2X cable would your screen turn on or do anything? or was it just black? I was just flashing back to stock through odin on my telus t989d and my kid bumped the cable and flash failed. I have a download jig that ive used on this, my nexus s and my fascinate and its always worked but not this time, just a black screen and QHSUSB_DLOAD when pluged into pc. I'm assuming this is a hard brick. warranty time
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Master&Slave™:
Blank screen...but it was on.

No other cable would get me into download mode
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 8Fishes:
Why is everyone recommending such a complicated process?

Go back to tmobile, cancel contract. Still within cancellation period without ETF.

Give them back defective phone, if you want, sign up again, get new phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Master&Slave™:
We are merely just suggesting all the proven possibilities.

Last resort should be TMO
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] clninja:
im still baffled at people buying a $500-$600 phone and after a couple days of owning it they attempt their first root/rom flash without doing any research whatsoever.

And i doubt TMO cancellation and then resign up is an option for this person as his parents probably bought it for him and are the holders of the account.

with that being said... i agree that this forum only flames and doesnt help....you need to flame AND help...

let them know they are retarded for not researching and reading before they destroy the expensive device they have had for 3 days and then give them the solution so that they can fix it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Micronads:
Then stay out of the thread and don't read it. Simple solution.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sameog:
I'm the same boat.

To all of the previous posters sending in their one liners: Remember, even YOU were a noob too. Your cockiness will get you nowhere especially if you need sincere help. Right?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jim93:
I heard if you install jellybean in the OPs situation your phone will unbrick
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nabilbek:
yep a JTAG boot repair is ur only solution
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zak rabbit:
I did exactly this. It wasn't clear to me that there were different hardware versions of the "Galaxy SII" either. It wasn't until after i bricked mine that i found the sub-forums for the at&t and t-mobile versions. I took mine into the store after trying to make my own j-tag, showed them it wouldn't even turn on. I got a new one, no problems. The only suggestion i could make is that in the i9100 forum, make a sticky about the different versions.

I'm not new to this stuff, been flashing and flexing since the razr and i still can get caught out by stuff like this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tdizzle404:
Should have done a lil reading before you start downloading roms and flashing stuff.

Doesn't that rom have a thread with an op?

Not much anyone can do for some one who don't read :rolleyes:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LoopDoGG79:
Did you use CWM? Back when I was a newb to, I tried installing CM9, didnt realize the only ones they had at the time were only for ATT and the I9100, I tried flashing the i9100 version, thinking it was for our phone, it kept aborting a few seconds after starting. I noticed it started with alot of commands, many of them saying i9100 this, and i9100 that, then abort. I tried several times to. I always thought CWM had a safe stop, that prevented flashing ROMS that were not for our phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] smokinthatpiff:
If your phone is still under warranty from samsung send it in I did the same thing a few weeks back and got my phone yesterday they replaced motherboard I told them phone shut off while I was on a call and it that it never turned on.that was it no more than 10 mins with customer service and it was all free including shipping.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zak rabbit:
Oh, that got taken care of, had one within 48hrs. of screwing it up. Thanks though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] blackangst:
No cwm doesn't have that feature. It assumes you know what you're flashing :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LoopDoGG79:
So, I just got lucky!? :eek:

Sent from AOKP Goodness :-D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] doug36:
*reads title

*replys: Then you sir, are a n00b..

*realizes OP was the multiposter about JB on i9100

*clarrifies OP as a n00b

@above

Understood, but if that were the case, wouldn't he have atleast read 1 newbie topic before going flash crazy?

Even being *SMRT he could have just as easily opened the zip & realized its totally different?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] flipq88:
You obviously underestimate the stupidity of some people.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] playya:
+1 on this... My thing is don't call yourself a noob after you screw something up because if you feel you are a noob then go the extra mile and read up on everything you have to prior to doing anything. if you in a forum and it says I9000 or whatever wouldn't you want to verify that your phone is the same.

Hey sh@t happens I get it and at least there are services you can use to get your phone fixed. Not trying to flame anyone but with all the info out there too help us its sad that we hide behind the term noob.....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ac3theone:
I saw a unbrick thread somewhere around here recently
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rymanh:
Send it back to Samsung and get a replacement.. Your phone is brand new in guarantee it will be still under warranty.. Even if you bought it from a third party this phone hasn't even been on the shelves a year yet so I'm sure they will replace it

I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
Really? Might as well try whatever you can... you cannot hurt a brick :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] doug36:
Still say warrenty the sh!t outa it, thats wat its there for, use it while you can
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] fresherthanU:
Be easy on the guy, he already probably feels like crap for bricking his phone, he came on here looking for solutions..not to get flamed even more.

I would take it to T-Mobile and tell them that while you were doing the ICS update, you happened to brick your device. If that doesnt work then your only other option would be to send it in to get it jtag..

Sent from my AOKP'd T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RushAOZ:
HELP! I HAZ INSTALLED JELAY BEANSS ON MY GALEXY S :-/ NOT NO WORK TELEFON WILL NOT TURN ON.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jrude2262:
I'm surprise it installed when I try n install something that not for my phone by accident it tells me installation aborted
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jasonjolley:
Lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] digittante:
I just walked the same path. Got a loaner SGSII last week, started researching root methods and ROMs. I've rooted dozens of phones hundreds of times in the last decade. Didn't pay close enough attention this time around, failed to notice regional/hardware distinctions between 'T989' and 'i9100'. Current status:

hardware buttons, soft-touch buttons & screen all unresponsive

KIES and ODIN3 v3.04 won't detect device

ODIN3 v1.85 detects device but stalls at "SetupConnection" for all flash attempts

Windows 7 (x64) detects device as "Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008"

Windows 7 and ODIN v1.85 detection works with various USB ports & cables, even without the phone's battery

I could go the Samsung warranty route "as long as the phone has not been mishandled" of course. I've not tried an LG G2X cable specifically. Is that something that might work here? Or is it JTAG time?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Relsig:
Something similar happened to me but I could still get into dl mode. Try the cables if you know anyone who has them. Used the drivers tool and heimdall to fix it while in dl mode. Sorry bro that sucks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] digittante:
@ Relsig, thanks for the suggestions. I should have clarified: recovery, download, CWM, and Odin Mode are NOT accessible. QPST reports the phone is currently in a 'download state', but that's lower-level (I believe) than Odin is capable of. It's also higher-level than I'm currently capable of. So warranty or jtag are my only options.

Thanks again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mituzora:
I had this happen to me once. It was my first galaxy s phone and I did t know the difference between the vibrant And the T-959v, I mean they're nearly identical so I didnt know any better. So I flashed the stock vibrant boot loader after having a bad vibrant ROM flash(it boot looped so I thought it was just an aosp mistake or something) and next thing I know. Perma brick. And I hadn't owned the phone yet. I was going to buy it off my roommate for 90 bucks off contract so I thought f*** yea!!

Anyways sent it to an eBay jtagger for 35 bucks and got it fixed AND got a free JTAG ticket for slow shipping.

I just got this phone like 4 days ago and I had been using the sgs4g up until now. Moral of the story: **** happens, you learn from mistakes and a little research and you'll find out you aren't entirely screwed all the time...just lime an RRoD x360
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] digittante:
To close out my part of this thread: Sammy replaced PBA no questions asked. Got phone back in a week.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] peppersu812:
Guess he learned a lesson. As for me I didn't hard brick it. I had a soft brick. Got it into download mode and got it to restore to gingerbread. It booted up I was like oh yuck damn I didn't miss that look or the ugly TMobile boot up screen lol. I had had a few drinks showing off and flashed gaps on a ROM that I shouldn't have. We all know reading gets a allot further but we all make mistakes.