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[Galaxy S II General] berlin-biker:
XWLPO flashed via mobile odin -using everroot and wipe options

hi!

...for all of you who are interested.

im coming from the netherland-XWLPO i`ve done an update to the english-XWLPT via mobile odin.

choosing the everroot and data wipe options in mobile odin.

everything went fine even my phone is also having an insecure emmc!!!:good:

so if you stay at stock - not using cwm - there is obviously no risk in doing that.

if have also tried to do a factory reset with my rooted (everroot) XWLPO version. all went well again.

for those people who have problems with their bluetooth conection in VW/Audi cars or using a parrot, don't hesitate to go back to factory settings! but make sure not to use CWM!!!!!!!! and safe your data before make a reset!

after i`ve done the factory reset, all bluetooth connections are fine. it seems that the factory fixes those problems.

no more bluetooth sharing problems and no more connection errors.:good:

only mistake i`ve recognized in the XWLPO-version is that the original webbrowser freezes sometimes (when many tabs are openend). using dolphin browser, there is no equal problem.

battery circle is very good in my opinion.
[Galaxy S II General] coolbuddyin:
but to do nandroid back up or restore there is only option ie cmw.,can we do nandroid with stock recovery?
[Galaxy S II General] Mittaa:
I have the Insane Chip.

I have flashed all unbranded 4.0.4 firmwares included some of the first leaked ones! I too used Odin Mobile Pro and I even have made a nandroid backup and restored it using Rom Manager!

I never did a factory reset or wipe :D

Do anybody know if Rom Manager use any kind of wipe even if one have unchecked wipe option?

I really would like to make nandroid backup/restore using Rom Manager, but is scared because of all the warnings ...
[Galaxy S II General] indresh88:
Are you damm sure that XWLPT have this bug? Pls confirm it.
[Galaxy S II General] DaReDeViL:
Yes, XWLPT has the bug, i'll update the 1st post
[Galaxy S II General] indresh88:
Please update as soon as possible.... To save lots of s2 from being hard brick....

But according to wanam lite new xwlpt rom.... Users say it is safe modem.....
[Galaxy S II General] azulgranas:
Please help me. After flashing XWLPT, i get bootlop now. After odin report succed, then the phone has been stucking at S logo forever up to now (about 10 minutes). What can i do now to save my phone? Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] indresh88:
You flashed stock kernel or rom via odin?
[Galaxy S II General] hawkn:
If the phone boots, it might be possible to save it.

If it doesn't go pass the S2 logo, then you might have this sad brick.:eek:

Mine got slow, I mean REALLY slooooooooow with LQ5 without root, I wanted to do a full reset (in stock recovery) and then it was all lost.:(

It has been mentioned to flash with the oldest GB rom you possibly can find from sammobile or anywhere, then upgrade to an older/safe ICS rom.

But because mine broke before I could get this far someone else needs to confirm this.:confused:

Hope your phone gets well soon :cyclops:
[Galaxy S II General] azulgranas:
I flashed stock firmware via ODIN.

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Thanks for your advice. Maybe my phone gets well now. I've pulled battery and go to download mode then flash the 4.0.3 XWLPG ROM. Then I flashed speedmod k3-30 kernel then go to recovery wipe data/factory reset and the phone boots normally now. I am so sorry to hear you've experience that bug. Hope that someone could save such bricked phones.
[Galaxy S II General] hawkn:
Great :)

Sounds like you just saved your phone :) congratz :)
[Galaxy S II General] indresh88:
Good to hear that you saved s2.....
[Galaxy S II General] DaReDeViL:
You can also reflash stock xwlpt via odin and restart to download mode in order to flash siyah kernel, then go to cwm and wipe data. Your xwlpt will boot normally but you'll have to configure it from scratch !
[Galaxy S II General] DaReDeViL:
Safety has nothing to do with modem, he says it's safe because he includes in his rom the speedmod kernel which has the brickbug fixed !

So be carefull with what you say ...
[Galaxy S II General] hakaz:
You can find so many good customized firmware compilations out there :). But because of so many asking for a safe all-in-one stock package I decided to share my stock ROM variant.

I've repackaged the stock GT-I9100 XWLQ2 firmware with CSC NEELP6 and hardcore's SpeedMod K3-32 kernel and the old GB jig-resettable bootloader ready to flash via Odin thus beeing pure stock (no theme no root no nothing) but safe because hardcore disabled MMC_CAP_ERASE functionality in his kernel. The jig-resettable bootloader will do it's job to get rid of the yellow triangle too ;) . This package works fine for me. It is non-wipe.

Here you may find the package I9100XWLQ2_I9100XXLQ6_I9100NEELP6_K3-32

Flash it via

PC

Odin WITHOUT doing any wipe before (for safety reasons regardless what version you're coming from). After you've finished installation, you can do any wipe in SpeedMod kernel's included CWM. And of cause: DO YOUR BACKUPS before you try this package, I'm not responsible for any inconvenience ...

If you like: After installing the firmware package you can root it flashing this SU-BB-Tweaks-XWLQ2-signed.zip from internal or external SD-Card via CWM. It contains ChainsDD's SuperUser.apk 3.1.3 and BusyBox 1.20.2 plus some minor tweaks (battery indicator, emo icons).

On request: the original XWLQ2 bootloader is here if someone wants to flash it in favor of the provided old GB jig-resettable one. Doing so won't increase your digital binary counter but will require another solution (Chainfire's Triangle Away) if you need to reset the counter in the future.

25.11.2012:

Updated stock ROM XWLQ2 with CSC NEELP6 and SpeedMod kernel K3-32. Also updated original bootloader and SU/Busybox zip package to XWLQ2.

28.10.2012:

Updated stock ROM XWLPY with CSC NEELP6 and SpeedMod kernel K3-32.

20.10.2012:

Updated stock ROM XWLPY with CSC NEELP5 and SpeedMod kernel K3-31. Also updated original bootloader to XWLPY. New: added SU/Busybox zip package to be flashed via CWM.

07.09.2012:

Updated stock ROM XWLPX with CSC NEELP5 and SpeedMod kernel K3-31. Also updated original bootloader to XWLPX.

26.08.2012:

Updated stock ROM XWLPU with CSC NEELP5 and SpeedMod kernel K3-31. Also updated original bootloader to XWLPU.

09.08.2012:

hardcore released SpeedMod kernel K3-31 I'm using for two days now. I updated my custom package with the new kernel today.
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[Galaxy S II General] Neutrino7:
Too Late

just upgraded phone to XXLQ6 and now it is semi hard bricked
[Galaxy S II General] mayekk:
from which ROM ?

Did You have CWM installed before ?

Did You wipe / factory reset the phone ? - from CWM or stock ?
[Galaxy S II General] 00raq00:
I flashed it. It works. Thx.
[Galaxy S II General] Mittaa:
What is the different between using a GB bootloader and a ICS bootloader?

Is it perfectly OK to use af BG bootloader together with ICS firmware?

Is it possible to flash this firmware using Odin Mobile Pro (Chainfire have said that Odin Mobile do not wipe in a way that could brick your mobile)?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] andysoserious:
the newest speedmod kernel disabled the bug.

Kernel : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1574218

Should be save to use.
[Galaxy S II General] heppy69:
Which to use by NEWBIE

Hi there, Newbie here......I've done the usual Jailbreaking on the Apple stuff before but never anything on the Android smartphones.

I have a Galaxy S2 which I'm looking to root to have a play about with, could someone let me know what I need as a backup and also as an unsecure kernel and a suggestion over a new custom Rom.

I currently have : PDA I9100XWLP7

PHONE I0100XXLPS

CSC I9100XEULP5

ICS 4.0.4

Baseband I9100XXLQ6

In advance thanks for the help...
[Galaxy S II General] hawkn:
has there been any updates regarding possible fixes with this brickbug?

I'm quite busy at wrk these days so I only have time to read the last posts when I'm checking.

Sent using stoneage tablet tools.
[Galaxy S II General] hakaz:
Comparing GB and ICS versions shows them different and if you change the bootloader you see also the ADB device drivers changing on pc or laptop because it provides the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) interface on phone's boot level. There are many discussions around in the forums about keeping or upgrading bootloaders (e.g. here and here and here).

So far I have not experienced any odd situations with the old bootloader (and I am using it since 2.3.3 times and during all GB and ICS upgrades). I flashed ICS bootloaders after resetting the counter using the jig for test purpose but flashed back to old GB bootloader after some days cause I noticed no difference in daily routine. So if you feel more comfortable just flash the new bootloader alone in Odin (I uploaded it here) and stay with it.

Concerning Chainfire's Mobile Odin: I've never used it for flashing but there is nothing unusual with the ROM package I provide. IMHO flashing with Mobile Odin should be straight forward (including MD5 check).

Hope that helps :) .
[Galaxy S II General] skaarax:
im in ics 4.0.3 official rom XLPS and after reading a good part of the post is it a good idea to downgrade to GB 2.3.6 (unboxed one) and then install any ics 4.0.4 rom without problems?
[Galaxy S II General] AaronUK:
How did you upgrade to 4.0.3? Have you changed anything on your phone OS, kernels etc? How did you root (if you have)? Have you installed the eMMC Brickbug Check app from the market to see if you have a faulty chip?
[Galaxy S II General] skaarax:
i download a poland firmware from sammobile, i use odin to install it then i use the chainfire files to root, and the MMC Brickbug says no bug
[Galaxy S II General] AaronUK:
If you the app says no bug chip then you can upgrade to 4.0.4 as normal without worry. Just make sure you follow the instructions to upgrade correctly.

I used the firmware here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1608071 and they are pre-rooted. Very simple to flash using Odin They also do not cause yellow triangle or insecure firmware count. :good:
[Galaxy S II General] Mittaa:
Superb and very useful answer :good:

Thanks a lot
[Galaxy S II General] kloudark:
Brick, Another Full brick na na na na! ♫♪

Another new brick: D 4.0.4, I'm not very good at speaking English, so I will use a translator, I will tell you the problem, if I remember using this GT-i9100 Android United Kingdom July 2012 I9100XWLPT I9100CPWLPA 4.0.4, and using cwm, I happened to try a restoration, Original kernel, and chan, reboot, and not power up, Total brick.:victory:

Previously he had survived the LQ5 :eek:

Where do I report?
[Galaxy S II General] Mittaa:
Did you do a wipe or factory reset?

Do you have the faulty chip that can lead to a eMMC brick?

Read this thread [WARNING] 4.0.4 firmwares XXLQ5/6/7-ZCLPL-XWLPM/O/T-MUGLD3 may lead to HARDBRICK
[Galaxy S II General] smily11:
after four days my phone was returned from service center they have replaced my PCB, thank god it was covered under warranty. triangle way app saved me.
[Galaxy S II General] hakaz:
Please state your eMMC chip version on replacement board (eMMC Check app from Play will tell you). Your new PCB should have an unbrickable chip now. Cheers ;)
[Galaxy S II General] filo007:
Enviado desde mi GT-I9100 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] diffusore:
wow....i have my s2:

PDA i9100xxlq7

phone: i9100xxlq6

csc: i9100xalq7

stock firmware 4.0.4 russian.

i'm escape from the brick nightmare flashing with odin I9100XWLPF_I9100OXILP6_I9100OXXLPX.

stock firmware 4.0.3 italian.

after the flash i have more hanging service stopped.........

and after i execute the full wipe throught android menu (vol up+home+power) my phone it's perfect.

i check my emmc ...it's insane chip!!!!

i would install cyanogen 9...but i'm scary.........to install CWM!!!
[Galaxy S II General] deniso177:
I dont understand why they dont remove the emmc bug, its not like they are not official versions.
[Galaxy S II General] AaronUK:
Maybe to get us lot to upgrade to SGS 3 and move the intelligent development work done here onto their new flagship? Maybe not...............? :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] Carson_ls:
Downloading..... Thank you for sharing :good:
[Galaxy S II General] mubeenshahid:
guys is there any prob on 4.0.3 if i wipe factory data reset through CWM?
[Galaxy S II General] bombaybadboy:
Does make me wonder that newer s2 came without brick bug about 8 weeks before leaked release like Samsung knew there was going to be a problem
[Galaxy S II General] hakaz:
4.0.3 kernels have MMC_CAP_ERASE disabled. CWM relies on the underlying kernel so you are on the safe side (beside being on Siyah kernel 3.1RC6 which had the brick bug). ;)

Edit 1: I found an article again I want to share: http://pinoydroid.net1/samsung-galaxy-ii-galaxy-note-mmccaperase-bug-potentially-brick-device . It describes in a clear manner all THREE conditions which have to be met risking a brick. Enjoy!

Edit 2: The article states "All GT-I9100 ICS leaks and official releases are SAFE (MMC_CAP_ERASE not present)" which was true on June 20th 2012 when the article was published (latest stock ROMs were 4.0.3 at this time). In the meantime we have experienced the 4.0.4 stock ROMs which all are unsafe due to MMC_CAP_ERASE active as we know now. Some custom 4.0.4 kernel builds like SpeedMod K3-30 or SiyahKernel v3.5.2 have disabled it again as it should be.
[Galaxy S II General] aspot72:
Just wondering where you get that info that your mentioned ROM(s) are leaked???

Recently updated my S II via Kies and I got the ROM mentioned by you as "leaked" - Baseband XXLQ6, Build Number IMM76D.XWLPT ???
[Galaxy S II General] chocolate_lover:
He is talking about LQ5, which was leaked.

The rest are the official updates provided by Samsung which have the bug.
[Galaxy S II General] DaReDeViL:
Thanks for clearing things ... I think I should also make the post clearer .... :good:
[Galaxy S II General] aspot72:
That good then :good: , will see how it goes. First time used Kies :laugh:

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Well... Things looks OK . How's your S III? Got it sorted?
[Galaxy S II General] DaReDeViL:
My S III ??? I wish I had one but my S II cost me the same price (initial price+replace mb) !!!!

anyway, thanks for asking, my S II is doing well now ;)
[Galaxy S II General] DaReDeViL:
First post updated
[Galaxy S II General] aspot72:
Sorry, ment S II :o . So you got mb replacement? Its not covered by warranty? Or Samsung said "you flashed inapproriate stuff now pay!" ?

Tbh, S III is not a big deal in everyday usage, so you dont miss too much ;) I have both S II & S III , but using S II more often as its more stable and "smaller" :cowboy: . But for heavy multitasking, flash content and/or games S III beats SII by miles...

Will see now, both devices running latest ICS 4.0.4, so will give them a week, to see if any conclusion can be added...
[Galaxy S II General] PsyOr:
Just to be sure,

Is PFittech ROM (AOKP 4.0.4, baseband: LQ6) is safe from this hardbrick?

(http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1758924)
[Galaxy S II General] DaReDeViL:
My s2 was out of warranty so no samsung service !

I also used a s3 and didn't like it. I think our s2 has good hardware to support jb or more. It just a question of support and time. I had a sensation xe for 5 months and the s2 beats it by far !!!
[Galaxy S II General] DaReDeViL:
It SHOULD be safe as this is custom rom with custom kernel. be careful anyway ...
[Galaxy S II General] age9990:
If I have a sane chip then I am immune to the brick risk?
[Galaxy S II General] kdelw:
Mine eMMC check says sane chip as well: Brick Bug ? - No. Sane chip

Am I safe to flash i9100xwlp7 to i9100xwlpt using Odin?

Thanks

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Update: 2:20pm Couldn't wait any longer for answers and flashed it with fingers crossed. Works fine ;) ufff...
[Galaxy S II General] hawkn:
Yey, just got the mail from DeltaService here in Norway wich repairs cellphones, after a few mails here and there they gave up and is replacing the motherboard on my phone :)

So I guess the claimed water damage was no longer an issue, because I had them do some tests an got the results in writing :cowboy:

And, sent it back to samsung who wrote back that the service center had a bad reputation, and when it came to brick bug the orders was clear, after testing flash with Odin --> IF stuck on data.img, change M.B. without questions :good::laugh::good: (Think this is a global "secret" message from samsung to service centers, but cannot confirm it)

For those of you that has read every post here, you have also read my posts, and I really hope that this might help you get your phones fixed :)
[Galaxy S II General] aspot72:
Agree with you on this... Have been myself a diehard HTC fan, but Samsung pushed standards really high with S II.

First I wasn't sure about "plastic" body but get used to it. And to my surprise, TW isn't that bad after all. Sense UI is more sofisticated, but as you said, Samsung beats HTC by miles...

Personally, can't decide btwn S II & S III , so have them both :cool:
[Galaxy S II General] ashrack0:
so officialy there is still no 4.0.4 rom for S2?
[Galaxy S II General] Mittaa:
Some of the 4.0.4 firmwares came via KIES.

For example the one I'm using at the moment. In order to keep root, I flashed it through Mobile Odin Pro.
[Galaxy S II General] AaronUK:
There is in the UK. Unbranded 4.0.4 (XEU) is available through Kies.
[Galaxy S II General] allocen:
A little help

So, if i flash this firmware XXLQB , android 4.0.4 and flash siyah kernel, or galaxian, or fluxi, should i worry anymore that will brick my device?Can i do all the sttufs that can be done in cwm, wipe cache/data,backup,restoring, and doing factory reset from Settings, without to be worried?
[Galaxy S II General] hakaz:
If the kernel has MMC_CAP_ERASE capability disabled you are safe with all these kernel depending actions. ;)
[Galaxy S II General] allocen:
So the ics firmware (only) itself is SAFE?Isnt? The brick, superbrick is related only to KERNEL?So i can flash any ics rom i want, without to worry, right?The only thing i need to to is to change the kernel to one which does have the MMC_CAP_ERASE disabled, right?
[Galaxy S II General] hakaz:
Yes. You have to flash the safe kernel before you do anything else, but be aware that even an update-binary running before you updated your kernel may brick your phone - MEANS any 4.0.4 wiping ROM installation with stock kernel is dangerous, so please flash only non-wipe ROMs and then install a safe kernel immediately!
[Galaxy S II General] allocen:
Well is this version XXLQB 4.0.4 non-wipe?I really don't know which one is.If you are kindly , can you tell me which ones are non-wipe?

Right now i have 2.3.5 stock rom, with neak kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] hakaz:
I dunno but assume it is non-wipe, For sure XWLPT is non-wipe ...
[Galaxy S II General] ZliG:
I tryed both ver. and semms ok and stable.
[Galaxy S II General] andrei4002:
I flashed a XWLPT firmware on my s2, then did a factory reset from the android's settings and everything seems to work fine (nothing custom, just the firmware flash. i only used cwm to install busybox for root, and some small mods)

I did check with the gotbrickbug app to see if i have it, and i do have the chip bug

Question is, could something bad happen from now on? if yes, in what conditions, and is any way to prevent that from happening?

Also, can I just flash another 4.0.3 official firmware like the XWLPG?

If yes, will this also prevent bricking?

Also, is there a better solution to this, while keeping my 4.0.4?

Not sure what else to ask (i'm still a newb in this world)
[Galaxy S II General] Dhanabalan:
Hey guys,

Last week i bought new SGS2 with ics 4.0.3 pre-installed and feel some lag...

what about the version 4.0.4 is it working good... When will i get the official release of it??
[Galaxy S II General] hakaz:
You were playing with fire mate! And you are still at risk with stock kernel installed. Doing like you did could damage your eMMC chip without your knowledge in the background so check your eMMC memory with "eMMC Brickbug Check" from Google Play. If everything checks fine then either keep XWLPT and flash a secure kernel like Siyah or SpeedMod immediately or revert back to 4.0.3 but don't do any wipe BEFORE you have flashed the secure kernel or have reverted. That's all and please read the relevant postings in the future before flashing this way. Cheers.

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Beside the MMC_CAP_ERASE related hard brick bug it's ok so far ;), dunno when it will arrive in India but you can use the European versions too (maybe you have to enter your provider's network data yourself).

If you want to upgrade just flash a safe kernel to avoid any troubles too (check if you have the hard brick eMMC chip version using any of the avail check apps around, maybe you are on the safe side anyway with recent SGS2 model version). Cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] bundi22:
today i checked my phone and within an hour the battery had gone down from 70% to 30% and was hot reading 48 degrees celcius on widgetsoid monitor. i rebooted and it kept on draining till it got to 0 and turned off. once i got home and tried to charge through USB and A/C but nothing happens, the phone wont turn on or charge, blank screen. i saw it flash the battery charging icon for about a second but it went away straight away. about a month ago i was running cm9 and then flashed 4.0.4 to have a look at the differences but not long after flashed siyah kernel with odin and restored my cm9 cwm backup. i have been on cm9 and siyah kernel for a long time and thats what it had running today. ive had usb and a/c and misc charging current set to 600mA for quite a while as well, and when i charge the phone in my car it always gets a bit hot on the back.

is my phone dead from hardbrick or a problem with the usb charging circuit?

i have enquired about warranty where i bought it from and now waiting to hear back from them.
[Galaxy S II General] andrei4002:
Thanks for the quick answer

While I'll try to reflash the phone with a LPG firmware in a few moments, is a wipe really necessary? (if yes,why?)
[Galaxy S II General] allocen:
So XXLQB is non-wipe,right?
[Galaxy S II General] hakaz:
4.0.3 and 4.0.4 have different structure/files in some ways so a wipe (cache, Dalvik cache, maybe factory reset) after stepping down is necessary/highly recommended to prevent hangs or lock-ups. But have you checked first the health state of your eMMC chip? If not do that before any other action! Cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] andrei4002:
i did checked the chip, and it's "insane", so yeah, i guess 403 is a must now.

did a factory reset/wipe and a cache wipe from the recovery menu after odin flash, and running stock XWLPG now
[Galaxy S II General] Srivatsan Deenadayalan:
Flashing Official 4.0.4

I finally ended up in replacing mother board of my hard bricked SII (Under Warranty), Now brick bug app says "No. Sane Chip".. Can i flash official 4.0.4 on my SII now via ODIN ? Does Sane Chip means it cannot be damaged by brick bug ?

Thanks !!!
[Galaxy S II General] bombaybadboy:
No one will answer that. All you will hear is why take the chance like I'm saying now is it worth the risk. Chainfire has a brick bug app that may say your chip isn't recognized but least its not one of the known bad chips. Not to reassuring really don't you think :D
[Galaxy S II General] hakaz:
Part 2 and in addition to bombaybadboy 's reply:) : Read this, where alle three conditions are stated for successful bricking your phone. Apparently there is a new eMMC chip generation around on replacement boards and recent SGS2 which "eMMC Brickbug Check" from Google Play calls "sane" and Chainfire's app calls "unknown" (look at my signature ;) ).

As bombaybadboy says you will find nobody to guarantee the new chip generation safe for wiping, we have no clear statement from Sammy about that. If you won't refrain from using 4.0.4 then use a safe kernel instead of the stock one.