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[Galaxy S II General] gorjeromero:
device: samsung galaxy s2 GT-I9100

ICS 4.0.4

country: argentina

i connect my device in PC and Kies installed Firmware update, and the phone say's in the screen "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again"

Kies installed recovery firmware, dont work.

Recovery mode from my phone dont work, only download mode

I try use Odin to installed a stock rom, and did not work

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

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

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

<ID:0/003> boot.bin

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

<ID:0/003>

<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

did not complete the restart q Pass attempt to put a Rom either ICS or Ginger gets Odin

I try installed Siyah s2 v5 Kernel and work it, but next? what should I do?

sorry for my bad ingles
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:


---------- Post added at 08:05 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:55 AM ----------

Dude you should have reinstalled drivers and Kies to get the device recognised and recovered. It happened to me and I did the same. Go to the following thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1363688
[Galaxy S II General] alnr1:
AW: [WARNING] Samsung 4.0.4 firmwares (Official / Leaked) may lead to HARDBRICK

Hello guys,

I am using Android 4.0.4 BOLPM7 on my Samsung Galaxy S2.

Of course all the warnings and troubleshoots about that version I used philz kernel.

It works fine but I have forgotten to make a wipe data/factory reset before flashing the zip from recovery and now I have a insane Chip soft brick :-|

What should I do now and what should'nt I do now??

Maybe anybody can help me because I am very scared to do something else now because not to get hardbricked. ( I am a newbie but very interested in this theme but its so confusing at begining)
[Galaxy S II General] pasanjay:
Its not bricked. Just remove the battery and insert it after about a minute. hold vol up+home+power button for few seconds and boot into recovery. Then do a full wipe and install your rom
[Galaxy S II General] gildur:
Dude, I thanked all of your posts yesterday. I could not possibly thank you more than I did. You even got a "real", written, thank you. :laugh:

I don't have a lot of time right now to root my phone (I need to read on about rooting before I do it again).

The phone seems to work fine now, though not rooted, but I will take care of that when I have more time.

Is there any risk in just leaving the phone in the state it is in now (newly flashed 4.1.2 from sammobile)? It should be just like nothing happened now, right?
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
Absolutely no issues. Root when changing the firmware. And that you won't need at all, atleast in near future. And I don't think so Samsung is gonna release any further versions of JB for this model. So better stick to it and if you ever felt a need to root then use Philz kernel(check the respective thread for that). Because it won't increase your flash counter. And yeah thanks for thanking me :D
[Galaxy S II General] dinos3:
Can i wipe data on Spanish 4.1.2 with stock kernel? Maybe hardbrick?
[Galaxy S II General] lasic.2000:
Odp: [WARNING] Samsung 4.0.4 firmwares (Official / Leaked) may lead to HARDBRICK

Guys!! Stock kernel are safe! Custom recovery wich has no protection leads to hardbrick. At least in my case :p

TeamXD: Official Beta Tester

Phone: Samsung Galaxy S II

Mods: AC!D

Mods: Walkman Addon

Rom: Omega

Kernel: SpeedMod

Battery: Stock 1650

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[Galaxy S II General] TheTempleRunner:
Mine is Bug Free

Thanks for the info, as you said I checked mine with the eMMC and it says NO, Sane Chip so I think mine is bug free.:o
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Off the hook you are.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] mshingore:
I checked my phone for the brick bug and the report said that my phone has an insane chip.

But I am already on 4.0.4 official flashed through ODIN without root. (upgraded from gingerbread without being aware of the bug) . should I downgrade my firmware or if it ain't broke don't fix it?? Will it affect upgrading to JB 4.1.x or 4.2.x ?

Sorry if the nature of the question is repetitive to other questions on this thread .. New to the scene..
[Galaxy S II General] K0wneD:
you're safe until you dont mess around with custom roms and kernels, the stock kernel on 4.0.4 is safe and there is absolutely no need for you to downgrade. And no it wont harm your device whilst upgrading to JB through kies. In case you wanna get rooted for installing a custom rom on your s2,then please check the previous page.:)
[Galaxy S II General] mshingore:
And what about upgrading to JB through some custom rom? Will that be safe ?

Because I don't expect a JB official firmware to be pushed by Samsung in my region (India) any time soon , if at all
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
Flash Siyah v5.0.1 via Odin in download mode and get rid of the triangle first using triangle away app. Then after doing a full wipe flash NeatROM or Alliance rom or any other stock based with android version 4.1.2. Thats how I got rid of 4.0.4.
[Galaxy S II General] K0wneD:
it should be safe if u follow my instructions now.

1) go to philz cmw6 page and flash the kernel matching your firmware

2)download any custom based rom based on 4.1.2 for example neat,alliance,disaster,biftor anything of your choice.

3)go to philz cmw6 and wipe date,cache and dalvik..cmw6 is safe for wiping:good:,only cmw5 is unsafe for wiping

4)then flash your custom rom and enjoy.
[Galaxy S II General] ShunSeb47:
Hi guys, I am on 4.04 XXLQ6 with Siyah v4.15+, I'd like to install Paranoid android, please guide me how to proceed so I avoid the brick.

Thank you :)
[Galaxy S II General] dinos3:
a) flash this kernel http://www.mediafire.com/?pcztgrhibs8v0x7

download rom

go to recovery

1. FACTORY RESET

2. INSTALL ROM, GAPPS(Use the No keyboard Photoshere zip)

3. WIPE CACHE & DALVIK CACHE

4. REBOOT
[Galaxy S II General] ShunSeb47:
Is there something wrong with the photosphere?

Thanks again :)
[Galaxy S II General] Indio Tiki:
thanks
[Galaxy S II General] pietsukkel:
Found out the hard way...

Well, I found out the hard way... I was running XXLQ6 stock firmware last week I performed a wipe. After about two minutes the phone went off permanently...:crying:

After looking for a solution I came across this post, too late for me unfortunately...
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
So you performed it in CWM or stock recovery?
[Galaxy S II General] pietsukkel:
I was running a stock ROM, but I was using CWM to perform the wipe.
[Galaxy S II General] dinos3:
Flash this kernel http://www.mediafire.com/?pcztgrhibs8v0x. And you are 100% safe.
[Galaxy S II General] pietsukkel:
Well, there is not much to flash anymore... The phone is hard-bricked. It's dead.
[Galaxy S II General] Voodoo_X:
I bought yesterday my SGS2 with XWLPD kernel and 4.0.3 stock android version.

I've been reading all I can of this hardbrick emmc bug and I understand that the

potential

phones are the ones with a "insane chip" and 4.0.4 stock kernel.

Of course nobody wants to brick their phone and neither do I... :silly:

Because of this, with XWLPD kernel and 4.0.3 stock do I get any risk of brick when rooting with CF-root that comes with CWM 5.5 and stock kernel?

Any better method to root and stay with stock kernel (for now)?

Thank you in advance.
[Galaxy S II General] worf_1977:
CF-kernel. It is completely stock but with root access ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Voodoo_X:
Thank you.

But with CF-root (i think it is insecure kernel) the cwm mod version is 5.5 and as far as I read somewhere, it can be one of the causes to hardbrick the phone on stock kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] dinos3:
4.0.3 is safe...
[Galaxy S II General] worf_1977:
I couldn't say it better. 4.0.3 is free of the 4.0.4 brick ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Voodoo_X:
Thank you all for the information...

In a few minutes one more SGS2 is going to be rooted on earth :D
[Galaxy S II General] worf_1977:
Mine was rooted the very first day. As long as the GS3 LOL
[Galaxy S II General] Voodoo_X:
I needed one day to read stuff, choose method, ..... Just trying not to brick my phone.

Maybe tomorow I will try philz or siyah kernel as long as this 4.0.3 version is safe.

My biggest problem is my stock kernel version that is not so popular (XWLPD) for custom releases like philz new touch kernel or even latest cf-root kernel.

As CF-root has CWM 5.5.x, I wanted to put an upgraded version of CWM (i think is 6.0.2.8) but don't know how to do it.

Can i simply just root the phone by CWM temp recovery (Philz method 1) and then with RomManager install CWM6.x ? No brick? :confused:

Or is there any problem in flashing kernels of different versions like XWLSE (philz example: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1877270).

My last phone was the Commtiva Z71. Things were quite easier and there were not so many methods to root and flash recovery.

Not even brick... Ahah... Funny phone =)

Sorry for the noobice on SGS2 and the little off topic.
[Galaxy S II General] worf_1977:
Install Siyah kernel and CWM 6 will install alongside of it...

The best S2 kernel IMHO ;)

Sent from Hell thanks to Android
[Galaxy S II General] Voodoo_X:
Thanks =) (I hit the button too :good:)
[Galaxy S II General] worf_1977:
Thanks!!!

Always proud if i can be if help :)

Sent from Hell thanks to Android
[Galaxy S II General] koolshubh:
Hi guys,,

I am currently on 4.0.4

So what should I do now to avoid the emmc bug??
[Galaxy S II General] dinos3:
Check first post
[Galaxy S II General] koolshubh:
I read the first page..

I am currently on Allaince rom 4.1 XWLPX 4.0.4...

I just have one query if I can flash JB XWLSD 4.1.2 over my current rom...

Will it brick my phone...

Please give ,me ur advise...
[Galaxy S II General] Voodoo_X:
I'm on 4.0.3 and rooted with cf-root.

As you are on 4.0.4,

as far as I read

, first see if you have the insane chip with the apk "Got Brickbug ?" provided in this forum by chainfire (don't forget to thanks). You can find it here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1693704

Another apk is emmc bug that you can find on market.

This is just to see if you have A KNOW chip with the above bug. But even if haven't that chip you need to take careful measures to prevent the bug because it's not only the chip that causes hardbrick. Root method, CWM version, and android versions may not help. (correct me if i'm wrong).

To prevent all of this, first flash with a custom firmware (that also gives you root). Try siyah or philz kernel.

From here your are safe.
[Galaxy S II General] koolshubh:
Yes I did check and it says I have brick bug in it.....

I am on Allaince rom 4.1 XWLPX so which siyah/philZ kernal version should I flash???
[Galaxy S II General] Voodoo_X:
Before doing anything, flash with one of the mentioned kernels. for ICS versions is siyah kernel 5.x. For philz you need to check his thread.

With one of that kernels you SHOULD be safe for wipe/format and install a new rom.

As I said before, this was what I read. Philz thread and other posts by him are very detailed about this.

Wait for other to confirm this as i'm just a noob.
[Galaxy S II General] worf_1977:
As long as you stay on 4.0.3, you will be safe.

You can jump straightly to 4.1.2 firmware instead :P

Sent from Hell thanks to Android
[Galaxy S II General] Zod5000:
I did.

I think the question comes from at what point do you wipe the device. The bug affects wiping the device. I upgraded to jellybean (using odin) and did a wipe after the upgrade. The reason being that the upgrade replaces the kernel with the bug, so your ok to wipe after.

Many people prefer to wipe the device before upgrading, so in that case your safer to put a safe kernel on it before you wipe it then upgrade.

At least thats how I understand it.
[Galaxy S II General] maijinace:
that means the bug only exist on 4.0.4! is that so?
[Galaxy S II General] dinos3:
yes
[Galaxy S II General] Khedgey:
If I am on 4.0.4 and I flash to jb then wipe am I safe?
[Galaxy S II General] worf_1977:
With XELLA bootloader or other JB one, the answer is yes
[Galaxy S II General] Khedgey:
I'm on an S2 so should i use XWLSJ?
[Galaxy S II General] worf_1977:
I should say so... My old S2 is on that kernel, and exynos bug app says that it is not affected by :)
[Galaxy S II General] dinos3:
flash philz kernel and you are safe all time.
[Galaxy S II General] andoriangue:
Flash

Hello! I have currently on SG II Android version 4.0.4 and as baseband version is I9100XXLQ6. I want to move to any custom ROM, but i am not sure if i can do this because of brick bug. I tried brickbug app and it showed me message about unknown chip number or something like that. So can i flash this image as dinos3 wrote at this post ? If yes i should put it on storage and at start hold three keys and than pageUp to flash?

Thank you for any help
[Galaxy S II General] dinos3:
yes. before this download rom manager app from play and flash clockworkmod recovery. go to recovery and select install zip from sd card or internal. and flash downloaded zip.
[Galaxy S II General] andoriangue:
Do I need to toot phone to install recovery? So i will need to do that first... Is any secure method of rooting with this bug? Or i should try to find any method to root phone? Can be CF- Root file "CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_LPW-v5.5-CWM5.zip" if i have in phone status "Build number" IMM76D.XWLPW?

Thank you many thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] pasanjay:
Flash siyah kernel v5.01. Then you will have root, a safe kernel and CWM recovery. You can wipe and install any custom rom from that recovery
[Galaxy S II General] shachar911:
thanks
[Galaxy S II General] querty75:
Thanks for that!

It happen to me... no way to fix it.

(I was on 4.04 XWLQ2 Free / France)

Sent it back to customer services -> MB replacement
[Galaxy S II General] derharne:
Samsung rescued SII with brick bug

After installing Jellybean I was sick of the poor battery life so I made a nandroid backup and them went back to 4.04, it wasn't much different so I decided to restore my JB backup. Yes (stupid of me I know) I bricked my phone as it had the brick bug. I immediately e-mailed Sumsung customer services and explained that my phone had gone off while updating and wouldn't come back on, within an hour they had phoned me and arranged for the phone to be collected but said if the problem was my fault I would have to pay. I waited for a call from them as my phone is 16 months old and well outside the guarantee, five days later a courier returned my phone completely repaired and no charge.

I have tested it for the brick bug and it says it is now safe, it didn't say that before they repaired it, the leaflet that came back with the phone said it had had a bad contact so wouldn't power up, I think the mb must have been changed for this to happen.

Anyway thank you Samsung for an excellent service.:)
[Galaxy S II General] david nai:
mine is DXLPF

My S2 i9100 is 4.0.4 DXLPF and - PhilZ-DXLPF-OLB ICS 4.0.4 kernel.Is it safe kernel version ? :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
As long as you're not on 4.0.4 kernel you're good.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] dinos3:
Yes, every philz kernel is safe!
[Galaxy S II General] david nai:
thanks dinos3
[Galaxy S II General] wrighty1973:
After being dumb and doing this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2099540

I now have another S2. It was running 4.0.4 but I officially upgraded to 4.1.2 via KIES. I did the eMMC check and it confirms that I have the insane chip.

Current firmware is:

4.1.2

I9100XXLS8

3.0.31-889555

JZO54K.I9100XWLSD

Do I still run the risk of eMMC bricking my phone?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
1) Check the thread title.

2) Ask yourself "Am I on 4.0.4 kernel?"

3) Check answer N° 2; If yes you're in danger; If no you're good.

4) In case answer N° 3 is affirmative, repeat until death

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] wrighty1973:
Haha. Your Earth humour.

Yes, yes. Of course it SEEMS to be OK but better safe than sorry, eh?

I'm sure I would have been a bigger pain in the ass and wasted more of your time if something had gone wrong.

Anyhow, literally 2 minutes after posting this I found the answer elsewhere. Thanks for your help though. Keep up the good work.
[Galaxy S II General] Rila:
If you have an insane chip then you always could brick your phone if you use 4.0.4 stock firmware.

:beer:
[Galaxy S II General] wrighty1973:
Cheers Chief.

Was only looking to get from 4.1.2 to 4.2. All sorted now.

Found the concrete info after trawling through a few more threads. Like I said, I'd already bricked one phone so you can understand my hesitation.
[Galaxy S II General] Rila:
Sorry for your bricked phone!

I think everybody must know that there is a chance to screw it, even if you know what you are doing.

All I want to stress was that 4.0.4 kernels are potentially dangerous. :(
[Galaxy S II General] wrighty1973:
Oh yeah. I'm not a noob at the whole rooting thing but I guess I just became too complacent. When you brick a phone, it certainly does make you stop and think about what you're doing. Just thought I'd make doubly double sure on the whole eMMC bug.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] Budeh75:
Hi,

Recently bought a Galaxy SII and just now I learned of the problem of POSSIBLE BRICK with I.C.S 4.0.4 which is exactly my.

When I got the phone today I did a wipe datafactory reset by CWM and had no problem. Will I'm free of the brick? Can I install the 4.1.2?
[Galaxy S II General] dinos3:
No!, dont do data/factory from cwm your device will be bricked. Update your phone to 4.1.2 from kies.
[Galaxy S II General] Budeh75:
I already did wipe/factory when i bought this phone. I didn't know about the brick problem. Luckley nothing happen.

Should i flash 4.1.2 whit kies or odin ?

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[Galaxy S II General] dinos3:
and with Kies and with odin, choose one. Kies update is easyer.
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
OTA is, of course, safer.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] Budeh75:
I tried OTA but failed. Maybe because i have Root and CWM.

My flash counter is 1 and i have the yellow triangle, should i use triangle away first in case of brick i send to TA . My phone still in warrant.

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[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Mobile odin is your best choice then.

It will reset your counter and you'll be all stock.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] erickgoldner:
I thought that the problem only happened if you did a Wipe/Data with CWM.

My girlfriend's S2 updated to 4.0.4 on friday (via OTA), bought recentlty.

Today the phone is completely dead and im pretty sure she didn't do anything.
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Claim 4.0.4 factory reset, they gotta give her a new one.

This is samsung's fault, not our -users- fault.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] knwmee:
Thanx

:good:
[Galaxy S II General] knwmee:
Thanx

it really helped :good:
[Galaxy S II General] PelegK:
Thanx
[Galaxy S II General] knwmee:
yAy

:good:
[Galaxy S II General] hdaackda:
Flashed a CF-root on my friends GS2 (I9100).. It bricked!!

No power, nothing happens when connected to charger, or computer... thing is DEAD :( :(

what DO I do now (I was the one telling him I'll root it for ya etc etc).. I've rooted many phones, flashed many ROMs but never came across such a problem!! Pls help!! Any solutions??

Phone is not in warranty so samsung wont do it for free :( :(
[Galaxy S II General] worf_1977:
You killed your friend's phone.

I am afraid that you Will have to live with remorse LOL

Sent from Quo'nos via subspace transmission
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Mobo replacement.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] dinos3:
What CF root version, and what OS version?
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
It doesn't matter, it's the same 4.0.4 kernel.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] d3ck4rd:
Is there anyway to reformat the eMMC and therefore no longer have an insane chip?
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
You only need to stay out from 4.0.4.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] d3ck4rd:
I have also read that this same eMMC bug is what is slowly making my phone become slower and more laggy even after clean wipes and new roms, and it is only going to get worse and worse. So I was wondering if there is anyway to reformat the eMMC partition to counter this? I am not worried about the hard brick bug as I haven't been on an ICS kernel for months.
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
I dunno where you heard that, but sounds ludacris.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] d3ck4rd:
Massive conversation here about eMMC chips and android
[Galaxy S II General] Vivek_Neel:
Y dont u quote the post instead of replying ?
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Don't post links from other sites.

Who are these guys?

Are you sure they're not monkeys typing?

See my point?

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] d3ck4rd:
Do you not agree that there is an issue with some Android devices becoming slower over time? Despite clean wipes and factory resets? I have a couple of friends with the nexus 7s and the galaxy nexus and they agree that their devices are becoming slower despite flashing clean roms. I too feel like this is happening with my S2, I just get lags everywhere where I didn't used to a year ago which I am sure are not just down to different roms or my changing perception. A lot of evidence appears to point to the eMMC controller spiking the CPU as they try to deal with the degrading flash storage which has corrupted sectors. I was hoping there would be a way to properly reformat the eMMC to see if this would speed up my phone but so far everyone seems to be saying no.
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Exactly, perception is key here.

Leave your S2 aside for a year, play around with an S3/4/5 for a bit and then start it up. Of course it's gonna look/feel glitchy.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] Thà Mîîz:
Help

Hi,

i was wondering ! i have ics 4.0.4 running on my samsung galaxy s2 & i already checked withe the "eMMc check" app that i have a insane ship.

so as u said in the tutorial abose i flashed my phone with a new kernet a siyah precisely SiyahKernel S2-v5.0.1. So what i wasn to know now is wheteher i'm able to perfrom a flash to a jelly beam rom or i can not riskin to brake my phone ? or should i down grade to 4.0.3 android then upgrade to 4.1.2 ?? what shoud i do ?
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
You're good to go.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] Thà Mîîz:
asking

so i flash directly to an 4.1.2 upgrade ! is that it ?
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
yeap, via Odin that is.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] Thà Mîîz:
thank you, Gog bless you :D
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
He already did.

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[Galaxy S II General] Thà Mîîz:
just one more thing what's the best jelly bean rom for the galaxy s2 ?
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
the one with the latest build and the best modem for you.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] ka_siam:
I upgraded from ics 4.0.4 to jb 4.1.2 over a month ago had the insane chip but have had no issues whatsoever .

Have to say took some time to decide then upgrade via kies Carphone warehouse uk.

Maybe i was lucky ?
[Galaxy S II General] dinos3:
If upgrading via Kies, then your phone will not brick.
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
The brickbug is triggered by wipes, back ups abd restoring (all recovery mode functions).

By staying away from those functions you would be avoiding the brick bug.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II General] ghostryder.333:
hm...... interessting
[Galaxy S II General] Shapeless:
I'm running JB 4.1.2 on my Galaxy SII, however the Got Brick? App tells me I have the brick bug - am I safe because I am running 4.1.2 or am I not?
[Galaxy S II General] Rene_Lui:
Bricked...

Exactly the same as this situation

Any solution?:crying:
[Galaxy S II General] gastonw:
Mobo change.

Sent from...this is not even my S2