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[Galaxy S II General] ohwarumbloss:
Uff, I don't know...

But I think this operation by Odin should be safe as its a flash operation not an erase, and I really hope Samsung will finally manage to remove that stupid bug with the new kernel.

Best(?) way, I think, is to flash the 4.0.3 Rom that fits your country/provider and then get ota update with kies.

But that's just a thought.
[Galaxy S II General] Espon:
I'ts oke :)

I will flash it with odin because most of the time when the update is out it takes an other 2 months when it hits Kies in my country.

Thank you so much for your help and your patience!:D
[Galaxy S II General] tommelom:
I'm probaly above average stupid when it comes to this. I have PDA: 9100XWLPX, Phone: 9100XXLQ6, CSC: 9100NEELP5 (what is the kernel of this three?).

Also have 4.0.4 whith insane chip.

What little I have understod is that I need to install the Siyah Kernel (no matter what kernel I have?). All people tell to install the kernel with cwm, but also read that u need to have rooted your phone to install cwm. I guess I have misunderstod something again :P

I dont't have an externals sd either. So I guess I need to use Odin.

So what is my first step in rooting my stock, untouched phone?

All other posts seems to tell me to do stuff asuming I know some info, so they dont give all the details.
[Galaxy S II General] Mittaa:
Flash Siyah Kernel S2-v4.1.5 using Odin PC, then your rooted and safe :good:

You can find many guides how to flash a kernel using Odin here on XDA ... just search :)
[Galaxy S II General] tommelom:
Thanks, Mittaa.

It's done. Easy peasy.

Is it any drawbacks with this kernel. Should I refrain from making a wipe or is it not a problem with this kernel?

Can I install JB as normal when it comes? Do I need to reroot when it's installed and can I use the same kernel as I used now?

Lot of questions from a noob, but will be very happy for the answers.
[Galaxy S II General] yann1949:
No brick 4me

I flashed the LQ5 rom 2 days ago and add siyah kernel 3.3.2 .No problem appears. My SGS2 works like a charm very smooth and fast but the battery is not very economical, the charge holds only 10 hours. :(
[Galaxy S II General] khantastic:
yes, beside being living in the fear of a leaked rom with hard brick bug the battery drain made me flash back to 4.0.3

battery was rather poor though (not complaining, as its a leaked rom, just sharing)
[Galaxy S II General] gavin15:
Anyone know what this is? I've flashed LQ5 and then I turned it on again and I received this message.
[Galaxy S II General] amitmiz:
Happend to me too, what a **** =\

(was doing a nandroid restore and my phone suddenly turned off forever..)
[Galaxy S II General] igos2:
Sad for you all guys.

I am a survivor, I flashed with LQ5 and cf-root and I wanted to restore a backup of LPG, I rebooted in recovery to a wipe data and then restore, but I have chosen to do a fresh flash of LPG with odin. it was not yet the time for my S2.

R.I.P bricked devices.
[Galaxy S II General] :
you can't enter odin mode??

**** we seriously need to Sticky this warning :highfive:
[Galaxy S II General] bluflight:
My s2 after flash deodex of this LQ5 stay in bootloop on bootanimation and not want to into recovery. Go only in download mode but is all day that i try to flash with odin gb and ics stock firmwares but non work, stay in loop on "samsung galaxy s2" screen and never want to go in recovery (i not do wipes with LQ5 stock kernel).

Only go in download mode but nothing else do.. What i can try to do?
[Galaxy S II General] traiviet:
I was a little bit too late reading this message. my S2 is dead now :(
[Galaxy S II General] amitmiz:
Anybody know if jtag will be able to fix that kind of break?
[Galaxy S II General] yann1949:
Hi, I think that Samsung must tell us why this rom is a SGS killer :crying:
[Galaxy S II General] meatmeat:
I used mobile odin, without pit and wipe data in recovery after flash the rom. I used the stock kernel, and my phone is with brick bug VYL00M. All is ok.
[Galaxy S II General] Gillion:
Is it not a piss in the soup to have a ROM that runs so smoothly yet is also a possible landmine.

Leaks are always a significant risk.

We tend to be a bit impatient and want the best os for our devices. We dont want to be left behind in the os improvments and we anxiously and eagerly grab up any chance we get to taste and see what improvments are in store.

I have learned one thing. I am staying away from unofficial samsung roms or leaks.
[Galaxy S II General] Gillion:
No they dont. It is a leak. Someone let it loose without permission. And it wasnt ready. We scewed up as users.
[Galaxy S II General] GFXi0N:
One question: eMMC check app says I have an insane chip, yet the memory check completed 100%, should I be worried? I'm using cm9 nightly, been using siyah and fluxi before but never the faulty kernels.

Having insane chip means it will have a shorter lifespan or something or just that it's vulnerable to that specific brick just for being revision 19?

Thanks and let's see if anyone can clarify this and calm me down a bit, please.
[Galaxy S II General] Prufrock:
It's weird.....when I first installed the new leaked rom, then rooted it but got the camera and bluetooth issue. So I restored back to 4.0.3 using CWM without any issue (didn't wipe from what I can remember). I then flashed it back to 4.0.4 again and rooted the SU-Busybox (using the stock kernel) way. All has been running smoothly since. I apparently have a brick bug chip (VYL00M fwrev: 0x19, date: 01/2012). Wonder if it's the wipe that's causing the hard brick. Sticking with 4.0.4 because it's as smooth as a baby's bottom.
[Galaxy S II General] Gillion:
Please rember that there are a very specific combination of factors that significantly increase the PROBABILITY of triggering the brick bug.

These factors are already described in detail on the forum.

As long as you take care to avoid inadvertently combining the factors then you should be relatively safer.

I also highly recommend you exert patience and due dilligence when flashing ROMs. Also in the future avoid leaks.
[Galaxy S II General] GFXi0N:
Somewhere I read around this forum that there must be some way to update the faulty chips to make all of them safe but Samsung does not allow this method to be released (correct me if I'm wrong) if this is true.... What a douche!

So, from now on, stay away from Sammy roms and kernels both official or leaks and we should be fine, it's all what I rake as conclusion.
[Galaxy S II General] FatBruno:
Root

so guys, how to root this room? anyone nows?
[Galaxy S II General] danieldmm:
Just to say that its confirmed that Wipe Data/Factory Reset in Stock Kernel Recovery dont brick the phone. (When installed with out pit file)

A Big thanks to my friend devilpunk at my home forum for testing this and record on tape.

[YOUTUBE]0quVo7ttRvw[/YOUTUBE]

Cheers

So the only thing that we now its related to de pit file or the fake recovery...

Second GO in CF-ROOT ---> Everything OK

[YOUTUBE]MGfLSlXWkFQ[/YOUTUBE]
[Galaxy S II General] Gillion:
So people still flashed the pit file despite the warnings not to ?
[Galaxy S II General] Mittaa:
No drawbacks with kernel and wipe should be safe now :)

When JB comes you can't flash using KIES unless you replace Siyah with stock kernel using Odin PC (same procedure as flashing Siyah), before using KIES.

But why use KIES? When JB comes I will flash it together with appropriate Siyah using Odin, and in this way keep rooted :good:
[Galaxy S II General] tommelom:
Of course it will be best to download stock rom and use Odin. Should have tought of that :P I prefer the stock one since it looks like it's something not working in all the custom ones. And I dosnt really miss something.

And the right kernel will probably be easy to find now that I know what to look for.

Thanks for your excelent help, Mittaa.
[Galaxy S II General] chocoboy1977:
Sorry if this has been discussed before... I tried updating my firmware to 4.0.4 through kies. When downloading the firmware reaches 99% it jst gets stuck. On some occasion it just says fail to upgrade. Anybody else experience this? Any solution aside from using odin? FWIW my unit isn't rooted. Been updating through kies eversince.
[Galaxy S II General] shaq1907:
Disable antivirus and firewall, use the latest KIES.
[Galaxy S II General] chocoboy1977:
Thanks for the TIP
[Galaxy S II General] SquEebEr:
Good info :)
[Galaxy S II General] ryodu:
nearly flashed it... thanks alot!
[Galaxy S II General] sergini:
I'm the latest victim of this brick!!! But I can still go into download mode.

Hope this solves my problem

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1760107&highlight=unbrick

It didn't.

But I can still go into download mode, can I still have any hope or this wont be solved?
[Galaxy S II General] lexyzmass:
Im BRICKED

Yes...you are right. after i upgraded to 4.0.4 i have encountered the issues you posted. Like phone swtiching off...battery gets drained...etc...

Can you please teach me how to switch back to Gingerbread?

Please ..thanks
[Galaxy S II General] sergini:
My phone was sent to warranty, I hope they fix it without any questions asked.
[Galaxy S II General] KingScorpian1980:
Replaced Motherboard for 2nd Time

Good thing is this time Samsung replaced the motherboard with "Sane" emmc chip.

It seems Samsung has learned their lesson costing me 8.5K. :good:

---------- Post added at 12:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:21 AM ----------

You are not a victim of SuperBrick Bug. SuperBrick bug wont allow you to see even a single glowing LED or pixel on phone.

Yes!!! As long as you can go into Download Mode and your phone is shown connected in ODIN you are saved.

You will just need to take care after this to flash the correct firmware with correct settings.

I am not the best person to tell you what settings and what firmwares.

All the best.
[Galaxy S II General] hakaz:
What version of the eMMC chip do you have now? Cheers :)
[Galaxy S II General] Slurpslurp:
PLEASE BE AWARE that using cwm to erase data/factory reset OR to restore a nandroid backup MAY BRICK YOUR PHONE

Does that mean I can't brick my phone if I use the samsung stock recovery instead of cwm?
[Galaxy S II General] hakaz:
Yes you can brick your phone using certain CWM versions which allow unsafe wipes/resets or restores ... but only if the underlying kernel is unsafe! And yes you can brick your phone using stock recovery under the same conditions (kernel ...).

So you can use a safe variant of CWM (have a look here, read the CONS under Method 1, download as you like) AND you should use a safe kernel anyway (e.g. Siyah, SpeedMod).

Cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] BiTTeR_SWE:
Im so lost. i have the insane chip and some say i can make a factory restore in gingerbread and then update to stock ICS through Keis and be set to go. Some say i can update to stock ICS through Kies and restore afterwards as long as Kies gives me the model/country specific stock ICS and i dont pick one for myself and flash to the phone.

I have the 4.0.4 waiting fpr me in Kies but something tells me im playing with fire. Strange that Kies would give me an update that would brick my phone. Shouldent it sence what chip i have? or do they hope i wont wipe/restore my phone?
[Galaxy S II General] Dexter_prog:
If I were you I'd get rid of KIES. Want ICS? Download Siyah kernel (or any other safe one - I have only used Siyah) and one of the official branded/unbranded roms. Flash the rom, don't wipe ****, flash the kernl (siyah or whichever) and then you are on the safe side. Always get a safe kernel no matter what you do.

Stay the **** away from KIES as it will upgrade you to 4.0.4 ICS with stock firmware and kernel and if you wipe you'll hard brick it.
[Galaxy S II General] BiTTeR_SWE:
Only reason i would wanna wipe would be cause of the many reports in phones running bad with force close, slow performance and so on when going from gingerbread without wipe.
[Galaxy S II General] KingScorpian1980:
PFA
[Galaxy S II General] NIK3SH:
Need Urgent Help

Hello,

I need help.

My phone got stuck at Samsung Logo.

I dont know what happen, but I was playing NFS MW Cracked version and click on Garage Icon to purchase Car.

As I click on that button, my phone restarted with Samsung Logo and since then it is stucked at Samsung Logo and Not going ahead.

My Phone is running insane chip, stock recovery and Stock 4.0.4 firmware (Screenshot attached).

I can go in Recovery mode, Download mode as well charge my Phone in offline mode.

Please help me what should I do as I even cant factory reset my phone. Cause if I do that it will be bricked (eMMC Brick).

Please help me.
[Galaxy S II General] reslan_912:
Since you can enter download mode flash safe kernel via odin if should boot after flash process done! If not flash firmware using odin! (make sure u flashed safe kernel before)
[Galaxy S II General] NIK3SH:
I am having Odin3_v3.04 and downloaded Siyah-s2-v5.0i.tar.

Now as per some videos on you tube, step by step procedure will be like,

1. Go to Download mode in device.

2. Connect device with PC using USB cable.

3. Click on PDA in Odin and select Siyah-s2-v5.0i.tar and click on start in ODIN.

4. It will reboot my device.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

Now after this all do I need to change my firmware ?

If yes then which should I download and use for safest way ?
[Galaxy S II General] Mittaa:
I have been going all the way from GB to latest ICS flashing a lot of Samsung Stock ROMS in between and never wiped once!

I get 1 day with nearly 4 hours screen and have had no FC that I couldn't explain (like when Swype behaved crazy together with Chrome Beta).

I you get any problem going from GB to ICS try wiping Dalvik first.

And if you really need to do a wipe, then flash Siyah kernel or SpeedMod BEFORE doing any real wipe!
[Galaxy S II General] laui888:
Close call!!!!

Thanks for the warning. Good thing I did a little research before jumping into the ocean!:good:
[Galaxy S II General] reslan_912:
YES! Continue the process thats correct when u flash safe kernel u r safe to wipe via recovery! If it didn't work you can flash stock rom! But make sure after u flashed stock rom u dont wipe anything cause of brick issue! After new rom flashed.. Reflash siyah! U will get safe kernel Nd root ;) done enjoy ;)
[Galaxy S II General] BiTTeR_SWE:
Is there any difference flashing trough odin or using kies and getting the update through there? I guess its still safe to Do a factory restore in gingerbread or am i wrong ? Im a total rookie when it comes to flashing phones so im sorry for asking questions that are probably obvious to you guys. whats the difference between a wipe in boot and a factory restore in the android menu ?
[Galaxy S II General] Mittaa:
KIES is only possible if you are totally Stock

GB is safe when it comes to wipe ... ICS is not if you have insane chip combined with stock kernel

I don,t know the difference between wipe in boot and factory reset ... (have never tried) ... but Factory restore deletes all installed apps and data, leaving system apps untouched. I don't think external SD is wiped, but i might be wrong (I would remove it before any wipe).

I think wipe is deleting more but leaving some system information's like IMEI untouched ... but again ... I might be wrong about this :)
[Galaxy S II General] BiTTeR_SWE:
Im totaly stock right now so i guess i could do the kies update to ICS and if i in any case need to do a wipe/restore i should use Odin to first flash a safe kernel? What kernel should i use? i have the galaxy S2 with insane chip. Branded to 3 in sweden.

This is the part where you tell me to fxck of and post a link to one of all the guides ive missed :)
[Galaxy S II General] Mittaa:
No need to f***k of :)

1) You could flash using KIES and just avoid doing any wipe.

2) And if you want to wipe, then install Siyah or SpeedMod using Odin PC before you do so. Remember flashing a custom kernel will root your phone and void your warranty!
[Galaxy S II General] :
Sorry we don't help you with cracked apps, try search help elsewhere

Sent From My ©Galaxy S4 GT-I9400
[Galaxy S II General] BiTTeR_SWE:
lets say i wanna use this SiyahKernel S2-v5.0i and use an unbranded 4.04 or even better, Jelly Bean if thats possible, is there an easy guide anywhere that covers both those steps that even a slightly retarded swede like me would understand and be able to go through?
[Galaxy S II General] redchris:
I'd love a guide for noobs too. Bitter Swe - I am coming at this from zero knowledge too and followed the online guides to install Siyah using Odin and it really is very straightforward indeed. One of the reasons for flashing Siyah was to install JB as I had been experiencing freezing and lock ups plus very considerable battery drain with stock ICS. I discovered that I have the EMMC brick bug chip which scared me and limited my choice to Siyah.

Now, I mistakenly thought that flashing Siyah would 'give' me JB (did I say I was a noob?!) but I now realise it just gives me the potential to dual boot ROM's one of which could be JB. So, my question is which JB ROM to use and how to go about it.
[Galaxy S II General] BiTTeR_SWE:
What happened when u flashed Siyah, did your original gb/ics stay untouched as before or did it change anything? first you use odin to flash Siyah then you use odin to flash for example jb or ics correct ? Im just lost in all the versions and so on.
[Galaxy S II General] redchris:
Well clearly I am not the person to advise anyone on this as I know as much as you do! I'm running ICS 4.0.4 which remains unaffected. I stand by to be fully corrected but I believe Siyah kernel roots your phone (giving access to lots of good stuff) and adds CWM, STweaks and other stuff besides. What I am personally unclear about is the best way to now proceed and load JB as a second ROM. I would love a clear guide as to the best and safest way to achieve this.

Incidentally, I am yet to have a freeze issue since flashing Siyah but my battery performance appears no better than before.
[Galaxy S II General] BiTTeR_SWE:
I need Siyah due to the insane chip. What version did you flash and how did you do it? Thought i might as well start there and later on look for a JB rom.

If i flash Siyah, can i still use Kies to update if i want to or do i have to use Odin after that?
[Galaxy S II General] redchris:
OK, I downloaded S-v5.0i from here:

http://www.gokhanmoral.com/?p=1536

and then followed the instructions posted here:

http://s2tip.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/samsung-galaxy-s-how-to-install-kernel.html

As I say - worked without issue for me. Now I just have to figure out how to get JB on my phone. I'll let you know if I succeed!

I'm not sure about whether it is still possible to update via Kies. it's a question I was wondering too.
[Galaxy S II General] BiTTeR_SWE:
Thanks. Will give it a shot as soon as the battery is charged.

EDIT: No i will not since im on Gingerbread still :)
[Galaxy S II General] Mittaa:
After flashing Siyah you can't use KIES to get updates. But why use KIES? ... just flash any new firmware using Odin PC (when tried once you will understand how easy it is ...)

If you want to get back to stock Rom you just download official stock Samsung Rom and flash it using Odin PC. When done your unrooted and KIES will recognize your mobile again.

In order to get JB you have to wait a few weeks (?) until Samsung begin JB update for SGS2 :p
[Galaxy S II General] BiTTeR_SWE:
yeah i have decided to wait but when JB comes, is it ok to flash that first and then kernel or do u always have to flash kernel first?

i thought i might wait until JB comes through Kies and then flash another kernel, if that is possible that is, to make sure my insane chip doesnt act up
[Galaxy S II General] redchris:
Thanks for the reply Mittaa. After having flashed Siyah will new Samsung Roms be available over the air or does Siyah mean that new ROMs now have to be manually added?
[Galaxy S II General] NIK3SH:
I also tried the same procedure, but after flashing siyah5.0i, I was unable to go to recovery mode, as well device was restating from samsung logo continuously.

So I flashed Stock GB 2.3.6 and it booted up after wiping.

I want to know this recovery mode is working in your device after flashing siyah5.0i ?

as well after flashing this siyah5.0i it will root my phone as well or I have to follow another procedure to root my device ?
[Galaxy S II General] Darkmind1:
If you are on Gingerbread or ICS, there's an easy way to install JB. First, go to this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1419102&highlight=cyanogenmod+9 from CM9. In this thread, follow the "Using the noob-proof ODIN method:" from the first post (which contains the instructions). You will flash CM9 via Odin. You will not require Google Apps.

Put the Jelly Bean ROM of your choice on your SD card and then just flash from Recovery. This should do it.
[Galaxy S II General] vr90:
I updated to 4.0.4 completely oblivious to the fact this issue existed. Really glad I didn't wipe after the upgrade. I assume I'll be fine if I wait for the official JB ROM and flash that with Odin when the time comes.
[Galaxy S II General] Mittaa:
It will not be available over air ... you have to flash it using Odin and then re-flash Siyah in order to stay rooted and safe from emmc but :)

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Siyah will be overwritten flashing a new Rom when you use Odin, so I re-flash Siyah kernel right after :good:
[Galaxy S II General] seres88:
help

Hi everyone,

I have a problem with my sgs2 that my phone will shut down automatically even use a apps or in idle. After reboot my phone shown 0% of battery and need to charge but after a second battery indicator show like normal and still have a power. Its happened after i update my phone from gb to ics via kies. I noot rooting and never install custom rom, kernel and bla bla. Thats is call hardbrick? How to resolve my problem? Any guide for me? Really need help because im new to android phone.

#sorry with my bad english. :)
[Galaxy S II General] Mittaa:
It's NOT a hardbrick :o

To be honest I have not advise how to solve problem other than to factory reset your sgs2 ... and if your on ICS 4.0.4 and have insane chip you can,t do that because you then will be in risk of getting this hardbrick!

Maby some other have a better advice?
[Galaxy S II General] seres88:
how to check my phone have an insane chip? What will happen if i has that?
[Galaxy S II General] xDa_nightfury:
There is one software in market free of cost.. Called eMMC check download and install.

Post the screen shot
[Galaxy S II General] seres88:
here is my sreenshot from emmc brickbug check. So how? What happen to my phone? Need a full explaination. If any link can guide me, post to me.
[Galaxy S II General] sergini:
My phone came from warranty today! No questions asked :D They changed the motherboard eheh.

Now I have I9100BULP8 is this a safe one?

If I root with busybox and instal e.g: jellybam, everything will be ok?
[Galaxy S II General] grzesiek1945:
If u have safe chip u have to do root and next u have to flash safe kernel (for example any dorimanx kernel), after that u have to no worry about nothing, Flash any rom as u want.

Simple as that :D

Wysłane z SGS2 za pomocą Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] NIK3SH:
New motherboard are immune from this bug surely.

You can check and confirm the same using eMMC Brickbug app.
[Galaxy S II General] redchris:
Hi Nik3sh. I had no problems entering recovery mode after flashing Siyah. It sounds as though you may have had another issue if your phone was restarting continuously.
[Galaxy S II General] NIK3SH:
What about root status ?

You got rooted automatically after flashing siyah ?
[Galaxy S II General] redchris:
Yes I have root access after flashing siyah
[Galaxy S II General] Sonic_AFB:
eMMC Brickbug app says i have a secure chip, i can flash any kernel or rom without brick risk?
[Galaxy S II General] sergini:
Really? Cuz I thought that it was a firmware problem! Gladly mine has a new motherboard, one week without my phone and (I never thought I would say this), I was really missing it!!!