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[Galaxy S II General] eseregin:
I thought as you but have to say my phone is dead now 8-)

Just yerstaday i was sure all would be Ok, but...

What i did - flash Chainfire QP5 rooted kernel with CheckRom V7.

After i thought to go back to CM9, go to recovery, and flash CM9

Cause i read the topick (He he he...) i did not do any data or cash clear but tried to reboot recovey (so i thought that i will do it in recovery CM kernel)

But phone never restart 8-)

So i have to agree QP5 DANGEROUS software, i was wrong.

Or may be it was just my turn after 100s of flashes 8-)

So going back to Nokia E6 for now, after will see, probably will have a look to Galaxy or some HTC models.

Take care guys 8-)
[Galaxy S II General] turborider:
stuppid me i lost nearly half of my photos on my SD Card,my kids photos are gone and cant play videos too ffs so stuppid :crying: ,be careful anyone who wants 4.0.4
[Galaxy S II General] haxx94:
so I can not do anything to unbrick my GS2? :crying: :crying:
[Galaxy S II General] turborider:
did u bricked your phone? have u try it to go back on 4.0.3? im glad mine was not bricked just lost my videos and photos
[Galaxy S II General] :
There's a lot of information still not yet known, yet allegedly so many people with bricked devices (read: doesn't power on).

It would really help to reduce the panic if those who have bricked their devices actually say what they did, in order to spot a pattern, and whether they know if their device had the "brickbug".

So far it seems that those who bricked did something out of the ordinary, like flashing a 4.0.3 kernel or flashing an incorrect .pit file followed by a factory reset/restore in CWM recovery. Others even claim that just creating a nandroid backup does it. CheckROM seems to claim there is no bug with the stock kernel, but I take that with a fistful of salt.

My device has the brickbug (type: VYL00M rev 0x19) yet I flashed and ran XXLQ5 happily for two days. I came from running CM9. I actually quite liked the changes too from what I remember a stock ROM being like. I flashed via Mobile Odin and naturally didn't flash an incorrect .pit. In that time I also created two nandroid backups from "temporary" CWM (flashing to CWM recovery from stock 3e recovery via microSD), seemingly debunking creating a nandroid as a possible cause as my device is chugging along perfectly.

If you're going to post here and have already bricked your device (read: doesn't turn on), post as much information as possible as to what got you into that situation.

If you've been running XXLQ5 and have factory reset with the stock kernel since, and haven't bricked your device, do you have the brickbug? If so, how did you factory reset? Did you flash another kernel or the incorrect .pit?

I already asked one person to clarify, but no such luck:
[Galaxy S II General] amitmiz:
I did a nandroid restore with stock LQ5 kernel and with fake CWM.

(it already worked so it shouldn't be the problem)..its equal to DATA Wipe..

Seems to me like most problems caused by that fake/temporary CWM.. so people, stay away from this if you want to restore or wipe data.. even if you are not on LQ5.
[Galaxy S II General] :
You're still missing out information; you don't even say if your device is bricked or if you have the brickbug nor if you flashed the incorrect .pit. Plus quoting my entire post is rather unnecessary, especially since it's directly above yours.

Okay, I see looking through your post history that your device is bricked, but it still leaves questions unanswered.
[Galaxy S II General] amitmiz:
oh I forgot, my device is bricked, won't turn on.. it is just getting warm on camera area.. thought it was obvious
[Galaxy S II General] haxx94:
I did the lq5 wipes over the fix permissions and rebooting did not work anymore.

does the same thing to me, it does not go into download mode, nor in recovery, the only thing it does is heat up near the camera.
[Galaxy S II General] astrogambit78:
I believe they won't
[Galaxy S II General] atifsh:
I flash it when it came out, still on it.

I use temp cwm to root it. And have factory reset multiple times using dial code after it.

But I didn't use the pit

I didn't make a nandroid using cwm

Yes I have a brick bug.

No I do not have a brick, obviously!

PS: oink... making nandroid won't be an issue, restoring will be, on lq5 kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] atifsh:
The first person I saw who had a brick used temp cwm and factory wiped.

Its pretty clear lq5 kernel and cwm = death.

Remember that siyah kernel, its the same.
[Galaxy S II General] satanazh:
Thanks for the Info :highfive:
[Galaxy S II General] :
jtag can't unbrick? Interesting...
[Galaxy S II General] DaReDeViL:
You do have all the symptoms of hard brick, sorry :( anyway, welcome to the club of "GALAXY peace of plastic" ;)
[Galaxy S II General] ManDone.vRs:
I flashed 5 times on my SGS2 LQ5 4.0.4 and no brick !!!!
[Galaxy S II General] haider378:
just rooting galaxy s2 i9100 4.0.4 LQ6

Dear all,

I am new here & it is my first post.

is there any simplest way to just root s2 4.0.4 LQ6

I am very thankful if someone please provide a link along with downloadable necessary files for rooting

_________________________________________________________________________________

Galaxy i9100 S2

Nokia N9

Nokia N900

htc Desire S

Xperia Ray
[Galaxy S II General] cerox30:
Hi guys,

I'm running ICS 4.0.4 Stock on my Galaxy S2 LQ6 with Insane chip bug :crying:

I'd like to root my phone, install CWM ans install a Custom FW.

What is the good process to do that ?

Thanks !

Edit : I have installed Siyah kernel with Odin PC version ; it have automatically installed CWM ; that's cool !

I'll replace my Stock Rom by Custom Rom tomorrow.

Cheers
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
Make sure that USB debugging is ON and samsung drivers are installed. Deactivate all antiviruses and close Samsung Kies. Get the phone into download mode by powering it off and then pressing simultaneously vol. down+home+power buttons till a warning appears. Press vol up to confirm. Fire up Odin, select the .tar file of Siyah kernel(download .tar for odin from www.gokhanmoral.com) and make sure auto reboot and F. Reset time is ticked. DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING ELSE. Press start and that will flash Siyah kernel v4.1.5 or v5.0.1 and phone will reboot. Thats it you are done.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] WardenBerret:
Hi,

If you're a noob (or think you are) i would recommend CF-Kernel by Chainfire. It's really good to start with because it's like the original kernel but it just adds Root (Superuser) and CWM. It can be found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399

Be sure to read what Chainfire has written and if you follow the instruction he has given then you'll probably will be rooted by now :P

Cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] cerox30:
I have flashed my S2 with Siyah Kernel ; eMMC still displaying Insane Ship.

Is it normal ?
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
Yes. The chip is insane but the bug is erased. Which version did you use? Heat up issues any?

Sent from my GT-I9100

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You could have used CF rooted stock kernel but that certainly wont allow you to wipe data which is required while flashing stock/custom roms. The phone will get permanently bricked if you factory reset in CWM recovery.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] cerox30:
4.0.4 I9100XXLQ6 with Kernel Siyah-S2-v5.0.1+
[Galaxy S II General] cerox30:
I have installed 4.0.3 Omega Rom based on stock from CWM without any issue.

Thanks for your suppport.
[Galaxy S II General] xzzy1bocko:
I have the gs2 for us cellular (SCH-R760).

I recently updated to ice cream sandwich 4.0.4.

My build number and baseband seem to be saying something about "FK19"

My current kernel is "se.infra@SEP-63 #3".

I'm trying to figure out how to root it.

I am basically a noob and am new to this but any help for getting this thing rooted would be appreciated.
[Galaxy S II General] Zod5000:
If your on a 4.0.4 and want to go to 4.1.2 (lp8), it should be ok to use Odin to flash the new firmware and do a wipe after the update? IE once lp8 is on there the 4.0.4 bugged kernal would of been replaced?
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
Siyah Kernel

Nice. I rooted my phone using Siyah v4.1.5 but then switched back to rooted stock(CF rooted) kernel because of the heating up issues (near camera region). Anyways there is an app ExTweaks in market and it tunes Siyah kernel. Like this app allows you to overclock/undervolt and many other things to do. But do not mess up with such settings unless you actually know what you are doing :)

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Wrong forum!

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Yes! Do make a backup of your EFS folder else you will be left with flashing and gaming on your phone only. Use EFS backup pro or HC ktool from market. DO READ THE RESPECTIVE THREADS!
[Galaxy S II General] funkyknuckles:
hard bricked

i harded bricked my gs2 using cwm forgot i went back to stock rom and wiped using this method

Go to clockworkmod recovery.

Volume up, power button, and home button all pressed together for a couple of seconds.

Wipe the cache partition

Go to Advanced and wipe the dalvik and batt stats

Go to mounts and storage and select it.

Go to format / system and select it.

Scroll down to format system and select yes.

Go to format / data and select it

Scroll down to format data and select yes.

Go to format / cache and select it.

Scroll down to format cache and select yes.

Now go back and install the rom from the internal or external sd card.

when i was formating data phone froze couldnt do anything turned off then nothing usb jig didnt work nothing so sent to samsung repair centre and they replaced motherboard under warrenty is this necessary to wipe like this?
[Galaxy S II General] godsakes:
Just wanted to double check I've understood everything

I'm currently on stock 4.04 and i have the brickable chip ^^!

Basically am I right in thinking if i flash the SiyahKernel (S2-v5.0.1) via odin, I can then use CWM as normal? i.e. I can backup the phone, wipe it and flash other roms (namely CM10 or Resurrection Remix) and restore as I please?

So long as I don't attempt to flash a stock 4.04 rom (with stock kernel) I'm safe?

Thanks in advance

other info:

model no: GT-i19100

baseband: i9100xxlq6

kernel: 3.0.15-i9100xwlpt-cl941023

build: imm76d.xwlpt
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
Yes you got it right. Also double check when you change the kernel in about phone.

Sent from my GT-I9100

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Between our firmwares are exactly alike. Try Slimbean beta rc1 or cm 10.1 nightlies (Try the most stable one so far).

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] cerox30:
My turn to share my experience with you on my upgrade 4.0.4 to 4.1.2 with insane chip.

Thanks again for your support, in particular to shahrozeumar

My Phone : Galaxy S2 ICS Stock 4.0.4

I9100XXLQ6 with insane chip

.

Goal : My phone is crashing every days … the aim is to reset factory and Upgrade to JB 4.1.2 on Rom based on Stock with a nandroid backup (need CWM).

I used differents post to validate the process, but basicly, information on the first page are good.

Downgrade from 4.0.4 :
-Reboot the phone in download mode (Home+Vol.Down+Power)
-Use Odin to flash a safe kernel (ex. siyah) then reboot to cwm (Home+Vol.Up+Power)
-Optionally do a nandroid backup then perform a data wipe/factory reset
-Use advanced menu in cwm to reboot in download mode to flash your preferred "safe" firmware

- Step 0 : Install Kies to have Samsung drivers

- Step 1 : Flash a safe kernel [ SiyahKernel S2-v5.0.1 ]

Start your phone in download mode : Power on pressing simultaneously vol. down + home + power buttons. A warning will appear. Press vol up to confirm.

Download SiyahKernel S2-v5.0.1 on gokhanmoral dot com

Start Odin, select the .tar file of Siyah kernel and make sure auto reboot and F. Reset time is ticked. DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING ELSE. Press start and that will flash Siyah kernel and phone will reboot.

Status : Now I’m running 4.0.4 I9100XXLQ6 with Kernel Siyah-S2-v5.0.1+.

CWM recovery is installed by Siyah.

eMMC still displaying Insane Ship because The chip is insane but the bug is erased.

- Step 2 :

Download and Copy the Rom 4.0.3 and 4.1.2 based on stock in the root storage (I have no sd card).

I chose Omega Rom for example.

- Step 3 :

Reboot on CWM and create a nandroid.

- Step 4 :

Under CWM : Factory Reset

- Step 5 :

Under CWM : Install the custom rom 4.0.3 based on stock.

During the installation, the rom automatically swipe data.

Few minutes later, the rom is installed.

- Step 6 :

Everythings is fine .... let's upgrade to 4.1.2

Under CWM : Factory Reset

Under CWM : Install the custom rom 4.1.2 Omega Rom based on stock.

I'm sure some steps are not mandatory ... It's not really a guide but what I did to avoid a brick.

Cheers
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
Only format system is sufficient under mounts and storage. Thats what I have read in different installation steps. You should have used Siyah to avoid hardbrick. Between how did you claim your warranty? The warranty gets void after rooting I have heard.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] Rila:
The S2 batery will not be calibrate in that way. The baterry calibrates itself.

If all you want to do is calibrating your batery I think you shouldnt install CWM. Search the forum for Entropy512 explanation.
[Galaxy S II General] car_26:
go to the warranty :)
[Galaxy S II General] krnrdstrm:
Hello!

I'm currently using unrooted XXLQ6 with 4.0.4 and I would like to flash a custom ROM.

Am I safe if I just flash Siyah kernel with Odin and then factory reset my phone in CWM and then flash the ROM?

By the way, using CF-Root isn't an option? I mean does it have the same brick bug as the stock kernels?
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
Using CF rooted stock kernels will lead to a hard brick. Use Siyah v5.0.1 and make sure you make a backup of your efs folder before flashing any ROM. And yeah you can wipe freely then.
[Galaxy S II General] tomtro74:
It seem a good idea what You suggested. I did it this way months ago and no problems since then.

Good luck.
[Galaxy S II General] changlung:
goot to know, thanks a lot.
[Galaxy S II General] jezebabe:
Should be safe to use Siyah. I also plan to backup efs after flashing Siyah. Don't use CF-Root if you have brickbug.

Does anyone know whether hellcat ktool is considered a good way to backup efs?
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
Yes HC ktool works pretty much well and moreover Siyah v5.0.1 itself makes the backup for efs folder. I have tried it. After doing a full wipe using Siyah's recovery didnt delete my efs folder. Still making a backup wont lose you anything.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] K0wneD:
you can safely root your s2 on 4.0.4 using a very useful thread by Phil3759, i used method (2) and safely rooted my phone which was affected by brickbug.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=174679

I later installed philz cwm6 on my rooted phone and flashed disaster rom v8 and happy right now :laugh:

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P.S: cmw6 is now probably safe for wipes and you wont experience any bricks.

check this out http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30794015#post30794015, and

this is the link for philz cmw6,flash a file which matches xxlq6 and you are good to go :laugh:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1901191
[Galaxy S II General] MixuHD:
Ugh

I intsalled CF-root on my 4.0.4 then tried installing jellybam and bricked. Anything I can do ? Would Samsung repair center help me even tough my screen is a bit broken, and this phone is not owned by me originally?
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
If the phone is completely dead then no.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] MixuHD:
So I can pretty much throw it away? :crying:
[Galaxy S II General] undead_assault:
hmmm, maybe you can bring it to Samsung Service Center, cheaper than buy a new phone
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
I suggest you take your phone to the Samsung Service Center. I didn't mean that throwing away is the only solution. Ofcourse you yourself cannot fix this kind of hardbrick.

Good Luck!
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
After a long journey of flashing custom roms I am back on stock 4.0.4 with stock kernel and root access. Many thanks to Koush for developing this awesome clockworkmod recovery. Life would have been miserable without it seriously. The reason for coming back on stock was that stock based Jelly Bean roms are heavy and drains battery faster than other custom roms. Where as custom roms have bugs and are not fully functional. Anyways, I am not being offensive, many thanks to all the developers out there. Now I am planning to change my phone. So kind of need an expert's advice :p

I need to do a factory reset and if I use Siyah for this purpose and flash back CF rooted stock kernel then would it work? Will the super user app. and root access be still there?

P.S. SIYAH WONT GET IT BRICKED I KNOW.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] gildur:
Good evening guys!

I'm on this setup

Android version: 4.0.4

Baseband version: I9100XXLQ6

Kernel version: 3.0.15-1114882

Build number: IMM76D.XWLPY

I'm at work right now and can feel the panic is growing surely but slowly.

This means I can't check my old notes on details of how exactly I rooted my phone (which you may or may not need) right at this moment, and it also means that I will come off as a noob (which I indeed am) :o

To the point!

I just received the "Software update - Firmware update required" notification.

I have checked and confirmed the insane chip bug.

I have read and searched the thread for answers, but couldn't find any matching problem with solution, so I have some questions.

Somehow I need to get out of this trouble, but I'm not sure on what to do:

I turned off WiFi in fear of the update automatically starting when I get home to my wireless. Will it "auto update"? I don't remember if that is the default behavior =/

I'm thinking of uninstalling or freezing this "System update" with Titanium backup and just pretend everything is fine. Would this be a good idea given the circumstances?

Is it safe to let the "System update" have its way? (I dont care if I get unrooted)

In that case, will I be able to root my phone again without fearing from the insane chip bug?

Should I try and find an upgraded kernel here on XDA and flash that?

Should I do as the first post says and downgrade?

Please advice me in how to proceed.

I would really appreciate your input on this!

Sorry for noobishness and wall of text! :p
[Galaxy S II General] K0wneD:
First of all i assume you are on ics 4.0.4,the thinghere is that the software update may be that of jellybean and there is absolutely NO HARM if you update your phones software through OTA..so what i advice you to do is to first chill out connect to wifi and update your phone. Aftet the update you will be unrooted and if at all u want to be rooted again,just flash philz kernel matching your firmware and boom!ur rooted again!!
[Galaxy S II General] gildur:
Thanks for the quick answer! :)

Yes, I am on 4.0.4.

I don't know what's hiding behind that scary update. Maybe it's Jelly Bean, maybe not (I don't know how to find out lest than actually upadte).

So, basically I'm totally safe if I just do an OTA system update from Samsung?

The risk of getting bricked will completely disappear? (Until I flash some other buggy kernel, that is)

Will I be on square zero when it comes to rooting (which I would like to do in the future) or will the brick bug still be lurking somewhere and bite me in the a** some time after I flashed philz kernel? =D

Chillin' out now. At least stopped screaming and waving my arms in the air. :laugh:
[Galaxy S II General] K0wneD:
If u got a update it must be jelly bean!!..yes the risk of the getting bricked will dissapear. you can safely do a OTA update. Yes u will loose root after the update, if you wanna get rooted jus flash philz kernel, dont worry philz kernel is safe and will never brick your device cuz phil uses cmw 6 while is safe for wiping!!..my phone had insane emmc chip too but i wiped a lot of time using philz cmw 6 and never encountered a problem till date :) jus go ahead dude!:good:

Thank me if i helped you :)
[Galaxy S II General] gildur:
Your answers certainly made my worries go away.

I haven't had time to try it out yet tho. :p
[Galaxy S II General] gildur:
I chosed to install the update. It said "Wait a minute" or something, and after a while the phone rebooted. Now my phone is stuck on some install screen!! A blinking image of the android robot with a blue cubish thing in the stomach is all I see. Nothing happens. It has been this way for like 30 minutes now.

I finally removed the battery and tried starting up the phone again. Same thing.

I can't even boot into stock recovery mode!

Now what do I do? What has happened?

This is exactly what I was afraid of happening.

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I can get into download mode, that's all. Is there some way I can fix this?
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
Have you got the .tar file of the firmware previously installed on your phone. If not download that and flash that using Odin and make you use the Odin correctly. Do a factory reset afterwards in stock recovery. Donot flash 4.0.4 again!!

Press thanks if I helped you :)
[Galaxy S II General] gildur:
3-4 posts earlier in this forum K0wneD told me that it was totally "NO HARM" in doing an OTA update from my 4.0.4 to JB, so I did, that's when this happened.

What I did backup from the previous flash was these files:

CF-Root-SGS2_XW_NEE_LPY-v5.6-CWM5.tar

I9100XWLPY_I9100NEELP6_NEE.zip

I can't get into recovery mode (volume up+home+power), it just restarts into the same loop. I can only get in to download mode (ODIN mode).

How do I flash firmware if I can't get into recovery mode?
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
Dude you always try this all on your own risk. Never try to blame anyone for whatever happens to your device. Go into download mode using vol down+pow+home button. And flash the stock firmware. Go into stock recovery afterwards when you are done with flashing.

Edit: There is always a risk while updating. I once bricked my phone while updating via Kies. You never know when things go wrong.

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And you flash stock firmwares in download mode. Not in recovery mode.
[Galaxy S II General] gildur:
Yes, right you are.

K0wneD, I apologize for that. That came out totally wrong. :o

I did thank you, though :highfive: :laugh:

So, I9100XWLPY_I9100NEELP6_NEE.zip would be my stock kernel, I presume?
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
Forget about whatever you backed up except that efs folder. Download 4.1.2 and flash it using PC Odin in download mode. I still didnt quite understand how can you loose CWM? Wasn't your phone rooted?

Edit: Hit thanks if that helped.
[Galaxy S II General] gildur:
My phone was rooted, Man, I don't know what happened to CWM. =)

Right now my highest priority is to get it working again.

The closest PDA I could find on sammobile was I9100XWLSD, I had I9100XXLPY, would that be a problem?
[Galaxy S II General] shahrozeumar:
No just flash it over in download mode. And you must be having efs backup. Root your LSD using Philz kernel and then restore efs folder.

Edit: Do a wipe/factory reset in stock recovery of LSD after flashing is done.
[Galaxy S II General] gildur:
Ok, I have flashed 4.1.2.

As your reply implied, the next steps would be:

1. do a wipe/factory reset in stock recovery

2. root the phone using Philz kernel

3. restore my efs folder.

What would happen if I don't perform these steps?

Thanks btw!