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[Galaxy S II General] Hopper8:
Was that in the thread by [MENTION=2069027]metalgearhathaway[/MENTION]? If it was, metalgh have you any ideas what has gone wrong? I see that a lot of people have done that successfully. I haven't myself, so not sure how much I can help.

Try flashing a stock rom & see if it works.

Sent from a galaxy far, far away
[Galaxy S II General] astonmartin214:
thanks going to roll back & see if I can find it cause I know how to fix it can't get it into download mode to fix it
[Galaxy S II General] metalgearhathaway:
Was he following my guide? If so my first thought is he does not have a 16gb i9100, maybe a 32gb version or a G model or AT&T or something?

Also he could have been unlucky and experienced a usb disconnect mid flash, seen that happen before with odin....

More information would be useful if the chap can provide
[Galaxy S II General] astonmartin214:
Okay S2 I as on a ROM so I was like maybe I can run the pit file & gain the extra storage on my device without going all the way back to stock then doing so I ran the pit file anyway once I did that it never rebooted so now S2 does nothing no charge no download mode nothing at all so I'm trying to fix it been searching online for a answer so it can be fixed so I ordered a usb jig
[Galaxy S II General] metalgearhathaway:
Good luck dude!
[Galaxy S II General] hdsurf:
Thanks a lot! another phone back to life :good:
[Galaxy S II General] Hopper8:
Awesome! That's what I like to hear, good job :D

Sent from a galaxy far, far away
[Galaxy S II General] RockhoundA1:
Good Work Hopper

:) Thanks for the List I got stuck in recovery with a status 7 error , used your list here and Bingo good as New

Helpped heaps

rockhound
[Galaxy S II General] Hopper8:
Nice work :) always glad to hear of people fixing their phone! :)

Sent from a galaxy far, far away
[Galaxy S II General] murphy504:
For some reason after upgrading a s2 from 4.0.3 to an Argentina's stock JB the phone died. Wouldn't charge or turn on. I tried the 3rd option under "NO DOWNLOAD MODE?", flash an official version of 4.1.2 and it came back to life. I actually stumbled on this thread after a few mins of searching. I hope others with the same prob find this thread before giving up.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
I even linked it from the "New users" thread which is a sticky one in this forum.

So hopefully, this thread will be found by users who are searching for such a help :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S II General] murphy504:
Hopefully :)
[Galaxy S II General] drananda:
I have one question regarding this useful tutorial. My Samsung Galaxy S2 crashed and I can only activate Download mode, so I tried with stock ROM from Sammobile. But, I have a little doubt. Since, my phone was bought brand new with android 2.3.4 and later I changed some roms and the latest was NeatROM, should I download stock rom 2.3.4. or 4.1.2.?

If it is 2.3.4., they haven't uploaded yet, because they are changing servers... so, is there any other place I could find it?
[Galaxy S II General] Hopper8:
Nope, if you've been on NeatROM, I assume that it was 4.1.2, as NeatROM has been for a long time. So you can download a 4.1.2 to flash :)

Sent from a galaxy far, far away
[Galaxy S II General] drananda:
After Kies was installed, one thing changed on my phone. Instead of black screen with Samsung Galaxy text, now it says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again" with the symbols of phone and computer connected exclamation symbol in between.

Regarding 3-part firmware flashing option mentioned in the troubleshooting guide, I don't understand is it for another option flashing via Odin or is it when I can't access download mode?

I used Odin v1.85, 3.04, 3.06, 3.07, firmware is always checked OK in Odin in PDA, I never changed Odin's setup, I changed USB ports, changed computer, changed USB cable and I always get stuck in "NAND Write Start!! cache".

Any suggestions? I haven't tried yet using pit files...
[Galaxy S II General] Hopper8:
What you're seeing on your phone is forced recovery mode. It's telling you that you have to flash a Stock firmware.

Keep persisting with all of the things on the list, perseverance is the key. How many times you try the list is up to you.... But I can say that the majority of people finally get a successful flash. Keep going with the 3 part firmware. Keep going!

Sent from a galaxy far, far away
[Galaxy S II General] idomybest:
If I have a "Full Stop" because of PIT Files failed, my Cellphone wouldnt work in anyway?

Beucase Im trying to fix with Odin and nothing.

1 - My phone can be found by Odin

2 - I can boot into Download Mode

3 - I have a Bootlop in Logo

4 - I have a Bootloop in TWRP screen

And I dont know exactly what to do...

Thanks in Adv
[Galaxy S II General] andrewwright:
What is Odin saying when trying to flash firmware? Or kernel?
[Galaxy S II General] idomybest:
It just Fails.

With Kernel I got "NAND Write Start" and then Fails.

With ROM I got "boot.img", "NAND Wirte Start" and then Fails.

And it always get a PIT for Mapping.

One day back, I was trying with a friend, I dont if he tried PIT on Odin and it failed. Maybe he could did it.

I guess not because I think the Galaxy S2 wouldnt go into Recovery Mode (bootloop), Boot (bootloop) and Download Mode (ok). It would be Black like forever. This is why Im asking about "how it seems to have a pit failed status?" or sort of.

I tried the 3-way Firmware and got nothing, tried another Boot.img, nothing.

Tried Gustavo_s, Dorimanx, Siyah kernel, nothing.

Tried 3 different cables, nothing.

Well, I did not tried to change USB, instead I tried to access my Sansa (music player) and it worked in the same USB.

Really dont know what else to do
[Galaxy S II General] andrewwright:
Sorry to say this but nand write fail =motherboard replacement. Fails on rom,kernel and pit!

BTW what pit file did you use? A link to it maybe? We can see if its the right file you need.
[Galaxy S II General] idomybest:
Of course, mate, I can provide it to you

It is attatched here.
[Galaxy S II General] idomybest:
Actually, it doesnt specify it is a NAND Write Fail, it is an error like this:

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2577971&d=1392333799

It does tell in few cases as a NAND Write Start because it stops in this stage and fails
[Galaxy S II General] andrewwright:
Have you tried the three part firmware
[Galaxy S II General] idomybest:
Yes, Im trying and think what possibles could be.

Im going home, leaving Work, and I will try few "new" USBs

I never had problems with, but now...

I will tell you later.

Do you have something in mind?
[Galaxy S II General] Hopper8:
Definitely try on the different PC at home, with all the usb ports. Yours seems to be one of the ones where a flash just hasn't 'taken'... It's not failing at nand write start, but just fails. I'd continue to try to flash the 3 part firmware, using all the usb ports and original cables you can :)

Sent from a galaxy far, far away
[Galaxy S II General] idomybest:
Im really tried hard, but dont know if hard enuff.

tried 4 differente USB cables (2 genuines), 6 different USB ports, 3 different kernels, 2 different ROMS, 1 3-part ROM and 1.3, 1.4, 1.83, 1.84, 1.85, 1.87, 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07 and 3.09 ODIN versions and Im still having the problem. And I tested 1.4.103, 1.5.27.0 and 1.5.33.0 version of USB Drivers too. Except for PIT.

But perhaps my friend tried PIT and maybe bricked it, but it is a hard-brick, right? It wont turn on. Or am I wrong?

I dont know what else to do...
[Galaxy S II General] electricsheepdreamer:
1. Uninstall Samsung USB drivers with Revo uninstaller, reboot, install v1.5.27.0, reboot.

2. Try from another PC
[Galaxy S II General] MistahBungle:
I'm tipping it's a case of us not being given every bit of relevant information about what's happened to the phone recently/what's been done to it, and something really obvious/simple isn't being done by this person where they say they've done it.

You know as well as anyone here this is often the case with these things.
[Galaxy S II General] idomybest:
Actually, the new status update from my smartphone is that he got bricked.

I tried, pratically, did almost possibles ways to help myself out and I couldnt.

Then, I fianlly step over to PIT repartition. I got FAILED by Odin in the process without making any wrong steps for my situation.

Cant log into Download Mode anymore or even charge it. And it gets hot when I try.

Tomorrow, I will try JIG Usb -not really a hope, but...
[Galaxy S II General] benjamen50:
If anyone knows, Is it easy to replace the power IC chip on a Samsung Galaxy S2 Motherboard? I have a S2 that just heats up the top part of the screen (which is basically where the Power IC chip is at) when I plug it into charge and have a battery in as well. Doesn't show anything, just blank screen 24/7.
[Galaxy S II General] Hopper8:
Sounds like a dead motherboard.... You would know better than I if replacing the power IC would fix that, I'm not a hardware man. Motherboard is easy to replace... Power IC requires fine soldering skills, maybe other skills. I'm not too sure sorry, maybe [MENTION=4806698]keithross39[/MENTION] would know?

Sent from a galaxy far, far away
[Galaxy S II General] keithross39:
Replacing *ANYTHING* on one of these motherboards is risky at best.

Even if it *were* possible to do it manually, you'd have to have a rock steady hand and a REALLY fine tipped, low power soldering iron. You'd also have to do the work under a magnifying glass/microscope as the solder points on the motherboards are tiny.

You could well cause other problems on the board if you attempt it (damage to other components due to overheating etc)........
[Galaxy S II General] MistahBungle:
Exactly. If you want the phone fixed guaranteed first time, you replace the board first time. And you also avoid 'double paying' when the 'replace power IC' doesn't work.

We seem to be getting a lot of these lately; the 'repairers' who suggest this to people ought to be shot IMHO. I can almost guarantee you anyone dodgy enough to suggest this as a fix will charge you at the very least for labour for attempting to fix it by replacing this part (and probably for the part as well, marked up) rather than replacing the board, and they'll also charge you labour (and parts) for replacing the board when they end up having to do that anyway.
[Galaxy S II General] keithross39:
A few years ago, when you could pick up an electronic component without resorting to tweezers, repair *did* mean repair......

Nowadays, with everything miniaturized the way it is....repair means replace.....simples.... (damn...I'm showing my age lol)
[Galaxy S II General] King18:
Good job!
[Galaxy S II General] FPSUsername:
After flashing this and then a gingerbread from here: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2/help/guide-fix-unflashable-soft-bricked-gsii-t1457458

my phone boots, but crashes after ~20 sec (black screen, phone turned off).

What to do?

(yes, my phone is bricked, trying to fix it)
[Galaxy S II General] keithross39:
Well, you're in the right thread, but did you even read the OP?.....

Everything you need to try is clearly explained there......
[Galaxy S II General] lanuk79:
hey,

thanks for the detailed trouble shooting guide. been trying the steps again and again but have now encountered a different problem. my laptop/ desktop won't recognize my phone. when i plug it in in download mode it gives me a USB error. as a result i am unable to get to odin. first my laptop started giving me USB error and now the desktop. both worked for some time for flashing the ROM but now all ports give a USB error. is there any solution to this?
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Have you already tried another USB cable?

And have you cleaned the USB port of your phone (when it is turned off)?

Sometimes that can help :fingers-crossed:

What firmware have you currently on your device? (Stock / Custom ROM, which version)
[Galaxy S II General] lanuk79:
i have tried four different cables. at first one of them would work. it was hit and trial method. but after some time all of them stopped working and USB error started showing on all ports on both laptop as well as desktop. both are running Win 7 BTW.

i was running cyanogenmod on my S2 but had to go back to stock. while flashing odin gave me a fail message. after a lot of tries, the download screen now shows "custom binary download: yes (1); custom binary: samsung official".

i have installed the latest USB drivers but still getting USB error. can;t understand what to do next?
[Galaxy S II General] Hopper8:
How's the USB port on your phone? It almost sounds like that's giving in. Try cleaning it with a soft brush (one that won't leave residue and bristles in the port. You only want to brush dirt/debris out)

Else, have you tried the things listed under 'no download mode' in the OP?

Sent from a galaxy far, far away
[Galaxy S II General] lanuk79:
i think the USB on my phone has broken down. it gave the same error message on other computers. given it to a guy who might be able to repair it otherwise its a motherboard replacement which is big bucks and a kinda brand new phone....
[Galaxy S II General] keithross39:
Motherboard replacement ABSOLUTELY NOT needed......

The motherboard and USB board are separate.....the USB board costs pocket change and (IMO) is easy to replace........

I wrote a guide on it which [MENTION=4851213]Hopper8[/MENTION] has linked to in his guide right here......

Sent from my [MENTION=1077833]infected_[/MENTION] KitKat..
[Galaxy S II General] lanuk79:
Keith,

you were right. i got my USB replaced. only a fraction of the cost of a new motherboard. now the phone is back to stock. but what i didn't understand is how the USB port on teh phone got damaged?
[Galaxy S II General] keithross39:
It's because the USB socket is IMO totally inadequate for the job Samsung intends it to do.......

It is pathetically fragile and if users are going to plug in/unplug charging leads and PC connection cables on a regular basis.....it's simply going to wear out.....

I think it's called "inbuilt obsolescence" lol.......

Sent from my infected_ KitKatted S2.....
[Galaxy S II General] xda-skaya:
My condition is exactly just like this, especially the one that I marked bold. Still checking this thread for any possibilities of advice to solve this problem
[Galaxy S II General] lanuk79:
Please get your USB checked. My USB port on the phone was damaged as a result I could not flash my phone. Changed the USB board and have now gotten back to stock.
[Galaxy S II General] keithross39:
It would be interesting to find out what percentage of Odin flashes fail because of a faulty USB socket.....

I'd lay odds that the percentage is rising because more and more ports are starting to wear out and fail.....

Sent from my Markox powered, KitKatted S2.....
[Galaxy S II General] Hopper8:
I agree. I've already replaced mine, I've had my phone not quite two years. On the plus side, at least we can replace just the board and we don't need a whole new motherboard ;)

Sent from a galaxy far, far away
[Galaxy S II General] keithross39:
Too true mate.....my previous phone, a Galaxy W, has the USB port soldered directly onto the motherboard......luckily that port is original and still fully functional.....

Sent from my Markox powered, KitKatted S2.....
[Galaxy S II General] ftwknx:
Mine gets stuck at "data.img" while flashing the XXLSJ. What can I do?
[Galaxy S II General] MistahBungle:
You do everything in the first post in this thread as many times as you need to until you get a successful flash. There is no magic fix. There's nothing else which isn't in that post that can be suggested in these situations.

So...You can persevere, or take it to a service centre & pay for it to be fixed.
[Galaxy S II General] 3lo0sh:
heimdall

do ya tried using heimdall -_-

it's easy and safe and opensource

I have no problems with it :p
[Galaxy S II General] MistahBungle:
Odin is infinitely easier to use than Heimdall, and 95% of n00bs find using Odin difficult (why, I have no idea). Telling people to use Heimdall is asking for even more problems than the ones most people who end up being referred to this thread already have.

Not the best idea I've seen on here.
[Galaxy S II General] Hopper8:
Regarding heimdall, I did consider writing about it. However, like mistahbungle said, the vast majority of people who find themselves in this thread need things as simple as possible (of course there are exceptions). Adding in heimdall seems to over-complicate things, when from what I've read, it doesn't seem to recover what Odin won't anyway.

Sent from a galaxy far, far away
[Galaxy S II General] cookiepuppy:
hi there,

up until i got this phone, all the flashing that i had to do with odin with all sammy devices i had was doing great. With this device i did as the OP instructions, tried few PC, but all was with Win 7 so i can't tell about XP. i switched few cables all original, uninstalled and reinstall samasung drivers,different version of odin etc, etc.

but still no luck with flashing this gt-i9100t

this phone i got is GT-I9100T model, as far as i read and search there is no problem flashing either I9100/I9100T stock roms. i bought it for myself as second phone to have something to play with, it is a used phone (not new from box) but it is stuck. the device is powering on and while the samsung logo comes up, it get stuck on logo screen, not even bootlooping or something like that. i can't get get into recovery. but i can go into DL mode. so i tried flashing stock rom, i tried 3 different stock rom and all flashing end with a fail.

i tried to flash a kernel alone just to see if something wrong with odin, but even that gets stuck.

in all the odin trials i did, the odin seems to work fine, but when it start to flash it gets stuck on NAND write....after few minutes i get fail.

i got lost already, should i try pit files or better to go to service center?

thanks for suggestions
[Galaxy S II General] RobHannay:
No download mode but recognised by computer... a bit

So, my phone won't turn on or admit to being charged, but when I plug it into my computer it makes the "doowup" noise so it is still connecting to a certain extent. Windows then says that it is an unrecognised device (I have Kies installed, and installed the standalone drivers too just to make sure that was fine). I've tried my sister's battery and that doesn't work (although it did deplete it by 8% by the time I put it back in hers and turned t on. Such an odd situation.

Probably not worth me sending it into a service centre as I've had it for nearly three years but it's been such a resilient little device I don't think I can let it go that easily. Any way of getting my computer to recognise it whatsoever without being able to get it into download mode? :/
[Galaxy S II General] keithross39:
No.....as the original post states.....why should a pit file succeed in flashing where a ROM flash fails?

And bear in mind that if a pit flash fails, you could end up with a totally unrecoverable phone. Just continue to work through the posted instructions as many times as it takes..... and if you're sure that your device variant will accept i9100 international firmwares, try to flash the 3 part (JB leak) firmware.

Unlike a normal firmware, it will full wipe the data partitions as it flashes.....

My wife says I'm a phone geek....She's probably right :):D
[Galaxy S II General] cookiepuppy:
I will try that 3 part JB

Thanks bud

------- ----------- ---------'

Update -- I did try the 3 part file, with all versions of odin, and fail each time.

The thing is that odin seems to work fine, usually u can see the flashing progress blue bar on the device while odin works, on my device, I start odin, it run its thing but you dont any progress on the device, after few minutes it turns red on odin and fail message.

When I tried to flash the 3 part file, it got stuck in boot section stage of flashing, so pretty much the beginning of the odin flashing.

I guess I quit cause I think there is a problem with the usb connection to the motherboard, can my guess be right ???

After all nothing is working.
[Galaxy S II General] patrickph:
heimdall is work as fine as like odin, i like it a lot. it can work on mac osx.
[Galaxy S II General] MistahBungle:
Heimdall is absolutely not recommended for people who need this thread to fix their phones & would be the last thing they need. If they can't get Odin to do something as simple as flash a rom, there's no chance they're going to get Heimdall to do it easily (Heimdall is notoriously difficult to use for many people on Windoze).

And the overwhelming majority of people who use this thread are using Windoze (Hint: thread title = 'Troubleshoot a failed Odin flash'). This thread isn't much use to people using Macs.
[Galaxy S II General] Hopper8:
Guide updated :) Only small changes, nothing to worry about. But I did add in removal of the phone case to the steps, on the weekend I used Odin on a friend's S2 and had to remove their phone case for the cable to sit right in the port. Worth noting.
[Galaxy S II General] Axcer:
Okay. Bricked now. By PIT

I was flashing C-ROM 6.6 coz Spirit rom was acting slow. Nothing i haven't done a zillion times. But this time it got stuck at the boot logo itself. Okay. Fine. Tried going back to recovery. IT WOULDN'T ENTER RECOVERY! So i paniced went to download mode and tried to flash the stock rom via Odin. Tried a couple of times. It recognized but wouldn't start writing. I had already change my patitions previously to 4 GB app storage and 8 GB USB storage. Thought i have to flash the stock pit file for the stock rom to work via odin. Tried flashing the PIt. And damn. It failed. :(:crying:

Hasn't happened ever. After that the phone was dead. Now my question is other than a MB replacement, will a JTAG via an RIFF box help me in this case? Please help. Have this beaty since 4 years. Don't wanna lose it now. :(
[Galaxy S II General] MistahBungle:
^^^

Probably not, but if you can find someone who will attempt a JTAG & you only pay them if the JTAG is successful, then you might as well try it. I wouldn't however be paying for a JTAG upfront regardless of whether it works or not though, as you're almost certainly going to need motherboard replacement & that would mean you end up 'double paying' (for the unsuccessful JTAG and the motherboard replacement).

If you're considering buying a RIFF box yourself, don't. You'll be wasting your money.
[Galaxy S II General] A5D:
im stuck at cache screen in odin

the green bar is just stuck at start

and the message box is stuck at cache.img

what shoud i do?

should i unplug the device?

the phone says ODIN mode.

product:gti9100

custom binary

downloading do not turn of target
[Galaxy S II General] Hopper8:
I would leave it until it fails rather than unplug it. But I guess you already made a decision, did you unplug it or let it go? And now what happens when you flash?

Sent from my Nexu5
[Galaxy S II General] bigbry87:
Very Helpful...

This post helped me tremendously... Thank you for your time and knowledge. Had this happen to me on my Sprint Galaxy S4 on a NAE Rom. My Cell service had gone away for some reason. So I tried to flash a NAE modem only using Odin 3.07 And it failed. For the next 7 or 8 hours I tried to revive her, but nothing worked. Your post made me realize that I had gotten complacent with my flashing addiction. The first problem was that I was using "Windows 8.1 (64 bit)" The second was, I wasn't using my original cable. I searched high and low for my USB cable. Finally found it in my daughters room. And set everything up on a spare Windows 7 machine. Also I used "Odin3 v3.09" which can be found here Odin3 v3.09

Once again, Thank you...... :good:

PS I still don't have cell service.... The investigation continues, cautiously though....:fingers-crossed:

Also when it finally booted up it had only 2% battery left..... That was close...........