My friend recently bricked her phone by installing the wrong kernel. Is there anyway I might be able to help her fix this? I put the phone into download mode and tried to connect to odin but it doesnt seem to find the phone. Are there any other ways to fix this? Any info would be highly appreciated.
DL the drivers reboot and try again. Try a different cable. If you can into DL mode its gonna be ok
I agree try downloading the drivers and flash a stock kernel. DL mode usually means no brick.
Edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1274337 Go here for the drivers needed for odin to work.
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Uninstall and reinstall kies. You can flash the stock Tom via Odin and then re root
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Does your friends sbl show the phone to be an I9100?
Shoot me a pm if you have any questions. Long story short is an I9100 sbl disables the SPH-D710 USB controller.
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Is there any way to root stock EI22 without usng odin? For some reason odin won't see my phone anymore :\
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How about Heimdall? It has its own drivers. Otherwise with stock there is no way to get a clockworkmod recovery in without it.
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so you dont have CW of any version? the su.zip file was all i needed to load but if you have no loader, you need to odin or heimdall. try a direct usb port fro mthe motherboard or wipe out your samsung drivers and reinstall. Heimdall messed up my samsung drivers after i ran it so i reinstalled them.
Every time my Odin acts up it is a driver uninstall, reboot, reinstall, and/or switch cables and usb ports until I find the secret combination that both windows and Odin can agree upon for the session.
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Thanx everyone.....personally I think my phone is female.....
I was following the forum below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321811
to get my rooted stock Tmobile Galaxy S2 back to un-rooted stock so i could update to the OTA update as i need the wifi.
Upon following the first ODIN command i got a failed and so i unpluged the phone and tried to re-ODIN and all it would do is stay at connecing or something similar.
I pulled the battery and tried to enter download mode again and I am unable to turn the phone on or enter download mode.
Ideas?
when i change the usb cable to a different plug on PC the PC then will attempt to install driver but the phone never show the download screen and the PC says unalbe to install driver.
Does it try to install the Samsung drivers or qualcom modem drivers?
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Just Odin the 2.3.6 ROM...
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xsteven77x said:
Just Odin the 2.3.6 ROM...
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I would love to but nothing works. No power etc.. bricked. I have recieved my USB Jig today and it does nothing. Works on my vibrant fine to force into download mode but my Galaxy S2 nothing... no power no nothing.
avarize said:
Does it try to install the Samsung drivers or qualcom modem drivers?
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I had installed the drivers already with Kies
Like an IDIOT I accidentally Odin'd the international (GT-i9100) bootloader over the stock/rooted FH13. The phone works but in download mode Odin does not recognize. I've tried everything I could read others have tried (drivers, etc) but no joy. Does anyone have any suggestions or am I out of the Odin business permanently?
Thanks.
I remember hearing of someone else doing this before as well and I think I remember the only thing they could do was send it off to have the flash reprogrammed via jtag. My suggestion is find a rom you like. Flash it and stay put. Can't risk a soft brick.
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If I recall correctly times_infinity posted how to flash the bootloader using adb / terminal, but don't quote me on that.
rovar said:
If I recall correctly times_infinity posted how to flash the bootloader using adb / terminal, but don't quote me on that.
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Yeah I can't remember who it was but there is definitely a thread on it.
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Doesn't the international boot loader make the USB port on our phone not work anymore? Which is why when you go to Odin mode, a computer won't recognize it? That's what I remember
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Ya there was a guy who did this a day or two ago, he sent it for JTAG, no USB after the flash so JTAG is your only option afik
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cp320703 said:
Ya there was a guy who did this a day or two ago, he sent it for JTAG, no USB after the flash so JTAG is your only option afik
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My USB connection works fine when the phone is on but in download mode Odin won't recognize.
pjkingphd said:
My USB connection works fine when the phone is on but in download mode Odin won't recognize.
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Sorry didn't read your op thoroughly, interesting situation.... I'll keep an eye out for info, but I wouldn't be surprised if there was some adb magic you could pull to fix it since it still boots...
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My USB connection works fine when the phone is on but in download mode Odin won't recognize.
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Even if usb wasn't working you should be able to copy the bootloader into the phone and run a terminal emulator to run the command from the phone. But there is a how to specifically for this issue somewhere.
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crawrj said:
Even if usb wasn't working you should be able to copy the bootloader into the phone and run a terminal emulator to run the command from the phone. But there is a how to specifically for this issue somewhere.
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Where can I find the correct bootloader file?
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Where can I find the correct bootloader file?
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That post might have it with the instructions. I don't know for sure what it says. But you can grab an Odin tar and extract the bootloader out of it.
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crawrj said:
That post might have it with the instructions. I don't know for sure what it says. But you can grab an Odin tar and extract the bootloader out of it.
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I'd love to but have no idea how to. Remember I'm the idiot that installed the wrong bootloader! I was even able to restore my nandroid but that didn't change the bootloader version.
I am trying to do this from the phone or I would be more help. Search our forum for sgs2 bootloader or flashed wrong bootloader or something and see if you can find the thread on this issue.
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crawrj said:
I am trying to do this from the phone or I would be more help. Search our forum for sgs2 bootloader or flashed wrong bootloader or something and see if you can find the thread on this issue.
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I've been searching and no joy but will continue. Thanks!
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I've been searching and no joy but will continue. Thanks!
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Ok try this. If your computer can see the phone booted up there its no reason why download shouldn't see it. Uninstall your drivers. Download the drivers from Samsung again. Install them. Put your phone in download mode. Connect to pc. Let drivers get loaded completely. Unplug phone from pc. Plug phone back to pc. Open Odin. See if it gives you a com port. Report back the result.
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Ok try this. If your computer can see the phone booted up there its no reason why download shouldn't see it. Uninstall your drivers. Download the drivers from Samsung again. Install them. Put your phone in download mode. Connect to pc. Let drivers get loaded completely. Unplug phone from pc. Plug phone back to pc. Open Odin. See if it gives you a com port. Report back the result.
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Thanks. I've tried this but when I'm in download mode my phone is not recognized at all (by neither the computer nor Odin).
I was mistake this was about the kernel, not the boot loader. Regardless here's the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29843206&postcount=23
Then you might be out of luck. I am not sure you can fix it without Odin. Here is a bootloader if you get Odin working. If you didn't try all of the steps I posted please do it again. Also switch cables even though it works for other functions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20296244
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rovar said:
I was mistake this was about the kernel, not the boot loader. Regardless here's the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29843206&postcount=23
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There is one for bootloader also but I think it requires Odin.
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rovar said:
I was mistake this was about the kernel, not the boot loader. Regardless here's the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29843206&postcount=23
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Thanks. Yes, I found that. I've been reading about this all day and I think I can safely say that I am not going to be able to undo this without sending my phone for the Jtag. Luckily My phone still operates normally, I just won't be able to flash anything by Odin and when my phone boots it says it's a GT-i9100. I did find a good thread about this for anyone else in the same boat:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1816931&highlight=wrong+bootloader
In the end, this is what I get for getting careless. Totally my fault.
Wouldn't flashing the whole thing with Mobile ODIN work?
I mean a whole .tar ROM
I was running cyanogenmod 9 on my phone when I looked into rom manager, I realized that there was a new version available (6.0.2.7) so I installed it via rom manager. A few days later i found that a stable version of cyanogenmod 10 was available so i put the zip file on my phone and followed the instructions to flash it. I did a darkside superwipe and everything. Then i went to boot my phone and it was stuck on the boot animation for 30 minutes, i scrolled down the page to find a comment from a person having the same issue, he said that to fix it he just pulled the battery out of his phone, put it back in and booted into recovery, did a factory reset, cache wipe and fixed permissions, then booted and it worked. I decided to try, so I booted recovery and tried to do a factory reset, clockworkmod froze. I tried it again, and it froze again. I then tried to clear the cache, clockworkmod froze. I tried to do a darkside superwipe, clockworkmod froze. No matter what I try to install clockworkmod will freeze. Has anybody on here had this problem, or know how to fix it? Or maybe know how to downgrade clockworkmod without being able to actually use the phone?
First off, don't use the Superwipe script on anything other than CWM 5.0.X. It'll cause a boot loop and ruin your recovery. I think your best bet is to boot into download mode and flash a recovery using Odin.
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I just discovered that I can't get into download mode either.
Have you ever tried to reset your phone through kies? If not give it a try. Open kies on your computer then go to tools and click on upgrade and initialize. It will ask you to enter your device model, then the s/n number and just follow the instructions from kies. Let me know if that works for you
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Have you ever tried to reset your phone through kies? If not give it a try. Open kies on your computer then go to tools and click on upgrade and initialize. It will ask you to enter your device model, then the s/n number and just follow the instructions from kies. Let me know if that works for you
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Good idea, but my phone won't actually get passed the boot animation, so Kies can't recognize it.
Yeah mine was doing the same, can you get it in download mode?
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I tell you what, plug your phone to the computer and press volume up down and power it should get you in download mode then try to do the above trick
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If you can still get back to CWM recovery mode, you can use adb from a PC to reboot it into download by
Code:
adb shell
su
reboot download
After that you should be able to use Odin to push anything you need to (or Kies *should* work when it's in download mode, it's been a while since I've used it for anything)
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Yeah mine was doing the same, can you get it in download mode?
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I tell you what, plug your phone to the computer and press volume up down and power it should get you in download mode then try to do the above trick
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Yes just figured out to get my phone in download you have to just hold the down volume button, then put in the usb cable. Rather then holding both up and down.
Just to let you you don't need kies to recognize your device to do that.
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Just to let you you don't need kies to recognize your device to do that.
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Just retried and it started, but then I got a notice with a bunch of Chinese writing, then the upgrade shutdown.
Well sorry to hear that. I would recommend to go galaxys2root.com and look for how to unbrick, I used that the last time my bricks
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If you can get to download, you can try Odin to push a new recovery image. If you get CWM back up and running, you can use various adb spells and have a pretty good chance to get your phone back into working condition.
Let us know how things going. We will try to get your phone back to working condition.
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Let us know how things going. We will try to get your phone back to working condition.
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alright so, heres where I am: the whole kies thing didn't work, so I tried to flash a new recovery through odin, it failed and now my phone is on a message that looks like the download screen, but instead of "downloading" it says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again.
May be try kies again. I also post a web site to check I used it the last time my phone bricked. If you didn't see it here it is galaxys2root.com and look for how to unbrick. It worked for me.
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May be try kies again. I also post a web site to check I used it the last time my phone bricked. If you didn't see it here it is galaxys2root.com and look for how to unbrick. It worked for me.
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Figured out that the screen I was seeing is still download mode, and odin still recognizes my phone. Found on the website that if I try to flash the stock firmware via odin, it should unbrick/ unroot the phone. When I tried to flash through odin it got stuck on the boot.img process and wont load any further. I tried kies again and still had the same problem.
Sorry to here that. In the meanwhile, I will do some research, will let you know.
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Sorry to here that. In the meanwhile, I will do some research, will let you know.
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alright thanks man, i'm going to come up with a good story to tell Samsung to get it warrantied lol, any ideas?
Yeah man that sounds like a good plan. Tell them your phone wasn't acting like it used to so you went on kies trying to upgrade / initialize in hope that it will work but it damages your phone with some chinese or korean dialog box that you didn't unstand
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So I have an att gs3 with Tmobile service. I have unlocked the phone my self. Where the problem lies is I can't get it to root. I've tried it on windows with Odin didn't work. I've tried it on my Mac with heimdall didn't work. My kies on my Mac will read the phone and let it connect but aft won't read. But heimdall does detect a device. It fails when it comes to debugging. Idk what to do. I want to root!!! Please help me!
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what error were you getting on odin? what thread were you using as a guide? what firmware tar were you using and where did you get it?
I was following utube video and in odin it wouldnt do anything id click start and it would say failed.
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I even tried universal root
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Uninstall Kies
Uninstall and Reinstall the Samsung USB Drivers
Use mrRobinsons rooted stock in Odin
Load TWRP with Goo Manager
Load the ROM of your choice
rooooootttteeedddd!!!!
sophisticatedretard said:
uninstall kies
uninstall and reinstall the samsung usb drivers
use mrrobinsons rooted stock in odin
load twrp with goo manager
load the rom of your choice
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thank you sooo much big help it worked!!!!!