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So Ive pretty much given up on trying to connect my phone to my laptop. Any way to root this phone with an app or something?? Like gingerbreak or z4root??
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Nope, you need to flash cwm recovery through Odin then flash superuser.zip to root. Maybe rom manager has the cwm. Then reboot into recovery then flash the zip but I'm not sure. I don't use rom Manager
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Yea i didnt think there was a way, dammit I really wanna root this phone.
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Isn't there SuperOneClick? I've never used it, so I'm not sure if it's an application used on the PC or on the phone.
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Isn't there SuperOneClick? I've never used it, so I'm not sure if it's an application used on the PC or on the phone.
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Its used on the pc, i remember using that to root my optimus v. Im going to see if i can borrow someone's laptop and see if it works on theirs, if not i guess I'll see if i can get another phone thru the warranty
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Superoneclick doesn't work on 2.3.6. They say it works on 2.3.5. Odin, easiest way.. why is it that you don't want to use PC??
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My laptop wont recognize my phone, check out my previous topic. Ive tried so many things but nothing works
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elflip88 said:
My laptop wont recognize my phone, check out my previous topic. Ive tried so many things but nothing works
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Was your problem narrowed down to your phone or the pc? I had a similar problem, but it was driver issues. After downloading Kies, it works fine.
I'm just sayin!
noodles2224 said:
Superoneclick doesn't work on 2.3.6. They say it works on 2.3.5. Odin, easiest way.. why is it that you don't want to use PC??
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I thought it was the other way around, but anyways. Odin really is the easiest way to root the phone, hardly takes any time either.
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I would just try to find someone elses computer.
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xsteven77x said:
I would just try to find someone elses computer.
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This or wipe your partition and start a clean OS install
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Read up on mobile odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
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jr_718 said:
Read up on mobile odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
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Chainfire said:
! Your device must be rooted to be able to use Mobile ODIN. Check the list below to see if your device is supported !
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Somehow I'm not sure mobile ODIN will help root anything.
Was pretty sure mobile Odin does not support our version of the sg2.
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If i were you I would play it safe and borrow a computer. Last thing you want is a $500 paper weight
.....Clones & Drones.....
Actually there is a way.
Here is how I did it.
Download Rom Manager FREE and Premium.
Flash clockworkmod recovery for GSII Tmobile
Download Superuser from "Download Rom" section and scrolling down to where it says "Superuser"
Install the latest Superuser, and you're done!
It's that easy.
And then to get busybox, you can search the market for busybox installer and install the latest version of it.
JoJo2211 said:
Actually there is a way.
Here is how I did it.
Download Rom Manager FREE and Premium.
Flash clockworkmod recovery for GSII Tmobile
Download Superuser from "Download Rom" section and scrolling down to where it says "Superuser"
Install the latest Superuser, and you're done!
It's that easy.
And then to get busybox, you can search the market for busybox installer and install the latest version of it.
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Are you sure this will work?? I tried installing the recovery thru rom manager free but it wouldnt let me cuz Im not rooted.
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Thank you all for responding, I have tried almost everything and nothing has worked. I spent like 6 hours last night searching all over the web and nothing solved this. The only thing i have left is to try on another laptop or pc. Hopefully that works
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elflip88 said:
Thank you all for responding, I have tried almost everything and nothing has worked. I spent like 6 hours last night searching all over the web and nothing solved this. The only thing i have left is to try on another laptop or pc. Hopefully that works
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oh wow you still didn't get it to work? yeah narrow it down to either the pc or the phone.
his previous phone states that his old t989 connected completely fine to the laptop but after doing an exchange the new one is not detected. He has tried reinstalling and uninstalling the drivers, kies, and removing whatever is installed through usb with usbdeview.
so yeah, i'm stumped also. any of the mentioned method worked for me... soo good luck once again op! lol
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oh wow you still didn't get it to work? yeah narrow it down to either the pc or the phone.
his previous phone states that his old t989 connected completely fine to the laptop but after doing an exchange the new one is not detected. He has tried reinstalling and uninstalling the drivers, kies, and removing whatever is installed through usb with usbdeview.
so yeah, i'm stumped also. any of the mentioned method worked for me... soo good luck once again op! lol
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Lol thanks brother, im goin over a friends house later to see if i can get it to work on his
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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?
pjkingphd said:
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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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
Hi all, I was trying to uninstall some of the softwares from my S3, I uninstalled some of them, those are some tmobile softwares. But I soon found out when I restarted my phone it just stuck at the "samsung" logo.I tried to install a rom to resolve the problem but odin just kept showing that "FAIL". I reinstall a clockworkmod.tar by using odin( I don't know why I did that...><). But when it finished and restarted again it could no long turn on again. Can anyone help me with this problem? I just bought the phone yesterday and I already went to exchange for a new one couple hours ago, no sure tmobile would let me exchange it again. PLEASE HELP ME!!!
This post I originally posted under Sprint GS 3 forum, but I found I posted in the wrong place
Can u get into download or recovery mode?
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Try pulling the battery and put it back in. Then try to boot download mode.
What rom did you try to flash? Where did you get the cwm.tar file you used?
Plug into the computer and check in device manager. Does it see anything?
If it says QHSUSB_DLOAD then I'm afraid your bricked.
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funziebear said:
Can u get into download or recovery mode?
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No, I can't either get into download mode or recovery mode..><
Does it show anything in device manager?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Try pulling the battery and put it back in. Then try to boot download mode.
What rom did you try to flash? Where did you get the cwm.tar file you used?
Plug into the computer and check in device manager. Does it see anything?
If it says QHSUSB_DLOAD then I'm afraid your bricked.
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I tried the newest offical rom and I got the cwm.tar from Nothing happened when I connet it to my computer..
I can't get you the link where I download the cwm.tar, but I did use that for rooting my phone and it worked. But right now my phone just can't turn on again.
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Does it show anything in device manager?
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No...>< Nothing happened. The screem is just black.
Try recovery again... Volume up + Home + Power button... As soon as you see first samsung logo let go of power button.
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sq234 said:
No...>< Nothing happened. The screem is just black.
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DId you get it fixed?
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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isoul said:
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 here's what happened - I installed digitalblur but forgot to install the 4.3 bootloader prior to flashing digitalblur. ROM flashed fine and went thru setup of rom and then as I always do after setup I like to reboot the phone. But it wouldn't reboot, all it would do is continue to boot loop at the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 screen. Now I can't get into recovery. Anyone have any ideas of what I can do to fix this issue?
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If you can get into download mode, you should be able to Odin back to stock.
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shuka325 said:
If you can get into download mode, you should be able to Odin back to stock.
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Thats exactly what I ended up doing thanks for the help.