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I'm using odin3 v1.85 trying to root my phone through the PDA/hercules .. Once i hit the start button it stays stuck on SetupConnection ..
I'm using a t-mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH T989 on 2.3.6 gingerbread. Also running on windows 7 .. I tried run as admin also .. Can anybody help me please? I want to root my phone because my batter does not last more then 6-7 hours each day ..
Using this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514434 ; I basically tried every method there is .. Even the Super One Click/Zerg Rush/Odin

DoodleRay said:
I'm using odin3 v1.85 trying to root my phone through the PDA/hercules .. Once i hit the start button it stays stuck on SetupConnection ..
I'm using a t-mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH T989 on 2.3.6 gingerbread. Also running on windows 7 .. I tried run as admin also .. Can anybody help me please? I want to root my phone because my batter does not last more then 6-7 hours each day ..
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Unplug it
Shut down Odin
Restart comp
Run Odin as admin
Make sure task manager isn't using anything else
Pull battery
Put battery back in
Put in dl mode
Make sure repartition isn't checked
put tar in pda
Start
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@xcrazydx ; I tried that .. still stuck at setupconnection .. >_>

DoodleRay said:
@xcrazydx ; I tried that .. still stuck at setupconnection .. >_>
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keep running it until it completes. Make sure it shows up in the com port
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I've been trying to root my phone for about a week now .. and it's not working at all .. i basically tried all the methods out there .. -_-; None of them seem to work for me .

DoodleRay said:
I've been trying to root my phone for about a week now .. and it's not working at all .. i basically tried all the methods out there .. -_-; None of them seem to work for me .
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You're doing something wrong. I don't know exactly what, but this is a very simple process. Is the phone even in dl mode, or what?
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Download mode is usually when you hold the volume + and - button right? Then you press + to continue and you'll reach to the page where the android dude is at.

DoodleRay said:
Download mode is usually when you hold the volume + and - button right? Then you press + to continue and you'll reach to the page where the android dude is at.
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Correct
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So.. what else can i do ? I'm so tired and i just want my freaking phone rooted already ):

DoodleRay said:
So.. what else can i do ? I'm so tired and i just want my freaking phone rooted already ):
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You installed the drivers, right?
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Yes i did and also the kies thingy.

Let me see if I can help!
After you put your phone into download mode and then plug it into the pc is Odin already running?
And once its plugged in do you at least see it in COMM?
Also are you flashing the recovery first or are you trying to install the root through odin?
Have you already got cwm recovery on the phone?

hucesar1017 said:
Let me see if I can help!
After you put your phone into download mode and then plug it into the pc is Odin already running?
And once its plugged in do you at least see it in COMM?
Also are you flashing the recovery first or are you trying to install the root through odin?
Have you already got cwm recovery on the phone?
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I put it to download mode and i tried both ways.. having it running before download mode or after. Yes i do see the COMM and i'm trying to root through odin.
How do i check if i got cwm recovery on the phone?

Why dont u root ur phone by recovery mode.....just google it
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Shahid9559 said:
Why dont u root ur phone by recovery mode.....just google it
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I tried this also:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514434
Doesn't seem to work ..

Have u tried universal root app
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Shahid9559 said:
Have u tried universal root app
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What's that? Link me please? :x

Does your computer even recognize your device? I had an issue with mine where the USB port crapped out and I had to get a warranty replacement.
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I will give the link after 5 hours .....going to school...bye buddy
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iLeopard said:
Does your computer even recognize your device? I had an issue with mine where the USB port crapped out and I had to get a warranty replacement.
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Why wouldn't it recognize my device? If it didn't then i wouldn't be able to put songs into my phone?

[Q] Possible Brick: Is a jig my only hope?

I did a duma$$ move. I flashed a rom on top of a different rom without wiping.
- Phone boots up
- Boot animation displays
- Freezes on 'Android' Screen
- Does not go into Recovery
- Does not go into Download mode
- PC doesn't see it, but pc makes a sound when I plug it in, and drivers attempt to install when I plug in to pc (fail)
- Kies takes a while but I got "This device is not supported by Kies 2.0. Please try again'
Any and all help is appreciated.

Duma!!!!!! You vietnameeeee?!
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dannydv said:
Duma!!!!!! You vietnameeeee?!
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Nope. Americano

vazquezcmp said:
Nope. Americano
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Dumaa even worse!!! Lol!!
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Flash factory image. Its not bricked
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ssCISengineer said:
Flash factory image. Its not bricked
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Yep! Or odin back to stock!
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dannydv said:
Yep! Or odin back to stock!
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I can't get into 'download mode'. Is there another way?

vazquezcmp said:
I can't get into 'download mode'. Is there another way?
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Try using ROM toolbox to get into download mode worked for me once when I couldn't get in...
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Bro just use odin and flash the original t889 stock rom in odin.
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deeznutz1977 said:
Try using ROM toolbox to get into download mode worked for me once when I couldn't get in...
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Doing it as we speak. Thanks Man.

vazquezcmp said:
Doing it as we speak. Thanks Man.
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Actually what I have is the GN2 Toolkit. Is it the same thing? If not where can I find?

dannydv said:
Bro just use odin and flash the original t889 stock rom in odin.
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I thought you need to be able to get into 'download mode' for Odin to see your device?

vazquezcmp said:
Actually what I have is the GN2 Toolkit. Is it the same thing? If not where can I find?
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That's what I meant lol sorry about that... At least you knew what I was talking about. The tool kit got my phone into download when nothing else would. It worked even when adb wouldn't Thankfully I only has that problem one time
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if you got into download mode and odin'ed back to stock and it gets stuck on the "samsung with the blue logo behind it" boot screen than you have to go to stock recovery and wipe data and cache there and reboot, i had the same problem earlier but mine could get into recovery and download mode but it wouldnt wipe the data it would just turn off whenever i tried to

deeznutz1977 said:
That's what I meant lol sorry about that... At least you knew what I was talking about. The tool kit got my phone into download when nothing else would. It worked even when adb wouldn't Thankfully I only has that problem one time
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HOLY S-H-I-T SNACKS! I got into download mode. Rather then pressing Volume UP + Home + Power, I did same but Volume Down, and I'm Golden.
Thanks for all the help and Replys. Love this community. I root because this is what we do. I stand behind those that say Samsungs are damn near impossible to brick.
:good::good::good:

haldi15 said:
if you got into download mode and odin'ed back to stock and it gets stuck on the "samsung with the blue logo behind it" boot screen than you have to go to stock recovery and wipe data and cache there and reboot, i had the same problem earlier but mine could get into recovery and download mode but it wouldnt wipe the data it would just turn off whenever i tried to
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How'd you do that? I might have the same situation.

to get into the stock recovery you hold volume up and home and the power button at the same time, use the volume keys to move up and down and power button to select than wipe data and cache and reboot

[Q] CWM problem please help!

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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isoul said:
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)

isoul said:
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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isoul said:
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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isoul said:
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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isoul said:
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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[Q] Bricked note 2 sgh-i317

Okay so i bought a samsung Galaxy note 2 on craigslist(not a good idea) and what the seller told me is that it was unlocked. well i got the phone and put my Tmobile sim card and it worked. i tried to do a system update which i kept getting a reminder for and my phone is now stuck on the opening samsung galaxy note 2 sign. well i took it to the cell phone repair places we have around here and none of them could fix it. apparently the guy rooted the phone to unlock it but the phone doesnt have a custom recovery. it can boot to download mode but thats about it. if anyone knows how to fix this i would greatly appreciate your help.

Not bricked. ..
Boot to recovery using the 3 button combination and factory reset the phone. ..then reboot. .
If the device sticks on the splash screen again. ..you'll need to push a new image via Odin. .
But the phone is far from bricked. ..it's just mad...g
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I want to know how you got the update notification using a tmobile sim!?

It won't let me boot to recovery. It won't work. It can be booted into odin mode
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ivan0323 said:
It won't let me boot to recovery. It won't work. It can be booted into odin mode
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Is the phone stolen? Might have been SIM locked.
I would try flashing a stock ROM onto it via Odin. If that fails you probably bought a HOT phone. Or it has hardware damage.
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It was unlocked when I got it... it had a custom rom on it and when I tried to do the update it made the phone do what's it doing now.. so what option am I left with? I already tried stock rom and nothing :/
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So you have flashed a custom recovery? I can see that you said it did not have a custom recovery on it (but had a custom ROM?). If you haven't flashed the recovery and have not followed the flash to stock instructions (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2275844), then do so (be as specific as possible on the steps you've taken since it seems you might be a beginner at this by trying to update OTA a rooted device).

happened to me too. pull the battery. hold vol up and power and home and then insert battery. Keep holding till the 2nd time it reboots and you see the logo then let go of the buttons. This should put you into recovery. Wipe cache and wipe phone then reboot.
This worked for me, hope it works for you.

Trying to get into recovery mode doesn't work... I am a begginer at this. I tried pulling the battery out and doing the up home and power combo but that does not work.
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ivan0323 said:
Trying to get into recovery mode doesn't work... I am a begginer at this. I tried pulling the battery out and doing the up home and power combo but that does not work.
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Did you use the link I posted a couple posts back? If you have not, do so or you will not get anywhere.

I will use the link
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I think I bricked my phone...

Hey guys, I think I bricked my phone, but I haven't encountered anything like this yet. I rebooted into recovery from a rom, but it keeps bootlooping, but keeps trying to get into recovery (so a recovery bootloop kind of thing?). Does anybody know how to fix this? I have tried pulling the battery out but it just keeps bootlooping. Any help would be appreciated.

Try this.... turn your phone completely off then boot into download mode "trying to break the boot cycle" and hit cancel after you hit cancel the phone will try to restart.
If this doesn't work try to flashing a different recovery thru Odin.
Hoping this helps
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Sounds like a recovery bootloop. Try what was suggested above.
This happens when your recovery somehow gets corrupted. Using odin to flash another recovery will fix the issue.
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jlmancuso said:
Sounds like a recovery bootloop. Try what was suggested above.
This happens when your recovery somehow gets corrupted. Using odin to flash another recovery will fix the issue.
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Harjan112 said:
Try this.... turn your phone completely off then boot into download mode "trying to break the boot cycle" and hit cancel after you hit cancel the phone will try to restart.
If this doesn't work try to flashing a different recovery thru Odin.
Hoping this helps
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Thanks! But... I tried the above and it's still not working.. I guess I will have to install a new recovery through odin.

bobloiy said:
Thanks! But... I tried the above and it's still not working.. I guess I will have to install a new recovery through odin.
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Yes that should do the trick
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