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Please Help! SII Stuck On Firmware Upgrade encountered an issue screen

Basically My galaxy S2 was rooted and do not remember the root name etc... everything was working great until I installed a new font, the phone rebooted and was on start up screen for more than 3 hours.
After looking for solution and fielding with it, I ended up in worst place now!!
Cannot enter recovery mode anymore (volume up + Home + power)
The screen is Stuck on "firmware upgrade encountered an issue"
Cannot connect with Kies
However I can enter the Download mode and connect with ODIN
Tried to install many firmwares but ODIN fails!!

barzi3 said:
Basically My galaxy S2 was rooted and do not remember the root name etc... everything was working great until I installed a new font, the phone rebooted and was on start up screen for more than 3 hours.
Tried to install many firmwares but ODIN fails!!
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Post in Galaxy S2 threads I'm sure there is the answer..
also provide more details i.e. Odin log/output

I did the same exact thing. Went to s2 forum and it shows u how to reset your phone to factory. Then all you need is to re root and voila. Back on game mode!!!::good:

Help with brick

I was trying to flash my phone (AT&T SGS3) back to stock today using this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
While I was downloading, I accidentally kicked the usb cable out of the phone.
I immediately pulled the battery and restarted the process.
Odin said it succeeded but when I boot I get stuck on a screen where it just says samsung. Like the first screen you see on boot but it happens a second time after the galaxy s logo and the at&t logo.
I don't know how to fix this. Can someone please help?
Also I was going to try the not rooted stock roms from this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737848
But the downloads don't seem to be working. Anyone know where I can download the stock roms?

dmobbjr said:
I was trying to flash my phone (AT&T SGS3) back to stock today using this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
While I was downloading, I accidentally kicked the usb cable out of the phone.
I immediately pulled the battery and restarted the process.
Odin said it succeeded but when I boot I get stuck on a screen where it just says samsung. Like the first screen you see on boot but it happens a second time after the galaxy s logo and the at&t logo.
I don't know how to fix this. Can someone please help?
Also I was going to try the not rooted stock roms from this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737848
But the downloads don't seem to be working. Anyone know where I can download the stock roms?
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Maybe try going into recovery mode and do a factory wipe there.

That worked. Thank you, you just saved me in a big way

Glad it worked. Happened to me too. From what I learned when changing ROM types tw-> aosp you need to wipe data.
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[Q] Sprint SGS3 boots to black screen, please help

Hi all,
I've been using a leaked Touchwiz JB ROM for the past couple of months, and today, I decided that I wanted to return to unrooted stock and then root using the V2.3 toolkit located at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746680.
I wiped everything with TWRP and installed the stock ROM with no problem. Then, I ran the toolkit to root the phone. The toolkit said that everything processed correctly, but now, my phone won't boot up and hangs on a black screen after the Samsung Galaxy S3 logo appears. I can hear the bootup jingle at the black screen, and the LED stays lit with a blue light when it is on this screen, but I can't do anything else. What's worse is that I don't have a custom recovery installed. I can get into Odin download mode, however.
Does anyone have any advice? I really hope that this phone isn't permanently bricked.

jjkjustin said:
Hi all,
I've been using a leaked Touchwiz JB ROM for the past couple of months, and today, I decided that I wanted to return to unrooted stock and then root using the V2.3 toolkit located at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746680.
I wiped everything with TWRP and installed the stock ROM with no problem. Then, I ran the toolkit to root the phone. The toolkit said that everything processed correctly, but now, my phone won't boot up and hangs on a black screen after the Samsung Galaxy S3 logo appears. I can hear the bootup jingle at the black screen, and the LED stays lit with a blue light when it is on this screen, but I can't do anything else. What's worse is that I don't have a custom recovery installed. I can get into Odin download mode, however.
Does anyone have any advice? I really hope that this phone isn't permanently bricked.
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Get back to stock here-http://www.qbking77.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii9.html
Re-root via this method here- http://www.qbking77.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii7.html
This should help ya get everything in order.
This will put CWM Recovery on there. I rooted this method with no issues.. Hope it helps get your phone back into order.

milky1112 said:
Get back to stock here-http://www.qbking77.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii9.html
Re-root via this method here- http://www.qbking77.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii7.html
This should help ya get everything in order.
This will put CWM Recovery on there. I rooted this method with no issues.. Hope it helps get your phone back into order.
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Thanks a ton for the quick response. I'll get to work on this now.

I ended up fixing it by installing a prerooted JB ROM via Odin.

Sprint SGS3 boots to black screen with blue led light
milky1112 said:
Get back to stock here-http://www.qbking77.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii9.html
Re-root via this method here- http://www.qbking77.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii7.html
This should help ya get everything in order.
This will put CWM Recovery on there. I rooted this method with no issues.. Hope it helps get your phone back into order.
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Hello,
Would this suggestion also happen to fix this problem?
I mistakenly followed the instructions of a video on youtube on how to root a Samsung GSIII and accidentally soft bricked my phone. The problem was (as the creator of the video says) that the video was outdated and I ended up flashing the 4.0.4 boot image on a 4.1.1 Samsung GSIII. So far my phone boots up with the Samsung logo, but falls short at a black screen with a pulsing blue led light. When I plug the phone to the computer, It get recognized just the same way as it would if it had booted up fully. I searched most forum posts but haven't come up to a solid solution. I might need to search some more, but can u confirm if your suggestion is likely to fix my problem.
Forum page of the toolkit used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746680&highlight=bricked

Doldrey said:
Hello,
Would this suggestion also happen to fix this problem?
I mistakenly followed the instructions of a video on youtube on how to root a Samsung GSIII and accidentally soft bricked my phone. The problem was (as the creator of the video says) that the video was outdated and I ended up flashing the 4.0.4 boot image on a 4.1.1 Samsung GSIII. So far my phone boots up with the Samsung logo, but falls short at a black screen with a pulsing blue led light. When I plug the phone to the computer, It get recognized just the same way as it would if it had booted up fully. I searched most forum posts but haven't come up to a solid solution. I might need to search some more, but can u confirm if your suggestion is likely to fix my problem.
Forum page of the toolkit used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746680&highlight=bricked
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qbking77 also has a video that walks you through the steps to recover from a "soft brick". It involves using Odin and a stock JB .tar file. I haven't looked at the video in a while, so I do not know if the link to the stock file is current. qbking77's video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypmqJbZqOaU&list=PL7011CD883D5201B8&index=29
There is also this thread on XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099

I flashed and got stuck at the Samsung screen with the blue led..... from recovery all I did was reset/ factory settings and was back in business.
Parnelli98 said:
qbking77 also has a video that walks you through the steps to recover from a "soft brick". It involves using Odin and a stock JB .tar file. I haven't looked at the video in a while, so I do not know if the link to the stock file is current. qbking77's video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypmqJbZqOaU&list=PL7011CD883D5201B8&index=29
There is also this thread on XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
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Rooting Problems

So, im trying to root my phone via the toolkit, everything seems to be working etc according to toolkit at least...
after the Samsung Galaxy S III menu the screen remains black, and the LED strobes (blue)
nothing happens, can't push files on storage because i i dont have an insecure boot (which i do ive flashed it 4x now lol each time it passes)
im lost to be honest ive tried everything even factory reset the phone

kamopanosian said:
So, im trying to root my phone via the toolkit, everything seems to be working etc according to toolkit at least...
after the Samsung Galaxy S III menu the screen remains black, and the LED strobes (blue)
nothing happens, can't push files on storage because i i dont have an insecure boot (which i do ive flashed it 4x now lol each time it passes)
im lost to be honest ive tried everything even factory reset the phone
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What toolkit are you using?
If you can get the phone into download mode (which you should be able to if you can get into recovery for a factory reset - press Vol Down + Home + Power), flash one of the stock rooted images from here.

latest toolkit, i even did an update today
i did not have this problem when i rooted it the first time

kamopanosian said:
latest toolkit
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That doesn't tell me what toolkit you're using - there are several different "toolkits" one can use to root their device. Can you provide a link or something?
Did you see my suggestion about entering download mode to reflash the phone?

smelenchuk said:
That doesn't tell me what toolkit you're using - there are several different "toolkits" one can use to root their device. Can you provide a link or something?
Did you see my suggestion about entering download mode to reflash the phone?
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samsung galaxy s3 toolkit v2.3.0 for snapdragon s4 model
when i root, install busy box and flash boot image...all i get is the phone loading into the galaxy s iii screen, then the usual samsung startup melody on a dark screen and the LED strobes...
i can go back to stock rom thats not an issue

kamopanosian said:
samsung galaxy s3 toolkit v2.3.0 for snapdragon s4 model
when i root, install busy box and flash boot image...all i get is the phone loading into the galaxy s iii screen, then the usual samsung startup melody on a dark screen and the LED strobes...
i can go back to stock rom thats not an issue
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That would be this toolkit, I presume?
Did you start from Jelly Bean? The toolkit thread explicitly states that trying to use it with stock Jelly Bean will result in the soft-bricking you describe; you're better off trying another approach to rooting (such as the one I linked to).

Still stuck on boot even after odin flash to stock

So, I was enjoying my lovely Note II . It had been saying update suspended all day. I got home after work. let the update go and then it got stuck on the screen that says Samsung Galaxy Note II. I mean for freaking 3 hours.
Left battery out. did all that fun stuff. It would boot to download but not recovery.
I did an odin flash to stock firmware. Odin got to pass. all happy and hunky dory.
but still..... phone stays stuck at Samsung Galaxy Note II screen.
I know that this seems like it may have been covered in other threads, but I cant find any threads that say the flash didnt solve all problems
Please help. My cherub-like demeanor is slipping.

millusions said:
So, I was enjoying my lovely Note II . It had been saying update suspended all day. I got home after work. let the update go and then it got stuck on the screen that says Samsung Galaxy Note II. I mean for freaking 3 hours.
Left battery out. did all that fun stuff. It would boot to download but not recovery.
I did an odin flash to stock firmware. Odin got to pass. all happy and hunky dory.
but still..... phone stays stuck at Samsung Galaxy Note II screen.
I know that this seems like it may have been covered in other threads, but I cant find any threads that say the flash didnt solve all problems
Please help. My cherub-like demeanor is slipping.
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First try rebooting into stock recovery and factory reset.
If no go, let me know.
Also read thru this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447

im having the exact same problem as millusions. and no mine will not go into recovery, when i try to go into recovey it goes back to the samsung galaxy note 2 black screen.it will go into bootloader mode but thats it. odin flashed stock and passed 3 different times and still stuck at the galaxy note 2 black screen.
sorry not trying to high jack his thread but being as im having same issue i didnt want to clutter the Q/A with same thread

me three
i have the same issue. i can get into download mode, i push twrp, cwm, stock and touch via odin and none boot up afterwards, it just stays on the black note 2 boot screen. does this just take hours and i'm not being patient enough?
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i read through that thread DS, and just pushed LJ2 via Odin and 20 minutes later, i'm still looking at the the black boot screen...
tia
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miserly said:
i have the same issue. i can get into download mode, i push twrp, cwm, stock and touch via odin and none boot up afterwards, it just stays on the black note 2 boot screen. does this just take hours and i'm not being patient enough?
ETA
i read through that thread DS, and just pushed LJ2 via Odin and 20 minutes later, i'm still looking at the the black boot screen...
tia
m
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Go into stock recovery, do a factory reset. Should snap it out of it.
That's the last step it says to do on the main page.

dicksteele said:
Go into stock recovery, do a factory reset. Should snap it out of it.
That's the last step it says to do on the main page.
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yes. and i've done that before and it worked. but this time, it doesn't get to the pulsing samsung logo, it stays on the Galaxy Note II logo with black background. and when i try to go to recovery mode, it also goes into Galaxy Note II logo and stays there.

miserly said:
yes. and i've done that before and it worked. but this time, it doesn't get to the pulsing samsung logo, it stays on the Galaxy Note II logo with black background. and when i try to go to recovery mode, it also goes into Galaxy Note II logo and stays there.
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Before you did all this what were you on before ??? Stock 4.3, 4.4.2 ? A Custom Rom?
Have you tried this part? This should fix it depending on your answer above
- Download from http://d-h.st/CDK
I317UCUBMK6-TZ-PARAM.zip
- Extract the I317UCUBMK6-TZ-PARAM.zip file to get to I317UCUBMK6-TZ.tar.md5
It has two files in the I317UCUBMK6-TZ-PARAM.zip. You should only need the I317UCUBMK6-TZ.tar.md5.
I kept both files in there, in rare case you will need to flash the param file.
Read information under the If you *are* running the Official 4.3 (MK6) bootloader: section from @Zen Arcade thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...84&postcount=1

dicksteele said:
Go into stock recovery, do a factory reset. Should snap it out of it.
That's the last step it says to do on the main page.
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dicksteele said:
Before you did all this what were you on before ??? Stock 4.3, 4.4.2 ? A Custom Rom?
Have you tried this part? This should fix it depending on your answer above
- Download from http://d-h.st/CDK
I317UCUBMK6-TZ-PARAM.zip
- Extract the I317UCUBMK6-TZ-PARAM.zip file to get to I317UCUBMK6-TZ.tar.md5
It has two files in the I317UCUBMK6-TZ-PARAM.zip. You should only need the I317UCUBMK6-TZ.tar.md5.
I kept both files in there, in rare case you will need to flash the param file.
Read information under the If you *are* running the Official 4.3 (MK6) bootloader: section from @Zen Arcade thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...84&postcount=1
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i was on CM11 and then i went back to stock via your helpful post How to OTA to 4.4.2 from LJ2 4.1.1 (w/NE5/MK6 bootloader!) *** POST #3 UPDATES OP.
WHOA! that did it. I'm BACK!
i'll start a new thread for where i need to go from here. thanks! http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-2-att/help/dead-t2972214

miserly said:
i was on CM11 and then i went back to stock via your helpful post How to OTA to 4.4.2 from LJ2 4.1.1 (w/NE5/MK6 bootloader!) *** POST #3 UPDATES OP.
WHOA! that did it. I'm BACK!
i'll start a new thread for where i need to go from here. thanks! http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-2-att/help/dead-t2972214
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Coolness. These phones are fricking tanks. REALLY REALLY hard to kill them.

i have same problem, but answer no work for me, please help me????

You mean your phone won't go into recovery? I find that you need to hold the volume + and home button while the Android guy is on the screen and the progress bars moves along the bottom of the screen.

thry this post the part you want to look at is in the 2nd post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447. you can also look at this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589891