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help! flashed a rom that wasnt made for the tmobile gs2

so i made a noob mistake an flashed a rom that wasnt made for the tmobile gs2. the install of the custom rom was sucessfull. now the phone wont turn back on or get into any mode. when i plug it into the computer odin recognize it. can someone tell me what i can do other then using the jig. thanks in advance!

lookinforcar said:
so i made a noob mistake an flashed a rom that wasnt made for the tmobile gs2. the install of the custom rom was sucessfull. now the phone wont turn back on or get into any mode. when i plug it into the computer odin recognize it. can someone tell me what i can do other then using the jig. thanks in advance!
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Did you say that Odin recognize your phone or doesn't recognize it? If Odin recognize your phone then your definitely in luck.
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yes odin does recognize it. it says ID com19 and its highlighted yellow

lookinforcar said:
yes odin does recognize it. it says ID com19 and its highlighted yellow
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Now you have to get the original unrooted factory rom .tar file and restore your phone back to factory. Your phone is just soft bricked so you are very lucky. Use google or the xda search feature and look up something along the lines of "SGH-T989 .tar file" or "T-Mobile Galaxy S II tar". The exact file you need is floating around here somewhere.
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r u talking about the sgh-t989-stock-recovery.tar? i have tried that but get stuck on setupconnection

There is no stock rom tar file for our phone yet. We only have a kernel and stock recovery tar.
You can't get into recovery?
This phone is a BEAST!

what is the proper way to get into recovery. my phone wont do jack right now.

lookinforcar said:
r u talking about the sgh-t989-stock-recovery.tar? i have tried that but get stuck on setupconnection
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Honestly I haven't done this yet with the GS2, but I've done it a million times with a Vibrant I once owned. I'm gonna look it up right now and see what I find. This should be a pretty easy process. The best part is that at least your phone isn't completely bricked.
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mine is doing the same thing but odin isnt reconizing my phone but the computer is....someone help me

lookinforcar said:
what is the proper way to get into recovery. my phone wont do jack right now.
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First do a battery pull, then put the battery back into the phone, hold both the up and down volume rocker and press the power button till the phone vibrates (letting you know its been turned on), soon as the phone vibrate then release the power button but do not let go of the volume rocker until you see the recovery image! Once you see the recovery image you are easily back in business. Let me know if you can at least get into recovery.
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ok. did that many times and no vibrate

lookinforcar said:
ok. did that many times and no vibrate
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How long are you holding the buttons for, sometimes it takes a while.
This phone is a BEAST!

almost a minute

just recieved the phone today and screwed it up FML

lookinforcar said:
just recieved the phone today and screwed it up FML
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dude same thing happened to me, i just got this phone today, tried to root it, put a different rom on it, screwed up the phone....................................im computer will reconize it but the oden wont

cwa542 said:
dude same thing happened to me, i just got this phone today, tried to root it, put a different rom on it, screwed up the phone....................................im computer will reconize it but the oden wont
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when you turn on odin does the id com highleted yellow?

btw guys i backed up my stock rom with nandroid.md5

What ROM did you guys install? Few questions. Did you guys install Samsung drivers. If not install through kies or from the development section here and reboot computer. Then put in download mode and wait for comp. to recognize phone again. try entering recovery and flash a basic stock ROM from dev section. See if that works.
cwa542 said:
dude same thing happened to me, i just got this phone today, tried to root it, put a different rom on it, screwed up the phone....................................im computer will reconize it but the oden wont
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Then get back into recovery and restore it.
lookinforcar said:
btw guys i backed up my stock rom with nandroid.md5
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chib1panda said:
Then get back into recovery and restore it.
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phone wont get into recovery mode or download mode...

Help Please: Phone not booting up

Strange thing happened to my phone yesterday night. I was watching netflix for a while and after some time the screen just went blank. I am not able to restart the phone. It got struck in the kernel bootup(Darkside kernel, TDJ's darkside rom) and it was restarting again and again till i remove the battery.
I am able to get into recovery mode but not able to restore any of my backup's. It just went blank during restoring system. I tried installing the same ROM(Darkside Digitsl warfare v2.5.1) from my internal SD card but it just went blank after some time. I tried the juggernaut-5 . It didnt throw up any error but when i restart it its again displaying the darkside kernel and boot looping.
Any one can you please help me to get out of this mess. I need to travel on Monday so desperately need my phone fixed before that. Please help. I have not installed anything new over the last 1 month and didnt have any problems till now. Thank you
System Details:
ROM: Darkside Digitsl warfare v2.5.1
ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.7

Flash super wipe kernel cleaner then reflash the ROM then go back if you made a nandroid backup restore the data and system
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Help please
I am not able to connect my phone in USB mode, Can i be able to do an ODIN?.
I am able to connect in download mode,recovery mode.Please help. Thank you
peppersu812 said:
Flash super wipe kernel cleaner then reflash the ROM then go back if you made a nandroid backup restore the data and system
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LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
I am not able to connect my phone in USB mode, Can i be able to do an ODIN?.
I am able to connect in download mode,recovery mode.Please help. Thank you
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Which recovery version are you running?

LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
I am not able to connect my phone in USB mode, Can i be able to do an ODIN?.
I am able to connect in download mode,recovery mode.Please help. Thank you
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Yes Odin back to stock..... flash recovery and then restore
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Danial723 said:
Yes Odin back to stock..... flash recovery and then restore
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What he said. Just remember to put the rom file into the PDA field in Odin
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Yeah Odin should fix all that but If your on Telus I wouldnt run any Tmobile roms although they work it can cause headaches like this IMO
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When i try to ODIN the stock room it failed in the middle now i am struck in the screen download mode. I cant go anwhere from here. Is that the end?.Please help.
Also can i send it to samsung for warranty exchange?.Any phone numbers for samsung pls help. THank you
Will they be able to make it i installed custom rom in it. In the ODIN mode it still shows custom binary mode : NO
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue.Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again.

LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
When i try to ODIN the stock room it failed in the middle now i am struck in the screen download mode. I cant go anwhere from here. Is that the end?.Please help.
Also can i send it to samsung for warranty exchange?.Any phone numbers for samsung pls help. THank you
Will they be able to make it i installed custom rom in it. In the ODIN mode it still shows custom binary mode : NO
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue.Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again.
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Try it again. The phone has to be in download mode before you plug it into the computer. And are you flashing it as PDA? People have reported it taking a couple tries.
Usually if you can get into download mode you can fix it. If you're stuck and your computer won't recognize your phone, try getting back into download mode. If you're sending it in for repair anyways, it's better to have a full brick so they can't see that you rooted.
Another option if you can't get into download mode, buy a USB Jig, they are usually less than $10 and they can sometimes get you back into download mode.
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It does take a few tries sometimes
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Thanks. I tried it multiple times but still the same screen. I tried with a USB jig, and still the same screen. I am not able to go past that?. Is that a full brick?.
I called T-Mobile and they are sending me a new phone on Tuesday. But need make sure its fully bricked. Thank you

LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
Thanks. I tried it multiple times but still the same screen. I tried with a USB jig, and still the same screen. I am not able to go past that?. Is that a full brick?.
I called T-Mobile and they are sending me a new phone on Tuesday. But need make sure its fully bricked. Thank you
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What screen are you talking about? The download screen?
If you're seriously wanting to give up trying, and want to brick it, try flashing a stock rom from a different phone via Odin.
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Towle said:
What screen are you talking about? The download screen?
If you're seriously wanting to give up trying, and want to brick it, try flashing a stock rom from a different phone via Odin.
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Yes its struck in the download screen with the error.I was trying to ODIN to stock tmobile ROM and see if it brings back the phone but it failed inbetween and after that i am struck with the download screen with the below error message. I tried different modes, normal power on, recovery mode, download mode, USB jig - download mode but no sucess?. Is that the end. Please help. Ami i good for a exchange? Thanks a lot
"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue.Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again."

LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
Yes its struck in the download screen with the error.I was trying to ODIN to stock tmobile ROM and see if it brings back the phone but it failed inbetween and after that i am struck with the download screen with the below error message. I tried different modes, normal power on, recovery mode, download mode, USB jig - download mode but no sucess?. Is that the end. Please help. Ami i good for a exchange? Thanks a lot
"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue.Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again."
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Bricked...

alphadog32 said:
Bricked...
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So Am i good for an warranty exchange? or will samsung would be able to know i installed custom roms. In the ODIN mode it still shows custom binary mode as NO.
The strange thing is i didnt do anything on my phone for last 1 month. The only thing i could think off is, one of scheduled titanium backup ran at 3.00 AM when i was in netflix with the phone charging,and i got a msg that the backup failed. When i woke up it started boot looping. And during the ODIN i tried today, I was making sure i am doing right by following the guidelines(ODIN back to stock).
I have all my nandroid backups(different rom versions) & titanium backups, will i be able to use it in my new phone after rooting with the same recovery version?
Thank you. I really appreciat all your help.

LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
So Am i good for an warranty exchange? or will samsung would be able to know i installed custom roms. In the ODIN mode it still shows custom binary mode as NO.
The strange thing is i didnt do anything on my phone for last 1 month. The only thing i could think off is, one of scheduled titanium backup ran at 3.00 AM when i was in netflix with the phone charging,and i got a msg that the backup failed. When i woke up it started boot looping. And during the ODIN i tried today, I was making sure i am doing right by following the guidelines(ODIN back to stock).
I have all my nandroid backups(different rom versions) & titanium backups, will i be able to use it in my new phone after rooting with the same recovery version?
Thank you. I really appreciat all your help.
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It's not bricked, dude. It's still in dl mode when it says that. It will just take some more tries to get a tar to flash.
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Make sure you use Samsung usb cable when Odin and if use Win 7 use run as Administrator mode
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Plug it in to computer, what recognized device does it say?

alphadog32 said:
Plug it in to computer, what recognized device does it say?
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my ODIN still recognoize my device but when i try to ODIN the stock rom or the kernel its faliling in the nadroid write - failed. Now i could see my binary counter as 1.
Am i doomed. Please hellpppppp. My computer doesn not recognize my device but the ODIN does. Please help

LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
my ODIN still recognoize my device but when i try to ODIN the stock rom or the kernel its faliling in the nadroid write - failed. Now i could see my binary counter as 1.
Am i doomed. Please hellpppppp. My computer doesn not recognize my device but the ODIN does. Please help
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Are you running Odin as administrator?
Manually download the device drivers from the how to root thread and install them on your computer. right click on Odin and run as administrator. Open the stock rom file in the PDA field and run it.. There is no reason it shouldn't work if you can get into download mode.
Try downloading the stock rom again, maybe it's a bad download.
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[Q] Need help ASAP! :c

Hello all, My name is Zach. I've been around XDA for a while, but haven't really posted anything, I thanked devs for work and have been flashing my phone for a while now. Well, last night, I was exhausted, and shouldn't have done what I did. I flashed the full "CODE_SPH-D710.GA10_818252_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5" to my phone via mobile odin from an ics rom (Phantoms ff18 I believe). Everything was going fine until the phone just shut off, and it booted straight into recovery mode.
Well now my phone will not boot, and I have no access to my external memory card via CWM-based Recovery v5.0.2.3 that was installed from the tar. All of my roms are on my external.
Every time I plug it into the computer I get "USB device is not recognized" and it installs an "Unknown Device" driver from windows. So I can not mount it in CWM to send the files to internal.
I have tried removing all drivers and kies, restarting, reinstalling, then plugging my phone back in about 1000 times now.
Now some good news, I can get into Odin mode, but odin does not recognize it due to the problem above^
My question is, is there still hope? and can anyone help me?

I would try redownloading drivers on a diffrent computer if possible and make sure you have original cord. You can also try to wipe data via stock recovery and try to boot again just some quick thoughts also could try to find one of the one clicks and pull cord out and put back in once you open the one click (not during the one click) and see if it will show then start the one click also make sure you have the correct drivers install if you go to sextapes site they have everything you need. Hope it turns out ok:beer:
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evo3d6 said:
I would try redownloading drivers on a diffrent computer if possible and make sure you have original cord. You can also try to wipe data via stock recovery and try to boot again just some quick thoughts also could try to find one of the one clicks and pull cord out and put back in once you open the one click (not during the one click) and see if it will show then start the one click also make sure you have the correct drivers install if you go to sextapes site they have everything you need. Hope it turns out ok:beer:
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I have tried both my laptops, original cord, multiple other cords, have tried wiping in the CWM to nothing new, I do have the correct drivers and have tried multiple versions of them :/
Opening a one click and plugging the phone in just gives me "USB device not recognized"

Im a little confused you have cwm?
Reading your post cwm does not come with the leaked build you have to flash agats recovery after. So im going to assume that your talking stock recovery.
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Sad to say it sounds like you 1/2 way between soft bricked and hard bricked...
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evo3d6 said:
Im a little confused you have cwm?
Reading your post cwm does not come with the leaked build you have to flash agats recovery after. So im going to assume that your talking stock recovery.
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Maybe it stuck from phantom's ff18 rom? But yes CWM-based recovery 5.0.2.3
If I could get it to recognize my external SD card then I can flash a rom.
chris-allen said:
Sad to say it sounds like you 1/2 way between soft bricked and hard bricked...
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I hope its fixable :/

Get a Micro SD USB adapter. You can transfer the files with that.

Well. If your phone still turns on there's hope. After you plug it into your computer and it installs that unknown device or whatever go to control panel -> system -> device manager.
Right click on the unknown device, update driver, browse my computer for drivers, let me pick from list of drivers, then forcefully install the samsung driver through there and then try to odin a stock ICS tar http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com/LeakSite/?dir=Leaks/Samsung Epic 4G Touch/FI27/Original TAR/.
After the you install the tar I would boot into recovery and wipe data and cache then reboot to make sure it's clean. Then after you're back to stock then you can root recovery whatever and try flashing JB again. I suggest using CWM and a zip file this time around though. Good luck.

ZachZombify said:
I have tried removing all drivers and kies, restarting, reinstalling, then plugging my phone back in about 1000 times now.
Now some good news, I can get into Odin mode, but odin does not recognize it due to the problem above^
My question is, is there still hope? and can anyone help me?
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I'm not sure what exactly happened but it sounds as if you are screwed if Odin doesn't recognize it at this point. It sounds like something went very wrong with the bootloader to me, maybe Mobiletech can help repair your device for $50 if all other advise fails.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com or email at [email protected]
If they can't fix it they will refund you back your money.

graydiggy said:
Get a Micro SD USB adapter. You can transfer the files with that.
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I cannot access the external memory card from CWM, it says "No files found", if I could, I would have flashed a new rom already.
caaznkid said:
Well. If your phone still turns on there's hope. After you plug it into your computer and it installs that unknown device or whatever go to control panel -> system -> device manager.
Right click on the unknown device, update driver, browse my computer for drivers, let me pick from list of drivers, then forcefully install the samsung driver through there and then try to odin a stock ICS tar http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com/LeakSite/?dir=Leaks/Samsung Epic 4G Touch/FI27/Original TAR/.
After the you install the tar I would boot into recovery and wipe data and cache then reboot to make sure it's clean. Then after you're back to stock then you can root recovery whatever and try flashing JB again. I suggest using CWM and a zip file this time around though. Good luck.
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I tried this, there are like 20-30 different samsung drivers to pick from, I tried a few, getting "Error 10, the device could not be started" unplugged phone, plugged back in and just get "USB device not recognized"
Febby said:
I'm not sure what exactly happened but it sounds as if you are screwed if Odin doesn't recognize it at this point. It sounds like something went very wrong with the bootloader to me, maybe Mobiletech can help repair your device for $50 if all other advise fails.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com or email at [email protected]
If they can't fix it they will refund you back your money.
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I honestly wish I could spend that 50$, but I am going to college and jobless at the moment, so all my money goes to them.

ZachZombify said:
I cannot access the external memory card from CWM, it says "No files found", if I could, I would have flashed a new rom already.
I tried this, there are like 20-30 different samsung drivers to pick from, I tried a few, getting "Error 10, the device could not be started" unplugged phone, plugged back in and just get "USB device not recognized"
I honestly wish I could spend that 50$, but I am going to college and jobless at the moment, so all my money goes to them.
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Have you tried the drivers found here http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com/LeakSite/?dir=Leaks/Misc Files
Delete all Sammy drivers from your laptop restart your laptop then install the drivers you get from the link

If that doesn't work then why don't you boot into the ROM, use mobile Odin and flash the modem and recovery you want t seperately(if you can)
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bigdaddy619 said:
Have you tried the drivers found here http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com/LeakSite/?dir=Leaks/Misc Files
Delete all Sammy drivers from your laptop restart your laptop then install the drivers you get from the link
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I tried this, but even after uninstalling the sammy drivers, some remains in the "update driver" thing. I'm still getting "USB device is unrecognized"
Tr0LL-$_$ said:
If that doesn't work then why don't you boot into the ROM, use mobile Odin and flash the modem and recovery you want t seperately(if you can)
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Read the original post , the phone does NOT boot into android, it stays on the splash screen, forever.

Is it possible to boot an android OS from my external memory card? I know you could do it on the NOOK Color

Any help at this point would be greatly appreciated.

ZachZombify said:
Any help at this point would be greatly appreciated.
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So, to recap:
You were on FF18 with custom recovery, went to flash the GA10 tar via MO, phone died during process, isn't recognized when phone is in Odin mode and connected to a pc, you can still get to recovery and download mode on the phone but can't flash because it's not recognized, removed/re installed
Correct?
Have you tried another pc? Have you tried another cable? Have you pulled the sd card out and tried reading that on a pc?

There is some sort of lesson to be learned here. :sly:
People pay attention.
Many can profit from the outcome of this thread. :thumbup:
Pp.
Transmitted from another galaxy with a Jellybean infused P-5113 full of Unicorn porn.

MoHoGalore said:
So, to recap:
You were on FF18 with custom recovery, went to flash the GA10 tar via MO, phone died during process, isn't recognized when phone is in Odin mode and connected to a pc, you can still get to recovery and download mode on the phone but can't flash because it's not recognized, removed/re installed
Correct?
Have you tried another pc? Have you tried another cable? Have you pulled the sd card out and tried reading that on a pc?
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Id didn't die, it just turned off, and restarted straight into the recovery. I have tried 3, and 4 different cables, the SD cards reads in the computer but isn't showing up in the recovery, I get "No files found" and since I cant boot, I cant change the directory for the SD card.
PanchoPlanet said:
There is some sort of lesson to be learned here. :sly:
People pay attention.
Many can profit from the outcome of this thread. :thumbup:
Pp.
Transmitted from another galaxy with a Jellybean infused P-5113 full of Unicorn porn.
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Yes, But hopefully my phone is revivable!

Have you tried another pc?
And was it a full flash? You saw pass and it restarted?
:edit: Just saw your post about using both laptops.
What gets me, the flashing process and a restart and still you're left with the custom recovery. I'm interested in where the flash got to.. since the tar doesn't flash a custom recovery..
One thing to try - Put the phone in Odin mode, have it plugged into the laptop, then start odin. Try it backwards..
Which version of Odin are you using?
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MoHoGalore said:
Have you tried another pc?
And was it a full flash? You saw pass and it restarted?
:edit: Just saw your post about using both laptops.
What gets me, the flashing process and a restart and still you're left with the custom recovery. I'm interested in where the flash got to.. since the tar doesn't flash a custom recovery..
One thing to try - Put the phone in Odin mode, have it plugged into the laptop, then start odin. Try it backwards..
Which version of Odin are you using?
Sent from my SPH-L900 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
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I've tried a few different versions, but I've been trying to use a one-click that way it will just install everything

[Q] S2X doesn't start

Hi, I have a SGH-T989D. Today, I edited build.prop to change phone model to S3 (SGH-I747M), in order to watch mobile TV (long story). However, when tried to reboot device, it doesn't start (actually screen just shows logo for a while, and turns to blank). I also have tried to take battery off and turned it again, but it is same situations over and over. Did I brick the phone? Please help. Many thanks!

No it's not bricked try wiping cache and dalvik then reboot. Else flash backup if you have one.
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richardlibeau said:
No it's not bricked try wiping cache and dalvik then reboot. Else flash backup if you have one.
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Thank you! But, my phone doesn't turn on. Can I still be able to do "wiping cache and dalvik"?

pychen2001 said:
Thank you! But, my phone doesn't turn on. Can I still be able to do "wiping cache and dalvik"?
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As long as you can make it to the logo you can restart it. Do you have cwm or twrp recovery? If not do know how to get into download mode? What you did is soft bricked your phone. It can be fixed though.
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richardlibeau said:
As long as you can make it to the logo you can restart it. Do you have cwm or twrp recovery? If not do know how to get into download mode? What you did is soft bricked your phone. It can be fixed though.
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Thanks again. I will try it out.

richardlibeau said:
No it's not bricked try wiping cache and dalvik then reboot. Else flash backup if you have one.
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Hi, did "Wipe catch/Dalvik catch", but device still doesn't boot. My phone is running stock ROM, but just rooted. I didn't "back-up" when I rooted the phone. Any further solution? Many thanks!

Try this web site galaxys2root.com and look for how to unroot unbrick and follow the instructions.
Hope this help
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pychen2001 said:
Hi, did "Wipe catch/Dalvik catch", but device still doesn't boot. My phone is running stock ROM, but just rooted. I didn't "back-up" when I rooted the phone. Any further solution? Many thanks!
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Hi,
The easiest way to fix it is reinstall firmware using odin. Remember after this you need to root the phone again (that's easy)
Download the firmware specific for your device from samMobile. http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3
Flash it using odin. You can find information on how to use odin here on XDA. Just Search for it.
After flashing is done set up the phone and root it again.

pychen2001 said:
Hi, did "Wipe catch/Dalvik catch", but device still doesn't boot. My phone is running stock ROM, but just rooted. I didn't "back-up" when I rooted the phone. Any further solution? Many thanks!
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Install drivers for phone to computer. Install odin. Then turn on phone power button in and both volume up and down at same time until download mode appears on screen select yes to enter download mode . Hook phone to computer via usb cord. Open odin you should see com7 or whatever port you have it hooked in. Download any sgh-t989 odin zip. Some are gb some are ics etc. Extract the tar file to computer then place it to PDA in odin. Hit start odin should read tar and begin process of installing it to phone. You should see the progress in the top box on left. It should take 5-8 mins approx. Then phone will reboot into new rom. After this unplug phone you should be good to go.
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Oncet said:
Hi,
The easiest way to fix it is reinstall firmware using odin. Remember after this you need to root the phone again (that's easy)
Download the firmware specific for your device from samMobile. http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3
Flash it using odin. You can find information on how to use odin here on XDA. Just Search for it.
After flashing is done set up the phone and root it again.
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Thanks for linking dude. I am trying to help him out but I am a little buzzed at this point. Rough day!!!! Kids, old lady, and school all driving me nuts bro.(Lol).
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Thanks all! Will try it when I get time.

Finally, I brought my phone back. Appreciated all of you help. Now, one more question, if someone can help me out as well: what it is the safe way to modify phone model on build.prop file? I used "ES File Explorer", and ended up with above situation. I just changed ro.product.model. Thanks.

i really F***D up!!

i dont know how bricked my phone is but while i was tryin to update it to wicked v3 i was doing a full wipe but i accidently formatted the system storage and now the phone is missing a file the data file and it wont boot and it wont let me restore it with my nand back up.. im completly stuck in the recovery.. would going back to stock fix it??? i really need help!!!

lagunas11 said:
i dont know how bricked my phone is but while i was tryin to update it to wicked v3 i was doing a full wipe but i accidently formatted the system storage and now the phone is missing a file the data file and it wont boot and it wont let me restore it with my nand back up.. im completly stuck in the recovery.. would going back to stock fix it??? i really need help!!!
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Relax bro. What recovery are you on? I always format system and everythings runs good. If you can't backup, odin back to stock. If you can get into download mode then you are good. Or you can try reflashing the ROM.

whytechapel_x said:
Relax bro. What recovery are you on? I always format system and everythings runs good. If you can't backup, odin back to stock. If you can get into download mode then you are good. Or you can try reflashing the ROM.
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yea i tryed using the and back up i had in case something went wrong but i have it saved to my extsd card so i selected it and it fails because the
data folder is missing in the intstorage. i tryed reflashing the rom but when it flashes at the end it says UPDATING PARTISIONS E/: NO SUCH FOLDER/FILE FOUND so i cant do anything.... i want know if its safe for me to go back to stock before i make it even worse....

lagunas11 said:
yea i tryed using the and back up i had in case something went wrong but i have it saved to my extsd card so i selected it and it fails because the
data folder is missing in the intstorage. i tryed reflashing the rom but when it flashes at the end it says UPDATING PARTISIONS E/: NO SUCH FOLDER/FILE FOUND so i cant do anything.... i want know if its safe for me to go back to stock before i make it even worse....
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Yeah I think something happened with SD card. Try using odin. I'm pretty sure you're not bricked. I remember reading somewhere along time ago about something about formatting the system and causing problems idk though lol. Do you happen to have another sd card that you can use? Are you on CWM or TWRP. If on CWM, use odin to put TWRP and try again.

whytechapel_x said:
Yeah I think something happened with SD card. Try using odin. I'm pretty sure you're not bricked. I remember reading somewhere along time ago about something about formatting the system and causing problems idk though lol. Do you happen to have another sd card that you can use? Are you on CWM or TWRP. If on CWM, use odin to put TWRP and try again.
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yea i have twrp so i cant really use it right now im trying to go back to stock so far its going good...

Drama.
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Underground_XI said:
Drama.
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Okay, and I don't see any **** starting, etc so I don't quite understand what you mean...

Underground_XI said:
Drama.
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Pointless post? Seriously, can't contribute then don't comment!
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elesbb said:
Pointless post? Seriously, can't contribute then don't comment!
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sorry man but no i thought i fixed it but no my phone is still messed up..

lagunas11 said:
sorry man but no i thought i fixed it but no my phone is still messed up..
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Have you tried to do another format of the partitions?

Just use odin to install the whole system dump and all solved. So much noise for nothing.
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lagunas11 said:
sorry man but no i thought i fixed it but no my phone is still messed up..
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Ive been in this position a couple times myself unfortunately. I formated everything internal/external SD cards and system, which left me with no bootable rom and no backup to backup from. (awesome)! so what i did one of the times this happended was 1. downloaded a rom TWRP flashable of course. 2. Placed the rom on my USB thumbdrive. 3. i had a usb otg stick that i was able to mount with TWRP and flash. and was back in business!!
another time i did this i used another phone (you could use your computer too if you have an adapter) I downloaded the TWRP flashable rom on to the microsd card, Stuck the card back in my phone and flashed it that way. again back in business!
Then of course there is the above mentioned way to Odin back to the very beginning with stock. Hope this helps and you get it figured out. But it does sound like your phone is totally fine, just need to figure out how to wake her back up. LOL.

Returning everything back to stock via Odin is the answer to your woed. As long as you're able to get into download mode (do not confuse download mode with recovery), you're golden.

omegajester said:
Returning everything back to stock via Odin is the answer to your woed. As long as you're able to get into download mode (do not confuse download mode with recovery), you're golden.
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Amin! Finally somebody else that understands
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omegajester said:
Returning everything back to stock via Odin is the answer to your woed. As long as you're able to get into download mode (do not confuse download mode with recovery), you're golden.
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I know the difference and yes I went back to stock via Odin 6 times and that thing was there.. But I found a solution from the s3 threads thanxs anyways
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