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Problems with my SGS 2

Can someone please help me out here. I just got my SGS 2 for T-Mobile a few days ago, as I'm coming from a Sensation. The phone is rooted and I installed Juggernaut and after a few days my phone started to reboot constantly and say that network is unavailable. I would reboot into recovery and wipe and it restarted and same thing happened. I then began to reinstall ROM and it would work for a bit, then same thing would happen. I then formatted system, data, and reinstalled ROM, same problem. I then installed Beast ROM thinking it might be ROM, but same thing happened with this one. I have wiped over and over again and same problem. I got a new sim card and same thing. I re-rooted and same problems. I installed stock ROM, downloaded new stock ROM, upgraded modem, and same problems. I remove sd card, same problem. I am out of ideas and options so someone please assist me with this matter as I've never had this problem before.

Sounds like a faulty device. I'd take it back!
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This was happening to my first SGS2 as well. It was within the 14 day buyers remorse thing from Tmobile and I was able to exchange it for a brand new one. Haven't had any issues since.
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Well the problem with that is that I bought it off of someone. Everything had been working fine until I applied a custom ROM. I will continue to mess around with it to find a solution.
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Try the new stock and see if it continues.

cbrvnm said:
Well the problem with that is that I bought it off of someone. Everything had been working fine until I applied a custom ROM. I will continue to mess around with it to find a solution.
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Just call T-Mobile and get a warranty exchange.
Powered by the SGSII....

or try a different rom , i had those issues with juggernaut also

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or try a different rom , i had those issues with juggernaut also
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I did try different ROMs. I tried beast's, stock, and new stock one also, and it still continued.
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cbrvnm said:
I did try different ROMs. I tried beast's, stock, and new stock one also, and it still continued.
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well do a warranty exchange then i had the same thing happen on my first phone also ,all i ran on my first phone was stock rom and juggernaut and it kept doing it so i had to return it

tigerz0202 said:
well do a warranty exchange then i had the same thing happen on my first phone also ,all i ran on my first phone was stock rom and juggernaut and it kept doing it so i had to return it
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I'll try out a few more things and if that doesn't work I'll exchange it. Thanks.
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For the rest of u that had the same problem, were u rooted and running a custom ROM?
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Nop its the phones that come faulty I had to get mines replaced because of the same problem and even the new upgrade didn't help it. Now the new one I got two days ago it's working like a champ and on beastmod
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dtddemon said:
Nop its the phones that come faulty I had to get mines replaced because of the same problem and even the new upgrade didn't help it. Now the new one I got two days ago it's working like a champ and on beastmod
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Ok. Thanks.
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Well I think I got it working as it hasn't rebooted or lost signal today. I redid root, upgraded modem to new one, and reformatted sdcard. I rebooted the phone several times without problem, but I haven't tried wiping cache/dalvich as I'm kinda scared that this might cause some problems again but when I decide to I hope nothing happens.
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cbrvnm said:
Well I think I got it working as it hasn't rebooted or lost signal today. I redid root, upgraded modem to new one, and reformatted sdcard. I rebooted the phone several times without problem, but I haven't tried wiping cache/dalvich as I'm kinda scared that this might cause some problems again but when I decide to I hope nothing happens.
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Nevermind. Today the phone began to reboot once again and I called customer service and basically I have to go through some steps before they can replace it. So I'll see how that goes.

Did u fix.permission
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Hey dude, let me offer you a bit of advice. Even if you bought the phone off some guy, you can still get Tmobile to send you a new one through the warranty.... just don't mention where you bought it from. What you have to do is log on to your Tmobile account and verify that under "My Device" it shows you using a GS2. This means their system shows you using that phone. Then contact their customer service through the chat, and just say that you are having a problem with the phone, blah blah blah. They shouldn't ask you where you bought it, and they should send you a new one with a return label to send this one back. Just make sure that it's stock and unrooted. Hope this helps.

Well I will be getting a replacement phone through warranty exchange afterall. Hopefully this new one works out well. Thanks everyone for ur input.
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Ok, so I got a replacement phone and bought another one. I can root the phone and install roms, but no matter what rom I use, I always get no network available and constant reboots after a reboot. I have wiped completely, formated sd card and same problems. I have never had this happen on any previous phone. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions cuz I'm completely lost on what to do. :banghead:
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Very similar experience yesterday for me. Zero data, it wont read any sim card. Getting my 3rd replacement within a week.

Hard Bricked...

So being the idiot I am, I accidentally hard-bricked my phone because I was flashing back to stock via ODIN, but I happened to install the file that was for my OG Epic (I happened to flash it yesterday) because I saw D700 and automatically assumed it was for my E4GT.
Now I cannot boot into recovery or download and the only thing that happens it he blue LED lights up.
Can someone please explain to me the possible solutions that might work for this?
Thanks in advance.

Is there any connection being made from the computer to the device?
do you know how to open device manager?

Nope, no connection and yes I do.

my guess is if odin doesn't recognize it try using different usb cords. if not jtag might be your only way out. unless you go to sprint and play dumb with a good excuse. sorry to hear that.

I'm gonna go to the Sprint store and play dumb tomorrow. I went today right before it closed and they said that they would have to run diagnostics and open it up. I think they would figure out it was rooted and just give it back to me though.

oneandonlysid said:
I'm gonna go to the Sprint store and play dumb tomorrow. I went today right before it closed and they said that they would have to run diagnostics and open it up. I think they would figure out it was rooted and just give it back to me though.
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How long have you had it?
If less than a year.
This is what you will say:
Hi, I was using my phone last night talking to my gf/bf whatever the hell you swing. and suddendly it powered off it. I did notice the phone was getting pretty "hot". At first I thought it was the battery that it died. but when I plugged it into the charger nothing happened and thats why im here.
its still under manufacturer warranty so theres no ****in way they will say no they cant.

Yeah I've only had it for less than 2 months, so I think that they should replace it.

yes so trust me just do what i said and youll have a new phone

I have a question I was flashing Odin3v1.85 and instead of pda,i click bootloader and flash tar file kernel,so now im stuck at galaxysII screen and when i go into recovery its says volume path not found,any help for a fix,thanks in advance.
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EvoSideHustlAZ said:
I have a question I was flashing Odin3v1.85 and instead of pda,i click bootloader and flash tar file kernel,so now im stuck at galaxysII screen and when i go into recovery its says volume path not found,any help for a fix,thanks in advance.
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If you can get back into odin mode my guess would be try to flash back to stock and make sure you put it in the pda and also make sure nothing is checked except for auto reboot. Follow qbking's video on how to unroot/unbrick. This is like I said though assuming you can still get into download mode.

thats what i was thinking of trying,and yes i can get in download mode.

I think I had a bad download flashing a theme. I couldn't get into recovery or Odin and trust me I tried a lot. All I had was a blue light. Took it to a Sprint repair store and said it died charging over night. They tried to bring her back but couldn't. They swapped it out. I know I got lucky. Glad I didn't cancel my insurance. Lol
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My phone turns on just gets stuck at galaxy sII screen and when I go into recovery cwm says this volume path not found,so I can't flash anything.if anybody knows the right files I need to flash in Odin please post.thank you.
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EvoSideHustlAZ said:
My phone turns on just gets stuck at galaxy sII screen and when I go into recovery cwm says this volume path not found,so I can't flash anything.if anybody knows the right files I need to flash in Odin please post.thank you.
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Here you go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1383678

I use one of qbkings unroot video,so easy phones back,now I'm reroot and try the new cm9.winning.
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I actually made that exact same mistake the day I got this phone. I upgraded from the OG epic and just double-clicked the wrong file and didn't check before starting odin. since then I replaced phone, bought a $5 jig online and tested it by making the same mistake on purpose and BOOM!... download mode
I recommend the jig to all my friends with samsung android phones now. it allows you to be a retard

Update: Well today I went to the sprint store and played dumb and told them it just stopped working. They took it in and tried fixing it but couldn't so they ordered a replacement one for me for free So to anyone who's thinking of playing dumb at sprint, try it out, hahahahah

I just hate getting refurbs tho, they always burn in the screen.
I've been lucky,, I well say when my phone was new, got extremely hot all the time.but I've had for 6 months so far.
-jr
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yep, sprints awesome

Jackstack said:
yep, sprints awesome
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I totally agree. I gave the Sprint store tech a gift card for Christmas a few years ago... I never have problems getting to the front of the line, or issues with devices.

[Q] Screen is unresponsive with finger

I was running the tweeked rom on my Note 2 and was loving it, was running great for a few days...
Today the screen froze when I went to unlock and check a missed call. I am unable to get any response from my finger, nothing... The S pen does work though.
T-mobile tech knew nothing about how to fix it. I tried a different rom and still the same.
Any suggestions? Calibration? Anything? Thanks so much.

As it exists across roms, it regrettably sounds like a hardware issue. Have you tried flashing a stock odin? Likely won't help but it might be worth a shot.

dwitherell said:
As it exists across roms, it regrettably sounds like a hardware issue. Have you tried flashing a stock odin? Likely won't help but it might be worth a shot.
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Thanks for the reply. I am afraid that is a pretty big problem too, related to hardware. 10 minutes before the finger freeze I was just realizing how much I loved the phone with the Tweaked Rom and totally set-up.
Anyways, it's going back to T-mobile. I used Odin to flash to stock and used Triangle Way to reset the flasher... Now I am scared to root it and run a rom on the new one, but I know it was just a freak incident...
Just sucks, I hate getting a refurb replacement... I don't know what dirty, grungy, smelly pocket it's been in for a couple months, uh...

I had an issue on my first note 2 where the top right and left of the screen couldnt register the s pen, had to send the phone back. I flashed jedi as soon as i got the second one and been happy ever since.
Moral of the story, DONT WORRY AND FLASH AWAY. ur right, it was a freak accident and it wont happen again.
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moabizzi said:
I had an issue on my first note 2 where the top right and left of the screen couldnt register the s pen, had to send the phone back. I flashed jedi as soon as i got the second one and been happy ever since.
Moral of the story, DONT WORRY AND FLASH AWAY. ur right, it was a freak accident and it wont happen again.
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Thanks, appreciate the help... I will definitely flash away and have fun with the new phone.

[Q] Epic in SUPER SLOW SLOW MODE. (kinda bricked)

Ok so a little after midnight i rebooted my phone cuz it was being flaky.
Then it got stuck on the Cyanogen SGS boot screen from PAC 20.1 I tryed to ODIN cwm-5.0.2.7-epic4g.tar.md5. I got that to stick but every time i would flash a rom it would get stuck and end up and the samsung boot screen again. i tryed to flach cm9.1 and it hang at the BLM MTD part for a very long long time. then it went to the gray screen(the backgound of cwm 6) so that didn't work. So i tryed to ODIN stock EL30 EC05 just like hear http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
Well that ended with the phone booting up after about 40 minues. But i could not unlock the dam thing. So i did it again & left it for an hour & now its just siting there 12:19 on the clock but i cant unlock the phone. the sprint 4G boot aniy was/is all chopy and the sound cuts in and out. IDK i think my Epic is Epicing F(ced
(i'v been ODINing & reading xda all night:crying: )
Any ideas?

How about just going back to 100% stock FC09? Use re-partition, and you may even want to consider EFS clear (unless not on Sprint). Try that and let it run on that for a day. Note any issues that appear.
If no issues, then try to flash another rom.
Worst case scenario, your flash memory is on it's last leg and heading to become kaput. Flash memory only has so many reads & writes before it kicks the bucket. Constant flashing of roms over the lifetime of this phone diminishes the lifespan faster than a regular user.
A regular user wouldn't even come close to the read/write red zone for this flash memory, but a custom rom user/tester could (especially given the age of our phone).

Which is precisely why I find a somewhat stable ROM and stick with it for about 3 months, then i update/switch ROMs
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I typically only flash stable roms and stick with one for 4-8 months before doing a fresh Odin, re-root and new rom flash. I'm your normal user here; I stick with what I know works.

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Which is precisely why I find a somewhat stable ROM and stick with it for about 3 months, then i update/switch ROMs
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Yes that kinda what i have done.
@nikon120 i tryed FC09 100% stock. i didn't try clearing EFS & yes i'm still on Sprint.
IDK i'm guna call sprint and see what they will give me to keep me?

zman519 said:
IDK i'm guna call sprint and see what they will give me to keep me?
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A big ole nothing. I've tried to get discounts and upgrade fees waived before, and they have given nothing. I'm a 10+ year customer.
Once a nicer than Nexus 4--Nexus device comes out, or if Sprint's suck-tacular service becomes even more sucky, I'm jumping to T-mobile.

nikon120 said:
A big ole nothing. I've tried to get discounts and upgrade fees waived before, and they have given nothing. I'm a 10+ year customer.
Once a nicer than Nexus 4--Nexus device comes out, or if Sprint's suck-tacular service becomes even more sucky, I'm jumping to T-mobile.
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SGS III Purple for $0.99 FTW
I really loved my Epic & i'l be back around the forums, my buddy has a busted Epic so maybe i can make one working phone out of the two.:good:

zman I have the EXACT problem with my Epic 4g, it's brand new I have only had it a handful of days and I haven't a clue as to what caused this error, my clock also reads 12:19 and the screen is unresponsive, so I can't slide unlock the screen to get usb debugging checked either. I am by no means new to android, flashing roms or anything else so this wasn't some noob error on my part.
I have messaged QBKing77 and he is as perplexed as I am, and well I figure if he can't figure it out, we might just be screwed.
Did you get yours fixed? If so could you please share what you did.

If i get it fixed I'll be sure to let you all know how i did it.
I have been playing with my new Purpal SGS III
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nerdygadgetguy said:
zman I have the EXACT problem with my Epic 4g, it's brand new I have only had it a handful of days and I haven't a clue as to what caused this error, my clock also reads 12:19 and the screen is unresponsive, so I can't slide unlock the screen to get usb debugging checked either. I am by no means new to android, flashing roms or anything else so this wasn't some noob error on my part.
I have messaged QBKing77 and he is as perplexed as I am, and well I figure if he can't figure it out, we might just be screwed.
Did you get yours fixed? If so could you please share what you did.
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Did you ever get your Epic back to life?
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Nope. I had it fixed then it went back to the same old issue. I've tried every version of odin, Heimdall and using every possible pit, .tar and md5 file combination I can come up with and I cannot remember what I used the first time to fix it. blah
Did you get yours fixed or figure out what the problem was? If I ca
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Did you ever get your Epic back to life?
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[Q] Please HELP!! Frozen on startup screen

Got T-mobile Galaxy S2 T-989
Running on latest version OS
Just updated my Evernote and Tumblr apps last night
Evernote would not start up - so I tried to restart my phone
My phone will not turn on at all since last night
It is not rooted.
I cannot connect to Kies as it's frozen on startup screen, little man won't even show up to blast off :crying:
I've tried a soft reset - afraid to do a hard reset - don't remember wen I last backed up.
Any suggestions?

Mine is the same too, I let my phone drop and it did the same. However I am rooted. So I don't know if that made a difference or not.
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DJ Scooby Doo said:
Mine is the same too, I let my phone drop and it did the same. However I am rooted. So I don't know if that made a difference or not.
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Well I took my phone to a couple of shops and they say it's a hardware failure - they can't even flash it for me. So I have to get a new phone. Hope you have better luck! This is a complete unexpected expense to have right now... :crying:
Now the new phone will be my Christmas present instead

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Well I took my phone to a couple of shops and they say it's a hardware failure - they can't even flash it for me. So I have to get a new phone. Hope you have better luck! This is a complete unexpected expense to have right now... :crying:
Now the new phone will be my Christmas present instead
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Have you at least tried flashing again with ODIN? I was rooted, however I did a superwipe, then flashed 4.1.2 on again and it worked fine. Hopefully this sticks now.