[Q] Dead Phone. GSII I9100 - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello XDA.
Today I tried to put my I9100 back to stock using odin.
The problem is that odin used the re-partition and during this operation, I managed to take out the usb cable which is now resulting in the phone will not start, boot or charge. How can this be fixed?

chrgun93| said:
Hello XDA.
Today I tried to put my I9100 back to stock using odin.
The problem is that odin used the re-partition and during this operation, I managed to take out the usb cable which is now resulting in the phone will not start, boot or charge. How can this be fixed?
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Find a Jtag service in your area. Or, if you have warranty, send it to Samsung and play dumb.
Sent from my GT-I9100

boki9999 said:
Find a Jtag service in your area. Or, if you have warranty, send it to Samsung and play dumb.
Sent from my GT-I9100
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Ill try samsung service, the phone is only 24H old
Thaks for your fast reply

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SGS2 won´t start

Hello,
I have just flashed a ROM. The cell phone has started, but something was wrong with the launcher. So I took the battery out. Battery back in, then I wanted to start the phone or go into download or recovery, but the sreen is only black.
Please help
Have u got a jig? Of so use that. Or try leaving the battery out for a while then try again
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What is a jig?
Plugin in the charger and wait for the battery loading animation. Then power it on
fuhrli said:
What is a jig?
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Search in Ebay for USB jig. It resets the ROM counter. But do try to remove the battery for 5 mins and see, I think it should work.
Regards.
Sent from GT-I9100
Ok thanks. I´ll try it at home, because i´m now an work.
ithehappy said:
Search in Ebay for USB jig. It resets the ROM counter. But do try to remove the battery for 5 mins and see, I think it should work.
Regards.
Sent from GT-I9100
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Oh yes this is a nice thing If it doesn´t work i must have it^^
It doesn´t work
I need a jig
You need to recover in Odin, did you use Odin to flash? Can you get into download mode?
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fuhrli said:
It doesn´t work
I need a jig
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JIG might not help you in this case, since you have only BLACK screen... however this JIG can sometimes make miracle and bring your phone into Download mode...
The JIG was originaly developed for fixing bricked devices, so you could enter the download mode, secondary, it resets counter, which is great thing if you have been rooted and need warranty replacement... try to youtube galaxy jig and see some tutorials how it works - or if you have spare 301k resistor + microUSB cable which you can spare, you can make one for yourself, its very easy!
Zheiko said:
JIG might not help you in this case, since you have only BLACK screen... however this JIG can sometimes make miracle and bring your phone into Download mode...
The JIG was originaly developed for fixing bricked devices, so you could enter the download mode, secondary, it resets counter, which is great thing if you have been rooted and need warranty replacement... try to youtube galaxy jig and see some tutorials how it works - or if you have spare 301k resistor + microUSB cable which you can spare, you can make one for yourself, its very easy!
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Can he not get into download mode whatsoever?
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my mate has the same problem, i bought today usb-jig it worked for him thank you !
JupiterdroidXDA said:
Can he not get into download mode whatsoever?
[email protected]
Sent from my Samsung Galactic Crusader S II
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If the phone is not turning on, it might not always work, coz there might be some HW fault, if its just about booting issue, then it will help
JupiterdroidXDA said:
You need to recover in Odin, did you use Odin to flash? Can you get into download mode?
[email protected]
Sent from my Samsung Galactic Crusader S II
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Yes i used Odin. I can´t go into download mode
Cangir said:
my mate has the same problem, i bought today usb-jig it worked for him thank you !
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I have ordered a JIG too. I hope it will arrive soon.
I have just one question: Can a failed boot or a failed firmware update destroy the hardware?
Thank you all
fuhrli said:
I have ordered a JIG too. I hope it will arrive soon.
I have just one question: Can a failed boot or a failed firmware update destroy the hardware?
Thank you all
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I believe, that under some circumstances, it can be possible
Good luck I hope the jig gets your phone back up and running.
Ok NOW i have a problem......
The Jig does not work. I´ve testet the Jig on another SGS, the Jig work´s, but not for my bricked phone.
I have sent my phone to a samsung partner in austria.
I told them it was a problem with kies xD
I hope they wouldn´t find out about the flash.....the screen is just black, so they couldn´t see anything.

Galaxy S II I9100 hard-bricked?

Let's pretend a n00b tried to flash an I9000 rom on his I9100. He used Odin. Now, his phone won't turn on at all.
Is it hopeless?
Mr.Mischief said:
Let's pretend a n00b tried to flash an I9000 rom on his I9100. He used Odin. Now, his phone won't turn on at all.
Is it hopeless?
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You probably messed up the bootloader by doing this, so if you can`t get into download mode even with a usb jig then you probably looking at a jtag - job, which means you have to find somebody who can do this or you take it to Samsung and play dumb, just say it wouldn`t turn on one day :laugh:
Mr.Mischief said:
Let's pretend a n00b tried to flash an I9000 rom on his I9100. He used Odin. Now, his phone won't turn on at all.
Is it hopeless?
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The device will be hardbricked but there is still hope.
1. JTAG repair
2. Samsung Service repair (free if the device is still under warranty, paid if not)
Thanks guys. I'm in the US, so the warranty isn't valid here I can get it fixed with a JTAG for $30.
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Bricked my S3, need help from you fine folks

Hello everyone, I really need help. I own a galaxy s3 at telus and rooted it. I than tried to flash a custom rom ( cm10 and aokp) but consistently got a status 7 error so I tried to use aokp. I got it to work but unfortunately it does not turn on. I cant get it to turn on, go into download mode, recovery mode, anything) However sometimes my phone displays its led light in red colour. Is my phone hard bricked, how do I fix it please, I do not want to use the jtag alternative.
Thank you everyone, please help
bricked my S3 HELP said:
Hello everyone, I really need help. I own a galaxy s3 at telus and rooted it. I than tried to flash a custom rom ( cm10 and aokp) but consistently got a status 7 error so I tried to use aokp. I got it to work but unfortunately it does not turn on. I cant get it to turn on, go into download mode, recovery mode, anything) However sometimes my phone displays its led light in red colour. Is my phone hard bricked, how do I fix it please, I do not want to use the jtag alternative.
Thank you everyone, please help
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Correct me if I'm wrong as I just got my S3 yesterday, but if you had a USB Jig, wouldn't you be able to force download mode to flash a new ROM via Odin? Read this link, I'm not 100% sure though. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402286
Try using a USB jig.. it may be just a softbrick. But if the USB jig does not do the trick, then you my friend have hardbricked your phone. To get this fixed, you have to get JTAG services near you.. or if you are on warranty, maybe sending it to your service center will be less of a hassle
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You can make a jig and force download mode just Google it, its only a resistor between two connections on the plug!
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If you manage to revive it through a jig: please make sure you got the i9300 S3 not another model, since they are not compatible!
There's been talk about booting the Galaxy phone's bootloader from a specially formatted sdcard and with a rather uncommon jig ohmage, but I'm not sure it applies to the s3
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d4fseeker said:
If you manage to revive it through a jig: please make sure you got the i9300 S3 not another model, since they are not compatible!
There's been talk about booting the Galaxy phone's bootloader from a specially formatted sdcard and with a rather uncommon jig ohmage, but I'm not sure it applies to the s3
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I think it does, if I'm not mistaken it was a leak of the official jtag documentation
Op look in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1891197 then see if anyone near you had a jig. Then contact them to borrow their jig instead of making one.
You really named yourself "bricked my s3 help"
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Hard bricked with odin re-partition

Guys. I am in deep trouble. I was trying to help a friend and its bricked now.
I was flashing CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KG2-v4.1-CWM4 with omap4_all_20110627_emmc.pit and unfortunately re-partition was ticked automatically. After the flashing was passed the phone was removed. Now it doesn't turn on or anything. Its dead!
Please somebody gives me a fix please!!
ziaulh.ch said:
Guys. I am in deep trouble. I was trying to help a friend and its bricked now.
I was flashing CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KG2-v4.1-CWM4 with omap4_all_20110627_emmc.pit and unfortunately re-partition was ticked automatically. After the flashing was passed the phone was removed. Now it doesn't turn on or anything. Its dead!
Please somebody gives me a fix please!!
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Did you try a USB Jig to get into the download mode?
What happens when you plug in the USB cable? Does Odin recognize the phone?
Scarface1991 said:
Did you try a USB Jig to get into the download mode?
What happens when you plug in the USB cable? Does Odin recognize the phone?
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Nothing happens when i plug in with computer. no response.
ziaulh.ch said:
Nothing happens when i plug in with computer. no response.
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Try a usb jig and see if you can get into download mode and if that doesn`t work you probably are looking at a Jtag job or Samsung repair service. Is the phone still under warranty?
Is it a I9100 or a I9100G?
Scarface1991 said:
Try a usb jig and see if you can get into download mode and if that doesn`t work you probably are looking at a Jtag job or Samsung repair service. Is the phone still under warranty?
Is it a I9100 or a I9100G?
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It was bought from uk. Im not sure if its G or not. Usb jig is not available in my country..... what to do? phone is not under warranty.
ziaulh.ch said:
It was bought from uk. Im not sure if its G or not. Usb jig is not available in my country..... what to do? phone is not under warranty.
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Remove the battery and under the battery there should be a model name.
However, if you have the I9100 and not the I9100G you flashed the wrong Pit File. There is a big difference between those devices. I9100 is Exynos based and I9100G is OMAP based. You probably messed up the partition of your phone or even the bootloader by flashing wrong stuff on the device.
Scarface1991 said:
Remove the battery and under the battery there should be a model name.
However, if you have the I9100 and not the I9100G you flashed the wrong Pit File. There is a big difference between those devices. I9100 is Exynos based and I9100G is OMAP based. You probably messed up the partition of your phone or even the bootloader by flashing wrong stuff on the device.
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Yes you are right mine is I9100. I flashed the wrong Pit file. So can I do anything to unbrick it? If I could get into download mode I could have tried to solve it. but I cant! Moreover the device is getting heated even if its turned off and unplugged. When I put the battery on its heating up itself.
ziaulh.ch said:
Yes you are right mine is I9100. I flashed the wrong Pit file. So can I do anything to unbrick it? If I could get into download mode I could have tried to solve it. but I cant! Moreover the device is getting heated even if its turned off and unplugged. When I put the battery on its heating up itself.
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There is no way (at least to my knowledge) to unbrick a hardbricked device without jtag. What you can try is to find someone in your country with a jtag and give him your device, so he can then unbrick it. Maybe there is a Android Forum that is based on your language, I would ask there. In Germany there are quite some people who do this for a little cash, so maybe you can find someone in your country.
Good luck

[Q] [Galaxy S2 bricked] Need tool

Hello,
My Samsung Galaxy S2 is bricked. No way to enter download or recovery mode. Black screen... nothing to do to fire it.
Probably the bootloader is corrupted.
Does exist a tool for Exynos 4210 / S5PC210 like the one from Adam Outler "Unbrickable" for Exynos 3110 / S5PC110 ?
Thank you,
Guillaume
Ps. no need to answer about JIG, it doesn't work in this case of figure. JTAG tools exist... Yes I know! thank you BUT needs to solder a tiny tiny JTAG connector... and I don't own a RIFF JTAG Box nether a schematic of JTAG pinpoints on Galaxy S2 mother board...
No way you can fix it. Take it someone who does JTAG repairs or get the MB replaced.
Tell us what you did, so we can learn from your experience.
Sent from the little guy
Tanks
MistahBungle said:
No way you can fix it. Take it someone who does JTAG repairs or get the MB replaced.
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Adam Butler said that all bricked Exynos can be recovered booting them into USB first.
But he stoped his threads about Exynos 4210 one year ago...
Thank you anyway.
gastonw said:
Tell us what you did, so we can learn from your experience.
Sent from the little guy
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I flashed it longtime ago to ICS 4.03 / rooted with ODIN v3 - no problem at all.
Few weeks ago it crashed during firefox update... I reboot it, it crashed during the boot. I reboot it again and it got bricked!
That's nice, it just died on you?
Warranty is generally for two years...maybe there's still hope for you.
Sent from the little guy
Hey. Once this problem happened with i9100G and i fixed it without jtag. It wasnt entering at download mode but when i turn it on and that sign keeps exist, i connectes it to laptop and odin recognized it. I installed software via odin again and it got fixed! Never seen like that!! Was flashing without being in download mode. Try it and i wish it will work
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gastonw said:
That's nice, it just died on you?
Warranty is generally for two years...maybe there's still hope for you.
Sent from the little guy
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No way my friend, the flash # is not zero and ICS is rooted...
querty75 said:
No way my friend, the flash # is not zero and ICS is rooted...
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So you can enter download mode then....
gevamran said:
Hey. Once this problem happened with i9100G and i fixed it without jtag. It wasnt entering at download mode but when i turn it on and that sign keeps exist, i connectes it to laptop and odin recognized it. I installed software via odin again and it got fixed! Never seen like that!! Was flashing without being in download mode. Try it and i wish it will work
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Hello,
Sound great!
GT-I9100 is Exynos based while GT-i9100G is OMAP4430 based... so could be very different
Also I already tried without success but I'm going to test it again with the latest Samsung drivers...
Can you tell me what you exactly done with your phone and PC / Odin? (did you press the magic fingers?)
ODIN connection was GREEN?
gastonw said:
So you can enter download mode then....
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No, the phone is hard bricked BUT it was flashed and rooted BEFORE. So I cannot change anything now...
querty75 said:
No, the phone is hard bricked BUT it was flashed and rooted BEFORE. So I cannot change anything now...
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Exactly.
I won't tell them if you won't
JTAG might be your last resort, good luck
gastonw said:
Exactly.
I won't tell them if you won't
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Oh gosh, you're right!
Thank you
princeferoz said:
JTAG might be your last resort, good luck
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Thanks!
I found a RIFF JTAG Box near me but I think I'm going to buy a generic JTAG controler and fix it...
Or send my phone back to Samsung asking them why a phone suddently brick without any reasons...
querty75 said:
Thanks!
I found a RIFF JTAG Box near me but I think I'm going to buy a generic JTAG controler and fix it...
Or send my phone back to Samsung asking them why a phone suddently brick without any reasons...
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hey check if this works for you
chaladi.wordpress.com/2012/11/30/solvedfixed-how-to-fix-soft-brickedrebootingstuck-galaxy-s2variants-kernel-problems
I have similar issue with my i9100 too...
I tried to wipe data on stck ICS recovery and it suddenly hang/stuck for like 5mins..
I hv done alot of rom flashing n etc but nvr hang/stuck on wiping data....
Then i decided to pull the battery but after i did it,it HARD BRICKED my i9100...
I was like what the...
Then i tried all the possible method but it wont boot even with a jig..
It fell warm in the rear camera area which indicated that the mobo is still running but bootloader might be corrupted..
Still looking for ways to switch the boot sequence to boot usb 1st but failed to get any info...
The last method would be JTAG but before that i would like too try to fix it...
I have 2 dead boot i9100 and 1 corrupted emmc i9100g...
If any1 have any idea pls do let me know.
I can try it but i dont hv those super soldering skills...
querty75 said:
No, the phone is hard bricked BUT it was flashed and rooted BEFORE. So I cannot change anything now...
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That is a great. If your phone hard bricked they can't se nothing.!!
You have right for repair or replacement.
Yes! They replaced the mother board...
i9100 eMMC brickbug + vulnerable ROM-kernel => hardbrick and MB replace (UART blocked
ronald_loulan said:
I have similar issue with my i9100 too...
I tried to wipe data on stck ICS recovery and it suddenly hang/stuck for like 5mins..
I hv done alot of rom flashing n etc but nvr hang/stuck on wiping data....
Then i decided to pull the battery but after i did it,it HARD BRICKED my i9100...
I was like what the...
Then i tried all the possible method but it wont boot even with a jig..
It fell warm in the rear camera area which indicated that the mobo is still running but bootloader might be corrupted..
Still looking for ways to switch the boot sequence to boot usb 1st but failed to get any info...
The last method would be JTAG but before that i would like too try to fix it...
I have 2 dead boot i9100 and 1 corrupted emmc i9100g...
If any1 have any idea pls do let me know.
I can try it but i dont hv those super soldering skills...
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Finally I didn't tried JTAG for not invalidate warrenty...
I gave it back to customer services and they replaced the mother board.
I advice you to read this (in french ;(
http://galaxys-team.fr/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=28500
Our phone suffering of eMMC bugbrick trouble
NEVER try to wipe data on a eMMC brickbug! (with ROM and kernel NOT safe, 4.04...)
It will hard brick your phone... (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756242)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22317626
Ps. If you find a way with JTAG, I'm interesting cause my phone is still vulnerable.
If you find a way to setup boot sequence to USB I'm very interesting! (the best should be to contact Adam Outler, Rebellos and this seems too interesting http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916796)

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