4 months ago i've rooted my Galaxy S3 international (I-9300). Before rooting i took a nandroid backup of the Samsung's ICS. Then i flashed CM10 and recently (1 month ago) i flashed CM10.1. Everything was working OK (except some issues that come with the CM10-10.1). I also came against the SOD (Screen of Death) but as the devs warned us i was OK with that. From time to time i flashed a newer version of the CM10.1 nightly (recent one was 4th of Jan 2013).
Today as i was sitting in my office i picked up my device and pressed the power button just to check the time. The device did not respond and i presumed that it was another case of SOD. So i removed my battery and put it back inside as i always did when a SOD occured. I long-pressed the power button but nothing happened. I went to the nearest Samsung supplier and i bought a brand new Samsung battery to replace the old one but the device never powered up. Now i am stack with a device that cannot power up. I cannot get into download mode as well.
Is it a case of a bricked device? If it is, is there anything i can do to bring it back to life?
Thanks in advance!
In this case you cannot do much....take it to center and require motherboard replacement, if its case of brickbug it will he warranty covered....right now im interested if you flashed XXELLA or newer bootloader or did you flash kernel compiled from 7th source from samsung?
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tsangaris said:
4 months ago i've rooted my Galaxy S3 international (I-9300). Before rooting i took a nandroid backup of the Samsung's ICS. Then i flashed CM10 and recently (1 month ago) i flashed CM10.1. Everything was working OK (except some issues that come with the CM10-10.1). I also came against the SOD (Screen of Death) but as the devs warned us i was OK with that. From time to time i flashed a newer version of the CM10.1 nightly (recent one was 4th of Jan 2013).
Today as i was sitting in my office i picked up my device and pressed the power button just to check the time. The device did not respond and i presumed that it was another case of SOD. So i removed my battery and put it back inside as i always did when a SOD occured. I long-pressed the power button but nothing happened. I went to the nearest Samsung supplier and i bought a brand new Samsung battery to replace the old one but the device never powered up. Now i am stack with a device that cannot power up. I cannot get into download mode as well.
Is it a case of a bricked device? If it is, is there anything i can do to bring it back to life?
Thanks in advance!
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Sudden death, all you can do is get a motherboard replacement at a service center, however they may never know you flashed CM10.1 because the NAND is dead.
gaspernemec said:
In this case you cannot do much....take it to center and require motherboard replacement, if its case of brickbug it will he warranty covered....right now im interested if you flashed XXELLA or newer bootloader or did you flash kernel compiled from 7th source from samsung?
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Thanks for the quick reply but i am not sure i can help you with the bootloader! I am not an advanced user. I just used Odin v3.04 to flash CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4. When i finally rooted my device i downloaded the CM10 and afterwards the CM10.1 rom and flashed it along with the GAPPS. And then i used a program to match the modem with the RIL (XXDLID). Ofcourse i fixed permissions.
One thing i need to know? Does the phone stays in the warranty if you root it?
delsus said:
Sudden death, all you can do is get a motherboard replacement at a service center, however they may never know you flashed CM10.1 because the NAND is dead.
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You mean that i shouldnt say anything about root and CM10.1 right?
Also, is there a way for the technicians to find out that i've rooted the device and flashed CM10.1? I mean on a device that it cant even power on!
ps: i live in Cyprus (small island in the meditteranean sea) , so there isnt any advanced service center to examine my motherboard (at least i hope so).
tsangaris said:
You mean that i shouldnt say anything about root and CM10.1 right?
Also, is there a way for the technicians to find out that i've rooted the device and flashed CM10.1? I mean on a device that it cant even power on!
ps: i live in Cyprus (small island in the meditteranean sea) , so there isnt any advanced service center to examine my motherboard (at least i hope so).
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Don't mention it, don't say anything about firmware, if they ask play dumb and just say the latest version, it's up to them to prove your warranty is void, also is Cyprus in the EU? If so check this out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2092530&highlight=eu
In short for your warranty to be voided by flashing Samsung has to prove that it was CM10.1 that caused the problem.
I don't think this will be needed though because your NAND is completely dead so it will be extremely hard if possible for them to prove you flashed anything.
delsus said:
Don't mention it, don't say anything about firmware, if they ask play dumb and just say the latest version, it's up to them to prove your warranty is void, also is Cyprus in the EU? If so check this out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2092530&highlight=eu
In short for your warranty to be voided by flashing Samsung has to prove that it was CM10.1 that caused the problem.
I don't think this will be needed though because your NAND is completely dead so it will be extremely hard if possible for them to prove you flashed anything.
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Yes Cyprus belongs to EU.
I will not mention a thing about firmware and CM hoping they dont find it out.
In the meantime, if they replace the motherboard, i will be running Android with Touchwiz by default?
tsangaris said:
Yes Cyprus belongs to EU.
I will not mention a thing about firmware and CM hoping they dont find it out.
In the meantime, if they replace the motherboard, i will be running Android with Touchwiz by default?
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Yes you will be on touchwiz, but you can always change that
I have no idea which version though, it depends what they flash at the factory.
delsus said:
Yes you will be on touchwiz, but you can always change that
I have no idea which version though, it depends what they flash at the factory.
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Samsung should worry about their skin, because i am a user that rooted his device to flash a custom ROM, then the device is not booting by any means and i am thinking to root it again after the motherboard is replaced!!
By the way, the problem on the motherboard is caused 100% because i root the device??
Thanks so much for your answers!
tsangaris said:
Samsung should worry about their skin, because i am a user that rooted his device to flash a custom ROM, then the device is not booting by any means and i am thinking to root it again after the motherboard is replaced!!
By the way, the problem on the motherboard is caused 100% because i root the device??
Thanks so much for your answers!
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No it is not caused by rooting your device. Your case is a typical Sudden Death Syndrome one. For more info go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2091045
You said that the last CM 10.1 you installed was from 04.01.13? Well in that case the Samsung Update7 source wasn`t applied yet to CM10.1 Kernel, so the Kernel was not secure.
Scarface1991 said:
No it is not caused by rooting your device. Your case is a typical Sudden Death Syndrome one. For more info go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2091045
You said that the last CM 10.1 you installed was from 04.01.13? Well in that case the Samsung Update7 source wasn`t applied yet to CM10.1 Kernel, so the Kernel was not secure.
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I didnt find the time to read the thread you post (i am reading it later on). So the not secure Kernel could cause this?
tsangaris said:
I didnt find the time to read the thread you post (i am reading it later on). So the not secure Kernel could cause this?
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Yes there is a problem with a specific type of eMMC chips in the SIII. There is plenty of evidence now that Samsung fixed this issue with the Update7 Source release and most S3 Kernels have this fix by now. You can read it in detail by clicking the link I posted a couple of posts ago.
I hope that they will repair your device without any problems but they should and if you couldn`t even access download mode it`s pretty much impossible to find out that you had Root or a custom ROM installed.
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I didnt find the time to read the thread you post (i am reading it later on). So the not secure Kernel could cause this?
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Some people are saying that the kernel fixes it some are saying they havent, but the service center should fix it because its a known problem.
Also the latest kernel has only been rolled out in UK and Spain. If there has not been a stock update available in your country there is really nothing they can do.
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delsus said:
Some people are saying that the kernel fixes it some are saying they havent, but the service center should fix it because its a known problem.
Also the latest kernel has only been rolled out in UK and Spain. If there has not been a stock update available in your country there is really nothing they can do.
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I don`t know of any case where someone had an SD while having a fixed Kernel installed. But you are right that nobody knows 100% if the fix really works.
Thank you all for your responses!! I am taking my GS3 to the place that i bought it for repairing first thing tomorrow!
I will let you know of the outcome!
Again, thanks a lot!!
tsangaris said:
Thank you all for your responses!! I am taking my GS3 to the place that i bought it for repairing first thing tomorrow!
I will let you know of the outcome!
Again, thanks a lot!!
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Good luck
Hey guys,
I have a similar problem except that my screen turns on and shows the Galaxy S3 logo when I try to power it on but it won't go further (shows logo until I pull the battery). It doesn't boot into recovery either but I can start download mode.
The phone just turned off while I was listening to music. I think I was running Omega v27.
So my question is: Should I try flash a stock ROM since I can boot into download mode? And is this even "sudden death"?
Thanks in advance!
Half of sudden death. You should also get the phone to samsung
avrano1 said:
Hey guys,
I have a similar problem except that my screen turns on and shows the Galaxy S3 logo when I try to power it on but it won't go further (shows logo until I pull the battery). It doesn't boot into recovery either but I can start download mode.
The phone just turned off while I was listening to music. I think I was running Omega v27.
So my question is: Should I try flash a stock ROM since I can boot into download mode? And is this even "sudden death"?
Thanks in advance!
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I would take that to samsung, toy could try flashing stock but if it wasn't a failure flashing something I'm not sure it would work.
I would imagine it will fail before it tries to flash.
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vasp3690 said:
Half of sudden death. You should also get the phone to samsung
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Tried to flash the + RESCUE FIRMWARE SGSIII I9300 + but it doesn't work. It can't flash the .pit-file and it doesn't work without either.
So I really have to return it but:
since the phone boots into download mode they will see that I used a custom firmware. Any chance to change this?
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Hi all,
Not sure whether to root or not, as I fear for my warranty :/ does it affect warranty ? and can it be reversed?
Thanks
James
Just want to know if it can be easily reversed please
Also what are the main advantages and disadvantages ? ...
I wanna remove some samsung apps, install droidwall and install LCD Density
Root can be reversed, and we can reset the flash count for unsigned kernels too
So yeah it should be undoable fine by flashing a stock rom and resetting download counter.
How do you go about removing a root? And is data lost?
You could re-flash back to the stock rom....but that will erase your data.
does the stock rom also update the kernel back to a secure one??
Sorry to bump this old thread but can Samsung or others detect if the phone has been rooted and then unrooted it it were for example to sent back for repair under warranty?
Lone_Star said:
You could re-flash back to the stock rom....but that will erase your data.
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No it doesn't if you flash it properly.
theinstagator said:
Sorry to bump this old thread but can Samsung or others detect if the phone has been rooted and then unrooted it it were for example to sent back for repair under warranty?
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No if you reset the counter and flash the stock firmware for the device.
Thanks, I purchase one of those jigs just in case The amount of tegra only games coming out is beginning to bug me, I'm hoping the possibility that the two best selling android phones of the year (Galaxy S2 and Sensation) not being tegra will swing developers back our direction.
theinstagator said:
Thanks, I purchase one of those jigs just in case The amount of tegra only games coming out is beginning to bug me, I'm hoping the possibility that the two best selling android phones of the year (Galaxy S2 and Sensation) not being tegra will swing developers back our direction.
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Just use the Chainfire3D application for the market to destroy nVidia's BS.
That was my plan cheers
theinstagator said:
Thanks, I purchase one of those jigs just in case The amount of tegra only games coming out is beginning to bug me, I'm hoping the possibility that the two best selling android phones of the year (Galaxy S2 and Sensation) not being tegra will swing developers back our direction.
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can you link me to where you purchased your jig? Also have u tried to see if the jig works? or you havent rooted your phone yet?
Would it be possible to unroot just using Superoneclick?
I tried once and it worked. However, does it completely remove all traces of root?
porkchop8 said:
can you link me to where you purchased your jig? Also have u tried to see if the jig works? or you havent rooted your phone yet?
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I haven't got one yet but there is a how 2 vid up on you tube and apparently you can get them off of ebay (item no: 250824932406)
I flashed Gs2 with lightening ROm v5 ... Now I want to get back to stock rom and kernel ... Although I managed to flashed my kernel with stock kernel after flashed my GS2 with lightning ROM. But now when I flash my lighting room to get back to stock rom, my phone reboots and keeps animating galaxy S sign and nothing further happens. did I do something wrong?
4iedemon said:
Would it be possible to unroot just using Superoneclick?
I tried once and it worked. However, does it completely remove all traces of root?
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As far as I know. Yes it does
porkchop8 said:
can you link me to where you purchased your jig? Also have u tried to see if the jig works? or you havent rooted your phone yet?
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I got this jig for $8, it will reset the flash counter and get rid of yellow triangle also.
danijaan said:
I flashed Gs2 with lightening ROm v5 ... Now I want to get back to stock rom and kernel ... Although I managed to flashed my kernel with stock kernel after flashed my GS2 with lightning ROM. But now when I flash my lighting room to get back to stock rom, my phone reboots and keeps animating galaxy S sign and nothing further happens. did I do something wrong?
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I am a newbie as well here but I thought I will share my experience.
I did have a bootloop and someone in the forum advised me to clear the cache and data using recovery mode. It worked.
give it a try
4iedemon said:
Would it be possible to unroot just using Superoneclick?
I tried once and it worked. However, does it completely remove all traces of root?
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the easiest and safer method to unroot is to flash the stock kernal
hello all,
i have followed entropy512's thread here to get my at&t samsung galaxy s2 rooted with stock settings...i then wanted clockworkmod recovery so i went to this and followed directions to get everything installed...everything was ok and working until a few weeks ago when the 'Check Update' option under Setting stopped working...
basically what happens is when i goto Settings-> Software Update->Check for updates->Hit OK (Check the AT&T server for new software update?) a dialog comes up that says 'Checking for software updates...' and nothing happens...i have left the phone over night with device management app checking for software updates... when this used to work, it took less than 1 minute to check...
finally, the only way for me to stop this is to go and force stop Device Manager under Applications->All, so before i restore the phone to factory, i was wondering if anyone knows what might be the issue here?
Thanks,
FI
fastindy said:
hello all,
i have followed entropy512's thread here to get my at&t samsung galaxy s2 rooted with stock settings...i then wanted clockworkmod recovery so i went to this and followed directions to get everything installed...everything was ok and working until a few weeks ago when the 'Check Update' option under Setting stopped working...
basically what happens is when i goto Settings-> Software Update->Check for updates->Hit OK (Check the AT&T server for new software update?) a dialog comes up that says 'Checking for software updates...' and nothing happens...i have left the phone over night with device management app checking for software updates... when this used to work, it took less than 1 minute to check...
finally, the only way for me to stop this is to go and force stop Device Manager under Applications->All, so before i restore the phone to factory, i was wondering if anyone knows what might be the issue here?
Thanks,
FI
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The issue is that you're rooted, I wish people would search more
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Nick281051 said:
The issue is that you're rooted, I wish people would search more
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umm this option was working until a few weeks ago and it randomly stopped so im not sure what rooting has to do with it...furthermore, i did search using various permutations of words around the issue at hand, and i did not find threads that addressed this issue...
fastindy said:
umm this option was working until a few weeks ago and it randomly stopped so im not sure what rooting has to do with it...furthermore, i did search using various permutations of words around the issue at hand, and i did not find threads that addressed this issue...
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Being rooted you shouldn't even worry about updates, if you had actually searched you would have seen that
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fastindy said:
umm this option was working until a few weeks ago and it randomly stopped so im not sure what rooting has to do with it...furthermore, i did search using various permutations of words around the issue at hand, and i did not find threads that addressed this issue...
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OTA updates require factory recovery. I'm a bit hazy on the details but I believe CWM, in short, replaces that.
It might also be because you either turned off/uninstalled or inadvertently removed factory bloatware.
BROKKANIC said:
OTA updates require factory recovery. I'm a bit hazy on the details but I believe CWM, in short, replaces that.
It might also be because you either turned off/uninstalled or inadvertently removed factory bloatware.
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This. Amongst other things. If u insist on trying to eventually upgrade to whatever crap gets pushed out to us yer best bet is to do a full wipe to completely stock firmware.
Nick281051 said:
Being rooted you shouldn't even worry about updates, if you had actually searched you would have seen that
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once again, the issue is not weather i should worry about updates or not nor did i search for if i should worry about updates...this option was working and something happened that caused it to stop working...and my searches i did was around getting device management to connect to the dm server (which is where the 'Checking for update' got stuck)
BROKKANIC said:
OTA updates require factory recovery. I'm a bit hazy on the details but I believe CWM, in short, replaces that.
It might also be because you either turned off/uninstalled or inadvertently removed factory bloatware.
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Phalanx7621 said:
This. Amongst other things. If u insist on trying to eventually upgrade to whatever crap gets pushed out to us yer best bet is to do a full wipe to completely stock firmware.
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both of you seem to be spot on...i didnt realize that removing bloatware which was marked as 'ok to remove' on the document of things to remove safely could have been the issue...initially i had frozen them using titanium...neway i restored the phone using the CWM backup i had and the option started working like expected...thanks for the input
I'm curious...why do you want that option to work?
mattdm said:
I'm curious...why do you want that option to work?
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so that i can get ICS when AT&T releases the official one... i know there are leaked versions out there, but i dont mind the wait, especially, from the research, i have found people having issues with various features
fastindy said:
so that i can get ICS when AT&T releases the official one... i know there are leaked versions out there, but i dont mind the wait, especially, from the research, i have found people having issues with various features
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Do you recall all the issues with UCKK6 Gingerbread? That was an AT&T release. The devs had to tear it apart to debug and try to fix it. Any build will have bugs in it. But generally, custom firmwares will have fewer bugs than AT&T firmware.
mattdm said:
Do you recall all the issues with UCKK6 Gingerbread? That was an AT&T release. The devs had to tear it apart to debug and try to fix it. Any build will have bugs in it. But generally, custom firmwares will have fewer bugs than AT&T firmware.
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unfortunately, i joined the android bandwagon only when i got my samsung galaxy s2, which was a little late in the game, so i have no clue on all the start up issues that people experienced with Gingerbread release...
for now ill need to stick with stock/At&T firmware however ill make the switch to custom firmwares when i stop being lazy and create a USB jig for myself...
fastindy said:
for now ill need to stick with stock/At&T firmware however ill make the switch to custom firmwares when i stop being lazy and create a USB jig for myself...
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Why would you need a jig? You're already rooted with CWM.
fastindy said:
so that i can get ICS when AT&T releases the official one... i know there are leaked versions out there, but i dont mind the wait, especially, from the research, i have found people having issues with various features
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I've been running AOKP by Task for a while and have never had a serious issue. The one's I have had were self inflicted and with some reading were quite easy to fix.
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Why would you need a jig? You're already rooted with CWM.
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if my research that i conducted a while ago is right, then basically samsung has implemented a flash counter which increments each time you flash a custom, non-stock rom...it might also be applied to non-stock kernels/firmwares as well (im not too sure)...so to prevent the flash counter from ever incrementing, ill need to put the phone in download mode using the jig and continue from there...
grubby0 said:
I've been running AOKP by Task for a while and have never had a serious issue. The one's I have had were self inflicted and with some reading were quite easy to fix.
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alright thanks, ill check it out
fastindy said:
if my research that i conducted a while ago is right, then basically samsung has implemented a flash counter which increments each time you flash a custom, non-stock rom...it might also be applied to non-stock kernels/firmwares as well (im not too sure)...so to prevent the flash counter from ever incrementing, ill need to put the phone in download mode using the jig and continue from there...
alright thanks, ill check it out
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This is wrong. It is only incremented when you use ODIN to flash nonstock items. CWM has no bearing on flash counters.
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fastindy said:
if my research that i conducted a while ago is right, then basically samsung has implemented a flash counter which increments each time you flash a custom, non-stock rom...it might also be applied to non-stock kernels/firmwares as well (im not too sure)...so to prevent the flash counter from ever incrementing, ill need to put the phone in download mode using the jig and continue from there...
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You have some bad information...but I have some good news for you.
The flash counter only counts the number of times you've flashed a custom kernel in download mode via Odin. Using CWM to flash anything can't touch the flash counter. Same goes for Mobile Odin. I've been rooted and flashing for months, I don't have a jig, and my counter is still at zero.
EDIT: Ninja'd by a pirate!
fastindy said:
unfortunately, i joined the android bandwagon only when i got my samsung galaxy s2, which was a little late in the game, so i have no clue on all the start up issues that people experienced with Gingerbread release...
for now ill need to stick with stock/At&T firmware however ill make the switch to custom firmwares when i stop being lazy and create a USB jig for myself...
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Any GB issues only surfaced if you updated to 2.3.6. 2.3.4 for a "stock" firmware was pretty awesome. I'm on the latest ICS leak from ATT (LD4) and aside from the emmc bug (I'm using a safe kernel so I don't have it) IMHO its more complete then CM9 was. I stopped using CM9 at the end of May and don't miss it at all now.
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alright well i learnt something new today...and now that i have the freedom to flash like a mad man without worrying about flash counter (via CWM), i will surely checkout some of the leaked versions of ICS that you guys are using, and see which one works best for me...thanks for all the new info
fastindy said:
alright well i learnt something new today...and now that i have the freedom to flash like a mad man without worrying about flash counter (via CWM), i will surely checkout some of the leaked versions of ICS that you guys are using, and see which one works best for me...thanks for all the new info
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I reccomend roms that use i9100 bases as they are usually better, roms like phonebricker, and shostock2 are good, my favorite touchwiz based rom though is serendipity 9. But thats my experiences so try them for yourself (i use aokp as my daily though.)
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Remove Triangle and Reset Counter
http://shetalksandroid.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to-reset-sgs2-flash-counter-and.html
Please read the above link.
I just did it last night and really works!
Time to hit the Thanks button
EDIT:
This not only makes the meter go back to zero, but also removes the yellow triangle, without the JIG.
Thanks to Chainfire, its free! Just read the above link. (And please "Search" more
Hi all,
So i have been having some problems with my s2 recently which I hope you can help me with. Phone was working fine a few months ago, then the micro usb socket failed on me. No worries, new board goes in all is well. Then a couple of weeks ago same problems again, again no worries ill put a new board in i thought!
Please with another sucessful fix I also decided to finally test out ICS so jumped on the latest nightly cyanogenmod. Anyway, since these things I am now finding my phone will just stop getting any signal. IT usually eventually comes back after many resets and battery pull outs, and when it works it works well (3g access no problems). Today it has done the same thing and now won't seem to come back, even the IMEI number is missing this time when i type *#06#....
Does anyone know if this is likely hardware or software?
Thanks all,
Ian
Not even generic imei? You dont happen to have a EFS backup?
Have you tried flashing back te original firmware you had before the problem?
Have you tried changing the modem? since it is the one that adresses the signal problem.
And if you're thinking of flashing original ICS firmware do be carefull. Mind the Brickbug.
I face the same problem, but i at least get generic imei and signal.
Please excuse the bad english.
no imei when type *#06#
No backup.
I had this problem last weekend but the imei came back just from lots of resetting. Question is is this hardware or software?
drummerian said:
no imei when type *#06#
No backup.
I had this problem last weekend but the imei came back just from lots of resetting. Question is is this hardware or software?
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Well, if you had a backup and restored and it would have worked it we could have ruled out the hardware.
Otherwise it surpasses me. I would have an experienced forum member answer your question. I am sorry i was of no help.
Please read these. It may be of some help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1261948
costin85 said:
Well, if you had a backup and restored and it would have worked it we could have ruled out the hardware.
Otherwise it surpasses me. I would have an experienced forum member answer your question. I am sorry i was of no help.
Please read these. It may be of some help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1261948
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thanks for your help anyway it is much appreciated. Hopefully someone wikll be along to help me out, ideally want to keep the phone another 3 months til my contract upgrade
Without a backup you're not fixing it. Service centre if you want it done properly, or ask local mobile repair shops (which can be very 'hit & miss').
It's unlikely to be a hardware issue if the IMEI has disappeared. It's a firmware/software problem that's caused it; exactly what however, would be conjecture on anyone's part (and irrelevant anyway; knowing what caused it isn't going to help you fix it, trust me).
Edit - Given you've only got a few mths till you get a new phone & given the probable cost of repairs, I'd be bringing forward my new phone purchase.
MistahBungle said:
Without a backup you're not fixing it. Service centre if you want it done properly, or ask local mobile repair shops (which can be very 'hit & miss').
It's unlikely to be a hardware issue if the IMEI has disappeared. It's a firmware/software problem that's caused it; exactly what however, would be conjecture on anyone's part (and irrelevant anyway; knowing what caused it isn't going to help you fix it, trust me).
Edit - Given you've only got a few mths till you get a new phone & given the probable cost of repairs, I'd be bringing forward my new phone purchase.
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But it did have this issue last weekend and the IMEI just seemed to....come back..
why would this not happen again?
What CM rom are you running
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What CM rom are you running
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cm-10.1-20130212-NIGHTLY-i9100
When I used to run GB Miui (>12 mths ago, shortly after I got my phone), the IMEI would occasionally disappear immediately after boot for anything up to 30 seconds.
Why did it happen ? I'm no developer (I'm not even sure the developers of that particular rom knew), but it always showed up or after another reboot.
Essentially, if the IMEI doesn't come back after rebooting a couple of times, you're cactus.
Maybe do a clean install of stock & a reset (stay away from 4.0.4 stock). I wouldn't get my hopes up tho. First thing you do when you run non-stock firmware/root your phone is backup EFS. Always.
MistahBungle said:
When I used to run GB Miui (>12 mths ago, shortly after I got my phone), the IMEI would occasionally disappear immediately after boot for anything up to 30 seconds.
Why did it happen ? I'm no developer (I'm not even sure the developers of that particular rom knew), but it always showed up or after another reboot.
Essentially, if the IMEI doesn't come back after rebooting a couple of times, you're cactus.
Maybe do a clean install of stock & a reset (stay away from 4.0.4 stock). I wouldn't get my hopes up tho. First thing you do when you run non-stock firmware/root your phone is backup EFS. Always.
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hmm will potentially have to try this then:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1261948
i rooted a couple of years ago when i got the phone, don't ever remember mention of efs and never had problems until now...
well a couple of data wipes and a reinstall of the same rom againand i have signal again...
i think this confirms it must be software related...now to backup efs.
Tell the developers of the rom you're using. Could be useful to them.
will do! any suggestions of a ICS rom that is more stable than the CM nightlys?
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cm-10.1-20130212-NIGHTLY-i9100
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If that's 4.2.2 flash modem LS8 so it matches the RIL.
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If that's 4.2.2 flash modem LS8 so it matches the RIL.
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based on my understanding of this sentance i clearly need to do some reading!
drummerian said:
based on my understanding of this sentance i clearly need to do some reading!
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Lol I would say so, however you have realised it and that's a good thing. If you can already flash a rom then you can flash modem. It's exactly the same. The only reason I've mentioned it is that I run CM nightlies myself and if I use any modem other than LS8 I have the same problem.
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Lol I would say so, however you have realised it and that's a good thing. If you can already flash a rom then you can flash modem. It's exactly the same. The only reason I've mentioned it is that I run CM nightlies myself and if I use any modem other than LS8 I have the same problem.
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ah by modem i assume you mean radio rom? I did used to be more up to date on the latest roms and lingo but have sort of moved on to new hobbies in recent years. I will have a go with the new modem and see how i get on!
thanks
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ah by modem i assume you mean radio rom? I did used to be more up to date on the latest roms and lingo but have sort of moved on to new hobbies in recent years. I will have a go with the new modem and see how i get on!
thanks
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Modem = Baseband = Radio
gastonw said:
Modem = Baseband = Radio
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thanks, just flashing the latest ls8, CM nightly and saving my efs folder now.
thanks again
hello ,
i bought a factory unlocked galaxy s2 sgh-i777 and i m using it in india but recently i broke it's display/screen and now i got it repaired by samsung india ...they replaced my old screen with the screen of i9100...because of which only theback and the setting capacitive buttons are working and the home button is not working...so can i install official jellybean of i9100 on my sgh-i777 in order to make the home button to work?
i am currently using the button savior app but i m trying to sell the phn anf it would be difficult to sell it because of it's home button nt functioning...
please help...
thanks..
mrinal
Hey Mrinal. Well even I stay in India and I have been using an unlocked SGH-I777. My display has been cracked but ts still working as perfect as it was before.
Well about your issue, I can say is even if you flash a I9000 ROM, you may get the home button to work, but you will have to use the default kernel which comes inside the ROM itself. But as it is meant for the I9i000 you may face certain problems(software related) if you use it on SGH-I777.
So all I can say is if you are okay with the issues that may be faced, go ahead and give it a try.
And please let me know how much did they charge you to replace the display.
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Hey Mrinal. Well even I stay in India and I have been using an unlocked SGH-I777. My display has been cracked but ts still working as perfect as it was before.
Well about your issue, I can say is even if you flash a I9000 ROM, you may get the home button to work, but you will have to use the default kernel which comes inside the ROM itself. But as it is meant for the I9i000 you may face certain problems(software related) if you use it on SGH-I777.
So all I can say is if you are okay with the issues that may be faced, go ahead and give it a try.
And please let me know how much did they charge you to replace the display.
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hey bro , thanks for answering my question... as per ur ques. about how much money it costs to get it repaired. i gave my phone to a local repairman who inturn got it repaired for me for 7500rs...
btw, u said that i may face some software related problems by using the i9100 rom, but as per i know both the mobiles are quite identical in terms of hardware....
i am quite scared to flash i9100 rom because it could possibly brick my phone and i may have to shell out more money to again get it repaired....
i need to be fully sure then only i will think of flashing i9100 rom...
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hey bro , thanks for answering my question... as per ur ques. about how much money it costs to get it repaired. i gave my phone to a local repairman who inturn got it repaired for me for 7500rs...
btw, u said that i may face some software related problems by using the i9100 rom, but as per i know both the mobiles are quite identical in terms of hardware....
i am quite scared to flash i9100 rom because it could possibly brick my phone and i may have to shell out more money to again get it repaired....
i need to be fully sure then only i will think of flashing i9100 rom...
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If you can somehow get root and install cyanogenmod, there is a fix I can think of. Can you do this? I am asking you before I tell you so I don't waste your time.
azeem40 said:
If you can somehow get root and install cyanogenmod, there is a fix I can think of. Can you do this? I am asking you before I tell you so I don't waste your time.
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I have already rooted my phone and also installed Busy box but i'm using original firmware that is UCMD8 which i had flashed through odin. If i can cyanogenmod without modding my kernel then i will possibly is install cyanogenmod. By the way i had already mistakenly bricked my old galaxy SL and damaged its emmc chip, so i'm kinda scared. But if it doesn't involve flashing custom rom or installing modded kernel then i will surely install cyanogenmod.
Mrinal both the phones have different GPU's and there are one or two more differences between both the phones. So the I9i000 kernel will be specially designed to be functional for that specifications. So this may cause you problems. Please just google the "difference between I9100 and SGH-I777" u'll get to know what m talkin bout.
You need to modify the keylayout file, take it from i9100. Hopefully that'll be it. All the rest can be left from i777.
Search for the exact file you need, it's some think like /system/etc/*something*.kl. Google is your friend.
The reason I asked is because there is a mod that gets you nexus software keys, but idk it works with stock rom.
azeem40 said:
The reason I asked is because there is a mod that gets you nexus software keys, but idk it works with stock rom.
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brother, i am using button savior app that gives me onscreen buttons just like the one on nexus.. btw i was thimking of flashing i9100 official jellybean so that the buttons starts working again..so, do u think it's good to flash i9100 firmware ...is there any risk of getting my device bricked?
Mrinal_gupta said:
brother, i am using button savior app that gives me onscreen buttons just like the one on nexus.. btw i was thimking of flashing i9100 official jellybean so that the buttons starts working again..so, do u think it's good to flash i9100 firmware ...is there any risk of getting my device bricked?
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Make sure it is ported to the i777; otherwise yes, you risk bricking it.
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brother, i am using button savior app that gives me onscreen buttons just like the one on nexus.. btw i was thimking of flashing i9100 official jellybean so that the buttons starts working again..so, do u think it's good to flash i9100 firmware ...is there any risk of getting my device bricked?
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No chances of bricking if you flash an I777 kernel after flashing the I9100 ROM. And i dont think you have to use an app for onscreen buttons. I mean if u r on a stock ROM you'll have to else if u r using a custom AOSP ROM then the navigation is already present in the settings..jus have to enable it.
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No chances of bricking if you flash an I777 kernel after flashing the I9100 ROM. And i dont think you have to use an app for onscreen buttons. I mean if u r on a stock ROM you'll have to else if u r using a custom AOSP ROM then the navigation is already present in the settings..jus have to enable it.
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brother, are u sure that with this method i won't brick my phone because one member told me that if i'll flash stock i9100 firmware then i will surely brick my phone...he also said that i should flash a rom that is ported from i9100 to sgh-i777 but a ported rom has been modded to work with sgh-i777 that means it will still have the working capacitive buttons...so i m not able to think what should i do now....
are u 100% sure that by ur method of flashing stock i9100 rom and i777kernel my phone will work..cause i don't think both these firmware and kernel of different phones will work together...
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You need to modify the keylayout file, take it from i9100. Hopefully that'll be it. All the rest can be left from i777.
Search for the exact file you need, it's some think like /system/etc/*something*.kl. Google is your friend.
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friend can u please elaborate more...or can u give me some kind of tutorial or something...
any help will be greatly appreciated....
thanks.....
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brother, are u sure that with this method i won't brick my phone because one member told me that if i'll flash stock i9100 firmware then i will surely brick my phone...he also said that i should flash a rom that is ported from i9100 to sgh-i777 but a ported rom has been modded to work with sgh-i777 that means it will still have the working capacitive buttons...so i m not able to think what should i do now....
are u 100% sure that by ur method of flashing stock i9100 rom and i777kernel my phone will work..cause i don't think both these firmware and kernel of different phones will work together...
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Look. If you are gonna flash a stock I9100 ROM den you sure will brick it. And by stock I mean pure stock straight from Samsung. And if you flash a CUSTOM stock ROM you wont get a brick as far as you have ported it to SGH-I777..to my knowledge. I have done this.
And I would suggest you to flash an AOSP ROM.
And porting the ROM is nothing like "specially mod the rom". You just have to replace a few 'modules' which are in the system/etc/modules folder(M not sure if it is in etc or usr folder) and flash it off. You dont have to change any keylayout file as u want the buttons to work same as on I9100. Please google "How to port an I9100 ROM to SGH-I777". Its pretty simple process.
And make sure you flash a SGH-I777 kernel after u flash the I9100 ROM.
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Hey all, i wanted to ask if anyone is having the same problem as me.
So i bought a new Galaxy s9+ (G9650) and im experiencing some issues when slowly dragging my finger across the screen. It happens both in portrait mode and landscape. If i were to say... scroll across an image veeeery slowly or Play a game that requires fine accuracy (PUBG Mobile, its how i found the problem), the screen would start to jump around very slightly and repeatedly. If anyone has this problem or knows how to solve it please let me know. Thanks!
I will upload a video of the issue so you can see what i mean
https://youtu.be/2nLyy3h6dSM
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Hey all, i wanted to ask if anyone is having the same problem as me.
So i bought a new Galaxy s9+ (G9650) and im experiencing some issues when slowly dragging my finger across the screen. It happens both in portrait mode and landscape. If i were to say... scroll across an image veeeery slowly or Play a game that requires fine accuracy (PUBG Mobile, its how i found the problem), the screen would start to jump around very slightly and repeatedly. If anyone has this problem or knows how to solve it please let me know. Thanks!
I will upload a video of the issue so you can see what i mean
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Nope - Not an issue with my S9+
Did you make any changes in Developer Options for GPU Rendering etc?
Does this happen in all apps or just this game?
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Nope - Not an issue with my S9+
Did you make any changes in Developer Options for GPU Rendering etc?
Does this happen in all apps or just this game?
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No, no changes in anything. I did not even have developer options enabled. i did read about it and tried them but no success. I have been using the OEM charger and cable and never used anything else to charge it. it also happens when in google chrome, maps, Quora, etc. The problem seems to get aggravated when i charge the phone. I'm losing my mind T.T such a beautiful phone with this problem. My latest whack at the problem is going to be a cache partition wipe. If that doesn't work im going all out and flashing a De-bloated firmware (Goodbye Knox and Samsung pay)
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No, no changes in anything. I did not even have developer options enabled. i did read about it and tried them but no success. I have been using the OEM charger and cable and never used anything else to charge it. it also happens when in google chrome, maps, Quora, etc. The problem seems to get aggravated when i charge the phone. I'm losing my mind T.T such a beautiful phone with this problem. My latest whack at the problem is going to be a cache partition wipe. If that doesn't work im going all out and flashing a De-bloated firmware (Goodbye Knox and Samsung pay)
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Sadly no luck, cache partition wiped but no problem is fixed. I am currently downloading 2 stock firmwares (i hope theyre de bloated) from dominican republic, one Orange and one from Claro. I would just go to samsung for their warranty but i do not have the original reciept because i did not buy the phone.
If i flash my own firmware (No root, downloaded from sammobile) will it void my warranty?
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If i flash my own firmware (No root, downloaded from sammobile) will it void my warranty?
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Rather than doing what you're talking about - Why not just Factory Reset? Backup everything you need or want using Smart Switch or move to your external sd card / computer.
To answer this question - Flashing the Stock Samsung Firmware with Odin will not void your warranty ?
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Rather than doing what you're talking about - Why not just Factory Reset? Backup everything you need or want using Smart Switch or move to your external sd card / computer.
To answer this question - Flashing the Stock Samsung Firmware with Odin will not void your warranty
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I did factory reset. Installed all apps new and still got the problem. I paid 640USD for the device and now i have this crap, Its the latin american version (G9650).
Im currently downloading the Firmware as i said, i read somewhere about Product code changing while installing a firmware, would that be a sign to the warranters that someone messed with the device and would refuse to service my device? also, i read about Brazilian Firmware being closest to BTU (Bloatware free Android) but sammobile's link is not working ? Do you know someone with expertise in this area that could help?
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I did factory reset. Installed all apps new and still got the problem. I paid 640USD for the device and now i have this crap, Its the latin american version (G9650).
Im currently downloading the Firmware as i said, i read somewhere about Product code changing while installing a firmware, would that be a sign to the warranters that someone messed with the device and would refuse to service my device? also, i read about Brazilian Firmware being closest to BTU (Bloatware free Android) but sammobile's link is not working ? Do you know someone with expertise in this area that could help?
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Don't know if your device has an unlocked bootloader - If it doesn't - Then you can't really Flash anything that could void your warranty - Even if you don't change the CSC that shouldn't do anything to your warranty - it's Stock Samsung Firmware - Doesn't seem like you're too familiar with what you are trying to do - You might want to do some more reading & research ??
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Don't know if your device has an unlocked bootloader - If it doesn't - Then you can't really Flash anything that could void your warranty - Even if you don't change the CSC that shouldn't do anything to your warranty - it's Stock Samsung Firmware - Doesn't seem like you're too familiar with what you are trying to do - You might want to do some more reading & research
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I know a thing or 2 (Just gotta catch up on some terms) ? Had an Honor 5 with Cyanogen and an S4 rooted and running AOSP. im just rying to be veeeeeeery cautious since i worked very hard for this phone and i dont wanna brick it or loose warranty. I really apreciate your input on this topic. I spoke with the previous phone owner to see if i could get a purchase reciept and bring it in for warranty repair, untill then i wont touch the phone. if all else fails, then im flashing De-bloated firmware and crying my phone to repair every time i use it ????. I have the worst of lucks ?
Is there a forum for newbies that explain all these terms? it would be nice for all them people trying to get the most out of their phones but arent very tech savvy.
ph forgot to say: on the bootloader, it seems most if not all snapdragons have locked bootloader
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ph forgot to say: on the bootloader, it seems most if not all snapdragons have locked bootloader
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Yup pretty much - Chinese version doesn't have a Locked Bootloader & MAYBE... a South American variant? ?
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