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[Q]how to get into Download mode after soft bricking S2 LTE (ROGERS)

Hi folks,
I've been trying to install custom Rom using Odin to support a language which is not supported with android gingerbread 2.3.5! and it failed after boot.bin...Now, I'm stuck in the Phone---!---PC screen.
I am trying to get into download mode to be able to return to stock using this
Return to stock, fix soft brick :: 11/13: Rogers TAR!
my question: Could I flash while am on "Phone---!---Pc" screen?how can I get rid of "Phone---!---Pc" screen? or should I get USB jig to force into download mode? is it the best solution to restore to stock?
any help would be greatly appreciated !

If you cant get into download mode u need a jig order this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954458

SII_LTE_User said:
Hi folks,
I've been trying to install custom Rom using Odin to support a language which is not supported with android gingerbread 2.3.5! and it failed after boot.bin...Now, I'm stuck in the Phone---!---PC screen.
I am trying to get into download mode to be able to return to stock using this
Return to stock, fix soft brick :: 11/13: Rogers TAR!
my question: Could I flash while am on "Phone---!---Pc" screen?how can I get rid of "Phone---!---Pc" screen? or should I get USB jig to force into download mode? is it the best solution to restore to stock?
any help would be greatly appreciated !
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Even if your phone is shown the "Phone---!---PC" screen .. ODIN should still recognize it being attached to your computer .. My first SGS2 Skyrocket did this in which I was able to reflash back to stock using ODIN v1.85 .. however, my first SGS2 took a real crapper for some reason .. that even the USB JIG was unable to get the phone into Download Mode.
I now have a replacement in which I'm being REAL careful with .. LOL

LordGeek said:
Even if your phone is shown the "Phone---!---PC" screen .. ODIN should still recognize it being attached to your computer .. My first SGS2 Skyrocket did this in which I was able to reflash back to stock using ODIN v1.85 .. however, my first SGS2 took a real crapper for some reason .. that even the USB JIG was unable to get the phone into Download Mode.
I now have a replacement in which I'm being REAL careful with .. LOL
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Actually Odin is recognizing the phone..but im not sure if flashing will work since its not in download mode!!! dont wanna go further doing wrong steps!

SII_LTE_User said:
Actually Odin is recognizing the phone..but im not sure if flashing will work since its not in download mode!!! dont wanna go further doing wrong steps!
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You're safe .. put the TAR under PDA .. uncheck everything in ODIN except Reboot and let it rip.

LordGeek said:
You're safe .. put the TAR under PDA .. uncheck everything in ODIN except Reboot and let it rip.
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This will work.......DOOOO IT
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium

You should be able to get into download mode by just holding volume down you may need to push the power button while holding it
Sent from my SGH-I727R using XDA App

LordGeek said:
You're safe .. put the TAR under PDA .. uncheck everything in ODIN except Reboot and let it rip.
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the2rrell said:
This will work.......DOOOO IT
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
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Thanks ALOT...You guyz Rock....I flashed and it's baaaack up and running without even losing my data
So for those who are stuck in same scenario...
YES you can flash with ODIN if you're stuck in Phone--!--PC...I used Return to stock, fix soft brick :: 11/13: Rogers TAR!
-Downloaded I727R tar
-opened Odin v1.85
-turned on my phone(showed the exclamation mark screen)
-Connected to Pc with Usb
-odin recognized it...put .tar file in PDA and hit Start et Voila!
Hope this helps anyone in same situation!

Help
I have tried to root my phone and I can't get it to get past the boot screen. I can get it to the download screen but I cant get anywhere past that...please help. I need step by step instructions please.

Go here it has the step by step instructions. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342348

Okay so I am having a similar problem. My phone will boot up and it says the "downloading a different os .... and then press volume up to continue and volume down to reboot" and when i press volume up i get a screen saying "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again". What do i do? Please and thanks

Do you have usb Jig. If no than you can make ur own. Let me find you solution to ur problem. And if you have any other device that uses micro usb than try plugging the usb cable to ur phone and see if thats gets u in dload mode.
ckck543 said:
Okay so I am having a similar problem. My phone will boot up and it says the "downloading a different os .... and then press volume up to continue and volume down to reboot" and when i press volume up i get a screen saying "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again". What do i do? Please and thanks
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Morning y'all... having a similar problem... I was rooted but for some reason when in Recovery I'd only get Android Recovery??? I got CWM installed using ODIN (This is the tread I used... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340526) . Then I went and tried to install miuiscotland_I9100-2.1.13... said install was complete... went to reboot from CWN... and nothing.
I tried pulling battery, going into recovery, download mode, the jig... and nothing... doesn't even look like it's charging... no spark at all?
So I have no phone as it stands right now.
Any comments, suggestions, hints, tips, tricks?
Thx.
B.
Rogers
Galaxy S II LTE
SGH-I727R
Kernel V: 2.6.35.11

I see that instructions are step by step but I have a phone that wont let me put it in download mode. My phone wont hookup to my computer. I need help....
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I see that instructions are step by step but I have a phone that wont let me put it in download mode. My phone wont hookup to my computer. I need help....

K9kazoo said:
Morning y'all... having a similar problem... I was rooted but for some reason when in Recovery I'd only get Android Recovery??? I got CWM installed using ODIN (This is the tread I used... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340526) . Then I went and tried to install miuiscotland_I9100-2.1.13... said install was complete... went to reboot from CWN... and nothing.
I tried pulling battery, going into recovery, download mode, the jig... and nothing... doesn't even look like it's charging... no spark at all?
So I have no phone as it stands right now.
Any comments, suggestions, hints, tips, tricks?
Thx.
B.
Rogers
Galaxy S II LTE
SGH-I727R
Kernel V: 2.6.35.11
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You are hard bricked. You flashed a i9100 rom over a i727 device.
Only advice I can give is drop it in the toilet if you have insurance on the phone and get a replacement, or call your carrier's warranty department and tell them your phone just stopped working (not particularly ethical and you could get caught if they figure out it was rooted, but worth a shot...).
Oh, and the other advice is NEVER flash roms meant for devices other than the Skyrocket. Roms meant for the original S2 will brick your phone.
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appdroid said:
Do you have usb Jig. If no than you can make ur own. Let me find you solution to ur problem. And if you have any other device that uses micro usb than try plugging the usb cable to ur phone and see if thats gets u in dload mode.
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No need for a jig here (though it is good to have one anyways). If you get the "firmware upgrade failed" screen, just plug the phone in and if Odin sees your phone you can flash the stock tar. The "failed" screen won't look like it's doing anything but after Odin finishes you will be back to stock and life will be good again.

[Q] How do I get into recovery without kies?

Emergency I tried to download the ics leak followed all the right procedures and for some odd reason the system was not upgrading so I thought something was wrong so I unplugged the skyrocket and up came the screen saying use kies to recovery mode. Kies is not recognizing my device so now I am stuck I don't know what to do and I need my phone to breathe again ASAP. HELP PLEASE!!! I either need to put it back to stock or something idk all I know is that there has to be a way

You should probably be able to use Odin to flash CWM again
If you already have it, just hold down up and down volume as you turn on your phone. Release when the first Samsung screen appears, and you should be good to go
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA

That's the thing the Samsung screen doesn't pull up it just goes right to that screen saying use kies to go to recovery and try again

Can you use the info in
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342348
To help get you running again? There should be links somewhere to a carrier appropriate stock software you can flash
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA

Doesn't my phone have to be at the download screen with the android picture in order to do that? My screen currently says as follows: firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recover mode in Kies & try again. that's the screen that I cannot get out of.
Will my phone be able to restore from the screen that I'm currently in?

DaYoung1 said:
Doesn't my phone have to be at the download screen with the android picture in order to do that? My screen currently says as follows: firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recover mode in Kies & try again. that's the screen that I cannot get out of.
Will my phone be able to restore from the screen that I'm currently in?
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I dont think so, its actually still in download mode. You should still be able to use odin, though

xcrazydx said:
I dont think so, its actually still in download mode. You should still be able to use odin, though
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Confirmed. Odin will detect and communicate with your device when the "Use Kies to recover (or whatever it is)" screen is displayed.
Sent from my Nook Tablet running CM7.

When it says downloading do no remove target. You should probably not remove the target for future reference
The ics leak does take a long time to flash

conundrum768 said:
Confirmed. Odin will detect and communicate with your device when the "Use Kies to recover (or whatever it is)" screen is displayed.
Sent from my Nook Tablet running CM7.
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Yes reconfirmed this is an alternative download screen you should be able to use one click odin leak .. If it doesn't work just keep trying to flash it on different computers, usb cables or usb ports
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium

Exact same thing happened to me last week. Download the stock tar. from the development section I think it's made by koone.. Flash it and you'll be fixed. Kept all my settings and apps and everything too. Make sure to read the instructions.
Sent from my SGH-I727R using XDA

im sorta having the same problem lol

same problem with me
DaYoung1 said:
Emergency I tried to download the ics leak followed all the right procedures and for some odd reason the system was not upgrading so I thought something was wrong so I unplugged the skyrocket and up came the screen saying use kies to recovery mode. Kies is not recognizing my device so now I am stuck I don't know what to do and I need my phone to breathe again ASAP. HELP PLEASE!!! I either need to put it back to stock or something idk all I know is that there has to be a way
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please also tell me how you fix it the same problem is with me what should I do now

fawadali4631 said:
please also tell me how you fix it the same problem is with me what should I do now
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Use Odin. See vincom's stickies on the development forum
Sent from my Nexus 5

[Q] brick phone need help!

Galaxy Skyrocket phone was running custom rom
decided to return to samsung official rom. Connected the phone to odin was in process of bringing to factory rom thats when BY mistake i disconnected the cable from phone. I tried the process again would not work stuck at "firmware upgrade encountered ad issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again. Message reads
I tried the power button volume up and down nothing is working. NEED HELP!

When you see that error screen your still in download mode. Plug back into computer and reflash the odon tar again. Be careful this time
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2

Yeah it will say error select recovery mode in keys.
But your still in dl mode. I have pulled the cable during odin atleast ten times
Your fine just proceed

no. on the top screen says odin mode. product name:sgh-i727
custom binary download: yes (2 counts)
current binary:custom
and the rest message says, Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again

On the screen does not say downloading mode just the error message. will try the the odin and refresh tar.

dahraf said:
On the screen does not say downloading mode just the error message. will try the the odin and refresh tar.
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Your not reading what were trying to tell you. That is still download mode. Flash the odin tar again
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2

It'll happen again and again if you flash often. It may not say download mode BUT IT IS. Simply unplug your phone. Open Odin. Flash. Wait. It will work I promise. If u were fully bricked you would have no screen.
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Got the phone working. Tried flashing several time didnt work. I changed to another USB port and flashed with ODIN and all worked good. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HELP.

dahraf said:
Got the phone working. Tried flashing several time didnt work. I changed to another USB port and flashed with ODIN and all worked good. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HELP.
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Sweet, glad you got her running
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2

dahraf said:
Galaxy Skyrocket phone was running custom rom
decided to return to samsung official rom. Connected the phone to odin was in process of bringing to factory rom thats when BY mistake i disconnected the cable from phone. I tried the process again would not work stuck at "firmware upgrade encountered ad issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again. Message reads
I tried the power button volume up and down nothing is working. NEED HELP!
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Give this a try. It works great!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342348

[Q] Stuck at Samsung Galaxy S3 boo screen

So i did my best to do my own research and downloaded all the files listed in [HOW-TO] Unbrick your soft bricked Galaxy S III on this forum and i haven't gotten very far. The phone will only get up to the splash screen and goes nowhere from there. I plug it in and it recognizes the phone and loads drivers and when i open ODIN 3 it detects it under the ID:COM port. But when i try and flash the "VARALEC.bootchain.tar.MD5" file it goes from "file analysis " to "setup connection" then stops. Any advice or help please?
boot screen, sorry.

Judging from your post, you're not in download mode. Anytime you use Odin, your phone must be in download mode:
1) Turn your phone off completely
2) Hold Power button, Volume Down, and Home until the phone boots on and vibrates
3) Now you're in Download mode
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app

SlimSnoopOS said:
Judging from your post, you're not in download mode. Anytime you use Odin, your phone must be in download mode:
1) Turn your phone off completely
2) Hold Power button, Volume Down, and Home until the phone boots on and vibrates
3) Now you're in Download mode
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app
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So got past that part and got to the flashing. Flashed the bootloader first which passed then i tried to flash the unzipped Stock.vzw_root66.tar. twice so far it's given me a fail. I downloaded the torrent from scratch each time. Thoughts? Thanks for your help with that first step.

killerbunbun22 said:
So got past that part and got to the flashing. Flashed the bootloader first which passed then i tried to flash the unzipped Stock.vzw_root66.tar. twice so far it's given me a fail. I downloaded the torrent from scratch each time. Thoughts? Thanks for your help with that first step.
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MD5 sum matches too...

first off why are you flashing a bootchain? that should only be used if your device is truly softbricked...meaning, it will not boot even after flashing back to stock with odin. also try the links in my guide(section 6). flashing the bootchain should only be a last resort because if something goes wrong during flashing, your device could hard brick.

droidstyle said:
first off why are you flashing a bootchain? that should only be used if your device is truly softbricked...meaning, it will not boot even after flashing back to stock with odin. also try the links in my guide(section 6). flashing the bootchain should only be a last resort because if something goes wrong during flashing, your device could hard brick.
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Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app

Thank you for your help and the guide. Made it back to stock safely ... now to wait for the OTA jelly bean update

killerbunbun22 said:
Thank you for your help and the guide. Made it back to stock safely ... now to wait for the OTA jelly bean update
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See you in February.

[Q] Galaxy Blaze stuck at boot screen after odin Root

I havend a stock galaxy blaze running Jelly bean I just attempted to root it using odin followed instructions to perfect odin tells me success phone reboots and gets stuck at boot screen any ideas? Thx

Lostmymind904 said:
I havend a stock galaxy blaze running Jelly bean I just attempted to root it using odin followed instructions to perfect odin tells me success phone reboots and gets stuck at boot screen any ideas? Thx
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You attempted to root using Odin when your already on a JellyBean ROM?? The Blaze doesn't have Official JB.. We have rooted JB ROMS like Cyanogenmod..

xWolf13 said:
You attempted to root using Odin when your already on a JellyBean ROM?? The Blaze doesn't have Official JB.. We have rooted JB ROMS like Cyanogenmod..
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The phone was running stock ics then my mistake believe the problem is becuase i used the gingerbread.odin root method can you help me get back to Ics stock please? ..om getting really fustrated

Lostmymind904 said:
The phone was running stock ics then my mistake believe the problem is becuase i used the gingerbread.odin root method can you help me get back to Ics stock please? ..om getting really fustrated
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Search and you shall find
Sent from my SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app

If you can get to download mode, you're fine. There's a thread in general on how to get our phone back to stock. Look through general and you'll find it!
Sent from a LiquidSmooth Blaze

njstein said:
If you can get to download mode, you're fine. There's a thread in general on how to get our phone back to stock. Look through general and you'll find it!
Sent from a LiquidSmooth Blaze
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Thx Fixed it if anyone else is having this problem here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591601

njstein said:
If you can get to download mode, you're fine. There's a thread in general on how to get our phone back to stock. Look through general and you'll find it!
Sent from a LiquidSmooth Blaze
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What if I can't get to download mode? When I attempt to get there the phone just buzzes every couple seconds, but never goes into download mode. When I release, it goes to the battery charging icon. When I try to get to recovery mode, it vibrates and goes back to the Galaxy S splash screen and hangs. Thanks.

tdub97 said:
What if I can't get to download mode? When I attempt to get there the phone just buzzes every couple seconds, but never goes into download mode. When I release, it goes to the battery charging icon. When I try to get to recovery mode, it vibrates and goes back to the Galaxy S splash screen and hangs. Thanks.
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If the screen is showing anything it should be able to get into download mode, but it can sometimes be difficult to get it to do it.
Here is a post that helped me and others to get into download mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27360727&postcount=57

tdub97 said:
What if I can't get to download mode? When I attempt to get there the phone just buzzes every couple seconds, but never goes into download mode. When I release, it goes to the battery charging icon. When I try to get to recovery mode, it vibrates and goes back to the Galaxy S splash screen and hangs. Thanks.
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Keep in mind, to get into download mode, you must have the phone disconnected from the computer! If it shows the charging battery icon, then your phone is plugged in. Unplug it and try again.
Sent from a Paranoid Blaze

7z file...
It could be that it's late and not thinking clearly but... I downloaded the "Stock Tar" and the problem I'm running into is that Odin won't recognize it because it's a 7z file. Could I get suggestions as to how to proceed?

rtcrane said:
It could be that it's late and not thinking clearly but... I downloaded the "Stock Tar" and the problem I'm running into is that Odin won't recognize it because it's a 7z file. Could I get suggestions as to how to proceed?
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Extract it
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ODIN not recognizing 7z file on Windows 7--HELP
rtcrane said:
It could be that it's late and not thinking clearly but... I downloaded the "Stock Tar" and the problem I'm running into is that Odin won't recognize it because it's a 7z file. Could I get suggestions as to how to proceed?
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Did you get answer on how to fix this. Currently cant get ODIN to recognize the 7-zip extension so I can add it to the PDA field & get my Blaze back to stock. Thanks.

booyahb said:
Did you get answer on how to fix this. Currently cant get ODIN to recognize the 7-zip extension so I can add it to the PDA field & get my Blaze back to stock. Thanks.
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Here's the answer:
Jserrano56 said:
Extract it
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7z is a compression format. The files you want are in the compressed 7z file. Extract it using 7zip or WinRAR or any number of tools. Then ¡voila! you have what you need