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[Q] Rooting turned my phone into a "soft Brick"

I have a Samsung S2 Galaxy Skyrocket (SGH-I727) on the AT&T network. I set my phone into download mode, opened Odin3 v.1.85 and selected the .tar file I downloaded off this forum to root the device. Well after about 30 mins of Odin being stuck with the "<ID:0/009> SetupConnection.." prompt I figured it froze up or something. Well I restarted everything and and now my phone just goes straight into Odin mode with the error "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." I'm trying to reload the .tar and it is still doing the same thing...
I'm a complete noob at this! Will someone please help me out with really simple detailed instructions on how I can get my phone working again? I will do anything in return!!!!

1st poster in distress! Shoot me an message with your email and I'll walk you through what to do or if you have ever used Skype on your pc I can assist.
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androidsc said:
1st poster in distress! Shoot me an message with your email and I'll walk you through what to do or if you have ever used Skype on your pc I can assist.
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SENT! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

Samthereptileguy said:
I have a Samsung S2 Galaxy Skyrocket (SGH-I727) on the AT&T network. I set my phone into download mode, opened Odin3 v.1.85 and selected the .tar file I downloaded off this forum to root the device. Well after about 30 mins of Odin being stuck with the "<ID:0/009> SetupConnection.." prompt I figured it froze up or something. Well I restarted everything and and now my phone just goes straight into Odin mode with the error "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." I'm trying to reload the .tar and it is still doing the same thing...
I'm a complete noob at this! Will someone please help me out with really simple detailed instructions on how I can get my phone working again? I will do anything in return!!!!
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Anything? Lol

xcrazydx said:
Anything? Lol
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My entire life is on this phone... I will give anything (almost...) for help in getting it working today.

Lol, don't worry, i've got a nice long guide coming to help ya. LOL. Ok i think that's as far as i'm going with that joke

androidsc said:
Lol, don't worry, i've got a nice long guide coming to help ya. LOL. Ok i think that's as far as i'm going with that joke
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LoL

Samthereptileguy said:
My entire life is on this phone... I will give anything (almost...) for help in getting it working today.
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Ok, if he can't get it going for ya, I'll help.
Remember, make sure repartition IS NOT checked!!!!!!

xcrazydx said:
Ok, if he can't get it going for ya, I'll help.
Remember, make sure repartition IS NOT checked!!!!!!
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Thank you xcrazydx, I can use all the help I can get right now!

Samthereptileguy said:
Thank you xcrazydx, I can use all the help I can get right now!
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Just so you know, reflashing it will work. Sometimes it takes a few tries. Just make sure repartition is not checked, only reboot. click pda and select the CWM tar. Just make sure the device is recognized in the com port before you push start.

xcrazydx said:
Ok, if he can't get it going for ya, I'll help.
Remember, make sure repartition IS NOT checked!!!!!!
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Just sent a nice long guide, and yes I included those words although not as red and large.

androidsc said:
Just sent a nice long guide, and yes I included those words although not as red and large.
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Cool, thanks for helping!

Use odin and flash the sammobile image it will wipe everything but should fix the issue
CM9 Skyrocket

Sometimes its as simple as rebooting your computer, open Odin as admin, select your tar under PDA, connect your phone, make sure com is lit up and flash. My windows machine gets freaky like that sometimes and just fails or sits there doing nothing. Driver issue I assume even though they are there. I've encountered that error a few times trying to flash in Odin. No worries. These guys will get you back up. Good luck!
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androidsc said:
Just sent a nice long guide, and yes I included those words although not as red and large.
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Got it! Working on downloading the .tar file from sammobile right now.
You mentioned different versions of the OS like ICS and 4.0... Which one do I want? LOL and where do I get it? I'm assuming its different than the firmware correct?

Samthereptileguy said:
Got it! Working on downloading the .tar file from sammobile right now.
You mentioned different versions of the OS like ICS and 4.0... Which one do I want? LOL and where do I get it? I'm assuming its different than the firmware correct?
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Thats a personal choice. Currently there are many different roms floating around but it depends on what you want.
Deciding on which to get is a matter of 2 simple questions for me: Do you want to be up to date, since ICS is the new hottest, thing (sexier UI IMO, some app issues, but overall feel wise. it makes the phone feel so much better, and fits the sleek profile, but lets not have me go on about aesthetics lol.
Or do you want functionatilty, extra options, overclocking (changing clock speeds) and things like that, currently we can only do that on 2.3.5/6 (Gingerbread, also known as GB)
I personally like ICS. Sometimes the Skyrocket just has to be sexy than the powerhouse e-beast that it is. That will happen whenever the Official ICS comes out

Samthereptileguy said:
Got it! Working on downloading the .tar file from sammobile right now.
You mentioned different versions of the OS like ICS and 4.0... Which one do I want? LOL and where do I get it? I'm assuming its different than the firmware correct?
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You don't need the sammobile tar unless you're returning to stock. If you wanna just be stock rooted, flash CWM in odin. Make a nandroid backup. Then put the superuser zip on the sd card and flash it in CWM.
If you wanna run a custom rom from our dev section, just flash CWM, make a backup and then flash the rom which will already be rooted

xcrazydx said:
You don't need the sammobile tar unless you're returning to stock. If you wanna just be stock rooted, flash CWM in odin. Make a nandroid backup. Then put the superuser zip on the sd card and flash it in CWM.
If you wanna run a custom rom from our dev section, just flash CWM, make a backup and then flash the rom which will already be rooted
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I just wanted to make sure that I got him back on the upgrade path to ics if he wants and the tar file saved me so I can verify it personally. Don't want to trip his counter.
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androidsc said:
I just wanted to make sure that I got him back on the upgrade path to ics if he wants and the tar file saved me so I can verify it personally. Don't want to trip his counter.
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Yeah I know the sammobile tar works, I found it a while ago and have been telling people to use it.

If your entire life is on it, I'd take the time to backup your important files, so you don't lose them!
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Flash wrong odin files!!!!! Help!!!!

Hi, ok this is my mistake i flash a wrong files in odin, the files are for galaxy s 4g, in the same folder i have the files for sidekick, but i dont know why i flash the wrong files again my mistake, ok in odin i run all the files pit,pda,phone,csc. then its fail. i made a homemade jig the put it in downloadmode flash the right files(pda) stockkg2odin and the right pit, but the phone start and i heard it but the screen its blank, you saw the interface of phone turning on on the screen but its black, you saw anything. i dont know if i need the right files please if any one help put me in dirrection thank you.

I'm stumped by that one. However, when in doubt heimdall is a last resort.
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Have you checked the re-partition box?

Jax184 said:
Have you checked the re-partition box?
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Well yes, when i made the jig and flash the right files the phone first time fail, then i check re-partition and pass.

Thank you to everybody, i found a heimdall one click.zip, flashed and it's work. ahh flash the bootloaders too.. then its works thankyou!!!

Thank Adam haha.
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TheLastSidekick said:
Thank Adam haha.
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Yea, No doubt!
He's saved a ton of bricks.

HELP!!!!!

i was trying to flash to a different rom and it being really late i installed a custom CWM on TWRP after flashing a rom that borked on me and i pulled the battery while the bootloader was going on. now i cant flash anything and for some d**n reason my phone will not go into download mode for me to use odin. ive tried downloading the newest stock firmware(4.1.2) and installijng it thru cwm but i keep getting a installation aborted text. im so lost and i never do this sorta thing...but being sleep deprived and now even more so im afraid of the worst. can anyone lend me some help please???

First off you have a recovery so its not that bad. Pull the battery and get some sleep try to chill out.
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mtdew said:
First off you have a recovery so its not that bad. Pull the battery and get some sleep try to chill out.
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yea, i know having the recovery is a good thing but..my phone is my lifeline and im confused as hell on why i cant flash anything. i went ahead and ordered a usb jig bc i seen where i might need it anyways.

jrodbrown58 said:
yea, i know having the recovery is a good thing but..my phone is my lifeline and im confused as hell on why i cant flash anything. i went ahead and ordered a usb jig bc i seen where i might need it anyways.
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Jig does nothing for our phone you're worthless tired you don't think properly nobody does but anyway grab a cwm flashable twrp then just flash a ROM you probably have some old version of cwm that newer Roms don't like
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you stated that u dl stock 4.1.2 and used cwm to install, cant do that w/cwm unless its a cwm/twrp flashable zip file
u r tired, rest, read the stickies on installing cwm/twrp and/or restoring to stock
usb jig was a waste of money
there are flashable zip files for cwm and twrp in the 1stop sticky, flash either one then flash a rom

yes i tried flashing a stock 4.1.2 rom that was converted into a flashable zip file. and ok ill try said instructions and see if it works but so far nothing has been able to been flashed.

I'm vaguely recalling a time when I was trying to flash a ROM and it was giving me an insufficient memory error. You may have to do some spring cleaning if that's your issue.

its not really giving me an error besides the installation aborted one...but now its not showing any zips on my sd card at all...smh in confusion and misery.

jrodbrown58 said:
its not really giving me an error besides the installation aborted one...but now its not showing any zips on my sd card at all...smh in confusion and misery.
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Sounds like the card is corrupted.
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But it works fine on my computer and in other devices...
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Update!!!
I used a different SD card and so far so good. My only thing is now i have an expensive sd card that may or may not be bad...Ive heard stories where the individual called up sandisk and they replaced the card...i hope i can be so lucky...if not i guess i can fork out some money and get another one although i really dont want to.
thanks everyone!!!!

It's just an sd card, be thankful it's not the phone.

jrodbrown58 said:
Update!!!
I used a different SD card and so far so good. My only thing is now i have an expensive sd card that may or may not be bad...Ive heard stories where the individual called up sandisk and they replaced the card...i hope i can be so lucky...if not i guess i can fork out some money and get another one although i really dont want to.
thanks everyone!!!!
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Did you try to run chkdsk -f on the card on a computer? This will check for and fix any file system errors.
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rushi.1986 said:
Did you try to run chkdsk -f on the card on a computer? This will check for and fix any file system errors.
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I tried this and it said that there were no errors. Now I don't know what to do bc my phone is getting to the point where its not recognizing the sdcard but works just fine with other cards.
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mtdew said:
Jig does nothing for our phone you're worthless tired you don't think properly nobody does but anyway grab a cwm flashable twrp then just flash a ROM you probably have some old version of cwm that newer Roms don't like
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Just got the jig in the mail today and tried it out and it does work...so I dunno what to tell you. But I'm glad it works
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jrodbrown58 said:
Just got the jig in the mail today and tried it out and it does work...so I dunno what to tell you. But I'm glad it works
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Then that means you had access to DL mode all along and never needed the jig in the first place.
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How come I couldn't get to the downloading screen? all my phone would do when I done the process was show my battery for half a second and then start vibrating.
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jrodbrown58 said:
How come I couldn't get to the downloading screen? all my phone would do when I done the process was show my battery for half a second and then start vibrating.
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User error you probably did something incorrectly but those button combos are hard coded they don't change if you can get to it with a jig then its something you did wrong.
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jrodbrown58 said:
How come I couldn't get to the downloading screen? all my phone would do when I done the process was show my battery for half a second and then start vibrating.
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Could be the usb ports. I have a problem with my pc recognizing my device. Laptop works fine but pc doesn't. Who knows but jig doesn't do anything special for the i727.
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help download mode problem

I want to say yes I have looked over the forums for a similar problem and have not
My power button broke on my phone so I want to sent it back in for warranty
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My phone is rooted running the latest KitKat ROM from dmeadows. Cwm recovery . everything works great ( other than power button ) but when I go to boot into download mode it says downloading and shuts off in less than a second I have tired hundreds of time with the same results .is there away to flash back to factory without Odin or a way to reflash download mode fix ? Any help with it would be great

Andrew.80 said:
I want to say yes I have looked over the forums for a similar problem and have not
My power button broke on my phone so I want to sent it back in for warranty
That being said...
My phone is rooted running the latest KitKat ROM from dmeadows. Cwm recovery . everything works great ( other than power button ) but when I go to boot into download mode it says downloading and shuts off in less than a second I have tired hundreds of time with the same results .is there away to flash back to factory without Odin or a way to reflash download mode fix ? Any help with it would be great
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Buy or make a USB Jig on ebay just plug it into your phone and odin download mode should start

I will try that if I can't fix it before it comes
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Use mobile Odin. People really need to start using Mobile Odin now. It's on the play store
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Sandman-007 said:
Use mobile Odin. People really need to start using Mobile Odin now. It's on the play store
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Not sure how to use it
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Andrew.80 said:
Not sure how to use it
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Pretty easy. First put the 4.1.2 Odin tar on your internal or external sd card as well as the stock kernel which is also a tar file. You can get these from Samsung's site or from the stickies here on xda. Remember the ones on Samsung site will wipe internal. But you can grab no wipe version here on xda
Now just go grab the app. When you open it it will ask you to download an add on. Say yes. Now it will tell you that you must have an unlocked bootloader. Say Ok since we know you have one. Put rom in system and kernel in kernel slot. If you wanna keep root and you are not flashing a rooted stock rom turn on ever root. Flash away!
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Sandman-007 said:
Pretty easy. First put the 4.1.2 Odin tar on your internal or external sd card as well as the stock kernel which is also a tar file. You can get these from Samsung's site or from the stickies here on xda. Remember the ones on Samsung site will wipe internal. But you can grab no wipe version here on xda
Now just go grab the app. When you open it it will ask you to download an add on. Say yes. Now it will tell you that you must have an unlocked bootloader. Say Ok since we know you have one. Put rom in system and kernel in kernel slot. If you wanna keep root and you are not flashing a rooted stock rom turn on ever root. Flash away!
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it bricked my phone

[Q] [SOLVED] How do I get Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7" (GT-P3113) out of recovery mode?

[Q] [SOLVED] How do I get Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7" (GT-P3113) out of recovery mode?
This may seem like a stupid question but here's what I'm dealing with. I had flashed CWM v6.0.2.3 onto my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7" Wi-Fi) model and now when the tablet boots up, it automatically goes into the recovery mode and does not boot up like it normally did. I want to get back to where I can boot this up normally so I can use the tablet again. Anyone have any ideas that may help me out on this?
Cindy

cindylike24 said:
This may seem like a stupid question but here's what I'm dealing with. I had flashed CWM v6.0.2.3 onto my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7" Wi-Fi) model and now when the tablet boots up, it automatically goes into the recovery mode and does not boot up like it normally did. I want to get back to where I can boot this up normally so I can use the tablet again. Anyone have any ideas that may help me out on this?
Cindy
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You might have to reflash stock ROM with Heimdall or Odin. How did you flash cwm? I have had better luck with flashing recoveries with Heimdall or Odin.
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I think that I used Odin. I've never heard of Heindall.
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cindylike24 said:
I think that I used Odin. I've never heard of Heindall.
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Heimdall does what Odin does but better. It has been more stable and reliable and it will run in Windows, Linux, and Mac.
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jrc2 said:
Heimdall does what Odin does but better. It has been more stable and reliable and it will run in Windows, Linux, and Mac.
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Thank you for letting me know about this. I'll have to try this out when I get to my home computer.

cindylike24 said:
Thank you for letting me know about this. I'll have to try this out when I get to my home computer.
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Heimdall does require I pit file and you have to decompress the tar file first. Odin should be fine. Go to sammobile's firmware page and download stock for your tab. Use Odin to flash stock and then use Odin to flash the latest @Android-Andi TWRP. This SHOULD get your tab working again.
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Heimdall does require I pit file and you have to decompress the tar file first. Odin should be fine. Go to sammobile's firmware page and download stock for your tab. Use Odin to flash stock and then use Odin to flash the latest @Android-Andi TWRP. This SHOULD get your tab working again.
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Thank you for the help. I'll have to try this out this evening when I'm on my home computer. I'm at work right now and can't do anything about it until I get home.:good:

Update: I was able to flash the stock RIM onto my tablet and I was able to get it to boot up normally. I was then able to root and put the TWRP recovery on the tablet. It is now running the SlinKat RIM and running like a champ. By the way, I used the Odin version 3.07 to accomplish all of this.
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cindylike24 said:
Update: I was able to flash the stock RIM onto my tablet and I was able to get it to boot up normally. I was then able to root and put the TWRP recovery on the tablet. It is now running the SlinKat RIM and running like a champ. By the way, I used the Odin version 3.07 to accomplish all of this.
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Very good, glad to hear you got your tab working again! You should add [SOLVED] to the thread title.
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jrc2 said:
Very good, glad to hear you got your tab working again! You should add [SOLVED] to the thread title.
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Now how do I go about doing that? I can't see where I can edit the thread title.

cindylike24 said:
Now how do I go about doing that? I can't see where I can edit the thread title.
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Go to the tab 2 Q/A sectpion. Find your post. Double click in the white space to the right of it. It should become a text box.

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Go to the tab 2 Q/A sectpion. Find your post. Double click in the white space to the right of it. It should become a text box.
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Thank you. The thread title has now been changed.