I fully bricked my vibrant by using 2.3 bootloaders and flashing back to stock 2.1 without flashing eclair/froyo bootloaders first (duh) to update through kies to 2.2. It would not power on at all. I sent it to mobiletechvideos.com in Texas and within a week my vibrant was jtagged and now the wife is using it with no issues at all. The service was only $50.00 and well worth the cost and wait as the vibrant is good as new to flash, flash away! Thanks Josh!
You could've done it by yourself
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joroboyvn said:
You could've done it by yourself
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Riff boxes are like 200 and its still really hard to jtag regardless.
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let me understand:
you flashed 2.1 by clockwork mod? because my last time i flashed 2.1 through odin, without changing the bootloader first.
I flashed through odin to 2.1 then I was using kies to update to 2.2 but I should have flashed 2.2 bootloaders before using kies. I should have fully explained myself...sorry.
jstan613 said:
I flashed through odin to 2.1 then I was using kies to update to 2.2 but I should have flashed 2.2 bootloaders before using kies.
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You should have just never used kies
woa... i flashed 2.1 with odin on an older phone that i sold ( it was with cm7). hope the new owner didnt used kies to upgrade o.0 but has been to long and no complain lol
Stay away from kies mini.. Hardbricked me too. Jtag repaired fixed all but now Ive learned my lesson.
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Can I get the update if i flashed the stock jfd rom through odin? After i flashed through odin i unrooted it. Its the end of the month and i still didnt get it.
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Use Kies Mini, its the Samsung recommended method to update.
KerryG said:
Use Kies Mini, its the Samsung recommended method to update.
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I know i can use kies mini because i dont know if i will get the froyo ota. Maybe you can use kies mini when froyo comes out.
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If not then they will issue a new Kies Mini specifically for Froyo. Either way I wouldn't worry about it.
I got a update pending on my phone right now at work so I don't wanna update yet in case it bricks me could it be 2.2 because I got the last update they sent out and if it is 2.2 should I update it because I believe I read 2.2 is harder to root (true?) And I wanna flash once the source code is released and bionix does there magic
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Could be a KA2 baseband update only. I just got an update this morning OTA and it wasn't froyo...just baseband update to KA6. I was previously on stock JI6...see the thread I just created...
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Just do it, there hasnt been a samsung update yet thats stumped our devs. If anything happens you can just odin back to stock.
O need to flash back to stock firmware so I can trade this phone in for a sgs 2, but I'm not sure which firmware is correct I thinks its either KC1, JL2, or JK3 someone please reply, also how to get i9000M on splash screen instead of just i9000 like I have now... thanks in advance
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oilerseberle14 said:
O need to flash back to stock firmware so I can trade this phone in for a sgs 2, but I'm not sure which firmware is correct I thinks its either KC1, JL2, or JK3 someone please reply, also how to get i9000M on splash screen instead of just i9000 like I have now... thanks in advance
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Re-flash KC1, make sure the package has the bootloaders too.
Probably want to change csc to BWA as well. Most of the kc1 roms out there are from Bell.
Is SaskTel offering you an early upgrade?
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oilerseberle14 said:
O need to flash back to stock firmware so I can trade this phone in for a sgs 2, but I'm not sure which firmware is correct I thinks its either KC1, JL2, or JK3 someone please reply, also how to get i9000M on splash screen instead of just i9000 like I have now... thanks in advance
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How can you trade the phone in?
Goto samfirmware.com for sasktel firmwares
Samfirmware doesn't state which carriers have which firmware...
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Whoa plz let us in on the secret, how are you obtaining an early upgrade to the sgs 2?
I would try the jh2 éclair stock rom on samfirmware.com, with pit, then make sure your csc is right for sasktel and then either bring it right in or use kies to upgrade to kc3 gb rom.
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Honestly, I wouldn't worry too much. They probably would accept a device with custom firmware.
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Honestly, I wouldn't worry too much. They probably would accept a device with custom firmware.
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That might be true, you could always try and leave if they won't. They'll reflash it anyhow.
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gfacer said:
That might be true, you could always try and leave if they won't. They'll reflash it anyhow.
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Personally, I've taken multiple i9000m's back to Sasktel with various i9000 firmwares, albeit stock. Like in his case, it didn't include the "m" on the splash screen. I've never had any troubles. YMMV, however.
What is the easiest way to install 2.3.4 version or newer to my Galaxy S2 4G current is 2.3.3. I will be using it in Canada.. Thanks
Official way: Check if KIES is offering you a firmware
Unofficial way: You can download the firmware from the Dev section Stock or Custom and then flash it using Odin
Stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Also explains how to flash. Please read how to flash and DO SELECT only what is given. Selecing PIT in ODIN leads to BRICK and unusable
Thanks for the info!!! If I do update it will put everything to normal right and it will unroot the phone?
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Thanks for the info!!! If I do update it will put everything to normal right and it will unroot the phone?
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Don't understand the 'put everything to normal' part but after flashing any ROM you will lose root. Need to re root.
Regards.
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Thats fine no too worry about root normal i meant everything will go back to stock or factory state condition. That triangle will go away too right after flashing the rom? thanks for your quick response
If you use one of the stock roms there is no yellow triangle. You wont see carrier animation on boot, but that is a good thing in my opinion. It's as if you bought an unlocked phone not tied to a network.
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I wonder if this court injunction by apple will slow the rollout of v2.3.4 to the rest of Europe, I hope not i am sick of waiting as it is.
So just odin right? Not sure which stock rom I can use with it been searching around here and seen so many of them.
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jon3sh said:
So just odin right? Not sure which stock rom I can use with it been searching around here and seen so many of them.
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Check samfirmware.com for the latest version.
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I will use it in Canada Bell Network which one there I need to download also when I use it with ODIN what do I need to tick or check? Thanks in advance.
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I will use it in Canada Bell Network which one there I need to download also when I use it with ODIN what do I need to tick or check? Thanks in advance.
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You did read the 1st post of that link right? I mean specifically the part that said "Flashing firmware with Odin" and had the usless screenshots and stuff.
Okay i logged.on to kies and.it said i could update to lp9 can i flash back.to a stock gingerbread using odin? and would it be safe? im currently using stock gingerbread rooted.with cwm would.i be fine?
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Okay i logged.on to kies and.it said i could update to lp9 can i flash back.to a stock gingerbread using odin? and would it be safe? im currently using stock gingerbread rooted.with cwm would.i be fine?
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its completely safe. i flashed stock GB from XXLPY...
provided that you don't do any wipes on LP9
same question as above ,.....
but i have once done a factory reset
now is it safe to downgrade using pc odin
but i was never rooted
sitanshu91 said:
same question as above ,.....
but i have once done a factory reset
now is it safe to downgrade using pc odin
but i was never rooted
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U knkw thrs now right answer to this, i personally downgraded myself to gb from lp9 about 2weeks bk with no issues even tbou i had wiped in ics... So i guess it has to be ur luck on ur side to escape the brick bug while downgrading. Good luck
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its completely safe. i flashed stock GB from XXLPY...
provided that you don't do any wipes on LP9
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so after i downgrade back to gingerbread it will be safe to wipe afterwards?
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hyelton said:
so after i downgrade back to gingerbread it will be safe to wipe afterwards?
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exactly.. i wiped on stock GB recovery
musashiro said:
exactly.. i wiped on stock GB recovery
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Okay so im on ics now..its.so so lol. So can just flash.stock gingerbread via.mobile.odin and.be fine?
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I don't know if you could, but I used PC Odin just to be safe
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I don't know if you could, but I used PC Odin just to be safe
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I cant get PC odin to do anything it ALWAYS fails with this note. It works just fine on the AT&T one