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[Q] Real simple. Cash offer to walk me through it by phone or email.

Offer:
I've got a $30.00 PayPal for someone with decent rep here to walk me through the update.
History: This is a new virgin phone, exchanged today. (Sun) The OTA killed my previous phone and I was unable, for whatever reason, to restore nandroid, backup, nada. Until this morning, that was the best phone I've ever had because of this forum and esp the Tips & Tricks thread.
It had: Root, Rom Manager, Titanium Backup, Ryan's OCLF, Autostarts, and MOBILE AP wireless tethering app. (This one is a must for me.)
What I want:
I want the JI6 update installed and the above programs re-installed per the Tips thread... In whatever order you think is best. We verify these things work and I send money immediately. My word is good. (I can re-install my 40 odd apps afterward on my own time.
Background:
I have followed the Tips thread instructions for ODIN. (Open ODIN, press vol up & dn, plug in wire, see COM msg in box, (debug on) mount phone, Pit>...512, PDA>...JI6, START. ..... Nothing! 2 seconds later the message box says something like {All threads complete. 0 succeeded, 0 failed>}
Bottom line:
I've read posts for hours but since I don't really know what I'm doing well, I am also unable to sift through all the advice figuring out which poster's setup is like mine. At this point, I just want it done right.
I will edit this post when it's done. Thanks for reading.
Respond: [email protected]

I'm in the same boat, as far as trying to use Odin. Broken phone, nothing working for me.
So, you took your phone to the store, told them you applied the update and now you're stuck on the vibrant screen, and they just gave you a new one right then and there?

you can drop me a pm and i can try and get you through it. Wont take your money though. Make sure you have odin 1.3 downloaded and the odin flash file for JI6 downloaded. If you can get adb working you get bonus points.
Are you hardware locked? if so you need to download the patch for it also found on here. If not should be easy to get ya up and running with the above mentioned things in place.
If I went to fast or confused you just say so in the pm and we can go as slow or as fast as you need.

adm1jtg said:
you can drop me a pm and i can try and get you through it. Wont take your money though. Make sure you have odin 1.3 downloaded and the odin flash file for JI6 downloaded. If you can get adb working you get bonus points.
Are you hardware locked? if so you need to download the patch for it also found on here. If not should be easy to get ya up and running with the above mentioned things in place.
If I went to fast or confused you just say so in the pm and we can go as slow or as fast as you need.
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there is alot of us who had bricked our own phones who can help you on this issue i helped someone just the other day unbrick his phone
pm either of us we dont mind helping

hellcatrydr said:
Offer:
I've got a $30.00 PayPal for someone with decent rep here to walk me through the update.
History: This is a new virgin phone, exchanged today. (Sun) The OTA killed my previous phone and I was unable, for whatever reason, to restore nandroid, backup, nada. Until this morning, that was the best phone I've ever had because of this forum and esp the Tips & Tricks thread.
It had: Root, Rom Manager, Titanium Backup, Ryan's OCLF, Autostarts, and MOBILE AP wireless tethering app. (This one is a must for me.)
What I want:
I want the JI6 update installed and the above programs re-installed per the Tips thread... In whatever order you think is best. We verify these things work and I send money immediately. My word is good. (I can re-install my 40 odd apps afterward on my own time.
Background:
I have followed the Tips thread instructions for ODIN. (Open ODIN, press vol up & dn, plug in wire, see COM msg in box, (debug on) mount phone, Pit>...512, PDA>...JI6, START. ..... Nothing! 2 seconds later the message box says something like {All threads complete. 0 succeeded, 0 failed>}
Bottom line:
I've read posts for hours but since I don't really know what I'm doing well, I am also unable to sift through all the advice figuring out which poster's setup is like mine. At this point, I just want it done right.
I will edit this post when it's done. Thanks for reading.
Respond: [email protected]
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Im pretty sure i know what u are doing wrong man. pm me and i can help u out if u havent already

I gave up on unbricking.
No Trunk, It was more of an escalation from a gentle request (at which point they told me "2 weeks & we'll mail it to ya' ".) through several layers of increasing... uhhh... 'amplitude', ("Okay, We'll do priority mail; 3 or 4 days.") culminating in chaining the duct taped Tmo rep's feet to the back of my hog for a quick ride up the street. ("I think we have one in the back, let me check...")
Cyber, your posted phone 'resume' sig is the scariest thing I've ever seen. (Except for my ex.) Does that thing have photon torpedoes too? Krap!
Okay, just kidding 'bout all that. Thank you guys for responding. Will send PMs tomorrow. (1 more brick & I'm gonna need mortar...) About 3-4 pm pacific time. Again, thanks.
I had root but no roms, no adb, no hardware unlock. I'm not a sophisticated power user. I loved it the way it was, except for the GPS/compass thing. It was fast (with the lagfix) and tethered wirelessly & easy w/ the Mobile AP, & I had some control over the running programs.

phone power off. (remove battery if you think it will help)
ok had my phone brick today took about an hour of googling, reading, downloading etc to get it to work again
Load odin
plug phone into USB (power off mind you) press and hold both volume keys at once, plug into PC, this "should boot you into download mode ( android guy with shovel screens says DOWNLOADING! once it loads into download mode you should see some Com info at the top left of odin, thats your cue to load the PDA and PIt file. check PDA box press start, and wait, installation should take about 5 mins

I was in motion with ODIN finally, when I accidentally pulled the USB cord out of my laptop. Now, all I get when trying to get in download mode is a graphic of a phone, a yellow triangle with exclamation mark, and a computer.
Holy crap this is a learning experience. Anyone know what do do?

adm1jtg said:
... Are you hardware locked? if so you need to download the patch for it also found on here.
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There is a patch to correct the hardware lock? Please provide a link.
Thanks
Edit Just found the link, hxxp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=802763 (replace the xx's with tt), and can't wait to fix my phone.

trunkstar1 said:
I was in motion with ODIN finally, when I accidentally pulled the USB cord out of my laptop. Now, all I get when trying to get in download mode is a graphic of a phone, a yellow triangle with exclamation mark, and a computer.
Holy crap this is a learning experience. Anyone know what do do?
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Ok here is your next step by step. First take a deep breath you CAN definitely recover this....
you need to hold down the up/down volume and the power button. The yellow triangle image will go dark and come back. You need to wait till after it goes dark twice then when the image shows up for the third time release the volume side. wait about 5 seconds and release the power. Should jump you back into download so make sure your odin is up and ready

adm1jtg said:
Ok here is your next step by step. First take a deep breath you CAN definitely recover this....
you need to hold down the up/down volume and the power button. The yellow triangle image will go dark and come back. You need to wait till after it goes dark twice then when the image shows up for the third time release the volume side. wait about 5 seconds and release the power. Should jump you back into download so make sure your odin is up and ready
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Awesome. Thank you so much. What a debacle. I'm stock again. Or at least, it looks like stock again. Now, to get the OTA update and hopefully this time it won't break my phone. I have no idea why it broke the last time I tried it.
My phone was so personalized before, I feel lost, like this is someone else's phone.

Stupid question... Why not just odin the official JI6 file that's posted and be done with it. Even better forget the JI6 and look at one of the awesome roms by eugene or bionix as they both use JI6 as their base?

Dude....where in OC are ya ?
I'm in Seal Beach,if you don't get it fixed before your stated 4pm pst time...gimme a holler and I'll even bring my laptop and cable.
Save the 30$, but you're buying the beers

adm1jtg said:
Stupid question... Why not just odin the official JI6 file that's posted and be done with it. Even better forget the JI6 and look at one of the awesome roms by eugene or bionix as they both use JI6 as their base?
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Not sure if that was for me or not, but I don't even know what JI6 is... flashing stock was the first time I ever Odin'd anything before.

I don't have much of a rep here, but here's how I did things. I installed OCLF from the market, and rooted (and only rooted). Then I installed ROM manager and did a nandroid (and I did one after each change I made to my phone as well). Then I updated to JI6 through odin. After that, I gave myself MobileAP. Then (because I was hardware locked), I used odin to fix that. As far as I know, you can install everything else you got from the market from there (all root apps not already installed included). I can't really tell you how that lag fix from OCLF works with JI6, as I never actually used that part of the app (I only used it to root).
As a side note, you may get an error with odin if you aren't in download mode (but you may still get a com message). For a sure fire way to get into download mode, open odin, and then plug in your phone (completely booted). Use the adb command "adb reboot download" and you'll be in download mode and ready to use odin. Also, if you mess up, as long as you can get into download mode, you can use odin to flash back to how your phone originally shipped.

Update
Hey guys,
I HAVE JI6!!!
I'm the OP & I just logged on to send the PMs to be rescued. I saw the mini-kies method of installing JI6, tried it, and it worked. I'm re-rooted, oclf'ed, clockworked, & have re-installed many apps.
The MOBILE AP seems to be my last major hurdle. I forgot how I did it last time but it worked great! Now the instructions I think are different??? I don't remember any "flashing" with CW though. I've never flashed anything. I've read every post HERE but I'm gunshy now. Is there a "for dummies" way to do this?
Also, I have lost my Haptic feedback. It seems to be set correctly, but it's just not there. Even when I adjust the intensity up to full, nada. It may have happened after the OCLF install, or playing with Swype, not 100% sure. It definatelt was working an hour ago... Any ideas on this? Thanks.
Thanks for the "PM me" responses. You guys are slowly curing my ignorance. (very slowly...)

Member character...
Yep. The Brickmaster is back. After a 3 day long recovery process from a new phone, I had somehow done it again...
This is to say thanks to the multiple members who offered personal help but in particular, to the one who gave it. After a PM, this man called me back and for 2 straight hours on a Friday night, with no request for, or guarantee of payment, patiently led me through the technicalities of an Odin recovery. Somehow, he fixed my phone. And I got a little more education.
During the course of this call, it turned out he is an Iraq war veteran with a new baby who is re-enlisting in the military to serve his country even more! Thank you so much for your help, and my gratitude for your service to our country.
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As for me, being a natural born electronics genius is rough. Last night I elevated the art of brickification to a new high. (2 clicks gentlemen. Beat that!!!) The poison pill was OCLF, then Voodoo, BTW.
Oh yeah, PS... If anyone needs their phone converted into a shiny black paperweight, get in touch. I'm among the best out there.

So....totally bricked my tab.....

So, as I cant leave things alone.....come on, who can right?.
Verizon Tab....
Im a Droid X kinda guy, we dont have Kernals (thanks Motorola ) so sometimes this stuff gets confusing, so many options right....
Flashed the VZW Kernal after a few attempts, worked, started messing with Roms, ok cool. Started backing up using CWM, ok cool.
Here is where **** goes wrong....
Started tweaking rom, went to reboot, typical boot loop, no biggie, Odin and Heimdall are my best friends, infact at this point I think my 4 year old has seen me use them enough that she can do it, lol.
decided to nuke and repave, but the usual factory files failed halfway through, wtf?, so I got the Phone---!---PC icon, whoops.....
Did some heavy ready/searching, seems there is not to much out there for detailed info on this.
Found a few posts scattered, one was a system dump, and the person said he flashed everything to repair, so I decided to follow instructions, big giant huge EFF-UP !!
What I know now, after all is said and done......
I flashed the bootloader.
Well, now I know.
So, it happens that VZ tech was nice enough to still send me a replacement, I tell them the truth, they know my DX has the GB leak, wifes Dpro is rooted/rom, etc.
Lesson....
um, dont flash boot loader? ha ha ha.
Oh, I did crack the Tab open, took battery out, looked inside, real ***** getting back cover off, looked real good at cover, possible to airbrush/change colors though...

The tab is not really bricked if you can power it on. There is still a way to "unbrick" it.

oldmacnut said:
I got the Phone---!---PC icon,
Oh, I did crack the Tab open, took battery out, looked inside, real ***** getting back cover off, looked real good at cover, possible to airbrush/change colors though...
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Phone-!-pc icon is download mode, so you were not bricked. Usually, just reconnect to the pc and flash again.
Where did you get the three blade screw driver to open your tab?

rangercaptain said:
Phone-!-pc icon is download mode, so you were not bricked. Usually, just reconnect to the pc and flash again.
Where did you get the three blade screw driver to open your tab?
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Tab doesn't turn on anymore after accidentally flashing bootloader, no response. not even if I plug it into wall. button commands dont work either.
I have a wood shop, and alot of tools.

oldmacnut said:
Tab doesn't turn on anymore after accidentally flashing bootloader, no response. not even if I plug it into wall. button commands dont work either.
I have a wood shop, and alot of tools.
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You're not the first to do that. Use three wall charger for at least four hours, and try again.
In the stickie section (you can see that part of the forum if you view with a pc) there are some instructions involving some button sequences and the usb cord. But you may have to send tab away to samsung for a clean flash with a JTAG Box.
What is the name of the 3-blade screw driver, and where can I get one? It seems gorilla glass is a farce.

rangercaptain said:
You're not the first to do that. Use three wall charger for at least four hours, and try again.
In the stickie section (you can see that part of the forum if you view with a pc) there are some instructions involving some button sequences and the usb cord. But you may have to send tab away to samsung for a clean flash with a JTAG Box.
What is the name of the 3-blade screw driver, and where can I get one? It seems gorilla glass is a farce.
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New one arrives tomorrow, Im not going to worry about the bricked one, Ill send it back.
Dont remember the name of the screwdriver, I have alot of strange small tools, large collection of bits, you can get away with a regular small bit.
Taking the back off was a huge *****, you wont break anything, just a pain. Battery is huge, and a good majority of the weight.

how not to update a rom

i was updating my vibrant phone in kies and i thought the file was still being downloaded when i received a call.
i took the call and got off as soon as possible.
when the installation finished it started to reboot but never made it and i have not been able to get any kind of start-up screen at all.
i am totally bricked.
before the update i was able to get into download mode but no more.
no two button or three button combos work.
i am leaving the battery out all night and will try again tomorrow but i am not hopeful.
moral of the story is take out the damn sim card when updating so as not to screw up the download.
sigh.
anyone have any ideas what to do with the boat anchor besides trying to talk t-mobile into taking it back.

Same thing happened to me a while back.
the only way of resurrecting your phone if its COMPLETELY bricked is to use a JIG box... Google it... Otherwise its basically paperweight and if you have insurance call it in lost or stolen.

You corrupted the bootloader.

all the jig boxes say they get the phone into download mode.
however one of the ebay vendors says:
If your phone screen is always black, turn it on and if it stays completely black, then sorry, but NO USB jig will help you.
so i don't understand how the jig will help me since i cannot get any response from the phone at all.
how is the jig wired.
do you know.
thanks.
irv

You should have put it into airplane mode :/.

buru898 said:
You should have put it into airplane mode :/.
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should have not used that POS called Kies

He shouldn't have answered the phone.
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You can try the jig it may work for you connextion2005 sells for 8 bucks. You can try to push the bootloader through adb, don;t know you exact situation. If those don't work then you could return it and clam under warranty that the it got jacked up when updating on Kies, and get a new phone. (refurbished one probably)
Good luck

This happened to me a while ago and i could not get into recovery or download mode at all. I did the search on the forums, and there was a way to get it back into download mode. Just search it and it might work for you. i'm sorry i don't remember the method itself but good luck.
EDIT: this is not it, but try the "no-boot method"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737&highlight=download+mode
irv6744 said:
i was updating my vibrant phone in kies and i thought the file was still being downloaded when i received a call.
i took the call and got off as soon as possible.
when the installation finished it started to reboot but never made it and i have not been able to get any kind of start-up screen at all.
i am totally bricked.
before the update i was able to get into download mode but no more.
no two button or three button combos work.
i am leaving the battery out all night and will try again tomorrow but i am not hopeful.
moral of the story is take out the damn sim card when updating so as not to screw up the download.
sigh.
anyone have any ideas what to do with the boat anchor besides trying to talk t-mobile into taking it back.
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jamesd86 said:
should have not used that POS called Kies
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I've never used kies just like I never used activesync .

the no boot method didn't work for me.
i will probably try the jig method one of these days but i don't have much hope for that either.
airplane mode is a good idea when updating..
should be mentioned more often.
what do people use instead of kies for updating and backups.
thanks

i made my own jig with a 301k resistor and a usb connector and there was no joy.
i think i am dead in the water.
i am thinking of getting a phone with a broken screen and swapping out the screens.
is that a tough job?

[Q] It seems to be a "full brick"

Was updating using Odin when, as my luck always proves out, a circuit breaker tripped and cut power to my PC. The phone seemed to be frozen on the "Download Mode" screen (30+ minutes of zero activity) so I pulled the battery. Upon reinserting the battery I discover that the phone is 100% unresponsive. I've tried every trick google could produce for me with the exception of the "homemade jig" method as it seemed fairly clear that the phone needed some semblance of life for that to be effective.
So, my question is... WTF??? I've soft modded wiis, hard modded xboxes, hacked PSPs flashed hundreds of phones and generally revel in futzing around in this manner of endeavor and have NEVER bricked a device (even after some incredibly stupid mistakes). This just doesn't make sense and I haven't seen sysmptoms such as mine presented in any of my web searches. Any ideas???

I'm not saying your not a modder, but you should know to have a UPS hooked up to your dev box, for me its a laptop, so...
Anyway, try removing the battery for 1m, press power button with batt removed, now start up Odin, plug the phone in (batt removed still) and see if the phone connects. I'm sure someone will pop in here and provide links to several threads that describe different methods to help you fix this, I would but I'm sorta busy...
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Keep the battery out for like a half hour and then try again. That has worked for some people.

Or try the mysterious button that may or may not exist. I know I'd be pushing the heck out of it just in case.

Thank you so much for your quick input... I tried precicely that 3-4 times (google search turned it up) and it was a futile endeavor.
And yes, I am fully aware of all the proper precautions to take, unfortunately I am also fully stupid with frightening regularity (well, maybe just lazy and reckless), I seem to have become a tad cocky as I have never really had to face disaster before today.
It won't happen again!

plug phone into computer without battery. Then hold power and 1 to go into download mode (still no battery)
That there is what I've seen as most effective thing to work on bricked phone's.

cool... I just popped out the battery and will let you know the result in about 40 minutes...

this happened to me recently, i found a post with the solution being to pull the battery out of the phone hold down 1 and the power button at the same time before popping the battery back in and it will send you to the proper screen to odin back to what you need, worked perfect for me

oh crap I editted my previous post. i forgot to mention go into download mode...
It's --
Remove battery and plug into computer. then go into download mode WITHOUT Battery still.

If your not getting any sign of life from ur phone, try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1042746
It worked for me.

Krojian said:
If your not getting any sign of life from ur phone, try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1042746
It worked for me.
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there is no hole in the back case of my device. I've had my device powered on and bent the **** out of a paper clip trying to push the 'hidden magic button' to no avail.
YMMV (false hope ??)

Cool, didn't know that little button existed!

I bricked mine the same way a few weeks ago and tried every trick in the book over the course of 2 days. It was truly bricked. I don't have insurance; however, my phone was under warranty. Since I couldn't get the phone to boot or anything I figured there was no real way of telling what went wrong. I sent it in for warranty repair and 10 days later, the phone returned in working order. Work order says they replaced the main board. I marked the phone before returning it so I know its the same phone and it works fine now.
And before anyone says anything, I know, I'm an evil bastard. But I figure it's payback for a samsung flatscreen that died 6 months out of warranty.

I've done this, leaving my battery out for 20 mins or so, and leaving it out while going into download mode worked for me. I don't know why but sometimes I can't even get into download mode with my battery in.

keeepinitgansta said:
Cool, didn't know that little button existed!
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it doesn't..
to prove this (or dis-prove it).. go into clockwork and make a nandroid backup (you know, just in case)...then boot normally and while you're looking at your home screen, jam a paper clip in there as hard as you can. Your device will do nothing.

daddymikey1975 said:
it doesn't..
to prove this (or dis-prove it).. go into clockwork and make a nandroid backup (you know, just in case)...then boot normally and while you're looking at your home screen, jam a paper clip in there as hard as you can. Your device will do nothing.
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I hope you guys are messing with him...

hardrock121 said:
I hope you guys are messing with him...
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No, it's just not proven. Some people swear by it, some say it's a myth and some say it depends on when your phone was made.
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Galaxy S2 refuses to charge and start

Hi folks,
So here's the deal: my Samsung Galaxy S2 suddenly refused to charge and became very hot. I turned it off, took out the battery and it won't accept any new juice.
After I turned it off, it won't even start. So I have a battery that cannot be charged, and a Galaxy S2 that refuses to start. When connected, a battery icon with a triangle is displayed. Any ideas?
Should I try to get a new battery or is there any trick for this? I'd rather not send it away.
Cheers

It's pretty similar to this issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1114016

No one knows, huh? That doesn't bode well...

This is identical to my problem. To restart your phone. Take the battery out. Plug the phone in, wait a few seconds then put the battery back in. Imediately, press and hold the power button. The usb charging circuit is damaged. It needs a repair but will probably be replaced. A few of us had this problem.
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Thanks for your reply! If that's the case, it's the first phone I've ever had since 1998 that has broken down.
I tried the method of starting it that you suggested, but it didn't work. I guess I have to send it back. Even though it's a great phone in other regards, I won't be buying a Samsung again.

Hm, it suddenly decided to start again for some reason and now I can charge the device while it's turned off. But when I try to charge it when it's turned on, it just becomes super hot and loses power instead of gaining it.
Can it be a software issue? It's really weird, since my SGS2 can be charged while it's turned off but not when booted.
Cheers

Hi there i have the same problem with mine too, do you flash any rom in it or kernel?
I guess its a problem with the kernel or rom you have flashed, mine have the same problem, but you can put it charging in the usb cable in the computer and let it stay there for a whyle, then you have to try to boot it up by using the 3 keys (power+home+vol up) it will boot in recovery mode then you ask it to reeboot and install an updated kernel or reflash the rom, while the device is on, do not put it off, because if you do it you will have the same problem to put it on again, but when its on it charges normally.
I have changed mine for a new one but the problem i am sure it was the things i flashed it. I was using another kernel to install and root the device and again put the original stock kernel in the device to get rid of the yellow triangle, but that came up with that problem. I even dowloaded root explorer in order to reset the battery status bin (you have to be rooted to do this) and reboot the phone but with no avail. The other you have to do this is install CWM MANAGER V1.80 MY KERNEL CF-ROOT 4.0 MY ANDROID VERSION 2.3.3 BASEBAND i9100UHKE2 and now note this the stock kernel was the uhke4 but the kernel i put it it is [email protected]#2 COMPILATION NUMBER: GINGERBREAD.UHKE4
Note: i dont know if it will work for you, i am using a stock rom from samsung. If you do not flash anything its better to return the device or even you have flashed it buy a usb jig and reset the counter and find for the repair, they have to fix that for you.
I hope that have provided you some help.
best regards

Happend to me after installing an over clock thing i uninstalled it and it worked fine

thats what i have said but try to update the kernel and try it mine was uhke4 and now im using xwke7 rooted and worked like a charm all working perfect now, just the problem with the yellow triangle on boot, besides that nothing else even it improved battery life and gps works even better .
hope i have been usefull.

@OP- Go to Service center. Don't waste your time by doing this and that. I am having the same problem, though freak me did some experiment with it. You will get replacement/repaired as it's inside warranty very much.
And don't try any freak method with the new one.
Regards.

Man, better sending your phone to service center before damaging it more.

drspikes said:
This is identical to my problem. To restart your phone. Take the battery out. Plug the phone in, wait a few seconds then put the battery back in. Imediately, press and hold the power button. The usb charging circuit is damaged. It needs a repair but will probably be replaced. A few of us had this problem.
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can you give me web site to buy usb charging circuit and the price

MapleDouglas said:
Hi folks,
So here's the deal: my Samsung Galaxy S2 suddenly refused to charge and became very hot. I turned it off, took out the battery and it won't accept any new juice.
After I turned it off, it won't even start. So I have a battery that cannot be charged, and a Galaxy S2 that refuses to start. When connected, a battery icon with a triangle is displayed. Any ideas?
Should I try to get a new battery or is there any trick for this? I'd rather not send it away.
Cheers
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same problem here..100 % same issue...what to do...this is pathetic

ithehappy said:
@OP- Go to Service center. Don't waste your time by doing this and that. I am having the same problem, though freak me did some experiment with it. You will get replacement/repaired as it's inside warranty very much.
And don't try any freak method with the new one.
Regards.
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Have you got the replacement?????????????

Thanks for all the replies. Like I mentioned earlier, I'd rather not send my Galaxy S2 away to a service center, even though there obviously is something wrong with it. I'd be without it for weeks and my S2 is like the Ring for Gollum
I can still charge it now when the device is turned off. But whenever I try to charge it while it's turned on, it just becomes super hot and loses power. I'm starting to think that the battery is damaged, and not the actual device.
Anyway, I just rooted it... Couldn't resist, so I bet I can't even send it for service now without trying to unroot the bugger

ithehappy said:
@OP- Go to Service center. Don't waste your time by doing this and that. I am having the same problem, though freak me did some experiment with it. You will get replacement/repaired as it's inside warranty very much.
And don't try any freak method with the new one.
Regards.
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so if we take it that anything thats not needed is a waste of time ? like being here ? well, that first line about service center just make me think . Why would the OP post here, because he's not going to a service center..looks like it. it could have been he would though. I just dont like that advice myself. here, they wouldn't do nuttin for me if i brought the phone.
I knew a few that a few years back had phones for repair, they don't replace them, they do some awful repair, and it doesnt work afterwards. second, if after using a phone a whole lot I wouldn't trust them providers with it for weeks . What I mean is for some, its like sending a diary for inspection and approval. Not being VIP nor secret, but ya pwn biznizis ya pwn bizniz.
there must be something to it with the software/firmware, as mentioned a bit below
nuno cravo said:
Hi there i have the same problem with mine too, do you flash any rom in it or kernel?
I guess its a problem with the kernel or rom you have flashed, mine have the same problem, but you can put it charging in the usb cable in the computer and let it stay there for a whyle, then you have to try to boot it up by using the 3 keys (power+home+vol up) it will boot in recovery mode then you ask it to reeboot and install an updated kernel or reflash the rom, while the device is on, do not put it off, because if you do it you will have the same problem to put it on again, but when its on it charges normally.
I have changed mine for a new one but the problem i am sure it was the things i flashed it. I was using another kernel to install and root the device and again put the original stock kernel in the device to get rid of the yellow triangle, but that came up with that problem. I even dowloaded root explorer in order to reset the battery status bin (you have to be rooted to do this) and reboot the phone but with no avail. The other you have to do this is install CWM MANAGER V1.80 MY KERNEL CF-ROOT 4.0 MY ANDROID VERSION 2.3.3 BASEBAND i9100UHKE2 and now note this the stock kernel was the uhke4 but the kernel i put it it is [email protected]#2 COMPILATION NUMBER: GINGERBREAD.UHKE4
Note: i dont know if it will work for you, i am using a stock rom from samsung. If you do not flash anything its better to return the device or even you have flashed it buy a usb jig and reset the counter and find for the repair, they have to fix that for you.
I hope that have provided you some help.
best regards
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nuno cravo said:
thats what i have said but try to update the kernel and try it mine was uhke4 and now im using xwke7 rooted and worked like a charm all working perfect now, just the problem with the yellow triangle on boot, besides that nothing else even it improved battery life and gps works even better .
hope i have been usefull.
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well, I tried cyanogenmod, and whatever kernel/modem/baseband etc... so! it is like version ki8+ki4+ki3 if that makes any sense . brand new sgs2 gt-i9100 int. version in white. battery ran down to 6%, microUSB thru PC or charger didnt do nuttin, then i turned it off, and looks like its charing. must be a BUG!!
gotta fix that. or get a bigger battery..and then fix that
any1 else having problems with cyanogenmod ? probably im running a wrong kernel, or a wrong 'something'.
does cf-root conflict with rom manager, if so, what to do anyway ? what rom/kernel version should one use with cyanogenmod 7.1.0 RC1 ? how many 'roms' are prone for this no-charge-issue ? time for another rom maybe? cm7rc1 report version 2.3.7
I can also confirm that the phone does get a little warmer during the no-charge-issue. Would want to get one of those colored alu covers, but not sure it would do much better in coming cold winter.
whatever is causing the issue, thats really stupid! what kind of problem to have..put that on the messenger machine 'my phone has gone off to charging at the moment, it'll be back later'.
questions is - what to flash ?

My Samsung Galaxy S stopped responding so had a replacement sent over - Orange replaced it with a S2 - however I struggled with it for hours before ordering a second replacement - charged on first go then wouldn't charge again - so again fiddled about for ages. Eventually took SD card out and now it works fine bloody annoying.

2 phone in 2 weeks the yellow triangle
The first SGS2 I got the second time I went to charge it the Yellow Triangle with the Astrix symbol came up with in 2 weeks the batter was over heating and only holding a charge for 4 hours. I exchanged for a new SGS2 and it has been 3 days the same Yellow Triangle with astrix has come up. I am going to get my money back and use my old phone which is unfortunate cause I really like the SGS2. What is the issue with this? is this really a connection issue?
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Oh I didn't root my phone either

Gungfu03 said:
The first SGS2 I got the second time I went to charge it the Yellow Triangle with the Astrix symbol came up with in 2 weeks the batter was over heating and only holding a charge for 4 hours. I exchanged for a new SGS2 and it has been 3 days the same Yellow Triangle with astrix has come up. I am going to get my money back and use my old phone which is unfortunate cause I really like the SGS2. What is the issue with this? is this really a connection issue?
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Oh I didn't root my phone either
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Take the phone back and get a replacement as it a very good handset.

Samsung Say's
This Yellow Triangle with the exclamation point in it is suppose to show up when the battery is completely dead and only when completely dead until the phone has enough juice to be turned on then it goes away. It should not be related to any other problem with the phone. If you get the yellow triangle when you still have power to the phone then you need to take it in. This will lead to over heating the battery and trust me the phone gets extremely hot. Then you will not be able to charge the phone.
If the battery is hot take it in.
If the Yellow triangle only shows up when the battery in completely dead and then goes away a little after you charge it your phone is fine.
This is what Samsung and it's tech support said to me.