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galaxy s bricked

hi guys,my galaxy s is bricked and don't know what to do!
i installed battery % mod,and after that my phone is bricked
first,i went to recovery mode and i made a clockwork restore,but after that i can't get to the recovery mode,and the phone is stuck at the galaxy s logo
please help me

Did you tried any of these solutions?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134975

U could flash usin odin and thn flash rom agn that works for mi
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ok guys thanks for your answer +1 for both
yes,i wanted to flash it with odin,but i have a really slow internet connection (I couldn't download the f.w)
anyways I took it to a phone repair shop,it should be fixed tonight
btw,do you guys know what should I do in order not to happen again?
i did a clockwork mod backup,but it didn't help.

Erm....their isn't a lot you can do bud but just make sure the mod or whatever is for your baseband possibly invest in a higher speed of internet to save taking it to the shop each time lol
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hehehe,thanks
and you are right about having a faster internet
and another problem is that i just bought this phone 2 days ago,and I'am new to android,I was a great Symbian modder

Hmm 1 advice do not install addons not suitable for ur device ask in the rom thread before falashin other add ons
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well your 100% right
btw,I got my phone back,but it's now downgraded to 2.2,and when I open kies it says that my device isn't upgradable (my galaxy s's f.w is now: jpjpm
i found this http://androidadvices.com/how-to-update-samsung-galaxy-s-i9000-to-jpjv6-arabic-2-3-3-firmware-2/
any safer way?

omar_killer said:
well your 100% right
btw,I got my phone back,but it's now downgraded to 2.2,and when I open kies it says that my device isn't upgradable (my galaxy s's f.w is now: jpjpm
i found this http://androidadvices.com/how-to-update-samsung-galaxy-s-i9000-to-jpjv6-arabic-2-3-3-firmware-2/
any safer way?
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Use my guide but with an appropriate firmware from samfirmware.

Not a hell lot you can do about the download speed. I suspect it might have something to do with hotfile - I get incredibly ****ty speed from hotfile, but not from any other file sharing service.
There should be a few threads lying around in the general section about stock roms. Try downloading from there instead of ****ty hotfile.

omar_killer said:
well your 100% right
btw,I got my phone back,but it's now downgraded to 2.2,and when I open kies it says that my device isn't upgradable (my galaxy s's f.w is now: jpjpm
i found this http://androidadvices.com/how-to-update-samsung-galaxy-s-i9000-to-jpjv6-arabic-2-3-3-firmware-2/
any safer way?
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Hmm u want to root it or sth? If u want to root it use my backup to backup apps as this does not require root than follow steps for darky reserection(dunno hw to spell ) to have a basic rooted phone than flash the rom u want
Or u could use galnet miui im usin right now quite good
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Before you flash anything you gotta make sure you have 2 backup plans. One is, of course, the nandroid backup. The other is having a stock firmware file you can flash with Odin in case everything goes to hell.
In my case, I have a JPU stock firmware stored on my home computer and on my work laptop. Every time I screw up so badly everything is FUBAR I go back to JPU and works like a charm.
Ah also, along with the JPU I have a CF-Root flashable file for JPU (just needs to be Froyo specific, not firmware release specific) so I can have root.
That's the only advice that hasn't been given to you already.
In reality, the Galaxy S is pretty hard to really brick. The bootloader may get corrupted but there's almost always a way out.

ok thanks guys +1
i will flash my phone with 2.3 and when I'am bored with it i'll flash it with some custom rom

omar_killer said:
ok thanks guys +1
i will flash my phone with 2.3 and when I'am bored with it i'll flash it with some custom rom
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If u need help pm mi or reply this thread thanks
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ok,i will thanks for your help all!
it's a really great community for helping new people like me,it's way more better than any symbian community.

ok,i will thanks for your help all!
it's a really great community for helping new people like me,it's way more better than any symbian community.

Heimdall issues

I downloaded this app/program and can't find it anywhere on my computer. Not in the applications folder or anywhere. I can't figure out how to open it so I can root my Samsung GALAXY S II i9100.

If you're struggling at that point, rooting is probably not for you.

Your supposed to download the heimdall suite. Then after it installs and everything, it asks you to reboot which is necessary. After it reboots, go to applications and look for heimdall-frontend.
Btw, heimdall in general is just complicated idk why their website advertises it as being easy.
I legit just used bootcamp and installed windows 7 last night, used to rooting and everything on windows anyway since that what i did when i had a Galaxy S.
Just install windows on your Mac, it makes life easier for doing anything android.

pewpewbangbang said:
Your supposed to download the heimdall suite. Then after it installs and everything, it asks you to reboot which is necessary. After it reboots, go to applications and look for heimdall-frontend.
Btw, heimdall in general is just complicated idk why their website advertises it as being easy.
I legit just used bootcamp and installed windows 7 last night, used to rooting and everything on windows anyway since that what i did when i had a Galaxy S.
Just install windows on your Mac, it makes life easier for doing anything android.
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Thanks. After 3 times it finally showed up in applications. I don't want to have to buy Windows just to root a phone, ya know!! guess I could get a torrent?
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oinkylicious said:
If you're struggling at that point, rooting is probably not for you.
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Thanks for the constructive help bud.
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Gary86 said:
Thanks for the constructive help bud.
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You're welcome. Thanks for posting in the correct forum and double posting.

No problem. I was going to post in another forum but kept giving errors about being banned if it was wrong place.
Don't know why you felt compelled to post if you weren't gonna be helpful.
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ROOT GALAXY SII - Another way to root Galaxy s2

Unlock Root Tools is a android root tool. Supports the Android 2.1,2.2 and 2.3Easy way to get root access Permissions！
the software can be found at : LINKS REMOVED
Try at your own risk but It worked like a charm for my SGS2,
How to Root Your SGS2:
To Root your phone you will have to download Unlock Roottool from the unlockroot.com. and install
1) Your device must be in USB Debugging mode.
2) If you have not installed Android SDK Driver , install it after installing the tool : Start Menu -> Programs -> Unlock root -> Install Driver
3) Connect your device to your PC, Run UnlockRoot.exe
4) Click “Unlock Root”, Enjoy
I did not test the "unroot" option of this tool yet.
Thanks

So rather than use CFRoot which takes all of two minutes, I run an exe in debug mode from a source that I have absolutely no idea about the credentials of ?
No thanks.

Not the simplest method is it at all .
jje

Errrrrrrr no thanks!

JJEgan said:
Not the simplest method is it at all .
jje
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OK then I will remove the words "easiest and symplest"
No doubt CF-Root is the best and simplest for those who already started using the Odin.

CF Root method :
1) Get into Download mode
2) Open ODIN, select the file
3) Connect phone and select start
4) Done in under 30 secs
Much easier than this "unlockroot" method...

This may not be the easiest way to get root for us.
But for somebody who doesn't know what odin is, Windows user who doesn't even know there is a download and recovery mode on their phones.
Or for someone who doesn't want to mess up with jigs and flash counters.
For them, this could be the easiest way to root and unroot their phones.
That people will find this usefull, others should shut up.
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Silverwolf2 said:
This may not be the easiest way to get root for us.
But for somebody who doesn't know what odin is, Windows user who doesn't even know there is a download and recovery mode on their phones.
Or for someone who doesn't want to mess up with jigs and flash counters.
For them, this could be the easiest way to root and unroot their phones.
That people will find this usefull, others should shut up.
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LOL.Well done mate!i mean even if you haven`t tried yet how do you know what da hell is this?do not comment and please shut up.Also i have rooted my old htc desire with similar method and it took less then 1 min without a hassle.it could be useful for someone.

I know a couple of people who used this on there galaxy S and they've not had any problems.
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People can root their device using any method they want.
When you tell people who have helped many many users unbrick their device to shut up Im guessing you are saying leave it to you to help from now on since you know more than them.
Thanks mate mighty good of you.
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Android is all about alternatives. And this is a very good alternative.
So just cause most of you prefer one method does not make this an invalid choice!
So seriously if you have nothing productive to say, maybe you guys should shut it!
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This actually looks a lot easier than CF root... Reminds me of superoneclick.

I posted this like a month ago and got myself banned for this, it worked for me anyways, doesnt work on ICS though

Elisha said:
So seriously if you have nothing productive to say, maybe you guys should shut it!
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Lmfao
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thank you
thanks for the good link~!
i use the siyah kernel. so actually, i don`t need any tool for rooting my sgs2.
but this tool is good i think.

Don't work on Brazilian's 2.3.6 rom!
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andpantanal said:
Don't work on Brazilian's 2.3.6 rom!
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Hmmm, thanks for information, dont try on 2.3.6
Mine was shipped with 2.3.5 stock
thanks

This project stole code from jcase.
Closed.

Heimdall for Mac

Im posting this here because I've tried posting in other root forums and have no such luck and I've seen other people comment on this too. My question is does anyone know how to bypass the "failed to initialize protocol" error message in heimdall for mac or is there a better alternative to rooting as of this point? I've tried typing the commands into terminal and nothing has worked, I don't even has Kies installed on my computer. Any help or anyone that could point me in the right direction for rooting on a Mac would be helpful. I know there are plenty of us out there looking for a solution for our inferior computers

You can have your Mac dual boot
Or install something like parallels desktop and have Odin on that
My personal preference is to keep a cheap windows laptop for odin
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Unless something has been released in the last couple of days heimdall does not support the s3 yet. I had to find a pc with windows to root using odin.
bj | SGH-I747M | Rogers | Rooted | ICS | CWR

yeah, most of us, including me, have not been able to successfully root the US version of the s3 using any verison of heimdall.
trust me ive tried EVERYTHING. downgrading to older versions, messing with the .kext files, trying to install thru terminal, trying the terminal fix to fix the issue with kies. Ive done everything.
I either get failed to initialise protocol, or claiming interface failed. Were going to have to wait for the makers of heimdall to update it.
For now, like most have said, the only alternative is to find a windows machine you can do it on. Ive yet to do it tho.

I found a versions of Odin that had been wine wrapped to work with mac but I wasn't able to obtain the proper gs3 usb drivers to take advantage it
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drmanhattan said:
I found a versions of Odin that had been wine wrapped to work with mac but I wasn't able to obtain the proper gs3 usb drivers to take advantage it
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lol i tried that route too

Does anyone have a link to the winewrapped Odin for Mac?

Bump

I'm also having issues with Heimdal, and have no access to a good working Windows PC.
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i think were pretty much screwed til heimdall adds support for the US versions of the s3. There was a guy in one of the stickies that got it to work, but he was unable to help with the issue we are having.

Yeah - Heimdall still doesn't support the U.S. S3's, but it does support the international.
The developer is working on it. (<- thank 'em)
I thought I could wait a few weeks for Heimdall compatibility before rooting, but I was weak and "needed" AdAway, TiBu, tether, general modding, etc... so I connected my S3 to a filthy dirty Windoze box w/ Odin to root it. Back to linux now... phew!

^ haha, made me laugh. I'm gonna sit tight till Heimdall gets working.
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gtuansdiamm said:
You can have your Mac dual boot
Or install something like parallels desktop and have Odin on that
My personal preference is to keep a cheap windows laptop for odin
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Yup, I had to go to good old TPB and got Parallels and Windows 7 to root my GS3 with Odin.

how did he do it
how is it possible that this guy got an AT&T i747 rooted using heimdall on the mac, then?
youtube: ?v=5XMxNG01EO4
I, like most of you, have tried EVERYTHING, and I can't figure out how this video show a sucessful root using these methods, when the rest of us are stopped with the failed to initialise protocol error..

adamt19 said:
how is it possible that this guy got an AT&T i747 rooted using heimdall on the mac, then?
youtube: ?v=5XMxNG01EO4
I, like most of you, have tried EVERYTHING, and I can't figure out how this video show a sucessful root using these methods, when the rest of us are stopped with the failed to initialise protocol error..
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Man you got my hopes up lol but check the comments it seems like everybody is still having problems trying to root in heimdall. Even those who tried the terminal commands in the thread.
For right now the best way is like everyone else has been saying wait for heimdall to update or dual boot and use odin

Buddy Revell said:
Yup, I had to go to good old TPB and got Parallels and Windows 7 to root my GS3 with Odin.
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Thinking about doing this myself - did you run into any problems/irregularities? It seems a bit rash to not just wait for a real solution, but after two and a half years of no ads on my phone, I keep finding myself saying "what the f*ck is this ad doing here on this shiny new phone?!" hah. Spoiled I guess.
BTW I'm new here - hi all.
Cheers

I am Eli said:
Thinking about doing this myself - did you run into any problems/irregularities? It seems a bit rash to not just wait for a real solution, but after two and a half years of no ads on my phone, I keep finding myself saying "what the f*ck is this ad doing here on this shiny new phone?!" hah. Spoiled I guess.
BTW I'm new here - hi all.
Cheers
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I have not been able to successfully install usb drivers with either VMWare fusion/win7 OR Virtual Box/win7

adamt19 said:
I have not been able to successfully install usb drivers with either VMWare fusion/win7 OR Virtual Box/win7
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Hm. Good to know. I'll be waiting a bit longer then I guess. Thanks.

I went ahead and went to a friends house to root. Hope heimdall gets updated soon

Custom Recovery!?

Hey all,
Just got the Continuum, and I see Dutta didn't make a CWM recovery for it...
So I know I can Google it, and I kind of did, but is anyone willing to help me out?
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Read through the rest of the forum there is one for pretty much every build of this phone.
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No need to google, just Do not use rom manager...
And....
What build is ur continnie on?

That's exactly what I was using Lol... Well I used z4 and then SuperOneClick, the latter tells me I'm rooted, I did it like three times, because I read you have to do it twice... I have SuperUser so, I'm thinking I'm rooted, I gave this a break though, otherwise I'd have downloaded like Barnacle and tried to use that.
It's on what Samsung gave it, 2.1 Eclair, and it's slow as hell. Right now, it powers off following boot, not sure why, but I looked into Odin-ing, lots of dead links, and Windows 7 in Parallels doesn't detect it in Downloading.... Mode, so I think I need a legit PC.... I won't be revisiting this for at least a few days, no rush, but thanks for thee replies!
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jimmyco2008 said:
That's exactly what I was using Lol... Well I used z4 and then SuperOneClick, the latter tells me I'm rooted, I did it like three times, because I read you have to do it twice... I have SuperUser so, I'm thinking I'm rooted, I gave this a break though, otherwise I'd have downloaded like Barnacle and tried to use that.
It's on what Samsung gave it, 2.1 Eclair, and it's slow as hell. Right now, it powers off following boot, not sure why, but I looked into Odin-ing, lots of dead links, and Windows 7 in Parallels doesn't detect it in Downloading.... Mode, so I think I need a legit PC.... I won't be revisiting this for at least a few days, no rush, but thanks for thee replies!
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I suggest reading the forum. There are some different themes, mods and tweaked roms for each build level. Some are complete other not so much so reading is essential so you don't brick your phone.
Here is a good place to start. the Odin file here downloads and is what I use. Some of the links are broken if they are ask and someone should be able to fix the link or get you the file directly. (I have folders dedicated to the two builds I have worked from either ec09 or eg04).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1316769
and another in case you ever decide to take the leap to eg04, the program here is essential for changing softkeys.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250684

I have the tar file if you want me to send you it, then just go into download mode and flash it and you will have cwm.
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