Boot loop frozen ??

[nerys71]

I gave my sister a S2 for her account. rooted Jellybean installed. its been fine for the last 6 months or so.

now its stuck at the 4G logo screen or constantly reboots itself back to the 4G screen.

I tried holding vol up and power to "wipe" the device but it errors displaying this

Suggestions?

I THINK she may have tried to install some sort of update accidentally (something I specifically told her not to do) she says it said something about some update and then rebooted and swears she did not install one.

so I really have no clue what actually happened.

suggestions? what can I do to recover this bugger.?

I was able to get into download mode. so I want to odin in a rom.

WHAT do I odin in? I HAD jellybean installed but I have NO CLUE what "SHE" may have installed.

what is "safe" to odin over? step by step would be nice I have done quite a bit of flashing but always by "directions" never "on the fly" on my own

I AM NOT certain but I THINK this is what I had installed

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191954

and is what I am downloading now.

suggestions? does this seem like the right procedure?

 

[jdsingle76]

I gave my sister a S2 for her account. rooted Jellybean installed. its been fine for the last 6 months or so.

now its stuck at the 4G logo screen or constantly reboots itself back to the 4G screen.

I tried holding vol up and power to "wipe" the device but it errors displaying this

Suggestions?

I THINK she may have tried to install some sort of update accidentally (something I specifically told her not to do) she says it said something about some update and then rebooted and swears she did not install one.

so I really have no clue what actually happened.

suggestions? what can I do to recover this bugger.?

I was able to get into download mode. so I want to odin in a rom.

WHAT do I odin in? I HAD jellybean installed but I have NO CLUE what "SHE" may have installed.

what is "safe" to odin over? step by step would be nice I have done quite a bit of flashing but always by "directions" never "on the fly" on my own

I AM NOT certain but I THINK this is what I had installed

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191954

and is what I am downloading now.

suggestions? does this seem like the right procedure?

That screenshot is due to her having stock android recovery, not custom recovery. The link you sent is good to Odin. Dave the tar to your computer, put computer in download mode, flash tar. Good luck...btw, you said s2, make sure it's epic 4g touch before you flash that sucker(sph-d710).

Sent from my SPH-D710BST using xda premium

 

[nerys71]

Yes the SPRINT epic 4g touch D710.

so is that what happened? she installed some sort of update that whacked the recovery as well?

my concern was I know you have to do something "different" when going between ginger and jelly. my fear is she installed some ginger update?? (I have no idea what the "stock" firmware for this is

connection is slow right now downloading the 500mb file. Grrrr

anyway to flat out DISABLE updates ?

 

[jdsingle76]

Yes the SPRINT epic 4g touch D710.

so is that what happened? she installed some sort of update that whacked the recovery as well?

my concern was I know you have to do something "different" when going between ginger and jelly. my fear is she installed some ginger update?? (I have no idea what the "stock" firmware for this is

connection is slow right now downloading the 500mb file. Grrrr

anyway to flat out DISABLE updates ?

Lol....I believe there is. I know there was for ICS. It was a zip called otakill I believe. Flashing that stock rom should be fine. And if she had custom recovery before, and ran an update, it flashed over the custom, that's what I would think . You have to partition between gb and jb custom roms, but that rom you are flashing should be fine. If you run into issues, let me know. Good luck.

Sent from my SPH-D710BST using xda premium

 

[nerys71]

ok got the file downloaded. phone in download mode. open one click. plug in usb cable. got yellow box 0:[COM25]

click start and I get this and it just stops

<ID:0/025> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/025> Odin v.3 engine (ID:25)..
<ID:0/025> File analysis..
<ID:0/025> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/025> Initialzation..
<ID:0/025> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/025> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/025> boot.bin
<ID:0/025> cache.img

I know its a big file but even if we assume usb 1.0 speeds it should be done by now. how do I know if its working or not? how long should it take?

 

[jdsingle76]

You are flashing an entire jb stock ROM..it takes a little bit. I would give it awhile. And the last time I flashed a one click it didn't take the first time. If it doesn't take after a considerable amount of time, say 10 minutes, download the tar again, and try the new download. Sometimes you get a bad download, but pc Odin a Rom takes a bit, be patient

Sent from my SPH-D710BST using xda premium

 

[nerys71]

its been sitting their since 0835 that is 40 minutes. Can't redownload right now will have to try later. I downloaded the self extracting which should alleviate "bad download" concerns since it should fail to extract if its a bad download.

will redownload later and see what happens.

 

[jdsingle76]

its been sitting their since 0835 that is 40 minutes. Can't redownload right now will have to try later. I downloaded the self extracting which should alleviate "bad download" concerns since it should fail to extract if its a bad download.

will redownload later and see what happens.

Hmmm...that's odd. Maybe you need to start from scratch, stock unrooted, before you try to flash rooted. If it doesn't take next time, that's what I'd do. I know you're doing this anyway(hopefully), but make sure you read all of the OPs, watch the recommended videos, etc. Good luck man.

Sent from my SPH-D710BST using xda premium

 

[nerys71]

no joy. downloaded the bone stock tar md5 file

odin 3 under pda

same thing. stops at cache.img

<ID:0/025> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> SPH-D710_GB27_1014481_Stock_Restore.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/025> Odin v.3 engine (ID:25)..
<ID:0/025> File analysis..
<ID:0/025> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/025> Initialzation..
<ID:0/025> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/025> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/025> boot.bin
<ID:0/025> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/025> cache.img

what do I do?

 

[jdsingle76]

Try flashing a one click instead of a tar. And if that hangs up, try flashing just a custom recovery. If that takes, you can get into cwm and flash a zip version of the rom.

Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium

 

[nerys71]

I was running jelly bean. what is the correct recovery to odin?

I already tried flashing a bone stock tar via odin (after trying the one click) same result. stalls at cache.img

uhhh these 500mb downloads are killing me hehe

which specific zip do you suggest? and which recovery tar ?

 

[jdsingle76]

I was running jelly bean. what is the correct recovery to odin?

I already tried flashing a bone stock tar via odin (after trying the one click) same result. stalls at cache.img

uhhh these 500mb downloads are killing me hehe

which specific zip do you suggest? and which recovery tar ?

Dl a stock jb zip, gb27 will work. If it flashes in recovery, you won't have cwm, but that's ok, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. And use stock el26 cwm tar by chris41g. If it flashes in Odin, it may reboot to Samsung logo, that's ok, just reboot to recovery.

Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium

 

[nerys71]

ok I am grabbing this rom now

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2224230 (3 hours to download)

and using this CWM

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24987585

grabbing the GB08 modem from here

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764210

and the agate63 source kernel from here

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1662295

I just tried to odin the StockCWM-EL26.tar.md5

stops at

<ID:0/017> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> StockCWM-EL26.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/017> Odin v.3 engine (ID:17)..
<ID:0/017> File analysis..
<ID:0/017> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/017> Initialzation..
<ID:0/017> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/017> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/017> zImage
<ID:0/017> NAND Write Start!!

Grrrrr now what ?

I tried re booting to recovery anyway thinking maybe it worked. no joy

says Firmware upgrade encountered an issue please select recovery mode in kies & try again

when I try to boot into recovery.

 

[Stryke_the_Orc]

You're still able to get into download mode correct?
If you can get to download mode do the following:
Uninstall kies and Samsung drivers,Download ODIN 1.85 from here and install it (the newer versions have been known to fail flashes on occasion), plug your usb cable into pc not the phone, open ODIN and navigate to PDA (like you did before) and open, choose the GB27 tar file. Make sure that repartition is NOT checked, now connect your phone and wait for the com light to come on, once it lights up press start.

Now the reason I suggest this yet again is because you're trying to flash from ODIN v3+, Kies and Odin are known to conflict sometimes, and the repartition box will always cause issues without a pit file (these are dangerous to play with if you're not familiar with them)
It's unusual, but not unheard of, for a one click would fail. If all else fails, and this doesn't work for you, please post the exact model number under the battery of your device, so that we can determine if there are any discrepancies.

 

[nerys71]

ok got 1.85 from your link. I do not have kies installed. I uninstalled the samsung drivers but now windows sits at install drivers and odin never see's the phone (of course I just removed the drivers that LET it see the phone ???) what was supposed to happen?

ahh interesting. unplugged it and plugged it in again and this time odin saw the phone (I guess it installed some sort of driver ??)

but no joy. same result.

<ID:0/005> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> E4GT-EL29-directbootCWM-v3.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> zImage
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!

stops here.

Model number SPH-D710

Sprint Epic 4g Touch (S2)

 

[Stryke_the_Orc]

ok got 1.85 from your link. I do not have kies installed. I uninstalled the samsung drivers but now windows sits at install drivers and odin never see's the phone (of course I just removed the drivers that LET it see the phone ???) what was supposed to happen?

ahh interesting. unplugged it and plugged it in again and this time odin saw the phone (I guess it installed some sort of driver ??)

but no joy. same result.

<ID:0/005> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> E4GT-EL29-directbootCWM-v3.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> zImage
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!

stops here.

Model number SPH-D710

Sprint Epic 4g Touch (S2)

OK, do you happen to have another cable to try? Or perhaps another usb port on your pc?

Slithering from the nether regions of a twisted mind and tarnished soul

 

[nerys71]

so far I have tried 4 pc's and 3 USB cables. never a change in results. 3 running xp 1 running windows 7

2 of these pc's have flashed this very phone in the past.

1 cable is my orange cable and the other 2 are stock samsung cable both good quality cables.

I can look for more cables but that does not seem to be the issue here.

dug up a 4th cable. no joy. no change.

 

[Stryke_the_Orc]

so far I have tried 4 pc's and 3 USB cables. never a change in results. 3 running xp 1 running windows 7

2 of these pc's have flashed this very phone in the past.

1 cable is my orange cable and the other 2 are stock samsung cable both good quality cables.

I can look for more cables but that does not seem to be the issue here.

dug up a 4th cable. no joy. no change.

Man, what got flashed? LOL
OK, you're able to get to Odin mode, the PC recognized your device, but install fails as soon as it begins to write the images...
4 cables one of them should have worked if that was the issue, and several different pc's...
Reinstalling drivers didn't do anything...
Different version of Odin...
I assume you've verified md5?
Have you tried other downloads, or the same file?
Maybe try flashing say, FL24 with Odin, then the GB27. If FL24 flashes then you know its the GB27 thats failing. Where are you grabbing your download from?

Slithering from the nether regions of a twisted mind and tarnished soul

 

[nerys71]

I posted the links in the other thread. I got them from here on xda forums threads.

I have tried a tar a one click a cwm and a direct boot cwm. md5 validated.

I will try an older kernel and see what happens.

 

[Stryke_the_Orc]

I posted the links in the other thread. I got them from here on xda forums threads.

I have tried a tar a one click a cwm and a direct boot cwm. md5 validated.

I will try an older kernel and see what happens.

Try this link http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=166 download that tar and try flashing it