Siyah kernel 3.1RC6 and BRICKED GALAXY S2

[kachrukamble]

On 22.4.2012 many people bricked their S2 while performing full wipe having Siyah kernel 3.1RC6.
What disappointed me is the update on development coming from developer in real hurry these days.
Developer need to test their development 1000 times before releasing it to users.
As a rule only we the user are responsible flashed kernel knowing the risk of RCs and BETAs.
We can't blame developer for this disaster.........
This thread is for those who bricked S2 and now are in process to recover their devices.
As a general habit, posts on bricked devices can be avoided easily by fan boys.
So now we need to help each other in the process of device recovery.
Please discuss here, what you are doing, any fix whether you found or not.

Thanks
Kachrukamble

 

[ram3n]

Yesterday many people bricked their S2 while performing full wipe having Siyah kernel 3.1RC6..
What disappointed me is the update on development coming from developer in real hurry these days.
Developer need to test their development 1000 times before releasing it to users
As a rule only we the user are responsible flashed kernel knowing the risk of RCs and BETAs.
We can't blame developer for this disaster, BUT.........
This thread is for those who bricked S2 and now are in process to recover their devices.
As a general habit, posts on bricked devices can be easily avoided by fan boys.
So now we need to help each other in the process of device recovery.
Please discuss here, what you are doing, any fix whether you found or not.
I will add Names for those who bricked S2 in OP
Thanks
Kachrukamble

Sad story bro. I know that feeling.

GM must be happy to hear that

Sent via my s2 monster

 

[SupraN0va]

release candidate = not final = beta = not fully tested =still bugs = bricked = bug = because still beta= your own risk = your fault. Hope this helps.

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[RobinRichard]

Thanks for the info buddy. I'm in RC6 only. I was planning to do a full wipe and try out a ROM, and luckily I saw your post. Do let us know if you find a fix (for bricked phones). So can I just flash Siyah v3.1 and this problem will go away?

 

[bala_gamer]

Thanks for the info buddy. I'm in RC6 only. I was planning to do a full wipe and try out a ROM, and luckily I saw your post. Do let us know if you find a fix (for bricked phones). So can I just flash Siyah v3.1 and this problem will go away?

of course you can flash 3.1, it solves the issue. only the last updated rc6 had the problem. IF you are on rc6 better flash the updated kernel before doing any factory reset/data wipe to be in the safer side.


So did any one had a chance to solve it without going to service center??

 

[haasgo]

of course you can flash 3.1, it solves the issue. only the last updated rc6 had the problem. IF you are on rc6 better flash the updated kernel before doing any factory reset/data wipe to be in the safer side.


So did any one had a chance to solve it without going to service center??

What the hell happened? Efs cleared?

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[Ghost-of-the-Sun]

I'm one of the "lucky" owners of a bricked-by-Siyah phone
I tried to flash a stock rom with odin but it doesn't work. I tried with:
- KI3, which is a 3-file-fw + .pit. The flash process hangs on data.img
- ILA2, which is a 1-file-fw. The flash with Odin is successful, but the phone can't boot and stays on the "Samsung Galaxy S2" screen all the time.

The only way to access recovery I found is to flash rogue recovery, but it can't mount internal sdcard so I can't flash anything

 

[bala_gamer]

I'm one of the "lucky" owners of a bricked-by-Siyah phone
I tried to flash a stock rom with odin but it doesn't work. I tried with:
- KI3, which is a 3-file-fw + .pit. The flash process hangs on data.img
- ILA2, which is a 1-file-fw. The flash with Odin is successful, but the phone can't boot and stays on the "Samsung Galaxy S2" screen all the time.

The only way to access recovery I found is to flash rogue recovery, but it can't mount internal sdcard so I can't flash anything

if you can access download mode, then you have many ways to recover your s2 without reaching SC

 

[kachrukamble]

Thanks for the info buddy. I'm in RC6 only. I was planning to do a full wipe and try out a ROM, and luckily I saw your post. Do let us know if you find a fix (for bricked phones). So can I just flash Siyah v3.1 and this problem will go away?

Happy to hear that you saved, many people didnt

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[Ghost-of-the-Sun]

if you can access download mode, then you have many ways to recover your s2 without reaching SC

Yes I can access it, but the internal sdcard is never mounted so I can't use my phone... I hope somebody will find and share a fix for this problem :-(

 

[TheSniperFan]

Unless the hardware is damaged, every full-bricked Galaxy S2 can be recovered witha J-tag repair.
If one does not have the hardware hardware to perform such a repair, he has to either purchase it or find somebody that has it nearby.

 

[KennyLegend]

Yes I can access it, but the internal sdcard is never mounted so I can't use my phone... I hope somebody will find and share a fix for this problem :-(

Did anyone try flashing a boot loader? Nothing to lose now really

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[jt999]

Mine is bricked, partly due to me not reading the posts. I'm able to get into download mode, will have a play with Odin on the off chance something fixes it but I guess it's unlikely...

 

[haasgo]

Yes I can access it, but the internal sdcard is never mounted so I can't use my phone... I hope somebody will find and share a fix for this problem :-(

Try to enter 3e recovery and factory reset phone and see what happens mate. Wait for like 5 mins and if buttons light up ur good...

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[bartoloandre98]

Dang I'm on siyah rc6 still running, if I flash 3.1 or another kernel its safe right?
Its safe using cwm app

 

[itchetrigr]

is CWM available at all on Siyah bricked mobiles?

 

[ninbert]

Dang I'm on siyah rc6 still running, if I flash 3.1 or another kernel its safe right?
Its safe using cwm app

flash immediately 3.1 without wipe

---------- Post added at 05:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:56 PM ----------

is CWM available at all on Siyah bricked mobiles?

its available but working with errors because of the mount problem of some partitions.

 

[kachrukamble]

is CWM available at all on Siyah bricked mobiles?

Bricked means dead in this case, you can't do anything with dead piece..

 

[Logi_Ca1]

Well this just reinforces my belief to stick with stock kernels.

To the people with bricked phones, hope you guys are able to unbrick it without too much pain!

 

[dabrain23]

Does anyone know how to find a jtag service in korea, seoul? my phone is fully bricked and i need it back asap ....