Bricked my Galaxy S2 need help

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#119432 31-May-2013 18:34

I tried rooting my Galaxy S2 by this guide http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/445008/20130312/galaxys2-i9100-root-android412-jellybean-install-clockworkmod.htm
I don't know whether I disconnected the usb cable to soon and the laptop that I was doing it on wanted to reboot after installing Samsung software.

So I now have phone which won't boot if I take the battery out and turn on it shows the Samsung screen with yellow triangle error message and then goes off so nothing.

Hope its not bricked can anyone help please?

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#828947 31-May-2013 18:48

ave you tried getting into download mode or recovery power button, home and volume up (recovery) down (download

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#828955 31-May-2013 18:52

I can't seem to get into that link so don't know what method you have used or how far through installation.

Did you get root access ?? if so were you installing firmware when it rebooted

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#828983 31-May-2013 19:29

jeffnz: ave you tried getting into download mode or recovery power button, home and volume up (recovery) down (download

Yes I've tried that and nothing seems to happen.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/445008/20130312/galaxys2-i9100-root-android412-jellybean-install-clockworkmod.htm

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#828991 31-May-2013 19:41

hmmm strange you can't get into download, what stage were you at when your laptop rebooted

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#828998 31-May-2013 19:59

if you still can't get into download you'll need a usb jig to get into download so you can reflash firmware or recovery.

What town are you in I have one somewhere but I'm in Auckland

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#829001 31-May-2013 20:02

If you can't get into download mode, then the phone's pretty much fuchrucked!

You must have got into download mode to complete the steps on that page though.

Will not not get into download mode again? Don't have a cable plugged in or anything.

It's unlikely you totally stuffed it - unless you flashed some file to it that wasn't one of the ones listed.

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#829693 2-Jun-2013 16:38

I can get into recovery mode and I’ve tried CWM-based recovery v6.0.2.7

Tried Wipe data/factory reset which didn’t work

Do I have to install a zip file with to boot loader on etc

Unsure what to do next.

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#829701 2-Jun-2013 17:09

I have recovered an s2 by putting cm9 on the ad card and then from recovery flashing it as update.zip, thus gets out going and then you can go back to the Rom you wanted or restore your backup assuming you did one. What town are you in?

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#829706 2-Jun-2013 17:17

Hi thanks can you point me to the cm9 download?

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#829707 2-Jun-2013 17:26

Just Google cm9 s2. Ps, if you can get into recovery mode your phone is not bricked

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#830147 3-Jun-2013 18:08

I can get into CWM-based Recovery v6.0.2.7
Do I apply update from .zip = choose zip from sdcard?
I can get the zip file onto micro sd card through my wifes phone then put the card into the Samsung
Can I load the jeboo_kernel_i9100 .zip which is the one that I was trying to load in odin and it went wrong.

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#830153 3-Jun-2013 18:27

xyeovillian: I can get into CWM-based Recovery v6.0.2.7
Do I apply update from .zip = choose zip from sdcard?
I can get the zip file onto micro sd card through my wifes phone then put the card into the Samsung
Can I load the jeboo_kernel_i9100 .zip which is the one that I was trying to load in odin and it went wrong.

Its been a while since I did it but I think so. Try it, you wont do any damage.

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#830223 3-Jun-2013 20:49

Good news got the phone working but its in foreign language can I change it?

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#830242 3-Jun-2013 21:18

Hand it to someone who speaks german :)

or navigate using icons to the language setting and change it )black square with an A on it). Though if it was factory reset it should ask for a language setup. Unless its german based kernel already.

Translate tells me it will be similar to Sprache und Eingabe

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#831482 6-Jun-2013 10:06

I downloaded cyanogen mod 10.1 nightly installed in restore mode and it worked in English but no apps did some more digging found gapps which I also installed through zip to sdcard all worked accessed my Google

account and now pretty much sorted thanks for your help

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