i got tmobile prepaid $30.00 plan with 5gb data plan. what i mean is when i tethering my phone to my computer and click on internet browser it show tmobile as home page. i cannot log on any other site.
i got tmobile prepaid $30.00 plan with 5gb data plan. what i mean is when i tethering my phone to my computer and click on internet browser it show tmobile as home page. i cannot log on any other site.
The browser on your phone or your computer? That's strange. I've never tethered much but I haven't heard of that one.
atmazzz, thank for trying helping me out. you're a great person.
Thank you Tiger, but I gave you wrong information. When I tried tethering I didn't realize my WiFi was on. When I tried today I got the same thing you did. I can only go to T-Mobile's site. I am sure that's because they are blocking it unless you are paying for a hotspot/tethering plan. I think it is only included with the contract plans of 5gb or 10gb. I am on the same $30 plan as you.
atmazzz, i heard some people say if you root your phone, you can tethering with the computer. how come rooting will void the warranty? does rooting damage the phone android software?
atmazzz, i heard some people say if you root your phone, you can tethering with the computer. how come rooting will void the warranty? does rooting damage the phone android software?
This is the final GB Rom before the ICS 4.0.3 update came out, correct? I just bought my wife a new TMo GS2 that came with UVLE1 on it. It works pretty well except the phone call quality is horrible. I rooted it and flashed several different radios but that didn't help. Was thinking about flashing it back to GB but I will probably head over to your other thread and flash the 4.0.4 update first, then factory reset after that. If it still sucks I'll try GB but wanted to make sure I got the latest version. It's possible the phone has a hardware issue but I doubt it. Her signal is poor at her work while her co-workers who are on TMo have strong signals. Thanks for your work here and for helping people out.
Hi DataHawg. Yes, it is UVLDE, the last 2.3.6 update. And Yes, I would recommend trying UVLH1 ICS 4.0.4 first. UVLE1, ICS 4.0.3, is a known trouble maker.
And thanks and you're welcome. I'm happy to help if I can.
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I have a T989 SGSII and i went through the steps in the OP and then I did the two things in step 5 I believe it was. It gets to the loading screen but doesn't progress beyond that it has been doing so for about 15 mins any suggestions? Everything was going smoothly up to that point.
*Update after rebooting a few times I re applied the the update and it worked. Thanks!
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I have a T989 SGSII and i went through the steps in the OP and then I did the two things in step 5 I believe it was. It gets to the loading screen but doesn't progress beyond that it has been doing so for about 15 mins any suggestions? Everything was going smoothly up to that point.
*Update after rebooting a few times I re applied the the update and it worked. Thanks!
Hi scohen. Welcome to the forums.
Sorry I couldn't reply sooner. I'm at work. Glad you got it straightened out. If you ever want to go back to ICS check this Odin guide.
Mine keeps saying fail! I've done it several times. After it finishes doing its thing and gives you the progression in the box on the left, at the end mine says ... Can't open the serial(COM) port. What does this mean and how do I fix this? Thanks so much for providing so much help and information and helping others.
Mine keeps saying fail! I've done it several times. After it finishes doing its thing and gives you the progression in the box on the left, at the end mine says ... Can't open the serial(COM) port. What does this mean and how do I fix this? Thanks so much for providing so much help and information and helping others.
Hi Thick welcome to the forums.
Is the com port box in Odin turning yellow before you start like in the picture? Have you tried a different USB port? Try rebooting your computer and see if it makes a difference. You can also take a look at this guide.
I have this exact model a T-Mobile Galaxy S2 T989, i did the whole process but when i start the wizard configuration on the phone, all the processes start failing and then i cant start the wizard setup of the phone, i used only the files provided by you and it said PASS on the Odin when it was done, what did i do wrong and how can i fix it? i want to continue to try to run on ginger bread.. im coming from 4.0.4 ics by the way. Please help me, by pass the start up wizard screen or do i reinstall the whole thing again? please help me.
I have this exact model a T-Mobile Galaxy S2 T989, i did the whole process but when i start the wizard configuration on the phone, all the processes start failing and then i cant start the wizard setup of the phone, i used only the files provided by you and it said PASS on the Odin when it was done, what did i do wrong and how can i fix it? i want to continue to try to run on ginger bread.. im coming from 4.0.4 ics by the way. Please help me, by pass the start up wizard screen or do i reinstall the whole thing again? please help me.
Welcome to the forums Maxi. Did you do this step at the end?
Power off your phone again. Hold both volume buttons and the power button at the same time. When the phone vibrates, let go of the power button but keep holding both volume buttons. In a few seconds you should be in the recovery menu. Use volume buttons to move up/down and power button to select. *if power button doesn't work, use your home key*. Go to wipe data/factory reset and select it. Next, select format cache partition. Now select reboot. Enjoy your new stock rom.
Hi there. I'm having a problem reverting my T-Mobile Galaxy S2 back to gingerbread. I downloaded all the files. Got to the "downloading" screen on my phone but Odin will not open up. When I first clicked on the program, a little boxed popped up that said Odin and had an "ok" box on it. I pushed volume up on my phone and it looks like the Odin window wants to open but it won't. What do I do? Right now my phone is stuck on the downloading screen and I'm afraid to push anything. Please help!
Hi there. I'm having a problem reverting my T-Mobile Galaxy S2 back to gingerbread. I downloaded all the files. Got to the "downloading" screen on my phone but Odin will not open up. When I first clicked on the program, a little boxed popped up that said Odin and had an "ok" box on it. I pushed volume up on my phone and it looks like the Odin window wants to open but it won't. What do I do? Right now my phone is stuck on the downloading screen and I'm afraid to push anything. Please help!
Hi Mommy Welcome to the forum. Did you start Odin on your computer first and then plug in your phone? Also, take a look at this guide. I think I put more pictures in it.
Ok, I checked the directions and did exactly that. The problem is that the Odin application will not open up. I get the little box that says Odin with a few squares in a row and under that is an "ok" box to click. The actual window for Odin just won't open.
Ok, I checked the directions and did exactly that. The problem is that the Odin application will not open up. I get the little box that says Odin with a few squares in a row and under that is an "ok" box to click. The actual window for Odin just won't open.
I'm not sure what that is. Is it possible to take a screen shot of it? Also, try right clicking on the Odin program and choose run as administrator.
You can also power off your phone and reboot if you want to. If Odin won't open and hasn't started downloading anything it won't hurt it.
Ok, I tried to run as administrator and no luck. Grrrr..so frustrating...lol. I'm restarting my phone now and I'll see where it is. I just really want my phone back to a solid OS. Oh, and whew, restart worked. At least I know if I'm stuck on that screen, I haven't bricked anything. I'll mess around and see what I can figure out. Thanks again so much!!
Ok, it worked!! Downloaded winrar and not sure if that's what helped but have to say it did. Deleted the first copy of Odin and redownloaded and used winrar to unzip. Odin finally opened up. Did have the initial error after reboot but went through the steps of clearing cache, etc and we are good to go. Finally back to gingerbread and hopefully back to my phone I loved so much when I got it. Better battery life and less issues with gps and wifi is what I'm looking so forward to. Thank you so much again for responding so quick. I was headed for a panic attack..lol. Have a great day!!
Thank you so much! I made the mistake of updating to Ice Cream Sandwich and had nothing but problems. The most annoying was the way the bluetooth stopped automatically connecting to the Sync in my car, plus the lock ups and slow performance. It is great having a fast reliable phone again. Next time there is an update, I will wait to see what kind of problems others have with it. Your guide was perfect!
I followed your procedure and ended up with the screen that says "Touch Andriod to Begin" then I get the "The process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." I also get the The application Google Services Framework (process com.google.process.gapps) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." After reading the thread, I saw that wiping data and clearing the cache should solve the problem. However, when I get into that screen, I can highlight Wipe Date and Clear Cache but when I press the "OK" button, nothing happens. I doesn't do anything. No error message, no reboot, nothing. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I followed your procedure and ended up with the screen that says "Touch Andriod to Begin" then I get the "The process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." I also get the The application Google Services Framework (process com.google.process.gapps) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." After reading the thread, I saw that wiping data and clearing the cache should solve the problem. However, when I get into that screen, I can highlight Wipe Date and Clear Cache but when I press the "OK" button, nothing happens. I doesn't do anything. No error message, no reboot, nothing. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Welcome to the forums m0fugga
If the power button doesn't work to select something in recovery try your home button. Second button from the left on the bottom.
Mines keep saying (process com.google.process.gapps) or others have stopped working. Any waqy you could help me?
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Can you help me? When I try to open the phone it force closes every process it can. I really need help, it's not even my phone.
Hi Juli and welcome
You need to do this.
Power off your phone again. Hold both volume buttons and the power button at the same time. When the phone vibrates, let go of the power button but keep holding both volume buttons. In a few seconds you should be in the recovery menu. Use volume buttons to move up/down and power button to select. *if power button doesn't work, use your home key*. Go to wipe data/factory reset and select it. Next, select format cache partition. Now select reboot.
Hey thick, you probably wont read this, but i think you need to kill samsung kies in task manager or uninstall it, whatever works. But its most likely kies interfering with it
Last edited by aurachi; January 1st, 2013 at 02:21 AM.
Hello ,
I followed the steps, and it said failed at first. i have tried it again and it now says it neither failed nor succeeded. Whats my next step.
Hi Joli welcome to AF.
Make sure you have USB debugging checked. Reboot your computer and phone. Try a different port on your computer. Try a different cable or even a different computer if you can.
I followed all the steps and everything seemed to be going well. I aimed the pda to the file I downloaded, pressed start, it said it was writing but nothing was happening. There was no indication on my cpu that it was working. I moved the phone and lost the connection to cpu. I now get a message that says " Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again" Kies does not recognize my phone. I tried holding the volume up/down keys and power button in order to do a factory reset but keep getting the same message. Any idea what I should do next.
Kies tells me it can not connect and to reboot my device, I cant reboot.
I followed all the steps and everything seemed to be going well. I aimed the pda to the file I downloaded, pressed start, it said it was writing but nothing was happening. There was no indication on my cpu that it was working. I moved the phone and lost the connection to cpu. I now get a message that says " Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again" Kies does not recognize my phone. I tried holding the volume up/down keys and power button in order to do a factory reset but keep getting the same message. Any idea what I should do next.
Kies tells me it can not connect and to reboot my device, I cant reboot.
I am pretty sure I'm at the headache part of the process. I lost the connection with my cpu when ODIN said "NAND write start". When I hold volume up/down keys then plug in cable I get the to the part where I'm supposed to select up but when I release the down key the phones goes to the "Firmware encountered a problem..." screen. I can not get to the download option. Any ideas?
I get the to the part where I'm supposed to select up but when I release the down key
I'm confused about the down key part? When you plug in the cable and the screen comes up on your phone, you shouldn't be holding any buttons after that. You then press the up volume button once to get to the next screen. After that you don't press any buttons. You start the process in Odin. Is that what you are doing?
Last edited by Atma; February 1st, 2013 at 06:07 PM.
When I push the volume up option I get the screen that says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again", not the download screen. Kies does not connect to my phone now.
I have tried doing a factory rest as you have described in your earlier post. I get the same screen that says " Firmware upgrade has encountered a problem..."
Last edited by AZTECDOG; February 1st, 2013 at 06:13 PM.
When I push the volume up option I get the screen that says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again",
Ok, when you get to that try Odin anyway and see if it will work. If not, then you will need to try Kies even if it doesn't see your phone. Go to Tools > Firmware Upgrade & Initialization. You will need the model number and serial for your phone. You will find it under the battery. Just follow the instructions. You can also try the Emergency Firmware Recovery.
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Welcome to the forums.
welcome to the forums.
Is it possible to take a screen shot of it? Also, try right clicking on the Odin program and choose run as administrator.
