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Flash the Samsung Galaxy S2 (SII) Back to Stock ROM
Monday, January 30th, 2012
If you have managed to mess up your Samsung Galaxy S2 already then have no fear there is a way to get it back on the stock firmware. There are many different methods available to get your high end Galaxy S2 back to working condition but this one is courtesy of Intratech over at XDA and provides kernels for for different regions.
Make sure that you don’t have Samsung Keis running in the background before completing the instructions below.
Instructions to Flash the Samsung Galaxy S2 back to Stock:
- Download ODIN and extract it to your PC (Download Link)
- Download the correct Firmware from XDA (Source Link)
- Extract the Firmware on your PC somewhere you can find it
- Download and Install Samsung Keis
- Make sure you have the correct drivers for your device installed
- Reboot your computer after installing Keis
- Put the Galaxy SII in USB debugging mode (Settings -> Applications -> Development)
- Reboot your Galaxy S2 into Download Mode (hold vol down + home + power)
- Press volume up at the warning to continue
- Start Odin
- Connect the Galaxy s2 to your PC via USB
- ODIN will show the device connected after a few seconds
- Make sure only “Auto Reboot” and F. Reset Time” are checked
- Press the “PDA” button and select the firmware you downloaded earlier
- Press “Start” and wait for your Galaxy S2 to reboot
- Congrats you are now on the stock Samsung Galaxy S2 ROM
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great…………….i m totally new for this………….worked for the first time……………………………..thankx,,,,,,,
Thanks for the excellent info, just flashed to stock ICS on my S2 – finally!