Hello friends,am in serious need of help,i plug in my ace to my computer using the cable and kies detected a new firmware which i tried to update to,after downloading finish to 100%,my phone restarted and shows downloading on the screen,for like 1hr it didnt change to any other thing and kies couldnt detect the phone,so i disconnected it from the cable,i removed the battery and inserted it again,now the phone can start up but all i can see on the screen is a computer icon with a phone icon,i dont know what to do,pls help...anybody with useful information or solution should post it here thanks.l
Remove then insert battery. Then try holding volume down and home button while holding power button. Will it go to download mode? If yes, read hubix's tutorial in the development subforum it's a sticky thread.
praisegod1 said:
Hello friends,am in serious need of help,i plug in my ace to my computer using the cable and kies detected a new firmware which i tried to update to,after downloading finish to 100%,my phone restarted and shows downloading on the screen,for like 1hr it didnt change to any other thing and kies couldnt detect the phone,so i disconnected it from the cable,i removed the battery and inserted it again,now the phone can start up but all i can see on the screen is a computer icon with a phone icon,i dont know what to do,pls help...anybody with useful information or solution should post it here thanks.l
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Next time , use ODIN for flashing firmware . Kies was NEVER EVER reliable .
go to recovery mode perform a factory reset/data wipe that should fix it
Please use ODIN and flash with the one-package file from samfirmware. I did the same when Kies bricked my phone too while upgrading to Gingerbread. It works!
er.davinder said:
go to recovery mode perform a factory reset/data wipe that should fix it
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Nope, there is no recovery mode accessible either when Kies bricks your phone. Happened to me so. Just a stupid screen with a computer and phone icon with <!> in between them. But anyway my suggestion above of using ODIN should help him out. =)
I am just sharing my experience and hope it helps.
DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for bricking any phone and/or pc. I am not responsible for any phone or pc damage done by my message here. You are responsible for your own pc and phone. You are responsible for taking risk of upgrading your phone or pc. I just shared my experience in hope if it helps someone.
I had bricked my phone once where I could just see black screen and after some tries white screen and nothing. I removed SD Card and SIM Card and kept it aside. I then removed battery and tried putting phone in download mode. It still did not work then I waited 4-5 min and then inserted battery again. Then I tried putting phone in download mode and it successfully gone in download mode. Then my phone was not getting recognized thru USB cable for ODIN. I changed USB port still same issue then restarted my PC and then I connected phone to USB port and finally got Froyo installed again on my Galaxy Ace thru ODIN.
My phone is bricked
i had samsung galaxy ace gt-s5830 i've rooted my phone and install the super one click to unlock my phone when i restarted the phone its just wont boot the screen goes black and white but i can still access to my download mode i tried to install a new frimware to bring it back to life using odin but is till have the same problem please help and when i flash it using odin it gave me the blue screen that the phone flash pass but it just not booting all what give the screen goes white and black thats it can anyone help me pleasde and i woulf be so thanfulllll please help
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i had samsung galaxy ace gt-s5830 i've rooted my phone and install the super one click to unlock my phone when i restarted the phone its just wont boot the screen goes black and white but i can still access to my download mode i tried to install a new frimware to bring it back to life using odin but is till have the same problem please help and when i flash it using odin it gave me the blue screen that the phone flash pass but it just not booting all what give the screen goes white and black thats it can anyone help me pleasde and i woulf be so thanfulllll please help
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Is it stuck at the Galaxy Ace sign or the boot animation ?
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EmoBoiix3 said:
Is it stuck at the Galaxy Ace sign or the boot animation ?
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Guide: How to fix a bricked SGSII from failed flash, no recovery & no usb recogntion
Now Fixed. - Thanks: Below is the guide to how I broke and fixed it with a little help from my XDA Friends. Maybe the MODS could sticky it as a unbrick guide to go alongside the rest?
So I was flashing a ROM through Odin as per the instructions on this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
The flash failed and when I restarted my phone I was left with the following:
1)No Access to Recovery Mode through Vol Up + Home + Power
2)Access to Download Mode through Vol Dwn + Home + Power
3)PC would recognise a device was connected on any USB port but kies or Odin Could not detect the phone
4)when phone started or attempted to be put into rec mode just a splash screen saying firmware upgrade failed and a picture of a phone and pc with a yellow warning triangle.
The Cure:
1)Uninistal and Re-Install Kies and Samsung Mobile Device Driver
2)Pureley by accident left my phone connected on flash screen of death through the process and on loading ODIN it connected perfectly right away
3)Set PDA to ROM and flashed.
4)Reflashed as per normal routine again due to boot loop this time in download mode.
5)Factory Reset via Recovery Mode to force CSC update to match ROM
6)*When it arrives use USB jig to re-set flash counter to 0*
Step 2 is not advised as goes against what all the instructions say, please try download mode before this method I don't know if it was just luck I didn't further mess up the phone, but to be honest bar screwing my IMEI it couldn't get much worse! And as I said I found it by accident and it worked. Don't know if anyone has an explanation. From the message on the screen and what I read on Kies ref the emergency recovery I think this is a kind of emergency download mode for when stuff goes wrong as it hints kies can fix it from this screen.
I tried to flash the 02 2.3.5 file from the carrier branded thread, followed all instructions. File was a .tar.md5 i left as is as per instructions.
the flash failed when the phone powers up i get upgrade failed, I can get to download mode but odin doesn't recognise the phone as being connected ive tried multiple usb ports
kies also wont recognise it
i cant access recovery mode
is there any way back?
ive read most of the other posts but don't seem to be getting anywhere other than fustrated!
In kies there's an option to install drivers, try that first and see if it'll find the phone again.
kies
no joy that root, the pc knows its there as every port i plug into it wants to install drivers for device and does so
Remove Samsung Kies from phone and reinstall it and try again .
jje
Cheers will report back, what i don't get is why i cant get to recovery mode would make things easier! Can a jig do this? If i try i just get the failed update screen
I also get same. Screeb when plugged into charger does thos mean its not even charging?
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My god you guys are amazing! Uninstalled reinstalled kies then conected phone not in download node but on the failure screen odin connected right away and flashed perfectly its alive again thnx sooooo much
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Jig ordered jig worked one reset flash count
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my phone doesn't turn on anymore...and my jig doesn't work to turn on it in download mode... battery is full I check it with tester voltage. Can somebody help me??? my phone is die!!!!
cyberspaceguy said:
my phone doesn't turn on anymore...and my jig doesn't work to turn on it in download mode... battery is full I check it with tester voltage. Can somebody help me??? my phone is die!!!!
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Service Centre .
jje
DAMN
I really wish I saw this 2 weeks ago
Its stuck in the warranty repair centre, I dont expect it to be fixed, so will try this soon when it comes back !
Lol i spent ages reading multiple posts about bricked phones nothing seemed to be working do asked, someone suggested the kies reinstall, then by accident i deviated slightly from instructions in terms of not disconnecting phone and leaving it on brick screen and it happened to work
Alot of people flame for posters asking previous questions but these guys were really helpful to me.
Ask and xda will provide
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this just happened to me..luckily sprint gave me a new phone after 2 days for no charge at all..
Odin was not recognizing my phone... than I followed your instructions and unninstaled kies and samsung usb drivers.
turned usb debbuging mode ON...
turn off phone
put the phone in download mode (hold volUP, home, power)
AND WHEN I INSTALLED KIES WITH THE USB PLUGGED IN THE PHONE, WINDOWS INSTALLED THE DRIVERS AND I FLASHED THE FIRMWARE I WANNED WITH ODIN
MANNY THANKS
Glad it worked hopefully this will get sticky
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4)when phone started or attempted to be put into rec mode just a splash screen saying firmware upgrade failed and a picture of a phone and pc with a yellow warning triangle.
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On that screen, the phone is effectively in Download Mode already.
Just connect Odin and flash away, did it on my phone a lot of times already (I sometimes forcefully enable this screen manually - don't ask why - and always flashed directely from there.)
Thanks for that i didnt realise till after I'd flashed that this was still download mode, i was still in flappy panic "dude i bust my phone " mode. Still trying to find out why windows ****s up the drivers when the flash bins out
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Why don't people use mobile Odin?
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Hello apparently I bricked my Rom while I tried to reinstall cm 7 or 9 I cant remember from the recovery on clockwork mod I had backup done of that. But then suddenly the phone randomly decided to turn off in the middle of operation. Then the phone wont turn on and if it turns on by some miracle then It just stays at Samsung logo or PC does not recognize it by usb. So I thought that trip to service place would fix it cause i totally bricked the **** out of it lol. Anyways I got told that repair costs 95 eur and that the phone has water damage. Now keep in mind that I keep my phones in dry place and handle them with care in rainy conditions or so. So it is not had any water damage. What impresses me is that they didnt even take it apart. So now im stuck with my bricked phone again and nothing to do. So I was quessing of any specialist could tell me how could I do the unpricking by myself. (Not a noob on tech part) I can sometimes after removing battery and stuff get it in charging mode or download mode but it happens at random.
Maybe u could try soft unbrick ( I think its called so...) The program on the PC will recognize ur phone and it will unbrick ur g5:thumbup:
But please tell me: does the g5 turn on (is it showing any live?)
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Well it depends. Sometimes it turns on sometimes it wont sometimes it will start downloading usb drivers while connected to usb and sometimes wont. It just does what it wants but when it turns on its frozen on samsung logo.
Can you get to Odin mode (Yellow triangle)? If you can, try going back to stock. You can get the firmwares at sammobiles.com. Make sure you download the correct firmware. If not working, try flashing ClockworkMod and flash a signed CyanogenMod .zip file. But my problem now, I cant go back to stock. Seems like Odin flashed the stock correctly, but Im stuck at glowing Samsung logo.
Try flashing again?
Yes! Try Odin if the yellow triangle appears. If u cannot get into download mode with button combination try an USB JIG which worked for me like a charm
Odin is the best Option
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I reflashed the ROM from samfirmwares but I have the same problem. The phone is stuck in a boot loop after stopping and freezing for a bit at the Samsung sign
Okay. Now when you turn on your phone normally (power button), youll see the glowing samsung logo over and over again right. And it seems to go on until battery empty (I think). Try flashing ClockworkMod instead and see if it boots ClockworkMod. I revived my phone this way, but not able to get to stock.
why don't you go to you're local service?
Hello folks,
I've a friend who's not a Technical person, however, he tried what he shouldn't have and now he has a totally dead S2.
The problems:
1. Phone doesn't switch on, nor does it goes to download or recovery mode - I tried it all.
2. When I connect a charger or usb - It does start showing the battery icon and while connected to the cable, if I turn it on it stays at the Samsung logo forever.
3. Since I don't know how to even get it to download mode, I'm unable to go any further.
What he did:
1. Trying to upgrade to JB, I think he messed up with the kernel by uploading one which may not be compatible as I've heard S2 has different variants. (He loaded Siyah 4.2)
2. Before doing this, he had connected to ODIN and was trying to load the official JB file but it always got stuck on one of the steps and that's when his phone got a bit sick - it would show "Please connect to KIES and try a recovery" kind of message. And this led him to do Step 1, which he shouldn't have.
I read a lot of posts, tried a lot of things but the phone never goes to download mode. And I've no clue how to try anything else?
So experts, I need your help here and I want to know if this phone will start at all? Can we somehow get it to work? If not at home, can the people at Samsung flash it or something?
Please help. Lots of thanks already!
vishalbn said:
Hello folks,
I've a friend who's not a Technical person, however, he tried what he shouldn't have and now he has a totally dead S2.
The problems:
1. Phone doesn't switch on, nor does it goes to download or recovery mode - I tried it all.
2. When I connect a charger or usb - It does start showing the battery icon and while connected to the cable, if I turn it on it stays at the Samsung logo forever.
3. Since I don't know how to even get it to download mode, I'm unable to go any further.
What he did:
1. Trying to upgrade to JB, I think he messed up with the kernel by uploading one which may not be compatible as I've heard S2 has different variants. (He loaded Siyah 4.2)
2. Before doing this, he had connected to ODIN and was trying to load the official JB file but it always got stuck on one of the steps and that's when his phone got a bit sick - it would show "Please connect to KIES and try a recovery" kind of message. And this led him to do Step 1, which he shouldn't have.
I read a lot of posts, tried a lot of things but the phone never goes to download mode. And I've no clue how to try anything else?
So experts, I need your help here and I want to know if this phone will start at all? Can we somehow get it to work? If not at home, can the people at Samsung flash it or something?
Please help. Lots of thanks already!
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Try a USB JIG to enter DL mode
Do you get an exclamation mark next to a pc?
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try this
vishalbn said:
Hello folks,
I've a friend who's not a Technical person, however, he tried what he shouldn't have and now he has a totally dead S2.
The problems:
1. Phone doesn't switch on, nor does it goes to download or recovery mode - I tried it all.
2. When I connect a charger or usb - It does start showing the battery icon and while connected to the cable, if I turn it on it stays at the Samsung logo forever.
3. Since I don't know how to even get it to download mode, I'm unable to go any further.
What he did:
1. Trying to upgrade to JB, I think he messed up with the kernel by uploading one which may not be compatible as I've heard S2 has different variants. (He loaded Siyah 4.2)
2. Before doing this, he had connected to ODIN and was trying to load the official JB file but it always got stuck on one of the steps and that's when his phone got a bit sick - it would show "Please connect to KIES and try a recovery" kind of message. And this led him to do Step 1, which he shouldn't have.
I read a lot of posts, tried a lot of things but the phone never goes to download mode. And I've no clue how to try anything else?
So experts, I need your help here and I want to know if this phone will start at all? Can we somehow get it to work? If not at home, can the people at Samsung flash it or something?
Please help. Lots of thanks already!
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try this method
if u have any mini usb cable cut it and peel of the skin and short the the 4th and 5th pin with 300k resistor or 100k*3 resistor and connect to mobile u will directly goto the download mode remove this pin and connect pc in odin mode and flash first with ics rom and if it is success and then try jelly bean try good luck
I have the same problem.
Today i tried fixing a bricked galaxy s2(yellow triangle with exclamation mark on boot) by reinstalling the stock firmware with odin and a pit file.
During the install i got stuck at NAND write start.So i took the battery out to get out of download mode and put it back in.When i tried going to download mode,it wouldn't start,charge,boot,anything!it's like it's completly dead.
Is there any other way to go to download mode without using a JIG?
NikoGR said:
I have the same problem.
Today i tried fixing a bricked galaxy s2(yellow triangle with exclamation mark on boot) by reinstalling the stock firmware with odin and a pit file.
During the install i got stuck at NAND write start.So i took the battery out to get out of download mode and put it back in.When i tried going to download mode,it wouldn't start,charge,boot,anything!it's like it's completly dead.
Is there any other way to go to download mode without using a JIG?
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Sorry to say this mate......you shoulda read some threads.....
If you had, you'd have realised.....
1) you start messing with pit files as a LAST resort
2) you NEVER pull a battery during an odin flash
3) when you saw the failure of 'nand write start' there was still the possibility to recover your phone....right up to the point when you pulled the battery.......
So now you have no recovery mode, no download mode and no on screen indication when you plug the charger in.....
Don't bother with the jig.....it's a long shot under the best of circumstances.....
There Is one thing you could try.....
Take the battery out. Press the vol down, power and home keys simultaneously......and WHILE holding the keys.....reinsert the battery....you will probably need help to do it.
It *might* kickstart the phone into download mode.....or.......it might not.
If it fails.....then Samsung warranty repair is realistically your only option.....Don't mention XDA or rooting or custom roms or odin or anything like that. Play dumb....say you were updating with kies, the phone switched off and wouldn't turn on again.......
Sent from my rooted, de bloated, stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and XDA developers app
GamingDj said:
Try a USB JIG to enter DL mode
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Thank you so much!! I wasn't able to get a usb jig but managed to get it online with a quick delivery. It was my first time using a usb jig but it's too simple. I've a working phone with JB in it.
Thanks again!
keithross39 said:
Sorry to say this mate......you shoulda read some threads.....
If you had, you'd have realised.....
1) you start messing with pit files as a LAST resort
2) you NEVER pull a battery during an odin flash
3) when you saw the failure of 'nand write start' there was still the possibility to recover your phone....right up to the point when you pulled the battery.......
So now you have no recovery mode, no download mode and no on screen indication when you plug the charger in.....
Don't bother with the jig.....it's a long shot under the best of circumstances.....
There Is one thing you could try.....
Take the battery out. Press the vol down, power and home keys simultaneously......and WHILE holding the keys.....reinsert the battery....you will probably need help to do it.
It *might* kickstart the phone into download mode.....or.......it might not.
If it fails.....then Samsung warranty repair is realistically your only option.....Don't mention XDA or rooting or custom roms or odin or anything like that. Play dumb....say you were updating with kies, the phone switched off and wouldn't turn on again.......
Sent from my rooted, de bloated, stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and XDA developers app
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Thanks for you answer!Will a JTAG work?If i can find one?The phone is off the warranty.
The way I see it is that at the moment, you own a paperweight.....so best to *try* the cheaper options first....jtagging being the cheapest......
If that doesn't sort it....you have 2 options.....
1) replace the mainboard
2) buy an entirely new phone.....
Basically whichever option you choose from now on will have *some* financial cost........
Sent from my rooted, de bloated, stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and XDA developers app
A 3rd option is to buy a 2nd hand phone with maybe a cracked screen,and use the board from that.
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I was in download mode and attempted to odin back to stock and it failed. see screenshot attached. Now my phone is stuck on the little cell phone and computer symbol connected by a triangle in between. its the same as shown in this video.. .Now I cant get it to download mode...
Any help would be appreciated... .
phone is stuck at the symbol shown in the start of this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nMCBbdAcHU
Had this same problem recently. What I did was try to put it in download mode again by holding the up and down volume keys and plugging in the cable, it would show up as the icon as you mentioned but the computer would recognize it to be in download mode. I would then use odin like normal. Are you sure you are using the correct .pit and .pda file just in case?
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Had this same problem recently. What I did was try to put it in download mode again by holding the up and down volume keys and plugging in the cable, it would show up as the icon as you mentioned but the computer would recognize it to be in download mode. I would then use odin like normal. Are you sure you are using the correct .pit and .pda file just in case?
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So I used another computer this time....still had that computer and cell phone icons on the screen...but as you said ...i just opened AIO tool and used odin to flash it to stock..it worked this time...and once done... i checked the phone which was working and quickly rooted and installed a FROYO custom rom.
thanks again
stuck at samsung vibrant screen after flashing with odin
i have a problem, can anyone help me plss. my phone got stuck at samsung vibrant screen after flashing it back to stock using odin. i keep repeating the flashing many times, it was successful i think because it says pass so i keep it still and not removing the usb plug until my phone turns on but then my phone stuck at samsung vibrant screen ..huhu what to do? plss help me guyss
jonna19 said:
i have a problem, can anyone help me plss. my phone got stuck at samsung vibrant screen after flashing it back to stock using odin. i keep repeating the flashing many times, it was successful i think because it says pass so i keep it still and not removing the usb plug until my phone turns on but then my phone stuck at samsung vibrant screen ..huhu what to do? plss help me guyss
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Use this to go to download mode and flash with Odin again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48458994
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Hello everyone, it's with a great thrill that I found a couple of days back the existance of the beautiful wackyrom available on your forum.
After considering it I took willingly the risk of installing it... and following all indications of flashing cwm via odin and wiping all for of data in the proper oder, I got myself stuck in a pretty unpleasant situation : CMW recovery loop. I tried to start from scratch again and again and I even tried to go back on the stock firmware (which wasn't the original french one installed on my phone but a foreign one). I know I may have made a newbie mistake, but seeing the strength of your helping community Im hoping to revive what now looks more to me like a brick phone than ever. In advance, I thank all attention and anwsers to my case.
dorian_nadaud said:
Hello everyone, it's with a great thrill that I found a couple of days back the existance of the beautiful wackyrom available on your forum.
After considering it I took willingly the risk of installing it... and following all indications of flashing cwm via odin and wiping all for of data in the proper oder, I got myself stuck in a pretty unpleasant situation : CMW recovery loop. I tried to start from scratch again and again and I even tried to go back on the stock firmware (which wasn't the original french one installed on my phone but a foreign one). I know I may have made a newbie mistake, but seeing the strength of your helping community Im hoping to revive what now looks more to me like a brick phone than ever. In advance, I thank all attention and anwsers to my case.
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Flash this Stock recovery via odin : http://d-h.st/hcA
Instruction:
1) Put phone in download mode by powering off ,home button and volume down while plugging the phone into the computer(if don't and don't understand search google their are many guides and videos for it)
2) You should now see the first square in Odin turn yellow and say "Ready"
3) Click on the pda tab in Odin and select the Stock_Recovery_GT-I8552.tar you downloaded
4) Click start and wait for your phone to reboot
5) Done!
Well, I should have added that to the list of things that I have tried before. The only divergence to your methode is the fact that the keys to force start the downloading mode does not work so I only can acces it thrue a restart in downloading mode within CWM...
I have wiped all pilots/kies traces off my computer, checked rooting of the phone using kingo android root, reinstall my drivers from scratch and yet Odin still dont recognise it.. Does anyone have a clue?
my GT-i8552 stuck in cwm boot looping
dorian_nadaud said:
I have wiped all pilots/kies traces off my computer, checked rooting of the phone using kingo android root, reinstall my drivers from scratch and yet Odin still dont recognise it.. Does anyone have a clue?
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I also have the same problem. I have read all threads from google about this matter, that say flash rom, clear whatever2, blaz bla
BUT, still for 3 days I cant fix it. when it stuck in boot looping or turn off, odin didnt recognise my phone
Dear friends,
Install Samsung kies and it will install all the proper drivers for your phone.
Then use another port of your pc or laptop to connect with odin.
If changing your pc ports doesn't work then try to install kies on another pc perhaps.
After the phone gets connected to pc follow @lols21.10 instructions.
Worth a try.
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Also: if Odin don't recognize your phone, try to change your usb cable
Changing PCs worked for me a while back.
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devesh9 said:
Dear friends,
Install Samsung kies and it will install all the proper drivers for your phone.
Then use another port of your pc or laptop to connect with odin.
If changing your pc ports doesn't work then try to install kies on another pc perhaps.
After the phone gets connected to pc follow @lols21.10 instructions.
Worth a try.
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hi, i have install kies and odin. but with problem of cwm boot, pc/ odin/kies cant recognize my i8552 since it need to be turn on in normal mode. i have tried with another cable and port, as well as from pc to laptop, but still not recognize. pls help me
Does Odin recognize your phone when in download mode?
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Does Odin recognize your phone when in download mode?
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not either. because my phone need to be turned on in normal mode when connect to my pc, then i need to choose the usb option whether to transfer files/camera/charging.
and only then Odin say "ready"
Do this: put your device in download mode and then you reflash firmware with Odin.
You can do this by turning your phone on pressing the buttons HOME, POWER and VOL DOWN. When your phone vibrates, release POWER and keep pressing ther other two. A screen with a warning will appear, and you press VOL UP to confirm. After that, you open Odin, plug your phone on computer and select the stock firmware by clicking on button "PDA" at Odin. And then it is just start and wait.
Same Problem
my samsung grand quattro get stuck at cwm too.. it keep booting to recovery mode when phone start up, I cant connect to Odin because I cant access to debugging setting.. HELP PLEASE :crying: