Hi,
after 24h of searching and try and error im writing this post. If i really missed some important informations, please be gentle
long story short:
was installing new kernel and theme via some kitchen app, and ended in a boot loop. would not be a big problem, if i could access the recovery menu, but i could not. i always tried also with pulled battery for some time before.
The only accessible "door" was the download / odin mode.
But Odin could not write the stock fw i wanted to install as "recovery"
Extracted the tar and installed via heimdall. worked. Now a kind of stock fw installed. FW was: GT-I9100_DBT_I9100XWKE2_I9100XXKDJ_I9100OXXKE2
Modem: XXKDJ
Phone: XWKE2
Well... If i remember correctly, i flashed in heimdall those files:
- cache.img
- hidden.img
- zImage
- facotryfs.img
- modem.bin
im not sure at those, but i know i flashed one or more of them also.
- Sbl.bin
- boot.bin
- param.lfs
so. heimdall did flash them, heureka i thought. but wrong. things would get worse.
NOW the situation looks like that:
- Download mode not longer working. lsusb under linux didtn show any output, windows recognizes it as "unknown device"
- stock recovery console is working and shows a few leftovers from my formerly working internal flash memory (the 12gb, u know?)
- stock fw cant access the internal flash mentioned above. nor will show it. android says: no sd card inserted.
- kies wont recognize the device in normal mode
- adb works in debug enabled mode.
- superoneclick wont work.
- installing any app wont work since there is no accessible flash/sdcard
im stuck, f*cked off, p*ssed on and really really tiered.
i dont know what to do now.
maybe someone has an idea or a sugestion i didnt mention or have forgotten?
any kind of logs i could provide?
with kind regards,
alteregon
i'm assuming you tried this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1108499
if so, i don't have another idea to rescue your device...
Thank you for your reply,
since the phone is not recognized from the pc in download mode, odin nor heimdall see it.
So recovery through download mode is no option, right now.
Two choices one USB recovery jig to se if it will get to download mode .
Second service centre .
No warranty with hacked phones so i suggest saying it stopped during a Kies update .
jje
Sooo. Yesterday i set up a clean xp install to sort out pc-side problems.
- the phone is only recognized correctly in debug-mode.
- normal mode gets error 10 and is not useable i.e. for kies.
- odin mode gets recognized as unknown device.
tomorrow i will solder me a 301k jig. But i dont exoect much from it. since it can go to download mode, but wont be recogniced from the pc.
at least the custom binary counter will be reset i hope.
for today, i will try to do everything possible via adb in debug-mode. since the sys is kind of working, i have still hope
does someone know how to flash the phone via running android?
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Hello there,
Well, my Galaxy S 2, after uninstalling a program, got an error (black screen, need to restart...) and so doesn't start anymore (freezes at "Samsung Galaxy S II" screen) or enter in recovery mode (freezes with the robot on background, without letters). I have the download mode yet.
I tried to flash a rom with odin, but it freezes at "NAND write start" process (I've waited 30 min), and I have to abort disconecting the phone.
Could anyone help me?
Thanks
You get into the download mode. That's good. The flashing fails. That's not good.
We need more info to help you. The fact that you had some error and now cannot flash some firmware does not really help us. At least me...
Here are some questions I have:
What firmware did you try to flash?
What Operating System are you using?
Do you have KIES installed?
or
Where do you got the drivers from?
Did ODIN work in the past or did you never use it before?
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
Thank you for answering.
I've never flashed any firmware before on this phone (it has the original one). I tried to flash the stock XXKI1, using just the PDA field. So, Odin still at "NAND write start" part.
As I said, I had an error after uninstalling an app (launcher error), that I've forced to remove the battery. After that, the phone didn't start anymore (freeze at "Samsung Galaxy SII" screen), and I can't enter in recovery mode.
I don't have Kies installed (got the drivers separated).
Sorry that it took me so long to answer you.
If you still have the problem, I'll try my best to guide you through the process of restoring your device.
What do you want to install on your device?
-A stock rom
-A customrom based on TouchWiz
-CyanogenMod
-MIUI
Just let me know and I'll help you asap.
A stock rom...
Okay, where do you live? Or more accurate, what language do you want to use later?
Your first step is to get the "Heimdall Suite" up and running on your PC.
Download it from their homepage. Extract it somewhere where you can easily find it later. Then you'll need to install the drivers.
Put your phone into download-mode and plug it in. If they aren't installed yet, Windows will now start the installation. When completed, open the "drivers"-folder in the Heimdall folder. Run "zDiag" as administrator.
Enable the show all devices option and select either "Samsung USB composite device" or "Gadget serial" (depending on what's available in your dropdown-list). Install the driver and ignore the warning from Windows (install it anyway).
Now that everything is set up, your first step is to get the ".pit" file for your device. I'll check whether yours is valid. Open the Heimdall frontend as administrator and go into the last tab. Click on detect device and, if your device gets detected, click on print pit. If you get errors in the output, disconnect your phone, shut it down and enter download-mode again. Retry.
Please post the output here.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
Phone specs:
Samsung Galaxy S3 Verizon SCH-i535
It was already running KitKat 4.4.2 before I rooted
This is my first time rooting and flashing ROMs to my Samsung Galaxy s3 and I have bricked it. I'm pretty sure it can be salvaged but have yet to find anything that works.
I have written the long version for those who need it, but the short version is that I screwed up and can no longer boot into recovery mode or normal mode, I'm not even sure if Download mode is working, and my device isn't recognized by Kies or Odin on my PC so I cannot yet do a recovery from there.
As of now my phone only boots into Odin Mode and gives the following info:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SCH-I535
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS: OFFICIAL
QUALCOM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
BOOTLOADER AP SWREV: 2
and displays the yellow triangle error and says: Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please use Software repair Assistant & try again.
I tried to use Samsung Kies which has an emergency firmware tool but my device will not connect and become recognized by the program.
This is pretty much where I'm stuck.
Keep reading if you need additional info.
Steps leading up to problem:
I was able to Root the device succesfully
I then downloaded the latest CM11 package (cm-11-20140217-NIGHTLY-d2vzw.zip) and Gapps
I also downloaded the TWRP recovery img (openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.0-d2vzw.img)
Once I had these downloaded I got the app [ROOT] Rashr - Flash Tool
I opened the app and tried to do a backup but I'm pretty sure it failed, or at least it said it failed. I couldn't find out how to check, but was not worried since I have already backed up my important files to the verizon cloud.
On the app I went to recover using other file and found the TWRP recovery img I downloaded.
From here I booted into recovery manually, but it did not bring up the TEAMWIN screen for TWRP like I've seen in other video tutorials so I rebooted into normal mode went to the Rashr app again and followed the prompt to do a Recovery boot using the TWRP img.
THIS IS WHERE THE PROBLEMS BEGAN:
It began to lead into recovery mode but it gave a message that said something along the lines that I have tried installing a custom OS and to take my phone to the nearest verizon store.
I turned it off and tried to boot back normally but got the same error.
I tried to boot into Download mode and was successful! So I thought yaay!
Read a tutorial to reload a stock version of android here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
I followed all the steps but when i got to 7. which said You should see your phone under ID:COM (you should also see it has been added in message) I was not seeing my phone there. I figured it may be OK since I was able to install the drivers so that meant the USB was working so I went ahead and ran Odin to recover Jelly Bean 4.3 onto the device.
My thoughts and guesses as to what the problem is:
I think that it may be because I was already running 4.4.2 and/ or didn't have the proper bootloader when I tried to do the TWRP recovery.
Am I on the right track? Thanks for any help!
Please ask. In correct forum this is int'l s3 (i9300) forum
Hello. I have a Galaxy Mega GT-I9205. It's hard bricked and so far nothing helped to get it back to work.
I've tried to flash a firmware with Odin but the Program stucks on Initialisation step and the firmwares can't be flashed.
Current state:
-If normally powered, device shows "Firmware Upgrade encountered an issue. Please selekt recovery mode in Kies & try again." a.k.a Death Screen. Also shows the same screen when trying to go into recovery.
- Can't go into recovery mode but still able to go into Download mode.
-Can't connect with Kies.
Also tried odin on different Pc and still the same .
Is there any solution to make Odin do it's job ?
Or an alternative way like if it's possible to flash a custom recovery through Odin and make it able to boot into or
flashing a custom rom through odin?
Sincerely Thanks!
It would seem that you are trying to restore with Kies and not try to install via Odin. Find the ROM for your carrier and your phone and load it. If you OTA'd the device and it has a ROM that cannot be rolled back, you just might have to take your phone to the store for a restore. Otherwise check to see what is the best ROM to use for a brick (RTMF/Search the entire database and Google a bit) to get your phone up.
Most OEM ROMS are available for various devices. I'd try an older ROM and see if you can OTA with that or flash the most advanced one that is able to be rooted. Your call....
Update: Maybe this link will help -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600976
Hello,
I've Samsung Galaxy SM-J701F/DS and i did factory reset and started getting into panic mode. So, I tried to flash stock ROM through odin and I only selected AP and left other files like Bl, CP and CSC. Thus it took longer time without any result so, I closed the odin. Since then my phone only boots in download mode.
And while trying recovery or normal boot I get " Error Cannot Update Software ".
I used this ROM:
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/...-nxt/SM-J701F
And now my phone is showing as Samsung USB Modem while plugging in PC.
Hey all, hope everyone is having a great day (I'm not),
I own a SM-T510 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 WiFi.
It all started when I tried to flash Nexus and it worked partially, but I didn't gain access to my internal storage for some reason, so I reverted back to stock rom.
Then for some reason part of the nexus rom was still there, but I was afraid of damaging my device further.
For some reason, netflix wasn't working, so I tried to apply a software update to my device using Smart Switch.
The update didn't work and I was caught in a Nexus bootloop. I entered download mode and I tried flashing twrp using odin. I thought it worked until I realised that it wouldn't get past the teamwin screen.
I re-entered download mode and there it gave me an option to factory reset the device while locking the bootloader. This is where I screwed up as I thought what else could possibly happen to my device?
SO I locked my bootloader and whatever I did I couldn't get out of download mode. AND here I screwed up even more. I tried to flash the stock ROM again using odin as a last resort but it just wouldn't complete after 10 minutes, so I closed Odin and restarted my device and here I am, stuck in a screen that says, "An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC software." Now obviously this wouldn't work because my device isn't even listed there. But to note, my device is recognised by Odin and my PC.
Note: I am an absolute noobie at rooting so be easy on me.
Note 2: adb and fastboot doesn't work for me for some reason, my powershell says, "The term 'fastboot' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program.
Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again."
Thank you all for any help. I am at my wit's end.