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Recently I bricked my Vibrant pretty seriously, I did a lot of searching and found that many people were experiencing the very same issue but few of them were able to find a solution.
I want to share exactly how I manged to get my phone restored, just in case anyone else finds themselves in the same situation.
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The problem
After an Odin restore I found my phone was caught in a recovery loop and I was continually getting the following error:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/st110 (Invalid argument)
E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount DBDATA: copy default media content failed
The solution
Eventually I found this bit of info provided by user Windowlicker on the Samsung Galaxy S Forums.
Put your phone to download mode (hold down: volume down, home key, power)
Do not plug in your phone yet.
Start Odin3
Tick "Re-Partition", and also check that "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" have been ticked.
Click "PIT" button and select s1_odin_20100512.pit file.
Now, plug in the phone and wait until Odin finds it.
Click "Start" button... <Firmware update start...> <Get PIT for mapping...> appear. The phone will turn off and the screen indicates "Reset". Wait until Odin indicates "Pass".
Plug out your phone, remove the battery, put it back in and put phone to download mode again.
Click "Reset" button in Odin and untick "Re-Partition" box.
Do not select PIT file again. Just leave it empty.
Click "PDA" button and select "CODE" file.
Click "MODEM" button and select "MODEM" file.
Click "CSC" button and select "CSC" file.
Plug in the phone and wait until Odin finds it.
Click "Start" button and wait until phone reboots with the new software version.
(When it comes to the restore step I found that I needed to go back to the Stock 2.1 Vibrant ROM, JI2 & JI6 wouldn't work for me.)
I hope this info helps some folks out, I had completely given up on trying to restore, and I ordered a replacement from T-Mobile. A couple days later I found this solution. Now I'm waiting to receive a phone I no longer need, and will find a nice $20 delivery charge on my next TMO bill. The price of giving up too quickly I guess.
***ADDITIONAL NOTES BASED ON USER FEEDBACK***
I've noticed many people are getting stuck on the 7th step, 'where you are asked to remove the battery and place the phone in download mode'. I cannot stress enough that you need to be extremely patient during this step and should not remove the battery until after Odin indicates pass. This could take as long as 10 to 30 minutes, failure to wait could result in a 'true brick'.
Another step missing from the original instructions is to remove the External SD and SIM cards before starting this process. I'm not completely certain what the technical reason is behind this, but it does seem to help the process along.
Before starting it might also be to good make sure the screen saver and sleep modes on your PC are disabled, as some steps take a while and it might be possible for either of these processes to interrupt it.
Finally, I again want to stress patience. If during any step, things seem like they are taking longer than you think they should, go and make a sandwich, maybe play a game or watch some TV and give it a little while longer. Letting the phone sit too long during a step won't cause any problems, but removing it too soon could cause a brick.
Are there MODEM and CSC files for the Vibrant? I don't think I've seen any.
im wondering also
Click "PDA" button and select "CODE" file.
Click "MODEM" button and select "MODEM" file.
Click "CSC" button and select "CSC" file.
i know to select the update as pda but what for modem and csc
If you are using the 'Original Samsung Factory 2.1 ROM' then you will only need to select a 'PIT' file and the 'ROM' file.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
I can't get in to download mode. No matter what combination of buttons I use it just dumps me to the Android system recovery <2e> with the error:
E: Can't mount /dev/block/st110 (invalid argument)
E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount DBDATA
copy default media content failed.
Any ideas? This happened after I accidentally re-partitioned with the JI6 instead of the 2.1 true stock ROM.
r0man said:
I can't get in to download mode. No matter what combination of buttons I use it just dumps me to the Android system recovery <2e> with the error:
E: Can't mount /dev/block/st110 (invalid argument)
E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount DBDATA
copy default media content failed.
Any ideas? This happened after I accidentally re-partitioned with the JI6 instead of the 2.1 true stock ROM.
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This happened to me as well, Try this—remove your battery and disconnect the USB cable. Then re-insert the battery and immediately press and hold both volume down and power. This should get you into download mode.
Also as a side note, before you start this process it's probably a good idea to make sure both your SIM card and external SD card (if youre using one) are both removed. Once your phone is up and running again you can put them back.
can someone please help me with my vibrant .....i searched everywhere and cant find any answers ....my vibrant wont boot past the samsung vibrant screen ....but the audio from the samsung galaxy video plays and my keys are light up ....i rooted and installed bionix and had it working fully but then like a dummy i ran the wrong back up and screwed my phone does anyone know how to fix this problem .....?
....tried odin btw.......
nelsona12 said:
can someone please help me with my vibrant .....i searched everywhere and cant find any answers ....my vibrant wont boot past the samsung vibrant screen ....but the audio from the samsung galaxy video plays and my keys are light up ....i rooted and installed bionix and had it working fully but then like a dummy i ran the wrong back up and screwed my phone does anyone know how to fix this problem .....?
....tried odin btw.......
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http://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant/
it will work follow all steps exactly
i have purposely killed my phone multiple times just to see how well this way works
Gooney Gu Gu said:
This happened to me as well, Try this—remove your battery and disconnect the USB cable. Then re-insert the battery and immediately press and hold both volume down and power. This should get you into download mode.
Also as a side note, before you start this process it's probably a good idea to make sure both your SIM card and external SD card (if youre using one) are both removed. Once your phone is up and running again you can put them back.
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Thanks man, removing the SIM + microSD seemed to help it along
lordmalice said:
it will work follow all steps exactly
i have purposely killed my phone multiple times just to see how well this way works
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Thanks the info posted in this link worked for me, I flashed my phone with a froyo Rom and Kernel also a few mods. And after trying to restore to a J16 Stock Rom I got caught in a boot loop. But this helped thanks again
Thank you soooo much for this thread, after trying to go back to stock rom from a custom rom for a friend this error happened. Followed your guide and it work. Save my boy from having to buy a new Vib. Man props to you.
I've got a similar issue but the steps listed on your link did not help. Any other advice? I accidentally pressed the power button while in recovery mode while "delete davlick cache" or whatever it is was highlighted and since then it boots up the the galaxy s screen and no more. The buttons light up but that is it. Thanks in advance for any help!
lordmalice said:
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant/
it will work follow all steps exactly
i have purposely killed my phone multiple times just to see how well this way works
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holiday5804 said:
I've got a similar issue but the steps listed on your link did not help. Any other advice? I accidentally pressed the power button while in recovery mode while "delete davlick cache" or whatever it is was highlighted and since then it boots up the the galaxy s screen and no more. The buttons light up but that is it. Thanks in advance for any help!
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yours is actually an easy fix,just boot back to recovery and tell it to erase user data. basically what you did was delete the java temp files,and it's freezing when trying to find those. doing a data wipe should fix it.
just an FYI,the original 2.1 and eugene's froyo rom from the unbranded galaxy s both work,J12 and J16 do not and will show the same error.
It worked! Thank you so much.
it doesnt work for me =[ . i still have the darn problem after doing that : boot loop and E:\Can't mount
i dont have the CSC file . i downloaded the JF2 modem and the original firmware 2.1 .
any help ? i nailed down the download screen pretty good by now . i tried this method ( the only i found so far )
up untill the part of the pda csc and phone part i dont understand, do i need to put files to each one, what do i do with them? they're blank, but pit has the odin_20100512. what do i put for the others? and what do i do with the JFD file and the bit download?
pandoruh said:
up untill the part of the pda csc and phone part i dont understand, do i need to put files to each one, what do i do with them? they're blank, but pit has the odin_20100512. what do i put for the others? and what do i do with the JFD file and the bit download?
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No worries, the 'pit' file goes in the pit field as you have figured out, while the 'jfd' file goes in the PDA field. All of the other fields remain blank.
my Vibrant has been stuck on the Vibrant/Samsung boot screen for hours now and I'm planning on trying this as a fix once i get home from work, or possibly on lunch.
I was getting the E:Can't mount right before all this started to happen, but since then the only portion of my phone I have had access to was the Downloading mode.
Sounds like it has been helpful for some, so I hope to be able to count myself in the ranks soon, but for right now, being phone-less really sucks...
Oh is there any part that I should take *extra* care doing?
ManMythLegend said:
my Vibrant has been stuck on the Vibrant/Samsung boot screen for hours now and I'm planning on trying this as a fix once i get home from work, or possibly on lunch.
I was getting the E:Can't mount right before all this started to happen, but since then the only portion of my phone I have had access to was the Downloading mode.
Sounds like it has been helpful for some, so I hope to be able to count myself in the ranks soon, but for right now, being phone-less really sucks...
Oh is there any part that I should take *extra* care doing?
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Just make sure you precisely follow the instructions, if you get impatient or interrupt any of the sequences you will definitely run into problems as some steps could take 10 minutes or more.
Another good tip might be to disable the screensaver on your computer while trying this fix. This step isn't an absolute must, but another "just in case" precaution you could take.
Good luck, I hope it works out for you.
I've flashed multiple roms and kernels, but i just flashed bionix V with voodoo 5 w/ Touch wiz from team whiskey(great rom BTW). after i flashed it, i saw destroyer of worlds OC to 1.4, so i wanted to see how it ran. after 1 day at school, i came home and barley used my phone at it was at 10% battery, so i ditched the DoW. When i flashed back to a stock 2.2 kernel, i forgot to disable voodoo ya, i know i forgot whatever... so now when i rebooted my phone, it kept vibrating and kept displaying the team whiskey boot animation for like 1 hour, so now i went back to recovery and it says:
E: can't mount /dev/block/stl11
(invalid argument)
# MANUAL MODE #
--Appling muti-CSC...
Installing muti-CSC
E: can't mount /dev/block/stl11
(invalid argument)
E: can't mount /dev/block/stl11
(invalid argument)
PLZ HELP!!!!, its been like this for about 12 hours, and i dont know that much about techie stuff... As long as i can get my phone back to normal im fine... i just dont want to have to replace this... Sorry for the long message, i just wanted you guys to know everything...
P.S.- when i hit reboot system now, it loads fine, but then stays onboot animation for ever and vibrates wierd.
Odin odin odin...back to stock and you'll be fine. Happend to me b4. Download any of the stock roms 2.1 or 2.2 and odin. I prefer the one one eugene got i think it was jk2 bur not sure. Well any of the stock would work. Don't panic, you'll be fine.
EDIT: here's the link for the JK2 that i use to go back Vibrant_Full_Froydin_AND_2E_Recovery_+SD_Fixed. pm me if you need more help. GL.
Thank you for responding so fast! So im a noob... Odin back to stock..? ive never acctually flashed something on my phone through a computer.. ive just downloaded it straight to my phone.. so how do i odin or whatever?
sorry for noobieness =(
so, i loaded the pit file and PDA file in ODIN, got my phone connected to the computer and in download mode.. now what?
I just scored a vibrant cause my friend thought it was bricked because it was doing this. I ran it through ODIN and fixed it in minutes, then he offered to give it to me once fixed ODIN is super easy, I just followed this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnY7P14JSWQ
The files I used are in the description. Skip forward to get to where you're at. Just put the PIt and PDA in, don't mess with stuff on the left, and click the start button
droyd4life said:
so, i loaded the pit file and PDA file in ODIN, got my phone connected to the computer and in download mode.. now what?
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just hit the start button and wait for it to finish. when you see the message saying success 1 / failed 0 then your good to go. it should reboot on its own and you're good to go.
it doesnt show my phone in yellow txt in the ID:COM
droyd4life said:
it doesnt show my phone in yellow txt in the ID:COM
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sorry forgot to tell you that you need t o install drivers on your computer so it'll see your phone. check this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929 and the download the drivers specific for your computer.
droyd4life said:
it doesnt show my phone in yellow txt in the ID:COM
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If that doesn't work post , I actually had the same issue, except mine couldn't even get to download mode. Just stuck on the DOW boot animation and tmobile stock animation both booting at the same time. I found a video to get around and after I was able to flash to stock. Now on Bionix-v-1.2 running great. Gotta locate the video why I didn't post.
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#Vibrant
#BionixV 1.2
i accidentally flashed the dead horse kernal without disabling voodoo. lost all internal memory . now im factory wiped and when i go to download anything it says "sorry, theres not enough space to install this item" any help on how to correct this would be greatly appreciated
clockwork recovery -> disable voodoo to turn voodoo off . on the other hand factory data reset , and last one u didnt press repartition in while in recovery if not ,dont ever just for reference ;p
I have a similar but maybe worse situation . I flashed the same kernel (because I was not aware it was in the ROM nor aware of its effects) I posted that it erased my SD card and someone replied telling me to ODIN back a stock voodoo kernal which I. While booting i heard the voice that tells me about the re-partitioning going on. I think the last one i heard was it trying to mess with the system partition. It sat there for over 25 minutes doing nothing. I gave up on that. Now I cannot flash ANYTHING. I have tried flashing things from Clockwork but it all errors out because of the partitions not being there i assume. I tried using ODIN to flash back a stock rom and that doesn't work either, the phone just reboots and sits at the Vibrant screen forever. PLEASE HELP.
that did the trick thanks a lot!!!!!!!!
Edited .....ahh if you need hyelp i can help you convert your to conver your internal sd back to fat32 because u converted in to ext4 thats why u soft bricked your phone . Tsk tsk
I soft bricked my phone I think. I have samsung vibrant sgh-t959. I flashed a rom over voodoo and its just in a bootloop. I get into recovery and dont know what to do. I cant odin back to stock because my phone isnt in debugging mode. Is there a way to enable debugging mode or a file I can put on my sd to fix this? Please HELP!
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I soft bricked my phone I think. I have samsung vibrant sgh-t959. I flashed a rom over voodoo and its just in a bootloop. I get into recovery and dont know what to do. I cant odin back to stock because my phone isnt in debugging mode. Is there a way to enable debugging mode or a file I can put on my sd to fix this? Please HELP!
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You don't need debugging mode, you need download mode. Unplug your USB cable and take out your battery for 5-10 seconds. Put you battery back in and then while holding volume up+down, plug in your USB cable. Keep holding vol up+down until you see the yellow triangle with digger android. Now you are in Download Mode and you can use Odin to flash back to stock JFD.
+1 on his advice
Is there away I can thank you 50xs? Thank you so much
Hey movieaddict is the Hercules better than gs2? I have t mobile too was sad to see that were not getting a sg2. Hercules seems the exact same besides its 1.2 ghz processor. Bigger screen which is cool.
Sorry to dirty up this thread with that question
i wouldnt say its better and i wouldnt say its worse either its a beast of a phone. but its the best were gonna get compared to the sgs2 from tmobile.
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Is there away I can thank you 50xs? Thank you so much
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No problem beep. Good luck in future flashings.
hi everyone im new to posting but i am really serious about getting my phone fixed.yesterday night i tried to update my vibrant through samsung kies and it bricked my phone.Ive tried the methods to unbrick it.It acutally does thought and starts my phone up normally just as if it were new.It is running perfectly until i turned it off.Once i do that it wont turn back on unless i unbrick it again and as u all know this process takes time and gets annoying.Also my computer doesnt ready my phone so the usb doesnt show.i cannot bring up my mass storage.I was wondering if any of you skilled and helpful people can pls help me out with my problem i dont understand why it works after i unbrick the phone but once i turn it off i have to unbrick it again to get it on..
bluerison said:
hi everyone im new to posting but i am really serious about getting my phone fixed.yesterday night i tried to update my vibrant through samsung kies and it bricked my phone.Ive tried the methods to unbrick it.It acutally does thought and starts my phone up normally just as if it were new.It is running perfectly until i turned it off.Once i do that it wont turn back on unless i unbrick it again and as u all know this process takes time and gets annoying.Also my computer doesnt ready my phone so the usb doesnt show.i cannot bring up my mass storage.I was wondering if any of you skilled and helpful people can pls help me out with my problem i dont understand why it works after i unbrick the phone but once i turn it off i have to unbrick it again to get it on..
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How are you un bricking it? try the toolbox
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
okay im really happy about how quickly i got some help here its nice thankyou and before i try this method you introduced to me can u explain why everytime i unbricked it that it wouldnt get on unless i unbricked it again? what can be the cause of this?
bluerison said:
okay im really happy about how quickly i got some help here its nice thankyou and before i try this method you introduced to me can u explain why everytime i unbricked it that it wouldnt get on unless i unbricked it again? what can be the cause of this?
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Its hard to say what the possible cause could be, it could range anywhere to bad file downloads for what you were using to unbrick ( I assume you were using odin) all the way to hardware failure. I personally have never had that problem but if for whatever reason you aren't able to get your phone working again complain to samsung as it was their software that messed up your phone.
Sent from my AXURA powered voodoo infused Vibrant
thats true ive already tried complaining to tmobile but samsung would say the same thing because i bought the phone off of ebay so i dont have any warranties i really hope that this method u showed me can help
This method will get you back to stock. IF you want to update through minikies, then you will probably have to update to Ji6 first after doing this But this will resolve your problems
1. Download Eugenes 'Froyo that does not brick' file.
2. Extract the files.
3. Open Odin, plug in your phone, then put it into download mode.
4. load the PIT file in appropriate area.
5. load the .tar file in the PDA area.
6. DO NOT check 're-partition'.
7. Click start, let it finish. Your phone will load and reboot into stock recovery. It will error out again. DONT panic! This is what's supposed to happen.
8. Now, pull your battery.
9. Load the JFD rom for the vibrant'.
10. Extract the files.
11. Once again, open Odin, plug in your phone, put into download mode.
12. Load the PIT file into the appropriate area and the .tar in the PDA area.
13. THIS TIME you want to check the 're-partition' box.
14. Now click start, let it finish, and this time your phone will load up just fine!
15. Then, root the phone and you can flash your new Rom.
doing this method will get everything back to normal and the phone will work just like it did right out of the box
also i would like to add that i have been trying odin i havent got any sleep at all trying to fix this phone ODIN SUX and im a bit upset that ive tried this over and over and it does work..
it wants me to get into usb debugging mode how do i do that if i cant get the phone to cut on?/
sigh now i got red text and the phone wont go into download mode again can anyone please help mee??/
Also, you will need to pull the sim and the sd card 1st before Odin back as long as Odin recognizes the phone you are ok, if Odin gives you problems you may want to try heimdall it works the same but sometimes just using a different program helps.
mr okal can u pls send me links to your method pls idk where to get the files
can u pls link me to the files that u wanted me to get
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can u pls link me to the files that u wanted me to get
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Odin
these are mirros that i put up of the most recent version of odin along with 512 pit and jfd tar files. hope this helps
gee i cant see the links
how do i get the eugenese froyo that do not brick
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gee i cant see the links
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All the links are there these are thinga you want on your pc not phone, for eugene's froyo you will have to do some searching try looking at he bible thread in the development section.
Sent from my AXURA powered voodoo infused Vibrant
bluerison said:
sigh now i got red text and the phone wont go into download mode again can anyone please help mee??/
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hold vol up and power only from a powered off state. this should bring you to a screen with red-orange writting. from there hold down vol up\down and power and that should bring you to dl mode. from there you need to use eugenes froyo that doesnt brick.
ive tried that already idk if i have the right eugenes froyo file but i got the phone to turn on and it does exactly what i told u guys it boots up and everything is ok except usb mode and my computer doesnt recognize it at all then once i turn the phone off it doesnt come back on unless i try the unbricking method all over again
it also whipes everything i had saved away.. Can someoen pls assist me with this?
i called samsung they offered to fix it because i have a warranty but there has to be a way to fix this at home i need my phone now to be honest. samsung will take forever to fix this and ship back..
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ive tried that already idk if i have the right eugenes froyo file but i got the phone to turn on and it does exactly what i told u guys it boots up and everything is ok except usb mode and my computer doesnt recognize it at all then once i turn the phone off it doesnt come back on unless i try the unbricking method all over again
it also whipes everything i had saved away.. Can someoen pls assist me with this?
i called samsung they offered to fix it because i have a warranty but there has to be a way to fix this at home i need my phone now to be honest. samsung will take forever to fix this and ship back..
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***head desk*** you need to odin to stock jfd not unbrickable froyo. You ccan flash eugenes stuff after you go back to stock 2.1 . Use the links I provided earlier for odin then use the steps others have listed to get into DOWNLOAD mode. Then flash with odin
Sent from my AXURA powered voodoo infused Vibrant
dude i understand what ur saying and u might be getting frustrated by my post but ur not understanding what im saying i have DONE everything that i was told .. the phone boots up just like if it was brand new but once i turn it off it wont turn back on unless i reflash it to stock all over again so what is the problem here do you understand my problem better now?
Hello friends,
I have a Galaxy S3 - i9300 and it seems that I was luck enough to get a good half sds, I am no expert so I can be sure of nothing...
Here are the symptoms:
In the last weeks I had a few resets and freezes but they were so unnusual that I simply did not care.
My S3 is 4.0.4 if I am not wrong, I only rooted it after buying back on september 2012 and did not update afterwards.
Overnight something happened to my phone, when I woke up it was in a constant loop: the "Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300" kept appearing and disappearing over and over again.
Sometimes it goes beyond that message up to the classic "Samsung" animation but then the company name keeps shinning and nothing else happens.
I can get to clockwork recovery mode, but once it starts I get a few messages telling me that it cannot mount /cache and another one telling me it cannot open /cache.
I can navigate through all menus of recovery mode but all "format" options seems to freeze the phone, I can get to download mode without any issues.
By using Download mode + Odin I tried to install a Stock ROM I got from Sammobile, in fact I tried 3 different roms, all of them seem to get stuck at "Write NAND". During the "Writing NAND" my phone shows the classic blue progress bar completly full but I get no update from neither Odin or my phone.
It's curious to note that the bar get instantly to 100%.
I tried using GT-I9300_mx_20120220.pit / GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit and desperatly mx.pit All of them got perfectly applied to my phone but did not help.
Yes, I tried to install all 3 roms after each .pit change and I did restart my computer.
No Kies proccesses were running during any of these steps I have taken.
I am desperate.
Not "Oh my god what should I do with my life" desperate. Something more like "My freacking 500 bucks!!"
I dont know if that is allowed or not but I am willing to donate a beer or two to whoever helps me recover my phone. If the person would prefer charity I can buy and donate some clothes to some local institution and send a picture of my action taken with my recovered phone xD
Thank You in advance.
If you have not flashed anything besides OFFICIAL ROMs (I.E: CF-Root or similar) that increases your binary counter (red little mark on the left top corner of screen) yo haven't voided your warranty, so you can send it back to Samsung tecchies
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If you have not flashed anything besides OFFICIAL ROMs (I.E: CF-Root or similar) that increases your binary counter (red little mark on the left top corner of screen) yo haven't voided your warranty, so you can send it back to Samsung tecchies
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The problem is, my counter is actually on five, I do recall in my "Hey, a new toy!" week I have tried different custom firmwares but then I got all crazy about it and got back to a Official ROM, the counter was already on 5 by the time I returned to stock, if I somehow get samsung to take my phone I don`t believe they would take my word and restore my phone, nor I can prove to anyone that its a stock ROM that I have on it...
Anyway, I will try to contact Samsung tomorrow but my phone is the internacional one, I bought it in the USA but I live in Brazil... I am not counting on their support and my counter does me no good on that quest...
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My custom recovery is, by what I can see, not formatting my internal SD, but maybe, just maybe, I can prove I was using a Stock ROM if they look at my files... Or even better, my phone did daily backups to dropbox using Titanium Backup, sure there is something there that proves that my firmware was a official one...
Who am I kidding, this is not a court...
Mortar2142 said:
Hello friends,
I have a Galaxy S3 - i9300 and it seems that I was luck enough to get a good half sds, I am no expert so I can be sure of nothing...
Here are the symptoms:
In the last weeks I had a few resets and freezes but they were so unnusual that I simply did not care.
My S3 is 4.0.4 if I am not wrong, I only rooted it after buying back on september 2012 and did not update afterwards.
Overnight something happened to my phone, when I woke up it was in a constant loop: the "Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300" kept appearing and disappearing over and over again.
Sometimes it goes beyond that message up to the classic "Samsung" animation but then the company name keeps shinning and nothing else happens.
I can get to clockwork recovery mode, but once it starts I get a few messages telling me that it cannot mount /cache and another one telling me it cannot open /cache.
I can navigate through all menus of recovery mode but all "format" options seems to freeze the phone, I can get to download mode without any issues.
By using Download mode + Odin I tried to install a Stock ROM I got from Sammobile, in fact I tried 3 different roms, all of them seem to get stuck at "Write NAND". During the "Writing NAND" my phone shows the classic blue progress bar completly full but I get no update from neither Odin or my phone.
It's curious to note that the bar get instantly to 100%.
I tried using GT-I9300_mx_20120220.pit / GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit and desperatly mx.pit All of them got perfectly applied to my phone but did not help.
Yes, I tried to install all 3 roms after each .pit change and I did restart my computer.
No Kies proccesses were running during any of these steps I have taken.
I am desperate.
Not "Oh my god what should I do with my life" desperate. Something more like "My freacking 500 bucks!!"
I dont know if that is allowed or not but I am willing to donate a beer or two to whoever helps me recover my phone. If the person would prefer charity I can buy and donate some clothes to some local institution and send a picture of my action taken with my recovered phone xD
Thank You in advance.
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Hmm, afaik about sds, you can't get into recovery or download mode at all...
Looks like you've tried all options, it could be bootloader related...idk its worth a try.
Try flashing this through cwm: Click Me
masterex567 said:
Hmm, afaik about sds, you can't get into recovery or download mode at all...
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not necessarily
masterex567 said:
Hmm, afaik about sds, you can't get into recovery or download mode at all...
Looks like you've tried all options, it could be bootloader related...idk its worth a try.
Try flashing this through cwm: Click Me
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To do this I would have to get access to the internal sd to copy that file, if my phone wont go past boot how could I do that?
Mortar2142 said:
To do this I would have to get access to the internal sd to copy that file, if my phone wont go past boot how could I do that?
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Get your external sd card, and use a micro-sd card adapter to copy the file over..
masterex567 said:
Hmm, afaik about sds, you can't get into recovery or download mode at all...
Looks like you've tried all options, it could be bootloader related...idk its worth a try.
Try flashing this through cwm: Click Me
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masterex567 said:
Get your external sd card, and use a micro-sd card adapter to copy the file over..
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Ok, just tried it:
I got again to cwm without any issues, selected "install zip from sdcard", then "choose zip from sdcard".
It started to update, and then a bunch of fast messages and REBOOT, it all happens pretty fast after the "Update in process" appear.
Mortar2142 said:
Ok, just tried it:
I got again to cwm without any issues, selected "install zip from sdcard", then "choose zip from sdcard".
It started to update, and then a bunch of fast messages and REBOOT, it all happens pretty fast after the "Update in process" appear.
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Wait, you mean it starts the "Optimizing apps" message?
Did you try restoring your efs backup?
Check in ur ext sd card if you have an efs backup...
masterex567 said:
Wait, you mean it starts the "Optimizing apps" message?
Did you try restoring your efs backup?
Check in ur ext sd card if you have an efs backup...
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I am sorry, the message I am talking about is within the cwm. If I got the optimizing apps message I would be in a bar celebrating...
My phone does not have external sd card, I just used my roommate one to try this.
Another curious fact, I cannot access my INTERNAL sd card, every time I try to navigate its folders to search for a zip file I get a freeze and the reboot cycle starts again, just like when I try to format cache or do a factory reset...
I am starting to think this may be an internal sd problem...
Mortar2142 said:
I am sorry, the message I am talking about is within the cwm. If I got the optimizing apps message I would be in a bar celebrating...
My phone does not have external sd card, I just used my roommate one to try this.
Another curious fact, I cannot access my INTERNAL sd card, every time I try to navigate its folders to search for a zip file I get a freeze and the reboot cycle starts again, just like when I try to format cache or do a factory reset...
I am starting to think this may be an internal sd problem...
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Hmm...
Yes, it is probably a internal memory problem..
because, your odin stops at writing nand, well best solution is to take it up to sammy.
masterex567 said:
Hmm...
Yes, it is probably a internal memory problem..
because, your odin stops at writing nand, well best solution is to take it up to sammy.
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Its the best solution but not the ideal... Lets wait up and see if someones come with a super efficient solution, in the meantime I will try finding any local assistance that may solve my problem.