hi peeps
hope someone can shed some light on this
got a i9100 orange one...but had a probem with it wont do a factory reset, when i do its goes back to a date of the 30th sep...even when i tune it off it goes back to that date agian....plus if i delete some apps etc then turn it off goes back to the date and reinstalls ever think back...very stange
ve try kies and says it needs a update..when updating it goes all tho the update but goes back to the date off 30th sep...its like the memeory is not taking any data...or is it locked?
used odnis too...downloaded which i belive the right firmware...goes tho a the flash...but once finished jumps back to the 30th off sep with all the oringnal data
very stange.... is the phone fauty as the memory not flashing??
thanks for all replys
Return to service centre if you have flashed in the correct way.
jje
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return to serive centre? you mean a samsung shop?
lookieuk said:
return to serive centre? you mean a samsung shop?
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Did you take out orange care? If so just call them and you'll get a replacement phone. Or take it back to the shop and get it looked at under warranty.
This might help
In had the same problem with my mums phone. Maybe they have done something to try and stop us!
I spoke to orange and I complained about it and said it kept rebooting and I removed the system basically and sent this back.
Lucky for me they said they have found that this phone had a fault when it was in the factory and they said they had fixed it. Desperate that all they had done was reinstalled the system I told them that it was unacceptable and I wanted a new phone, I also told them I had taken note of the old imei number. They did not like this and put me through to the manager who then saw this through.
I then got a stock Samsung device with no orange rom or app such as the launcher.
Although this took a lot of effort as orange are rubbish with there custermer service I think it was well worth the 2 weeks it took me to finaly agree to get me a new device, I now have a custom rom orange phone with signal boost! (I installed myself)
Hope this helps
thanks very much for that info...give me a head up now
so is there anyway i wipe this phone and start from the fresh?
maybe some smart cookie out there knows
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Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .Or need to return to service or decide if its hardware/firmware problem .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery no cwm flash cwm and root kernel .
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
Still problems use usb jig to set rom counter to zero .
Return to service centre .
jje
how do i go about doing this below
clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .Or need to return to service or decide if its hardware/firmware problem .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery no cwm flash cwm and root kernel .
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
Still problems use usb jig to set rom counter to zero .
Return to service centre .
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Hi
so I bougth this phone from a dude from college it was very cheap he says to me that the signal of the phone does not work.. and I believing that was only a locked phone I bouth the phone..
so here are the symptoms:
- Phone does not got signal but outside on some parts.. but only reach the second bar if you attempt to make a call the phone goes black and it needs to reboot.
- phone its not imei blocked
- phone its not sim blocked
the phone got some drop damages on the left corner of the screen but touch and everything else works..
phone info:
CM9 4.04
i9100uhkg4
if there is more information that I can provide please let me know
My advice. Get your money back. Yes. I'm serious.
Edit - Or...Go back to stock firmware & see if you have the same problems. If you do, definitely get your money back.
I had a smilliar prob here is what to do
Wipe cache and dalvik and factory reset then Flash stock 2.3.5 gingr bread
After u do that flash ice cream sandwich 4.0.3 lpQ stock
And ur prob will be fixed inshallah
If i helped please press thanks
Very cheap ??? cheap enough to keep as not a phone ???.
My initial guess is its the firmware as said flash stock .
Once flashed check phone has correct IMEI matching under the battery .
jje
Does it still has warranty? Let samsung guys do tough job. Probably it is damaged from falling.
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_Zabuza_ said:
Does it still has warranty? Let samsung guys do tough job. Probably it is damaged from falling.
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Custom rom = no warranty .
jje
JJEgan said:
Custom rom = no warranty .
jje
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If he flash stock firmware
And use usb jig his warranty will get back
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As stated above, youve been advised what to do, there is no magic cure.
You must flash it back to un-rooted stock, gb, then ics.
if the phone still doesnt work then you can give samsung a go, check the binary count is at zero, if not reset that to before you turn to samsung, i suspect tho that because the screen is damaged they wont repair it as its probably the owners negligence that its damaged, or if they do, theyll probably charge.
Do you have any phone insurance you could claim on?
either way you must go back to stock to at least see if it resolves it, and dont forget to check the imei.
thanks for all the replies
i'll try to make a video with the phone to show you whats the problem!
I just find out D:
the imei of the back of phone is diferent that the software one..
that could be the problem?
i need to recover my imei?
please respond!
hi i have been reading this thread for days and decided to root my sgs3.
All went well with 4 or 5 firmwares.
i started having issues i think after installing omega 4.2 where some calls people couldnt here me and i coulnt here them.
Now i think i have flashed back to stock and rest counters but still cannotn hear anyone in a phone caqll and they cannot hear me,i can only receive text not send them!
Any ideas what i can do?
Many Thanks
In your shoes i would .
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Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .Or need to return to service or decide if its hardware/firmware problem .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery root and install if need be .
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
jje
My handset is an unbranded uk sgs3
Thanks my phone is still working apart from the above problem.
In kies now it states my handest doesnt support software upgrading via kies.
Current PDA:LF2 / PHONE:LF2 / CSC:LF2 (KOR)
I am sure originaly my sgs3 had BTU at the end and not KOR.
Would this cause my problem and could i sort just this problem.
Is flashing best via mobile odin on my device itself.
Many thanks for your help
Hello,
I have a galaxy s3 rooted with omega v38.
I tried to to a swap partition but something went wrond and the phone got stuck on the samsung logo...
I tried to recover via cwm but a had a MD5 mitchmatch... So i flashed the stock firmwire via odin to get it right
Now...the phone remains stuck on the bootscreen and when i enter the recovery mode i get E: Failed to mount /efs.
Please tell me if there is any solution to that.
Tomorrow i will take it to service but i think i am going to experience problems as the device status is custom and the counter says 1.
Also, is there any way to reset the counter to 0 now that the phone can't boot?
Also, is there any other solution to my problem?
Thank you very much.
I still don't get why and for what reason did you want to swap the partitions and how did you do it. Anyway, hopefully this thread will be useful to you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2087567
Edit: this guy faced the same issue you're having. He had to go to Samsung's service center and have his logic board replaced for 150 bucks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1988729
Goodmorning and thanks for your answer.
I read something about "extending" your ram using swap partition and i thought to check it out.
I installed swapper2 which probably did the bad thing because I found out on google that 2-3 more fellows had tha same thing.
Are you aware of any way to reset the counter now that the phone cannot boot?
nickefor said:
Goodmorning and thanks for your answer.
Are you aware of any way to reset the counter now that the phone cannot boot?
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No
You need a service centre followed by reading the basic faqs and guides first .
jje
Hi
in last days my sgsIII start freezing few times in a day. I always must remove battery.
Factory reset doesnt help.
Wipe too.
I have reinstalled software and recovery through Samsung GS3 ToolKit but still nothing
I always install clean soft and root.
Once time I did a factory reset, the phone is launched and immediately freeze.
Labsektor said:
Hi
in last days my sgsIII start freezing few times in a day. I always must remove battery.
Factory reset doesnt help.
Wipe too.
I have reinstalled software and recovery through Samsung GS3 ToolKit but still nothing
I always install clean soft and root.
Once time I did a factory reset, the phone is launched and immediately freeze.
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Service centre then .
jje
Labsektor said:
Hi
in last days my sgsIII start freezing few times in a day. I always must remove battery.
Factory reset doesnt help.
Wipe too.
I have reinstalled software and recovery through Samsung GS3 ToolKit but still nothing
I always install clean soft and root.
Once time I did a factory reset, the phone is launched and immediately freeze.
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Try flashing stock firmware via odin (not any leaked firmwares) if freezing still happens the problem is propably in your mainboard and you should contact your reseller or samsung but remember if your binary counter isnt "no" you will have problems with warranty
hit the thanks button if i deserve it
check the freezing thread in General
Service centre said: In your phone, I found an unauthorized interference with the software. This is irreversible damage to the motherboard and not covered by warranty.
Labsektor said:
Service centre said: In your phone, I found an unauthorized interference with the software. This is irreversible damage to the motherboard and not covered by warranty.
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That could mean your phone voids warranty as its rooted or has a custom rom .
Did you not restore the phone and remove root first . If you did then the reply is not very clear .
jje
JJEgan said:
That could mean your phone voids warranty as its rooted or has a custom rom .
Did you not restore the phone and remove root first . If you did then the reply is not very clear .
jje
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I Was trying to restore but Triangle Away left 1 count and also I cant install 3 file soft by odin.
Odin has problem with connect with phone when I try 3 file soft, with 1 file I dont have this problem.
so the phone was on coffee table. I noticed it vibrates so i look at it . and its on a solid blue led light and the samsung logo is circling/glowing in a loop. so pulled battery , left for a few mins and turn on but its same problem?
its s3 uk . btu. its on 4.1.2 for a good 3 months . had phone maybe just a year never had any problems until today.
i am getting s3 btu uk 4.1.2 firmware and flash it . but how can i enable usb debugging if i cannot boot up phone?
i can get it into donwload mode ,
and some sort of menu mode when i hold up button instead . something about wipe / factory?
cv65user said:
i can get it into donwload mode ,
and some sort of menu mode when i hold up button instead . something about wipe / factory?
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The other mode is called recovery mode.
The factory reset will wipe your data - although most will be probably backed up and restored later.
Try that, if it doesn't work, flash with the download mode.
Skander1998 said:
The other mode is called recovery mode.
The factory reset will wipe your data - although most will be probably backed up and restored later.
Try that, if it doesn't work, flash with the download mode.
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hi thank u for your quick reply. i dot have a back up of anything , i know . i have my contacts backed up onto google address book . but not the texts.
so i think i going to try flash with odin to see what happens if i can
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hi thank u for your quick reply. i dot have a back up of anything , i know . i have my contacts backed up onto google address book . but not the texts.
so i think i going to try flash with odin to see what happens if i can
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Did wiping from recovery mode not help? try that before trying odin, it's much safer.
Also, please follow all the instructions when dealing with odin, misuse can hard brick your device and turn it into 600$ useless paperweight.
no i just relfahsed with odin , and it restarted it then said re installing 0/200 apps like it started up first time then it restarted and now its back in a reboot loop
cv65user said:
no i just relfahsed with odin , and it restarted it then said re installing 0/200 apps like it started up first time then it restarted and now its back in a reboot loop
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Weird, seems like a problem with one of the apps (?) since it was reinstalling them, factory reset from the recovery menu and see if that makes the difference now that you flashed with Odin.
If not please report back.
PS: wipe dalvick cache under advanced in recovery.
it wasn't reinstalling them. it was optimizing them because the cache was cleared. you need to factory reset. factory reset from stock recovery will also wipe the internal sd though
i am not rooted so dont have access to clr dalvik cache
flashuing stock rom with odin didnt work .
factory reset worked !!
lost all my torrents and stuff on sd card . teach me to back up now
thank u
read the guides
FolderSync
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Hi you would never guess what. It happened again. I restored all google apps say 100. Then I was using SMS back and restore to restore about 16k texts . I have lost about two months since the last back so my phone had handled more txtx s then 17k texts
Then it was stuck on solid blue led and glowing samsung logo again . So I just factory restored and now it's ok again ,but now I lost all my stuff again having stayed up until. 4am in the morning rode loading and re installing all apps
Seems like something is hitting all the cache causing the phone to semi brick ? Could it be a bad cache ? So when the phone writes to that caches it bricks it?
cv65user said:
Seems like something is hitting all the cache causing the phone to semi brick ? Could it be a bad cache ? So when the phone writes to that caches it bricks it?
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No idea, is everything fine now?
Is your problem resolved?
Not really
I just been googgling , is this what they call sudden death?
I did call up samsung service centre and my phone is still under its two year warranty so I got time to take it back.
He did seem helpful but issue is I have fixed it by wipe and factory reset so problem is now not present so not much he can do
The service centre did say if they can not find or repeat the fault then they can't do anything and would send same phone back. Having come from iPhone , it seems the service is not as good . When I had problems with my iPhone they just swapped it out after they plugged it into some machine.
It's been ok today. Though, it's restored all the same apps I had and it hasn't bricked itself yet thank god
I am using app back up and restore and it's sayings I got 290 apps lol
17k of text messages, that maybe the problem..
Regards
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