I recently purchased a used S3 and wanted to clear previous owners data so I performed a factory reset, unfortunately the phone never came back on even after removing the battery. When I press power home and volume down phone goes to recovery but it is in chinese, I can see restore from SD card but when I do it it says cant mount from SD card, have I toasted the phone or is there a way to recover, I am a complete NOOB so if you can help please keep it simple.PS I called Samsung serviceand they said I would have to send the phone to Hong Kong as they would not service it here in the USA
download a ROM from the forum and try flashing via ADB in your computer.
jojoluton said:
I recently purchased a used S3 and wanted to clear previous owners data so I performed a factory reset, unfortunately the phone never came back on even after removing the battery. When I press power home and volume down phone goes to recovery but it is in chinese, I can see restore from SD card but when I do it it says cant mount from SD card, have I toasted the phone or is there a way to recover, I am a complete NOOB so if you can help please keep it simple.PS I called Samsung serviceand they said I would have to send the phone to Hong Kong as they would not service it here in the USA
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If you are able to go into download mode...that is the mode you are now entering using the button combo you have written....connect you phone to your pc...fire up odin..flash the official firmware..download it from samfirmware.com
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zoot1 said:
If you are able to go into download mode...that is the mode you are now entering using the button combo you have written....connect you phone to your pc...fire up odin..flash the official firmware..download it from samfirmware.com
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Sometimes it happens that even after pressing that combination of buttons one will still enter in a RECOVERY mode not download mode. so TO THE OP: Please confirm that are you entering in download mode or recovery mode?...
Chaitanyapatel8880 said:
Sometimes it happens that even after pressing that combination of buttons one will still enter in a RECOVERY mode not download mode. so TO THE OP: Please confirm that are you entering in download mode or recovery mode?...
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the phone goes into recovery mode.
Can you not go into download mode?
If so just get the latest Firmware ( only the latest available on Kies ) from Sammobile and flash it with Odin, then go in recovery and do factory reset and clear cache and reboot, see how that goes!
change your CSC to match the ROM so you can use Kies latter on (ex: BTU with BTU)
On you call pad *#272*you IME here# then chose to match your Firmware.
I hope this helps
jojoluton said:
the phone goes into recovery mode.
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Great. If it goes to recovery mode than you can download any ROM and flash with Odin..
Capt. Chaitanya Patel
Chaitanyapatel8880 said:
Great. If it goes to recovery mode than you can download any ROM and flash with Odin..
Capt. Chaitanya Patel
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NOT really, Odin will not recognise phone is even connected
jojoluton said:
NOT really, Odin will not recognise phone is even connected
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Damn... make sure the drivers of the phone is installed. After connecting your phone to computer, open device manager from the start menu search and see if there is anything with yellow triangle.
Capt. Chaitanya Patel
Chaitanyapatel8880 said:
Great. If it goes to recovery mode than you can download any ROM and flash with Odin..
Capt. Chaitanya Patel
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What? Are you serious?
Odin needs DOWNLOAD MODE. smh.
And as well, flash a ROM via adb?! Dafuq!?
OP: boot into download mode, volume down + home + power.
Flash a stock firmware via odin and you should be good to go.
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nodstuff said:
What? Are you serious?
Odin needs DOWNLOAD MODE. smh.
And as well, flash a ROM via adb?! Dafuq!?
OP: boot into download mode, volume down + home + power.
Flash a stock firmware via odin and you should be good to go.
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Sorry my bad
1. I ment download mode.
2. I forgot that this is about GALAXY S3 not HTC WILDFIRE S. when you uzip the wildfire s ROM. there few IMG files and you can push them thru ADB. but it was about wildfire s.
nodstuff said:
What? Are you serious?
Odin needs DOWNLOAD MODE. smh.
And as well, flash a ROM via adb?! Dafuq!?
OP: boot into download mode, volume down + home + power.
Flash a stock firmware via odin and you should be good to go.
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the recovery is APKGEGE.com, when I see there site it looks like they sell fake phones so I think I dont have a genuine S3
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Hi everyone.
That's my problem.
Last month I bought on the net a used Galaxy s2.
It arrived with this configuration
android version 2.3.7
number build MIUI 1.12.02
Kernel 2.6.35.14-Siyah v.2.1.1
modem XXKI4.
I decided to restore factory settings but after that the phone doesn't boot and I can't get into recovery mode (but I have no problem with download mode).
I thought maybe I do something wrong to get into recovery mode but I press simultaneuosly vol up+home+power for more than 30 sec without results.
I tried to flash the same kernel with odin but nothing to do.
Any idea?
Thanks for your help.
Try re-flash a root kernel with Odin such as Chainfire's CF-root.
It will re-install the custom CWM Recovery, then you can re-flash the ROM.zip with CWM Recovery directly from the sdcard.
Just read the instructions and FAQ on each thread exactly. If your not sure which CF-root kernel, just try.
Else, you can return to stock by flashing a ROM from Intratech's thread with Odin.
You will then have to re-root (if that's what you want).
Why cf-root? Hes on miui, he should flash another version of siyah/fluxi/xcell69 kernel with pc odin to make it work. Download mode - odin 1.85 - PDA = kernel - flash.
Btw if he did factory reset on recovery mode, its not a big problem, but if he did via in phone menu under 'about phone', i dont think my method above will work. That factory reset wiped everything and he should flash back to stock with odin.
Rom : Official MIUI 2.1.6
Kernel : Xcell-69X
Modem : XXKP8
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I said "such as...."
Other than that, your just repeating repeating what I already said. Cheers
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Firstable I thank you for your answers.
I solved my problem flashing a more recent Siyah Kernel.
After that the phone boots and now I can get into recovery mode,too.
No worries.
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Hope someone can help I have lost both my download and cwm recovery so can't flash rom.
Mistakenly I flashed NOTE rom!! Bricked device but finally got it to boot. Now I can't flash roms nor access recovery via app or holding down buttons, any suggestions?
riz157 said:
Hope someone can help I have lost both my download and cwm recovery so can't flash rom.
Mistakenly I flashed NOTE rom!! Bricked device but finally got it to boot. Now I can't flash roms nor access recovery via app or holding down buttons, any suggestions?
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Turn off the device, remove the battery, wait about 90 seconds an insert a jig (if you have it). If you don`t have a jig do the above, insert the battery and go in download mode (volume down + power button + menu button) and flash a stock rom with Odin 1.85. Roms`s can be found on sammobile.com or in Intratech`s thread (original development).
Good luck
gee2012 said:
Turn off the device, remove the battery, wait about 90 seconds an insert a jig (if you have it). If you don`t have a jig do the above, insert the battery and go in download mode (volume up + power button + menu button) and flash a stock rom with Odin 1.85. Roms`s can be found on sammobile.com or in Intratech`s thread (original development).
Good luck
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Vol up + home + power is recovery mode, actually.
Vol down + home + power is download mode.
ctomgee said:
Vol up + home + power is recovery mode, actually.
Vol down + home + power is download mode.
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You`re right, it`s late
Thanks guy but not working I can't get into download or recovery mode.
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riz157 said:
Thanks guy but not working I can't get into download or recovery mode.
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Try a jig.
ctomgee said:
Try a jig.
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Ok thanks will give that a go.
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In the end took my s2 to local phone guy who fixed it within the hour. Cost 15 but he got it sorted.
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Flashing I9000's rom. I can't get into recovery and download mod.
Soft brick or hard brick ?
Arnadel said:
Flashing I9000's rom. I can't get into recovery and download mod.
Soft brick or hard brick ?
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Um... what? You flashed an I9000 ROM to your I9100? Is that what you're saying?
Arnadel said:
Flashing I9000's rom. I can't get into recovery and download mod.
Soft brick or hard brick ?
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Read properly and flash correct firmware next time for 9100. the stickies help too....
Follow this soft brick guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...UIDE] Fix an unflashable or soft bricked GSII
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Hi,
I'm desperate about my Galaxy S2. Can't start or reach CWM menu after a failed firmware upgrade.
Tried ClockworkMod-Recovery_4.0.1.4 and CF-Root-SGS2_XX_XEO_LPQ-v5.3-CWM5. Odin did its job successfully but I can't get CWM (Vol.up + Home + Power)
Only the boot up image. I can go to download mode only with a jig that doesn't reset counter.
A few days ago I got access to the CWM menu.
What am I doing wrong?
I would appreciate any help.
Thank you
Carlos (Portugal)
my s2 i9100 cnt boot n cnt put in recovery mode.
gee2012 said:
You`re right, it`s late
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hi.. plz help me to fix this??
Hi all,
I just got my i9300 two days ago and LOVE it! Yesterday i rooted via OLIN successfully and restored my apps from my old Evo using Titanium. Today I was prompted for an OTA update and didn't think anything of it so I let it update. Now, it seems, I can't run root aps like Titanium. I downloaded Root Checker and it shows no root access. I rebooted into recovery and I do get the recovery menu (clockwork???) menu on the phone.
What should I do?
thanks!
re-apply root using ODIN, OTA will remove root
dilema said:
re-apply root using ODIN, OTA will remove root
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Well, I tried and got succeed /0 failed /0.
I don't think the phone is in download mode? I have a blue menu and choices are: reboot system, apply update from cache, apply update from external memory, wipe cache, wipe data.
ideas?
Wipe cache wipe data root phone.
jje
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JJEgan said:
Wipe cache wipe data root phone.
jje
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Wiped Cache and wiped data but when when I connect phone to computer with phone in recovery mode it does not update / re-run the CF-Root program via Olin.
Do I need to copy the CF-Root to the SD card and run directly through the phone? Do I need to pick a particular choice from the phone's recovery menu? Since the phone was rooted when I reboot into recovery it does not go into "download" mode like it did pre root.
Thanks for any help! I see lots of people have read this thread so I'm thinking there are either lots of others that have either had this happened or are looking towards the future so to fix or prevent w/ their OTA update.
Thanks!
lawyeradam said:
Well, I tried and got succeed /0 failed /0.
I don't think the phone is in download mode? I have a blue menu and choices are: reboot system, apply update from cache, apply update from external memory, wipe cache, wipe data.
ideas?
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You are not in download mode..press and hold menu+power+vol down keys together..unroll you see a screen asking you to either press vol up or down..press vol up to enter into d/l mode
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lawyeradam said:
Thanks for any help! I see lots of people have read this thread so I'm thinking there are either lots of others that have either had this happened or are looking towards the future so to fix or prevent w/ their OTA update.
Thanks!
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Yes despite millions of posts users keep on with the same old problems .
jje
help me on update
how do i update my galaxy after rooting it?
is it possible? i mean upload by samsung update
zoot1 said:
You are not in download mode..press and hold menu+power+vol down keys together..unroll you see a screen asking you to either press vol up or down..press vol up to enter into d/l mode
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Right but i dont get download mode as a choice after the original root. I get other choices via the android recovery menu tgst is sort of like thw clockwork recovery recovery menu.
So do i put the zip onto my phone and run it thru the android recovery directly?
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lawyeradam said:
zoot1 said:
You are not in download mode..press and hold menu+power+vol down keys together..unroll you see a screen asking you to either press vol up or down..press vol up to enter into d/l mode
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Right but i dont get download mode as a choice after the original root. I get other choices via the android recovery menu tgst is sort of like thw clockwork recovery recovery menu.
So do i put the zip onto my phone and run it thru the android recovery directly?
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No. Put it in your PC.
When you in download mode, connect to your PC and flash cf-root (.tar file) as PDA with odin.
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I do appreciate all the help but i fo not have download as a choice on my phone when i boot into recovery...
lawyeradam said:
I do appreciate all the help but i fo not have download as a choice on my phone when i boot into recovery...
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you don't get to download via recovery.....from normal mode press volume down/power/home buttons simultaneously
slaphead20 said:
you don't get to download via recovery.....from normal mode press volume down/power/home buttons simultaneously
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Ahhhhh volume DOWN.... i was doing volume up and was thinking the recovery menu REPLACED the downlosd menu.. Thanks! Now i have to wait until i get home to reroot. Thanks all!
Hello i have a problem i rooted flashed and installed my samsung galaxy s2 gt-i9100 with clockworkmod and ICS cyanogenmod but i had problems becouse the sim was not regonized meaning it had the sim simply showed no signal ,, i thought it was a problem of the rom and from rom manager downloaded and flashed a cyanogenmod 7 rom and when one since the phone did not start up it is in a boot loop and i can only access the download mode the phone is still roted becouse si rooted yeallow tiangle with a ! has not gone and when in download mode it reads ODIN on top..What should i do to restore proper funcion can anyone help pls
Thnx in advance
go into recovery mode and wipe data/factory reset
Also never use rom manager again. It doesn't work with the I9100.
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HANDSY said:
Also never use rom manager again. It doesn't work with the I9100.
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the problem is i cant go into recovery becouse when i boot up using power home and volume down it comes into download mode not in recovery mode
You should press Vol+ + Home + Power.
Try flashing the kernel(.tar) with odin you used in C7 and see if that lets you into recovery or boots up.
Or you may have to get a stock rom for your model/region etc off sammobile and flash with odin.
That rom manager once gave me 4 hours work on my x10i.....
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Hi!
That happened to me once. I used odin to flash stock rom and solved the problem. Don't use rom manager... It only gives trouble.
Cheers!!
sorry to bother but how do i flash to stock rom??
gjergjisel said:
sorry to bother but how do i flash to stock rom??
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Go to www.sammobile.com download a stock firmware, flash through Odin.
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gjergjisel said:
the problem is i cant go into recovery becouse when i boot up using power home and volume down it comes into download mode not in recovery mode
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Hi' you really shouldn't worry and try to avoid flashing stock rom. you flashed GB rom over ICS rom and the problem is your data is full of stuff that's preventing you from booting the rom. You're tryong to go into recovery the wrong way. Hold together voulme up (NOT down) + home + power and it should boot your recovery just fine. Then just wipe data. the rom should boot if it was installed. If not download another rom and flash it through recovery.
Cheers
gjergjisel said:
the problem is i cant go into recovery becouse when i boot up using power home and volume down it comes into download mode not in recovery mode
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Recovery: Volume Up + Power + Home
Download Mode : Volume Down + Power + Home
kilometers4 said:
Go to www.sammobile.com download a stock firmware, flash through Odin.
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i dont quite get whitch rom i should download from sam mobile i got one for the GT-I9100 whitch was my model even thou it was writen GT-I91000 in samobile and there are 4 files in there plus 2 of the odin package ,, can someone please link me to some simple guide how do i flash this whith odin and whitch files to chose , i think as it is my phone needs to be reformated totally
thank you
gjergjisel said:
i dont quite get whitch rom i should download from sam mobile i got one for the GT-I9100 whitch was my model even thou it was writen GT-I91000 in samobile and there are 4 files in there plus 2 of the odin package ,, can someone please link me to some simple guide how do i flash this whith odin and whitch files to chose , i think as it is my phone needs to be reformated totally
thank you
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plus i think i did something rom with the rom from sammobile and now i get the screen where it says firmware upgrade has encountered an issue please select recovery mode in kies & try again
is there some way to totally wipe the phone and make a new clean install ,,,
So its the first time im messing with that staff.i wanted to flash omega rom at my s3. i tried to install but nothing happened so i tried to wipe my cache settings. when i pressed that option my phone stucked. it shows me the galaxy screen, then boots and shows the android icon for a sec and then the same again forever. i put off the battery, powered on the phone and again that problem. Even when its closed and i want to charge it it wont show ths battery icon but will start that boot thing. any ideas?
Can you get in download mode? If so then flash stock Rom with Odin.....see the stickies at top of the s3 general forum for all basics
slaphead20 said:
Can you get in download mode? If so then flash stock Rom with Odin.....see the stickies at top of the s3 general forum for all basics
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Did that, and as Odin programm said i had a succesful installation. Then my phone rebooted and started the same ... :/
Can you boot into recovery? If so, do a factory reset, that usually sorts looping after an Odin flash
slaphead20 said:
Can you boot into recovery? If so, do a factory reset, that usually sorts looping after an Odin flash
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I cant. only download mode. and that happened to me when i tried to do a factory reset
Check the Rom you downloaded,redownload etc etc
slaphead20 said:
Check the Rom you downloaded,redownload etc etc
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You mean the stock ROM?
The problem i face is that and i cant enter nowhere
Write at youtube: Samsung Galaxy S3 stuck on screen
From Κώστας Καράς. I uploaded it, that's the problem im getting. and cant enter recovery mode
You just said you can get in to download mode?
slaphead20 said:
You just said you can get in to download mode?
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I CAN enter download mode. i CANT enter recovery mode.
I entered the download mode, and installed the stock rom via Odin, but nothing happened. I've still the same problem
xokeistas25 said:
.i wanted to flash omega rom at my s3. i tried to install but nothing happened
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How do you mean nothing happened? What happens when you power on the phone after first time flashed the omega rom?
And what happens when you try to hold volume up+home button + power button?
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xokeistas25 said:
I CAN enter download mode. i CANT enter recovery mode.
I entered the download mode, and installed the stock rom via Odin, but nothing happened. I've still the same problem
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Like I said, check the Rom you downloaded to make sure it's ok, the right one for your region, and redownload just in case it's corrupt
Unuce said:
How do you mean nothing happened? What happens when you power on the phone after first time flashed the omega rom?
And what happens when you try to hold volume up+home button + power button?
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When i do that, it does NOTHING!
slaphead20 said:
Like I said, check the Rom you downloaded to make sure it's ok, the right one for your region, and redownload just in case it's corrupt
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Just downloaded stock rom from another link, installed via Odin and when it rebooted, it started the same thing :/
xokeistas25 said:
When i do that, it does NOTHING!
Just downloaded stock rom from another link, installed via Odin and when it rebooted, it started the same thing :/
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Now pull battery then insert and try and get in recovery, if you can, then factory reset
slaphead20 said:
Now pull battery then insert and try and get in recovery, if you can, then factory reset
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As i told you before, i cant. As soon as i press the buttons, it will start that weird thing
Via Odin flash Philz recovery and boot into recovery format sd card system data cache via mounts and storage .
If you cannot then its a service centre repair job .
Are you sure its an I9300 phone check under the battery .
jje
Will you please link to the stock Rom you are trying to flash
xokeistas25 said:
When i do that, it does NOTHING!
Just downloaded stock rom from another link, installed via Odin and when it rebooted, it started the same thing :/
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It can't do nothing..
When you press power button after flash omega rom, did it powered on?
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slaphead20 said:
Will you please link to the stock Rom you are trying to flash
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I followed this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187081
JJEgan said:
Via Odin flash Philz recovery and boot into recovery format sd card system data cache via mounts and storage .
If you cannot then its a service centre repair job .
Are you sure its an I9300 phone check under the battery .
jje
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Flashed Philz recovery and now its just stuck in the Galaxy i9300 screen with a small red exclamation mark at the top, left corner of the screen, and it keeps rebooting. Still cant enter recovery mode, just download mode.
Unuce said:
It can't do nothing..
When you press power button after flash omega rom, did it powered on?
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No, i said what's happening after that.
EDIT: A friend of my told me that, i need the appropriate firmware from here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/
but with my phone being off i dont know how to find pda, etc
I left my phone by itself for a while. When i went to go picl it up it put it self in recovery mode and now it doesnt boot up, its gets stuck on the boot logo.
In download mode is the product name blank?
If it still says i9300 then reflash your rom and factory reset, with luck that will enable it to boot again.
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MAYBE....
MooSeKilla said:
I left my phone by itself for a while. When i went to go picl it up it put it self in recovery mode and now it doesnt boot up, its gets stuck on the boot logo.
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Try entering Download Mode MATE
Download Mode= Power + Home + Volume Down i guess :silly::silly::silly::silly: and flash a stock ROM with ODIN
shazzy1 said:
Try entering Download Mode MATE
Download Mode= Power + Home + Volume Down i guess :silly::silly::silly::silly: and flash a stock ROM with ODIN
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Can you help me find a idon tutorial. I am new and dont knoq how tp use it
Here ya go.....
MooSeKilla said:
Can you help me find a idon tutorial. I am new and dont knoq how tp use it
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Go here mate
http://forums.androidcentral.com/am...ide-samsung-how-flash-stock-rom-via-odin.html
and u can get the stock firmware for ur S3 at http://www.sammobile.com.
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shazzy1 said:
Go here mate
http://forums.androidcentral.com/am...ide-samsung-how-flash-stock-rom-via-odin.html
Thanks f
and u can get the stock firmware for ur S3 at http://www.sammobile.com.
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Thanks for your help. I will try odin when i get home hopefully it fixes it
No probz mate
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Did you try to reset the device to factory defaults and wipe the cache from recovery?