Hi, if anyone can help I'd really appreciate it!
So I've got a Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, it's on Orange, from phones4u, bought it in August 2012. No sd card, all data on the internal storage. I updated to Jelly Bean about a month or so ago when the update came through on my phone. Basically I think my phone's suffered the S3 Sudden Death Syndrome and soft-bricked itself.
I've NEVER messed with it (roms, flashing etc.) and as of today my phone has just up and soft-bricked ie. this morning, it died the standard low battery death far earlier than it should have, and then trying to charge it/turn it on, it gets to the boot screen and just sits there.
I can still get into both the recovery mode and download mode, and my pc recognises that something is plugged into it and will install some drivers, but it won't do the mass storage style stuff it used to (probably because the phone won't actually boot) and Kies refuses to connect (though I've not used Kies before so I don't know if it would have connected successfully before).
I've tried the obvious soft reset, taking the battery out. I've booted to the recovery mode and rebooted, and wiped the cache. Nothing.
Now, my phone is in warranty, so I can send it back to get it fixed hopefully. But I'm trying desperately to save my data (texts, photos, game save files, etc.) seeing as google sync seems to have failed me with my contacts and photos (I know, it's on me for not realising things hadn't backed up properly/at all).
Any and all suggestions would be appreciated (although please tell me if you it might void my warrantly), if anyone knows an alternative to Kies that I could try please do let me know.
do a full wipe from recovery
Thanks - but won't that wipe all the data I'm trying to save?
Well, reflash the same firmware you we're using prior to the "soft-brick" and see.
Do you know if that will void my warranty?
Otherwise, can you help me identify what build my phone is/which software I should flash on? I'm aware that the wrong one will just cause more problems
Katanaqui said:
Do you know if that will void my warranty?
Otherwise, can you help me identify what build my phone is/which software I should flash on? I'm aware that the wrong one will just cause more problems
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Assuming you are flashing the stock fw from Samsung via Odin, nope it will not void warranty.
Not sure if O2 and Orange is the same thing, but it shouldn't cause any issues.
Look for the rom for your region at sammobile.com (GT-I9300)
Then just flash the .tar.md5 via PDA on Odin.
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My I9100 [soft]bricked. Today neerajganga was trying to help me with it [thanks!], but we ended up where we started.
In last month I had few /data corruptions - phone freezed and cleared everything after reboot [I'm guessing fsck failed to recover], I though it was WIUI/MIUI rom instability.
Last week phone freezed but after rebooting it was stuck on siyah kernel logo. Also couldn't get into recovery mode - stuck on samsung logo with yellow triangle. I found that thread, downloaded ICS rom, flashed everything. System booted. So I've flashed siyah kernel again and restored rom from CWM backup.
Two days ago phone freezed again [damn!]. But this time, even though Odin showed no errors while flashing, it still had siyah kernel and freezed on it's logo.
Today we spent with neerajganga over an hour trying to flash ICS rom, bootloader, modem, pit, etc. Later we tried GB versions. Nothing changed, still Odin "thinks" flashing went ok [progress bar on phone moves nicely] but after restart phone has yellow exclamation and freezes on siyah logo. Looks like phone cheats Odin about writing kernel/rom, while ignoring all data.
I'll try USB JIG as soon as I'll get my hands on it, but according to neerajganga it probably won't work because I have new ICS bootloader.
I'm guessing faulty nand memory is causing those problems. Phone is still on warranty, but I can't return it until I get back to stock kernel/rom. They would probably reject it and cancel my warranty. Or maybe I can somehow "nicely" brick phone into state where nothing can be seen...
Any ideas? I really need that phone to work [24/7 access to business e-mail :/]
NAND is stuffed. Some JTAG repairers can repair these now (like these guys, for example). Or repair by Samsung/authorised repairer & hope they either don't care or can't tell it's been messed with (otherwise you'll end up paying to have it fixed).
You've exhausted all possible fixes anyone here can off. 'Or maybe I can somehow "nicely" brick phone into state where nothing can be seen...' Accordingly, I've asked mods to close this thread. What you've asked there is straightup fraud.
"I really need that phone to work [24/7 access to business e-mail :/] " If I really needed a phone to work 24/7 for business, I would not be flashing non-stock firmware which is experimental in nature in the first place
Tried to install the rom XXLQ5, this is the last leak
And how's that supposed to help exactly ?
Thread closed
There isn't anything left to try here, and encouraging fraud isnot something we allow here on XDA.
Hi all,
Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300, UK, Orange
All stock firmware, updated to JB Novemberish time
Recovery mode works
Download mode works
PC will not recognise as mass storage, but Odin will recognise that an S3 is connected
So my S3 came down with sudden death before Christmas (annoyingly just 3 days before the fix came out) - it's stuck at the boot screen flashing 'Samsung' over and over. I can get into both recovery and download, USB mass storage fails but I think Odin recognises it's a phone. Tried all the very basic fixes like taking the battery out, wiping the cache, etc., haven't done a factory reset yet as I'm trying to save my data if possible as my backups failed.
I want to try flashing the phone with stock to see if this will fix it/possibly fix it without wiping my data at the same time (not much to lose if it's just going to be reset otherwise anyway) but I'm completely new to all of this and only learnt what the words Odin and flashing mean in the past few weeks.
So my questions are:
1) Should I flash the whole stock firmware found on Sammbile or just the boot recovery .tar file, what's the difference between these files and what is a 'resurection rom'?
2) If I should flash the whole stock, should I flash the ICS firmware that came with my phone or should I try the new ELLA one as it's an update not a downgrade?
3) Can someone walk me through which file goes in which Odin box please - PDA, PHONE, BOOTLOADER, etc.
Simple & thoroughly explained answers appreciated
if it's a sudden death, there's no way of recovering the data
Katanaqui said:
Hi all,
Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300, UK, Orange
All stock firmware, updated to JB Novemberish time
Recovery mode works
Download mode works
PC will not recognise as mass storage, but Odin will recognise that an S3 is connected
So my S3 came down with sudden death before Christmas (annoyingly just 3 days before the fix came out) - it's stuck at the boot screen flashing 'Samsung' over and over. I can get into both recovery and download, USB mass storage fails but I think Odin recognises it's a phone. Tried all the very basic fixes like taking the battery out, wiping the cache, etc., haven't done a factory reset yet as I'm trying to save my data if possible as my backups failed.
I want to try flashing the phone with stock to see if this will fix it/possibly fix it without wiping my data at the same time (not much to lose if it's just going to be reset otherwise anyway) but I'm completely new to all of this and only learnt what the words Odin and flashing mean in the past few weeks.
So my questions are:
1) Should I flash the whole stock firmware found on Sammbile or just the boot recovery .tar file, what's the difference between these files and what is a 'resurection rom'?
2) If I should flash the whole stock, should I flash the ICS firmware that came with my phone or should I try the new ELLA one as it's an update not a downgrade?
3) Can someone walk me through which file goes in which Odin box please - PDA, PHONE, BOOTLOADER, etc.
Simple & thoroughly explained answers appreciated
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BASICS .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927113
Fail to actually pick up your problem .
USB drivers ???
jje
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JJEgan said:
BASICS .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927113
Fail to actually pick up your problem .
USB drivers ???
jje
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Ahh thanks, I had a read of a few of these but I missed the 'for the ultimate noob' one
I've got the USB drivers installed correctly on my pc, I think the phone just won't boot up far enough to do whatever it does to be mass storage at its end.
I've tried pulling my files via ADB as well and nothing.
My problem is there doesn't seem to be a way of getting my data off my phone onto my pc as my phone won't boot. So as a long shot, I'm trying to fix the booting problem by flashing it, hopefully without wiping any data, so then I could boot properly and rescue my files.
My question is what would be the best way to go about attempting this: flashing the whole stock firmware file, or just the boot loader file?
SD means a dead phone impossible to do anything with .
Download mode yes then flash stock firmware via Odin ..
jje
JJEgan said:
SD means a dead phone impossible to do anything with .
Download mode yes then flash stock firmware via Odin ..
jje
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I thought SD meant a soft brick, ie. stuck in bootloop but with the possibility of recovery/download modes, whereas a dead phone is hard bricked?
Ok thanks
Sd means "softbrick" or "sudden death" depending on who abbreviates it.
Sudden death is a full hardware brick ( no chance of recovery), softbrick can be fixed through recovery, download mode and/or jig
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Firstly, I apologiise if my question has already been covered in another thread, but I didn't find it.
A few months ago, an OTA Samsung update to my English I9300 screwed up and after trying to reboot, it seemed my phone was bricked and wouldn't get past the Samsung logo on startup. I didn't realise at the time that my original USB cable was broken (or I may have been able to fix my S3 with Odin)....so, unhappily, knowing I'd lose all my installed data and apps, I had it repaired under warranty by Samsung, I'd already rooted my S3 long before that, but it still came back from the service centre as good as new, working, albeit missing all my valuable data
Ok, to cut to the chase, last night, about 5 months after having my phone repaired, I took that leap again of rooting it with Odin 3. Now, this is where I'm puzzled.....after starting Odin, and flashing it with "CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.tar" in PDA mode, the box said 'RESET', not 'PASSED', as one would expect.Is there a reason for this? I have since installed a few system root apps such as Titanium Backup, BusyBox, etc and run Triangle Away successfully....all reporting that my S3 is once again rooted; but, what I still can't understand is Odin reporting the flash as 'Reset' instead of 'Passed'. Can one or more of you folk please try to shed some light on this for me.....Thanks in advance
Al.Gray said:
Firstly, I apologiise if my question has already been covered in another thread, but I didn't find it.
A few months ago, an OTA Samsung update to my English I9300 screwed up and after trying to reboot, it seemed my phone was bricked and wouldn't get past the Samsung logo on startup. I didn't realise at the time that my original USB cable was broken (or I may have been able to fix my S3 with Odin)....so, unhappily, knowing I'd lose all my installed data and apps, I had it repaired under warranty by Samsung, I'd already rooted my S3 long before that, but it still came back from the service centre as good as new, working, albeit missing all my valuable data.
Ok, to cut to the chase, last night, about 5 months after having my phone repaired, I took that leap again of rooting it with Odin 3. Now, this is where I'm puzzled.....after starting Odin, and flashing it with "CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.tar" in PDA mode, the box said 'RESET', not 'PASSED', as one would expect.Is there a reason for this. I have since installed a few system root apps such as Titanium Backup, BusyBox, etc and run Triangle Away successfully....all reporting that my S3 is once again rooted; but,m what I still can't understand is Odin reporting the flash as 'Reset' instead of 'Passed'. Can one or more of you folk please try to shed some light on this for me.....Thanks in advance
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That just means he finished operation cleaned cache and its rebboting
Dont worry
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
Cheers for that, it's quite a relief it wasn't an error.....just a result I hadn't encountered previous.
Hi Everyone,
First of all I would like to apologize, if I am repeating any question. I tried many threads but I couldn't understand completely. Hence I am afraid I need to ask individually. Hope thats fine with the community.
So, I own a Samsung Galaxy SII since last 27 months. I bought it with Orange on a contract in France and the company unlocked it many months ago since I do not live in France anymore. I have never flashed the phone with any other ROM, or provided root access or anything else. I have always used Kies to update the software. If I remember correctly the phone currently has Jelly Bean on it (4.1.2 I think). It doesn't have any external SD card, just the internal memory.
Due to some unknown reason, since yesterday the phone is not able to boot up. Its stuck at "Samsung GALAXY S II GT-I9100" screen. I tried to used Volume up+Home+Power keys to go into recovery mode which is not possible. I also tried to go in Download mode using Volume down+Home+Power keys which is possible. Then I tried to connect with Kies to connect it but after 15-20 mins Kies gives error in recognizing the device. When I open ODIN 1.85 (I guess that is the version which should work with my phone), it does shows "Added" status for the device.
Now after reading many posts I have realized that restoring to stock rom would resolve the issue, but it still dint for many. What is appropriate way to deal with this problem. I found some stock rom on the page of mobile network comparison webpage , but I am not sure if I should use it or not. Also I am afraid if I should check the region/model etc for this. I guess I should only install ROM which lies in France-Orange category.
I do not care about any data since I back up my phone from time to time. But I do not wish to play around with the phone much, unless required. However I would appreciate if there is any way to restore the contacts and message stuff.
Thank you very much for your help and support. I highly appreciate the effort.
Hi,
I’d really appreciate it if someone can help me, as I’ve not been able to find my exact problem and solution anywhere in the last 5 days of trying to fix my Samsung Galaxy S3 SPH-L710 – Sprint.
Not sure what happened but I had just swapped out my battery and my problem began – I have 3 batteries that I charge and swap when needed… one of the reasons I’m still using the S3. Been wanting to get a new phone but just haven’t decided which one and kept putting if off. Anyway… After charging the battery I turned on the phone and it got stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S3 screen. Went online and read I should try a cache wipe. I did that and got a bunch of failed to mount lines and a few other failures. Mostly failed cache. Not sure if this had anything to do with it but I was running low on the internal free space and had to delete a few things to make more space and then it would fill up again etc… Internal size is 16gb.
Here’s what I tried:
Attempted the 4.4.2 ROM flash in Odin. – Got a PIT partition message and then tried again and got write Failures after NAND started. Tried a few more times and same thing but I don’t get the PIT error anymore… I tried different Odin versions, computers, and cables, and same results. I have the correct USB driver. I’m using the same version ROM that’s on my phone, but the build name on my phone is last (newest) update and I could only find the previous build of the same 4.4.2 version. Note – This phone was a swap by Sprint when my first S3 had a start button issue. This one is a refurbished… not sure if that changes anything.
I also tried a TWRP install via Odin and it Failed.
I tried to Root via Odin and it Failed.
I DID NOT do a factory reset because I don’t want to lose all my data.
MORE INFO:
Phone is not Rooted and never was.
Phone goes into download mode and also stock recovery mode without any problems.
I never set the developer option and I didn’t enable debugging. Not sure how, now that my phone is soft-bricked.
QUESTIONS:
I’d like to preserve all my data and settings and somehow back them up so that I can put them on a reset phone.
Is there any way to work around this soft-brick and grab all the info including the system info and settings, all my files, and pictures, etc??… Everything! … I’d like to get the phone working again and put it all back on it and be the same as it was. I have so much important stuff on the phone. I have been doing backups via Kies but haven’t done it for a few months and I don’t even want to lose even a few months of data, and the way my phone was set up. Is there anything I can do to basically get a mirror image of my phone? Assuming all the information is still intact but it just can’t mount properly.
Is the developer / debugging setting preventing me from being able to do what I tried? Is it because I’m not Rooted? Is there OEM Locking on my phone?
Should I try to install TWRP from the stock recovery via external SD card? And then Backup from there? Is that different than doing it from Odin or will that fail too?
Please help – I love my S3. No phone for 5 days and I feel so disconnected :crying:
Thank you!