I have my friends Samsung Fascinate here with me because he bricked it by trying to install MIUI for the VIBRANT on his phone ( dont ask why I dont know either)
Anyway here are the facts:
- Phone WILL turn on but it keeps looping between SAMSUNG vibrant cyanogen boot screen and clockworks
what it says on clockworks is Finding update package , unknown volume for path [ ], cant mount path [ ] installation aborted
- We cannot get his phone into download mode the clockwork screen just takes over after a bit
- We cannot get odin to recognize his phone
What are our options?
Nanafy said:
I have my friends Samsung Fascinate here with me because he bricked it by trying to install MIUI for the VIBRANT on his phone ( dont ask why I dont know either)
Anyway here are the facts:
- Phone WILL turn on but it keeps looping between SAMSUNG vibrant cyanogen boot screen and clockworks
what it says on clockworks is Finding update package , unknown volume for path [ ], cant mount path [ ] installation aborted
- We cannot get his phone into download mode the clockwork screen just takes over after a bit
- We cannot get odin to recognize his phone
What are our options?
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You should be able to get the phone in download mode miui doesn't affect the bootloaders . try a difrent USB, a different port, a different computer, and make sure your using the stock cable. Then when it recognises it flash back to stock and REMEMBER REPARTICIAN.
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We tried though and it did not work
This might be a long shot but try getting into download mode from a wall charger. Take battery out, hold volume down and plug into wall charger. Good luck.
Related
Guide: How to fix a bricked SGSII from failed flash, no recovery & no usb recogntion
Now Fixed. - Thanks: Below is the guide to how I broke and fixed it with a little help from my XDA Friends. Maybe the MODS could sticky it as a unbrick guide to go alongside the rest?
So I was flashing a ROM through Odin as per the instructions on this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
The flash failed and when I restarted my phone I was left with the following:
1)No Access to Recovery Mode through Vol Up + Home + Power
2)Access to Download Mode through Vol Dwn + Home + Power
3)PC would recognise a device was connected on any USB port but kies or Odin Could not detect the phone
4)when phone started or attempted to be put into rec mode just a splash screen saying firmware upgrade failed and a picture of a phone and pc with a yellow warning triangle.
The Cure:
1)Uninistal and Re-Install Kies and Samsung Mobile Device Driver
2)Pureley by accident left my phone connected on flash screen of death through the process and on loading ODIN it connected perfectly right away
3)Set PDA to ROM and flashed.
4)Reflashed as per normal routine again due to boot loop this time in download mode.
5)Factory Reset via Recovery Mode to force CSC update to match ROM
6)*When it arrives use USB jig to re-set flash counter to 0*
Step 2 is not advised as goes against what all the instructions say, please try download mode before this method I don't know if it was just luck I didn't further mess up the phone, but to be honest bar screwing my IMEI it couldn't get much worse! And as I said I found it by accident and it worked. Don't know if anyone has an explanation. From the message on the screen and what I read on Kies ref the emergency recovery I think this is a kind of emergency download mode for when stuff goes wrong as it hints kies can fix it from this screen.
I tried to flash the 02 2.3.5 file from the carrier branded thread, followed all instructions. File was a .tar.md5 i left as is as per instructions.
the flash failed when the phone powers up i get upgrade failed, I can get to download mode but odin doesn't recognise the phone as being connected ive tried multiple usb ports
kies also wont recognise it
i cant access recovery mode
is there any way back?
ive read most of the other posts but don't seem to be getting anywhere other than fustrated!
In kies there's an option to install drivers, try that first and see if it'll find the phone again.
kies
no joy that root, the pc knows its there as every port i plug into it wants to install drivers for device and does so
Remove Samsung Kies from phone and reinstall it and try again .
jje
Cheers will report back, what i don't get is why i cant get to recovery mode would make things easier! Can a jig do this? If i try i just get the failed update screen
I also get same. Screeb when plugged into charger does thos mean its not even charging?
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My god you guys are amazing! Uninstalled reinstalled kies then conected phone not in download node but on the failure screen odin connected right away and flashed perfectly its alive again thnx sooooo much
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Jig ordered jig worked one reset flash count
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my phone doesn't turn on anymore...and my jig doesn't work to turn on it in download mode... battery is full I check it with tester voltage. Can somebody help me??? my phone is die!!!!
cyberspaceguy said:
my phone doesn't turn on anymore...and my jig doesn't work to turn on it in download mode... battery is full I check it with tester voltage. Can somebody help me??? my phone is die!!!!
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Service Centre .
jje
DAMN
I really wish I saw this 2 weeks ago
Its stuck in the warranty repair centre, I dont expect it to be fixed, so will try this soon when it comes back !
Lol i spent ages reading multiple posts about bricked phones nothing seemed to be working do asked, someone suggested the kies reinstall, then by accident i deviated slightly from instructions in terms of not disconnecting phone and leaving it on brick screen and it happened to work
Alot of people flame for posters asking previous questions but these guys were really helpful to me.
Ask and xda will provide
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this just happened to me..luckily sprint gave me a new phone after 2 days for no charge at all..
Odin was not recognizing my phone... than I followed your instructions and unninstaled kies and samsung usb drivers.
turned usb debbuging mode ON...
turn off phone
put the phone in download mode (hold volUP, home, power)
AND WHEN I INSTALLED KIES WITH THE USB PLUGGED IN THE PHONE, WINDOWS INSTALLED THE DRIVERS AND I FLASHED THE FIRMWARE I WANNED WITH ODIN
MANNY THANKS
Glad it worked hopefully this will get sticky
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4)when phone started or attempted to be put into rec mode just a splash screen saying firmware upgrade failed and a picture of a phone and pc with a yellow warning triangle.
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On that screen, the phone is effectively in Download Mode already.
Just connect Odin and flash away, did it on my phone a lot of times already (I sometimes forcefully enable this screen manually - don't ask why - and always flashed directely from there.)
Thanks for that i didnt realise till after I'd flashed that this was still download mode, i was still in flappy panic "dude i bust my phone " mode. Still trying to find out why windows ****s up the drivers when the flash bins out
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Why don't people use mobile Odin?
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Hi guys, hoping someone can shed a little bit of light on my issue.
Rooted my phone- all went fine!.
Went to install CWM and all i got was the e3 recover telling me:
Failed to verify signature.
Instillation failed.
So after a little bit of messing about i decided to just leave it and continue on with my day. My phone then ran out of battery. I put it on charge without turning it on and came to find the phone in recovery mode with a fully working version of Clockwork MOD, suprising to say the least. I rebooted the phone and then tried to reboot back into recovery mode, and since then my phone wont load normally or into recovery past the samsung logo.
I dont know what to do because although my phone will go into download mode, it will not work with ODIN, i simply get the message "failed to open serial port."
So i have a phone that wont load recovery, wont load normally, and wont let me install kernals etc through ODIN, please someone help me!
Any help would be great, thanks people.
Hi
I'm new here & have been reading many threads in preparation before rooting my phone.
Its sounds like your phone is stuck in a boot loop, if so read this tread & it should help you out. (sorry if i got it wrong)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1108499
peace
The above solution will not work for you, because your have no recovery.
How did you root your phone? To summarize:
1. You rooted your phone.
2. You tried flashing CWM (why?)
3. Flashing failed and you have no recovery anymore?
4. Odin does not recognize your phone anymore.
Correct?
Try a different USB cable to make sure it isn't the cable.
Have you stopped kies on your computer before running odin?
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I had the same problem get into Cwm the way you'd get into normal Android recovery so hold vol up + home + power then when the boot screen pops up let go for a millisecond then repush vol up + home + power
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Your phones only bricked if it wont turn on mate. Relax as its most likely fixable. Do as others have suggested and disable kies as its a pain in the backside. Kies doesnt like odin and will crap it up. Install a kernel like chainfires; get into cwm and wipe everything. Dalvik, cache, system. Get a usb jig off ebay for gs2 if you can as thats helped me out. I only use Siyahs kernel or Chainfires as they are the most stable. Good luck.
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ok i believe im stuck in what alot of people call a boot loop but my boot loops well kinda Weird ok what i do know is everytime i plug in my phone via wall charger it Just keeps going to the Alien kernal i have on there and after that keeps rebooting but i CANNOT go into Recovery mode.
BUT when i plug it in to my cpu I CAN gointo Recovery via Clockwork mod (CWM) 5.0.2.7 i have about 6 differnt roms i have Tried Including Stock i also have Legacy Cyno Driodsmith halobean bean7 and OEM warp the one i had my phone before was legacy patch intill it like crashed or something the problem i am having now is everytime i try to install a new rom Via install zip from sdcard it Restartes When i try to install one of the many roms including the oe i had on there before It ALWAYS Restartes in the middle of it right when it says Installing initial Files. I Wiped System/cache/delvik/Data so i know that not the problem So how can i get this stupid bootloop to get fixed? anouther problem i am Having is somone told me umm to gointo Download mode umm EVERY key combo out there i tried The ALL goto CWM recovery mode.so yeah can't do it that way Either. And Here The Real Kicker My cpu Doesnt even Read my Device when it's plugged in. On All 3 of my cpu which i have windows 7 windows 8 and Windows XP hey all had my Device Read before but now since my Problem They Wont Read but its the only way i get get into CWM mode is if i had it in a cpu So please i would Love Any help i ave a Boost ZTE warp galaxy s2 phone i am using roms that are capable for them i made sure of it
UPDATE: ok a rom going back to stock worked but now it shows my Battery has a ? on it and always says connect to charger never says charging if i were to take the wire out it will shut off so how do i fix that?
MakoKuu said:
ok i believe im stuck in what alot of people call a boot loop but my boot loops well kinda Weird ok what i do know is everytime i plug in my phone via wall charger it Just keeps going to the Alien kernal i have on there and after that keeps rebooting but i CANNOT go into Recovery mode.
BUT when i plug it in to my cpu I CAN gointo Recovery via Clockwork mod (CWM) 5.0.2.7 i have about 6 differnt roms i have Tried Including Stock i also have Legacy Cyno Driodsmith halobean bean7 and OEM warp the one i had my phone before was legacy patch intill it like crashed or something the problem i am having now is everytime i try to install a new rom Via install zip from sdcard it Restartes When i try to install one of the many roms including the oe i had on there before It ALWAYS Restartes in the middle of it right when it says Installing initial Files. I Wiped System/cache/delvik/Data so i know that not the problem So how can i get this stupid bootloop to get fixed? anouther problem i am Having is somone told me umm to gointo Download mode umm EVERY key combo out there i tried The ALL goto CWM recovery mode.so yeah can't do it that way Either. And Here The Real Kicker My cpu Doesnt even Read my Device when it's plugged in. On All 3 of my cpu which i have windows 7 windows 8 and Windows XP hey all had my Device Read before but now since my Problem They Wont Read but its the only way i get get into CWM mode is if i had it in a cpu So please i would Love Any help i ave a Boost ZTE warp galaxy s2 phone i am using roms that are capable for them i made sure of it
UPDATE: ok a rom going back to stock worked but now it shows my Battery has a ? on it and always says connect to charger never says charging if i were to take the wire out it will shut off so how do i fix that?
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Uhum.................... Do you realize you are in a S2 i9100 forum? What you are describing doesn't look like i9100??
Hi. I'm new to here so please i appreciate any help you can give .
So the story is... I own a samsung galaxy gio S5660 (i have Android 2.2.1 ) and i wanted to flash a custom rom on it. Well i forgot that i had to root it, so i just flashed the CWM recovery on it and now i cant get into the recovery, the samsung logo just stays. The phone works, it boots up but only not in the recovery mode :s. Also, i cant root from the pc either because i get unknown device, i installed kies, reinstalled the drivers... I get the error : Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43). It charges via usb but doesnt connect as storage or something like that :/ i cant figure out what to do. The root programs dont recognize/find the device so am i screwed or what :s. I know i was stupid that i didnt think about the root. I've done the rooting on a tablet many times so i dont know why i forgot to do it :s
Thank you for reading. Hope i get an answer
BUMP BUMP-
I did a factory reset with the code from the phone and now its stuck on the samsung logo :s. It enters download mode and fastboot but the most important problem is that the pc doesnt recognize the device so i cant use odin or any similar program to flash a new recovery on it :s. Is there anything i could do?
I tried reinstalling the drivers multiple times.
I tried on 2 laptops and 1 desktop but it's all the same :S.
BUMP.
Help please
BUMP T_T
jaja
Prepare ODIN with the firmware you want to flash (in my case was Gingerbread 2.3.4) and get it ready to go.
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Remove battery, wait for a bit. Insert battery again.
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Flash a recovery with your specific filesystem (EXT4 or RFS)-(If you have EXT4, download ext4 only, don't get ext4+rfs)
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Enter recovery & Wipe | Format:
System
Data
Cache
Dalvik Cache
Have ODIN ready. Connect phone to PC.
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Reboot to Download Mode
Hold Volume down + Power + Home button at the same time.
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At this point Odin should have detected your Galaxy Gio (Yellow rectangle should appear).
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Insert the Stock Rom or Custom Rom.
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Click Start button in Odin and wait about 5 min.
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Reboot and wait
Method 2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310
Method 3: using usb jig: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=METM3teG5rI
It's not my fault if you hard brick your phone using this methods.
Thanks for answering, but i cant enter recovery as i mentioned early and also odin doesnt detect my phone in download mode :s. When the samsung logo just stays i plug also the usb in then the pc says it cannot recognize the device and its listed as unknown which i before also mentioned. When i attempt to enter recovery it just also stays at the samsung logo and isnt entering it :s..
Bumpbumppp
Guys i still dont got the answer :c
The story:
Got a phone with some software problems when calling from a spouse. Tried to update the ROM and it bricked.
Status:
endless loop of bootscreen
could enter recovery mode and boot CWR
can not enter download mode
unable to boot system
Tried endless guides and instructions with stock ROM's and firmwares. Some of them installed some didnt - none worked. Still in endless loop.
Gave up yesterday and went to bed to keep trying today.
Now its totally bricked.
- no recovery mode
- no download mode
- no boot screen
- cant connect to PC via USB (Odin wont recoqnize)
The only sign of life - whatever I do it has black screen with backlight on but nothing else.
What can I do? They say that a broken phone is only with hardware problems but could I have f**** up the software so much that its the same?
elisterr said:
The story:
Got a phone with some software problems when calling from a spouse. Tried to update the ROM and it bricked.
Status:
endless loop of bootscreen
could enter recovery mode and boot CWR
can not enter download mode
unable to boot system
Tried endless guides and instructions with stock ROM's and firmwares. Some of them installed some didnt - none worked. Still in endless loop.
Gave up yesterday and went to bed to keep trying today.
Now its totally bricked.
- no recovery mode
- no download mode
- no boot screen
- cant connect to PC via USB (Odin wont recoqnize)
The only sign of life - whatever I do it has black screen with backlight on but nothing else.
What can I do? They say that a broken phone is only with hardware problems but could I have f**** up the software so much that its the same?
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You can try this guide by @SuperMini to force open Download Mode from odin. Here is the link,
How to unbrick Samsung Galaxy Ace
Make sure to use the key combination of Download Mode for your device as the one mentioned in the guide is for Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830. If that doesn't work, then you can try the USB Jig (not always guaranteed to work). If USB Jig did work, then it will force open the Download Mode so you can flash stock rom back using odin. If USB Jig doesn't work either, then your last option is to consult the Service Center. Do post the result. Hope I Helped
elisterr said:
The only sign of life - whatever I do it has black screen with backlight on but nothing else.
What can I do? They say that a broken phone is only with hardware problems but could I have f**** up the software so much that its the same?
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1. make sure you have installed drivers on your computer
2. remove battery > connect phone to computer > press volume buttons and lock key
3. if you get a black screen just press the volume up button.
odin will recognize the device
if this does not work then try multi-formatter
using it, format rfs partition and then install some custom rom.
link to multi-formatter thread : click here
mahithm said:
You can try this guide by @SuperMini to force open Download Mode from odin. Here is the link,
How to unbrick Samsung Galaxy Ace
Make sure to use the key combination of Download Mode for your device as the one mentioned in the guide is for Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830. If that doesn't work, then you can try the USB Jig (not always guaranteed to work). If USB Jig did work, then it will force open the Download Mode so you can flash stock rom back using odin. If USB Jig doesn't work either, then your last option is to consult the Service Center. Do post the result. Hope I Helped
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Well. Bought one from ebay. It finally arrived. Hoping for a miracle.
I connected it and.... Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
elisterr said:
Well. Bought one from ebay. It finally arrived. Hoping for a miracle.
I connected it and.... Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
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Go to service center and tell them to flash mobile
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elisterr said:
Well. Bought one from ebay. It finally arrived. Hoping for a miracle.
I connected it and.... Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
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I'm sorry to hear that. Now as the last resort, you can consult the Service Centre.