Ok so my cousin is using a S2 from 2 years ...and few months back her device software got so corrupted.So she asked me to fix it.
She said if all the data is lost it's okay ..but she wants her phone to be fixed.
So ..i went to the recovery mode and did a factory reset and then rebooted ..when the phone power up ..I got shocked to see that nothing happened the phone was same.So I tried it 3 times more ..but still nothing happened.
The next thing i thought was ODIN ..because kies sucks and is usually slow...so i went through threads then downloaded ODIN v1.85 ...and the firmware from sammobile.
BTW....MY COUSIN has a S II I9100 and she bought it from India only and right now ..it runs on 2.3.6
So...I downloaded this I9100XWLQ2_I9100ODDLPD_I9100DDLPC_HOME.tar.md5 FIRMWARE which I guess is 4.0.3 (don't remember)
and then I followed the procedure of ODIN ...but when I clicked START..after few seconds it showed "Invalid MD5 hash value".
So I googled that ...and found if you remove the .md5 extension it can be fixed ...but I also read that ..it may sometimes lead to bootloops.
So..next option was kies ..so i connected it showed firmware update available ...then it started downloading the firmware next when it was ready to flash the firmware it showed "BATTERY LOW...PLEASE RECHARGE" ..where as I had charged the battery to 100% and then connected it.
The problem is that the software is so corrupted that the battery drains of soo quickly ...even though the battery is not swollen or damaged.
So..can anyone please help me out with this problem ? I'm totally confused.
Don't worry ..I will HIT the THANKS button even if u just reply
Okay now it's getting totally weird !
So, kies this time updated my phone and then my device restarted and guess what ?
It's still the same...2.3.6
No BLOODY CHANGE !
My device is as it as before kies tried to update it !
and now ODIN also worked and flashed and then the process PASSED...but still the phone is same.
I tried all the methods of updating ..nothing happens !
Can someone please help me out ?
Vishrut Chhajer said:
and now ODIN also worked and flashed and then the process PASSED...but still the phone is same.
I tried all the methods of updating ..nothing happens !
Can someone please help me out ?
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Download CM 9.1.0 stable, then follow the procedure of CF-root to root your SGS2 using this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399. Then flash the CM9 by factory reset and wipe cache and wipe Dalvik cache. Use siyah kernel to get good performance. Download a .zip file and flash it using CWM.
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Vishrut Chhajer said:
Ok so my cousin is using a S2 from 2 years ...and few months back her device software got so corrupted.So she asked me to fix it.
She said if all the data is lost it's okay ..but she wants her phone to be fixed.
So ..i went to the recovery mode and did a factory reset and then rebooted ..when the phone power up ..I got shocked to see that nothing happened the phone was same.So I tried it 3 times more ..but still nothing happened.
The next thing i thought was ODIN ..because kies sucks and is usually slow...so i went through threads then downloaded ODIN v1.85 ...and the firmware from sammobile.
BTW....MY COUSIN has a S II I9100 and she bought it from India only and right now ..it runs on 2.3.6
So...I downloaded this I9100XWLQ2_I9100ODDLPD_I9100DDLPC_HOME.tar.md5 FIRMWARE which I guess is 4.0.3 (don't remember)
and then I followed the procedure of ODIN ...but when I clicked START..after few seconds it showed "Invalid MD5 hash value".
So I googled that ...and found if you remove the .md5 extension it can be fixed ...but I also read that ..it may sometimes lead to bootloops.
So..next option was kies ..so i connected it showed firmware update available ...then it started downloading the firmware next when it was ready to flash the firmware it showed "BATTERY LOW...PLEASE RECHARGE" ..where as I had charged the battery to 100% and then connected it.
The problem is that the software is so corrupted that the battery drains of soo quickly ...even though the battery is not swollen or damaged.
So..can anyone please help me out with this problem ? I'm totally confused.
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Don't forget to check out the right Firmware of your device and download the exact that firmware of the kernel.
Dude ! I don't wanna root or put CWM in that S2 ...it's my cousins' ..not mine !
I want a proper Stock firmware !
Could someone ..please help me ?
So go to Samfirmware & get one for your country/carrier. Guides/tutorials are in one post in the General section that's stickied, you can't miss it
MistahBungle said:
So go to Samfirmware & get one for your country/carrier. Guides/tutorials are in one post in the General section that's stickied, you can't miss it
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First ..I don't get you.
Second...I downloaded the proper firmware ..but still nothing happens.
Okay chuck that ...even when I do a factory reset ...nothing happens !
Get mobile odin from play store.
Sent from the little guy
Vishrut Chhajer said:
Dude ! I don't wanna root or put CWM in that S2 ...it's my cousins' ..not mine !
I want a proper Stock firmware !
Could someone ..please help me ?
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You can check out your Build No. like I had XWKL1 under About phone, so you can download that firmware from internet by Googling it, and then try to flash it using Odin. As I have heard that if you update your phone via Odin then you can't update it using Kies. By the way CM9 is awesome you will forget the garbage of Samsung after using it.
avirk said:
You can check out your Build No. like I had XWKL1 under About phone, so you can download that firmware from internet by Googling it, and then try to flash it using Odin. As I have heard that if you update your phone via Odin then you can't update it using Kies. By the way CM9 is awesome you will forget the garbage of Samsung after using it.
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Thanks for replying bro,
But I tried both Odin and Kies ...and both successfully updated my device...but when I turned ON the phone ..my device was the same in 2.3.6 ...even data doesn't get erased !
gastonw said:
Get mobile odin from play store.
Sent from the little guy
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But that needs to have ROOT access !
I'll try rooting my device today !
Vishrut Chhajer said:
But that needs to have ROOT access !
I'll try rooting my device today !
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Right...GB, that's a ***** to root without a working USB. Try ExynosAbuse.
cheers
Vishrut Chhajer said:
But that needs to have ROOT access !
I'll try rooting my device today !
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just dont be affraid of rooting.. its easy to unroot anyway.. =)
cheers.. hope yours cousin's phone get well..
Try using a rom wipe/nuke script.before flashing a new ROM...
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Hello!
I installed CM on my Galaxy Ace, also used a kernel that allowed me to overlock the phone. So I overclocked to 940MHz from the stock 800Mhz.. all was working fine, untill this morning. I woke up and the phone was turned off. I thought my battery has discharged during the night, so I put the phone on charge, and trided to boot it. Samsung Galaxy Ace logo appeared, but it got stuck there... Tried to boot to recovery menu, as I always do, but it doesnt work! I thought something must went wrong so decided to reinstall new firmware through ODIN. Everything seemed to be fine - ODIN recognized the phone, so I flashed succesfully my Galaxy Ace with new firmware.. Then, when It was supposed to reboot itsef, it didnt. It got stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Ace logo, and thats all... I tried pull the battery out, to charge it even more, but nothing... Tried various firmwares, but no luck.
So, my phone will go into downlaod mode, but not to recovery mode anymore. It won't boot up, it shows only the screen with Samsung Galaxy Ace logo... nothing more.
What could have happened? What to do?
Consegregate warned against frequencies higher than 921Mhz .
The phone must've bootlooped the whole night .
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Excuse me, you mean I have bricked my phone by overclocking it that high? I thought It would restart it self, or hang up at most, but It actually worked for few hours. Than it turned off by itself. So I thought flashing new firmware with odin (which actually worked) would repair the problem?
Anyone?
u can install qtadb on ur pc/laptop, run it, plug in ur ace and boot it, then look at the logcat provided by qtadb.
btw maybe u fried ur cpu afterall
You wont believe.. I was flashing 2.3.3 firmware through odin, and after a "succesfull" flashing the phone wouldnt boot up - stuck on samsung galaxy ace logo. tried many 2.3.3 firmwares.
My last try was installing 2.3.4 firmware - it booted...
solved...
What does it mean when my samsung has has no network coverage? In phone info there is "|unknown|" @ baseband.
bremkins said:
What does it mean when my samsung has has no network coverage? In phone info there is "|unknown|" @ baseband.
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reflash modem via odin.
That was because you flashed a one package firmware and it didn't reformat the data partition to rfs, so it didn't boot.
And about the overnight mystery brick it shouldn't be happening. You need to check your bedroom for demons.
Hey everyone,
I figured out that I lost my EFS folder.. no imei....
Is there any chance to get it back? Do i have to visit a samsung centre for repair?
It seems as if someone took your phone at night and then bricked it.
consegregate said:
That was because you flashed a one package firmware and it didn't reformat the data partition to rfs, so it didn't boot.
And about the overnight mystery brick it shouldn't be happening. You need to check your bedroom for demons.
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Lmfao for demons? But who knows, isn't it possible that the phone had a process crash or something and rebooted and got stuck there? I know because that happens on my Ace sometimes. The rebooting I mean. It reboots by itself while I'm using it but that's about it and then it goes back to normal.
Okay guys,
but what to do now, when I don't have my IMEI (= I cant use my phone to call).. ?
bremkins said:
Okay guys,
but what to do now, when I don't have my IMEI (= I cant use my phone to call).. ?
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Send it to Samsung for repair
Do you think wouldn't be it faster to show the phone to a "non-official-gsm-point"? There are many places where they sell/buy/repair phones. I know they will charge me (but not as much as samsung care for sure) and there is possibility to get the phone repaired on the moment.
sorry for posting in this thread.......
guys i have CM7+oc kernel+ext4+v6 supercharger and all other stuff installed on my phone.....
if at any point, i would want to get back to the stock firmware,what is the procedure??
should i direclty flash the stock with odin.......or are there any intermediate steps that are to be followed before odin comes into picture?
sorry for the noob question
crueldevil19 said:
sorry for posting in this thread.......
guys i have CM7+oc kernel+ext4+v6 supercharger and all other stuff installed on my phone.....
if at any point, i would want to get back to the stock firmware,what is the procedure??
should i direclty flash the stock with odin.......or are there any intermediate steps that are to be followed before odin comes into picture?
sorry for the noob question
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Directly flash stock rom with odin....
Hit the thanks button if I helped
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aceian said:
Directly flash stock rom with odin....
Hit the thanks button if I helped
[FOLLOW XDA RULES]
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You forgot to ask him to convert his ext4 partitions to rfs first
lets please stay on topic..
someone can answer my queston? thanks
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lets please stay on topic..
someone can answer my queston? thanks
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This phone is bricked that normal phone shops cannot repair .
I think normal phone shops use the same tools as us .
I have the international edition of the S3 that a was messing around with, and I ended up installing some rom and now I can't even get into recovery. I've searched around and tried multiple methods of fixing it. The only thing I can access is download mode. Can anyone help?
same my condition ..... it's looks like sudden death ..... try flash any recovery files ... if not ... ur last hope doing PIT then if u failed to 100% successfully .... need a new MotherBoard ... replace it if warranty recover
ps: act like fool and tell them u have sudden Death and u didnt play with anything (dont mention ur flash custom rom/firmware ....it will cancel ur warranty)
sry for lose man , u not the only one ... i cant even replace it with warranty due to bought from another country
good luck
speedman2202 said:
same my condition ..... it's looks like sudden death ..... try flash any recovery files ... if not ... ur last hope doing PIT then if u failed to 100% successfully .... need a new MotherBoard ... replace it if warranty recover
ps: act like fool and tell them u have sudden Death and u didnt play with anything (dont mention ur flash custom rom/firmware ....it will cancel ur warranty)
sry for lose man , u not the only one ... i cant even replace it with warranty due to bought from another country
good luck
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Do you know where I could find instructions on how to flash a PIT?
this is file come from sammobile.com website
providing u the right PIT file with flasher
http://www.mediafire.com/?ddfpfkk2pb8326k
connect ur mobile , open odin program and then press on PIT button and navigate PIT files then (as i think) choose the latest PIT file with name i9300 (ur mobile Model) and latest date and then hit start ..... good luck but i recommend u send it to ur Samsung repair center if warranty cover
good luck
stop!
before messing with pit files, which is extremely dangerous, flash a stock ROM through Odin and then do a factory reset from recovery
Glebun said:
stop!
before messing with pit files, which is extremely dangerous, flash a stock ROM through Odin and then do a factory reset from recovery
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Exactly this^^^^....pit file flashing is an absolute last resort, not a first solution
did you tried flashing 4.0.4 stock rom with odin?
same thing happened to me 2 weeks ago, flashing 4.0.4 and after that flashing 4.1.2 fixed it.
try to do not mess with pit especially if you didn't backup your efs folder. it is not needed.
redstreetwalker said:
it is not needed.
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moreover, it can render your phone irreparable
Ganjasaur said:
now I can't even get into recovery. The only thing I can access is download mode.
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Glebun said:
stop!
before messing with pit files, which is extremely dangerous, flash a stock ROM through Odin and then do a factory reset from recovery
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he cant go to Recovery mode ......(same like my condition) , he just can go to download mode
Glebun said:
stop!
before messing with pit files, which is extremely dangerous, flash a stock ROM through Odin and then do a factory reset from recovery
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I've already tried to flash a stock firmware, but I still couldn't get it into recovery. I'm not sure if it was the right one though. I have a regular unbranded SIII, is there a specific firmware I should flash?
speedman2202 said:
he cant go to Recovery mode ......(same like my condition) , he just can go to download mode
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okay? the first thing to do here is just flash a stock ROM, no need for pit files
Mine was stuck before than samsung logo, on the model number screen. Almost 1 second or less after opening the device.
Then i flashed 4.0.4 and magically it opened without any loop or something. Its useless to flash 4.1.2 or any other jb stock rom, for some reason it seems not fixing the loop issue.
Again, there is no problem related with pit files.
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It's all individual, what worked for you might not work for others. Don't say that flashing JB is useless, because it's not
I flashed stock 4.0.4 firmware through odin. The operation was successful, but I was still unable to enter recovery. What am I doing wrong?
Ganjasaur said:
I flashed stock 4.0.4 firmware through odin. The operation was successful, but I was still unable to enter recovery. What am I doing wrong?
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Follow the steps to root and flash your custom ROM again as if you just got your phone. The same thing happened to my T999, and it took me 3 tries doing this to finally get back into Recovery.
try to flash in odin stock rom then root use cwm then try to go to recovery..
My cousin's having the same exact issue and we've been unable to find the proper rom. Can anyone please tell me where to get one? I've downloaded some "international" ones but when i try to upload it it keeps telling me failed, i've tried at least 4 or 5 different roms.
ANY help would be greatly appreciated!!
Phone is:
GT-i9300
using it in the US with StraightTalk in the US (been working like a charm for ~6 months, all of a suddent when into this weird limp mode)
Phone was running jellybean 4.1.1 (through kies) and not rooted
Try several times before giving up. Sometimes it works after when the device feels that you've had enough stress and fear.
I mean the problem is common but it's solved in different ways or different repeats.
But it seems that your problem is a software problem that can be solved.
Glebun said:
It's all individual, what worked for you might not work for others. Don't say that flashing JB is useless, because it's not
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Sorry for the misunderstanding, i mean flashing jb was useless for me in that situation. Thanks for the correction
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Hi,
Me and my partner both got s3's recently his on contract mine on like buy as you view. Mine received the 4.1.1 update through the phone and after waiting a few weeks and still nothing on his we decided to update it via computer. I used odin because i saw on a post that thats what you were supposed to use and flashed it to 4.1.1. I then realised i had put the wrong version on (German one i think) and it was causing errors so we flashed again to 4.1.1 the UK version.
He is now on:
Android version 4.1.1
Baseband version I9300XXDLID
I do not know if that's correct but everything seems a ok.
However since then my phone received the 4.1.2 update and we want the same update on his phone. It does not find it on the phone. Since then i learned KIES is the samsung software not odin. No updates can be found via KIES cos the software isn't supported. I want to be able to use KIES with his phone again, can i reverse the odin update anyway?? I rang samsung and he told me it will be like that forever now and i will never be able to use KIES?
Can anyone assist me. I really want ot be able to update from KIES again instead of using odin.
Sorry if i sound like a noob im only good with apple technology haha!! :laugh:
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P.S. My software is
Android version 4.1.2
Baseband version I9300XXELLA
we are both on Orange if thats any help? His came on Ice Cream Sandwich though and mine came on 4.1.1
If the phone isnt locked on orange just download 4.1.2 from sammobile and instal via odin as u did beffore.
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Odin is official samsung. You can use Kies if you use OFW. If your current OFW doesn't support Kies, just download other from samfirmware.com.
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i have no idea what OFW stands for lol. Samsung told me on the phone i should not have used odin as it will void warranty. Im trying to revert the update so that i can use kies again cos it will not work at all now, and get the updates directly on the phone. Is this even possible?
Fygaroo said:
If the phone isnt locked on orange just download 4.1.2 from sammobile and instal via odin as u did beffore.
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If i do that will i still have to always use odin?
roxii said:
If i do that will i still have to always use odin?
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Before flashing with odin try doing a factory reset on your device and then check if your device status is NORMAL to do that go to settings>about devoce>status>device status if it says normal then u are ok if it says modified try flashing the stock room with Odin and doing factory reset after the flash and if that dosnt work your device is maybe rooted and u need to unroot and do a triangle away here is the guide how to do that http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710613
roxii said:
i have no idea what OFW stands for lol. Samsung told me on the phone i should not have used odin as it will void warranty. Im trying to revert the update so that i can use kies again cos it will not work at all now, and get the updates directly on the phone. Is this even possible?
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Yes you want 100\% the exact firmware that came with the phone including CSC .
A stock Samsung firmware can be flashed via Odin without any problems .
jje
Fygaroo said:
Before flashing with odin try doing a factory reset on your device and then check if your device status is NORMAL to do that go to settings>about devoce>status>device status if it says normal then u are ok if it says modified try flashing the stock room with Odin and doing factory reset after the flash and if that dosnt work your device is maybe rooted and u need to unroot and do a triangle away here is the guide how to do that http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710613
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Heres whats confusing then.. it says device status normal without me doing anything to it. So shouldbt I be able to use kies and do updates from the phone?
Fygaroo said:
Before flashing with odin try doing a factory reset on your device and then check if your device status is NORMAL to do that go to settings>about devoce>status>device status if it says normal then u are ok if it says modified try flashing the stock room with Odin and doing factory reset after the flash and if that dosnt work your device is maybe rooted and u need to unroot and do a triangle away here is the guide how to do that http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710613
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And when I check for updates on the phone it says latest update already installed but its definately still on 4.1.1. Ill update via odin to the orange 4.1.2 and see what happens
OFW is "official firmware"
JJEgan said:
Yes you want 100\% the exact firmware that came with the phone including CSC .
A stock Samsung firmware can be flashed via Odin without any problems .
jje
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Ypu can achieve this by using KIES.
Open kies
Start recovering and make sure you can put your cells serial number somewhere
Connect phone only when kies asks to
Voila, stock as used to.
Kind regards,
Thomas
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roxii said:
And when I check for updates on the phone it says latest update already installed but its definately still on 4.1.1. Ill update via odin to the orange 4.1.2 and see what happens
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Thats probably because 4.1.2 is not out yet for that region carrier .
Fygaroo said:
Thats probably because 4.1.2 is not out yet for that region carrier .
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Will that be because i accidentally put a different region on before i went back to uk? As i know its definately out as i have it on my phone and they are available on sammobile. I will try and restore through kies. Will i loose my data?
htcsnap93 said:
Ypu can achieve this by using KIES.
Open kies
Start recovering and make sure you can put your cells serial number somewhere
Connect phone only when kies asks to
Voila, stock as used to.
Kind regards,
Thomas
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Hi just wondering im trying to do what you said, but my phone isnt showing up in a list to do it? Thanks
roxii said:
Hi just wondering im trying to do what you said, but my phone isnt showing up in a list to do it? Thanks
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Search sammobile.com or use Google search .
jje
htcsnap93 said:
Ypu can achieve this by using KIES.
Open kies
Start recovering and make sure you can put your cells serial number somewhere
Connect phone only when kies asks to
Voila, stock as used to.
Kind regards,
Thomas
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Premium XDA-developers app
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I've been wondering, does this method wipe user data or not?
Just curious.
esist said:
I've been wondering, does this method wipe user data or not?
Just curious.
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im not bothered about loosing my user data but the option isnt there for me, it says phones that need this are listed below and the phone does not show. Not even if i put it in recovery mode. Any assistance would be great i am however just going to download some 4.1.2's today to try and fix it. I did notice however that when in download mode at the bottom it said something about multi CSC should it say this? LOL i wish i was more technologically savvy but i am literally only good at apple software. Wish id just waited Someone said to do one with BTU on the end and it should correct the CSC code? any idea if this is right?
I should however imagine it would delete all user data, people on other posts have said it was lost
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roxii said:
im not bothered about loosing my user data but the option isnt there for me, it says phones that need this are listed below and the phone does not show. Not even if i put it in recovery mode. Any assistance would be great i am however just going to download some 4.1.2's today to try and fix it. I did notice however that when in download mode at the bottom it said something about multi CSC should it say this? LOL i wish i was more technologically savvy but i am literally only good at apple software. Wish id just waited Someone said to do one with BTU on the end and it should correct the CSC code? any idea if this is right?
I should however imagine it would delete all user data, people on other posts have said it was lost
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Ok if u want the 4.1.2 update and u want to be able to use OTA i advise u to do flash the latest 4.1.2 room from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610 there is even a guide there how to flash it , if your device shows modified status after the flash just reboot into Android Recovery by holding Vol UP + Home + Power till you see Samsung Galaxy S3 displayed on screen , then u will see the recovery options, do a factory wipe and wipe cache then reboot and u should now be able to receive OTA updates .
I am also using the same room and all is working ok OTA shows no new updates but i think when the updates hits i will be able to get it via OTA , kies is not working but i think u dont need to worry about it because u can always flash via Odin .
Here is a guide how to flash a room with working Kies and OTA
First u need to root your device u can do this by following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957273
Edit: When u finish rooting u should use this app its called triangle away http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114 and use it to reset the counter .
When u are done with triangle away then download this on your phone it available on play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manniakk.cscselector&hl=en
Run it and change your CSC to BTU this will factory reset your phone after u done that u should flash the UK room from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
When u finish that u should boot into recovery and wipe data/factory reset , you should now be able to use Kies .
I am not sure this will work 100% but it should , if u could remember what was the CSC and room before you flashed the devices with odin you could flash that firmware.
Tell me if it worked.
Hey guys,
I don't know what happened but I was trying to update my phone (GT-I9300) using Odin v3.07 and I'm getting stuck at NAND Write Start.
Also, I'm unable to boot into recovery mode.
Also, When I try to reboot my phone normally, I end up in downloading mode but without the counter and all those stats which are written in top left corner. Just plain simple downloading mode. I don't know what to do. Please help me out ASAP as my battery will die otherwise.
P.S. Phone's not charging!!! :'(
saurabh_goyal93 said:
Hey guys,
I don't know what happened but I was trying to update my phone (GT-I9300) using Odin v3.07 and I'm getting stuck at NAND Write Start.
Also, I'm unable to boot into recovery mode.
Also, When I try to reboot my phone normally, I end up in downloading mode but without the counter and all those stats which are written in top left corner. Just plain simple downloading mode. I don't know what to do. Please help me out ASAP as my battery will die otherwise.
P.S. Phone's not charging!!! :'(
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I guess you Messed it up.. Wish any dev could help ya
GOOD LUCK :good:.
BHARGAV33 said:
I guess you Messed it up.. Wish any dev could help ya
GOOD LUCK :good:.
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What??? Seriously?? Warranty is still there or is it void?
Download mode shows the following:
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9300
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
saurabh_goyal93 said:
What??? Seriously?? Warranty is still there or is it void?
Download mode shows the following:
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9300
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
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Try getting into recovery mode..
Remove the battery
Hold down the keys for recovery mode(without battery)
Then put the battery in..
Don't leave the keys until you get into recovery mode.. Probably you'd have to try flashing an new rom through recovery..make sure the first thing you do.on CWM is factory reset
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And also see if you could flash an new version of CWM through Odin
saurabh_goyal93 said:
What??? Seriously?? Warranty is still there or is it void?
Download mode shows the following:
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9300
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
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You were the one asking about hardbrick and now it seems you could have suffered one. What a fu**ed up coinsidence. Although for now it looks like a Soft-Brick
Ok first , how many % did your battery have when you started flashing?
Second, what Firmware did you flash and where did you get it (link would be good)?
The flashing counter looks good except the the System Status. It states custom which indicates that you changed the Firmware in some way which could void warranty but not always, depends on the carrier and the Service Center.
Scarface1991 said:
You were the one asking about hardbrick and now it seems you could have suffered one. What a fu**ed up coinsidence. Although for now it looks like a Soft-Brick
Ok first , how many % did your battery have when you started flashing?
Second, what Firmware did you flash and where did you get it (link would be good)?
The flashing counter looks good except the the System Status. It states custom which indicates that you changed the Firmware in some way which could void warranty but not always, depends on the carrier and the Service Center.
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1) Around 50% but the amount of battery left is much much less than that. I can feel it.
2) XXDLJ4 from Sammobile. I can't find the link. But it was official firmware from UK.
I live in India. We don't have carrier specific phones yet. But I have no idea what service centre guys are going to say. I'm just gonna tell him that I was updating using kies and this happened.
BHARGAV33 said:
Try getting into recovery mode..
Remove the battery
Hold down the keys for recovery mode(without battery)
Then put the battery in..
Don't leave the keys until you get into recovery mode.. Probably you'd have to try flashing an new rom through recovery..make sure the first thing you do.on CWM is factory reset
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And also see if you could flash an new version of CWM through Odin
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Thanks for your reply but I'm unable to get into recovery mode. I tried what you said.
XXDLJ4 is outdated and is from 2012. From what Google says it`s Android 4.1.1 . There are newer Firmwares around. The newest Firmware to my knowledge is XXEMC3. However it doesn`t matter what the Firmware is, it should work even if the Firmware is old. Do you still have the log from Odin? It would be good to see where Odin failed exactly. A screenshot would be great.
Scarface1991 said:
XXDLJ4 is outdated and is from 2012. From what Google says it`s Android 4.1.1 . There are newer Firmwares around. The newest Firmware to my knowledge is XXEMC3. However it doesn`t matter what the Firmware is, it should work even if the Firmware is old. Do you still have the log from Odin? It would be good to see where Odin failed exactly. A screenshot would be great.
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Yeah. Sure. Here you go.
Ok a friend of mine had the same issue one time with his I9000 and it helped to switch the USB Ports and then try to flash the firmware again. Also turn off every process that belongs to Kies. Go to Task manager and Kill every Kies process.
Also try to use Odin 1.85, I`ve seen people having problems with Odin 3.xx before
Scarface1991 said:
Ok a friend of mine had the same issue one time with his I9000 and it helped to switch the USB Ports and then try to flash the firmware again. Also turn off every process that belongs to Kies. Go to Task manager and Kill every Kies process.
Also try to use Odin 1.85, I`ve seen people having problems with Odin 3.xx before
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I'll do that. Give me two mins.
P.S. Can I somehow charge my phone's battery? Like through a wall socket? It shows old style downloading mode with no info whatsoever if I do that? Is it charging?
Scarface1991 said:
Ok a friend of mine had the same issue one time with his I9000 and it helped to switch the USB Ports and then try to flash the firmware again. Also turn off every process that belongs to Kies. Go to Task manager and Kill every Kies process.
Also try to use Odin 1.85, I`ve seen people having problems with Odin 3.xx before
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Same issue! I even reinstalled the drivers!!
saurabh_goyal93 said:
I'll do that. Give me two mins.
P.S. Can I somehow charge my phone's battery? Like through a wall socket? It shows old style downloading mode with no info whatsoever if I do that? Is it charging?
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Nope I don`t think it`s charging. That`s why almost every flashing guide says that you should have a fully charged battery before you flash a ROM to your device.
Edit: Ok this is weird. I would try a different Firmware.
Scarface1991 said:
Nope I don`t think it`s charging. That`s why almost every flashing guide says that you should have a fully charged battery before you flash a ROM to your device.
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Yeah I know that. But this thing has never ever happened to me. So I guess I was over-confident!
Turn your phone off so the battery won`t die. Then download the latest Firmware and flash it the same way you did before. This is the only thing that you could do to my knowledge.
Do you have a Custom ROM on your phones internal or external SD? If yes you could follow up on BHARGAV33`s tip to flash CWM Recovery through Odin and then try to access Recovery and afterwards wipe data and flash a new ROM.
saurabh_goyal93 said:
Yeah. Sure. Here you go.
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i faced same problem in two of my USB ports and was successful in the other ones ! as the senior member said try changing your pc USB ports. good luck ! :good:
Scarface1991 said:
Nope I don`t think it`s charging. That`s why almost every flashing guide says that you should have a fully charged battery before you flash a ROM to your device.
Edit: Ok this is weird. I would try a different Firmware.
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I've tried all the firmwares which I have! Android 4.0.4, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, everything!
No change in result!
Its bricked...hard bricked...send it off if you have warranty...it happened to me.
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"NAND Erase All" is worth trying?
Scarface1991 said:
Turn your phone off so the battery won`t die. Then download the latest Firmware and flash it the same way you did before. This is the only thing that you could do to my knowledge.
Do you have a Custom ROM on your phones internal or external SD? If yes you could follow up on BHARGAV33`s tip to flash CWM Recovery through Odin and then try to access Recovery and afterwards wipe data and flash a new ROM.
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Doing that only for the some past hours. No, I'm unable to get into recovery in the way he said. I've already tried it. I searched around on forum & some people were able to tackle their issue by flashing a complete firmware with 3 files. I download the whole firmware which had 3 files but still no luck. I'm going crazy over here, should I just give my phone to Samsung Care and let them deal with it? Or is there anything left to try?
And BTW, I gotta ask, what exactly happens if someone ticks "NAND Erase All" in odin when flashing a firmware. I've not done this because according to me, it's not advisable to play with things which you don't know about.
1) So, what does "NAND Erase All" in odin do exactly?
2) Will it somehow be helpful in my situation?
3) Also, some people on XDA say that NAND Erase All hard bricks your phone & warranty is also void. Is this true?
[email protected] said:
Its bricked...hard bricked...send it off if you have warranty...it happened to me.
Sent from my Vivid 4G using xda app-developers app
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Download mode shows the following:
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9300
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom <<<<<<< This is the part I'm worried about!!
Is my warranty voided or not?
Hello,
I'm having a strange problem since I'd flashed Cyanogenmod 10.2 on my device. I was running smooth for couple of days and then suddenly it restarted and stuck on Samsung bootlogo. Whenever I'd tried to power on it was stuck there. Then I tried odin flash stock latest NG3 rom and the phone asked for pit. After this it's not working anymore except the Download mode. It shows on odin but when I try flashing anything it fails all the time. Please if anybody can help me on this :crying:
I had never have a problem of this kind while flashing other devices hundreds of times but this one.
Pictures below:
Phone recognized by Odin 3.07 (also any version of Odin)
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/pGJ2i4tHrJ793tZ8_QlExNjqrjp_7FgCFnhkJrRxqjQ=w339-h262-p-no
With only pit (also with ticked Auto Reboot and F. reset time)-
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/4wvozjEM78d6gCxnjitqfTVeVq2mm-XKjUS0PBC4f-Y=w337-h262-p-no
With stock recovery-
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YAEeTv1yj3Mt8DOdVGKMlS3SkkcvKkdiWlvAH2XnUGA=w335-h262-p-no
With pit and stock image-
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/YZEBDcmMnEyXZnPP7IS_a20LrqefqgsINUpYtG4K728=w338-h262-p-no
With Stock image-
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IUCCLVJfPS5RfHpFW9_b2dI1-1rEanO0QzLnG0UaVg=w338-h262-p-no
Condition of the device now:
Power On-
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ieJG-aQEo7bTpCN4YdKTAWnwCcacIN1WNMNn9lkHqMw=w195-h260-p-no
Recovery Mode-
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/6FCnGV--qLfFB92m-2PNmzd7h0bUdmJxcHfz_Ztc0kw=w195-h260-p-no
Download Mode 1-
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pa7FCzyC23KPRTeyNSDyG46KTA0XofHBby4uAMxJX8o=w195-h260-p-no
Download Mode 2-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/album.php?albumid=11597&pictureid=46943
>>please can anybody say whats problem is and can it be solved<<
Attachments: https://plus.google.com/photos/1105...ms/5923872824339082913?authkey=CLLZp-mf_LS7Ww
@mistermish2000, I'm not a pro but I believe that your partition is corrupted.
If you flashed with PIT selected then you can try to use a recovery firmware for your device from XDA. That would be a last resort though.
thanks RazorMC. I tried with stockrecovery file with no luck, but can u suggest any recovery firmware for the I9300 version please. I'm also looking but if u know any that worked before please suggest. thanks again
mistermish2000 said:
thanks RazorMC. I tried with stockrecovery file with no luck, but can u suggest any recovery firmware for the I9300 version please. I'm also looking but if u know any that worked before please suggest. thanks again
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No this is a sign of complete eMMC failure see this post >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help/problem-white-screen-black-lines-rain-t2467459 << I have never seen anyone recover from this and I have seen quite a few posts with the same problem. Service repair recommended :crying:
Try reading the 'dead boot repair solution' thread in general forum, a repair shop with a z3x box will be able to tell you if the emmc is totally fried.
mistermish2000 said:
Hello,
I'm having a strange problem since I'd flashed Cyanogenmod 10.2 on my device. I was running smooth for couple of days and then suddenly it restarted and stuck on Samsung bootlogo. Whenever I'd tried to power on it was stuck there. Then I tried odin flash stock latest NG3 rom and the phone asked for pit. After this it's not working anymore except the Download mode. It shows on odin but when I try flashing anything it fails all the time. Please if anybody can help me on this :crying:
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You Have Nothing To Loss Try To ReROOT Your Device & Flash Stock ROM
Take a look at THIS
Sorry for the late response. Thank u very much guys for ur kind solutions. But I also thought it's about the hardware so nothing to do now it's a trash. But thank u anyway for showing the ways. Best wishes for all :thumbup::thumbup:
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Free mobile app
mistermish2000 said:
Sorry for the late response. Thank u very much guys for ur kind solutions. But I also thought it's about the hardware so nothing to do now it's a trash. But thank u anyway for showing the ways. Best wishes for all :thumbup::thumbup:
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Free mobile app
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good luck man:good: