Hello.
Currently I have Samsung GT-I9300 (international edition ) that I bought from UAE. But I am already in Indonesia right now.
My s3 is currently at boot loop.
After digging around in the forum, I found a number of things to try.
Here is the list of things I have done:
1. I tried flashing stock rom using odin pc. The stock I used is the newest ( I9300XXEMC3_I9300NEEEMC1_NEE). Result from ODIN: Succeed. But the boot loop is still looping!!
2.Then I tried flashing cmw recovery because I can't get into recovery at all. After flashing, there's red exclamation mark on upper left corner with the Samsung logo. And still cannot get into recovery using the combo (vol up+home+power) button, it wouldnt go into recovery at all and keep showing me the samsung logo.
3.Next I tried flashing the rescue firmware in i9000 post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40509099#post40509099). I used the XXELLA. Flashed the pit, csc, pda and bootloader. The boot loop still persist.
4.The last thing I did is bring it to Samsung service center. They tried flashing their current (Indonesian) stock rom but the problem also persists. They advised that I need to change the mainboard in UAE where the phone is originally from. They said because after changing mainboard , they need to re inject IMEI. And can only do that in original country. And they informed me the flash also succeed thru odin, it's just the boot loop is still looping...
In download mode the product name still presents. (I read a post in this forum saying if the product name still persists then the mainboard is not fried (is the information correct?)
And all flashing thru odin give me succeed message.This indicates my mainboard is still safe.
My problem now is I cannot get into reocvery and the boot loop persists.
I believe that my problem would be not being able to wipe data /cache as I can't get into recovery mode.
So my question is can I wipe data and cache using odin ? If yes, coudd anyone tell me how?
Also, please advise me on what else to try on my S3.
I am really desperate and out of ideas.
Your help would be greatly appreciated !
Thank you.
Help? Please try the help section for that
You have already posted this identical question .#
Service centre says new motherboard required symptoms you post say Nand damaged .
Answer replace motherboard .
jje
Awww. Somebody needs to help the poor guy.
DeadSOL said:
Awww. Somebody needs to help the poor guy.
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I'm not sure if this helps, but I have two points:
the red exclamation mark is usual after flashing non-Samsung images.
If you check "Re-Partition" in Odin, the data should be wiped.
DISCLAIMER: No guaranty! Your're using Odin at your own risk
If you have wiped data it old be damaged NAND flashing stock and a data wipe should fix any software problems.
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JJEgan said:
You have already posted this identical question .#
Service centre says new motherboard required symptoms you post say Nand damaged .
Answer replace motherboard .
jje
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Hi JJE,
so the symptoms i posted point to a damanged Nand?
would it be posssible that the Nand is damaged and i still manage to flash stock rom via ODIN without any error message?
thanks for your help.
One flash stock rom = failed .
Two Recovery = failed
Flash Rescue firmware = failed
Service centre answer = needs a motherboard .
Possible try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1796062
jje
Nand is most likely fried...however if not, try flashing with repartition and pit, you cannot loose much if your phone doesnt work anyways. BTW, on which firmware/kernel dis this occur?
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gaspernemec said:
Nand is most likely fried...however if not, try flashing with repartition and pit, you cannot loose much if your phone doesnt work anyways. BTW, on which firmware/kernel dis this occur?
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Hi.
I have tried repartitioning using the rescue firmware. Still boot loop.
I cant remember the firmware/kernel the s3 had.
Anyway, i guess now i have confirmed that my s3 is dead.
nevertheless, thank you guys for responding.
Cheers.
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I recently tried to factory reset data via CWM recovery. After that, my Phone is stopping at initial screen where it shows Samsung Galaxy SII GT-19100. I can go to download and recovery mode. I can even flash the stock ROMS using ODIN(I tried several). But I cannot pass the initial boot screen. I again tried to factory reset datra in stock recovery mode. But the operation gets stuck and phone restarts after few minutes. Could this be a symptom of EMMC Brickbug? My Flash counter is 0 and phone is under warranty. Can I claim warranty if its a hardbrick? Thanks
I seem to have the same issue. Although it won't go in to recovery mode. Only download.
I can't seem to get Odin to see it either. HELP PLEASE!
Have you tried wiping the dalvik cache?
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St0rmzx said:
Have you tried wiping the dalvik cache?
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Yes. I tried. Still there is no change... I can wipe /cache but phone gets stuck while wiping /data
Pfft I don't know...
Try formatting or unmounting the sd card.
I don't know. *.*
AlanDS said:
Yes. I tried. Still there is no change... I can wipe /cache but phone gets stuck while wiping /data
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at least you are not that Noob to provide ur Firmware info for sure right.
which rom/kernel u ver before this issue etc, so that it would be easy for people to help u out with the same
This issue happened with the latest official Nordic Countries NEE(4.0.4) firmware. Now I have flashed old Indian firmware also. But no change..
I remember someone else had a problem like this and what he did is flash using the bootloader option in odin instead of pda. Try looking into that, don't do this before researching but it's an idea...
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OK. For some reason using Odin on my PC wouldn't work. It couldn't see the phone.
I loaded Odin 1.8 on to my Laptop and it connected to the phone.
I then followed this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1449771 using a newer version of Odin, which also works on the Laptop but not the PC.
I had to re-root the phone etc. I've since reflashed Resurrection Remix and all is fine.
Any ideas why Odin may not work on my PC? All the drivers are loaded and I have removed Kies. Both PC and Laptop are Win 7
Did you try a different usb port on your pc? That's the only logical reason I can think of, or you may have uninstall the drivers by accident when you uninstalled kies
Guys, I found that my phone was a victim of emmc hardbrick bug. I tried the patched PIT file and phone started working. But after sometime it got shut and not turning on at all.. Its totally dead. I am sending it now to Samsung service center.
AlanDS said:
Guys, I found that my phone was a victim of emmc hardbrick bug. I tried the patched PIT file and phone started working. But after sometime it got shut and not turning on at all.. Its totally dead. I am sending it now to Samsung service center.
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my galaxy s2 M250S same problem as you, i go to ss service center and they said emmc brick (flash dead). must replace mainboard:crying:
AlanDS said:
I recently tried to factory reset data via CWM recovery. After that, my Phone is stopping at initial screen where it shows Samsung Galaxy SII GT-19100. I can go to download and recovery mode. I can even flash the stock ROMS using ODIN(I tried several). But I cannot pass the initial boot screen. I again tried to factory reset datra in stock recovery mode. But the operation gets stuck and phone restarts after few minutes. Could this be a symptom of EMMC Brickbug? My Flash counter is 0 and phone is under warranty. Can I claim warranty if its a hardbrick? Thanks
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It doesn't sound like a hard brick because in a hard brick your phone won't even power up! Do you have the yellow triangle at initial screen? If not then yes you can claim warranty
I have same thing i flashed patched pit after jtag becouse only this pit want to turn phone,but now i have problems i have only 8 gig usb storage but is not problem that problem is that after instaling some games and app my phone always restarting when instaling . Loks like i have bricked blocks but how to remove fix that blocks.I dont know but i think its only work new motherboard or new phone . I have this problems after ful wipe in 4.0.4 lq5 leaked rom
Even I got this problem after wiping with 4.0.4 XXLPO rom... It was a big mistake and have to pay for it now!!! Luckily I don't have yellow triangle or flash counter.
AlanDS said:
Even I got this problem after wiping with 4.0.4 XXLPO rom... It was a big mistake and have to pay for it now!!! Luckily I don't have yellow triangle or flash counter.
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Can you help me? I also stuck at boot screen. I tried several full stock rom but it had not been ok. How do I do to pass boot screen.
Please
vislavskid said:
I have same thing i flashed patched pit after jtag becouse only this pit want to turn phone,but now i have problems i have only 8 gig usb storage but is not problem that problem is that after instaling some games and app my phone always restarting when instaling . Loks like i have bricked blocks but how to remove fix that blocks.I dont know but i think its only work new motherboard or new phone . I have this problems after ful wipe in 4.0.4 lq5 leaked rom
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please help me. my i9100 is same. i can not wipe data but can wipe cache and wipe at advance. i tried use odin to up stock rom but not sucess. (
So my S3 went into a boot loop. And I dont know how I got to this point but now the phone wont even boot, when plugged in to my comp it shows the battery symbol but its greyed out with the circle in the middle, and it stays like that. If i hold the power putton it comes up with the Galaxy SIII GT i9300 screen but then goes back to the battery. I can get it to go into download mode though. I think somehow I may have deleted all the files required for the phone to actually boot(Im a n00b so im not completely sure) Can somebody please help me?
I was on custom ROM before and my binary counter is at 4, so sending into samsung doesn't sound like a great idea :/
Thanks for the help and sorry if this has been asked before, I have searched for hours.
Luke2508 said:
So my S3 went into a boot loop. And I dont know how I got to this point but now the phone wont even boot, when plugged in to my comp it shows the battery symbol but its greyed out with the circle in the middle, and it stays like that. If i hold the power putton it comes up with the Galaxy SIII GT i9300 screen but then goes back to the battery. I can get it to go into download mode though. I think somehow I may have deleted all the files required for the phone to actually boot(Im a n00b so im not completely sure) Can somebody please help me?
I was on custom ROM before and my binary counter is at 4, so sending into samsung doesn't sound like a great idea :/
Thanks for the help and sorry if this has been asked before, I have searched for hours.
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If you also can go into recovery, try to wipe. In addition did you flash any custom kernel?
If not, try to reflash a rom with odin after you got into download mode or did you try this already?
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chrismast said:
If you also can go into recovery, try to wipe. In addition did you flash any custom kernel?
If not, try to reflash a rom with odin after you got into download mode or did you try this already?
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If you mean with CWM mod, no I cant, it just shows the Galaxy S3 GT i9300 screen then goes black. Yes i did have a custom kernel, I believe it was the latest Perseus one. I already tried this with a stock rom and it idnt work, it said it had passed but i still can boot the phone.
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If you mean with CWM mod, no I cant, it just shows the Galaxy S3 GT i9300 screen then goes black. Yes i did have a custom kernel, I believe it was the latest Perseus one. I already tried this with a stock rom and it idnt work, it said it had passed but i still can boot the phone.
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as you can go into download mode but not recovery, what about flashing CWM another time (if you did not try it already). Maybe it solves the issue with recovery and from there you could go on trying to wipe etc.
Other options would be to do a mega or super wipe (if this is possible from odin & download mode, not sure though), to get your phone completely empty (mega) or at least to factory reset (super).
Luke2508 said:
So my S3 went into a boot loop. And I dont know how I got to this point but now the phone wont even boot, when plugged in to my comp it shows the battery symbol but its greyed out with the circle in the middle, and it stays like that. If i hold the power putton it comes up with the Galaxy SIII GT i9300 screen but then goes back to the battery. I can get it to go into download mode though. I think somehow I may have deleted all the files required for the phone to actually boot(Im a n00b so im not completely sure) Can somebody please help me?
I was on custom ROM before and my binary counter is at 4, so sending into samsung doesn't sound like a great idea :/
Thanks for the help and sorry if this has been asked before, I have searched for hours.
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Look at the tread above yours,sudden death.
You are not the only one here mate.
I have it too.
Mods,can we have one tread for this huge problem.
It seems that there are many of us have this problem.
Thanks.
painterceessie said:
Look at the tread above yours,sudden death.
You are not the only one here mate.
I have it too.
Mods,can we have one tread for this huge problem.
Pointless having another thread why not post /read the original thread for this problem .
a hint look for sudden death thread
jje
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chrismast said:
as you can go into download mode but not recovery, what about flashing CWM another time (if you did not try it already). Maybe it solves the issue with recovery and from there you could go on trying to wipe etc.
Other options would be to do a mega or super wipe (if this is possible from odin & download mode, not sure though), to get your phone completely empty (mega) or at least to factory reset (super).
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I successfully flashed CF root with CWM, now shall I do a wipe and then restore back to a nandroid backup I made? and if so how will I? The phone now shows the samsung logo when turned on but just stays there forever.
JJEgan said:
painterceessie said:
Look at the tread above yours,sudden death.
You are not the only one here mate.
I have it too.
Mods,can we have one tread for this huge problem.
Pointless having another thread why not post /read the original thread for this problem .
a hint look for sudden death thread
jje
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Oke sorry mate.
I didn't no that.
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Furthermore i suggest anyone having motherboard dead problems and vendor Samsung saying no warranty .
To pull up the many posts regarding this now known manufacturing defect and don't accept in this case root/ custom rom warranty is rejected .
jje
JJEgan said:
Furthermore i suggest anyone having motherboard dead problems and vendor Samsung saying no warranty .
To pull up the many posts regarding this now known manufacturing defect and don't accept in this case root/ custom rom warranty is rejected .
jje
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The thing is there is nothing wrong with my phone in terms of hardware. The problem that I am having is purely software, I think I just need to restore my phone to a previous version. I did see that thread but didnt feel my post belonged there as my problem is nothing to do with broken battery or mobo or anything along those lines. Hence why I am posting here
Just factory reset via recovery then flash a stock rom via Odin .
No recovery flash CF root via Odin .
jje
JJEgan said:
Just factory reset via recovery then flash a stock rom via Odin .
No recovery flash CF root via Odin .
jje
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I did install a stock ROM and it was still stuck on bootloop, left it like that for an hour, still nothing. So I went into CWM (after flashing it) Wiped and factory reset (noticing it said error mounting /data but ignored) and then restored with a backup I had. it did say error mounting /data and so skipped that step. Still stuck in boot loop. now that I try wiping again the same error occurs, error mounting /data any ideas please?
I did have this problem a few days back. The only thing i did was downloaded my Carrier stock firmwaer and extracted boot.img and used Samsung galaxy toolkit and make a filé that i was able to use with Odin. Dunno if ot helps you but my Phone is still going strong
I was only trying to root my Phone tho. No custom rom installera when i got The boot problem
Sounds like you have permission problem. I can't find the three about that but I update my post here if I can find it.
you can try to fix permission in cwm it seems, hope it works
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xda-napp3 said:
I did have this problem a few days back. The only thing i did was downloaded my Carrier stock firmwaer and extracted boot.img and used Samsung galaxy toolkit and make a filé that i was able to use with Odin. Dunno if ot helps you but my Phone is still going strong
I was only trying to root my Phone tho. No custom rom installera when i got The boot problem
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Thanks, do you have any idea where I will find my carrier specific firmware? And any other kind of tips on how to do/get things? But hopefully this works
Checkout this thread hope you find what you need there
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927113
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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?
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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.
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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
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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 guys,
I need your help.I want to help a friend of mine to flash stock jb rom.
When tried to flash the first odin stucked at hidden and the second time at system after changing usb port and rebooting the computer.
I found somewhere that flashing pit file then the firm may work
Is that because he didn't do a factory reset before flashing?
He's got an s3 I9300 with orange rom 4.0.4.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Styrke said:
Hi guys,
I need your help.I want to help a friend of mine to flash stock jb rom.
When tried to flash the first odin stucked at hidden and the second time at system after changing usb port and rebooting the computer.
I found somewhere that flashing pit file then the firm may work
Is that because he didn't do a factory reset before flashing?
He's got an s3 I9300 with orange rom 4.0.4.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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Flashing a pit will usually hard brick the phone. If odin is correct version, phone is connected properly and you are flashing the right rom for your phone then the worst had already happened, nand failure.
You are missing a lot of information in your post, what does the screen say in download mode and how did you arrive at needing to flash back to stock?
boomboomer said:
Flashing a pit will usually hard brick the phone. If odin is correct version, phone is connected properly and you are flashing the right rom for your phone then the worst had already happened, nand failure.
You are missing a lot of information in your post, what does the screen say in download mode and how did you arrive at needing to flash back to stock?
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He told me that there is the error Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please selcect recovery mode in Kies.
He wanted to upgrade to jb and he said to me that some system apps are missing because its from orange.
Yes im sure that it's the right firmwate its for i9300 took it from samfimware with highest changelog its for Vietnam.
And im using odinv307
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Write out exactly what the phone screen says when in download mode.
Did you disable Kies before the flash, sounds to me like kies interrupted the flash
I can't contact him right now.Is it sure that the phone won't go back to download mode if the pit file was passed without firm ? If not is it possible to recover it with Jtag ?
@slaphead20 yes I killed it from the task manager
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Write out exactly what the phone screen says when in download mode.
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Here is what its mentioned
Odin mode
product name GT I9300
custon binary download Yes ( 1 counts )
current systeme samsung official
system stats custom
Now after flashing the pit file the download mode still can be accessed and when rebooting it shows samsung gt-i9300 logo
Can you tell me what can i do to not getting odin stuck while flashing ?
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Styrke said:
Here is what its mentioned
Odin mode
product name GT I9300
custon binary download Yes ( 1 counts )
current systeme samsung official
system stats custom
Now after flashing the pit file the download mode still can be accessed and when rebooting it shows samsung gt-i9300 logo
Can you tell me what can i do to not getting odin stuck while flashing ?
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At what point does it get "stuck"? what exactly does it say in Odin?
rootSU said:
At what point does it get "stuck"? what exactly does it say in Odin?
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It doesn't say anything.It's just the flashing process does not progress.Latest time the phone was flashed it got stuck while flashing system.img
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Doesn't sound good to me. I would have thought it was a send for repair job.
As you've already flashed a pit I think you have a hard brick, all I can suggest is try this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30087735&postcount=6
I will try that.Thanks all for trying to help.Appreciate it
My S2 GT-I9100 International was stuck in bootloop but now says "Firmware upgrade encountered and issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again". I can go to download mode and ODIN recognizes my phone so what do I do now to get out of this mess. I was previously on NEATRom and everything was working perfectly and all of a suddenly my phone started to boot loop. Please help.
radicalgel said:
My S2 GT-I9100 International was stuck in bootloop but now says "Firmware upgrade encountered and issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again". I can go to download mode and ODIN recognizes my phone so what do I do now to get out of this mess. I was previously on NEATRom and everything was working perfectly and all of a suddenly my phone started to boot loop. Please help.
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i had the same prob. Solution is easy. Just download the originial stock rom. You can flash this by using odin. Select pda and your file (should be a .tar file). good luck!
Firmware upgrade on a custom stock ROM ?? You don't do that. Do as above or you could flash philz kernel through Odin and restore you're bk up.
I had the same problem, but I thought,if firmware upgrade encounters an issue , you can't enter download mode
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Tried flashing Kernel with ODIN also tried flashing a stock official ROM. No luck. Kernel gets stuck at NAND Write and ROM says FAIL.
Search for Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread. Try the stuff in that thread. Keep trying it. Only way you're fixing it is if you get it to successfully take an Odin flash.
I had the same problem, and flashing the Stock official ROM with Odin worked for me, just make sure you're using the correct version of Odin, I think I had to try one or two different versions before the flash worked for me.
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Tried everything. Different versions of ODIN, different stock roms, 3 part jb rom, custom kernels, followed Hopper8's thresd to the T and still no luck. Can't get a single successful flash. Everything stops inbetween. The only thing I havent tried is flashing a bootloader. Since I'm out of options and replacing is too expensive for a 3yr old phone im willing to risk anything now. Thing is I was on neatROM jb 4.1.2 was this problem happened so which bootloader file can I try flashing via odin?
Service centre (a bootloader flash isn't going to fix your problem).
MistahBungle said:
Service centre (a bootloader flash isn't going to fix your problem).
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yup service centre said Rs.10,500/- ($170) to replace the motherboard. Noway I'm spending that much to fix a 3yr old phone so is there anything else I can try before dumping it in the trash.
Nope. You insist you've tried everything. What do you want anyone here to suggest ?
radicalgel said:
yup service centre said Rs.10,500/- ($170) to replace the motherboard. Noway I'm spending that much to fix a 3yr old phone so is there anything else I can try before dumping it in the trash.
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MistahBungle said:
Nope. You insist you've tried everything. What do you want anyone here to suggest ?
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MistahBungle is right, no magic tricks here. If you really have followed through the entirety of my guide, and done it again on a different pc, and still no luck, then I'm afraid it's done for unfortunately. The one step I'd encourage you to try over again is flashing the 3 part firmware again. If you're satisfied that you've nothing more to try then throw it out. Or send it to me or MistahBungle.
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Just try to flash siyahkernel tar and if that don't work try some other cable. If nothing works i suggest you to sell it and buy another mobile.
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Try flashing just cwm through odin. Then may be you can fix problems. Just a thought mate.
SO now that my phone has been officially declared dead is there any way to recover some data from it? I have a few recordings and photos that are on the phone and I can get it into download mode so is there any possibility of data recovery?
Unlikely. A company who specialises in recovery of data from dead HDD's might be able to help, but it's very much a longshot & will be very expensive if possible.
radicalgel said:
SO now that my phone has been officially declared dead is there any way to recover some data from it? I have a few recordings and photos that are on the phone and I can get it into download mode so is there any possibility of data recovery?
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The phone is NOT dead. You van save it by forcing it to download mode by usb jig (1$ on ebay), then flash unsecure kernel (like Siyah/Dori with CWM inside) using Odin. If you're unable to do it by yourself - take the device to a cellphone repair shop.