Hello friends,
I have a Galaxy S3 - i9300 and it seems that I was luck enough to get a good half sds, I am no expert so I can be sure of nothing...
Here are the symptoms:
In the last weeks I had a few resets and freezes but they were so unnusual that I simply did not care.
My S3 is 4.0.4 if I am not wrong, I only rooted it after buying back on september 2012 and did not update afterwards.
Overnight something happened to my phone, when I woke up it was in a constant loop: the "Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300" kept appearing and disappearing over and over again.
Sometimes it goes beyond that message up to the classic "Samsung" animation but then the company name keeps shinning and nothing else happens.
I can get to clockwork recovery mode, but once it starts I get a few messages telling me that it cannot mount /cache and another one telling me it cannot open /cache.
I can navigate through all menus of recovery mode but all "format" options seems to freeze the phone, I can get to download mode without any issues.
By using Download mode + Odin I tried to install a Stock ROM I got from Sammobile, in fact I tried 3 different roms, all of them seem to get stuck at "Write NAND". During the "Writing NAND" my phone shows the classic blue progress bar completly full but I get no update from neither Odin or my phone.
It's curious to note that the bar get instantly to 100%.
I tried using GT-I9300_mx_20120220.pit / GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit and desperatly mx.pit All of them got perfectly applied to my phone but did not help.
Yes, I tried to install all 3 roms after each .pit change and I did restart my computer.
No Kies proccesses were running during any of these steps I have taken.
I am desperate.
Not "Oh my god what should I do with my life" desperate. Something more like "My freacking 500 bucks!!"
I dont know if that is allowed or not but I am willing to donate a beer or two to whoever helps me recover my phone. If the person would prefer charity I can buy and donate some clothes to some local institution and send a picture of my action taken with my recovered phone xD
Thank You in advance.
If you have not flashed anything besides OFFICIAL ROMs (I.E: CF-Root or similar) that increases your binary counter (red little mark on the left top corner of screen) yo haven't voided your warranty, so you can send it back to Samsung tecchies
worf_1977 said:
If you have not flashed anything besides OFFICIAL ROMs (I.E: CF-Root or similar) that increases your binary counter (red little mark on the left top corner of screen) yo haven't voided your warranty, so you can send it back to Samsung tecchies
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The problem is, my counter is actually on five, I do recall in my "Hey, a new toy!" week I have tried different custom firmwares but then I got all crazy about it and got back to a Official ROM, the counter was already on 5 by the time I returned to stock, if I somehow get samsung to take my phone I don`t believe they would take my word and restore my phone, nor I can prove to anyone that its a stock ROM that I have on it...
Anyway, I will try to contact Samsung tomorrow but my phone is the internacional one, I bought it in the USA but I live in Brazil... I am not counting on their support and my counter does me no good on that quest...
EDIT:
My custom recovery is, by what I can see, not formatting my internal SD, but maybe, just maybe, I can prove I was using a Stock ROM if they look at my files... Or even better, my phone did daily backups to dropbox using Titanium Backup, sure there is something there that proves that my firmware was a official one...
Who am I kidding, this is not a court...
Mortar2142 said:
Hello friends,
I have a Galaxy S3 - i9300 and it seems that I was luck enough to get a good half sds, I am no expert so I can be sure of nothing...
Here are the symptoms:
In the last weeks I had a few resets and freezes but they were so unnusual that I simply did not care.
My S3 is 4.0.4 if I am not wrong, I only rooted it after buying back on september 2012 and did not update afterwards.
Overnight something happened to my phone, when I woke up it was in a constant loop: the "Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300" kept appearing and disappearing over and over again.
Sometimes it goes beyond that message up to the classic "Samsung" animation but then the company name keeps shinning and nothing else happens.
I can get to clockwork recovery mode, but once it starts I get a few messages telling me that it cannot mount /cache and another one telling me it cannot open /cache.
I can navigate through all menus of recovery mode but all "format" options seems to freeze the phone, I can get to download mode without any issues.
By using Download mode + Odin I tried to install a Stock ROM I got from Sammobile, in fact I tried 3 different roms, all of them seem to get stuck at "Write NAND". During the "Writing NAND" my phone shows the classic blue progress bar completly full but I get no update from neither Odin or my phone.
It's curious to note that the bar get instantly to 100%.
I tried using GT-I9300_mx_20120220.pit / GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit and desperatly mx.pit All of them got perfectly applied to my phone but did not help.
Yes, I tried to install all 3 roms after each .pit change and I did restart my computer.
No Kies proccesses were running during any of these steps I have taken.
I am desperate.
Not "Oh my god what should I do with my life" desperate. Something more like "My freacking 500 bucks!!"
I dont know if that is allowed or not but I am willing to donate a beer or two to whoever helps me recover my phone. If the person would prefer charity I can buy and donate some clothes to some local institution and send a picture of my action taken with my recovered phone xD
Thank You in advance.
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Hmm, afaik about sds, you can't get into recovery or download mode at all...
Looks like you've tried all options, it could be bootloader related...idk its worth a try.
Try flashing this through cwm: Click Me
masterex567 said:
Hmm, afaik about sds, you can't get into recovery or download mode at all...
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not necessarily
masterex567 said:
Hmm, afaik about sds, you can't get into recovery or download mode at all...
Looks like you've tried all options, it could be bootloader related...idk its worth a try.
Try flashing this through cwm: Click Me
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To do this I would have to get access to the internal sd to copy that file, if my phone wont go past boot how could I do that?
Mortar2142 said:
To do this I would have to get access to the internal sd to copy that file, if my phone wont go past boot how could I do that?
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Get your external sd card, and use a micro-sd card adapter to copy the file over..
masterex567 said:
Hmm, afaik about sds, you can't get into recovery or download mode at all...
Looks like you've tried all options, it could be bootloader related...idk its worth a try.
Try flashing this through cwm: Click Me
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masterex567 said:
Get your external sd card, and use a micro-sd card adapter to copy the file over..
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Ok, just tried it:
I got again to cwm without any issues, selected "install zip from sdcard", then "choose zip from sdcard".
It started to update, and then a bunch of fast messages and REBOOT, it all happens pretty fast after the "Update in process" appear.
Mortar2142 said:
Ok, just tried it:
I got again to cwm without any issues, selected "install zip from sdcard", then "choose zip from sdcard".
It started to update, and then a bunch of fast messages and REBOOT, it all happens pretty fast after the "Update in process" appear.
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Wait, you mean it starts the "Optimizing apps" message?
Did you try restoring your efs backup?
Check in ur ext sd card if you have an efs backup...
masterex567 said:
Wait, you mean it starts the "Optimizing apps" message?
Did you try restoring your efs backup?
Check in ur ext sd card if you have an efs backup...
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I am sorry, the message I am talking about is within the cwm. If I got the optimizing apps message I would be in a bar celebrating...
My phone does not have external sd card, I just used my roommate one to try this.
Another curious fact, I cannot access my INTERNAL sd card, every time I try to navigate its folders to search for a zip file I get a freeze and the reboot cycle starts again, just like when I try to format cache or do a factory reset...
I am starting to think this may be an internal sd problem...
Mortar2142 said:
I am sorry, the message I am talking about is within the cwm. If I got the optimizing apps message I would be in a bar celebrating...
My phone does not have external sd card, I just used my roommate one to try this.
Another curious fact, I cannot access my INTERNAL sd card, every time I try to navigate its folders to search for a zip file I get a freeze and the reboot cycle starts again, just like when I try to format cache or do a factory reset...
I am starting to think this may be an internal sd problem...
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Hmm...
Yes, it is probably a internal memory problem..
because, your odin stops at writing nand, well best solution is to take it up to sammy.
masterex567 said:
Hmm...
Yes, it is probably a internal memory problem..
because, your odin stops at writing nand, well best solution is to take it up to sammy.
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Its the best solution but not the ideal... Lets wait up and see if someones come with a super efficient solution, in the meantime I will try finding any local assistance that may solve my problem.
Related
Recently I bricked my Vibrant pretty seriously, I did a lot of searching and found that many people were experiencing the very same issue but few of them were able to find a solution.
I want to share exactly how I manged to get my phone restored, just in case anyone else finds themselves in the same situation.
*** PLEASE READ FULL POST CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING ***
The problem
After an Odin restore I found my phone was caught in a recovery loop and I was continually getting the following error:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/st110 (Invalid argument)
E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount DBDATA: copy default media content failed
The solution
Eventually I found this bit of info provided by user Windowlicker on the Samsung Galaxy S Forums.
Put your phone to download mode (hold down: volume down, home key, power)
Do not plug in your phone yet.
Start Odin3
Tick "Re-Partition", and also check that "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" have been ticked.
Click "PIT" button and select s1_odin_20100512.pit file.
Now, plug in the phone and wait until Odin finds it.
Click "Start" button... <Firmware update start...> <Get PIT for mapping...> appear. The phone will turn off and the screen indicates "Reset". Wait until Odin indicates "Pass".
Plug out your phone, remove the battery, put it back in and put phone to download mode again.
Click "Reset" button in Odin and untick "Re-Partition" box.
Do not select PIT file again. Just leave it empty.
Click "PDA" button and select "CODE" file.
Click "MODEM" button and select "MODEM" file.
Click "CSC" button and select "CSC" file.
Plug in the phone and wait until Odin finds it.
Click "Start" button and wait until phone reboots with the new software version.
(When it comes to the restore step I found that I needed to go back to the Stock 2.1 Vibrant ROM, JI2 & JI6 wouldn't work for me.)
I hope this info helps some folks out, I had completely given up on trying to restore, and I ordered a replacement from T-Mobile. A couple days later I found this solution. Now I'm waiting to receive a phone I no longer need, and will find a nice $20 delivery charge on my next TMO bill. The price of giving up too quickly I guess.
***ADDITIONAL NOTES BASED ON USER FEEDBACK***
I've noticed many people are getting stuck on the 7th step, 'where you are asked to remove the battery and place the phone in download mode'. I cannot stress enough that you need to be extremely patient during this step and should not remove the battery until after Odin indicates pass. This could take as long as 10 to 30 minutes, failure to wait could result in a 'true brick'.
Another step missing from the original instructions is to remove the External SD and SIM cards before starting this process. I'm not completely certain what the technical reason is behind this, but it does seem to help the process along.
Before starting it might also be to good make sure the screen saver and sleep modes on your PC are disabled, as some steps take a while and it might be possible for either of these processes to interrupt it.
Finally, I again want to stress patience. If during any step, things seem like they are taking longer than you think they should, go and make a sandwich, maybe play a game or watch some TV and give it a little while longer. Letting the phone sit too long during a step won't cause any problems, but removing it too soon could cause a brick.
Are there MODEM and CSC files for the Vibrant? I don't think I've seen any.
im wondering also
Click "PDA" button and select "CODE" file.
Click "MODEM" button and select "MODEM" file.
Click "CSC" button and select "CSC" file.
i know to select the update as pda but what for modem and csc
If you are using the 'Original Samsung Factory 2.1 ROM' then you will only need to select a 'PIT' file and the 'ROM' file.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
I can't get in to download mode. No matter what combination of buttons I use it just dumps me to the Android system recovery <2e> with the error:
E: Can't mount /dev/block/st110 (invalid argument)
E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount DBDATA
copy default media content failed.
Any ideas? This happened after I accidentally re-partitioned with the JI6 instead of the 2.1 true stock ROM.
r0man said:
I can't get in to download mode. No matter what combination of buttons I use it just dumps me to the Android system recovery <2e> with the error:
E: Can't mount /dev/block/st110 (invalid argument)
E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount DBDATA
copy default media content failed.
Any ideas? This happened after I accidentally re-partitioned with the JI6 instead of the 2.1 true stock ROM.
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This happened to me as well, Try this—remove your battery and disconnect the USB cable. Then re-insert the battery and immediately press and hold both volume down and power. This should get you into download mode.
Also as a side note, before you start this process it's probably a good idea to make sure both your SIM card and external SD card (if youre using one) are both removed. Once your phone is up and running again you can put them back.
can someone please help me with my vibrant .....i searched everywhere and cant find any answers ....my vibrant wont boot past the samsung vibrant screen ....but the audio from the samsung galaxy video plays and my keys are light up ....i rooted and installed bionix and had it working fully but then like a dummy i ran the wrong back up and screwed my phone does anyone know how to fix this problem .....?
....tried odin btw.......
nelsona12 said:
can someone please help me with my vibrant .....i searched everywhere and cant find any answers ....my vibrant wont boot past the samsung vibrant screen ....but the audio from the samsung galaxy video plays and my keys are light up ....i rooted and installed bionix and had it working fully but then like a dummy i ran the wrong back up and screwed my phone does anyone know how to fix this problem .....?
....tried odin btw.......
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http://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant/
it will work follow all steps exactly
i have purposely killed my phone multiple times just to see how well this way works
Gooney Gu Gu said:
This happened to me as well, Try this—remove your battery and disconnect the USB cable. Then re-insert the battery and immediately press and hold both volume down and power. This should get you into download mode.
Also as a side note, before you start this process it's probably a good idea to make sure both your SIM card and external SD card (if youre using one) are both removed. Once your phone is up and running again you can put them back.
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Thanks man, removing the SIM + microSD seemed to help it along
lordmalice said:
it will work follow all steps exactly
i have purposely killed my phone multiple times just to see how well this way works
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Thanks the info posted in this link worked for me, I flashed my phone with a froyo Rom and Kernel also a few mods. And after trying to restore to a J16 Stock Rom I got caught in a boot loop. But this helped thanks again
Thank you soooo much for this thread, after trying to go back to stock rom from a custom rom for a friend this error happened. Followed your guide and it work. Save my boy from having to buy a new Vib. Man props to you.
I've got a similar issue but the steps listed on your link did not help. Any other advice? I accidentally pressed the power button while in recovery mode while "delete davlick cache" or whatever it is was highlighted and since then it boots up the the galaxy s screen and no more. The buttons light up but that is it. Thanks in advance for any help!
lordmalice said:
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant/
it will work follow all steps exactly
i have purposely killed my phone multiple times just to see how well this way works
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holiday5804 said:
I've got a similar issue but the steps listed on your link did not help. Any other advice? I accidentally pressed the power button while in recovery mode while "delete davlick cache" or whatever it is was highlighted and since then it boots up the the galaxy s screen and no more. The buttons light up but that is it. Thanks in advance for any help!
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yours is actually an easy fix,just boot back to recovery and tell it to erase user data. basically what you did was delete the java temp files,and it's freezing when trying to find those. doing a data wipe should fix it.
just an FYI,the original 2.1 and eugene's froyo rom from the unbranded galaxy s both work,J12 and J16 do not and will show the same error.
It worked! Thank you so much.
it doesnt work for me =[ . i still have the darn problem after doing that : boot loop and E:\Can't mount
i dont have the CSC file . i downloaded the JF2 modem and the original firmware 2.1 .
any help ? i nailed down the download screen pretty good by now . i tried this method ( the only i found so far )
up untill the part of the pda csc and phone part i dont understand, do i need to put files to each one, what do i do with them? they're blank, but pit has the odin_20100512. what do i put for the others? and what do i do with the JFD file and the bit download?
pandoruh said:
up untill the part of the pda csc and phone part i dont understand, do i need to put files to each one, what do i do with them? they're blank, but pit has the odin_20100512. what do i put for the others? and what do i do with the JFD file and the bit download?
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No worries, the 'pit' file goes in the pit field as you have figured out, while the 'jfd' file goes in the PDA field. All of the other fields remain blank.
my Vibrant has been stuck on the Vibrant/Samsung boot screen for hours now and I'm planning on trying this as a fix once i get home from work, or possibly on lunch.
I was getting the E:Can't mount right before all this started to happen, but since then the only portion of my phone I have had access to was the Downloading mode.
Sounds like it has been helpful for some, so I hope to be able to count myself in the ranks soon, but for right now, being phone-less really sucks...
Oh is there any part that I should take *extra* care doing?
ManMythLegend said:
my Vibrant has been stuck on the Vibrant/Samsung boot screen for hours now and I'm planning on trying this as a fix once i get home from work, or possibly on lunch.
I was getting the E:Can't mount right before all this started to happen, but since then the only portion of my phone I have had access to was the Downloading mode.
Sounds like it has been helpful for some, so I hope to be able to count myself in the ranks soon, but for right now, being phone-less really sucks...
Oh is there any part that I should take *extra* care doing?
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Just make sure you precisely follow the instructions, if you get impatient or interrupt any of the sequences you will definitely run into problems as some steps could take 10 minutes or more.
Another good tip might be to disable the screensaver on your computer while trying this fix. This step isn't an absolute must, but another "just in case" precaution you could take.
Good luck, I hope it works out for you.
What a start to the day....
Sg2 would not turn on. Tried loads and then left it. Suddenly a few mins later
it came on but was hung on the boot screen. Now its turning on but just hangs
a frozen boot screen.
So thought I would use ODIN to wipe it and start a fresh. Odin also just hangs
at the start at NAND WRITE START cache.img and goes no futher ever.
I tried to do a restore in CWM but again hung and eventually failed with cant find file error messages.
Seems like internal memory is screwed or something any ideas?
Can you get into download mode (power/home/volume down) ?
technotika said:
What a start to the day....
Sg2 would not turn on. Tried loads and then left it. Suddenly a few mins later
it came on but was hung on the boot screen. Now its turning on but just hangs
a frozen boot screen.
So thought I would use ODIN to wipe it and start a fresh. Odin also just hangs
at the start at NAND WRITE START cache.img and goes no futher ever.
I tried to do a restore in CWM but again hung and eventually failed with cant find file error messages.
Seems like internal memory is screwed or something any ideas?
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Have you tried booting into download mode (as stated above), or using a jig? They cost a few dollars from Ebay, but they're a life saver in these such situations.
Have you tried to flash a different ROM? Maybe the cache.img is a dud or possibly corrupted?
can get into download mode but because a flash failed CWM is gone and just get "firmware update encountered an error".....just tried a different firmware download in odin..again hangs on NAND WRITE START....
read other threads with same error , not looking good
I think a JTAG repair will probably be cheaper for you than paying Samsung to fix it. Do a search on here/Google to find a JTAG repairer close to you. If you can't find one near you, there's at least one that I know of you can post your phone to, have them repair it & they'll post it back.
technotika said:
can get into download mode but because a flash failed CWM is gone and just get "firmware update encountered an error".....just tried a different firmware download in odin..again hangs on NAND WRITE START....
read other threads with same error , not looking good
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Since the phone already is in "has to be sent in anyways" state, I think this quallifies for the "last resort", only do this as last step before packing it in for sending to service.
Try an Odin flash with a .PIT file and "[X] Repartition" checked.
But be very carefull with that, double check and tripplecheck everything is perfectly set up (correct stock ROM for your model, USB connection could sustain an earthquake, PC will not crash or loose power.... all that stuff) because this could totally kill it when something goes wrong.
Well, once the preflight is done, hit the mighty "Start" button and start to pray.
Well tried ext option and hangs on setting partition. I'm worried the phone is actually proper broken since its not flashing or rom issues that was the original problem. Just went off, wouldnt turn on, left it a while...suddenly on but hanging on boot everytime..then the flashing attempts to realise more broken than ever! Will service fix that?, im with vodafone UK and they will be arsy if they find custom rom flashes etc? Can I send direct to samsung...? thanks for ur help peeps!
technotika said:
Well tried ext option and hangs on setting partition. I'm worried the phone is actually proper broken since its not flashing or rom issues that was the original problem. Just went off, wouldnt turn on, left it a while...suddenly on but hanging on boot everytime..then the flashing attempts to realise more broken than ever! Will service fix that?, im with vodafone UK and they will be arsy if they find custom rom flashes etc? Can I send direct to samsung...? thanks for ur help peeps!
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Are you using a single file when your trying to flash? I had an issue where it was stuck on the nand part, then I flashed using three files, PDA, Modem, Csc, and it was successful.
But seeing that you've tried repartition and that didn't work, you may be screwed.
Well, if it's that broken that nothing boots, nothing shows, nothing even flashes, I doubt they can see you got a custom ROM on it (Samsung could, but would very likely not bother checking).
So just tell them it failed during updating with KIES.
Since KIES is "teh craps" and everybody know that, they will likely go "oh yah, another one"
Are you using the original Samsung data/USB cable when you are trying to flash with Odin ? If not, do it.
ultramic said:
Are you using the original Samsung data/USB cable when you are trying to flash with Odin ? If not, do it.
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Yeah, I tried to use a data cable that came with an HTC once. For some odd reason, it didn't work.
I've had Odin flashes go.wrong before and almost always fixed it by rebooting or restarting Odin. Maybe even try on a different PC. For me a 3 part file with pit + repartition has always done the trick.
However it does seem like your problem may be hardware related.
Sent from my GT-I9100T
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Are you using the original Samsung data/USB cable when you are trying to flash with Odin ? If not, do it.
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I dont think I ever used the original lol have been flashing like crazy for the last 6 months fine?
HellcatDroid said:
Well, if it's that broken that nothing boots, nothing shows, nothing even flashes, I doubt they can see you got a custom ROM on it (Samsung could, but would very likely not bother checking).
So just tell them it failed during updating with KIES.
Since KIES is "teh craps" and everybody know that, they will likely go "oh yah, another one"
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This is a very good tip, thanks lol, popping into a store at diner time.......
##update## actually download mode loads with custom rom count (24) oops and very new firmware so dont think can get round that?
If they check that you might be in a bit of trouble warranty-wise. Or you might be lucky. If you can wait a few days or however long it takes to get a jig, might be worth getting one.
technotika said:
This is a very good tip, thanks lol, popping into a store at diner time.......
##update## actually download mode loads with custom rom count (24) oops and very new firmware so dont think can get round that?
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technotika said:
I dont think I ever used the original lol have been flashing like crazy for the last 6 months fine?
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Regardless, please try the original cable, you have nothing to lose.
For the first few months, I was flashing ROM's fine with an el cheapo usb cable from ebay then suddenly, Odin would always hang. Reverted to original cable and everything has been fine ever since. I have also noticed that the file transfers and Kies Backups are noticeably quicker on the original cable.
Given you can access download mode, I'm crossing my fingers for you that its only a soft brick. Also, try plugging in the usb cable to a port directly on the motherboard (ie not one of those front panel extensions), also try different computers.
I thought jigs didnt work after a certain firmware or are they're new jigs available?
thanks
Depends on what version firmware you have on your phone/what you tried to flash. Do you remember either/both of those ?
technotika said:
I thought jigs didnt work after a certain firmware or are they're new jigs available?
thanks
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technotika said:
I thought jigs didnt work after a certain firmware or are they're new jigs available?
thanks
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They don't work the new bootloader, but if you got your ROMs from Intratech's thread, most of them have the bootloaders replaced with the old one.
You could also try to flash the old-bootloader-only .tar that is also in Intratech's thread if the jig doesn't work, maybe it at least manages to flash that one so you can reset the counter.
well it's officially knackered
tried original samsung cable - same problem
different computer - pit and 3 files plus single files , same problem
cant even flash any old bootloaders to reset the jig!
so gutted it ran my life for me schedules, to do, all sorts, oh well
goosed - thanks anyway
Hi,
I have the exact same problem as some of the other bootlooped/bricked Galaxy S3's, i was on a custom samsung 4.1.2 rom for about a month and while browsing the net today it crashed went in bootloop now i cant get out, went into cwm recovery mode and factory reseted but didnt do anything.
The problem now is i cant go back into clockwork mod at all, so i went into download mode by pressing power + voloume down and menu button and went into download mode and opened odin flashed a stock rom, however it just keeps saying fail after nand write.
I now tried a custom rom and the same issue occurs and it fails, now when i pull the battery out and turn it back on all i get is a error message saying 'firmware upgrade encountered an issue please select recovery mode in kies and try again' can somebody please helppppp me i literally have no phone at use at the moment!
Thanksssss :highfive:
Vishs87 said:
Hi,
I have the exact same problem as some of the other bootlooped/bricked Galaxy S3's, i was on a custom samsung 4.1.2 rom for about a month and while browsing the net today it crashed went in bootloop now i cant get out, went into cwm recovery mode and factory reseted but didnt do anything.
The problem now is i cant go back into clockwork mod at all, so i went into download mode by pressing power + voloume down and menu button and went into download mode and opened odin flashed a stock rom, however it just keeps saying fail after nand write.
I now tried a custom rom and the same issue occurs and it fails, now when i pull the battery out and turn it back on all i get is a error message saying 'firmware upgrade encountered an issue please select recovery mode in kies and try again' can somebody please helppppp me i literally have no phone at use at the moment!
Thanksssss :highfive:
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If you have a jig you might be able to bring it back to life and get in downloadmode and retry flashing a stock rom again. Pull the battery for a minute, reinsert it and use a jig. If you don`t have one try to buy one. Good luck
factory reset is your only way
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gee2012 said:
If you have a jig you might be able to bring it back to life and get in downloadmode and retry flashing a stock rom again. Pull the battery for a minute, reinsert it and use a jig. If you don`t have one try to buy one. Good luck
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heyyy thanks for the reply, i'm going to attempt to try flash another custom rom, worth a go, by the way what is a jig? also could you possible send me a link as to where i could by it, if i were to send it back to Samsung would they repair it you think?
Thanks buddy!
I'm haveing the same issue my friend. I was going to send it into mobiletechvideos.com, they have jigs for sale too. I'm about to try and flash another rom or something, it just keeps failing. I think we both have SDS or something. I can't even flash CWM through odin without it FAILING! I f I fix it I'll let you know, please do the same, I'll try different versions of odin and see what happens.
i tried a factory reset but
XeactorZ said:
factory reset is your only way
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i tried a factory reset in cwm when i managed to get it running by pressing volume up menu and power but it did not do nothing brought it back to boot loop again this thing is going to ruin my weekend :crying:
finally there is two of me!!
navymoss35 said:
I'm haveing the same issue my friend. I was going to send it into mobiletechvideos.com, they have jigs for sale too. I'm about to try and flash another rom or something, it just keeps failing. I think we both have SDS or something. I can't even flash CWM through odin without it FAILING! I f I fix it I'll let you know, please do the same, I'll try different versions of odin and see what happens.
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of course if i make a break-through i will definatley let you know, btw are your from the states.. because i'm from the UK, is yours an international S3 to? let me know how you get on, i will check out mobiletechvideos to but if they are based in the states then i'm in trouble lol :good:
Vishs87 said:
of course if i make a break-through i will definatley let you know, btw are your from the states.. because i'm from the UK, is yours an international S3 to? let me know how you get on, i will check out mobiletechvideos to but if they are based in the states then i'm in trouble lol :good:
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Yea, I'm in the states. I have the International version. I'm having th eexact same issue as you my man, even with the CWM not doing a Wipe. There has got to be a fix. I Know if I can get ODIN to stop failing then we can flash, but it's not working. I'm about to give up. Been calling everyone with Google voice on my computer.
damnnn
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Yea, I'm in the states. I have the International version. I'm having th eexact same issue as you my man, even with the CWM not doing a Wipe. There has got to be a fix. I Know if I can get ODIN to stop failing then we can flash, but it's not working. I'm about to give up. Been calling everyone with Google voice on my computer.
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yeah ima about to give up to, got to wait another 35mins for my rom to download, if it dont work gonna go bed try tomorrow its approaching 11pm here in London, let me know what your plan b is! :good:
Vishs87 said:
yeah ima about to give up to, got to wait another 35mins for my rom to download, if it dont work gonna go bed try tomorrow its approaching 11pm here in London, let me know what your plan b is! :good:
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It's only 2pm here in Cali, I'll be trying all night. Plan b is to send it into Mobiletechvideos, they do international shipping too, 5 star rating. But in the mean time, I'm going to do some ODIN trouble shooting, maybe try the Mac OSX alternative, Heimdall, and see if I can get it to connect.
cool check this out:
navymoss35 said:
It's only 2pm here in Cali, I'll be trying all night. Plan b is to send it into Mobiletechvideos, they do international shipping too, 5 star rating. But in the mean time, I'm going to do some ODIN trouble shooting, maybe try the Mac OSX alternative, Heimdall, and see if I can get it to connect.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNaQfdOi56E
someone managed to do it, give it a go, i"ll try it tomorrow, if it doesnt work hit me back with a message so i know not to try tomorrow, have a good day homie!
That's three of uss folks
I relate to you guys for that's exactly the same problem I'm going through. After successfully updated to the Jelly Bean 4.1.2 UK BTU international version and beautifully restored all my apps via Titanium backup I then proceeded to restore as well my EFS folder through a program named kTool, ignoring its warning message cuz I was just following a tutorial put out on a S3 Brazilian forum believing there was no danger at all.
Well, to my sadness and despair it returned on a bootlooping mode, if you will, and I did everything firstly tried to recover then wiped cache, dalvik, data, formatted the whole stuff and finally installed again via odin in download mode the same jelly bean 4.1.2 all to no avail
Now I got the bootlooping and when I press volume up + power + home I get a screen with a seemingly dead robot with a exclamation sign in its chest. Please what do I do in order to fully recover my S3?? this situation is killing me.
check the youtube link
Elban73 said:
I relate to you guys for that's exactly the same problem I'm going through. After successfully updated to the Jelly Bean 4.1.2 UK BTU international version and beautifully restored all my apps via Titanium backup I then proceeded to restore as well my EFS folder through a program named kTool, ignoring its warning message cuz I was just following a tutorial put out on a S3 Brazilian forum believing there was no danger at all.
Well, to my sadness and despair it returned on a bootlooping mode, if you will, and I did everything firstly tried to recover then wiped cache, dalvik, data, formatted the whole stuff and finally installed again via odin in download mode the same jelly bean 4.1.2 all to no avail
Now I got the bootlooping and when I press volume up + power + home I get a screen with a seemingly dead robot with a exclamation sign in its chest. Please what do I do in order to fully recover my S3?? this situation is killing me.
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hey mate try the youtube link, almost worked for me it actually flashed after continously getting nand write fail, however after i flashed factory reseted and got the same error, still trying to find a way round, i suggest avoiding factory reset and reboot straight away after trying that flash on the youtube link, let me know how u get on
I've already watched the YT vid.
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hey mate try the youtube link, almost worked for me it actually flashed after continously getting nand write fail, however after i flashed factory reseted and got the same error, still trying to find a way round, i suggest avoiding factory reset and reboot straight away after trying that flash on the youtube link, let me know how u get on
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Dude, I've watched that vid but haven't tried that procedure so far, matter of fact I will do that however flashing an earlier version of the ROM, perhaps JB 4.1.1 or 4.0.4 or yet the current one from another country since the UK BTU version I downloaded was somehow corrupted. Anyhow thanks for the heads up to avoid factory reset and reboot it instead, hopefully I'm going to manage to get the CWM recovery screen cuz now I get only this:
Android system recovey <S3>
Volume up/down to move to highlight:
power button to select.
Reboot system now
apply update from ADB
Apply update fom external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
Right below it appears, along with the fallen/dead robot, the folowing message:
# MANUAL MODE #
Applying Multi-CSC....
Applied the CSC-code: ZTO
Succesfully applied multi-CSC.
Solved
Here is the solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38780087#post38780087
Hey guys,
I have a galaxy s3 (I9300) and I've had it rooted for some time now. I started using CyanogenMod 10.2 nightlies a few months ago and they've mostly been fine. The odd issue comes up but I've been able to work it out. So, a few hours ago my phone just turned off of its own accord and started to bootloop, but on the "Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-19300" screen, not the CyanogenMod screen (to clarify, this screen comes up first then the cyanogenmod one usually). I've tried booting into recovery (CWM 6) but it just shows the CWM boot logo thing (that cog with the hat) and then loops back to the galaxy s3 page. I've also tried putting it in download mode, and it seems to stay on the warning page longer than it does anywhere else, but it wont let me actually put in it download mode from there.
I had a look around google and saw people have had the same problem, but everything I could find was when people had flashed a new rom/kernel etc. and something had gone wrong in the process. The weird thing about mine is that I haven't changed anything, even downloaded any new apps, for maybe a week, so it's not like something suddenly changed. I also wasn't using it when it started, it was just sitting on the table next to me.
Usually I can work these things out, but I'm stumped here. Any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
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Hey guys,
I have a galaxy s3 (I9300) and I've had it rooted for some time now. I started using CyanogenMod 10.2 nightlies a few months ago and they've mostly been fine. The odd issue comes up but I've been able to work it out. So, a few hours ago my phone just turned off of its own accord and started to bootloop, but on the "Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-19300" screen, not the CyanogenMod screen (to clarify, this screen comes up first then the cyanogenmod one usually). I've tried booting into recovery (CWM 6) but it just shows the CWM boot logo thing (that cog with the hat) and then loops back to the galaxy s3 page. I've also tried putting it in download mode, and it seems to stay on the warning page longer than it does anywhere else, but it wont let me actually put in it download mode from there.
I had a look around google and saw people have had the same problem, but everything I could find was when people had flashed a new rom/kernel etc. and something had gone wrong in the process. The weird thing about mine is that I haven't changed anything, even downloaded any new apps, for maybe a week, so it's not like something suddenly changed. I also wasn't using it when it started, it was just sitting on the table next to me.
Usually I can work these things out, but I'm stumped here. Any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
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can you at least enter download mode after a long time you said? if not, try pulling out the battery for 5 minutes or more and re-insert and enter download mode. i hope it's not sds! good luck
sriram231092 said:
can you at least enter download mode after a long time you said? if not, try pulling out the battery for 5 minutes or more and re-insert and enter download mode. i hope it's not sds! good luck
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Nope, if I press the volume up button to go into it, it just goes back to the bootloop. I'll try the battery thing though, thanks!
Nope, it didnt work, I left it out for maybe half an hour and nothings changed :/ anyone else got any ideas?
SDS thread and BootLoop identical questions posted .
What does Product Code say in download mode .
But if you cannot get to download mode then you need a service centre repair .
looks like u are facing SDA but a bit diffrend than a normal SDS.. mine still can go into download mode with blank product name..
If product name is blank in download mode then you got sudden death, consider a phone as a brick. Nothing will help, including repartitioning.
You need to contact service centre.
I'll check it in a minute, but if it is bricked, will any service center actually help me seeing as it's rooted and all?
danielbollom said:
I'll check it in a minute, but if it is bricked, will any service center actually help me seeing as it's rooted and all?
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AFAIK if it's sudden death then it's not possible to detect root and other modified things, or in other words - nobody has money to prove that you have been using unofficial firmware .
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AFAIK if it's sudden death then it's not possible to detect root and other modified things, or in other words - nobody has money to prove that you have been using unofficial firmware .
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Ahhhh, well that is handy then
In terms of a service centre, will samsung have a list of them somewhere so I can find one near me?
So I contacted samsung and they gave me the link to book into a service centre etc, but I just realised that when I try to go into recovery mode, the CWM recovery logo comes up before going back to bootloop. Is there any way to get rid of that so that my root is completely untraceable?
danielbollom said:
So I contacted samsung and they gave me the link to book into a service centre etc, but I just realised that when I try to go into recovery mode, the CWM recovery logo comes up before going back to bootloop. Is there any way to get rid of that so that my root is completely untraceable?
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If you can't flash anything with Odin (stock software) then you're screwed. Eventually you can try to enter recovery and flash "eraser" of recovery, but this requires working recovery... So if you actually can enter recovery then you can also flash anything, which will literally delete everything.
In other case, no, no way. But if you're lucky enough you may break it just by leaving your phone on for some hours in bootloop, haha.
JustArchi said:
If you can't flash anything with Odin (stock software) then you're screwed. Eventually you can try to enter recovery and flash "eraser" of recovery, but this requires working recovery... So if you actually can enter recovery then you can also flash anything, which will literally delete everything.
In other case, no, no way. But if you're lucky enough you may break it just by leaving your phone on for some hours in bootloop, haha.
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Is there any way to wipe it with magnets or anything? hahah I'm clutching at straws now, but otherwise I'm just left with an expensive paperweight so I'm trying to find anything I can
danielbollom said:
Is there any way to wipe it with magnets or anything? hahah I'm clutching at straws now, but otherwise I'm just left with an expensive paperweight so I'm trying to find anything I can
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To be honest think twice before physically crashing your internal memory, as it may void your warranty at all.
I'd try flashing stock firmware through odin, if it doesn't work I'd try flashing anything through recovery. If both of these methods fail just leave your phone in bootloop and hope that it'll automatically destroy everything... :laugh:
Seriously though, you can either physically destroy internal memory or leave it in bootloop and hope for the best, eventually send them device in current status. Up to you, because you won't have a possibility to do anything else.
JustArchi said:
To be honest think twice before physically crashing your internal memory, as it may void your warranty at all.
I'd try flashing stock firmware through odin, if it doesn't work I'd try flashing anything through recovery. If both of these methods fail just leave your phone in bootloop and hope that it'll automatically destroy everything... :laugh:
Seriously though, you can either physically destroy internal memory or leave it in bootloop and hope for the best, eventually send them device in current status. Up to you, because you won't have a possibility to do anything else.
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If I send it back to them as it is now it'll take them about 20 seconds I reckon before they see the CWM logo, realise its rooted and send it straight back, so I dont know what I'm gonna do hahah
I was playing real racing 3, suddenly my phone screen went black.
I couldn't enter recovery or boot.
I tried this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/help/guide-fix-unflashable-soft-bricked-gsii-t1457458
I flashed a firmware (4.1.2) from odin (samfirmware), it booted up, but then again black screen.
I flashed again an other firmware (4.1.2), same.
I can get into recovery now, but I can not flash any rom (it crashes again).
I didn't OC/UV, so it shouldn't harmed my hardware.
What to do?
tried gingerbread. still does the same. Boots up. crashes
3 part firmware from Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread stickied in General, flash it (will wipe your phone).
MistahBungle said:
3 part firmware from Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread stickied in General, flash it (will wipe your phone).
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Tried flashing hopper8's Odin troubleshooting cleanup files.
Flashed gingerbread.
I can get into recovery and download mode.
When trying to flash through recovery, it crashes. Just like booting.
Seeing this error after flashing gingerbread through odin: Can't access to '/system/csc/XEN/system/'.
this means nothing I guess. samsungs stuff not organized..
is my nand chip dead? (as myself said in carbon thread?)
Help please?
Any fix or do I have to buy a new phone?
What help do you want that hasn't already been suggested to you ? There's no easy fix. Either you keep trying the stuff that's been suggested & hope it's a case of perseverance fixing it, you replace the motherboard, or you get a new phone.
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What help do you want that hasn't already been suggested to you ? There's no easy fix. Either you keep trying the stuff that's been suggested & hope it's a case of perseverance fixing it, you replace the motherboard, or you get a new phone.
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okay then.
Just want to be sure what piece is bricked.
You have no way of knowing exactly what is wrong hardware-wise (and neither do we); to do that you need to have experiencing with diagnosing electronics like that, and you clearly don't have that experience because you already would have diagnosed it if you could. But it's fairly obvious the NAND is stuffed unless you're missing or not doing something really obvious when flashing that neither you nor us have picked up (and if you've done everything in Hopper's thread, the chances of that are pretty much zero).
Take it to a local mobile repair shop, but beware...Some in some countries lately seem to be flogging people this 'I can replace the 'power IC' fix', and I don't think I've seen a single case where people say they've been offered this as a fix and it's actually worked (they haven't posted here afterwards saying so at least). If you want it fixed first time guaranteed (assuming there's nothing else wrong with hardware) without having to pay extra labour/parts for a fix that won't work, you replace the motherboard.
hmm, problem is that I can't find parts easily in my country.
Taking it to a store will eat my money.
So I guess I'll look for a cheap s3 (the GT-I9300) (about 200 euro). And still run my fav rom on it (carbon)
I'm not familiat with GS2 but if Nand is dead but you can access recovery it may be possible to install ROM on SD as in several other phones...
GreekBlood said:
I was playing real racing 3, suddenly my phone screen went black.
I couldn't enter recovery or boot.
I tried this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/help/guide-fix-unflashable-soft-bricked-gsii-t1457458
I flashed a firmware (4.1.2) from odin (samfirmware), it booted up, but then again black screen.
I flashed again an other firmware (4.1.2), same.
I can get into recovery now, but I can not flash any rom (it crashes again).
I didn't OC/UV, so it shouldn't harmed my hardware.
What to do?
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if you dont have tries this then take a look
im assuming you are windows user
1.download and install mini partition tool
2.take a memory card and format it as ext4 using mini Pt
3.now flash cwm on your sg s2
4.insert memory card and flash any rom via cwm recovery like cm11
5.if still doesnt boot try to flash official fw from samsung but sd card should be inserted
sorry for bad english
black0000 said:
if you dont have tries this then take a look
im assuming you are windows user
1.download and install mini partition tool
2.take a memory card and format it as ext4 using mini Pt
3.now flash cwm on your sg s2
4.insert memory card and flash any rom via cwm recovery like cm11
5.if still doesnt boot try to flash official fw from samsung but sd card should be inserted
sorry for bad english
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Hmm, not sure if this will help, but I think nand is dead.
I'll try it, otherwise I'll have to buy a new phone.
Also, how to get on EXT4 on windows? (copying files to sd formatted in EXT4) I tried once because it is better, but my system (win 8) only recognizes the card, but can't read it.
GreekBlood said:
Hmm, not sure if this will help, but I think nand is dead.
I'll try it, otherwise I'll have to buy a new phone.
Also, how to get on EXT4 on windows? (copying files to sd formatted in EXT4) I tried once because it is better, but my system (win 8) only recognizes the card, but can't read it.
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connect your memory card to pc and open mini partition tool and then select your memory card and right click on it and select format now choose ext4 format from dialogue box appeared
done
now insert formated (blank) memory card to your phone go through usual process of flashing
dont let your hope down best of luck
black0000 said:
connect your memory card to pc and open mini partition tool and then select your memory card and right click on it and select format now choose ext4 format from dialogue box appeared
done
now insert formated (blank) memory card to your phone go through usual process of flashing
dont let your hope down best of luck
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My battery is 100% charged. I flashed cwm, but it can't enter.
Now when I enter download mode, it says "LOW BATTERY!! CAN'T DOWNLOAD!!"
But when I connect to pc and go to download mode (like it is charging), odin flash fail.
GreekBlood said:
My battery is 100% charged. I flashed cwm, but it can't enter.
Now when I enter download mode, it says "LOW BATTERY!! CAN'T DOWNLOAD!!"
But when I connect to pc and go to download mode (like it is charging), odin flash fail.
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did you inserted ext4 formatted sd card?
if yes then just POWER on device normally and tell me what happen
e.g boot normally or boot loop or stuck at boot logo
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GreekBlood said:
My battery is 100% charged. I flashed cwm, but it can't enter.
Now when I enter download mode, it says "LOW BATTERY!! CAN'T DOWNLOAD!!"
But when I connect to pc and go to download mode (like it is charging), odin flash fail.
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did you inserted ext4(primary partition) formatted sd card?
if yes then just POWER on device normally and tell me what happen
e.g boot normally or boot loop or stuck at boot logo
black0000 said:
did you inserted ext4 formatted sd card?
if yes then just POWER on device normally and tell me what happen
e.g boot normally or boot loop or stuck at boot logo
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I see Samsung bootlogo with the yellow triangle, but then it powers off (black screen)
GreekBlood said:
I see Samsung bootlogo with the yellow triangle, but then it powers off (black screen)
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http://rootzwiki.com/topic/2675-heimdall-advanced-how-to-debrick-hard-bricks-with-no-jtag/
black0000 said:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/2675-heimdall-advanced-how-to-debrick-hard-bricks-with-no-jtag/
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I'll try it. Hope I can recover my s2.
I don't have boot.bin and sbl.bin
Where to get it? (right rom and stuff)
GreekBlood said:
I'll try it. Hope I can recover my s2.
I don't have boot.bin and sbl.bin
Where to get it? (right rom and stuff)
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google it