I bought a I9300 as I was slightly mislead by the seller that the phone could be fixed and would get detected by the PC, which it doesn't.
It's a i9300 and it's blue... and that's all I've got. I'm guessing it's on a stock ROM and stock kernal.
When I attempt to charge the phone or connect to the PC it brings up the screen where the battery is charging but in a crashed state. I turn it on and just get the "Samsung Galaxy S III GT-I9300" screen
Would I be able to send it to a service station still under his warranty and have it returned to me? or is there another way? i'm sure I remember a way of attaching cables to the power board of the phone and restoring it that way but I don't know, maybe I imagined that
I have got another working S3 which is my own, maybe that's of use after reading this:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/fix-your-soft-bricked-galaxy-s-iii-samsungs-way/
BUT after putting the bootloader on the SD and swapping it to the no power phone how do I copy it over? or this for no powered phones only?
All help is greatly appreciated, thanks guys. Sorry I've got no helpful info about the phone.
UrbanDesigns said:
I bought a I9300 as I was slightly mislead by the seller that the phone could be fixed and would get detected by the PC, which it doesn't.
It's a i9300 and it's blue... and that's all I've got. I'm guessing it's on a stock ROM and stock kernal.
When I attempt to charge the phone or connect to the PC it brings up the screen where the battery is charging but in a crashed state. I turn it on and just get the "Samsung Galaxy S III GT-I9300" screen
Would I be able to send it to a service station still under his warranty and have it returned to me? or is there another way? i'm sure I remember a way of attaching cables to the power board of the phone and restoring it that way but I don't know, maybe I imagined that
I have got another working S3 which is my own, maybe that's of use after reading this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916796
All help is greatly appreciated, thanks guys. Sorry I've got no helpful info about the phone.
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tried factory reset?
Can you get into recovery or download mode?
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
You need to check with Samsung if they will accept warranty from second user .
You certainly only mess with bootloaders as a last resort.
jje
I've tried holding vol up + power + home but all it does is restart the phone. I'm unsure if that combo is for a rooted device to access CWM or stock.
But i'll press the buttons the phone will turn on and it gets to the GT-i9300 screen and just stops. If I do the buttons again it will just restart and go to the same screen.
I'll see what Samsung recon about the warranty. I'm sure they'll say no
Download mode and post whats on the Odin screen .
jje
JJEgan said:
Download mode and post whats on the Odin screen .
jje
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Well, it's in download mode.
Currently downloading something, says downloading... do not turn off target!!
It's actually installing drivers on my PC as well
Should say
Odin
Product etc
jje
JJEgan said:
Should say
Odin
Product etc
jje
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Here it is:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
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Got to download the official 4.1.2 firmware before I can try, due to not having a hotfile account it's going to take like 40 minutes just to download 800MB
The details on the phones download screen not Odins .
jje
JJEgan said:
The details on the phones download screen not Odins .
jje
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oops, haha sorry.
Here's EXACTLY what the screen shows.
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME:
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
Downloading...
Do not turn off target!!
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I am reading that as probable SDS ..
SDS seems to manifest in 2 distinct ways.
1) Complete eMMC failure. This usually happens over night whilst on charge* - The LED may be lit but the phone will not wake. Subsequent removal of the battery will turn off the LED. You will never get the LED back on. The phone will never turn on again. It needs to go to a service centre and have the motherboard replaced
A Warranty repair but i am not sure how Samsung handle second users .
jje
JJEgan said:
I am reading that as probable SDS ..
SDS seems to manifest in 2 distinct ways.
1) Complete eMMC failure. This usually happens over night whilst on charge* - The LED may be lit but the phone will not wake. Subsequent removal of the battery will turn off the LED. You will never get the LED back on. The phone will never turn on again. It needs to go to a service centre and have the motherboard replaced
A Warranty repair but i am not sure how Samsung handle second users .
jje
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So reflashing in Odin is useless?
thanks a lot jje
I'm thinking return to the guy and tell him he can get it fixed with warranty but I would of liked to fix it myself
Can't seem to find these files anywhere:
Check “auto-reboot”, and uncheck all other options.
Click PDA and select the TAR you downloaded.
Tap the Phone button and choose the file named ‘MODEM’. Ignore this step if such file is missing.
Hit the CSC button and choose the file named ‘CSC’. Ignore this step if such file is absent.
Click the PIT button and choose the .pit file.
If there is no such .pit file, please find another firmware which contains a .pit file.
In ODIN, enable Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options. In case of the Re-Partition option, check it ONLY if you chose a .pit file in the previous step.
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i downloaded the official fw from sammobile but the .rar didn't include these files
Also, it states custom in the download mode. does this mean it has been flashed?
EDIT: can't find a full flash files for the life of me.
There are 2 ways to flash via Odin. Multiple files or single .tar
Its all irrelevant. You can't flash it. Internal memory has failed and can only be fixed with a motherboard failure.
Custom is a symptom of half SDS which this phone has. Have a look in my [important] sudden death -are you covered? Thread (usually found on page 1 or 2 of general) for more info
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
rootSU said:
There are 2 ways to flash via Odin. Multiple files or single .tar
Its all irrelevant. You can't flash it. Internal memory has failed and can only be fixed with a motherboard failure.
Custom is a symptom of half SDS which this phone has. Have a look in my [important] sudden death -are you covered? Thread (usually found on page 1 or 2 of general) for more info
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
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The guy I bought it off didn't have a clue what he was doing with the phone, my own phone is covered against the brick bug (not even sure if I have the chip)
Looks like I'm getting a refund OR transferring the warranty and getting it replaced myself.
Thanks a lot guys
one last thing i've just remember to add, can't I use the sd card to act as the eMMC chip? I read somewhere I can, also eMMC replacements can be done with some effort. I'd be interested in giving it a go.
UrbanDesigns said:
The guy I bought it off didn't have a clue what he was doing with the phone, my own phone is covered against the brick bug (not even sure if I have the chip)
Looks like I'm getting a refund OR transferring the warranty and getting it replaced myself.
Thanks a lot guys
one last thing i've just remember to add, can't I use the sd card to act as the eMMC chip? I read somewhere I can, also eMMC replacements can be done with some effort. I'd be interested in giving it a go.
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I may have seen a guide for that. Search General.
rootSU said:
I may have seen a guide for that. Search General.
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That's not a guide really, more of an FYI
doesn't say anything about replacing the eMMC chip.
People say to search for the guide but it's not easy to find at all
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Im new to rooting and such, I was trying to gingerbread using odin and it said failed. The phone froze up and I had to pop the battery and now it is dead. is there a way to fix this and get the phone back on? will not go into recover or download modes.
thank you
bump for help thanks
oAnthonYo said:
bump for help thanks
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Lol...don't expect to get an immediate response from someone. What you need to do is quite being lazy and do some quick research in the the Q & A section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
Now what exactly was it you were flashing? What GB rom did you flash? and was it a .tar file that you flashed along with the 512.pit file?
You should try removing your battery/simcard/sdcard and then try getting into download mode. Don't worry if the yellow android dude doesnt appear. As long as the screen shows some kind of error with a picture of a phone with an (!) mark well then you are good to go. Your PC should still be able to recognize your device. Try different USB ports. Just flash back to stock 2.1 using the guide above if you are able to get into download mode.
thank you, i did some reading and i think i need a jig to get back into dl mode. have tried a lot of different ways to get into dl mode before posting this. thanks for your advice. appreciated.
oAnthonYo said:
thank you, i did some reading and i think i need a jig to get back into dl mode. have tried a lot of different ways to get into dl mode before posting this. thanks for your advice. appreciated.
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Here is the guide i meant to post. This guide will probably get your phone to boot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
Do you get any power at all? If so then that is a good sign.
Pull your battery and plug in your USB to your computer and open Odin. Do not have your phone attached to the USB yet. Now with Odin open and your battery pulled, (this part is tricky) Hold the Volume +/- and put your battery in and plug your phone in. You do not need to see the Android with the shovel to be in download mode. What you need to see is that yellow COM box in Odin. Once you see that then you are good to go.***See below
Few things:
It may take you a few tries to do this.
If you are not getting any power at all, you may have corrupted your bootloader when you prematurely stopped the install the first time. If this is the case, then sorry to say, but you are screwed and have hard bricked your phone.
Merio- Take it easy on the guy, he is in full blown panic mode and we have all been there. Remember when you got the Encryption Bug?
This is fromN00b_IN_N33D's MIUI guide but it'll serve our purposes here.
"SOFT" BRICKED WHILE USING ODIN?
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"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
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"lightbox_share": "Share",
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"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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If you are getting a "Phone.. ! ..Computer" image (seen above) when booting phone, yes, you are bricked but it is reversible! Just follow these steps...
Make sure you have ODIN OPEN with admin privileges!
1.) Take off your back cover, remove your sim & mirco sd card.
2.) Remove your battery.
Make sure you have the USB plugged into your PC but NOT your phone!
3.) Hold the volume buttons.
4.) Put the battery in.
5.) Put the USB in.
You don't necessarily need the download mode image to be present. As long as you are getting the COM ID to light up yellow in ODIN, just flash back to stock like normal.
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Woodrube said:
Do you get any power at all? If so then that is a good sign.
Pull your battery and plug in your USB to your computer and open Odin. Do not have your phone attached to the USB yet. Now with Odin open and your battery pulled, (this part is tricky) Hold the Volume +/- and put your battery in and plug your phone in. You do not need to see the Android with the shovel to be in download mode. What you need to see is that yellow COM box in Odin. Once you see that then you are good to go.***See below
Few things:
It may take you a few tries to do this.
If you are not getting any power at all, you may have corrupted your bootloader when you prematurely stopped the install the first time. If this is the case, then sorry to say, but you are screwed and have hard bricked your phone.
Merio- Take it easy on the guy, he is in full blown panic mode and we have all been there. Remember when you got the Encryption Bug?
This is fromN00b_IN_N33D's MIUI guide but it'll serve our purposes here.
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Lol, man have I seen that a few times as long aa you can sew something I've always been able to vet it back
Sent from my SGH-T959 using xda premium
I have not been able to get any power as of yet. Think it is hard bricked with what I have read. Thank you ,I will try these things when I get home from work today.
Tried this when I had gotten home and still nothing. It must be hard bricked, can it be fixed with a jig or something else or do I sell it on ebay and buy another one?
oAnthonYo said:
I have not been able to get any power as of yet. Think it is hard bricked with what I have read. Thank you ,I will try these things when I get home from work today.
Tried this when I had gotten home and still nothing. It must be hard bricked, can it be fixed with a jig or something else or do I sell it on ebay and buy another one?
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Thanks for the help.
You could try to Jtag it (mobilcity something-use the search in Q&A or General and it shoudl pop up). Not sure about selling it on Ebay as you'll have to disclose it as bricked. Once you get a new one, come'on back and we'll take care of you.
Woodrube said:
You could try to Jtag it (mobilcity something-use the search in Q&A or General and it shoudl pop up). Not sure about selling it on Ebay as you'll have to disclose it as bricked. Once you get a new one, come'on back and we'll take care of you.
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Thank you, I will be around on here. Not going anywhere. Appreciate the advice.
OP I was in your same boat last week. I sent mine to josh at mobile videos.com and for $80 has my phone working again and my custom ROM and kernel installed..I would definitely recommend this because it's a lot cheaper than buying another vibrant online and it takes a week
cpg1987 said:
OP I was in your same boat last week. I sent mine to josh at mobile videos.com and for $80 has my phone working again and my custom ROM and kernel installed..I would definitely recommend this because it's a lot cheaper than buying another vibrant online and it takes a week
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Thanks Brother,
I was researching places last night and found this same site. I will be shipping it off this weekend to be jtaged. I am glad that they fixed yours.
I was also looking on ebay for galaxy s and sII. I found a listing that a guy had just posted for a sII. He wanted $280 for it which I thought was a steal, I went to take a shower and think about it and when I came back 10 minutes later it was sold. AI missed it.
One second my Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 was working perfectly fine, and about two minutes later I got it out of my pocket to check something and it was off. I thought it was the sleep of death issue so as usual I held the Power button expecting my phone to restart from the black "GT-I9300" screen. It didn't. I took out the battery and inserted it back in and tried again. Still it wouldn't turn on.
Starting to get worried I tried to boot up download mode and reboot mode. That didn't work either. Thinking the battery might have randomly become flat (even though I remember seeing 45% a few minutes ago) I put it on charge. The screen didn't turn on like it usually does when the S3 is put on charge :/
This sort of thing has never occurred to me before, either on the GT-I9000 or the GT-I9300.
After some research looks like my S3 is bricked for good except for maybe some hope (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731255)? Is there anything else I can do? Sounds like this is the "Sudden Death" problem that was fixed recently, is there anyway at all I can take advantage of this fix?
Also, is there anyway at all I can backup my internal storage?! The last backup I took was about 2-3 months ago (yes..you can call me a fool, I know -_-) and there are lots of important texts, app data, backups and photos that I foolishly didn't backup or sync to the cloud :/
If any extra information is needed to "solve the case" please ask.
Thank you in advance.
Whoosh13 said:
One second my Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 was working perfectly fine, and about two minutes later I got it out of my pocket to check something and it was off. I thought it was the sleep of death issue so as usual I held the Power button expecting my phone to restart from the black "GT-I9300" screen. It didn't. I took out the battery and inserted it back in and tried again. Still it wouldn't turn on.
After some research looks like my S3 is bricked for good except for maybe some hope (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731255)? Is there anything else I can do? Sounds like this is the "Sudden Death" problem that was fixed recently, is there anyway at all I can take advantage of this fix?
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If you have access to Download mode flash this new bootloader immediatly via Odin PC in "PDA" :
Jtag as the device dont work on battery.
Perka said:
Jtag
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How do Jtags work, where can I get one/make one?
nhariamine said:
If you have access to Download mode flash this new bootloader immediatly via Odin PC in "PDA" :
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Nope, no access for download mode, any other options :/
nhariamine said:
If you have access to Download mode flash this new bootloader immediatly via Odin PC in "PDA" :
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Really? How can he flash if he cant get in to dl mode?
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Whoosh13 said:
How do Jtags work, where can I get one/make one?
Nope, no access for download mode, any other options :/
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Well get one from samsung
EDIT: I dont know how Jtag works, but they work, well if hw is not bad
Perka said:
Really? How can he flash if he cant get in to dl mode?
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Well get one from samsung
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any links for UK, ill search in the meantime. I watched a video btw to see how one works, so that part is sorted...
Whoosh13 said:
Nope, no access for download mode, any other options :/
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Try removing battery for an hour or more then try download mode.
nhariamine said:
Try removing battery for an hour or more then try download mode.
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Okay, i'll remove it now. How high are the chances of this working, what will it do that will make it work?
Whoosh13 said:
Okay, i'll remove it now. How high are the chances of this working, what will it do that will make it work?
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i don't know mate, but if ur eMMc chip is damaged ,u should return the phone to Samsung repair service to change the entire motherboard of ur s3 and replacing it with another one with brand new Rev date. just pray:angel:
nhariamine said:
If you have access to Download mode flash this new bootloader immediatly via Odin PC in "PDA" :
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Yea if you read his phone is dead.
JTag can help
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nhariamine said:
i don't know mate, but if ur eMMc chip is damaged ,u should return the phone to Samsung repair service to change the entire motherboard of ur s3 and replacing it with another one with brand new Rev date. just pray:angel:
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Okay and is there any chance to save my files on my internal storage?
EDIT: I'm guessing when they replace the motherboard the stuff on my internal storage will go! :/
Whoosh13 said:
Okay and is there any chance to save my files on my internal storage?
EDIT: I'm guessing when they replace the motherboard the stuff on my internal storage will go! :/
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you can try this, not much hope, but sometimes work:
take out the battery
let it be for a minute or so
push the three button combo for dl mode, and keep it while placing the battery in.
maybe you'll need an extra hand for this
Sent from SGS III GT-I9300 ??????
marcedli said:
you can try this, not much hope, but sometimes work:
take out the battery
let it be for a minute or so
push the three button combo for dl mode, and keep it while placing the battery in.
maybe you'll need an extra hand for this
Sent from SGS III GT-I9300 ??????
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thanks, i'll try it in and tell you guys how it goes!
UPDATE: nope, didn't work :/
Try to plug in the charger without inserted battery and then try to turn on the phone.
Mikulec said:
Try to plug in the charger without inserted battery and then try to turn on the phone.
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Tried that too, didn't work, looks like I'll need to try some jtag process :/ im just hoping I can get my internal sd contents somehow. My friend told me its just an overclocked sd card..is this true?
Hi All,
Ok my other half had a GS2 which I dont think is bricked I can switch it on
o2 Splash screen comes on
Have to put the pin in to get access to the phone
Then Iam met with
Sorry!
The application IM has stopped working unexpectedly. Please try again later
Force Close
The last bit just keeps looping and I cant go any further. I can see the home screen but I cant get to it.
More anoying I cant put the phone into recovery or download mode.
I dont care about the phone but I need to get the pictures and videos off any ideas?
Thanks
MathewRB said:
Hi All,
Ok my other half had a GS2 which I dont think is bricked I can switch it on
o2 Splash screen comes on
Have to put the pin in to get access to the phone
Then Iam met with
Sorry!
The application IM has stopped working unexpectedly. Please try again later
Force Close
The last bit just keeps looping and I cant go any further. I can see the home screen but I cant get to it.
More anoying I cant put the phone into recovery or download mode.
I dont care about the phone but I need to get the pictures and videos off any ideas?
Thanks
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ROM? Kernel? Have you tried factory reset? It will not wipe photos.
GamingDj said:
ROM? Kernel? Have you tried factory reset? It will not wipe photos.
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Yes I could flash to a stock ROM and see what happens but are we sure that will not remove the pictures and videos?
OK I dont think that is going to be an option as my pc does not see the device attached via USB.
And when I have Odin running it cant see the device
Sudgestions?
1.It will surely not wipe photos,because you don't format the internal SD.It just removes apps,contacts...
2.look at my signature and follow my guide.If your PC can't see phone,then look for Hopper8's thread(link in guide or search on XDA)
Do you want your phone fixed or not ? I remember you from a couple of months back with that app that you refused to accept would only run on unrooted stock. And here we are fast forwarded a couple of months & again you're refusing to accept the advice/method to fix you've been given (which works & takes all of a couple of minutes; and if it doesn't work first go you look for Hopper8's 'Odin won't flash' thread).
You can either fix the phone or not. No skin off our noses either way *shrugs*
MistahBungle said:
Do you want your phone fixed or not ? I remember you from a couple of months back with that app that you refused to accept would only run on unrooted stock. And here we are fast forwarded a couple of months & again you're refusing to accept the advice/method to fix you've been given (which works & takes all of a couple of minutes; and if it doesn't work first go you look for Hopper8's 'Odin won't flash' thread).
You can either fix the phone or not. No skin off our noses either way *shrugs*
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LOL Someone has been busted here^^
MistahBungle said:
Do you want your phone fixed or not ? I remember you from a couple of months back with that app that you refused to accept would only run on unrooted stock. And here we are fast forwarded a couple of months & again you're refusing to accept the advice/method to fix you've been given (which works & takes all of a couple of minutes; and if it doesn't work first go you look for Hopper8's 'Odin won't flash' thread).
You can either fix the phone or not. No skin off our noses either way *shrugs*
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Funny correct person diffrent phone
MathewRB said:
Funny correct person diffrent phone
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Now we're talking. Let's start round 2!
OK I can get the phone into download mode but not the second screen. When I need to press Volume up it will not go however volume down does restart the phone. Yes the volume up button does work.
MathewRB said:
OK I can get the phone into download mode but not the second screen. When I need to press Volume up it will not go however volume down does restart the phone. Yes the volume up button does work.
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Am confused now.. Can you enter Download mode or not?
No I cant
MathewRB said:
No I cant
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What happens when you press and hold Volume Down + Power + Home?
Which of the below attached screenshots do you get (left or right)?
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
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Left only I cant progress to the next screen
That's strange!! Hmm.. get or make a USB jig and use it to enter Download mode.
Yep we are on the same wave lenght! I have ordered a Jig this morning. I will report back and let you know what happens.
Ok I have the USB jig and this has forced the phone into downlaod mode. I had to remove the battery plug the jig in and then put the battery in this then took me into download mode.
However Odin still cant see the device.
I have confimred the Odin does work as I have a secon GS2 that I have tested with and theres no problem.
Whats next?
Any advice?
MathewRB said:
Any advice?
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Check out the Odin troubleshooting guide by @Hopper8..
"To err is human, to forgive is divine."
Sent from my SGS II
It would apear that the volume button is not working which means I cant press up to enter Download mode. Is there a way to bypass the volume switch?
Hi Team,
After waiting for t he OTA for quite some time. I decided to manually flash 5.1.1 on my G925F S6 Edge. I downloaded the following firmware at home. And tried to flash at my work. Now it flashed just fine , but i am stuck at a nasty boot loop. I have access to download mode , but no recovery. How do i turn the phone off now ? Since i cannot download any bigger files at work.
Also please recommend a 5.1.1 firmware to flash on my phone . I believe my phone`s origin is from Thailan
Update : 1
Tried 2 different Images (UK/ Thailand). Everything flashes just fine. No Odin Errors etc . But the phone gets stuck at Powered by Android
Update 2:
Tried BTU image (UK based) did`nt work too
Update 3 :
here are some screen shots
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I really need to turn this thing off !! Unable to find anything in search as well
have you tried flashing the same firmware again? Make sure you have stared Odin as an Administrator
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have you tried flashing the same firmware again? Make sure you have stared Odin as an Administrator
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yes , did that thrice but to no avail. Each time ran odin as admin
It happened the same to update via OTA, I took him for service of Samsung and up within 15 days will not tell me what's wrong, but I was told that possibly was a problem with the motherboard!
i download and flashed "G925FXXU2BOGB_G925FOXA2BOGB_XEU" , it flashed fine using ODIN but stuck at Powered by Android. I flashed it atleast 3 times but no use.
Then i downloaded and flashed "G925FXXU2POGU_G925FTHL2POGU_THL" . thailand based firmware but its doing the same thing. My phone`s origin was Thailand thats why i downloaded it.
Its been 6-7 hours since the phone is stuck , i cant even shut it off. I can only go to the Download Mode. I could really use some help now. Can someone please help me out here.
I am downloading the BTU 5.1.1 UK version now. I have tried atleast 6 times now. But its not going past the powered by Android logo.
I also cannot access the recovery as well. I am getting out of Ideas now . I can only access the download mode.
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i download and flashed "G925FXXU2BOGB_G925FOXA2BOGB_XEU" , it flashed fine using ODIN but stuck at Powered by Android. I flashed it atleast 3 times but no use.
Then i downloaded and flashed "G925FXXU2POGU_G925FTHL2POGU_THL" . thailand based firmware but its doing the same thing. My phone`s origin was Thailand thats why i downloaded it.
Its been 6-7 hours since the phone is stuck , i cant even shut it off. I can only go to the Download Mode. I could really use some help now. Can someone please help me out here.
I am downloading the BTU 5.1.1 UK version now. I have tried atleast 6 times now. But its not going past the powered by Android logo.
I also cannot access the recovery as well. I am getting out of Ideas now . I can only access the download mode.
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no error message on ODIN? Sorry, trying to understand so I could try to help.
Would be great to take a screenshot of ODIN when it's "done" and a photo of the phone, before disconnecting or restarting.
Also I assume you're using a G925F
Flashing the 5.1.1 BTU did`nt work as well. I am out of options now . Have tried a total of 3 , 5.1.1 Images but none of them worked. Everything gets stuck at Power by Android logo for hours. I cant access recovery as well. Just the ODIN mode.
Giving into warranty is not an option since i bought it used. Any idea if this could be a hardware based issue ? keeping in mind it was working flawlessly uptil this morning on 5.0.2 !
What would i do with a 600$ brick :'(
leekslk said:
no error message on ODIN? Sorry, trying to understand so I could try to help.
Would be great to take a screenshot of ODIN when it's "done" and a photo of the phone, before disconnecting or restarting.
Also I assume you're using a G925F
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Finally someone see`s my thread. I am all posting screen shots in a minute .
Screen shots updated in Post # 1
Any one ?
erikpr10 said:
It happened the same to update via OTA, I took him for service of Samsung and up within 15 days will not tell me what's wrong, but I was told that possibly was a problem with the motherboard!
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I have read that a HARD brick is a problem with the motherboard.
Yes, from the looks of it I think this is a motherboard problem...I'd suggest you take this to a Samsung repair shop and tell them that the phone has been like this since "morning". Since you haven't rooted the phone, they will repair it free of cost most likely. Should they ask you for proof of purchase, tell them you got it as a gift from an uncle who's in Bahamas with to cell connection at the moment and cannot be contacted...worst case, act dumb and ask them to define what proof of purchase means...
But seriously, I would take this to the Samsung store. It so happened to me that I had a hairline crack in a Samsung A5 and although I got the device for free from the telecom provider (who said that it would cost me $100 to repair) the Samsung repair shop replaced the screen at no extra cost...It all depends on how you ask to the people there..try to be in your best behaviour and act as naive as you can...Trust me they will repair it for you...All the best...
Worst case scenario and if they do ask you to shell out $500...I'd suggest buying another phone which is not a Samsung...
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Any one ?
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Alright, bringing it to the service centre is your worst case scenario (of which you already know about).
Here's what I see and agree, ODIN flashed fine, stuck at "powered by android" boot screen.
But let's back track slightly.
1) Can you remember which firmware you were on before you flash the 3 different firmwares.
2) what else have you flashed, did you try to root or something?
3) have you tried to use smartswitch to "fix" the phone (sorry, I know this isn't very helpful, but thought I pointed it out. Also it may take about 30 minutes for smartswitch to fix your phone if it really is fix-able to use the emergency restore firmware or something along this line)
4) I have a hypothesis that you came from 5.0.2 and 5.1.1 is leaving you in a "booting" screen forever so I am thinking the recovery difference is the culprit. It's likely that you can unbrick your phone by flashing the firmware that you were on before flashing these 3 new firmwares (back to point 1). Hence, best way to help yourself now is try to recall which EXACT firmware you were on before. Perhaps more helpful would be a) which region was the phone on b) was it 5.0.2?
5) alternate trouble shoot to find out more information, are you able to boot into recovery. Would like to see what "recovery" version you might be on
let's see if we can try to save your paperweight
This is a longshot and will trip knox but flashing twrp and seeing where that takes you?
Here is the solution from Vietnam and i can sure it's work !
Download this:
G925F: http://www.fshare.vn/file/KYYMWF42LLXM
G920F: http://www.fshare.vn/file/G2MN8UDXFX6P
G925T: http://www.fshare.vn/file/MSQ2TPTRZGYA #Mega
Just flash AP and BL in Odin and it will boot
smartmobee said:
Here is the solution from Vietnam and i can sure it's work !
Download this:
G925F: http://www.fshare.vn/file/KYYMWF42LLXM
G920F: http://www.fshare.vn/file/G2MN8UDXFX6P
G925T: http://www.fshare.vn/file/MSQ2TPTRZGYA #Mega
Just flash AP and BL in Odin and it will boot
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I opened them up using VPN. Its a firmware actually
G925FXXU2BOFJ_G925FOXA2BOFJ_XEU(4File)_ChoiMobile.VN.zip
Can someone tell me if its safe to flash it up ? Also can you upload this over to mega ? downloading through VPN is v v slow, like 5 kb/sec
leekslk said:
Alright, bringing it to the service centre is your worst case scenario (of which you already know about).
Here's what I see and agree, ODIN flashed fine, stuck at "powered by android" boot screen.
But let's back track slightly.
1) Can you remember which firmware you were on before you flash the 3 different firmwares.
2) what else have you flashed, did you try to root or something?
3) have you tried to use smartswitch to "fix" the phone (sorry, I know this isn't very helpful, but thought I pointed it out. Also it may take about 30 minutes for smartswitch to fix your phone if it really is fix-able to use the emergency restore firmware or something along this line)
4) I have a hypothesis that you came from 5.0.2 and 5.1.1 is leaving you in a "booting" screen forever so I am thinking the recovery difference is the culprit. It's likely that you can unbrick your phone by flashing the firmware that you were on before flashing these 3 new firmwares (back to point 1). Hence, best way to help yourself now is try to recall which EXACT firmware you were on before. Perhaps more helpful would be a) which region was the phone on b) was it 5.0.2?
5) alternate trouble shoot to find out more information, are you able to boot into recovery. Would like to see what "recovery" version you might be on
let's see if we can try to save your paperweight
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Thanks so much for a detailed reply my friend
1-)I dont remember exactly which firmware i was one , but i remember checking the " Samsung Phone Info App" and seeing that it was from Thailand and was on 5.0.2
2-)Besides the 3 firmwares , i did not flash anything else
3-)I tried smart switch as well, it was downloading something. But after that it said that the mode in which the phone is on is not supported by smart switch and i`ll have to put it in recovery mode
4-)Again i only remember that the firmware i was on was from Thailand and was 5.0.2 , besides that i dont remember :'(
5-)I have tried numerous time , but it does not boot into recovery mode
I will so thankfull if you guys can save me from having such an expensive paper weight
Duncan1982 said:
This is a longshot and will trip knox but flashing twrp and seeing where that takes you?
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I have`nt done that Yet. I have no issues in Tripping Knox , since i already have no warranty on this and i know for sure that the service center here wont take the phone in warranty since i bought it used
Lowresolution said:
I opened them up using VPN. Its a firmware actually
G925FXXU2BOFJ_G925FOXA2BOFJ_XEU(4File)_ChoiMobile.VN.zip
Can someone tell me if its safe to flash it up ? Also can you upload this over to mega ? downloading through VPN is v v slow, like 5 kb/sec
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believe me, or you can use this method: (will trip Knox)
Flash TWRP recovery using Odin from this topic
Use an OTG cable (in case your phone cannot be turned on) to transfer this ROM
Flash that ROM using TWRP
100% work
Hi guys, so yesterday i was trying to re-root my Galaxy S3 after applying the firmware update from Kies (4.2.2 to 4.3), so i opened odin 3.10.6 that i downloaded with the root file, opened it, clicked on AP and gave it "CF-Auto-Root-d2att-d2uc-samsungsghi747.tar.md5" then hit start, i think it was installing till it got to like 25% and then got stuck, i ket it there and went to see other videos, so i thought probably i installed it on the wrong way, nothing happened yet on odin so i closed it, and this is how everything started, after about 10hours of trying to fix this, i eventually used Kies to apply "Firmware upgrade and initialization", everything went fine, but after the auto-reboot, the phone gave me this error:
E:failed to mount /system (Invalid argument) can't mount '/system '(Invalid argument)
a long list of it, it couldn't mount like anything at all, i tried to boot the phone and nothing happens, eventuually i learned that the only way to get a response from the phone is by plugging it into the computer and going to Download mode (if it's not plugged nothing happens no matter what i do)
I tried rebooting using the download mode and pressing volume down to reboot, and it actually tries to reboot, and shows the samsung s3 logo followed by an android robot like it's applying some updates but shuts down when it reaches like 40% of the process. here's what happens and please note that it only works if the phones is plugged to the computer, if not, i won't get any response from it no matter what buttons i press, and even when it's plugged that's the only way to get a response.
and by the way, i think it can be a battery problem but i have two battries and the samething happened with both of them, and i kept the phone plugged on the charger the whole night hoping it can be charged but nothing happened, (even while plugging it the red right didn't turn on and the phone didn't respond at all)
so, basically, what i "think" i need now is an appropriate list of all Odin files for samsung s3 so i can revive it ( bootloader, PDA, Phone, CSC, and even UMS if necessary) please if anyone can provide me with these files i'd be very grateful. thanks
If you have access to dowload mode, I suggest you to try part 4 of this guide : http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/fix-s3-to-factory-unroot-stock-recovery-t2323847
olimar7184 said:
If you have access to dowload mode, I suggest you to try part 4 of this guide : http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/fix-s3-to-factory-unroot-stock-recovery-t2323847
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thanks for the reply, i did already, but i guess i'll go ahead and try it again.
#update: Yup, the same problem, the little Android robot appears to finish the installation and then the phone shuts down again.
chafik94 said:
thanks for the reply, i did already, but i guess i'll go ahead and try it again.
#update: Yup, the same problem, the little Android robot appears to finish the installation and then the phone shuts down again.
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Then I recommend you to try that instruction http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help/recovery-twrp-flashing-using-odin-gt-t2680354
If it success you will have access to a custom recovery, this will allow you to flash any rom and unbrick your device
I missed with the bootloader section so probably that's what caused everything, and i couldn't find a proper bootloader for my S3, which is why i thought it'd be better to ask people with better knowledge in this field, i actually found one yesterday which is "ICS_Bootloader_I9300XXALEF.tar" but it failed. so i thought maybe it's not compatible with my firmware or something and in order to get things right i have to reinstall everything as i mentioned earlier, but that's based on mere guessing, I really need people with better knowledge to tell me what to do, i mean as long as odin is getting my phone and writing to it, i believe it can be fixed.
olimar7184 said:
Then I recommend you to try that instruction http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help/recovery-twrp-flashing-using-odin-gt-t2680354
If it success you will have access to a custom recovery, this will allow you to flash any rom and unbrick your device
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thanks allot for your help, I tried this and it succeeded but I still can't turn the phone on nor go to recovery mode
If you really can't boot in recovery mode (vol up + home + power) I don't know what to do sorry...
Last possibility that i can think about : Just make sure you are using a I9300 s3, because there are other versions, and the file that you used to root your phone "CF-Auto-Root-d2att-d2uc-samsungsghi747.tar.md5" (at the beginning of your first post) is for d2att, and I747 not for I9300. + you say latter that you flashed I9300 bootloader "ICS_Bootloader_I9300XXALEF.tar"
The d2att and I747 use qualcomm processor, they are very different from the I9300 with exynos processor.
So check behind the battery witch version do you have.
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Just make sure you are using a I9300
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it is I9300 but i wasn't sure about the auto-root file so that's what brought me here I didn't double check everything before trying the root
here's what the back of the phone says
Model: GT-I9300
FCC ID: A3LGTI9300A
SNN: -I9300GSMH
chafik94 said:
it is I9300 but i wasn't sure about the auto-root file so that's what brought me here I didn't double check everything before trying the root
here's what the back of the phone says
Model: GT-I9300
FCC ID: A3LGTI9300A
SNN: -I9300GSMH
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to go to recovery :
You tried vol up + home + power ? (when unplugged)
Or just vol up + home when you cancel download mode ? (when plugged)
Because if I understood correctly, when your device is not plugged you can do anything at all ?
And when you plug in your computer it goes in download mode ? Is this also happening when you plug on a wall charger ?
olimar7184 said:
to go to recovery :
You tried vol up + home + power ? (when unplugged)
Or just vol up + home when you cancel download mode ? (when plugged)
Because if I understood correctly, when your device is not plugged you can do anything at all ?
And when you plug in your computer it goes in download mode ? Is this also happening when you plug on a wall charger ?
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yup, that's exactly what happens, and yes it happen when on the wall charger as well, but the phone doesn't give any sign that it's being charged, and when I unplug it while it's on it turns off immediately. i tried the other method you mentioned about recovery mode, and still nothing happens, the phone shows Samsung galaxy SIII logo and turns off again.
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yup, that's exactly what happens, and yes it happen when on the wall charger as well, but the phone doesn't give any sign that it's being charged, and when I unplug it while it's on it turns off immediately. i tried the other method you mentioned about recovery mode, and still nothing happens, the phone shows Samsung galaxy SIII logo and turns off again.
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It's probably an hardware problem, because you said you tried 2 different batteries, and even soft-bricked, the phone should stay on when unplugged
And I have no others ideas how to try to fix it, i am very sorry
olimar7184 said:
It's probably an hardware problem, because you said you tried 2 different batteries, and even soft-bricked, the phone should stay on when unplugged
And I have no others ideas how to try to fix it, i am very sorry
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Thanks allot for your time, i really appreciate your help, i'll wait if someone else has a solution
olimar7184 said:
It's probably an hardware problem, because you said you tried 2 different batteries, and even soft-bricked, the phone should stay on when unplugged
And I have no others ideas how to try to fix it, i am very sorry
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I managed to repair my phone today, apparently it was a faulty battery, i used a naked charger to revive it (took off old charger's phone side as shown in the picture, stuck the Black wire to the metal above the positive sign, and the green wire to the one above the negative sign, placed the battery on the phone with the charger in between them and plugged it on the wall for a few seconds, and the phone turned on just fine),
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i re-applied the firmware and this time the android robot where the phone used to shutdown while installing, now completed it's job and the phone rebooted normally, I noticed a yellow text overlaying on the screen, done some more research and found out it is called "Factory mode" (I am a noob you know) so I had to Root the phone to get rid of this problem and this time, thank the Lord, I succeeded in rooting it because I double checked everything lol.
BUT..., Lol when you screw something up, you just have to keep patching it, you fix something here, an other problem appears over there hahaha.
anyways, the problem now is the network, I do have signal and it changes when i put the phone in different places with different signal strengths, and the clock is perfectly updated, but i use the phone as a phone and call people, it gives me this message:
I tried allot of things trying to fix it, nothing seemed to help, and then it came to my mind that probably what I did wrong was download my Service Provider's firmware, maybe the phone Had the international firmware i can't remember and i didn't check it before, the friend i bought it from just told me he brought it brand new but not from a service provider which means it had an international firmware, so now I am downloading a firmware from sammobile that had Unknown in Country, and here's its full title "I9300XXUGNJ2_I9300MSTGNJ1_MST.zip".
My question now, if my theory was wrong and i did somehow apply the right firmware at the first time, will it damage the phone if I applied a different firmware from other Service providers, and i mean this firmware that i am currently downloading?
PS: when the phone turned on the first time the battery had above 70% of charge, i'd like to know what caused the battery to go faulty all of a sudden even while having enough power!
chafik94 said:
I managed to repair my phone today, apparently it was a faulty battery, i used a naked charger to revive it (took off old charger's phone side as shown in the picture, stuck the Black wire to the metal above the positive sign, and the green wire to the one above the negative sign, placed the battery on the phone with the charger in between them and plugged it on the wall for a few seconds, and the phone turned on just fine),
i re-applied the firmware and this time the android robot where the phone used to shutdown while installing, now completed it's job and the phone rebooted normally, I noticed a yellow text overlaying on the screen, done some more research and found out it is called "Factory mode" (I am a noob you know) so I had to Root the phone to get rid of this problem and this time, thank the Lord, I succeeded in rooting it because I double checked everything lol.
BUT..., Lol when you screw something up, you just have to keep patching it, you fix something here, an other problem appears over there hahaha.
anyways, the problem now is the network, I do have signal and it changes when i put the phone in different places with different signal strengths, and the clock is perfectly updated, but i use the phone as a phone and call people, it gives me this message:
I tried allot of things trying to fix it, nothing seemed to help, and then it came to my mind that probably what I did wrong was download my Service Provider's firmware, maybe the phone Had the international firmware i can't remember and i didn't check it before, the friend i bought it from just told me he brought it brand new but not from a service provider which means it had an international firmware, so now I am downloading a firmware from sammobile that had Unknown in Country, and here's its full title "I9300XXUGNJ2_I9300MSTGNJ1_MST.zip".
My question now, if my theory was wrong and i did somehow apply the right firmware at the first time, will it damage the phone if I applied a different firmware from other Service providers, and i mean this firmware that i am currently downloading?
PS: when the phone turned on the first time the battery had above 70% of charge, i'd like to know what caused the battery to go faulty all of a sudden even while having enough power!
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I don't it will damage your phone, you can try to flash. But instead of taking "unknown" in country, just take your own country.
And check your imei in the setting> about phone > status.
About the battery i really don't know, because i never had this problem with my own s3 before.
olimar7184 said:
I don't it will damage your phone, you can try to flash. But instead of taking "unknown" in country, just take your own country.
And check your imei in the setting> about phone > status.
About the battery i really don't know, because i never had this problem with my own s3 before.
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I've been trying to fix the IMEI the whole day yesterday, I have the 0049 IMEI i googled it and allot of people had the same problem and the same IMEI, it is not the same as the IMEI behind the battery, one weird thing, when I tried Samsung tool pro to unlock the device, the software said that I had a firmware from Ghana , and I am very sure I was using the Moroccan firmware, now that i installed the unknown firmware it says Belgium, but it shows the same problems, wrong IMEI, wrong Serial Number, and the same error "zTool not found for selected model"
Operation: Unlock
Selected model: GT-I9300
Software version: 24.3
Waiting ADB device... OK
Reading phone info...
Model: GT-I9300
Android version: 4.3
Product code: Not Active
Phone version: I9300BUUGNF1
PDA version: I9300XXUGNJ2
CSC version: I9300MSTGNJ1
CSC country code: Belgium
CSC sales code: MST
HW version: REV__
Phone S/N: 00000000000
Modem board:
RF cal date: none
IMEI: 004999010640000
Checking Super user right... true
Reading nv data... OK
Checking magic... OK
zTool not found for selected model
Done with Samsung Tool PRO v.24.3
i'm really stuck here, been trying everything yet can't find a solution yet
oh, i think that "Ghana" thing happened because i was trying some modem patches like "Modem_I9300_NF1.tar.md5" to unlock the device but they didn't help and i totally forgot about them. lol
chafik94 said:
oh, i think that "Ghana" thing happened because i was trying some modem patches like "Modem_I9300_NF1.tar.md5" to unlock the device but they didn't help and i totally forgot about them. lol
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Flash the firmware of your country.
And this http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/ref-imei-efs-stuff-i9300-including-t2393289 may help you if flashing the firmware of you country don't work