Hey guys, I was being careless unfortunately and installed the wrong kernel and now my phone is in a black screen boot loop. I don't know how to fix this as I can't get into download mode or recovery mode to flash my back up or even factory reset. Can anyone please help me out? This is the first time this has happened, and now I'm really freaking out! Thank you for your help.
Can your computer see it, in ADB? Or Odin?
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And as long as there is some sign of life it is not bricked, more like sponged.
Try to force download mode by:
Open Odin
Hook up the phone without the battery
Hold Vol Down + Home (Don't hold power)
Insert the battery still holding Vol Down + Home
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Hey all.
I got a problem. I opened Rom Manager and did the partition SD card thinking it was going to partition my external SD card.......well, I think it did the internal. Now when I boot I get to the GalaxyS screen and then the screen just goes black. Have to remove battery to reboot. I have tried ODIN to restore a factory image but it does the same thing. Anyone have an idea. How can I just format the internal memory to factory and restore to factory. Thanks!!!
There you go
Hey man... You're gonna get flamed for this, it's one of the things "everybody" knows not to do with RomManager, but since I did the same mistake back in time I'll help
First off: can you get into download mode? (turn your phone completly off, plug it into your pc with usb, wait for the "charging" screen, then press both volum keys + the powerbutton to restart, release the powerbutton immediately after restart and keep holding the two volumekeys till you enter download mode)
then flash this.
Then flash back to stock, or any other ROM that includes kernel...
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And please read some instructions this time (couldn't help it, haha)
Novek said:
Hey man... You're gonna get flamed for this, it's one of the things "everybody" knows not to do with RomManager, but since I did the same mistake back in time I'll help
First off: can you get into download mode? (turn your phone completly off, plug it into your pc with usb, wait for the "charging" screen, then press both volum keys + the powerbutton to restart, release the powerbutton immediately after restart and keep holding the two volumekeys till you enter download mode)
then flash this.
Then flash back to stock, or any other ROM that includes kernel...
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And please read some instructions this time (couldn't help it, haha)
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Thanks bro.
I normally read and research tons before I do anything. Just tried to rush through this one. Lesson learned.
I will read up now
Zero problemo ;P
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I hope you were able to fix the problem.
I have a rooted artrix and the other night i updated via OTA and now the phone wont boot. how can i fix this? any help would be nice
Yeah, that sounds about right. Can you get into rsd mode or anything??? Btw, please post this in Q&A. You will more than likely get flamed for posting in the wrong section.
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i tired booting into recovery and iot says starting fastboot protcol support
There are lots of tutorials on here on how to unbrick your phone (depending on hard brick or soft brick)
Look through the Q&A section - http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1070
If you get an error message on your screen during regular boot, use the search tool in that forum to search for what it says. That should help narrow it down.
BTW: When booting into recovery, make sure you Hold Vol + down until it says "fastboot" on the screen, then press Vol + down until the words say "Android Recovery" and then press Vol + Up.
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I have a rooted artrix and the other night i updated via OTA and now the phone wont boot. how can i fix this? any help would be nice
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try this my friend and good luck : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22583493&postcount=139
Hi guys! I've been having problems with my Mega. My phone works really fine. I just got it the other day. But whenever I try to go to download mode or recovery I only get a blank screen but I know that it goes to download or recovery because my phone could detect it. I've been reading some forums that I have to reflash the bootloader of my phone so I could fix that error. Does anyone here confirm this and could anyone provide me a flashabble copy of the bootloader? Thanks!
Here's what I found on the other forums:
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Your problem sounds similar to this one. I assume when you say 'blank screen' that the screen is powered on?
Power off the phone, hold down VolUp + VolDown + Power for 4 to 5 seconds. Then release ALL AT THE SAME TIME. Now press Volume Up. Now hopefully you will be in download mode even if you can't see that you are. If it doesn't work try it again a couple of times. The reason that you have to press Volume Up is that a warning screen is actually displayed before the phone lets you into download mode.
The phone will give you no other indication that its in download mode and won't 'recognise Odin' when not in download mode. Make sure you have Samsung USB drivers (comes with Samsung Kies) installed on your PC.
Oh yeah and by the way the thread I've linked to suggests you have to reflash the bootloader to fix the 'blank screen' problem.
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Mods, could you delete this thread? i've move it to the android development forum. Thanks! Sorry for the inconvenience
You where correct to keep this thread here, vice posting in the Development threads....this one is closed and I have moved your other thread from the Dev Sections to this section.
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I got my hands on an s3 that I am trying to fix, not sure if it has been rooted or bricked but basically when I put the battery in, I get the Samsung logo, then the Samsung S3 and then it turns off. Ideas as to where to approach this? Again not sure if its been rooted or bricked.
Its my first time working on an android so please provide instructions if there are technical steps related to it.
Can you enter on Download Mode? Press at the same time volume down+ home button + power button and when the phone request it press volume up. On these screen you can see if the phone is official or modified. You can do a screen capture pressing home button and power button at the same time
This is what happens when I just put the battery in.
videobam dot com/WdRGH
Can't get into download mode either, it will start, show the samsung and say entering recovery, then jumps to the galaxy screen that you see in the video and turn off.
Sounds like an electronic fault to be honest.
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If it dont enter on recovery or download mode it can be a brick....
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If it dont enter on recovery or download mode it can be a brick....
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Yes but a USB recovery Jig may access download mode as may a service repair .
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Yes but a USB recovery Jig may access download mode as may a service repair .
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I was thinking about buying one of those to try.
Did anyone try watching the video to see exactly whats happening?
I have an old allview c6 that bootloops when i try to do anything on it
When i try to enter normal mode ,fastboot mode or recovery mode it bootloops
Whenever i try charging it it also bootloops and also when connecting it to a pc it behaves like i take out the usb and put it back in repetably while bootlooping
I can enter fastboot/recovery/normal selection screen by pressing the power button along with the up volume but when i select any option it bootloops
When i am in the selection screen the pc does not recognize the phone
The repair shops tell me it's a motherboard issue and at this point i'm inclined to belive them but i thought i'd check to see if there was another solution
sorry if i posted in the wrong thread i didn't know where to post
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I have an old allview c6 that bootloops when i try to do anything on it
When i try to enter normal mode ,fastboot mode or recovery mode it bootloops
Whenever i try charging it it also bootloops and also when connecting it to a pc it behaves like i take out the usb and put it back in repetably while bootlooping
I can enter fastboot/recovery/normal selection screen by pressing the power button along with the up volume but when i select any option it bootloops
When i am in the selection screen the pc does not recognize the phone
The repair shops tell me it's a motherboard issue and at this point i'm inclined to belive them but i thought i'd check to see if there was another solution
sorry if i posted in the wrong thread i didn't know where to post
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