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Hello everyone,
As this is my first post, i'd like to apologise in advance if this issue i'm about to detail has been posted before, but after about a month's worth of trial and inevitable error, reading everything i could find and following every walkthrough i've come across to the t...i'm at wit's end here.
So, i've got a Galaxy SII GT i9100, standard euro version i suppose, my provider is Vodafone Romania (wretched buggers the lot of 'em).
My troubles had started ever since the update from 2.3 with which the phone had arrived, to 4.0.3. I made the update through my home wifi, and i'm guessing the software was provided by either Google, Samsung or Vodafone Ro.
In any case, 4.0.3 was a lot more sluggish and badly calibrated in terms of touch responses and video lag while streaming.
About a month ago i got another notification to update to 4.0.4. This update worked fine for about 20 minutes till the thing decided to freeze up completely, and not turn off from the power button held down a while.
After i had removed the battery and turned it back on, i simply got the following message: "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
Naturally Kies is a steaming pile and recovery fails every time with a message composed only of empty squares instead of text, i'm guessing it's because i lack a certain language pack, but the only option is "OK".
So i turned to Odin, when that failed, instead of wiping the counter before sending it into the warranty, i did not. so they voided my warranty because it seems Odin is "unauthorized".
Multiple tries and failures later, quite a few attempts by other people that know more about this than myself...some have said i've got corrupt flash memory while other say "NAND rw corruption".
I'm a rather experienced pc builder...but this seriously stumps me.
I've also tried the walkthrough here on XDA with the same results.
So any new input would be much appreciated...be it through skype or another medium.
can you enter the download mode, if yes then try flashing stock firmware which comes with .PIT file (using odin)......may be that will help
try this thread as well http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
RazorwireClouds said:
Hello everyone,
As this is my first post, i'd like to apologise in advance if this issue i'm about to detail has been posted before, but after about a month's worth of trial and inevitable error, reading everything i could find and following every walkthrough i've come across to the t...i'm at wit's end here.
So, i've got a Galaxy SII GT i9100, standard euro version i suppose, my provider is Vodafone Romania (wretched buggers the lot of 'em).
My troubles had started ever since the update from 2.3 with which the phone had arrived, to 4.0.3. I made the update through my home wifi, and i'm guessing the software was provided by either Google, Samsung or Vodafone Ro.
In any case, 4.0.3 was a lot more sluggish and badly calibrated in terms of touch responses and video lag while streaming.
About a month ago i got another notification to update to 4.0.4. This update worked fine for about 20 minutes till the thing decided to freeze up completely, and not turn off from the power button held down a while.
After i had removed the battery and turned it back on, i simply got the following message: "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
Naturally Kies is a steaming pile and recovery fails every time with a message composed only of empty squares instead of text, i'm guessing it's because i lack a certain language pack, but the only option is "OK".
So i turned to Odin, when that failed, instead of wiping the counter before sending it into the warranty, i did not. so they voided my warranty because it seems Odin is "unauthorized".
Multiple tries and failures later, quite a few attempts by other people that know more about this than myself...some have said i've got corrupt flash memory while other say "NAND rw corruption".
I've also tried the walkthrough here on XDA with the same results.
So any new input would be much appreciated...be it through skype or another medium.
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sorry i forgot to mention that i can enter Download mode using Vol. down + home + power, BUT...i can't enter recovery mode or whatever it's called with Vol. up + home + power...that button combo only starts the phone with the same old error message.
also, i've tried this walkthrough
as far as i know if you can enter into download mode, your phone is not dead...........................i don't know much about android development but i am sure that your phone can be revived...........keep searching the forum and try contacting some of the sgs2 developers they might be able to help you
cheers
RazorwireClouds said:
sorry i forgot to mention that i can enter Download mode using Vol. down + home + power, BUT...i can't enter recovery mode or whatever it's called with Vol. up + home + power...that button combo only starts the phone with the same old error message.
also, i've tried this walkthrough
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pretty much what i'm thinking as well, there should be a way to restore it without resorting to cannibalism and taking a broken phone's mobo.
but i have been searching and being new to these forums i've no clue who to contact, but anyways, thanks for the reply sir. my thanks
bumpdonkey.
Come on,are you trying different things like disabling kies/USB cables/ports/different PC.
Have you tired flashing the stock Rom through Odin? You can find it at sammobile.com.
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as i've stated in the first post, i've tried almost everything. this includes flashing a series of different roms, kernels, pits etc.
as well as trying it with kies uninstalled, and since it's been attempted by other people, i'm guessing it's superfluous to try it on another PC than my own because others have already done so with it. and the cable is just a cable.
i have the same problem and i still searching
when i try to mount the data partition it fail
i tried all things but still no solution
come on guys help us to revive our sgs2
so far, the most i've accomplished was bringing it from the error message to the boot screen where it remains forever...by flashing the bootroom.
but if i tick "nand erase all" it fails to do anything.
No bumping
Do not bump this thread. The answer will come because someone knows it, not because it's bumped every few hours.
which reatmne
sorry about that, i'll cut the bumping then...i'm just...beyond frustrated at this point...it's been a brick for about a month now...nobody seems to know how to fix the blasted thing
Maybe...
I had once got stuck.
If you could get to the recovery, i think you can try wipe data, wipe data, wipe data....................
Then flash stock rom, or those you think is reliable.
wipe and flash. wipe and flash.
If you can't, use ODIN....... the only way
flash and flash the stock rom or any others.............
if it works, there you are.
Hope it works!!
you may wanna read the whole topic before replying, just saying
Your phone's obviously stuffed and only one of two (but 95% likely only one) things is going to fix it (nothing anyone here can suggest will).
I think you know what they both are. Continuing to post to this thread is simply delaying getting your phone fixed or getting another phone.
RazorwireClouds said:
you may wanna read the whole topic before replying, just saying
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Exactly pal.Surprised he didnt say "if only you could boot up the phone you wouldnt need to get it repaired"......lol
MistahBungle said:
Your phone's obviously stuffed and only one of two (but 95% likely only one) things is going to fix it (nothing anyone here can suggest will).
I think you know what they both are. Continuing to post to this thread is simply delaying getting your phone fixed or getting another phone.
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if i may ask what are thee two things which are going to fix the phone cuz mein is in the same situation thanks
I'm stuck in a similar position I'm stuck at galaxy s2 boot screen can get to download mode but not recovery I havnt tryed Odin yet only because I don't know what I'm.doing with Odin could somebody direct me on where to get the right files n stuff for Odin please I would be really gratfull thanks
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Google Odin 3, use the 1.85 version. Get the stock Rom from sammobile.com for your device. Unzip Odin and then run it. In PDA browes to the stock Rom. Make sure only auto re boot and F. Reset are checked in odin. Then hit start. Check the stickies for more details. See vincom's in the development forum.
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Cheers mate am all sorted now bk rooted with the rom I wanted lol
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Good evening all, my apologies in advance if i am asking a stupid or already answered question,
i have looked through this forum and many others along side through google and i am unable to find a solution or solved post in regards to fixing this phone.
I recently purchased a second hand s2 from ebay, not the best move but it was cheap, and i was in need of a phone.
the phone came with damaged screen, so i ordered a replacement and thought no more.
after receiving the screen i replaced it fitted it and was in the belief that the phone would be up and running, no no no this is not the case...
upon fitting the screen i found that the phone would lag as such, as if two fingers were placed on the screen, with motions being very sticky also requiring a large amount of force to respond when trying to use it. normal androids will switch between home screens effortlessly and relatively fluid.
Seeing this issue i thought a simple firmware upgrade would suffice and id have a usable phone. upon upgrading via kies i was unable to install the MTP drivers and so switched to the program odin for the update.
i downloaded what i believe to be uk firmware from samsung-updates,
firmware I9100XWMS2_I9100BULS3_I9100VODLSF_HOME
which has also caused the phone to boot in what looks to be spanish. although e3 and cwm show in english.
after the update the phone seems to be in a soft bricked state, the phone will repsond to input from soft keys, go into recovery and download mode accept all firmwares i have tried 9 times out of 10. but when reaching the android home screen is completely frozen, no response from touch or soft keys, except only for volume up and power to reset the device.
thinking the recently purchased LCD was the culprit i have sent it back and had a replacement, still the issue is present.
I have tried many different roms/kernels in the hope to solve this problem and i am at my wits end!
any help in bringing this thing back to life would be of great help as i am without a phone, or enough money to replace it again...
thanks for any response
cheers Ansell2k12
Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread stickied in the General section; in particular flashing the 3 part firmware (this will wipe your phone). Also try everything in that thread for as long as you have the patience for it. These cases tend to be fixed by perseverance, or not at all. There's no easy fix. It's either a hardware issue(s), NAND corruption, or something really obvious being missed here. If it's the latter, hopefully the stuff in Hopper's thread helps you fix it. If it's either of the other two, I'd be cutting my losses.
Ansell2k12 said:
Good evening all, my apologies in advance if i am asking a stupid or already answered question,
i have looked through this forum and many others along side through google and i am unable to find a solution or solved post in regards to fixing this phone.
I recently purchased a second hand s2 from ebay, not the best move but it was cheap, and i was in need of a phone.
the phone came with damaged screen, so i ordered a replacement and thought no more.
after receiving the screen i replaced it fitted it and was in the belief that the phone would be up and running, no no no this is not the case...
upon fitting the screen i found that the phone would lag as such, as if two fingers were placed on the screen, with motions being very sticky also requiring a large amount of force to respond when trying to use it. normal androids will switch between home screens effortlessly and relatively fluid.
Seeing this issue i thought a simple firmware upgrade would suffice and id have a usable phone. upon upgrading via kies i was unable to install the MTP drivers and so switched to the program odin for the update.
i downloaded what i believe to be uk firmware from samsung-updates,
firmware I9100XWMS2_I9100BULS3_I9100VODLSF_HOME
which has also caused the phone to boot in what looks to be spanish. although e3 and cwm show in english.
after the update the phone seems to be in a soft bricked state, the phone will repsond to input from soft keys, go into recovery and download mode accept all firmwares i have tried 9 times out of 10. but when reaching the android home screen is completely frozen, no response from touch or soft keys, except only for volume up and power to reset the device.
thinking the recently purchased LCD was the culprit i have sent it back and had a replacement, still the issue is present.
I have tried many different roms/kernels in the hope to solve this problem and i am at my wits end!
any help in bringing this thing back to life would be of great help as i am without a phone, or enough money to replace it again...
thanks for any response
cheers Ansell2k12
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lcd may be the culprit but also the firmware is crashed flash it again properly after a factory reset from e3
Progress...but not as id hoped...
first off thanks to you mistahbungle & bhavstech,
unfortunately im only little further forward.
After the flash using 3 part file firmware the phone is now running in English language on an updated firmware, but still appears to be frozen/ crashed.
updates on appearance, maybe its still salvageable?
Clock now updates after reboot
English language
charge icon does not change when unplugging/replugging charger/data cable but is recognized by the PC - MTP is now installing, but requires reboot, after reboot of the PC, MTP installs again and request reboot again... and continues to do so.
clock doesn't update at home screen, again appears to be frozen/crashed
still no response to touch, touch buttons or soft keys - only phone rest volume up and power.
when phone is at samsung splash screen i get notification of voice mails/texts on the phone.
Thanks again Ansell2k12
Ansell2k12 said:
first off thanks to you mistahbungle & bhavstech,
unfortunately im only little further forward.
After the flash using 3 part file firmware the phone is now running in English language on an updated firmware, but still appears to be frozen/ crashed.
updates on appearance, maybe its still salvageable?
Clock now updates after reboot
English language
charge icon does not change when unplugging/replugging charger/data cable but is recognized by the PC - MTP is now installing, but requires reboot, after reboot of the PC, MTP installs again and request reboot again... and continues to do so.
clock doesn't update at home screen, again appears to be frozen/crashed
still no response to touch, touch buttons or soft keys - only phone rest volume up and power.
when phone is at samsung splash screen i get notification of voice mails/texts on the phone.
Thanks again Ansell2k12
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Your issue of a semi frozen state is very familiar to me but the reasons can be many and one of those are the /sdcard partition not mounting properly and likewise it could also be a failure of the other major partitions but if the device booted and made it to the lockscreen then you may have some hope, first if you have a external card plugged try booting without it, if the issues repeat try swapping the ext card with the internal /sdcard by flashing a modified vold.fstab file for your firmware which swaps the partitions effectively making the device mount the ext card as the /sdcard partition. I am expecting you have gone through the default troubleshooting methods like a clean flash etc.
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king_below_my_lord said:
Your issue of a semi frozen state is very familiar to me but the reasons can be many and one of those are the /sdcard partition not mounting properly and likewise it could also be a failure of the other major partitions but if the device booted and made it to the lockscreen then you may have some hope, first if you have a external card plugged try booting without it, if the issues repeat try swapping the ext card with the internal /sdcard by flashing a modified vold.fstab file for your firmware which swaps the partitions effectively making the device mount the ext card as the /sdcard partition. I am expecting you have gone through the default troubleshooting methods like a clean flash etc.
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Yes i have done multiple flashes, tried another sd card as the original was unreadable by the phone but picked up the second faultlessly, although flashing a custom firmware failed when trying to load in cwm.
as for a modified vold.fstab file,this is new to me. Could i ask how its modified or where i would get the file? im guessing id use odin to flash it to the device?
thanks for the response
Ansell2k12
Ansell2k12 said:
Yes i have done multiple flashes, tried another sd card as the original was unreadable by the phone but picked up the second faultlessly, although flashing a custom firmware failed when trying to load in cwm.
as for a modified vold.fstab file,this is new to me. Could i ask how its modified or where i would get the file? im guessing id use odin to flash it to the device?
thanks for the response
Ansell2k12
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There are some threads in which I myself detailed about swapping memory its done via a custom recovery and not using Odin.
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king_below_my_lord said:
There are some threads in which I myself detailed about swapping memory its done via a custom recovery and not using Odin.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
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any chance you could point n the right direction?
i have had a look at the stuff to edit vold, and it seems i am unable to do so as my phone isnt usable once booted
cheers Ansell2k12
Phone has gone in the bin cheers guys, thanks for the help
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You could easily flash a edited vold.fstab file by generating a flashable zip file. That's why I said via recovery or if you are clever enough you can easily use recovery flashable Aroma file manager to overwrite the file.
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Hello All!
My first post here, even though I have long been a lurker. I hope I'm posting in the right place. If not, apologies, and Mods - please redirect me, and I shall re-post in the correct place.
Phone: SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 GT-I9300 International version
Last known installed/running OS: Official SAMSUNG JB ROM (Unsure WHICH version) after having run on CM 4.4 for a couple of weeks.
PROBLEM:
a few months after going back to stock, Phone suddenly developed issues of random reboots. These would happen at any point in time, with no predictability whatsoever. One fine day, it rebooted, and wouldn't get past the Samsung splash screen. Pulling the battery and trying to restart phone resulted in the same stuck at Samsung logo issue.
Left the phone alone for a couple of months after this as I had a spare, but finally decided to try and revive the S3.
Phone does not charge when connected to charger. At least, it shows no visible signs of it. It DOES, however, try booting itself when plugged in, but gets stuck on the first screen of ODIN Download mode, instead of the Samsung logo splash screen as it used to earlier. Also note that this screen it gets stuck on is a pixellated screen, not the clear normally seen screen when entering ODIN mode.
The Vol UP, Home and power button combo brings me to this very same screen, there is no recovery menu to be seen, as would be normally. The Vol DOWN, Home and power button combo brings me to the regular clear ODIN mode as usual.
The headings at this screen read:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9300
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
I have read through most posts regarding similar issues on XDA as well as other forums, and tried flashing stock firmwares (single AND multiple part ones) through ODIN, with no success. The error i always get is as in the attached screen captures.
I've tried ALL versions of ODIN, and many PIT files. All were failures.
So, is this a dead for all purposes phone, or do I still have hope since ODIN mode is still available?
I don't think USB debugging was checked before bricking, because ADB toolkits just keep waiting for phone to be detected.
All drivers are up to date and installed correctly. Kies is not installed.
Any help is welcome.
@Mohanms04: if you flash a 3part-PIT, what result views ODIN after finishing?
I have a Device here which seems to have the same or at least a similar problem, however, i got it for free from someone else to experiment with, so there is no urgent need to repeir it.
I tried flashing a pit and erasing nand, but when i start to do it, odin just gets stuck at "erasing", if i try to flash a full firmware it just hangs at "getting pit for mapping" so i assume the nand is gone for good... however, i have one more dead s3 arround that seems to have a burned cpu, probably i manage to solder over the nand or the cpu
rp158 said:
@Mohanms04: if you flash a 3part-PIT, what result views ODIN after finishing?
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ODIN stays at "Setup Connection" without any progress. I've left it overnight a few times, just to ensure I was giving it enough time.
When the cable is pulled, it reads "there is no pit partition"
@Mohanms04: I suppose, it's hardbricked
rp158 said:
@Mohanms04: I suppose, it's hardbricked
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Aargh.. was afraid of that. Well, guess its JTAG to try next, and then paperweight if that dont fix it.
Thanks anyways!!
Mohanms04 said:
Aargh.. was afraid of that. Well, guess its JTAG to try next, and then paperweight if that dont fix it.
Thanks anyways!!
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Try this recovery firmware, if not the jtag is required.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30087735
Hello, This is my first Post on XDA so please help me to familiarize myself with rules and procedures and I apologize if I break any in any way.
Okay, So My phone (SM-G900T) is about 5 months old. I bought it in August, Without insurance (Terrible Idea), and now it is having problems. In the amount of time I've had it, I rooted it in mid to late September and used only an app called Xmod for a game. I then started using greenify, solid explorer and eventually used Xposed installer to try a few Xposed modules. Specifically I used, the YouTube adaway, Rich Pandora notification and that's about it. I also later installed Samsung Tools to backup my IMEI and important partitions.
A few days ago my phone randomly rebooted in the middle of a YouTube video so I let it reboot, but it rebooted again, and again, and again. I pulled the battery and turned it back on but the same problem persisted. I couldn't do anything to fix it so I just decided to factory reset the device through the stock recovery. Also, I did not install any custom roms or anything either. The factory reset did nothing. Now when I was in setup, everything force closed, froze and rebooted, repeatedly. So I found the original firmware that my phone came with and flashed it to my phone through Odin because I literally had no hope of what to do anymore. The problem lessened so I didn't install all my apps and overload the device as it would reboot when the RAM would get pretty full or too many things were running simultaneously in the background or foreground. The problem got a little worse so I factory reset one more time and it lessened again but now it came back and factory Resetting isn't lessening the problem. Now it just force closes a bunch of stuff and freezes and reboots into a bootloop midway through initial setup. I am desperate at this point right now and I need help from you guys. I don't have warranty because I rooted and I made the Extremely stupid decision of not getting insurance. So please can anyone help me out? I will be eternally grateful if you can help me turn this $609 brick into a phone again.
I will try to check this thread daily, but I go to school and I may not respond immediately, so please understand.
ahmed12534 said:
Hello, This is my first Post on XDA so please help me to familiarize myself with rules and procedures and I apologize if I break any in any way.
Okay, So My phone (SM-G900T) is about 5 months old. I bought it in August, Without insurance (Terrible Idea), and now it is having problems. In the amount of time I've had it, I rooted it in mid to late September and used only an app called Xmod for a game. I then started using greenify, solid explorer and eventually used Xposed installer to try a few Xposed modules. Specifically I used, the YouTube adaway, Rich Pandora notification and that's about it. I also later installed Samsung Tools to backup my IMEI and important partitions.
A few days ago my phone randomly rebooted in the middle of a YouTube video so I let it reboot, but it rebooted again, and again, and again. I pulled the battery and turned it back on but the same problem persisted. I couldn't do anything to fix it so I just decided to factory reset the device through the stock recovery. Also, I did not install any custom roms or anything either. The factory reset did nothing. Now when I was in setup, everything force closed, froze and rebooted, repeatedly. So I found the original firmware that my phone came with and flashed it to my phone through Odin because I literally had no hope of what to do anymore. The problem lessened so I didn't install all my apps and overload the device as it would reboot when the RAM would get pretty full or too many things were running simultaneously in the background or foreground. The problem got a little worse so I factory reset one more time and it lessened again but now it came back and factory Resetting isn't lessening the problem. Now it just force closes a bunch of stuff and freezes and reboots into a bootloop midway through initial setup. I am desperate at this point right now and I need help from you guys. I don't have warranty because I rooted and I made the Extremely stupid decision of not getting insurance. So please can anyone help me out? I will be eternally grateful if you can help me turn this $609 brick into a phone again.
I will try to check this thread daily, but I go to school and I may not respond immediately, so please understand.
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Do you have SD card installed? If you do try taking it out and leave out or replace with another SdCard. Then flash the original stock firmware as you said you did before through (odin!) Then if that dont work try kias3 and use the emergency firmware recovery tool. Before you do any of this make sure you factory reset through stock recovery if possible.
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Have you tried this tool? I had the same issue with my phone and reinstalled firmware and stock recovery through this tool and it stopped. If none of these tips work id say your phone may be borked or have faulty hardware. Take a look here as welll. Hope you can get your phone back to normal. I can understand what you're going through, like i said i had same issue with mine and mine has seems to be fine as of now. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2721146 . GOOD LUCK
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beachbum40 said:
Do you have SD card installed? If you do try taking it out and leave out or replace with another SdCard. Then flash the original stock firmware as you said you did before through (odin!) Then if that dont work try kias3 and use the emergency firmware recovery tool. Before you do any of this make sure you factory reset through stock recovery if possible.
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Have you tried this tool? I had the same issue with my phone and reinstalled firmware and stock recovery through this tool and it stopped. If none of these tips work id say your phone may be borked or have faulty hardware. Take a look here as welll. Hope you can get your phone back to normal. I can understand what you're going through, like i said i had same issue with mine and mine has seems to be fine as of now. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2721146 . GOOD LUCK
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Okay, so I'm resetting it back to stock firmware through Odin as we speak. And yes, I had an SD card and have already taken it out and left it out and reset but still the problem has persisted, I will definitely try the solution you just mentioned, here I go. And thank you for replying...
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Hold on, which do you want me to try first? kias3(can you please link it if possible) with emergency firmware recovery tool? OR the Unified Android Toolkit?
Also... I don't exactly know how to use the toolkit, can you verify the steps to take to use the toolkit properly if I should use this solution? I'm sorry but I'm not very advanced at Android development, just intermediately experienced I suppose...
ahmed12534 said:
Okay, so I'm resetting it back to stock firmware through Odin as we speak. And yes, I had an SD card and have already taken it out and left it out and reset but still the problem has persisted, I will definitely try the solution you just mentioned, here I go. And thank you for replying...
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Hold on, which do you want me to try first? kias3(can you please link it if possible) with emergency firmware recovery tool? OR the Unified Android Toolkit?
Also... I don't exactly know how to use the toolkit, can you verify the steps to take to use the toolkit properly if I should use this solution? I'm sorry but I'm not very advanced at Android development, just intermediately experienced I suppose...
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Try kies first that dont work try toolkit. Just Google how to use the toolkit it's pretty self explanatory but I don't think you'll need to use the tool kit anyways. http://www.sammobile.com/kies/
HOW TO USE RECOVERY TOOL IN KIES
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261153&page=4
beachbum40 said:
Try kies first that dont work try toolkit. Just Google how to use the toolkit it's pretty self explanatory but I don't think you'll need to use the tool kit anyways. http://www.sammobile.com/kies/
HOW TO USE RECOVERY TOOL IN KIES
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261153&page=4
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okay, I tried resetting it using Kies3 but the device was not recognized so I had to find a different way because the guide on how to use Kies advised using Odin if Kies didn't recognize your phone. I don't have a code either, So I tried reflashing the stock firmware through Odin and it started up, froze and went into what I presume to be a bootloop as it is stuck on the T-Mobile splash screen with the notification light pulsing continuously. Did I also mention where my phone says Knox warranty void 0x1 there is another statement that says "Counter: 4" or something like that, while I am in download mode, does this have any significance? but yeah, other that Kies and Odin, I'm not sure if the android toolkit will help, because it's basically doing that same thing as I am with Odin, just more automated... Or am I wrong?
but as far as I know, that toolkit is literally the last option I have left, I guess I'll be trying that out tomorrow, with option 10 I believe where it says "10. Download, Extract + Flash Stock Firmware via Odin" but I'm not sure what ADB mode means... I can't really boot up the device so I don't know if that applies
Also, on a side note, how much do you think this will cost if I were to send the phone to Samsung and pay for repairs out of pocket, and do you think they could even repair it at all?
You know what... Do you think if I somehow installed CM12 on the device that the problem would fix itself? Because to me it seems like it's the Samsung software itself that is causing all this trouble along with a few Google apps. Now how would I root it and flash CM12 if it won't boot up fully...
Not sure if this would brick my phone either, let me know if it would if I tried to root through Odin and try to install CM12 through CWM recovery or something
Just throwing ideas, hoping this thread doesn't die before my problem is solved
Also, does geeksquad repair Samsung phones one time for a low fee if you've voided warranty?? If so then this could possibly be my final solution.
Also Never EVER buying a Samsung device again, they just aren't what they used to be back in the day, the other OEMs have caught up and left Samsung and their revenue in the dust...
ahmed12534 said:
Also Never EVER buying a Samsung device again, they just aren't what they used to be back in the day, the other OEMs have caught up and left Samsung and their revenue in the dust...
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I disagree with this completely. Very few other handsets can hold a candle to the S5 or the Note 4. I don't know of anybody that has the problems you are describing with their phones without a hardware issue of some type or bad app. The Samsung software runs perfectly on millions of devices without the issues you're having. Therefore it's probably a bad app you've gotten a hold of, or you have a bad phone. CM12 will only introduce more issues and probably won't solve anything.
A stripped down custom rom might be a good bet because you can then start adding your apps back to find out where the issue is, or if it still has the same issues then it almost guarantees that there is some kind of a hardware issue.
Hello guys, I have a serious predicament that needs to be solved.
I haven't did anything major to my phone in years so the past couple days have been a nightmare. Ever since I did a wipe of cache partition after trying to get rid of this "unfortunately, contacts stopped working." message, it's sent my phone into a spiraling disaster. (I have been using stock 5.0 rooted rom for at least a year so idk why the sudden issues)
I've literally tried every method imaginable. I even tried flashing with different versions of Odin and still the exact same problems.
I can get my phone into DL mode easily but Recovery mode only works if I have the phone plugged in at this point (Actually, it seems like the only time when my phone wants to work)
Every time I'm done flashing, it'll load all the way up to the T-Mobile screen then restart the loop all over again :/
Really need help seeing as I need to get this situation handled before work today, thanks!
Nevermind, after more research, I decided to order a new battery and the problem is solved.
Bootloop solved with replacement battery
gkenga said:
Nevermind, after more research, I decided to order a new battery and the problem is solved.
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A replacement battery also solved my boot loop issue. Prior to replacement, it would boot to Galaxy S5 screen, and then reboot. Replaced battery and boots. Put the old battery back in, and it boot looped.