Well my phone died..suddenly...itc a big chalenge for you guys here if possible help since it is tricky situation.
Let me start from the beggining, itc a company phone with 16gb memory, fuly encrypted, due to exchange policy.
Yesterday I was reciving e mail when the phone suddenly shutted down, I thought it was baterry, left it on charger. In the morning battery charged 100% and I turned it on, but it comes to the samsung logo and keep restarting (never comes to the point of asking pin). It enters recovery and download mode, what I tried to do I deleted cashe.
There is a note in recovery mode can not mount /data (invalid argument), phone has never been messed or routed, stock all the way.
My question, is there a way to repair it to original state without loosing data (images etc), since it is encrypted is there any way to retrieve these data.
If anybody can help itc You guys.
Thanks....
You are posting in the wrong forum.
Please read the faqs and guides its all answered .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45672474
If it is SDS then its dead memory nothing retrivable /
answer unfortunatly found
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JJEgan said:
You are posting in the wrong forum.
Please read the faqs and guides its all answered .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45672474
If it is SDS then its dead memory nothing retrivable /
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thanks for the wonderful link I read it all and unfortunatly found the ansewr. Itc not SDS phone shutted down while writing on internal memory
so itc data corruption...I see no other option but to reset it to factory...since it is encrypted no data can be retrieved ..
anyway it hurts..but thank for the help.
backup...next time
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Hello,
I have a galaxy s3 rooted with omega v38.
I tried to to a swap partition but something went wrond and the phone got stuck on the samsung logo...
I tried to recover via cwm but a had a MD5 mitchmatch... So i flashed the stock firmwire via odin to get it right
Now...the phone remains stuck on the bootscreen and when i enter the recovery mode i get E: Failed to mount /efs.
Please tell me if there is any solution to that.
Tomorrow i will take it to service but i think i am going to experience problems as the device status is custom and the counter says 1.
Also, is there any way to reset the counter to 0 now that the phone can't boot?
Also, is there any other solution to my problem?
Thank you very much.
I still don't get why and for what reason did you want to swap the partitions and how did you do it. Anyway, hopefully this thread will be useful to you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2087567
Edit: this guy faced the same issue you're having. He had to go to Samsung's service center and have his logic board replaced for 150 bucks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1988729
Goodmorning and thanks for your answer.
I read something about "extending" your ram using swap partition and i thought to check it out.
I installed swapper2 which probably did the bad thing because I found out on google that 2-3 more fellows had tha same thing.
Are you aware of any way to reset the counter now that the phone cannot boot?
nickefor said:
Goodmorning and thanks for your answer.
Are you aware of any way to reset the counter now that the phone cannot boot?
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No
You need a service centre followed by reading the basic faqs and guides first .
jje
Hey guys,
I see that there are a few incidents of this occurring having read the forum and Google. Some advise the device needs 'j-tagged' others seem to have been able to eventually gain access to the Recovery mode.
Here's the low down; S3 was flashed with Cyanogenmod 10.1 and was working fine for months. Last night, as normal, I switched over batteries to a fully charged one. On restarting the phone I was presented with warning about a firmware upgrade that went wrong (can't remember the exact wording as it was late and I was in bed at this stage).
On seeing the warning I tried restarting the phone but same again and then I set it down to deal with it today. Woke up to a white screen and grey lines. I can't get into Recovery mode.
Now I didn't try to upgrade the firmware or anything else, this message just appeared upon changing the batteries and therefore a power cycle.
Odin seems to see the device on Com 5 but after that I am not sure what else to do.
How can I flash a new ROM without Recovery access? Any ideas?
Thanks in advance guys,
Reply to identical question .
Read the stickied basic faqs and guides .
Flash a stock rom via Odin .
JJEgan said:
Reply to identical question .
Read the stickied basic faqs and guides .
Flash a stock rom via Odin .
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Cheers mate.
OP, there was no reason to post this thread twice. Please in the future 1. search before posting. 2. Post only once, not multiple times
Please take a moment to review the forums Rules
Problem sorted. Thanks
Al Bino said:
Problem sorted. Thanks
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Just an update for those that may have the same issue.
Sent the phone back to Samsung and they replaced the motherboard ("PBA MAIN") and LCD ("OCTA LCD SVC/RW").
Not sure why they replaced the LCD unless they damaged it replacing the motherboard? Either way phone was returned in new condition as I had originally had a few marks on the chrome strip around the phone, now gone. So well pleased.
Hello!
I have a pretty bad situation going on with my phone. A couple of days ago I got a new battery for it off eBay, and I also flashed ParanoidAndroid 3.97. Around this time the phone kept crashing, the screen would freeze and then nothing. I tried doing a factory reset, and this fixed it for a while. Today it froze, so I turned it off, and it wouldn't boot back into android. I reflashed the ROM, and a load of other ones, but it refuses to boot at all. The closest it gets is the "finishing boot" stage of Android is upgrading and then it just reboots. I am now at a loss.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can provide extra details if you need it.
George
First what model phone is it .
Second read the faqs and guides .
Third read the Freezing thread .
jje
JJEgan said:
First what model phone is it .
Second read the faqs and guides .
Third read the Freezing thread .
jje
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It's a GT-I9300, I've read everything there is - I know how you guys hate to be bothered by noobs who can't read.
George
Use the original battery, not ebay one. Flash an official stock 4.1.2 rom then factory reset before booting, check for any error messages in recovery.
If it still freezes before booting finishes then probably needs a new motherboard.
Also, don't pull battery or turn off while it's frozen -it's usually trying to deal with bad memory blocks and should resume if left long enough.
boomboomer said:
Use the original battery, not ebay one. Flash an official stock 4.1.2 rom then factory reset before booting, check for any error messages in recovery.
If it still freezes before booting finishes then probably needs a new motherboard.
Also, don't pull battery or turn off while it's frozen -it's usually trying to deal with bad memory blocks and should resume if left long enough.
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Thanks for the advice. Is it possible that motherboard issues could have been caused by plugging it into my ASUS TF700 wall charger? I can't believe that Samsung would let that be a thing that could damage it and I only did it once but still.
Will try out your tips ASAP
Thanks
George
EDIT: No dice Thanks for trying
No, a charger would not damage the motherboard.
I have GS3 i9300 I got from someone off of craigslist. The phone was working fine when I tested it. I guess the forgot to take off a passcode . (Yes I feel dumb) . So now I'm locked out of the phone. When I tried to put it in download mode to reset the whole phone new , I get the dead android and the red triangle . Help Please ! I'll even donate ! :crying:
Looks like you need to read and understand the basics before you do anything else.
Go to general forum, stickies and learn about recovery mode and how to factory reset.
boomboomer said:
Looks like you need to read and understand the basics before you do anything else.
Go to general forum, stickies and learn about recovery mode and how to factory reset.
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I was able to fix it. But there's some problems i'm still encountering. For one my pc won't recognize the phone. I have the drivers / kies installed and still nothing .It only charges.
Basics read first.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
Critical you read the first two posts
For one my pc won't recognize the phone. I have the drivers / kies installed and still nothing .It only charges.
SEARCH question answered multiple times .
Hi guys. I have seen and read through plenty of the same problems regarding the bootloop issue on the forum. I seem to be stuck somewhere different so I post this question. I hope someone can help.
I have a standard S3 I-9305 LTE in South Africa. Not rooted before or any mods. But somehow it started bootlooping a couple of weeks ago. I read and implemented the Recovery Mode- Cleared the cache and then rebooted, and it worked, plenty of times.
But now it has gone into a solid bootloop and i cannot access recovery mode. So read up about Download mode and installed Odin, Kies and the Cf Root file on my PC.
Now when I enter Download mode on the phone, and continue( press Volume Up) after the warning, the device restarts again. This I have done a hundred times and each time removing battery and waiting a couple of minutes. So essentially I cannot get Download mode to function but I do have access to it.
So this I know, this is a software , possible ROM problem, NOT hardware as the device worked perfectly after bootloop issue started.
I did the latest Firmware Upgrade to Android 4.2( i think, i r noob in this) yesterday. This was done on the phone itself under About-check-firmware. The Phone worked fine afterwards but then went into this never ending tormenting bootloop without yielding.
I live far from a proper service centre and I need my phone for work, thus very urgent.
I also have checked if the power button is stuck but it is not.
I am prepared to root the device and install any other ROM, Flash anything that can get me back on.
Any advice please?
Thanks in advance
Report your own post and ask a moderator to move it to the i9305 q&a forum.
Sounds like the emmc chip is corrupt or damaged, you may require a new motherboard.
Try plugging your phone into pc before you access download mode, remove the battery before you press volume up.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
Caution and thanks
boomboomer said:
Report your own post and ask a moderator to move it to the i9305 q&a forum.
Sounds like the emmc chip is corrupt or damaged, you may require a new motherboard.
Try plugging your phone into pc before you access download mode, remove the battery before you press volume up.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
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Hi Boom,
I have seen you have diligently answered many queries, please to be cautious saying it is a motherboard or hardware issue, it makes peoples heart sink before trying other avenues first. But don't get me wrong, the fact that you took the time to answer me makes you my hero. :good: And thanks.
I will try the other option you gave as I know the phone is fine the answer is just a few tries away.