Hi,
the long story:
bought a used Samsung GT-I8160 (Galaxy Ace II) on Tuesday. It is without simlock and not branded. Originally it had Gingergread installed. I tried my SIM and after some fundling it in the slot it finally worked, I got connection, could recieve and send messages and use the Internet via the browser.
After that I tried to get it rooted via Odin v3.07, I8160XXLL2_CWM_5.0.2.6_ANT.tar.zip and UPDATE-SuperSU-1.65.zip wich worked. So I went on and tried CM 10.1 and 10.2 and Vanilla RootBox Build 4m which all worked extremely well. Just a single glitch: I could not get it to recognize my SIM any more. Even with holding it in place for better connection to the contacts to the chip. Remembering, that it once worked I thougt to flash the stock rom (via sammobile.com) back on and tried I8160XXLL2_I8160ATOMA1_ATO.zip which succeeded in Odin but brought me to my final problem.
The Problem:
Right now while booting or booting to recovery it gets stuck on the first screen, which is a Samsung Startsplash or a black screen or a frozen loading circle. Therefore I can not enter any codes or wipe any data through recovery.
I can start the phone in Odin Mode and flash custom roms, stock roms, kernels and whatever, what gets a succeed and a PASS! in Odin, but changes nothing for re-booting while flashing or booting manually into the other modes.
Searching the Internet I have not found a solution and even the problem seems to be rare. As last resort I tried to flash the GT-I8160_EUR_XX_4G.pit as mentioned in one post while Re-Partition through Odin, what did not change a thing. I guess I did something awefully wrong on the way but would like to get it undone. If there is no solution to do it myself I will have to go to a store next week.
Thanks for reading.
PS: Same Posting goes to the Forum on sammobile.com
I had the same problem and I found a solution here: (3w)taringa.net/comunidades/galaxyace/6526325/Aporte-Desbrickear-Samsung-Galaxy-Ace-S5830-M.html
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Hi,
Usually, when I have a problem, I usually search for it and try to see if others have found a solution to it, but after hours of searching, I'm nearly at my wit's end.
I've had my Samsung Galaxy Player 4.2 for a while now and I flashed it the first day I got it, with alice90's ROM found here.
In the beginning, the custom ROM worked fine, but after a while, my device started periodically crashing and rebooting seemingly randomly, but especially during times of heavy usage. After one of these episodes, my device just wouldn't boot up at all and was stuck at the Samsung loading screen. After searching around for a while, I found out how to enter Recovery Mode and tried to reset it to factory default that way. However, this had no effect on the problem and made it even worse, as the condition is as the same as before, but now I can't even enter Recovery Mode or Download Mode. I think that it is soft bricked, but can't be sure. Every time that I do try to boot it up, it stays stuck on the Samsung screen for a while then tries to restart.
The model is YP-GI1CB/XXA, if it helps.
Can it be restored at all, and if so, how? Thanks in advance for any answers.
stillaiaiai said:
Hi,
Usually, when I have a problem, I usually search for it and try to see if others have found a solution to it, but after hours of searching, I'm nearly at my wit's end.
I've had my Samsung Galaxy Player 4.2 for a while now and I flashed it the first day I got it, with alice90's ROM found here.
In the beginning, the custom ROM worked fine, but after a while, my device started periodically crashing and rebooting seemingly randomly, but especially during times of heavy usage. After one of these episodes, my device just wouldn't boot up at all and was stuck at the Samsung loading screen. After searching around for a while, I found out how to enter Recovery Mode and tried to reset it to factory default that way. However, this had no effect on the problem and made it even worse, as the condition is as the same as before, but now I can't even enter Recovery Mode or Download Mode. I think that it is soft bricked, but can't be sure. Every time that I do try to boot it up, it stays stuck on the Samsung screen for a while then tries to restart.
The model is YP-GI1CB/XXA, if it helps.
Can it be restored at all, and if so, how? Thanks in advance for any answers.
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Use odin and flash it there is a guide with the stock rom for 4.2 here in the forums flash the stock rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1884071
The above is for international 4.2
jutley said:
Use odin and flash it there is a guide with the stock rom for 4.2 here in the forums flash the stock rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1884071
The above is for international 4.2
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I did this and tried to flash it with Odin to revert back to the stock ROM, but since my device can't go into Download Mode, Odin can't do anything. Is there a way to force it to go into Download Mode?
stillaiaiai said:
I did this and tried to flash it with Odin to revert back to the stock ROM, but since my device can't go into Download Mode, Odin can't do anything. Is there a way to force it to go into Download Mode?
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Could you describe a little more what your device is doing, like bootlooping or black screen and how you flashed it(did you put the rom in the pda section). Also you could try a usb jig to get in download mode.
Edit: Sorry I've just readed your first post and now I Know it's bootlooping. Wich way did you try to get into download mode?
If you want to force it in download mode remove battery then put back in and hold power and both volume buttons at the same time
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Hi guys
I think i bricked my galaxy s3 (i9300)
my S3 was on android 4.1.2 official, but since the upgrade i noticed the charging problems many people had, with up to 6-7 hours to charnge fully with the original charger or more (the solution many sad was either to buy a direct charger, non usb, as for the S2 or turn back to its ICS 4.0.4..well at that moment i opted for getting back to ICS
But it seems with the new boot loader that Sammy introduced in the new software something went wrong when flashing the ICS firmware with the 3 Files (pda,modem.csc)..
It FAILED, i retried, then i got several times stuck and Nand Write Start or Setup Connection
Then i tried maybe flashing the firmware with a PIT file to repartition..the result was the same..
So in conclusion i think i made up a big mess in there...
At this moment my phone can only get in Download Mode with the 3 buttons combo (it also shows the counter etc), nothing more, it doesn't work at all..I' can't flash on it anything (except for the single PIT file) it's the only file that gets Successful installation in Odin, everything else gets stuck
(recovery, firmware..)
EDIT: after flashing the mx PIT file i have again the initian boot logo..but still get FAILED in flashing firmware process
HELP is MUCH appreciated! Thank you in advance!
I also have this problem, but mine happened when upgrading my rom (Foxhound). Can't enter recovery, only download mode works. Flashing back to stock has failed, I now want to try flashing the pit files.
timberlake88 said:
Hi guys
I think i bricked my galaxy s3 (i9300)
my S3 was on android 4.1.2 official, but since the upgrade i noticed the charging problems many people had, with up to 6-7 hours to charnge fully with the original charger or more (the solution many sad was either to buy a direct charger, non usb, as for the S2 or turn back to its ICS 4.0.4..well at that moment i opted for getting back to ICS
But it seems with the new boot loader that Sammy introduced in the new software something went wrong when flashing the ICS firmware with the 3 Files (pda,modem.csc)..
It FAILED, i retried, then i got several times stuck and Nand Write Start or Setup Connection
Then i tried maybe flashing the firmware with a PIT file to repartition..the result was the same..
So in conclusion i think i made up a big mess in there...
At this moment my phone can only get in Download Mode with the 3 buttons combo (it also shows the counter etc), nothing more, it doesn't work at all..I' can't flash on it anything (except for the single PIT file) it's the only file that gets Successful installation in Odin, everything else gets stuck
(recovery, firmware..)
EDIT: after flashing the mx PIT file i have again the initian boot logo..but still get FAILED in flashing firmware process
HELP is MUCH appreciated! Thank you in advance!
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ok so i was running 4.0.3 with no problem until i decided to update to 4.1.2, so after updated finished with no errors i booted the device
the galaxy s2 logo appears the BLACK SCREEN
no boot animation
what i have tried
return to 4.0.3
wipe data
use custom recovery that matches the os version
us custom recovery to format all the partitions
flash using pit file
different version of odin
and thats pretty much all
now even when i return to 4.0.3 it stil wont boot, please help
If the phone won't boot & PC/phone don't recognise each other in Odin, you're pretty much boned. Possibly JTAG, if not service centre (or local mobile shop if no warranty).
it goes into download mode, and recovery, and it boots up, but after the SGS2 logo i get a black screen on any firmware, even gingerbread
and i can still flash using odin and cwm
If it were me, I'd keep trying Odin flashes (even trying random stock roms); often in these situations the first 6 flashes don't work but the 15th actually fixes the problem (I'm using these numbers as an example) for whatever reason.
That's the only way you're fixing it, unless the NAND is borked, which you won't be able to fix. Try Hopper8's 'Odin won't work' thread, there's stuff in there which might help.
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ok so i was running 4.0.3 with no problem until i decided to update to 4.1.2, so after updated finished with no errors i booted the device
the galaxy s2 logo appears the BLACK SCREEN
no boot animation
what i have tried
return to 4.0.3
wipe data
use custom recovery that matches the os version
us custom recovery to format all the partitions
flash using pit file
different version of odin
and thats pretty much all
now even when i return to 4.0.3 it stil wont boot, please help
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Hey this is exactly what happened to my phone, I flased stock 4.1.2, it was working fine but somehow freezing randomly. So I installed latest cwm hoping to fix the freezing problem, the boot animation won't show up after the logo, though I can hear from the speaker sound of the boot animation, and the screen won't seem like turning on (touch buttons not lighting up). Any luck on fixing this problem?
it turns out its was the usb data cable connector, surprised. i dont even know what one has to do with the other, anyways, i had it replaced and it works perfectly
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it turns out its was the usb data cable connector, surprised. i dont even know what one has to do with the other, anyways, i had it replaced and it works perfectly
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Well I re-flashed the stock android 4.1.2 using odin, and everything got back to normal, the screen is working again. Though the phone is still freezing randomly, even after a couple of minutes after booting the phone. However I'm glad to get my phone with the screen working again!
Hi,
I hope, I have not overseen some thread, but I did not find any solution for my problem through any search.
After updating CyanogenMod to 10.1.3 RC2 to 10.1.3, my phone became unstable so I tried some reinstalls, got stuck at some point and suddenly I ended up in the following situation:
Normal boot: I only got the Galaxy SII start screen (black-white)
Recovery: start screen for some seconds, then black screen. If I do nothing, it reboots after a while
Download Mode: Accessible
I tried to install several different kernels via Odin, especially following the great guide of hopper8: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345831
In particular I tried to install the following kernels:
Siyah 4.1.5, 5.0.1 and 6.0b5
Dorimanx 9.34 (for Odin)
The leaked stock I9100XXLSJ_I9100OXXLS1_OXX (with the three files)
PhilZ-cwm6-XXLSJ-OXX-3.1
PhilZ-cwm6-XWLS8-FOP-4.35
I tried them using different cables and using different USB ports using Odin 1.85 and 3.04. I also kept the battery out of my phone for a night.
The S2 (GT-i9100) is recognised by my PC and Odin and when I press start, everything seems to work, Odin makes progress, tells me “PASS” and finally reboots the phone. But then I ended up in the same situation as in the beginning: It is stuck at the start screen and when I try to access recovery mode, the screen turns black and reboots after a while. I also waited for around half an hour after using Odin, but nothing changed.
What I did not do so far is using a pit-File, because hopper8 called it some kind of last resort and I wanted to try everything else first.
Is there any approach I missed, or any hope at all to get my phone working again?
Thank you for spending the time reading; I hope I did not waste your time by overseeing some thread.
In case, it could help, I attached a photo of the device information before I started to root the phone and installed Cyanogenmod 10.1.3 RC2. Before I got the phone, the former owner did replace the motherboard (still had warranty).
Stick to hopper8's thread and don't rush into things.
First you go full stock, then you flash a custom kernel.
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Hi all, long time browser of XDA, first time poster. Up until now, every phone I've had, I've found the answers on this forum. I recently picked up a Samsung Galaxy Mega (SGH-I527M) which was non functional due to what I believe was an interrupted OTA update. When I first turned it on it said ']image size too large!! w:1080 h:1920 display image fail secure fail: kernel' I downloaded stock 4.4.2 from the sammobile website, and flashed it through odin, this got rid of the message, but sent the phone into a bootloop, I couldnt enter recovery, couldn't boot, just download mode. I then tried to use the Kies software to recover it, which brought back the image size error again. Anything stock i try to flash from sammobile results in a bootloop, the only rom that boots is a pre rooted stock 4.2.2. However, with this rom I have no wifi, bluetooth, sound, or USB. In an attempt to fix this I flashed the modem file from a 4.4.2 pre rooted stock rom. This returned my sound and bluetooth, but i still cant enable wifi, and no computer ive tried can connect to the phone via usb. As of now, I still have no wifi or usb. The hardware is completely fine, according to the previous owner, it worked right up until the failed flash. I've been trying to figure this out for 2 days straight now, and I'm at a loss. Does anybody have any ideas what might be causing this? I very much appreciate any help with this situation
Hi..try flashing this rooted rom by @krazykipa with odin 3.09 and it is a 4.4.2 kitkat rom NE5 ..download the rom with the link that is at the bottom of that post.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56268871
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Thank you for your reply. I had already tried the ROM from that thread to no avail. However, I did manage to restore this phone to working order. It turns out that all of my issues stemmed from an aftermarket screen replacement. Upon searching various forums, I cam! e across one that said to unplug the screen, boot the phone, and plug it back in once the screen would have normally timed out. Lo and behold, the LED turned blue and it didnt bootloop. Upon plugging the screen back in I was presented with my lockscreen, with no touch response. That confirmed my suspicions of an aftermarket screen. Browsing the web with new leads, I came across a video explaining how to fix, flashed megafire v16 as suggested, and the phone lives again! Seems samsung doesnt like when they cant take you for more money on OEM parts
Thanks again for the reply, and may I say just how lost I'd be without XDA?