Hi
Samsung galaxy s3 GT-i9300 did an auto update and a few hours later the phone shut down and would not restart. When you attempt to restart the Samsung logo appears on the screen and the phone locks up until you either hold down the power button which causes it to reboot and again lock up when the samsung logo appears or remove battery.
Have tried a hard reset by holding the vol home and power buttons but it won’t reset. The only thing it will do is go in to flash custom rom mode.
Has this happened to any of you guys?
Has anyone got any idea what I could do??
P.s the phone is a standard uk sim free phone and it has not been poked with.... no custom roms no root…
Thanks
Recovery then factory reset .
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Recovery then factory reset .
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hi thanks for replying
now when you say recovery is that with software or is there a sequence buttons to push for recovery...
Via Recovery Mode .
STICKYS basic faqs and guides .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
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hi thanks for replying
now when you say recovery is that with software or is there a sequence buttons to push for recovery...
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Turn ur fone off by pulling the batt. Then hold power+home+volume up button.
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Via Recovery Mode .
STICKYS basic faqs and guides .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
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Hi
i've been through the stickies a few times and if something was relevant to me i either missed it or I didn't understand it.
As i can't get into hard reset by pressing vol up plus home plus power am i right to say i also can't get into the recovery.
i was hoping when that chap mentioned recovery there was a different method of getting there.
the phone is able to only go in to one mode... pressing volume down plus home plus power gets into a os downloading mode.
I tried to use kies with this mode but it doesn't seem to see the phone when connected to usb (pc beeps when phone is plugged in it installs something drivers I think) I was hopping to use recovery firmware in kies..
Any ideas
Thanks
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Turn ur fone off by pulling the batt. Then hold power+home+volume up button.
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Hi
the phone is only able to go in to one mode... pressing volume down plus home plus power gets into a os downloading mode.
Vol up plus home plus power isn't working..
Any other ideas are more than welcome
Thanks
Follow the guide in stickies to flash the full stock rom using odin, in download mode. Uninstall kies first.
Or return to Samsung for warranty repair.
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boomboomer said:
Follow the guide in stickies to flash the full stock rom using odin, in download mode. Uninstall kies first.
Or return to Samsung for warranty repair.
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Dun have to uninstall kies. U just make sure kies isnt running in the background.
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boomboomer said:
Follow the guide in stickies to flash the full stock rom using odin, in download mode. Uninstall kies first.
Or return to Samsung for warranty repair.
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hi
Phone is 18 months old so I thought the warranty had expired but apparently it’s 2 years so Samsung said to send it back ….
Thanks
pspec1 said:
hi
Phone is 18 months old so I thought the warranty had expired but apparently it’s 2 years so Samsung said to send it back ….
Thanks
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Did u pay for more years of warranty? They did say to send it back. But did they say it is free?
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I think the phone comes with 24 month manufacturers warranty in Europe. I need to send mine in too (SDS) and waiting for the "jiffy bag". I have a small bump on the back cover, would that make em think its a drop defect? Can they take it in without the back cover, in the email they say phone and battery nothing else.
Klejdi90 said:
I think the phone comes with 24 month manufacturers warranty in Europe. I need to send mine in too (SDS) and waiting for the "jiffy bag". I have a small bump on the back cover, would that make em think its a drop defect? Can they take it in without the back cover, in the email they say phone and battery nothing else.
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U have to send in the back cover too. They will not accept drop defect as it is user problem not theirs.
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JellyYogurt said:
U have to send in the back cover too. They will not accept drop defect as it is user problem not theirs.
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I mean the bump is on the cover only it is definitely a SDS issue it was working fine long after the bump which was light. I was wondering whether they will see the bump as a drop defect and say thats why the phone doesn't work?
Klejdi90 said:
I mean the bump is on the cover only it is definitely a SDS issue it was working fine long after the bump which was light. I was wondering whether they will see the bump as a drop defect and say thats why the phone doesn't work?
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Can u take a pic of it? I think they wun see it as drop defect.
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Can u take a pic of it? I think they wun see it as drop defect.
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Odd for all they would know I changed my cover with a broken one, but yeah i can see em getting a hook on every little thing.
Edit: I forgot to mention I have a half SDS where I can get into download mode but the product name is blank and the status Custom. Strangely though I cannot always get into download mode It is quite random, sometimes it lets me most of the time it doesn't.
Klejdi90 said:
Odd for all they would know I changed my cover with a broken one, but yeah i can see em getting a hook on every little thing.
Edit: I forgot to mention I have a half SDS where I can get into download mode but the product name is blank and the status Custom. Strangely though I cannot always get into download mode It is quite random, sometimes it lets me most of the time it doesn't.
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I think u are kinda safe. Good luck
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I think u are kinda safe. Good luck
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Thanks xD I'm gonna need it dealing with Samsung:fingers-crossed:
Klejdi90 said:
I think the phone comes with 24 month manufacturers warranty in Europe. I need to send mine in too (SDS) and waiting for the "jiffy bag". I have a small bump on the back cover, would that make em think its a drop defect? Can they take it in without the back cover, in the email they say phone and battery nothing else.
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Hi
. When I phoned Samsung the bloke told me not to send in the back cover or the battery.
All they wanted was the phone.
And he made the point of telling me that 2 or 3 time
pspec1 said:
Hi
. When I phoned Samsung the bloke told me not to send in the back cover or the battery.
All they wanted was the phone.
And he made the point of telling me that 2 or 3 time
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This is what they sent me "Please ensure that you only send the device itself with the battery, remove all SIM cards/microSD cards and back up any important files." Nothing about the cover but battery seems to be important. The phone cant turn on and I even told them that so I dunno how I'm supposed to back up important files.
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Hello all,
yesterday something weiiiird happened to me.
i was changing the screen protector on my phone, once done i notice the phone was off (i changed the screen protector with phone on), so i thought i might have swiched it off without noticing it, but it doesn't turn on anymore.
tried to leave the battery out for a while but nothing
tried to put on charge but nothig
tried my wife's battery but nothing
no lights on the screen at all, completely dead.
just for info i was dualbooting cm9 and official 4.0.3 three operator ics with success, had no problem at all used it for a few days.i removed yellow triangle and reset counter with triangle away app about a week ago, not a sigle problem bu this weird this yesterday.
any suggestions ?? i have a jig but it doesn't do anything (maybe it because i'm on ics??, don't know)
please help guys..
It sounds like a hardware problem and I don't think that you are able to solve it yourself! The SGS2 is a tough phone and very hard to brick and when you haven't changed anything there is no other option than a hardware problem.
Have you tried to enter download mode? Volume up + home button while booting. When this doesn't work there is no way out and you have to send it to a repair service. But that shouldn't be a problem, because they won't be able to boot your phone, too.
Hope that helps!
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yes i tried download mode, but nothing happens
will try to send it to repair service if there's no other choice.
so frustrating........
wwwpuntoit said:
yes i tried download mode, but nothing happens
will try to send it to repair service if there's no other choice.
so frustrating........
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Be aware if they manage to boot it up and see cm on there it probably will void your warranty and possibly be a costly repair if the fault isnt hardware just a thought. Hope it doesnt come to that for you though
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what other choises i have ? it seems it's nothing i can repair on my own .. if paying is the only solution then guess i'll have to go that way..
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Jig boots to download mode in ICS as well as GB.
JTag repair can be cheaper route .
jje
wwwpuntoit said:
what other choises i have ? it seems it's nothing i can repair on my own .. if paying is the only solution then guess i'll have to go that way..
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First try a different battery
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What kernel where you on?
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siyah 3.1.2
sloanyboy said:
Be aware if they manage to boot it up and see cm on there it probably will void your warranty and possibly be a costly repair if the fault isnt hardware just a thought. Hope it doesnt come to that for you though
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First try a different battery
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done this too mate but no joy
JJEgan said:
Its a question = Q&A
Jig boots to download mode in ICS as well as GB.
JTag repair can be cheaper route .
jje
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but insn't jtag only if you have software problem ?? how do i know it's not hardware..because as far as i know jtag can be done from a guy in portugal and it was posted somewhere else on xda but before sending phone on another part of the world i would like to be sure of what i'm doing.
dont waste time,these phones r hard to brick frm my exp i got sgs1 too i flashd it more than 170 times now and sgs2 u don wanna kno jus take to repair ur mother board is gone....
Problem solved
Bricked galaxy s3?
Send From My Galaxy Gio and O2x
Al3xand3r# said:
Bricked galaxy s3?
Send From My Galaxy Gio and O2x
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Yes....
Trev186 said:
Hi,
I was in the wrong ROM forum and installed a custom ROM for the international version of the S3 on my Sprint version of the S3.
I assume at this point it is hopeless (yes I know I am an idiot please dont flame me I just lost $600)
The phone will not even power on
If anyone has any advice I would love to hear it
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Your phone is alright. Take a breath and go in Sprint and download an ROM when one is available. You just installed the wrong stuff but its an easy fix. Might take days some time for a rom to come online though
Just return it to sprint when they get some in stock and get a new one.
Woolios said:
Your phone is alright. Take a breath and go in Sprint and download an ROM when one is available. You just installed the wrong stuff but its an easy fix. Might take days some time for a rom to come online though
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How do I download a ROM or do anything at all at this point if I cannot even turn the phone on?
Trev186 said:
How do I download a ROM or do anything at all at this point if I cannot even turn the phone on?
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Can you get the phone into download mode?
To do this, pull the battery out (to make sure the phone is completely off), plug it in, hold the volume-down and home buttons then turn it on while holding those buttons.
If you can get it into download mode, then it should be possible to reflash the proper firmware using Odin.
Or at least, that's how things went when I had my Samsung Vibrant. I've only owned my S3 for a day.
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Can you get the phone into download mode?
To do this, pull the battery out (to make sure the phone is completely off), plug it in, hold the volume-down and home buttons then turn it on while holding those buttons.
If you can get it into download mode, then it should be possible to reflash the proper firmware using Odin.
Or at least, that's how things went when I had my Samsung Vibrant. I've only owned my S3 for a day.
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No power whatsoever.
Cannot get to download mode...
I tried removingthe power and powering on to download mode and had no luck ....
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Trev186 said:
Hi,
I was in the wrong ROM forum and installed a custom ROM for the international version of the S3 on my Sprint version of the S3.
I assume at this point it is hopeless (yes I know I am an idiot please dont flame me I just lost $600)
The phone will not even power on
If anyone has any advice I would love to hear it
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Sorry, you're qhsusb_dload (aka hard) bricked. I've spent about 3 days trying to fix mine after I bricked it flashing a kernel on a bad port of cwm. If I had a working S3 and another 3 days I might be able to un-hardbrick it, but yeah, will just be exchanging it as soon as they come back in stock.
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Just return it to sprint when they get some in stock and get a new one.
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LOL, another Crook. Just because you would commit FRAUD I guess others should. That's exactly what it would be. You ruin your device hacking it, you are at fault. Not the carrier or manufacturer.
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davidstech11 said:
LOL, another Crook. Just because you would commit FRAUD I guess others should. That's exactly what it would be. You ruin your device hacking it, you are at fault. Not the carrier or manufacturer.
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You know damn right that if you were in his position you would take it back and get a new one.
davidstech11 said:
LOL, another Crook. Just because you would commit FRAUD I guess others should. That's exactly what it would be. You ruin your device hacking it, you are at fault. Not the carrier or manufacturer.
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Exactly u would probably do the same I pay for insurance I expect them to insure my device
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Rev3ge07 said:
Exactly u would probably do the same I pay for insurance I expect them to insure my device
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Anyone know how I can buy a premade jig to try and frce boot odin ?
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Trev186 said:
Anyone know how I can buy a premade jig to try and frce boot odin ?
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EBay or amazon...
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Just take it to Sprint but don't tell em you was trying to download a custom rom.. Simple they probably don't know the issue yet until more people start taking they brick phones in because they tried to root..
I think you overpaid for your paperweight . Yes, I feel a little cruel for making a joke about someone who just lost $600, but you do still have a chance at exchanging it at Sprint. Bricking a phone is every custom rom users worst nightmare, but that's probably your best option. Good luck.
Same Probelm...Sort of
Yeah I did the same thing I think, tried to flash a kernel via cwm, said operation aborted...ok....so I reboot it and now it wont turn on, cant get it in download mode. Weird thing is though when i plug it in to my computer and hold down the power button, while nothing happens to my phone my computer will continuously make the connect disconnect sound like my phone is turning on for a nano second.
and if my phone is plugged in with battery out red charge light comes on, so I know something is going on in there.
any thoughts on how/if I can fix....
Yeah I may be a crook. But I would take the battery out and stick the headset in the microwave for about 3 seconds. You have insurance on it. Do what you got to do. They lie, cheat, and steal every chance they get.
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mbrow124 said:
Yeah I did the same thing I think, tried to flash a kernel via cwm, said operation aborted...ok....so I reboot it and now it wont turn on, cant get it in download mode. Weird thing is though when i plug it in to my computer and hold down the power button, while nothing happens to my phone my computer will continuously make the connect disconnect sound like my phone is turning on for a nano second.
and if my phone is plugged in with battery out red charge light comes on, so I know something is going on in there.
any thoughts on how/if I can fix....
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Sorry, you're hard-bricked. As I mentioned in a previous post, your phone is in "qhsusb_dload" mode, which is a Qualcomm firmware flashing mode. If you look in your Device Manager, that's what you'll see your computer is detecting. There's absolutely nothing you can do at this point as no one outside Qualcomm/Samsung has the proper tools/files to recover from this state.
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I did the same thing, but I flashed the Omega rom and it hard bricked my phone 3 days ago.
I got a JIG in and it didnt work.
im taking it to Sprint tech support to try to get the data off it. FINGERS CROSSED
Hello ,
I am running T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3
I was installing wanam-lite ROM , my phone was rooted already and I flashed myself into ClockWorkMod Recovery.
When I tried to install the .zip file I can an error that said.
"assert failed:write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img","boot")" error"
So I then backed out of the whole recovery and selected reboot phone.
Once my phone powered off it never powered back on.
Here's what my phone is currently doing.
Power button = No response
Volume down + Home + Power = No response
Remove battery + Plug in wall charger = Red LED comes on , but phone is still unresponsive
Remove Battery + Plug in Wall charger + Put battery back in = Still no response.
P.S When phone connects to PC makes a sound - Ba doom
Then 2 seconds after makes a rejected sound
Ethancarerra said:
Hello ,
I am running T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3
I was installing wanam-lite ROM , my phone was rooted already and I flashed myself into ClockWorkMod Recovery.
When I tried to install the .zip file I can an error that said.
"assert failed:write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img","boot")" error"
So I then backed out of the whole recovery and selected reboot phone.
Once my phone powered off it never powered back on.
Here's what my phone is currently doing.
Power button = No response
Volume down + Home + Power = No response
Remove battery + Plug in wall charger = Red LED comes on , but phone is still unresponsive
Remove Battery + Plug in Wall charger + Put battery back in = Still no response.
P.S When phone connects to PC makes a sound - Ba doom
Then 2 seconds after makes a rejected sound
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Get a jig , pull the battery and wait a minute. Reinsert the battery and then the jig. That should get you in downloadmode and flash a stock rom with Odin.See item 2 and 3 in my signature. Good luck
gee2012 said:
Get a jig , pull the battery and wait a minute. Reinsert the battery and then the jig. That should get you in downloadmode and flash a stock rom with Odin.See item 2 and 3 in my signature. Good luck
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Is that seriously my only option. If that's the case I rather just send it back for a new one.
Ethancarerra said:
Is that seriously my only option. If that's the case I rather just send it back for a new one.
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As you are rooted they may deny warranty and charge you for repair.
Can you get into recovery? Home, vol up and power?
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are you US t mobile?
gee2012 said:
As you are rooted they may deny warranty and charge you for repair.
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mikep99 said:
Can you get into recovery? Home, vol up and power?
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Gee- I will just tell them is a hardware Malfunction or some weird crap they will send the phone. I just don't want to wait 1 week to get a new phone.
Mike - Man the phone isnt letting me do a thing. I plugged it into my pc and all it does is make the connecting sound then disconnecting sound. When the power is touched with volume and home key.
I dont see how I could of bricked my phone I been rooting since s1.
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are you US t mobile?
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Yes indeed.
Ethancarerra said:
Gee- I will just tell them is a hardware Malfunction or some weird crap they will send the phone. I just don't want to wait 1 week to get a new phone.
Mike - Man the phone isnt letting me do a thing. I plugged it into my pc and all it does is make the connecting sound then disconnecting sound. When the power is touched with volume and home key.
I dont see how I could of bricked my phone I been rooting since s1.
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You flashed the wrong rom from the wrong forum and the phone cannot boot. You probably have a US model with a dualcore cpu and LTE.
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You flashed the wrong rom from the wrong forum and the phone cannot boot. You probably have a US model with a dualcore cpu and LTE.
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Your right , I am running SGH , I think I might of flashed a GT and corrupted it somehow in the process.
:crying:
Ethancarerra said:
Your right , I am running SGH , I think I might of flashed a GT and corrupted it somehow in the process.
:crying:
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yup.....go to the right forum, you should get help there, good luck
slaphead20 said:
yup.....go to the right forum, you should get help there, good luck
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Do you mind linking me.
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Do you mind linking me.
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Sticky top of the page ref Yank.Canuck read this first has links .
jje
Dude, make your own jig, it is so easy. All you need is a old micro usb cable and some resistors. You can find how to do it on google.
Will take only a few minutes to do it once you have the materials
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Called T-Mobile , they are sending out a new one for me. It should be here tmm.
Thank god I got a soft female rep.
Ethancarerra said:
Called T-Mobile , they are sending out a new one for me. It should be here tmm.
Thank god I got a soft female rep.
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You sir, are one lucky dude.
Now repeat after me
I .....must.....read......and....understand ....before.. ....doing!
Lucky you, and that was a fast replacement.
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You have been flashing roms since s1 but you managed to flash a wrong rom from a wrong forum......wow!
Good luck bro
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Hally79 said:
You have been flashing roms since s1 but you managed to flash a wrong rom from a wrong forum......wow!
Good luck bro
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Yeah I just was in a rush.
Attention is key.
So i was attempting to root this thing and put a fancy new rom on it, but have got lost along the way and now the phone will not boot into download or recovery modes. It just says Samsung Vibrant and stays there until I pull the battery. I am unable to do the key combos for any of the modes. The only way I could get into recovery was through adb command. But now I cant even do that. Any suggestions or should I just throw it in the can! Thanks
MikePysh said:
So i was attempting to root this thing and put a fancy new rom on it, but have got lost along the way and now the phone will not boot into download or recovery modes. It just says Samsung Vibrant and stays there until I pull the battery. I am unable to do the key combos for any of the modes. The only way I could get into recovery was through adb command. But now I cant even do that. Any suggestions or should I just throw it in the can! Thanks
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you can use odin.. flash it back to stock.. just use search button.. I did it many times so it safe as long as you pay attention to instructions..
alkaid14 said:
you can use odin.. flash it back to stock.. just use search button.. I did it many times so it safe as long as you pay attention to instructions..
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How can I get into odin without download mode? This is frustrating grrrrr!
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How can I get into odin without download mode? This is frustrating grrrrr!
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Does anyone think a dongle will do the trick to get it into download mode? I really need to get this working again! Thanks
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Does anyone think a dongle will do the trick to get it into download mode? I really need to get this working again! Thanks
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Yes a usb jig (dongle) should solve your problem but its not a guarantee. I would recommend buying one anyway, its a good thing to have around just in case things go wrong. They are only a few bucks so its worth it. You can also try using odin, I have heard of people flashing to stock without a download screen, if you see a yellow com box in odin then your good to go.
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iTz KeeFy said:
Yes a usb jig (dongle) should solve your problem but its not a guarantee. I would recommend buying one anyway, its a good thing to have around just in case things go wrong. They are only a few bucks so its worth it. You can also try using odin, I have heard of people flashing to stock without a download screen, if you see a yellow com box in odin then your good to go.
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Okay thanks. I will get one if I have no sucess.
Anyway, I pulled the battery out for a few hours during hockey and then attempted to try download mode again only I got to a screen that has a bunch of code in red at the top of the screen with the robot underneath saying "Power reset or Upload mode.
What to do?
Thanks
MikePysh said:
How can I get into odin without download mode? This is frustrating grrrrr!
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try this.. it works for me..
1- Open ODIN on your PC. (DO NOT PRESS/SELECT ANYTHING IN ODIN!)
2- Plug in the USB Cable to PC
(preferably the one that came with your phone *My N1 cable doesn't work??*)
3- Power down Phone if you had not already.
4- Remove the battery.
5- Plug USB into Phone.
6- Hold down BOTH volume buttons and while holding both, insert the battery.
7- Two to three seconds later your phone will be in Download Mode.
Be mindful to not remove connection while ODIN is running.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/605-guide-root-odin-clean-metamorph-swype-tricks-ninja-apps-everything/page__p__11106#entry11106
MikePysh said:
Okay thanks. I will get one if I have no sucess.
Anyway, I pulled the battery out for a few hours during hockey and then attempted to try download mode again only I got to a screen that has a bunch of code in red at the top of the screen with the robot underneath saying "Power reset or Upload mode.
What to do?
Thanks
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Yea I have seen that screen before, the dongle is going to be your fix most likely. Just wait for the usb jig if you ordered one, it should put you into download mode no problem. If for some reason the jig doesn't work then let us know.
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I don't know if it will ever work again. I took it to a shop for a free estimate and he said it's pooped. Something frying something because he says all it does is turn on and say vibrant. Really? The sign said fix any phone. I'm waiting for the jig in the mail all the way from Chinese land. Maybe it will help, maybe it won't. I'll keep y'all posted:fingers-crossed:
MikePysh said:
I don't know if it will ever work again. I took it to a shop for a free estimate and he said it's pooped. Something frying something because he says all it does is turn on and say vibrant. Really? The sign said fix any phone. I'm waiting for the jig in the mail all the way from Chinese land. Maybe it will help, maybe it won't. I'll keep y'all posted:fingers-crossed:
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Did you try the key layout that someone suggested. ThatALWAYS works for me
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skinzy98 said:
Did you try the key layout that someone suggested. ThatALWAYS works for me
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Thread layout?
The combination to get into download. Both buttons plus power while plugging in the usb. Or up plus power while plugging in the usb
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Jig seems to be a no go. Must be a paperweight now
MikePysh said:
Jig seems to be a no go. Must be a paperweight now
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If the jigs a no go then I have no idea.
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There is Hope
MikePysh said:
Jig seems to be a no go. Must be a paperweight now
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@MikePysh
I have been in this situation. I feel for you. This the mothergoosing EU bug.
Best bet (and this is how I did it) is to replace the motherboard (I know it sounds scary but it is NOT).
Here are the steps:
1. Buy a used/busted/for parts Vibrant (broken LCD, etc) or even a Galaxy S 4G SGH-T959v from eBay or wherever you can. Do not pay more than US $30-35 if it comes down to that. These two phones, i.e. your T-Mobile Vibrant SGH-T959 and the upgraded 4G version SGH-T959v have the same specs with the exception that the 4G radio is activated on the "v" version.
2. You can either fix it yourself (if you feel brave) or take it to a repair shop and maybe pay US 20-25 for labor to replace the motherboard.
It entirely depends on how badly you want to fix it without throwing it away.
Check out this: http://www.ifixit.com/Device/Samsung_Galaxy_S_Vibrant to get a feel if you can do it yourself.
Hope this helps.
Thanks fham! Sounds like a project I might attempt.
tomy1986.nt said:
unbrick service by jtag here.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281082401835?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
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Thanks, but that site serves US only.
MikePysh said:
Thanks, but that site serves US only.
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If your wanting your phone to be fixed by someone I recommend www.mobiletechvideos.com, very trusted source and they fix just about everything for the samsung vibrant t959.
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iTz KeeFy said:
If your wanting your phone to be fixed by someone I recommend www.mobiletechvideos.com, very trusted source and they fix just about everything for the samsung vibrant t959.
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Do you think it needs the JTAG Brick Repair?
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Do you think it needs the JTAG Brick Repair?
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Try to use Baywolf's Vibrant All in one. IT is really good. You could get into the download mode via the tool too.
Good luck.
Hi,
My i9300 died one week ago. It suddenly started to reboot. I removed the battery, I tried another. But the moment I plug the battery, the reboots start. The phone shows the "Samsung SIII" initial logo and it restarts. If I try to enter download mode or recovery, it restarts too.
I have searched everywhere, every forum, but I have not found anyone with this problem.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
is your power button stuck? try adjusting it carefully make sure not to have it pressed.
Sounds like the internal memory is screwed. You say you cant get into download mode?
When it died where you trying to install a custom rom?
ikabot said:
Hi,
My i9300 died one week ago. It suddenly started to reboot. I removed the battery, I tried another. But the moment I plug the battery, the reboots start. The phone shows the "Samsung SIII" initial logo and it restarts. If I try to enter download mode or recovery, it restarts too.
I have searched everywhere, every forum, but I have not found anyone with this problem.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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Remove the battery for ex 10 minutes and then try
It should be repaired under warranty unless you have done something to void warranty.
jje
ashraf sharif said:
is your power button stuck? try adjusting it carefully make sure not to have it pressed.
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It is not stuck . Power button is ok. I was doing nothing when it started to reboot.
rootSU said:
Sounds like the internal memory is screwed. You say you cant get into download mode?
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Sometimes I can get into download mode. But it reboots again.
nzshock said:
When it died where you trying to install a custom rom?
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I was using Wanam cutom rom. But I flashed it three weeks ago. No uv, no oc... nothing.
Unuce said:
Remove the battery for ex 10 minutes and then try
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I did it. I even tried with another battery. Nothing works
JJEgan said:
It should be repaired under warranty unless you have done something to void warranty.
jje
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That is the problem... when it restarts the red symbol appears because I have rooted the mobile. And I broke the screen several months ago. So... no warranty.
I am screwed, right?
Get a usb jig to see of you can get it to stay in download mode. If yes, flash stock. If no, yeah you nay be screwed if you don't want to part with money
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rootSU said:
Get a usb jig to see of you can get it to stay in download mode. If yes, flash stock. If no, yeah you nay be screwed if you don't want to part with money
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Could you please point me where to buy a usb jig? Thank you!!!
Ebay
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rootSU said:
Ebay
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Thank you rootSU. I've just purchased one. Let's see what happens. Last try!
Good luck.
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