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Hi tehre, i'm having problems to get the phone into the download mode, i'm hoding the vol down key along with the power button, but the only thing i get is the phone showing Samsug vibrant and restarting over and over again.
Am i doing something wrong? I just downloaded an app from the market called wuick boot, i tried selecting the bootlader option, but same thing, the phone just reboots, and i get back to the phone menu.
Any help will be more than apprecciated.
Thanks in advance!
Is your phone rooted? I had the same issue and resorted to just doing it by using a terminal command on my rooted phone.
If you have a terminal app, just do this:
Code:
>su
#reboot download
dex1701 said:
Is your phone rooted? I had the same issue and resorted to just doing it by using a terminal command on my rooted phone.
If you have a terminal app, just do this:
Code:
>su
#reboot download
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I will try that when i get back home, thing is, i'd like to have a way to go into download mode from the phoine it self, just in case if it bticks i can safely get it back to work.
Thanks.
matiasg85 said:
I will try that when i get back home, thing is, i'd like to have a way to go into download mode from the phoine it self, just in case if it bticks i can safely get it back to work.
Thanks.
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Just so happens I nearly bricked mine last night. Couldn't even get into recovery mode or see the charging icon when I plugged it in. Here's what I did (after much trial and error):
1. Removed SD and SIM card
2. Removed battery
3. plugged the phone into USB
4. held down vol-up and vol-down
5. popped the battery back in while holding vol buttons
...and that got be from looking like I was dead in the water to download mode and a stock ROM flash.
dex1701 said:
Just so happens I nearly bricked mine last night. Couldn't even get into recovery mode or see the charging icon when I plugged it in. Here's what I did (after much trial and error):
1. Removed SD and SIM card
2. Removed battery
3. plugged the phone into USB
4. held down vol-up and vol-down
5. popped the battery back in while holding vol buttons
...and that got be from looking like I was dead in the water to download mode and a stock ROM flash.
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Thanks a lot man! Will try that and report back!
It worked!!! Thanks man!
this is awesome.. definitely messed up and had to restore to stock rom.. couldn't get it into downloading mode using the vol down+power method..this method worked! phew!
matiasg85 said:
It worked!!! Thanks man!
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disturkis4u said:
this is awesome.. definitely messed up and had to restore to stock rom.. couldn't get it into downloading mode using the vol down+power method..this method worked! phew!
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Glad to help. I thought for sure my phone was bricked until I figured this out.
Work for New Vibrant?
Hey guys, I have a new Vibrant, Im guessing its the new batch of Vibrant because I can't use the volume up+down +power to go into recovery or download mode. I just wonder if this also works for my version of Vibrant because I did a lag fix and it bricked me... Therefore if this works, I would be so happy that I will cry. =( I'll try it anyways, but if anyone have a similar device to mine, please let me know I would love to get some info on it. =( I just needs it to be in Download Mode to flash it with ODIN back to stock. =)
By the way, would you mind telling me what stock rom you use? and software to flash it? Thanks a lot! I appreciate all of your help! Im really desperate to get my phone back to work... its been showing up vibrant screen make a start up sound and go blank... so scary...
FSY2K said:
Hey guys, I have a new Vibrant, Im guessing its the new batch of Vibrant because I can't use the volume up+down +power to go into recovery or download mode. I just wonder if this also works for my version of Vibrant because I did a lag fix and it bricked me... Therefore if this works, I would be so happy that I will cry. =( I'll try it anyways, but if anyone have a similar device to mine, please let me know I would love to get some info on it. =( I just needs it to be in Download Mode to flash it with ODIN back to stock. =)
By the way, would you mind telling me what stock rom you use? and software to flash it? Thanks a lot! I appreciate all of your help! Im really desperate to get my phone back to work... its been showing up vibrant screen make a start up sound and go blank... so scary...
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Did you remove the sim? Is the phone plugged into a pc via the usb cord? From my experience, the vibrant will only go into download mode if it's plugged to a pc.
I think I also got the new batch of vibrant. Maybe we should get a list of release date and serial of the phone. Maybe we might be able to figure out which phone can or can not use the vol down + power. Mine is 8/13/2010 rs 170-0412
FSY2K said:
Hey guys, I have a new Vibrant, Im guessing its the new batch of Vibrant because I can't use the volume up+down +power to go into recovery or download mode. I just wonder if this also works for my version of Vibrant because I did a lag fix and it bricked me... Therefore if this works, I would be so happy that I will cry. =( I'll try it anyways, but if anyone have a similar device to mine, please let me know I would love to get some info on it. =( I just needs it to be in Download Mode to flash it with ODIN back to stock. =)
By the way, would you mind telling me what stock rom you use? and software to flash it? Thanks a lot! I appreciate all of your help! Im really desperate to get my phone back to work... its been showing up vibrant screen make a start up sound and go blank... so scary...
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pepperbreath said:
Did you remove the sim? Is the phone plugged into a pc via the usb cord? From my experience, the vibrant will only go into download mode if it's plugged to a pc.
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I will try that as soon as I get the phone back. My cousin has it now and he's trying to look for methods to help me fix it too. =( So i will go get the phone soon and try your methods of removing everything. I just wanted to ask you guys to see if you guys had that recovery mode function (volume up _ volume down +power) disabled by T-Mobile. Because if all of you guys have the new batch of Vibrant then most likely mine will have a chance too. =) But thanks for the reply and the tip I will definitely follow all of your instruction and update further about this case. Hopefully it would work with your methods for the new vibrant batch. No one here seem to post much threads about the new batch.
mr2t32 said:
I think I also got the new batch of vibrant. Maybe we should get a list of release date and serial of the phone. Maybe we might be able to figure out which phone can or can not use the vol down + power. Mine is 8/13/2010 rs 170-0412
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Yeah I definitely got the new batch since I cant use that recovery mode function like everyone else here does. I also got mine in August, 8/28/10. I dont have the box and phone to see the serial right now since it was taken to my cousin house to try and figure out a way to get it into download mode. =( But from the looks of it, anything from August is disabled... wonder hows the July one. My brother has a Vibrant from late July, which is July 23, 2010 and his recovery mode isn't disable at all. =(
I had the same problem last night... thought I bricked... my phone was stuck at the vibrant screen.. and my phone is the newer model.... but I still figured out a way to get it to let me send an ADB command.. I posted a guide in the android dev section... let me know if that helps...
renocivik said:
I had the same problem last night... thought I bricked... my phone was stuck at the vibrant screen.. and my phone is the newer model.... but I still figured out a way to get it to let me send an ADB command.. I posted a guide in the android dev section... let me know if that helps...
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What is the subject of that post? Is there a way you can link us to that post? Thanks! =) That would totally help if you can adb it back!
Nevermind I found it, thanks a bunch i will try that method too....
To get in recovery mode i have to hold the power button and the up vol until the vibrant screen comes on and goes out, then you SLIDE and hold both vols when the vibrant screen comes up (for the second time) you SLIDE to the vol down and let go of the power button. I did 5 times in a row to make sure this works. Hope this will help somone
What's the difference between download / recovery modes
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keithrich1990 said:
To get in recovery mode i have to hold the power button and the up vol until the vibrant screen comes on and goes out, then you SLIDE and hold both vols when the vibrant screen comes up (for the second time) you SLIDE to the vol down and let go of the power button. I did 5 times in a row to make sure this works. Hope this will help somone
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worked perfect thanks man you guys are alot of help love this site.
I have another story. I bricked my Vibrant trying to go back to stock using Odin it hung on a step. The brick to where the (Cell Phone ! Computer) comes up. After 30 minutes of panic trying to get my phone to go into download mode. I opened Kies mini, unplugged my USB connector plugged it into a new USB slot then hooked up my Vibrant and re installed the drivers. It found it. But I still couldn't do anything. So then I closed Odin reopened it unplugged and then re plugged my Vibrant back in. It found it on a COM port so then I tried a restore from there and it let me do it. Wow! I am amazed at how hard it is to permanently brick this phone.
So i rooted the phone and installed froyo rom with clockworkmod recovery or whatever.. the phone was working fine but then i downloaded OCLF and clicked unroot the phone like an idiot. Still worked fine thoughh... i wanted to reroot the phone but then realized i couldnt get into recovery.. so i did a factory reset and now im stuck on a boot screen that says galaxy s gti 9000 and on the bottom it says samsung..
Just ODIN back to stock... and continue to do whatever you want from there...
ODIN: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790026
How to get back to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=799105
thank youu soooo much i literally love youu!!!
yeah, no problem!
Mine is BRICKED!!! OTA Friday got to 85% and went black. none combo of the Three Button Salute is not working at all. Odin can not see it.
As long as you can get into download mode, your phone is not totally bricked. Vibrants are very very hard to brick. Trust me, I have messed mine up more times than I can count,but managed to fix it. First off, can u tell me what windows version ur using, do u have the Samsung drivers installed, what button combination have u tried to get into download mode. I know you probably tried a ton, bit this will help me narrow down what will and will not work for you.
Jonathan Rubcic
Electrical Engineer
jarubcic said:
As long as you can get into download mode, your phone is not totally bricked. Vibrants are very very hard to brick. Trust me, I have messed mine up more times than I can count,but managed to fix it. First off, can u tell me what windows version ur using, do u have the Samsung drivers installed, what button combination have u tried to get into download mode. I know you probably tried a ton, bit this will help me narrow down what will and will not work for you.
Jonathan Rubcic
Electrical Engineer
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No download mode at all, no charging screen, nothing at all. Black screen! Power with plug in, Power and Vol up, Power and Vol Down, Power and up/Down. No luck. Running vista. I have used odin before with no problems.
jsjdjn said:
No download mode at all, no charging screen, nothing at all. Black screen! Power with plug in, Power and Vol up, Power and Vol Down, Power and up/Down. No luck. Running vista. I have used odin before with no problems.
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Have Odin open and everything setup on the PC.
Then just take out the battery and make sure your phone isn't connected to the PC yet. Then wait maybe 5 seconds and plug your phone into the USB without the battery in the phone. Then press both volume buttons only and install the battery while holding both volume buttons.
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Beefvvl said:
Have Odin open and everything setup on the PC.
Then just take out the battery and make sure your phone isn't connected to the PC yet. Then wait maybe 5 seconds and plug your phone into the USB without the battery in the phone. Then press both volume buttons only and install the battery while holding both volume buttons.
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Nope nothing.
im having same problem. i was able to go to download mode and did odin using stock recovery. but still didn't work HELP SOMEBODY!!!!!!
IuNlockeM said:
im having same problem. i was able to go to download mode and did odin using stock recovery. but still didn't work HELP SOMEBODY!!!!!!
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Download this and give it a try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=740558
I had problems with my rooted S3 (International) earlier today, and that's why I thought that flashing a lower version of CWM may fix my problems. However, flashing CWM 5.8.4.0 actually made things worse.
I am currently stuck and cannot navigate out of CWM. Pressing Power or Home don't do/select anything, and browsing the menu is next to impossible, too (menu disappers).
Phone is not recognized by adb, it does not show in Windows Explorer either. Got a "failed to install" when I connected it.
When I try "adb devices", I only get "list of devices attached" without the phone showing.
Whenever I reboot [after bettery pull], I get back into CWM again.
CWM does not react to button presses as it should; doesn't go anywhere no matter which keys/buttons I press.
Battery pull doesn't do anything; neither does Power+Volume up or down
Looks like I am screwed... am I?
Anyone has an idea how I can get out of this and back to either CM9, or install a newer version of CWM (over the obviously dysfunctional version 5.8.4.0)?
Thanks!
flashed touch recovery?
No, it's not 'Touch'... I wish it were that simple...
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pull battery, insert usb jig (buy it), insert battery. gambate!
Mmmh... You sure about that?
I used to have an USB jig for a different phone before... No idea if I still have it somewhere.
androidarmin said:
Mmmh... You sure about that?
I used to have an USB jig for a different phone before... No idea if I still have it somewhere.
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just an idea and i think the last thing you can try..or you can try pull battery, press volume down and home button, insert battery, see if it can go download mode
Certainly worth a try... Thanks!
ascariz said:
..or you can try pull battery, press volume down and home button, insert battery, see if it can go download mode
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Nope, battery pull/power+vol don't work. Tried that already. Does reboot straight into CWM again (no download mode, or else)
androidarmin said:
Nope, battery pull/power+vol don't work. Tried that already. Does reboot straight into CWM again (no download mode, or else)
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looks like your final hope is usb jig, or samsung center..
Nah.. My "final hope" will always be Obi-Wan Kenobi...
Get the feeling that I f**ed up a perfectly fine $600 phone. Great! :banghead:
What's the deal with the Samsung website?
androidarmin said:
Nah.. My "final hope" will always be Obi-Wan Kenobi...
Get the feeling that I f**ed up a perfectly fine $600 phone. Great! :banghead:
What's the deal with the Samsung website?
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u not see how i ****ed up my sgs1. even usb jig cant help. try google..maybe there is some hope..
It happen to me b4.but i still can go to dowwload mode using power-/home button/power button..
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steveruthless said:
It happen to me b4.but i still can go to dowwload mode using power-/home button/power button..
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Looks like your much luckier than I am. Can't believe this really happened to me. It's a first for me, though
I guess I'll try some more "rescue stuff" when I get back home. Don't have any way to tinker with the phone here at work...
Thanks, guys.
[SOLVED] I9300 stuck in CWM > Back in ODIN mode!
Geeez... That was a close one!
Apparently, and in order to get into ODIN (Download) mode on the S3/I9300, one has to press & hold...
1.) Volume down
2.) Home button
3.) Power
Once I did that, my S3 (I9300) booted into ODIN Mode. [ Big sigh of relief!!! ]
I thought it was just Volume Down + Power... but apparently I was wrong. Guess that happens if you don't use Odin for flashing all the time.
Can't wait to get home and flash a proper recovery, so I can get my phone back into work mode. It sucks not having a working phone, trust me on that... ;-)
Thanks for your input, guys!
androidarmin said:
Geeez... That was a close one!
Apparently, and in order to get into ODIN (Download) mode on the S3/I9300, one has to press & hold...
1.) Volume down
2.) Home button
3.) Power
Once I did that, my S3 (I9300) booted into ODIN Mode. [ Big sigh of relief!!! ]
I thought it was just Volume Down + Power... but apparently I was wrong. Guess that happens if you don't use Odin for flashing all the time.
Can't wait to get home and flash a proper recovery, so I can get my phone back into work mode. It sucks not having a working phone, trust me on that... ;-)
Thanks for your input, guys!
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lol. sure you cant think straight when you panic. can't even read properly. anyway, glad to hear you solve it.:good:
Hi guys,
I'm have a GT-P7510 that won't power up. usually when the battery died i just had to press power button for 10 -15 sec and it boot up. But now, nothing. except when plug in a computer
the tab was shown as apx device in device manager.
i installed the apx driver and it is now shown as NVIDIA USB Boot-recovery driver for Mobile devices
I search for a fix but i didn't find any yet.
You guys have any fix for me?
thank you
Gariep said:
Hi guys,
I'm have a GT-P7510 that won't power up. usually when the battery died i just had to press power button for 10 -15 sec and it boot up. But now, nothing. except when plug in a computer
the tab was shown as apx device in device manager.
i installed the apx driver and it is now shown as NVIDIA USB Boot-recovery driver for Mobile devices
I search for a fix but i didn't find any yet.
You guys have any fix for me?
thank you
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Can you get to download mode...and hit us with more info....ROM....kernel.....recovery......rooted........?
Gil81 said:
Can you get to download mode...and hit us with more info....ROM....kernel.....recovery......rooted........?
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Hi,
Thank you for your reply.
I'm a noob with these... i didn't rooted it and i did not mod anything.
I will need your help to get the info you want.
i didn't know how to get to download mode so i search a bit. from what i saw i have to hold volume- (wich is left i think) and power button at the same time?
I get nothing on screen.
Just windows sound that recognize a new hardware plug in usb port.
PS: buy the way if you have any suggestion about any update or mod i should do, let me know.
Thank you!
Gariep said:
Hi,
Thank you for your reply.
I'm a noob with these... i didn't rooted it and i did not mod anything.
I will need your help to get the info you want.
i didn't know how to get to download mode so i search a bit. from what i saw i have to hlod volume- (wich is left i think) and power button at the same time?
I get nothing on screen.
Just windows sound that recognize a new hardware plug in usb port.
PS: buy the way if you have any suggestion about any update or mod i should do, let me know.
Thank you!
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If you're not rooted you might want to take it in to be looked at.. If you don't want to do that..We can Odin a one-click onto it and get you back up.. From there you could root or put a custom ROM of you're liking on it.. But first if I was you I would drain the power all the way off it..( tape the power button down or use rubber bands ) for a few days.. Then plug it in..if the charging animation comes up then..let it charge..when it gets above 60 or so percent..you can try toturn it on.. If that doesn't work and you don't want to go the Odin route hit me back and we can try a factory reset.. I'll walk you through it.. Let me now you're decision...
Gil81 said:
If you're not rooted you might want to take it in to be looked at.. If you don't want to do that..We can Odin a one-click onto it and get you back up.. From there you could root or put a custom ROM of you're liking on it.. But first if I was you I would drain the power all the way off it..( tape the power button down or use rubber bands ) for a few days.. Then plug it in..if the charging animation comes up then..let it charge..when it gets above 60 or so percent..you can try toturn it on.. If that doesn't work and you don't want to go the Odin route hit me back and we can try a factory reset.. I'll walk you through it.. Let me now you're decision...
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i already tried to drain the power...
I will try what you suggest me.
i saw that there was a guide for rooting with 4.0.4 rom.
should i use this guide? i'm i better with another rom?
Thank you!
Gariep said:
I will try what you suggest me.
i saw that there was a guide for rooting with 4.0.4 rom.
should i use this guide? i'm i better with another rom?
Thank you!
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Let's just try to get it back up..before we go flashing firmware.. Do you know for sure what tablet version it is...
Gil81 said:
Let's just try to get it back up..before we go flashing firmware.. Do you know for sure what tablet version it is...
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i will get back later... i have to go to work.
The only thing i'm sure about is that it's a GT-P7510
Is the version write on the back of the tab?
I don't have the tab with me right now.
Will check later.
Thank you!
Gariep said:
i will get back later... i have to go to work.
The only thing i'm sure about is that it's a GT-P7510
Is the version write on the back of the tab?
I don't have the tab with me right now.
Will check later.
Thank you!
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If it is the gt-p7510...then it is the WiFi only version..if this is correct I will hunt up the zip files we need to get you back up...they are kinda spread out...I have most of them though..ttyl
Gil81 said:
If it is the gt-p7510...then it is the WiFi only version..if this is correct I will hunt up the zip files we need to get you back up...they are kinda spread out...I have most of them though..ttyl
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Yes it is the wifi version only
Gariep said:
Hi,
Thank you for your reply.
I'm a noob with these... i didn't rooted it and i did not mod anything.
I will need your help to get the info you want.
i didn't know how to get to download mode so i search a bit. from what i saw i have to hold volume- (wich is left i think) and power button at the same time?
I get nothing on screen.
Just windows sound that recognize a new hardware plug in usb port.
PS: buy the way if you have any suggestion about any update or mod i should do, let me know.
Thank you!
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Did you have usb plugged in when you tried to enter download mode?
If so, try without usb.
tys0n said:
Did you have usb plugged in when you tried to enter download mode?
If so, try without usb.
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thank for your answer.
i tried both with usb plugged and unplugged
Gariep said:
thank for your answer.
i tried both with usb plugged and unplugged
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OK..I'm back home... .. So you have the device unplugged.. Then hold down the power button and volume down button( closest to power button ) at the same time...( hold for a min ).. If it starts showing the Samsung animation keep holding until a screen comes up with a box like object on the left and an android on the right..I think its an android on the right..Might be something else,but there will be just two things ( choices on the screen )...If you get this far.. I'll walk you through a factory reset..Or we might just wipe cache first and see if it boots.. Then a factory reset..
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OK..I'm back home... .. So you have the device unplugged.. Then hold down the power button and volume down button( closest to power button ) at the same time...( hold for a min ).. If it starts showing the Samsung animation keep holding until a screen comes up with a box like object on the left and an android on the right..I think its an android on the right..Might be something else,but there will be just two things ( choices on the screen )...If you get this far.. I'll walk you through a factory reset..Or we might just wipe cache first and see if it boots.. Then a factory reset..
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I tried to hold it for 2 minutes but nothing...
Gariep said:
I tried to hold it for 2 minutes but nothing...
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Put it on the wall charger and see if the charging animation comes up....if it does...let it charge.. I think we can get it into recovery or download mode if not recovery....if we get to recovery... You will probably have to do a factory reset,but I want you to tell me what options you have in recovery.. been a while since I seen stock recovery..can't remember ..We'll proceed from there..if the charging animation doesn't come up..let it charge anyway... I need to see where it stands so I can help you proceed correctly.......Just looked at stock recovery..we will have to do a factory reset...
@Gil81
If you need any missing files I can set up a dropbox (which I was thinking of doing anyway)...I have boot images, recovery images, system dumps from early releases, nvflash, boatloader and all the rest. Think the battery drain looks the only option for him at moment.
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stinky73 said:
@Gil81
If you need any missing files I can set up a dropbox (which I was thinking of doing anyway)...I have boot images, recovery images, system dumps from early releases, nvflash, boatloader and all the rest. Think the battery drain looks the only option for him at moment.
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Thank you guys,
that was the first thing i tried. nothing appear on screen.
I'll try again but i don't think it will change something...
Gil81 said:
Put it on the wall charger and see if the charging animation comes up....if it does...let it charge.. I think we can get it into recovery or download mode if not recovery....if we get to recovery... You will probably have to do a factory reset,but I want you to tell me what options you have in recovery.. been a while since I seen stock recovery..can't remember ..We'll proceed from there..if the charging animation doesn't come up..let it charge anyway... I need to see where it stands so I can help you proceed correctly.......Just looked at stock recovery..we will have to do a factory reset...
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Ok so i get nothing on screen when i tried to power it up or boot in download mode. after a 1:30 charge time.
i let it charge for 5 hours and it didn't change anything.
I opened the tab and unpluged the battery press the power button for a few seconds and plug it back. Didn't change anything.
Is there something else i should try?
Thank you
Gariep said:
Hi guys,
I'm have a GT-P7510 that won't power up. usually when the battery died i just had to press power button for 10 -15 sec and it boot up. But now, nothing. except when plug in a computer
the tab was shown as apx device in device manager.
i installed the apx driver and it is now shown as NVIDIA USB Boot-recovery driver for Mobile devices
I search for a fix but i didn't find any yet.
You guys have any fix for me?
thank you
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Since you state that it powers up into apx mode and can't seem to get it to do anything else. I'm afraid you're in a situation I encountered over a year ago. I was unable to find anything to help while only in apx mode. I ended up sending it in for repair. The battery drain method has work for some and I used to point people to the post. It seems that most people having issues similar to yours were not getting any results from it recently.
Hopefully someone does have something that will help you get back out of apx mode.
I wish you the best of luck.
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Gariep said:
i let it charge for 5 hours and it didn't change anything.
I opened the tab and unpluged the battery press the power button for a few seconds and plug it back. Didn't change anything.
Is there something else i should try?
Thank you
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What do you mean ( opened the tab )...I got ya..had to re-read the thread..Sorry..but I'm helping 4 people in two different threads... .. I think the power drain might be you're only solution at this point...if you have already tried that by pulling the battery..then youre going to have to take it in I think...Sorry I couldn't be more helpful...let me now what ya think...
Hello all,
I was using my phone, checking emails and making phone calls just fine. Then I got home and went to the computer to do some work. I noticed that my phone was showing the Galaxy S3 logo. I though weird. So I removed the battery, put it back in but still the same thing. I though maybe it was broken so I though a factory reset would be a good idea. BUT, I can't go to Recovery. When I try to go to Download mode, it opens up the interface where it says "Volume up" to go to Download mode or "Volume Down" to reboot your phone. Even when I press the Volume Up button, the phone restarts. So basically, my phone has gone full retarded and I can't do anything, no Recovery or no Download mode.
Anyone knows anything?
Thin_Bezel said:
Hello all,
I was using my phone, checking emails and making phone calls just fine. Then I got home and went to the computer to do some work. I noticed that my phone was showing the Galaxy S3 logo. I though weird. So I removed the battery, put it back in but still the same thing. I though maybe it was broken so I though a factory reset would be a good idea. BUT, I can't go to Recovery. When I try to go to Download mode, it opens up the interface where it says "Volume up" to go to Download mode or "Volume Down" to reboot your phone. Even when I press the Volume Up button, the phone restarts. So basically, my phone has gone full retarded and I can't do anything, no Recovery or no Download mode.
Anyone knows anything?
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Doesn't look good but have you tried adb to recovery.
tallman43 said:
Doesn't look good but have you tried adb to recovery.
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Yes, It doesn't work. I even tried holding Vol Up + Home + Power buttons for 10 minutes hoping the phone would go to Recovery. It doesn't even want to go to Download. It shows the Download menu but when I click the Volume Up button, it simply reboots the phone. And it was working fine before it happened.
Thin_Bezel said:
Yes, It doesn't work. I even tried holding Vol Up + Home + Power buttons for 10 minutes hoping the phone would go to Recovery. It doesn't even want to go to Download. It shows the Download menu but when I click the Volume Up button, it simply reboots the phone. And it was working fine before it happened.
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I thought it might not work but was worth a try...It sounds like either corrupt partitions or emmc chip corrupt/damage but all the solutions I know of need you to at least get into download mode and if adb is not working as well then the only thing I can suggest is service repair.
This is the situation I would hope not to find myself in maybe somebody else as some suggestions but sorry it's not looking good.
tallman43 said:
I thought it might not work but was worth a try...It sounds like either corrupt partitions or emmc chip corrupt/damage but all the solutions I know of need you to at least get into download mode and if adb is not working as well then the only thing I can suggest is service repair.
This is the situation I would hope not to find myself in maybe somebody else as some suggestions but sorry it's not looking good.
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This honestly sucks. I have been using my Galaxy S3 for two years without any problems. It was my main device for everything. Maybe because I have used it for 2 years without rest for work has caused a chip failure.