[Q] is it a hard brick? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have got boot loop and can't open download mode or recovery mode either.
how to fix it?

raylam11 said:
I have got boot loop and can't open download mode or recovery mode either.
how to fix it?
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Yep. Hard bricked.
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Yes, Hardbricked!
Device: Samsung Galaxy S3
ROM: CyanogenMod 11 (Temasek Unofficial V27)
Kernel: Boeffla-Kernel-CM11-2.1-Beta8-

raylam11 said:
I have got boot loop and can't open download mode or recovery mode either.
how to fix it?
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What happens when u try to go into recovery or download mode? I assume u know yr button combo also are u on stock or custom?

raylam11 said:
I have got boot loop and can't open download mode or recovery mode either.
how to fix it?
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First try to remove battery for 15min... then try to boot your phone into download mode...
if it still stuck in boot loop, you have to build a USB JIG... You can buy it from a phone service, it's about 10$ but it's possible to build it by yourself
You have to connect a 301 Kilo Ohm, to number 4 and 5 and connect it to your phone... and your phone boots into downloads mode automatically...
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I can't explain it completely because it's to complex for my English
But you can Google it...
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It's a video for build a Jig USB for galaxy s2, but it's also work for I9300...
How to Make a USB Jig for your Galaxy S2!
But he used three 100K Ohm resistors, if it doesn't work for you, add a 1K Ohm resistor to be totally 301K Ohm

ndmuni said:
What happens when u try to go into recovery or download mode? I assume u know yr button combo also are u on stock or custom?
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custom rom. actually it bricked twice,
first time is soft bricked because of CWM's 07 error.force go to recovery at that time but it works on usb plug. So I flash to cm11 form the computer.
there are lots of mainland's apps (maybe someone modify it)and keep fc all the google's app so i want to flash back to stock and find the official cm11(android 4.4.2) for s3.
I can't go the recovery or download mode MANUALLYwhen i flash that cm11 MANUALLY
it works on my computer recovery command when plug in.
then i used odin flash stock rom but it keeps error
finally. hard brick . Can't go into recovery or download mode
Keep loading on cm logo
go to recovery or download mode ,
the normal process is : samsung logo> recovery
now mine is : samsung logo> reboot > samsung logo > keep loading on cm logo
if I hold on two button : samsung logo> reboot > samsung logo> reboot > samsung logo> reboot > LOOP...........................................
Hope you guys understand my sucks English....

If you had an error during odin flash and volume down, home and power button combination won't get you to download mode then your bootloader is corrupt.
Bootloader on these phones is pretty robust and hard to break, which is good because it's the last hope.
Yes you now have a brick, only a jig or a new motherboard will cure it.
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Recovery mode only for rooted phones?

I tried many times boot in recovery mode with help of home+power button but couldnt get into recovery mode.so here is my noob question, does recovery mode is for rooted mobiles only?
samsung galaxy ace android newbiee
Its, HOME + Power + Volume Down buttons... try it...
raajith said:
Its, HOME + Power + Volume Down buttons... try it...
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That's for getting into the download mode...
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letsurock said:
I tried many times boot in recovery mode with help of home+power button but couldnt get into recovery mode.so here is my noob question, does recovery mode is for rooted mobiles only?
samsung galaxy ace android newbiee
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Recovery mode can be accessed by both rooted as well as non rooted devices...
Home + power button should work....
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there is another magical way of doing this
install better terminal emulator and type
Code:
reboot recovery
your phone will automatically go into recovery mode
another way is to connect your phone to the computer and use android sdk tools and execute
Code:
adb reboot recovery
Or maybe you're just releasing the buttons too early.
You should hold the buttons......then see the word "SAMSUNG"....then it will close off again....then you will see the same word.....you should only release when you see the words "Galaxy Ace" appear .
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Maybe you shouldn't charge while.getting into recovery mode. Everytime I am charging and getting into recovery mode, it won't work. Or just spam home button when its booting up. That's what I always do.
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is it same for galaxy note?
crossmedia said:
is it same for galaxy note?
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is it same for galaxy note?
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as far as i know (and i work at a very big european retailers After Sales department being Saturn/Media Markt)
all Samsung Galaxy devices go into recovery with Power + home; adding Volume down is for HTC
BoGy1980 said:
as far as i know (and i work at a very big european retailers After Sales department being Saturn/Media Markt)
all Samsung Galaxy devices go into recovery with Power + home; adding Volume down is for HTC
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Yeah sorry i didnt knew about recovery until i needed,but i did knew CWM recovery been trying on my S2 and G - Note for months,but its so lame that i got to know now that same keys take you to recovery mode even if you dont have CWM

I9100G Dead

Hi
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100G in dead condition when i connect to pc it ask OPAM4430 driver. and i have installed but i cannot active it to download mode even i cannot see anything on LCD screen.
any on please help me to flash this phone with any rom.
Regards.
First of all, what did you do first? What I can say is try do this when phone is off. Power, volume up and home button at same time. See if this works. If you get, try selecturing wipe and see if the full wipe solve the problem.
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A phone wont just die like that.If you did something to it then give some details althought it sounds like a kernel problem.The wipe idea is a good one,probably your best bet as you wont be able to use odin.Do a full wipe.
Boot to recovery (power+home+vol up)
Wipe cache partitiion,go to advanced and wipe dalvik cache (go back)
go to Mounts and Storage and format System,Cache,Data(go back)
Factory reset and reboot.If you get a bootloop then pull the battery,put it back in and reboot.
If you cant get to recovery or download you could try fussdownloader but im not sure if it works with the G model.Anyway the drivers can usually be found seperatelly and installed if you google for them but may or may noy not help.Worth a shot.
actually i got this phone from my friend and he say some one try to Nuke it i don't know how.and i cannot go to recovery mode by pressing volume down home key and power key also it not detecting on Odin
Regards.
pmmali said:
actually i got this phone from my friend and he say some one try to Nuke it i don't know how.and i cannot go to recovery mode by pressing volume down home key and power key also it not detecting on Odin
Regards.
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Sounds to me like someone made a mistake trying to flash it and put the wrong firmware,or worse,the wrong kernel in Odin.Most people brick their i9100G phones with i9100 firmware.they are not compatable.The only thing I can suggest is try and find out if there is a RiffBox JTag service available for the G-series.It is for most other models.What it does is wipes and repairs the motherboard and bootloader.Ive had one done on an i9000 for 35 euros so its not an expensive job.Just need to find out if its available for your device.Ill leave a link below,Its an old one,but its a list of places world wide where they do it.If you dont see one close to you then use the page and google to search for one closer to your location.since this page was released the JTag has become more available in more areas.so you should find one close to you.good luck.
http://www.jtagbox.com/riff-jtag-bo...-bricked-phone-riff-box-owners-list/#comments
thank you very much for your clear reply and ill try and inform you.
Any one can give the correct jtaf pinout for i9100g
same problem for me, friend gived me i9100g bad flashed with i9100,
now it is dead and ask for omap4330 drivers when connected to pc.
It not go in download mode and not go in recovery.
I'm triyng to flash boot with riff but riff not detect it
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here are pinouts for @pmmali
how did you solder it??? its very tiny....
Lol.....VERY steady hand, a fine pointed soldering iron and a magnifying glass are all necessities.
Word of caution.....don't jtag if you want to send the phone to Samsung (under warranty).....they'll see that some "unofficial rework" has taken place and deny liability for warranty repair on that basis. ....
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Odin mode problem?

Hi I have s2.i had tried to install costom rom.and I had formated it throught recovery mode and intall new rom.Now the problem is s2 is not going into odin mode or recovery mode and not started. No samsung logo nothing is showing.
Please tell me how to recover my Mobile.
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numan_malik999 said:
Hi I have s2.i had tried to install costom rom.and I had formated it throught recovery mode and intall new rom.Now the problem is s2 is not going into odin mode or recovery mode and not started. No samsung logo nothing is showing.
Please tell me how to recover my Mobile.
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try to post the complete detail of ur Phone Model / Firmware / Build etc for people to help u in the first place
numan_malik999 said:
Hi I have s2.i had tried to install costom rom.and I had formated it throught recovery mode and intall new rom.Now the problem is s2 is not going into odin mode or recovery mode and not started. No samsung logo nothing is showing.
Please tell me how to recover my Mobile.
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numan_malik999 said:
Hi I have s2.i had tried to install costom rom.and I had formated it throught recovery mode and intall new rom.Now the problem is s2 is not going into odin mode or recovery mode and not started. No samsung logo nothing is showing.
Please tell me how to recover my Mobile.
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Go to the download mode and flash rom via Odin. Make sure you have enough battery
Download mode: hold power + home + volume down until you see it on screen.
Make sure you have the right version of the rom to use it with Odin.
Breathe.
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Comedy gold :thumbup:
SIGNATURE
PHONE : SGSII
Sent via: Tapatalk 2
Main ROM: NeatRom Lite 4.0
KERNEL : Siyah v6.0b4 tar test version
(DEFAULT PROFILE AND SETTINGS but pegasusq And sio applied via SetCPU)
MODEM : BVLP7
BATTERY : Stock 1650mAh
EXTERNAL Sdcard : Samsung Class 10 32gb
LAUNCHER : Apex
Guide to install Siyah on Ljs and tools to have a bug free rom = http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35923600
Sun90 said:
try to post the complete detail of ur Phone Model / Firmware / Build etc for people to help u in the first place
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How can I tell you the information while my mobile is not starting, not going into odin or download mode,and not going into recovery mode.not showing battery logo while charhing. Only and just black screen.
Not battery problem.
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What was your android version? Looks like it was 4.0.4. since the phone is not starting up after a data wipe. Your only hope is motherboard replacement...
You should have read more!
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GT-I9300 won't boot, only access to download mode

Hey there !
Sorry for my English, I'm from France...
I have a friend's GT-I9300 stuck on "Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9300" screen when booting (tried for about 30 minutes !).
The only thing I can do is goind to download mode (volume down).
When using volume up for rescue I can't get the CWM installed on the device.
Is there something wrong with this phone ? Maybe it is bricked... so... is there a way to unbrick it ?
I'm gonna try to flash an official ROM with Odin when I'll get the file downloaded.
Thanks for your interrest ^^
Sds possibly.
What does the text on screen in download mode say please?
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dough29 said:
Hey there !
Sorry for my English, I'm from France...
I have a friend's GT-I9300 stuck on "Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9300" screen when booting (tried for about 30 minutes !).
The only thing I can do is goind to download mode (volume down).
When using volume up for rescue I can't get the CWM installed on the device.
Is there something wrong with this phone ? Maybe it is bricked... so... is there a way to unbrick it ?
I'm gonna try to flash an official ROM with Odin when I'll get the file downloaded.
Thanks for your interrest ^^
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flash a stock f/w as you said and report back. good luck :good:
dough29 said:
Hey there !
Sorry for my English, I'm from France...
I have a friend's GT-I9300 stuck on "Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9300" screen when booting (tried for about 30 minutes !).
The only thing I can do is goind to download mode (volume down).
When using volume up for rescue I can't get the CWM installed on the device.
Is there something wrong with this phone ? Maybe it is bricked... so... is there a way to unbrick it ?
I'm gonna try to flash an official ROM with Odin when I'll get the file downloaded.
Thanks for your interrest ^^
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Maybe this link will help you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835931
Thanks for that quick answers !!
download mode says :
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME:
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
Stay tuned for the OFW flash soon ^^
dough29 said:
Thanks for that quick answers !!
download mode says :
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME:
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
Stay tuned for the OFW flash soon ^^
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Odin will fail with "get pit mapping" or something because your devices has suffered sds (sudden death syndrome)
You can only fix with new motherboard. Send samsung / carrier for repair
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Wow sad news for my friend...
But that's exact I had that message before when trying to flash CWM over download mode.
Yep. The clue is "product name:" is blank
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As predicted...
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Phone is going to be sent back to carier, expecting it will be changed by a new one ^^
dough29 said:
As predicted...
Phone is going to be sent back to carier, expecting it will be changed by a new one ^^
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They'll likely change the motherboard.
Will anyone plz help me with this ?
i have I9300 on 4.3 Jelly Bean stock rom then i flash Recovery Philz then i flash another Rom (DU_i9300_4.4.4_20141020-1938.v8.1-OFFICIAL)
it worked fine for some days then suddenly the mobile hang i said its normal so i pull the battery put it back it froze on Galaxy Boot screen
i waited for some time nothing tried to go recovery nothing pull the battery and put it back the phone no boot just can go to download mode with :
Product Name : Gt-I9300
Custom Bin: No
Current BIn: Samsung Offcial
System Status: Custom
i try to use odin but nothing is there any other way to unbrick it ???
thanks
No, try the rescue firmware from general forum but it sounds like partition corruption.
Muu52 said:
Will anyone plz help me with this ?
i have I9300 on 4.3 Jelly Bean stock rom then i flash Recovery Philz then i flash another Rom (DU_i9300_4.4.4_20141020-1938.v8.1-OFFICIAL)
it worked fine for some days then suddenly the mobile hang i said its normal so i pull the battery put it back it froze on Galaxy Boot screen
i waited for some time nothing tried to go recovery nothing pull the battery and put it back the phone no boot just can go to download mode with :
Product Name : Gt-I9300
Custom Bin: No
Current BIn: Samsung Offcial
System Status: Custom
i try to use odin but nothing is there any other way to unbrick it ???
thanks
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repartition , thats the only way
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help/solved-pit-bricked-dead-problem-gt-t2535367

Im Stuck in stock recovery with Power Button

Heya,
Today my power buttont got stuck and it was always restarting i watched some videos and i decided to go on without a power button, it was working nice i turned my phone on with a little trick but now i wanted to replace my recovery with TWRP i used SkipSoft Android Toolkit and it said me that the recovery was flashed sucessfull... after that i booted into the recovery via adb (adb reboot recovery) and now i dont got TWRP i just see the Stock Recovery but now my problem is i cant select anyhting because my power button is not working and if i take out the battery -> plug it in + usb calbe it boots directly into the stock recovery...
Now my Question is how can i make the phone boot normal again?
And can i access my phone via my pc somehow via Fastboot or adb?
Thats how my recovery looks like:
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"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
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Thx
incaner said:
Heya,
Today my power buttont got stuck and it was always restarting i watched some videos and i decided to go on without a power button, it was working nice i turned my phone on with a little trick but now i wanted to replace my recovery with TWRP i used SkipSoft Android Toolkit and it said me that the recovery was flashed sucessfull... after that i booted into the recovery via adb (adb reboot recovery) and now i dont got TWRP i just see the Stock Recovery but now my problem is i cant select anyhting because my power button is not working and if i take out the battery -> plug it in + usb calbe it boots directly into the stock recovery...
Now my Question is how can i make the phone boot normal again?
And can i access my phone via my pc somehow via Fastboot or adb?
Thats how my recovery looks like:
Thx
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You could try a usb jig to get into download mode then use volume buttons to reboot phone ( but I don't know if it would boot to recovery again) or you could try flashing another recovery twrp,philz etc while in download mode.... I'm not too sure if adb works in download mode but you could also try that.
tallman43 said:
You could try a usb jig to get into download mode then use volume buttons to reboot phone ( but I don't know if it would boot to recovery again) or you could try flashing another recovery twrp,philz etc while in download mode.... I'm not too sure if adb works in download mode but you could also try that.
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Yeah im pretty sure that in download mode the Fastboot commands work but i dont got a usb jig so im asking for an another way...
incaner said:
Yeah im pretty sure that in download mode the Fastboot commands work but i dont got a usb jig so im asking for an another way...
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The only two ways I know of is (1) Fix power button or (2) Usb jig (only a couple of euro's off ebay) maybe someone else knows a betterway good luck.
tallman43 said:
The only two ways I know of is (1) Fix power button or (2) Usb jig (only a couple of euro's off ebay) maybe someone else knows a betterway good luck.
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I hope so... ill just wait some weeks until ill go to buy a jig..
but thx for your help

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