Hi friends, after a lot of research and web searching i'm totally out of ideas and options
The problem: My S3 I9300 reboot in safe mode every time, is has been doing it since the past sunday. Another tip is that the volume buton down seems not work but only in CM Recovery or in the running software itselfs, it work correctly in donwload mode since i can reboot by presin the buton down. Another interesting fact is thath when I reboot the phone it start the led until it comes the Galaxy S 3 Logo (by presing the button down it power downs the led).
The posible solutions:
Reboot
Reboot after take the battery for a few minutes
Reboot after take the battery out for hours
Flash Custom Cyanogenmod
Flash back stock s3 Jelly Bean (various ROM)
Try to press volume up, volume down, menu capacitive, back capacitive keys and nothing.
Take it to technical service (every one say it was software, but want to charge me a lot of money, talking about an hardware box "especially for flash samsungs")
I have done all the things that I expose before and possible anothers that I don't remember right now, and nothing works, it continuos rebooting into safe mode.
I have too read a lot on google and here and any of the posted solutions works for me.
Do anyone know how to solve this?
Really need help, thanks you all before hand!
Read the sticky thread efs 'know this stuff', safe mode is usually related to efs corruption.
efs + safe mode
Thanks for the answer, I checked the post about efs, and i dons't mention Safe mode anywhere, but mentions factory mode, i'm thinking that maybe replacing the efs with te back up that i did that will solve the problem, but in safe mode you can't use any app like root explorer or similiar, and my back up is a mere copy of the folder efs, not tar not zip not md5. any helpfull guide about this?
PD: im reading on internet and searching thanks!
hardware failure
Hi, I take the phone to repair services, they said to me it's the logical main board that has a fail and that is causing the phone to go in Safe Mode every reboot, the cost of repair it is almost the price of the s3 new so i need another solution.
I believe that the bootloader is resposable for sending the phone on safe mode, is anyway known to disable it?
Another possible solution is use some part of the ICS software since when i flash an ICS ROM it let me use the phone and don't send me to safe mode the problem is that it loses the IMEI and can't restore the efs folder because of the version change (i read here that JB have a different efs format thatn ICS)
Anyone ?
STICKYS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
UNDERSTAND FIRST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362743
Network IMEI EFS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
Downgrade and network problems .EFS v1 and EFS V2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531221
JJEgan said:
STICKYS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
UNDERSTAND FIRST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362743
Network IMEI EFS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
Downgrade and network problems .EFS v1 and EFS V2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531221
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Thanks you very much!! The last link worked for me, I patch the EMG4 modem with an Stock ICS ROM and it worked just fine
S3 I9300 Stuck on safe mode
I am having the same problem on my s3 on os 4.3.
Can u plz guide in detail how u recovered??
Help badly needed
Don't resurrect long dead threads, read the threads linked instead.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
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Hello guys. I need help here.
I had the official ROM 4.1.2 on my I9300 and I realized that sometimes it stuck so I flash Cyanogenmod nightlies and it was ok for about 20 days.
Yesterday it started doing the same thing with bigger frequency so I unrooted it and install stock rom and i format sc card from recovery. The problem persists with stock rom as well. Do you have a solution or any ideas what should i do?
Thanks
check the freezing thread in General
solution
Glebun said:
check the freezing thread in General
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so the only solution is to send it back? :/
If you don't find a way to fix it so send it back.
panais86 said:
Hello guys. I need help here.
I had the official ROM 4.1.2 on my I9300 and I realized that sometimes it stuck so I flash Cyanogenmod nightlies and it was ok for about 20 days.
Yesterday it started doing the same thing with bigger frequency so I unrooted it and install stock rom and i format sc card from recovery. The problem persists with stock rom as well. Do you have a solution or any ideas what should i do?
Thanks
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I'm currently having the same issue and it's really frustrating, I have it on the Galaxy S3 with 4.2.1 stock rom, I tried factory reset and it would not work, I flashed the phone with a custom rom for Paranoid Android 4.3 and it worked great for about a week, no issues at all, but then it started freezing when locked. I hate this and i'm thinking it might be a hardware issue since I've tried different software versions.
I don't know if it might be an app that might be causing this, basically when i lock the phone the screen turns of but then when i press the power button or the home button to turn on the screen it does not do anything, I know the phone is still on because sometimes if i get a text message i can see the blue led blinking and it will continue to blink even when it's frozen.
Even worst, if i'm listening to music and i lock the phone or if the screen times out and locks when i try to unlock it i can see it's stuck but the music is stil playing....
Also, if the phone is stuck and i try to call it, it will not ring not turn the screen on, it's not like the problem is just the physical buttons, i don't know what to do since the phone is out of warranty, I have never dropped the phone and there is no damage on it, it have never over heat either so i don't know what can i do.....
What you can do is read the faqs and guides first .
Freezing and SDS threads .
UNDERSTAND FIRST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362743
Network IMEI EFS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
Downgrade and network problems .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531221
Phone Freezes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2133401
Sudden Death .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2091045
RETURN TO STOCK
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=232384
It is a international galaxy s3 with stock rom. Whenever restarting led flashlight is on for few seconds and its booting only in safe mode. So i re flashed stock rom using odin but then also booting in safe mode only. When we enter download mode flashlight is on continuously and in recovery mode the side volume keys are not working so that we cant wipe or do anything in recovery mode. I tried different methods to boot the phone in normal mode but nothing works. I formatted everything sd card, system pre cache dalvik nothing works. Please tell me a solution. Its a hardware or software problem??? Anyone having this problem??:crying:
Basics read first.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
Critical you read the first two posts .
JJEgan said:
Basics read first.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
Critical you read the first two posts .
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I read the two posts but i didnt find any solution for that if you know pls let me know
Thnx in advance
Service centre next
I really apologize if these questions have been answered before, I am very new to this forum and can't seem to find the answers to a few questions I have.
My husband and I have Samsung Galaxy S3 GTI-9300's from Thailand. We bought them when we were traveling there and brought them home here to Canada. We are unlocked and are on the Rogers Network.
First of all, is there anyway to reload onto the phones the English versions of everything? When we go into the Samsung Apps App everything is in Thai, as well as any of the other apps that were already loaded on the phones.
Second, we are starting to have charging problems. I've read through a few of the threads on here about installing the Charging Checker app. I did that, and it wasn't reading anything, there were no numbers across from the min and max words. I bought the paid version of the app as well, and still nothing. I tried a few chargers, a blackberry one that fits, the one that came with the phone (which is crap) and a car charger. All of them are showing no values. Is there a brand/make/model of a charger that is available in North America that is good? I thought it was just my husband that was having trouble, so we switched batteries, and now I'm having trouble and so is he, even after he had my great battery.
If anyone could help me that would be great! Since we are not locked into a major provider, and didn't purchase our phones from them, I feel a bit lost and alone out there trying to figure this out!
I do understand some things about phones, but if there is an involved process or action, could you show me the steps to complete it?
Thanks a bunch everyone!
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Flash stock rom for your region via Odin .
I do understand some things about phones, but if there is an involved process or action, could you show me the steps to complete it?
>> Its not simple and may void warranty or brick your phone .
Suggest asking a repair centre to flash it for you .
STICKYS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
UNDERSTAND FIRST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362743
Network IMEI EFS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
Downgrade and network problems .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531221
JJEgan said:
Flash stock rom for your region via Odin .
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What does this even mean?
CountryMama said:
What does this even mean?
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It means you are out of your depth i think .
Instructions For Flashing Firmware:
Download the correct firmware .
- Extract (unzip) the firmware file
- Download Odin3 v3.09 (From here or here)
- Extract Odin .ZIP file
- Open Odin3 v3.09
- Restart phone in download mode (Press and hold Home + Power + Volume down buttons)
- Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
- Add AP_ the single part firmware file .
- Make sure re-partition is*NOT*ticked
- Click start button, sit back and wait a few minutes.
- If you encounter any issues with the firmware (Any FC, Bootloop etc)
- Boot into recovery mode (Home+power+vol up)
- Choose to wipe/factory reset. (THIS WILL ERASE ALL OF YOUR DATA INCLUDING YOUR INTERNAL SD CARD!)
- Then choose reboot and you should be good to go!
Hello everybody,
I have been browsing the internet and the xda forum for over 2 hours, but I still can't seem to find an answer to fix my problem. I have the Samsung Galaxy SIII GT-I9300 (international version).
My device was rooted over 2 months ago, and since about 3 or 4 weeks I use the stock rom again, but I still have SuperUser. A few times my device was frozen, but generally it works like a charm. Rarely I encounter a bootloop, but it always eventuallly manages to boot correctly. Except for today. I was doing nothing special with my device. It just started to reboot, but became stuck into a bootloop.
I have tried:
- pulling out the battery
- connecting with my PC
- starting download mode
- starting recovery mode
It all won't work. When I start download mode, I get the screen where I should push the volume UP button to continue and DOWN to restart. Pushing the volume UP button does not work, it just starts rebooting again. Also, getting to that screen, connecting with PC and then pushing UP does not work either. Releasing the buttons in different orders does also not work. The same holds for recovery mode; the Team Win logo appears for not even a second, and then my device starts rebooting again. I want to flash another kernel or use samsung kies to intialize software updates/reset (tools), but I just can't get it into download mode.
Moreover, I just noticed that it might also be the power button. I can also get to the continue/restart screen of dowload modus, only holding the home button and the volume down button, without pressing the power button. However, moving it (wricking with a paperclip etc.) does not have any effect on it.
What should I do?
ps: I am sorry if this is in the wrong section of the forum.
pps: I completely pulled out the power on/off button, still no change
ps: I am sorry if this is in the wrong section of the forum.
Use the report button and ask a mod to move it ..
Please read the faqs and guides and search this question is asked daily .
Probable sudden death syndrome you need a new motherboard .
Freezing read the freezing sticky .
No download mode worth buying a USB recovery jig before buying a new motherboard .
STICKYS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
UNDERSTAND FIRST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362743
Network IMEI EFS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
Downgrade and network problems .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531221
Phone Freezes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2133401
Sudden Death .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2091045
It's sounds to me as stuck power button.
JJEgan said:
ps: I am sorry if this is in the wrong section of the forum.
Use the report button and ask a mod to move it ..
Please read the faqs and guides and search this question is asked daily .
Probable sudden death syndrome you need a new motherboard .
Freezing read the freezing sticky .
No download mode worth buying a USB recovery jig before buying a new motherboard .
STICKYS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
UNDERSTAND FIRST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362743
Network IMEI EFS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
Downgrade and network problems .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531221
Phone Freezes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2133401
Sudden Death .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2091045
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I already looked in all those posts, but it is not a (half) SDS, as one should then be able to enter download mode, which I clearly can't. If the answer was already on the forum, I think I would already have found it, since I have been searching for hours.
Jep it's the home button. If I slam it towards my desk it sometimes starts (but immediately reboots). Stupid phone :/
vernici said:
Jep it's the home button. If I slam it towards my desk it sometimes starts (but immediately reboots). Stupid phone :/
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It has multiple posts and one guy gave a fix .
I find myself in the same position with my phone. It just boots up to the samsung logo and won't go past it. I tried putting it in download mode, when it takes me there and i press the up vol button it just reboots to the samsung screen, same applies for recovery only that it lasts just a second in recovery mode and reboots again. I have also searched everywhere for the past 24 hrs now with no results.:crying: I was running Archidroids Omni kitkat rom with no problems at all when all of a sudden this happened. Is this a soft or hard brick and is there a solution for this. Any help will be appreciated
Its Up Again!!!!
Well what do you know. My phone started up after 6 days of playing dead. I tried everything in the book to get it to boot up, finally i decided to let it bootloop till it discharged to see if I could just charge it and try getting into download mode. Well after the discharge, plugged in the charger and it just kept blinking the battery icon without indication of charging. Got tired, pulled out the sim and sdcard with intention of taking it in for repairs to see if it was a hardware issue. When i got there was trying to demonstrate the problem, so put in the battery no sim or sdcard and she just booted up.
I have reflashed the rom, just to be sure is not some conflict of some sort and have restarted the phone a couple of times been using it for like the past 4 hours and she is still good.:victory:
Hi, im havin issues with my phone for a month now, aparently it have some kind of damage on the logical main board so it dosn't get out of safe mode (cause the volume down isn't working) with anything but donwgrading it to ICS 4.0.4.
The only way i can get it out of safe mode was installing that version of android, but when i do so the phone loses the imei, when i flash again JB it recover the imei and have sucessful conection.
I tried this: install JB, back up the efs (with philz touch recovery and it creates a .tar file), then flashed again ICS and tried to custom backup with philz the .tar previously created with JB. ... It dons't work and this is driving me crazy
Please help, I know it sounds like a simple question and the answer seens to be, upgrade android version, but i canno't do that because of the safe mode problem, i can take use ICS as a solution instead of have a S3 with only messages and calls..
PD: is there any custom rom that disables safe mode from the code of the version itself?, i'm certain about the posibility of disable safe mode trough softwre but i think this may be done in the base band or the rom itself.
Please help me, the change of a logical mainboard is 7mil bs when the phone cost me 8mil bs and buy a replacement online isn't an option because whe have monetary exchange control and can't buy $$$ freely.
carlosdjr200 said:
Hi, im havin issues with my phone for a month now, aparently it have some kind of damage on the logical main board so it dosn't get out of safe mode (cause the volume down isn't working) with anything but donwgrading it to ICS 4.0.4.
The only way i can get it out of safe mode was installing that version of android, but when i do so the phone loses the imei, when i flash again JB it recover the imei and have sucessful conection.
I tried this: install JB, back up the efs (with philz touch recovery and it creates a .tar file), then flashed again ICS and tried to custom backup with philz the .tar previously created with JB. ... It dons't work and this is driving me crazy
Please help, I know it sounds like a simple question and the answer seens to be, upgrade android version, but i canno't do that because of the safe mode problem, i can take use ICS as a solution instead of have a S3 with only messages and calls..
PD: is there any custom rom that disables safe mode from the code of the version itself?, i'm certain about the posibility of disable safe mode trough softwre but i think this may be done in the base band or the rom itself.
Please help me, the change of a logical mainboard is 7mil bs when the phone cost me 8mil bs and buy a replacement online isn't an option because whe have monetary exchange control and can't buy $$$ freely.
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Discussed in this sticky and terminal emulator commands and how to get out of safe mode... >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289 <<
sorry but that treadh don't mention safe mode anywhere, if you are refering to factory mode thath's a totally different thing.
is not my intention to be rude, but everyone thinks that we post here without read anything before, believe i have read a lot, i even get my phone to the technical support and he can't fix this.. i just don't want to have a 400$ brick
EDIT: so i can't use the efs back up of JB in ICS? ok so i'm sc...w ?? the only way of get out of "safe mode" is being on ICS ..
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