I have the international GT-19300 s3 and a few days ago. I installed the latest firmare update. I was on Wifi at work and when the download was
complete. It gave me nothing but a black screen. I think when the download was complete I left the area where the wifi connection was and it
messed up my phone. I tried holding down the home, power and volume button up and it will show 27 percent and then the little android dies and
my phone shuts off. When I push the power button. I only get the s3 galaxy logo and then it immidetaly cuts off. I took it to the shop today and he
said it might be a boot issue so he gave me a link for bootloader, but I do not understand it.
does anyone have a link where i can plug my phone to usb to computer and reboot my phone...
I had my phone 2 years, but I'm not savy with these phone softwares.
thanks
Read the guide in stickythread on how to flash back to stock, then factory reset.
Questions go in the q&a forum, report your own post and ask a moderator to move it.
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Today received an upgrade sms on my Samsung Vibrant. Unsuspecting any trouble I accepted the download and installation. The installation screen was unusual, - white progress bar in a blue box. When it was done the phone literally DIED. Black screen, pressing buttons does not have any response. The phone would not even power up for me to be able to do any of the fixes. It is completely DEAD. Any solution to my problem? (Except throwing it into the dumpster)
ihackall said:
Today received an upgrade sms on my Samsung Vibrant. Unsuspecting any trouble I accepted the download and installation. The installation screen was unusual, - white progress bar in a blue box. When it was done the phone literally DIED. Black screen, pressing buttons does not have any response. The phone would not even power up for me to be able to do any of the fixes. It is completely DEAD. Any solution to my problem? (Except throwing it into the dumpster)
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TMO's OTA bricked your phone, they may have some responsibility. Check with you local retailer.
This might help. It was posted in another thread
To get in to download mode
1. Make sure battery is out.
2. Plug usb in to computer
3. Put batter in(DO NOT POWER ON)
4. Hold vol. up AND vol. down
5. Plug usb into phone.
That should bring you in to download mode. Maybe something something wrong with the update and thats why it wont boot? Maybe the phone just wigged out and thats why it wont boot... but if you can get it in to download mode, from ther eyou can go to stock with odin.
The same thing happened to me. I called TMo, they ask the normal questions...
Was it rooted
Did you install a lag fix
Did you install any 3rd party firmware
They shipped me a replacement
Complain and get free shipping
Nothing works, it seems that no power is being fed to the circuits.
I wander if USB JIG will work?
the usb jig wont work, I tried it a couple of times... it just doesnt do anything at all...
Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant Dead after Official Upgrade
I had upgraded my Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant (T-Mobile T959) using the official software (Kies Mini) and after the progress bar reached 100%, the phone completely died.
Now it won't even go into Download Mode. Won't charge, won't even blink a tiny bit. I think, it's completely dead.
Any ideas, fixes will be much appreciated.
jawadji said:
I had upgraded my Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant (T-Mobile T959) using the official software (Kies Mini) and after the progress bar reached 100%, the phone completely died.
Now it won't even go into Download Mode. Won't charge, won't even blink a tiny bit. I think, it's completely dead.
Any ideas, fixes will be much appreciated.
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Well if you purchased the phone from T-mobile or an authorized t-mobile retailer new T mobile is at fault here. Provided you haven't rooted or done anything software wise to ruin the warranty you are fine. contact t-mobile tech support and they will send you a new phone as your phone was rendered useless after an official update by samsung and t-mobile.
jawadji said:
I had upgraded my Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant (T-Mobile T959) using the official software (Kies Mini) and after the progress bar reached 100%, the phone completely died.
Now it won't even go into Download Mode. Won't charge, won't even blink a tiny bit. I think, it's completely dead.
Any ideas, fixes will be much appreciated.
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did you try what koko said?
maybe this will help
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyAIUOYufrU
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33I-aNCypVM
I've looked at that but the phone won't even go into Download Mode. It seems as if it's completely dead.
What if i passed the 30 days warranty ?
sad2903 said:
What if i passed the 30 days warranty ?
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One year hardware warranty. Just call and have t-mo replace it.
what about the data that still inside? don't they search for that?
Hello all, first time post here, just got my Captivate S II today. My carrier is AT&T and I'm using Windows on my computer.
I searched around the forums for anything pertaining to this issue but couldn't find anything specifically about this, I'm sure it's out there but it's beyond me
Anyways I rooted my phone using doomlord's zergrush exploit from the General Forums stickied thread. I have the app superuser in my Applications. However I continue to boot down, remove my battery, put the battery back in and hold down both volume buttons and the power buttons. Samsung flashes twice on the screen and then for just a second CWM shows itself (little Android guy and some text beneath him) then no matter if I continue to hold down everything or let go it flashes away to a black screen. Then if I continue to hold it the phone just vibrates a little periodically and when I finally release the buttons it boots normal.
I have no clue what could be going on with this and would be very thankful for any answers! Thank you.
Dear god. First. Its not a captivate s2.
Secondly. Installing root doesn't give you cwm.
Thirdly. Read the effing FAQ. Everything has already been answered there.
Le sigh
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Okay so I was running CM9 3/22/2012 just fine. I noticed a nightly went up listed as 3/23/2012. So I downloaded and clicked on the downloaded file, for some reason Rom Manager took over and asked if I wanted to go into CWM. So I agreed and it took me to the AT&T screen with the exclamation mark. I then rebooted and got stuck on the same At&T screen. So I decided to use Odin to go to stock and start from scratch. For some reason Odin 1.81 was supposed to go back to stock with Root. For some reason it got stuck I turned off my phone and now it is unresponsive to most of the tricks listed on this forum.
So will a jig get me out of this jam, a quick search pulled up nothing reliable or I would have to wait 3 weeks to receive, I need it this week like tomorrow if possible.
Searched the forums before going to work real quick couldn't get anything concrete So I'm posting this and I will search some more when I get to work.
Thanks for any help.
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Okay so I was running CM9 3/22/2012 just fine. I noticed a nightly went up listed as 3/23/2012. So I downloaded and clicked on the downloaded file, for some reason Rom Manager took over and asked if I wanted to go into CWM. So I agreed and it took me to the AT&T screen with the exclamation mark. I then rebooted and got stuck on the same At&T screen. So I decided to use Odin to go to stock and start from scratch. For some reason Odin 1.81 was supposed to go back to stock with Root. For some reason it got stuck I turned off my phone and now it is unresponsive to most of the tricks listed on this forum.
So will a jig get me out of this jam, a quick search pulled up nothing reliable or I would have to wait 3 weeks to receive, I need it this week like tomorrow if possible.
Searched the forums before going to work real quick couldn't get anything concrete So I'm posting this and I will search some more when I get to work.
Thanks for any help.
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not sure why you would even be using Rom Manger other then maybe renaming backups. This is i known issue with our phones and Rom Manager and has been stated way too many times. Try holding the power button down for a while to see if it resets. A jig is going to put you in download mode so that you can use Odin again.
Thanks for the reply. Yes I have heard of issues with Rom Manager and i stopped using it. But for some reason or another I kept it on my phone and idiotically agreed to having it put me into CWM. Also I kept the battery in the phone till I got to work, pulled it out of my bag to try the suggestion that was given above and noticed my phone is warm. Not sure what's up with that, I immediately pulled the battery and will let it cool for a while and then I will try with the above suggestion.
Can you recommend a jig for our phones or does any jig work on any phone.
Thanks for all your help and wisdom.
logicrulez said:
Thanks for the reply. Yes I have heard of issues with Rom Manager and i stopped using it. But for some reason or another I kept it on my phone and idiotically agreed to having put me into CWM.
Can you recommend a jig for our phones or does any jig work on any phone.
Thanks for all your help and wisdom.
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you can get a jig from just about anywhere. you probably dont need one though. have you even tried manually putting your device into download mode by powering down the phone, plug usb into comp, then holding down both volume buttons, then plugging in the device?
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro..._nkw=galaxy+s+2+jig&_sacat=See-All-Categories
Yes I have held the power and up/down volume buttons(that's what works on my phone) and plugged usb into phone while it was plugged in to my computer to get into download mode but nothing happened. Too late I already ordered a jig as I am despearate and hopefully it will be of further use in the future. I also tried holding the power button down for a while and still nothing. Hopefully the jig comes in a couple of days and works.
Thanks for all your help and wisdom.
Okay, so I got my jig today and put it into my phone and nothing happened. I put my phone on the charger and left it til I got home so it should be charged up.
So am I bricked or is there any other options I can try.
Thanks for your help.
Did you try holding both Vol and power keys (all 3) together for 30 seconds? It's saved my bacon a few times, despite how nonintuitive it seems. Also try the USB thing with battery removed, or try putting USB in and inserting battery while holding all 3 keys.
Still a no go I'll call warranty to see if I can get it replaced. If not I'll just wait for sgsiii to come out since its supposed to come in April now.
Thanks for all your help!
If your phone locked up while flashing bootloaders..
Hey all! Im new to xda-developers I decided to post here because I honestly got alot of help from here already. So anyway, here goes....I used ODIN to flash a new firmware onto my GS2(i9100) and all went well..got the green "PASS" box and whatnot.
Shortly after the phone rebooted but here is where my problem starts. The phone is stuck on the "Glowing S" screen (Picture of a large S animating/changin colours and Samsung Galaxy SII written at the bottom)
It has been sitting here for nearly an hour now. I have tried pressing and holding the power button and battery pulls but to no avail.
I can enter ODIN mode (vol - , HOME, POWER) but I cannot get into recovery. Everytime i press (VOL+,HOME,POWER) the green android robot just sits there for maybe 5 secs and then the phone reboots and gets stuck AGAIN >_<
I don't know what to do Its ok if i need to wipe my data etc bcuz i got backups
My concern is getting my phone in working order again and ASAP because I need my phone for my work
If you can get into download mode just re flash the ROM again, the same thing happened to me and this fixed it
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Obagleyfreer said:
If you can get into download mode just re flash the ROM again, the same thing happened to me and this fixed it
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda app-developers app
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I reflashed a million times (ok 7 times really) but same thing
i reallly REALLY dont want to hear my phone is bricked :/ if i cant sort it out i would carry it in to the local store but they gave me an estimated time of 3 weeks because the owner would be out of town :crying:
Probably just needs a factory reset.
Next time list the firmware(s).Thats more important than an owners holiday arrangements.
Similar problem
My phone is stuck after the Samsung galaxy S2 screen. I took it to the service center but no luck. They said I ll have to flush the software privately because it was bought in Singapore (overseas model) and India software doesn't work or change my complete board to an India board. Any idea on how I can go about fixing it ?
get into recovery & clear data/cache
After successfully rooting my husbands phone, he accidently updated. I've waited to try and do re-route it now since there's a method of re-rooting. This was my first attempt at rooting ever and currently the phone only powers on to the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 screen and doesn't go any further. Here's what happened:
On Windows 7
Opened CASUAL
Received instructions to flash root.
Using Odin I tried I605_VRALJB_Restore.tar.md5, it failed to flash so I instead flashed root66_VZW_stock_system.tar.md5.
This worked fine, proceeded with CASUAL
Flashed BAVBaseline.tar.md5.
Phone began to reset and froze at Samsung Galaxy Note 2 starter screen. Waited 5 minutes no change in the screen on the phone or on CASUAL. After 30 minutes pressed power and the buttons to get into Odin, I finally unplugged. The phone is still stuck at the start screen and isn't recognized by Odin or my computer
pull battery, reinsert, three finger combo into odin mode, flash a full stock odin image(make sure you get a good download or it will fail). section 1 of my guide has more detailed instructions if you need them.
The phone won't even go into Odin. I've pulled the battery several times and tried the volume down, power, central button and nothing happens.
iana703 said:
The phone won't even go into Odin. I've pulled the battery several times and tried the volume down, power, central button and nothing happens.
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Is the battery dead? Let it charge then try Odon mode again and again. Takes a couple times sometimes
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Thanks, I let it charge for a bit and got it into Odin.
Next I flashed Root 66 and followed droidstyles guide.
The phone rebooted just fine thankfully however now it is not able to establish Verizon service. I'm looking online to find out how to get it to connect unless someone has some tips. I didn't remove the sim card or anything. The phone prompted me to call a number, should I do that? I have another device.
Turn it off pun the sim and turn it back on. Let it sit fur a little 5-10. Power it off or sim back in and turn it on
Sent from my SCH-I605 (AKA NOTE 2)
Unfortunately, this hasn't helped.
iana703 said:
Unfortunately, this hasn't helped.
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Worth a shot. Is your imei still inert phone info
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Can you explain a bit what this means? I am not quite sure what this is.
iana703 said:
Can you explain a bit what this means? I am not quite sure what this is.
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settings/more settings/mobile networks/network mode
from there toggle LTE/CDMA, see if 4g connects.