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i picked it up used with stock rom, no mods. i rooted, then installed nero v3 with voodoo and then v5 with voodoo.... then i tried a custom battery mod and it screwed my phone up... cant get past the vibrant start screen, cant read the ext sd and the phone drivers will not work... computer detects it, but no drivers are installed. i have used the 32 bit driver 64 bit drivers, kies, kies mini, odin v1 and v1.7, still nothing... i can get into cwm recovery, but only with voodoo enabled, and can get into download mode, but i cant seem to get the computer to read it. have used 4 different computer, win 7 and 32 bit xp....also have tried drivers with pdanet and easy tether, but still no luck... can you offer any help to me??? thanks in advance.
as of u have done so much and nothing helped i would cry , and for not readin on how to unbrick your phone right on top of the forum you should cry too .
and if look good enough every 3rd thread that is made is how to unbrick the phone
@bartek
OK...OMG dude... you had like 5 posts 3 days ago...how are you helping this individual out other then giving him all your illegible ramblings that you are posting and ridiculing individuals as you go .. I'm sry, I don't mean to rant but damn...
Anyway OP, your just soft bricked. If you can get into d/l mode then I would either go ahead and ODIN back or if you can get into CWM recovery and you still have Nero 5 in your root, I would just reflash it and it should take care of it...enable voodoo when you flash Nero 5 ..you should be ok.
First off, I have been searching the forums for almost two weeks now and cannot find a solution....I have tried everything......the first problem is that no matter what drivers I use, the computer still says usb device not recognized, so I cannot get odin or heimdall to communicate, neither kies or kies mini.....
Well, now I turned it on this morning and I cannot get into cwm or dload mode.....just keeps bootlooping and linda talks and says riskful operation, then reboots......I am lost, don't know what else to do, I'm gonna throw this phone out the window
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bouzouki said:
First off, I have been searching the forums for almost two weeks now and cannot find a solution....I have tried everything......the first problem is that no matter what drivers I use, the computer still says usb device not recognized, so I cannot get odin or heimdall to communicate, neither kies or kies mini.....
Well, now I turned it on this morning and I cannot get into cwm or dload mode.....just keeps bootlooping and linda talks and says riskful operation, then reboots......I am lost, don't know what else to do, I'm gonna throw this phone out the window
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I would say Odin is your friend. go back to stock and start over Here is a start
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyAIUOYufrU
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33I-aNCypVM
hope this helps you
no dont throw the phoine out give it to mee ! or u can just remove your battery while phone is hooked up to computer with usb push volume up and volume down hold it put battery in , yellow android showed up ? u good to odin if he didnt redo repeat those steps until u will see him
how can i get odin to communicate when the computer wont read it?? it says usb device not recognized and no matter which drivers i install, it wont communicate.... and plus odin wont connect, i have tried multiple times.....heimdall drivers wont install either, it gives me a failed result.... i have used the 32 bit drivers, 64 bit drivers, kies, kies mini for vibrant, odin, heimdall, everything.... i have a g2 and have done so much to it with no problems, this phone has got me confused...
u need damn download mode for odin to see your phone damn could you just do those steps that i told you ? and btw open up odin so u can see when u phone is detected it will light up i nyellow
onc3 again
1. phone connected to computer
2.odin open
3.take out battery (out of your phone)
4.hold volume up volume down (allthe time)
5.put battery back in
6. put files in odin flash back
bouzouki said:
how can i get odin to communicate when the computer wont read it?? it says usb device not recognized and no matter which drivers i install, it wont communicate.... and plus odin wont connect, i have tried multiple times.....heimdall drivers wont install either, it gives me a failed result.... i have used the 32 bit drivers, 64 bit drivers, kies, kies mini for vibrant, odin, heimdall, everything.... i have a g2 and have done so much to it with no problems, this phone has got me confused...
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I gotcha.... not to sound like an idiot but have you tried a different usb port? If your using one on the front, try ones in the back if your on a desktop.. if that doesnt work try running ODIN in XP SP3 compatibility mode
bartek25 said:
u need damn download mode for odin to see your phone damn could you just do those steps that i told you ? and btw open up odin so u can see when u phone is detected it will light up i nyellow
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I think he's saying that odin doesn't detect his phone and therefore doesn't light up yellow. Happened to me too. I'm on the epic. I tried everything. But odin finally found my device. Try different usb ports, a different wire, reboot both phone and pc. Switch between usb debugging on and off. Try it with sideloading enabled and not. I eventually found a combimation that worked. These phones are fickle. It'll work eventually.
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+1 on what he said above try connectin and disconection your phone lots of times 2 forgot it happend to me too once .sorry it was a while ago
i have used front usb ports, and the back ones, have even used 3 different computers. but same result. will odin connect even if the driver are not installed correctly and the computer doesnt recognize the usb device? and also, now i have the problem where i cannot get the phone into dload mode, it keep bootlooping to the samsung vibrant start screen and linda says riskful operation.
bouzouki said:
i have used front usb ports, and the back ones, have even used 3 different computers. but same result. will odin connect even if the driver are not installed correctly and the computer doesnt recognize the usb device? and also, now i have the problem where i cannot get the phone into dload mode, it keep bootlooping to the samsung vibrant start screen and linda says riskful operation.
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As far as I know, ODIN wont recognize your phone without being in download mode and drivers installed on your computer.
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i have used front usb ports, and the back ones, have even used 3 different computers. but same result. will odin connect even if the driver are not installed correctly and the computer doesnt recognize the usb device? and also, now i have the problem where i cannot get the phone into dload mode, it keep bootlooping to the samsung vibrant start screen and linda says riskful operation.
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No I believe you need the correct drivers installed. At this point either your missing something or don't have the correct driver to install. Maybe someone can point out where all the proper drives are for you to download
speachless ....if u wont follow what i wrote im helpless.goodbye. and why u turning your phone on dude download mode is battery out phone connected to ANY usb port hold vol up vol down hold all time and puit battery in
if that doesent help your phones usb is **** or the cable is ****
btw, i have tried installing all the proper driver from the proper threads... 32 bit, 64 bit, ive tried kies and kies mini for vibrant, heimdall drivers also.... NOTHING WORKS...
i appreciate everones help... thank you.
This is what I do to get it working. I open odin first and load all the needed files.
I then plug the usb cord into the usb first before plugging it into the phone.
with odin open and the phone completely off. I hold down the volume rocker and plug in the usb. I get download mode to work almost everytime.
For me the stock cable I got with mine doesnt work. I have to use a different cord or it acts like it doesnt see my phone.
Ok so I have a very strange issue with my Vibrant. When I try to turn it on the phone hangs at the Vibrant screen. This happened after I attempted to restore factory settings on my phone while using the AOSP ish JK2 ROM. After this happened I found it impossible to get to Recovery Mode or download mode. I figured I ought to buy a jig online. After receiving it the jig successfully got my phone into download mode. I was planning at this point to ODIN back to the stock OS. Unfortunately the phone is not being recognized by either the computer or ODIN. I tried using a different USB and USB ports but it didn't help. I also borrowed my neighbors laptop (using the same two USB cords) but to no avail. Also I am still not able to get into Recovery Mode after using the jig.
I'm using Windows Vista and I tried both the ODIN v1.0 and v1.3
I'm willing to try anything! Thanks in advance for your help!
Sounds like you need to install the drivers first, so that Odin recognizes your phone.
Segnaro said:
Sounds like you need to install the drivers first, so that Odin recognizes your phone.
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Ok so how do I go about installing the drivers?
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Ok so how do I go about installing the drivers?
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You can read here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
Or you can use the toolbox
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
"firmware update encountered an error please use kies to enter recovery mode "
thats whats coming up on my phone after my pc crashed while i was trying to flash a firmware on odin
now odin doesnt see my phone when i put it in download mode and if i try to enter recovery mode i just get
"firmware update encountered an error please use kies to enter recovery "
i have no problem getting my phone into download mode i just cant get odin to see it to be able to flash a firmware .
any ideas or is there a different program i could use to flash a firmware
Go check this threat out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
Firstly, no offence but please do not create topics with idiotic titles like "help" which do not describe teh topic in any way other then its a newbie thread.
Second use search before creating topics because its a good chance that the thread already exists or question has already been answered.
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Second use search before creating topics because its a good chance that the thread already exists or question has already been answered.
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i have searched the forums ,my problem is i cant get odin to see my phone and i have tried . i have taken out kies from my pc and kept the drivers for my phone on the pc . so i am just looking for a solution
You need to keep kies on your pc and then use Odin
Tool-kit said:
Go check this threat out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
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i followed this thread and it said to uninstall kies as it sometimes interferes with odin
odin wasnt seeing my phone when kies was installed and still not seeing it with kies uninstalled either
Yes it interferes with Odin. Just open your task manager and quit all tasks related to kies. Kies doesn't like Odin being able to do all the amazing flashing.
Chris.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
This should not happen... if it does... I'm guessing it's because... when you use kies, USB debugging should be off. And when you use Odin... you should enable USB debugging.
(This way has NEVER failed me... or anyone else I know. Otherwise something else must be up)
themadba said:
Yes it interferes with Odin. Just open your task manager and quit all tasks related to kies. Kies doesn't like Odin being able to do all the amazing flashing.
Chris.
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chris thanks but i even switched off my pc and and nothing in tassk manager is running related to kies
but thanks anyway
Because when you uninstalled kies, you probably removed the usb drivers you need. Try to re-install it and make sure you phone is in debugging mode after... before using odin.
If you don't want to install the drivers with kies, then you need to download and install the samsung drivers yourself.
cyberboob said:
make sure you phone is in debugging mode after... before using odin.
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my phone wont boot up so i dont know if debugging mode is on and i have installed the usb drivers to my pc .
ouch... that is a bit of a problem then. If you can't boot up your system... because debugging mode is needed.
cyberboob said:
ouch... that is a bit of a problem then. If you can't boot up your system... because debugging mode is needed.
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your not kidding lol
cyberboob said:
ouch... that is a bit of a problem then. If you can't boot up your system... because debugging mode is needed.
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I don't think that's true. To flash via Odin, you just need drivers installed (with Kies installation, or stand-alone driver installation), and the phone needs to be in download mode. If these conditions are met and the phone is connected to the computer via USB, and Odin still doesn't see the phone, you may need to try another computer.
lol. Are you trying this while the phone is plugged in via usb? Try unplugging it first... then go into download mode... then start odin and then plug in your phone.
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ouch... that is a bit of a problem then. If you can't boot up your system... because debugging mode is needed.
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i was flashing a firmware and in the middle of it loading onto my phone ,my pc shut down my phone wont boot up . when it starts up it comes up with
two little pc's and it says firmware update encountered an error please use kies to enter recovery
i can get the phone into download mode but kies doesnt see the phone neither does odin .
if i try to enter recovery mode by holding down power ,home and volume up it comes up with the same message about the firmware error .
hope this explains it
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I don't think that's true. To flash via Odin, you just need drivers installed (with Kies installation, or stand-alone driver installation), and the phone needs to be in download mode.
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Then you know something I don't, because from all tutorials I've seen and videos... Odin won't see phone unless debugging mode is enabled.
cyberboob said:
lol. Are you trying this while the phone is plugged in via usb? Try unplugging it first... then go into download mode... then start odin and then plug in your phone.
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oh ive tried that too lol
now downloading the drivers again and going to try and reinstall them
Well I hope it gets sorted, or someone with better knowledge can help you get it recognized by Odin or kies.
Past 5am here and I need sleep. Will check to see how you doing tomorrow. Good luck!
cyberboob said:
Well I hope it gets sorted, or someone with better knowledge can help you get it recognized by Odin or kies.
Past 5am here and I need sleep. Will check to see how you doing tomorrow. Good luck!
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thanks for all your help , i have a feeling its the usb drivers for some reason
will let you know how i get on
thanks again
Hey all
I have a Galaxy S3 i9300... Today I got the OTA for 4.1.1 Jellybean I updated and now I lost my root!!! (still have SuperSU app but doesnt work or gets uninstalled)
Now I am trying to root it again but Odin3 v1.85 wont recognize my Phone in download mode!! Recognizes it when phone is on but not when its off!! Downloaded latest Kies and had it closed from task manager and all its related apps off too but Still odin wont recognize it in download mode!! been tryin since i did the Darn UPDATE! PLZ HELP :S
sohaib770 said:
Hey all
I have a Galaxy S3 i9300... Today I got the OTA for 4.1.1 Jellybean I updated and now I lost my root!!!
>>>>>Of course you lost root .
(still have SuperSU app but doesnt work or gets uninstalled)
>>>> Root the phone again .
Now I am trying to root it again but Odin3 v1.85 wont recognize my Phone in download mode!! Recognizes it when phone is on but not when its off!!
>>> Phone is supposed to be on and in download mode not off to use Odin .
Possible failed OTA update as per multiple posts due to root not removed .
Leading to USB on phone not recognized try a factory reset first .
jje
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JJEgan said:
sohaib770 said:
Hey all
I have a Galaxy S3 i9300... Today I got the OTA for 4.1.1 Jellybean I updated and now I lost my root!!!
>>>>>Of course you lost root .
(still have SuperSU app but doesnt work or gets uninstalled)
>>>> Root the phone again .
Now I am trying to root it again but Odin3 v1.85 wont recognize my Phone in download mode!! Recognizes it when phone is on but not when its off!!
>>> Phone is supposed to be on and in download mode not off to use Odin .
Possible failed OTA update as per multiple posts due to root not removed .
Leading to USB on phone not recognized try a factory reset first .
jje
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Thanks for the reply
Sorry it was on and in download mode didnt get recognized :S and tried factory reset too!!! still no luck
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sohaib770 said:
JJEgan said:
Thanks for the reply
Sorry it was on and in download mode didnt get recognized :S and tried factory reset too!!! still no luck
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Try Odin 3.04
sent from here, there, somewhere!!
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reinstall drivers, try a different usb port. if using a desktop, use the ports on the back of the PC
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sohaib770 said:
JJEgan said:
Thanks for the reply
Sorry it was on and in download mode didnt get recognized :S and tried factory reset too!!! still no luck
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Plz Respond someone....
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THAnks!!!!!!!!!!! Shifting usb to back of computer worked!!! U SAVIOURS THANKS A LOTT!!!!
Galaxy S3 not being recognized in odin in download mode
Could someone please assist.
My rooted Galaxy S3 phone (FW v4.1.2) is stuck at the Samsung startup screen after installing a font app from the app store
To resolve I have tried:
1. The recovery screen - doing a factory reset and reboot
2.. Reflash through ODIN.
I can get get the phone into download mode but ODIN will not recognize the phone in Download mode (Funny that phone is recognised by Odin at the stuck Samsung boot screen)
- I have unistalled and reinstalled KIES and USB drivers
- I am using the stock USB cable
- Tried different USB ports on computer
- Tried on different computers
The problem may be Windows driver related. Because phone gets stuck at the Samsung startup screen, all processes of driver installation do not conclude successful. "MTP USB Device" shows error in Windows Device manager, USB composite deivce.
Uninstalled and reinstalled these a couple of times without success.
Please assist
Issues with usb on s3
Actually fixed my own Question....
My phone was in download mode and was not being recognized by my computer my windows 7 computer. I pressed the usb icon, where a box popped up saying that there was an unknown device. You could find this in device manager.
I then went to device manager to update the driver instead of pointing the device directly to the driver when i clicked browse my computer for software then it shows a location and option to let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer then a box pops up showing model above that there is a little check box uncheck that two boxes will appear with manufacturer and model
Scroll samsung electronics and model samsung mobile composite device that is what you want to update the driver to...
I pulled the battery then re-entered download mode and windows to over installing the rest now it works fine. I would attach images but it will not let me for some reason. if anyone can help with that I will do it later.
THIS COULD POSSIBLY help with devices not being found on computers in bootloader or just on rom loaded and running..
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Could someone please assist.
My rooted Galaxy S3 phone (FW v4.1.2) is stuck at the Samsung startup screen after installing a font app from the app store
To resolve I have tried:
1. The recovery screen - doing a factory reset and reboot
2.. Reflash through ODIN.
I can get get the phone into download mode but ODIN will not recognize the phone in Download mode (Funny that phone is recognised by Odin at the stuck Samsung boot screen)
- I have unistalled and reinstalled KIES and USB drivers
- I am using the stock USB cable
- Tried different USB ports on computer
- Tried on different computers
The problem may be Windows driver related. Because phone gets stuck at the Samsung startup screen, all processes of driver installation do not conclude successful. "MTP USB Device" shows error in Windows Device manager, USB composite deivce.
Uninstalled and reinstalled these a couple of times without success.
Please assist
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have you got the necessary drivers also you need to stop all kies activities.
uable to see added message inn download mode
tian105 said:
reinstall drivers, try a different usb port. if using a desktop, use the ports on the back of the PC
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
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uable to see added message inn download mode!!!!!!!!!!
Please help
Maybe solved it
Hey guys, i know it's a bit late now, but i had exactly the same problem with my gt-i9300 (got stuck on samsung splash screen and odin didn't recognize it in download mode) and just realised that everytime, i connected my phone to my PC in download mode, a message would appear that "Gadget Device" (or something like that) was connected. Then i searched in my device manager for the name of it (i found it under USB-Devices) and uninstalled the driver of it. As i connected it again with odin started it would install the driver automatically and *swoosh* odin recognized it.
A year and some later after the last post and I seem to be having this problem as well... I believe it was due to a bad flash at very low battery level which ended up in encryption failure ya da da, factory reset, clear/format everything and flash custom rom from SD because any other connection would not work.... then managed to get windows (many flavors inc. 7, 8 and 10) to connect as MTP or in USB debugging mode but Odin mode (download) just won't do anything... i put the phone in DL mode, nothing happens, no windows connection sounds, no changes in devices manager, even when searching for new hardware. I'd be very interested to know if anyone has had anything like that. I'd really like to flash stock to go back to a custom rom, flash twrp to replace cwm but all seems to no avail if i can't get a connection while in DL mode.
tried to install adb fastboot but also nada since no connection is being made.... might be something with DL mode gone awry with the bad flash... long story but OTA update from current ROM decided on its own to push update even though battery was at 5% and no user interaction ever happened...
we'll see what happens...
after replacing mainboard of my s3 gt-i9300 my computer doesn't recognize phone at all in download mode but in while phone is on
mtp works fine via usb
please help
Are you using the original Samsung USB cable when the phone is in download mode?
romeeoo said:
after replacing mainboard of my s3 gt-i9300 my computer doesn't recognize phone at all in download mode but in while phone is on
mtp works fine via usb
please help
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Driver issue. Find the correct drivers.
Beamed in by telepathy.
Hi every one, I have bought a galaxy ace and I have experience with smartphones, especially android.
I appearently soft bricked the device after attempting to install CWM recovery. I installed the usb drivers dozens of times and odin just won't recognize my device! I must fix this! this isn't my phone and i am running out of options! Odin just won't recognize it (It is in download mode).
Also every time i plug it in the USB input the computer tells me that it is unrecognized. PLEASE HELP
ProGadgetReviews said:
Hi every one, I have bought a galaxy ace and I have experience with smartphones, especially android.
I appearently soft bricked the device after attempting to install CWM recovery. I installed the usb drivers dozens of times and odin just won't recognize my device! I must fix this! this isn't my phone and i am running out of options! Odin just won't recognize it (It is in download mode).
Also every time i plug it in the USB input the computer tells me that it is unrecognized. PLEASE HELP
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I guess you have not read FAQ before creating thread
Nabs Zains said:
I guess you have not read FAQ before creating thread
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I did read the FAQ and that's why i need help, i tried everything there and nothing worked! Odin just won't read my phone!
ProGadgetReviews said:
Hi every one, I have bought a galaxy ace and I have experience with smartphones, especially android.
I appearently soft bricked the device after attempting to install CWM recovery. I installed the usb drivers dozens of times and odin just won't recognize my device! I must fix this! this isn't my phone and i am running out of options! Odin just won't recognize it (It is in download mode).
Also every time i plug it in the USB input the computer tells me that it is unrecognized. PLEASE HELP
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some times drivers needed to be installed several times..
reinstall drivers, reboot and try again..!
best install samsung kies..
if still no solution then try to flash through other pc!
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I had the same problem... installed all the driver I can found but odin won't recognize the phone
at the end I canceled all the drivers; installed Kies, reboot... and voilà, odin works