[q] urgent! Bricked phone after attempting to install ktoonz - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4

I just flashed C-Rom 6.6 and it worked well. I went to flash Ktoonez after, it said there was an error so I rebooted. Now it's just a black screen with a short sequence of beeps. I'm running an MDK phone using TWRP. If anyone can please help, I thank you in advance.

DocMartensLutherKing said:
I just flashed C-Rom 6.6 and it worked well. I went to flash Ktoonez after, it said there was an error so I rebooted. Now it's just a black screen with a short sequence of beeps. I'm running an MDK phone using TWRP. If anyone can please help, I thank you in advance.
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I've ran the latest C ROM with KT kernel with no problems. Have you tried pulling the battery and waiting a minute or two then putting it back in and try to get back into TWRP?? You should be able to. What you did should not brick the phone... It just probably isn't going to boot normally with errors after a kernel flash.
I'd try that and maybe update your TWRP if needed. Then re download the kernel and make sure it's the AOSP-Kit Kat version.
Reflash ROM+ new kernel and you should be good.
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Mistertac said:
I've ran the latest C ROM with KT kernel with no problems. Have you tried pulling the battery and waiting a minute or two then putting it back in and try to get back into TWRP?? You should be able to. What you did should not brick the phone... It just probably isn't going to boot normally with errors after a kernel flash.
I'd try that and maybe update your TWRP if needed. Then re download the kernel and make sure it's the AOSP-Kit Kat version.
Reflash ROM+ new kernel and you should be good.
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Yeah it stays on a black screen with a single short vibration. it repeats this until I pull the battery.

DocMartensLutherKing said:
Yeah it stays on a black screen with a single short vibration. it repeats this until I pull the battery.
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So you cannot get it back into recovery.?? And have you tried download mode?
When it's looping like that sometimes I have to keep holding the vol up and power button a little longer than normal for it to get into TWRP
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I did something like this and totally borked my S4. I accidentally flashed a note2 kernel and when it said that there was an error, I disregarded it and rebooted. Big mistake! I needed to get a replacement. Just letting ya know that you're probably out of luck. Because it was so borked and odin couldnt fix it, i was worried that I'd be charged for rooting it. (I'm a corporate VZW rep) but i sent it back anyways and crossed my fingers. Took one day to get replacement and all was well. Luckily my replacement was an MDK, so i was able to immediately root the replacement =)
Good luck man.
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Mistertac said:
So you cannot get it back into recovery.?? And have you tried download mode?
When it's looping like that sometimes I have to keep holding the vol up and power button a little longer than normal for it to get into TWRP
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usually people let go of the buttons too soon....has to be a major bork to not get into odin mode

decaturbob said:
usually people let go of the buttons too soon....has to be a major bork to not get into odin mode
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When it happened to me, I couldn't do ANYTHING. No download mode, no recovery NOTHING! totally sucked. I was so pissed that I rebooted. Tell ya what though. Only takes ONE time for this to happen to ya and you'll never do it again. *Sigh, first world problems... Ahaha
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Yeah unfortunately I think i'm SOL ):
I tried holding the home button, power, and volume up keys and it still does the same thing - black screen with just the vibrations. ugh. I still have my old Droid Razr though. Good thing I didn't toss that!
Thanks for the replies though. I'll probably buy another S4 in the next month or so.

DocMartensLutherKing said:
Yeah unfortunately I think i'm SOL ):
I tried holding the home button, power, and volume up keys and it still does the same thing - black screen with just the vibrations. ugh. I still have my old Droid Razr though. Good thing I didn't toss that!
Thanks for the replies though. I'll probably buy another S4 in the next month or so.
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I just had the same thing happen to me a week ago or so when I was flashing a kernel that was supposedly for my phone, however it wasn't.
It took me quite a few battery pulls and continuous attempts at getting into recovery.
When you pull the battery and wait a few then try to get into recovery are you still seeing the little blue words stating that it's booting into recovery? And did you get the unauthorized software detected screen? Or yours is just looping and vibrating and that's it?!
I'm not saying you guys are all wrong and I know anything is possible but after a battery pull and waiting a minute you should be able to at least get into download mode even if flashing that kernel somehow borked your recovery ... I would think.
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DocMartensLutherKing said:
I just flashed C-Rom 6.6 and it worked well. I went to flash Ktoonez after, it said there was an error so I rebooted. Now it's just a black screen with a short sequence of beeps. I'm running an MDK phone using TWRP. If anyone can please help, I thank you in advance.
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Flashing the wrong kernel not meant for your phone model will cause this to happen. If you can't get into Download mode you are probably screwed.
Just make sure you are attempting Download Mode properly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yp47DV4UuQ&feature=youtu.be

OMG so i hit the power button, home key, and volume down and got to the "custom OS warning" screen!!! It's alive somewhat!! Where do I go from here?!

DocMartensLutherKing said:
OMG so i hit the power button, home key, and volume down and got to the "custom OS warning" screen!!! It's alive somewhat!! Where do I go from here?!
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The "Custom" warning is irrelevant. If it boots, you're done.
As usual, if you care about the "Custom" warning, revert to factory stock.
(You can remove that warning using Triangle Away "Periodic system modified reset" or the Wanam security hacks.)

k1mu said:
The "Custom" warning is irrelevant. If it boots, you're done.
As usual, if you care about the "Custom" warning, revert to factory stock.
(You can remove that warning using Triangle Away "Periodic system modified reset" or the Wanam security hacks.)
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so wait, what should i do from the screen? hit volume up to "install custom OS"?

I hit volume key down to reboot and it just goes back to black screen with short vibrations. I'm scared to hit the volume up...

DocMartensLutherKing said:
I hit volume key down to reboot and it just goes back to black screen with short vibrations. I'm scared to hit the volume up...
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With the phone off hit Volume Down + Power once the download mode screen pops up you'd be hitting Volume Up to continue. Nothing to be scared of. At that point youd need to use Odin. Have you used Odin before?
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not since i first got the phone a year ago any quick links to refresh my memory on how to use it?

DocMartensLutherKing said:
not since i first got the phone a year ago any quick links to refresh my memory on how to use it?
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OK start here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49334432
There's a lot of great info and more links in that thread
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Here's the MDK Odin file
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41680619
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And the root method for MDK
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41718523
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Possibly bricked phone?

Okay, so I just bought my Galaxy S2 a few hours ago came home and went to root it just like I've done every android phone when I get it. So far I've had a G1, HTC Hero and a HTC Evo 4G. So I'm not really new to doing any of this but I wouldn't say I'm any expert either. I used the tutorial for rooting from here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301682) and it was this youtube video. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-2Z2dKsuio) I tried to do it and got all the way until the point where you push start and then it said that it failed. Now all I can get my phone to do is pop up to a screen that says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." I have looked for a recovery mode option in Kies but can't find anything. The only thing I find is something about an Emergency Recovery and when I try that it asks for a pin or something. If anybody can help it'd be awesome!
What were you trying to flash? with Odin, right?
Remove the battery, hold both volume buttons, plug in USB, keep holding volume buttons.... does it enter download after ten seconds or so?
Try with this stuff using odin if you can enter download.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
Then enter 3 button recovery and wipe data.
See if it boots.
Disclaimer: I'm no pro. This is just what I'd do. I'm not 100% certain new phones are identical to phones from October 2nd.
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jc1337 said:
Okay, so I just bought my Galaxy S2 a few hours ago came home and went to root it just like I've done every android phone when I get it. So far I've had a G1, HTC Hero and a HTC Evo 4G. So I'm not really new to doing any of this but I wouldn't say I'm any expert either. I used the tutorial for rooting from here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301682) and it was this youtube video. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-2Z2dKsuio) I tried to do it and got all the way until the point where you push start and then it said that it failed. Now all I can get my phone to do is pop up to a screen that says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." I have looked for a recovery mode option in Kies but can't find anything. The only thing I find is something about an Emergency Recovery and when I try that it asks for a pin or something. If anybody can help it'd be awesome!
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i still have a similar issue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1461620
then the phone says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue"
weirdly the only way i was able to get back to download mode is when i flash the root(GalaxyS2ATTRootZedomax) via odin (put in pda)
you can try , but im still stuck and my phone isnt booting or flashing
dont know if this will work with you (so dont do my way unless your sure it wont harm)
33t said:
What were you trying to flash? with Odin, right?
Remove the battery, hold both volume buttons, plug in USB, keep holding volume buttons.... does it enter download after ten seconds or so?
Try with this stuff if you can enter download.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
Disclaimer: I'm no pro. This is just what I'd do. I'm not 100% certain new phones are identical to phones from October 2nd.
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It kind of goes to download, it goes to that screen where it tells you to click volume up to go into download and then you click volume up and it goes to the screen where it says the whole "firmware upgrade encountered an issue....." and which one should I try out of the four? I wasn't able to root my phone or install custom roms or anything. it messed up right from the beginning... :/
jc1337 said:
It kind of goes to download, it goes to that screen where it tells you to click volume up to go into download and then you click volume up and it goes to the screen where it says the whole "firmware upgrade encountered an issue....." and which one should I try out of the four? I wasn't able to root my phone or install custom roms or anything. it messed up right from the beginning... :/
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http://www.attdroids.com/forum/samsung-galaxy-s2/3471-how-root-your-galaxy-s2.html
this was what i did
Ten characters
alsaqr said:
http://www.attdroids.com/forum/samsung-galaxy-s2/3471-how-root-your-galaxy-s2.html
this was what i did
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wait, so is your phone working now?
I'm confused. You never flashed anything and the phone won't boot?
Can you enter recovery? (Hold all three buttons until you see text)
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Also make sure youve exited Kies. Kill the process. You just need the drivers.
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33t said:
I'm confused. You never flashed anything and the phone won't boot?
Can you enter recovery? (Hold all three buttons until you see text)
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I tried flashing the .tar from this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-2Z2dKsuio) video to give myself root but it gave me an error and didn't actually flash. and now my phone is just an expensive piece of plastic sitting on my desk and I can't go to sleep until I turn it back into a phone. I have a feeling work tomorrow is going to suck. ha should have waited until the weekend.
jc1337 said:
wait, so is your phone working now?
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no it is not working
i can only get into download mode
i think i have a bootloader problem after flashing gt-i9100 rom
alsaqr said:
no it is not working
i can only get into download mode
i think i have a bootloader problem after flashing gt-i9100 rom
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well I was never actually able to flash a rom or anything so I don't think we have the exact same problem. some of the same symptoms though.
Dude i was just Googling your error message. Its all over the internet. Doesn't look like a disaster. The only way you can truly **** up is by flashing something from the wrong phone.
Look around. Its out there.
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Remove your battery. Hold power down for a while. Release. Keep battery out of phone. Hold both volume buttons (not power) and plug in usb. See of it enters download.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1309293&page=5
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33t said:
Dude i was just Googling your error message. Its all over the internet. Doesn't look like a disaster. The only way you can truly **** up is by flashing something from the wrong phone.
Look around. Its out there.
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I know, I googled it for about 2 hours trying all sorts of different things and none of them are working. I'm still trying different stuff though. odin still recognizes my phone just nothing works when I try it.
33t said:
Remove your battery. Hold power down for a while. Release. Keep battery out of phone. Hold both volume buttons (not power) and plug in usb. See of it enters download.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1309293&page=5
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the phone just keeps going buzz....buzz....buzz but the screen doesn't ever come on and nothing happens when I leave the battery out.
PS. I also noticed earlier that the phone would stay on that screen where it asks about entering download mode until I would raise my fingers off the volume buttons and then it would go back to the screen that tells me to do the recovery with kies or w/e
Sorry no idea.... if you can't get to download with what I said a few times, then in lost.... there are a number of folks here who know way more than I do. I'm bowing out.
At the very least, check out the unbrick/return to stock thread in detail...
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33t said:
Sorry no idea.... there are a number of folks here who know way more than I do. I'm bowing out.
At the very least, check out the unbrick/return to stock thread in detail.
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I just tried that one, it failed also. uhhhhhh I guess at the very least I can use the tutorial to return the custom binary download count to 0 and just return it and get a new phone
I was thinking that too.
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is it bad that my product name says "SGH-I727" isn't it supposed to say "SGH-I777"??

Blank screen and no signs of life

So I was in the middle of messing with my note, rooted already and working great. Just downloaded a ROM to the SD. Not installing anything. Note not plugged in but 98% on battery.
All of a sudden the screen is blank. Can't get anything to turn on. Don't see anything on the screen. Nothing. Changed battery, plugged it in, no dice nothing.
Ideas? Hardware issue?
Any and all help is appreciated.
By the way was on stock ROM.
Really any help is appreciated.
Try downloading and running the is odin one click. And try to put your phone in download mode. if it does not work. hardware failure and youll need a new device
I would try the above, download mode, all different modes of the phone to see what's working.
Also i would try holding the power button for 8 mississippi seconds and see if it vibrates.
hmmm
lmike6453 said:
I would try the above, download mode, all different modes of the phone to see what's working.
Also i would try holding the power button for 8 mississippi seconds and see if it vibrates.
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I have the same problem, and no vibration when i hold the power button. I take out the battery try different comboc, and nothing, seems like a dead phone, but i did nothing to mess it up...
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I think i found the problem, after reviewing whAT i think i had done, I was tryuing to root and install a custom rom to galaxy note, but in odin i flashed cwm recovery to the bootloader instead of PDA...can this be fixed?
Sometimes phones die... Good new is sammy will probably never know that you rooted it when you send it in for exchange.
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LittleRedDot said:
Sometimes phones die... Good new is sammy will probably never know that you rooted it when you send it in for exchange.
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wow thanks yeah thats what i was thinking, if there is not water damage or anything and no power, then they should give a new one?
right? i dont see how they could diagnose it if no power
If your not getting any response try holding the volume up and down buttons at the same time and plugging it into a charger that brought my phone into recovery mode, I did a factory reset and I was up and running again
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android4545 said:
If your not getting any response try holding the volume up and down buttons at the same time and plugging it into a charger that brought my phone into recovery mode, I did a factory reset and I was up and running again
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nada, could it be from me using the bootloader tab for installing CWR?
chazthespazz said:
nada, could it be from me using the bootloader tab for installing CWR?
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Could be, you could always play dumb and get a replace through att
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Flashed a CWM image to your boot loader ?
Uh...yeh......thats a bad day right there, if you whacked the boot partition...it's bye-bye phone.....
Hello ATT ?...yeh, it just quit....LOL
trade it....g
No wonder these "smart"phones cost so much.
How true ....LOL
samsung galaxy note SHV-E160K no sign of life
i tried your answer. still no live on computer what should i do. phone is samsung galaxy note SHV-E160K
ysambo said:
Please do this:
1. Replace battery
2. Insert batery
3. Hold down volume key + home key + power key for 15s to 20s
4. Press volume up key
5. Open Odin
6. connect your phone to pc
7. flash new bootloader(2.tar) by odin
Please see this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1354888
and download attachment file then extract it and choose 2.tar to flash.
After complete your phone can boot to download mod and you must flash original rom for galaxy note by download form www.sammobile.com
Good luck.
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android4545 said:
If your not getting any response try holding the volume up and down buttons at the same time and plugging it into a charger that brought my phone into recovery mode, I did a factory reset and I was up and running again
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JTAG it.
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ATT galaxy Note 1 not powering/ vibrates

I have an galaxy note 1 that just turned itself off and does not want to power on. Also, it just makes small vibrates.
Can anyone PLEASE help me.
Thanks
mick9300 said:
I have an galaxy note 1 that just turned itself off and does not want to power on. Also, it just makes small vibrates.
Can anyone PLEASE help me.
Thanks
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Flash the stock GB ROM using Odin. Then update to ICS.
ROM: Jamie's 4.2.2. Previews\Jellybam v6.6.0\Sons Of Android.
Kernel: Chris's Aces Kernel.
Recovery: TWRP.
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mick9300 said:
I have an galaxy note 1 that just turned itself off and does not want to power on. Also, it just makes small vibrates.
Can anyone PLEASE help me.
Thanks
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Most likely you haz a stick power button. Common issue with the Note.
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ZacksBuilds said:
Flash the stock GB ROM using Odin. Then update to ICS.
ROM: Jamie's 4.2.2. Previews\Jellybam v6.6.0\Sons Of Android.
Kernel: Chris's Aces Kernel.
Recovery: TWRP.
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Would be hard to do without the phone powered on.
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Bubbajoe40356 said:
Most likely you haz a stick power button. Common issue with the Note.
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Would be hard to do without the phone powered on.
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Sorry thought he meant it would vibrate a couple times then turn on :/
ROM: Jamie's 4.2.2. Previews\Jellybam v6.6.0\Sons Of Android.
Kernel: Chris's Aces Kernel.
Recovery: TWRP.
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yeah also.. if you have a phone case on it... a tight one... it may be mashing on the power button... take the phone out of its case if you have one on it.... do a battery pull and try again.
good luck
Sounds like a brick! Try flashing ROM again.
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Partridge86 said:
Sounds like a brick! Try flashing ROM again.
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Again ....if it's not powering up....would be hard to do.
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Sounds like a stuck power button.
ROM: Jamie's 4.2.2. Previews\Jellybam v6.6.0\Sons Of Android.
Kernel: Chris's Aces Kernel.
Recovery: TWRP.
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mick9300 said:
I have an galaxy note 1 that just turned itself off and does not want to power on. Also, it just makes small vibrates.
Can anyone PLEASE help me.
Thanks
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Your power button is stuck. The same thing happened to mine. To remedy this, DON'T use the power button. Use volume to wake device up. Then program a button to turn screen off. Holding search button is my power off. Screen shots can be programmed too.
After awhile your button will become unstuck after not using it much. You'll still have to be careful though.
I was having issues with mine vibrating continuously a few times and and the Samsung logo would show up but then just go back to black.. I was able to get it into recovery mode to reflash that's why I mentioned it.
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Partridge86 said:
Sounds like a brick! Try flashing ROM again.
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Its not a brick if there's any sign of life. Does a brick vibrate itself?
Yes I , too , think you should boot into recovery. Do you know how to do that?
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sorry, should have said soft brick for the anal people out there like ranger.
And by the way, you have yet to say anything that might be of any help on this thread so how about you stop trolling.
Partridge86 said:
sorry, should have said soft brick for the anal people out there like ranger.
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Have you ever seen a brick? They are not soft. Brick means 100% dead.
Grow up.
Is it fixed yet?
How about now?
Now?
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I had this happen with my first i717 Note on AT&T. It happened shortly after it fell out of my lap. Everything else checked out and it ended up being a cable that had popped off. I buy my devices at BestBuy and always get black tie coverage, so I just took it back. New phone was there in 2 days time.
Yeah, many things lead to the almost dead phone. I didn't think about dropping-cable/connector unseating. That will go on my list of likely causes to investigate. Thanks.
This happened to me after I upgraded my twrp to 2.4.?- the newest version. It made my phone go nuts, unstable, and I had triple vibrates with no power on. Very weird! What fixed it- I long pressed power for 10-15 seconds, it triple vibrated, and then pushed power again and it would boot.
Also had trouble getting into the new recovery. I would hold volume -and+, power, wait for the triple vibration, release power- keep holding volumes till samsung flashed on screen, then release volumes. Then recovery would pop up.
After I rolled back to an older twrp, it was as normal as always.
I also had this issue once and it was battery related. Apparently the battery was so low that all it did was vibrate. So, you might want to check that as well.
i am experiencing the same issue tried everything i could thing of (battery pull,press and hold power button etc) everything but nothing worked please help

[Q] Bricked?

Stock ROM, Rooted and Unlocked.
Phone did the OTA update from today (5/2/13), rebooted to the green android, progress got to about 3/4 done and the screen goes black, battery was full charge.
Phone will not come on now, no button combinations work, computer (odin or toolkit) does not see the phone.
Are there any other options that I can try?
Did you do a battery pull?
TonikJDK said:
Did you do a battery pull?
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Multiple times, still nothing.
Only thing I do get, when I hold the power button, the proximity light will flash for a brief second.
What es your battery like. It could be a dead battery
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kintwofan said:
What es your battery like. It could be a dead battery
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Stated that in the OP, battery was full when I started the update. Only took it about 5 minutes before it went black, so I know the battery isn't the issue.
You may have bricked your phone. You're not supposed to run the update if you're rooted and unlocked, something about it not being able to update with a custom recovery. I almost made the same mistake.
Hotstuff5964 said:
You may have bricked your phone. You're not supposed to run the update if you're rooted and unlocked, something about it not being able to update with a custom recovery. I almost made the same mistake.
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I had put the stock recovery back on it before letting the update even download.
It's bricked..
Yeah it's dead.
phoenix911 said:
I had put the stock recovery back on it before letting the update even download.
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Oops missed the full battery line in the OP. How did you put stock recovery back? Did you return the phone back to stock?
By the way can you even get into Download Mode by holding volume down+home and power?
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kintwofan said:
Oops missed the full battery line in the OP. How did you put stock recovery back? Did you return the phone back to stock?
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Used Note 2 Toolkit to get stock recovery back on it (using Odin) but had left the phone unlocked and rooted.
phoenix911 said:
Used Note 2 Toolkit to get stock recovery back on it (using Odin) but had left the phone unlocked and rooted.
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Gotcha, I never use toolkits so didn't even know that was an option. Well guess you know now to nut take an ota with a unlocked phone. Kind of strange it won't enter Download Mode.
I saw in anther post that are making Verizon send you a replacement since you bricked your phone, so I guess this thread is pointless now
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kintwofan said:
Gotcha, I never use toolkits so didn't even know that was an option. Well guess you know now to nut take an ota with a unlocked phone. Kind of strange it won't enter Download Mode.
I saw in anther post that are making Verizon send you a replacement since you bricked your phone, so I guess this thread is pointless now
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Yeah, is kind of pointless now, but again, the keyword was should have a replacement, knowing Verizon, I will likely get screwed. But if I can somehow get this one back up and going, I can tell them to cancel it.
phoenix911 said:
Yeah, is kind of pointless now, but again, the keyword was should have a replacement, knowing Verizon, I will likely get screwed. But if I can somehow get this one back up and going, I can tell them to cancel it.
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Same exact thing happened to me . Chk this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2249146
Only way to recover is a RIFF / JTAG . I even tried the 300 KOhm and 301 KOhm jig to get it into Download mode and nothing ...... So its def a *REAL* brick that needs expert equipment or a factory service.

Continuous reboot. Can it be repaired?

Hi,
My i9300 died one week ago. It suddenly started to reboot. I removed the battery, I tried another. But the moment I plug the battery, the reboots start. The phone shows the "Samsung SIII" initial logo and it restarts. If I try to enter download mode or recovery, it restarts too.
I have searched everywhere, every forum, but I have not found anyone with this problem.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
is your power button stuck? try adjusting it carefully make sure not to have it pressed.
Sounds like the internal memory is screwed. You say you cant get into download mode?
When it died where you trying to install a custom rom?
ikabot said:
Hi,
My i9300 died one week ago. It suddenly started to reboot. I removed the battery, I tried another. But the moment I plug the battery, the reboots start. The phone shows the "Samsung SIII" initial logo and it restarts. If I try to enter download mode or recovery, it restarts too.
I have searched everywhere, every forum, but I have not found anyone with this problem.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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Remove the battery for ex 10 minutes and then try
It should be repaired under warranty unless you have done something to void warranty.
jje
ashraf sharif said:
is your power button stuck? try adjusting it carefully make sure not to have it pressed.
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It is not stuck . Power button is ok. I was doing nothing when it started to reboot.
rootSU said:
Sounds like the internal memory is screwed. You say you cant get into download mode?
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Sometimes I can get into download mode. But it reboots again.
nzshock said:
When it died where you trying to install a custom rom?
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I was using Wanam cutom rom. But I flashed it three weeks ago. No uv, no oc... nothing.
Unuce said:
Remove the battery for ex 10 minutes and then try
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I did it. I even tried with another battery. Nothing works
JJEgan said:
It should be repaired under warranty unless you have done something to void warranty.
jje
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That is the problem... when it restarts the red symbol appears because I have rooted the mobile. And I broke the screen several months ago. So... no warranty.
I am screwed, right?
Get a usb jig to see of you can get it to stay in download mode. If yes, flash stock. If no, yeah you nay be screwed if you don't want to part with money
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rootSU said:
Get a usb jig to see of you can get it to stay in download mode. If yes, flash stock. If no, yeah you nay be screwed if you don't want to part with money
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Could you please point me where to buy a usb jig? Thank you!!!
Ebay
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rootSU said:
Ebay
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Thank you rootSU. I've just purchased one. Let's see what happens. Last try!
Good luck.
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