I couldn't find any specific forums related to the Samsung Galaxy Victory (SPH-L300)
I wanted to install some downloaded apk files when I noticed I couldn't connect via mass storage only MTP & PTP. Attempting to troubleshoot I found info that lead me to believe that rooting my phone had led me to a version that does not allow mass storage.
I was attempting to try and upgrade from the version I had 4.1.2 Jellybean to 4.4 Kitkat, apparenlty the tutorial was for nexus and so after installing I found that my phone froze on the samsung boot screen
Because I could no long boot up android to connect via usb and attempt to try other roms I was going nuts trying to dig for help. I tried odin but couldnt find any valid files to use with it. So then I used sideloader. After hours on end I finally had success with sideloading a rom but after restarting it showed the samsunbg screen for a second and then flashed and showed a darker samsung screen and then the text dissappeared and it just froze there.
I thought perhaps it was the rom so I tried several others all with the same result. Here are the installs I tried
N5_4.4.4_KTU84P_LEAN
Conquest-11.2-Cataclysm-Full
ND4_Stock_Deodexed_Debloated
At this point I am at a loss trying to find a way to fix this. Please help. If necessarry move this to the right forum since I ws not sure where this belonged
Can you access download mode?
Have you tired to access the download mode? i.e press power + volume up +volume down. Don't worry as long as your phone can show some response, e.g some lights on the screen, you should be safe. I think you may have soft-bricked your phone.
PS. I found this while googling, its for all samsung devices.
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This link might help you
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So I want to to root my Vibrant but I can't...Every way I tried it needed to reboot my vibrant to recovery didn't work...
I tried GS Tweaker, ONeSuperClick, rom manager, terminal emulator.....
I got my update.zip file into my SD card but Im stuck with the rebooting thing
I tried all the ways of rebooting: the manual rebooting, Android SDK application... everything thing, I spent the whole day finding ways, watching videos and reading from vibrant wiki..
So what I reached to yesterday is:
while I was talking to one of the pro of android in one of the chat room somewhere, he said maybe because my phone needs "hardware updating" that the buttons can't reboot something like that (since I'm not in the states and I cant get OTA updates from T-mobile)... so I need to download ODIN and find Samsung drivers...
can anyone help me in this please?
try http://www.akaskriller.com/free/flashing.php
there are some files that you may need to ODIN. good luck, hope it works out.
qatarneh said:
So I want to to root my Vibrant but I can't...Every way I tried it needed to reboot my vibrant to recovery didn't work...
I tried GS Tweaker, ONeSuperClick, rom manager, terminal emulator.....
I got my update.zip file into my SD card but Im stuck with the rebooting thing
I tried all the ways of rebooting: the manual rebooting, Android SDK application... everything thing, I spent the whole day finding ways, watching videos and reading from vibrant wiki..
So what I reached to yesterday is:
while I was talking to one of the pro of android in one of the chat room somewhere, he said maybe because my phone needs "hardware updating" that the buttons can't reboot something like that (since I'm not in the states and I cant get OTA updates from T-mobile)... so I need to download ODIN and find Samsung drivers...
can anyone help me in this please?
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ok....thats weird
first try pulling out your battery.....then put it back in...then hold both volume buttons while you turn it back on w/ the power button....when the black samsung screen pops up let them go...the phone should go into the stock 2e recovery...
if you still want the drivers then here you go ....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
Odin and a nice guide on how to use it can be found here...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
or
here...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
http://androidforums.com/vibrant-tips-tricks/223806-guide-fixing-bricks-odin-errors.html
should have all the info you need.
Thanks man! you're advice just worked with me
Thanks a million guys
hey everyone, im having a little trouble with my galaxy2.
its the canadian bell hd lte version, unrooted, running gingerbread 2.3.3. obviously i want to upgrade.
im comfortable with the rooting process using odin...etc.
heres my issue, ive done some looking but couldnt find anybody with the same issue or a solution.
upon attempting to enter download mode, with the phone off, using the vol down + home + pwr key, it does just that, totally skipping the "warning!" screen.
ive also found that odin will not recognize my phone, though the computer does, i am unsure if this is because of the bypass of the warning screen? maybe its time for a jig?
tldr phone will go into download mode, but odin will not recognize, no warning about custom os displayed.
thanks for looking.
Only reason I can think of for it not showing the warning screen before going directly into download mode is because you are holding down all the buttons for so long that it uses that as the "up" which it needs to go from the warning screen straight into download mode. *Like if you need to hold for 5 seconds to get into DL mode, try holding for 4.5 seconds so that you know it's booting into DL mode, but that you're certain you're not stilling holding down the UP button prematurely, so that it's going by the warning screen too quickly for you to notice -- if you really care enough at all*
What's most likely going on with ODIN not recognizing your device is that your Phone's Drivers has for some reason not installed correctly on your PC. That's not too rare of an occasion (happened to my brothers phone the other week when I tried to root it - wouldn't install drivers on my pc [thus not showing up in odin], so we had to use his computer (where they were already installed). What you can do (assuming this is the problem) is 1) Try using a different computer, and if you plug the phone in and the drivers do not start installing within the first minute and a half of connection then you can either look at the device option of windows (device and printer or w.e - see if there's an option for drivers, or uninstalling drivers [so that you can re-install] or something like that), or try downloading Kies (now used for official samsung updates), as I believe there is an option there to install your phone's drivers. Hope that helps, lemme know the results. I'm like 80% sure the problem you're having is the Drivers not being installed proplery on the comp.
dub_lyfe said:
hey everyone, im having a little trouble with my galaxy2.
its the canadian bell hd lte version, unrooted, running gingerbread 2.3.3. obviously i want to upgrade.
im comfortable with the rooting process using odin...etc.
heres my issue, ive done some looking but couldnt find anybody with the same issue or a solution.
upon attempting to enter download mode, with the phone off, using the vol down + home + pwr key, it does just that, totally skipping the "warning!" screen.
ive also found that odin will not recognize my phone, though the computer does, i am unsure if this is because of the bypass of the warning screen? maybe its time for a jig?
tldr phone will go into download mode, but odin will not recognize, no warning about custom os displayed.
thanks for looking.
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Seems a little odd that it's skipping the warning but don't think it's a big issue.
As for the drivers I would suggest downloading the latest Kies software and installing any updates that should install all necessary drivers
I would then reboot computer and not launch Kies or anything else before opening Odin, Whenever I flash my phone I always run Odin from a fresh reboot just so I know that Kies isn't running or anything else to interfere with flashing process.
*Make sure Kies isn't running in the background when flashing things in Odin or strange things happen and flashing can get interrupted leading to possible bricked device.*
Also make sure USB debugging is enabled on your phone when you use Odin.
thanks for the reaponses!
it is wierd that its skipping the warning.
if a person puts the phone in dl mode, and at the warning screen chooses no, what happens? does the phone still go into dl mode or just reboot?
as for odin i cant check at the moment but ill try that, i have a feeling that the warning may have something to do with it, if someone wants to try to confirm my suspicions above?
will get back on the odin issue when i get a chance.
"ive done some looking but couldnt find anybody with the same issue or a solution." ... then look harder.
yea download the kies drivers or install a temporary cwm on your phone and go through that.
still have yet to get to a computer but messed with the device a bit.
it boots in recovery fine, still no warning for download mode.
also, if i dont continue to hold the dl mode button sequence till it goes straight into.dl.mode, the phone boots as normal.
so the theory of holding the buttons too long seems unlikely.
dub_lyfe said:
still have yet to get to a computer but messed with the device a bit.
it boots in recovery fine, still no warning for download mode.
also, if i dont continue to hold the dl mode button sequence till it goes straight into.dl.mode, the phone boots as normal.
so the theory of holding the buttons too long seems unlikely.
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Alright I mean if you can get into recovery mode at this point (and download mode seems to work anyway, just doesn't give warning) shouldn't be a problem. If you do try getting the drivers from kies and use download mode then you can figure out if it's bonkers. If not, just use recovery to flash something and all should be well. That's quicker and easier anyway
Also, you should probably note that since you said you have the "canadian bell hd lte version", that you PROBABLY do not have a GT-I9100. So don't go flashing random stuff from the forum (which is for the I9100) - else I can almost guarantee you will run into problems.
(refer to this article, and this post)
If you are right about having the HD LTE version of the Galaxy S II, I'm betting you actually have the SGH-I757M. (you can verify this by looking on the label under the battery)
That phone (the SGH-I757M) doesn't have a dedicated forum, unfortunately. Your best bet is to search XDA for that model number, like this.
I was feeling generous, so I did a bit of legwork for you. The current latest Samsung official version is still 2.3.6. You can get it from sammobile.com. That will offer only minor updates from your current version of 2.3.3.
There IS the CyanogenMod9 custom ROM for your device, if you want to go that route. It'll be listed on the xda site search for your model number that I linked above.
In any case, I must warn you again against flashing anything that is meant for the i9100 Galaxy S II.
EDIT to add: the fact that the model is different from an I9100 could also explain the lack of a warning screen before download mode. There was no warning screen on my girlfriend's old Captivate prior to download mode, so maybe there isn't one on the SGH-I757M, either.
I have a galaxy s3 sch-r530, android version 4.3, us cellular, and i was flashing a custom rom to it (Android Revolution HD Custom ROM) and i got halfway through the installation of it, and in recovery mode, it was asking me a question and i had accidentally backed out of it, and it hard bricked, ive tried charging the battery, tried booting into download mode, i bought a jig and that doesn't seem to work. i've watched countless videos and tried alot of different things, it doesnt turn on but when i take the battery out, and plug it in the computer the led light turns on for 5 seconds or so, then turns off. also when i plug it in the computer it makes the device connected noise but odin doesnt detect it, and i cant access it at all.
any advice?
chansecombs said:
I have a galaxy s3 sch-r530, android version 4.3, us cellular, and i was flashing a custom rom to it (Android Revolution HD Custom ROM) and i got halfway through the installation of it, and in recovery mode, it was asking me a question and i had accidentally backed out of it, and it hard bricked, ive tried charging the battery, tried booting into download mode, i bought a jig and that doesn't seem to work. i've watched countless videos and tried alot of different things, it doesnt turn on but when i take the battery out, and plug it in the computer the led light turns on for 5 seconds or so, then turns off. also when i plug it in the computer it makes the device connected noise but odin doesnt detect it, and i cant access it at all.
any advice?
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You'd have to do something along these lines:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345860
But with the debrick img for your variant on 4.3. Only one I found floating around with a quick glance is the 4.1.2 version, which will not work since you have the 4.3 bootloader. You might look around on teamuscellular.com since this is their forte.
http://teamuscellular.com/Forum/topic/7575-hard-bricked-r530u-16gb-43-mja/
That guy seemed to have found the file somewhere, but he didn't say where.
It is very specific about what kind of card you use and it has to match your internal storage. As in if you have the 16 GB model, then make sure to use a debrick img for the 16 GB version on a 16 GB SD card. Sounds like a normal class 10 (not UHS-1) makes a difference too.
If that does not work, then you would need a JTAG service.
"If that does not work, then you would need a JTAG service." how can I do this on my SCH-R530?
I have done something very wrong. Actualy Jellybean 4.3 data service not working on India so I wait for Kitkat and then I found Kitkat for download and downloaded it but after that I could not update Kitkat, before update I try to update modem so I extract Kitkat Modem and install on Jellybean 4.3 and then baseband shown unknown, now I want flash 4.3 or 4.4 but after switch off the mobile does not start and when I plug then lap detect but driver not install and shown unknown device. Now I understand I brick my mobile. Now my question is which debrick image work for me, Jellybean 4.3 or Kitkat 4.4???? If debrick process not working then its possible to work on JTAG Service? Which box can solve my problem??? RIFF box can solve my problem???? Then I will buy RIFF Box and try it. Please suggest me. thanks.
I will wait for your reply.
So, for Christmas my daughter's mom got her an A33 Q88H QuadCore Softwinner tablet, and we discovered the OS it came with had some very strange issues related to a lack of compatibility with Google Play, so I tried to get around that with software, but I needed to be rooted. However, I had bizarre difficulties with SuperSU, unlocking the bootloader, rooting, and even more difficulties trying to flash a custom recovery that I could use to ROOT-- the obscure china tablet had no TWRP or CWM support. I finally tried a very convoluted method of flashing what appeared to be a ROM for the A33 Allwinner tablet, which hadTWRP already installed, so I could use TWRP to root it, and then finally fix the software issues.
However, the process didn't work, and when I rebooted the phone, I found it stuck on a black screen with a tiny android symbol, and that's how it's been since. Holding volume and power button only reboots it to the same screen -- no bootloader or anything, so I can't find any way to try to flash a factory ROM to get it back to regular settings. When I plug it into my computer, it makes the input noise, and shows up in Device Manager as "Android Device" with "Android ADB Interface" drivers successfully installed, but ADB doesn't recognize it as a device, and I can't get it into any sort of download mode -- it isn't recognized in My Computer as a hard drive. So, I can't find a way to interface with the tablet to reflash a stock ROM. :frown:
It's her Christmas present, so I don't want to admit that I've broken it; I've been trying to solve it all night for 12 hours straight, but I just can't find anything that works! Is there any way you guys can help me? :crying:
I tried to attach some pics but the uploader isnt working.
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This problem has been driving me absolutely mental. About 2 months ago, I tried to root my Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 by T-Mobile (it was an old device anyways), I used the Odin method, and while it was installing, it said that the process was successful, and I saw it all come through. However, when my device restarted, it was stuck at "Starting apps..." for about an hour, so I tried restarting. Then it was stuck on the T-Mobile logo for 1.5 hours. I did a hard wipe/reset, and it was fine... for about a week.
The funny thing about it is, after I did the hard reset, certain bugs would happen, a different bug each time. (For example, Google Play apps would be stuck at "installing", screenshots wouldn't save, apps would crash repeatedly, etc) So if I tried to restart, it wouldn't fix it, but instead it would bootloop. I have to hard reset/wipe my whole system each time it happens, and it drives me up the friggin wall.
I saw online that you can try flashing your system by installing the default drivers onto your computer, and install it on your system through Odin. (or something like that, I'm not that professional at mobile technology) Awesome. Just one problem.. I have looked everywhere and I can't find the driver specifically for my system. I have looked for the driver ever since the problem got worse and I found out about this information, but I found nothing.
If anyone has any idea on how you can help, please respond as soon as you can. Thank you very much.
iamnekro said:
This problem has been driving me absolutely mental. About 2 months ago, I tried to root my Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 by T-Mobile (it was an old device anyways), I used the Odin method, and while it was installing, it said that the process was successful, and I saw it all come through. However, when my device restarted, it was stuck at "Starting apps..." for about an hour, so I tried restarting. Then it was stuck on the T-Mobile logo for 1.5 hours. I did a hard wipe/reset, and it was fine... for about a week.
The funny thing about it is, after I did the hard reset, certain bugs would happen, a different bug each time. (For example, Google Play apps would be stuck at "installing", screenshots wouldn't save, apps would crash repeatedly, etc) So if I tried to restart, it wouldn't fix it, but instead it would bootloop. I have to hard reset/wipe my whole system each time it happens, and it drives me up the friggin wall.
I saw online that you can try flashing your system by installing the default drivers onto your computer, and install it on your system through Odin. (or something like that, I'm not that professional at mobile technology) Awesome. Just one problem.. I have looked everywhere and I can't find the driver specifically for my system. I have looked for the driver ever since the problem got worse and I found out about this information, but I found nothing.
If anyone has any idea on how you can help, please respond as soon as you can. Thank you very much.
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What you read in the internet means re-flashing your stock rom (system), that is the fix for your problem, the way to do it is to download and install Samsung USB drivers if you hadn't done that already, and Download stock rom from here or here search your model number in the search box and choose the stock rom based on your country, and flash with Odin, it's pretty much the same way you tried to root using CF-ROOT method:
1-you boot into download mode (volume down + home button + power button)
2-and then connect your phone to PC.
3-open Odin and uncheck everything except "auto reboot" and "F. Reset Time" (you should find it like that already), make sure your phone is recognized by Odin, you will see a blue box with a message saying "0:[COMX]" where X is a number.
4-press AP (or PDA in some versions) locate your stock rom which should be in .md5 format, and choose it, then 5-press start.
6-wait for the process to finish (takes a while) and then the phone should reboot itself and you will get a message in Odin saying "Reset!"
PS: you must register on the sites to download..bad thing i know but it's obligation.
Searched both of these websites for the drivers, found nothing.. I've been searching the internet for hours and not one driver was found. Extremely disappointed.
iamnekro said:
Searched both of these websites for the drivers, found nothing.. I've been searching the internet for hours and not one driver was found. Extremely disappointed.
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Give me your model number.
Sorry found it in the thread title
@iamnekro
That is the link from the first site:
SM-T337T latest firmware android 5.1.1
That is the link from the second site:
SM-T337T latest firmware android 5.1.1
Obviously you didn't search at all...LOL
PS: It's called Stock Firmware or Stock ROM.... not Drivers
Register on any of the sites first to download.
And press the thanks button please
Regards Migo
I'll have to close the thread.. my computer isn't that advanced and is low on space anyways...
iamnekro said:
I'll have to close the thread.. my computer isn't that advanced and is low on space anyways...
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It doesn't need any advanced computer and only the size of the stock rom and Odin, it's no big deal.