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.
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Hello guys, I have (I think) soft bricked my Galaxy S2.
(Details: UK Phone, Carrier was Orange but now I am running 3 on it, official phone model Galaxy I9100T (NFC support iirc) )
Right I am curious bunny hacking away at the phone from the day I bought it, reading pages after pages on different roms and kernel and everything. Finally I settled on CyanogenMod 9 and then went straight to the CM10.1 release. Today Morning I installed the 23/02/2013 CM10.1 realease and then started browsing the XDA forums on whats new. I came across the Siyah 6.0b kernel release and saw it was compatible with cm10.1, eager and foolish I downloaded the apk without doing any further reading or any instruction, overconfident from all the flashing I have been doing for the past year, flashed the kernel via CWM recovery. Now the phone is stuck in what I assume is a boot loop (again I am pretty noobish).
So What have I tried to fix the soft brick?
I tried to go "restore" an img I had taken a week ago of the system with CWM but the phone would no longer boot into recovery.
So I went ahead and got all the recovery package (I9100TDULP9_I9100THUTLP7_HUT) to reflash my phone with Odin 3.07.
This is where I hit a brick wall and now I am truly lost at what to do, my computer doesn't recognise the phone (Download Mode). I keep getting "there is a problem with this device" error and the Device manager shows an unknown device connected. So I installed the Samsung drivers from the samsung website with no luck. Still getting unknown device error. So I googled for a solution and the only solution that came up was reformat my PC since it could be a problem within the OS, so I went forward and used two other PC and still getting the error. Please Help SOS.
tl;dr: Getting Device not recognised error when I connect phone to the computer via USB cable.
Thanks in advance to all the knights to my rescue
DNoob92 said:
I came across the Siyah 6.0b kernel release and saw it was compatible with cm10.1, eager and foolish I downloaded the apk without doing any further reading or any instruction, overconfident from all the flashing I have been doing for the past year, flashed the kernel via CWM recovery. Now the phone is stuck in what I assume is a boot loop (again I am pretty noobish).
So What have I tried to fix the soft brick?
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Just go to recovery menu (VOLUP+MENU+POWER) and wipe cache and wipe dalvik. That should fix it.
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crocodilechris said:
Just go to recovery menu (VOLUP+MENU+POWER) and wipe cache and wipe dalvik. That should fix it.
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I cannot enter Recovery Mode, the screen just goes blank
EDIT: So the only thing that works atm is
1) The battery charge animation (huge green battery in the middle of the screen) when plugged in.
2) Download/Odin mode (which 3 computer refuse to recognise when connected via a USB cable)
EDIT2: The other thing I forgot to mention was, that I have lost the original SII micro USB cable which was black and now I am using the white micro USB cable I received with my Galaxy Note 2.
You could try uninstalling all Samsung-related drivers/software (Ie: Kies), download the Android Naked Driver or the Android ADB Driver (I wish I could recall where I got it from, but it also came with the driver for the Galaxy SII... Sounds like it might be more of a driver issue than it would be a cable issue..
Borrow and S2 cable.
There are a lot of guys having issues with note's cable.
Try a laptop, and install kies on any other pc you try.
Flash siyah v5 instead of flashing v6.
You can relax, if the only thing you did is flash a kernel then there is nothing wrong with your phone.
Try different cables, try Odin 1.85 (that one always worked for me), try different pc's, reinstall drivers, make sure no kies process is running in the background.
First of all thanks for the replies
I couldn't get the drivers working still (after re-installing, installing kies). But while eating lunch I remembered reading about removing battery and pressing the Power button and it doing something I couldn't quite remember. So I thought to myself it wouldn't hurt trying. Did that and the phone Finally booted in recovery mode, I took a breather of relief and than located my previous backup img and restored the phone.
But now a new problem arose, the phone went into SIM lock as soon as it booted and now I guess I have to fix that
Well thanks guys
Quick question guys is SIM network unlock pin basically same unlocking phone form a carrier?
It's asking for a SIM pin or network code?
Get galaxysim unlock by searching xda (free here, paid at play store).
Sent from the little guy
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
Hey, so I was trying to flash my friend's s3, and apparently, I did something wrong which got me stuck up at odin mode.
Initially, I could hold the vol up + home + power button to go to recovery, but now, even that won't work as it would just show me
Samsung's logo and a red exclamation mark on top left corner.
I've downloaded the firmware stock and tried to flash it using odin however it just won't work.
It says "NAND Write Start!!!" and it just stops there (stuck forever). It should (as I know it) show a progress bar on my android and
on it's interface to tell how much it has been done, but as soon as I start, the progress bar instantly fills up (on my android, the blue line)
and its just stuck there.
I've tried to take out the battery, clear cache/reset factory, take out sd and sim. But it simply won't work.
It's just stuck on "Downloading....do not turn of target!!!"
I cannot even get the flash counter to reset (I don't know how, since I can only open up odin mode)
counter: 4
binary: yes
Currently, I don't even know if it's suppose to be charging or the battery is just draining out.
Region for this phone is Turkey.
Yes I've also unrooted the phone using KingoRoot (previously, when it could go into recovery) but no luck.
Note: I have searched other threads on this forum but I cannot get anywhere around even close to fix my device.
It's soft-bricked (I assume, of course it is).
Any idea how to fix this?
Odin Screenshot (since it's my first post, it won't allow me to post outside links, sigh,):
http: // i.imgur .com/eBVZ3NN . png
^^ Just been stuck there....
Meanwhile on my android, it just shows a full-blue progress bar. And that downloading do not turn of target.
UPDATE:
THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED. I DOWNLOADED A CUSTOM FIRMWARE, (LUCKILY, CLOCKWORK MOD WORKED, JUST HAD TO WAIT AFTER GOING TO RECOVER)
FLASHED IT THROUGH THERE, WAITED FOR IT TO INSTALL, RESTART. BAM.
Did the 'something wrong' include flashing a firmware for another model?
What does the model number in download mode read?
You can try the rescue firmware, search general forum,.
Yeah, wrong firmware I suppose
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Did the 'something wrong' include flashing a firmware for another model?
What does the model number in download mode read?
You can try the rescue firmware, search general forum,.
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I was seeing this tutorial on how to install KitKat (4.4.4) on Galaxy S3. I must've made a mistake while trying to do so.
In other words, yes, flashing a firmware for another model.
You have a hard brick, sorry.
Yeah, no.
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You have a hard brick, sorry.
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No I don't lol. The problem has been solved anyway.
Im' glad to see you didn't give up on this, and came back to let us know what was wrong
I know this could be seen as off-topic, but the reality of devices becoming bricked isn't really possible luckily, it just takes longer to get around sometimes. If the item is worth fixing, then I always say keep at it, because I've never had an android device stay stuck so far. The only thing that really went nuts and refused to work, were 2 of the Iconia A500 tablets that lost access to their memory - but this is a common hardware fault as the RAM chips break away and need reflowing before you can even format the internal memory (it cant even see the SD cards either because the RAM comes and goes - same idea as plugging/unplugging a USB drive in Windows/Linux - it just doesn't know what to believe lol).
Great forum by the way, there's so much great information on here I get lost reading
Hi all, long time browser of XDA, first time poster. Up until now, every phone I've had, I've found the answers on this forum. I recently picked up a Samsung Galaxy Mega (SGH-I527M) which was non functional due to what I believe was an interrupted OTA update. When I first turned it on it said ']image size too large!! w:1080 h:1920 display image fail secure fail: kernel' I downloaded stock 4.4.2 from the sammobile website, and flashed it through odin, this got rid of the message, but sent the phone into a bootloop, I couldnt enter recovery, couldn't boot, just download mode. I then tried to use the Kies software to recover it, which brought back the image size error again. Anything stock i try to flash from sammobile results in a bootloop, the only rom that boots is a pre rooted stock 4.2.2. However, with this rom I have no wifi, bluetooth, sound, or USB. In an attempt to fix this I flashed the modem file from a 4.4.2 pre rooted stock rom. This returned my sound and bluetooth, but i still cant enable wifi, and no computer ive tried can connect to the phone via usb. As of now, I still have no wifi or usb. The hardware is completely fine, according to the previous owner, it worked right up until the failed flash. I've been trying to figure this out for 2 days straight now, and I'm at a loss. Does anybody have any ideas what might be causing this? I very much appreciate any help with this situation
Hi..try flashing this rooted rom by @krazykipa with odin 3.09 and it is a 4.4.2 kitkat rom NE5 ..download the rom with the link that is at the bottom of that post.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56268871
Sent from my SGH-I527M using XDA Free mobile app
Thank you for your reply. I had already tried the ROM from that thread to no avail. However, I did manage to restore this phone to working order. It turns out that all of my issues stemmed from an aftermarket screen replacement. Upon searching various forums, I cam! e across one that said to unplug the screen, boot the phone, and plug it back in once the screen would have normally timed out. Lo and behold, the LED turned blue and it didnt bootloop. Upon plugging the screen back in I was presented with my lockscreen, with no touch response. That confirmed my suspicions of an aftermarket screen. Browsing the web with new leads, I came across a video explaining how to fix, flashed megafire v16 as suggested, and the phone lives again! Seems samsung doesnt like when they cant take you for more money on OEM parts
Thanks again for the reply, and may I say just how lost I'd be without XDA?
Hey all,
First i'd like to tell my phone was 'working' as it was able to go to download mode.
Im not really an expert, but when I used Google to find a solution for my error I read about using Odin.
(In case you need the error, I will try to edit the thread and add this asap!)
I followed a tutorial about using Odin and tried to get my phone up back and running.
I downloaded the following file for my Samsung J5:
sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-j5/SM-J500FN/PHN/download/J500FNXXS1BQG3/181971/
After using the Odin software it somehow got interrupted while installing. (cable came loose I guess, I heard the connect/disconnect sound shortly after each other)
Also I noticed there was a small red text on the screen complaining about the available size on the phone.
Even though the phone installation was interrupted, the phone was still able to get into download mode.
Next up, I decided to place a micro SD card to get extra storage space and retried the Odin process. The final result was a "PASS" (see screenshot)
i.imgur.com/WzFJLaQ.jpg
After the update was done 'succesfully' the phone screen immediately turned to black.
There were no signs of life anymore, not even accessing boot mode / recovery mode no nothing.
I've bought an USB JIG, but sadly also with the JIG I had no luck.
Is there any way to get my phone back and running? or can anyone give me some advice?
I really hope someone can help me out!
Sounds like a hard brick ?
This happens when you try to upgrade or downgrade, some devices don´t allow this or the firmware is not matching.
Pull out battery if it is removable for some minutes then try normal method, if not....
Here the correct method to do a jig by your own or maybe it´s better to buy one (it´s not expensive) to made sure that is correctly made http://www.instructables.com/id/USB-JIG-to-give-life-to-your-Bricked-mobile/
Also you can try with Smart Switch https://youtu.be/y8AZyalTf5Y
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Sounds like a hard brick ?
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