My GT-I9300 international galaxy S3 gone brick itself, all of a sudden its stuck at the boot screen (white samsung ... text). I was using Cyanogen Rom 12 Unofficial Lollipop 5.1 for around 3 weeks (Everything Works Fine with few Lags and Reboots rarely in a day). I used various method's from noob to expert solution but didn't find success
Tried to reboot into recovery but no go, when i hold the buttons it just continues to reboot and reboot, only showing the white text.
Tried to reboot into download mode and that worked, i though fhew, i got a breath and not all is lost(Phone itself).
In Download mode,
It says : Product name = (Blank)
Custom Binary Download = No
Current binary = Samsung Official
System Status = Custom​
Tried to recover with kies, but it complains that it cannot install new firmware (after i downloaded the firmware, extraction, and all instruction followed).
Tried with odin (several original roms with my region and the one from kies) but with no luck, odin complains "There is no PIT partition.".
Tried to repartition with GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit but then it does SET pit and hangs on "Get PIT for Mapping".
Tried One Click Method but failure is what resulted.
Didn't Tried JIG Method (will buy if nothing works).
Is there any chance to save my phone ? I'm getting really desperate here.
:fingers-crossed:A Beer is sure to one that gets my problem solved :good:
---Waiting for Good---​
So you just rebooted without changing ANYTHING before and then the device was stuck like you explained?
Have nearly the same problem.
Was using the original Samsung firmware. One day I want to power it on and I had the loop. It stucks on the white Samsung texts.
I cannot go in recovery mode, but I can go into Download mode. But whatever I try, there is no chance to flash an image with or without any pit-file. Always "There is NO Pit--Partition."
And: In my download mode, the product name is there. "GI-9300", no blank in my case.
Is there any chance to save our phones? :\
Thanks!
Did u try installing only a cm kernel through odin
This should bring you recovery
Bad news, blank PRODUCT NAME in download mode implies either broken motherboard, or at least broken eMMC, to the point that bootloader can't read board name.
Hard brick, don't waste your time, unless you want to replace eMMC or motherboard, which is currently not worth the money.
where to get PIT?
prabhu1980 said:
Did u try installing only a cm kernel through odin
This should bring you recovery
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What is a cm kernel and where do i get it?
//edit: Cyanogenmod Kernel? I tried to patch "Kernel_Odin_I9300XXEMG5.tar.md5" with Odin, but it's still the same error. "There is no Pit-Partition".
JustArchi said:
Bad news, blank PRODUCT NAME in download mode implies either broken motherboard, or at least broken eMMC, to the point that bootloader can't read board name.
Hard brick, don't waste your time, unless you want to replace eMMC or motherboard, which is currently not worth the money.
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In my case, it's not blank. It shows: PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9300
So I think, there is still a chance, right?
Nobody got an idea?
EDIT: Nevermind.
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Hello xda community,
mainly my problem is in my Samsung Galaxy S3 (international) device, it's bricked !!!
Device: Samsung Galaxy S3 [international] 16GB
ROM: N.E.A.R 1.2 [ http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2126059 ]
Kernel: N.E.A.K. Kernel 2.5
Yesterday i downloaded the Note 2 keyboard for Samsung s3, but after i flashed it i realized it was for the leaked rom, so apparently
it didn't work, and all was normal, after about 30 minuites, i was browsing on my device, the device suddenly restarted so it first shows
the first screen: Samsung Galaxy S3 Logo .... but nothing else ... Stucked on that screeN ... i'm pretty sure it's not from the keyboard ...
-restarted my device [returned to SGS3 Logo]
-removed battery [returned to SGS3 Logo]
-tried to enter recovery mode (CWM) [returned to SGS3 Logo]
-removed external SDCARD
-removed SIM nothing happened still stuck on that logo.
i can only enter the download mode so I :
-tried to flash a stock rom [4.1.2 and 4.1.1] using Odin [ with 3.07, 3.04, 1.85 versions], but odin keeps on saying FAILED with red color.
- downloaded the RESCUe FIRMWARE, followed the steps assigned here : [http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...35&postcount=6 ],
but odin says : failed to partition, invalid PIT.
- downloaded the CheckROM EvoHD [http://checkrom.com/threads/resurrec...%84%A2-v4.896/], ODIN > FAILeD
- found this thread [http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1916796 ] and started with the steps assigned in the .pdf file but when I tried to flash the bootlaoder >>>> FAAAIL
NOW I THINK THE PROBLEM RESIDES IN THE FILE SYSTEM, i tried to re-artition with the below PITs,
- PIT section: I tried to re-partirion the device with three different files:
1) with the PIT: [http://invisiblek.chickenkiller.com/...-i535-16gb.pit ] i found it form here [http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2075861 ]
2) with the PIT : [GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit] , I downloaded it from xda (can't find the link).
3) and the PIT file that comes with the Rescue Firmware.
ALWAYS stuck on: "Get PIT for mapping" > after googling and xda-ing I 1) tried another cable, 2) changed the compatibilty to windows XP in the ODIN settings, 3) tried on an XP desktop >>> but still the same message "Get PIT for mapping ... "
That's all, i really appreciate it if anyone could find me a sloution for this issue.
-[ THNAKS IN ADVANCE ]-
Hmm seems to me more like a hardware failure of some sort.
So you flashed a bootloader and it failed? But you still can power up your device and go into download mode?
that`s also weird because normally if you screw up the bootloader your device shouldn`t be powering on at all (happened to me once with my old phone).
Did you have any other weird behavings of your phone? Like unusual freezing before the device rebooted?
Scarface1991 said:
Hmm seems to me more like a hardware failure of some sort.
So you flashed a bootloader and it failed? But you still can power up your device and go into download mode?
that`s also weird because normally if you screw up the bootloader your device shouldn`t be powering on at all (happened to me once with my old phone).
Did you have any other weird behavings of your phone? Like unusual freezing before the device rebooted?
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Scarface1991 > my S3 just stuck on that logo screen, and there is noway to flash anything, as i mentioned upward: when i flash anything Odin keeps on telling me " FAIL " ... I don't think that the bootloader is screwed, because the device is powering up, and whenever I tried to flash anything it keeps on saying FAIL but only when i try to re-partition the device using a PIT file it do some processing and then on Odin will stuck on " Get PIT for mapping "
-[ BY MISTAKE I POSTED THIS THREAD IN THE !9305 TROUBLESHOOTING SECTION >>> AND I COPIED THE BELOW REPLIES FROM THERE AND DELETED THAT POST ]- -[ 15/4/2013 ]-
Cundis said:
First, this is the wrong place if you have the i9300. This is for i9305.
It's not cool when this happens. Excactly this happened to my mothers S3 also while it was in her pocket and not being used.
Only thing I could get it into was download mode. Otherwise stuck on Samsung screen. I did'nt try to flash something on it because she was afraid of her warranty.
When she brought it to the store they told her the motherboard needed to be replaced. Was not repairable at all they said. She was not rooted and got it for free.
If you live in EU there is a new law that states that rooting does not void guaranty. They have to proove that it was the root process that caused the brick.
I really hope you'll be able to solve this out!
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> hhh my bad,
first thank you for your concondolences , and am afraid this is the only solution, but lets say the motherboard is corrupted or whatever > the whole device even shouldn't power up ... i don't know, i hope there is a solution for this ...
Reads to me like wrong firmware or kernel flashed and destroyed PIT partition .
A JTag repair may be cheaper than a Samsung repair .
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If you live in EU there is a new law that states that rooting does not void guaranty. They have to proove that it was the root process that caused the brick.
FACT that is not a new law and applies only to the vendor of the phone does not apply to any third party warranties like Samsung's limited warranty .
FACT if you are in the EU and your phone vendor says no warranty its rooted . You will have a job to get them to accept EU law and may need to take them to court .
Personally i would just act dumb and say you think it has the sudden death syndrome problem that's p[posted all over the web .
jje
hi all , my phone died about a week ago, ive tried flashing it with all sorts using odin, tried the kies restore method aswell all to no avail,
I cannot get passed the white Samsung gt-i9300 writing , I cannot boot into recovery, I can however get into download mode, odin recognises the phone, but whatever I flash it wants a pit file for, and when I input various pit files it just gets stuck at mapping pit (something like that)
displayed on download mode is the following :
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME :
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD :NO
CURRENT BINARY : SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS : CUSTOM
FIRSTLY notice there is no product name , upon reading up on this it means the phone has suffered sudden death syndrome, firstly if this is the case is there a way I can fix it?? secondly if not how likely is it that Samsung will fix it ?? considering it has custom firmware on it ?? shoud the custom firmware matter as from what I read its to do with a bad emmc which is hardware right ?
any advice or help will be appreciated
thanks
okz19
Nothing you can do, motherboard needs replacement. Your binary count is zero but phone was rooted, even so you should be able to get a warranty repair.
Contact Samsung and tell them SDS has happened.
Also, questions go in the Q&A forum, not general. A search would have returned many similar posts.
I have a probably soft bricked i9300 that I have inherited from my brother. Since it is almost impossible to do anything with my HTC Desire, I would like to get this S-III running and use it.
According to my brother's explanation Viber was locking on the Phone so he got into recovery menu, pretty much pressed every option that he could found without knowing what he is doing. You may call it a monkey test. He is kind a over-confident non-technical guy.
Now the phone stays in non animation Samsung i9300 logo. Phone does not charge, I can get into download mode. Odin tells that it can't find the PIT file and When I give PIT file, it does not do anything.
Download Mode Screen Says
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME:
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: NO
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
My questions are:
- Are there anything like a wiki page that puts everything together, so that I can see if I miss anything? I am not familiar with the android jargon. I am having hard time understanding all the parts. For example there are several PIT files, which PIT is proper for me?
- If nothing can be done with Odin/Kies/Heimdall, can someone connect with JTAG and correct it?
- Are there any professional who can make this JTAG (or whatever operation) for me that I can find in this forum? (Device is a grey market item so Samsung service is not an option for me)
Best regards
Zorbey
Product name is blank, emmc chip is blown so new motherboard required. If you searched and read this post why ask the same question?
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
boomboomer said:
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.
boomboomer said:
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
Hello All!
My first post here, even though I have long been a lurker. I hope I'm posting in the right place. If not, apologies, and Mods - please redirect me, and I shall re-post in the correct place.
Phone: SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 GT-I9300 International version
Last known installed/running OS: Official SAMSUNG JB ROM (Unsure WHICH version) after having run on CM 4.4 for a couple of weeks.
PROBLEM:
a few months after going back to stock, Phone suddenly developed issues of random reboots. These would happen at any point in time, with no predictability whatsoever. One fine day, it rebooted, and wouldn't get past the Samsung splash screen. Pulling the battery and trying to restart phone resulted in the same stuck at Samsung logo issue.
Left the phone alone for a couple of months after this as I had a spare, but finally decided to try and revive the S3.
Phone does not charge when connected to charger. At least, it shows no visible signs of it. It DOES, however, try booting itself when plugged in, but gets stuck on the first screen of ODIN Download mode, instead of the Samsung logo splash screen as it used to earlier. Also note that this screen it gets stuck on is a pixellated screen, not the clear normally seen screen when entering ODIN mode.
The Vol UP, Home and power button combo brings me to this very same screen, there is no recovery menu to be seen, as would be normally. The Vol DOWN, Home and power button combo brings me to the regular clear ODIN mode as usual.
The headings at this screen read:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9300
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
I have read through most posts regarding similar issues on XDA as well as other forums, and tried flashing stock firmwares (single AND multiple part ones) through ODIN, with no success. The error i always get is as in the attached screen captures.
I've tried ALL versions of ODIN, and many PIT files. All were failures.
So, is this a dead for all purposes phone, or do I still have hope since ODIN mode is still available?
I don't think USB debugging was checked before bricking, because ADB toolkits just keep waiting for phone to be detected.
All drivers are up to date and installed correctly. Kies is not installed.
Any help is welcome.
@Mohanms04: if you flash a 3part-PIT, what result views ODIN after finishing?
I have a Device here which seems to have the same or at least a similar problem, however, i got it for free from someone else to experiment with, so there is no urgent need to repeir it.
I tried flashing a pit and erasing nand, but when i start to do it, odin just gets stuck at "erasing", if i try to flash a full firmware it just hangs at "getting pit for mapping" so i assume the nand is gone for good... however, i have one more dead s3 arround that seems to have a burned cpu, probably i manage to solder over the nand or the cpu
rp158 said:
@Mohanms04: if you flash a 3part-PIT, what result views ODIN after finishing?
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ODIN stays at "Setup Connection" without any progress. I've left it overnight a few times, just to ensure I was giving it enough time.
When the cable is pulled, it reads "there is no pit partition"
@Mohanms04: I suppose, it's hardbricked
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@Mohanms04: I suppose, it's hardbricked
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Aargh.. was afraid of that. Well, guess its JTAG to try next, and then paperweight if that dont fix it.
Thanks anyways!!
Mohanms04 said:
Aargh.. was afraid of that. Well, guess its JTAG to try next, and then paperweight if that dont fix it.
Thanks anyways!!
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Try this recovery firmware, if not the jtag is required.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30087735
Hello. I have bricked i9300, International Version. It is currently stuck on batterry with spinning icon. Can't boot it.
Can't boot to recovery. Only to download mode.
In download mode can't flash anything using Odin - Always gives NAND Write error.
When I try flashing PIT I am stuck at Get PIT for Mapping.
Tried:
Different Odin Version (3.13, 3.12, 3.07, 3.05, 1.85)
Different Cables, Ports etc.
Nothing works.
In the download mode is:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9300
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
When I try flashing with Odin, nothing on phone happens.
CSC, ROM, etc. I don't know them. This phone was brought in Czech Republic, and was probally locked to T-Mobile (because boot animation). But any sim worked. Cant get the info now because bricked.
Thanks
How did the phone brick?
It could be a defective internal memory chip that is causing the problem.
audit13 said:
How did the phone brick?
It could be a defective internal memory chip that is causing the problem.
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Also think that. Turned it off at night and left it charging. Btw it can be also sw problem because the phone was in awful state before.
It could be an eMMC problem. Mine died a week ago. Mine would boot into download mode and recovery mode. TWRP couldn't mount any partitions at all. Flashing firmware with Odin or repartition using pit file didn't work.
greglarson said:
If you are interested in GS3 and eMMC hacking you will love this talk.
Oran Avraham gives great history, explanations and hacking details on this problem.
Talk: 34C3 - eMMC hacking, or: how I fixed long-dead Galaxy S3 phones.
https://media.ccc.de/v/34c3-8784-emmc_hacking_or_how_i_fixed_long-dead_galaxy_s3_phones
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I tried this guide, but the eMMC firmware dump sha256 sum didn't match the sample sum provided in the guide and I decided to proceed anyway. Mine is probably permanently dead now. You can ask someone to pull the 0xf7 firmware. Just be careful
Thanks for answers. I got it. It got suddenly bricked. It is 80% sure emmc dead. I am not interested in repairing because costs. Thanks for everything