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When I try to turn my phone on it shows the image of a cellphone a orange triangle with ! in it and a computer. What did I do? Please help!
No. you're not bricked. It just failed during an Odin flash.
Here's how to fix it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
That was what I did originally to get to this point. It gets stuck at set pit file
Is there anyway to fix it with cwm?
Give it another try. This time don't use the pit file. Just the SPH-D700-EC05-8Gb-REL.tar file in the PDA section and make sure there's a check next to it. Also, under option, just have "auto reboot" checked. Leave "re-partition" and "reset time" blank.
Before you posted your last message, i tried doing it again I got further but than my screen turned red and hung for 15 minutes. I pulled the battery and now my phone wont turn on at all. I cant even get it to dl mode
Read the unbrick post in delv sec than watch the videos from qbking77 before you do anything else and you wont have any problems.
Then thank qbking77 for educating the epic community on proper install procedures
I was going off that post when all of this happened. Doesnt matter now anyway it wont even turn on now. Tomorrow I have to go to the sprint store and hope they wont be able to know I was trying to flash.
thegameksk said:
I was going off that post when all of this happened. Doesnt matter now anyway it wont even turn on now. Tomorrow I have to go to the sprint store and hope they wont be able to know I was trying to flash.
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Try pulling out the SD card and battery, then put battery back in and boot into download mode without SD card.
Might take a few tries with removing the battery.
Ill try that. If that doesnt work do you think sprint wud be able to tell that odin didnt flash correctly/ Should I just call and say my phone was lost?
Also even if I plug it into the wall with battery in phone it doesnt show red light on that shows its charging.
thegameksk said:
Ill try that. If that doesnt work do you think sprint wud be able to tell that odin didnt flash correctly/ Should I just call and say my phone was lost?
Also even if I plug it into the wall with battery in phone it doesnt show red light on that shows its charging.
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If it's a true brick, even sprint techs won't be able to get it to power on/boot, in which case, they won't know what's on it. If it's still under the 1 year manufacture's warranty, in most cases, it normally cost $35 for a replacement or free if you're lucky, YMMV tho.
Hope things work out for ya, I've felt your pain before my friend.
Dont give up sometimes just sitting for a couple hours with no battery helps.
I got this while trying to odin the new EF## or whatever...
I tried to reset it and it didnt work, i tried odin'ing the EC05 tar and pit and it didnt work, it stuck...
Then i got the EB13 tar and pit and odin'd and it worked
Try checking repartition in odin, could have possibly been checked during the bad odin session and doing it again should clear it up. Use the stock ef02 tar not the pre rooted one
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I was on the FK23 rom for a while, and everything was working perfectly. However, last night, I ran a white noise machine app from my phone while it was on the charger all night.
When I went to unlock the phone this morning, it wouldn't unlock, so I pulled the battery, and it started to bootloop. It would do the Galaxy SII screen, then the Sprint bootup, then it would play the Sprint boot down animation. Over and over.
So I tried flashing FL16 with ODIN, and when I do that, it gets stuck on hidden.img and doesn't do anything. Then I tried flashing EL29 with ODIN, and it gets stuck on recovery.bin and doesn't do anything. I have used multiple PCs and multiple cables. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?! I just want my phone to work T_T
anchor_th said:
I was on the FK23 rom for a while, and everything was working perfectly. However, last night, I ran a white noise machine app from my phone while it was on the charger all night.
When I went to unlock the phone this morning, it wouldn't unlock, so I pulled the battery, and it started to bootloop. It would do the Galaxy SII screen, then the Sprint bootup, then it would play the Sprint boot down animation. Over and over.
So I tried flashing FL16 with ODIN, and when I do that, it gets stuck on hidden.img and doesn't do anything. Then I tried flashing EL29 with ODIN, and it gets stuck on recovery.bin and doesn't do anything. I have used multiple PCs and multiple cables. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?! I just want my phone to work T_T
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Do a factory restore and wipe then odin one click stock EL29 and start from scratch.
I can't do a factory restore. When I hold Vol up + power, it says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again"
:edited: Didn't see your response to graydiggy
Redownload a complete one click, verify md5 and try putting the phone in download mode and attempting again. It's possible that your download was bad.
so is there nothing I can do?
By technicality, that is not a brick. You should be able to flash from that message. That was the case with the Samsung Captivate.
I downloaded EL29 and verified it again. It is doing the same thing. stuck on recovery.bin
I also tried flashing from that message just now. Same thing. ODIN gets stuck on recovery.bin
thanks for the help but I think it's ****ed. something might have messed up in the filesystem and that's why ODIN gets stuck maybe.
anchor_th said:
I downloaded EL29 and verified it again. It is doing the same thing. stuck on recovery.bin
I also tried flashing from that message just now. Same thing. ODIN gets stuck on recovery.bin
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Ok, so I found a solution by sfhub that worked for someone from a while ago. Try using pc odin to flash each piece seperately. Modem, kernel, then rom..
Here's my ref:
See post #9 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492771
I'll see if this works. Hopefully it does, I'm ready to toss the thing out of a window, haha
edit: noob question, how do I flash the .md5 files? I downloaded odin multi downloader but the phone doesn't show up in it.
edit 2: okay nevermind I figured it out, it seems to be flashing
edit 3: so modem flashed just fine and the phone rebooted but when I try kernel it loads the green bar all the way on odin then it freezes...
edit 4: so I think my phone's flash memory might be screwed somehow. I've been reading other threads and someone had a similar problem as me and couldn't fix it.
anchor_th said:
I'll see if this works. Hopefully it does, I'm ready to toss the thing out of a window, haha
edit: noob question, how do I flash the .md5 files? I downloaded odin multi downloader but the phone doesn't show up in it.
edit 2: okay nevermind I figured it out, it seems to be flashing
edit 3: so modem flashed just fine and the phone rebooted but when I try kernel it loads the green bar all the way on odin then it freezes...
edit 4: so I think my phone's flash memory might be screwed somehow. I've been reading other threads and someone had a similar problem as me and couldn't fix it.
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Have you flashed all three pieces before trying to let the phone boot completely? Once you flash the first piece and it restarts, Just hold power+vol down and get back into download. Do that until you have all three segments flashed. Then try letting it boot.
I flashed the modem, it worked, then I rebooted back into download. Then I tried flashing kernel and the bar on ODIN filled up but then it froze and did nothing. I let it sit for about 10 minutes and it still did nothing. so I tried skipping that and flashing the rom and the bar on ODIN moved barely then froze. Like I said, I think my phone's flash memory got messed up somehow. :\
anchor_th said:
I flashed the modem, it worked, then I rebooted back into download. Then I tried flashing kernel and the bar on ODIN filled up but then it froze and did nothing. I let it sit for about 10 minutes and it still did nothing. so I tried skipping that and flashing the rom and the bar on ODIN moved barely then froze. Like I said, I think my phone's flash memory got messed up somehow. :\
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Then there may be one more thread that might help if that's the case.
Kernel is only the zimage file. Hang on, let me find it.
:edit: Maybe this will help you. If not, maybe graydiggy or someone else has some ideas.
With this, you'll have to see if you can't flash a custom recovery. From the sound of it, it may not be helpful at all.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1865102
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Yeah, I don't think there's a way to do that since I can't access ADB...
anchor_th said:
Yeah, I don't think there's a way to do that since I can't access ADB...
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http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-epic-4g-touch-jtag-brick-repair/
I'll try that as a last resort. I'm going to a Sprint store tomorrow and I'll see what they tell me. I just might use all this as an excuse to finally get a Note II.
anchor_th said:
I'll try that as a last resort. I'm going to a Sprint store tomorrow and I'll see what they tell me. I just might use all this as an excuse to finally get a Note II.
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They will probably know you borked it by trying to flash. If they can get to a recovery to see if you have flashed anything, you are screwed.
Do you by chance have a USB Download Mode JIG?
No, I don't. My download count in download mode is at 1, too.... so they probably won't fix it... but I might get lucky. Who knows.
edit: the messed up thing is I don't really know what messed it up. it worked fine for about a month on FK23, then boom, this morning it won't unlock and bootloops when I pull battery. before I tried flashing it, it wouldn't even go into recovery. when I held vol up + power, it just went to the Samsung screen and rebooted over and over
anchor_th said:
No, I don't. My download count in download mode is at 1, too.... so they probably won't fix it... but I might get lucky. Who knows.
edit: the messed up thing is I don't really know what messed it up. it worked fine for about a month on FK23, then boom, this morning it won't unlock and bootloops when I pull battery. before I tried flashing it, it wouldn't even go into recovery. when I held vol up + power, it just went to the Samsung screen and rebooted over and over
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I have a theory... Give it a couple hours of plug in time without turning it on or trying to flash. Just give it like 3 hours and see if you can flash from there. You may have a battery that is low and it could be resulting in your problem of not being able to flash.
the battery was also on the charger all night... but I'll plug it in. is it charging even though it is on the connect to kies screen?
anchor_th said:
the battery was also on the charger all night... but I'll plug it in. is it charging even though it is on the connect to kies screen?
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Just keep it completely powered off and use the normal wall charger.
I was on the rom TBSGS4 1.2 and was about to do a clean flash over to TBGS4 1.4. The directions said to use EL26 Direct-Boot and I've only ever used EL29 but decided everyone recommends EL26. So I mobile-odin EL26 and I notice something odd, the phone never leaves the Samsung Galaxy S2 logo, no matter how long I waited. I pulled the battery and tried a manual recovery on the phone and I get into CWM. I go ahead and wipe everything and installed the 1.4 rom as usual and reboot the phone when it finished. It got stuck at the same point again. So I rebooted into recovery again which is now Agat63_TRec3.5 I run a restore of my 1.2 file and it boots. I try then the el29 kernel to do the same process but end up with the frozen Samsung Galaxy S2 logo. Now I cannot access any recovery and all the downloads for RWilco's website are failing on me. I found an old EK02 stock rom and tried to odin it and it hangs at SetupConnection.. the phone won't even bring up the charging screen when powered off. It just sits with an empty battery with a rotation wheel that isn't moving.
So, is this a paperweight now?
Blaze611 said:
I was on the rom TBSGS4 1.2 and was about to do a clean flash over to TBGS4 1.4. The directions said to use EL26 Direct-Boot and I've only ever used EL29 but decided everyone recommends EL26. So I mobile-odin EL26 and I notice something odd, the phone never leaves the Samsung Galaxy S2 logo, no matter how long I waited. I pulled the battery and tried a manual recovery on the phone and I get into CWM. I go ahead and wipe everything and installed the 1.4 rom as usual and reboot the phone when it finished. It got stuck at the same point again. So I rebooted into recovery again which is now Agat63_TRec3.5 I run a restore of my 1.2 file and it boots. I try then the el29 kernel to do the same process but end up with the frozen Samsung Galaxy S2 logo. Now I cannot access any recovery and all the downloads for RWilco's website are failing on me. I found an old EK02 stock rom and tried to odin it and it hangs at SetupConnection.. the phone won't even bring up the charging screen when powered off. It just sits with an empty battery with a rotation wheel that isn't moving.
So, is this a paperweight now?
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Wow you're doing a whole lot of confusing thing.
IF you can get into Download Mode -
Power off completely
Then hold the Power Button + Volume Down button
Hopefully you'll then be prompted to press Volume Up to confirm going into download mode.
IF you can get there you can then use a One-Click Full restore and get your phone back.
Go here for the GB27
Make sure your phone is charged to at least 60% FIRST. (maybe just power it off and plug it in for a while)
Also run the One-click 'As Administrator' AND run that BEFORE you plug your phone - that is in download mode, to the computer.
I'd suggest you use the SPH-D710_GB27_1014481_Rooted_Restore.exe file.
Good luck.
leaderbuilder said:
Wow you're doing a whole lot of confusing thing.
IF you can get into Download Mode -
Power off completely
Then hold the Power Button + Volume Down button
Hopefully you'll then be prompted to press Volume Up to confirm going into download mode.
IF you can get there you can then use a One-Click Full restore and get your phone back.
Go -snip-
Make sure your phone is charged to at least 60% FIRST. (maybe just power it off and plug it in for a while)
Also run the One-click 'As Administrator' AND run that BEFORE you plug your phone - that is in download mode, to the computer.
I'd suggest you use the SPH-D710_GB27_1014481_Rooted_Restore.exe file.
Good luck.
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I'm trying to download that GB27 but it keeps saying it's going to take 8 days to finish downloading and is only getting 2KB/s. I can't find any mirror or anything for it. I'm stuck because of this, my first though was to re-odin my phone but Rwilco12's site is extremely slow.
Blaze611 said:
I'm trying to download that GB27 but it keeps saying it's going to take 8 days to finish downloading and is only getting 2KB/s. I can't find any mirror or anything for it. I'm stuck because of this, my first though was to re-odin my phone but Rwilco12's site is extremely slow.
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The link I just used is here.
Took 15.5 minutes.
Verified MD5Sum too.
Maybe check your DNS settings (maybe use Googles as your primary 8.8.8.8) - I know that Rwilco's server(s) where hit with a DDoS attack recently.
leaderbuilder said:
The link I just used is here.
Took 15.5 minutes.
Verified MD5Sum too.
Maybe check your DNS settings (maybe use Googles as your primary 8.8.8.8) - I know that Rwilco's server(s) where hit with a DDoS attack recently.
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Still slow, but it's almost done. Got it to finally get at least 45KB/s. Will update when I attempt odin it on.
Blaze611 said:
Still slow, but it's almost done. Got it to finally get at least 45KB/s. Will update when I attempt odin it on.
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Keep us updated, once downloaded try to install it and go into download mode.
To know if you really haven't bricked yet is try going into download mode by Volume down and power at the same time.
The GB 27 had a MD5 error so I went looking through my recycle bin on my PC and found a Stock FI27 one click, I used odin and it fixed all the errors I had and it's booting perfectly now. I don't know why the el26 kernel with the safe recovery broke everything for me.
so i tried rooting my phone and it bricked...i had the "recovery in kies " error but now i got the screen blocked in boot ..than i tried to install costum roms using odin but aparently odint doesn't work....i had this same problem on my s2 and i solved it but now i cant solve this anymore...i have read about this on other threads but i couldnt fix it...i can only put my phone on download mode ...i dont know what to do anymore since odin doesnt work at all ( it keeps saying fail) ..i got the drivers installed ..please some1 help me i've spent 5 hours trying to solve this ..and now again i get the firmware upgrade encountred an issue .....but as i said cant solve it with samsung kies
smeen23 said:
so i tried rooting my phone and it bricked...i had the "recovery in kies " error but now i got the screen blocked in boot ..than i tried to install costum roms using odin but aparently odint doesn't work....i had this same problem on my s2 and i solved it but now i cant solve this anymore...i have read about this on other threads but i couldnt fix it...i can only put my phone on download mode ...i dont know what to do anymore since odin doesnt work at all ( it keeps saying fail) ..i got the drivers installed ..please some1 help me i've spent 5 hours trying to solve this ..and now again i get the firmware upgrade encountred an issue .....but as i said cant solve it with samsung kies
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If you can put your phone in download mode you're not bricked.
Use Odin to get back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
Once that is done use CF Root to root with Odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005
baseballfanz said:
If you can put your phone in download mode you're not bricked.
Use Odin to get back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
Once that is done use CF Root to root with Odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005
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i still get fail from odin....thats actually the thing i dont get....can it be from drivers?
Are you using the cable that came with the phone? I had the same problem and its because I was using another cable. If Odin isn't working. Kies should work as well. P.m. me if you need more help.
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eddies92 said:
Are you using the cable that came with the phone? I had the same problem and its because I was using another cable. If Odin isn't working. Kies should work as well. P.m. me if you need more help.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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yes i am using the cable....and my problem keeps switching from firmware issue to stuck at boot....i tried with kies but it doesnt recognize my phone when i try emergency firmware recovery and when i try firmware upgrade and initialisation it says that it need 6gb free and i dont have enough space....i installed kies in another partition where i have 43gb free and still that error
smeen23 said:
yes i am using the cable....and my problem keeps switching from firmware issue to stuck at boot....i tried with kies but it doesnt recognize my phone when i try emergency firmware recovery and when i try firmware upgrade and initialisation it says that it need 6gb free and i dont have enough space....i installed kies in another partition where i have 43gb free and still that error and btw when i connect my phone to kies it says connecting... and i et to troubleshot the error and when i do it replace the driver over and over...thats why i assumed it from drivers..i already inatlled the drivers from different places but still nothing
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smeen23 said:
yes i am using the cable....and my problem keeps switching from firmware issue to stuck at boot....i tried with kies but it doesnt recognize my phone when i try emergency firmware recovery and when i try firmware upgrade and initialisation it says that it need 6gb free and i dont have enough space....i installed kies in another partition where i have 43gb free and still that error
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If you are stuck in a bootloop after running the recovery file in odin (it's 1.6 GB unzipped), which is the way things sound, pull the battery and go into stock recovery. Do this by replacing the battery, holding volume up, home, and power button until the ble recovery shows in the upper left then let go. In stock recovery, scroll down 9using volume button) to wipe data/factory reset. Coose that option with the power button. You will lose ALL data on your phone and you will have to go thru setup again. When it's done choose reboot in the menu and let it reboot. Don't freak if it takes a while. In a minute or 2 you will see the screen dim and it will boot. Go thru setup, root again, install custom recovery, and if you were wise enough to have done a backup tp your SD card, you can get it back.
Good luck, there are tutorials on Youtube if you care to search for them. Here's a good one -
http://youtu.be/yEJSv9MrVAg
@getsum
Good suggestion :good:
I think the issue is that he's making things more complicated than he needs to.
A step by step by the op would be helpful if your suggestion doesn't resolve the issue
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Op, you're a little confusing.
Are you able to successfully use ODIN and flash stock firmware, but get stuck in a boot loop or freeze on Samsung splash?
Or ODIN fails?
From you're posts it sounds like both issues are occurring, but I think it's a posting conflict, and your issue is one or the other, unless I'm wrong, which I've been before
when i try recovery it goes to boot saying loading recovery than it goes full off and after boot screen again...i tried twrp and still nothing but the good thing is that odin passed that ..the only thing it didnt fail....maybe i didnt have the right rom ...i am downloading the official i9505 rom and i hope it will work this time....but plz if any1 can help i would apriciate it
Odin problem
I am also having a odin problem. I have tried jdownloader2 as well. Everything is giving me an error on extraction. My phone is stuck on the pulsing T-Mobile 4G LTE. Please help...my wife is looking at me like I just wasted money on a useless brick :silly:
Make sure you guys ODIN the correct Stock Firmware for your model device.
Make sure you ODIN the correct Custom Recovery for your model device.
And if you're Rooting, for example with CF-AUTO-ROOT by Chain fire, make sure you ODIN the proper version for your device.
In addition, check your USB cable to ensure it's working properly 100% of the time and have enough battery juice to perform the above procedures.
Odin problem
I have double check all the stock firmware. Got the files from 247extreme.com, given to me by DarkMenace. Several downloads of the same files...nothing seems to pass the MD5 check. The USB cable is 100%.
Biker1 said:
Make sure you guys ODIN the correct Stock Firmware for your model device.
Make sure you ODIN the correct Custom Recovery for your model device.
And if you're Rooting, for example with CF-AUTO-ROOT by Chain fire, make sure you ODIN the proper version for your device.
In addition, check your USB cable to ensure it's working properly 100% of the time and have enough battery juice to perform the above procedures.
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jtcovington said:
I have double check all the stock firmware. Got the files from 247extreme.com, given to me by DarkMenace. Several downloads of the same files...nothing seems to pass the MD5 check. The USB cable is 100%.
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I used the file from here to Odin back to stock when soft bricked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
☞Sent from here☜
baseballfanz said:
I used the file from here to Odin back to stock when soft bricked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
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I have tried all of those. Everyone is an MD5 error. I feel like I may be missing something. My recovery screen has a android on his back with a red triangle. I can get to the Tmobile screen, should it stay there longer than 5 minutes?
jtcovington said:
I have tried all of those. Everyone is an MD5 error. I feel like I may be missing something. My recovery screen has a android on his back with a red triangle. I can get to the Tmobile screen, should it stay there longer than 5 minutes?
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Go into Stock Recovery
Wipe data and Factory Reset option
Boot
And everything will be good
I had the same happen to me regarding the Android on his back with a Red X.
I had to research to find what this mmeant and what to do.
After ODIN, I would freezeion Samsung splash twice.
Pull battery
Install battery
Press Power and Vol up buttons till you see the upper left hand blue script, andtrelease buttons to get into Recovery.
I went into Stock Recovery and chose the option where it says Factory Reset.
I then Booted Successfully.
Afterwards, I ODIN'd Custom Recovery, TWRP 2.5.0.2
Biker1 said:
Go into Stock Recovery
Wipe data and Factory Reset option
Boot
And everything will be good
I had the same happen to me regarding the Android on his back with a Red X.
I had to research to find what this mmeant and what to do.
After ODIN, I would freezeion Samsung splash twice.
I went into Stock Recovery and chose the option where it says Factory Reset.
I then Booted Successfully.
Afterwards, I ODIN'd Custom Recovery, TWRP 2.5.0.2
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How long should it sit in the Tmobile 4G LTE screen?
jtcovington said:
How long should it sit in the Tmobile 4G LTE screen?
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Could be several minutes, and a little longer.
Just wait it out after you choose Factory Reset/wipe option and Boot.
Biker1 said:
Could be several minutes, and a little longer.
Just wait it out after you choose Factory Reset/wipe option and Boot.
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I am now stuck on the samsung logo with the blue writing on the top. What the hell have I done? PLEASE HELP! I probably need instructions like I am 2 years old...at least that is how this process is making me feel. I did read that as long as I can get to download mode it is okay. But I can't seem to get a good file for odin to work with.
jtcovington said:
I am now stuck on the samsung logo with the blue writing on the top. What the hell have I done? PLEASE HELP! I probably need instructions like I am 2 years old...at least that is how this process is making me feel. I did read that as long as I can get to download mode it is okay. But I can't seem to get a good file for odin to work with.
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Pull battery
Install battery
Press Power and Vol up buttons together
When you see tiny blue script in upper left, immediately release buttons
See if you boot into Recovery.
If you can't boot into recovery and stuck with the tiny blue letters
Then......
Start again.
ODIN Stock Firmware
Make sure only the Auto Reboot and F reset boxes are checked
Click the PDA box and load the tar file
It will take a couple of minutes for the md5 checksum match
Then the file will auto load into the PDA box
Press Start
Will take about 8 minutes to complete
Your will see the upper left ODIN box turn Blue and Pass
Let the device boot
Wait several minutes
If stuck on Samsung Splash
Pull battery
Install battery
Don't power on device
Press Power and Vol up buttons
Enter Recovery
Scroll to Factory Reset/ option with Vol toggle
Press Power once Factory reset is highlighted
Let device Boot
Could take 10 minutes or so
Have Patience
If above successful
ODIN your Custom Recovery
Also Root if needed, but do the ODIN first tossee if it gets done.
Good luck
Biker1 said:
Pull battery
Install battery
Press Power and Vol up buttons together
When you see tiny blue script in upper left, immediately release buttons
See if you boot into Recovery.
If you can't boot into recovery and stuck with the tiny blue letters
Then......
Start again.
ODIN Stock Firmware
Make sure only the Auto Reboot and F reset boxes are checked
Click the PDA box and load the tar file
It will take a couple of minutes for the md5 checksum match
Then the file will auto load into the PDA box
Press Start
Will take about 8 minutes to complete
Your will see the upper left ODIN box turn Blue and Pass
Let the device boot
Wait several minutes
If stuck on Samsung Splash
Pull battery
Install battery
Don't power on device
Press Power and Vol up buttons
Enter Recovery
Scroll to Factory Reset/ option with Vol toggle
Press Power once Factory reset is highlighted
Let device Boot
Could take 10 minutes or so
Have Patience
If above successful
ODIN your Custom Recovery
Also Root if needed, but do the ODIN first tossee if it gets done.
Good luck
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Okay, I was stuck on the recovery at first followed instructions.
ODIN to PASS...yeah!
Reboots...stuck on Tmobile 4G LTE
Pulled battery...got to recovery
Wipe/factory reset
says complete....reboot now
Stuck on Tmobile 4G LTE screen.
I am following instructions to the letter! I can only think that the file I using for ODIN is wrong.
Wife is getting very suspicious...uh oh!
I bought this S4 on craigslist and I am and cant get it to completely boot.
It can go into download mode and appears to flash properly but never actually boots into Android. It is on 4.3. It makes it to the Samsung S4 logo but also doesnt boot into recovery.
I tried flashing with Odin and Kies.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Does anyone have a pit file for the M919?
re: recovery mode
jim93 said:
I bought this S4 on craigslist and I am and cant get it to completely boot.
It can go into download mode and appears to flash properly but never actually boots into Android. It is on 4.3. It makes it to the Samsung S4 logo but also doesnt boot into recovery.
I tried flashing with Odin and Kies.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Does anyone have a pit file for the M919?
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Most likely you are trying to put the phone into recovery the wrong way.
Try this, remove the battery from the phone for 20 seconds and replace
the battery.
Press the Power and the Volume Up key at the same time until you
see tiny neon blue writing on the top left side of the phone's screen.
As soon as you see that let go of both of the phone's buttons and it should
go into recovery mode within 15-20 seconds or less.
You do NOT need to flash any PIT files.
The PIT file is the partition information tables used for partitioning the phone.
If you do find a PIT file and flash it your phone has a excellent chance to transform itself to a very nice shiny brick.
Good luck!
Misterjunky said:
Most likely you are trying to put the phone into recovery the wrong way.
Try this, remove the battery from the phone for 20 seconds and replace
the battery.
Press the Power and the Volume Up key at the same time until you
see tiny neon blue writing on the top left side of the phone's screen.
As soon as you see that let go of both of the phone's buttons and it should
go into recovery mode within 15-20 seconds or less.
You do NOT need to flash any PIT files.
The PIT file is the partition information tables used for partitioning the phone.
If you do find a PIT file and flash it your phone has a excellent chance to transform itself to a very nice shiny brick.
Good luck!
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I appreciate the intent but that is the exact same reply word for word to the one that you posted in a similar thread that came up on google when I initially googled the topic.
I am aware of how to get into recovery and that is not the issue which is why I posted that I couldnt get into recovery. This is the second backup s4 not my main s4 which I can get to and from recovery,download, and regular boot and is rooted and unlocked.
I am aware of the purpose of a pit (this isnt the first unix based system I have encountered I run Linux as my daily OS (partitions/fstabs... are not unfamiliar) which is why I didnt ask what the purpose of a PIT file.
The JTAG guy I contacted already had suggested I reflash with a good pit file which is why I asked for the pit file.
I was wondering if anyone had any other ideas outside of the suggestion I already had.