So i was trying to install a rom onto my phone while i had no visual feedback because for some reason CWM had stopped giving me anything when it was working, just a black screen, so i tried to install another rom and after about 20 minutes nothing happened, so i did a battery pull and now when i try and turn the phone on i'm getting that initial buzz from the vibration, but nothing else happens.
Thanks all.
Hmmm... my computer's picking it up too, and the LED comes on when charging, i just don't know how to proceed, i suspect what i've done is battery pull while it was installing the new rom and made it so i didnt have any rom on there, but the question is, how do i rectify that?
Try holding volume down and power to see if you can get into bootloader/recovery?
Nope, nothing
the main thing is don't freak out, cause even in the worse case, all you have to do is send your phone and US$40 to that famous dude here in the forum who un-bricks anything.
Hm... dunno if im comfortable sending it away, maybe if i can't do anything. Is there no way i could maybe install a rom from ADB or something?
if anything you can get a PC10IMG to the root of your sd card then vol - and power wait like 30 seconds and press vol + wait 3 minutes and press the power button
see if it works
altho its weird that you cant see anything might be a damaged lcd or something
Pretty sure it isn't anything to do with the LCD, it ws fine just moments before this all happened, thanks though, i'll give it a try now.
Sorry, quick question, how do i know if its a stock pc10img? I have S-OFF so i don't wanna be flashing stock ones do i?
search for one in the dev section that stock but rooted im pretty sure ive seen a couple around i just cant remember where
Would any of these Be sufficient?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=970809&highlight=pc10img
never mind... the phone won't boot up with the volume down and power thing, at least i don't think it does.
no, those are only radios... we need RUUs
also i may rephrase when i said to wait 3 minutes, wait 20 instead RUUs take some time to flash also if your phone does not restart after pressing the power button dont pull the bttery wait some more
Hm... dunno if im comfortable sending it away
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the unbrick wizard in Texas I linked you to is named Josh, his username here is connexion2005 - do a search on here
he has like 416 thanks
and he only has like 700 total posts, so he is apparently saving a lot of hard bricked phones!! (have you seen anyone else on XDA with 400+ thanks?)
and if you send the phone Express Mail Service (EMS), our post office here in America is quite reliable, I have never lost an EMS package and I have shipped hundreds of them on ebay over the last 15 years. I would feel comfortable sending my G2 to him, because his reputation is quite good online, and the bad people get slammed pretty fast online!
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the unbrick wizard in Texas I linked you to is named Josh, his username here is connexion2005 - do a search on here
he has like 416 thanks
and he only has like 700 total posts, so he is apparently saving a lot of hard bricked phones!! (have you seen anyone else on XDA with 400+ thanks?)
and if you send the phone Express Mail Service (EMS), our post office here in America is quite reliable, I have never lost an EMS package and I have shipped hundreds of them on ebay over the last 15 years. I would feel comfortable sending my G2 to him, because his reputation is quite good online, and the bad people get slammed pretty fast online!
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Ok, in that case, i may give him a go if i find i can't fix it myself.
And, does it matter what RUU i put on my phone? Because mine's an unbranded one from the UK, so say if i put a BellMobile one on there, would it mess things up?
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Dear god please help me . I wanted to switch over to a stock Android rom on my galaxy s3. The first one failed because it said that the product id didn't match even though it did, this was standard cyanogenmod. So I then tried one called Rootbox v3.6 and my phone will not turn on now!
It is a black screen and I cannot go into download mode, recovery mode, or even boot it. I'm getting very angry and upset and I don't know what to do! If I take the battery out and plug the phone in without it the LED will turn red for about 5-10 seconds but then turns off and the phone becomes completely unusable!
What should I do!?!?
Use Odin. Flash back to stock. Start over.
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Use Odin. Flash back to stock. Start over.
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I was trying but how can I do it if the phone won't even turn on? :/
Tried to put it in Odin and it didn't show up at all. Phone is still nothing but a brick.
Just to make sure, download mode is power+ vol down+ home at the same time. Usually takes 5-10 seconds
Tried it a thousand times. Everything fails .
Is my phone dead?
Sounds like it could be.
That's not the answer I wanted to hear . What should I do!? If the battery is out and I plug it in the LED will turn red for about 5-10 seconds then turn off. What does that mean??
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Just to make sure, download mode is power+ vol down+ home at the same time. Usually takes 5-10 seconds
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Tried it a thousand times. Everything fails .
Is my phone dead?
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since we're desperate here, i'm just gonna go ahead and repeat the download mode steps but in this order: VOL DOWN + HOME + POWER
dont press power button first. also, before you smash it into the ground, grab a usb jig off amazon or ebay.
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also, what is your S3 model (i747, i747m, i9300, etc)?
what is the exact name of the ROM download you used and where did you grab the download? the version you downloaded was released back in january i believe. rootbox is on version 3.9+ now. why the older ROM?
Your phone is hard bricked unfortunately that's exactly what it is. Search this forum for Jtag they're the only people that can fix it. Sorry for the bad news
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i wanna know something
did you install i747 roms? or different version?
try hold power + home + up/down(i happen to run into one of these types of problem before though with an HTC device) for a very long time and see any reaction
also if the phone wouldn't turn on at all, you might wanna try replacing the battery like borrow friend's to test, it might be battery failure.
Its hard bricked unfortunately I know thats not what you wanted to hear. About all you can do is Google Jtag and you'll find the place to send it to be fixed. Cost you $60 or $80 to fix it.
"Say WHAT one more time!"
I called AT&T and they are sending me out a new one. They waived the 2 day shipping fee as well.
I recommend thoroughly reading the threads and when you think of trying something read some more and making a backup.
Right after rooting your new phone make a back up of your IMEI and learn how to restore it.
That little bit of information would've saved me $200 today.
I'm giving it to you free.
"Say WHAT one more time!"
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I recommend thoroughly reading the threads and when you think of trying something read some more and making a backup.
Right after rooting your new phone make a back up of your IMEI and learn how to restore it.
That little bit of information would've saved me $200 today.
I'm giving it to you free.
"Say WHAT one more time!"
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true story. IMEI backup at the very beginning is so important but never really preached. just as important as a nandroid itself.
i made a guide a couple weeks back due to lots of beginners doing things incorrectly (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2179330). the boards were packed full of the same 10 rooting/flashing/imei problems, repeated a hundred times. please share this with every newcomer and let's get people started off on the right foot. cheers
The imei is on the back of the phone? So why bother back it up?
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While it's possible to restore your imei without a backup, you have a greater chance of success with a backup. Peoplesarmy's thread is a great, and easy, way to do it. Only takes a few minutes and the directions in the op ate very easy to follow.
Lose your IMEI in your phone files and you'll know why but go ahead and take your chances you'll regret it.
"Death? Whadda you know bout death?"
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The imei is on the back of the phone? So why bother back it up?
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A few minutes of easy fix, or at least 20 to 30 minutes to fix (and this is generous). And the backup method has a MUCH better chance of working. This is a no brainer.
Hello all.
I am an HTC guy through and through and have never owned a Samsung device. I'm familiar with HTC's S-OFF/HBOOT/bootloader stuff, but I'm not really all that clear on how it works for Samsung devices. I promise I've tried to do some reading before hand before coming to you, including looking at other threads, but they don't seem to be the issue I'm having.
I'm trying to help a friend out who has an AT&T GS3 that I unlocked for him and put an AOSP ROM on it a few months ago (don't worry, I made damn sure it was the AT&T version and no other carrier/international ROM).
He came to me today telling me that his phone suddenly turned off, and was not turning on again. I figure it's probably just a corrupted partition, something that I could fix with a reflash or something like that.
However, when I look at it, it seems to be something potentially worse. The phone did nothing with the battery in, so I took it out and put it back in. The phone very briefly vibrates, the Samsung logo shows for about 1.5 - 2 seconds at most, and then the screen goes dark.
When I try to enter Download Mode, I'm able to get to the custom software "warning" page, where I press Volume Up, and it shows me Download Mode and "Waiting" (as I expect it to) but then the screen just goes black again after about a second or two.
It's roughly the same with Recovery Mode, I can catch a glimpse of what looks like CWM (but I'm not entirely sure) and then the screen goes black.
If I choose to forgo the battery altogether, and I plug it in straight to the wall, the red LED on the top right lights up for again maybe 3 - 4 seconds at most, the light goes away, and the phone briefly vibrates, shows me the Samsung logo, and then goes dark.
I'm confused. I don't know if it's a brick, but then again, to me as an HTC user, "brick" means Qualcomm USB Download mode. I've also read about this infamous Samsung Sudden Death Syndrome that struck some of the 16 GB models that Samsung sold (and yes, you guessed it, this is the white 16GB model).
I don't really know what other troubleshooting options there are (but as I said before, I'm an HTC guy). If any of you have any sort of advice I would love to hear it.
Thank you for your time.
I've seen several users on here in the last few months with this issue. I worked with one of them for awhile trying to get it straightened out but couldn't resolve the problem. Some of that was due to the nature of the problem and some was probably due to the fact I didn't have the phone in my hands to help the new user better. I believe the user was able to get an exchange at an at&t service center. Sorry I can't offer more assistance. Keep us posted if you get a fix.
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I've seen several users on here in the last few months with this issue. I worked with one of them for awhile trying to get it straightened out but couldn't resolve the problem. Some of that was due to the nature of the problem and some was probably due to the fact I didn't have the phone in my hands to help the new user better. I believe the user was able to get an exchange at an at&t service center. Sorry I can't offer more assistance. Keep us posted if you get a fix.
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I appreciate you trying. I know it's such an odd issue that it's really hard to diagnose. I thought perhaps it might have to do with the battery somehow being "bad", but then the problem would be gone when I go AC only.
He's not against the idea of going to AT&T, but I feel bad; I convinced him to unlock and let me flash a new ROM so I feel that I should at least put in a good effort to make sure there's nothing more I can do.
Yeah, the biggest problem is that once you get into recovery or download mode, the device reboots/loops. This eliminates the possibility of any kind of flashing or wiping.
You might have a bad motherboard. If I was you I'd take it to att for a replacement. BTW if he doesn't have insurance for the phone they do have open enrollment , I'd wait a day or two after enrolling to submit a claim.
Wish you the best.
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I appreciate you trying. I know it's such an odd issue that it's really hard to diagnose. I thought perhaps it might have to do with the battery somehow being "bad", but then the problem would be gone when I go AC only.
He's not against the idea of going to AT&T, but I feel bad; I convinced him to unlock and let me flash a new ROM so I feel that I should at least put in a good effort to make sure there's nothing more I can do.
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It's a realllly long shot but he could contact mobile tech videos and tell them his issue and see if a jtag repair would help. If it's hardware of course he is out of luck but it's worth a shot and a lot cheaper.
i got a samsung gs3 yesterday, i loved everything but battery life, lastnight i used George Holtz's "towel root" and rooted my phone, added super user and rom toolbox, upgraded my recovery to clockwork mod basic, and proceded to flash to "flashingdroid version 2.2" it went thru everything and installed the rom, when it tried to reboot, it went black... now it does nothing, computer tries to recognize it, abut i cant get it to download mode, and i cant get it into recovery mode... it does not show charge picture when plugged in and if i take the battery out, plug it in, then insert the battery i get a red light... PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
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i got a samsung gs3 yesterday, i loved everything but battery life, lastnight i used George Holtz's "towel root" and rooted my phone, added super user and rom toolbox, upgraded my recovery to clockwork mod basic, and proceded to flash to "flashingdroid version 2.2" it went thru everything and installed the rom, when it tried to reboot, it went black... now it does nothing, computer tries to recognize it, abut i cant get it to download mode, and i cant get it into recovery mode... it does not show charge picture when plugged in and if i take the battery out, plug it in, then insert the battery i get a red light... PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
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What model is your phone? You flashed a i9300 ROM, this is the sub-forum for the i747.
its the i747, i before looking today never knew there were more than 1 model of the GS3, is it possible to fix it?
This may help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
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This may help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
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my problem is my phone does NOT vibrate when power button is pressed, it isnt doing ANYTHING at ALL, the red charging light only comes on when battery is left out and the phone is plugged in, light turns off after a minute or so of the battery being installed, to me it seems like less rom flash related, and more failure in the board, but im not good at this stuff so im probably wrong, i bought a verizon one (i535) for 50 bucks (pretty banged up touchscreen is cracked in several places i got it without a back cover,but it works,) to get me by but i miss my 4g on straight talk =( i wish i had just left it alone, it was clean just 1 crack in the touch screen wires ans such for lcdanddigitizer got cut by accient while trying to modify midframe for verizon board, i sure as hell cant afford the att version for a while 150-260 for a decent i747, is it possible that a JTAG service would be able to bring it to life or even one of those dongles to force recovery?
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my problem is my phone does NOT vibrate when power button is pressed, it isnt doing ANYTHING at ALL, the red charging light only comes on when battery is left out and the phone is plugged in, light turns off after a minute or so of the battery being installed, to me it seems like less rom flash related, and more failure in the board, but im not good at this stuff so im probably wrong, i bought a verizon one (i535) for 50 bucks (pretty banged up touchscreen is cracked in several places i got it without a back cover,but it works,) to get me by but i miss my 4g on straight talk =( i wish i had just left it alone, it was clean just 1 crack in the touch screen wires ans such for lcdanddigitizer got cut by accient while trying to modify midframe for verizon board, i sure as hell cant afford the att version for a while 150-260 for a decent i747, is it possible that a JTAG service would be able to bring it to life or even one of those dongles to force recovery?
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It could be a board failure but it happened right after you flashed the ROM which leads me to believe it is software related.
A dongle is not going to help since the phone won't even power up. A jtag service would be your best and quickest option. You should try and find a shop that will guarantee to revive the phone or you pay nothing.
This might help with your current phone: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/how-to-make-your-verizon-galaxy-s-iii-a-world-phone/
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my problem is my phone does NOT vibrate when power button is pressed, it isnt doing ANYTHING at ALL, the red charging light only comes on when battery is left out and the phone is plugged in, light turns off after a minute or so of the battery being installed, to me it seems like less rom flash related, and more failure in the board, but im not good at this stuff so im probably wrong, i bought a verizon one (i535) for 50 bucks (pretty banged up touchscreen is cracked in several places i got it without a back cover,but it works,) to get me by but i miss my 4g on straight talk =( i wish i had just left it alone, it was clean just 1 crack in the touch screen wires ans such for lcdanddigitizer got cut by accient while trying to modify midframe for verizon board, i sure as hell cant afford the att version for a while 150-260 for a decent i747, is it possible that a JTAG service would be able to bring it to life or even one of those dongles to force recovery?
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Flashing an i9300 rom is guaranteed to hard brick the device and cause exactly what you described. If you follow the instructions in the thread linked in an above post it probably has a 90% chance of fixing it.
I am 99% certain it is not a hardware failure. Others have done the exact same thing and were able to fix it by using the instructions in that thread.
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It could be a board failure but it happened right after you flashed the ROM which leads me to believe it is software related.
A dongle is not going to help since the phone won't even power up. A jtag service would be your best and quickest option. You should try and find a shop that will guarantee to revive the phone or you pay nothing.
This might help with your current phone: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/how-to-make-your-verizon-galaxy-s-iii-a-world-phone/
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i found one on ebay, full refund short of a 5 dollar shipping cost for return shipping, once i have money that i can spend ill sure as hell be giving it a shot
Or you can attempt to fix it for free.....but I suppose that is up to you.
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Or you can attempt to fix it for free.....but I suppose that is up to you.
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either way its gonna cost me a little cash, i dont have a 16 gig sd card, forgive me for being so noob but the sd card trick CAN work for my case?? i know for a fact i cant do anythingto my phone right now as it wont even power on, but if you BELIEVE it will work ill gove it a try
Unless you updated with the kk ota, you are probably on 4.3 firmware. I cannot guarantee it will work, but I believe the chances are pretty good that it will.
Just remember, if it doesn't work, dont give up on the first try. Many have had to run through the process several times before it would actually boot up again.
The only other tip I can think to give is to make sure you buy a decent sd card. It doesn't have to be top of the line, but there are tons of fake ones out there that would be less likely to work. If you can, try to buy one from an authorized dealer for whatever brand you are considering. This greatly reduces the chance of getting a bad card.
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Unless you updated with the kk ota, you are probably on 4.3 firmware. I cannot guarantee it will work, but I believe the chances are pretty good that it will.
Just remember, if it doesn't work, dont give up on the first try. Many have had to run through the process several times before it would actually boot up again.
The only other tip I can think to give is to make sure you buy a decent sd card. It doesn't have to be top of the line, but there are tons of fake ones out there that would be less likely to work. If you can, try to buy one from an authorized dealer for whatever brand you are considering. This greatly reduces the chance of getting a bad card.
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4.0.x was the last firmware, i never got to update it. i bought a PNY 16gb microSD HC class 4, it was 25 bucks at the local drug store, i was hoping for a class 6 - 10 but i believe it is a good quality card, maybe you would know better?
I won't lie, I am not a big fan of PNY, but as long as its the real thing, I think it should work. Class 6 or better is recommended, but it has worked on class 4 cards too. At this point, the only thing left to do is give it a shot. Good luck!
on saturday my phone suddenly shut off and shows no signs of life except the lg logo and then a blue screen sometimes. can anyone confirm the whole "putting the mainboard in the oven" thing to actually work? and if yes, how exactly should i do it?
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on saturday my phone suddenly shut off and shows no signs of life except the lg logo and then a blue screen sometimes. can anyone confirm the whole "putting the mainboard in the oven" thing to actually work? and if yes, how exactly should i do it?
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That sounds a little extreme TBH with you. I've only heard of people doing the oven trick for the flickering LCD fix, but I haven't paid too much attention lately so I could be wrong.
Please provide more info:
d850 rt? still on fulmics? can you manually boot into recovery(doubt it if you're blue screened but had to ask)? have you tried flashing a TOT or KDZ and going back to stock yet?
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That sounds a little extreme TBH with you. I've only heard of people doing the oven trick for the flickering LCD fix, but I haven't paid too much attention lately so I could be wrong.
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d850 rt? still on fulmics? can you manually boot into recovery(doubt it if you're blue screened but had to ask)? have you tried flashing a TOT or KDZ and going back to stock yet?
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yes d850 and yes i am still on fulmics but according to numerous other threads on different forums, this isn't a software issue. I can't get into download mode at all as the phone shows no signs of life when the power button is pressed or when its plugged in
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yes d850 and yes i am still on fulmics but according to numerous other threads on different forums, this isn't a software issue. I can't get into download mode at all as the phone shows no signs of life when the power button is pressed or when its plugged in
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It's time to move on.same happened to me a week ago.and I found the reason that my charger was at fault .the charger damaged one of the ics.it causes the board to draw a lot of current and causing severe heating issue within seconds.
So,better buy a new phone.
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yes d850 and yes i am still on fulmics but according to numerous other threads on different forums, this isn't a software issue. I can't get into download mode at all as the phone shows no signs of life when the power button is pressed or when its plugged in
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Welp...that doesn't sound good. One last question(i think you already answered, but double checking)- so with power off, plugging the usb cable into a pc & holding vol up does nothing at all?
I guess if you're in "last resort mode" the oven may be the way to go, but I have not done it myself so I can't help much there. Here's a post from someone who had success using the oven... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68235296&postcount=7
I'd be nervous and would do it as the absolute last resort, but you could be at the "what do I have to lose, so why not?" point by now. You may want to PM the poster(or anyone else who has had success) for more info if you need it & to see if it is a lasting fix or not.
Good luck! :fingers-crossed:
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Welp...that doesn't sound good. One last question(i think you already answered, but double checking)- so with power off, plugging the usb cable into a pc & holding vol up does nothing at all?
I guess if you're in "last resort mode" the oven may be the way to go, but I have not done it myself so I can't help much there. Here's a post from someone who had success using the oven... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68235296&postcount=7
I'd be nervous and would do it as the absolute last resort, but you could be at the "what do I have to lose, so why not?" point by now. You may want to PM the poster(or anyone else who has had success) for more info if you need it & to see if it is a lasting fix or not.
Good luck! :fingers-crossed:
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I also ventured for the oven.and within 2 seconds.my board was gone...oven trick is just a sarcasm.don't go for it.
You can extra life of 30 minutes by giving it a Sunbath for some time.
My bad - misquoted a poster.
I kind of forgot about this thread whoops
Well I have news for you guys, I got a used g3 from eBay and wanted my apps from my old phone back and you know what I did?
I stuck it into the oven. I **** you not, after 375 for 5 minutes it started working again and I was able to get my apps and data to an SD card. Its still working but I took the battery out of it to use with the replacement. Can't believe it worked tbh
Hi all. I am baffled as to what happened to my phone. It has no mods and is running stock android 11. It was absolutely fine, not having any issues at all, and I realized I hadn't rebooted it in a few weeks. So, I did a plain old restart.
And it died.
It won't do anything no matter how long I hold the power button down. The battery is fully charged.
Tried to get to the recovery screen by holding down volume up and power, which did nothing. Then I tried vol down and power and got a screen I've not seen before: SS RDX Watchdog Reset.
And here I am stuck. I plugged in a usb cable to my laptop and now there's a device connected on my laptop called msm_upload which I can only see from the windows Bluetooth and other devices panel.
I have no idea what to do from here and I'm desperate.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
did you see this
https://www.reddit.com/r/galaxynote10/comments/k6c4l5
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did you see this
https://www.reddit.com/r/galaxynote10/comments/k6c4l5
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Yes I saw that. If you read the thread, the solution was to "play around with the buttons and it will eventually work." LOL.
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Yes I saw that. If you read the thread, the solution was to "play around with the buttons and it will eventually work." LOL.
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yes. i thought if it is software issue than it might be timing issues with pressing correct keys combo. possibly wishful thinking. i assume you've seen one other thread on xda with similar issue with no direct resolution. Still try smart switch
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yes. i thought if it is software issue than it might be timing issues with pressing correct keys combo. possibly wishful thinking. i assume you've seen one other thread on xda with similar issue with no direct resolution. Still try smart switch
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I've never used smart switch before. If my pc doesn't see the phone, how would that work? My phone doesn't show up in my laptop except as a Bluetooth device called msm_upload that I can't figure out how to interact with? I guess I'll need to install smart switch on the laptop and hopefully it will see the device?
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I've never used smart switch before. If my pc doesn't see the phone, how would that work? My phone doesn't show up in my laptop except as a Bluetooth device called msm_upload that I can't figure out how to interact with? I guess I'll need to install smart switch on the laptop and hopefully it will see the device?
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That's true and who knows it might work. essentially trying anything to see if it will somehow make a difference. fingers crossed
Watchdog
Very strange.
Sort of sounds like it's bricked.
Play with new firmware/software, win new prizes. I could go on...
You need to navigate to the boot menu somehow. Keep playing with the buttons; sequence and ***timing*** is everything.
If you can drain the battery until it auto shutdown that might get it... much latter.
Disconnect the battery and force a hard reboot.
Otherwise it's repair shop time.
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Watchdog
Very strange.
Sort of sounds like it's bricked.
Play with new firmware/software, win new prizes. I could go on...
You need to navigate to the boot menu somehow. Keep playing with the buttons; sequence and ***timing*** is everything.
If you can drain the battery until it auto shutdown that might get it... much latter.
Disconnect the battery and force a hard reboot.
Otherwise it's repair shop time.
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I went to a repair shop out of desperation. Had to drive over an hour to get to it as I live in the country, and he basically said it's dead. The fun part is, I called my warranty co and of course, they aren't honoring the warranty because "they don't insure phones that cost over $999" which mine did when I got it. But of course, there was nothing that said they didn't cover my phone, which is why I bought their lease/warranty plan.
So, basically, I have a brick that I owe $591 on yet, and they couldn't care less. At this point, I am willing to try anything at all because I have no other options. I already filed a BBB report against them after spending over an hour on the phone with them to no avail.
Any ideas at all would be very helpful at this point.
Also, I CAN still get to that SS RDX Watchdog Reset screen and it will scan an SD card (because I tried it). The problem is, I cannot for my life find a stock Note 10+ ROM anywhere that I can actually download. Wondering if I should just try to throw a custom ROM on it instead? It's obviously not going anywhere otherwise.
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Also, I CAN still get to that SS RDX Watchdog Reset screen and it will scan an SD card (because I tried it). The problem is, I cannot for my life find a stock Note 10+ ROM anywhere that I can actually download. Wondering if I should just try to throw a custom ROM on it instead? It's obviously not going anywhere otherwise.
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There's a stock rom for it, obviously.
If you can degrade to 10, do so.
The boot loader version will dictate if you can or can't.
I'm not experienced enough to advise you on this but that's what might be needed.
Again play with the button sequence/timing and try to get into the boot menu.
Just a slight difference in timing or the wrong sequence and it won't go to the boot menu.
It's not likely but possible the buttons were remapped.
Try taking out the Sim and SD card.
My guess is you can get it to go to the boot menu but until today I never heard of this happening.
A apk timed out because of not rebooting for so long? Don't do that again... at least reboot every couple days.
Malware is another possibility.
Last resort talk/send to Samsung.
Play with it... Androids wuv attention.
I'm having a RIDICULOUS time trying to find a clean copy of stock ROM for my Note. Every single one I've found either ends in a dead link or I download it and it ends up being corrupt. This is no small feat as I live in the middle of nowhere and the only ISP is Hughesnet, which is neither fast, nor unlimited. It literally took me 4 hours to download a 5gb alleged stock ROM only to have it be corrupt.
Isn't there anywhere to get a clean copy of stock??? I see a lot of mods here in XDA, but as far as regular stock SM-N975UI, either I'm totally missing something or there isn't one here.
Can someone please help me find one that is clean? SamMobile's download is limited to 15kbps for non paying members and their copy has been downloading literally since yesterday and is only at 900mb. Living in the country has its perks, but high speed internet isn't one of them. Nothing worse than checking on a download that was running all night to see it say it still has 2 days to go.
mellie815 said:
I'm having a RIDICULOUS time trying to find a clean copy of stock ROM for my Note. Every single one I've found either ends in a dead link or I download it and it ends up being corrupt. This is no small feat as I live in the middle of nowhere and the only ISP is Hughesnet, which is neither fast, nor unlimited. It literally took me 4 hours to download a 5gb alleged stock ROM only to have it be corrupt.
Isn't there anywhere to get a clean copy of stock??? I see a lot of mods here in XDA, but as far as regular stock SM-N975UI, either I'm totally missing something or there isn't one here.
Can someone please help me find one that is clean? SamMobile's download is limited to 15kbps for non paying members and their copy has been downloading literally since yesterday and is only at 900mb. Living in the country has its perks, but high speed internet isn't one of them. Nothing worse than checking on a download that was running all night to see it say it still has 2 days to go.
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You'll need a much faster connection; that slow, that much data, the download has a great chance of being corrupted.
Maybe have a 3rd party download it and send it to you by mail etc. Samsung could... if you could harang them into doing so.
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You'll need a much faster connection; that slow, that much data, the download has a great chance of being corrupted.
Maybe have a 3rd party download it and send it to you by mail etc. Samsung could... if you could harang them into doing so.
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According to the authorized service center I visited yesterday, they don't even have access from Samsung. They are directed to send the phone directly to Samsung, which just floors me. I asked the tech if he could at least flash stock and see if we could get it to load, since I definitely can get to the SD card from Watchdog and it will read it. His reply was nope. I called 2 other repair shops since I was in the city already and got the same story.
Back in the day, rooting Android 4 was easier than this! Do you know of any reputable sites for stock roms? SamMobile is definitely out. And many I've gone to will list my stock, but when you follow the links, the file is no longer available. This feels like a bad X files episode at this point. LOL.
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According to the authorized service center I visited yesterday, they don't even have access from Samsung. They are directed to send the phone directly to Samsung, which just floors me. I asked the tech if he could at least flash stock and see if we could get it to load, since I definitely can get to the SD card from Watchdog and it will read it. His reply was nope. I called 2 other repair shops since I was in the city already and got the same story.
Back in the day, rooting Android 4 was easier than this! Do you know of any reputable sites for stock roms? SamMobile is definitely out. And many I've gone to will list my stock, but when you follow the links, the file is no longer available. This feels like a bad X files episode at this point. LOL.
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Talk, write to Samsung and lean on them.
You'll probably end up sending it in. Take detailed pictures of the phone before boxing it and as boxing it. Double box it and pack/seal it well. Insure the package!
Fight with Samsung if they try to charge you more than $50. Expect trouble... Samsung's tech support is one of the worst on this planet.
Finding stock ROM should not be that difficult, by browsing through the forum, Guides, News & Discussions:
Links to US-firmwares: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/n975u-and-n975u1-firmware-links-here.3957648/
Following thread describes how to download FW using Frija and flashing using Odin: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-25-feb-21-galaxy-note10-sm-n975f-ds.3957812/
There's a YouTube video...,
https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DQe94cBd_fSc&ved=2ahU
He shows you how to fix it. Has FB page "How to Solution"
Check it out
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According to the authorized service center I visited yesterday, they don't even have access from Samsung. They are directed to send the phone directly to Samsung, which just floors me. I asked the tech if he could at least flash stock and see if we could get it to load, since I definitely can get to the SD card from Watchdog and it will read it. His reply was nope. I called 2 other repair shops since I was in the city already and got the same story.
Back in the day, rooting Android 4 was easier than this! Do you know of any reputable sites for stock roms? SamMobile is definitely out. And many I've gone to will list my stock, but when you follow the links, the file is no longer available. This feels like a bad X files episode at this point. LOL.
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Did you ever get this fixed?
I have similar problem. N975u1 stuck in SS Rdx unknown mode. No way to gt to recovery or bootloader
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I went to a repair shop out of desperation. Had to drive over an hour to get to it as I live in the country, and he basically said it's dead. The fun part is, I called my warranty co and of course, they aren't honoring the warranty because "they don't insure phones that cost over $999" which mine did when I got it. But of course, there was nothing that said they didn't cover my phone, which is why I bought their lease/warranty plan.
So, basically, I have a brick that I owe $591 on yet, and they couldn't care less. At this point, I am willing to try anything at all because I have no other options. I already filed a BBB report against them after spending over an hour on the phone with them to no avail.
Any ideas at all would be very helpful at this point.
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File a complaint with your state attorney general's office.
Against the warranty company and especially the carrier.
Lean on the carrier, verbal breach of contract because the warranty company refused to repair it.
I'd stiff the carrier out of principle. It's likely they wouldn't bother to take it to small claims court.
Before you do that though lean on them like a cheap suit, call, call, call. Talk to their retainment group. Don't give them a moments peace. One time I called Verizon close to 30 times in a week before they finally issues a full credit over a Direct TV breach of contract. If I was you I be seeing red...