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OK I was trying to flash an unlocked kernal via ODIN last night, something went wrong and now phone is stuck on the phone--!--computer screen. I cannot get past this screen. vol+home+power doesn't do anything but loop to the same screen.
It shows ODIN MODE in red at the top of the screen, but ODIn won't recognize the phone, nor will Kies (not running at the same time). Computer makes USB connected/disconnected sound when I plug and unplug the phone.
I have tried One-Click Unbrick, did not recognize that phone was connected.
Help!!
which model of Galaxy S2 do you have?
T-Mobile SGH-T989
hose902 said:
T-Mobile SGH-T989
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there''s currently nothing to flash this phone
it came out only 2 days ago
DEV are still working on finding root
so, the best suggestion is to take it back to the store and get it exchanged
or wait a few more days/weeks until a flashable release becomes available to fix the mistake
I know, I was hasty and now this. Even when there something available to flash, the device isn't being recognized by ODIN. Any troubleshooting help for this?
When I managed to get my Vibrant into that mode I could pull the battery, hold volume up, put the battery in, press and release power (still holding volume up) and it'd kick back into download mode everytime. Once in download mode I could plug the USB in and a running ODIN would see it pop up. If ODIN wasn't running and USB was already plugged in things wouldn't work right.
I haven't tried ODIN on the GS2 yet (I'll wait for a root ). I did find the vibrant nearly impossible to brick though... trust me I unexpectedly tried quite hard.
You might need the newest ODIN for GS2 support, and possibly newer drivers.
Hey, Hey, Hey...
My Story...
1. I got a TMO Samsung Galaxy S2
2. Tried to root
3. Used Odin to root and install ROM and referenced the following thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1095274
4. Realized phone models are not the same
5. Phone does not boot and nothing comes up on the screen
6. No lights or LED indicators (i.e. charging) HOWEVER....
7. ODIN recognizes the phone when I plug in the phone via USB
8. Tried to load stock rom:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321811
9. ODIN gets stuck on <ID:0/005> SetupConnection...
10. I am unable to access SD Card for CWR
11. Next step? Return or exchanges are currently not an option.
Thanks in advance for the assistance!
fix4tv said:
Hey, Hey, Hey...
My Story...
1. I got a TMO Samsung Galaxy S2
2. Tried to root
3. Used Odin to root and install ROM and referenced the following thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1095274
4. Realized phone models are not the same
5. Phone does not boot and nothing comes up on the screen
6. No lights or LED indicators (i.e. charging) HOWEVER....
7. ODIN recognizes the phone when I plug in the phone via USB
8. Tried to load stock rom:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321811
9. ODIN gets stuck on <ID:0/005> SetupConnection...
10. I am unable to access SD Card for CWR
11. Next step? Return or exchanges are currently not an option.
Thanks in advance for the assistance!
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I'm a bit new to this, but a custom ROM shouldn't affect your recovery mode. Are you sure you are using the correct buttons and methods to boot recovery?
Might want to make a new thread instead of necroing something from when the phone was 2 days old.
I have GT I9100 and done the same thing and got the same result . stuck at setup connection with odin
Please Help
Go into device manager when is plugged in and if it says qhd-usb or something like that its a hard brick. What tipped me off was you said it makes two noises when you plug in. that's a tell tell sign your hard bricked
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soft bricked my phone (i hope)
i have sgh-t989 (t-mobile) i am running a miui rom. it wont boot it just goes to miui boot up screen. i can go to the download mode but not recovery (how do u do that) but when im in downoad mode Odin dosnt recognize my phone. and my computer says it is an unknown device.
tried new wire, uninstalling re-installing kies, stopped all processes, diff computer tried to boot for a day, let battery out for a day, and a few other things.
please help and thank you.
iamnoone626 said:
i have sgh-t989 (t-mobile) i am running a miui rom. it wont boot it just goes to miui boot up screen. i can go to the download mode but not recovery (how do u do that) but when im in downoad mode Odin dosnt recognize my phone. and my computer says it is an unknown device.
tried new wire, uninstalling re-installing kies, stopped all processes, diff computer tried to boot for a day, let battery out for a day, and a few other things.
please help and thank you.
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You should try to uninstall then reinstall driver, and try another usb port. In my experience, Odin seems to be picky, it only recognizes your phone if you plug it in the usb port that you used in the first time.
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Recovery is accessed by holding both vol + and - while starting the phone. Hold them both while pressing the power button, then release the power button when it vibrates, keep holding the vol buttons till you see the recovery screen.
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You should try to uninstall then reinstall driver, and try another usb port. In my experience, Odin seems to be picky, it only recognizes your phone if you plug it in the usb port that you used in the first time.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989 using xda app-developers app
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ok i have done this through kies is there another way that you can do this?
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Recovery is accessed by holding both vol + and - while starting the phone. Hold them both while pressing the power button, then release the power button when it vibrates, keep holding the vol buttons till you see the recovery screen.
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when i do this it only takes me to download mode.
Have a look at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359
for a DL link for the USB Drivers
Cheers,
Chris
Sk3tchy said:
Have a look at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359
for a DL link for the USB Drivers
Cheers,
Chris
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i tryed this but still odin does not recognize my phone. (no yellow box shows up)
Alright, so last night I tried to flash a new ROM using the clockwork method, and twice it failed, well, the first time I did it, I backed up my phone...the second time I didn't thinking it would still be there, well it wasn't. So now, I'm on a bootloop (I've already read how to fix it but it doesn't work). So my question is how in do I flash a new ROM using ODIN3 (which I can connect too)?
Try searching "stock ROM for *your phone*"
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Follow the directions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
With you phone NOT attached to your PC
Download the full reset one-click, extract it then run it on you PC
Turn off you phone
Get into download mode - Power + Volume Up till you see the Galaxy logo and let go
THEN plug it into your PC and see if it shows up on a COM port (doesn't matter which one)
Click start and let it do it's thing.
You should then be back on stock rooted EL29.
THEN go and read the stickies in all sections, then re-read them a few more times all the way through the entire list of posts.
Then read through the Developmeent sections and read the original post and all the following posts.
leaderbuilder said:
Follow the directions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
With you phone NOT attached to your PC
Download the full reset one-click, extract it then run it on you PC
Turn off you phone
Get into download mode - Power + Volume Up till you see the Galaxy logo and let go
THEN plug it into your PC and see if it shows up on a COM port (doesn't matter which one)
Click start and let it do it's thing.
You should then be back on stock rooted EL29.
THEN go and read the stickies in all sections, then re-read them a few more times all the way through the entire list of posts.
Then read through the Developmeent sections and read the original post and all the following posts.
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Leader meant to say 'Get into download mode - HOLD Power + vol/down until it enters download mode, then press the vol/up key (there will be instructions on the screen, vol/up to continue into d/l mode).
Ooops been flashing so many things lately and recovery vs download is on mind. thanks tdunham.
Hello all, i was trying to flash back to my stock rom 4.0.2 from my custom rom 4.1.1 and then my little brother accidently unplug the cable and now my phone cant boot up. I can hear the sound but the screen is all black and the vibrator keep going off every 10 seconds. i couldnt go to recovery mode. I didnt do NANO back up either. So please someone help what should i do to get my phone back to normal. Thank you
uhm, kick your brother in the face? lol. you are screwed man.
Afraid he may be right.
Pull battery to make sure phone is off and try to boot into download mode.
If you can call yourself lucky, and odin flash the stock fw. Tie up your brotber first this time!
If you can't boot to download mode or recovery, then you are probably hard bricked.
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This shouldn't be too hard. I can't see how your download mode could have gotten damaged.
It sounds like you were using ODIN? You can get into download mode by pulling the battery. Then hold vol down+home and press power. Hold the first 2 until it is well on the way to coming up. Then you can flash the stock ROM by putting it in the PDA field of ODIN. The ROM should be easily findable in these sub-forums.
An alternate if you have a ROM zip file - which are more plentiful - is to use ADB. Although that takes a bit more confidence. In SUPER short because it can never be in enough threads:
1. Obtain a ROM of your choice, and note the location on your computer.
2. reboot your device into fastboot mode via one the following .
1. power off the device then back on with 'vol down ' + power button.
3. Wipe your device.
1. fastboot -w
4 . Update your ROM.
1. fastboot update </path/to/your/RomFile.zip>
5. Your phone will update and automatically reboot into the new ROM.
But really I'd go with ODIN. It's just easier.
call tmobile and tell them u installed a app off the market and your phone froze
go thru all the crap they tell you to restart the phone
obviously it wont turn on
wait for them to tell you that they are gonna send you a new phone
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call tmobile and tell them u installed a app off the market and your phone froze
go thru all the crap they tell you to restart the phone
obviously it wont turn on
wait for them to tell you that they are gonna send you a new phone
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Sure, defraud the carrier. THAT'S ALWAYS the answer.
This is why we can't have nice things.
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This shouldn't be too hard. I can't see how your download mode could have gotten damaged.
It sounds like you were using ODIN? You can get into download mode by pulling the battery. Then hold vol down+home and press power. Hold the first 2 until it is well on the way to coming up. Then you can flash the stock ROM by putting it in the PDA field of ODIN. The ROM should be easily findable in these sub-forums.
An alternate if you have a ROM zip file - which are more plentiful - is to use ADB. Although that takes a bit more confidence. In SUPER short because it can never be in enough threads:
1. Obtain a ROM of your choice, and note the location on your computer.
2. reboot your device into fastboot mode via one the following .
1. power off the device then back on with 'vol down ' + power button.
3. Wipe your device.
1. fastboot -w
4 . Update your ROM.
1. fastboot update </path/to/your/RomFile.zip>
5. Your phone will update and automatically reboot into the new ROM.
But really I'd go with ODIN. It's just easier.
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I'm bumping this old thread because of a question specific to the info above. I'm in adb and cannot flash the rom to phone because i'm stuck at
fastboot update </path/to/your/RomFile.zip>
I'm obviously not putting the correct path in, so can someone tell me the correct path if my rom is located in
C:\android-sdk\sdk\platform-tools\TD.zip
I've tried all sorts of combinations and am stuck at this point, which is frustrating because i'm almost there.
Thanks in advance.
re: starting fresh
Ok everyone stop messing around, if your phone won't boot to CWM/TWRP or even if it does boot to CWM/TWRP but
you cannot flash custom roms for one reason or another this step by step guide is for you.
If your phone will not go into download mode you will need to exchange it or get it repaired by jtag.
If your phones do go into download mode successfully just follow this step by step guide to get your phone back up and working.
Easy and sure way to to get your phone back up and running properly with this step by step guide:
After you have followed these instructions your phone will be in the same condition
as it was the day you have purchased it except with the benefit of being rooted.
Download the stock-rooted T999 firmware: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390169635556426451
After downloading it make a folder on your computer's desktop and unzip the
file using Winzip or 7zip so the .TAR file is in the new folder you just made.
Here is a link for ODIN which is required for flashing the stock rooted firmware (a windows app) http://d-h.st/Q14
Download and extract Odin into the same folder you made containing the TAR file.
Download the Odin Flash firmware for T999 Tmobile then copy it to the same folder as Odin
Run Odin by double clicking the Odin.exe within the same folder as the TAR file you extracted
Turn off your phone and boot into DOWNLOAD MODE (Volume Down + Home + Power Hold until phone powers up, then release and press Volume Up to enter Download Mode)
Once in Download Mode, connect the USB/Charger cable to the phone and plug into the USB port on your computer.
You should now see a COM** port listed toward the top-left of Odin (under ID:COM)
Click on the PDA button in the middle-right area of Odin.
Browse to and select the Firmware you downloaded (TAR file)
Make sure Auto-Reboot and F. Reset Time are the only options checked and that PDA is the only other thing checked.
TRIPLE CHECK your settings and that you have selected the correct firmware for your model phone and are using the correct options.
If you are using a laptop, make absolutely sure you are plugged in, or if on battery, that it is charged enough and will not go into sleep mode during flash.
Click Start to begin the flash. This will take a while, so be patient!
Once complete, in the top-left box in Odin, it will say PASS and the phone should have automatically rebooted.
You may unplug the phone and close Odin if you wish.
Wait at least 5-10 minutes for the system to boot the first time and then build its cache!
(It may seem to hang during boot, this is normal and you must be patient!!!)
Good Luck!
How much time per-day do you waste answering questions people never asked? Just wondered.
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How much time per-day do you waste answering questions people never asked? Just wondered.
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his post was a lot more useful than yours.
reosting
losangeles100 said:
How much time per-day do you waste answering questions people never asked? Just wondered.
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A lot more time than you do posting your nonsense. LOL
Hello. I bought a Samsung Galaxy s 4g sprint from someone. It turns on and goes straight into recovery mode, but it recovery mode you cant move any of the options.. it just stays there... is there any way to make it work? Please Help!
See if you can get into download mode. (Three finger boot) If you can, then you can use Odin to reflash recovery and flash a ROM. Since you are having issues, it wouldn't hurt to just Odin stock FC09 and you know you're starting fresh. (Check repartition)
If you decide to Odin FC09, you will then have to Odin CWM or TWRP with reboot unchecked, pull the battery and boot into recovery. Once in recovery again you can flash any Epic 4G ROM that is compatible with the Epic modem. You have to go through those steps because the stock kernel will reinstall the stock recovery upon the reboot.
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Also, if you want a video tutorial on the whole process, then search for Qbking77's channel on YouTube. There you will find the FC09 root video for our device.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
okay i will try doing this...i put the custom roms that i download on an sd card right? and as of now when i turn it on it says the samsung logo then goes straight to recovery mode and when its in recovery mode i try to move the volume up and down for the options but it doesnt move.. im pretty new to this stuff.... thanks for the reply
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See if you can get into download mode. (Three finger boot) If you can, then you can use Odin to reflash recovery and flash a ROM. Since you are having issues, it wouldn't hurt to just Odin stock FC09 and you know you're starting fresh. (Check repartition)
If you decide to Odin FC09, you will then have to Odin CWM or TWRP with reboot unchecked, pull the battery and boot into recovery. Once in recovery again you can flash any Epic 4G ROM that is compatible with the Epic modem. You have to go through those steps because the stock kernel will reinstall the stock recovery upon the reboot.
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Also, if you want a video tutorial on the whole process, then search for Qbking77's channel on YouTube. There you will find the FC09 root video for our device.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
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moneystack23 said:
okay i will try doing this...i put the custom roms that i download on an sd card right? and as of now when i turn it on it says the samsung logo then goes straight to recovery mode and when its in recovery mode i try to move the volume up and down for the options but it doesnt move.. im pretty new to this stuff.... thanks for the reply
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Yep Roms go on sdcard. It sounds like you have a bad flash of something. So you can try the recovery flash in Odin and see if that helps. The better solution, albeit with more steps involved to get back on custom, would be to use Odin and flash stock FC09 with repartition check just in case.
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Okay so i download a rom on my sd card... then try to see if the rom pops up on the recovery mode and see if i can use the volume keys to move it to the rom i downloaded.. and when you say the better solution albiet.. what is that? and what do u mean to go back on custom with repartition? i want to be careful when i am doing this and idk what your talkin about... i apoligize but i am very new to this kind of stuff.... can u please explain what to do? thank you so much!
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Yep Roms go on sdcard. It sounds like you have a bad flash of something. So you can try the recovery flash in Odin and see if that helps. The better solution, albeit with more steps involved to get back on custom, would be to use h stock FC09 with repartition check just in case.
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moneystack23 said:
Okay so i download a rom on my sd card... then try to see if the rom pops up on the recovery mode and see if i can use the volume keys to move it to the rom i downloaded.. and when you say the better solution albiet.. what is that? and what do u mean to go back on custom with repartition? i want to be careful when i am doing this and idk what your talkin about... i apoligize but i am very new to this kind of stuff.... can u please explain what to do? thank you so much!
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He means to follow the steps in this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
That will get you back to 100% stock just like new out of the box. Then if you want to root you can follow this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2006687
That will get you rooted and have the opportunity to flash whatever rom you want that is for the Epic 4G with slider.
Also be sure you have a GOOD cable not the charging cable that came with the phone. Most people have good luck with BlackBerry cables.
alright ill try doing what it says in the first link because i just want to make the phone work... do u think the first link will work if my phone just turns on and goes straight to recovery mode? im asking because idk whats wrong with it/ what the problem is.... after i get it to stock mode then i will flash and root it... thanks alot
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He means to follow the steps in this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
That will get you back to 100% stock just like new out of the box. Then if you want to root you can follow this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2006687
That will get you rooted and have the opportunity to flash whatever rom you want that is for the Epic 4G with slider.
Also be sure you have a GOOD cable not the charging cable that came with the phone. Most people have good luck with BlackBerry cables.
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moneystack23 said:
alright ill try doing what it says in the first link because i just want to make the phone work... do u think the first link will work if my phone just turns on and goes straight to recovery mode? im asking because idk whats wrong with it/ what the problem is.... after i get it to stock mode then i will flash and root it... thanks alot
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Yea the first link will work if your phone just turns on and goes straight to recovery mode because you will be going into to download mode by holding 1 on the keyboard and the power button until you see a yellow android guy pop up that's pushing something. Recovery mode and download mode are different.
Yea, sorry I didn't provide links. I was on my N7 when replying. Like I suggested eariler, check out the video tutorials on using odin to get to stock and rooting our phone. vwags already provide the link for both Odin and FC09 tar.
The problem i am having is that when i connect the usb in w/o battery is that it shows the charging logo and then 5 secs later it just turns off? any suggestions? thank you very much
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Yea, sorry I didn't provide links. I was on my N7 when replying. Like I suggested eariler, check out the video tutorials on using odin to get to stock and rooting our phone. vwags already provide the link for both Odin and FC09 tar.
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The problem i am having is that when i connect the usb in w/o battery is that it shows the charging logo and then 5 secs later it just turns off? any suggestions? thank you very much
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Have the battery in the phone when you connect the usb to your pc.
alright i will try this, but even when i try charging it with the battery in .. it just shows a charging symbol (for like 1 sec) and goes straight to recovery mode... when at recovery mode it just shows options and then it says to move volume rocker and press okay on options... the thing is that when i move the volume rocker the options stays the same... this also happens when i use the usb w/o battery... i will try with battery but i doubt anything will change... also i dont have a sd card in it when i do all of this ... if that even matters... thanks alot for the replies
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Have the battery in the phone when you connect the usb to your pc.
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Ok.
1. Turn off device.
2. Leave battery in.
3. Press and hold the #1 key and then Power button until you get into download mode. (Android w/ shovel inside yellow triangle.)
4. Start Odin on your PC.
5. Connect phone to computer via micro USB cable. You will see in Odin, a yellow box with "COM" and some #. That means your phone is recognized. If not, you need to reinstall drivers.
6. Place FC09 tar file in the PDA slot.
7. Check repartition & auto reboot.
8. Click start.
9. Process takes about 2-6mins. The first boot takes about 5mins.
10. Profit, b/c you're on 100% stock like out the box.
From there, I'd suggest updating your profile and PRL in settings > about phone. Then you can follow the video on rooting & flashing.
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when i do step 3 it just goes straight into manual mode.. and whenever u turn it on it always goes to manual mode... the only way to turn off device when its on manual mode is to take the battery out
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Ok.
1. Turn off device.
2. Leave battery in.
3. Press and hold Camera, Vol dwn and then Power buttons until you get into download mode. (Android w/ shovel inside yellow triangle.)
4. Start Odin on your PC.
5. Connect phone to computer via micro USB cable. You will see in Odin, a yellow box with "COM" and some #. That means your phone is recognized. If not, you need to reinstall drivers.
6. Place FC09 tar file in the PDA slot.
7. Check repartition & auto reboot.
8. Click start.
9. Process takes about 2-6mins. The first boot takes about 5mins.
10. Profit, b/c you're on 100% stock like out the box.
From there, I'd suggest updating your profile and PRL in settings > about phone. Then you can follow the video on rooting & flashing.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk 2
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moneystack23 said:
when i do step 3 it just goes straight into manual mode.. and whenever u turn it on it always goes to manual mode... the only way to turn off device when its on manual mode is to take the battery out
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DynamicN pointed out my error in the original step 3. I modified that post to reflect the proper way to get into download mode. Sorry about the brain fart!
moneystack23 said:
Hello. I bought a Samsung Galaxy s 4g sprint from someone. It turns on and goes straight into recovery mode, but it recovery mode you cant move any of the options.. it just stays there... is there any way to make it work? Please Help!
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I should have asked this in my first reply.
Since we're still at the "get into download mode phase"... I need to make sure that you are on the SPH-D700 Epic 4G, and not the SPH-D710 Epic 4G Touch. The Touch doesn't have the physical slider keyboard.
Moneystack23 - What happens when you have the battery in and press and hold the number 1 on the top left of the keyboard and then at the same time press and hold the power button for atleast 5 seconds?
Edit: I'm asking because I think your pressing and holding vol down, camera and power button which is not how you get into download mode on the samsung Epic 4g.
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Moneystack23 - What happens when you have the battery in and press and hold the number 1 on the top left of the keyboard and then at the same time press and hold the power button for atleast 5 seconds?
Edit: I'm asking because I think your pressing and holding vol down, camera and power button which is not how you get into download mode on the samsung Epic 4g.
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Sh!t you're right Dynamic. Total brain fart there. Sorry moneystack23.
I had a feeling I messed up one of the steps. I'll go modify that step for those Google searchers that will end up here.
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Sh!t you're right Dynamic. Total brain fart there. Sorry moneystack23.
I had a feeling I messed up one of the steps. I'll go modify that step for those Google searchers that will end up here.
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Happens to everyone at one time or another
Now to see if Moneystack can bring that Epic back to life:fingers-crossed:
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Happens to everyone at one time or another
Now to see if Moneystack can bring that Epic back to life:fingers-crossed:
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Yea, I've been on AOKP M6 for so long now that the simple things slip my mind.
i have the d700 with the slide out keyboard ... ive also tried pressing the number 1 and power button as well... when i turn it on or plug to usb or charge it the same thing happens: it shows the samsung logo and goes straight to manual mode and in manual mode i press the volume rocker and the options dont move ... it basically stays at the screen... you cannot turn it off when your at the manual mode screen so i take off the battery... please help and thanks for the replies
nikon120 said:
Yea, I've been on AOKP M6 for so long now that the simple things slip my mind.
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Hi,
I have been a regular visitor of this website and have gained quite a good amount of knowledge through this forum.
I have been with android for the past 2 years and I have loved the android experience.
2 days ago, I read that there was a feature in android whereas the free apps access the internet frequently and use up precious battery power also the paid apps access the google play store in order to verify licenses. Both these kind of apps wakes up itself regularly and this eats up huge amount of battery.
To counter this I was searching for solutions through this website and found that there was an app which could be downloaded and which can handle such kind of scenario. Lucky Patcher. I didn't read the whole thread but I just went ahead and downloaded that app and my phone stopped working minutes after its installation. Upon reading the whole thread I found out that the android phone needs to be rooted in order for that app to work. BIG MISTAKE!
Now my phone is dead. I can start it but it gets stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S3 logo and never goes ahead.
I took the help of this forum to flash a stock ROM of S3 onto my fone using Odin 3.07 and a stock rom downloaded from samsung dash updates dot com.
This is the name of the folder that was downloaded from the website
"Samsung-Updates.com-SGH-T999V_GLW_1_20120818102113_dgbyab64vd"
I tried flashing it using Odin following the procedure but there was nothing happening on the software or on the phone. I kept the phone attached while Odin was "Initialising" for around 4-5 hours. I slept along that time, and when I woke up, it was still there. I was supposed to get "PASS!" on Odin but I didn't get that. I downloaded the previous versions of the stock ROM and tried that but all in vain.
Phone model: SGH-T999V (Wind Mobile, Canada)
Now I can't find a solution to this problem and this is my last resort. By the weekend I will go to one of those mobile stores which I haven't seen in ages, but will have to go there as I am unable to revive back my fone. And I utterly miss using it.
If there is anything any of you guys can help me with, I will be more than happy to reply to any further information you need.
Thank you all for reading, and thanks a million for even thinking of helping me.
God Bless you all.
-shanxthechashmish
I can't get in recovery mode (Home+volumeUP+Power). it vibrates once but the screen remains blank.
I can get into downloading mode (Home+volumeDown+Power). which gives me two options, one to continue and the other to cancel.
(May be this helps to determine whether my phone has been bricked or not!)
Using ODIN, the following information is given and is stuck at this only...
"<OSM> KIES_HOME_T999VVLDLL1_T999VYVLDLL1_CL616748_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation.."
Usually, if you're stuck.during boot you just need to factory reset. Are you sure you're trying the right way to boot recovery? Hold volume up, home and power, when it vibrates, release power but continue holding volume up and home. Some blue text should flash at the top of the screen (you can let go of all buttons now) and it should boot recovery.
No idea why Odin isn't working. Do you have kies installed? If so, get rid of it, reboot and try again.
You could try flashing CWM or TWRP (see my Sig). Then boot recovery and factory reset or flash a Rom.
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Sounds like the drivers are missing. Or you need to run ODIN as administrator
I'm with @KAsp3rd, the computer is not seeing the phone, reinstall the USB drivers try again.
Here is a guide I made:
1. Download and install USB Drivers from here: Thanks to @DocHoliday77 for hosting
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=1368
2. Download and extract ODIN 3.07 from here: Thanks to @DocHoliday77 for hosting
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=1369
3. Download Stock ROM image (.tar file) from here: Thanks to @DocHoliday77 for hosting
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
4. Save all open files and reboot computer
5. Boot phone into Download mode (also called ODIN mode) by shutting down the phone and holding Volume Down & Home then pressing Power until it vibrates, still holding Volume Down & Home buttons, until the "Yellow Triangle" screen shows up.
6. Plug phone into computer and open ODIN 3.07 and make sure that only "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" are checked.
7. Click on the "PDA" button (right side about half-way down), browse for ROM .tar file, click "Open" button.
8. Click "Start" button and watch to "Reset" or "Fail" to show in the 1st square (upper left side),
9. Phone will reboot
10. Leave phone alone for 10mins+ to let all of the first time boot stuff complete.
Good luck with it.
DocHoliday77 said:
Usually, if you're stuck.during boot you just need to factory reset. Are you sure you're trying the right way to boot recovery? Hold volume up, home and power, when it vibrates, release power but continue holding volume up and home. Some blue text should flash at the top of the screen (you can let go of all buttons now) and it should boot recovery.
No idea why Odin isn't working. Do you have kies installed? If so, get rid of it, reboot and try again.
You could try flashing CWM or TWRP (see my Sig). Then boot recovery and factory reset or flash a Rom.
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yes, I was doing the right way with the boot recovery. There was a blue text when the SAMSUNG logo flashed, but nothing after that. I let go off the power button while holding the power up and home buttons, but nothing went ahead.
I dont have kies installed. My laptop has a fresh win 7 ultimate installation. I got the usb drivers for samung already installed, it detects the phone everytime on one of the COM ports.
I'll go through the flashing CWM and TWRP. you meant your signature, right?
sorry for being such a newbie..
KAsp3rd said:
Sounds like the drivers are missing. Or you need to run ODIN as administrator
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TI reinstalled the drivers using the Samsung flashing kit that was available here on xda developers.
I am not sure if ODIN is run as admin. I guess I need to try that one tonight. In class right now, too anxious to study..
wil post up the results as soon as i reach back home..
shanxthechashmich said:
yes, I was doing the right way with the boot recovery. There was a blue text when the SAMSUNG logo flashed, but nothing after that. I let go off the power button while holding the power up and home buttons, but nothing went ahead.
I dont have kies installed. My laptop has a fresh win 7 ultimate installation. I got the usb drivers for samung already installed, it detects the phone everytime on one of the COM ports.
I'll go through the flashing CWM and TWRP. you meant your signature, right?
sorry for being such a newbie..
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Yes, in my signature. But the others may still be correct. When you connect and open Odin does it show the port number in the top left area? If not then it's probably a driver issue, even if they're installed. Happens a lot believe it or not. Also try other usb ports on the computer.
If you can flash recovery in Odin though, this is all irrelevant of course! Either way let us know what happens.
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DJ_SpaRky said:
I'm with @KAsp3rd, the computer is not seeing the phone, reinstall the USB drivers try again.
Here is a guide I made:
1. Download and install USB Drivers from here: Thanks to @DocHoliday77 for hosting
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=1368
2. Download and extract ODIN 3.07 from here: Thanks to @DocHoliday77 for hosting
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=1369
3. Download Stock ROM image (.tar file) from here: Thanks to @DocHoliday77 for hosting
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
4. Save all open files and reboot computer
5. Boot phone into Download mode (also called ODIN mode) by shutting down the phone and holding Volume Down & Home then pressing Power until it vibrates, still holding Volume Down & Home buttons, until the "Yellow Triangle" screen shows up.
6. Plug phone into computer and open ODIN 3.07 and make sure that only "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" are checked.
7. Click on the "PDA" button (right side about half-way down), browse for ROM .tar file, click "Open" button.
8. Click "Start" button and watch to "Reset" or "Fail" to show in the 1st square (upper left side),
9. Phone will reboot
10. Leave phone alone for 10mins+ to let all of the first time boot stuff complete.
Good luck with it.
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Thnaks for this detailed list.
but i know this drill, the only problem being that the phone is not going anywhere after the step where the ODIN has already flashed the file on the phone.
It gets stuck while "Initializing.." I have posted that as an update on my Post.
As KAsp3rd said that I must try running it as an administrator, I might do it tonight and will let you all know what it gave me..
Thanks for all the help..
I think we posted at the same time so did you see my post? Do you remember if Odin had the port number at the top left? In the Odin output it said ID:0, so it may not be seeing the phone.
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@DocHoliday77
Yes, it shows the COM port on the top left corner of the ODIN.
I have also uninstalled and reinstalled the driveres several times, but with no effect.. I am thinking the run as administrator is the one thing I havent thought of or tried or seen anywhere on the forum.
I will post the result of that as well by tonight.
And thanks for hosting so many files online. I downloaded the one that was needed for the Stock Firmware.
Ok, and in case you don't know, uninstalling the driver software isn't enough on its own. Go into device manager, right click and either update drivers, or uninstall, then install the new driver package.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Ok, and in case you don't know, uninstalling the driver software isn't enough on its own. Go into device manager, right click and either update drivers, or uninstall, then reboot computer, then install the new driver package.
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Windows, always reboot after uninstalling any drivers.
@DocHoliday77
I tried that thing again. Reinstalled the drivers after uninstalling and rebooting. there is still no response.
I gave it to one of my friends, he tried putting in the recovery file and now the screen says "Installation of the software has been interrupted, please restart to begin"
I'll post the screenshot in the morning now.
Also, @KAsp3rd : I tried running Odin as administrator, but the same thing happened. It used to get stuck at "Initialization"
Any more advices ?
shanxthechashmich said:
@DocHoliday77
I tried that thing again. Reinstalled the drivers after uninstalling and rebooting. there is still no response.
I gave it to one of my friends, he tried putting in the recovery file and now the screen says "Installation of the software has been interrupted, please restart to begin"
I'll post the screenshot in the morning now.
Also, @KAsp3rd : I tried running Odin as administrator, but the same thing happened. It used to get stuck at "Initialization"
Any more advices ?
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Is it the phone that says installation interrupted? When he tried flashing the recovery did he use odin? Did it seem to flash properly?
Something else I don't thonk hss been mentioned is to try a different usb cable. Preferably one thst came with the phone, or another device. (Some cables sold for recharging are not capable of data transfer on these devices).
Also, try all ports on the computer, and unplug all unnecessary peripherals.
If something happened and you got a bad flash, it could be bricked. Can't remember if you tried KAsp3rd's unbrick method already.
Another thing you can try to get recovery installed is to adb shell into the device and using the dd command, dump recovery to the phone. Youll have to have the android sdk installed to do this though.
Its hard to say what's really needed at this point though. Usually if you can get download mode, you can Odin the stock firmware. Most Odin problems are due to driver and cable issues. (Is Windows fully updated?)
Even though you can get download mode, the debrick method may still help, but I'm just not sure. Maybe I'm missing something.....
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DocHoliday77 said:
Is it the phone that says installation interrupted? When he tried flashing the recovery did he use odin? Did it seem to flash properly?
Something else I don't thonk hss been mentioned is to try a different usb cable. Preferably one thst came with the phone, or another device. (Some cables sold for recharging are not capable of data transfer on these devices).
Also, try all ports on the computer, and unplug all unnecessary peripherals.
If something happened and you got a bad flash, it could be bricked. Can't remember if you tried KAsp3rd's unbrick method already.
Another thing you can try to get recovery installed is to adb shell into the device and using the dd command, dump recovery to the phone. Youll have to have the android sdk installed to do this though.
Its hard to say what's really needed at this point though. Usually if you can get download mode, you can Odin the stock firmware. Most Odin problems are due to driver and cable issues. (Is Windows fully updated?)
Even though you can get download mode, the debrick method may still help, but I'm just not sure. Maybe I'm missing something.....
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I have the original cable with me, the one that came with the s3.
he tried using ODIN, but thats as far as I know. He said something about using Kies to flash the rom as well. not sure what.
No, I didn't try KAsp3rd's unbrick method. Could you please guide me where could I find that?
Also, everything you said after this unbrick method simply doesn't make any sense to me. May be some guided instructions would be helpful.
And yes, the windows is fully updated, no issue on that.
Where can I find the unbrick method?
If you want to just search for android sdk. It'll find Google's page for it and instructions. Should also find some good guides on installing and using. All I'd 've doing is searching for then repeating it back to you, so it'll be easier for both of us if you just go to the source. I think it's developer.Google com or something similar.
And she'll basically connects to your phone and allows you to run commands as if you were using the terminal emulator.
The debrick thread is stickies in development.
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what is the official stock firmware can i download directly? and what are name of the firmware and how long the procedure to flash that?
Firmware thread stickies in development section. Link is also in my Sig. Everything you need to know and download to get started is in that thread.
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