Help My S3 is stuck on the Galaxy 3 screen... - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III

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Can someone help me and point me in the right direction on getting my phone back to working condition. I originally did the "QBKING77" "I think that's the Name" Clockwork mod root and everything worked fine. Then I went to put the phone back to original condition and now it will not boot.I just get the Samsung Galaxy III boot screen. I used Odin and loaded the factory file the all of the sudden Odin said failed. The phone hasn't been the same since. I can get to the boot screen still "Vol-up+RT side and middle button. And also "Vol-down +RT side +Middle Button" to do Odin. My computer or any computer recognized the phone and loads the drivers for it but I can't get the dam thing to work. I hope to god I don't have a paperweight. Any and All help would be GREATLY Appreciated!!!!!

wgfa said:
I hope this post is in the correct place but if not Mods please move to the correct one.
Can someone help me and point me in the right direction on getting my phone back to working condition. I originally did the "QRB77" "I think that's the Name" root and everything worked fine. Then I went to put the phone back to original condition and now it will not boot.I just get the Samsung Galaxy III boot screen. I used Odin and loaded the factory file the all of the sudden Odin said failed. The phone hasn't been the same since. I can get to the boot screen still "Vol-up+RT side and middle button. And also "Vol-down +RT side +Middle Button" to do Odin. My computer or any computer recognized the phone and loads the drivers for it but I can't get the dam thing to work. I hope to god I don't have a paperweight. Any and All help would be GREATLY Appreciated!!!!!
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Same thing happen to me so I just went and got a new phone and will not root or anything this phone is to good stock tamper with
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budde2 said:
Same thing happen to me so I just went and got a new phone and will not root or anything this phone is to good stock tamper with
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Dammm. So what did u end up doing with the old phone???

Gave it to sprint they didn't ask any questions I told them it said I had a update so I updated and never turned back on so I got a new one right there
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[Q] NEW Device Update Error!!!

Anyone have any idea how to fix my issue?
My device is not rooted nor running any other ROM. At this point I can care less if the solution involves rooting my phone and loading a rom. HELP PLEASE.
Device was updating to the latest software....
Stuck on ODIN MODE. Error message "Firmware Upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again"
T-Mobile tier 2 and Samsung Tier 3 could not figuire out how to fix it.
-Can't get to the recovery bootloader menu screen.
-When ever I pull the battery and plug it in it goes straight to this screen, nothing else even if I do the hardware keys to -get to the bootloader screen.
-If I connect my device to my computer and load Kies it does not reconize my device, if I go to the Emergency Recovery Screen under options nothing is in the list and no one seems to know the code to put n the code option.
What do I do? Samsung said to send it in to get flashed.
Is there any way for me to flash it on this screen at all? At this point I don't mind rooting it and loading a rom, any help would be great. Thank you!
Ibhad that same issue when i was updating. I made a video . Just follow this because kies did not work for me but odin did. Post on here questions if you have them. Ill help you. Odin will help you reupdate. Its not bricked just stuck in download mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393938
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Thanks dude.......so......how do I get the phone to "download mode"? Mine is in ODIN MODE....Can I do exactly what you did on the video or do I need to reload the stock?
My ODIN screen says "0:[COM3]" instead of "0:[COM6]"......what do I do?
Sorey. Okay so does itbalso say added at the bottom like in tge video. Sorry i was in a low reception area
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My ODIN screen says "0:[COM3]" instead of "0:[COM6]"......what do I do?
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Ifif says com and its yellow and added and you followed the rest of the instructions you should ve fine.
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Awesome, it does say com3 and added at the bottom, I will give it a try.
Glad to hear that. And im assuming you got all the other stuff you need. Like the update? Itll take about 8 mins. Once it reboots itll say pass and should not have errors. If you get any errors let me know what step it got stuck in and what the error was.
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Awesome, it does say com3 and added at the bottom, I will give it a try.
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So were you just updating over the air and it got stuck? I dont know why it asks to connect to kies when kies doesnt even recognize the phone. Kinda sad.
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Your awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its working again!!!!! So happy!!!!
im happy i made that video. So you are updated glad that worked out for you.
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Your awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its working again!!!!! So happy!!!!
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Thank you sooooo much!!!!
Someday in the future I will want to root and load a rom on to my phone, is ODIN used for that process too? I have done it with my old HD2, but I am sure its different now.
Odin can be used to root or to install other things. Once you are rooted though you can flash via cwn rwcovery instead
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Sweet, I am fimilier with cwn rw-covery. Thanks again!
I do have one question though. When you unlock the screen why does it show the bar with "swipe screen to unlock" on it? I never had that before? Do you know how to remove it?
People are reporting that after a couple uses and reboots it went away. Mine was there then it went away
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I do have one question though. When you unlock the screen why does it show the bar with "swipe screen to unlock" on it? I never had that before? Do you know how to remove it?
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Sweet, I will try and reboot it again a couple times. Thank you!
I have this exact same problem but i couldnt find your video from the other thread, Can you post it please? I have not had a phone for 2 weeks. Please help me
Help me please
I have the same issue on my note 10.1. It shows the "0:[COM6]" but the video you posted has been deleted
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Ibhad that same issue when i was updating. I made a video . Just follow this because kies did not work for me but odin did. Post on here questions if you have them. Ill help you. Odin will help you reupdate. Its not bricked just stuck in download mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393938
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[Q] Stuck on boot after unroot

Sorry for posting a new thread but I want to make sure I am heading in the right direction. I bought a Galaxy S3 yesterday that was rooted. I want to put it back to stock ROM. I downloaded Odin and the ATT Stock ROM's. Everything went ok and passed without fail, but my phone is stuck on boot. Googling around I found a how to where I could run CWM Recovery, but it seems like this is for rooted devices stuck at boot. I am looking to go back to stock. Will this work or is there something else I am missing? Thanks and I will begin searching on the forum for help.
Edit: My phone does go into dowload mode.
MiamiE said:
Sorry for posting a new thread but I want to make sure I am heading in the right direction. I bought a Galaxy S3 yesterday that was rooted. I want to put it back to stock ROM. I downloaded Odin and the ATT Stock ROM's. Everything went ok and passed without fail, but my phone is stuck on boot. Googling around I found a how to where I could run CWM Recovery, but it seems like this is for rooted devices stuck at boot. I am looking to go back to stock. Will this work or is there something else I am missing? Thanks and I will begin searching on the forum for help.
Edit: My phone does go into dowload mode.
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so dont worry you'll be fine as long as your able to go to download mode your phone is good
Heres how to restore to stock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypmqJbZqOaU
If you wanna root it again like a boss heres the link for that too:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoEVDgjTTdg
Great. Thanks for that link. I actually found that video and was looking for the drivers. I noticed the one he linked if for Sprint. My phone is ATT though. I clicked on the ATT link a little further down in his description where it says AT&T USA. I am assuming this is the correct file to install right? Now is that the TAR file or the drivers? He didnt post an AT&T link for one of those.
factory reset
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It wont let me get into factory reset either. I hold power up, power and home and it goes to...
Firmware upgrade encountered and issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again. I cant get into Kies because Kies doesnt connect to the device
Ok I followed QBkings video and everything worked fine and passed but I am still stuck on the Samsung screen. I know he mentioned factory reset but he did it once he was already into the actual phone. Mine wont get in.
You guys are all beasts! Thanks a million for the help. Factory reset finally worked! My phone didnt reset by itself though.
Well I see you must have been able to fix your phone!
It must be like the Atrix 2, but instead of FXZ restoration w/ RSD Lite, you use TAR files and Odin
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You guys are all beasts! Thanks a million for the help. Factory reset finally worked! My phone didnt reset by itself though.
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Just remember some time all u need is to reset
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twanskys204 said:
Just remember some time all u need is to reset
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Wow! Love the XDA forum. For hours I had the stuck @ Samsung logo after returning to stock on my ATT gNote 2. Bullseye, factory reset did the trick. Thank you guys, totally awesome support here.
Xda....all of us love the thanks button ; p
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The same thing happened to me today.
I flashed a rooted ics stock, one that came with cwm. It was still stuck on the logo until I went onto cwm and factory reseted. Now it works again.
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how do you factory reset if youre stuck on the boot screen?
i just unrooted or whatever and its stuck at the samsung screen
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how do you factory reset if youre stuck on the boot screen?
i just unrooted or whatever and its stuck at the samsung screen
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Boot into recovery. Vol up + home + power. When your device vibrates and you see the blue text in the top left corner of the screen, release just the power button.
Wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache

[Q] S3 bricked help please

Hi all
Ok was playing around with the samsung toolkit and somehow managed to brick my phone as it will only go to the boot screen.
I can only get it to go in to the download screen (Vol down, home, power)
Ive tried this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030&page=3
but when i try even the first step i left it nearly 30 mins and it dosnt seem to do anything
Any help you could give would help me alot
Thanks
avenger79 said:
Hi all
Ok was playing around with the samsung toolkit and somehow managed to brick my phone as it will only go to the boot screen.
I can only get it to go in to the download screen (Vol down, home, power)
Ive tried this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030&page=3
but when i try even the first step i left it nearly 30 mins and it dosnt seem to do anything
Any help you could give would help me alot
Thanks
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Just keep trying to flash via Odin. I had that happen where it just sits there five times in a row. Just gotta keep trying
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elesbb said:
Just keep trying to flash via Odin. I had that happen where it just sits there five times in a row. Just gotta keep trying
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I must have done it 100 times and always seems to hang never seems to get any further, I've gone straight to the rom too and same thing looks like its doing something but nothing how long does it take?
avenger79 said:
I must have done it 100 times and always seems to hang never seems to get any further, I've gone straight to the rom too and same thing looks like its doing something but nothing how long does it take?
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Are you using the file that is stated in the post you referenced? Im no unbricking expert but Not sure putting verizon firmware on a tmo phone works very well...
Also I had a problem with Odin awhile back and it turned out to be the cable I was using...
If you can get into download mode and have odin recognize your phone I believe you will be good to go if you put the correct software on your phone...
Think you should try to Odin back to a stock firmware for your phone instead of using some sort of "unbrick" method... use only one from this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
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Not sure putting verizon firmware on a tmo phone works very well...
Also I had a problem with Odin awhile back and it turned out to be the cable I was using...
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Agreed on both accounts.
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From an Odin guide I read, can't remember the one now. I believe it said to use the cable from the wall charger. Other cables may work, but that is the one that should work for some reason no matter what.
Good Luck.
If nothing else works on it, search for mobiletechvideos.com. I flashed I-9300 ROM onto my T-999 phone. Hard bricked it. I sent it to those guys and within 1 week, phone was back and was like it was before I flashed the wrong ROM. Great service they provide. It was also my only option. ha.

S3 won't boot - black screen

Hey folks,
I was trying to flash a custom kernel (Phenomenal Extreme 4.0) from Clockworkmod on a rooted stock 4.1.2 rom and kernel. I placed the zips on my sd card, then flashed, but it was unsuccessful. Then, when I rebooted from CWM's main menu, the phone went dead. Nothing worked, no buttons, no nothing. Any combination I tried failed, from a simple reboot, to reboot into recovery, to a reboot into download mode. Took battery out, and placed it back in, still nothing.
I'd appreciate any help you can give me! If there's anything like a factory cable, that is still better than nothing. I think I bricked it, and no warranty (Samsung's 3 month is quite short). When I plug the phone in, the laptop responds with a sound but it's not the usual sound when you dock the device. A balloon says that device driver installation failed. Then nothing happens. In any case, I rooted it and there's a flash counter of 1 on it, even if I'm running stock everything. Again, I appreciate any help!
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Hey folks,
I was trying to flash a custom kernel (Phenomenal Extreme 4.0) from Clockworkmod on a rooted stock 4.1.2 rom and kernel. I placed the zips on my sd card, then flashed, but it was unsuccessful. Then, when I rebooted from CWM's main menu, the phone went dead. Nothing worked, no buttons, no nothing. Any combination I tried failed, from a simple reboot, to reboot into recovery, to a reboot into download mode. Took battery out, and placed it back in, still nothing.
I'd appreciate any help you can give me! If there's anything like a factory cable, that is still better than nothing. I think I bricked it, and no warranty (Samsung's 3 month is quite short). When I plug the phone in, the laptop responds with a sound but it's not the usual sound when you dock the device. A balloon says that device driver installation failed. Then nothing happens. In any case, I rooted it and there's a flash counter of 1 on it, even if I'm running stock everything. Again, I appreciate any help!
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What forum did you find that kernel? Hopefully it was made for d2tmo.
+Bound for Valhalla!
I just checked, it wasn't. It's actually made for the international version -- my fault. Oh crap, I'm totally screwed, aren't I? *rolling eyes and a long sigh*
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917234 My question is, it failed regardless, and why would it die AFTER I reboot the phone? It should've died right when I tried to install it through CWM.
seokhun said:
I just checked, it wasn't. It's actually made for the international version -- my fault. Oh crap, I'm totally screwed, aren't I? *rolling eyes and a long sigh*
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917234 My question is, it failed regardless, and why would it die AFTER I reboot the phone? It should've died right when I tried to install it through CWM.
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Google jtag repair.
That's an expensive paper weight.
|When Emotion Goes Up, Logic Goes Down|
I made a Nandroid before messing around.
Once I do the JTAG repair, can I restore using that Nandroid after re-rooting and flashing CWM? The guy who will be doing the JTAG said that it's dangerous because there's a risk of bricking involved.
I would just restore things individually, personally. I don't know what you had on there, but is there anything that you can't restore some other way ?
That happened to me when i flash wromg kernel. And I had a panic attack...but I somehow manage to go into recovery mod....if you can go into recovery mod...have no fear back up is there lol
Just wipe everything and restore your backup.
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Send it back
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seshaz said:
Send it back
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Hopefully you can get odin to recognise it...
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Hopefully you can get odin to recognise it...
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I had the same problem when I first got my S3. I flashed a file that was for my S2 not realizing and the phone responded the same way or didnt respond at all. Im not saying this will work but you can try. Do the proper button combo to get into download. It wont show anything on your scrren but the phone could still be in download mode. Go ahead and try connecting it to your computer and see if odin will recognize it. Make sure you have your drivers installed and dont forget to push volume up to get all the way into download mode. It worked for me once before and I hope to never have to try it again. If you have already tried this then your out of luck and will have to jtag.
JTAG is no scam. It is a VERY reliable source! Go for it.
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Never mind, warranty exchange. I don't want to send my phone to strangers, even if it's legitimate. Still $45-$60 on the credit card.
I have a question though, as long as the phone is under warranty, I can exchange for a replacement an unlimited number of times, right?
Warranty Exchange!
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Never mind, warranty exchange. I don't want to send my phone to strangers, even if it's legitimate. Still $45-$60 on the credit card.
I have a question though, as long as the phone is under warranty, I can exchange for a replacement an unlimited number of times, right?
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Yes you can...I did it with my S2 until I got one that did'nt have any signs of being refurbished. It looked brand new! I have even told them that something was wrong with the phone (hardware issue) when there was nothing wrong just because the one year warranty was about to run out and it had a few cosmedic blemishes..I have given them a lot of money in the past 9 years so I do'nt feel too bad... I did it with my Vibrant as well.

[Q] Is it bricked? If not what is it? What do I need to do? My life can depend on it.

Hi friends!!
After my S4 decided to run away without insurance I had to revert back to my s2. It still had Hellybean on it so I upgraded it to PA 4.45 just to check it out on my phone. Then I went into the instructions on how to unlock the phone. I went to revert it back to stock ICS that it came with to do so and when I rebooted it gets stuck at the samsung logo that pulses. I can't get into recovery but I still can get into download mode but nothing works when flashed. I tried using ODIN for every stock ROM available and still nothing. I never bricked a phone before and this doesn't seem like one to me since the bricks I fixed before have never been able to go into DL mode without being jigged, Can somebody help me. I need this running asap for medical reasons. I'm a sitting duck without this phone if something should happen to me. I live alone and have no land line if I need to call 911.
ScottPomroy said:
Hi friends!!
After my S4 decided to run away without insurance I had to revert back to my s2. It still had Hellybean on it so I upgraded it to PA 4.45 just to check it out on my phone. Then I went into the instructions on how to unlock the phone. I went to revert it back to stock ICS that it came with to do so and when I rebooted it gets stuck at the samsung logo that pulses. I can't get into recovery but I still can get into download mode but nothing works when flashed. I tried using ODIN for every stock ROM available and still nothing. I never bricked a phone before and this doesn't seem like one to me since the bricks I fixed before have never been able to go into DL mode without being jigged, Can somebody help me. I need this running asap for medical reasons. I'm a sitting duck without this phone if something should happen to me. I live alone and have no land line if I need to call 911.
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Are you trying to boot into recovery while you are plugged into a computer?
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jrc2 said:
Are you trying to boot into recovery while you are plugged into a computer?
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Of course not. But I think the problem may be that I didn't know that Kies was still installed in this computer.
And removing Kies didn't work either. I was talking to a guy that does jtag repair near me he said try that first. Gave me a pit file and it didn't help.
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Of course not. But I think the problem may be that I didn't know that Kies was still installed in this computer.
And removing Kies didn't work either. I was talking to a guy that does jtag repair near me he said try that first. Gave me a pit file and it didn't help.
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Here is something something that has worked for me twice. Use JOdin3 ( https://builds.casual-dev.com/jodin3/) Plug your phone in before going to the websute and put the TWRP tar file in PDA. Click start. It will say it needs to obtain a pit file. Click OK. Ignore the part about using in the download mode combo. It should bootloop your phone and you then might be able to unplug your phone and boot into recovery. I use this as a last resort but it has worked twice for me.
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