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I just purchased this phone (i9100) last night after a long travel to track it down. today I simply wanted to update the firmware on it and I was using Odin3 v1.85 to do it but It failed and stayed like that for an hr with the phone in the download mode. I finally disconnected the phone and started it back up and it said " firmware upgrade encountered" with the phone on icon on the left a yellow triangles in the middle and a computer on the right side. Almost looks as though the symbols and words are cutting off the screen.
I can boot into the Download mode but the computer does not recognize the phone anymore nor does Odin or Kies. So I cant even attempt to re-flash the damn thing... I'm so upset right now and feel like taking a hammer to this damn phone...
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've don't everything when it comes to drivers uninstalling Kies, using other computers without Kies installed, different ports and cables. I've done it all as far as i can see.... also I cant return the damn thing as i didn't buy it from a store. so im **** out of luck if i cant get this working.... PLS HELP!
Are you sure you are downloading the right version of the drivers? I ask because it sounds like you bought the international galaxy s II and not the Epic 4G Touch but you asking the question in the E4GT forums.
The phone is Sprint branded and so is the box.
jettienne12 said:
The phone is Sprint branded and so is the box.
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Okay, so for future reference... you have the D710, NOT the i9100. (The i9100 is the international SGS2, different enough from the Epic Touch that you can't flash i9100 firmware.)
That said, if you can get into download mode then all is not lost!!
Restart your computer. Also, when you use odin, be sure to go into your Windows task manager and close any Kies tasks/processes that may be running in background. You only need Kies for the drivers it provided when you installed it onto your pc.
Suggest you put your phone into download mode, and follow the instructions in the 1st post in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420
I tried the instructions in the link. however, the problem seems to that the phone is not being detected by the computer or the drivers dont seem to be working. I tried this on my other computer and while the phone is in download mode it is still not being detected by the computer or odin.... what can be causing this as before the firmware update that failed it was being detected perfectly fine.
I pretty much have the exact same problem as posted here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18176145#post18176145
jettienne12 said:
I pretty much have the exact same problem as posted here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18176145#post18176145
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I was never able to get any computer to recognize the phone in that state. I was able to take it to the Sprint store and they ended up giving me a new one for a small service charge. Since you didn't get it at a store I would contact Samsung and give them the story that cooza suggests in the thread you linked. Good luck and post back if you ever get it working, I am still curious as to what was wrong.
The only thing that might be hampering your effort is Kies might be still active. I overlooked this instruction (as was mentioned in a previous post). Before starting Odin or connecting your phone go into Windows task manager (ctrl/alt/del) and click on processes. Scroll down and you'll probably see a Kies process running. End that process, then try it again.
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Sorry but Kies has been completely uninstalled from this computer and the other computer.
are you plugging the phone before or after entering download mode?
I did both before and after to see if that would make a difference, but no go.
jettienne12 said:
Sorry but Kies has been completely uninstalled from this computer and the other computer.
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I thought you needed the drivers from Kies?
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I installed the drivers without it, I downloaded the drivers for my model phone from another member who suggested it.
Try deleting the drivers that u have and reinstalling kies. Use different usb ports.
Sent From My Evo Killer!!!
i would reinstall kies..... or if you have a linux box maybe try heimdall > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265 to flash
Guys, I tried Ubuntu but with no luck. The computer simply will not detect the phone. At this point I believe only Samsung can fix or replace this. I will contact them tomorrow and see. Maybe they will do it for free or maybe they will charge a small fee (small I hope if any) but thank you all for the help.
Hello everyone,
I recently bricked my Epic 4g Touch by accident while trying to upgrade the software. I have no idea how to fix it. I do have insurance on the phone, but I called the insurance and they said that the phone is back ordered so it will take quite a while if I have to get a replacement. So, I REALLY want to try and fix this one.
Now, I know there are other threads about unbricking, but my case is unique and other threads have not resolved my problem. If anyone here could manage to help me unbrick my Epic 4g Touch I would be so appreciative.
When I turn on the phone, it says "Deleting Cryption Meta Data, Copying media files..., Updating Application, and Applying Multi-CSC" then it goes to Android system recovery. The menu options are "reboot system now, apply update from sdcard, wipe data/factory reset, and wipe cache partition".
I can scroll up and down but if I select any item, the screen goes to an image of an exclamation point inside of a triangle. So I cannot navigate or use this menu.
Now, I CAN get into download mode. However, when I load Odin, I cannot get it to detect my phone. The ID:COM area remains blank and will not go yellow. I cannot get my computer to recognize my phone at all.
Can someone please help me with this? I really need to use my phone and I cannot even get a replacement from my insurance because they are back ordered.
Please help. I profoundly appreciate any help you might be able to offer.
Do you have all the correct drivers installed?
install Kies on your computer it will install the drivers. Connect the phone to your computer and let the drivers install. then odin back to stock
ehusidic said:
install Kies on your computer it will install the drivers. Connect the phone to your computer and let the drivers install. then odin back to stock
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I installed the drivers from Kies but my phone still is not detected on my computer. Not in Kies, not in Odin and not in Device Manager. I don't understand it. I have always read that if you can get into download mode, you should be able to unbrick a phone fairly easily. However, I have NOT heard of a phone that turns on yet is not able to be seen by a computer at all.
Do you have any other suggestions? I really don't know what to do because I can't even get a replacement now.
Thanks so much.
I had the same problem, I fixed it by changing the drivers, I needed 64 bit
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uninstalling kies deleting the drivers and reinstalling kies fixed it for me once too.
Try what others have said about uninstalling and reinstalling kies, also try another USB cord, on the OG epic I sometimes had to use other cords because odin was being picky.
You are exactly where I was. I posted this previously as well. I kinda thought you had copied my post.
I had to send my phone in to get it fixed. Rather pay $50 instead of $100
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-epic-4g-touch-jtag-brick-repair/
My phone wouldn't connect to my laptop, Linux on my laptop (dual boot), desktop, school computer. It happened when I had flashed a ROM that was the international version. The Galaxy S2 is not the same phone as the Epic 4G Touch. I learned that the hard way.
If nothing works for you, you can send it to that guy up there. And don't worry, he was even recommended here on XDA, so it's safe. If you live in TX, then it's just about a 4-day wait. There is a Shipping map to show you expected waiting time. Expecting mines tomorrow .
I reinstalled the drivers and KIES countless times. I have a x32 bit so there was no problem there. If you did the same thing I did and flashed an Int. ROM, then check to see if there are any Int. GS2 drivers. Like drivers specifically for the GS2. That might work, unless they're all the same drivers.
Go to sprint store and play dumb. Get a jig first and reset odin counter of it says that you have a custom rom installed. They will replace for free
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unbrick epic 4G touch
soft bricked my epic 4g touch sent it to Mobile Tech videos in Texas was fixed one day after they received it and returned to me 50 bucks well worth it. Tried to unbrick myself and didn't have any luck.
If you did, in fact, flash an International version of some ROM or another, some people have had luck by installing the USB drivers for the international version. I have not done this, so I can't help you much beyond that, but that should get it recognizing your phone AFAIK.
So I somehow during my flashing adventures got to the point where my sgs3 would no longer recieve 4g/3g signal but only 2g. I reverted to stock rom, still had the issue (4.0.4), and it wouldn't let me upgrade to jelly bean, it told me "unable to connect to network" when I tried system update. So i took to the fixing my imei number, which apparently did something as I was then able to connect to the server and upgrade to jelly bean, with one problem; I was still getting 2g. I continued to try to use the rest of the guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997) but on jelly bean my computer would no longer recognize my phone through odin or qpst, etc, but I could view the files. I could do nothing to get it to bring up a port I could connect to. I downloaded/installed/uninstalled/installed the driver many times and still couldn't get it to connect. Like an idiot I tried through odin to flash back down to 4.0.4 so I could reestablish connection and continue fixing my 2g signal, but it quit halfway through and said "Can't open the serial(com) port" and didn't flash, so whenever I tried to turn on my phone i got the firmware upgrade error and telling me to connect to kies and use recovery mode, which I did. However, Kies wouldn't recognize my phone through it. It's drivers never connected, and it just sits there saying connecting. Samsung's help/support over the phone was literally WORTHLESS ("indian accent" Take da battery out ov your phone, sir. Wait 10 seconds. Put it back in..... They literally told me at one point "Go into menu, settings..." me-" In my phone?" him "Yes that is correct" me "Thats my problem dude, I CANT TURN IT ON") and I currently have a ups label to ship it in to get repaired, but I want to know if there is anything I can do before sending it in and waiting 5-7 days without a cell phone. Thanks in advance to help
Odin the stock4.1.1 software pre rooted or not.. My phone froze at samsung screen but just reboot and it will be fine
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium
Did you even read the post...? haha it's not that simple, or otherwise I would've fixed it.
make sure you are using the samsung cable that came with your phone.
I don't have the cable that came with my phone, but that has never stopped me before and I don't see why It would affect my computers ability to recognize my phone if it was perfectly capable of doing such before.
So, the system won't detect anything when you plug it in, not even after a reboot?
Well, there are a couple things you can try.
First, uninstall Kies and the Samsung USB drivers.
Reboot.
Install the drivers in my signature (they are older ones, but stable - unlike the newer ones).
If that doesn't work, try a new cable and USB port on your system.
If that doesn't work, it's bad hardware.
This will end with you flashing a stock image, probably.
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So, the system won't detect anything when you plug it in, not even after a reboot?
Well, there are a couple things you can try.
First, uninstall Kies and the Samsung USB drivers.
Reboot.
Install the drivers in my signature (they are older ones, but stable - unlike the newer ones).
If that doesn't work, try a new cable and USB port on your system.
If that doesn't work, it's bad hardware.
This will end with you flashing a stock image, probably.
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The computer makes the sound when I plug in my phone, so it recognizes it. I just can't access the com port and use odin. I'm trying what you gave me right now
milesmarrero said:
The computer makes the sound when I plug in my phone, so it recognizes it. I just can't access the com port and use odin. I'm trying what you gave me right now
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I don't suppose the device qhsusb_dload is detecting?
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So, the system won't detect anything when you plug it in, not even after a reboot?
Well, there are a couple things you can try.
First, uninstall Kies and the Samsung USB drivers.
Reboot.
Install the drivers in my signature (they are older ones, but stable - unlike the newer ones).
If that doesn't work, try a new cable and USB port on your system.
If that doesn't work, it's bad hardware.
This will end with you flashing a stock image, probably.
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oh **** yes! Man you're the bomb! Those worked perfectly! Thanks, if I could thank you a thousand times I would! Thank you, odin worked fine that time!
milesmarrero said:
I don't have the cable that came with my phone, but that has never stopped me before and I don't see why It would affect my computers ability to recognize my phone if it was perfectly capable of doing such before.
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Glad you got the problem solved. The reason I said to use the samsung cable is that I was able to root and flash my first rom with a non samsung cable then after that it wouldn't work unless I used the samsung cable.
Long time listener first time caller (this is my first post here) I'm going to try not to leave out any details. Bear with me.
I rooted my Tmobile Galaxy s3 for the first time and installed CM10.1. It was great for a few months, then it started getting glitchy. So I would flash the nightly release and it would be fine for a while. I decided to unroot and start fresh. It was then that I discovered the PC wouldn't recognize the device. I followed a youtube tutorial to unroot with Mobile Odin. I extracted and flashed a stock image called Tmobile_GS3_SGH-T999_4.0.4 after clearing counter with Triangle Away.
Well it seemed to go well, unrooted my device, but now the OS is incomplete. No internet app, messaging won't work at all, and it keeps crashing and freezing. The usb port is still not working so I cannot root with my computer, and the flash counter still says 1 and status says modified.
Tmobile sent me a new one on warranty, but I'm really worried they're gonna charge me 500 bucks because it's "modified". I have a few days before I have to send it back, Is there anyway that I can fix this without connecting it to my computer? Any help is GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks
re: flashing stock rom.
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Long time listener first time caller (this is my first post here) I'm going to try not to leave out any details. Bear with me.
I rooted my Tmobile Galaxy s3 for the first time and installed CM10.1. It was great for a few months, then it started getting glitchy. So I would flash the nightly release and it would be fine for a while. I decided to unroot and start fresh. It was then that I discovered the PC wouldn't recognize the device. I followed a youtube tutorial to unroot with Mobile Odin. I extracted and flashed a stock image called Tmobile_GS3_SGH-T999_4.0.4 after clearing counter with Triangle Away.
Well it seemed to go well, unrooted my device, but now the OS is incomplete. No internet app, messaging won't work at all, and it keeps crashing and freezing. The usb port is still not working so I cannot root with my computer, and the flash counter still says 1 and status says modified.
Tmobile sent me a new one on warranty, but I'm really worried they're gonna charge me 500 bucks because it's "modified". I have a few days before I have to send it back, Is there anyway that I can fix this without connecting it to my computer? Any help is GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks
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First thing to do is to put the phone into DOWNLOAD mode to TEST it and see if ODIN will recognize it.
If Odin recognizes it then there is NO need to send it back to Samsung, all it needs is a proper Odin flash.
Just because when all those missing apps and the usb had issues it does not necessarily mean that Odin will not recognize the phone.
If your computer is not working or you don't have a windows computer find a relative or a friend who has one.
Even a laptop computer would do just fine.
Good Luck!
Tried that
Thanks for your response, I have tried connecting it to Odin in download mode and it still will not see it. I really don't know what the problem could be. the usb used to work fine and there has been no physical damage.
re: try this.
empire-1 said:
Thanks for your response, I have tried connecting it to Odin in download mode and it still will not see it. I really don't know what the problem could be. the usb used to work fine and there has been no physical damage.
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Try a different usb cable and or plug usb into different port,
if that fails, re-install the Samsung usb drivers for the phone.
Remember, if the phone goes into download mode 99.999% of the time the phone
can be flashed successfully using Odin.
The main reasons for usb issues in "download mode" are either loose connection to computer's usb ports,
usb cable intermittant or the Samsung usb drivers in the computer are corrupted in one way or another.
Thanks again
I guess I should have put this in my first post. I have tried 2 different cables in every port on 2 different computers. I have re installed the drivers multiple times as well. Also the new phone they sent me is recognized just fine.
empire-1 said:
I guess I should have put this in my first post. I have tried 2 different cables in every port on 2 different computers. I have re installed the drivers multiple times as well. Also the new phone they sent me is recognized just fine.
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You are in a tough spot. I don't know if you have the stock recovery or not but if not you can either download the stock rom on the phone again...you know the best way although unethical really...being that the usb port is down is to re root it and flash a rom like the gt 1300 or whatever the international version is and intentionally hard brick your phone. Hard brick meaning won't even turn on withOut jtag and that even just clears everything out and reloads software like from the factory.If the phone won't boot up then there's no way for the person to tell its been modified. Majority of the time samsung doesn't get the damaged phones its some idiot making 8 bucks an hour to refurbish phones. That's what I would suggest you do being that the counter is still saying one flash
tmobile s3 running wicked. best rom i've ever used
Pretty sure I'm on stock recovery. it does give me an option to "apply update from external storage"
Thanks for all your help, I'll try to flash the stock rooted rom through the stock recovery although i'm not optimistic.
I will check out the wicked rom you mentioned, although I am a little hesitant to root my new one after this ordeal.
but how do I re root it if I have no usb or custom recovery?
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but how do I re root it if I have no usb or custom recovery?
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If you can get your phone to boot normally with any stock rom rooting will not be a problem at all.
If you get the phone working and booting properly you would be very lucky but from reading
everything you have wrote so far I highly doubt that you can successfully flash any rom at all
unless you have forgotten to tell us something.
Don't worry about rooting, worry about getting the phone to boot and work properly with stock rom.
yep. running stock recovery. hopeless?
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yep. running stock recovery. hopeless?
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I never said a word about stock recovery, I said STOCK ROM.
Invest in a JIG, it puts your phone into download mode instantly even if you cannot
do it manually with the three buttons as long as the phone is not completely dead.
You can buy a jig for less than $4.00 shipped on eBay, it's great little tool.
All you do is remove the battery from the phone and put it back in then simply plug
the jig into the usb port then in a couple seconds it will be in download mode then you
can unplug the jig and the phone is ready to be odin flashed..
Remember what I said before, just because the usb did not work with some
rom you flashed it does not mean that it will not work for download mode.
The jig was one of the best investments I have made when I started using these samsung android phones.
Once in download mode it will allow you flash the stock or stock rooted Jellybean 4.1.1 rom.
This is my best advice.
I am not having a problem getting into download mode, I will take your advice and buy a jig though in case I ever need it. Again, thanks for all your help, I think I may have to send it back and hope for the best.
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I am not having a problem getting into download mode, I will take your advice and buy a jig though in case I ever need it. Again, thanks for all your help, I think I may have to send it back and hope for the best.
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Before sending it back, if I were you I would find a friend or family member who has
a windows computer and just for the hell of it install the usb drivers in the computer
just to see for sure that while in download mode and connected usb cable if Odin still
is not lighting up the [COM:xx] top left rectangle on Odin screen.
I have odin flashed many phones dozens of times in the past 3 years and I have yet
to come accross one which goes into download mode but odin is not reconized
unless there is something wrong with the windows computer or usb ports and drivers.
That only happens as I said before, if there is something wrong with the drivers,
usb ports and or usb cables or some other malfunction in the windows computer.
Just think, if it works no need send the phone to samsung plus you would have learned
something too.
I did try my other computer with the same results, tomorrow I will try it with my girlfriends laptop, I am starting to think something happened to the usb jack. It didn't work before I unrooted it either, that's why I used Mobile Odin. I am all about learning this stuff though. I plan to root every new phone I get, this has just been a little frustrating.
re: well that's it!
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I did try my other computer with the same results, tomorrow I will try it with my girlfriends laptop, I am starting to think something happened to the usb jack. It didn't work before I unrooted it either, that's why I used Mobile Odin. I am all about learning this stuff though. I plan to root every new phone I get, this has just been a little frustrating.
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This is the first I heard that the usb did not work before and the usb socket might be broke.!!!
In that case since you cannot use the Wifi in your phone to transfer and install apps since it cannot boot normally
(unless I am missing something again) and you cannot use usb and it would not even help to remove the external
sd and copy any apps at all since you would have no way to install the apps.
Then you are right, you have to send it back, exchange it and hopefully you can come up
with a good enough excuse why it's not working so samsung will not charge anything )which I doubt)
I must not have been clear, I can use the phone. it makes calls, the wifi works, i can use third party messaging and browser apps. again, there has been no physical damage. the socket worked a few weeks ago when I rooted it. I only noticed it not working when I went to unroot it.
So basically it sounds like there is no way to root or install custom recovery without usb, correct?
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I must not have been clear, I can use the phone. it makes calls, the wifi works, i can use third party messaging and browser apps. again, there has been no physical damage. the socket worked a few weeks ago when I rooted it. I only noticed it not working when I went to unroot it.
So basically it sounds like there is no way to root or install custom recovery without usb, correct?
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I don't know of any way unfortunately
tmobile s3 running wicked. best rom i've ever used
Josh McGrath said:
I don't know of any way unfortunately
tmobile s3 running wicked. best rom i've ever used
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Can you flash it through mobile odin? I don't know anything about the mobile version.
tmobile s3 running wicked. best rom i've ever used
Hello everybody.
First I want to say is that I'm sorry for my english. It's not my native language.
And now lets go to my problem:
It started like few days ago when I updated my phone to the newest franco.kernel. After flashing that, my phone began to behave strangely and it didn't want to go tho nexus logo. It just always crashed.
So I decided to plug my phone to PC for flashing stock kernel or older version and what happened.. PC didn't recognize that phone is connected. I tried use Universal Naked Driver, OMAPflash (its just saying "waiting for device") and it still didnt want to work. I tried to plug it in notebook and it didnt work too. Well so I could still go to recovery mode, because I'm using TWRP. I did factory reset and my phone worked again even plug in to PC still hasn't worked.
And today I decided to try flash stock kernel with boot.img via TWRP. Of course it didnt work, so I did a stupid thing and flashed older version of franco.kernel (I don't know why I did that.. Maybe I was thinking it will fix my problem with USB, because it started with flashing the newest version..eh) and then my phone can't go tho Google Logo. Well so I did factory reset again + system reset (really clever) via TWRP well then it didnt work of course (because of no ROM, system), so I remembered that I did nandroid backup before my first factory reset. So I did a restore of backup, but it still stuck at Google Logo and everything I can do now is:
Go to recovery mode (TWRP) or Odin mode (which is just saying "Downloading...")
So I can't flash my phone tho PC, cause it doesn't recognize it is plugged in and I really don't know, what can I do now. I also though that USB cable should be "bad", because I didn't use it too much (like few months ago) so I would buy new one, but I don't think it is that problem, because it worked last time when I rooted my phone with PC etc.(but as I said.. few months ago)
Well.. I hope there will be solution for that.
Thanks in advance for reply.
You can read this. The entire first post. And maybe a couple more.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
Sent from my Nexus
The problem is that my PC doesn't recognize it is connected (when I install drivers, there is "yellow triangle"). It is charging while its connected to PC, but its not working as USB device. If I could see my phone on PC, it could fix my problem and I could return to stock.
Phone is working, it can be charged, it works in recovery-mode (with TWRP) and odin mode, but it cant go tho google logo and PC doesn't recognize it is connected. That's the current status.
+ It's rooted and unlocked....So the warranty is breached and If I will send it back to shop for repair, I will pay a lot of money :-/
Tordiato said:
The problem is that my PC doesn't recognize it is connected (when I install drivers, there is "yellow triangle"). It is charging while its connected to PC, but its not working as USB device. If I could see my phone on PC, it could fix my problem and I could return to stock.
Phone is working, it can be charged, it works in recovery-mode (with TWRP) and odin mode, but it cant go tho google logo and PC doesn't recognize it is connected. That's the current status.
+ It's rooted and unlocked....So the warranty is breached and If I will send it back to shop for repair, I will pay a lot of money :-/
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Dude, just read the thread. Uninstall all drivers and reboot before doing anything else.
Sent from my Nexus
Tordiato said:
I also though that USB cable should be "bad", because I didn't use it too much (like few months ago) so I would buy new one, but I don't think it is that problem, because it worked last time when I rooted my phone with PC etc.(but as I said.. few months ago)
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I bought a new USB cable today (Samsung APCBU10) and it works now! So I can flash it back to stock Problem solved.
//Thanks for the help anyway bk201doesntexist