Hello guys, i need serious help with my Samsung Galaxy S3, I just rooted today, and everything was working fine.
I decided to download chainfire 3d, thought i'd enable some unstable games to run, but quite the opposite my phone is now BRICKED.
I tried re-flashing my rom with ODIN, but to no help, the phone remains bricked.
I read some tutorials how to flash using the 'transfer to sd card from PC' rom. But there is another problem..
My pc doens't recognize my phone completely(icon doesn't show in My computer - winows 732bit).
Now im stuck at the Samsung logo, with no other options but hope someone here can help.. ..
Ps; I tried cleaning the cache and dalvik cache from CW mode. Anything else im missing out??..
When you Odin did you wipe data / factory reset after or before? Usually when you Odin and didn't wipe data in recovery mode you will get stuck at the Samsung boot up. So try going back to recovery and do a factory reset /wipe data and see if it boots up pass samsung logo.
teambestyrandy said:
When you Odin did you wipe data / factory reset after or before? Usually when you Odin and didn't wipe data in recovery mode you will get stuck at the Samsung boot up. So try going back to recovery and do a factory reset /wipe data and see if it boots up pass samsung logo.
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In fact i dont even know if I'm doing it correctly, i only flash one file, the one i ROOTED with. its in the PDA location. I will try to wipe before and after..
Edit: I used ODIN and then i wiped data/factory reset from CW, and still stuck at the boot logo
I also got this error on my PC, MTP USB device did not install correctly. I downloaded the drivers from the official t-mobile support page, so i don't think its the Pc's fault. .
Any ideas?
knight26 said:
In fact i dont even know if I'm doing it correctly, i only flash one file, the one i ROOTED with. its in the PDA location. I will try to wipe before and after..
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Try wiping data and see if it works. I it should pass the Samsung logo boot up.
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Try wiping data and see if it works. I it should pass the Samsung logo boot up.
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Doesn't work.
Should i try to format my /data, /sdcard, etc, from the CW menu?.
Is there a risk in doing that?, I dont mind losing my data as long i get the phone back running.
EDIT: I flashed Odin, and it seems to be working now, I'm only left to wait for the phone to pass the bootloop.
what I had forgotten was to flash the stock firmware after i do the CW mode. Lets hope for best, I'll edit this post if it works.
EDIT 2: IT WORKS!. I'd post links to the stock firmwares, but not sure if that is allowed on the site. Anyway just google galaxy s3 stock firmware download.
writing this response to the other people in need of the same help
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OK I really did it. I was playing with the ICS leak and tried to connect to my corporate email. When prompted I accepted the device administrator restrictions (Must have Pin lock, Must Encrypt, 10 password failures until wipe)
I plugged in my phone, went to lunch and when I came back the phone was locked up (could not even get it to stop sleeping). Finally pulled the battery and thats when the trouble started.
Now when ever I boot into an ICS rom I get a message saying "Encryption Unsuccessful -- Reset Android." Depending on which Rom I try, the reset button either does nothing or causes the phone to reboot.
Its worth noting that I had run several ICS leaks previously and even used the Device Encryption / Decryption several times. The only thing different this time is the Phone locked durring Encryption
For the mean time I have successfully gone back to Gingerbread and the device works fine. Every time I get the itch to try a ICS rom though the Encryption Unsuccessful message returns.
Here is what I have tried to fix it
I have encrypted / decrypted 5 or 6 times on Gingerbread
I have used Super-Wipe to try to reset everything
I have formatted the internal SD Card
I have booted without the External SD Card
I have tried every flavor of ICS out there
I tried going back to stock Recovery to see if it would reset properly
I want to try using the recovery that came with the ICS leak to see if it can do a "Full device wipe" but I can't find an ODIN file to steal it from. The only one I can locate is in the One click installer. I haven't been able to figure out how to extract just the recovery Image from that.
I have also been following a similar thread on the Captivate Board but their issues seem to be caused from a bad sync with Windows.
I'm posting this thread hear to see if:
1. anyone else is facing this issue
2. If any of our development gurus have thoughts on how to debug / solve this
3. Because I miss Icecream Sandwich
Thanks for any help.
Mike
Try to format system data cache and emcc under CWM Mounts and storage. If that fails use odin to return to stock recovery, format under stock, use odin to go back to CWM Touch recovery, format everything agian, and then follow the instructions of the rom you want to flash, and you should be good to go.
FeRoCiiOuS said:
Try to format system data cache and emcc under CWM Mounts and storage. If that fails use odin to return to stock recovery, format under stock, use odin to go back to CWM Touch recovery, format everything agian, and then follow the instructions of the rom you want to flash, and you should be good to go.
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Tried all of that
no luck.
<LIST>
*Formatted everything I could via CWM
*Odin Flashed Stock
*Ran Stock for 2 days
*Re-Rooted
*Re-Re-Formatted Everythign (System, Data, Cache, EMCC)
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The issue we are seeing under ICS roms is that if MTP mode is set rather then UMS and you connect your phone to a pc then your next reboot will display the Encryption error.
Was your phone set in MTP mode when you left for lunch ?
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The issue we are seeing under ICS roms is that if MTP mode is set rather then UMS and you connect your phone to a pc then your next reboot will display the Encryption error.
Was your phone set in MTP mode when you left for lunch ?
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I don't know. My phone wasn't connected to my computer, it was plugged into the wall.
so Mr.OP, please have your index finger ready on your mouse to click my thanks button, i have your solution.
Odin this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359
But DON"T REBOOT into Android, boot back into download mode as soon as it's finished
Then flash cwm back onto phone via odin and install this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426001&highlight=radio
Then flash my efs fix from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1611796
Problem solved
Thank you you are my new best friend. For the record. What did the EFS fix do?
farmer_mike said:
Thank you you are my new best friend. For the record. What did the EFS fix do?
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The reason u were getting the unsuccessful encryption message is because u had a corrupt efs, I should know, the same thing happened to. me. That fix basically resets your efs to OEM spec
samsung vibrant help
I have a friend with a Samsung vibrant t-mobile with the same issue...Do you have a fix for that??
Thanks in advance
Ok, so I flashed a MIUI port for the AT&T Note 2, and it was disgusting...it crashed everything, and needless to say I ended up stuck at the boot logo for a long time. FINALLY managed to get it to flash via Odin...so I flashed Stock Rom...and now it's stuck on Samsung logo...Ok..so I go flash CWM...do a wipe and everything, and install CM10.1 via that...stuck at CM logo. I've left each ROM plugged in, stuck on boot screen for over 20-30 minutes each. I'm at a loss of what to do. Could I need to flash a kernel? or am I missing something obvious? The good news, I guess, is with a few steps, I can get into DL mode and use Odin, and I can flash CWM and get into that..but I can't inject anything into my phone so CWM can use it, I only have what's there now, which is CM10.1. I'm so mad...I've never had too many issues with ROMs but this one jacked things up badly...guess that's what I get for using a port even though it noted that everything was working now. Anyway...does anyone have any advice?
Edit: I flashed CWM, and tried to clear cache/dalvik then factory reset...the first two worked...as soon as I hit factory reset, that's where the screen goes black and it resets...it's like it just refuses to do it. I'm seriously at a loss here. Is it toast?
Edit again: sorry but I'm trying more to give more info. I went into CWM and went to advanced and started formatting one by one...it's when you hit format /data that it immediately dies and restarts. So..something weird is going on there. Can I use a PIT file for this phone, if it exists, to reformat and just get it going? I'm desperate...
Us this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2052779 on a PC.
Follow directions and Odin back to stock.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda premium
So my note 2 had been working very well, but just the other night it turned off and then was stuck at the Samsung logo screen. I attempted to boot into recovery, but it would freeze at the TWRP logo screen. I decided to Odin a new recovery and put the latest version of TWRP on there. I can now boot into recovery, but it asks for a password. I assumed I had just used a bad version, so I tried several others which resulted in the same outcome. Pressing cancel lets me get into TWRP, and it seems as though I can browse files, but trying to perform any other action gives an error message saying that TWRP cannot find the partition for data, system, and a few others.
Is the phone dead? Or is there something I can do to bring it back to life?
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So my note 2 had been working very well, but just the other night it turned off and then was stuck at the Samsung logo screen. I attempted to boot into recovery, but it would freeze at the TWRP logo screen. I decided to Odin a new recovery and put the latest version of TWRP on there. I can now boot into recovery, but it asks for a password. I assumed I had just used a bad version, so I tried several others which resulted in the same outcome. Pressing cancel lets me get into TWRP, and it seems as though I can browse files, but trying to perform any other action gives an error message saying that TWRP cannot find the partition for data, system, and a few others.
Is the phone dead? Or is there something I can do to bring it back to life?
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Try to flash a stock rom with Odin.
If this does not work you are facing a compareable problem to mine http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2440687 .
Maybe you find a way to get it work in this link.
Sounds like SDS
Luke44 said:
Try to flash a stock rom with Odin.
If this does not work you are facing a compareable problem to mine http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2440687 .
Maybe you find a way to get it work in this link.
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I just read through that thread, I'm not sure where I could find the correct pit mapping for this phone though =/
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Sounds like SDS
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I really hope it isn't SDS. I can odin a recovery onto the phone, but so far other odin-able images just fail. I'm downloading a pure factory image currently and will check to see how that works,
The background story: Was having a lot of FC issues with Beanstalk 4.4, along with other things like battery life/signal that I was growing to be unhappy with and decided to flash one of the 4.3 ROMs with Note 3 features on the fly. I didn't have signal after doing so (didn't read all the comments so I do know this is all my fault) and thought that I would have needed to flash the 4.3 bootloader that was suggested in the OP since using the modems I had on hand did not help.
End result, phone was perpetually stuck in bootloop.
Symptoms: Doesn't go past the Samsung splash screen with the logo flashing. Even when plugging it in it's stuck on the empty battery with the loading wheel.
Attempted solutions:
I have tried the EFR attempt but could not get Kies to recognize my Note II in downloading mode. Kies is currently updated to the lastest 2.6.1.x.x.x
The emergency code option isn't viable since I don't have one(?)
Flashed the appropriate stock ROM (for Bell SGH-I317M) through Odin as it was recognized, but still cannot get past bootloop.
Tried firmware upgrade and initlization instead, PC cannot download firmware to device
Attempted to flash other ROMs both stock and whatnot through CWM. Doesn't seem like it'll take anymore AOSP mixed/based ROMs as they all fail?
With all of these attempts I have pulled out the battery for a little bit prior to actually performing the restoration.
Hopefully somebody can point out a mistake or something I need to do instead.
And as a side note, the Galaxy S2 is too damn small and Windows phones (Lumia 1020) kind of....suck.
Bump. Hopefully somebody can point something I missed.
Have you tried Odin to stock then wiping all user data/ factory reset?
bbrennan said:
Have you tried Odin to stock then wiping all user data/ factory reset?
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Attempting to wipe anything other than cache in CWM gives me an error mounting.
If you Odin to stock it would have factory recovery on it, not cwm, Odin to factory then under stock recovery wipe data factory reset
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If you Odin to stock it would have factory recovery on it, not cwm, Odin to factory then under stock recovery wipe data factory reset
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You sir, deserve the rest of the day off with a pat on the back and a beer in hand. Many thanks!
So I attempted to flash the renegade rom...do not think this has anything to do with that in particular, but now I'm stuck on the screen that says the software was not installed correctly. Holding down the power, volume up and home buttons will get me back to odin but when I try to flash anything in Odin (3.10.6), it gets about 20% done and fails. I can't get into the stock recovery again. Before this happened, I was on stock OI1 and had developer options up and bootloader option on , I tried to flash TWRP but kept getting an error, then I had flashed the unikernel (V6 I believe). The phone booted correctly, but the touch screen didn't work. I rebooted several time and tried again, still screen problem. I went into the stock recovery and did a factory reset, booted, screen still didn't work. I went back to odin tried to flash the G920PVPU3BOI1_G920PSPT3BOI1_G920PVPU3BOI1_HOME.tar, but it halted with the fail message at about 20%. Tried again, failed at same time point. Very frustrating because I've successfully rooted and installed multiple roms on my S4 and Evo prior.
At this point I am stuck in the blue screen that says you need to do smart switch to do an emergency recovery, I can get this over to odin, but not recovery. I tried both smart switch and Kies, and both say the phone isn't supported by the software(s). Yes, the drivers were installed prior to. I've tried waiting for the battery to discharge as well, nothing.
I'm at a loss of what to do now. Phone is inoperable and I can't even get into a screen that tells me anything about versions of hardware or software. The barcode is still intact and I can still get into Odin, but nothing more than that. Stock kernel to flash? Why won't odin finish the upgrades? Anything?
The phone is about to go in the trash...Help!
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So I attempted to flash the renegade rom...do not think this has anything to do with that in particular, but now I'm stuck on the screen that says the software was not installed correctly. Holding down the power, volume up and home buttons will get me back to odin but when I try to flash anything in Odin (3.10.6), it gets about 20% done and fails. I can't get into the stock recovery again. Before this happened, I was on stock OI1 and had developer options up and bootloader option on , I tried to flash TWRP but kept getting an error, then I had flashed the unikernel (V6 I believe). The phone booted correctly, but the touch screen didn't work. I rebooted several time and tried again, still screen problem. I went into the stock recovery and did a factory reset, booted, screen still didn't work. I went back to odin tried to flash the G920PVPU3BOI1_G920PSPT3BOI1_G920PVPU3BOI1_HOME.tar, but it halted with the fail message at about 20%. Tried again, failed at same time point. Very frustrating because I've successfully rooted and installed multiple roms on my S4 and Evo prior.
At this point I am stuck in the blue screen that says you need to do smart switch to do an emergency recovery, I can get this over to odin, but not recovery. I tried both smart switch and Kies, and both say the phone isn't supported by the software(s). Yes, the drivers were installed prior to. I've tried waiting for the battery to discharge as well, nothing.
I'm at a loss of what to do now. Phone is inoperable and I can't even get into a screen that tells me anything about versions of hardware or software. The barcode is still intact and I can still get into Odin, but nothing more than that. Stock kernel to flash? Why won't odin finish the upgrades? Anything?
Odin Screen Reads:
ODIN MODE (red)
PRODUCT NAME: SM-G920P (white)
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official (white)
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom (White)
FRP LOCK: OFF (white)
Secure Download: Enabled (blue)
KNOW WARRANRY VOID: 1 (0x0384) (gray)
AP SWREV: B:3 K:2 S:2 (gray)
The phone is about to go in the trash...Help!
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What I would recommend doing is to try using Kies 3 its pretty much Samsung's take on iTunes. It maybe able to help you. Otherwise, try redownloading the latest tar avabile which is: OJ7 also, try Odin v3.10.7
1619415 said:
What I would recommend doing is to try using Kies 3 its pretty much Samsung's take on iTunes. It maybe able to help you. Otherwise, try redownloading the latest tar avabile which is: OJ7 also, try Odin v3.10.7
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Thanks for replying.
I tried Kies and Smart Switch, but both did not recognize phone. I did manage to find out that TWRP has a sprint variant and that it seems to be incorrectly labeled in many posts. The sprint variant is 2.8.7.0 NOT 2.8.7.1. I managed to flash it in ODIN and now it boots into Recovery, which is a start. I tried applying the renegade rom, but it wouldn't finish and I'm left with a 'no OS detected, do you want to reboot?' from TWRP.
TWRP website isn't much help (but I love that product). At this point, still cannot tell what firmware is on device and where to go from here. I think I may need a recovery of some sort, but don't have. Tried flashing OJ7 tar as recommeded but it continues to fail when it hits the 'system' part of the download.
Still need advice/help....etc.
Since you are now in recovery, wipe everything!
Cache, System, Data, Internal Data and Dalvik Cache. After that, reboot into Odin and try restoring once more in odin. If that does not work, then wipe everything again and try installing Renegade once more.
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Since you are now in recovery, wipe everything!
Cache, System, Data, Internal Data and Dalvik Cache. After that, reboot into Odin and try restoring once more in odin. If that does not work, then wipe everything again and try installing Renegade once more.
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Thank for the reply. I did just that and after installing Renegade with kernel version 8, three times, the phone is up and running. Really appreciate the help.
sfinkedbeef said:
Thank for the reply. I did just that and after installing Renegade with kernel version 8, three times, the phone is up and running. Really appreciate the help.
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, NP glad I could help.
no roms install on my s6 edge after forget to copy rooms file into TWRP
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, NP glad I could help.
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now my phone in download " blue screen " mode
please someone help me :crying:
billyfatra said:
now my phone in download " blue screen " mode
please someone help me :crying:
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You should be able to use odin on your PC tp send an image to your phone.
Lookup, for example, how to root your phone in these threads.
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