OK guys so this is the issue, I'm trying to reset my buddies Samsung Galaxy S 2 on T-Mobile. He forgot his password and he asked me to help since I'm handy with cell phones. So I tried the easiest thing and tried to do a hard reset. Now I press and hold Volume Up and Down and Press and hold the Power button until I feel it vibrate and let go of the Power button while still holding Volume Up and Down and it will take me to where it says "# Manual Mode #" but when I scroll down and try to select "Wipe Data/Factory Reset" I can't select it. I tried pressing the Home button and the Power button to select it and nothing. I tried all the buttons and nothing. I also tried putting in Download Mode to try to reflash the firmware but when I connect it to the computer I don't here it connect and Odin doesn't recognize it not even in the Device Manager. I tried doing the same on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and the computer and Odin recognize it just fine. So i'm stumped and need you guys help! Thanks in Advance....
Have you installed the proper USB driver and Kies for the phone on your computer? Make sure you are using the latest Odin.
Also, try flashing a different recovery system such as TWRP once you're able to get Odin working.
As long as you are able to get your phone to connect to Odin, you should be fine. You can even flash a stock ROM through Odin if all else fails.
Good luck!
asj2583 said:
OK guys so this is the issue, I'm trying to reset my buddies Samsung Galaxy S 2 on T-Mobile. He forgot his password and he asked me to help since I'm handy with cell phones. So I tried the easiest thing and tried to do a hard reset. Now I press and hold Volume Up and Down and Press and hold the Power button until I feel it vibrate and let go of the Power button while still holding Volume Up and Down and it will take me to where it says "# Manual Mode #" but when I scroll down and try to select "Wipe Data/Factory Reset" I can't select it. I tried pressing the Home button and the Power button to select it and nothing. I tried all the buttons and nothing. I also tried putting in Download Mode to try to reflash the firmware but when I connect it to the computer I don't here it connect and Odin doesn't recognize it not even in the Device Manager. I tried doing the same on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and the computer and Odin recognize it just fine. So i'm stumped and need you guys help! Thanks in Advance....
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If you can't get Odin to work, test it on another Galaxy S2 to see if the problem is with the computer. Just a tip.
I have been having the same problem. this t989 i have been working with does not show up on any laptop in the house, and they all have the kies drivers installed. it is "usb device not found." i have been considering wiping the usb storage and sending it straight back to factory settings. but without odin i am going to have to manually flash recovery and all that.. any ideas?? I hooked my phone up to both laptops in the house and it shows up instantly. i am definitely confused. and the worst of it, is ubuntu didnt even recognize the phone.
Do yo have any belkin router software install on your computer. If you have, uninstall it and try.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989 using xda premium
FineTalent said:
Have you installed the proper USB driver and Kies for the phone on your computer? Make sure you are using the latest Odin.
Also, try flashing a different recovery system such as TWRP once you're able to get Odin working.
As long as you are able to get your phone to connect to Odin, you should be fine. You can even flash a stock ROM through Odin if all else fails.
Good luck!
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No luck, installed Kies and didn't recognize phone in Odin. What's weird is that it will not let me factory reset thru the 3 button combo in # manual mode #! I would try a different pc but don't have one atm.
i think i am going to try pointing the phone to googles oem driver
Windows 7
To install the Android USB driver on Windows 7 for the first time:
Connect your Android-powered device to your computer's USB port.
Right-click on Computer from your desktop or Windows Explorer, and select Manage.
Select Devices in the left pane.
Locate and expand Other device in the right pane.
Right-click the device name (such as Nexus S) and select Update Driver Software. This will launch the Hardware Update Wizard.
Select Browse my computer for driver software and click Next.
Click Browse and locate the USB driver folder. (The Google USB Driver is located in <sdk>\extras\google\usb_driver\.)
here is something interesting the phone i am working on the usb storage is not mounted on the phone. has anyone seen anything like this before?
My PC doesn't even recognize the phone while its in odin mode??? It's like it's not even connected!!!
asj2583 said:
My PC doesn't even recognize the phone while its in odin mode??? It's like it's not even connected!!!
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Well I tried everything and seems my buddy is not picking up the phone so I have useless phone on my hands. Does nobody know why it wont let me select factory reset in the stock recovery or why my computer doesnt reconize the phone in download mode? Someone please help me!
asj2583 said:
Well I tried everything and seems my buddy is not picking up the phone so I have useless phone on my hands. Does nobody know why it wont let me select factory reset in the stock recovery or why my computer doesnt reconize the phone in download mode? Someone please help me!
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the phone could be borked. one that i hve been working on is the same way. i got ahold of samsung and they told me to send it in for repair.
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Dear friends,
I have a bricked t989. Screen wont start. I thin the phone ran out of space when I was trying to flash a ROM (silly me).
Here is what happens when I connect the phone to:
Windows7/XP laptop:
It start asking me to format the USB drive. Phone is not detected in Samsung Kies. It shows as a USB device ni system tray. IN computer management, a lots of drives appear and all seem to be healthy. The icons disappear when I hold the power button and come back when I press power button again. So it tells me the on and off is occuring, but nothing occurs on screen.
Linux PC:
I can see all the drives with all the contents. Including all my files, apps, system folders, etc. I see folders like image lib etc. And its writable too.
IS there any way I can flash a stock rom or something by copying some files to these folders or anyway I can use what I can see in Linux to put life back into my phone?
Many thanks for reading.
Have you tried getting into download mode and flashing a stock rom with Odin?
mehtajinesh said:
Dear friends,
I have a bricked t989. Screen wont start. I thin the phone ran out of space when I was trying to flash a ROM (silly me).
Here is what happens when I connect the phone to:
Windows7/XP laptop:
It start asking me to format the USB drive. Phone is not detected in Samsung Kies. It shows as a USB device ni system tray. IN computer management, a lots of drives appear and all seem to be healthy. The icons disappear when I hold the power button and come back when I press power button again. So it tells me the on and off is occuring, but nothing occurs on screen.
Linux PC:
I can see all the drives with all the contents. Including all my files, apps, system folders, etc. I see folders like image lib etc. And its writable too.
IS there any way I can flash a stock rom or something by copying some files to these folders or anyway I can use what I can see in Linux to put life back into my phone?
Many thanks for reading.
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If u can see everything like that then ur not bricked, u need to put he phone in download mode by turning it off and holding vol-vol+ and connecting to PC, a screen should show and give u option to continue or cancel, press continue, now connect to windows via Odin, Samsung kies will not see the phone because u have a custom recovery, make sure kies isn't running/uninstall it if u can, open Odin v1.85 and wait till it says added, from there flash twrp v2.6.1.0 tar.file from here techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/hercules load the file via PDA option and press start in Odin, do not touch anything else besides PDA to load the file and start to initiate the flash, when its done and u get a green passed sign, DL ur fav ROM to ur PC, boot to recovery on the phone and select advanced/mount USB, transfer the file, flash the ROM (and gapps if needed) and reboot, phone should recover fine..
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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If u can see everything like that then ur not bricked, u need to put he phone in download mode by turning it off and holding vol-vol+ and connecting to PC, a screen should show and give u option to continue or cancel, press continue, now connect to windows via Odin, Samsung kies will not see the phone because u have a custom recovery, make sure kies isn't running/uninstall it if u can, open Odin v1.85 and wait till it says added, from there flash twrp v2.6.1.0 tar.file from here techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/hercules load the file via PDA option and press start in Odin, do not touch anything else besides PDA to load the file and start to initiate the flash, when its done and u get a green passed sign, DL ur fav ROM to ur PC, boot to recovery on the phone and select advanced/mount USB, transfer the file, flash the ROM (and gapps if needed) and reboot, phone should recover fine..
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I have this same problem, but can't get mine to work.
While back, I flash and play around with lots of roms. One day my t989 went dead, after flashing, can't remember the detail. Anyway, so now, when I plug in the usb cable, the computer dings and a message pops up saying I need to format the disk drive before I can use it. Options are "Format disk" or "Cancel". I can't format, it keeps saying to check the disk and make sure it is connected properly and try again. Only option is Cancel. Odin can't see it either. Kies can't see it. Also, Kies is uninstalled and PC is rebooted. Still no luck.
What else can I try?
navy2012 said:
I have this same problem, but can't get mine to work.
While back, I flash and play around with lots of roms. One day my t989 went dead, after flashing, can't remember the detail. Anyway, so now, when I plug in the usb cable, the computer dings and a message pops up saying I need to format the disk drive before I can use it. Options are "Format disk" or "Cancel". I can't format, it keeps saying to check the disk and make sure it is connected properly and try again. Only option is Cancel. Odin can't see it either. Kies can't see it. Also, Kies is uninstalled and PC is rebooted. Still no luck.
What else can I try?
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First of all u never never format a phone from a PC like that, the device has certain partitions that hold crucial info such as imei, sys data, recovery info, and formating wipes all of that so that's a no no, second if by chance u flashed the wrong ROM or a wrong anything bad things happen, the fact that it even asks u to format the disk tells me something is wrong, try holding vol-vol+ while connecting phone to PC when the phone is off, if its recoverable it will enter download mode, if that doesn't work u can try a USB jig, which will force the device into DL mode and at most there a couple dollars on eBay or amazon, so its worth it to fix the phone, if neither of those options work then congrats man u have officially hard bricked ur device, frame it an mount it on the wall lol
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
:crying: Hi there, yesterday i tried to remove cwm from my galaxy gt-i8150 and i've referred to many solution they mentioned that do it same way as how i flashed cwm...but at last i failed, my SGW do turn up when i press the power button but it stuck at "Warning!! A custom OS can cause......." there have prompt to press volume up or down and a triangle exclamation mark at below (i dont know whether this is download mode or not)
When i pressed volume down button it reboot and then come back to this screen again, i've tried many times pressing volume down button and pull out & place back my battery, it still shown up this screen allover again. I viewed other unbricking solution thread but didn't found any situation same as mine. When i pressed volume up button nothing happen, i can't boot into recovery mode. please help ...:crying::crying::crying:
http://androidforums.com/galaxy-y-a...ne-using-odin-v1-85-also-fixes-bootloops.html
This link will help. But it's for galaxy Y. Download the stock ROM. (Its in the galaxy W forums) Boot into download mode is pressing Power button, Volume down and Menu button. Good luck mate.
patrickdass said:
This link will help. But it's for galaxy Y. Download the stock ROM. (Its in the galaxy W forums) Boot into download mode is pressing Power button, Volume down and Menu button. Good luck mate.
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thanks for response sir, i already viewed many thread that were talking about this method, but the problem is when i press the power button to switch on my phone, it straight away goes to download mode after samsung logo shown up, i dont even have to use combo press to boot into download mode.
And nothing happen when i press volume up button that stated "continue" but volume down button do restart my phone and boot into download screen again. When i plugged in USB, pc couldn't detect my phone.. any solution..?
will_wl said:
thanks for response sir, i already viewed many thread that were talking about this method, but the problem is when i press the power button to switch on my phone, it straight away goes to download mode after samsung logo shown up, i dont even have to use combo press to boot into download mode.
And nothing happen when i press volume up button that stated "continue" but volume down button do restart my phone and boot into download screen again. When i plugged in USB, pc couldn't detect my phone.. any solution..?
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try to install CWM again on your mob by using odin .. your mob should be detected when you press continue if you install Samsung drive on your pc
Ahmed.ragab said:
try to install CWM again on your mob by using odin .. your mob should be detected when you press continue if you install Samsung drive on your pc
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yeap i do installed samsung driver on my pc from kies, but when im in download mode and plugged in usb windows message pop out "The USB device attached to the computer has malfunctioned and Windows does not recognize it." Whereas in odin when i click start is says "please connect phone"
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yeap i do installed samsung driver on my pc from kies, but when im in download mode and plugged in usb windows message pop out "The USB device attached to the computer has malfunctioned and Windows does not recognize it." Whereas in odin when i click start is says "please connect phone"
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did you pressed continue while you are in download mode ?
Ahmed.ragab said:
did you pressed continue while you are in download mode ?
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Yes i did
boot into download mode, then connect usb, windows show unknow device, odin not detected
will_wl said:
Yes i did
boot into download mode, then connect usb, windows show unknow device, odin not detected
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I will upload Samsung drive for you to try
Ahmed.ragab said:
I will upload Samsung drive for you to try
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Thankyou dude. Appreciate your reply
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Thankyou dude. Appreciate your reply
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welcome Bro
here it is
http://www.mediafire.com/download/dg0s1jff9lmmgii/Samsung_Galaxy_W_Drivers.exe
Ahmed.ragab said:
welcome Bro
here it is
http://www.mediafire.com/download/dg0s1jff9lmmgii/Samsung_Galaxy_W_Drivers.exe
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Too bad it still not working Thanks anyway.
Currently using windows 8, i think this is windows vista package? Should use driver for windows 8?
i seek into device manager and found Samsung Mobile Composite Device with exclamation mark on it, it say 'Device Cannot Start (Code 10)'
i spent my whole day on this problem already yet still haven't found a method to solve it :crying::crying:
will_wl said:
i seek into device manager and found Samsung Mobile Composite Device with exclamation mark on it, it say 'Device Cannot Start (Code 10)'
i spent my whole day on this problem already yet still haven't found a method to solve it :crying::crying:
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I think as it is able to go in download mode there is a hope .. don't worry will be fixed
Follow this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1467128
And download the firmware for your country from sammobile
Try to install adb driver (but first remove samsung usb driver if are installed)follow this guide:http://technologyandroid.com/2013/0...river-adb-di-qualsiasi-dispositivo-android-2/(it's in italian language)
then install samsung usb driver and check if odin recognize the device.
I have tried this guide yesterday for galaxy s2 and it works.
If after that don't works try to change the usb port , open odin by run as administrator and don't reboot odin.
Redwraith96 said:
Try to install adb driver (but first remove samsung usb driver if are installed)follow this guide:http://technologyandroid.com/2013/0...river-adb-di-qualsiasi-dispositivo-android-2/(it's in italian language)
then install samsung usb driver and check if odin recognize the device.
I have tried this guide yesterday for galaxy s2 and it works.
If after that don't works try to change the usb port , open odin by run as administrator and don't reboot odin.
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when i click on the download link ads window pop-out and download does not go on, any idea?
miki2o said:
Follow this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1467128
And download the firmware for your country from sammobile
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Thankyou for trying to help
but seems like u don't get what is my problem now, when im in download mode and plugged in usb windows message pop out "The USB device attached to the computer has malfunctioned and Windows does not recognize it." Whereas in odin when i click start is says "please connect phone"
will_wl said:
when i click on the download link ads window pop-out and download does not go on, any idea?
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install the latest USB drivers from here:http://uploaded.net/file/xdloq4jw (after installing the adb driver!!)
Windows 8 has major problems with compatibility with Odin ......that is probably the issue here.......
Try a PC with an older OS (preferably XP but vista or 7 should work)
If you're using vista or 7, run Odin as administrator.
If XP, run normally.
Then......
Make sure....
1) kies is NOT running (kill in task manager)
2) any installed firewalls/anti virus are disabled
3) have a selection of USB cables on hand to try if one doesn't work.
4) the USB port you are using needs to be a primary port (connected directly to the PC motherboard)......but try them all anyway....
Good luck....
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda app-developers app
OK I have a Galaxy Tab3 GT-P5210, I have developer usb debugging enabled, I have the Samsung KIES package installed on my PC and I've downloaded Odin307, the TWRP package and the ROOT package that is well documented in this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525630
The problem I'm having is with the step that says:
Power down your device and put it into download mode. To do this, press and hold the Home + Volume Down + Power buttons simultaneously for 3 to 5 seconds until you see the warning screen.
When I do this it goes into something called 'Android System Recovery <3e>" with a prompt that says "# MANUAL MODE #" with the following options:
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
and it does not show up in Odin so I cannot get further...how can I resolve this?
as a rant here, I really wish Google would mandate that all providers supply an option to root the device and install stock Android...this nonstop jumping thru hoops just to have basic control over a device you spent good money on is ****ing stupid
Found your problem!
snafu7x7 said:
OK I have a Galaxy Tab3 GT-P5210, I have developer usb debugging enabled, I have the Samsung KIES package installed on my PC and I've downloaded Odin307, the TWRP package and the ROOT package that is well documented in this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525630
The problem I'm having is with the step that says:
Power down your device and put it into download mode. To do this, press and hold the Home + Volume Down + Power buttons simultaneously for 3 to 5 seconds until you see the warning screen.
When I do this it goes into something called 'Android System Recovery <3e>" with a prompt that says "# MANUAL MODE #" with the following options:
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
and it does not show up in Odin so I cannot get further...how can I resolve this?
as a rant here, I really wish Google would mandate that all providers supply an option to root the device and install stock Android...this nonstop jumping thru hoops just to have basic control over a device you spent good money on is ****ing stupid
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Hey man download mode is where you flash custom recoveries and custom or stock Roms on your device. The answer to you for download mode is your not holding it down enough. first power off the device. Second hold these buttons all together: power + Volume Down + home button. Keep holding these buttons for a minimum of 10-15 seconds or more and it will go into download mode. From there you open up Odin on your pc and then you should see in a box your com port this means your connected. From there you it PDA and you select your recovery file. It should end with
.md5! Make sure re-partition is not checked or you will brick your device! Now it start and once it's done it will say Res OK. Good luck!
got it
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Hey man download mode is where you flash custom recoveries and custom or stock Roms on your device. The answer to you for download mode is your not holding it down enough. first power off the device. Second hold these buttons all together: power + Volume Down + home button. Keep holding these buttons for a minimum of 10-15 seconds or more and it will go into download mode. From there you open up Odin on your pc and then you should see in a box your com port this means your connected. From there you it PDA and you select your recovery file. It should end with
.md5! Make sure re-partition is not checked or you will brick your device! Now it start and once it's done it will say Res OK. Good luck!
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You know what it was? Its a brand new tablet for me and so when it is held lengthwise (like you'd hold a phone normally) the Vol+ button is at the BOTTOM, not the top like every phone I've ever owned. So I was holding Vol- instead and that's why it wasn't working for me...boneheaded mistake but thanks for the reply...I can now boot it into Download mode ...though I still can't get Odin to recognize it
thanks for the reply
snafu7x7 said:
You know what it was? Its a brand new tablet for me and so when it is held lengthwise (like you'd hold a phone normally) the Vol+ button is at the BOTTOM, not the top like every phone I've ever owned. So I was holding Vol- instead and that's why it wasn't working for me...boneheaded mistake but thanks for the reply...I can now boot it into Download mode ...though I still can't get Odin to recognize it
thanks for the reply
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connecting to odin is the same for every samsung device. I am going to try my best to help you out so here we go. Check to make sure you have the samsung usb drivers. to do that go to my computer then local disk then go to programs and files. if you see the SAMSUNG folder and when you open it and you see the drivers folder containg the usb drivers then if you don't see it then we need to install the drivers. first uninstall kies. you don't need this.the download and open this exe file: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_nizg6yUZ0NS1RodDBxd0E1MFU/preview . install it normally.
Need more help just ask
thanks
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connecting to odin is the same for every samsung device. I am going to try my best to help you out so here we go. Check to make sure you have the samsung usb drivers. to do that go to my computer then local disk then go to programs and files. if you see the SAMSUNG folder and when you open it and you see the drivers folder containg the usb drivers then if you don't see it then we need to install the drivers. first uninstall kies. you don't need this.the download and open this exe file: . install it normally.
Need more help just ask
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After trying some different things I got Odin working, was able to install TWRP and root the device so that's all good
Now I've downloaded the framework-res.apk and decompiled it, modded it as i wanted to and recompiled using the Android Multitool app and the final issue I'm having is pushing the new framework-res.apk back to the device. The Android Multitool app claims it pushes the file but it does not. So I downloaded the latest sdk and I'm going to try using the raw ADB tool to push the file and see if that works...wish me luck
You can use twrp file manger to do that.
Just copy your file to sdcard while connected to pc and then reboot to recovery use file manager in advanced settings. Find your file and copy it to where ever you need it.
hi. I encountered a problem on my phone that doesn't boot properly.
When i tried to switch on my phone it showed at first the welcome msg "Samsung S4 mini gt-i9192" then after that, a pitch black screen, could not properly boot. But i learn that it does not turns off after the screen turns all black, i have to press the power button first to turn off the phone.
This problem started when i installed an app with some compatibility problems.
I wanted to root my phone hoping that can solve the problem, but then again a problem occurred when i tried to connect my phone to my laptop. It fails to install MTP usb device to my computer. I tried connecting it again provided that samsung kies was installed but again failed to connect my phone. Therefore i cant root my phone because i cant copy the files needed to root to my phone sd card.
I tried reinstalling kies, installing mtp drivers but nothing happened. I tried also restoring the previous boot image, restoring factory settings using recovery mode. But then problem still exist.
And fyi my phone can't mount any external sd card using recovery mode. And i think it was not in a debugging mode.
Phone: samsung s4 mini gt-i9192
firmware: i dont know
So basically, the problem is:
my phone wont boot,
i cant connect it to my pc
and i cant root it.
How should i root or even flash my phone when i cant connect to my computer? Do you have any idea on how to solve this problem? Any solutions or suggestions would be much appreciated. tnx.
champagneerantja
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Have you tried putting the phone in download mode (Volume Down + Home + Power) and then connecting it your p,c , if not give this a shot it should pick up the drivers , once done , take out the usb cable hold the power the button to shut down and boot up .
since you have not mentioned your OS am assuming it is windows , try taking out Kies via some software like revo uninstaller which will remove all directories plus all registry entires then reinstall it if you really need it.
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Have you tried putting the phone in download mode (Volume Down + Home + Power) and then connecting it your p,c , if not give this a shot it should pick up the drivers , once done , take out the usb cable hold the power the button to shut down and boot up .
since you have not mentioned your OS am assuming it is windows , try taking out Kies via some software like revo uninstaller which will remove all directories plus all registry entires then reinstall it if you really need it.
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tried both yet still unable to connect.
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tried both yet still unable to connect.
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dial *#0808# from your cell this would take you in usb settings, tick both mtp+adb , reboot , if they art already ticked uncheck them and check them again.
dovakinn said:
dial *#0808# from your cell this would take you in usb settings, tick both mtp+adb , reboot , if they art already ticked uncheck them and check them again.
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im afraid i cant do this coz i cant boot my phone properly, up to welcome msg only then screen black out, but not power off.
emzgames said:
im afraid i cant do this coz i cant boot my phone properly, up to welcome msg only then screen black out, but not power off.
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ohhh best take your cell to your nearest service center then . if you can't flash anything and usb is not getting detected i don't see any other option , maybe someone more experienced here can help.
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ohhh best take your cell to your nearest service center then . if you can't flash anything and usb is not getting detected i don't see any other option , maybe someone more experienced here can help.
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yah, thats what im thinking. i just brought this here hoping to solve this problem without going to a shop. thanks anyway.
aac. To me put your phone in download mode then use moborobo(a windows software) . Just open it and it will install the driver. If it dies not work then use adb installer . Remember you should have only any one of the software at one tim means either moborobo or kies or adb installer
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btw have you tried to boot the phone in safe mode ?? if it boots in safe mode it is still fixable without going to service center. power down , power up+ tap the menu button 3 or 4 times at THE same time to boot into safe mode if it boots into safe mode that means the hardware and OS is fine if it does not well then your out of luck.
dovakinn said:
btw have you tried to boot the phone in safe mode ?? if it boots in safe mode it is still fixable without going to service center. power down , power up+ tap the menu button 3 or 4 times at THE same time to boot into safe mode if it boots into safe mode that means the hardware and OS is fine if it does not well then your out of luck.
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tnx man, but no luck..
Tried flashing a custom rom?
Hello friends. I´m new in the forums, but I have now a huge problem in my hands.
I have a Samsung SM-T311 and it stopped working days ago. It wouldn't boot or charge. Recently, a message appeared in the screen, "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again".
I can start in Download Mode screen sometimes, with the USB cable in my PC. But as soon as I press "vol up" to enter the Download Mode, it restarts into the "Firmware upgrade encountered..." screen.
So, I have now an incredibly unstable tablet, that won´t boot or charge unless connected in my PC. And even connected, the only thing it shows is that message in the screen. Download Mode is not reachable, so I cant restore it in Kies or Odin, since it cannot be detected.
I know, it´s a mess. But before I send it to any repair services, there´s anything I can do to try and restore my device?
Thanks in advance.
ylfaer said:
Hello friends. I´m new in the forums, but I have now a huge problem in my hands.
I have a Samsung SM-T311 and it stopped working days ago. It wouldn't boot or charge. Recently, a message appeared in the screen, "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again".
I can start in Download Mode screen sometimes, with the USB cable in my PC. But as soon as I press "vol up" to enter the Download Mode, it restarts into the "Firmware upgrade encountered..." screen.
So, I have now an incredibly unstable tablet, that won´t boot or charge unless connected in my PC. And even connected, the only thing it shows is that message in the screen. Download Mode is not reachable, so I cant restore it in Kies or Odin, since it cannot be detected.
I know, it´s a mess. But before I send it to any repair services, there´s anything I can do to try and restore my device?
Thanks in advance.
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Download your stock firmware from sammobile.com. Flash it using Odin.
The "firmware encountered an error" screen should work the same as the download mode screen. Just connect to pc when you get to that screen and make sure that it is detected in Odin.
Sent from my SCH-I605
gr8nole said:
Download your stock firmware from sammobile.com. Flash it using Odin.
The "firmware encountered an error" screen should work the same as the download mode screen. Just connect to pc when you get to that screen and make sure that it is detected in Odin.
Sent from my SCH-I605
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It´s not detected by Odin. But thanks for the quick answer anyway.
EDIT: Well, after some effort, could start in download mode. But my computer can´t recognize the device anyway, either in Odin or Kies. It was working perfectly before, don´t think it´s hardware related.
Try reloading the Samsung drivers onto your PC. This may, or may not help. However, not reloading the drivers will keep you in the same state you are in now. Connecting the device and having Odin not recognize it is there tells me the drivers are invalid or corrupted or no longer there. It could also mean your device bootrom is badly damaged.
You may also want to try different USB ports on the PC. When you plug in the device to the computer, you can go to Computer Management / Device Manager and see which port the Samsung is trying to access.
Can you access recovery mode?
Also, try different USB cables.. They are NOT all created equal.
Some will charge.... but not connect to PC for file transfer..
It's real.. try different cables once you've reached D/L mode..
good luck
PS easy way to goto D/L mode is hold 'power' and 'Vol down' together, ONLY
Dont even mess with trying to hold the 'Home" button too..