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Failed updating from I9000XXJF3 to I9000XXJF7: white screen of death??

I think I can use a little help.
I tried to update my SGS from I9000XXJF3 to I9000XXJF7.
I followed the steps with Odin etc etc....bu now my device does not reboot anymore! It only shows a white screen with blue letters "AT&T WORLD PHONE".
I can not get the device in download mode or recovery mode anymore. When I'm pushing volume down + home + on/off button, it shows the same white screen.
What can I do now? I hope I didn't brick the device....

Can't even get into the menus to flash? Wow.. I don't think you can fix that.

Nope... this sucks big time! Pff I cant stand it anymore...i go to take a sleep now. Tomorrow i try again, but i dont feel like it is going to work!
I tried everything, volume up + home + on/off button = White screen
volume down + home + on/off button = White screen..

jos_jalla said:
I think I can use a little help.
I tried to update my SGS from I9000XXJF3 to I9000XXJF7.
I followed the steps with Odin etc etc....bu now my device does not reboot anymore! It only shows a white screen with blue letters "AT&T WORLD PHONE".
I can not get the device in download mode or recovery mode anymore. When I'm pushing volume down + home + on/off button, it shows the same white screen.
What can I do now? I hope I didn't brick the device....
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AT&T...
Mate, did you flash Captivate with I9000 firmware? They are, kind of, like 2 different phones...
You can use I9000 firmware, but only if you use standard modem file (that from what I briefly read, I can be completely wrong).

jos_jalla said:
I think I can use a little help.
I tried to update my SGS from I9000XXJF3 to I9000XXJF7.
I followed the steps with Odin etc etc....bu now my device does not reboot anymore! It only shows a white screen with blue letters "AT&T WORLD PHONE".
I can not get the device in download mode or recovery mode anymore. When I'm pushing volume down + home + on/off button, it shows the same white screen.
What can I do now? I hope I didn't brick the device....
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Did you remove the battery and force a fresh boot into download mode?
And yeah. Are you sure you don't have a captivate and not a SGS i9000?

Remove the battery which might force a reset of the device.
Once you put the battery back in see if you can get into Download Mode again then go through the reflash firmware again. Make sure your using the correct files.

Darkstriker said:
Did you remove the battery and force a fresh boot into download mode?
And yeah. Are you sure you don't have a captivate and not a SGS i9000?
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Beat me to it.

I have the same problem, I tried to get the phone into download or recovery mode, but no success, it switches between AT&T white screen and black screen all the time...I'm trying since last night, this is frustrating...

Yes, exactly the same problem with my i9000. When I try to enter in donwnload mode I have a white screen with a blue text "AT&T world phone" and it is blincking.
Can't enter in download mode, can't flash new ROM witk Kies......I can do nothing...
Can anyone help me please? There is any chance to recover my phone back?
Thank you very much.
My e-mail is "[email protected]"

Yes, after hours and hours of studing the problem I can confirm:
By mistake, I was using Odin for Captivate , on trying to bring back to life my i9000.
Now, what can I do? There is any chance to get the phone in to the download mode?
Thank you very much for your time and patience...

OK you used the wrong ODIN version... but I thought ODIN doesn't touch the bootloader? So if this is also correct for the captivate version of ODIN, I think there is still hope.
Maybe you can find something useful in the captivate forum.

Sputnik. said:
OK you used the wrong ODIN version... but I thought ODIN doesn't touch the bootloader? So if this is also correct for the captivate version of ODIN, I think there is still hope.
Maybe you can find something useful in the captivate forum.
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good idea, i'll search in captivate forum... wish i can find something

Same Problem Here This is My most Stupid Firmware Flashing ever made.
Please Help
cant find any info in the captivate forum

Download the correct ODIN, PIT and Firmware. Set them up on your computer.
Remove the battery, SIM and SDCard from your phone. Wait a few seconds.
Re-insert your Battery only.
Put the phone into Download Mode - volume down + home + on/off button
You might need to try this a few times I don't always get it first time.
Connect the phone to your computer by USB and confirm ODIN see's it.
Then flash the firmware again.
Wait for reboot then switch off and re-insert your SIM, SDCard.
Should be right now. Fingers crossed for you.

Ancient_One said:
Download the correct ODIN, PIT and Firmware. Set them up on your computer.
Remove the battery, SIM and SDCard from your phone. Wait a few seconds.
Re-insert your Battery only.
Put the phone into Download Mode - volume down + home + on/off button
You might need to try this a few times I don't always get it first time.
Connect the phone to your computer by USB and confirm ODIN see's it.
Then flash the firmware again.
Wait for reboot then switch off and re-insert your SIM, SDCard.
Should be right now. Fingers crossed for you.
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tried this method also with no luck, tried to connect using xp sp3, osx snow leopard and windows 7, same damn white screen on and off all time

I hate to state the obvious but have you thought about going to samsung?
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I had that problem once. Thought I bricked it. The problem was fixed after I got the right pit file
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SkulleD_PT said:
I hate to state the obvious but have you thought about going to samsung?
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yes i did, but the problem is that where i live there is no AT&T which their logo is flashing onto my phone screen.
they might shoot me in the head.

I made this short video to show the problem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8AIvalzBvY

Yes, this is our problem.
Our mistake is that we don't look for correct Odin3 flash tool, and we used Odin3 for Captivate.
I have try in Captivate topic maybe find something usefull, but nothing. They us a light different method to get in download mode, but it doesn't work on my phone.
Always I get the same white screen.
I really don't know if the battery is charging in this white screen.

help - I did something bad

I know I didn't brick my phone because I can still get into bootloader. I've tried to connect to Odin (several times following instructions to remove battery, restart pc, etc) and Odin won't recognize phone in bootloader. I was trying to update to gingerbread 2.3.5 using Odin and it got stuck. it said 'writing, wait 2 minutes' and I waited 8 mins and it never did anything. was I just inpatient? Now when I try to restart my phone it tells me manual files were installed and to hit the OK button. I have no OK button and I've tried all the screen buttons and the 3 hardware buttons to select 'reboot' as instructed per the phone and none work. So I pull the battery and start the vicious cycle all over again. I've been searching and searching (for the past 2hrs) trying to solve this on my own and I'm stuck. I need this phone as it's my work phone and I just got it Friday! (owned by me, not my company thankfully!) please help. thank you.

lol looks like u got urself a sweet paperweight haha. 1st of all make sure u have all the drivers installed, secondly it might be ur usb cable too

klyang88 said:
lol looks like u got urself a sweet paperweight haha. 1st of all make sure u have all the drivers installed, secondly it might be ur usb cable too
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I could previously connect to Odin so I wouldn't think it was the drivers or the cable. I hope I didn't really brick it! I can't afford a new one! booo

nursemm05 said:
I could previously connect to Odin so I wouldn't think it was the drivers or the cable. I hope I didn't really brick it! I can't afford a new one! booo
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have u tried a different usb plug in hole?

Pulling the cable on a Odin flash is the quickest way to ruin your phone. Should have left it plugged in and looked around real quick for an answer.

klyang88 said:
have u tried a different usb plug in hole?
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I have and another computer. still no luck. Won't recognize it.
tenaciousj said:
Pulling the cable on a Odin flash is the quickest way to ruin your phone. Should have left it plugged in and looked around real quick for an answer.
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doesn't help to tell me what I should've done. Is this fixable or not?

nursemm05 said:
I have and another computer. still no luck. Won't recognize it.
doesn't help to tell me what I should've done. Is this fixable or not?
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if u can still get into odin mode, then yes it should still be fixable

The only thing I can think of as I have never seen this B4. try holding power down,it takes awhile but it should reboot. I will try to get ahold of more info for you. No promises though. But rule of thumb Be patient.
One last thing where did you get the update from? ie 2.3.5. It helps to know what you were trying to flash.

Indrid Cole said:
The only thing I can think of as I have never seen this B4. try holding power down,it takes awhile but it should reboot. I will try to get ahold of more info for you. No promises though. But rule of thumb Be patient.
One last thing where did you get the update from? ie 2.3.5. It helps to know what you were trying to flash.
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just tried that and it gives me the same screen I was getting when I just pressed the power button to turn on. then it says to press OK to reboot and none of the buttons work to reboot.

nursemm05 said:
I know I didn't brick my phone because I can still get into bootloader. I've tried to connect to Odin (several times following instructions to remove battery, restart pc, etc) and Odin won't recognize phone in bootloader. I was trying to update to gingerbread 2.3.5 using Odin and it got stuck. it said 'writing, wait 2 minutes' and I waited 8 mins and it never did anything. was I just inpatient? Now when I try to restart my phone it tells me manual files were installed and to hit the OK button. I have no OK button and I've tried all the screen buttons and the 3 hardware buttons to select 'reboot' as instructed per the phone and none work. So I pull the battery and start the vicious cycle all over again. I've been searching and searching (for the past 2hrs) trying to solve this on my own and I'm stuck. I need this phone as it's my work phone and I just got it Friday! (owned by me, not my company thankfully!) please help. thank you.
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Of the responses so far, I'd start with a new microUSB cable. Whether the current cable worked 30 seconds ago or not, that could certainly be a potential issue, might as well rule it out.
After that, a few things to consider:
1) Can you get into recovery? [Hold Vol. Up] + [Power] for as long as it takes to get to the recovery screen (anywhere from 15 seconds to two minutes of solid holding.) If you can get to recovery, you are going to be in business. If after 120 seconds it hasn't gone into recovery, move on.
2) In your post, you refer to "bootloader", technically correct, but want to make sure you are referring to Odin download mode. The whole "instructions to remove battery, restart pc, etc" throws me off, you shouldn't have to do any of that. Just to make sure, what you want to do is:
Start up Odin 1.85 on your PC
Power down phone
Wait for capacitative button lights to turn off
Simultaneously Press and Hold [Power] + [Vol. Dn] until confirmation screen appears
Press [Vol. Up] to enter Download mode
Connect USB cable to the phone and then to the PC
ODIN should show COM port in first slot
3) If you can successfully get into ODM and the COM port in the first slot lights up, you are golden. Follow the rest of the steps here and you are all set to move forward or hang out from that point.
4) "I was trying to update to gingerbread 2.3.5 using Odin and it got stuck. it said 'writing, wait 2 minutes' and I waited 8 mins" I'm thinking maybe you flashed with Bootloader, Phone or CSC selected rather than PDA in the Odin menu. If that is the case you should still be able to get into ODM as shown above.

Just_s said:
1) Can you get into recovery? [Hold Vol. Up] + [Power] for as long as it takes to get to the recovery screen (anywhere from 15 seconds to two minutes of solid holding.) If you can get to recovery, you are going to be in business. If after 120 seconds it hasn't gone into recovery, move on.
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yes, that is where it tells me media files have been installed and to press OK to reboot the phone (and other options to wipe data, cache, etc). It is not CWM recovery.
2) In your post, you refer to "bootloader", technically correct, but want to make sure you are referring to Odin download mode. The whole "instructions to remove battery, restart pc, etc" throws me off, you shouldn't have to do any of that. Just to make sure, what you want to do is:
Start up Odin 1.85 on your PC
Power down phone
Wait for capacitative button lights to turn off
Simultaneously Press and Hold [Power] + [Vol. Dn] until confirmation screen appears
Press [Vol. Up] to enter Download mode
Connect USB cable to the phone and then to the PC
ODIN should show COM port in first slot
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Yes, Odin mode by doing what you said. I was referring to what to do if Odin won't connect. Remove battery, restart PC and try to reconnect to Odin
3) If you can successfully get into ODM and the COM port in the first slot lights up, you are golden. Follow the rest of the steps here and you are all set to move forward or hang out from that point.
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therein lies the problem, I can't get the first slot to show yellow to show it's connected.
4) "I was trying to update to gingerbread 2.3.5 using Odin and it got stuck. it said 'writing, wait 2 minutes' and I waited 8 mins" I'm thinking maybe you flashed with Bootloader, Phone or CSC selected rather than PDA in the Odin menu. If that is the case you should still be able to get into ODM as shown above.
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yes. I followed these instructions -
Check only Re partition, Auto reboot & F. Reset time in option
Put the files like this in Odin:
PIT = u1_02_20110310_emmc_EXT4.pit,
PDA = CODE_I9100XXKI3_CL577579_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5,
PHONE= MODEM_I9100XXKI3_REV_02_CL1062028.tar.md5,
CSC = GT-I9100-CSC-MULTI-OXAKI3.tar.md5
Hit the start button and process will begin

just tried another cable, no joy.

nursemm05 said:
yes, that is where it tells me media files have been installed and to press OK to reboot the phone (and other options to wipe data, cache, etc). It is not CWM recovery.
Yes, Odin mode by doing what you said. I was referring to what to do if Odin won't connect. Remove battery, restart PC and try to reconnect to Odin
therein lies the problem, I can't get the first slot to show yellow to show it's connected.
yes. I followed these instructions -
Check only Re partition, Auto reboot & F. Reset time in option
Put the files like this in Odin:
PIT = u1_02_20110310_emmc_EXT4.pit,
PDA = CODE_I9100XXKI3_CL577579_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5,
PHONE= MODEM_I9100XXKI3_REV_02_CL1062028.tar.md5,
CSC = GT-I9100-CSC-MULTI-OXAKI3.tar.md5
Hit the start button and process will begin
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"GT-I9100-CSC-MULTI-OXAKI3.tar.md5"? Aren't you on the E4GT? So flashing all of these files for an international SGSII would be the first issue. What forum did you get these from?
This might be a big issue afterall. Get back to me on where you got the files and I'll see if I can come up with something in the meantime.
EDIT: One thing that will work for sure, but you'd have to wait for it to come in is a $2 jig. Once you get it, you'll back in business in less than 2 seconds. Mine took 5 days via standard shipping. You could do expedited shipping if you need it faster. In lieu of that, I will keep thinking about what you can do tonight.
EDIT 2: I know you said that you have driver's installed an all, but if you downloaded them where you got those files, they might not be what you need for this phone. You might try going to the E4GT Auto Root thread and get everything you need to start fresh from there.
Then/or try this again:
Disconnect phone, and remove battery (wait 30 -60 seconds or so).
Re-insert the battery and power the phone as I noted before by simultaneously pressing and holding [Power] + [Vol. Dn] until confirmation screen appears
Press [Vol. Up] to enter Download mode
Make sure NPS and KIES are NOT running IMPORTANT
Start up Odin v1.85
Keep trying to connect the phone to get a COM port lit. If it's not working, try changing USB ports. Try every port on your PC.
Keep trying, I've seen odin fail to recognize phones over and over and then
suddenly recognize it out of nowhere.

Just_s said:
"GT-I9100-CSC-MULTI-OXAKI3.tar.md5"? Aren't you on the E4GT? So flashing all of these files for an international SGSII would be the first issue. What forum did you get these from?
This might be a big issue afterall. Get back to me on where you got the files and I'll see if I can come up with something in the meantime.
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oh crap! I just saw the GT-I9100 and thought I was good. I don't remember when I got them originally but just found it again here

Just_s said:
EDIT: One thing that will work for sure, but you'd have to wait for it to come in is a $2 jig. Once you get it, you'll back in business in less than 2 seconds. Mine took 5 days via standard shipping. You could do expedited shipping if you need it faster. In lieu of that, I will keep thinking about what you can do tonight.
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this will work even though I can get into odin download mode? I can wait a few days instead of buying a new phone if it will really work!

nursemm05 said:
this will work even though I can get into odin download mode? I can wait a few days instead of buying a new phone if it will really work!
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Yes, the jig should definitely work and it is a good idea to have one around anyway, just in case you ever need to go back to stock to return the phone or something.
But I am certain you can fix it at home in the meantime. I just need to remember or find how.

Just_s said:
Yes, the jig should definitely work and it is a good idea to have one around anyway, just in case you ever need to go back to stock to return the phone or something.
But I am certain you can fix it at home in the meantime. I just need to remember or find how.
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I am going to order one just in case but in the meantime, going to try one more time to get Odin to cooperate then I'm done for the night. Sadly work calls tomorrow and I can't do any of this on my work computer either thank you SOOO much for all your help!

nursemm05 said:
oh crap! I just saw the GT-I9100 and thought I was good. I don't remember when I got them originally but just found it again here
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Yeah, definitely not the right files for our phone, but don't worry, yet, I think you can recover from this. The fear is that the radio is borked as those are GSM phones and we are a CDMA phone. I haven't really read much about this issue, but I know it has happened to others. If you have time, you might search around for something like "oops, flashed SGSII GSM files on my E4GT CDMA phone" or something like that and see if anyone else figured out the fix.

I did not think there was a update to 2.3.5 for the epic 4g touch. I thought only the European versions received that update. The only update I know of for our phones was 2.3.6.
Plz link or direct where you downloaded this update you flashed. If it is the European update you will need to install the drivers for that model for Odin to recognize your phone. Then reflash the proper update.
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Indrid Cole said:
I did not think there was a update to 2.3.5 for the epic 4g touch. I thought only the European versions received that update. The only update I know of for our phones was 2.3.6.
Plz link or direct where you downloaded this update you flashed. If it is the European update you will need to install the drivers for that model for Odin to recognize your phone. Then reflash the proper update.
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Wow bythe time I typed this all is revealed. The 2.3.5 was the giveaway.
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Indrid Cole said:
I did not think there was a update to 2.3.5 for the epic 4g touch. I thought only the European versions received that update. The only update I know of for our phones was 2.3.6.
Plz link or direct where you downloaded this update you flashed. If it is the European update you will need to install the drivers for that model for Odin to recognize your phone. Then reflash the proper update.
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Wow bythe time I typed this all is revealed. The 2.3.5 was the giveaway.
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It should not kill your radio. I fixed a buddys phone that kinda did the same thing. Main thing is get the drivers for the euro sgs 2. Then Odin should see your device. Then use just s's guide from there.
One last thing the jig is not be needed. You can already get into download mode. Your phone is ready for flashing. What you need are drivers for the the computer to recognize your phone.

Indrid Cole said:
...the European update you will need to install the drivers for that model for Odin to recognize your phone. Then reflash the proper update.
It should not kill your radio. I fixed a buddys phone that kinda did the same thing. Main thing is get the drivers for the euro sgs 2. Then Odin should see your device. Then use just s's guide from there.
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Yep, this is exactly right.
@nursemm05 you need to find and install the drivers for the phone who's files you flashed. Make sure you know where you save the driver files and where they are installed. In fact, make a backup of your system so that you can restore your PC after you get your ET4G back to good.
Once you can get back into Odin, flash the tar file (singular) that I linked to and you will be back at stock. Then you can hit the other links and you will be very happy with your new setup.
Then do a system restore on your PC to before the i9000 driver's were installed and you should be back to good there as well.
Good luck!

Bricked s4

so i tried rooting my phone and it bricked...i had the "recovery in kies " error but now i got the screen blocked in boot ..than i tried to install costum roms using odin but aparently odint doesn't work....i had this same problem on my s2 and i solved it but now i cant solve this anymore...i have read about this on other threads but i couldnt fix it...i can only put my phone on download mode ...i dont know what to do anymore since odin doesnt work at all ( it keeps saying fail) ..i got the drivers installed ..please some1 help me i've spent 5 hours trying to solve this ..and now again i get the firmware upgrade encountred an issue .....but as i said cant solve it with samsung kies

smeen23 said:
so i tried rooting my phone and it bricked...i had the "recovery in kies " error but now i got the screen blocked in boot ..than i tried to install costum roms using odin but aparently odint doesn't work....i had this same problem on my s2 and i solved it but now i cant solve this anymore...i have read about this on other threads but i couldnt fix it...i can only put my phone on download mode ...i dont know what to do anymore since odin doesnt work at all ( it keeps saying fail) ..i got the drivers installed ..please some1 help me i've spent 5 hours trying to solve this ..and now again i get the firmware upgrade encountred an issue .....but as i said cant solve it with samsung kies
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If you can put your phone in download mode you're not bricked.
Use Odin to get back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
Once that is done use CF Root to root with Odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005

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If you can put your phone in download mode you're not bricked.
Use Odin to get back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
Once that is done use CF Root to root with Odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005
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i still get fail from odin....thats actually the thing i dont get....can it be from drivers?

Are you using the cable that came with the phone? I had the same problem and its because I was using another cable. If Odin isn't working. Kies should work as well. P.m. me if you need more help.
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eddies92 said:
Are you using the cable that came with the phone? I had the same problem and its because I was using another cable. If Odin isn't working. Kies should work as well. P.m. me if you need more help.
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yes i am using the cable....and my problem keeps switching from firmware issue to stuck at boot....i tried with kies but it doesnt recognize my phone when i try emergency firmware recovery and when i try firmware upgrade and initialisation it says that it need 6gb free and i dont have enough space....i installed kies in another partition where i have 43gb free and still that error

smeen23 said:
yes i am using the cable....and my problem keeps switching from firmware issue to stuck at boot....i tried with kies but it doesnt recognize my phone when i try emergency firmware recovery and when i try firmware upgrade and initialisation it says that it need 6gb free and i dont have enough space....i installed kies in another partition where i have 43gb free and still that error and btw when i connect my phone to kies it says connecting... and i et to troubleshot the error and when i do it replace the driver over and over...thats why i assumed it from drivers..i already inatlled the drivers from different places but still nothing
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smeen23 said:
yes i am using the cable....and my problem keeps switching from firmware issue to stuck at boot....i tried with kies but it doesnt recognize my phone when i try emergency firmware recovery and when i try firmware upgrade and initialisation it says that it need 6gb free and i dont have enough space....i installed kies in another partition where i have 43gb free and still that error
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If you are stuck in a bootloop after running the recovery file in odin (it's 1.6 GB unzipped), which is the way things sound, pull the battery and go into stock recovery. Do this by replacing the battery, holding volume up, home, and power button until the ble recovery shows in the upper left then let go. In stock recovery, scroll down 9using volume button) to wipe data/factory reset. Coose that option with the power button. You will lose ALL data on your phone and you will have to go thru setup again. When it's done choose reboot in the menu and let it reboot. Don't freak if it takes a while. In a minute or 2 you will see the screen dim and it will boot. Go thru setup, root again, install custom recovery, and if you were wise enough to have done a backup tp your SD card, you can get it back.
Good luck, there are tutorials on Youtube if you care to search for them. Here's a good one -
http://youtu.be/yEJSv9MrVAg

@getsum
Good suggestion :good:
I think the issue is that he's making things more complicated than he needs to.
A step by step by the op would be helpful if your suggestion doesn't resolve the issue
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Op, you're a little confusing.
Are you able to successfully use ODIN and flash stock firmware, but get stuck in a boot loop or freeze on Samsung splash?
Or ODIN fails?
From you're posts it sounds like both issues are occurring, but I think it's a posting conflict, and your issue is one or the other, unless I'm wrong, which I've been before

when i try recovery it goes to boot saying loading recovery than it goes full off and after boot screen again...i tried twrp and still nothing but the good thing is that odin passed that ..the only thing it didnt fail....maybe i didnt have the right rom ...i am downloading the official i9505 rom and i hope it will work this time....but plz if any1 can help i would apriciate it

Odin problem
I am also having a odin problem. I have tried jdownloader2 as well. Everything is giving me an error on extraction. My phone is stuck on the pulsing T-Mobile 4G LTE. Please help...my wife is looking at me like I just wasted money on a useless brick :silly:

Make sure you guys ODIN the correct Stock Firmware for your model device.
Make sure you ODIN the correct Custom Recovery for your model device.
And if you're Rooting, for example with CF-AUTO-ROOT by Chain fire, make sure you ODIN the proper version for your device.
In addition, check your USB cable to ensure it's working properly 100% of the time and have enough battery juice to perform the above procedures.

Odin problem
I have double check all the stock firmware. Got the files from 247extreme.com, given to me by DarkMenace. Several downloads of the same files...nothing seems to pass the MD5 check. The USB cable is 100%.
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Make sure you guys ODIN the correct Stock Firmware for your model device.
Make sure you ODIN the correct Custom Recovery for your model device.
And if you're Rooting, for example with CF-AUTO-ROOT by Chain fire, make sure you ODIN the proper version for your device.
In addition, check your USB cable to ensure it's working properly 100% of the time and have enough battery juice to perform the above procedures.
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jtcovington said:
I have double check all the stock firmware. Got the files from 247extreme.com, given to me by DarkMenace. Several downloads of the same files...nothing seems to pass the MD5 check. The USB cable is 100%.
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I used the file from here to Odin back to stock when soft bricked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
☞Sent from here☜

baseballfanz said:
I used the file from here to Odin back to stock when soft bricked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
☞Sent from here☜
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I have tried all of those. Everyone is an MD5 error. I feel like I may be missing something. My recovery screen has a android on his back with a red triangle. I can get to the Tmobile screen, should it stay there longer than 5 minutes?

jtcovington said:
I have tried all of those. Everyone is an MD5 error. I feel like I may be missing something. My recovery screen has a android on his back with a red triangle. I can get to the Tmobile screen, should it stay there longer than 5 minutes?
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Go into Stock Recovery
Wipe data and Factory Reset option
Boot
And everything will be good
I had the same happen to me regarding the Android on his back with a Red X.
I had to research to find what this mmeant and what to do.
After ODIN, I would freezeion Samsung splash twice.
Pull battery
Install battery
Press Power and Vol up buttons till you see the upper left hand blue script, andtrelease buttons to get into Recovery.
I went into Stock Recovery and chose the option where it says Factory Reset.
I then Booted Successfully.
Afterwards, I ODIN'd Custom Recovery, TWRP 2.5.0.2

Biker1 said:
Go into Stock Recovery
Wipe data and Factory Reset option
Boot
And everything will be good
I had the same happen to me regarding the Android on his back with a Red X.
I had to research to find what this mmeant and what to do.
After ODIN, I would freezeion Samsung splash twice.
I went into Stock Recovery and chose the option where it says Factory Reset.
I then Booted Successfully.
Afterwards, I ODIN'd Custom Recovery, TWRP 2.5.0.2
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How long should it sit in the Tmobile 4G LTE screen?

jtcovington said:
How long should it sit in the Tmobile 4G LTE screen?
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Could be several minutes, and a little longer.
Just wait it out after you choose Factory Reset/wipe option and Boot.

Biker1 said:
Could be several minutes, and a little longer.
Just wait it out after you choose Factory Reset/wipe option and Boot.
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I am now stuck on the samsung logo with the blue writing on the top. What the hell have I done? PLEASE HELP! I probably need instructions like I am 2 years old...at least that is how this process is making me feel. I did read that as long as I can get to download mode it is okay. But I can't seem to get a good file for odin to work with.

jtcovington said:
I am now stuck on the samsung logo with the blue writing on the top. What the hell have I done? PLEASE HELP! I probably need instructions like I am 2 years old...at least that is how this process is making me feel. I did read that as long as I can get to download mode it is okay. But I can't seem to get a good file for odin to work with.
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Pull battery
Install battery
Press Power and Vol up buttons together
When you see tiny blue script in upper left, immediately release buttons
See if you boot into Recovery.
If you can't boot into recovery and stuck with the tiny blue letters
Then......
Start again.
ODIN Stock Firmware
Make sure only the Auto Reboot and F reset boxes are checked
Click the PDA box and load the tar file
It will take a couple of minutes for the md5 checksum match
Then the file will auto load into the PDA box
Press Start
Will take about 8 minutes to complete
Your will see the upper left ODIN box turn Blue and Pass
Let the device boot
Wait several minutes
If stuck on Samsung Splash
Pull battery
Install battery
Don't power on device
Press Power and Vol up buttons
Enter Recovery
Scroll to Factory Reset/ option with Vol toggle
Press Power once Factory reset is highlighted
Let device Boot
Could take 10 minutes or so
Have Patience
If above successful
ODIN your Custom Recovery
Also Root if needed, but do the ODIN first tossee if it gets done.
Good luck

Biker1 said:
Pull battery
Install battery
Press Power and Vol up buttons together
When you see tiny blue script in upper left, immediately release buttons
See if you boot into Recovery.
If you can't boot into recovery and stuck with the tiny blue letters
Then......
Start again.
ODIN Stock Firmware
Make sure only the Auto Reboot and F reset boxes are checked
Click the PDA box and load the tar file
It will take a couple of minutes for the md5 checksum match
Then the file will auto load into the PDA box
Press Start
Will take about 8 minutes to complete
Your will see the upper left ODIN box turn Blue and Pass
Let the device boot
Wait several minutes
If stuck on Samsung Splash
Pull battery
Install battery
Don't power on device
Press Power and Vol up buttons
Enter Recovery
Scroll to Factory Reset/ option with Vol toggle
Press Power once Factory reset is highlighted
Let device Boot
Could take 10 minutes or so
Have Patience
If above successful
ODIN your Custom Recovery
Also Root if needed, but do the ODIN first tossee if it gets done.
Good luck
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Okay, I was stuck on the recovery at first followed instructions.
ODIN to PASS...yeah!
Reboots...stuck on Tmobile 4G LTE
Pulled battery...got to recovery
Wipe/factory reset
says complete....reboot now
Stuck on Tmobile 4G LTE screen.
I am following instructions to the letter! I can only think that the file I using for ODIN is wrong.
Wife is getting very suspicious...uh oh!

[q] help ! Nexus wont go in recovery mode or boot at all !

Hi all, I am fairly new to the world that is custom ROMS and custom recovery. I am not very experienced with either of these things but right now have an issue to deal with.
I have a samsung galaxy nexus i9250gt that was sold to me from a friend. He claimed that the phone was in a constant reboot cycle and no matter what he tried he was not able to get out of it. I decided to take on the challenge and have so far been unsuccesfull.
So, what I have done so far is download a galaxy nexus tool kit v11.0 and try flashing the stock google rom on to it. Did not work.
Also tried using odin to flash a stock rom on to it. Still the same issue.
The screen I seem to get is a Google logo with a unlocked lock near the bottom. The phone vibrates and then shows this screen before repetitively doing so till the battery dies.
I can sometimes get in to fastboot mode and CANNOT get in to recovery mode. The phone will sometimes just restart when i select recovery mode or it will show a dead android with a red triangle and an exclamation mark. I do not really know what to do from here
REPEAT: PHONE WILL NOT GO IN TO RECOVERY MODE SUCCESSFULLY, WILL GO IN TO FASTBOOT MODE SOMETIMES.
I would really appreciate a step by step guide on how to get out of this.
Thank you.

Try another toolkit
wmalik81 said:
Hi all, I am fairly new to the world that is custom ROMS and custom recovery. I am not very experienced with either of these things but right now have an issue to deal with.
I have a samsung galaxy nexus i9250gt that was sold to me from a friend. He claimed that the phone was in a constant reboot cycle and no matter what he tried he was not able to get out of it. I decided to take on the challenge and have so far been unsuccesfull.
So, what I have done so far is download a galaxy nexus tool kit v11.0 and try flashing the stock google rom on to it. Did not work.
Also tried using odin to flash a stock rom on to it. Still the same issue.
The screen I seem to get is a Google logo with a unlocked lock near the bottom. The phone vibrates and then shows this screen before repetitively doing so till the battery dies.
I can sometimes get in to fastboot mode and CANNOT get in to recovery mode. The phone will sometimes just restart when i select recovery mode or it will show a dead android with a red triangle and an exclamation mark. I do not really know what to do from here
REPEAT: PHONE WILL NOT GO IN TO RECOVERY MODE SUCCESSFULLY, WILL GO IN TO FASTBOOT MODE SOMETIMES.
I would really appreciate a step by step guide on how to get out of this.
Thank you.
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Download and install Nexus Root Toolkit v1.7.2 by WugFresh. Follow all instructions to configure your drivers correctly. Flash Factory Image using the fastboot method: On the toolkit startup window select Current Status: "Softbrick/Bootloop" then click "flash stock + unroot" follow the instructions....

when you see this dead android with exclamation mark, press power + volume up to see the recovery menu.
i suggest to read stickies in general section and take a look at gnex tips and tricks thread (see my signature) to know your phone better.
and dont forget to use SEARCH BUTTON.

imethodZ said:
Download and install Nexus Root Toolkit v1.7.2 by WugFresh. Follow all instructions to configure your drivers correctly. Flash Factory Image using the fastboot method: On the toolkit startup window select Current Status: "Softbrick/Bootloop" then click "flash stock + unroot" follow the instructions....
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Did this and have the same result as before. I even waited the 10 minutes it told me too. The phone turned off and when i booted it back on it stayed in a boot loop.
Not sure what to do now as im still getting the same google logo with the unlock sign underneath.

samersh72 said:
when you see this dead android with exclamation mark, press power + volume up to see the recovery menu.
i suggest to read stickies in general section and take a look at gnex tips and tricks thread (see my signature) to know your phone better.
and dont forget to use SEARCH BUTTON.
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The device does show the exclamation marked android but when i press the power button and volume + i get no response.

wmalik81 said:
The device does show the exclamation marked android but when i press the power button and volume + i get no response.
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use fastboot to flash full stock images (see sticky in general section)
if it didnt work, i guess it is a hardware issue

Maybe the partition table is screwed, when flashing with ODIN, did you use a .pit file?
Maybe the bootloader is borked, have you tried using OMAPflash to try and restore it?

beekay201 said:
Maybe the partition table is screwed, when flashing with ODIN, did you use a .pit file?
Maybe the bootloader is borked, have you tried using OMAPflash to try and restore it?
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did use a .pit file when using ODIN
I am going to try OMAPflash and see if i can work something out. if not i fear that I am screwed

[Q] S3 soft bricked, won't flash, cant boot into recovery, can't flash. Any help?

(T999, 4.1.2 Stock, 2 Binary counts now)
I've searched around and haven't had much luck with some help with my problem. Maybe someone would be nice enough to guide me to the right place?
Basically I had a root gone bad, and I get the:
"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again."
Honestly I have not tried the kies route yet, had a bad experience in the past.
I either can't get the button timing right, or it just will Not allow me to boot into recovery mode.
I can get into download mode without Any trouble.
I've referred to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
Got the stock rom, but wont flash; keeps getting errors. I assumed I would just need that MD5. Would I need another file since I'm trying to hard reset and flash?
I would have given the "Galaxy S3 Toolkit" a try, but it won't eve get past the debugging part, and I can't change that at this time.
I would greatly appreciate all help.

Are you using Odin to flash the firmware? Does it recognize that the device is connected?
What is the output in Odin when it fails?
To boot recovery turn device off.
Hold home, volume up and power.
When you see blue text flash at top of screen, release power only. Continue holding HOME and volume up in till you see recovery start.
Sent from my SGH-T999N using Tapatalk

DocHoliday77 said:
Are you using Odin to flash the firmware? Does it recognize that the device is connected?
What is the output in Odin when it fails?
To boot recovery turn device off.
Hold home, volume up and power.
When you see blue text flash at top of screen, release power only. Continue holding HOME and volume up in till you see recovery start.
Sent from my SGH-T999N using Tapatalk
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Thanks for your quick reply.
Yes, I am using Odin. And it does recognize it.
Odin does this:
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> T999UVDMD5_T999TMBDMD5_T999UVDMD5_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)
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Since I closed it off and reopened it, now it gives me neither a pass or fail, but prior to trying to flash I would constantly say fail.
I havent seen any other color but red at the top on my screen, and that says "ODIN MODE" along with the error as stated in my first post when I try to get into recovery.
I've actually held the 3 buttons for up to 40 sec to no avail. The blue words never showed up. It would pop up with the "ODIN MODE" and the error, then the screen would go back to black and would never give any other indications until I let go of the power. Even then it went back to the error.

Maybe jtag can help or bad usb port.

tomy1986.nt said:
Maybe jtag can help or bad usb port.
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jag may have done the job...
But nah, all of my USBs are in good shape. It was strictly phone trouble..
I went ahead and tried out samsung kies. To my surprise, It allowed me to fix it up. It did a major hard reset and reloaded the current rom.
Lost everything, but no longer bricked.

the usb jig
AjieGFX said:
jag may have done the job...
But nah, all of my USBs are in good shape. It was strictly phone trouble..
I went ahead and tried out samsung kies. To my surprise, It allowed me to fix it up. It did a major hard reset and reloaded the current rom.
Lost everything, but no longer bricked.
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dont bother replacing the usb port i have the same exact problem cant get the pc to recongnize my phone ... replaced the usb port and yes i have the right drivers installed..

AjieGFX said:
jag may have done the job...
But nah, all of my USBs are in good shape. It was strictly phone trouble..
I went ahead and tried out samsung kies. To my surprise, It allowed me to fix it up. It did a major hard reset and reloaded the current rom.
Lost everything, but no longer bricked.
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My kies do not recognise my phone as connected. How can I use Kies to unbrick my phone? I have the same problem!

r.ioannen said:
My kies do not recognise my phone as connected. How can I use Kies to unbrick my phone? I have the same problem!
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Is your phone soft bricked or hard bricked? does it get power?
mine was soft bricked; i could still power it on, i just was Very limited on what I could do.
Is your kies updated?

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AjieGFX said:
Is your phone soft bricked or hard bricked? does it get power?
mine was soft bricked; i could still power it on, i just was Very limited on what I could do.
Is your kies updated?
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First I thought it is soft bricked but reading on forums about the same symptoms I understood that the motherboard is finished so I need to change it.
I have tried many attempts with flashing with Odin but nothing. It enters download mode but not recovery.
Odin sees my phone but not kies. I do not think is an update problem.
But I bricked my phone with my wife's laptop and I have tried to restore it back on my own PC. Nothing worked but I read on forums that maybe the PC have a problem reading the phone through the USB port.
I thought is not my case as Odin recognized my phone BUT trying to flash again with Odin from my wife's laptop BINGO! It flashed it on the first attempt and boot normally in to my kit.kat Resurrection Remix Rom!

AjieGFX said:
(T999, 4.1.2 Stock, 2 Binary counts now)
I've searched around and haven't had much luck with some help with my problem. Maybe someone would be nice enough to guide me to the right place?
Basically I had a root gone bad, and I get the:
"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again."
Honestly I have not tried the kies route yet, had a bad experience in the past.
I either can't get the button timing right, or it just will Not allow me to boot into recovery mode.
I can get into download mode without Any trouble.
I've referred to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
Got the stock rom, but wont flash; keeps getting errors. I assumed I would just need that MD5. Would I need another file since I'm trying to hard reset and flash?
I would have given the "Galaxy S3 Toolkit" a try, but it won't eve get past the debugging part, and I can't change that at this time.
I would greatly appreciate all help.
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Happen to me as well. All you need to do in flash a custom recovery through Odin, in download mode, like TWRP or clocksWord mod. Once thats done install any rom you want through the recovery, put the rom you want in an external storage like a sd card.

hi did you solve this problem?

DocHoliday77 said:
Are you using Odin to flash the firmware? Does it recognize that the device is connected?
What is the output in Odin when it fails?
To boot recovery turn device off.
Hold home, volume up and power.
When you see blue text flash at top of screen, release power only. Continue holding HOME and volume up in till you see recovery start.
Sent from my SGH-T999N using Tapatalk
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Thanks a lot! I wasn't able to get into recovery mode and I started to lose hope, but by following your instructions I managed to get it into recovery. :')

Boot loop on Samsung screen, doesnt load recovery but loads to Download mode atleast
AjieGFX said:
Thanks for your quick reply.
Yes, I am using Odin. And it does recognize it.
Odin does this:
Since I closed it off and reopened it, now it gives me neither a pass or fail, but prior to trying to flash I would constantly say fail.
I havent seen any other color but red at the top on my screen, and that says "ODIN MODE" along with the error as stated in my first post when I try to get into recovery.
I've actually held the 3 buttons for up to 40 sec to no avail. The blue words never showed up. It would pop up with the "ODIN MODE" and the error, then the screen would go back to black and would never give any other indications until I let go of the power. Even then it went back to the error.
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I have a very similar problem. I would truly appreciate some guidance here!
Some details of the mobile versions since these differ from the OP.
I use a Samsung GT i9300 International Version, rooted and had flashed Nameless Rom based on Android 5.0.
Flashed TWRP or Philz Touchwiz CWM recovery (I dont really remember now)
The phone worked fine until recently when the battery started behaving bad!
(Small story short : On a vacation, my 1.8 Amp charger broke, and my phone crashed saying "Do a factory reset since the encryption during a restart failed". Forcefully, had to factory reset and my battery has been draining like mad ever since) When on wifi, the rate of draining was faster than the rate of charge on a 1A charger)
I was previously on a Slimkat Rom then.
I decided to flash Nameless Rom to see if the behavior changed.
The Rom was smooth but the charging issue persisted. I decided to buy a 2.1 A charger but one fine morning after an overnight charge, the phone didn't boot up. I assumed that the charge wasn't enough and I let it charge a bit longer. After several attempts, it booted up all of a sudden.
I believe this was a significant warning/indication of something possibly wrong with the ROM but I didnt bother to change it just yet.
Then came the surprise a couple of mornings later. The phone went into a boot loop displaying the WHITE Samsung logo with GT-I9300.
Tried booting into recovery, but it just doesnt load into recovery with Volume Up combination.
However, download mode comes up with Volume Down combination. So I was happy in a way that it wasnt hard bricked just yet!
Read somewhere asking me to flash recovery alone from which i could wipe cache and dalvik and try rebooting - So I downloaded TWRP latest version and flashed, but Odin failed to flash - Got a FAIL message and similar to quoted post after failed attempts.
Tried flashing Philz CWM, but failed again. Also tried flashing the Stock recovery too, but it just didnt pass!
Doesnt flash the recovery in whatever way I tried.
Now, I did read that flashing the stock firmware of GT - I9300 Intl version is the option I have left (approx 900 MB).
Will this flash the stock rom and reset the root?
Is there something that I have missed out on? Or I need to try something else before I try flashing stock firmware?
I need some pointers now guys, help me out!

AjieGFX said:
Thanks for your quick reply.
Yes, I am using Odin. And it does recognize it.
Odin does this:
Since I closed it off and reopened it, now it gives me neither a pass or fail, but prior to trying to flash I would constantly say fail.
I havent seen any other color but red at the top on my screen, and that says "ODIN MODE" along with the error as stated in my first post when I try to get into recovery.
I've actually held the 3 buttons for up to 40 sec to no avail. The blue words never showed up. It would pop up with the "ODIN MODE" and the error, then the screen would go back to black and would never give any other indications until I let go of the power. Even then it went back to the error.
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Eeep i missed something