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Bricked my Galaxy Gio

Hi XDA,
I've searched in many threads but i can't find an anwser.
I've bricked my Galaxy Gio when i flashed a custom kernel. It was the kernel in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1319816
Now it does nothing, I can't boot in any mode, not in download mode, not in recovery mode...
I have android 2.3.3 Gingerbread.
Is there any way to unbrick or is my phone just an expensive decoration now.
Thanks in Advance.

Hi !!!
same new here
This ll work in some cases
Hope this will work in your device as well
Pull the battery to kill the boot loop (or whatever is hosed up), put the phone into downloading mode and re-flash the stock ROM.
Free to try...

Thanks for quick reply but i can't go into download mode as i said. Also my phone is just totally off and won't boot at all. My pc also doesn't detect it when it is plugged in.

SuperUub said:
Thanks for quick reply but i can't go into download mode as i said. Also my phone is just totally off and won't boot at all. My pc also doesn't detect it when it is plugged in.
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If not even adb detects it, i'm pretty sure you're buggered, mate.

did you try and leave the battery out for some 10 min or more?
If adb does not detect the phone after that, then it seems to be a brick for real.

Is your phone stop at the "samsung" when you turn on your phone?
If is this,it's very easy to unbrick

One easy procedure which you might want to try with no guarantee it'll work:
-Remove the battery, microSD and SIM from the phone.
-Prepare the Odin software and your ROM on a known working system
-Connect the phone to the computer with the USB cable.
-With one hand, simultaneously hold Volume down, home and power.
-With your other hand, put the battery in the phone.
I was able to get Odin to detect an otherwise bricked phone this way. I was however unable to get further than the "setup connection" step. Maybe your outcome will be better.
Regards,
Darkshado

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Yes this way usually works. I've tested this way.

that worked for me to on a brick when it didnt even went on, no recovery, download mode etc, after waiting 2 weeks and trying to repair it myself I nearly throw it away, and then suddenly it went into download mode for about 1 or 2 seconds, wich told me the battery whasn't working.. so I started to charge the battery, and hoped it would boot, but it didn't.. using that method given above, I could get into download mode again, and flashes a new stock ROM. now I still have my phone, working.

Odin to detect
Darkshado said:
One easy procedure which you might want to try with no guarantee it'll work:
-Remove the battery, microSD and SIM from the phone.
-Prepare the Odin software and your ROM on a known working system
-Connect the phone to the computer with the USB cable.
-With one hand, simultaneously hold Volume down, home and power.
-With your other hand, put the battery in the phone.
I was able to get Odin to detect an otherwise bricked phone this way. I was however unable to get further than the "setup connection" step. Maybe your outcome will be better.
Regards,
Darkshado
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i i need help, odin detects my phone but dont pass from -"setup connection", did you have news?

I had my mainboard replaced at a service center... Probably not the news you would have liked, but I'm afraid that's your next step as well.

Darkshado said:
One easy procedure which you might want to try with no guarantee it'll work:
-Remove the battery, microSD and SIM from the phone.
-Prepare the Odin software and your ROM on a known working system
-Connect the phone to the computer with the USB cable.
-With one hand, simultaneously hold Volume down, home and power.
-With your other hand, put the battery in the phone.
I was able to get Odin to detect an otherwise bricked phone this way. I was however unable to get further than the "setup connection" step. Maybe your outcome will be better.
Regards,
Darkshado
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This worked for me too, try to charge your battery in another phone if possible

bobcota said:
i i need help, odin detects my phone but dont pass from -"setup connection", did you have news?
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same problem

same problem here
voetbalremco said:
that worked for me to on a brick when it didnt even went on, no recovery, download mode etc, after waiting 2 weeks and trying to repair it myself I nearly throw it away, and then suddenly it went into download mode for about 1 or 2 seconds, wich told me the battery whasn't working.. so I started to charge the battery, and hoped it would boot, but it didn't.. using that method given above, I could get into download mode again, and flashes a new stock ROM. now I still have my phone, working.
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i also have the same prblem here just now , i tried to flash this ROM but i forgot to wipe data/factory reset the phne and i unintentionally flashed the rom without wiping it :'( and now, dont boot at all but can still turned on and ended up just "samsung" appearing on the screen . please help :crying::crying:

I've bricked my Galaxy Gio when i flashed a custom kernel.
Hi There I also have the same problem. I installed Galaxy Ace's Kernel onto my Galaxi Gio, Now it does nothing, I can't boot in any mode, not in download mode, not in recovery mode...
S[B said:
[/B]uperUub;20668671]Hi XDA!
I've searched in many threads but i can't find an anwser.
I've bricked my Galaxy Gio when i flashed a custom kernel. It was the kernel in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1319816
Now it does nothing, I can't boot in any mode, not in download mode, not in recovery mode...
I have android 2.3.3 Gingerbread.
Is there any way to unbrick or is my phone just an expensive decoration now.
Thanks in Advance.
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Not either going to Download Mode
trackIDtracker said:
Hi !!!
same new here
This ll work in some cases
Hope this will work in your device as well
Pull the battery to kill the boot loop (or whatever is hosed up), put the phone into downloading mode and re-flash the stock ROM.
Free to try...
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[Q] Hard bricked Ace II when updating to 4.1.2

Just yesterday I flashed my galaxy Ace 2 with 4.1.2 on Odin (which I've done hundreds of times), but I wasn't so lucky on the other side. I seem to have hard bricked my phone, no boot, no download, nothing . I made sure I put the tar.md5 in the PDA as usual, can someone please help me try and revive my bricked ace 2. I hear a usb jig will work for soft brick but will it work on a hard bricked phone?

Mitchpeep said:
Just yesterday I flashed my galaxy Ace 2 with 4.1.2 on Odin (which I've done hundreds of times), but I wasn't so lucky on the other side. I seem to have hard bricked my phone, no boot, no download, nothing . I made sure I put the tar.md5 in the PDA as usual, can someone please help me try and revive my bricked ace 2. I hear a usb jig will work for soft brick but will it work on a hard bricked phone?
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bump?

try using JTAG, it's work on my ace 2, i've bricked my ace 2 when i flash the china FW

fauzanskywalker said:
try using JTAG, it's work on my ace 2, i've bricked my ace 2 when i flash the china FW
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Yeah I flashed with china 4.1.2 >.<, later to find out china does not support other countries. I ordered a Jig off ebay, should be coming soon

Well, if your phone doesn't even turns on or enters to download mode with the 3button combination it's hard bricked.
Probably corrupted pbl and/or sbl which means the jig will not work.
Send back to samsung if it's still under warranty or ask someone who has JTAG and upload the bootloaders to the nand, this will bring back dl mode - a JTAG repair will cost approx. 30-50 USD.

Mitchpeep said:
Yeah I flashed with china 4.1.2 >.<, later to find out china does not support other countries. I ordered a Jig off ebay, should be coming soon
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Jig doesn't work.
Sent from my GT-I8160 using xda premium

Same in here. Bricked Ace2 when flashing chinese 4.1.2.
All those f... saying chinese firmawe is "just a 4.1.2 without all that bloatware so go ahead" should now burn

so guys no solution?
i havent been using my phone for week

Szaby59 said:
Well, if your phone doesn't even turns on or enters to download mode with the 3button combination it's hard bricked.
Probably corrupted pbl and/or sbl which means the jig will not work.
Send back to samsung if it's still under warranty or ask someone who has JTAG and upload the bootloaders to the nand, this will bring back dl mode - a JTAG repair will cost approx. 30-50 USD.
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Hmmm, It seems to be when I plug my phone into the computer it makes the USB connected sound and stays like that, but after about 5-6 seconds it makes the disconnect sound. Does this mean anything at all?

It confirms your bootloader is corrupted.
I guess it will show an "U8500 USB ROM" in device manager when you connect the USB cable.
That's because the phones internal rom (I don't know what exactly called) tries to load the primary bootloader but it can't find a valid one.
The boot process of Ace 2 and I guess for a few other Samsung devices:
Internal rom -> PBL -> Search for valid SBL -> Loading SBL -> SBL Checks if any 3key combo or JIG/UART/charger/etc connected ?
NO -> Normal boot, loading kernel, etc.
YES -> Charging, Download mode or Recovery mode (depending which buttons are pressed or device is connected).
Or something similar, but the point is you should NEVER flash bootloaders, if one of them gets corrupted you can't recover your phone with the usual tools.
I doubt it can be recovered, but try this:
Pull out the battery, connect the phone to the PC (Odin should be started before) press vol_down+home+power and reinsert the battery (still hold the 3 buttons!)
See if odin detects the phone.

Szaby59 said:
It confirms your bootloader is corrupted.
I guess it will show an "U8500 USB ROM" in device manager when you connect the USB cable.
That's because the phones internal rom (I don't know what exactly called) tries to load the primary bootloader but it can't find a valid one.
The boot process of Ace 2 and I guess for a few other Samsung devices:
Internal rom -> PBL -> Search for valid SBL -> Loading SBL -> SBL Checks if any 3key combo or JIG/UART/charger/etc connected ?
NO -> Normal boot, loading kernel, etc.
YES -> Charging, Download mode or Recovery mode (depending which buttons are pressed or device is connected).
Or something similar, but the point is you should NEVER flash bootloaders, if one of them gets corrupted you can't recover your phone with the usual tools.
I doubt it can be recovered, but try this:
Pull out the battery, connect the phone to the PC (Odin should be started before) press vol_down+home+power and reinsert the battery (still hold the 3 buttons!)
See if odin detects the phone.
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No luck , I think I might send the phone back to the place I bought it from and act dumb.

Szaby59 said:
It confirms your bootloader is corrupted.
I guess it will show an "U8500 USB ROM" in device manager when you connect the USB cable.
That's because the phones internal rom (I don't know what exactly called) tries to load the primary bootloader but it can't find a valid one.
The boot process of Ace 2 and I guess for a few other Samsung devices:
Internal rom -> PBL -> Search for valid SBL -> Loading SBL -> SBL Checks if any 3key combo or JIG/UART/charger/etc connected ?
NO -> Normal boot, loading kernel, etc.
YES -> Charging, Download mode or Recovery mode (depending which buttons are pressed or device is connected).
Or something similar, but the point is you should NEVER flash bootloaders, if one of them gets corrupted you can't recover your phone with the usual tools.
I doubt it can be recovered, but try this:
Pull out the battery, connect the phone to the PC (Odin should be started before) press vol_down+home+power and reinsert the battery (still hold the 3 buttons!)
See if odin detects the phone.
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I plugged the phone into a different usb port and it said U8500 USB ROM then it says no driver found. Does this basically mean Ive screwed the boot? IS there any other way than JTAG to fix?

Hi
There is a trick that in most of cases can fix bircked phones!
Just remove battery and wait for a minute , then hold vol. down + Home + power button and ask someone to place battery while you are holding buttons!

sorset said:
Hi
There is a trick that in most of cases can fix bircked phones!
Just remove battery and wait for a minute , then hold vol. down + Home + power button and ask someone to place battery while you are holding buttons!
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Doesn't work sorry . I think its something to do with the boot loader.

Mitchpeep said:
Doesn't work sorry . I think its something to do with the boot loader.
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You mean the screen didnt turn on?! even its background light?

sorset said:
You mean the screen didnt turn on?! even its background light?
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Yes thats right, screen or background lighting wont even turn on. Its a hard brick unfortunately . Luckily its still under waranty, I'm sending it away to be repaired today .

hi any update? I also screwed up my i8160p during Odin process and face actually the same symptoms as you.
Samsung service center claimed need to replace motherboard and mine without warranty covered.:crying:
if need to Jtag what and which files to flashed?
thanks!!

testwater2 said:
hi any update? I also screwed up my i8160p during Odin process and face actually the same symptoms as you.
Samsung service center claimed need to replace motherboard and mine without warranty covered.:crying:
if need to Jtag what and which files to flashed?
thanks!!
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I think your pretty much screwed unless you take it to someone who J/TAGS or can revive hard bricked devices, a usb jig will not work. I have learnt my lesson now, to always read the comments at least 10 times before flashing any rom, that goes for stock roms too .

Mitchpeep said:
I think your pretty much screwed unless you take it to someone who J/TAGS or can revive hard bricked devices, a usb jig will not work. I have learnt my lesson now, to always read the comments at least 10 times before flashing any rom, that goes for stock roms too .
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Hello! I had exactly the same thing as you. Gave my phone to Sammy (flash counter was 2 and still is) and they've revived it for free :victory: I've got the phone back today. When leaving my device at Sammy, I've told (more or less ) what happened - OTA have crashed.
Anyway - I had the alternative way. Guys at GSM stalls told they may place a new bootloader too, but for money. Prices varied so be careful - from ~50 euros to even as cheap as 15 euros.
BR

piecho said:
Hello! I had exactly the same thing as you. Gave my phone to Sammy (flash counter was 2 and still is) and they've revived it for free :victory: I've got the phone back today. When leaving my device at Sammy, I've told (more or less ) what happened - OTA have crashed.
Anyway - I had the alternative way. Guys at GSM stalls told they may place a new bootloader too, but for money. Prices varied so be careful - from ~50 euros to even as cheap as 15 euros.
BR
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also happened with me and my counter was maybe 6 but they repair it for free:good:

[Q] Bootloop and not working Volume Rocker - Any Solution?

Hey Guys
I really could need a good Advise. In the past my USB-Port was broken, so i repaired it with a new one, anyway i wasnt careful enough - i pulled of the Volume-Rockers' Connector. There are no contacts left on the Mainboard, so i cant easily install some new Volume Rockers.
Well that wasnt a big Problem for me so far, i just used a Volume-Widget instead. But unfortunately my Device is now stucking within a Bootloop.
Due to the missing Volume-Rocker, i cant access Fastboot or Recovery. I tried to access the Device with the GNex-Toolkit but it wont let me install the Drivers, i guess the Driver crashes within the Bootloop. Letting the Device Boot while connected via USB, wont recognize it as ADB-Device.
I am owning a Galaxy S4 now, but i would like to repair the GNex, so that my Gilfriend might use it. Any chance to access Fastboot Mode or Recovery without the Volume Rockers on a Bootlooping Device?
I allready downloaded the OMAPFlash_tuna Package and managed it to install the OMAP 4440 Driver (it is giving me 2 Seconds to install them when i plug in the powered-off Device). After a few attempts the Omap-Flash Bat-File was running properly. But the Device is still stuck in its Bootloop. Any Advices would be really great.
Best regards

apsis said:
Hey Guys
I really could need a good Advise. In the past my USB-Port was broken, so i repaired it with a new one, anyway i wasnt careful enough - i pulled of the Volume-Rockers' Connector. There are no contacts left on the Mainboard, so i cant easily install some new Volume Rockers.
Well that wasnt a big Problem for me so far, i just used a Volume-Widget instead. But unfortunately my Device is now stucking within a Bootloop.
Due to the missing Volume-Rocker, i cant access Fastboot or Recovery. I tried to access the Device with the GNex-Toolkit but it wont let me install the Drivers, i guess the Driver crashes within the Bootloop. Letting the Device Boot while connected via USB, wont recognize it as ADB-Device.
I am owning a Galaxy S4 now, but i would like to repair the GNex, so that my Gilfriend might use it. Any chance to access Fastboot Mode or Recovery without the Volume Rockers on a Bootlooping Device?
I allready downloaded the OMAPFlash_tuna Package and managed it to install the OMAP 4440 Driver (it is giving me 2 Seconds to install them when i plug in the powered-off Device). After a few attempts the Omap-Flash Bat-File was running properly. But the Device is still stuck in its Bootloop. Any Advices would be really great.
Best regards
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i dont see a way to boot into fastboot mode without volume keys or adb
i suggest to get a usb jig and flash stock via odin

samersh72 said:
i dont see a way to boot into fastboot mode without volume keys or adb
i suggest to get a usb jig and flash stock via odin
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Thanks mate, i really appreciate your Help. I'm sorry that im just answering so late, but i was waiting for my USB jig to arrive. I didnt knew that there is this Option with the USB Jig, i just want to let you know that everything went well, and my Galaxy Nexus is finally back to life.
Thanks for your fast reponse :good

[Q] [HELP] Gnex bricked

I was using PA rom (3.69) with Franco kernel, my recovery was TWRP 2.6.0.0
yesterday I was backing up my sd card (I'm doing it every 2 months) and then some error was showing up an my pc's screen I don't really remember what the error said but I found out that was from my twrp folder, so to find what happend I just wanted to boot up into the recovery and then my nexus wont boot up I found out that my Gnex was hard bricked (with no reason why) so I used this page (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1760787/) to unbrick and it helped alot but I can't find my backups , and when I'm trying to boot into Fastboot,the recovery or even to reboot, it's funny that my nexus was working excellent befor what happend :crying: (btw my nexus was pluged to my pc when i tried to boot into twrp)
so yeah can not do anything I'm stuck with a broken PA (all my apps are still installed but I can not find my backups)
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME !!!!
My Device : White Galaxy nexus (takju) 16GB
Rom: PA: latest 4.2.2
Kernel: Franco latest
Recovery: Stupid TWRP (I'm going back to CWM after this)

There is no possible way in hell to brick a gnex unless your NAND fries lol, download mode is hard coded into the chips and you can always get into it no matter what happens. I suggest using ODIN and flashing all the factory images, there are guides floating around, a factory reset usually fixes all your problems
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus VZW @1.2 GHz on Stock 4.3

seldom ssightsl
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There is no possible way in hell to brick a gnex unless your NAND fries lol, download mode is hard coded into the chips and you can always get into it no matter what happens. I suggest using ODIN and flashing all the factory images, there are guides floating around, a factory reset usually fixes all your problems
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus VZW @1.2 GHz on Stock 4.3
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I can't go into download mode :crying:

How can I know that my NAND fried??
EDIT I have the same problem that the user rekrapg had but I don't have my backups anymore

Wait what? So what exactly happens when you try and get in to fastboot?

GldRush98 said:
Wait what? So what exactly happens when you try and get in to fastboot?
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nothing happened

Are you sure that is ur battery not working anymore?

e753 said:
Are you sure that is ur battery not working anymore?
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my battery was on 97%

Well I guess that my Gnex Was killed, I can't even use the OMAP Flash
guessing that twrp killed it

So, you take out the battery, put it back in, hold vol+ and vol- and then hit the power button, and absolutely nothing happens? The screen doesn't come on at all?
What if you take the battery out, put the batter back in, and plug it in to the wall charger (don't try and turn it on). Have you left it on the wall charger for a couple hours?

GldRush98 said:
So, you take out the battery, put it back in, hold vol+ and vol- and then hit the power button, and absolutely nothing happens? The screen doesn't come on at all?
What if you take the battery out, put the batter back in, and plug it in to the wall charger (don't try and turn it on). Have you left it on the wall charger for a couple hours?
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I tried that method and it didn't work.
I know very well how to use android (I used android for 3 years) and I never saw this thing before ,It's weird that you can not even brick (Kill) nexus devices.

It's alive !!!! Alive !!!!!!!!!
So I searched a bit on xda and found some helpful Pages
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f63...9250-galaxy-nexus-gt-i9100g-gt-i9300-1465412/
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2065470
and it helped

flash stock rom with toolkit

KnighthooD said:
flash stock rom with toolkit
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already did that

I have the same thing with a buddies GNex. I flashed stock images using a toolkit, nada. SuperWiped, flashed stock, nada. Even did an ODIN flash several times, and still nothing.
We can boot into Fastboot and various custom recoveries, but nothing is booting.

player911 said:
I have the same thing with a buddies GNex. I flashed stock images using a toolkit, nada. SuperWiped, flashed stock, nada. Even did an ODIN flash several times, and still nothing.
We can boot into Fastboot and various custom recoveries, but nothing is booting.
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Did you do what i am going to mention?
Part 1:
Now you will need these things before you're proceeding
**USB cable**
**I suggest using windows 7 (because my windows 8 pc didn't install the drivers)**
**A bricked Gnex (of course) without the battery installed **
** and these files "https://www.dropbox.com/sh/owi65iy2xvvpzf0/i5rgGJFJwO" **
1 go ahead and download the files that I provided
2 extract the "9250 omapflash_tuna.zip" to the desktop (recommend)
3 go into your device manager [Control Panel ---> Hardware and Sound ---> Device Manager]
4 go to Actions Menu and select Add Legacy Hardware then click on add manually double click on Snow All Devices, Have Disk, now go into the omapflash folder and choose "usb_drv_windows", "omap_winusb.inf".
Now now, it will take some time so please be patient .
5 after the drivers are installed plug in the Gnex into the USB cable that you have.
6 go back to the omapflash folder and open the "omap4460_tuna_hs_pro.bat" it will some scripts that will "semi unbrick" your nexus
7 close the .bat program and install back the battery to your nexus and boot into DOWNLOAD MODE (if your gnex had USB debugging on before it was bricked, if not boot into your rom and enable it and then afterwards
perform 1-6 if your nexus can't boot back into download mode)
Part 2:
**you will need t charge your Gnex to 80%-90%**
**you will need your Gnex installed USB drivers on your pc (the best way is to install kies)**
1 unzip the second zip file "Odin.stock Gnex I9250 4.3" to the desktop (again recommend)
2 open the folder and then open "Odin307" after that open Odin307.exe (once your phone is successfully connected to your pc, the ID:COM box on ODIN will turn blue and will show the COM port number)
3 click the PIT icon and choose "I9250_partition-table-0915.pit" from the ODIM folder
then click the PDA box. then click the button and choose "odin.takju.4.3.tar.md5"
4 now click on start button and it will fully unbrick you Sexy Galaxy Nexus (don't be afraid it will take some minutes)
plus you just updated to android 4.3
special thanks to samersh72, rekrapg and legija

[Q] [Help] How to fix SGT 3 10.1 (WiFi) not turning on

Hey guys, My Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 (Wifi) Won't turn on anymore. Don't even charge! My brother was playing minecraft until my Tablet's life reach 0% (Died). Then I charged it, It's still charging after 30 mins of charging I turned it on then the SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 3 logo appear (Start-Up) but it fails like it shutted down. I tried charging it again but it wont charge anymore nor turn on, I'm not using any ROM but i rooted my SGT 3 10.1
Anyone knows how to fix this? Please help asap!

Try different charger, usb cable, leave it for a while then try charging it, plug it into computer usb port or plug out sd card then try
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Ripshock said:
Try different charger, usb cable, leave it for a while then try charging it, plug it into computer usb port or plug out sd card then try
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Okay, Gonna try those now and hope something will fixed this. I'll reply if it works or not soon
Edit :
Be right back in 2 hours to check everything.
Edit Again :
My Tablet is fixed now, Thanks dude.
What I did is stopped charging for 10 minutes then i charged it using PC/Laptop then waited 1 hour, then charge it on normal then it started to charge and turned on. but again, stuck on SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 3 logo then shut down....

None of those works. Any other idea?

I would do the process over again. But do not start the tablet. See if you can get into recovery mode (Vol+ / Power) or download mode (Vol- / Power). If that is successful then leave it there for awhile. Power off and try again. If good, then I would reload the OEM Rom or a backup that you may have. But I would not try powering the unit again. There might be a corrupt file caused by the initial improper shutdown.

It got even Worse, I tried to do the process again but it DOESNT turn on or Charge anymore. I waited 1 hour then charge, still, charge 2 hours, still. What to do now? Theres no helper here on our village except me so please help me

If your device is not charging then I wonder if it is the charger and not the device. I don't think the battery could go bad that fast. I could be wrong, but I don't think. So that leads me to believe that your charger possibly is not working like Ripshock mentioned.
Is the charger the OEM that came with the Tablet?
If not, can it produce 5vdc @ 2 amps?
What about the USB cable, is it OEM that came with the Tablet?
If not, is it wired correctly and can it handle 2 amps?
Regardless of how you answered the questions, I would seek another source for charging. I don't think the PC will charge. I don't believe the USP ports are setup to handle that much current. I could be wrong, but again, you might seek out another source for charging.

UPC won't charge tab. It has to be plugged into an eletrical outlet
Brian D said:
If your device is not charging then I wonder if it is the charger and not the device. I don't think the battery could go bad that fast. I could be wrong, but I don't think. So that leads me to believe that your charger possibly is not working like Ripshock mentioned.
Is the charger the OEM that came with the Tablet?
If not, can it produce 5vdc @ 2 amps?
What about the USB cable, is it OEM that came with the Tablet?
If not, is it wired correctly and can it handle 2 amps?
Regardless of how you answered the questions, I would seek another source for charging. I don't think the PC will charge. I don't believe the USP ports are setup to handle that much current. I could be wrong, but again, you might seek out another source for charging.
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tones160 said:
UPC won't charge tab. It has to be plugged into an eletrical outlet
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As I suspected, but I thought I read somewhere that the PC can be setup to do just that on the USB port. Key phrase is "thought I read".

Nah. For some reason the tablet can't charge and transmit data through the cable at the same time unlike our phones and other devices. Personally i think it's stupid that it won't charge but hey that's how they were made lol. I use a very good cable too.
Brian D said:
As I suspected, but I thought I read somewhere that the PC can be setup to do just that on the USB port. Key phrase is "thought I read".
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Well, I have been to this situation more than once (Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, which are both family tablets). Do a "force boot"
Steps:
1.) Leave it there for, like, 4 hours or while it is charging do step 2.
2.) Now, press the power, volume up, volume down and home button together, until the it boots up completely
3.) Charge the tablet again..
Easy as that.. If that does not work, remove the battery inside (You need to have proper tools and a hand that can search youtube)
or, even if that does not work, your brother may have screwed something up (Either by dirty flashing another ROM or by doing some dangerous system modifications).. Your last hope is the repair shop (If you have warranty, send it back to a SAMSUNG REPAIR SHOP and act dumb, they will fix it for you, free of charge.)

I am not 100% sure here, but I don't think pressing the home key while using the power and vol keys will do anything. I believe that to be a process found on some of the other Samsung devices, but not the P5210. I personally have not tried it and I really don't want too knowing right now that my machine is working just fine. Would hate to do something that I cannot reverse.

- Mᴏʀᴏɴ - said:
Well, I have been to this situation more than once (Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, which are both family tablets). Do a "force boot"
Steps:
1.) Leave it there for, like, 4 hours or while it is charging do step 2.
2.) Now, press the power, volume up, volume down and home button together, until the it boots up completely
3.) Charge the tablet again..
Easy as that.. If that does not work, remove the battery inside (You need to have proper tools and a hand that can search youtube)
or, even if that does not work, your brother may have screwed something up (Either by dirty flashing another ROM or by doing some dangerous system modifications).. Your last hope is the repair shop (If you have warranty, send it back to a SAMSUNG REPAIR SHOP and act dumb, they will fix it for you, free of charge.)
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Yep, I did those steps. and it's turning on now. but i cant start it up. When I open it, it goes to TWRP mode. This happens when I wipe all my phone cache,dalvik,etc (everything) then when i restarted the system it says "no OS installed, still continue?" I choose yes, then it said "your tablet's root could be corrupted, want to install a fresh new one?" I choose yes then my tablet restarts but on TWRP again, I install a rom named Pimpdroid then restarted the tablet, still the same (Always go to TWRP mode even i'm not press power+up volume+home bottom together) Just the power button but it goes to TWRP mode, i tried installing other roms but its still the same. If you can't understand properly due to my poor english. I can make a video on it if u r willing to help me. I really need help guys since theres no repair shop here its just an island!

Does anyone experienced this problem already? or does anyone knows how to fix this problem? Help me please

RazerKnight17 said:
Yep, I did those steps. and it's turning on now. but i cant start it up. When I open it, it goes to TWRP mode. This happens when I wipe all my phone cache,dalvik,etc (everything) then when i restarted the system it says "no OS installed, still continue?" I choose yes, then it said "your tablet's root could be corrupted, want to install a fresh new one?" I choose yes then my tablet restarts but on TWRP again, I install a rom named Pimpdroid then restarted the tablet, still the same (Always go to TWRP mode even i'm not press power+up volume+home bottom together) Just the power button but it goes to TWRP mode, i tried installing other roms but its still the same. If you can't understand properly due to my poor english. I can make a video on it if u r willing to help me. I really need help guys since theres no repair shop here its just an island!
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When it asked to reinstall the root, say NO. Then power off the unit. Do not try and run the tab at this time. There is no OS. Start the tab in download mode. Connect to PC and start ODIN. Load the OEM Rom. This is the only way to get things back to normal unless you have saved a backup. If you have a back up, then start the tab in recovery mode (TWRP/CWM) and restore from backup.
I would recommend NOT installing Pimpdroid or any other rom until you have a fully operational tablet again. Best to always start from a fresh OEM Rom.

What is OEM Rom? and where can I download it?

OEM = Original Equipment Manufacture
OEM Rom is the firmware that was developed by Samsung and is the only official Rom for your device. All the other roms that are developed here are done so with caveats placed on them. Mainly that the roms can damage your device or brick it (cause it to fail completely).
Original firmware (OEM Rom) can be found here. In the search window just enter the model number of the device you have. In this case that would be P5210. It will take several hours to download the rom as it is huge, on the order of 1.9GB. Just be patient. It is always a good idea to have the OEM Rom safely tucked away on you computer for situations like this.

Brian D said:
OEM = Original Equipment Manufacture
OEM Rom is the firmware that was developed by Samsung and is the only official Rom for your device. All the other roms that are developed here are done so with caveats placed on them. Mainly that the roms can damage your device or brick it (cause it to fail completely).
Original firmware (OEM Rom) can be found here. In the search window just enter the model number of the device you have. In this case that would be P5210. It will take several hours to download the rom as it is huge, on the order of 1.9GB. Just be patient. It is always a good idea to have the OEM Rom safely tucked away on you computer for situations like this.
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It's just like a rom? after downloading ill just install it like other roms?
and, Which country firmware should I download? There are tons of Country but the same rom

You will download the version for your country. I have no information about your whereabout. So you will have to find the rom for your country or region of the world.
You will need to extract the MD5 file from the zip and place it on your computer. Once extracted, you will open ODIN and load the MD5 file into the PDA slot and upload it to your device. Don't worry about the SS_DLL file. It will take some time to load into ODIN and then some time to load into your device. Do not stop the upload or interrupt. Once loaded, you will then restart your device and configure it like it was brand new out of the box.
The standard recovery will be loaded also. If you desire to load TWRP or CWM, you can if you want. You can also root the device. But I would not recommend loading any of the other roms until you get a better understand of what that rom does and how to load it. There are many posts on XDA that tell you how to load an OEM (stock) Rom. Just do a search for them. No need to be redundant here.
Just be careful.

Brian D said:
You will download the version for your country. I have no information about your whereabout. So you will have to find the rom for your country or region of the world.
You will need to extract the MD5 file from the zip and place it on your computer. Once extracted, you will open ODIN and load the MD5 file into the PDA slot and upload it to your device. Don't worry about the SS_DLL file. It will take some time to load into ODIN and then some time to load into your device. Do not stop the upload or interrupt. Once loaded, you will then restart your device and configure it like it was brand new out of the box.
The standard recovery will be loaded also. If you desire to load TWRP or CWM, you can if you want. You can also root the device. But I would not recommend loading any of the other roms until you get a better understand of what that rom does and how to load it. There are many posts on XDA that tell you how to load an OEM (stock) Rom. Just do a search for them. No need to be redundant here.
Just be careful.
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Well, This is pretty weird. There's no Philippines (Which is my country) OEM rom and on the Tablet, it wont go to Recovery mode or Download mode. because when I charge my tablet it automatically opens then go to TWRP. When i turned it off it goes to normal charging. Then when I try to open it using this (Power button+volume up+ Home) it still goes to TWRP mode. How to fix this?