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GT-i8150 Bricked? Solutions?

Hi guys.
I was having problems with 3G in my Samsung GT-I8150 and so i run Samsung Kies and he warned me about a firmware update.
So far so good, ive made the firmware upgrade.
When the phone restarted it shows me the message : Firmware upgrade encountered an issue gt- i8150 , please select recovery mode in kies & try again?
So now when i inter in download mode it shows me the RamDump Mode so i cant install another rom by ODIN method and in cant enter recovery mode.
What should i do? is there any solution or is the phone bricked?
Help please

MeGaBeSuNTa said:
Hi guys.
I was having problems with 3G in my Samsung GT-I8150 and so i run Samsung Kies and he warned me about a firmware update.
So far so good, ive made the firmware upgrade.
When the phone restarted it shows me the message : Firmware upgrade encountered an issue gt- i8150 , please select recovery mode in kies & try again?
So now when i inter in download mode it shows me the RamDump Mode so i cant install another rom by ODIN method and in cant enter recovery mode.
What should i do? is there any solution or is the phone bricked?
Help please
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Send to Samsung and pay for fixing it.
Sent from my GT-I8150 using xda premium

MeGaBeSuNTa said:
Hi guys.
I was having problems with 3G in my Samsung GT-I8150 and so i run Samsung Kies and he warned me about a firmware update.
So far so good, ive made the firmware upgrade.
When the phone restarted it shows me the message : Firmware upgrade encountered an issue gt- i8150 , please select recovery mode in kies & try again?
So now when i inter in download mode it shows me the RamDump Mode so i cant install another rom by ODIN method and in cant enter recovery mode.
What should i do? is there any solution or is the phone bricked?
Help please
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if you can't turn it on (meaning that u can't use the phone ) , the phone is bricked
BUT if u can do it , just do the update again
ALSO, are u sure u entered the download mode???( Volume up + main button + power button)
OR did u do something wrong during the update process?? (such as turning off the phone during the update)
If still can't solve the problem, take to Samsung and fix it.

try to flash stock ROM.. find a thread for flashing with ODIN in General Section..

[Q] Firmware upgrade encountered an issue.Select recovery mode in Kies & try againn

[Q] Firmware upgrade encountered an issue.Select recovery mode in Kies & try againn
Hey guys i just got my Galaxy s 3 tonight and I came home and tried to root it.I was in Odin. I selected PDA, selected the tar file and tried to root. It started then said "fail." I tried to restart but I'm stuck at a screen saying "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again." I am using a Rogers Galaxy S3 in Canada. All I'm seeing on my screen is "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again." At the top left it says:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747M
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (1 counts)
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
QUALCUM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE

Just for giggles, plug your phone into Odin on that screen. If it recognizes it (blue com box lights up), use that screen as download mode. But, i would download your file again, making sure to get the one for the I747M.

Really?
mrhaley30705 said:
Just for giggles, plug your phone into Odin on that screen. If it recognizes it (blue com box lights up), use that screen as download mode. But, i would download your file again, making sure to get the one for the I747M.
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Would that actually work cuz im stuck in the same situation... and i just got my tab today after repairs. and i dont wanna screw it up again cuz of parents so im just gonna give it a try to see if it works

Help
Has no one solved this issue yet? I just encountered it also I'm on t-mobile.

jdz7t8 said:
Hey guys i just got my Galaxy s 3 tonight and I came home and tried to root it.I was in Odin. I selected PDA, selected the tar file and tried to root. It started then said "fail." I tried to restart but I'm stuck at a screen saying "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again." I am using a Rogers Galaxy S3 in Canada. All I'm seeing on my screen is "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again." At the top left it says:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747M
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (1 counts)
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
QUALCUM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
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If you can get your device back into download mode, you could relay the stock firmware from www.stockbroker.net. Select the file you downloaded under pda in Odin and flash it. Hope this helps. You can try to root again from there.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2

Upgraded to 4.1.1 even after soft-brick !
Soft-brick aka " firmware upgrade encountered an issue " - screen in galaxy s3 sgh-i747 is a warning bell that somehow device might get interrupted while updating firmware , now i tried twice with old odin , and twice with new odin , what you got to do is just keep on trying and make sure that your galaxy s3 SGH-i747 drives are installed then after restart your pc , tried kies already , just waste of times , wasted 2 hours yet that official software didnt help me to upgrade or recover my device !
Finally i executed Odin 3.7 ( run as admin ) then --> ticked box : auto reboot , F. reset time ! upload that Firmware upgrade of Jelly bean in PDA section and wait till it gets loaded then press start ! ( i had to do this 3 times n then it worked , so dont lose the hope , keep trying over and over again ) and it will take 6~7 minutes as new OS is big around 1 GB ! so dont unplug device and ur done , then after completion , cellphone will restart with new settings and new OS !
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Dezzy87 said:
Has no one solved this issue yet? I just encountered it also I'm on t-mobile.
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Read my general opinion in this thread , and find compatible ROM for T-mobile and it will work with new Odin 3.7 !

Has no one solved this issue yet?
I can't do anythiing with mi S3... not responding yet

macuruso said:
Has no one solved this issue yet?
I can't do anythiing with mi S3... not responding yet
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can you get into download mode

jdz7t8 said:
Hey guys i just got my Galaxy s 3 tonight and I came home and tried to root it.I was in Odin. I selected PDA, selected the tar file and tried to root. It started then said "fail." I tried to restart but I'm stuck at a screen saying "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again." I am using a Rogers Galaxy S3 in Canada. All I'm seeing on my screen is "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again." At the top left it says:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747M
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (1 counts)
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
QUALCUM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
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i have the same error (firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again) on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 but i dont have this
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747M
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (1 counts)
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
QUALCUM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
I cant get my tablet in download or recovery, Kies doesnt recognise my tablet either? what do i do? please if someone has solved it plz plz plz tell me
Also when i plug my tablet into my PC i get "USB device not recognised" how do i fix that too?

akshar102 said:
Soft-brick aka " firmware upgrade encountered an issue " - screen in galaxy s3 sgh-i747 is a warning bell that somehow device might get interrupted while updating firmware , now i tried twice with old odin , and twice with new odin , what you got to do is just keep on trying and make sure that your galaxy s3 SGH-i747 drives are installed then after restart your pc , tried kies already , just waste of times , wasted 2 hours yet that official software didnt help me to upgrade or recover my device !
Finally i executed Odin 3.7 ( run as admin ) then --> ticked box : auto reboot , F. reset time ! upload that Firmware upgrade of Jelly bean in PDA section and wait till it gets loaded then press start ! ( i had to do this 3 times n then it worked , so dont lose the hope , keep trying over and over again ) and it will take 6~7 minutes as new OS is big around 1 GB ! so dont unplug device and ur done , then after completion , cellphone will restart with new settings and new OS !
---------- Post added at 03:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:07 AM ----------
Read my general opinion in this thread , and find compatible ROM for T-mobile and it will work with new Odin 3.7 !
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Im going to try this again and again I have the same screen on my verizon galaxy note 2 that I WAS trying to unlock for t mo and just went about it the wrong way. My screen says the same ol Firmware upgrade encountered an issue...... I CAN get into Odin to upload a firmware and IT DOES recognize the phone BUT no matter what firmware I try nothing works its stuck in the same mode. I think I have looked at all available videos and threads on this but nothing :crying: should I keep tryong to flash the rom or just give up? Any more help is appreciated thanks!

djcnote562 said:
Im going to try this again and again I have the same screen on my verizon galaxy note 2 that I WAS trying to unlock for t mo and just went about it the wrong way. My screen says the same ol Firmware upgrade encountered an issue...... I CAN get into Odin to upload a firmware and IT DOES recognize the phone BUT no matter what firmware I try nothing works its stuck in the same mode. I think I have looked at all available videos and threads on this but nothing :crying: should I keep tryong to flash the rom or just give up? Any more help is appreciated thanks!
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This is for the S3, flashing it's firmware on the Note 2 won't work. I highly suggest you go on the Note 2 section.

I found a fix for this problem
jdz7t8 said:
Hey guys i just got my Galaxy s 3 tonight and I came home and tried to root it.I was in Odin. I selected PDA, selected the tar file and tried to root. It started then said "fail." I tried to restart but I'm stuck at a screen saying "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again." I am using a Rogers Galaxy S3 in Canada. All I'm seeing on my screen is "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again." At the top left it says:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747M
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (1 counts)
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
QUALCUM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
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1)Download this file www.mediafire.com/?bbfsnnub9gzg5wj
2)Go into download mode
3) connect your device to the computer and run ODIN as an administrator
4)Open the file and click start
5) Your phone should reboot
6) if your phone gets in a boot loop you need to download the latest firmware for your device
I hope this could help you, if the instructuions were unclear, send me a message and i will do my best to help you!

Re: [Q] Firmware upgrade encountered an issue.Select recovery mode in Kies & try agai
1)Download this file www.mediafire.com/?bbfsnnub9gzg5wj
2)Go into download mode
3) connect your device to the computer and run ODIN as an administrator
4)Open the file and click start
5) Your phone should reboot
6) if your phone gets in a boot loop you need to download the latest firmware for your device
I hope this could help you, if the instructuions were unclear, send me a message and i will do my best to help you!
Sent from my GT-P5113 using xda app-developers app

Download cwm-touch-i717-120414.tar.md5
Connect to Odin.
Once Odin Recognizes/connects to your phone.
Download Clockwork: (Download cwm-touch-i717-120414.tar.md5)
Choose PDA and browse to the file and click Start on Odin.
Your Phone should now Reboot correctly.
Make sure you download the correct "new MOD" for your phone.

ManUYSC said:
Connect to Odin.
Once Odin Recognizes/connects to your phone.
Download Clockwork: (Download cwm-touch-i717-120414.tar.md5)
Choose PDA and browse to the file and click Start on Odin.
Your Phone should now Reboot correctly.
Make sure you download the correct "new MOD" for your phone.
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How any pages did you go back to find this thread? It literally has sat, answered and untouched for close to 2 months

it worked
man it worked used the error screen as download mode and it reflashed with even all my settings awesome .... thanks

use one of the $8 dongles. supersimple

cheers

ManUYSC said:
Connect to Odin.
Once Odin Recognizes/connects to your phone.
Download Clockwork: (Download cwm-touch-i717-120414.tar.md5)
Choose PDA and browse to the file and click Start on Odin.
Your Phone should now Reboot correctly.
Make sure you download the correct "new MOD" for your phone.
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You are my hero! Ignore that little girl beneath your post, I'm glad you took the time to post the solution.

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[Q] Stuck with error message " Firmware upgrade encountered an issue"

I tried to update my Samsung Galaxy Note II to 4.1.2 but I encountered an error on odin and now its stuck with the a message of " Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
However Kies is not recognizing the phone when i plug it to the usb cable. but when i try odin it says its added. I cant get it to download mode.:crying:
How do I get this fixed?
I need your help badly...

what exactly you getting while rebooting to download mode?
If you getting msg to use recovery mode while rebooting to download mode, then this is also download mode, flash using odin

The same thing happened for me. It won't update no matter what you do. I tried reinstall kies and drivers but no luck.
And the strange part is if you like I did wait a couple of days the update won't be available anymore. It will start saying that you already have the latest firmware. I read somewhere that it was maybe caused because samsung found a bug in the firmware and then they quickly rool it back
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2

Any help on the above post would be greatly appreciated.
I believe my issue is that I tried rooting it but had the "new" firmware on the device so the root process didn't work. Now, from what I can tell, the boot.img is fubar'd.
I can't charge the phone when it's off. Goes straight to the firmware upgrade failed screen. I try to ODIN factory image and it fails on write of boot.img.
Had the device a whole 2 hrs before it became a paper weight.:crying:

Can you go into download mode?
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app

gamblt21 said:
I tried to update my Samsung Galaxy Note II to 4.1.2 but I encountered an error on odin and now its stuck with the a message of " Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
However Kies is not recognizing the phone when i plug it to the usb cable. but when i try odin it says its added. I cant get it to download mode.:crying:
How do I get this fixed?
I need your help badly...
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Happened to me once as well,i accidently lost the USB connection from the PC and all i did was go into the KIES thing and then click on emergency firmware recovery.It worked well for me but in your case you might consider going into download mode(vol down + home + power button) and then flashing a new stock firmware from samfirmware via ODIN

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (Firmware upgrade encountered an issue)

Hey,
I have Note 2 (GT-N7100) its primary market is Europe. i was using it and it suddenly stucks and after sometime it restarted with this error "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. connect to kies select recovery mode and try again" I have just bought it and it happened . i Have tried to resolve it through odin mode because recovery mode is not opening. it is only going in download mode ... I downloaded it and used odin to put it on my phone. It says successful but after restart same error remains. kies isn't detecting my device. I'm an absolute noob when it comes to this stuff. In odin it says [Successful] but problem does not go. Help me resolving this problem.
Thanks.

[Q] Problem in Note 2 Boot + Firmware installation

Dear XDA
I am facing a very serious problem with my Note 2 (Samsung) since noon today . Literary, I tried to reinstall (Jellybean 4.1.2) Firmware and unfortunately, during the process I had my PC off, which resulted in the following message;
"Firmware encountered an upgrade issue. Please Select Recovery mode in Kies and try again."
I tried Kies later, but It was not connecting , then reading few help blogs, I tried to install in mobile (cwm6-root-note2- with recovery zip inside) with the help of Odin, which has stopped the Firmware encountered message and replaced it with "Samsung Note II" logo and further its says updating package and restarts continually.
I also tried to install again official 4.1.2 Firmware through Odin after (Vol Down+Centre+Power - and Up) but Failed.
I dont know what to do , please help me out from this issue . it is killing me.
Thank you

suppose trongwi
You didnt saw this thread ? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2154890
check it out.

note2nooby said:
You didnt saw this thread ? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2154890
check it out.
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Please it is a request , I need a precise method to overcome this problem ... some files in your suggested link doesnot work especially Hotfile.com
Thank you for reading

where can I download "Recovery Package/ROM"? Hotfile.com is not available anymore
Thank you

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simple google search gave me this , try to download!
Edit : i took the link off , because it could harm your phone if you are coming from 4.3 android

Ajmal khan
I faced the same problem few days back...
Start kies on ur laptop ( dont connect ur phone yet )
Choose initialisation option
Enter model number
Enter serial number
Now connect ur phone with pc in download mode
Pls make sure u have high speed net for 2-3 hrs...
Bcuz kies download the full rom as per ur serial number

Yes do as MAX says , because i suspect you installed 4.3 and now you want to come back to 4.1.2 ,
and i think it will not be so easy as it shows in the post i showed you.

note2nooby said:
Yes do as MAX says , because i suspect you installed 4.3 and now you want to come back to 4.1.2 ,
and i think it will not be so easy as it shows in the post i showed you.
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No No and Honestly I didnt try that ... I just wanted to freshen my mobile by reinstalling official Firmware 4.1.2 .... oh anyways good news is that I recovered my mobile by following the bellow steps ..
1. Downloaded Official Firmware "N7100XXDMB5_N7100OJVDMB1_N7100XXDLK7_HOME.tar"
2. Opened Odin
3. and upload the "N7100XXDMB5_N7100OJVDMB1_N7100XXDLK7_HOME.tar" in PHONE section under PDA (Not PDA) & pressed Start
4. The installation went well but with problems in upgrading applications and continual restarting.
5. again opened Odin and this time I uploaded the official Firmware in PDA and installation went well
6. Booting and registeration also went well.
7. Mobile is back on life
But But
Now my colleague has messed with Note 3 and it also gives the same msg as i had in the beginning "firmware upgrade encountered an issue".
Thank you max621 for your kind help, I will try those for Note3 instead.
Thanks for reading.

ajmalkhan360 said:
Dear XDA
I am facing a very serious problem with my Note 2 (Samsung) since noon today . Literary, I tried to reinstall (Jellybean 4.1.2) Firmware and unfortunately, during the process I had my PC off, which resulted in the following message;
"Firmware encountered an upgrade issue. Please Select Recovery mode in Kies and try again."
I tried Kies later, but It was not connecting , then reading few help blogs, I tried to install in mobile (cwm6-root-note2- with recovery zip inside) with the help of Odin, which has stopped the Firmware encountered message and replaced it with "Samsung Note II" logo and further its says updating package and restarts continually.
I also tried to install again official 4.1.2 Firmware through Odin after (Vol Down+Centre+Power - and Up) but Failed.
I dont know what to do , please help me out from this issue . it is killing me.
Thank you
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Try to Remove the battery and try to access the RECOVERY
the FIRMWARE was damaged.
I wish that you have nandroid backups there.
I already experienced that and just rebooted to recovery and restoring by nandroid.

Glad to see your phone is back up and running ...
next time you want refresh your phone , just do simple factory reset!

Glad to hear that u recovrr ur phone.. but for note3 u must install kies3 first....