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Stuck on Samsung screen

I saw a couple people had the same issue that im now having but none of there solutions solved my problem
i wiped my GS3 for ATT tried to go back to a stock with root rom and when it rebooted it now just hangs at the samsung logo at boot tried re-flashing via odin with no luck also tried flashing a CWM.tar since i cant get into stock or CWM recovery to flash from there is there something im missing i know its late and maybe my brain isnt working like it should

Solved the problem myself.....and rather then just say i figured it out ill share how i did this since i watched countless videos and read endless amounts of threads and since none of them helped mem
First also try t put your phone into stock recovery mode and wipe your phone then flash this should take care of things if it doesnt try what i tried below
and i hope this can help someone else out there who has the same problem that i had all you have to do is the following i did this with obviously an AT&T model should work with others but as always try at your own risk.....
First make sure your battery has a charge even if its stuck on the boot screen its still charging....
then download KIES from samsung update it and make sure you have the latest version.
Next plug in your phone if your stuck at the samsung screen your computer will recognize your phone still at least it did with mine.
Once your done with the above open up KIES goto the top and then TOOLS and Firmware upgrade click on that enter your phone model (ATT SGH-I747) i dont get this part but next it will ask you for your SN and for some reason it doesnt recognize the SN use your IMEI
Now it should ask you a couple questions tell you its wiping your device and you will lose everything etc.....but then it will download the latest FW and begin to install everything and in about 20-25 mins everything will be back to stock

Nvm.. misread.

I'm stuck too...and Kies can't find the phone. Anyone have any other ideas? I can't even get into recovery...only download mode.

dbdynsty25 said:
I'm stuck too...and Kies can't find the phone. Anyone have any other ideas? I can't even get into recovery...only download mode.
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your computer is not seeing your phone when you plug it in or its just KIES that doesnt see it??
also im guessing you have all the correct drivers installed??

yearziro said:
your computer is not seeing your phone when you plug it in or its just KIES that doesnt see it??
also im guessing you have all the correct drivers installed??
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Yes, all drivers are installed because that's how I ODIN flashed it in the first place! Just stuck on the damn Samsung screen and I can't get Kies to connect to the phone. Not in Download Mode or when it's just stuck on that screen.

you can just hold VOL UP, HOME , POWER same time enter stock samsung recovery mode and scroll down select wipe data and cache and reboot u should good to go....

whit3gh0szt said:
you can just hold VOL UP, HOME , POWER same time enter stock samsung recovery mode and scroll down select wipe data and cache and reboot u should good to go....
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Worked, thanks! I appreciate it.

it doesnt work on mine
dbdynsty25 said:
Worked, thanks! I appreciate it.
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my cellphone reboots by itself on the samsun screen and i cant get on the recovery mode! any ideas!"

me neither
mkstf said:
my cellphone reboots by itself on the samsun screen and i cant get on the recovery mode! any ideas!"
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Yeah I can't get into recovery either, and its getting really annoying.

indieslap said:
Yeah I can't get into recovery either, and its getting really annoying.
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With the phone off, hold down VOL UP + HOME + POWER until the phone vibrates. Then let go of the power button. When you see the blue text in the top left corner of the samsung boot screen, let go of the other 2 buttons

xBeerdroiDx said:
With the phone off, hold down VOL UP + HOME + POWER until the phone vibrates. Then let go of the power button. When you see the blue text in the top left corner of the samsung boot screen, let go of the other 2 buttons
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Okay, this brought the menu up for me, but I removed the data,cache, and reset the phone and it is still not working. Also, my phone just goes black after the Galaxy Samsung S3 logo, but the blue light in the top left is still on. Can anyone help me out?
P.S. Sorry for reviving this thread if it is too old.
Edit: I should also mention that I can still hear the sound of the phone booting up (the sound that typically occurs when the phone is on the white loading screen). However, the screen is black at this point.

cabato said:
Okay, this brought the menu up for me, but I removed the data,cache, and reset the phone and it is still not working. Also, my phone just goes black after the Galaxy Samsung S3 logo, but the blue light in the top left is still on. Can anyone help me out?
P.S. Sorry for reviving this thread if it is too old.
Edit: I should also mention that I can still hear the sound of the phone booting up (the sound that typically occurs when the phone is on the white loading screen). However, the screen is black at this point.
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You're going to have to tell us what you did (changed, flashed, etc) before all this so that we can help you

xBeerdroiDx said:
You're going to have to tell us what you did (changed, flashed, etc) before all this so that we can help you
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Ah, sorry about not providing enough information. Please keep in mind that I am very inexperienced and I may get some things incorrect just due to that. To my understanding, I went to try and root my phone, but beforehand I used the guides below to get my phone ready for the root (yes I do realize at this point that using these outdated guides was a clear mistake and I should have come to XDA instead). I flashed my phone to the stock kernel using the file that site provided, and then encountered the problem above. In my panic I have tried to restore the phone through several methods, but every time I try to load anything onto it with Odin, it doesn't complete until my phone restarts (and my phone won't boot up completely) so I can't get the pass message. Interestingly enough I did manage to get clockwork mod installed as that is what shows up when I try a secure boot using the methods that you described.
Ah, I am unfortunately not allowed to post links. The guides were off of Android Authority.
If there is any other information needed to help me please let me know and I will do my best to obtain it.

cabato said:
Ah, sorry about not providing enough information. Please keep in mind that I am very inexperienced and I may get some things incorrect just due to that. To my understanding, I went to try and root my phone, but beforehand I used the guides below to get my phone ready for the root (yes I do realize at this point that using these outdated guides was a clear mistake and I should have come to XDA instead). I flashed my phone to the stock kernel using the file that site provided, and then encountered the problem above. In my panic I have tried to restore the phone through several methods, but every time I try to load anything onto it with Odin, it doesn't complete until my phone restarts (and my phone won't boot up completely) so I can't get the pass message. Interestingly enough I did manage to get clockwork mod installed as that is what shows up when I try a secure boot using the methods that you described.
Ah, I am unfortunately not allowed to post links. The guides were off of Android Authority.
If there is any other information needed to help me please let me know and I will do my best to obtain it.
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Sounds like you need to clear your cache partition and clear your dalvik cache. There are several guides on this site to help you. Choose the one that is most appropriate to what you are trying to do and follow it EXACTLY. There is one to start. Follow it from the beginning.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2042775

When nothing else works start over from search. You cab use download mode? First make sure you got right drivers as that can mess up Odin. Use one in my Sig if you want. Then flag stock recovery with root someone nice will part a link to it I'm on my phone can't do it. Well fix your phone
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Okay now I am running into another problem. I have tried downloading the drivers from many different places and they always seem to be correctly downloaded. That being said, I can't install the drivers after I plug my phone into the computer (after downloading and installing Samsung USB drivers). Therefore, I cannot access my phone storage to put the root zip file on it. I was still able to download the custom recovery.
Now I have gone to a different computer, and the drivers seem to install correctly, but the phone still does not appear under my computer.
Edit: I do already have a root zip file on my phone from my earlier attempt, but I install it and my phone still doesn't load up. Also, Odin still recognizes the phone.
Edit 2: Windows says that the drivers cannot recognize the device. Edit 3: "Hardware ID Missing"

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Sorry, I really need help for this. I can't install the MTP drivers even through using some of the tips on this site. That seems to be the problem with me accessing the phones storage from my computer. Does anyone have an ideas for what else I could do? Should I just take it to the store and hope they can fix it?

cabato said:
Okay now I am running into another problem. I have tried downloading the drivers from many different places and they always seem to be correctly downloaded. That being said, I can't install the drivers after I plug my phone into the computer (after downloading and installing Samsung USB drivers). Therefore, I cannot access my phone storage to put the root zip file on it. I was still able to download the custom recovery.
Now I have gone to a different computer, and the drivers seem to install correctly, but the phone still does not appear under my computer.
Edit: I do already have a root zip file on my phone from my earlier attempt, but I install it and my phone still doesn't load up. Also, Odin still recognizes the phone.
Edit 2: Windows says that the drivers cannot recognize the device. Edit 3: "Hardware ID Missing"
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go to your device manager on your computer, locate samsung drivers for your device, uninstall them
restart your computer
then plug in the phone and lets it reinstall by itself

Use my drivers in my signature
They are last good damaging drivers. Don't update them but install them and plug phone in with no internet. after install plug internet in. There good stable drivers
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I think i Brick my Note 2 any help ?

Hello i think i brick my phone .... i run Triangle Away everything went fine and when i went to wipe data ... my phone turned off and wenn I try to turn it ON it only shows me Samsung Galaxy Note II GT-n7100 ... and I cant go to recovery or download mode .... it just stays on the logo .... is there anything that i can do ?

beko723 said:
Hello i think i brick my phone .... i run Triangle Away everything went fine and when i went to wipe data ... my phone turned off and wenn I try to turn it ON it only shows me Samsung Galaxy Note II GT-n7100 ... and I cant go to recovery or download mode .... it just stays on the logo .... is there anything that i can do ?
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If you do a battery pull and hold down volume up the home key and the power button you CANT get into recovery?

Adam1422 said:
If you do a battery pull and hold down volume up the home key and the power button you CANT get into recovery?
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Yes i cant go to recovery mode or to download mode ... some people said that it is not brick but i really dont know what is happend ... ((

plug it into your computer and see if you can get abd to recognize it. If you can, run adb reboot recover

shiftr182 said:
plug it into your computer and see if you can get abd to recognize it. If you can, run adb reboot recover
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the problem is that my Note II dosent appear on pc ... PC show that there is connected USB ... but Phone dosent show up

beko723 said:
the problem is that my Note II dosent appear on pc ... PC show that there is connected USB ... but Phone dosent show up
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Do you see any missing/unknown devices in Device Manager?
If so you might just need to download an updated USB driver from Samsung's website.

I'm having this exact same issue. I hope there is someone that can help figure this out. Mine occurred while trying to reroot after the update.
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If it helps, this is what I did.
After successfully rooting my husbands phone, he accidently updated. I've waited to try and do re-route it now since you've published a method of re-rooting. This was my first attempt at rooting ever and currently the phone only powers on to the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 screen and doesn't go any further. Here's what happened:
On Windows 7
Opened CASUAL
Received instructions to flash root.
Using Odin I tried I605_VRALJB_Restore.tar.md5, it failed to flash so I instead flashed root66_VZW_stock_system.tar.md5.
This worked fine, proceeded with CASUAL
Flashed BAVBaseline.tar.md5.
Phone began to reset and froze at Samsung Galaxy Note 2 starter screen. Waited 5 minutes no change in the screen on the phone or on CASUAL. After 30 minutes pressed power and the buttons to get into Odin, I finally unplugged. The phone is still stuck at the start screen and isn't recognized by Odin or my computer

So you're on a Verizon GN2? Just want to make sure we're talking the same phone
Also did you pull the battery yet?
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Okay that has happened to me before.
I had to download a new stock rom and flash it via TWRP.
If you dont have TWRP Recovery mode, find a rom you can flash in normal recovery.
(To get to recovery mode, take battery out of phone, put back in and then hold "volume up, power and home button simultaneously for about 10 seconds.")
Once you have the new rom .zip file downloaded...
You have to take the SD Card out of the bricked phone and place in a different phone.
Put the different phone on the computer and put the rom on there.
When it gets copied to the ext sd, put it back into the bricked phone and proceed into recovery mode as I explained above.
You will probably have to factory reset, and then install the new rom onto the bricked phone from the ext sd card.
If you have any questions just post.
Hope it helps.
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devynbf said:
Okay that has happened to me before.
I had to download a new stock rom and flash it via TWRP.
If you dont have TWRP Recovery mode, find a rom you can flash in normal recovery.
(To get to recovery mode, take battery out of phone, put back in and then hold "volume up, power and home button simultaneously for about 10 seconds.")
Once you have the new rom .zip file downloaded...
You have to take the SD Card out of the bricked phone and place in a different phone.
Put the different phone on the computer and put the rom on there.
When it gets copied to the ext sd, put it back into the bricked phone and proceed into recovery mode as I explained above.
You will probably have to factory reset, and then install the new rom onto the bricked phone from the ext sd card.
If you have any questions just post.
Hope it helps.
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Yes.. but rhey mentioned Verizon which the locked bootloader can be bad news. We don't have that with Sprint.
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Oh dang, didnt know Verizon had locked bootloader.
Why the heck would VZW do that, that's just messed up man...
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And casual was mentioned. If you used casual on a sprint phone then you probably bricked it.

i have the same issue....here's what i did..
yesterday night i had rooted with samsung tool kit..flashed twrp and supersu with it. It worked fine ..was able to boot(the flash boots it ..didnt try manual booting)
today morning i had installed a icon pack from minimo icons.. it got stuck and wasnt working .,..so pulled the battery and booted and its stuck at samsung logo.. pls help!!
BTW I was able to go to recovery .. but dont know what to do from there... ! I didnt have a back up since i didnt want to keep the junk I had accumulated. I can go factory settings if thats what it takes

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2086769 If you can access recovery than flash this

billard412 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2086769 If you can access recovery than flash this
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so somehow move the 867mb file to the sd card and then flash it with recovery .. after wipe data/factory reset? thats about it ?
btw i m on sprint

That's exactly right

billard412 said:
That's exactly right
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Alright.. giving it a go .. lets see.. fingers crossed
UPDATE: IT WORKED AND FULL ON STOCK RIGHT NOW. Thanks!
Now I need to figure out what went wrong cos I cant stay stock for long and dont want to keep doing this again and again...

Removed...I figured it out. Thanks so much y'all.
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Just in case someone comes along like me and the above doesn't work for them.
Was getting stuck at second "Samsung" screen, could not flash rom via Odin or by recovery...couldn't even get to recovery at first.
After much round and round, here's the winning combination:
Flash stock recovery via Odin, flash twrp 2.3.1.1 (newest one with .tar file I could find) via Odin, then flash stock rom...Was that simple for me, just a lot of trial and error.

[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.
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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.
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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.
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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

[Q] s4 mini doesnt work

my phone dosn't turn on it just flashes the Samsung when i boot it up. i need help dont know what to do
help please

epiczsniperz said:
my phone dosn't turn on it just flashes the Samsung when i boot it up. i need help dont know what to do
help please
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Boot it holding the volume up button. This should get you into so-called "recovery" where you can, among other things, restore it to defaults.
If recovery also doesn't work (which would be unusual), boot it holding volume DOWN button. This will get you into a "download" mode where you can use ODIN to flash new recovery (such as CWM recovery which is very nice and powerful), or even flash entire firmware from scratch.
Good luck, let us know how it goes ~
[edit] oh and do all that while having it connected to USB power, in case the battery is empty.

still doesnt work
sysKin said:
Boot it holding the volume up button. This should get you into so-called "recovery" where you can, among other things, restore it to defaults.
If recovery also doesn't work (which would be unusual), boot it holding volume DOWN button. This will get you into a "download" mode where you can use ODIN to flash new recovery (such as CWM recovery which is very nice and powerful), or even flash entire firmware from scratch.
Good luck, let us know how it goes ~
[edit] oh and do all that while having it connected to USB power, in case the battery is empty.
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I tried both methods. Is my phone fixable. I messed it up somehow with Odin and I might have deleqted the software can I reinstall it onto my phone help please

Help!!!!
epiczsniperz said:
I tried both methods. Is my phone fixable. I messed it up somehow with Odin and I might have deleqted the software can I reinstall it onto my phone help please
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I have the same problem , did you advance it? thx

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cellsan said:
I have the same problem , did you advance it? thx
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i couldnt fix it none of the steps worked. what about you?

epiczsniperz said:
I tried both methods
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Could you clarify what happens when you do those methods exactly?
I think the download mode should basically always work...
[edit] oh wait, I think I mislead you by accident (sorry!). You should boot while holding HOME and volume up (recovery) or down (download).

stilll nothing
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sysKin said:
Could you clarify what happens when you do those methods exactly?
I think the download mode should basically always work...
[edit] oh wait, I think I mislead you by accident (sorry!). You should boot while holding HOME and volume up (recovery) or down (download).
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I notice no changes when I did them methods my phone still doesnt turn on

still nothing
I downloaded recovery clockwork and installed . On oden it said pasd but now I cant access recovery booting either

epiczsniperz said:
I downloaded recovery clockwork and installed . On oden it said pasd but now I cant access recovery booting either
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Anything doesn't work , When I boot while holding HOME and volume up (recovery) appears the blue advice in the upper left corner and about 2 segs after the cellphone restart again, again and so on, When I boot with the down (download) the process on kies working good but when ends the cellphone restart again, again and so on. I'm start to think that something in the hardware is damage :crying:

looks like you messed something up there...
Anyway, if your phone is rooted, and/or you don't care about warranty you can get it in download mode (you said it works fine with kies until reset, so I suppose it means that download mode is at least accessible).
And after that use Odin to reinstall the stock rom completely.
Or, again with Odin install custom recovery, and then whatever ROM you like.
While working with odin, be sure to stick to the guides here on XDA. (for a custom recovery see: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2364980)

smartxdev said:
looks like you messed something up there...
Anyway, if your phone is rooted, and/or you don't care about warranty you can get it in download mode (you said it works fine with kies until reset, so I suppose it means that download mode is at least accessible).
And after that use Odin to reinstall the stock rom completely.
Or, again with Odin install custom recovery, and then whatever ROM you like.
While working with odin, be sure to stick to the guides here on XDA. (for a custom recovery see: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2364980)
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I have the custom stock but it still wont boot up

epiczsniperz said:
I have the custom stock but it still wont boot up
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If you're not entirely stock you'll have trouble using Kies.
I myself had trouble when tried to revert to stock ROM from CM.
It failed to restore NANDroid backup every time, and I also didn't succeed in flashing the stock image with Odin as well.
In the end, I succeeded with this ROM (which is modified stock TW), usin ODIN. You can try this, just read and understand the instructions in the thread before you do anything.
Ironically, after a couple of days after reverting to stock rom I was so annoyed by the speed decrease compared to CM, that I reinstalled CyanogenMod back, found TouchWiz stuff I missed via separate apps, and I'm pretty happy with it ever since.
Bottom Line: anyways, if you already on custom stuff with altered warranty, you must get custom recovery working first, then it will be simple.

Question about tmobile G95TUVU3DOI1

Hi, I'm kinda new to rooting android phone.I just got a galaxy s6 edge from tmobile and I would lIke to root the phone. Searching around the forum but still doesn't ubderstand how's it work. So I got a galaxy s6 edge, baseband version G95TUVU3DOI1, come with 5.1.1 SMG 925T. Question is if I'm root the phone will i able to restore back to stock firmware, will tmobile able to find out if I rooted or not? Because I'm in Jump! Program and plan to switch new phone next year. And its there any easy step by step guide to root the phone. I don't really care about Samsung pay, would like to have fingerprint sensor if possible. Thank you

Before you do anything, understand that you WILL TRIP KNOX AND BREAK SAMSUNG PAY. Also, it is your choice to modify your device and this process seems to work differently for differnt people, so if anything happens, it's on you. However, there are several threads here that can help you if anything goes wrong
Okay, make a backup of all your stuff on SmartSwitch
You're going to want to download ODIN 3.10.7 from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711451
Then you're going to want to download UniKernel v8 from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...d-development/kernel-stockmod-kernel-t3100395
Open ODIN on your computer and don't touch anything yet
Then you're going to put your phone into download mode by turning it off, then holding POWER+VOL DOWN+HOME until a blue screen appears.
Press VOL UP to enter download mode and connect your phone to your computer with the cable that came with your phone
Wait for the little box at the top left to turn blue
On ODIN, click the AP button and locate the UniKernel v8 file that you downloaded before
Once you've found it, double click it to fill in the AP field with the file
Click START and do not touch anything until it's done.
Your phone will restart and once it comes back up, you'll be rooted. It can take several minutes for it to fully boot, so give it time.
Now, this is optional, but if you want a custom recovery to flash custom ROMS, download TWRP onto your computer from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...recovery-twrp2-8-6-0-g925t-5-1-1-of6-t3143002
Flash that file through ODIN using the same process as you used to flash UniKernel.
This recovery will let flash custom ROMs. I recommend XstreStoLite as it is very good on battery life, but you will not be able to use WiFi calling or VOLTE. You can download it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...xtrestolite-deodexed-mod-edition-1-3-t3119968
Let me know how it goes.

Can I unroot in the future if I want to go back to stock?

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Can I unroot in the future if I want to go back to stock?
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Yes. You'll just have to download the latest firmware from here or Sammobile.com and flash it using ODIN

Thank you. One last question, any chance using Odin will brick the device?

Osui818 said:
Thank you. One last question, any chance using OdinYes there will brick the device?
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Yes. There is a small chance, but the method I described is the exact same method I used on my device and I've had no issues. Even if you do, there is almost a 0% chance of a hard brick unless you touch something you're not supposed to touch, and if you do soft brick, there are a few threads here that should be able to help. More than likely flashing stock firmware will fix any problems you have.

thanks akw for the run through, I've been away from android for 4 months and ran back to it. just got this phone and wanna quickly root it.

eruscool said:
thanks akw for the run through, I've been away from android for 4 months and ran back to it. just got this phone and wanna quickly root it.
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No problem, buddy. Hope it goes well for you.

Akw6190 said:
No problem, buddy. Hope it goes well for you.
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i need help too. i am trying to use smart switch as my last resort but its not working(ish). after installing the factory firmware it says the device will restart, unplug and plug it again. on the phone it reset itself and then with the green android logo saying installing system then 1/3 of the loading bar it just says erasing then blacked out then back on bootloop. i can still boot to recovery mode and download mode.

godefroy28 said:
i need help too. i am trying to use smart switch as my last resort but its not working(ish). after installing the factory firmware it says the device will restart, unplug and plug it again. on the phone it reset itself and then with the green android logo saying installing system then 1/3 of the loading bar it just says erasing then blacked out then back on bootloop. i can still boot to recovery mode and download mode.
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Where are you getting the firmware from? What version of ODIN are you using? What port are you using in ODIN to flash the firmware?
There is a Mega download of the DOI1 firmware somewhere around here. I recommend downloading that and flashing using the AP port in ODIN 3.10.7, using the cable that came with your phone. This is the exact method I used to return to stock with no issues.