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This is not the kind of recipe you'd want to follow to get download mode on a phone with 3 button recovery disabled, but this might clue someone in as to how to make it accessible under simpler circumstances.
This worked for me, dont assume anything:
- Got brand new Bell Samsung Galaxy S from store this morning.
- Tested general funcs, installed nothing.
- Tested every possible way of getting into Recovery or Download mode. None worked.
- Loaded up Kies
- Plugged in phone
- Clicked upgrade firmware
- Started the firwmare update process
- At around 20% progress, unplugged the phone (dont ask)
- Phone was now Purple screen bricked.
- Popped and re-inserted battery.
- Came back with "disconnted" graphic (phone-warning-pc)
- Held HOME, then VOLUME-DOWN, then power (with usb plugged in)
- Held till it came back in download mode.
- Voila!
I then used Odin to flash JH2 onto my phone. Phone works fine now. Impossible to get into recovery or download mode again.
Conclusions:
- If you are completely mad, you could try this technique to get into download mode.
- The blocking of the mechanism is clearly software, not hardware.
- Erasing or damaging the firmware erases the block.
- You may not be able to get into download mode voluntarily, but when you need it most (ie phone bricked) it's there for you.
I hope this somehow ever so slightly advances us toward a hack or fix for this problem. Good luck all.
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- At around 20% progress, unplugged the phone (dont ask)
- Phone was now Purple screen bricked.
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Glad you got it working. I'm able to boot into recovery/download mode when my phone is warmish. Try explaining that!
risky stuff good job
mInes saying device cannot be updated
taurean376 said:
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Because you already have the latest....
Smart to test that method when brand new. In an emergency that isn't a bad thing to try. But they need to fix that, we bought the phone in good faith that it was complete and it might kill warranty but we should be able to get into download mode as designed. If we do then there isn't an issue with people wanting to exchange them cause we can fix our mistakes. Isn't that the better less evil way?...
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God I hate that angry face emoticon. It's like QQ more red face dude!
Anyway, mine says that too. Who cares. Just use odin.
my phone will only go into download mode if the back is warm. i flashed it 4 or 5 times yesterday and each time it would not go into download mode until i left it plugged in long enough for the back to become a little warm, then i could enter download mode at will
I have to sacrifice the lives of 1000 virgins to get mine into recovery/download mode Pain in the ass...
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Actually mine works fine. Mind you, I've had a locked out one. It Bricked
it's not true, i got mine into the ultimate bricked mode
and no matter what trick you tried
it will not go into download mode holding the 3 combo keys
on the NEW phone i got after that, it will easily go into download mode at my will, EVEN WHEN THE PHONE IS ON
so, it really just comes down to, if it works, it will work regardless
if it doesn't work... better return it before it is too late, and when you really really need it and it's not there for you
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it's not true, i got mine into the ultimate bricked mode
and no matter what trick you tried
it will not go into download mode holding the 3 combo keys
on the NEW phone i got after that, it will easily go into download mode at my will, EVEN WHEN THE PHONE IS ON
so, it really just comes down to, if it works, it will work regardless
if it doesn't work... better return it before it is too late, and when you really really need it and it's not there for you
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I had that picture on my screen yesterday and I almost swallowed my tongue! I was able to get it into download mode and flash with odin. Pretty scary as I mentioned earlier that my phone needs to be warm for it to have any chance of entering download mode.
from what i can gather, people that are able to to get into download mode, it was because it was working fine to begin with, just not hittings the buttons in the correct time or sequence
because if the heat mode worked, or the usb plugged mode worked, then it should have worked as well on the one i sent back for repair, but it didn't work because i tried those methods already
I definately cannot get back into download mode. I tried 100 times. Yet, yesterday, when I had the black screen of death, I could do it at will easily.
So there are circumstances that will let you in and others that wont.
For some it's "warmth", for me it's when it's bricked. Or maybe I killed a virgin that day... not sure.
i like the new term "Black Screen of Death"
lets keep using it more often, so it becomes the norm
it's much easier than say i got bricked at the phone -- ! -- pc screen as most people have been trying to describe
I can't get mine into d/l mode for the life of me.
question: I've had my phone for about a month now. Is it too late? I'm not even sure if I have the receipt (although my buddy is a manager at the bell store)
Should I replace mine? and if so, how do I go about doing it ?
Is it really necessary?
Can't you get into download mode via ADB ?????????????
i'll say wait for froyo to be out
then see if Samsung includes a fix for the 3 button issue.
if they don't or if the froyo upgrade dies half way
then you can comment it all here
http://www.facebook.com/samsungmobilecanada
AllGamer said:
i like the new term "Black Screen of Death
lets keep using it more often, so it becomes the norm
it's much easier than say i got bricked at the phone -- ! -- pc screen as most people have been trying to describe
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plz help to bass this problem
I dont think you can "brick" an android device. I've had customers come in with all sorts of failed atemps of rooting and hacking and have fixed them all.
Device list:
Samsung Galaxy s
Samsung Galaxy
Samsung Apollo
HTC Wildfire
HTC Desire
Sony X10
Sony X10 Mini Pro
LG Intouch Max
T-Mobile G2
T-Mobile G1
There are a few things like when people dont make back ups of there efs folder etc but that is just user "school boy" errors by people who would play Russian roulette with a fully loaded gun and go first.
Why do people jump into things without thinking and expect others to fix it when they f**k it up. My advice is that if you cant afford to buy a new one when you brake it then leave it alone.
Flashing the software shouldn't "brake" it. It shouldn't break it either. Point is, the phones have a method of recovering from a bad flash, and that isn't working for some of us. We shouldn't have to be ready to buy a whole new phone, just to try different software.
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I tried to flash the aokp m5 rom but didn't flash the el26 cwm file. Now when i try to boot the phone, it doesn't start. the blue light just lights up and stays light untill i pull the battery. I also tried to get into recovery and it just does the same thing. I downloaded odin, but im not sure what im supposed to do with it. if anyone knows how to help, i would be extremely grateful. Thank you
Pull battery, put back in, hold volume down to get in download mode, start Odin on pc , plug in phone, press volume up, Odin should respond with COM# click the phone button and select your stock from such as the cwm el26. Just read the forums. Don't feel bad it happens to all of us once in awhile. Thankfully I have managed to fix most of my screw ups. Next time just read everything and save yourself hours......experience
But then again that could make it worse. So for ya sake use the search button
My phone doesn't allow me to get into download mode mode... Does that mean it is bricked?
Well I have more than once brought my device that I though would never come back. I know I have got ton my phone and my friends att infuse to connect to Odin without actually getting a screen on the phone and was able to get a recovery to restore the phone back to normal. From my experience though its been hard to brick these things... I sometimes wonder if people bricking is just user error.... knock on wood....
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My phone doesn't allow me to get into download mode mode... Does that mean it is bricked?
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I don't know what that other guy was saying but you have to hold the volume down Button and the power button until it shows the custom OS menu the press volume up and then download sfhubs one-click EL29 and then open it, its in development fyi, connect your cable to your PC and your phone and the program will have a yellow box light up that will say COM#, don't worry about the number next to COM, then press start and wait until it reboots. Do not unplug the phone or close the program. If it works for you please respond back here so others can hear the results.
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Is your phone recognized by adb? Maybe try "adb reboot download"?
Also if you read up about a jigg for the epic touch, in case this doesn't work, them that could also fix it. You might need to spend something though but I can't clarify this because i've never bricked before.
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I don't know what that other guy was saying but you have to hold the volume down Button and the power button until it shows the custom OS menu the press volume up and then download sfhubs one-click EL29 and then open it, its in development fyi, connect your cable to your PC and your phone and the program will have a yellow box light up that will say COM#, don't worry about the number next to COM, then press start and wait until it reboots. Do not unplug the phone or close the program. If it works for you please respond back here so others can hear the results.
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Yea he's explained it better than be. I'll just be posting from my laptop here on out. On screen keyboards kill me. I miss my g1s QWERTY. Ah well.
I press volume down and power but the custom os screen doesn't show up, all the phone does flash the blue notification light and the screen looks as if it is off.
This isnt something that a jig can help and for everyone else trying to help he cant access download mode or recovery.
You're most likely hard bricked and the only thing you could try is to leave the battery out overnight then try to turn the phone on again. If you still have black screen with just the notification LED on then the last resort would be a jtag service which isnt guaranteed to work either.
This is a known issue from wiping any partitions on an ics kernel.
What would a jtag service be?
You're going to need a USB jig to get your computer to recognize your phone to download the firmware over the current one. Wait till tomorrow if someone doesn't respond because i'm assuming all the devs and admins are knocked out and they are the ones who can help.
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Geez a lot got posted while I was typing.
Seeing as how you can't get into download mode or recovery I'm afraid you're out of luck. (unless the jigg thing works, which I don't think will at this point)
This is a hard lesson to learn but exactly why you don't take any shortcuts when flashing custom ROMs.
What is a jtag service, and how would I go about it if I tried to get it done?
Thanks for helping them out! Its late and I forgot about the overnight battery pull and jtag.
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What is a jtag service, and how would I go about it if I tried to get it done?
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Do a search in this forum, since there's been a lot of bricking I'm sure you'll find a ton of threads concerning this.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-epic-4g-touch-jtag-brick-repair/
Thats one of the companies offering jtag services. I believe some people have used it before but im not sure of their results.
Yeah, I'm only sixteen, so I'm trying to grasp all these different things. I'm used to htc because i had an evo, then i got an evo 3d. I use the e4gt as a second phone, but all the things for a rooted samsung are completely different compared to an htc. Thank you for all your help guys. I have learned my lesson now
Good luck. I hope the overnight battery pull helps or that the jtag folks can get you up and running.
For the overnight battery pull, when I try to boot it, should I try to put it into download mode? Or just plain boot? Thanks again
I recently Rooted my sealed samsung galaxy s3 without having a clue what i'm doing i downloaded this program called snapdragon to root it along with ODIN. The phone rooted fine everything was working okay, I even downloaded an app to see if the root was successful and indeed it was. I shut the phone down wake up in the morning to turn it back on and I get zero response. Any help/direction would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Might seem obvious, but have you tried leaving it plugged in for ten-fifteen minutes?
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Might seem obvious, but have you tried leaving it plugged in for ten-fifteen minutes?
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Yes of course I've tried leaving it plugged in for several hours and the night before the phone was at 100% charge so I doubt battery is the issue.
Tks though
Did you try booting into recovery?
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Ummm seems like u can fix it.... go bak to stock using odin as well and go back to stock and i believe cwm is going to be gone so as your root access so re-do it but this time guide yourself through a turorial(a.k.a google) and since you have to clue i think the best choice for you is to find a video tutorial in case your doubting or getting confused with the steps or sometimes to see what you did wrong that caused the phone to misbehave...
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This is why I hate one-click-root kits, you get people doing things to their phones they don't understand, wreck it and come here saying "help, I don't know what do do!" Something like this you really should at least understand the basics. I hope this gets you more involved in researching what's actually happening. It's important to know what's happening to your device as well as why, that way if something goes badly you'll have an idea of how to get out of it.
Sorry, enough lecturing, let's see if we can get something going here. Give a bit more detail about what happens. You're phone is shut down, right? You hit the power button and no response, like the battery is actually out of the phone, or does it turn on and give you a blank screen? If it was a brick, I'd think you'd at least see the boot screen before everything goes wrong.
Ok, I'm going to go ahead and assume you've removed the battery. If you haven't, do so now.
If it still won't turn on, try actually holding the power button down for 30-60 seconds. I had a scary moment with my phone yesterday, rebooted it running Wicked v5 on Trinity and the screen just died. I've been running that rom for a week with just a couple of issues here and there, nothing out of the ordinary. Pulled the battery and tried again, nothing. After holding the power button down for a bit I felt a quick vibrate, then the boot logo came up. No idea why, I'm going to have to look into it.
Beyond that, I'm brand new to this phone and Sammy's Android devices so I'm still learning myself. HTC phones I could help out more with, but I'm still a bit clueless with this thing.
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This is why I hate one-click-root kits, you get people doing things to their phones they don't understand, wreck it and come here saying "help, I don't know what do do!" Something like this you really should at least understand the basics. I hope this gets you more involved in researching what's actually happening. It's important to know what's happening to your device as well as why, that way if something goes badly you'll have an idea of how to get out of it.
Sorry, enough lecturing, let's see if we can get something going here. Give a bit more detail about what happens. You're phone is shut down, right? You hit the power button and no response, like the battery is actually out of the phone, or does it turn on and give you a blank screen? If it was a brick, I'd think you'd at least see the boot screen before everything goes wrong.
Ok, I'm going to go ahead and assume you've removed the battery. If you haven't, do so now.
If it still won't turn on, try actually holding the power button down for 30-60 seconds. I had a scary moment with my phone yesterday, rebooted it running Wicked v5 on Trinity and the screen just died. I've been running that rom for a week with just a couple of issues here and there, nothing out of the ordinary. Pulled the battery and tried again, nothing. After holding the power button down for a bit I felt a quick vibrate, then the boot logo came up. No idea why, I'm going to have to look into it.
Beyond that, I'm brand new to this phone and Sammy's Android devices so I'm still learning myself. HTC phones I could help out more with, but I'm still a bit clueless with this thing.
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Yes I have taken out the battery replaced it several times. I hit the volume home and power button several times. When I do that I get a zero response nothing shows up I hear no sound its as if the phone is just completely dead. One thing I did realise is when I plug it into the computer and press the power button what would happen is it would connect and automatically disconnect
Can you get into Download mode? Volume down + Home + Power button?
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Don't forget to let go of the power button when going into recovery.
Have you done what the other post said?
Hold power for about 10-30 seconds. Does it do anything? Do you feel a verrrry slight vibration?
When you plug it in without doing anything else does the computer see it in device manager? How about if you press power once? Or holding power down?
Does it register that its charging?
This may sound dumb but did you try powering up without the phone plugged into anything?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Have you done what the other post said?
Hold power for about 10-30 seconds. Does it do anything? Do you feel a verrrry slight vibration?
When you plug it in without doing anything else does the computer see it in device manager? How about if you press power once? Or holding power down?
Does it register that its charging?
This may sound dumb but did you try powering up without the phone plugged into anything?
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Come on guys I respect the fact that everyone here is out here to help but read my post I have done every way common sense possible I actually need some real advice maybe how to reset factory setting with a device or maybe download a program.
Any help would be useful.
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I recently Rooted my sealed samsung galaxy s3 without having a clue what i'm doing i downloaded this program called snapdragon to root it along with ODIN. The phone rooted fine everything was working okay, I even downloaded an app to see if the root was successful and indeed it was. I shut the phone down wake up in the morning to turn it back on and I get zero response. Any help/direction would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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cyklosporine said:
Come on guys I respect the fact that everyone here is out here to help but read my post I have done every way common sense possible I actually need some real advice maybe how to reset factory setting with a device or maybe download a program.
Any help would be useful.
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Ummm. Sorry but maybe im missing something? Your first sentence in your op says you didnt have a clue what you were doing....
And where is it supposed to infer that you've done everything already?
Imo you have been getting 'real' advice but from what I see you haven't 'really' answered anyones suggestions.
No one can help you if you dont tell us what exactly you have tried and what what happened when you did.
For example in your only response you mentioned hitting the volume and home keys a bunch of times....what exactly do you mean by this? Did you hold them while trying to power up? Volume up or down? Did you release any of them during that process, and if so which and when?
Its kinda hard to help someone who doesn't have a clue what they are doing and only responds that hes done everything common sense dictates.
I seriously mean no offence but to me common sense would dictate that you not try rooting or anything if you know you dont know what you're doing.
It would also dictate that if you want further help with this you should go back and respond to what everyone suggested.
Like I said, im not trying to offend, just help.
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I am having the same issue
I just tried flashing Android Revolution to my phone. I went through the whole set up process. Went to reboot then it went blank. Nothing. I get nothing when I plug it in. The computer doesn't recognize any device attached to it. I've tried all the ideas listed here and I get nothing. It's as if the phone is completely dead. When I flashed the rom my battery was at 90%. I've used various roms on different phones and this was the first time I did it to my Galaxy s3 and this is the first time it's ever happened. Talk about frustrating.
Jtag
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I just tried flashing Android Revolution to my phone. I went through the whole set up process. Went to reboot then it went blank. Nothing. I get nothing when I plug it in. The computer doesn't recognize any device attached to it. I've tried all the ideas listed here and I get nothing. It's as if the phone is completely dead. When I flashed the rom my battery was at 90%. I've used various roms on different phones and this was the first time I did it to my Galaxy s3 and this is the first time it's ever happened. Talk about frustrating.
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If you can get to download mode by holding vol up home power. You then you can use this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687
To get our phone back. I had the same problem after a bad flash. My phone wouldn't do anything. After I left it plugs in for an hour I was able to get into download mode ..hope you get urs back. If its what happened to me then u might find that you have no 4g anymore... If that's the case let me know and I'll tell u what I did to get it back.
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Come on guys I respect the fact that everyone here is out here to help but read my post I have done every way common sense possible I actually need some real advice maybe how to reset factory setting with a device or maybe download a program.
Any help would be useful.
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Yeah, good luck getting ANY further help with that attitude bro!!!
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I got same problem with my friend's phone
He rooted it by some oneclick root pc program (I rooted this way too, and no problem will come) and flashes Rom with some android apk. ... After questioning him, I found out he DO NOT unlock bootloader.. .. I never seen phone in this status before... another strange thing is that when is phone in charger, battery and phone isn't heating up.. It's cold like ice... This is strange for me..I try 5 android devices and every is heating when it charging up.. (sorry for my bad English) Thank you and maybe someone comming with answers Phone doesn't react, no display brightness show up, no vibrating, no response
I have rooted my phone samsung galaxy grand 2 via odin after that flash the rom cm 11 and reboot my phone it got stuck into boot loop. Then i have done 1 stupidity again i push twrp file in that now m not able to go in recovery mode what should l i do now.
Wrong forum, look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-grand-2
I don't know anything about the phone but you could try looking for the current ROM on the phone at sammobile.com and then re-flash it via Odin.
i unluged the device before dhe odin finished his job ( by mistakeee ) and now it doesnt turn on , charge , go to recovery/odin , hold down power button for 30-60-120 sec nth hapend, it has baterri 90-100 % . plss guys help me :'( i have an samsung galaxy s advance .
Bought this phone off the electronic bay, arrived totally fine, no signs of any damage, worked just fine. Upgraded it with the sony OTA updates to 4.1 and then the screen started acting a little funny. Sometimes when hitting the unlock button it would just light up the backlight. Then a few days later it stopped ever doing anything besides lighting up the backlight. Then it progressed to doing what I show in the video.
It still plays alert tones when i get messages or calls, but obviously the phone is totally unusable, but charges up fine.
any ideas what is going on here? Called Sony for a repair, but I was unaware they just charge a flat $185 irregardless of what the problem is...ridiculous.
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Bought this phone off the electronic bay, arrived totally fine, no signs of any damage, worked just fine. Upgraded it with the sony OTA updates to 4.1 and then the screen started acting a little funny. Sometimes when hitting the unlock button it would just light up the backlight. Then a few days later it stopped ever doing anything besides lighting up the backlight. Then it progressed to doing what I show in the video.
It still plays alert tones when i get messages or calls, but obviously the phone is totally unusable, but charges up fine.
any ideas what is going on here? Called Sony for a repair, but I was unaware they just charge a flat $185 irregardless of what the problem is...ridiculous.
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Hi,
The best way to rule out any software problems would be to flash the latest 6.2.B.1.96 ftf using Flashtool. So, first make sure that the phone has enough charge, then press and hold the volume up+power combination until you get three vibrations. Then press and hold the volume down key and simultaneously connect the USB cable when Flashtool prompts you to. Once the flashing is complete, disconnect your phone and turn it on normally.
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I already flashed back to stock just using the sony bridge app. It seemed to work fine (nothing showed up on the screen the entire time). After the phone boots up I can hear notification sounds as it gets all my texts and voicemails/whatever else. But otherwise it still does what is shown in the video below:
here is the video again, not sure if it worked last time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbrpsWburMw
foofiebeast said:
I already flashed back to stock just using the sony bridge app. It seemed to work fine (nothing showed up on the screen the entire time). After the phone boots up I can hear notification sounds as it gets all my texts and voicemails/whatever else. But otherwise it still does what is shown in the video below:
here is the video again, not sure if it worked last time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbrpsWburMw
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What bug u reported is the bug of .200 and .211 official bug.. Its fixed in .96fw.. Wipe everything when u flash .96fw... So there won't be any problems..
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What bug u reported is the bug of .200 and .211 official bug.. Its fixed in .96fw.. Wipe everything when u flash .96fw... So there won't be any problems..
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Well there is a slight problem.
The phone does not have an unlocked bootloader yet, so I can't use flashtool. It has been flashed back to stock using the method I mentioned above. I have just finished installing ADB because (bear with me please) there is no way to turn the phone into fastboot mode without turning it off (I cannot currently turn it off because I can't see what is happening on the screen and don't remember how this phone works when you hold down the lock key to turn it off). I can perform a hard reset, but no way to just get it to turn off entirely.
So I thought I could use adb to shut it down, but adb won't work unless I have debugging enabled, which again I can't do unless I could basically just blindly navigate the menu to those buttons.
Although if I wait until the phone is fully dead then I can hopefully get it into fastboot mode, but that only gives me one chance. Plus it has a full charge right now, so that's going to be awhile.
Any suggestions?
I can get it in to fast boot if I'm quick, but I still can't enable debugging beforehand so its semi worthless.
I've been trying to watch videos to see where the button placement is to navigate through the menu to blindly enable debugging, but I can't seem to figure it out. It also doesn't help that I have no idea what version of android is now on the phone. I used the mac sony bridge app to restore the phone, but i'm not sure if that set it back to stock stock, or what version of android it set it to.
I am also now even more confused because I connected the phone to the computer and when I browsed it, all the pictures I took were still there...which should have been wiped when I restored it with sony bridge...
figured out it was 4.1 and watched review videos until i found one that showed the menu layout (although now I realize google images would have been more helpful).
Now going to see if I can get the bootloader unlocked.
I still feel like flashing 6.2.B.1.96 isn't going to do anything, because I assume that is what the sony bridge app flashed to it. Also I don't see where you are talking about that the issue I am having was a known issue, if you could point me in that direction that would be very helpful.
EDIT: Actually I'm not sure I enabled debugging after all, as when I do adb devices, no device is listed as running, just a blank space. Though I'm still not convinced doing the above would do anything, as it is basically what I have already done, just with flash tool as opposed to the official sony route.
Anyone have any ideas? I got a torx 6 and opened the phone, checked the connection between the motherboard and phone and it is fine. Screen is still having same issue.
I would be happy to just buy a replacement part for it, but i have no idea what part is messing up. Is it the display (the touch works fine) or is it the motherboard (it seems weird that it would be this because the phone functions completely normally, I even accidentally answered a call yesterday).
If i was to try and replace the LCD (or whatever it is) would I have to replace the digitizer as well? At which point it would make more sense to just sell the phone for parts I suppose.
You can use the flash tool by bin4ry with a locked bootloader. Not sure if you're past that stage though.
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You can use the flash tool by bin4ry with a locked bootloader. Not sure if you're past that stage though.
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I'll go ahead and try that out, but is there really much of a point do you think? Considering I've technically flashed the phone back to stock using the official software, why would it be any different doing it this way?
I am asking honestly btw, not trying to sound rude. I'm thinking it is more of a hardware failure, i just have no idea what part exactly is failing.
The phone itself works totally 100% fine, the touch works totally 100% fine, the only thing that is not happening is the data getting to the screen and displaying. The screen just flashes white for a second and then fades out (as you can see in the youtube link). Or it flashes a solid block of white at the top in the middle and faded white the rest of the way down and then it slowly all fades out (or disappears immedaitely if i press the lock button. The buttons all work fine (physical and touch) and i can navigate around the phone, albeit totally blindly.
This is really frustrating, and I'm pretty disappointed to see how sony had no interest at all in helping me resolve this situation.
Flashtool works with lock and unlocked bootloader
XDAプレミアムを使用 して私のLT28hから送ら れてきた
UchihaDareNial said:
Flashtool works with lock and unlocked bootloader
XDAプレミアムを使用 して私のLT28hから送ら れてきた
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....right i know, but why does that matter. Why would reflashing my phone help at all at this point. Did you even read my post?
Listen to us
Alright so you came to this thread for...help
We have told you numerous times to flash using this tool (dev host link):
http://d-h.st/Kb8
install the flashtool created by Binary (sorry for username spelling error)
Download the ftf
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B18FXPCopQhkeXNoWGVWbzlRaG8/edit?pli=1
now USING FLASHTOOL (link 1)
FLASH the FTF (link 2)
A clean flash. This flash is different from the flash that Sony will provide you for obvious reasons.
Using this method will COMPLETELY remove any doubt whether the issue is regarding software or hardware. Then you dont have to "think" whether the issue is hardware related or software related.
Sorry if i sounded rude but i had a hard time comprehending why you would not use the advice given by i believe 2 different indiviuals on a questions and answers thread.
424aca said:
Alright so you came to this thread for...help
We have told you numerous times to flash using this tool (dev host link):
http://d-h.st/Kb8
install the flashtool created by Binary (sorry for username spelling error)
Download the ftf
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B18FXPCopQhkeXNoWGVWbzlRaG8/edit?pli=1
now USING FLASHTOOL (link 1)
FLASH the FTF (link 2)
A clean flash. This flash is different from the flash that Sony will provide you for obvious reasons.
Using this method will COMPLETELY remove any doubt whether the issue is regarding software or hardware. Then you dont have to "think" whether the issue is hardware related or software related.
Sorry if i sounded rude but i had a hard time comprehending why you would not use the advice given by i believe 2 different indiviuals on a questions and answers thread.
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Hi,
because I could not follow the advice from the first user because the bootloader is locked. The second person gave me the advice, but honestly it seemed like pretty pointless advice. I don't understand how it is "obviously different" if it is literally flashing the same firmware (at least the first advice was that). I don't think it's that strange to ask why it would be any different.
To me it sounds like I had a broken window in my house and I asked someone how to fix it. I bought the replacement glass from store A and it didn't fit. I asked for help and someone pointed me to the exact same item at store B and said that surely it would work. Do you understand why this could be confusing? I feel like about half the time people give help on XDA it is very general and people are just looking for "thanks"...
I'll definitely try this though if you think there's a chance that it might work out differently. I'll try and get it set up tonight, thanks for the encouragement, I understand I probably sound stupid, just trying to figure out what to do.
Also, I assume this flash tool won't work if USB debugging isn't enabled. As I've said in previous posts, I can click things just fine, but because I can't see what I am doing, I don't have way of knowing where to click on the menu.
Does anyone have their phone set up with this version of android still. If you could take screen shots of each click to make to get to the dubugging box (and if there is a confirmation box) i would greatly appreciate it. I only had the phone for a week before this randomly happened, so I hadn't thought to enable debugging yet, as I hadn't even thought about custom firmware yet.
EDIT: Or even just a picture of what the screen that comes up when you long press to shut the phone down. I have no way of turning off this phone right now without just waiting for it to run out of battery.
Holding down the power button for a long time does nothing, holding vol up and power restarts it, but I need a way to turn it off. If i hold the power button for like a second so instead of locking it, the menu comes up, I just can't seem to find the freakin button for power off.
(please remember I can see nothing on the screen, it is just blank).
flashtool does not need debugging when you doing the actual flashing
to turn off the phone
SIMULTANEOUSLY hold down
Power+ Vol up + Vol Down (AT THE SAME TIME)
wait for about maybe less than 25 seconds and you will experience THREE short consecutive vibrations
at this time...the phone is off
then you can begin the flashtool method
First let me say that I am 51, not a techie and only smart enough to start a conversation about my phone but not intelligent to keep it going.
I have had an i317 ATT Note 2 for a good many years. Some time back ( about a year ago ) I was reading pretty steady about rooting my phone and installing a custom ROM. Well.....reading a lot and becoming constipated with information is about as far as I got. Sad, yes I know...but that's really it. It was SO overwhelming for me that I called it quits. Somehow I managed to gain SuperSU ( if that's right ) status and my phone said I had "root access". However, I never installed a custom ROM. It was about this time I found , if I have this term right, Wanam xposed and or xposed installer. IF, this is correct, what ever it was allowed me to really tweek a lot of settings on my phone so much so that I told my wife I just didn't have it in me to ROOT, but could ust this new app to change a lot of "stuff" and I'd be ok with that. Well, as time went by I stopped fooling with it, found a few things I liked changed the way I had them and just left it alone. I'm not a gamer, not a techie, although I've read a lot of definitions, some stuff just don't "click" with me. There was about 4-5 times back that year ago that I did what ever it was that made me think I bricked my phone. so much so that I thought I was going to literally throw up, I was really that sick inside. Well, it was nothing more than reading many many different posts on forums and not knowing what I was doing, that I somehow used Odin to get is back where I could use it. A major problem was not understanding what I actually did nor even knowing how to repeat it without again, just stumbling upon it.
So, with all this time having passed......the other day a message popped up on my phone saying "UPDATE AVAILABLE" or what ever it was....either way I KNOW I seen the word UPDATE. It said click here ot begin update or click here to update at a later time. I wasn't so much thinking to myself, DONT UPDATE because you'll screw everything up.....I was simply declining because I didn't want to be bothered. Certainly I'd forgotten or never given it any thought about the possibility that I'd end up in a mess. Like I said, I had ROOT ACCESS....just never installed a ROM so I may not have even thought an update would have done anything negative. Well, later in the day ( about 7 days ago now ) I hit UPDATE and my Note 2 that I absolutely LOVE is now turning on, goes to the black Galaxy Note II screen, then the swirling circle and gets stuck and locks up every time at the ATT logo that looks like a globe.
I have read and read as many things as possible on my end......so much so that after about 2-3 hours each setting I end up with a headache, am frustrated and deflated until I walk away. I don't know the correct terminology to express every step I've taken but will share with you all what I can at this time.
I can do both 3 button press methods....power, home and vol down...then press up I think for download mode. I can also press power, home and vol up which takes me into the mode that shows the little Android dude who lays down like he's having repairs done. I will add here that while in that mode, I've literally clicked on EVERY SINGLE choice in every single mode/ screen or what ever it's called. I've cleared, reset, recovered and scrolled through every choice and hit every button available......and as many times that I've plugged in, used many many different forms of Odin and countless files with the .tar files...I've also clicked on everything I can to see if anything changes.
Believe me, as frustrated as it is reading what to you seems like gibberish, it's equally as hard reliving it again and again. I've already put in 3.5 hours tonight and NOW am typing this to you kind people to see what hope there is and if I can understand it if something is shared with me.
I've downloaded Odin 307, Odin 3_v3.10.6, 4.3 Param_tz, Odin 185...honestly about 3-4 more Odins and gone back after I have downloaded and unzipped so many that I've been baffled only to delete them after literally going through the process ( following XDA steps by steps......AND PASSING EACH TIME!! ) only to not have crap when I'm finished. I've even unzipped CF AutoRoot MD5 file this last time just hoping to pull something out of thin air.
It's no joke when I tell you I've followed more steps on the XDA site and countless other sites...totally by the book and have had 100% negative results. It's not that I've got this endless list of contacts that I can't live without. It's not that I've got 344 fresh work pics of jobs I've completed or even pics of jobs to estimate for work, it's just that it sucks so bad to be in a position of not having this phone that I totally love so much. It's not loaded with games and I don't do anything really intelligent on or with it. But it is very important to me, I'm a creature of habit and over the years have really become attached to it. My wife and oldest son have just upgraded our plan to include him with a data package for a smart phone and with it they received new phones. It's been about 2 months ago and I told my with, I DON'T WANT A NEW PHONE!! I LOVE MY PHONE!! I still do, I'm just stuck and obviously not sharp enough to get out of this one without asking for help.
It's been reset, restored, erased, you name it. I've had the battery in and out, sim cards in and out, pushed every button 10 times in combination with other buttons, read and read, followed every step for downloading, unzipping, using multiple Odin files new and old.....just everything. I can't access kernals or other important data you may ask for because I can't get out of the start up logo....I thing it's called bootloop?
Man I'm really jammed up and would be forever grateful if someone could shed some light on this situation. I know I may have gone way overboard with everything that's been loaded, pressed, wiped etc, but I've exhausted everything I could think before asking for help.
I can't even count the number of times that I've entered Odin with a .tar file and it's gone through every part of it's deal only to end saying PASS!! ...usually within 2:02 to 2:12. The CF Auto file was :08 and said PASSED!!
Frantic, frustrated and fully prepared to beat myself with a stick
I need simple simple guys. I HATE to be a bother, but I'm stuck and know that you all are good people who fun a respectful forum and are courteous with one another. So here I am. Any help please?
I would like to add that I've not simply popped onto this forum and asked a repeated question before having read many other posts involving much of the same issues. I am a foretravel motorcoach owner and am on a forum very similar to this one where there are noobies and those of you who have a great deal of knowledge that share so others may have a pleasant experience. Honestly enough, I'd rather take my whole coach apart ( I'm no diesel mechanic nor have air system knowledge ) and rebuild it blind folded, rather than have problems with my cell phone. I have read all of the posts from those who have the i317 att note 2 as I do. I've walked ( confusingly ) through all the directions that have been given to them. I wish I knew the language better but have to admit that I struggle. Imagine each time reading a helpful post for a similar problem, going back into my downloads and deleting everything on my PC and then downloading the next set of steps involved in helping the next person with similar issues. Each time I download, unzip, reconnect, run through Odin and pass...only to find that I'm no further ahead and have no understanding why things work for other people but not for me. I had hoped that I'd have had a reply that would be an "AH HA!" moment. But I've not gotten even one comment. I'm doing the best I can to communicate and reading a lot on my end to muster my way into understanding. I've made a mistake and am paying for it dearly from having hit UPDATE. I just wish I had some way of knowing why nothing seems to be working.
Okay....
Deep breath....and here we go..
The Odin flashes you are attempting....are failing due too your updated bootloader....(the one you received when you took the official update)..
Nothing you can do about the bootloader now as it can't be reverted....but that's okay....
Here's the plan...
Load up odin 3.0.7 and download the UCUCNJ1 rooted rom from the link below...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2973448
Boot the device into download mode and flash the above file...
If the device begins boot....pull the battery and put the phone into download mode ....and flash the same file again...
Once complete...allow the phone to boot and it should start normally...
If it does....then power off and boot into your stock recovery and wipe data then cache and boot again...
You should then have a rooted stock....UCUCNJ1 build...
The reason this works is because your rom image that you flashed does not contain a bootloader image....
Once you are back up and running....you'll need supersu....(the thread explains this in the first post)...
The process to get you going is pretty simple....you just need the right file to flash...
Read that first post....as everything you need is there....g
I'm really not sure if I'm replying to this post correctly as I've seen 2 options so if I'm not doing this please someone, correct me.
I'm a chimney servicing professional in Northern Michigan and right now is "GO" time for the next 4 months. I leave early mornings and return late evenings like now. Being without my phone is a really struggle and inconvenient.
So let me explain what's happened since you replied with suggestions for me. Just before your post came to me I had been reading on this forum for someone with the same phone as mine to power, volume down and home...then volume up to go into download mode. I could not only do that but could also use the feature of power, volume up and home for what ever that feature is for......as of NOW...I can only access download mode. Any other method of buttons turns on the phone and it is locked up in the black screen with Samsung Note 2....and that's completely it. Before it would at least cycle through a couple screens before locking up at the ATT globe logo.
So, just before your post came through I had read to go into download mode and then use Odin 3v1.85 to load this file Kies_home_i317_att_i317ucali2_i317att_original4.1.1
I have not used a Kies file before and the only experience I'd had with Kies was not favorable in the past for a completely different topic. So anyways, I did this again, just before your suggestion was posted and IT WORKED!!! I was pretty thrilled. It was late and for the few minutes I had gone through the phone to see what was and wasn't there it kept wanting to update. I did not do it. Finally I called it a night and early in the morning ( yesterday ) I took the phone with me to work. Although the features were slim because I'd not downloaded any previous apps, it was working.
After reading your post with the suggestion I thought as long as it's working, I'll check later to see what I could do about updating or rooting & installing a rom....which I've not done before. Well, last night while shaving and having the phone on the counter, I glanced down and it went into UPDATE mode all by it self. I tried to stop it but buttons were useless. So, all day again I've been without a phone and now the only thing the phone will do is power up with the power button and get stuck in the black screen with Samsung Note 2....that's it! Or, I can power, home and volume down, then up to enter download mode. I have since gone back to the Odin 3v1.85 and ran the same Kies file I mentioned above. The thing was...in the past I was going into different versiona of Odin and attempting to download files and it would do SOMETHING...then say pass...but nothing really happened. Doing what I'd mentioned above...the phone would log into Odin 1.85 and download the Kies file....only now it was taking 5+ minutes and working...or should I say "worked once" instead of taking only 2 minutes in the other Odin modes.
So, now I've completely charged 2 different batteries, and tried it a couple times just before commenting about what's happened.
So, now what??
Do I go back and attempt the directions you offered in your reply to me earlier or now and I heading in a different direction all together?
Just to let it be known, I'm not a "gotta have the newest and latest, greatest program" guy. I'd like to have a rooted and backed up phone and like to have a rom that has great battery life, allows me some cool features but mostly just have the access. I read a lot about different roms in the past and just couldnt pull the trigger on one.
I say this to mention that I'm not sure if I am successful in getting this thing back in action and am going to drop a file in the PDA slot of what ever Odin version I use....do I ALSO add to what ever unzipped file other commands like a root file or rom file ...or some sort of back up file? I thought I'd read where you added what ever you were loading the phone with was to be all added to that same PDA line together.
Gosh, I sure do appreciate any other suggestions to get this back and running.
I WILL NOT ATTEMPT ANYTHING before hearing back back. Just help me please...Thanks in advance
Use my information in the post that I wrote and you'll succeed...
Flashing the rom front the link I provided will repair the problem...
Use PDA slot for the file and don't change any other Odin settings...
It'll work....g
Ok, just now I followed each step and was really excited to know I'd be back up and running.
I still cannot get into the power/ volume up/ home button mode to wipe cache. It will not go there. As soon as I press those buttons it immediately goes into "stuck" mode on black screen with the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 logo.
I can turn on and get into download mode obviously with those buttons only volume down...then up. I tried with battery in and passed, I tried taking battery out as you directed when it tried to boot and it passed. I then ran it another time thinking I'd read someplace that someone repeated a flash process and after 3 attempts and all passing using Odin 307 it's been consistently stuck on the screen mentioned above.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate your time and will do as recommended at the times advice is given instead of doing my own mindless and unknowing thing.
What suggestions might there be now? I'm really hoping that since it will turn "on" that it's NOT bricked. I won't be able to handle it.
Much appreciated and very thankful
Please advise
Sandelman1
have now deleted all odin and repair files on my pc. Reset new odin 3.07 and redownloaded the files mentioned from the link above. I STILL have nothing but being stuck in the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 screen. I've ran the exact same process you mentioned this morning, I've tried different fresh charged battery and also different usb ports.
OMG do I ever need help. It's really very much greatly appreciated. Is there other ideas or more hope.
I'm all ears and eager to follow what ever direction is next
Samdelman1
sandelman1 said:
have now deleted all odin and repair files on my pc. Reset new odin 3.07 and redownloaded the files mentioned from the link above. I STILL have nothing but being stuck in the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 screen. I've ran the exact same process you mentioned this morning, I've tried different fresh charged battery and also different usb ports.
OMG do I ever need help. It's really very much greatly appreciated. Is there other ideas or more hope.
I'm all ears and eager to follow what ever direction is next
Samdelman1
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Sounds like you are close.
First off which bootloader are you on? Pre-4.3 and post-4.3
Also I wrote up a guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
This gets you out of most jams. But first please reply back with version of bootloader.
First I really appreciate your reply as with any of you veterans who are in the know. To answer your question, I'm not sure , as sad as that it. Here's what I can tell you though. The few days ago when G helped me and my phone came on for a day or two, I went into the "device info" and this is what I found.
Android 4.1.1
Baseband Version i317ucalj2 ( that L J part at the end may not have been read correctly, but that's what I wrote down ) hope that isn't a problem
Kernel 3.0.31 - 215878
[email protected]#1
SMP preempt thru oct 4
16:14:05 kst 2012
Build # JR003C.i317UCALJ2
I REALLY hope this helps you help me.
If the info I offered is personal information that I'm best not to share with the internet PLEASE let me know and I'll edit it out. I would expect to be dealing with decent folks here so should be no worries. But still let me know if it should be confidential.
Ok, that's all I can share with you since I'm not able to enter into any of the "wipe cache" mode or that department in general.
Looking forward to hearing what you have to share.
Thanks again in advance. I'm very grateful.
Sandelman1
Ok, so I went to the link you posted and before doing anything at all, I read into 15 pages of it to make sure I wasn't missing anything important to my specific install. Once I realized I only needed pages 1-2 or 3 I began. First I deleted everything off my desktop that had to do with previous odin, att and the like. Next I downloaded te odin 3.07 and joined (free) the Sam site download you recommended and waited until what seemed like forever to download.
Once that was done I reread pages one and two and focused on what to do in the event of freeze up and which option I may need to choose should I lock up in one of the two possible options.
So here's what happened. First time I downloaded the kies file......it went to RESET as you mentioned and seemed to hang up....the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 black screen came on and froze. I "thought" it was done and pulled the back off the phone and removed the battery but it was still froze. I then unplugged the original Samsung USB and the screen went black. I waited for several seconds and reinstalled the battery. ( now in prayer mode ) I hit volume up, home and power.......it went back to black screen, Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and stayed there.
THEN!! I seen my PC in odin mode say PASS. I thought hmmmmm, did I unplug to fast? So I pulled the battery, reinstalled, hit vol down, home and power...then vol up and plugged the phone back in with original cord. I opened odin 3.07 and clicked on the link same as before. This time I let it run until it was at the RESET screen ...then I waited......then I waited thinking certainly it's not doing anything...then it popped up PASS!
I thought COOL, I'm in now. So it went to black screen Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and hung up. I reread from there to remove battery ( unplugging the cord at this point again of course ). I counted to about 15 slowly and reinstalled the battery and hit vol up, home and power........same crap again, how frustrating. So I'm still sticking on black screen Samsung Galaxy Note 2 screen and that's where I'm at now.
I was hoping that since things were so similar between what I had going on and the link or thread you had posted, I would save time and follow the directions.
I've not spent about 2.5 hours at my PC and have to go to work for a few hours. Hopefully this will help you better know how to direct me with what I've shared with you about my phone specifics and the fact that I've already followed steps from your thread.
I'll check back in a while to see what other thoughts are going to move me forward.
Once again, I say thanks for any time you or others may spend in helping me.
Sandelman1
OMGOSH!!!
I've not got the time at the moment to share all the amazing info and things that have transpired since my last post, but I will.
Hey, quick question....seriously. How would a person donate to someone whos helped with the issues some of us experience....what's the process?
And on that same topic....what is customary or an appropriate amount?
I searched the forum looking for help because I don't have funds to buy another phone at this time but at the same time I seen it posted someplace that it's a nice gesture to "buy a guy a beer" if they've helped you. I'd like to buy myself a beer.....but I think it's been around 12-13 years now since I enjoyed my last one. In my world I though everyone around me was an A-hole.....lol...come to find out it was ME who was the A-hole. Who'd a think it,lol.
So if someone could share the how to and what's a "kind gesture" I'd really appreciate it.
Cant wait to share just how "baller status" I feel right now with what I've been able to do with ya'lls help. ( not only did this come together today but I replaced an entire engine and trans in my jeep wrangler last night before getting back on this forum.
I want to take time now to get into it but will wait becuase I've updated and would like to know about backup, storage, and root access.
Later folks...I'll be hack tonight
Sandelman1