[Q] U.S. Cellular Galaxy S3, can it be saved? - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III

Don't be afraid to be the bringer of bad news here. Here's what I did: I wanted to clear some space and start from scratch on my S3 (d2usc), so I wiped and used odin to go back to the stock 4.1 firmware. I updated OTA to 4.3 then I flashed CWM touch. From recovery I flashed SuperSU and the most recent CM11 nightly along with gapps. It was running perfect at this point. I made a backup and that's when I decided I was pro enough to flash a custom kernel in recovery. Specifically this one. Which I'm sure is a nice kernel, if only it was made for my device *facepalm* So now it won't turn on and I can't get into download mode or recovery. When I plug in to my PC Windows doesn't recognize it. I can hear the "plugged in" sound, but it sounds sort of laggy. When I unplug it I get the normal "unplugged" sound, but the screen stays black no matter what. I also get a red LED when plugged in without a battery. I'm thinking my only option might be a USB jig, but I really have no idea if that will work in this situation. So what do you guys think? Is it done for or salvageable?

Have you tried download mode? Volume up and power and home buttons at the same time. If you can get into download mode, your not bricked. Only option if download mode works, is to find a tar file, which flashes every partition of the phone. You must know how to use ODIN to flash a tar file though.
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joeyhdownsouth said:
Have you tried download mode? Volume up and power and home buttons at the same time. If you can get into download mode, your not bricked. Only option if download mode works, is to find a tar file, which flashes every partition of the phone. You must know how to use ODIN to flash a tar file though.
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Download mode does not work.

ThePhill said:
Download mode does not work.
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Jig or jtag
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[Q] T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II soft brick

OK I was trying to flash an unlocked kernal via ODIN last night, something went wrong and now phone is stuck on the phone--!--computer screen. I cannot get past this screen. vol+home+power doesn't do anything but loop to the same screen.
It shows ODIN MODE in red at the top of the screen, but ODIn won't recognize the phone, nor will Kies (not running at the same time). Computer makes USB connected/disconnected sound when I plug and unplug the phone.
I have tried One-Click Unbrick, did not recognize that phone was connected.
Help!!
which model of Galaxy S2 do you have?
T-Mobile SGH-T989
hose902 said:
T-Mobile SGH-T989
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there''s currently nothing to flash this phone
it came out only 2 days ago
DEV are still working on finding root
so, the best suggestion is to take it back to the store and get it exchanged
or wait a few more days/weeks until a flashable release becomes available to fix the mistake
I know, I was hasty and now this. Even when there something available to flash, the device isn't being recognized by ODIN. Any troubleshooting help for this?
When I managed to get my Vibrant into that mode I could pull the battery, hold volume up, put the battery in, press and release power (still holding volume up) and it'd kick back into download mode everytime. Once in download mode I could plug the USB in and a running ODIN would see it pop up. If ODIN wasn't running and USB was already plugged in things wouldn't work right.
I haven't tried ODIN on the GS2 yet (I'll wait for a root ). I did find the vibrant nearly impossible to brick though... trust me I unexpectedly tried quite hard.
You might need the newest ODIN for GS2 support, and possibly newer drivers.
Hey, Hey, Hey...
My Story...
1. I got a TMO Samsung Galaxy S2
2. Tried to root
3. Used Odin to root and install ROM and referenced the following thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1095274
4. Realized phone models are not the same
5. Phone does not boot and nothing comes up on the screen
6. No lights or LED indicators (i.e. charging) HOWEVER....
7. ODIN recognizes the phone when I plug in the phone via USB
8. Tried to load stock rom:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321811
9. ODIN gets stuck on <ID:0/005> SetupConnection...
10. I am unable to access SD Card for CWR
11. Next step? Return or exchanges are currently not an option.
Thanks in advance for the assistance!
fix4tv said:
Hey, Hey, Hey...
My Story...
1. I got a TMO Samsung Galaxy S2
2. Tried to root
3. Used Odin to root and install ROM and referenced the following thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1095274
4. Realized phone models are not the same
5. Phone does not boot and nothing comes up on the screen
6. No lights or LED indicators (i.e. charging) HOWEVER....
7. ODIN recognizes the phone when I plug in the phone via USB
8. Tried to load stock rom:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321811
9. ODIN gets stuck on <ID:0/005> SetupConnection...
10. I am unable to access SD Card for CWR
11. Next step? Return or exchanges are currently not an option.
Thanks in advance for the assistance!
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I'm a bit new to this, but a custom ROM shouldn't affect your recovery mode. Are you sure you are using the correct buttons and methods to boot recovery?
Might want to make a new thread instead of necroing something from when the phone was 2 days old.
I have GT I9100 and done the same thing and got the same result . stuck at setup connection with odin
Please Help
Go into device manager when is plugged in and if it says qhd-usb or something like that its a hard brick. What tipped me off was you said it makes two noises when you plug in. that's a tell tell sign your hard bricked
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soft bricked my phone (i hope)
i have sgh-t989 (t-mobile) i am running a miui rom. it wont boot it just goes to miui boot up screen. i can go to the download mode but not recovery (how do u do that) but when im in downoad mode Odin dosnt recognize my phone. and my computer says it is an unknown device.
tried new wire, uninstalling re-installing kies, stopped all processes, diff computer tried to boot for a day, let battery out for a day, and a few other things.
please help and thank you.
iamnoone626 said:
i have sgh-t989 (t-mobile) i am running a miui rom. it wont boot it just goes to miui boot up screen. i can go to the download mode but not recovery (how do u do that) but when im in downoad mode Odin dosnt recognize my phone. and my computer says it is an unknown device.
tried new wire, uninstalling re-installing kies, stopped all processes, diff computer tried to boot for a day, let battery out for a day, and a few other things.
please help and thank you.
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You should try to uninstall then reinstall driver, and try another usb port. In my experience, Odin seems to be picky, it only recognizes your phone if you plug it in the usb port that you used in the first time.
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Recovery is accessed by holding both vol + and - while starting the phone. Hold them both while pressing the power button, then release the power button when it vibrates, keep holding the vol buttons till you see the recovery screen.
Alarmmy said:
You should try to uninstall then reinstall driver, and try another usb port. In my experience, Odin seems to be picky, it only recognizes your phone if you plug it in the usb port that you used in the first time.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989 using xda app-developers app
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ok i have done this through kies is there another way that you can do this?
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nagoshi said:
Recovery is accessed by holding both vol + and - while starting the phone. Hold them both while pressing the power button, then release the power button when it vibrates, keep holding the vol buttons till you see the recovery screen.
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when i do this it only takes me to download mode.
Have a look at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359
for a DL link for the USB Drivers
Cheers,
Chris
Sk3tchy said:
Have a look at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359
for a DL link for the USB Drivers
Cheers,
Chris
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i tryed this but still odin does not recognize my phone. (no yellow box shows up)

t989 tmobile not getting in download mode, HELP NEEDED PLEASE!!

the phone does not boot up . when i power on, a screen saying :
odin mode
product name: t989
custom binary download: no
current binary: samsung official
(mobile)--!--(PC)
"Firmware upgrade ecountered an issue. please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.".
I have tried to connecting it to kies but its not recognzied. any suggestions?
Odin stock
jangst123 said:
Odin the ROM below.
If you still can not get it to boot, Odin the Kernel
[STOCK] T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II Stock Kernel // UVKID
Originally Posted By: bubby323
and
[ROM] SGH-T989 // UVKID // Stock // Deodexed // Rooted //Busybox
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mickeycobra04 said:
the phone does not boot up . when i power on, a screen saying :
odin mode
product name: t989
custom binary download: no
current binary: samsung official
(mobile)--!--(PC)
"Firmware upgrade ecountered an issue. please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.".
I have tried to connecting it to kies but its not recognzied. any suggestions?
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how can i get odin to read my device if my device is stuck in the screen mentioned and when i enter download mode through usb connecting, takes me to the warning screen!! but when i press volume up it doesnt go into the next step, it goes straight to the same screen that i mentioned. thanks for replying btw, your the only person thats helped me out since i started searching for help.
Did you try the button combo to get into download/odin mode? If so you need to get a usb jig to force it into download mode so you can flash back to stock via odin
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Same thing happened to me. Just have Odin open and ready to go, plug phone into DL mode just like normal, when the screen pops up give Odin a second or two and then you should see the com light up yellow as Odin recognise your device. Start the flash and let Odin do it's thing and it will reboot and all will be fine.
quest4fire said:
Did you try the button combo to get into download/odin mode? If so you need to get a usb jig to force it into download mode so you can flash back to stock via odin
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
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i can get into download mode by plugging usb while holding the vol up/vol down. but when it asks me to press vol up, it takes me to the same screen with "phone-!-PC".
wannagofast said:
Same thing happened to me. Just have Odin open and ready to go, plug phone into DL mode just like normal, when the screen pops up give Odin a second or two and then you should see the com light up yellow as Odin recognise your device. Start the flash and let Odin do it's thing and it will reboot and all will be fine.
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Ok, just tried this method, when i get into download mode i click vol up and continues to the screen im stuck on. odin still didnt recognize my phone
me 2
im having the same issue with my phone. i googled around it saw ppl with the same issue, but when ppl fix their problem they didnt say how. i left a post on 3 of the threads (including 1 not on xda) but i havent received a response. i tried the hold the buttons method, the delete kies method, the just let odin flash a rom over but when odin gets to "cashe" it fails everytime. i hope i can find a fix, cuz ppl are having this problem and fixing there phone pretty quickly.
did u reinstall the drivers just asking
kdog808 said:
did u reinstall the drivers just asking
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yeah, i re-installed the samsung kies drivers and deleted running apps in task manager. i also re-installed phone drivers to my cpu. and i re-installed odin to the cpu and restarted the cpu after each method. nothing worked!!! i also tried holding the vol+home+power button, but the error message just pops up.
Yeah my phone is soft bricked I really need to get into download mode without this annoying message
Trevnerdio said:
Yeah my phone is soft bricked I really need to get into download mode without this annoying message
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Try the second link in the second post. It worked for me. The post with the headline Odin Mode
if your screen has a pc and a warning symbol you still can odin,
open oding and conect your phone to pc while that screen you are saying pops up then see if odin recognizes..
darocsfinest1 said:
Try the second link in the second post. It worked for me. The post with the headline Odin Mode
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I already did that plus everything else possible :\
Trevnerdio said:
I already did that plus everything else possible :\
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have you tried reinstalling kies, try it thats what i did. i was in the same screen, it was never read by odin until i did exactly that.
mickeycobra04 said:
have you tried reinstalling kies, try it thats what i did. i was in the same screen, it was never read by odin until i did exactly that.
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My device is read by Odin and it flashes things. Once I flash a working rom though, it bootloops and I have no recovery to wipe data. I've never been able to get the repartition function to work
And the error I keep receiving every time almost is an error about line 1876. I have no idea what this is. I Googled it and I can't find it.
FWIW My phone would not go into download mode to save my life. I then decided to try the OE Samsung cable instead of the motorola cable I had been using and it worked right away.
Troubleshooting 101, start with the basics.
So I have the same problem as the OP. The only screen I boot to is mobile ! PC in Odin mode. This happened after I was rooted with my stock rom and CWM, but tried to do the OTA update from Kies.
My device is recognized by Odin utility, so I tried what the 2nd poster put and used Odin to flash the stock kernel (UVKID tar) from the PDA button and it failed. I used the default settings in Odin, but maybe I didn't set one right? I have attached a screen shot.
So now do I use Odin to flash the stock recovery? I'm working on making a USB jig in case that will help.
UPDATE: I was able to use Odin to flash the Stock Recovery. Now it boots up like normal. I would like to try the OTA update through Kies again, but I'm worried. Any suggestions?
Kies Firmware Emergency Recovery
mickeycobra04 said:
the phone does not boot up . when i power on, a screen saying :
odin mode
product name: t989
custom binary download: no
current binary: samsung official
(mobile)--!--(PC)
"Firmware upgrade ecountered an issue. please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.".
I have tried to connecting it to kies but its not recognzied. any suggestions?
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OK the somewhat hidden Firmware Recovery built into Kies is not to hard to find,
First you will need to write on a piece of paper your S/N and your Model #, the same way it is written under the battery on the sticker.
Second boot your phone into download mode and connect it to the computer.
Third open Kies, select the tools drop down menu.
Now you have a choice. Select Firmware Emergency Recovery to recover your current firmware version... or select Firmware Upgrade and Initialization to install the latest OTA, either way just fallow the steps on screen and when done your will have a working phone.
hit the thanks button if this helped
Bro you should check the dates out xD thx anyway though
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium

[Q] Bad Brick NO CWM OR ROM );

I've got a super bad brick , I can my sgs ii in download mode w/ a jig but i can't boot or get into recovery at all. When i press the power button it just vibrates. Help would be much appreciated. Thank you!
EDIT: even tho I can get into download mode neither odin nor heimdall will not recognized my device, and I already tried deleting and re-installing drivers
I am in the same boat. Flashed the new TWRP recovery and bam...phone is dead. Does not turn on, can not recover, no Odin for download mode. Nothing. Going to try to return it tomorrow morning and see if the warranty will hold up for me
same here are you sure this is a brick?
Don't say you used jelly bean Rom
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
Be sure and turn of your anti virus and fire wall, open Odin after you enter download mode.
If still no connection to Odin make sure you have the correct Odin (or it has worked in the past)...
Just keep trying different solutions. If you are indeed in download mode. reboot your pc redownload Odin charge your battery, just keep trying coherent fixes and you might nurse your phone back to health.
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Need help turning on galaxy epic 4g!

Hello. I bought a Samsung Galaxy s 4g sprint from someone. It turns on and goes straight into recovery mode, but it recovery mode you cant move any of the options.. it just stays there... is there any way to make it work? Please Help!
See if you can get into download mode. (Three finger boot) If you can, then you can use Odin to reflash recovery and flash a ROM. Since you are having issues, it wouldn't hurt to just Odin stock FC09 and you know you're starting fresh. (Check repartition)
If you decide to Odin FC09, you will then have to Odin CWM or TWRP with reboot unchecked, pull the battery and boot into recovery. Once in recovery again you can flash any Epic 4G ROM that is compatible with the Epic modem. You have to go through those steps because the stock kernel will reinstall the stock recovery upon the reboot.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
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Also, if you want a video tutorial on the whole process, then search for Qbking77's channel on YouTube. There you will find the FC09 root video for our device.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
okay i will try doing this...i put the custom roms that i download on an sd card right? and as of now when i turn it on it says the samsung logo then goes straight to recovery mode and when its in recovery mode i try to move the volume up and down for the options but it doesnt move.. im pretty new to this stuff.... thanks for the reply
nikon120 said:
See if you can get into download mode. (Three finger boot) If you can, then you can use Odin to reflash recovery and flash a ROM. Since you are having issues, it wouldn't hurt to just Odin stock FC09 and you know you're starting fresh. (Check repartition)
If you decide to Odin FC09, you will then have to Odin CWM or TWRP with reboot unchecked, pull the battery and boot into recovery. Once in recovery again you can flash any Epic 4G ROM that is compatible with the Epic modem. You have to go through those steps because the stock kernel will reinstall the stock recovery upon the reboot.
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Also, if you want a video tutorial on the whole process, then search for Qbking77's channel on YouTube. There you will find the FC09 root video for our device.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
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moneystack23 said:
okay i will try doing this...i put the custom roms that i download on an sd card right? and as of now when i turn it on it says the samsung logo then goes straight to recovery mode and when its in recovery mode i try to move the volume up and down for the options but it doesnt move.. im pretty new to this stuff.... thanks for the reply
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Yep Roms go on sdcard. It sounds like you have a bad flash of something. So you can try the recovery flash in Odin and see if that helps. The better solution, albeit with more steps involved to get back on custom, would be to use Odin and flash stock FC09 with repartition check just in case.
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Okay so i download a rom on my sd card... then try to see if the rom pops up on the recovery mode and see if i can use the volume keys to move it to the rom i downloaded.. and when you say the better solution albiet.. what is that? and what do u mean to go back on custom with repartition? i want to be careful when i am doing this and idk what your talkin about... i apoligize but i am very new to this kind of stuff.... can u please explain what to do? thank you so much!
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nikon120 said:
Yep Roms go on sdcard. It sounds like you have a bad flash of something. So you can try the recovery flash in Odin and see if that helps. The better solution, albeit with more steps involved to get back on custom, would be to use h stock FC09 with repartition check just in case.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
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moneystack23 said:
Okay so i download a rom on my sd card... then try to see if the rom pops up on the recovery mode and see if i can use the volume keys to move it to the rom i downloaded.. and when you say the better solution albiet.. what is that? and what do u mean to go back on custom with repartition? i want to be careful when i am doing this and idk what your talkin about... i apoligize but i am very new to this kind of stuff.... can u please explain what to do? thank you so much!
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He means to follow the steps in this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
That will get you back to 100% stock just like new out of the box. Then if you want to root you can follow this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2006687
That will get you rooted and have the opportunity to flash whatever rom you want that is for the Epic 4G with slider.
Also be sure you have a GOOD cable not the charging cable that came with the phone. Most people have good luck with BlackBerry cables.
alright ill try doing what it says in the first link because i just want to make the phone work... do u think the first link will work if my phone just turns on and goes straight to recovery mode? im asking because idk whats wrong with it/ what the problem is.... after i get it to stock mode then i will flash and root it... thanks alot
vwags said:
He means to follow the steps in this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
That will get you back to 100% stock just like new out of the box. Then if you want to root you can follow this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2006687
That will get you rooted and have the opportunity to flash whatever rom you want that is for the Epic 4G with slider.
Also be sure you have a GOOD cable not the charging cable that came with the phone. Most people have good luck with BlackBerry cables.
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moneystack23 said:
alright ill try doing what it says in the first link because i just want to make the phone work... do u think the first link will work if my phone just turns on and goes straight to recovery mode? im asking because idk whats wrong with it/ what the problem is.... after i get it to stock mode then i will flash and root it... thanks alot
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Yea the first link will work if your phone just turns on and goes straight to recovery mode because you will be going into to download mode by holding 1 on the keyboard and the power button until you see a yellow android guy pop up that's pushing something. Recovery mode and download mode are different.
Yea, sorry I didn't provide links. I was on my N7 when replying. Like I suggested eariler, check out the video tutorials on using odin to get to stock and rooting our phone. vwags already provide the link for both Odin and FC09 tar.
The problem i am having is that when i connect the usb in w/o battery is that it shows the charging logo and then 5 secs later it just turns off? any suggestions? thank you very much
nikon120 said:
Yea, sorry I didn't provide links. I was on my N7 when replying. Like I suggested eariler, check out the video tutorials on using odin to get to stock and rooting our phone. vwags already provide the link for both Odin and FC09 tar.
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moneystack23 said:
The problem i am having is that when i connect the usb in w/o battery is that it shows the charging logo and then 5 secs later it just turns off? any suggestions? thank you very much
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Have the battery in the phone when you connect the usb to your pc.
alright i will try this, but even when i try charging it with the battery in .. it just shows a charging symbol (for like 1 sec) and goes straight to recovery mode... when at recovery mode it just shows options and then it says to move volume rocker and press okay on options... the thing is that when i move the volume rocker the options stays the same... this also happens when i use the usb w/o battery... i will try with battery but i doubt anything will change... also i dont have a sd card in it when i do all of this ... if that even matters... thanks alot for the replies
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Have the battery in the phone when you connect the usb to your pc.
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Ok.
1. Turn off device.
2. Leave battery in.
3. Press and hold the #1 key and then Power button until you get into download mode. (Android w/ shovel inside yellow triangle.)
4. Start Odin on your PC.
5. Connect phone to computer via micro USB cable. You will see in Odin, a yellow box with "COM" and some #. That means your phone is recognized. If not, you need to reinstall drivers.
6. Place FC09 tar file in the PDA slot.
7. Check repartition & auto reboot.
8. Click start.
9. Process takes about 2-6mins. The first boot takes about 5mins.
10. Profit, b/c you're on 100% stock like out the box.
From there, I'd suggest updating your profile and PRL in settings > about phone. Then you can follow the video on rooting & flashing.
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when i do step 3 it just goes straight into manual mode.. and whenever u turn it on it always goes to manual mode... the only way to turn off device when its on manual mode is to take the battery out
nikon120 said:
Ok.
1. Turn off device.
2. Leave battery in.
3. Press and hold Camera, Vol dwn and then Power buttons until you get into download mode. (Android w/ shovel inside yellow triangle.)
4. Start Odin on your PC.
5. Connect phone to computer via micro USB cable. You will see in Odin, a yellow box with "COM" and some #. That means your phone is recognized. If not, you need to reinstall drivers.
6. Place FC09 tar file in the PDA slot.
7. Check repartition & auto reboot.
8. Click start.
9. Process takes about 2-6mins. The first boot takes about 5mins.
10. Profit, b/c you're on 100% stock like out the box.
From there, I'd suggest updating your profile and PRL in settings > about phone. Then you can follow the video on rooting & flashing.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk 2
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moneystack23 said:
when i do step 3 it just goes straight into manual mode.. and whenever u turn it on it always goes to manual mode... the only way to turn off device when its on manual mode is to take the battery out
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DynamicN pointed out my error in the original step 3. I modified that post to reflect the proper way to get into download mode. Sorry about the brain fart!
moneystack23 said:
Hello. I bought a Samsung Galaxy s 4g sprint from someone. It turns on and goes straight into recovery mode, but it recovery mode you cant move any of the options.. it just stays there... is there any way to make it work? Please Help!
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I should have asked this in my first reply.
Since we're still at the "get into download mode phase"... I need to make sure that you are on the SPH-D700 Epic 4G, and not the SPH-D710 Epic 4G Touch. The Touch doesn't have the physical slider keyboard.
Moneystack23 - What happens when you have the battery in and press and hold the number 1 on the top left of the keyboard and then at the same time press and hold the power button for atleast 5 seconds?
Edit: I'm asking because I think your pressing and holding vol down, camera and power button which is not how you get into download mode on the samsung Epic 4g.
DynamicN said:
Moneystack23 - What happens when you have the battery in and press and hold the number 1 on the top left of the keyboard and then at the same time press and hold the power button for atleast 5 seconds?
Edit: I'm asking because I think your pressing and holding vol down, camera and power button which is not how you get into download mode on the samsung Epic 4g.
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Sh!t you're right Dynamic. Total brain fart there. Sorry moneystack23.
I had a feeling I messed up one of the steps. I'll go modify that step for those Google searchers that will end up here.
nikon120 said:
Sh!t you're right Dynamic. Total brain fart there. Sorry moneystack23.
I had a feeling I messed up one of the steps. I'll go modify that step for those Google searchers that will end up here.
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Happens to everyone at one time or another
Now to see if Moneystack can bring that Epic back to life:fingers-crossed:
DynamicN said:
Happens to everyone at one time or another
Now to see if Moneystack can bring that Epic back to life:fingers-crossed:
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Yea, I've been on AOKP M6 for so long now that the simple things slip my mind.
i have the d700 with the slide out keyboard ... ive also tried pressing the number 1 and power button as well... when i turn it on or plug to usb or charge it the same thing happens: it shows the samsung logo and goes straight to manual mode and in manual mode i press the volume rocker and the options dont move ... it basically stays at the screen... you cannot turn it off when your at the manual mode screen so i take off the battery... please help and thanks for the replies
nikon120 said:
Yea, I've been on AOKP M6 for so long now that the simple things slip my mind.
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[Q] HELP! My S3 wont boot past the samsung logo

My phone is stuck at the samsung logo for about 30 min. I tried flashing another rom but it didnt work. I can access download mode but not recovery mode.
What is my possible solution?
If the 3 button method doesn't work you may be able try ADB to get into recovery.
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Thenewguy1 said:
If the 3 button method doesn't work you may be able try ADB to get into recovery.
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The three button method as in "Download Mode"?
ThatGuyIsEpic said:
My phone is stuck at the samsung logo for about 30 min. I tried flashing another rom but it didnt work. I can access download mode but not recovery mode.
What is my possible solution?
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If you can get into download mode, then ODIN TWRP to your phone. Or ODIN the proper rooted ROM.
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aybarrap1 said:
If you can get into download mode, then ODIN TWRP to your phone.
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Do I flash TWRP in the PDA box on Odin?
Also note that I tried different usb cables and usb ports but nothing is working its still stuck at the boot screen
aybarrap1 said:
If you can get into download mode, then ODIN TWRP to your phone. Or ODIN the proper rooted ROM.
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I flashed TWRP and tried booting into recovery mode but it doesnt work I get the samsung logo and in the top left hand corner I get recovery boot in blue text then after that it goes black
Is my device useless now?
aybarrap1 said:
If you can get into download mode, then ODIN TWRP to your phone. Or ODIN the proper rooted ROM.
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All the ROMs I know require you to flash via ClockworkMod is there any ROMs you can flash with Odin?
ThatGuyIsEpic said:
I flashed TWRP and tried booting into recovery mode but it doesnt work I get the samsung logo and in the top left hand corner I get recovery boot in blue text then after that it goes black
Is my device useless now?
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Vol up + home + power. When your device vibrates and you see the blue text, release just the power button
xbeerdroidx said:
vol up + home + power. When your device vibrates and you see the blue text, release just the power button
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thank you so much i got it work :d
ThatGuyIsEpic said:
All the ROMs I know require you to flash via ClockworkMod is there any ROMs you can flash with Odin?
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Uhhg
Just 5 minutes of reading and looking for and answer and you wouldn't have to make this thread -_-
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SGH-I747&pcode=ATT#firmware
Any of those firmwares will work on a i747
If you have a i747M or you're not ATT look here and select your correct phone information in the drop down boxes:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/
These will restore you to factory, you will still have to root.
I still cant get my phone to work.
I have done this many times and the galaxy s3 logo comes up and then nothing..
I wasnt rooting my phone i was charging it last night.... the phone got hot so i unplugged. I tried to turn it on in the morning and it wouldnt turn on. i know how to put my phone in recovery mode, ive done it before but it wont. it will go into download mode but thats.about. it. I know i dont know much about phones but i know how to put it in recovery mode to clear the cache and that isnt working.... any thoughts?
jessicarabbit85 said:
I still cant get my phone to work.
I have done this many times and the galaxy s3 logo comes up and then nothing..
I wasnt rooting my phone i was charging it last night.... the phone got hot so i unplugged. I tried to turn it on in the morning and it wouldnt turn on. i know how to put my phone in recovery mode, ive done it before but it wont. it will go into download mode but thats.about. it. I know i dont know much about phones but i know how to put it in recovery mode to clear the cache and that isnt working.... any thoughts?
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Does the phone actually connect to your pc? I assume you have the proper drivers installed? Open odin while in download mode and see if it detects the phone. Sounds as if the phone's bootloader is screwed. If its detected you should be able to fix without much trouble. Sometimes you have to flash the original stock rom as the newer ones sometime have trouble for whatever reason. Version 4.0.4 i believe.
scotteb said:
Does the phone actually connect to your pc? I assume you have the proper drivers installed? Open odin while in download mode and see if it detects the phone. Sounds as if the phone's bootloader is screwed. If its detected you should be able to fix without much trouble. Sometimes you have to flash the original stock rom as the newer ones sometime have trouble for whatever reason. Version 4.0.4 i believe.
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I dont have odin on this computer, when i plug it in it isnt recognized, i assumed that was because it wasnt technically powered on. I guess i'll take it to someone tomorrow to have it looked at.... im so out of my element here... thanks.
jessicarabbit85 said:
I dont have odin on this computer, when i plug it in it isnt recognized, i assumed that was because it wasnt technically powered on. I guess i'll take it to someone tomorrow to have it looked at.... im so out of my element here... thanks.
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If you can get the phone into download mode , it should auto install your drivers and make it recognizable by Odin.
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