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help did I brick my phone?

All,
I have a big problem. When I try to start my phone I get the black screen with google and the unlocked padloack, after which the screen goes dark and nothing happens anymore.
What I did before this are two things. I had been mukking around with the screen resolution (I had it set at 240 and 280, as some apps did not show up in the market) also downloaded LCD density to solve the market issue.
I then rebooted the device and entered CWM to do a backup which as far as I knew succeeded. unfortunately after rebooting, see the above.
I have tried a couple of reboots, tried restoring the nandroid (the above was the only one I had). that didn't work, so tried to connect to the PC to load a new ICS rom (original 4.0.4 by google), unfortunately my device can not go into USB mode in CMW (it comes up with UMS lunfile missing....)
so I am woring in circles. can't start the device to download a rom, can't open USM to load a ROM to start the device again.....
any help would be appriciated
thanks
Patrick

hey
flash a new ROM via fastboot then, there are enough guides
-Syn
Edit: Alternatively, flash the stock Google ROM via GNex toolkit and go from scratch.

as mentioned, I can't get a rom on the phone so that I can flash it.
I can't start the phone to donwload one, and can't connect it to usb to get one on the storage....
sorry, you mentioned fastboot.... not USB.
so connect it to usb cable. I then entered fastboot devices, no number came up, as was also the case with ADB. thinkin I might not have the correct USB drivers for my windows machine. any idea where to get teh correct one?

pwvandeursen said:
as mentioned, I can't get a rom on the phone so that I can flash it.
I can't start the phone to donwload one, and can't connect it to usb to get one on the storage....
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To flash stock images the files are on your PC, not the phone.
If you can get the phone to boot into fastboot (via vol up + vol dn + power) and get your PC to recognize it you're good to go.

thats the issue. pc cannot recognize the phone, so cannot get any files from the PC to the phone (ie. cannot get a rom file to the phone...)

pwvandeursen said:
as mentioned, I can't get a rom on the phone so that I can flash it.
I can't start the phone to donwload one, and can't connect it to usb to get one on the storage....
sorry, you mentioned fastboot.... not USB.
so connect it to usb cable. I then entered fastboot devices, no number came up, as was also the case with ADB. thinkin I might not have the correct USB drivers for my windows machine. any idea where to get teh correct one?
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Either directly from Samsung or download the GNex Toolkit (You might want to use it anyways to flash the stock image), the drivers come with it.
After you installed the drivers and have you phone plugged in, go to the device manager to check if it is connected properly.

pwvandeursen said:
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thinkin I might not have the correct USB drivers for my windows machine. any idea where to get teh correct one?
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For the drivers, I would recommend you remove all old drivers and install these. If you don't know how to install them, or are having issues, look here.

pwvandeursen said:
as mentioned, I can't get a rom on the phone so that I can flash it.
I can't start the phone to donwload one, and can't connect it to usb to get one on the storage....
sorry, you mentioned fastboot.... not USB.
so connect it to usb cable. I then entered fastboot devices, no number came up, as was also the case with ADB. thinkin I might not have the correct USB drivers for my windows machine. any idea where to get teh correct one?
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I had a similar issue with regard to my PC recognizing the drivers. I googled around and found that people were having success with installing the PdaNet drivers, so maybe you can try that too. I had installed the Android SDK as well as the PdaNet drivers, and I eventually got mine to work.
I would probably follow Efrant's links first though - if that doesn't work for you, then maybe you can try PdaNet drivers and/or installing the SDK.
Good luck.

Why not just do a factory reset from within recovery?
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the factory reset didn't help, the phone just wouldn't go past the black lockscreen. So in the end I used the galaxy nexus toolkit. installed the drivers for the PC, was able to go through fastboot and push files and flash a new rom.
Al is now solved, just need to do a lot of work to bring the phone back to where it was and make a backup asap.
thansk all for the help!
case closed.

pwvandeursen said:
the factory reset didn't help, the phone just wouldn't go past the black lockscreen. So in the end I used the galaxy nexus toolkit. installed the drivers for the PC, was able to go through fastboot and push files and flash a new rom.
Al is now solved, just need to do a lot of work to bring the phone back to where it was and make a backup asap.
thansk all for the help!
case closed.
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Good to hear you got it.

[Q] Need some help.

I wanted a fresh start on my SG3, so I formatted my entire phone including the sdcard. Now my phone doesn't have a OS installed and my sdcard doesn't have any rom on it. I thought of just taking my sdcard out and using a sdcard reader to transfer a rom. But I couldn't find my ultra sdcard reader. I found a solution using adb in the "Samsung GS3 Toolkit" to transfer files. But I needed to install the phone drivers, now here's the problem. I can't seem to install the MTP driver without fully booted into android.
Could anyone give me some advice or point me in the right direction? Thank you.

xSignificant said:
I wanted a fresh start on my SG3, so I formatted my entire phone including the sdcard. Now my phone doesn't have a OS installed and my sdcard doesn't have any rom on it. I thought of just taking my sdcard out and using a sdcard reader to transfer a rom. But I couldn't find my ultra sdcard reader. I found a solution using adb in the "Samsung GS3 Toolkit" to transfer files. But I needed to install the phone drivers, now here's the problem. I can't seem to install the MTP driver without fully booted into android.
Could anyone give me some advice or point me in the right direction? Thank you.
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Install samsung Kies on your pc to obtain the drivers. Then boot your phone into download mode and flash a stock image. I have a step by step guide in the general section for this.

Towle said:
Install samsung Kies on your pc to obtain the drivers. Then boot your phone into download mode and flash a stock image. I have a step by step guide in the general section for this.
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My phone doesn't connect to Kies http://puu.sh/27nCI and while it doesn't get connected. It give me a error while trying to install the MTP driver.

xSignificant said:
My phone doesn't connect to Kies http://puu.sh/27nCI and while it doesn't get connected. It give me a error while trying to install the MTP driver.
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You don't need to connect your phone to Kies. Just download Kies to your computer to get the correct drivers onto your computer. After that, use Odin to flash a factory tar image.
Hold Vol Down, home and power to get into download mode.

Towle said:
You don't need to connect your phone to Kies. Just download Kies to your computer to get the correct drivers onto your computer. After that, use Odin to flash a factory tar image.
Hold Vol Down, home and power to get into download mode.
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Thank you for your help, it all worked out now.

[Q] unknown device

After install cwm 6, probably i got the wrong file or corrupt file then my phone cant boot to cwm mode, then i tried to flash with odin, it can boot to download mode but problem is PC through ODIN cant detect my phone, when i plug PC showed unknown device, i did install driver properly and its ok when i test it with other same galaxy W..
Now my phone cant start up, cant enter cwm, it can enter download mode but PC can detect the port..
need help guys thanks..
NOTE : PC can detect my phone when my phone is turn on but it just not work in download mode

If Im right understand, you plug phone to pc and open your device. Did you try opposite combination? I mean, first open your phone with download mode, then plug your device to pc. Maybe it works.

rawmad said:
After install cwm 6, probably i got the wrong file or corrupt file then my phone cant boot to cwm mode, then i tried to flash with odin, it can boot to download mode but problem is PC through ODIN cant detect my phone, when i plug PC showed unknown device, i did install driver properly and its ok when i test it with other same galaxy W..
Now my phone cant start up, cant enter cwm, it can enter download mode but PC can detect the port..
need help guys thanks..
NOTE : PC can detect my phone when my phone is turn on but it just not work in download mode
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is samsung driver installed? boot ur phone to download mode first then connect to pc. do the manual download mode procedure.

dec0der said:
is samsung driver installed? boot ur phone to download mode first then connect to pc. do the manual download mode procedure.
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Driver had been installed.. I have tried with with another galaxy w and its work.. Just for my device computer shows unknown device
Sent from my GT-I8150 using Tapatalk 2

i have the same problem
anyone help me..

[Q] cant get the note8 to be seen by win8 (recovery mode)

I put the note 8 in recovery mode, plug it into the laptop and Odin (3.09 and 3.07) cant see it...
If I plug it in while that note is booted up into android, Odin will see it... but obviously i cant flash stock 4.4.2 on it when its booted up.
Any suggestions?

senectus said:
I put the note 8 in recovery mode, plug it into the laptop and Odin (3.09 and 3.07) cant see it...
If I plug it in while that note is booted up into android, Odin will see it... but obviously i cant flash stock 4.4.2 on it when its booted up.
Any suggestions?
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Assuming you are not rooted and are not planning to root. Is this correct?
Do you have the Samsung Note 8 drivers installed on the PC? Are you following the steps listed HERE?

CCallahan said:
Assuming you are not rooted and are not planning to root. Is this correct?
Do you have the Samsung Note 8 drivers installed on the PC? Are you following the steps listed HERE?
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Yeah, not rooted, not looking to root.
I get as far as step 7 and the part where it says " Odin should show a yellow COM port in the second column. If you do not see a yellow COM port, you may need to run the Odin One-Click as Administrator and/or unplug/plugin the USB cable after starting Odin One-Click. "
I dont get *anything* in the COM port.
Also I've tried I watching the Device manager as i plug the tablet in and there is no change.
Its like the device isnt being detected.
BUT
If I plug the device in when the tablet is started normally the device *IS* detected, (and Odin can see the COM port)

senectus said:
Yeah, not rooted, not looking to root.
I get as far as step 7 and the part where it says " Odin should show a yellow COM port in the second column. If you do not see a yellow COM port, you may need to run the Odin One-Click as Administrator and/or unplug/plugin the USB cable after starting Odin One-Click. "
I dont get *anything* in the COM port.
Also I've tried I watching the Device manager as i plug the tablet in and there is no change.
Its like the device isnt being detected.
BUT
If I plug the device in when the tablet is started normally the device *IS* detected, (and Odin can see the COM port)
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What version of Windows are you running? It is best to use a PC with Windows 7 if possible because Win 8 is harder to get working with Odin.
Couple things you can try.....
- Try different USB port and USB cable (this is probably obvious and most likely you have done already)
- Make sure you are plugged directly into the PC and not a USB hub.
- While Odin is up boot the phone multiple times into download mode and see if Odin will find it. Sometimes it takes 3 or more times.
- Uninstall the Samsung drivers on the PC, reboot, and re-install.
- Try a different PC if you have that ability. Preferably one running Windows 7.
If all else fails, might be able to get Heimdall to work: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265
Not sure if it is confirmed working on the Note 8 so might have to research it a bit before trying.
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From what I have seen posted in XDA Heimdall does work on the Note 8.

senectus said:
Yeah, not rooted, not looking to root.
I get as far as step 7 and the part where it says " Odin should show a yellow COM port in the second column. If you do not see a yellow COM port, you may need to run the Odin One-Click as Administrator and/or unplug/plugin the USB cable after starting Odin One-Click. "
I dont get *anything* in the COM port.
Also I've tried I watching the Device manager as i plug the tablet in and there is no change.
Its like the device isnt being detected.
BUT
If I plug the device in when the tablet is started normally the device *IS* detected, (and Odin can see the COM port)
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I just want to check if you know the difference between recovery mode and download mode. You mentioned in your question that you booted to recovery mode. If you are planning to flash software using Odin you should boot to download mode instead.
- Volume Down, Home and Power buttons boot to download mode as mentioned in instructions linked by CCallahan
- Volume Up, Home and Power buttons boot to recovery mode

kuitsu said:
I just want to check if you know the difference between recovery mode and download mode. You mentioned in your question that you booted to recovery mode. If you are planning to flash software using Odin you should boot to download mode instead.
- Volume Down, Home and Power buttons boot to download mode as mentioned in instructions linked by CCallahan
- Volume Up, Home and Power buttons boot to recovery mode
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yeah sorry, bad use of words.. it was download mode. Recovery mode gives you format etc options.
Will try heimdal tonight, failing that i'll have to try and dig up a win7 machine :-/

I used odin on windows 8.1 without any problems.
Galaxy Note 8.0 Xposed Build N5120XXDNE4 / Baseband N5120XXCMG7 / Kernel SphereKat-Rev5.1 on Telstra LTE

Stuck in Download Mode

Hello,
I wanted to install a non-official lollipop rom on my brand new s4 mini, so at first i rooted it, so i followed that tutorial : android.stackexchange.com/questions/54074/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-s4-mini-lte-gt-i9195.
Everything goes right until i discovered that i didn't have the recovery mode on...(number 8 of the tutorial)
Everytime i try to put my s4 in Recovery Mode, the Download Mode was starting, i don't understand why.
I tried in an another laptop with Kies 3, same problem.
Now i come back to my own laptop, but there is an other issue, the cellphone only start in download mode (even if I want to start it normally), here is the screenshot : img11.hostingpics.net/pics/757584galaxys4.jpg (sorry, i don't have the right to put some external links on my messages for now)
Plus windows doesn't recognize him, even if i delete and install samsung usb devices drivers, there is no way that windows dectects my cellphone.
Is there a way to put the original ROM from the factory or a way to avoid this "Download mode issue" ?
Thanks a lot

You must flash stock firmware. It seems the recovery on ur phone is messed up. Try using another pc. Also do not use files or instructions posted outside xda. They are not reliable.

sasank360 said:
You must flash stock firmware. It seems the recovery on ur phone is messed up. Try using another pc. Also do not use files or instructions posted outside xda. They are not reliable.
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Ok, thanks.I'm brand new in Samsung's world. Do you have any links or so to guide me please ?

How to root Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE GT-I9195T
USB driver
CF Auto Root for Samsung Galaxy S4 mini LTE
Credits :XDA, Rajesh Patel, Chainfire

Thanks a lot for the links, but the problem is that my S4 mini isn't recognized on my laptop, and like i said, it's stuck in Download Mode and Odin doesn't give a **** about my phone, so i cannot access to step 5.
The screen is fixed and it's written in red :
"Could not do normal boot. ODIN MODE"
[...]
In blue : "SECURE DOWNLOAD : ENABLE"
DOWNLOADING... DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET !!
I really don't know what can i do

Repeat the procedure of uninstallung and reinstalling usb drivers. But reboot ur pc in between. Then remove battery from phone..wait for one or two minutes and reinsert. Now boot to download mode using button combo. Vol down+ home + Power. Connect to pc at different usb port and start odin as administrator.
Hopefully it should recognise.

It doesn't change a thing unfortunatly...I seriously have a strange behaviour...I don't understand why windows doesn't recognize my cellphone, specially when i'll do all what you told me
There is no way to make my PC recognizes my phone ? I don't understand why, by default, he's starting in download mode...

krovomi said:
It doesn't change a thing unfortunatly...I seriously have a strange behaviour...I don't understand why windows doesn't recognize my cellphone, specially when i'll do all what you told me
There is no way to make my PC recognizes my phone ? I don't understand why, by default, he's starting in download mode...
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What else does the download mode say ? Does it say something like " KNOX WARRANTY VOID 0X1 "
Do you have warranty ? If so then take ur phone to service centre and tell them there was power failure while samsung kies was updating ur phone to latest software.
Hopefully they will fix it free of cost [if u have warranty]

I made a link on my first message (but i have less than 10 messages so the link policy tell me that i cannot post a link with the link tag, anyway here is a snapshot of my phone : img11.hostingpics.net/pics/757584galaxys4.jpg

I know this is an old thread, but still, did you ever fix this problem? I'm having the same issue. The device is not seen at all by my pc when connected, with or without drivers. Therefore no way of flashing or installing anything from the computer.