Hey guys,
Appreciate it if you could spare me some advice on how to proceed.
So I was watching a twitch stream and all of the sudden tablet froze, and the audio froze as well causing a large super high pitch noise, I hard-reset the tablet but instead of resetting it just turned off, I started to browse the forums and found that a combination of (POWER + VOL UP & DOWN + HOME) would reset the tablet,now what this did for me is turn the tablet on but it was stuck in SD CARD Mode, back again to the forums, read that letting it discharge fully and then it will be able to be charged and turned on, that worked tablet was back doing some various tasks no video again and then boom freezes again same symptoms except this time I couldn't get it to go to SD CARD Mode its very finicky after trying at various times in the day I finally got it to work, same process except this time as soon as it turned on I went into recovery factory reset it to stock, worked a bit longer this time only installed chrome, and it froze again (don't think it was chrome) , rinse repeat and I flashed the latest firmware with ODIN worked fine, I've gotten to the home screen ran through the "factory new" set up and it turned off of me again.
I plugged it in let it charge, came up with battery icon 5% 10% ect, then I left it for a while, I came back and I cant even get it to show the battery percentage(tap power) let alone turn on.
I'm fairly sure that eventually I can get it turn back on but from there I don't know what to do.
TL;DR - Tablet Froze, Hard Reset, Froze again - Rinse Repeat, ODIN to latest STOCK firmware, tablet worked for 5 min before turning off again (plugged in), present situation
Any ideas as what to be causing the freezing and how I could remedy it?
Also sometimes when it froze it turned itself off without me hard resetting it.
Thanks its been driving me insane,
Please do not hesitate to ask me to clarify or provide more information so I can help you help me.
Maybe youve got the loose battery connector problem?
ashyx said:
Maybe youve got the loose battery connector problem?
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What would you suggest I do, submit it to warranty ? Will they disregard the fact that knox has been tripped if its a hardware issue ?
sunb3ar said:
What would you suggest I do, submit it to warranty ? Will they disregard the fact that knox has been tripped if its a hardware issue ?
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I had the loose battery connector problem, but the symptoms do not sound the same as mine. I could get mine to boot up, but the screen would flicker and a few white lines would appear before it would reboot itself. I actually started a ticket with Samsung and got the packaging label but, upon further reading, realized that I was pretty much SOL after tripping knox, and didn't want to risk the chance of getting charged for just sending it in. If it is indeed the loose battery connector, you should be able to remove the back cover yourself and fiddle with it. Ultimately, mine needed re-soldering, and I was able to find a local electronic repair shop to do it for me for cheap.
Good luck!
UPDATE: I've managed to get into SDCARD MODE yet again, except discharging seems to get out of it, but once I plug it back in it doesn't come up charging it just black screen, until I hold some buttons and arrive back at sdcard mode. Good times.
Trying various things to get it to boot..
EDIT: Appreciate the insight Squez, I want to exhaust all the other options before opening it myself, if Knox didn't void the warranty to some degree, opening it up should put the final nail in the coffin.
EDIT2: Good news, sort of, tablet isn't dead! after numerous attempts with charge SDCARD mode, discharge, It finally start to charge properly and I managed to get it to boot, worked for a few hours then I left it to charge, and went to sleep, woke up and wont turn on again, but I am in SDCARD Mode again but need wait for it to discharge from presumably 100% ....
[What do you mean Sd card mode? DOWNLOAD mode?
Also no need to let the battery drain.
Just press VOLUME DOWN(not volume up) and POWER together then hold until it restarts.
This is a hard reset and will ALWAYS work unless the device is hard bricked. It is the equivalent of a battery pull.
I continually see here and there incorrect information regarding key combinations, even in so called guides, this forum is even guilty!
Here is what works on the 10.5lte, as far as I'm aware its the same for all versions, indeed pretty much any Samsung device.
HARD RESET:
VOLUME DOWN - POWER.
Hold until the device restarts.
DOWNLOAD MODE:
HOME - VOLUME DOWN - POWER.
Hold until the device boots.
RECOVERY MODE:
HOME - VOLUME UP - POWER.
Hold until the device boots.
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[What do you mean Sd card mode? DOWNLOAD mode?
Also no need to let the battery drain.
Just press VOLUME DOWN(not volume up) and POWER together then hold until it restarts.
This is a hard reset and will ALWAYS work unless the device is hard bricked. It is the equivalent of a battery pull.
I continually see here and there incorrect information regarding key combinations, even in so called guides, this forum is even guilty!
Here is what works on the 10.5lte, as far as I'm aware its the same for all versions, indeed pretty much any Samsung device.
HARD RESET:
VOLUME DOWN - POWER.
Hold until the device restarts.
DOWNLOAD MODE:
HOME - VOLUME DOWN - POWER.
Hold until the device boots.
RECOVERY MODE:
HOME - VOLUME UP - POWER.
Hold until the device boots.
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I should of posted a photo earlier but here is one I found on google of same screen: (check attachments)
Except UP KEY and DOWN KEY don't do anything, its just this screen, if you attempt to hard reset ect, it will just reload this screen, hence the discharge, then plug it back in and hope it begins to charge "battery icon appears". I have gotten it to boot like this a few times.
sunb3ar said:
I should of posted a photo earlier but here is one I found on google of same screen: (check attachments)
Except UP KEY and DOWN KEY don't do anything, its just this screen, if you attempt to hard reset ect, it will just reload this screen, hence the discharge, then plug it back in and hope it begins to charge "battery icon appears". I have gotten it to boot like this a few times.
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Wtf
How did you get to that mode? Looks like its trying to flash from the sd card. Ive seen safe mode but not that.
see here: http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/10127092-post62.html
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Wtf
How did you get to that mode? Looks like its trying to flash from the sd card. Ive seen safe mode but not that.
see here: #
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Yeah its strange as.
I'll have a look at that, thanks.
EDIT: It just finished discharging and now I am on the battery screen.. Usually once it charges here I can get it to boot, what I'm curious is what on earth keeps causing it to freeze up, because in download mode and twrp (gone since i flashed stock via odin) it wouldn't freeze at all, only have issues with it once its booted or charging. I installed a logcat earlier hopefully that should shed some light on the situation,
EDIT2: Well another very interesting thing, the official Samsung charger wont charge it, only works if I plug it into pc or use a non-official charger, strange thing is nothing is wrong with the samsung charger or cable since I can charge my phone fully from it. These have to be some of the strangest symptoms.
EDIT3: Only works through USB port on PC for now, non official charger comes with red X on battery once booted. I assume you can work around this once rooted but that's for another time..
EDIT4: Charge through pc to around 2-3%, boot device, plug into official samsung wall charger and it begins to charge properly.
EDIT5: Hooray back to step one, trying get into SDCARD Mode, same thing happened left it overnight and it wont turn on or charge anymore.
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Wtf
How did you get to that mode? Looks like its trying to flash from the sd card. Ive seen safe mode but not that.
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i am pretty sure the HOME - VOLUME DOWN - POWER. puts the 10.5 into the sdcard mode.
my tablet is doing very similar to sunb3ar findings.
have had it come back to me once from sdcardmode.. (let if go flat and starting charging then it would start via normal buttons)
it crashed not long after that. it got stuck in sdcard mode again, but this time none of the drain flat, put on charge has worked.. just blank..
fyi- we try to put it in RECOVERY MODE, but it does not work when in this crashed / sdcard mode state
i even disconnected the battery and then plugged back on charge.. nothing..
today i tested the battery volts, 2.8v , for a 3.8v i thought that was ok. i attached my RC lipo multi charger set to 1amp 3.7volt charge, direct to the - + on the battery- got it up to 3.5v, plugged back in, put the charger on- the sdcard mode (most life it has shown in a week).
still not coming up with 'battery' display to say its 'turn-off and being charged'. just the sdcardmode might disappear and return..
i am currently adding mode charge to battery... will try to HARD RESET next.. since i have not tried that combo yet..
HARD RESET:
VOLUME DOWN - POWER.
Hold until the device restarts.
edit: i took it off 'direct' charge, battery at 3.7volts.. then plugged in normal charger, i got a 'battery symbol' but it had the lightening bolt, not a %.. so i unplugged and reconnected to my direct charge to give the battery more volts. i am surprised that the unit seems to think a battery with 3.8volt as it specs seems to not be like with volts not much lower than 3.8.. could be time for a new battery if we can get this thing to restart
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Edit: Read second post for possible fix.
"Ugh, look at this idiot/noob posting another SDS thread! SPAMZ! " Now hold on there Mr./Mrs. forum person! Give me a chance, if you will, please! Let's start off with phone specs and all of that jazz.
Phone Specs (hopefully all-inclusive, sorry for unknown info)
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S III SPH-L710
Carrier: Sprint
Mobo: It's 16GB, so probably the one that's known to experience the SDS
ROM: FreeGS3 v3.0.0
Kernel: Ktoonsez (couldn't tell you the version, whatever the ROM came with when selecting "ktoonsezz" as my kernel during installation)
If you need more info, ask for it and I will try to supply it.
The Issue
So, I was sitting here using my phone as a wireless hotspot for my laptop, when I went to check on my phone because a webpage was not loading, when I turned on the screen it showed what I believe was the "critically low battery" pop-up, then the phone turned off in less than a second. First I tried to power the phone on: nothing happened. So, naturally, I grabbed my charger and plugged in my phone. Hopefully others know the screen that pops up when you plug in your GS3 while it is off, that little battery with the spinning circle in it? Well that pops up incredibly briefly, then my screen goes blank and the phone is completely unresponsive. I have tried battery pulls, multiple batteries, getting into download mode, anything and everything (as far as I know).
What to Do?
Do I have the SDS? :crying: Is the only option to take my phone in to a Samsung center and get them to repair it? (I think Samsung is building a GIANT building 5 minutes from my house.) Is there some simple thing I can do I am unaware of?
Thanks in advance //Slit
Miraculous Miracle! (9 steps)
Well I'll be darned (moments after post, of course)! I have a solution that may work for anyone with an identical issue:
1. Let phone sit plugged in to wall for some time (hour or so, 30 minutes is probably fine)
2. Keep phone plugged into wall
3. Have any case you may have and the back removed
4. Pull the battery
5. Have fingers ready on the download mode buttons
6. As soon as the battery is slipped in, press and hold download mode buttons
7. Miracle! (download mode starts)
8. Press down and reboot phone
9. Return to normal, clam, non-panicking state
Is Your Issue Semi-Identical to Mine?
If your phone will show that battery with spinning circle in it or light up the LED very briefly when you plug your phone into the wall, then this fix should work for you if done properly.
Hope this helps someone! //Slit
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Well I'll be darned (moments after post, of course)! I have a solution that may work for anyone with an identical issue:
1. Let phone sit plugged in to wall for some time (hour or so, 30 minutes is probably fine)
2. Keep phone plugged into wall
3. Have any case you may have and the back removed
4. Pull the battery
5. Have fingers ready on the download mode buttons
6. As soon as the battery is slipped in, press and hold download mode buttons
7. Miracle! (download mode starts)
8. Press down and reboot phone
9. Return to normal, clam, non-panicking state
Is Your Issue Semi-Identical to Mine?
If your phone will show that battery with spinning circle in it or light up the LED very briefly when you plug your phone into the wall, then this fix should work for you if done properly.
Hope this helps someone! //Slit
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I have a very similar situation. Was playing around on the phone, and then it just froze, went black and I haven't been able to turn it on since. When plugged in there is no light, unless I don't use a battery then I get a red light for a short while (short while at least on a PC, I haven't tried for an extended period of time when plugged into the wall). PC recognizes it kind of. It recognizes that something is connected, but that is about it. I'm going to give this method a shot, hopefully it works. Just in case though, any other ideas?
So I recently installed CM 10.1.2 on my S3, and everything worked perfectly for a few days. Yesterday though, my phone started acting strangely (lag when turning screen off, registering phantom input, etc) and began rebooting every few minutes. At some point, it ran out of battery - and now I can no longer boot past the CM loading wheel screen.
I can't boot to recovery, and I don't think my phone is taking charge (from my computer or a wall outlet), and the farthest I can get is the loading wheel - sometimes it only gets as far as displaying the Samsung logo, or the Galaxy S3 screen with the android dude at the bottom.
I'm still covered under warranty, and would love to take it to the store for a replacement (I've had battery issues prior to this), but the fact that it can get to the CM loading wheel means that they might figure out that I've rooted and whatnot. But I can't get to recovery to flash a stock image, so...what can I do?
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So I recently installed CM 10.1.2 on my S3, and everything worked perfectly for a few days. Yesterday though, my phone started acting strangely (lag when turning screen off, registering phantom input, etc) and began rebooting every few minutes. At some point, it ran out of battery - and now I can no longer boot past the CM loading wheel screen.
I can't boot to recovery, and I don't think my phone is taking charge (from my computer or a wall outlet), and the farthest I can get is the loading wheel - sometimes it only gets as far as displaying the Samsung logo, or the Galaxy S3 screen with the android dude at the bottom.
I'm still covered under warranty, and would love to take it to the store for a replacement (I've had battery issues prior to this), but the fact that it can get to the CM loading wheel means that they might figure out that I've rooted and whatnot. But I can't get to recovery to flash a stock image, so...what can I do?
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Your best shot is to either borrow someone's S3 battery or buy a battery pack. Use that to restore your phone back to stock (unroot) and then you can go to the store for replacement.
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Your best shot is to either borrow someone's S3 battery or buy a battery pack. Use that to restore your phone back to stock (unroot) and then you can go to the store for replacement.
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So turns out battery isn't the issue, I used a wall charger to get it to full charge. I can get it to the download mode confirmation screen, and can press volume up to confirm - but my phone reboots soon after that.
Recovery isn't really possible either, I can see the blue text in the upper right but my phone reboots after that as well.
My phone will often show an empty battery icon with a little refresh icon in the middle; does this indicate that it doesn't see the battery as charged (even though it is)?
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So turns out battery isn't the issue, I used a wall charger to get it to full charge. I can get it to the download mode confirmation screen, and can press volume up to confirm - but my phone reboots soon after that.
Recovery isn't really possible either, I can see the blue text in the upper right but my phone reboots after that as well.
My phone will often show an empty battery icon with a little refresh icon in the middle; does this indicate that it doesn't see the battery as charged (even though it is)?
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My phone started having the same problem yesterday and I tried my friends battery but it still doesn't work.
mtmodi said:
My phone started having the same problem yesterday and I tried my friends battery but it still doesn't work.
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Yeah I've been doing some research into the issue...
I've noticed that my phone automatically boots when I put the battery in, and that it'll do a quick vibrate when plugged in to a power source (outlet or computer) but won't turn on.
Apparently the phone isn't supposed to boot automatically when the battery is put in, and this could be the source of the random reboots - I think if I can get the rebooting under control, I'll be able to get into download mode and fix it all. But I'm not sure how to do that. Maybe the power button has gone bad, as it also doesn't usually respond when I try to use it to turn on.
If there is a problem with the power button, does anyone have any ideas on how to fix it?
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Yeah I've been doing some research into the issue...
I've noticed that my phone automatically boots when I put the battery in, and that it'll do a quick vibrate when plugged in to a power source (outlet or computer) but won't turn on.
Apparently the phone isn't supposed to boot automatically when the battery is put in, and this could be the source of the random reboots - I think if I can get the rebooting under control, I'll be able to get into download mode and fix it all. But I'm not sure how to do that. Maybe the power button has gone bad, as it also doesn't usually respond when I try to use it to turn on.
If there is a problem with the power button, does anyone have any ideas on how to fix it?
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Mine does the exact same thing where I have to pull the battery and when I put it back in it automatically starts up and when I go to download or recovery it turns off before I can do anything
Sounds like power button issue.
I was having the same issues (random reboots, boot loop, powering on when battery put in, reboots in download mode and recovery)
This is not an easy fix. I ended up pulling the power button out and just setting my screen to time out after 15 seconds. Sucks but it works now.
If I ever need to turn off or hard reboot, I stick a pin in the power button hole and push down on the button.
Really turning me off on purchasing future Samsung phones
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The power button is a common issue for these phones.
So, after flashing the latest firmware from sammobile for the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 with Odin, I am now the not-so-proud owner of a what seems to be unresponsive - working - device.
Let me explain:
I just downloaded the latest firmware from sammobile.
I followed the instructions from sammobile, which basically says normal flash with Odin.
Plugged it in, started Odin, put the file in the right place and started the flash.
Odin does its thing, everything goes well, device is showing me a nice blue dotted bar which is filling up slowly, good.
And then suddenly Odin reports "FAILED" after is was done with /system.
Device has stopped working, blue bar not filling anymore.
I reset Odin with hope to restart the flash, with no result.
The device is not being recognized anymore by USB, and it's now stuck in the "odin mode" screen.
After seeking some advice on IRC I found that the only way to get the power off is to unplug the battery, which is harder that it sounds.
So after a good 30 minutes of carefully prying and making my way around the tablet I managed to get the cover of.
As I'm looking at the naked device and wondering "how the hell do i get this battery out". This is not like a normal phone or laptop or any kind.
I found a couple of little screws, 4 of them, around the battery so I unscrewed these and the battery came 'loose' but was held in place by 2 flat cables which I couldn't remove.
Put them back in, and all of a sudden my tablet's sceen was 'off', but I'm not sure it's really powered off because the powerbutton has no response.
I'm stuck and it the thought of just binning the tablet is frustrating me.
Anybody got any ideas of what this might be and how to fix it?
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I found out it wasn't powered off, it was just the screen. I could feel the CPU was still emitting heat.
So I unplugged the battery, let it cool down for a couple of minutes, plugged it back in, and now there is nothing.
No screen, no usb recognition, no power.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
You didnt need to take out the battery. Your should have exit download mode by doing power, home, vol down buttons for 30 seconds and it should reboot and you could of tryed again. If that didnt work you could have let it drain. Im not sure about helping with the battery part as i never opened it.
easy fix - check http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50412284&postcount=8
no need for draining the battery. tested and it works. happens once to me, use above method and problem solved.
can use my modded version attached, but, please be aware, it's ONLY FOR RESETTING THE STUCK DOWNLOAD MODE !
DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
You didnt need to take out the battery. Your should have exit download mode by doing power, home, vol down buttons for 30 seconds and it should reboot and you could of tryed again. If that didnt work you could have let it drain. Im not sure about helping with the battery part as i never opened it.
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I tried that, but didn't work. The tablet was/is unresponsive. Draining wasn't an option, battery was just fully charged.
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easy fix - check http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50412284&postcount=8
no need for draining the battery. tested and it works. happens once to me, use above method and problem solved.
can use my modded version attached, but, please be aware, it's ONLY FOR RESETTING THE STUCK DOWNLOAD MODE !
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Thanks for this! Am going to try this once my screen works again.
At this point it goes 'on' but the screen doesn't, and there is still no USB recognition so I guess I got a nice expensive paperweight
My bf calls me from work phone and says he was in middle of sending me a message when his phone just shut off. He tried to power back on but nodda. I walked him through a hard reset but its still not coming on. Little LED light in corner just strobes blue. Everything on phone is factory so no rooted or anything... Please help me
Check the battery for a charge by plugging in the charger while it's powered off.
Hard reset? Was that a factory reset in recovery? Before the slow blinking blue light, did the boot splash animate and also animate a yellow spark screen?
I ask because that would be normal before display shows the apps are optimizing and starting after dalvik-cache wipe. Give it time; 10 to 30 minutes. If it's not starting with splash screen, pull the battery for a bit while discharging with the power button for at least 30 seconds. Longer if it still won't display the boot splash.
If it's still not booting, try download mode and connect KIES to recover it. It's been awhile but there's an emergency firmware recovery option but here's an older guide that might still apply:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=40966346&postcount=1
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pull battery for 30- 45 seconds. after getting it back together press,- volume up/home key/power (same time of course) to hopefully get the android recovery screen. if u cant get anything to show- KIES will not help. take the phone to a corp sprint store and have a nice friendly convo with a tech rep. after u have buttered him up ask about your note 4 and see if he will diagnose it without asking for the 75.00 fee worse case senario- pay the 75.00 up front and get an open box note 4 or possibly a note 5 if they are not avail. make sure to ahve your bill paid. cant be asking for a phone when u owe for 3 months.
It's related to the battery problems with Lollipop. Have him charge the phone while it's powered off and it should start charging up.
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It's related to the battery problems with Lollipop. Have him charge the phone while it's powered off and it should start charging up.
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I don't believe its the battery and do anything with firmware cause I have Google Chromebook so it doesn't have windows on it and every one I've seen to download requires either Mac or windows...
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I don't believe its the battery and do anything with firmware cause I have Google Chromebook so it doesn't have windows on it and every one I've seen to download requires either Mac or windows...
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There have been many batteries that failed after 12 months with a bad cell causing immediate shutdown. That type of shutdown or even an OTA update can potentially corrupt memory and fail to boot. Mine failed after 15 months; 2 shutdowns around the 20-30% capacity remaining was enough to compel me to stop risking memory corruption. But the battery didn't do that every charge cycle; very random but not since I stopped using that battery.
If you've factory reset in recovery and it still won't boot, the phone needs the firmware flashed. Take it to Sprint or a Best Buy Samsung Experience kiosk to get that done since you don't have a Windows or Linux machine. If the flash gets it going, I'd recommend getting a battery replacement but keep the phone charged above 40% until battery replaced.
Sound like a hardware failure or the battery is bad. I've had this happen on my other N4 that i just had replaced. To test for hardware failure do this exactly how i say:
1. Pull the battery then press and hold the power button for at least 1 minute and 30 seconds.
2. Release the power button and replace the battery but DO NOT press the power button for at least 10 minutes.
3. After letting the phone sit with the battery installed for at least 10 (without pressing ANY buttons), press and hold power, volume down and the home button until the phone boots to download mode.
4. If you successfully get download mode to launch then you should be able to press volume down to cancel and restart the phone normally. If this works to launch the download mode but fails to reboot normally then keep trying these steps and eventually u should be able to get it to boot.
However, if this works, it only confirms that there is hardware failure and odin will most likely fail when flashing the stock firmware. You will most likely need to have the phone replaced if the above steps work or if it does not work. But you can try to odin the same stock firmware that was last installed on the phone. If you try to flash a newer or older firmware than what is already installed on the phone, there's a good chance it will fail. this is where good memory comes into play. you will need to have a good idea of which software version is currently running on the phone and flash that version to successfully flash the stock rom tar using odin on your pc. Good luck
I have a Nokia 6.1 TA-1043. I have not unlocked the bootloader, and it runs the default operating system (Android One, probably Nokia flavoured). It has gotten slower over the years, and it had a period where it crashed every now and then (sudden reboot). Anyway , some days ago I decided to reboot the phone because it was slow, and it instantly shut off. After waiting probably 20 seconds without response, I decided to hold the power button down to force it. I don't remember exactly what I did, but after trying to again hold the button down to turn it on again, it vibrated as usual but the screen remained black. I then most likely tried holding volume + and power to force another reboot, unsuccessfully. I then tried holding volume - and power to enter download mode. It might have vibrated, or I might have touched the cable making me think it vibrated, but nothing happened. I pressed some random buttons after I think.
Now, the phone does seem to charge. It gets warm when I plug in the charger. I've searched for hours on different forums, and some people say that their phone was magically resurrected after the battery went completely flat after few days. I have tried plugging the phone a bit and testing every button combination (including volume +, volume - and power at the same time) for a few days now. It's dead.
The phone is also seemingly not recognised at all on my windows 10 PC. Haven't tried on Linux.
I have a few theories:
1. The phone simply hard bricked itself due to some hardware failure.
2. I bricked the phone by (blindly due to screen being blank) entering recovery mode and unknowingly factory resetting the phone and shutting it off mid process.
3. The battery is messed up? Some suggest deconnecting the battery. It would require the use of a heat gun to even open the phone though.
I've seen some people suggest entering EDL-mode either by shorting some pins or using a modified USB-cable. However, that would either require opening a phone that isn't supposed to be opened easily, or plugging a modified USB-cable into my computer, nether of which seem safe. I've also seen people mention that whatever needs to be flashed in EDL-mode must be signed by Nokia, which I can't do obviously haha.
It's probably time to move on right? Has someone managed to get a phone in that state to work again?
Hi i can explain some of your theories:
The first one: It's impossible to make the phone hard bricked itself.
The second one: Factory reset is only wipe your data not the OS itself so if you Factory reset and force reboot it should get in to Download mode and you need to unlock bootloader to reflash the ROM. (I'm not in that situation so I'm not sure it's correct or not.)
The third one: No, I don't think so.
That's all so if you have any question ask me. Thanks!
alprtewwqfr said:
Hi i can explain some of your theories:
The first one: It's impossible to make the phone hard bricked itself.
The second one: Factory reset is only wipe your data not the OS itself so if you Factory reset and force reboot it should get in to Download mode and you need to unlock bootloader to reflash the ROM. (I'm not in that situation so I'm not sure it's correct or not.)
The third one: No, I don't think so.
That's all so if you have any question ask me. Thanks!
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Thanks for replying My phone seems unresponsive, so I haven't managed to get in to download mode, at least not visually on the screen. Also, my phone is not recognised on PC, making me suspect it's not really turned on. I also tried holding volume up + power for 40+ minutes by stuffing it between a few books when making dinner haha, and it still didn't respond. Would you move on in this situation?
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Thanks for replying My phone seems unresponsive, so I haven't managed to get in to download mode, at least not visually on the screen. Also, my phone is not recognised on PC, making me suspect it's not really turned on. I also tried holding volume up + power for 40+ minutes by stuffing it between a few books when making dinner haha, and it still didn't respond. Would you move on in this situations
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I don't know because I'm not in that situation, but I had a similar one but only boot to download mode.