So I tried to search online for a solution but nothing is helping. What happened was I woke up one day and my Tmobile galaxy s3 4.3 was showing the samsung logo for about 5 minutes. I removed my battery and turned the phone on. It turned on and then instantly the screen died. I'm somewhat of a newbie to phones...but i tried everything...download mode, recovery, safe mode, connecting to a computer cant recognize my device, and its not charging, no vibration when holding power button (hard bricked). I tried custom ROMs a while back and it messed up so i went back to stock with just root access. I found a video on YouTube that "helped" me. I followed his steps correctly and the phone did come alive...but it came alive to a screen I've never seen before. His video talked me through downloading a debrick file specific for T999 4.3 and then using a program called Win32 disk imager. His instructions were to extract the file and place it on my 16gb micro sd card and then place into my phone, so the file revived my phone because the phone finally turned on but I cant access the phone. Which leads me to my question (sorry for length, thought i would clarify all)... the screen I'm seeing right now is an all black screen with words in the top left, no android recovery logo or yellow triangle logo. I've tried to turn on and off the phone and download and recovery mode etc but nothing works. The screen reads as following:
BOOT RECOVERY MODE
CHECK BOOT PARTITION. .
COPY FROM T-FLASH. .
BOOT RECOVERY. .
WRITE 159488 sectors. .
FLASH WRITE FAILURE
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-T999
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: NONE
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
Warranty Bit: 1
BOOTLOADER AP SWREV: 1
So any advice to help me unbrick my T999? Is it still bricked? Is my only option a JTAG? I checked that i had root access with a root checker and I've had many apps that require root access so does that mean the file i downloaded unrooted my phone? If so, since my phone reads as official and not custom, could Tmobile fix my phone even if I'm without warranty.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!!
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I am in the same boot as you. My Tmobile S3 T999 just went black the other night all of sudden. It wouldn't not power up or do anything. Complete brick. I too loaded the image to SD card and the phone did turn on with the same message you got. But when I tried to flash with ODIN I get the "No pit partition" error every time. If anyone can help that would be great. Just need to be able to get my date off the phone such as photos and videos.
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So I tried to search online for a solution but nothing is helping. What happened was I woke up one day and my Tmobile galaxy s3 4.3 was showing the samsung logo for about 5 minutes. I removed my battery and turned the phone on. It turned on and then instantly the screen died. I'm somewhat of a newbie to phones...but i tried everything...download mode, recovery, safe mode, connecting to a computer cant recognize my device, and its not charging, no vibration when holding power button (hard bricked). I tried custom ROMs a while back and it messed up so i went back to stock with just root access. I found a video on YouTube that "helped" me. I followed his steps correctly and the phone did come alive...but it came alive to a screen I've never seen before. His video talked me through downloading a debrick file specific for T999 4.3 and then using a program called Win32 disk imager. His instructions were to extract the file and place it on my 16gb micro sd card and then place into my phone, so the file revived my phone because the phone finally turned on but I cant access the phone. Which leads me to my question (sorry for length, thought i would clarify all)... the screen I'm seeing right now is an all black screen with words in the top left, no android recovery logo or yellow triangle logo. I've tried to turn on and off the phone and download and recovery mode etc but nothing works. The screen reads as following:
BOOT RECOVERY MODE
CHECK BOOT PARTITION. .
COPY FROM T-FLASH. .
BOOT RECOVERY. .
WRITE 159488 sectors. .
FLASH WRITE FAILURE
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-T999
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: NONE
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
Warranty Bit: 1
BOOTLOADER AP SWREV: 1
So any advice to help me unbrick my T999? Is it still bricked? Is my only option a JTAG? I checked that i had root access with a root checker and I've had many apps that require root access so does that mean the file i downloaded unrooted my phone? If so, since my phone reads as official and not custom, could Tmobile fix my phone even if I'm without warranty.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!!
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Were you able to figure this out or find something that could help fix this problem? I ran in to the same situation about a week ago. I cant find any threads on any forums that seem to be able to solve this.
Yeah ive been looking for a solution just to be able to revive it only once more to resave all my data. But then i got my s6 so now my s3 is just collecting dust until someone finds a new method
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I cannot get my phone to boot up. It loads the splash screen and gets stuck there. It doesn't move past that screen. I've tried multiple times going into recovery mode but it won't go. I can get into download mode though. I've tried using Odin 3.07 to reflash the KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5 from the back to stock rar I found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41340941 and I do not know what to do next. I've even tried flashing a recovery tar file I found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2533333. I've also tried removing the battery, replacing the battery (I have a second battery), and even if I power off the device and plug it up to my charger it loads the splash screen and stays there. I've looked around online and found this http://www.note2forum.com/forum/galaxy-note-2-help/1530-troubleshooting-samsung-galaxy-phone-bootloop.html#post20381 but can't even get to recovery mode to do a data wipe. The last thing I was able to do successfully with my phone was get it back to stock so and do the update to 4.1.2 because it was on 4.1.1 and I've seen something called SDS while searching. Is that what happened here? Is my phone able to be repaired? When I'm in download mode the upper left corner shows the following information:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I317
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (3 counts)
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 1
RP SWREV
I'm doing some serious reaching here because this is my primary phone, and I'm not familiar with PIT files but what I briefly read stated something about identifying which files go to which partition. I have no experience or knowledge of bootloader functions/changes and I've never checked more than auto reboot and reset time in ODIN. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Update!!! OMG I'm so happy to make progress. I flashed in ODIN the 4.3param_tz.tar file found herehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2497994 and it successfully rebooted me into CWM. I will post the results of a ROM restore I'm attempting shortly. I was able to complete a full restore of a previous ROM and my phone is now currently booting up as I type this. Hopefully nothing goes wrong, but I've gotten farther now than I have in the past 5 hours I've been glued to my laptop. Time for a cig and beer.
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I cannot get my phone to boot up. It loads the splash screen and gets stuck there. It doesn't move past that screen. I've tried multiple times going into recovery mode but it won't go. I can get into download mode though. I've tried using Odin 3.07 to reflash the KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5 from the back to stock rar I found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41340941 and I do not know what to do next. I've even tried flashing a recovery tar file I found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2533333. I've also tried removing the battery, replacing the battery (I have a second battery), and even if I power off the device and plug it up to my charger it loads the splash screen and stays there. I've looked around online and found this http://www.note2forum.com/forum/gal...-samsung-galaxy-phone-bootloop.html#post20381 but can't even get to recovery mode to do a data wipe. The last thing I was able to do successfully with my phone was get it back to stock so and do the update to 4.1.2 because it was on 4.1.1 and I've seen something called SDS while searching. Is that what happened here? Is my phone able to be repaired? When I'm in download mode the upper left corner shows the following information:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I317
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (3 counts)
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 1
RP SWREV
I'm doing some serious reaching here because this is my primary phone, and I'm not familiar with PIT files but what I briefly read stated something about identifying which files go to which partition. I have no experience or knowledge of bootloader functions/changes and I've never checked more than auto reboot and reset time in ODIN. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Update!!! OMG I'm so happy to make progress. I flashed in ODIN the 4.3param_tz.tar file found herehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2497994 and it successfully rebooted me into CWM. I will post the results of a ROM restore I'm attempting shortly. I was able to complete a full restore of a previous ROM and my phone is now currently booting up as I type this. Hopefully nothing goes wrong, but I've gotten farther now than I have in the past 5 hours I've been glued to my laptop. Time for a cig and beer.
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Good for you! FYI, I think u can do a wipe through adb (adb wipe) I think. Nothing should go wrong after restoring your nandroid. (BTW, it's not sds.)
P.S. get a good beer and relax.
Smack that thanks button if I helped!
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Sadly ...we still can't dump that pathetic Knox bootloader ...yet...but progress is being made...
And if not...we can downgrade and still flash any rom we want...g
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Galaxy tab 3 gt-p5210 (white 10'1") wifi welcome screen only after using ODIN to root
Please help me. My knowledge is severely limited and i do not understand a lot of the terminology used here. I downloaded a file called ODIN and followed the instructions carefully to root my galaxy tab 3. Eventually it came up as "Passed" on the computer screen. "Yes"! i thought "I've rooted it". However after unplugging it from the computer my tablet is stuck on the welcome screen which simply states "GALAXY TAB III...
I have tried many remedies most of which i don't understand. The only thing that i can get the device to do is if i press power and volume -. This gives me an option to press volume + which takes me to the screen used in order to instal software onto the device. It says in the top right corner:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-P5210
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
SYSTEM STATUS: OFFICIAL
in the centre of the screen is an android with the words "DOWNLOADING...DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET" obviously there is nothing dowloading. I have tried redoing the ODIN procedure but still it remains stuck on the welcome screen,.
I have read about recovery mode but there is no recovery mode i can access on this device. The only functions are the 2 screens explained above. I have not messed about with anything i shouldn't have. I just followed the instructions which worked but have left my device stuck on the welcome screen. From what i've read it appears that this is called stuck in boot or boot loader. I would be very grateful if someone can take me through what i need to do to remedy the problem so that i can get my tablet working again, preferably rooted, however even putting it back to normal will do until i learn more about this stuff.
Please someone help me with this. I really need the tablet.. I would be extremely grateful and would learn in the process. Fingers crossed. Craig.
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You definetly need to use Odin and flash a custom recovery like TWRP (preferebly). That's your first step so that you can restore your tablet, If you're having issues.
Teknician said:
You definetly need to use Odin and flash a custom recovery like TWRP (preferebly). That's your first step so that you can restore your tablet, If you're having issues.
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Could you elaborate on how one would do this? I think I'm having the exact same problem. Also, I can't seem to download any TWRP files, it gets blocked by my anti-virus.
Thanks
You flash twrp with odin as well. Boot the phone into download mode. Load twrp into the pda slot of odin and make sure repartition is not checked. Then hit start. Once finished you access recovery by holding vol+, home, and power until you see the tab3 splash, then release power but keep the other 2 buttons held in until it boots to twrp.
You may need to turn off your antivirus if it is blocking twrp downloads...
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Hello! this is my first thread on this forum, which im making because I ran out of options, and don't know what to do...
It looked like my Galaxy S4 mini (GT-I9190) died last weekend (april 29) I was watching a video on youtube and suddendly it ''ran out of memory'' (the screen froze) and it turned completely black, the audio was still playing and I decided to force it to shut down (holding the power buttom)
The audio stopped, and I tried to boot it back but it wouldn't answer at all, so I removed the battery, put it back on, still nothing after many attempts (also trying download mode and recovery mode, none of them worked).
So I decided to plug it into the computer, and that's how I found it wasn't ''completely dead''
My computer detected the device as ''QHSUSB_DLOAD'' which was a good sign, meaning I wouldn't have to put my s4 mini to sleep forever.
So after some research, coming across people using 300 kohm resistors to force a bricked phone to dl mode, people using weird hardwares, Jtags and whatnot (all of these methods involved extra hardware) I found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2625628 and this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2660566
The .img in the scard method, links up there.
So I gave it a try and guess what, it actually worked, my phone actually responded after placing back the sdcard and the battery, I didn't even had to press the power buttom.
My phone booted, but displaying this screen:
Boot recovery mode
Check boot partitions
Copy from T-Flash
Boot recovery. .
Write 139008 sectors. .
Flash write failure
Ddi : mmc_read dailed
ODIN MODE
Product name: GT-I9190
Current binary: Samsung official
System Status: Custom
Knox kernel lock: 0x0
Know warranty void: 0x1
csb-config-lsb: 0x30
Bootloader Rp swrev: 2
Write protection: Enabled
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after this point, It wouldn't go further
I tried download mode at least 10 times, I't didn't work, the phone booted back to that screen again.
So I switched the vol- for vol+ to see what happen (I was doing download mode: power vol- and home)
And It worked, my phone went to the ''Galaxy S4 mini GT-I9190'' Screen, the first screen you see when it actually boots.
but after this point, It bootlooped turning off and back on to this screen and so.
when the phone turned off, I tried download mode once again and IT FINALLY WORKED.
At this point I believed that everything was over, I would connect it into odin a flash a stock firmware.
But it just started... (here comes the interesting part)
I tried to flash a stock firmware with odin, yeah, the blue progress bar and everything, my phone rebooted, but nothing, the same bootloop again. Here comes an important question: Do I need to flash a specific region firmware? or any region should work? First, I flashed an argentina region firmware (ARO was the code), results: Bootloop
After that, I tried the Russian firmware (I dont know if the region of my phone is Rusia, but I believe so because after doing a factory reset, the default language was russian, please answer this as well) and BOOTLOOP again...
So basically, The main problem is a bootloop, but I dont know what is causing this
After this point, I'm stuck, and not knowing what to try...
I'm looking for answers, what should I do? what can I try?
If you can answer any of these questions please do it...
Do I need a specific region firmware? (I already tried argentina(ARO), and Rusia (SR)) oh yeah, I tried Rusia SR, should I try XE? XE seems to be a multi-region format (?) I don't have a clue actually... I really need the opinion of someone who knows about this
If the default language when doing a factory reset is russian, this means my phone's region is Rusia?
Is there a way to know the region of my phone, when hard bricked? I dont have the box, manuals, nothing...
What was that weird screen my phoned displayed after booting with the .img sdcard? (read the quotes higher in this post)
Is there a posibility that the bootloader is corrupted, and is causing the bootloop?
I want to try everything before a JTAG service, what are these hardwares? What do they do?
Oh here is an important question:
I read that the baseband of unbrick.img has to match the baseband of my phone... is this completely true? if so, what can I do? where can I get a specific baseband .img file, and what can I do since I already used another .img (I dont know if the baseband was the same) and im already stuck on a bootloop? If a use a correct baseband .img file will the phone stop the bootloop?
Im looking forward to see your posts...
If you need any aditional information feel free to ask...
If you don't have a clue, just like me, please send this thread link to someone who could help...
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: Also recovery mode NOT working, when trying to enter this mode, the galaxy s4 mini gti9190 screen displays ''entering recovery mode'' on the upper left screen, and after that it turns off and the bootloop continues
Still with the same problem and i cannot flash any Recovery like CWM or TWRP, cuz it does Pit File partition table error
Try a NAND-Erase, I dont suggest it but it could fix your problem. Goodluck
I don't know what happened but all of a sudden my gs4 stopped working and I could only get it up to the logo before it rebooted again. I am a total noob so I don't have any developer apps or firmware or whatever. I tried using Kies but I get stuck on the serial number part as I have entered everything on the box and behind the battery with none of them working. Now I am trying to use Odin but I think I messed up my phone even more. On the box it says M919NUVUEMK5 so I downloaded the firmware with that same code but originally I had downloaded the NUVUFOK one and used that. So I followed the guide and used that NUVUFOK file, and it seemd to be working as the download bar on my phone was almost done, but then all of a sudden it failed. I figured that was the wrong firmware so I went back and got the MK5 one, but now when I try to do the same thing with this firmware the bar only loads a tiny bit and then stops. Also the phone won't start up properly after I tried this, now it says there is an issue with the firmware upgrade and I need to use recovery mode in Kies. I have no idea what to do or what I am even doing, all I want to do is get my phone working again.
If you live in the US, you can take it to Best Buy an they will use there software to get it working again. Its hell of a lot less work.
Reformat
Operation Ivy said:
I don't know what happened but all of a sudden my gs4 stopped working and I could only get it up to the logo before it rebooted again. I am a total noob so I don't have any developer apps or firmware or whatever. I tried using Kies but I get stuck on the serial number part as I have entered everything on the box and behind the battery with none of them working. Now I am trying to use Odin but I think I messed up my phone even more. On the box it says M919NUVUEMK5 so I downloaded the firmware with that same code but originally I had downloaded the NUVUFOK one and used that. So I followed the guide and used that NUVUFOK file, and it seemd to be working as the download bar on my phone was almost done, but then all of a sudden it failed. I figured that was the wrong firmware so I went back and got the MK5 one, but now when I try to do the same thing with this firmware the bar only loads a tiny bit and then stops. Also the phone won't start up properly after I tried this, now it says there is an issue with the firmware upgrade and I need to use recovery mode in Kies. I have no idea what to do or what I am even doing, all I want to do is get my phone working again.
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Hello. You will need to reformat your device so odin can recognize it. This can be done by using odin to flash a custom recovery like TWRP. The download link for that custom recovery is: https://dl.twrp.me/jfltetmo
Once you have that downloaded open odin and select AP option. Browse to where you saved TWRP and select it. Now proceed with flashing like normal. after its done flashing turn off the device.
After it is completely off hold the power button and volume up button simultaneously until you see the blue words on the top right corner of the boot logo screen.
Now you are in the twrp custom recovery menu. Go to Wipe > Advanced Wipe then select everything except for external sd, USB, and internal storage.
Once it is complete formatting turn the phone off again and boot back into download mode. Now you can reflash the correct firmware for your phone. I recommend using this firmware instead since it is a whole image rather than an incremental update. After flashing this your phone will reboot, give you the loading android logo and then the phone will start up once again! Good luck
The phone is giving the firmware error message because you tried to flash an older firmware to the phone.
Download the latest firmware for your phone and reflash it using Odin and the original Samsung USB cable.
AndroidInitiate said:
Hello. You will need to reformat your device so odin can recognize it. This can be done by using odin to flash a custom recovery like TWRP. The download link for that custom recovery is:
Once you have that downloaded open odin and select AP option. Browse to where you saved TWRP and select it. Now proceed with flashing like normal. after its done flashing turn off the device.
After it is completely off hold the power button and volume up button simultaneously until you see the blue words on the top right corner of the boot logo screen.
Now you are in the twrp custom recovery menu. Go to Wipe > Advanced Wipe then select everything except for external sd, USB, and internal storage.
Once it is complete formatting turn the phone off again and boot back into download mode. Now you can reflash the correct firmware for your phone. I recommend using this firmware instead since it is a whole image rather than an incremental update. After flashing this your phone will reboot, give you the loading android logo and then the phone will start up once again! Good luck
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I downloaded it and it worked but now can't get past the "blue words" part. When trying to go into recovery it gives me either of two screens, one says "system software not authorized by samsung has been found on your phone." with red words "secure fail: kernel" or the blue words show up followed by red words that say "recovery is not seandroid enforcing" and then yellow words "set warranty bit: recovery". the phone is still resetting and freezing randomly.
Operation Ivy said:
I downloaded it and it worked but now can't get past the "blue words" part. When trying to go into recovery it gives me either of two screens, one says "system software not authorized by samsung has been found on your phone." with red words "secure fail: kernel" or the blue words show up followed by red words that say "recovery is not seandroid enforcing" and then yellow words "set warranty bit: recovery". the phone is still resetting and freezing randomly.
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you are using the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S4 right?
AndroidInitiate said:
you are using the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S4 right?
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Yes it is the SGH-M919N model.
Operation Ivy said:
Yes it is the SGH-M919N model.
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You need to boot into recovery holding volume up and power button simultaneously. Once your in recovery mode format it. then you can reflash stock firmware.
Hello and sorry if this is the wrong category...
It's my first time making a thread on xda.
I've been looking for an answer for the past 2 hours, but I still have a bricked phone... As the title says, I can't enter the recovery mode anymore. I tried to do a factory reset (when I could enter the recovery mode) and the phone got stuck at erasing. Now I can't enter the recovery mode anymore. I downloaded a new firmware from sammobile for the SM-G925F. The firmware works since I used it on an other phone and everything worked just fine. The problem is, when I open Odin and add the .tar file to AP, it gets stuck at nand write and sometimes on boot.img. The phone isn't showing that it's downloading anything (it has no progress bar). At this point I have no idea what to do...
Some extra info that could be helpful:
The phone was bootlooping when I got to fix it;
I work in a kind of phone repair store where customers bring their phones for hardware and software repair. I do the software;
I've installed new firmwares on multiple phones and I never had something like this... Normally some time with google and xda could help me to find a working way to fix the problem, but as I said... I've been looking for 2 hours and the problem is still here;
I'm not a pro with Android and phones. I just like to learn new things and I'm still learning.
Could it be a hardware problem?
Can you show me your phone's download mode image to see where could be the problem?
Also, make sure you are flashing latest firmware, if you are downgrading it - than you will get such boot errors.
*Update*
I found out what was wrong. The eMMC chip was broken.