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[Q] Please Help. I Bricked My Samsung Prevail.

Please someone help! I had my girlfriends phone rooted for not even 24 hours and after I tryed to flash cwm recovery via Rom Manager (now know that was a mistake) the phone rebooted and thats all she wrote, nothing but black. Now my girl is mad at me and I dont have the heart to tell her that her new phone is now a paper weight.

1. I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this question.
2.can u be more ellaborative??? like what exactly happened so the phone bricked...just rebooting after flashing dosent brick the phone..
3. what all u tried....

Sorry about that... I rooted my Prevail using Odin, once I got root I went and installed Rom manager. After I opened Rom Manager I went and downloaded ClockworkMod Recovery via Rom Manager, It gave me a choice of devices to choose from and one of the options included other so I chose that one. When it was done downloading it asked if I wanted to install and reboot and I said yes. It shut down and since then I cant get it to do anything.

chrisr407 said:
Sorry about that... I rooted my Prevail using Odin, once I got root I went and installed Rom manager. After I opened Rom Manager I went and downloaded ClockworkMod Recovery via Rom Manager, It gave me a choice of devices to choose from and one of the options included other so I chose that one. When it was done downloading it asked if I wanted to install and reboot and I said yes. It shut down and since then I cant get it to do anything.
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you will have to put the phone in download mode and re odin it, using boot,phone, and pda, that will fix the problem.

I can't get the phone to do anything, nothing but black.

You shall be able to do it, holding volume up + middle button + power button, than you can reflash it with odin again. The problem if you are not able to enter download mode can be, that you have destroyed bootloader, this can be fixed only in samsung service
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where can I find the firmware and the correct odin for the Prevail thanks
never mind founf it http://androidforums.com/2953252-post1.html

thanks bunches
this totally worked for me. my downfall was trying to flash a new rom. apparently it work so well with the rom i chose. i will for now on use nothing but xda to choose roms.

[Q] galaxy ace

i was flashing my phone back to stock rom gb and it would not reboot got stuck at the samsung logo .. so i finally got it to go into download mode but it is now stuck there .. can someone give me some kind of help .. i have flashed this thing many times but never had this problem

There is a galaxy ace forum mate what do you mean by stuck in download mode? Did you flash a rom and didn't reboot automatically therefore stuck in download mode? Or did you boot into download mode but you want to get out of it but can't(if so, just remove the battery)?
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i flashed the rom it rebooted but stuck at the samsung screen at boot up for 20 minutes with nothing happening so i took the battery out and every time i turn it on it sticks there .. cant go back into recovery mode only thing i can get it to do is go into download mode but have no clue what that is even for ..

meckino2002 said:
i flashed the rom it rebooted but stuck at the samsung screen at boot up for 20 minutes with nothing happening so i took the battery out and every time i turn it on it sticks there .. cant go back into recovery mode only thing i can get it to do is go into download mode but have no clue what that is even for ..
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You don't know what download mode is? Have you really tried to flash anything mate?
To flash anything through odin you need to be in download mode first. Try flashing a stock galaxy ace rom and see if it solves your problem. There is a galaxy ace section, try to search for it mate and i advice you to read before attempting to flash anything.
When you said you flash something, you mean through CWM? How did you get CWM if you didn't even know what download mode is?
Anyway, you are better of reading guides on how to flash a galaxy ace. It's pretty simple
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interesting,

[Q] Having issues trying to get back to stock

Ive been using the thread to Odin back to stock as im getting a replacement phone in a few days. Followed everything correctly, but Ive been getting a boot loop between the green android guy and the white Samsung startup logos. Redid the process in odin and now im getting "firmware upgrade encountered an issue, please select recovery mode in Kies and try again" when I go to download mode. i know I have a saved Nandroid backup on my SDcard, I just cant get to it. I also have mini Kies installed on my computer if there is a way to fix it thru that. I cant figure out how to get into recovery mode either. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated! Im just trying to get my phone working until my replacement is here.
I did Odin again, but now im stuck in a boot loop between the greenm android guy and the white samsung startup screens.

itsLYNDZ said:
Ive been using the thread to Odin back to stock as im getting a replacement phone in a few days. Followed everything correctly, but Ive been getting a boot loop between the green android guy and the white Samsung startup logos. Redid the process in odin and now im getting "firmware upgrade encountered an issue, please select recovery mode in Kies and try again" when I go to download mode. i know I have a saved Nandroid backup on my SDcard, I just cant get to it. I also have mini Kies installed on my computer if there is a way to fix it thru that. I cant figure out how to get into recovery mode either. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated! Im just trying to get my phone working until my replacement is here.
I did Odin again, but now im stuck in a boot loop between the greenm android guy and the white samsung startup screens.
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That's because you had to factory reset and erase all data before flashing to stock. I had the same issue when flashing from dk4 to stock to lf4
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So how do I get my phone working again? Its stuck in a bootloop after following the directions for Odin back to stock thread

itsLYNDZ said:
Ive been using the thread to Odin back to stock as im getting a replacement phone in a few days. Followed everything correctly, but Ive been getting a boot loop between the green android guy and the white Samsung startup logos. Redid the process in odin and now im getting "firmware upgrade encountered an issue, please select recovery mode in Kies and try again" when I go to download mode. i know I have a saved Nandroid backup on my SDcard, I just cant get to it. I also have mini Kies installed on my computer if there is a way to fix it thru that. I cant figure out how to get into recovery mode either. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated! Im just trying to get my phone working until my replacement is here.
I did Odin again, but now im stuck in a boot loop between the greenm android guy and the white samsung startup screens.
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This issue only occured when you uncheck Auto reboot in Odin. Try Odin again with Auto reboot checked
If you getting an boot loop, do exactly what I've done in Odin thread

If you get a boot loop All you do is boot in stock recovery and wipe data
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snoopy1e11 said:
If you get a boot loop All you do is boot in stock recovery and wipe data
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Can't go to stock recovery in this case. This issue only occoured when Odin to stock ROM after using/flashing custom ROM that you forgot to format system or clean data. I've run into this problem before

It looks like after all this, Titanium Backup's backup was erased. I do have a Nandroid saved on my SDcard. Is there a way to pull everything from that? When I go to CWM and try to do a Nandroid, it says there isnt anything there. But When I connect to my computer, I can see the saved backup. I have been able to pull a few backed up apps off the Nandroid backup, but only certain ones or it says batch restore failed. Im wonder how it can see the Nandroids, but CWM cant? They're saved on my SDcard.
Is there another way Titanium Backup saves backups that I could possibly get to them? Im really trying to figure this out before my replacement phone gets here in a few days. I did backup everything, Im just having a difficult time restoring after the numerous problems Ive had thanks to Tmobile's "troubleshooting"

What are you currently running? If you are back to stock titanium won't function correctly as you have to be rooted. But since you mentioned cwm I wasn't sure.
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Im just on stock but I am rooted. I just dont know where all my backups went after the bootloop and issues with reverting to stock after Tmobilr screwed up my phone trying to figure out why I kept getting "Call Ended" when trying to dial out.

Where is your nandroid backup currently located?
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On my external SDcard/clockwork mod/backup/ whatever the date was.

Seems normal. Not sure why it wouldn't be visible. Sorry I can't be more help.
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In recovery they are visible, but when I go to flash one it says no files found..

I was also stuck in a boot loop after attempting to get my phone back to stock since I got a replacement phone. Followed all of the instructions, but realized although I did a factory reset, I forgot to wipe data. So I simply got CWM through Odin....got into recovery wiped data....rebooted and voila! I'm back to stock no root. It took all of 1 minute to do. Maybe that will work for you too

samsung s blaze stuck !!!!!!
please help,i need to get my Samsung s blaze to recovery mode, i already rooted and updated to Cm 10 11 19 nightly and i try to go back to stock rom from using the Odin but i backed up my cm rom,after flashing the stock ROM my phone try to reboot but got stuck at the Samsung logo after the android logo..i tried to get to recovery mode by pressing volume up +home button plus power at the same time but it wont,please your help will be much appreciated,

rashcapone said:
please help,i need to get my Samsung s blaze to recovery mode, i already rooted and updated to Cm 10 11 19 nightly and i try to go back to stock rom from using the Odin but i backed up my cm rom,after flashing the stock ROM my phone try to reboot but got stuck at the Samsung logo after the android logo..i tried to get to recovery mode by pressing volume up +home button plus power at the same time but it wont,please your help will be much appreciated,
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You gotta search bro all you have to do is flash cwm then reboot to recovery and do a factory reset
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Thank you for your quick response.I am able to get to recovery mode.and wipe data and factory reset.I got cm10 1117 nightly on my SD card and I install that and my phone is back.then I install jelly bean Google app.I will never try to go back to stock ROM again. this ROM is cm10 1117 nightly is better than stable cm10 for me.I thank all the devs who worked together to bring this your effort is much appreciated.
This is how I get to recovery mode on my Samsung galaxy s blaze.
1.press the vol up + vol down + power button at the same time.
2.as soon as the Samsung logo light up I release power + vol down button but not releasing releasing vol up button but rather press it harder..and there it comes....may be someone might be having the difficulty I had before
Give it a try...
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[Q] Galaxy 3 not booting

Hi,
My Galaxy 3 suddenly stopped booting up (continuously shows Samsung logo) so I have decided to go for below options:
1. Install a custom rom (FROYO - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1037459).
2. Steps to do that are given in above mentioned link. But do I need to root my device before doing that?
3. Go to samsung service center.
Have you encountered this problem this before, what would you suggest me?

instal custom ROM first.
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Can you access recovery or download mode?
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jumper62 said:
Can you access recovery or download mode?
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Guys, Sorry for the late response.
I am able to access download mode but not recovery mode.
And I tried to install custom Rom (Froyo - ATROM20-I5801DDJP2.tar) but with no success. I used ODIN (apollo_0531.ops). The status in ODIN showed passed after approx 6 min and my phone rebooted twice during the process. The second time my phone rebooted and it seems to be hung during booting (It constantly displayed Samsung Logo endlessly).
Then I installed G3MOD kernel. After rebooting it opens G3MOD screen, the loading icon of G3MOD goes 100% but it gets stuck there.
Again I installed above mentioned custom rom but it shows the Samsung logo endlessly during booting.
My Question now is:
1. Do I need to root my phone first? ( I read that by using ODIN you do not need to do that separately)
2. As I mentioned I am not able to go to recovery mode(Vol button up and down both+Power+Home). Is there a problem with my phone. Were you able to do this?
3. What should I do next.

alokjadhav said:
Guys, Sorry for the late response.
I am able to access download mode but not recovery mode.
And I tried to install custom Rom (Froyo - ATROM20-I5801DDJP2.tar) but with no success. I used ODIN (apollo_0531.ops). The status in ODIN showed passed after approx 6 min and my phone rebooted twice during the process. The second time my phone rebooted and it seems to be hung during booting (It constantly displayed Samsung Logo endlessly).
Then I installed G3MOD kernel. After rebooting it opens G3MOD screen, the loading icon of G3MOD goes 100% but it gets stuck there.
Again I installed above mentioned custom rom but it shows the Samsung logo endlessly during booting.
My Question now is:
1. Do I need to root my phone first? ( I read that by using ODIN you do not need to do that separately)
2. As I mentioned I am not able to go to recovery mode(Vol button up and down both+Power+Home). Is there a problem with my phone. Were you able to do this?
3. What should I do next.
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Why do you want to install custom firmware? It would be better to install (with Odin) stock samsung ecalir or froyo firmware, particulary if you plan to go to Samsung service center.
Rooting your phone wont help to resolve your situation.

If you are not able to access recovery mode, then there must be internal problem. Better go to Samsung Care. Or I wonder there is hard reset for SG3?

Thanks
Antibot said:
If you are not able to access recovery mode, then there must be internal problem. Better go to Samsung Care. Or I wonder there is hard reset for SG3?
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I went to service center and they installed Froyo :victory:. I am wondering how did they do that when the recovery mode option was not showing up?
Anyways thank you guys for you suggestions :good:. One thing I noticed is that the Hindi fonts are not recognizable . Do you know how to resolve this? I read that rooting is required? is this correct?

Well I'm afraid I can't help you about Hindi fonts. But I was wondering how they solve this kind of issues where recovery itself is inaccessible?

[Q] Galaxy S II Will not restart

I rooted my galaxy s2 and i tried installing my own ROM and i have no idea what i did because now my phone is stuck on a black screen, it wont restart it wont go to the recovery page it wont reboot or anything. Does anybody have any advice? Please help me, im freaking out!

It's a bootloop. You'll have to reflash generic firmware for your phone and start again, with a clear idea of what you are going to do

Try downloading a stock ROM and flash it with FLASHTOOL... You'll have to know how to put your Samsung into flash mode...
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jman2131 said:
It's a bootloop. You'll have to reflash generic firmware for your phone and start again, with a clear idea of what you are going to do
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Thanks alot! I finally got out of it! I was just having a panic attack because last time i tried rooting and flashing a new rom onto one of my old phones i got stuck in the bootloop too! I really appreciate it