Hello xda people! A friend of mine got a Galaxy Next and after only two days he managed to hard brick it.
After trying to flash CWM with ROM Manager, he tried to reboot but the phone did not even turn on the screen.
I tried to recover it with all the methods i found but it doesn't go to download mode with the VOL.down+HOME+PWR.
the only thing i found is that it goes into a sort of recovery mode pressing VOL.up+HOME+POWER. Odin detects something but it's useless without download mode.
i also read about forcing it into download mode with a homemade Jig, but haven't tried.
Can anybody help me?
magnumPIppo said:
Hello xda people! A friend of mine got a Galaxy Next and after only two days he managed to hard brick it.
After trying to flash CWM with ROM Manager, he tried to reboot but the phone did not even turn on the screen.
I tried to recover it with all the methods i found but it doesn't go to download mode with the VOL.down+HOME+PWR.
the only thing i found is that it goes into a sort of recovery mode pressing VOL.up+HOME+POWER. Odin detects something but it's useless without download mode.
i also read about forcing it into download mode with a homemade Jig, but haven't tried.
Can anybody help me?
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Hey! Did you find any solution???
i'm afraid, but no, I haven't find any solutions, other than JTAG, which i can't use because I would have to solder wires on the phone and I haven't got the necessary tools...
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I went to flash my sgs2s and it successfully went into download mode. I started Odin and it froze on xxxxx.img. After waiting about 30 minutes, I shut off the phone and tried to go back to my download mode, only to find that it goes to "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again." I have tried so many different ways to get it back into download mode and nothing seems to work. I can get to the screen to push the vol+ to get to download mode and it goes back to the error screen.
I have tried to use Kies to restore my device to no avail. I have scoured the web for any information, also to no avail. I have tried a couple of ROMs, one which was a stock ROM, no difference. I cannot boot my phone and am in need of my phone. Thank you for any help you might be able to offer.
Gsii or gsii skyrocket?
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Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket. Sorry about that.
phantomofdaATL said:
Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket. Sorry about that.
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Its fine, its still in dl mode. Run it again
if it doesnt work after a few tries, reboot pc, right click and run odin as admin, try a different usb port or cable
phantomofdaATL said:
I went to flash my sgs2s and it successfully went into download mode. I started Odin and it froze on xxxxx.img. After waiting about 30 minutes, I shut off the phone and tried to go back to my download mode, only to find that it goes to "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again." I have tried so many different ways to get it back into download mode and nothing seems to work. I can get to the screen to push the vol+ to get to download mode and it goes back to the error screen.
I have tried to use Kies to restore my device to no avail. I have scoured the web for any information, also to no avail. I have tried a couple of ROMs, one which was a stock ROM, no difference. I cannot boot my phone and am in need of my phone. Thank you for any help you might be able to offer.
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What were you flashing? Seems like a bad download. Happened to me once. The error screen is download mode. If you try and connect the phone to a computer I am sure ODIN will be able to se it. Redownload whatever you were flashing and try to flash it again using ODIN.
As a usual warning, do NOT check repartition in ODIN.
As a usual tip, use the USb port that's directly on the motherboard of your PC, and not the one on the front.
Also, run ODIN as administrator.
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Changed the usb port and it WORKED! Thanks everyone!
Good to hear.
I had to ask because a lot of... less-than-intelligent... people tend to flash skyrocket roms on gsii phones or vice versa, thus bricking their devices...
hello,
a friend asked me to root his phone and put a custom rom on it, so i got it rooted with superoneclick, it was okay, no issues, then i tried to install CWM with ODIN, it said it succeeded, but once it tried to reboot, it doesnt anymore, i only see GALAXY S GT-I9000 SAMSUNG, but the big problem is, i cant get this phone in download mode or recovery mode, battery reinsert doesnt work, tried every keycombo but nothing works, i have installed the right usb drives so it cant be that
i hope you guys can help me out!
thanks!
Larss97 said:
hello,
a friend asked me to root his phone and put a custom rom on it, so i got it rooted with superoneclick, it was okay, no issues, then i tried to install CWM with ODIN, it said it succeeded, but once it tried to reboot, it doesnt anymore, i only see GALAXY S GT-I9000 SAMSUNG, but the big problem is, i cant get this phone in download mode or recovery mode, battery reinsert doesnt work, tried every keycombo but nothing works, i have installed the right usb drives so it cant be that
i hope you guys can help me out!
thanks!
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you need to flash stock Rom by Odin but as you said that you didn't get in download or recovery mode. for getting in download try this
remove your battery put usb to phone and pc and then put the battery you will download mode if this not work try usb jig
Well...
I stupidly deleted everything of my phone as I felt as though it needed a fresh start.
Now I cant get past the samsung and yellow triangle boot phase.
I can enter recovery mode and download mode and have been messing around with ODIN all day to try get this thing to work.
From the reading I've done I realize that I will need to flash the ROM via ODIN but have no idea how to approach this.
Is this a soft brick? Or have I screwed my phone completely?
How do I go about fixing this problem?
Thanks.
chopzor said:
Well...
I stupidly deleted everything of my phone as I felt as though it needed a fresh start.
Now I cant get past the samsung and yellow triangle boot phase.
I can enter recovery mode and download mode and have been messing around with ODIN all day to try get this thing to work.
From the reading I've done I realize that I will need to flash the ROM via ODIN but have no idea how to approach this.
Is this a soft brick? Or have I screwed my phone completely?
How do I go about fixing this problem?
Thanks.
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yea it is soft brick ... and if you are running custom Tom you can just reflash it on recovery mode..
or you can flash it thru Odin
Hello experts,
I was rooting my samsung galaxy tab 2 7" , now when i am booting up the device, it goes straight to cwm recovery and get stuck there, I am trying to flash cynogen mod, but it wont be a success (it always gives me "installation aborted" , status 7!!).
To get out of the issue, I founf that I should put the stock rom again, but that wont happen!! because I cannot go into download mode (so odin is useless)
what should i do to get out of this loop ??
PratikRckStar said:
Hello experts,
I was rooting my samsung galaxy tab 2 7" , now when i am booting up the device, it goes straight to cwm recovery and get stuck there, I am trying to flash cynogen mod, but it wont be a success (it always gives me "installation aborted" , status 7!!).
To get out of the issue, I founf that I should put the stock rom again, but that wont happen!! because I cannot go into download mode (so odin is useless)
what should i do to get out of this loop ??
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How are you trying to go into Download mode? What exactly are you doing?
Also, you could try flashing a different recovery from inside CWM. Search for the zip flashable version of TWRP or Philz touch recovery for your device. And always search for the latest version.
Are you sure you have the latest version of CWM on your device? Status error 7 is usually related with an outdated recovery.
I would really be surprised if you couldn't enter download mode, as that is bootloader related and unless you messed with that, should be untouched.
Good luck.
andreiav said:
How are you trying to go into Download mode? What exactly are you doing?
Also, you could try flashing a different recovery from inside CWM. Search for the zip flashable version of TWRP or Philz touch recovery for your device. And always search for the latest version.
Are you sure you have the latest version of CWM on your device? Status error 7 is usually related with an outdated recovery.
I would really be surprised if you couldn't enter download mode, as that is bootloader related and unless you messed with that, should be untouched.
Good luck.
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I was stuck in cwm and trying to enter download mode(power + volume down) and also tried flashing different releases of different roms!
However I have been facing a different problem after that!!
While in cwm bootloop, I let my battery drain away. But after that my device is not booting only!!
I tried reconnecting battery ,tried to enter recovery mode ; download mode. But the device is not at all booting!!!!!
I somehow want to enter download mode!!
what is this(is this called bricking??)
PratikRckStar said:
I was stuck in cwm and trying to enter download mode(power + volume down) and also tried flashing different releases of different roms!
However I have been facing a different problem after that!!
While in cwm bootloop, I let my battery drain away. But after that my device is not booting only!!
I tried reconnecting battery ,tried to enter recovery mode ; download mode. But the device is not at all booting!!!!!
I somehow want to enter download mode!!
what is this(is this called bricking??)
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So you are saying that your battery drained and your device is not booting. I am guessing you recharged the battery right?
Does the tablet charge when you connect the charger cable? Does is vibrate or does anything appear when you connect the charger or press the power button?
If your tablet is dead no matter what you do and you are sure the battery is charged, then yes.....that is what is known as: brick.
There are several ways to fix this. The easiest would be to try something known as a JIG. It looks like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ... Accessories-_-Five Star Inc-_-9SIA2C51F93186
This can boot your device in Download Mode just by simply connecting it to the device. Search for Samsung USB JIG on youtube and you will see a lot of examples.
If your bootloader is messed up, that won't work and your only solution is a JTAG. For this, you need to take it to a service repair shop because it involves a device that you most likely do not have and you need to take your device apart.
Good luck.
Hello andreiav,
I am currently in the same problem, messed up. I have not tried JIG or JTAG yet. I took the tab to service centre nearby.
and thry won't hlp me unbricking my phone.Instead they say that JTAG can be used ONLY and ONLY when phone is alive (active condition, i.e. not dead), I suspect that it's not true.(I think JTAG can OBVIOUSLY used in dead phone!) They say my power ic is damaged, and my motherboard is damaged. I am pretty sure that just a rooting failure won't damage my motherboard. Also as you said, my phone is hard bricked (which even came to conclusion when I did diagnose ). I have a question, can JTAG not be used on dead phone??? that can motherboard get damaged this way??
P.S. : service centre guys are not trustworthy here in my country.
Thanks in advance
Greetings everyone, I am a new member and hope to become more involved in the community.
I have installed many custom ROMs on my Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005 in the past. On my latest attempt to install a custom ROM the recovery software went all funny. The phone would turn on and boot directly into recovery mode (displaying the text "RECOVERY BOOTING... RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING. Set Warranty Bit: Recovery"). It wouldn't go any further, meaning that I never get to see the actual menu where I would be able to clear cache, factory reset or install firmware. It then immediately dies and starts up again into the same screen. I tried using all the hardware buttons (i.e. booting into safe mode and recovery mode), the phone doesn't react at all. When plugging it into a PC there is also no reaction on the PC. The phone simply continues to boot into the recovery screen and then die before reaching the options menu.
PLEASE HELP, I have been trying to fix the issue for two days now. Any advice would be highly appreciated!
Hi, thank you for using XDA Assist. Can you boot into download mode? It sounds like you'll have to flash the stock firmware in Odin. If you run into problems you can ask for help herehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/help
jd1639 said:
Hi, thank you for using XDA Assist. Can you boot into download mode? It sounds like you'll have to flash the stock firmware in Odin. If you run into problems you can ask for help herehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/help
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Originally the phone would not boot into download mode at all. It was essentially hard bricked. After a couple hours of messing with it, trying to get some kind of reaction out of the device, I managed to get it to boot into download mode. I actually managed this by pulling out the battery and pushing Power + Volume Down + Home whilst almost jump starting using the battery (connecting the battery connectors without fully putting the battery in to the phone). This managed to wake the phone into download mode similar to what a USB Jig would have.
Solution was found purely by luck.
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