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Help bricked loop at&t logo

Hey Guys, I was trying to flash into another kernel when the process on odin3 stopped at the reset part for a minute and it said removed an everything and was stuck in download mode on my captivate with no progress, so i took out the battery and put it back in then when i booted after the at&t logo it gave out a TV tracking looking thing and did a endless boot. The 3 button combo for download mode or recovery mode does not work I am not sure on what to do

ok slow down i had to read that 10 times, what is tv tracking thing...
what were you flashing? what rom were you?
you dont flash "into" kernels, download mode is 2 buttons, 3 button combo is recovery,
take out battery
put usb from phone to pc
hold both volume buttons
put battery back in
flash back to stock.

Yea i tried to get into download mode but it just goes straight into battery charging screen. i was using continuum 5.2.

Azngamerz said:
Yea i tried to get into download mode but it just goes straight into battery charging screen. i was using continuum 5.2.
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It seems like a bad cable/usb port.
I suggest you try different one for both.

Azngamerz said:
Yea i tried to get into download mode but it just goes straight into battery charging screen. i was using continuum 5.2.
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Download mode for GB Roms is Volume down + Power

CB650 Wolf said:
Download mode for GB Roms is Volume down + Power
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very true!
see? it helps knowing what rom/kernel is invovled!

One you get DL mode, do not use 3 button fix. Are you using a one click with bootloaders? If not, DO NOT USE 3 BUTTON FIX. If you are reflashing eclair/froyo bootloaders, verify that you have a successful flash before using 3 button fix. Never use 3 button fix with with GB bootloaders.

i tried both plugging it into a different port and another cable no go. and the vol down and power is not working

Time to get jiggy with it.

[Q] Possible Brick - need assistance

Ok, so I have been searching for a fix for a couple of hours with no luck. I think I have bricked my phone but I cannot be sure. Here is the issue:
1. I cannot get into download mode. The button combos wont work.
2. It will not boot. It goes to the boot image but never goes farther.
3. I can get on stock recovery. it says "rfs format failed ..." if I try and do anything.
I have no idea what to do. Any help would be appreciated.

What ROM were you on & what did you attempt to do that got you to this point?
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stephen_w said:
What ROM were you on & what did you attempt to do that got you to this point?
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I just flashed a backup I made of the stock rom, and stock kernel.

Cjconry said:
I just flashed a backup I made of the stock rom, and stock kernel.
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How did you backup? stock froyo or gingerbread? What were you flashing "back to stock" from?
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If you happened to be flashing back to stock with KF# ROMs, I believe it's a different button combination to get into download mode.
Every other ROM has the hold-both-volume-buttons-and-insert-USB button combination though.

How, exactly, are you trying to get into download mode? Be as specific as you can - maybe there's a method you've not tried.

First off thanks for the replies guys.
QUIETLYloud said:
How did you backup? stock froyo or gingerbread? What were you flashing "back to stock" from?
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I used a restore from CWM, i made beefore I flashed anything. The kernel was a backup from SGS4G kernel flasher.
bkoon1218 said:
If you happened to be flashing back to stock with KF# ROMs, I believe it's a different button combination to get into download mode.
Every other ROM has the hold-both-volume-buttons-and-insert-USB button combination though.
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What would it be?
stephen_w said:
How, exactly, are you trying to get into download mode? Be as specific as you can - maybe there's a method you've not tried.
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I tried:
1. battery out, hold up and down volume, plug in usb.
2. battery out, home and down volume, plug in usb.
3. battery out, power and down volume, plug in usb.
4. battery out, hold power + up and down volume, plug in usb.
no luck on any

Cjconry said:
First off thanks for the replies guys.
I tried:
1. battery out, hold up and down volume, plug in usb.
2. battery out, home and down volume, plug in usb.
3. battery out, power and down volume, plug in usb.
4. battery out, hold power + up and down volume, plug in usb.
no luck on any
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Try:
Disconnect USB cable
Battery out
Plug in USB cable
Hold Volume Up & Volume Down
Insert the battery
or
Disconnect USB cable
Battery out
Battery in
Hold Volume Up & Volume Down
Plug in USB cable

S3 Will not turn on

When I plug it into usb it is recognized but will not turn on at all. I tried to flash the paranoid rom and now it will not turn on. Please help

First of all, wrong section. This goes into Q&A.
Second, when did you buy your S III? Is it rooted? Did you unlock the bootloader? Which recovery did you use?

Taehee. said:
First of all, wrong section. This goes into Q&A.
Second, when did you buy your S III? Is it rooted? Did you unlock the bootloader? Which recovery did you use?
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Bought it about a week ago and it is rooted. latest CWM recovery

did you try charging that battery and hitting the power button? lol

luke1333 said:
did you try charging that battery and hitting the power button? lol
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Had about 15% battery when it happened

did you try putting it into ODIN mode and reflashing to stock?

flipped cracker said:
did you try putting it into ODIN mode and reflashing to stock?
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When i hold the power button the Samasung Galaxy S3 logo shows up but the the screen goes away. It will not go into ODIN mode

What about a force reboot? Power+home+volume keys for about 10 seconds.
Edit: Sorry, this doesnt work. I was thinking of my old phone.

ForeverSupra said:
What about a force reboot? Power+home+volume keys for about 10 seconds.
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No and the only time i can get the Galaxy S3 logo to show up is after I pull the battery and put it back in

kevman8396 said:
No and the only time i can get the Galaxy S3 logo to show up is after I pull the battery and put it back in
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Hold down volume down, home and the power button. See if that works.

Why did you make this thread then post it in the ROM thread as well?

You could also try putting it into recovery mode. This actually happened to me after flashing a rom that needed the bootloader unlocked, but not unlocking it first. volume up + home + power and I was able to reflash a good rom and fix it.

You HAVE to be able to get into ODIN mode. A simple ROM flash cannot **** up getting into download mode. You don't go in download mode after the phone starts to boot normally. Make sure the device is OFF and then hold down Power + Volume Down.

Try flashing this. I used to get a black screen after the Galaxy SIII startup. remove the battery for 5 seconds then put it back. go into recovery mode (press and hold volume up + home + power), mount system then flash the sign.zip. reboot and it should work. let me know if it works.

Put into Odin mode and let it charge from there for about 5minutes and turn your phone back on
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[Q] Samsung infuse does not startup

I was in chat when the cell was shut down suddenly and would not start, remove the battery and insert her again, was there when the phone lit immediately insert the battery but still in a cycle..
the phone on and off, on and off, and so on..
I need help :S
Is there any way to fix it?
PD: Sorry for my bad english.
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My infuse does this too, i cant even get recovery mode or download mode. Even tryed taking apart my phone and cleaned the power button and its still effed up. Anyone got a fix to this?
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Dhlan said:
I was in chat when the cell was shut down suddenly and would not start, remove the battery and insert her again, was there when the phone lit immediately insert the battery but still in a cycle..
the phone on and off, on and off, and so on..
I need help :S
Is there any way to fix it?
PD: Sorry for my bad english.
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When you say on, off, on, off. Do you mean the lights flash then it goes off or does it try to boot?
Can you get into download mode?
Have you tried a different battery or left the battery out for an hour or so, then tried again?

Truckerglenn said:
When you say on, off, on, off. Do you mean the lights flash then it goes off or does it try to boot?
Can you get into download mode?
Have you tried a different battery or left the battery out for an hour or so, then tried again?
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it does try to boot but then nothing happen..
i've never get into download mode :S how i do that?
Yes, i tried different battery and it does the same with both.
any solution? could be some files from the software are missing? repair software? u.u

First you need to download Heimdall or Odin from the ISET page to you PC. I believe Odin uses the Kies drivers and Heimdall replaces the with a Samsung composite driver. I personally use the Heimdall back to stock that is rooted.
Once you have them and decide which one you will use, you will need to get into download mode. Take the battery out, connect USB to phone and preferably a rear USB port on your PC. Hold volume up and down, No Power button though, and then insert the battery. This should put you in download mode and you need to push volume up to get to it. Volume down cancels it and will reboot. You may want to just try that one time to see if it corrects the problem. If not, repeat steps to get to download and flash either Odin to Heimdall and then start flashing again.
Read the instructions on the OP of Odin or Heimdall and ask questions if you aren't sure of what to do.
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psal217050 said:
First you need to download Heimdall or Odin from the ISET page to you PC. I believe Odin uses the Kies drivers and Heimdall replaces the with a Samsung composite driver. I personally use the Heimdall back to stock that is rooted.
Once you have them and decide which one you will use, you will need to get into download mode. Take the battery out, connect USB to phone and preferably a rear USB port on your PC. Hold volume up and down, No Power button though, and then insert the battery. This should put you in download mode and you need to push volume up to get to it. Volume down cancels it and will reboot. You may want to just try that one time to see if it corrects the problem. If not, repeat steps to get to download and flash either Odin to Heimdall and then start flashing again.
Read the instructions on the OP of Odin or Heimdall and ask questions if you aren't sure of what to do.
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I did what you said multiple times but evertime i do it it just goes straight to the charging screen then reboots and keeps doing the samething?

It seems your power button is faulty. You might need to open it up and clean the contacts or get it repaired.
Sent from my sweet & buttery Infuse

andros11 said:
It seems your power button is faulty. You might need to open it up and clean the contacts or get it repaired.
Sent from my sweet & buttery Infuse
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yeah i just opened it up afew min. ago.. still same problem.. looks like i need to repair the power button.. thanks

playing with soder
crookx said:
yeah i just opened it up afew min. ago.. still same problem.. looks like i need to repair the power button.. thanks
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i opened it up and put my soder to it and it stoped boot looping but i think i did a bad job cuz the power button is not functioning is there a way to turn on without the power button

texmextech said:
i opened it up and put my soder to it and it stoped boot looping but i think i did a bad job cuz the power button is not functioning is there a way to turn on without the power button
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install ADB for windows and type the command
adb devices
(if your device's S/N is listed then type)
adb reboot

I think I bricked my SG4GS (SGH-959v)

Hello everyone I am back again with a galaxy this time
I used this guide to root my phone http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21953587&postcount=1
the root worked perfectly, but I did wrong is that I didn't have any of my applications that I had before root, so I thought that it is a good idea to go back into CWM and restore it from there, after I did that the phone rebooted and got stuck in the Galaxy screen, I am unable to access recovery, CWM or download mode the phone doesn't even boot it justs sits at the galaxy screen.
btw I have this kernel Bhundven's Subtly Modified Stock with CWM5 + Voodoo Lagfix (thanks to AntonX )
this is the rom that I flashed -Valhalla - BlackEdition(thanks to RaverX3X)
my computer does recognise my phone when I do the three finger salute while plugged in usb.
please I need help this is my only phone ​

If you can still get into recovery then try wiping the caches and fix permissions. That may fix it, if not maybe wipe data. Otherwise if you can still use recovery then you should try wiping everything and re-installing the rom, or restore nandroid backup and use titanium to backup your apps.
If you can't get to recovery then you should be able to one-click back to stock from download mode and start over.

TwitchyEye said:
If you can still get into recovery then try wiping the caches and fix permissions. That may fix it, if not maybe wipe data. Otherwise if you can still use recovery then you should try wiping everything and re-installing the rom, or restore nandroid backup and use titanium to backup your apps.
If you can't get to recovery then you should be able to one-click back to stock from download mode and start over.
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I cant get to no where but the boot screen, holding the three buttons together at the same time it only makes the screen dissapear then reappear kinda like bootloop

Preluder said:
I cant get to no where but the boot screen, holding the three buttons together at the same time it only makes the screen dissapear then reappear kinda like bootloop
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So, I have been in this very situation with that same very setup. I flashed a Nandroid backup and bam, stuck at the screen. Spent hours trying to fix it. Best part was, I was on a business trip, and all the info I needed was in my phone
So, the trick here as I recall is to get the phone in Download Mode, once there, you can then use Heimdall One-Click http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498 (which is what I used that time) or you can flash One-Click Gremlin Remover, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500427 which uses Odin to Flash back to Stock.
To the best of my recollection, here is how I recall getting into D/L mode after hours of trying. About 5am, got it to work. Thanks to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112076
Steps are:
1. Have Heimdall or One-Click opened and ready
2. Remove your battery
3. I would hold the power button for like 10 secs to discharge the circuits (not sure this is needed, just like a clean slate)
4. Hold the Volume rocker down (no battery in the phone yet) *Note you DO NOT press or hold the POWER button for this procedure.
5. Plug computer connected USB into your phone (still holding down the volume rocker)
6. Insert Battery into phone (still holding down the volume rocker) Your phone should automatically turn on at this point in to Download Mode.
The order of the above is critical in that you do not install your battery until after the USB is connected, while you hold the volume rocker down. This should take you into Download mode where you can reflash.
You might also run into an issue where your computer does not recognize the drivers for your phone initially (because they are not being sent to it by the phone). If you are getting into Download Mode and you see that Heimdall or One Click is not detecting the device, reinstall the drivers from the Samsung site for the SGS4G and then try.
Hope this helps! Been in the exact same jam, you can get this fixed. Soft bricks are always better than hard bricks.

ariesgodofwar said:
So, I have been in this very situation with that same very setup. I flashed a Nandroid backup and bam, stuck at the screen. Spent hours trying to fix it. Best part was, I was on a business trip, and all the info I needed was in my phone
So, the trick here as I recall is to get the phone in Download Mode, once there, you can then use Heimdall One-Click http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498 (which is what I used that time) or you can flash One-Click Gremlin Remover, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500427 which uses Odin to Flash back to Stock.
To the best of my recollection, here is how I recall getting into D/L mode after hours of trying. About 5am, got it to work. Thanks to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112076
Steps are:
1. Have Heimdall or One-Click opened and ready
2. Remove your battery
3. I would hold the power button for like 10 secs to discharge the circuits (not sure this is needed, just like a clean slate)
4. Hold the Volume rocker down (no battery in the phone yet) *Note you DO NOT press or hold the POWER button for this procedure.
5. Plug computer connected USB into your phone (still holding down the volume rocker)
6. Insert Battery into phone (still holding down the volume rocker) Your phone should automatically turn on at this point in to Download Mode.
The order of the above is critical in that you do not install your battery until after the USB is connected, while you hold the volume rocker down. This should take you into Download mode where you can reflash.
You might also run into an issue where your computer does not recognize the drivers for your phone initially (because they are not being sent to it by the phone). If you are getting into Download Mode and you see that Heimdall or One Click is not detecting the device, reinstall the drivers from the Samsung site for the SGS4G and then try.
Hope this helps! Been in the exact same jam, you can get this fixed. Soft bricks are always better than hard bricks.
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thank you for your reply, I am sorry to hear about that this really sucks I am shipping very soon to basic training and Im just trying to get in contact with some people, but this failed me.
I will try the solution you suggested and Ill repost with results =)
btw I tried the steps with the combination of the volume button down + inserting the usb then inserting the battery
the screen turned on and it was black screen with a tiny loading circle in the middle that wasnt movie
the circle looks like a little strips.

Preluder said:
btw I tried the steps with the combination of the volume button down + inserting the usb then inserting the battery
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It's volume up and down. Meaning hold them both in. Then insert USB.

hechoen said:
It's volume up and down. Meaning hold them both in. Then insert USB.
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thank man im at the download mode now with the construction droid =)

hechoen said:
It's volume up and down. Meaning hold them both in. Then insert USB.
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Thanks for clarifying, that was what I meant. I press the middle of the rocker to hold it "down" did not even think of that being mistaken as in directionally down. Sounds like the OP is up and running so all good.
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Preluder said:
thank man im at the download mode now with the construction droid =)
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Good to hear. Now, get yourself updated to one of the stable ICS MTD ROMs, I never had much success with the GB ROMs being all that stable for me. Personally, I like AOKP (4.0.4) myself.

ariesgodofwar said:
Thanks for clarifying, that was what I meant. I press the middle of the rocker to hold it "down" did not even think of that being mistaken as in directionally down. Sounds like the OP is up and running so all good.
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Good to hear. Now, get yourself updated to one of the stable ICS MTD ROMs, I never had much success with the GB ROMs being all that stable for me. Personally, I like AOKP (4.0.4) myself.
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thank you guys I really appreciate the help. I had the wrong combination for download mode so that made me think that my phone was completely fried, but I unbricked it using the one click unbrink program .

Preluder said:
thank you guys I really appreciate the help. I had the wrong combination for download mode so that made me think that my phone was completely fried, but I unbricked it using the one click unbrink program .
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Out of curiosity, did you end up using Heimdall or One-Click Gremlin Remover?