I went to check for updates and I got this, "your device has been modifed, Software updates are not available".
So I checked under Status and it says "custom''.
I have never modified this device as I have zero reason to. I tried reformatting without the SD card and it works for about a week then I get the message again. I have done this about 4 times already.
Anything? Did I pay full price on a refurb from Best Buy, that I special ordered because no one had a 32 gig?
What does Kies say ???
jje
nothing, just says "Connecting" for an indefinite amount of time. It connects to Kies Air but you can't do anything other than file transfer with that.
have you booted it into odin mode..
holding down vol down and power button and see what the FLASH COUNT SAYS.. If you bought it brand new and there is a Count on it i WOULD be screaming at best buy.. They do repackage items... .
Was the samsung seal on the box when you got it ..
Check the above... and let us flash count
the seal was on the box.
this is what the screen showed
Dookiestan said:
the seal was on the box.
this is what the screen showed
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All that says is recovery mode ( not download mode ) is stock .
jje
so what should I do to figure out what I need to do?
Dookiestan said:
so what should I do to figure out what I need to do?
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Download mode custom binary yes no official yes no.
Settings about phone details .
No download mode means its a damaged phone .
jje
I updated through KIES with a custom status, sometimes KIES doesn't connect though, takes a couple plug and unplug cycles
JJEgan said:
Download mode custom binary yes no official yes no.
Settings about phone details .
No download mode means its a damaged phone .
jje
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Im assuming that means there is actually something wrong with my tablet
Dookiestan said:
Im assuming that means there is actually something wrong with my tablet
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not necessarily, your attachment picture is of recovery mode( power and volume up) hold power and volume down for download, or ODIN mode, see what that says
jaydubbbbs said:
not necessarily, your attachment picture is of recovery mode( power and volume up) hold power and volume down for download, or ODIN mode, see what that says
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now it works. I did it while it was on its side up was down.
Dookiestan said:
now it works. I did it while it was on its side up was down.
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sweet that's a good sign, did you push up? that will give you the flash counter and binary information. just hold power after you get that info and it should reboot. I would try plugging into KIES a couple times again, mine doesn't always get recognized. might have to uninstall and reinstall KIES also
jaydubbbbs said:
sweet that's a good sign, did you push up? that will give you the flash counter and binary information. just hold power after you get that info and it should reboot. I would try plugging into KIES a couple times again, mine doesn't always get recognized. might have to uninstall and reinstall KIES also
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I will try reinstalling keIs when I get home
Dookiestan said:
I will try reinstalling keIs when I get home
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just make sure you get all of the drivers off before you reinstall KIES, good luck! for what it's worth, mine said the same thing as yours and KIES updated it fine
Did you change the default language? Inventory sold by most US retailers is generally set to English. If you didn't change the language settings, you may have a refurbished unit.
I changed the language back to English and rebooted, nothing. Reintalling Kies now
waiting...
waiting...
Kies is installed, waiting...
Switch USB port...
Installing device drivers...
Connecting...
Connected. Working
This is the latest firmware.
"Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available"
OK. Now what. I have zero idea as to what to do. Restore? Take it back to BB? It seems to be working fine otherwise, just this bugs me.
Of course, my GN2 is not supported by Kies version 2.0. Why would the Samsung flagship phone actually work on the program that Samsung is pushing us to use. Guess Itunes is still my best bet for an ANDROID operated phone, I feel the blame will probably fall on Verizon. Sorry, rant... (sadly itunes works better with my GN2 and GN10 than it ever did with my iphone, ipod, and ipad)
System status CUSTOM .
Its not original firmware looks a probable returned phone .
jje
I wonder if that is what is causing all The odd programming issues. Now I get to argue with best buy
Dookiestan said:
I wonder if that is what is causing all The odd programming issues. Now I get to argue with best buy
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fwiw, KIES says my gs3 isn't supported. seems to be pretty common, I don't really use KIES unless I have to, just annoying because it SHOULD work
Related
I was updating to froyo using the Odin installer and for some reason it stalled. I waited 10 minutes and nothing happened, it was stuck on DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!! aaand being the genius that I am reset the Odin installer and phone...now I get nothing. The phone is completely unresponsive, no ! screen or anything.
Am I screwed?
edit: sorry for posting this in the wrong forum, please move to Q&A if a mod gets a chance.
close EVERYTHING, take everything out of your phone (sim, battery, and sd card.) then put the battery in but DONT TURN IT ON. have your usb cable ready. hold the two volume buttons down, and then plug in your usb cable to the phone (it should be plugged into your comp) WITHOUT PRESSING ANY POWER BUTTONS. if you get back into downloader mode, you are fine and can then restore using odin or the i click restore
hmmm, well try this take out the battery sim card and ex sd if u got one, open odin, put the battery back in and plug the usb in while holdin the volume buttons, aka download mode... sometimes it doesnt work the first time just try it a couple more...
I did this with my phone. If nothing comes on screen when you plug in the USB cable and entering recovery and download mode don't work, then take thye phone back to AT&T, they accepted my bricked phone back. Just act dumb like you have no clue why it's broken.
I have a similar issue, however I can still get into the downloader..but it just hangs when restoring on factoryfs.rfs....
Any suggestions on that?
hazard96 said:
close EVERYTHING, take everything out of your phone (sim, battery, and sd card.) then put the battery in but DONT TURN IT ON. have your usb cable ready. hold the two volume buttons down, and then plug in your usb cable to the phone (it should be plugged into your comp) WITHOUT PRESSING ANY POWER BUTTONS. if you get back into downloader mode, you are fine and can then restore using odin or the i click restore
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I cannot explain how much you have just helped me at this moment. I did NOT expect this to work at all, and it did.
thank you, thank you THANK YOU truly
haha well seeing as you're new...
Welcome to the warm hearts at xda-developers
Have I mentioned how good it feels to see resolvable brick threads after the JH7 OTA disaster?
texasryno said:
I have a similar issue, however I can still get into the downloader..but it just hangs when restoring on factoryfs.rfs....
Any suggestions on that?
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This happened to me as well, is there anything I can do?
jonttu said:
This happened to me as well, is there anything I can do?
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Try a computer reboot / different USB port... sometimes USB gets interrupted when its flashing in big files like the factory.rfs
Zilch25 said:
Try a computer reboot / different USB port... sometimes USB gets interrupted when its flashing in big files like the factory.rfs
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Thank you, had to switch the usb to one that was directly on the board, again much gratitude
It seems my phone is fully bricked, I tryed the download method with taking out everything. Nothing turns on, its completley blackscreened. I did have it working, but now its completley unresponsive.
mrbloog said:
It seems my phone is fully bricked, I tryed the download method with taking out everything. Nothing turns on, its completley blackscreened. I did have it working, but now its completley unresponsive.
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Are you doing the method where you remove the battery first, hold the volume buttons (without power) and plug into USB? That *SHOULD* get you into download mode- if not, maybe check a different USB port.
Up and running, with Froyo to boot! Thanks again and good luck to those with problems. Thanks for the welcome again and I've made a donation in the site for saving my ass $500
HELP please HELP !!
I upgrade to Froyo and then wanted to go back to 2.1. The problem now I can only boot into download mode, but I tried to load other roms (one click, odin i9000 and Froy) and nothing happens! need help please!
dude, i love you for this.
monkas said:
I upgrade to Froyo and then wanted to go back to 2.1. The problem now I can only boot into download mode, but I tried to load other roms (one click, odin i9000 and Froy) and nothing happens! need help please!
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Can you clarify? Did you successfully upgrade to froyo or incur and error somewhere in the process. When you say that "nothing happens" what exactly does that mean?
What does ODIN show when you try to upload?
vsboxerboy1 said:
Can you clarify? Did you successfully upgrade to froyo or incur and error somewhere in the process. When you say that "nothing happens" what exactly does that mean?
What does ODIN show when you try to upload?
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Upgrade to Froyo successfully. Want to go back to 2.1 after using One Click Odin JF6 rom, it never ends. Following on from here, probe with OCD Froyo, eclair, odin and any rom could do to finish flashing. He stays in zImage and shows the status bar.
Any idea I can try?
monkas said:
Upgrade to Froyo successfully. Want to go back to 2.1 after using One Click Odin JF6 rom, it never ends. Following on from here, probe with OCD Froyo, eclair, odin and any rom could do to finish flashing. He stays in zImage and shows the status bar.
Any idea I can try?
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This may seem elementary but I noticed your tag says your location says Buenos Aires. Are you sure you have a Captivate and not an i9000?
JOe K. said:
This may seem elementary but I noticed your tag says your location says Buenos Aires. Are you sure you have a Captivate and not an i9000?
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Guys, good news! I recovered the phone and install Froyo. My error was that it came to how to download and then disconnect the USB and reconnected.
Joe K Captivate works perfect in Argentina because it uses the same bands as AT & T, send me a friend who lives in NYC, obviously unlocked.
Thank you all for your concern, I return to live!
my phone was running the official 2.2 update and i wanted to get back to 2.1 to flash a custom rom. it did a master clear just fine in ODIN but locked up at "DO NOT TURN OFF.." so i had to unplug it and restart, now its stuck at the pc to phone image and ODIN still wont flash it..plz help!
You're supposed to click 'Start' and THEN do Master Clear.
Remove battery so phone is off
Reinsert battery but leave off
Open Odin 1 click program
Hold volume up/down at same time, FOLLOWED by plugging phone in
You should be in Download mode
Click start & hope for the best
Hope that helps
ninjuh said:
You're supposed to click 'Start' and THEN do Master Clear.
Remove battery so phone is off
Reinsert battery but leave off
Open Odin 1 click program
Hold volume up/down at same time, FOLLOWED by plugging phone in
You should be in Download mode
Click start & hope for the best
Hope that helps
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i tried that, it still just sits there saying do not turn off...
At this point I would suggest you buy a jig from someone on ebay or follow the instructions here for a cheap 99 cent jig
These are the resistors you need to get at radio shack
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062350
Catalog #: 271-1347
rpicaso said:
These are the resistors you need to get at radio shack
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062350
Catalog #: 271-1347
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is the JIG only needed to force to download mode? If so, I can get to download mode right now..
holy ****!! its working! the blue progress bar is moving right now! OMG! I musta tried it 10 times before it started loading, PHEW!! thanks for yall's responses, i think im ok now
Please help im not noob bricked
Fuct my cappy with odin. no download mode, no power, battery not charging/getting warm. I'm NOT a newb/noob/nub lol by any means. My question is if my bootloader is broken will using the jig even matter. I got a red screen when odin failed while flashing to 2.3.3 but it failed half way through after it seemed to be flashing fine. My concern is I just wiped everything of my phone. If so has anyone Jtag'd one here? I know about jtagbox.com/?s=CAPTIVATE and I'm an electrical engineering student whos done 360 jtag and router jtag for dd-wrt so im more than comfortable with it but I don't wanna spend hours if its for nothing.
ninjuh said:
You're supposed to click 'Start' and THEN do Master Clear.
Remove battery so phone is off
Reinsert battery but leave off
Open Odin 1 click program
Hold volume up/down at same time, FOLLOWED by plugging phone in
You should be in Download mode
Click start & hope for the best
Hope that helps
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Thanks for the help. This saved my butt just now! WHEW!
UGART3 said:
Fuct my cappy with odin. no download mode, no power, battery not charging/getting warm. I'm NOT a newb/noob/nub lol by any means. My question is if my bootloader is broken will using the jig even matter. I got a red screen when odin failed while flashing to 2.3.3 but it failed half way through after it seemed to be flashing fine. My concern is I just wiped everything of my phone. If so has anyone Jtag'd one here? I know about jtagbox.com/?s=CAPTIVATE and I'm an electrical engineering student whos done 360 jtag and router jtag for dd-wrt so im more than comfortable with it but I don't wanna spend hours if its for nothing.
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I forgot if we already have talked but I think we did. I can JTAG the Captivate if you need help.
I have a stock AT&T S2 (I727) that worked fine. We're now in Costa Rica and I need it unlocked. I'm short on time and the local phone shop said they could unlock it.
They couldn't and gave it back, saying the battery was low.
Battery is recharged, but the phone will not turn on or show any signs of life. When plugged into the charger, nothing on the screen. No response to the reset button sequence.
I downloaded Odin and the S2 drivers and the phone appears, but it's in yellow. When I press the power button, Odin responds with a sound. That's it.
I have no idea what they did, but I know it sure not saving me any time!! Esp since ATT may have just given me the code....
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks!
Kurt
Wrong forum... This forum is for i777
Anyways
Do you know how to use Odin? What is yellow? If it says COM port yellow that is a good thing, Odin sees your phone. You need it in download mode ( holding both volume up and down while phone is off and Odin on your screen plug it in to the computer, if they loaded a different ROM on it then only holding volume down might put it in download mode) then browse to your stock att ROM with Odin under PDA section and hit flash. Don't change any settings on Odin ... Only add a check mark to update boot loaders. Keep trying until you get a successful flash. After the phone AUTOMATICALLY reboots you can try the 3 button combo, get into recovery and reset to factory and reboot. Hope it helps ...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda app-developers app
Please be careful where you post and get information from to avoid making your phone an expensive paperweight.
Moved to S2 forums
FNM
They bricked ur phone when they tried to unlock it, I almost guarantee it. You could've just purchased an unlock code off the net, but I digress. Keep trying to get the phone to go green in Odin. My guess may be the USB drivers you have installed are incorrect as well.
Yeah, the shop bricked your phone.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
Little bit late on this party, but yeah they bricked the phone...And those animals in that shop said it's low on Battery lol....
Go back to that shop and give them crap or they reimburse you with the phone price...
Commodore 64 said:
Wrong forum... This forum is for i777
Anyways
Do you know how to use Odin? What is yellow? If it says COM port yellow that is a good thing, Odin sees your phone. You need it in download mode ( holding both volume up and down while phone is off and Odin on your screen plug it in to the computer, if they loaded a different ROM on it then only holding volume down might put it in download mode) then browse to your stock att ROM with Odin under PDA section and hit flash. Don't change any settings on Odin ... Only add a check mark to update boot loaders. Keep trying until you get a successful flash. After the phone AUTOMATICALLY reboots you can try the 3 button combo, get into recovery and reset to factory and reboot. Hope it helps ...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda app-developers app
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Argh. I looked for a 727 forum, but I didn't look for a Skyrocket forum. Sorry.
And sorry for the delay - we lost internet for a while when we got a new house (here in CR).
The shop is willing to try and fix the phone, but not sure I trust them but not sure of my abilities yet.
They said they just updated it. But that's not what they were trying to do - they were supposed to be unlocking it.
Thanks for the detailed directions.
No, I don't know Odin. Reading up a lot....
Yes, it's the COM port that is yellow.
I think I have the correct USB drivers - the computer recognizes my S3 as a I535.
So, I have KIES_HOME_I727UCMC1_I727ATTMC1_844945_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5 (stock ROM I believe) downloaded. Odin shows this as the entry next to PDA.
Hard to tell the phone is in the download mode, since there's no display.
I've been delaying, but I guess it's time to try....
Kurt S said:
Argh. I looked for a 727 forum, but I didn't look for a Skyrocket forum. Sorry.
And sorry for the delay - we lost internet for a while when we got a new house (here in CR).
The shop is willing to try and fix the phone, but not sure I trust them but not sure of my abilities yet.
They said they just updated it. But that's not what they were trying to do - they were supposed to be unlocking it.
Thanks for the detailed directions.
No, I don't know Odin. Reading up a lot....
Yes, it's the COM port that is yellow.
I think I have the correct USB drivers - the computer recognizes my S3 as a I535.
So, I have KIES_HOME_I727UCMC1_I727ATTMC1_844945_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5 (stock ROM I believe) downloaded. Odin shows this as the entry next to PDA.
Hard to tell the phone is in the download mode, since there's no display.
I've been delaying, but I guess it's time to try....
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WAIT!
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jd1639 said:
WAIT!
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Do you have an i727 s2 skyrocket or a s3?
No problem, I can wait.
Kurt S said:
No problem, I can wait.
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What phone are you trying to flash with odin? I727 or i535?
The wife's phone is the S2 I727 and it's dead.
I mentioned the S3 because it seems to indicate the computer has the correct USB drivers.
jd1639 said:
What phone are you trying to flash with odin? I727 or i535?
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The ucmc1 tar file in your post is for the i727. If that's the phone you have then go ahead and flash it. If you have an i535 it'll probably brick your phone, don't flash it.
So I tried flashing it. Odin says 'SetupConnection', but then nothing else happened. It didn't pass or fail.
I'm not sure what to do next - I'm afraid to interrupt the process, but nothing is happening...
Kurt S said:
So I tried flashing it. Odin says 'SetupConnection', but then nothing else happened. It didn't pass or fail.
I'm not sure what to do next - I'm afraid to interrupt the process, but nothing is happening...
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if the phone has no signs of life it is hardbricked as such odin/computer wont see it, jtag is the only way to fix it
So I guess at this point it doesn't matter what I do - just unplug it or shut down Odin first....
Interesting, Odin still sees it and COM is still yellow. But I don't hear a response from Odin when I press the buttons on the phone.
Trying again.....
Pull battery, hold both volume buttons and insert USB cable from PC..... Release volume keys after about 5 sec.... Push volume - key after that try to flash with odin
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Never too late right? lol
Hemidall would've been the right move here.
I have a Samsung S6 (SM-G920V) Verizon 32 GB. It was rooted with Ping-Pong Root (apk).
I try to install TWRP. At the restart, my cell phone would not start more. Apparently it was not compatible with my version of mobile phone.
TWRP not installed, so I understand.
When I turn it on, it stays on a light-blue screen.
I try to install a stock firmware with Odin3 but the application remains frozen with the message 'NAND write start!' for several hours. And sometimes the status message 'Set Partition' appears in the box where it should say 'PASS' at the conclusion flashing.
You have a solution? What?
If I can give links to the files you need, also they are grateful.
Are you in download mode with the phone when you are trying to odin back to stock? Silly question but I have to ask.
lucas_z said:
I have a Samsung S6 (SM-G920V) Verizon 32 GB. It was rooted with Ping-Pong Root (apk).
I try to install TWRP. At the restart, my cell phone would not start more. Apparently it was not compatible with my version of mobile phone.
TWRP not installed, so I understand.
When I turn it on, it stays on a light-blue screen.
I try to install a stock firmware with Odin3 but the application remains frozen with the message 'NAND write start!' for several hours. And sometimes the status message 'Set Partition' appears in the box where it should say 'PASS' at the conclusion flashing.
You have a solution? What?
If I can give links to the files you need, also they are grateful.
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The bootloader is locked on Verizon. No custom recoveries for our phones.
I had trouble getting Odin to work on mine once. I went back and forth with 3.09 and 3.10, closed odin, opened it back up and it finally took. Try a different USB port if you have one.
bc760 said:
Are you in download mode with the phone when you are trying to odin back to stock? Silly question but I have to ask.
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Yes
Have you tried a factory reset? Go into maintenance mode. Same buttons as download mode but with your phone turned on. As soon as the screen goes black, release the buttons.
Tulsadiver said:
Have you tried a factory reset? Go into maintenance mode. Same buttons as download mode but with your phone turned on. As soon as the screen goes black, release the buttons.
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I tried, but when I select that option, the phone returns to show the light-blue screen attached to the publication.
Any option, shows me that screen. I'm desperate.
lucas_z said:
I tried, but when I select that option, the phone returns to show the light-blue screen attached to the publication.
Any option, shows me that screen. I'm desperate.
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Did you try the verizon repair assistant? Or maybe kies?
http://www.verizonwireless.com/support/knowledge-base-80201/
http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/
Tulsadiver said:
Did you try the verizon repair assistant? Or maybe kies?
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Yes, both. But they are not compatible.
I installed the drivers for Samsung, and try 2 different versions, and... nothing!
lucas_z said:
Yes
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How are you getting into download mode?
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riker147 said:
How are you getting into download mode?
Sent from my NCC-1701 using Tapatalk.
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Download Mode works, apparently. Or at least it shows me that screen. In this way I connect to the PC and use Odin3.
lucas_z said:
Download Mode works, apparently. Or at least it shows me that screen. In this way I connect to the PC and use Odin3.
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What I meant was, what button combination are you using to get into download mode?
Are you doing it like this?
Power Down the Galaxy S6
Press and Hold the Home Button, Power Button and Volume Down Buttons at the Same Time
Continue Holding These Buttons Until You See a Special Download Mode Menu
Once You See that Download Mode Menu, Immediately Let Go of Those Buttons
You’ll Need to Press the Volume Up Button to Accept the Warning
If so, what firmware are you trying to flash? Did you check MD5?
Have you tried a different cable?
Different USB port?
Even a different PC? (If one is available)
lucas_z said:
Download Mode works, apparently. Or at least it shows me that screen. In this way I connect to the PC and use Odin3.
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Is the file from this post the one you have been trying? With your problem, it should be. This is a full wipe tar.
Also, make sure kies isn't open the same time Odin is.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s6/development/5-15-stock-odin-tar-t3109676
riker147 said:
What I meant was, what button combination are you using to get into download mode?
Are you doing it like this?
Power Down the Galaxy S6
Press and Hold the Home Button, Power Button and Volume Down Buttons at the Same Time
Continue Holding These Buttons Until You See a Special Download Mode Menu
Once You See that Download Mode Menu, Immediately Let Go of Those Buttons
You’ll Need to Press the Volume Up Button to Accept the Warning
If so, what firmware are you trying to flash? Did you check MD5?
Have you tried a different cable?
Different USB port?
Even a different PC? (If one is available)
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Yes, I'm doing that.
I tried installing the firmware of the following links:
- https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23991606952607102
and
- https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23991606952613680
Yes, I checked MD5 both.
The cable used is provided by Samsung.
I tried three different USB ports, always in the same PC.
Tulsadiver said:
Is the file from this post the one you have been trying? With your problem, it should be. This is a full wipe tar.
Also, make sure kies isn't open the same time Odin is.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s6/development/5-15-stock-odin-tar-t3109676
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I think I download a firmware with a similar name.
I'll try this, and then you commented.
Kies always kept closed (even the process was not listed in the task manager).
lucas_z said:
I think I download a firmware with a similar name.
I'll try this, and then you commented.
Kies always kept closed (even the process was not listed in the task manager).
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If that doesn't work, some people have reported having luck restoring their phones using Samsung Smart Switch. It's main purpose is to transfer data from one phone to another but it also has "Emergency Recovery" and "Software Update and Initialization" sections.
Here is a YouTube video to help you out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AZyalTf5Y
riker147 said:
If that doesn't work, some people have reported having luck restoring their phones using Samsung Smart Switch. It's main purpose is to transfer data from one phone to another but it also has "Emergency Recovery" and "Software Update and Initialization" sections.
Here is a YouTube video to help you out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AZyalTf5Y
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I've tried. But Smart Switch does not recognize my phone.
lucas_z said:
I think I download a firmware with a similar name.
I'll try this, and then you commented.
Kies always kept closed (even the process was not listed in the task manager).
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MANY THANKS!
They revived my mobile phone that believed lost.
I honestly do not know how to thank. They really are experts.
lucas_z said:
MANY THANKS!
They revived my mobile phone that believed lost.
I honestly do not know how to thank. They really are experts.
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It worked? Great! Good for you!
If anyone is still having this trouble a great tip is to use as many versions of odin possible
I have a Verizon Galaxy S7 that I rooted and have been using on T-Mobile. With the new T-Mobile nougat coming out yesterday I tried flashing the new update using Odin. When I tried to flash via Odin it showed failed and my phone was stuck on download mode. So I trying rebooting using the Power + Volume Down and that's when i realized that the phone has been hard bricked. I don't have anything but black screen. When I try to get into recovery it shows "Rebooting Recovery" and then black screen again. Can someone please help me unbrick this phone? Is there anyway to boot from sdcard? Any way to get into a safe mode or something like that?
battery was at % !!!
popmpopm said:
battery was at % !!!
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Battery was around 70% I've also charged the phone overnight
Can you get into download mode? In that case try to flash stock rom
mrd0pe said:
Can you get into download mode? In that case try to flash stock rom
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No I can't get into download mode. Otherwise I would've done exactly what you said. Download mode isn't working. When I try to get into recovery it shows "Recovery Booting" and then it goes black again.
dhman06 said:
Battery was around 70% I've also charged the phone overnight
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you said you can enter to recovery if yes your phone is good
popmpopm said:
you said you can enter to recovery if yes your phone is good
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I'm sorry. I don't think I clarified it properly. When I press the Volume Up + Power + Home I see a set of blue letters saying "Recovery Booting ..." I don't see anything after that. The phone goes back to Black screen and I don't see any of the recovery options.
What do you mean by Download mode "Does not work" ? Can you please elaborate.
Also, try to hold the download mode key combination in for like 20 seconds.
mrd0pe said:
What do you mean by Download mode "Does not work" ? Can you please elaborate.
Also, try to hold the download mode key combination in for like 20 seconds.
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yes if you have blue message you can use download mode
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What do you mean by Download mode "Does not work" ? Can you please elaborate.
Also, try to hold the download mode key combination in for like 20 seconds.
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Well basically when I try to enter the download mode I'm not getting there. Not sure why but similarly i can't access recovery either even though I'm getting the blue message that says "Rebooting Recovery ...."
popmpopm said:
yes if you have blue message you can use download mode
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That was my understanding as well, unfortunately I can't ... somehow
dhman06 said:
That was my understanding as well, unfortunately I can't ... somehow
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1- Waits for the battery to be empty ( if phone can be charged again )
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2- use jig to force phone to star download mode
dhman06 said:
Well basically when I try to enter the download mode I'm not getting there. Not sure why but similarly i can't access recovery either even though I'm getting the blue message that says "Rebooting Recovery ...."
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If you're just faced with a black screen when you try to access download mode, try to plug it in with odin and see if it's detecting anything?
I've been in a similar situation where you are now, and by pressing the combinations for download mode for maybe 30 sec the phone restarted itself a couple of times and evetually I got download mode.
One other time I held the combination and I thought I got into download mode but my screen was still black, and just for the fun of it I plugged it into my computer and opened odin.
Odin said "Added", I flashed stock, wiped everything, restarted and it worked! I then flashed stock rom completely again for safety reasons.
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If you're just faced with a black screen when you try to access download mode, try to plug it in with odin and see if it's detecting anything?
I've been in a similar situation where you are now, and by pressing the combinations for download mode for maybe 30 sec the phone restarted itself a couple of times and evetually I got download mode.
One other time I held the combination and I thought I got into download mode but my screen was still black, and just for the fun of it I plugged it into my computer and opened odin.
Odin said "Added", I flashed stock, wiped everything, restarted and it worked! I then flashed stock rom completely again for safety reasons.
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Yeah tried all those. Nothing worked. Just gonna send it back to Samsung since it's covered under warranty. Thanks for the suggestions though
Just being curious, if one of those hard brick occur, and i take my phone to service, what would they do to fix my phone? is it even possible to fix it, and how much would they request you to pay?
dhman06 said:
Yeah tried all those. Nothing worked. Just gonna send it back to Samsung since it's covered under warranty. Thanks for the suggestions though
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You voided the warranty as you have rooted and tripped the E-fuse
Happened the same to me because of a xposed module. Black screen with a pulsing blue led. Someone sugested to wait for the battery to drain and then try to connect to Odin. I have not tested it.
At the time i panicked and sent it to Samsung immediately without thinking.
Good luck to you.
Hansoliv said:
Happened the same to me because of a xposed module. Black screen with a pulsing blue led. Someone sugested to wait for the battery to drain and then try to connect to Odin. I have not tested it.
At the time i panicked and sent it to Samsung immediately without thinking.
Good luck to you.
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I assume they charged you for service since you rooted it? can i know how much did you pay, my friend also has his phone hard bricked
Ragazzza said:
I assume they charged you for service since you rooted it? can i know how much did you pay, my friend also has his phone hard bricked
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Good day.
As i live in Europe (Portugal), they did not charge me anything.
Take a look into this.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/help/root-killed-phone-t3464867