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S3 wont budge after root

I am not the owner of this phone.
I have a Verizon Galaxy S3 that was rooted using a "teamviewer" like program by a customer and an outside source. After root was "successful" the rom was flashed and the phone rebooted and shut down (as customer recalls it). This phone is running 4.08 on a wall charger through a volt meter and the battery is reading the same if not a bit less. The vibrate during start up does not occur and the lights for charging are not lit up. Any help towards getting this figured out please let me know. Appreciate the help in advance

Well when you pull the battery and put it back and then try to hold volume up, home and power dies it do anything?
Also, when plugged into pc does it ask for any drivers? I'm betting your customer installed an international version ROM and it's hard bricked.
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I had already done what you mentioned and the forums were my last resort haha. It does ask for drivers but I had to find the download for them and am currently trying to run the phone through adb devices but it is seeming like it wont pick it up.

What us the driver name and with the button combo did it respond?
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Samsung USB driver for mobile phones V 1.5.14.0
And I got absolutely no response from the volume + and power

drneely said:
Samsung USB driver for mobile phones V 1.5.14.0
And I got absolutely no response from the volume + and power
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You were holding home with those two right
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volume up+ power+home key all at once

yes I was....its like I said in the OP... I get nothing, no power no vibrate no anything

can you get to odin mode?

drneely said:
yes I was....its like I said in the OP... I get nothing, no power no vibrate no anything
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Sounds like hard brick, buy usually driver is something DIAGNOSTIC
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kintwofan said:
Sounds like hard brick, buy usually driver is something DIAGNOSTIC
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my thoughts exactly

kintwofan said:
Sounds like hard brick, buy usually driver is something DIAGNOSTIC
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Thats what I was thinking but I wanted to check if there was a solution. i am new to rooting but I successfully rooted my phone so I know how its supposed to end up haha.
What is Odin mode?

drneely said:
Thats what I was thinking but I wanted to check if there was a solution. i am new to rooting but I successfully rooted my phone so I know how its supposed to end up haha.
What is Odin mode?
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download mode. volume down +power+home ( all 3)

kidhudi said:
download mode. volume down +power+home ( all 3)
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Nope cant get to it if phones unresponsive

pull the battery for like 5 minutes and try again. if still unresponsive then you have a brick.

kidhudi said:
download mode. volume down +power+home ( all 3)
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Is volume - .....volume + is recovery
And that's what you said.... my bad
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kintwofan said:
Is volume - .....volume + is recovery
And that's what you said.... my bad
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hahahaha :good:

drneely said:
Thats what I was thinking but I wanted to check if there was a solution. i am new to rooting but I successfully rooted my phone so I know how its supposed to end up haha.
What is Odin mode?
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Just to be clear, you are trying to get it to download/recovery mode from the phone being powered off right? It won't get there when its powered on and stuck at "Galaxy S III" screen. Pull the battery and hold down the button combinations until you see "Samsung" with small blue text in the upper left hand corner and as soon as the screen goes black, release the buttons.
It almost sounds like they installed a rom that needed the bootloader workaround.. in which case I'd be stumped at what's needed then, jtag...?

What rom was flashed? Any way you could provide a link or recall its name?
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SlimSnoopOS said:
What rom was flashed? Any way you could provide a link or recall its name?
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This.
After root was "successful" the rom was flashed and the phone rebooted and shut down (as customer recalls it).
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Specifically, what rom was it? Sounds to me that a I9300 rom was flashed. If that's the case, the phone is hard bricked. You need a JTAG to fix it.

[Q]brick I can not enter download mode

try going from ICS to Gingerbread for odin and now I can not move from the welcome screen and I can not enter download mode to flash by odin again, leave some photographs (since I can not make screenshots) I hope your help
apology the English use google translator
this is what I use:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591622

Please in English. Not all of us can help without a English translation..
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xWolf13 said:
Please in English. Not all of us can help without a English translation..
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ok already

You should be able to get into download mode. Your able to boot up.
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xWolf13 said:
You should be able to get into download mode. Your able to boot up.
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let the three buttons down and the only thing that happens is that the screen turns and in the last two photos, also try precionas + button after they left the green dots but nothing happened

Scroll down and there is a mini tutorial on trying to get into Download Mode. It looks like your trying to get into Recovery Mode.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1919228
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xWolf13 said:
Scroll down and there is a mini tutorial on trying to get into Download Mode. It looks like your trying to get into Recovery Mode.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1919228
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frustrate me and I realized my mistake, I thanks the help already in my phone gingerbread

You're getting that because you didn't clear data and the permissions are wrong. Get into recovery, wipe data, flash again with odin.
To get into recovery:
Press volume up + power together until phone vibrates. Release the power button while continuing to hold the volume up until recovery comes up.
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I had that happen with the Kies update. I fixed it by reflashing. I also suggest you get a USB jig for easy download mode.

help with my phone

For some reason on my phone the android system recovery <3e> has a problem when i press the volume button to scroll it scrolls but when i press the power button it dosent want to select anything not even with the home button neither. Can you people help plz

You proabably have a bad/buggy button. You should install a touch recovery

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Daniel120201 said:
You proabably have a bad/buggy button. You should install a touch recovery
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what do you mean because if you mean about my buttons they work fine. And i watched alot of youtube videos and i cant seem to download twrp goomanager dosent detect it.

iwinmail said:
what do you mean because if you mean about my buttons they work fine. And i watched alot of youtube videos and i cant seem to download twrp goomanager dosent detect it.
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He probably means your system has a problem detecting it. Not that your physical button is bad. Try to remotely flash the recovery with something. Odin if you have a samsung.
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Well do you know how can I get something so I can flash stuff on my lg lucid
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Just get a rom, connect your usb cable from your comp to your phone, copy the file and flash it.

Daniel120201 said:
Just get a rom, connect your usb cable from your comp to your phone, copy the file and flash it.
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He cant with a bad button. Try adb
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Can someone just give me a really good video on how to install adb plz
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[Q] Soft Brick S2 plus

I tried to root my phone, and now after I flashed my phone Im not able to acess the recovery mode (holding home + volume up + quit)
any ways to fix this?
Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus.

i think is holding home+vol up+ power button

nickchk said:
i think is holding home+vol up+ power button
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Wow really... I said that it doesnt work for me... I get stuck in like a boot scene forever.
Anyone knows how to ACTUALLY fix this?
Maybe a way to reset my phone? I dunno really where its from but I got it from sweden and I live in sweden.
also Im using 4.1.2

Can you boot into download mode? If yes, then download your official Rom and flash with Odin
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Brian_SGW_CM9 said:
Can you boot into download mode? If yes, then download your official Rom and flash with Odin
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Where?

Volume down+ power+ home
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adamander17 said:
Wow really... I said that it doesnt work for me... I get stuck in like a boot scene forever.
Anyone knows how to ACTUALLY fix this?
Maybe a way to reset my phone? I dunno really where its from but I got it from sweden and I live in sweden.
also Im using 4.1.2
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thats y I said,press power instead of back button u wrote,when you still can in boot scene,very rare chance u can't even get it to recovery mode. if u cant even enter recovery,I'm not sure u can enter download mode.

nickchk said:
thats y I said,press power instead of back button u wrote,when you still can in boot scene,very rare chance u can't even get it to recovery mode. if u cant even enter recovery,I'm not sure u can enter download mode.
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mate just stop blaming him for using the wrong key combination
question to op:
can you boot into download mode?? (volume down+power+home)
if you can:
download your country's firmware from sammobile.com
extract that zip
connect your phone to your computer with your usb cable (make sure your cable is working fine)
click on "pda" in odin, choose the file you extracted from your zip.
the odin should say comort (or a number)
and also shows that you are connected: "added!"
click start
wait until it finishes, your phone should boot up with no problem now
don't unplug when it's still flashing

I can get into download mode. Going to try that now. Also when I said volume up + home + quit I meant quit as the power button.
Edit: Installed stock and rooted now. Thanks.

[Q] How to root when you can't get download mode? 4.2.2

Okay, I've got this Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 that's been updated with the OTA 4.2.2 update that will not turn off. I want to sell it but I don't want the new owner bugging me about it not being able to turn off. So I decided to root it and put Cyanogen Mod on it but I can't get it into download mode to flash it. I can only get it into ADB sideload from the stock recovery. Also, I can't even find the option to put it in USB debugging mode.
So my question is what's the best way to root and add CWM to this device while it's like this? I would download ROM Manager from the Playstore to start the process but I'm afraid it will brick the device. When I tried to flash the CWM zip to root it from the stock recovery I get an error saying it was unsigned or something to that affect. I've rooted many devices but this one is driving me nuts! What a screwed up update.

shawndh said:
Okay, I've got this Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 that's been updated with the OTA 4.2.2 update that will not turn off. I want to sell it but I don't want the new owner bugging me about it not being able to turn off. So I decided to root it and put Cyanogen Mod on it but I can't get it into download mode to flash it. I can only get it into ADB sideload from the stock recovery. Also, I can't even find the option to put it in USB debugging mode.
So my question is what's the best way to root and add CWM to this device while it's like this? I would download ROM Manager from the Playstore to start the process but I'm afraid it will brick the device. When I tried to flash the CWM zip to root it from the stock recovery I get an error saying it was unsigned or something to that affect. I've rooted many devices but this one is driving me nuts! What a screwed up update.
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Are you able to reboot your tab when pressing power for some time?

Are you holding the right buttons to enter into download mode? (Holding Power + Volume-UP)
In order to enable debugging on the Tab 2, you must go to Settings>>About Tablet. Keep tapping on "Build number" then eventually the Developer Options tab will display on the left. Tap on Developer Options and you will see on the right where you can enable USB debugging mode.

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Are you able to reboot your tab when pressing power for some time?
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Yes, it will reboot but it wont stay off. When I try to get it into dowload mode it will just quickly say "no command" and go to the the menu. Seems Im stuck on this version forever.

No you are not there are always two ways. Let me think. Your tab is rooted ?
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Oh I m sorry I forgot what the topic is..
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-SAM- said:
No you are not there are always two ways. Let me think. Your tab is rooted ?
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Nope! Everything starts with the download mode from what Ive read.
ive been pressing power and volume down to get there and volume up does nothing.

Are you using verizon tab?
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-SAM- said:
Are you using verizon tab?
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No, its a wifi only p5113

Have u tried continues pressing power button and volume down both at same time
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-SAM- said:
Have u tried continues pressing power button and volume down both at same time
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Yea. Ive been trying for weeks. But I'll keep trying

I think problem is in boot loader.
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-SAM- said:
I think problem is in boot loader.
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Any way to fix the bootloader without downlod mode? I was finally able to enable USB debugging.

shawndh said:
Any way to fix the bootloader without downlod mode? I was finally able
Try to factory reset from kies dont know it will work or not but give a try
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I have a p5113 and to get into recovery is Power + Vol down. Download mode is Power + Vol up. If you are able to get into recovery I know something that may work for you. This will install Philz Touch Recovery. I use it and it works well. Download the .zip file pertaining to your device (p5113).
- Download Philz Touch Recovery (.zip): http://d-h.st/users/philz_touch/?fld_id=16057#files
- Download SuperSU (.zip): http://download.chainfire.eu/372/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.86.zip
Copy the .zip files to your device's microSD card and flash philz touch from Recovery Mode. Reboot back into Recovery Mode and flash the SuperSU .zip file. This should root your device.

Yea bro but he is also unable to boot into recovery dont know what problem is this. But I m sure it is boot loader problem.
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-SAM- said:
I think problem is in boot loader.
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I was finally able to fix the problem with not being able to shut down. I finally got the device into download mode after several tries. Once I saw that I quickly opened up ODIN and flashed clockwork mod recovery. After flashing that it shut down properly afterwards. I have shut it down 5 times in a row now and it shuts down and stay shut down every time. Im totally satisfied with that! Thanx for all you guys help.
I got it into download mode by plugging in, and shutting it down until I got to the battery charging icon (will only shut down plugged in after 2 or 3 attempts). After about 30 seconds hold down the power button and the volume down button simultaneously until the warning screen comes up. The tap volume up (button closest to the power button).

Victory
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