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Stuck on ATT World Phone screen

Phone is stuck on att white world phone logo and is not going to download mode by holding the volume buttons and power, and or volume down and power.
When i hold the buttons and plug it in and all i see is a damn battery that goes on then off. Odin is open and does seem change.
All this just to get some bloatware and fix a gps.

Try the third option which is the only one works for me:
1. Take battery out and put back
2. Hold both Vol buttons. Don't touch the power button.
3. Plug in the USB cable to your PC. Don't touch the power button.
Your phone should boot into download mode right away. Remember, don't ever touch the power button.

WOW
wow dude perfect you saved me from freaking out! hah SOLVED thanks a million bad power button!

You're welcome. There is now even another hardware hack that can force the phone into download mode even if none of the buttons work. It is posted in i9000 forum.

foxbat121 said:
You're welcome. There is now even another hardware hack that can force the phone into download mode even if none of the buttons work. It is posted in i9000 forum.
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do you mind posting a link plz?
no button configuration is putting my phone in d/l mode...
tried odin for the first time and now i can't get past the damn 'world phone' screen.

Just do a search for captivate jig

kang0saur said:
do you mind posting a link plz?
no button configuration is putting my phone in d/l mode...
tried odin for the first time and now i can't get past the damn 'world phone' screen.
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Look in my sig.

Entering Download Mode but odin not working
I can get in to download mode but when I open odin3 there is nothing in the text boxes and when I press start it just says all threads completed 0/0 failed. And does the same thing for master clear.
When I turn the phone on with SIM in and hold the up/down + power it enters the clockwork stuff and I have tried the restore default option and recovery option. I was hoping download mode would help but didn't.
If anybody can help it would be much appreciated.
Thanks

evedavis58 said:
I can get in to download mode but when I open odin3 there is nothing in the text boxes and when I press start it just says all threads completed 0/0 failed. And does the same thing for master clear.
When I turn the phone on with SIM in and hold the up/down + power it enters the clockwork stuff and I have tried the restore default option and recovery option. I was hoping download mode would help but didn't.
If anybody can help it would be much appreciated.
Thanks
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Here is the procedure you need to follow:
1. Install the proper driver so that ODIN can see your phone when plugged in. Drivers are listed in the thread where you download ODIN.
2. Open ODIN with phone not attached. Select the firmware file (*.rar) you want to flash in PDA field.
3. Power off the phone and enter into download mode and connect the phone to PC.
4. Wait for the driver to install and your phone recognized. It will show up in one of the boxes in ODIN.
5. Once your phone is recognized, press Start button on ODIN to start the flash process.
6. Leave the PC and phone alone for a few minutes and pray (that your phone didn't get bricked in the process).

Ok I got it to recognize but I don't know what (*.rar) I am supposed to flash. Do i just put the cognition folder in it or what.
Thanks for the reply

I want to flash cognition but when i press pdf on odin3 it doesn't see it...any ideas?

Cog does not use Odin. Just get clockwork recovery and install it. Then boot into recovery and flash cog. Go to stickies in dev section, there are guides.

I try to select cognition.rar but says it needs a .tar file. What do I do to make it work?

Cog does not install with Odin unless dg added that. You need to unrar it. Download winrar and extract it, see what's inside.
Sent from my Captivate using XDA App

This guide lays it out pretty well. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364
Personally, here's what I use to do. Go to the Dev section and search for ClockworkMod Recovery. Search that thread for the update.zip. I'm sure it's in there. Put the update.zip on your internal storage, ie, when you plug phone into pc with USB the thing you mount and store file on, not an added SD card.
Boot into stock recovery. Choose reinstall packages, it reboots. Choose reinstall packages again, now your in Clockwork. Choose > install zip from sdcard > choose zip file > then navigate to Cognition (assuming you've put that on your internal storage also) and select it. It flashes, choose reboot. Bam! You're running Cognition.

evedavis58 said:
Ok I got it to recognize but I don't know what (*.rar) I am supposed to flash. Do i just put the cognition folder in it or what.
Thanks for the reply
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evedavis58 said:
I want to flash cognition but when i press pdf on odin3 it doesn't see it...any ideas?
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You two need to read more before risking your phone. I sense you soon to have two very expensive bricks on your hand.

[GUIDE] Installing CWM, Making Backup and Rooting on Galaxy R I9103

Installing CWM, Making a Backup and Rooting on the Galaxy R I9103:
All you need is:
ODIN
CWM
Superuser
Completely Switch off your Galaxy R I9103 (wait for vibration to confirm switch off)
Switch on in Download mode by pressing Vol Down + Home Button + Power button simultaneously
You will see a warning for installing custom firmware, just confirm it by pressing Vol Up and enter in download mode.
Start ODIN software on your PC
Connect your Galaxy R I9103 to your PC via USB cable
Now you should see "Added" in ODIN message box, if not please check and install Samsung USB drivers again.
Click on PDA tab and browse to the ".tar" inside the CWM file
Don`t change any other option in Odin, make sure Re-Partition is not checked
Press start button and you will be done within 2 minutes and Odin will show as Pass.
Now your mobile will reboot automatically
CWM Recovery is installed.
* NOW MAKE A CWM BACKUP OF YOUR DEVICE! *
Completely Switch off your Galaxy R I9103 (wait for vibration to confirm switch off)
Switch on in CWM recovery mode by pressing Power button, waiting for "Galaxy R" splash screen, and then pressing Vol Up + Home Button simultaneously
Make a Backup (Use Vol keys to scroll)
Now its time to root your device by installing Superuser
Completely Switch off your Galaxy R I9103 (wait for vibration to confirm switch off)
Switch on in CWM recovery mode by pressing Power button, waiting for "Galaxy R" splash screen, and then pressing Vol Up + Home Button simultaneously
Click on to “install zip from SD card” (Use Vol keys to scroll)
Select Zip from SD card >> select the superuser ZIP file
After the ZIP is installed, reboot the device by going to main menu
Now your Samsung Galaxy R I9103 is rooted, without yellow triangle.

Thanks Mate For Full Tut

Where have you been before?!
My phone have a yellow triangle on a screen, is there any way to remove that? This is my first android phone and i did not backup and i was complete noob about all this

Nephilim983 said:
Where have you been before?!
My phone have a yellow triangle on a screen, is there any way to remove that? This is my first android phone and i did not backup and i was complete noob about all this
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You can remove the yellow triangle by
1) Flashing back to the original Kernel
2) resetting the binary counter using USB Jig (Check Ebay for "USB Jig Samsung Galaxy S2" and Youtube for instructions)
The yellow triangle is just a warning that you have flashed insecure kernel and i see no danger in that.

Thanks for the reply
as i sad before, i didn't made a backup of stock kernel... where can i find a stock kernel for europe model? i kind a need it... i'll may be returning my phone for service check

Can use CheckFUS to download the European firmware. See this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1408610

ishafiq said:
Can use CheckFUS to download the European firmware. See this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1408610
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Dude you are a genius
I found my firmware on it...downloading now
...but what should i do with it? use odin and pda option?

Nephilim983 said:
Dude you are a genius
I found my firmware on it...downloading now
...but what should i do with it? use odin and pda option?
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Yes..Use the ODIN and PDA option to flash the firmware..
You mentioned you will sent phone to service.
Your binary counter will not be reset even though you flash the original firmware.
See if you can buy a USB jig. It might be handy for you always to unbrick you device, in case u brick/semi-brick it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1068522
You can also home make USB jig from a spare micro USB cable. See instructions here. But be careful of the terminals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdn5GoRjhn0

ishafiq said:
Yes..Use the ODIN and PDA option to flash the firmware..
You mentioned you will sent phone to service.
Your binary counter will not be reset even though you flash the original firmware.
See if you can buy a USB jig. It might be handy for you always to unbrick you device, in case u brick/semi-brick it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1068522
You can also home make USB jig from a spare micro USB cable. See instructions here. But be careful of the terminals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdn5GoRjhn0
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Thank you so much
...will look into the usb jig thing
Thanks again

ishafiq said:
You can remove the yellow triangle by
The yellow triangle is just a warning that you have flashed insecure kernel and i see no danger in that.
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The main function of the Yellow Triangle, is to show to Samsung Service that you did something that violates the warranty.
So Samsung Service can tell you:
"You have to pay to repair this device, you have violated the warranty."

legion1911 said:
Installing CWM, Making a Backup and Rooting on the Galaxy R I9103:
Completely Switch off your Galaxy R I9103 (wait for vibration to confirm switch off)
Switch on in Download mode by pressing Vol Down + Home Button + Power button simultaneously
You will see a warning for installing custom firmware, just confirm it by pressing Vol Up and enter in download mode.
Start ODIN software on your PC
Connect your Galaxy R I9103 to your PC via USB cable
Now you should see "Added" in ODIN message box, if not please check and install Samsung USB drivers again.
Click on PDA tab and browse to the CWM file
Don`t change any other option in Odin, make sure Re-Partition is not checked
Press start button and you will be done within 2 minutes and Odin will show as Pass.
Now your mobile will reboot automatically
CWM Recovery is installed.
* NOW MAKE A CWM BACKUP OF YOUR DEVICE! *
Completely Switch off your Galaxy R I9103 (wait for vibration to confirm switch off)
Switch on in CWM recovery mode by pressing Power button, waiting a second, and then pressing Vol Up + Home Button simultaneously
Make a Backup on you SD Card (Use Vol keys to scroll)
Now its time to root your device by installing Superuser
Completely Switch off your Galaxy R I9103 (wait for vibration to confirm switch off)
Switch on in CWM recovery mode by pressing Power button, waiting a second, and then pressing Vol Up + Home Button simultaneously
Click on to “install zip from SD card” (Use Vol keys to scroll)
Select Zip from SD card >> select the superuser ZIP file
After the ZIP is installed, reboot the device by going to main menu
Now your Samsung Galaxy R I9103 is rooted, without yellow triangle.
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Hi,
I installed the CWM and made a backup of the ROM, but when I try to install the SU file (Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip) I get this error (see attached file).
MD5 Mismatch from both locations; the MD5 I get from the files is "fc462fa0630379edbe10006b1d19d9b1"
Thanks a lot

Chapter said:
Hi,
I installed the CWM and made a backup of the ROM, but when I try to install the SU file (Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip) I get this error (see attached file).
MD5 Mismatch from both locations; the MD5 I get from the files is "fc462fa0630379edbe10006b1d19d9b1"
Thanks a lot
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Download the file n try again.
Sometimes it may get corrupted during initial download.
Cheers !

I tried few times but the problem don't disappear; Can anybody post the file in another server?
Thanks a lot
Enviado desde mi Galaxy R con tacatá

I've got the same error when flashed superuser over new 2.3.5 today. Surprisingly all still worked perfectly - su is installed and superuser app works.
Maybe because I didn't hard reset and I already had my previous firmware rooted.

Very useful,thanks for all!
Works perfect on my device.

Chapter said:
Hi,
I installed the CWM and made a backup of the ROM, but when I try to install the SU file (Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip) I get this error (see attached file).
MD5 Mismatch from both locations; the MD5 I get from the files is "fc462fa0630379edbe10006b1d19d9b1"
Thanks a lot
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astax said:
I've got the same error when flashed superuser over new 2.3.5 today. Surprisingly all still worked perfectly - su is installed and superuser app works.
Maybe because I didn't hard reset and I already had my previous firmware rooted.
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A MD5 mismatch means your file is corrupted.
I think superuser should not be installed over another superuser. It is not clear to me why you do that.
If you have problems with superuser, please contact ChainsDD, the developer of Superuser.

DarknessDragon said:
Very useful,thanks for all!
Works perfect on my device.
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Thank you for the feedback.

Hello.
Quick question/s
1. Will my download count increase if I make a backup of my current android version?
2. Will my warranty be voided when I install CWM in my GSR? I do not have acess to a USB jig so I can not reset the counter....
Thank you.

alister214 said:
Hello.
Quick question/s
1. Will my download count increase if I make a backup of my current android version?
2. Will my warranty be voided when I install CWM in my GSR? I do not have acess to a USB jig so I can not reset the counter....
Thank you.
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Installing CWM with Odin does not increase the counter.
Making a backup with CWM does not increase the counter.
Installing superuser with CWM does not increase the counter.
Installing the "ardatdat custom kernel with root+overclock" with CWM does not increase the counter.
Installing a stock rom does not increase the counter.

Hi,
I installed CWM and and made a backup of the stock-rom. Then I wanted to copy the backup-file to my pc, but i cant find the clockworkmod/backup folder. There is only a clockworkmod folder and that one is empty. Its the same on the pc and in android. The weird thing is, that i can see the folder and the backup-file in CWM. So I can restore in cwm, but I want to make a backup of the backup to my pc.
Who can help?

[Q] S2 GT-i9105P not working since flashed CM11

can anyone help me whats the reason when u get white screen all over the device anywhere recovery,Download mode ...... CM11 made my phone equal to dead

Sarfu4ndroid said:
can anyone help me whats the reason when u get white screen all over the device anywhere recovery,Download mode ...... CM11 made my phone equal to dead
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when did you noticed the white screen?

gabi_tz said:
when did you noticed the white screen?
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as soon as i flashed cm11 n restarted my phone its white from then

But is booting? The menu and back buttons are having light? Vibration work?
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gabi_tz said:
But is booting? The menu and back buttons are having light? Vibration work?
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ya its booting main menu working no vibrations

Well, i think there is a problem with the display if is booting and in recovery is the same. You can try to flash with odin stock firmware but you have to do it "blind". Search for odin tutorial anf follow step by step even if you don't see enithing on screen.
Sent from my GT-I9105P using Tapatalk

If you want to go blind into download mode maybe the following will help:
1: hold power volume down and home button for around 5/6 seconds then let them go
2: press the volume up key and see if odin recognize the device.

safariking said:
If you want to go blind into download mode maybe the following will help:
1: hold power volume down and home button for around 5/6 seconds then let them go
2: press the volume up key and see if odin recognize the device.
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i can do that odin recognizes my device
and i flashed stock ROM also
but still its same just one time i got the display in download mode after flash phone restarted n display same as white

I don't know why it was ok in download mode and after reboot it is not.
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gabi_tz said:
I don't know why it was ok in download mode and after reboot it is not.
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that i also don't know can u tell me how to flash android mobile

With odin. Download firmware from sammobile.com
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Sarfu4ndroid said:
that i also don't know can u tell me how to flash android mobile
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Before we proceed, make sure:
1-You have installed your Samsung Galaxy SII Plus GT-I9105/P USB drivers on your PC.
2-You need to enable USB debugging mode (Settings>Developer options) which is deactivated by default.
3-Your SII Plus GT-I9105/P should have 70-80% charge remaining.
4-Your SII Plus GT-I9105/P should be factory unlocked.
5-Backup your important data like Call logs, SMS and other data stored in phone memory in case if anything goes wrong, your data is not hurt.
6-Make sure that kies program is not running & disable antivirus.
How to do it:
Step 1) Turn OFF your mobile and go to Download Mode by pressing and holding the Volume Down + Home Buttons together for few seconds followed by Power button then proceed with volume up. (For some phones, when you see the construction Android robot and a triangle, press Power again to confirm to enter into Download Mode).
Step 2) Now open ODIN on your PC and connect your Galaxy SII Plus GT-I9105/P to your computer.
Step 3) Once your phone is successfully connected to your PC, the ID:COM box on ODIN will turn blue and will show the COM port number.
Step 4) unzip the downlowded file, u will get a Home.tar file.
Step 5) click on pda in odin (if odin 3.09 choose AP) and choose the file "xxxx.tar.md5"
Step 6) check "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" options and make sure that "Re-Partition" is unchecked
!!!!DO NOT CHECK "Nand Erase All" IN ANY WAY!!!!
Step 7) Click on Start button in ODIN window to start the installation process. The process will take few minutes to complete.
DO NOT UNPLUG USB CABLE WHILE EXECUTING THE PROCESS, YOU MAY BRICK YOUR PHONE!
Step 8) When the installation is completed, you read a "Pass". your phone will restart (first boot will take a longer time so don't panic)
It is recommended to make hard reset after flashing to have a fresh official firmware.

DenisRonaldo798 said:
Before we proceed, make sure:
1-You have installed your Samsung Galaxy SII Plus GT-I9105/P USB drivers on your PC.
2-You need to enable USB debugging mode (Settings>Developer options) which is deactivated by default.
3-Your SII Plus GT-I9105/P should have 70-80% charge remaining.
4-Your SII Plus GT-I9105/P should be factory unlocked.
5-Backup your important data like Call logs, SMS and other data stored in phone memory in case if anything goes wrong, your data is not hurt.
6-Make sure that kies program is not running & disable antivirus.
How to do it:
Step 1) Turn OFF your mobile and go to Download Mode by pressing and holding the Volume Down + Home Buttons together for few seconds followed by Power button then proceed with volume up. (For some phones, when you see the construction Android robot and a triangle, press Power again to confirm to enter into Download Mode).
Step 2) Now open ODIN on your PC and connect your Galaxy SII Plus GT-I9105/P to your computer.
Step 3) Once your phone is successfully connected to your PC, the ID:COM box on ODIN will turn blue and will show the COM port number.
Step 4) unzip the downlowded file, u will get a Home.tar file.
Step 5) click on pda in odin (if odin 3.09 choose AP) and choose the file "xxxx.tar.md5"
Step 6) check "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" options and make sure that "Re-Partition" is unchecked
!!!!DO NOT CHECK "Nand Erase All" IN ANY WAY!!!!
Step 7) Click on Start button in ODIN window to start the installation process. The process will take few minutes to complete.
DO NOT UNPLUG USB CABLE WHILE EXECUTING THE PROCESS, YOU MAY BRICK YOUR PHONE!
Step 8) When the installation is completed, you read a "Pass". your phone will restart (first boot will take a longer time so don't panic)
It is recommended to make hard reset after flashing to have a fresh official firmware.
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ya i know this thankx but its not working for after flashing stock its the same as before

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Sarfu4ndroid said:
can anyone help me whats the reason when u get white screen all over the device anywhere recovery,Download mode ...... CM11 made my phone equal to dead
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What you've done before, did you flash any customs/zip files??, have you tried flash it to the stock using Odin??

[Q] Some other functions of my device not working.

Hi there. I need help for my device. After I rooted my Samsung galaxy core I8262 i'v planned on installing the CWM Recovery. But before that, I tried to back up my device using the TITANIUM Backup. While the backup procedure is on the process my phone shuts down (because the battery is low i guess). After then, when i turned on my phone, the boot process stops only at the SAMSUNG logo. But after a couple of restarts (maybe 10 i guess) my phones passes the boot process of the SAMSUNG logo. Now while i'm using my device I've found out some other malfunctions like:
1) I can't detect and bluetooth devices even other devices tried to detect me but its undescoverable.
2) I can connect to a hotspot device, but i cant access the Internet even if it has a connection.
So far those where the problems that i had encountered yet after the backup problem occurs. What should I do in this kind problem? Should i upgrade my firmware?
Thanks

Flash your rom stock with odin

pepmat said:
Flash your rom stock with odin
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How will i do that? Thanks?
I already have an Odin v1.85 but I dont really know how to do it?
Im new in this ^_^

Download the stock firmware from the site SamMobile, then turn off your phone and press Power + Volume ↓ + Home and vibrates when the phone leaves the power and press volume ↑. Then connect your phone to the PC, open odin, click pda and select the file . md5 of the stock rom you downloaded and click start.

pepmat said:
Download the stock firmware from the site SamMobile, then turn off your phone and press Power + Volume ↓ + Home and vibrates when the phone leaves the power and press volume ↑. Then connect your phone to the PC, open odin, click pda and select the file . md5 of the stock rom you downloaded and click start.
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What does the procedure do? What was gonna happen if i do it?
I just wanna have knowledge on how its done ^_^. Before I'll try this one. Thanks man!

I need help fixing my GPS on the galaxy A7 2016

I am using the Samsung galaxy A7 2016 edition and the phone has gone through a couple of drops. Whenever I dropped the phone, the GPS seems to stop working properly and won't fix on a satellite. When I factory reset my phone, it works properly again. I've dropped my phone again and the GPS isn't working again. Is there any other way other than factory reseting my phone that can fix this? My phone isn't rooted.

Dhanussh said:
I am using the Samsung galaxy A7 2016 edition and the phone has gone through a couple of drops. Whenever I dropped the phone, the GPS seems to stop working properly and won't fix on a satellite. When I factory reset my phone, it works properly again. I've dropped my phone again and the GPS isn't working again. Is there any other way other than factory reseting my phone that can fix this? My phone isn't rooted.
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Hello
There is and other manner to factory reset the phone do this:
1. Go to SamMobile
2. Search you exact model number
3.Extract (unzip) the firmware file
4.Download Odin v3.13.1
5.Extract Odin ZIP file
6.Open Odin v3.13.1
7.Reboot Phone in Download Mode (press and hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons)
8.Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
9.Add the firmware file to AP / PDA
10.Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked
11.Click the start button, sit back and wait few minutes
12. When the green button is showing disconnect the phone.
13. If the phone doesn´t starts in 5-10 min power off and press and hold Home + Power + Volume up buttons and in the recovery select the wipe data factory reset option and reboot.
DISCLAIMER This is a procedure that you have to follow by your own risk I don´t be the responsible of any wrong thing on this procedure and it´s derivates.
I hope that I help you
Regards

elmakina said:
Hello
There is and other manner to factory reset the phone do this:
1. Go to SamMobile
2. Search you exact model number
3.Extract (unzip) the firmware file
4.Download Odin v3.13.1
5.Extract Odin ZIP file
6.Open Odin v3.13.1
7.Reboot Phone in Download Mode (press and hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons)
8.Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
9.Add the firmware file to AP / PDA
10.Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked
11.Click the start button, sit back and wait few minutes
12. When the green button is showing disconnect the phone.
13. If the phone doesn´t starts in 5-10 min power off and press and hold Home + Power + Volume up buttons and in the recovery select the wipe data factory reset option and reboot.
DISCLAIMER This is a procedure that you have to follow by your own risk I don´t be the responsible of any wrong thing on this procedure and it´s derivates.
I hope that I help you
Regards
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So you're saying that this method will need my phone to factory reset too but i won't have the same problem in future?

Dhanussh said:
So you're saying that this method will need my phone to factory reset too but i won't have the same problem in future?
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Hello
Yes you shouldn,t have this problem in the future. If this occurs again you have to fix hardware GPS antenna.
Sorry for the delay
Best Regards