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[Q] Stuck at Samsung Galaxy S3 boo screen

So i did my best to do my own research and downloaded all the files listed in [HOW-TO] Unbrick your soft bricked Galaxy S III on this forum and i haven't gotten very far. The phone will only get up to the splash screen and goes nowhere from there. I plug it in and it recognizes the phone and loads drivers and when i open ODIN 3 it detects it under the ID:COM port. But when i try and flash the "VARALEC.bootchain.tar.MD5" file it goes from "file analysis " to "setup connection" then stops. Any advice or help please?
boot screen, sorry.

Judging from your post, you're not in download mode. Anytime you use Odin, your phone must be in download mode:
1) Turn your phone off completely
2) Hold Power button, Volume Down, and Home until the phone boots on and vibrates
3) Now you're in Download mode
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Judging from your post, you're not in download mode. Anytime you use Odin, your phone must be in download mode:
1) Turn your phone off completely
2) Hold Power button, Volume Down, and Home until the phone boots on and vibrates
3) Now you're in Download mode
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So got past that part and got to the flashing. Flashed the bootloader first which passed then i tried to flash the unzipped Stock.vzw_root66.tar. twice so far it's given me a fail. I downloaded the torrent from scratch each time. Thoughts? Thanks for your help with that first step.

killerbunbun22 said:
So got past that part and got to the flashing. Flashed the bootloader first which passed then i tried to flash the unzipped Stock.vzw_root66.tar. twice so far it's given me a fail. I downloaded the torrent from scratch each time. Thoughts? Thanks for your help with that first step.
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MD5 sum matches too...

first off why are you flashing a bootchain? that should only be used if your device is truly softbricked...meaning, it will not boot even after flashing back to stock with odin. also try the links in my guide(section 6). flashing the bootchain should only be a last resort because if something goes wrong during flashing, your device could hard brick.

droidstyle said:
first off why are you flashing a bootchain? that should only be used if your device is truly softbricked...meaning, it will not boot even after flashing back to stock with odin. also try the links in my guide(section 6). flashing the bootchain should only be a last resort because if something goes wrong during flashing, your device could hard brick.
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Thank you for your help and the guide. Made it back to stock safely ... now to wait for the OTA jelly bean update

killerbunbun22 said:
Thank you for your help and the guide. Made it back to stock safely ... now to wait for the OTA jelly bean update
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See you in February.

*super noob s3 verizon root help*

So this is my second time ever trying to root a deice, i was semi successful with using this guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35418324
Only issue i am having is booting into recovery, i flashed the correct boot unlock, and i see that when the phone starts up. I just cant install su till i can figure out how to get into Odin/twrp. any suggestions, Please note i flashed the Twrp md5 file in the pda section of Odin, was that the correct spot? if anyone can shoot me some advise it would be greatly appeciated. thanks

Well are you making sure you unchecked reboot system and pulling the battery after your recovery flashes so you can manually boot into recovery.
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ssphaneuf said:
So this is my second time ever trying to root a deice, i was semi successful with using this guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35418324
Only issue i am having is booting into recovery, i flashed the correct boot unlock, and i see that when the phone starts up. I just cant install su till i can figure out how to get into Odin/twrp. any suggestions, Please note i flashed the Twrp md5 file in the pda section of Odin, was that the correct spot? if anyone can shoot me some advise it would be greatly appeciated. thanks
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Pull the battery then put it back in. Press and hold Volume up key, home key then power button. Hold them for a second or 2 after you feel the vibration. Should boot right into recovery.

Did you also install superuser as the guide suggested?

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I see a lot of people having this issue, once you feel the vibrate release the power button but keep holding the volume up and home button. Or you can just install rom manager from the play store and use that to reboot to recovery (there is a option in it).

s3 super noob root help
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Well are you making sure you unchecked reboot system and pulling the battery after your recovery flashes so you can manually boot into recovery.
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I did make sure to uncheck the reboot system, pulled the battery and pushed the vol up + power + home. but it just reboots right after that. Btw, thanks for taking time to read my post. I think maybe i flashed the twrp recovery in the wrong section of odin. is it supposed to be on the section that says PDA? or Boot loader?

ssphaneuf said:
I did make sure to uncheck the reboot system, pulled the battery and pushed the vol up + power + home. but it just reboots right after that. Btw, thanks for taking time to read my post.
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It did that to me to. Make sure you unplug the USB cord then pull battery, reinstall and bit into recovery
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s3 super noob root help
kintwofan said:
It did that to me to. Make sure you unplug the USB cord then pull battery, reinstall and bit into recovery
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After some tinkering and what not. I just re flashed the clockwork mod recovery and it worked. i used this on my s1 and it serves it's purpose, although i really wanted to try twrp. i think at this point, i'll just leave it alone till i become a bit more knowledgeable and then i'll take it from there. thanks for your help everyone! I truly appreciate your time.
WOOO HOOO SUPER USER AWAY!

Problem Booting Note 10.1 n8013

Hello All,
I'm kinda stuck here and I think I have read and tried everything. Wondering if this thing is bricked. Signs tell me know, but don't know what else to do. Anyway here is some info. My note n8013 has a Redemption rom which I have had for a couple of months with no problems. Sorry don't remember the version. Either way I come home one day and its stuck on the boot animation screen. So i reboot it and it has the normal samsung boot screen, then it gets to the rom animation screen and gets stuck again. I cannot get pass this screen at all. Next I try to boot into TWRP so that I can restore to a previous backup. As I hold the power and volume up and reboot I then let go on power and keep holding volume up, then I get to see the TWRP logo, it disappears and reboots. So I am unable to get into TWRP. So then I go into download mode which seems to get there fine, but no matter what I try to flash with odin it fails. I have the same version odin v1.85 and drivers I had when I first started messing with this. I then try all the new versions still no go. I have tried to get the latest TWRP and CWM with odin. Nothing. I have also tried a compatible rom and nothing. Many thanks in advance.
-rakill3r

rakill3r said:
Hello All,
I'm kinda stuck here and I think I have read and tried everything. Wondering if this thing is bricked. Signs tell me know, but don't know what else to do. Anyway here is some info. My note n8013 has a Redemption rom which I have had for a couple of months with no problems. Sorry don't remember the version. Either way I come home one day and its stuck on the boot animation screen. So i reboot it and it has the normal samsung boot screen, then it gets to the rom animation screen and gets stuck again. I cannot get pass this screen at all. Next I try to boot into TWRP so that I can restore to a previous backup. As I hold the power and volume up and reboot I then let go on power and keep holding volume up, then I get to see the TWRP logo, it disappears and reboots. So I am unable to get into TWRP. So then I go into download mode which seems to get there fine, but no matter what I try to flash with odin it fails. I have the same version odin v1.85 and drivers I had when I first started messing with this. I then try all the new versions still no go. I have tried to get the latest TWRP and CWM with odin. Nothing. I have also tried a compatible rom and nothing. Many thanks in advance.
-rakill3r
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have you tried a stock ROM? I found I had to use ODIN 3.04 on mine

jaydubbbbs said:
have you tried a stock ROM? I found I had to use ODIN 3.04 on mine
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ok so now I have tried a bunch of stock roms using the odin 3.04 and other versions, still no go. Not sure what to do.

rakill3r said:
ok so now I have tried a bunch of stock roms using the odin 3.04 and other versions, still no go. Not sure what to do.
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By any chance are you using Windows 8 with Odin? I've heard there could be problems with W8...

sphere314 said:
By any chance are you using Windows 8 with Odin? I've heard there could be problems with W8...
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Sorry I forgot to mention what version of windows. I am using Windows 7 SP1 64bit. I am just wondering why I cannot load TWRP direct from my Note anymore. Like I said it shows up and disappears. I have backups I made from that, just cannot get back to restore it.

rakill3r said:
Sorry I forgot to mention what version of windows. I am using Windows 7 SP1 64bit. I am just wondering why I cannot load TWRP direct from my Note anymore. Like I said it shows up and disappears. I have backups I made from that, just cannot get back to restore it.
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Did you try to do a factory reset in TWRP and or clear the cache?
Then try to reload factory ROM in Oden.

kkretch said:
Did you try to do a factory reset in TWRP and or clear the cache?
Then try to reload factory ROM in Oden.
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I am unable to load TWRP. The main screen comes up and then it disappears.

rakill3r said:
I am unable to load TWRP. The main screen comes up and then it disappears.
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I think it makes sense for me to brick this some how and maybe get a warranty swap. I've only had this since Oct 2012. I cannot give it to them like this when they see the animation of a custom rom. I've never had an issue with any device till this. Driving me crazy :silly:

Try flash a different recovery is about all left.
Possible likewise flash just a kernel.
jje
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JJEgan said:
Try flash a different recovery is about all left.
Possible likewise flash just a kernel.
jje
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Man I tried everything I can think of. It may just be a hardware issue. I called for samsung support and they sent me a shipping label. Hope I can get the warranty with this custom rom animation. they will also see the twrp logo when trying to go to recovery. Makes me nervous about sending it in.

Have you tried installing a new copy of TWRP or CWM in Oden?
I have seen were people have issues starting after TWRP or CWM recovery, they say to make sure that you have un-check "disable Auto Reboot" in Oden.
there is a tutorial here that explains it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2102677

[Q] Stuck in boot loop, tried everything but still stuck.

Hello,
I had a rooted verizon galaxy s3 (CM10) and I recently got stuck in a boot loop. So I connected to Odin and flashed both MD5 files and the root66.tar file, booted into recovery and tried to do a factory reset.
The problem is my power button won't work in recovery mode, so I can not select anything in the menu. The volume buttons work I just cant select anything.
I've searched all over for 2 days now and I can't find anything about my problem, am I screwed or is there something I haven't thought of yet?
Thanks preemptively for the help.

bump please help

Maybe possible to send commands to phone via adb?
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Which recovery you are using? Try twrp which recognises touch so no need of power button to select any option. I think class cwm also has touch based recovery.
Thanks doesn't hurt....

Thanks for the replies, I tried to run adb but just runs a lot of code then closes out. I tried to re-download and the same thing happened.
I was using the stock.vzw.root66.tar and BOOTLOADER_I535VRALF2.... I flashed them many times and nothing has changed it still just gets stuck on the 4G LTE screen. Where would I go about finding the recovery files you mentioned? I'm willing to try anything at this point.
Thanks again for the replies.

TotallyAGG said:
Thanks for the replies, I tried to run adb but just runs a lot of code then closes out. I tried to re-download and the same thing happened.
I was using the stock.vzw.root66.tar and BOOTLOADER_I535VRALF2.... I flashed them many times and nothing has changed it still just gets stuck on the 4G LTE screen. Where would I go about finding the recovery files you mentioned? I'm willing to try anything at this point.
Thanks again for the replies.
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If it's stuck at the LTE logo, boot into recovery and factory reset.
Edit: to Odin flash CWM or TWRP, you can find both files in Open1your1eyes0's root thread in the dev section. Use either once you're rooted.
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If you just want this to be fixed quickly, you could always flash a Full-wipe rom that contains the bootloader, etc. Then after your back in the stock rom you could always re-unlock the bootloader, install custom recovery , re-root and flash whatever rom you wanted.
Surge1223

Thanks for the replies, I've searched the internet for a full-wipe rom and I cannot seem to find one, can you point me in the right direction?
Also sorry for the delayed response, I actually graduated college yesterday.
EDIT: Now I can't get the phone to boot into download mode or recovery mode, the Samsung logo comes up and the screen goes black. I'm pretty sure my phone is ****ed.

What was the last change you made? Also are you using the oem cable? Also, heres the link scroll down to section 5. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Surge1223

Oh sonofa... I used Flashify to update TWRP and now I'm black screened. Please help

I was trying to update TWRP so I can install a 4.4 ROM and I installed Flashify (I read this was the easiest way) then flashed TWRP 2.6.3.1 and when I rebooted it went right to a black screen. When it boots I see the Samsung screen for just a sec and tiny blue words in the left corner that says something like 'recovery booting'. I've tried a hard boot (volume ^ + home then power on, right?) Well the phone buzzes, SAMSUNG flashes for a millisecond then blaxk, Maybe I'm not doing the hard boot correctly? But it's hard to tell. I'm trying to get back to TWRP to restore a backup image!
Please help and thank you.

Mixmode said:
I was trying to update TWRP so I can install a 4.4 ROM and I installed Flashify (I read this was the easiest way) then flashed TWRP 2.6.3.1 and when I rebooted it went right to a black screen. When it boots I see the Samsung screen for just a sec and tiny blue words in the left corner that says something like 'recovery booting'. I've tried a hard boot (volume ^ + home then power on, right?) Well the phone buzzes, SAMSUNG flashes for a millisecond then blaxk, Maybe I'm not doing the hard boot correctly? But it's hard to tell. I'm trying to get back to TWRP to restore a backup image!
Please help and thank you.
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Try to hold volume up + home + power until you see the blue text. Let go of the power button but keep holding volume up + home until it Boots into recovery.
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BadUsername said:
Try to hold volume up + home + power until you see the blue text. Let go of the power button but keep holding volume up + home until it Boots into recovery.
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I'm doing that, or trying to but I'm still getting nothing. Problem is, I cant tell when the phone is on or off, I've done it by pulling the battery and by long pressing the power. I'm holding vol ^ + home + power, as soon as the blue text shows, I release only power and nothing, black screen. UUUUGH
I'm trying it over and over but still not getting anywhere.

Mixmode said:
I'm doing that, or trying to but I'm still getting nothing. Problem is, I cant tell when the phone is on or off, I've done it by pulling the battery and by long pressing the power. I'm holding vol ^ + home + power, as soon as the blue text shows, I release only power and nothing, black screen. UUUUGH
I'm trying it over and over but still not getting anywhere.
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Hmm, you only have access to Odin mode right?
Download the latest recovery and try to flash it with Odin:
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/d2vzw
I have a feeling this isn't going to work, but it might let you boot into recovery. And do you have your backups on the internal or external SD card?
Edit: I forgot to mention to make sure to use the.Tar.Md5 file, not the .img file.
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BadUsername said:
Hmm, you only have access to Odin mode right?
Download the latest recovery and try to flash it with Odin:
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/d2vzw
I have a feeling this isn't going to work, but it might let you boot into recovery. And do you have your backups on the internal or external SD card?
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I just got it into ODIN mode. says Downloading dont turn off. I plugged in USB and it installed properly but it's not shown in 'My Computer'. I haven't used ODIN in a long time, what do I do now? Do I DL the TWRP .img or .tar?
SCH-I535
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (1 counts)
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
OK I have the .TAR file downloaded. It seems to be frozen on this Downloading dont turn off screen.

Mixmode said:
I just got it into ODIN mode. says Downloading dont turn off. I plugged in USB and it installed properly. I haven't used ODIN in a long time, what do I do now? Do I DL the TWRP .img or .tar?
SCH-I535
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (1 counts)
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
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Download the .tar and extract the tar.md5 file.
Put the tar.md5 file into the pda slot, make sure your phone is connected, and it'll reboot by itself.
If it doesn't reboot properly, try to pull the battery and force it into recovery again like before.
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Mixmode said:
OK I have the .TAR file downloaded. It seems to be frozen on this Downloading dont turn off screen.
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It's supposed to do that.
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BadUsername said:
Download the .tar and extract the tar.md5 file.
Put the tar.md5 file into the pda slot, make sure your phone is connected, and it'll reboot by itself.
If it doesn't reboot properly, try to pull the battery and force it into recovery again like before.
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So weird... the phone seemed to be stuck in the Downloading screen so I rebooted it and it went right to my last backup image so I was gonna reboot to recovery so I can wipe any junk away and restore my most recent image and it went back to the black screen. OK I downloaded ODIN again and its coming back to me. I'll report back in just a few.

Mixmode said:
So weird... the phone seemed to be stuck in the Downloading screen so I rebooted it and it went right to my last backup image so I was gonna reboot to recovery so I can wipe any junk away and restore my most recent image and it went back to the black screen. OK I downloaded ODIN again and its coming back to me. I'll report back in just a few.
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If you can get into a rom, it's better just to use that to update a recovery, just don't use flashify this time.
We'll see how this goes.
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BadUsername said:
Download the .tar and extract the tar.md5 file.
Put the tar.md5 file into the pda slot, make sure your phone is connected, and it'll reboot by itself.
If it doesn't reboot properly, try to pull the battery and force it into recovery again like before.
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It's supposed to do that.
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Ok I think that fixed it. I am on TWRP 2.6.3.1 restoring a backup I made earlier as we speak. THANK YOU!
Btw, what caused all of this was I flashed the Dirty Unicorn 4.3 and lost my mobile data. I went on to mobile providers and its a crap shoot when picking one that works consistently...
CDMA/EvDo auto
LTE/CDMA/EvDo
LTE/CDMA/EvDo/GSM/WCDMA
each on of those have worked before but none work every time and sometimes I will have tried to use them all several times before one finally kicks on. But if I reboot or even shut off data then back on it farks everything up again.
So I was trying to go to a 4.4... is there anything else I need to do to flash a 4.4 rom? I was thinking of trying the Cyanfox. Liquid Smooth became buggy so I went to Dirty Unicorn. But I gotta have mobile data

Mixmode said:
Ok I think that fixed it. I am on TWRP 2.6.3.1 restoring a backup I made earlier as we speak. THANK YOU!
Btw, what caused all of this was I flashed the Dirty Unicorn 4.3 and lost my mobile data. I went on to mobile providers and its a crap shoot when picking one that works consistently...
CDMA/EvDo auto
LTE/CDMA/EvDo
LTE/CDMA/EvDo/GSM/WCDMA
each on of those have worked before but none work every time and sometimes I will have tried to use them all several times before one finally kicks on. But if I reboot or even shut off data then back on it farks everything up again.
So I was trying to go to a 4.4... is there anything else I need to do to flash a 4.4 rom? I was thinking of trying the Cyanfox. Liquid Smooth became buggy so I went to Dirty Unicorn. But I gotta have mobile data
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I really have no idea what caused it. I've never flashed anything other than 4.1 TouchWiz roms, but I know it's an intermittent issue with aosp roms.
You probably had a bad twrp image when you flashed it, or did something incorrect in flashify. I'm glad you got it working again though.
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BadUsername said:
I really have no idea what caused it. I've never flashed anything other than 4.1 TouchWiz roms, but I know it's an intermittent issue with aosp roms.
You probably had a bad twrp image when you flashed it, or did something incorrect in flashify. I'm glad you got it working again though.
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Me too man. Thx again for the help.

Same thing just happened to me. For me I would avoid Flashify. Not worth the hassle. JMO of course.

I used flashify to flash twrp
and now my phone wont boot at all doesnt respond at all
any help please
my model GT-I9300

azouzi.simohamed said:
and now my phone wont boot at all doesnt respond at all
any help please
my model GT-I9300
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This is a forum for the VZW S3 not the international version of the S3
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