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No download mode

So, I got soft bricked. I tried to odin back to stock but ive tried every three button combo to get back in to download mode with nothing working. I try pulling battery then holding both vol keys then inserting battery and then plugging in usb cable while its plugged into the computer and odin is running. Ive tried every other variation of this as well. I have no idea what to do next, please help. Plugging in the USB after holding the keys only brings up the SAMSUNG screen. I can three button into 3e recovery but of course that is no help. Please help

wrong section needs to be on q&A

Keep trying. But you have posted this in the wrong section.
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You might get help if this was in the right section.
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Ok, I got that, but lets be real, no one looks there and I need help, but I'll post it there as well.

yabbb said:
Ok, I got that, but lets be real, no one looks there and I need help, but I'll post it there as well.
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lets be real people do look there lol

yabbb said:
Ok, I got that, but lets be real, no one looks there and I need help, but I'll post it there as well.
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And just for saying that i wont look there.
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Sweet story bro.

Are you by chance on a ROM with extended power menu? With the Download mode option. That would be perfect!

I am on no rom. I was switching when I soft bricked
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give this a go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19445643

I've exhausted every option presented to me short of sending it to samsung, the thing with that is all my roms and kernels are on the root of the sd card, the current rom before crash was dmans ucbl3 with stock kernel, will they refuse me service for any of this?

yabbb said:
I've exhausted every option presented to me short of sending it to samsung, the thing with that is all my roms and kernels are on the root of the sd card, the current rom before crash was dmans ucbl3 with stock kernel, will they refuse me service for any of this?
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did you tried a different usb port on the computer or a different computer?
tried a different data usb cord?

I tried different computers, cords, drivers, everything. I even tried a different battery. Would a USB jig work?
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yabbb said:
I tried different computers, cords, drivers, everything. I even tried a different battery. Would a USB jig work?
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possible. A jig would force your phone into DL mode.
I tried to help a few user in the past when they had a continuous power loop, samsung logo and reboot. over and over again.
It was later determined to be hardware.
If you are not able to get it into DL mode, chances are the store tech wont be able to either...you might be able to warranty thru samsung or att for hardware failure

Download mode is what I need to save me, I could unbrick to stock and go from there right?
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yabbb said:
Download mode is what I need to save me, I could unbrick to stock and go from there right?
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yes..if you can get into DL mode:
android shoveling dirt or phone triangle with "!"
then you can flash with odin or heimdall..I usually use the heimdall 1 click method.
the important thing is use whatever you're comfortable with.

Sound like what happened to me and im waiting for my next indie now, warranty exchange of course
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download menu
hold down both volume rockers together only!! and plug in usb keep holding till download mode pulls up on phone

problem with almost everything

So this started about a month ago and i tried to ignore it but i don't want to deal with it any longer. My is not recognized on my computer anymore even after i reinstalled the drivers multiple time. Its not recognized in odin, the "My Files" app and the music app are both missing. Also whenever i try to put it into download mode it just launches clockwork mod. I've tried every method besides the usb jig. Does anyone have any idea whats wrong or any solutions to try?

Can you download a new rom. If so can you flash a new one from cwm.
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shadowswittness said:
Can you download a new rom. If so can you flash a new one from cwm.
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Yes i forgot to mention that. I can flash new roms and everything but they all have the same problem.

I also tried restoring from an older back up and it had the "My files" and the music app but it still wasn't recognized and still wasn't recognized on my computer

My initial thoughts?
Using the stock cable (it matters)?
Connected to computer's USB and not a hub?
Try a different computer?
Can you mount either SD from cwm and have it show up in windows?
If/when you solve the windows issue, I'd try wiping both emmc and external, then load your fav from and retry.
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Hold vol + vol - plug in USB do not touch power
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Ok so i was able to get it into download mode using the cm9 power button shortcut but it still isn't recognized in windows. Whenever it is connected it says "failed to mount unknown device"

try Restoring your computer to a earleir date, should fix the issue with the drivers ...

8ballhacker said:
try Restoring your computer to a earleir date, should fix the issue with the drivers ...
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i've tried it on 5 different computers :/

I'm pretty sure if your in download mode, connection problems are only computer or cable related. Do you have another cable to try? How are you going into download mode?
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xshleprockx said:
I'm pretty sure if your in download mode, connection problems are only computer or cable related. Do you have another cable to try? How are you going into download mode?
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I have used the stock cable and two other ones I have. The only way I could get it into download mode was through the power button shortcut in cm9. Every time I plug it in it says the device malfunctioned. I thought it was a driver problem but I've already reinstalled them a few times.

there's a trouble shooting guide for odin in the sticky how to restore to stock in the dev forum made by me
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Virus.
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I just remembered that all of this started to happen after I used Odin to flash it back to stock because it was saying the MD 5 sums didn't match when I was trying to restore from an older recovery

Have you tried holding volume+- (with phone off and Odin running) and plugging cable in? I've had best success with download mode being recognized by doing that.
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xshleprockx said:
Have you tried holding volume+- (with phone off and Odin running) and plugging cable in? I've had best success with download mode being recognized by doing that.
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Every time i had tried that it would either bootloop or it would launch CWM

aenonema said:
Every time i had tried that it would either bootloop or it would launch CWM
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It should do neither since you are not touching the power button. But if that is in fact happening than i have never seen the issue.
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xshleprockx said:
It should do neither since you are not touching the power button. But if that is in fact happening than i have never seen the issue.
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It is very annoying. I'm almost to the point of getting the insurance on my phone and waiting a couple of weeks then either accidentally washing it or running it over and paying the $50 deductible

aenonema said:
It is very annoying. I'm almost to the point of getting the insurance on my phone and waiting a couple of weeks then either accidentally washing it or running it over and paying the $50 deductible
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did you follow the guide
are u touching the power button, the answer should be no
or the power button is sticking down, to fix that try to repeatedly keep pushing the power hard to try to unstick it, sounds like a stuck power button to me, almost positive

vincom said:
did you follow the guide
are u touching the power button, the answer should be no
or the power button is sticking down, to fix that try to repeatedly keep pushing the power hard to try to unstick it, sounds like a stuck power button to me, almost positive
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i didnt touch the power button at all and it isn't stuck. I've tried everything i can think of. do you think getting it jtagged would fix it?

What can I do with my skyrocket now?

Help! I am at a loss. I have a Skyrocket thar can't be updated. I have tries updating through Kies and get the error USB not recognized. I have tried reinstalling drivers and even used a different cord and computer.
I also can not get my phone to root anymore either. I have tried ODIN but it will not work. All I get is the standard Android stuff when I hold volume up and down. I have tried to install Clockwork. I have even tried the app to but without rooting I can't use it.
Am I stuck at 2.3.6 forever? Is it time to get a different phone? Please help.
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If its still under warranty, you should be able to get a repair since its no longer rooted. Might not make a difference but try cleaning the USB port on the phone. Also does ADB recognize the phone? If it does, type "adb reboot download" and press enter. Should boot into download mode.
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Adb?
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Its not under warranty anymore. Funny thing is it will charge through a PC fine.
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GS3 Bricked - Please help!

Hi,
I'm new to this site and just bricked my white 16 gb verizon galaxy s3 sch-i535 :crying: I was running touchwiz and decided to run cyanogen 10.2, I had to install a bootchain to unlock the boot. Downloaded RomManager and was using CWM 6.x.x, went to install it, rebooted into recovery and it started going through the system update, it finished and was about to install gapps when the device turned off and has not been able to turn back on since my computer won't recognize it, i plug it in and it makes a sound and tries to download the drivers, then it just stops and won't be recgonized. tried booting into recovery/download mode, nothing. I left it and used my old gs3 for about 4 days, tried plugging it into the charger, light turned red for about a minute and I thought I was saved, but then it turned off and nothing. Is this completely dead? Does any one know how to fix this? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

Samsung is now offering free repair of brickes phones. You can try that?
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With a good battery boot into recovery using the three finger method volume+ and home and power buttons. Hold it until recover boots.
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GT-P5113 4.2.2 no update or turn-off possible

HI. I have a big problem with my galaxy tab2 GT-P5113 4.2.2. Recently it found a software upgrade, download it and try to install. After the device turn off it just reboot and give me a update fail message telling me to try with Kies on PC. I try with Kies also and result was almost the same: device reboot without doing the update and Kies just froze. I have notice the device will not turn off unless it is connected to power source and using the power+volume up combination, and it will not enter in recovery mode or download mode, instead it is just keep try to boot up. Device it is not rooted. Please help me solve the problem

rayman75 said:
HI. I have a big problem with my galaxy tab2 GT-P5113 4.2.2. Recently it found a software upgrade, download it and try to install. After the device turn off it just reboot and give me a update fail message telling me to try with Kies on PC. I try with Kies also and result was almost the same: device reboot without doing the update and Kies just froze. I have notice the device will not turn off unless it is connected to power source and using the power+volume up combination, and it will not enter in recovery mode or download mode, instead it is just keep try to boot up. Device it is not rooted. Please help me solve the problem
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This is something I've never seen, but when you try and enter recovery, do you have the device plugged in?
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njstein said:
This is something I've never seen, but when you try and enter recovery, do you have the device plugged in?
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Yes the device was plugged in

rayman75 said:
Yes the device was plugged in
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Unplug the device then try and get into recovery. That work?
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njstein said:
Unplug the device then try and get into recovery. That work?
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Don't ask me how after many tries, with the device unplugged i manage to enter to odin mode and I manually install the last update from PC. Now it turn off normally.
Thanks for the help

rayman75 said:
Don't ask me how after many tries, with the device unplugged i manage to enter to odin mode and I manually install the last update from PC. Now it turn off normally.
Thanks for the help
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Glad I could be of service. Don't forget the thank you button!
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