I wanted to solve this problem on my own but after almost 6 hours I just can't figure it out. Its either totally bricked or I'm just missing something simple. I've seen many people complain about this problem but none of them seem to have had the same problem I do. Thing is I was just really starting to love the way I had the phone set up. DAMN!
I used this thread to root: (CF)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s5/help/q-root-galaxy-s5-sport-sm-860p-t2859473
SPRINT GALAXY S5 SPORT SM-G860P
Android 4.4
I had CW recovery installed
(wish I had more info about the software)
Here's whats happening:
START
(vibrate)
RECOVERY BOOTING...
RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
Set Warranty Bit : recovery
(Also on Screen are the logos)
Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport
Powered by Android
This stays on for about 10 seconds.
Then blank screen (2 seconds)
(vibrate)
Screen still blank (2 seconds)
REPEAT (Auto reboot and goes back to start)
Other notes:
Trying to boot into recovery (home+vol up+power) Nothing Happens
Try to power off and nothing happens.
Pulled battery, did the 30 sec and restarted no change.
I have all updated usb drivers.
Odin will not see the device because its not on long enough. (Kies didn't see it either.)
Plug into PC via usb - Nothing Happens, device doesn't even show up because its not on long enough (win 8.1 and 7)
Pull battery to get it to stop, once battery goes back in, it auto starts again.
I TRIED AS MANY SD CARD / BATTERY/USB CABLE/POWER CABLE/BATTERY PULL/BUTTON COMBINATIONS AS I COULD FIND ONLINE AND THEN SOME. No Luck with anything.
I know this isn't a "help desk" I just wanted to give as much info as possible hoping to help you help me!
Please point me in the right direction.
Thanks!
Try to hard-reset your phone. There is a button combination for that., search it over the internet.
Thanks for the reply.
Unfortunately the hard reset combo does nothing. I've tried every button combination that I have been able to find with no luck. Factory reset, hard reset, etc. etc. no luck. I've also searched for a possible "hidden" button underneath the back cover or something of the like...nothing.
hmmmm
At least, it is not hard-bricked. So there is hope.
Have you checked if it is entering the download mode? If not, then try it. You can use this mode to flash file via the PC.
Check this link
It worked! Obviously I didn't search or try as many things as I thought I did. : / I can't thank you enough! wow. Amazing!
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Hi everybody, I've been reading for years but had little reason to post as all my questions were already answered. But I find myself in a rather frightening situation.
Where I'm at: My Samsung Galaxy S2 from Straight Talk Wireless boots to the part where it says "Samsung Galaxy SII" and goes no further.
Without the USB connected, I tried getting into recovery mode by holding volume up and volume down and power, but it gets no further than the "Samsung Galaxy SII" screen. I tried to get into download mode for Odin by holding volume down and power, but it still comes to this screen. I also tried holding volume down and power and the home softkey, to no avail.
With the USB connected it does nothing other than show the empty battery logo with the usually animated logo to show it is loading battery info, but it doesn't animate and never fills up the battery, even though the batter is >80% charged.
How I got here:
I flashed CyanogenMod with success, it was working fine, but my call recording app would not accept the voice uplink as a source saying my hardware didn't support it, even though it supported it just fine under the stock ROM. I flashed back to my stock ROM, all was well. I decided to try to flash another ROM, and Biftor said in the description that it had call record, so I tried it, but my back button didn't work, so I went back to my stock ROM. Only now, I couldn't hear the people I was calling, and they couldn't hear me! Makes a phone rather useless, obviously. I factory reset, cleared the cache, cleared the Davik cache, same result (right now sorta wishing I tried fix permissions, but I didn't).
I panicked, removed my SD Card, and wiped every partition I could see in CWM, figuring I could put my SD Card back in and restore a backup or flash a fresh ROM with no residual problems from previous installs, and at the very least get it into download mode with Odin. I can do none of these things.
This brings us back to the first part of the post "Where I'm At".
This phone is my primary means of communication, I rely on it for business that will begin early in the morning, and I'm not looking forward to buying a new one, so as a guy who has at the very least, tried, to do his homework, and is in desperate need of your help, I beg you to assist me. I have paypal and a little bit of money if that's what it takes to save my skin before morning.
Thank you all in advance for whatever I assistance I might receive on this thread, but more importantly for all the times I never even had to ask the question.
I left the sim card and battery out for about 15 minutes and was able to get back into recovery mode, by holding power + vol up + vol down while inserting battery.
I apologize for the redundancy, but I've looked through lots of threads on this issue, with many different suggestions and solutions, for varying models. And the issues are all slightly different. So I don't want to proceed without getting some feedback on exactly what's going on with my tablet.
It had been working fine until it suddenly displayed the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 screen and stayed there. I wasn't even using it at the time. It was on, and sitting on my desk. The screen woke up, displayed that, and has been that way for about almost a week.
I'm able to get to the little green Android guy briefly, but he disappears and it goes back to the "Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1" screen. I've read suggestions on flashing this or that, but I can't figure out how to do anything with it at this point, and could really use some help from someone with more knowledge than I have.
It's a stock ROM, but rooted.
Thanks in advance,
-Lori
167 views and no replies? Nobody? This thing is still stuck on that screen, and I can't figure out anything to get it out of that state, to even factory reset it.
Any help?
loribuono said:
I apologize for the redundancy, but I've looked through lots of threads on this issue, with many different suggestions and solutions, for varying models. And the issues are all slightly different. So I don't want to proceed without getting some feedback on exactly what's going on with my tablet.
It had been working fine until it suddenly displayed the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 screen and stayed there. I wasn't even using it at the time. It was on, and sitting on my desk. The screen woke up, displayed that, and has been that way for about almost a week.
I'm able to get to the little green Android guy briefly, but he disappears and it goes back to the "Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1" screen. I've read suggestions on flashing this or that, but I can't figure out how to do anything with it at this point, and could really use some help from someone with more knowledge than I have.
It's a stock ROM, but rooted.
Thanks in advance,
-Lori
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loribuono said:
167 views and no replies? Nobody? This thing is still stuck on that screen, and I can't figure out anything to get it out of that state, to even factory reset it.
Any help?
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No one reply because we are moving on to a new device or you provide us too few details of your device or you didn't search the forum properly (because this kind of problem/solution is all over the forum).
Anyway.....try enter Download Mode (Odin Mode).
To enter Download Mode : Press & Hold Volume Down+Power button until an instruction screen appears.
If you can enter Download Mode, then you are OK, just search the forum for flashing stock/custom ROM via ODIN/HEIMDALL
Sorry, I thought I added as many details as necessary in an initial post, to prompt questions if necessary. And I did many, many searched online and in this forum, but finding none that described exactly what I was experiencing. Hence, hoping to get some direction on this particular problem.
Thanks for responding. I can get to download screen, but can't seem to do anything once there. I'll keep searching I guess.
UPDATE: So, I can get to the screen that says DOWNLOADING and instructs me not to shut off the device. But that's it. And I can only get to that if they USB cable is plugged in. And if it's connected to my PC, my PC doesn't see it (although it used to), so there doesn't appear to be anything I can do at that point.
Unless someone's got some other information. I've searched and found this (as well as many others): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2713297
But I can't get to download mode without the USB cable plugged in, as instructed.
d4rkkn16ht said:
No one reply because we are moving on to a new device or you provide us too few details of your device or you didn't search the forum properly (because this kind of problem/solution is all over the forum).
Anyway.....try enter Download Mode (Odin Mode).
To enter Download Mode : Press & Hold Volume Down+Power button until an instruction screen appears.
If you can enter Download Mode, then you are OK, just search the forum for flashing stock/custom ROM via ODIN/HEIMDALL
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Method 1:
Uninstall the old device driver.
Download & install a new one.
Download & run Odin v3.XX
Set your device to Download/ODIN mode.
Connect your device to your PC
Look if your device is recognized by Odin.
Flash your ROM
Method 2:
Use another computer that is proven free of malware.
This step & the rest is similar to the above....
If both methods failed, try checking your cable/connector.
Try different cable (I prefer OEM cable to cheap one).
Replace the 30 Pins connector (ONLY) IF NECESSARY
Hello guys, im a total newbie with android/cyanogenmod/recovery etc. so sry for any dumb mistakes.
I have an old Samsung S2 Plus that a friend of mine installed cyanogenmod and some other stuff on some years ago for me.
I think it was Cyanogenmod 12.1 but im not completely sure.
My problem today is that when i boot the phone i get stuck on some bootscreen (the one with the blue cyanogenmod "alien"). Just nothing happens, had it blinking for 1 hour and more just to test it.
I tried getting into any of these recovery modes (searched online for some key combinations), tried a lot of combinations(volume up + power etc. but no recovery is showing up, just always the white samsung galaxy s2 text and the blue alien thingy afterwards. I think back then my friend installed cwrm recovery mode, but again not 100% sure.
Im thankful for every help and sry again for any dumb questions.
No mistake is a dumb mistake, unless youve already made that mistake several times and you repeat it, expecting the outcome to change. The more you mess something up and you fear youve messed up big time, the more you will figure out a way to fix it and gain knowledge.. embrace it..
On most Samsung phones, you have key combinations that are all the same.. very specific how you do it though..
Im going to use keys below, to simplify things a bit
[H] = home button, bottom center of screen
[P] = power button, usually top right edge
= volume up button
[D] = volume down button
If your phone is in boot loop* or not responding to power button, you will first have to completely restart all the system fresh.
* boot loop: an error that cause a device to start to load and at a certain point restarts, and repeats without ever getting past the point of restart
Two ways I know of to manually do it:
- You can take the battery out, and then press and hold power for 30 seconds. Then release power and insert battery.. leaving it in a dead state.. not powering it on, not charging, or even plugged into laptop..
OR
- Press and hold [D] + [P] *ONLY* for 45 secs or until the phone cuts off, careful to not accidentally restart
Once device is in that dead state, use key combos listed below:
..........☆ RECOVERY MODE ☆..........
press and hold
+ [H] + [P]
when the splash logo* appears,
release all of them
*splash logo: the first thing you see when powering on your device. Usually will say like samsung s2 and powered by android. You usually only see it for a few seconds
..........☆ DOWNLOAD OR ODIN MODE ☆..........
press and hold
[D] + [H] + [P]
when you see a blue screen,
quickly release them all.
then it will have instructions
typically to confirm into download mode,
or [D] to cancel and reboot
Straight Talk phones are known to have these taken out, so you cant free the phone from the grasps they have on it..
If those dont work, and your phone isnt straight talk or verizon, you can download these programs to windows OS pc, and they have buttons that will send a call to your device, and put them into download, fastboot, sideload, adb, or even recovery mode.. not all those modes are available on all samsung devices..
ME PERSONALLY, I HAD MOST LUCK WITH "D P TOOLS" AND "WINDROID"
ODIN IS A MUST HAVE IF YOUR GOING TO BE INSTALLING ROMS. ODIN WILL GET YOU BACK TO BONE STOCK FIRMWARE
Stock firmware can be found on multiple sites and here on XDA. Firmware is device specific and android version specific.
Heres a couple of the latest android versions
6.x.x = marshmallow
7.x.x = nougat
8.x.x = oreo
X/// STOCK FIRMWARE LINKS ///X
you would use the model number which can be found under the battery, and android version. since you may not know which one your running. I suggest google search for " your phone model + release date + release specs" that will get you in the ballpark
SAM MOBILE FIRMWARE
https://www.sammobile.com/
UPDATO
http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model
X/// ODIN INFO ///X
-- HERE IS A IN DEPTH ODIN TUTORIAL --
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/general/guide-odin-flashing-stock-firmwares-t3634256
Thanks to Gr3atGeek for this tutorial
X/// MOBILE TOOLS I MENTIONED ///X
run antivirus!!
-All in one flasher
CANNOT FIND
-D P tools
http://dp-tools.en.lo4d.com/
-Minimal ADB and fastboot
http://minimal-adb-and-fastboot.en.lo4d.com/
-Windroid
1 ) http://windroid-universal-android-toolkit.en.lo4d.com/
2 ) http://windroid-toolkit.en.lo4d.com/
-Android Ultimate
http://android-ultimate-toolbox-pro.en.lo4d.com/
**GENERAL TIPS AND TRICKS**
THESE IVE HAD THE MOST LUCK WITH. IM PRETTY SURE THIS IS THE ACTUAL URLS WHERE I DOWNLOADED ALSO.. NOW SOME WORK WITH THIS PHONE BUT NOT THAT PHONE. SOME WILL WORK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT INTO RECOVERY MODE BUT WONT PUT INTO DOWNLOAD MODE.
**USE OF SOFTWARE HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS*
I HIGHLY SUGGEST NOT TO RUN MORE THAN ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS AT ONCE. SOME USE ADB.EXE AND IVE FOUND MULTIPLE ADB.EXE WILL CAUSE SILENT PROBLEMS.. IF YOUR UNSURE HOW MANY INSTANCES OF ADB.EXE ARE RUNNING, CLICK (CTRL) + (ALT) + (DEL) ALL AT ONCE. THEN CLICK TASK MANAGER. ONCE TASK MANAGER IS LOADED, CLICK THE PROCESSES TAB AND FIND ADB.EXE
** USB TRICKS AND SUGGESTIONS **
USE IF POSSIBLE YOUR ORIGINAL USB CABLE AND DONT USE ONE THAT HAS ANY HINT OF A PROBLEM, USUALLY THE THICKER THE WIRE THE FASTER AND SAFER IT IS.. OEM WORK THE BEST.. AND IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF USB PORTS BEING USED TO PREFERABLY JUST THE CHARGER WIRE. SOMETIMES USB 2.0 AND USB 3.0 WILL EFFECT THINGS. DO NOT HAVE MORE THAN ONE PHONE CONNECTED AT A TIME.
GO INTO DEVICE MANAGER AND UPDATE USB DEVICE DRIVERS AND MAKE SURE SAMSUNG DRIVERS ARE UP TO DATE
Hope this has helped.. Sometimes the buttons on a phone will quit working but when you press it, it feels like it worked, made the sound and all.. thats when these programs come in handy.. im guessing you charged your phone until it came on, and when you were trying button combos, the phone was still on. It has to be off first. ADB and fastboot are powerful tools if you know some terminal knowledge, you can also start a shell and usually terminal will tell you if deamon* started successfully or not.. sorry about the mass confusion.. go run around XDA forums just searching and reading and now that youve heard me mention some of the lingo and terms used.. Google search everything.. the resources are there, and i just gave you a good bit of direction.. good luck
*daemon: to be brief, a word that symbolizes a connection between your device and another system
$$ IF IVE HELPED, OR YOU FEEL I MADE AN HONEST ATTEMPT TO HELP, HIT THE THUMBS UP, THATS THE BUTTON FOR "THANKS" HERE IN XDA
IM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY BROKEN, DAMAGED, OR MYSTERIES THAT HAPPEN TO YOUR DEVICE OR COMPUTER USING ANY INFORMATION OR TOOLS IN THE ABOVE TUTORIAL. BE SAFE
Sorry if this is the wrong place to put this in but I´ve been going nuts for hours and finding no solution to my problem.
I have a practically new Fusion5 108 tablet runing marshmallow. Today I was setting it up on first use and I hate that persistant google search bar. Didn´t find an easy way to remove via settings so I took to Google for answers (ironic I know). I found the same suggestion on several sites: going into apps and disable google app, and restart tablet. So I did that, but when I restarted it got stuck in an ¨optimizing apps¨ boot loop... it did 2 out of 2, then seemed it would start and then again back to optimizing. I was going to try just wiping and reseting from recovery mode, but I get a NO COMMAND when attempting recover. I tried EVERY possible combination with the only 3 buttons it has (power, volume +/-) and even tried a small reset button it has (which just resets the tablet) and still cannot go into recovery. I even opened it up and killed the battery connection and reconnected to see if that helped, the only difference it made was that after doing that it said ¨optimizing 2 our of 4 instead of 2 out of 2 like before. At this point I´m about to just throw it in the trash so any ideas would be useful. I never got to enabling debugging to try to connect it via PC either.
HELP?????
emv1031 said:
Sorry if this is the wrong place to put this in but I´ve been going nuts for hours and finding no solution to my problem.
I have a practically new Fusion5 108 tablet runing marshmallow. Today I was setting it up on first use and I hate that persistant google search bar. Didn´t find an easy way to remove via settings so I took to Google for answers (ironic I know). I found the same suggestion on several sites: going into apps and disable google app, and restart tablet. So I did that, but when I restarted it got stuck in an ¨optimizing apps¨ boot loop... it did 2 out of 2, then seemed it would start and then again back to optimizing. I was going to try just wiping and reseting from recovery mode, but I get a NO COMMAND when attempting recover. I tried EVERY possible combination with the only 3 buttons it has (power, volume +/-) and even tried a small reset button it has (which just resets the tablet) and still cannot go into recovery. I even opened it up and killed the battery connection and reconnected to see if that helped, the only difference it made was that after doing that it said ¨optimizing 2 our of 4 instead of 2 out of 2 like before. At this point I´m about to just throw it in the trash so any ideas would be useful. I never got to enabling debugging to try to connect it via PC either.
HELP?????
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I would look up the Fusion5 website and send them an Email explaining the problem as they may be able to help. I had to contact them when I had wifi connection problem and they were very helpful.....it's worth a try before you throw it in the trash.
hi all,
my new "blackview tab 8" got stuck during normal updates (after 30 mins of working with the tab). i did a softreset but it wouldn't boot anymore. i just saw the boot screen.
a few tries later, i don't see anything on the screen, i can't go into recovery mode, my computer can't find the device (I tried the adb script thas has been linked in some how-to für newbies ). the only thing it reacts to, if i hold the power button reaaaaaaaaaaally long - like 30-40 sec. then it vibrates, but nothing more happens afterwards.
there's also a tiny hole (not the one for SIM / SD) in which i poked around in the hopes that this will be a reset switch, too. and there is actually a button inside - but it doesn't do anything for me.
so, i wasn't doing any flashing, but i guess, this forum is the best source for the answer as you see a lot of bricked phones
i got the money back so i can now try to repair it myself. i already disconnected the battery and reconnected it, but that didn't help. what could be defective? is there something that i can do / test / replace?
cheers
narf