Newb in need of help!!??! - Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have originally a Tmobile Galaxy S6 that I had jailbroken and now then they blocked my IMEI. I paid some guy to fix that issue and that was months ago, I don't think that is even related I just want anyone to know the history of the phone because I don't know maybe it is apart of my issue. So yesterday Im on my phone just playing a game and the S6 freezes up and its happened once or twice where i would push the home and power and eventually it would start working. So it freezes and then shuts off and goes to the Samsung Galaxy S6 Powered by android screen and will not get off that screen at all!! So I do some searching around, long story short I get to the point where I downloaded Odin 3.10.6 and I download the firmware for my phone which I found by putting it in download mode or odin mode it said at the top. It says product name SM-G920T. So I download the firmware that goes with that put it in Odin it goes to success and all looks good and the video I was watching showing how to do this showed the phone go back to the samsung screen and then start working pretty much well mine just went right back to the samsung screen and that's all it does. I downloaded the newest odin, with the newest samsung usb drive installed with trying different firmwares that I downloaded that were supposed to be for SM-G920T. So I'm at the point of smashing this P.O.S and just buying a new one. Is anyone able to help or tell me what I'm doing wrong or something, anything.

Can you post a screenshot of your ODIN settings - you might be flashing it to a wrong partition.

vordhosbnbg said:
Can you post a screenshot of your ODIN settings - you might be flashing it to a wrong partition.
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Could you be more specific on where you're talking about? Tell me what you want me to do exactly if you can to so you get exactly what you want to see

charliehuron said:
Could you be more specific on where you're talking about? Tell me what you want me to do exactly if you can to so you get exactly what you want to see
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You've said you used ODIN to flash the SW to your phone. ODIN has a lot of checkboxes, buttons, etc. I personally have bricked a phone just by clicking the wrong checkbox, so I just thought your problem could be related. So to be specific - could you post a screenshot of the ODIN you used and describe what kind of options you selected, what buttons you pressed, etc.

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totally bricked sgs2?

I've tried a few different roms on my SGS2 but I'm definately not an expert. I tried going from cyano to darkys but ran into some trouble. I googled around and found that I needed the "resurrection edition" as a middle man.
The instructions told me to flash with odin with the re-partition box checked, something I've not done before. Odin appeared to hang on "setting parition" (or similar) so I left it for an hour or so. Unfortunately still there when I came back.
I pulled the battery and was going to try without re-parition checked. The only problem is that now I can't do anything, at all. I don't get a charging icon on the screen, had the battery our for an hour now and still can't get anything to happen.
Have I irrevocably bricked the phone? It's still within the warranty period but of course they'll probably reject that on the grounds that I've fiddled too much.
I'm praying someone can help me with this or I'm gonna be one sad panda.
Yeah I'm similar to you, doing this stuff as a noob. It's not a good idea. If none of your buttons work, there are some tricks that can get it back into download mode browse the android forums for that a swell, otherwise try USB jig. Your phone seems pretty hard-bricked most likely will have to send yours to the manufacturer when you **** up like this.
can get into download mode? if you can then your safe
a couple questions
:what op is your pc win7 win vista mac linux
:can you get into download mode vol down>power>home button press and hold
:is odin correct for your pc?
:you dont know odin your ment to do stuff with odin b4 cwm
:if all fails try getting into download mode with a usb cable plugged in
if nothing works try the usb jig you can hunt around on utube
if not send it to samsung saying kies update failed and you get the jist
hope ive helped
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Thanks for the replies guys,
I'm running Windows7 64bit
Nothing happens with any keypresses at all
I've used that version of odin to flash the phone before, just not with the re-partition box ticked
I've since read that using the re-partition box is a big nono. Unfortunately I must have been following instructions written by someone as nooby as me From some other posts etc it does seem like it needs jtag to fix it.
Just called my operator who I also have insurance with, told them that kies ran an update but the phone never rebooted. I was all ready for a fight with them but he instantly said that he'd have a replacement sent out within 24 hours. Very surprised it was that easy, they'll be getting some wine at xmas
thanks
iwasinnamuknow said:
Thanks for the replies guys,
I'm running Windows7 64bit
Nothing happens with any keypresses at all
I've used that version of odin to flash the phone before, just not with the re-partition box ticked
I've since read that using the re-partition box is a big nono. Unfortunately I must have been following instructions written by someone as nooby as me From some other posts etc it does seem like it needs jtag to fix it.
Just called my operator who I also have insurance with, told them that kies ran an update but the phone never rebooted. I was all ready for a fight with them but he instantly said that he'd have a replacement sent out within 24 hours. Very surprised it was that easy, they'll be getting some wine at xmas
thanks
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lool oh well maybe you can unbrick your sgs2 and have 2 sgs2s:
hehe well once i've got the new phone going (so I'm not losing business), maybe i'll play around with the old one. Wouldn't be the first "spare" sgs2 I've managed to get

Considering getting Skyrocket Replaced..

First off, I am not unhappy with my Skyrocket in general. To be fair I only purchased it because my Nexus One broke and needed a new phone, but it's been exhibiting some very annoying things that I can't tell are "common" with this phone or if they're specific to my own model. Full disclosure, I have rooted and installed different ROMS on my phone, but many of these issues have existed since before I made all the modifications. I don't know if they're because of a bad battery, bad phone, or a bit of both.
1. Battery life is ATROCIOUS. Yes I know this is not that uncommon, but considering I'm not using LTE (because AT&T thinks Puerto Rico is more important than providing service to an actual STATE that is one of the most prolific in the nation) and I don't have a lot of background processes grabbing data. I mainly use my phone during the week to check facebook and twitter and such, but in about 8 hours I can be down to 20% power. I don't recall my battery life being that bad with my N1.
2. Sometimes I'll turn on my phone and it can't contact the AT&T network. I'll have to reboot, sometimes requiring that I do a battery pull. Speaking of battery pulls..
3. Sometimes when I leave my phone to charge overnight and then disconnect the charger, the 100% message does not come up, nor does the phone turn on. Once again, another battery pull. Also, more often than not the phone isn't actually fully charged.
Anyone else experiencing this? What would you all suggest? Should I go to AT&T and demand a replacement (obviously after I restore back to stock features and possibly run the counter wipe) or just get a new battery (which I think that AT&T should pay for) or just suck it up and deal with it?
Actually talk to at&t they might send a replacement battery for free
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Yea something isn't right with your phone. Sorry you had to go through all that.
~PsyCl0ne
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Yeah, sounds like a defective battery or device. Might as well go for the new device.
Go back to stock. Reset flash counter. Get real pissy at the store and demand a replacement. Get a replacement phone.
Stupid question: How do i reset the flash counter? I mean I know there's a file out there that does it, but do I go into recovery and just do "install from Zip file?" Also, will doing the return to Stock also remove my CWM recovery?
Just flash the zip in cwm. You'll still have cwm after but your count will be NO.
Then Odin back to stock using the Samsung UCKJ2 tar (not the one in the soft brick thread). For me, sometimes going into download mode using the two button combo trips the counter again, sometimes not. Using a jig to get into dl mode will prevent tripping it (Google how to make your own--its really easy)
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i went from the Nexus One as well. As for the general Android experience i really miss my Nexus One, but over all the dual-core cpu, expanded memory and bigger screen is enough of a reason to stick with it. I'm just patiently waiting for CM9 to come out. I'm not a big fan of Manufacturer's bloated UI's.
Fellow nexus users have you installed texasice just to taste aosp ics it's built from evervolv and runs great on the n1..... I kinda miss my track ball too but i do love the screen and speed of the lte network and the processor
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Just flash the zip in cwm. You'll still have cwm after but your count will be NO.
Then Odin back to stock using the Samsung UCKJ2 tar (not the one in the soft brick thread). For me, sometimes going into download mode using the two button combo trips the counter again, sometimes not. Using a jig to get into dl mode will prevent tripping it (Google how to make your own--its really easy)
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Where can I get that? I looked around and it seems to be at SamMobile.com, but it says I need to register to get the file. Is it somewhere else on here? Why shouldn't I use the one from the softbrick thread?
dvandam said:
Where can I get that? I looked around and it seems to be at SamMobile.com, but it says I need to register to get the file. Is it somewhere else on here? Why shouldn't I use the one from the softbrick thread?
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The one in the soft brick thread doesn't flash the modem (not sure about the kernel, but maybe not). I'll post a link in a few when I get back to my desk
EDIT: This one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1349207&highlight=uckj2
Once you download the file you'll need to unzip it. It'll ask for a password, enter sampro.pl . Once it's unzipped, open Odin (right click and click "Run as Administrator"). In the PDA slot place the file called HOME_SGS-I727user_CL626051.REV02.tar.md5 . Put into download mode and connect phone. Make sure Odin sees your phone (yellow COM box). Make sure nothing is checked other than Auto Reboot (DO NOT CLICK RE-PARTITION OR YOU WILL BRICK). Click Start and let it do it's thing.
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The one in the soft brick thread doesn't flash the modem (not sure about the kernel, but maybe not). I'll post a link in a few when I get back to my desk
EDIT: This one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1349207&highlight=uckj2
Once you download the file you'll need to unzip it. It'll ask for a password, enter sampro.pl . Once it's unzipped, open Odin (right click and click "Run as Administrator"). In the PDA slot place the file called HOME_SGS-I727user_CL626051.REV02.tar.md5 . Put into download mode and connect phone. Make sure Odin sees your phone (yellow COM box). Make sure nothing is checked other than Auto Reboot (DO NOT CLICK RE-PARTITION OR YOU WILL BRICK). Click Start and let it do it's thing.
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Thanks for the info.
So basically I go and get the counter reset here first: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575712
Then I go do the Odin thing to send the phone back to it's not as cool state? Out of curiosity after I do the flash back, how can I check the flash counter?
dvandam said:
Thanks for the info.
So basically I go and get the counter reset here first: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575712
Then I go do the Odin thing to send the phone back to it's not as cool state? Out of curiosity after I do the flash back, how can I check the flash counter?
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Yes, first do the counter reset, then Odin back to stock. After you flash back to stock you can check the flash counter by going into download mod. You don't need to have Odin open on your computer, just have the USB plugged in to your pc, and after pulling the battery and reinserting it, hold down the volume up+down keys as you plug in the USB. You'll get the yellow warning but click up. It should say:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I727
CUSTOM BINARY: NO
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
Before you send it back you'll want to go into Settings/About Phone and make sure your baseband is UCKJ2, with the original kernel version (2.6.35.11). Lastly, go into Settings/Security and do a Factory Data Reset (check Format USB Storage to wipe out everything you have on there). Reboot and make sure you get the initial setup screen.
I'll try this all soon and head back to the AT&T store this weekend after I take a double shot of tequila so my inhibitions go down so I won't take any guff (but hopefully won't get me to Mel Gibson levels..)
I have a weird question: If I did a Nandroid/CWM backup and then did the Odin thing, what would happen if I rooted then reinstalled CWM and then did a restore? Would my phone go back to what it was or does it not work that way?
On a COMPLETELY unrelated topic I found this to be amusing from Gizmodo..
http://gizmodo.com/5903436/this-is-objectively-the-worst-default-email-signature
dvandam said:
I'll try this all soon and head back to the AT&T store this weekend after I take a double shot of tequila so my inhibitions go down so I won't take any guff (but hopefully won't get me to Mel Gibson levels..)
I have a weird question: If I did a Nandroid/CWM backup and then did the Odin thing, what would happen if I rooted then reinstalled CWM and then did a restore? Would my phone go back to what it was or does it not work that way?
On a COMPLETELY unrelated topic I found this to be amusing from Gizmodo..
http://gizmodo.com/5903436/this-is-objectively-the-worst-default-email-signature
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Nandroid backups tend to be a little buggy and you might find weird things happening (or you could brick altogether--not likely but possible).
I'd recommend using Titanium Backup to back up all your apps, and then backing up the Titanium folder, along with any pictures, music, etc. you want to keep to a desktop computer.
You're better off getting off to a fresh start with a new device and not introducing any bugs that may have been leftover on your Nandroid backup (including potential bugs that may be related to the problems you're having).
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Nandroid backups tend to be a little buggy and you might find weird things happening (or you could brick altogether--not likely but possible).
I'd recommend using Titanium Backup to back up all your apps, and then backing up the Titanium folder, along with any pictures, music, etc. you want to keep to a desktop computer.
You're better off getting off to a fresh start with a new device and not introducing any bugs that may have been leftover on your Nandroid backup (including potential bugs that may be related to the problems you're having).
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That was my original plan. Just thought it would be nice to bypass a few steps if I could.
Also, I lol'd at that article man! I don't use the stock email app so I hadn't run into this.
It is a phone worth bragging about having, but imo any signature block with two trademark symbols in it is going a little overboard.
Out of curiosity do you know how long this is supposed to take? It seems like it's been on <ID:0/003> system.img.ext4 for an uncomfortably long amount of time..
dvandam said:
1. Battery life is ATROCIOUS. Yes I know this is not that uncommon, but considering I'm not using LTE (because AT&T thinks Puerto Rico is more important than providing service to an actual STATE that is one of the most prolific in the nation) and I don't have a lot of background processes grabbing data. I mainly use my phone during the week to check facebook and twitter and such, but in about 8 hours I can be down to 20% power. I don't recall my battery life being that bad with my N1.
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What's wrong with puerto pico? My girlfriend is puerto rican and she's gorgeous. hahaha
Anyway this happened with my T989, swap it!!! Or use warranty with Samsung if you must.
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Out of curiosity do you know how long this is supposed to take? It seems like it's been on <ID:0/003> system.img.ext4 for an uncomfortably long amount of time..
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Took a long time last time I did it.
Still stuck there?
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Took a long time last time I did it.
Still stuck there?
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I ended up going against all conventional wisdom and turned off the phone. Now it's giving me the Yellow Triangle but I re-started ODIN and re-ran the process and now it's running at a more acceptable pace. I Don't know if it'll work, but now it's on amss.bin as opposed to being stuck on that section for like 30 minutes.
Of course now it's taking an excessive amount of time on the amss.bin step... I knew I should have started this earlier in the night (and with less drinks in my system..) It also says "MODEM" on the top left white box..

[Q] Arrgh.. BRICK!!

OK, My first attempt at messing with the firmware on an Android phone resulted in dismal failure and a dead phone..
Here's the scenario as events unfolded..
Bought an unlocked Galaxy S 4G
Trying to connect my phone to my PC resulted in dismal failure, wondered if it might be a dodgy firmware someone had installed.
*#2663# to update the TSP firmware. This just hung on the updating screen. Eventually the battery gave out. (Don't ask me why I was updating the Touch Screen Panel Firmware, I don't know.. I was fiddling. )
Recharged the battery and rebooted the phone.. Menu and Back buttons on touch pannel light but don't work.
Searched this forum and many others, seems to be a common problem but no clues as to how to resolve.
So I downloaded Odin 307 and the USB drivers, put phone in download mode, installed the following via Odin
CODE_T959VUVKG4_CL385158_REV00_user_low_noship.tar
SGH-T959V-CSC-TMB-VIBRANTP.tar
T959VUVKG4-Phone-CL1037720.tar
Worked fine, but didn't fix the issue with the TSP.
Somewhere I read that maybe it was partition corruption, so I decided to repartition. Ticked the "Repartition" box and used Hawk_Sidekick_VibrantPlus_831.pit (All four of these came as a package I found linked to on this site somewhere.) Odin said it was ok, but now I can't even power the phone on. Screen stays blank. Computer does not recognise USB device. Odin doesn't see it. It seems to be dead.
So.. Is there a rescue remedy from this scenario, or do I use this piece of glass and electronics to wedge my door open?
Please help I'm not going to pretend I knew what I was doing, but I'd like to unbrick this thing so I can at least make phone calls on it and send emails to people saying what a plonker I've been..
Thanks. :crying:
Do you have a T959V or T959 ?
Check under your battery.
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T959V
No, I've not tried that. I'll give it a go.
The Heimdall One Click has saved my phone quite a few times, it's simple and effective! Let us know how it goes!
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Ok, so I managed to get it into Download mode and reflashed it in Odin. I'm going to have a go with "oneclick" and see what happens, but at this point the only outstanding thing to fix is the TSP, which is still kaput. (Maybe one click will fix that) I've searched and searched on this forum, there's a whole bunch of dead threads where people have killed their TSP, and no resulting fixes posted. If anyone has any ideas, its would be great if you could post them, because at the moment, "menu" and "back" are still U/S.
Thanks for your help so far. If I get a solution, I'll post it here, I hate abandoned threads where people leech solutions to their probems and don't give feedback.
OK, So I tried this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23121150&postcount=12&nocache=1&z=6720291850525859
No luck..
Next thing to try is an older version of the O/S, apparently if I put on then it downgrades one of the firmware, and running the update again fixes the issue. (On can only hope.. Now I gotta go see if I can find an older version of the OS and try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21987511&postcount=9
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Oh well.. On the plus side, I bought this little cheap phone to play around and learn on.. I seem to be doing just that. :cyclops:

[Completed] Samsung sch-i905 password on boot

So i've reached my wits end with this piece of junk, my patience has run out!
I've got a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (SCH-i905) and the think just boots back to this black screen, with a green Android wearing a toolbelt, the onscreen keyboard, and a field labeled "Enter your password".... WHAT? WHAT PASSWORD?! WHY DO YOU HAVE A PASSWORD?!
This happened after apparently the device was left to perform an OTA update that didn't complete properly due to a bad charger, is our best guess anyway. I can put the thing into Download mode, I can communicate through Odin, I have TRIED and TRIED and TRIED AGAIN to restore the stock rom, i'm just trying to get this device working but I can't! im at the point where im ready to put my fist through it, this has been just too much of a pain in the ass
I've searched and search these forums and others, no one seems to have a solution for my issue, maybe I should just trash the thing as it appears to be unrecoverable.
Thoughts?
Lynkd34d said:
So i've reached my wits end with this piece of junk, my patience has run out!
I've got a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (SCH-i905) and the think just boots back to this black screen, with a green Android wearing a toolbelt, the onscreen keyboard, and a field labeled "Enter your password".... WHAT? WHAT PASSWORD?! WHY DO YOU HAVE A PASSWORD?!
This happened after apparently the device was left to perform an OTA update that didn't complete properly due to a bad charger, is our best guess anyway. I can put the thing into Download mode, I can communicate through Odin, I have TRIED and TRIED and TRIED AGAIN to restore the stock rom, i'm just trying to get this device working but I can't! im at the point where im ready to put my fist through it, this has been just too much of a pain in the ass
I've searched and search these forums and others, no one seems to have a solution for my issue, maybe I should just trash the thing as it appears to be unrecoverable.
Thoughts?
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Hey..
Better head on to this thread as it contains a video guide to restore your tab 10.1 to stock..
cheers.

What the heck did I just buy ?

Hello folks, I guess I need help with this one :
Not a big Samsung fan but found a good deal on a S7 (craigslist) and got the phone without much homework.
After getting it home, see a few things that I don't like :
back plate says is 'Galaxy S7' and looks legit to me
power up screen also says 'Galaxy S7'
and displays t-mobile logo (supposed to be a tmobile phone)
but settings > about phone >model says 'SM-G920T'
Which turns out is NOT a model for S7 from what I can google.
Also - looks very thin on apps, as in hardly any at all, but has something called 'kingroot' which looks rather strange to me. Samsung including this on their phones ?
So, what the hell is this thing ? Is there a way to tell if it's been played with software or hardware wise ?
Any help from the connoisseurs of all things Samsung Galaxy greatly appreciated. And I know I', in the right forum for that, so thanks in advance.
BTW - not putting a SIM card or connecting this to any private wifi till I have some idea what it is I'm looking at.
Thanks
Sounds like a s6 from the model number, is there a space to put in an sdcard? If not then its an s6.
Yes, there's a tray holding the nano-sim+microSD card. Need to eject with a pin of some sort, in this case was a paperclip.
I know - search results point to S6, but that doesn't look right either.
Why I'm wondering what this thing is
Hope the experts will chime in.
Please post pictures of all sides. Also check image and video resolution and if the camera on the back has working image stabilization (open camera and move device while watching camera, it should stabilize itself)
Sounds like a fake to me
Try putting the phone in Download or Recovery Mode and see what it says.
Vol-Down + Home + Power on for download mode, Vol-up + Home + Power on for recovery.
It's probably a fake phone. Checking what the baseband version is in the Settings menu may help too.
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Some more info following your advice (thanks all !!!)
baseband : G930FVPU1APV5
there's no IMEI on the back that I can see/identify
recovery mode stops at a dead android screen saying 'no command' (that stopped my heart too for a sec ) , then the home button goes to recovery menu that says
system recovery <3e>
LMY47I test-keys
and a lot more that mostly does nothing - no ROM anywhere I looked
Apply update from sdcard/cache - no go
reboot to boot loader did not work either, unclear why and no time now to play with this
The good news : it is a working phone, the seller was using it and took out his sim and sd card after using it.
Bad news : still no clue what I got, some kind of frankenphone.
I will try to upload pics - only I don't know how yet
Whatever this is, since can't trust it in current state, what ROM should I put on before trying to do something with it . And if I install another ROM, would this be safe to use - assuming it does what I want it to do ?
Thank you all for the replies, will keep digging and still hope some expert will weigh in.
Your help greatly appreciated.
I'll never understand how can someone buy used thing without your own personal inspection of device from your hands. Sorry but you're dumb for doing this
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LMY47I test-keys
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The s7 never came with lollipop, sounds like you got one of those s7 clones.
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cpuid.cpu_z&hl=en and post pics of what it says on https://imgur.com/
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Some more info following your advice (thanks all !!!)
baseband : G930FVPU1APV5
there's no IMEI on the back that I can see/identify
recovery mode stops at a dead android screen saying 'no command' (that stopped my heart too for a sec ) , then the home button goes to recovery menu that says
system recovery <3e>
LMY47I test-keys
and a lot more that mostly does nothing - no ROM anywhere I looked
Apply update from sdcard/cache - no go
reboot to boot loader did not work either, unclear why and no time now to play with this
The good news : it is a working phone, the seller was using it and took out his sim and sd card after using it.
Bad news : still no clue what I got, some kind of frankenphone.
I will try to upload pics - only I don't know how yet
Whatever this is, since can't trust it in current state, what ROM should I put on before trying to do something with it . And if I install another ROM, would this be safe to use - assuming it does what I want it to do ?
Thank you all for the replies, will keep digging and still hope some expert will weigh in.
Your help greatly appreciated.
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Sorry mate but it seems that either the os is custom or the phone is fake
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Sorry mate but it seems that either the os is custom or the phone is fake
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why not both
avatar_ro said:
why not both
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Probably
If we had pictures, we would be able to recognise the phone better
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avatar_ro said:
why not both
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Probably
If we had pictures, we would be able to recognise the phone better
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why not both
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Okay, so I'm dumb getting a phone I know nothing about from a stranger. Your point is??
So got into bootloader and got jiggy with it and it says it's a 930f.
And assume it will be good enough for what I need.
I'll go full geek on it and find a good rom.
Anything that has the fm radio app?
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Okay, so I'm dumb getting a phone I know nothing about from a stranger. Your point is?��
So got into bootloader and got jiggy with it and it says it's a 930f.
And assume it will be good enough for what I need.
I'll go full geek on it and find a good rom.
Anything that has the fm radio app?
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hey dude, I did not called you dumb but pretty sure what you did was not smart. why don't you send us some pictures of the phone? especially from the sides and back and we can quickly see if it's a ripoff or not.
No, I'm dumb and manly enough to admit it.
Did not do my homework so is my fault and paying for it.
In better news looks like I may have something I can work
with.
As long as I can get a rom I like. What's on it now is definitely debilitated, hardly anything there but don't trust it.
That and don't have a nano sim yet.
Waiting for rom recommendation, preferably with fm radio included.
Thanks again all!
I don't think you understand. Alot of people here believe you have a counterfeit phone. If you do, then you have something that may have 1/4 the screen resolution, 1/4 the power and 1/5 the camera quality of the S7. Get the IMEI (settings > about phone) and check on swappa to confirm if you have a S7. Also, If you have a black image, does the screen off or does it have a slight glow (OLED screen should be off when a black image is on screen). If you do have a counterfeit, no rom on this forum will work with your phone. The other thing to check would be to try to boot to download mode, as only authentic samsungs have it. It's important as most rooting/custom roms involve you first flashing something in download mode via Odin.
Here are instructions for entering download mode:
Switch off your smartphone completely.
Press and hold Volume Down, Home and Power buttons simultaneously.
Release these buttons when the Warning screen pops up.
I also fell for a counterfeit a few months ago. I spent ~$600USD on a white S7 from ebay. Fortunately, Ebay's seller protections were able to allow me to return the phone for a full refund.
"I also fell for a counterfeit a few months ago. I spent ~$600USD on a white S7 from ebay. Fortunately, Ebay's seller protections were able to allow me to return the phone for a full refund. "
I also fell for some fake headphones from eBay. Broke after 4 mos, sent them to Shure for warranty, came back "counterfeit". Found out Paypal has a 180 day refund policy. Notified them and had a full refund from the seller in about 5 min. Just an FYI.
Looks like either:
1. A cheap Chinese clone
2. A rooted Galaxy S6 (which is what the kingroot app is AFAIK).
Get your SN and restore it through Samsung Switch in Windows. This way you will find your phone back to a stock rom and not custom rom.
OK gang, is a clone s7. Big disappointment. But got to pay the price when I'm stupid.
Any one here needs one of these, can cut you a good deal
No clue what to do with it, ideas ?
(please don't say paperweight or doorstop, already thought of those)
alm0 said:
OK gang, is a clone s7. Big disappointment. But got to pay the price when I'm stupid.
Any one here needs one of these, can cut you a good deal
No clue what to do with it, ideas ?
(please don't say paperweight or doorstop, already thought of those)
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Can you show us pics? So we see the fake.
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