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[Q] Stuck in bootloop

My phone randomly turned off and went into a bootloop today. I've tried everything I know (pulling the battery, tried booting into CWM too) but they didn't work. Every time I put the battery in, the bootloop starts. I went through some other threads i found and a lot of them were talking about Odin, but idk what that is. Any help guys?
I'm running Infused v2.2.3, Entropys kernel
EDIT: New problem: I made my own JIG using resistors, and when I boot into download mode, it just keeps boot looping into download mode until i take the JIG out, so I can't flash using Odin or any other method if it keeps turning on and off.
Any solutions to this?

Garen21 said:
My phone randomly turned off and went into a bootloop today. I've tried everything I know (pulling the battery, tried booting into CWM too) but they didn't work. Every time I put the battery in, the bootloop starts. I went through some other threads i found and a lot of them were talking about Odin, but idk what that is. Any help guys?
I'm running Infused v2.2.3, Entropys kernel
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Search my friend. you were in the right track with odin. just keep reading in the Odin Back to stock thread and you will find your answer. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092021
I have answered too many of this today. Don't have the energy anymore

Ltilt2 said:
Search my friend. you were in the right track with odin. just keep reading in the Odin Back to stock thread and you will find your answer. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092021
I have answered too many of this today. Don't have the energy anymore
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Is going back to stock the only option at this point?

Garen21 said:
Is going back to stock the only option at this point?
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do you have a back up of your rom? if you have tried everything and it's not working, than yes.
Try doing a backup of your rom in recovery then wipe date factory reset and wipe cache and dalvik cache and reboot. See if that helps to boot up your phone

Ltilt2 said:
do you have a back up of your rom?
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Sadly, no
Ltilt2 said:
if you have tried everything and it's not working, than yes.
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By everything, do you mean the two things that I tried?

Ltilt2 said:
Try doing a backup of your rom in recovery then wipe date factory reset and wipe cache and dalvik cache and reboot. See if that helps to boot up your phone
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Can't boot into recovery though

What method are you doing when trying to get into recovery?
Pull battery. Put it back in. Hold both the volume keys and then hold the power button. Wait until the samsung screen shows and ONLY let go of the power button while still holding the volume buttons down. Factory reset and try to flash again.
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Garen21 said:
Can't boot into recovery though
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Odin back to stock

jayson94538 said:
What method are you doing when trying to get into recovery?
Pull battery. Put it back in. Hold both the volume keys and then hold the power button. Wait until the samsung screen shows and ONLY let go of the power button while still holding the volume buttons down. Factory reset and try to flash again.
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right when I put the battery in it automatically starts the boot loop, and I already tried with holding the volume buttons

Ltilt2 said:
Odin back to stock
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Boot into recovery and back up AFTER I odin back to stock?
EDIT: Can't boot into download mode either...

Garen21 said:
Boot into recovery and back up AFTER I odin back to stock?
EDIT: Can't boot into download mode either...[/QUOTE
first open up odin and set it up with what you need to flash back to stock then before you put the battery in hold both vol up and down buttons and plug in ur usb cable and wait for the dl screen to show up
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Ltilt2 said:
first open up odin and set it up with what you need to flash back to stock then before you put the battery in hold both vol up and down buttons and plug in ur usb cable and wait for the dl screen to show up
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Still can't get into download mode

Are you sure your power button isn't stuck weird that it turns on as soon as you put the battery in you are trying to get into download mode with the volume buttons right sorry have to ask
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brorex said:
Are you sure your power button isn't stuck weird that it turns on as soon as you put the battery in you are trying to get into download mode with the volume buttons right sorry have to ask
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Yes, I'm using the volume controls to try to get in, is there any other way, besides buying that JIG thing?

I would try letting your battery die in the loop then pull it and put it back in and try download mode your phone should not try to power on just by putting the battery in not sure why its doing that but maybe if the battery dies it'll work
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try pulling your battery plug your phone in hold down both volume buttons then put battery in keep holding and see what happens I just tried that and it worked

brorex said:
I would try letting your battery die in the loop then pull it and put it back in and try download mode your phone should not try to power on just by putting the battery in not sure why its doing that but maybe if the battery dies it'll work
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try pulling your battery plug your phone in hold down both volume buttons then put battery in keep holding and see what happens I just tried that and it worked
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2nd one didn't work, that's what I was trying before
Going to let the battery die and see what happens, trying to make my own JIG in the mean time
EDIT: Might just do this instead of actually buying a JIG, has anyone ever tried it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0aoabVtPJ8

Making your own should work.
There's a fine point I want to make sure that you are doing correctly.
RECOVERY is holding all three buttons. Two volumes and power for 2 to 3 cycles.
Download is pull battery. Hold only two volume buttons, NO power button. Insert battery while holding volumes and insert USB. You can also insert USB then insert battery.
Try a different USB cordS. Try a different USB ports. Try a different battery

qkster said:
Making your own should work.
There's a fine point I want to make sure that you are doing correctly.
RECOVERY is holding all three buttons. Two volumes and power for 2 to 3 cycles.
Download is pull battery. Hold only two volume buttons, NO power button. Insert battery while holding volumes and insert USB. You can also insert USB then insert battery.
Try a different USB cordS. Try a different USB ports. Try a different battery
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Yes, I know how to read instructions, I wasn't holding the power button and trying to get into download mode.

Garen21 said:
Yes, I know how to read instructions, I wasn't holding the power button and trying to get into download mode.
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I wasn't implying that you can't read...it is a common error.
Did you try a diff USB cord our a diff port?

i'm also having bootloops. i'm using mac so im trying using heimdall, but i keeps getting stuck and it says "claiming interface". What should i do now?

[Q] big phone problem

i have a charger stock everything. for some reason it will not go pass the boot screen. and keeps restarting. battery is full. can anybody help me out? Can i do a hard reset or something?

If you haven't modded it at all, it might be a hardware issue.
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It might be an app you downloaded, though, you could try reflashing the stock rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1108115

yea i was thinking that. i pulled the battery and everything. still nothing just keep rebooting and shutting off.

dtruth313 said:
yea i was thinking that. i pulled the battery and everything. still nothing just keep rebooting and shutting off.
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how about try to boot recover mode (this will wipe all data on your phone). Hold down Volume up and home button then press and hold power button until you see recover screen (blue), select recovery and press the power button to execute. Good luck and hope it's not hardware issue.

I had the same problem yesterday , I had to reodin to stock and it worked perfectly . But Verizon is still sending me a new unit . But it will work . Goodluck
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Stock Nexus 5 Bricked

so my phone bricked yesterday. completely stock and not rooted. anyone have any idea how or why this might have happened? everything was working ok and then out of nowhere it shut off and it does this all day now. already contacted google for the RMA and the support tech also had no clue what was happening. anyone else have this problem or know how to "fix" this?
i can't post the vid yet cause of the forum rules but i posted online and on the /r/nexus5 thread on reddit.

EvoBam said:
so my phone bricked yesterday. completely stock and not rooted. anyone have any idea how or why this might have happened? everything was working ok and then out of nowhere it shut off and it does this all day now. already contacted google for the RMA and the support tech also had no clue what was happening. anyone else have this problem or know how to "fix" this?
i can't post the vid yet cause of the forum rules but i posted online and on the /r/nexus5 thread on reddit.
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Can you Start the bootloader ??
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Try this please ....
1. Plug phone into wall charger and hold power button down for 15 seconds.
2. Unplug phone.
3. Hold Volume up+Volume down+Power button for a couple of seconds till it boots back to the bootloader.
It may not do this at the first try so you might have to keep on holding just the Power button for a while and then doing step 3 again.
Try try again and hopefully you'll be fine.

i've tried those methods above multiple times. wish i could post the video because it looks like something that isn't normal. it goes into bootloader for a split second then just restarts. it's weird
jamal2367 said:
Can you Start the bootloader ??
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Try this please ....
1. Plug phone into wall charger and hold power button down for 15 seconds.
2. Unplug phone.
3. Hold Volume up+Volume down+Power button for a couple of seconds till it boots back to the bootloader.
It may not do this at the first try so you might have to keep on holding just the Power button for a while and then doing step 3 again.
Try try again and hopefully you'll be fine.
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Are you having the same problem?
http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-5/349228-nexus-5-crashed-constantly-trying-reboot.html

yup, that looks exactly what is happening. i can't get anywhere on the bootloader screen though. im just going to wait for the RMA. sigh.
Rip95 said:
Are you having the same problem?
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Do you have a stuck power button? That can create "endless bootloops"...
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S7 Stuck during update

Hello,
I came home from work today and my girlfriend told me she had started an update on her phone which would not finish.
She thought it was stuck an rebooted it, several times, during the update.
Now the phone will not do anything other than reboot and restart the update again.
Which will become stuck on either 75% or 100%, in either case the wheel stops turning and nothing further happens.
No key combination whatsover is working, except power+volume down for reboot.
Holding the power key does nothing.
Holding power+volume up + home does nothing.
By this point the battery is empty, so the thing only stays with us when connected to my 2.4A power bank.
I can't connect it to my pc, since the USB port doesnt deliver enough power.
TL;DR: S7 stuck during update, cant get into recovery mode. What do?
P.S: Total stock phone, didn't flash anything, didn't root.

Wurstpenner said:
Hello,
I came home from work today and my girlfriend told me she had started an update on her phone which would not finish.
She thought it was stuck an rebooted it, several times, during the update.
Now the phone will not do anything other than reboot and restart the update again.
Which will become stuck on either 75% or 100%, in either case the wheel stops turning and nothing further happens.
No key combination whatsover is working, except power+volume down for reboot.
Holding the power key does nothing.
Holding power+volume up + home does nothing.
By this point the battery is empty, so the thing only stays with us when connected to my 2.4A power bank.
I can't connect it to my pc, since the USB port doesnt deliver enough power.
TL;DR: S7 stuck during update, cant get into recovery mode. What do?
P.S: Total stock phone, didn't flash anything, didn't root.
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Take it to service center if still under warranty.
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Or first let it charge. Then put in download mode and flash stock rom manually via odin
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takerhbk said:
Take it to service center if still under warranty.
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Or first let it charge. Then put in download mode and flash stock rom manually via odin
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How to let it charge? i cant turn it off and don't know if the 2.4A are actually charging the battery or just keeping it alive.
And how to enter download mode?

Wurstpenner said:
How to let it charge? i cant turn it off and don't know if the 2.4A are actually charging the battery or just keeping it alive.
And how to enter download mode?
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If it is not turning off then let it drain completely and turn itself off.
Then put on charge for couple of hours whike tuened off.
Download mode is home vol down and power
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takerhbk said:
If it is not turning off then let it drain completely and turn itself off.
Then put on charge for couple of hours whike tuened off.
Download mode is home vol down and power
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Download mode is working, still cant get it to charge, as soon as the plug is in, it boots into updating the firmware...
But thank you for your help

Wurstpenner said:
Download mode is working, still cant get it to charge, as soon as the plug is in, it boots into updating the firmware...
But thank you for your help
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If download mode is working then only way is flashing rom again. Put it on charge overnight. Even with low current it will charge by morning.
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Bricked S8+ SM-G955F while rooting!?

Hello!
I tried flashing another ROM to my S8+. The ROM was downloaded from SAMMOBILE and I followed the instructions step by step. While flashing with Odin ( Odin was downloaded from the link they provide on their site ), 5 seconds after I pressed START the phone just powered off after I pressed the bixby button by mistake. Now, the phone won't even power on and the led isn't turning on when I charge the phone! What can I do? Worked so hard for this phone!!

maicanvlad7 said:
Hello!
I tried flashing another ROM to my S8+. The ROM was downloaded from SAMMOBILE and I followed the instructions step by step. While flashing with Odin ( Odin was downloaded from the link they provide on their site ), 5 seconds after I pressed START the phone just powered off after I pressed the bixby button by mistake. Now, the phone won't even power on and the led isn't turning on when I charge the phone! What can I do? Worked so hard for this phone!!
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Hi mate
did you flash the right firmware?
try pressing power button+ volumen down for several seconds (soft reset)
Try pressing - releasing the 3 button combo( to download mode) several quick times

MAX 404 said:
Hi mate
did you flash the right firmware?
try pressing power button+ volumen down for several seconds (soft reset)
Try pressing - releasing the 3 button combo( to download mode) several quick times
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I am from Romania and I installed this one sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s8-plus/SM-G955F/ROM/download/G955FXXU1CRC7/213035/
I tried both of the above and nothing happens. Also, I get no led or charging animation when I plug my phone in. Is it RIP?

MAX 404 said:
Hi mate
did you flash the right firmware?
try pressing power button+ volumen down for several seconds (soft reset)
Try pressing - releasing the 3 button combo( to download mode) several quick times
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Hello man!
I checked 3 times and it is the right firmware.
I did bot of the above and nothing happens... No vibration....nothing. Also when I plug it in I get no LED or charging animation. Completely dead....( Is it RIP?

maicanvlad7 said:
Hello man!
I checked 3 times and it is the right firmware.
I did bot of the above and nothing happens... No vibration....nothing. Also when I plug it in I get no LED or charging animation. Completely dead....( Is it RIP?
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Was it fully charged when it when off?, maybe let it discharge overnight
Try to charge it with a different cable/charger
Make sure that none of the buttons are stuck, press them one by one to make sure they work properly
Press power on , plug it into your pc and see if the device is recognized
do all of the above with the SIM and memory card out.....
What setting did you have in odin....
What it was flashing when you pressed the bixby button?

MAX 404 said:
Was it fully charged when it when off?, maybe let it discharge overnight
Try to charge it with a different cable/charger
Make sure that none of the buttons are stuck, press them one by one to make sure they work properly
Press power on , plug it into your pc and see if the device is recognized
do all of the above with the SIM and memory card out.....
What setting did you have in odin....
What it was flashing when you pressed the bixby button?
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Hi again and thank you so much for all the help!
I had around 70% battery life so there was no chance it went from 70 to 0 in 5 mins.
It can not discharge because it's turned off and I can't make it power back on
I was flashing the AP file and 3 seconds after I hit start in odin the phone just powered off. All the buttons are working properly and there is no SIM/memory card in it.
If I press the power button nothing happens...same when I connect it to my PC....nothing
The phone is dead and so am I ))

maicanvlad7 said:
Hi again and thank you so much for all the help!
I had around 70% battery life so there was no chance it went from 70 to 0 in 5 mins.
It can not discharge because it's turned off and I can't make it power back on
I was flashing the AP file and 3 seconds after I hit start in odin the phone just powered off. All the buttons are working properly and there is no SIM/memory card in it.
If I press the power button nothing happens...same when I connect it to my PC....nothing
The phone is dead and so am I ))
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Hi
Just the AP file what about the other 3 BL , CP and CSC? and what Odin setting you had?
My best guess is that the hardware is in an undetermined state ..not necessarily bricked but it may be
Keep pressing the buttons , try to get into download you may get lucky and catch the hardware "awake" and let you get into download mode...if so flash the firmware again...all 4 files

MAX 404 said:
Hi
Just the AP file what about the other 3 BL , CP and CSC? and what Odin setting you had?
My best guess is that the hardware is in an undetermined state ..not necessarily bricked but it may be
Keep pressing the buttons , try to get into download you may get lucky and catch the hardware "awake" and let you get into download mode...if so flash the firmware again...all 4 files
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Just the AP file... noob mistake I guess? Pretty expensive one might be...
I will leave it charging over night I hope tomorrow it will work....by any chance.
Really appreciate the help dude!

maicanvlad7 said:
Just the AP file... noob mistake I guess? Pretty expensive one might be...
I will leave it charging over night I hope tomorrow it will work....by any chance.
Really appreciate the help dude!
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If you are in the same base , Nougat to Nougat, flashing just one of them should not be too bad..but when changing base Nougat to Oreo...that is not a very good idea, is complete different firmware and they may not be 100% compatible
lets cross fingers and hope for the best

maicanvlad7 said:
Just the AP file... noob mistake I guess? Pretty expensive one might be...
I will leave it charging over night I hope tomorrow it will work....by any chance.
Really appreciate the help dude!
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Hey, did you manage to start your device again normally?
I'm having the exact same issue and there doesn't seem to be any solution online.

Hello it's me (maicanvlad7) but from a guest account. It didn't start so I was forced to use the warranty. Depending on your location you might or might not be able to use the warranty. There is no software solution for this problem, none that I know of at least. Best of luck man!

maicanvlad77 said:
Hello it's me (maicanvlad7) but from a guest account. It didn't start so I was forced to use the warranty. Depending on your location you might or might not be able to use the warranty. There is no software solution for this problem, none that I know of at least. Best of luck man!
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Oh, that's bad to hear. Thank you very much for your reply though, I'll contact Samsung and I'll see what I can do.
Greetings, have a nice day.