Hi folks, I have an old Galaxy Grand Prime SM-G530w. It recently took and OTA update and when it rebooted it bricked the phone. It won't enter d/l mode so I can't use odin to restore a stock image. I can hear the phone connecting to my computer when I connect it via usb so there is some life still in it. I don't really want to send the phone to Samsung to get it repaired as it would likely cost more than it's worth So here is my question:
How can I get this phone into d/l mode so I can flash a stock ROM on it?
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So sad. Just bought this phone. I tried to upgrade to ICS via but used the Galaxy S firmware (gti9000) by mistake...turns out ICS isn't out yet for my phone, the SPHD710. While flashing I managed to upload the "modem" file but when it was writing the file (it says "wait 2 minutes for write") odin froze.
and now..
Here's the situation. The phone will boot into the gti9000 firmware (i.e I get to home screen--so I think I'm semi-bricked), but WiFi won't work and the phone crashes a lot. Basically like a "safe-mode". Here are the conditions I'm dealing with
1) Windows 7 will not recognize phone when plugged in. It charges but does not show up in device manger
2) Odin does not recognize the phone at all. It was recognized for a split second on my laptop when I was installing/reinstalling drivers. Can't replicate this.
So basically I'm stuck. I tried going into recovery mode and applying update from SDcard (to revert to stock) but i the SD card won't mount
Anybody help??? PLEASE. I don't want a $500 paperweight.
I can give as many details as you like.
Thanks so much!
hi, I tried to update my galaxy gt I5500 m and unplugged the usb cable by mistake. my phone boots up normal but the screen only uses half the display wifi dont work nor can i install apps anymore. the phone will go into download mode and recovery which gives me an option to hard reset which i did many times or install update.zip which i downloaded. when it tries to install i get error saying that update.zip isnt signed and it aborts install. i cant get it to connect to the computer it just doesn't recognize the phone any more. the phone will charge from computer but thats all. i tried on win xp and win 7 with no luck.i would be happy just to get my phone back the way it was. i would really be greatful for any help thanks.
Hmm...try to flash your official firmware using ODIN
http://androidwaptoday.blogspot.com/2011/10/odin-multi-downloader-flasher-program.html
get your official firmware from http://www.samfirmware.com
I have a Samsung Galaxy s3 sch-1535 and i rooted my device and it was working perfectly and all till the new 4.3 update came and i didn't knew it was going to be a problem updating it. i tried to upgrade and now its messed up! it quit updating and turned off my phone and now every time i try to use my phone it cant and it just shows up a black screen with the Message saying, " SYSTEM SOFTWARE NOT AUTHORIZED Y VERIZON WIRELESS HAS BEEN FOUND ON YOUR PHONE. PLEASE TURN IT OFF AND TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST VERIZON STORE." that's the problem because i did take it and they said i had to do the same crap i did on my computer? i tried but im really new to this rooting and stuff. IF there's anyone who know how to help or can tell me a file i need to download please i have Skype> ViRuL BeAsT also i have team viewer. Another thing is i tried to connect my device to my laptop but by windows does not recognize my device. so i cannot connect to odin :/. i can go to RECOVERY mode and DOWNLOAD mode but whats the point if i cannot connect to my computer? Please i need my phone to work, its a 2 year contract i did. Thanks so much for your time.
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Remeax said:
I have a Samsung Galaxy s3 sch-1535 and i rooted my device and it was working perfectly and all till the new 4.3 update came and i didn't knew it was going to be a problem updating it. i tried to upgrade and now its messed up! it quit updating and turned off my phone and now every time i try to use my phone it cant and it just shows up a black screen with the Message saying, " SYSTEM SOFTWARE NOT AUTHORIZED Y VERIZON WIRELESS HAS BEEN FOUND ON YOUR PHONE. PLEASE TURN IT OFF AND TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST VERIZON STORE." that's the problem because i did take it and they said i had to do the same crap i did on my computer? i tried but im really new to this rooting and stuff. IF there's anyone who know how to help or can tell me a file i need to download please i have Skype> ViRuL BeAsT also i have team viewer. Another thing is i tried to connect my device to my laptop but by windows does not recognize my device. so i cannot connect to odin :/. i can go to RECOVERY mode and DOWNLOAD mode but whats the point if i cannot connect to my computer? Please i need my phone to work, its a 2 year contract i did. Thanks so much for your time.
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So if you fire up ODIN and then put your phone in DOWNLOAD mode and plug it in to your computer, you do not get the com port showing as yellow with a random port number shown?
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mcgrabowski said:
So if you fire up ODIN and then put your phone in DOWNLOAD mode and plug it in to your computer, you do not get the com port showing as yellow with a random port number shown?
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nevermind i can now use odin properly but i think i got to wait for the 4.3 official firmware to download and use it for odin right? i need the 4.3 OFFICIAL firmware file thts model is sch-1535
Yes, with ODIN you have to use the official firmware releases.
Just remember if you flash the official 4.3 release it will update your boot loader and you won't be able to ODIN back to a previous release and clear your warranty void counter.
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Hi Everyone, I hope someone can help
Had the 8010 for a couple years now, rooted it a while back and yesterday wanted to unroot to try for an OTA Update
I did this by trying to install the SAMFIRMWARE most recent ROM using mobile ODIN
Seemed OK but now wont boot. Just get the SAMSUNG logo etc.
It wont be seen by the desktop odin and there are no drivers recognised, I can't check whether I activated USB Debugging but I suspect not
Any thoughts
Hello guys, i am new here and I am seeking help from the more experienced
To cut to the chase and make a long story short, my Galaxy Tab 2 is currently in a boot loop in ClockworkMod recovery. (I was trying to flash my first ROM, got Status 7, and while waiting for my order of OEM USB cable to come as to fix the problem, my data got deleted one day idk how) The tablet model is 10.1 P5113
It probably doesn't seem like a big deal until you find out that you can't flash roms from internal; storage (all my data got deleted somehow and I figured I was screwed after reading "no data found" on the script)
But what makes matters worse is that I cannot flash a stock ROM via ODIN...this is because USB Debugging was left disabled...i never knew i would need it now lol. What sucks also is that I have no nandroid backups to fall back on...
Basically, I have a tablet that boots into CWM and has no data to rely on whatsoever, it really sucks...no USB Debugging means I cannot flash my out of this predicament with ODIN either. I have a Windows PC (Windows 7) and a OEM USB cable. My tablet model again is 10.1 P5113
May somebody please give me advice on how to take this? I want to get out of this bootloop, get some rom running (even stock) and get another go at flashing my custom rom. I would greatly appreciate any advice from anybody)
I found a solution by flashing the stock rom via ODIN. It turns out stock roms do not need USB debugging to be enabled, so I saved my tablet....
I am going to switch to TWRP Recovery as soon as I can
Thread closed as user already founded by himself a solution.