Hi guys, I need some help with my Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300.
A couple weeks ago my phone turned off by itself and never turned on completely again. If I turn it on, it stays on the very first boot screen forever (the white text saying Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300, like this one (https://cdn-images.xda-developers.com/direct/1/1/5/2/1/9/8/I9300.bootlogo.jpg).
I've removed the SIM card and the MicroSD card with no effects whatsoever, and I've also left the device turned on for hours but it always stays on the same screen.
I cannot enter recovery mode (it just shows the boot screen mentioned above) but I can enter download mode. At download mode, I get this info:
ODIN MODE
Product name: GT-I9300
Custom binary download: No
Current binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Oficial
As you can see, I have never flashed a custom rom (or rooted or even unlocked the bootloader). This is what intrigues me the most, since everybody I've seen with the same problem had trouble during or after a flash.
My last OS version was 4.3.1 and it was received OTA months ago.
In the past few months, my device rebooted out of nowhere, even when I was not using it. Occasionally, it had the stuck power button, which caused it to reboot on a loop, but I always solved it by nudging the power button a little. I don't know if these two previous problems might have caused the problem I'm facing now, but they're not showing up anymore.
Anyway, I've tried to flash the newest official rom (NK1 - ZTO) via Odin but I always get a NAND Write error.
I've tried changing USB ports, USB cable and computers; tried Odin 3.04, 3.07 and 3.09; tried Samsung USB drivers v1.5.45 and 1.5.49 but nothing of the above made any difference.
Today things started getting worse, though. In the past, Windows would always recognize the device on at least one specific USB port; Odin would also recognize the device and then I would get the NAND Write error. Now, Windows will not recognize the device no matter the cable, USB port or driver version. I only get a unknown device error and Odin won't recognize anything connected.
I tested all my setup with a working Galaxy S3 I9300 and it got recognized every single time, no matter the USB port, the cable or the computer.
Considering that another device is getting recognized by different computers, I suppose that the problem lies in my Galaxy S3.
So, can anyone offer me any kind of advice or point me in any direction on how I can try to fix my phone? Is my phone physically dying and no software solution will unbrick it?
Your power button issue has corrupted/damaged the nand memory. Try the dead boot recovery thread in general forum but unless you have warranty you might be better off with a new phone.
I was afraid of that.
I checked the post you mentioned but it seems I'd have to buy tools and hardware more expensive than the phone itself, so I'd rather buy a new smartphone.
Thanks for the help!
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This is what happened. I want to upgrade my Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1n from 3.2 into 4.0 . I try to root and somehow I do some stupid error.
The bootloader screen become rolling. I found the solution from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1555984 and it runs perfectly. my bootloader become normal.
But another problem come out after that. my PC can't detect my samsung through USB. any guide for this problem??
Change usb port or cable
Dont use usb hub
Reinstall kies 2
And retry
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noob here.
Galaxy Tab 10.1 P7510 Wifi
I have a similar problem to the above.
When I connect using the usb lead to the pc, nothing happens. I have reinstalled the drivers (both with and without Kies 2) and upon connecting the usb it acknowledges a connection and goes through some steps and proclaims the device is installed and ready to use. Except it's not. It doesn't show up in My Computer or when I remove and re-connect the usb, there is nothing - the same as before I resinstalled the drivers. Kies cannot find it either.
My issue is further matched by the above issue as I also followed the same guide as above. I previously tried to root the device several times and each time the recovery screen was doing the rolling / flicker thing. So I returned to stock. But inevitably I would get infuriated by all the things I couldn't do.
So when I found the guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1555984 that further linked to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27830023&postcount=41 I was thrilled because I could finally read the Recovery screen.
So I proceeded to root the device as per http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474971. This was working fine with one exception. Which was that after the screen went into sleep mode and I pressed the power button to wake it up, the tablet was in a variant of the rolling / flicker screen. This happened every time. I repeated the rooting process making sure to wipe data / cache / dalvik.But it remained.
So I became adventurous and decided to flash an experimental CM9 sourced from droidbasement.
And that is where I am now. Unable to enter sleep mode and unable to connect to the pc to return to stock or try different roms.
Any suggestions or help welcome.
perhaps I should have opened a new thread but wasn't sure. please advise if so.
I used a different usb port and the pc could find it.
Now back on stock.
re:
Go to settings>labs>. Uncheck USB error (don't know the exact english terms)
Hello
I've had this problem for a couple of days now and while Google is turning up plenty of threads and solutions nothing seems to be working.
Yesterday I tried to encrypt my SGSII and but it failed and would no longer boot. So I flashed a no ROM via recovery (there was a notice about corrupted memory) and restarted. Since then I've only been able to access the phones download mode. Most posts with this kind of problem suggest that Odin is required. Windows will not recognize my phone in while in download mode, therefore I can't use Odin. Windows will, however, recognize it as a Samsung SGSII in the device manager if I let the phone boot up and hang at the SGSII logo screen.
The things I've tried so far
Installing Kies
ONLY installing samsung usb drivers
Cleaning the usb port
Rebooting phone and pc several times
Tried different cables
Tried a different PC
Additional info: Last ROM I was running was one of the cyanogen 10 nighties.
Sorry everyone, I know this seems to be a pretty common problem but I'm just out of ideas to try.
So, do I need to buy a new phone? Any ideas would be really appreciated.
Cheers
Hello all, I have a GS3 international GT-I9300
I'll try to go through the story as fast as I can and give as much detail so you guys can understand how I got here.
Bought the phone unlocked, I was stock, I rooted and then I decided to install a new ROM. I went with Resurrection Remix, it was working great. I did this on a desktop back home. They released a new update to RR so I did a OTA update with "Update Me" apparently the thing flashed but it didn't, the phone still worked but NFC wasn't working as well as having lost root access and some other stuff wasn't working correctly, but I lived with it.
I moved to Florida (home is in NY) and I have a laptop with me, for some reason my laptop used to be able to transfer files to my S3, but it wasn't doing it any more after a while. So it would just charge it. I was in a hotel room last week trying to tether via USB but the PC wasnt having it, it could not locate the phone. This week I moved to a different hotel with internet and decided I would flash stock on my S3 to get rid of all these bugs and get root again, I tried flashing stock through recovery and it wasn't going, so I tried flashing RR again (this time downloaded from the site RR site) and it worked. Still no USB connection but I had root back. I looked around my PC and apparently the Samsung drives are not installing or something on my PC. I installed Kies, but nothing, I tried a stand alone driver install and nothing, so I just gave up and bought Mobile Odin pro from Gplay to try to flash again.
Mobile Odin for some reason (I blame it on myself) wasn't finding/flashing stock so again I decided to try and flash RR and see what would happen. It flashed RR and turned on fine. Then I just decided to look for an NFC fix on XDA. Once I found my NFC fix (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32029713&postcount=8367) I decided to just copy the files to the system folder, NFC still not working, rebooted and NFC still no working, so I figured I would try to flash the fix through mobile odin seeing as how I can't get my PC to pick up on the USB. I tried flashing but MO just kept bouncing it back and re-booting into RR. Tried again and no flash. So I decided to again try and flash stock. I tried going into Recovery, the phone shut off like it always does, came back on but stayed in the Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 logo and would not move. I shut it off again, tried turning it on again and still stuck on the galaxy logo. Now, if I leave the phone off and plug in the USB, it won't show the battery charging image, it will actually turn straight onto the galaxy logo again and stay there. I can get the phone into download mode, but like I said my pc won't recognize the drivers.
Now, here are my questions:
What happened?
Can this be fixed?
Am I an idiot?
If I can get the drivers installed on another PC as well as Odin (1.85), will the new PC "see" the S3 or are the drivers on the phone deleted as well? (if that sort of thing can happen, idk.)
I'm going to see if I can borrow a buddy's PC and download the drivers as well as odin to try and bring my S3 back to life, I just want to know, what happens if I can't get the other PC to pick it up ether because the drivers on the phone are deleted (if that's a thing) or what I can expect if it is connected.
What are the steps or guides to follow here? I just got it into Download mode and it says on the top of the screen:
ODIN MODE
Product name: GT-I9300
Custom Binary Download: Yes (2 counts)
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
sorry , i am sometime getting headache reading long english text so i just briefly look over.
your PC doesn't recognize your S3 ? is that correct ? hmmm , is it possible that your PC (Microsoft Windows I assume?) system is damaged due to something like virus or some reasons ? i have encountered that kinda problem before and be OK after i reinstalled the system.
If it's a soft brick, then it can defiantly be fixed. You might, however, lose your data along the process.
Be glad it's not hard bricked
It happened to me many times, USB error "unknown device" connected. Only fix for it was reinstalling Windows so better if you can use different PC or laptop. Install Kies and other USB drivers. Restart computer, download and run Odin v 3.0x. Flash your phone.
If this doesn't work then maybe your phone have a problem with USB port?
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djembey said:
It happened to me many times, USB error "unknown device" connected. Only fix for it was reinstalling Windows so better if you can use different PC or laptop. Install Kies and other USB drivers. Restart computer, download and run Odin v 3.0x. Flash your phone.
If this doesn't work then maybe your phone have a problem with USB port?
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Don't forget to delete kies as you only need the drivers
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Thanks for the replies guys. I'll try to fix tit today, I didn't get a chance to do it last night. If anything I'll update you guys with what's going on.
Like I was saying, I'll try using a different PC to fix it. Now, if I can't get Odin to recognize the phone, what would be the next step?
Hello
I have a bit of a problem with my SGS2.
After updating to 4.1.2 from 4.0.3 it just died after 24 hours.
It doesn't go into recovery mode ( i had clockwork recovery)
It get stuck on SGS2 Logo when i try to boot it.
I can go into Download mode, but my PC won't detect it so i can flash it again with Odin.
Now, i tried to connect with a dozen cables, 5 different PCs, i even went to a GSM Service and had the usb module changed.
Still doesn't work or is unseen by my PC or any of the others PCs i have at hand.
I have all needed drivers installed. Other SGS2 can be detected by my PC and any other Android devices i tried so far.
Now in download mode it says:
Product Name :GT-i9100
Custom Binary Download: Yes (3 counts)
Current Binary: Custom.
I've tried some soft bricks solution to see if i can get it to work, but no luck so far since Odin is unable to detect my phone.
I understand i might have NAND rw corruption, but i didn't fully understand what that is and how to fix it.
What can i do to unbrick this phone or fix it?
Thanks in advance
Is your phone an I9100? Check under the battery.
Try other odin versions.
And tell us exactly what have you tried to flash.
Sent from the little guy
Yes, my phone is GT-i9100 for sure.
I've successfully flashed from 4.0.3 to 4.1.2 using CWM and i as i said the in previous post, the phone just stopped working after 24 hours or so.
After that i tired to flash the same 4.1.2 with Odin, to get it to work, but my phone couldn't be detected by any PC.
I tried with Odin 1.85 and 3.04, same thing with both of the versions.
There are a lot of 4.1.2 ROMs.
Sent from the little guy
I don't which 4.1.2 ROM i used at the moment, I'm at work, i have all the info i need on my PC home.
But i still can't understand why my USB is not working, do you have any idea?
It could be anything, but your pc will see your device, that's for sure.
Sent from the little guy
Hi everyone,
I have an SII GT- I9100 that I installed a custom ROM on a while back (probably 2 years ago). After a while it got badly bricked I don't remember what happened, and not only that
the charging port was also messed up so I couldn't connect it to my pc (pc wouldn't recognize it unless I held the cable in with force, but even that didn't work after some time).
It's been sitting on a shelf for about a year and I decided to buy a new charging port, replace it, unbrick it and give it to my mom.
I did replace it and I can connect it to my pc now but there's still issues. On my main windows 10 pc it gives me an error "USB device not recognized, the last USB device you connected to this computer malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it". (I've reinstalled usb drivers and troubleshooted with Kies).
I keep the phone in download mode while I am trying to connect it to my pc since I can't boot into anything (I have a yellow triangle and Samsung logo if I don't go into download mode).
On my laptop (win 7) I've managed to get windows to install all the drivers(even though it failed a couple times ?), I've also troubleshooted with Kies, still Kies can't connect to it.
I want to restore it to stock ROM but I haven't been successful. First Odin gave me "setup connection" error but then I rebooted the pc and it "worked".
Now it just says complete (write) operation failed.
I've tried 3 different Odin versions, nothing.
What bothers me is that Odin says "Added !" but everyone online to the people with similar issue says that they should reinstall drivers or talks about USB Debugging (which I can't turn on or off since it's bricked).
Sorry for the long post but what's the move here? Am I using a bad ROM ? I've tried one for the country I live in but not the country from which the phone is ( I don't know the country, might be Austria), could this be the issue ?
Thanks in advance!
Update, I may have found the right ROM, now it's stuck at boot.bin
EDIT: Found a youtube "solution" to that, then it got stuck at cache.img
EDIT: Getting Driver issues again, Unknown Device :/