Hi guys, so yesterday i was trying to re-root my Galaxy S3 after applying the firmware update from Kies (4.2.2 to 4.3), so i opened odin 3.10.6 that i downloaded with the root file, opened it, clicked on AP and gave it "CF-Auto-Root-d2att-d2uc-samsungsghi747.tar.md5" then hit start, i think it was installing till it got to like 25% and then got stuck, i ket it there and went to see other videos, so i thought probably i installed it on the wrong way, nothing happened yet on odin so i closed it, and this is how everything started, after about 10hours of trying to fix this, i eventually used Kies to apply "Firmware upgrade and initialization", everything went fine, but after the auto-reboot, the phone gave me this error:
E:failed to mount /system (Invalid argument) can't mount '/system '(Invalid argument)
a long list of it, it couldn't mount like anything at all, i tried to boot the phone and nothing happens, eventuually i learned that the only way to get a response from the phone is by plugging it into the computer and going to Download mode (if it's not plugged nothing happens no matter what i do)
I tried rebooting using the download mode and pressing volume down to reboot, and it actually tries to reboot, and shows the samsung s3 logo followed by an android robot like it's applying some updates but shuts down when it reaches like 40% of the process. here's what happens and please note that it only works if the phones is plugged to the computer, if not, i won't get any response from it no matter what buttons i press, and even when it's plugged that's the only way to get a response.
and by the way, i think it can be a battery problem but i have two battries and the samething happened with both of them, and i kept the phone plugged on the charger the whole night hoping it can be charged but nothing happened, (even while plugging it the red right didn't turn on and the phone didn't respond at all)
so, basically, what i "think" i need now is an appropriate list of all Odin files for samsung s3 so i can revive it ( bootloader, PDA, Phone, CSC, and even UMS if necessary) please if anyone can provide me with these files i'd be very grateful. thanks
If you have access to dowload mode, I suggest you to try part 4 of this guide : http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/fix-s3-to-factory-unroot-stock-recovery-t2323847
olimar7184 said:
If you have access to dowload mode, I suggest you to try part 4 of this guide : http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/fix-s3-to-factory-unroot-stock-recovery-t2323847
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thanks for the reply, i did already, but i guess i'll go ahead and try it again.
#update: Yup, the same problem, the little Android robot appears to finish the installation and then the phone shuts down again.
chafik94 said:
thanks for the reply, i did already, but i guess i'll go ahead and try it again.
#update: Yup, the same problem, the little Android robot appears to finish the installation and then the phone shuts down again.
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Then I recommend you to try that instruction http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help/recovery-twrp-flashing-using-odin-gt-t2680354
If it success you will have access to a custom recovery, this will allow you to flash any rom and unbrick your device
I missed with the bootloader section so probably that's what caused everything, and i couldn't find a proper bootloader for my S3, which is why i thought it'd be better to ask people with better knowledge in this field, i actually found one yesterday which is "ICS_Bootloader_I9300XXALEF.tar" but it failed. so i thought maybe it's not compatible with my firmware or something and in order to get things right i have to reinstall everything as i mentioned earlier, but that's based on mere guessing, I really need people with better knowledge to tell me what to do, i mean as long as odin is getting my phone and writing to it, i believe it can be fixed.
olimar7184 said:
Then I recommend you to try that instruction http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help/recovery-twrp-flashing-using-odin-gt-t2680354
If it success you will have access to a custom recovery, this will allow you to flash any rom and unbrick your device
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thanks allot for your help, I tried this and it succeeded but I still can't turn the phone on nor go to recovery mode
If you really can't boot in recovery mode (vol up + home + power) I don't know what to do sorry...
Last possibility that i can think about : Just make sure you are using a I9300 s3, because there are other versions, and the file that you used to root your phone "CF-Auto-Root-d2att-d2uc-samsungsghi747.tar.md5" (at the beginning of your first post) is for d2att, and I747 not for I9300. + you say latter that you flashed I9300 bootloader "ICS_Bootloader_I9300XXALEF.tar"
The d2att and I747 use qualcomm processor, they are very different from the I9300 with exynos processor.
So check behind the battery witch version do you have.
olimar7184 said:
Just make sure you are using a I9300
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it is I9300 but i wasn't sure about the auto-root file so that's what brought me here I didn't double check everything before trying the root
here's what the back of the phone says
Model: GT-I9300
FCC ID: A3LGTI9300A
SNN: -I9300GSMH
chafik94 said:
it is I9300 but i wasn't sure about the auto-root file so that's what brought me here I didn't double check everything before trying the root
here's what the back of the phone says
Model: GT-I9300
FCC ID: A3LGTI9300A
SNN: -I9300GSMH
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to go to recovery :
You tried vol up + home + power ? (when unplugged)
Or just vol up + home when you cancel download mode ? (when plugged)
Because if I understood correctly, when your device is not plugged you can do anything at all ?
And when you plug in your computer it goes in download mode ? Is this also happening when you plug on a wall charger ?
olimar7184 said:
to go to recovery :
You tried vol up + home + power ? (when unplugged)
Or just vol up + home when you cancel download mode ? (when plugged)
Because if I understood correctly, when your device is not plugged you can do anything at all ?
And when you plug in your computer it goes in download mode ? Is this also happening when you plug on a wall charger ?
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yup, that's exactly what happens, and yes it happen when on the wall charger as well, but the phone doesn't give any sign that it's being charged, and when I unplug it while it's on it turns off immediately. i tried the other method you mentioned about recovery mode, and still nothing happens, the phone shows Samsung galaxy SIII logo and turns off again.
chafik94 said:
yup, that's exactly what happens, and yes it happen when on the wall charger as well, but the phone doesn't give any sign that it's being charged, and when I unplug it while it's on it turns off immediately. i tried the other method you mentioned about recovery mode, and still nothing happens, the phone shows Samsung galaxy SIII logo and turns off again.
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It's probably an hardware problem, because you said you tried 2 different batteries, and even soft-bricked, the phone should stay on when unplugged
And I have no others ideas how to try to fix it, i am very sorry
olimar7184 said:
It's probably an hardware problem, because you said you tried 2 different batteries, and even soft-bricked, the phone should stay on when unplugged
And I have no others ideas how to try to fix it, i am very sorry
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Thanks allot for your time, i really appreciate your help, i'll wait if someone else has a solution
olimar7184 said:
It's probably an hardware problem, because you said you tried 2 different batteries, and even soft-bricked, the phone should stay on when unplugged
And I have no others ideas how to try to fix it, i am very sorry
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I managed to repair my phone today, apparently it was a faulty battery, i used a naked charger to revive it (took off old charger's phone side as shown in the picture, stuck the Black wire to the metal above the positive sign, and the green wire to the one above the negative sign, placed the battery on the phone with the charger in between them and plugged it on the wall for a few seconds, and the phone turned on just fine),
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i re-applied the firmware and this time the android robot where the phone used to shutdown while installing, now completed it's job and the phone rebooted normally, I noticed a yellow text overlaying on the screen, done some more research and found out it is called "Factory mode" (I am a noob you know) so I had to Root the phone to get rid of this problem and this time, thank the Lord, I succeeded in rooting it because I double checked everything lol.
BUT..., Lol when you screw something up, you just have to keep patching it, you fix something here, an other problem appears over there hahaha.
anyways, the problem now is the network, I do have signal and it changes when i put the phone in different places with different signal strengths, and the clock is perfectly updated, but i use the phone as a phone and call people, it gives me this message:
I tried allot of things trying to fix it, nothing seemed to help, and then it came to my mind that probably what I did wrong was download my Service Provider's firmware, maybe the phone Had the international firmware i can't remember and i didn't check it before, the friend i bought it from just told me he brought it brand new but not from a service provider which means it had an international firmware, so now I am downloading a firmware from sammobile that had Unknown in Country, and here's its full title "I9300XXUGNJ2_I9300MSTGNJ1_MST.zip".
My question now, if my theory was wrong and i did somehow apply the right firmware at the first time, will it damage the phone if I applied a different firmware from other Service providers, and i mean this firmware that i am currently downloading?
PS: when the phone turned on the first time the battery had above 70% of charge, i'd like to know what caused the battery to go faulty all of a sudden even while having enough power!
chafik94 said:
I managed to repair my phone today, apparently it was a faulty battery, i used a naked charger to revive it (took off old charger's phone side as shown in the picture, stuck the Black wire to the metal above the positive sign, and the green wire to the one above the negative sign, placed the battery on the phone with the charger in between them and plugged it on the wall for a few seconds, and the phone turned on just fine),
i re-applied the firmware and this time the android robot where the phone used to shutdown while installing, now completed it's job and the phone rebooted normally, I noticed a yellow text overlaying on the screen, done some more research and found out it is called "Factory mode" (I am a noob you know) so I had to Root the phone to get rid of this problem and this time, thank the Lord, I succeeded in rooting it because I double checked everything lol.
BUT..., Lol when you screw something up, you just have to keep patching it, you fix something here, an other problem appears over there hahaha.
anyways, the problem now is the network, I do have signal and it changes when i put the phone in different places with different signal strengths, and the clock is perfectly updated, but i use the phone as a phone and call people, it gives me this message:
I tried allot of things trying to fix it, nothing seemed to help, and then it came to my mind that probably what I did wrong was download my Service Provider's firmware, maybe the phone Had the international firmware i can't remember and i didn't check it before, the friend i bought it from just told me he brought it brand new but not from a service provider which means it had an international firmware, so now I am downloading a firmware from sammobile that had Unknown in Country, and here's its full title "I9300XXUGNJ2_I9300MSTGNJ1_MST.zip".
My question now, if my theory was wrong and i did somehow apply the right firmware at the first time, will it damage the phone if I applied a different firmware from other Service providers, and i mean this firmware that i am currently downloading?
PS: when the phone turned on the first time the battery had above 70% of charge, i'd like to know what caused the battery to go faulty all of a sudden even while having enough power!
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I don't it will damage your phone, you can try to flash. But instead of taking "unknown" in country, just take your own country.
And check your imei in the setting> about phone > status.
About the battery i really don't know, because i never had this problem with my own s3 before.
olimar7184 said:
I don't it will damage your phone, you can try to flash. But instead of taking "unknown" in country, just take your own country.
And check your imei in the setting> about phone > status.
About the battery i really don't know, because i never had this problem with my own s3 before.
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I've been trying to fix the IMEI the whole day yesterday, I have the 0049 IMEI i googled it and allot of people had the same problem and the same IMEI, it is not the same as the IMEI behind the battery, one weird thing, when I tried Samsung tool pro to unlock the device, the software said that I had a firmware from Ghana , and I am very sure I was using the Moroccan firmware, now that i installed the unknown firmware it says Belgium, but it shows the same problems, wrong IMEI, wrong Serial Number, and the same error "zTool not found for selected model"
Operation: Unlock
Selected model: GT-I9300
Software version: 24.3
Waiting ADB device... OK
Reading phone info...
Model: GT-I9300
Android version: 4.3
Product code: Not Active
Phone version: I9300BUUGNF1
PDA version: I9300XXUGNJ2
CSC version: I9300MSTGNJ1
CSC country code: Belgium
CSC sales code: MST
HW version: REV__
Phone S/N: 00000000000
Modem board:
RF cal date: none
IMEI: 004999010640000
Checking Super user right... true
Reading nv data... OK
Checking magic... OK
zTool not found for selected model
Done with Samsung Tool PRO v.24.3
i'm really stuck here, been trying everything yet can't find a solution yet
oh, i think that "Ghana" thing happened because i was trying some modem patches like "Modem_I9300_NF1.tar.md5" to unlock the device but they didn't help and i totally forgot about them. lol
chafik94 said:
oh, i think that "Ghana" thing happened because i was trying some modem patches like "Modem_I9300_NF1.tar.md5" to unlock the device but they didn't help and i totally forgot about them. lol
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Flash the firmware of your country.
And this http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/ref-imei-efs-stuff-i9300-including-t2393289 may help you if flashing the firmware of you country don't work
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heya all!
i just got my GT-I9100 today; it was bought from A1 (part of vodafone) austria, but it does not have a simlock, they usually "lag behind" with those and business customers seem to be able to get some of the first models that do not have any lock yet.
but thats not the issue; i fiddled around with a few things, namely: root it with that superoneclick thingie, install rom manager, (unsuccessfully) try to flash clockworkmod recovery with it, ..
and then i realized that it does not actually replace the "android system recovery 3e" at all, for some reason. actually i seemed to have both the 2e and the 3e version available SOMEwhere, when i did an "adb reboot recovery" i got into the 3e version, with some key combo i managed to get into 2e (i think it was vol-down + power)
in any case, after searching forums for a while i found info that people have been installing "darky's 9.2 resurrection" in this case because it kind of completely wipes everything and gives a clean base to start with.
so i tried that, and i think it was a bad idea to actually re-partition with odin with the included PIT file. in any case, the flashing process completely halted right after it started; after many minutes i unplugged the phone, odin immediately gave me a red FAIL label, and since the phone didn't react anymore i power cycled it via its battery. i guess that was the second mistake
now i'm stuck in a state of complete darkness. the appearently common issue of "black screen after logo" is something different, i don't get ANY reaction from the phone WHATSOEVER. regardless of what keys i press in what combinations etc, it acts as if the battery was completely empty (which it definitely is not). USB does not do anything either.
i also noticed that the phone got unusually warm in the area of the camera, not like HOT, but warmer than i was able to get it by just toying around with it the hour before. i mean, if i try to turn it on and stuff, so it looks to me as if it is doing something, but it cannot even initialize the display or usb.
i ordered some components and will try this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551 even tho it explicitly states that it won't help against all-blackness, just in case.
anyone got any ideas of what i could still do? or is trying to get a replacement from the carrier my only option?
just for additional info, i also have 2 HTC desires, and never managed to brick them to death, i have some clues about adb and the sdk in general, i'm not completely clueless when it comes to android, but since i don't even get any kind of touchable interface (usb wise) i'm out of ideas...
thanks & regards
hi mate darkys rom is for the samsung galaxy s not the gaxy s 2 and clockwork mod wont work either
andypull15 said:
hi mate darkys rom is for the samsung galaxy s not the gaxy s 2 and clockwork mod wont work either
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hmn i kind of wasn't sure about darkys rom after my attempts anymore
in the beginning i thought the galaxy s2 was actually called i9000, until i opened it once again and say that it states 9100
but in any case - is there anything i can do, software wise?
anyone got any ideas of what i could still do? or is trying to get a replacement from the carrier my only option?
Fake /wrong rom they may reject it under warranty .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Try flash a stock rom .
jje
JJEgan said:
anyone got any ideas of what i could still do? or is trying to get a replacement from the carrier my only option?
Fake /wrong rom they may reject it under warranty .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Try flash a stock rom .
jje
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well thats the problem, i can't flash anything. i have no way of going into download mode, or any other mode, its just "dead".
Try to use the "magical cable", i think this cable work also on SG2 and not only the SG1 ... There is a lot sellers on ebay.
Sorry did i not mention the download mode recovery jig .
If it boots via the recovery jig to download mode you may be able to fix or at least fix enough to claim warranty .
jje
yep i guess i will get the components on monday (and i need to borrow a soldering iron
i already got info from the carrier that they will replace it, i just hope they won't look at it too much
can tyou tell us if tyou succeded ? I'm in the exact same situation.
makrook said:
can tyou tell us if tyou succeded ? I'm in the exact same situation.
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heys, i got a replacement from the carrier for free, and i'm not gonna brick it just to retest *g*
i ordered components for the usb rig and they already arrived, but i have not yet found time to test it, partly because i don't really need it - this time i did not make the mistake of flashing a wrong partition table......
regards
additional info: i'm on cognition S2 now. before i went there, i flashed 3-part stock 2.3.4 firmware, and this time, it was the right PIT file *g* so everything worked like a charm.
Hey guys,
i think i bricked my phone.
i must admit it may be my own fault as i didnt really know what i was doing anyways ill talk you through what happened....
i was trying to get cwn recovery onto my phone and as said i was unsure of what i was doing (i know im Stupid) i had already sucessfully rooted the phone and i opened mtkdroid tools and clicked backup and recovery the box on the right started to spit out text as my phone became detached from the data cable.
Now when i try to power up the phone the backlight lights up for 3-4 seconds then nothing if i hold
volume + and power with no data cable i get the same backlight for 3-4 seconds
volume + and power with data cable i get a dead droid with a red ! in a triangle in its belly ?
the phone displays a battry bar in blue if i do nothing
the pc seems to recognise phone as universal serial bus
mtkdroidtools does not regognise the phone at all
the phone did say android preloader driver not found but ive installed this and this has now disapeared?
anyone help even if its just to tell me to give up (hopefully not ive had the phone about 2 hours EPIC FAIL)
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Over 90 views and no-one even attempted to help...
Short and sweet , hopefully this will get you up and running again.
Download these 2 files
http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?uk=3055194073&shareid=4221153774[/URL
[URL="http://d-h.st/KyK"]http://d-h.st/KyK
Basically this is the default rom, along with spflashtools.
Unzip both to your harddrive somewhere.
Open the location you have extracted spflashtools and click on Flash_tool.exe , then, click scatter-loading on the right hand side, and point it to where you have extracted the rom.
Now, with your phone unplugged from PC/Laptop click the Download button in SPFlashtool. Click ok to anything that pops up.
Now, take the battery out of your phone, and insert the usb cable into the laptop, WITH BATTERY UNPLUGGED . Keep the battery unplugged untill the flash is complete, a little box with a circle saying OK will show after few minutes.
Try this, hopefully this will put you back to stock and you can try again
Cheers pal ill give this a try tomorrow. You're a legend!
And to the 90 views I don't mind as said its my own fault and can't blame the people who had ideas bet they get this all the time usually from noobs who require babysitting through the process ...
Anyways fingers crossed
Ok so its not working im getting the error in the following picture if anyone can help......
firstly sp flash tools just searches for the com port / usb when the battery is not installed ive tried various build of sp flash with the same results.
when i insert the battery it finds com 5 or 6 and goes to 100% of the red progress bar then i recieve the following error
heres a screenshot (icant post links yet)
imageshack.us/photo/my-images/268/lrid.jpg/
many thanks
Garry
BIGG1985 said:
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Have you a link to where you bought your phone ?
Looks like a dual core version ?
If you can point me to where you purchased your model i should be able to get you the correct ROM to load
unfortunatly the phone was bought from a guy in england looks like he ripped me off.... it appears to be the same phone as
dhgate.com/product/air-gesture-real-5-0-inch-s4-1-1-i9500-7/139991313.html#s1-2-1|3289411982
what about it only working with the battery in too is this a big problem i make sure the phone is still not powered on but it just wont download with the battery out....
many thanks
Garry
soft brick
BIGG1985 said:
Hey guys,
i think i bricked my phone.
i must admit it may be my own fault as i didnt really know what i was doing anyways ill talk you through what happened....
i was trying to get cwn recovery onto my phone and as said i was unsure of what i was doing (i know im Stupid) i had already sucessfully rooted the phone and i opened mtkdroid tools and clicked backup and recovery the box on the right started to spit out text as my phone became detached from the data cable.
Now when i try to power up the phone the backlight lights up for 3-4 seconds then nothing if i hold
volume + and power with no data cable i get the same backlight for 3-4 seconds
volume + and power with data cable i get a dead droid with a red ! in a triangle in its belly ?
the phone displays a battry bar in blue if i do nothing
the pc seems to recognise phone as universal serial bus
mtkdroidtools does not regognise the phone at all
the phone did say android preloader driver not found but ive installed this and this has now disapeared?
anyone help even if its just to tell me to give up (hopefully not ive had the phone about 2 hours EPIC FAIL)
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it is soft brick you should flash with boot image!!
BIGG1985 said:
unfortunatly the phone was bought from a guy in england looks like he ripped me off.... it appears to be the same phone as
dhgate.com/product/air-gesture-real-5-0-inch-s4-1-1-i9500-7/139991313.html#s1-2-1|3289411982
what about it only working with the battery in too is this a big problem i make sure the phone is still not powered on but it just wont download with the battery out....
many thanks
Garry
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ok
Try downloading this rom
http://www.needrom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/S4-6577_AIRGESTURE_I950X_V101En20130627.rar
You may to need to register with needrom
That ROM is the default MTK6577 Rom with air gestures
Do as i instructed earlier, extract the rom from zip, this time rename the folder as it contains special characters which may throw of SP Tools
i.e rename folder S4จาง6577_AIRGESTURE_I950X_V101En20130627 to mtk6577 or something.
Then load the scatter file, hit download and insert cable again with no battery , see if that runs now
also , here are the MTK6577 drivers if required
http://androidurdu.com/download/MT6577%20USB%20VCOM%20drivers.rar
Ok so.......
again nothing without the battery installed just keeps searching and nothing.
witht the battery in it flashed got the green circle and everything.
but when i power up the phone i get a white display with black lines down centre.... occasional color bit
same screen when i try to enter recovery
meh not got my hopes up aswell
thnaks for the help guys really appreciate
is it worth trying to flash anything else or should i give up.....
OK don't panic.
First you should know there's plenty of S4 clones out there (HDC Galaxy S4, HDC Spark, Meso S4, unidentified Dual SIM S4 clone, etc., etc.).
Second you have to be 100% sure your system is properly set up.
If you or a friend of you has another MTK (better if MTK6589) smartphone check if everything works properly (drivers, flashing, etc.).
If not install everything properly and in a clean Windows partition without 300 USB drivers and devices.
Once you are done with what written above come back and we will see.
In the meantime upload a pic of the backside without cover and battery, but please be sure to hide the printed IMEI number.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note with Tapatalk 2
Thanks i will have to look into creating a windows partition not something i have ever done.. i will also get a picture of the phone uploaded asap thanks for your help.i dont have a friend with a similar phone but i do have an mtk6589 s4 coming from china (dhgate) its a replacement for one that was broke on arrival just takes forever i bought this to put me on..
Hey guys here are the pictures on the phone
imageshack.us/a/img20/8845/kss4.jpg
imageshack.us/a/img829/25/yskl.jpg
imageshack.us/a/img12/5650/jgij.jpg
imageshack.us/a/img823/1478/7b2o.jpg
i also took a screen shot from USB Deview to show what drivers are being used during a flash not sure if its useful or not tho.
thanks again
Garry
So youvr bought a take s4 and fvcked it... good one you n0000b
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
cheadabudas - yes i maybe a n00b but at least im not someone who has nothing better to do than troll through xda commenting on posts with no relevance L0S3R :laugh:
After speaking to the original owner i believe this is the phone.....
dhgate.com/product/new-arrive-1-1-gt-i9500-i9500-feiteng-h9500/164699915.html#s1-2-1|2177543576
it also has the same black block near the speaker jack which i havent noticed on any other model
anyone have a rom ?
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ok so finally found the required rom for anyone else having the same problem
http://www.filedropper.com/1to1s4softwareandtool
broken link
BIGG1985 said:
ok so finally found the required rom for anyone else having the same problem
your link does not work anymore can you send a working link, thanks.
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Trojan found in USB driver from package in the androidurdu.net
wilsey said:
ok
Try downloading this rom
needrom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/S4-6577_AIRGESTURE_I950X_V101En20130627.rar
You may to need to register with needrom
That ROM is the default MTK6577 Rom with air gestures
Do as i instructed earlier, extract the rom from zip, this time rename the folder as it contains special characters which may throw of SP Tools
i.e rename folder S4จาง6577_AIRGESTURE_I950X_V101En20130627 to mtk6577 or something.
Then load the scatter file, hit download and insert cable again with no battery , see if that runs now
also , here are the MTK6577 drivers if required
androidurdu.com/download/MT6577%20USB%20VCOM%20drivers.rar
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Hey guys,
I have a galaxy s3 (I9300) and I've had it rooted for some time now. I started using CyanogenMod 10.2 nightlies a few months ago and they've mostly been fine. The odd issue comes up but I've been able to work it out. So, a few hours ago my phone just turned off of its own accord and started to bootloop, but on the "Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-19300" screen, not the CyanogenMod screen (to clarify, this screen comes up first then the cyanogenmod one usually). I've tried booting into recovery (CWM 6) but it just shows the CWM boot logo thing (that cog with the hat) and then loops back to the galaxy s3 page. I've also tried putting it in download mode, and it seems to stay on the warning page longer than it does anywhere else, but it wont let me actually put in it download mode from there.
I had a look around google and saw people have had the same problem, but everything I could find was when people had flashed a new rom/kernel etc. and something had gone wrong in the process. The weird thing about mine is that I haven't changed anything, even downloaded any new apps, for maybe a week, so it's not like something suddenly changed. I also wasn't using it when it started, it was just sitting on the table next to me.
Usually I can work these things out, but I'm stumped here. Any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
danielbollom said:
Hey guys,
I have a galaxy s3 (I9300) and I've had it rooted for some time now. I started using CyanogenMod 10.2 nightlies a few months ago and they've mostly been fine. The odd issue comes up but I've been able to work it out. So, a few hours ago my phone just turned off of its own accord and started to bootloop, but on the "Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-19300" screen, not the CyanogenMod screen (to clarify, this screen comes up first then the cyanogenmod one usually). I've tried booting into recovery (CWM 6) but it just shows the CWM boot logo thing (that cog with the hat) and then loops back to the galaxy s3 page. I've also tried putting it in download mode, and it seems to stay on the warning page longer than it does anywhere else, but it wont let me actually put in it download mode from there.
I had a look around google and saw people have had the same problem, but everything I could find was when people had flashed a new rom/kernel etc. and something had gone wrong in the process. The weird thing about mine is that I haven't changed anything, even downloaded any new apps, for maybe a week, so it's not like something suddenly changed. I also wasn't using it when it started, it was just sitting on the table next to me.
Usually I can work these things out, but I'm stumped here. Any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
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can you at least enter download mode after a long time you said? if not, try pulling out the battery for 5 minutes or more and re-insert and enter download mode. i hope it's not sds! good luck
sriram231092 said:
can you at least enter download mode after a long time you said? if not, try pulling out the battery for 5 minutes or more and re-insert and enter download mode. i hope it's not sds! good luck
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Nope, if I press the volume up button to go into it, it just goes back to the bootloop. I'll try the battery thing though, thanks!
Nope, it didnt work, I left it out for maybe half an hour and nothings changed :/ anyone else got any ideas?
SDS thread and BootLoop identical questions posted .
What does Product Code say in download mode .
But if you cannot get to download mode then you need a service centre repair .
looks like u are facing SDA but a bit diffrend than a normal SDS.. mine still can go into download mode with blank product name..
If product name is blank in download mode then you got sudden death, consider a phone as a brick. Nothing will help, including repartitioning.
You need to contact service centre.
I'll check it in a minute, but if it is bricked, will any service center actually help me seeing as it's rooted and all?
danielbollom said:
I'll check it in a minute, but if it is bricked, will any service center actually help me seeing as it's rooted and all?
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AFAIK if it's sudden death then it's not possible to detect root and other modified things, or in other words - nobody has money to prove that you have been using unofficial firmware .
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AFAIK if it's sudden death then it's not possible to detect root and other modified things, or in other words - nobody has money to prove that you have been using unofficial firmware .
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Ahhhh, well that is handy then
In terms of a service centre, will samsung have a list of them somewhere so I can find one near me?
So I contacted samsung and they gave me the link to book into a service centre etc, but I just realised that when I try to go into recovery mode, the CWM recovery logo comes up before going back to bootloop. Is there any way to get rid of that so that my root is completely untraceable?
danielbollom said:
So I contacted samsung and they gave me the link to book into a service centre etc, but I just realised that when I try to go into recovery mode, the CWM recovery logo comes up before going back to bootloop. Is there any way to get rid of that so that my root is completely untraceable?
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If you can't flash anything with Odin (stock software) then you're screwed. Eventually you can try to enter recovery and flash "eraser" of recovery, but this requires working recovery... So if you actually can enter recovery then you can also flash anything, which will literally delete everything.
In other case, no, no way. But if you're lucky enough you may break it just by leaving your phone on for some hours in bootloop, haha.
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If you can't flash anything with Odin (stock software) then you're screwed. Eventually you can try to enter recovery and flash "eraser" of recovery, but this requires working recovery... So if you actually can enter recovery then you can also flash anything, which will literally delete everything.
In other case, no, no way. But if you're lucky enough you may break it just by leaving your phone on for some hours in bootloop, haha.
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Is there any way to wipe it with magnets or anything? hahah I'm clutching at straws now, but otherwise I'm just left with an expensive paperweight so I'm trying to find anything I can
danielbollom said:
Is there any way to wipe it with magnets or anything? hahah I'm clutching at straws now, but otherwise I'm just left with an expensive paperweight so I'm trying to find anything I can
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To be honest think twice before physically crashing your internal memory, as it may void your warranty at all.
I'd try flashing stock firmware through odin, if it doesn't work I'd try flashing anything through recovery. If both of these methods fail just leave your phone in bootloop and hope that it'll automatically destroy everything... :laugh:
Seriously though, you can either physically destroy internal memory or leave it in bootloop and hope for the best, eventually send them device in current status. Up to you, because you won't have a possibility to do anything else.
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To be honest think twice before physically crashing your internal memory, as it may void your warranty at all.
I'd try flashing stock firmware through odin, if it doesn't work I'd try flashing anything through recovery. If both of these methods fail just leave your phone in bootloop and hope that it'll automatically destroy everything... :laugh:
Seriously though, you can either physically destroy internal memory or leave it in bootloop and hope for the best, eventually send them device in current status. Up to you, because you won't have a possibility to do anything else.
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If I send it back to them as it is now it'll take them about 20 seconds I reckon before they see the CWM logo, realise its rooted and send it straight back, so I dont know what I'm gonna do hahah
Hey everyone, i have an issue that i have searched for and can't seem to find anything exactly the same so thought id just jump and ask.
I have a GS3 that has suddenly decided to stop working. It is un-rooted and was stock. I had it on charge over night and woke up to find it like this.
When i try to power the phone on it simply goes to the samsung logo and stops there and if i try to charge it all i get is the initial battery image but it does not move to indicate that it is charging.
I have tried going into the recovery mode to reset data etc but when i do it is covered with red writing saying that it cant find system files and folders, so im thinking somehow the system has corrupted itself..
I have also tried to reload the defauly system os via odin but cant get the computer to even recognize the device..
Can anyone help?
MattMcGoogan said:
Hey everyone, i have an issue that i have searched for and can't seem to find anything exactly the same so thought id just jump and ask.
I have a GS3 that has suddenly decided to stop working. It is un-rooted and was stock. I had it on charge over night and woke up to find it like this.
When i try to power the phone on it simply goes to the samsung logo and stops there and if i try to charge it all i get is the initial battery image but it does not move to indicate that it is charging.
I have tried going into the recovery mode to reset data etc but when i do it is covered with red writing saying that it cant find system files and folders, so im thinking somehow the system has corrupted itself..
I have also tried to reload the defauly system os via odin but cant get the computer to even recognize the device..
Can anyone help?
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Does it look like this >> View attachment 3274198 << if so your emmc could be damage/ corrupt. There are things you could try but all need odin if you can't get odin to recognize your phone then I recommend a service repair.
Thanks for the reply.
That's exactly what it looks like.
By service repair do you mean a service centre?
MattMcGoogan said:
Thanks for the reply.
That's exactly what it looks like.
By service repair do you mean a service centre?
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Yep i'm afraid so :crying: You could try reinstalling drivers on your pc or try a different pc etc to try and get odin to see your phone but it's a bit of a long shot.
What can a service centre do to fix that though?
Thay can replace emmc chip, but usually they are replacing whole motherboard, reprogram efs and flash newest stock firmware.
I hope your phone is under warranty.
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P3110 / I9300 / I9100 / NEXUS 5 / iPAD2
Damn... Unfortunately it's not any more...
Might have to see how much a board is or just upgrade
Hi Team,
After waiting for t he OTA for quite some time. I decided to manually flash 5.1.1 on my G925F S6 Edge. I downloaded the following firmware at home. And tried to flash at my work. Now it flashed just fine , but i am stuck at a nasty boot loop. I have access to download mode , but no recovery. How do i turn the phone off now ? Since i cannot download any bigger files at work.
Also please recommend a 5.1.1 firmware to flash on my phone . I believe my phone`s origin is from Thailan
Update : 1
Tried 2 different Images (UK/ Thailand). Everything flashes just fine. No Odin Errors etc . But the phone gets stuck at Powered by Android
Update 2:
Tried BTU image (UK based) did`nt work too
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here are some screen shots
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I really need to turn this thing off !! Unable to find anything in search as well
have you tried flashing the same firmware again? Make sure you have stared Odin as an Administrator
leekslk said:
have you tried flashing the same firmware again? Make sure you have stared Odin as an Administrator
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yes , did that thrice but to no avail. Each time ran odin as admin
It happened the same to update via OTA, I took him for service of Samsung and up within 15 days will not tell me what's wrong, but I was told that possibly was a problem with the motherboard!
i download and flashed "G925FXXU2BOGB_G925FOXA2BOGB_XEU" , it flashed fine using ODIN but stuck at Powered by Android. I flashed it atleast 3 times but no use.
Then i downloaded and flashed "G925FXXU2POGU_G925FTHL2POGU_THL" . thailand based firmware but its doing the same thing. My phone`s origin was Thailand thats why i downloaded it.
Its been 6-7 hours since the phone is stuck , i cant even shut it off. I can only go to the Download Mode. I could really use some help now. Can someone please help me out here.
I am downloading the BTU 5.1.1 UK version now. I have tried atleast 6 times now. But its not going past the powered by Android logo.
I also cannot access the recovery as well. I am getting out of Ideas now . I can only access the download mode.
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i download and flashed "G925FXXU2BOGB_G925FOXA2BOGB_XEU" , it flashed fine using ODIN but stuck at Powered by Android. I flashed it atleast 3 times but no use.
Then i downloaded and flashed "G925FXXU2POGU_G925FTHL2POGU_THL" . thailand based firmware but its doing the same thing. My phone`s origin was Thailand thats why i downloaded it.
Its been 6-7 hours since the phone is stuck , i cant even shut it off. I can only go to the Download Mode. I could really use some help now. Can someone please help me out here.
I am downloading the BTU 5.1.1 UK version now. I have tried atleast 6 times now. But its not going past the powered by Android logo.
I also cannot access the recovery as well. I am getting out of Ideas now . I can only access the download mode.
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no error message on ODIN? Sorry, trying to understand so I could try to help.
Would be great to take a screenshot of ODIN when it's "done" and a photo of the phone, before disconnecting or restarting.
Also I assume you're using a G925F
Flashing the 5.1.1 BTU did`nt work as well. I am out of options now . Have tried a total of 3 , 5.1.1 Images but none of them worked. Everything gets stuck at Power by Android logo for hours. I cant access recovery as well. Just the ODIN mode.
Giving into warranty is not an option since i bought it used. Any idea if this could be a hardware based issue ? keeping in mind it was working flawlessly uptil this morning on 5.0.2 !
What would i do with a 600$ brick :'(
leekslk said:
no error message on ODIN? Sorry, trying to understand so I could try to help.
Would be great to take a screenshot of ODIN when it's "done" and a photo of the phone, before disconnecting or restarting.
Also I assume you're using a G925F
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Finally someone see`s my thread. I am all posting screen shots in a minute .
Screen shots updated in Post # 1
Any one ?
erikpr10 said:
It happened the same to update via OTA, I took him for service of Samsung and up within 15 days will not tell me what's wrong, but I was told that possibly was a problem with the motherboard!
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I have read that a HARD brick is a problem with the motherboard.
Yes, from the looks of it I think this is a motherboard problem...I'd suggest you take this to a Samsung repair shop and tell them that the phone has been like this since "morning". Since you haven't rooted the phone, they will repair it free of cost most likely. Should they ask you for proof of purchase, tell them you got it as a gift from an uncle who's in Bahamas with to cell connection at the moment and cannot be contacted...worst case, act dumb and ask them to define what proof of purchase means...
But seriously, I would take this to the Samsung store. It so happened to me that I had a hairline crack in a Samsung A5 and although I got the device for free from the telecom provider (who said that it would cost me $100 to repair) the Samsung repair shop replaced the screen at no extra cost...It all depends on how you ask to the people there..try to be in your best behaviour and act as naive as you can...Trust me they will repair it for you...All the best...
Worst case scenario and if they do ask you to shell out $500...I'd suggest buying another phone which is not a Samsung...
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Any one ?
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Alright, bringing it to the service centre is your worst case scenario (of which you already know about).
Here's what I see and agree, ODIN flashed fine, stuck at "powered by android" boot screen.
But let's back track slightly.
1) Can you remember which firmware you were on before you flash the 3 different firmwares.
2) what else have you flashed, did you try to root or something?
3) have you tried to use smartswitch to "fix" the phone (sorry, I know this isn't very helpful, but thought I pointed it out. Also it may take about 30 minutes for smartswitch to fix your phone if it really is fix-able to use the emergency restore firmware or something along this line)
4) I have a hypothesis that you came from 5.0.2 and 5.1.1 is leaving you in a "booting" screen forever so I am thinking the recovery difference is the culprit. It's likely that you can unbrick your phone by flashing the firmware that you were on before flashing these 3 new firmwares (back to point 1). Hence, best way to help yourself now is try to recall which EXACT firmware you were on before. Perhaps more helpful would be a) which region was the phone on b) was it 5.0.2?
5) alternate trouble shoot to find out more information, are you able to boot into recovery. Would like to see what "recovery" version you might be on
let's see if we can try to save your paperweight
This is a longshot and will trip knox but flashing twrp and seeing where that takes you?
Here is the solution from Vietnam and i can sure it's work !
Download this:
G925F: http://www.fshare.vn/file/KYYMWF42LLXM
G920F: http://www.fshare.vn/file/G2MN8UDXFX6P
G925T: http://www.fshare.vn/file/MSQ2TPTRZGYA #Mega
Just flash AP and BL in Odin and it will boot
smartmobee said:
Here is the solution from Vietnam and i can sure it's work !
Download this:
G925F: http://www.fshare.vn/file/KYYMWF42LLXM
G920F: http://www.fshare.vn/file/G2MN8UDXFX6P
G925T: http://www.fshare.vn/file/MSQ2TPTRZGYA #Mega
Just flash AP and BL in Odin and it will boot
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I opened them up using VPN. Its a firmware actually
G925FXXU2BOFJ_G925FOXA2BOFJ_XEU(4File)_ChoiMobile.VN.zip
Can someone tell me if its safe to flash it up ? Also can you upload this over to mega ? downloading through VPN is v v slow, like 5 kb/sec
leekslk said:
Alright, bringing it to the service centre is your worst case scenario (of which you already know about).
Here's what I see and agree, ODIN flashed fine, stuck at "powered by android" boot screen.
But let's back track slightly.
1) Can you remember which firmware you were on before you flash the 3 different firmwares.
2) what else have you flashed, did you try to root or something?
3) have you tried to use smartswitch to "fix" the phone (sorry, I know this isn't very helpful, but thought I pointed it out. Also it may take about 30 minutes for smartswitch to fix your phone if it really is fix-able to use the emergency restore firmware or something along this line)
4) I have a hypothesis that you came from 5.0.2 and 5.1.1 is leaving you in a "booting" screen forever so I am thinking the recovery difference is the culprit. It's likely that you can unbrick your phone by flashing the firmware that you were on before flashing these 3 new firmwares (back to point 1). Hence, best way to help yourself now is try to recall which EXACT firmware you were on before. Perhaps more helpful would be a) which region was the phone on b) was it 5.0.2?
5) alternate trouble shoot to find out more information, are you able to boot into recovery. Would like to see what "recovery" version you might be on
let's see if we can try to save your paperweight
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Thanks so much for a detailed reply my friend
1-)I dont remember exactly which firmware i was one , but i remember checking the " Samsung Phone Info App" and seeing that it was from Thailand and was on 5.0.2
2-)Besides the 3 firmwares , i did not flash anything else
3-)I tried smart switch as well, it was downloading something. But after that it said that the mode in which the phone is on is not supported by smart switch and i`ll have to put it in recovery mode
4-)Again i only remember that the firmware i was on was from Thailand and was 5.0.2 , besides that i dont remember :'(
5-)I have tried numerous time , but it does not boot into recovery mode
I will so thankfull if you guys can save me from having such an expensive paper weight
Duncan1982 said:
This is a longshot and will trip knox but flashing twrp and seeing where that takes you?
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I have`nt done that Yet. I have no issues in Tripping Knox , since i already have no warranty on this and i know for sure that the service center here wont take the phone in warranty since i bought it used
Lowresolution said:
I opened them up using VPN. Its a firmware actually
G925FXXU2BOFJ_G925FOXA2BOFJ_XEU(4File)_ChoiMobile.VN.zip
Can someone tell me if its safe to flash it up ? Also can you upload this over to mega ? downloading through VPN is v v slow, like 5 kb/sec
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believe me, or you can use this method: (will trip Knox)
Flash TWRP recovery using Odin from this topic
Use an OTG cable (in case your phone cannot be turned on) to transfer this ROM
Flash that ROM using TWRP
100% work