I've been flashing custom roms on android devices for several years, but the Gtab S3 is the first Samsung device I've ever dealt with. On top of that I normally use ubuntu and I'm not familiar with window. I'd be most appreciative for your help with odin:
1) When I first plugged the S3 into a window machine I thought it would complain about lack of usb driver. It does not, to my surprise (it seems unlikely that that laptop would have the drivers already installed but maybe I was wrong); nothing happens on the Window side, and S3 says that it's getting slow charging.
In any case I installed the OEM usb driver in https://www.xda-developers.com/where-to-download-android-usb-drivers/ and then plug in the S3, but again nothing happens.
2) I installed odin 3.12.7 but it does not seem to see my S3 (see the attached screenshot).
3) The OP of this thread says
"put your device in download mode"
How?
I did try to google around but I have not been able to find useful help (e.g. as the screenshot shows my odin does not look like the one in step 6 of www.techbeasts.com/how-to-install-twrp-recovery-using-odin/). I enable USB debuggin mode & OEM unlock.
Many thanks for your generous help.
Maybe I cam help.
First have odin up on your pc with the usb cable plugged into the pc but not the tab.
Then with the tab turned off simultaneously hold the power, vol down, and home buttons. The tab should boot into download mode. Hit vol up to get into download.
Now plug the usb cable into the tab.
You should see odin recognize your device and then be able to flash.
You need the Samsung USB drivers and DOWNLOAD mode.
http://developer.samsung.com/galaxy/others/android-usb-driver-for-windows
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Firstly I apologise if this has been covered anywhere - I read a load of posts and did a load of searches but came up empty handed about this specific issue.
I bought a Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830 Baseband:S5830NEKA3 OS:2.2.1) as a dev device and it's been working fine up until today, and at some point it decided it doesn't want to be able to connect to my computers. I've tried three different computers, two different operating systems, and ever tried installing Kies (urk) with no luck.
The phone can charge over USB, saying that it's charging over AC, but that's all that happens.
I can't boot in to recovery mode as holding the power+middle button+vol up just gives me a ramdump message.
Can anyone help me out?
Martyn.h said:
Firstly I apologise if this has been covered anywhere - I read a load of posts and did a load of searches but came up empty handed about this specific issue.
I bought a Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830 Baseband:S5830NEKA3 OS:2.2.1) as a dev device and it's been working fine up until today, and at some point it decided it doesn't want to be able to connect to my computers. I've tried three different computers, two different operating systems, and ever tried installing Kies (urk) with no luck.
The phone can charge over USB, saying that it's charging over AC, but that's all that happens.
I can't boot in to recovery mode as holding the power+middle button+vol up just gives me a ramdump message.
Can anyone help me out?
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When phone is turned off. Press and hold home+power/lock button untill it reaches recovery menu.
Check - that works. Thanks.
I'm now unsure as to how to proceed - neither adb devices nor fastboot devices are reporting anything back.
Connect device to pc. Open device manager (windows). Remove all drivers related to the ace and Samsung.
Remove the device and reboot the pc. Then connect the device. Windows update will detect the device and install the necessary drivers. If it doesn't automatically do that then open up device manager and install them manually by right clicking on the device and selecting update drivers from internet.
From the Galaxies to your Ace...!!
Thanks for your reply.
In windows there's no sign of any Samsung or Galaxy Ace drivers. Plugging it in to my Kubuntu machine gives me identical lsusb results as when not plugged in.
Have done a data wipe, checked that USB debugging is on and tried different cables
think it's screwed.
Think I could stick a ROM on the SD card and flash it? Would that work?
Martyn.h said:
Thanks for your reply.
In windows there's no sign of any Samsung or Galaxy Ace drivers. Plugging it in to my Kubuntu machine gives me identical lsusb results as when not plugged in.
Have done a data wipe, checked that USB debugging is on and tried different cables
think it's screwed.
Think I could stick a ROM on the SD card and flash it? Would that work?
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hmm.. kies didnt work right? So i guess only option IMO would be card reader or CWM
Yep , the phone's USB port is frayed
This was sent from a Galaxy Ace. Problem?
I have the drivers installed and they work great whenever my phone is not in download mode or odin mode. As soon as i go into download mode the drivers don't recognize it. Odin has nothing in the ID:COM. what am I doing wrong?
Is it still connected to the same usb connector, and samsung kies finds it ?
I had problems with the "non orginal" usb a to mini b cable so i took the orginal one.
And you need to have the usb drivers for kies installed, and when you try odin
make sure that kiestray and keis is terminated and nothing else communicating
with the device and put the phone in download menu by holding "volume down - home and power" down until it boots into download mode then press volume up now you should be able to connect the phone and it identifies it.
Hope it works out for you.
And have you tried on another pc too ?
thank-you
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
I have been running on Cooks I777UCMD8 rom for about 2 months now and have had multiple powering issues. Have tried all the basic trouble shooting, not sure if its the Rom causing the issues or the AJK noswap Kernel, but nothing has been tweaked, running as is. The booting issue is when connecting a USB cable while the phone is powered off, if you try to turn the phone on while the USB cable is still attached you get a POWER RESET OR UNKNOWN UPLOAD MODE error message, only way to avoid it is to remove the usb cable and hold power button then it powers up normally.
now the problem with the USB cable, and i feel these two are possibly related, my phone no longer recognizes when its attached to a computer usb hub, it charges, but dose not enter into mass storage mode, nor does the computer recognize that the phone is attached, i have tried on multiple computers with same results, and yes all drivers are downloaded on computers. Further information; Before this problem began accruing, I would get error messages after attaching the phone to a pc VIA usb cable saying ( ONE OF THE USB DEVICES ATTACHED TO THIS COMPUTER HAVE MALFUNCTIONED, AND WINDOWS DOES NOT RECOGNIZE IT ) also, after plugging in the usb cable and windows attempted to download the drivers this error also appeared ( DEVICE SOFTWARE WAS NOT SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED, CONSULT WITH YOUR DEVICE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE ) it later resolved itself for a short time ( couple days ) but now when i connect the phone, nothing happens... i'm hoping somebody has had similar USB problems after flashing a new rom and knows whats going on.
additional information:
- i have two Galaxy S2 phones both running cooks-i777ucmd8 rom and both phones have had the exact same issues.
- previous problems also include boot looping, and frozen lock screen upon powering up the phone. has not happen in a while.
Hi everybody! First post here so please forgive me if I step over any bounds. I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III (SCH-I535 is the model I believe?), OS version 4.1.2 and I'm having some problems rooting/unlocking it. My goal is to use it on the ATT&T network, which I've seen has mixed success when I researched it, but I'm currently rocking an iPhone 3GS so it doesn't get much worse. When I plug the phone into my computer (and I've tested it on a few now), it immediately begins charging, says it's connected as an installer, and by all accounts seems to be fine. On my computer though, a notification bubble pops up and says 'USB Device not recognized' (see pics). I've tried manually installing the drivers for the 'Unknown Device' in the Device Manager, uninstalling the Samsung drivers and installing a slightly older version, bending the tongue in the USB port slightly upwards, blowing in the port, connecting it as PTP and MTP (all solutions I found online), still to no avail. One thing I wanted to try but was unable to is plugging the phone in while it's in download mode. I can restart the phone into Download mode, but at the prompt I can only press the down arrow because the volume up button on the rocker is broken! None of the reboot apps on the Play Store would work for me. So, my question are:
1.) Are there any other solutions that might help me get my computer to recognize my phone so I can root/flash it?
2.) Is there any other way to enter recovery mode or bypass the prompt on an unrooted phone? Thanks a bunch for the help everyone!
P.S. I'm running Windows 7 SP1, and I recently rooted my friend's Note 2 successfully using the computer and cable so I don't think that's the problem.
Wrong forum, this is for the i9300 only.
Hello!
I am new here. but I have been a follower for a while. So I am in need of some advice. I am trying to help a teacher out with her tablet. It seems to be stuck in a boot loop. Completely stock(Never Rooted) by what I was told. I am not even certain debugging was turned on. So here it is:
1. It boots up to the Logo Screen and stops.
a. Windows sounds when plugged in Via Usb Port. I tried all different ports and cords.
b. When it is in this mode it shows up as an unspecified device for windows.
c. Odin shows up as blue when on logo screen.
2. I can get to the download mode, but it doesn't turn yellow in Odin and I can't get any more dialogue past the initial download screen.
a. Windows sounds when plugged in Via Usb Port. I tried all different ports and cords.
b. The device does not show up as connected to windows when in download mode.
c. Device shows up as blue in Odin on download mode.
3. Samsung USB drivers up-to-date
4. ABD up-to-date
5. Android Studio & JDK up-to-date
Does anyone have any suggestions on where to go from here? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Bricked
Can you also get in to recovery mode ???? When you can get in download mode .....
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Can you also get in to recovery mode ???? When you can get in download mode .....
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No. I am unable to get into recovery mode. No dialogue will pop up past the download screen. I was reading some other posts and some people suggested unplugging the internal connections from the battery and internal storage and so on and then plugging it back in.