[Q] Firmware and rooting - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all, I've just got my 1st ever Android phone (Galaxy S). It's amazing how flexible and overwhelming the phone and system can be.
I've 2 questions:
1. After installed Kies on my PC, it says there's a firmware update that my phone needs, but on trying to install, it gives all sort of problem, ie: memory full, battery low..etc..
What's the deal here? How do I update the firmware?
2. I've read a little about rooting the phone. How does it work and is it safe? Procedure? Any advice?
Appreciate all your advices..
Thanks all,
DaveL

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Samsung Galaxy S, how do i Root ?

Hi Guys,
I was recommended to you by a good friend of mine. I recently pyrchased a Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone, and i must say what a great phone, i had had it for a couple of days and want to root it it currently runs 2.1 eclair is it ? and was given a file to download that contains 2 files one telling you how to root and other with root file which is ( z4root.1.3.0.apk ) now ihave already conected usb cable and have done this so far -
Gone into applications and checked unknown sources box!
Then gone into development and checked the usb debugging box!
now where it tells me to put root file into memory card via usb ! now this is where we get stuck dont know how to put root file into memory card and it should go into into internal memory not external ??
just need help and advice on what to do next so i can root my mob and know that i am in the right place for this advice .
Thanking you all in advance.
Saluti
charlie2
You start by reading the FAQS .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939752
super one click root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
jje
JJEgan said:
You start by reading the FAQS .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939752
super one click root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
jje
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woow, thanks for that, but am new to this and not the best with computers so need easiest and straight forward way of rooting, my computer not recognising mob when its connected ?
charlie2 said:
woow, thanks for that, but am new to this and not the best with computers so need easiest and straight forward way of rooting, my computer not recognising mob when its connected ?
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You can use Z4root for rooting 2.1 & 2.2 only.
For rooting 2.2.1 and above you must need a computer. Re-install the USB drivers and check it again.
hi thanks for that mine is 2.1 so why is my mob showing up on lappy when i connect with usb cable ?
Why you're still on Eclair 2.1? Very Strange......
I'd say first update it to 2.2.1 of your region. There is a hell of performance/speed difference in 2.2.1 & 2.1.
Why do you want to root it?
i still dont know why my lappy not seeing my mob when connected to each other ?
You need to download samsung kies this will install the drivers for your laptop to recognise your device. If i were you I would not root at all incase anything happens to your device. Download kies, update your phone and then do A LOT of reading about root.
ste1164 said:
You need to download samsung kies this will install the drivers for your laptop to recognise your device. If i were you I would not root at all incase anything happens to your device. Download kies, update your phone and then do A LOT of reading about root.
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Hi Thanks for that do i get download for kies on samsung site ? I have 2.1 eclair cause i just bought phoine but have noticed that it does freeze alot and runs slow now and again, Why would i not want to run root ?
Cheers
charlie
charlie2 said:
Hi Thanks for that do i get download for kies on samsung site ? I have 2.1 eclair cause i just bought phoine but have noticed that it does freeze alot and runs slow now and again, Why would i not want to run root ?
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Yep kies can be downloaded from samsung website. Or google it which will get you to the direct samsung download website somehow. When you install Kies it will install the drivers, then you can connect your phone by USB to the PC.
Yes, on 2.1. it is a bit slow (what you describe as "freeze"). If you upgrade the firmware with Kies to 2.2.1 it will be faster so you really should do that.
Why not root a phone? That's easy to answer as all the guides say here in the forums:
you should only root if:
- you know what rooting is and what it's for
- if you actually really need root (most apps won't)
why should you not root:
- "it sounds like it's something I need but I have no idea why"
- rooting requires flashing (depending on ROM) and that can "bricK" your phone (one way or the other), forcing you to get a Jig (in one of the better results) or send it in for repair (in the very worst case ever)
- rooting a phone can potentially damage your phone (by user error or by malicious apps, just think of what that dude did to jailbreaked iphones in the Netherlands once).
I'm a total Linux noob but I claim to know the difference between a limited user account and a super user (as it is similar in Windows).
So I know I have access to the system files on the phone and I know I could mess up my whole phone and break it if I mess around with these files.
Personally, I did not root my phone until I really had needs for that (such as Titanium backup). As said, many apps won't even need root access.
Anyways, do what I did: start reading those guides, they might be long, some not so newbie friendly and there are quite too many duplicates (kind of) but they contain a lot that is good to know before trying some more advanced stuff. This really saved my phone on the very first flashing already! Do some selective reading.
Should you really have needs for rooting after all that reading and only want to root but no other changes (yet) I suggest using CF-Root by Chainfire as that is a stock kernel (part of a ROM), so basically it just adds root and that's it (needs to be flashed so better read those guides).
downloaded what i thought was kies from samsung site version 2 and connected mob after installing still nothing please help ?
Hi Guys,
Please help, I tried downloading kies but still not recognising mobile when i connect to lappy , Please advise ?
Cheers
charlie2
charlie2 said:
Hi Guys,
Please help, I tried downloading kies but still not recognising mobile when i connect to lappy , Please advise ?
Cheers
charlie2
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Charlie,
¿ what is your OS on the lappy ?
and did you install Kies?
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk
why dont u flash speedmod kernel? it'll give you root, lagfix and other tweaks that can speed up your performance. z4root is kinda so yester-year
@NasrulBond
Charlie is noob to all this and you asking why wouldnt he FLASH something to his phone that he isnt even able to connect to laptop ??????
You kind of funny guy !!!!
He needs to first read all FAQ and Answers before atempting to flash kernel or he will have a BRICK on his desk
Hitec
Vanto said:
Charlie,
¿ what is your OS on the lappy ?
and did you install Kies?
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk
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Operating system is windows 7
Hitec Wireless said:
@NasrulBond
Charlie is noob to all this and you asking why wouldnt he FLASH something to his phone that he isnt even able to connect to laptop ??????
You kind of funny guy !!!!
He needs to first read all FAQ and Answers before atempting to flash kernel or he will have a BRICK on his desk
Hitec
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Thanks I dont want a brick no way hose lol
No way hose .... lol!
charlie2 said:
downloaded what i thought was kies from samsung site version 2 and connected mob after installing still nothing please help ?
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I noticed on your first post you checked the debugging, go to settings applications development and uncheck debugging then open kies then connect phone with usb, kies should then install the drivers and it should tell you there is a firmware update which will hopefully give you 2.2.1, then you can disconnect phone, close kies, go back into development and check debugging, connect phone to pc and on phone pull down the information bar and select to copy files to your pc, then you can see your phone as a external drive. Hope this helps and works

Samsung Galaxy S I9000 - ICS 4.0.3 - Stopped Booting

Hi,
I installed a Cyanogenmod ICS 4.0.3. build 17 firmware on my Samsung Galaxy S I9000 almost 5 months ago from a tutorial. The update itself has been a fantastic experience from the start and I'm not sure if my current problem is even related to that firmware update. Apparently new users like me can't post URLs so I can't provide it now. If you need it let me know.
I have to admit that lately the phone has been rebooting every couple of days, or Android's been freezing and I had to remove the battery, but I didn't think too much of it. It wasn't too bad of a problem really, but this morning all of a sudden the device has become totally unusable. Help! :-/
The issue that's started since today is that my phone won't boot anymore. It seems to reboot somewhere during the boot process. There's only two screens that will be shown, before it reboots. When I remove the battery, put it back in and attach the charger, I will only see two charging screens. While charging, the device will also*reboot after a while.*
I can get into download-mode (volume-down + ok-button + power-key) but can't get into recovery mode (volume-up + ok-button + power-key).
Any ideas would be appreciated, thanks!
Greetings,
Adriaan
ps -> I have pictures of the booting screens and the charging screens but wasn't allowed to post them here. Again, if you need to see them please PM.
Hi,
I think you have to reflash using odin. You can be happy to reach download mode
I'll try that, thanks.
switch_42 said:
Hi,
I think you have to reflash using odin. You can be happy to reach download mode
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just to be sure...
Just to be sure, could you please check that my logic is correct?
First off: the tutorial I had followed had me follow a few procedures:
first I updated Galaxy S with XXJVU Firmware
then rooted Galaxy S on XXJVU Firmware
after that I flashed CM 9, ICS 4.0.3. build 17 to the device
To which of these steps were you referring? My guess would be to take the last one, but perhaps it's wiser to restart the tutorial from the beginning. I'd appreciate any additional support you can give me, you can understand that I don't want to brick my device due to my misunderstandings..
Seems like a high overclock or high underclock
Sent from my GT-I9000
Helloworld294 said:
Seems like a high overclock or high underclock
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Not sure what you mean there. In any event I've never taken any steps to overclock or underclock my device. Maybe it's going senile and I get to buy a galaxy s III soon
*phew* well my problem's been solved. Since I was able to get into download mode I flashed a baseline rom with Odin and found my way back to ICS. One surprise along the way was that from the same tutorial I had followed (and had happy results from) a few months ago, the step of using Odin to root the device wasn't working, it kept getting stuck at 'zImage' during the process! What's more, after that I was getting the BSOD image (the phone, exclamation mark and computer), which I found could be helped by using a 'One-Click Unbrick for Samsung devices'.
That was a XXJVU firmware. After some snooping around I found a different firmware than the one I had previously used and had switched from a XXJVU firmware to a XXJW4 firmware through a page on XDA-Developers. Did that. It worked. And now I'm back to ICS again, yay!
Thanks for the help along the way!

[Q] Samsung Galaxy s5300 - will rooting and flashing a ROM help?

I am a n00b, and I accept that.
I have a Samsung Galaxy Pocket (s5300). It looses network connection (while still showing that it has signal). I took it to a Samsung dealer and they reloaded the software, and a week later it does it again.
My question: Will rooting and installing a custom ROM fix this? (I don't want to root and custom ROM if I should rather take it in for repairs again and then do it when they have fixed it).
Your help is appreciated, by this n00b.
[email protected] said:
I am a n00b, and I accept that.
I have a Samsung Galaxy Pocket (s5300). It looses network connection (while still showing that it has signal). I took it to a Samsung dealer and they reloaded the software, and a week later it does it again.
My question: Will rooting and installing a custom ROM fix this? (I don't want to root and custom ROM if I should rather take it in for repairs again and then do it when they have fixed it).
Your help is appreciated, by this n00b.
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Try a different modem.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
immortalneo said:
Try a different modem.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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It's an Android phone, not a modem. I really like this phone and would love it to work properly.
[email protected] said:
It's an Android phone, not a modem. I really like this phone and would love it to work properly.
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Lol... You've got a lot of reading to do. Modem is part of your phone that deals with connectivity. Since you have not rooted and don't want to, send it in. But yes rooting it and flashing a different modem would help
Sent from my Note ll
Thanks
Well, I thought I might as well root and load a custom ROM onto my phone (seeing as the Vodacom software on it does not seem to work properly).
I managed to root the device easily (following a tutorial on the XDA forums). I then downloaded odin and a cusom ROM from the site, custom ROM needs the stock ROM installed, so I downloaded that as well. OK, phone shows green android logo in Odin Mode, now Windows fails to install the drivers for my device.
Let's try Linux (I am running Peppermint Three), I install Heimdall (works like Odin), the ROM I downloaded for Odin won't work here and there isn't a ROM available for Heimdall for the s5300.
So now I am stuck halfway through loading a different ROM onto my phone. Have heard I can try installing KIES for the Windows drivers. Will try that and report back.
*** Time for an update:
Downloaded and installed Kies. Windows now properly detects my phone, Odin showed the yellow block it was supposed to, and my phone is rooted and flashed to stock Android. Thanks to everyone at this forum for their great articles. Hopefully I will get better at this stuff some day.

[Q] Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190N - Stuck in bootloop

Hi All.
I am looking for help and advice with regards to getting my wife's Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190N working again.
My wife has been having issues with this phone restarting it's self at random on and off for the last few months, but as the phone is always in use/needed, I have been unable to have a look for the cause of the problem.
A few weeks ago the phone powered down, and would not switch back or, it would also not charge.
After removing the battery and having a closer look it seems that the battery has swollen and is no longer flat so a new replacement battery was ordered.
The new replacement battery was fitted and the phone was put on charge, the phone displayed that is was now charging, I thought all was good and just left the phone to charge.
Some time later on I tried to power on the phone, but am just greeted by "Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190N" logo and then the phone just restarts again, and keeps on doing this.
The phone is 100% stock, it has not been unlocked or re-flashed.
The phone is on contract from Tesco Mobile, but my wife has been told by Tesco that the warranty has expired.
From searching on the forum it seems that it is quite common for Samsung phones to get stuck in this kind of boot loop.
So far it seems that there are two possible ways to fix the current issue.
1 - Power off the phone and go into boot-loader and do a factory reset.
or
2 - Re-flash the stock rom.
So I thought I would 1st try the factory reset.
So I removed and replaced the battery, Held down "Volume Up, Home, Power", I am then greeted by "Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190N" logo and the phone just sits there.
So it now looks like the only other option is to re-flash the phone with the stock rom.
But how do I find out what stock rom that I need for this phone, as I am unable to get into the bootloader to run any ADB or FastBoot commands.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks for your time.
Best Regards.
MadProfessor2002 said:
Hi All.
I am looking for help and advice with regards to getting my wife's Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190N working again.
My wife has been having issues with this phone restarting it's self at random on and off for the last few months, but as the phone is always in use/needed, I have been unable to have a look for the cause of the problem.
A few weeks ago the phone powered down, and would not switch back or, it would also not charge.
After removing the battery and having a closer look it seems that the battery has swollen and is no longer flat so a new replacement battery was ordered.
The new replacement battery was fitted and the phone was put on charge, the phone displayed that is was now charging, I thought all was good and just left the phone to charge.
Some time later on I tried to power on the phone, but am just greeted by "Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190N" logo and then the phone just restarts again, and keeps on doing this.
The phone is 100% stock, it has not been unlocked or re-flashed.
The phone is on contract from Tesco Mobile, but my wife has been told by Tesco that the warranty has expired.
From searching on the forum it seems that it is quite common for Samsung phones to get stuck in this kind of boot loop.
So far it seems that there are two possible ways to fix the current issue.
1 - Power off the phone and go into boot-loader and do a factory reset.
or
2 - Re-flash the stock rom.
So I thought I would 1st try the factory reset.
So I removed and replaced the battery, Held down "Volume Up, Home, Power", I am then greeted by "Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190N" logo and the phone just sits there.
So it now looks like the only other option is to re-flash the phone with the stock rom.
But how do I find out what stock rom that I need for this phone, as I am unable to get into the bootloader to run any ADB or FastBoot commands.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks for your time.
Best Regards.
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Download the stock firmware you prefer from here: http://www.tsar3000.com/Joomla/inde...iii-mini-firmwares&catid=55:samsung&Itemid=82
Then follow this guide to install it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2429169
Riky720: Thank you for your reply, and the links.
I have already been reading the following guides
[GUIDE] Stock Rom - All S3 Mini
and
[GUIDE] Unroot / Unbrick, Flash official stock firmware on Galaxy SIII Mini GT-I8190
Can you please advice how I can find out what is the correct firmware / stock rom to download, as the phone will not boot, and I am unable to use ADB or Fastboot to pull any information from the phone.
As said before my wife got the phone from Tesco Mobile on contract, and from my understanding is that Tesco Mobile uses the O2 Network.
Looking at the list of firmware's I can't not see any listed as Tesco Mobile.
Thanks again for your time.
Best Regards.
I am still having issues with this phone, and I have been unable to progress forward.
I did start this post: Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190N - Re-flashing stock rom, to try and locate the stock firmware (rom) so that I could re-flash it.
From my other post I have been able to locate the following firmware (roms) for the phone.
I8190NXXAMJ2_I8190NBTUAMJ1_BTU.zip
I8190NXXAMG1_I8190NOXXAMG1_BTU.zip
I8190NXXALL6_I8190NOXXALL3_BTU.zip
I have tried flashing all of the above firmwares (roms) one by one, but I am still having the same issue.
Can anyone please advice me on anything else that I can try.
Thanks for your time.
Best Regards.
I am still having issues with this phone, and would really like some help and advice.
I found this post with a similar issue: S3 Mini stuck in boot loop after flashing cm 10.2 try odin am i missing a step?
The above post pointed me here: Official ROOTED firmwares for the SIII mini - OXX csc
I have once again tried all the I8190N firmware (roms) listed, and I am still having the same issue as before.
Just to recap the issue that I am having.
The phone will switch on, get as far as displaying "Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190N" then the phone restarts, this will on happening.
If you try to start the phone in bootloader / recovery mode the phone will just display "Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190N" and sit there.
Powering up the phone in Odin mode seems to work fine.
Thanks again for your time.
Best Regards.
MadProfessor2002 said:
I am still having issues with this phone, and would really like some help and advice.
I found this post with a similar issue: S3 Mini stuck in boot loop after flashing cm 10.2 try odin am i missing a step?
The above post pointed me here: Official ROOTED firmwares for the SIII mini - OXX csc
I have once again tried all the I8190N firmware (roms) listed, and I am still having the same issue as before.
Just to recap the issue that I am having.
The phone will switch on, get as far as displaying "Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190N" then the phone restarts, this will on happening.
If you try to start the phone in bootloader / recovery mode the phone will just display "Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190N" and sit there.
Powering up the phone in Odin mode seems to work fine.
Thanks again for your time.
Best Regards.
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Let me understand.
Download mode is working fine and ODIN recognizes phone ?
You tried to flash stock ROM via Odin ?
But It still stucked in bootloop ?
That is correct.
Are you sure about did you find the stock ROM ?
Behind the battery there is a paper. With S/N you may understand which baseband do you have
I am not sure about the stock firmware (rom), that is why I have been asking for help and advice.
The sticker under the battery has the following details:
MODEL: GT-I8190N
FCC ID: A3LGTI8190N
SSN: -I8190NGSMH
IMEI: ******/**/******/*
S/N: R21D7D7BEJE
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The sticker on the NAND Flash chip has the following details:
073110
H49C BTU
HS033741
C-HVT1
I8190NXXA
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Are you above to advice me what is the correct firmware (rom) I need with the above details?
Best Regards.
You should try kies. It will find the correct ROM but I didnt use it and its diffrent from ODIN
Kies does not work, when you have kies loaded and then plug the usb cable into the phone kies just shows connecting but fails to connect or do anything else.
You need to unistall ODIN. Did you entered your phone S/N and did kies download the files ?
simbilli said:
You should try kies. It will find the correct ROM but I didnt use it and its diffrent from ODIN
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Here are some question about Kies.
Does Kies detect a rooted device and deny its USB connection?
Or limit any feature on it?
I`m facing a problem using Odin and USB connection while
trying to flash TWRP update on my Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini (GT-I8190N).
i have no issue using Kies to make a backup before, so i`m guesting that`s the reason.
my solution was to uninstall Kies temporarily(keeping the backup files).
Its no major problem, just trying to communicate and share opinions in this forum.
Anyone having/had this kind of problem?
Naimlaaa said:
Here are some question about Kies.
Does Kies detect a rooted device and deny its USB connection?
Or limit any feature on it?
I`m facing a problem using Odin and USB connection while
trying to flash TWRP update on my Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini (GT-I8190N).
i have no issue using Kies to make a backup before, so i`m guesting that`s the reason.
my solution was to uninstall Kies temporarily(keeping the backup files).
Its no major problem, just trying to communicate and share opinions in this forum.
Anyone having/had this kind of problem?
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Did you installed USB drivers ?
simbilli said:
Did you installed USB drivers ?
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I did. Probably after done the backup via Kies, I think (not sure the exact time).
I was looking forward on flashing custom ROMs.
Naimlaaa said:
I did. Probably after done the backup via Kies, I think (not sure the exact time).
I was looking forward on flashing custom ROMs.
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Ok now If you installed USB drivers flash twrp via ODIN. Donf forget to unistall kies.
simbilli said:
Ok now If you installed USB drivers flash twrp via ODIN. Donf forget to unistall kies.
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Thank you simbili Bro. Will flash -f2fs 2.8.1.0 version. i just got an update of CM11 Rom, maybe will use it on my Mini`s. Thanks again simbili.
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Your welcome
I will be happy If you use thanks button :good:
simbilli said:
Your welcome
I will be happy If you use thanks button :good:
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Done. :good:
What does the "thanks" button main effect anyway?
Naimlaaa said:
Done. :good:
What does the "thanks" button main effect anyway?
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It just effects thanks meter not a big thing

[Q&A] [GUIDE]How To Unbrick Your Galaxy Tab!

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Galaxy Tab 3 T210R / Bricked?
OK, I know I screwed this up b/c I was tired when I was working on the tablet. It's a Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 T210R (one of several I'm working on). Feel free to say I"m an idiot, I already know it was a stupid mistake.
I reset to factory specs using the operating system after installing the KitKat 4.4.2 firmware update and TWRP. This was that last thing I did before the current status.
Current status is that it won't start, yet Odin registers the tablet as connected, and seemed to be able to reinstall the firmware & TWRP with a positive result.
UPDATE: I was able to connect kies which also seemed to complete a system update, except that the tablet still has a black screen and seemingly unresponsive buttons. This is so weird.
Sooooo, not sure if it's bricked or not, since Odin registers it being connected. However, Kies can't find it. And none of the buttons appear to work.
I have it plugged into the outlet charging at the moment (not the laptop). It was nearly fully charged when I screwed it up.
I have SD cards, and an a couple exact model tablets that work just fine with the new Firmware (4.4.2) and TWRP (2.8.20). Is it possible to clone one of the working ones onto this one?
The one thing I haven't done is try to install a new ROM.
Help? Bricked? Or... ?
Much appreciate any expertise or suggestions. Thanks.
Bricked, or not bricked? Samsung Galaxy T210R
gtcreative said:
OK, I know I screwed this up b/c I was tired when I was working on the tablet. It's a Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 T210R (one of several I'm working on). Feel free to say I"m an idiot, I already know it was a stupid mistake.
I reset to factory specs using the operating system after installing the KitKat 4.4.2 firmware update and TWRP. This was that last thing I did before the current status.
Current status is that it won't start, yet Odin registers the tablet as connected, and seemed to be able to reinstall the firmware & TWRP with a positive result.
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UPDATE: I was able to connect kies which also seemed to complete a system update, except that the tablet still has a black screen and seemingly unresponsive buttons. This is so weird.
Sooooo, not sure if it's bricked or not, since Odin registers it being connected. However, Kies can't find it. And none of the buttons appear to work.
I have it plugged into the outlet charging at the moment (not the laptop). It was nearly fully charged when I screwed it up.
I have SD cards, and an a couple exact model tablets that work just fine with the new Firmware (4.4.2) and TWRP (2.8.20). Is it possible to clone one of the working ones onto this one?
The one thing I haven't done is try to install a new ROM.
Help? Bricked? Or... ?
Much appreciate any expertise or suggestions. Thanks.
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Update 07/07/2015
I let the tablet's battery run down (as was suggested in one of the threads), and when I plugged it in to the AC power, I got the Samsung Galaxy logo!
I was then able to restart in download mode, and reinstall the md5 file via Odin. Not sure why letting the battery run down works, but at this point, I don't really care. I'm glad that the tablet could be resurrected from the dead, in spite of my mistake.
I hope this is helpful! :victory:
tab not showing up in ODIN
I have my galaxy tab soft bricked, but when I plug it in to ODIN, the pc does not recognise the tablet and therefore I can't reinstall the firmware, although the tablet is connected to the pc, as it gets charging when plugged in.
I've tried reinstalling samsung drivers, killing every samsung keys program running in background, another cable and even three different ODIN versions (v.1.7 // v3.07 // v.3.09), but it is not showing up in any version.
I have been looking for a solution since last year. last year I had windows 8 and it didn't work; then I upgraded to win 8.1. again nothing, and with windows 10 the same story. can anyone help me please?
thank you very much.
internal memory read only my p3100
hi ..
thanks in advance
i dont know what happened to my tab p3100, i am not able place any files in internal memory.
it will get into the main screen and gives bunch of errors like process google play is not working... bla bla bla...
i can uninstal the function but after reboot it will be there in the phone. i am bit tensed what is this is this a bricked one or?
please help me out i tried odin, through odin i installed omia rom 5.1 after that this error i am getting please help me out to solve this.
my phone already rooted..
Once again thanks hooping for the fix.
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