Database Develop

[Q] Help! Soft brick on SGH- i957 LTE

I bricked my tablet after I tried to change my font using font installer by jrummy?
It asked me to restart for changes to occur so I figured if I restarted on my own it would work the same way so I hit cancel. I restarted about 1 minute after I hit cancel.
My tablet will boot up to the AT&T "Rethink possible" screen (after the animation).
It will get stuck there with a pattern of light vibrations between a couple seconds each.
Currently running the stock AT&T ics rom posted in the android dev section for i957.
I've tried to boot into recovery but the Samsung screen doesn't come up until I let go of the buttons therefore leading it to reboot again.
Also tried to go into the emergency download mode ( power, up, down) but it didn't work either.
I appreciate all and any advice, please and thank you!
My device is rooted if that wasn't already implied, I will provide any other details if needed, please help!!
Thanks again!

Are you sure you can't get into recovery mode? Hold power and volume up buttons, etc. Does Odin recognize the device?
Do you have a custom recovery, and if so which one, or is it stock.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I957 using xda app-developers app

keep trying to get into download mode or recovery. should be possible. the font change will not affect recovery.

I was also performing a backup with titanium backup when I restarted does that make a difference?
I have clockwork mod recovery.
From experience, I can only go into recovery if the Samsung logo pops up for a milli second and I let go.
I actually haven't tried to see if Odin recognizes my device but I assumed if I couldn't go into download mode it wouldn't.

MzzSarahx3 said:
I was also performing a backup with titanium backup when I restarted does that make a difference?
I have clockwork mod recovery.
From experience, I can only go into recovery if the Samsung logo pops up for a milli second and I let go.
I actually haven't tried to see if Odin recognizes my device but I assumed if I couldn't go into download mode it wouldn't.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Were you restoring apps from a honeycomb Rom? That will cause a soft brick.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium

If you can get into recovery do a factory reset. That should get you out of a soft brick. You'll have to re-install your apps though.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I957 using xda app-developers app

I never use tibu anymore
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium

Didnt see if you worked your way out of this or not. You may have to hold 3 finger salute (power, up, down) for up to 16 seconds. My guess is that covers the 8 seconds to reboot through any hang up plus up to 8 more to boot to menu.

Still no luck, the computer is not detecting my tablet.
I also wasn't restoring, I was just backing up my data. I'm letting it charge for now, anyone know what else I should do?
I really can't enter recovery OR download.
**** UPDATE****
Okay guys I finally fixed it. Will post details if anyone is still interested.

I'd be interested in the details.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda app-developers app

How did you do?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I957 using xda app-developers app

I couldn't go into download mode until I did some weird trick with the buttons.
I had to hold the 3 buttons ( power, vol up, vol down) for a couple seconds.. like 6 seconds
THEN hold power and vol up for 2 secs
THEN back to power, vol up, vol down.
I did it by accident cuz I was frustrated but it ended up working so all is good
Thanks for all the help guys!!

I am in the Same Boat!
MzzSarahx3 said:
Still no luck, the computer is not detecting my tablet.
I also wasn't restoring, I was just backing up my data. I'm letting it charge for now, anyone know what else I should do?
I really can't enter recovery OR download.
**** UPDATE****
Okay guys I finally fixed it. Will post details if anyone is still interested.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Please Post the fix as I am having the same exact issue as you were! Thanks

The fix has already been posted. :good:

Weird Reboot + Power Button problem

I tried to find similar threads but didn't find something related to the problem I have, So here we go:
My GSM and I were having a happy life using [CM7.2][MiniScape v1.6] without problems. One day I decided to flash the Lewa lite MultiLanguage and everything changed.. At first boot the phone was normal, fast and without problems but then, Wild reboots appeared for unknown reason. After some hours thinking, I figured out that it was the Power Button.
When I press the power button (normal press) it doesn't lock & turn off the screen, but appears the power menu and after a few seconds: the phone gets a reboot. If the phone is off and I connect the charger, the charge animation appears for a few secs and then the phone boot normally (like if I wanted to turn it on).
I did the following:
Wiped data/cache in CWM and flashed back the [CM7.2][MiniScape v1.6] but the problem persisted.
Wiped again And Then formated data, cache, system partition and flashed [CM7.2][MiniScape v1.6] again but I were having the same problem
I haven't used ODIN yet because I want to know why is this happening. If the power button were hard pressed or something, the phone would turn on whenever the phone is off with battery, right?
What is your opinion about this?

It looks like the button is stuck.
Sent from my GT-S5570 using xda premium

Harp_River said:
I tried to find similar threads but didn't find something related to the problem I have, So here we go:
My GSM and I were having a happy life using [CM7.2][MiniScape v1.6] without problems. One day I decided to flash the Lewa lite MultiLanguage and everything changed.. At first boot the phone was normal, fast and without problems but then, Wild reboots appeared for unknown reason. After some hours thinking, I figured out that it was the Power Button.
When I press the power button (normal press) it doesn't lock & turn off the screen, but appears the power menu and after a few seconds: the phone gets a reboot. If the phone is off and I connect the charger, the charge animation appears for a few secs and then the phone boot normally (like if I wanted to turn it on).
I did the following:
Wiped data/cache in CWM and flashed back the [CM7.2][MiniScape v1.6] but the problem persisted.
Wiped again And Then formated data, cache, system partition and flashed [CM7.2][MiniScape v1.6] again but I were having the same problem
I haven't used ODIN yet because I want to know why is this happening. If the power button were hard pressed or something, the phone would turn on whenever the phone is off with battery, right?
What is your opinion about this?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Get power button replaced from samsung
Cost-300 INR
Sent from my GT-S5570 using xda premium

ast00 said:
It looks like the button is stuck.
Sent from my GT-S5570 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah I though that too..
arpitkh96 said:
Get power button replaced from samsung
Cost-300 INR
Sent from my GT-S5570 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was going to do that.. But magically the problem disappeared.. I did wipe and format the partitions again and flashed the rom normally, and The problem with the button was fixed.. I also tried installing the Lewa Multilenguage and worked without problems.. The phone works fine now (and If the problem were still there, I would have used the lock & power off statusbar buttons). But I'm really curious about this.. I mean, what could have happened? It seems to be a software issue..(?)

I had EXACTLY the same problem.Its not hardware.It can not be hardware.Life mysteris....
Sent from my GT-S5570 using xda app-developers app

Charlie said:
I had EXACTLY the same problem.Its not hardware.It can not be hardware.Life mysteris....
Sent from my GT-S5570 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yup, a very weird problem.. It's good to have alternatives in this cases
Sent from my GT-S5570 using xda app-developers app

im an idiot...sigh. i think i bricked it

i was going to upgrade my twrp. well i flashed the wrong one and now i have a great paperweight.
will not boot
when plugged into the computer it shows the charging light
when i hold the power button it will viberate like its powering up but it doesnt. if you hold the power button down longer it will viberate again.
does not connect adb
holding both volume buttons and power does nothing
holding down volume and power does nothing either.
google isnt helping and ive gone 15 pages back on the forums
i think ive created my own brick after 5 years of no problems.
does anyone have any ideas?

Try and see if u can get into the hboot
Sent from my HTCONE using xda premium

luigi311 said:
Try and see if u can get into the hboot
Sent from my HTCONE using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i have tried getting into everything. nothing is responding. screen is dark,,,,nothing

Try an ruu. I don't think that flashing a wrong recovery can cause a hard brick. If it shows the charging light the hboot is ok (I think). Try this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2460013
Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk

elvisypi said:
Try an ruu. I don't think that flashing a wrong recovery can cause a hard brick. If it shows the charging light the hboot is ok (I think). Try this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2460013
Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ya i tried the ruu and because the phone is not even registering on the computer it wasnt possible. thanks for the input tho. i cant even get to hboot. i know if i had hboot its possible to get things going. im just out of ideas and never had a phone beat me...till now.

I don't thing flashing the wrong recovery could brick your phone either unless you flashed it to the wrong partition.
Can you post the command you used when you flashed it?

Ok, you have to fly blind here to fix it. With the phone completely powered off you need to do vol down and power like you were booting to bootloader. Phone vibrates, screen is still blank but trust me, it's in hboot now...... Now just press the power button once, even tho you see nothing it's now in bootloader. Open up cmd prompt and do fastboot devices. You will see it is registering. You can either run a ruu, or flash a proper recovery image from there. Your choice.
Sent from my HTCONE using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

bigdaddy619 said:
I don't thing flashing the wrong recovery could brick your phone either unless you flashed it to the wrong partition.
Can you post the command you used when you flashed it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
it was a nexus5 twrp recovery...i have never made that mistake before...kids distracted me and i misread that little part in the thread. flashed it and THEN realized i was on the wrong forum
18th.abn said:
Ok, you have to fly blind here to fix it. With the phone completely powered off you need to do vol down and power like you were booting to bootloader. Phone vibrates, screen is still blank but trust me, it's in hboot now...... Now just press the power button once, even tho you see nothing it's now in bootloader. Open up cmd prompt and do fastboot devices. You will see it is registering. You can either run a ruu, or flash a proper recovery image from there. Your choice.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
tried this a few times...no luck

sigh...that was an expensive mistake.

If it gets a charge light, it's not bricked. If it was just a improper recovery it shouldn't brick. I can see not having a screen display but it's not bricked. Recovery partition is one of the very last partitions in the boot chain and hboot isn't corrupted. Keep trying to get into hboot with no display........ It's there
Sent from my HTCONE using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

18th.abn said:
If it gets a charge light, it's not bricked. If it was just a improper recovery it shouldn't brick. I can see not having a screen display but it's not bricked. Recovery partition is one of the very last partitions in the boot chain and hboot isn't corrupted. Keep trying to get into hboot with no display........ It's there
Sent from my HTCONE using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ive done a bit more playing around and the light doesnt turn off when unplugged...it just stays on. it was flashing earlier but is solid again. never turns green either. i gave up.

Have you tried the trick of trying to power on while holding it under a bright light? Just throwing it out there may or may not make any difference.

bigdaddy619 said:
Have you tried the trick of trying to power on while holding it under a bright light? Just throwing it out there may or may not make any difference.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i did see that and i was like "huh?!?!" yes i tried that...im glad no one saw me because i think it may be one of those tricks on noobs lol kinda like telling the freshman in high school that the pool is on the roof(we didnt have a pool lol)

When you hold the power button do the cap. Lights ever start blinking at all?
Added: also, I had some bad info above. When trying to get into hboot, if the phone vibrates, it's already moved past hboot. So maybe try holding power and volume down for 6-8 seconds, let off, then press power button once. If it vibrates, you need to power it down and try again.....sorry
Sent from my HTCONE using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

[Q] nook hd+ stuck in boot loop

Having trouble doing anything with my nook hd+, i have it running on cm 10.2. the problem is that after i tried updating twrp from 2.6.xx to 2.7 with the flashify app it i rebooted it to try it out but instead of booting it got stuck in a boot loop. it powers on for about 3 secs and cuts back off and continues doing this until i hold down the power button and turn it off. i have tried everything i could think of but nothing works!! if anyone could help that would be great. ps im new to most of this

parkerchad82 said:
Having trouble doing anything with my nook hd+, i have it running on cm 10.2. the problem is that after i tried updating twrp from 2.6.xx to 2.7 with the flashify app it i rebooted it to try it out but instead of booting it got stuck in a boot loop. it powers on for about 3 secs and cuts back off and continues doing this until i hold down the power button and turn it off. i have tried everything i could think of but nothing works!! if anyone could help that would be great. ps im new to most of this
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Holding power + home doesn't bring up recovery either?
You'd then need to adb flash the recovery or make an sdcard bootable and put the sdcard recovery on there which would then be started by the device and then you can fix from there. Go with the one you have already available first.

sandsofmyst said:
Holding power + home doesn't bring up recovery either?
You'd then need to adb flash the recovery or make an sdcard bootable and put the sdcard recovery on there which would then be started by the device and then you can fix from there. Go with the one you have already available first.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
no ive tried holding power + home but all it does is turn off the nook and i have tried using a bootable sd card but the nook doesnt seem to want to boot up on that either. As of using adb i have tried to use it but it will not connect to the device for me to flash anything to it. It may be to my lack of experience using adb or fastboot.

parkerchad82 said:
no ive tried holding power + home but all it does is turn off the nook...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You are holding power too long. Hold power and n together for a few seconds releasing power first followed by releasing n. It should boot to recovery (either stock or CWM).
Sent from my SCH-i705 using Tapatalk

leapinlar said:
You are holding power too long. Hold power and n together for a few seconds releasing power first followed by releasing n. It should boot to recovery (either stock or CWM).
Sent from my SCH-i705 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i have tried all sorts of button combinations including like you just said. the nook powers on for maybe 3 secs shows the word "nook" and cuts back off not enough time to do anything with

parkerchad82 said:
i have tried all sorts of button combinations including like you just said. the nook powers on for maybe 3 secs shows the word "nook" and cuts back off not enough time to do anything with
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Your emmc is messed up. I suggest you go to my HD/HD+ CWM thread and make a new bootable CWM SD per item 1a and then use that to install a plain stock zip from item 6. That should repair the files on emmc and you can start over with CM11.
Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Premium HD app

If you mess up the internal emmc recovery, your nook will behave exactly as described.
(trust me, I've been there).
The cure is to (re)flash a working recovery from a sdcard recovery.
Some people complain that it's hard to get their device to boot from sdcard.
Sometimes it helps to plug in your nook to entice it to boot from sd.

[Q] CM11 - never boots?

I've been using CM11 for quite some time now on my 16gb HD+. I've updated the nightly several times before. The other night I downloaded & installed the latest nightly. ( I think it was cm-11-20140512 from cyanogenmod )
Now I can't get past the loading. When I put in the SD card with the recovery on it, it sits there and hangs on "Cyanoboot universal bootloader". When I don't have the SD card in, it sits there and hangs saying "Nook".
Any suggestions on how to fix this? Is there a way to completely reset it or something?

Xiodrade said:
I've been using CM11 for quite some time now on my 16gb HD+. I've updated the nightly several times before. The other night I downloaded & installed the latest nightly. ( I think it was cm-11-20140512 from cyanogenmod )
Now I can't get past the loading. When I put in the SD card with the recovery on it, it sits there and hangs on "Cyanoboot universal bootloader". When I don't have the SD card in, it sits there and hangs saying "Nook".
Any suggestions on how to fix this? Is there a way to completely reset it or something?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I had trouble getting a couple of the recent nightly updates to boot, but the most recent nightly update works okay. I had to reinstall a good build from recovery mode, but I have recovery installed on my Nook instead of on the SD card.

Erm... that doesn't really help me since I can't get it to boot into recovery.

Xiodrade said:
Erm... that doesn't really help me since I can't get it to boot into recovery.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did you try booting into emmc recovery by using the key combination (power + n)?
Sent from my SCH-i705 using XDA Premium HD app

leapinlar said:
Did you try booting into emmc recovery by using the key combination (power + n)?
Sent from my SCH-i705 using XDA Premium HD app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, I have. It hangs at the screen that I mentioned before.
When I hold the power button down on the hang it turns the nook off, so I can't "hold the power button down + n, see the CM logo, release power, and hold it again" like it says on how-to guide.

Xiodrade said:
Yes, I have. It hangs at the screen that I mentioned before.
When I hold the power button down on the hang it turns the nook off, so I can't "hold the power button down + n, see the CM logo, release power, and hold it again" like it says on how-to guide.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It is sounding like you have a bricked emmc. A bricked emmc will boot neither emmc or an ordinary bootable SD since even that needs some of emmc working. Search for verygreen's noemmc posts and see if you can get it working with his modified files.
Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Premium HD app