When I try to boot my galaxy tab I get into a pc - exclamation mark - phone image!!
I read some who solved the problem by flashing an image with odin by entering the download mode!
The problem is that I can't enter the download mode!
When I connect the tab into the pc it won't turn on at all... Not even the exclamation mark image appears!!
When I charge it by connecting it to a power source the tab shows the image for seconds, turns off for seconds, shows the image again, turn off again etc...
Please help!!
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But power off, press home+vol down+power until that screen comes up, connect to Odin and reflash your rom with the p1-hidden.pit and youll be fine.
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I know, the problem is that I can't load into this mode when the tab is connected to PC... It just turns off and never turns on again until I plug it in a power source...
Then charge it for a while then try.
Ive had the issue with the exclamation mark, but when you press the buttons to enter download it does enter it, but the picture never changes. You just have to repartition your device and reflash.
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Charged it for hours, still can't get into the exclamation mark screen when plugged out from the power source...
And I still wonder why does it turn on and off intermittently every few seconds while charging?!
Any ideas?!
Wont it stay on reguardless of how you try to power up?
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The picture won't change. Here's how:
1. Put it into download mode by pressing the volume down + power buttons together. Again, the picture WON'T change.
2. I used Heimdall for this, but I don't know if Odin will work. Anyway, load the Roto JMI-V2 ROM into your tab. I used this rom because it bypassed the fact that my tab's bootloader was still locked. Here's the ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939360
3. Wait for it and it'll load.
The reason why you got that is because you have a locked bootloader. If you are using a GSM Tab, then use the "patch bootloader" app by Chainfire and Rotohammer in the forums. Here's the patch: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=888071
I hope your Tab will work.
Edit: You should post questions in the Q&A Sub-forum btw.
When plugged to a power source, it stays on
When plugged out, it never turns on whatever I press, not even the exclamation mark page appears...
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It is like the buttons of the tab are not functioning
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I had the same issue - Ive trying to root locked kernel and got yellow exclamation mark.
Follows the advice here I am sucessfully restored tab.
Tips:
Powering tab with volume down indeed turning the tab into download mode even if display shows exclamation mark. Just check if ODIN see the device.
Flash Gingerbread stock rom (follow the istructions from thread).
Dont wipe the data folder.
Install root just after flash.
Install titanium backup, backup all apps
Boot into recovery mode and wipe data dir/factory restore.
I understand all this. The problem is that the tab doesn't power on, not even the exclamation mark page appears, unless it is connected to a power source!!
Whenever it is plugged out, the screen goes off!!
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Hadi Yazdi said:
I understand all this. The problem is that the tab doesn't power on, not even the exclamation mark page appears, unless it is connected to a power source!!
Whenever it is plugged out, the screen goes off!!
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Don't tell me that you exhausted your battery... O_O
It sounds like your battery is dead and won't hold a charge. Plug your cable into a powered usb port on your laptop, and operate the buttons on the tab to get into download mode, start odin, then flash.
I had exactly the some problem after bad flash.
Battery is not charging from charger and will be without charge by now.
If you connect to computer nothing will happen and Odin will not recognise it.
To fix the problem connect Tab to computer and leave it for a while (at least 20min). Now Odin should see it. Leave it connected a bit longer to get some more charge in to battery. Flash using Odin again. Hopefuly it will be OK this time.
I had something like this after screwing around with different roms.
I left it plugged in to the PC for a good while (could have been up to an hour) and eventually an image came on the screen of a phone - yellow exclamation mark in triangle - a pc. This made the phone show up in odin (so it seems it was some sort of back up download mode). At this point though flashing the kernal kept failing so I took it to the store, *****ed about how the phone crashed after an update and didn't leave til they gave me a replacement (after having a go at the manager).
Hopefully if you can get into this "alternative" download mode someone can help you from there.
Same issue of " alternative download mode", even when I'm lucky enough to have the screen show up while my tab is plugged into the usb the computer doesn't recognize that anything is there. I've uninstalled and reinstalled Samsung drivers, rebooted my comp, tried every usb port, tried kies, tried with sdcard in and out, but neither odin, heimdall, nor win7 can detect any USB device exists. I also have an Epic and haven't had any issues with it. Running out of ideas so anything would be helpful.
*update* as tho anyone wereon the edge of their seat... I was able to get my PC to recognize my tab after uninstalling samsung drvrs and reinstalling then shutting down, restarted while tab charged via wall socket, then plugged it into front usb and voila about 15 min later I hear windows alert me that a connection was made and its searching/installing drivers. From their I flashed Sprint firmware w/o modem and it finally stuck. Then had to go back to work. Next I need the modem bc I couldn't get heimdall to flash the firmware from the sprint flasher package. Said it couldn't find device or something
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I decided to upgrade to Cog2.2beta5 from Cog2.1.4 today using ROM Manager. Everything seemed to go well but after install and reboot all I got was a black screen and subsequent reboots landed me at the same result.
So I thought restoring back to stock with Odin One Click from this forum, the one with all the ROM files built right in, was the best next step. I downloaded Odin and followed the instruction to the T and it got stuck at the PIT step. After a few attempts at it now my phone won't even power on. I've let it sit without a battery in for several minutes and even charged it on a wall charger for 30 minutes just to make sure it wasn't a dead battery. Still won't power on or respond at all.
I'm fairly new to all of this... Any ideas on what would cause a total melt down of the phone to the point of not even powering on? It has been flawless for me since launch.
Didi you download the drivers? also did you unplug the phone while doing the flash>/
pull battery sim and sd if you have one
Wait a minutes or so
plug in USB
hold vol up and down
put in battery
If the phone does not immediately go to download mode, you have a fancy paper weight that doesn't even weigh that much.
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Didi you download the drivers? also did you unplug the phone while doing the flash>/
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I did download the drivers and from everything I could see, my system and Odin recognized the phone without issue.
I had to unplug it during the process because the process froze in the same spot for well over an hour. I didn't see any other choice.
l7777 said:
pull battery sim and sd if you have one
Wait a minutes or so
plug in USB
hold vol up and down
put in battery
If the phone does not immediately go to download mode, you have a fancy paper weight that doesn't even weigh that much.
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Guess it's a paper weight then because the phone won't power up at all let alone go into download mode.
Thanks for your time guys.
sounds like you might have done exactly what i did with my first captivate and yes it IS bricked! i know you will read "its impossible" to do that but i "thought" i followed the correct steps and flashed only a pit file. what it does is repartition your file system but apparently nothing is added after that...
not sure what steps you took on odin but it sounds like you got the same error i did and then the same issue so im going to assume the same thing has happened here...sorry matey
tnt533 said:
Guess it's a paper weight then because the phone won't power up at all let alone go into download mode.
Thanks for your time guys.
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I had mine hosed for a while and this is what I did to get it back.
When it is unplugged and everything is out of the phone (sd, sim, batt) , hold the power button down for 10 sec, then release.
Put in battery, hold vol up + vol dwn, Plug into different usb port, Plug into phone.
That should get you into download mode
Mine did this too and the steps mentioned fixed it for me
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I too accidently only wrote the pit file and it wouldn't do anything at all just blank screen . Make sure you remove everything open Odin one click, plug in your phone with the USB cable, hold down volume up and down and plug in battery it should start in download mode. It does work.
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samsung captivate wont turn on after failed odin update
got an at&t samsung captivate. I want to try on something new with this phone so I search on some articles on how change rom..
first got the download mode showing on my phone then i connect it to pc with odin3 already started, I click on start button however my phone just suddenly shut off. tried turning it on but nothing happens. tried 3 key combos still wont turn on, tried removing sim, sd and batt connect phone without batt then pushing vol up and down then inserting batt still nothing. tried charging it, no light came up, still wont turn on..i would like to ask some help if how to turn my phone back on..
sorry for bad English
thank you
boangon said:
got an at&t samsung captivate. I want to try on something new with this phone so I search on some articles on how change rom..
first got the download mode showing on my phone then i connect it to pc with odin3 already started, I click on start button however my phone just suddenly shut off. tried turning it on but nothing happens. tried 3 key combos still wont turn on, tried removing sim, sd and batt connect phone without batt then pushing vol up and down then inserting batt still nothing. tried charging it, no light came up, still wont turn on..i would like to ask some help if how to turn my phone back on..
sorry for bad English
thank you
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What did you try to flash with Odin? (with version, variant #, with/without bootloaders)
What was the Odin log?
nothing, no roms yet. i was in the first part of the instruction. this is what i follow
1. Download and install the correct drivers below (mac and linux don't need drivers)
2. Plug in your usb cable to your phone and computer
3. Open Odin
4. Enter Download Mode (see below)
5. Click Start
6. Be Patient, the first boot will take a while
where can i find the odin logs?
While flashing back to stock using Odin, something happened after the install and my phone ended up rebooting, and I have not been able to turn it on since.
-When attempting to power on normally, phone shows white AT&T screen and hangs there
-When attaching USB, phone shows battery screen but battery is all grey and rotating progress icon is frozen. Does not appear to be charging.
-Computer does not recognize phone in any state. Latest USB drivers are installed and I have had no issues connecting via USB previously.
-Cannot get into download or recovery mode using any volume/power button combination or through adb. Also tried attaching USB with ODIN running while attempting button combinations, inserting/removing battery etc, still nothing.
- I have tried removing battery, plugging in usb, hold down up/down/power, plug battery in, let go of power, and it still goes into a stuck grey battery charging screen.
Has anyone else experienced this? Anything else I should try?
Usb jig to force download mode
This package after that
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995143
So all I need is a JIG to force download mode and flash ODIN until it works?
That's what I said
I mean I can try and come up with more complicated directions if you want a harder solution?
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- I have tried removing battery, plugging in usb, hold down up/down/power, plug battery in, let go of power, and it still goes into a stuck grey battery charging screen.
Has anyone else experienced this? Anything else I should try?
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I dont think you are supposed to use power button here. Try again with out it. If you are on Gingerbread, hold volume down and insert usb from the phone powered off, you'll get dl mode.
I made the JIG, got into download mode.
I followed the instructions using JF6 Odinv3 1.3.
Is there supposed to be a PIT file or only TAR? Because after flashing I still get stuck at the battery charging screen.
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I made the JIG, got into download mode.
I followed the instructions using JF6 Odinv3 1.3.
Is there supposed to be a PIT file or only TAR? Because after flashing I still get stuck at the battery charging screen.
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No pit file. Only tar, it goes into pda slot.
ok I got into download mode using the jig and I found out that I had to follow the instructions for models that are over 1010 and those instructions had a PIT and TAR file. Worked like a charm and I am just glad my phone has been saved. Thanks for the help!
I am having the same issue, regarding the battery screen and AT&T splash screen.
I'm having trouble getting my computer to recognize my phone after running it through Odin. Odin claimed to be successful in restoring the phone, but I'm not sure what to do to get the computer to recognize the phone.
Thoughts? I'm running Windows 7 on a Dell Inspiron duo-core desktop.
okay from what I can tell just make a jig. I am no engineer but the instructions online are really easy to follow. Just go to radioshack and buy the 100k ohms resistors 1/4 watt 5% resistance. Make the jig and follow the instructions on how to force your phone into download mode. Once you enter download mode, dont plug in the usb yet. Open Odin first, THEN plug in the usb. Have you also updated or installed your samsung usb drivers?
Has anyone tried to hard reset?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103706
i've tried to flash my tab using odin and overcome stock safe (first step on their guide). everything went ok in odin, got a green success message. but now, my tab won't turn on or do anything at all. the only response I get is after pressing the turn-on button and then the screen sort of lights up but nothing else.
Have you tried reentering download mode and flash again?
Maybe first time you did something wrong and now have to reflash a stock rom. See "How to unbrick" threads for details
hey
I can't get it into download mode at all. just the backlit screen thing
Ksoje said:
hey
I can't get it into download mode at all. just the backlit screen thing
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Try getting into recovery, DO wipe/factory reset, clear cache, reboot... (search how to do it, can tell you, but better U search and find out)
can't do that either. I tried power button + vol up / down combo, but all i get is a backlit screen that turns off the second i release the power button
edit: not sure if its a regular brick, but what happens is this: I press the power button for about 3 seconds, the back light goes on but that's it. if i leave the button the light goes off
Does your PC recognize the Tab in that condition, if yes, connect thru Odin and flash again or try flashing overcome kernel atleast..
nope i've tried to connect it using USB but got no connection
Is your Tab fully charged ?? Try to charge it for a couple of hours and if it turns on, enter the download mode and try again. But please make sure to charge the tab.....just in case.
Good luck
yes, it was fully charged. anyway, i was able to open it up, unplug and replug the battery, but now it does nothing. doesn't light up, doesn't respond to charging or connecting to PC
Phone locked up while using web browser. Turned it off. Pulled battery. Tried to restart. No powerup. Nada. It's rooted with Jocala's custom kernal on the stock, current-update ROM. CWM installed. Study these symptoms and comment on whether it is dead due to hardware or software fatal, unsolvable issues:
1. When I try to boot up by holding in power button and volume up button, nothing happens. It does not turn on and does not boot into recovery regardless of how long I hold those two buttons in.
2. When I try to do the factory reset trick of holding the volume up/down entire button pressed in (not power up or power down but the whole button pressed in) plus the power on button, the screen lights up with the SAMSUNG name in white, and then immediately the screen goes black and white letters up top read RAMDUMP MODE. Cause: Force Upload. That stays on forever and ever until I power off the phone or pull the battery, and the whole thing repeats if I try the process again.
3. I tried pulling the battery and holding in the power button for about 20 minutes and that didn't fix anything.
4. Booting by holding the volume-down button and power on boots into the "WARNING -- A custom OS can . . ." screen with the exclamation point in a yellow triangle , and I can use the volume up key to continue with the loading a custom OS, and when I do volume up, I get the ODIN Mode screen, the android robot icon and the words "Downloading . . . Do not turn off target!!" If I plug into my computer, the computer doesn't recognize the phone. When I plug it in with Kies turned on, Kies says it is trying to connect, but it never connects, even if I let it plugged into Kies for hours. I don't get a Kies error message, either.
I have tried all these tricks with SIM card in and SIM card removed. With MicroSD card installed and MicroSD card removed. I have tried spare batteries from my other phone that are good and fully charged. I have tried using different USB cables that work for data transfer on my other phone. Am I missing a trick? Is this patient dead on the operating table? Must I part with $175 to buy a new phone? Please, Android doctors, provide some patient consultation. Thanks.
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4. Booting by holding the volume-down button and power on boots into the "WARNING -- A custom OS can . . ." screen with the exclamation point in a yellow triangle , and I can use the volume up key to continue with the loading a custom OS, and when I do volume up, I get the ODIN Mode screen, the android robot icon and the words "Downloading . . . Do not turn off target!!" If I plug into my computer, the computer doesn't recognize the phone.
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I am going to assume you have the galaxy exhibit 4g t679? So when you plug it into your computer in Odin mode and then run the Odin program it isn't being detected? Do you have the USB drivers installed?
more brick info
meekrawb said:
I am going to assume you have the galaxy exhibit 4g t679? So when you plug it into your computer in Odin mode and then run the Odin program it isn't being detected? Do you have the USB drivers installed?
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Yes, current drivers are installed on the computer. When you say "then run the Odin program," what do you mean? My plugging in process was simply to get into the Odin Mode and then I plugged it into the computer. At that point, in Windows Explorer, the computer did not recognize that an external device was plugged in. I would normally get a new F and D drive showing when I plug a phone in.
I am not aware of what this "Odin program" is that you mentioned. Please elaborate. After my initial root process, I have used CWM to flash zips off the microsd card and have not been plugging it into the computer to do things, so I might be deficient in my knowledge of what to do with the computer when the phone is in Odin mode. Thanks for any insight you can provide.
You are going to have to search for a guide on how to use Odin. There is a link to download the program here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2097340
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There is some stuff about Odin for this phone near the bottom of this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Exhibit_II_4G
final ODIN question about USB Debugging
meekrawb said:
You are going to have to search for a guide on how to use Odin. There is a link to download the program here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2097340
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There is some stuff about Odin for this phone near the bottom of this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Exhibit_II_4G
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I am getting some hope. But since I can't boot the phone, I can't get in to make sure USB Debugging Mode is selected. Will this prevent me from connecting to ODIN? I found the ODIN download and the recommendation to also download drivers for DOWNLOAD, and I'll do that. But will the USB Debugging issue cause me difficulty? I can't get to this until this evening, so that's why I'm asking rather than just trying. Please advise. Thanks!
motorapido said:
I am getting some hope. But since I can't boot the phone, I can't get in to make sure USB Debugging Mode is selected. Will this prevent me from connecting to ODIN? I found the ODIN download and the recommendation to also download drivers for DOWNLOAD, and I'll do that. But will the USB Debugging issue cause me difficulty?
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I don't think USB debugging matters.
Using Odin without ROM saved to internal memory?
Will I be able to use ODIN to fix the phone if I haven't yet saved the replacement ROM to the phone's internal memory? The instructions I see for using ODIN all seem to assume that the phone is working and booting up, and they start with the instruction to save the new ROM file to the phone's internal memory. Since I'm trying to restore a bricked phone, without having the ability to first copy the ROM onto the phone's internal memory, what are the steps I will follow upon opening the Odin software and connecting the phone? Thanks again for the input so far. Maybe I can save this bricked phone (my girlfriend's phone -- so I will look like a true hero).
motorapido said:
Will I be able to use ODIN to fix the phone if I haven't yet saved the replacement ROM to the phone's internal memory? The instructions I see for using ODIN all seem to assume that the phone is working and booting up, and they start with the instruction to save the new ROM file to the phone's internal memory. Since I'm trying to restore a bricked phone, without having the ability to first copy the ROM onto the phone's internal memory, what are the steps I will follow upon opening the Odin software and connecting the phone? Thanks again for the input so far. Maybe I can save this bricked phone (my girlfriend's phone -- so I will look like a true hero).
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OK i see your confusion. On the wiki there are two types of ways to return to stock. One is through recovery, which i am assuming you can not get into. The second is the Odin way. If you can get to recovery that would be safer. I think the way that works for me is take out the battery, plug in USB, hold volume up and insert battery.
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motorapido said:
Will I be able to use ODIN to fix the phone if I haven't yet saved the replacement ROM to the phone's internal memory? The instructions I see for using ODIN all seem to assume that the phone is working and booting up, and they start with the instruction to save the new ROM file to the phone's internal memory. Since I'm trying to restore a bricked phone, without having the ability to first copy the ROM onto the phone's internal memory, what are the steps I will follow upon opening the Odin software and connecting the phone? Thanks again for the input so far.
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Odin is going to flash the stock ROM to the phone. You don't need to copy anything to it. The steps you need to follow are in the link I posted to the wiki.
Odin failed, now now powerup or ODIN or recovery
Oh, no. The ODIN factory restore failed, the phone did not reboot, but instead the screen went totally black. I let it sit plugged in five more minutes and nothing. I can't power it on, I can't boot into ODIN or recovery. Seems dead. Is this the end of the line?
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Oh, no. The ODIN factory restore failed, the phone did not reboot, but instead the screen went totally black. I let it sit plugged in five more minutes and nothing. I can't power it on, I can't boot into ODIN or recovery. Seems dead. Is this the end of the line?
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Pull out the battery for a few minutes and then try getting into Odin mode.
motorapido said:
Oh, no. The ODIN factory restore failed, the phone did not reboot, but instead the screen went totally black. I let it sit plugged in five more minutes and nothing. I can't power it on, I can't boot into ODIN or recovery. Seems dead. Is this the end of the line?
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Yes you probably have a hard brick, so return to T-Mobile or JTAG are your options but what did Odin say. Please go through the steps you took to restore it. I have odined maybe ten times and never had a problem.
Edit: did you select the ancora.ops and the tar one under one package?
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I have odined maybe ten times and never had a problem.
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Yeah, I've done it like 3 times without problem. Good thing you are here because I am out of suggestions. Good luck OP!
Won't power on at all. Dead forever?
OK, so it won't power up and won't boot to ODIN or to recovery. No combination of button pushing does anything. Nada. Black screen. Is there any final trick to try? Or do I throw it away? I already bought a replacement (it's my girlfriend's phone -- same as my Exhibit -- so if I can fix it, we'll have a spare)
Send back to Samsung. They will replace it for minimal charges.
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Hi,
I was walking down the street and when I looked at my phone, the screen was black. I thought it can't be the battery since it was just charged.
I went home, plugged it to the power supply and I got the following loop:
1. Empty Battery logo
2. Black screen
3. Back to 1
So I thought I let it plugged to the power supply and try to
enter the recovery mode, but it was unaccessible
turn on my phone, but it won't even show to the SGS logo
So I plugged the phone to my computer, went to download mode and I tried 2 different stock rom with ODIN v4.43, it didn't change a thing.
Again, plugged to the computer, went to download mode and sent a RCWM 6.0.1.2 via ODIN v4.43......... it didn't change a thing.
I don't know what to do anymore... Any solutions I could try?
Regards,
Moulay.
You bricked device
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Moulay.e said:
Hi,
I was walking down the street and when I looked at my phone, the screen was black. I thought it can't be the battery since it was just charged.
I went home, plugged it to the power supply and I got the following loop:
1. Empty Battery logo
2. Black screen
3. Back to 1
So I thought I let it plugged to the power supply and try to
enter the recovery mode, but it was unaccessible
turn on my phone, but it won't even show to the SGS logo
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I have the same problem. I've just flashed the Stock ROM after doing full wipes but my phone simply does not boot in any mode. I tried removing the battery, connecting to power, but it simply does not do anything, no boot, no logo, no battery logo... please HELP!
There are 2 possibilities:
1) For some reason, your bootloader got broken. That means hard brick.
2) I heard that there are Odin versions that work the best with every device. Odin v4.43 isn't one of them.
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Flashed it million time
Hi,
I flashed it using this method over and over again (7 times or so) and then, it worked for some reason. Don't know for how long though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922505
Once I got in, I wipped all the data 4 times in a row and flashed it again just to be sure.
Hope it will work for you as well.