[Q] Help: Galaxy Mini/Pop won't boot. - Samsung Galaxy Mini

I haven't rooted my phone whatsoever or installed a rom or something. One day, it just won't boot. I don't use it all the time, so the battery died. I charged it so I could use it and download an app. When I try to power it on, it will only reach the flashing Samsung logo with the black background and won't go any further so I result to opening the back cover the remove the battery and try turning it on again. Still won't boot. I tried draining the battery, but it still won't boot. Would booting it without the SD card solve this problem? I heard that if I did that, I would have to factory reset it using the hardware keys. I don't want to erase everything in the phone since I'm not able to back it up. Please help. Thanks!

ZAYNlienware said:
I haven't rooted my phone whatsoever or installed a rom or something. One day, it just won't boot. I don't use it all the time, so the battery died. I charged it so I could use it and download an app. When I try to power it on, it will only reach the flashing Samsung logo with the black background and won't go any further so I result to opening the back cover the remove the battery and try turning it on again. Still won't boot. I tried draining the battery, but it still won't boot. Would booting it without the SD card solve this problem? I heard that if I did that, I would have to factory reset it using the hardware keys. I don't want to erase everything in the phone since I'm not able to back it up. Please help. Thanks!
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You can try to boot it without SD card, but i don't think that's the problem.
I think your only possible solution is to try doing a factory reset. Try to press HOME button and POWER button together until you get to the recovery. Than, depending on the recovery you have, search for a "wipe cache/data" or "data reset".
Another solution might be using Odin, but that's the last one...

frazar said:
You can try to boot it without SD card, but i don't think that's the problem.
I think your only possible solution is to try doing a factory reset. Try to press HOME button and POWER button together until you get to the recovery. Than, depending on the recovery you have, search for a "wipe cache/data" or "data reset".
Another solution might be using Odin, but that's the last one...
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It did work. I thought of doing that but I waited for my friend so I could consult for another way, but I resorted to a hard reset. Thanks!

sorry for you, you can't get your data back
but to solve this
you can try to wipe everything through recovery mode
(while turn of, home button + power)
if you still can't access recovery mode or still the same after wiping
you must flash your mini
[TUT]Official Gingerbread 2.3.6 09.02.2012 GalaxyMini s5570~ODIN~UPDATED
for later, backup your data app by using Titanium Backup
must root

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[Q] Bootloop, oh dear...

Last night I realized my battery had fallen out of my phone. When I put it back in, it wouldn't turn on.
When I got back home, it was stuck in a bootloop. My theory is that I accidentally brushed up against the "yes please update" button in my pocket, and the battery fell out while updating, or the fact that I was using bugless beast messed it up.
I tried using ClockworkMod Recovery to do a factory reset, flash a backup rom... nothing.
Although when I first did a factory reset, it got to the "welcome to android screen" for about 2 seconds, then it reset. (It won't work off of battery power or USB, btw, only AC. I also tried booting it with no battery. No dice.)
I'm in a bad place right now. It won't work on USB power, so I can't re-flash a stock recovery, so if I try to return it, I'm pretty screwed (unless I get lucky.)
Anyone have any advice?
Edit: turns out it was a bent battery pin.
Are you using apps2sd?
if it's so you have to clear the ext2 partition on the sd-card....
i did a factory reset and got a bootloop until i cleared my ext2 partition....
may be the same for you.

Stuck at Galaxy S logo & do NOT want to lose data

Today I found my Bell Vibrant (GT-i9000M) with a blank screen and lit up buttons. I had not done anything other than root and lag fix a few weeks ago. Holding the power button brought up the menu to power off but it locked up when I selected power off. I had to pull the battery. Now every time it starts up it sits at the Galaxy S screen for a long time then goes to a blank screen and nothing happens except the buttons light up when I touch it.
I want to know if there is a way to get my data off the internal SD. I have some pictures on there that I do not want to lose. I fear my only option is to wipe the device and factory reset it.
Some help and advice would be greatly appreciated. I have spent the last three hours searching for a solution but I haven't found anything that might work without wiping my data.
Thanks
the data must go if you want to get your phone back
there is no way to repair the phone without losing data
Well the factory reset worked. At least it booted up anyway. I wonder what happened to my phone. It was fine and then I left it on my desk for maybe 20 minutes and all the sudden it is broken. :/
I have the same issue. How do i factory reset from here?
#1RAGE said:
Well the factory reset worked. At least it booted up anyway. I wonder what happened to my phone. It was fine and then I left it on my desk for maybe 20 minutes and all the sudden it is broken. :/
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How did you factoyr format it?
Get into recovery mode and do it
Sent from my GT-I9000
Reflashing / Resetting Factory Defaults etc. do NOT touch your Internal SD.
Guys i got the same prob,did factory reset and the problem still remains...what can i do???Black screen,some vibraton,and the buttons lit,but nothing else.Any advices plz??
You all may be suffering from a corrupted /system partition because of the lagfix applied. Read up on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9365294#post9365294 to see if that applies.
These are too complicated for me....i tried to do the lagfix,but it had loopback error,so i guessed it didnt do it.I rebooted my phone just to clear the memmory and play a game or something,and never got on again...just stays there vibrating.So i did factory reset and still nothiing.
I have similar problem. i9000 samsung screen appears, then goes blank, and appears again continuous cycle until battery is removed. Animated logo doesn't even start. I cannot seem to enter recovery mode. I can enter download mode (dwn vol, home, and power) and I tried to USB to my computer in download mode to try and pull the pictures off with ADB, but ADB doesn't seem to see the device connected in download mode. Is Odin my next option? Or does that only work with unlocked phones. I was on stock 2.2 that Kies updated for me.
Pleeeeaaase help. My children opening christmas gifts are on the phone and once i get the videos I can just send it off to Bell for full replacement. They have told me that once it gets sent out for repair my pictures will be gone.
boot-loop after flashing CM10 for galaxy s plus
the screen says cwm-based recovery v5.5.0.4
-reboot system now
-install zip from sdcard
-wipe data/factory reset
-wipe cache partition
-backup and restore
-mounts and storage
-advanced
after install gaspp and CM10 and thenreboot system now.... Im stuck here .... please help!!!!!

BOOT LOOP!!!!

hi all
i ahve not installed a custom rom on my note, but i have rooted it and installed abyss note kernal. everything has been working fine for months and months with this, all of a sudden last night i saw my phone was off, i went to switch it back on and the boot screen just keeps looping and i have no idea why.
I can get into recovery (it says odin mode) and the phone is connected to odin on my PC.
i obviously would like to get the phone working again some how, but if at all possible i would like to keep everything that was on there as i was using the phone as a usb drive to store my college work on and dont want to lose it.
any help would be appreciated
Are you able now to start your phone???and if not, can you enter in download mode(pressing vol down+home key+power key)
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda app-developers app
ok i just flashed a stock gingerbread rom from odin. odin said pass (successful) but i am still having boot loop i thought flashing a stock would have sorted it.
i did the flashing by accessing download mode and connecting to odin on my pc
please help i just want a working phone
htchd2rules said:
ok i just flashed a stock gingerbread rom from odin. odin said pass (successful) but i am still having boot loop i thought flashing a stock would have sorted it.
i did the flashing by accessing download mode and connecting to odin on my pc
please help i just want a working phone
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hmmm so what your trying to say is that just right after reflashing to stock GB your phone went into a bootloop after? You didn't have any chance still of restoring your backups did you? it just rebooted right after flashing back to GB?
i didnt flash any rom before, i was just on stock what came on the phone. the boot loop randomly happened last night. i have just now flashed a stock GB rom through download mode and odin.
the boot loop is still happening even after i just flashed a stock rom
did you restored your backups back on your phone? if you did.. try not to.. just observe it for now.. all stock.. no datas at all, turn off your phone(in airplane mode) and see if your still getting the bootloops.... if your still getting it then I'm doubting you may have a corrupted data partition inside your phone.
Mate, if you're on stock GB (NOT STOCK ICS!!!!), then you can safely go into Recovery Mode and full wipe:
- Hold Power + Volume Up + Home button alllll the way until a weird recovery, safe-mode like menu appears
- Navigate using the Volume Keys to "Wipe Data/Factory Reset"
- Use Home button as ok and do that
- Navigate to "Reboot System"
And you're done and safe, no worries
i didnt restore any backups as i didnt have any baackups. i cant access the phone at all it just boot loops only. i think it is a corrupted data partition as i have flashed a stock rom and it still boot loops. i dont know how it happened though as i didnt do anything i just pulled it out my pocket and it was turned off, i tried to turn it back on and thats when i got the boot loop
htchd2rules said:
i didnt restore any backups as i didnt have any baackups. i cant access the phone at all it just boot loops only. i think it is a corrupted data partition as i have flashed a stock rom and it still boot loops. i dont know how it happened though as i didnt do anything i just pulled it out my pocket and it was turned off, i tried to turn it back on and thats when i got the boot loop
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Make sure you hold on to the buttons for long, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
in my recovery i dont have any options it just says odin mode
i went into the proper recovery and did a wipe data factory reset, it worked!!!!!! thankyou!!!!!
htchd2rules said:
i went into the proper recovery and did a wipe data factory reset, it worked!!!!!! thankyou!!!!!
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Most Welcome!
Just remember to press thanks!
One more thing... Please make sure you know about recovery and/or download mode, about CWM, stock and custom ROMs + kernels before flashing
It will turn the experience of customizing your Note into something really pleasurable, not a teeth-chattering experience Believe me, I know.
You can check out the stickies in every thread + you can check out some articles either here on XDA or "Android A-Z" that talk about CWM (Clockwork-Mod Recovery), Rooting and that sort of thing.
Best of luck to you!

[q] please help!!!!

My phone has been running cyanogen mod 9 for quite a long time and about two days ago it was giving me a low on space problem (RAM as both internal and external memory are more than 60% free)
So I stoped some background apps to clear the memory and gave the phone a restart. Now it is stuck in the boot screen :S I have already tried taking the battrey off and restarting the phone but still it gets to the boot screen and never loads :S
How can I fix this without flashing a new ROM as I have not backed up anything :S
Thanks
Well although I have not the galaxy s, what I would do:
1. Remove the microSD and SIM, turn it on to see if it boots.
2. If not start, go into recovery mode - Wipe cache partition and dalvik cache (not the wipe data factory reset, because you lose all) - then fix permissions.
3. If not start, reinstall the kernel compatible.
4. Crossing fingers
joser1309 said:
Well although I have not the galaxy s, what I would do:
1. Remove the microSD and SIM, turn it on to see if it boots.
2. If not start, go into recovery mode - Wipe cache partition and dalvik cache (not the wipe data factory reset, because you lose all) - then fix permissions.
3. If not start, reinstall the kernel compatible.
4. Crossing fingers
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Hi,
1. Did it still the same
2. I went to recovery mode wiped cache and dalvik now problem is even worse. I cannot go into recovery mode more (only download mode).
Before (I did as u said wipe dalvik and cache) it was stuck on this screen:
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/llsq931ZNWQ/0.jpg
and now it is stuck on this screen:
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/hv1YKVV9W9s/mqdefault.jpg
Remove your battery and try combo again while putting your battery back.
(you must release combo about 1 second after Galaxy S appears on the screen)
guerini said:
Remove your battery and try combo again while putting your battery back.
(you must release combo about 1 second after Galaxy S appears on the screen)
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I have tried that a million times this morning I doesnt work believe me!!!
Now how can I restore my phone to a working state even if it takes deleting all data at this point all I care about is a having a working mobile...
RiKKu28 said:
I have tried that a million times this morning I doesnt work believe me!!!
Now how can I restore my phone to a working state even if it takes deleting all data at this point all I care about is a having a working mobile...
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have u tried installing the bootloader using ODIN? try that and then try installing TWRP or clockworkmod recovery.. i think it should solve the problem of getting your phone up.. once the recovery is setup you can install any other rom..
RiKKu28 said:
I have tried that a million times this morning I doesnt work believe me!!!
Now how can I restore my phone to a working state even if it takes deleting all data at this point all I care about is a having a working mobile...
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check out My Android Solutions for solutions to your problems
so long as you can go into download mode, you can flash a semaphore kernel or a ROM from My Android Collections to solve it
But First powerdown, pull out Battery, SIM CARD, and EXT.SD card, press power button for a minute, than powerup without SIM and Ext.SD Card....Do remember to backup your contacts, data, images etc and also your EFS folder before flashing a ROM and make sure you have more than 50% battery charge before you attempt any sort of flashing.

Problem: com.android.systemui error

Hi! My friend has this phone, it's a little more than a year old, and exactly after midnight on New Year's Eve, this problem started occurring, so there's a possibility that it has to do something with date/clock. The phone is not usable, as soon as it boots, this error comes to screen and the only thing left to do is to remove the battery or press power button. He tried to reboot it many times, he tried to wipe cache, to remove SD and SIM cards, but no success. He also tried to enter Safe Mode but the same problem is present there as well. So it's not possible to delete apps or even to do a backup from the phone itself.
So what to do now? I know that there's always a solution with master reset, repair or reflashing the stock ROM but he wants to avoid doing that. Is there any way to solve this problem without reset? If not, is there any possibility to do a backup of contacts, SMS messages, apps, data and all other, for example via PC? I never had a Samsung phone so I don't know how it's tools work.
Thanks in advance!
Download Smart Connect on a PC, then connect the device using USB cable and then backup data. After doing this, boot into recovery mode(VOL UP+ POWER + HOME) and select wipe data.
Another possibility is to download a stock samsung rom and then flash it via odin. I know he don't want to do this but it is the fastest and easiest way. Normally data partition isn't wiped after flashing stock rom, but for safety he should make a backup, just in case.

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