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[Q] How to get out of download mode

First time poster, long time lurker.
I purchased a used Samsung Captivate for the wife. When I bought it, it had already been unlocked and the CoolMod v 4.0 custom ROM was running on it. The wife tried to turn it off and when she hit the power button, it went to download mode. She is now worried because phone says "do not turn off Target"
Did she brick the phone?

Rofl, no its not bricked.
That message means once you plug it into the PC don't unplug it until the firmware download is done. But since you aren't flashing anything its meaningless.
Just either hold all three buttons (volume +- and power) until you see the white at&t screen them let go, that'll boot into recovery where you can restart the device.
Or you can simply pull the battery and boot normally.

Never mind. I went ahead and used Odin and flashed Serendipity. It was the fastest way to get out of Download mode and get a newer rom anyway.
Studacris, I figured it could be something as simple as that, but went ahead and flashed it anyhow. My experience flashing was limited to my HTC Raphael, never worked with Android. Maybe I will get myself an Android phone and start playing with them...without having my wife looking so scared!

If you hold vol+ and the power button it forces reboot while in download mode or running in rom
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or you could just take the battery out...lol

Pirateghost said:
or you could just take the battery out...lol
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+1 lol
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Help to get out of download
I did almost the same thing. Go to airplane mode at night, use the alarm to wake up. Half asleep I hit the download mode instead of airplane to turn it off. 5:00 AM. Pulled battery and sim card waited till about 9:00 and installed battery went right into dl mode. Pulled again and waited till I got home around 4 PM same thing.
Tryed combination of buttons and no luck. + and power the download goes off then comes back. Waited till the second time and let off power held + no recovery mode. I know longwinded just waited to give details.
Any suggestions?
Thanks

dracdoctor said:
I did almost the same thing. Go to airplane mode at night, use the alarm to wake up. Half asleep I hit the download mode instead of airplane to turn it off. 5:00 AM. Pulled battery and sim card waited till about 9:00 and installed battery went right into dl mode. Pulled again and waited till I got home around 4 PM same thing.
Tryed combination of buttons and no luck. + and power the download goes off then comes back. Waited till the second time and let off power held + no recovery mode. I know longwinded just waited to give details.
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It looks like other people with this issue had a hardware problem with their USB port. Some people had success with plugging their phone into the charger and then turning it on. Worth a shot anyway.

bad news good news
apbthe3 said:
It looks like other people with this issue had a hardware problem with their USB port. Some people had success with plugging their phone into the charger and then turning it on. Worth a shot anyway.
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I just gave that a shot. No luck. I called AT&T this morn and asked if I could update early. So I have a SGS 2 coming. Paid the $199 update price.
Been lurking over there and researching.

Just pull the battery out to get out of download mode

[Q] My Note Doesn't Turn On

Hi,
I've tried to flash my Galaxy Note to siyah kernel, and unfortunately it got bricked. It was turning on, however after samsung logo showing up, it was showing distorted colors and lines.
I've bought a jig, it showed the download mode screen for a second and turned off. I wanted to charge it, charging suddenly stopped, and started to not turn on.
I've bought a battery charger, charged the battery overnight, still not turning on.
I'm in USA and I got my phone via Expansys-usa, what shall I do ?

Can you get to Download Mode screen now that it's charged? Press Volume Down + Home Button + Power simultaneously (Power button the last) and tell us if you can boot into Download Mode.
If you can, I'll walk you through to getting your Note alive and kicking again.

Unfortunately, I can not get any signal of life from my phone. I can not get to Download Mode screen neither with jig, nor with pressing 3 buttons. I guess I'll have to send it back.

emre1903 said:
Unfortunately, I can not get any signal of life from my phone. I can not get to Download Mode screen neither with jig, nor with pressing 3 buttons. I guess I'll have to send it back.
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It seems to be your only option if you cannot get your Note to boot into Download mode. My commiserations, mate.

try to charge for 20-30 mins your phone, maybe your phone battery discharged and thats why you cant go in download mode ;D

EdgaBimbam said:
try to charge for 20-30 mins your phone, maybe your phone battery discharged and thats why you cant go in download mode ;D
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Pull out the battery and put back after 20-30 secs. Then try download mode normally pressing hardware buttons, otherwise use JIG.

Nope, it doesn't charge at all. I've tried every method again, nothing seems to work.

emre1903 said:
Nope, it doesn't charge at all. I've tried every method again, nothing seems to work.
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Did you manage to get it to go into download mode again? I am in the same situation.

It says, low battery can't get into download mode. Since it doesn't charge I'm going to buy another battery and battery charger and will try again.

You could also try an external battery charger, this would be a cheaper solution.

Very sorry for you, but where did you got siyah kernel for note...
Did you flash the one for galaxy s2?

Dont worry ur phone working it just no sound and no lights, screen off......but he can see odin.....go and try 30 times.....(download mode >>>odin)
Take the damn battery out.
Wait 7 sec
Put it back.
Press Volume Down + Home Button + Power* ( Your screen will be off !)
Connect to the PC odin and it will be sound witch is mean your phone connected to odin)
Do it., and dont tell me you cant

Yep, I've used the one for GS2. I've got a new charger with a battery and now can get into download mode. Odin recognizes it, however I don't remember which Stock Rom the phone came with. Which one I should go for ?

emre1903 said:
Yep, I've used the one for GS2. I've got a new charger with a battery and now can get into download mode. Odin recognizes it, however I don't remember which Stock Rom the phone came with. Which one I should go for ?
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Any gingerbread stock rom?

does the siyah kernel for s2 work with note???

[Solved] Bootloop (orig. firmware/no flash brick!) shows up only empty battery symbol

Heyho,
i got a very weird problem with my:
GT-I9000 Firmware 2.3.3
2.6.35.7-I9000XWJVI-CL210427
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Buildnummer
GINGERBREAD.XWJVI
If i put in my battery OR my usb cable it doesnt even come to the boot screen with this white "Samsung Galaxy..." font. It only shows the symbol of an empty battery and seems to restart to show it again and again.
Recovery Mode is not possible, but Download Mode. If I use Odin in download Mode i can root the device...its already rootet, but the sideeffect is, if i click on "auto-restart" it does really start android sucessfull !!!!
If i use the normal shutdown i can't start it the normal way. If i use restart options i.e. from CRM or Titanium Backup or whatever...it restarts.
I really tried everything i found in these forum:
1.) i cleaned the hardware by letting it rest 7 hours in pure alcohol. After 3.) i used a teeth brush to clean the MicroUsbPort.
2.) i wiped all data and the cache using CRM and flashed my phone with CRM to CM9 nightly from today (very nice feel and look, but the problem still existed)
3.) i wiped all data again and flashed my phone with 3-part stock GB 2.3.3 (of course with the 512 pit + repartition before) using Odin3 1.85
i'm trying now the whole 48 hours, i don't know what to do now.
Haven't seen that problem in any forum (maybe to blind?) and am really desperate
a screenshot is attached

Does this show when phone is turned on?? ???
Because this battery icon should only appear when your phone is OFF.
Does the battery still charge even if the icon appear /disappear.
Have tried deleting battery stats from recovery(do it when battery is fully charged)
Do u use an app called "no moar power"

zodiaxe66 said:
Does this show when phone is turned on?? ???
Because this battery icon should only appear when your phone is OFF.
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Without to press the power button, the phone starts to show up the battery screen. After a few seconds, black screen, then battery screen, and so on.
I can only start Download Mode directly..nothing else appears
Does the battery still charge even if the icon appear /disappear.
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I'm trying to fix this problem ~48hours now. With all the flashings and tryings, the battery seems to charge, just without to show it to me. It would definitely already be empty if not.
Have tried deleting battery stats from recovery(do it when battery is fully charged)
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Yes
Do u use an app called "no moar power"
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No

I had this problem a long time ago. I don't remember want i did to make it go away and it didn't bother me because it only happened when the phone was off and charging. Otherwise my phone was working perfectly when booted. But it did go away after a while. Try not to flash any rom for a week and see what happens.
Sorry i can't help u with this.

hm i hope so, what did you make in this time when your battery was empty? how did you boot?

My phone did charge. But when the phone was off. The battery icon was coming and going.
I thought that u could charge the phone.
But if u can not charge the phone that is bad.
then i think Samsung is your only choice.
Anyway i hope u will get it fixed, because its a lovely phone. I got 2 of them myself.
Best of luck

I am having a similar problem. as of last night the battery ran quite low and powered off. when plugged in the battery showed empty and kept resetting itself to empty battery screen. unplugged, it bootloops at devil kernel screen.

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Sorry stupid q
Does the phone still get charged.
if not.. try remove battery for an hour and plug in.

zodiaxe66 said:
I had this problem a long time ago. I don't remember want i did to make it go away and it didn't bother me because it only happened when the phone was off and charging. Otherwise my phone was working perfectly when booted. But it did go away after a while. Try not to flash any rom for a week and see what happens.
Sorry i can't help u with this.
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Holy sh1t ! Today i was wondering about Kies now recognizing my phone again. So i shutdown my I9000 and could start it the normal way! The problem fixed itself.
You were absolutely right about the just-wait-and-see-what-happens-tactic.
Made my day! Saved 100 bucks for a new I9000 mainboard.
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What is wrong with my Galaxy Tab

Hi everyone, first things first I have already read through the various threads on this subject but there doesn't seem to be any consistent advice/suggestions with my specific problem. I was trying to flash a custom ROM on my tablet and I don't know whats happened but the net result is that my tablet won't turn on and it only shows any signs of life when it is plugged in to the wall charger where you see the clam-shell style cell phone connecting to a computer screen but its flashing rather than constant (the forum won't let me post the youtube clip thats out there demonstrating this but google 'Samsung Galaxy Tablet Bricked' and if the first video that appears).
If its connected to my laptop then it doesn't charge at all and the laptop doesn't recognise the tablet at all so I can't re-flash stock firmware via Odin.
I have had it on charge using the wall charger for over 12 hours now and yet there still seems to be no life in it and I've tried all the various combinations of power + volume down button etc
Has anyone got any suggestions as to how I can sort it. Am I right in thinking that as it at least shows some signs that its not dead when you plug it in at the wall, that its not completely bricked?
Any help at all is greatly appreciated and apologies for going over old ground.

darrenbartlett1 said:
If its connected to my laptop then it doesn't charge at all and the laptop doesn't recognise the tablet at all so I can't re-flash stock firmware via Odin.
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Does Odin see it? Computer may not recognize tablet but odin/heimdall should.
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Otherwise, send it to this site, they claim that they will repair full bricked tabs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1820813
best regards ^_^
Sifou

Qqqxxxzzz said:
Does Odin see it? Computer may not recognize tablet but odin/heimdall should.
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No even Odin doesn't recognise it. Haven't tried Heimdall though.
Its now been on charge for about 2 days and yet if you unplug it from the wall it doesn't turn on/respond to anything.

Boot into download mode before connecting to pc. Then open odin or heimdall. Use the latest versions.

gogol1996 said:
Boot into download mode before connecting to pc. Then open odin or heimdall. Use the latest versions.
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the tab is that dead that I cannot boot it at all, let alone in download mode. If I unplug it from the wall charger it doesn't respond to anything. Completely impossible to do the above.

well my friend you have the same problem of another member in xda, i dont remember where i read about it, but am pretty sure that your battery is completely dead, it shows the same thing, when plugged to wall you can boot into download mode, once unplugged, you can't access to anything. In his case, he tried to charge it for a day, and then the tab turned on, he thought that the tab is alive again, so he tried to flash it, after 3 minutes, the tab went off again before the operation complete, and now his tab is fully bricked.
yours still alive, i think that it is soft brick, or not bricked at all, but your battery is dead, and you can't do anything without a working battery, if you have enough skills to change the battery, get one form the net, and you can also make sure that the battery is the problem when you open it, you can connect it to a stabilized power supply with the needed voltage and current, if it turns on, your battery is indeed the problem, if not, we should think about something else.
good luck my friend, i hope i helped a little.
edit : i fond it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1826324
this is exactly the same problem you have, read all the thread, before you do anything more harmful to your tab.
best regards ^_^
Sifou

Galaxy note wont recharge after flashing ParanoidAndroid

Hey guys,
last week I flashed ParanoidAndroid 2.54 to my Galaxy Note, it all worked out fine and was still working until last night. I went to sleep and then I always plug in my phone to the charger, when I woke up, my Note was dead. Didn't recharge, didn't reboot, nothing. Do you have any idea what could be the cause? It's not my charger, cause i tried several chargers and none worked.
Thanks in advance!

Goopher92 said:
Hey guys,
last week I flashed ParanoidAndroid 2.54 to my Galaxy Note, it all worked out fine and was still working until last night. I went to sleep and then I always plug in my phone to the charger, when I woke up, my Note was dead. Didn't recharge, didn't reboot, nothing. Do you have any idea what could be the cause? It's not my charger, cause i tried several chargers and none worked.
Thanks in advance!
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Are you able to enter download or recovery mode??

[email protected]$3K#@R said:
Are you able to enter download or recovery mode??
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As for now, now I dont. But my battery is dead I think, can't get my hands on a new one quickly.
Its like my battery can only be charged if there is some juice in it, not when it died.

Goopher92 said:
As for now, now I dont. But my battery is dead I think, can't get my hands on a new one quickly.
Its like my battery can only be charged if there is some juice in it, not when it died.
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Charge ypur phone for about 2,3 hours and then check if you can enter downnload mode
Or try with some other battery of your friends

[email protected]$3K#@R said:
Charge ypur phone for about 2,3 hours and then check if you can enter downnload mode
Or try with some other battery of your friends
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Mmm, think that's the best chance I've got. It would be weird to say it's bricked right? Since it was working for about a week and suddenly stopped working?

Goopher92 said:
Hey guys,
last week I flashed ParanoidAndroid 2.54 to my Galaxy Note, it all worked out fine and was still working until last night. I went to sleep and then I always plug in my phone to the charger, when I woke up, my Note was dead. Didn't recharge, didn't reboot, nothing. Do you have any idea what could be the cause? It's not my charger, cause i tried several chargers and none worked.
Thanks in advance!
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Never leave the battery to drain completely! I had left it do drain once and my S II died on me No download mode, no recovery mode. Had to get it replaced via warranty.
PS: I know it is strange, happens one in a million i guess