I tried to update my SGS to android 2.2 through kies wihtout puting my phone in to recovery mode. The firmware seems to be lost and the device cannot boot only give me a black screen with word samsung galaxy s GT I9000 wrote on it.
Iam very new in android devices please help me. I do not know what I should to do..
Mine did the same thing when I flashed with Kies.
Try this: Hold Volume UP, Home button and on/off button together until a screen with a few options appears. Select Wipe/factory reset from the list using the volume up/down button. Select ok and reboot. You will loose all your data but your phone will work again.
aviatorshar3an said:
I tried to update my SGS to android 2.2 through kies wihtout puting my phone in to recovery mode. The firmware seems to be lost and the device cannot boot only give me a black screen with word samsung galaxy s GT I9000 wrote on it.
Iam very new in android devices please help me. I do not know what I should to do..
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BTW You did the upgrade the right way. With Kies you don't need to go into recovery or download mode before flashing. Follow the previous posters instructions and if that doesn't work you'll need to search around here more, for other flashing methods or just to find out if your internal sdcard is dead.
I need help..
I have a rooted SGS with the lagfix. I uninstalled the lagfix then I updated to the latest firmware via Kies.
Now my SGS will not boot past the logo screen. The menu and back buttons are lit and all vibrates every 60 secs or so.
I have tried removing the battery for 30 secs but that didn't work.
Please help me. What do I need to do to get it started?
it is not bricked so dont panic. I assume you have the 3 button combo for recovery and download mode ??
If so firstly try to do a factory reset in recovery, if that dont fix the problem you will have to flash a new ROM via 'Odin'
Try to get a firmware with all 3 files. they can be found on here XDA under the general section. or you can go to www.samfirmware.com Both contain all the files / programs you need plus step by step instructions.
If this is your first time Please Please read carefully.
I have tried the three buton thing but that doesn't help.
I was afraid I would have to use Odin.
dont be afraid its nothing to worry about, its as easy as 1, 2, 3,
There are gazzillions of tutorials out there, just take your time
azzledazzle said:
dont be afraid its nothing to worry about, its as easy as 1, 2, 3,
There are gazzillions of tutorials out there, just take your time
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The problem is I can't enter download mode. Don't I need this to be able Odin to start?
I have installed Odin and the required files etc. (seems pretty straightforward as you said).
most likely kies upgraded ur bootloader.. this happened to me once, i fixed it using this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=785201
I followed instructions on a link via the cyanogenmod website, to try and get cm7 on my phone. The instructions were on a wiki website which I now know is not reliable!
I got to the stage "flashing cyanagonmod" to find out that the zip files had to be in the internal sd card BEFORE starting the whole process!
I can still access download mode and recovery. But my phone gets stuck on the "Samsung galaxy i9000" intro screen.
I tried restoring and factory reset but still no joy...
any help is very appreciated!
Download some odin flashable ROM, and flash that in download mode.
where do I find an odin ROM and how do I know which one to use?
corrected: samfirmware.com
If you want a custom rom, then look through here however your going to have to read which is odin flashable...
This is a guide and rom i have used myself. Click here
BTW this is obviously assuming you are on SGS I9000 the second link should be quite clear...
here's a nice link to finding stock firmwares and using Odin:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1102881
Talon26 said:
samsungfirmware.com
If you want a custom rom, then look through here however your going to have to read which is odin flashable...
This is a guide and rom i have used myself. Click here
BTW this is obviously assuming you are on SGS I9000 the second link should be quite clear...
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Thanks for your post. Only problem is ODin doesn't recognise when my phone is plugged in? i.e. there isn't that yellow box showing...help!
Ok so im guessing your trying the 3 button combo for download mode (vol up + home + power). Alternatives to force download is a homemade jig, which is easily obtainable from ebay for a relatively cheap price. Other ways you can try is holding the combo for as long as you can, some have reported it may even work after 3 mins. Another method is hold the combo and then whilst holding it insert the battery. Also the last method but have the usb plugged into with odin open, then put the battery in. Many many ways... just search
Is that what you mean or that you CAN get to download mode and Odin and the computer does NOT recognise when you plug it in. If this is try re-installing the drivers using kies, its under the tools menu. Try a different version of odin, plug phone in then try the combo (with battery already in, then without). Have you closed all Kies applications background processes? (use task manager in windows). Use another computer..
Also have you read this
Edit: Forgot to add, can you get into Recovery? Then use your nandroid backup which you should always do before flashing.. If you dont have a back up try use ADB to force download mode "adb reboot download"
Need to know what options you have available in-order to help, what can you do? Is there any response from your phone with pressing buttons or key combinations??
So this morning I decided to take the plunge and attempt to root my phone.
I had a 19000 running gingerbread(2.3.3) and I found the following website to follow:
Code:
android.dkszone.net/root-samsung-galaxy-s-android-2.3.3-gingerbread-i9000-xxjvk-rom
After downloading odin, and following precisely the first steps to work with the first tar file, Odin returned that the operation had failed, and now my phone is only showing the phone ! pc image.
Is there any way to go back, and recover my phone or is it well and truely gone?
I have been unable to reboot it into recovery mode, if that helps..
Download-Mode is possible?
Look here:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=948790
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enter download mode and reflash rom. it looks like a softbrick.
Your going to have to forgive my noobishness(nah thats never going to be a word )
But Spyder when you sat reflash the rom, do you mean to follow the steps from the original link again?
Or do you mean something else?
sorry no, the link you provided was for a rooting through kernel flash. what you need is to flash a rom for your phone to function (recover from brick). this would delete all data in your phone.
you can use this tutorial http://www.hdtechvideo.com/stock-roms/how-to-flash-xxjvu-in-galaxy-i9000/
To get download mode shut down the device. After it shuts off completely simultaneously press the Down volume key+ Home button + press the power button .
Just downloading the required files now...
Hopefully this works.. cant afford a new phone at the moment..
Don't worry. It is impossible to brick an sgs. See unbrickable mod for details.
You can now sleep safely.
i'm not an english expert, but i'll try to explain you what happened, and i hope you can help me.
i have a samsung galaxy tab gt - p1000, with an old version of android, 2.3.3, because it's one of the devices wich haven't got the update. but i have bought it about 5 months ago, so i didn't want to waste it. so i decided to put in it the new android version ice cream sandwich, 4.0. and i followed theese instructions:
Requirements and Reminders
To be able to flash the MIUI 4 Alpha ROM on your Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000, you need to satisfy the following requirements:
Root your Samsung Galaxy Tab 7″ and install ClockworkMod Recovery on it.
Fully charge your tablet’s battery.
Back up all important files and data on your device ( i.e. bookmarks, contacts, SMS, APNs, etc.).
Download the MIUI 4 Alpha ROM for the Galaxy Tab from here and save the file to your computer.
The procedure has been tested to work on the Galaxy Tab GT-P1000. It may or may not work on other models.
Use the instructions at your own risk. We shall not be held responsible for any damage to your phone if you follow these instructions.
Installation
Here’s how to install MIUI 4 ICS on your Galaxy Tab 7″:
Connect your tablet to your PC.
Copy the MIUI 4 ROM to your device’s internal storage.
Disconnect your tablet from the PC.
Turn off your tablet.
Reboot the Galaxy Tab into ClockworkMod Recovery by holding down the Volume Up key and the Power button simultaneously.
Once the device has booted into ClockworkMod Recovery, create a backup of your currently working ROM. You can do this from thestyle=”font-style: italic;”>Backup and Restore > Backupmenu. This backup will come in handy in case you want to revert to the original ROM of your device.
From the recovery menu, select “Wipe data/ factory reset” and confirm that you want to perform the action.
Select “Wipe Cache partition” and confirm that you want to perform the action.
Select “Advanced”, then “Wipe Dalvik cache” and confirm that you want to perform the action.
With your phone data completely wiped, you may now install the MIUI 4 ROM. From the recovery menu, select “Install zip from SD card”.
Select “Choose zip from SD card” and choose the ROM file that you have copied to your tablet earlier.
Confirm the installation by choosing “Yes”. The ROM will be flashed after confirmation.
Reboot your device.
Congratulations! You now have Ice Cream Sandwich (via MIUI 4 Alpha) on your Galaxy Tab P1000.
but at point 8 or 9, (i don't remember, but i think it isn't too much important) i had to stop, because i stucked. so i reboot the device, and i've formatted it. the device worked like always, and so i decided to download rom manager from the market. when i launched the application i saw that i could flash the system that i had put in the device directly from there. so i touched that option and i followed the first instructions. i flash the system as the rom mangaer app told me. but when the device reboot for installing, and doing it's thing (i'm not a computer and technology expert to D: ) it stopped at the first screen, ( the one that says "galaxy tab, samsung"), and it didn't go ahead. so i reboot in recovery mode switching off the device and rebooting it pulling the volume up button + the power button, but it doesn't worked. so i tried to reboot it pulling volum down button + power button and appeared a yellow triangle with the android man and the written: downloading do not turn off target
but it stucked there like the first screen. i waited that the device discharged, and i charged it another time, but when i charge it, it appear on the screen the battery icon, but it is blocked. and now i can't open it, and it doesn't work or answer at all.
i know that it's possible that i made mistakes following the instructions, or the instructions doesn't worked.... but now, how can i reboot or format my device.
i only need to reuse, the information or the documents in it are not important.
if you can, help me, thanks
Read my post here. Should be same way.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626825
You can stop right after flashing gb-stock-safe-v5
But you would probably want to go all the way and try overcome from.
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If you are getting the download screen then flash it with stock firmware.You can download from samfirmware.com for gt P1000, Android 2.3.6 is available. Just use Odin and flash. You can get a working tab.
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Hey guy, I can't give you all links now...but I will help you! I think I can
Excuse my spelling too, I am Russian and English is not my native language.
Watch the team overcome.net website for restock bundle and overcome kernel.
There are some modems,from,Odin in the bundle. I am not very good in English,please read some instructions on flashing roms by Odin, I can't fully explain...
You just connect your tab to Odin via download mode and flash restock. And then you flash kernel. OK, you have a clean 2.3 rom, but I really want you to go to CyanogenMod download center and download the latest nightly build. (OK, I don't know how to access it I just go to Devices page, choose any phone, select NIGHTLY BUILDS link and search for p1 in the list and download the nightly and flash it.
Something you can find or can't.
After flashing kernel for restock go to recovery and do wipe user data/factory reset and wipe cache. The system will startup then. Without this you'll get an infinite boot.
The overcome kernel will convert your file system. Please wait for it when your tab is charged and is booting. A robogirl will talk to you then
After flashing CM wipe it too!
Download GApps on goo.im to have Market and other Google apps! (Flashing via recovery)
I think that is all. If you have problems,send me a message, I'll try to help! Good luck!
you have to return to stable xxjq1 gingerbread. you have a soft brick. follow the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133590
then flash chainfire's cwm
after that, follow this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523174
Please thank me if you found it useful
ok, but i can't download the right firmware from sammobile.com
can someone explain me how to download the right firmware from the site, and how to choose the correct one? thanks
Go to www.samfirmware.com and select the firmware you want to download.
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You have indeed sofbricked your tab.
Google for "Overcome guide for galaxy tab 7" (can't post any links yet)
There you can find a direct link for the file "GB-stock-safe_v5.zip".
This contains the needed firmware and Odin tool to flash it.
Follow the soft brick guide given by gogol1996 with the content of the zipfile and you're back in business.
B.V. said:
You have indeed sofbricked your tab.
Google for "Overcome guide for galaxy tab 7" (can't post any links yet)
There you can find a direct link for the file "GB-stock-safe_v5.zip".
This contains the needed firmware and Odin tool to flash it.
Follow the soft brick guide given by gogol1996 with the content of the zipfile and you're back in business.
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No such thing as a "soft brick". It just a term that newbies like to throw about for any occasion they haven't flashed device correctly and dont know how to use download mode or recovery to get their OS back up and running.
Your device is either "bricked" or it isnt. If you can use download or recovery, it isnt.
Here we go again.
What about if you can get to download mode but the internal flash is stuffed?
A few guys here got that. Not a brick?
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priyana said:
Here we go again.
What about if you can get to download mode but the internal flash is stuffed?
A few guys here got that. Not a brick?
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Ok sorry, edited. If you can "use" download/recovery its not bricked.
99.9% of times the term "soft brick" is used though its simply that the user doesn't know how to use download mode and they have screwed up rom flash/kernel, get no boot or just boot loop etc and cant use recovery.
I like your original definition else where that says it is not bricked as long as you can flash it.
But that is obvious.
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Thanks to all of you, i have fixed my device. now it goes in recovery mode and in downloading mode. i guess i have only to put a new version of android on it and i'm cool
Depending on your luck.
Some people can go to download mode but flash keep failing due to damaged internal SD.
You can read about here somewhere.
Good luck.
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priyana said:
Depending on your luck.
Some people can go to download mode but flash keep failing due to damaged internal SD.
You can read about here somewhere.
Good luck.
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That usually only happens though when you are flashing via USB and you lose power or pull cable early etc, ie pull handbrake when flooring it
so there is a possible brick even if you have download/recovery mode.. another new thing I learn daily.
slyv3 said:
so there is a possible brick even if you have download/recovery mode.. another new thing I learn daily.
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to hard brick your tab, ie to make it useles, you have to delete the bootloader files (boot.bin & sbl.bin) from the .tar package before flashing
hard brick sure for me i need some help
i try to flash the stock rom N7000 on my galaxy tab and i forget to read the post that prevent not to do that i now mt tab have a black screen it's an hard brick no respons with odin so how can i do to pass the probleme of the boot loop or boot trap help me. thk
bring it to a shop for JTAG.
Or maybe you can try the Unbrickable Mod
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312391
not sure if that can help.
And by saying your "galaxy tab" you mean you have a P1000, right?
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so there is a possible brick even if you have download/recovery mode.. another new thing I learn daily.
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reinstall driver kies.. plug your usb cable.. open odin.. flash.. and you're done!