Hello and welcome to my thread: How to unbrick your Galaxy S Advance.
Last weekend a friend came to me and he said he could do. Nothing with his phone His phone got stuck at boot screen and he could not get into recovery mode.
When I'm being a little Googling and soon found out that the phone was gebricked. Many post's were made here but nobody really had a good or clear solution. Or an overly complicated solution.
I then myself but what gebrobeerd and I managed to unbricken through a whole manner make him the only thing you need to do is download the 4.1.2 software and flash with odin. Then your root away, but you do have another good fuctioneerde phone.
I hope this helped you and if you have any questions I'd like to hear it. thanks
ultimatewaffel said:
Hello and welcome to my thread: How to unbrick your Galaxy S Advance.
Last weekend a friend came to me and he said he could do. Nothing with his phone His phone got stuck at boot screen and he could not get into recovery mode.
When I'm being a little Googling and soon found out that the phone was gebricked. Many post's were made here but nobody really had a good or clear solution. Or an overly complicated solution.
I then myself but what gebrobeerd and I managed to unbricken through a whole manner make him the only thing you need to do is download the 4.1.2 software and flash with odin. Then your root away, but you do have another good fuctioneerde phone.
I hope this helped you and if you have any questions I'd like to hear it. thanks
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Hello,
This wasn't a bricked phone to start with. You could call it a software brick - no more.
We all have had that happen - flashing stock firmware via ODIN always helps.
Nothing new about that
Welcome to XDA! :victory:
i didn't git it
you mean's if my phone bricked i can go to download mode or not?
alsaif said:
you mean's if my phone bricked i can go to download mode or not?
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soft brick - it never boots into system but you can access download / recovery (you can recover from that by flashing new ROM again or reverting CWM / TWRP backup)
hard brick - phone is dead - no access to recovery / download (go to service center as it looks like hardware is fried and you cannt fix it yourself)
hit thanks
alsaif said:
you mean's if my phone bricked i can go to download mode or not?
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Download Odin flashable ROM
Flash via Odin
Dutch =Hahahhaha dit is serieus hilarisch slevht vertaald schatje. Maar goed dat je probeerd de gemeenschap te helpen! Goed gedaan!
English = hahahah this is translated so badly, seriously darling. But anyway, it is awesome that you are trying to help the community!
Good job!
Sent from my GT-I9070 using xda app-developers app
Bricked: Unable to flash via Odin
ultimatewaffel said:
Hello and welcome to my thread: How to unbrick your Galaxy S Advance.
Last weekend a friend came to me and he said he could do. Nothing with his phone His phone got stuck at boot screen and he could not get into recovery mode.
When I'm being a little Googling and soon found out that the phone was gebricked. Many post's were made here but nobody really had a good or clear solution. Or an overly complicated solution.
I then myself but what gebrobeerd and I managed to unbricken through a whole manner make him the only thing you need to do is download the 4.1.2 software and flash with odin. Then your root away, but you do have another good fuctioneerde phone.
I hope this helped you and if you have any questions I'd like to hear it. thanks
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Hi
Hi
I 've bricked my phone as i was trying to clear cache 'n partition of my rooted phone. I assume it must have cleared the software as well.
i'm trying to flash it via odin but it is showin FAIL. i'm putting a pda .md5 file from sammobile 'n it's still not working. pl help.
Neo2803 said:
Hi
Hi
I 've bricked my phone as i was trying to clear cache 'n partition of my rooted phone. I assume it must have cleared the software as well.
i'm trying to flash it via odin but it is showin FAIL. i'm putting a pda .md5 file from sammobile 'n it's still not working. pl help.
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I answered you here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53842048
Related
Hi all!,
Im new on these forums, i just got my tab today for xmas!, and i managed to soft brick it!, i can get into the downloading bit of the recovery, and i have got odin. Ive been following the how to recover guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133590, but it took me ages to find the firmware for my tab, can only get an asian one of samsfirmware, but in the end tried to use this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1315364 but I have had no luck, odin just crashes everytime i press start!. I live in the UK, but bought my tab in the US as it was quite a bit cheaper than it was over here.
Sorry if it sounds all muddeled, but i just want to get it fixed!
Any help?
Thanks!
TwinCalibre said:
Hi all!,
Im new on these forums, i just got my tab today for xmas!, and i managed to soft brick it!, i can get into the downloading bit of the recovery, and i have got odin. Ive been following the how to recover guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133590, but it took me ages to find the firmware for my tab, can only get an asian one of samsfirmware, but in the end tried to use this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1315364 but I have had no luck, odin just crashes everytime i press start!. I live in the UK, but bought my tab in the US as it was quite a bit cheaper than it was over here.
Sorry if it sounds all muddeled, but i just want to get it fixed!
Any help?
Thanks!
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Did you install the drivers? Does Odin find your tab?
EDIT: this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1315364 is CWM flashable firmware, you can't flash this with Odin!
Yeah it finds it, and i ahve the drivers installed, ahh how stupid of me lol, well atm im downloading the asian firmware from samsfirmware, which i will try to use, and then I will flash it with http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1315364, will this work? or am i being stupid again?
Thanks for the help!
How did you brick it in the first place? What did you try to do?
If you are in Europe, why not just flash European firmware on it?
I tried to install the clock work recovery app, which when i ran crashed my tab, and it was stuck in the intro loops. I can get into the odin download mode as i said before, but thats it. Thats a fair point, but i cant find the european firmware, would much appreciate it if you could link it to me!
Thanks
TwinCalibre said:
I tried to install the clock work recovery app, which when i ran crashed my tab, and it was stuck in the intro loops. I can get into the odin download mode as i said before, but thats it. Thats a fair point, but i cant find the european firmware, would much appreciate it if you could link it to me!
Thanks
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You have a WIFI only GT8.9 (P7310), correct?
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/135410941/a028c7d/P7310XXKJ4_P7310XEUKJ4_XEU.zip.html < this should work.
Check out this guide on how to use Odin > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406137
Thankyou very much, that asian firmware actually worked in the end, worked when i tried a newer version of odin, so I should just do the same with this rom through odin with the one u linked? so i have european firmware?. Now i have a better understanding of it all, through learning the hard way , I was thinking of using the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321142 rom, with this kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344330, is that ok?
Thanks again for all your help!
TwinCalibre said:
Thankyou very much, that asian firmware actually worked in the end, worked when i tried a newer version of odin, so I should just do the same with this rom through odin with the one u linked? so i have european firmware?. Now i have a better understanding of it all, through learning the hard way , I was thinking of using the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321142 rom, with this kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344330, is that ok?
Thanks again for all your help!
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Yes, it should work. Just make sure you download the correct files for your device.
Hi
i can borrow this tread.
I just rooted my gtab 8.9 wifi (eu)and all just fine and i install superuser and got well this time too...then i install clockwork mode and install drivers for CWM 4.0 bla bla work fine...then when i try to put tab in recovery mode goes wrong only black screen..I have tried to put tab in download mode and recovery manually Still nothing happens...only what happened is my tab going in loop to logo and again and again.
Have tried put on download mode but still black and odin don't find it.(after 5 sec in download mode then beginning looping)
Have tried put on recovery mod but still black screen and beginning looping after 5 sec.
So what to do folks? Need badly help here plz!!!
This tread i bin used to root:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1287205
Edit: After trying and trying i made it download mode and flash off kernel and now is working
same problem
hi, I just had the same problem, I downloaded the file from hotfile, but when I try to open it with winrar it say that theres a password, anyone know which is the password please???
Samfirmware.com
So a few hours ago, i tried to flash the value pack (XXKQB) ROM on my Galaxy S Plus,it started normally but sort of freezed on ˝setupconnection˝
The phone was still in download mode,and after about 20 minutes of siting there,restarted the phone since nothing was happening, and it´s safe (for now ).
It should look like this,right?(see attachment)
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WRONG VERSION OF ODIN heh,silly me
looks like the pic didn´t upload succesfully
I have no idea what you are doing . How did you set up Odin? did it detect your phone? Have you closed all Kies applications? You could post a link to the thread you got the download from... (Did you ask the thread where you got the download from?) Why is there only one file? Is it meant to be like that? (I know some roms can be zipped/tarred so you only need one file but is this that sort of file?)
The list can go on and on. Please provide more information... What is the status of your phone now? Can you boot up to your home screen or are you stuck at soft-brick screen? I ask this because i don't understand what safe means. I would consider a soft brick safe because i know what to do when i have one... Re-flash!
So to that image. I am assuming this is how you set up odin BEFORE you connected your phone. I would suggest tick re-partition, this WILL factory reset your phone. A suggestions not always necessary, read the thread. If you are on GB already then i don't think you need to. Also usually you are still required to have a .pit file. (I haven't flashed via odin in a long time, so things may have changed) Check you don't need one.
Finally sometimes when i flash via odin, it get stuck i think at the same point you do. I have to unplug and take battery out. If i boot up i get two symbols with a line of some sort in the middle. In this case i go back to download mode and re-flash and it flashes correctly this time.
Sorry for the long message its just the more information the better and quicker people can help. Hope i helped, if not please provide as much information as possible
domi525 said:
looks like the pic didn´t upload succesfully
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Go back here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1581193&page=21 and repeat a question. You didnt setup ODIN right...
I just rebooted it normaly, it isn't bricked or anything like that...
Thanks!
Sent from my GT-I9001
Gusta_HR said:
Go back here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1581193&page=21 and repeat a question. You didnt setup ODIN right...
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Ok thanks!
Fala
Sent from my GT-I9001
So everything sorted?
Talon26 said:
So everything sorted?
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yep
Hello, ive got the same problem so what did you really do to fix the problem, change the odin version or what??
Eirik2306 said:
Hello, ive got the same problem so what did you really do to fix the problem, change the odin version or what??
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Search for the flashing tutorial under 9001 software development
Sent from my GT-I9001 using Tapatalk
domi525 said:
So a few hours ago, i tried to flash the value pack (XXKQB) ROM on my Galaxy S Plus,it started normally but sort of freezed on ˝setupconnection˝
The phone was still in download mode,and after about 20 minutes of siting there,restarted the phone since nothing was happening, and it´s safe (for now ).
It should look like this,right?(see attachment)
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WRONG VERSION OF ODIN heh,silly me
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Replace Odin, and install the files as in the screenshot, the debug mode on the phone, turn off your phone, enter in the flashing mode after 3 buttons.
Hi guys!
You are the only one that could help me....
A friend of mine has a G Note N7000 (white) and he wants to selll it...but....
He said that is bricked (not starting) after he tried to downgrade it from ICS to Android 2 Gingerbread....
is this gone for ever? it can be unbricked?
thank you!
please help me....i want this phone.....
Well there is alot of info about bricked notes so I advice you to do some xda searching as there are several ways to revive a bricked note. Use the search function and you'll find what you need. I would advice you to check Dr.Ketan's signature for some helpfull links. Ask your friend if he did a FULL WIPE when reverting from ICS to GB,that could be the 'source' of the brick.
So, we cause a triple murder before breakfast, start a race war before dinner - that's uh, that's a pretty good day.
my friend told me that when he tried to downgrade it, the bootloader was broken....
christty31 said:
my friend told me that when he tried to downgrade it, the bootloader was broken....
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As him if he could boot into download mode...
If yes,there are more chances of reviving it.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda app-developers app
i have asked him about ....
he said that the guy who downgraded his phone did a full wipe....
any chance to revive it?
please help.....
christty31 said:
i have asked him about ....
he said that the guy who downgraded his phone did a full wipe....
any chance to revive it?
please help.....
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well it depends... if he downgraded to GB and then wiped... it should be ok.. if on ICS and was on a safe kernel and wiped .. should be ok...
u need to get more info from him as to what exactly is the problem...
does the phone switch on...
is the download mode on the phone accessible
is the pc recognizing the phone when connected thru odin
he said that the phone is not switching on after full wipe....
ok the phone doesnot on...
but does it have access to download mode ? it is different from normally switching on (vol dwm+pwr+home)
latest news....
i took my Note to a service and they said that the phone is connecting to JTAG software, all is good, but cannot write (or something)....
what i wrong?
christty31 said:
latest news....
i took my Note to a service and they said that the phone is connecting to JTAG software, all is good, but cannot write (or something)....
what i wrong?
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How come your friends note turned into YOUR(my) note?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
irelevant....
i want the phone from him and borrowed to do some research if it can be done....
Hey XDA guys,
I've got an I8190N
I've got a pretty big problems and I need the help of your big brains.
Well a long time ago (17th September 2013) I posted a thread about a problem with my phone, when I booted up, it had this screen:
*Image should either be here or in the attached thumbnails*
So about 3 weeks ago from today I was trying to install a new CM11 ROM update from Maclaw but after I put the zip on my sd card and booted into TWRP recovery (2.6.3.0, just in case it needs mentioning), the phone shut off in the middle of the installation, I thought it was just the usual bugs I get whilst flashing ROMs so I tried to turn it on and it wouldn't turn on.
After a couple of attempts I finally realised that it's able to go into download mode only, I think that means it's soft-bricked right?
So I kept trying to re-install the stock ROM (unroot, unbrick etc) through odin but it kept failing.
I sent the phone to repairs and they wouldn't repair it (because it's rooted obviously, I thought maybe they wouldn't know but of course they did).
I obviously can't get a replacement and start over again because the warranty is void now that I've rooted it
So now they've sent it back and it's currently a paper weight that can go into download mode and refuses to install stock ROMs through Odin.
What do I do? I really need help guys (I don't need to worry about backups because I always backup)
Please answer soon, otherwise I'll be without a phone and my phone company will keep charging me for my contract eventhough I'm not using the phone.
Thanks in advance for any help given
LordwinOfficial said:
Hey XDA guys,
I've got an I8190N
I've got a pretty big problems and I need the help of your big brains.
Well a long time ago (17th September 2013) I posted a thread about a problem with my phone, when I booted up, it had this screen:
*Image should either be here or in the attached thumbnails*
So about 3 weeks ago from today I was trying to install a new CM11 ROM update from Maclaw but after I put the zip on my sd card and booted into TWRP recovery (2.6.3.0, just in case it needs mentioning), the phone shut off in the middle of the installation, I thought it was just the usual bugs I get whilst flashing ROMs so I tried to turn it on and it wouldn't turn on.
After a couple of attempts I finally realised that it's able to go into download mode only, I think that means it's soft-bricked right?
So I kept trying to re-install the stock ROM (unroot, unbrick etc) through odin but it kept failing.
I sent the phone to repairs and they wouldn't repair it (because it's rooted obviously, I thought maybe they wouldn't know but of course they did).
I obviously can't get a replacement and start over again because the warranty is void now that I've rooted it
So now they've sent it back and it's currently a paper weight that can go into download mode and refuses to install stock ROMs through Odin.
What do I do? I really need help guys (I don't need to worry about backups because I always backup)
Please answer soon, otherwise I'll be without a phone and my phone company will keep charging me for my contract eventhough I'm not using the phone.
Thanks in advance for any help given
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I believe that kies has emergency firmware that you can use to revive your phone? Try that. What does it say when it fails in odin?
hello,
so you can still go into download modus?
try the latest recovery (2.7 if i'm correct...) and flash with odin.
then try to boot into recovery and reflash the latest mclaw (or any other) non stock firmware.
think about it that you have to unzip the odin firmware package you download from maclaws site ( i forgot it and got messing around 2hours ago.... also staring at the erro in odin and thinking W*F is happening :cyclops: but then i realized i need to unzip the package...
realy good luck.....
Hi
Odin flash pit file
It just says the big black FAIL in the red background where it's supposed to be PASS in the green background
Could you guys give me download links to the PIT files, TWRP and the firmwares so I could get the right ones please?
Thanks
LOOK HERE
(i8190_goldenxx.zip) is the pitfile for I8190 only and i8190N_goldenxx.zip for I8190N version
BUT: these are NO flashable files - extract them and choose xxx.pit in Odin.
MJ
Could you give me a link to the pit file please
Do you have a link to the firmware I should use because tys0n gave me one before which was the service firmware (like 1.29gb) but it wouldn't work for this problem
LordwinOfficial said:
Do you have a link to the firmware I should use because tys0n gave me one before which was the service firmware (like 1.29gb) but it wouldn't work for this problem
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come on boy, it´s really easy to find it, but ok, it´s friday and weekend comes ...
Firmware
Look at the attached files in that post
to flash a pre-rooted, deodexed and zipaligned ROM try this one
MJ
LordwinOfficial said:
Hey XDA guys,
I've got an I8190N
I've got a pretty big problems and I need the help of your big brains.
Well a long time ago (17th September 2013) I posted a thread about a problem with my phone, when I booted up, it had this screen:
*Image should either be here or in the attached thumbnails*
So about 3 weeks ago from today I was trying to install a new CM11 ROM update from Maclaw but after I put the zip on my sd card and booted into TWRP recovery (2.6.3.0, just in case it needs mentioning), the phone shut off in the middle of the installation, I thought it was just the usual bugs I get whilst flashing ROMs so I tried to turn it on and it wouldn't turn on.
After a couple of attempts I finally realised that it's able to go into download mode only, I think that means it's soft-bricked right?
So I kept trying to re-install the stock ROM (unroot, unbrick etc) through odin but it kept failing.
I sent the phone to repairs and they wouldn't repair it (because it's rooted obviously, I thought maybe they wouldn't know but of course they did).
I obviously can't get a replacement and start over again because the warranty is void now that I've rooted it
So now they've sent it back and it's currently a paper weight that can go into download mode and refuses to install stock ROMs through Odin.
What do I do? I really need help guys (I don't need to worry about backups because I always backup)
Please answer soon, otherwise I'll be without a phone and my phone company will keep charging me for my contract eventhough I'm not using the phone.
Thanks in advance for any help given
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You can go to recovery mode then by using three button combo
if its no working flash it from here using odin
Sorry, it's just not my day, phone breaks, gf breaks up with me because I didn't reply to her because my phone broke lol just ain't able to fix my phone myself like usual, I got a USB jig on the side just in case I need it if that'll be of any help? & Thanks for the links, appreciate the help
Fixed
Thanks guys, the phones fixed
Really appreciate all the help
Hey guys
first of all thanks a lot for this great forum.
I have a question regarding my new Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini (Value Edition) (model number: GT-I8200N).
Is there any way to root my phone? I can't find any info for this model on the internet.
In this thread only the GT-8200 is mentioned. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2185700. How is this method working?
I found a guide for rooting the "normal" S3 mini by flashing the CWM and SuperSU.
Is it possible to root my phone this way without bricking it?
Thanks in advance for your help!
wondering
tex4 said:
Hey guys
first of all thanks a lot for this great forum.
I have a question regarding my new Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini (Value Edition) (model number: GT-I8200N).
Is there any way to root my phone? I can't find any info for this model on the internet.
In this thread only the GT-8200 is mentioned. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2185700. How is this method working?
I found a guide for rooting the "normal" S3 mini by flashing the CWM and SuperSU.
Is it possible to root my phone this way without bricking it?
Thanks in advance for your help!
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yes i want to know too
Is this phone built on same board as the US s3mini sm-g730a? If so at least you can root it. Dont try anything for i8190.
Sent through time and space from my s3mini/CM11
The specs of the two models look similiar but how can I check which board is in my phone?
Thanks alot for the advice not to try anything for the gt-i9190!
root i8200N 100%
I confirm that VRoot works 100% on i8200N sorry for my english.
sebcio76 said:
I confirm that VRoot works 100% on i8200N sorry for my english.
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hi!can u share which version did? as iam trying with the latest version and it cant!
wbr
reytech
Try this, it roots almost any device.
Hi, i have an i8200L and I did root it with the vRoot. But does anyone know if the others mods for i8190 work for this one? Like ROMs and all that?
I've read that you can't flash roms etc. because there are differences in the software (bootloader?).
The chance that you brick your phone is pretty high.
Sent from my GT-I8200N using XDA Free mobile app
Brick?
Hi,
first I tried to flash a custom rom and afterwards I read this thread.
There is no excuse for that, i know. But I know now, that i flashed a wrong rom.
Can I throw the Mobile away or is there a chance for it?
My GT-I8200N now shows me just a window with the words "firmware upgrade encountered
an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again".
I don´t know what to do know, maybe someone can help me.
Thanks
Sid Obey said:
Hi,
first I tried to flash a custom rom and afterwards I read this thread.
There is no excuse for that, i know. But I know now, that i flashed a wrong rom.
Can I throw the Mobile away or is there a chance for it?
My GT-I8200N now shows me just a window with the words "firmware upgrade encountered
an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again".
I don´t know what to do know, maybe someone can help me.
Thanks
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Try to flash stock firmware with Odin.
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I8200N
THX
Thank you very much, it worked!!!
GT-I8200N Galaxy S3 Mini Value Edition successfully rooted with vroot. It didnt work for the first time, so i tried again and then it worked. Android 4.2.2
Warranty
Hi,
is it true that the warranty is gone now and how can i check if it is so?
I tried to go into recovery mode to see if i can find something, but there it says "Warning custom os can cause..." so i klicked volume down
and canceled it.
Thanks
Sid Obey said:
Hi,
is it true that the warranty is gone now and how can i check if it is so?
I tried to go into recovery mode to see if i can find something, but there it says "Warning custom os can cause..." so i klicked volume down
and canceled it.
Thanks
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That is download mode. You have to chose vol+ to see your status.
To get out of download mode, just hold power for about 10 sec and it will reboot to system.
Recovery mode: vol+ / home / power
Download mode: vol- / home / power (confirm with vol+)
Thanks for answer. In recovery i can not see anything. In download Mode it says "system status: official". But at the top it says "odin mode" Does that mean that warranty is still ok or not?
Is still ok!
Samsung S3 mini i2800L unlocked - hard bricked
Hi All,
While updating my firmware via odin, the update failed and my phone was stuck in download mode , I did a battery pull and now the phone will not come on at all. The computer makes hardware connection sound when I plug it in or unplug it, but other than that I cant get it to respond.
I would like to get a debrick file or a bootlader.img for this model so I can try to boot it from my SD card. Can anyone help me ????
Sid Obey said:
Hi,
first I tried to flash a custom rom and afterwards I read this thread.
There is no excuse for that, i know. But I know now, that i flashed a wrong rom.
Can I throw the Mobile away or is there a chance for it?
My GT-I8200N now shows me just a window with the words "firmware upgrade encountered
an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again".
I don´t know what to do know, maybe someone can help me.
Thanks
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Hy,
i had the same problem, kies kannt find the phone, odin break.
after change the cable to the original samsung usb kabel and 3-5 trys, i can flash the stock rom from samfirmware with odin 3.09. the phone runs but i cant clear the dalvik cache. this make error and reboot than.
stefan
sorry.. a little OT.
I almost bought the VE (it was cheaper than the I8190), but b/c i knew i wanted to flash it with CM, i saw this threat soon enough and bought the I8190,
I'm so glad