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[HELP] Wrong firmwire on european Galaxy S

While trying to restore my phone to default, my computer installed at&ts firmwire to my phone. It won't start, just flashing the at&t screen. The original firmwire were JP2. How can I restore the phone back to the download state or do I have a brick in my hand?

Can u enter download mode?
- Remove Battery for about 1 Minute
- Reinsert Battery
- Press VOLUME DOWN + HOME + POWER
- Now you should see a yellow triangle. This is the download mode.
- Start flashing a fresh firmware with Odin (see big faq thread for infos http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596)

Nope, it only shows either black screen or the at&t logo...

Well some galaxy s phones have download mode disabled, looks like you've bricked.
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Americans must go to hell...

Send it to me!!!
I´ll attach four little wheels to the phone and use it as a finger-skateboard. ;-)

Aery said:
Send it to me!!!
I´ll attach four little wheels to the phone and use it as a finger-skateboard. ;-)
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I don't think it's funny...
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not funny at all.
hey jontsku, can you not get into download mode at all? there's a thread where a guy forced his galaxy to download mode by using heat. can't find it right now coz i'm mobile. it's pretty risky imho so prolly have it as a last resort and wait for other, safer solutions...
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jontsku said:
Americans must go to hell...
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JTAG service will be available in Finland shortly.
Voids the warranty, ain´t cheap either... But less anyway than the price of new motherboard at service.

jontsku said:
While trying to restore my phone to default, my computer installed at&ts firmwire to my phone. It won't start, just flashing the at&t screen. The original firmwire were JP2. How can I restore the phone back to the download state or do I have a brick in my hand?
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Too bad mate. I bought mine but from Ebay.co.uk. Always prefer to buy from there instead of Finland since the devices are cheap to buy and are trouble free. But all hope is not lost
mingersoft.com/blog/2010/09/samsung-galaxy-s-why-download-and-recovery-modes-are-missing/

Im pretty sure someone else had the same issue and hot round it by using the dubug tools to reboot the phone into download (cant rememebr)
There was a tread on here i think

laggedHero said:
I don't think it's funny...
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It's a little funny..
There should be a way to get it working, we just don't know what it is yet..

I sure do hope so...

When someone took their phone to samsung they were told that it damages one of the buses. Only way to fix - change motherboard.
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Try the galaxy s bootmode app.
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Try this
Have to quickly remove & put back the battery, then press the 3 keys repeatedly (vol down, home & on button).
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Or:
If that doesn't work, or if your phone is frozen:
1. Turn the power off. If your Samsung Galaxy S is frozen, pull the battery out and reinsert it
2. Hold the Volume Down button
3. Press and release the Power button
4. You are now presented with a menu that allows for Fastbook, Recovery, Clear Storage, and Simlock
5. Select Clear Storage by pressing the Volume Down button
6. Press and release the Power button
7. Now simply confirm your decision: Volume Up for YES and Volume Down for NO
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And there was a trick something like phone off loading press home and vol down

It seems that the firmware installation didn't finish properly, so the device boots every time after showing the at&t logo. And odly when you plug the usb (datacable or charcher) it dies. But when you take it off the device start againg with the logos.

Did you tried the hard reset ?
If that doesn't work, or if your phone is frozen:
1. Turn the power off. If your Samsung Galaxy S is frozen, pull the battery out and reinsert it
2. Hold the Volume Down button
3. Press and release the Power button
4. You are now presented with a menu that allows for Fastbook, Recovery, Clear Storage, and Simlock
5. Select Clear Storage by pressing the Volume Down button
6. Press and release the Power button
7. Now simply confirm your decision: Volume Up for YES and Volume Down for NO
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None of the key combinations work. Phone just flashes the at&t logo

i think we had the "at&t" bootloader topic several times already or didn't we? i feel very sorry for you jontsku but i'm pretty sure that your device can only be restored by jtag or changing the board. what i don't understand is why people still use the captivate version of odin to flash (destroy) their phones ... maybe some mod should put a huge blinking warning in the howto-flash section ...
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Americans must go to hell...
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lol, it's only your fault for not reading enough before flashing and choosing the wrong odin/firmware

[Q] Help me turn my Captivate off!

So here is the situation:
My power button is non-functional. This happened before, and I was able to press very firmly on the power button to access a shut down menu and turn off the phone. From this, I was able to enter download mode (pressing volume button while inserting USB) and go back to stock, which surprisingly, fixed my power button. I thought this nightmare was over.
Now, my power button has stopped working again (ICS hacksung 5.0). No matter how much pressing, prodding, whatever, I cannot get the power button to turn off the phone.
I cannot find any adb commands to turn off phone.
"adb reboot download" simply restarts the phone, no download mode. (adb does recognize the device)
If I take out the battery, as soon as I put it in the phone boots up.
If I am pressing any of the volume buttons when I put the battery in, I can access recovery mode (But cannot select anything because power button is still broken)
Any ideas? I doubt my phone is still under warranty (1.4 years old) and I do not have mobile insurance.
Thanks for any help in advance

Depending on what recovery u have (cwm or ?), U can use the capacitive buttons, while in that revovery, to navigate and select the power off option.
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Thats a neat tip that I didn't know about, but I can't find any option to power off? Sorry for being retarded but I have given this time I promise
cwm recovery is what I have installed atm

Reboot to CWM and Power off option may be at the bottom of the 1st screen that u come to. That is dependent on what version of cwm u have though.

Quick boot from the market, you can place a poweroff button directly on the home screen
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The ICS ROMS CWM recovery doesn't have power off choice, so he can't do that.
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Unfortunately the quick boot "power off" option simply froze my phone, or restarted it.
I let my battery drain so that I could get a dead phone (that part worked), but when I hold my volume buttons and plug in the USB for download mode it goes to the "battery" screen or (if both are held down) recovery. No download mode.
In recovery "key test" the power button fails to register any key press, but it is not spamming either. This seems like a hardware problem, but I am not sure how it was fixed when I flashed back to stock before if that is the case
I will next try making a download mode jig, I'll let you guys know how it goes...

My cousin had the exact same problem less than a month ago.
I see you tried reboot download through adb, have you tried it using the same command, but using android emulator from market? That worked for her phone so worth a shot.

its a far shot but odin is now available for use on the phone itself and works on our phones. maybe you can find a kernel thats had the buttons reconfigured. i know darky has one somewhere.

StaticMatt said:
My cousin had the exact same problem less than a month ago.
I see you tried reboot download through adb, have you tried it using the same command, but using android emulator from market? That worked for her phone so worth a shot.
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Thanks for this idea, when I use
#su
#reboot download
the phone simply reboots. Same thing happens in "Quick Boot" 's "Bootloader" reboot option. This phone just seems broke as hell.

Firstly, this power button problem is a lot more common than you would think. It is most often a hardware failure - I mean the button mechanism (springs etc. just dies). Google it to see how common.
Your post suggests a clue: If just putting the battery in reboots the phone, then the power button may be stuck in the "in" position.....so it is always getting "pushed". Then anything you do would mean ht epower button is already being pressed. If this is the case, you will never get a software solution ???
Also, I absolutely do not mean to be nasty. But if you search both Q&A and General sections there are previous threads with this button problem. Many other solutions have been posted and it will be difficult to list them together.
Finally, you can actually replace - yes, replace - the button yourself. Google/you tube has it.
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Samsung-Captivate-i897-Replacement-Repair-Parts-s/6412.htm
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1206459
Hope this helps !

[Q] Shorted out/ faulty buttons?

Hello and thank you for your responses in advance.
I am having a very strange issue with my galaxy mini:
During normal usage ( specifically using whatsapp) and a quick burst of the back button my phone started taking screenshots with every button press and also when settled on a table would either flash the menu function ( like the menu button was pressed ) or bring up a google search ( screen was off it turned on and flashed a menu or opened google search ) . The display would not turn on using the home button and also when turned off and then turned back on it would go into recovery mode( like home+ power was pressed) where the home button was unresponsive for selection (reboot/ wipe/ etc) . This was not consistent, sometimes the phone would boo,t work normally for a few minutes then start taking screenshots when fiddled with and also in recovery mode sometimes the home button would work for the menu selection but sometimes the menu key would work for the selection (rarely) . I tried restoring to factory settings, wiping data cache, flashing CM7 , flashing stock, rooting, unrooting, pulling the battery out, i even intentionally soft bricked it ( bad cm7 flash ) just to see if it makes any difference . Nada, phone would either boot normally and start taking screenshots, flashing the " you just pressed the menu button" selection rapidly or simply opening google search when set on a table OR it would boot into recovery where i couldn't select anything and i had to remove the battery and plug it back in several times for me to be able to select reboot now. Phone was a stock 2.3.4 orange Romania rooted for me to be able to read the network unlock code from inside the binaries, no custom rom was flashed prior to this. I was thinking that me using the phone as an mp3 player at the gym (keeping it in my gym shorts) would of enabled sweat to seep through the keypad go under the buttons and short them out over time ? My last trip to the gym was weeks ago so that's strange.

It would be easier to read if you put some space between the line
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lightstar3103 said:
It would be easier to read if you put some space between the line
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Sorry, I was using a phone.

And yeah i guess your cell keyboard doesn't have enter key, right?

I guess this strange behavior is only when u r connect to charger ?
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thousandecibels said:
And yeah i guess your cell keyboard doesn't have enter key, right?
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The cell has menu/home/back and volume up down and the power button. The behavior is present all the time not just when it is conected via usb . As far as i know the home key should be enter in the recovery menu, i've tried all 3 keys but they don't work. But, it's not about the recovery menu, it's the fact that after it boots it's unusable as it starts taking screenshots on any button press and when i set it down it lights up and starts showing the menu like the menu key was pressed

Taori said:
The cell has menu/home/back and volume up down and the power button. The behavior is present all the time not just when it is conected via usb . As far as i know the home key should be enter in the recovery menu, i've tried all 3 keys but they don't work. But, it's not about the recovery menu, it's the fact that after it boots it's unusable as it starts taking screenshots on any button press and when i set it down it lights up and starts showing the menu like the menu key was pressed
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If problem is even without charger then u shud go and claim ur warranty as its hardware problem cannot be helped here and i guess u got a faulty piece
Btw i asked for charger cuz earlier i was using other charger than samsung and my phone was behaving odd like u said then i got samsung charger and everything was fine
Best of luck
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vishal007 said:
If problem is even without charger then u shud go and claim ur warranty as its hardware problem cannot be helped here and i guess u got a faulty piece
Btw i asked for charger cuz earlier i was using other charger than samsung and my phone was behaving odd like u said then i got samsung charger and everything was fine
Best of luck
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It was already sent to a service center, the warranty is shady on the handset so i don't think i can claim it. The estimate came today, it's a faulty motherboard. The phone will be taken out back and shot in the back of the head to end its misery

Does anybody know if a replacement motherboard comes with any bootloader or software and how can I flash firmware once it is installed?

Wont go into recovery mode

Hey I need some help.
I have a stock exhibit II 4g and I am trying to root it but I've tried a thousand times and it will not go into recovery mode. I've tried many timing variations one the simple power and volume up. Some site say to do power, volume up, and home. and the there volume down and power which takes it into Odin Mode which just sits there "downloading" forever.
I've even watched youtube videos and time it exactly like they do but my phone just does not do the same thing that theirs does. Is there some trick to it that I'm not getting?

Combat_chuck said:
Hey I need some help.
I have a stock exhibit II 4g and I am trying to root it but I've tried a thousand times and it will not go into recovery mode. I've tried many timing variations one the simple power and volume up. Some site say to do power, volume up, and home. and the there volume down and power which takes it into Odin Mode which just sits there "downloading" forever.
I've even watched youtube videos and time it exactly like they do but my phone just does not do the same thing that theirs does. Is there some trick to it that I'm not getting?
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Try this. Plug it into USB cable of computer, pull out battery, hold volume up and power and reinsert battery. You should come to a screen with a triangle, just hit the menu key and you will be in recovery.
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Besuure the computer has the right drivers installed as well. Not sure where you was getting the info but the wiki for this phone list the correct procedures
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afwolfpacked said:
Besuure the computer has the right drivers installed as well. Not sure where you was getting the info but the wiki for this phone list the correct procedures
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Trial and error
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That worked, thanks. But now my data doesn't work with any of the ROM's I've tried (CM10 and slimbean both 4.1.2). and the android keyboard stops working whenever i install gapps.
Any idea why?

Not that the roms come with data off but did you check to be sure data is enabled. Usually the easiest is the most overlooked.
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I've managed to get into recovery by holding both up and down, holding power till the screen turns on, releasing power, then waiting till I see the recovery menu to release up and down.

Combat_chuck said:
That worked, thanks. But now my data doesn't work with any of the ROM's I've tried (CM10 and slimbean both 4.1.2). and the android keyboard stops working whenever i install gapps.
Any idea why?
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Go to settings, then under wireless and networks select more>> mobile networks... Make sure data option is checked, if not check it and see if that solves your problem
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help my phone is bricked
i cant get in recovery mode i have bricked my phone i was puting a costum rom on my phone stuck in boot logo can someone tell me how were do i get

Is my note 9 bricked?

Hello everybody,
First of all, please forgive my time to time poor english. I tried to fill in my presentation and hope it's ok.
I also want to thanks all the developpers that make a great job to optimise and/or improve stock roms and to help people like me that are not so good in developping.
Let me explain my problem :
I've just bought the Samsung note 9 SM-N960F/DS I was dreaming of.
when I put my sim card inside (a french one) he went on a firmware update, and my phone changed for a french CSC (XEF). Thus, I losed some functions I like, such as SpO2 measure in Samsung Health (I know, it's not so important but...). I couldn't also force the sound in earplugs when phone whas ringing, even by using "Soundabout apk" that was working with my note 4....
I don't know why Samsung changes the available functions regarding the country as we pay the same price for in fact a bunch of functions !!!
I tried to come back to the initial CSC, by flashing an official rom, and following a tutorial on XDA site explaining how to do without rooting, using combination files.
But I certainly made an error as my phone has restarted in a curious mode named "kernel panic upload mode" that I cannot escape. It's impossible to go back to download mode, even with combo like vol down + start button, or other combinations of buttons.
This phone wasn't rooted and i'm afraid now as I don't know how to flash a working rom on it. Whem I use Odin, the flashin fails at beginnig (at setup connection step).
Does somebody have an idea or a solution to fix this phone?
I join some picture of the current state.
Thanks for your answers
Azur26

Are you able to get into recovery mode using the button combo?

enzyne said:
Are you able to get into recovery mode using the button combo?
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Hello Enzyne,
Thanks for your help !
I tried Vol up + Bixby + start, vol down + bixby + start, vol up + start, vol down + start, vol up + vol down + start, but nothing works.
I can't go back to recovery mode nor to download mode...
Odin says "added" but can't setup connection...

Have you flashed with this PC before using Odin? Can you possibly try another PC? Maybe different USB cables just to eliminate possibilities.

enzyne said:
Have you flashed with this PC before using Odin? Can you possibly try another PC? Maybe different USB cables just to eliminate possibilities.
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I used stock cable, given with the phone.
I gonna try with another one, and on anotehr PC... Maybe will I be lucky... But i'm not optimitic...

It could be that the drivers are no good. It is also possible that you may need a warranty exchange. I'm not aware of any other boot-loader level recovery process besides odin. Maybe even try another version of odin that is known to work with our note 9.

enzyne said:
It could be that the drivers are no good. It is also possible that you may need a warranty exchange. I'm not aware of any other boot-loader level recovery process besides odin. Maybe even try another version of odin that is known to work with our note 9.
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Thanks for your help Enzyne,
Other cable/PC didn't work...
Gonna try with other odin !

azur26 said:
Thanks for your help Enzyne,
Other cable/PC didn't work...
Gonna try with other odin !
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Other odin doesn't work :crying:
even with updated samsung drivers... :crying::crying::crying:

The Kernel Panic Upload Mode doesn't prevent the phone from booting to Recovery.
1. Make sure your phone is completely powered off.
2. Press and hold the Bixby button and the Volume up button.
3. Press and hold the Power button. At this point you should be holding down three buttons. Don't let these go until you see the Recovery screen pop up.
That's really all there is to it. If you have a case that goes over your buttons it's possible you aren't pressing down hard enough for one or more of the buttons to register.

Chaos Residue said:
The Kernel Panic Upload Mode doesn't prevent the phone from booting to Recovery.
1. Make sure your phone is completely powered off.
2. Press and hold the Bixby button and the Volume up button.
3. Press and hold the Power button. At this point you should be holding down three buttons. Don't let these go until you see the Recovery screen pop up.
That's really all there is to it. If you have a case that goes over your buttons it's possible you aren't pressing down hard enough for one or more of the buttons to register.
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Not to nit-pick,but,when the phone is fully powered down,the simultaneous 3-button push can be released as soon as you see the Note 9 splash screen & the recovery screen should pop-up within a few seconds.
Only reason I mention it is possibly the OP is experiencing issues by holding one or more of the buttons in too long,(just spit-ballin' here on this point)............

KOLIOSIS said:
Not to nit-pick,but,when the phone is fully powered down,the simultaneous 3-button push can be released as soon as you see the Note 9 splash screen & the recovery screen should pop-up within a few seconds.
Only reason I mention it is possibly the OP is experiencing issues by holding one or more of the buttons in too long,(just spit-ballin' here on this point)............
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Hi Koliosis, and thanks for your help.
In fact, I even cannot power down the phone !!!
The only thing he does except showing kernel panic is to quickly flash on samsung splash screen when I push together vol down and power button, before to go back on panic kernel screen:crying:
No splash screen with bixby + vol up + power buttons combo...
The problem came after a failed flash with combined files (the good ones for my phone, I verified...)
Is there another way to reinitialise the phone except via Odin or Smart switch?

azur26 said:
Hi Koliosis, and thanks for your help.
In fact, I even cannot power down the phone !!!
The only thing he does except showing kernel panic is to quickly flash on samsung splash screen when I push together vol down and power button, before to go back on panic kernel screen:crying:
No splash screen with bixby + vol up + power buttons combo...
The problem came after a failed flash with combined files (the good ones for my phone, I verified...)
Is there another way to reinitialise the phone except via Odin or Smart switch?
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You got me there, I haven't used ODIN since the Note 5 days, LOL. (FWIW, I boot to recovery for cache wipe, otherwise, that's as deep as I've gotten into a Samsung device for quite some time).
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You got me there, I haven't used ODIN since the Note 5 days, LOL. (FWIW, I boot to recovery for cache wipe, otherwise, that's as deep as I've gotten into a Samsung device for quite some time).
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I think it won't be enough in my case...
Thanks Koliosis to have answered

azur26 said:
I think it won't be enough in my case...
Thanks Koliosis to have answered
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Oh, I know, LOL, a cache wipe definitely isn't a cure all. :laugh:
Good luck in getting back up & running soon.
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Oh, I know, LOL, a cache wipe definitely isn't a cure all. :laugh:
Good luck in getting back up & running soon.
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I cross all I can !!!:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:

To get the Note 9 into download mode, do the following:
Turn the device off. Hold the volume down and Bixby button together and then plug in your USB cable that is attached to your PC. Your phone should go into download mode.
As this requires the phone to be off, you may get lucky once the battery runs out of charge.
Good luck
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KOLIOSIS said:
Not to nit-pick,but,when the phone is fully powered down,the simultaneous 3-button push can be released as soon as you see the Note 9 splash screen & the recovery screen should pop-up within a few seconds.
Only reason I mention it is possibly the OP is experiencing issues by holding one or more of the buttons in too long,(just spit-ballin' here on this point)............
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I've never had an issue with holding the buttons too long, but I have had an issue with not holding them long enough. I let go of the buttons as soon as the Recovery screen comes up and I haven't once had an issue with that. I think he'd have to hold the buttons for several seconds past the Recovery screen booting up before this caused an issue.
azur26 said:
Hi Koliosis, and thanks for your help.
In fact, I even cannot power down the phone !!!
The only thing he does except showing kernel panic is to quickly flash on samsung splash screen when I push together vol down and power button, before to go back on panic kernel screen:crying:
No splash screen with bixby + vol up + power buttons combo...
The problem came after a failed flash with combined files (the good ones for my phone, I verified...)
Is there another way to reinitialise the phone except via Odin or Smart switch?
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Okay, now we're on the same page. You have to be FAST with this.
1. Plug in a charging cable. This will give you the LED charging indicator on your phone.
2. Hold Power+Bixby until the charging indicator turns off. Once the charging indicator turns off you have to be VERY quick with step 3.
3. Press and hold Power+Bixby+Volume Up until you see the Recovery screen.
I was stuck in a bootloop after installing a Magisk module, and this happened to me as well. Every time I would power the phone down it wouldn't stay powered down. I had to be very fast to get into Recovery. It took me a couple of tries to press and hold the buttons quickly enough. That was partially because the case on my phone made pressing the buttons a bit more difficult.

Painman1963 said:
To get the Note 9 into download mode, do the following:
Turn the device off. Hold the volume down and Bixby button together and then plug in your USB cable that is attached to your PC. Your phone should go into download mode.
As this requires the phone to be off, you may get lucky once the battery runs out of charge.
Good luck
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Chaos Residue said:
I've never had an issue with holding the buttons too long, but I have had an issue with not holding them long enough. I let go of the buttons as soon as the Recovery screen comes up and I haven't once had an issue with that. I think he'd have to hold the buttons for several seconds past the Recovery screen booting up before this caused an issue.
Okay, now we're on the same page. You have to be FAST with this.
1. Plug in a charging cable. This will give you the LED charging indicator on your phone.
2. Hold Power+Bixby until the charging indicator turns off. Once the charging indicator turns off you have to be VERY quick with step 3.
3. Press and hold Power+Bixby+Volume Up until you see the Recovery screen.
I was stuck in a bootloop after installing a Magisk module, and this happened to me as well. Every time I would power the phone down it wouldn't stay powered down. I had to be very fast to get into Recovery. It took me a couple of tries to press and hold the buttons quickly enough. That was partially because the case on my phone made pressing the buttons a bit more difficult.
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Thanks to you both
Doesn't work as well :crying:
Is there another way to force connection with the PC in order to flash a rom again? Another "magic" application like odin but more powerfull?

The only thing that im aware of is very legacy like QPST. Im not sure if QPST is able to handle the newer phones tho. You can definitely ruin your phone with it too.

Hi again Enzyme
I looked on Google for QPST. But it seems it's only for Qualcom powered phones... mine is Exynos powered. ..