ok, so i got this phone from a classmate. very nice: i9001.
problem is, the thing is stuck in download mode... wouldn't boot any other way.
i think, just reflash the rom and it will work again.
so i get it to be recognised by odin, flash the rom, and the thing starts getting stuck at samsung logo.
so i go to samsung service and they do the exact same thing. with the same results. since the phone had been dropped at one time, no warranty.
i can't let go, so i decide to flash CWM. HEY! the thing starts booting
but now it just reboots instantly after 2mins of usage.
does anyone have suggestions on what to try next?
currently i got it back to stock everything.
Hi all,
I use CM12 from MacLaw in combination with TWRP 2.8.1.0 recovery for about 3 weeks now.
Yesterday the phone didn't respond properly, was very very slow and I basically couldn't use the phone. It felt like the CPU was at 100% all the time, so unlocking the phone, calling and so was nearly impossible. A reboot (battery removal) didn't solve it, also the pin code for the sim card came after a few minutes while usually this will come right after starting.
So eventually I did a factory reset from the menu as I did on other occasions just to get rid of this kind of problems.
Well, right after the Samsung s3 mini logo I get the TWRP logo and it will be stuck in there, I see it blinking every few seconds and that's it. When I connect the phone to USB I hear it connecting-disconnecting every few seconds (bing-bong, bong-bing sound).
After a while I flashed TWRP using Odin again, this didn't give any problem but it will still hang in this TWRP loop.
I found some references to this problem but no real solutions. Someone suggested to use ADB but I don't know how to do that, nor could I find a suitable guide on this.
Can anyone help me? Or is it bricked somehow?? I suspect not, download mode is still working.
Thanks for any help!
Hi! Couple days ago, my phone just turned off on its own. I couldn't turn it on, nor could I charge it. Nothing happened when I connect the charger. I didn't touch it for a day or two and then when I tried to turn it on, it tried to boot up, but it just vibrated shortly and only showed initial Samsung logo and then it restarted. That loop of showing only the logo and restarting then happens continuously. I can't turn off the phone using the power button, I have to pull out the battery. When I re-insert the battery, phone automatically turns on, shows the logo and then restarst again and again and again...
I have found some suggestions to try to flash the phone with custom ROM. I tried flashing CyanogenMod using Odin. Odin displays the message that everything went OK, but phone again just boots up to the Samsung logo and then restarts continuously. After that, I have tried several other ROMs using several versions of each. Same thing happens. Odin says that process went OK, but phone again won't boot.
Does anyone have any suggestions what else should I try?
Maybe try to flash all stock files via Odin?
I tried that, too, but same thing happens. Anyway, it looks like it might be some hardware problem. I took the phone to the repair shop and they also tried installing stock and custom roms, but the phone just won't start. They said it's probably some falty hardware that's causing the problem.
Try to turn it on plugged to charger.
Something similar happened to my phone so I followed this guide, then did a recovery of my back up
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2748327
janota241, same thing happens when it's on charger, after Samsung logo, it turns off and then it turns on, then it turns off at Samsung logo and so on and so on...
IsReal8a, I tried that guide, but I can't access recovery mode, though I can access download mode. When I try to access recovery mode, phone just get stuck at Samsung logo for about minute or two and then it turns itself off.
I have the exact same issue as you do.
Maybe you can replace the battery, i just suggest
*sorry for my bad english
Hello everyone,
I had installed CM12.1 around a month back and everything was running smoothly until today. My phone suddenly got rebooted automatically and since than it is stuck in boot loop. Once CM Logo appears it again reboots. When I remove the battery and insert it after couple of minutes it automatically gets on without pressing power on button. It is not switching Off. Because of this I can't even go to custom recovery to flash stock rom. I kept Android Debugging off as it was giving BSOD to my PC. So please help me to recover my phone.
Thank You.
Hi all,
I have a Samsung Galaxy S III Mini GT-I8190. The batterry started to get swollen a few weeks ago and the phone started to turn off like 5 minutes after I unplug it from charging (it was working fine while plugged in). So, I decided to buy a new battery, but on the last day with that swollen battery the phone turned off and when I try to turn it on, it got into a restarting loop. After seeing "Galaxy S III Mini" logo, it turns off and restarts again and again. I can enter the Odin mode, but I can not enter the recovery mode. What I did so far:
* I removed the battery for a few hours, no change
* I wiped all the data with Odin 3.7 and installed the original 4.1.1 FW, no difference
What else can I do? I am not familiar with these issues so please tell me what to do as you are telling a child Thanks in advance
You can flash a pit file with Odin