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Bricked or Boot loop - help needed

Hi people!
I got bricked my galaxy mini gt-s5570, but not totaly (that means I can still use the download mode, and RAMDUMP ARM9 mode) but I can't power up the phone. That happened after I used ODIN for gt-s5570 and changed the Kernel (I forgot to make backup before), and device was working well with the new kernel, but after it I use the same step in ODIN to get back to the old one. So the result is, when I'm pushing the power key the screen starts to blinks and nothing more! But as I say download mode, and ARM9 mode are still working. Any solution for this?

just download the new firmware from samfirmware.com n flash it thru odin as u can go to download mode..n ur phone will be back to life again..
i accidently pressed thanks on ur first post

I can't, I don't have access to recovery mode, it doesn't work!

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ybregeon said:
I can't, I don't have access to recovery mode, it doesn't work!
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I mean even when I flash an official rom with Odin, I still have the same problem, I am trying this since three days now and noway...

i think you tried to upgrade firmware not boot whenever you upgrade firmware it cant be downgrade it can just be more upgraded when you downgrade your firmware it will not boot up it will just show a black screen so just reinstall the firmware again and do not try to downgrade it

Please Help!!!!!!!

i just bricked my phone!! i was trying to flash ics chainfire repack with mobile odin. i t then restarted my phone but once it went off the screen where it says "galaxy note gt-7000 i got a blank screen
how do i fix this??
also, what have i done wrong so i dont do it again?
thanks

Press Volume Down + Home + Power for a few seconds and check if it enters download mode ?

Akiainavas said:
Press Volume Down + Home + Power for a few seconds and check if it enters download mode ?
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thanks for the reply
yes it does enter what i presume to be download mode (up to continue, down to restart)

Boot into download mode and flash a stock rom via Odin then start over your not bricked don't worry

After you do the stock ROM via Odin and let it settle, you can try the ICS repack again. Someone here can help you, but theres already good threads out there for step by step.
One thing I can say since you asked what not to do again is use PC Odin instead of Mobile Odin. Yes, you will get a triangle but you can use triangle away to get rid of it, if you wish. I personally sport the triangle on my phone

Yeah, your phone is not bricked, no worries.
Here's a thread that will help you, make sure to get correct files and flash to stock using PC Odin:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
Thanks to dr. Ketan for his amazing job in gathering it all in one place.

thanks for all the support
as you can tell im abit of a newbie to android (iPhone owner for the last 2 years). if anything happened like this with ios you were basically screwed, so its nice to see thats not the case on android.
also this was the first major thing that had gone with my one week old device so sorry if i over-reacted :/
ps: as im abit of a newbie can anyone point me to a good tutorial for installing ICS rom's?? much appreciated

alex22808 said:
thanks for all the support
as you can tell im abit of a newbie to android (iPhone owner for the last 2 years). if anything happened like this with ios you were basically screwed, so its nice to see thats not the case on android.
also this was the first major thing that had gone with my one week old device so sorry if i over-reacted :/
ps: as im abit of a newbie can anyone point me to a good tutorial for installing ICS rom's?? much appreciated
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Try long pressing power button and rebooting, if not downloading mode is your way, (do you have ICS rom zip into SD Card?), you will need it to flash it, goes to development threads and you can find it, you can choose one of them, actually I´m on Criskelo V2 LPC6 its good for dayly use its full working, when you got it press at same time Vol +/power button/home and enter in Clockwork mode goes to install zip from sd card, choose from sd card and ICS zip, back to menu wipe data, wipe cache, goes to advanced and wipe dalvick cache, reboot system now and follow steps introducing gmail account and its all enjoy yor NOTE with ICS.

[Q] Ace Wont Go into CWM Recovery mode

Hi Guys,
**Alert : Noob Here **
So, I decided to install some custom ROM on my Samsung Galaxy ACE S5830 and went through loads of information on how to do so. So this is what i did - ( from the start) :
a. Rooted the phone ( from a file called upd_1.zip ( 925KB) by going into recovery mode)..
It worked fine and my phone got a 'superuser' on the application drawer.
b. Installed 'recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.6-galaxyace-fix' using the recover mode. ( had to rename the file to update.zip coz the recovery mode was not reading the file ).. Worked properly as i got another application 'CWM' on my application drawer.
c. Now, just to check if my CWM was doing good in recovery mode, I switched off my cell, pressed 'vol-up + home + power-up' button to go into recovery mode.. I got some text on the top left corner of the screen with a SAMSUNG logo on the screen...and then it got stuck there...i waited for some time but nothing happened.
I removed the battery and tried switching on the phone normally ( just power-up the phone ) (just to ensure that it still works) and now, the phone is stuck with the SAMSUNG logo on the screen and doesn't work at all !!!
I am confused as after installing CWM, i did switch on the phone normally and it seemed to work fine..but now after I pressed 'vol-up + home + power-up' buttons, its stuck at the black screen with LOGO on it...
Any clue what's wrong with my phone??

Did you flash the correct software for your model of device?
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app

I think you just bricked your phone, you have to flash a stock Rom.
Recovery Mode: Power + Home + Vol Up.
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stevoswifty said:
Did you flash the correct software for your model of device?
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I am pretty sure that I took the right software for my model. I even made sure that its S5830 and not S5830i

stevoswifty said:
Did you flash the correct software for your model of device?
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
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Hyoz said:
I think you just bricked your phone, you have to flash a stock Rom.
Recovery Mode: Power + Home + Vol Up.
Sent from my GT-S5830i using xda app-developers app
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How to do that?? Is there and tutorial for that?
Will the below post be relevant :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2054182

Just an update.. The text which comes on the top left corner of the screen after trying to enter the recovery mode is :
##########################
# #
# RAMDUMP Mode #
# (ARM9 mode) #
##########################

krishnasty said:
Just an update.. The text which comes on the top left corner of the screen after trying to enter the recovery mode is :
##########################
# #
# RAMDUMP Mode #
# (ARM9 mode) #
##########################
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Bro try going to download mode by pressing vol down+power+home press it for 7-8 seconds then flash multi pakage firmware from sammobile.com
and the link is for ace s5830i not ace s5830 check the link for your stock firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20683854

You have used the wrong combo & have got yourself in the ram dump mode. The combination for recovery is, power + home button simultaneously & when something appears on phone, leave the power button while still holding the home key. Btw, no need to announce a high alert that you're a noob or such unless you're a badass
@ Ppl : Read what he's done carefully & reply if you know. Don't confuse the newbies.
Sent from my GT-S5830 using xda premium

Venomous Viper 119 said:
You have used the wrong combo & have got yourself in the ram dump mode. The combination for recovery is, power + home button simultaneously & when something appears on phone, leave the power button while still holding the home key. Btw, no need to announce a high alert that you're a noob or such unless you're a badass
@ Ppl : Read what he's done carefully & reply if you know. Don't confuse the newbies.
Sent from my GT-S5830 using xda premium
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Haha - the alert was just for the experienced guys to not use 'experts terminology' while explaining me what to do
Well, I tried following your method. I help d home button and the power button and let go for the power button when 'SAMSUNG' appeared while still holding the home button...but nothing happened.. The screen is stuck at that particular screen itself with no progress..
Should I flash my phone with stock firmware as advised by the guys above?

GUYS !!!
I restored the phone with stock ROM and a tutorial from another member about flashing stock ROM from ODIN got my cell working !!!
Yayyy !!!
( I was **** scared when read the line that if the flashing fails in first 15 secs ( boot loader flashing) my phone is bricked ):fingers-crossed:
Thanks a lot guys - all of you ...for the help...:victory:
**BUT**
I still want to instal custom ROM to my device...and since I ve committed a mistake in he past doing so, will any1 would be kind enough to show me the path ( link ) to enlightenment ( installing custom ROM from the start ) ?

So,
I thought its better to search for things ranther than troubling you guys to spoon feed me everything...
For rooting, I am gonna try doing everything from the start and be a little more attentive.
1. So, from hubix's guide, I downloaded the below mentioned bold file:
"SuperOneClick 2.3.3 (for 2.2> firmwares) or Universal Gingerbread Root/Unroot (for 2.3< firmwares)"
2. To install CWM , i downloaded the following file :
"ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.6 (Fixed!)""
3. Since my phone Android version is 2.3.6, I would go with 'Db' method of rooting :
"Db. Rooting for 2.3.x (NEW METHOD!):
Download file called universal_gb_root_v25.zip and copy it to your sdcard
Turn off your phone
Press POWER+HOME BUTTON
Select update from sdcard, select the file universal_gb_root_v25.zip
After the update completed - reboot
Now you have rooted S5830"
4. Then, follow up the the Flash Custom Recovery steps from the same page, which is as follows :
Put recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.6-galaxyace.zip into SD Card
Turn off your phone
Press POWER+HOME BUTTON
Select Update Zip From SD-Card option. [If you are on previous version of CWM recovery then you might need to select Install Zip From SD Card and then Choose Zip From SD Card Option simultaneously. ]
Select recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.6-galaxyace.zip and flash it
Reboot your device
Please let me know if I am correct or will following these steps would screw up my phone again ???

You're correct.
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Hyoz said:
You're correct.
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Cool..now coming to installing the custom ROM, can I install any custom ROM ? Because in few of the ROM's, there is something mentioned as
"This Rom is based on CyanogenMod 10.1 for Galaxy Ace"
What is this supposed to mean ?? Are there any other parameters which decide on the factors on what ROMs can be costumed installed??
( for example in some ROM i also saw something to do with ext partition )

krishnasty said:
GUYS !!!
I restored the phone with stock ROM and a tutorial from another member about flashing stock ROM from ODIN got my cell working !!!
Yayyy !!!
( I was **** scared when read the line that if the flashing fails in first 15 secs ( boot loader flashing) my phone is bricked ):fingers-crossed:
Thanks a lot guys - all of you ...for the help...:victory:
**BUT**
I still want to instal custom ROM to my device...and since I ve committed a mistake in he past doing so, will any1 would be kind enough to show me the path ( link ) to enlightenment ( installing custom ROM from the start ) ?
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Go to my blog from My Signature. Then:
1. Search thread HOW TO ROOT GALAXY ACE. Follow the steps.
2. Search thread HOW TO INSTALL CWM. Follow the steps.
3. Some good and stable ROMs are posted on my blog, you may check out the features and screenshots and install whichever suits you.
Link to my Blog. www.andro-sapien.blogspot.in
Am just giving this tip coz i believe you may again mess up ur device if you follow any wrong or outdated thread here.
Sent from my GT-S5830 using xda app-developers app

krishnasty said:
GUYS !!!
I restored the phone with stock ROM and a tutorial from another member about flashing stock ROM from ODIN got my cell working !!!
Yayyy !!!
( I was **** scared when read the line that if the flashing fails in first 15 secs ( boot loader flashing) my phone is bricked ):fingers-crossed:
Thanks a lot guys - all of you ...for the help...:victory:
**BUT**
I still want to instal custom ROM to my device...and since I ve committed a mistake in he past doing so, will any1 would be kind enough to show me the path ( link ) to enlightenment ( installing custom ROM from the start ) ?
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hi there, i got the exact probem with yours and started to get frustated
can you tell me the way you solved it in detail?
thanks

poissonnoir said:
hi there, i got the exact probem with yours and started to get frustated
can you tell me the way you solved it in detail?
thanks
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Here you can find all your answers and files, I posted that before "how to root, install CWM 5.0.2.6. Fixed and flash a STOCK rom via Odin"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2313363

usb connectivity problem
krishnasty said:
GUYS !!!
I restored the phone with stock ROM and a tutorial from another member about flashing stock ROM from ODIN got my cell working !!!
Yayyy !!!
( I was **** scared when read the line that if the flashing fails in first 15 secs ( boot loader flashing) my phone is bricked ):fingers-crossed:
Thanks a lot guys - all of you ...for the help...:victory:
**BUT**
I still want to instal custom ROM to my device...and since I ve committed a mistake in he past doing so, will any1 would be kind enough to show me the path ( link ) to enlightenment ( installing custom ROM from the start ) ?
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hello,
i have the same problem as u do......
but i cant flash my phone using odin....coz everytime i connect it with my computer it says usb device is not recognised....
and the com port mapping in odin is also not loading.....
i am using windows 8.1......but the problem is not solved in 8,xp or 7.....
what should i do????

ritz94 said:
hello,
i have the same problem as u do......
but i cant flash my phone using odin....coz everytime i connect it with my computer it says usb device is not recognised....
and the com port mapping in odin is also not loading.....
i am using windows 8.1......but the problem is not solved in 8,xp or 7.....
what should i do????
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Is your phone actually working (except usb connection) ?

LS.xD said:
Is your phone actually working (except usb connection) ?
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No...its not....
its only going into the download mode.....and nowhere else....
no recovery or boot mode....
please help me.....

ritz94 said:
No...its not....
its only going into the download mode.....and nowhere else....
no recovery or boot mode....
please help me.....
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I probably can't. But you can try as followed:
- Install Samsung drivers + start ODIN (You probably already have)
- Pull out battery
- Put in USB cable (I'm sure you have tried another cable yet)
- Press key combo for download mode (Vol down + power + home)
- Put the battery back in while still holding down the keys.

[Q] Galaxy Ace - Download mode and stock rom doesn't work

I upgraded my Samsung Galaxy Ace s5830c to 4.2.2, run.
After I moved to 4.3 and also worked, but after changing some things in build.prop (Root Explorer), my phone stopped getting into Download mode, It is a gray screen forever. Now my phone is stopped ( Loop Infinite )
I can not do unroot: Installation Aborted.
When I try to change my android version (install zip from sd card), appear this: Installation Aborted
I did found the build.prop backup, and I can not go back to stock rom by odin, because as I said, the screen turns gray when I try to enter download mode.
Help me, will have to go back stock rom, downloading a backup. (My friend did it, but I did not think and do not know how to do)
Thanks, beautiful site admin

fernando15j said:
I upgraded my Samsung Galaxy Ace s5830c to 4.2.2, run.
After I moved to 4.3 and also worked, but after changing some things in build.prop (Root Explorer), my phone stopped getting into Download mode, It is a gray screen forever. Now my phone is stopped ( Loop Infinite )
I can not do unroot: Installation Aborted.
When I try to change my android version (install zip from sd card), appear this: Installation Aborted
I did found the build.prop backup, and I can not go back to stock rom by odin, because as I said, the screen turns gray when I try to enter download mode.
Help me, will have to go back stock rom, downloading a backup. (My friend did it, but I did not think and do not know how to do)
Thanks, beautiful site admin
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Sadly you have bricked your phone. But @SuperMini has provided us with a rather simple guide on how to unbrick Samsung Galaxy Ace that should hopefully work on your phone too. Go through the entire thread and you will get to know all the possible solutions. Make sure to use your phone's own key combination to enter the download mode. Here is the link,
How to unbrick Samsung Galaxy Ace
Do post your result. Hope I helped

Thx bro
mahithm said:
Sadly you have bricked your phone. But @SuperMini has provided us with a rather simple guide on how to unbrick Samsung Galaxy Ace that should hopefully work on your phone too. Go through the entire thread and you will get to know all the possible solutions. Make sure to use your phone's own key combination to enter the download mode. Here is the link,
How to unbrick Samsung Galaxy Ace
Do post your result. Hope I helped
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:victory: i said '' i can't enter in download mode'' ..... this link above needs the odin ( odin needs download mode ) but '-'
I said that happen a gray touch after press the download mode buttons, but already entered on download mode, altrought doesn't appear any image, already is the download mode. So i did this...
After open the Odin and add: pit, boot, phone, pda, csc.... i did wipe reset and wipe cache, then i removed the sd-card and chip
1- download mode buttons
2- volume up + to continue
3- Click in Start on Odin
When appeared Pass, done '-'... thx for tried help me, thx :victory: :laugh:

fernando15j said:
:victory: i said '' i can't enter in download mode'' ..... this link above needs the odin ( odin needs download mode ) but '-'
I said that happen a gray touch after press the download mode buttons, but already entered on download mode, altrought doesn't appear any image, already is the download mode. So i did this...
After open the Odin and add: pit, boot, phone, pda, csc.... i did wipe reset and wipe cache, then i removed the sd-card and chip
1- download mode buttons
2- volume up + to continue
3- Click in Start on Odin
When appeared Pass, done '-'... thx for tried help me, thx :victory: :laugh:
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No problem! Glad I could help

mahithm said:
No problem! Glad I could help
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ok then.. !! let me try this... but please tell me first...
i have Cooper_v1.0.OPS to call in OPS
then i have Latest firmware (downloaded from samsung website) for call in One package.. right?
he wrote "After open the Odin and add: pit, boot, phone, pda, csc.... i did wipe reset and wipe cache, then i removed the sd-card and chip"
so basically whats is Pit, boot, phone, pda, csc .... and where to download them all.. and why? need to know this time before do again amazing thing with my mobile....

info2shail2010 said:
ok then.. !! let me try this... but please tell me first...
i have Cooper_v1.0.OPS to call in OPS
then i have Latest firmware (downloaded from samsung website) for call in One package.. right?
he wrote "After open the Odin and add: pit, boot, phone, pda, csc.... i did wipe reset and wipe cache, then i removed the sd-card and chip"
so basically whats is Pit, boot, phone, pda, csc .... and where to download them all.. and why? need to know this time before do again amazing thing with my mobile....
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You can continue with the installation using "One Package". According to @fernando15j, when he pressed the key combo, it was in Download Mode even though the downloading image was not displayed. If this doesn't work work either, then your last option will be USB Jig. You can use the following guide to make your own,
Need a Samsung USB Jig? Build Your Own
I hope you can unbrick your Samsung Galaxy Ace. Good Luck! Hope I helped

mahithm said:
You can continue with the installation using "One Package". According to @fernando15j, when he pressed the key combo, it was in Download Mode even though the downloading image was not displayed. If this doesn't work work either, then your last option will be USB Jig. You can use the following guide to make your own,
Need a Samsung USB Jig? Build Your Own
I hope you can unbrick your Samsung Galaxy Ace. Good Luck! Hope I helped
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Nope.. all things failed..... i made 3 USB jigs... ( wasted 3 data cables ) ... but failed...
then i purchased a ready-made USB Jig from eBay... and tried but again failed....
now the situation is i cant access download mode... and even cant access Recovery mode...

info2shail2010 said:
Nope.. all things failed..... i made 3 USB jigs... ( wasted 3 data cables ) ... but failed...
then i purchased a ready-made USB Jig from eBay... and tried but again failed....
now the situation is i cant access download mode... and even cant access Recovery mode...
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I'm so sorry to hear that. I suggested you that option because the user @Baracs was successful in forcing open his Ace's Download Mode using USB Jig. Here is the thread,
USB Jig for Ace
Guess it doesn't work sometimes

[Q] GT-S6500D Bootloop or soft brick

Hello,
i'm using CM11 M12 From midzian21, today i saw the Port Sound Mod Dolby by D2Y aka E. When i flash it according to the instruction, i restart it and then my phone get bootloop(boot animation repeat for about 30 minutes) i flash the stock rom first the latest for my country, then few from other forums and this not help bootloop stuck. So i try find out how to fix it, then i found Rescue PDA Final and this had not even start. Please can you help me? (Sorry, for my english)

celtol said:
Hello,
i'm using CM11 M12 From midzian21, today i saw the Port Sound Mod Dolby by D2Y aka E. When i flash it according to the instruction, i restart it and then my phone get bootloop(boot animation repeat for about 30 minutes) i flash the stock rom first the latest for my country, then few from other forums and this not help bootloop stuck. So i try find out how to fix it, then i found Rescue PDA Final and this had not even start. Please can you help me? (Sorry, for my english)
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1) try to get in recovery and make factory reset (hint: go to download mode, then reset device and as quickly as possible press vol up + vol down + home to enter recovery)
2) I'm not responsible for any mods which I didn't tested on my build, so that D2Y Indonesian guy maybe didn't tried it out properly or you had some other mod which maybe make problems
3) I was testing back in days some mods but barely oworks just because it had older base for ROM (builds prior August 2014 most of time) and if I made it to work on latest CM11 then I had some problems with SystemUI and FC's
Sent from xda free using Mini 2 with Stock ROM (reverted so my mom can use it)

Thanks for fast answer,
I do not have access to recovery tried at least 10 times and nothing.

celtol said:
Thanks for fast answer,
I do not have access to recovery tried at least 10 times and nothing.
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hint: try to flash cwm any 6.0.x version with Odin and then try to get in recovery...
also note: if you get in bootloop after flashing mods - do a factory reset from recovery.... it helps a lot.
sent from some crappy old laptop

I tried this solution before, still i have no access to recovery.

I had bring my phone to GSM service in my city, and they repair it. Thread to close

i have a problem like that , i tried to enter the recovery mode but could not ,and i tried to enter the download mod but it keep crushing ,i wonder if someone could hep me