[Q] Mystery Soft Brick, HELP NEEDED (really badly) - Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

ok guys, so here's the story... it happen yesterday, as anyday i woke at the sound of my alarm(bodies-drowning pool)... now i wanna listen to the song while I write this; well, anyways... everything was fiiiiiiiiiiiiine, phone looked as good as always, got ready to school, then at chemistry class when i wanted to check the time... phones dead, first thought, battery dead right?... nope! a friend of mine got another golden , and nein... still not working with her battery, tried mine in her phone... it worked great; also forgot to say that it did not enter to recovery neither download mode, not even vibrates when the power button was pressed... so i think did my teacher bored 2 dead my phone?... ok ok, jokes apart... the problem is, after I discharge the phone reactive elements, it finally give me a glimpse of hope, it started, samsung letters with model number-breath away... waiting still-and again the ****ing letters, yeah it got into a bootloop, turns out is not the common ones... tried everything i can found on internet (first pages of google, search on xda... list goes on) nothing works... tried:
Using Odin(only download mode works)
flashing couple of bootloaders
flashing param+wipe
flashing param+wipe+stock rom
PD: if i try to enter to recovery mode, it shows TWRP image before the menu comes up, then goes to bootloop again.
PD2: Also when i hit power it shows the samsung letters with the return and menu blinking about 4-5 times, everytime I try to start the phone, then it goes to bootloop again... and so until it drains the battery.
PD3: Almost forgot, when i try to flash the stock rom, i get "movi_write card_status 2" and blk goes as far as 682k if it matters.
Willing to try anything all in the name of science of course ... if nothing happes im gonna tear it appart and salvaje everything my new rover may need a couple of thingies later on...
Little help will be appreciated

You can try conecting another USB cable on the back USB ports of the PC, also try to flash with an authentic stock firmware, you can get your exact phone firmware from Sammobile.com

Found a solution?
Yesterday I was recording when suddenly my cell phone went off and I was the same that you * Sorry for the English * :crying:
*aospa 4.4.4 was installed*

Animus0702 said:
tried:
Using Odin(only download mode works)
flashing couple of bootloaders
flashing param+wipe
flashing param+wipe+stock rom
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Have you tried flashing a fresh and perhaps newer version of TWRP?
What were the results of your attempts to flash the above? I understand that you still can't get it to boot to device or recovery modes, but does Odin report success?
Have you tried using fastboot to boot it into recovery mode? (You'll probably get the same TWRP bootloop, but worth a crack.)
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...and have you tried re-rooting the phone using one of the one-touch applications (e.g. Kingoroot)? I don't know what state they need the phone to be in to work, but it might help in getting a usable ROM onto the phone if it works.
Disclaimer: I'm no expert - still haven't managed to get a working custom onto mine yet.

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I broke recovery mode ?

Hi...
Ok.. I was on rogers 2.2 stock, I was trying to follow instructions to install paragon, anyway, it didnt work, my phone was still working great tho.. so i tried flashing stock jh6 with the one click from the wiki here... That worked and I now have a rogers phone with att stuff loading up. anyway, I am trying to complete the instructions for paragon but I can no longer get to recovery mode.
the att logo keeps rebooting if i keep holding down vol up and down, what do I do now ?
Edit : I cant seem to even get to download mode Recovery mode always worked before, download mode was always tricky, but it refuses now
do you have adb installed?? if so run adb reboot recovery in command prompt.
OR
Take out battery, take out sim and SD card. press and hold VOL UP/DOWN. put in battery, press power. release power upon seeing AT&T sign. pray.
Works for me about 99 times outta 100 at this point!
but i prefer adb since its much more fool proof!
distortionist said:
so i tried flashing stock jh6 with the one click from the wiki here...
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<captainhindsight>You should not have flashed JH6.</captainhindsight>
As per the above post, boot the phone, enable debugging and use 'adb reboot recovery'. After you get that sorted, flash the 3 button fix and never flash to stock unless stock firmware is your final destination or your phone is so hosed you have to use download mode to fix it. If you do use odin in the future then use the right one for your phone build so you don't lose your button combos.
opcow said:
<captainhindsight>You should not have flashed JH6.</captainhindsight>
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Nor should you have allowed yourself to be photographed in a compromising position wit Courtney Love...Sorry, couldn't resist.
but I only followed instructions Everyone that asks was getting told to go try and blah blah, well that was what I was doing.
You know now I am really stuck. I did use adb and restored stock and didnt want to mess with my phone anymore, but the at&t logo kept popping up, im with rogers. I found a fix and was following those instructions when odin screwed up, it started flashing then said it failed, it happened to me once before but my combo key was working then.
I dont understand why it stopped, It seemed to be intermittent, a bunch of issues, after flashing that at&t rom.
I wish I could fix it, I am stressing out over it, ill get the stuff for that jig tomorrow and hope that works. This phone is brand new! I am not a modder or hacker, I got stiffed by rogers and samsung with the voice dial over bluetooth issue, they wouldnt take the phone back.
I would love to have the att logo gone, rogers froyo 2.2, and broken bluetooth.. Its better than a paper weight. Please help me ! You know what.. I can live what that logo.. I just want to get my phone operational.
Goodnight, and thanks for your help.
i'm guessing you didn't flash the 3 button fix that opcow suggested before doing anything else?
if you can get into download mode, flash this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=812434
No I didn't, in its forum it says if you had no problems initially with the 3 buttons, this is not for you. Thats what it said! I was told I shouldnt have done that and should have flashed the 3 button fix after the fact.
I just bought resistors, ill be home later to try and force download mode.
Thanks for your help, I am not as upset as I was yesterday, I was tired.

[Q] Trying to install cwm on Captivate

Hi,
I have done a lot of reading and searching, and I think I understand most of the basic pieces of what I am trying to do and how to do it. Let me explain.
Ultimately, I want to be able to install custom roms to my captivate.
Firmware: 2.2
Kernel: 2.6.32.9
Build: FROYO.UCKB1
I installed rom manager, but I see that with my hardware, I cannot install cwm recovery. It seems I need to downgrade my kernel using odin. Problem is, although I found the thread listing all of the kernels for download in zip format, I have no clue which one to use.
I found the instructions on how to reboot into cwm recovery, but without the new kernel, I cannot do it, at least that's what I gather.
Can you guys help me here? I know I am on the right track, but don't know what to do to go any farther. Also, I cannot get into recovery mode buy clicking the buttons. It seems I must now use adb. All I want to do at this point is reboot into cwm mode. Can that be so difficult.
Well, this is my first post. Thanks to all who reply.
Viper
3e recovery. Look in the stickies to fix that. OR flash another kernel (like Cog 4.x.x kernel) and flash a rom.
+1 to the above. Personally when flashing a custom ROM I just always start with JF6, the flash the green CWM update.zip file followed by the ROM, or if it's got an initial-kernel like many ROM's call for now days.
Quick stupid question...
Does the sim card need to be out to do this, or any of the other things I have been trying?
PghPittViper said:
Quick stupid question...
Does the sim card need to be out to do this, or any of the other things I have been trying?
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It does not matter. The whole (remove SDCARD and SIM steps) in my opinion have always been false info. The only reason I'd remove anything would be the SDCARD if using a recovery that's untested to ensure it's not formatted or something like that.
error?
No matter what I try flashing with odin, I get this message:
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
This indicates that the process failed. What gives?
Re-install your drivers. Then ensure the ODIN is open BEFORE connecting your phone in download mode. You can get the latest drivers in a package I made with ODIN here:
www.mediafire.com/?eyr42m5ilf03566
Edit: Also only use a genuine OEM cable when flashing. There are two many issues with non-oem cables and the usb data transfer they provide.
Need big time help now!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Possible Brick!!!
Now i have been playing with flashing roms. Now I have a real problem.
I flashed darky 10.2 i believe and now I am in a boot loop. It cycles between the white att screen and a colored pixelated screen.
I have been reading and researching for hours now. Present time 3:15 am. Research tells me that the cappy is pretty much un-brickable.
I KNOW I have to get into either download mode or recovery mode. I cannot do either.
I have researched this subject exhaustively, but my brain is fried now, and I work at 6:00 and need my phone.
What to do????
I emplore anybody up at this time to help.
TIA
PghPittViper said:
Now i have been playing with flashing roms. Now I have a real problem.
I flashed darky 10.2 i believe and now I am in a boot loop. It cycles between the white att screen and a colored pixelated screen.
I have been reading and researching for hours now. Present time 3:15 am. Research tells me that the cappy is pretty much un-brickable.
I KNOW I have to get into either download mode or recovery mode. I cannot do either.
I have researched this subject exhaustively, but my brain is fried now, and I work at 6:00 and need my phone.
What to do????
I emplore anybody up at this time to help.
TIA
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What ROM were you coming from? Did you try all the 3 button combos? or battery pull/Vol+/- then plug in usb? Next best thing is a Homemade/bought Jig.
PghPittViper said:
What to do????
I emplore anybody up at this time to help.
TIA
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Did you flash gingerbread bootloaders before flashing the ROM?
I am not amused by your phones performance
Did not flash gingerbread...
I apologize, my intent was not to amuse.
How now can I flash gingerbread if the phone wont stay powered on?
I ran home during my work break to check my replies.
Because I didn't flash gingerbread, I presume I was hasty in flashing darky becuause it seemed so great, is it possible to resurrect this phone?
I am feeling pretty discouraged.
Thanks and please continue to help.
As long as the phone shows any type of life its not Hardbricked and can be recovered with key combos or a Jig. Your fine. Get in to download mode and flash a clean stock and start over.
Entering recovery mode in my situation.
I am currently trying to hold the 2 button volume control and the power key.
The phone comes on to the att white screen, then goes black, then comes back on, etc...
I am very worried.
When I plug into the usb, it will connect to pc, then disconnect, then keep repeating this. I read that kies has an emergency recovery feature. But,, I can't connect to kies. Odin recognizes a port, but kies just says to connect your phone.
Any advice?
PghPittViper said:
I apologize, my intent was not to amuse.
How now can I flash gingerbread if the phone wont stay powered on?
I ran home during my work break to check my replies.
Because I didn't flash gingerbread, I presume I was hasty in flashing darky becuause it seemed so great, is it possible to resurrect this phone?
I am feeling pretty discouraged.
Thanks and please continue to help.
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You don't need gingerbread BL for Darky 10.2. I've flashed Darky 10.2 before, his directions were pretty clear. I moved onto Fasty since his updates stopped. I suggest reading the stickies for making jigs or buying them as well. You can do it! & Good luck.
^what he said. You can try and taking out ur batter open odin, connect your phone hold Vol up and down insert battery. If that doesn't work you need a jig. Not hard to make, takes a little time though (if you peel a cheap cable for the plug that is)

[Q] Bricked Galaxy s

I think that i may of fully bricked my Galaxy s
I cant get into download mode or recovery
I have tried getting into download mode with a usb jig
Also my phone wont even turn on
Is there anything that i can do to make my galaxy s i9000 work again
I DONT want to have to get it repaired
hi dude did u tried to charge the battery
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if u did use jtag usb to active download mode and flash u re phone using odin
try to flash u re phone using a laptob if it s possible
hope u re phone wake up
Galaxy s
I have tried charging the battery and it didnt work
Tryed getting into download mode by using 3 button combo and a usb jig
I cannot flash with odin because i cannot get odin to recognize my phone due to the fact that it cant get into download mode
Cheers for ur help so far
Try getting a charged battery from someone else? maybe your battery is flat
Galaxy s
tried using a fully charged battery and it still didnt work
how did you do that? I mean, I thought it was nearly impossible to hard brick an Android Smartphone..
What did you try to do? More details would help pinpoint the issue properly.
i done all of this by updating my galaxy s by odin i then accidentilly removed the cable and now my phone is fully bricked. Samsung just say that it is impossible to brick it. They just speak a load of bull****
From what he said on YouTube:
He pulled the wire, accidentally, whilst he was on ODIN flashing back to stock rom...
I have suggested:
-Getting battery out + 3 button combo
-Trying to get into download mode
-Trying a JIG (which he got)
-Trying to get into recovery
I've run out of things to suggest...if anyone else knows more, then please post it for him :/
I'm just surprised the JIG doesn't work.
Which firmware did you flash? Did they have bootloaders?
@dhiru1602 i want to know if there is any methods that u know of that could help me get into download mode or just getting my phone working. I cannot do anything with my phone. I am thinking of sending it in for repair but that will only happen if there is no way of getting my phone to work
@dhiru1602 i flash back to jpx
Cheers totallydubbed for ur help so far
Can u check ur inbox on youtube plz
Answer these questions.
Which firmware were you on?
Which firmware did you flash?
When did the flashing stop? At the very start or sometime during the process?
Are you sure your battery has some charge?
It might be possible that the phone functions but display isn't coming. Have you tried the key combination and checking if the computer recognizes the phone?
Galaxy s
1. i was on Jp6(Froyo)
2. I flashed Jpx
3. The flashing stopped about half way during the process
4. Yes the battery is fully charged
5. How do u do the key combination to see if odin recognizes it ( if u mean the three button combo to get into download mode then Yes)
If the phone is being recognized by the computer then why dont you try a reflash?
Galaxy s
the problem is that i cant get my phone to be recognized by the computer
Repair
I have finally given in so I decided to send it in for repair. Thanks for it help anyway
Calvintown898 said:
I have finally given in so I decided to send it in for repair. Thanks for it help anyway
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well good luck my man.
Remember flashing is a learning curve, don't take it as bad or anything. it happens to everyone once in a while.
Just remember when in download mode you do not want to do the following:
-Disconnect it
-Have a power cut
USUALLY, a JIG solves issues, even if you had the above two - in your case it didn't
The only thing that I could think of is the bootloader getting corrupt due to which the Download Mode doesn't work.
Brand new phone
I have just got my phone back which was great. it wasnt covered by manufacture warranty but they still done it for free. However they couldnt fix the phone so they gave me a brand new Galaxy s!
Cheers for ur help anyway though

Might be Bricked. NEED HELP!

Ok I did something stupid with my Galaxy S. I didn't pay attention to the firmware I was downloading i did a search for orange branded i9000 Firmware, and was downloaded from a site. Legit firmware and all. So I went to flash with odin like I have done lots of times. Came up fail, so I figured something happened during transfer, so restarted it back into download mode and reflashed again. FAIL again. Restarted and it would not turn back on. The unfortunate to all this is, the firmware after looking in horror at my galaxy s and looking back at the screen said I9100 above and I did not see that at all.
Sooo even with a USB jig this will not show a download menu, no recovery mode, no screen when plugged into charger. Anyone have any tips before I attempt the unbrickable mod?
post you question on darky rom forum they might b able to help
If even the Jig does not work i would try the unbricablemod. I dont't know an other solution to revive your phone than the UnbrickableMod if your phone doesn't boot into the Downloadmode with a Jig. So you have nothing to loose just try this Mod.(it could be your last hope to rescue the phone without sending the phone to Samsung) I didn't try it yet because i ever could revive my phone with the Jig but I've read some reports in a german forum and the users there are reporting that the Mod does rescue the phone even if the Jig doesn't boot your phone in Downloadmode.
You can find the unbricablemod i'm talking about here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310 It's called "one click-unbrick". Just follow the given instructions and your phone schould work as before
Is your phone really bricked?
Is your phone bricked, or is it stuck at boot???
Normally, if a phone gets bricked, you see the screen of death: a phone logo and a computer logo, with an exclamation mark in between the two...
By the description, it looks like your phone is not able to boot, and is stuck at the screen, where it says: i9000
try putting it in downloading mode, and use odin to go back to stock firmware....
If you can't even turn on your phone, maybe your battery is flat after all that flashing
nwsk said:
If you can't even turn on your phone, maybe your battery is flat after all that flashing
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^^^ That may be the case, try to get another battery or chargning this batter outside the phone (wire to to a 5v source).
Sidenote: I think that download mode draws power from the usb (the phone will stay on even if the battery is removed [at-least mine does])
If the jig does not work then you probably flashed the bootloader or something...which is bad, in that case, unbrickable mod may be your only hope.
I revived it with just the software version of the unbrickable tool. Only have like 2 seconds to do it in linux when you connect the phone, but it put it into a white screen and I flashed with heimdall and I am back up and running. Thank you all!
so you flashed a stable ?
Yep I posted stable. It's weird because if your device shows up in windows some weird device you only have have a couple seconds in linux to make it flip into download, but its doable and I didn't have to hardware mod anything. Back to a perfectly working Galaxy S
Good for you !
You did it well, nice one! ;-)
I was to about to ask you to check your battery but glad you fixed it

[Q] Can't boot and flash!

Hi,
I really need your help. I have Samsung Galaxy S with CM9 on it. Few hours ago my phone went into boot loop and then it switched off. When I am trying to turn it on all I can see is the triangle with exclamation between phone and PC symbol. I cannot go to recovery mode but I can go to downloading mode. I have been looking for solution for over 3 hours and nothing. I've tried ODIN but it did not work. Oding got stuck on factory.fs.
Any ideas, please?
blunt008 said:
Hi,
I really need your help. I have Samsung Galaxy S with CM9 on it. Few hours ago my phone went into boot loop and then it switched off. When I am trying to turn it on all I can see is the triangle with exclamation between phone and PC symbol. I cannot go to recovery mode but I can go to downloading mode. I have been looking for solution for over 3 hours and nothing. I've tried ODIN but it did not work. Oding got stuck on factory.fs.
Any ideas, please?
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Hey, man. Same problem here. It seems that my cellphone is with its memory full, then I can't upload any rom to it. Any ideas?
I have spent whole night on this but still I am in dead end. Maybe it is because of memory but I am not sure and I can't really check. Help please.
blunt008 said:
I have spent whole night on this but still I am in dead end. Maybe it is because of memory but I am not sure and I can't really check. Help please.
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Just saw this on another forum about how to force a phone into recovery mode:-
There is another Method but I am not sure of it's effectiveness in 900X
Please Try the Following Step By Step:
First Turn Off the Device and Remove the Battery
Press and Hold both Volume Up and Volume Down Keys
While still holding the Keys Enter the Battery into the Phone
This Method has been effective in the GT-9000i and Nexus S.
Peace.
IronSingh
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blunt008 said:
I have spent whole night on this but still I am in dead end. Maybe it is because of memory but I am not sure and I can't really check. Help please.
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Here is another link that might be useful. I think your phone is "soft bricked". Using this method you will download all the files that the device needs. Hope it doesn't wipe your phone!
http://androidforums.com/vibrant-tips-tricks/223806-guide-fixing-bricks-odin-errors.html
I downloaded ODIN and Gingerbread 2.3.4 firmware but I cannot flash my phone. ODIN does not respond, sometimes it gets stuck on setupconnection and sometimes on zImage.
EDIT.
Finally I have made some progress. After hours of flashing my blue bar on the phone finally reached half. Should I wait more or it is 100 percent sure that some error will come up? I am tired if this soft bricked phone already and I don't really know what to do. IMO I should just wait couple more hours and see.
try getting a jig which will force your your phone into download mode
I am in download mode, no problems with that but flashing takes ages.
hi
Did u get off your sim card and external sdcard, turn off the Kies? Check all drivers for your phone?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RoZU5ZPMS4
check out this vid might help you it helped me i soft bricked my sgs about 7 times does your head in trying to sort it good luck

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