Hi.
Basically , I Know NOTHING about all this 'flashing' roms and what not. I got this phone from a friend , and was aware that it had custom firmware or something on it. Due to the phone being severly slow , and constantly displaying errors along the lines of "the process com.android has stopped working" when I was trying to call or text somebody , I thought i'd have a play about with some settings in recovery mode thinking this was the way to restore back to custom out of the shop firmware (stupid i know). All I remember doing was clicking through a few menu's in the green text recovery mode screens and clicking "disable lagfix". I then got some form of error at the bottom , and the phone froze. I took out the battery , tried to re-boot it and it's getting no further than the very first screen with the "Galaxy S Samsung" etc etc.
I know this probably sounds stupid to some of you phone wizards on here , but i'd appreciate any help you could give in the simplest terms for somebody who has no clue about this whatsoever. If I was able to fix this , how would I also go about completely making the phone like it was brand new? No custom firmwares or Roms or anything along those lines?
Thanks very much in advance!
Ben.
well, if it kud b that the problem is caused coz u disabled lagfix. you could try re-enabling it and see whether you can get the phone to boot. to do that:
> shut-down the phone completely,
> hold down the VOLUME UP + HOME + POWER buttons simultaneously till the phone powers up and then let go,
> hopefully this will get you beyond the "galaxy S" screen and into recovery mode,
> from recovery mode re-enable the lagfix that you disabled earlier, then re-start the phone and see if it boots properly,
> if it does, shut-down the phone again, come back to recovery mode (as above) and perform a hard re-set (the options should be something like wipe data/factory reset in recovery mode) and restart phone - the general slowness and the errors u were getting were most probably from the apps that were installed in the phone. so, if u get rid of em all n re-install only the ones u r going to need, then this wus solve the issue,
Hope this helps,
Cheers,
HI thanks for your reply.
Im able to get into download and recovery mode. I though enabling the lagfix again would work , however , there is no option to enable it. Just to disable it again as though I never did it in the first place. Ive also tried wiping all cache's and factory restoring the phone , but it's still not going past the Samsung Galaxy S screen.
Any ideas?
how long are you letting it boot up for before switching it back off ? i have a few apps no more than 35. it takes the phone 10-15 mins to boot after disabling lagfix..
if your phone had lots more apps and music pics ... whatever. it could take even longer to convert all files back to rfs.. dont suppose you know what ROM is / was on the phone ?? do you / did you hear a robot voice when the phone boots ??
I've left it for hours. Still no luck getting past that screen. What can I do?
I have no idea what Rom it was , and there was no robot voice.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=818556
Via ODin go back to base rom .
jje
Oh wow , lengthy process!
Will try it all and report back to here to let you know how it goes.
Thanks!
Having a problem when I connect the phone to PC in download mode. Odin says "added" when the phone is on the Galaxy S screen , however if i then switch to download mode it says "removed" and wont detect the phone. Same if I have the phone in download mode before connecting.
Bumping for advice.
Benjiee said:
Having a problem when I connect the phone to PC in download mode. Odin says "added" when the phone is on the Galaxy S screen , however if i then switch to download mode it says "removed" and wont detect the phone. Same if I have the phone in download mode before connecting.
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have you done a full factory reset in recovery mode ?? its strange whats happening to you. as if the phone can get into download mode then theoretically Odin should see the phone...
if you can get into recovery mode use every option to wipe the phone.. e.g full factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalivk cache, then try again and post back
EDIT: also you could try format sd card (internal) this way there wont be a single thing left on the phone that could cause issues...
Odin wont recognise the phone when it's in download mode , only when it's on the boot screen.
I've factory reset it , wiped caches and formated the internal SD card. Still no luck getting past the Galaxy S Screen.
Open Odin select files .
Go to download mode on phone you should now have a big yellow icon
Connect usb cable
First block on Odin lights up press start Odin runs goes to blue phone reboots .
Is that your sequence of events ??
No.
The phone isn't recognized by Odin when it's in download mode , so i'm not even able to start the flash.
I open Odin ,
Select the Files ,
Put phone to Download mode and connect USB ,
Odin dosn't detect and block dosn't turn yellow.
However ,
It IS detected and turns yellow if the phone ISN'T in download mode. Soon as I switch to download mode , Odin says "Removed" and the yellow icon dissapears.
Can you get to download mode without connecting to Odin
heimdall might be an option
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265&highlight=heimdall
jje
Unable to start the flash on Heimdall also , as it wont find phone.
I am lost wont find phone is usually a USB problem/USB drivers .
jje
The computer makes the usual Beep noise when plugging in a USB device , so it's obviously being detected. It just wont show up in ODIN when in download mode.
My next step would be to remove Kies and any Samsung Drivers .
Then reinstall Kies so you are 100% sure drivers are ok .
jje
All fixed now.
Used a USB port at the back of the computer , and it then worked fine with ODIN for some reason. Re-flashed original firmware and phone is now running much smoother than previously.
Thanks for all your help.
Hey guys n gals really hoping for some help.
I was in the process of rooting one of my phones(Samsung Galaxy S vibrant) Done it many times on this phone plus my note and my tab2. I soft bricked the phone was able to get it into download mode instal an original 2.3 firmware to the phone via Odin. Now it wont go passed the Galaxy S Screen I cant get into download mode and it wont read the SD card(which has an ICS firmware on it for install) Any ideas on how I can get this back to even manufacturer steps?
When you enable download mode, android with a shovel doesn't appear, does it? That's doesn't metter. Just run Odin and connect smartphone to the computer. If ID:COM has appeared, download mode is active.
Hi guys so i make a factory reset to mobile then it restart now the mob can't open just tells me the samsung logo and keeps flashing then enter the recovery mode automatic i tried to reinstall CWM 10.1 it tells me installed complete when i restart the mob the same problem come again and i can't go to download mode my phone S6500D please guys help !
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Hi guys so i make a factory reset to mobile then it restart now the mob can't open just tells me the samsung logo and keeps flashing then enter the recovery mode automatic i tried to reinstall CWM 10.1 it tells me installed complete when i restart the mob the same problem come again and i can't go to download mode my phone S6500D please guys help !
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and the same happened to me, but I can get in downlaoadand i can't get in recovery and flash with odin stock didin't work(repet boot loop)
So it enters recovery mode? Try doing this:Wipe cache partition->wipe data/factory reset then try & go to download mode and flash w odin clockworkmod-5.0.2.8.tar then put Galmin2.zip to internal sd and go to recovery mode ->instal zip from sdcard->chose zip from internal sdcard root Galmin2.zip .For me it worked
Hi,
I have a Samsung Galaxy S6500 Mobile phone. While I was using it was rebooted automatically and I saw it wont come to home window however. Then I tried to open it in Download mode and recovery mode but its not booting up after the vibration. So its not detecting over Ordin. Plz help me to flash my phone.
hello, im new on this forum.
sorry my bad english
device: Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini with CM11
problem: extereme brick (cant turned on, cant enter download mode, cant enter recovery mode)
after i install: >>>>>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=2280
using twrp, and now my s3 mini cannot turned on and cannot enter download mode or recovery mode.
i already try use odin, adb but my phone not detected, im searching for a threads every where in google but i got nothing.
i need something to wipe everything in my phone and re install my latest CM11 ROM
without battery or enter download mode
please help me..
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look at this interesting threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help/hard-brick-t2601161
use USB JIG
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/general/ref-usb-jig-faq-frequently-questions-t1402286
Hello, i think this video can help you.
Good luck https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...IIKjAC&usg=AFQjCNEwyDwo6vXVqML20GfQjEfC4Mjwtg