Need help with some S8 Stock info - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions & Answers

So my brother go some Black/Green screen on his S8 recently. He said it happened a week or so after a update he did on the phone. It's completely unusable. The only image on screen is either black, very dark (almost black) green, or when its booting sometimes it has black with green dots. Physically the device looks nearly perfect and he says it has no water damage. Upon searching the internet, other people have the same problem but theirs is usually fixed by restarting.
What I want to do is flash the stock Samsung stuff using Odin and see what happens. I am unable to get into recovery mode but I can get it into Download mode. Odin does detect it too. But the problem I am at is, I have no idea what version of bootloader or OS he has, since I don't follow the device at all. Anyone able to help me out with the version numbers so I can safely follow a guide that says like "only do on X bootloader/OS".

moccor said:
So my brother go some Black/Green screen on his S8 recently. He said it happened a week or so after a update he did on the phone. It's completely unusable. The only image on screen is either black, very dark (almost black) green, or when its booting sometimes it has black with green dots. Physically the device looks nearly perfect and he says it has no water damage. Upon searching the internet, other people have the same problem but theirs is usually fixed by restarting.
What I want to do is flash the stock Samsung stuff using Odin and see what happens. I am unable to get into recovery mode but I can get it into Download mode. Odin does detect it too. But the problem I am at is, I have no idea what version of bootloader or OS he has, since I don't follow the device at all. Anyone able to help me out with the version numbers so I can safely follow a guide that says like "only do on X bootloader/OS".
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Just flash the latest. 5th digit from far end on firmware is a 1 through 6. 6 is pie. That's the best way to not have to download a bunch of them.

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Captivate brick???? oranje screen???

Well yes, that is .... do not know if either captivate my story (I hope not because that really does a paste) or you can still save, but here I tell them what is happening:
NOTE: I clarify that I had wanted to get into issues FIRMS, roms, etc ... only put apk but that's another story, I was happy with my cell phone as he was, even so lag and everything was a machine, so do not put his hand, so I'm somewhat out of touch with developments as Some terms used by those that modify cellular pleasure
each connecting my phone to KIES told me that there was an update, so I proceeded to update the firmware of my phone .. the KIES says pda service name: jh7/phone: jh7/csc: jf6 .. update but after about 1 hour and seeing no changes, stays KIES: updating firmware and my phone is in download mode but no progress bar ....
Well I finished turning off thinking that I was left without phone, as it is not in any way except a notice appeared: X. ..!... X (celular. ...!..... pc)
well then maybe restoring the firm to KIES but more of the same .... after 1 hour and nothing happens, no changes or my cel or the KIES so again to remove it ....
walk after looking, I found I could do the same but with ODIN3 .... I try, and I thought it had improved and that this time if I could take back to my cell, because in ODIN said he was in the process of SBL.BIN and download my phone appeared as a small front bar (which I indicated that a bar would be charged completely) but still after 1 hour, nothing happened so I disconnect ,.... ....
but something funny happened, now my screen when turned some codes appear red with a black screen, now if I think I will lose my galaxy s forever, but I managed and achievement do you enter download mode .... I do not notice appears where it appears the cell phone and the PC (X. ..!... X) but I take comfort that even I can get into download mode .... but to try for the 2nd time after 20 minutes, I appeared orange screen, as he had read somewhere that it was gray but scare me very much and lit it off hours later and I can still enter download mode but now my questions are:
what else I need for my phone is restored? and I have the drivers for my galaxy to win 7 of 64 bits! ODIN gets stuck in SBL.BIN .... I have that file? I have it wrong? or because there is not progressing? what else I need to restore?
over there told me that if he had made the repartition, the pit, or to make him a factory wipe but I guess that the phone is still working, but did not do anything about it, because I knew nothing about it KIES that the pedal and I did not just going to upgrade my phone, we did not think that some "routine" became so dangerous and so frustrating
I have only the root, since the cell phone so I sold it, at another, I can only enter download mode and the recovery I need the center button and then the captivate you do not have XD
I hope and I can help ......
tl;dr
I know you are foreign and all but we ALL must abide by rules.
in short. wrong forum. go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=746
kkthxbye.
1) what?
2) too long, didn't read
3) maybe odin 1 click restore
too long didnt read. maybe i was just feeling too oranje. idk but its not very helpful, sorry.
r9999 said:
Well yes, that is .... do not know if either captivate my story (I hope not because that really does a paste) or you can still save, but here I tell them what is happening:
NOTE: I clarify that I had wanted to get into issues FIRMS, roms, etc ... only put apk but that's another story, I was happy with my cell phone as he was, even so lag and everything was a machine, so do not put his hand, so I'm somewhat out of touch with developments as Some terms used by those that modify cellular pleasure
each connecting my phone to KIES told me that there was an update, so I proceeded to update the firmware of my phone .. the KIES says pda service name: jh7/phone: jh7/csc: jf6 .. update but after about 1 hour and seeing no changes, stays KIES: updating firmware and my phone is in download mode but no progress bar ....
Well I finished turning off thinking that I was left without phone, as it is not in any way except a notice appeared: X. ..!... X (celular. ...!..... pc)
well then maybe restoring the firm to KIES but more of the same .... after 1 hour and nothing happens, no changes or my cel or the KIES so again to remove it ....
walk after looking, I found I could do the same but with ODIN3 .... I try, and I thought it had improved and that this time if I could take back to my cell, because in ODIN said he was in the process of SBL.BIN and download my phone appeared as a small front bar (which I indicated that a bar would be charged completely) but still after 1 hour, nothing happened so I disconnect ,.... ....
but something funny happened, now my screen when turned some codes appear red with a black screen, now if I think I will lose my galaxy s forever, but I managed and achievement do you enter download mode .... I do not notice appears where it appears the cell phone and the PC (X. ..!... X) but I take comfort that even I can get into download mode .... but to try for the 2nd time after 20 minutes, I appeared orange screen, as he had read somewhere that it was gray but scare me very much and lit it off hours later and I can still enter download mode but now my questions are:
what else I need for my phone is restored? and I have the drivers for my galaxy to win 7 of 64 bits! ODIN gets stuck in SBL.BIN .... I have that file? I have it wrong? or because there is not progressing? what else I need to restore?
over there told me that if he had made the repartition, the pit, or to make him a factory wipe but I guess that the phone is still working, but did not do anything about it, because I knew nothing about it KIES that the pedal and I did not just going to upgrade my phone, we did not think that some "routine" became so dangerous and so frustrating
I have only the root, since the cell phone so I sold it, at another, I can only enter download mode and the recovery I need the center button and then the captivate you do not have XD
I hope and I can help ......
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Obviously You did no read my post in the Q&A section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8707394&postcount=6
fix the captivate stuck with phone--!---comp. icon
Default get the samsung captivate back to download mode
I have similar problem like that. When i use Odin3 one click flash the ROM. It stuck in the middle of flash. I take off the usb cable out ,try to reboot the phone. Oop .. the screen show the sign of the phone--- yellow triangle with exclamation sign in the middle---computer icon. Can do nothing with it, because the computer now can not connect with the phone.
In my case, I take the USB off the phone but still connect with the computer. Hold the volume button + power until the phone flash in black screen .This moment happen very quick ,it will go back to the unconnected sign again. When the screen turn black just release power button but still press volume button (otherwise it not working) hook the USB back in your phone right on that moment. The Phone go back to download mode. If not work try couple time ,important is timing right on the moment the flash to black screen .
Now ,you can use the odin3 flash the ROM again. It works for me ,and i try again same situation couple times. it really works.
hopefully, this will help for who got the same problem.
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[Q] Very dark screen after update

I have got a Galaxy Note wich has a very dark screen brightness since a firmeware update.
I don't know, wether the firmware update was interrupted and wether the phone is rooted, so I flashed "CM9_safe_kernel.tar" from the kernel repository, because here it's said, to avoid the superbrick one should use one of the "safe kernels" with .tar archive type and all other kernels seemed to be in .zip archives.
Afterwords I entered CWM-Recovery and noticed, that the screen brightness was still to dark to read anything.
Another thing I noticed was, that the touchscreen seemed not to work in Android, but the s-pen did. I managed to enable USB-debugging and caught some screenshots with QtADB, a gui for the adb program. With thouse screenshots I was able to gether some information about the installed versions. (note that I did this before flashing the new kernel, because with the CM9-kernel it won't boot)
By the way I checked that the brightness was allready set to 100% and auto-brightness was turned off.
Now I plan to install ParanoidAndroid from here but I'm not completly sure, wether I've done it right to avoid a superbrick - may I now just wipe the data- and cache-partitions or have i missed something ?
Furthermore I can't read the options of CM9, because the screen is to dark to do so - could somebody list me the displayed options ?
I'm pretty sure that this is a software issue because when the Note is turned off (I removed the battery) and I connect the cable and hit the power-button, a loading sign and shortly after the battery-level are both displayed at readable brightness for a short time - then the brightness fades down.
I appreciate any help,
afxi
boot into download mode and see how the screen brightness is..
I've allready tried that - it's the same as in Android and in the recovery mode.
It looks quite similar to this, but mine looks like new - not like after a drop which could have damaged something.
Does anybody know, wich part of the system displays the battery-level when switched off ? Is it the kernel, the Android-system or something else ? Maybe that one is corrupted.
have you tried to flash a completely stock rom using odin? may be start with a GB rom
I'm downloading N7000XXLC1---------2.3.6-------2012 March----------N7000OXALC1----------Open Germany from here.
While looking for an Odin download I've found Odin v. 3.07, but most people seem to be using something like v. 1.87. This newer Version has much more options, so could you please tell me, which I should enable and which don't ?
As far as I understood, I should only enable "Auto Reboot", "F. Reset Time" and select the Android-Image in "PDA", right ?
Downloading will take some time, because my internet-connection isn't that fast and the file is about 500MiB in size.
latest odin will also do..
1.85 version can be downloaded from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
I was able to flash GB 2.3.6, but the problems with the brightness and the touchscreen persist. It shows some welcome-screen and it looks like I'm unable to go to the settings to enable USB-debugging, which would enable me to navigate with screenshots made via QtADB.
Do you have any other ideas ?
go into recovery and check if you can do a factory reset. cant you go through the settings? even using the spen now?
The problem in getting to the settings menu is, that I can't properly see, wether there is a popup, when pressing the settings button, which aks me, to which settings I want to go. As far as I can see, there is no such popup, the only thing I was able do read, was the question regarding the language setting.
In the stock GB recovery I can't read the text too - could you please tell me, which one in the list is "factory reset" ?
3rd one i think
While wiping data the screen was a little bit brighter, so that I could read the text. It was still not very bright, but readable. After the wipe was finished, it was dark again.
While booting Android, the Samung logo flashed once a little brighter, but that was everything special I noticed.
By the way: The backlight for the resistive buttons seems to be normal (but I don't have another Note to compare).
ok.. still no touch?
The touchscreen is still not working.
While booting Android, the Samung logo flashed once a little brighter
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This seems to happen allways, when the lights behinde the resistive buttons switch on for a short time and the phone vibrates ones. In this moment the brightness looks like normal but turns immediately down again.
may be you now need to check it at a service center
I think I've found the issue - it is a water damage :-/
When I'm home I can add a picture which shows the comparision between the water indicators under the battery and in the case - the one under the battery has become a little purple.
I've read that people have succesfully repaired their phones with isopropyl alcohol, so I've got myself some from the next pharmacy.
The only thing I am unsure about is, which things I should put in the alcohol and which don't.
I wouldn't put the microphone, the speaker and the display into it, but I think I should try to clean the connections from the ribbon cables. How about the vibration motor ? The vibration function seemed to work, and I'm unsure whether it could become damaged.
Would you agree that both cameras are safe to put into the alcohol ?
At least the mainboard should be safe.

[HELP] Prototype EK-GC100 bricked...

So I got an interesting device online - a prototype Galaxy Camera (EK-GC100). Only 2 hours ago I received this baby which looks very different from the production model, and more importantly, has a software build that's pre-production: GC100ZCALH1 (Android 4.1.1). All existing ROMs on the web dates back to LJ5 and LH1 is even earlier than that.
Problem is, I recklessly thought that this prototype should be able to use a firmware from a production model, and without second thought flashed a later firmware on it (XXBMC3 - Android 4.1.2). The device boots up, but the screen immediately goes wild at the "Galaxy Camera EK-GC100" splash screen for some brief seconds, and then the screen blacks out. I can hear booting sounds. On very rare occasions the screen would light up saying "Encrytion unsuccessful", asking me to do a factory reset, but clicking on the button simply reboots the device.
I attempted to boot into recovery (both stock and CWM), but after the screen goes wild and shuts down, I can see nothing so I can't operate even if the recovery actually works.
I am currently experimenting with different firmwares in Odin but I doubt that would help. What can I do as of now? Thanks for any tips. I don't want it to be a $60 paperweight...

Jumping Screen After Nougat

Hi all,
I am completely running out of things to try and do now.
After installing Android 7 on my Note 5 I had the strangest issue that i in general have never seen on a phone. The screen is simply black (which isnt that strange) and the phone is fully functional. Bare with me, after reseting it multiple times so it would finally come on the screen goes crazy and turns goes into so many colours (if it turns on that is). Its either that or jumps all around the phone, quite literally it glitches out completely. Its like one of those virus cut scenes you see in movies, it goes different colours, glitches out, jumps around and completely misformats.
From the beginning i knew this was not a broken screen.
So far i have tried.
1. Factory reseting the phone. That gave me about 5 minutes of normal use until i locked the phone and it wouldnt unlock again.
2. Factrory reseting multiple times... again to no avail, it would work for short periods of time and glitch out again.
3. Reflashing stock Android 7 in Odin. - No avail.
4. Flashing Dr.Kretans Rom... worked for 1 day which made me so happy and think that the problem was solved but then the same problem persisted.
5. Installing Arters Kernel.. (arter97-kernel-n920cig-22.0) Nothing... literally did that today and still NOTHING
6. Re partitioning. Quickest process and no avail.
In more detail, if the phone does sucessfully boot, and bare in mind sometimes it takes more than 2 hours to get ANYTHING on the screen (including recovery which doesnt boot up either until the initial apperance of something on the screen)
I tried taking the phone to a phone shop before doing anything myself and since in England this phone was never released theyre refusing to touch it. I tried calling samsung and they dont want to do anything either cause its not a UK variant.
Could someone please tell me anything else i can try. I feel like im totally running out of options here.
My phone details are as follow
Galaxy Note 5
SM-920I Singapore Singtel Variant
Running on 6.01 (i downgraded from Kretan)
And the kernel is the one previously mentioned v.22.0
I would appreciate anyone's help or suggestions so much at this point. All these problems started since the 7.0 update a few weeks back :/
Oh its also running TWRP recovery (arter97-recovery-n920cig-22.0-twrp_3.0.2-0.tar)

Samsung GT-N7000 - The screen goes black after the startup logo

Hi,
A few days ago, I replaced a USB socket on friend's old Samsung Note 1 (GT-N7000). Soldering may not be very professional, but it does the job - the phone is charging and it can connect to the computer.
Today (3 days after replacing the USB) he came back to me with another problem -
after turning on the phone, only the white brand name and model appear at the start and then nothing, a black screen. I think it's turning off. He says he had some problems with the battery in the meantime and the screen was flickering strangely.
He had a custom ROM loaded for a long time that worked normally and worked well on this phone.
Today, despite not starting the system, I was able to enter TWRP recovery and DL mode. However, if I wanted to do anything in recovery (backup, factory reset, etc), the screen turned off. After a few attempts, it stopped going into recovery.
I have restored the original software using Odin and N7000XXLSZ_OXELS7_4.1.2_Repair_Firmware
- still after the white inscriptions at the start, the screen goes black and nothing
- trying to enter recovery, overturned android appears for a moment and the screen goes black
- DL mode works
Maybe someone knows what could have happened and most importantly how to get this phone work? Preferably on some "custom ROM" to have at least Android 7.
I was thinking, I was looking, I was tearing my hair out of my head. I searched half the internet and suddenly stumbled upon this - https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...bricked-only-download-mode-available.3096409/
The phone is the same, the problem is the same - the battery is to blame. I immediately called the owner to give all the batteries he has.
OH, OF COURSE! The one I got along with the phone and its problems was the only one that caused all the restarts and errors. After inserting a different battery, the problems were resolved.
All that's left is to clean up Android and the case is closed.
By the way - I have collected in one place the files and information (Polish language only) on how to install NightOwl LineageOS 14.1 Android 7.1.
2 on this phone. If anyone needs this information, please visit here - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1libYpWC4qJbjGJRE1Szf8L3eTdoHPTpE?usp=sharing

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