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I tried to unroot my phone via OCLF from the market. It went dark, then got the normal Vibrant screen, the the Galaxy S screen, then it went dark again. Now, it just sits. Black screen. All the buttons at the bottom are lit up. :-/
Anyone?
Silly question, I know. But did you have a nandroid backup, by any chance?
This is probably a last resort, but try boot into recovery and wipe everything. This fix the problem for me, the downside is you lose all you data.
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If you are anything like me, recovery didn't work and using Odin and reflashing Stock with repartition didn't work either.
You'll need to use odin to flash Eugenes "Vibrant that doesn't brick" (NO REPARTITION), then use odin again to flash Stock (check repartition this time) and you'll be good to go.
You can try to flash the froyo rom with odin...... I had that same exact problem and this is what fixed it for me. Once froyo us flashed then you can flash whatever rom you want. Hth
Ok, I probably should have stated that I'm a complete newby and have no idea what I'm doing. I believe I do have nandroid, but other than that you all are speaking French to me.
Right now I'm in the recover mode (I think). It's hooked up to my computer and I'm in the "Downloading... Do not turn off target!!" mode. This is where I'm stuck...I have no idea where to go from here.
Please talk to me like I'm a 5 year old, because as far as this is concerned, I am!
Oh, and thank you so much for any help you can give me!
hospo said:
Ok, I probably should have stated that I'm a complete newby and have no idea what I'm doing. I believe I do have nandroid, but other than that you all are speaking French to me.
Right now I'm in the recover mode (I think). It's hooked up to my computer and I'm in the "Downloading... Do not turn off target!!" mode. This is where I'm stuck...I have no idea where to go from here.
Please talk to me like I'm a 5 year old, because as far as this is concerned, I am!
Oh, and thank you so much for any help you can give me!
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Well, good news is... you didn't brick your phone, this is recoverable. Best idea would be to search the forums on how to ODIN back to Stock. Theres plenty of posts on how to do it. You should also be able to find this in the tips & tricks threads. Good Luck.
Thank you all for your help! I recovered it!! Seems as though I was just going about it the wrong way!! I got into the actual recovery mode and cleared it all out. Now it's as good as new!
Again, appreciate your help and patience with what I'm sure is the 120,000th post on this subject. ;-)
Kienz said:
Silly question, I know. But did you have a nandroid backup, by any chance?
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Is it even possible to make a nandroid backup before rooting?
hospo said:
Thank you all for your help! I recovered it!! Seems as though I was just going about it the wrong way!! I got into the actual recovery mode and cleared it all out. Now it's as good as new!
Again, appreciate your help and patience with what I'm sure is the 120,000th post on this subject. ;-)
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Hey - what does you doing? Please told me, I've the same problem:
If I start the phone with an USB cable and the battery symbol with the running point under this, the PC recognize that something is connected, but Windows found no driver....
How could you could flash the Stackfirmware back, if the recovery and download menu does not work ?
PLS help !!!
Check out this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=8129898
Go to the section where it says "Did You Flash Something Before Disabling Voodoo? 2 Fixes to Help You Out."
And do fix #1 it is pretty easy and it wont take you more than 20 minutes.
Let us know if that works
And do fix #1 it is pretty easy and it wont take you more than 20 minutes.
Let us know if that works
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If I following the link and the next one, I can read:
Caution!!! You Must be on STOCK Vibrant Rom & NEVER Have Already Flashed the JP3 Froyo Image
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It isn't -> it's a Firmware for the normal Galaxy (3key)[I'm a idiot]
First,
You must already Have Odin installed & Know how to boot into Down-loader Mode!!
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Thats also the problem as described in front : I have had no chance to received the DL Mode.. maybe I make something wrong? The phone is booting up till the "S" is there, after that, the screen is black, keys are lightning...
The recovery 3button are blocked from the beginning; the DL Menu - I did not have reached it successfully
The PC recognize, that is something on USB, but not what ... so Odin did not see the Mobile, too.
Hey guys I was was flashing up to VIPERS rom after I put the phone back to default and updated to 2.2. Well any way step by step I first did the ONE CLICK ROOT. Then I download the DK28.pit(put pit in the pit section) and I download the modem.bin (and put that in the phone section) and I forgot to uncheck re-partition. I then put the phone in download mode and it finished with no errors. Of course it bricked my phone and the only thing it would do was go into download mode!
I had never bricked my phone before and it was cause of rookie mistakes.. I was reading numerous threads about how to fix a bricked phone and it didn't seem to hard to fix. I downloaded the original firmware SPH-D700-DG27-8Gb-REL(in PDA section) and the pit file that came with it. I attempted to flash it with odin and it keep failing so I looked for a alternative route.
Finally I found a post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=732199 and followed the guide to a T and everything finished up just fine.(I just figured it would work because it had all the files in ODIN) And I was positive that everything was going to work just fine! I was planing to just get it up and running and then get the phone back to its original firmware.. But now the phone will not even go into download mode..
P.S. I have tried pulling the sd card out and the battery, and while holding 1 and the power button while trying to put it in download mode(like i had to do previously) and there is no response. Any suggestions?
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Hey guys I was was flashing up to VIPERS rom after I put the phone back to default and updated to 2.2. Well any way step by step I first did the ONE CLICK ROOT. Then I download the DK28.pit(put pit in the pit section) and I download the modem.bin (and put that in the phone section) and I forgot to uncheck re-partition. I then put the phone in download mode and it finished with no errors. Of course it bricked my phone and the only thing it would do was go into download mode!
I had never bricked my phone before and it was cause of rookie mistakes.. I was reading numerous threads about how to fix a bricked phone and it didn't seem to hard to fix. I downloaded the original firmware SPH-D700-DG27-8Gb-REL(in PDA section) and the pit file that came with it. I attempted to flash it with odin and it keep failing so I looked for a alternative route.
Finally I found a post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=732199 and followed the guide to a T and everything finished up just fine.(I just figured it would work because it had all the files in ODIN) And I was positive that everything was going to work just fine! I was planing to just get it up and running and then get the phone back to its original firmware.. But now the phone will not even go into download mode..
P.S. I have tried pulling the sd card out and the battery, and while holding 1 and the power button while trying to put it in download mode(like i had to do previously) and there is no response. Any suggestions?
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I hope you didnt flash JG5 to your epic. I believe this will cause a real hard brick.
If you flashed JG5, congratulations, you just killed your Epic.
Also, please read the stickies before you post. This is Android DEVELOPMENT. Questions are to be asked in General.
This is why you READ before you begin dealing with stuff like this.. The modem goes in the PDA section not phone; and if your phone can't boot; or go into download mode.. There is no hope.
Seems like you've truley bricked your phone my friend..
I did read it and it said that I needed to put the modem in the phone section. But good news is I have a new epic waiting at the repair center 4 me to pick up today.. I was practicing on the messed up one so I would do it on this one right.. I have rooted and flashed every phone I have ever had and never had a problem.. The original post I found for odin said to put the modem in the phone section..
It is pretty darn hard to brick these, even if you flash incorrectly. Try taking the battery out for 20 minutes and then putting it back in. Should get you to download mode.
I always put modem in phone, pit in pit, and the tar.md5 in pda. Always works.
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If you're using the full .tar.md5, there's no need to place the modem.bin in the modem section; there's already a modem inside the .tar.md5.
I am pretty sure its done.. No biggie though I am going to get my new one today.. I am glad I work at SPRINT!!! It wasnt bricked until I did the JG5.. I was trying to figure out if it changed the buttons that put it in download mode but I couldn't find a combo.. oh first bricked phone in years of flashing cause I was trying to rush things
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Well any way step by step I first did the ONE CLICK ROOT.
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If you're using Odin to flash anything except a modem, it will completely wipe the phone (not the SD card, so don't worry about that) - which means performing the One Click Root before hand is unnecessary because it will be overwritten.
Also, in the future, don't start a new thread like this in the Development section - there is a Q&A thread in the Dev section that you could use, or you could post in the General section... I'm not trying to start a flame war (which seems to be what usually happens lately, lol), just trying to bring you up to speed on where to post - we have recently started a renewed effort to clean out the clutter and put an end to redundant posts, so that noobs and experienced users alike will be able to more quickly and easily find the information they need, making it easier to NOT brick your phone
Please post questions in General Section.
I think it would be nice if someone could post a screenshot guide for noobs to stop asking these questions (including me) and do the flashing back to di18 and coming back to dk28 easily. I m in the same boat.. havent flashed it yet..will be doing later today but i m **** scared that i might brick it.. no matter how many times i read and post questions.. I know it cud be difficult for pros to put together a guide but if someone can that would really cut down all the questions and numerous threads in this forum.. I can do that but once I get all the info .. and do my stuff properly only
In other news from 1993: Messageboard forums around the world introduce new feature that allows users the ability to search for already previously discussed topics.
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styckx said:
In other news from 1993: Messageboard forums around the world introduce new feature that allows users the ability to search for already previously discussed topics.
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QFT
Traced with Ultra Keyboard from my *Epic*
I will try and explain as best as I can, please forgive me as I am a nexbie to thid flashing firmware, I flashed my galaxy s fron froyo 2.2 to the gingerbread stock 2.3 XXJVR from this site and everything went fine but wanted to use the MilkyS rom so downloaded everything and followed the instructions exactly but Odin just can't connect, Keis connects fine and odin finds the phone when it is switched on but when I put it in download mode there is something really wrong as I don't get the download screen that I originally had with the yellow triangle and the android man but now when I go into download mode I get a screen with blue writing at the tp saying reboot system now
apply update from SD card wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
then I have yellow writing at the bottom of screen
copying media files
sucsessfully copied "manual mode"
applying Multi CSC....
Installing Multi-CSC.....
Applied the CSC - code "CPW"
Sucsessfully applied multi-CSC.
and if I leave it like that for too long the battery seems to smell like its melting or something, I have tried everything on another laptop running windows XP as well as windows 7 but no joy can anyone please help me with this issue, please explain in plain english and not to techy as I am a newbie and not much good at this stuff, thank you so much for any help, I am in the Uk..
So you post this problem in the "Development Section"? Why? Please please post this in the Q and A section and your question will be anwered.
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I sense OP Iron Fist soon approaching....
tanzi said:
I will try and explain as best as I can, please forgive me as I am a nexbie to thid flashing firmware, I flashed my galaxy s fron froyo 2.2 to the gingerbread stock 2.3 XXJVR from this site and everything went fine but wanted to use the MilkyS rom so downloaded everything and followed the instructions exactly but Odin just can't connect, Keis connects fine and odin finds the phone when it is switched on but when I put it in download mode there is something really wrong as I don't get the download screen that I originally had with the yellow triangle and the android man but now when I go into download mode I get a screen with blue writing at the tp saying reboot system now
apply update from SD card wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
then I have yellow writing at the bottom of screen
copying media files
sucsessfully copied "manual mode"
applying Multi CSC....
Installing Multi-CSC.....
Applied the CSC - code "CPW"
Sucsessfully applied multi-CSC.
and if I leave it like that for too long the battery seems to smell like its melting or something, I have tried everything on another laptop running windows XP as well as windows 7 but no joy can anyone please help me with this issue, please explain in plain english and not to techy as I am a newbie and not much good at this stuff, thank you so much for any help, I am in the Uk..
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Omg...you are going in recovery...*facepalm*
Post in the right damn section next time.
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tanzi said:
I will try and explain as best as I can, please forgive me as I am a nexbie to thid flashing firmware, I flashed my galaxy s fron froyo 2.2 to the gingerbread stock 2.3 XXJVR from this site and everything went fine but wanted to use the MilkyS rom so downloaded everything and followed the instructions exactly but Odin just can't connect, Keis connects fine and odin finds the phone when it is switched on but when I put it in download mode there is something really wrong as I don't get the download screen that I originally had with the yellow triangle and the android man but now when I go into download mode I get a screen with blue writing at the tp saying reboot system now
apply update from SD card wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
then I have yellow writing at the bottom of screen
copying media files
sucsessfully copied "manual mode"
applying Multi CSC....
Installing Multi-CSC.....
Applied the CSC - code "CPW"
Sucsessfully applied multi-CSC.
and if I leave it like that for too long the battery seems to smell like its melting or something, I have tried everything on another laptop running windows XP as well as windows 7 but no joy can anyone please help me with this issue, please explain in plain english and not to techy as I am a newbie and not much good at this stuff, thank you so much for any help, I am in the Uk..
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Since the others wont offer any help. (and yes, i understand this is the development section and not the Q&A).
Try a Factory Reset, restart your phone.
Hold Volume DOWN+"Home" button+Power UNTIL you get to the screen with the yellow triangle specifying it's in download mode.
xWarMachine04 said:
Since the others wont offer any help. (and yes, i understand this is the development section and not the Q&A).
Try a Factory Reset, restart your phone.
Hold Volume DOWN+"Home" button+Power UNTIL you get to the screen with the yellow triangle specifying it's in download mode.
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Im sure he would have gotten help once it was moved to the Q&A section.....
Should someone really be asking this if they are flashing ROMs? Cant tell the difference between recovery and download? Everyone starts out as a noob, but come on
And i said i understand that, but leave the moderating job to the moderators. If someone is in need, you should help them first instead of telling them they need to be somewhere else and THEN ->inform<- them where they should be posting. There's nothing wrong with being informative and empathetic.
xWarMachine04 said:
Since the others wont offer any help. (and yes, i understand this is the development section and not the Q&A).
Try a Factory Reset, restart your phone.
Hold Volume DOWN+"Home" button+Power UNTIL you get to the screen with the yellow triangle specifying it's in download mode.
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Thank you xWarMachine04 for your help and to everyone else I am very sorry for posting this in the wrong section, I will take my slap n the wrist and will put it in the right section, also just a " I am afraid that you have put this in the wrong section so would you mind moving it please" would have been nice, it was a genuine mistake and just for the record I am a she not a he..........................
No problem, wish you all the best
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And i said i understand that, but leave the moderating job to the moderators. If someone is in need, you should help them first instead of telling them they need to be somewhere else and THEN ->inform<- them where they should be posting. There's nothing wrong with being informative and empathetic.
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True enough, I thought it more funny then anything hence my iron fist post
My problem is I lack empathy
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And i said i understand that, but leave the moderating job to the moderators. If someone is in need, you should help them first instead of telling them they need to be somewhere else and THEN ->inform<- them where they should be posting. There's nothing wrong with being informative and empathetic.
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if everyone was thinking the same , this section would have been named "Galaxy S I9000 Android Development/Q&A"
why would you post here when you know its wrong.
faster response?
Like i said, let the mods do their jobs. IF a thread needs to be moved because of a person posting it in the wrong area, let them move it. This is a simple mistake a LOT of people make every day. Nonetheless, tanzi got her help needed, problem solved.
This conversation is over.
Is lagfix disabled?
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Thanks for all the help and advice but I have now managed to get Odin connected and have now flashed DarkysRom 9.5 Extreme, so thanks again..............
Download the PDA file by CF: Over here
Download and install Drivers : Over Here !
Get ODIN: Over Here...
The process is meant for Galaxy S3 I9300
Enable USB debubugging and give it a good charge (though it doesnt really make an effect if off)
_First Power off device.
_after it's off, press and hold: vol.down-home-power
_then press volume up to continue
_then connect your phone to your computer via USB
_Open ODIN as Administrator
(If the phone is connected properly, one of the ID:COM boxes will turn yellow with the COM port numbe)
_Click the PDA tab in Odin and select the CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.tar.
_In ODIN, check the Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options. DO NOT TOUCH ANY OTHER OPTION!
_Click on the Start button in ODIN and it will start the installation process.
_Once the installation is done, the phone will restart, you can unplug the phone from the computer.
*And you should be good to go... with CWM too !
EnjoY Your rooted JB 4.1.2 SIII
Tested and verified to be working
if it doesn't work, you need to re-flash with auto reboot unchecked, then boot recovery to trigger installation
NOTE: I CANNOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IN CASE YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG OR SOMETHING HAPPENS FOR UNKNOW REASON OR ANYTHING !
Press Thanks if i helped !
Eureka!
Hahaha lol, dude are you serious ?
You can remove the cable as soon as Odin says Done/Reset. USB debugging is not a must. ....
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Hahaha lol, dude are you serious ?
You can remove the cable as soon as Odin says Done/Reset. USB debugging is not a must. ....
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hahaha.. yeah, true but as we all know some things happen for some people for an unknown reason so to be extra sure follow these steps...
USB debugging has no effect on Odin
Glebun said:
USB debugging has no effect on Odin
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did i say it does ?
Omessy7 said:
did i say it does ?
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Here
Omessy7 said:
Enable USB debubugging and give it a good charge
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Here
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i dont think you read well...
i asked if did i say it does, "as in make an effect"...so the answer is still no i didnt't.. look at what i write < like this not < like this
after it's off, press and hold down-home-power
Query that instruction .
Plus these instructions are plplastered all over the board already .
jje
JJEgan said:
after it's off, press and hold down-home-power
Query that instruction .
Plus these instructions are plplastered all over the board already .
jje
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i have been asked on how and im helping those... now STOP thread clutter because of ur misunderstanding and just feel like posting ! i did this with my own HANDS their is no need to do what u said...enjoy ur non spaming day...
You should also add that if it doesn't work, you need to re-flash with auto reboot unchecked, then boot recovery to trigger installation......but then if you did that this post would be identical almost to chainfires, hence making this post fairly redundant
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You should also add that if it doesn't work, you need to re-flash with auto reboot unchecked, then boot recovery to trigger installation......but then if you did that this post would be identical almost to chainfires, hence making this post fairly redundant
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it will work...anyways will add it... and this is a summary of his journals thanks
You should maybe add that KIES is turned off or even uninstalled. Otherwise odin will habe problems.
Anyway I guess anyone appreciates your effort but I also don't get the point of this thread as it is already included in the basic guides, in chainfires threads and who else knows where. But anyway thanks.
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Omessy7 said:
i dont think you read well...
i asked if did i say it does, "as in make an effect"...so the answer is still no i didnt't.. look at what i write < like this not < like this
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Playing with words doesn't change a fact that in your guide is small error as there's no need to enable USB debugging in order to use Odin.
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did i say it does ?
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yes, if you posses any logic, then all the things in the instruction have some effect on the outcome.
1. this had been posted before.
2. you haven't removed usb debugging from the guide
Ok, let's stop with the trolling. If you think something is wrong with the guide, post it and move along. If it is something that will brick someone's device, report it and a moderator will address it. Thanks for your cooperation.
maybe it's a stupid question, but after root my device with your method, is it safe to wipe with the recovery and install a custom rom??? thanks
Cordobes21 said:
maybe it's a stupid question, but after root my device with your method, is it safe to wipe with the recovery and install a custom rom??? thanks
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it is 100%:good: safe if the rom u installed is good and stable but once u wipe data/factory reset it will delete all your data like contacts and messages and google accounts and apps .............ect.
Cordobes21 said:
maybe it's a stupid question, but after root my device with your method, is it safe to wipe with the recovery and install a custom rom??? thanks
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sure you can...
Hello,
Basically the phone won't get past the att logo. I can get to recovery mode and download mode. I have tried to flash G900AUCU1ANCE_G900AATT1ANCE_G900AUCU1ANCE_HOME.tar.md5 with odin and it fails. It is one file which I open with AP on Odin. I have nothing else checked except auto reboot and f. reset, and i am running as an admin. Total failure/write aboot. I also tried philz recovery and it fails (secure check fail recovery). I was able to flash the stock recovery but it didn't help.
Does the failure to write at aboot mean I have the wrong rom? In download it says this: G900AUCU3BOC4
Is that the rom I need? Does anyone know where to get it?
How can I figure out which one I need? It's an ATT phone. The phone is soft bricked so I can't get in and check it.
Does the secure check fail mean I have to have the option unchecked in the settings? Again Im stuck because the phone is soft bricked and I cant uncheck it
Any advice would be appreciated, thanks!
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Hello, Basically the phone won't get past the att logo. I can get to recovery mode and download mode. I have tried to flash G900AUCU1ANCE_G900AATT1ANCE_G900AUCU1ANCE_HOME.tar.md5 with odin and it fails. It is one file which I open with AP on Odin. I have nothing else checked except auto reboot and f. reset, and i am running as an admin. Total failure/write aboot. I also tried philz recovery and it fails (secure check fail recovery). I was able to flash the stock recovery but it didn't help...
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I don't have the G900A but, I believe that the following thread may be helpful for what you are looking for.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3292729
If that doesn't work out for you, then your best bet is to post your question within the following thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2700073
Good Luck!
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I don't have the G900A but, I believe that the following thread may be helpful for what you are looking for.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3292729
If that doesn't work out for you, then your best bet is to post your question within the following thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2700073
Good Luck!
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Thank you for the advice. I tried the instructions in the post but the phone is still freezing. I've posted in that thread you mentioned, so hopefully they will give me some leads. Thanks again!
i just had exact same problem with my Virgin G900P. Try flashing in Odin in CSC, not AP, it was what worked for me. Then it reboots, gets stuck at same exact spot, the logo, but you let it be, dont unplug it or touch it, in 5 minutes mine started.