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[Q] Stuck in download mode

I was trying to go back to 2.1 from 2.2 and when Odin failed I pulled the battery and now I'm stuck in Download mode.
Is there a way to get out?
I got to the clockwork screen and tried to reboot but it brought me to a screen with the phone a ! and a pc on it.
Anyone have a clue?
SS

Reboot pc and phone into dl mode and try again untill it works
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

I should reboot my PC every time?
SS

a solution >> From a relative NOOB
ssiperko said:
I was trying to go back to 2.1 from 2.2 and when Odin failed I pulled the battery and now I'm stuck in Download mode.
Is there a way to get out?
I got to the clockwork screen and tried to reboot but it brought me to a screen with the phone a ! and a pc on it.
Anyone have a clue?
SS
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I have had this issue since the first use of Odin. I believe my answer is the proper one but am open to correction. You have to go back to download mode and odin yourself to recovery. I have had inconsistent successes with Odin. . .sometimes for no apparent reason the fifth or sixth time works.
Each non-success renders my phone in the state you described unless I go straight into DL mode. I have never rebooted my computer to make this work, or moved my usb, or anything. Just persistence. This is just my personal experience and I am in no way a master of all things android, odin, pits, or anything. Just a tinkerer.

Djinn23 said:
I have had this issue since the first use of Odin. I believe my answer is the proper one but am open to correction. You have to go back to download mode and odin yourself to recovery. I have had inconsistent successes with Odin. . .sometimes for no apparent reason the fifth or sixth time works.
Each non-success renders my phone in the state you described unless I go straight into DL mode. I have never rebooted my computer to make this work, or moved my usb, or anything. Just persistence. This is just my personal experience and I am in no way a master of all things android, odin, pits, or anything. Just a tinkerer.
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exactly what he said. maybe the file youre using isnt working. mine was stuck last night and i redownloaded the file (idk if it was the same one) but i downloaded a new one, went into recovery and wiped completely, tried it again and it worked.

Help with Odin
Im stuck now in the middle of the download. I know they say restart pc and phone, but is it safe to pull the battery out to turn of. It says on download screen do not turn off target??? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Pull the battery and try again.
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I am having same issue. I cant try again because it is not in the first stage of dl mode that you see when hit 1 and power. It has the icons of a pc and phone communicating with a yellow exclamation triangle in between
PC does not recognize phone is connected because of the stage of dl mode.
Please if anyone can help - created a new thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17102763#post17102763

jmsnyc said:
I am having same issue. I cant try again because it is not in the first stage of dl mode that you see when hit 1 and power. It has the icons of a pc and phone communicating with a yellow exclamation triangle in between
PC does not recognize phone is connected because of the stage of dl mode.
Please if anyone can help - created a new thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17102763#post17102763
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Pull the battery and Odin with it out. Put it in download mode by connecting cable and then holding the 1 key and power button.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

Did I brick my phone?

Can anyone help me? I think I bricked my phone.
I followed the instructions from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861253
The thing is, I didn't have the drivers when I put my phone into download mode and put it into the USB, so i left the phone in dl mode and when I replugged it in, I selected the .tar file for PDA and then clicked start.
However, it said "failed on the first upper left box" and I clicked reset. At this point the screen turned black, and now I can't get it to turn back on.
I was on 2.1 rooted. I took out the battery and put it back in and now there's a picture of a phone and a computer with an exclamation mark in between them.

Twelveoclock said:
Can anyone help me? I think I bricked my phone.
I followed the instructions from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861253
The thing is, I didn't have the drivers when I put my phone into download mode and put it into the USB, so i left the phone in dl mode and when I replugged it in, I selected the .tar file for PDA and then clicked start.
However, it said "failed on the first upper left box" and I clicked reset. At this point the screen turned black, and now I can't get it to turn back on.
I was on 2.1 rooted. I took out the battery and put it back in and now there's a picture of a phone and a computer with an exclamation mark in between them.
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Your phones not bricked, just install the drivers and follow the odin instructions.

richse said:
Your phones not bricked, just install the drivers and follow the odin instructions.
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odin does not recognize my phone nor will it turn on so what exactly are the steps I should do in order to get the phone turned on so that I can put it into download mode?

pre2epic4g said:
odin does not recognize my phone nor will it turn on so what exactly are the steps I should do in order to get the phone turned on so that I can put it into download mode?
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Did you install the Samsung Drivers for your computer? If you can't get the drivers to correctly install and recognize your phone, just try a different computer.

Turn off and pull battery, wait a few minutes. Put battery back in and hold down the 1 key and turn on. You should get the boot loader screen.
If you followed the directions, how did you not install the drivers?

also after y install odin and samsung drivers. i had to restart the computer befor they started working right.

Thanks, the battery trick worked. I forgot to install the driver because I have two comps, and the other computer has the drivers, so I didn't bother installing them again.

Yes, I bricked my phone.
I tried all of your advice and nothing worked. The phone wont boot into download mode, boot to clock work mod, let alone even turn on. I bricked my phone after trying to install Viper ROM 3.0.3. I should have just stayed with Epic Experience 2.0.05 as it was good enough.
Thanks everyone for trying to help but if your phone wont turn on no matter what what you read and try here your phone has been bricked.

DangerZone1223 said:
Did you install the Samsung Drivers for your computer? If you can't get the drivers to correctly install and recognize your phone, just try a different computer.
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yes.
the problem is that the phone would not turn on... meaning you can even put it in download mode. i confirmed that it was bricked and that nothing could be done to revive it.

Hey guys,
I am currently experiencing the same problem as the OP.
I was using my phone today and it froze, so I pulled the battery, tried to turn it back on, and got this phone, computer, exclamation point symbol thing
I can get the phone into recovery, but wiping doesn't work.
I can get the phone into download mode to odin, and the comp recognizes it, but the phone turns off within 30 seconds of being in download mode. Not enough time to finish odin'ing.
Any advice?

andre141 said:
Hey guys,
I am currently experiencing the same problem as the OP.
I was using my phone today and it froze, so I pulled the battery, tried to turn it back on, and got this phone, computer, exclamation point symbol thing
I can get the phone into recovery, but wiping doesn't work.
I can get the phone into download mode to odin, and the comp recognizes it, but the phone turns off within 30 seconds of being in download mode. Not enough time to finish odin'ing.
Any advice?
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It is supposed to stay on in download mode. Pull the battery, hold the power button for 30 seconds, then plug the phone in and see if it will go into download mode with the battery out. If and when it does, pop the battery in and try to Odin the stock files. You have f.reset unchecked, the DI18 tar in the PDA box and Victory_8G.pit file in the pit section right?

Thank you!
I was using the proper files, but that download mode with the battery out did the trick. It stayed on long enough to odin back to DI18.
Thanks again!

andre141 said:
Thank you!
I was using the proper files, but that download mode with the battery out did the trick. It stayed on long enough to odin back to DI18.
Thanks again!
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You are very welcome!
Do you BONSAI?

For future reference I can fix hard bricked EPIC phones if you need it. Just PM me with questions if you have any. Hard bricks are only fixable via JTAG.

[Q] No USB, No Recovery, No Download Mode! Need Advice!

I will try to keep this short but... it wont be. Please don't press that back button!
I had 4.4 on my VZ980 rooted device with a custom ROM but I felt like cleaning it up and starting over (phone was acting up a bit, nothing major) so I went ahead and unrooted it successfully back to factory stock. While unrooted I downloaded the new 12b update... just to check it out. After that lost my attention span within 2 seconds, I decided to flash back to 10b and root again. Everything went perfectly.
After rooting I immediately went and put TWRP on my phone (still stock rooted).. but it would not let me flash 2.6.3.4 only 2.6.3.2... which shouldn't have been a big deal but I.. brilliantly decided NO! I WANT 2.6.3.4... yadda yadda tried a couple different ways, then I read about flashify. Attempted to flashify the file and it still did not work. Within a couple of minutes my phone turned off.... no big deal I thought... WRONG!
My phone is stuck on the LG splash screen. It will not boot into recovery mode... it gets stuck on the factory hard reset saying "factory reset processing" no Teamwin logo ever comes up.. no matter how long I let it sit there
Next move was download mode obviously. But alas, that to bit the big one.. and before you ask I tried every possible button combination.. I was making up my own combinations in desperation. The only things I can bring up are factory hard reset and the hardware key control mode.
Heres the big problem. My phone is not recognized (tried on the factory reset screen and hardward key mode too)... not drivers, not ADB, not even the QHUSB_DLOAD that has been populating the scene lately. I tried downloading everything. Different flash tools, different drivers, different USB cords, different computers, I even tried to use a different OS to see if i could get a reaction.. Nothin! Tried LGNPST, QPST, you name it... I tried it! I even took apart the phone, took out the battery and put it back together (I did this with a previous phone stuck on splash screen and it actually made it work again) still sitting on that ugly splash screen.
Is there any thing I am missing.. that I could possibly try? If not... if it is truly bricked then I need help on how to make it so my provider will not see that it says "Rooted" in the top left corner when they try to put it in factory reset mode.
ANY QUESTIONS/SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME! Thank you so much for reading my novela! :good:

brittany.18424 said:
I will try to keep this short but... it wont be. Please don't press that back button!
I had 4.4 on my VZ980 rooted device with a custom ROM but I felt like cleaning it up and starting over (phone was acting up a bit, nothing major) so I went ahead and unrooted it successfully back to factory stock. While unrooted I downloaded the new 12b update... just to check it out. After that lost my attention span within 2 seconds, I decided to flash back to 10b and root again. Everything went perfectly.
After rooting I immediately went and put TWRP on my phone (still stock rooted).. but it would not let me flash 2.6.3.4 only 2.6.3.2... which shouldn't have been a big deal but I.. brilliantly decided NO! I WANT 2.6.3.4... yadda yadda tried a couple different ways, then I read about flashify. Attempted to flashify the file and it still did not work. Within a couple of minutes my phone turned off.... no big deal I thought... WRONG!
My phone is stuck on the LG splash screen. It will not boot into recovery mode... it gets stuck on the factory hard reset saying "factory reset processing" no Teamwin logo ever comes up.. no matter how long I let it sit there
Next move was download mode obviously. But alas, that to bit the big one.. and before you ask I tried every possible button combination.. I was making up my own combinations in desperation. The only things I can bring up are factory hard reset and the hardware key control mode.
Heres the big problem. My phone is not recognized (tried on the factory reset screen and hardward key mode too)... not drivers, not ADB, not even the QHUSB_DLOAD that has been populating the scene lately. I tried downloading everything. Different flash tools, different drivers, different USB cords, different computers, I even tried to use a different OS to see if i could get a reaction.. Nothin! Tried LGNPST, QPST, you name it... I tried it! I even took apart the phone, took out the battery and put it back together (I did this with a previous phone stuck on splash screen and it actually made it work again) still sitting on that ugly splash screen.
Is there any thing I am missing.. that I could possibly try? If not... if it is truly bricked then I need help on how to make it so my provider will not see that it says "Rooted" in the top left corner when they try to put it in factory reset mode.
ANY QUESTIONS/SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME! Thank you so much for reading my novela! :good:
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you know download mode is volume up + usb right?

datechnerd said:
you know download mode is volume up + usb right?
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I sure do! The phone is recognizing that its plugged into something but it doesn't seem to send any signal out. I have tried to get into DL mode hundreds of times over the past 2 days. The phone is responding to the USB but not sending anything to the computers is what it seems like.

brittany.18424 said:
I sure do! The phone is recognizing that its plugged into something but it doesn't seem to send any signal out. I have tried to get into DL mode hundreds of times over the past 2 days. The phone is responding to the USB but not sending anything to the computers is what it seems like.
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proper drivers installed?

datechnerd said:
proper drivers installed?
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Yep, I tried several different types.. latest update, the LG VZW united WHQL_2.11.1 (not sure of exact phrasing), Qualcomm, ADB wont recognize it either. I tried this on 2 different computers, both computers can easily recognize other phones/tablets/etc.

brittany.18424 said:
Yep, I tried several different types.. latest update, the LG VZW united WHQL_2.11.1 (not sure of exact phrasing), Qualcomm, ADB wont recognize it either. I tried this on 2 different computers, both computers can easily recognize other phones/tablets/etc.
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is it showing up somewhere else in device manager (when the phone connected in download mode)

datechnerd said:
is it showing up somewhere else in device manager (when the phone connected in download mode)
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The phone will not go into download mode. when I do the Vol+ key and usb the splash screen just remains there. But no, it is not showing up any where in the device manager I went through everything.

brittany.18424 said:
The phone will not go into download mode. when I do the Vol+ key and usb the splash screen just remains there. But no, it is not showing up any where in the device manager I went through everything.
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you did the combo with the phone off right?

datechnerd said:
you did the combo with the phone off right?
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yep, phone was off, when pressing the vol+ and inserting usb the LG splash screen would appear but the download mode did not follow afterwards. It just stays on the LG screen until I turn it off again.

brittany.18424 said:
yep, phone was off, when pressing the vol+ and inserting usb the LG splash screen would appear but the download mode did not follow afterwards. It just stays on the LG screen until I turn it off again.
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alright try a safemode boot
hold power and volume down, when lg logo comes up let go of power and keep holding volume down until you see safe mode or safeboot or something with safe xD

datechnerd said:
alright try a safemode boot
hold power and volume down, when lg logo comes up let go of power and keep holding volume down until you see safe mode or safeboot or something with safe xD
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Alrighty! I am going to try that now.. thank you for you help thus far... greatly appreciated! don't go far i'll have a result in a moment haha

brittany.18424 said:
Alrighty! I am going to try that now.. thank you for you help thus far... greatly appreciated! don't go far i'll have a result in a moment haha
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i've spent the last two days doing just this for people

datechnerd said:
i've spent the last two days doing just this for people
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I'm sure I've learned quite a bit from you then! (been lurking over every "brick" post trying to figure this out) Ok, so I tried that.. first unplugged and when that didn't work I tried it plugged in... Still will not leave the LG screen though.

brittany.18424 said:
I'm sure I've learned quite a bit from you then! (been lurking over every "brick" post trying to figure this out) Ok, so I tried that.. first unplugged and when that didn't work I tried it plugged in... Still will not leave the LG screen though.
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hmmmm... this one might have me. I'll look around

datechnerd said:
hmmmm... this one might have me. I'll look around
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Yeah it's been driving me crazy, i tried to be as thorough as I could trying every option, but everything I thought of hasn't worked. It's going on 2 days of trial and error (but believe me I am no expert on this stuff yet, def still learning... the hard way) I do have warranty, but it says rooted in the factory hard reset (when attempting to get to TWRP but it freezes or wont load) so thats another problem!

brittany.18424 said:
I'm sure I've learned quite a bit from you then! (been lurking over every "brick" post trying to figure this out) Ok, so I tried that.. first unplugged and when that didn't work I tried it plugged in... Still will not leave the LG screen though.
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any experience with any version of linux?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142
in theory you could follow that and just pick the stock files for your g2

datechnerd said:
any experience with any version of linux?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142
in theory you could follow that and just pick the stock files for your g2
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I actually already tried that, I made sure I downloaded the correct files for my model as well. My problem is "5- LG detected as qhsusb_bulk in device manager" I have no sign of computers recognizing my phone, even on linux (which I think may be the reason I cant get into DL mode... possibly)

brittany.18424 said:
I actually already tried that, I made sure I downloaded the correct files for my model as well. My problem is "5- LG detected as qhsusb_bulk in device manager" I have no sign of computers recognizing my phone, even on linux (which I think may be the reason I cant get into DL mode... possibly)
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It's times like this I wish I had the troubled device

datechnerd said:
It's times like this I wish I had the troubled device
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I told you I was thorough! I mean.. I took it apart haha! But I feel like there has got to be SOMETHING considering my phone is recognizing when I plug in the USB but no computer or operating system will recognize it no matter what drivers (or random methods... I got creative.. none of it worked... but creative at least)

brittany.18424 said:
I told you I was thorough! I mean.. I took it apart haha! But I feel like there has got to be SOMETHING considering my phone is recognizing when I plug in the USB but no computer or operating system will recognize it no matter what drivers (or random methods... I got creative.. none of it worked... but creative at least)
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well good creative is what this looks like its going to take

No acess to the recovery mode on Samsung

So I have a Samsung Galaxy Gran Prime Duos G530BT and I was installing the TWRP recovery mode on it, the app asked for restart the phone to test the recovery mode, but when I restarted it the phone didn't boot anymore. He just vibrate and nothing appers on the screen.
I can't even get acess to the recovery mode to fix it. Can someone help me?
(I try to use the flash tool since he doesn't boot, but the stock room don't have any scatterd file...)

something similar happend to me..
rxxern said:
So I have a Samsung Gran Prime Duos GM-530BT and I was installing the TWRP recovery mode on it, the app asked for restart the phone to test the recovery mode, but when I restarted it the phone didn't boot anymore. He just vibrate and nothing appers on the screen.
I can't even get acess to the recovery mode to fix it. Can someone help me?
(I try to use the flash tool since he doesn't boot, but the stock room don't have any scatterd file...)
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same as yours but mine has logo displayed and i cant turn on or put in recovery mode can you please message me if you find a way to fix it?

HyperVenoms said:
same as yours but mine has logo displayed and i cant turn on or put in recovery mode can you please message me if you find a way to fix it?
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Yeah, sure!
This might be stupid, but did you try use Odin? Since your logo appears, I think you're in a better condicion then me, lol.

No but i found a solution
rxxern said:
Yeah, sure!
This might be stupid, but did you try use Odin? Since your logo appears, I think you're in a better condicion then me, lol.
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ok so i couldnt put it into recovery mode or anything it was stuck so i took out the battery then held volume down power and home then pressed down to restart device and it came on successfully i hope this also works for you

rxxern said:
So I have a Samsung Gran Prime Duos GM-530BT and I was installing the TWRP recovery mode on it, the app asked for restart the phone to test the recovery mode, but when I restarted it the phone didn't boot anymore. He just vibrate and nothing appers on the screen.
I can't even get acess to the recovery mode to fix it. Can someone help me?
(I try to use the flash tool since he doesn't boot, but the stock room don't have any scatterd file...)
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Try to download its stockrom boot it into download mode not recovery since recovery doesnt work any more i think its volume - if not + ,power button and Home button then dow load ODIN and flash the it so as to guarentee it to boot up again.
link for the devices stock rom
#https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B7pEcClQW-2JenF1cW9jb05OVlk&export=download
thanks enjoy!!

No that lucky
HyperVenoms said:
ok so i couldnt put it into recovery mode or anything it was stuck so i took out the battery then held volume down power and home then pressed down to restart device and it came on successfully i hope this also works for you
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So lucky! I can't do that to mine, when I put the battery out and try to do this, my phone has no response. ):

out of options
marwachacha said:
Try to download its stockrom boot it into download mode not recovery since recovery doesnt work any more i think its volume - if not + ,power button and Home button then dow load ODIN and flash the it so as to guarentee it to boot up again.
link for the devices stock rom
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Thanks for the tip, but I really think I hard brick my phone, he just vibrate when the battery is on, when I try to turn him on just with the charger I get no response, my computer cannot ever reconize him. An since it's a national model there isn't much support for it on the internet (now I do regret getting him). I opened him to try force the reconization, but I don't find the force preloader mode test point and there is no way I can get a JTAG on Brazil.
TWRP Recovery Mode f*** me really hard this time.
Now if someone could help me finding the colo/kolo/whatever point on my phone I would really appreciated.

rxxern said:
Thanks for the tip, but I really think I hard brick my phone, he just vibrate when the battery is on, when I try to turn him on just with the charger I get no response, my computer cannot ever reconize him. An since it's a national model there isn't much support for it on the internet (now I do regret getting him). I opened him to try force the reconization, but I don't find the force preloader mode test point and there is no way I can get a JTAG on Brazil.
TWRP Recovery Mode f*** me really hard this time.
Now if someone could help me finding the colo/kolo/whatever point on my phone I would really appreciated.
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Am not much sure if ti is hard bricked since you sayed that it vibrates lets look how much characteristics of a bricked device of which it posseses so as to conmfirm that it is hard bricked.
Soft Brick - Struck inBoot loop
2. Super Brick - Stuck atflashing Factoryfs.IMG in ODIN . Also called as EMMC Bug
3. Hard Brick -Dead / Costly Paper weights
4. Dead Brick - No chargingbattery sign also - Mostly = Hard Brick; But there is a window of possibilityby a USB JIG for SamsungPhones.
5. OTA Brick - Encountereddue to updating OTA on a rooted Stock ROM
6. CM12 Brick - when CM12encountered a /data write error. Worst is ODIN Flashing Fails
7. Pixel Salad: This is a problemof the graphics unit or the screen which fails to display correctly the imageand put instead random colored pixels on some areas of the screen or the wholescreen. It’s hard to even let the other members know what you are facing sinceyour screenshots would be just clean as it would have been. This also requiresa need for hardware checking if reflashing ROM doesn't work.
Soft brick means a temporary problem, which could be fixed. Soft brick usuallyoccurs after installing custom rom(s) or incorrect installation procedure whichinstallation/manipulation of files like permission settings, erasing systemfiles that is not compatible with each phone.
SOFT BRICKED
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS TO MENTION FEW ARE
Phone struck on OEM logo.
Phone struck on a ROM logo "bootanimation"
The phone does not simply power up
or any other you can add up
HARD BRICKED
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS TO MENTION FEW ARE
· No signs that can turn on directly
· The Charging won't work.
· Phone not detected when connected to a PC
· The LED's do not light up immediately
· No Sound / Vibrate
· Your phone completely off (Paper Weight)
Simply put it cannot be repaired using SEUS, FLASHTOOL, ODIN or even PC COMPANION.

marwachacha said:
Am not much sure if ti is hard bricked since you sayed that it vibrates lets look how much characteristics of a bricked device of which it posseses so as to conmfirm that it is hard bricked.
Soft Brick - Struck inBoot loop
2. Super Brick - Stuck atflashing Factoryfs.IMG in ODIN . Also called as EMMC Bug
3. Hard Brick -Dead / Costly Paper weights
4. Dead Brick - No chargingbattery sign also - Mostly = Hard Brick; But there is a window of possibilityby a USB JIG for SamsungPhones.
5. OTA Brick - Encountereddue to updating OTA on a rooted Stock ROM
6. CM12 Brick - when CM12encountered a /data write error. Worst is ODIN Flashing Fails
7. Pixel Salad: This is a problemof the graphics unit or the screen which fails to display correctly the imageand put instead random colored pixels on some areas of the screen or the wholescreen. It’s hard to even let the other members know what you are facing sinceyour screenshots would be just clean as it would have been. This also requiresa need for hardware checking if reflashing ROM doesn't work.
Soft brick means a temporary problem, which could be fixed. Soft brick usuallyoccurs after installing custom rom(s) or incorrect installation procedure whichinstallation/manipulation of files like permission settings, erasing systemfiles that is not compatible with each phone.
SOFT BRICKED
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS TO MENTION FEW ARE
Phone struck on OEM logo.
Phone struck on a ROM logo "bootanimation"
The phone does not simply power up
or any other you can add up
HARD BRICKED
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS TO MENTION FEW ARE
· No signs that can turn on directly
· The Charging won't work.
· Phone not detected when connected to a PC
· The LED's do not light up immediately
· No Sound / Vibrate
· Your phone completely off (Paper Weight)
Simply put it cannot be repaired using SEUS, FLASHTOOL, ODIN or even PC COMPANION.
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Even if it's not hard bricked I had no idea on how bring him into life again, since the only signal of life he gives me is the vibration with the battery on.
It could make my computer detect him it would be much easier.

hmmm
rxxern said:
Even if it's not hard bricked I had no idea on how bring him into life again, since the only signal of life he gives me is the vibration with the battery on.
It could make my computer detect him it would be much easier.
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this may sound dumb but maybe your screen is broke i highly doubt it because of what happened but if you can feel the vibrations but not see the screen then maybe its the screen. There will probably be a way to fix it but im unsure. Its funny how you call your phone him

HyperVenoms said:
this may sound dumb but maybe your screen is broke i highly doubt it because of what happened but if you can feel the vibrations but not see the screen then maybe its the screen. There will probably be a way to fix it but im unsure. Its funny how you call your phone him
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I didn't mention this but the screen also blinks when is vibrating so... And if It was the screen the computer should reconized the phone, shouldn't?
Haha, english it's not my native language, so I get confuse sometimes, and i don't know calling it him sounds more right for me (?????).

rxxern said:
Even if it's not hard bricked I had no idea on how bring him into life again, since the only signal of life he gives me is the vibration with the battery on.
It could make my computer detect him it would be much easier.
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I didn't mention this but the screen also blinks when is vibrating so... And if It was the screen the computer should reconized the phone, shouldn't?
Haha, english it's not my native language, so I get confuse sometimes, and i don't know calling it him sounds more right for me (?????).
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haha ok, i habe no idea what to do wiith your phone try searching other threads maybe ???

rxxern said:
I didn't mention this but the screen also blinks when is vibrating so... And if It was the screen the computer should reconized the phone, shouldn't?
Haha, english it's not my native language, so I get confuse sometimes, and i don't know calling it him sounds more right for me (?????).
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also in advance try to change the usb cable which you are using to connect (him) with your computer as well as try different Pc's may Be yours might have some usb port drivers corrupted also try to install the ADB interface drivers in your pc so as you can enhance your Pc detect the devices even if they are powered off gues it will work still i have hope with your (him) buddy!!!

Nothing better than xda.

I am having the same problem with my G530BT. Managed to solve ?
rxxern said:
So I have a Samsung Galaxy Gran Prime Duos G530BT and I was installing the TWRP recovery mode on it, the app asked for restart the phone to test the recovery mode, but when I restarted it the phone didn't boot anymore. He just vibrate and nothing appers on the screen.
I can't even get acess to the recovery mode to fix it. Can someone help me?
(I try to use the flash tool since he doesn't boot, but the stock room don't have any scatterd file...)
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I am having the same problem with my G530BT. Managed to solve ?

Raphaelfla said:
I am having the same problem with my G530BT. Managed to solve ?
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Ow, one year latter I don't think this will help you anymore, but just in case someone has the same question: I didn't solve the problem, I took it to the Samsung assistence and discover that the motherboard was damaged, they would have to replace it.

S8 stuck at Samsung logo, no boot, no recovery, only download mode !!!

Hello guys,
I guess I won't be the only one having this issue. My phone went dead suddenly, and doesn't boot. It only give a circle with a lightning bolt but not charging, is it a battery issue ?
At the same time, I can only go to download mode, no recovery, and I can flash via Odin, with success, but it doesn't boot up still.
This is driving me crazy and I am not sure whether it's a hardware or software issue !!!
Anyone having any thoughts on this ?
Thank you.

Turn your phone off. Put it on the charger. Leave it alone for at least 1/3 of the day. I've been using Android for a long time. This usually happens to my Androids, at least once in their lifetime. It should be good to go afterwards.
PS: Make sure your charger works and don't touch the phone. Let it get a good 8hr charge w/o touching a button.
Let me know if this works for you.
caponi_dls said:
Hello guys,
I guess I won't be the only one having this issue. My phone went dead suddenly, and doesn't boot. It only give a circle with a lightning bolt but not charging, is it a battery issue ?
At the same time, I can only go to download mode, no recovery, and I can flash via Odin, with success, but it doesn't boot up still.
This is driving me crazy and I am not sure whether it's a hardware or software issue !!!
Anyone having any thoughts on this ?
Thank you.
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rlsyoung said:
Turn your phone off. Put it on the charger. Leave it alone for at least 1/3 of the day. I've been using Android for a long time. This usually happens to my Androids, at least once in their lifetime. It should be good to go afterwards.
PS: Make sure your charger works and don't touch the phone. Let it get a good 8hr charge w/o touching a button.
Let me know if this works for you.
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HEY brother.
my case is a bit weird
i bought my s8 running nougat used it for 2 days and it was all good , so i received the Oreo update and updated it using the over the air when I received connected to wifi.
my phone started to reboot randomly even for 30 times per day , i tried several things like wiping cashe and the only solution that reduced the problem was uninstalling my installed apps. basically normal apps like facebook , whatsapp , spotify ,and even stock apps like calculator and music player.
today as usual I woke up picked up my phone and it started rebooting so i uninstalled some apps but it kept rebooting.
sometimes it reboots and get stuck at GALAXAY s8 boot screen [ not samsung flickering screen ] and all i had to do to overcome the boot loop is pressing and holding volume down and power button.
but one time it got stuck and boot looped once and for all. I tried to press volume down and power button to make it reboot again and overcome the bootloop but it rebooted and got stuck at the bootloop.
I tried to access recovery but i couldn't access it.
I can access download mode only.
my phone switches on itself when it is plugged in to charge , i can't turn it off completely to charge it while off.
I reflashed stock firmware and it succeeded using odin but the bootloop is still there.
please help me with my problem SIR.
and thank you really a tons.
sincerely,
Zack.

Did anyone manage to solve this? My phone has started exhibiting the same behavior.
Unable to power on the phone unless it's plugged into the charger, but if plugged in just keep boot looping to the Samsung logo.
I've tried re flashing the latest stock firmware, but this hasn't made any difference.

sounds like a typical case of the battery beginning to fail

Flash twrp and a custom rom... Only solution but go to YouTube and check how to flash twrp s8 oreo? Must watch

Flash back to stock, leave the phone charged until 100% then use the stock recovery or flash twrp and wipe cache and dalvik

Thanks all for the suggestions.
I've tried to flash twrp but I get the error "Custom Binary(RECOVERY) Blocked by FRP Lock".
I've flashed the stock firmware multiple times successfully via Odin v3.1.13.1 (G950FXXU2CRF7) but this doesn't make any difference.
I still can't boot up the phone. The only thing I can do on the phone is have it plugged in and go into download mode.
I can't boot into recovery.
If I leave it plugged in it will power on, vibrate, boot loop to the Samsung logo all day. (It does not show the charging circle)
Could this be a worse case scenario and be a hardware issue? Don't want to give up hope yet, since I can still flash a firmware with Odin.

frost15 said:
Thanks all for the suggestions.
I've tried to flash twrp but I get the error "Custom Binary(RECOVERY) Blocked by FRP Lock".
I've flashed the stock firmware multiple times successfully via Odin v3.1.13.1 (G950FXXU2CRF7) but this doesn't make any difference.
I still can't boot up the phone. The only thing I can do on the phone is have it plugged in and go into download mode.
I can't boot into recovery.
If I leave it plugged in it will power on, vibrate, boot loop to the Samsung logo all day. (It does not show the charging circle)
Could this be a worse case scenario and be a hardware issue? Don't want to give up hope yet, since I can still flash a firmware with Odin.
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Man try the latest firmware.... If its not working let me know.... Latest with july security patches.

I am currently undergoing this too, except my phone won't flash in Odin.
I have SM-G955U (TMBL)
Did anyone solve this??

zen2o1 said:
I am currently undergoing this too, except my phone won't flash in Odin.
I have SM-G955U (TMBL)
Did anyone solve this??
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error msg?
What's happening?

IronRoo said:
error msg?
What's happening?
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It varies depending on what firmware I try to flash it acts differently. All firmwares I try to flash will take a while in "flash analysis" and then to "setup connection" it takes so much time. After wait some time it fails.
I can send you some pictures if needed. When I get home I will.try again and send you the error.
This is what one error looked like trying to flash G955USQK2_Stock_recovery_BoxWares.tar.md5
This is the error.
<10:0/0/004> Odin engine v (ID:3.1207...
<10:0/0/004> File Analysis
<10:0/0/004> Setup Connection
<OSM> All threads completed (succeed 0/failed 1)
Also excuse for PM you, I thought you were going through the same thing but realized this morning during work that it was my post you replied to.

Any Solution??
I'm having a similar issue but I can't flash with Odin. It fails every single time

im having the same issue i flash the stock firmware but im just on a loop even after flashing but now im able to log into recovery i tried to wipe cache partition and do a wipe data factory reset but it doesn help phone is still on a loop i see a text on the bottom of recovery it says. #fail to open recovery _cause (No such file or directory)#

Hi,
Ihave the same problem,
Stuck on Galaxy S8+ and i can only enter the download mood (Odim Mood) nothing else,
I have flashed the last update 2 times and still have the same problem,
Even i cant control the powering OFF ON good,
I have already removed the back side cover to remove the battery cabel from the main board, connecting the usb Cable to be able to enter the download mood.
Hope anyone have an idea or can help.

eithar.metal said:
Hi,
Ihave the same problem,
Stuck on Galaxy S8+ and i can only enter the download mood (Odim Mood) nothing else,
I have flashed the last update 2 times and still have the same problem,
Even i cant control the powering OFF ON good,
I have already removed the back side cover to remove the battery cabel from the main board, connecting the usb Cable to be able to enter the download mood.
Hope anyone have an idea or can help.
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what errors are you getting in Odin? also, id put your phone back together if you werent having hardware issues before this bricking situation.

youdoofus said:
what errors are you getting in Odin? also, id put your phone back together if you werent having hardware issues before this bricking situation.
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I got no error with odin
With odin i do full flashing firmware and pass.
After that the phone try to restart but still stuck again on boot screen
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IronRoo said:
error msg?
What's happening?
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I try to start the phone and still stuck on boot screen(Galaxy S8+) i could NOT Enter the recovery mood but i can enter the Download mood (Odin Mood)
So I tried to Flash the Stock Firmware 2 times and i coud do that and finishing the flashing with Odin with (green Pass)
But the phone turn off after finishing and i try to turn it on but still stuck again on Boot Screen.
I have tried 2 times to flash the firmware but same issue.
My wife will kill me if i did not repaired this phone

eithar.metal said:
I got no error with odin
With odin i do full flashing firmware and pass.
After that the phone try to restart but still stuck again on boot screen
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I try to start the phone and still stuck on boot screen(Galaxy S8+) i could NOT Enter the recovery mood but i can enter the Download mood (Odin Mood)
So I tried to Flash the Stock Firmware 2 times and i coud do that and finishing the flashing with Odin with (green Pass)
But the phone turn off after finishing and i try to turn it on but still stuck again on Boot Screen.
I have tried 2 times to flash the firmware but same issue.
My wife will kill me if i did not repaired this phone
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its Odin mode, not mood LoL
get a fresh download of the firmware youre trying to flash and flash it instead. Get the Frija tool as it downloads the firmware waaaaaay faster than directly from www.sammobile.com/firmwares
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s10-plus/how-to/tool-frija-samsung-firmware-downloader-t3910594

youdoofus said:
its Odin mode, not mood LoL
get a fresh download of the firmware youre trying to flash and flash it instead. Get the Frija tool as it downloads the firmware waaaaaay faster than directly from www.sammobile.com/firmwares
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s10-plus/how-to/tool-frija-samsung-firmware-downloader-t3910594
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Thank you,
Still same issue.
I have now tried another new battery but the same problem,
i am 100% sure it is not Hardware problem.
Samsung always have same these problems but needs much work or using Z3X Box.
Hope for Solution

eithar.metal said:
Thank you,
Still same issue.
I have now tried another new battery but the same problem,
i am 100% sure it is not Hardware problem.
Samsung always have same these problems but needs much work or using Z3X Box.
Hope for Solution
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even after a new download of the 4 files?