The dreaded brick, perhaps one of the more overused terms when it comes to the galaxy s. By all accounts the SGS is one of the most difficult phones to actually brick.
As Shantzu put it:
Bricked: The term "bricking" should only be used in the case where you get your phone in a state where it is inoperable AND you can not in any way repair it yourself.
In many cases your phone is not bricked. Common uses of the phrase bricked often include:
1. Boot looping
Try option a, b or c2. Not going past SGS logo
Try option a, b, or c3. BSOD (Black Screen Of Death) logo
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Try option a or b4. Error Message: "Can't mount /dev/block/stl10 (invalid Argument)"
Try option d
In most circumstances your phone is still recoverable. Have a look below to see what you can do.
Options:
a. If you have the 3 button combo available then try the the download mode combo (Volume Down + Home + Power). If the phone is displaying the BSOD logo and you hold this combo for 10 seconds or so, with the USB plug in, you might just be able to get it into download mode (if you're lucky). If you get the charge screen, turn off phone and try again without USB plug in.
b. You can make this or buy one on ebay. It will set you back up to $10. Once you have the jig, have the phone off, plug it in and it should boot into download mode.
c. Use android debug bridge. There is a useful guide on how to get it working and how to use it to put phone in download mode here. This will only work if your PC is registering the phone as plugged in.
d. Use TechKidTarek's method here to restore correct booting.
If the above options do work, then what you need to do next is get odin up and running and flash with an appropriate firmware. There are a lot of straight forward guides out there if you don't know how to do this properly (which might be how you bricked your phone in the first place).
I suggest you follow one such as this very closely. And, for the love of android, do not interrupt the flash process. This is the most likely way to make a $500 paperweight.
When all else fails, you may have to send it to samsung repair.
Last of all, good luck.
Excellent, important guide to deal with basic problems. Should be stickied.
Excellent help
yes, should be made a stickie but
a. If you have the 3 button combo available then try the the download mode combo (Volume Down + Home + Power). If the phone is displaying the CE logo and you hold this combo for 10 seconds or so, with the USB plug in, you might just be able to get it into download mode (if you're lucky).
maybe no usb connection... sometimes it goes wrong and it's trying to show the recharging battery or looping
KiRAdot47 said:
maybe no usb connection... sometimes it goes wrong and it's trying to show the recharging battery or looping
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Sure. In my personal experience it works with USB when it has CE logo. But i will amend it to suit all circumstances.
Thanks
Another good trick to get into Download Mode is to pull the battery, hold in the two volume buttons and reinsert the battery. This may need the phone to be connected to the computer though.
Spent a month thinking mines was well and truly bricked as nothing else worked, and tried this randomly one day after work.
DangerDwayne said:
Another good trick to get into Download Mode is to pull the battery, hold in the two volume buttons and reinsert the battery. This may need the phone to be connected to the computer though.
Spent a month thinking mines was well and truly bricked as nothing else worked, and tried this randomly one day after work.
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Now that's one I haven't heard before. I will test it myself first and then if it works for me I will put it up to see if other people have luck. Thanks a heap for this.
DangerDwayne said:
Another good trick to get into Download Mode is to pull the battery, hold in the two volume buttons and reinsert the battery. This may need the phone to be connected to the computer though.
Spent a month thinking mines was well and truly bricked as nothing else worked, and tried this randomly one day after work.
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Tried several times but could not replicate (note: my phone is not currently bricked). Tested with USB in and out. Cannot replicate the response. Perhaps you were just really lucky?
Maybe others might have some luck?
Thanks for the info although I know the repair options by heart already. A while ago I tried to brick my 'old' S1, to see if I could fix it again, just for the fun of it (I've done worse when bored). I assumed it would brick by pulling the battery while flashing but it just wouldn't work. I bet the S2 is just as tough. Not going to try it though (yet)...
This could prove useful sometime... But I hope I won't need it
Thanks ... very usefull guide
Good guide. Congrats !
nice. been looking for this.
noted, thanks for the info
helped,thx
The info here saved my wife's phone, and I expect out marriage as well - she had one of those SGSes where you can neither enter recovery nor download, and I stupidly assumed you could :/ ...and semi-bricked the phone during superoneclick root (stuck in a boootloop on the S logo).
Anyway, info from here allowed me to first restore the three keys combo, and then flash Darky's. Thanks, guys!
ciii.blogspot.com - leave a comment if you like 'em
Thanks! Saved my phone a couple times now!
I have the BSOD and NONE of the methods presented in this thread have worked so far.
Any other ideas folks?.............
dr150 said:
I have the BSOD and NONE of the methods presented in this thread have worked so far.
Any other ideas folks?.............
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Did you try the last method? Send to samsung repair.
Really good info here.
I have "semi bricked" my SGS a few times now, and I will agree that it is very hard to kill one of these things
Odin is a life saver - with that and a stock ROM I've always been able to start again after experimenting.
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My P4350 *always* comes up with the bootloader (tries to read the SD card).
I tried running heradiag.nbh but got the "Security Level" issue.
Then I tried just putting an officially signed RUU on the SD card - and it loaded successfully, upgrading my IPL and SPL from 4.xx.xxxx to 5.xx.xxxx
Unfortunately, it is still stuck in the bootloader, so I am unable to get back into WM.
My only guess now is that the camera button has taken enough physical abuse (from hitting the ground) so that it is engaged and puts me into the bootloader screen.
Anyone have any tips at this point? With the exception of that, everything seems to be fine and dandy :/
Molok
Molokai said:
My P4350 *always* comes up with the bootloader (tries to read the SD card).
I tried running heradiag.nbh but got the "Security Level" issue.
Then I tried just putting an officially signed RUU on the SD card - and it loaded successfully, upgrading my IPL and SPL from 4.xx.xxxx to 5.xx.xxxx
Unfortunately, it is still stuck in the bootloader, so I am unable to get back into WM.
My only guess now is that the camera button has taken enough physical abuse (from hitting the ground) so that it is engaged and puts me into the bootloader screen.
Anyone have any tips at this point? With the exception of that, everything seems to be fine and dandy :/
Molok
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Hmm. Don't you usually have to press the soft-reset button while holding the camera button to get into the bootloader? So then it shouldn't be going into the bootloader. Have you tried removing the battery for 3 seconds, and then replacing it? Then try to flash after that again. See if that works.
ace10134 said:
Hmm. Don't you usually have to press the soft-reset button while holding the camera button to get into the bootloader? So then it shouldn't be going into the bootloader. Have you tried removing the battery for 3 seconds, and then replacing it? Then try to flash after that again. See if that works.
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Well, I do believe that the camera button has taken a bit of a beating. More than a year ago, when the phone started doing this, I disassembled it in the hopes of finding something to straighten out around where the camera button is. Now I can't quite remember what I found, so I guess I will have to open it again. I believe the switch was broken - possibly broken loose from the MB.
But yes, as far as I have been able to read, a combination of different buttons should be pressed, so I don't understand why I am getting the bootloader.
In any case, 10 seconds with no battery (and it was very very dead from being unused for more than a year!!), made no difference.
I will try to reflash it, but that was successful, and IPL and SPL were both updated.
I wonder if I could short or open the camera button to fix this. I never did like the camera buttons that are so easy to hit anyways...
Molokai said:
Well, I do believe that the camera button has taken a bit of a beating. More than a year ago, when the phone started doing this, I disassembled it in the hopes of finding something to straighten out around where the camera button is. Now I can't quite remember what I found, so I guess I will have to open it again. I believe the switch was broken - possibly broken loose from the MB.
But yes, as far as I have been able to read, a combination of different buttons should be pressed, so I don't understand why I am getting the bootloader.
In any case, 10 seconds with no battery (and it was very very dead from being unused for more than a year!!), made no difference.
I will try to reflash it, but that was successful, and IPL and SPL were both updated.
I wonder if I could short or open the camera button to fix this. I never did like the camera buttons that are so easy to hit anyways...
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Wait, did flashing it work?? So is the phone in WinMo now? You said it was "Sucessful".
ace10134 said:
Wait, did flashing it work?? So is the phone in WinMo now? You said it was "Sucessful".
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Let me try to be unambiguous -
I was successful in loading the RUU_Signed ROM - the bootloader read it off my SD card, installed it - and in the process upgraded the IPL and SPL from 4.xx.xxxx to 5.xx.xxxx
HOWEVER - It still only goes into the bootloader when I cycle the phone. It does not boot the OS. so no go on WM.
Molokai said:
Let me try to be unambiguous -
I was successful in loading the RUU_Signed ROM - the bootloader read it off my SD card, installed it - and in the process upgraded the IPL and SPL from 4.xx.xxxx to 5.xx.xxxx
HOWEVER - It still only goes into the bootloader when I cycle the phone. It does not boot the OS. so no go on WM.
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Ok. Well maybe Ivan will see this and have an idea what to do.
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Ok. Well maybe Ivan will see this and have an idea what to do.
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A quick bit of additional information:
When I plug in the usb-charger, the phone automatically starts up and goes directly into the bootloader.
If I push and hold the power button, it shuts off, then comes on again after a few seconds.
If I unplug the charger, I can shut it off and it does not start up again automatically.
Molok
The camera button is missing
I took the thing apart again - and now I remember - after some fatal kinetic energy poisioning (i.e. falling onto the floor), the microswitch for the camera button dislodged itself.
So there is, in fact, no camera button anymore.
Does anyone know if a "missing" microswitch would be equal to it always being pushed in? Perhaps a short here would allow the phone to boot normally?
Missing camera button:
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Molokai said:
Does anyone know if a "missing" microswitch would be equal to it always being pushed in? Perhaps a short here would allow the phone to boot normally?
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Idk. I honestly don't know.
Maybe Ivan knows??
Does anyone know if a "missing" microswitch would be equal to it always being pushed in? Perhaps a short here would allow the phone to boot normally?
I've tried to flash rom with pin shorten method but unfortunatly during that I've pulled of bettery. After that phone does not power on. Is it possible to fix it?
Thanks in advance!
You have to do something wrong.
First short pins and then pull battery or short press PWR and reset with switch.
But if your device start normaly and you would like to "load" UK SW use SDDL+ and will work fine
Laserek_Poland said:
You have to do something wrong.
First short pins and then pull battery or short press PWR and reset with switch.
But if your device start normaly and you would like to "load" UK SW use SDDL+ and will work fine
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Thanks for quick response, but after I've pulled out bettery phone does not starts at all.
vramvram said:
Thanks for quick response, but after I've pulled out bettery phone does not starts at all.
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You did secure your battery in place while using the pin short method? If power is lost while carrying out this procedure, you will truly brick your device. You have to try and make sure battery is secured to the device, while pin short method is used, so that the battery cannot fall out when you turn the device over
If you cannot revive your device, i think ths is what has happened
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You did secure your battery in place while using the pin short method? If power is lost while carrying out this procedure, you will truly brick your device. You have to try and make sure battery is secured to the device, while pin short method is used, so that the battery cannot fall out when you turn the device over
If you cannot revive your device, i think ths is what has happened
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Bettery have been pulled out during flash procedure, so I'd like to know is it possible to fix in that case?
vramvram said:
Bettery have been pulled out during flash procedure, so I'd like to know is it possible to fix in that case?
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i dont think it is possible to fix this problem, as your phone no longer appears to have any software left on it. No sddl, no OS, no nothing and if theres no sddl it wont boot. In short you have a very expensive paper weight. I hope i am proven wrong, sorry about the bad news.
vramvram said:
I've tried to flash rom with pin shorten method but unfortunatly during that I've pulled of bettery. After that phone does not power on. Is it possible to fix it?
Thanks in advance!
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I am not sure that you have made the procedure the right way, so would you like to try the shorten pin method while the phone is switched off. Press the switch on button while shortening the two contacts. If it doesn't work, the other possibility is to take it to a service.
Please let me know what happen if you plug battery and start charging without switching it on?
If nothing you can have empty battery or dead TG.
If not start charging you can charge battery on external battery charger or take one USB cable and cut mini or micro USB plug. Take red and black cables remove isolation and plug red to + and black to -. Wait 2 or 3 minutes and then plug battery to TG and check if START or not if not go to service point.
Laserek_Poland said:
Please let me know what happen if you plug battery and start charging without switching it on?
If nothing you can have empty battery or dead TG.
If not start charging you can charge battery on external battery charger or take one USB cable and cut mini or micro USB plug. Take red and black cables remove isolation and plug red to + and black to -. Wait 2 or 3 minutes and then plug battery to TG and check if START or not if not go to service point.
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I'm pretty sure that it is not battery problem as I have 2 tg01s and have checked batter on second phone, so I guess I need any method to recover boot loader externally.
Unfortunatly I live in Armenia and here no any Toshiba service centers here.
vramvram said:
I'm pretty sure that it is not battery problem as I have 2 tg01s and have checked batter on second phone, so I guess I need any method to recover boot loader externally.
Unfortunatly I live in Armenia and here no any Toshiba service centers here.
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hello,
this method helps me if i have "nand error" ....
on picture you see not a short pin .. it is a "long pin"-method.
it means that you connect the two pins and let it connectet.
than try
a. press long on/off - button and hold it for 10 seconds. than do nothing and look if bootloader starts.
or
b. press on/off - button and hold. after 2 seconds press reset-button too. hold reset-button for 5 or 10 seconds. than do nothing and look if bootloader...
c. try some combinations ... but always let the two-pins connectet.
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I'm pretty sure that it is not battery problem as I have 2 tg01s and have checked batter on second phone, so I guess I need any method to recover boot loader externally.
Unfortunatly I live in Armenia and here no any Toshiba service centers here.
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My experience in bricking 2 tg01.
When we shorten pin and boot, the bootloader actually first triesd to write itself and in that shor period of time, something go wrong, the boot loader cannot flash itself back and hence we are left with an empty nand.So unless we know a jtag, very difficult to get the devices back.
hdubli said:
My experience in bricking 2 tg01.
When we shorten pin and boot, the bootloader actually first triesd to write itself and in that shor period of time, something go wrong, the boot loader cannot flash itself back and hence we are left with an empty nand.So unless we know a jtag, very difficult to get the devices back.
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Hi hdubli, did you get in contact with toshiba about your phones?
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Hi hdubli, did you get in contact with toshiba about your phones?
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Hi
tahnks for asking man ..no toshiba no contact, however, i could manage to get the 2 devices back by changing mother boards.One of the forum member from Romania, offerred his LCD damaged tg01 and other i got from HongKong , but yes at some cost, but I dont mind it
okokur said:
hello,
this method helps me if i have "nand error" ....
on picture you see not a short pin .. it is a "long pin"-method.
it means that you connect the two pins and let it connectet.
than try
a. press long on/off - button and hold it for 10 seconds. than do nothing and look if bootloader starts.
or
b. press on/off - button and hold. after 2 seconds press reset-button too. hold reset-button for 5 or 10 seconds. than do nothing and look if bootloader...
c. try some combinations ... but always let the two-pins connectet.
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unfortunately it does not helped at all, as I guess only external flashing method could help, but I'm not sure that it is possible.
hdubli said:
Hi
tahnks for asking man ..no toshiba no contact, however, i could manage to get the 2 devices back by changing mother boards.One of the forum member from Romania, offerred his LCD damaged tg01 and other i got from HongKong , but yes at some cost, but I dont mind it
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Thats a pitty :S kevin had a tg01 going dead also in a flashing procedure. He doesn't know what gone wrong with it. The "nice" thing is that he has a ROM that shows toshiba logo on startup and then nothing, so he may be able to call toshiba arguing the phone has stoped working properly. In fact it's true, because he didn't do anything wrong from my point of view from his reports.
well can cedesmith code a tool which will make tsw file with only the os PART, so that no one will brick device..and even something go wrong, the bootloader is alive so everyone can recover their device. cedesmith i hope u read my post
i guess filing a block with FF will make phone skip that block from flashing.
my assumption is based on the fact that SIM_SECURE is FF filled.
i think i don't need to tell you what happens if i am wrong and we overwrite AMSS with FF.
Hello cedesmth
thanks.Yes i undederstand that, but is possoble to check how .tsw is made..i mean the sddl tool will check the tsw file and will flash only the OS part, like we do in htc device, NBH contains only OS, but it can originally have splash, spl, radio as well.I hope you got my point
Today i've found the following:
http://forum.revskills.de/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=139&start=0
what does it meen JTAG, is it possible to solve my problem with it, if yes then how?
@cedesmith maybe we could test it on less important section of rom eg. radio (I don't know if TG01 starts with messed up radio but ASUS P525 was starting but slooooowly)
Here's the full story.
The first time i encountered the problem was when i was done using Froyo from the Android thread (works perfectly btw). I restarted the device via the button on the back like i've done a hundred times but this time it vibrated and nothing showed on screen.
I figured it was some random fluke - i yanked out the battery, put it back in and powered the phone - everything was fine so i didn't think anything of it.
Two days after that i picked up my phone from my desk and tried to turn on the screen but nothing happened, thinking it was stuck somehow i rested via the button - this time it didn't vibrate and it didn't turn on. I tried a couple more times to restart it - nothing. I pulled the battery and tried to turn it on via the power button - nothing. After three tries of pulling the battery and pressing the power button it vibrated but the screen didn't turn on, i left it like that for a minute and i heard the startup sound from my ROM (Energy's from july 1th).
I pulled the battery again and tried again - this time it turned on vibrated and i saw the smart mobility screen after it booted into WinMo i noticed that the wi-fi was turned on, so while i was mashing the screen i must've activated it. This leads me to speculate that WinMo was powered on and the touchscreen was registering input. I set it down trying to think what the problem can be and turned off the screen - it went to complete black first (noticed it due to being in total darkness) and then turned off - couldn't get it to turn on so I again restarted - it vibrated again, but again no smart mobility screen, the startup sound came and i pressed the power button - that turned on the screen and everything was fine.
Frustrated i performed a hard reset but that didn't help - again the screen wasn't powered on.
A couple of more hard resets later i decided to do a task29.
After the task29 i flashed Energy's 8th july ROM, but the problem is still there. (After flashing i couldn't power it on for a while).
So to sum up:
- from time to time no screen
- did a hard reset and a task 29
- i have access to the bootloader and it loads every time (the screen turns on every time)
So due to the fact that the bootloader turns on the screen every time i think that i can rule out a hardware problem with the screen, but i did a task29 and flashed a new rom so it shouldn't be anything software related either...
The phone works after a while and is fully functional but the problem happens from time to time (i haven't installed any additional software to eliminate interference).
What do you guys think?
I've been doing some testing and the "blackout" presents itself at random.
If i leave the phone on after a while it blacks out when i press the power button the screen stays off but the button at the bottom work, also the volume buttons change the volume and i can hear the sound. If i leave it for a while and try again the screen does turn on. I can't figure out why and what causes it to do that...
One time that it did boot up properly there was this message
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I noticed that i had a Microp at the bootloader screen. Does anyone know what it is and why it's tormenting me?
Also while the phone is charging and the led light is on and the phone goes in black out "mode" the light doesn't go off after i unplug it even after it goes out of blackout mode. Maybe that's a clue.
I'm stuck and have no ideas...
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I've been doing some testing and the "blackout" presents itself at random.
If i leave the phone on after a while it blacks out when i press the power button the screen stays off but the button at the bottom work, also the volume buttons change the volume and i can hear the sound. If i leave it for a while and try again the screen does turn on. I can't figure out why and what causes it to do that...
One time that it did boot up properly there was this message
I noticed that i had a Microp at the bootloader screen. Does anyone know what it is and why it's tormenting me?
Also while the phone is charging and the led light is on and the phone goes in black out "mode" the light doesn't go off after i unplug it even after it goes out of blackout mode. Maybe that's a clue.
I'm stuck and have no ideas...
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i think microp stands for microphone
update it?
don't where from but will post if i find it or someone else migt be able to find it.
another problem is how are you going to install it for that i do not know unless the phone still operates then you can install it by cab if not maybe it can be cooked into one of the new roms.
hope you get your phone running again soon!
Best Regards,
Zac
Sorry for re-bumping an old thread, but I think my phone may be doing something similar.
Did you manage to get it going OP?
My phone has worked fine since I got it (a year or so ago) - but just lately it has been a complete a**e to boot up. I was using the BSHenge ROM (USPL) when the problem started and my phone randomly froze, leaving no alternative but to reset it. After the reset I either get a black screen only, or the initial boot screen "Smart Mobile" with the ROM version in the bottom right corner eventually appearing. Then it hangs.
I did a hard reset, installed the latest NRG ROM and my problems seemed to get worse, I persisted resetting and yanking the battery and eventually it did boot, but froze when trying to do various basic tasks.
I've sort of got it working by hard resetting again, choosing the latest BSHenge ROM and re-flashing... It's still really slow on boot up but does seem to get there... I haven't dared put my storage card back in yet - I intend to back it up and re-format it... I just get the sinking feeling that this problem is getting progressing stil and is possibly hardware?
I don't know what a task 29 is, so I don't think I've done one of those - I've done a hard reset (power and vol-up to boot), and I'm pretty well versed using the USPL and flashing the ROM.
I haven't seen this posted, if it was, i apologize in advance...
My Galaxy Tab is the Sprint Tab. I am not sure if this method works for other carrier's Tabs. *ALL TABS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED*
If your Tab freezes, you can power the Tab down by holding in the POWER Button for 8-10 seconds or unit you see the screen turn off.
Personally, like any computer or high-tech device, i usually like to wait at least 10-15 seconds before powering such device back up.
After the device has been OFF for 10-15 seconds, hold the POWER button in for 3 seconds or until your device turns ON.
AGAIN, if Galaxy Tab freezes (ALL TABS CONFIRMED):
1) Hold POWER button in for 8-10 Seconds, or until powered OFF
2) Leave Unit OFF 10-15 seconds.
3) Hold POWER button in for 3 seconds, or until powered ON
4) Enjoy
If you are using a Verizon Tab or a GSM Tab (AT&T, T-Mobile, or Euro) and attempt this method, please say so and i will edit the post.
Thanks in advance!
*EDIT*
It has been confirmed that ALL Galaxy Tabs, CDMA & GSM (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and Euros), can use this method to unfreeze.
Same with Euro tabs.
peare said:
Same with Euro tabs.
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thanks for the info!
Thanks for the info, this worked like a charm!!
Also, just an FYI: The only reason they advise to wait to power up a PC 10-15 seconds after powering it down in this fashion is to give the hard drive a chance to stop spinning. Since the Tab doesn't have a hard drive, you should be good.
Again, thanks for the info! I thought I had to let the battery die or something.
Funny you mention this... the *DAY* i bought my tab, a few hours after tinkering with it, it froze (i was trying to power it down or something).
Anyway, it froze and i had no clue how to fix it.
I think i searched and found the hold Power button trick for as long as mentioned above.
So i can confirm this works with the BELL Galaxy Tab as well.
There is another method for really problematic Tabs:-
1. Connect the Tab to a Mains (not PC USB) power source.
2. Press & Hold the Power On button for 30 seconds AND touch & Hold the Middle of the Tab's screen. This will then bring up a menu asking if you wish to Reboot.
3. A Battery Charging Indicator will appear with a progress bleep sound at the bottom of the Tab.
4. Detach the Power cord and press On and then Off again... It should now reboot.
Asori said:
Thanks for the info, this worked like a charm!!
Also, just an FYI: The only reason they advise to wait to power up a PC 10-15 seconds after powering it down in this fashion is to give the hard drive a chance to stop spinning. Since the Tab doesn't have a hard drive, you should be good.
Again, thanks for the info! I thought I had to let the battery die or something.
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thats not entirely true its also to let most of the little caps on the mobo discharge all the way
This is just a 'standard hard reset' on lot of android device as a dedicated button on your desktop PC if it has... Not a Tab exclusive feature. Long press power button reset Galaxy S, HTC Legend, Hero etc... (I had...)
If you are on power line it will just switch off but if just on accu. then will restart as well.
Bye,
Beards said:
There is another method for really problematic Tabs:-
1. Connect the Tab to a Mains (not PC USB) power source.
2. Press & Hold the Power On button for 30 seconds AND touch & Hold the Middle of the Tab's screen. This will then bring up a menu asking if you wish to Reboot.
3. A Battery Charging Indicator will appear with a progress bleep sound at the bottom of the Tab.
4. Detach the Power cord and press On and then Off again... It should now reboot.
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Thanks for that. On every device I've had I have at some stage had to do a 'battery pull' (ouch!) with the screen still on. As the SGT battery cannot be pulled this is probably the best way.
vs2 said:
Thanks for that. On every device I've had I have at some stage had to do a 'battery pull' (ouch!) with the screen still on. As the SGT battery cannot be pulled this is probably the best way.
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No problem... If you think it's enough to deserve a vote of Thanks, please see the 'P.S.' in my Sig.
Late to see this thread as i did tried already post # one when my Smart(Philippine) SGT P1000 freezes this morning while testing the Lookout Mob Sec locator.
Thanks both of you(post #1 and 6)
Rgds,
jojo
xda2jojo said:
Late to see this thread as i did tried already post # one when my Smart(Philippine) SGT P1000 freezes this morning while testing the Lookout Mob Sec locator.
Thanks both of you(post #1 and 6)
Rgds,
jojo
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Than for the vote, your thanks has earned another £10 to charity.
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your thanks has earned another £10 to charity.
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...really? then another thanks for you.
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...really? then another thanks for you.
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Oh dear... I had better stop saying Thank You then, or else my Nurses will have a field-day invading my wallet...
Appreciated.
I downgraded my SM-G900F from Android 4.4.2(PDA G900FXXU1ANJ1, build date 1.10.2014) to Android 4.4.2(PDA G900FXXU1ANCE, build date 31.03.2014) with Odin. According to Odin everything went fine:
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However, if I boot up the phone, I hear the Samsung bling, blue LED turns on for few seconds and after that the boot process seems to be looped as phone vibrates lightly with 10 second interval and both back and recents keys are lit. Screen is off during all this.
My initial idea was to factory-reset the phone(clear /data and /cache partitions), but if I power on the phone with power button while pushing volume up and home buttons, the phone just vibrates for a fraction of a second and that's it. It does not enter into recovery and looks like the phone is off.
When I try to enter into download mode(push power button while home and volume down buttons are pushed down), the phone behaves exactly like in case I simply push the power button which I already described above.
Just for information, if I connect the charger to phone, then the phone vibrates for a fraction of a second and around half a minute the red led is lit(indicates that the device is connected to a charger and it is charging).
Is there a way to unbrick phone if there is no access to recovery and download mode? Please let me know if any additional information is needed.
Try the following: remove the battery. Hold down the buttons and insert battery. Perhaps you have to ask a buddy to help... You should enter download mode....
disobiech said:
Try the following: remove the battery. Hold down the buttons and insert battery. Perhaps you have to ask a buddy to help... You should enter download mode....
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I did that, but unfortunately phone just starts to vibrate for a fraction of second with 8 seconds interval as long as I keep the buttons down. There are no LED lights, no sound and no output to screen.
What I find especially weird is that accessing the download mode earlier, when I posted my initial post, the phone behaved exactly like in case I simply pushed the power button, i.e I heard the Samsung bling, blue LED turned on for few seconds and after that the boot process seemed to be looped as phone vibrated lightly with 10 second interval and both back and recents keys were lit. Or maybe I did not push all three buttons properly down when I tried to access the download mode during my initial post
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I did that, but unfortunately phone just starts to vibrate for a fraction of second with 8 seconds interval as long as I keep the buttons down. There are no LED lights, no sound and no output to screen.
What I find especially weird is that accessing the download mode earlier, when I posted my initial post, the phone behaved exactly like in case I simply pushed the power button, i.e I heard the Samsung bling, blue LED turned on for few seconds and after that the boot process seemed to be looped as phone vibrated lightly with 10 second interval and both back and recents keys were lit. Or maybe I did not push all three buttons properly down when I tried to access the download mode during my initial post
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Perhaps a USB Jig will do. I never had to try one... Search for "Jig Download Mode Samsung Galaxy" on amazon etc...
good luck....!
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Perhaps a USB Jig will do. I never had to try one... Search for "Jig Download Mode Samsung Galaxy" on amazon etc...
good luck....!
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I made an USB jig myself and also bought this one and while both worked with my GT-I9100, they did not work with SM-G900F. If I inserted USB jig to SM-G900F, the phone simply vibrated once and that was it.
Is it possible to JTAG SM-G900F? Use some sort of flasher like ATF-box? Or if one can not access the download mode, then there is nothing to do other than sell the phone into parts?
I finally took my Galaxy S5 to Samsung service and they replaced the front panel In other words phone got the new screen and now it boots up just fine. How to explain this? I would have thought that motherboard, where the flash memory modules are, needs to be replaced.