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Hi to all.
Not even a week passed since I received back my "repaired" Samsung Galaxy S after a failed firmware upgrade through kies. My phone didn't have the 3-button recovery mode so I was forced to sent it for service. The service told me that they had replaced the main board with a new one so I had high hopes that the 3-button recovery mode was now working but, as you have guessed, no matter how many times I've tried... it didn't work.
So, to cut the story sort, today I stumbled across a thread in an australian forum, while surfing with my phone, where someone post that had the same problem like me but he (or she) discovered that he could boot in recovery mode if the phone was connected to the charger. Well, I've tried something similar and it worked. The strange thing is that it is working now even if the phone is not connected at all with a power source
This is the way I've done it:
-First I connected my phone with the PC using my usb cable. Kies was already loaded and I waited until Kies was connected to my phone (in Kies mode).
-I pressed the Home button of my phone, the phone disconnected from Kies and then I shutdown the phone.
- I've waited until I show the battery charging icon (with the green bar inside the battery which indicates the battery level) on my phone's display and then by pressing and holding down the Volume Up and the Home buttons I pressed and hold the Power button until I saw the Samsung black and white logo. I immediately free the power button while still holding down the other two and... after a few seconds I was in recovery mode.
After that I tried it again and again and it works even if the phone is not connected through USB with anything (PC or Power Source). Now also works the Vol Down + Home + Power combination which boots my phone in the Download Mode.
I don't know if this "solution" really enabled the recovery mode on my phone. Maybe I was doing something wrong all this time and now by chance learned to get it right. No matter what I thought it's a good thing to report it here in order to test it by others...
this method does not function for me...
generally i think something is wrong, i have no chance (anymore) connecting my galaxy s to my pc.
tried different usb-options and even the debugging mode.
3-button recovery mode while connected on USB
milro1970 said:
Hi to all.
Not even a week passed since I received back my "repaired" Samsung Galaxy S after a failed firmware upgrade through kies. My phone didn't have the 3-button recovery mode so I was forced to sent it for service. The service told me that they had replaced the main board with a new one so I had high hopes that the 3-button recovery mode was now working but, as you have guessed, no matter how many times I've tried... it didn't work.
So, to cut the story sort, today I stumbled across a thread in an australian forum, while surfing with my phone, where someone post that had the same problem like me but he (or she) discovered that he could boot in recovery mode if the phone was connected to the charger. Well, I've tried something similar and it worked. The strange thing is that it is working now even if the phone is not connected at all with a power source
This is the way I've done it:
-First I connected my phone with the PC using my usb cable. Kies was already loaded and I waited until Kies was connected to my phone (in Kies mode).
-I pressed the Home button of my phone, the phone disconnected from Kies and then I shutdown the phone.
- I've waited until I show the battery charging icon (with the green bar inside the battery which indicates the battery level) on my phone's display and then by pressing and holding down the Volume Up and the Home buttons I pressed and hold the Power button until I saw the Samsung black and white logo. I immediately free the power button while still holding down the other two and... after a few seconds I was in recovery mode.
After that I tried it again and again and it works even if the phone is not connected through USB with anything (PC or Power Source). Now also works the Vol Down + Home + Power combination which boots my phone in the Download Mode.
I don't know if this "solution" really enabled the recovery mode on my phone. Maybe I was doing something wrong all this time and now by chance learned to get it right. No matter what I thought it's a good thing to report it here in order to test it by others...
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This worked for me. Did not require Kies to be connected though. Just the USB connection was sufficient.
It doesn't work on mine. What version is your phone? I got mine from VHA/vodafone and running the official VHA froyo rom.
For Savs...
You've said it worked for you. Does now works even without the usb connection?
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Incredible, it worked as I wrote but now it doesn't again. Blind me... This phone is the most unpredictable phone owned by me in a long time. It's an awesome beast but needs to feel some serious love from samsung. I have not seen a single official announcement about the problems so many users faced with the phone, and by the way where is my official froyo upgrade. It is still not available for my phone
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I get the 3 button recovery/download mode better when I have my phone connected to charger for some reason, discovered this once I had the phone charging and made a test and the recovery mode come up straight away same with download mode, then I tried without charger I got it some time but not all the times maybe 1/10 tries. when I had in charching I get the 3combo every time...strange but tru..
Some people had success by just warming with a hairdryer the back of the phone. Maybe this is the same reason you had success enabling the combo. You see by charging the phone you warming it up and if you warm it enough... bang, you have the 3 button recovery working. It is not a joke, it's true but still pretty ridiculous. Why is samsung not fixing this? My phone returned from the service (and they had it for service for a whole month) repaired after I bricked it upgrading it with kies. The 3 button combo did not work before the service and does not work now after the service... And they told me they replaced the main board of the phone with a new one. Bravo samsung! Job well done
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It doesn't work for me, I don't know how to enter in recovery mode. Please help me. I have unbranded phone.
Check this thread....
Hi.
Just go to this thread and read carefully the first post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=785201
You will need to download Odin 1.3 (search in XDA and will find it). The rest are there. Follow the instructions by the letter and you will be ok.
It worked for me as well, i have a phone with the : download mode and recovery mode disabled , and i just plug the charger in to the phone, and now i can enter in to recovery mode and download mode , without the cable pluged in, strange, but now is working.
hey guys, i have a gt-i9000m and ive been flashing it with odin with no problems. most recently i went back to bell's stock rom, jh2 i think its called? i decided to try and update with kies to jk4 with the kies registry mod. it downloaded the update and everything fine, and said to wait for the phone to reboot.....i waited and waited and it never turned back on. now it is competely dead, cant get into recovery or download mode, doesnt do a single thing. any help?
also, i tried taking the phone to bell to get repaired, but since i bought it second hand and dont have the P.O.P, they wont do anything to help me. bastards!
Can you connect to usb on your pc see if ADB detects your phone? Try Odin as well.
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no it doesnt show up, doesnt turn on at all....
Check this out:
http://techie-blog.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-i-unbricked-my-samsung-galaxy-s.html
will this jig method work on a phone that doesnt even power up at all?
The jig method is a perfect method. Resistance value should be very close to 301k. Dont press any button and dont touch the resistors while inserting.
You should have Galaxy S usb drivers installed.
If you have already installed Kies then follow the nest step.
Jig will take you into Download mode. After that use ODIN3 version 1.7
to flash stock firmware.
Good Luck.
hmm ok ill try this out! ive got a box of resistors, now i just have to figure out how to make 301k....
im a little skeptical that this is gonna be able to revive my phone. i used to have the 3 button ability, now it doesnt even turn on...
coconutboy84 said:
hmm ok ill try this out! ive got a box of resistors, now i just have to figure out how to make 301k....
im a little skeptical that this is gonna be able to revive my phone. i used to have the 3 button ability, now it doesnt even turn on...
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http://www.multiupload.com/5XOM7JGLIR
This is a 3 button fix released by Bell Canada.
But obviously you have to use the JIG first of all.
Then use ODIN3 version 1.7
1. Select the above mentioned file as a PDA file.
2 . Select the PHONE BOOTLOADER UPDATE option in odin.
3. Remember do not select Re-Partition option.
Press Start. It will fix your 3 button Download mode and Recovery mode option.
Good Luck.
the jig didnt do anything....
Had the same problem. Bought mine on Craigslist, no receipt. Try a 3rd party repair shop if all else fails. It's honestly less than your monthly bill from your service provider. And if you factor in your time trying to find the cure, way less. Mine cost $72 to replace the M/B, and others have said about a hundred for theirs. It's up to you, but it's another option.
Is your Battery ok ? Because you are saying that your phone does not even turn on when you press power button.
If it is not a battery problem and the phone shows absolutely no sign.
Then it can be a hardware problem.
Because mobile should show some sign for example Mobile and Computer picture, the light on the back key.
However,can you show me the picture of your JIG.
I have tested this JIG on almost 10 mobiles. 100% working. But they were turning on by pressing power button.
Actually when you connect the 4rth and 5th pin of your micro USB with some
specific value of resistance , triggers some function and 301k triggers DOWNLOAD MODE.
The BELL version of Galaxy S has some issue with the INTERNAL SD. I have seen many cases of SD failure on this forum.
And their after sale service is also very bad. People are spending a big amount on this specific model and see what they are getting.
Yes I have read all posts regarding "Screen Of Death" issue and i have tried all the suggestions. But still, my 10.1 won' t turn on. I have left it drain the bat for 2 days now.
Even if i plug it to the charger there is no sign of battery charging. Hence just blank black screen. any other idea before I have to go to the Service Center. Thanks. Any help would be appreciated.....
Connect the USB to a Windows computer and press Power + Volume Up for 30seconds. Do you hear a Windows "new hardware found" sound?
Thanks... Tried... Still fail. My PC only signaling found new hardware but fail the installation process. I guess because the tab is still not ON. Help....
It seems my PC recognizes the tab but can't find the driver. I can also feel "warm" near the power button area when i connect it to any electricity but still no TURN ON or BATTERY CHARGING INDICATION.
Have you tried to charge it with the wall charger for at least 2hrs and then unplug it and hold powerbutton 10 sec?
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AndreBrian said:
Thanks... Tried... Still fail. My PC only signaling found new hardware but fail the installation process. I guess because the tab is still not ON. Help....
It seems my PC recognizes the tab but can't find the driver. I can also feel "warm" near the power button area when i connect it to any electricity but still no TURN ON or BATTERY CHARGING INDICATION.
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Actually, that is what I was expecting as result.
The Power + Volume Up enables the nvflash APX mode, the screen remains totally black. I simply wanted to know if the tablet works and the culprit is just the screen. From what you say, we get the expected results... Windows detects the new hardware so the tablet works.
Now try the opposite: Power + Volume Down, hold it for 30seconds.
If you don't see nothing on the screen, it is probably a screen contact that got lose... you need to service it by Samsung.
yes done that. Still not ON. When I plug it I can feel it is working since I can feel "the warm" but screen still is blank
Then you already know what to do.
No biggie, Samsung will send you a replacement for sure.
yqed said:
Actually, that is what I was expecting as result.
The Power + Volume Up enables the nvflash APX mode, the screen remains totally black. I simply wanted to know if the tablet works and the culprit is just the screen. From what you say, we get the expected results... Windows detects the new hardware so the tablet works.
Now try the opposite: Power + Volume Down, hold it for 30seconds.
If you don't see nothing on the screen, it is probably a screen contact that got lose... you need to service it by Samsung.
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yes. In fact now the APX is still working trying to find " a new hardware ". Should I cancel it and try the POWER+VOL DOWN now?
Yes, go ahead.
DONE the Power + Volume Down still not ON. BTW the APX Could not find any driver? Is it normal. Before this happens in fact i can transfer any file with my PC through MTP. Thanks again for your help. Hopefully you still know any other solution.... Keep waiting
The APX driver is included into nvflash package, it does not matter if you install it or not at this point. The advantage of this test is that the APX mode keeps the screen off in purpose, while allowing you to flash the tablet through a CMD window (only if you have an unlocked bootloader). We used this trick to determine if the core of your tablet works... we wanted to isolate the problem related to your screen.
I recommend you to contact Samsung and have the tablet serviced. Some screens lose a contact point when you drop the tablet by accident or if a soldering point is weak... The heat generated inside is enough sometimes to sever a lose circuit connection. Either ways, you do NOT want to keep this tablet.
I hope you did not flashed the tablet with some custom ROM, or else Samsung might void your warranty.
OK. Then the only thing i can do is go to SC.......Hmmmmm I am still using stock rom but unfortunately i did root the tab already. Is it bad judgement??? Thanks anyway.
I really hope it is only the screen connection lose issue. But just for curiousity. If only the screen keeps OFF, does it mean I actually can still check that my gtalk on the tab still connects? How this thing works??? since i just check with my phone my gtalk on tab is off.
You ordered the tablet online from Samsung or you bought it from a retailer like Best Buy?
I bought it from retailer. BTW is there any kind of USB JIG for the tab similar to SGSII? I just thought maybe this can help solve the screen of death issue. Ha ha ha ....
Perfect, just go see the store and explain to them nicely the issue. I'm sure they will exchange it for you.
Forget about the JIG or anything else, your screen is gone wacko... What you do now is try to force a blind guy drive a car... Just go exchange the tablet.
Ok I' ll do that. Thanks for your info and help. Hopefully problem will be solved soon.
I had the same issue but I couldn't return to the store so I went through support. They don't have parts yet so they just send you a different unit. In total it took 2.5 weeks for me and I ended up with an unlocked unit
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x-ravin said:
I had the same issue but I couldn't return to the store so I went through support. They don't have parts yet so they just send you a different unit. In total it took 2.5 weeks for me and I ended up with an unlocked unit
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Damn, it took 2.5 weeks to get a new unit?
The good news is, it's recoverable. The bad news is, it's going to take a long time.
Keep it off the charger.
Hold down the power button to get it cycling through APX mode while plugged into your PC (can hear the USB connection sound in Windows).
Tape the power switch down, verify it's still going into APX mode after taped, then unplug it.
Leave the tablet alone for a few days. Think about puppies, chocolate, bouncing breasts, whatever makes you happy, and forget about the Tab.
Come back, plug it back into the PC, see if you still hear it connect. If so, walk away again, come back the next day.
When it finally stops going into APX mode, plug it into a wall charger and leave it alone for about an hour, it should start charging normally, and once it's got charge showing, it'll power up normally.
Rule of thumb is it'll take about a full day for every 10% of charge that was on the battery when it went down, if you keep the power button taped down.
Yesterday I tried to open an flv video file, downloaded from my Google Drive. When it got to 100% downloaded, and about to open, my screen went black. No response at all. I could see that the screen was at least backlit, but I couldn't power the phone down, or anything. So I took the battery out and put it back in. Phone boots up, then goes immediately into the same black screen. Took the battery AND SIM card out this time, waited a few minutes, put these back in, held the power key.. nothing. No response. Can't even boot into recovery mode. Even charging the phone does not yield any response, such as the LED turning on. However, when I plug the phone into my PC, my PC starts looking for a new driver for QHSUSB_DLOAD, which it can't get drivers for.
Any suggestions? Besides buying a new phone?
Are you able to boot into hboot?
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Almost the same thing with my MyTouch 4G. Phone won't boot anymore. When I press the power button the backlight just lights up but the screen is black. The LED flashes amber when i plug it to the charger or to a USB port but the pc can't detect it.
Sad.
no guarantees, but...
found this QHSUSB_driver(64 bit win, couldn't find 32 bit, sorry). save it, unzip it, plug your phone in, go to device manager(volume down and power if nothing shows) click your device(could say something like 'Other device
qhsusb_dload' with a question mark)right click and either uninstall driver and re-install, or update driver using the new one you downloaded, this should force your computer to recognize your device. I haven't tried this(because I haven't had this issue myself) so I can't guarantee anything. Just didn't see a lot of responses, so I figured maybe a bad idea could be better than none...? Really hope this helps you out!
QHSUSB_DLOAD driver won't give him anything unless he has a special SW and skills to reprogram the HBOOT. Currently his HBOOT is failed/erased, and the phone won't boot. There is a project in Sensation forums going on, trying to achieve just that (reloading corrupted HBOOT through SW over QHSUSB_DLOAD), but I don't know the status.
Jack_R1 said:
QHSUSB_DLOAD driver won't give him anything unless he has a special SW and skills to reprogram the HBOOT. Currently his HBOOT is failed/erased, and the phone won't boot. There is a project in Sensation forums going on, trying to achieve just that (reloading corrupted HBOOT through SW over QHSUSB_DLOAD), but I don't know the status.
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I see, said the blind man. Unfortunately, that is quite a bit above my pay grade. It would seem, however, that the unbricking of the sensation is now complete. It's not n00b friendly(i.e. you won't see me anywhere near it) but here's a link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23580776&postcount=279 to look into it and maybe someone smarter than myself(like Jack_R1) can tell you if it will work for your phone.
@Jack_R1 Thanks for not just saying I'm an idiot, and instead explaining it. Not everybody here is quite as decent about this stuff as you were.
You suggested the correct driver for his situation, and after my post you've pointed him to the right thread in Sensation forum - this is more than I did. So by no means you should think of your help less than what it was.
OP, you can try Sensation guide. Don't proceed if you won't be able to identify the HBOOT version.
Been trying for hours now to try and sort out an issue I am having. My S4 is damaged, the phone works but the screen and digitizer is broken. I want to check a few sms messages, access and control the phone from my PC and basically make a complete clone/image of my phone. I cannot for the life of my figure out how to do this.
I use windows 7, I have installed SDK tools, have ADB/fastbook etc. Device isn't found with ADB. Spent hours reading information about installing correct drivers, which I have done. No luck what so ever. The phone is not rooted, developers tools is not on, usb debugging is not on either.
I am starting to think this is a lost battle as I cannot sort this out.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Bump.
Anyone? Is there no way to solve this problem? Tearing my hair out.
Best bet (given ADB doesn't work) would be to root the phone & get a custom recovery on (via Odin; this is might be very difficult if you can't somehow have the phone & PC recognise each other - you don't need to have had debugging on though) then do a nandroid backup (someone using the same recovery/version might be able to walk you through the button presses.
What S4 variant (model number) are we talking about ?
MistahBungle said:
Best bet (given ADB doesn't work) would be to root the phone & get a custom recovery on (via Odin; this is might be very difficult if you can't somehow have the phone & PC recognise each other - you don't need to have had debugging on though) then do a nandroid backup (someone using the same recovery/version might be able to walk you through the button presses.
What S4 variant (model number) are we talking about ?
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GT-I9505 is the model number that is displayed behind the battery. The screen is broke and so is the touchscreen (completely black). I tried to figure out via ODIN but that wouldn't recognise the phone either. I assumed you'd need to boot in recovery/download mode but because I cannot see anything on screen, when I do the volume down, home and power thing I do not know what to do next so the phone boots up normally. I know this because I have unread SMS and when phone loads my SMS tone goes off.
Really not sure how to get around this.
You're going to have to get it into DL mode somehow (don't need to use home button on S4, just vol down/power); try a jig. Once you've done that, then you need to get the phone & PC to recognise each other. If you're having problems with that, prepare to continue to do a lot more reading/trying stuff if you're having PC-side driver issues (there's a lot of threads on here re: the issue). There's also an 'Odin troubleshooting' guide in S2 General by Hopper8 which is worth looking at as much of the stuff he suggests also holds true for the S4 (except the firmware stuff, which is obviously different).
There's not going to be any quick & easy in this instance, I'm afraid. It's going to be hard work.
Edit - Also..USB board/port on the phone might also be damaged, so when you reach the point of having tried everything on the PC-side & everything you can possibly try on the phone-side, replace the USB board/port on the phone. This is quick/easy/cheap (<US$20) to do & might just enable you to get things done where everything else has failed.
Extra edit - And...A jig working (getting you into DL mode) or not is probably a good test of whether the USB board/port on the phone is still good; I.E if the jig works, the board/port is probably still good, if it doesn't, the board/port might be shot as well.
The USB is fine because when I plug the phone in when in normal boot it recognises the data storage. I will try to boot in DL mode. Are there any gestures my S4 will do when booting in DL? Vibrations? As I cannot see anything on screen that will indicate it's worked. I think that once I can get the phone to work with ODIN/ADB I will be good to go as I am relatively tech savvy.
Nope. You're going to by flying blind so far as having no screen/no vibrations in DL mode goes. You're going to be relying on the jig working, and once you hook it up to the PC & fire up Odin, you'll know straight away whether you've got a successful connection up & running (as screenshots in the many Odin guides on here will show you).
I see, will just have to keep trying.
So on the S4 it's hold power and volume up, then wait? or do I need to press anything else afterwards? Or is it power and volume down?
Thanks
No luck with download mode. Girlfriend has a note 2, and her method is Vol down, home and power button. Screen comes up almost immediately with confirmation. Volume up needs to be pressed to confirm. Tried to replicate with S4, no avail.
No luck with starting S4 in download mode. I have followed video on youtube. Supposed to be Vol Down, Home and Power button. Wait till vibrate and warning screen, then press up. Because I cannot see the screen I cannot see the warning screen. But I Hold for 4 seconds, release just after vibrate and then press up, but phone seems to boot up in normal mode.
Ok, finally in download mode, now what? I know it works because it installed new drivers and device manager states a samsung modem. Need to try and clone and do what I need to do ASAP and taking to store tomorrow to exchange for new one.
Any last minute ideas?
Thanks
ODIN3 v1.85 shows a yellow box, this is good right? I downloaded CWM from http://galaxys4root.com/clockworkmodtwrp-recoveries/
What do I need to do next, do not want to make this worse, I just need to enable usb debugging or at least be able to use adb, I am good to go from there
Only a few hours left? Surely someone knows what Flash I need to do to allow me adb access???
Right, go into recovery mode...adb now works.
What do I need to do to enable debugging?
Edit:
I can't get adb to work... error: closed
any ideas
If you cant get adb to work in recovery then youre out of luck.
Incase this happens with new phone, always have a remote access app like Cerberus installed. MightyText is a pretty nice app too.
I see, ok no worries. Thank you anyways