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[Q] Need help for my Vibrant

Here is the story. I've got my Vibrant as a replacement for my older one two weeks ago. The old one had a problem with Home button responsiveness and at the end I decided to go with replacement. After some testing with identical firmware (freshly flashed) on both phones I found that the the new one boots much faster - around 12 sec difference (the time my audio widget is fully loaded) and overall I was very happy, until today when my phone screen turn of during some work on the browser. The buttons light was on and the screen became black.
1. I did battery pool. First boot was very slow. Force close for some koush process ( probably clockworkmod) came out .
2. I did 'wipe cache' - multiple force close after that
3. Factory reset - it was somewhat booting very slow and I decided to go with Odin.
I was able to put the phone in downloading mode and flash JFD with repartitioning. Everything looked ok during the process, but after reboot it plays Tmobile animation, startup sound, shows the letter S and stucks there.
I am able to get in stock 2e recovery. If I choose reinstall packages it goes to clockworkmod recovery (I thought clockworkrecovery should disappear after flashing with odin, but it is there) I tried flashing different usb ports - no difference.
The phone was with stock JI6 firmware, rooted with OCLF, ROM Manager with clockworkmod installed. Was working fine till today. I didn't experience any lag issues and neither of the lag fixes were installed or tested.
I played with clockworkmod recovery options format: system, data, sdcard.
I was not able to format boot - some error.
I am not a very good writer... sorry if somebody gets upset.
I will appreciate any help or idea.
Thanks

Fix for your problem
Sounds like some of the rom is either corrupted or the factory reset did not have J i-6 in it.......not enough info. Personal message me and i ll help you fix this problem.

i9505 black screen after reboot

Hello,
I have a problem with my i9505. The phone had been rooted with stock ROM. I've installed Avast Antivirus and decided to install Anti Theft feature. Installing it requires reboot. After confirming rebooting the phone beeped twice and rebooted. And this is where my problem begins.
After reboot the screen is black. It shows nothing. The phone boots, LED shows charging, connecting and disconnecting charger makes phone beep, but with few seconds delay. Connecting to PC shows content of phone memory.
I have managed to get to recovery. Odin had seen the phone so I've flashed official Samsung ROM. It didn't help.
Surprisingly after few hours with battery removed the phone started to work normally... until the next reboot.
And now it works until the reboot. After reboot the screen is black. After about 30 minutes without battery it works again.
The phone never got dropped or damaged in any way.
Before I get my phone to the service (hoping that they'll fix it under warranty) I'd like to ask you, if somebody had similar problem and knows how to fix it.
Thanks in advance.

Same problem on same phone
Hi,
I too had this problem, and fixing it wasn't difficult, however I used the TWRP recovery which @ingvarr_zaag probably doesn't have installed (seeing as they had stock firmware). Nevertheless I can confirm this identical problem on my own i9505.
I was using a CM10.1 nightly build for my i9505 and attempted to install the AVAST Anti-Theft feature using the root install method. On the first attempt at installation there was a free-space error, in which the amount of free space shown in the /system partition had overflowed and showed negative free space. To work around that error I filled up my /system partition until there was only 100mb free and then the install worked. All went well until I did a reboot; the phone hung at the i9505 screen.
I tried rebooting the phone and removing the battery for a short while, but nothing worked - the phone still hung at the i9505 screen. However, all other functions worked, so I just reflashed CM10.1 after wiping /cache, /data (but not /data/media), /system, and the Dalvik-cache (though that is in /cache AFAIK so pretty redundant). All was fine after that reflash, other than the annoyance of having to set everything up again (didn't make a backup recently).
Obviously the Anti-Theft wasn't very secure if it could be removed by a simple reflash. But to be fair, I highly doubt any software can protect itself from a format!
Anyway, just letting people know that I can confirm this this problem exists, and how I fixed it on my phone.

ingvarr_zaag said:
Hello,
I have a problem with my i9505. The phone had been rooted with stock ROM. I've installed Avast Antivirus and decided to install Anti Theft feature. Installing it requires reboot. After confirming rebooting the phone beeped twice and rebooted. And this is where my problem begins.
After reboot the screen is black. It shows nothing. The phone boots, LED shows charging, connecting and disconnecting charger makes phone beep, but with few seconds delay. Connecting to PC shows content of phone memory.
I have managed to get to recovery. Odin had seen the phone so I've flashed official Samsung ROM. It didn't help.
Surprisingly after few hours with battery removed the phone started to work normally... until the next reboot.
And now it works until the reboot. After reboot the screen is black. After about 30 minutes without battery it works again.
The phone never got dropped or damaged in any way.
Before I get my phone to the service (hoping that they'll fix it under warranty) I'd like to ask you, if somebody had similar problem and knows how to fix it.
Thanks in advance.
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Flash stock firmware using odin
Go to stock recovery there factory reset and wipe
Reboot
Note all data will be lost take backup b4
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sheomualjy said:
Hi,
I too had this problem, and fixing it wasn't difficult, however I used the TWRP recovery which @ingvarr_zaag probably doesn't have installed (seeing as they had stock firmware). Nevertheless I can confirm this identical problem on my own i9505.
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I had Clockwork Recovery installed but I couldn't use it, because after reboot the screen was black. I managed to get to android recovery and flashed stock Samsung ROM by Odin. It didn't help.
After 2 weeks in service it's possible that today I get my phone back. Finally, because two weeks with Samsung Galaxy Advance were miserable.
Actual status on service's page says, that they replaced main board in my phone.
BTW: no Avast Anti Theft ever again.

[HELP] HARDBrick - yep, I'm the first one !

Hey guys
Just got a S5 (previously owned a S2 and S4 Active, which I have rooted and put custom ROMs so many times. Hence I'm familiar with Odin, Recovery, etc etc).
About a week ago, I installed Shohat v5 ROM, everything went fine. I was quite happy with it.
I installed back my app from my S4 Active through a big update.zip (backed up with Titanium paid version) thanks to custom recovery.
And just now, when my battery was like 5% left, I decided to make a hard reboot (as Xprivacy warned me that I needed to restart to have my changes into effect).
I charged my phone and THEN I push the reboot button (not the hot boot).
While charging, the screen went normally black, but stayed black with the blue LED notification ON (not sure if that info is important).
Then, black screen stays forever:
- no logo
- no download mode
- no recovery
- When phone is connected through USB to my laptop, I hear the usual "tadaam" sound from Windows, but no "USB notification".
It seems a JIG would be the solution, but no idea if that would work for a S5 (I guess Samsung has now worked to avoid that solution)
Well, if anyone can help, that would be cool

Obvious I know but you have pulled the battery for a while and tried again right?
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Goldie said:
Obvious I know but you have pulled the battery for a while and tried again right?
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Hello
Indeed, I just removed the battery for a few hours a tried, no success.
But is it normal that a hardbrick can occur 1 week after installing a custom ROM?
Right now I can't bring it to Samsung store for repair...

(Adding a new post as editing is not working properly)
Isn't there a way to use ADB with commands through Windows (as there is the "tadaam" sound when I connect it through USB)?
A friend of mine bricked his Nexus tablet and went through such solution to remove the brick ...

OK ............
Here's the magic
After removing on and off the battery many times, trying to boot in recovery or download (trying about 15 times)
Now I managed to boot in recovery (I was like "huh?" and "wooohoooooo")
Did Wipe cache
Did Wipe Dalvick
No Factory reset
Fixed root (seems like I lost it, no idea why)
Let's see if I can reboot it
I think maybe the issue came from the huge update.zip created from my S4 Active (i9295) with Titanium backup (I was in Android version 4.2.2).
Maybe the reinstalled apps, messed up something as the ROM was in version 4.4.2...

Desanusseur2porc said:
OK ............
Here's the magic
After removing on and off the battery many times, trying to boot in recovery or download (trying about 15 times)
Now I managed to boot in recovery (I was like "huh?" and "wooohoooooo")
Did Wipe cache
Did Wipe Dalvick
No Factory reset
Fixed root (seems like I lost it, no idea why)
Let's see if I can reboot it
I think maybe the issue came from the huge update.zip created from my S4 Active (i9295) with Titanium backup (I was in Android version 4.2.2).
Maybe the reinstalled apps, messed up something as the ROM was in version 4.4.2...
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OK ... bad news again
I performed a hard reboot to check that everything was stable, and phone rebooted fine.
then I turned off and removed to battery to put back the SD card and the SIM card, and now the phone is not being turned on again.
And now the phone is not able to be turned ON again...
What's going on, any idea?
*** EDIT ***
I managed to reboot in custom recovery totally randomly after playing with the battery (removing, putting it back, trying to boot)
I made a full factory reset and reinstalled the custom ROM Shohat.
After rebooting, it went directly to ODIN as it was displaying error messages "ddi: MMC_read failed"
I guess the internal SD card is dead.
Questions:
1/ Is warranty OK if
- KNOX counter is at 0 (no idea why it is at zero)
- Current Binary is set to OFFICAL
- BUT SYSTEM STATUS is set to "CUSTOM"
2/ Can a custom ROM do this or is it a hardware failure?

Did you try with another sd card did you have apps installed on this sd card for me this sounds like a dead sdcard issue with some apps on it. I had the same issue with my X8 when a lot of apps ware running from the sd card btw sd cards are totally unreliably for storing important data as they usually die after some writing on them.
Change the SD Card and I think your phone will come back to normal.

SD Card Reader
Desanusseur2porc said:
After rebooting, it went directly to ODIN as it was displaying error messages "ddi: MMC_read failed"
I guess the internal SD card is dead.
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I don't know if this helps but I had an GS-900H (S5 octacore version) and struggled with it for a week trying to debug this problem, ordered new memory cards, installed different ROMs, etc. only to find out that the card reader was bad.
In my case it would corrupt the card every time so that my PC would need to 'repair' it before I could begin using it in the PC.
Maybe the card reader is a common point of failure?
EDIT: I also had issues with different cards working and not working based on the speed of the SD card (different S5). I know for a fact that it will switch you over to main memory when taking pictures that require advanced features -- I got a popup telling me that my memory card wasn't fast enough.

alex_tytn said:
I don't know if this helps but I had an GS-900H (S5 octacore version) and struggled with it for a week trying to debug this problem, ordered new memory cards, installed different ROMs, etc. only to find out that the card reader was bad.
In my case it would corrupt the card every time so that my PC would need to 'repair' it before I could begin using it in the PC.
Maybe the card reader is a common point of failure?
EDIT: I also had issues with different cards working and not working based on the speed of the SD card (different S5). I know for a fact that it will switch you over to main memory when taking pictures that require advanced features -- I got a popup telling me that my memory card wasn't fast enough.
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Hello guys
Thanks for your input.
Unfortunately I do not have an external SD card, the issue is with the Internal memory
So i can not request new ones or try to replace it, or work on the card reader...

Amazing that you are about to lose your phone forever and you don't even consider installing the original Samsung firmware.
What da f*** are you doing?

100%. Numb nut doesn't deserve the great phone It's like he got OCD.
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lcmazza said:
Amazing that you are about to lose your phone forever and you don't even consider installing the original Samsung firmware.
What da f*** are you doing?
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Hello
Well, not sure that ODIN will work as the internal MMC is not recognized, so where would that be installed?
Furthermore, I'm waiting for the feedback from Samsung (as knox counter is at 0, Binary is set to OFFICIAL and only status is set to Custom).
I did not want to change these counters with manipulating ODIN.
If Samsung gives it back to me with a new one, then wooohoooo
If Samsung says "f*** off, you manipulated it, warranty is off", then I'll use ODIN with STOCK ROM from Samfirmware + PIT file (they are ready for use on my computer)

If you can't get to download mode how do you propose to use Odin to flash stock ??
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Strangest problem - reboot restore flash memory to identical state

Hello, I just want to share with you strangest problem I ever had with Android device.
I have old Nexus 7 nakasi with stock 5.1 rooted. Past few weeks tablet was unused, charging from USB port in Sony Bravia TV.
Yesterday I've tried to use again, but I realized that it was turned off. After switching on and connect to wifi, he rebooted after a few minutes.
I found that without wifi lasts about 10 minutes before it restarts.
Strangest thing:
After each reboot, he booted into absolutely identical state. No matter that I uninstalled application, app was back, deleted files was back. But also all the changes of the past were gone.
I tried boot to save mode – after while he rebooted too
I tried leave tabled few hours in TWRP recovery - he has not rebooted, so he’s not unstable
I tried delete cache – no change
So I tried factory restore – after reboot he booted without change, hmm…
So I download nexus image a start “flash-all.bat”. No error, but after reboot. Surprise – no change – my old rooted system.
Via TWRP recovery I tried format/wipe everything, no change I even change filesystem from ext4 to F2FS – after reboot data are back
If I make backup in TWRK into internal memory (boot for instance), backup completes ok, but after reboot backup is gone.
If I start big backup (3gb data) into internal memory, backup fail after few minutes. But backup via otg to usb flash disk completes OK. So I can create full system+data backup.
It’s like flash memory is damaged and allow write only a small amount of data. And after reboot is restored to identical state. That would explain why Android reboots after a while, and recovery not.
What do you think? Can it be anything else than damaged flash memory? And if so, is there anything i could try, or "Zed is dead"
And finally it’s possible that Sony TV cause this? Thank you and sorry for my bad English.

Exact same thing happened to me, Bought a new motherboard for around $20 online... ebay I think and fixed it good as new... plus i upgraded to the 32GB model! replacement was pretty easy, I have never done anything like this before but didn't encounter any problems. I think its due to the flash memory dying, and becoming read only. I even formatted the whole drive from my computer and when I rebooted, Exact same old system. Here's the iFixit guide I followed: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nexus+7+Motherboard+Replacement/9943

Happened to me too, and I also just replaced the motherboard. I have a feeling the equivalent of the boot sector fails, but on a ssd that puts the drive in read only mode. I seem to recall a fix using a non standard partitioning tool whose name escapes me, but our normal flash and recovery tools won't work. I wanted 32 meg upgrade anyway so decided it was best to replace rather than repair.
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Ah, tool is called NVFlash, but been years since I used it so can't help with instructions.
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Thank you all for reply. Unfortunately cheapest 32GB motherboards on ebay cost 45$. But but I'm afraid that 32 gigabytes version will not be much faster. Nexus 7 has a terribly slow storage. Recently i bought Onda tablet V891, for 140$ and it's and it's perfectly fast device
When I think about it, the problem was caused by Titanium backup backuping every day. Finally, a flash memory did not last.
Thank for NVFlash I'll try to write here how it went

I just bought a nexus 7 / 32g with a broken screen for about 25$. Used, but worked. And now have a few extra parts...
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Encryption Failed... Tried formatting, wiping, installing new ROM but no use

I have a I9505 and it was working fine (samsung ROM), when I decided to 'encrypt' my device! It was fully charged and connected to a charger.
After starting, it stayed connected for 5-6 hours, but nothing was seemingly happening.. After 6 hours I switched it off. Then back on again.
The device after starting (just the system) didnt let me do anything else, and told me that since encryption failed, I need to format the device. So I restarted, formatted. Still same msg
Wiped the device completely. Still same issue. Tried changing file system from ext4 to ext2.. still same problem! I installed a couple of roms, they seemingly installed ok, but after starting, the same msg!
Please help me!
My bootloader is TWRP by teammate I think

Did you attempt to flash the stock ROM via Odin?

find a place that can do a JTAG

I had this issue last week.
1. Flash Stock rom with Odin
2. Boot into stock recovery (Must be stock)
3. Choose factory reset
Fixed.

SOLVED
Thank you guys! Flashing with ODIN worked fine! Not sure why I didnt think of that earlier!!

hdaackda said:
I have a I9505 and it was working fine (samsung ROM), when I decided to 'encrypt' my device! It was fully charged and connected to a charger.
After starting, it stayed connected for 5-6 hours, but nothing was seemingly happening.. After 6 hours I switched it off. Then back on again.
The device after starting (just the system) didnt let me do anything else, and told me that since encryption failed, I need to format the device. So I restarted, formatted. Still same msg
Wiped the device completely. Still same issue. Tried changing file system from ext4 to ext2.. still same problem! I installed a couple of roms, they seemingly installed ok, but after starting, the same msg!
Please help me!
My bootloader is TWRP by teammate I think
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Dude did you try to use an aosp rom