Hey guys,
i am looking for a little push in the right direction. a friend of mine was a bit too smart and he bricked his note. it wont turn on and when pressing vdown + middle button + power button nothing happens just black screen always. can i save it or is it hard bricked?
Try removing and putting back the battery. Then try starting it up again.
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and313 said:
Hey guys,
i am looking for a little push in the right direction. a friend of mine was a bit too smart and he bricked his note. it wont turn on and when pressing vdown + middle button + power button nothing happens just black screen always. can i save it or is it hard bricked?
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How about you say everything you've/he have tried first, then we can point you in the right direction. For instance: battery pull, Odin, does a computer recognize it, does the screen turn on at all, of so, what does it display, what ROM/Mod did he flash?
Lots of info needed.
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and313 said:
Hey guys,
i am looking for a little push in the right direction. a friend of mine was a bit too smart and he bricked his note. it wont turn on and when pressing vdown + middle button + power button nothing happens just black screen always. can i save it or is it hard bricked?
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How did he brick it.?
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If it's anything like my last note, my laptop crashed just as I was flashing a new bootloader via PC Odin. Now, no matter what I do the screen remains completely blank and there are no sounds or any signs of life.
I've tried to get into download mode assuming that the screen is just not showing anything, but no sign of activity on PC Odin and no devices showing on ADB.
It appears completely dead.
I'm wondering if a jig might spark it onto life.
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It is hard bricked. Try connect it to a pc and there is hope with odin if your pc recognize it. If not like mine so there is only one way: samsung service. They will change motherboard and they cant find out that it is rooted..etc...
cgjones said:
If it's anything like my last note, my laptop crashed just as I was flashing a new bootloader via PC Odin. Now, no matter what I do the screen remains completely blank and there are no sounds or any signs of life.
I've tried to get into download mode assuming that the screen is just not showing anything, but no sign of activity on PC Odin and no devices showing on ADB.
It appears completely dead.
I'm wondering if a jig might spark it onto life.
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A jig (can be ordered online) should be a good idea since the bootloader is damage so need a jig to boot it in usbboot mode and then maybe can flash bootloader. (I have not tried it myself though.
The tool from this guy seem to be able to to magic with phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257434
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/explaining-and-advancing-the-unbrickable-mod/
It may look complicated and time consuming, but if as last resort it is worth trying.
tnx guys you are really helpfull. i will try the fix mentioned above and will post the outcome.
i would if i could tell you what he did but he doesn't know it either. he told me that he formatted the partitions or something i dont really know so it's hard to tell where it went wrong.
and yes the screen is completely blank no connection to pc nothing happenns no matter what
I dug out my old Note and tried the various suggestions via Linux using Back Track 5.
Nothing was detected. So could not apply Unbrickable Mod.
Oh well. I guess JTag would be the next step to try.....if I can be bothered sometime.
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I went to install the new samsung update. I've used odin and never had many problems, but it didnt start the donwload, i removed the usb cable (while on the download screen on phone). Unplugged again, unresponsive to odin. Turned off phone and now when i turn it back on I get icon of PHONE ! Computer
I can't search for anything, because it's saaying the search is down for 5 minutes (10 minutes ago) . I know there is info on here for this but can someone tell me or point me where the correct link is so i dont mess up the phone.
THANKS!!
Just redo the download procedure,ie turn off phone, plug in the usb and hold vol and power
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Just redo the download procedure,ie turn off phone, plug in the usb and hold vol and power
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I took out battery, phone is off, plugged in usb cable and I get the icon of the phone with exclamation point and PC. I never was able to get to download mode without using adb reboot download, but obviously now, i cant get to adb because it doesnt find the device anymore.
Don't worry about the icon, just do the same procedure and it'll do on download mode
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But you can't because it doesnt see the device... im freaking out...
after you pull the battery and put back in, hold down the up and down volume buttons, THEN plug the usb in WHILE holding the volume buttons.
just imaging the icon with the phone and the pc is the battery icon... and do the same procedure... you will get to download mode again. and restart your computer and try.
That happened to me and just replaced my phone with tmobile and got a brand new one, yrust me nothing works when is in that image I gave up and called tmobile.
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were you on eugene373's hybrid rom? I was and now it wont take any update old or new it either freezes or goes dark NOT TO BLAME EUGENE373 i love his work and I am just trying to find a common denominator
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were you on eugene373's hybrid rom? I was and now it wont take any update old or new it either freezes or goes dark
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I was on Vibrant9 (I liked that one the best).
I hope I didnt kill this, if I did, then many people are going to
I've had my phone with this icon numerous times and had no problems getting back to download mode, like the previous poster said, just pretend its the battery icon and repeat the steps
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it took about 25 tries but it finally worked may we should odin to old stock first then new stock,
eortizr said:
just imaging the icon with the phone and the pc is the battery icon... and do the same procedure... you will get to download mode again. and restart your computer and try.
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Nope, this is not working, did this 10 times. I put battery back in, hold up.down then plug usb while holding, the screen keeps coming back the same. But like i keep saying, i was NEVER able to get to download mode before. Must have tried it 200 times.
take the battery out, put it back in. Plug the device and when you see the icon, hold vol up and down and power, as soon as the screen goes black remove your finger from the power button, but KEEP holding the vol. buttons until the dl screen comes on
Batt and cable off, plug cable hold buttons then battery in.
Remember u broke it u bought it, but ofcourse tmo will have to fix something U broke.
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Batt and cable off, plug cable hold buttons then battery in.
Remember u broke it u bought it, but ofcourse tmo will have to fix something U broke.
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oh well, no matter what i try , it keeps going back to same screen. This is freaking frustrating. In my reading on here, there seems to be some people that are not able to get into donwload mode from the buttons. If this is the case for me, do i have ANY other options then bringing it to be Tmobile. I have only had the phone for 3 weeks, but i really want to get it resolved without bringing it in, i have lots of stuff on phone (i have backup off the phone).
Try all the steps here if you haven't already:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771247
Just call tmobile your gonna pop a vein trying to fix this just don't tell them you rooted your phone lol.
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Just call tmobile your gonna pop a vein trying to fix this just don't tell them you rooted your phone lol.
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Should I call them or just go into a store with the box and all and say, the phone shut off then when i pushed power, this came on.. I cant believe this happend.
redwolf313k said:
Just call tmobile your gonna pop a vein trying to fix this just don't tell them you rooted your phone lol.
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You know that they can probably fix it and that its not really BRICKED then when they find out that he had Superuser.apk, they'll add a fee to his bill and that would be even worse.
Hey guys,
First of all, I searched for my problem but couldn't find a solution anywhere. This is the most unusual kind of "bootlogo stuck". My phone shows the bootlogo for several seconds, then turns off. I go to the recovery mode (CWM), it appears ("reboot system now", "...", all that), but then again the bootlogo appears and after several seconds the phone turns off. I go to the download mode, it appears, but then again, I see the bootlogo and my phone turns off. So obviously flashing the stock rom turned out to be a failure in this case. I first thought that maybe I needed to recharge my phone. But when I plugged the charger, there was no display of the battery icon. I left it like that, hoping it was charging, but the same problem occurred after a while when I checked. Oh, and one more thing, whenever, I took out the battery and put it back again, the bootlogo showed up (even when I hadn't touched the power or any button!).
It's been several months since I detached myself from Android development. The last ROM that I flashed was Hyperion 8 four months ago, I don't exactly remember the kernel that came with it.
If power button seems to b the issue, you can fix it by *slightly* striking its side against a hard surface(may b table or wall). You might not believe but this method is 99% working.
But do this only when u r left with no choice. Don't get me wrong
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Galaxy_Rohit said:
If power button seems to b the issue, you can fix it by *slightly* striking its side against a hard surface(may b table or wall). You might not believe but this method is 99% working.
But do this only when u r left with no choice. Don't get me wrong
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Although your solution sounded kinda stupid considering the type of problem i had in mind, i did try it and it worked!! Thanks a lot Rohit !
anasdcool71 said:
Although your solution sounded kinda stupid considering the type of problem i had in mind, i did try it and it worked!! Thanks a lot Rohit !
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lol.. such a simple solution.. haha.. glad it work.. sometimes old gadget user have solution that we cant think ourself..
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Good one....cheers to Samsung hardware xD
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assphere said:
lol.. such a simple solution.. haha.. glad it work.. sometimes old gadget user have solution that we cant think ourself..
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i also had this issue... you can't catch up with recovery console or download mode because the phone automatically turns off..
Reason: The power switch is shorted... But sometimes the rubber between the power button and the switch in the circuit is jammed... i fixed it myself... replaced the microswitch myself.....
Same problem
HELP!! Same problem. Stroked against hard surface and flashed the ROM.
nothing worked. Help please.
Cool !!
It really did work! what a hardware i've got here.
I don't remember doing anything to the tablet while I was help my friend with his car. No physical damage from what I can tell or anything. Will not boot and connecting it to my computer results in a HSUSB_DLOAD driver error on my computer.
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I don't remember doing anything to the tablet while I was help my friend with his car. No physical damage from what I can tell or anything. Will not boot and connecting it to my computer results in a HSUSB_DLOAD driver error on my computer.
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Verify that it is charged. Can you boot into fastboot mode?
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Verify that it is charged. Can you boot into fastboot mode?
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I couldn't get mine to work a couple days ago. Would not power on. Hold power button for 20 seconds and it booted back up. Hope that works for you.
Tried everything. Nothing worked at all. Showed that driver required that I showed. It requires a jtag to fix
Try holding down the volume rockers and power button. I did the same thing and that fixed it
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3 days old?
Back to the retailer for a refund or exchange.... Why do anything else that would waste more time or actually cause more damage?
That's what I did. I didn't have a nandroid backup on my comp for it hence why I wanted to save it.
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cabagekiller said:
I don't remember doing anything to the tablet while I was help my friend with his car. No physical damage from what I can tell or anything. Will not boot and connecting it to my computer results in a HSUSB_DLOAD driver error on my computer.
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I actually got to the HSUSB_DLOAD on my computer also. For me that came up if you press vol +/- and power at the same time. The screen will not turn on but windows detects something trying to install. I wonder what that is. Remember to boot into bootloader it is vol - and power. Hope this helps.
Try a different cable. It doesn't brick that easily.
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I'm sure there more to the story. He probably rooted it or something
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Will not boot...
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When you say "Will not boot" do you mean you're able to power it on and it gets stuck at the X screen? Or it can't power on at all?
If you're able to power it on, you should be able to get into fastboot mode and restore it to factory settings or flash the stock images.
If you can't power it on at all, then it's a hardware issue and there's nothing you can do about it. Unless you know how to fix the hardware.
Hi! I was Changing ROM From sensation classic 7.6 to sensation black 3.2. Then after i reset the phone and was about to boot it up again, i managed to hit factory reset. My phone was bootlooping, so i set it in download mode and used LG flash tool.I hit the wrong COM so it crashed in the middle of the update and now it is bricked. I managed to **** up my phone 2 times in a row. I cant seriously believe myself. Is there anybody that has the same problem or hopefully a fix on this one? Please, I am desperate!
I WILL DONATE minimum 10 dollars, possibly 20-30 to whoever finds a fix.
Symptoms :
- LG logo in 2-10 seconds then showing black color ( not actually off but black )
- when i plug it in my pc 15 ish hard drives pops up that " needs to be formatted before use ".
- shows as QSHUSB_BULK in usb manager
- no download or recovery mode
I seriously am amazed that i managed to fail twice on this. Sorry for bad english, not my first language..
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Hi! I was Changing ROM From sensation classic 7.6 to sensation black 3.2. Then after i reset the phone and was about to boot it up again, i managed to hit factory reset. My phone was bootlooping, so i set it in download mode and used LG flash tool.I hit the wrong COM so it crashed in the middle of the update and now it is bricked. I managed to **** up my phone 2 times in a row. I cant seriously believe myself. Is there anybody that has the same problem or hopefully a fix on this one? Please, I am desperate!
I WILL DONATE minimum 10 dollars, possibly 20-30 to whoever finds a fix.
Symptoms :
- LG logo in 2-10 seconds then showing black color ( not actually off but black )
- when i plug it in my pc 15 ish hard drives pops up that " needs to be formatted before use ".
- shows as QSHUSB_BULK in usb manager
- no download or recovery mode
I seriously am amazed that i managed to fail twice on this. Sorry for bad english, not my first language..
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You may be hard bricked. Is your phone detected in ubuntu?
Art Vanderlay said:
You may be hard bricked. Is your phone detected in ubuntu?
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In ubuntu i get "Connection unsuccessful driver error".
Switched999 said:
Hi! I was Changing ROM From sensation classic 7.6 to sensation black 3.2. Then after i reset the phone and was about to boot it up again, i managed to hit factory reset. My phone was bootlooping, so i set it in download mode and used LG flash tool.I hit the wrong COM so it crashed in the middle of the update and now it is bricked. I managed to **** up my phone 2 times in a row. I cant seriously believe myself. Is there anybody that has the same problem or hopefully a fix on this one? Please, I am desperate!
I WILL DONATE minimum 10 dollars, possibly 20-30 to whoever finds a fix.
Symptoms :
- LG logo in 2-10 seconds then showing black color ( not actually off but black )
- when i plug it in my pc 15 ish hard drives pops up that " needs to be formatted before use ".
- shows as QSHUSB_BULK in usb manager
- no download or recovery mode
I seriously am amazed that i managed to fail twice on this. Sorry for bad english, not my first language..
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This has just happened to me, I am in need of help also
I am going to try this out - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681089
idonttakedrugs said:
This has just happened to me, I am in need of help also
I am going to try this out - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681089
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Im pretty sure the solution you linked above me is going to brick your device even harder, because it is only for those who bricked it while updating OTA.
Switched999 said:
Im pretty sure the solution you linked above me is going to brick your device even harder, because it is only for those who bricked it while updating OTA.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48765620 what about this? I'm sure its better then nothing its all I can find, im totally flapping it!
idonttakedrugs said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=487656
20 what about this? I'm sure its better then nothing its all I can find, im totally flapping it!
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I have heard several cases about people making an actual brick of their device with that fix. Again, its only for the ones who bricked it OTA. If you really want to try it, go on, but dont blame me if it gets TOTALLY ruined.
If you find a fix PLEASE let me know! I really want my phone back
Switched999 said:
I have heard several cases about people making an actual brick of their device with that fix. Again, its only for the ones who bricked it OTA. If you really want to try it, go on, but dont blame me if it gets TOTALLY ruined.
If you find a fix PLEASE let me know! I really want my phone back
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****kkkk i might just take it back to where i bought it from and say it ****ed up when updating it ota and see if i can get a replacement?
idonttakedrugs said:
****kkkk i might just take it back to where i bought it from and say it ****ed up when updating it ota and see if i can get a replacement?
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If its rooted they will easily find out, at least where i live, but its worth a try.
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If its rooted they will easily find out, at least where i live, but its worth a try.
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not if it doesnt turn on haha! u cnt get onto download mode or anything so #winning haha na ill check
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not if it doesnt turn on haha! u cnt get onto download mode or anything so #winning haha na ill check
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My friend that tried to fix it found out that it was rooted in under 2 minutes.. i have no idea how but he did it without knowing that it actually was rooted.
I was in the same situation. Managed to get back to download mode by using factory reset.
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corrsea said:
I was in the same situation. Managed to get back to download mode by using factory reset.
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How did you factory reset??
Please answer, i need help
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How did you factory reset??
Please answer, i need help
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Make sure the phone is completely powered off. You will need to long press the power button. Best to do this in a darkened room as initially the screen goes black but there is still some backlight. Keep holding the power button until you are sure it's off.
Then use the 2 button combo to get to the factory reset screen.
In my case resetting would bring me back to download mode.
Then connect to flash tool and flash kdz.
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Make sure the phone is completely powered off. You will need to long press the power button. Best to do this in a darkened room as initially the screen goes black but there is still some backlight. Keep holding the power button until you are sure it's off.
Then use the 2 button combo to get to the factory reset screen.
In my case resetting would bring me back to download mode.
Then connect to flash tool and flash kdz.
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im unable to get onto the reset screen
Keep trying. It can be tricky. When you're holding the two buttons wait until you see the screen flicker. Release the buttons and press again.
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Me too. Whatever button combo i use i just get the black screen. Which combo did you use? If i use vol down and power the black screen doesnt come up, it just restarts instead.
Volume plus power down. It's really important that the phone is powered off properly. You can check by plugging to charger, if its powered off you will get the battery icon.
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corrsea said:
Volume plus power down. It's really important that the phone is powered off properly. You can check by plugging to charger, if its powered off you will get the battery icon.
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i cant get the battery icon, also my phone wont turn off without it turning back on
You really do have to hold the power button for a long time. It can be quite difficult to see if it truly is off because it's displaying a black screen, that's why I suggested a darkened room.
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Hi All,
I was trying to flash the latest firmware for my device (G9750ZCU2ASG4) and during the odin process, my computer restarted which failed the update halfway through. I rebooted the computer, tried again, and it was trying to establish a connection for a really long time, so I disconnected my phone from the USB port on my computer, and held Power and Volume Down to try and force reboot the phone. I was going to try and go back into download mode to restart the process. My phone mentioned something about needing to do an emergency recovery, but I continued to hold down the power and volume down keys and then everything went black on the phone.
I've tried multiple USB cords, all of the button commands known for the device, and have even tried to perform the emergency mode recovery on my device, but it seems like it's in some sort of locked state; What I mean is the phone is stuck on a black screen. I can't "boot" into recovery or into download mode. The phone doesn't even vibrate when I hold the power button or power and down to try and force reboot it. Odin doesn't recognize the phone when I plug it into the computer nor does the device manager on my windows computer.
Does anyone have any experience with this sort of issue or any idea of what else I can do to try and get into download mode to flash my firmware again? All help, suggestions, or comments regarding this are much appreciated.
Dead battery may be part of the problem
i had a similar problem with lg g3 some years ago, if your pc at least detects it as unrecognized device you might be able to use qualcomm drivers and some software to rewrite everything though i dont know if this exists for samsung. i think it showed up as qhsusb_bulk in device manager
It's basically soft bricked. You can use Odin and flash the official firmware and it should unbrick it.
The official route is to use emergency recovery in Samsung's Smart Switch software.
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Yes use smart switch and emergency recovery.
royhanks3 said:
Hi All,
I was trying to flash the latest firmware for my device (G9750ZCU2ASG4) and during the odin process, my computer restarted which failed the update halfway through. I rebooted the computer, tried again, and it was trying to establish a connection for a really long time, so I disconnected my phone from the USB port on my computer, and held Power and Volume Down to try and force reboot the phone. I was going to try and go back into download mode to restart the process. My phone mentioned something about needing to do an emergency recovery, but I continued to hold down the power and volume down keys and then everything went black on the phone.
I've tried multiple USB cords, all of the button commands known for the device, and have even tried to perform the emergency mode recovery on my device, but it seems like it's in some sort of locked state; What I mean is the phone is stuck on a black screen. I can't "boot" into recovery or into download mode. The phone doesn't even vibrate when I hold the power button or power and down to try and force reboot it. Odin doesn't recognize the phone when I plug it into the computer nor does the device manager on my windows computer.
Does anyone have any experience with this sort of issue or any idea of what else I can do to try and get into download mode to flash my firmware again? All help, suggestions, or comments regarding this are much appreciated.
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Did you get this resolved? if so, how? My phone got bricked in the middle of update through Smart Switch. Black (seem to be off) screen. None of the key combinations work and when I plug the power cable nothing comes up. I have an appointment at Samsung service center but was wondering how you ultimately fixed yours
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Did you get this resolved? if so, how? My phone got bricked in the middle of update through Smart Switch. Black (seem to be off) screen. None of the key combinations work and when I plug the power cable nothing comes up. I have an appointment at Samsung service center but was wondering how you ultimately fixed yours
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Hey man, unfortunately my phone was absolutely trashed and I had to get a new one entirely. Same symptoms as yours, no button combinations worked. I even tried to let the battery drain and charge to turn it back on and it failed. I guess now we know that there is definitely a way to hard brick this phone.
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royhanks3 said:
Hey man, unfortunately my phone was absolutely trashed and I had to get a new one entirely. Same symptoms as yours, no button combinations worked. I even tried to let the battery drain and charge to turn it back on and it failed. I guess now we know that there is definitely a way to hard brick this phone.
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wow sorry to hear that. How did Samsung handle warranty? Mine got bricked in the middle of update through Smart Switched. The phone wasn't rooted or anything. Taking it to uBreakifix today.
mehdi_s82 said:
wow sorry to hear that. How did Samsung handle warranty? Mine got bricked in the middle of update through Smart Switched. The phone wasn't rooted or anything. Taking it to uBreakifix today.
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Well, if you have a warranty and are unrooted, you're good to go. They should just replace it for you. However, I did not have a warranty as I have an international version, and I had to just eat my loss with a side of humble pie.
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royhanks3 said:
Well, if you have a warranty and are unrooted, you're good to go. They should just replace it for you. However, I did not have a warranty as I have an international version, and I had to just eat my loss with a side of humble pie.
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I was unrooted was just doing OTA using Smart Switch. I hope they don't make excuses and replace it. Will report back.
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I was unrooted was just doing OTA using Smart Switch. I hope they don't make excuses and replace it. Will report back.
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Fingers crossed, man. Do you have a warranty? Let me know how it goes [emoji1693]
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Fingers crossed, man. Do you have a warranty? Let me know how it goes [emoji1693]
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Yea bought directly from Samsung
mehdi_s82 said:
Yea bought directly from Samsung
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Alright, spill the beans. What was wrong with the device?
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royhanks3 said:
Alright, spill the beans. What was wrong with the device?
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so took it ubreakifx as it was the only option on Samsung website when I clicked on service. It made me to make an appointment with ubreakifix but It turned out to be completely useless! They looked at it and said probably motherboard need to be replaced so advised me to call Samsung and send it to them for repair. Talked to Samsung and they sent me shipping label so now the device is with them for "repair". I wonder if they will send a replacement device or actually repair. Will report back in a week or so once I get it back
Got the phone back a few days ago. They replaced PMA motherboard and the phone is back to normal. IMEI remained the same. No cost to me as it was covered by warranty
@elliwigy I kinda wonder if since the board was replaced and your IMEI is still the same if there might be something left behind from the engineer firmware that would help with gaining root. Im guessing it was probably fully wiped but who knows.
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Same issue as you guys. Odin update failed and gave me the "recover via Smart Switch" language. Hold down power to restart the phone and screen wouldn't light up again. Cannot believe how fragile Samsung phones are. No actual recovery mode
Do you not get Updates like us with carrier phones on an Unlocked phone?? Never use Smart Switch for Updates.
I like to flash mine with unlocked firmware and never bother with carrier stuff. In any case, I am at the Samsung 837 store in New York because that’s a hard brick. Samsung say they replaced the screen, board, and battery under warranty