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[Q] Phone wont turn on

Hello all, my girlfriend has the galaxy s phone, and it has developed a fault.
when turning on it just comes up with the white loading circle and then goes off.
I have tried to go into the boot system menu but that wont come up either.
Any ideas of how to get it working again?
thanks
ATR

Flash a different stock firmware in Odin and make sure the repartition box is checked...
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It wasnt flashed, but i have got it going again now.
Thanks again.

Are you able to go to Download mode in phne by 3-buttons combo?
If so, it is not bricked. If not.. try to buy a usb jig... if this will not help...
Anyway: as long as you'd be able to put it in download mode - you aren't lost...

[Q] Dumb rookie needs help-LG optimus L7 bricked

I rooted phone nicely. Then tried to flash the recovery through the CWM app, and after finishing installing, the app rebooted the phone, but it never booted to the menu. The phone worked fine, though. After, I found the new firmware update V20W_00.KDZ and tried to install it through the KDZ_FW_UPD app on the computer. When the program finished doing the process and showing me a message it has suceessfully finished, the phone tried to boot. It displayed the LG logo and the sound that comes with the animation. It stayed there for an hour. Phone can't boot. I can perfectly go through the emergency mode, and misteriously I can now go to the recovery CWM and emergency mode, too. Besides, when phone's completely off, it shows the charging battery animation when plugged to power adapter. Is there a way I can install any rom or something else from the recovery? I already tried the LG mobile support tool, but after downloading the update, it seems it has some sort of connection problem with the phone even though it's on emergency mode. HELP!

Hello,
Hard reset.Search on google.
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bogdan109 said:
Hello,
Hard reset.Search on google.
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Dude, thanks! It worked and can't understand why I have a newer android version, f**k!

What version do you have now?
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Is it bricked?

I have a note 3 9005 and tried to flash cwm recovery via Odin pro with 18% battery???after this my phone stuck in "Samsung galaxy note 3 screen" with blue letters on top left "recovery booting..." Tried removing battery and card and every time I get the same boot loop with initial screen and blue letters recovery booting...can't go to download mode or any other screen. I had 4.4.2 rooted recently. Any help would be appreciated

ampelift said:
I have a note 3 9005 and tried to flash cwm recovery via Odin pro with 18% battery???after this my phone stuck in "Samsung galaxy note 3 screen" with blue letters on top left "recovery booting..." Tried removing battery and card and every time I get the same boot loop with initial screen and blue letters recovery booting...can't go to download mode or any other screen. I had 4.4.2 rooted recently. Any help would be appreciated
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Just reflash it, and make sure you have the right CWM recovery .6 iirc is the correct one.

Remember the term bricked means basically a paperweight. Won't turn on at all and basically a dud. If your phone turns on then it's not bricked even if it boot loops etc
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Another way take out the battery, insert, turn on by direct boot to download mode, use Odin reflash the ROM with tick Phone Bootloader Updates.

Guys whenever I remove battery ,try hard reset or try to enter download mode..it starts in stuck boot screen (won't go any further) showing this...

radicalisto said:
Just reflash it, and make sure you have the right CWM recovery .6 iirc is the correct one.
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Also I tried waiting for the battery to drain and when I connect charger I get the same screen..basically phone won't turn off just reboots in same screen..
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Thx for answer but how to reflash if I can't go to download mode??
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ampelift said:
Thx for answer but how to reflash if I can't go to download mode??
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Take the battery out to power off the device, then put it back in... Hold volume down + Home + Power to get to download mode. You are trying recovery mode which is different.

Seems you were right thx a lot

Friend was having this same issue, followed the thread and got it fixed, thanks everyone!

[Q] Brick Help

My brother has a rooted Sprint GS4 and he says he clicked to install a Samsung update that was pushed through his phone (probably 4.3). The phone cannot boot into recovery. Trying to get into recovery leads to a screen saying the update is installing and it always fails and restarts the phone. The phone cannot boot and freezes on the Sprint screen.
*EDIT: Now the phone won't even get past the black galaxy s4 screen!!
How I've been troubleshooting:
The battery was taken out for over 6 hours and same thing.
I tried to use ODIN to flash 4.2, ODIN stops on a write error
(following the QB King video)
Should I try to find 4.3 and attempt to flash? Is there anything else I could do? Thanks!!

If the phone was already 4.3, you have to use Odin to flash MK2. Anything older than that will not work: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2601443
If the update to 4.4.2 (NAE) failed, you may have to use one of the 4.4.2 ROMs to get the phone to boot until the official 4.4.2.tar comes out. Try MK2 first though.

EvanDinelli said:
My brother has a rooted Sprint GS4 and he says he clicked to install a Samsung update that was pushed through his phone (probably 4.3). The phone cannot boot into recovery. Trying to get into recovery leads to a screen saying the update is installing and it always fails and restarts the phone. The phone cannot boot and freezes on the Sprint screen.
*EDIT: Now the phone won't even get past the black galaxy s4 screen!!
How I've been troubleshooting:
The battery was taken out for over 6 hours and same thing.
I tried to use ODIN to flash 4.2, ODIN stops on a write error
(following the QB King video)
Should I try to find 4.3 and attempt to flash? Is there anything else I could do? Thanks!!
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There is a MJA full tar available from rwilco12's repository. First charge the phone for a couple hours. Then put into download mode - volume down+ power, then volume up to confirm. Run Odin as administrator, put the tar.md5 file in the pda shot, connect the phone and flash with Odin 3.07 or 3.09.
First boot may take five earth minutes or more.
If it gets stuck on yellow screen for more that ten minutes, boot into stock recovery and factory reset. Should be good to go.
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Thanks!
leaderbuilder said:
There is a MJA full tar available from rwilco12's repository. First charge the phone for a couple hours. Then put into download mode - volume down+ power, then volume up to confirm. Run Odin as administrator, put the tar.md5 file in the pda shot, connect the phone and flash with Odin 3.07 or 3.09.
First boot may take five earth minutes or more.
If it gets stuck on yellow screen for more that ten minutes, boot into stock recovery and factory reset. Should be good to go.
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Thanks for these steps! The phone is fully restored with nothing wiped! I really appreciate your help!

EvanDinelli said:
Thanks for these steps! The phone is fully restored with nothing wiped! I really appreciate your help!
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Thank you for reporting back!
That is a big thing, it really helps the community.
Since the phone will be on the full stock it will probably get the OTA update notification.
Might want to hold off on that for a bit.
To turn off the notification for these in the future:
1. from the homescreen click menu.
2. click settings.
3. click more
4. click application manager.
5. scroll over to all
6. find google services framework.
7. uncheck "show notifications"
the short cut?
1. pull down the notification bar
2. long press on the system update notification
3. press app info
4. uncheck "show notifications"
Have fun and good luck with your new phone.
Spend some time reading, searching and reading and you all will sure enjoy this device.
Good luck.

Recovery mode won't load

I have a sprint note 3. I was running the MOAR rom and went to make a backup. The phone restarted as usual as it does before recovery mode. It. Said it was loading then just goes black. I plugged it up to the computer but it wouldn't recognize it even tho I installed the latest drivers. I took the battery out and tried again but the same b thing happens. Any suggestions?
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kyalejamison said:
I have a sprint note 3. I was running the MOAR rom and went to make a backup. The phone restarted as usual as it does before recovery mode. It. Said it was loading then just goes black. I plugged it up to the computer but it wouldn't recognize it even tho I installed the latest drivers. I took the battery out and tried again but the same b thing happens. Any suggestions?
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Force download mode by pressing and holding Volume Down, Home and Power until you see a warning screen. Then use Odin to fix it. Maybe a fixed Recovery is enough. With bad luck your only way is a official update with Modem, BL, Kernel and stuff, too.

Thanks that was it. i flashed twrp again and it works fine now