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[Q] I9000 boot problem

Hello,
I have problem with my SGS I9000. When I am trying to turn on my phone, I can see only SAMSUNG boot screen blinking again and again. I am NOT able to run recovery mode or download mode (it's strange for me). And what is strange, when phone is turned off and I will plug in battery charger, there is only "spinning" circle.
I know there are threads regarding this problem but other users were able to run download mode, but I am NOT :-(
Thanks to everyone for any answers.

skipper_nb said:
Hello,
I have problem with my SGS I9000. When I am trying to turn on my phone, I can see only SAMSUNG boot screen blinking again and again. I am NOT able to run recovery mode or download mode (it's strange for me). And what is strange, when phone is turned off and I will plug in battery charger, there is only "spinning" circle.
I know there are threads regarding this problem but other users were able to run download mode, but I am NOT :-(
Thanks to everyone for any answers.
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Have you been able to get into download mode previously? If not it's probably not enabled.
The best approach is probably to make/buy a USB jig. Check ebay.

I was able to run download mode before. Yes, thank you, I already found out how to create jig and I made it.
So pls close this post and sorry.

Rogers focus stuck in loop... Any ideas?

I too have a focus that is stuck in a loop at the Samsung logo. I bought it like that thinking I might be able to resurrect it as another toy. I have had lots of experience with Samsung, HTC and Sony droid phones, this would be the first WP.
It is a I917R on Rogers, there is no hardware revision under battery. I am assuming it is V1.3 as I have only seen software for the that version posted. I do not know how the phone got to its present state. They just said it happened during normal use?
I can get to both download mode and factory reset. I have flashed the stock rogers files without errors, but I never get the screen connecting to pc. The phone just restarts after successfully flashing, only to reboot continuously. I have been able to install MAGLDR and flashed every v1.3 ROM i could download. All without errors, just the same outcome they all just keep displaying Samung logo and then reboot. Only thing I noticed is that when I flash MAGLDR and custom ROMs it takes the phone longer to reboot.
I never get the connect to pc if I hold camera and power, nor do I ever get that screen when I flash a ROM.
Not sure if situation is similar... I am puzzled?

Your situation is very similar with other folks' here, unfortunately. It's not clear what causes it and there's no solution as of yet. For some, re-flashing worked. For others, a new battery. Most are stuck on loop...
When you connect the phone to USB when in download mode, what do you get?

When I boot to download mode I can flash Rom with WP7. I get to the yellow triangle download mode and flashes ok, no errors. Just noticed that it never goes to connect to pc mode.
Same with when I format, no connect to pc mode.
Nothing I try seems to help.

blackangel21 said:
When I boot to download mode I can flash Rom with WP7. I get to the yellow triangle download mode and flashes ok, no errors. Just noticed that it never goes to connect to pc mode.
Same with when I format, no connect to pc mode.
Nothing I try seems to help.
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I see. What messages do you get when you connect the phone to the PC via USB, in either mode?

No messages, just shows up as Samsung USB composite device, Samsung mobile modem and Samsung mobile modem diagnostic serial port in download mode.
In magldr it shows up add Microsoft USB sync.
The only thing I forgot to mention was that when I flash with WP7 it finished without error in 90 seconds, but on the phone it says it will take 10 minutes.

Not sure what more I can add...
You could try different downloaders. Please see this thread for 7.41 downloader, maybe that helps?

Tried both, same outcome... No errors, just keeps rebooting... No Connect to PC message.

Im having the same problem. And i can see many other people who are having the same issue also. So i think its time to dump those phones, not worth a penny. The one i have in here was actually working, i followed all the directions in order to flash it. And still the phone got stuck into that bootloop. Its ridiculous from what i can see. I think ive read once you put that SDmini in it the phone will use it for the OS. But the one i had was working actually without it, i could turn it off as many times as i wanted and nothing happened. But if i tried a factory reset data would stay and diagnosis mode wasnt working. So i decided to flash it. Big, huge mistake! Hope you have better luck than i did. Because im dumping this one....

Same problem here, ive checked a couple of threads and no solution so far

[Q] [HELP] Hard Brick Nexus 7

Hi, this is my firt post, i'm going to quote this problem that's the same problem that I have...
"Device : Nexus 7
Problem : I was trying to unroot it and flash a 4.4.2 ROM to the device and i ended up bricking it somehow. I looked around a lot on here and youtube. I found one solution i had not tried which was to get into recovery mod. But the device was stuck on the boot loaded. So i hard shut it down, and pressed the key combination to load the boot loader. And, the screen wasn't loading. I heard the little chimes my computer makes when ever a USB device is active, so i heard the thing load into the boot loader. But its not showing on the screen!
Please help i really shouldn't have done this. But i am literally about to cry.
I tried using Wugfresh's Nexus toolkit to flash the ROM, and it would stop on sending system.
I dont know if i did something wrong, if the kernel was messed up, if the kit wasnt right, please as the video said there is 4 million members here. someone has to know what to do...
-Sean"
I did exactly the same thing that this guy did... ----> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345874
The difference is that I don't live in USA and my Nexus doesn't have warranty... What can I do T.T my pc shows the tablet as Unknown Device and makes a sound when I puggle it, there has to be something that I can do >.<

EverAngelOn said:
Hi, this is my firt post, i'm going to quote this problem that's the same problem that I have...
"Device : Nexus 7
Problem : I was trying to unroot it and flash a 4.4.2 ROM to the device and i ended up bricking it somehow. I looked around a lot on here and youtube. I found one solution i had not tried which was to get into recovery mod. But the device was stuck on the boot loaded. So i hard shut it down, and pressed the key combination to load the boot loader. And, the screen wasn't loading. I heard the little chimes my computer makes when ever a USB device is active, so i heard the thing load into the boot loader. But its not showing on the screen!
Please help i really shouldn't have done this. But i am literally about to cry.
I tried using Wugfresh's Nexus toolkit to flash the ROM, and it would stop on sending system.
I dont know if i did something wrong, if the kernel was messed up, if the kit wasnt right, please as the video said there is 4 million members here. someone has to know what to do...
-Sean"
I did exactly the same thing that this guy did... ----> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345874
The difference is that I don't live in USA and my Nexus doesn't have warranty... What can I do T.T my pc shows the tablet as Unknown Device and makes a sound when I puggle it, there has to be something that I can do >.<
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Can you get into the bootloader still?

I can't
b3ltazar said:
Can you get into the bootloader still?
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No, I can't. The screen is completely black.

Have you tried any of the suggestions in the thread you linked in the OP?

EverAngelOn said:
No, I can't. The screen is completely black.
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Do you get a charging icon when you plug in the n7? did you try a diffrent cable?What exactly does ur computer do when you plug in the dead n7 (does it thy try to install a apx driver) Does toolkit see tablet like its in the bootloader? If so try to flash a new bootloader!
try this found in another thread
To get it out of AXP mode, the correct instructions:
1. Plug in the usb into computer
2. Hold Volume Down + Volume Up + Power simultaneously for like 15 seconds
3. The bootloader should show up.
4. If it doesn't, unplug the usb cable, and plug it back in and then repeat the these procedures

Wugs tool kit
First when you plug it in hold all three power buttons
Second
I also have used the tool kit it gets stuck all the time on the flashing system. I think its a time out error because of the complexity of extracting the image and flahing the image with out a retry or check command. Here is a fix that i have figured out. When in Wugs tool kit download the Os Version you want on your device locate the folder with the downloaded image and extract it using 7 zip. once extracted flash the remaing .img files seperatly under andvance setting menu select flash system then user data it should boot right up. if you forgot what version you flashed previously flash all img files boot bootloader system user etc. if you still have problems let me know. i can give you my email.
Click thanks if i helped

b3ltazar said:
Do you get a charging icon when you plug in the n7? did you try a diffrent cable?What exactly does ur computer do when you plug in the dead n7 (does it thy try to install a apx driver) Does toolkit see tablet like its in the bootloader? If so try to flash a new bootloader!
try this found in another thread
To get it out of AXP mode, the correct instructions:
1. Plug in the usb into computer
2. Hold Volume Down + Volume Up + Power simultaneously for like 15 seconds
3. The bootloader should show up.
4. If it doesn't, unplug the usb cable, and plug it back in and then repeat the these procedures
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My tablet doesn't show the charging icon, I've tried with different cables, when I plug it to the laptop it makes a sound and shows an APX driver... I'm stressed and that instructions didn't work for me.

EverAngelOn said:
My tablet doesn't show the charging icon, I've tried with different cables, when I plug it to the laptop it makes a sound and shows an APX driver... I'm stressed and that instructions didn't work for me.
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Unfortunately it sounds like you erased your bootloader and nvflash can do nothing for you unless you used the unbrickable mod before u f'ed up your tablet. Try sending it to asus for Warranty tell em you installed the ota update and it wouldn't boot up afterwards. I have read many threads about this issue with nobody being able to recover there tablet. Asus does have global warranty

Bricked J3 2016 (SM-J320FN)

Hey there, I think my J3 2016 is bricked.
I accidently disabled the "OEM Unlock" in Developer Settings and now I am stuck at the samsung boot screen with a green text in left upper corner saying "Custom Binary blocked by FRP Lock".
I tried to flash the stock firmware with latest version of Odin, but the device isn't showing up. I have windows 7 and I reinstalled several times the drivers. My computer is recognizing it just as an Unknown Device.
Please help me, this is my only phone and at the moment I can't efford another one.

s4ss0 said:
Hey there, I think my J3 2016 is bricked.
I accidently disabled the "OEM Unlock" in Developer Settings and now I am stuck at the samsung boot screen with a green text in left upper corner saying "Custom Binary blocked by FRP Lock".
I tried to flash the stock firmware with latest version of Odin, but the device isn't showing up. I have windows 7 and I reinstalled several times the drivers. My computer is recognizing it just as an Unknown Device.
Please help me, this is my only phone and at the moment I can't efford another one.
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It can be recovered (I've done that myself). Install Kies and smart switch for the drivers, reboot PC, Open Odin, put the stock firmware (preferably from sammobile) in the AP section, in options turn off auto-reboot, start phone in download mode (volume down, home button and power button together) and connect it,flash the firmware. When it's done reboot using vol up, down, home and power together until it turns on then switch on normally.
That's what worked for me, step by step.

Wulfie217 said:
It can be recovered (I've done that myself). Install Kies and smart switch for the drivers, reboot PC, Open Odin, put the stock firmware (preferably from sammobile) in the AP section, in options turn off auto-reboot, start phone in download mode (volume down, home button and power button together) and connect it,flash the firmware. When it's done reboot using vol up, down, home and power together until it turns on then switch on normally.
That's what worked for me, step by step.
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The problem is that the phone isn't even showing in Device Manager. Installing and reinstalling drivers isn't useful.

s4ss0 said:
The problem is that the phone isn't even showing in Device Manager. Installing and reinstalling drivers isn't useful.
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Hmm, I occasionally have issues if I use the wrong cable, have you tried changing that over?
The drivers should have sorted it out and made the phone visible really. I seem to remember that mine doesn't pop up in device manager if its in download mode (though that may be me remembering it wrong).

Wulfie217 said:
Hmm, I occasionally have issues if I use the wrong cable, have you tried changing that over?
The drivers should have sorted it out and made the phone visible really. I seem to remember that mine doesn't pop up in device manager if its in download mode (though that may be me remembering it wrong).
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I have 6 cables, I've tried them all, not a single one works.

s4ss0 said:
I have 6 cables, I've tried them all, not a single one works.
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Update; sometimes, if i connect the cable, the phone gets phisically found, but it isn't found like a device, just like "Unknown device". Can I do something?

s4ss0 said:
Update; sometimes, if i connect the cable, the phone gets phisically found, but it isn't found like a device, just like "Unknown device". Can I do something?
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If no cables are working at all then I'm out of ideas sorry.
Ignoring Windows is a good bet, in download mode it often doesn't show up, focus more on whether or not you can see it in Odin, trying different versions of Odin can't hurt either I suppose.

Wulfie217 said:
If no cables are working at all then I'm out of ideas sorry.
Ignoring Windows is a good bet, in download mode it often doesn't show up, focus more on whether or not you can see it in Odin, trying different versions of Odin can't hurt either I suppose.
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hey there, i just used an older version of odin as you told me and now it works. thanks for the help!

s4ss0 said:
hey there, i just used an older version of odin as you told me and now it works. thanks for the help!
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No problem s4ss0, I'm glad it ended up being something fairly simple so you could get your phone back.

Connection issues
It is possible to get round the connection issue: Turn off the phone. Turn on the phone in download mode (vol-down, home, power). Connect a Samsung USB cable. Launch ODIN on your PC. Wait a few moments and you should see green text on top left of phone 'ODIN MODE'. Your phone is ready to take downloads.

Non Hacked/Rooted 6p Shut Off And Will Not Turn On

bought this phone used and I don't think it was rooted but never checked, confirmed. Last night it turned off and will not turn on anymore..
Tried the pwr button for several minutes and no change. Plugged it in with several different cables and no change.
Any other suggestions or options? USB to computer detects something but says it can't install the driver.
Any ideas?
oNe

Can you enter to the bootloader menu? Maybe you can enter recovery and wipe the cache and dalvik

martinfarrell11 said:
Can you enter to the bootloader menu? Maybe you can enter recovery and wipe the cache and dalvik
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negative, either the phone is totally dead or the screen is dead but NOTHING happens when pwr is pressed
here is what I have tried:
1. Press and hold PWR button for over 3minutes
- Plugged in and unplugged into ac - no change
2. Press and hold volume DOWN + Pwr for over 3minutes
- Plugged in and unplugged into ac - no change
3. Plugged into different a/c power outlets with 2 different chargers - no change
NOT sure what else to try or do?
Funny thing is if ya plug into a computer it does indeed detect "something'
However it says it can't load the USB drivers something about QU_***
Open to any ideas and suggestions.. WHILE I would love to get the phone working whats more high priority for me now is the 20gb's of pics that apparently did NOT back up.
oNe

Sean Price said:
Funny thing is if ya plug into a computer it does indeed detect "something' However it says it can't load the USB drivers something about QU_***
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Funny thing is- that "something" is the solution to your problem. Capture the error message completely and search the 6P forums for that. Several threads on the "something" issue.

v12xke said:
Funny thing is- that "something" is the solution to your problem. Capture the error message completely and search the 6P forums for that. Several threads on the "something" issue.
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Several threads with no solution. I went through the same "something" . Can't be fixed

v12xke said:
Funny thing is- that "something" is the solution to your problem. Capture the error message completely and search the 6P forums for that. Several threads on the "something" issue.
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fixed that issue, aka QHSUSB_BULK is now working properly according to Device Manager.. but Nexus 6P is not detected, and doesn't even show up in Disk Management either.
Any other ideas?
please advise..
oNe

Sean Price said:
fixed that issue, aka QHSUSB_BULK is now working properly according to Device Manager.. but Nexus 6P is not detected, and doesn't even show up in Disk Management either. Any other ideas? please advise.. oNe
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If you found the right EDL_9008 thread, there is Qualcomm software to download for your PC. If your phone is in the right downloader mode you can use the PC software with a special recovery.img. I don't know anything about it, just read through the threads long ago. It's a mixed bag with some success stories, some not. Keep looking though, I think you are on the right track. The original poster was "Tenfar" if I recall correctly. Good luck.

Try cleaning out the charging port.

Hi there,
I think we are in the same/similar boat. My phone shut off while using it (screen froze, then went black) and seems to have bricked itself. I *am* able to get mine to turn on, but only about once per day after it has been left plugged in for a few hours (although there is no indication it is charging while plugged in - never gets warm, no lights, etc.) I can get into recovery if I am lucky (usually get to the android bot laying on its back, then PWR+VOLUP just causes the phone to shut off instead of actually getting into recovery menu.) I've been able to clear cache/factory wipe from recovery menu with no luck. I never did unlock the bootloader so I am unable to use fastboot to do anything. I tried to flash a few OTA (full and incremental) images using adb when I am able to get into recovery, but they always failed in one way or another.
I've been trying the methods described in the 'tenfar' threads - using the xiaomi flasher and QPST tools. The xiaomi tool always fails for me. I have been able to get the QFIL tool to successfully 'download' about 3 times now, with tenfar's recovery images. However, after the success message, the phone doesn't do anything (I read in other threads it should reboot itself) - and after unplugging, the behavior of the device seems to be the same - just stuck and won't turn on at all.
Right now I think I am stuck in 'EDL' mode where the only evidence that the device isn't completely dead is that it shows up in device manager as 'Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM3)', and the factory imager tools do recognize it.
It *seems* like the only way forward is to somehow get one of these factory tools to flash the right set of files onto the device - I've tried a few now with no luck. I even tried extracting the relevant *.img files out of the google factory image download and replacing tenfar's image files with them. I was able to load those onto the device with QFIL. This morning my attempt at turning on the device has me stuck on the white google logo, which is new behavior for me - usually it shows the logo for ~5-10 seconds then the device powers off. I've left it on for a while stuck on the white google image, but I'm not sure if I'm doing anything useful here.
Here are my reference threads:
tenfar's 'debrick' thread
QFIL thread
If anyone has any crazy ideas, I am open to try them. Thank you.

Maybe disable big cores?

apples1678 said:
Hi there,
I think we are in the same/similar boat. My phone shut off while using it (screen froze, then went black) and seems to have bricked itself. I *am* able to get mine to turn on, but only about once per day after it has been left plugged in for a few hours (although there is no indication it is charging while plugged in - never gets warm, no lights, etc.) I can get into recovery if I am lucky (usually get to the android bot laying on its back, then PWR+VOLUP just causes the phone to shut off instead of actually getting into recovery menu.) I've been able to clear cache/factory wipe from recovery menu with no luck. I never did unlock the bootloader so I am unable to use fastboot to do anything. I tried to flash a few OTA (full and incremental) images using adb when I am able to get into recovery, but they always failed in one way or another.
I've been trying the methods described in the 'tenfar' threads - using the xiaomi flasher and QPST tools. The xiaomi tool always fails for me. I have been able to get the QFIL tool to successfully 'download' about 3 times now, with tenfar's recovery images. However, after the success message, the phone doesn't do anything (I read in other threads it should reboot itself) - and after unplugging, the behavior of the device seems to be the same - just stuck and won't turn on at all.
Right now I think I am stuck in 'EDL' mode where the only evidence that the device isn't completely dead is that it shows up in device manager as 'Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM3)', and the factory imager tools do recognize it.
It *seems* like the only way forward is to somehow get one of these factory tools to flash the right set of files onto the device - I've tried a few now with no luck. I even tried extracting the relevant *.img files out of the google factory image download and replacing tenfar's image files with them. I was able to load those onto the device with QFIL. This morning my attempt at turning on the device has me stuck on the white google logo, which is new behavior for me - usually it shows the logo for ~5-10 seconds then the device powers off. I've left it on for a while stuck on the white google image, but I'm not sure if I'm doing anything useful here.
Here are my reference threads:
tenfar's 'debrick' thread
QFIL thread
If anyone has any crazy ideas, I am open to try them. Thank you.
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I have the 100% same issue. Screen froze,then went black and now its stuck in EDL mode. I need my data. Recovery access or anything else would be fine/enough for me. I have had LineageOS and TWRP on the device. With TWRP i can access my data.
How have you got your device on? Mine dont start once a day or so. Its always in EDL mode ( 9008 ).

ncc8uetou5et said:
I have the 100% same issue. Screen froze,then went black and now its stuck in EDL mode. I need my data. Recovery access or anything else would be fine/enough for me. I have had LineageOS and TWRP on the device. With TWRP i can access my data.
How have you got your device on? Mine dont start once a day or so. Its always in EDL mode ( 9008 ).
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Sorry bud - I never was able to get any further than when I posted this. I eventually gave up, got a full out of warranty refund through my CC after the manufacturer wouldn't help me at all, and upgraded to a Pixel XL. I still do have the device, I should try to boot it up again . I didn't have any data concerns on my device so I was able to give up... good luck!