[Q] Galaxy S4 Hard Bricked (I think) - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi
I have a bit of an issue with my phone and hoping someone can help me out.
History
My phone screen has cracked and a repair centre showed me it is most likely due to my battery blowing out, so as my phone is still under warranty I have arranged for it to be returned to O2 to be repaired. However as I had it rooted and have had multiple ROMs installed, my counter is at 7, so needed to reset this and get the O2 stock ROM back on.
What I've done
I used Triangle Away to reset the counter, but this didn't seem to work, I chose the option to reset the counter, phone would reboot but not into Download mode, just straight back up to OS.
Used latest version of ODIN to flash the O2 stock firmware, this failed and phone switched off. Would not power back on.
Spent 4 hours with phone not able to power on in any way.
Eventually found the sofware referenced on Samersh(apologies) post re: recovery of phone, this allowed the phone to flash via USB and get me back to Download mode. I can then use ODIN to flash sotck firmware with a PIT file, this shows as succesfull, but on completion phone switches off and wont power back on.
I can repeat these steps over and over again, but each time ODIN flashes succesfully, but at the end phone powers off and wont power back on.
Can anybody shed any light on what I need to do to get my phone recovered, or have I lost it forever?
I appreciate any and all help you guys can give me as I am at a complete loss as to what to do.
Regards
grabrail

Buy a new battery. If your battery indeed blew out, then it's damaged. That's why you can't boot anymore.

Lennyz1988 said:
Buy a new battery. If your battery indeed blew out, then it's damaged. That's why you can't boot anymore.
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The battery still works as I can boot after flashing with Legijas software, but only to download mode. After flashing with ROM it then reverts to a "Dead" status until flashing with Legijas software again.

Ok, then it's not your battery.
Flashing roms with a damaged battery is still not very smart.

Lennyz1988 said:
Ok, then it's not your battery.
Flashing roms with a damaged battery is still not very smart.
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I know but to get a warranty repair and replacement battery I dont have much choice

It could be the battery. Try a new one.
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Obagleyfreer said:
It could be the battery. Try a new one.
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Tried a new battery last night from a brand new i9505, no joy.
I have found a shop that may be able to J-TAG it for me so fingers crossed it will be ok.

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brick boot loader to black screen: no simple solution, simple prevention

Hi
So last night when I flashed my new created ROM with CWM, it seems like I ruined my boot loader, and from that I can't find the way to recover
SYMPTOMS:
- black screen
- power button doesn't do anything
- no button combination boots to download mode
- no charghing indication when connected to charger or USB
- no detection in the computer when connected to the USB
Is this the real black screen of death?
How did I get there?
I flashed a ROM through CWM, when it finished I selected reboot from CWM, and since then, all I see is black screen, no indication whatsoever to powering up.
I didn't try a USB JIG yet, but I will at Thursday (meet with a friend that has one)
as far as I understand the only way to recover from this is using a RIFF Box JTAG which requires, taking apart the phone, and soldering small wires to the board, and then reload the boot loader
Where do we go from here?
If it happened to you Please write down:
how did it happened to you?
what did you do to try to recover?
did you mange to recover?
if you did, how did you?
Why is this post so important to everyone?
Because if it didn't happen to you yet it might happen in your next CWM flashing.
So its very important to find a solution or at least the way to prevent it.
- update 31/12/2010 -
Cause
corrupted boot loader , bad sbl.bin flashing
Prevention:
do not flash roms/addons/fixes with sbl.bin
if you must flash sbl.bin, do it while you are sure that your USB configuration is perfect, and do it as less as possible.
Solution (for those who already bricked to black)
you're not gonna like it
find riffbox jtag....
marcelo.waisman said:
Hi
So last night when I flashed my new created ROM with CWM, it seems like I ruined my boot loader, and from that I can't find the way to recover
SYMPTOMS:
- black screen
- power button doesn't do anything
- no button combination boots to download mode
- no charghing indication when connected to charger or USB
- no detection in the computer when connected to the USB
Is this the real black screen of death?
How did I get there?
I flashed a ROM through CWM, when it finished I selected reboot from CWM, and since then, all I see is black screen, no indication whatsoever to powering up.
I didn't try a USB JIG yet, but I will at Thursday (meet with a friend that has one)
as far as I understand the only way to recover from this is using a RIFF Box JTAG which requires, taking apart the phone, and soldering small wires to the board, and then reload the boot loader
Where do we go from here?
If it happened to you Please write down:
how did it happened to you?
what did you do to try to recover?
did you mange to recover?
if you did, how did you?
Why is this post so important to everyone?
Because if it didn't happen to you yet it might happen in your next CWM flashing.
So its very important to find a solution or at least the way to prevent it.
BTW I think its a developers post, because we need developers creative way of thinking to find a solution
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Happened to me too. I was tinkering with the Armani source to hopefully find something of use for Axura, and I bricked it. Same things happened to me. I called att and got a new one.
marcelo.waisman said:
Hi
So last night when I flashed my new created ROM with CWM, it seems like I ruined my boot loader, and from that I can't find the way to recover
SYMPTOMS:
- black screen
- power button doesn't do anything
- no button combination boots to download mode
- no charghing indication when connected to charger or USB
- no detection in the computer when connected to the USB
Is this the real black screen of death?
How did I get there?
I flashed a ROM through CWM, when it finished I selected reboot from CWM, and since then, all I see is black screen, no indication whatsoever to powering up.
I didn't try a USB JIG yet, but I will at Thursday (meet with a friend that has one)
as far as I understand the only way to recover from this is using a RIFF Box JTAG which requires, taking apart the phone, and soldering small wires to the board, and then reload the boot loader
Where do we go from here?
If it happened to you Please write down:
how did it happened to you?
what did you do to try to recover?
did you mange to recover?
if you did, how did you?
Why is this post so important to everyone?
Because if it didn't happen to you yet it might happen in your next CWM flashing.
So its very important to find a solution or at least the way to prevent it.
BTW I think its a developers post, because we need developers creative way of thinking to find a solution
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Did you try removing battery and putting it back and then opening ODIN, holding the volume up/down and inserting the usb to bring it on the download mode. I guess I might have experience almost similar issue with one of the rom. I almost freaked out. Phone wont show if its charging. It wont mount on the pc. But tried all the possible method available several times including adb shell command. And finally I did hear the magical sound from window when the usb is connected and finally it did work.
Also try the adb method if it doesn't go into download mode using volume button combo.
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Did u remove sbl.bin
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Happened to me the first time I ran the OTA update from ATT. Paused the update, and when I resumed it - the phone though I finished downloading the JH7 update and tried to apply it.
It failed to apply and when it went to restart, it never powered on. No download mode, recovery, USB power, Odin, nothing. It was completely dead.
I got it replaced at the AT&T store.
If sbl.bin was removed or corrupted you should call the warranty center. Tell them ota update bricked your phone. Lol good luck
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I think it is just bad luck. I was once being careless and had the battery fall out of my phone while flashing, it interrupted the flash and I was still able to get in download mode to Odin it. Needless to say, I'll never flash again without the back cover on
bulletproof1013 said:
Did u remove sbl.bin
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Yes i'ts probably a bad sbl.bin, but I didn't remove it I flashed a new one, most of the rom's do the same
yeah sounds like it...sry for your luck.but seems like its toast then. keep us posted
But if you had a batch 1008 captivate and you messed up during and Odin flash to stock then your screwed bcuz Odin one click swaps the sbl.bins to make your button combinations impossible. ADB would work but you obviously can't access that. I too have a 1008 and it sucks, that is why I bought a jig.
silverslotcar said:
But if you had a batch 1008 captivate and you messed up during and Odin flash to stock then your screwed bcuz Odin one click swaps the sbl.bins to make your button combinations impossible. ADB would work but you obviously can't access that. I too have a 1008 and it sucks, that is why I bought a jig.
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There is a a way. Whenever you need to flash to stock you must use following stock. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=818439
This is same as normal stock posted by DG except that it includes sbl.bin that we (1008) need. I use it everytime and 3 button combos for Download, Recovery work great.
silverslotcar said:
But if you had a batch 1008 captivate and you messed up during and Odin flash to stock then your screwed bcuz Odin one click swaps the sbl.bins to make your button combinations impossible. ADB would work but you obviously can't access that. I too have a 1008 and it sucks, that is why I bought a jig.
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it seems like this is not my case
I'm still looking for other people who had my case, and recovered (even with the JTAG riff box) or at least find someone who know's what we shouldn't do, so we don't break our phones.
so whats batch 1008?
This happened to me last night. I was trying to flash the Darky port via CWM and during the flash it became unresponsive. I had to pull the battery. This caused 2 different things. Sometimes it would be a never ending loop of boot screens and then others it would just go into recovery where it wouldn't let me do anything.
From here luckily I was able to access download mode by using the "adb reboot download" command. So I then got into dl mode and tried to flash stock (not the 3 button fixed one) and it froze on FACTORYFS (or whatever it is). I had no choice but to pull the battery. Now it won't boot at all. So my assumption is it wiped the bootloader. I'm not 100% sure but I feel that the reason it stopped where it did was because I didn't run odin as admin on my Win7 pc. I read in another thread that someone had the same problem when they didn't do that either.
If you are in a pitch black room and you press power you can see your screen illuminate, it's just very dim.
I have batch 1008 if it makes any difference to anyone.
Either way I'm heading to the device support center in a half hour or so to try to get a replacement. I originally was going to make or order a jig but people are saying it only works if the bootloader is intact. I originally had hopes because one person claimed that they recovered a completely dead phone with it, but upon further reading all others could not. It seems like his phone may not have been completely bricked.
Update:
Just got back from the at&t device support center. They gave me a new phone without any hassle. They asked what was wrong with my phone and I told them that I was trying to update it and now it won't turn on. The guy tried a few combinations of button presses and tried hooking it up to a jig-like device. Nothing worked so he just gave me a refurbished phones. No questions asked. As I was walking out he said a few people have had the same issue so it's not a big deal.
Either way I thought this would help to realize that there is likely no way to get the phone to boot unless you have a jtag handy.
I don't feel safe to flash rom via CWM.
If you really want to do that, delete the bootloader inside the .zip
So i think i killed mine too
so i get black screen, two button combo gives me SEC S5PC110 Test B/d
I opened odin but nothing Is this toast?
I had this exact problem over thanksgiving weekend. My phone was was was hard bricked I was getting the "phone + computer" it took some effort to get it into download but I got it there and when I was recovering with odin the connection got lost the screen went blue and then nothing. It was dead totally unresponsive no charging or boot screen nothing but once I got a black screen with redlines. After a lot of attempts to revive it I gave up called ATT warranty for a replacement. Luckily I opted for the slow mail service and kept reading. Yesterday I saw the above post and now I can say "yes even now your phone is not bricked even though it does NOTHING"
step 1) first thing I did was charge the battery with my replacement phone as the bricked phone was no longer able to charge the battery
step 2) open odin1 click and hooked up the usb to the phone and computer no battery
step 3) inserted the battery holding only volume up+down
step 4) "BOOM" download mode and a happy dance
I posted this in the"read before flashing" thread there are other people who have recovered from this and now I think that the extra trick to this is getting a 100% battery you need this to flash, and state the phone is in now wont charge a battery.
hope this sound encouraging
silverslotcar said:
But if you had a batch 1008 captivate and you messed up during and Odin flash to stock then your screwed bcuz Odin one click swaps the sbl.bins to make your button combinations impossible. ADB would work but you obviously can't access that. I too have a 1008 and it sucks, that is why I bought a jig.
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It's odd because I keep seeing people saying things like this. I, too, have a 1008 Captivate. My button combos have worked from day one and Odin one click has never messed that up. Maybe I'm just lucky?
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RKight said:
It's odd because I keep seeing people saying things like this. I, too, have a 1008 Captivate. My button combos have worked from day one and Odin one click has never messed that up. Maybe I'm just lucky?
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I believe there's a "fixed" 1008 batch. Not all 1008s are going to have the problem.
norcal einstein said:
I believe there's a "fixed" 1008 batch. Not all 1008s are going to have the problem.
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Yeah it's either that or just a misconception spread by the community. Both my old captivate and replacement were 1008. I have been able to get into recovery via the power+volume combination. I was also able to get into dl mode using the vol+insert usb combination.
It's possible I just got lucky on both but who knows.
I, and many others have a 1008 that don't go into download or recovery via the button combos without fixing sbl.bin.
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Black screen, only vibration

hi,
I had this phone bought with a black screen problem.
The phone is always black, it has LED activity, when charging, also it vibrates and BACK and MENU lights comes up.
the device boots up because I can hear the music when booting, and also it respond when I touch it, but the sound comes with static and when a SIM card is on, no calls goes by it.
The device was OK but a guy tried to root it with CASUAL root and TWPR recovery and bricked the device.
Any suggestion?
This seems like a software issue to me, because it was made only by flashing some files with odin.
FIRMWARE
ellokomen said:
hi,
I had this phone bought with a black screen problem.
The phone is always black, it has LED activity, when charging, also it vibrates and BACK and MENU lights comes up.
the device boots up because I can hear the music when booting, and also it respond when I touch it, but the sound comes with static and when a SIM card is on, no calls goes by it.
The device was OK but a guy tried to root it with CASUAL root and TWPR recovery and bricked the device.
Any suggestion?
This seems like a software issue to me, because it was made only by flashing some files with odin.
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Well is pretty hard to help u if u don't know which firmware it was on before? Here from RockRatt thread when he released modem/baseband base on ATT MODEM THAT WAS RELEASED ......hope this help u figure it out around when this phone bought and release with what kinda firmware it was install before........but u can always ODIN to STOCK from this thread......... MDB/MDL..........MF3 & MK2.........Hope this help u .....goodluck.....PM me if u need more help......:good:
ATT MK2 @ 11-28-2013
ATT MJ9 @ 11-14-2013
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ATT MJ6 @ 10-24-2013
ATT MF3 @ 7-9-2013
ATT MDL @ MAY? 2013
ATT MDB @ APRIL? 2013 Came with Release of phone
Sounds like a hardware issue...
I broke the LCD on mine, but still had everything working with no visible screen. None of the stuff you described corresponds to a brick and cannot cause this issue.
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I think it must by a software issue, I have seen this same behavior on other thread but the person with the solution always sent a PM to anyone in need of help and the solution was never released to the public.
Now the person doesn't appear to be active on the forum, that's why I posted this.
This is the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2324965
Same behavior: Black screen, LED flashing and vibrating and connectivity on the PC ( I can even use KIES and MTP )
If someone has the solution or suggestion please I would really appreciate it, this phone is mint and just bought.
If you can use Kies, try to use the emergency recovery. It may fail. But worth a shot. If that fails, grab the MF3 Odin files and try those, if this fail, go get the MK2 update.zip. That will likely work if the other 2 options fail. But, that has to be flashed in the stock recovery... It would not be hard to do if someone can post the exact button presses needed to flash it.
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I tried KIES recovery, that was my first option, KIES sees everything OK, it even updated to the last version of AT&T (lol) but still the same symptoms.
Now I'm trying all kind of stuffs with odin, the guy that bricked it told me he ticked "NAND ERASE ALL" in Odin because it was needed to root the device according to him.
I can get to download mode with battery Pulled, VOL DOwn Pressed while inserting battery, 5 sec after first vibration I pres Vol UP and then the PC grabs it and it appears in ODIN.
But when I press Vol Down to go to Recovery to try to get ADB working (because it is not enabled in the developer debugging) , the recovery fails and the device restarts, So I guess the recovery is broken no matter what ROM or recovery I put (tried with Stock and MJ6 recovery, no success so far)
That is a hardware issue then. If nothing is coming up on the screen in recovery or download mode, it is not software related.
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Do you see knox warranty counter in download mode? If yes then you are on mf3 or later. If that's the case then follow the thread with mf3-emergency-parts 1 and 2. I'm thinking it's a software issue based on what caused the soft brick. Good luck
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Yeah, I tried everything so far and nothing seems to work (I could put it on recovery but no screen whatsoever)
Tomorrow I'm going to take it to repair service, it seems to me something deep is broken, like a driver for the display or something else.
The last step I wanted was to put it in qualcomm usb mode to erase everything in the internal memory and then using the qualcomm recovery for I9505 variants, reinstall the bootloader and at least, have it in download mode; but I can't find any way to put it in this qualcomm usb mode (QHSUSB) if anyone knows how to do this without disassembling the phone that would be great.
Thanks everyone for the help.
I'm telling you... It is not software related... All three things (OS, Download, and recovery) display absolutely nothing it is a hardware failure.
Here is what I want you to do. Turn the device on to any mode. Then shine a flashlight onto the screen. See if you can see any image. If so, the back lights are faulty, if not, you may see hairline cracks in the LCD. If this is the case, you will need to replace the LCD/Digitizer assembly.
Bottom line, it is not a software related issue.
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graydiggy said:
I'm telling you... It is not software related... All three things (OS, Download, and recovery) display absolutely nothing it is a hardware failure.
Here is what I want you to do. Turn the device on to any mode. Then shine a flashlight onto the screen. See if you can see any image. If so, the back lights are faulty, if not, you may see hairline cracks in the LCD. If this is the case, you will need to replace the LCD/Digitizer assembly.
Bottom line, it is not a software related issue.
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Exactly.

Bricked - Cant Access Recovery (Software or Power Button Issue?)

So to make a long story short this is the events that lead up to my current issue on my i9500;
1. Flashed CF Auto Root
2. Flashed philz_touch_6.48.4-i9500 recovery (worked)
3. Installed pac_i9500-nightly-20140823 via recovery
The issue I had was that my phone would randomly restart and boot loop till I pull the battery. This happened about twice in the week after loading the new rom (I was running stock 4.4.2 prior). two days ago the phone refused to boot even with pulling the battery. I eventually got into download mode by pulling the battery at the yellow triangle otherwise it just reboots. I could also not access recovery mode at all.
I have tried flashing the stock firmware (XFA - South Africa) also trying different recoveries. But the problem remains. I also cannot use ADB as it does not pick up the device.
I am wondering if this issue may be the power button that broke or if my rom/recovery could be at fault? Also what else could I try in your opinion? I feel sending it off to a Samsung repair center may be my last hope :crying:
Thanks in advance!
Could be the power button.
Doed it reboot in the download mode too?
I couldnt get that part..
Generally the random reboots are linked to the bad power button only..but there can be a lot many reasons to it.
Kernels. No proper OP prescribed method of installing roms. Or a rom issue in itself.
Depends.
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DeepankarS said:
Could be the power button.
Doed it reboot in the download mode too?
I couldnt get that part..
Generally the random reboots are linked to the bad power button only..but there can be a lot many reasons to it.
Kernels. No proper OP prescribed method of installing roms. Or a rom issue in itself.
Depends.
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Thanks for the response.
Let me try clarify some points to assist. Once I am in download mode with the battery inserted it also reboots, I have to take the battery out as I see the yellow triangle as the volume up also does not seem to function till the battery is removed.
As for the how I went about installation of the first rom, this was done via recovery. The recovery was installed via Odin. Everything worked for a few days before the boot loop issue started.
Ko7Ad said:
Thanks for the response.
Let me try clarify some points to assist. Once I am in download mode with the battery inserted it also reboots, I have to take the battery out as I see the yellow triangle as the volume up also does not seem to function till the battery is removed.
As for the how I went about installation of the first rom, this was done via recovery. The recovery was installed via Odin. Everything worked for a few days before the boot loop issue started.
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It is a power button issue.
Tap it in various directions or on any flat surface to release it
Or open up your phone and softly try releasing it..
For you have installed a knox free rom, thus knox cannot be the culprit.
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DeepankarS said:
It is a power button issue.
Tap it in various directions or on any flat surface to release it
Or open up your phone and softly try releasing it..
For you have installed a knox free rom, thus knox cannot be the culprit.
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It seems that I could not get the power button working again, I even tried hitting it flush o a flat surface as I have read on some sites. Guess I will send it off to Samsung on Monday for a repair.
Thanks for the assistance.
Ko7Ad said:
It seems that I could not get the power button working again, I even tried hitting it flush o a flat surface as I have read on some sites. Guess I will send it off to Samsung on Monday for a repair.
Thanks for the assistance.
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Yeah anyway it is a physical damage so the warranty isnt there..
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I wanted to update this thread now that my phone is back in a working condition.
The issue was the power button. I got a local cellphone technician to replace the power button and there after flash stock firmware with a TJAG. I did contact Samsung and they said should I not have rooted my phone this would have been covered by my warranty! :crying:
Ko7Ad said:
I wanted to update this thread now that my phone is back in a working condition.
The issue was the power button. I got a local cellphone technician to replace the power button and there after flash stock firmware with a TJAG. I did contact Samsung and they said should I not have rooted my phone this would have been covered by my warranty! :crying:
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Ehh what? :/ covered under warranty?
Those dumb ssc guys told one of my friend in india that it is a damage done by him so they wont change or make it okay for free. :/
Because it is a physical damage..so he gave INR1000 ($20 appx. After a heavy argument and bargaining) To get it okayed.
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Samsung s4 i337 32Gb wont boot

Hello,
Maybe someone can help..
Samsung s4 i337 32Gb will only show the Samsung logo when turned on and after about 2 seconds nothing, screen blank , ( New Screen ) No lights , though it vibrates when its first turned on,
For what ever reason if I keep messing with it( take batter in and out) , it will boot all the way, Even then after a short time it turns off again, and that's only after a few days of messing with it..
Any ideas ?
on s side note I am a retired computer /electronic engineer and have an idea how these work, I repair them on the side for clients and so forth, but am at a lose with this one, Its my personal and would love to be able to get pics and so forth off it,,
Thank you !!
Is the phone running a stock Samsung rom? Have you tried reflashing a stock rom or performing a factory wipe?
audit13 said:
Is the phone running a stock Samsung rom? Have you tried reflashing a stock rom or performing a factory wipe?
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yes it's stock and No have not re flashed the rom , wont stay on long enough for a rom flash or a system wipe..
Maybe a battery problem? This happens regardless of whether the phone is or is not connected to a power source?
audit13 said:
Maybe a battery problem? This happens regardless of whether the phone is or is not connected to a power source?
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Thank you , Yes I have tried a few different battery's with and with out the charger and Nothing changes
It won't stay in download mode either? Was the phone ever dropped? Exposed to moisture? Is it an att phone?
x_MarkV_x said:
Hello,
Maybe someone can help..
Samsung s4 i337 32Gb will only show the Samsung logo when turned on and after about 2 seconds nothing, screen blank , ( New Screen ) No lights , though it vibrates when its first turned on,
For what ever reason if I keep messing with it( take batter in and out) , it will boot all the way, Even then after a short time it turns off again, and that's only after a few days of messing with it..
Any ideas ?
on s side note I am a retired computer /electronic engineer and have an idea how these work, I repair them on the side for clients and so forth, but am at a lose with this one, Its my personal and would love to be able to get pics and so forth off it,,
Thank you !!
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The same thing happened to my i337 after I installed one app (soft keys) and reboot. Samsung logo showed up for a second and then went dark.
Went to recovery and wipe /factory reset twice did not work.
Finally, went to download mode and odin the NB1 firmware. That solved the problem.
I was on OK2 bootloader then. I do not know what bootloader you are on.
I
audit13 said:
It won't stay in download mode either? Was the phone ever dropped? Exposed to moisture? Is it an att phone?
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Yes it was dropped, But only form about 2 feet , landed on a shoe and it has a cover, but after that is when I started having issues come to think of it ..
sway8966 said:
The same thing happened to my i337 after I installed one app (soft keys) and reboot. Samsung logo showed up for a second and then went dark.
Went to recovery and wipe /factory reset twice did not work.
Finally, went to download mode and odin the NB1 firmware. That solved the problem.
I was on OK2 bootloader then. I do not know what bootloader you are on.
I
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problem is , it wont stay on long enough in down loader mode, Plus I do have things I would like to save if I can.,
I just may have to try and find another 32Gb main board or a broken screen phone type thing and start over..
If it wont stay on, I'm not how the data could be pulled from the phone. If USB debugging was enabled, adb commands may be useful in recovery mode.
audit13 said:
If it wont stay on, I'm not how the data could be pulled from the phone. If USB debugging was enabled, adb commands may be useful in recovery mode.
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I may end up losing the data, So be it..
Would have been nice to figure out what is going on with this one though..
If anyone knows where I can get a i337 32Gb main board, I maybe interested in it..

Dead Samsung Galaxy Note 4

My Samsung galaxy note 4 isn't working anymore, i kept my phone on charge and suddenly it went into download mode, i restarted the phone by removing the battery but it went into boot loop, i watched some YouTube videos which suggest to update the firmware using odin, i tried but it ended with an error i tried again but the same error continues, i checked on sam mobile for the correct firmware and i was using the correct one, after 3 attempts i gave up and removed the battery and restarted the phone and this time it does not boot, no LED no vibration nothing, i kept it on charge but same issue, tried different battery and the same issue. Its been 2 weeks its dead completely, when i connect the phone to laptop it does make the connect sound but nothing shows in odin, nothing in my computer. I found a video on youtube which suggest to use USB jig and am unable to find that as well. Please help me if you have any other suggestions or Solution for me.
solkarsalman said:
My Samsung galaxy note 4 isn't working anymore, i kept my phone on charge and suddenly it went into download mode, i restarted the phone by removing the battery but it went into boot loop, i watched some YouTube videos which suggest to update the firmware using odin, i tried but it ended with an error i tried again but the same error continues, i checked on sam mobile for the correct firmware and i was using the correct one, after 3 attempts i gave up and removed the battery and restarted the phone and this time it does not boot, no LED no vibration nothing, i kept it on charge but same issue, tried different battery and the same issue. Its been 2 weeks its dead completely, when i connect the phone to laptop it does make the connect sound but nothing shows in odin, nothing in my computer. I found a video on youtube which suggest to use USB jig and am unable to find that as well. Please help me if you have any other suggestions or Solution for me.
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Put your phone in freezer for couple of hours without battery then take it out wipe really dry insert battery then keep pressing and hold power button for 10 seconds until it vibrates.once you see samsung note 4 logo go yo download mode and flash recovery 4files firmware with pit file you can download 4file firmware from www.tsar3000.com
This sounds weird but trust me this crazy method works with many dead note 4 like yours.
Give it a try you won't lose anything since your device is already dead.
Trex888 said:
Put your phone in freezer for couple of hours without battery then take it out wipe really dry insert battery then keep pressing and hold power button for 10 seconds until it vibrates.once you see samsung note 4 logo go yo download mode and flash recovery 4files firmware with pit file you can download 4file firmware from www.tsar3000.com
This sounds weird but trust me this crazy method works with many dead note 4 like yours.
Give it a try you won't lose anything since your device is already dead.
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Thank you for the reply, i did tried this method after your suggestion but am afraid this one also did not work. The phone is still in the same condition. Is there anything else you want me to try??
Can anyone please help me fix this issue before i go and spend 2K or 3K at the local stores
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Can anyone please help me fix this issue before i go and spend 2K or 3K at the local stores
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Try this:
Flash last Firmware for you device and after Odin finish and you see your phone boot up, pull down your battery, press home+lock button+volume up, go down (with volume and lock key) and apply a Factory reset and wipe cache, and restart your unit. Good Luck!
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juankyhd2 said:
Try this:
Flash last Firmware for you device and after Odin finish and you see your phone boot up, pull down your battery, press home+lock button+volume up, go down (with volume and lock key) and apply a Factory reset and wipe cache, and restart your unit. Good Luck!
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Thank you for the reply bro but my phone is completely dead, odin or kies is also not able to recognize my device so am afraid i dont have any option to follow your action plan. I mean it does make the connect sound when i attach using USB but no use. Its not booting, no led, no vibration.
solkarsalman said:
Thank you for the reply bro but my phone is completely dead, odin or kies is also not able to recognize my device so am afraid i dont have any option to follow your action plan. I mean it does make the connect sound when i attach using USB but no use. Its not booting, no led, no vibration.
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OK friend. I hope you get a unit that meets your needs.
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