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[ISSUE] Black screen after stop & start

Hello,
After many search on internet I guess I am faced to a strange issue.
I just stop/start my phone like normal and I got always a black screen although my phone seems to boot correctly and start until the main menu BUT:
No more Galaxy S screen logo and no way to get recover or download mode.
Any idea how to debug this ?
Not I had upgraded to Froyo 2.2.1 2 months ago and never have this problem.
BR

Have you tried factory reset after backing up data .
jje

I am open to any ideas.
How can I factory reset my SGS without display. I am blind, my mobile don't have any display, stay black screen, so I have to go until factory reset menu being blind.

Are you on stock rom and is it possible to startup the rom ? If this is possible then you can reinstall your rom and don't forget to flash the correct boatloader (with working 3 button combo) in it.

I think if you keep power button held down it factory resets .
Download mode = recovery jig from front page .
But i would be taking phone to service centre .
jje

Are you on stock rom and is it possible to startup the rom ? If this is possible then you can reinstall your rom and don't forget to flash the correct boatloader (with working 3 button combo) in it.
Thanks but I can not flash it, I dont succeed to get either recovery or download mode and Odin does not detect my phone either Kies.
I can not naviguate until USB debugging mode to enable ADB and work.
My mobile start but I am blind, I am looking for a solution that may enable adb or bring me download or recover mode ?
Yesterday the screen display during 1 2 second when I press I dont remember Vol Up + power... Never succeed to make it again.

Are you sure that the phone isn't actually in download mode and that u just couldn't see it? Try pulling out the battery and going.into download mode and see if Odin sees it. If ya running stock not rooted I would take the phone back.
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Unfornately I am sure it is not in download mode because:
1) Start the phone
2) Vibrate 1 time then 2 times
3) A ring is played then showing the phone receive mail or SMS (GPRS is on)
When I touch the screen I can unlock it and click, sound is played so phone always start normally.
Problem:
- No SGS logo at boot, black screen always
- No way to boot in recovery or download mode
- No way to configure either Kies connection when USB is plugged (with Kies I thought I can upgrade the SGS to Gingerbread firmware) or enable USB debugging in order to connect using ADB.
I have ordered a JIG cable, maybe I will succeed to get the download mode ?
Thanks for your help.

I succeed to get the screen temporarly and flash using new firmware 2.2.1 but problem appeared, I flash with 2.3.3 and the same so I guess my phone is broken.

S4 Doesn't turn on after downloading recent update

Hi All,
I need your help. I downloaded the latest update for the S4 this morning after i clicked yes for the phone to reboot. It didn't turn back on. Everytime I try to turn it on, it vibrates but it doesn't show the logo. I also tried entering the recovery mode or download mode but there's nothing on the screen. I also tried removing the battery for several minutes and then tried the things i said above.
Is there any other way I can boot this or reformat my phone? Please help.
Thank you very much in advance

Same here.. I had the same problem.. I did try reset it and go to recovery mode, once on recovery mode, i can choose any option because it automatically goes back to install the update. And then after installation it stuck at the boot screen again and can't turn on. I had my phone rooted before but I already flash my phone back to stock. During the period where i root my phone i never install any custom ROM and whatsoever..

re: odin flash - JIG
katsumotoken said:
Same here.. I had the same problem.. I did try reset it and go to recovery mode, once on recovery mode, i can choose any option because it automatically goes back to install the update. And then after installation it stuck at the boot screen again and can't turn on. I had my phone rooted before but I already flash my phone back to stock. During the period where i root my phone i never install any custom ROM and whatsoever..
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What I would do is go to ebay or online stores and buy a USB JIG it works perfect on Samsung Galaxy S4
and other android phones. The price is right too, anywhere from $1.00 to $5.00 including shipping.
Here is a link worth looking at:
https://www.google.com/search?q=andr...icial&tbm=shop
JIGS are made for issues just like the ones you and @lasallegreen are experiencing.
All you need to do with the jig is first remove the battery from your phone for
20 seconds and replace it, then plug the USB jig into the usb port of the phone.
Wait a couple seconds or so and you will see the download mode screen.
Unplug the usb jig and load/open odin and after putting the stock rom in the
pda slot in odin connect usb cable from phone to computer.
Make sure the [COM:xx] lights up in Odin and click START.
Once odin successfully flashes the official stock rom the
phone will again be in perfect condition ready to use.
Your phone is NOT hard bricked, but most likely it is soft bricked meaning that it can be fixed to
come back to life after Odin flashing the official Samsung S4 stock firmware/rom which you can
find and download from http://SamMobile.com by searching by the model number of your phone.
Good luck!

Will try this method.. Thank you very much for your kind reply.. Will let you know of the outcome..

katsumotoken said:
Same here.. I had the same problem.. I did try reset it and go to recovery mode, once on recovery mode, i can choose any option because it automatically goes back to install the update. And then after installation it stuck at the boot screen again and can't turn on. I had my phone rooted before but I already flash my phone back to stock. During the period where i root my phone i never install any custom ROM and whatsoever..
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i was able to flash the stock rom using odin to see if that is the problem. I was successful in flashing but there's still nothing on my screen.

update: when i leave it for a few hours or so, there are times that the screen turns on and then it boots normally but if you reboot it's back to its frozen state. I hope someone can help me with this.

[Q] No command issue?

Hello, I was going to try and restore my Nexus 4 back to It's original state. I went into the bootloader and selected the recovery mode option, the Google screen comes up then right after, I see a sleeping android with a red triangle box on top and it says no command. Then the phone shuts down. Any solutions on how I can fix this? I'm really new to the nexus 4. Thanks.
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That's stock recovery.
Once at that screen do some button mashing ( I think It's power and volume down to bring up stock recovery options but I can't remember for sure) and your options show up.
If you wanted a custom recovery you would need to flash that with fastboot. Or from within android if you're on a rooted device.
Also depending on exactly what you want to do flashing the factory images may be what you want. That will by default wipe EVERTHING of the phone and start completely fresh with stock images. There is guides for that in general...

[Q] need help plz

Hi all,
I just got my phone and rooted it with iorooted.
All went well and was back into the device.
Then I installed a lcd density changer and changed it to 320 and rebooted now phone is stuck on lg screen and not progressing like stuck.
I was able to power it off with button up and power down for 20 second. I also went into recovery mode to try a factory erase reset but it still is stuck on lg screen and not progressing after rebooting.
Furthermore, I was able to go into download mode and it says root at bottom performing firmware upgrade but the bar is not progressing so I turned it off after 5minutes
Any ideas?
Really upset on first night using device.
TIA

xlr8me said:
Hi all,
I just got my phone and rooted it with iorooted.
All went well and was back into the device.
Then I installed a lcd density changer and changed it to 320 and rebooted now phone is stuck on lg screen and not progressing like stuck.
I was able to power it off with button up and power down for 20 second. I also went into recovery mode to try a factory erase reset but it still is stuck on lg screen and not progressing after rebooting.
Furthermore, I was able to go into download mode and it says root at bottom performing firmware upgrade but the bar is not progressing so I turned it off after 5minutes
Any ideas?
Really upset on first night using device.
TIA
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45293512
Just follow this post, go back to stock and start all over again. If you still have recovery you can use adb to push rom zip to internal storage and flash it. Btw I'm not sure but I think that changing density lower than 380 on g2 will cause issues.
Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk

Thanks for the quick reply.
Since I was using a 4.2.2 version can I grab the uk kdz and flash that onto it?
and then follow the steps as per that link?
Also is it possible to use a tool to enter the phone and modify the lcd density in build.prop back to default?

if all else fails? Recovery bootloop issue.

here my issue.. so I'm using cm12.1 on my Canadian gaxaly note 3, and Im trying to reset my phone, which I thought would be just fine if I went to settings, then hit reset data function. in which it rebooted my phone, and tried to take me into recovery for whatever reason (likely to reset the phone..?) and its almost stuck there. it flashes like it tries to boot recovery and shows the team win logo for 2 seconds then shuts off and then displays the team win logo for 2 seconds and etc. etc, I tried to get it to download mode with no cigar, whatever button combination I do it always ends up booting recovery. cant turn it back on or anything. I plug it into my computer and it seems to not recognize it. I'm with virgin mobile right now and it's an almost 2 year old phone (got it the day after black Friday), so I'm guessing I'm out of luck for the manufacturer and the virgin mobile's help. Anyway I can fix the issue? any help would be appreciated.

Do you have access to a USB jig for force the phone into download mode?
What happens when you try to boot into download mode? Are you holding down the volume down, power and home button long enough?

nithiiyan25 said:
here my issue.. so I'm using cm12.1 on my Canadian gaxaly note 3, and Im trying to reset my phone, which I thought would be just fine if I went to settings, then hit reset data function. in which it rebooted my phone, and tried to take me into recovery for whatever reason (likely to reset the phone..?) and its almost stuck there. it flashes like it tries to boot recovery and shows the team win logo for 2 seconds then shuts off and then displays the team win logo for 2 seconds and etc. etc, I tried to get it to download mode with no cigar, whatever button combination I do it always ends up booting recovery. cant turn it back on or anything. I plug it into my computer and it seems to not recognize it. I'm with virgin mobile right now and it's an almost 2 year old phone (got it the day after black Friday), so I'm guessing I'm out of luck for the manufacturer and the virgin mobile's help. Anyway I can fix the issue? any help would be appreciated.
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Flash "CWM/Philz" recovery for your phone model and go-to recovery mode by some step:
1. Pull out batery.
2. Push in again.
3. Press "volume up + home + power" and wait ~5second.
4. You in recovery mode

I recommend flashing 2.8.7.1 TWRP if you can get into download mode in order to flash another ROM. CWM is outdated and no longer being updated.
If you want to flash back to stock, grab the latest stock ROM from sammobile.com.