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[Q] HELP: Phone wont start anymore

Hey Guys,
My Phone is completely stock and i have not installed any firmware but last night my Phone suddenly entered a boot loop which woke me up.
At that moment i just pulled the battery. But this morning my Phone wouldn`t start anymore, it just shows the logo
What i tried:
Boot into recovery: No go, it just displays the blue text booting into recovery
Normaal boot: No go, just shows the samsung logo.
Tried emergengy recovery via samsung kies tool: It ends succesfully with the same result, no boot
What else can i try without voiding warranty?
I want to try anything i can before sending it back to the store because that will take a few weeks before i have a phone again

maddog_rvo said:
Hey Guys,
My Phone is completely stock and i have not installed any firmware but last night my Phone suddenly entered a boot loop which woke me up.
At that moment i just pulled the battery. But this morning my Phone wouldn`t start anymore, it just shows the logo
What i tried:
Boot into recovery: No go, it just displays the blue text booting into recovery
Normaal boot: No go, just shows the samsung logo.
Tried emergengy recovery via samsung kies tool: It ends succesfully with the same result, no boot
What else can i try without voiding warranty?
I want to try anything i can before sending it back to the store because that will take a few weeks before i have a phone again
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It should go to stock recovery
Power off unplug
Press volume up home plus power together till Samsung logo come and u should have recovery
Then wipe cache and reboot
If this firn not wrk try wipe factory reset and wipe cache and see
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123hiten said:
It should go to stock recovery
Power off unplug
Press volume up home plus power together till Samsung logo come and u should have recovery
Then wipe cache and reboot
If this firn not wrk try wipe factory reset and wipe cache and see
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Just tried a couple more times, remove battery, replace it. Then hold power / vol up and home buttons.
It shows the samsung logo with blue text in the top left saying "RECOVERY BOOTING....." after 10minutes it still shows the same screen, it just won`t continue
This time i really waited 10 minutes but still nothing

HI! i have exectly same problem.,,,, anybody help....

Are u able to get it in download mode? same thing beside volume down instead of up

Tunestwo said:
Are u able to get it in download mode? same thing beside volume down instead of up
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yes, and in this mode i can flash phone with recovery and all other stuff but cant enter to recovery mode and also it still in bootloop

mxmone said:
yes, and in this mode i can flash phone with recovery and all other stuff but cant enter to recovery mode and also it still in bootloop
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Well i only wanted to know yes, or no. Though you can flash the stock rom with odin. Maybe u can give that a shot?

Tunestwo said:
Well i only wanted to know yes, or no. Though you can flash the stock rom with odin. Maybe u can give that a shot?
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that exacly what i trying to do...but cannot download stock image..

mxmone said:
that exacly what i trying to do...but cannot download stock image..
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How so?

Tunestwo said:
How so?
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its something about 1.6gb and can be downloaded only from hotfile...

mxmone said:
its something about 1.6gb and can be downloaded only from hotfile...
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Take ur time Can u name the dll maybe i can torrent it to u?

Tunestwo said:
Take ur time Can u name the dll maybe i can torrent it to u?
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its ok, ill download it later
but all firmware placed here ( by country region ) sammobile.com/

mxmone said:
its ok, ill download it later
but all firmware placed here ( by country region ) sammobile.com/
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I know i got stock firmware here dll for you never know

Tunestwo said:
I know i got stock firmware here dll for you never know
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i downloaded stock firmware...and when it starting to flash "system... something" odin status turn to failed

mxmone said:
i downloaded stock firmware...and when it starting to flash "system... something" odin status turn to failed
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Did u flash it as pda?

Tunestwo said:
Did u flash it as pda?
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yes, i think problem more dipper...maybe memory chip or something like this...i cant enter to recovery ..only download odin mode..

ok tried odin flash too, it says succes but the problem remains, bootloop and no recovery. I sent it back to the shop for repairs

maddog_rvo said:
ok tried odin flash too, it says succes but the problem remains, bootloop and no recovery. I sent it back to the shop for repairs
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i bought it without waranty ... ...but as i wrote before i flashed it couple of times with different usb cables and when i lost hope to fix it...i just pull out battery and leave it on my table...on next morning my phone made boot...and now its working ....happy me...

mxmone said:
i bought it without waranty ... ...but as i wrote before i flashed it couple of times with different usb cables and when i lost hope to fix it...i just pull out battery and leave it on my table...on next morning my phone made boot...and now its working ....happy me...
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Turns out that mine had a hardware fault, just got it back and they replaced the main board

i think i have same problem something with main board, after all reflashing phone still make many reboots and other problem, thinking of how to send it to repair

SEMI-BRICKED S4 i9500

Hello folks, I was using my S4 flawlessly for about 8 months, last week I was sitting with friends and the phone wasn't even in my hand, suddenly I saw it rebooted on its own, and was stuck on Samsung i9500 logo and it bootlooped there. I tried getting into recovery mode, however it's kicking me out of there as soon as it goes. Then I tried to go into Odin mode, it gets stuck at the place where it asks you to push VOLUME DOWN button to continue, and restarts again.
How can I solve this??

Anybody guys??

Try this...
try factory reset from recovery.. if that fails then you'll have to flash the official rom via Odin again...

DanialYaqub said:
try factory reset from recovery.. if that fails then you'll have to flash the official rom via Odin again...
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The phone is unable to get into recovery mode, it reboots, and same goes for Odin

chaingang_100 said:
The phone is unable to get into recovery mode, it reboots, and same goes for Odin
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I think its time to change the battery :fingers-crossed:

Joku1981 said:
I think its time to change the battery :fingers-crossed:
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Just tried it, nothing changed.

Take out the Battery for 5 minutes,
when putting it back in,
make sure to hold
--- Volume Down
--- Home
Battery in,
--- and last Power
in that order
If you get in tell me please.

Mizpah said:
Take out the Battery for 5 minutes,
when putting it back in,
make sure to hold
--- Volume Down
--- Home
Battery in,
--- and last Power
in that order
If you get in tell me please.
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thanks for the advice but i didnt have the chance to try it because it just decided to turn on normally by itself

[Q] i9500 rebooting into s4 logo even download mode is rebooting

my galaxy s4 is always boot looping into Samsung galaxy s4 screen. only the download mode screen appears but it reboots again after 5 seconds and keeps on rebooting . any help ?

Do you run with stock or custom recovery? Have you tried to (re-)flash a custom recovery (CWM highly recommended)?

slytidar said:
my galaxy s4 is always boot looping into Samsung galaxy s4 screen. only the download mode screen appears but it reboots again after 5 seconds and keeps on rebooting . any help ?
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I had this problem once. I had to clear all user data,cache,dalvik and intall everything again

Chalao said:
Do you run with stock or custom recovery? Have you tried to (re-)flash a custom recovery (CWM highly recommended)?
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thanks for the replay
i flashed a custom recovery. this happened later on. but now that the download mode is rebooting it slef and recovery isnt coming, i dont think i can flash a recovery..

MarceloSiciliano said:
I had this problem once. I had to clear all user data,cache,dalvik and intall everything again
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cannto do it :/

slytidar said:
thanks for the replay
i flashed a custom recovery. this happened later on. but now that the download mode is rebooting it slef and recovery isnt coming, i dont think i can flash a recovery..
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Hm, if I understand you correctly, you can boot into download mode but it just lasts a couple of seconds before it reboots on its own, right? You cannot boot into recovery as the screen simply stays black. Can you boot successfully into /system or does it bootloop as well?
Sounds like a hardbrick to me, the only thing I can think of before sending your phone in for repair is to pull out the battery for 1 hour or so, reinsert it and boot directly into download mode and see if it stays there. If it does, flash a custom recovery using Odin and check whether you can boot into it afterwards.

Chalao said:
Hm, if I understand you correctly, you can boot into download mode but it just lasts a couple of seconds before it reboots on its own, right? You cannot boot into recovery as the screen simply stays black. Can you boot successfully into /system or does it bootloop as well?
Sounds like a hardbrick to me, the only thing I can think of before sending your phone in for repair is to pull out the battery for 1 hour or so, reinsert it and boot directly into download mode and see if it stays there. If it does, flash a custom recovery using Odin and check whether you can boot into it afterwards.
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well i cannot boot into download mode long enough to flash a recovery and i cant boot into system either .. maybe a hardware problem ?

slytidar said:
well i cannot boot into download mode long enough to flash a recovery and i cant boot into system either .. maybe a hardware problem ?
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Looks like it, did you try pulling out the battery for 1 hour and follow the steps as suggested above?

Chalao said:
Looks like it, did you try pulling out the battery for 1 hour and follow the steps as suggested above?
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now trying

I'm having the same problem here
dead phone, can't boot into recovery, automatically restarts seconds after going into download mode, it doesn't even charge, battery logo comes out aaaand restart, and it keep going
any help?

Im also having the same problem as of this last night.
cannot boot into recovery.
boots to download mode first screen but when I attempt to press volume up to accept, it reboots.
as soon as i put the battery in it cycles through the samsung logo.
tried removing memory card but didnt help.
tried keeping battery out overnight, nothing.
last thing i changed was flashing --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201860. did this about 2 days ago.
not sure if that has anything to do with it?

Ares1000101 said:
Im also having the same problem as of this last night.
cannot boot into recovery.
boots to download mode first screen but when I attempt to press volume up to accept, it reboots.
as soon as i put the battery in it cycles through the samsung logo.
tried removing memory card but didnt help.
tried keeping battery out overnight, nothing.
last thing i changed was flashing --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201860. did this about 2 days ago.
not sure if that has anything to do with it?
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I think it has nothing to do with it
I'm, I was actually, on stock everything, rom, kernel and recovery

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OK so I left my phone without a battery in it for the afternoon, just got back home and gave it a try.
It booted. No idea why or what actually went wrong.
Lets hope it doesn't happen again!

OK, So the point that the phone just start booting just the moment the battery is inserted got me thinking
IS IT THE POWER SWITCH?
and indeed it's, the power switch is stuck on, although I can feel the click when I push, still, seems like something is wrong with it
so I tried to suck it out, hit the phone softly few times while the power switch is facing the ground
inserted the battery, aaaand, it didn't start booting, pressed the power softly, and horaaaaay, it's working

Had the same issue and indeed I knocked the power button several times and it worked very well. Thank you! You saved my day

black heart said:
I'm having the same problem here
dead phone, can't boot into recovery, automatically restarts seconds after going into download mode, it doesn't even charge, battery logo comes out aaaand restart, and it keep going
any help?
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same problem please help!

vaibhav2296 said:
same problem please help!
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I have similar problem... and identified its power button.
How i identified is as phone switched on i hold menu button and volume down button together and
it booted in download mode, for download mode you have to keep pressing power button, volume
down button and menu button but it went without pressing power button.. so i assume that its power
button.
Try it... hope will identify your problem

same Problem
Hello!
I have the same problem, and disassemble the cell and saw that the button will operate properly .
Someone has managed to get out of this problem?

thanks a lot... i was facing same problem... i hit ma phn near power switch...again n again... it worked... love u xda

whoa, I just got this problem recently, because some of bezel around my phone has cracked, then I try to glue it roughly.
at the other hand, I tried to install new kernel. I tought that kernel make my phone bricked. then I found this thread. so I open my case. and found my glue sticked to the power button, remove it and. voilaaaa~
thank you XDA. you never cease to amaze me. lol

got a big problem

I let my sister use my phone and she did a factory reset. Now my phone boots up to the Samsung logo with custom at the bottom says booting into recovery at the top and then shuts off and does it all over again. I even tried holding up home and power. Is there anything I can do to fix it or am I screwed? It was rooted with 4.4.2

Kawaiius said:
I let my sister use my phone and she did a factory reset. Now my phone boots up to the Samsung logo with custom at the bottom says booting into recovery at the top and then shuts off and does it all over again. I even tried holding up home and power. Is there anything I can do to fix it or am I screwed? It was rooted with 4.4.2
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2834419
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Try pulling the battery

Reboot into download mode. Then reboot from there. Typical bootloop likely

bmwh0r3 said:
Reboot into download mode. Then reboot from there. Typical bootloop likely
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This worked! Thanks man

Kawaiius said:
This worked! Thanks man
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Are you on nc2 or nc4?

[Q] S4 in bootloop after installing Lollipop over OTA

Dont know if any one is facing the same problem.
Installed Lollipop in my S4 over the air, 2 weeks ago.
A week back, my phone entered into BootLoop mode. Phone gets re-started. I can see Samsung logo and it gets restarted again. I tried removing the battery and kept it back. Started working fine then.
Since today after noon, my S4 is in complete boot loop. Tried removing the battery and kept it back. Yet it is in bootloop.
Unable to enter into Developer options also. Please help

sasisai said:
Dont know if any one is facing the same problem.
Installed Lollipop in my S4 over the air, 2 weeks ago.
A week back, my phone entered into BootLoop mode. Phone gets re-started. I can see Samsung logo and it gets restarted again. I tried removing the battery and kept it back. Started working fine then.
Since today after noon, my S4 is in complete boot loop. Tried removing the battery and kept it back. Yet it is in bootloop.
Unable to enter into Developer options also. Please help
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Confirm this:
1- can you go to download mode?
2- can you go to recovery?
3- if you put the battery back, it starts by it self or not?

RubbaBand said:
Confirm this:
1- can you go to download mode?
2- can you go to recovery?
3- if you put the battery back, it starts by it self or not?
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Hi RubbaBand,
1- No, I am unable to go into download mode.
2- No
3- When I keep the battery back, phone starts by itself. Samsung logo pops-up. Then it restarts again.

sasisai said:
Hi RubbaBand,
1- No, I am unable to go into download mode.
2- No
3- When I keep the battery back, phone starts by itself. Samsung logo pops-up. Then it restarts again.
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Seems a hardware problem. Get it to repair.

sasisai said:
Hi RubbaBand,
1- No, I am unable to go into download mode.
2- No
3- When I keep the battery back, phone starts by itself. Samsung logo pops-up. Then it restarts again.
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The problem in the power key, follow this guide as it exactly what happened to me too, and solved by this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57231620

RubbaBand said:
The problem in the power key, follow this guide as it exactly what happened to me too, and solved by this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57231620
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Issue with power button as said by yyou. Got my S4 back today. Thank you.