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[Q] N4 cut off, only "download mode" then nothing

I flashed PA, GAPPS and then DER kernel; wiped cache and dalvik and rebooted. It booted fine and I restored all my settings. I ran a benchmark and in the middle of it, it cut off and wouldn't turn back on. I plugged it in to the stock charger and I got the charging indicator. Then after playing with the volume and power buttons I got it into download mode. I then moved to the computer to use the toolkit and reflash the stock rom and when I plugged it into the computer the charging indicator would not come on, went back to the stock charger and now the charging indicator wont come on. Now it won't do anything, no download mode, no bootloader, nothing.
Any suggestions?
I found one other thread where someone had the same problem and he ended up just RMA'ing.
TYIA

Leave it charging undisturbed for the night, try again tomorrow. It'll boot up again most likely.
Careful with the benchmarking. Which I'm sure you don't need advise for anymore I bet..

Let it sit over night on the charger, still nothing.
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any solution please? i have same problem. only download mode and nothing

PeITeeR said:
any solution please? i have same problem. only download mode and nothing
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When you plug in the phone do you get the red notification light? Have you tried letting the phone charge for several hours while off or opening the phone and disconnecting/reconnecting the battery?
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You need to get out of download mode. Honestly I mash force rebooting the N4 and plug it in and out of the charge until something works, and every time without fail it works lol
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Try This...
PeITeeR said:
any solution please? i have same problem. only download mode and nothing
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When in download mode press the down and up volume rocker and power button. Try this for some time and it must reboot into bootloader(android with open chest).
(try it when connected to computer too)
If you get it to bootloader you can restore it!!
1. Flash factory image . all info here detailed :::http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
2. If u cant do it yourself download mskip's toolkit and install drivers. Select option to restore to factory image and it must get you back to stock rom unrooted with only bootloader unlocked.
mskip's toolkit:::http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1995688
Recovered mine..
ALL THE BEST..:good::good::good::good::good:

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.

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

Took out battery during system update, now in bootloops

I took out the battery during "installing system update" at 97%, now just keeps beep twice and screen says recovery booting and repeat. Tried recovery mode by holding volume up+home+power but doesn't work either still can't go to recovery mode.
Phone is galaxy note 3, never updated since they say newer one is crappy and drains battery fast, but half hour ago I pressed update by accident.
I got some important pictures in the phone, are they all gone? or can I recovery them?
anything else to try? hope it's not bricked and I need this phone! thanks for reading and help.

Dude, this is Note7 forums, not Note 3

yeah was thinking maybe the phones are similar and couldn't find the sub forum., mods you can move thread as you see fit.

Suiken01 said:
yeah was thinking maybe the phones are similar and couldn't find the sub forum., mods you can move thread as you see fit.
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Note 7 thread, but meh, I have a W8 so I'm not doing much. I will try to help!
Did you try putting it in Download Mode and side loading with Odin?

You can flash TWRP in Odin:
https://dl.twrp.me/hlte/twrp-3.0.2-1-hlte.img.tar.html (Snapdragon Note 3)
https://dl.twrp.me/ha3g/twrp-3.0.2-0-ha3g.img.tar.html (Exynos Note 3)
Odin: https://idlekernel.com/flash-tools/Odin_3.12.3.zip
Samsung drivers: http://developer.samsung.com/technical-doc/view.do?v=T000000117
Enter download mode (VolDown+Home+Power), VolUp past warning screen, plug in device to PC
Launch Odin
TWRP tar goes in AP slot, flash while holding volume up + home.
Once you're in TWRP you can transfer all your stuff off your phone such as pictures, etc. MTP is magical.

imatts said:
Note 7 thread, but meh, I have a W8 so I'm not doing much. I will try to help!
Did you try putting it in Download Mode and side loading with Odin?
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Ok just tried getting into download mode and it was able to. but Odin, snapdragon etc all those are new to me. for the phone I pretty much just use it to call/text and have some apps. I don't tweak it or anything everything is stock. I googled those terms but all those are new to me!
But after I tried to get into download mode I pressed down to restart, and it doesn't do the bootloop anymore. it goes to screen of tmobile 4g LTE after the samsung screen and just stops there. (also still can't get into recovery mode)
jcadduono said:
You can flash TWRP in Odin:
(Snapdragon Note 3)
(Exynos Note 3)
Odin:
Samsung drivers:
Enter download mode (VolDown+Home+Power), VolUp past warning screen, plug in device to PC
Launch Odin
TWRP tar goes in AP slot, flash while holding volume up + home.
Once you're in TWRP you can transfer all your stuff off your phone such as pictures, etc. MTP is magical.
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what's snapdragon and exynos note 3, I got tmobile note 3. I think I still got 50% battery life left the last time that it was working, should I get all thsoe done before battery dies or no worries?
so what are we doing? are we using Odin to get into TWRP, then transfer my pictures etc to desktop? then is TWRP pretty much the stock phone default mode or? sorry I am totally new at this. have very little idea what all those mean.

This might help http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470599
Note 3 forum : http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3

I recommend booting into download mode and noting the model number. Once you have this information, it will help determine which files should and should not be flashed to the phone.

audit13 said:
I recommend booting into download mode and noting the model number. Once you have this information, it will help determine which files should and should not be flashed to the phone.
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took out battery and saw the model number SM-N900T in 2 different places. also googled and it said t mobile is SM-N900T. so where do I go to download the correct files?
so what do I need to do to fix this?? use download mode with odin and install new OS or? well what I am asking is can I search for threads that's similar to my problem then fix it, or is my problem pretty specific? need my phone asap

Your phones forum .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-tmobile

The sm-n900t was issued by T-Mobile.

anyone? please help, or advice on what to search for similar threads. noobie here

Go to the forum for your model .#See links here you are in the wrong forum .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2574886

I need to twrp and retrieve files from a bricked bootloop note 3, and also flash back to stock firmware. but the battery is totally dead, so I need to charge it first somehow or use USB during the process will be ok even it's dead battery?

The phone won't charge the battery in the phone? If not, you may need a new battery, USB flex cable, usb cable and/or charger.

audit13 said:
The phone won't charge the battery in the phone? If not, you may need a new battery, USB flex cable, usb cable and/or charger.
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no no, I am asking is it ok to flash twrp (retrieve bricked bootloop note 3) and also flash to stock firmware with a dead battery, USB should provide power but read somwhere that I should have at least 50 to 60% power
can't really charge it because it will turn on the phone and goes into bootloops (well I guess maybe just leave it but it will charge very slowly I guess?)

Yes, flashing twrp should be fine. Can the phone charge the battery when the phone is not powered on?

audit13 said:
Yes, flashing twrp should be fine. Can the phone charge the battery when the phone is not powered on?
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when phone is off and I charge it, it will turn it on by itself and goes into bootloops (battery is ok, but phone is messed up)
I think ONE other time the screen went somewhere and just stayed there, forgot what it was only one time, but screen won't turn off.
either case I guess I can just leave it there maybe? let it charge but screen is always on and bootloops keeps going, maybe won't charge at all since it keeps bootloops, or charge very slowly when the screen is always on? also can't see the battery % since it's in bootloops.
(oh I can go to recovery mode or download mode for either case, maybe leave phone connected to USB there and let it charge?)
oh for twrp is ok? maybe after twrp I will just leave it connected to pc and let it charge 30 min or so then do flash back to stock firmware later, can I do that? (also if not enough battery while doing the twrp or flash back to stock firmware, I can brick it for good and can't fix it?)

It would be best to flash twrp, power off the phone from the TWRP menu, then charge it. It the phone powers on by itself after flashing from twrp, charge the phone from twrp.

audit13 said:
It would be best to flash twrp, power off the phone from the TWRP menu, then charge it. It the phone powers on by itself after flashing from twrp, charge the phone from twrp.
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will definitely try that.
I want to transfer vids/pics from phone to desktop, where in TWRP do I use to do that? is it "backup" so far I am just looking at videos.

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

solkarsalman said:
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!
Sent from my SM-N910T using XDA-Developers Legacy app

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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