[Q] S4 not powering on - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin

My stock S4(unrooted) with NJ4 firmware is totally dead. It doesnt go into download mode. Whenever i remove the battery and put it back on, It just shows Samsung logo and turns off.
Att Device Support center tried to reload the OS but he said it doesnt go past 20-30%.
Any suggestions?
Regards,
Vinay

If you can't get into download mode you're sol. Try taking your battery out, then connect your device to your pc with Odin running. Then put the battery back in. Have the nb1 tar file ready to go in Odin if by chance it boots into download
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thank you.. but no luck

vinay080 said:
thank you.. but no luck
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Didn't have much hope. I think you're eMMC is fried.
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[Q] odin back from cm7 damage the phone

when i try odin back to stock from cm7 screen on the phone went light orange and odin stopped working .now phone is dead any ideas, its actually second time ,never ever have problem before
Have you tried removing the battery and going into download mode plugged in?
nothing works cant put the phone in download mode or start
rafal2006 said:
nothing works cant put the phone in download mode or start
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Even after removing the battery and trying from USB power? Have you tried different cables/ports/computers?
man i try every possible configuration (done flashing a lot never have problems before cm7 i always was able to go back with odin)
It was a bad connection... biggest give away was the color...wait a solid color right? Like everything went blank and it turned orange? If so then its your cable use a different cable....
Also did you have repartition check as well as auto reboot?
Not to be that guy but better me than some jacka** but this posted in the wrong section should be in q&a
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ok but i cant put the phone in the download mode any more, so new phone and new cable then?
yes
rafal2006 said:
ok but i cant put the phone in the download mode any more, so new phone and new cable then?
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Leave the battery out for a while like an hour or so and then try it again....
But it could be the cable keeping it from going into download mode cuz its bad
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rafal2006 said:
ok but i cant put the phone in the download mode any more, so new phone and new cable then?
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Keep trying all the suggestions. Sometimes it just gets picky. Try it without a battery and with a new cable.
i have had this too
I have had this too in green, blue, and red before. I have been always been able to fix it by waiting with sdcard and battery out and trying it later.
rafal2006 said:
ok but i cant put the phone in the download mode any more, so new phone and new cable then?
yes
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So an update please what happened?
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People have had success by popping battery in and out several times and simultaneously trying to get into download mode.
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You're attempting to put it in download mode *before* connecting the cable, right?
that helped im in download mode
thanks kennyglass123
As VassagoX suggested in his posts I have had luck a number of times where I cannot get into download mode on a failed odin flash until I try with no battery in the phone and usb into pc.
1) remove battery, leave it out.
2) start odin on pc
3) plug usb into pc, and phone
4) hold 1, hit power (still no battery) to go into download mode.
Glad you were able to get it working. Figured I'd throw this out there again in case it can help anyone else.

[Q] Help please!

Hi all,
I have an I9505 from O2 and I was in Odin mid-flash throwing on Philz Touch when the cable got disconnected (kids) and now I'm getting an error on my phone I can't seem to undo. It's showing me a screen as soon as it begins to boot that reads "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery modde in Kies and try again.". I've tried running Kies as it suggests and my computer doesn't even register the phone connecting to begin with let alone Kies noticing the connection. I've tried to go into recovery mode (vol up + power) but it just gives me the same message. Please tell me I didn't brick this thing... is there any voodoo I can do to fix this? Thanks for any help you can give.
-Izzy
d19375 said:
Hi all,
I have an I9505 from O2 and I was in Odin mid-flash throwing on Philz Touch when the cable got disconnected (kids) and now I'm getting an error on my phone I can't seem to undo. It's showing me a screen as soon as it begins to boot that reads "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery modde in Kies and try again.". I've tried running Kies as it suggests and my computer doesn't even register the phone connecting to begin with let alone Kies noticing the connection. I've tried to go into recovery mode (vol up + power) but it just gives me the same message. Please tell me I didn't brick this thing... is there any voodoo I can do to fix this? Thanks for any help you can give.
-Izzy
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pull out your battery for a minute, re-insert it, boot into download mode, reflash recovery
samersh72 said:
pull out your battery for a minute, re-insert it, boot into download mode, reflash recovery
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I tried but no luck, the message comes up as soon as the phone receives power.
d19375 said:
I tried but no luck, the message comes up as soon as the phone receives power.
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you meant that you can not boot in odin mode?
if you can, what odin says when flashing?
d19375 said:
I tried but no luck, the message comes up as soon as the phone receives power.
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Can you still get in download mode? You may need to flash the whole firmware again then flash the recovery after. I've had the same problem on an s2 in the past with my son pulling the cable halfway through
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Would a USB jig work?
You have to boot to download mode and install full firmware through Odin.
You can download your carriers firmware from Sammobile.com
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d19375 said:
I tried but no luck, the message comes up as soon as the phone receives power.
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Strike that, it worked! I've been at this for hours with no luck but I guess the phone gods are now in my favour. Unfortunately when I try to flash with Odin, I get failure messages and my phone stays in the Downloading part. Any advise?
d19375 said:
Strike that, it worked! I've been at this for hours with no luck but I guess the phone gods are now in my favour. Unfortunately when I try to flash with Odin, I get failure messages and my phone stays in the Downloading part. Any advise?
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Aslong as odin says fail or pass and you definitely do not have a progress bar on your phone after odin shows the result then you will be safe to unplug amd reboot the phone manually. If it passes on odin it usually reboots itself
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Obagleyfreer said:
You have to boot to download mode and install full firmware through Odin.
You can download your carriers firmware from Sammobile.com
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Awesome thanks, I'll give it a shot. I'll post back with results!
Got it! Re-flashed the firmware and it's rock solid. Thanks for all the help, really appreciate it guys.
-Izzy

Bricked Phone! - Dead - NEED HELP!!

Hi guys, I'm gonna tell you what happened with my S4 to see if you can help me.
I got a MetroPCS Galaxy S4 (SGH-M919N) then I went to a tech and unlocked it. After 2 days the screen started blinking in pink color and I decided to flash it with a stock ROM from T-Mobile (SGH-M919-TMB-M919UVUAMDL-1366964131) using ODIN. Everything was great, in a couple of days the screen went kinda black (No brightness at all) I could barely see it. In this state with the phone turned off and tried to plug in to the PC or charge it and started blinking in green color. I decided once again to flash it with the stock ROM mentioned above but the phone won't enter in recovery or download mode after that I tried to flash it with the CyanogenMOD Installer......everything was OK but it stuck in about 75%, left the phone connected for 20min aprox and nothing happened. I unplugged it and tried to turn it on (It vibrates but I get no startup sound, logo, boot, anything!) ODIN doesn't recognized anymore, can't enter in recovery or download.
I tried to reboot download with ADB to flash it with ODIN but usb debugging is not enabled and ADB commands doesn't work.
I don't know what to do with my S4, I hope you guys can help me. I'm not in the US so I can't return it for replacement.
I hope to hear from you soon. THANKS IN ADVANCE.
chure63 said:
Hi guys, I'm gonna tell you what happened with my S4 to see if you can help me.
I got a MetroPCS Galaxy S4 (SGH-M919N) then I went to a tech and unlocked it. After 2 days the screen started blinking in pink color and I decided to flash it with a stock ROM from T-Mobile (SGH-M919-TMB-M919UVUAMDL-1366964131) using ODIN. Everything was great, in a couple of days the screen went kinda black (No brightness at all) I could barely see it. In this state with the phone turned off and tried to plug in to the PC or charge it and started blinking in green color. I decided once again to flash it with the stock ROM mentioned above but the phone won't enter in recovery or download mode after that I tried to flash it with the CyanogenMOD Installer......everything was OK but it stuck in about 75%, left the phone connected for 20min aprox and nothing happened. I unplugged it and tried to turn it on (It vibrates but I get no startup sound, logo, boot, anything!) ODIN doesn't recognized anymore, can't enter in recovery or download.
I tried to reboot download with ADB to flash it with ODIN but usb debugging is not enabled and ADB commands doesn't work.
I don't know what to do with my S4, I hope you guys can help me. I'm not in the US so I can't return it for replacement.
I hope to hear from you soon. THANKS IN ADVANCE.
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Is the battery working ok? Does the LED go red when charger is plugged in as normal?
What happens when you try to boot to recovery?
If your screen start blinking pink and after that turning black, why do assume it's a software problem? No rom would cause that. It's clearly a hardware failure.
RossFixxed said:
Is the battery working ok? Does the LED go red when charger is plugged in as normal?
What happens when you try to boot to recovery?
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The battery is OK, I tested it already with another phone. The LED doesn't turn on when the charger is plugged in. When I try to enter to recovery it vibrates but nothing else happens (Black Screen).
Lennyz1988 said:
If your screen start blinking pink and after that turning black, why do assume it's a software problem? No rom would cause that. It's clearly a hardware failure.
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The screen would cause no sound, no LED light, no download or recovery mode, etc..?
Wrong section...
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HassanM said:
Wrong section...
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Where should I post this? Thank you.
chure63 said:
Where should I post this? Thank you.
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mabye try to use Odin if you can go to Download mode, try to install Android 4.3 with repartition (pit file)... Did you try? Can you go somehow to CWM? If yes, try to format EVERYTHING as possible - system, data etc. than try again method via Odin...
erikasnoske said:
mabye try to use Odin if you can go to Download mode, try to install Android 4.3 with repartition (pit file)... Did you try? Can you go somehow to CWM? If yes, try to format EVERYTHING as possible - system, data etc. than try again method via Odin...
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I can't get into download or recovery mode.
chure63 said:
I can't get into download or recovery mode.
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oh god, I didn't have this experience, sorry, I can't help you at all then
Jtag
Jtag?
jd1639 said:
Jtag
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Hiya I found as a bit of a n00b Jtag painful as a senior member would there be a guide that we could learn from? I wasn't able to find one.:fingers-crossed:
Service center is better idea, since they can't go to download mode to see your phone stil got warranty or not.. just say phone dead ... while In pocket automatically
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jd1639 said:
Jtag
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I don't know much about it. Which box will be helpful to debrick it? Thanks.
chure63 said:
I don't know much about it. Which box will be helpful to debrick it? Thanks.
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Google mobiletechvideos
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95mediatech said:
Service center is better idea, since they can't go to download mode to see your phone stil got warranty or not.. just say phone dead ... while In pocket automatically
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I'm not in the US....
chure63 said:
I'm not in the US....
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You don't have to be in the US, it's just going to cost you more in shipping. Maybe you can find someone in your country that can jtag. Try some of the local phone repair shops.
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Have you tryed it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
At the bottom there are some information "how to revive bricked device". Have you tryed it?

SAMSUNG GT-P1000 Problem

Hello to all,
I have a problem with my Samsung Galaxy GT-P1000, was beginning to be seen from windows to ubuntu that, but it would not start. Now I have done a restore using UnBrickableResurrectorR40 and Heimdall.
Now the tablet is in this state if connected to an electrical outlet but it is not seen from windows to ubuntu it.
What can I do? Thank's
xfau77x said:
Hello to all,
I have a problem with my Samsung Galaxy GT-P1000, was beginning to be seen from windows to ubuntu that, but it would not start. Now I have done a restore using UnBrickableResurrectorR40 and Heimdall.
Now the tablet is in this state if connected to an electrical outlet but it is not seen from windows to ubuntu it.
What can I do? Thank's
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My galaxy tab p1000 reached this status before, no response to anything but to the charger with an empty battery logo.
I remember to fix it i took it back to stock Gingerbread then I upgraded to CM11 nightly 20140124 and the phone is in perfect condition now.
let me know if you need any help with that. good luck!
hi,
thank you very much for your help, you know where I could find a guide to do it?
Regard
Or try the overcome method. The rom is for gsm tabs. After flashing, you could update to whatever you like. Just google overcome rom.
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Hello,
the problem is that my tablet does not go into download mode and the procedure dell'overcome method seems to be essential to this mode.
Do you have any suggestions?
xfau77x said:
Hello,
the problem is that my tablet does not go into download mode and the procedure dell'overcome method seems to be essential to this mode.
Do you have any suggestions?
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Try charging the tab overnight. You need a full battery to charge. Just plug it in and leave it charge all night. I dont know anything about unbuntu. What i know about is heimdall, odin, and kies.
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Hello, the strange thing is this, a lot has already been in office about a night and a day.
But if it is connected to the electrical outlet continues to be the logo of the battery with an "hourglass" locked that does not rotate.
thanks
xfau77x said:
Hello, the strange thing is this, a lot has already been in office about a night and a day.
But if it is connected to the electrical outlet continues to be the logo of the battery with an "hourglass" locked that does not rotate.
thanks
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How is the usb cable? It could be bad.
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the original cable is samsung did not do it rips and cuts when used with the charger works great, I'll try to look for another cable, I doubt that it can be seen that ruined the bootloader does not even enter into download mode
I am just thinking that the reason it will not charge could be a bad cable. The tab could recognize its plugged in, but not work properly. It could be the reason for the computer not seeing the tab as well.
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GT-P1000
Hey ,
My Tab has been bricked in total unusual way . its only showing " galaxy tab samsung " which is the opening window .
its not going to cwm . but its going to downloading mode.
odin is also not able to detect it so i am unable to flash or root it .
Please help.
As long as you can get into download mode, all is not lost. The tab is ready, the computer has to see it. Try different combinations of connecting it. Open odin, then connect tab in download mode. For example.
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Deep Nox said:
As long as you can get into download mode, all is not lost. The tab is ready, the computer has to see it. Try different combinations of connecting it. Open odin, then connect tab in download mode. For example.
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Hopefully, this has been long fixed. What I have sometimes noted with my Tab is that it doesn't show the com port until you have clicked PIT or PDA or Phone, only then does it connect and then it is smooth thereafter.

Odin COM POrt detection

Hey Guys, Im sorry for the newbie question but I have a Samsung galaxy S4 thats stuck on the ATT logo and Im trying to reload the phones stock ROM onto it.
Ive gone through and wiped out all the cache and set it back to factory settings but that hasnt worked. So Now I have found my stock rom to upload it and ODIN cant communicate with it with the phone in download mode.
I can get into Recovery mode also but for whatever reason, I cant get ODIN to communicate to it.
Any help is appreciated.
You need to install the Samsung usb drivers
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jd1639 said:
You need to install the Samsung usb drivers
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If you're on Windows the drivers should automatically install. Also make sure its download mode that you're booting into. Hold Volume down and power button while the device is off and press volume up when a screen appears. Happy Odin flashing
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