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help i9000 after flash, doing loop of at&t logo, can not enter download mode,

help i9000 after flash, doing loop of at&t logo, can not enter download mode,
when plugged in screen goes black.
!! if anyone can help please do not hesitate, mostly appreciated.

Try to hold the Down+Menu+Power combination while INSERTING the battery into the device.

i try that seem to have no response and when unplugged from usb it loop at&t logo
or plugged in usb screen goes black and no response seem from pressing buttons

I had a similar problem as most phones in Canada seem to have Download/Recovery mode disabled, and here is what worked for me.
Grab something like One Click Un Root (all models), and click one click un root (obviously phone has to be on and plugged into the computer).
This should automatically reboot you into Recovery Mode!
All you have to do is "wipe data/factory default" or something like that (should be the third option).
As it states, you will loose all your data, but at least you will have a functionning phone!

did it work?

Hi. I have similar problem. Can anybody give instruction what can I do?

I have this problem too. Please help somebody

Add me to the list. Bell Galaxy S, went to unlock my phone the screen went black. Now it will not boot into the OS, the galaxy S splash screen displays then nothing. The menu and back button light up, thats all. ****[email protected]@
I have not rooted or anything.
Of course my download mode does not work.. Going to try this one click root thing if I can find it.
NOT HAPPY

This is not working. Probably because the phone is not in USB debugging mode as I can't change it... Is there any other way to get the phone into recovery mode?
**** me

i had the same thing happen to me the other day with my bell galaxy s and my phone wont do the 3 button combo trick. i left my phone plugged in to a wall charger for a while until the back of the phone became a little warm. i pulled the battery and then left the power cord plugged in and put the battery back in. i held the volume down and enter button until the battery charging indicator showed up, then i also pressed and held the power button until the boot animation started (this is the blue moving swirl and music, not the galaxy s splash scree) and then i let go of the power button. it took a few attempts at this before it actually worked, but eventually it will go into download mode at which time you can open the odin app, then plug in the usb cable and flash your phone that way. it did seem to make a difference if the back of the phone (around the camera area) was warm. if i let go of the power button while the music was playing and the phone did not enter download mode i would keep all 3 buttons pressed until it shut down again, then i would only let go of the power button while the phone initiated the charging screen, then once the battery logo was displayed i would hold the 3 buttons again and would just keep doing this until it went into download mode. i have flashed it at least 5 times today and i have been able to do this each time.
i also had an issue where odin would not recognize my phone was plugged in and windows would show a message saying the usb device was not recognized. i left the phone plugged in and while in download mode i pressed the volume up, enter button and power button until the phone went blank and when the galaxy s logo showed up i let go of the power button and the phone would go into recovery mode and then the usb drivers would be installed. i would then do the 3 button combo for download mode and odin would work fine. it took several attempts but it does work. i hope this helps you guys

If I hold all three buttons the splash screen does not come on, it just keeps looping the Galaxy S logo until I let go of the power button....

xZeDgEx said:
If I hold all three buttons the splash screen does not come on, it just keeps looping the Galaxy S logo until I let go of the power button....
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That's what mine did too, several times in a row and then it worked. For some reason it only works after the battery is charging for a bit and the back becomes warm. then it works at will

No luck. I am probably screwed getting it exchanged now too as I am passed the 14 days from Best Buy.

the on click thing doesn't work, if your phone is already bricked.
also it is not the phone's fault for not working, the phone was working properly before you tried the hacks.
whenever you do these kind of things you know you are entering into the "not supported" "not covered by warranty" zone.
in the worse case scenario, if you can no enter download mode to recover your phone, it'll be to take the phone back to bell and claim warranty on it, and prentent you don't know what happened to it.
xZeDgEx said:
Add me to the list. Bell Galaxy S, went to unlock my phone the screen went black. Now it will not boot into the OS, the galaxy S splash screen displays then nothing. The menu and back button light up, thats all. [email protected]@
I have not rooted or anything.
Of course my download mode does not work.. Going to try this one click root thing if I can find it.
NOT HAPPY
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AllGamer said:
the on click thing doesn't work, if your phone is already bricked.
also it is not the phone's fault for not working, the phone was working properly before you tried the hacks.
whenever you do these kind of things you know you are entering into the "not supported" "not covered by warranty" zone.
in the worse case scenario, if you can no enter download mode to recover your phone, it'll be to take the phone back to bell and claim warranty on it, and prentent you don't know what happened to it.
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Its my fault??
I did not hack my phone. Its not rooted, I did nothing to it.
By "unlock" I meant exactly that, unlock as in swiping the screen to unlock it.
The more I search the net the more posts I find of Galaxy S phones randomly bricking...

on the original message sounded more like you went to Unlock the phone, as in SIM unlock the phone using any of the tools available out there, and there has been already several people which had the same problem.
if you go back to Bell for an exchange, you better not use the word "unlock" rather use Swipe
as the message on the phone "swipe the screen to unlock"
there are no known issue about this causing the phone to brick.
if that is what happened to you, you should have started a new topic for people to help you, instead of hijacking the topic from the OP, as your issue is different from OP, the OP actually screwed up because he/she flashed the wrong ROM to the i9000
... anyways, Does it work if you reboot the phone?

I have rebooted the phone about 100 times. The phone crashed when I unlocked it to check a text I received. (not hacked). Has not booted up properly since. I have found many others with the same issue who have also not hacked/rooted/unlocked/ their phones.
Waiting on Best Buy to call me back. I am so pissed right now, I have been bragging to my friends and co-workers how awesome this phone is, one has already picked one up, I hope his doesn't brick too. Not recommending it to anyone anymore..

did you load a lot of MP3 to the phone?
can you boot into Recovery Mode?
in the recovery mode you can wipe the Cache and wipe the data
that should make your phone work normal again
it'll be best to open a topic to help you trouble shoot your interesting issue, as it's the first i've hear that you get a black screen after Swiping out of the lock screen

I can't get into recovery mode. I have tried every button combination I have found. I had about 2 GB of music on the phone. I also installed the Android SDK to try ADB, but since the phone is not in USB debugging mode it does not see it.

xZeDgEx said:
I can't get into recovery mode. I have tried every button combination I have found. I had about 2 GB of music on the phone. I also installed the Android SDK to try ADB, but since the phone is not in USB debugging mode it does not see it.
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on the other topics relating to the 3 button not working.
have you tried the heating up method?
or the plugging the battery in, when all 3 buttons are pressed? (of course for this one you will need help from a friend, unless you are very skilled at keeping the 3 button on hold meanwhile able to slide in the battery in with out a 3rd hand)

After flaashing to I897UCJI6-OCD-REV02-Low-designgears I cant use download mode

Hi
I flashed to I897UCJI6-OCD-REV02-Low-designgears
it's working but I saw it's for Capatiave model and I have I9000 so sounds doesnt work and also the home bottem is not working
also when I connect USB the phone reset itself, even if I plug the electric charger
I cant move to download mode or recovery mode like I used too
Please help me out
Thakns

Um why did you flash it in the first place? Blows my mind.
Hopefully someone can help you out.

I also accidentally used the firmware I897UCJI6-OCD-... but I did not notice that this firmware Kaptivate and I have a SGH-I9000. After flashing I got a dead phone. When connected to a USB charger or computer - the phone goes off. If you turn on your phone, there is a white screen saver AT & T after which the animation appears SAMSUNG GALAXY S. After 10-15 seconds the vibration of the phone with one long and three short, after about 20 seconds again repeated vibratory signals 1 long and three short and this is repeated ad infinitum! I do not know what to do. It is a pity that Samsung does not care about these issues.

And why should samsung care about these issues? You are not supposed to be flashing your phone in the first place. I bricked mine in the same way previously as well and I have nobody to blame but myself

Relax seifer, he didn't blame samsung about anything. (edit: just saw the other post you are commenting about, sorry)
liranm I think the download mode for Captivate is different but I am not so sure you can pull it off on the i9000
IIRC the Captivate dl mode needs to have up+down+power

[Black Screen] S3 neo, READ and suggestions are welcome.

Hello everyone,
I have an S3 neo, it's 6 months old. About 2 months ago i started checking in this forums, and then i flashed cm12, and started adding custom roms to my phone. Everything was well, phone was working fine, and so on.
One morning i woke up and my phone went off, and when i turn it on, it's black screen. I restarted few times, took out memory card, and poof it worked. Was all good.
I left it like that and next morning it happened again. And since then i tried all the ways, like take out battery, hold power button 1 min then try to turn it on after few minutes, and so on. Nothing worked. Pulling out memmory card or sim card didn't work either. It's like this for almost 2 weeks i can't use the phone.
I cant get in download mode or custom recovery i i don't know why it won't react on that. It turns on each time like normally, led notifiaction works, the lights on home and back button works, only screen is black. I can unlock it, and such things but cant see anything.
I even succesfully did a factory reset over play store from pc, but that didn't help either..
Biggest problem is that its under warranty but since custom rom i can't take it to service unless i have money to pay... which i dont
I have NEVER DROPPED it, it was never in water, and so on. Doesn't have a scratch at all.
It even has sound, and everything. Just freaking black screen ....
So what i am asking is if anyone here knows how to remove custom rom and custom recovery over pc,is it possible, without the screen? Any way to do it so i can get warranty back ? All i need is a freaking stock rom and stock recovery and a binary reset i guess. Just freaking would need screen to work for 5 mins eh....
If anyone has any ideas please post them, thanks..

Crazeh said:
Hello everyone,
I have an S3 neo, it's 6 months old. About 2 months ago i started checking in this forums, and then i flashed cm12, and started adding custom roms to my phone. Everything was well, phone was working fine, and so on.
One morning i woke up and my phone went off, and when i turn it on, it's black screen. I restarted few times, took out memory card, and poof it worked. Was all good.
I left it like that and next morning it happened again. And since then i tried all the ways, like take out battery, hold power button 1 min then try to turn it on after few minutes, and so on. Nothing worked. Pulling out memmory card or sim card didn't work either. It's like this for almost 2 weeks i can't use the phone.
I cant get in download mode or custom recovery i i don't know why it won't react on that. It turns on each time like normally, led notifiaction works, the lights on home and back button works, only screen is black. I can unlock it, and such things but cant see anything.
I even succesfully did a factory reset over play store from pc, but that didn't help either..
Biggest problem is that its under warranty but since custom rom i can't take it to service unless i have money to pay... which i dont
I have NEVER DROPPED it, it was never in water, and so on. Doesn't have a scratch at all.
It even has sound, and everything. Just freaking black screen ....
So what i am asking is if anyone here knows how to remove custom rom and custom recovery over pc,is it possible, without the screen? Any way to do it so i can get warranty back ? All i need is a freaking stock rom and stock recovery and a binary reset i guess. Just freaking would need screen to work for 5 mins eh....
If anyone has any ideas please post them, thanks..
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I think you can boot to download mode or revovery. The LED notifi and backlight buttons won't turn on if you boot to download mode or recovery.
Just try to boot to...
1. download mode. Just press and hold for 2-3 seconds power + home + volume down
2. then wait 3 seconds. After that press volume up.
3. Connect your phone to pc, open odin and check if a device is connected.
4. If a device was found by odin - flash a ROM (stock or something else) and hope that this will fix the black screen problem.
Good luck!!

Hi, thanks for ur reply but... My phone turns on when i click home + volume down + power button. I hear sound, blue led notification and so on.......
But when turned on, when i connect to usb odin recognizes it, says connected, and when i try to install the rom i it takes really long and on the end i get fail..*attached the screenshot of fail) I guess because its not in download mode. Any other suggestions how i could get in download mode more?
More suggestions please?thanks

Anyone has any ideas ?
So what all i tried is
Remove battery, hold power button for 1-2 mins, let phone for few mins and turn it on. didn't work
I tried with adb,but usb debugging not on so cmd cant find my device
Only thing left i guess if someone has idea how to get in download mode in some other way or some program that doesnt reguire download mode but can flash rom and etc.

@Crazeh
Take it back to the nearest service center and act the dumb ("I don't know what is wrong with it")
I have done that many times

They are prob gonna call me and tell me to pay for fix
No one has any idea what else should i try ?

try link2sd app form play store. it has the option to boot to download mode. I think titanium backup has the feature also.

My screen is black so i can't do anything on it.....

try to disable ambient screen. report if problem persist

How should i disable ambient screen ? While i can't see anything on phone cause of black screen ?thanks for reply Rox

Anyone?

Crazeh said:
Anyone?
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ok so i think your problem isn't due to any rom but hardware problem
power off your phone remove the back , look on the left you see a little trap , open it , now you see connector it is the one of the screen try to see if you can disconnect and reconnect it
power on your phone and see if it work :fingers-crossed:

Where is that little trap?
btw if i do this will i loose my warranty completely ?

Crazeh said:
Hi, thanks for ur reply but... My phone turns on when i click home + volume down + power button. I hear sound, blue led notification and so on.......
But when turned on, when i connect to usb odin recognizes it, says connected, and when i try to install the rom i it takes really long and on the end i get fail..*attached the screenshot of fail) I guess because its not in download mode. Any other suggestions how i could get in download mode more?
More suggestions please?thanks
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If Odin recognizes it, it means it's in Download mode. The device has different interaction with the host over USB when it's not in Download mode.
I don't see the screenshot of the failure. It may be that something got broken in your hardware, so the flashing fails. There's a known issue with the S3 called "Sudden death syndrome", I don't know if it applies also to the S3 Neo, where some of the memory of the ROM fails suddenly. If that is the case (I'm not saying it is, but it might be), there's no fix other than replacing the hardware.

Odin doesnt go over setup connection. cant post screenshot bc im new to the site. btw im sure the phone is on but recognized in odin...

SM-G530H can't go to recovery mode.

First. I am new here, so please! I really need help!
I have Samsung Grand Prime duos that got dropped on water, but i"ll drop the story. My phone is working but not totally, I can only boot on download mode but not the recovery mode. *My phone is not rooted/custom. I tried changing stock roms and it Passed via Odin. But the real problem is this, it is only working when it is plugged in a charger, but it is not working working, get me? It keeps on rebooting and vibrating while the charging icon keeps on popping up. With a 2 to 3 seconds interval. And it is not charging!
I really need some good help here! Please! :crying::crying:

I think you have to go to Samsung warantly because it look like a hardware problem.

ChloeGail said:
First. I am new here, so please! I really need help!
I have Samsung Grand Prime duos that got dropped on water, but i"ll drop the story. My phone is working but not totally, I can only boot on download mode but not the recovery mode. *My phone is not rooted/custom. I tried changing stock roms and it Passed via Odin. But the real problem is this, it is only working when it is plugged in a charger, but it is not working working, get me? It keeps on rebooting and vibrating while the charging icon keeps on popping up. With a 2 to 3 seconds interval. And it is not charging!
I really need some good help here! Please! :crying::crying:
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Water + Cellphones are not a good combination.
It sounds like hardware damage. It needs to be taken to a technician for physical repairs.

OK....Anything else I can try?

I own a Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime. Model is a SM-G530T. T-Mobile is the carrier. Running Lollipop version 5.1.1. Phone is not rooted. Phone has not been dropped.
During the first few months of ownership and during normal use, occasionally the phone's screen would suddenly go dark and totally unresponsive. My response was to try and go into "download" mode ( vol down, home, and power buttons at the same time) to enable me to run ODIN and reflash the device with the correct firmware. It should be noted that it was quite an adventure to get into download mode. Tried repeatedly to usually no avail (sometimes over a couple of days) to get the button combination to work. Eventually I could get it to enter download mode (sounds weird doesn't it) and I would reflash with success. Pretty sure I had USB debugging on. This sequence of events occurred 2 or 3 times.
Fast forward to the present: Encountered another dark screen episode, But his time I found it impossible to enter "download" or "recovery" mode. On occasion the phone would seem to boot up with chimes playing buy never anything displayed on the screen but with a faint back light present. My PC will recognize the phone as a Galaxy Grand Prime. Interesting, I would try to use ODIN anyway (after doing the download button sequence and hoping it was in download mode) and at times ODIN would go through its process and indicate "pass". Phone would appear to re-boot with vibration and chimes but again no display present except for a faint back light. Even tried Samsung's Smart Switch to flash the firmware to see what results could be had. Smart Switch recognized the Grand Prime and appeared to successfully flash the phone but again the phone seemed to reboot in its final act of the process but no display. Strange. It should be noted that I am not sure if I had USB debugging on before this last dark screen event. Tried using ADB and fastboot to see if I could do anything with the phone but those processes never recognized the phone. Bought a USB Jig to see if I could get into a visible download mode screen but that didn't work.
It appears that I might be screwed. Trying a JTAG procedure as a last resort doesn't seem cost effective at this point. Anyway any comment/suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Just a follow up from my original post: Is there a chance that a defective LCD or screen digitizer could be the problem?