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This Thread Is For Them Who Bricked There Phones
Don't start a new thread for your bricked phone & post here.
We will help you with every possible solutions.
Here are some quick tips :
(Here I'll use the terms like Download-Mode & Recovery-Mode, If you dont know what are they please click here. There "BOOT to RECOVERY" & "BOOT to BOOTLOADER" means how to enter into Recovery-Mode & Download-Mode respectively.)
A Bricked Phone May Have One or More (Below Problems) :
1. Booting to the ROM(Android) not possible.
2. Booting to the Recovery-Mode not possible.
3. Black screen or Bootloop(Repeated Restarting of Phone at Boot Animation or Samsung Galaxy Y Logo).
Possible Solutions :
(Remember there'll be data loss using these solutions so always try to keep a backup)
1. If you can still enter into Recovery-Mode
(a). Try to clear Data & Cache then check.
(b). Try Installing a Custom ROM using CWM(ClockWorkMod Recovery) & check.
(For Custom ROM & CWM Visit here.)
2. If Recovery-Mode didn't helped Enter into Download-Mode & flash an odin supported stock rom(using ODIN 1.84 or 1.85) from Doky73's Thread(Flashing Guide in 2nd post).
*You can inform me, if anything left out.
Note :
1. I'll be not held responsible for anything that happens to your phone.
2. Before posting try to search for similar type problems out there & try the solution, if that doesn't solve your problem then post here.
Make this a sticky.. there are many users who say that their phone is bricked
help! bricked SGY
galaxy y bricked
i bricked my sgy last 3 weeks.
here's what i did.
-installed creedsix rom.
-installed UOT kitchen Themes.
-wipe data
problem
-stuck in bootlogo
-softbricked.
-cant go to recovery mode
-flashed too many times, still stuck in bootloop
i flashed at least 20 times, with different firmwares.
but still no luck, still boot lop.
my professor said something about secondary bootloader that might help. but i had definitely no idea what it is.
i asked some techies on the mall, and they said that this phone must undergo the JTAG process. but it cost $20.
help me. thanks.
jmpotter said:
galaxy y bricked
i bricked my sgy last 3 weeks.
here's what i did.
-installed creedsix rom.
-installed UOT kitchen Themes.
-wipe data
problem
-stuck in bootlogo
-softbricked.
-cant go to recovery mode
-flashed too many times, still stuck in bootloop
i flashed at least 20 times, with different firmwares.
but still no luck, still boot lop.
my professor said something about secondary bootloader that might help. but i had definitely no idea what it is.
i asked some techies on the mall, and they said that this phone must undergo the JTAG process. but it cost $20.
help me. thanks.
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can you go to download mode??
(try pressing volume down+ home button + power button all at the same time)
if it still can, then your SGY is still good
go to this ---> thread
and just flash your country's firmware
From where you got the firmwares.... How you flashed...
Ever tried re partitioning.... Ever flashed boot loader....
For info... Jtag or boundary-scan is used for testing & servicing high technology electronic boards...
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Millan.SIS said:
From where you got the firmwares.... How you flashed...
Ever tried re partitioning.... Ever flashed boot loader....
For info... Jtag or boundary-scan is used for testing & servicing high technology electronic boards...
Sent from my GT-S5360 using Tapatalk 2
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just for info, jtag will not fix the problem. IT IS SCANNING.. like trouble shooting.
that only means that those technicians are pretending to be well educated but the truth is that they only wanted to get some cash out of your pocket.
static28 said:
just for info, jtag will not fix the problem. IT IS SCANNING.. like trouble shooting.
that only means that those technicians are pretending to be well educated but the truth is that they only wanted to get some cash out of your pocket.
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ya, that's what those wannabees really do..
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this one will a little bit off topic...what is creedsix?is it a rom for SGY?
if the phone still can boot that means everything is fine. pull out the battery, wait 10 seconds, reinsert the battery, do three magic combo button, you'll enter recovery mode. don't worry about our bootloader. our bootloader is stored in different partition thus installing any custom rom won't affect our bootloader. as far as i know, there is only one person who have messed up with bootloader and got an ultimate hard brick.
kurotsugi said:
this one will a little bit off topic...what is creedsix?is it a rom for SGY?
if the phone still can boot that means everything is fine. pull out the battery, wait 10 seconds, reinsert the battery, do three magic combo button, you'll enter recovery mode. don't worry about our bootloader. our bootloader is stored in different partition thus installing any custom rom won't affect our bootloader. as far as i know, there is only one person who have messed up with bootloader and got an ultimate hard brick.
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Really its great thread ........ Many many thanks for helping ppl ......
is it possible repair hard brick ..... what is hard brick... if device hard brick device gos life time dead ??
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a hard brick is when our device doesn't respond to power button.
the guy that I've mentioned above is doky73. he accidentally flash a bootloader for sgs2 into his sgy. last time he said that he send his sgy to samsung service center and buy a new one. I'm not sure if samsung has revived his sgy.
edit: I didn't to offend him but I think I've mispelled doky's username. edited.
manoranjan2050 said:
Really its great thread ........ Many many thanks for helping ppl ......
is it possible repair hard brick ..... what is hard brick... if device hard brick device gos life time dead ??
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whatever It may be... You should never mess up with bootloaders, if you don't actually know what's there significance...
Brief description on android starting process :
pbl(primary boot loader "boot.bin") executes first and then it executes sbl ...
Sbl(secondary boot loader "sbl.bin") is responsible for responding to combos...download mode.. Intercepting odin commands..... booting system...booting kernel.... Charging your battery while switch off... Etc etc
Harm anyone of them... And Your phone goes into lifetime hibernation, Hard-bricked.
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thanks for the big info friend...... so hard bricl is mot repairble ......
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my device might be bricked, can you please help me out
Hi to all, it's only my second post but i have a major problem with my samsung s-5360. it's won't boot anymore, but it can enter cmw and recovery. This is what i did wrong i believe. At first i installed morocs 1.8 kernel on creed fusion version 3.1 and it wouldn't boot anymore, so i ended up using a back-up i made before with cmw. And it worked well and phone was booting again and was on stock again. ( because back-up was made with stock-version obviously )
Then i thought: well let's try repensis noob version. And installed it and there was also an update 2 and installed it over it as well before booting the os, maybe this is what i did wrong dunno .. But afterwards it didn't boot anymore and whatever i tried, restoring one of the 3 images i made, or using one of the roms posted here like Creed fusion 3.1 rom or Aurora 2 nor Chobits didn't work.
I also tried reverting to stock with odin 1.85 but when i connected my phone via usb to the pc, odin didn't see my phone. ( after selecting the 3 tar files in odin ) Maybe i'm doing wrong something there.
What i also have to add is that when doing factory wipe in recovery it says formatted E: but unable to format E:\dev10 and dev11. clearing cache is no problem and also cleared dalvik cache. Can you please help me out ? I know, it sounds very noobish but well, i have to face it because can't do it myself without help anymore it seems ... Thanx a lot in advance.
please make sure that you've installed the driver and plug the usb to computer only on download mode when flash with odin. dev10 and dev11 are the partition for data and cache. that error means something was wrong with your recovery mode. you'll need to install a fresh stock rom with odin.
kurotsugi said:
please make sure that you've installed the driver and plug the usb to computer only on download mode when flash with odin. dev10 and dev11 are the partition for data and cache. that error means something was wrong with your recovery mode. you'll need to install a fresh stock rom with odin.
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Thanx a lot for responding ! I only used kies for connecting my phone because i couldn't find a driver for it, and had to disconnect it, but i will search for it again now and hopefully it will work now. i have to go now and return back in three hours. i'm very curious ! i'll come back in a couple of hours and gonna tell if it worked out of course
kurotsugi said:
a hard brick is when our device doesn't respond to power button.
the guy that I've mentioned above is doky77. he accidentally flash a bootloader for sgs2 into his sgy. last time he said that he send his sgy to samsung service center and buy a new one. I'm not sure if samsung has revived his sgy.
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to be precise: the guy was Doky73...
I was playing with different revisions of SBLs because on SGS2 some old SBL gives the possibility to reset custom bin counter via JIG. At a given point accidentally browsed SGS2 bootloader instead of SGY one...
But I did perfect job, the service center wasn't able to detect the cause of bricking, but they recovered my phone under warranty. (I think they're not reading this forum )
Doky73 said:
to be precise: the guy was Doky73...
I was playing with different revisions of SBLs because on SGS2 some old SBL gives the possibility to reset custom bin counter via JIG. At a given point accidentally browsed SGS2 bootloader instead of SGY one...
But I did perfect job, the service center wasn't able to detect the cause of bricking, but they recovered my phone under warranty. (I think they're not reading this forum )
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Thanks friend.............
if i install some custom rom custom kernel via odin or CWN its gos to hard brick ???
in odin re-partition option for why ............ its disbl by default if i enable it wats problem........
dear friend if u have any odin full tutorial /guide /ref please provide me for learn syep by step one by one option or problem......
ops...my mistake. I guess I'm too sleepy when was typing your name. I'll edit it. sorry.
manoranjan2050 said:
Thanks friend.............
if i install some custom rom custom kernel via odin or CWN its gos to hard brick ???
in odin re-partition option for why ............ its disbl by default if i enable it wats problem........
dear friend if u have any odin full tutorial /guide /ref please provide me for learn syep by step one by one option or problem......
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if u flash something through odin or cwm then you wouldnt hard brick ur phone.. it would be just a temporary brick which can be easily revived... i dont know abt that partioning thing
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kurotsugi said:
please make sure that you've installed the driver and plug the usb to computer only on download mode when flash with odin. dev10 and dev11 are the partition for data and cache. that error means something was wrong with your recovery mode. you'll need to install a fresh stock rom with odin.
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Hi, there i am and sry for disturbing you again or someone else but i managed to install a non kies usb driver and i'm flashing thru odin 1.85 right now but i'm stuck at BcmCP.img for over an hour . Is it because i forgot to remove the sd card ? I only removed the sim and is it safe to stop the process and start over again or should i wait ?
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mickeyindahouse said:
Hi, there i am and sry for disturbing you again or someone else but i managed to install a non kies usb driver and i'm flashing thru odin 1.85 right now but i'm stuck at BcmCP.img for over an hour . Is it because i forgot to remove the sd card ? I only removed the sim and is it safe to stop the process and start over again or should i wait ?
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Well after trying this proces for the 5th time i finally managed to go to stock rom and it only lasted a couple of minutes Of course thanx to doky73 who made all this possible ! So i unbricked it for the second time i guess
Hi XDA!!
I am experiencing problems on my Samsung Galaxy S5 Exynos variant (SM-G900H).
It has been soft-bricked. I can clearly say so as it can boot into stock recovery and in download mode, but not in stock 4.4.2.....
It has been bricked due to following the steps mentioned in this thread : s health and xposed
Many videos on youtube ask the viewer to flash stock Samsung Firmware from sammobile.com using odin in download mode.
I have a problem even there.... all versions of odin get stuck on initializing......
Tried on all USB ports.... Kies closed..... basically done everything everybody wrote on XDA.
Any new bright ideas would be appreciated....
Thanks in advance!!:good::good:
skb_twiz said:
It has been soft-bricked. I can clearly say so as it can boot into stock recovery and in download mode,
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You need to do more reading. A lot more.
You clearly haven't tried everything yet. Nor are you are bricked if you can boot into recovery mode. It sounds like you have messed up the system files preventing a normal boot.
Odin is the most common way of recovering. Use Odin 3.09, ensure that you have disabled anti virus, malware amd firewall software and do not have intensive programs running in the background. If necessary use a different computer.
Flash a full stock firmware, ideally the same version as the current firmware on your phone. But in any event, not an older version and matching your current CSC /carrier /baseband. And you ought to make the effort to find the correct PIT file and flash it at the same time. This insures that you don't have any lingering partition corruption. A forum search will explain all about PIT files. And someone probably has a thread with the actual files too.
It will work. In the worst case, you will just need to find a different PC.
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fffft said:
You need to do more reading. A lot more.
You clearly haven't tried everything yet. Nor are you are bricked if you can boot into recovery mode. It sounds like you have messed up the system files preventing a normal boot.
Odin is the most common way of recovering. Use Odin 3.09, ensure that you have disabled anti virus, malware amd firewall software and do not have intensive programs running in the background. If necessary use a different computer.
Flash a full stock firmware, ideally the same version as the current firmware on your phone. But in any event, not an older version and matching your current CSC /carrier /baseband. And you ought to make the effort to find the correct PIT file and flash it at the same time. This insures that you don't have any lingering partition corruption. A forum search will explain all about PIT files. And someone probably has a thread with the actual files too.
It will work. In the worst case, you will just need to find a different PC.
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You seriously think that I don't mean it when I said that I had tried everything?? All steps you mentioned have been tried before I read your reply... Anyways, going on a different PC helped... apparently Odin is quite moody.... If it decides it is not going to run on a PC, it simply will get stuck on initialization... hence the solution is to find a PC which has run Odin before... It will work on that PC definitely!!! If you can't find one, try running on all PC's in your vicinity (friend's, family etc). There will be one that can run Odin...
And by the way, I clearly said my phone is "soft-bricked"... It means that I can boot only into recovery or download... not android... so my friend, you are quite wrong in saying that my phone isn't bricked...
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skb_twiz said:
You seriously think that I don't mean it when I said that I had tried everything?? All steps you mentioned have been tried before I read your reply... Anyways, going on a different PC helped... apparently Odin is quite moody.... If it decides it is not going to run on a PC, it simply will get stuck on initialization... hence the solution is to find a PC which has run Odin before... It will work on that PC definitely!!! If you can't find one, try running on all PC's in your vicinity (friend's, family etc). There will be one that can run Odin...
And by the way, I clearly said my phone is "soft-bricked"... It means that I can boot only into recovery or download... not android... so my friend, you are quite wrong in saying that my phone isn't bricked...
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Did you try a data factory reset/clear the caches in recovery and reboot and go one from there?
gee2012 said:
Did you try a data factory reset/clear the caches in recovery and reboot and go one from there?
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Yes... but to no avail... anyways... like I said above, flash the stock firmware in download mode again using Odin... If Odin gets stuck, try it on a different PC...
I will not recommend anyone to do data factory reset as
(1) It won't do anything that helps you
(2) If you don't reset your phone, you can still retain your apps and settings after flashing the stock firmware again!!
<i>LOL, here I am, posting solutions to my own problem!!</i>
same
skb_twiz said:
Yes... but to no avail... anyways... like I said above, flash the stock firmware in download mode again using Odin... If Odin gets stuck, try it on a different PC...
I will not recommend anyone to do data factory reset as
(1) It won't do anything that helps you
(2) If you don't reset your phone, you can still retain your apps and settings after flashing the stock firmware again!!
<i>LOL, here I am, posting solutions to my own problem!!</i>
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I am an exynos man, and have fewer options and waiting for better prospects OR 6 months of purchase to pass before tinkering. Anyway I appreciate u posting the solutions you found for your own problem. See you have gained a THANKS point from me.
suchiqaz said:
See you have gained a THANKS point from me.
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I have thanked you for thanking me...
For everyone else, this thread will remain open forever even though my S5 is back up and running...
This thread is now no longer limited to the Exynos variant... All are welcome...
Any problem regarding unbricking any S5 can be discussed here and I will try my best to help you...
Sent from my Reborn GALAXY S5
Hi guys, i have some big problems with my n910f, tried to upload a pic to facebook and my phone crashed.
It simply does nothing, not booting, not charging, download and stock recovery are working.
I tried everything possible>
*flashed 3 different stock firmwares with odin
*tried a pit file repartion in odin
*wiped cache, did a few factory resets from stock revovery
*bought a new battery
*tried to root and flash a custom recovery but doesnt work
It is simply as bricked as it could be, the only information about this i have is stock recovery telling me unable to mount /data
So it seems my filesystem got corrupted as hell
The question is, how do i repair it?
Like i said pit file and bootloader flash did nothing, odin lets me flash everything without an error but it doesnt help.
I assume i could somehow repair it with adb fastboot but how?
Any help is welcome!
atilla88 said:
Hi guys,
Any help is welcome!
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It may or may not help but I would sure try Kies. You NSFW get done errors like Kies telling you is not compatible bit but I would try the firmware initialization.
CodeNameRedNeck said:
It may or may not help but I would sure try Kies. You NSFW get done errors like Kies telling you is not compatible bit but I would try the firmware initialization.
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Well i forgot to mention that i tried kies aswell, everyhting went good but didnt help, still nothing.
It confuses me a bit that it doesnt even charge, could a broken filesystem lead to this?
atilla88 said:
Well i forgot to mention
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I am not sure what parts of the system need to be working for the battery to be able to charge. Good luck.
CodeNameRedNeck said:
I am not sure what parts of the system need to be working for the battery to be able to charge. Good luck.
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did try root=> costum recovery for your variant => installing costum roms for your variant (all can be done with odin +sd card and some fils on it) but warranty is lost it may worth the try
did you try the 5 flashing fils(pit pda bl csc phone) to initial stocks with odin
ZOHUHRZED said:
did try root=> costum recovery for your variant => installing costum roms for your variant (all can be done with odin +sd card and some fils on it) but warranty is lost it may worth the try
did you try the 5 flashing fils(pit pda bl csc phone) to initial stocks with odin
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i have the same problem, do you know where can we find the complete 5 files (pit pda bl csc phone) for flashing with odin?
its the only thing i haven't already tried.
I manage to fix the issue with storage partition, i used a pit file and the one file firmware in csc button, that made the hole data partition rewriten again so the phone is able to boot properly.
Hope you gays this may help.
Happy new year!!
heratis said:
I manage to fix the issue with storage partition, i used a pit file and the one file firmware in csc button, that made the hole data partition rewriten again so the phone is able to boot properly.
Hope you gays this may help.
Happy new year!!
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What makes you assume we're all gay?
Sorry pal, i better watch my grammar, i ment guys.
ok heres the issue....im not sure what i did wrong. i flashed a rom and got boot looped, so i said what the heck and went to odin thinking id flash stock firmware back...i did and still bootloop, then i deleted dalvik cache...still boot loop...so i flashed twrps and tried reflashing new rom...still bootloop.....wtf... so i tried odin again...bootloop...i need to fix this asap...any help..obviously this is serious if i cant get the bootloop to stop. recovery and download mode are working so no hard brick.
Primal instinct said:
ok heres the issue....im not sure what i did wrong. i flashed a rom and got boot looped, so i said what the heck and went to odin thinking id flash stock firmware back...i did and still bootloop, then i deleted dalvik cache...still boot loop...so i flashed twrps and tried reflashing new rom...still bootloop.....wtf... so i tried odin again...bootloop...i need to fix this asap...any help..obviously this is serious if i cant get the bootloop to stop. recovery and download mode are working so no hard brick.
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Hi,
I have reported this thread to be moved to the right Q & A section where you might be able to get help quickly.
Good luck.
You flashed a custom rom?
well did you check the bootloader and modem?
example: your old firmwara was based on a coh4 and the new custom is based on coj3.. then you get bootloops.
In this case please download the fitting bl & modem to your rom!
Primal instinct said:
ok heres the issue....im not sure what i did wrong. i flashed a rom and got boot looped, so i said what the heck and went to odin thinking id flash stock firmware back...i did and still bootloop, then i deleted dalvik cache...still boot loop...so i flashed twrps and tried reflashing new rom...still bootloop.....wtf... so i tried odin again...bootloop...i need to fix this asap...any help..obviously this is serious if i cant get the bootloop to stop. recovery and download mode are working so no hard brick.
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what version are you from the start before you flashed? please provide complete information
Its easy as anything
Download your phones official firmware from sammobile.com
Flash through odin in pda/ap tab
ankahuja said:
Its easy as anything
Download your phones official firmware from sammobile.com
Flash through odin in pda/ap tab
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well ive done that like 3 times and it still wont come out of bootloop. its as if the phones bricked...turns on then tries to start up but turns right back off. it sometimes goes as far as saying android is starting and optimizes a few apps and shuts off
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what version are you from the start before you flashed? please provide complete information
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I originally was on android 5.1.1 cog5 build for sprint...then went to cm 12.1 remix by sabermod....when i used odin to flash back to original firmware, it kept bootlooping. anything helps
Primal instinct said:
I originally was on android 5.1.1 cog5 build for sprint...then went to cm 12.1 remix by sabermod....when i used odin to flash back to original firmware, it kept bootlooping. anything helps
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Trying going back to a 5.0.1 firmware
N910PVPU3BOF5 ( I pulled that from N910P) Didn't remember Sprint model number.
So if I'm wrong find the correct model of sammobile and download 5.0.1.
See what that does. Bootloader should not be locked so it should be possible,
Primal instinct said:
I originally was on android 5.1.1 cog5 build for sprint...then went to cm 12.1 remix by sabermod....when i used odin to flash back to original firmware, it kept bootlooping. anything helps
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what version where you trying to get back?? if its lower 5.1.1 it might be impossible for now since the new bootloader wont let you downgrade,, if not just try wipe cache and factory reset
kerbiii said:
what version where you trying to get back?? if its lower 5.1.1 it might be impossible for now since the new bootloader wont let you downgrade,, if not just try wipe cache and factory reset
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I was on the correct firmware. but for some reason even if I use odin to flash newer firmware coj6 it still doesn't boot up.
kerbiii said:
what version where you trying to get back?? if its lower 5.1.1 it might be impossible for now since the new bootloader wont let you downgrade,, if not just try wipe cache and factory reset
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update: i can use cyanogenmod for a few minutes but then it shuts off again. my sprint sim card is not readable which is wierd since its a sprint rom cog5 baseband. any ideas :crying::crying:
deroyabun said:
You flashed a custom rom?
well did you check the bootloader and modem?
example: your old firmwara was based on a coh4 and the new custom is based on coj3.. then you get bootloops.
In this case please download the fitting bl & modem to your rom!
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i downloaded and installed the correct bootloader and modem but still no bueno. i got cyanogenmod for trltespr to work and boot up but sim card not readable and it shuts down after a few minutes. thats really wierd considering its a sprint based rom. any ideas
I having a similar issue for a few months now. Nobody seems to have a clear answer. I am not a noob and have flashed back to factory a million times on other phones.. I have spent hours trying everything with no luck. Sprint store will not help... pretty frustrating. Let me know if you find a solution.
Have you tried a new battery yet?
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amongunz said:
I having a similar issue for a few months now. Nobody seems to have a clear answer. I am not a noob and have flashed back to factory a million times on other phones.. I have spent hours trying everything with no luck. Sprint store will not help... pretty frustrating. Let me know if you find a solution.
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me too, i also have a bootloop for a couple of months now. tried literally every single combination of bootloaders/modems/kernels/ROMs . i can't even get into recovery, but can get into download mode.
do you guys think trying another battery may seriously help? how could a new battery help getting out of a bootloop if download and/or recovery mode work fine?
I don't think another battery will do anything. I think it is all software. I can flash CM11 btw, so you should try that. But my system is extremely unstable... it works... but is beyond frustrating. my smart watch wont work.. have to restart phone throughout day.... so many problems I cant even list them all.
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Chasef254 said:
Have you tried a new battery yet?
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A battery? How in the world would that help? That makes no sense... no offense, just sounds like you are asking someone to unnecessarily to spend $$$ when it is clearly software.
I'm having the same problems and want to know if op has tried it so I'll know if it's been ruled out of the problem thats why. Ok so it's software. You have the solution. No offense.
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d0p3t said:
me too, i also have a bootloop for a couple of months now. tried literally every single combination of bootloaders/modems/kernels/ROMs . i can't even get into recovery, but can get into download mode.
do you guys think trying another battery may seriously help? how could a new battery help getting out of a bootloop if download and/or recovery mode work fine?
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I think this is a samsung issue. I am going to try and see if i can replace motherboard bc thats the only logical option. I can remarkably download and run (for a few minutes) cm12.1 but my sprint sim card is unrecognized (wierdly). I dont think its the modem or bootloader....ill update yall if i find a fix. Thanks P.I
amongunz said:
I having a similar issue for a few months now. Nobody seems to have a clear answer. I am not a noob and have flashed back to factory a million times on other phones.. I have spent hours trying everything with no luck. Sprint store will not help... pretty frustrating. Let me know if you find a solution.
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The only solution i can find is to replace the motherboard or replace phone all together.
Primal instinct said:
I think this is a samsung issue. I am going to try and see if i can replace motherboard bc thats the only logical option. I can remarkably download and run (for a few minutes) cm12.1 but my sprint sim card is unrecognized (wierdly). I dont think its the modem or bootloader....ill update yall if i find a fix. Thanks P.I
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Were you able to get it fixed? I'm probably going to go to a phonerepair shop this weekend or next week and see what they say or can do.
Hello
I searched the forums for similar problems but unfortunately couldn't find an answer to my specific questions so hopefully i can get some help here
Like the title says i have a problem with my phone (g900v)
it just keeps bootlooping and worst of all i cant even access the recovery menu
every time i tried that it says "recovery booting..." in blue letters but few seconds later the phone restarts again and again with the same results
its bootlooping at the samsung logo not verizon logo
One important thing to consider is that i dont know which android version the phone had before this problem since i got the phone from a co-worker and she doesn't know that info
This is What i tried so far:
I tried flashing the stock firmwares
G900VVRU1ANE9 android 4.4.2 and G900VVRU1ANK2 android 4.4.4
No luck odin gave me an error both times something about *FAIL! (Auth)
So then i jumped to this one
G900VVRU2DPF4 android 6.0.1
And everything went good according to odin but unfortunately the phone is still bootloping and no recovery menu either
So what about flashing a stock PF4 kernel to make sure it matches the firmware?
Do you think this could help?
Please let me know what you think any help would be appreciated
By the way if you think its worth a shot
do you know where can i download the kernel?
Im kind of looking myself but no luck so far
Thank you
Any factory firmware already contains a kernel, no need to flash it separately.
Try to flash the latest service firmware. If it does not help, you have a hardware problem.
Here it is: https://mega.nz/#!j5cH3ZjA!lbEvEg1iZlrjWYfbVKyc8LA6AaQOc9zKo8gn7e6ofJ0
Or download it with Samfirm from Samsung.
bbsc said:
Any factory firmware already contains a kernel, no need to flash it separately.
Try to flash the latest service firmware. If it does not help, you have a hardware problem.
Here it is: https://mega.nz/#!j5cH3ZjA!lbEvEg1iZlrjWYfbVKyc8LA6AaQOc9zKo8gn7e6ofJ0
Or download it with Samfirm from Samsung.
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Ok sorry didn't know that but let me try your firmware and let you know what happens
Thank you for the quick reply
N.B. The first boot takes 10 min. or even more (but not more than 20 )
So be patient.
Good luck.
Unfortunately didn't work
same thing happened
it still looping at the samsung logo
I also tried the verizon Software Upgrade Assistant
i used the option to repair
It recognizes the phone in download mode and goes with the repairing process just fine
but at the end guess what? Yes still boot loping
So thats it then?
Is the phone beyond repair?
What about a bootloader flash is that even posible?
Flashing only the kernel
there is an option in odin to repartition
What about a new pit file?
Sorry im kind of newbie to this just throwing some ideas before i start salvaging the phone
Well, to clarify the things:
You've flashed that firmware successfully, waited for 20 min and there was no red verizon logo, right?
Asking because everybody understands "bootloop" in a different way.
bbsc said:
Any factory firmware already contains a kernel, no need to flash it separately.
Try to flash the latest service firmware. If it does not help, you have a hardware problem.
Here it is: https://mega.nz/#!j5cH3ZjA!lbEvEg1iZlrjWYfbVKyc8LA6AaQOc9zKo8gn7e6ofJ0
Or download it with Samfirm from Samsung.
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bbsc said:
Well, to clarify the things:
You've flashed that firmware successfully, waited for 20 min and there was no red verizon logo, right?
Asking because everybody understands "bootloop" in a different way.
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Well like i said before according to odin yes everything flashed correctly
But no i didn't wait that long for the verizon logo to appear because the phone keeps restarting after the samsung logo usually after 18-20 seconds
From what I understand is that when you flash a new rom or do a factory reset the phone takes a long time to fully boot for the first time
but in this case the phone keeps restarting (boot loop)
The only difference that i see is that after flashing the firmware the phone is always trying to boot into recovery mode without success
I'm sorry, but I think it's a hardware problem caused by a defective EMMC (memory) chip in your phone.
It cannot be repaired by "flashing a bootloader" or something.
That firmware you've flashed already contains everything you asked about: bootloaders, modems, kernel, system, etc. It contains a proper pit-file too.
The difference you talk about caused by an attempt to reformat memory and execute so called "cache commands" before reboot which definitely was unsuccessful.
So, there's nothing more to do with Odin, sorry.
The EMMC chip can be replaced (in theory), but this operation requires a qualified person and complicated equipment. I'm afraid this procedure may be too expensive.
That's why, in my opinion, your choice is to swap the main logic board (motherboard) of the phone (if your phone still is in a good physical state and has a good display, certainly). It will cost you $25-35 if you do it yourself.
You'll need, say, this and this (I'd buy 2 or 3).
You'll also need to solve the problem how to disassemble the phone (remove the screen) because it's the most complex and dangerous part of work.
bbsc said:
I'm sorry, but I think it's a hardware problem caused by a defective EMMC (memory) chip in your phone.
It cannot be repaired by "flashing a bootloader" or something.
That firmware you've flashed already contains everything you asked about: bootloaders, modems, kernel, system, etc. It contains a proper pit-file too.
The difference you talk about caused by an attempt to reformat memory and execute so called "cache commands" before reboot which definitely was unsuccessful.
So, there's nothing more to do with Odin, sorry.
The EMMC chip can be replaced (in theory), but this operation requires a qualified person and complicated equipment. I'm afraid this procedure may be too expensive.
That's why, in my opinion, your choice is to swap the main logic board (motherboard) of the phone (if your phone still is in a good physical state and has a good display, certainly). It will cost you $25-35 if you do it yourself.
You'll need, say, this and this (I'd buy 2 or 3).
You'll also need to solve the problem how to disassemble the phone (remove the screen) because it's the most complex and dangerous part of work.
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Yes i think youre right
i have been reading some other posts and info related to my problem and apparently it is going to be the emmc chip
I own another s5 with a cracked screen so im going to use this one for parts
Hey thank you very much for taking the time to help me
Molotov22 said:
I own another s5 with a cracked screen so im going to use this one for parts
Hey thank you very much for taking the time to help me
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And definitely use it for training in LCD removing.
You're welcome.