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[Q] Bricked my galaxy 3

Hello yesterday when i was flashing a custom ROM Odin hanged at facroryfs.rfs.
I pulled my cable out and rebooted the phone by pulling out the battery but now the phone won't start even in download mode the screen just stays black.
noting helps usb cable, loading the phone , ..
Do you have any idea how to fix this?

timothywer said:
Hello yesterday when i was flashing a custom ROM Odin hanged at facroryfs.rfs.
I pulled my cable out and rebooted the phone by pulling out the battery but now the phone won't start even in download mode the screen just stays black.
noting helps usb cable, loading the phone , ..
Do you have any idea how to fix this?
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Try recovery mode, but probably it won't work neither. Try also removing sim and sdcard... In such cases, when you cannot start the phone in any mode, the Samsung service is the only solution...

ok. can it be done under warranty?
what do i say to samsungg service?

timothywer said:
Hello yesterday when i was flashing a custom ROM Odin hanged at facroryfs.rfs.
I pulled my cable out and rebooted the phone by pulling out the battery but now the phone won't start even in download mode the screen just stays black.
noting helps usb cable, loading the phone , ..
Do you have any idea how to fix this?
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umm. i had the same prb thrice.. odin hanged.. but i ws able to start my g3 in download mode.. dunno wht hppnd to urs..

probably the bootloader wasn't flashed when i pulled the cable out.
So there is no bootloader on my device so it doesn't start

timothywer said:
ok. can it be done under warranty?
what do i say to samsungg service?
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I guess this is covered by warranty... you can say the phone crashed after reboot or after using Kies.

hamsiro said:
I guess this is covered by warranty... you can say the phone crashed after reboot or after using Kies.
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I can possibly purchase the phone off you. If nothing can be resolved by yourselves!

Tell samsung it crashed while updating with Kies

[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.

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?

Can't unbrick phone becuase of low battery // CAN'T CHARGE phone becuase it's bricked

I'm in a real pickle here...
My phone is bricked and I found all the resources for that already.
However, when I go to flash the firmware on the phone to bring it back to stock it's not allowing me to do it because the battery is at 4%.
I go to charge the phone a it forces itself into bootloops and doesn't charge.
I can get into recovery (CWM--which bricked the phone...likely my fault) but phone doesn't charge there.
I can get into download mode but it doesn't charge there.
WTF is going on!?!?
How can I charge my phone at this point...unfortunately, the battery isn't removable.

Can you flash a custom rom through adb sideload?

datechnerd said:
Can you flash a custom rom through adb sideload?
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Edit: No, I'm unable to establish an ADB connection in Recovery to do this. I'd actually tried this already with a stock rom. Thanks though.
Flashing the Cyanogen ROM is what bricked the phone. I'm not able to establish an ADB Connection from Recovery (ClockworksMod) so I'm not able to flash anything in Sideload.
Here's the "Boot-Loop":
Power on (vibrate)
LG logo
"Source Booting Unsuccessful"
"Cause: (blank)"
And it just loops like that any time it's plugged in and not in Recovery/Download modes (which also don't charge).
I've tried a factory reset but that didn't change anything. I also tried restoring my original backup image but that doesn't work either.
Currently I'm trying this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48874488&posted=1#post48874488
This is where I get the failure to flash because of 4% battery.
Only other option I haven't tried yet is to boot into Ubuntu and restore files there and I'm avoiding that for now because I'm at my parents house and don't have burnable DVDs so it's going to be a pain in the ass.

for ubuntu couldn't you do a virtual machine, or live boot from a flashdrive?

datechnerd said:
for ubuntu couldn't you do a virtual machine, or live boot from a flashdrive?
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I'd do a live CD/USB but they don't have the equipment so I need to go out and buy it (DVD-R is still cheap and so are USB drives) but they're not located very close to any stores

Same issue
Hey man i had the same issue as you and i just plugged it into the wall charger it will charge the phone it will just boot loop a bunch just leave it plugged in for about 30 minutes and try again that worked for me

tim45244 said:
Hey man i had the same issue as you and i just plugged it into the wall charger it will charge the phone it will just boot loop a bunch just leave it plugged in for about 30 minutes and try again that worked for me
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Thanks a lot. I'll give that a try.

This happened to me too and i dont know what to do if you fixed it help me!

Just an idea. Download an Alternative recovery with charge function. Flash it via ur working recovery from usb otg drive if u have one and reboot to it. Then charge ur phone back to life

Just a thought but maybe you can use an external charger for the battery

had same issue,got bootlopp and baterry dead,can run to download mode but battery dead.everytime gi charge the battery it won't charge just bootloop again.help me too pleaseeee

it wont work for me.i charge it more than an hour but still readed "B0" in download mode thats mean i have 0 battery percent so i can't continueing to flash the phone,please help how to i charge the phone when everythime i charge it on the wall or pc,it will start bootloop again n again without charging the phone.my battery is now at 0% can't do anything

If you can go in cwm, flash twrp from usb and charge your phone in recovery.

Dear friends, anybody has found a solution? I'm on the same situation. If I disassemble my phone, will I be able to charge somehow?

Hi everyone, I know it's been many years but do we have any updates on this? Thank you

[Q] HELP!!!

i had rooted the defy+ & installed cm7(i think because it had been a long time ago) for my friend
my friend did a reset on the phone since it was slowing down...
i think it has bricked...
because it doesn't turn on also
he got it checked at the service center, they said they have to change its motherboard
i doubt that....
i think the battery is dead too
will it charge even if the phone is bricked???
now how do i restore the phone back to stock????
any kind of suggestions will be appreciated

Use the Motorola factory cable guide to make the cable which should get you to the boot loader if your motherboard is fine
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thekguy said:
Use the Motorola factory cable guide to make the cable which should get you to the boot loader if your motherboard is fine
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Pressing the power & volume down button wil take me to the bootloader right?
nothing seems to happen
the screen doesn't lit up also

mclerenef1 said:
Pressing the power & volume down button wil take me to the bootloader right?
nothing seems to happen
the screen doesn't lit up also
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it's turn off (take the battery out if it's getting stuck at boot to make sure) then hold down power and vol UP to get to the boot loader

If you get no response with factory cable, your device may be hard bricked
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mclerenef1 said:
i think the battery is dead too
will it charge even if the phone is bricked???
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Try the McGyver method from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1828639

thekguy said:
Use the Motorola factory cable guide to make the cable which should get you to the boot loader if your motherboard is fine
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could u please explain it???
i have asked my friend to get the cable
is there a link that you can post??
EDIT: battery is charging via usb now
THANKS to @sevenrock

is it possible that the bootloader could be deleted???
because i was goin through some threads
twrp erased the internal storage along with the bootloader
thats what he claims...
just curious...
is dat possible?
btw i left the phone overnight connected(not the original moto cable, used sony cable) to my macbook pro(running win 8.1)
still the same
in rsd lite nothing shows up even after pressing down power+volume up

The McGyver method is very dangerous I would have sugested you not to use it because in my case I will never have the possibility of charging my phone via usb cable but with an universal charger and it can't be reverted so you are warned now,
Are you sure your battery is now charged to enter bootloader? It can't be erased, if not, then charge your battery with an universal charger then try to enter bootloader
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DiegoxG said:
The McGyver method is very dangerous I would have sugested you not to use it because in my case I will never have the possibility of charging my phone via usb cable but with an universal charger and it can't be reverted so you are warned now,
Are you sure your battery is now charged to enter bootloader? It can't be erased, if not, then charge your battery with an universal charger then try to enter bootloader
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If that's the case them I will ask him to buy those external chargers or check if his friends have the same phone
& get the battery charged

guys
looks like the battery is charged
still not able to go into bootloader
it got recognized when i connected to the laptop
it also got recognized rsd lite
hav attached screenshots
please take a look & help me out
can i just flash it?

Try a flash, if you have a black screen after flash try a bl7 sbf(dfp 231)
You can also try ticking ti omap blank flash in rsd
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thekguy said:
Try a flash, if you have a black screen after flash try a bl7 sbf(dfp 231)
You can also try ticking ti omap blank flash in rsd
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Omap blank flash?
Can u provide a link please?

It's an option in rsd lite
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thekguy said:
It's an option in rsd lite
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after seeing thekguy mentioning abt dfp 231 i just remembered that i had flashed that sbf when i had rooted the phone
the phone booted after flashing bl7 sbf(dfp 231)
i guess the phone was bricked
& when it gets bricked... it goes to bootloader i guess
because i didnt have to press any buttons to go into bootloader
i just connected to rsd lite & flashing started & the screen lit up saying "SW update in progress"
Thank you guys for all the help & suggestons:good:

thekguy said:
Try a flash, if you have a black screen after flash try a bl7 sbf(dfp 231)
You can also try ticking ti omap blank flash in rsd
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I you have a bootloop , could not get into a recovery haven't a rooted devive with usb debugging on , first try a factory reset from stock recovery.....before & after sbf flash
p.s.: nice to see nearly unbrikable defy once more
one of the forum rules tells us first read and use search function to keep threads clean because of things happen again and again and again
nothing for bad. ...
cheers
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