Hi all !
I have a Samsung A8 (model SM-A800F) which was working great. I ran Kingo Root to try to install Youtube ad free. The next time I restarted it, it didn't load, and restarted in an endless loop to where "Samsung" logo appears (then restarted again). I booted into System Recovery and chose to reset to factory, but it didn't help. Then I tried flash it using Odin in Download mode. I installed the Windows drivers, downloaded the 6.0.1 firmware for Vietnam (where it was purchased), loaded the file into the AP field, and once verified clicked Start. The progress was frozen when reaching mid-way every time I tried, until it said "an error occured while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC software"...
I downloaded Smart Switch and installed in Windows, but the drivers were not able to install correctly, and failed on the component referring to the ID or something... while Modem driver was installed correctly and the phone appeared in Device Manager. Smart Switch didn't recognize my phone and said "unsupported device".
Now I cannot get the phone stay constantly ON, and the screen shuts down and loads in an endless loop, to the "Error occured" screen... When trying to boot to the ODIN Download page, it loads, I press UP for Continue, and then it again shuts down and loads to "Error Occured".
I tried to charge over night but it didn't help. It does the same thing when the phone is connected to the charger...
However it seems that by IMEI it is sill under warranty. I'm not sure if I voided it :/
Here's what the Download mode page says:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-A800F
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
FAP LOCK: ON
Secure Download: Enabled
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0
AP_SWREV: 1
Would appreciate any help, this phone is almost new but now it's dead :/
Your warranty is not voided. Your Knox E-Fuse still intact.
Also this is for S8 not A8 forums.
Paradoxxx said:
Your warranty is not voided. Your Knox E-Fuse still intact.
Also this is for S8 not A8 forums.
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Thanks,
I just couldn't find any A8 forum, and thought there would be more people here who can help.
Would appreciate any help on this... thanks in advance
wurlitzer99 said:
Thanks,
I just couldn't find any A8 forum, and thought there would be more people here who can help.
Would appreciate any help on this... thanks in advance
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No worries, your phone is not dead.
Try to find a firmware that correspond to the one you got :
http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?exact=1&q=SM-A800F
and use ODIN : http://dl.sammobile.com/Odin3-v3.12.7.zip
You should be good to go.
EDIT : Also for that error occurred thing, try to be faster than it by starting odin flash before it appears.
Thanks,
The problem is that neither the error nor the Odin page would stay on for more than a few seconds. Once they appear, the screen would go dark after 5-10 seconds and then the "error" page would load again (after being darks for another 10 seconds or so). So I can never have ODIN or Smart Switch connecting to the device (the drivers won't connect in Windows)... making it impossible to upload any firmware.
wurlitzer99 said:
Thanks,
The problem is that neither the error nor the Odin page would stay on for more than a few seconds. Once they appear, the screen would go dark after 5-10 seconds and then the "error" page would load again (after being darks for another 10 seconds or so). So I can never have ODIN or Smart Switch connecting to the device (the drivers won't connect in Windows)... making it impossible to upload any firmware.
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Could you take a picture of that error ? I've never heard/seen such thing
Hi, thanks for the help !
The error is this:
http://statics1.grupoandroid.com/up...1850.jpg.d2bb2a8b77e4fba5fc6467f3d1547886.jpg
I *think* I have some direction... here's what I did/found:
- I installed Smart Switch on my Mac, and chose "Reinstall Device Driver" from the menu. Then restarted the MAC
- I loaded Smart Switch, and Chose "Emergency Software Recovery and Initialization". Then chose the "Device Initialization" tab
- Added the model number "SM-A800F" and the device's serial number (which are physically written on my device).
Smart Switch determined the firmware version to be used for initialization, as:
PDA:QC3 / PHONEG3 / CSCH4(XXV)
- Smart Switch asked to:
1. Power the device down
2. Load recovery mode by pushing Power+Vol Down+Home, then connect the device to the MAC and choose "Continue" to start the initialization...
The problem/s:
My device won't turn on at all, if I do not connect it to either the charger or the MAC (which acts as a supply source?) - which makes me think the battery is fully drained ? i.e when not connected at all, it won't power on.
But when connected to either the charger or MAC, it would bootloop endlessly. i.e it will load the "error" page mentioned above, shut down itself, reload again, shut down and so on.
(I have to mention, that when I first noticed the bootloop, I reset everything to factory settings, cleared cache etc, and it still bootlooped on the Samsung logo).
If when it shuts down during the loop, I push Power+Vol Down+Home, it would boot to ODIN recovery page, where I can push UP for the Download page, but it will still reboot and will again load into the "error" page, which will again reboot endlessly. If I take the charger off the device, it powers off and won't load with any combination of button push.
I also cannot just make it shut down when the charger is connected, using any of the possible button combinations...
I wonder:
- Is there there's a problem which prevents the battery from being charged at all ?
What's strange is that the original problem which made me get into this whole issue, was that is was endlessly booting to the "samsung" logo - but when I booted to System Recovery or Download/ODIN modes, it stopped rebooting endlessly and stayed on... it was also showing the charging indication when powered off... the battery was charging well ever since.
- Why would it bootloop when connected to the charger ? is it possible that the bootloader went bad during my attept to install firmware using ODIN ? I know it always went through the boot.img and recovery.img successfully and only got stuck at about 50% when installing system.img...
I think the current bootloop problem began only once the battery ran out of power. But why wouldn't it charge at all now ??? It's supposed to still charge in this state, isn't it ?
wurlitzer99 said:
Hi, thanks for the help !
The error is this:
http://statics1.grupoandroid.com/up...1850.jpg.d2bb2a8b77e4fba5fc6467f3d1547886.jpg
I *think* I have some direction... here's what I did/found:
- I installed Smart Switch on my Mac, and chose "Reinstall Device Driver" from the menu. Then restarted the MAC
- I loaded Smart Switch, and Chose "Emergency Software Recovery and Initialization". Then chose the "Device Initialization" tab
- Added the model number "SM-A800F" and the device's serial number (which are physically written on my device).
Smart Switch determined the firmware version to be used for initialization, as:
PDA:QC3 / PHONEG3 / CSCH4(XXV)
- Smart Switch asked to:
1. Power the device down
2. Load recovery mode by pushing Power+Vol Down+Home, then connect the device to the MAC and choose "Continue" to start the initialization...
The problem/s:
My device won't turn on at all, if I do not connect it to either the charger or the MAC (which acts as a supply source?) - which makes me think the battery is fully drained ? i.e when not connected at all, it won't power on.
But when connected to either the charger or MAC, it would bootloop endlessly. i.e it will load the "error" page mentioned above, shut down itself, reload again, shut down and so on.
(I have to mention, that when I first noticed the bootloop, I reset everything to factory settings, cleared cache etc, and it still bootlooped on the Samsung logo).
If when it shuts down during the loop, I push Power+Vol Down+Home, it would boot to ODIN recovery page, where I can push UP for the Download page, but it will still reboot and will again load into the "error" page, which will again reboot endlessly. If I take the charger off the device, it powers off and won't load with any combination of button push.
I also cannot just make it shut down when the charger is connected, using any of the possible button combinations...
I wonder:
- Is there there's a problem which prevents the battery from being charged at all ?
What's strange is that the original problem which made me get into this whole issue, was that is was endlessly booting to the "samsung" logo - but when I booted to System Recovery or Download/ODIN modes, it stopped rebooting endlessly and stayed on... it was also showing the charging indication when powered off... the battery was charging well ever since.
- Why would it bootloop when connected to the charger ? is it possible that the bootloader went bad during my attept to install firmware using ODIN ? I know it always went through the boot.img and recovery.img successfully and only got stuck at about 50% when installing system.img...
I think the current bootloop problem began only once the battery ran out of power. But why wouldn't it charge at all now ??? It's supposed to still charge in this state, isn't it ?
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Hmmm, the thing is, the battery charging process is actually held on some kind of "mini-boot" OS on Samsung I believe, where the phone boots into a certain state, with that said mini-os to display the battery charging info and this kind of things.
My guess is that you *might* have, or more likely your phone did corrupt the flash at some point for x or y reason.
What I'd do is :
Let the phone on a charger a whole night doing its bootlooping thing. And see from there if the battery would charge.
I'd try another computer with Odin just to be sure something is not triggering the reboot process at some point.
And if all the above fails, you still have the warranty, so beside time, you would not be losing any money..
I'm going to write a long post. But I believe it will help a lot of people having a similar problem.
Long story short - problem solved! but it took much of my nerves (and time).
I'll start with the "warranty". The so-called Samsung "warranty" which basically worths nothing!
Calling Samsung international service center, they "informed" me that I must contact Samsung Vietnam, where I bought the device, although I am not there anymore... Needless to say the local dealer in my country refused to take care of this situation, saying Samsung's warranty is regional based, rather than international... which means, only Samsung in the original country where the device was sold in, are responsible for the warranty (and therefore repair!). I had a chat with a Samsung Vietnam representative, who just kept saying "I'm sorry", and refused to let me sent the device out to them for repair! asking me to "bring it to them", although I noted him a few times that I bought it as a tourist and I am not in Vietnam anymore.... Thank you Samsung !! From now on every traveler in the world will know they basically have NO WARRANTY if they buy any Samsung device in a "foreign" country while traveling abroad!
Now for the solution:
I started by letting the device staying connected to the charger overnight, which didn't help. With the OS now installed, I realize that the battery was NOT CHARGED ! it was completely drained, although connected to a charger for long hours... So, know from now on that if your boot data is corrupted, it may cause the device NOT TO CHARGE THE BATTERY at all. Luckily, my desktop PC could use the device while connected to it although the battery was empty, until the problem was sorted out. I did get a crash on my MAC tough (Log said it was USB related), while using Smart Switch, so one option is that it could not supply enough power to the device to keep it keep working at all, or working correctly... So my suggestion is to use a desktop Windows PC in this case, which can potentially provide more power to a device with 0% battery power.
After scratching my head, and considering removing the front panel for replacing the battery (a very risky procedure) I decided to keep on investigating....
I followed a youtube video who suggests that you should install Smart Switch on a PC, choose "reinstall driver" from the menu, restart the PC, then use Emergency Recovery and Initialization, enter the phone model number in the search box (as appearing on the back of the device) , and once it recognizes the model, also to enter its serial number. Here's the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yXQUFrEWg4
This basically brings up a popup message saying Smart Switch detects a compatible firmware for this device, and is about to download and install it. It then asks the user to do the Power+Vol Up+Home push combination trick + pushing UP once the page is loaded in order to "Continue" and bring up the ODIN Download screen, which worked for me if did that as soon as the device shuts down (in the middle of the bootloop). As I couldn't make it load at all with no charger connected, I had it connected to the charger, and once I saw the Smart Switch message asking to do the push combination, I quickly connected it to the computer using another cable which was already connected to the PC USB port on its other end.
Somehow, I could at last make Smart Switch finally start downloading the firmware from the web, and the device again disconnected (bootlooped), but luckily Smart Switch didn't care about it disconnecting, and kept on downloading the firmware. At about 85% of the progress bar state, I could find the downloaded firmware on the temp folders, which are described in this thread:
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f777/samsung-firmware-download-belongs-his-serial-number-2038404/
I had to make sure it wasn't still downloading, and watched the "last modified" state of the file to make sure they are not being downloaded anymore. CAUTION: although the AP was not downloading anymore, I know it was probably not good as ODIN couldn't verify it when I tested it. USE ONLY SMART SWITCH !
I quickly copied the folder to which the app extracted the BL and AP files it downloaded, and finally had an officialy bootloader (BL) image, which I could use in ODIN in order to reupload a correct, "official" bootloader to the device....
I hoped the device won't bootloop in the middle, but luckily ODIN was fast enough to send the image successfully, with a "PASSED" status, and the device booted with a nice "Samsung" logo directly to a System Recovery page!
What I exactly did, was loading ODIN, then loading ONLY the BL file into the BL field in ODIN, having it verifying it, and once verified I connected the device, and as soon as ODIN recognized it, pushed START. It managed to upload the image into the device in a few seconds! It seems then, that the bootloop was not caused by a bad battery, but as a result of a corrupt upload of an AP image through ODIN - or because I possibly was using an incorrect version when I tried to upload an AP files to the device on my first attempt to flash it.
Note that I did search for the correct, compatible AP file, by country and model (on Sammobile) but it didn't' work (stuck at 50% in ODIN) ! so I really suggest everyone TO ONLY USE SMART SWITCH if they want to be sure that the correct firmware is being used, and avoid similar situations...
I then deleted the temp files from the PC (the actual ones which were in the temp folder), reinstalled the drivers from inside Smart Switch (just in case), booted the device to Download mode (WHICH DIDN'T BOOTLOOP this time), let Windows installing the drivers (checked in Device Manager), then restarted the PC, and ran Smart Switch again. I repeated the procedure of loading Emergency and Initialization, entering the model and serial number, having it fully downloading the firmware (again) from the web, and installing the firmware into the device. This time it completed the process, and I finally had the device installing and booting into a fresh version 6.0.1 of Android!
Hope it helps!
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Hi, I recently became a Galaxy S6 Edge+ as a gift, which is stuck on the Samsung Logo (blinking). I am not new to flashing Firmware and Roms (came from the HTC HD2 and Dell Streak 5), but everything I do, I can not come through this. Now I need your help, since it's my first Samsung device. Maybe I have something forgotten?
My device:
SM-G928F with Regional Code AUT (free Switzerland firmware) --> Also Samsung Smart Switch shows me this AUT Version (but it wont recognize it, shows it after typing in the serial)
What have I done:
Samsung Smart Switch does not recognize it.
The last 24 hours I have downloaded the firmware through SamFirm 4 times, I have flashed the phone via Odin about 8 times, after the flashs I have wiped the cache and resettet data (full wipe) through the recovery. One time, the phone came to the android optimatization, but it was stuck on the last app (was 30 minutes on this), after reboot it was stuck on the Samsung logo.
Now I need your help. What can I do further? Do I missed something? Any ideas?
Something strange I noticed: When the phone is off and I plug it in to the wall, the battery drains. I have to put the phone to Download-Mode to charge it. Is it linked to the firmware problem? The charger is original Samsung.
So, I flashed TWRP, the Note7 Deodexed Rom and SkyHigh kernel, but it's the same... any sugestions?
I read about a pit file, what is that? May be this the solution?
What I did the last 3 houers was to test Smart Switch With the mac version, the rescue function did not work, the hole program crashed each time. On the windows version it suceed, but my phone is showing just the blinking Samsung logo. Every now and then it vibrates, but nothing happens, so I am at the start of the problem again. Any ideas?
Next update: I flashed the original firmware with a pit file 3 minutes ago. I learned a lot, learnt that the pit files are the partition-files. Now I'm hoping, that with the new partitions it will boot properly :good: . Stay tuned!
Still the same issue. Please help me
Whenever I start the Recovery, it says "installing system update" and then there is a dead Android, does this matter?
A 4 part firmware with pit file did not help. I downloaded another Firmware from another source, also the same. Now I will do a downgrade and look, if this helps. Pleeeeease, help me!
Infos from the download mode:
Produkt Name: SM-G928F
CA_Type: CA_3
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System status: Custom
Secure Download: Enabled
Know warrenty void: 1 (0x0203)
RP SWREV: B:3 K:0 S:1
Maybe the TWRP Log helps: There are errors in writing, is there something missing? It is the original firmware, with the newest TWRP and SuperSU installed. Still stuck on Samsung (animated) logo.
Listen do you have windows on ur mac i use parallels
but do you have windows anyhoe
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Same here
Hello,
I'm quite new here, but not with flashing.
My son got an S6 Edge plus too, with almost the same problem.
I tried also almost anything, the last few days.
ADB sideload, Odin several versions.
It started out with FRP lock.
After I tried al I could find I think it bricked.
And now it is in the state as described above.
Only first screen and draining the battery if not in download mode.
And when I put it on USB cable it says: "An error has occured while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC software."
But Smart Switch doesn't recognise the phone!
I can however get the phone in download mode by pushing vol. down, power and home and then vol up.
But in Odin only works: Pit, CP and CSC.
With AP and BL I get errors and fails.
Please help?
For me AP and BL works with Odin. I am a step furhter now. First I flashed with the option: Erase All Nand. Then I installed TWRP and a made a repair for the System and the Caches partitions. With SuperSU installed, and the caches wiped (manual, dalvik and normal caches), it says "Android is starting, Optimizing Apps" and then "Androis is starting, Starting Apps" on a blue screen and when it loads to the end, it is stuck there.
.You get only the first Samsung S6 Edge+ Screen? Then the system files are missing, there is no OS to start (flashed with AP in Odin). Your flash problem sound quite strange. Did you test another cable?
If you want to do it with Smart Switch, the phone should be in download mode. I also had to try it several times. Did you installed the drivers?
@ KatariaMax: I have Windows and Mac PCs, no Parallels. Does it work with Parallels?
So, one problem less. With the Audax rom and kernel, the phone charges normally (but not with Quickcharge), so I don't have to put the phone to download mode. But here is the same problem, after "starting apps" it is stuck. I will do a log from the install, maybe this helps.
@ HugoGroot: Maybe the second post could be the solution for you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/s6-bricked-t3497687
I read about Sony devices, which are in a bootloop because of the battery. Could this be possible also for Samsung devices? I have bought a battery, just to be sure. Any other suggestions?
I found the problem here: https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z3-Compact/Continuous-Restart-and-Optimizing-Apps/td-p/1020656
Hi all !
I have a Samsung A8 (model SM-A800F) which was working great. I ran Kingo Root to try to install Youtube ad free. The next time I restarted it, it didn't load, and restarted in an endless loop to where "Samsung" logo appears (then restarted again). I booted into System Recovery and chose to reset to factory, but it didn't help. Then I tried flash it using Odin in Download mode. I installed the Windows drivers, downloaded the 6.0.1 firmware for Vietnam (where it was purchased), loaded the file into the AP field, and once verified clicked Start. The progress was frozen when reaching mid-way every time I tried, until it said "an error occured while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC software"...
I downloaded Smart Switch and installed in Windows, but the drivers were not able to install correctly, and failed on the component referring to the ID or something... while Modem driver was installed correctly and the phone appeared in Device Manager. Smart Switch didn't recognize my phone and said "unsupported device".
Now I cannot get the phone stay constantly ON, and the screen shuts down and loads in an endless loop, to the "Error occured" screen... When trying to boot to the ODIN Download page, it loads, I press UP for Continue, and then it again shuts down and loads to "Error Occured".
I tried to charge over night but it didn't help. It does the same thing when the phone is connected to the charger...
However it seems that by IMEI it is sill under warranty. I'm not sure if I voided it :/
Here's what the Download mode page says:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-A800F
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
FAP LOCK: ON
Secure Download: Enabled
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0
AP_SWREV: 1
Would appreciate any help, this phone is almost new but now it's dead :/
have u try use kise to repair ur phone
Hi,
I solved it, see this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...lease-help-t3622059/post72699428#post72699428
Thread closed, this is a duplicate of this one: https://forum.xda-developers.com/samsung-a-series/help/killed-phone-warranty-please-help-t3622059
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Im having unique issue with my s 7edge.
I cant boot the phone it says Custom binary blocked by frp lock.
I cant access recovery mode it says Recovery is not seandroid enforcing.
I can access download mode but its not connecting to any pc, kies, odin. The download screen says FRP lock: ON, Secure Download: Enabled.
So there is no way to flash the phone or access recovery or boot the phone.
What is the solution, im stuck.?
FYI: I have searched all over the internet for hours but I couldn't found same issue.
Try using Samsung Smartswitch for emergency recovery
more info here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tm...p/flash-stock-firmware-using-samsung-t3079176
EasyAndroidPro said:
Try using Samsung Smartswitch for emergency recovery
more info here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tm...p/flash-stock-firmware-using-samsung-t3079176
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Hi sir,
Thank you for the swift replay. However I went through the guide and tried so much thinks to connect my phone to the smart switch but with no luck.
When I connect the cable the PC is not detecting and and no windows sounds for cable connecting. Tried other phone with same cable and the windows could detect it. Tried on other PC and s7edge is not detected by window also. I tried reinstall the drivers by smart switch and not detecting. I have rebooted my PC without luck also. I have tried all the combinations you can imagine but nothing makes the phone detected by PC.
In my download mode screen in my phone shows the following
ODIN MODE
DOWNLOAD SPEED: FAST
PRODUCT NAME: SM-G935F
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
FRP LOCK: ON
Secured Download: Enabled
WARRANTY VOID: 1 (0x020c)
RP SWREV: B:1 K:0 S:0
There is something in the phone is locked and not allowing to connect to any USB PC.
zevozki said:
Hi sir,
Thank you for the swift replay. However I went through the guide and tried so much thinks to connect my phone to the smart switch but with no luck.
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i see the real problem is not connecting to pc then...
try:
updating drivers with this : http://developer.samsung.com/technical-doc/view.do?v=T000000117
Try:
manually deleting the drivers all together in windows and then plugging in your S7 while it is in Download Mode
Try:
unplugging all your USB in devices connectd to your pc (apart from keyboard/mouse) and then trying again
Try:
Using a different Cable (preferably the original one that came with the phone, this is the most common cause)
i see the real problem is not connecting to pc then...
try:
updating drivers with this : http://developer.samsung.com/technical-doc/view.do?v=T000000117
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I tried that not detecting s7
Try:
manually deleting the drivers all together in windows and then plugging in your S7 while it is in Download Mode
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I tried that not detecting the s7, all other USB devices detected
Try:
unplugging all your USB in devices connectd to your pc (apart from keyboard/mouse) and then trying again
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I tried that, and not detecting s7
Try:
Using a different Cable (preferably the original one that came with the phone, this is the most common cause)
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I tried with all cables including the original not detecting s7.
Generally there is no issue with PC to connect to mobile phones it connect perfectly with my other phones. Even the yesterday s7 was connected to my PC until I triggered the security and the phone stuck in the boot screen. The issue is in the s7 when its locked by (FRP Lock because of custom binary) its not allowing to connect to any PC. Something related to the phone security here.
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I tried that not detecting s7
I tried that not detecting the s7, all other USB devices detected
I tried that, and not detecting s7
I tried with all cables including the original not detecting s7.
Generally there is no issue with PC to connect to mobile phones it connect perfectly with my other phones. Even the yesterday s7 was connected to my PC until I triggered the security and the phone stuck in the boot screen. The issue is in the s7 when its locked by (FRP Lock because of custom binary) its not allowing to connect to any PC. Something related to the phone security here.
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When you are trying to use samsung switch emergency recovery feature, it is a stand alone part of the program which does not require you to connect to smart switch.
It should see the phone and fix the problem. FRP happened to me and smart switch emergency recovery was able to fix it. As long as the phone can be accessed it can be fixed.
All you need is the model name and your serial number which should be posted on the back of your phone or maybe the box you have still have it.
Cosmic Blue said:
When you are trying to use samsung switch emergency recovery feature, it is a stand alone part of the program which does not require you to connect to smart switch.
It should see the phone and fix the problem. FRP happened to me and smart switch emergency recovery was able to fix it. As long as the phone can be accessed it can be fixed.
All you need is the model name and your serial number which should be posted on the back of your phone or maybe the box you have still have it.
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I have gone through that path, the phone cable unplugged initially. Then I selected more>emergency software recovery and initialization>
two tabs are there, 1- Emergency software recovery, 2- Device initialization.
1- Emergency software recovery: there is no update failed in the list, also I dont have recovery code for the same. no use of this option
2- Device initialization: I have entered the model and SN correctly and it found the stock software, I selected OK for the warning dialog until it reached the stage asking to put the s7 in the download mode, I did that with phone plugged in by USB. I waited forever for the "OK" button to be active, its grayed out because the s7 is not detected at all. So I am in the same loop again, the phone locking all the USB connections.
screenshot of smart switch
http://imgur.com/a/jUj7q
zevozki said:
I have gone through that path, the phone cable unplugged initially. Then I selected more>emergency software recovery and initialization>
two tabs are there, 1- Emergency software recovery, 2- Device initialization.
1- Emergency software recovery: there is no update failed in the list, also I dont have recovery code for the same. no use of this option
2- Device initialization: I have entered the model and SN correctly and it found the stock software, I selected OK for the warning dialog until it reached the stage asking to put the s7 in the download mode, I did that with phone plugged in by USB. I waited forever for the "OK" button to be active, its grayed out because the s7 is not detected at all. So I am in the same loop again, the phone locking all the USB connections.
screenshot of smart switch
http://imgur.com/a/jUj7q
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leave the phone with the screen showing the FRP lock, plug the cable in and use smart switch device initialization.
It should start without asking you to put it in without going to download mode. If it asks that, just unplug and replug the usb to the phone, that usually lets smart switch to bypass that request.
Cosmic Blue said:
leave the phone with the screen showing the FRP lock, plug the cable in and use smart switch device initialization.
It should start without asking you to put it in without going to download mode. If it asks that, just unplug and replug the usb to the phone, that usually lets smart switch to bypass that request.
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here is something odd and not as all people see it, when I turn the phone power on it start with samsung welcome screen with red sentence in top "Custom binary blocked by FRP Lock" the screen stays on for 5 seconds then the phone goes off.
If I do the same thing with USB cable plugged in with phone off, its automatically power on with charging screen with red sentence on top "Custom binary blocked by FRP Lock" and then the phone goes off and restart the same thing in infinity loop. So when I tried what you said in smart switch to install the firmware it didnt do anything, no installation started, no bypass FRP, the phone still looping on off, OK button grey.
I am reaching to no clue after all your guidance and help. I think the USB port is damaged and not reading data, only charging.
zevozki said:
here is something odd and not as all people see it, when I turn the phone power on it start with samsung welcome screen with red sentence in top "Custom binary blocked by FRP Lock" the screen stays on for 5 seconds then the phone goes off.
If I do the same thing with USB cable plugged in with phone off, its automatically power on with charging screen with red sentence on top "Custom binary blocked by FRP Lock" and then the phone goes off and restart the same thing in infinity loop. So when I tried what you said in smart switch to install the firmware it didnt do anything, no installation started, no bypass FRP, the phone still looping on off, OK button grey.
I am reaching to no clue after all your guidance and help. I think the USB port is damaged and not reading data, only charging.
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Can you tell me the resolution of this problem in your case? I have the same problem, although I haven't gotten word back from the seller who may or may not have the serial number, so I haven't been able to even try Smart Switch at all.
Dave Kelsen
Dave Kelsen said:
Can you tell me the resolution of this problem in your case? I have the same problem, although I haven't gotten word back from the seller who may or may not have the serial number, so I haven't been able to even try Smart Switch at all.
Dave Kelsen
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I had taken it to shop and replaced the whole motherboard in my case. That fixed my problem, yours better luck than me you only need serial number.
zevozki said:
I had taken it to shop and replaced the whole motherboard in my case. That fixed my problem, yours better luck than me you only need serial number.
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I was able to use Odin to reset my phone, after downloading the correct firmware from SamMobile. It took me a very long time to download, as my wireless connection is through my phone, and my household was over 60GB this month.
But I got it done, and have a working S7 Edge again. Sorry that you apparently had a hardware issue, but at least you got it working again.
Dave Kelsen
I have a redmi note 4 mediatek variant and it's been stuck in bootloop for the past 2 days. It keeps restarting and doesn't go into fastboot mode.
The bootloader is locked. It won't go into recovery or fastboot. Sometimes it turns on when holding the power button but then goes into a bootloop.
This was the message last displayed on the phone:
RED STATE
YOUR DEVICE HAS FAILED VERIFICATION AND MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY
YOUR DEVICE WILL BOOT IN 5 SECONDS
And then it shut down and hasn't responded since.
Going to a service center probably won't help since this is a chinese variant and I live in India. The service centers here are mostly useless.
All help is greatly appreciated.
You can always try to do test point. Download official rom file and flasher, make sure to install fastboot drivers. Take apart your phone and connect two golden contacts on the motherboard while plugging in USB cable connected to PC. The phone should boot up to bootloader and you should be able to flash rom.
Test points should look like this: http://en.miui.com/thread-646232-1-1.html (scroll down, there is one photo)
If you need anything you can e-mail me on [email protected]
timipisoboy said:
You can always try to do test point. Download official rom file and flasher, make sure to install fastboot drivers. Take apart your phone and connect two golden contacts on the motherboard while plugging in USB cable connected to PC. The phone should boot up to bootloader and you should be able to flash rom.
Test points should look like this: http://en.miui.com/thread-646232-1-1.html (scroll down, there is one photo)
If you need anything you can e-mail me on [email protected]
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I somehow got it working by completely draining out the battery and then booting. It worked for a while normally (around 30 min) and then went into a bootloop again.
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I have a samsung tab S6 lite LTE version. The tablet freezed out of nowhere when I was working and restarted but stuck in bootloader. After a while, and after removing the sd card, the tablet functioned properly. The tablet had more 80% of battery charge.
I thought the new update might fix the issue. I installed the update. it restarted and stuck in bootloader again. Power and Volume Down buttons will restart the tab, but it never went past the bootloop.
Left it for 12 hours without charging, and then the tablet went into recovery mode. I wiped the cache and when figuring out the other options in recovery it switched off and did nothing. When connected to a charger, a circle with lighting icon showed up. No combination of buttons worked.
Took it to the service center, and was told the motherboard needs to be replaced. I knew it was a software problem so I came home without replacing the motherboard.
I put the tablet on charge for a while and pressed volume up and down button and connected it to the computer. The tablet went into download mode. I immediately downloaded Odin and stock firmware and tried to flash only the BL file to the tablet. It failed few times, maybe because of faulty cable. I used another working cable and tried to flash the full firmware and the tablet disconnected again from the pc.
But now the tablet showed "an error occured while updating and use smart switch for emergency recovery". Smart switch on pc did not detect the tablet, but Odin did. The device manager detected the device as samsung mobile usb composite device. I used a new usb cable and flashed the stock firmware using Odin. The process was success but the tablet died.
It does nothing when connected to a charger or pc. No display and no buttons worked.
I opened the tablet by removing the display, and disconnected the battery physically. But nothing happened.
I tried several times to connect to pc, and for once it was detected by the pc.
This time I flashed the stock firmware using odin with nand erase and repartition. extracted the pit from csc file and added it to Odin.
The flash was a success but the tablet remains unresponsive. I checked the display to see if I had cracked or damaged it while opening, but it is good.
Now Sometimes, the tablet gets detected by pc as samsung mobile usb composite device and I could even flash the firmware with success. But the tablet displays nothing and is unresponsive.
Can Anybody advice What I can do now?
PS. I used the correct firmware meant for s6 lite LTE version every time I flashed.
Disconnect devices from PC USB port & uninstall official Samsung USB drivers. Reboot & re-install drivers. Connect to another USB port preferably at the rear PC.
Flashed latest Android 10 instead of the latest Android 11 stock firmware (AP *super.img.tar file ONLY) using Odin (I used official Odin3_v3.14.4) with Auto-Reboot, Nand Erase and Re-Partition. Input *.pit file. Flashing process might take 'years' but be patient until it ended & auto boot up successfully. Try another USB port if it failed. Therafter, flash the rest of stock WITHOUT Nand Erase & ONLY Re-Partition, Auto Reboot & F. Reset Time.
Once it successfully got flashed & auto reboot, wait patiently as it might also take a longer time than normal to boot up. Charge the device to optimal. Done!
Optional (Remove Knox Guard)
Connect to the internet. Login to your Google & Samsung account to update everything & reboot upon further updates. Thereafter, boot to Download Mode & flashed AP (Magisk Patched *boot.img, blank *vbmeta.img & patched *vbmeta_samsung.img) + BL (Blank *vbmeta.img) WITHOUT Nand Erase & Re-Partition. After successful boot up, reboot back to Download Mode & ensure there's no 'KG State' on the list before deleting('root delete' not ADB) Knox Guard or app named Payment Service as in Android 10.
Thanks. I will try.
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Disconnect devices from PC USB port & uninstall official Samsung USB drivers. Reboot & re-install drivers. Connect to another USB port preferably at the rear PC.
Flashed latest Android 10 instead of the latest Android 11 stock firmware (AP *super.img.tar file ONLY) using Odin (I used official Odin3_v3.14.4) with Auto-Reboot, Nand Erase and Re-Partition. Input *.pit file. Flashing process might take 'years' but be patient until it ended & auto boot up successfully. Try another USB port if it failed. Therafter, flash the rest of stock WITHOUT Nand Erase & ONLY Re-Partition, Auto Reboot & F. Reset Time.
Once it successfully got flashed & auto reboot, wait patiently as it might also take a longer time than normal to boot up. Charge the device to optimal. Done!
Optional (Remove Knox Guard)
Connect to the internet. Login to your Google & Samsung account to update everything & reboot upon further updates. Thereafter, boot to Download Mode & flashed AP (Magisk Patched *boot.img, blank *vbmeta.img & patched *vbmeta_samsung.img) + BL (Blank *vbmeta.img) WITHOUT Nand Erase & Re-Partition. After successful boot up, reboot back to Download Mode & ensure there's no 'KG State' on the list before deleting('root delete' not ADB) Knox Guard or app named Payment Service as in Android 10.
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By chance is it going to work for KG:Locked status device? I'm on F62, i bought this (second hand) few days ago from another city. Tapping on build number doesn't give any response, When i try to flash any firmware I'm getting response "All binaries are not allowed to be flashed" I'm pretty much confused what's happening here
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By chance is it going to work for KG:Locked status device? I'm on F62, i bought this (second hand) few days ago from another city. Tapping on build number doesn't give any response, When i try to flash any firmware I'm getting response "All binaries are not allowed to be flashed" I'm pretty much confused what's happening here
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Did you solved it?