hello, i had a samsung j5 (sm-j500f) its imei has been stolen. i contacted with samsung and they said we can restore your imei if you have it. unfortunately, its box is missing and sticker under the battery erased, so we couldnt figure it out that way. we throw that phone away for a while. a couple days ago i found it and i wanted to give it another chance, but it doesnt open now, no reaction for any button conbination (recovery or download mode) and says set warranty bit: kernel. i realized, this error mostly occurs due to custom rom flashes etc. but in my case, there is no such thing. i was using it with official software. i wonder are these two things (error and imei theft) might be related or is there totally another situation here? are there any chances for getting this phone back to life?
haytalper said:
hello, i had a samsung j5 (sm-j500f) its imei has been stolen. i contacted with samsung and they said we can restore your imei if you have it. unfortunately, its box is missing and sticker under the battery erased, so we couldnt figure it out that way. we throw that phone away for a while. a couple days ago i found it and i wanted to give it another chance, but it doesnt open now, no reaction for any button conbination (recovery or download mode) and says set warranty bit: kernel. i realized, this error mostly occurs due to custom rom flashes etc. but in my case, there is no such thing. i was using it with official software. i wonder are these two things (error and imei theft) might be related or is there totally another situation here? are there any chances for getting this phone back to life?
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Its normal, you cant fix it. Its not an error, its just the system showing a mini debug interface. Where did you get the phone from? Someone else used it? Bcs they tried to install a custom ROM on it, failed and just left it as that. If you shut down the phone, hold down Powerup button, down volume and home button you will enter download mode where you can install stock ROM and fix this soft brick. Follow this
NecromancerViper said:
Its normal, you cant fix it. Its not an error, its just the system showing a mini debug interface. Where did you get the phone from? Someone else used it? Bcs they tried to install a custom ROM on it, failed and just left it as that. If you shut down the phone, hold down Powerup button, down volume and home button you will enter download mode where you can install stock ROM and fix this soft brick. Follow this
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thanks for the answer mate, but i guess i needed to give a little bit detail for the problem. i was the first user of the phone, i bought from store not from someone else. so it had original software from the beginning. i am aware these kind of issues mostly caused by flashing custom roms etc. but this is different. i contacted with samsung customer support when this happened and they said they can fix and give its imei number if i give the imei but unfortunately i had nothing. i couldnt find phone box and the sticker under the battery was faded out. i put the phone away for a while and a couple days ago, i found it and wanted to try my luck one more time. one the other hand, you mentioned download mode but i tried all button combinations and no response. if i can enter download mode, i probably would have been flashed original software, but still there is imei problem. i guess i will let this phone go. i cant find any other solution.
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Hello again,
I was having problems with my old battery and i tried to hard reset my phone when the power was almost half but the batter suddenly hanged my fone in the middle of formatting and now i brought a new battery and its not entering BOOTLOADER MODE when i press the Bulb+Power+Reset button
When i place the phone on charging the indicator on the Phone glows Red and it wont turn on the phone or wont go to bootloader mode...if only you guys can explain me how to enter bootloader mode then i can do the rest.
Thanks.
P.S : Despite all the problems i face using a WM i still love it the most.
Common guys...this forum is my only hope....as i dont have any HTC service centre near my place.
Hoping for some usefull adivces.
ZODI said:
Hello again,
I was having problems with my old battery and i tried to hard reset my phone when the power was almost half but the batter suddenly hanged my fone in the middle of formatting and now i brought a new battery and its not entering BOOTLOADER MODE when i press the Bulb+Power+Reset button
When i place the phone on charging the indicator on the Phone glows Red and it wont turn on the phone or wont go to bootloader mode...if only you guys can explain me how to enter bootloader mode then i can do the rest.
Thanks.
P.S : Despite all the problems i face using a WM i still love it the most.
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Bootloader mode:
1) Press the Light Button
2) Press the power button
(silver thing at the bottom)
3) Press something into the reset button and hold for 2-5 seconds
If this does not work READ the Wiki
Good luck,
orb3000 said:
Bootloader mode:
1) Press the Light Button
2) Press the power button
(silver thing at the bottom)
3) Press something into the reset button and hold for 2-5 seconds
If this does not work READ the Wiki
Good luck,
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Thanks for the reply but i already tried it....
My phone doesn't go into BOOTLOADER mode.
I have previously installed many roms and tested them but this time it doesnt seem to go to bootloader mode itself...
When i place the phone on charger it shows RED light that its charging but after few mins it turns off....i brought a new Battery as well just incase but i am still unable to go to bootloader mode.
If only i can go into bootloader mode i can do the rest,
Any smallest help is appreciated guys.
~ZODI.
Just incase if anyone wanted to know how i.....
How i screwed up my HTC Universal ?
I tried to Hard Reset it when the battery was running on low power and while the process of hard resetting was going on it suddenly shut down due to low power and now it wont even enter bootloader mode....Any help guys ? i purchased it from dubai and i dont even have any HTC repair centre in my city...not that i know off.
Right now i removed the battery of my Phone and i placed it on charging just hoping that there is an internal battery in the device and when it gets charged i should be able to go into bootloader mode but im not sure if what i think is right .
Still unable to find any solutions guys....help me out please.
Most common repair trick you have tried.
Can u take a look at this ?
http://www.mikechannon.net/PDF Manuals/HTC Universal_Service-Manual.pdf
subratamm said:
Most common repair trick you have tried.
Can u take a look at this ?
http://www.mikechannon.net/PDF Manuals/HTC Universal_Service-Manual.pdf
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I dont think i am willing to open my phone like that....unless there is someone who can help me out constantly on the forum ( some technician )
As i dont want to completly screw it up.
are you sure its not in bootloader - look closer its very dim as no backlight
colinc57 said:
are you sure its not in bootloader - look closer its very dim as no backlight
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Yes i am very sure, As i have previously installed many ROMS on it but this time its not even going into bootloader mode.
I doubt that the bootloader mode itself is currupted or something is there a way to install a fresh bootloader mode ?
Kindly help me out its been a month i havnt used my phone now.,using a Motorola W220 ,from jasjar to w220 is not a very good feeling guys. please sort my problem i dont have anyone to guide me here.
Funny thing is i found a HTC repair center and the guys over their said they only repair HTC products not Imate and imate service centre in whole aisa = 5 or 6 :| checked it on club imate site.
subratamm said:
Most common repair trick you have tried.
Can u take a look at this ?
http://www.mikechannon.net/PDF Manuals/HTC Universal_Service-Manual.pdf
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Thanks for your help. I've tried the remedies outlined in the PDF document, including flashing the memory via the SD card. This does not solve the problem.
Any suggestions?
teritius said:
Thanks for your help. I've tried the remedies outlined in the PDF document, including flashing the memory via the SD card. This does not solve the problem.
Any suggestions?
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Teritius are you able to enter bootloader mode bro ?
ZODI said:
Teritius are you able to enter bootloader mode bro ?
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Yes, that's the funny part; can enter bootloader mode. I've followed the instructions to burn a new ROM to the SD card. After I burn the new ROM to the SD card, I can then burn the new ROM, but as soon as I choose to hard reboot my device, I receive a message reading; CLEARING, then the display fades and nothing further happens.
I will post this answer in the other threads with this problem, but I installed Tomal's WM6.1 v8.2 and the phone worked fine afterward. I think the problem is that some phones don't accept all ROMS.
If only i could enter bootloader mode i would have tried whichever rom you would have suggested but my problem is different i cant even enter Bootloader mode.
And i think only a service center can help me nothing else.
Hi!
My device as similar behavior.
After a failed upgrade at 99%.
It don't Start , can't go to Boot Loader mode.
When I connect to Windows give me usb not recongnized.
Try to flash with orginal ROM, Even "usb not recognized but it gives a comunication error...
and stop's.
Did you manage to put your device in bootloader mode ?
I try ever possible combination of keys and no luck...
Please help!
paulorosa said:
Hi!
My device as similar behavior.
After a failed upgrade at 99%.
It don't Start , can't go to Boot Loader mode.
When I connect to Windows give me usb not recongnized.
Try to flash with orginal ROM, Even "usb not recognized but it gives a comunication error...
and stop's.
Did you manage to put your device in bootloader mode ?
I try ever possible combination of keys and no luck...
Please help!
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Hello there...Welcome to the club bro...
Funny thing is i gave my phone to a Local service center and he was able to get it in Bootloader mode but couldnt install a proper ROM as he didnt had one...so i got my problem fixed and i sold my jasjar two days ago for 5000/- Indian Rupees...Thats around $105 .
I have promised myself that i will NEVER buy an Imate as they dont have proper service centers here in my place.I am planning to get Sony X1 now
My suggestion to you...get it repaired and sell it before it gets messed up again.,its a very delicate and very pain in the @$$ phone.Im so happy now ^.^
Mods :Can lock this thread now...i no longer own a jasjar.
How They Get in Bootloader?
Using JTAG ?
Or there is another trick ?
Because Normal combination of key don't work
...
Can you try to find out ?
Thanks
ZODI said:
Hello there...Welcome to the club bro...
Funny thing is i gave my phone to a Local service center and he was able to get it in Bootloader mode but couldnt install a proper ROM as he didnt had one...so i got my problem fixed and i sold my jasjar two days ago for 5000/- Indian Rupees...Thats around $105 .
I have promised myself that i will NEVER buy an Imate as they dont have proper service centers here in my place.I am planning to get Sony X1 now
My suggestion to you...get it repaired and sell it before it gets messed up again.,its a very delicate and very pain in the @$$ phone.Im so happy now ^.^
Mods :Can lock this thread now...i no longer own a jasjar.
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There is no Knowledge that is not Power...
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How They Get in Bootloader?
Using JTAG ?
Or there is another trick ?
Because Normal combination of key don't work
...
Can you try to find out ?
Thanks
Any updates?
My note 3 n9005 international model is stuck in a loop trying to go into recovery mode every time.
The sequence goes as such:
- The phone vibrates and the screen shows a glimmer in the bottom of the screen, it goes away in a split sec.
- The phone proceeds to vibrate once again and after 2-3 seconds the phone boots up with the note 3 and such stuff.
- Up in the left hand corner it says: RECOVERY BOOTING. .... (dark blue text). Next line is: RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING (red text). Next line is: Set Warranty Bit: recovery (yellow text)
- The phone then turns off and wait for around 9-10 seconds and then the three steps above go into repeat again and again.
The only thing that stops this is pulling out the battery which i have done several times now ...
I have tried the two "Famous" key combinations AKA. Home + Power + Volume up or Volume down
but none of them seem to have any effect .. only thing that happens is that the "3-step process mentioned" now has a delay of about 15 seconds to continue instead of waiting only 10 seconds which i presume means that it turned off at some point really quick and then turned back on to begin the loop again.
Now for the cause of this mayhem:
I was trying to install a custom rom(Darklord Note 5 rom that converts your note 3 into a note 5 software) in which a Aroma installer was involved, but my TWRP recovery went into a freeze once it was trying to open up the aroma installer, i got out of this situation fairly easy by pressing the Home + Power button to turn it off and then proceeded to go into recovery and then reboot which went smoothly. But i really needed to change into this other rom since my current rom is terribly slow(CM 12.1). SO, i went around the net and found out that the aroma installer freezing was a common problem for certain versions of TWRP.
So i tried installing an earlier version (2.6.70 i believe) on top of the other one using an app called "flashify" .. which i believe is the source of this problem since it probably couldn't overwrite my current version of TWRP. And as such im now stuck in this devilish loop which is a pain in the arse.
P.S Overwriting from Clockword mod recovery 3.X to TWRP 3.X went smootly and there were no issues there .. so i guess the downgrading of the TWRP is the problem ??
I hope this is not such a seldom occurrence that you have no experience in which you can help me :-/
Please help me with this !
It might not be the only solution but when I've previously got the boot loops I've had to reinstall a stock rom from Sammobile and then root again and reinstall TWRP and then reinstall my chosen ROM using TWRP. You might loose data if you did not Nandroid backup
I can't do any of those things
samesung said:
It might not be the only solution but when I've previously got the boot loops I've had to reinstall a stock rom from Sammobile and then root again and reinstall TWRP and then reinstall my chosen ROM using TWRP. You might lose data if you did not Nandroid backup
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Hi, it seems i haven't made myself clear enough ... i've tried the 2 key combinations as mentioned in the post .. but none of them have any special effect .. i have no way to boot into recovery mode or download mode.
So without download mode i have no way of using ODIN to reinstall stock firmware .. i am aware of how to use ODIN so if the download mode worked this whole thing would not be an issue for me since i could just do what you said in your reply.
But the problem is that it doesn't work ... so i dont know how to get into the phone and do stuff to fix it.
Also, i dont care about data such as photos and stuff ... the only thing i care about is my phone getting fixed!
Hope you can help or maybe someone you know for me
Florint45 said:
My note 3 n9005 international model is stuck in a loop trying to go into recovery mode every time.
The sequence goes as such:
- The phone vibrates and the screen shows a glimmer in the bottom of the screen, it goes away in a split sec.
- The phone proceeds to vibrate once again and after 2-3 seconds the phone boots up with the note 3 and such stuff.
- Up in the left hand corner it says: RECOVERY BOOTING. .... (dark blue text). Next line is: RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING (red text). Next line is: Set Warranty Bit: recovery (yellow text)
- The phone then turns off and wait for around 9-10 seconds and then the three steps above go into repeat again and again.
The only thing that stops this is pulling out the battery which i have done several times now ...
I have tried the two "Famous" key combinations AKA. Home + Power + Volume up or Volume down
but none of them seem to have any effect .. only thing that happens is that the "3-step process mentioned" now has a delay of about 15 seconds to continue instead of waiting only 10 seconds which i presume means that it turned off at some point really quick and then turned back on to begin the loop again.
Now for the cause of this mayhem:
I was trying to install a custom rom(Darklord Note 5 rom that converts your note 3 into a note 5 software) in which a Aroma installer was involved, but my TWRP recovery went into a freeze once it was trying to open up the aroma installer, i got out of this situation fairly easy by pressing the Home + Power button to turn it off and then proceeded to go into recovery and then reboot which went smoothly. But i really needed to change into this other rom since my current rom is terribly slow(CM 12.1). SO, i went around the net and found out that the aroma installer freezing was a common problem for certain versions of TWRP.
So i tried installing an earlier version (2.6.70 i believe) on top of the other one using an app called "flashify" .. which i believe is the source of this problem since it probably couldn't overwrite my current version of TWRP. And as such im now stuck in this devilish loop which is a pain in the arse.
P.S Overwriting from Clockword mod recovery 3.X to TWRP 3.X went smootly and there were no issues there .. so i guess the downgrading of the TWRP is the problem ??
I hope this is not such a seldom occurrence that you have no experience in which you can help me :-/
Please help me with this !
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Hmm awkward, maybe you have hard bricked it? Idk maybe
MrHollywood said:
Hmm awkward, maybe you have hard bricked it? Idk maybe
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Hmm, in the case of an hard brick .. what so you suggest i do ?
Do i go to the store to get it fixed. (my warranty actually expired 1 month ago) and in the case of needing such a fix .. how much do you think it would cost ?
Or do i wait for a solution from some guy on this page ?
Florint45 said:
Hmm, in the case of an hard brick .. what so you suggest i do ?
Do i go to the store to get it fixed. (my warranty actually expired 1 month ago) and in the case of needing such a fix .. how much do you think it would cost ?
Or do i wait for a solution from some guy on this page ?
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First I would Google a solution, second I would wait about a week, who knows there might be a guy here who knows how to fix it, third of all and the end of all choices is to get it to a store, idk it might cost you at around 50-60 dollars. I once hardbricked my LG and they charged me 50 dollars. Let's hope your issues gets fixed without losing a lot of money.
MrHollywood said:
First I would Google a solution, second I would wait about a week, who knows there might be a guy here who knows how to fix it, third of all and the end of all choices is to get it to a store, idk it might cost you at around 50-60 dollars. I once hardbricked my LG and they charged me 50 dollars. Let's hope your issues gets fixed without losing a lot of money.
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" Hard-bricked – it refers to the phone as totally jammed, unresponsive or no visible signs of starting to work as it suppose to be. No display at all. You can’t even access the Download Mode screen. The only resolution for this is by using the method called JTAG flashing, which is you are forcing to install the firmware back to the phone. The process that you are about to experience is not too easy; this includes disassembling the phone, some soldering job required and flashing by means of using a flashing device tool.
– This method means that you cannot save your device at all by yourself anymore. If you considered necessary to have your Samsung Galaxy Note 3 back to life, the best way for you to do is to bring the device back to your dealer. Explain impressive that might persuade them to have your Galaxy Note repair for free of charge or have an exchange for warranty. "
The process explained afterwards involves "download mode" which i can't access ... so yeah .. guess il'l wait for a bit for a response that might help me .. otherwise ... il'l just take it to the store i guess !
also .. what do you think about this part: " bring the device back to your dealer. Explain impressive that might persuade them to have your Galaxy Note repair for free of charge or have an exchange for warranty" ?
do you think it means explaining it to the dealer in detail what has happened .. or does it perhaps mean to act like a total fool and be like ; " umm .. is this supposed to be like this ?"
Hope you understood that one better than i, cause if i can get a free fix il'l be real happy !
Florint45 said:
" Hard-bricked – it refers to the phone as totally jammed, unresponsive or no visible signs of starting to work as it suppose to be. No display at all. You can’t even access the Download Mode screen. The only resolution for this is by using the method called JTAG flashing, which is you are forcing to install the firmware back to the phone. The process that you are about to experience is not too easy; this includes disassembling the phone, some soldering job required and flashing by means of using a flashing device tool.
– This method means that you cannot save your device at all by yourself anymore. If you considered necessary to have your Samsung Galaxy Note 3 back to life, the best way for you to do is to bring the device back to your dealer. Explain impressive that might persuade them to have your Galaxy Note repair for free of charge or have an exchange for warranty. "
The process explained afterwards involves "download mode" which i can't access ... so yeah .. guess il'l wait for a bit for a response that might help me .. otherwise ... il'l just take it to the store i guess !
also .. what do you think about this part: " bring the device back to your dealer. Explain impressive that might persuade them to have your Galaxy Note repair for free of charge or have an exchange for warranty" ?
do you think it means explaining it to the dealer in detail what has happened .. or does it perhaps mean to act like a total fool and be like ; " umm .. is this supposed to be like this ?"
Hope you understood that one better than i, cause if i can get a free fix il'l be real happy !
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Yeah wait for a while. And what he meant was to lie lol to say you didn't do anything and somehow your device died, but unfortunately that only works when you have a warranty.
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Florint45 said:
My note 3 n9005 international model is stuck in a loop trying to go into recovery mode every time.
The sequence goes as such:
- The phone vibrates and the screen shows a glimmer in the bottom of the screen, it goes away in a split sec.
- The phone proceeds to vibrate once again and after 2-3 seconds the phone boots up with the note 3 and such stuff.
- Up in the left hand corner it says: RECOVERY BOOTING. .... (dark blue text). Next line is: RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING (red text). Next line is: Set Warranty Bit: recovery (yellow text)
- The phone then turns off and wait for around 9-10 seconds and then the three steps above go into repeat again and again.
The only thing that stops this is pulling out the battery which i have done several times now ...
I have tried the two "Famous" key combinations AKA. Home + Power + Volume up or Volume down
but none of them seem to have any effect .. only thing that happens is that the "3-step process mentioned" now has a delay of about 15 seconds to continue instead of waiting only 10 seconds which i presume means that it turned off at some point really quick and then turned back on to begin the loop again.
Now for the cause of this mayhem:
I was trying to install a custom rom(Darklord Note 5 rom that converts your note 3 into a note 5 software) in which a Aroma installer was involved, but my TWRP recovery went into a freeze once it was trying to open up the aroma installer, i got out of this situation fairly easy by pressing the Home + Power button to turn it off and then proceeded to go into recovery and then reboot which went smoothly. But i really needed to change into this other rom since my current rom is terribly slow(CM 12.1). SO, i went around the net and found out that the aroma installer freezing was a common problem for certain versions of TWRP.
So i tried installing an earlier version (2.6.70 i believe) on top of the other one using an app called "flashify" .. which i believe is the source of this problem since it probably couldn't overwrite my current version of TWRP. And as such im now stuck in this devilish loop which is a pain in the arse.
P.S Overwriting from Clockword mod recovery 3.X to TWRP 3.X went smootly and there were no issues there .. so i guess the downgrading of the TWRP is the problem ??
I hope this is not such a seldom occurrence that you have no experience in which you can help me :-/
Please help me with this !
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Cheer up! Well not that much lol, I found a video that MIGHT be able to help you.
https://youtu.be/D2LZri5HT1E
Check it out and I am here if you want to ask some questions!
Maybe a USB jig will force the phone into download mode?
MrHollywood said:
Yeah wait for a while. And what he meant was to lie lol to say you didn't do anything and somehow your device died, but unfortunately that only works when you have a warranty.
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Cheer up! Well not that much lol, I found a video that MIGHT be able to help you.
https://youtu.be/D2LZri5HT1E
Check it out and I am here if you want to ask some questions!
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It seems like we'll have to go with MIGHT since i just idetified it as being a stage 2 hard brick, i must have fiddled with it a little too much ... Hmm, the phone was getting old anyways and performance was faltering by the minute too. So i guess il'l check it out at the store if they can repair it for something like 50$ - 100$ .. otherwise, i guess il'l get myself a ****ty phone for now and wait for a new flagship smartphone to appear !
I was thinking about going for LG G5 .. good idea ? or do you have another suggestion
audit13 said:
Maybe a USB jig will force the phone into download mode?
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Do you suggest buying one or making one myself (i found some guides about it ) .. which one do you think would perform best ? (assuming i make mine correctly)
Whether you make or buy doesn't matter as long as it does the job. I will say that a pre made jig is small and neat.
samesung said:
It might not be the only solution but when I've previously got the boot loops I've had to reinstall a stock rom from Sammobile and then root again and reinstall TWRP and then reinstall my chosen ROM using TWRP. You might loose data if you did not Nandroid backup
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hey in same position and want to do exactly as you mentioned,start from scratch again which infact i dont mind at all..problem is im unsure of how to do it as all i can get w h en trying all else button combo's battery pulls etc is the start screen of twrp that just loops ..
thanks in advance for reading this
give a try with Kies 3
connect your phone with pc and open kies. there you see "phone recovery guide". click on it and it will try to reinstall the whole firmware and bootloader etc. screenshot attached
I believe kies has been replaced with smart switch.
audit13 said:
I believe kies has been replaced with smart switch.
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if i may ask what is a jig???i ive seen something mentioned a few times briefly in tutorials suggesting to use one and im running out of options.tried samswitch and kies and phone wont connect..furthest i can get is when booting to recovery it loops at opening Twrp screen and it wont go to download mode..any help greatly appreciated
A USB jig is a small device that will force the phone into download mode.
https://www.xda-developers.com/need-a-samsung-usb-jig-build-your-own/
audit13 said:
I believe kies has been replaced with smart switch.
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smart switch will not detect note 3 as it is developed for new devices like note 5 and onwards.
My note 3 and s4 worked with smart switch.
audit13 said:
My note 3 and s4 worked with smart switch.
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ok. thanks for guidance. i will try it.
I just wanted to post this as I had a hell of a time trying to get my phone back to its original state after I installed TWRP and it completely locked up my phone and would not let me get into the custom recovery. I was able to get into download mode but trying to flash stock firmware i found on some help sites would not let me flash in odin, it kept failing and i was scared i had to shell out 80 bucks for someone to fix the software. I installed kies 3 and it was asking for the serial number which I could not access as i took the sticker off the back of the phone and it is not printed on the box anywhere. I actually contacted samsung's live chat and asked them if i gave them my imei would they be able to give me the serial. They did no problem and now my phone is back to its original state. Just wanted to post this as I could not find an answer anywhere and this worked for me and i know how scary it is. Hopefully this can work for someone who is in the same boat as i was.
This happened to me. I have a Rogers S7 Edge. What I did was press volume down then hold power to get out of download mode. Then I held down power home and volume up and was able to get into recovery. I screwed it when I botched xposed install. Luckily I backed up in recovery.
Hey Guys,
I have a dead phone(kind of). All it displays is
"Have been in Factory Mode. long press power button and Normal boot"
And in very tiny font, there is a line saying
"=>Tool DL Image Load Fail!"
This stays for a few seconds then it turns off, and repeat, again the same this comes up on the screen.
What I have tried:
1) Flash the stock ROM using SP Flash Tools several times
2) Cleaned the power button from the inside a bit, because some thread said there might be a sticky button.
Flashing with SP Flash Tools shows that the flash is successful, but it didn't help.
EDIT: Now it displays something as "eFuse blow: Success". Damn!
PraneethMv said:
Hey Guys,
I have a dead phone(kind of). All it displays is
"Have been in Factory Mode. long press power button and Normal boot"
And in very tiny font, there is a line saying
"=>Tool DL Image Load Fail!"
This stays for a few seconds then it turns off, and repeat, again the same this comes up on the screen.
What I have tried:
1) Flash the stock ROM using SP Flash Tools several times
2) Cleaned the power button from the inside a bit, because some thread said there might be a sticky button.
Flashing with SP Flash Tools shows that the flash is successful, but it didn't help.
EDIT: Now it displays something as "eFuse blow: Success". Damn!
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Have you set it to format all in sp?
Try it maybe it will work
If didnt i think its hardware issue
crazylife said:
Have you set it to format all in sp?
Try it maybe it will work
If didnt i think its hardware issue
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Hey, Thank you for replying.
Have tried that method, its just the same thing, but now it is not displaying that tiny line.
Now it goes into the factory mode and shows some options in Chinese. And it stays there till i select something.
The last option, i know is "Reboot To Phone" (Via Google Translate).
When i select that option it goes back into the Factory mode again.
Can you flash twrp and boot in to recovery...May be..And then do something from there?:
sandeep101 said:
Can you flash twrp and boot in to recovery...May be..And then do something from there?:
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Tried to flash TWRP through SP, it returns an error:
ERROR: S_SECURITY_SECURE_USB_DL_IMAGE_SIGN_HEADER_NOT_FOUND(6045)
MSP ERROR CODE:0x00.
Make sure volume + button is not pressed.
During boot can you boot in to stock recovery,
press POWER BUTTON + VOLUME UP + VOLUME DOWN until Lenovo logo appear, then continue press VOLUME UP + VOLUME DOWN
Thanks all. I somehow got it to work... and now my phone is all good.
As crazylife told, there was some hardware issue. Apparently, there was a tini-tiny bit of a circuit which, due to water allegedly, got short. I had it cleaned by some local phone shop.( He also claimed that the phone work anyway ,though). After that i flashed the stock rom, and it worked.
And btw, how do i mark the thread solved?
Hi, even I'm stuck with the same problem.
PraneethMv said:
Thanks all. I somehow got it to work... and now my phone is all good.
As crazylife told, there was some hardware issue. Apparently, there was a tini-tiny bit of a circuit which, due to water allegedly, got short. I had it cleaned by some local phone shop.( He also claimed that the phone work anyway ,though). After that i flashed the stock rom, and it worked.
And btw, how do i mark the thread solved?
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Hi, even I'm stuck with the same problem.
Even the lenovo service center guys raised their hands saying it's an hardware problem and I've to replace the entire PCB to slove the issue. Could you be more specific on how to resolve this issue? if possible could you please let me know at which place you got your mobile fixed? Thanks
Regards,
Jagan ([email protected])
Jaganathan.S said:
Hi, even I'm stuck with the same problem.
Even the lenovo service center guys raised their hands saying it's an hardware problem and I've to replace the entire PCB to slove the issue. Could you be more specific on how to resolve this issue? if possible could you please let me know at which place you got your mobile fixed? Thanks
Regards,
Jagan ([email protected])
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I had a problem with the Motherboard due to water getting in, and apparently it caused a short-circuit near the power button module. Actually speaking, I was really dissatisfied with the kind of service the Lenovo guys give to its customers, because first they told me that they will clean, and claimed that the board must be changed. The only thing which needed to be done in my phone was to clean that part of the board with White Petrol(you can ask the local mobile shop guys, they will have it, but just be careful). That solved my problem. And thanks to few threads, i got it working.
P.S: I am from Hyderabad, so had it solved here in a local shop.
Hi, Thanks for your reply. Was able to come out of that situation after 3 days, but had left my mobile with the local service center for 2 days (At the time, when i took my mobile from service center, my mobile was not working, was informed that the mobile is dead) I thought of giving a last try and plugged in the charger on 3rd day it started working . My mobile had a new problem display was broken (from inside) and speakers were not working, when i asked that guy his reply was " how can i know, your mobile was dead, when u brought in hear, my job was to fix it, why will i break it?" though my mobile was back to normal I had to pay a huge price of display and speakers. Hope everyone got to know the take away from my story. Crazy world; lesson learnt.
The same is happening to me!
And my phone keeps vibrating, also I don't know how to select one of those Chinese options, can you please help me sir?
Pok25dhw said:
The same is happening to me!
And my phone keeps vibrating, also I don't know how to select one of those Chinese options, can you please help me sir?
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Hey!
My phone had some water damage issue, hence the loop. Opened the phone and cleaned it a bit. Yours might be different problem, try flashing stock firmware, or going into fastboot mode and flashing recovery. Currently don't have this phone so can't help that much.
PraneethMv said:
Hey!
My phone had some water damage issue, hence the loop. Opened the phone and cleaned it a bit. Yours might be different problem, try flashing stock firmware, or going into fastboot mode and flashing recovery. Currently don't have this phone so can't help that much.
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Oh. Yes my phone too got wet in rain. I went to some shop and they helped me out. But thanks to you I realize that it was repairable and that too without loosing any data. Thanks so much for saving my thousands of ruppees that'd have been wasted to get a new phone. Also yes this model in general is pretty old so I can understand that most of the people don't use it anymore. Again thank you very much for saving all the stuff I had on this phone and the money. ??
Hi everyone,
When I tried to restart my Galaxy s8 it entered some kind of hardcore bootloop where I couldn't stop it from looping except by entering the download mode, letting it drain the battery or simply disconnecting the battery. When I exit the download mode it will just continue looping. It is also impossible to enter the recovery menu, which makes things much worse.
I have tried opening the phone and disconnecting everything except power supply (either battery or charger) and screen to see whether some detachable component is failing it (camera, speaker, etc.). But nothing.
I have also tried reinstalling the firmware (BL + CP + AP + HOME_CSC), it installs successfully but it doesn't fix the bootloop. I have also tried two most recent firmware, also without success. Somewhere on the Internet I have found a recommendation to install the firmware from June 2017 which I have tried but it doesn't work anymore because it's not possible to install earlier version of firmware on Samsung phones anymore (since November 2019 I believe).
Now I have started to believe that this could be a motherboard failure but it doesn't really make whole lot of sense because the phone can enter the download mode and reinstall firmware just fine. Or maybe there is a component which can make it able to enter the download mode, but nothing else would work?
Has anyone experienced something like this? How could it be fixed? Any recommendations? Is there any hope?
Edit: The phone has never been rooted, means it is in its original software state (currently on Android Pie with build number G950FXXS8DTC1). Is there any way to install anything on it (custom ROM, TWRP, etc.)?
Come on guys! Please don't tell me that I've tried everything and exhausted all the possibilities...
If there is still warranty on the phone, then send it in for repair. If there isn't, then I would take it to a repair shop and see what they can do about it. It is wierd that you can enter download mode, but can't flash stock firmware. I think it might be a motherboard problem
Nevin1901 said:
If there is still warranty on the phone, then send it in for repair. If there isn't, then I would take it to a repair shop and see what they can do about it. It is wierd that you can enter download mode, but can't flash stock firmware. I think it might be a motherboard problem
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Unfortunately, there's no warranty and I'm pretty sure no one would repair this kind of failure for a price lower than the price of a used and fully functional Galaxy s8.
Yes, I can enter the download mode and I CAN flash stock firmware, but I can flash only the ones which are newer or the same as the one installed on the phone.
Yes, most probably it's a motherboard failure. In some YouTube videos I have seen people fixing similar issues by replacing the CPU (which I am unable to do by myself). Other suggestion I found on iFixit says that I could soak my motherboard in 99% Isopropyl alcohol and leave it overnight in it (I am going to try this if I get my hands on the alcohol).
BTW: One interesting thing I experienced while flashing the phone without its battery connected is that the phone's screen will go black when you press 'Start' button in Odin, but nevertheless the installation will finish normally and you can track its progress in Odin. At the end you'll need to restart your phone manually.
roberta-xda said:
Hi everyone,
When I tried to restart my Galaxy s8 it entered some kind of hardcore bootloop where I couldn't stop it from looping except by entering the download mode, letting it drain the battery or simply disconnecting the battery. When I exit the download mode it will just continue looping. It is also impossible to enter the recovery menu, which makes things much worse.
I have tried opening the phone and disconnecting everything except power supply (either battery or charger) and screen to see whether some detachable component is failing it (camera, speaker, etc.). But nothing.
I have also tried reinstalling the firmware (BL + CP + AP + HOME_CSC), it installs successfully but it doesn't fix the bootloop. I have also tried two most recent firmware, also without success. Somewhere on the Internet I have found a recommendation to install the firmware from June 2017 which I have tried but it doesn't work anymore because it's not possible to install earlier version of firmware on Samsung phones anymore (since November 2019 I believe).
Now I have started to believe that this could be a motherboard failure but it doesn't really make whole lot of sense because the phone can enter the download mode and reinstall firmware just fine. Or maybe there is a component which can make it able to enter the download mode, but nothing else would work?
Has anyone experienced something like this? How could it be fixed? Any recommendations? Is there any hope?
Edit: The phone has never been rooted, means it is in its original software state (currently on Android Pie with build number G950FXXS8DTC1). Is there any way to install anything on it (custom ROM, TWRP, etc.)?
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I have an S8 with a similar issue. I can get to recovery menu but following similar steps to above by flashing combination firmware and still got stuck in bootloop. Subscribing to this thread in case anyone has a fix.
Just wanted to share a video I found. This is exactly how my s8 bootloops: https://youtu.be/gBlIcAJzgVA?t=5
PS: Obviously, the solution explained in the video didn't work for me.
PS2: This issue started by just restarting the phone. Before the restart it was in a perfect state, fully working, never had any hardware issues. Although there were some software issues introduced by an update (October or November 2019 I think) which made my phone need to restart 2 times to fully boot once if I wanted to restart it or turn it on after it was turned off. But those software issues were solved by a latter software update.
kjaved373 said:
I have an S8 with a similar issue. I can get to recovery menu but following similar steps to above by flashing combination firmware and still got stuck in bootloop. Subscribing to this thread in case anyone has a fix.
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i know it's already an old comment, but was your phone also completely stock?
Leberkuchen said:
i know it's already an old comment, but was your phone also completely stock?
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Yeah I believe so.