[Q] Stuck on download screen (Android with shovel) - Vibrant General

So I was trying to sync some music onto my phone and now its stuck on the android with a shovel screen and I cant get out of it. I tried resetting and its still there. When i turn it on it has the green shoveling android and it says "Downloading ... do not turn off target". Please somebody give me a step by step guide to fix this. Thanks in advance !!

JRams16 said:
So I was trying to sync some music onto my phone and now its stuck on the android with a shovel screen and I cant get out of it. I tried resetting and its still there. When i turn it on it has the green shoveling android and it says "Downloading ... do not turn off target". Please somebody give me a step by step guide to fix this. Thanks in advance !!
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You are in Download mode somehow, disconnect any cords and and hold the power button down until the Vibrant screen comes one let go and it should reboot.
If not, try pulling your battery then starting it up as normal and it should reboot.
Unless you jacked something up prior... No Odin or flashin mods? How did you try "resetting"?
This (you situation) can happen because the buttons for power and volume are directly opposed from each other, its real easy to squeeze both which can put you in download mode.
Good luck! Report back if you're back to normal, I mean the phone.

Didn't work. I tried resetting by removing the battery then placing it again. I also tried the one where you hold the volume button down and press the power button and nothing. Phone remains in download mode. Earlier today I did manage to get to the Vibrant screen but the phone seemed to have turnedd off (it had low batt). But right after it turned back onto the download screen and stood there for a while so I think the battery wasnt that low. Any other ways to pop this phone back to normal ?

I am messing with the phone as I type this, right now I actually got the Vibrant screen where it says samsung right under it. It seems to stay there for about 15 seconds then the phone reboots to the "Vibrant" screen again. Just thought i'd post it to give you guys a better idea of whats up. Sorry guys I know I sound pretty dumb but im a phone freak that just loves using phones, when it comes to the technical parts though I know nothing as you can see lol. Thanks in advance for the help !

possible boot loop
it sounds like you might be in a boot loop problem. before the problem happened were you flashing any roms? if so maybe the error may have happened there and that is why you cant get it to load up, if this is the case a fast odin flash back to stock should fix the problem for you.
here is a link to where you can find info about odin. Just make sure you read everything if you choose to go this route.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=810130
also make sure you get the newest version of odin which is 1.7 i believe it is much more stable in my experiences.
if you have any problems or need help with anything feel free to ask or pm me and ill help the best i can, plus there are loads of amazing people on the boards here that will be able to help you as well. good luck and keep in mind as long as you can get into download mode (android with shovel) your phone is never truly broken.

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

help i9000 after flash, doing loop of at&t logo, can not enter download mode,
when plugged in screen goes black.
!! if anyone can help please do not hesitate, mostly appreciated.
Try to hold the Down+Menu+Power combination while INSERTING the battery into the device.
i try that seem to have no response and when unplugged from usb it loop at&t logo
or plugged in usb screen goes black and no response seem from pressing buttons
I had a similar problem as most phones in Canada seem to have Download/Recovery mode disabled, and here is what worked for me.
Grab something like One Click Un Root (all models), and click one click un root (obviously phone has to be on and plugged into the computer).
This should automatically reboot you into Recovery Mode!
All you have to do is "wipe data/factory default" or something like that (should be the third option).
As it states, you will loose all your data, but at least you will have a functionning phone!
did it work?
Hi. I have similar problem. Can anybody give instruction what can I do?
I have this problem too. Please help somebody
Add me to the list. Bell Galaxy S, went to unlock my phone the screen went black. Now it will not boot into the OS, the galaxy S splash screen displays then nothing. The menu and back button light up, thats all. ****[email protected]@
I have not rooted or anything.
Of course my download mode does not work.. Going to try this one click root thing if I can find it.
NOT HAPPY
This is not working. Probably because the phone is not in USB debugging mode as I can't change it... Is there any other way to get the phone into recovery mode?
**** me
i had the same thing happen to me the other day with my bell galaxy s and my phone wont do the 3 button combo trick. i left my phone plugged in to a wall charger for a while until the back of the phone became a little warm. i pulled the battery and then left the power cord plugged in and put the battery back in. i held the volume down and enter button until the battery charging indicator showed up, then i also pressed and held the power button until the boot animation started (this is the blue moving swirl and music, not the galaxy s splash scree) and then i let go of the power button. it took a few attempts at this before it actually worked, but eventually it will go into download mode at which time you can open the odin app, then plug in the usb cable and flash your phone that way. it did seem to make a difference if the back of the phone (around the camera area) was warm. if i let go of the power button while the music was playing and the phone did not enter download mode i would keep all 3 buttons pressed until it shut down again, then i would only let go of the power button while the phone initiated the charging screen, then once the battery logo was displayed i would hold the 3 buttons again and would just keep doing this until it went into download mode. i have flashed it at least 5 times today and i have been able to do this each time.
i also had an issue where odin would not recognize my phone was plugged in and windows would show a message saying the usb device was not recognized. i left the phone plugged in and while in download mode i pressed the volume up, enter button and power button until the phone went blank and when the galaxy s logo showed up i let go of the power button and the phone would go into recovery mode and then the usb drivers would be installed. i would then do the 3 button combo for download mode and odin would work fine. it took several attempts but it does work. i hope this helps you guys
If I hold all three buttons the splash screen does not come on, it just keeps looping the Galaxy S logo until I let go of the power button....
xZeDgEx said:
If I hold all three buttons the splash screen does not come on, it just keeps looping the Galaxy S logo until I let go of the power button....
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That's what mine did too, several times in a row and then it worked. For some reason it only works after the battery is charging for a bit and the back becomes warm. then it works at will
No luck. I am probably screwed getting it exchanged now too as I am passed the 14 days from Best Buy.
the on click thing doesn't work, if your phone is already bricked.
also it is not the phone's fault for not working, the phone was working properly before you tried the hacks.
whenever you do these kind of things you know you are entering into the "not supported" "not covered by warranty" zone.
in the worse case scenario, if you can no enter download mode to recover your phone, it'll be to take the phone back to bell and claim warranty on it, and prentent you don't know what happened to it.
xZeDgEx said:
Add me to the list. Bell Galaxy S, went to unlock my phone the screen went black. Now it will not boot into the OS, the galaxy S splash screen displays then nothing. The menu and back button light up, thats all. [email protected]@
I have not rooted or anything.
Of course my download mode does not work.. Going to try this one click root thing if I can find it.
NOT HAPPY
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AllGamer said:
the on click thing doesn't work, if your phone is already bricked.
also it is not the phone's fault for not working, the phone was working properly before you tried the hacks.
whenever you do these kind of things you know you are entering into the "not supported" "not covered by warranty" zone.
in the worse case scenario, if you can no enter download mode to recover your phone, it'll be to take the phone back to bell and claim warranty on it, and prentent you don't know what happened to it.
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Its my fault??
I did not hack my phone. Its not rooted, I did nothing to it.
By "unlock" I meant exactly that, unlock as in swiping the screen to unlock it.
The more I search the net the more posts I find of Galaxy S phones randomly bricking...
on the original message sounded more like you went to Unlock the phone, as in SIM unlock the phone using any of the tools available out there, and there has been already several people which had the same problem.
if you go back to Bell for an exchange, you better not use the word "unlock" rather use Swipe
as the message on the phone "swipe the screen to unlock"
there are no known issue about this causing the phone to brick.
if that is what happened to you, you should have started a new topic for people to help you, instead of hijacking the topic from the OP, as your issue is different from OP, the OP actually screwed up because he/she flashed the wrong ROM to the i9000
... anyways, Does it work if you reboot the phone?
I have rebooted the phone about 100 times. The phone crashed when I unlocked it to check a text I received. (not hacked). Has not booted up properly since. I have found many others with the same issue who have also not hacked/rooted/unlocked/ their phones.
Waiting on Best Buy to call me back. I am so pissed right now, I have been bragging to my friends and co-workers how awesome this phone is, one has already picked one up, I hope his doesn't brick too. Not recommending it to anyone anymore..
did you load a lot of MP3 to the phone?
can you boot into Recovery Mode?
in the recovery mode you can wipe the Cache and wipe the data
that should make your phone work normal again
it'll be best to open a topic to help you trouble shoot your interesting issue, as it's the first i've hear that you get a black screen after Swiping out of the lock screen
I can't get into recovery mode. I have tried every button combination I have found. I had about 2 GB of music on the phone. I also installed the Android SDK to try ADB, but since the phone is not in USB debugging mode it does not see it.
xZeDgEx said:
I can't get into recovery mode. I have tried every button combination I have found. I had about 2 GB of music on the phone. I also installed the Android SDK to try ADB, but since the phone is not in USB debugging mode it does not see it.
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on the other topics relating to the 3 button not working.
have you tried the heating up method?
or the plugging the battery in, when all 3 buttons are pressed? (of course for this one you will need help from a friend, unless you are very skilled at keeping the 3 button on hold meanwhile able to slide in the battery in with out a 3rd hand)

HELP! Trying to help a friend out.

So a friend called me today and said he is having problems with his Vibrant and wanted me to come take a look at it. He explained that he flashed a rom and now everytime he boots it up, it gets stuck in a force close loop hell. I got there and verified that's happening and said that I could just flash him back to stock. Well, come to find out he's also hardware locked! I tried to figure out a way to enter safe-mode (have used this on my Mytouch but it had actual buttons to make this work) but it was no-go since it's capacitive. On top of all this, he doesn't have debug mode enabled and I can't get to the settings due to the force close loop and no working launcher/home. I couldn't get any adb commands sent to the phone due to no debug mode, so that means I can't even adb reboot into recovery. I spent almost 2 hours on it before I had to give up. Does anyone have any suggestions that I may have overlooked or not thought of?
Greatly appreciated! XDA has some of the smartest damn people around!
Have you checked this out?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804305
Duce HD2 said:
Have you checked this out?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804305
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Yes, in fact I had that very thread open on my netbook as I was working on his phone. There's one (of many) problem with this:
"turn on USB debugging in Settings-->Applications-->Development"
As I stated in my OP, he doesn't have debugging turned on already, and I'm unable to get to it in settings because at startup it's in a FC loop and I can't get to settings either by holding MENU or using the launcher.
Is there another way to get to phone settings besides those two methods? How about going into safe mode? I've done that before with my MT3G, but it has hard buttons that facilitate this with ease. With capacitive, not so much. Is it possible to enter safe mode on the SGS phones with capactivie screen?
I seriously doubt this has stumped the brains of XDA!
Email me lets see if I could help
[email protected]
What do you think caused the force close loops? Was your friend tinkering with his phone? Did he install a lagfix?Are you doubly sure he's hardware-locked?Did you try Download mode?
Lots of questions...I had this problem once. It was due to the fact that installed Ryanza's early lagfix and tried to remove it. My phone had a force close loop, BUT I had enough patience to wade through the loops and in the very short gaps at which they appeared, I managed to navigate the phone into settings (~an hour). The moral is: Try very hard to get into settings and don't lose your patience.
You can try booting into safemode, maybe that will help. Just turn it off and when it powers on the second you see the animation start press and hold the home button.
cthach11 said:
What do you think caused the force close loops? Was your friend tinkering with his phone? Did he install a lagfix?Are you doubly sure he's hardware-locked?Did you try Download mode?
Lots of questions...I had this problem once. It was due to the fact that installed Ryanza's early lagfix and tried to remove it. My phone had a force close loop, BUT I had enough patience to wade through the loops and in the very short gaps at which they appeared, I managed to navigate the phone into settings (~an hour). The moral is: Try very hard to get into settings and don't lose your patience.
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From what I gathered, he tried installing the FrankenTwiz rom and something went wrong. He couldn't fully explain exactly WHAT went wrong, and so I'm coming into this whole thing without a lot of answers to help troubleshoot it. I know he's HW locked because that was the first thing I tried (recovery mode) and it's not able to get into it. When I fist got my Vibrant it was HW locked and the behavior is the same. I exchanged mine the next day for a non-HW locked. I tried every method to get into recovery/download mode but unable to. I remembered "safe mode" from my MyTouch 3G, but it needed the hard button (menu) pressed on bootup. Being capacitive screen, it doesn't respond the same way so I couldn't even use safe mode. He doesn't have USB debugging enabled and I can't get to settings to enable it due to the FC loop. I sat there pressing CLOSE a million times to find that "break" in the process to try and get to settings with no luck. Hope that answered everything.
icandy75 said:
You can try booting into safemode, maybe that will help. Just turn it off and when it powers on the second you see the animation start press and hold the home button.
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That didn't work. I thought safe mode was MENU, not home? (btw- which animation? The tmo pink or the Galaxy S? Tried both an no result.)
Ok, figured out SAFE MODE!
Power up the phone and start pressing the capacitive buttons. As soon as they light up during boot up process, press and hold MENU & HOME all the way through until you see SAFE MODE appear in the bottom left of the screen. At that point you can release the buttons and you will now be in safe mode.
Now I just need to get in touch with my friend and meet up with him to try this. Hopefully it will break the FC loop from Hell and I can get into his settings to enable debugging mode.
**MODS - I didn't find how to get into safe mode anywhere in the Vibrant forums. Maybe it can be added to the Bible to help others? Thanks!**
That's new for me, mine goes holding the home key. Timing is of the essence though. I have to press and hold the second the S forms on boot.
icandy75 said:
That's new for me, mine goes holding the home key. Timing is of the essence though. I have to press and hold the second the S forms on boot.
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I tried multiple times using your method and no dice. I get consistent results with my method (MENU + HOME), so not sure what to say...
Anyhow, it looks like he's screwed. Met up with him after work and even though I can get into safe mode, the TW Launcher is still going nuts, FC hell! Unable to get it to stop long enough to get to settings to enable debugging. He's going to put it on Ebay for parts. Dude had it for a week and is out $400. Feel so bad for him, but I guess it teaches him a lesson. If you don't know what you're getting into with flashing ROMs, better step back and either ask for help from someone with experience or just not attempt it at all. This was his first flash attempt and he crashed hard.

HELP with a black screen BRICK with 6 lines of red text

I think that i corrupted my Captivate as I was ODIN one clicking myself out of a ROM that i didn't like and lost connectivity via USB. Not looking too good now.. the screen is black with 6 lines of numeric text in red.
Windows is not handshaking with the hardware and nothing is registering on the captivate either.
Been poking around doing some reading on how to fix but I cant get it past the brain barrier enough to understand how I can fix anything that doesn't even recognize one another in a pair.
Baby steps asking for help on this one.
Y!S
TEXT READS:
RST_STAT =ox1
PWIC_IRQ1 =0x3c
PWIC_IAQ2 =0x0
with the last two lines reading this:
PWIC_STATUS1 =0xc0
PWIC_STATUS2 =0x2c
The device was disconnected when the little yellow man with a shovel warned me "DO NOT DISCONNECT"
I have fresh installed Odin. Removed my SIM and Battery. I start Odin then while holding just the volume rocker I plug my Captivate into the computer.
The phone is not powering on nor is it showing the 6 elusive lines of code.. Will try again in 20 min.
Am I missing anyhting?
ok i unplugged it once from odin, and this is what i used, unplug phone, take out battery sd card sim, and wait 10 sec. open odin, connect phone via usb, press volume up/down and power, insert battery and let go of the power button ONLY!! hold the volume up and down still. you should now be in download mode. if this doesnt work there should be another way. ill try to find it again.
Okay I amazingly enough took the battery and sim out. plugged into my comp while holding JUST the volume rocker down then slipped the battery into the cap and it got me to the DOWNLOADING screen..(that i havnt seen for over 24 hours!)
NOW the problem is that ODIN3 1 click downloader (that has been pre programed does NOT give me a yellow Com port BUT.
The full ODIN3 program does.
I need help with finding the files that I should be pointing all of the blank perameters into.
if anyone can help me with FLASHING my Captivate with the FGULL ODIN3 program for Captivate I would be ever grateful!!!!!
please take a minute to help and you could be part of HISTORY!! a fully bricked captivate comes back alive!!
thanks in advance!
The Phone kept stalling on oDIN.. So I tried a different computer...BINGO! phone fixed!
It has been said and I will concur.
You cant Brick this phone!
NEED SEROUS HELP WITH THIS odin
yahooserious said:
The Phone kept stalling on oDIN.. So I tried a different computer...BINGO! phone fixed!
It has been said and I will concur.
You cant Brick this phone!
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well my phone is black with the samsung accross the top it will not do anything it goes into download mode but thats it can you please help someone as ive been searching and it looks like i need ODIN to get out of this problem??? someone please advise

Cant enter download mode - Please help

Guys,
so i've done some searching to no avail so i'm desperately asking for some help so i can fix my pregnant's wife cell phone (she really needs it)
I rooted her LG G2 (ATT) some time back. I never installed any recovery or custom ROM. She received an update software notification and I told her not to accept. Well coincidently later on in the day her phone stopped working (she states she did press software update button).
He phone is bricked and boots only to the LG G2 logo and she gets a boot certification error and phone turns off (but i think screen still off).
Attempting to do a hard reset did not work, i got the same LG screen with same error
I decided to flash back to stock, i understand the process and have done this before on my LG G3.
Only problem is when i try to go into download mode and plug USB into phone I get pop up messages on my laptop asking me to format local disk h: I notice that every time I attempt to go into download mode and plug the phone in, i get a bunch of local drives that pop up. I tried formatting out of desperation, but it told me disk was protected.
No idea wha'ts going on. Anyone know why i get a bunch of local drive disks instead of my phone going into download mode when i plug into my laptop?
I greatly appreciate the help, i've been at this for 3 hrs and i'm frustrated.
I think my problem may be that the phone is not truly "OFF" and i don't know how to turn this completely off since there's no battery to pull. I'm not even sure if this is the problem, but just an idea.
I tried letting the phone die completely. I thought i'd be able to let it die, charge it a bit, then hold volume up and plug it into computer to get into download mode. I thought i was a genius, until the phone died and as soon as i plugged it into charge it automatically went into bootloop again.
I think the problem is that i can't turn off the phone to get into download mode.
Any ideas?
bumping in this in hopes of some help. Still can't get this thing to go into download mode.
cyaiphone said:
I tried formatting out of desperation, but it told me disk was protected.
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DON'T DO THINGS OUT OF DESPERATION.
THEY ARE PROTECTED FOR A REASON.
cyaiphone said:
bumping in this in hopes of some help. Still can't get this thing to go into download mode.
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When I get a boot certification error my phone is always in a state when I can never truly turn it off.
When I hold the POWER button it turns OFF, then immediately turns ON again when I release the POWER button.
My solution? Hold the POWER button down for about 30 seconds.
My screen turns off at around the 10 second mark and after a while I let go of the POWER button and my phone stays OFF.
It's probably best to do this in a dark room so you can tell if the screen is really OFF.
If you're having trouble truly turning your device OFF, try THIS tutorial. It involves removing the rear case of your G2 and disconnecting your Battery.
Okay now.. assuming you got your phone to turn OFF.. continue reading..
Make sure you have the LG Drivers installed on your PC. You can download them HERE.
After installing those Drivers, download and install the Universal ADB Drivers from HERE.
Now after doing the above, try Download Mode again. Hold Volume UP and plug your phone into your PC via USB (keep holding Volume UP until you see "Download Mode").
Success? If so.. visit THIS tutorial and do the "TOT Method".
No Success? Post back and let me know :good:. You may need to follow THIS tutorial as a final solution.
d00lz said:
DON'T DO THINGS OUT OF DESPERATION.
THEY ARE PROTECTED FOR A REASON.
When I get a boot certification error my phone is always in a state when I can never truly turn it off.
When I hold the POWER button it turns OFF, then immediately turns ON again when I release the POWER button.
My solution? Hold the POWER button down for about 30 seconds.
My screen turns off at around the 10 second mark and after a while I let go of the POWER button and my phone stays OFF.
It's probably best to do this in a dark room so you can tell if the screen is really OFF.
If you're having trouble truly turning your device OFF, try THIS tutorial. It involves removing the rear case of your G2 and disconnecting your Battery.
Okay now.. assuming you got your phone to turn OFF.. continue reading..
Make sure you have the LG Drivers installed on your PC. You can download them HERE.
After installing those Drivers, download and install the Universal ADB Drivers from HERE.
Now after doing the above, try Download Mode again. Hold Volume UP and plug your phone into your PC via USB (keep holding Volume UP until you see "Download Mode").
Success? If so.. visit THIS tutorial and do the "TOT Method".
No Success? Post back and let me know :good:. You may need to follow THIS tutorial as a final solution.
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I am trying this now. I was uncertain of my wife's phones fate and gave up on it so this morning i had to go to ATT and get her a new phone. She travels alot and is pregnant so she needs a phone and i had no choice but to upgrade her to the S6(she was long over due)
I am still going to try this method so i can restore and sell on ebay. Hope it works!
You're welcome.
d00lz said:
DON'T DO THINGS OUT OF DESPERATION.
THEY ARE PROTECTED FOR A REASON.
When I get a boot certification error my phone is always in a state when I can never truly turn it off.
When I hold the POWER button it turns OFF, then immediately turns ON again when I release the POWER button.
My solution? Hold the POWER button down for about 30 seconds.
My screen turns off at around the 10 second mark and after a while I let go of the POWER button and my phone stays OFF.
It's probably best to do this in a dark room so you can tell if the screen is really OFF.
If you're having trouble truly turning your device OFF, try THIS tutorial. It involves removing the rear case of your G2 and disconnecting your Battery.
Okay now.. assuming you got your phone to turn OFF.. continue reading..
Make sure you have the LG Drivers installed on your PC. You can download them HERE.
After installing those Drivers, download and install the Universal ADB Drivers from HERE.
Now after doing the above, try Download Mode again. Hold Volume UP and plug your phone into your PC via USB (keep holding Volume UP until you see "Download Mode").
Success? If so.. visit THIS tutorial and do the "TOT Method".
No Success? Post back and let me know :good:. You may need to follow THIS tutorial as a final solution.
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haven't had luck, but i am still trying! It seems like the screen does go all the way black after about 10 seconds. I hold it for another 20 then let go. I then hold volume up and enter in USB, but i still get the secure boot error.....grrr i will keep trying, but i REALLY Appreciate your response!
cyaiphone said:
haven't had luck, but i am still trying! It seems like the screen does go all the way black after about 10 seconds. I hold it for another 20 then let go. I then hold volume up and enter in USB, but i still get the secure boot error.....grrr i will keep trying, but i REALLY Appreciate your response!
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You're more than likely going to have to do the last option I linked you to, which requires a unix-like environment. If you need any help with that just send me a PM or post in that thread specifically.

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

Hello everyone,
I have an S3 neo, it's 6 months old. About 2 months ago i started checking in this forums, and then i flashed cm12, and started adding custom roms to my phone. Everything was well, phone was working fine, and so on.
One morning i woke up and my phone went off, and when i turn it on, it's black screen. I restarted few times, took out memory card, and poof it worked. Was all good.
I left it like that and next morning it happened again. And since then i tried all the ways, like take out battery, hold power button 1 min then try to turn it on after few minutes, and so on. Nothing worked. Pulling out memmory card or sim card didn't work either. It's like this for almost 2 weeks i can't use the phone.
I cant get in download mode or custom recovery i i don't know why it won't react on that. It turns on each time like normally, led notifiaction works, the lights on home and back button works, only screen is black. I can unlock it, and such things but cant see anything.
I even succesfully did a factory reset over play store from pc, but that didn't help either..
Biggest problem is that its under warranty but since custom rom i can't take it to service unless i have money to pay... which i dont
I have NEVER DROPPED it, it was never in water, and so on. Doesn't have a scratch at all.
It even has sound, and everything. Just freaking black screen ....
So what i am asking is if anyone here knows how to remove custom rom and custom recovery over pc,is it possible, without the screen? Any way to do it so i can get warranty back ? All i need is a freaking stock rom and stock recovery and a binary reset i guess. Just freaking would need screen to work for 5 mins eh....
If anyone has any ideas please post them, thanks..
Crazeh said:
Hello everyone,
I have an S3 neo, it's 6 months old. About 2 months ago i started checking in this forums, and then i flashed cm12, and started adding custom roms to my phone. Everything was well, phone was working fine, and so on.
One morning i woke up and my phone went off, and when i turn it on, it's black screen. I restarted few times, took out memory card, and poof it worked. Was all good.
I left it like that and next morning it happened again. And since then i tried all the ways, like take out battery, hold power button 1 min then try to turn it on after few minutes, and so on. Nothing worked. Pulling out memmory card or sim card didn't work either. It's like this for almost 2 weeks i can't use the phone.
I cant get in download mode or custom recovery i i don't know why it won't react on that. It turns on each time like normally, led notifiaction works, the lights on home and back button works, only screen is black. I can unlock it, and such things but cant see anything.
I even succesfully did a factory reset over play store from pc, but that didn't help either..
Biggest problem is that its under warranty but since custom rom i can't take it to service unless i have money to pay... which i dont
I have NEVER DROPPED it, it was never in water, and so on. Doesn't have a scratch at all.
It even has sound, and everything. Just freaking black screen ....
So what i am asking is if anyone here knows how to remove custom rom and custom recovery over pc,is it possible, without the screen? Any way to do it so i can get warranty back ? All i need is a freaking stock rom and stock recovery and a binary reset i guess. Just freaking would need screen to work for 5 mins eh....
If anyone has any ideas please post them, thanks..
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I think you can boot to download mode or revovery. The LED notifi and backlight buttons won't turn on if you boot to download mode or recovery.
Just try to boot to...
1. download mode. Just press and hold for 2-3 seconds power + home + volume down
2. then wait 3 seconds. After that press volume up.
3. Connect your phone to pc, open odin and check if a device is connected.
4. If a device was found by odin - flash a ROM (stock or something else) and hope that this will fix the black screen problem.
Good luck!!
Hi, thanks for ur reply but... My phone turns on when i click home + volume down + power button. I hear sound, blue led notification and so on.......
But when turned on, when i connect to usb odin recognizes it, says connected, and when i try to install the rom i it takes really long and on the end i get fail..*attached the screenshot of fail) I guess because its not in download mode. Any other suggestions how i could get in download mode more?
More suggestions please?thanks
Anyone has any ideas ?
So what all i tried is
Remove battery, hold power button for 1-2 mins, let phone for few mins and turn it on. didn't work
I tried with adb,but usb debugging not on so cmd cant find my device
Only thing left i guess if someone has idea how to get in download mode in some other way or some program that doesnt reguire download mode but can flash rom and etc.
@Crazeh
Take it back to the nearest service center and act the dumb ("I don't know what is wrong with it")
I have done that many times
They are prob gonna call me and tell me to pay for fix
No one has any idea what else should i try ?
try link2sd app form play store. it has the option to boot to download mode. I think titanium backup has the feature also.
My screen is black so i can't do anything on it.....
try to disable ambient screen. report if problem persist
How should i disable ambient screen ? While i can't see anything on phone cause of black screen ?thanks for reply Rox
Anyone?
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ok so i think your problem isn't due to any rom but hardware problem
power off your phone remove the back , look on the left you see a little trap , open it , now you see connector it is the one of the screen try to see if you can disconnect and reconnect it
power on your phone and see if it work :fingers-crossed:
Where is that little trap?
btw if i do this will i loose my warranty completely ?
Crazeh said:
Hi, thanks for ur reply but... My phone turns on when i click home + volume down + power button. I hear sound, blue led notification and so on.......
But when turned on, when i connect to usb odin recognizes it, says connected, and when i try to install the rom i it takes really long and on the end i get fail..*attached the screenshot of fail) I guess because its not in download mode. Any other suggestions how i could get in download mode more?
More suggestions please?thanks
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If Odin recognizes it, it means it's in Download mode. The device has different interaction with the host over USB when it's not in Download mode.
I don't see the screenshot of the failure. It may be that something got broken in your hardware, so the flashing fails. There's a known issue with the S3 called "Sudden death syndrome", I don't know if it applies also to the S3 Neo, where some of the memory of the ROM fails suddenly. If that is the case (I'm not saying it is, but it might be), there's no fix other than replacing the hardware.
Odin doesnt go over setup connection. cant post screenshot bc im new to the site. btw im sure the phone is on but recognized in odin...

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