S4 mini Gt-i9190 using sd card with debrick.img boot recovery mode is looping - Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

TL,DR:my s4 mini got a random android update and when it finished updating the evie launcher and touchwis stopped working then android stopped working, got frozen and then shut down after, some time i got it to enter odin mode put the stock rom and got into boot loop with samsung logo, i turn it off after some time, now it wont boot into anything, if a put a sd card with debrick img this apear and only this, if reboot and that msg show again
Boot recovery mode
check boot partitions
copy from t-flash
boot recovery
write 1390008 sections
reboot
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Long explanation:
My movistar brand samsung S4 mini (the phone contract ended so i change service provider so they did gave me a code and the phone was free from the contract and now it can accept any service provider) gt-i9190 2 year ago died after a chash in the system, i did have the evie launcher and a different keyboard (not using touchwis) the evie launcher stopped working then touchwis stopped working the phone home menu got to the simple layout then the phone freased and after a couple of second it shut down all this in less than 1 min t and never turn on again, i have a new phone but i will like to use the s4 mini for a proyect but its not starting,
i put an SDXC UHS-I class 10 A1 with a debrick.img(i did try 2 .img from this forum and the phone enter boot recovery mode and show this
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Boot recovery mode
check boot partitions
copy from t-flash
boot recovery
write 1390008 sections
reboot
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then reboot and the same msg this for more than 30 mins then it stopped until i reconnect it to the pc or the charger or try to turn it on using the power botton, when the phone stop rebooting the normal convinations of keys make it vibrate for 3-4 times but nothing shows in the screen, the bottom convination make it vibrate just after the reboot part and the boot recovery mode dont show again until i stop pressing the bottom comvination then it start the boot recovery loop again, the boot dont fail or at least it do not say it, it just stop trying to rebootafter a long time, its like if its waiting for something to be done by me, like using the botton combination to enter download mode but well idk what to do plz help
Time line of what happened so far
2018
phone died after random update of android OS , though it was his time as i own it for + 5 years
2019
got a new phone and got curious about what happened so i started looking the internet , ended in this website almost everytime.
i left the phone chargin while i searched for answers, i connected the phone to my pc, try the botton combination to get to download mode and recovery(not succesfull) , removed the battery, try to turn it on without baterry to drain all power of phone and restart volatile memory (multiple times) and put it again without gettin anywhere try to connected to a netbook that was freshly formated and with fresh windows 10 intall, odin in that pc recognise the phone just as Qloader-9008 com (x) continued searching and from nowhere the phone started vibrating and then stoped and the chargin icon apeared on the screen i left it to charge as that was the first time i was 100% sure it was chargin after 10+ hours chargin while i was sleeping i try the botton to enter download mode and it worked, try the stock rom from my model, country and service provider and the phone got stuck on a boot loop showing the movistar intro then the s4 mini intro and vibratin each time it was to late so i stupidly turn it of, next morning i got back to try make it work but now it was totally unresponsive odin didn recognize the phone, didnt enter download mode or recovery , no boot loop, nothing is only make a sound in my pc when i try the botton combinations but nothing more just a sound of something connecting and disconnectingx2 got frustrated and left it there collecting dust, also the usb jig dont work
2020
4 months ago i got back to try to make the s4 mini work so i searched the internet again and found the sd card way i did try it and now im here with the phone in a loop of rebootin an starting the same boot recovery mode, it do not say "Flash write failure Ddi : mmc_read dailed" as i did read on other threads in this forum so as i stated before
i put an SDXC UHS-I class 10 A1 with a debrick.img and the phone enter boot recovery mode and show this
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Boot recovery mode
check boot partitions
copy from t-flash
boot recovery
write 1390008 sections
reboot
________________________
then reboot on a loop and the same msg this for more than 15 mins then it stopped until i reconnect it to the pc or the charger or try to turn it on using the power botton, when the phone stop rebooting the normal convinations of keys make it vibrate for 3-4 times but nothing shows in the screen, the boot dont fail or at least it do not say it, it just stop trying to reboot,
what can i do to at least get it to a point that kies or smart switch can take the controll or be able to use odin, the battery is at 3.78volts

If you can get your S4mini into Download mode, you should try Odin again. But this time, under the Options tab, UNcheck the box for Auto Reboot as well as the box for F. Reset Time. And then when Odin gives the green success indication, immediately disconnect USB and remove battery. Re-insert the battery after a minute or so. Another suggestion; flash the Movistar firmware only if you intend to use their carrier service. Otherwise, it would be better to use firmware not specific to any one carrier. Be sure the 3rd letter of the baseband code is "U" (for "unspecified" carrier). Good luck, hopefully your troubles are not due to faulty hardware.

HY to me happend tha Same my S4-Mini has showing Error in instand and after a tryed to Reboot the Phone was Complete DEAD , tryed the to Boot From SD- Card BOOT RECOVERY MODE it Says FLASH WRITE FAILURE ddi MMC read Failed ! Via odin same happens cant Write Read and NO PIT Partiion FOUND a Tryed also WiTH PIT FAIL .. IT LOOK MY S4- Mini Is Complete DEAD at least the emmc Chip

Happened to me aswell... When i put my SD card with debrick.img on then it bootloops the exackt same way. Cant find any prog or any help to avoid this. Cant even see the phone in Odin no matter with or without the sd card - Or get it to download mode either... i only see the Qualcomm 9008 port as open in device manager

Titanity said:
Happened to me aswell... When i put my SD card with debrick.img on then it bootloops the exackt same way. Cant find any prog or any help to avoid this. Cant even see the phone in Odin no matter with or without the sd card - Or get it to download mode either... i only see the Qualcomm 9008 port as open in device manager
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How long your has lasting until it died myn was 8 Jears

DEXXO said:
How long your has lasting until it died myn was 8 Jears
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I need a solution, not a competition in the fails

Titanity said:
I need a solution, not a competition in the fails
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It was just a question plz dont Cry , and there is no solution your emmc sandisk memory is death 99% buy new or repair good luck

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[Q] Hard Brick i747 AT&T SD unbrick???

@edit i whrited the wrong model.....it I747 NOT 797
Again....excuse if i'm posting on the wrong place cause i'm really newbie on this forum things......
My problem is that while tring to reinstall my 4.3 droid i went to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498233 and tried using these files to get another rom, so as it mentioned i started flashing the boot loader but via odin i coudn't as odin negated to proceed due to errors. Them i triede odin multiloader them i tried TWRP them i ended up messing everythin tring via Clock work mod recovery. I just got the process well done and them when the system tries to boot it just won't boot. The eternal black screen looks like i have to a Hard Brick and even if while i try the usb cable the computer responds to the device, i couldn't take it to Download Mode.
After some research i have see that it's possible to make a debrick via SD card.
So.....i'm exactly........cring for help, any good soul that have a litle time to explain me a couple things if i can or i cannot debrick it without spending money. IS my time is running cause i got my SIM card cut and this is my only phone now.
Sorry again for anything.......hope somthing comes but while it not come i will keep researching thanks verybody.
@update Now i'm stuck on how to get to a folder on the terminal of ubuntu to mount the img file to the sd card
Farahjr said:
Again....excuse if i'm posting on the wrong place cause i'm really newbie on this forum things......
My problem is that while tring to reinstall my 4.3 droid i went to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498233 and tried using these files to get another rom, so as it mentioned i started flashing the boot loader but via odin i coudn't as odin negated to proceed due to errors. Them i triede odin multiloader them i tried TWRP them i ended up messing everythin tring via Clock work mod recovery. I just got the process well done and them when the system tries to boot it just won't boot. The eternal black screen looks like i have to a Hard Brick and even if while i try the usb cable the computer responds to the device, i couldn't take it to Download Mode.
After some research i have see that it's possible to make a debrick via SD card.
So.....i'm exactly........cring for help, any good soul that have a litle time to explain me a couple things if i can or i cannot debrick it without spending money. IS my time is running cause i got my SIM card cut and this is my only phone now.
Sorry again for anything.......hope somthing comes but while it not come i will keep researching thanks verybody.
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yes you can use your sd card to revive your AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3 I747 assuming thats what you have
2nd always research before you flash or modify your phone
3rd if you can get your phone into download mode then its not hard bricked ....shutdown device and then (hold the power button + home button + volume down button at the same time) wait until the phone lights up with the download page
4th odin back to stock (sorry am too tired to find one) start from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839
5th if its bricked try this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525902&page=3
hope that helps
edit: if that does not help use this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345860
get a usb jtag if you cant access download mode
doesnt work Mobiletechvideos.com is there to debrick your phone for a good price
winosxbuntu said:
yes you can use your sd card to revive your AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3 I747 assuming thats what you have
2nd always research before you flash or modify your phone
3rd if you can get your phone into download mode then its not hard bricked ....shutdown device and then (hold the power button + home button + volume down button at the same time) wait until the phone lights up with the download page
4th odin back to stock (sorry am too tired to find one) start from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839
5th if its bricked try this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525902&page=3
hope that helps
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1-Yes it's a AT&T i747 as i had my self upgrading downgrading upgrading again and rooteing the device the last time. I think that i possibly flashed something on these steps that gave me this problem after tring to flash the method on the link that i mentioned.
5- It's hard bricked cause i can't go into download mode. I'm reading this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43305728
I forgot to say....i'm not helpfull with the thecnical english language. I'm a braziliam and i really to only get the most simple threads that i can just in case to not comit any mistakes due to language issues.
My nightmares have come.......so i'm just installing a Virtual Machine fo Ubuntu and try to load the img to an 8gb SD series 4 i know that the recomended is 16 gb 10 series but i will try the process anyway just to get experience.
But still wanna help if anybody comes with more! thanks!
Farahjr said:
1-Yes it's a AT&T i747 as i had my self upgrading downgrading upgrading again and rooteing the device the last time. I think that i possibly flashed something on these steps that gave me this problem after tring to flash the method on the link that i mentioned.
5- It's hard bricked cause i can't go into download mode. I'm reading this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43305728
I forgot to say....i'm not helpfull with the thecnical english language. I'm a braziliam and i really to only get the most simple threads that i can just in case to not comit any mistakes due to language issues.
My nightmares have come.......so i'm just installing a Virtual Machine fo Ubuntu and try to load the img to an 8gb SD series 4 i know that the recomended is 16 gb 10 series but i will try the process anyway just to get experience.
But still wanna help if anybody comes with more! thanks!
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cry a little, maybe the phone will accept your apologizes and resurrect from the dead
again it may not work so don't get your hopes up to high ITS A TRIAL AND ERROR situation WITH HARD BRICKS...........
some people have successfully debricked their device, so again you have to be patient and know exactly what you are doing and dont panic
Remember Mobiletechvideos.com can fix it in less than 25 minutes depending on your phone :laugh:and they are affordable :good:
Your pretty much stuck if you can't recover via SD card.
Remember there are a lot of options for JTAG repair, research local repairs by Kijiiji and also places like Mobile Tech Videos. Always search for legitimacy and best price.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
winosxbuntu said:
cry a little, maybe the phone will accept your apologizes and resurrect from the dead
again it may not work so don't get your hopes up to high ITS A TRIAL AND ERROR situation WITH HARD BRICKS...........
some people have successfully debricked their device, so again you have to be patient and know exactly what you are doing and dont panic
Remember Mobiletechvideos.com can fix it in less than 25 minutes depending on your phone :laugh:and they are affordable :good:
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I'm almost crying. As a brazilian those devices are a litle difficult to access as i should need to import and the Dollar is expensive for me that's why i will try every way it's possible before tring someeone that have a box on brazil and pay for it.
Now i'm stuck on how to get to a folder on the terminal of ubuntu to mount the img file.
@update i have done with the burning img thing. It won't worked but i shall try again tomorrow with a 16GB serie 10 SD card!
Octopus
Farahjr said:
I'm almost crying. As a brazilian those devices are a litle difficult to access as i should need to import and the Dollar is expensive for me that's why i will try every way it's possible before tring someeone that have a box on brazil and pay for it.
Now i'm stuck on how to get to a folder on the terminal of ubuntu to mount the img file.
@update i have done with the burning img thing. It won't worked but i shall try again tomorrow with a 16GB serie 10 SD card!
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I couldn't get a card with those parameters........
For my lucky......my company has purchased an octopus box that supports SGH-I747...i never used this before never saw never touched i'm just reading tutorials but a i couldn't find any tutorial about unbricking with the box. Any one know if it's possible to solve this easily via box???
Farahjr said:
I couldn't get a card with those parameters........
For my lucky......my company has purchased an octopus box that supports SGH-I747...i never used this before never saw never touched i'm just reading tutorials but a i couldn't find any tutorial about unbricking with the box. Any one know if it's possible to solve this easily via box???
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Octopus box will not do this work in contact with the support so now i am waiting for the arive of the micro SD 16 GB class10. Will update the post when it arrives.
Farahjr said:
Octopus box will not do this work in contact with the support so now i am waiting for the arive of the micro SD 16 GB class10. Will update the post when it arrives.
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Tried via sd but nothing happened.
Will try again with another image and charging the battery.
winosxbuntu said:
yes you can use your sd card to revive your AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3 I747 assuming thats what you have
2nd always research before you flash or modify your phone
3rd if you can get your phone into download mode then its not hard bricked ....shutdown device and then (hold the power button + home button + volume down button at the same time) wait until the phone lights up with the download page
4th odin back to stock (sorry am too tired to find one) start from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839
5th if its bricked try this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525902&page=3
hope that helps
edit: if that does not help use this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345860
get a usb jtag if you cant access download mode
doesnt work Mobiletechvideos.com is there to debrick your phone for a good price
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Is it 100% chance to get in to download mode via JIG????
I'm having trouble tring to refind the all the possible debrick images that I should try so i'm thinking about doing a JIG by my self. Any free solution i will try before spending any Money on something I don't know if will really work.
Farahjr said:
Is it 100% chance to get in to download mode via JIG????
I'm having trouble tring to refind the all the possible debrick images that I should try so i'm thinking about doing a JIG by my self. Any free solution i will try before spending any Money on something I don't know if will really work.
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if its hard bricked then its a 50/50 chance, i would recommend trying to boot using the debrick.img on the SD-CARD and hope some magic will happen otherwise yu might have to spend some money to fix or just buy a new phone
Can’t access to Download Mode or Recovery Mode after bricking AT&T Galaxy S3 i744 4.3
Hi I have (had) a AT&T galaxy S3 i747 with android 4.1.1
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Because the phone is in another country I couldn’t update it by OTA to android 4.3
So I started to read forums that said how to Update AT&T S3 i747 to android 4.3 (I747UCUEMJB)
The S3 was not Root
I installed all the phone drivers in the computer
This is what I did: (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52341582&postcount=38)
- Use Odin 3.07
- Check Auto Reboot and Re-Partition, and uncheck all the boxes
- I put my phone in USB debugging in the developer options
- I turned it off
- Started to put the phone on Download Mode pressing volume DW+home+power button at the same time
- In Odin on the PDA box I checked and loaded the file .tar.md5 (I747UCUEMJB_2024954_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5 )
- Pressed the button Start
The installation seemed to go right, the program never showed anything weird.
When the Programs finished the installation the phone turned off and then turned on and show the logo of android (seemed to be lying down or inclined) and after that it turned off.
The computer showed that something was connected (QHSUSB_DLOAD) but couldn’t install any driver, so I disconnected it of the computer.
I couldn’t turn on the phone :crying:, I took the battery out and put it in and tried to start the phone and nothing happened, I tried pressing any button to access to recovery o download mode and none of this worked.
I started to search forums that talk about restart or turn on a brick AT&T S3 i747
I found one (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068) that said to download a image (debrick-SGH-I747U-CUEMJB3.img) and using the program “Win32DiskImager” to put the image inside of a micro SD to make the phone turn on,
I put the micro SD inside the phone and when I pushed the power button for almost 3 seconds it Turned on , the phone seems to be fine an it has android 4.3 (I747UCUEMJB) installed.
I can use it normally so far.
But the problem is that I can’t turn on the phone if the micro SD card is not inserted on the phone.
Without the micro SD inside don’t show any sign of life
When the micro SD is inside I can turn on the phone and use its apps.
I have tried to enter to Recovery mode or Download mode with the micro SD inside but the phone only show what its supposed to happen for 1 second then turns off and then turns on by its own (after that I can use it normally)
Does anyone know how can I Fix my phone ?
How can I boot my phone without using the micro SD card?
How can I access to download mode?
And if I could access to download mode what should I do next ?
The only files I have now are:
Odin3 v3.07
I747UCUEMJB_2024954_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5(905 Mb)
debrick-SGH-I747U-CUEMJB3.img (80 Mb)
I747
winosxbuntu said:
if its hard bricked then its a 50/50 chance, i would recommend trying to boot using the debrick.img on the SD-CARD and hope some magic will happen otherwise yu might have to spend some money to fix or just buy a new phone
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It's been a while sorry about beinging away.
A guy who says that have a JTAG service tried and coudn't recover it. So I left it there because it have a broken display and a broken firmware and it' is from outside Brazil and after the FIFA CUP Anatel will lock operation of devices that models are not sold on Brazil and I747 is probably included on the list.
So i gave up from my phone and bought a Nexus 5.
The case is closed!
Maralex1520 said:
Hi I have (had) a AT&T galaxy S3 i747 with android 4.1.1 View attachment 2790321
Because the phone is in another country I couldn’t update it by OTA to android 4.3
So I started to read forums that said how to Update AT&T S3 i747 to android 4.3 (I747UCUEMJB)
The S3 was not Root
I installed all the phone drivers in the computer
This is what I did: (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52341582&postcount=38)
- Use Odin 3.07
- Check Auto Reboot and Re-Partition, and uncheck all the boxes
- I put my phone in USB debugging in the developer options
- I turned it off
- Started to put the phone on Download Mode pressing volume DW+home+power button at the same time View attachment 2790322 View attachment 2790323
- In Odin on the PDA box I checked and loaded the file .tar.md5 (I747UCUEMJB_2024954_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5 )
- Pressed the button Start View attachment 2790324
The installation seemed to go right, the program never showed anything weird. View attachment 2790325
When the Programs finished the installation the phone turned off and then turned on and show the logo of android (seemed to be lying down or inclined) and after that it turned off.
The computer showed that something was connected (QHSUSB_DLOAD) but couldn’t install any driver, so I disconnected it of the computer.
I couldn’t turn on the phone :crying:, I took the battery out and put it in and tried to start the phone and nothing happened, I tried pressing any button to access to recovery o download mode and none of this worked.
I started to search forums that talk about restart or turn on a brick AT&T S3 i747
I found one (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068) that said to download a image (debrick-SGH-I747U-CUEMJB3.img) and using the program “Win32DiskImager” to put the image inside of a micro SD to make the phone turn on,
I put the micro SD inside the phone and when I pushed the power button for almost 3 seconds it Turned on , the phone seems to be fine an it has android 4.3 (I747UCUEMJB) installed.View attachment 2790326
I can use it normally so far.
But the problem is that I can’t turn on the phone if the micro SD card is not inserted on the phone.
Without the micro SD inside don’t show any sign of life
When the micro SD is inside I can turn on the phone and use its apps.
I have tried to enter to Recovery mode or Download mode with the micro SD inside but the phone only show what its supposed to happen for 1 second then turns off and then turns on by its own (after that I can use it normally)
Does anyone know how can I Fix my phone ?
How can I boot my phone without using the micro SD card?
How can I access to download mode?
And if I could access to download mode what should I do next ?
The only files I have now are:
Odin3 v3.07
I747UCUEMJB_2024954_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5(905 Mb)
debrick-SGH-I747U-CUEMJB3.img (80 Mb)
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Here's what you can do to get the device back to working and booting normally. If the Odin flash failed first time, you should not use this flash again. Instead you should use custom recovery to flash a complete 4.3 stock restore image.
1) Download the stock restore image from the following thread. I always prefer to use TWRP and thus, the TWRP image, because of the easier user interface.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
Save the file to a location on your computer.
2) Download the Odin flashable TWRP Tar file for custom recovery from the link below ....
http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/d2att/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-d2att.tar
With the debrick card in your phone, boot to system as you have been doing. Connect your phone to your computer with a good quality micro USB cable and copy the stock restore image you downloaded earlier to your phone. Be sure you remember the stored location.
3) Power off your phone and, with the debrick card, boot to download mode. If you cannot use the Volume Down, Power and Home button combo to boot to download mode, you may need to get a USB jig.
4) Once you are in download mode, connect your phone to the PC, open Odin v3.07. Make sure Odin recognizes your phone. Do not check or uncheck any boxes but leave the defaults as is. In the PDA box, load the TWRP Tar file you downloaded earlier. Click on Start and wait for flashing to complete. When you get to Pass, disconnect your phone from the PC and pull out the battery to stop it trying to reboot.
5) Replace the battery and with the debrick card inside, boot to Recovery mode by pressing the Volume Up, Power and Home buttons. If you do this right, you should be able to get to recovery mode.
6) Select Install and navigate to the stock restore zip file you saved to your phone earlier. Select this zip and swipe to confirm install. Wait for firmware installation (flashing) to complete.
7) Clear your cache/dalvikand reboot to system.
Try booting without the card. If the above process went as described, your phone should be booting normally. Good luck!
Stuck in AT&T logo
Larry2999 said:
Here's what you can do to get the device back to working and booting normally. If the Odin flash failed first time, you should not use this flash again. Instead you should use custom recovery to flash a complete 4.3 stock restore image.
1) Download the stock restore image from the following thread. I always prefer to use TWRP and thus, the TWRP image, because of the easier user interface.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
Save the file to a location on your computer.
2) Download the Odin flashable TWRP Tar file for custom recovery from the link below ....
http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/d2att/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-d2att.tar
With the debrick card in your phone, boot to system as you have been doing. Connect your phone to your computer with a good quality micro USB cable and copy the stock restore image you downloaded earlier to your phone. Be sure you remember the stored location.
3) Power off your phone and, with the debrick card, boot to download mode. If you cannot use the Volume Down, Power and Home button combo to boot to download mode, you may need to get a USB jig.
4) Once you are in download mode, connect your phone to the PC, open Odin v3.07. Make sure Odin recognizes your phone. Do not check or uncheck any boxes but leave the defaults as is. In the PDA box, load the TWRP Tar file you downloaded earlier. Click on Start and wait for flashing to complete. When you get to Pass, disconnect your phone from the PC and pull out the battery to stop it trying to reboot.
5) Replace the battery and with the debrick card inside, boot to Recovery mode by pressing the Volume Up, Power and Home buttons. If you do this right, you should be able to get to recovery mode.
6) Select Install and navigate to the stock restore zip file you saved to your phone earlier. Select this zip and swipe to confirm install. Wait for firmware installation (flashing) to complete.
7) Clear your cache/dalvikand reboot to system.
Try booting without the card. If the above process went as described, your phone should be booting normally. Good luck!
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Hi thanks for the solution, it worked now i dont need the micro SD to boot the S3 but now i have a problem, i can turn on the phone normally but it stucks in the AT&T logo and after that the phone turns off so i can not accsess to apps. I hope you can help me to fix this problem
Maralex1520 said:
Hi thanks for the solution, it worked now i dont need the micro SD to boot the S3 but now i have a problem, i can turn on the phone normally but it stucks in the AT&T logo and after that the phone turns off so i can not accsess to apps. I hope you can help me to fix this problem
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Okay. At least, we are almost there. Try booting into recovery mode and doing a hard wipe/reset. If this doesn't work, then you could try reinstalling the 4.3 stock firmware. You may need to reflash custom recovery as the initial flashing would have returned you to stock recovery. If you have to do the firmware flashing again, please make sure you clear your cache/dalvik before rebooting to system.
happy to see this thread resolved, this is what XDA is all about, no matter how fd up something sounds, a community like xda will find a fix for it even if it takes months
And the award of the Q/A thread goes to Larry and everyone in this post for trying and failing but succeeding at the end :laugh:
anywayz happy rooting and be careful, no-one wants to end with a brick cheers and keep this place awsome
Galaxy S3 i747 fixed after hardbrick
Larry2999 said:
Here's what you can do to get the device back to working and booting normally. If the Odin flash failed first time, you should not use this flash again. Instead you should use custom recovery to flash a complete 4.3 stock restore image.
1) Download the stock restore image from the following thread. I always prefer to use TWRP and thus, the TWRP image, because of the easier user interface.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2658486
Save the file to a location on your computer.
2) Download the Odin flashable TWRP Tar file for custom recovery from the link below ....
http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/d2a....3.1-d2att.tar
With the debrick card in your phone, boot to system as you have been doing. Connect your phone to your computer with a good quality micro USB cable and copy the stock restore image you downloaded earlier to your phone. Be sure you remember the stored location.
3) Power off your phone and, with the debrick card, boot to download mode. If you cannot use the Volume Down, Power and Home button combo to boot to download mode, you may need to get a USB jig.
4) Once you are in download mode, connect your phone to the PC, open Odin v3.07. Make sure Odin recognizes your phone. Do not check or uncheck any boxes but leave the defaults as is. In the PDA box, load the TWRP Tar file you downloaded earlier. Click on Start and wait for flashing to complete. When you get to Pass, disconnect your phone from the PC and pull out the battery to stop it trying to reboot.
5) Replace the battery and with the debrick card inside, boot to Recovery mode by pressing the Volume Up, Power and Home buttons. If you do this right, you should be able to get to recovery mode.
6) Select Install and navigate to the stock restore zip file you saved to your phone earlier. Select this zip and swipe to confirm install. Wait for firmware installation (flashing) to complete.
7) Clear your cache/dalvikand reboot to system.
Try booting without the card. If the above process went as described, your phone should be booting normally. Good luck!
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Hey Larry2999 I want to really thank you for your help it was so helpful, actually I discovered that the battery of the Galaxy S3 was failing thats why when I turned on the phone it turned off after a seconds althoughthe battery was charged, so I connected the charger to the phone and it started normally. Now I can use it and it has android 4.3.
Your method was right, and thanks to take the time to answer. I hope it can help someone else too.
Maralex1520 said:
Hi thanks for the solution, it worked now i dont need the micro SD to boot the S3 but now i have a problem, i can turn on the phone normally but it stucks in the AT&T logo and after that the phone turns off so i can not accsess to apps. I hope you can help me to fix this problem
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Hey I cannot get into download mode, and I´m exactly in the same problem you were. How did you get into download mode? I haven´t used usb JIG since I cannot get one from where i live.
I´ll be really thankful in you help me!:angel:
Maralex1520 said:
Hey Larry2999 I want to really thank you for your help it was so helpful, actually I discovered that the battery of the Galaxy S3 was failing thats why when I turned on the phone it turned off after a seconds althoughthe battery was charged, so I connected the charger to the phone and it started normally. Now I can use it and it has android 4.3.
Your method was right, and thanks to take the time to answer. I hope it can help someone else too.
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Glad to know it's working fine now.
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feta9310 said:
Hey I cannot get into download mode, and I´m exactly in the same problem you were. How did you get into download mode? I haven´t used usb JIG since I cannot get one from where i live.
I´ll be really thankful in you help me!:angel:
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Did you try getting into download mode with the 3-button combo (Volume Down/Power/Home)?

N7105 - SDCard Mode and ODIN

Hi I managed to to get to SDCARD Download mode from a dead boot N7105 using the SD Boot Repair SD. Odin recognizes this and phone was previously on 4.3 JellyBean already. Now when I'm trying to flash with Odin 3.09 , it says "There is no PIT partition" . Should I click the Phone Bootloader Update checkbox also? Need some advice from all the gurus here to guide me along this, thank you very much
Hi guys,
I have a very similar scenario but with an Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300:
Couple of days ago my phone went into booting loop but after removing the battery for a couple of minutes the issue was solved.
Then 3 days later it restart out of the sudden and was stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S III splash screen.
I rebooted and tried putting the phone in Download mode. The phone went into the Samsung Galaxy S III screen twice and turn off not to boot again. Seems like a hard bricked, no response with any buttons combinations.
I read other posts here saying that I could probably boot the phone with an micro sd card. So I donwloaded image I9300UBUGML1_I9300UWHUGMK1_I9300UBUGMK1_HOME from SamMobile and mouted in a 16 Gb type 10 micro SD (my phone is also 16 Gb version)
At first I tried booting the phone pressing the power button for about 10 seconds and the screen ligthted up very quickly (less than a second) saying
SDCARD MODE
UP KEY: NORMAL BOOTING
DOWN KEY: DOWNLOAD MODE
But it was so quick that I was not able to press anything.
A day later I figure out that if I was quick enough I could press down key and put the phone on Download mode (SDCARD)
After putting the phone on Download mode I connected the phone to the PC and tried flashing it with ODIN v3.07
Odin is able to see the device but when trying to flash the phone (selecting PDA and the image mention before) a message came up saying:
There is no PIT partition
And failed.
Reading about this error in this forum, I have tried using different PIT files to re-partion the phone but no success so far.
GT-I9300_mx_20120220.pit
GT-I9300_mx_20120322.pit
GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit
mx.pit
Odin stays on Get PIT for mapping after initializing the process.
I would like to know if anyone here have an idea on what else to try (before talking about JTAG reparing the phone as I am not 100% the phone is hard bricked)
I have not attempted to use a USB Jig yet, should I?
Other details:
I am not able to get the download with any other image file in the sd card.
If the phone is on download mode and connected to the PC, the battery can be removed and the phone stays on.
If I press up key in the SD CARD Mode the phone freezes.
Do you guys have any ideas here?
Thanks,

Help with bricked phone

The phone when trying to boot is stuck on the samsung logo. it doesnt progress past this. pressing and holding the power button makes screen go black and then it just returns to the samsung logo again when power button released.
Originally factory
reset phone... no difference,
wiped cache... no difference.
Got it to register in Odin. Odin crashed and hung part way through.
Now... computer doesn't recognise phone (drivers all installed)
Phone still stuck on samsung logo
Can't put in a file on SD card as it doesn't have option to install from zip from SD (think it was standard ROM and not rooted so doesn't have this ability from what I understand.)
Can get into recovery menus and download mode, however as PC can't recognize the phone can't do anything with it.
Anyone have any idea how I can make the computer recognize the phone so I can attempt to reflash it?
Many thanks
I have just gotten a new cable. The phone has been accepted by my computer with this new cable and I've now used the files on this forum to help flash the phone. This site is fantastic. I know noone has mentioned a response to this yet, however the ROM files accessible make it so easy from here. Thanks so much.

Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100) Resuscitation

Its been a long time since I booted my Galaxy Note-II (GT-N7100) as I use an iPhone and Nexus 5 as my daily drivers.
The phone wont boot past the Samsung Galaxy Note II GT-N7100 logo. I am able to access the recovery and download mode as well, and I have flashed the latest stock rom from Sammobile using the Odin. The flashing was successful. however the phone doesn't boot past the logo. Also the phone will not power up unless connected to a PC, it wont power up even when connected to a charger and will immediately shut down when the USB cable is disconnected from the PC. I flashed TWRP 3.0.2 Custom Recovery using the Odin and tried installing CM 13 based Rom through the mem card, however the log reads patching image unconditionally and also that "Failed to mount /system" (invalid argument). The phone when restarted into recovery can no longer mount the /system partition. However on flashing the stock rom using Odin, the /system partition is available for mounting. The recovery log also shows MTP enabled, but my PC doesn't detect the phone when in recovery, it only detects the phone in Download mode. I have the Samsung drivers installed. Since the phone is not being detected in recovery I am unable to use the adb.
I am out of ideas and request your suggestions other than approaching a service centre.
If I can somehow access the phone via ADB, I might be able to check the memory partitions for corrupt units, and possibly create a custom PIT file to repartition and suit the available memory units.
Try this: open Odin, uncheck everything except f.reset time. Connect phone and flash stock ROM. When you see the word reset in the status window, remove USB cable, remove battery for a few seconds, replace battery, immediately boot the phone into recovery mode, factory wipe, and boot the phone.
Could the battery be defective or dead?
audit13 said:
Try this: open Odin, uncheck everything except f.reset time. Connect phone and flash stock ROM. When you see the word reset in the status window, remove USB cable, remove battery for a few seconds, replace battery, immediately boot the phone into recovery mode, factory wipe, and boot the phone.
Could the battery be defective or dead?
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Thanks a lot.
Tried your method and finally the phone has booted into the OS.
Had to replace the battery with another spare one in the process.
However the phone is still not being detected by the PC unless it's in Fastboot/ Download mode.
When connected to a computer, does anything appear on the phone screen? If you're using Windows, nothing new appears in device manager?
sorry to jump in this thread but i am having a similar problem
my completely stock tmobile note 2 is stuck on the samsung logo
i have never flashed it or done anything to it
my phone was working really slow, freezing up and battery draining fast
so i did a hard reset and it fixed the problem of running slow and freezing up for a week or so but battery drained fast
so i bought a replacement battery from ebay and installed it and the next day i restarted my phone and it froze on the samsung logo
i tried turning it off and on and still the same thing
any suggestions or should i start a new thread?
fyi i am a noob

Cannot boot into download mode

Hi everybody, yesterday I was playing with my old Galaxy A50 trying to install a custom rom unsuccessfully.
I repeated the procedure three times installing TWRP and then Havoc OS but every time I tried to reboot from TWRP to OS I was stuck at the warning screen saying that the phone bootloader was unlocked and booting into download mode to reflash TWRP was blocked as it showed "only official binaries can be installed" (yes I installed Samsung disabler but still).
Still I was able to get the phone into download mode and reinstall the stock firmware as it seemed to be the only way to install and boot TWRP.
But at 4th time repeating the process I got frustrated, shut down the computer and left the phone on the warning screen still connected to computer usb cable.
Then I got back and noticed the phone was off as the battery died.
Indeed the battery died, so I put the phone in charging and after it reached 100% I tried to boot into download mode again to reflash stock firmware.
But here's the strange thing, I cannot boot into download mode anymore as pressing vol up+vol down while connecting usb cable, shows the lightning charge logo for 5 secs and then reboots infinitely with the same pattern.
If I force reboot by pressing vol down+power it shows the Samsung logo with the warning below it, then skips to another screen with another warning suggesting to press power button to continue (which does nothing) and after a while reboots to samsung logo.
So it doesn't seem it is bricked, it looks more like a battery controller fault, so I tried to detach the battery flex from the board, hoping it would reset the controller but it's still the same.
Also I tried with the flex detached and still no download mode is possible.
Was the download mode somehow erased? (if it's even possible considering it's the motherboard firmware)
If you need photos, videos or even a call on zoom, Skype, webex I would be glad to show you
same i got the same problem i can't find nothing for this when i press volume up and down and put the otg cable its simply charges but it gets stuck on the logo image there's no way to fix this but the only way is to open the phone,change the emmc and put one from samsung,close the phone flash a custom rom and you are done.
If you can enter recovery, do it. As soon as your phone gets into it, select the power off variant and then try to enter the download mode.
It seems like you did not unlock the bootloader, did you?
The bootloader Is unlocked i can't enter in the recovery because the phone locks on charging logo and its fully charged but when i try without charger It doesn't start.

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