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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viperm5:
Hi there, I am new to this forum as I am trying to fix my gf's Samsung Galaxy S i9000M on Bell.

I tried to search up boot loop and have tried a few different ideas on the board but it doesn't seem to work.

Would like to know if anyone can help.

Here are the specs: Samsung Galaxy S i9000M - unrooted / stock.

Problem: The phone when turned on will only show the "Samsung Galaxy S I9000M" screen. It will turn black and then reloop itself. I have tried the 3 button boot to "download mode" and have successfully connected to ODIN.

I have tried to download PDA/Phone/CSC from one of the pages on this forum containing North American firmware files.

However, the problem still persists! I cannot check the OS version as I can't get the phone to boot into the OS. Is this a bootloader corruption problem? What should I do to try to fix this issue?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! THANK YOU in advance.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black Rose:
I assume you want Gingerbread?

If so, you want the UGKG3 download from Bell (it's the only GB ROM from Bell to date).

Go here and search for UGKG3.

The file is in 7Zip format. If you do not have anything to unpack it with, download IZArc.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viperm5:
Thanks for responding so quickly.

I did try the GB firmware - flashed it with ODIN - the software says successful.

But once the phone boots - it goes back into the loop - it does not know to unpack the OS to try to install and boot into it....

Any other ideas? Thanks again!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black Rose:
Did you flash it as a single file or 3 files?

You need to unpack the 7Zip file so you end up with 3 files:

Select PDA_UGKG3_Sbl.tar.md5 for PDA

Select CSC_BMCKG3.tar.md5 for CSC

Select PHONE_UGKG3.tar.md5 PHONE

Then flash with Odin. That should get the phone up and running again.

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How long has she had the phone? I wonder if she was on Froyo or GB.

Can you get into the recovery menu?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viperm5:
Thanks for your response.

I have unpacked all three files and loaded it into ODIN as per the firmware upgrade instructions on the thread you provided me.

I have also tried loading in both both the GB and the Froyo versions (UGKG3, UGJK3). After the "successful" message on ODIN, the phone boots up - shows the Samsung Galaxy GT I9000M screen and then goes black and keeps looping again.

I have a feeling this made me a problem with the bootloader. If the phone is completely stock, which one should i try flashing?

As the phone is stock there isn't a recovery (CWM) that i know of.... Or am I incorrect?

thanks again for your help!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black Rose:
OK, thanks for the clarification.

There should be the stock recovery from Samsung (2e or 3e).

Yes, it does sound like a bootloader problem.

Is it still under warranty?

EDIT: What is the build date for the phone? There will be a number in YY.MM format under the battery.

See if you can get into the recovery and try to clear the cache. That may give an indication as to what is going on.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viperm5:
We've had the phone for a year and a few months, so no more warranty.

In fact, we brought it back to bell store and they said there is "no way" the phone can be fixed. (yea right).

So I see a bunch of bootloaders in the forum here. Are there specific ones that work for the GT i9000M on bell? Or since I've tried flashing gb on the phone, do I need to download one that is specific to the OS? sorry as I am quite a n00b at this.

thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black Rose:
The 3 file ROMs include a boot loader.

The GB one for Bell only includes the secondary bootloader (sbl.bin).

Bell no longer sells the i9000m, so they are hoping you'll simply buy a new one.

Your GFs phone is a couple of months older than ours. I bet the phone is one of the ones that has the issue where the internal storage is known to fail (builds prior to 11.03).

If that's the case, I think Samsung may repair/replace it, since it's a known issue with the early i9000m phones.

Did the phone get updated via Kies recently?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viperm5:
thanks again for following up.

How do I test if the phone's internal storage failed?

No I have not tried to update the phone via KIES. How does this work and what will it do?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black Rose:
Going into recovery and clearing the cache might show it.

If you see an error message that it can't mount something, that would be an indication.

EDIT: What's the build code?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viperm5:
I can't get into a recovery mode because the phone doesn't have CWM nor can I get by even the Samsung screen when it first turns on.

How do you flash via KIES? All I can do is get the phone into download mode. Can't do anything more.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Packer77:
Boot loop on stock Bell GT-I9000M

I have the same issue and still trying to find a solution.

Can't get into recovery. From most of what I read it's the boot loader. But I may be wrong, I 'm very new to this. I flashed with I9000UGKG3-homebinary with no luck. I did not however try the Sbl.bin file yet. I can still get to the Download mode and don't want to loose that ability.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

galaxy s vibrant GT-I9000M

Bell mobility

Stock unrooted

GB
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlockhart:
although you do not have CWM you should have a stock recovery... I know you have probably already tried.. but try again.

Menu+Power+Volume up...release only the power button as soon as the initial screen disappears.

if you do get into this screen you can do full wipes...

--pm me if you live in the Toronto area

It also might be a boot loader problem depending on what version of of android you were on and what you tried to do with odin and if you had the right version with the bootloaders etc.....
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black Rose:
As dlockhart said, you should have the stock recovery on the phone.

Since you can get into download mode, you should be able to get into recovery mode by pressing volume up+home+power button.

Flashing through Kies only works if your phone will actually boot.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viperm5:
Since the phone is constantly boot looping, i tried to go into the stock recovery mode multiple times with the volume up + menu + power combination. Tried releasing the power button when the words are on the screen, when it is blank, and other permutations - but i cannot get into the stock recovery.

Once i press the volume down button instead though, i can quickly jump into download mode.

Is this normal? or am i doing something completely wrong?

Is there another way to get into stock recovery mode?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black Rose:
Don't release the power button until you see the recovery screen.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlockhart:
maybe also try flashing another kernel?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Packer77:
Boot loop on stock Bell GT-I9000M

I have tried to get to the recovery screen also with varied timing on button presses and releases, but no luck. Vol down and power gets me to download screen every time though.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bambam1978:
I would keep trying the volume up power and home and as soon as you see the black background with galaxy showing let go of all buttons but wait until you see it restart again. So you'll hold vol. up + power + home and your phone will restart and you'll see the galaxy words keep holding the buttons until it restarts again and when you see the words let go of all three buttons. Now if your willing to switch kernels I would go to www.darkyrom.com and follow the directions there for flashing darkyrom 10.4.2 its just as smooth as stock but its not stock and voids your waranty, but since you dont have a waranty go for it. Good luck if you need any extra help you can pm me as well. I have had my phone since Oct. 2010 and flashed atleast a hundred roms and thought i broke my phone a few times but these thing are damn near impossible to totally mess up.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CatalystWon:
Is there a minimum remaining battery-life requirement for the device to enter Recovery?

Does the 3-button Recovery require power cable to be attached or not?

For what its worth, my I9000m has a Build Date of 11.04 and came with Froyo 2.2, so unless he already updated he's definitely not on 2.3.3

Downloading Kies to your PC and updating to 2.3.3 that way, just might work. Thats what I did.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] improperburial:
I don't know if anybody else has any issues with google music not recognizing music stored on their sd card, if their phone already has internal storage, but I have noticed on my HTC Amaze that google music will only recognize the music on the internal storage and not all of the songs I had on my micro sd. Is it possible to modify google music to read or find music from more than one location on your phone?

PS I have more music than what would fit on the the phones storage so moving songs from micro SD to the phones internal storage would not be an option.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PlusAndroid:
Delete The google music app and then reinstall it from some other source ! Maybe there's some problem in the APK !
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] improperburial:
I talked to another amaze owner that had the same problem. The issue is that google music will only recognize music files that are saved directly on the root of the SD card. As soon as the files are moved into a folder within the SD card it stops recognizing that the music is there anymore.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PlusAndroid:
I have my Music Files arranged in a folder in the SD Card, still the Google Music App recognizes them!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jameslord:
you may use another music player to play the songs on ur tf card:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] improperburial:
crap forgot to add quote. mods please delete
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] improperburial:
what phone do you have? does it have internal storage and a sd card slot? I have it on my nexus one and it has no problem recognizing music on the phone at all. I think something about having more than one storage place makes google music get all weird.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PlusAndroid:
GT-I9003

Yes, it has both, internal storage as well as sd card!
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesc760:
I tried the dsc kernels but my streak 5 was stuck at the red Olleh logo. Haven't tried the other gxkernel yet.

What I did was flash the kernel zip in recovery and wiped the cache. Am I doing it wrong?
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chousayz:
Is this STOCK 407?

I flashed the STOCK 407 last night and would love to know if there are any custom kernels for it also and perhaps a more updated RADIO. I feel like I dont get as much reception after I flashed 407
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cdzo72:
The Streak is not like other android devices, you can't flash one of the custom kernels (boot.img) files without complementing it with the corresponding ROM or checking compatibility with a ROM.

So if you want a custom kernel you have to go with a custom ROM, which at the moment I would suggest DSC ROM or the newly releases to us from Korea, Cyanogen ROM. With EITHER case PLEASE read through the threads so you won't be back whining about issues that are clearly solved in the thread
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesc760:
wow, just wow! such sucky attitude in xda lately, no wonder people are leaving in droves. "Don't come back whining???" Really? WTF? I asked a legitimate question: are any custom kernels compatible with stock 407 Olleh ROM? Am I doing something wrong when I install custom kernel? I have read on the 407 Olleh rom thread that some people were having success installing dsc kernels, but I wasn't. So, I thought I would ask on the Q&A forum. Man, f*ck this sh*t.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] anthromatt:
I am running ICS (stock, rooted) and have noticed that sometimes when I try to make a phone call, I cannot dial out (all calls fail). This happens until I toggle airplane mode on/off or reboot. Then it works again for some amount of time, but I eventually need to do the airplane mode toggle again.

Problem is that because I Just got the Vivid on Friday, I don't really know if the phone would do this on GB too (Vivid bug) or if this is something new (ICS bug)? It's not a big deal, but it is a little annoying.

Anyone else able to offer any input or feedback?

Thanks.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mpicasso:
Been running Rum Float since it was released and have not had that problem. Currently using WCX ICS and again, having no problems other than what has already been noted in multiple locations (all no-sense related).
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] anthromatt:
Thanks. I will needed to pay attention to when it is happening. I wonder if the phone gets stuck in LTE mode and therefore can't call out.

Sent from my latest device
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] marevalo:
Sorry to ask, but where do you find wcx ics for vivid. I can't seem to find it :(
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] charlyee:
I am running stock rooted ICS as well. I haven't had any problems but I am not in an LTE area.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] rquiett:
You would have to find where wild child is these days if you look a bit you will find it
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] randong:
Look at wc's sig......it says my site look there for info

U have to sign up to see vivid tho
[LG Optimus 3D] ehabb3:
notes: 1- you must be rooted with your system folder mounted as R/W

2- take care about the spelling of the files and name them exactly as I mentioned, i.e. the capital and small letters

steps

1- PREPARE your favorite mp3 audio file to be used

2- download and install Switch Sound File Converter to your PC

from here

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Audio-Convertors/Switch.shtml

3- convert your audio file to raw format by using Switch Sound File Converter

4- rename your .mp3 file to PowerOn.mp3 and the resulting .raw file to PowerOn.raw

5- go to system/media/audio/poweron on your phone and rename PowerOn.mp3 to PowerOn.mp3.bak

6- go to system/media/audio on your phone and rename PowerOn.raw to PowerOn.raw.bak

7- copy and paste the new PowerOn.mp3 file to the following location on your phone system/media/audio/poweron

8- copy and paste the new PowerOn.raw file to the following location on your phone system/media/audio

9- reboot and enjoy
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lyghtnin:
I've just put the new 2.3.2 ROM on my HTC Incredible and now when it boots up it goes to a black screen and vibrates 5 times. I can get into recovery but anything I select all I get is the Clockwork Mod Hat logo. So I plugged in the USB into my PC and tried it again and I'm able to see the Clockwork Mod menu but now I cannot mount my SD Card to do a restore. I've removed the SD Card and verified it is accessible and has data still on it. I'm stuck....

Lyghtnin
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Justin967:
what 2.3.2 ROM are you talking about?

---------- Post added at 05:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:29 PM ----------

And I'm sorry but I have to ask, are you using the trackball to select in CWM?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lyghtnin:
Miui 2.3.2 rom
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlimSnoopOS:
Did you do what the previous user suggested?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lyghtnin:
Fixed it using this -- http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1110865
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlimSnoopOS:
Good for you, glad you found a working fix!
[Huawei Ideos X6] kshitij_bhatt:
No thread i found relating to this..

I think it could be done and we could use the internal memory as graphic memory

hope some one got my point . i found no solution on how to do this but i believe this could be done with android ...

can one help me with this development process .? it may need work of kernel i guess....
[Huawei Ideos X6] CacingKalung:
This should be in General sections...

Event if it can, graphical benchmark will be very very slow... RAM and FLASH memory have very huge speed different.
[Huawei Ideos X6] kshitij_bhatt:
so is there no solution for this?

and i guess its okay in development section since its related to development of new thing .

any solution for better graphics ?
[Huawei Ideos X6] CacingKalung:
I think the following way can be done but not sure for speed of processing.

Internal memory can be use as virtual ram by creating a swap partition using ext3 or ext4 format.

As we use swap partition, our ram just like much bigger, so the real ram can be share much to graphics.

Yup.... it can be done like that. Great graphics but very slow on process. Just like when using scratch disk in window.

Sent from my CSL-MI410 MIUI 2.3.2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deanboss2000:
Samsung galaxy s2 GT 9100T vodafone Australia

Tried to root with Odin, got to the stage of superoneclick 1.9.5 (the recommend version) and it basically crashed.

Now all I get is a Samsung galaxy SII logo along with a yellow warning signal (exclamation mark) and it just hangs there.

I can get into download mode still...but I cant seem to progress from there.

I have scoured this site for hours, Everything I look at has files which no longer downloads (multi upload doesn't seem to exist)

I am tearing my hair out trying to find out what to do.

I dont even know how to find my firmware version as I didnt write it down (stupid).

I have ordered a jig, but I don't know if that will help in any way.

Any advice?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
You don't need jig if you can get to download mode still. All the jig does is get you to download mode (and reset the flash counter if you still have older bootloaders). Just download the latest Vodafone Australia firmware from samfirmware.com, and flash it.

To root, use CF-Root method. It's super easy, and basically one step.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] republicano:
Cf root is the easiest way, got a 9100t too, im not sure the superoneclick was suitable for the T so i didnt do it. i remembered i tried superoneclick and my antivirus killed adb and i got the same signal too, samsung p1000

you need to reflash, you can still save your phone.
[HTC Sensation] Raynier08:
I've been looking for a Dark theme for the stock/AOSP android messaging theme but can't find any! .

Any Help ? :)
[HTC Sensation] JDR0iD:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1518796

Have a look there or search for inverted g-apps

from my HTC Sensation using xda premium
[HTC Sensation] Abaddon:
It's hard to invert the stock mms.apk. I mean you can but there will be side effects for other stock apps for example you make them black in mms.apk there will be distortion from colors on people.apk

just use another app or use the mms.apk from the link posted above or something similar. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FC1032:
Hey guys,

So I made this rather funny discovery (not surprising though). I have an OTG cable for my Gnex to read USBs, out of curiosity, I plugged in my USB data cable for a Galaxy tab 7 (P1000).

Since this tablet doesn't really have USB host functionality (unless I have like 300 cables and a power source), my Gnex was charging my Gtab :\

If I were to get a new tablet (which I plan to later), could I choose which device to charge which device? Say e.g I want to charge my phone using my tablets power. I ask this since newer tablets have host functionality.

Thanks :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Bwahahaha. I have visions of a short guy bringing a tall guy a ladder.

Sent from my Nexus in Texas.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cordell507:
it's not going to work, you can't output power through MHL or host(im pretty sure) and besides the voltage would be to messed up to charge. so no.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FC1032:
OK.JPEG

I see your point, the charge provided by USB host wouldn't be that high anyway...

Would be a cool function to have though right? I've been caught in situations where I wish my tablet could charge my phone ...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jkoljo:
Yes you can output current through OTG, so it is not a wonder that you can charge your tablet. Otherwise you could not even use any memory sticks and such.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] munkiii:
Every night i charge my Galaxy Nexus using my Motorola Xoom.

I have my Xoom plugged into the wall charger --> my USB Host cable plugged into my Xoom --> my USB-MicroUSB cable plugged into my Galaxy Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FC1032:
Are you able to swap this?

I.e charge your Xoom with the gnex?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chirea.mircea:
I doubt the GNex can output enough power to charge the huge tablet battery at anything but painfully slow 1% per hour process.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] andyjcp:
Moreover, the Xoom cannot be charged through USB...

But I like the idea to charge the GNex through the tablet. It's got quite a large battery. Two actually.

Gesendet von meinem Galaxy Nexus mit Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MitchRapp:
The other way around works just fine with my XOOM. My XOOM can charge my old N1 and my new GNEX just fine... XOOM has like 3 times the battery...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FC1032:
Seems like that any new tablet I get then would be able to charge my phone then :-)

I won't be charging my tablet much, most likely tablet charging the phone e like you guys have mentioned!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jakester112589:
when i try to update my tab, i get an error message saying " the application DMClient (process com.asus.dm)) has quit unexp." I am new to tablets and to andriod and i have no idea how to resolve this issue... any help is greatly appreciated,

thanks in advance
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrevankyle:
go to setings then hit apps (or manage applications) tap all scroll down to dmclient tap it and then hit clear cache and data then reboot and it should work
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 3bs11:
On my iPhone I had a password set but would only be asked for it if the phone was locked for over an hour. What I want is to be able to use the slide to unlock if the phone was locked for less than an hour and a pin or pattern when it's been more than an hour. Is this possible? I know I can set it to ask me for pattern, pin etc and the max time could be 30mins which is also fine but then the screen wouldn't be locked and I might press things by mistake. This just doesn't make sense to me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sic0048:
I've flashed the Gummy ROM and they just came out with a new feature where you can have the standard swipe lock screen (with multiple apps on it) appear before the pin lock/pattern lock screen.

The problem is that both lock screens will appear or neither lock screen will appear when applicable. For example, if you have a long sleep before lock period of time set, neither lock screen may appear when you turn the screen on. Or if you turn off the screen manually, then both lock screens will appear. In other words, I don't see a way to separate the two screens from each other and give them each different time out periods.

I suspect that there is nothing in the android system that would allow this to happen automatically, but perhaps something could be worked out with a custom timer. Perhaps you can speak to the developers over at Gummy and see if they have any suggestions or if they are planning a similar thing in a future release.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] HeCareth:
From your sig your on AOKP B27...:D Its pretty simple turn on the "Wait to lock screen" options in Rom Control > Lockscreen options. Its pretty self explanatory
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mbh87:
you arent prompted with a lockscreen at all during that time though.