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[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lanik42:
Hello,

I was attempting to clean out (format) everything on my phone and start over with a fresh ROM, and it looks like I went a bit overboard. Now I'm stuck at the bootloader, but it appears to be frozen. When it loads, I get:

FASTBOOT MODE - NO BOOT OR RECOVERY IMG
PRODUCT NAME - HERRING
HW VERSION - REV 11
BOOTLOADER VERSION - 19020XXLC2
BASEBAND VERSION - 19020XXKI1
CARRIER INFO - TMB
SERIAL NUMBER - (REDACTED)
LOCK STATE - UNLOCKED

The menu appears as well, but I am unable to change the current selection, or perform a selection. (My power button stopped functioning a couple months ago).

Occasionally when I unplug the usb cable I'll see a quick message "USB Control Init USB Control Init End" and it restarts the bootloader. FASTBOOT MODE then just appears empty, and I still cannot access the menu items.

ADB was working before, but now 2 separate computers cannot detect it using "adb devices". I hadn't tried 'fastboot devices' beforehand, but it doesn't detect the phone now.

I tried installing a couple different drivers (Google's, PDANet), and using Wugfresh NRT, but could never connect.

So how's it look, doc? Will it live? Or should I bury it?

Thanks!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lar5:
As long as the bootloader isn't deleted there's a good chance.

I think you have deleted the OS and the recovery :silly:

When you are in the bootloader, only fastboot commands work.

Type "fastboot devices" to check the connection

Or "fastboot help" ;)

https://plus.google.com/103583939320326217147/posts/BQ5iYJEaaEH

I had to force the "Google Nexus BootLoader Interface" driver onto the system (win 8.1)

I know it says Acer, but it is my Nexus S

View attachment 2936108

When fastboot.exe can see your device you can flash a recovery image.

"fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"

"fastboot boot recovery.img"

You should now be able to start the recovery and use the adb commands.

Hope some of this can help
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lanik42:
Thanks for the response! :) I wasn't sure if I would even get a reply, as the board appears to be rather quiet.

Yeah, I'm afraid I did. I got a little overly aggressive in my data purge :p

Sadly, therein lies my problem. I haven't been able to get fastboot to recognize my device, at all:(

I tried the driver install listed, and I assume it successfuly installed, though I'm not sure how I'd check. but I'm still having the same problem. neither fastboot nor adb recognize the device (though as you said, adb wouldn't at this stage either way).

It doesn't appear that it's even showing up in the device manager (using Windows 7 x64). No search for drivers, no unrecognized device, nothing :(

I'm afraid it means that my phone is actually freezing during the bootloader loading, since the computer does not appear to recognize it and I can't navigate its menu.

Is there anything I'm forgetting? I may try booting into a Linux live image, to see if windows is just ignoring due to some driver issue. Will follow up with those results.

Thanks again!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smit.sanghavi:
I suggest removing all drivers. Each and every trace of it to be removed. Then install the Google USB drivers.

You can also get drivers from Windows Update...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] squirtymonkey:
Please help! :confused::confused::confused:

I've tried going through all the forums as well as searching online but I'm unable to recover my phone. At this point, I'm not sure if my phone is soft bricked or if there is a power button failure, or both. I was initially having problems with the phone restarting by itself every so often. As time went on, the restarting problem became more frequent. Finally, it got stuck on the cyanogenmod loading screen.

I tried going into recovery mode to install a new version of cyanogenmod but a quarter of the way through the installation, the phone rebooting itself. Tried to install it again with the same results, this time the phone rebooting right after I began the install. Finally, I tried to wipe Dalvik Cache and data. Now, I'm unable to even get into recovery mode. I'm only able to get into download mode.

From download mode, I attempted to use Odins versions (1.85, 3.04, 3.07 & 3.09) to try to reinstall a stock mod. Unfortunately, I keep getting stuck on "nand write start!" No matter how long I wait, it stays there and I have to remove the battery from the phone to continue the process over again. It doesn't matter what firmware I try to install, or whether it be just trying to install twrp it always hangs on "nand write start!"

As a last resort, I attempted to use a pit file in addition to a stock rom. This time, I get the following error on my phone: "secure check fail : pit"

My phone displays the following when going through Odin and using the pit file:

Odin Mode

Product Name: SGH-T999

Custom Binary Download: Yes (3 counts)

Current Binary: Custom

System Status: Custom

QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE

SECURE CHECK FAIL : PIT

What does Qualcomm Secureboot: Enable mean? Could it be a hardware problem, motherboard, faulty power button causing this? Or software?

PLEASE HELP! Thanks so much in advance.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
To check the power button, remove battery and pug it back in. If it tries to turn on by itself you have a faulty power switch.

Secureboot isnt anything to worry about. Its just there to prevent flashing of incompatible firmware.

It could be an issue with either the motherboard or USB port, or both, as well though.

Next time you try to flash with Odin, wait for it to finish. It may take a long time, but it will fail, and it may give us a clue to the cause when it does. I suggest starting the flash and walk away for 30-60 min.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] squirtymonkey:
I plugged in two different batteries and the phone didn't automatically turn on so maybe it's not a faulty power switch.

I also let Odin run for 80 minutes and it's still stuck on NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/005> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> T999UVUEMJC_T999TMBEMJC_T999UVUEMJC_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..

<ID:0/005> File analysis..

<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/005> Initialzation..

<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/005> sbl2.mbn

<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!

Had to unplug the phone and restart it by removing the battery. After I try to boot it up the following message appears:

"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again. " I am still able to get into download mode.

The previous attempt was using Odin 3.04. I attempted again using Odin 3.09 to flash TWRP onto the system only to get the same issue of being stuck at NAND Write Start. This time, I let it sit for an hour. File I used. C:\Users\xxx\Desktop\openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.1-d2tmo.tar

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/004> recovery.img

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

Any clues???
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Wow! Ok, I've never seen it take that long! Odin has always eventually failed out of the flash in my experience.

Do you have kies installed on your computer? If so, uninstall it. It interferes with Odin. Also, what windows version are you using?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] squirtymonkey:
I don't have kies installed. I installed the samsung drivers directly. I'm running Windows 8.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Try different drivers and/or try running Odin as admin. Maybe compatibility mode would work too. Beyond that the only other thing I can think of would be to try a different computer.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] squirtymonkey:
I used a different computer and had the same hanging problem. :(
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Have you tried different USB cables? Different driver versions?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] drizze99:
Go to SamMobile and get the newest stock image file: T999UVUENC2

MJC would not flash on my phone either when I thought I soft bricked. I also had the best luck with ODIN v3.04

Just load the image into PDA (don't use PIT file) and only check have "Auto-reboot" checked off. Let it run it's course. It does take a while so be patient.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
You can download the firmware from my thread too. Will be faster than sammobile.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
If after doing all the above it still doesn't work, try a win 7 PC, some people have issues getting it to work with win 8
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] squirtymonkey:
Thanks everyone for their suggestions. I'm without a phone and don't really have the money right now to purchase a new one. So, I've tried different USB cables as well as a Win 7 PC and it still hangs on NAND WRITE START!!

Where do I find the different driver versions that you are referring to? I just installed the Samsung Drivers from this thread using the installer:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2688516
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I have a bunch linked in my sig. The oldest I believe is the version that was released for the S3. The newest 1 or 2 were a major update for the Note 3 and S5. Anything in between were smaller updates to the first. Try the 2nd or 3rd from newest, then try the first couple after that is what I would do, but it's up to you which you want to give it a shot with.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] squirtymonkey:
So I tried each of the drivers in your sig and none of them seemed to help. Does this sound like a motherboard failure? I do remember before when I was able to get into recovery that there was an error along the lines of can't mount sd card. I'm unable to get into recovery now to confirm
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
It certainly is possible.

When you installed the different drivers, did you go to device manager and verify they changed? Sometimes it won't unless you choose Update drivers in properties and browse to the new ones in program files.

Other than all of that, I'm not sure what else to tell you. It could be something faulty with the motherboard. Maybe the USB port itself is bad. Not sure if a good way to know for sure though. There may be some vids on YouTube that show how to test it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] squirtymonkey:
The phone still charges the battery. I get a battery charging icon on the phone when it's plugged in. If it was a faulty USB port would it still be able to charge and yet cause the problems I'm facing?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
It could. And I'm not saying I believe its the USB port though. Just that its a possibility. It uses different pins for power and data, so if the data pins got damaged somehow it may still charge but not transfer anything. This usually happens with cables, but I have heard about it happening to the port too.

The only way I can think to test further would be to plug in a second S3 and see if it works. But it still might not tell you exactly what the issue is. Just that its not the computer or cable.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] squirtymonkey:
My roommate does have an S3. I should be able to borrow it to test. How do I go about testing it without potentially messing it up or rooting it? Is there a test file that I could use. I'm positive her phone would just be stock T-mobile.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Basically I would just plug it into the computer to see if it is detected by Odin. If it is we know the problem is definitely your device and not the computer or cable. Its still possible it could be any of them right now.

But if the good S3 also cannot connect, it means your device is most likely ok, and either the computer or cable is the problem.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] squirtymonkey:
Okay, so I plugged in my roommates phone in Odin and it says Added!! When I unplug the usb cable it updates to Removed!! Thoughts???
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Well, the computer and cable are good so its something to do with your device. Looking back at your op, with all the random reboots and all, I do wonder if there may not be a memory failure. I've been seeing more and more hardware failures lately, though it is still pretty rare, many end up being the memory.

In such cases, the best option IMO is to buy a device with a broken screen, but is otherwise functional with a good imei. I've seen these go for $50-80 on eBay recently.

I'm not sure that is the problem, but I am not sure what else to do to test things out. Maybe check for videos on testing the USB port with a multimeter...

Beyond that, it may be time to call it done and get a replacement motherboard. Thats up to you of course, but is probably what I'd do in the same situation.

I am sorry I can't help any better. I just can't think of anything else to try...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] squirtymonkey:
I appreciate your help. I guess for now I'll just stick it in a drawer and hopefully someone else will find a solution.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Another option would be to take it to a cellular repair shop and see if they can just diagnose the problem. No idea what the cost would be, but I imagine it wouldn't be more than 10-15 or free if you have them repair it. They should have the equipment and programs required to find out what is really wrong. At least then you'd know if its worth repairing. If its not, you can still sell it on ebay. If the screen is in good shape you could probably get $90-120 for it. Maybe more with a clean imei. But if you wait another year you might only get 50-60 (just a guess).
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] henmartins:
Hi,

I'm a former iPhone 5 user who just switched to a 2014 Moto X. I've been having troubles focusing on short-distance text with both the stock Camera app and the Google one. I've tried the very same shot with an ancient iPhone 4 and found no trouble whatsoever. (using autofocus).

What can I do to address it? Should I replace the camera app? Thanks!
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jooosty:
Have you tried tapping to focus? Does the camera readjust after tapping the text ?
[Android General] dantezinn:
Guys, i made the bumbest thing on universe, as title says, i wiped my internal storage before install the new rom, so i lost my files, my OS, everything! What do i do? Please help me :(. Im on Recovery Mode now, but im stuck!

Device: Nexus 4
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] drshellgon:
Hi guys,

My unrooted S3 recently, even after replacing the SIM card, is giving me an "Emergency Calls Only" status in the notification shade, and even after restarting the phone, reinserting the sim card, and locking and unlocking the sim card pin, this message still shows and it's really frustrating because I can't make calls or text messages

Can anyone help me? I desperately need help and I really don't want to replace the phone. What's even more frustrating is that my brother has the exact same phone bought at the exact same time and hasn't encountered any problems whatsoever.

Thanks

DrShellgon :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] drshellgon:
Actually I found a fix i just went to Settings > More settings > Mobile networks > Network operators and found the appropriate network and now it's working again :D
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spykez0129:
Ever since I moved all a sudden plex won't allow me to resume movies. It just sits there loading, nothing's changed on my system except having a new modem and router, the router is just a newer revision.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spykez0129:
Bump, still an issue. I can't even resume a video period now. I have to start the movie fresh the FFWD it to where I left off.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SC36DC:
I'm new to AFTV and Plex, and I also can not resume videos. After it spinning for a little bit, I get the message that it can't play the video. If I start from the beginning, it plays no problem.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmerrilljr2:
Maybe you should look here: https://forums.plex.tv/categories/google-tv-amazon-fire-tv.
[Samsung Galaxy Core.] bakas666:
Well i've been searching , but only thing I found were half dead threads about half made roms. is there any serious ROM for the single rom Core or anything made is purely for the Duos one?
[Samsung Galaxy Core.] Ann.Vogelfang:
Nothing yet. The mayority of roms are for the core duos
[T-Mobile LG G3] Still_living714:
First of all thanks in advance. I was wondering why does my Web browser refresh two times by itself. Every time I go to a Web page I got to wait a couple of seconds so it can refresh a second time.

Second question. How do I get rid of the navigation bar when am using the Internet or just not using it?
[T-Mobile LG G3] Swizzle82:
Yes when using [MENTION=243864]xda[/MENTION] via your browser for some reason it refreshes twice when you zoom in and start scrolling. For the nav bar go to settings>display>hometouch buttons and you can select which apps you want to hide them on.
[T-Mobile LG G3] Still_living714:
No this happens to me on almost every Web page
[T-Mobile LG G3] Swizzle82:
Oh only happens to me on xda
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CurtisAndroid5:
Hi,

Just picked up the device today and I've rooted it and installed Xposed and managed to get it as close to AOSP as I can.

I was wondering what's the safest way to change the DPI is and if there's anyway to get the Android L status bar icons (battery, signal, WiFi, silent etc) and navigation bar onto the stock ROM?

I'd normally do a backup and dive into these things but I haven't got a custom recovery installed (as I can't seem to find any) so I figured I'd ask!

I was also wondering if I'm fine to update my device via OTA even though its rooted?

Thanks

Curtis
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xRamz:
Textdroider for dpi has been the best for me. And I got the Android L nav bar by looking though the downloadable modules in xposed + changing the pressed colour in tweaksbox looks pretty close to Android L
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CurtisAndroid5:
Thanks, got it all sorted!

Any word on whether I can update via OTA whilst rooted?

Thank you
[P3600 General] saminegm:
I have a Trinity and my phone provider is vodafone Germany. I tried everything to get a Video call to work but it just doesn't work. I have the 3g symbol on the display all the time and I live in Cologne which has UMTS everywhere. But if I call a number (my wifes number same provider and standing next to me so she has UMTS too) it seems as it should be ringing at the other end but it doesn't even ring there ...

Did anyone manage to make a video call with the trinity?
[P3600 General] capzicco:
I HAVE THE SAME problem... I was thinking was signal problem.... but....

btw I can't send and receive mms too :-))))
[P3600 General] Guybrush:
Video Call and MMS works on mine =)
[P3600 General] leecotton:
Works here...

video calling works with mine (O2, UK)

Lee
[P3600 General] neofix:
... And it works for me to :):) Hehe!
[P3600 General] saminegm:
you are on vodafone italy?
[P3600 General] saminegm:
I couldnt send mms too. so i completely resetted (hard reset) and followed the vodafone mms instructions. Now it works. But still no video call.
[P3600 General] saminegm:
Still no video calls on german vodafone?

so no one has managed to make a video call with the trinity on vodafone germany?
[P3600 General] Tiemen:
Today I made my first video call with T-Mobile Netherlands, so it does work.
[P3600 General] saminegm:
still no video calls

I tried with my trinity with several vodafone germany cards and it does not work. It seems my device is defective.
[P3600 General] Moaske:
Tried it last week with a video-call to my brother (he using a SE K800i on Orange), and it seems to work great :) Had to change the dial-pad back to the default HTC one though, cause the M$ one doesn't show the buttons to initiate a video-call :)
[P3600 General] stormyb:
i have made a videocall with t-mobile nl, but the other person did not see me.. i could see him on my screen., and myself in the lower corner. And no, we were not filming eachother. ;-)

what about that ? we both were on umts network, standing next to eachother.

is it something on my phone i forgot to turn on ?

i have a orange spv m700, (yes officially unlocked, thnx to the nice man in the orange shop!)

he has a nokia N73
[P3600 General] saminegm:
It seems the Vodafone network in germany does not "see" that my trinity is on UMTS. If I try to use Vodafone TV it says that I am currently not on UMTS which I am.... very strange... any help is much appreciated
[P3600 General] rdster:
I am having the same problem with Telsra in Australia. I have the 3G symbol, the service says it is on UMTS Telstra, can browse the net with HSDPA, everything else seems fine.
[P3600 General] darkilici:
Maybe a lame question, but you have the video call service enabled by your operator/contract? Maybe you require some settings on the phone to be recognized as video call enabled/ to operate on the network?
[P3600 General] jjplayground:
MMS

I can not send MMS too. It drives me really crazy!!!

I have a dutch KPN provider
[P3600 General] Elfriede:
Since no one has answered this question yet: Yes, it works, albeit not to my satisfaction.

I'm using a Vodafone compact GPS (which should be identical to the HTC 3600=Trinity) on Vodafone Germany on the other (dark) side of the Rhine with good UMTS coverage (at least two bars). When phoning to, say, a Samsung UMTS mobile phone, I receive good picture quality and reasonable sound quality. However, the other side fails to receive decent sound; what is arriving there is regularly sort of "chopped" and hardly understandable. I'm not sure about the reason for this, but I suspect that it is my "Trinity" that is misbehaving (too slow? inadequate configuration settings?), as the Samsung's video arrives nicely and has good quality. It could also be the other way, of course, or it could be a Vodafone network problem.

Does anyone have any experience (good or bad) with the video call quality on the Trinity?

PS: Hello to everybody, I'm new to this forum, and I apologise for any misbehaviour in advance as it is not intended :), and yes, I have used the "search" option :D.

Elfi
[P3600 General] RSchris:
I had the same problem, Hard Reset fix it ;)
[P3600 General] Elfriede:
A hard reset involves deleting all data, right? I'm not looking forward to configuring the ppc again, really. But I guess it's worth a try, as the AEG-principle hardly ever fails...
[P3600 General] saminegm:
Hi Elfriede. Welcome to the forum. Case you are german (der Name klingt danach) try this forum too: http://www.ppc-welt.info/community/forumdisplay.php?f=174

I sold my P3600 which I had bought from amazon just for the not working video calls. I then bought a Vodafone compact GPS... guess what... the video calls didn't work too. The guys at vodafone (which I had phoned 10 times for this problem and which had told me it must be my p3600's fault) just forgot to switch UMTS on!!! Now it works (I lost a few 100 € just because of vodafone-no-competence-service...)
[P3600 General] Cyrus Kourosh:
It works fine from my Swiss Sunrise Network to Swiss Orange Network (from Trinity to SE W850 and SE W880).

However no way to make a call from the pocket informant contact manager. The only way is from the dial pad where the video call button exists.
[P3600 General] rdster:
yes. the video call codes had not been applied properly. after they deleted them and readded them, life was all good.:)
[Sony Xperia L] prometheus3k:
Hi all,

I am trying to install CM11 for Xperia L, but after starting clockworkmod, I cannot run adb sideload. I have the Sony fastboot drivers installed (used to flash boot.IMG) but adb cannot find devices.

Please Help
[Sony Xperia L] abhi007.john:
What do you want to sideload?

Can't you flash the zip?