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galaxy s3 stuck on boot screen

  • 06-08-2014 11:12pm
    #1
    mickdw
    Registered Users Posts: 23,260 ✭✭✭✭


    My s3 just displays samsung boot screen but wont go any further.
    Im just this evening learning about fixing this.
    The phone will go into 2 different modes if i hold the volume home and power buttons.
    From reading online it seems if i download new firmware all should be well.
    Its looking like a 950mb download and would take me forever.
    Am i on the right track and can the firmware be git on disc to save the download?


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  • #2
    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    No cannot be got on a disc. You'll have to download it and put it on your SD card.
    Then flash it onto the phone.

    950mb seems massive though. ROM's are usually around 3-400mb.


  • #3
    pah
    Registered Users Posts: 3,380 ✭✭✭pah


    try going into the recovery menu first and wipe dalvik + cache


  • #4
    How Soon Is Now
    Registered Users Posts: 13,083 ✭✭✭✭How Soon Is Now


    Have you a nandroid backup from recently?

    If so restore it from recovery mode.

    It's not odd for some custom roms to be this big I remember downloading ones for this phone at least a gig.


  • #5
    Flyniecom
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭Flyniecom


    Sounds like the phone is bricked


  • #6
    How Soon Is Now
    Registered Users Posts: 13,083 ✭✭✭✭How Soon Is Now


    Flyniecom wrote: »
    Sounds like the phone is bricked

    As long as he can still get the phone into recovery mode it's not bricked.


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  • #7
    mickdw
    Registered Users Posts: 23,260 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Ive cleared cache etc and done a factory reset. Have most photos etc backed up
    still no good.
    Ive downloaded odin to laptop and as i understand it i can send the new rom from there once the phone enters downloading mode which it will do.
    I have not a hope of downloading 900mb with my bb speed though.


  • #8
    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    900 mb even on a .5mb connection would be done in a night.


  • #9
    Ste-
    Registered Users Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭Ste-


    Where you based, I'm sure if you give a link aswell someone can download and burn to cd for you.


  • #10
    How Soon Is Now
    Registered Users Posts: 13,083 ✭✭✭✭How Soon Is Now


    Usb would be quicker. Ive had issues installing things the wrong way etc and been in similar position where i couldnt get by the boot screen.

    Once u can still get into recovery mode there should be a fix.

    Is your phone rooted? What rom is currently on the phone? Is there not a current copy of the rom your running on your internal or external sd card?

    If u get hold of the rom u want to run just google how to flash it.


  • #11
    mickdw
    Registered Users Posts: 23,260 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Its running the latest update from vodafone.
    Phone has not been rooted.
    There is no option to install from internal memory that i can see.
    The options are;
    Reboot now
    update from adb
    Update from external storage
    wipe data/ factory reset
    wipe cache
    apply update from cache


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  • #12
    How Soon Is Now
    Registered Users Posts: 13,083 ✭✭✭✭How Soon Is Now


    mickdw wrote: »
    Its running the latest update from vodafone.
    Phone has not been rooted.
    There is no option to install from internal memory that i can see.
    The options are;
    Reboot now
    update from adb
    Update from external storage
    wipe data/ factory reset
    wipe cache
    apply update from cache

    Bring it into the shop so. If was rooted they wouldn't help you they will now though.


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