Samsung Galaxy S4 mini not booting

[BlazeMike]

Hey All,

I was recently in a rush to switch off my phone but accidentally turned it on again...
So instead of waiting all the way through the start-up when the Samsung logo appeared I pulled out the battery and put it back in so it would switch off.

I only tried to switch my phone back on later at night, and realised it didn't switch on. I thought the battery was low so I left it to charge for a few hours...
Went back to check, the power charging indicator hadn't shown up and the phone didn't start either.

The wall power, plug and USB cable are fine as I tried with other devices but my phone just won't start

Its been two days and it still hasn't turned back on....

PLEASE HELP!!!

 

[IronRoo]

Hey All,

I was recently in a rush to switch off my phone but accidentally turned it on again...
So instead of waiting all the way through the start-up when the Samsung logo appeared I pulled out the battery and put it back in so it would switch off.

I only tried to switch my phone back on later at night, and realised it didn't switch on. I thought the battery was low so I left it to charge for a few hours...
Went back to check, the power charging indicator hadn't shown up and the phone didn't start either.

The wall power, plug and USB cable are fine as I tried with other devices but my phone just won't start

Its been two days and it still hasn't turned back on....

PLEASE HELP!!!

You've bricked it, probably.

Is there any sign of life? Can you boot into download or recovery?

You'll need to follow one of the bricked threads .......

Sent from my Galaxy S4 Mini using XDA Labs

 

[BlazeMike]

You've bricked it, probably.

Is there any sign of life? Can you boot into download or recovery?

You'll need to follow one of the bricked threads .......

Sent from my Galaxy S4 Mini using XDA Labs

Not that i can tell, tried charging no sign
Tried pushing power button and volume button with wall power and w/o but it wouldn't do anything.
I think that is what recovery mode is...

But what is download?

Also bricked is pretty serious....
Do u think the battery thing caused that?

What can I do now

 

[IronRoo]

Not that i can tell, tried charging no sign
Tried pushing power button and volume button with wall power and w/o but it wouldn't do anything.
I think that is what recovery mode is...

But what is download?

Also bricked is pretty serious....
Do u think the battery thing caused that?

What can I do now

Doesn't sound very promising. Sounds like a hard brick.

recovery is home/vol up/power
download is home/vol down/power

but if it's not showing any signs of life it won't be much help.

If you plug it into your PC does Odin detect it?

If not then sending it for jtag repair is your only chance
(unless your battery was run down past the point it can be recharged and that is why it seems dead)

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[sumeruter]

Hey All,
I thought the battery was low so I left it to charge for a few hours...
Went back to check, the power charging indicator hadn't shown up and the phone didn't start either.
The wall power, plug and USB cable are fine as I tried with other devices but my phone just won't start
Its been two days and it still hasn't turned back on....

I had a similar situation. No sign of life, no recharging.
However I managed to get it back to life by pulling battery and cable, and putting it back again while holding power (and maybe other buttons) pressed. Had to try some times.

 

[BlazeMike]

Doesn't sound very promising. Sounds like a hard brick.

recovery is home/vol up/power
download is home/vol down/power

but if it's not showing any signs of life it won't be much help.

If you plug it into your PC does Odin detect it?

If not then sending it for jtag repair is your only chance
(unless your battery was run down past the point it can be recharged and that is why it seems dead)

Sent from my Galaxy S4 Mini using XDA Labs

I had a similar situation. No sign of life, no recharging.
However I managed to get it back to life by pulling battery and cable, and putting it back again while holding power (and maybe other buttons) pressed. Had to try some times.

Odin wasn't detecting it....

But
After I tried @sumeruter 's method my phone started vibrating in pulses and my computer said an unidentified device was plugged in

 

[BlazeMike]

I had a similar situation. No sign of life, no recharging.
However I managed to get it back to life by pulling battery and cable, and putting it back again while holding power (and maybe other buttons) pressed. Had to try some times.

Thank You so much...

Initially there was just pulsating vibration but no visuals but after 30 times.......
My phone showed the Samsung logo and booted as normal.

Thank you

 

[IronRoo]

Thank You so much...

Initially there was just pulsating vibration but no visuals but after 30 times.......
My phone showed the Samsung logo and booted as normal.

Thank you

Good news, but better back up your stuff now just in case it doesn't boot again

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[BlazeMike]

Good news, but better back up your stuff now just in case it doesn't boot again

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Can you recommend a good method and software to back up?

 

[BlazeMike]

Good news, but better back up your stuff now just in case it doesn't boot again

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Also many thanks again to @IronRoo , @sumeruter and team XDA

 

[IronRoo]

Can you recommend a good method and software to back up?

I've not found a one click solution, unfortunately.

The closest to a one click solution is doing a nandroid backup, I use TWRP. However it's not easy to extract single folders to reinstall photos or similar but is good to replace a whole chunk of your system if your phone is not working properly.

I use "my phone explorer" to sync all contacts, calendars, photos etc locally, ie without Google. It will also sync your photos, unlike most backup apps & works with Firefox & Lighting calendar, unlike most backup apps. I also use EasyBackup app. for added safety of contacts etc. but it, like must apps only backsup stock browsers bookmarks, calendars etc. Music I always only pull from my PC so that's backed up. The hard stuff is photos etc from mesaging/chat apps like Signal etc I basically do the following,
http://www.guidingtech.com/51900/backup-whatsapp-cloud-platforms/
So yes I make it hard for myself as I don't just back everything up to Google, just some things.

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[Khaled125]

Hello. I have the exact same problem I guess, my computer read it as (something)_dload and trying the battary and power method does not do anything sadly, any help?

 

[Canercan]

Hello. I have the exact same problem I guess, my computer read it as (something)_dload and trying the battary and power method does not do anything sadly, any help?

hi,

The something must be QLOAD_USB.
You have a hard bricked phone. Look for a debrick image for your phone and put it in sd card. Check the forum, you can find it.

I had the same problem, I can share the debrick file if you need it.
What is your phone model? and make?

 

[Lijk]

hi,

The something must be QLOAD_USB.
You have a hard bricked phone. Look for a debrick image for your phone and put it in sd card. Check the forum, you can find it.

I had the same problem, I can share the debrick file if you need it.
What is your phone model? and make?

I also need the image file I have a Samsung gt-i9195.
thanks in advance

 

[Scottsey]

Hi their my s4 mini switched off as in was playing a game so I put charger in n nothing happend have tryed all methods power and vol up and power vol down nothing not making any noise or anything what can I do

 

[T0p0r]

I don't know what to do

My phone died. Didn't turn on. All I know to do is to go to Dowloand mode and that's it!
This massage is writed.

Anybody ?