Samsung s3 mini softbrick please help pulling my hair out with frustration

[wirral79]

Hi all

I would be very great full if i could lend a hand regarding my Samsung s3 mini GT-I8190N UK OPEN TO ANY NETWORK .

The problem i have is i cant load the phone up all i get is the the "SAMSUNG GAKAXY SIII MINI GT-I8190N LOGO".

I however can get into download mode , recovery mode is not possible it just wont go into recovery mode.

i have done some reading over the last week and found that the phone maybe softbricked so i downloaded odin and downloaded a couple of new firmwares.

I followed the steps i found on an android forum and hooked my s3 upto my PC and clicked PDA , i selected the MD5 file (new filmwere ) and clicked start , yippieeee i had progress but very slow progress at that , the green progress bar on odin was filling up but very slow , after about half hour it was only about 30% full and then failed , i have tried over and over again but it wont work .

I am thinking i got the wrong filmwear for my phone but really unsure on whats going on and its really annoying me .

any help would be really helpfull .

on download mode i have -

ODIN MODE

PRODUCT NAME GT-I8190N
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD -NO
CURRENT BINARY-SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS - OFFICIAL

 

[STRATOS99KINGZ]

Here http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ just enter your model number i8190N and you'll get some stock roms choose one from your región/country for better, remember to click on PDA to use the file

 

[wirral79]

Thanks for the reply .

I downloaded the correct FW but its still not working , i have watched a couple of youtube videos and it looks like it takes around 4-5 mins to do the whole process via odin but mine is very very slow , i get a green progress bar in odin but it takes forever to progress , it gets to about 30% after about 30 mins then says fail .

any ideas ?

 

[STRATOS99KINGZ]

Thanks for the reply .

I downloaded the correct FW but its still not working , i have watched a couple of youtube videos and it looks like it takes around 4-5 mins to do the whole process via odin but mine is very very slow , i get a green progress bar in odin but it takes forever to progress , it gets to about 30% after about 30 mins then says fail .

any ideas ?

check your pc drivers, you might install them again, and check if there are no KIES processes in the background if you have kies installed

 

[wirral79]

check your pc drivers, you might install them again, and check if there are no KIES processes in the background if you have kies installed

Drivers are fine and KIES is closed , odin is reading my phone just fine its just the process of uploading the new FM is taking forever then fails at about 30% after about half hour ,.

so frustrating

 

[prototype74]

Drivers are fine and KIES is closed , odin is reading my phone just fine its just the process of uploading the new FM is taking forever then fails at about 30% after about half hour ,.

so frustrating

Try with Odin v3.07 or try with an other PC/Laptop and run/open Odin as admin if you don't use Windows XP