Samsung S4 Mini GT I9195 Wont Turn on??

[dreamscape440]

Hello all

I've got a S4 mini here which I'm hoping I can use to upgrade from my old S2.. Problem is.. it doesn't turn on, charge, or anything. If i plug it into a Windows 10 machine I get a sound from Windows 10 saying the USB device has been connected but nothing from the S4 mini itself.

I'm just curious what i can do to get this thing running as its a really nice little phone and seems a nice upgrade from an S2.

I'm fairly technical and I have used tools such as Odin and such to root older Android phones but I thought I would seek advice here before trying anything as It has been awhile!

I look forward to any replys

Regards,

Jason

 

[dreamscape440]

Ok some progress...

I've been running it inside an XP virtual machine as Windows 10 hates Odin and other tools. Anyway, Virtualbox does notice the device and names it "Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM QHSUSB_DLOAD" Is this some form of basic boot loader or recovery or?? I'm unsure myself and I hope maybe someone can tell me what Virtualbox is actually seeing and hopefully it's showing life to a point where i can reflash the device or at least get it running to a certain degree.

Also I've noticed if i say press and hold the power button in Windows 10 the USB disconnect sound with occur swiftly followed by a reconnect sound. Same applies for VOL Down + PWR + Home botton. I've tried running Odin which see's nothing on the COM port. My S2 shows up right away but the S4 mini shows nothing.

I think at this point it's worth mentioning this phone has come from an ex office environment so a failed custom ROM flash or anything is unlikely but of course whatever the case may be its certainly not well... I guess it's not completely dead as it's connecting as a USB device. Can anyone please advise me on how to get this re flashed/fixed or even just tell me what's actually going on here? As this is a bit bound me.

:good:

 

[dreamscape440]

Ok so I've made some progress...

I added some files to a micro SD card (from the debrick.img) I used win32imager to write to the card and put it in and tried powering it up which has now made the phone vibrate twice and then turn on to a basic "BOOT RECOVERY MODE" screen in plain text.

It also says the following:

BOOT RECOVERY MODE
CHECK BOOT PARTITIONS. .
BOOT RECOVERY
WRITE 139008 sectors
ddi : mmc_read failed
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-i9195
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANT VOID: 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable

Now if i load up Odin i can see it on COM5. At this stage I've downloaded a stock firmware from sammobile and I'm ready to load it. I tried it and it requested a PIT file so i found the correct one for my phone and it still wouldn't work. So i looked around on here for answers and found a guide someone had made. Downloaded the "kit" he had which has the following files:

BOOTLOADER_I9195XXUBML4_2340422_REV01_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

CODE_I9195XXUBML4_2340422_REV01_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

CSC_OXA_I9195OXABML4_2340422_REV01_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

MODEM_I9195XXUBML4_2340422_REV01_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

I've added all these where they should go, tried to run it and i get a red FAIL sign above ID:COM along with this error log:

<ID:0/005> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> BOOTLOADER_I9195XXUBML4_2340422_REV01_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> CODE_I9195XXUBML4_2340422_REV01_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> CSC_OXA_I9195OXABML4_2340422_REV01_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.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> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/005> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005>
<ID:0/005> There is no PIT partition.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Can anyone please help me from here as I'm really not sure what is wrong? I've got it from a black screen which would do absolutely zero to doing something at least but I could really use a hand now... please? anyone?

By the way I'm using Odin3 v3.07 which i know isn't the latest but it is said to be the one to use for my S4 mini, could it be that a need the latest version?!

Help please. :good:

 

[ambroochizafer]

Ok so I've made some progress...

I added some files to a micro SD card (from the debrick.img) I used win32imager to write to the card and put it in and tried powering it up which has now made the phone vibrate twice and then turn on to a basic "BOOT RECOVERY MODE" screen in plain text.

It also says the following:

BOOT RECOVERY MODE
CHECK BOOT PARTITIONS. .
BOOT RECOVERY
WRITE 139008 sectors
ddi : mmc_read failed
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-i9195
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANT VOID: 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable

Now if i load up Odin i can see it on COM5. At this stage I've downloaded a stock firmware from sammobile and I'm ready to load it. I tried it and it requested a PIT file so i found the correct one for my phone and it still wouldn't work. So i looked around on here for answers and found a guide someone had made. Downloaded the "kit" he had which has the following files:

BOOTLOADER_I9195XXUBML4_2340422_REV01_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

CODE_I9195XXUBML4_2340422_REV01_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

CSC_OXA_I9195OXABML4_2340422_REV01_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

MODEM_I9195XXUBML4_2340422_REV01_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

I've added all these where they should go, tried to run it and i get a red FAIL sign above ID:COM along with this error log:

<ID:0/005> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> BOOTLOADER_I9195XXUBML4_2340422_REV01_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> CODE_I9195XXUBML4_2340422_REV01_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> CSC_OXA_I9195OXABML4_2340422_REV01_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.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> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/005> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005>
<ID:0/005> There is no PIT partition.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Can anyone please help me from here as I'm really not sure what is wrong? I've got it from a black screen which would do absolutely zero to doing something at least but I could really use a hand now... please? anyone?

By the way I'm using Odin3 v3.07 which i know isn't the latest but it is said to be the one to use for my S4 mini, could it be that a need the latest version?!

Help please. :good:

Have you found the solution dreamscape440 ?