Bootlooped Samsung Galaxy Young

I have managed to bootloop my phone, but I cannot reboot into any of the recovery modes. I am suspecting that I have disabled the Factory Mode - would this have anything to do with it? If this is the case, what can I do now?

 

Very strange, but this morning I was able to boot into safe mode! However, it does not matter which selection I make, all I get is a picture of an android on his back with his front door open, and a red triangle with a black exclamation mark inside it. Does this mean the phone is incapable of performing any of the desired functions from safe mode? Is there some other way to get into the phone and correct the fault?

One piece of info that might help - I think I disabled the FactoryTest or FactoryMode app before the bootlooping occurred - could this be the problem?

 

Whatever options are in the screen, they are useless to me, because none of them work. I have not tried ADB, but I think I will learn about it, as another adviser has given me a method to flash a stock ROM using ADB.

I froze quite a few apps apart from FactoryMode, but I think they were all bloatware, not system apps.

 

Thanks, I'll let you know how I get on!

 

I have installed the Minimal ADB and Fastboot tools which successfully runs in the command window. Here is the procedure I have followed so far:

1. Boot up my phone into Recovery Mode
2. Connect to my PC
3. Start Minimal ADB and Fastboot
4. Type in <adb reboot bootloader> and enter
5. The phone reboots into the bootloader (I think) and shows the following screen:

[ODIN3]
PRODUCT: GT-S6310T
VERSION:
HW REV: 5
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: NO
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM

There is a picture of an android standing up, and then the following warning:

"Downloading... Do not turn off target!!"

Now, it doesn't matter what fastboot command I give after this, nothing happens. The command window just gives the response <Waiting for device>, and then I cannot give any more commands. The phone is stuck on the page described above, and the only way to kill it is to pull the battery.

What is going wrong? The command I was told to give by another advisor was <fastboot oem unlock>, and this is supposed to unlock the bootloader, allowing me to flash a ROM to the phone. But this and any other command doesn't do anything except produce the response <Waiting for device>, and the phone keeps saying "Downloading... Do not turn off target!!"

Do you have any ideas to help? I am really feeling in the dark here because I know nothing about this business!

Regards,
Jonathan

 

Yes, I am trying to flash the stock firmware, as I fouled my phone up after rooting. I now have Odin installed and am starting to have some success! It seems Odin is the very thing I needed, as it was made for the job.

Evidently, Kies can only fix up firmware after an update fails - it is no good for flashing ROMs. Also, Kies doesn't run on Windows 10.

Thanks very much for your help!

 

Both versions of Kies are telling me that they are incompatible with the Galaxy Young S6310. This is a bit strange, because up until recently, I was using Kies for the same phone, but I was on Windows 8. Kies 3 is for Android 4.3 and higher, and mine is 4.1.2. However, Kies 2 does not work either. Samsung also tell me that Kies should not work on Windows 10.

Odin is functioning very well, and I have now learned to get into download mode, but the firmware is not flashing properly. I am flashing a multi-file version as follows:

BOOT_S6310DXAME1_1013803_REV03_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CODE_S6310DXAME1_1013803_REV03_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CSC_OLB_S6310OLBAME1_1013803_REV03_user_low_ship.tar.md5
MODEM_S6310DXAME1_1013803_REV03_user_low_ship.tar.md5

The first and last files go really well, but the two middle ones fail. The CODE file especially fails very quickly.

Do you have any ideas?

 

New Zealand, and my carrier is CallPlus on the Telecom network. The phone tells me it is the GT-S6310 model.

 

Bingo! You are correct - the model number under the battery does have a T at the end! And when I followed your link to the firmware on SamMobile, it downloads! Amazing huh?

However, when I tried myself to search for the GY GT-s6310T model on the firmware page, it came up negative, How did you find it?

 

Hey J, you the man! I was searching under the full name instead of just the number. I now have the new stock ROM loaded, and my phone is back to normal! I owe you one

Isn't Odin good to use? It is so simple once you have a few pointers. I will never touch ADB again as long as Odin will do the job!