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bricked?!? -SOLVED-

I've tried the "brick fixes" on this forum, but without luck so far... I can get into download mode, and I've tried flashing with odin from this post which says "passed" to me. After this is reboots into a black screen after the "galaxy S" screen, and nothing can be done except making the capasitive buttons light up...
All help is appreciated!!
FYI I don't have a SD card installed during odin...
Solutions in #6 and #7...
Thanks a ton

Novek said:
I've tried the "brick fixes" on this forum, but without luck so far... I can get into download mode, and I've tried flashing with odin from this post which says "passed" to me. After this is reboots into a black screen after the "galaxy S" screen, and nothing can be done except making the capasitive buttons light up...
All help is appreciated!!
FYI I don't have a SD card installed during odin...
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Sounds like a boot loop, but I can't figure out why you would get one with the stock odin flash. Try doing a factory reset? it shouldn't be needed, but who knows?

how? tried the "hard reset" whitout luck

Novek said:
how? tried the "hard reset" whitout luck
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In recovery.. there should be a factory reset option. I thought odin did that though.

when it is resetting I can read "mbr checksum error" or similar in yellow text before it's wiping data etc...

Try this ...turn you phone off but keep it plugged into you cpu usb cord and open oidin, next put your phone in download mode and put the needed files in oden and click start I had a hard time getting odin to work right for some reason this may not help but it worked for me. Good luck I don't think you bricked I think you can come out of this.

I assume that you used the partition in ROM Manager? If so I had the same problem as you. The phone would boot up to a black screen with only the buttons working. What I did was flash Eugenes 2.2 Froyo Rom, I surprised that it booted up and worked. After that I flashed back to stock rom and it work as it did before!

AustinKnight45 said:
Try this ...turn you phone off but keep it plugged into you cpu usb cord and open oidin, next put your phone in download mode and put the needed files in oden and click start I had a hard time getting odin to work right for some reason this may not help but it worked for me. Good luck I don't think you bricked I think you can come out of this.
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Thanks for the help, but my problem occurs after odin... when it's rebooting and it says "passed!" i just end up with a black screen with only the capasitive buttons lighting up when pressed...
ElahC said:
I assume that you used the partition in ROM Manager? If so I had the same problem as you. The phone would boot up to a black screen with only the buttons working. What I did was flash Eugenes 2.2 Froyo Rom, I surprised that it booted up and worked. After that I flashed back to stock rom and it work as it did before!
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that's my problem!! found it, downloading now... will report back for future accidents...
Froyo worked!! Thanks a ton! Now I just have to downgrade

sry... dubbel

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. How did you get odin to detect your phone? I put it into download mode but no detection plzzz help

farrisizdaman said:
I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. How did you get odin to detect your phone? I put it into download mode but no detection plzzz help
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I turned the phone off while the usb was connected when the phone if off open odin ounce its open boot up the phone and boot it into download mode from there odin will connect and you can put the files you need into it and click start. This worked well for me when I needed to revert back to factory vibrant after flashing the "Real lag FIX" kernel that made my ear piece not work and some of my buttons not work but boy was my phone snappy and my benchmarks were awesome but what good does that do when your girl calls you and you cant hear her and all she can hear is you saying hellllllllooooooo .

I"ve been trying to flash with odin now for about 2 hours. It gets stuck on DO NOT DISCONNECT. And never finishes.

farrisizdaman said:
I"ve been trying to flash with odin now for about 2 hours. It gets stuck on DO NOT DISCONNECT. And never finishes.
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Ya it was like that for me until I did what I said in my last post, you do have the samsung drivers installed ?
Edit: And you are using this method or this thread HERE

farrisizdaman said:
I"ve been trying to flash with odin now for about 2 hours. It gets stuck on DO NOT DISCONNECT. And never finishes.
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You have managed to get into download mode right? My device is up and running stock now, but gonna try some other ROM now =)

Glad to hear your phone is back up and running .

i know this is an old thread, but i figure this can help someone later... brick is a common search term, and i figure this will come up in a search and this will save time for others...
here's what happened to me. i was flashing back to stock and was in download mode. the blue bar was moving etc and murphy and his dumb law decided to kill my my usb port... i thought the phone was DEAD! nothing i did woke the phone up. no battery indicator, buttons didn't do anything... it was all black. holding up/down and power didnt turn the phone on and into recovery or download mode... the phone was DEAD...
then after scouring the forum forever, i finally got the phone into download mode...
NOTE: i don't recall if the usb wire was plugged into the computer or not... i think it was though...
NOTE2: samsung drivers should have been installed already...
- remove the battery
- hold vol up and vol down buttons
- reinsert battery
i thought WOO HOO!! I GOT INTO DOWNLOAD MODE!!!
the next issue i had was getting odin to recognize the phone... it didn't detect what com port i had. but after a lot of reading, i finally got it to work...
- open odin first
- then get into download mode using the steps above...
after odin recognized the port the phone was plugged into, i flashed back to stock rom using the instructions given on this site... and my dead phone works again...
i was able to fix a dead phone!! this phone could be un-brickable!!
i hope this helps...

farrisizdaman said:
I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. How did you get odin to detect your phone? I put it into download mode but no detection plzzz help
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Open odin first, then plug in your phone.

[Q] Stuck in download mode

I was trying to go back to 2.1 from 2.2 and when Odin failed I pulled the battery and now I'm stuck in Download mode.
Is there a way to get out?
I got to the clockwork screen and tried to reboot but it brought me to a screen with the phone a ! and a pc on it.
Anyone have a clue?
SS

Reboot pc and phone into dl mode and try again untill it works
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I should reboot my PC every time?
SS

a solution >> From a relative NOOB
ssiperko said:
I was trying to go back to 2.1 from 2.2 and when Odin failed I pulled the battery and now I'm stuck in Download mode.
Is there a way to get out?
I got to the clockwork screen and tried to reboot but it brought me to a screen with the phone a ! and a pc on it.
Anyone have a clue?
SS
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I have had this issue since the first use of Odin. I believe my answer is the proper one but am open to correction. You have to go back to download mode and odin yourself to recovery. I have had inconsistent successes with Odin. . .sometimes for no apparent reason the fifth or sixth time works.
Each non-success renders my phone in the state you described unless I go straight into DL mode. I have never rebooted my computer to make this work, or moved my usb, or anything. Just persistence. This is just my personal experience and I am in no way a master of all things android, odin, pits, or anything. Just a tinkerer.

Djinn23 said:
I have had this issue since the first use of Odin. I believe my answer is the proper one but am open to correction. You have to go back to download mode and odin yourself to recovery. I have had inconsistent successes with Odin. . .sometimes for no apparent reason the fifth or sixth time works.
Each non-success renders my phone in the state you described unless I go straight into DL mode. I have never rebooted my computer to make this work, or moved my usb, or anything. Just persistence. This is just my personal experience and I am in no way a master of all things android, odin, pits, or anything. Just a tinkerer.
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exactly what he said. maybe the file youre using isnt working. mine was stuck last night and i redownloaded the file (idk if it was the same one) but i downloaded a new one, went into recovery and wiped completely, tried it again and it worked.

Help with Odin
Im stuck now in the middle of the download. I know they say restart pc and phone, but is it safe to pull the battery out to turn of. It says on download screen do not turn off target??? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Pull the battery and try again.
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I am having same issue. I cant try again because it is not in the first stage of dl mode that you see when hit 1 and power. It has the icons of a pc and phone communicating with a yellow exclamation triangle in between
PC does not recognize phone is connected because of the stage of dl mode.
Please if anyone can help - created a new thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17102763#post17102763

jmsnyc said:
I am having same issue. I cant try again because it is not in the first stage of dl mode that you see when hit 1 and power. It has the icons of a pc and phone communicating with a yellow exclamation triangle in between
PC does not recognize phone is connected because of the stage of dl mode.
Please if anyone can help - created a new thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17102763#post17102763
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Pull the battery and Odin with it out. Put it in download mode by connecting cable and then holding the 1 key and power button.
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Did I brick my phone?

Can anyone help me? I think I bricked my phone.
I followed the instructions from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861253
The thing is, I didn't have the drivers when I put my phone into download mode and put it into the USB, so i left the phone in dl mode and when I replugged it in, I selected the .tar file for PDA and then clicked start.
However, it said "failed on the first upper left box" and I clicked reset. At this point the screen turned black, and now I can't get it to turn back on.
I was on 2.1 rooted. I took out the battery and put it back in and now there's a picture of a phone and a computer with an exclamation mark in between them.

Twelveoclock said:
Can anyone help me? I think I bricked my phone.
I followed the instructions from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861253
The thing is, I didn't have the drivers when I put my phone into download mode and put it into the USB, so i left the phone in dl mode and when I replugged it in, I selected the .tar file for PDA and then clicked start.
However, it said "failed on the first upper left box" and I clicked reset. At this point the screen turned black, and now I can't get it to turn back on.
I was on 2.1 rooted. I took out the battery and put it back in and now there's a picture of a phone and a computer with an exclamation mark in between them.
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Your phones not bricked, just install the drivers and follow the odin instructions.

richse said:
Your phones not bricked, just install the drivers and follow the odin instructions.
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odin does not recognize my phone nor will it turn on so what exactly are the steps I should do in order to get the phone turned on so that I can put it into download mode?

pre2epic4g said:
odin does not recognize my phone nor will it turn on so what exactly are the steps I should do in order to get the phone turned on so that I can put it into download mode?
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Did you install the Samsung Drivers for your computer? If you can't get the drivers to correctly install and recognize your phone, just try a different computer.

Turn off and pull battery, wait a few minutes. Put battery back in and hold down the 1 key and turn on. You should get the boot loader screen.
If you followed the directions, how did you not install the drivers?

also after y install odin and samsung drivers. i had to restart the computer befor they started working right.

Thanks, the battery trick worked. I forgot to install the driver because I have two comps, and the other computer has the drivers, so I didn't bother installing them again.

Yes, I bricked my phone.
I tried all of your advice and nothing worked. The phone wont boot into download mode, boot to clock work mod, let alone even turn on. I bricked my phone after trying to install Viper ROM 3.0.3. I should have just stayed with Epic Experience 2.0.05 as it was good enough.
Thanks everyone for trying to help but if your phone wont turn on no matter what what you read and try here your phone has been bricked.

DangerZone1223 said:
Did you install the Samsung Drivers for your computer? If you can't get the drivers to correctly install and recognize your phone, just try a different computer.
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yes.
the problem is that the phone would not turn on... meaning you can even put it in download mode. i confirmed that it was bricked and that nothing could be done to revive it.

Hey guys,
I am currently experiencing the same problem as the OP.
I was using my phone today and it froze, so I pulled the battery, tried to turn it back on, and got this phone, computer, exclamation point symbol thing
I can get the phone into recovery, but wiping doesn't work.
I can get the phone into download mode to odin, and the comp recognizes it, but the phone turns off within 30 seconds of being in download mode. Not enough time to finish odin'ing.
Any advice?

andre141 said:
Hey guys,
I am currently experiencing the same problem as the OP.
I was using my phone today and it froze, so I pulled the battery, tried to turn it back on, and got this phone, computer, exclamation point symbol thing
I can get the phone into recovery, but wiping doesn't work.
I can get the phone into download mode to odin, and the comp recognizes it, but the phone turns off within 30 seconds of being in download mode. Not enough time to finish odin'ing.
Any advice?
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It is supposed to stay on in download mode. Pull the battery, hold the power button for 30 seconds, then plug the phone in and see if it will go into download mode with the battery out. If and when it does, pop the battery in and try to Odin the stock files. You have f.reset unchecked, the DI18 tar in the PDA box and Victory_8G.pit file in the pit section right?

Thank you!
I was using the proper files, but that download mode with the battery out did the trick. It stayed on long enough to odin back to DI18.
Thanks again!

andre141 said:
Thank you!
I was using the proper files, but that download mode with the battery out did the trick. It stayed on long enough to odin back to DI18.
Thanks again!
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You are very welcome!
Do you BONSAI?

For future reference I can fix hard bricked EPIC phones if you need it. Just PM me with questions if you have any. Hard bricks are only fixable via JTAG.

I think ive bricked my phone

i rooted my phone today which worked out fine, i went on to install a custom rom which is my first time i read several guides,etc before trying to install Darkys rom which i wasent sure if it was compatable anyway after trying to flash it using odin through download mode it i closed my odin beacause it was not working my phone was still in download mode so i turned it off by holding the power button and when i tried to reboot it nothing comes up at all is it dead or is there something i can do any help apperciated i have a Uk version of the phone , thanks

Remove the battery for about 1-2mins then power it on again.

You weren't sure if something was compatible, yet you flashed it anyway? Sounds like a bad move.
Try holding the power button down by itself for ~10 seconds. If nothing, then try EarlZ's suggestion. If still nothing, then plug it into a power source for a few minutes, then repeat the process.
What do you mean that Odin "wasn't working"? More information required.

Yeah i feel like kind of a fool now but i left the battery out for a while a but still nothing, but it seems to get quite hot ill plug it into a powersource for a little and see what happens and when i pressed the start button in odin nothing happened at all ,the phone was connected

still nothing but it is getting somewhat hot which is a bit of hope that it isnt completly dead it is hot at the top of the phone (not where the battery is)

Did you put the phone in debug mode before trying to flash.
What happens if you press "power+voldown+home. Can you get in to debug mode? If not you gona have to need the jig.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1156348 There is also a link there to make it yourself.

Regarding odin..when you exit odin does the process end-ie does task manager show its no longer running?

jr866gooner said:
Regarding odin..when you exit odin does the process end-ie does task manager show its no longer running?
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it was last night so i cant check that anymore
coolfi said:
Did you put the phone in debug mode before trying to flash.
What happens if you press "power+voldown+home. Can you get in to debug mode? If not you gona have to need the jig.
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yes it was on debug mode and i cant get into download mode i guess ill be getting to jig which i install another rom with it?

you can't get into download mode anymore?

Buy or make a jig
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is the phone getting somewhat hot while it is in this state a good or bad thing?

SEMI-BRICKED S4 i9500

Hello folks, I was using my S4 flawlessly for about 8 months, last week I was sitting with friends and the phone wasn't even in my hand, suddenly I saw it rebooted on its own, and was stuck on Samsung i9500 logo and it bootlooped there. I tried getting into recovery mode, however it's kicking me out of there as soon as it goes. Then I tried to go into Odin mode, it gets stuck at the place where it asks you to push VOLUME DOWN button to continue, and restarts again.
How can I solve this??

Anybody guys??

Try this...
try factory reset from recovery.. if that fails then you'll have to flash the official rom via Odin again...

DanialYaqub said:
try factory reset from recovery.. if that fails then you'll have to flash the official rom via Odin again...
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The phone is unable to get into recovery mode, it reboots, and same goes for Odin

chaingang_100 said:
The phone is unable to get into recovery mode, it reboots, and same goes for Odin
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I think its time to change the battery :fingers-crossed:

Joku1981 said:
I think its time to change the battery :fingers-crossed:
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Just tried it, nothing changed.

Take out the Battery for 5 minutes,
when putting it back in,
make sure to hold
--- Volume Down
--- Home
Battery in,
--- and last Power
in that order
If you get in tell me please.

Mizpah said:
Take out the Battery for 5 minutes,
when putting it back in,
make sure to hold
--- Volume Down
--- Home
Battery in,
--- and last Power
in that order
If you get in tell me please.
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thanks for the advice but i didnt have the chance to try it because it just decided to turn on normally by itself