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Unable to turn it on. totally bricked
So... Are you unable to turn it on due to no fingers?
Lol yea what happened?
Well, we need a bit more info.
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1. have you tried "power button" ?
2. have you charged the phone ?
on a bright side, you are the 1st one !
Maybe your battery is loose? Not to mention that bricking a
phone is usually due to screwing up a software flash. So, is brick really the right word?
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kolyan said:
1. have you tried "power button" ?
2. have you charged the phone ?
on a bright side, you are the 1st one !
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LOL!!
Try holding down the volume down button as you turn the phone on...see if that does anything.
Only time I'd allow the "First" comment to be used in a thread.
Im guessing CW Recovery...
Thank you guys
I think it's bricked, and unrecoverable.
After several flashing, It suddenly turned off then never woke up again. Any effort so far is hopeless
bl4ckdr4g00n said:
Thank you guys
I think it's bricked, and unrecoverable.
After several flashing, It suddenly turned off then never woke up again. Any effort so far is hopeless
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What were you flashing? Give more info and maybe ppl would/could help you!
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What were you flashing? Give more info and maybe ppl would/could help you!
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I tried with captivate stock firmware, i9000 international firmware, then I flash back to vibrant stock firmware.
After had things done with Odin, my phone restarted, and it was the last time I saw my baby working as a smart phone.
Did you try to reboot the phone into recovery or download mode?
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Did you try to reboot the phone into recovery or download mode?
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How can I do that when I can't even turn it on?
bl4ckdr4g00n said:
How can I do that when I can't even turn it on?
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Have you tried plugging it into your charger? does the battery/charging screen come on?
bl4ckdr4g00n said:
How can I do that when I can't even turn it on?
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try this Koush posted this in his thread.. hope it works
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If you are stuck on the phone to PC screen, you are NOT bricked. During development, I ended up getting into this state a couple times myself. You can still get into download mode in the same fashion.
Connect your phone to USB so you get the phone->PC screen. Press and hold both volume up/down. Then press and also hold Home. Then start pressing and holding power for 2 seconds. After 2 seconds, let go of power. Continue holding volume up, volume down, and home, until you get into download mode.
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Have you tried plugging it into your charger? does the battery/charging screen come on?
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no, a completely blank screen.
no icon, no GUI, no nothing (
Yeah, weird...I just flashed back to US firmware and now my phone is totally unresponsive to everything. Keep in mind I've flashed back and forth several times...even once thought my phone was bricked because the power button wouldn't even turn the screen on. But after holding the correct buttons it finally booted into download mode. I was even using my phone earlier just fine, and having it run quadrant test of 1700, but as soon as I flashed back to 100% stock US firmware, my phone now no longer boots. Go figure lol.
Though this time I think it has bit the dust for real, lol. So be weary of flashing back to US firmware if you are flashing a lot of different other firmwares. Cuz I think something happens and the key combinations get deleted so it refuses to boot into any mode.
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try this Koush posted this in his thread.. hope it works
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I"m at the phone to pc screen..but the Home button is not a "button" it's a touch sensitive button on my vibrant and it won't go into download mode...
I got here because i flashed the custom kernel to put the market and data on a ext4 partition...and it reversed my volume buttons and reversed the routing of sound..headphone speaker..that stuff....so i couldn't hear anything...so when i went to reflash stock t-mobile firmware it told me not to unplug for like hours..it wasn't doing anything.....i took the battery out and now i'm stuck at phone to pc...i think i might just use the warranty..seeing as u can't do a think with it...atleast i can't that is..i feel like a moron...
the forum said to work on com7 but com4 was showing up in odin...i couldn't get it to go on com7 so i thought it should still work....
fykick said:
even once thought my phone was bricked because the power button wouldn't even turn the screen on. But after holding the correct buttons it finally booted into download mode.
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what was your combination?
I hold volume up and down..then hold home with those..then power for 2 seconds..let go and nothing...it doesn't recognize i'm holding the home because it's a software based button..the home key that is..and with no software...no button...so i'm afraid this screen means bricked...adb reboot download won't work either...i'm gunna get it exchanged in the morning..under buyers remorse..
http://androidforums.com/fascinate-all-things-root/179136-bricked-fascinate-beyond-repair.html
This is exactly what happened to a friend of mine as well. He accidentally flashed the captivate Odin3; nothing works now. The weird thing is, is when you plug up the phone now it will do nothing. It won't power on. It won't even give prompt from the computer, anything. The only way it will power up at all is having he battery in only. Can someone explain me how this might happen? Can a software flash just short out a board?
I don't know how to help you...but am wondering why do people try this?????? We know there is no recovery available...I am just speechless.... That's probably why moto locked bootloader cause of crap like this and money loss
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I don't know how to help you...but am wondering why do people try this?????? We know there is no recovery available...I am just speechless.... That's probably why moto locked bootloader cause of crap like this and money loss
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Ill on honestly he could of been looking for a way to clear the stock/angel rom, so that he could reflash to stock. Even if you reflash/wipe cache/ reformat some settings remain. For instance if you don't have debugging on and you turn the brightness off by mistake you're FUBAR'd!
Can he get to download mode (battery out! Usb connected. Volume down). If he does, there's still hope.
I actually had to flash the US Cellular kernel in order to get to the point where I could re-flash the stock kernel.
namebrandon said:
Can he get to download mode (battery out! Usb connected. Volume down). If he does, there's still hope.
I actually had to flash the US Cellular kernel in order to get to the point where I could re-flash the stock kernel.
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Thanks NameBrandon! I knew I read that somewhere but I couldn't remember where.
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The weird thing is, is when you plug up the phone now it will do nothing. It won't power on. It won't even give prompt from the computer, anything. The only way it will power up at all is having he battery in only.
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Just to confirm then, because it sounds like you've already tried: are you positive you are unable to get into download mode?
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http://androidforums.com/fascinate-all-things-root/179136-bricked-fascinate-beyond-repair.html
This is exactly what happened to a friend of mine as well. He accidentally flashed the captivate Odin3; nothing works now. The weird thing is, is when you plug up the phone now it will do nothing. It won't power on. It won't even give prompt from the computer, anything. The only way it will power up at all is having he battery in only. Can someone explain me how this might happen? Can a software flash just short out a board?
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I have flashed the captivate rom and the i9000 rom before from odin, and was still able to get into download mode. At the time i hadnt made the odin restore files so i had no way of fixing it. The files i created in another thread should be able to get him back, as namebrandon can tell you
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Can he get to download mode (battery out! Usb connected. Volume down). If he does, there's still hope.
I actually had to flash the US Cellular kernel in order to get to the point where I could re-flash the stock kernel.
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That is what is so weird about all this. If he usb is plugged in at all the phone will not power on. It will only power on when it is using the battery.
And yes. He was trying to flash back to stock ROM bc he bricked it with a different ROM. He was under the impression that Odin would auto detect his phone.
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That is what is so weird about all this. If he usb is plugged in at all the phone will not power on. It will only power on when it is using the battery.
And yes. He was trying to flash back to stock ROM bc he bricked it with a different ROM. He was under the impression that Odin would auto detect his phone.
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If he cannot get into download mode (pull out battery, pull out sd card, put battery back in, hold ONLY the volume down key and plug into computer) then he completely bricked his phone. He might have clicked the update boot loader option in Odin, or just flashed something that he didn't know what would happen when he did.
If he takes it back to verizon, they will most likely replace it as long as he doesn't tell them he rooted it / tried flashing it.
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If he cannot get into download mode (pull out battery, pull out sd card, put battery back in, hold ONLY the volume down key and plug into computer) then he completely bricked his phone. He might have clicked the update boot loader option in Odin, or just flashed something that he didn't know what would happen when he did.
If he takes it back to verizon, they will most likely replace it as long as he doesn't tell them he rooted it / tried flashing it.
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And it, you know, doesn't show the AT&T boot logo..
But yeah, if he can't get to download mode, it's done.
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And it, you know, doesn't show the AT&T boot logo..
But yeah, if he can't get to download mode, it's done.
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Well, that's the problem. He needs it not to show the ATT logo. Lol. Working on that.
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Well, that's the problem. He needs it not to show the ATT logo. Lol. Working on that.
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Microwave?
Take the battery out first. 4-5 seconds should do it. Too long and the plastic will melt.
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Microwave?
Take the battery out first. 4-5 seconds should do it. Too long and the plastic will melt.
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um. how about that is a horrible idea. i just kicked you on irc for even suggesting that.
If you cant get into download mode, you could always splice a micro usb cable into a surge protected outlet and burn out the board...
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT YOU DO TO YOUR PHONE. HOUSE. CAR. DOG. ANYTHING. YOU DO ANYTHING ON YOUR OWN!
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um. how about that is a horrible idea. i just kicked you on irc for even suggesting that.
If you cant get into download mode, you could always splice a micro usb cable into a surge protected outlet and burn out the board...
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT YOU DO TO YOUR PHONE. HOUSE. CAR. DOG. ANYTHING. YOU DO ANYTHING ON YOUR OWN!
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We're to the point of trying to figure out how to completely destroy a phone so it won't boot. I don't think burning out the board is much more of a risk than a microwave for 4-5 seconds. What if his cable lights on fire, then his carpet, etc..
It's a stupid point to argue.
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um. how about that is a horrible idea. i just kicked you on irc for even suggesting that.
If you cant get into download mode, you could always splice a micro usb cable into a surge protected outlet and burn out the board...
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT YOU DO TO YOUR PHONE. HOUSE. CAR. DOG. ANYTHING. YOU DO ANYTHING ON YOUR OWN!
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Well thanks for trying to help but I just took the phone apart, pulled the AMOLED cable and put it back together.
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Well thanks for trying to help but I just took the phone apart, pulled the AMOLED cable and put it back together.
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lol.. or you could do that. Nice work.
Love this thread.
That's not how you break a phone, THIS is how you break a phone.
No no no, you're breaking it wrong!
I should take it to AT&T and ask them to activate it. "sir, this is a Verizon phone"
"no it's not"
"yes, it is."
"look you idiot, it as your effing name comes up when you turn it on"
":/"
Hey!
First I have to say Thank You for all the contributions you have made to the forums. My girlfriend and I both just bought Vibrants 2 weeks ago, and being the techy I am, have been reading all sorts of stuff in the forums. I actually have been visiting the XDA forums since last year when I got my MyTouch 3G. I haven't posted anything, because usually by the time I have a question, I come to the forums and find an answers then in the moments of happiness, fail to say thank you to the community.
So it's time to start contributing.
I've been reading about the numerous processes on how to get into the Recovery mode for the Vibrant, and the possibility of the Hardware Locked phones.
After exhausting all options, I decided to call Tmo and see if they could help. Well long story short I went back to the store, and they gave me a new procedure (at least one that I have not seen on the forums so far) to test out. And it works!!
I've been doing it over and over for the last hour and each time I've been able to get into recovery mode.
Here it is...
Start with the phone ON and NOT plugged into the computer OR wall for charging.
1. Power down the phone as usual. Wait until the "Goodbye" disappears and then wait a few more seconds. DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING DURING THIS TIME.
2. Press and hold Vol+,Vol-, & Power.
3. Wait for the Vibrant logo to appear.
4. Wait for the Vibrant logo to disappear.
5. Wait for the Vibrant logo to appear again.
6. Release ONLY Vol+, & Power, and continue to hold Vol -.
RECOVERY MODE!!!
Most of the process I have seen tell you to hold down and keep holding both Vol+ and Vol-, but I could never get it to work.
Please let me know if this works for you.
And I also want to say that I"m sorry if I have posted this in the wrong spot, or this procedure is some where that I haven't read yet. But I finally found something that worked and wanted to share.
Good Luck!
Reg.
Didn't work for me. Lemme try again.
EDIT: Works! Awesome. I never heard of this way to enter recovery, but it's good. +1.
But I don't have a hardware locked Vibrant so maybe it's different for me.
I get in every time with every VIbrant i have used.
Power off phone
Power on holding power, vol up and vol down
When the Samsung logo appears let go of power and continue to hold vol up and vol down.
Works everytime for me..... *Shrugs*
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I get in every time with every VIbrant i have used.
Power off phone
Power on holding power, vol up and vol down
When the Samsung logo appears let go of power and continue to hold vol up and vol down.
Works everytime for me..... *Shrugs*
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Granted. But this procedure does not work for all vibrants.
I think OP is saying this method would work with hardware locked phones, where the normal recovery mode method doesn't work.
I'm trying this on my hardware locked phone right now. Third time's a charm?
*Edit* Nothing, 10 times unlucky.
Tested on Hardware Locked Vibrant, doesn't work.
The Vibrant screen disappearing and coming back is nothing but the phone powering on and off, because you are holding down the power key.
I had already tried this in the T-Mo store (the CSR walked usthrough it on the phone - we tried it about 50 times, mind you), and I just tried it again about 30 seconds ago.
I wish these threads would stop.
If you get locked out of your phone, brick it, whatever, and it's hardware locked.
Just get a damn replacement.
You're not going to get into recovery or download mode on it.
Seriously.
You won't.
I've been waiting for a replacement for like 5 days now, and I've been basically living on this forum. I've tried everything there is to try. Making new threads is not going to do anything but frustrate more people, because none of these magic methods will allow them to get into recovery/download via the hardware keys on a boot-up.
Edit: Exception is if you root and can disable the lockout via adb, of course. Most consumers who find this site via Google will already have this issue, and will likely not be rooted with USB debugging enabled. The phone makes it way too easy to disabled USB debugging that even if it came enabled by default, most people who charge with a laptop will see the notification and click it ignorantly (ignorant of the benefits it can provide in the event of a catastrophe like mine).
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Edit: Exception is if you root and can disable the lockout via adb, of course.
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I actually saw someone in a reply mention something like this, but nothing ever came of it. They were looking for boot.bin and another file, which I can't remember at the moment.
Do you have any other info regarding a method to do this?
Reg
I think this is the latest fad for trolls. Post some crazy key combination that is supposed to work for hardware locked phones, claim it "WORKS 100%"! Bottom line, don't get your hopes up, it didn't work for me either.
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I think this is the latest fad for trolls. Post some crazy key combination that is supposed to work for hardware locked phones, claim it "WORKS 100%"! Bottom line, don't get your hopes up, it didn't work for me either.
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I"m not trolling, just trying to help. If it only helps one person, I'll be satisfied.
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I"m not trolling, just trying to help. If it only helps one person, I'll be satisfied.
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it will only help you look like a troll, because the hardware locked phones domt evem attempt to read those key states on boot. The only way to fix it is with a firmware update.
there is no magic method to gettimg these phones in dlm/recovery.
so stop making threads about it.
to the person above: if u have usb debugging on u can use adb to disengage the lock, but in that case why even have a lock. the main issue is the android bug not allowimg legit owners to unlock their owm phones using their own google cred en tials.
if tjat didn't exist we wouldnt have to worry about these patt er n lockout threads.
a legit owner who gets the phone replaced would never sell the locked phone, unless they wanma pay t-mo or asurion an extra $300+ USD
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1. Power down the phone as usual. Wait until the "Goodbye" disappears and then wait a few more seconds. DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING DURING THIS TIME.
2. Press and hold Vol+,Vol-, & Power.
3. Wait for the Vibrant logo to appear.
4. Wait for the Vibrant logo to disappear.
5. Wait for the Vibrant logo to appear again.
6. Release ONLY Vol+, & Power, and continue to hold Vol -.
RECOVERY MODE!!!
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Didn't work for me. I've tried everything.
I'm new you the Vibrant and not very techy at all, so what is the purpose of the recovery mode, other than the obvious term?
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I wish these threads would stop.
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Obviously you don't, or else you would not have clicked the clearly marked title hoping for something. I mean...really?
Making new threads is not going to do anything but frustrate more people, because none of these magic methods will allow them to get into recovery/download via the hardware keys on a boot-up.
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Well why did you click on the post, read it, then try the stated method? Did you have any hope? Or, were you looking forward to being frustrated? Really man? Really?
Bottom line: I don't think the OP promised any "magic" fix or claimed it would certainly help all Vibrant users. I took it as he/she was hopeful to be able to contribute something to the community believing it might help. I wish the posts where people are complaining about other people's posts (hardware locks, Froyo, etc.) would stop. Stop clicking.
Did work for me
Did work for me Oddity in the system I guess
Thanks for the find
I was running Fusion 1.1 recently, and when the Core v1 kernel was released, I flashed the 1.2ghz version, but experienced freezes.
I figured my phone couldnt handle the OC, so I flashed the 1ghz version, my phone started freezing worse. I tried rebooting and it froze during the Galaxy S boot animation.
I then adb'd into recovery and tried flashing Fusion 1.1 again, but my phone froze during the flash and now it wont boot past the Vibrant screen. When plugged into the computer, it only boots up enough the show the battery charge screen, but freezes before it even displays a battery level.
ADB doesnt seem to recognize any connected devices.
Maybe Im getting the hardware button combos wrong, as far as I know, a device that wasnt previously hardware locked cant become locked, right? I know for a fact mine wasnt locked before.
If someone could post the exact hardware button combos, cause Ive seen conflicting posts on this. Or any help for that matter, Im desperate.
try turning the phone off, holding volume up and volume down, while holding those two plug the usb cable in.
see if that gets you into download mode.
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try turning the phone off, holding volume up and volume down, while holding those two plug the usb cable in.
see if that gets you into download mode.
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Nope, just pops up the battery screen and freezes.
A question about hardware locked phones, the combo Im using to get into recovery is, hold down vol up + vol down + power, and when the Vibrant screen disappears, release the power button, but keep holding the volume buttons.
However when I do this, the Vibrant screen just pops up a second time, which wont happen unless Im holding the power button. If I am to take "hardware-locked" literally, then the power button wouldnt even do that, right?
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A question about hardware locked phones, the combo Im using to get into recovery is, hold down vol up + vol down + power, and when the Vibrant screen disappears, release the power button, but keep holding the volume buttons.
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Hold Vol+/Vol- and Power. Release Power when first Vibrant screen comes up. Works for me..
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Hold Vol+/Vol- and Power. Release Power when first Vibrant screen comes up. Works for me..
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I just get stuck on the Vibrant screen.
Unless your Vibrant is actually hardware locked, this method should get you into download mode. I have always entered download mode using this method.
1- Power off your phone.
2- Make sure you have the correct drivers installed on your PC for the phone. (I assume you do if you were using ADB).
3- Open Odin on your PC. (I recommend using Odin3 v1.3 or higher, v1.0 has issues)
4- Remove the battery from your Vibrant.
5- Plug the USB cable into your computer.
6- Plug the USB cable into your Vibrant.
7- With one hand (holding the Vibrant on it's side) hold down the Volume up, Volume down, and power buttons all at the same time.
8- While watching the screen, and holding all 3 buttons, place the battery back in the vibrant.
9- Once the battery has been inserted you will likely see one of two things, the "swirly" thinking icon (most common) or the battery icon will pop up. Keep holding the buttons until the initial icon disappears and you see a full black screen is shown.
10- As soon as you see that black screen, release ONLY the power button, continue to hold the volume keys and if done correctly, the Vibrant will go into download mode.
11- Verify Odin sees the device. There will be a box that turns yellow with a Com port shown
12- Load up the .pit & .tar files for the stock rom and flash away. (May have to use re-partition, not sure though)
Hope this helps/works! Good Luck!
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Unless your Vibrant is actually hardware locked, this method should get you into download mode. I have always entered download mode using this method.
1- Power off your phone.
2- Make sure you have the correct drivers installed on your PC for the phone. (I assume you do if you were using ADB).
3- Open Odin on your PC. (I recommend using Odin3 v1.3 or higher, v1.0 has issues)
4- Remove the battery from your Vibrant.
5- Plug the USB cable into your computer.
6- Plug the USB cable into your Vibrant.
7- With one hand (holding the Vibrant on it's side) hold down the Volume up, Volume down, and power buttons all at the same time.
8- While watching the screen, and holding all 3 buttons, place the battery back in the vibrant.
9- Once the battery has been inserted you will likely see one of two things, the "swirly" thinking icon (most common) or the battery icon will pop up. Keep holding the buttons until the initial icon disappears and you see a full black screen is shown.
10- As soon as you see that black screen, release ONLY the power button, continue to hold the volume keys and if done correctly, the Vibrant will go into download mode.
11- Verify Odin sees the device. There will be a box that turns yellow with a Com port shown
12- Load up the .pit & .tar files for the stock rom and flash away. (May have to use re-partition, not sure though)
Hope this helps/works! Good Luck!
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Followed the directions (used Odin 3 1.70), but when I release the power button at the black screen, the battery screen just comes back up again.
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Followed the directions (used Odin 3 1.70), but when I release the power button at the black screen, the battery screen just comes back up again.
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You are 100% sure you aren't hardware locked? My wifes phone was hardware locked and I couldn't get her's into download mode with that method. If you are hardware locked you may have to make a jig to get up and running....i should have bookmarked that thread....now I have to search.
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You are 100% sure you aren't hardware locked? My wifes phone was hardware locked and I couldn't get her's into download mode with that method. If you are hardware locked you may have to make a jig to get up and running....i should have bookmarked that thread....now I have to search.
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I havent had to use to the hardware keys in a while, so maybe I am.
I thought you couldnt use volume keys to navigate recovery if you were HW locked?
If it turns out I am locked, do you think Id be able to access download with this method?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
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I havent had to use to the hardware keys in a while, so maybe I am.
I thought you couldnt use volume keys to navigate recovery if you were HW locked?
If it turns out I am locked, do you think Id be able to access download with this method?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
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That is the exact thread I went looking for. It should get you into download mode no problem. Worth a shot anyway.
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This kernel nearly bricked me much like the problem you're experiencing. It does seem like you may be hardware locked...it locked me out of recovery with the use of 3 hardware buttons, but luckily Odin came through.
You do have the samsung drivers installed on your computer correct? This might be the reason why you can't get into download mode. I also noticed that even though I got into download mode it did not immediately show the COM notification showing I was connected...I hit start anyway and it immediately started flashing the other kernel I used to recover (JAC OC/UV 1.0). There is something seriously wrong with this kernel on certain Vibrants and I don't think I'll be flashing it again, even after updates.
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There is something seriously wrong with this kernel on certain Vibrants and I don't think I'll be flashing it again, even after updates.
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I would definitely have to agree with you there, it froze during a flash with me, which is anything but safe.
Either way, I went out and bought the correct resistors, but I've never done any soldering so I got the micro usb breakout board since its a little easier. I suppose that will come in a week and then Ill have to put it all together and see if the homemade jig works. Wish me luck!
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This kernel nearly bricked me much like the problem you're experiencing. It does seem like you may be hardware locked...it locked me out of recovery with the use of 3 hardware buttons, but luckily Odin came through.
You do have the samsung drivers installed on your computer correct? This might be the reason why you can't get into download mode. I also noticed that even though I got into download mode it did not immediately show the COM notification showing I was connected...I hit start anyway and it immediately started flashing the other kernel I used to recover (JAC OC/UV 1.0). There is something seriously wrong with this kernel on certain Vibrants and I don't think I'll be flashing it again, even after updates.
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Did your phone get hot? One must be careful when flashing oc kernel. It is quite possible to ruin your phone if the temperature gets out of control...
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Good luck man. I too had Fusion 1.1, flashed Core 1.2 which caused freezes, I flashed back to stock and when attempting to reload Fusion I messed up the USB and it bricked, and I was hardware locked. I made the "Jig" and it worked fine after a couple tries plugging it in, got to download and flashed back to stock without any problems.
fearmonkey said:
Hold Vol+/Vol- and Power. Release Power when first Vibrant screen comes up. Works for me..
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Strange, I release after the second Vibrant screen.
OP: it certainly sounds like you're hardware locked. And no, I don't think it means you can't navigate recovery, it means the buttons don't work when trying to get into recovery in the first place (I was hardware locked and couldn't enter recovery/download without adb; I used the flashable fix to remove the hardware lock).
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dbacchus said:
Did your phone get hot? One must be careful when flashing oc kernel. It is quite possible to ruin your phone if the temperature gets out of control...
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Used the 1 ghz kernel
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this happened to me, 1.2 kernal was very unstable, flashed back to stock and bricked hardware locked vib....getting another one sent to me...
So, I can no longer even get to the download screen on my Fascinate.
It won't connect to Odin, or even (long shot, I know) to Kies. I've tried the "remove sd, sim and battery, plug in, hold volume buttons and reinsert battery" technique. All that happens is I get a little "device not connected to PC" icon (there is no text, just a pic of a device, an error triangle, and a PC).
When I try to connect to the PC without powering on (to charge the battery), the loading spinner comes up and the device freezes.
Any ideas? I think I might be screwed, here...
muad-dib said:
So, I can no longer even get to the download screen on my Fascinate.
It won't connect to Odin, or even (long shot, I know) to Kies. I've tried the "remove sd, sim and battery, plug in, hold volume buttons and reinsert battery" technique. All that happens is I get a little "device not connected to PC" icon (there is no text, just a pic of a device, an error triangle, and a PC).
When I try to connect to the PC without powering on (to charge the battery), the loading spinner comes up and the device freezes.
Any ideas? I think I might be screwed, here...
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Phone should still be under warranty, as long as you're the original owner on the original account. Take that ***** back.
It would be useful to know exactly what action you think killed it.
The error you describe sounds exactly like you tried to boot after an incomplete or incorrect Odin.
Actually killing download mode for real is extremely rare, so it would be helpful to know how you did it.
Battery is totally optional for download mode.
1. Pull battery (to be sure phone is off). Leave the sd card alone.
2. Plug into pc, while holding down vol - (do not let go ever unless you see a yellow triangle)
3. If nothing happens, press power until you see any screen activity.
Just posting in case it is helpful, chances are download mode got your device to where it is now.
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scriz said:
Phone should still be under warranty, as long as you're the original owner on the original account. Take that ***** back.
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Original owner on original account, but rooted the phone and failed flashing the firmware (connection got interrupted mid-flash). Think warranty will still cover it? I'm with Telus in Canada.
The error you describe sounds exactly like you tried to boot after an incomplete or incorrect Odin.
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Yep.
Actually killing download mode for real is extremely rare, so it would be helpful to know how you did it.
Battery is totally optional for download mode.
1. Pull battery (to be sure phone is off). Leave the sd card alone.
2. Plug into pc, while holding down vol - (do not let go ever unless you see a yellow triangle)
3. If nothing happens, press power until you see any screen activity.
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Absolutely nothing happened. Phone was off, battery pulled. Left the sim out, didn't touch the SD card. Plugged it in while holding vol - (then repeated this with vol +, vol + and -), tried the power button - absolutely no screen activity. It appears I done killed it but good. D:
Thanks for trying though.
muad-dib said:
Absolutely nothing happened. Phone was off, battery pulled. Left the sim out, didn't touch the SD card. Plugged it in while holding vol - (then repeated this with vol +, vol + and -), tried the power button - absolutely no screen activity. It appears I done killed it but good. D:
Thanks for trying though.
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The Fascinate shouldn't have a SIM unless you're on Telus. If you are on Telus, what are you trying to flash with Odin?
imnuts said:
The Fascinate shouldn't have a SIM unless you're on Telus. If you are on Telus, what are you trying to flash with Odin?
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wtb separate forums for verizon and telus.
Welp, took the phone back into Telus, they replaced it in-store no questions asked. Hooray for good service
Anything posted here requiring Odin that I've seen is meant only for the VZW Fascinate.
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Anything posted here requiring Odin that I've seen is meant only for the VZW Fascinate.
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Yeah, at the time I didn't realize there was a difference between the two. Ah well, lesson learned.
Yet another reason for splitting the forums. Not sure how many more of these posts will be required before the mods take some action, but hopefully they will see your post and your phone will not have died in vain
Glad you got it exchanged.
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Asking the admins...
For future reference, you can assemble a jig out of a couple of cheap electronic parts that will put any Galaxy S into download mode. Check the i9000 forums.
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