Vibrant bricked - Vibrant General

Hello,
Sorry to ask this question but I am desperate. I installed ryans oclf one click lag fix and everything was fine. accidentally I clicked the kernel portion which I shouldnt have. After I did that, phone wouldnt go pass the reboot section so I decided to do the unbrick instructions using odin.
Everything is fine and finishes the flash but when it reboots, the tombile sign shows up and galaxy s and after awhile the screen would just turn dark but the keys below lights up. I followed the instructions and I donf know why I cant go back to stock.
Please help. Learned my lesson big time.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

Im going to help you out on this one, you need to flash this PDA file with odin EUGENE373_SamsungS_Froyo_PDA along with the PIT 512 you should still have from the unbrick instruction odin forum then after you flash those files you need to let it do its thing it will prob take you to recovery just long press the power button and when it turns off put the usb back in the phone to get it into Download mode(just get back into download mode any way you know how) and then follow those instructions you did earlier with the unbrick instructions using odin.

Ok...i will try that right now. I really hope this work.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

It should work man, the buttons prob won't work in recovery after you do the first flash so thats why I said to just hold that power down it will power the phone down then plug the usb back in then while holdin the volume up and down then hit power this should get you into download mode then just flash the stock vibrant rom for odin or you could use mini kies and get the Ji6 stock update from samsung
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

Omg!! It works....it really works! Its alive!!
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

rgoyena said:
Omg!! It works....it really works! Its alive!!
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
LOL happy it helped now remember this trick when you forget to uninstall vodoo or when this happens again.

Ok....im keeping this instruction saved on my bookmark and my favorite. Lol this is a life saver. I thought I was out for $500.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

Related

[Q] Help please....

hello...could anybody help me please...i was updating my htc magic to [ROM][32b] Official AOSP 2.2 OTA...but after i copied the update to sd,and i rebooted at the recovery menu i couldn't scroll to select the update.zip..it takes very long n i decided to pull out the battery n restart it again..unfortunately it went wrong somewhere n the phne keep on restarting again and again...i've tried to hard reset and all...but it won't works...help pleasee...
no replies yet...that's very sad..
If you can get to the recovery screen try wiping and factory reset.and flash a different rom. If that doesn't work. You can always do the unroot method by using the smping.mbh file or something like that. Look up how to unroot in google and you should know what I mean. Hope this helps
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
lucasleiva said:
If you can get to the recovery screen try wiping and factory reset.and flash a different rom. If that doesn't work. You can always do the unroot method by using the smping.mbh file or something like that. Look up how to unroot in google and you should know what I mean. Hope this helps
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thanks lucas..but,the problem is that i can't get the recovery...it's keep on restarting again and again..??any idea?
Well then you need to unroot your mytouch it basically puts it back in factory settings and you do it through fast boot. I'm guessing you have the original mytouch this how I did it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lReoBy848PI
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
lucasleiva said:
Well then you need to unroot your mytouch it basically puts it back in factory settings and you do it through fast boot. I'm guessing you have the original mytouch this how I did it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lReoBy848PI
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thanks lucas...i'll giv it a try now...let see...
giggsy_lel said:
thanks lucas...i'll giv it a try now...let see...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ok..tried..same thing goes again....it can't load up the recovery menu...started until the splash screen "htc magic" n restarted again...hemm...seems like a big probl!damn it!!...
giggsy_lel said:
ok..tried..same thing goes again....it can't load up the recovery menu...started until the splash screen "htc magic" n restarted again...hemm...seems like a big probl!damn it!!...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You don't need to get in recovery screen. Turn the phone off and hold the up volume button and the power button and fast boot the sapping.nbh file
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
What I did is:
Through fastboot I flashed SAPPIMG.nbh. It put my phone to the cupcake (1.5). Then I installed rooted HTC 1.6 update. After that I flashed any Rom I wanted.
Tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=586363
PS: This is the only working way I know since I am a noob too and finally got it going. Tried almost every rom in this section
lucasleiva said:
You don't need to get in recovery screen. Turn the phone off and hold the up volume button and the power button and fast boot the sapping.nbh file
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
okay done!thats very helpfull lucas...seems i tried to reboot wrongly...insted of pressing the volume up button,i pressed the down button...my bad! luckily the original stock rom is ok!so i dont need to restore to factory settings...now the only thing i had to do is,just update the cupcake to eclairs... now i have to read very2 carefully i think..coz there is alot of ways to root n update...hemm...which u suggest easier lucas??thanks alot dude...
You're very welcome. this method had saved my phone from being bricked like a hundred times.if the g2 had a fail safe like that I would of already rooted it. Glad I could help
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
yo lucas...sorry for the late reply..now the phone had the same problem again...i just tried to do recovery using ROM manager..but after it saves everything and reboot and the splash screen looping continuosly again..damn it..it's my 2n tiime now..grrrr!!i tried ur method n it didn't work...n seems there is alot of people with this same problem when i tried to search around..seems there is no better solutions yet for this "semi-brickd" problems..
So you can't put it back to stock? If you manage to get it back to stock by doing the same thing you did beforev you should try using a different recovery. aman-ra's recovery is the best for me. But I can't see how you can't get into the fastboot screen by pressing power and volume up,that's never failed for me. If its really impossible you should have tmobile replace it. I don't think they can tell you hacked it if they can't even get into fastboot.sorry if I took long to answer
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
lucasleiva said:
So you can't put it back to stock? If you manage to get it back to stock by doing the same thing you did beforev you should try using a different recovery. aman-ra's recovery is the best for me. But I can't see how you can't get into the fastboot screen by pressing power and volume up,that's never failed for me. If its really impossible you should have tmobile replace it. I don't think they can tell you hacked it if they can't even get into fastboot.sorry if I took long to answer
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
no probl lucas..i do apprcte ur replies to me.. i really don't know wats happening..n seems there is no ways other than sendng it to the manufacturer..if it's the motherboard problem...i'm doomed!!hopefully not...

I need help BIG TIME *warning* big noob

I'm really sorry to post this and would love to get help asap if possible. So being the noob that I am. I just recently got into the android phones 2 days ago. My brother had the Droid 1 for quite some time now so he knows more about it than I do but he had never looked into rooting his phone. I looked into it and started to follow the steps and did it. It was a success. I followed the steps here by the way, http://www.droidforums.net/forum/sa...ent/79811-newbie-guide-rooting-fascinate.html. I'm sure if those steps made my phone permanent rooted.
So my phone is now rooted. The only thing i did was remove the kindle app. Then reading some more and finding out my phone is still using android 2.1, I know its my fault not to do all theses research before rooting it but I was excited. So now I wanted to restore it back to factory settings, I wanted to undo the rooting(i know why right?). I followed steps here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782204
Before that though I just did a regular factory reset from the phone. I thought that would do the job, It deleted everything so I thought everything was fine until I saw that Kindle was still gone so I followed the steps up top^. After I followed those steps I got my Kindle App back and I was happy but I realize the Build number is SCH-I500.DH12 but the Baseband version is S:500.04 V.D101.
Now how do I update the Build Number to D101? Sorry if this is a lot to read I realllllly appreciate those would help me!
This should help you out it will return you to 100% stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=867648
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
thanks jiggy noob question do i just to these steps to flash it?
Steps:
1. Pull battery from device
2. Open odin on desktop
3. Hold volume down button and plug device into computer
-This will place the device into download mode
4. Verify device shows up in odin
5. Click "PDA" button in odin
Yup pda pda pda never use phone or you will brick...
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
Thank you my phone back to stock now
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
vinceboiii said:
Thank you my phone back to stock now
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
your welcome

Frustrated, out of ideas and posts to read...

Every time I was reboot the phone goes to this menu, Odin doesn't recognize it, windows doesn't see any device attached, and no options(or combo of) have worked.
Any ideas appreciated!
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
i almost bricked my phone several times but i never seen that...
dcboi said:
Every time I was reboot the phone goes to this menu, Odin doesn't recognize it, windows doesn't see any device attached, and no options(or combo of) have worked.
Any ideas appreciated!
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you have a tmobile vibrant, you need to flash the original JDF firmware ... if you gonna flash the KB5 firmware after make sure "re-partition "is not checked off in odin ...You are getting that error cause you are missing some data files that are only in the original firmware...
ive gotten that screen when i flashed without disabling vodoo. i always use the "froyo that does not brick" flash through odin.
as they say!
power off phone
pull out battery
GRAB THIS STUFF : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1047087
turn on odin
attach phone to pc with usb cable
now while holding down both volume buttons put battery back in.
now you should be in download mode and go back to stock with odin from here!
make sure u put the proper .pit and .pda file in there proper places on odin and ur set to go.
Enjoy and also make sure u have the proper samsung drivers
U can buy or make a jig I made one easy and cheap gets in download mode everytime
Oh man, everytime I odin, that screens comes by, flash froyo that doesn't brick by eugene with re-partion check, then flash a stock odin rom with unticked repartition. And there you go, a clean phone. I had to odin last night.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk
Chwek13 said:
U can buy or make a jig I made one easy and cheap gets in download mode everytime
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Jig doesn't put the phone into download mode, neither does key combo+ usb+ battery insert. I think I'm screwed, unless there's a way to access a zip file from the external sdcard.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
dcboi said:
Jig doesn't put the phone into download mode, neither does key combo+ usb+ battery insert. I think I'm screwed, unless there's a way to access a zip file from the external sdcard.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey, I'm helping another XDA member with the same exact problem and it took me a long time, but made good progress. He's running froyo now, but can't install apps. So I'll definitely be able to help you with this.
crazy25000 said:
Hey, I'm helping another XDA member with the same exact problem and it took me a long time, but made good progress. He's running froyo now, but can't install apps. So I'll definitely be able to help you with this.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That would be great! I've run out of Google searches, blogs to read, and patience. I'm afraid of trying anything cause it feels like one more mistake could make me an expensive paper weight
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
dcboi said:
That would be great! I've run out of Google searches, blogs to read, and patience. I'm afraid of trying anything cause it feels like one more mistake could make me an expensive paper weight
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I totally understand. Unplug the battery, take out the sim card, and sd card....leave it alone. PM me so we can set up a time to work on it and I prefer skype because of screen share, it makes it easier for me to show someone what to do.

[Q] my wifes my touch 4g stopped working after she was charging it.

Her phone is not rooted and she didn't try to mess with it. She was just charging it and it just stays stuck on the "mytouch 4g" screen. I can get into the recovery but none of the options work. I press on factory reset but it just gets stuck on the mytouch screen and nothing happens.I've left it for like 15 mins and nothing happens. Does anyone know what is wrong with it. Not even factory reset works
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App
Try downloading the unrooted gingerbread update in the Mt4g forums and flash it if you get the pu fail error then the phone is dead but you can get a free replacement from tmobile if that is the case
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium
joemoss said:
Try downloading the unrooted gingerbread update in the Mt4g forums and flash it if you get the pu fail error then the phone is dead but you can get a free replacement from tmobile if that is the case
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The phone turns on so I don't know why it would be "dead" I mean it's not bricked. Also can't get a new one bought it on craigslist a while back.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App
scuzzbag87 said:
The phone turns on so I don't know why it would be "dead" I mean it's not bricked. Also can't get a new one bought it on craigslist a while back.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just because it turns on dosent mean that the phone isint dead or has a bad emmc chip
Try my instructions and let me know what happens
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium
Ok but how do I flash it when I can't do anything to it.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App
scuzzbag87 said:
Ok but how do I flash it when I can't do anything to it.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Download this http://www.filefactory.com/file/c0a...60.27_26.13.04.19_M_release_227522_signed.zip
Rename it to pd15img.zip if its not already
Put it on the root of the phones SD card then turn off the phone
Take out the battery then put it back in then hold power and volume down at the same time and hit power on boot loader it will load the pd15img.zip and ask you to update press volume up for yes and let it do its thing
Let me know what happens
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium
OK ill do it later cuz I'm at work. Hopefully it'll work
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App
scuzzbag87 said:
OK ill do it later cuz I'm at work. Hopefully it'll work
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Okay let me know what happens
If I helped in anyway hit the thanks button
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium
clicked on fastboot (cuz bootloader option is in there) and gave me some lines and said wrong image or file). And when I click on it again it now gives me the option to select bootloader (first time it didn't even give me an option to click on bootloader option it just ran by it self) and it just goes back to the original screen that says fastboot, recovery, factory reset,sim lock,and image crc. And yes I did rename it and put it in the root of my SD card
I still hit the thanks button for trying to help me out.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App
scuzzbag87 said:
clicked on fastboot (cuz bootloader option is in there) and gave me some lines and said wrong image or file). And when I click on it again it now gives me the option to select bootloader (first time it didn't even give me an option to click on bootloader option it just ran by it self) and it just goes back to the original screen that says fastboot, recovery, factory reset,sim lock,and image crc. And yes I did rename it and put it in the root of my SD card
I still hit the thanks button for trying to help me out.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try doing it again from fastboot make sure the file is named correctly
The filename should be PD15IMG.zip
Make sure its spelled exactly the way I typed it
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium
Yea I named it exactly like that and I tried it like 7 times already. I'm a noob but not a super mega beginner noob I rooted my gs2 and flashed a couple of stuff to it already
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App

did i brick my phone?

Tried to install odin and it wouldn't pass.
Took the usb out and tried to reset the phone & now it's stuck here
i.imgur.com/3kyQ9.jpg
Help
Your phone isn't bricked. Just take out the battery, if the usb cord you used is the stock samsung cord try using a different usb. Take out your sd card as well and while the battery is out go into download with usb cord plugged in and re-odin.
Always remember if you can see something on the screen your phone isn't bricked.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA Premium App
thanks so much
unfortunately, all i have is the stock samsung usb.
Could that be why odin failed?
mrmondaynight said:
thanks so much
unfortunately, all i have is the stock samsung usb.
Could that be why odin failed?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's okay, just try to re-odin and see what happens. You should invest in a blackberry usb cord, samsung stock usb is unreliable imo.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA Premium App
mrmondaynight said:
thanks so much
unfortunately, all i have is the stock samsung usb.
Could that be why odin failed?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Very possible! You might want to try a different USB port also.
Tried to re odin and it stays stuck here.
i.imgur.com/WjwdY.png
Gonna buy another usb tomorrow.
Also, how do i get OUT of download mode?
If i try to reset the phone, i get the same screen as before.
mrmondaynight said:
Tried to re odin and it stays stuck here.
i.imgur.com/WjwdY.png
Gonna buy another usb tomorrow.
Also, how do i get OUT of download mode?
If i try to reset the phone, i get the same screen as before.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You might have made an error while odin-ing. Tell me the steps you took to Odin?
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA Premium App
I followed this video
youtube.com/watch?v=kwFRzzIqouE
downloaded the kernal gb file
opened odin
made sure only auto reboot was click
pressed pda to add the kernal file
went into download mode(usb was out)
once in download mode, attached the usb
waited to see the yellow box that says com5
pressed start.
mrmondaynight said:
I followed this video
youtube.com/watch?v=kwFRzzIqouE
downloaded the kernal gb file
opened odin
made sure only auto reboot was click
pressed pda to add the kernal file
went into download mode(usb was out)
once in download mode, attached the usb
waited to see the yellow box that says com5
pressed start.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't think kernels are supposed to be odined that might be your problem right there.
You can flash kernels through CWM, no need for odin.
Just odin back to stock using the info from QBKing odin video.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA Premium App
masaidjet said:
I don't think kernels are supposed to be odined that might be your problem right there.
You can flash kernels through CWM, no need for odin.
Just odin back to stock using the info from QBKing odin video.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It didn't pass, so it should still be stock, no?
Also, i don't see the info on how to revert back to stock
mrmondaynight said:
It didn't pass, so it should still be stock, no?
Also, i don't see the info on how to revert back to stock
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFazLOVXPns
Everything you need to know is written in the thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
I recommend odin-ing the EC05.tar that's there, instead of the EL30.tar because it's easier to root and you'll be able to flash a custom stock EL30 GB easily(after updating your CWM to CWM5)
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA Premium App
You didn't do anything inccorect its just that crappy stock cable.
And yes the gb3a.tar should've been flash prior to clockworkmod for it to stick so you followed correctly its not an error on your part just a flawed cable go out and buy a new one like a blackberry or something really good not a cheap one .
Good job guys thanks.
Sent From My SPH-D700 Running Android 4.0
Big Goron said:
You didn't do anything inccorect its just that crappy stock cable.
And yes the gb3a.tar should've been flash prior to clockworkmod for it to stick so you followed correctly its not an error on your part just a flawed cable go out and buy a new one like a blackberry or something really good not a cheap one .
Good job guys thanks.
Sent From My SPH-D700 Running Android 4.0
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You should ask him do he want you to root it for him, with your rooting service.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA Premium App
masaidjet said:
You should ask him do he want you to root it for him, with your rooting service.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was going to ask but I figured he had it down pat the video is pretty much solid.
Just needs a better cable anyways to the original poster if you would like I can remotely root your phone via teamviewer. Google it install it and pm me the id and password...if of course you'd like me to do it.
Sent From My SPH-D700 Running Android 4.0
see, now that'd be awesome.
Downloading now.
mrmondaynight said:
see, now that'd be awesome.
Downloading now.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did you get a non stock usb?
Sent From My SPH-D700 Running Android 4.0
still stock usb
Followed the steps here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
Took longer than 10 minutes, so i unplugged to start again..now i can't get into download mode. Screen is completely blank.
I guess now it's bricked
mrmondaynight said:
still stock usb
Followed the steps here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
Took longer than 10 minutes, so i unplugged to start again..now i can't get into download mode. Screen is completely blank.
I guess now it's bricked
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Pull the battery for a while, and see what happens.
okay, that worked.
Got it back into download mode.
Still have the stock usb, so im sol till it's replaced. No phone ftl

Categories

Resources