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VooDoo bricked me, can't fix with Odin?

ok guys, i have unbricked my vibrant before after the OTA update about 5 weeks ago. i am pretty new at this smart phone stuff, but was pleasantly surprised i was able to get odin to fix the brick. about an hour ago i launched the stupid VooDoo in the OCLF app and the phone now will go as far as the animated galaxy "S", then go blank. i attempted the Odin flash about 5 times now with the same result each time, just boots up past the vibrant screen to galaxy S then goes blank. when the phone restarts or reboots after the odin flash a message in red reads DATA WIPE FAILED between a few yellow text lines. when i try to reinstall packages through boot screen i get the same message i got after the OTA brick, E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip now the phone was rooted with the OCLF before i launched VooDoo. can somebody help me out?!?

Odin back to stock. That should fix it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475

jnutz said:
Odin back to stock. That should fix it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
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I second this comment. Flashing back to stock shall help. I've soft brick my phone and unbricked it recently.
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Anybody else have an suggestions?? like i said in OP i have tried to flash back to stock, about 5-6 times now, all with the same result. phone goes blank after galaxy S screen and music. thanks

As mentioned in a million threads, you need to flash Eugene's "froyo that doesn't brick." Then flash whatever firmware you want.

flashed the froyo successfully from eugene. cool set up, major issue though, i have no application storage now. there are a ton of apps in manage apps and i cannot uninstall any of them. can i fix this somehow??

i'm going to try flashing froyo back in it so it works, not select repartition. then restart odin, select repartition and flash the old vj12 rar and see if that works

Never seemed to get the answer to this. What is the purpose of "Eugene's froyo that doesn't brick?"
Why do some people suggest flashing that, before they odin?
Did eugene take everything down from xda, I can't even find that anymore.

i actually found what i though was the froyo that doesn't brick but it was actually his jk2 version. i clicked Eugene's link on one of his posts and it took me to his site and thats were i got it. i did some searching and actually found the "froyo that doesn't brick", it fixed my baby! i couldn't do anything once flashed but i was then able to flash back to jdf then j16 and all is well. i have flashed like 10 roms into her since this weekend with success, i am back to running j16 with some extras as the games i play don't support 2.2

I'm trying to use Odin but my pc (win xp) is not recognizing my phone. Should i try another pc with vista or win7?

Did you install the drivers
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spyda23 said:
I'm trying to use Odin but my pc (win xp) is not recognizing my phone. Should i try another pc with vista or win7?
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+1 for the drivers.

spyda23 said:
I'm trying to use Odin but my pc (win xp) is not recognizing my phone. Should i try another pc with vista or win7?
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Check your driver and be sure you phone is in download mode.

jackhuny said:
Check your driver and be sure you phone is in download mode.
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When i'm in download mode, it doesn't recognize it. When i'm in recovery mode, Odin recognizes it. If i turn my phone on and plug it in, my pc recognizes it, drivers are ok.

Any answers, i could really use the help

what version of Odin are you running? not that it should matter. try pulling the batt, hold volume up and down, insert batt while volume buttons are pressed then plug in USB and wait for it to go into download mode then release buttons. see if Odin recognizes it then.

try a different cable too if above doesn't work

Turn your phone off open odin hold down volume up and down,now plug in the usb this will get you into dl mode now you need to flash Froyo ~~~That does not Brick! rom with odin. Right after you flash that get back into download mode open odin first then with the phone ( power the phone off give it a min, hold down the volume up and down keys, now insert the usb cord BAM download mode) flash back to whatever rom you want.

Hey I'm not so tech sabby could you help wit steps to do the same cuz kind of have same prob. With voodoo

Technowiz said:
Hey I'm not so tech sabby could you help wit steps to do the same cuz kind of have same prob. With voodoo
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Or you could do the same steps I have already given and it will work, you do know how to use odin right?
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help needed destroyed loader:(

hello felow galaxy users
i have a galaxy s and i tried to flash darky 9.1 rom on it
when i whas in bootloader i saw i had 3e recovery so i went on google to search on how to get back to 2e recovery
i found a file made by chainfire wich should arrange it treu odin
now when i connect the phone odin detects it and i can start but it always stays on seting up connection
now when i want to turn on the phone it gives a screen where i see a picture i need to hang the phone on the computer but it doesnt boot to the normal home screen anymore
hope some one can help me to get my phone working again
i can come in download mode but not in 3e recovery anymore
please help me as i need my phone work
let odin run for over 20 min without succes always on setup connection
and im using windows 7

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go in to download mode and use ODIN??? you know what i mean???

mateusz1990 said:
go in to download mode and use ODIN??? you know what i mean???
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no not quite sure
im trying to use odin now to flash chainfire his root and 2e recovery tar file
but it always stays on setup connection:S

miniterror said:
no not quite sure
im trying to use odin now to flash chainfire his root and 2e recovery tar file
but it always stays on setup connection:S
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I used to love your ROMs for my old Touch HD.. good to see you now have a Galaxy S!
Not so sure from your posts above what method you have tried. When are you trying to connect Odin? You need to be in Download Mode first, fire up Odin, then connect your phone...
Is this what you are doing?
Also, which version of Odin you using? In Win7 you may need to right click and run as administrator?

The best way is to look on the odin how to here in forum

miniterror said:
hello felow galaxy users
i have a galaxy s and i tried to flash darky 9.1 rom on it
when i whas in bootloader i saw i had 3e recovery so i went on google to search on how to get back to 2e recovery
i found a file made by chainfire wich should arrange it treu odin
now when i connect the phone odin detects it and i can start but it always stays on seting up connection
now when i want to turn on the phone it gives a screen where i see a picture i need to hang the phone on the computer but it doesnt boot to the normal home screen anymore
hope some one can help me to get my phone working again
i can come in download mode but not in 3e recovery anymore
please help me as i need my phone work
let odin run for over 20 min without succes always on setup connection
and im using windows 7
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Brother, use Odin3 v1.7 from my signature & see if it detects? A lot of guys have recovered their phones using 1.7. trust me.

pull the battery
wait a few seconds
put the battery back in
hold vol-down + power + home
You should get into download mode
connect the phone physically to the pc
flash a ROM or a kernel or whatever you desire
I wish you good luck^^

Close any kies process running in background and try again
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krs360 said:
I used to love your ROMs for my old Touch HD.. good to see you now have a Galaxy S!
Not so sure from your posts above what method you have tried. When are you trying to connect Odin? You need to be in Download Mode first, fire up Odin, then connect your phone...
Is this what you are doing?
Also, which version of Odin you using? In Win7 you may need to right click and run as administrator?
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glad you liked my rom
i personally dont have a galaxy
its from a friend
i have a desire hd way more easy to flahs then these samsungs(my brother has a galaxy to)
i have tried several odin versions but all without succes
he method i used is turn phone in downloadmode(says it with big letters on the screen) then start odin and connect the usb cable
odin detects it but never had succes(last attempt i let it run for 237 minutes)
the thing i wnated to flahs is succeded now but still not getting 2e recovery
gonna have to lok a little further on how to put darky his rom on it or you guys recoomend a better one
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Brother, use Odin3 v1.7 from my signature & see if it detects? A lot of guys have recovered their phones using 1.7. trust me.
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thanks mate
the first odin that actually succeeded flashing
to bad it still odenst has 2e recovery now or better yet no recovery at all but i can see the galaxy s boot up screen again
theduckking said:
pull the battery
wait a few seconds
put the battery back in
hold vol-down + power + home
You should get into download mode
connect the phone physically to the pc
flash a ROM or a kernel or whatever you desire
I wish you good luck^^
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thanks mate
corgar said:
Close any kies process running in background and try again
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thanks for the tip
will do that
edit: muchias gracias everybody its working again
you guys saved me alot of money
and i have recovery 2e wich i wnated to flash clockwork update.zip
at least i think it does work again
i hear a bootup sound and i see a animation
will report later as my work break is over

uhhmmmm is it now bricked?
now it doesnt do a thing anymore
when i press buttons for downloadmode nothing happens
when i only press the power button nothing happens
its completley dead now:S
is there anything i can do to force a start to anything
maybe with a software setup on the sd card?
or a script
most devices have a code wich will hot restart the phone to bootloader
read something about a jig you guys think it will work
gonna buy the stuff to make one tomorow
hope it works

miniterror said:
uhhmmmm is it now bricked?
now it doesnt do a thing anymore
when i press buttons for downloadmode nothing happens
when i only press the power button nothing happens
its completley dead now:S
is there anything i can do to force a start to anything
maybe with a software setup on the sd card?
or a script
most devices have a code wich will hot restart the phone to bootloader
read something about a jig you guys think it will work
gonna buy the stuff to make one tomorow
hope it works
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The jig most likely wont work if the phone is completely dead, you could try a hairdryer it seems to work sometimes. Otherwise its back to samsung.

uciu said:
The jig most likely wont work if the phone is completely dead, you could try a hairdryer it seems to work sometimes. Otherwise its back to samsung.
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can you link me to a page with the hairdryertrick?
cant find anything on google about it on how to do it

Maybe you've tried this already but I've had this problem after a bad flash and the phone wouldn't boot up anymore. I just remove the battery and all good again.
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hmmm still no progress yet
i made a rig and even with that it doesnt boot or turn on
also when i put in the charger i dont see a light turning on its charging
wish i could have any form of live in it

I had the same problem, had to send it back but did not test it with a jig. Got one shortly after
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jaju123 said:
I had the same problem, had to send it back but did not test it with a jig. Got one shortly after
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thanks for all youre help guys
i didnt have any succes and i gave it back so it can be ruturned to the provider
hope it falls under warranty
did yours fall under warranty or under insurance of youre phone?

If you bricked your phone than pm me i helped many of peoples

Problems with ODIN and GB tech demo!

ight so i was trying sombionix's GB demo and i decided to go back because obviously i wanted a more stable rom. so i turned off the phone, pressed vol up & down and plugged in usb. i got in download mode, but no COM # is coming up and i tryed installing vibrant drivers but those dont work, any ideas? i feel like im missing something....

Try plugging into a different USB port, see if that makes it re-detect the phone and install the drivers.

should vibrant drivers work?
im using drivers from samsung website and i tried every usb port on my computer. starting to freak out a little now :\

Open Odin. ALWAYS OPEN ODIN FIRST. Then take out your battery, plug in your phone, and hold down power and the volume rockers. While still holding those 3 buttons down, put battery back in and it should show up immediately
Sent from Bionix powered vibrant! If I helped, hit the thanks button!

nope it didnt work, plus you didnt specify when or if i should let go of the button combo or not. Im in the process of downloading nexus s drivers to see if that will help. IDK what is going on. maybe i should try a diff version of odin? im on v1.7 :/

i remember reading something in that thread about needing the nexus s drivers to revert back.

Use Odin 1.3 and let go of the buttons after you get into download mode. Sorry I forgot to add that lol
Sorry I meant put the battery back in not plug your phone back in.. god wth is wrong with me lol (edit from first post)
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okay guys this is turning into a real problem now, i installed the nexus s drivers from an android sdk. the phone was accepted and all is well. but when i open odin, i get into download mode and the computer still asks for drivers! i go and choose the ones i prevoiously installed and it is rejected....wtf do i do now. i also tried the drivers that were linked in the tech demo thread but they didnt work either. (

please i need HELP i really have tried everything i can think of. I installed the drivers and they work. Except if i go into odin, then get into download mode, the computer asks for drivers AGAIN and if i choose the same ones i previously installed, they dont work.....WTF is going on???

treyvaporizer said:
Open Odin. ALWAYS OPEN ODIN FIRST. Then take out your battery, plug in your phone, and hold down power and the volume rockers. While still holding those 3 buttons down, put battery back in and it should show up immediately
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There is a thread that explains how to do this. It helped me get into download more several times. Will provide link later, try searching.

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There is a thread that explains how to do this. It helped me get into download more several times. Will provide link later, try searching.
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He has no issues getting into download mode it sounds like. His PC just isn't recognizing his phone.

Did you try downloading Kies?? Also you should try Heimdall if Odin isn't working for you
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Unbricked my phone without recovery mode

I apologize in advance if this has been posted before as I do not frequent this site much.
So I just tried to download 2.2 via kies and ended up bricking my phone. I followed it step by step so I don't know where I went wrong.
So in the process of me trying to unbrick my phone I tried to get into recovery mode with no success.
I got fed up trying to access download mode by vol. up/down and plugging in usb and decided to just go ahead and open Odin with the usb plugged into my phone and laptop still not in download mode.
On Odin it was on ID: COM 10 so i said screw it, I put in the pit and pda and hit start.
What do you know. it worked !
My phone is up and running now and I'm now trying to find an alternative way to get 2.2 on my vibrant.
Just wanted to share.

If you weren't in DL mode then what screen were you on?

The com number is unimportant. There is a deodexed stock version of 2.2 in the dev forum posted you could use that instead of Kies...... I would

I have only been able to access the phone via odin in download mode and the computer-phone mode, whatever its called.
These are the techniques I use to access d/l mode consistently. It depends on which software was installed prior to crash however, as they seem to alter the method somehow.
phone off then vol + and vol -, and plug in usb, the most common one. If that doesn't work, its usually phone off then vol - and power. This seems to be for the older versions of android. Also, keep the back cover off, because if it doesn't work, just pop the battery out and in.

leechdweler said:
I apologize in advance if this has been posted before as I do not frequent this site much.
So I just tried to download 2.2 via kies and ended up bricking my phone. I followed it step by step so I don't know where I went wrong.
So in the process of me trying to unbrick my phone I tried to get into recovery mode with no success.
I got fed up trying to access download mode by vol. up/down and plugging in usb and decided to just go ahead and open Odin with the usb plugged into my phone and laptop still not in download mode.
On Odin it was on ID: COM 10 so i said screw it, I put in the pit and pda and hit start.
What do you know. it worked !
My phone is up and running now and I'm now trying to find an alternative way to get 2.2 on my vibrant.
Just wanted to share.
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The ID: COM 10 means that Odin is communicating with your phone in download mode. lol

I thought I noticed this too a while back (when odin 1.8 leaked), but I figured my memory from the previous night's flashing was inaccurate. I'll remember to try if I've tried everything else to no avail.
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All~G1 said:
If you weren't in DL mode then what screen were you on?
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The screen on my phone: picture of a phone and a computer next to it.
So I guess this mean that I don't need to be on download mode on my phone in order to unbrick it. Sweet!
Now only if I could find an easy way to update to 2.2
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leechdweler said:
The screen on my phone: picture of a phone and a computer next to it.
So I guess this mean that I don't need to be on download mode on my phone in order to unbrick it. Sweet!
Now only if I could find an easy way to update to 2.2
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There is a very easy way to get to 2.2.
Root you phone, install CWM and flash a 2.2 rom. There is a Stock 2.2 ROM that will bring you back to un-rooted status if you are worried about warranty.

[Q] Cant go back to stock by any means

Hello everyone,
So ive been lurking on these forums for some time now looking for a solution for the mess I just created, but its been so long now that I want to ask if anyone can help me out now.
The situation is I bought a LG G2 AT&T, and then proceeded to root, recovery and everything was flawless, but I tried to install another ROM and this is went everything went to hell (Im from Mexico). It went all black and with the "Fastboot mode activated" and stuff so I went an put it on download mode and tried by all possible ways, the LG Flash Tool and the LG Flash tool 2014, both ways do not seem to bring back my phone to life.
Whenever I try to install it like this, I get this error with the D800AT FW. I get this error.
And whenever I try to install with D802 FW. I get this one as well.
When I try with the Lg Flash Tool 2014 method. I cant get it to 100%, I always get stuck on 99% And then it crashes.
I am really running out of options here, the phone is recognized by the PC, but I cant get to install a normal working stock ROM.
Any pointers, or help, would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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Apparently, I cant post images just yet to show you the exact error. But for the first 2 errors, I get something like this.
"DOWNLOAD FAIL! Check phone or DLL" both for D800 and D802

If you have twrp as your recovery you can adb sideload a rom onto your device from your computer. Google how to sideload adb with trwp installed and follow the instructions. If your phone is recognized it should be fine.
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TexasRules777 said:
If you have twrp as your recovery you can adb sideload a rom onto your device from your computer. Google how to sideload adb with trwp installed and follow the instructions. If your phone is recognized it should be fine.
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First of all, thank you for your response.
Now, it is still recognized, but I tried to flash it with some DLL a guy provided on this one thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663369) and it didnt complete, it just froze on 94% and now I cant get to Download mode.
I saw about the adb sideload, but I cant seem to access to Recovery now. Tried to, but all I get is some kind of bootloop just showing the LG and android with the open belly and then back to LG.

Yoso14 said:
First of all, thank you for your response.
Now, it is still recognized, but I tried to flash it with some DLL a guy provided on this one thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663369) and it didnt complete, it just froze on 94% and now I cant get to Download mode.
I saw about the adb sideload, but I cant seem to access to Recovery now. Tried to, but all I get is some kind of bootloop just showing the LG and android with the open belly and then back to LG.
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So the three finger method only gets you the android with the belly up? Is your phone still recognized? I'm on Verizon but i think with other phones it's the same process. If you have no recovery you need to tot back to stock. I've only done it once but it did work. This is what i used to fix my problem when adb didn't work. Lots to read but it does work and people will answer if you have a problem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2797190.. Good luck man.
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So the three finger method only gets you the android with the belly up? Is your phone still recognized? I'm on Verizon but i think with other phones it's the same process. If you have no recovery you need to tot back to stock. I've only done it once but it did work.
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If I try to enter Recovery I enter the stock one and just asks for a Factory Reset... I can not enter download mode now, I get fastboot mode only when I try download mode. Phone is recognized by computer when I connect it, but when I try to enter Download, it does show the device on device manager, but it sounds weird and I cant do anything.
Im really starting to lose it.

Yoso14 said:
If I try to enter Recovery I enter the stock one and just asks for a Factory Reset... I can not enter download mode now, I get fastboot mode only when I try download mode. Phone is recognized by computer when I connect it, but when I try to enter Download, it does show the device on device manager, but it sounds weird and I cant do anything.
Im really starting to lose it.
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If you see hit enter for factory reset (white screen) hit yes. It will enter the recovery. Twrp in this case. If the above program doesn't work but you can get into twrp download a full stock att rom... Download koush's universal drivers (google it) and watch this video at 4:20 he explains in english perfectly how to side load a rom. ADB Sideload - Flashing Zips with TWRP & PC (Expl…: http://youtu.be/YP1LVOKgwQM.. Fingers crossed man.
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