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Well crap...I think I bricked it :-(

I tried to unroot my phone via OCLF from the market. It went dark, then got the normal Vibrant screen, the the Galaxy S screen, then it went dark again. Now, it just sits. Black screen. All the buttons at the bottom are lit up. :-/
Anyone?

Silly question, I know. But did you have a nandroid backup, by any chance?

This is probably a last resort, but try boot into recovery and wipe everything. This fix the problem for me, the downside is you lose all you data.
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If you are anything like me, recovery didn't work and using Odin and reflashing Stock with repartition didn't work either.
You'll need to use odin to flash Eugenes "Vibrant that doesn't brick" (NO REPARTITION), then use odin again to flash Stock (check repartition this time) and you'll be good to go.

You can try to flash the froyo rom with odin...... I had that same exact problem and this is what fixed it for me. Once froyo us flashed then you can flash whatever rom you want. Hth

Ok, I probably should have stated that I'm a complete newby and have no idea what I'm doing. I believe I do have nandroid, but other than that you all are speaking French to me.
Right now I'm in the recover mode (I think). It's hooked up to my computer and I'm in the "Downloading... Do not turn off target!!" mode. This is where I'm stuck...I have no idea where to go from here.
Please talk to me like I'm a 5 year old, because as far as this is concerned, I am!
Oh, and thank you so much for any help you can give me!

hospo said:
Ok, I probably should have stated that I'm a complete newby and have no idea what I'm doing. I believe I do have nandroid, but other than that you all are speaking French to me.
Right now I'm in the recover mode (I think). It's hooked up to my computer and I'm in the "Downloading... Do not turn off target!!" mode. This is where I'm stuck...I have no idea where to go from here.
Please talk to me like I'm a 5 year old, because as far as this is concerned, I am!
Oh, and thank you so much for any help you can give me!
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Well, good news is... you didn't brick your phone, this is recoverable. Best idea would be to search the forums on how to ODIN back to Stock. Theres plenty of posts on how to do it. You should also be able to find this in the tips & tricks threads. Good Luck.

Thank you all for your help! I recovered it!! Seems as though I was just going about it the wrong way!! I got into the actual recovery mode and cleared it all out. Now it's as good as new!
Again, appreciate your help and patience with what I'm sure is the 120,000th post on this subject. ;-)

Kienz said:
Silly question, I know. But did you have a nandroid backup, by any chance?
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Is it even possible to make a nandroid backup before rooting?

hospo said:
Thank you all for your help! I recovered it!! Seems as though I was just going about it the wrong way!! I got into the actual recovery mode and cleared it all out. Now it's as good as new!
Again, appreciate your help and patience with what I'm sure is the 120,000th post on this subject. ;-)
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Hey - what does you doing? Please told me, I've the same problem:
If I start the phone with an USB cable and the battery symbol with the running point under this, the PC recognize that something is connected, but Windows found no driver....
How could you could flash the Stackfirmware back, if the recovery and download menu does not work ?
PLS help !!!

Check out this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=8129898
Go to the section where it says "Did You Flash Something Before Disabling Voodoo? 2 Fixes to Help You Out."
And do fix #1 it is pretty easy and it wont take you more than 20 minutes.
Let us know if that works

And do fix #1 it is pretty easy and it wont take you more than 20 minutes.
Let us know if that works
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If I following the link and the next one, I can read:
Caution!!! You Must be on STOCK Vibrant Rom & NEVER Have Already Flashed the JP3 Froyo Image
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It isn't -> it's a Firmware for the normal Galaxy (3key)[I'm a idiot]
First,
You must already Have Odin installed & Know how to boot into Down-loader Mode!!
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Thats also the problem as described in front : I have had no chance to received the DL Mode.. maybe I make something wrong? The phone is booting up till the "S" is there, after that, the screen is black, keys are lightning...
The recovery 3button are blocked from the beginning; the DL Menu - I did not have reached it successfully
The PC recognize, that is something on USB, but not what ... so Odin did not see the Mobile, too.

[Q] Update broke my phone - Help?

i got the JI6 update (or J16, not sure which it is) and installed it. Now its just stuck on the power on screen, plays the little t-mobile tune(but not the animation) and sits there for the rest of time.
I have a 2 nandroid backups, tried the most recent one with clockwork, and that didnt help, im trying the older one now...
It was rooted with LagFix. Can anyone help?

You need to restore via odin...

Can you link a thread please, i dont know anything about odin, or how to use it. Thank you

Bumping in hopes someone will assist me in my noobness

Welcome to the club... This happened to me this morning and i'm trying to get it to work again via ODIN now.
Here's what I was told to do. Follow the "Part 2 of the guide and download the necessary .zip for ODIN at the top of the page.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803492

Thank you dude, ill give this a try now.

No problem. I'm waiting for it to finish downloading so I can try this myself.
Cheers

yea, the download is slow as balls

Oskiee said:
yea, the download is slow as balls
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Yeah it took about 2 hours but my phone lives again!!!

ROM Install Issue

My original issue got resolved thanks to s15274n. This mans ROOT walkthrough is amazing!!!!!
NOW I have a problem getting my ROM to load.
Im trying to Install the Malice ROM. and nothing is going quite as smoothely as I think it should.
This is attempt 2, the first time I waited an hour to try and install this rom, straight from SD, and I think the furthest it got was "installing ROM"
nothing. pull the batery out (I assume thats a total noob move, and at beast ill-advisable.) rebooted, went about my day. well, im trying again, and now the furthest ive gotten is "Installing update" the status bar is never filling or scrolling though.
Whats the problem? (going on about 15 minutes with no change btw)

You must use Odin to either
-Flash back to stock so you can reinstall packages
or
-Flash a voodoo integrated kernel so you can flash roms w/ CWM/Voodoo Recovery

Download a voodoo kernel and flash it using odin.

ok, I have the kernal and I have ODIN. once again I have never used ODIN< I definately used a one click root.
does anybody have a link to a thread with *detailed*, hold my hand, walk me through it and pat me on the butt at the end Instructions on this? It's a learning process and damn if im not learning something by the time this is all said and done lol.

last time it sat still for me when it said installing update, it was a bad download. I redid my download of the rom and it went through fast and smoothly. Thats how i fixed my prob maybe it will fix it for u.

I really need some help i want to cry
I got the samsung galaxy s(vibrant) and it doesnt go pass the welcome screen im trying to install a rom but i dont know how have looked over thing i installed odin3 and everything else but when i plug it to the usb it doesnt show on my computer idk why and nothing shows on the id com for odin someone plz tell me this can be fixed please can someone plz plz help me i begg you from the bottom of my heart

i always odin to stock whenever i flashed a new rom, works like a champ all the time.

elmoslonely said:
I got the samsung galaxy s(vibrant) and it doesnt go pass the welcome screen im trying to install a rom but i dont know how have looked over thing i installed odin3 and everything else but when i plug it to the usb it doesnt show on my computer idk why and nothing shows on the id com for odin someone plz tell me this can be fixed please can someone plz plz help me i begg you from the bottom of my heart
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do you have the .pit and .tar files? Also, are you turning your phone off? There is an awesome guide by s15274n called the noob guide. It goes over very specifically how to root, it also has a small tutorial on rooting using ODIN3. Search the q&a forum, i believe thats where the guide is.
Also just to clarify, im not saying ur a noob or inept, im just saying its a super awesome guide. My phones neen rooted for three days now, ive flashef a bunch of roms and i always flash nack to stock...REALLY helpful tutorial. Good Luck!

Xperia Arc S problem after rooting

Hello there, I have rooted my Arc S with this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1884958&highlight=wont+boot
After rebooting it stocked on Sony logo, now I can do anything more, It turn on it selfs, I cant shut down. The pc doesnt recognize it so cant flash other one which works...
Is there any other solution please help me. After couples of times trying to connect with PC, I have took of the battery and then none signal from the phone (Before it start it self). But when I try to turn it to recovery mode or connect with pc again the same problem, vibrate and stocked on Sony Logo.
Please anyone help. Will pay for it.

Just re flash some firmware through PC? I assume you've tried flash tool and that you're not using something else? Short if that there is also a Sony recovery program you could try...

Use Flashtool to recover.
ROMs are not for rooting, my friend. You also need to have custom kernel (for some of the ROMs), if you wish to install custom firmware/ROM.

You can use SEUS to flash the latest firmware to your phone provided you did not unlock bootloader. You can relock the bootloader if you have unlocked it earlier though...
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It works
I have flashed with the official from sony, and now it works. I will wait for some ultimate update to add that rom

Locked or unlocked boot loader?
Give jjs hybrid a shot.

Now I have official software from xperia, and dont know which rom to add
Can someone give me advice for that, I want something that have Jelly Bean mods and etc.
Also Links to which kernel to flash and how to I know to work with flashtool as I do it before.
Thanks

Dimemk said:
Now I have official software from xperia, and dont know which rom to add
Can someone give me advice for that, I want something that have Jelly Bean mods and etc.
Also Links to which kernel to flash and how to I know to work with flashtool as I do it before.
Thanks
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Read the first link in my sig, then go browse the dev section.
Sent from myushi

Dimemk said:
Now I have official software from xperia, and dont know which rom to add
Can someone give me advice for that, I want something that have Jelly Bean mods and etc.
Also Links to which kernel to flash and how to I know to work with flashtool as I do it before.
Thanks
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Try this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1955248

i find fix your problem !
Dimemk said:
Hello there, I have rooted my Arc S with this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1884958&highlight=wont+boot
After rebooting it stocked on Sony logo, now I can do anything more, It turn on it selfs, I cant shut down. The pc doesnt recognize it so cant flash other one which works...
Is there any other solution please help me. After couples of times trying to connect with PC, I have took of the battery and then none signal from the phone (Before it start it self). But when I try to turn it to recovery mode or connect with pc again the same problem, vibrate and stocked on Sony Logo.
Please anyone help. Will pay for it.
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install --- KrAzY-ChargerFix --- CWM and OK.

boyob32 said:
Just re flash some firmware through PC? I assume you've tried flash tool and that you're not using something else? Short if that there is also a Sony recovery program you could try...
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please help i recently rooted my phone and before that i unlocked the bootloader and now i also installed CWM through x-parts app but i am not able to open my phone in recovery mode in any ways using terminal emulator also it failed pls help

[Q] Emergency, ROM failed to load, nearly bricked?

I tried putting in a rom earlier for my note 3 and it didn't take.
I ended up on that, vibration boot loop.
Odin still worked fine so I tried putting in an original stock rom with root, so I can add recovery.
I could not actually find a fully suitable rom choice, and the samsung website didn't play well with me either. firstly it would not let me register for some reason...anyway.
I am UK on O2 running 9005 SO I put in N9005XXUDMJ7-PRE-ROOTED-KNOX-FREE-ODEX-BL-FREE
I don't know if that was the right choice, I set it up on PDA, and unclicked partition
It's been stuck possibly hanging on ext4 sys for over an hour.
The references I have seen suggest it takes a long time but how long is too long?
I don't want to pull the plug to brick the device completely.
I have a cwm recovery so all I need is to put the recovery back in and I should be good to go...
If this is hanging, what other options do I have?
How long is too long?
Any help fixing this would be greatly appreciated, and a drinks on me...
I am kinda freaking out, have seen similar threads, but because the firmwares are so different they didn't really help..or perhaps I misread things...but nothing really covered not being able to load the recovery software itself
consider me lizard brain in freak out mode right now..
please reply promptly with something.

Can you still boot to cwm or download mode only?

hey_joe said:
Can you still boot to cwm or download mode only?
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Odin mode only. But it's still hanging.And I am worried that if I pull it now it's going to brick it and not even give me access to ODIN.

8thsiner said:
Odin mode only. But it's still hanging.And I am worried that if I pull it now it's going to brick it and not even give me access to ODIN.
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Over one hour is too long to flash something even a full stock rom. Something is wrong there.
So you're saying you have no access to an original stock rom of your phone? If there is a problem like this flashing, I would flash the stock rom first then just root and install cwm. The first thing you want to do is have a working phone then just do the other stuff after like rooting, etc..
If what you posted is your stock rom, then download here and flash through odin.
There's also a newer one which is MK2 which you can download here.
Either one is stock.

Downloading the mk 2 now to test

That sorted me out thank you very much.
If you got a pay9all or something let me know, drink on me

8thsiner said:
That sorted me out thank you very much.
If you got a pay9all or something let me know, drink on me
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No problem. Don't have paypal though and it's not necessary.
Enjoy your phone.

8thsiner said:
That sorted me out thank you very much.
If you got a pay9all or something let me know, drink on me
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Mate the reason you got into trouble was you weren't flashing a stock rom...
N9005XXUDMJ7-PRE-ROOTED-KNOX-FREE-ODEX-BL-FREE means it has been altered and is considered custom...
A stock rom has not been altered.

8thsiner said:
That sorted me out thank you very much.
If you got a pay9all or something let me know, drink on me
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There are a lot of good people here that will help you. You don't need to give anything back. And be sure to ALWAYS have a NANDROID backup so that you can restore your phone if anything bad happens.