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[Q] Did i brick my phone?

Ok i was running Froyo Macnut R5 by eugene373 and i decided to go back to fusion so i odin back to stock with justanothercrowd pack. everything seemed to go fine but after the boot image and everything i just get a black screen. with the bottom buttons glowing.
What can i do? any suggestions?
Thanks.

Before someone replies with, "search the forums," I'll try to be somewhat constructive:
I had the same problem. You might have to flash Eugene's "Froyo that doesn't brick" with Odin, then immediately after, flash the stock Vibrant ROM with odin while reformatting your internal storage (only reformat when you flash the stock ROM). It probably wouldn't hurt to wipe cache and data with stock recovery between flashing either.
This means you'll lose SIMS 3 during the reformatting if you haven't already, so try to back it up some how if you can, or search the forums (I responded to one) for how to get it back.
Don't forget to remove your SIM card and external SD card before flashing with Odin.
There's a thread somewhere with detailed instructions on the whole froyo downgrade method. I didn't bookmark it when I followed the instructions, and I would have to reboot my computer into my Windows partition (I'm on Ubuntu) and search through my browser's history. In that time, you might be able to find it yourself.

thank you for your help, ive gotten it recovered now.

Just a quick note, you will always get Sims 3 back when you ODIN to JFD. It is a part of Stock Rom.

kangxi said:
Just a quick note, you will always get Sims 3 back when you ODIN to JFD. It is a part of Stock Rom.
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You get the Sims launcher back, but if you repartition because you flashed a Voodoo kernel and forgot to remove it first, you lose the Sims data. In that situation, if someone tries to launch it, they'll get an "unable to parse package" error.
Edit: this is the fix I was talking about in my first response. That's when you repartition and lose the Sims 3 data.

I'm sorry, but I have ODIN'd back to JFD many many many (did I mention many?) times and I've always gotten Sim 3 back while re-partioning. I'm not sure what you are flashing but maybe you need to grab another file. And no, I'm not just talking about the icon. Press the icon, it installs and it plays.
I just did a full flash to stock JFD and JI6 today from Bionix Fusion 1.1 using re-partition because I was having many issues. If my phone wasn't charging with the power off (reconditioning) I would show you.
Edit: I think that is the ODIN file I have been using that you linked to. I don't know. I just have JFD and JI6 saved on my computer for my frequent uses.

kangxi said:
I'm sorry, but I have ODIN'd back to JFD many many many (did I mention many?) times and I've always gotten Sim 3 back while re-partioning. I'm not sure what you are flashing but maybe you need to grab another file. And no, I'm not just talking about the icon. Press the icon, it installs and it plays.
I just did a full flash to stock JFD and JI6 today from Bionix Fusion 1.1 using re-partition because I was having many issues. If my phone wasn't charging with the power off (reconditioning) I would show you.
Edit: I think that is the ODIN file I have been using that you linked to. I don't know. I just have JFD and JI6 saved on my computer for my frequent uses.
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That's interesting then. All I know is that I repartitioned and flashed back to stock with ODIN and then I couldn't open the Sims anymore. I read on some other forums that repartitioning with ODIN erases a partition where the Sims installation files are stored. Obviously, simply flashing with ODIN won't erase it, but repartitioning the internal storage does exactly that... so I assumed that's why it wouldn't launch.

[Q] Phone wont boot after attempting Voodoo Lag Fix

and I am not a happy camper right now. My phone is not bricked but I have tried everything imaginable to get it to boot up but no dice.
After I flashed the fix I couldnt boot past recovery and I couldnt but up into clockwork because I hate replace the update.zip with the the lag fix. So I used Odin to try to reflash back to stock without removing the lag fix (there was no way for me to).When Odin rebooted my phone and tried to wipe my data I realized it failed for some reason and then rebooted again. But it only got past the swirly S animation screen but the screen goes black after that. Cant get farther then that no matter what I do... Tried Odin multiple times but its the same result. Tried wiping data and cache manually through recovery but still not working.
Any suggestions?? Some quick facts that could help...
-I can get into recovery
-I can get into download mode
-I can use Odin
-Vibrant drivers are installed on my computer
-I have ADB installed

Ok I see theres a repartition option in Odin if I do that Im pretty sure ill be set if I check that since it will remove the lag fix but Ill end up losing all of my data. Is there any way for me to to copy the files in my internal sd card to my computer in the current state my phone is in??
Ok... tried mount USB storage but my computer isnt recognizing is it.

Nope, sorry. We don't really have a way to communicate with the file system unless the OS is booted and the proper drivers are loaded.
I guess if anything good comes of this it's that you know to back up often now though! You have to flash the "Eugene's Froyo that doesn't brick" rom, then flash back to stock JFD or JI6, but you sound pretty informed so you probably already knew that.

I see thats to bad, the Amon's recovery for the G1 allowed you to view files in it. But no I never knew that you should flash Eugene before going back to stock. I've flashed back to stock from Axura before with no problems before. Still this gives me some hope because Im sure the problem is the lagfix I tried and maybe it will play nicely with Eugene's ROM.
EDIT: And it worked!! Thanks bud just goes to show any little bit of info could make a difference Lost all my files though but oh well, lesson learned.

I really messed up the flashing process. Voodoo possibly the culprit. Please help!

Hi everyone, this is my first post. I am one of those who waited patiently for 2.2 that I decided to finally root today. I followed all the instructions to root from the sticky here. The process went without a hitch and I flashed the jk6 stock from Team Whiskey from the development section.
I really enjoyed the 2.2 experience while it lasted until I flashed the JL5+voodoo kernel from supercurio's thread. I was under the impression that you could flash different kernels over the old ones. It went through the process of partitioning to ext4. Once it was done, I went to settings and about phone to see if there was JL5 anywhere and it wasn't. It still showed JK6. So I panicked. I disabled voodoo through clockwork recovery and went to the process of reverting back to rfs which I believed. I used odin to flash back to jfd. I know, I didn't restore the backup from clockwork because I wanted to start over( I still have those backups on my external sd card). To my knowledge, the flashing to jfd would completely wipe the data, replace the baseband, kernel, recovery and os.
I then used samsung kies mini to update to JI6. Everything went ok so I decided to root again. Instead of loading the update.zip to internal sdcard. I decided to use tga_gunnman once click root. That process went great until went it rebooted, the clockwork recovery screen popped up to my amazement. It seemed that there were still original files since the first time I rooted. I checked my files on my vibrant to find that I still had original files such as the clockwork back up, titamium back up, and even voodoo. I thought the flashing would completely remove all the data and files. So I panicked again. At this point, I don't know what I did that now I can't get to my log in screen and the screen I get is a picture of a phone, an exclamation, and a computer on my phone. I tried using odin again through download mode to go back to stock but under the message box on odin, it stops at cache.rfs. It has been stuck there for a long time and nothing is happening. I can't even get into recovery mode either.
Now I am not even sure if I properly disabled voodoo or deleted it which I thought the flashing back to jfd would do. I don't know if my partition is still rfs or ext4. I can't use my phone at all. Did I completely brick my phone? How do I fix the mess I got myself into? I really do appreciate anyone's help. I apologize for the length of this post. I wanted to be detailed as possible. Thank you.
EDIT: Spoke too soon. I used a different version of odin and now im back to stock jfd, but the original files are still there including the voodoo folder. I thought it wipes all the data. Also how do I know that the data partition is originally rfs and not ext4? I want to make sure before I root again. Thanks.

Can you get to recovery and restore your backup you created? I just read where you said you can not get in to recovery. What method are you using to try to access recovery?

well if you are back to stock, but just the folder is lingering around, cant you just reformat your sd card?
settings>sd card phone storage>format.

I did a back up using clockwork. I originally was trying to do to the recovery mode by pressing the vol keys and power and that didn't work. I actually got it back to stock jfd by using a different version of odin. My problem now is that I still have some original files on my phone including the voodoo folder. My understanding of flashing was that it wipes everything from your phone. I am not sure if i still have root access even after flashing back to stock jfd. Also if my partition is back to rfs or still stuck at ext4. I am a little confused here. I am afraid if i root again that the original files and folders from my first root will interfere with the new root method.

so If I format the internal sd card, will it completely erase all traces from my first root?

neotoky said:
I did a back up using clockwork. I originally was trying to do to the recovery mode by pressing the vol keys and power and that didn't work. I actually got it back to stock jfd by using a different version of odin. My problem now is that I still have some original files on my phone including the voodoo folder. My understanding of flashing was that it wipes everything from your phone. I am not sure if i still have root access even after flashing back to stock jfd. Also if my partition is back to rfs or still stuck at ext4. I am a little confused here. I am afraid if i root again that the original files and folders from my first root will interfere with the new root method.
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When you flash a new rom, or back to stock, it does not (usually) wipe the contents of your sd cards (internal or external). And if you are successfully running stock 2.1, you can rest assured you're back to rfs - so if that voodoo folder is making you nervous you can just delete it (it's only relevant if you have voodoo enabled). You're fine to re-root with whatever method you prefer.
Sounds like the soft-brick you experienced was purely from odin hanging on you, and that icon you saw has become a frequent visitor on my phone since I routinely have odin hanging issues (hence my avatar). I've found that v1.3 treats me the best, but sounds like whatever version you updated to worked, so there's no reason to deviate.

Download OCLF from the market and you will find out if you are currently rooted still.

There are a few misconceptions on what the wipe is.
/sdcard and external SD card are user accessible areas of the phone, and when it states that the ROM wipes your phone it does not touch these (there was only one incarnation of TW ROM's that inadvertently formated the entire filesystem for some users).
If you must format the phone to its complete stock form in ODIN you can use re-partition check box - the results are still mixed if it formats the entire FS or not, but most probably it will for you. So all your pictures, etc. should be backed up no matter what.

I appreciate the help guys. Thanks very much. The version of odin I used originally was v1.00 and the one I used to fix the problem was v1.70. My question now is did I properly flash the JL5 kernel over the JK6 even though when I checked the information on my phone it still stated as JK6? Also how do you properly reflash to a different kernel as well as modems? Do you overwrite the kernel or do you have to go back to stock before trying a new one? Thanks.

neotoky said:
I appreciate the help guys. Thanks very much. The version of odin I used originally was v1.00 and the one I used to fix the problem was v1.70. My question now is did I properly flash the JL5 kernel over the JK6 even though when I checked the information on my phone it still stated as JK6? Also how do you properly reflash to a different kernel as well as modems? Do you overwrite the kernel or do you have to go back to stock before trying a new one? Thanks.
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I'm not sure why you would flash the JL5 kernel. Does it have any added benefit over the JK6? If you want, you can flash the JL5 MODEM through clockwork using the JL5_modem.zip file posted in many threads.
You should not have to go back to a stock kernel before trying a new one, but if you flash a Voodoo kernel that converts your system to ext4, then you must convert it back to RFS before flashing another kernel. An easy way to be postively sure that you are in RFS is by getting "Terminal Emulator" from market, and type "su" press enter, and then "mount" and press enter. If you see rfs next to data, dbdata, datadata, and system, then you know your system is converted back to RFS. Otherwise, in Voodoo mode it will read ext4 next to those.
Also, if you are really paranoid about getting a fresh start, you can mount your internal SD on your computer and just delete everything on there. Don't worry, all the important Android system files will be restored upon each reboot. All the other crap on there will be erased.

2.2 via keys,, now black screen

I saw the 2.2 was available via kies today so i gave it a shot. first I unrooted just to be on the safe side. The process seemed simple enough and everything seemed to go as should. However during the update process the phone froze for over an hour with a black screen and lit bottom buttons. I am able to boot into dl and recovery mode. I tried ji6 with odin however the same issue happens.
I am trying to read and find a solution to my issue in the forums for those that say read more.. However I have a limited mount of time to get the tmobile store to replace the unit if needed as I need to be on a train at 5:00am for a very long trip.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. thank you.
JUst wanted to add,, entering recovery mode gives the following message applying multi-csc... installing multi-csc,, however nothing ever happens after that.

I am having the same problem Now I cant even odin back to the old 2.1 or format my sd card!

Yea.. I should have held off knowing something like this might happen. If anyone can help it would be a life saver.

You might want to refer to this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=923773
Although I have not encountered something like this before but Odin should work. Keep trying.

Did any of you have lagfixes (e.g. Voodoo) installed. I had a similar issue when flashing a 2.2 ROM on top of my 2.1 Vibrant w/Voodoo. I had to use Odin to flash to Eugene's Froyo ROM that won't brick, replace the original Voodoo update.zip back on, use Odin to flash 2.1, install Voodoo, disable Voodoo, flash to 2.2.

The Banterer said:
Did any of you have lagfixes (e.g. Voodoo) installed. I had a similar issue when flashing a 2.2 ROM on top of my 2.1 Vibrant w/Voodoo. I had to use Odin to flash to Eugene's Froyo ROM that won't brick, replace the original Voodoo update.zip back on, use Odin to flash 2.1, install Voodoo, disable Voodoo, flash to 2.2.
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OCLF installed on mine. Im going to try your solution.
that is if i can locate the correct dl links/.

xxxman999 said:
You might want to refer to this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=923773
Although I have not encountered something like this before but Odin should work. Keep trying.
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I can get into download mode and reflash but when it boots up I get this "cant mount dev block stl10" Im stuck on this screen now.

macgyver3944 said:
I can get into download mode and reflash but when it boots up I get this "cant mount dev block stl10" Im stuck on this screen now.
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That is your DBDATA. You need to Odin JFD and boot up the phone. You will see it say:
formatting data
formatting dbdata
formatting cache
After that give it another go.

Whitehawkx said:
That is your DBDATA. You need to Odin JFD and boot up the phone. You will see it say:
formatting data
formatting dbdata
formatting cache
After that give it another go.
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Ok I did that and it worked but now i'm stuck on the black screen that say's vibrant and samsung for like 10 mins now.

same thing happened to me, i ended up calling samsung tech support. have to do a factory reset. From recovery i tried reset then reinstall packages and finally data whipe and that worked and 2.2 was installed, just lost all my data.

When I installed 2.2 it rebooted the phone, went to the "Samsung" splash screen and then went black. I ultimately had to erase all user data and that worked. Now I have to remember what all I had installed. :-/

Pneumatic said:
When I installed 2.2 it rebooted the phone, went to the "Samsung" splash screen and then went black. I ultimately had to erase all user data and that worked. Now I have to remember what all I had installed. :-/
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im on the same boat , trying to download stock firmware but connection at work is so slow its going to take hours before i can try and flash with odin ......
WAIT ........... i just erased all user data and it works !!!!!!!!
OMG im on 2.2 legit ...
REMEMBER:
ERASE ALL USER DATA
ERASE ALL USER DATA
ERASE ALL USER DATA
ERASE ALL USER DATA

si12j12 said:
im on the same boat , trying to download stock firmware but connection at work is so slow its going to take hours before i can try and flash with odin ......
WAIT ........... i just erased all user data and it works !!!!!!!!
OMG im on 2.2 legit ...
REMEMBER:
ERASE ALL USER DATA
ERASE ALL USER DATA
ERASE ALL USER DATA
ERASE ALL USER DATA
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ya master reset erase all user data worked here.

Problem after installing the wrong Voodoo version

My brother and I both have a Vibrant. He broke his so I loaned him mine for a week. While he had mine (which I've upgraded to 2.2), he installed Android 2.1 Voodoo 4 on it. Little to say, after rebooting, the phone wasn't booting past the boot screen.
I've now followed some instructions from the forum, and have reflashed my phone with Eugene's non-bricking ROM through Odin. The phone boots up just fine now. However, I am trying to install ROM Manager on the phone, so I can reflash my recovery ROM (non Voodoo) - and the Android market tells me it can't install the app due to not having enough free space - though I have over 1GB.
I am guessing this is because the internal disk is still setup in the Voodoo file system, and just enough space was repartitioned for the OS to go back on.
Can anyone help me restore my phone?
EDIT: I've also tried flashing a different recovery ROM through ODIN (with repartition), which also wouldn't let me get past the bootup screen.

I'm taking a wild guess here, I seriously don't know, but did you click repartition in Odin? I think that's would work, but like I said, I'm not completely sure.

I didn't repartition for the Eugene rom fix (as per the instruction I read), but did when I tried to load another version ontop of that.

I was in the Voodoo chatroom, and was able to get some help. It sounds like I need to download a stock ROM and then reset my file partition to get rid of the EXT4 partition, and reset it all to the default.
I have Eugene's "non bricking" rom, but I don't think that's what I need. Can anyone point me in the right direction of what I need and how to do this?

Just search for the stock Odin images and flash back. They should be in a sticky. I would repartition as well.

I am trying to find a stock version I can ODIN flash. Do you know where I can get one?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737

I've gone through ODIN, done a reflash to the stock firmware, and repartitioned the phone as well.
Now, when I boot the phone up, I get the T-Mobile screen and the Galaxy S screen, and then the phone goes black (with no lights on) and doesn't go any further. My phone has been sitting on the desk like this for 20 minutes now.
I am wondering if this is like when moving to Voodoo, it takes a while to change the format to EXT4, is the phone having to go back to the default?

I 1am into the same problem with the old voodoo. What you'll need to do is flash back to stock via odin. Ur apps memory will be real low. Flash an old 2.1 voodoo. Let it do its thing once booted put a disable voodoo file into the folder and reboot. It will be ok after that. Hope that makes sense.
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this thread might help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737

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I 1am into the same problem with the old voodoo. What you'll need to do is flash back to stock via odin. Ur apps memory will be real low. Flash an old 2.1 voodoo. Let it do its thing once booted put a disable voodoo file into the folder and reboot. It will be ok after that. Hope that makes sense.
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Thanks fatboy, but I can't even flash back to stock. The phone won't boot up.