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fascinate maybe bricked

I was trying to install the DJ05 modem.bin via odin, however, the phone will not boot. it shows a symbol of a phone caution sign and a computer. I have tried to reflash but to no avail. I have tried to flash back to DI01 but has not helped. I can boot into download mode but nothing else.

Did you use phone or pda. If you used phone, you are bricked
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i used pda. I've done this in the past with no problems, however, this time for my friends phone it has done this.

try flashing in download mode again. I've got that problem before. I reflashed it with stock kernel, system and recovery then all things came back. ^^

Search Adrynalin he is a Mod on here that is Amazing with these phones. If he has time he will walk you through some steps that will get you back! Don't forget to buy him a beer!

The OP actually got everything sorted out on another forum. Turns out it was just as simple as removing the battery before plugging in and launching Odin

Link please! I'm in the same rut after flashing. :-(

RedSlate said:
Link please! I'm in the same rut after flashing. :-(
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Pull the battery and try

[Q] [Help Me]

I just updated my wife's phone to DL09 by pushing it via Odin. I then successfully completed the one click root, and was in the process of pushing clockwork mod to the phone via Odin when the screen on the phone went blank. Now the only thing I get i a black screen with a phone, a computer, and an orange triangle with an exclamation point and dotted lines between them. Any ideas?

Can you still get into download mode
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This is all I get...

Have you tried the manual method to get to download mode?
Pull the battery, connect usb while pushing the volume down button.
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That seemed to work. Pushing the DL09 again via Odin now. Thanks for the tip, Steeler!

That is the Odin Failed screen. The only remedy is to flash over whatever you messed up in Odin.
There are a few ways to get into download mode. First, you will want to try removing the battery, and holding down the volume down button while plugging the USB into a computer.
If you can't get that to happen, look into wiring up the usb cable with a resistor to make a little rig to force download mode.
If you cannot manage download mode (or potentially recovery mode), you are out of options.
EDIT: looks like steeper beat me to it.
Swyped w/ XDA App. When in doubt, mumble.

Up and running! Again, thanks for the timely responses and handy tip!

I have soft bricked my fascinate. I can get into clock recovery red. I use a mac, my USB is not in debug mode, I tried using Odin on a PC but could not find phone. Cant ADB into phone on mac receive "Error:device not found" I have looked everywhere all day and yesterday but looks like im screwed. Can i not just get a update.zip Voodoo kernel? I did a wipe before I hit restore. I do see the restore files but on Clockwork but get error also. Any help please?

Maybe someone can confirm whether it is possible to adb from download or recovery mode.
However, you are not hosed so long as you can get into recovery mode. You can likely copy what you need into your sd card. Fortunately, I have never had to do that because I can always find the files I need to restore in the clockworkmod/ folder of my sdcard. I suggest looking around in there for the kernel patch you need - just be mindful of your lag fix
Swyped w/ XDA App. When in doubt, mumble.

Soft Brick
soba49 said:
Maybe someone can confirm whether it is possible to adb from download or recovery mode.
However, you are not hosed so long as you can get into recovery mode. You can likely copy what you need into your sd card. Fortunately, I have never had to do that because I can always find the files I need to restore in the clockworkmod/ folder of my sdcard. I suggest looking around in there for the kernel patch you need - just be mindful of your lag fix
Swyped w/ XDA App. When in doubt, mumble.
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Thanks, I do see kernel patches but they are not zip files. On the MAC I compress to a .zip file but with no luck. I dont think the MACS sign them correctly.

Help for a friends fascinate.

So I got this email from my friend and am not sure what to tell them. I have not run into the screen she describes.
Here's what was told to me.
"He put a rom on it and it forced closed when you tried to open the contacts or do most anything with the phone. He booted in recovery and tried to update zip and it kept saying file not found. So he deleted update zip and kept CWMfroyo zip. But the phone kept saying the same thing then when trying to turn on phone the samsung would loop. Used odin to try and put update zip back on and then the ebo1 modem. Nothing changed. So we tried to factory restore phone by using odin and none of the downloads would complete. Now my facinate only comes on to a screen with a little phone and a computer with a yellow triangle in the middle of the two. It also will not go into download mode anymore."
I replied back asking if they could still enter stock recovery. But haven't heard back yet.
If I can get them into download mode I can help them Odin correctly to get them back good. But, again, I have not seem the screen described so I don't know what it means.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Sent through mental telepathy

Symbol means corrupted os. Reflash.

jenisiz said:
Symbol means corrupted os. Reflash.
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Reflash what?
Tar files in Odin or zip files in recovery ?
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Mean Sixteen said:
Reflash what?
Tar files in Odin or zip files in recovery ?
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Reflash stock DL09 files with full package using odin. (If he can get into download mode)

Kaze105 said:
Reflash stock DL09 files with full package using odin. (If he can get into download mode)
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Precisely. Symbol means the whole os (operating system) needs to b redone.

Since she says they can't get into download mode. Is there something else I should check?
Or are they just doing it wrong?
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Mean Sixteen said:
Since she says they can't get into download mode. Is there something else I should check?
Or are they just doing it wrong?
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Confirm they are properly trying to get into download mode.
1. Open Odin (might as well)
2. Remove battery.
3. Hold Volume down key.
4. Plug in USB cable.
In your first post, you said that they tried to odin back to factory setting, but the download would not complete. What do they mean by the download wont complete? (Odin wont complete? Cant download full package?)

Kaze105 said:
Confirm they are properly trying to get into download mode.
1. Open Odin (might as well)
2. Remove battery.
3. Hold Volume down key.
4. Plug in USB cable.
In your first post, you said that they tried to odin back to factory setting, but the download would not complete. What do they mean by the download wont complete? (Odin wont complete? Cant download full package?)
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I wish I knew more. I am trying to help remotely
It would be much easier if I could try to help in person.
Thanks for the help.
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[Q] nexus s just shows google logo after rebooting

So i tried to root my phone using one of the tutorials and ended up with a padlock screen on my phone. after researching i ALOT i decided on hard reseting my phone from the recovery menu. but all i see now is the google logo i believe i have deleted the 2.3.4 while reseting. can someone guide me from here. i am a n00b and i have had this phone for just 2 days. thanks in advance

anyone who can help?

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anyone who can help?
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Please be more specific.
What tutorial did you use?
Did you download clockwork recovery?
Do you have the superuser zip?
If you can enable fast boot and fastboot flash recovery you should be able to mount your usb storage in CWM and then install a ROM and the su zip.

stuck on the nexus s boot screen
Babydoll25 said:
Please be more specific.
What tutorial did you use?
Did you download clockwork recovery?
Do you have the superuser zip?
If you can enable fast boot and fastboot flash recovery you should be able to mount your usb storage in CWM and then install a ROM and the su zip.
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i used the one mentioned in addictive tips website (http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-root-nexus-s-with-a-single-click-using-superboot/). i basically followed what these guys had mentioned.
since this failed i read that the other option is to go through fastboot > recovery > and clear everything but this did not change anything.
can someone give me a step by step guideline on how to continue. i dont mind going back to the stock 2.3.4 android. i just bought the phone yesterday

Which version do you have? The sprint or t mobile? Check if you can go into fast boot hold down volume up and then powerbutton. If not you may have to Odin it if not. That super one click looks old..
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chewbz said:
Which version do you have? The sprint or t mobile? Check if you can go into fast boot hold down volume up and then powerbutton. If not you may have to Odin it if not. That super one click looks old..
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I am in Canada but the model is 19020 A. I can get to the fastboot mode but don't know what to do after that.

I have the 4g so I don't want to give you the wrong information and never encountered this situation so sorry dude. Hopefully a more experanced user can help you out.
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Btw if all fails you can Odin it
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its all good thanks for trying to help

If your ROM flashed incorrectly, it would lead to your phone being in a state where it just shows a GOOGLE with a Padlock; kind of like turning on a computer without an operating system.
You would have to read the instructions on rooting your phone, which involves using fastboot and flash recovery from fastboot (All this is in the rooting guide). Simply reflash the recovery so you boot up back in recovery and try flash the rom again.

The same happened to me, I fixed it buy flashing a stock boot.img
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thanks for the replies. how do i flash from the fastboot mode? when i plug it in to my computer i cant see the drive but my computer can detect the nexus s is plugged in

Set up adb first, they have the guides in the dev section, I used wolverines guide, you'll have to look for the software img, I don't know where it is at for the GSM model. Good luck
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Sounds like you're rooted and have recovery installed, but your OS is hosed.
Flash a ROM.

thanks for the replies guys. i have the adb setup on my laptop. i took it to one of the stores and he said he cant reflash it for some reason. he said he needs to get some software off samsung and it will take him a day. my phone is brand new and i didnt wanna trust him. do u guys think i should use odin? one of my friend has a galaxy s and he said odin should work fine on my phone.

Can you get into the ClockworkMod recovery menu? Turn the phone completely off then hold VolUp and Power until you get into Recovery.
If you get there, you're golden. Just download a ROM (I recommend Deck's) and away you go.

i can get into recovery but it gives me option like wipe everything and i selected that. but when i reboot the phone the same locked screen pops up. anyone from toronto here who i can contact?

youngballer said:
i can get into recovery but it gives me option like wipe everything and i selected that. but when i reboot the phone the same locked screen pops up. anyone from toronto here who i can contact?
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Basically with those wipe commands you make the Rom unuseable. You have to flash a new one or apply it via Odin. There are various guides on this forum section. Odin requires less technical knowledge but is a bit more risky then flashing via recovery. Odin and the Roms for that method can be obtained from samfirmware.com. Zipped roms can be found in the development section here.
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Phone is stuck on lg boot and recovery mode

Hi so my lg g2 d801 is stuck on the lg boot logo and when i try going to recovery mode (twrp) it just turns into a black screen. Any idea how to get out of this please?

and when i connect the phone to the computer it pops up all these drives for some reason. really scared don't want to think that my phone just became paperweight

CrazzyBoy265 said:
and when i connect the phone to the computer it pops up all these drives for some reason. really scared don't want to think that my phone just became paperweight
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check this thread out. I had the same thing.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
this reverts you completely back to stock. You will lose all your data but you did back up regularly, right?
(edit) you only have to hold the volume UP key while plugging in the USB on a D801 to get into download mode.

Make sure you've disconnected usb when attempting to enter recovery. Hope the silence means you've sorted it out!

mooserov said:
check this thread out. I had the same thing.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
this reverts you completely back to stock. You will lose all your data but you did back up regularly, right?
(edit) you only have to hold the volume UP key while plugging in the USB on a D801 to get into download mode.
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im confused so im fashing stock rom normally?

yep. the phone will be the same as when you took it out of the box. What did you do to get to this point?

mooserov said:
yep. the phone will be the same as when you took it out of the box. What did you do to get to this point?
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i felt like going back to stock from (was on cm11 nightlie) so i went on flashify and for some reason i tried restoring twrp and when it rebooted it messed it up bad -.-

I am able to get into TWRP to flash a ROM. I have tried the Stock Sprint Root ZV8 and it just reboots into TWRP. I was unable to get it to work with the LG Flash Tools.

Ikyo said:
I am able to get into TWRP to flash a ROM. I have tried the Stock Sprint Root ZV8 and it just reboots into TWRP. I was unable to get it to work with the LG Flash Tools.
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well im downloading the rom as i write this hope it works for me. Do you got the same issue as i do?

CrazzyBoy265 said:
well im downloading the rom as i write this hope it works for me. Do you got the same issue as i do?
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You have to get your phone in DOWNLOAD mode then use the thread posted above to get back to stock

RubbleTea said:
You have to get your phone in DOWNLOAD mode then use the thread posted above to get back to stock
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ok i pressed up and down volume key its not doing anything am i doing something wrong?

CrazzyBoy265 said:
ok i pressed up and down volume key its not doing anything am i doing something wrong?
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You hold vol up and plug in to PC.....or hold vol down and power same time.....nothing?

RubbleTea said:
You hold vol up and plug in to PC.....or hold vol down and power same time.....nothing?
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worked perfectly with the volume up thing im unpacking the rom right now

i followed every step but when its unpacking the it says extract file error. Any ideas?

CrazzyBoy265 said:
i followed every step but when its unpacking the it says extract file error. Any ideas?
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If you're trying to unpack the ROM try redownloading the rom.
You're saying that you have CM installed? I had this exact problem and I had PA installed.. it was a mess. I had to sideload the original ROM because to flash with that program your build.prop has to be the original information when you received the phone or else the program will throw a "different phone model"
Do you have the LG usb drivers? Install all proper USB drivers and try to sideload an original ROM.
BTW do you have any backups? Restoring also gets you out of this mess

never mind i opened the wrong folder thanks for everything guys it worked perfectly ^.^

xxxrichievxxx said:
If you're trying to unpack the ROM try redownloading the rom.
You're saying that you have CM installed? I had this exact problem and I had PA installed.. it was a mess. I had to sideload the original ROM because to flash with that program your build.prop has to be the original information when you received the phone or else the program will throw a "different phone model"
Do you have the LG usb drivers? Install all proper USB drivers and try to sideload an original ROM.
BTW do you have any backups? Restoring also gets you out of this mess
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It worked perfectly but i guess i have to root my phone again so i think i lost all my backups from flashify

Didn't lose my root but now I've got some screen burn in because the phone wouldn't stay off.
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LCD screen burn in
MerlinOfLore said:
Didn't lose my root but now I've got some screen burn in because the phone wouldn't stay off.
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In case you don't know, you can supposedly get rid of it by displaying an all-white screen (with display brightness turned down to preserve bulb life).

MerlinOfLore said:
Didn't lose my root but now I've got some screen burn in because the phone wouldn't stay off.
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Really I found out how to turn my phone off when it was messed up I'm sorry to hear about that though
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