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[Q] unBricking options/Odin

Question about unbricking the fascinate and odin use. I am coming from a samsung vibrant, i could flash roms, brick and odin all day without issues. Part of what allowed me to do this was a usb jig with 301k ohm resistor in it. It forced the phone into download mode and then you could odin away.
Does the fascinate have this option? I'm going to pickup the phone tomorrow, this would just be icing on the cake if this was available.
thanks guys.

There are only 2 situations that I've seen that will cause a permanent brick for our phones. One is flashing anything through the "Phone" button in Odin. If you always use the PDA button, you'll never have to worry about that brick situation. The other would be flashing the modem of another phone as I don't think anyone has recovered from this either. Other than that, I think that if you have the battery out, hold down on the volume down button, and plug in the USB cable, it will always enter download mode to help you restore in some fashion.

imnuts said:
There are only 2 situations that I've seen that will cause a permanent brick for our phones. One is flashing anything through the "Phone" button in Odin. If you always use the PDA button, you'll never have to worry about that brick situation. The other would be flashing the modem of another phone as I don't think anyone has recovered from this either. Other than that, I think that if you have the battery out, hold down on the volume down button, and plug in the USB cable, it will always enter download mode to help you restore in some fashion.
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sounds pretty good, thank you.
the reason i ask is the vibrant would boot onto a screen with a cell phone, warning sign and a computer if you messed up real bad. the only way out was to either have your phone warrantied or use the usb jig i mentioned in the first post. if its a non issue then awesome!

the jig is compatible with this phone. use it in the same way that you use it with the vibrant. just flash the di01 full package if anything goes wrong.

iwasaperson said:
the jig is compatible with this phone. use it in the same way that you use it with the vibrant. just flash the di01 full package if anything goes wrong.
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thanks man. if someone can, could they add this to a faq or wiki? as the jig is extremely useful and can be made for next to nothing and would probably help out some of the noobies.

Im a noob when it comes to this type of stuff, but what would be the difference between the 301k resistor, and just putting your phone in download mode with the power/vol button w/regular usb.

i0nicx said:
sounds pretty good, thank you.
the reason i ask is the vibrant would boot onto a screen with a cell phone, warning sign and a computer if you messed up real bad. the only way out was to either have your phone warrantied or use the usb jig i mentioned in the first post. if its a non issue then awesome!
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I had this happen on my Fascinate while I was updating to DL09 / Reflashing to stock.
I got to download screen by just holding down the volume down button with the battery out and connecting the usb.

OneAn9ryN00b said:
Im a noob when it comes to this type of stuff, but what would be the difference between the 301k resistor, and just putting your phone in download mode with the power/vol button w/regular usb.
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some vibrants came from the factory locked so the download mode wasn't accessible via the button method. so the jig would allow download mode access.

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
ragin said:
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

Galaxy S Completely Bricked - Please Help!

Ok so, where do I start. My sister decided she wants a custom ROM on her galaxy s. So I rooted it, and after much trying, discovered that I could not get into download mode. So I flashed through ODIN, believing that I had now fixed the problem. I then went along, used ADB to get into download mode, installed clockworkmod, and tried to flash CM7. This is where things went pear shaped, the phone will now not do anything, If I switch it on, i just get the black and white galaxy s screen, and nothing else. I cant get into download mode with the 3 button combo, and if i connect it to the USB it does not connect to the PC in any way, is it completely bricked? Or is there some magical way to fix it???
Thanks hope I get some help
UPDATE: I made a USB Jig and it worked perfectly! The phone is all good now thanks everyone. This thread can be deleted if needs be!

I guess you need to buy or make a USB JIG!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
edit: You can also try removing the battery for 1 minute, hold power, vol. down and home key and then put the battery in.

Buy/Make a USB Jig
When uve got ur Jig - Remove Battery - Reinsert Battery - put Jig in - Don't Touch any Buttons - When Download Modes comes up remove Jig - Flash With a Stock Rom From samfirmware
the USB Jig Will Force the Phone into Download Mode

ok ya, i know about the USb jig, only thing is, any idea where I can get one in South Africa? lol, my soldering skills are not up to scratch?

Chiller89 said:
ok ya, i know about the USb jig, only thing is, any idea where I can get one in South Africa? lol, my soldering skills are not up to scratch?
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Well.. ebay?

There are many "technical support shops" where you can drop your phone and they will re-flash it for free (as long as you have the bill). They have their own "usb jig".

What about recovery mode (hold power, vol. up and home key) ?
Also retry to get into dl mode several times...it might not have worked the first time...good luck for you..

got one from ebay
look for "Fix Download Mode USB Jig Samsung Galaxy S"
it worked like a charm

Try this.

Glad it worked for you.

A quick question about where you bought the jig bits?
Chiller89 said:
UPDATE: I made a USB Jig and it worked perfectly! The phone is all good now thanks everyone. This thread can be deleted if needs be!
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hi, I just wanted to know how easy it was to find the parts for making the jig, I'm based in Johannesburg and am looking to make a jig for my Galaxy S2 to clear kernel counts and the Exclamation triangle.
Any help would be great thanks.

[Q] odin back from cm7 damage the phone

when i try odin back to stock from cm7 screen on the phone went light orange and odin stopped working .now phone is dead any ideas, its actually second time ,never ever have problem before

Have you tried removing the battery and going into download mode plugged in?

nothing works cant put the phone in download mode or start

rafal2006 said:
nothing works cant put the phone in download mode or start
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Even after removing the battery and trying from USB power? Have you tried different cables/ports/computers?

man i try every possible configuration (done flashing a lot never have problems before cm7 i always was able to go back with odin)

It was a bad connection... biggest give away was the color...wait a solid color right? Like everything went blank and it turned orange? If so then its your cable use a different cable....
Also did you have repartition check as well as auto reboot?
Not to be that guy but better me than some jacka** but this posted in the wrong section should be in q&a
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ok but i cant put the phone in the download mode any more, so new phone and new cable then?
yes

rafal2006 said:
ok but i cant put the phone in the download mode any more, so new phone and new cable then?
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Leave the battery out for a while like an hour or so and then try it again....
But it could be the cable keeping it from going into download mode cuz its bad
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rafal2006 said:
ok but i cant put the phone in the download mode any more, so new phone and new cable then?
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Keep trying all the suggestions. Sometimes it just gets picky. Try it without a battery and with a new cable.

i have had this too
I have had this too in green, blue, and red before. I have been always been able to fix it by waiting with sdcard and battery out and trying it later.

rafal2006 said:
ok but i cant put the phone in the download mode any more, so new phone and new cable then?
yes
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So an update please what happened?
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People have had success by popping battery in and out several times and simultaneously trying to get into download mode.
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You're attempting to put it in download mode *before* connecting the cable, right?

that helped im in download mode
thanks kennyglass123

As VassagoX suggested in his posts I have had luck a number of times where I cannot get into download mode on a failed odin flash until I try with no battery in the phone and usb into pc.
1) remove battery, leave it out.
2) start odin on pc
3) plug usb into pc, and phone
4) hold 1, hit power (still no battery) to go into download mode.
Glad you were able to get it working. Figured I'd throw this out there again in case it can help anyone else.

[HELP]My phone is bricked... Am I screwed ?

I've made a HUGE mistake... I wanted to flash Abysskernel over RocketRom V4 to make a full wipe. But I've done it to fast, without looking good at what I was doing.
I've flashed CYANOGENMOD 9... And flashing has stuck. Now, I can't start my phone. No more recovery, no more download mode !!!
I think I'm screwed.
Is there a little chance to repear it without SAV ?
Thank you.

you flashed CM9 on ICS Rom...
you are screwed... the CM9 instructions clearly state to flash from GB rooted or other safe kernel

Try usb jig
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musashiro said:
you flashed CM9 on ICS Rom...
you are screwed... the CM9 instructions clearly state to flash from GB rooted or other safe kernel
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I know... it was a mistake, I've selected zip file too fast...It wasn't the good one :'(

zepretender said:
I know... it was a mistake, I've selected zip file too fast...It wasn't the good one :'(
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Pull the battery, wait 30 seconds and put it back in and try to get in downloadmode.

gee2012 said:
Pull the battery, wait 30 seconds and put it back in and try to get in downloadmode.
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No download mode... Nothing. Full black screen.

Just pull the battery wait for 10 to 15 seconds put it in volume down+home+power button for 10 seconds and again count of 10 just plug in ur usb cable and see wether the phone is detected through odin if yes and then use 16gb pit file with bootloaders and flash any stock gb rom

bhasg1007 said:
Just pull the battery wait for 10 to 15 seconds put it in volume down+home+power button for 10 seconds and again count of 10 just plug in ur usb cable and see wether the phone is detected through odin if yes and then use 16gb pit file with bootloaders and flash any stock gb rom
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What is "16gb pit file" ??

if its totally black and you cant turn it on, you are lucky if you still have the warranty.. they cant check the flash counter...
just tell them you suddenly cant open the phone

Here's a guide. I actually used this to fix my Note and it worked.
http://www.android.gs/easily-fix-bricked-samsung-galaxy-note-n7000/

alexdumitru said:
Here's a guide. I actually used this to fix my Note and it worked.
http://www.android.gs/easily-fix-bricked-samsung-galaxy-note-n7000/
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I can't reach Download Mode :'(
Totally black screen.
I hope that musashiro is right.

hi
i have got the same problem.
alexdumitru your problem is not same. the link you shared they mention to solve softbrick devices. but me and zepretender got a hardbrick devices. it means you can not go to download mode. so i think only they solve it with changing mainboard or damaged parts.
is there any other new ways for solve hard brick devices??

That's a hard brick too. The emmc is damaged, though it enters download mode, it's true. But I've seen cases where the device entered download mode, though the screen remained blank. So try to enter download mode, even if the screen is still blank and then connect it to the computer. If Odin recognizes it, you might be lucky.

i´ve sufferd the same problem. i´ve bricked my note - no recovery, no download mode. i tried to go to download mode, but odin didn´t recognized usb connection. My phone was dead. I´ve sent my device to samsung for warranty repair.

Hmm I didn't know that.actually I hv tried everythng but odin didn't recgnse it. I will try your suggest ofcourse.its worth to try. So whle usb cble connected should I try to go to download mode? In some topics they mentioning about use another usb cable.which is dfferent than normal ones. Do u know anythng about it?

Jig usb can open my phone in download mode? Is that works for hardbricked phones? Because Im gonna buy one.

quarkw said:
Jig usb can open my phone in download mode? Is that works for hardbricked phones? Because Im gonna buy one.
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If your phone is "superbricked" hard brick, then a JIG won't work because it damages the eMMc chip. But, you can make your own JIG. You can get stuff at your local electronics store, like Radioshack. I don't know where you live though, haha!
Even if the JIG gets you in download mode though, if Odin fails at factoryfs.img or NAND write start then it will still be bricked.