Don't know if this is old news, but got it from my tech news app. It says it's for the Captivate but will work on any device that uses Odin. So it should work for the Vibrant. http://www.talkandroid.com/45252-one-click-unbrick-for-samsung-captivate-let-the-flashing-commence/
Great find. Hopefully this really works for us.
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pretty cool! ty for info
Interesting. Who's going to brick their phone and try it out?
This could be a life saver for any and all newbs...Hell, it'll help veterans out too.
Always nice to have another tool in the shed. Nice find.
badaphooko01 said:
Don't know if this is old news, but got it from my tech news app. It says it's for the Captivate but will work on any device that uses Odin. So it should work for the Vibrant. http://www.talkandroid.com/45252-one-click-unbrick-for-samsung-captivate-let-the-flashing-commence/
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lol... that's a link to another site which linked to the front page of this site which linked to the original thread.... here's the original thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310
AdamOutler said:
lol... that's a link to another site which linked to the front page of this site which linked to the original thread.... here's the original thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310
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sorry dude, didn't feel like doing the extra work, just getting the word out there. Didn't mean to steal your thunder. You can post it in the Dev section where it really belongs.
thanks good find. might be worth checking out
Wow this is great! Really useful
AdamOutler said:
lol... that's a link to another site which linked to the front page of this site which linked to the original thread.... here's the original thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310
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I will have to give it a go when I do my next brick. Notice I didn't if I brick my phone again lol
badaphooko01 said:
sorry dude, didn't feel like doing the extra work, just getting the word out there. Didn't mean to steal your thunder. You can post it in the Dev section where it really belongs.
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You didn't steal my thunder at all. I was amazed at how this shot out across the entire internet. 700+ downloads since 3july11. it just shot out of nowhere and on every Android website out there. I posted in the Captivate dev section... I wouldn't want to create multiple threads, also I wouldn't want to put it in the "general" section as it's specific to Samsung devices.
OneClick unbrick is "successful" but still have Black Screen
I have spent countless hours over the last three days trying to unbrick my Samsung Vibrant (I think the reason that it bricked that few days ago I rooted it, added Voodoo, then tried upgrading to Froyo; I think that I should have first removed Voodoo before upgrading to Froyo?).
In any case, after reading through many posts, I have tried two methods to debrick the device, both of which report "success", but NEITHER of them has actually fixed the problem: after the phone boots up and the samsung "S" sign appears for a minute, then my screen remains black, except for the lights which are on at the bottom of the phone.
Specifically, method #1 that I've tried is using Odin3 in order to flash a .pit file (i've tried s1_odin_20100512 as well as s1_odin_20100803 and s1_odin_20100513) along with the PDA file (T959UVJFD).
Method #2 that I've tried is using OneClick Debrick.
Both of these report success. But my phone is still stuck with the black screen!
Can anyone please help?? I am close to giving up and buying an iphone.
Do a search for flashing Eugene's froyo that does not brick. There should be a post with a walk through explaining how to recover from a bad flash when voodoo wasn't disabled.
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I am coming from an evo 4g and would like to know what odin is/used for. on the evo I only ever had to use adb. is it necessary to have or is it more like htc sync. ie only needed in certain circumstances. thanks in advance for the input
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I am coming from an evo 4g and would like to know what odin is/used for. on the evo I only ever had to use adb. is it necessary to have or is it more like htc sync. ie only needed in certain circumstances. thanks in advance for the input
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This question belongs in the General section not Development.
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This question belongs in the General section not Development.
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dude why must you say that to everyone youre really not helping ive seen you in about 3 threads already saying the same thing post something a little help and then suggest that they move it i left the 32b section and was hoping that this section would be a little better and more helpful cause for right now the community for our phone is small and we need whoever is here to be helpful
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dude why must you say that to everyone youre really not helping ive seen you in about 3 threads already saying the same thing post something a little help and then suggest that they move it i left the 32b section and was hoping that this section would be a little better and more helpful cause for right now the community for our phone is small and we need whoever is here to be helpful
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He's exactly right... because this subforum is just starting up, everything needs to be in its appropriate section. It will make everthing easier when this starts to pick up and you need to go back and find something. No one who wants to flash a custom rom wants to read questions about apps. So no hatin involved, lets just put stuff in the appropriate spots
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dude why must you say that to everyone youre really not helping ive seen you in about 3 threads already saying the same thing post something a little help and then suggest that they move it i left the 32b section and was hoping that this section would be a little better and more helpful cause for right now the community for our phone is small and we need whoever is here to be helpful
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Check again I did help. I am more that willing to help out. Just check all of my post history. I am just trying to keep dev area clean (on this new Thread) so that the posts you see here are all dealing with Development, fixes , etc..
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Check again I did help. I am more that willing to help out. Just check all of my post history. I am just trying to keep dev area clean (on this new Thread) so that the posts you see here are all dealing with Development, fixes , etc..
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I say keep it up. We need someone to start doing it, so we can keep this forum awesome. Thanks from me...
TGA_Gunnman said:
Check again I did help. I am more that willing to help out. Just check all of my post history. I am just trying to keep dev area clean (on this new Thread) so that the posts you see here are all dealing with Development, fixes , etc..
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yes i understand that but to the op you really didnt help at all thats what i mean im not saying your wrong at all im just saying help the guy even though he posted in the wrong spot and then ask him to move it cause hes in the wrong section thats all
honestly i was going under the assumtion that odin was some program you had to use to flash roms or something along those lines. How would i go about transfering it to the general section?
none of you are helping at all. if you don't have anything helpful at all to contribute then don't say anything at all. saying stuff like this doesn't belong here isn't helpful at all and all it does is clutter the thread. if it needs to be moved then let a mod decide on that.
as for answering the op's question...
Odin is the program you use to flash phones.
'Odin Multi Downloader v3.95.exe' is used to flash the Samsung Galaxy. It's usually included in firmware packs.
Gunman is trying to help... Ppl need to read the rules and follow them before posting... A simple google search would have answered his question.. I already posted a "read before posting" thread.. Its all the way at the bottom bc ppl are posting incorrectly and in the wrong place
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Someone should make a FAQ stickey so hopefully people will see that instead of making threads, just a thought.
Its not stckied yet... Any mod wanna sticky it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728809
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when you say firm ware like when you flash new kernals/roms or updating hardware like the radio and such? or do you mean the version of android itself? also do you have to use odin or can you just get a .zip of the firm ware/rom then flash it in recovery mode?
Id say 99.999% of the time no one mods the hardware, the roms are essentially like OS's, and firmware is like a bios, it translates what the rom wants us to do into how the hardware is going to do it.
Yes I realize this is not a perfect analogy, and no offense to the OP, this is just a basic rundown for anyone starting out.
On a Vibrant, using this app-thingy
blazewit said:
I am coming from an evo 4g and would like to know what odin is/used for. on the evo I only ever had to use adb. is it necessary to have or is it more like htc sync. ie only needed in certain circumstances. thanks in advance for the input
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Odin is a tool used for downloading new rom's or software to the phone. you need to put the phone into download mode to get odin to recognize it. Be very careful as to how you use this software, it can brick your phone if you mess up and don't do it right.
hey um i used galaxy s tweaker after using the root on here. i did the battery change and it rebooted. its stuck at the samsung screen. i know it created backups. please oh god help me.
When in doubt ODIN out.
This is not a joke message, if you are stuck/bricked or something, you can use the ODIN method to start again. Hope that helps
You might need to reflash your kernel, read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032
And be careful with apps like that... The first two pages of comments are basically all claiming it bricks phones, the description text says (in screaming caps) to do a nandroid backup before using it, and the feature you used says "EXPERIMENTAL"... Also, just because it says Galaxy S, doesn't mean it's thuroughly tested on the Epic.
I used
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032
well now to re-root and download all my apps again. at least its not bricked anymore. man i was so worried, you know, being 15 and all...
Kitteh298 said:
I used
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032
well now to re-root and download all my apps again. at least its not bricked anymore. man i was so worried, you know, being 15 and all...
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The nice thing about these latest phones is they are much harder to REALLY brick. Mess up, that is easy, but with ODIN and a little reading you can almost always get it working again.
I remember my days in early Windows mobile, on those phones it was easy to REALLY brick a phone while doing a ROM upgrade.
Kitteh298 said:
I used
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032
well now to re-root and download all my apps again. at least its not bricked anymore. man i was so worried, you know, being 15 and all...
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Titanium backup FTW...
God is not going to help you! Quit freaking out and post in the General section next time. I must be the only one getting sick of seeing questions asked in the development section.
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im definately getting titanium backup after root.. anyway this is basically a waste thread
smoothone said:
God is not going to help you! Quit freaking out and post in the General section next time. I must be the only one getting sick of seeing questions asked in the development section.
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You must be the only one who figured you might as well complain about the question instead of answering
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Please post questions in General section.
Yeah um how do I do it? I have used odin before and w.e. ..I should make some kind of backup..how would i go about doing that? I used titanium but I was informed I should use nandroid.. help?
From My Samsung Epic Using TapaTalk.
English please .
Kitteh298 said:
Yah um how do i? I have used odin before and w.e. i should make some kind of backup..how would i go about doing that?
From My Samsung Epic Using TapaTalk.
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can I has cheezburgr?
ghostrid3r said:
can I has cheezburgr?
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No :3
From My Samsung Epic Using TapaTalk.
Pickles do not literally fly over the cat's brown moon when the dog barks like a duck's fart.
That being said, eggs sit still when Pluto is there.
(Development section - Wiki - All answers await you)
ghostrid3r said:
can I has cheezburgr?
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^^^ lmfaoooooo
Utilizing the two things below should help you:
Epic 4G Wiki (link stickied in most Epic sub forums)
Search feature on the forum
From the title, to the body of the OP's post... absolute laziness. /sigh
othan1 said:
Pickles do not literally fly over the cat's brown moon when the dog barks like a duck's fart.
That being said, eggs sit still when Pluto is there.
(Development section - Wiki - All answers await you)
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the best part about your post is the disclaimer at the bottom
murso74 said:
the best part about your post is the disclaimer at the bottom
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I laughed at the original post, but I didn't look at the disclaimer till this post, then I laughed again.
Thank you both for brightening my day!
Boot into clockwork mod recovery, pres volume down to select backup and just....back it up boo! Lol nah and then rpower down and boot into download mode and plug it into your computer with odin open already and then put the dk28.tar in the pda section and press start and it'll do it itself.
Now can I have my hand back I think we made it across the street
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I've done this exact thing, all you have to do is come into my room and ask me to help you. Even worse is that you made another thread asking for help on yet another thing I can help you do. Stop wasting their time!
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=948226)
Oh and the reason why I even noticed the thread I linked is because I was trying to find a way to get froyo to work on your phone without reboots, then I looked to see if you made any other pointless threads, sure enough you made this one. Make up your mind about what you want to do with your phone, ask me if I know how to do it, and stop wasting everyone's time.
I'm a noob when it comes to smartphones and android. My wife got this Continuum for free for me, and well I wish I would of known about it. I got this Friday and not knowing anything about Android, I thought I got a good deal, but soon realized after reading several forums up here there isn't going to be an official 2.2 release, but thanks to the kind folks here, there is a leaked version.
To my question, and I guess it's just me not being use to it, and trying to learn everything in a day, it's just not sticking. I would definitely want to upgrade to 2.2, but I'm lost. I understand the concept of it all, but like I said I'm lost. I haven't tried it yet, but do you have to root your phone first? Before you even attempt the update. I understand the concept of rooting a phone it basically gives you complete control over it, but is their a beginners guide?I guess I'm just lost although the leak was posted with great instructions it seems like a foreign language to a noob like me. Any help would be appreciated.
Odin image for 2.2 update
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216872
Froyo Update
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1197415
How to root
http://youtu.be/J1MD7GX7Pyw
There is several instructions in these threads as well as useful links to the files you shall need. if you need further help you can either pm me or check out the irc
heres the irc info
irc.freenode.net
#Samsung-Continuum
I was like you a week ago, lost, afraid, overwhelmed with information. But then, I found the search bar and now my phone has 2.2 on it. I don't really remember what happened, musta blacked out. Oh well... good luck!
Check out www.addictivetips.com/mobile and search rooting continuum. For that matter, read a lot from that site. It helped me a ton, and they put it in layman's terms
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I got it running on my first try. It really isn't too hard once you grasp it. Thanks for all the help offered. And especially a big thanks to the people who brought 2.2 to the Continuum. At least it's not so dead after all. My Rom from pastorbennett runs perfect. I do have another question...would it be safe to download the My Verizon app. Even though it's a little aggravating, I do like being able to keep up with my usage, but if it's not advised I'll stay away from it.
I've been reading through a lot of the threads for loading Froyo onto my continuum, but am running into an issue that I have not been able to get past (or maybe I am being impatient).
I have the phone in debugging mode (only way Odin seems to pick it up)
I click the PDA button
Load the tar file
Click start
The process seems to begin, but gets hung up on SetupConnection and does not proceed from there.
Is there something I am missing? Not doing right?
This is my first Android phone and am still learning the terminology and so on. Any help would be appreciated.
EDIT - Figured out how to put the phone in download mode, everything moved right along. /facepalm
Tarheel487 said:
I do have another question...would it be safe to download the My Verizon app. Even though it's a little aggravating, I do like being able to keep up with my usage, but if it's not advised I'll stay away from it.
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I use the My Verizon app with no issues. Knock on wood...
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EDIT - Figured out how to put the phone in download mode, everything moved right along. /facepalm
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Hey, it's good to see users answering their own questions! I have done that I can't guess how many times... I look in the mirror and tell myself. Did you REALLY RTFM?
I'm glad you posted your fix. That might help others that read the thread. I guess it's a pet peeve of mine when I see a post that says, "Nevermind, I figured it out." And doesn't explain what they figured out, and how they did it... I'm just sayin'... Ya know!
Agreed, Moon Shadow.I've done several dozen searches, and clicked on promising links to someone who is having the same issue. The only resolution I see is "I got it". Which makes the search useless.
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well i'm in big trouble it looks like, i followed this video into a huge mess where now my phone won't load past the white AT&T screen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H_gBP5Dd_8
phone was rooted fine, DLed goomanager, followed the instructions and then in the recovery screen i chose "power off" thinking i could just turn it back on
WRONG
I followed it perfectly up to 3:00, and then i chose the reboot/power off options. And bricked.....not really sure how that happened, but help would be greatly appreciated.
Odin it back to stock follow these step.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261573
Overgloc said:
Odin it back to stock follow these step.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261573
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alright thanks i'm going to wait a little bit to see if anyone else has any other options....this is pretty crazy, how do you follow a video perfectly and have success at every step and then it bricks?
I've done this before... I didn't do anything wrong, stuff just happens. Can you boot into recovery? Try a wipe if you can. If not, you'll just have to restore with Odin.
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Simple don't follow a bloody video. Read and learn about what your doing before you do it. Most videos are out dated and don't give you the needed info incase something goes wrong.
Also a heads up. Asking for help fast does no good as this is not a support forum.
Wayne Tech Nexus
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Simple don't follow a bloody video.
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That was a little harsh.
Video's are IMO, a good idea. If you don't know what you're doing, then follow instructions. So, the OP did good IMO.
That video is only a couple weeks old and is for the Galaxy S4.
I didn't watch it (no sound card) but it doesn't matter now.
OP, what does happen when you press the volume up + power + home button to get into the recovery?
Did you try pulling the battery for 30+ seconds yet?
You should not be seeing a white AT&T screen at any time. You should be booting into recovery, where you will then flash a new ROM.
Well, I mean it shouldn't have killed your current ROM. But that could be a separate issue.
If you can get into recovery, then just toss a ROM onto your external SD card if you have one.
If not, then use ADB push to push a ROM onto your internal SD where you can then flash it.
Or, Odin back to stock.
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That was a little harsh.
Video's are IMO, a good idea. If you don't know what you're doing, then follow instructions. So, the OP did good IMO.
That video is only a couple weeks old and is for the Galaxy S4.
I didn't watch it (no sound card) but it doesn't matter now.
OP, what does happen when you press the volume up + power + home button to get into the recovery?
Did you try pulling the battery for 30+ seconds yet?
You should not be seeing a white AT&T screen at any time. You should be booting into recovery, where you will then flash a new ROM.
Well, I mean it shouldn't have killed your current ROM. But that could be a separate issue.
If you can get into recovery, then just toss a ROM onto your external SD card if you have one.
If not, then use ADB push to push a ROM onto your internal SD where you can then flash it.
Or, Odin back to stock.
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To be honest videos are a bad way to learn to flash a device. This thread is great example as to why. Had he not rushed and learned what he was doing first we would not be here
Wayne Tech Nexus
zelendel said:
To be honest videos are a bad way to learn to flash a device. This thread is great example as to why. Had he not rushed and learned what he was doing first we would not be here
Wayne Tech Nexus
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Telling people to read in this forum is futile. It only gets you called names like do*che and d*ck. Kenny knows, he had to clean up a response to my post telling someone they needed to do some reading. It's sickening how lazy people are these days. But it's the truth. You won't learn anything by being spoon fed the info. Sometimes the best answer to give someone is to just read. This isn't a support center. It's a development forum. People need to learn the basics on their own. Zelendel said it best in his legendary post. And if I could find it right now I would link to it.
And if you're gonna follow a video, try one that was made by someone like AdamOutler, not some rando with a random website.
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plwalsh88 said:
Telling people to read in this forum is futile. It only gets you called names like do*che and d*ck. Kenny knows, he had to clean up a response to my post telling someone they needed to do some reading. It's sickening how lazy people are these days. But it's the truth. You won't learn anything by being spoon fed the info. Sometimes the best answer to give someone is to just read. This isn't a support center. It's a development forum. People need to learn the basics on their own. Zelendel said it best in his legendary post. And if I could find it right now I would link to it.
And if you're gonna follow a video, try one that was made by someone like AdamOutler, not some rando with a random website.
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You mean the one that pops up when you click on my banner?
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You mean the one that pops up when you click on my banner?
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Haha that would be the one. Sorry, I'm always on tapatalk; didn't even know you had a banner.
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You mean the one that pops up when you click on my banner?
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LMAO:good:
This guy knows, hes been around since dirt...
come to think of it, he may be the one that created dirt....
Zelendel I did like your old avatar better heh, heh