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Help me "unbrick" my Galaxy S (I9000NEJG2)

So, I think my phone is a bit bricked at the moment, I have this image of a phone, an exclamation mark, then a computer connected by a row of dots. I can't use links because I'm a new forum member, but you can see an actual picture of this image on the "[STOCK ROM] Odin3 One-Click Downloader" thread by Darkstrider.
I can still get into "download mode" using the keypress and Odin still picks up the device on the COM port.
It had this firmware before I tried flashing it (16Gb model locked to the Three UK network):-
PDA: I9000NEJG2
PHONE: I9000NEJG1
CSC: I9000HCGJF2
The steps leading up to the bricking:-
I was firstly trying to follow the instructions on Darkstriker's 2nd post from his topic " [REF] BIG FAQ Thread! {Flash/Root HOWTO} {ADB&Tutorials} {T&T} [READ BEFORE POSTING!]"
So I got JG5 firmware from a link on the Modaco forums (from the " 22/Jul r3 (JG5) - MoDaCo Custom ROM for Samsung Galaxy S with Online Kitchen" topic, the ROM was hosted on coblitz.codeen.org.
Installed the "usb_drivers_GalaxyS_x64.zip" drivers from the "USB Driver for Galaxy S and Misc Info" (xda forums) topic. Windows XP picked up and used the drivers in the extracted "03_Swallowtail" folder. It added "Samsung Mobile Modem" and "SAMSUNG USB Composite Device" to Device Manager.
So, I did everything on Darkstriker's guide, added the .pit file, chose the "re-partition" option because I was flashing to JG5. The process got stuck on "File analysis..", waited 20-30mins and it didn't move from this status.
Didn't work, so then I tried some different drivers, I googled and found "I9000_USB_driver.rar" on hotfile.
This time Odin got to the "Do not turn off target!!" status and it didn't move for around 20-30mins.
Restarted my computer, detached and reattached the USB cable, I decided to not use the re-partition option and try again, the status got to "factoryfs.rfs", this time the phone display went blank, which didn't happen before, but again it seemed stuck, nothing happened after waiting 20-30mins. So I aborted and closed Odin.
At this point I just wanted to use the phone to make a call when I notice the image/symbol above that I described at the beginning of this post. Help!
What's the best way to fix this? I spent nearly 2-3hrs trying to flash my phone and now it's half dead! I've nearly run out of mental stamina, but will give it a fresh attack today/tomorrow if someone can offer some suggestions.
Was thinking about trying the "fix" on the "[STOCK ROM] Odin3 One-Click Downloader" topic but not sure if it is only for the Captivate.
Hope you guys can help me out
All I wanted to do was to put the "(ROM Galaxy Europe) Doc's StockRomMod V2 (XWJG5)(deoxed) 30/07/10" ROM on my device, and add the JIT compiler and Flash 10.1 player if possible

Go read the guides from the development area.
It's just too easy and you're making it overcomplicated to yourself.
If you have the connect to pc error logo.. remove battery and then proceed.
1. if you installed kies ever, you already have the needed drivers.
2. start odin and select correct files (pit,code,modem,csc in respective order)
3. put phone in download mode (home + volume down + power)(hold long enough)
4. plug it to computer (odin should say "added")
5. press start (in less than 5 mins you phone should restart and go into special mode where it does some magic and reboot again and your done).

My god Buddy, you are right, I was overcomplicating things, I did it in the exact order you said and now I'm getting the progress bar for the first time.
I'm feeling optomistic now! Thanks dude!

It worked! If I was gay I'd kiss you on the lips! Thanks again buddy, it was stupidly simple after all.

Tundraswan
Glad your issue is resolved... just feel warm and cosy knowing that its not possible to brick your Galaxy S.

HELP!!!!
twisted_mind said:
Tundraswan
Glad your issue is resolved... just feel warm and cosy knowing that its not possible to brick your Galaxy S.
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Really? I can't get my Captivate to even boot up...........no signs of life.........HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stupid me: I pulled the USB cable and cancelled a ROM update (that was mid way) with Odin because i realized the SIM and SD card were still in the phone....so i pulled it to remove those and now NOTHING>>>>

Please help, following the instructions and it won't go back into download mode. Is there any other way?

Hello !
Where do i find those files for PIT , PHONE , PDA and CSC ?
i have i9000 galaxy s Problem solved , i already repaired my phone

These forums are for the Samsung Galaxy S i9000, you want to go here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=703

the galaxy s gt 1900 screen
Hi,
after a fail at rooten my device my phone keeps hanging on the galaxy s I900 screen for about 20 sec and then it turns it self off and on. He will repeat this until he runs out off juice.
this topic was usefull.. because the hole odin set up worked. But because of the turning off and on he cant complete the hole progress.
can anyone help me?

buddy01 said:
Go read the guides from the development area.
It's just too easy and you're making it overcomplicated to yourself.
If you have the connect to pc error logo.. remove battery and then proceed.
1. if you installed kies ever, you already have the needed drivers.
2. start odin and select correct files (pit,code,modem,csc in respective order)
3. put phone in download mode (home + volume down + power)(hold long enough)
4. plug it to computer (odin should say "added")
5. press start (in less than 5 mins you phone should restart and go into special mode where it does some magic and reboot again and your done).
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I may have bricked mine too. Can anyone tell me where i would be able to get these files please? Thanks in advance!

fieldop said:
I may have bricked mine too. Can anyone tell me where i would be able to get these files please? Thanks in advance!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913 that has all stock roms.. just choose the one u need and job done !! That is providing you can get into download mode ???
If you cant get into download mode, theres a clever little tool you can make to force the phone into download mode.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
Good luck

azzledazzle said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913 that has all stock roms.. just choose the one u need and job done !! That is providing you can get into download mode ???
If you cant get into download mode, theres a clever little tool you can make to force the phone into download mode.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
Good luck
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Thanks soo much!! Done it! =)

Hi, i have semi bricked my galaxy s which is from the african region, but purchased in dubai. i've managed to cut open a micro usb jack and i can clearly see the pins i need to use, my question is, does the resistor value have to be exactly 301k or it can vary up or down slightly. also instead of using 3 100k resistors can i add up other values as well to make it close to 301k? sorry im noob at this stuff atm but i find such hacking very intriguing. also when i tried it with the resistors that add up to 300k, i join them to pins 4 and 5 with the phone switched off, after 5 seconds it shows the same thing 'phone ! pc'. by which i know all hope is not lost yet.

6stringster said:
Hi, i have semi bricked my galaxy s which is from the african region, but purchased in dubai. i've managed to cut open a micro usb jack and i can clearly see the pins i need to use, my question is, does the resistor value have to be exactly 301k or it can vary up or down slightly. also instead of using 3 100k resistors can i add up other values as well to make it close to 301k? sorry im noob at this stuff atm but i find such hacking very intriguing. also when i tried it with the resistors that add up to 300k, i join them to pins 4 and 5 with the phone switched off, after 5 seconds it shows the same thing 'phone ! pc'. by which i know all hope is not lost yet.
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I did 300k and it worked. 3 x 100k ohm resitors.
Solder just one pin and leave one pin loose.
Connect that micro usb when phone is shut down.
Touch with that loose end to that pin which you did not solder. 4 or 5.
Keep it pressed until phone goes to the download mode.

You can try my jm8 guide.
Section B is for flashing stock 2.1, to get a fresh clean install.

Can Not even get into Download Mode

Initially i was able to get into Recovery Mode and was trap in Boot Loop but when i Flash a Rom from Dorky's with ODin 3 Even Boot Loop Goes away nothing appears except Black screen but can get into Download Mode
so tried another time with Odin 1.875 with some other Rom Odin first detected it and the when process Starts it gives error failed i restart process and nothing happens i took off the battery and replaced it and tried to get into Download Mode but nothing Happens:crying::crying::crying:
Galaxy Y s5360
Please help, u can help!!

xhizors111 said:
Initially i was able to get into Recovery Mode and was trap in Boot Loop but when i Flash a Rom from Dorky's with ODin 3 Even Boot Loop Goes away nothing appears except Black screen but can get into Download Mode
so tried another time with Odin 1.875 with some other Rom Odin first detected it and the when process Starts it gives error failed i restart process and nothing happens i took off the battery and replaced it and tried to get into Download Mode but nothing Happens:crying::crying::crying:
Galaxy Y s5360
Please help, u can help!!
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Start calm.
All you need is a cool mind now.
Search for the USB JIGGS available on xda and see if someone from your area has it. You can then take help from that person. If not then just go to service center, tell them that it stuck like this while doing software update and act like you no nothing about rooting our flashing. That will do.
A Hero Can Be Anyone. GENERAL HELP THREAD

Is is still repairable
Bruce Wayne said:
Start calm.
All you need is a cool mind now.
Search for the USB JIGGS available on xda and see if someone from your area has it. You can then take help from that person. If not then just go to service center, tell them that it stuck like this while doing software update and act like you no nothing about rooting our flashing. That will do.
A Hero Can Be Anyone. GENERAL HELP THREAD
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I am not thinking to use a jigg as even after i get into Download mode incase after jigg i would definately make situation more worse
is it repairable, when i connect it with Cable i can see it is searching for drivers so its not completely gone i guess,
will service center guys will able to repair it??

xhizors111 said:
I am not thinking to use a jigg as even after i get into Download mode incase after jigg i would definately make situation more worse
is it repairable, when i connect it with Cable i can see it is searching for drivers so its not completely gone i guess,
will service center guys will able to repair it??
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Yes, offcouse.
Just let them be unaware of you knowing about root/cwm etc. just act dumb. If they get to know your warranty is already void, they will charge you money for repairing it.

Follow what bruce says..
Tell them u got an update in kies nd this happened
** rooting is new for me,
nd i am a noob to root....**

They said Board is damaged
They are saying board is damaged!
price to repair it is more than its second hand value in market
i took it from their and brought it home
i remember before giving them when i connect usb cable to it unknown device found is detected but now its not even showing that
i am developer guy so not a completely noob
i want to repair it not to replace its body parts
can someone help
please!

Please anyone!!
or do refer any book!

xhizors111 said:
They are saying board is damaged!
price to repair it is more than its second hand value in market
i took it from their and brought it home
i remember before giving them when i connect usb cable to it unknown device found is detected but now its not even showing that
i am developer guy so not a completely noob
i want to repair it not to replace its body parts
can someone help
please!
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The last 'n' only hope left is this:-
Install ur phone specific driver on pc.
1. Take out battery, sim & sd card.
2. Open odin.exe on pc.
3. After this, connect the phone via USB cable to PC(yes! without battery,sim & sd card)
4. Press the download mode combo keys.
5. While keep pressing all those keys, insert the battery now.
6. Now, odin should detect ur phone so that u may get it updated with stock firmware.
And if this also doesn't work, then bro u might have lost it at all
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HARD BRICK LG K8 (K350n)

Hello, I'm new to this topic and recently wanted to upload custom room on lg k8 and it turned out that it is on the 6735M mediatrix chipset and not on 6735
by twrp which I started by ADB and something has fallen down, I do not have access to the download mode, it turns on but immediately I get a message that the device is damaged, I manage to enter a hard reset but after pressing ok is the same as the download mode. So how can I fix my phone?
Help please, I'm sorry but I'm weak in English and I write from a translator.

You get the message "device corrupted"?
Since I guess you didn't managed to actually flash the file only thing you have to do is to flash stock firmware, on this forum should be a guide how to do it if you don't know how to. And don't try to flash any ROM on your device because it doesn't exist, do a research next time before you do something like this.

Yes, I get a ""device corrupted" message, but can I flip it if I can not get into the download mode, can you know how to enter META mode on lg k350n? Can you save him yet?

Professor Woland said:
You get the message "device corrupted"?
Since I guess you didn't managed to actually flash the file only thing you have to do is to flash stock firmware, on this forum should be a guide how to do it if you don't know how to. And don't try to flash any ROM on your device because it doesn't exist, do a research next time before you do something like this.
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Yes, I get a ""device corrupted" message, but can I flip it if I can not get into the download mode, can you know how to enter META mode on lg k350n? Can you save him yet?

Meta mode? What is that supposed to be? Translator doesn't make much sense when it's used to translate whole sentences.
Well honestly I don't remember what is procedure to recover device but I'll look into it and let you know in the meantime you look into guides on this sub forum to see if anything works.

Or maybe contact points, only where they are. Download mode I have no access all the time, it does not turn on.
HELP PLEASE!

do this
dawid1256 said:
Hello, I'm new to this topic and recently wanted to upload custom room on lg k8 and it turned out that it is on the 6735M mediatrix chipset and not on 6735
by twrp which I started by ADB and something has fallen down, I do not have access to the download mode, it turns on but immediately I get a message that the device is damaged, I manage to enter a hard reset but after pressing ok is the same as the download mode. So how can I fix my phone?
Help please, I'm sorry but I'm weak in English and I write from a translator.
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my K8 (LGX240AR) was hard bricked and i fixed using this guide:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/cr...tion-android-one-hard-bricked-device-t3361988

Got serious problem with my J530F need quick help

Hello guys, i've got really hard problem with my j5 which is probably totally bricked. But. there is but, i can access recovery mode and connect it to the ADB, but still, aint that easy. While trying to flash new ROM, im getting up to 40 % and its shows "e:signature verification failed" after that it gets to 92% and stops. Total xfer: 2.00x on phone it shows as "E:failed to find /misc partition".
I've been trying literally everything.
Weird thing, cannot open adb shell, "error:closed" been trying killing server, starting server etc.
Most weird thing is J5 CANNOT ACCESS THE "DOWNLOAD MODE" which is the biggest problem in my case.
apart from that, i've got no TWRP or CMW installd, only stock recovery mode, whatever option im trying to get into, always gets same info "E:Failed to find /misc partition".
what else... I've been trying to make SD card as bootable device with android on it, if you've got any ideas about that, im happy to hear.
been trying several rooms, stock, lineage, other customs.
Tried several versions of adb..
sometimes adb shows info "deamon not started" which after i've got communicate that deamon started succesfully and transfered to port 500 something.
Please guys, help me with that. I've wasted about 60 over hours now :crying: getting sick.

anyone that could help ?

tropicca said:
anyone that could help ?
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Hi there
Are the OEM luck and usbdebuge enable?
Did you tried to flash pit file with Odin?
And how did you wanted to install stock rom without download mode?!(is there any way?)
And the last what did you do to get this?

amirizad_7436 said:
Hi there
Are the OEM luck and usbdebuge enable?
Did you tried to flash pit file with Odin?
And how did you wanted to install stock rom without download mode?!(is there any way?)
And the last what did you do to get this?
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I was not the first person that touched the phone.
i dont know if they are enabled, no access to the android at all.
i've been trying to push custom rom/ twrp etc. through adb.
There are plenty of samsung tools that allows you to do it, but requires download mode... so thats the reason why I'm asking.

Look up usb jigs. You can make one easily enough with a couple resistors and a usb lead. Here is a guide on how to make one https://www.instructables.com/id/USB-JIG-to-give-life-to-your-Bricked-mobile/#step1
Or you can buy one on like a cheap site somewhere.
Once the jig gets plugged into the device it force boots the device into download mode and you should be able to continue from there

garylawwd said:
Look up usb jigs. You can make one easily enough with a couple resistors and a usb lead. Here is a guide on how to make one https://www.instructables.com/id/USB-JIG-to-give-life-to-your-Bricked-mobile/#step1
Or you can buy one on like a cheap site somewhere.
Once the jig gets plugged into the device it force boots the device into download mode and you should be able to continue from there
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already 've got one, not working ;/ works perfect on j3 2016

Unroot to stock

Cant find instructions to unroot! Help please Cant connect Sm-t510 to internet either. And wont let me go to download mode.

can anyone point me in right direction, cmon obviously im not finding.
a link helps

found way to get to download mode. But for all those who read and couldnt help....
Turn Off Device.
Make sure cable is connected to PC
With Odin Open and Flash Files Inserted
AS you Push Volume Up and Down Buttons,
Insert Power/Data Cable and Hold till you see
DOWNLOAD SCREEN
Walla!
Thank You for Your Support
Maybe a Explicit Section for these little things and changes should be added. If you say there is then maybe someone should have pointed me there. Sorry I dont root like i did years ago. I do lil mods unrooted.
AS I am not putting this as an argument or to cause a Social Media Frenzy.
Just Stating and hoping we can help newbees, forgetfuls, etc.