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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?
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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.

need help wit sgt-p1010, please!!!!!!!

hey guys is will need some help with this device im not kind of a noobie on this kind of things bcs i been working with several phones, like the veteran xperia10, galaxy ace, motoroi2, etc etc. but never with a tablet
here is what it happens a friend ask me if i can upgrade his sgt-p1010 to a newer version, honeycomb or maybe ics, i´ve read a lot of posts regarding this on how to upgrade it trough odin everything was fine until the reboot of the device, bcs by my mistake i flash a rom of the 7.7" tab and this one is a 7" only now the tab is not turning on, odin is not recognizing it, either samsung kies or the pc. buttons are not responding it wont charge and cant enter to download mode.
I REALLY NEED HELP FROM U GUYS, HOPE U CAN HELP ME
ps. srry for my english :laugh:

This kind of thing can result in the inability to boot which can only be repaired by the use of specific hardware, i.e. this could be a "hard brick". Then again, maybe it can be restored to working order by flashing it again (a "soft brick"). So the very first thing you need to know is, can it get to download mode?
Turn it off, if it's switched on, and charge it for a couple of hours,say four hours. Use the original charger connected to mains. It doesn't matter if it shows anything, or nothing on the screen, let it charge. This is to make sure flashing it won't fail because it doesn't hold a charge.
Now connect it to the PC with the original USB cable. Then after making sure it's switched off, switch it on by pressing the On/Off button, while simultaneously the Volume UP switch. Press them both at the same time, and keep them pressed! If you're lucky you'll get the yellow graphic with the download text. A phone symbol, an !, and a PC symbol is fine too. Even if it doesn't show anything, you may be in download mode, so install the right drivers, and hopefully Odin or Heimdall will recognise is, and will allow you to flash the right ROM.

well i already let it charge for all night long and nothing happens after i perfomed the flashing the screen was totally in black but it doesnt shoes anything i mean the tab was turned on, then apparently batterie dies and after that is not charging. already tried with the heimdall thing but it says that device is not connected.
I think that this is going to be a HARD BRICK
so do u thhink there is another way to solve it?????
or it will be necessary the JTAG stuff???? bcs i dont want to try that it seems that is very difficult to me bcs i dont know nothing about hardware jejejeje

You have installed the Heimdall driver? It's called zadig.exe. Then you have to go to download mode and connect the Tab to the PC with the USB cable. Then Heimdall hopefully will detect the Tab.
If there's no way software will revive the Tab, it's hard bricked and will need hardware to get it working again. There's this guy mobiletechvideos.com who will repair any kind of brick. Basically he uses the JTAG on the board of the Tab and a special box to flash the right ROM to the Tab, even when it's dead. Some here have tried the service, and they say he's quite reliable. Another way is to modify your Tab with Adam Outler's Unbrickable Mod. It's brilliant, you can't soft brick your Tab after that, but it involves soldering very small components on the board of the Tab. The mobiletechvideos guy can do it for you I believe.

Well, I guess you just got a hardbrick .
The only way to fix this problem is go to SAMSUNG SERVICE CENTER.
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Rogers focus stuck in loop... Any ideas?

I too have a focus that is stuck in a loop at the Samsung logo. I bought it like that thinking I might be able to resurrect it as another toy. I have had lots of experience with Samsung, HTC and Sony droid phones, this would be the first WP.
It is a I917R on Rogers, there is no hardware revision under battery. I am assuming it is V1.3 as I have only seen software for the that version posted. I do not know how the phone got to its present state. They just said it happened during normal use?
I can get to both download mode and factory reset. I have flashed the stock rogers files without errors, but I never get the screen connecting to pc. The phone just restarts after successfully flashing, only to reboot continuously. I have been able to install MAGLDR and flashed every v1.3 ROM i could download. All without errors, just the same outcome they all just keep displaying Samung logo and then reboot. Only thing I noticed is that when I flash MAGLDR and custom ROMs it takes the phone longer to reboot.
I never get the connect to pc if I hold camera and power, nor do I ever get that screen when I flash a ROM.
Not sure if situation is similar... I am puzzled?

Your situation is very similar with other folks' here, unfortunately. It's not clear what causes it and there's no solution as of yet. For some, re-flashing worked. For others, a new battery. Most are stuck on loop...
When you connect the phone to USB when in download mode, what do you get?

When I boot to download mode I can flash Rom with WP7. I get to the yellow triangle download mode and flashes ok, no errors. Just noticed that it never goes to connect to pc mode.
Same with when I format, no connect to pc mode.
Nothing I try seems to help.

blackangel21 said:
When I boot to download mode I can flash Rom with WP7. I get to the yellow triangle download mode and flashes ok, no errors. Just noticed that it never goes to connect to pc mode.
Same with when I format, no connect to pc mode.
Nothing I try seems to help.
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I see. What messages do you get when you connect the phone to the PC via USB, in either mode?

No messages, just shows up as Samsung USB composite device, Samsung mobile modem and Samsung mobile modem diagnostic serial port in download mode.
In magldr it shows up add Microsoft USB sync.
The only thing I forgot to mention was that when I flash with WP7 it finished without error in 90 seconds, but on the phone it says it will take 10 minutes.

Not sure what more I can add...
You could try different downloaders. Please see this thread for 7.41 downloader, maybe that helps?

Tried both, same outcome... No errors, just keeps rebooting... No Connect to PC message.

Im having the same problem. And i can see many other people who are having the same issue also. So i think its time to dump those phones, not worth a penny. The one i have in here was actually working, i followed all the directions in order to flash it. And still the phone got stuck into that bootloop. Its ridiculous from what i can see. I think ive read once you put that SDmini in it the phone will use it for the OS. But the one i had was working actually without it, i could turn it off as many times as i wanted and nothing happened. But if i tried a factory reset data would stay and diagnosis mode wasnt working. So i decided to flash it. Big, huge mistake! Hope you have better luck than i did. Because im dumping this one....

Same problem here, ive checked a couple of threads and no solution so far

Odin flash crash, black screen

My galaxy s was hanging on boot (at the big S logo). This wasn't the first time and last time I had tried everything and reflashed. Yet this time odin crashed (windows gave me the 'Odin.exe stopped working' notification) and my phone powered off...
Now it won't give me anything, not download mode, OS or recovery (screen stays black, not even sure if the phone boots at all, hardware buttons also stay off)
Couldn't find anything usefull, any thoughts?
Cheers

Try the JIG to force it into download mode and try again. If odin crashes again, try flashin within windows safe mode. Sometimes it prevents crashing

mrjraider said:
Try the JIG to force it into download mode and try again. If odin crashes again, try flashin within windows safe mode. Sometimes it prevents crashing
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Will that force the device to boot too? If thats true I will give it a shot this week, hopefully. See if i can get hold of one somewhere.
Thanks for the quick reply

tinyhitman said:
my phone powered off...
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I Think this is the problem, you may have tried flashing when you had little battery charge and that will cause serious problems as bootloader would have failed.
your only option would be read the My Android Solutions about Problem:- Cannot enter Download or Recovery Mode

xsenman said:
I Think this is the problem, you may have tried flashing when you had little battery charge and that will cause serious problems as bootloader would have failed.
your only option would be read the My Android Solutions about Problem:- Cannot enter Download or Recovery Mode
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EDIT: I thought it was weird indeed that my phone powered off, since it had a full/near full battery (at least it told me)
Great thread ! Yet unfortunately none of the steps work for me up untill the JIG, I'll have to get hold onto one or make a homemade one (only got a single micro-usb at the moment, so that'll be a sacrifice) Havn't really got a lot of time on my hands but eventually i'll have to give the JIG a shot.
Realize that it seems like the phone isn't powered at all.
EDIT: no "usb device detected" notifications/sounds in windows when plugged in (for adb)
Also: My volt-o-meter told me that my battery outputted 6+ volts... can't seem to reproduce at the time of writing this though....

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EDIT: no "usb device detected" notifications/sounds in windows when plugged in (for adb)
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could be a USB cable failure (guessing) try
2) Problem:- Cannot connect to PC or Unknown Device, getting Code 43 or any other code or NO response when using USB cable in My Android Solutions

did you tried to remove the battery several seconds holding down the powerbutton and put it back again?
btw i also had issues with a galaxy note and a broken usb cable. screen was black because of an empty battery, you should try an other battery maybe a friends one

[Fixed]please help no download mode or recovery

I have a weird problem after following server guides. I got to this point where I have no recovery or download mode but it the phone starts. the killer is that the touch screen doesn't function properly anymore as in I touch the top the bottom gets selected. I got the phone of eBay with ragoblade flex on it and when trying to get to stock it went to fast boot then from there I'm now in my current situation. I have access to adb debugging and that's about it. is there anything I can do?

Mikhailj said:
I have a weird problem after following server guides. I got to this point where I have no recovery or download mode but it the phone starts. the killer is that the touch screen doesn't function properly anymore as in I touch the top the bottom gets selected. I got the phone of eBay with ragoblade flex on it and when trying to get to stock it went to fast boot then from there I'm now in my current situation. I have access to adb debugging and that's about it. is there anything I can do?
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I've got the same problem. Have you solved it?
LG starts but the screen doesn't work properly, so I can't get into develope mode. I can get into download mode, but trying flash stock ROM using flash tool doesn't work. The recovery mode doesn't work properly too.

I am facing the same issue with my phone
let me know if you've solved this problem
najsztyk said:
I've got the same problem. Have you solved it?
LG starts but the screen doesn't work properly, so I can't get into develope mode. I can get into download mode, but trying flash stock ROM using flash tool doesn't work. The recovery mode doesn't work properly too.
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