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Epic Won't Turn ON

I know they are a lot of Topics about this, I have tried everything (I think), here is my problem.
The Epic is stuck at the Battery Charging Icon. It will not Power On, It will not go to Download Mode, and it will not go to Recovery.
What are my other options, since the phone is not following commands, is not rooted and is not activated?
Thanks guys
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rockypr said:
I know they are a lot of Topics about this, I have tried everything (I think), here is my problem.
The Epic is stuck at the Battery Charging Icon. It will not Power On, It will not go to Download Mode, and it will not go to Recovery.
What are my other options, since the phone is not following commands, is not rooted and is not activated?
Thanks guys
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Did you try pulling the battery and connecting to a computer to see if you can get it into download mode?

Yeah but the phone only reaction is to charge, I have press all the commands to get to download mode or recovery, maybe the battery is f*ck up?

rockypr said:
Yeah but the phone only reaction is to charge, I have press all the commands to get to download mode or recovery, maybe the battery is f*ck up?
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If you have the battery out it should not react that way. With the battery out hold the 1 key on the keyboard and plug into a USB port and press the power button while still holding the 1 key.

It shows me the battery icon and then goes away, shows again then goes away...

rockypr said:
It shows me the battery icon and then goes away, shows again then goes away...
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Holding the 1 key and power button simultaneously?

Yeah, no matter what buttoms i hit, it does the same thing...

rockypr said:
Yeah, no matter what buttoms i hit, it does the same thing...
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Only power and the 1 key on the keyboard will get you into download mode. Sounds like you will have to take into the Sprint store to diagnose at this point. If you can't get into download mode, you are screwed. You can try leaving the battery out for a couple of hours.

kennyglass123 said:
Only power and the 1 key on the keyboard will get you into download mode. Sounds like you will have to take into the Sprint store to diagnose at this point. If you can't get into download mode, you are screwed. You can try leaving the battery out for a couple of hours.
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LOL I called them, and since the phone is not activated, they would not take it..

rockypr said:
LOL I called them, and since the phone is not activated, they would not take it..
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Where did you get it? Sounds like you got a bad phone. Return it. It is still under Samsung warranty so you can send it to them.

Have you tried another battery and see if the phone boots?

That will be my next step. Tomorrow at work I will change battery with a friend to se what happens thanks
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rockypr said:
That will be my next step. Tomorrow at work I will change battery with a friend to se what happens thanks
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This is due to the thin wiring harness being damaged that connects the keyboard to the Motherboard.. It can be replaced at your local Sprint repair store.

rockypr said:
That will be my next step. Tomorrow at work I will change battery with a friend to se what happens thanks
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This happen when I bricked my phone. Unplugged my phone and took the battery out for about a day and then afterward pressed the power button about 30 times and I got lucky and my phone went into download mode after I pressed 1 and the power button. The key is discharging your phone's memory and reflashing your phone with stock rom. I had to reflash my phone a lot of times before my flash stuck.
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The Power buttom is not working, I plug in another charger and somehow it turned on. I give it a hard reset, and now I'm hitting the power buttom and is not doing anything so that was my problem...
Thanks to all for the answers...
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rockypr said:
The Power buttom is not working, I plug in another charger and somehow it turned on. I give it a hard reset, and now I'm hitting the power buttom and is not doing anything so that was my problem...
Thanks to all for the answers...
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Ok. it turns on that is good. Now turn off the phone hold down the power button and the 1 key on the keyboard. This should get you to download mode. Pressing the power button is useful to get your phone to powerup and now that it is powered up you can now flash the stock rom on your phone thru odin. Reflashing stock rom is the key to fixing your phone.

But the power buttom is not working, I already give it a hard reset and the phone was not rooted, you think that is gonna fix the buttom? I thought it was an hardware issue.. what do you thing?
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rockypr said:
But the power buttom is not working, I already give it a hard reset and the phone was not rooted, you think that is gonna fix the buttom? I thought it was an hardware issue.. what do you thing?
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Its definenly a hardware issue. You can get it replaced for a new one for $100, if you have TEP
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Guys...I have a quick question...well maybe 2...
(1) so my phone is having the same problem. Working one minute, then not the next and I can't get the phone to boot up at all. Is there any other way I could get it to boot...through USB to the PC, anything?
(2) So I got it into download mode, and it completed. Did that download everything from the phone to my pc? If so, where is that data and how will I get it back to my new phone?
Sorry for the stupid questions, but I haven't dove into things like this with the Samsung yet. Thanks!!!

saint01 said:
Guys...I have a quick question...well maybe 2...
(1) so my phone is having the same problem. Working one minute, then not the next and I can't get the phone to boot up at all. Is there any other way I could get it to boot...through USB to the PC, anything?
(2) So I got it into download mode, and it completed. Did that download everything from the phone to my pc? If so, where is that data and how will I get it back to my new phone?
Sorry for the stupid questions, but I haven't dove into things like this with the Samsung yet. Thanks!!!
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Once you're in download mode use Odin for a fresh install.
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Need big help on my Vibrant

I have been trying to turn on my phone for several hours and it just won't turn on, the battery is full as well. I have tried many solutions such as
1. Download all the files required in the "SOFT BRICKS" section of this post.
2. Remove everything from your phone (SD card, sim, battery).
3. Plug your phone into your computer WITHOUT the battery, as you have already taken it out in the last step.
4. Press and HOLD vol. up and vol. down.
5. As you are HOLDING these buttons, reattach your battery.
6. You should be in Download Mode.
7. Unplug phone from USB
This method wouldn't help, my phone is still off. I really need help . Thanks in advance.

Is there a way to unbrick it without jigging it? I know that it has been hard bricked but I tried out many methods

Did you try pushing the power button?

What did you do to get in this situation?
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to get into download mode hold both volume keys and insert usb cable to the phone (usb already connected to computer) and put the battery back...that's how it works for me...try this..

bfranklin1986 said:
What did you do to get in this situation?
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While I was trying to recover back to normal using Odin 1.7, I accidently pressed start with only 1 file which was PIT. After it was done, my Vibrant shut off completely and couldn't turn on.

djquick said:
Did you try pushing the power button?
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Yes, it didn't bother turning on ..

Sounds like you need to make/buy a jig
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Problem solved, I held down power button + volume up without USB cable. Thx for the help .

Help Save My Continuum from Death!

Alright, so my Continuum has been bricked for some time now. I was attempting to root and install a custom recovery through ODIN but got messed up somewhere along the way and in effect bricked my Continuum. It wont turn on, wont indicate charging and wont do anything else I try to get it to do. I'm reaching out to you Continuum experts who know something about ODIN or un-bricking so I can potentially bring my Continuum back to life. I loved that phone, but my stupidity ruined the fun. I'm thinking that if there's some way to re-enter download mode that might help. Thanks everyone!

There is a sticky thread about bricking your phone. It says enter the irc and wait. There isn't enough info given to decipher the problem. And if you can't get into download mode, I don't think you really can't do much but take it in to Verizon. But there may be hope.... in the irc.
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Sorry, what's IRC?
Lol

It's in the sticky.
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To get into download mode, try pulling your battery and holding the power button for 20 seconds. Then put the battery back in and try download.
Release your inhibitions, feel the rain on your skin, no one else can feel it for you. only you can let it in - Natasha Bedingfield

Txwolf1980 said:
To get into download mode, try pulling your battery and holding the power button for 20 seconds. Then put the battery back in and try download.
Release your inhibitions, feel the rain on your skin, no one else can feel it for you. only you can let it in - Natasha Bedingfield
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Sorry, what are the button combinations for download mode? I should also mention that I have absolutely no way of knowing whether or not my battery is even charged anymore because they phone does nothing when I plug it into the charger. In fact, my computer doesn't even recognize when I plug the phone in.

Alright, so I guess the first answer to my question is actually getting into download mode. I'm attempting to charge the battery as we speak.

to enter download mode, hold the volume down button down while hitting the power button to turn the phone on

turboblue385 said:
to enter download mode, hold the volume down button down while hitting the power button to turn the phone on
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Thanks for the quick reply! I tried your method multiple times, but it doesn't work. Any other ideas?
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sportsinger75 said:
Thanks for the quick reply! I tried your method multiple times, but it doesn't work. Any other ideas?
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Can you get into irc?
Webchat.freenode.net
Channel is #samsung-continuum
Either let me fly or give me death. Let my soul rest, or take my breath. - DMX

If the volume down/ power button combo doesn't work to get into download mode, try this: unplug the usb cable, take the battery out, then hold the volume down button and plug the usb cable into the phone. That should bring you into download mode.

rowdyw said:
If the volume down/ power button combo doesn't work to get into download mode, try this: unplug the usb cable, take the battery out, then hold the volume down button and plug the usb cable into the phone. That should bring you into download mode.
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Tried that too...doesn't work. Ugh.
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Not sure if you're still looking to fix this, but try to make a download mode jig, or buy one, like they use on the GSM variants of the SGS phone lineup. It works on the CDMA models, but usually isn't needed. If that doesn't work, you may be able to try the Fascinate un-brickable mod, though I don't know if that will work or not.

Boot Failed, No Command, No ABD

My wife turned on her N7 this morning and it wouldn't boot. Instead there is the droid guy with red triangle saying no command.
Can't use WUG since ADB returns no devices. Tried several computers but none see the device. Unplugged the battery but still the same issue.
Appreciate your help

pmgreen said:
My wife turned on her N7 this morning and it wouldn't boot. Instead there is the droid guy with red triangle saying no command.
Can't use WUG since ADB returns no devices. Tried several computers but none see the device. Unplugged the battery but still the same issue.
Appreciate your help
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Turn off the device(Hold the power button for about 10sec) if it's on. Now hold all three hardware buttons(Power, volume UO & Down) togather till the google logo shows up, and this will tur your device on into fastboot mode. Now you should be able to to find your devece from your PC(if driver installed). If you ment "Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit" by "WUG" than you probably want to use Flash stock + Unroot (Can't boot up).
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Turn off the device(Hold the power button for about 10sec) if it's on. Now hold all three hardware buttons(Power, volume UO & Down) togather till the google logo shows up, and this will tur your device on into fastboot mode. Now you should be able to to find your devece from your PC(if driver installed). If you ment "Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit" by "WUG" than you probably want to use Flash stock + Unroot (Can't boot up).
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Thanks I tried this. When I try to turn it off it immediately reboots. Tried holding the 3 buttons when this occurs, but the result is still the dead droid with no command under it. The screen where you can select reboot recovery, bootloader never comes up. Confirmed fastboot isn't working.
Any other ideas?

pmgreen said:
Thanks I tried this. When I try to turn it off it immediately reboots. Tried holding the 3 buttons when this occurs, but the result is still the dead droid with no command under it. The screen where you can select reboot recovery, bootloader never comes up. Confirmed fastboot isn't working.
Any other ideas?
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It's not 3 buttons, only power and down volume.
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korockinout13 said:
It's not 3 buttons, only power and down volume.
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Sorry my bad. But three button also works for me. I just tested.

I tried power and up and power and down. Still get the same result

pmgreen said:
I tried power and up and power and down. Still get the same result
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Try not holding power, only press the volume key when the Google logo shows up.
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korockinout13 said:
Try not holding power, only press the volume key when the Google logo shows up.
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Got the angry droid doing this. One I turned the power on, held the volume key up and once again with the volume key down. What am I doing something wrong?

pmgreen said:
Got the angry droid doing this. One I turned the power on, held the volume key up and once again with the volume key down. What am I doing something wrong?
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Even if you just tap the volume button on the Google screen? It should have the same result normally, but something is funky.
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korockinout13 said:
Even if you just tap the volume button on the Google screen? It should have the same result normally, but something is funky.
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Something is really funky. I did the same exercise with another N7 and got into bootloader with no issues
Think it's worth letting the battery die and start over? Grasping at straws

pmgreen said:
Something is really funky. I did the same exercise with another N7 and got into bootloader with no issues
Think it's worth letting the battery die and start over? Grasping at straws
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Perhaps, just be aware that running the battery all the way down can also cause booting issues.
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And my three day old Nexus 7 is hard bricked.

I don't remember doing anything to the tablet while I was help my friend with his car. No physical damage from what I can tell or anything. Will not boot and connecting it to my computer results in a HSUSB_DLOAD driver error on my computer.

cabagekiller said:
I don't remember doing anything to the tablet while I was help my friend with his car. No physical damage from what I can tell or anything. Will not boot and connecting it to my computer results in a HSUSB_DLOAD driver error on my computer.
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Verify that it is charged. Can you boot into fastboot mode?

fosser2 said:
Verify that it is charged. Can you boot into fastboot mode?
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I couldn't get mine to work a couple days ago. Would not power on. Hold power button for 20 seconds and it booted back up. Hope that works for you.

Tried everything. Nothing worked at all. Showed that driver required that I showed. It requires a jtag to fix

Try holding down the volume rockers and power button. I did the same thing and that fixed it
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3 days old?
Back to the retailer for a refund or exchange.... Why do anything else that would waste more time or actually cause more damage?

That's what I did. I didn't have a nandroid backup on my comp for it hence why I wanted to save it.
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cabagekiller said:
I don't remember doing anything to the tablet while I was help my friend with his car. No physical damage from what I can tell or anything. Will not boot and connecting it to my computer results in a HSUSB_DLOAD driver error on my computer.
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I actually got to the HSUSB_DLOAD on my computer also. For me that came up if you press vol +/- and power at the same time. The screen will not turn on but windows detects something trying to install. I wonder what that is. Remember to boot into bootloader it is vol - and power. Hope this helps.

Try a different cable. It doesn't brick that easily.
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I'm sure there more to the story. He probably rooted it or something
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cabagekiller said:
Will not boot...
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When you say "Will not boot" do you mean you're able to power it on and it gets stuck at the X screen? Or it can't power on at all?
If you're able to power it on, you should be able to get into fastboot mode and restore it to factory settings or flash the stock images.
If you can't power it on at all, then it's a hardware issue and there's nothing you can do about it. Unless you know how to fix the hardware.