First off - i've searched all day & stayed in IRC for over 40 mins without a hit so i'm looking for a little help.
I was upgrading to Froyo from a "stock" Continuum today using Odin. Everything seemed smooth - got a pass message & unplugged the usb cable. Now nothing (won't power up, etc) & i can't get into download mode.
I've tried all of the button/cable/battery combos that i could find. I have tried to flash a recovery using Odin & it gets stuck with the message "setup connection" in the message box.
I know my pc is seeing the phone (though you can't access the SD card or memory) & Odin is seeing it (yellow box) but i can't seem to get past this point or go back to the original.
Any help is appreciated.
mountainmanscg said:
First off - i've searched all day & stayed in IRC for over 40 mins without a hit so i'm looking for a little help.
I was upgrading to Froyo from a "stock" Continuum today using Odin. Everything seemed smooth - got a pass message & unplugged the usb cable. Now nothing (won't power up, etc) & i can't get into download mode.
I've tried all of the button/cable/battery combos that i could find. I have tried to flash a recovery using Odin & it gets stuck with the message "setup connection" in the message box.
I know my pc is seeing the phone (though you can't access the SD card or memory) & Odin is seeing it (yellow box) but i can't seem to get past this point or go back to the original.
Any help is appreciated.
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Try pulling your battery and holding down the power button for a slow count of 20 to see if download mode comes back. After that, you should be good to flash stock ec07 and then recovery kernel. After that, whichever rom you choose. If that doesn't work, I'll try to get into IRC at some point tomorrow (today).
That didn't work either - screen is still blank & it won't progress in Odin. I'll jump back into IRC if anyone has any other ideas - thanks.
i dont know what to tell you continuums are very hard to brick and if u cant get into download mode then theres not that much u can do im afraid I was talking to adam outler about trying the unbrickable mod on a continuum but he does not have one to test. now he got the fascinate to work so id pm him and see if he'll let you send your phone to him
Hey TXwolf - i had to run out for a while - saw where you got on IRC earlier. Verizon is sending me a new phone, so i guess i'll just give up on saving this one...
mountainmanscg said:
Hey TXwolf - i had to run out for a while - saw where you got on IRC earlier. Verizon is sending me a new phone, so i guess i'll just give up on saving this one...
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I'll be in irc in a few if ya wanna give it another shot
I too manged to brick my phone to point to where I can not even get to the download screen. I have the same problem as OP, Odin will not move past SetupConnection when trying to recover following this post.
androidforums.com/continuum-all-things-root/457453-oh-crap-i-screwed-my-phone-up-recovery-guide.html
Any further help would much appreciated seeing as how I am past my warranty period and do not really want to buy a new phone.
PapaKaster said:
I too manged to brick my phone to point to where I can not even get to the download screen. I have the same problem as OP, Odin will not move past SetupConnection when trying to recover following this post.
androidforums.com/continuum-all-things-root/457453-oh-crap-i-screwed-my-phone-up-recovery-guide.html
Any further help would much appreciated seeing as how I am past my warranty period and do not really want to buy a new phone.
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If this is frenzifun, from android forums, this is what happened to him
He started a flash of stock ec07 with pit and repartition checked. It flashed params.ifs, boot, SBL and recovery. Then it removed itself (frenzifun, if you could post the flash log for others it might help them) from there, it wont go into dl mode. I was trying to help him in irc, but I'm out of options, other than making a jig. The only thing I can think of, that's causing this is the somehow the button mappings for vol down got erased. I'm not sure how it would, though. Especially since it should be a hardware mapping, independent of any software. And if that is the case, I don't know how to fix it.
If this isn't frenzifun, disregard everything I just said.
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If this is frenzifun, from android forums, this is what happened to him
He started a flash of stock ec07 with pit and repartition checked. It flashed params.ifs, boot, SBL and recovery. Then it removed itself (frenzifun, if you could post the flash log for others it might help them) from there, it wont go into dl mode. I was trying to help him in irc, but I'm out of options, other than making a jig. The only thing I can think of, that's causing this is the somehow the button mappings for vol down got erased. I'm not sure how it would, though. Especially since it should be a hardware mapping, independent of any software. And if that is the case, I don't know how to fix it.
If this isn't frenzifun, disregard everything I just said.
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I am not sure who frenzifun is but this still doesn't sound good for my situation. What I can tell you is I was following directions to try an update my phone from 2.1 to 2.2 using Odin. I believed the process was completed, not realizing it was not and unplugged my phone from the computer. From that point on I have not been able to turn the phone on or get the the download screen. Here is the odd thing if I plug the phone into my computer Windows recognizes and Odin can see a COM port but I still can not get past the setup connection when following the directions to try a recover my phone.
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I am not sure who frenzifun is but this still doesn't sound good for my situation. What I can tell you is I was following directions to try an update my phone from 2.1 to 2.2 using Odin. I believed the process was completed, not realizing it was not and unplugged my phone from the computer. From that point on I have not been able to turn the phone on or get the the download screen. Here is the odd thing if I plug the phone into my computer Windows recognizes and Odin can see a COM port but I still can not get past the setup connection when following the directions to try a recover my phone.
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If that is the case, we might be able to do something. Can you meet me in irc at 830 central, tonight?
Txwolf1980 said:
If that is the case, we might be able to do something. Can you meet me in irc at 830 central, tonight?
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Txwolf I do appreciate the offer and I am in PST and that would 630 my time but I need to take of a few things after and I am not sure I could make that time. One of my places to go is my local Verizon store to see if there anything they can do.
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Txwolf I do appreciate the offer and I am in PST and that would 630 my time but I need to take of a few things after and I am not sure I could make that time. One of my places to go is my local Verizon store to see if there anything they can do.
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Unlessvyou have a hookup, i doubt verizon will help. What I was gonnavtry o garuntees here) is
1. Try flashing in odin with pit, but leavevrepartition unchecked. That most likely won't work, but it's a shot.
2. Use the heimdall version ofvthe guide. I think that may have a better chance. I'll hang out in irc for a while tonight. Just in case.
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Unlessvyou have a hookup, i doubt verizon will help. What I was gonnavtry o garuntees here) is
1. Try flashing in odin with pit, but leavevrepartition unchecked. That most likely won't work, but it's a shot.
2. Use the heimdall version ofvthe guide. I think that may have a better chance. I'll hang out in irc for a while tonight. Just in case.
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I just got home but will again be leaving soon. I am sorry if you waited in IRC for me. You are right Verizon did nothing.
PapaKaster said:
I just got home but will again be leaving soon. I am sorry if you waited in IRC for me. You are right Verizon did nothing.
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Its all good. Try the suggestions I gave you, when you have time. If they don't work, I'll have some down time tomorrow or sunday. Just let me know, and we'll see if we can make the schedules match
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Well first off, ive been at this for 2 days and its frustrating. I am new to this flashing and rooting business and ended up bricking my phone from using the wrong files in metamorph and never backing my stock files up. It would give me a blank screen with the red LED lit up and all my home buttons on the bottom lit up. I followed the Odin directions and actually got my phone to stock. But it was extremely laggy and and i had no service and my SD card just kept connecting and reconnecting. Well i followed the flashing kernel threat because someone told me to try that so i can get the stock kernel or whatever on the phone. That failed and now im sitting here with my phone displaying a phone icon and a computer icon, then a caution symbol in the middle. Someone pleaseeee help me fix this.
l2,
I've been there 3 times this morning already as I hadn't flashed a new zImage to this particular device yet until this morning. What you need to do is get the stock files from http://rapidshare.com/files/415661977/SPH-D700-DG27-8Gb-REL.tar.html and s1_odin_20100513.pit (it must be 13, not 12). Boot into Download mode (hold 1 when powering on). Start Odin 3, check Auto Reboot and Debug En. Choose your PIT file, and under PDA choose the SPH-D700-DG27-8Gb-REL.tar. Plug in your phone, once it is recognized in Odin click Start. This takes about 10 minutes, I know it looks like it hangs up a couple of times but it should keep going. Let me know if that helps.
khalaan said:
l2,
I've been there 3 times this morning already as I hadn't flashed a new zImage to this particular device yet until this morning. What you need to do is get the stock files from http://rapidshare.com/files/415661977/SPH-D700-DG27-8Gb-REL.tar.html and s1_odin_20100513.pit (it must be 13, not 12). Boot into Download mode (hold 1 when powering on). Start Odin 3, check Auto Reboot and Debug En. Choose your PIT file, and under PDA choose the SPH-D700-DG27-8Gb-REL.tar. Plug in your phone, once it is recognized in Odin click Start. This takes about 10 minutes, I know it looks like it hangs up a couple of times but it should keep going. Let me know if that helps.
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okay ill try all of that but Where can i get the 13 pit file?
It can be downloaded from this link.
http://www.4shared.com/get/6aSCPmEf/s1_odin_20100513.html
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It can be downloaded from this link.
http://www.4shared.com/get/6aSCPmEf/s1_odin_20100513.html
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thanks so much man ill try it out. One question though. I already started this odin thing and its doing its thing. its about half way done but its using the 12...can i just shut my phone off and put it in download again when its done and use the 13 and it will work?
If you have it going with the 12 already I'd give that a try, if it doesn't work you can always get back into download mode and do it with 13. I couldn't get 12 to ever start it would always sit for 20m and do nothing.
khalaan said:
If you have it going with the 12 already I'd give that a try, if it doesn't work you can always get back into download mode and do it with 13. I couldn't get 12 to ever start it would always sit for 20m and do nothing.
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okay yeah ill try. but its been sitting for like 10 min at half way on the status bar...
That is way the devil too long, go ahead and unplug your phone, hit reset in odin, set it up like I instructed, reboot your phone to download mode, and give it another go.
yeah lol okay i thought so. haha
Alllll fixed. Thank you guys soooo much for helping out. Im going to root again but i'm not gunna mess with metamorph this time lol, whats a good root? Im learning all this stuff and idk what one i should do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8628341#post8628341
>_>
Please Modify Title of Thread add
" Solved - Bricked Epic - tried everything "
I bricked my Epic last weekend and am feelin' ya on all the stuff you did to unbrick it. Glad to hear that all is well~
I screwed my setup up and had to do the Odin method yesterday. I didn't read this post before hand, and I used the ****12.pit instead of the 13. What is the difference in the two? My phone seems to be working just fine with the 12. One problem I found I don't believe I had before is theming the dialer_tab_activity.apk FCs the phone on hangup, but when I put another one in unthemed, it works fine.
help
I cannot get phone to load any tar completely.. they all stop and phone's screen goes purple. Most the time it hangs in odin at the zImage and then sometimes it gets a few bars going .. and hangs at factoryfs.rfs. Any help
You don't need the pit file when flashing a tar rom. It's only for modems and kernals. I have used Odin and haven't used the pit. Works just fine.
Okay, i just joined. Sorry if i sound ignorant (most likely cause I am) but i am fairly certain i semi-bricked my Epic, okay so it started when i flashed the CyanogenMod it was very laggy so i figured i did it wrong, quickly using clockwork i flashed VIPERrom (FRoZeN) DK28 all looked fine but then my phone's service started acting up, so i tried to re-flash CyanogenMod. This ***** it up worse it got stuck at the Samsung boot logo, now i am trying to revert to Stock but Odin nor my Cpu recognize the Device.
Extra info that might help, I have the Stock Tar, Odin 1.6 with Pit, can get into both download and CW recovery...
Help this ignorant fool please T_T
The Boxinator said:
Okay, i just joined. Sorry if i sound ignorant (most likely cause I am) but i am fairly certain i semi-bricked my Epic, okay so it started when i flashed the CyanogenMod it was very laggy so i figured i did it wrong, quickly using clockwork i flashed VIPERrom (FRoZeN) DK28 all looked fine but then my phone's service started acting up, so i tried to re-flash CyanogenMod. This ***** it up worse it got stuck at the Samsung boot logo, now i am trying to revert to Stock but Odin nor my Cpu recognize the Device.
Extra info that might help, I have the Stock Tar, Odin 1.6 with Pit, can get into both download and CW recovery...
Help this ignorant fool please T_T
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You forgot to flash the EXT4 or RFS Kernel
http://android.stolenrobot.com/Epic4G/epic.htm
that comes with cyanogen it looks like just put either on your sd card then flash after you flash cyanogen in Cwm
Here is some more info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=935060&highlight=tutorial
iSaint said:
You forgot to flash the EXT4 or RFS Kernel
http://android.stolenrobot.com/Epic4G/epic.htm
that comes with cyanogen it looks like just put either on your sd card then flash after you flash cyanogen in Cwm
Here is some more info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=935060&highlight=tutorial
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I did flash EXT4 "CM6EXT4kernel-1-2-2011" this one to be specific.
The Boxinator said:
I did flash EXT4 "CM6EXT4kernel-1-2-2011" this one to be specific.
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did you wipe x3 ?
I tried to unroot my phone via OCLF from the market. It went dark, then got the normal Vibrant screen, the the Galaxy S screen, then it went dark again. Now, it just sits. Black screen. All the buttons at the bottom are lit up. :-/
Anyone?
Silly question, I know. But did you have a nandroid backup, by any chance?
This is probably a last resort, but try boot into recovery and wipe everything. This fix the problem for me, the downside is you lose all you data.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
If you are anything like me, recovery didn't work and using Odin and reflashing Stock with repartition didn't work either.
You'll need to use odin to flash Eugenes "Vibrant that doesn't brick" (NO REPARTITION), then use odin again to flash Stock (check repartition this time) and you'll be good to go.
You can try to flash the froyo rom with odin...... I had that same exact problem and this is what fixed it for me. Once froyo us flashed then you can flash whatever rom you want. Hth
Ok, I probably should have stated that I'm a complete newby and have no idea what I'm doing. I believe I do have nandroid, but other than that you all are speaking French to me.
Right now I'm in the recover mode (I think). It's hooked up to my computer and I'm in the "Downloading... Do not turn off target!!" mode. This is where I'm stuck...I have no idea where to go from here.
Please talk to me like I'm a 5 year old, because as far as this is concerned, I am!
Oh, and thank you so much for any help you can give me!
hospo said:
Ok, I probably should have stated that I'm a complete newby and have no idea what I'm doing. I believe I do have nandroid, but other than that you all are speaking French to me.
Right now I'm in the recover mode (I think). It's hooked up to my computer and I'm in the "Downloading... Do not turn off target!!" mode. This is where I'm stuck...I have no idea where to go from here.
Please talk to me like I'm a 5 year old, because as far as this is concerned, I am!
Oh, and thank you so much for any help you can give me!
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Well, good news is... you didn't brick your phone, this is recoverable. Best idea would be to search the forums on how to ODIN back to Stock. Theres plenty of posts on how to do it. You should also be able to find this in the tips & tricks threads. Good Luck.
Thank you all for your help! I recovered it!! Seems as though I was just going about it the wrong way!! I got into the actual recovery mode and cleared it all out. Now it's as good as new!
Again, appreciate your help and patience with what I'm sure is the 120,000th post on this subject. ;-)
Kienz said:
Silly question, I know. But did you have a nandroid backup, by any chance?
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Is it even possible to make a nandroid backup before rooting?
hospo said:
Thank you all for your help! I recovered it!! Seems as though I was just going about it the wrong way!! I got into the actual recovery mode and cleared it all out. Now it's as good as new!
Again, appreciate your help and patience with what I'm sure is the 120,000th post on this subject. ;-)
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Hey - what does you doing? Please told me, I've the same problem:
If I start the phone with an USB cable and the battery symbol with the running point under this, the PC recognize that something is connected, but Windows found no driver....
How could you could flash the Stackfirmware back, if the recovery and download menu does not work ?
PLS help !!!
Check out this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=8129898
Go to the section where it says "Did You Flash Something Before Disabling Voodoo? 2 Fixes to Help You Out."
And do fix #1 it is pretty easy and it wont take you more than 20 minutes.
Let us know if that works
And do fix #1 it is pretty easy and it wont take you more than 20 minutes.
Let us know if that works
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If I following the link and the next one, I can read:
Caution!!! You Must be on STOCK Vibrant Rom & NEVER Have Already Flashed the JP3 Froyo Image
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It isn't -> it's a Firmware for the normal Galaxy (3key)[I'm a idiot]
First,
You must already Have Odin installed & Know how to boot into Down-loader Mode!!
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Thats also the problem as described in front : I have had no chance to received the DL Mode.. maybe I make something wrong? The phone is booting up till the "S" is there, after that, the screen is black, keys are lightning...
The recovery 3button are blocked from the beginning; the DL Menu - I did not have reached it successfully
The PC recognize, that is something on USB, but not what ... so Odin did not see the Mobile, too.
Hi there,
I am pretty new with this stuff, as I just got this phone today. It came with Froyo2.2 so I unrooted it back to the original JFK.
It did not come with a sim card, so I do not have a sim inside the phone as of now. But I do have a bell sim that I will use after to put the unlock key in... Is that okay?
I Connected the vibrant through Mini Kies and the MTP application says its connected.
I just re rooted from J16 back to the original.
I have the 64 bit drivers installed.
When I try to run Generate Unlock Windows Script I get the following error message saying...
Copy nv_data.bin
*daemon not running. Starting it now *
*daemon started succesfully *
error: device not found
error unable to find file <.\nv_data.bin>
could not find C:\documents and settings\1\desktop\key\generateunlockwindows\nv_data.bin
Anyone know what this means?
Or know what to do in this situation?
I am not sure if I should try installing the 32bit drivers or what.
how did you downgrade the phone from android 2.2?
I just bought the phone through ebay with the OS already at 2.2, and the phone is locked to t-mobile. I've heard it is not possible to unlock it with the 2.2 update. Is that true?
molson24 said:
Hi there,
I am pretty new with this stuff, as I just got this phone today. It came with Froyo2.2 so I unrooted it back to the original JFK.
It did not come with a sim card, so I do not have a sim inside the phone as of now. But I do have a bell sim that I will use after to put the unlock key in... Is that okay?
I Connected the vibrant through Mini Kies and the MTP application says its connected.
I just re rooted from J16 back to the original.
I have the 64 bit drivers installed.
When I try to run Generate Unlock Windows Script I get the following error message saying...
Copy nv_data.bin
*daemon not running. Starting it now *
*daemon started succesfully *
error: device not found
error unable to find file <.\nv_data.bin>
could not find C:\documents and settings\1\desktop\key\generateunlockwindows\nv_data.bin
Anyone know what this means?
Or know what to do in this situation?
I am not sure if I should try installing the 32bit drivers or what.
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Yup, having exact same problem. If you find a fix let me know.
Make sure your usb setting is on debug and you have all of the files for the unlock on your pc. You also need java installed.
That method worked for me from stock.
can someone answer my question?
mbison83 said:
how did you downgrade the phone from android 2.2?
I just bought the phone through ebay with the OS already at 2.2, and the phone is locked to t-mobile. I've heard it is not possible to unlock it with the 2.2 update. Is that true?
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I don't know whether the unlock methods work with Froyo but you can download a 2.1 stock Odin in the forum.
pvspencer22 said:
I don't know whether the unlock methods work with Froyo but you can download a 2.1 stock Odin in the forum.
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where can i get it at and how do i do the rollback?
mbison83 said:
can someone answer my question?
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...... please?
koooba said:
...... please?
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very funny.
mbison83 said:
very funny.
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Wasn't meant to be. Usually please and thanks goes a long way when asking for something. Shows appreciation.
^ Hence the THANKS button.
koooba said:
Wasn't meant to be. Usually please and thanks goes a long way when asking for something. Shows appreciation.
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it also shows sarcasm and in this case thats what is seems like.
Read the stickies in the forum. If you can't figure it out ill grab the links tonight.
For the unlock this worked for me.
pvspencer22 said:
The windows tool worked for me from stock.
It doesn't generate a code though you input one.
Edit: link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822008&page=11
Scroll down for instructions.
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For going to stock. (From the general stickie)
draikz said:
Fixing so-called "Bricks"/Odin Errors
This guide is open to contribution/editing/correcting
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BOOT CYCLE
This is where you get the annoying Samsung Screen/Galaxy S screen.
DOWNLOAD REQUIRED (CREDITS TO JUSTANOTHERCROWD):
1. Get into Download Mode (WITH THE PHONE PLUGGED IN) by following the steps below
*Turn off the phone until you get to the charging battery screen (keep in mind, your phone is currently PLUGGED IN)
*Press volume up and down, and power all at once.
*As soon as the screen turns black, release your power button.
2. Unplug phone from USB
3. Open Odin (in Administrator if you're running W7 or Vista), try one of the ones I attached to this post, at least one of them is bound to work, some don't work for me, but works for others, some doesn't work for others, but works for me, whatever floats your boat
4. Load in the files into Odin that you have downloaded from above Just load in the files corresponding to the text field.
DO NOT CHECK REPARTITION.
5. Plug in your phone with the DL mode
6. Click start and wait for the magic
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NO-BOOT PHONES
This is where your phone does NOT turn on, no combo of buttons works and power button does nothing.
DO THIS ONLY WHEN YOU PLUG IN YOUR PHONE AND NOTHING SHOWS UP ON THE SCREEN!!! If else, follow the steps from above.
This method is basically same as above, EXCEPT the way you get into Download Mode as your phone is HARD BROKEN.
1. Download all the files required in the "BOOT CYCLE" 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
8. Follow steps 4-8 from the "BOOT CYCLE" section.
Troubleshooting:
-Odin stuck at some random process?
*Switch to another odin
*Make sure you did NOT check repartition, if you did, just repeat all the steps over again, except for the downloading parts, obviously.
-Phone not responsive?
*Try "NO-BOOT PHONES"section of this guide
-Phone stuck at Galaxy S logo screen?
*Put it in to DL mode, and run Odin again, it's just a bad install.
-All three ODIN is nonfunctional, stuck or giving "FAILED" errors?
*DO NOT CLOSE ODIN ONCE IT HAS FAILED!
*Unplug your phone
*Replug in your phone, get it into DL mode
* Unplug once it is in DL mode
*Replug and ODIN should recognize your phone
*Leave all the settings the same, then click "Start" again.
-Cannot get into download mode using the method I listed? Use the method(s) below:
Soldering Method
More methods coming soon
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I know how much of a pain posting in the Q/A section can be and the wait time is pretty bad, so if you need help regarding UNBRICKING and ONLY UNBRICKING feel free to post in here.[/S
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I unlocked my phone w Galaxy_S unlock 2 days ago. It's in the market and I was running Bionix V when I did it.
draikz said:
^ Hence the THANKS button.
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Pretty soon we'll have apps that'll say hi and thanks and apps in general will replace everything we say, so much for what our parents taught us huh?
koooba said:
Pretty soon we'll have apps that'll say hi and thanks and apps in general will replace everything we say, so much for what our parents taught us huh?
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Technology > your parents.
Anyday.
Do you know any other way i could unlock my samsung vibriant .nothing on this site has worked for me,,,who do i pay get files to work on this site please help poor black boy
franjess said:
Do you know any other way i could unlock my samsung vibriant .nothing on this site has worked for me,,,who do i pay get files to work on this site please help poor black boy
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Poor with a few hundred dollars worth of phone. Lol
Did you try the PRO SGS app?
franjess said:
Do you know any other way i could unlock my samsung vibriant .nothing on this site has worked for me,,,who do i pay get files to work on this site please help poor black boy
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If you want help you are going to have to be a lot more specific. What have you actually tried?
Just a tip, people will not help you on these forums if you ask for help without showing you've tried to solve the problem and know how to search.
There are loads of unlock threads. Almost everyone get one method to work eventually.
So i was flashing the firmware to use the phone on the tab and while doing it the install failed. the tab cut off and will not come back on at all. no download mode nothing...anything can help. wont connect to odin either. any suggestions
Not come back on at all ?
Contact your service center then
Oh one thing...
When something like this happened, people call it "Bricked" not "Fu***d".
GOF007 said:
Not come back on at all ?
Contact your service center then
Oh one thing...
When something like this happened, people call it "Bricked" not "Fu***d".
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lol i am fully aware of that just expressing how i feel about the brick and saying that it will not do anything..no download mode nothing.
thenewak said:
So i was flashing the firmware to use the phone on the tab and while doing it the install failed. the tab cut off and will not come back on at all. no download mode nothing...anything can help. wont connect to odin either. any suggestions
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Do you get any lights whatsoever when it's plugged in?
Also, have you tried leaving it on charge for a while in the mains? Generally, when ODIN fails, the phone/tab allows you to get back into download mode, so this is new to me.
Was it flashing the radio (modem.bin) at the time, out of interest?
nprussell said:
Do you get any lights whatsoever when it's plugged in?
Also, have you tried leaving it on charge for a while in the mains? Generally, when ODIN fails, the phone/tab allows you to get back into download mode, so this is new to me.
Was it flashing the radio (modem.bin) at the time, out of interest?
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No modem only the .tar and .pit files. i had flashed my galaxy s plenty of times with no problems. i left it charging tonight while im at work to see if that will do anything but i get no lights or anything. ive seen that some ppl get the pc to device screen but i dont get that either. but just wanted to try some things before shipping it to samsung only bc im in iraq and shipping takes forever.
Do U get anything when plugging the tab via USB to your computer ? And I do not mean Odin, I am just saying if the computer sees the USB connection.
Also, have you tried to press the POWER button and tap the screen at the same time ?
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Do U get anything when plugging the tab via USB to your computer ? And I do not mean Odin, I am just saying if the computer sees the USB connection.
Also, have you tried to press the POWER button and tap the screen at the same time ?
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Nope the computer doesn't recognize it either. i get nothing at all..no i haven't tried that ...what exactly will that do?
If I bricked my Tab, I too would describe it as F***ED! But even with my moderate modding experience, Im not ready to do the phone mod. Just seems to me like too much risk.
Good luck with your Tab!
How is this a development issue? This isn't your personal support forum.
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How is this a development issue? This isn't your personal support forum.
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well i figured this would be an appropriate place to ask this type of ? as other ppl do. due to the fact that i was installing firmware from this section of the forums i figured i would ask the developers that read and write here.
anyways...i called samsung and told them idk why it wont cut on and they said to call it a power issue. so im going to send it to them to see if they can tell what i did..hopefully not. but we will see.
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well i figured this would be an appropriate place to ask this type of ? as other ppl do. due to the fact that i was installing firmware from this section of the forums i figured i would ask the developers that read and write here.
anyways...i called samsung and told them idk why it wont cut on and they said to call it a power issue. so im going to send it to them to see if they can tell what i did..hopefully not. but we will see.
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Try leaving it connected to your computer for up to 1 hour with Odin loaded and ready on the screen.
Someone it will take time before it allow your PC to talk to it when it a messed up state due to a bad flash!
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Try leaving it connected to your computer for up to 1 hour with Odin loaded and ready on the screen.
Someone it will take time before it allow your PC to talk to it when it a messed up state due to a bad flash!
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even if it will not power on at all?
thenewak said:
So i was flashing the firmware to use the phone on the tab and while doing it the install failed. the tab cut off and will not come back on at all. no download mode nothing...anything can help. wont connect to odin either. any suggestions
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What were the names of the tar and pit files you flashed?
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What were the names of the tar and pit files you flashed?
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i dont see the thread on here but it was on here about a week ago. the first one that got you 3g + phone. Im not on my laptop bc im at work but do you know what im takling about.
Edit: i think it was the old JME and 512.pit...
OK just as an update and for anyone who had the same prob...as in tab will not do anything...i called samsung used the 1 yr warranty and told them it was a power issue...that i went to work it was on came home it was off and wouldnt power up so they replaced it with another one.
Okay,
There is a growing number of us XDA members on the Vibrant platform who have just bricked out phones. Save for other DEV tools, which I have not used, do not have access, and do not know how to use, for all intensive purposes, this phone is Br'iKTed ! ! !
Here are the series of events
1. flashed the latest Bionix
2. Worked great, some bugs, but for the most part without incident.
3. Flashed new DOW Kernel,
4. worked great for 2 days.
5. then on night 2, the phone was stuck on the DOW Green robot screen
6. could not get into Recovery mode (none of the recovery modes)
7. Phone would not boot
8. ODIN back to stock
9. After Vibrant screen, the phone turns off. No soft keys, Nada!
10. Flashed JI5, Ji6, Eugene's Non Bricking Froyo (ODIN Files)
11. Same result, Turned off after Vibrant
and
12. still cant' get into recovery
I am having problems with the phone starting up and loading what I flashed.
I flashed JI5 Ji6, and Eugene's non bricking Froyo Rom
These 3 are the only ones I was able to find that is ODIN flashable
Why you ask?
I cannot get into Recovery, but I can get into Download mode. I can't get into any recovery at all. NOTHING. This is why ODIN seems to be my only option.
But regardless of any ROM i flash, my phone shuts off right after the Vibrant screen. No splash screen, no loading, no booting. .Nothing. It just shuts off.
I can't charge it either.
i get a Charging bootloop. HOurglass - battery shows up for a bit, then restarts over and over.
So in other words. it's ****ed.
Hope that explains it sufficiently. if you have any more questions or suggestions, Im open man, Im open.
Help me
So I'm not sure how DEVs would like to proceed on this.
TW (I've always loved your roms. Been following you since the first BIONIX 1.8)
Morific (If it's the Kernel, i'd like to know about it)
Thanks for reading guys. I wanted to give everybody a heads up.
I don't know what the problem is, but I do know that the phone does not work.
I'd appreciate some suggestions or anything.
And to inform the community that this problem is out there. I hope there aren't any more bricked phones.
Cheers,
have you tried using odin with the repartition checked
Yes I have.
Tried it with/ Without. Using Just the Tar file, using just the base file. I've tried it all.
Thanks
a4 moda said:
Yes I have.
Tried it with/ Without. Using Just the Tar file, using just the base file. I've tried it all.
Thanks
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have you tried to odin to ka6 or ka7? something with a bootloader
not to be that guy, but how does this pertain to development? This sounds to me like an individual case of something going wrong and not an overarching issue with current available software. Just in case I am wrong I am flashing Bionix, and the DOW kernel myself to see if I end up with the same issue. My suggestion is flash back to stock, and exchange your device for a new one from T-Mobile.
I totally understand what your going through. I'm having the exact same problem, the DOW kernel flashed ok but then it didn't want to come off and it totally has my phone stuck on that damn green robot screen.
I soft-bricked my phone once by pulling USB cable immediately after ODIN forced my phone to reboot after flashing. It was the first time I ever ODIN'ed my phone, and thought the reboot (ODIN calls it reset) was the final step of flashing, and unplugged the USB cable. Anyway the phone did not initiate final step of the installation of JFD image, and went into boot loop. You can't imagine how freaked I was. It wouldn't go into recovery mode even if I pressed volume up, down and power combo, because it didn't stop rebooting right after the Vibrant logo. I am not sure if bootloader was not installed correctly, though. But I kept the phone rebooting for a while to see what happens. No luck. Eventually, I followed someone's instruction, and pulled my battery out, plugged USB to my laptop and to my phone, started ODIN, and popped in the battery. The phone immediately restarted into download mode, and I was able to flash the phone again.
My experience may not help you as it appears that you are able to flash ODIN-flashables, at least. But I hope this helps someone who's experiencing similar issues. And I would try downloading a JFD image and verifying MD5 before flashing. It could be bad downloads of the image files.
Try to go to eugenes forum and he has a file to download...it is his unofficial jk2 froyo rom. Don't use the old "froyo that does not brick" Try to flash that in ODIN. I just used it tonight when I got stuck in stock recovery with a MBR Check sum failure. That should get u back to where u can fix ur phone. Also I don't click the repartition button in ODIN just causes problems for me. If u need anything feel free to P.M. me.
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STiGLOGiC said:
not to be that guy, but how does this pertain to development? This sounds to me like an individual case of something going wrong and not an overarching issue with current available software. Just in case I am wrong I am flashing Bionix, and the DOW kernel myself to see if I end up with the same issue. My suggestion is flash back to stock, and exchange your device for a new one from T-Mobile.
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Completely reasonable. This pertains to development because if there is an endemic problem with one of our ROMS or KERNELS (not pointing fingers, just pointing out the possibilities that I know of, there could be more), people in our community need to know. Hence, I titled it "PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT"
Thanks. I hear you about Tmobile. I'd rather not have to dump my problem on Tmobile if I can fix it, because I flashed the rom. Despite the fact that Tmobile JFS leaves something to be desired, they did deliver me a working phone. So i'd like to exhaust all possibilities before calling it quits.
hackman17 said:
I totally understand what your going through. I'm having the exact same problem, the DOW kernel flashed ok but then it didn't want to come off and it totally has my phone stuck on that damn green robot screen.
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Exactly.
jaetm83 said:
I soft-bricked my phone once by pulling USB cable immediately after ODIN forced my phone to reboot after flashing. It was the first time I ever ODIN'ed my phone, and thought the reboot (ODIN calls it reset) was the final step of flashing, and unplugged the USB cable. Anyway the phone did not initiate final step of the installation of JFD image, and went into boot loop. You can't imagine how freaked I was. It wouldn't go into recovery mode even if I pressed volume up, down and power combo, because it didn't stop rebooting right after the Vibrant logo. I am not sure if bootloader was not installed correctly, though. But I kept the phone rebooting for a while to see what happens. No luck. Eventually, I followed someone's instruction, and pulled my battery out, plugged USB to my laptop and to my phone, started ODIN, and popped in the battery. The phone immediately restarted into download mode, and I was able to flash the phone again.
My experience may not help you as it appears that you are able to flash ODIN-flashables, at least. But I hope this helps someone who's experiencing similar issues. And I would try downloading a JFD image and verifying MD5 before flashing. It could be bad downloads of the image files.
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Thanks for the heads up. I've gone through this myself many times. And i'm sure your post will help others out there. My problem (as well as many others on here with the same ROM and KERNEL I used) seems to be different and unique. Something that ODIN won't cure.
vibrant2010 said:
Try to go to eugenes forum and he has a file to download...it is his unofficial jk2 froyo rom. Don't use the old "froyo that does not brick" Try to flash that in ODIN. I just used it tonight when I got stuck in stock recovery with a MBR Check sum failure. That should get u back to where u can fix ur phone. Also I don't click the repartition button in ODIN just causes problems for me. If u need anything feel free to P.M. me.
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Yes, tried that too. Same result. Vibrant.. then shut off.
Thanks anyway.
I had actually just had Bionix-v 1.2.1 and the new DoW combo to try out Voodoo Sound. I really loved the sound quality, but battery drain was not adequate as being my daily driver, even though I set it to run at 1ghz and used a sleep profile. After just over 2 days of use, I backed out by ODIN'ing to JFD and I installed Bionix-v 1.2.1 again. Only thing I have noticed so far is GPS not initiating immediately after it's turned on. I would go into GPS Test app, and turn on GPS after the app is started, but I get no satellites for at least 1 min. I used to get a lock within seconds, not minutes. I will try ODIN again tomorrow and see if it fixes. I guess I was lucky enough not to get a bootloop again though.
But I can't see why you and I would have any issues after the Bionix+Dow combo. Wouldn't ODIN just clear everything up? I even repartitioned when flashing, so my guess is that my system, data, datadata, etc., are all reformatted completely? Am I missing something?
I had the same problem. I flashed DoW and then the next day my phone didn't want to turn on. I pulled the battery and restarted it. It didn't want to start up all the way. It got to the vibrant screen and shut off. luckily for me, my replacement phone that I ordered a week ago came in the same day. I sent off my old phone letting samsung/tmo take care of it.
This exact same thing happened to me.
I too had the phoen bricked after flashing the DOW after Bionix 1.2.1
I have been flashing since the G1. This is the first time I've ever bricked a phone.
Hoping to get it fixed this weekend
Yo OP
Coming from a very scary brick my self, (phone wouldnt even turn on, bad dead horse test).
When your using Odin, are you using v1.7, are you using the correct stock JFD tar, when you repartion, are you using the correct pit file. Sounds to me that your partions are screwed, so try the pit approach first. If you phone wont boot at all after this, with odin open go into download mode by holding the vol rockers only, and plug USB in.
Then flash JFD.
black spirit said:
Yo OP
Coming from a very scary brick my self, (phone wouldnt even turn on, bad dead horse test).
When your using Odin, are you using v1.7, are you using the correct stock JFD tar, when you repartion, are you using the correct pit file. Sounds to me that your partions are screwed, so try the pit approach first. If you phone wont boot at all after this, with odin open go into download mode by holding the vol rockers only, and plug USB in.
Then flash JFD.
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I spent over 12 hours working on this when it happened to me yesterday. Tried every tar and pit file and all versions of Odin I could find. There is no way to fix it with Odin. It is BRICKED!
If you have not already done this, I recommend doing this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
Bay Wolf made a nice software for the computer that pretty much shows you a step-by-step instruction on how to flash to stock, reroot, and flash the new ROM of your choice. This program will push you into download mode, clockwork recovery, etc. There is a video on that link that will also show you a step-by-step instruction. Try that out if you haven't, and let us know how it goes.
That program comes with a PIT and TAR file for you to use as well.
Even if you say it is, this is not a Development thread and belongs in one of the other forums. I understand your frustration, however TW did not flash your phone, you did. Coming on here with a "PSA" that their ROM or Kernel loaded itself on your phone and broke it is not the way it should be done. Did you, before posting this, go to the TW irc for help or pm Sombionix or any other TW Dev?
Since you can Odin, Odin to stock 2.1 then connect to KIES mini while in download mode, if you can, and take the OTA.
drewdude007 said:
I spent over 12 hours working on this when it happened to me yesterday. Tried every tar and pit file and all versions of Odin I could find. There is no way to fix it with Odin. It is BRICKED!
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I thought the same when it happen to me.
Nothing would work, but went that approach and happy days.
s1_odin_20100512.pit
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T959UVJFD.tar
are the only ones you need, and if your good with your flashing, just do a pit first, no pda.
And if your still getting to download mode, ect, and dont have the computer /!\ phone icon on the screen, sounds like a soft brick.
jellette said:
Even if you say it is, this is not a Development thread and belongs in one of the other forums. I understand your frustration, however TW did not flash your phone, you did. Coming on here with a "PSA" that their ROM or Kernel loaded itself on your phone and broke it is not the way it should be done. Did you, before posting this, go to the TW irc for help or pm Sombionix or any other TW Dev?
Since you can Odin, Odin to stock 2.1 then connect to KIES mini while in download mode, if you can, and take the OTA.
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I see where you're going, but he did not blame TW or anyone else. He may just be warning some people/asking for help. I do however agree that he posted in the wrong section.
Also, why would he need to pm sombionix or a TW dev before posting this?
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I see where you're going, but he did not blame TW or anyone else. He may just be warning some people/asking for help. I do however agree that he posted in the wrong section.
Also, why would he need to pm sombionix or a TW dev before posting this?
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Because he started off with his problem stated as:
1. flashed the latest Bionix
2. Worked great, some bugs, but for the most part without incident.
3. Flashed new DOW Kernel,
Your phone probably IS charging.
Your /efs nodes may be messed up. Do you have a backup of your /efs?
Try reading here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=859914