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Please Help. Can't get past white Samsung Vibrant Screen.

I followed the instructions from here ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=743769 ) up until flashing the actual zip and forgot I put the zip on my external sdcard rather than "internal" sdcard. Now my phone won't get past the initial white Samsung Vibrant screen. Also, I can only get into stock recovery. After clicking "reinstall packages" it just reboots and brings me back to stock recovery. Please help. Thank you.

You will need to flash back to stock then you will have access to your phone again.. you will have to start over to flash that rom. after you flash back to stock using odin
use this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
You will need the right windows drivers so Odin will see your phone pick them up here.
Windows 64bit
Windows 32bit
Directions posted by setzer715
1. Put your phone in download mode by plugging it in and then holding Vol Up+Down and Power. As SOON as the screen goes black release power but NOT Vol Up+Down.
2. Launch Odin
3. Unplug your phone.
4. Load the pit and pda files into odin.
5. Plug your phone back in. You should now see one of the small blocks turn yellow and show you the com port. If not, something is wrong with your drivers.
6. Click start. If it flashes, great. If it hangs at File analasys then repeat 1-5.
6a. If Odin hangs at cache.rfs then move on to 6b.
6b. Unplug your phone (Odin will say it was removed) and remove the battery. DO NOT SHUT DOWN ODIN!!!!!!
6c. Put the battery back in and plug it back into your computer and put it back into download mode using step 1.
6d. Press start on Odin and it should now flash.
Also if you continue to hang at cache.rfs I found that if you delete s1_odin_20100512.pit then copy a new copy of the file over to your odin directory it seems to work fine after that.

Damn it.Thanks....

vol dn+up should get you to the stock recovery util right? the yellow and blue one?
edit: nvm, scare is over lol

On step 6d, where it says to press start again on odin, odin does not let me do this. The start, reset, pit, pda, etc... buttons are grey and will not let me press them. Help!
EDIT: also gives me a message in the upper left corner that says "CACHE" if that helps (in the far upper left box above where the yellow COM3 thing was.

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$iMoney said:
On step 6d, where it says to press start again on odin, odin does not let me do this. The start, reset, pit, pda, etc... buttons are grey and will not let me press them. Help!
EDIT: also gives me a message in the upper left corner that says "CACHE" if that helps (in the far upper left box above where the yellow COM3 thing was.
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You need to delete your s1_odin_20100512.pit file and then extract a new copy to the odin folder then flash again. happened to me and that is all I did to fix it. step 6d did not work for me has well.

Hmmmm it's still not working. Would it help if i made a video showing what i'm doing then you can look it over and tell me if I'm doing something incorrectly? Also maybe I should be more clear. There is no way for me to start the flash again after removing my device as per step 6 without having to completely restart odin, thus restarting the process.

Update: Still not working. Really need a fix for this. Is there another way to un-brick my phone?

EDIT: To clarify, my problem was getting stuck as Cache.rfs and never going past that. I did try the previous steps listed in this article, as well as trying to reinstall all drivers and even using different Odin copies from other threads (even though they were all the same Odin 3). No .pit file seemed to work for me. Also, I'd like to point out that I have this issue with my netbook, but my work computer where I've done all my Odin flashing before did not have this issue, and I could use the .pit files perfectly fine.
First off, I'm not anyone special (I guess depends on the meaning of special), I don't dev... I play around. That's all. So take this all with a grain of salt.
I had the same issue, and have spent all night trying to fix it. Just now I didn't use the .pit file at all. Just the .tar in the PDA slot. Immediately went through and reflashed everything and I am fully up and running.
I can't guarantee that I don't have some kind of issues now but I am now back at my home screen and the phone seems to be operating fine.
The files I used are as follows:
Stock 2.1 firmware for the Vibrant: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739091
Samsung studio 7 (seemed to get Odin to recognize the phone without having to disconnect and reconnect, thought it might have something to do with the issue, though not sure): http://www.4shared.com/file/117435710/3d286573/Samsung_PC_Studio_72249.html
And the Samsung USB Drivers: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
Now, if a real dev can tell us what happens when you don't use the .pit file, we can know if there is any longterm repercussion from this. Short term though, working like a dream. I hope this helps, because being stuck without a working Vibrant sucks!

ODIN is a pain but I've found a way to get it work pretty consistently for me. Whenever you flash a ROM or back to stock, always make sure you enable USB debugging, and have adb working on your computer.
Open up your command console, plug in your device, open up ODIN, and type "adb reboot download". ODIN should recognize your phone when it restarts and a COM will light up.
From my experience, ODIN recognizes the devices better this way and hasn't hung for me so far (granted it's only 3 times). When I was booting into download manually and then plugging in the USB, it would hang at cache.rfs. If you don't have USB debugging enabled, then only thing you can do is keep retrying over and over. Took me like 15 tries once before it finally ran.

Can't thank you guys enough. Phone is back to normal! As soon as I didn't use the pit file it worked like a charm.

hey...i'm in the same situation as you...i can't get it to work...i'm trying to do just the tar file right now but it still hangs on cache.rfs how long did you have to wait?

$iMoney said:
Can't thank you guys enough. Phone is back to normal! As soon as I didn't use the pit file it worked like a charm.
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which firmware did you use? did you use the true stck 2.1 firmware?

tq745 said:
hey...i'm in the same situation as you...i can't get it to work...i'm trying to do just the tar file right now but it still hangs on cache.rfs how long did you have to wait?
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It should go right away. If it's hanging at cache.rfs, then it's not working. I really think its a drivers issue with ODIN. Just keep restarting your phone and ODIN and retrying.

I used the tar file that is linked to from the second post on this thread. I didn't even download what you linked me to, I just didn't use the pit file, like you told me and it worked with the files I already had.

My phone will absolutely not go into download mode. Is this a sign of some other problem or am i just out of luck?

ahhduy said:
My phone will absolutely not go into download mode. Is this a sign of some other problem or am i just out of luck?
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how are you trying to get into download mode?

skater4690 said:
how are you trying to get into download mode?
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Holding down + power when turning on, tried other varients like volume up instead of down, usb connected or usb not connected etc.

ahhduy said:
Holding down + power when turning on, tried other varients like volume up instead of down, usb connected or usb not connected etc.
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ok try this...
1)plug into a usb with power
2)wait for the battery to show up
3)hold power and both volume buttons
4)wait for the vibrant screen to flash twice it will go once then seem like it turns off but then pops up agian
5)after it turns off the second time release the power button but still hold the volume buttons and you should be in download mode now
REMEMBER TO HAVE THE USB PLUGGED INTO THE COMPUTER AND YOUR PHONE!!!

[Q] Stuck in download mode

I was trying to go back to 2.1 from 2.2 and when Odin failed I pulled the battery and now I'm stuck in Download mode.
Is there a way to get out?
I got to the clockwork screen and tried to reboot but it brought me to a screen with the phone a ! and a pc on it.
Anyone have a clue?
SS

Reboot pc and phone into dl mode and try again untill it works
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

I should reboot my PC every time?
SS

a solution >> From a relative NOOB
ssiperko said:
I was trying to go back to 2.1 from 2.2 and when Odin failed I pulled the battery and now I'm stuck in Download mode.
Is there a way to get out?
I got to the clockwork screen and tried to reboot but it brought me to a screen with the phone a ! and a pc on it.
Anyone have a clue?
SS
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I have had this issue since the first use of Odin. I believe my answer is the proper one but am open to correction. You have to go back to download mode and odin yourself to recovery. I have had inconsistent successes with Odin. . .sometimes for no apparent reason the fifth or sixth time works.
Each non-success renders my phone in the state you described unless I go straight into DL mode. I have never rebooted my computer to make this work, or moved my usb, or anything. Just persistence. This is just my personal experience and I am in no way a master of all things android, odin, pits, or anything. Just a tinkerer.

Djinn23 said:
I have had this issue since the first use of Odin. I believe my answer is the proper one but am open to correction. You have to go back to download mode and odin yourself to recovery. I have had inconsistent successes with Odin. . .sometimes for no apparent reason the fifth or sixth time works.
Each non-success renders my phone in the state you described unless I go straight into DL mode. I have never rebooted my computer to make this work, or moved my usb, or anything. Just persistence. This is just my personal experience and I am in no way a master of all things android, odin, pits, or anything. Just a tinkerer.
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exactly what he said. maybe the file youre using isnt working. mine was stuck last night and i redownloaded the file (idk if it was the same one) but i downloaded a new one, went into recovery and wiped completely, tried it again and it worked.

Help with Odin
Im stuck now in the middle of the download. I know they say restart pc and phone, but is it safe to pull the battery out to turn of. It says on download screen do not turn off target??? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Pull the battery and try again.
Sent from Bonsai 6

I am having same issue. I cant try again because it is not in the first stage of dl mode that you see when hit 1 and power. It has the icons of a pc and phone communicating with a yellow exclamation triangle in between
PC does not recognize phone is connected because of the stage of dl mode.
Please if anyone can help - created a new thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17102763#post17102763

jmsnyc said:
I am having same issue. I cant try again because it is not in the first stage of dl mode that you see when hit 1 and power. It has the icons of a pc and phone communicating with a yellow exclamation triangle in between
PC does not recognize phone is connected because of the stage of dl mode.
Please if anyone can help - created a new thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17102763#post17102763
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Pull the battery and Odin with it out. Put it in download mode by connecting cable and then holding the 1 key and power button.
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Wont boot CWM only downloading Mode

Hi guys,
I've looked at the other ppl's posted but they dont seem to fix my problem :-(
1. I cant get into CWM on the first screen when holding down power+down the screen just flashes and sits there at the same option screen of CWM or downloading and doesnt go anywhere else!
2. I can select downloading option and it sits there at the ODIN3 download mode - I have tried various .md5 files to try and recover it but once its loaded the light blue loading bar the device restarts and just goes straight back into ODIN3 download mode with - downloading (do not turn off target) and yes i've waited waited and it isnt doing anything!
3. I cant see it as a external/SD device on my Windows to try and upload or modify stuff there either!
4. I cant get it to see it so I can use Kies to fix it!
Please does anyone know what to do next? Answer on a postcard?
Thanks in advanced!
Ant

leddra2k said:
Hi guys,
I've looked at the other ppl's posted but they dont seem to fix my problem :-(
1. I cant get into CWM on the first screen when holding down power+down the screen just flashes and sits there at the same option screen of CWM or downloading and doesnt go anywhere else!
2. I can select downloading option and it sits there at the ODIN3 download mode - I have tried various .md5 files to try and recover it but once its loaded the light blue loading bar the device restarts and just goes straight back into ODIN3 download mode with - downloading (do not turn off target) and yes i've waited waited and it isnt doing anything!
3. I cant see it as a external/SD device on my Windows to try and upload or modify stuff there either!
4. I cant get it to see it so I can use Kies to fix it!
Please does anyone know what to do next? Answer on a postcard?
Thanks in advanced!
Ant
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Lots of conflicting info above please clarify - you said you tried various md5 file but you said your pc is not seeing tje tab. You need to fix the driver situtation before trying Odin.
You said in line 1 that it does not go anywhere in the cwn screen but you can select odin mode in line 2 so which is it
When at cwm can you access the menu and select any of the options?
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Note 4 won't boot anymore... :-s

Hi,
I'm having issues booting the Note 4.
The first time the problem appeared is when I flashed the stock rom from 5.1.1 to 6.0.1
I started then having problem with the battery, I switched to un non official one. It made the problem worse.
Now The phone won't start anymore. It's either blocked on the logo or the logo + the blue recovery booting...
I flashed it back to 5.1.1 with no results. I just want to do a wipe/factory reset but can't enter recovery mode.
I flashed a TWRP recovery but then It says : "recovery booting, recovery is not seandroid enforcing, set warranty bit..." so I read that I have to boot to a stock rom...on the internet it says that if you are having issues to enter recovery you should flash twrp recovery...So I'm kinda stuck here.
Can someone help me unlock my phone please? I just want to enter recovery to try the wipe/factory reset
Thank you very much

I've just tried a 4 files flash (BL, AP, CSC, CP) I checked Re-partition and a Nand Erase All...still same problem...
Is my phone dead?

Aryo.b said:
I've just tried a 4 files flash (BL, AP, CSC, CP) I checked Re-partition and a Nand Erase All...still same problem...
Is my phone dead?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3488114
Use the device specific recovery firmware from this thread.
It consists of pit, ap, bl, cp and csc.
Also the instructions to flash a recovery firmware are mentioned , follow them.
Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk

@yashthemw Thanks a lot for the link.
So you are saying that my phone is bricked?
I'll try all that in I'll keep you posted.

Aryo.b said:
@yashthemw Thanks a lot for the link.
So you are saying that my phone is bricked?
I'll try all that in I'll keep you posted.
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Kinda soft bricked.
Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3fU3AHc0FpCNWs0MHltUUR2dEE
This link doesn't work anymore what file it is?
Thanks a lot

Aryo.b said:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3fU3AHc0FpCNWs0MHltUUR2dEE
This link doesn't work anymore what file it is?
Thanks a lot
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Its the debrick.img for n910f.
You will have to download it from mega server.
Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk

Hi,
I was not able to try this till now.
Something is not clear in the procedure :
-Open win32diskimager, load the debrick.img(3.74gb for n910f and 16mb for n910g).
-Flash it on a blank sd card, the card should be completely formatted and should be in fat32 format.
[/B ]-Once done, put that sd card in your bricked device.
-Connect it to your pc.
-Hold the power button for at least 10 sec or try the download mode key trio.
-It should vibrate.
-If it doesnt, hold it in front of an air conditioner,
let it cool( this has been tested).
-If it still doesnt vibrates, remove the battery, hold the power button for 10sec and then insert the battery.
-Now again try to press power button.
>So, once it vibrates, leave it for around 5min.
-Then press the volume down key+power+home.
-It should boot in to download mode.
-Now you can flash stock rom or recovery firmware.
This procedure doesn't explain what to do with that Debrick file that is in the sd card. I was able to connect to the pc, and enter the download mode, it has never been an issue.
So please once the sd card (with debrick.img in it) is in the phone and the phone in download mode what to do with that debrick.img? Am I missing something?
Thanks a lot

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what if you try the stock from here https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=26335 and flash one of the BLs w/ that

Note 4 won't charge or boot - Fixed
Hello,
My note four recently started running sluggishly and the battery would only charge to 77%. I rebooted it and it was now stone dead, would not charge, boot , nada. This is the fix I found that worked for me:
Take out battery, sim card, and mem card. Install back cover. Place phone in ziplock sandwich bag and seal. Place bag into freezer for 20 minutes. Remove bag/phone from freezer, reassemble battery, sim and mem cards. Press the start key and phone should boot(mine did). If not, plug into Samsung fast charger and try booting again.
Regards

Bricked S8s after software update.

Hi. Browsed for ages and always come here for answers.
Here's my problem.
2x S8s. SM-950f.
Updated to most recent software through software update. Both phones were glitchy and crashing and just generally irritating after.
Factory data reset etc. This did not resolve the problems, also led to one of them having issues with FRP (annoying)
Used Odin to try and flash the latest firmware (from sammobile, UK BTU) after flashing both, they reset and powered on. Got stuck at the S8 screen.
Restarted then both were at the "an error occurred during update" screen.
Managed to get back to download screen. Re checked the software and model numbers, even that the bootloader was the correct version etc. All was fine.
Connected to Odin, shows that it is connected, but nothing happens when clicking start.
Now after attempting that, both phones will not power on.
(One will when placed on the wireless charger, but just sticks at S8 screen) and download mode or reset screen can not be accessed. So, not exactly happy. And totally out of ideas
Any suggestions, beyond taking it to a shop to see if anyone can help.

yes .....dont tuch the phones for 24 hours let the battery die ...it will...connect to pc and then try download mode....u may need to press combination for like 1 minute to get to download mode....flash twrp reboot directly into it when odin says successfully .....wipe system data ....dont turn on phone download any custom rom flash and enjoy.....it will trip knox but worth than getting a new board....

Okay, will give that a try.
TWRP?

TWRP install
https://dl.twrp.me/dreamlte/twrp-3.2.3-0-dreamlte.img.tar.html: Download link for twrp SM-G950F (dreamlte)
Just said, wait until your device powers off due battery insufficience. Plug cable and hold at the same moment vol(down)+bixby+power. Then press vol(up) at the warning screen to proceed to odin mode. Let it charging a while like 1 h. Then unplug it and plug it to your pc. In Odin select ap the previous downloaded file. Take your mobile in your hand. With one hand, prepare your fingers to vol(up)+bixby and with the other hand start the flashibg process. Be careful, and take your hand directly from the mouse if you clicked start in odin, and position your one finger to power button, but dont click. If odin start pass, press immidiately the buttons (vol(up)+bixby+power) and let it to start into recovery. If you arrived to recovery, reply to us if not search for help!!!
Good luck
memreb

Still trying to get them on. Powered on to download mode but only for a couple of seconds and switched off again.

Can't get them to power on. Buggered

simonboyle said:
Still trying to get them on. Powered on to download mode but only for a couple of seconds and switched off again.
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i have the same issue with my s8 but when i boot in download mode the screen goes black but if i press volupe up it connect to odin with black screen you shoud give it a try

Will try that

Okay, downloaded TWRP, can get phone calls nected to Odin but when I extract TWRP it doesn't give a valid file type.
Am I being dumb.
No files appear that Odin will recognise.
Also just shows as "recovery" no .tar or anything

Ignore above. Corrupted download.
Sorted.
Now when flashing TWRP is gets to a fail due to
"Complete (write) fail

Hi you should try flashing official firmware

itac47 said:
Hi you should try flashing official firmware
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The point of the thread us that I am.unable to do that.
So kinda useless post buddy.
Read the OP.

Anyone want two bootlooped S8s? Hahahaha

simonboyle said:
Anyone want two bootlooped S8s? Hahahaha
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Not sure what stage your at and maybe some more useless ideas
1. Trying to flash twrp is kinda of useless if you can't get into your system need oem unlock for that.
2. Have you tried taking out Sim card and SD card and reboot.
3. If you can at least boot try smart switch as it has a emergency recovery option.
4. Trying rebooting in safe mode.

All been attempted