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[Q] Bricked Epic 4G using Odin

I know there are various threads like this one but my situation is a bit different. I tried using odin to clean install 2.2 to then use the custom rom epic experience. I attempted to install 2.2 using odin but it would get stuck in "setup connection" and I would have to quit and try again. Last time I tried my phone got the "phone connection caution computer" icon and to get into recovery I would have to hold the power and camera button, not the volume down button. When I go to try and install things straight from my SD card I would get an error like "status 7" cus I didn't have the sprint apps to install 2.2. I believe I get these errors installing straight from the card cus I rooted my phone, modifying the kernal cus I read somewhere because when trying to update, it tries to verify but can't cus things are missing or edited cus of the root. I can't try to use odin again because my computer can't recognize the phone anymore regardless reinstalling the samsung drivers. SOOOO, I'm basically ****ing stuck for sure I think. The way I access the SD card is by using an adapter. The only way I see this working is if I find a fix using the SD card, but it's looking slim cus of the stupid root.

Have you tried powering the phone off, sliding the keyboard open, and holding down the number 1 and power? That should throw it straight back into download mode no matter how screwed up it is. Once that's done, start odin, select the files, and THEN reconnect the usb cable.
Worst case, the phone came with a microSD -> SD adapter, and a USB card reader is like $10. Put a stock firmware on there as update.zip and try to boot it into recovery.

lifeofbean said:
Have you tried powering the phone off, sliding the keyboard open, and holding down the number 1 and power? That should throw it straight back into download mode no matter how screwed up it is. Once that's done, start odin, select the files, and THEN reconnect the usb cable.
Worst case, the phone came with a microSD -> SD adapter, and a USB card reader is like $10. Put a stock firmware on there as update.zip and try to boot it into recovery.
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See, that would of normally worked, but my computer cannot recognize it even in download mode with the samsung drivers installed. I'm trying to find the official epic 4g 2.1 rom

This belongs in general...
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Whosdaman said:
This belongs in general...
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Gee, thanks for the help.

Restart your computer, start odin, then put phone in download mode, connect phone, take out battery while leaving the usb connected, you should be connected. Flash with odin.
Edit: if it doesn't connect try unpluging while the battery is out, plug back in, then turn on download mode while usb is connected with no battery.
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RustyPwns said:
Gee, thanks for the help.
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It does make it difficult to follow development projects when full of general question posts.
Sent from the future.

Rusty, here's some info on going back to stock, if you can get Odin to see the phone again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032 and http://www.multiupload.com/X9AB1U56JV has the .tar download (remove the .md5 extension before attempting to flash).
Alternatively, if you have AIM, hit me up at lifeofbean and we'll see if we can find a way to get it working.

also make sure the battery is charged And the epic is connected to the BACK of the computer not the front.

uranidiot said:
also make sure the battery is charged And the epic is connected to the BACK of the computer not the front.
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why back and not front? USB is USB.

hytek369 said:
why back and not front? USB is USB.
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I had problems with the front USB always losing connection to my phone, but the back USB ports always worked.

Definitely try a different usb cable, I had the same issue before.
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Isira said:
I had problems with the front USB always losing connection to my phone, but the back USB ports always worked.
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This depends more on the specific computer than anything else. Sometimes front USB ports may be acting as their own hub, especially if they're part of, say, a card reader. Othertimes the USB ports plug directly into a header on the motherboard, those will work fine.

Please post questions in General section.

Mod moved this thread when I made another one in the general forums. Well I fixed my phone. I used my mom's lappy which recognized my phone, then used odin to flash the stock kernal, then I rooted it to then use odin to flash 2.2 onto it and everything is back to normal! I seriously thought I was done for. Thanks for the help you guys I greatly appreciate it.

Whosdaman said:
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It will be easier to ask questions in a nice simple "Q&A" section. Also, questions like these would be in "Android Development" on the other forums.
Why are th epic forums so...facist.
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my phone shows the same icons (phone, caution, and computer), i tried holding down the power and camera button but nothing. help please!

samdasher said:
my phone shows the same icons (phone, caution, and computer), i tried holding down the power and camera button but nothing. help please!
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Download this
http://www.multiupload.com/56EJ2LA2BU
Take out your battery. Connect the phone to the computer to give it power then hold the 1 key on your keyboard and the power button.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853209
go here and download the first .tar file and open "odin." Put the .pit file in pit and modem in phone. Make sure only reboot is checked then hit start. If that doesn't work don't be afraid to mess around with odin, your phone's already bricked It can be fixed. If odin can't recognize the phone then try this on a different comp on a different os.

nvm, i got it. had to take out the battery.

RustyPwns said:
Download this
http://www.multiupload.com/56EJ2LA2BU
Take out your battery. Connect the phone to the computer to give it power then hold the 1 key on your keyboard and the power button.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853209
go here and download the first .tar file and open "odin." Put the .pit file in pit and modem in phone. Make sure only reboot is checked then hit start. If that doesn't work don't be afraid to mess around with odin, your phone's already bricked It can be fixed. If odin can't recognize the phone then try this on a different comp on a different os.
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preciate the help bro!

my phone is bricked i think

so i tried to update my phone to EC05 thru odin with the sydicaterom 1.1 (i was on 1.0.2) so i downloaded the modem and the odin package on this website for it and when i tried to flash it (was in download mode on my phone) it went stright to fail in odin and then my phone reset and now when i turn on my phone or plug it into the computer or wall charger it comes up with a little picture of a phone and then 2 dots and then a ! and then a little computer . and when i try to hold the power,cam,volume down buttons it does the same the only thing i can do on my phone is enter download mode thru power and holding 1 what can i do i am stuck. when i plug my phone into the computer so odin can read it nothing happens even when i put it in download mode my 2 computers wont read my phone

icebear8 said:
so i tried to update my phone to EC05 thru odin with the sydicaterom 1.1 (i was on 1.0.2) so i downloaded the modem and the odin package on this website for it and when i tried to flash it (was in download mode on my phone) it went stright to fail in odin and then my phone reset and now when i turn on my phone or plug it into the computer or wall charger it comes up with a little picture of a phone and then 2 dots and then a ! and then a little computer . and when i try to hold the power,cam,volume down buttons it does the same the only thing i can do on my phone is enter download mode thru power and holding 1 what can i do i am stuck. when i plug my phone into the computer so odin can read it nothing happens even when i put it in download mode my 2 computers wont read my phone
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Your phone is probably not bricked if you can enter download mode.
Have you tried a different cable??? Also, for now - just to see if your phone is in bad shape, I would try to download a stock DI18 or something. Maybe the ROM image you have is corrupted.

tryin to find a different cable right now my kids went and hid my usb cable for my phone and using my gfs phone usb (which is a LG) but until then this is all i got lol but yea i did try different roms and the DI18 and EB which i was on and odin wont even get my phone to pop up

icebear8 said:
tryin to find a different cable right now my kids went and hid my usb cable for my phone and using my gfs phone usb (which is a LG) but until then this is all i got lol but yea i did try different roms and the DI18 and EB which i was on and odin wont even get my phone to pop up
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Why would you odin in the first place when we have the flashable.zips... Much easier. Just go back into download mode and reodin and you should be just fine.

i found the right cable but odin still wont find my phone =/. thats the problem is that odin wont do anything because it wont see my phone in download mode i DID get into CWM and tried reinstalling my roms and stuff but when it gets done installing whatever i want to install it restarts and goes to the whole phone and computer icon

Look through the general section in this forum and go to the how to video thread. It will show you how to properly use odin. There is also a video showing you how to update to ec05. Id post the link but I'm on my phone.
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icebear8 said:
i found the right cable but odin still wont find my phone =/. thats the problem is that odin wont do anything because it wont see my phone in download mode i DID get into CWM and tried reinstalling my roms and stuff but when it gets done installing whatever i want to install it restarts and goes to the whole phone and computer icon
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This happened to me and I had to pull my battery and start up in download mode again. Try that.

did what that guide said to do i put in download mode and plug my cable in and still no go it will not connect to computer nothing comes up in odin. i tried takin battery out and sd card and putting them back in and no go (also did with out battery in the phone)

I thought my phone was bricked it was stuck, I had pulled the battery out several times and nothing, so I left the battery out for a couple of hours and when I put the battery back in it started working, not sure why just happy it did, word to the wise sprint wont work on the phone unless you have everything back to stock, I tried before leaving the battery out, before I got to sprint the phone wouldnt do anything let it off over night to take to sprint to try and get a new one I figured since it wont boot at all they will never know, but as luck would have it when I got to sprint after giving up on the phone and leaving it off over night, the sprint rep turns it on and it goes straight to clock work :0, its worth a try

Did you install the samsung drivers?? Did you try different micro usb cables?
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tried different cables, different computers, different drivers, still nothing

Good news: As long as you can enter Download mode on your phone, it should not be bricked
Bad news: there are many reasons a computer would not see a phone in download mode
1) wrong/bad drivers
2) bad cable
3) bad/flakey USB port on computer
4) bad/flakey usb port on phone
my tip: With the phone in download mode, instead of trying to use ODIN, download the EB13 SWUpdate exe and try using that. It will wipe the phone just like ODIN, but is a lot less tempermental, and almost foolproof compaired to ODIN, and will retore the phone to stock EB13, at which point the EC05 update can be copied to the SD Card and then run to update to EC05

[Q] Please help me, I was a dumbA**

So, I've bricked my ATT G2, It will NOT go into anything but fastboot mode, and it will not turn off. When i attempt to turn it off it just reboots itself into fastboot. My computer will not recognize the device, either. Am I completely fu****?

jcmaddox1 said:
So, I've bricked my ATT G2, It will NOT go into anything but fastboot mode, and it will not turn off. When i attempt to turn it off it just reboots itself into fastboot. My computer will not recognize the device, either. Am I completely fu****?
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http://androidforums.com/international-lg-g2-all-things-root/789119-stuck-fastboot.html
Google is your friend

sottey said:
http://androidforums.com/international-lg-g2-all-things-root/789119-stuck-fastboot.html
Google is your friend
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Problem is it doesn't recognize fastboot commands.
Drivers are installed.
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jcmaddox1 said:
So, I've bricked my ATT G2, It will NOT go into anything but fastboot mode, and it will not turn off. When i attempt to turn it off it just reboots itself into fastboot. My computer will not recognize the device, either. Am I completely fu****?
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If you play around holding power button and vol button eventually you will be able to turn off the phone.. Lol I kno this because ithapoened to me.. Just keep playing with it until the phone goes off.. Then be careful and get it in download mode

jcmaddox1 said:
Problem is it doesn't recognize fastboot commands.
Drivers are installed.
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If the power button thing doesnt do it, and you aren't under warranty, you could pull the case and disconnect the battery.
Have you ever been able to connect with adb?
Also, maybe try different USB ports and computers.
HTH

sottey said:
If the power button thing doesnt do it, and you aren't under warranty, you could pull the case and disconnect the battery.
Have you ever been able to connect with adb?
Also, maybe try different USB ports and computers.
HTH
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Fixed - Different computer worked. For some reason my Windows machine just didn't want to see it as a fastboot device, However my old macbook came in and saved the day, now i can put it safely back on it's shelf to never be used unless i brick the phone again. Woot.

Phone wont power up after sm-935U

Tried using the 935U firmware Odin said it installed correctly but the phone wont power back on ive tried just powering on, holding home power up nothing is turning it on. any suggestions?

Are you able to get back into download mode?

t12icky0 said:
Are you able to get back into download mode?
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no idea...i hook the usb up to pc it makes noise but screen black. I can hold the power buttons and only way i know it resets or does something is because windows will make the disconnect noise. but it wont let me see anything at all. when i go to device manager is shows the phone as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (com3) ive tried changing that as well but nothings working. pc recognizes the phone but as that and not the actual phone

Kielbasa99 said:
no idea...i hook the usb up to pc it makes noise but screen black. I can hold the power buttons and only way i know it resets or does something is because windows will make the disconnect noise. but it wont let me see anything at all. when i go to device manager is shows the phone as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (com3) ive tried changing that as well but nothings working. pc recognizes the phone but as that and not the actual phone
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Try holding volume down, home and the power key. See if you can access the download mode that way.

t12icky0 said:
Try holding volume down, home and the power key. See if you can access the download mode that way.
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tried it itll make noise on pc but the screen wont come on at all

What files did you try flashing into the phone?

t12icky0 said:
What files did you try flashing into the phone?
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Cant flash anything into it cause odin doesnt recognize it now. i been downloading Drivers hoping i can luck out and maybe install it to into Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 under device manager cause thats only thing that pops up when the phone is connected to the pc now. shows up as well unspecified but i think as a hub i think i can download firmware and install the drivers individually hopefully might work

Kielbasa99 said:
tried it itll make noise on pc but the screen wont come on at all
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tried flashing the G935U thought that it was compatible

So download mode or recovery NEVER come up?
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smknutson said:
So download mode or recovery NEVER come up?
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nope i think its hardbricked nothin works to be able to get it to boot into either modes

USB port issue

My phone will no longer charge or connect to a computer through usb I've tried multiple cables and even bought a new charger just to make sure what's weird is if I put it in download mode Odin will recognize my phone and will still flash files any ides on what would allow download mode and nothing else if I flash back to stock would it fix this I haven't tried yet because if I do and want to reroot I won't be able to without usb to adb the files
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jolly_roger_hook said:
My phone will no longer charge or connect to a computer through usb I've tried multiple cables and even bought a new charger just to make sure what's weird is if I put it in download mode Odin will recognize my phone and will still flash files any ides on what would allow download mode and nothing else if I flash back to stock would it fix this I haven't tried yet because if I do and want to reroot I won't be able to without usb to adb the files
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try uninstalling the samsung drivers. reboot your pc... reinstall them... reboot your pc

kevp75 said:
try uninstalling the samsung drivers. reboot your pc... reinstall them... reboot your pc
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I've done that did not fix anything but that does not fix the issue of the phone not charging on a regular USB charger that plugs into the wall
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jolly_roger_hook said:
I've done that did not fix anything but that does not fix the issue of the phone not charging on a regular USB charger that plugs into the wall
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Do you remove it safely from your machine each time?
Are you on a custom rom? What one?
What version of the Rom you are currently on?
Could be an issue with the Rom you are on... could be a hardware issue. Without more info, it's real hard to help you mate.

I'm on the I think its qd2 v15 version of the 935u ROM and yes i know how to uninstall and reinstall drivers as well it just started happening Monday morning was working fine the night before i might use the warranty to get a new one was just trying to see if there was any info before losing root possibly till I get a replacement
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jolly_roger_hook said:
I've done that did not fix anything but that does not fix the issue of the phone not charging on a regular USB charger that plugs into the wall
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Use a soft brush and clean out the usb port of the phone.
I had built up pocket lent and This has happend to me as Well.