i know you cant do it with holding down the keys anymore i read the threads and i know its blocked. but i messed up the rom and i want to odin back to stock.. how d i do it? my phone is just stuck on vibrant screen... please help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771247
Search is your friend.
zephiK said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771247
Search is your friend.
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i tired it but the keys are locked no matter what combination i try it just wont work.
someone please help.... i am stuck with computer screen on my vibrant and hardware locked how do i get to download more
man, you are just full of fail aren't you. 7 posts, and all negative. Willing to bet you go 8 for 8.
from the posted link:
METHOD 2: STUCK AT VIBRANT SCREEN:
(and are not able to use vol+ vol- methods to access downloader/recovery)
You will need the samsung ADB drivers installed for your phone as well as ADB...
ACCESS DOWNLOAD MODE
1) remove back cover and take our sim card and sd-card.
2) take out the battery
3) hold ALL 3 buttons down at the same time. (Vol +, Vol -, Power)
4) while holding down those 3 buttons put the battery back in
5) continue holding all 3 buttons until the vibrant disappears and reappears... once it reappears, release all 3 buttons
6) Setup ODIN and get it all setup and ready... (if you are flashing your phone via odin)
6) now connect your phone to your pc via USB cable
7) open a cmd prompt and navigate to the folder with ADB and type ADB REBOOT DOWNLOAD
8) Your phone will reboot into the download screen... go back to ODIN - A com port should now appear for your phone...
9) Click start and wait for your phone to do its thing
ACCESS STOCK RECOVERY
1) remove back cover and take our sim card and sd-card.
2) take out the battery
3) hold ALL 3 buttons down at the same time. (Vol +, Vol -, Power)
4) while holding down those 3 buttons put the battery back in
5) continue holding all 3 buttons until the vibrant disappears and reappears... once it reappears, release all 3 buttons
6) now connect your phone to your pc via USB cable
7) open a cmd prompt and navigate to the folder with ADB and type ADB REBOOT RECOVERY
8) Your phone will reboot into the stock recovery and flash whatever update.zip you need
s15274n said:
man, you are just full of fail aren't you. 7 posts, and all negative. Willing to bet you go 8 for 8.
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can u please help me get to download mode..
s15274n said:
man, you are just full of fail aren't you. 7 posts, and all negative. Willing to bet you go 8 for 8.
from the posted link:
METHOD 2: STUCK AT VIBRANT SCREEN:
(and are not able to use vol+ vol- methods to access downloader/recovery)
You will need the samsung ADB drivers installed for your phone as well as ADB...
ACCESS DOWNLOAD MODE
1) remove back cover and take our sim card and sd-card.
2) take out the battery
3) hold ALL 3 buttons down at the same time. (Vol +, Vol -, Power)
4) while holding down those 3 buttons put the battery back in
5) continue holding all 3 buttons until the vibrant disappears and reappears... once it reappears, release all 3 buttons
6) Setup ODIN and get it all setup and ready... (if you are flashing your phone via odin)
6) now connect your phone to your pc via USB cable
7) open a cmd prompt and navigate to the folder with ADB and type ADB REBOOT DOWNLOAD
8) Your phone will reboot into the download screen... go back to ODIN - A com port should now appear for your phone...
9) Click start and wait for your phone to do its thing
ACCESS STOCK RECOVERY
1) remove back cover and take our sim card and sd-card.
2) take out the battery
3) hold ALL 3 buttons down at the same time. (Vol +, Vol -, Power)
4) while holding down those 3 buttons put the battery back in
5) continue holding all 3 buttons until the vibrant disappears and reappears... once it reappears, release all 3 buttons
6) now connect your phone to your pc via USB cable
7) open a cmd prompt and navigate to the folder with ADB and type ADB REBOOT RECOVERY
8) Your phone will reboot into the stock recovery and flash whatever update.zip you need
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i tired all of them it does not work!!
is there anyway of getting back? am i totally bricked? man this is so frustrating.... why did i get a replaced vibrant i feel so stupid now
then its obviously
METHOD 4: STUCK AT PHONE ! COMPUTER:
(and are not able to use vol+ vol- methods to access downloader/recovery)
NO SUCCESSFUL METHOD DISCOVERED... Please read through the thread and help us figure this out
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cant help you unless a fix is found for that or you're doing the methods wrong.. stop double posting, you shouldn't of tried to mess with your phone if you knew in the first place that you weren't able to get into download mode manually
What exactly did you do to your phone to mess it up?
zephiK said:
then its obviously
cant help you unless a fix is found for that or you're doing the methods wrong.. stop double posting, you shouldn't of tried to mess with your phone if you knew in the first place that you weren't able to get into download mode manually
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omgg so i m stuck? wow i feel so stupid.. what are my options..
2012iawait said:
is there anyway of getting back? am i totally bricked? man this is so frustrating.... why did i get a replaced vibrant i feel so stupid now
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I never got the other methods to work, but this always worked for me. Pull battery, put back in. do not touch the power key. Hold the up and down volume key, then plug in the usb that is already connected to the computer.
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wildklymr said:
I never got the other methods to work, but this always worked for me. Pull battery, put back in. do not touch the power key. Hold the up and down volume key, then plug in the usb that is already connected to the computer.
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didnt work... was your phones keys disabled also?
flameinthefire said:
didnt work... was your phones keys disabled also?
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well i am sending this one back to tmobile its rooted and its on vibrant r3 rom is that ok? because they will send me new one. i guess they will have to re-flash it to odin so it should;t matter because once they do that i wont be rooted.
why are yall posting adb instructions when we cannot acess adb since are phones are stuck on the vibrant screen?? i was able to use hardware key method until i just tried to reflash with odin now my phone just sits at the galaxy s screen and i cannot get it into download mode to fix now. swo does anyone have any more methods?
Related
i tried to flash 2.2 using odin but i cant select reboot or any other command on the list.. what do i do? or is my phone done?
Lavundra21 said:
i tried to flash 2.2 using odin but i cant select reboot or any other command on the list.. what do i do? or is my phone done?
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No sir, you should be just fine, try to reflash back to stock using odin, pull the battery remove the sim and sd card, and then go into downloader mode, and try again.
stock FW here, good luck.
Lavundra21 said:
i tried to flash 2.2 using odin but i cant select reboot or any other command on the list.. what do i do? or is my phone done?
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Read the froyo thread you need to adb reboot
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still cant get it to work... i dunno what im doing wrong. but it seems like all the files needed arent in the link from above.
Keep trying
Try enter "downloading mode" with the sd card in the phone(after many attempts it worked for me), there is a thread in this forum about how to enter "downloading mode" and flash the phone.
still cant get out of the android system recovery mode.. ive tried holding buttons down while turning the phone on and off and theres nothng happening. still cant use the power button as the ok.
i got the same problem i cant use any button as ok
is there a way to get the ok button, or what i can do to get over this problem
thanks in advance
Let me know if these steps help:
Here is a couple of methods to get into download mode. Once you get to
download mode, follow the directions in second part of my post...
First Method
1) Pull the battery, sim card, and sd card.
2) Reinsert battery but do not press any buttons.
3) Plug into usb that is connected to your computer. If something shows up
on the screen (charging logo) then you should be golden.
4) Hold the vol up, vol down, and power until the screen comes on,
immediately release the power button but not the other two. Hopefully it
will boot into download mode and than you can use Odin to get back to stock.
Second Method
1) Another method that seems to work for some people is to pull the battery,
sim, sd card.
2) Reinsert battery and hold both volume buttons but do not press power
button.
3) Then plug in usb. The phone should boot into download.
Third Method
1) You will need the samsung ADB drivers installed for your phone and ADB.
Samsung Drivers for 32 bit Windows: http://files.androidspin.com/downlo...=SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_x86.exe
Samsung Drivers for 64 bit Windows: http://files.androidspin.com/downlo...ung/vibrant/&file=usb_drivers_GalaxyS_x64.zip
2) Remove sim card and sd-card. Remove the battery.
3) Hold buttons vol up, vol down, and power.
4) While holding down those 3 buttons put the battery back in and keep
holding all 3 buttons until the vibrant disappears and reappears. Once it
reappears, release all 3 buttons.
5) Now connect your phone to your pc via USB cable.
6) Open a cmd prompt and navigate to the folder with ADB and type "ADB
REBOOT DOWNLOAD" caps are not necessary.
7) Your phone will reboot into the download
How to get back to stock once in Download Mode:
Download the files in the linked thread and follow the directions there or
the ones in my post below.
Odin and Files Needed Available Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
1) Open Odin and verify that one of the Com ports shows a device connected.
If it doesn't try using a different usb port.
2) Load the .pit and pda files. It should be pretty obvious how to do that
once you are in Odin.
3) Make sure that the option to partition is unchecked. The other two
options should be checked.
4) Hit start and wait.
5) Your phone will restart when Odin is done and you will be good to go.
Seems to be the same issue
I just tried upgrading to 2.2 using Odin and this seems to be the same problem. It seems that every solution starts with, "Enter Into Download Mode..." but no method seems to work.
I wouldn't say the phone is "bricked" as when it is plugged into a computer it will install the drivers and Odin sees it, but I can't get it into anything but recovery mode.
The buttons seem to be strangely mapped, the up and down buttons are reversed and the power button doesn't seem to be working as the "Ok" button. The menu toggles the recovery screen and the <!> graphic with the Android. Anyone figured out how to solve this? In the meantime I will continue attempting to get into download moad.
Hi, I have the same exact problem. Stuck in system recovery. Volume buttons reversed. Power button does nothing. Cannot get into download mode. Please Help
what happened?
I just got the same issue :S
the volumes buttons are wrong and the power (OK) button is not working on system recovery mode...
any help?
same problem - samsung galaxy vibrant
brianking21 said:
Hi, I have the same exact problem. Stuck in system recovery. Volume buttons reversed. Power button does nothing. Cannot get into download mode. Please Help
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can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(invalid argument)
e:copya_dbdata_media:can't mount SDCARD:
your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions
copy default media content failed
Folks, any update regarding this problem. I got very same problem, and could not find a solution yet.
hints?
I have the same problem also. I got into the problem by following a thread down grading to 2e version from 3e version. I've tried lots of things including going back to stock--or what I think is stock. I now have the 3e version again but when I bring up recovery mode the up/down buttons are backwards and the ok (power) key doesn't work.
Suggestions? HELP?
We can get into root console and manually tweak files if that will help.
UPDATE----SOLUTION
I got this working by reloading the stock t-mobile kernel from http androidspin.com/2010/08/09/how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant/. This link provided at that site is single file so just use the pda and pit boxes in odin. In desperation I selected re-partion and Phone bootloader update.
I was unable to get into the recovery console with hitting any keys but adb did the trick. Volumn-up and power gets into the flash download
Finally Fixed it
I finally was able to get the phone into download mode by holding down the volume up key, the search key and the power key.
It seems the key mapping was just messed up.
After it entered download mode I followed the guide on androidspin /2010/08/09/ how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant (add the .com to androidspin, forum won't let me post links yet)
Hi How did you hold the search key. It does not light up till the vibrant shows on screen. Can you please explain how to managed to hold vol up, power and search together? thanks
Sivaavis its only a 3-button combo, not 4. Why u holding down search? Its up,down volume and power and then when the vibrant logo shows u let go of power.
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If you are in recovery mode just go into adb and type in:
adb reboot download
You should be in download mode
I have a hardware locked vibrant, but with I've been getting by with adb to get into recovery to root and install CWM and ROMS.
Recently my phone got interrupted while doing an Odin restore and now i've bricked my phone. I get the "Phone ! PC" screen everytime I power up.
I can't use adb orCWM to boot into download mode, and my phone has never responded to any combination of buttons on start-up to get it there. What else could I do?
I heard this is considered a defect, if it is hopeless to fix should I try to return it to t-mobile even though it's bricked? or just report it lost?
EDIT: FIXED!
Thanks Beniuec for pointing me to the JIG
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
I went to radio shack, picked up some resistors, and it worked like a charm!
I have a very similar problem. My phone got stuck on the Vibrant boot screen after trying to flash a rom. I can't get my phone into download mode so that I can use ODIN. All it does it stay stuck on the Vibrant Boot screen. Can't start the phone, can't get into recovery. If anybody can help us, that would be great. I do hear that most phones should be able to get into recovery mode if not then we should return it. My problem is that I bought my phone on eBay. I can't return it to T-Mobile.
If you can get into the vibrant boot screen you may be able to use ADB to reboot into download mode.
connect to your PC and go to the command prompt where you have adb installed
Code:
abd devices
Code:
adb reboot download
It doesn't recognize my device. Under list of devices, it is blank.
You might have to make this or post if anyone in your area has made one since nothing else works for you good luck
homemade test jig
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
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Oooh =/ That happened to me.
But I got it fixed
IDK if this will work w/ hardware locked (nor do i even know what hardware locked is):
What I did was power off the phone, charged it, you should see a battery appear. When that happens, then press power, vol up, vol down, hold those button.
AS SOON AS THE SCREEN TURNS BLACK, release power, and it should get you into DL mode, then you may unplug, then odin, then restore it
GL
Here is a couple of methods to get into download mode. Once you get to download mode, follow the directions later in my post...
First Method
1) Pull the battery, sim card, and sd card.
2) Reinsert battery but do not press any buttons.
3) Plug into usb that is connected to your computer. If something shows up on the screen (charging logo) then you should be golden.
4) Hold the vol up, vol down, and power until the screen comes on, immediately release the power button but not the other two. You should be in dl mode.
Second Method
1) Another method that seems to work for some people is to pull the battery, sim, sd card.
2) Reinsert battery and hold both volume buttons but do not press power button.
3) Then plug in usb. The phone should boot into download.
Third Method
1) You will need the samsung ADB drivers installed for your phone and ADB.
Samsung Drivers for 32 bit Windows: http://files.androidspin.com/downlo...=SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_x86.exe
Samsung Drivers for 64 bit Windows: http://files.androidspin.com/downlo...ung/vibrant/&file=usb_drivers_GalaxyS_x64.zip
2) Remove sim card and sd-card. Remove the battery.
3) Hold buttons vol up, vol down, and power.
4) While holding down those 3 buttons put the battery back in and keep holding all 3 buttons until the vibrant disappears and reappears. Once it reappears, release all 3 buttons.
5) Now connect your phone to your pc via USB cable.
6) Open a cmd prompt and navigate to the folder with ADB and type "ADB REBOOT DOWNLOAD" caps are not necessary.
7) Your phone will reboot into the download mode.
Once in download mode
Download the files in the linked thread and follow the directions there or the ones below.
Odin and Files Needed Available Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
1) Open Odin and verify that one of the Com ports shows a device connected. If it doesn't try using a different usb port.
2) Load the .pit and pda files. It should be pretty obvious how to do that once you are in Odin.
3) Make sure that the option to partition is unchecked. The other two options should be checked.
4) Hit start and wait.
5) Your phone will restart when Odin is done and you will be good to go.
Also, you might have to build the usb jig. It is guaranteed to get you into download mode. Here is a link to that thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
Since you're hardware-locked, your only choice is the usb jig or returning the phone (If you got it from T-Mobile, they may replace on grounds of faulty hardware, like they did for my first Vibrant). Seems like the jig is the easiest option, so long as you or someone you know can solder the thing, and it is pretty much guaranteed to work.
Beniuec said:
You might have to make this or post if anyone in your area has made one since nothing else works for you good luck
homemade test jig
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
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Awesome. This is exactly what I was looking for, I could easily make this jig as I have plenty of experience soldering. I'll try this out and report back the results!
Good luck let me know how it works send me a pm incase I lose the thread
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I tried to upgrade to the 2.2 operating system using a guide on android forums.
I originally had a rooted 2.1 OS, I don't know if I unplugged it before the process was complete or if I had to return to a stock OS prior to upgrading; however now I cannot get to download mode to use Odin again.
I have read through some threads and I have a different case, I am not stuck at the Vibrant screen, I get past it. Upon boot up I get the Galaxy S screen followed by an Android System Recovery <3e> screen with some other texts. If I hold the power button, I will get the "Power Reset or Unknown Upload Mode" screen. If I continue to hold the power button, the phone will cycle between those three modes, the Galaxy S screen, the Android System Recovery screen, and the unknown upload mode screen.
I have and am still trying different key combinations to get back to recovery mode in attempts to reload the stock OS and then continue with the 2.2 upgrade.
I have made a video that I will post when I get home later today; any help will be appreciated.
Thanks.
What about pull battery plug in usb hold volume keys while placing battery back in DOWNLOAD MODE
Still flashing , thanks to odin & tw
You will be ok. Learn ODIN and you will have your phone back in a hour or so.
willsnews said:
What about pull battery plug in usb hold volume keys while placing battery back in DOWNLOAD MODE
Still flashing , thanks to odin & tw
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I just tried this and it does the same thing; bring me to the Android system recovery screen.
Try it again timing is key
Still flashing , thanks to odin & tw
willsnews said:
Try it again timing is key
Still flashing , thanks to odin & tw
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Just did this religiously for 20 mins. Pull battery, plug in USB, hold vol keys while putting in battery.
Any other tricks?
Thanks for the help.
Check the bible section there Is a way to force it something I remember about a wire modification that can be made to force it not sure go to the bible and search a bit I'm sure youll turn up something wish I was more help ive never had this problem
Still flashing , thanks to odin & tw
koakoa said:
I tried to upgrade to the 2.2 operating system using a guide on android forums.
I originally had a rooted 2.1 OS, I don't know if I unplugged it before the process was complete or if I had to return to a stock OS prior to upgrading; however now I cannot get to download mode to use Odin again.
I have read through some threads and I have a different case, I am not stuck at the Vibrant screen, I get past it. Upon boot up I get the Galaxy S screen followed by an Android System Recovery <3e> screen with some other texts. If I hold the power button, I will get the "Power Reset or Unknown Upload Mode" screen. If I continue to hold the power button, the phone will cycle between those three modes, the Galaxy S screen, the Android System Recovery screen, and the unknown upload mode screen.
I have and am still trying different key combinations to get back to recovery mode in attempts to reload the stock OS and then continue with the 2.2 upgrade.
I have made a video that I will post when I get home later today; any help will be appreciated.
Thanks.
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I am no expert by any means but perhaps the following might be of help:
try selecting reinstall packages when the stock recovery screen comes up, this may allow you to access CWM Recovery.
also try-- set up odin on Pc and plug in usb cable to Pc ONLY. Then with power off and phone not connected to Pc hold down both volume up and volume down and plug the usb in FROM computer this should take you to Download mode.
Try to reboot your phone with adb.
To get into download mode do this:
remove battery
replace battery
Hold both volume keys.
plug in USB
at no time touch the power button.
Takes me into download mode every time!
willsnews said:
Check the bible section there Is a way to force it something I remember about a wire modification that can be made to force it not sure go to the bible and search a bit I'm sure youll turn up something wish I was more help ive never had this problem
Still flashing , thanks to odin & tw
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I'm going to take a look, thanks!
tenbeau said:
I am no expert by any means but perhaps the following might be of help:
try selecting reinstall packages when the stock recovery screen comes up, this may allow you to access CWM Recovery.
also try-- set up odin on Pc and plug in usb cable to Pc ONLY. Then with power off and phone not connected to Pc hold down both volume up and volume down and plug the usb in FROM computer this should take you to Download mode.
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I forgot to mention that although in the android system recovery <3e> mode that I get I can scroll up and down using the vol keys but cannot select ANY options using the power key. None of the other keys can be used for selection either.
shabgard said:
Try to reboot your phone with adb.
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When I try to ADB I get the following per command.
If I use the "ADB Devices" command I get "list of devices attached" and nothing more.
If I use "adb reboot recovery" I get "a device not found."
I have Samsung Kies installed, and the android drivers installed.
ronin4740 said:
To get into download mode do this:
remove battery
replace battery
Hold both volume keys.
plug in USB
at no time touch the power button.
Takes me into download mode every time!
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Still takes me into the 3 mentioned screens in my OP. Upon boot up, without hitting any buttons, I will get into those 3 screens.
I appreciate everyone's help so far!
Phone is still having this problem, anymore ideas?
Thanks and hope everyone has a good weekend!
ronin4740 said:
To get into download mode do this:
remove battery
replace battery
Hold both volume keys.
plug in USB
at no time touch the power button.
Takes me into download mode every time!
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Holy crap... I'm so glad I found these instructions. Worked like a charm. Key instruction was to hold down both volume keys and THEN plugging it in. BEAUTIFUL!
I've searched everywherem nothing worked, can some plz tell me how to put my vibrant in DL Mode so i can restore with odin3
Kennii said:
I've searched everywherem nothing worked, can some plz tell me how to put my vibrant in DL Mode so i can restore with odin3
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=749413
if that doesn't work...
From here.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
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
i can get into recovery mode but not dl mode, an my pc never recognized my phone via usb even when android worked
Kennii said:
i can get into recovery mode but not dl mode, an my pc never recognized my pc via usb even when android worked
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Try my how-to...
Also, try pulling the battery, and then holding the Vol up+Vol dn keys, plug the usb cable in, then plug the battery back in..., make sure the usb cable is plugged into your computer...
Or.., if your phone is partially booting, then:
Code:
adb reboot download
i cant "power off" phone cause i cant boot android
Kennii said:
i cant "power off" phone cause i cant boot android
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10 seconds: hold power...
When the phone reboots to the Vibrant screen...
Press and hold: Vol up+Vol Dn+Power....
Wait for the Vibrant screen to reboot again...
Release Power... Download mode...
* Unfortunately, sounds like you've never setup adb or the sdk. I would recommed this...
i think i have a hardware locked phone, i just got it today.
But i can get into recovery mode via hardware, so maybe i dont have hardware locked? and it IS possible to get to download mode on my phone via the buttons right?
Kennii said:
i think i have a hardware locked phone, i just got it today.
But i can get into recovery mode via hardware, so maybe i dont have hardware locked? and it IS possible to get to download mode on my phone via the buttons right?
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Try here too, if that doesn't work for you...don't know what to tell you other than keep trying, you'll get in...
dasunsrule32 said:
10 seconds: hold power...
When the phone reboots to the Vibrant screen...
Press and hold: Vol up+Vol Dn+Power....
Wait for the Vibrant screen to reboot again...
Release Power... Download mode...
* Unfortunately, sounds like you've never setup adb or the sdk. I would recommed this...
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when i did this i got recovery mode i'll try again.
where can i install this "adb" or "sdk" which ever ones easier?
Kennii said:
when i did this i got recovery mode i'll try again.
where can i install this "adb" or "sdk" which ever ones easier?
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http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
1. Turn off device
2. Remove battery
3. Hold Vol up and Vol down (works best upside down)
4. Insert battery into device
5. Plug USB cable into device (also plugged into your computer)
Voila, Should enter download mode. Good luck!
and then what?
don't i need the pc to recognize my phone for this to work? and how would i do that if im stuck on the vibrant screen?
cvibe88 said:
1. Turn off device
2. Remove battery
3. Hold Vol up and Vol down (works best upside down)
4. Insert battery into device
5. Plug USB cable into device (also plugged into your computer)
Voila, Should enter download mode. Good luck!
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when i do that the vibrant screen comes up and stays there
Kennii said:
and then what?
don't i need the pc to recognize my phone for this to work? and how would i do that if im stuck on the vibrant screen?
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If you follow the steps your phone will enter download mode, In order for your PC to recognize what kind of device is plugged into it you need the samsung drivers. Which are here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
But im stuck on vibrant screen no OS is loaded
Kennii said:
But im stuck on vibrant screen no OS is loaded
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Right, it sounds like you had a bad flash and your phone is stuck during boot
cvibe88 said:
Right, it sounds like you had a bad flash and your phone is stuck during boot
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yes, so is that fixable?
Yeah definitely fixable, You just need to install the Samsung drivers onto your PC. Use Odin to flash a stock ROM onto your device and things should be better for you. I would suggest doing some research here on XDAand getting familiar with flashing a phone. Ive recovered from where you are now(a long time ago) this phone is very resilient. I have a thread over in the Q&A section with links to a video tutorial that I made for flashing a phone from stock, rooting, then all the way up to nero. Do a search on it, Good luck!
i just need to get into need to get into download mode and get odin to recongnize my phone and i should be good, it's such a pain! ;(. But THANKS for your help! I wish theres just ONE way to get into download mode.
I know many different threads are already available on this topic, but I think mine is severe. Obviously my Vibrant is bricked, and yes, I have done many different things to attempt to fix it.
If I am missing anything, please let me know.
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-The phone is not recognized whatsoever by USB on an apple computer or any variety of windows computers, rendering any advice using Odin and ADB useless.
-The phone will not go past the vibrant screen, but makes the sound like it is attempting to the Galaxy S animation. However, it never displays this animation.
-The phone can enter recovery mode, but not download mode.
-I have tried clearing all data and I have also tried "Reinstalling packages", but it does not do anything.
-The phone will not go into download mode by connecting it to the PC (XP 32 bit) while holding vol. up and down at the same time.
-When the phone is plugged into the wall, the battery charge image displays on the screen, but any combination of buttons do not work.
-I have all current Samsung drivers, as well as the Kies software on my computer.
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I think I should make or purchase the "USB Dongle" which allows the phone to go into download mode via Hardware.
Is there anything else I can do?
Thank you for any and all help.
You are still ok
1) power phone down
2) pull battery out
3) hold volume up + down
4) while holding Volume up + down , put battery back in
5) still holding volume up + down plug usb cable into the phone
Option2:
Power off, hold vol+ and vol-, plug in USB.
Is it rooted?
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It's in a sticky at the top of the Vibrant General Section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
look at the section called "no boot phones".
I hosed mine last week where I couldn't even see the vibrant screen or charge indicator and that fixed mine.
Good luck.
you have the newest version of odin and the tar file and the pit files ready to go?
amalott11 said:
Is it rooted?
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Yes it is rooted.
Also, all forms of Vol up + Vol down combination work.
It always goes straight to the Vibrant logo.
badaphooko01 said:
you have the newest version of odin and the tar file and the pit files ready to go?
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I have every necessary file ready to go, but the computer(s) will not recognize the device whatsoever, and they have the latest Samsung drivers and Ki
stoltz said:
Yes it is rooted.
Also, all forms of Vol up + Vol down combination work.
It always goes straight to the Vibrant logo.
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have you tried the battery pull, hold the buttons while putting in battery trick?
beren28 said:
have you tried the battery pull, hold the buttons while putting in battery trick?
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Yes, and unfortunately no method of button pressing will aloow me to enter "Download" mode. However, I can enter recovery mode easily. It is confusing because all questions I see on the forum about bricking issues say they can't enter Download or Recovery.
It seems I must have really messed this one up, lol.
stoltz said:
Yes, and unfortunately no method of button pressing will aloow me to enter "Download" mode. However, I can enter recovery mode easily. It is confusing because all questions I see on the forum about bricking issues say they can't enter Download or Recovery.
It seems I must have really messed this one up, lol.
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If all else fails you could get a jig. When plugged in, it will automatically enter download mode for you. Search the forums and i'm sure you could either find someone selling them or a tutorial on how to make one. Their fairly simple
stoltz said:
Yes, and unfortunately no method of button pressing will aloow me to enter "Download" mode. However, I can enter recovery mode easily. It is confusing because all questions I see on the forum about bricking issues say they can't enter Download or Recovery.
It seems I must have really messed this one up, lol.
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And you've switched usb ports and have the samsung drivers instaled, sometimes I have to have odin open on the desktop but I have windows 7 64.
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