hi so i had a replacement vibrant with the hardware keys disabled. but somehow i bricked it and i cant get back in to download mode. now its stuck on the computer icon and the phone icon. i had vibrant hybrid rom installed in there. and rooted. i called tmobile and said i was trying to copy something from my computer to the phone and it just rebooted and that screen came up. they are sending me another one. i mean the only way to get back in is to reflash it with odin right. thats what they will have to do. and if they do that i should be good because it wont be rooted anymore. what do yall think?
I dont think its bricked, try other methods. But hey a replacement is always better
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iwillkillyou said:
I dont think its bricked, try other methods. But hey a replacement is always better
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i have tried everything. and i also read that there is no way of getting the new vibrants in download mode once your stuck on this particular screen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8084460
Try that
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Be careful. If they find out that you were messing with the phone's ROM, they might charge you a restocking fee of $400. Because technically you voided your warranty by rooting it. Trust me I know I work for T-mobile.
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Well i need some advice on what to with this situation I flashed a rom and something went wrong an now i cant get into recovery to flash another one so my phone can't boot it just stays at Vibrant menu an my usb port is broken on my vibrant so i cant flash back to stock i was gonna buy a new usb an do it myself an solder a new one on but i have never done this before so i am not sure can yea give me any tips or advice on how to solder it back on or recommend me to anywhere i can get it repaired for a reasonable price Plz i need help this is best phone ever an now it is reduced to super amoled paper weight
Jasonhunterx said:
Well i need some advice on what to with this situation I flashed a rom and something went wrong an now i cant get into recovery to flash another one so my phone can boot it just stays at Vibrant menu an my usb port is broken so i cant flash back to stock i was gonna buy a new usb an do it myself an solder a new one on but i have never done this before so i am not sure can yea give me any tips or advice on how to solder it back on or recommend me to anywhere i can get it repaired for a reasonable price Plz i need help this is best phone ever an now it is reduced to super amoled paper weight
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I think it may be easier just to borrow or use another computer to fix your phone. I know someone who repairs computers for cheap but thats all the way where I live
How would that change anything using another pc my usb port on my vibrant is broken so i cant odin back to flash
Time to call T-Mobile Customer support buddies!
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darkside79 said:
Time to call T-Mobile Customer support buddies!
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What could they do i have no warranty on it
time to go to tmo and get a replacement, they dont charge for replacing the phone.. if u give them your phone, they give u another
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bosina said:
time to go to tmo and get a replacement, they dont charge for replacing the phone.. if u give them your phone, they give u another
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Do they check if rooted or if it has been opened an my start up is kind of messed up it start with a att boot up(long story)
My samsung vibrant will not turn on meaning no backlight or anything, I accidently flashed a file called "s1_odin_20100512.pit". Any way to fix this? I need this for work or im screwed!
you only flashed the pit file in the Odin?
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You can't even get into dl mode? You might have to jig if you have battery...
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Same problem.
I used Odin3 v1.81 and it seemed to do it's thing as expected. But when it rebooted, it never turned back on. Now I can't get it to do anything. Can't get to download mode to try again.
Freaking out a little.
Try odin 1.7
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Same problem, I'm afraid. Can't get to download mode to use 1.7. Can't speak for iynfynity, but I'm starting to wonder if the hardware isn't just dead. This is for my wife's new handset. The radio stopped working and she just got this one today (refurbished, I believe).
Did u try all pulling the battery plug usb hold volume rocker up n down plug the battery while still holdin the rocker?
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I did. Still no indication of life of any kind. I was hoping there was some other method of reviving it but I think it is truly bricked.
Eshwonok. So what happen to your phone from the beggining?
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eshwonek said:
I did. Still no indication of life of any kind. I was hoping there was some other method of reviving it but I think it is truly bricked.
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Try making a jig
as he described, phone wont power up -> hard bricked. JIG wont help
Call Samsung (not Tmobile) and send it in for FREE repair even if you got ur phone from Craiglist (my phone is from Craiglist, no receipt, no box)
The phone is being replaced as defective. I just hope the fact that it's been rooted doesn't become a hindrance. Thanks to all for the suggestions.
Hopefully they don't pull a logcat and charge you lol
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How long has it been, that happend to me once.... 20 minutes went by and it booted up
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as he described, phone wont power up -> hard bricked. JIG wont help
Call Samsung (not Tmobile) and send it in for FREE repair even if you got ur phone from Craiglist (my phone is from Craiglist, no receipt, no box)
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Oh ya its happened before to me and other ppl so it would have been well worth a try.
hello i didnt want to open a thread but i cannot find the anwser to my problem ive had for 2 weeks
1.my phone will not charge from the stock charger yes i have tried 6 different chargers
2.sbf alot times
3. locked boot loader
4.factory reset
5.different batteries
cant think of anything else the only way it charges is when i connect usb to my laptop and mount sd if i dont mount sd it doesn't charge when i power phone off it just turns back on if i connect it doesn't give me the charging animation when phone is off if anybody knows a fix please let me know or if you want to help find a solution to fix it im all in it as i read alot of Motorolas have this problem but i cant find a fix for it
thanks
I suppose it is hardware related, maybe you can go to the Moto repair center to have your phone checked.
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It could be or maybe I lost a img or something while flashing bought through best buy in September do I call sprint or go to best buy
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RockoDev said:
It could be or maybe I lost a img or something while flashing bought through best buy in September do I call sprint or go to best buy
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you can't miss something cos if so your phone won't boot up, i think call bestbuy first and make sure your phone is unlocked when you deliver your phone to them.
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you can't miss something cos if so your phone won't boot up, i think call bestbuy first and make sure your phone is unlocked when you deliver your phone to them.
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NO!!!! That is INCORRECT! Make sure you phone is LOCKED before you take it to best-buy or Sprint!!!!! You got the phone under warranty Locked, they will standby that. If you unlocked it and they see it, that means you f**ked with it which voids the warranty and they don't owe you s**t!
TRUST ME!!!!
Look for my thread "I F'ed up!", I have a post with DETALED instructions how to put it back and what you need!! (I'll be back, I wil find it!)
That's what I was afraid of taking it back but oh well
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RockoDev said:
That's what I was afraid of taking it back but oh well
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You don't have to take my word for it, ask a forum admin. He**, go to another phone and ask around there! Look [email protected], the instructions for ANY Flash/Root/Unlock starts out with "This will void your warranty and I'm not responsible if you brick your phone!" Then they give you instructions.
Even if you take it in unlocked and they find out and you say screw it and walk out, then fix it yourself back to stock, your still f**ked. They will upgrade your account with note that you did it, so if something jacked later, T.E.P is off the hook!!!
Note: I know all this because I was a B.E.S. Admin for @ 7 years. My old job, I did not work in Mobile support, but I loved flashing Windows phones and they had like 40 of them laying around. Sale guys would see **** I did, to embrassed to ask because it would make them look dumb, try it, brick it, go into Store, hence, company contract and warranty is gone!!!! Got into Android with Evo and never looked back!
I'm working but just looked @ briefly, e-mail me your e-mail and I will send you file and EXACT instructions to get you out of jam. In the mean time, you need to download RSDLite to your computer and install. Also, make sure you have 100% charge on your phone (you can go lower, but that is trouble too!). Also, free up USB on BACK of computer, not front!!
Trust me, I spent 2 days without phone, I know how it feels!
I'm Home! [email protected]!
My bad a lil lost so are you saying to sbf because I already did and it didn't fix the problem what I can try is someone can do a fresh install backup with none of your info and pm a zip or files and see what my is missing
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NO!!!! That is INCORRECT! Make sure you phone is LOCKED before you take it to best-buy or Sprint!!!!! You got the phone under warranty Locked, they will standby that. If you unlocked it and they see it, that means you f**ked with it which voids the warranty and they don't owe you s**t!
TRUST ME!!!!
Look for my thread "I F'ed up!", I have a post with DETALED instructions how to put it back and what you need!! (I'll be back, I wil find it!)
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Sorry guys. i made a mistake....
trust me...
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Ok,
I took my phone back to complete stock last night using odin, this morning I wanted to update the phone so my kiddo could get the new market, after downloading kies and running the update the phone will not turn on at all. it does not show when I connect a charger and I cant get it to go into download mode. Any suggestions or is this phone now done?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
I Tried this and it didn't work. I really believe my phone is completely dead!
So there is no sign of life at all? No leds or any backlight behind the screen? If not, then you are hardbricked. Kies is notorious for hardbricking phones.
You can call your carrier or Samsung and tell them your phone was bricked using THEIR software and see where that goes.
Sorry for your loss.
Nothing at all idk what they will say since I've had the phone since brand new
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I'm on the phone with Samsung now let's see what they say
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They are going to fix it for free!
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TJEclipse said:
They are going to fix it for free!
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I had the exact problem you did. Tmobile sent me a replacement, and now I have a phone with no scratches or dings! :victory:
Well I've had mine since the day it came out, it it's out of warranty so t-mobile won't cover it, Samsung was not going to cover it at first but after it was said and done they decided to cover it since it was there software that bricked my phone
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This happened to me awhile back! I called T-Mobile, but as I was out of warranty, no phone could be sent! Wish I would've seen this thread before I tossed it...
Arrrggg my beloved Galaxy S3 is completely broke....
It is still under warranty however the screen has a small crack at the bottom (been there for months and doesn't effect phone) so my network said the warranty is now void...
I was using my phone, i put it down for a minute, when i picked it back up the Splash screen was on, and the phone wasn't doing anything!
I haven't messed with the phone and never even considered rooting it, i have no knowledge of this stuff!
What do i do??? I can get it into download mode, however, that's as far as it goes, it won't actually connect to the computer, the computer recognises it and makes the connection sound but it doesn't do anything. I've downloaded Kies and re-downloaded the samsung usb drivers, but still nothing? Only the battery charging sign comes on, but it freezes at the battery logo.... When i press volume up, home button and power button, it will load the splash screen, then thats it, it freezes on that... What could the problem be??? What can i do?
download Odin and flash a stock firmware for your region from sammobile, you may need to do a factory reset after. this should bring the phone back to life.
Also a track usually does not void warranty, I had one on my s2 and it went back 3 times no problem
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jayc1980 said:
download Odin and flash a stock firmware for your region from sammobile, you may need to do a factory reset after. this should bring the phone back to life.
Also a track usually does not void warranty, I had one on my s2 and it went back 3 times no problem
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Thank you for your reply.. Do you have the link for the sammobile for o2 uk? I've been looking all over the site for the last week but can't seem to find it!
I have sent it off for repairs, but o2 sent it back to me and said they won't fix it because there is a crack therefore warranty is void now.. So i'm stuck! I was hoping to keep all files on my phone as i lost my dad last week and had loads of pictures of him from a few weeks ago that mean the world to me.. But my phone has been broke for 4 weeks now so i'm pulling my hair out, if need be i will do whatever it takes just to get my phone going again..
I'm a complete noob so please bare with! I've done so much internet research and not really understanding flash and firmware etc.. I have downloaded Odin3 though
jadeswanny said:
I'm a complete noob so please bare with! I've done so much internet research and not really understanding flash and firmware etc.. I have downloaded Odin3 though
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Pm me I'll help you get it working
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remf4i said:
Pm me I'll help you get it working
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I've sent you a pm but it's not showing in my sent box, so let me know if you got it