help! I bricked - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I was flashing from the new Bionix release to Eugene's new one. Something went wrong so I followed the directions saying to flash Eugene's Froyo ROM and then flash back to stock.
Problem is that I odin got stuck when flashing either Eugene's or stock ROM.
Am I missing something? I'm still able to get into download but odin can't seem to fix it???

Make sure u restart odin everytime u put a new tar in there or just restart odin everytime
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Hello. I tried to use Repartition in Rom Manager and my phone stuck in Vibrant Screen. So I used Odin and check Repartition there nothing was happening for 10 minutes, I decided to unplug and just reload stock rom. I did that without any problems. Phone started to boot up but after Galaxy log it stuck in black screen. I am hopping that I didn't bricked my phone. Can anybody help me solve this problem?
What files are you using in Odin? If trying to flash 2.2 then try Eugenes jk2 for Odin if 2.1 jfd both in the bible/directory. Make sure you're using the 512 pit file also when repartitioning.
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I tried Eugene Froyo that Doesn't Brick and official JFD and it getting stuck in cache for a while then screen goes black
Are you also using the 512 pit file? Go here http://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant/ and follow instructions. As long as you are getting something from the phone then you should be ok I think you are just missing a step. And so you know I found this through the Vibrant directory and it has all the files you need including the Samsung drivers for your PC if you don't have them installed. Good Luck

Please help, cant find fix for this. boots into clockwork recovery w/voodoo

Im not sure if im soft bricked or what. tried to flash back to stock tmo vibrant from nero v3 with voodoo with odin but i forgot to turn voodoo off. now it boots into cwr with voodoo. says voodoo is off but no voice to say its deactivating. I can still get into download mode. not sure what to do. please help the stupid noob lol
Were you trying to flash back to true stock 2.1? If so you'll have to flash a 2.1 kernel. If you didn't disable voodoo you'll have to use Odin. Look in the directory (bible), first post in the development section. There are noob friendly guides to help you out.
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I must have missed it. Was flashing the wrong pda file with odin. Got it now. Thanks for the help.
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Flash back to stock is what you will need to do. Look in the bible. To be safe, you may need to flash back to Eugenes' froyo that doesn't brick 1st, then flash back to stock. This rom can be found on his site eb-productions.com
There is an "All in one" zip that has the: stock rom, .pit, the computer driver (from samsung) and odin all zipped up together. Find that and then the froyo that doesn't brick and you will have a complete repair package.
It's not hard and this is faster than f-ing around trying some "maybe this will work" scenario..........
awesome!! back on stock 2.1-update 1 thanks again guys. will be more careful next time!

[Q] Bricked Vibrant

I need help! I was putting an gingerbread rom on my phone made by simply honey and it didn't work. It. went though the flash process like normal, but when it was time to reboot, it would only do the samsung vibrant download then it would say not enough space on partishoner then cut off and does the samething again. It won't let me reboot back into clockwork mod screen.
Can someone help me????
Get a stock voodoo kernel by supercurio for Odin and flash that. The use three buttons to recovery and try again or restore a backup or flash a Froyo rom.
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Flashed wrong rom

I just flashed a rom for another phone and now im stuck a the samsun vibrant logo. is there a way for me to go back to stock rom? or a way to undo the flash?
Follow this guide... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
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Problem solved through the power of odin
ODIN saves all. If you get flash happy, I would suggest keeping a JIG handy too.

[Q] Desperate for help. Bootloop after odin from Whiskey nero w/voodoo

I have tmobile's vibrant t959 and I had Nero w/voodoo on there and all I did was odin back to stock because I wanted to get ICS on the phone. well I knew I had a problem before I had dropped my phone and the service cut out it doesnt do anything since then but bootloop unless I have a ROM on there then it works PERFECTLY fine, So I assume it's an internal issue? Well I had used odin to go back to stock and the terrible bootloop started again. I tried to install a new rom after i installed the update.zip file but it WILL not go into clockwork recovery. The other day when I put Nero on there I didn't need rom manager or ANYTHING it was completely stock and all I did was do update.zip through install packages and then it brought me right to the Clockwork screen. Now after I hit install packages it just reboots to the loading screen and starts up the phone..then bootloops. I'm not too sure what to do I've installed every odin 1.7 1.3 everything every single JDF and pit file I can possibly find nothing works. I can't get into clockwork even though I have superuser and all that can anyone PLEASE give me some kind of advice? I just can't figure out how i got it to work the other day.. but I know it will work. Also I did put some kind of....clockwork thing through odin? brought me to a red clockwork but when I go to install the rom it doesn't so my SD Card just my internal phone one and I even tried putting the rom on there but it doesnt show up...Mind you I can't keep the phone on for very long before it restarts...maybe if i'm lucky i can put osmething on the SD card...I also have been using my other phone to put things onthe SD card then put the SD card back into my vibrant..please someone help I want to let my boyfriend use the phone.. I'm starting to feel like I should have just left Nero on there and never tried to put ICS on there...
You try the nobrick PDA tar first?
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Remove your SD and power, when u flash
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Also did you try to check reparatition , when you flashed??
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I literally tried everything you know what I just got it to work by odin. PIt and tar and then another tar.md5 file in PHONE and it workeD! I'm not sure how or why but i'm really even more confused now LOL
okay so now when i try to put roms on it just says installation aborted.... so...i dont know what else to do.... Maybe it was how i did the odin thing? but i do odin any other way and i get bootloops?
Md5.tar?
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512.pit and ur supposed be using
T959UVJFD.tar
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You have to root it after you used Odin. You can't flash custom roms without that and custom recovery. Follow the sticky guides.
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I am completely and fully aware that I have to root after i use odin......LOL i've been rooting and using roms for the last two years I just am currently having this problem...yeah it was a md5 tar and the pit and then the jfd tar. i dont know where i found it but now i cant apply roms. I dont know if i odin back with just the pit and jfd tar then i get a bootloop....and i know what i'm suppose to be using. i do understand how to do it that's not the problem at all so no I don't need to follow the stickys.. it's the fact that when I do it RIGHT i get the bootloop.
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I am completely and fully aware that I have to root after i use odin......LOL i've been rooting and using roms for the last two years I just am currently having this problem...yeah it was a md5 tar and the pit and then the jfd tar. i dont know where i found it but now i cant apply roms. I dont know if i odin back with just the pit and jfd tar then i get a bootloop....and i know what i'm suppose to be using. i do understand how to do it that's not the problem at all so no I don't need to follow the stickys.. it's the fact that when I do it RIGHT i get the bootloop.
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Try this, and please do it even if you already have.
Delete any update.zip you have on your sdcard and put this one on your internal sdcard. http://db.tt/5FWb4wT8
Odin jfd w/ repartition clicked (must be jfd, not ji4/5/6 or anything else).
No, boot into recovery, select "real install packages". And then the phone will reboot back to recovery. Select it again.
Now you *should* be able to install the rom you want, assuming you have a vibrant 3g (t959) and not a galaxy s 4g (t959v) or a t959d.
Also, what's the error number you are given when the flash fails?
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Alright thank you i'm trying all this now and I'll let you know what happens. I'm just a little nervous because whenever i odin back to stock without doing it the other way I get the bootloop from hell. hopefully it doesn't happen.... The error that appears is error in sd/romname installation aborted. that's all it says.
Alright well I did odin, the same way I always do it. This time without the tar.md5 file just the regular JFD. This is such a pain in the butt with no service connection...even through wifi I cannot use the market so anything i need i have to download the APK until I get this rom working. -.- OH BAM! ur update.zip worked! butttt roms still are aborted and i'm back into a bootloop.
wait a minute...can I not go directly to ICS or any other rom if i'm coming from stock?...I barely remember not being able to do that....okay so i tried putting cm7 on there and same thing... installing:sdcard:update-cm-7ect.zip finding update package opening update package installing update checking state of BMLMTD assert failed:run_program("/tmp/updater.sh") == 0 e?:error in sdcard/update-cm-7.1.01-vibrant-sig-ned. (1).zip status 7 installation aborted.......wtf D: i am about to give up... i dont know how I had nero w/voodoo on here... i know i odin back to stock then through clockwork installed the zip.. i tried to get nero back but the website is gone and no other downloads for nero are anywhere...

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