I have tried pretty much all methods mentioned in search, including:
plug usb in
hold down vol up and down
put battery in
see download screen.
also
just rebooting with vol up and down and power and releasing power as soon as screen goes away.
The way I got here was that odin started flashing firmware and then got locked up at cache.cfs (I think is what it was called).
Please help! Did I just buy a $375 brick??? Thanks!
jon102034050 said:
I have tried pretty much all methods mentioned in search, including:
plug usb in
hold down vol up and down
put battery in
see download screen.
also
just rebooting with vol up and down and power and releasing power as soon as screen goes away.
The way I got here was that odin started flashing firmware and then got locked up at cache.cfs (I think is what it was called).
Please help! Did I just buy a $375 brick??? Thanks!
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In my experience I think you had the order of the battery pull method wrong. It makes a difference....try this...
Do this exactly....
- Leave USB Cable plugged into PC, but NOT INTO PHONE...
- pull battery from phone
- hold down VOLUP & VOLDOWN and do not let go
- insert battery...do not let go of VOLUP & VOLDOWN
- insert USB Cable into phone...do not let go of VOLUP & VOLDOWN
So long as nothing is totally bork'd you should see download mode pop up in a few seconds at this point..if so..you can let go now.
Are you using Odin3 v1.00 or v1.30? Depending on your version of Windows, the phases of the moon and all sorts of randomness having v1.0 stall at cache.rfs can be a common occurence.
Try using Odin3 v1.30 located here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790026 if you are using v1.00. I've had much better luck with this version on x64 boxes...
If that doesn't work, I'm afraid I'm out of ideas...Best of luck
I was using Odin1.0 and I have win7 32bit. I also have a win7 x64 machine if for some reason you think that would make a difference...
masterotaku said:
In my experience I think you had the order of the battery pull method wrong. It makes a difference....try this...
Do this exactly....
- Leave USB Cable plugged into PC, but NOT INTO PHONE...
- pull battery from phone
- hold down VOLUP & VOLDOWN and do not let go
- insert battery...do not let go of VOLUP & VOLDOWN
- insert USB Cable into phone...do not let go of VOLUP & VOLDOWN
So long as nothing is totally bork'd you should see download mode pop up in a few seconds at this point..if so..you can let go now.
Are you using Odin3 v1.00 or v1.30? Depending on your version of Windows, the phases of the moon and all sorts of randomness having v1.0 stall at cache.rfs can be a common occurence.
Try using Odin3 v1.30 located here if you are using v1.00. I've had much better luck with this version on x64 boxes...
If that doesn't work, I'm afraid I'm out of ideas...Best of luck
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Prior to the first step, am I supposed to start with my phone on and at the Phone ! Computer screen?
jon102034050 said:
Prior to the first step, am I supposed to start with my phone on and at the Phone ! Computer screen?
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Doesn't really matter since your pulling the battery as a part of the process...
dont know if this will help but i briked my phone with odin aswell and what worked for me was holding vol down and power with it turned on the screen went black i kept holding and when it came back on i was at download
masterotaku said:
Do this exactly....
- Leave USB Cable plugged into PC, but NOT INTO PHONE...
- pull battery from phone
- hold down VOLUP & VOLDOWN and do not let go
- insert battery...do not let go of VOLUP & VOLDOWN
- insert USB Cable into phone...do not let go of VOLUP & VOLDOWN
So long as nothing is totally bork'd you should see download mode pop up in a few seconds at this point..if so..you can let go now.
If that doesn't work, I'm afraid I'm out of ideas...Best of luck
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Does this work with locked download screens from bell?
hi,
just do the following it will work:
1- turn off the phone.
2- plug in the USB cable.
3- wait until the battery green charging start.
4- press the vol + , vol - .
5- press the power botton.
6- when the screen gose black release the power botton only.
you should now be in the downloading mode...
core99 said:
hi,
just do the following it will work:
1- turn off the phone.
2- plug in the USB cable.
3- wait until the battery green charging start.
4- press the vol + , vol - .
5- press the power botton.
6- when the screen gose black release the power botton only.
you should now be in the downloading mode...
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The problem here is that I cannot get the charging deal to pop up. It only displays the Phone ! Computer deal.
same problem
I had the same exact issue... it is NOT bricked. I tried probably 120+ times to get into download mode and tried every which way.... just keep trying... i had battery out over night and tried in morning like 20 times and it finally went into download one of the times... it was a breath of fresh air to know that it wasnt bricked...i found out that if its truly bricked it wont boot up to ANYTHING, no hardware button lights or nothing....
just keep trying while holding both vol up and down... it just has to glitch in just right i guess from that screen you are seeing...
Just keep Trying
I just had the same issue that your having and I know what your going through. What just worked for me was this and I found it in the Vibrant Android Development Section under "Think Tank" Accessing Download on Hardware locked phones.
METHOD 3: STUCK AT PHONE ! COMPUTER:
Plug in the USB cable.
Turn the phone on it's side and use both thumbs to hold Vol Up and Vol Down
Press and hold the power button with your right index finger.
The screen will go black, continue holding.
The screen will come back on, you'll see the same Phone to Computer icon
Continue holding, the screen will go black
The screen will come back on, you should see "Vibrant" release the power button and you it should go into Downloading
Hope it works for you as well as it did for me.
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fit333 said:
My avatar says hi
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Argh!
Btw, I ended up speaking with Samsung support and they said I should sent it in for service, so I shipped it yesterday - I will let you all know what happens from here. Thanks for all the help!
c-pimp said:
I had the same exact issue... it is NOT bricked. I tried probably 120+ times to get into download mode and tried every which way.... just keep trying... i had battery out over night and tried in morning like 20 times and it finally went into download one of the times... it was a breath of fresh air to know that it wasnt bricked...i found out that if its truly bricked it wont boot up to ANYTHING, no hardware button lights or nothing....
just keep trying while holding both vol up and down... it just has to glitch in just right i guess from that screen you are seeing...
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Yep, I sat for about 2 hours while my lonely G1 stared at me wanting me to us it again... out of no where, it kicked back into download mode. Stopped on the same issue though, Odin 1.0, cache file.
I've been less scared since that moment and been find getting down dl mode by pulling the battery before plugging into a machine.
Is it really hard to search.. I just asked this question last weekend, It is like one the third or fourth page... Just do what the first guy told you..
- Leave USB Cable plugged into PC, but NOT INTO PHONE...
- pull battery from phone
- hold down VOLUP & VOLDOWN and do not let go
- insert battery...do not let go of VOLUP & VOLDOWN
- insert USB Cable into phone...do not let go of VOLUP & VOLDOWN
^ It works perfect
Hi
core99 said:
hi,
just do the following it will work:
1- turn off the phone.
2- plug in the USB cable.
3- wait until the battery green charging start.
4- press the vol + , vol - .
5- press the power botton.
6- when the screen gose black release the power botton only.
you should now be in the downloading mode...
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I don't imagine I have seen every one of the angles of this problem the way in which you have pointed them out. You are a accurate star, a rock star guy.
You have got a great deal to say and know so much about the subject that
i think you tough to just teach a class about it.
Thanks
Steveausten
jon102034050 said:
The problem here is that I cannot get the charging deal to pop up. It only displays the Phone ! Computer deal.
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Misread this.
When I had that happen, I held down volumes and power either 2 flashes or 3 flashes of the Phone---!---Computer screen.... pretty sure it was 2 and I let go of power for it to kick into download mode... might have been 3 though.
jon102034050 said:
Argh!
Btw, I ended up speaking with Samsung support and they said I should sent it in for service, so I shipped it yesterday - I will let you all know what happens from here. Thanks for all the help!
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Hi,
I am also facing with the same Phone!Comuter problem. I tried all the methods advice here but without any luck . So please let me know if samsung service was able to resolve the problem or you figured out any new way.
I just contacted samsung and they had me ship it to them. They reflashed it to stock, but I am still unable to get into download mode. I would just say contact them, they had it back to me in 7 days.
masterotaku said:
In my experience I think you had the order of the battery pull method wrong. It makes a difference....try this...
Do this exactly....
- Leave USB Cable plugged into PC, but NOT INTO PHONE...
- pull battery from phone
- hold down VOLUP & VOLDOWN and do not let go
- insert battery...do not let go of VOLUP & VOLDOWN
- insert USB Cable into phone...do not let go of VOLUP & VOLDOWN
So long as nothing is totally bork'd you should see download mode pop up in a few seconds at this point..if so..you can let go now.
Are you using Odin3 v1.00 or v1.30? Depending on your version of Windows, the phases of the moon and all sorts of randomness having v1.0 stall at cache.rfs can be a common occurence.
Try using Odin3 v1.30 located here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790026 if you are using v1.00. I've had much better luck with this version on x64 boxes...
If that doesn't work, I'm afraid I'm out of ideas...Best of luck
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Dude your freaking awesome.I was flashing back to stock and my foot pulled out the use cable.I like a well you know pulled out the battery.Cuz of your posted I fix in like two mins.
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First of all, I'm not sure if my Vibrant is "hardware-locked" or not - the battery has a date of 8/25/10 printed on it, the sticker behind the battery says "10.09." Either way, I cannot get into download mode. The phone was purchased 1 week ago today. I was simply attempting to disable the voodoo lag fix (using bionix 1.3 rom). I have tried every combination of getting the phone into download mode that I can find - is it possible? I sometimes think it's close to working because during the process a window on my computer pops up that says "hardware not installed correctly" which to me means that I was close. Someone please tell me if it's even possible to get my phone into download mode - it will start up, do the samsung galaxy animation, then go to black screen with the bottom buttons lit up. Thank you for any help you can provide - it makes me ill that I spent $500 on this 1 week ago and am now faced with a complete brick.
dsmithok said:
First of all, I'm not sure if my Vibrant is "hardware-locked" or not - the battery has a date of 8/25/10 printed on it, the sticker behind the battery says "10.09." Either way, I cannot get into download mode. The phone was purchased 1 week ago today. I was simply attempting to disable the voodoo lag fix (using bionix 1.3 rom). I have tried every combination of getting the phone into download mode that I can find - is it possible? I sometimes think it's close to working because during the process a window on my computer pops up that says "hardware not installed correctly" which to me means that I was close. Someone please tell me if it's even possible to get my phone into download mode - it will start up, do the samsung galaxy animation, then go to black screen with the bottom buttons lit up. Thank you for any help you can provide - it makes me ill that I spent $500 on this 1 week ago and am now faced with a complete brick.
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Were you using one click root?
nomadrider123 said:
Were you using one click root?
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yes, when i rooted it, i used 1-click
Try this:
Take battery out
Put battery back in
DO NOT TURN ON PHONE!
Plug in USB
Wait for the green battery screen
Hold vol+ and vol- at the same time
Hold power
When the battery screen goes black, let go power ONLY.
I had a HW locked phone and this method allowed me to get into DL mode--still couldn't get into recovery, but at least I could use ODIN. Was a null point as the phone is bricked and a new one is on its way...
When you say a new one is on its way, did T-Mobile exchange it under warranty even though it was rooted?
TheSneakerWhore said:
Try this:
Take battery out
Put battery back in
DO NOT TURN ON PHONE!
Plug in USB
Wait for the green battery screen
Hold vol+ and vol- at the same time
Hold power
When the battery screen goes black, let go power ONLY.
I had a HW locked phone and this method allowed me to get into DL mode--still couldn't get into recovery, but at least I could use ODIN. Was a null point as the phone is bricked and a new one is on its way...
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If the above doesn't work.
Plug in USB to PC only
Insure Phone is off
Hold in Vol + and -
Plug in USB to Phone Holding Vol + and -
Release Vol + and -
Walla you are in Download Mode
Neither of these methods worked. what are the chances of t-mobile performing an exchange for me if all else fails?
you could try this too, it worked for me.
remove battery and put it back in.
plug in usb
hold vol up, vol down and power button.
when you see the vibrant home screen, keep holding the three buttons until the screen turns dark.
let go the power button and vol up but keep vol down pressed, you should be in download mode.
hope this help.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
Since we all seem to have our own variations of this method, I can tell you the one that worked for me 99.99% of the time on the first try when I was stuck at the Phone ! Computer screen.
1) Remove battery
2) Hold Vol - and Power
3) Insert battery while holding these buttons
4) Plug in USB if it works.
Some have reported T-Mo swapping the device due to the inability to access download/recovery mode, but it doesn't seem to be something they will regularly do. Others have been successful by using the inaccurate GPS issue to get a replacement. Specifically by insisting it is not just inaccurate, but downright non-functional.
dsmithok said:
When you say a new one is on its way, did T-Mobile exchange it under warranty even though it was rooted?
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Yea...I tried relashing the stock rom using ODIN--for 4 hours over and over. It said "successful" in ODIN, but the phone was toast (would go past S boot screen then nothing. Just walked into TMO, said it "just would not do anything" with a feigned puzzled look and after a amateur cursory inspection the rep. just did his thing on the computer and a new phone is being sent to my house via UPS.
I've tried every possible combination ... literally tried everything and this quote from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771247 just comfirmed it to me
METHOD 4: STUCK AT PHONE ! COMPUTER:
(and are not able to use vol+ vol- methods to access downloader/recovery)
CALL TMOBILE AND BEG FOR THEM TO REPLACE UR PHONE..
i cant believe its that easy to mess up your vibrant, my g1 never gave me a problem
did you try:
1. Phone starts OFF
2. Hold volume up + volume down buttons
3. Plug in USB cable
That is how I get into download mode. You don't ever hit the power button and you plug in the USB cable WHILE holding down the volume buttons.
El Cipitio said:
I've tried every possible combination ... literally tried everything and this quote from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771247 just comfirmed it to me
METHOD 4: STUCK AT PHONE ! COMPUTER:
(and are not able to use vol+ vol- methods to access downloader/recovery)
CALL TMOBILE AND BEG FOR THEM TO REPLACE UR PHONE..
i cant believe its that easy to mess up your vibrant, my g1 never gave me a problem
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El Cipitio!!!!!!!
[do you eat ashes?] j/k
anyway... I'm sure there's a fix.
I *think* there's a fix.
ndhr3d said:
did you try:
1. Phone starts OFF
2. Hold volume up + volume down buttons
3. Plug in USB cable
That is how I get into download mode. You don't ever hit the power button and you plug in the USB cable WHILE holding down the volume buttons.
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This is the way, no power just volume up an volume down, or just volume down with the same method. Be sure you remove your sd and sim cards also.
Sent from my Vibrant running Bionix Final w/Jacs and Voodoo using XDA App
What has always worked for me is:
1. Power off the phone
2. Plug it in via USB
3. Wait for the green battery symbol to pop up
4. Hold vol. down and the power button until the Download screen pops up.
MrDragomir said:
What has always worked for me is:
1. Power off the phone
2. Plug it in via USB
3. Wait for the green battery symbol to pop up
4. Hold vol. down and the power button until the Download screen pops up.
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I have a hardware locked phone and have been stuck at the phone to computer link screen (a rather nervous place to be, I might say). First you need to take the battery out (to turn the phone off). Then you plug in the USB with the battery out. Then you put the battery in. You need to get the battery charging indicator, and I can't remember if you need to unplug/replug USB for that or not. Then you hold down both volume buttons and the power button. The *second* time you see Vibrant (phone reboots twice) let go the power button. You should end up in download mode.
I have the same issue, and when i try to do this:
JJMT said:
I have a hardware locked phone and have been stuck at the phone to computer link screen (a rather nervous place to be, I might say). First you need to take the battery out (to turn the phone off). Then you plug in the USB with the battery out. Then you put the battery in. You need to get the battery charging indicator, and I can't remember if you need to unplug/replug USB for that or not. Then you hold down both volume buttons and the power button. The *second* time you see Vibrant (phone reboots twice) let go the power button. You should end up in download mode.
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it resets back to the battery icon.
Basically, im in the exact same situation as El Cipitio. i tried EVERYTHING!!! no luck at all...
Can adb still see your phone? I'm guessing no, but if it can just use "adb reboot downlaod".
Then again.... you guys are aware that the "hardware locked" issue was fixed almost two months ago right? One of the members posted a thread with a zip and the JI6 update also fixed this. There fore if you didn't flash either you should call Tmo, but if you have, then you're just doing it wrong... GL either way.
ahbad said:
I have the same issue, and when i try to do this:
it resets back to the battery icon.
Basically, im in the exact same situation as El Cipitio. i tried EVERYTHING!!! no luck at all...
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One other thing to try is to remove the sim and external sd card and try the instructions I posted again. Really, if you get the pc to phone connection icon, you can get it into download mode and use odin to flash.
Dont waste your time fellas with trying to get,into recovery/download mode. If its anything like my hardware locked vibrant there isn't a key combo that will work. Probably thinking that your doing something wrong,YOUR NOT.
Im using my vibrant on att so I didn't consider calling tmobile. I actually called samsung, and after 5min on the phone they agreed to repair/replace for free. They recieved my phone on saturday amd I got it back that following thursday.
Save yourself a headache and sending
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Might be a fix????
intruda119 said:
Dont waste your time fellas with trying to get,into recovery/download mode. If its anything like my hardware locked vibrant there isn't a key combo that will work. Probably thinking that your doing something wrong,YOUR NOT.
Im using my vibrant on att so I didn't consider calling tmobile. I actually called samsung, and after 5min on the phone they agreed to repair/replace for free. They recieved my phone on saturday amd I got it back that following thursday.
Save yourself a headache and sending
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Some one posted this in another thread. My brick got sent back before I could try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8822843
This is how I got it to work....
1. Take out the battery
2. Plug the USB into the phone
3. Plug USB into the PC
4. Hold down the Volume up/down + Power button with one hand
5. Put the battery back in with the other hand
6. Wait for the phone2pc icon to flash 2 times and on the second time when the screen goes black release only the POWER BUTTON
7. When you see the digging Android you can let go of the Volume buttons
That is the only way I could get it to work
No, I can't get it into adb mode. The phone bootup screen comes (vibrant, the pink tmobile thing, then galaxy s), but then it goes black. The computer doesn't find anything during this time.
I don't really have time to do the soldering, so i'll try calling samsung. Problem is i live in toronto and bought this thing for cash, so i have no clue what to tell samsung lol. If that doesnt work, i guess soldering it is...
Try this:
unplug, remove battery, remove sim/sd cards
hold down volume control buttons
plug into wall adapter (usb charger - not to computer but to outlet)
pop battery in
Took me a couple tries, but I got my Vibrant into dl mode from nothing but a black screen (I could not register charging, or "phone ! pc" error)
intruda119 said:
Dont waste your time fellas with trying to get,into recovery/download mode. If its anything like my hardware locked vibrant there isn't a key combo that will work. Probably thinking that your doing something wrong,YOUR NOT.
Im using my vibrant on att so I didn't consider calling tmobile. I actually called samsung, and after 5min on the phone they agreed to repair/replace for free. They recieved my phone on saturday amd I got it back that following thursday.
Save yourself a headache and sending
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
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I'm am referencing more to the fact that these phones are not "hardware" locked. Hardware would refer to the volume & power keys not working... When your phone is on they work right?
Like stated before, IF, your phone is "hardware locked" look to either use the script or flash JI6. This way you re-gain functionality of the recovery & dl mode before flashing anything!
Ditto.. i got mine back after flashing without removing the lag fix.. never again... i will wait for froyo.. if that ever happens...
May I ask what bricked you?
nomadrider123 said:
Some one posted this in another thread. My brick got sent back before I could try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8822843
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The brick, in atleast my case, was from untimely removal of the phone from USB during Download mode of flashing stock kernal via Odin. This method described in the link above worked for me in getting the phone to boot into download mode without the use of the hardware keys (aka hardware locked phones). I also contacted Samsung directly through their Galaxy tech line, and they said I could send it in for free with their shipping label and if they couldn't flash back I could get a replacement, but there was a about a 2 week window I would be looking at without a phone, so I tried the homemade download-boot circuit and it worked perfectly.
THIS IS YOUR FIX!!!
I just did this the other day. If you are still stuck with the phone/!/computer screen do the following:
1.Hold the volume up/down + power button simultaneously
2.The screen will go black / reappear/ then go black again...when this happens, release the power button and continue holding the volume up/down button
3.Welcome back to download mode!
Please Mods, please lock this thread
Please stop waisting everyones time with stupid instructions.
When a phone is "hardware locked" (that is, bad flash/missing the sbin file.....)
YOU CANNOT GET INTO DOWNLOAD MODE OR RECOVERY WITH ANY KEY COMBINATION.
Stop waisting your time trying anything cause its not going to work. And thats a Fact.
Final fix and summary to this thread,
Either call T-mobile or Samsung.
Finish.
Dont know if this is the right section but does anyone have any idea on what i can do? my phone cant get into recovery or download mode after flashing a rom. it just remains on the screen that says Vibrant and Samsung... no, it didnt have a lagfix so no voodoo was enabled....help please!! thank ya
Not the right section but...
Battery pull your phone then put it back
Plug in the USB
Hold both volume buttons down
THen press power button (while still holding volume up&down)
The screen should pop up with something (vibrant, phone!computer, etc)
Once that happens, let go of the power button (BUT NOT THE VOLUME!)
should get into download mode
Yea, i tried all of the little button combinations to get to either recovery or download..... nothin happened! im not new to this so i know about how to actually get there but its just not doing it now.....thanks anyway though!
Home made jig time
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Go to the vibrant directory thread, there is a link there for the jig,i think thats the only thing you can do now! That work for me, good luck!
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ADB is your friend.
>adb reboot download
Voila!
Yes. Wrong section.
Its takes longer when tryin to enter download mode from the soft brick try it again n wait
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These instructions worked perfectly for me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqxearzXrVY
Ctp3 said:
Dont know if this is the right section but does anyone have any idea on what i can do? my phone cant get into recovery or download mode after flashing a rom. it just remains on the screen that says Vibrant and Samsung... no, it didnt have a lagfix so no voodoo was enabled....help please!! thank ya
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I was pulling my hair out for a day messing with the same issue
Turn your phone off
Hold down the volume up + down and plug in UBS
Thats it!
It may sound stupid to you. But after numerous time trying to get to download mode, I succeeded by I pulling the microsd ou .
Yea, it finally worked....i just tried different button combinations n lucked up...thanks u guyz.... Im back in business
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Good, now nuke thread.
metalman3797 said:
I was pulling my hair out for a day messing with the same issue
Turn your phone off
Hold down the volume up + down and plug in USB
Thats it!
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this is the easiest method out there and should be sticked.
it doesnt matter if its connected to a wallcharger or pc, it will work no matter what.
works for me EVERY time.
I had the same issue yesterday after an ODIN flash failed. On the CM forum, I believe, was instructions, linked in the Vibrant Bible.
1. Pull SD and SIM
2. Plug USB to phone
3. Plug USB to PC
4. insert batter and wait for the icon to come up showing that your battery is charging
5. Hold Vol UP and DOWN, press power, hold power ONLY until the screen goes black, then release.
6. Continue to hold Vol Up and Down.
This SHOULD bring you into Download mode so you can connect ODIN again. Worked for me after a few tries. Don't give up, keep trying (Even though you want to either whack your forehead or throw the phone)
Another way I have seen it listed is to do all of the above until the inset battery part, and skip the waiting to see the battery charging icon. Hold the buttons with the USB connected, then insert the battery with the buttons pressed.
Hope that helps you out, as I know how frustrating it can be to have a soft brick on your hands.
r3skyline said:
this is the easiest method out there and should be sticked.
it doesnt matter if its connected to a wallcharger or pc, it will work no matter what.
works for me EVERY time.
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Glad i could help, i figure it would save some Vibrants from being thrown out a window lol
use odem for ur phone
You_are_the_man.
Originally Posted by metalman3797
I was pulling my hair out for a day messing with the same issue
Turn your phone off
Hold down the volume up + down and plug in USB
Thats it!
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this is the easiest method out there and should be sticked.
it doesnt matter if its connected to a wallcharger or pc, it will work no matter what.
works for me EVERY time.
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agreed, best method ever!!!! just pretty much turned my day around lol.
My phone is a Telus t959D
I am stuck at the phone--!--PC screen. 3 button combo does not work, please do not give me other 3 button combos because it will not work. I think i need to fix this battery problem first and the download mode will come itself.
Plugging it in to the usb gives me a screen with an empty grey battery, with the progress circle in the middle frozen.
I cannot go into download mode because when i connect the usb, the grey battery pops up.
If i turn the phone on with no usb, i get the phone--!--pc screen.
Making another thread on the wrong section with the same question should discourage people to help you.
Furthermore, people already gave you answers in the previous thread
sendan said:
So to clarify, you pulled the battery, then with one end of your USB cable plugged into the computer, held down your volume down button, then plugged in the other end of your USB cable to your phone (you should still be holding the volume down button) and after a few seconds you're still not getting into download mode?
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Have you tried the above? Odin messed up a flash for me once and got soft bricked like yours, but I was able to get back to Odin via the above method. If volume down doesn't work, try volume up.
Otherwise, if neither works, just accept your phones fate and either get a USB jig off ebay or send your phone back in. Next time, stick to stock
This is really frustrating >.< i've powered down my devce held Vol - / Vol + and plugged in the cable while holding power then released when it vibrated. Did the same without holding power and still it keep bringing me into the recovery menu ._. anyone?
xXcybersniperXx said:
This is really frustrating >.< i've powered down my devce held Vol - / Vol + and plugged in the cable while holding power then released when it vibrated. Did the same without holding power and still it keep bringing me into the recovery menu ._. anyone?
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Hold Up, Down, Insert cable.
Hold Up, Down, Power. Hold till screen appears.
adb reboot download or bootloader - Havent tried that one, just off the top of my head.
If no, then you flashed something way wrong and need a jig, your doing it wrong, or if stock, phone is messed up.
xXcybersniperXx said:
This is really frustrating >.< i've powered down my devce held Vol - / Vol + and plugged in the cable while holding power then released when it vibrated. Did the same without holding power and still it keep bringing me into the recovery menu ._. anyone?
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Take battery out, hold volume down and plug the cable. You will enter to download mode. Put battery back.
fakhri said:
Take battery out, hold volume down and plug the cable. You will enter to download mode. Put battery back.
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I've never heard of that one.
Works. Thanks for sharing
MotoMudder77 said:
I've never heard of that one.
Works. Thanks for sharing
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Try! You will see.
fakhri said:
Take battery out, hold volume down and plug the cable. You will enter to download mode. Put battery back.
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I've known to pull battery and use normal sequence (vol+, vol-). This works sometimes when it won't boot with the battery in.
Just tested, and this works equally well with only vol- and also with only vol+, as well as with both buttons. Good to know.
creepyncrawly said:
I've known to pull battery and use normal sequence (vol+, vol-). This works sometimes when it won't boot with the battery in.
Just tested, and this works equally well with only vol- and also with only vol+, as well as with both buttons. Good to know.
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Wow, Creepy just learned something new! No surprise that I didnt know it then .