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I was trying to upgrade my Samsung Vibrant T959 from version 2.1-Upgrade1 to the [ROM] Eugene's Ginger Clone 2.2 Final *12/13/2010 available in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9841497#post9841497, however this has taken me to a major problem.
i have done all the steps available in the following post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
and when i did download the ROM i copied it to the mobile SDCard and rebooted, at the begging things went alright then it asked me to reboot from Update.zip when i clicked ok my mobile rebooted and took me to Black screen where i can see only Vibrant and Samsung logo and its stuck since over an hour
I have removed the battery and tried to go to recovery mode, however it gives me the standard recovery that will take me to the same black screen.
I tried accessing the mobile from USB, the pc detects it however i cant access the drives.
I hope i didnt destroy my mobile
Please help.
flashback using odin, make sure to hold down the volume buttons while powering on your phone, hope this helped.
When you are in recovery did you click reinstall packages?
btw is your phone rooted?
Thanks guys for your help.
Yes my mobile is rooted, as far as i know...
I'm able to access the recovery mode by pressing at both voluem bottoms and the power bottom.
I have tried clearing the cash and deleting user data, then reinstalling package after reboot...
Yet i'm getting Black screen with Vibrant and Samsung logo only...
i'm trying to download ODIN however i cannot access the SDCARD of the phone.. how to recover...
Please help.
Thanks
You're going to have to get your phone into download mode and Odin out. Search the stickies and read the bible on this. Once you're back to stock make sure you're rooted and have clockwork recovery installed then try again. PM if you need more help.
djmike007 said:
Thanks guys for your help.
Yes my mobile is rooted, as far as i know...
I'm able to access the recovery mode by pressing at both voluem bottoms and the power bottom.
I have tried clearing the cash and deleting user data, then reinstalling package after reboot...
Yet i'm getting Black screen with Vibrant and Samsung logo only...
i'm trying to download ODIN however i cannot access the SDCARD of the phone.. how to recover...
Please help.
Thanks
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that happened to me a while back i couldnt access the sd, no worries once u go into download mode it should work, once u download odin hold down the volume buttons while u plug in the usb cable, it should work!!
Sorry guys i'm little noob in this, how do i know that i'm in download Mode ?
Is the Download mode is Andriod system recovery ?
It's not in the recovery. Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028&highlight=download+mode it's a great guide.
Just want to thank you guys for your advises, i managed to restore my Mobile via Odin.
That was really easy...
Hello friends,am in serious need of help,i plug in my ace to my computer using the cable and kies detected a new firmware which i tried to update to,after downloading finish to 100%,my phone restarted and shows downloading on the screen,for like 1hr it didnt change to any other thing and kies couldnt detect the phone,so i disconnected it from the cable,i removed the battery and inserted it again,now the phone can start up but all i can see on the screen is a computer icon with a phone icon,i dont know what to do,pls help...anybody with useful information or solution should post it here thanks.l
Remove then insert battery. Then try holding volume down and home button while holding power button. Will it go to download mode? If yes, read hubix's tutorial in the development subforum it's a sticky thread.
praisegod1 said:
Hello friends,am in serious need of help,i plug in my ace to my computer using the cable and kies detected a new firmware which i tried to update to,after downloading finish to 100%,my phone restarted and shows downloading on the screen,for like 1hr it didnt change to any other thing and kies couldnt detect the phone,so i disconnected it from the cable,i removed the battery and inserted it again,now the phone can start up but all i can see on the screen is a computer icon with a phone icon,i dont know what to do,pls help...anybody with useful information or solution should post it here thanks.l
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Next time , use ODIN for flashing firmware . Kies was NEVER EVER reliable .
go to recovery mode perform a factory reset/data wipe that should fix it
Please use ODIN and flash with the one-package file from samfirmware. I did the same when Kies bricked my phone too while upgrading to Gingerbread. It works!
er.davinder said:
go to recovery mode perform a factory reset/data wipe that should fix it
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Nope, there is no recovery mode accessible either when Kies bricks your phone. Happened to me so. Just a stupid screen with a computer and phone icon with <!> in between them. But anyway my suggestion above of using ODIN should help him out. =)
I am just sharing my experience and hope it helps.
DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for bricking any phone and/or pc. I am not responsible for any phone or pc damage done by my message here. You are responsible for your own pc and phone. You are responsible for taking risk of upgrading your phone or pc. I just shared my experience in hope if it helps someone.
I had bricked my phone once where I could just see black screen and after some tries white screen and nothing. I removed SD Card and SIM Card and kept it aside. I then removed battery and tried putting phone in download mode. It still did not work then I waited 4-5 min and then inserted battery again. Then I tried putting phone in download mode and it successfully gone in download mode. Then my phone was not getting recognized thru USB cable for ODIN. I changed USB port still same issue then restarted my PC and then I connected phone to USB port and finally got Froyo installed again on my Galaxy Ace thru ODIN.
My phone is bricked
i had samsung galaxy ace gt-s5830 i've rooted my phone and install the super one click to unlock my phone when i restarted the phone its just wont boot the screen goes black and white but i can still access to my download mode i tried to install a new frimware to bring it back to life using odin but is till have the same problem please help and when i flash it using odin it gave me the blue screen that the phone flash pass but it just not booting all what give the screen goes white and black thats it can anyone help me pleasde and i woulf be so thanfulllll please help
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i had samsung galaxy ace gt-s5830 i've rooted my phone and install the super one click to unlock my phone when i restarted the phone its just wont boot the screen goes black and white but i can still access to my download mode i tried to install a new frimware to bring it back to life using odin but is till have the same problem please help and when i flash it using odin it gave me the blue screen that the phone flash pass but it just not booting all what give the screen goes white and black thats it can anyone help me pleasde and i woulf be so thanfulllll please help
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Is it stuck at the Galaxy Ace sign or the boot animation ?
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EmoBoiix3 said:
Is it stuck at the Galaxy Ace sign or the boot animation ?
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I have Samsung Galaxy i9000. I have comfused and do this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989&page=1 and now the phone showing the white screen with at&t logo and goes nowhere! Omg.....what i must do now to ge the phone working again? I didn't see that is for the captivate only! Help me pls, i'm desperate! What i must do to get the phone work again?????
You probably have to SBF and start over from scratch...did you have any nandroid backups? Are you on custom rom?
I don't have any backup (if you mean my files i have save them on pc before the problem). And i was rooted, and i have remove the root, but in about phone was said:
Filmware version: 2.2.1
Baseband version: I9000XXJPY
Kernel version: 2.6.32.9 [email protected] #1
Build number: FROYO.XWJS8
And now i have done this i said in the start and i have problem. What is the SBF? You can explain me please what i must do? Thanks.
Basically you have to do a HARD RESET and reinstall android OS, im coming from motorola phones and when they get locked up that bad you have to do a hard reset then reinstall the android OS im not sure how it works on samsung have you tried over in the samsung forums? Have you tried doing a hard reset?
No! I don't know how to do it. You can explain me please? Even if i think that will not work (because the download mode is not working!)
Check these links out on how to do a hard reset basically you power the phone up holding a certain combination of power and volume buttons attached are links to a guide and video of how to do it...give that a try and let me know if that helps....basically its a factory reset so all info is lost...i think that link you tried above in your post is not for your device.
Try These...
Tutorial....http://www.hard-reset.com/samsung-i9000-galaxy-s-hard-reset.html
Video...http://youtu.be/eLYkMk16la8
I have tried my friend, but i can't move on to the second step, because the same white screen with logo at&t appears and is flashing...I can't escape from this screen..
even if you remove the battery? Can you get it to shut-off?
I have tried remove the battery, connect it to pc and do the step but is not showing nothing!
Take out the battery, leave it out for 30sec, reinsert it and hold the [vol+]+[home]+[power] untill the first bootscreen apears. Then you are in recovery mode and can perform a wipe/factory reset.
If this does not bring up your device you need to download odin, and a firmware rom, boot your device with [vol-]+[home]+[power] (dont connect to pc until odin is set up and ready to flash) this brings you to download mode then select the firmware image in odin as pda (most likely you need to unzip first, the firmware is called xxjvt...tar) close all kies related stuff in taskmanager, now connect your phone to pc and wait for odin to show 'added' in console box. Now click start, wait for your device to reboot. Done.
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I can't do nothing my friend, is not letting me enter to any mode, always appears the white screen with the at&t logo! I have remove the battery as you said but the same thing again! I can't boot, nothing! Always appears the white screen with the logo. My onle hope now is the jig. I wait it and i will try to enter to the download mode.
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I can't do nothing my friend, is not letting me enter to any mode, always appears the white screen with the at&t logo! I have remove the battery as you said but the same thing again! I can't boot, nothing! Always appears the white screen with the logo. My onle hope now is the jig. I wait it and i will try to enter to the download mode.
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have you ever been able to enter recovery using that 3 button combo? there are devices that have those disabled. in that case a usb jig is the only help.
after getting it going i highly recommend to enable the 3bc with a different bootloader, there is also info in the GalaxyS Subforum.
Ok. My only hope is Jig now. I hope will work and for me.
Jig after very one and half week came! I have done all and it's all ok now. Thanks for the help buddies!
Hello folks,
I've a friend who's not a Technical person, however, he tried what he shouldn't have and now he has a totally dead S2.
The problems:
1. Phone doesn't switch on, nor does it goes to download or recovery mode - I tried it all.
2. When I connect a charger or usb - It does start showing the battery icon and while connected to the cable, if I turn it on it stays at the Samsung logo forever.
3. Since I don't know how to even get it to download mode, I'm unable to go any further.
What he did:
1. Trying to upgrade to JB, I think he messed up with the kernel by uploading one which may not be compatible as I've heard S2 has different variants. (He loaded Siyah 4.2)
2. Before doing this, he had connected to ODIN and was trying to load the official JB file but it always got stuck on one of the steps and that's when his phone got a bit sick - it would show "Please connect to KIES and try a recovery" kind of message. And this led him to do Step 1, which he shouldn't have.
I read a lot of posts, tried a lot of things but the phone never goes to download mode. And I've no clue how to try anything else?
So experts, I need your help here and I want to know if this phone will start at all? Can we somehow get it to work? If not at home, can the people at Samsung flash it or something?
Please help. Lots of thanks already!
vishalbn said:
Hello folks,
I've a friend who's not a Technical person, however, he tried what he shouldn't have and now he has a totally dead S2.
The problems:
1. Phone doesn't switch on, nor does it goes to download or recovery mode - I tried it all.
2. When I connect a charger or usb - It does start showing the battery icon and while connected to the cable, if I turn it on it stays at the Samsung logo forever.
3. Since I don't know how to even get it to download mode, I'm unable to go any further.
What he did:
1. Trying to upgrade to JB, I think he messed up with the kernel by uploading one which may not be compatible as I've heard S2 has different variants. (He loaded Siyah 4.2)
2. Before doing this, he had connected to ODIN and was trying to load the official JB file but it always got stuck on one of the steps and that's when his phone got a bit sick - it would show "Please connect to KIES and try a recovery" kind of message. And this led him to do Step 1, which he shouldn't have.
I read a lot of posts, tried a lot of things but the phone never goes to download mode. And I've no clue how to try anything else?
So experts, I need your help here and I want to know if this phone will start at all? Can we somehow get it to work? If not at home, can the people at Samsung flash it or something?
Please help. Lots of thanks already!
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Try a USB JIG to enter DL mode
Do you get an exclamation mark next to a pc?
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try this
vishalbn said:
Hello folks,
I've a friend who's not a Technical person, however, he tried what he shouldn't have and now he has a totally dead S2.
The problems:
1. Phone doesn't switch on, nor does it goes to download or recovery mode - I tried it all.
2. When I connect a charger or usb - It does start showing the battery icon and while connected to the cable, if I turn it on it stays at the Samsung logo forever.
3. Since I don't know how to even get it to download mode, I'm unable to go any further.
What he did:
1. Trying to upgrade to JB, I think he messed up with the kernel by uploading one which may not be compatible as I've heard S2 has different variants. (He loaded Siyah 4.2)
2. Before doing this, he had connected to ODIN and was trying to load the official JB file but it always got stuck on one of the steps and that's when his phone got a bit sick - it would show "Please connect to KIES and try a recovery" kind of message. And this led him to do Step 1, which he shouldn't have.
I read a lot of posts, tried a lot of things but the phone never goes to download mode. And I've no clue how to try anything else?
So experts, I need your help here and I want to know if this phone will start at all? Can we somehow get it to work? If not at home, can the people at Samsung flash it or something?
Please help. Lots of thanks already!
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try this method
if u have any mini usb cable cut it and peel of the skin and short the the 4th and 5th pin with 300k resistor or 100k*3 resistor and connect to mobile u will directly goto the download mode remove this pin and connect pc in odin mode and flash first with ics rom and if it is success and then try jelly bean try good luck
I have the same problem.
Today i tried fixing a bricked galaxy s2(yellow triangle with exclamation mark on boot) by reinstalling the stock firmware with odin and a pit file.
During the install i got stuck at NAND write start.So i took the battery out to get out of download mode and put it back in.When i tried going to download mode,it wouldn't start,charge,boot,anything!it's like it's completly dead.
Is there any other way to go to download mode without using a JIG?
NikoGR said:
I have the same problem.
Today i tried fixing a bricked galaxy s2(yellow triangle with exclamation mark on boot) by reinstalling the stock firmware with odin and a pit file.
During the install i got stuck at NAND write start.So i took the battery out to get out of download mode and put it back in.When i tried going to download mode,it wouldn't start,charge,boot,anything!it's like it's completly dead.
Is there any other way to go to download mode without using a JIG?
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Sorry to say this mate......you shoulda read some threads.....
If you had, you'd have realised.....
1) you start messing with pit files as a LAST resort
2) you NEVER pull a battery during an odin flash
3) when you saw the failure of 'nand write start' there was still the possibility to recover your phone....right up to the point when you pulled the battery.......
So now you have no recovery mode, no download mode and no on screen indication when you plug the charger in.....
Don't bother with the jig.....it's a long shot under the best of circumstances.....
There Is one thing you could try.....
Take the battery out. Press the vol down, power and home keys simultaneously......and WHILE holding the keys.....reinsert the battery....you will probably need help to do it.
It *might* kickstart the phone into download mode.....or.......it might not.
If it fails.....then Samsung warranty repair is realistically your only option.....Don't mention XDA or rooting or custom roms or odin or anything like that. Play dumb....say you were updating with kies, the phone switched off and wouldn't turn on again.......
Sent from my rooted, de bloated, stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and XDA developers app
GamingDj said:
Try a USB JIG to enter DL mode
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Thank you so much!! I wasn't able to get a usb jig but managed to get it online with a quick delivery. It was my first time using a usb jig but it's too simple. I've a working phone with JB in it.
Thanks again!
keithross39 said:
Sorry to say this mate......you shoulda read some threads.....
If you had, you'd have realised.....
1) you start messing with pit files as a LAST resort
2) you NEVER pull a battery during an odin flash
3) when you saw the failure of 'nand write start' there was still the possibility to recover your phone....right up to the point when you pulled the battery.......
So now you have no recovery mode, no download mode and no on screen indication when you plug the charger in.....
Don't bother with the jig.....it's a long shot under the best of circumstances.....
There Is one thing you could try.....
Take the battery out. Press the vol down, power and home keys simultaneously......and WHILE holding the keys.....reinsert the battery....you will probably need help to do it.
It *might* kickstart the phone into download mode.....or.......it might not.
If it fails.....then Samsung warranty repair is realistically your only option.....Don't mention XDA or rooting or custom roms or odin or anything like that. Play dumb....say you were updating with kies, the phone switched off and wouldn't turn on again.......
Sent from my rooted, de bloated, stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and XDA developers app
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Thanks for you answer!Will a JTAG work?If i can find one?The phone is off the warranty.
The way I see it is that at the moment, you own a paperweight.....so best to *try* the cheaper options first....jtagging being the cheapest......
If that doesn't sort it....you have 2 options.....
1) replace the mainboard
2) buy an entirely new phone.....
Basically whichever option you choose from now on will have *some* financial cost........
Sent from my rooted, de bloated, stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and XDA developers app
A 3rd option is to buy a 2nd hand phone with maybe a cracked screen,and use the board from that.
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Hello everyone, it's with a great thrill that I found a couple of days back the existance of the beautiful wackyrom available on your forum.
After considering it I took willingly the risk of installing it... and following all indications of flashing cwm via odin and wiping all for of data in the proper oder, I got myself stuck in a pretty unpleasant situation : CMW recovery loop. I tried to start from scratch again and again and I even tried to go back on the stock firmware (which wasn't the original french one installed on my phone but a foreign one). I know I may have made a newbie mistake, but seeing the strength of your helping community Im hoping to revive what now looks more to me like a brick phone than ever. In advance, I thank all attention and anwsers to my case.
dorian_nadaud said:
Hello everyone, it's with a great thrill that I found a couple of days back the existance of the beautiful wackyrom available on your forum.
After considering it I took willingly the risk of installing it... and following all indications of flashing cwm via odin and wiping all for of data in the proper oder, I got myself stuck in a pretty unpleasant situation : CMW recovery loop. I tried to start from scratch again and again and I even tried to go back on the stock firmware (which wasn't the original french one installed on my phone but a foreign one). I know I may have made a newbie mistake, but seeing the strength of your helping community Im hoping to revive what now looks more to me like a brick phone than ever. In advance, I thank all attention and anwsers to my case.
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Flash this Stock recovery via odin : http://d-h.st/hcA
Instruction:
1) Put phone in download mode by powering off ,home button and volume down while plugging the phone into the computer(if don't and don't understand search google their are many guides and videos for it)
2) You should now see the first square in Odin turn yellow and say "Ready"
3) Click on the pda tab in Odin and select the Stock_Recovery_GT-I8552.tar you downloaded
4) Click start and wait for your phone to reboot
5) Done!
Well, I should have added that to the list of things that I have tried before. The only divergence to your methode is the fact that the keys to force start the downloading mode does not work so I only can acces it thrue a restart in downloading mode within CWM...
I have wiped all pilots/kies traces off my computer, checked rooting of the phone using kingo android root, reinstall my drivers from scratch and yet Odin still dont recognise it.. Does anyone have a clue?
my GT-i8552 stuck in cwm boot looping
dorian_nadaud said:
I have wiped all pilots/kies traces off my computer, checked rooting of the phone using kingo android root, reinstall my drivers from scratch and yet Odin still dont recognise it.. Does anyone have a clue?
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I also have the same problem. I have read all threads from google about this matter, that say flash rom, clear whatever2, blaz bla
BUT, still for 3 days I cant fix it. when it stuck in boot looping or turn off, odin didnt recognise my phone
Dear friends,
Install Samsung kies and it will install all the proper drivers for your phone.
Then use another port of your pc or laptop to connect with odin.
If changing your pc ports doesn't work then try to install kies on another pc perhaps.
After the phone gets connected to pc follow @lols21.10 instructions.
Worth a try.
Sent from my GT-I8552 using Tapatalk
Also: if Odin don't recognize your phone, try to change your usb cable
Changing PCs worked for me a while back.
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devesh9 said:
Dear friends,
Install Samsung kies and it will install all the proper drivers for your phone.
Then use another port of your pc or laptop to connect with odin.
If changing your pc ports doesn't work then try to install kies on another pc perhaps.
After the phone gets connected to pc follow @lols21.10 instructions.
Worth a try.
Sent from my GT-I8552 using Tapatalk
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hi, i have install kies and odin. but with problem of cwm boot, pc/ odin/kies cant recognize my i8552 since it need to be turn on in normal mode. i have tried with another cable and port, as well as from pc to laptop, but still not recognize. pls help me
Does Odin recognize your phone when in download mode?
freitaz said:
Does Odin recognize your phone when in download mode?
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not either. because my phone need to be turned on in normal mode when connect to my pc, then i need to choose the usb option whether to transfer files/camera/charging.
and only then Odin say "ready"
Do this: put your device in download mode and then you reflash firmware with Odin.
You can do this by turning your phone on pressing the buttons HOME, POWER and VOL DOWN. When your phone vibrates, release POWER and keep pressing ther other two. A screen with a warning will appear, and you press VOL UP to confirm. After that, you open Odin, plug your phone on computer and select the stock firmware by clicking on button "PDA" at Odin. And then it is just start and wait.
Same Problem
my samsung grand quattro get stuck at cwm too.. it keep booting to recovery mode when phone start up, I cant connect to Odin because I cant access to debugging setting.. HELP PLEASE :crying: