Did I Brick? Please help - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Was in Odin trying to go back to complete stock from having rooted, clockwork recovery, etc... I got a fail message in Odin and now my screen on my phone has sa picture of a cell phone and a computer connected by a yellow exclamation mark in a triangle.
PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU!
UPDATE: NEVERMIND... FIGURED IT OUT. PLEASE DELETE.

Although bricks are an important part of development, you got the wrong kind
Pull the battery and put it back again. Put your phone in download mode and select the correct pit file. Make sure you flash JFD, not some JIx or it won't work.

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help with odin. semi-bricked

i was trying to revert to stock jfd from nero beta 3 using odin. however the odin failed.
now, the only mode i can enter is download mode.
i can't reach the recovery mode, and the only other screen beside the yellow triangle in download mode, is some picture of a phone connected to a cpu.
can anyone please help? i'm completely lost on what to do to fix this.
Keep trying with odin. Are you using the latest version of odin?
Load Eugenes froyo that doesnt brick
Try rebooting your computer and using a different USB port
Also, start odin as soon as you load the files on.
ke.laguardia said:
i was trying to revert to stock jfd from nero beta 3 using odin. however the odin failed.
now, the only mode i can enter is download mode.
i can't reach the recovery mode, and the only other screen beside the yellow triangle in download mode, is some picture of a phone connected to a cpu.
can anyone please help? i'm completely lost on what to do to fix this.
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I got you on this....
odin back to stock, ha.
that screen is common when odin fails... dont worrie about it. just keep putting it in to download mode and it will work sooner or later.
If it does not work check out this, it might help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=799105

soft brick??

hey guys, i'm not sure what i did wrong, but i flashed the nero5 rom and when i rebooted like it said to, it just went to the vibrant boot screen and stayed there. so i tried to use odin to get back to stock and now the phone won't even go into recovery it just has a black screen with a phone and a computer side by side with a yellow triangle with an "!" in between them. Every time i try to use odin it doesn't go farther then the cache.rfs step. any help please?

[Q] No download mode?

I recently used Odin to update to froyo 2.2 from my eclair 2.1, and it "pass"ed but now my phone goes into recovery mode. Boot screen then recovery, even when its off and begins charging goes straight to recovery.
At recovery it says:
"update media, please wait
E: Cant mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(Invalid argument)
E;copy_dbdata_media: Cant mount SDCARD:
your storage not prepared yet. please usee UI menu for format and reboot"
But UI menu doesnt work, doesnt let me select anything, and download mode wont load so Odin gets stuck at "Setup Connection".
Help?
Thanks!
- try different versions of Odin's this is the most common issue.
- Make sure your using the correct Eclair 2.1 files the ones by Eugene the unbrickable one.
Mostly, try a different ODIN, and the one that works, don't switch from it.
Odin is the only thing keeping my phone good as new, and i dont need any updates on that.
xrider is correct, I would recommend the 1.7 Odin. You can then Odin back by first flashing Eugenes Froyo that does not brick, then back to JFD2.1
you can get all you need in the Stickies
From there you can root and then flash away
good luck,
Thanks for the replys.
But for Odin to work, wouldn't the device need to be in Download Mode? Which would explain why it doesn't go beyond "SetupConnection". I used the same Eclair rom as I did for my previous recovery. But it fails now, I also tried different versions of Odin from 1.0 to 1.7. Oh an Odin recognizes my phone as a COM6, if that means anything.
I might just go ahead and call Tmo and get a new one. I still have insurance and a warranty.
Hmmm...
Dark619Cloud said:
Thanks for the replys.
But for Odin to work, wouldn't the device need to be in Download Mode? Which would explain why it doesn't go beyond "SetupConnection". I used the same Eclair rom as I did for my previous recovery. But it fails now, I also tried different versions of Odin from 1.0 to 1.7. Oh an Odin recognizes my phone as a COM6, if that means anything.
I might just go ahead and call Tmo and get a new one. I still have insurance and a warranty.
Hmmm...
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Wait, if you can't get into Download mode, then how are you getting COM6 on ODIN?
I have no idea. Phone just sits in recovery, I plug in USB and it says
<ID:0/006> Added!!
But when I try flashing anything, it stays at SetupConnection.
When I WAS able to get into download mode, it was COM8.
Wait for more replies, idk the solution. Sorry
Maybe new version of odin?
I really appreciate your help though.
I think it's just bricked. The froyo which I had updated to was probably faulty, causing this to occur. I mean, even the recovery menu is messed up. Up and down are inverted, and power button does nothing. Phone doesn't show charging screen(well it does for a second then go straight to recovery).
I'll just call T-mobile tomorrow. I wouldn't get charged right? I tried updating to THEIR firmware, had they made it OTA this wouldn't have occurred, right?
The fact it sees com 6 or com8 or com 4 really isn't important, sometime mine say com2 sometimes it say 6......... this is unimportant.
Follow this ...this should work, the only other thing I can think of is to get into factory recovery and wipe, cache, and memory, go into advanced and wipe the dalvik, then back to Odin and perform the following:
1. Odin 1.3 or higher I use 1.7 but not real important
2. Have the original JFD Vibrant rom
3. You will need the .pit file (this is for mapping)
4. You will Eugene froyo that does not brick rom.
The order is as follows:
1. Download Eugenes 'Froyo that does not brick' file.
2. Extract the files.
3. Open Odin, plug in your phone, then put it into download mode.
4. load the PIT file in appropriate area.
5. load the .tar file in the PDA area.
6. DO NOT check 're-partition'.
7. Click start, let it finish. Your phone will load and reboot into stock recovery. It will error out again. DONT panic! This is what's supposed to happen.
8. Now, pull your battery.
9. Download the 'True stock 2.1 firmware for the vibrant'.
10. Extract the files.
11. Once again, open Odin, plug in your phone, put into download mode.
12. Load the PIT file into the appropriate area and the .tar in the PDA area.
13. THIS TIME you want to check the 're-partition' box.
14. Now click start, let it finish, and this time your phone will load up just fine! You will have flashed back to the original software. From there, you can do anything !!!
Next root the phone if you are confused about this go to youtube and look up the video by unlocker.com they do a great job showing how it is done.
After all this you can now flash a new rom.
The reason he's getting a COM port without being in D/L mode is because of the secondary bootloader in the sbl.bin. You may just be able to flash JI6.tar without a pit file and get past the Setup Connection
Whoa, nice feedback.
Downloading both Eugenes "Froyo that does not brick" and the JI6.tar.
Will try both methods and reedit my post.
Thanks a lot.
I can't press "Thanks" more than 5 times a day...
UPDATE:
Eh still nothing...Odin gets stuck at SetupConnection.
I believe this will persist until I find a way into download mode. Odin recognizes phone, hence the COM6, but doesn't fully connect since it does not go beyond SetupConnection. The recovery menu also isn't functioning properly, since I can't select anything.
Losing patience with this phone...
I called T-mobile and their sending in a new one.
Told them I was updating and this happened. Do you think I'll get charged?
Well, while you still got time with it...try a different version of ODIN and see if that works... 1.0, 1.3 or 1.7 dunno if there are more
All three versions get stuck at SetupConnection.
I looked into making a JIG, but I only have one USB cord and don't wanna go through the hassle. A JIG would put my phone into download mode, right? Even though it's not really bricked, just completely messed up.
Just now I was messing around with phone, and I got to a different screen!
RST_STAT = 0x1
PMIC_IRQ1 = 0x0
(and some other stuff like that)
Then " POWER RESET OR UNKOWN UPLOAD MODE"
It shows up as COM7 in ODIN But still stuck at SetupCOnnection...grrr
I FIXED IT.
I got the android SDK, and did "adb reboot" which rebooted the phone, and I have froyo and everything.
But ONE problem. T-mobile is sending me a new phone already....what the hell do I do? I can't send this one in, because it's working now.
Nevermind, everytime I rebooted phone it stayed in recovery and I had to always do "adb reboot".
So I did abd reboot download which took me into download mode, but ODIN still stayed at SetupConnection, i took out battery, now I have the indigenous PHONE ! PC error.
NOW I HAVE NO POSSIBLE WAY TO GET INTO DOWNLOAD MODE, Nor have adb connect to phone. No devices are shown when I do "adb devices".
I also tried every variation to get into DL mode, USB, VOl +/-, Battery...etc. Now I think the phone is completely bricked, honestly.
Dark619Cloud said:
I FIXED IT.
I got the android SDK, and did "adb reboot" which rebooted the phone, and I have froyo and everything.
But ONE problem. T-mobile is sending me a new phone already....what the hell do I do? I can't send this one in, because it's working now.
Nevermind, everytime I rebooted phone it stayed in recovery and I had to always do "adb reboot".
So I did abd reboot download which took me into download mode, but ODIN still stayed at SetupConnection, i took out battery, now I have the indigenous PHONE ! PC error.
NOW I HAVE NO POSSIBLE WAY TO GET INTO DOWNLOAD MODE, Nor have adb connect to phone. No devices are shown when I do "adb devices".
I also tried every variation to get into DL mode, USB, VOl +/-, Battery...etc. Now I think the phone is completely bricked, honestly.
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if you look at ODIN while you plug the phone in with that screen you'll notice it giving you a COM port....weird...but you can still ODIN the phone while on that screen. Flash back to JFD from there.
Yeah I know ODIN should recognize it, because it happened before and it did. But this time it's not. I tried different versions of ODIN as well.
tsk tsk ;P lol
u fixed it? or it remains broken ?
I did fix it, partially. It loaded and everything, but sound wasn't working, and volume rocker was inverted, I guess the rom I flashed was corrupted. So I did "adb reboot download" which took me to download mode to go back to JFD stock, and I did ODIN and everything but it stayed at SetupConnection again. I removed battery to put in download mode manually, and now it's bricked. PHONE /!\ PC. PC doesn't recognize it, and I tried every combo to get into download mode.
So no, it's not fixed.

[Q] Help! Cant turn my ace on!

Hi!
I was updating my Ace from 2.3.4 to 2.3.5. So i hit start in Odin and after 3 seconds it says FAILED; partition size is too big. The phone was still in download mod and i could not turn it off, so i removed the battery. Now when i turn up the phone it shows this image. The image shows a phone and a PC connecting with a yellow triangle warning sign between them. I can go in download mode, but not in recovery mode.
Can someone help me?
Try Re-Flashing again! make sure that everything is where it´s suposed to be!
It might be possible that the 2.3.5 version of the firmware was corrupted. Dont try and flash it again. Download again it from a legit source and then try to reflash.
I was using the old Odin version, so i downloaded the new one (v4.18), re-flashed it and made a factory reset and everything works now.
Thanks!

Oh Boy....

I'm Screwed!
I was trying to flash up to 2.3.6 with Odin, but I've got an error image...
It looks like a phone icon, with a yellow caution sign (and a exclamation mark) in the middle, with a computer at the other end. It keeps coming up whenever I press the power button to restart. It doesn't boot, it doesn't do anything! Could I have bricked my device?
I''m trying to flash back, but it won't let me! It just stalls at "Setup Connection"...
Can someone help me out here?
gahhhhh! tRIED USING TEH pit FILE TO FLASH BACK....NOW I"'M LOP BOOTING AT THE SAMSUNG LOGO! HEEEEEELLLLLP!
Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1496360
Just enter to cwm recovery and wipe everything.
Thanks David! I tried your way and it worked! I then re-flashed up to 2.3.6 & rooted...I'm good again!
Thanks all you guys! Y'all rock!

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