Okay. So I pushed Axura final onto my phones internal sd card and booted into recovery mode. The damned Axura copy ( it downloaded properly via google chrome, no errors) had some issue with it and DID NOT install properly. I tried again and again to make it work, did not load flash from voodoo eclair 2.1 to axura which is 2.2.
Now I want to use ODIN and come back.
I get into download mode BEAUTIFULLY using youtubes """Samsung Vibrant download mode; Corntez" .
and then load Odin, load pit file, and the tar/jar file. detected as COM 6 Odin says "added" . then run it. RUNS perfectly. firmware update start; cache.rfs;modem.bin;factoryfs.rfs; and all, and the blue bar finished completely.
Then restarts, "VIBRANT" says "data wiping failed " , everything else succeeds...lots of small writing....restart' VIBRANT" ; then Samsung Galaxy S shiny logo.
Now.....the plot thickens and my vibrant does not move forward. Black, black screen.
If I touch the bottom touch keys---viz, home etc...they light up fine. But the screen. the beautiful screen, remains as dark as Lord Voldemorts heart.
What to do??
I forgot to mention that I moved from a forward port on my thinkpad to an aft port )); and the COM4 in ODIN changed to COM 6 , promptly.
Odin is causing some issues. seems like. Any suggestions and links for newer, better versions of the T mobile stock firmware.????
Need I mention that I had voodoo before I tried to put Axura on? I did.
Thanks for all the help, in anticipation,
cheers
houston123 said:
Need I mention that I had voodoo before I tried to put Axura on? I did.
Thanks for all the help, in anticipation,
cheers
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Houston we have a problem. Voodoo MUST be disabled BEFORE you flash. There are plenty of info on the board on how to do this. Then ODIN to stock then FLASH. Not all ROM's need a lag fix, some just run smooth!
my phone is doing the same thing but all i did was hit the voodoo button that was available in the oclf app and it went dumb the women counted down and said complete after a while and then it stuck on the vibrant samsung screen. i flash with stock rom and now its doing what this guys phone is doing please help us
Hey, yes, I read somewhere, that voodoo needs to be disabled. I did not do that, I had issues doing that.
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Hey, yes, I read somewhere, that voodoo needs to be disabled. I did not do that, I had issues doing that.
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For the dear love of [deity]/self-sufficiency, go read how to solve your problem
(You need to flash Eugene's "froyo that does not brick." Then flash whichever firmware you want.)
Can someone post a link to Eugenes Froyo that does not brick please. Eugene himself has removed all support. Also, I found a zip file for Eugene somewher and NOT a tar or whateva file type ODIN uses to restore firmware.
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Can someone post a link to Eugenes Froyo that does not brick please. Eugene himself has removed all support. Also, I found a zip file for Eugene somewher and NOT a tar or whateva file type ODIN uses to restore firmware.
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http://eb-productions.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=samsungsgs
I have tried but doesn't work for me. Unfortunatly I too did not disable voodoo before flashing and now I am stuck and can not get into download screen. I guess I will have to take my stuff to a cell phone repair since I have ran out of options.
got eugenes software. Now I am going to try out this:
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ok so here is what you have to do:
1. download odin, froyo that doesn't brick, and 2.1 true stock
2. go to download mode, flash the pit and tar file from the froyo that doesn't brick (DON'T RE-PARTITION!)
3. it will boot into recovery and error out, DONT PANIC, that is what is supposed to happen
4. remove battery (from phone) and usb from phone and computer
5. put battery back in, access odin and download mode
6. flash the pit and tar file from the true 2.1 stock (RE-PARTITION THIS TIME!)
7. if done successfully, your phone software will like when you just took it out of the box!"""
If all this does not work out, I have the 6 $ a month insurance from T Mobile---how do I use that? They might just say **** off, you screwed with the ROM and bricked the phone! Should I told them that someone flicked at Swing dance class.....instead of " I bricked it" sorry!!!!
Your opinions on this???
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If all this does not work out, I have the 6 $ a month insurance from T Mobile---how do I use that? They might just say **** off, you screwed with the ROM and bricked the phone! Should I told them that someone flicked at Swing dance class.....instead of " I bricked it" sorry!!!!
Your opinions on this???
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My opinion on this is not to worry unless it doesn't work. But since you know how to use Odin and your phone can get into download mode okay, it should work.
With the insurance there is a hefty copay. But you should be fine.
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So a buddy at my wrok got a new vibrant. I have a mts and a g1 and am familiar with rooting and all that. So of course seeing what I can do with my phone he wanted to root his and learn about android. So we rooted his phone and he was runing bionix 1.4 oc uv. He told me his phone died because his batery ran low. He then preceded to try and turn his phone on to make a quick call. Well it would only boot into recovery so he asked me to help. Him fix it. I took a look at his phone and I tried to turn it on and it goes strait from the vibrant screen to the standar blue recovery. He thot the phone mite not be reading the sd in recovery mode and only read the internal memory ,because he would push install update.zip like he would before to get into clockwork and it would just give an error. Well I eliminated the sd not readin question because in the error message ot says reading sdcard/update.zip. and since he has no update.zip its not loading anything. So can I just rename a rom zip from here name it update.zip and will it fix the problem,or do I need to put the clockwork update.zip on there. Or is there a nother way to fix it. Stock image?
lol yeah that would be me. i saw that one method to fix something like this was to use odin but everytime i try to download odin, ubuntu tells me that the archive type is not supported. i was using the link from the vibrant "bible". i dont really care if i have to go back to stock as long as i have a working phone.
**new knowledge... no odin for linux so far as i can find so if anyone has ideas using ubuntu then that would be great.
Lol this is who I'm helping^ hey we never tried just putting a rom on ur sd and renaming it to update.zip. take the latest bionix and rename it update.zip put it on ur sd and flash it
No voodoo lagfix? Cuz that complicates things
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Ya I believe I installe jacs kernel with his lag fix. Can I just use odin to put his phone to stock and re root
careful
if you ran into the problem with the lagfix enabled flashing a rom over the ext4 partition might soft brick it. I ran into a similar problem the other day and was able to get my phone going again with the instructions from the bionix thread its titled Fix 1 in the last part of the OP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782027
this will get his phone back to stock for sure. but yeah you need ODIN
k amac10 used odin and now it will boot to the galaxy s screen then go black and stay that way but the buttons at the bottom of the screen will light up. but it still stays black. any body know a solution using linux since my windows vista part of my laptop crashed after an update and i'm fighting with windows on how to fix it. i've been trying to see if there was any software for ubuntu to do the same thing as odin. but no luck so far.
Using a windows machine w/ ODIN:
Flash "eugene's froyo that doesn't brick"
Then "JACs stock rom"
From there you should be back to out of the box status. All links & resources can be found in the "ROM bible" thread
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Using a windows machine w/ ODIN:
Flash "eugene's froyo that doesn't brick"
Then "JACs stock rom"
From there you should be back to out of the box status. All links & resources can be found in the "ROM bible" thread
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+1 for this advice. This is my standard method now for backing myself out of a dumb corner I've stuck myself in with this phone. Can do it in my sleep now!
masterotaku said:
+1 for this advice. This is my standard method now for backing myself out of a dumb corner I've stuck myself in with this phone. Can do it in my sleep now!
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Haha... Well put! My usual flash process:
-DL new ROMs @ night over wifi
-Wake up, read the early adaptors reviews
-flash ROM, brush teeth
-flash other goodies....
From here I'm usually good to go by the time I hop out the shower if all is well. If not:
-get eugenes froyo loaded, shower
-flash JACs stock nand, fix breakfast
-push /sdcard back in, eat
-go back to previous ROM, leave for work... Lol
I think that most ppl "freak" at first cause the initial setup is *****! GL to the OP, that should work though
This will seem long, but I want to ensure whoever may be able to help has all of the info I can give. My vibrant is officially bricked..
1)I was on the newest official software JI6
2)I had installed RyanZA's One click lag fix
3)I reversed the One click lag fix
4)Got creative and decided to try voodoo lag fix for vibrant version 3
5)After installing voodoo, phone will not boot
6)Here are the symptoms after voodoo.....phone will turn on and attempt to boot, but then just sits there with the bottom four buttons lit
7)Next, I have tried the following:
a)Odin JI6 - same result, phone will not move past Galaxy S logo
b)Did a factory reset - then Odin JI6 again = same result
c)Odin stock 2.1 (JFD) with 512 pit = Same result
Please help!
I had to odin my phone like 4 times to get it to work... Odin is the way... Have you tried switching the usb port the phone is plugged into?
Try using Odin and flash back to stock ROM prior to JI6 like JI2 or JFD. This should work
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Try using Odin and flash back to stock ROM prior to JI6 like JI2 or JFD. This should work
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I have tried 2 times now to go back to JFD. Same result, everything goes smooth, then the Galaxy S logo appears. Once the Galaxy S logo goes away, the bottom four buttons stay lit for a while, and then I just have to power on. It stays in this loop.
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This will seem long, but I want to ensure whoever may be able to help has all of the info I can give. My vibrant is officially bricked..
1)I was on the newest official software JI6
2)I had installed RyanZA's One click lag fix
3)I reversed the One click lag fix
4)Got creative and decided to try voodoo lag fix for vibrant version 3
5)After installing voodoo, phone will not boot
6)Here are the symptoms after voodoo.....phone will turn on and attempt to boot, but then just sits there with the bottom four buttons lit
7)Next, I have tried the following:
a)Odin JI6 - same result, phone will not move past Galaxy S logo
b)Did a factory reset - then Odin JI6 again = same result
c)Odin stock 2.1 (JFD) with 512 pit = Same result
Please help!
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I believe the reason your phone would not boot is b/c you were running JI6 and flashed the voodoo kernel. To the best of my knowledge ALL of the custom kernels available for the Vibrant are based off of the JFD build. You have to flash the zip from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804415 THEN flash the kernel you want to use. I also know that once you flash the .zip from that thread, if you try to revert to the STOCK kernel it will hang at the Vibrant screen. Only way to get back to stock STOCK is to use Odin. Now as to why Odin is not working is beyond me... I almost wonder if it converted your RFS to EXT4 even though it hung at the Vibrant screen. If this happened then to fix it I believe you have to use Odin to flash Eugene373's "Froyo that does not brick" then downgrade back to JFD and then upgrade back to JI6. It won't be fun, but hopefully this will help you get up and running again!
Update!
Tried again using odin to JFD.
I noticed that after the blue bar finished in download mode and the screen starts scrolling things...
there was an error. It said it was unable to reset data.
Afterwards, it reboots while odin is finishing, then it shuts the phone off...
I would love to try this, but I believe this is over my head. (No shame here!) I don't know how to flash using clockwork.
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Tried again using odin to JFD.
I noticed that after the blue bar finished in download mode and the screen starts scrolling things...
there was an error. It said it was unable to reset data.
Afterwards, it reboots while odin is finishing, then it shuts the phone off...
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I think its safe to say if you are having a data error then voodoo IS enabled on your phone. You either need to do what I said earlier and flash Eugene's Froyo that does not brick and then downgrade back to JFD OR you might be able to use adb to push a file named "disable lagfix" (no extensions) into the "Voodoo" folder on your sdcard to disable voodoo. You need to disable it before your phone will work.
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This will seem long, but I want to ensure whoever may be able to help has all of the info I can give. My vibrant is officially bricked..
1)I was on the newest official software JI6
2)I had installed RyanZA's One click lag fix
3)I reversed the One click lag fix
4)Got creative and decided to try voodoo lag fix for vibrant version 3
5)After installing voodoo, phone will not boot
6)Here are the symptoms after voodoo.....phone will turn on and attempt to boot, but then just sits there with the bottom four buttons lit
7)Next, I have tried the following:
a)Odin JI6 - same result, phone will not move past Galaxy S logo
b)Did a factory reset - then Odin JI6 again = same result
c)Odin stock 2.1 (JFD) with 512 pit = Same result
Please help!
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Official Instructions for Reverting from a Voodoo Issue:
SOURCE
Did You Flash Something Before Disabling Voodoo? 2 Fixes to Help You Out.
So you forgot to disable the voodoo lagfix before you flashed a new rom and now you're getting an error, similar to the one posted below. Even Odin won't allow you to flash back to stock. Well, pay close attention and with some luck, you'll be good as rain...or something like that.
Fix 1:
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! BAM!
Fix 2: (use only if you know how to use adb commands)
1. Place the 'disable-lagfix' file in your sdk>tools directory
2. Get into clockwork recovery like you normally would
3. Follow these adb commands to push the 'disable-lagfix' file to you sdcard>voodoo
adb push disable-lagfix /sdcard/voodoo
4. File should now be on your sdcard in your voodoo folder.
5. Reboot phone and with luck, you should hear Linda the robot telling you your file system is being converted back to rfs.
6. Because your system directory has already been wiped, you'll still get a black screen when you reboot, but your file system is back to rfs. Just pull the battery, and reflash whatever rom you want. Then reboot again.
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Taken from the Bionix Instruction Page
As a note this will WIPE all the data on your phone except for the external sd card. The internal 16gb card will get wiped. Using ADB I would pull the entire contents of your /sdcard/ to your Computer so that you can restore completely. The command is as follows:
adb pull /sdcard/
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I think its safe to say if you are having a data error then voodoo IS enabled on your phone. You either need to do what I said earlier and flash Eugene's Froyo that does not brick and then downgrade back to JFD OR you might be able to use adb to push a file named "disable lagfix" (no extensions) into the "Voodoo" folder on your sdcard to disable voodoo. You need to disable it before your phone will work.
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Thank you sssssssssssooooooooooooooo much WhiteHawk. I am now back to original JFD thanks to you. I am more appreciative than you could ever imagine.
clemsonboyz said:
Thank you sssssssssssooooooooooooooo much WhiteHawk. I am now back to original JFD thanks to you. I am more appreciative than you could ever imagine.
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That is great! Glad to hear everything worked out ok.
I partitioned my SD card using ROM Manager, turned the phone off and got a black screen with lit keys. So, I read around and was told to use ODIN to reflash the stock TMO build, so I did. Now, Im getting the TMO logo and Galaxy S screen, but I get a black screen still.
I cannot get into download mode. I vol - and power and I get the Vibrant logo, then it goes back off. Even when plugged it, I get the batt charging animation, then back to the Vibrant screen.
I tried to push the update.zip to the SD card through ADB, but I get a permission denied message, meaning the root was killed.
So, is this phone pretty much screwed? I cant think of any other way to get it going outside of moving the update.zip to the sd card by a 3rd party measure i.e card reader/another phone
dude that's not even close to a brick as the phone is still responsive somehow..
do this:
1. pull out battery wait 5-10secs
2. connect USB to computer and phone
3. hold down the vol +/- buttons
4. plug in battery
5. you should be in download mode now
6. do what you gotta do with ODIN
good luck
Dont use that method to get to DL mode . Do it this way . First turn off your phone , then plug the usb cable into your computer ONLY . Next hold both volume buttons and plug the micro usb into your phone . Also use odin v1.3 and flash the rom of your preference .
Edit : xtone beat me to the punch
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I partitioned my SD card using ROM Manager, turned the phone off and got a black screen with lit keys. So, I read around and was told to use ODIN to reflash the stock TMO build, so I did. Now, Im getting the TMO logo and Galaxy S screen, but I get a black screen still.
I cannot get into download mode. I vol - and power and I get the Vibrant logo, then it goes back off. Even when plugged it, I get the batt charging animation, then back to the Vibrant screen.
I tried to push the update.zip to the SD card through ADB, but I get a permission denied message, meaning the root was killed.
So, is this phone pretty much screwed? I cant think of any other way to get it going outside of moving the update.zip to the sd card by a 3rd party measure i.e card reader/another phone
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Yes using ROM Manager to repartition your phone will create the "soft-brick" you are experiencing. But as one person has already noted, this can pretty much be recovered using ODIN.
Definitely follow the advice given in Posts 2 and 3 of this thread to get into Download mode. If you're not getting the desired results using ODIN, what settings are you using? For example, what are the names of the .pit and .tar files you are using? Did you check or leave unchecked the "re-partition" option?
Sorry for the noobery. Im usually good at this.
Well, I was able to get into download mode and get ODIN to run, but im getting a MBD checksum error when I boot into recovery.
And I cannot install CWM through the market because my Application Storage is at 0.00B for some reason.
trill12 said:
Sorry for the noobery. Im usually good at this.
Well, I was able to get into download mode and get ODIN to run, but im getting a MBD checksum error when I boot into recovery.
And I cannot install CWM through the market because my Application Storage is at 0.00B for some reason.
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What ROM did you flash. You might want to perform a factory reset and then flash the stock JFD ROM and see if that fixes your problem.
Good luck.
Oh this is a nightmare.... exactly what happened to me.
I'll be honest, I tried and tried and tried all sorts of stuff and somehow I got it back reading again.
I would ODIN to Eugenes Froyo that doesn't brick and see where that gets you. Thread is in developers section and I am pretty sure that's what got me back working but follow ALL the instructions. With no application room I couldn't push, unistall, install ect...
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Oh this is a nightmare.... exactly what happened to me.
I'll be honest, I tried and tried and tried all sorts of stuff and somehow I got it back reading again.
I would ODIN to Eugenes Froyo that doesn't brick and see where that gets you. Thread is in developers section and I am pretty sure that's what got me back working but follow ALL the instructions. With no application room I couldn't push, unistall, install ect...
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That's only needed if he flashed a rom with the wrong kernel or if he flashed a rom without disabling voodoo .
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Just get to DL mode as xtone and I stated in post 2 & 3 . Then flashed to JFD with odin v1.3 and click the repartition box in odin and you'll be fine .
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I had this problem for the last two days, but I found a way to fix it thanks to a user (whom I don't know the name of)
I did this to go back to stock firmware (JFD), make sure you have that downloaded.
Look for Eugene's Galaxy S Froyo PDA, for the i9000, not the Vibrant. Flash it through Odin with the 512 pit file. It's not going to boot up but take you to recovery mode instead, and it's going to remap your Volume buttons, but you can still get into DL mode (up is now down, and vice versa but whatever)
Now Odin back to stock, using the same 512 pit and there you go! Should boot up with no problem. Now you can redo everything, but remember to never partition through ROM Manager ever again!
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Is there a link you could provide him?
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That's only needed if he flashed a rom with the wrong kernel or if he flashed a rom without disabling voodoo .
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His exact symptoms happened to me when the noob in me decided to repartition in Rom Manager awhile back. I am just suggesting he uses this tool as an option. It's definitely a good tool to use regardless of how he got where he got.
something like this happened to a buddy of mine, i'm trying to fix it, but the guy was completely stock so it makes no sense... I've tried everything, and i cant seem to find eugenes files...
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something like this happened to a buddy of mine, i'm trying to fix it, but the guy was completely stock so it makes no sense... I've tried everything, and i cant seem to find eugenes files...
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Eugenes rom are on his new site www.eb-production.proboards.com
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OK, I got it fixed. Heres how.
I was finally able to get into ODIN and flash Eugenes Froyo.
So, from there, I was getting an MD5 checksum error when Id try to get into recovery, and I couldnt install the ROM Manager from the Market
Well, upon inspection of a the Nero V3 build I had downloaded, there was a ROMManager.apk there. So I pushed it onto my phone, reflashed to CWR (had to do it about 3 times) and reinstalled Nero V3.
After installing the build, I was able to re-enable voodoo and its theres no more MD5 craziness when I access the Recovery
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OK, I got it fixed. Heres how.
I was finally able to get into ODIN and flash Eugenes Froyo.
So, from there, I was getting an MD5 checksum error when Id try to get into recovery, and I couldnt install the ROM Manager from the Market
Well, upon inspection of a the Nero V3 build I had downloaded, there was a ROMManager.apk there. So I pushed it onto my phone, reflashed to CWR (had to do it about 3 times) and reinstalled Nero V3.
After installing the build, I was able to re-enable voodoo and its theres no more MD5 craziness when I access the Recovery
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So voodoo was the culprit . lmao
I dont remember you ever mentioning that . Any way glad you figured it out and have your phone back .
AgentFour20 said:
So voodoo was the culprit . lmao
I dont remember you ever mentioning that . Any way glad you figured it out and have your phone back .
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Apparently. Completely forgot I attempted to enable it. I was freaked all the way out trying to repair the damn thing.
Ok, I was restoring my phone to stock with odin following these stpes
Disable Voodoo
Odin to eugenes froyo that wont brick
sticks at vibrant screen
tried odining to JFD
odin completes but still hangs at the vibrant screen
I have tried with and with out repartition checked and I am able to enter and exit download mode freely, I have tried 3 differnt versions of odin and 2 different downloads of the pda and pits. Any help would be great.
EDIT, Odin is finishing at the pass stage when the phone attempts to boot Currently flashing the JI6 seeing if it works.
Still not getting anywhere, I have now tried to odin to eugenes froyo, JFD, JI6, all which end the same with out a boot screen, I can get download but no recovery.
From my understanding when you flash eugenes froyo that wont brick the boot animation should change to the international one, mine has not done that so I am starting to wonder if there is an issue with the flashes themself.
How long did you wait after flashing the stock firmware? The first boot usually takes a while after an Odin. Did Odin finish flashing everything to the point that it said restart in blue?
You can find instructions to revert to stock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
I've gotten myself out of some pretty bad "bricks" with JFD and ODIN... make sure you also use the stock .pit file and you can check repartition, use JFD and should fix you right up.
I have waited for 10-15 minutes after it says restart and then sometimes after it says pass, and I have done to jfd and stock pit.
left phone at boot fell asleep woke up hr or so later still at vibrant screen, still cannot access recovery but can access download mode.
To OP. What custom rom did you run before flashing back to stock? Have you recovered?
iynfynity said:
To OP. What custom rom did you run before flashing back to stock? Have you recovered?
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I was on axura the newest one and did not like it that much tbh had tons of processes starting nonstop and was constantly down to 35m of memory while idle. No I have not recoverd, I have flashed every combo I can think of with ODIN but alas have had no luck.
Currently it is being warrantied out for a free replacement.
ionic7 said:
I was on axura the newest one and did not like it that much tbh had tons of processes starting nonstop and was constantly down to 35m of memory while idle. No I have not recoverd, I have flashed every combo I can think of with ODIN but alas have had no luck.
Currently it is being warrantied out for a free replacement.
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orage
So tired.... I am in the same boat. But I get to flash Eugenes froyo but i have 0 room in app storage. Then When I try to Odin to stock JFD and stock .pit it all goes well untill I get to recovery and it tells me in red text "data wipe failed"
The phone reboots and goes black after the galaxy s animation.
You think samsung will fix it for me? I go the phone in July 2010.
To OP.
have you tried flashing eugenes froyo that doesn't brick? I can't understand why a lot of these bricks are happening right now. Especially when you do flash your phone back to stock.
iynfynity said:
To OP.
have you tried flashing eugenes froyo that doesn't brick? I can't understand why a lot of these bricks are happening right now. Especially when you do flash your phone back to stock.
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Yes read the first post it says what i have flashed.
Charlie Brown said:
orage
So tired.... I am in the same boat. But I get to flash Eugenes froyo but i have 0 room in app storage. Then When I try to Odin to stock JFD and stock .pit it all goes well untill I get to recovery and it tells me in red text "data wipe failed"
The phone reboots and goes black after the galaxy s animation.
You think samsung will fix it for me? I go the phone in July 2010.
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How would I know if samsung will fix it.. I called tmobile said it got bricked while doing JI6 boom problem solved. Their support is not that great though he was having me try to access root by calling it a secert master menu, then asked if i tethered my comp to it but his definition of tether was syncing files I was just playing dumb and letting him ask me his questions
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How would I know if samsung will fix it.. I called tmobile said it got bricked while doing JI6 boom problem solved. Their support is not that great though he was having me try to access root by calling it a secert master menu, then asked if i tethered my comp to it but his definition of tether was syncing files I was just playing dumb and letting him ask me his questions
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Rooting your device and flashing custom roms onto it voids your warranty from t-mobile. You are wasting your time trying to see if they will help, This is NOT in their job description. They might laugh at you.
@OP Try flashing to a TRUE stock firmware, I personally would not flash from a custom rom to another custom rom, does that make sense? You should go back to t-mobiles legit 2.1. There is a link in the Bible here under the Dev forum. But, The link is broken. So Ive uploaded it here http://www.mediafire.com/?8kw71bx06an0vwg
Don't give up on odin yet, try things like changing your usb ports on the computer, this has worked for me. I also have a video tutorial using odin, it might be of some help to you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10207377&postcount=1
Good luck!
ionic7 said:
Yes read the first post it says what i have flashed.
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try that again.
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Im having the same issue with, "Data Wipe Failed" and have 0.00 space in Application storage but my phone reboots into eugenes 2.2 perfectly fine and works, but the application storage seems to be empty still...very frustrating.
cvibe88 said:
Rooting your device and flashing custom roms onto it voids your warranty from t-mobile. You are wasting your time trying to see if they will help, This is NOT in their job description. They might laugh at you.
@OP Try flashing to a TRUE stock firmware, I personally would not flash from a custom rom to another custom rom, does that make sense? You should go back to t-mobiles legit 2.1. There is a link in the Bible here under the Dev forum. But, The link is broken. So Ive uploaded it here http://www.mediafire.com/?8kw71bx06an0vwg
Don't give up on odin yet, try things like changing your usb ports on the computer, this has worked for me. I also have a video tutorial using odin, it might be of some help to you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10207377&postcount=1
Good luck!
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have changed usb cord, port, computer, have flashed jfd ji6 froyo that wont brick, 512 pit,513 pit,and they have not laughed at me in anyway they are sending my new phone now and a g2 to try out soo either way I have something soon. I also was going from axura to stock to a custom rom not from one to the other and I do know how to use odin, I know what I am doing just need help figuring this one out has to be something im missing or its just not gonna work. 50 odins and nothing kinda says it all.
I am in the same boat.. tried ODIN + stock ROM from various sources, nothing seems to work.. am I out of luck ??
im in a soft brick, used aio toolbox to try to flash to stock from 2.2 and now my phone just flashes the vibrant logo and the battery icon with the loading circle thing over it, ive been to 4 or 5 different forum threads about fixing it using odin but nothing has worked. odin goes through the whole process ad says it passes but nothing, still stuck. im about to go to tmobile and either talk my way into a new one or pay the insurance deductible for a new one and forget about all this rooting stuff, but if someone can walk me through fixing it in the next day or two, ill donate via paypal
When you used Odin did you get into the download mode? And which files/ROM did you use with flashing Odin?
You need to use Eugenes froyo that doesn't brick and the stock JFD Eclair ROM that comes with our phone (Stock ROM). I was in your position when I didn't disable voodoo while going to a different ROM once. That scared me to death lol.
If you're phone starts you can fix it. Read the stickies and find the noob guide for Odin then donate to OP.
If you can get into download it is easily fixable.
In the noob section there are methods to getting into download mode. Try this one first, :
Remove the battery, remove the sim and remove sd card. Get Odin up on the computer and plug the usb cord into the computer not the the phone. Holding both volume rocker buttons down at the same time plug the phone into the usb that should get it to go in to download mode. There are variants of this method, like ... do the same but keep the battery in. Or, go into recovery mode and then do the same thing with it on. Read the noob guide by S15274N he has all of them posted and explained.
If none of these work for you, then Buy a jig from Connextion2005 (mobilevideotech.com) for 8 bucks it will get you into Download mode. You can find him in the forum or that website. It works without effort. YOU SHOULD BUY ONE ANYWAY.
Once in ODIN :
You will need a stock JFD Tar file, pit512 file
1 Load the PIT file into the appropriate area and the .tar in the PDA area.
2 You want to check the 're-partition' box.
3 Now click start, let it finish, and this time your phone will load up just fine!
4 Then, root the phone (use superoneclick) then Download Rom manger open it into flash CWM. Then you can flash your new Rom.
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If you're phone starts you can fix it. Read the stickies and find the noob guide for Odin then donate to OP.
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Appreciate that man. To the OP, this is easily fixed... oka1 has you on the right path. If you need help, just PM me... I spent 2 hours with a guy last week doing this, rooting him afterwards and getting him a custom ROM... no money was given.
ODIN is the answer. The noob guide has at the bottom of the OP a subject called the ALT METHOD. It will fix your phone, give a leaked froyo (upgrade it later), root and a recovery.... just by pressing like 3 buttons.
i have the jfd tar and both the 512 pit and 513 pit, have tried them both and both with repartition checked and unchecked, tried every combination i could think of even used all 4 of my usb ports, still nothin. in odin when i goes through the process itll say RESET in blue then after about 2 minutes itll say PASS in green, but my phone will just have the battery icon on it with the loading wheel thing over it....thats it everytime. i get into download mode just fine btw
T959UVJFD and s1_odin_2010512
you will have to odin to eugene's froyo that does not brick then odin jfd and 512
yeah i just got eugenes froyo "that doesnt brick" i may be jumping to conclusions but i think it may need a name change cuz now im bricked....just a complete black screen doesnt do anything no download mode no recovery no nothing
johnlaqua said:
yeah i just got eugenes froyo "that doesnt brick" i may be jumping to conclusions but i think it may need a name change cuz now im bricked....just a complete black screen doesnt do anything no download mode no recovery no nothing
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look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
thanks for posting that link, heres a quoted paragraph from the thread...
If your phone screen is always black, that is it does not display the white Galaxy S/Samsung/AT&T logo when you switch it on, then sorry, this jig will not help you.
wont work for me as my screen is always black, wont do anything at all, but thanks anyways
nomadrider123 said:
look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
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Nice link!!! Bookmarked it just in case I need it for the future myself
Run odin in administrator mode. Start>programs>odin <right click> select run as administrator.
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