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I had a rooted vibrant running pretty nicely with all my apps optimized. ive always tried to install lagfix (voodoo, OCLF, UFL,), but none of them would ever work, they would just brick my phone and i would be stuck at the vibrant screen recovery loop.
no problem, i would go to download mode and flash odin...
few months later thought id give it another shot with the updates and such with voodoo...
again same thing... **** didn't work..
back to eugenes that does not brick and i was going to do the whole process again of getting back to the stock ji6.
in the middle of eugnes, there was a com error, dont know why, nothing was moved. the flashed had stopped in the middle.
took out the battery. and nothing. phone does nothing. plug it in, black screen. 3 button combo. black screen. not even the vibrant logo. and no charging screen.
black screen no matter what.
do i need to do the 'jumpstart' jtag method?
Google search it! It says dl odin and stuff just unbricked mine
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I had a rooted vibrant running pretty nicely with all my apps optimized. ive always tried to install lagfix (voodoo, OCLF, UFL,), but none of them would ever work, they would just brick my phone and i would be stuck at the vibrant screen recovery loop.
no problem, i would go to download mode and flash odin...
few months later thought id give it another shot with the updates and such with voodoo...
again same thing... **** didn't work..
back to eugenes that does not brick and i was going to do the whole process again of getting back to the stock ji6.
in the middle of eugnes, there was a com error, dont know why, nothing was moved. the flashed had stopped in the middle.
took out the battery. and nothing. phone does nothing. plug it in, black screen. 3 button combo. black screen. not even the vibrant logo. and no charging screen.
black screen no matter what.
do i need to do the 'jumpstart' jtag method?
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you should post in Q & A next time. Anywhoo, can you get your phone into download mode?
I can tell you that I've been there, I can say with all certainty that this phone has recovered from the brink of of death so many times I don't even scare anymore. I just flash. You got to be patient I dug around Google and the forma and found the right combo that put me in download mode.
It was power and vol. down. No sim no sd.
I've learned that every phone responds to a different combo. Your phone isn't dead, just Samsung hibernating.
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You seem to know what you are doing when it comes to flashing. All I can suggest is to try the various methods to get into download mode again. Some people have methods that work best for them. For instance, the 3 button combo never works for me. But pulling the battery, putting back in, holding down only the up and down volume keys (NOT POWER) and while holding insert the usb that the other end should already have been plugged into the computer.
but i'd say its safe to assume if you cant get to download mode by any of the methods on this forum, there is no going back.
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Do a search for the jig also as a last resort, try checking in the bible I can't remember where that thread is, but it has helped quite a few people..
try two buttons combo up and power or down and power with the usb plug in
This is the absolute surefire way to get your phone into DL mode:
1.) Take out battery, SIM, and Memory card
2.) Connect phone to the computer
3.) Put battery back into phone while holding down up and down vol buttons
If your phone can still get into DL mode this way will do it guaranteed. The jig might also help but as far as I know it really only helps if your phone is hardware locked. If the above steps dont work for you then I'm afraid that the bootloader is gone and you are screwed =/
I saw a jig offered as a for sale item on the Team Whiskey forum. I believe it was around 9 or 10 dollars (maybe less) If you decide to go that route. Good luck!!!!!!!!!
thanks for all the replies everyone.... from what it looks like and to the extent of my knowledge, it looks like the bootloader is gone. my guess is it was flashing the bootloader? while the computer randomely decided to drop the com port?
anyhow, i refuse to let it die and am going to keep trying!
well that was weird. it worked. sim, battery, everything out, i held all 3 buttons, plugged USB and battery and let go of power all at EXACT same time and wallah! download mode. flashed eugenes, flashed UFD, then JI6. rooted, installed busybox, downloaded rom manager. found the backup i made before trying to install lagfix.... vibrant is stuck at 'vibrant' screen now... so flashed again eugenes, UFD, then JI6 again....
working normal again but i want my data from the backup....
advanced restore should i do? NOT restore the boot? only restore the data/system or or other options in clockwork recovery advanded restore? any help would be appreciated. first time trying to actually restore data from a clockwork backup.
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I have had the phone to pc screen before but plugging in the USB and holding the volume buttons arent working this time. Is there any other trick or special way to get around this?
What shows on your screen? R u completely bricked? Do u get a logo?. If u get the computer logo. Plug it in. Let the logo show up. Hold the 3 buttons. As soon as the screen turns black let go of power... let me know how it goes
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so i was reflashing to cm7 #71 last night and i always do a clean install by formating boot system and cache. after i formated the 3 idk why but i let the phone shut off.
now i am stuck at just the vibrant logo. i have tried getting into cwm and download mode with no success. i plugged it in to the computer to see if i can at least access to adb no help there either.
does any body have a solution to this on this?
Um, first question; why do you format /boot? No where in any directions do they tell you to format that as that's where you're kernel is located.
And, if you can't access dl mode with the hardware buttons, why didn't you headed the large red letters telling you not to use CM7 if you can't access dl mode without the hardware buttons?
Have.you tried vol+ vol- and then USB? If you're running gb bootloaders (which you shouldn't be), then I don't know the button combo.
But the only way to recover is by geting into dl mode and Odin back to jfd.
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I always format/ boot. Its a cleaner install and have no problems going from multiple kernel changes. I could get into download using button combo before I flashed. Now I cant
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I always format/ boot. Its a cleaner install and have no problems going from multiple kernel changes. I could get into download using button combo before I flashed. Now I cant
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try this always works. take battery out phone, plug in usb to pc and phone hold vol + and -, and insert battery at same time, should put u in download mode.
Assuming u have a froyo bootloader
1) Power down ur phone
2) hold volume up + volume down then plug ur phone to a PC or laptop....don't let go of two volume buttons...
3) should b in download mode...
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ive tried every combo i can think of. still just sits at vibrant. was able to make a jig that put it into DLM but then was getting reconized at all by my computer even with all the correct drivers..... i think i actually might be outta luck
You could get a JIG which will automaticly put it into download mode. It can be found here http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0053H73JQ/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/188-7446597-2980456
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yea i was able to make one for 2 dollars and it works beautifully just now i cant get the computer to reconize the phone. i have the right drivers loaded but its seeing it as some crazy junk
edit: well got all the drivers working. made a new better jig and was able to get odin to reconize it.
didnt flash though. seemed jammed up. so i took it off of odin which left the phone in the phone to computer screen( PROGRESS) plugged it back into the computer. odin saw it and presto! back up and running on JFD
Ditto
I have done the same thing! Sent you a pm... Let me know what driver config you had to use to get it working.
Thanks!
Hi!
First off, I've done about 6 hours of searching and other troubleshooting. I couldn't find really any thread on the the problem my Vibrant has. I apologize if there is a thread, and I couldn't find it.
Extra info: I had a Vibrant last summer and I rooted it and installed quite a few custom roms. I wouldn't consider myself a noob, but I'm definitely not close to an expert.
I have a Samsung Vibrant. It was running Android 2.2 and 3e recovery. I wanted to install an ICS rom, so I rooted it. I then install Clockworkmod recovery. I flashed CM7(Android 2.3), and that's when it started having problems.
It syncs perfectly, I can transfer files between SD cards and everything. The problem is, it doesn't charge. The battery icon has the lightning bolt on it, but it doesn't charge.
The other issue is that it won't go into download mode. I believe I've tried all the available button combinations. I also installed ADB(and the appropriate drivers) and did the "reboot download" command. It rebooted, but didn't go into recovery mode. I also tried that command on the phone, in the terminal app. Same result.
I've tried 5 different USB cables.
The problem seems to have started after I rooted it and flashed CM7.
I have two batteries, but over the course of troubleshooting, both have died.
Oddly enough, I plugged it into my mom's Atrix 4G charger and it started charging? That's charger number 6!
This might get you download:
Pull battery. Some people think you need to pull sim and sdcard. I didn't need to.
Plug phone to host.
Fire up Odin on host.
Insert battery. If no luck, pull battery and reinsert while trying the three permutations of volume keys.
Once in Odin, reflash bootloader.
If still problems, Odin to stock.
try holding the home button + up/down, different combinations of that works to get into download after cm7 and up.
For what it's worth just holding volume up (no power button) while the phone was powered down and then plugging in a USB cable hooked to my PC always worked for me to get into download mode.
But whenever I've gone up to any of the Ginger or ICS ROMs I flash the Gingerbread bootloader in Odin first and then the ROM.
If you've got time, keep troubleshooting (espically if one cable worked... weird), but I say save yourself a headache and get all your goodies off, Odin back to stock, format the internal and external SDs, and then try again loading the GB bootloader first.
Thanks for the suggestions guys
Using the new cable, I was able to flash back to stock with Odin. Even back on stock 2.2, it still won't charge off any other cable. Oh well. I really don't mind using an Attix USB cable.
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It sounds as though you're dealing with a hardware issue and the malfunction simply happened at the same time as your recent upgrade. Possibly one of the USB pin connections is flaky.
I was flashing from MIUI 1.9 to MIUI ICS in CWM and all seemed well until upon boot it hung on the MIUI bootup screen. After waiting about 15 minutes I figured I would simply ODIN back to stock and try again as I normally do when I have a problem flashing. In ODIN however I was unable to make it past the boot.inf stage of the flashing. Stupidly I unplugged the usb cable mid flash and tried again, and again same result, it would hang at boot.inf. After trying a couple different stock ODIN files the phone will not turn on at all. Even if I pull the battery and connect the phone to the pc I cannot boot into download mode. When I connect to the wall charger the battery screen does not come on either.
Strangely if I press the power button on the phone with the phone connected to the pc, windows will make the sound of a usb device being connected, however, if I release the power button it makes the sound of a usb device being disconnected. ODIN does not seem to be recognizing my phone anymore since I haven't been able to boot into download mode.
I've bought a usb jib hoping this would solve the problem but it hasn't seemed to work. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.
Please someone help me get my phone up and running again. I've flashed numerous roms before and had trouble but nothing as serious as this.
Try reading up on Droidstyles Guide . Its in General section .
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Thanks for that. I went through his guide but unfortunately I think my problem is a little more serious. My phone will not turn on at all. I cannot boot into CWM, download mode or boot normally. The screen just remains black. It doesn't show up as a recognized device in windows but when I connect the usb cable it makes a sound of it being connected.
If any has any ideas on things I could try I would be really grateful. I bought my phone out of contract and can't really afford to buy a new one right now.
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Thanks for that. I went through his guide but unfortunately I think my problem is a little more serious. My phone will not turn on at all. I cannot boot into CWM, download mode or boot normally. The screen just remains black. It doesn't show up as a recognized device in windows but when I connect the usb cable it makes a sound of it being connected.
If any has any ideas on things I could try I would be really grateful. I bought my phone out of contract and can't really afford to buy a new one right now.
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Can you "3 finger" into recovery ?
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No, when I try to use the 3 buttons to boot into recovery the screen stays black.
Another strange thing it's doing is when I connect the phone to my Mac with the SD card in the phone the Mac will continuously popup a window that asks whether I want to connect the usb device to the Mac or my virtual machine. It flashes so fast I'm unable to click either option. If I connect the phone without the SD card in this menu never comes up but I'm still unable to boot into download mode.
Hmm....I've never heard this before...have you tried plugging phone charger in ( wall outlet ) and let it charge 8 full hours
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You say you bought " out of contract", from a private seller ? No warranty?
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I charged it from the wall charger overnight still no luck. Yeah, I bought it a year and a half ago used from ebay. I think it's really strange too. I've had plenty of hiccups flashing roms before but it's never been something ODIN couldn't fix and I'd at least be able to get into download mode.
I think you are going to have to use UnbrickableMod.
Thanks MM. I bit the bullet and bought a used Galaxy S II. I may still try that unbrickable mod so I can give my Fassy to my mom who's overdue for a smartphone. I've never used a soldering iron though and not too certain how successful I'll be.
iztel said:
Thanks MM. I bit the bullet and bought a used Galaxy S II. I may still try that unbrickable mod so I can give my Fassy to my mom who's overdue for a smartphone. I've never used a soldering iron though and not too certain how successful I'll be.
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Have you tried the wall plug trick?
I had been running a Fascinate rom on a Showcase for almost a year & the same thing happened to me. Initially, the battery had run completely down and after full charge, I had nothing but bootloops. At first I could connect via odin, but could not complete flash.
After messing with it & yanking out the cable as you did, I had same issue, blank screen, pc would beep but that was it, pc/odin would not recognize or show the comm port. I would get unknown device.
Ultimately, I successfully repartitioned & odined a stock Fascinate Froyo EB01 rom by doing several things -- not sure which worked, but perhaps might work for you rather than soldering
First, I fully charged an oem battery using a spare battery charger (not in the fassy)
After charge, I put the batt in the fasc & plugged the fasc in to the wall charger while holding down the volume button & got the download mode to show up.
I left batt in when I unplugged from wall & the download mode stuck.
Odin still didnt recognize on my laptop, so I tried 3 other machines till I Odin finally saw the fascinate, at which point I odined Froyo with .pit & repartitioning as my starting point, then clockworked & rooted etc. I think I left battery in during the flash, then reflashed later in download mode with battery out.
I was also successful using heimdall a few times, when another pc wasn't available & odin wasn't playing nice. Was very odd, as 2 of those laptops ALWAYS worked fine with odin & the fascinated showcase before. Now they still won't recognize, but I can easily odin if I try diff computers --- some windows 7 some xp & some vista.
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Have you tried the wall plug trick?
I had been running a Fascinate rom on a Showcase for almost a year & the same thing happened to me. Initially, the battery had run completely down and after full charge, I had nothing but bootloops. At first I could connect via odin, but could not complete flash.
After messing with it & yanking out the cable as you did, I had same issue, blank screen, pc would beep but that was it, pc/odin would not recognize or show the comm port. I would get unknown device.
Ultimately, I successfully repartitioned & odined a stock Fascinate Froyo EB01 rom by doing several things -- not sure which worked, but perhaps might work for you rather than soldering
First, I fully charged an oem battery using a spare battery charger (not in the fassy)
After charge, I put the batt in the fasc & plugged the fasc in to the wall charger while holding down the volume button & got the download mode to show up.
I left batt in when I unplugged from wall & the download mode stuck.
Odin still didnt recognize on my laptop, so I tried 3 other machines till I Odin finally saw the fascinate, at which point I odined Froyo with .pit & repartitioning as my starting point, then clockworked & rooted etc. I think I left battery in during the flash, then reflashed later in download mode with battery out.
I was also successful using heimdall a few times, when another pc wasn't available & odin wasn't playing nice. Was very odd, as 2 of those laptops ALWAYS worked fine with odin & the fascinated showcase before. Now they still won't recognize, but I can easily odin if I try diff computers --- some windows 7 some xp & some vista.
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I had the same issue. I think it had to do with the battery being too low. I think that ODIN could have a check in place to allow only to flash if the battery is not clos to low in case things go wrong. I had a second fully charged battery and when i read the above post, i changed the battery across and it set it to download and ODIN eventually detected it. Thanks for the help guys.
I have a similar problem, I was on PA JB rom 2.18, and I decided to flash latest devil kernel [1.5.2? or something like that]
so then it would just boot into devil recovery. and that's all. Tried to flash pa rom over it [to get stock recovery back] but it failed. also it had lots of errors about mounting.
So I did advanced restore, and chose to restore boot from other JB backup. This just made it worse, bootlooping into an android recovery with a "!" triangle, then immediately rebooting, over and over again..
So I put into download mode, and heimdall a boot.img extracted from the JB rom [paranoid android], and it still didn't work right.
So then I heimdall'ed the atlas.2.2.pit, thinking the partition was screwed. Then I was booted into cwm 6.x! So I thought I was out of the woods, and wiped, then flashed PA 2.18 jb rom, and then rebooted.. and then I had no samsung logo bootloop. I could tell cuz it was dark, and I could see the backlight coming on and off. on, off... on... off... endlessly.
I tried download mode, and it didn't work. That's when I got scared.. I tried it again, nothing. just the black [very dim black, because of super amoled technology] screen, coming on and off..
So I finally tried taking the battery out, and then it went into download mode!
But I still cannot figure out why it will not let me flash any rom. I'm gonna have to boot into windows and odin back to EH03.
Good thing I have a 3-4 day old backup.
So, do not use devil kernel unless you want a softbrick.
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I have a similar problem, I was on PA JB rom 2.18, and I decided to flash latest devil kernel [1.5.2? or something like that]
so then it would just boot into devil recovery. and that's all. Tried to flash pa rom over it [to get stock recovery back] but it failed. also it had lots of errors about mounting.
So I did advanced restore, and chose to restore boot from other JB backup. This just made it worse, bootlooping into an android recovery with a "!" triangle, then immediately rebooting, over and over again..
So I put into download mode, and heimdall a boot.img extracted from the JB rom [paranoid android], and it still didn't work right.
So then I heimdall'ed the atlas.2.2.pit, thinking the partition was screwed. Then I was booted into cwm 6.x! So I thought I was out of the woods, and wiped, then flashed PA 2.18 jb rom, and then rebooted.. and then I had no samsung logo bootloop. I could tell cuz it was dark, and I could see the backlight coming on and off. on, off... on... off... endlessly.
I tried download mode, and it didn't work. That's when I got scared.. I tried it again, nothing. just the black [very dim black, because of super amoled technology] screen, coming on and off..
So I finally tried taking the battery out, and then it went into download mode!
But I still cannot figure out why it will not let me flash any rom. I'm gonna have to boot into windows and odin back to EH03.
Good thing I have a 3-4 day old backup.
So, do not use devil kernel unless you want a softbrick.
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I think the problem is you used the wrong Devil... the latest is 1.6.1 and the older ones will not work with the new partition layout. Get it from http://rootaxbox.no-ip.org/derteufel/
Here is some FYI for you guys. If you are using a pc with a USB 2.0 or higher then it provides the power to go into download mode for Odin. That's why people say to remove the battery and then plug in the USB cable and hold the volume and power to go into download mode for odin. IF you are using a desktop then it's best to use one of the hardwired usb ports on the back of your pc, if it's a laptop then they are all hardwired to the motherboard. USB 2.0 and up all provide power through the usb port, therefore if you leave the battery in while Odin'ing it may not be a good outcome, this is just a suggestion.
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Here is some FYI for you guys. If you are using a pc with a USB 2.0 or higher then it provides the power to go into download mode for Odin. That's why people say to remove the battery and then plug in the USB cable and hold the volume and power to go into download mode for odin. IF you are using a desktop then it's best to use one of the hardwired usb ports on the back of your pc, if it's a laptop then they are all hardwired to the motherboard. USB 2.0 and up all provide power through the usb port, therefore if you leave the battery in while Odin'ing it may not be a good outcome, this is just a suggestion.
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You are suggesting we leave the battery out while Odining? what good would that do?
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You are suggesting we leave the battery out while Odining? what good would that do?
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I always Odin without battery. Try it. Remove battery, connect to PC with Odin opened, hold volume down button for dl mode, and fash.
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I always Odin without battery. Try it. Remove battery, connect to PC with Odin opened, hold volume down button for dl mode, and fash.
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Yet again, I ask, what good would taking the battery out?
I'd have to set it and the cover down and put them back after Odin..
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Yet again, I ask, what good would taking the battery out?
I'd have to set it and the cover down and put them back after Odin..
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It's probably just a precaution so you don't accidentally reboot the phone while flashing or something like that. Every guide I have read says to pull battery before using Odin so I do... and I haven't had any problems. I think it'll probably work fine with the battery in, but why bother taking the risk?
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It's probably just a precaution so you don't accidentally reboot the phone while flashing or something like that. Every guide I have read says to pull battery before using Odin so I do... and I haven't had any problems. I think it'll probably work fine with the battery in, but why bother taking the risk?
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how would the battery cause the phone to reboot?
I have never Odin'd without the battery. And I never had any problems
Hello All,
First, let me say how much I've enjoyed reading this Forum and how much I LOVED my TMobile Samsung Vibrant 3G. While it worked for a long time running Froyo 2.2 with a Bionix Next-Gen V2 ROM, it was fantastic, but lately the microphone had been dying (I sounded more and more muffled no matter what I did). So I flashed up to ICS and installed Chimera to see if that might help. While the phone ran beautifully except for several apps that were rather wonky, I was getting more and more muffled.
So the other day I decided to restore my Nandroid backup, however when I flashed back I got stuck on the Vibrant boot screen. No matter what I do, I can't seem to get to Recovery.
How do I get back to Recovery from this? I have never used Odin, the only time I've ever hooked the phone up to the computer was when I originally flashed from Eclair to Froyo many moons ago. So please let me know if I'm missing something.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
You made a mistake when you tried to restore a 2.2 based backup from ICS base ROM. Now you must Odin to stock, its not that hard. First you will need to download the Odin program. I'm assuming you have device drivers on your PC but double check. Next you need 2 files, the 512 pit and jfd firmware file. Once you have those files you need to get in download mode.
I will link a thread with files and directions. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9375927
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You made a mistake when you tried to restore a 2.2 based backup from ICS base ROM. Now you must Odin to stock, its not that hard. First you will need to download the Odin program. I'm assuming you have device drivers on your PC but double check. Next you need 2 files, the 512 pit and jfd firmware file. Once you have those files you need to get in download mode.
I will link a thread with files and directions. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9375927
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OK I installed Odin and the necessary files and drivers, I plugged in the phone, but when I try to turn it on into Download Mode the Vibrant doesn't respond. There's just the little spinning light in the center of the screen. Odin doesn't recognize the phone either.
Anything else I can do?
Odin won't recognize unless you are in DL mode. I linked a video, I know it says captivate. Don't worry about the mod etc just follow it to get in download mode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXMqLpnTPh0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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If this won't play just search download mode vibrant on YouTube.
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Odin won't recognize unless you are in DL mode. I linked a video, I know it says captivate. Don't worry about the mod etc just follow it to get in download mode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXMqLpnTPh0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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If this won't play just search download mode vibrant on YouTube.
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OK watched the video, but 2 things:
-when I try to boot into Recovery it gets stuck on the Vibrant Samsung initial splash screen and never moves, even when holding down the 3 buttons;
-this video assumes I can access the phone to install the fix or anything else. I can't, it just stays stuck in the splash screen;
-I tried holding down the 3 buttons and simultaneously plugging in the USB cable, and still nothing but the splash screen;
-is there any way to turn on the device while hooked into the computer so Odin or something else can use the necessary files to turn it on and make it accessible?
Thanks all for your patience and advice, it's much appreciated. I LOVE this little phone and really want to heal her!
Hi,
I think you have tried to go to recovery mode using 3 button combo. But in order to use ODIN device has to be in DOWNLOAD MODE which can be done using following steps
1)start off with phone turned off
2)press down volume up, and volume down at same time, and never let go until you get into download mode. DON'T touch the power button
3) while holding down both volume buttons get your usb cable which is connected to your computer
4)plug in the usb cable into your phone, while you still hold down both up/down volume buttons at same time. Don't touch the power button.
5)As soon as you plug your usb cable into your phone, the phone will instantly go into Download mode.
6)You may now release the volume buttons
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hope this will help you to go on
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NOTE: here is a link I found. Just take a look http://www.ithinkdiff.com/how-to-access-download-and-recovery-mode-in-samsung-vibrant/
OK we are trying to get download mode not recovery. Your phone must be off for download mode. If it flashes vibrant screen you have gone to far and something is wrong. I specifically said pay no attention to the mod in video. Regardless I think you might need a jig to get in download mode.
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OK, noob error (smacks head), I kept saying Recovery Mode when what I needed was DL Mode, my sincerest apologies.
I got into DL Mode finally by holding down the Volume buttons (not the Power button), then plugging in the USB cable. The Vibrant promptly went into DL mode. Odin recognized the phone and off we went. It's now back to Stock Eclair (yuck).
So next question: am I rooted or do I have to do that all over again? And if so, what's the fastest way to do it so I can flash to the ROMs I knew and loved?
Lastly, a great big THANK YOU to samsgun357 & haarsh for all your assistance, you guys ROCK! :good:
No you are not rooted after using Odin to go back to stock. Glad you got it buddy! Now use this guide to get root and cwm recovery. Option b is probably what you want
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9375927
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Glad you are successfully ODINed and you are in perfect position to make things BETTER
Still the device is not rooted as samsgun357 said. but no worries it is a simple process to get rooted and go ahead. I will post an video and hope it will also ease up your task
tc and its a pleasure to help you
Happy Flashing :good:
Yep, got it rooted and flashed Cyanogen7, then flashed up to an ICS ROM (started with Chimera but it's a tad wonky so flashed over to Euphoria, we'll see how that goes).
That said, the microphone is still sounding very muffled, so I think it's a hardware issue. I was due for an upgrade anyway so I picked up the Samsung 4G Blaze (nice since the Vibrant I had was the 3G). So right now I'm just having fun exploring Android on the Vibrant while I read up on how to root and improve the Blaze.
I will miss this little phone though, it was light and super fast and agile, perfectly sized, especially compared to the mini-tablets coming out lately like the Samsung SIII and LG L9 or HTC One. I prefer smaller phones, so the Blaze fits the bill right now even though it's heavier than my old Vibrant.
Thanks again for everyone's assistance, VERY much appreciated! :good:
Hey guys,
I'm having the same problem w/ my phone (see img).
I can't get out of the little loading pinwheel.
I've tried all the prescribed methods in this thread.
Thoughts?
Sorry, also, I can't get to DL or the splash page. When I turn the phone on, it goes directly to the spinning pinwheel.
check this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
Gingerbread Bootloaders
Key Maps
For Recovery - Lower Volume Key + Power Button
For Download - Upper Volume Key + Power Button
Froyo Bootloader
Key Maps
For Recovery - Both Volume Keys + Power Button
For Download - Both Volume Keys and Connect USB Cable
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tc
hoss9009 said:
Sorry, also, I can't get to DL or the splash page. When I turn the phone on, it goes directly to the spinning pinwheel.
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Download mode IS what you need to use Odin a get back to stock.
The above post shows the button combo for DL mode and recovery based on which bootloaders you're running (thanks haarsh). If you haven't flashed GB boots, you have froyo boots.
Now make sure you have the correct Odin files and drivers on your PC.
The goal here is to get power to the phone, while holding button combo, from the PC.
Do a battery pull/replace. Plug USB into computer
While holding your button combo (see above) plug the phone in.
Hopefully you see DL mode
Also try pulling battery, plug USB in PC and phone
While holding button combo, pop the battery back in.
This can be tricky sometimes so don't give up.
OK. Let me backup and give you more info.
So sorry...
I rooted, but was unable to download ROM manager from the Store (im assuming bc it was running Froyo).
I was able to get CMW to install via update.zip. Once installed the phone was going directly into recovery when asked (3 button method). It would go into the Anroid recovery, first and then from continually installing CMW, go into CMW.
From there i installed a CM10 nightly.
Install went fine, but no mobile data connection. I went back to CMW and restored the original ROM, rebooted and am stuck w/ the pinwheel.
I can't get into to download mode AT ALL. I've tried the various button methods with no luck.
From what I did, I can assume that 2.1 IS installed on the phone.
Thoughts?
Thank you so much for the help.
Well the issue you have was caused by going back to a 2.1 or 2.2 build from cm10 through cwm. You should have used Odin to get back to stock.
If you can't get in DL mode manually you will need to buy a DL jig. You can get them from www.mobiletechvideos.com also from amazon I think. You can also make one yourself, just search USB download jig, you should find it.
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samsgun357 said:
Well the issue you have was caused by going back to a 2.1 or 2.2 build from cm10 through cwm. You should have used Odin to get back to stock.
If you can't get in DL mode manually you will need to buy a DL jig. You can get them from www.mobiletechvideos.com also from amazon I think. You can also make one yourself, just search USB download jig, you should find it.
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Ok.. nothing at against your advice, but do they really work?
Yes they do. Look them up, I'm sure there are testimonials.
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