does anyone know how long it should take for odin to finish flashing my phone back to stock? Also has anyone seen this screen? It's black, with a white cell phone and a white computer with a yellow triangle with an "!" in the middle between them....? that's all i can get my phone to do. Odin is taking a really long time and i'm not sure everything's working right.
it should take 5-15 minutes at max.
I get that sign every time i do odin, but unlike others i just click the power button and reboot and its good... try that?
well how do i know when odin is finished? becuase it's been stuck on step: chache.rfs for about 20 minutes now and i don't know if it's just frozen up or what. I don't want to unplug it if i'ts still doing something.
hate to sound like a **** head but when that happened to me this last go around (getting stuck on the chache part) i unplugged which gave me the computer ... ! thingy i put it back into download mode and opened odin then plugged my phone back in. hit start after putting my pit and tar files in their respective spots and it worked. took less then 6minutes i'd say.
There are ways to dl mode your phone from computer ... ! screen just find them. im leaving for a puppy otherwise i would have linked it. gf getting angry RAWR!! <(*-*t)
thats her giving me the bird and ready to kill. LOL
That happened to me also, and it was my very first flash on the Vibrant. It soft-bricked, but I just kept at it... got back into download mode... and tried again. It worked. As far as I can gather, as long as you can still get to download mode, you are golden, even if it takes a try or two. It seems that Odin is sometimes temperamental. It only takes a couple of minutes to flash via Odin, but when you are sitting there waiting for the PASS notification, it does seem like an eternity the first time you do it.
I got a FAIL the first two times on the very first attempt. It's a bit unnerving when you aren't sure it'll come back.
vballrkc said:
does anyone know how long it should take for odin to finish flashing my phone back to stock? Also has anyone seen this screen? It's black, with a white cell phone and a white computer with a yellow triangle with an "!" in the middle between them....? that's all i can get my phone to do. Odin is taking a really long time and i'm not sure everything's working right.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Are you running window's 7?
If you are run as admin , also that happened to me to couple days ago at the 5th time trying it finally worked
theronw68 said:
Are you running window's 7?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
I am currently downgrading back to stock on my T959 using Odin 3 and it keeps hanging at the very first part when it says file analysis. I have been at this part for a good 30 mins. any suggestions? just keep retrying until it works?
Just keep at it...ODIN likes to be picky.
mine normally takes like 2-4 min
mine froze on factory reset.rfs or something yest for like 10 min so i unplugged and got the 'phone ! pc screen', took me like 2 hours to get it to connect to odin again
aecabanaboy said:
I am currently downgrading back to stock on my T959 using Odin 3 and it keeps hanging at the very first part when it says file analysis. I have been at this part for a good 30 mins. any suggestions? just keep retrying until it works?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
could redownload odin and the pit/tar files again and try that
It takes about about 3 minutes to get my Vibrant from any custom to JFD. I just Odin 3 v1.81, s1_odin_20100512.pit, can T959UVJFD.tar files only. Total time is about 2:20-2:35 seconds.
Mine takes about 2-3 minutes
i am now flashing with odin and its stock on catche is this a problem ?
mine hasnt moved from the downloading screen - its been about 39min.
Related
Ok so here's the deal. I had the OTA from T-Mobile pop up on my phone early this morning. Not fully thinking that decision through, I let it do its thing. I went back to sleep for a little bit, and when I woke up (30 minutes later) it was still on the boot up screen. I let it sit some more while I jumped on here to read what other people were experiencing. An hour and a half later, it's still on the same screen.
Next I pull the battery and pop it back in and try to get into recovery mode... No go. I try this at least ten times and it would go black and then come right back to the Vibrant screen. Now irritated, I search around more intently now on what i should do but none of the threads or google searches I pulled up are of people yielding the same results. Some time in my searching away the key lights light up and remain that way for a good ten minutes (from what i saw) but nothing else happens. I let it sit for another half hour roughly with no positive results.
I pull the battery yet again and this time when I try to access recovery mode, it works. Ecstatic that i'm making some progress, I load a nandroid that I saved last week. I let it do its thing then when it's complete I opt to reboot the phone. Now here we are back at square one because it just sits at the Vibrant screen. Mind you this isn't my first time restoring a backup on an android phone and I am aware that it takes a while for the initial boot to get everything going. 45 minutes later... I still have nothing. I can get back into recovery but that's about as far as that goes.
I've exhausted my personal resources and I've never used ODIN (not even exactly sure what that is). Is there anyone else that has experienced this same exact dilemma or am I a one man show on this one? My main reason for diligently trying to restore my phone is I don't want to lose any of my media etc.
Is there any hope for me? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
you wont lose any media as long as you have photos and videos save to your external SD card (not the 16 GB). you'll lose settings, programs, and contacts saved to your phone; but all contacts are usually saved to your gmail account anyways.
if you're phone is stuck at the vibrant screen, you have to do the odin trick. the odin trick is very easy ans straight forward; longest thing is downloading the package from the thread. you will lose all of your phone settings and contacts, but not the media as long as you saved it to your smaller SD card. if you don't want to lose those settings/contacts...then you'll also be stuck with a phone stcuk at the vibrant screen.
Try this thread.. it's a common problem with the OTA. If you just follow the second set of instructions to flash to JI6 without a pit file or repartitioning, your data should not be affected.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803492
This worked for many of us to fix the problem.
The problem is I don't have all that stuff saved to the external. It's all on the 16GB i'm afraid.
Going to attempt the ODIN process right meow.
bdveteran18 said:
The problem is I don't have all that stuff saved to the external. It's all on the 16GB i'm afraid.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The flash to JI6 shouldn't touch any user data on the internal 16 GB either.. at least it didn't in my experience. Don't use the PIT file or repartition and you *should* be fine.
mapinkerton said:
The flash to JI6 shouldn't touch any user data on the internal 16 GB either.. at least it didn't in my experience. Don't use the PIT file or repartition and you *should* be fine.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you for the info. Going to try and see where it gets me
Same thing just happened to me man. Let me know if this works for you. I am rooted but I have never used ODIN
i downloaded the oclf and fixed my lag. later i hit a button called kernals and it was one on there that said voodoo something so i hit it and my vibrant went through some process. where a broad was counting and stuff. then when it was finished my phone rebooted but never went pass the first screen that said vibrant samung but the sound still sounds. how do i go back to normal. call me if you want MOD REMOVAL
sirford1 said:
i downloaded the oclf and fixed my lag. later i hit a button called kernals and it was one on there that said voodoo something so i hit it and my vibrant went through some process. where a broad was counting and stuff. then when it was finished my phone rebooted but never went pass the first screen that said vibrant samung but the sound still sounds. how do i go back to normal. call me if you want MOD REMOVAL
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ODIN is your friend.
And you've just been added to every CALL SPAM list in the world. (not by me, probably by some 12yr old kid on here)
Never give out your phone number over a public forum.
sorry to hear about the flash, but sometimes it takes a long while on first boot after the voodoo....but ODIN is a lifesaver
Don't worry, you can still completely fix your phone like it was brand new.
Have a look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
http://androidforums.com/vibrant-tips-tricks/223806-guide-fixing-bricks-odin-errors.html
also here on how to do the simple process of using Odin:
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant/
I've done probably half a dozen resets/flashes using Odin and I must say, it can be temperamental sometimes, requiring you to restart the process a few times before it doesn't get stuck and hang at a certain portion. It should only take a few seconds to get the process on your phone going, so if you are waiting for several minutes and your phone is still sitting in download mode, you need to restart. HOWEVER, it has always gotten me back to stock in the end. Sometimes I just have to start the process 2-3 times.
If you need to get your phone back into download mode after a failed start, power off the phone (remove the battery if necessary and replace it) just hold the volume buttons and plug in the data cable and it should do so allowing you to restart the process.
Wow I totally don't see prank calls coming your way lol
Still flashing , thanks to odin & tw
Replaced phone number with MOD REMOVAL Please post in the right section next time too
i went ahead and tried to put that t something and s1 something but now its just stuck at the black screen its been like that for a half hour and ive done it about 5 times im just about to do an insjob
I was just upgrading my vibrant t959 firmware 2.2 froyo, while upgrading there is a message appears that its failed and there after i remove usb cable and battery after that i was trying to put my phone in Download mode. but My phone Doesn't starts. So would anybody help me what to do, my phone doest start no screens, nothing
Have you tried getting into recovery or download mode? and what exactly were you doing?
Here we go again!!!
OK, looks like another possible Hard bricked scenario using KIES again!!
I'm assuming you were using KIES, because you didn't say anything about ODIN or Heimdall program during what you say was an up grade scenario!!
Ok, first of all, if you plug in the charger, do you see any LED's at the bottom or any signs of life to the phone, IF NOT = Very probable HBrick
Now before you give up, make sure you do every possible senario, to get it to at least turn on in some type of fashion, Whether it be DL mode, Recovery mode, and so on!!
There are different combinations that can get the phone into DL or recovery mode!! Read and research what they are in the Bible, its got everything!!
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=99126
LinK: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
Also make sure you have your tools ready, meaning ODIN 1.71 and up, also Baywolfs AIO program is very good at getting phones into DL mode and reflashing it back to stock JFD, where you can at least rebuild your phone.
Now if everything totally fails to even get an LED or any signs of life to your phone, then either you Trully HBricked, and you have 2 optons.
1st Call TMO and tell them you were just talking on it, PERIOD do not say you were flashing with KIES, or they will immediately tell you its a Samsung problem, and you will be W/O your phone for about 3 +_ weeks, after sending it to Plano,TX where they will attempt to JTAG it.
As long as you just stick with the senario of it just died, Period and it wont turn on Period, I tried pulling the battery back out, and power it on Period, and end with a it does absolutely nothing, it seems totally dead, then they will RMA it for you, if you choose insurance for a month itll only cost ya $5.00 for Overnite shipping, and youll have a new phone in about 24 to 36 hours, TMO is very quick to get out of a replacement if they can pass the buck to Samsung, otherwise, its off to Samsung in Plano,Tx and your screwed for a long time, YOUR CHOICE!!
Or send it to josh at: http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-vibrant-jtag-brick-repair/
he does very good turn times, and is very professional.
Just remember, make sure your phones really HBricked, a soft bricked phone turns on in some type of mode, and is then recoverable by YOU!!
If it doesn't do a ****ing thing, NO LIFE to it, then most likely the BL.bin and the SBL.bin files got corrupted and it will not turn on no matter what you do, and that's a HBricked situation, and only JTAGing it will get it to power back on again, short of a burned out CPU or worst = HW failure!!
MOD's We need a sticky about forewarning people about the dangers of using KIES, there's been a rash of HBricked phones lately using this POS from Samsung!!
I was doing just firmware upgrade
HI, During upgrading i have wrong ODIN software which was for t959V that is for samsung galaxy s4g, and i use that odin software and .tar file was correct for vibrant and i start the process thats why i got this, but now my phone doesnt show any screen, i tried hard so many thing to put into Dmode and Rmode but nothing worked out for me, battery is fully charged and even though there is nothing comes on screen, its completly dead. Please Do Me some trick to fix this
After successfully rooting my husbands phone, he accidently updated. I've waited to try and do re-route it now since there's a method of re-rooting. This was my first attempt at rooting ever and currently the phone only powers on to the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 screen and doesn't go any further. Here's what happened:
On Windows 7
Opened CASUAL
Received instructions to flash root.
Using Odin I tried I605_VRALJB_Restore.tar.md5, it failed to flash so I instead flashed root66_VZW_stock_system.tar.md5.
This worked fine, proceeded with CASUAL
Flashed BAVBaseline.tar.md5.
Phone began to reset and froze at Samsung Galaxy Note 2 starter screen. Waited 5 minutes no change in the screen on the phone or on CASUAL. After 30 minutes pressed power and the buttons to get into Odin, I finally unplugged. The phone is still stuck at the start screen and isn't recognized by Odin or my computer
pull battery, reinsert, three finger combo into odin mode, flash a full stock odin image(make sure you get a good download or it will fail). section 1 of my guide has more detailed instructions if you need them.
The phone won't even go into Odin. I've pulled the battery several times and tried the volume down, power, central button and nothing happens.
iana703 said:
The phone won't even go into Odin. I've pulled the battery several times and tried the volume down, power, central button and nothing happens.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Is the battery dead? Let it charge then try Odon mode again and again. Takes a couple times sometimes
Sent from my SCH-I605 (AKA NOTE 2)
Thanks, I let it charge for a bit and got it into Odin.
Next I flashed Root 66 and followed droidstyles guide.
The phone rebooted just fine thankfully however now it is not able to establish Verizon service. I'm looking online to find out how to get it to connect unless someone has some tips. I didn't remove the sim card or anything. The phone prompted me to call a number, should I do that? I have another device.
Turn it off pun the sim and turn it back on. Let it sit fur a little 5-10. Power it off or sim back in and turn it on
Sent from my SCH-I605 (AKA NOTE 2)
Unfortunately, this hasn't helped.
iana703 said:
Unfortunately, this hasn't helped.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Worth a shot. Is your imei still inert phone info
Sent from my SCH-I605 (AKA NOTE 2)
Can you explain a bit what this means? I am not quite sure what this is.
iana703 said:
Can you explain a bit what this means? I am not quite sure what this is.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
settings/more settings/mobile networks/network mode
from there toggle LTE/CDMA, see if 4g connects.
Hi there! Long time reader, first time poster (TL;DR below...but it should be a quick read anyways )
So I've been using this S2 of mine for almost 4 years now, haven't had any trouble (other than a couple of battery swaps). For the past 6 months or so I've been using CM 12.1 nightlies without issue.
The events:
- The other day, my phone froze (I wasn't using it when it froze, it was when I went to use it that I noticed...it was on the wifi selection screen if it matters), so I held the power button to shut it down, and when I powered it back up, it just froze at the Samsung boot screen (with the usual yellow triangle).
- At this point, I was able to reboot into download mode at will, but any attempt to boot to recovery just led to the freeze at the Samsung boot screen. Also, the phone would automatically reboot itself at this point any time I inserted the battery (I was of course putting the battery in and out trying everything I could).
- I would have reflashed from Odin at this point, but since I was away for a few days I just kept trying to reboot into recovery, to no avail. On one of these attempts (power+vol up+ home) it showed the Samsung boot screen, and then immediately shut down and I haven't been able to get anything onto the screen since
I'm now home, and I can't seem to fix it. If I plug the phone into a charger, the top half or so of the phone gets warm, and it also seems to get warm if it isn't plugged in and I try to power it up. I was thinking maybe the phone was maybe doing the same thing as before and just not showing anything on screen, but I blindly do the steps to get it into download mode, and Odin doesn't recognize anything (drivers are definitely installed). I have also tried other batteries, no luck.
Any ideas of what I might try? I'm willing to do anything. For the record nothing happened to the phone at all when this all happened (no dropping or water damage or anything, just my attempts at booting into recovery). Maybe I should try a jig? I'm also open to opening the phone if there's something I can do, though I don't have experience with this.
Thanks so much for any suggestions!
TL;DR: phone froze (running CM 12.1 nightly), held power to shut it down, and then consistently froze at the boot screen on any attempts to power it on. After a few attempts at booting into recovery (the phone would only freeze or enter download mode) the screen suddenly shut off and I haven't seen anything on it since no matter what I try. I can't think of anything that happened to the phone I'm open to any and all suggestions! Thanks
One sentence amongst your description stands out like a 'sore thumb'.....
That the device heats up towards the top when you attempt to charge it.......
Until you try a jig I can't be certain, but that heating coupled with a dead/unresponsive screen along with a lack of recovery and/or download modes (download mode is 'hardwired' into the device, and NOTHING should be able to corrupt it) are the primary symptoms of a failed motherboard.......
That is my opinion based on my experience in these forums and personal experience with a (now dead) S2 (one of two that I own).........
Get the jig just to be sure, but I'd be surprised if it had any effect.....sorry to be typing something you don't want to read, but you said it yourself, the device is 4 years old....it's been in service roughly twice as long as most smartphones, and they don't last forever....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
Thanks dude! It's nice to have some idea of what happened. I am indeed very happy my phone has lasted me this long, and my friend is gonna give me an extra S2 she has anyways it seems so it's all good!
I'll try the jig and update here with the result (I ordered one online...will arrive in January sometime)...just in case anyone is curious.
smacsmac said:
Thanks dude! It's nice to have some idea of what happened. I am indeed very happy my phone has lasted me this long, and my friend is gonna give me an extra S2 she has anyways it seems so it's all good!
I'll try the jig and update here with the result (I ordered one online...will arrive in January sometime)...just in case anyone is curious.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah....be good to know the results.....If only to confirm or refute what I've suggested.....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
keithross39 said:
Yeah....be good to know the results.....If only to confirm or refute what I've suggested.....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sorry it took me a while...the jig was in the post haha. It didn't do anything at all (no response when I plugged it in) so I think it's safe to say you were bang-on and the motherboard failed! Happily using a new S2 (with CM13.0 now ) on behalf of my friend though.
Thanks again.
Sounds familiar. Happened to me also due to failed cyanogenmod update (CM13). Only thing that works is download mode, so i'm not given up hope yet.
I can't post a link but google ''Apply Update Failure samsung galaxy s II'' there's a thread about this on the cyanogenmod forum.
Elaias said:
Sounds familiar. Happened to me also due to failed cyanogenmod update (CM13). Only thing that works is download mode, so i'm not given up hope yet.
I can't post a link but google ''Apply Update Failure samsung galaxy s II'' there's a thread about this on the cyanogenmod forum.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
oh mine was just straight up dead...no download mode or anything visible on the screen (and nothing to do with CM13 either)
hope you get yours sorted out! have you tried reflashing anything via Odin while in download mode?
Its hard to tell you and hard to accept. You can almost give up the hope, your NAND Chip is just what we call " wear-out ". In the most cases no write is possible anymore, the funny part is -> sometimes read is still fine. If that is the case: The system is booting and working, but saving just nothing. The NAND is frozen to its state before it broke.
At our local store, customers come to us with issues like " Factory Reset impossible ", "Can't delete my Files" "Can't create files". All these Devices have inaccessible NAND's and inaccessible Recovery. Only Bootloader is working, but as the NAND is broken, flashing doesn't change anything.
smacsmac said:
oh mine was just straight up dead...no download mode or anything visible on the screen (and nothing to do with CM13 either)
hope you get yours sorted out! have you tried reflashing anything via Odin while in download mode?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yeah, flashing with odin did the trick. now running cm13 and everything works fine. sorry to hear that your phone turned to brick.