Everytime I try it just shows phone exclimation point and a computer. It won't go into download mode? any fixes? on a friends computer and don't have time to search.
Thanks in advance
Nevermind, Got it.
Close thread please and thanks.
im glad you got it to work because my only suggestion was to .......Cry . . .
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how did u fix the problem??? im currently stuck at the same spot!!! dont close thread
good NEWS!
ok idk know if this is news but i think it is because i havent seen anything else that says this on xda. basically i had the same problem (stuck on yellow computer caution bastard screen)and after trying everything...which failed...i just plugged in odin an ran it anyways...out of frustration
my phone was NOT in dl mode but the blue progress line came up anyways
long story short...i have a stock vibrant
basically if u see that screen...try treating it as the download mode screen and just proceed as usual...might work for u too =]
thank you so much!!! that actually worked!! i am so thankful that you were able to find a fix!
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how did u fix the problem??? im currently stuck at the same spot!!! dont close thread
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you have the phone/computer icon? just plug into odin and flash as if in downloadmode
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hi everyone im new to posting but i am really serious about getting my phone fixed.yesterday night i tried to update my vibrant through samsung kies and it bricked my phone.Ive tried the methods to unbrick it.It acutally does thought and starts my phone up normally just as if it were new.It is running perfectly until i turned it off.Once i do that it wont turn back on unless i unbrick it again and as u all know this process takes time and gets annoying.Also my computer doesnt ready my phone so the usb doesnt show.i cannot bring up my mass storage.I was wondering if any of you skilled and helpful people can pls help me out with my problem i dont understand why it works after i unbrick the phone but once i turn it off i have to unbrick it again to get it on..
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hi everyone im new to posting but i am really serious about getting my phone fixed.yesterday night i tried to update my vibrant through samsung kies and it bricked my phone.Ive tried the methods to unbrick it.It acutally does thought and starts my phone up normally just as if it were new.It is running perfectly until i turned it off.Once i do that it wont turn back on unless i unbrick it again and as u all know this process takes time and gets annoying.Also my computer doesnt ready my phone so the usb doesnt show.i cannot bring up my mass storage.I was wondering if any of you skilled and helpful people can pls help me out with my problem i dont understand why it works after i unbrick the phone but once i turn it off i have to unbrick it again to get it on..
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How are you un bricking it? try the toolbox
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
okay im really happy about how quickly i got some help here its nice thankyou and before i try this method you introduced to me can u explain why everytime i unbricked it that it wouldnt get on unless i unbricked it again? what can be the cause of this?
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okay im really happy about how quickly i got some help here its nice thankyou and before i try this method you introduced to me can u explain why everytime i unbricked it that it wouldnt get on unless i unbricked it again? what can be the cause of this?
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Its hard to say what the possible cause could be, it could range anywhere to bad file downloads for what you were using to unbrick ( I assume you were using odin) all the way to hardware failure. I personally have never had that problem but if for whatever reason you aren't able to get your phone working again complain to samsung as it was their software that messed up your phone.
Sent from my AXURA powered voodoo infused Vibrant
thats true ive already tried complaining to tmobile but samsung would say the same thing because i bought the phone off of ebay so i dont have any warranties i really hope that this method u showed me can help
This method will get you back to stock. IF you want to update through minikies, then you will probably have to update to Ji6 first after doing this But this will resolve your problems
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. Load the JFD rom 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!
15. Then, root the phone and you can flash your new Rom.
doing this method will get everything back to normal and the phone will work just like it did right out of the box
also i would like to add that i have been trying odin i havent got any sleep at all trying to fix this phone ODIN SUX and im a bit upset that ive tried this over and over and it does work..
it wants me to get into usb debugging mode how do i do that if i cant get the phone to cut on?/
sigh now i got red text and the phone wont go into download mode again can anyone please help mee??/
Also, you will need to pull the sim and the sd card 1st before Odin back as long as Odin recognizes the phone you are ok, if Odin gives you problems you may want to try heimdall it works the same but sometimes just using a different program helps.
mr okal can u pls send me links to your method pls idk where to get the files
can u pls link me to the files that u wanted me to get
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can u pls link me to the files that u wanted me to get
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Odin
these are mirros that i put up of the most recent version of odin along with 512 pit and jfd tar files. hope this helps
gee i cant see the links
how do i get the eugenese froyo that do not brick
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gee i cant see the links
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All the links are there these are thinga you want on your pc not phone, for eugene's froyo you will have to do some searching try looking at he bible thread in the development section.
Sent from my AXURA powered voodoo infused Vibrant
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sigh now i got red text and the phone wont go into download mode again can anyone please help mee??/
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hold vol up and power only from a powered off state. this should bring you to a screen with red-orange writting. from there hold down vol up\down and power and that should bring you to dl mode. from there you need to use eugenes froyo that doesnt brick.
ive tried that already idk if i have the right eugenes froyo file but i got the phone to turn on and it does exactly what i told u guys it boots up and everything is ok except usb mode and my computer doesnt recognize it at all then once i turn the phone off it doesnt come back on unless i try the unbricking method all over again
it also whipes everything i had saved away.. Can someoen pls assist me with this?
i called samsung they offered to fix it because i have a warranty but there has to be a way to fix this at home i need my phone now to be honest. samsung will take forever to fix this and ship back..
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ive tried that already idk if i have the right eugenes froyo file but i got the phone to turn on and it does exactly what i told u guys it boots up and everything is ok except usb mode and my computer doesnt recognize it at all then once i turn the phone off it doesnt come back on unless i try the unbricking method all over again
it also whipes everything i had saved away.. Can someoen pls assist me with this?
i called samsung they offered to fix it because i have a warranty but there has to be a way to fix this at home i need my phone now to be honest. samsung will take forever to fix this and ship back..
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***head desk*** you need to odin to stock jfd not unbrickable froyo. You ccan flash eugenes stuff after you go back to stock 2.1 . Use the links I provided earlier for odin then use the steps others have listed to get into DOWNLOAD mode. Then flash with odin
Sent from my AXURA powered voodoo infused Vibrant
dude i understand what ur saying and u might be getting frustrated by my post but ur not understanding what im saying i have DONE everything that i was told .. the phone boots up just like if it was brand new but once i turn it off it wont turn back on unless i reflash it to stock all over again so what is the problem here do you understand my problem better now?
I have a vibrant that i some how Bricked and have tried and tried to get back to stock and have had no luck. I am getting a mbr Checksum error. and something about not able to wipe. I have looked at other threads and followed them but still getting the boot and black screen with buttons lit up.
Please forgive me like i said i am new to this and any advice would help. I feel stupid when it comes to this but what can i say. If any way possible please help with links to what i need to do.
Thanks again
You need to use ODIN to get back to stock. Have you tried that?
g1ap said:
I have a vibrant that i some how Bricked and have tried and tried to get back to stock and have had no luck. I am getting a mbr Checksum error. and something about not able to wipe. I have looked at other threads and followed them but still getting the boot and black screen with buttons lit up.
Please forgive me like i said i am new to this and any advice would help. I feel stupid when it comes to this but what can i say. If any way possible please help with links to what i need to do.
Thanks again
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Ok I'll walk you through this. First download vibrant tool box
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
Next pull battery. hold both volume buttons and plug in your usb cord. This should put you in download mode. once there choose flash stock in tool box and it will walk you through the steps to flash stock back on there. Once done you can use it to root your phone and flash whatever custom ROM you want.
If you need more help PM me. I'm not as big of a noob as I use to be =)
forgot a step download odin http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821625
Then do as I said with the battery and toolbox =)
yeah i have tried odin and it still gives me the black screen with lower buttons lite up.
g1ap said:
yeah i have tried odin and it still gives me the black screen with lower buttons lite up.
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Do you get any noises??
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yes i get sounds when booting but a soon ass the galaxy screen is done doing its thing the screen goes black and buttons are lit
it ok
u might b doing something wrong because i had the exact same problem and they told me to odin and i didnt know what was that and they guided me and its really simple..... jst open odin...... get your fone in download mode... choose the PIT file and then the PDA file and select them in the right place..... but before you do all of that check if your fone is regiterd with a yellow box on ODIN.. once the box turns yellow it means that your fone is connected then hit start once you selected the appropiate files and then it should b doing its job... thats all i do and it never fails me..... if you think you dont have the right files ill email them to you so u can download them and put them in there.....
Ok thanks. Really hope i have not taken the phrase BRICKED to a new level . LOL
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Ok thanks. Really hope i have not taken the phrase BRICKED to a new level . LOL
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Your phone is fine. Ive soft and hard bricked my phone. I just helped someone yesterday who thought there phone was done and now theyre up and running flashing trigger. I know you said you tried odin but you could of had a corrupt file or a bad odin so id run it again using vibrant toolbox.
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Op, please follow the going to stock guide in my signature
Adlai, if you press home while in recovery the screen will go black with buttons lit like you described
I have been on Simply Stock for awhilenow and wanted to try MIUI. I odin back to stock and after that my screen is black. I cant get into DL mode either. HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have you tried using a download jig? It may help
My phone wouldn't turn on at all once, I mean NO LIFE AT ALL! I thought I was screwed but I kept trying Download mode and eventually counted out in my head about how long it normally took the phone to boot and time when I would normally let go of the power button. I was amazed but it werked! I can't remember but I don't think I even saw the yellow triangle with the shoveling android. I mean the phone was totally dead to the world. The only way I knew I was in download mode was that it connected to ODIN and I saw the little yellow bar.
Good luck!
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My phone wouldn't turn on at all once, I mean NO LIFE AT ALL! I thought I was screwed but I kept trying Download mode and eventually counted out in my head about how long it normally took the phone to boot and time when I would normally let go of the power button. I was amazed but it werked! I can't remember but I don't think I even saw the yellow triangle with the shoveling android. I mean the phone was totally dead to the world. The only way I knew I was in download mode was that it connected to ODIN and I saw the little yellow bar.
Good luck!
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I figured out what I did. When I started Odin I forgot to put the .pit file in place. I only did the pda part. I havent used Odin in so long that I forgot to do that. "Dumbass" I seriously think Im screwed!!!!!!
Hi there ,how u make it into download mode .... i flash mine wth pit and a 2.2 pda when the odin completed ...my phone didnt restart and stay in the black screen and i cant turn it on even the samsung screen ... pls i nid help here ..
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Hi there ,how u make it into download mode .... i flash mine wth pit and a 2.2 pda when the odin completed ...my phone didnt restart and stay in the black screen and i cant turn it on even the samsung screen ... pls i nid help here ..
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I dont know man thats all I have been doing now for a solid day is trying to get this damn phone into download mode. I need help soooooo bad too!!!!!!!!
I know how it feels. I black screen bricked my device on the first day I owned it. Rooted, flashed some ROMs, then black screen brick...
I came up with the Vibrant UnBrickable Mod just a couple of weeks ago. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1277056
This mod lets you upload "Download Mode" from any situation. Give it a try, or send it in for JTAG. If you need help, send me a PM.
Hi there, i finally got round to trying to root my galaxy s2 having put it off for a while due to the fear of it all! I only really wanted to root it to move the games over to my sd card since they were taking up all the room on my internal memory!
Anyway now that i have done it, i have really messed up my fone. My fone will not boot anymore, it will only go into download mode. It won't go in recovery or boot at all. It goes to the galaxy s2 logo and displays a yellow sign at the bottom of the screen. I have tried numerous tutorials online to try and fix this problem. I have tried 'Phistachio's guide on this forum and i still couldn't get it to work. It just comes up 'Fail' when i try to flash everything. It flashes the kernal fine, and it also flashes the pit file fine, but the rest it just fails on.
I really need my phone up and running again through any means! If anyone has the time to help me, that would be fantastic! I just need it fixed, and it feels like i am running out of ideas on what to do next.
Im sure i was on ice cream sandwich when i tried to flash the device so i followed this tutorial on galaxys2root....com (i can't post the link)
But it after this, it never booted.
Please help!
Thanks
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Hi there, i finally got round to trying to root my galaxy s2 having put it off for a while due to the fear of it all! I only really wanted to root it to move the games over to my sd card since they were taking up all the room on my internal memory!
Anyway now that i have done it, i have really messed up my fone. My fone will not boot anymore, it will only go into download mode. It won't go in recovery or boot at all. It goes to the galaxy s2 logo and displays a yellow sign at the bottom of the screen. I have tried numerous tutorials online to try and fix this problem. I have tried 'Phistachio's guide on this forum and i still couldn't get it to work. It just comes up 'Fail' when i try to flash everything. It flashes the kernal fine, and it also flashes the pit file fine, but the rest it just fails on.
I really need my phone up and running again through any means! If anyone has the time to help me, that would be fantastic! I just need it fixed, and it feels like i am running out of ideas on what to do next.
Im sure i was on ice cream sandwich when i tried to flash the device so i followed this tutorial on galaxys2root....com (i can't post the link)
But it after this, it never booted.
Please help!
Thanks
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http://galaxys2root.com/ only links to the whole website, post the link to the tutorial you followed (add spaces).
What's your phone Model no?
were you on Gingerbread or ICS before trying to root?
If you can get in download mode, then just flash a stock rom
coldjim said:
Hi there, i finally got round to trying to root my galaxy s2 having put it off for a while due to the fear of it all! I only really wanted to root it to move the games over to my sd card since they were taking up all the room on my internal memory!
Anyway now that i have done it, i have really messed up my fone. My fone will not boot anymore, it will only go into download mode. It won't go in recovery or boot at all. It goes to the galaxy s2 logo and displays a yellow sign at the bottom of the screen. I have tried numerous tutorials online to try and fix this problem. I have tried 'Phistachio's guide on this forum and i still couldn't get it to work. It just comes up 'Fail' when i try to flash everything. It flashes the kernal fine, and it also flashes the pit file fine, but the rest it just fails on.
I really need my phone up and running again through any means! If anyone has the time to help me, that would be fantastic! I just need it fixed, and it feels like i am running out of ideas on what to do next.
Im sure i was on ice cream sandwich when i tried to flash the device so i followed this tutorial on galaxys2root....com (i can't post the link)
But it after this, it never booted.
Please help!
Thanks
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Hi!
I can see that you are stuck on bootloop. There are a lot of options to get you started on fixing this.
If you can go to download mode, you can just flash a stock rom/firmware via odin..
If you can't go to download mode, you use a usb jig to get you to download mode (if you don't have a usb jig, you can borrow one near you.. the link is on my signature).. and once you get to download mode, you can flash a stock firmware/ rom..
you can get/ download stock firmwares on sammobile.com but you have to have an account there. don't worry it's free
I hope this helped
Cheers!
usb jig n flashing stock rom over pc odin the best way
coldjim said:
Hi there, i finally got round to trying to root my galaxy s2 having put it off for a while due to the fear of it all! I only really wanted to root it to move the games over to my sd card since they were taking up all the room on my internal memory!
Anyway now that i have done it, i have really messed up my fone. My fone will not boot anymore, it will only go into download mode. It won't go in recovery or boot at all. It goes to the galaxy s2 logo and displays a yellow sign at the bottom of the screen. I have tried numerous tutorials online to try and fix this problem. I have tried 'Phistachio's guide on this forum and i still couldn't get it to work. It just comes up 'Fail' when i try to flash everything. It flashes the kernal fine, and it also flashes the pit file fine, but the rest it just fails on.
I really need my phone up and running again through any means! If anyone has the time to help me, that would be fantastic! I just need it fixed, and it feels like i am running out of ideas on what to do next.
Im sure i was on ice cream sandwich when i tried to flash the device so i followed this tutorial on galaxys2root....com (i can't post the link)
But it after this, it never booted.
Please help!
Thanks
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Hi.
Firstly take out the fear in you n then try out anything with yr phone for wat u need.
Now find a jig which will reset yr binary count to Zero.
Find your countries latest stock rom on xda or sammobile.
Odin v 1.85
Stock rom tar file (which u get after extracting downloaded rom )
Install samsung mobile drivers on yr pc.
Put yr phone to download mode manually (vol down +centre+power)
Then open odin n don touch anything other than pda.
In pda select the md5sum tar file.
Then connect yr phone with usb cable to odin n after u find an yellow vom port u ve to start n wait for stock rom to get
Flashed n with fear don remove cable in the midfle of flash n once done it will restart n work the way it was before.
guys im managed to do it!! I was up all last night trying to figure it out and ive done it! WOOP! My fone is now rooted but the only downside is that i lost all my contacts, apps and messages in the process Fresh start it seems then..
but thanks for all ur help!!
share it! !!
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guys im managed to do it!! I was up all last night trying to figure it out and ive done it! WOOP! My fone is now rooted but the only downside is that i lost all my contacts, apps and messages in the process Fresh start it seems then..
but thanks for all ur help!!
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Hey friend.
Congrats! !!
Kindly spare sometime on sharing what you did to get yr phone back to work.
It might help some1 who faces same situation lik you came across.
Hi my process of root and installation gone very bad. now my mobile does not power up by itself but only when its connected with PC via USB cable it flashes intermittently, please see the attached photo.
How it happens:
1. SG II was okay and functional so i entered into recovery mode and did wipe clean of data and then cache.
2. Entered into download mode and tried Odin and install custom Rom but there were few rejected attempt.
3. Odin was terminated and mobile battery removed to try again
4. It shown me "software update failed logo" plz see image i uploaded.
5. my phone still connectable with Odin, so i flashed it with "MyGKernelV1.1.1_CWM5.tar" as we found it in one forum to fix this error message.
6. Took battery out and this boot-loop stuck on my mobile. (See the first image uploaded, its kind of screen saver as this logo keep going on n off)
Odin 3 does not register it connected on my PC, i cannot enter into recovery or download mode.
Please, let me know if anyone got idea to fix it, will appreciate lot, as after 3-4 hours search through numerous forums and pages, i am frustrated.
Pictures uploaded to show my case are searched online to be close enough but they represent same problem.
Regards
Sunny
model:GT-I9100G
Baseband: I9100GZCLPK
Kernel:3.0.8-1067026
Build No: IMM76D.ZQLR7
That's forced download, get a stock ROM meant for your device and flash it via odin.
Now that I think about it the only thing I saw was the pic you posted so I dunno if your pc sees your device.
if it does, cool.
If it doesn't try another cable/port/pc/re install kies and on and on. Check the last page of the phistachio thread about unbricking, there's a lot of guys with that exact problem.
PS: I didn't want to edit it either so I kept typing. Crazy.
Sent from the little guy
Thanks mate, yep Odin doesnt not show it connect to PC so i got hard ball to play...i was fixing my mate's mobile and got kinda bad feeling that his mob bricked , he will be devastated if i cannot make it work...
...thanks again ...your words sounds nice to me and i will give it a go..
gastonw said:
That's forced download, get a stock ROM meant for your device and flash it via odin.
Now that I think about it the only thing I saw was the pic you posted so I dunno if your pc sees your device.
if it does, cool.
If it doesn't try another cable/port/pc/re install kies and on and on. Check the last page of the phistachio thread about unbricking, there's a lot of guys with that exact problem.
PS: I didn't want to edit it either so I kept typing. Crazy.
Sent from the little guy
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Thanks mate, yep Odin doesnt not show it connect to PC so i got hard ball to play...i was fixing my mate's mobile and got kinda bad feeling that his mob bricked , he will be devastated if i cannot make it work...
...thanks again ...your words sounds nice to me and i will give it a go..
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Since it's showing you that forced download screen (it's the device's way to beg you to flash something because as it for now, nothing is working for it) I can tell you that is not THAT bricked just yet. You just need your pc to see it.
Try other Odin versions and make sure you get the right ROM for your device.
BTW, are you sure it's a I9100G device? did you check under the battery?
Before i started wiping and cleaning it, i made note of its model no, baseband etc ...so all that info is right.
Also, to give you better idea, this mobile current state is this one attached again..it keep flashing this screen info when connected with laptop otherwise it stays blank.
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Since it's showing you that forced download screen (it's the device's way to beg you to flash something because as it for now, nothing is working for it) I can tell you that is not THAT bricked just yet. You just need your pc to see it.
Try other Odin versions and make sure you get the right ROM for your device.
BTW, are you sure it's a I9100G device? did you check under the battery?
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And it shows I9100G.
What happened with the other screen? Does it show up at all?
Sent from the little guy
No that screen was there for a while till i did Step 4 and dis appeared when i applied that patch on step five ....please see my very first post on top..
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And it shows I9100G.
What happened with the other screen? Does it show up at all?
Sent from the little guy
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Oh, sorry, now I remember. It was when you flashed something from other site.
So, no DL mode? 100% sure? usb jig is your next step then.
Sent from the little guy
gastonw said:
Oh, sorry, now I remember. It was when you flashed something from other site.
So, no DL mode? 100% sure? usb jig is your next step then.
Sent from the little guy
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That's what i figured out,
looking on
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-download-mode-jig/
:good: thanks mate...