Vibrant COMPLETLY BRICKED! - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Vibrant COMPLETLY BRICKED! - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I tried to fix the hardware issues because i was not able to get into the recovery mode buy using the 3 button combos. Anyways, I BRICKED IT!!! It wont turn on or able to get to download mode anymore.
Is there a way to get it to turn on again or should i just trash it and should never touch a smart phone again?
Please help!

So, with battery in you plug in the charger like you're going to charge your phone, and you get nothing?
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yes, nothing at all.....the phone is completly cold!

I assume you have tried pulling the sim and sd cards out, pull the battery out, connect usb to pc and phone and pop the battery in as you hold the +- vol buttons? Check the usb cable, try anothrone if you have, check the terminals on the phone usb port. If all ok then you might want to try a jig....
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I have tried all of the above. But what is the jig?
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Jig is basically a jumper thru your phones usb port that forces the phone to download mode, or jump start it. Search the forum, they are cheaper here than ebay.
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Here you go...http://www.mobiletechvideos.com/blog/?p=570
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This phone is incredibly hard to brick...
What exactly did you flash? Everything... In order...

Thanks so much guys!
I just bought one and hope this will work!

Sure, good luck!
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s15274n said:
This phone is incredibly hard to brick...
What exactly did you flash? Everything... In order...
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Well my phone had hardware lock, which i was not able to use 3 button combos to get to recovery mode....so i found this thread.....
I just captured the JI6 OTA update files from one of my phones and found that T-mobile is
updating the SBL with the same file found in this thread, I'm using the same method as T-mobile
to install the new SBL so the chances for a brick are the same but if you are completely
stock just wait for the OTA update and have the phone swapped under warranty in the
event of a brick.
WARNING:
INSTALLING THIS CAN BRICK YOUR PHONE
this is safer than the odin method, but when messing with the phones bootloader
there is always a chance that you could end up with a paper weight (I bricked
one phone messing with this stuff).
Updated 10-15-2010
this is the fix for hardware locked phones in update.zip form
install the phone drivers which can be found at:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
put update.zip on the internal sd card (the 12 gb one)
turn on USB debugging in Settings-->Applications-->Development
reboot into recovery, use the RebootRecovery.bat in adb.zip if you dont know
how to do that.
when in recovery use the vol up and down buttons to navigate and power button to
select reinstall packages
install will take about 20-30 seconds and will pause at "writing secondary bootlader" don't panic
the phone will reboot you should be unlocked (or bricked).
update.zip md5=3b32fab99049530d2185014340840a47
Attached Files
File Type: zip adb.zip (253.2 KB, 1153 views)
File Type: zip update.zip (645.5 KB, 1467 views)
After i applied the update.zip, phone didnt reboot. I waited 5 mins phone turned cold, battery was cold as well...so i took the battery out and tried to turn on but no luck.
I hope the jug will help, otherwise i dont know what else to do.

yahase said:
Well my phone had hardware lock, which i was not able to use 3 button combos to get to recovery mode....so i found this thread.....
I just captured the JI6 OTA update files from one of my phones and found that T-mobile is
updating the SBL with the same file found in this thread, I'm using the same method as T-mobile
to install the new SBL so the chances for a brick are the same but if you are completely
stock just wait for the OTA update and have the phone swapped under warranty in the
event of a brick.
WARNING:
INSTALLING THIS CAN BRICK YOUR PHONE
this is safer than the odin method, but when messing with the phones bootloader
there is always a chance that you could end up with a paper weight (I bricked
one phone messing with this stuff).
Updated 10-15-2010
this is the fix for hardware locked phones in update.zip form
install the phone drivers which can be found at:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
put update.zip on the internal sd card (the 12 gb one)
turn on USB debugging in Settings-->Applications-->Development
reboot into recovery, use the RebootRecovery.bat in adb.zip if you dont know
how to do that.
when in recovery use the vol up and down buttons to navigate and power button to
select reinstall packages
install will take about 20-30 seconds and will pause at "writing secondary bootlader" don't panic
the phone will reboot you should be unlocked (or bricked).
update.zip md5=3b32fab99049530d2185014340840a47
Attached Files
File Type: zip adb.zip (253.2 KB, 1153 views)
File Type: zip update.zip (645.5 KB, 1467 views)
After i applied the update.zip, phone didnt reboot. I waited 5 mins phone turned cold, battery was cold as well...so i took the battery out and tried to turn on but no luck.
I hope the jug will help, otherwise i dont know what else to do.
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Have you gotten your jig yet? Did it work?

Don't mean to sound negative, but I'm pretty sure a jig won't work. From what you posted it seems that the update.zip you posted broke your bootloader which is a guaranteed hard brick if true. You should still try if you want to, but if your bootloader really got messed up nothing will bring it back
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Settai said:
Don't mean to sound negative, but I'm pretty sure a jig won't work. From what you posted it seems that the update.zip you posted broke your bootloader which is a guaranteed hard brick if true. You should still try if you want to, but if your bootloader really got messed up nothing will bring it back
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waiiiit doesent odin 1.8.3 has bootloader flash option....wait ...., it does .,

and i think it is incredibly hard to hardbrick phone flashing things through CWM anyway ,ether you are very talented or u have bad luck.

LEAVE YOUR PHONE FOR 10 MIN CONNECTED TO WALL OUTLET , take out battery dont disconect the phone put the batt in leave it for 10 min take it out put it back in try to boot your phone, TRY TO JUMP START IT ,ANYWAY YOU LIKE IT (or gimme your phone)

people return countless phones because someone said its fup because wont turn on been there few times ,still got my phone i dont care how much c*** u gone tell me it wont work i still tell you it will only way i would consider phone usless its when internal sd would get messed up to the point that it wouldnt work at all because u cant reflash sd to work

jig ? what jig, my phone would not turn on for a day to boot back up after messing with it for some time trying to jump start it.

YEAHHHH, I SAID IT DAMIT !

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[Q] I am in need of help!! Worse than a brick!

I was trying to revert my wifes phone to stock and odin would not work. I used heimdell with the wrong file. The phone now has a i9000 interface. I cant call or text because it wants a sim card which obviously is impossible. and I cant get it in download mode to put the Fascinate interface back on it. Im an idiot!

Zerokillstreet said:
I was trying to revert my wifes phone to stock and odin would not work. I used heimdell with the wrong file. The phone now has a i9000 interface. I cant call or text because it wants a sim card which obviously is impossible. and I cant get it in download mode to put the Fascinate interface back on it. Im an idiot!
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hey,
chill, user error happens. I know your wife probably can't see that right now but....
one time I did the same thing, sorta, and bricked and couldn't get into download mode. I couldn't get the phone to do anything, not even the charging animation. that is how you know its bricked.
it sat there unplugged and without a battery or sdcard for about 20 hours lifeless. I was in the process of ordering a new phone through insurance when I decided to hold my volume button down, plugged in and it was great!
once you get to this point, and you will if your phone is turning on at all its not bricked, then you will need to follow instructions for repartition like your coming off cm7mtd using a FULL BUILD like DI14 (I have a mesmerize so I'm not positive your full builds) with repartition checked using the atlas_2.2.pit file.
if that didn't work at all for you, there is a way to force download mode, using a homemade jig. google for galaxy s download mode jig if that's your only option.
good luck, and please do let us know how it goes for you. I've never used heimdall but its pretty similar to odin from what I've seen so that would probably work as well. if you're not sure if the rom you have for heimdall is a full build, open it with winrar/winzip our whatever and count how many files are inside, for me its 8 I think with full mesmerize build but we are missing one file that the fascinate build has I believe.
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perhaps if download mode is busted you could flash a fascinate rom after rooting and then boot to recovery and try flashing something a little closer to home like one of the pick n packs for the mesmerize...
but this would be one of the last things I would try, right before the homemade jig.
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Are you sure you're using the right button press for i9000? Like the guy above said try Vol button down and plug in.

I really need my Samsung vibrant to work for college really badly, but...

Hello, please help me.
I just purchased a Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant this after noon. I used to have a motorola milestone, but it has a stubborn physical damage, and died. That milestone, really, kept my life together. With all the rich apps. Then, like I said, this after noon I bought a Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant.
At first, I successfully rooted it, then I successfully unlocked it too. Then, I must have made a huge mistake, and then it moved to a continuous boot.
I have spent hours and hours now trying to figure out how to save my 2 hour baby.
Right now, it is continuously loading the boot screen on and off. The odd thing is, when it is plugged into with a USB, the picture changes to a spinny wheel which also repeats continuously).
Can anyone help me?
PS. I can not go into download mode, or recovery as my device, apparently, is hardware locked.

What file did you flash?

Your trying the volume keys/usb/battery method for download mode?
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crazy25000 said:
What file did you flash?
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Stupidly, I believed I Odin-ed a file named "T959UVJI6.rar". Which if I remember right, is a custom kernel. I never really understood the whole kernel ordeal. I used to have a motorola milestone, which, I would do all all sorts of things to with no problem. But, that never included kernels. And for the most part, it didn't have any hardware key lock.
I, think, I need to do the jig mod-y thingy.
mdi2001 said:
Your trying the volume keys/usb/battery method for download mode?
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I'm not sure how, because, apparently, my samsung's 3 keys are locked. I have tried so many times, but, it never works. Sadly.

Try to ODIN back to JFD.
Follow my guide (signature) and use my files.
To get into odin:
load odin, load the pit and tar (don't check anything, it does it automatically)
connect usb to pc
power down phone and pull battery
plug in usb to phone
hold in both volume buttons (keep holding) and plug in battery
if it show download mode after 5 seconds, and odin shows a COM# (yellow box) click start on ODIN
wait for the phone to finish... you will then have a stock JFD and you can start over.

s15274n said:
Try to ODIN back to JFD.
Follow my guide (signature) and use my files.
To get into odin:
load odin, load the pit and tar (don't check anything, it does it automatically)
connect usb to pc
power down phone and pull battery
plug in usb to phone
hold in both volume buttons (keep holding) and plug in battery
if it show download mode after 5 seconds, and odin shows a COM# (yellow box) click start on ODIN
wait for the phone to finish... you will then have a stock JFD and you can start over.
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Umm. At this point, with all my searching, I think I am missing something (mentally). Like I said, the 3 button combination never works. I have tried every combination I could possibly think of, every technique I saw, and held for every possible length of time; yet, I still got nothing. I believe I have one of those phones that are locked in that area. As I read, newer Samsung galaxy models are becoming locked.
That being said, I think mine is one of those.
Sadly.
Anyways, same as any of the 1 thousand attempts, when I (again) did those exact steps, my screen just continuously flashed a non-spinning spinney wheel.

Yours is a simple dilemma, complicated by the hardware lock... idk how but i remember there Was a thread about unlocking it.. just look for it, i think it wus in the general section
Sent from a cell tower to the XDA server to you.

^ ironically it was the JI6 update that alleviated a lot of the "hardware locked" Vibrants.

Have you tryed making a JIG? It helps if you can't get into download mode

supaduparimy said:
Umm. At this point, with all my searching, I think I am missing something (mentally). Like I said, the 3 button combination never works. I have tried every combination I could possibly think of, every technique I saw, and held for every possible length of time; yet, I still got nothing. I believe I have one of those phones that are locked in that area. As I read, newer Samsung galaxy models are becoming locked.
That being said, I think mine is one of those.
Sadly.
Anyways, same as any of the 1 thousand attempts, when I (again) did those exact steps, my screen just continuously flashed a non-spinning spinney wheel.
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The easiest way I've found to get into download mode is to do this:
Take out the battery.
Hold down only the volume down button.
Plug in the USB cable.
That should put you into download mode automatically.

brisseau said:
The easiest way I've found to get into download mode is to do this:
Take out the battery.
Hold down only the volume down button.
Plug in the USB cable.
That should put you into download mode automatically.
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Sadly, my samsung, was one of the newer models, that released with the combination lock. And so, no matter how much i have tried, it never worked.
I tried every technique I have seen. Nothing.
xXcybersniperXx said:
Have you tryed making a JIG? It helps if you can't get into download mode
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Yes, I have, actually. I found it really hard though. Mainly because the wires were way too small. But, the reason I gave up, is because the resistor is larger then the wire, and so, needed very precise soldering. I could've used the back, but, all usbs are different; and the ones i had, were very much different then all the demonstrations videos i watched.
PS I am actually buying a stick online.
(I can't post link)
As my last resource, to something I must get done, I will pay whatever...
younix258 said:
Yours is a simple dilemma, complicated by the hardware lock... idk how but i remember there Was a thread about unlocking it.. just look for it, i think it wus in the general section
Sent from a cell tower to the XDA server to you.
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Yes... yes...
Yeah, but from what I remember, that software, just forced the samsung into download or recovery mode. From there, then the person would just mod a file to change that. But, my phone wont even do as the force says.... in the first place... It has always, just stayed in the continuous boot phase...

If you have skype or any chat program, I can help you easily.

crazy25000 said:
If you have skype or any chat program, I can help you easily.
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The reason I am in dire need for this android to work, is because, I have no other way of flourishing in life. It was the one thing that kept everything in balance. Stupid moto, now it physically dies
On another hand, I have a iPod Touch 1G, lol.

Did you perhaps flash Gingerbread Bootloaders? If you did then the combo to get into Download Mode is Vol up and power. Try that?
Mine sometimes takes a few goes. What usually works on Froyo Bootloaders is to take out battery, unplug phone, hold down vol up and down with my thumb, plug in then put in battery.... usually results in DL mode.
Goodluck!

Oxirane said:
Did you perhaps flash Gingerbread Bootloaders? If you did then the combo to get into Download Mode is Vol up and power. Try that?
Mine sometimes takes a few goes. What usually works on Froyo Bootloaders is to take out battery, unplug phone, hold down vol up and down with my thumb, plug in then put in battery.... usually results in DL mode.
Goodluck!
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I wish there was a physical jig seller in Vancouver (where I live).
The button combos don't work on my phone. Sadly. It was the newly made models with the button combo block.
If it helps, before, when I could go into that option, I did it by using a toolkit and making it put me to recovery/download mode.
UPDATE! I had someone help me fix it, but he failed too. It now just hangs on the boot show thingy. (rather then flashing). Oddly, my cell can still access the computer, which I think is a good thing. As in, when I plug it while the screen stays put, my computers makes a sound. What could this mean? CMD to download mode?
As for boot loader, I highly doubt it. Since, I have had no reason to look-up what they are. ehhe.

So it's on a screen with a big yellow triangle or little cell/triangle/computer? If so, AWESOME!
Once in that mode, start Odin on the pc, then plug in... Do you get a yellow COM with some numbers show up? If so, load up the JFD tar in the pda section, the 512 pit in the pit section, repartition, and hit start... If that doesn't work... Maybe try Eugene's froyo that will not brick?
If someone got you into dl mode, sounds like you may not be hardware locked after all?
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If the computer sees it you could also try adb to get to download mode. I'm not experienced with the program, but I believe you can get into download mode with it with only a few command lines.
Which Odin are you using? Sometimes v3 and v7 play differently with my phone.... Try the other?
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supaduparimy said:
Hello, please help me.
I just purchased a Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant this after noon. I used to have a motorola milestone, but it has a stubborn physical damage, and died. That milestone, really, kept my life together. With all the rich apps. Then, like I said, this after noon I bought a Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant.
At first, I successfully rooted it, then I successfully unlocked it too. Then, I must have made a huge mistake, and then it moved to a continuous boot.
I have spent hours and hours now trying to figure out how to save my 2 hour baby.
Right now, it is continuously loading the boot screen on and off. The odd thing is, when it is plugged into with a USB, the picture changes to a spinny wheel which also repeats continuously).
Can anyone help me?
PS. I can not go into download mode, or recovery as my device, apparently, is hardware locked.
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Are you using the Tmobile US vibrant or the bell/virgin canada vibrant?
SGH-T959 or I9000m?
If you have an I9000m you are in the wrong forum.

Oxirane said:
So it's on a screen with a big yellow triangle or little cell/triangle/computer? If so, AWESOME!
Once in that mode, start Odin on the pc, then plug in... Do you get a yellow COM with some numbers show up? If so, load up the JFD tar in the pda section, the 512 pit in the pit section, repartition, and hit start... If that doesn't work... Maybe try Eugene's froyo that will not brick?
If someone got you into dl mode, sounds like you may not be hardware locked after all?
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If the computer sees it you could also try adb to get to download mode. I'm not experienced with the program, but I believe you can get into download mode with it with only a few command lines.
Which Odin are you using? Sometimes v3 and v7 play differently with my phone.... Try the other?
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Nononon, it is stuck on the galaxy text boot screen thingy. In other words, just like before, but this time it isnt flashing continuously. If it was the big yellow thingy, oh thank god... i wish.
As for that someone putting me in hardware lock, from my understanding, the only way to unbrick a locked device is through a jig. That being said, I searched up where I live for anyone with a jig, and to my luck, only one group had it. So I went there, and bam, it can now somewhat access the computer.
NOTE: I am going to receive a built jig in the mail in a few days.
From what I know, having a locked device, means, a jig is a must.
As for ADB, I am looking all over for instructions how to use that, but, I can't really find any through ones.
I'm not sure if it is a bad thing, but I used Odin Mullti downloader V.4 and EZOdin.
I am really unfamiler with this samsung galaxy.
I did everything possible with ,y Motorola Milestone.

Awoooooo!!!! BAYWOLF's program Rules
Look Guys!! Here's the easiest method for him, W/O him f--king it up any more! And he can get his phone up and running immediately, W/O the Jig, ETC!!
IDK why this program is SO overlooked, and everybody, always advises to do the long redundant method, this program has saved me alot of soft bricks, plus easy restore to JFD
Go to this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
Also make sure you DL and Install MS .NET Framework 4 Link: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17851
Then download it, ODINS inside the program already, its as easy as it gets, U cant f--k up, unless your an idiot! Just follow the instructions to the "T" it will automatically put you in DL mode and will provide the two files you need to restore your T-959 to stock Eclair JFD from there you can start to re-MOD, although I suggest you start reading everything first about modding and flashing first, including building a DL folder to stash everything you may need to fall upon for the future plus what you'll need once you've mapped out a plan to Mod your phone with whatever ROM, themes Kernel's, ETC!!!
quote: "I'm not sure if it is a bad thing, but I used Odin Mullti downloader V.4 and EZOdin" YES ITS A BAD THING, DUMP IT= GET RID OF THOSE TWO!!!
DL ODIN 1.81

dseldown said:
Look Guys!! Here's the easiest method for him, W/O him f--king it up any more! And he can get his phone up and running immediately, W/O the Jig, ETC!!
IDK why this program is SO overlooked, and everybody, always advises to do the long redundant method, this program has saved me alot of soft bricks, plus easy restore to JFD
Go to this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
Also make sure you DL and Install MS .NET Framework 4 Link: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17851
Then download it, ODINS inside the program already, its as easy as it gets, U cant f--k up, unless your an idiot! Just follow the instructions to the "T" it will automatically put you in DL mode and will provide the two files you need to restore your T-959 to stock Eclair JFD from there you can start to re-MOD, although I suggest you start reading everything first about modding and flashing first, including building a DL folder to stash everything you may need to fall upon for the future plus what you'll need once you've mapped out a plan to Mod your phone with whatever ROM, themes Kernel's, ETC!!!
quote: "I'm not sure if it is a bad thing, but I used Odin Mullti downloader V.4 and EZOdin" YES ITS A BAD THING, DUMP IT= GET RID OF THOSE TWO!!!
DL ODIN 1.81
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Ahha, thank you for the suggestion, but, that wont do. It was my original fix, towards getting into recovery/download mode. But, for some sad reason, it doesn't work for bricked devices. In simple, it just says device is not find. Ironicly, the computer makes a sound with the cell is plugged in, but, thats about it apparently.
Oh yes, the cell has to have USB debugging activated. But, since I have a bricked, it can't go within the phone to find it.
NOTE: it has always been in debugging mode.

Link or tutorial on reseting binary count to 0

Got a used note traded my iphone.. come to find out has 15 binary count in odin
I want to reset it to 0 with that new way of flashing some zip to reset it .BUT DOES THIS AFFECT ROOT OR ANYTJING ?
I dont want to loose root just reset binary incase i ever need to do a claim.
LINKS TUTORIAL ANYONE??
THANKS
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U won't lose root
Flash zip in cwm, then put phone in download mode and flash stock recovery. Done.

How do u keep a count of 0 if u flash stock recovery again i flash the zip because wouldnt that set it back as a count of 1 when i reroot with odin
Doesnt flashing the stock zip put u back to stock which means id have a binary count of 1 after stock flash then a binary count of 2 after root flash
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Flashing to stock adds one count to your counter.
But if you reroot and install cwm, you can flash it back to 0.
Personally, I wouldnt worry about it. You bought it used and as such, the only warranty you may have would be thru Samsung and they have ways beyond the flash counter from download mode to see that the phone was previously flashed.

Here's the tutorial on resetting the flash counter.

No i got my account new 15 days ago on a iphone therefor att store added the device under my insurance because i am 15 days into the 30 day period.
I did this because the phone had a chipped corner so if i ever wanted to pay the deductible i knew i could later on,, after i applied root via odin i seen it had a binary of 15 so i did this method through cwm recovery downloaded the att reset zip and then phone now does nothing absolutely nothing.. I pulled battery i plugged charger in nothing..
I was rooted before i flashed the reset zip,what happened here

Flash back to stock again. and resest the binary again.......

How can i flash back to stock again when i cant even see dload mode on the phone but i get a message at bottom of pc says qhbusb dload when i plug in the device

how are you trying to get into download mode?
with phone off:
IIRC you hold vol down + power till you feel a vibration then let go of power, but still holding vol down.

Ive tried everything under the sun i know about the power and vol down until vibrate, then keep holding power down,Ive had samsung drivers on my pc for years, ive been into download mode on this device ad every other samsung phone I have owned 100 times over ive tried it all for the past 12 hours.. its hopeless even a jig wont fix it. The boot up has been wiped off the map the phone is junk junk junk!
All cause i tried a simple method that for some reason worked for others and ****ed me over !!
I hope people dont plan on using this binary count reset zip.. its INSTANT BRICK!!!
All i ca do is claim it on ins...
What gets me is why does everyone whom im assuming most are adults on here feel the need to laugh poke and talk **** at everyones mistakes..in which it wasnt my mistake, I just followed a thread on how to reset binary count for the note , BUT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A ZIP FILE ,CALLED HOW TO FLUSH YOUR 600$ PHONE DOWN THE TOILET IN 3 SECONDS !

if it's any consolation, i hard bricked my phone the first time i tried messing around with flashing it; i had a brain fart and flashed something that was for a different model of the same phone. i feel your frustration at your phone, the forums, and everything else. it sucks.
my story had a happy ending, though, and if your phone still boots - even if only to a black screen - then you are in better shape than i was.

lojak29 said:
Ive tried everything under the sun i know about the power and vol down until vibrate, then keep holding power down,Ive had samsung drivers on my pc for years, ive been into download mode on this device ad every other samsung phone I have owned 100 times over ive tried it all for the past 12 hours.. its hopeless even a jig wont fix it. The boot up has been wiped off the map the phone is junk junk junk!
All cause i tried a simple method that for some reason worked for others and ****ed me over !!
I hope people dont plan on using this binary count reset zip.. its INSTANT BRICK!!!
All i ca do is claim it on ins...
What gets me is why does everyone whom im assuming most are adults on here feel the need to laugh poke and talk **** at everyones mistakes..in which it wasnt my mistake, I just followed a thread on how to reset binary count for the note , BUT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A ZIP FILE ,CALLED HOW TO FLUSH YOUR 600$ PHONE DOWN THE TOILET IN 3 SECONDS !
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Just to be sure, download mode is hold the power and Vol down until you feel a vibration and let go of power, not the other way around like you have written.
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This happened to me when I had my Infuse. I too had good drivers etc. I too had a black screen etc. Although my screen was black I was indeed in download mode.. What resolved my issue was using a different PC. It is worth a shot to save a $600 phone I think
.. Give it a try man.
Hope this helps.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using XDA

For the record stock recovery flash does not initiate counter.
When I was learning I read and read and read some more before flashing. It does take a lot of patience, but you'all get there, all the knowledgeable members on this forum started from scratch, just like u.

Hard bricked my cousin's Note and want to know why?

First time I have hard bricked a Samsung phone and would like to know where I went wrong. All we were trying to accomplish was to root the stock rom and change the revovery to CWM Touch. There was no attempt to upgrade to anything other than the stock rom. Here are the steps I followed:
Powered off phone
Inserted USB Jig (which powers on phone in Download Mode)
Started up Odin 1.85
Loaded cwm-touch-i717-120414.tar.md5 in the PDA slot
Plugged in phone (recognized as Com7)
Flashed
Phone rebooted after the flash and I let it sit until it timed out just to make sure everything seemed okay.
Powered off phone
Inserted USB Jig (which powers on phone in Download Mode)
Started up Odin 1.85
Loaded att_note_root.tar in the PDA section
Plugged in phone (recognized as Com7)
Flashed
Phone rebooted after the flash and seemed okay. On this boot a couple of things asked for root permission but I cant remember which apps. I attached the running phone to my computer and connected using USB Mass Storage. I copied flash_counter_reset_att.zip to the root of the SD card. Checked the MD% hash after copying to the phone. I powered off the phone.
Powered on the phone holding the Vol +/Vol-/Power to boot into CWM recovery
Chose install zip from sdcard
Chose install zip from internal sdcard
Chose flash_counter_reset_att.zip
Chose yes to flash
After the flash completed I went back and chose reboot system now
Here is where all hell broke loose. It was just a black screen and not recognizable by Odin. The phone is now on it's way to MobileTechVideos to get JTAG unbricked.
So my big question is what went wrong or what step did I miss?

WheresWaldo said:
First time I have hard bricked a Samsung phone and would like to know where I went wrong. All we were trying to accomplish was to root the stock rom and change the revovery to CWM Touch. There was no attempt to upgrade to anything other than the stock rom. Here are the steps I followed:
Powered off phone
Inserted USB Jig (which powers on phone in Download Mode)
Started up Odin 1.85
Loaded cwm-touch-i717-120414.tar.md5 in the PDA slot
Plugged in phone (recognized as Com7)
Flashed
Phone rebooted after the flash and I let it sit until it timed out just to make sure everything seemed okay.
Powered off phone
Inserted USB Jig (which powers on phone in Download Mode)
Started up Odin 1.85
Loaded att_note_root.tar in the PDA section
Plugged in phone (recognized as Com7)
Flashed
Phone rebooted after the flash and seemed okay. On this boot a couple of things asked for root permission but I cant remember which apps. I attached the running phone to my computer and connected using USB Mass Storage. I copied flash_counter_reset_att.zip to the root of the SD card. Checked the MD% hash after copying to the phone. I powered off the phone.
Powered on the phone holding the Vol +/Vol-/Power to boot into CWM recovery
Chose install zip from sdcard
Chose install zip from internal sdcard
Chose flash_counter_reset_att.zip
Chose yes to flash
After the flash completed I went back and chose reboot system now
Here is where all hell broke loose. It was just a black screen and not recognizable by Odin. The phone is now on it's way to MobileTechVideos to get JTAG unbricked.
So my big question is what went wrong or what step did I miss?
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My Friend I'm so sorry to see this from you I really do feel bad for you I hope your phone turns out alright once it get's fixed I do not want to see anyone phone brick this is serious problem
Good Luck To you.......

What carrier version of the phone was it?

All Will Be Well
WheresWaldo said:
First time I have hard bricked a Samsung phone and would like to know where I went wrong. All we were trying to accomplish was to root the stock rom and change the revovery to CWM Touch. There was no attempt to upgrade to anything other than the stock rom. Here are the steps I followed:
Powered off phone
Inserted USB Jig (which powers on phone in Download Mode)
Started up Odin 1.85
Loaded cwm-touch-i717-120414.tar.md5 in the PDA slot
Plugged in phone (recognized as Com7)
Flashed
Phone rebooted after the flash and I let it sit until it timed out just to make sure everything seemed okay.
Powered off phone
Inserted USB Jig (which powers on phone in Download Mode)
Started up Odin 1.85
Loaded att_note_root.tar in the PDA section
Plugged in phone (recognized as Com7)
Flashed
Phone rebooted after the flash and seemed okay. On this boot a couple of things asked for root permission but I cant remember which apps. I attached the running phone to my computer and connected using USB Mass Storage. I copied flash_counter_reset_att.zip to the root of the SD card. Checked the MD% hash after copying to the phone. I powered off the phone.
Powered on the phone holding the Vol +/Vol-/Power to boot into CWM recovery
Chose install zip from sdcard
Chose install zip from internal sdcard
Chose flash_counter_reset_att.zip
Chose yes to flash
After the flash completed I went back and chose reboot system now
Here is where all hell broke loose. It was just a black screen and not recognizable by Odin. The phone is now on it's way to MobileTechVideos to get JTAG unbricked.
So my big question is what went wrong or what step did I miss?
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I believe the "ONLY" thing you did (wrong?) was the att flash counter zip -Eliminate the Att step - there is a rooting method that does not cause the flash counter to be tripped (i believe it's non touch cwm - then flash the touch cwm - then flash Roms to your Heart's desire) I'm not really sure the flash counter issue really matters - At&t only cares if there is physical damage to the phone because I believe they just re-flash the phone and sell it again.
I'm Mostly responding to say that JTAG is Beastly and your phone will be better than brand new when you get it back - the status of your order won't change until they ship it back (which for me was 7 days), but don't panic (like I did) they are Good & Fast - So relax it cost you $50 & A week, but Hell the phone cost $700 so All Will Soon be well.
Also double check that it was the correct zip files for the Note - I bricked my Skyrocket because I flashed a Note Rom by accident (Thanks JTAG ) - I've got Too Many Samsung Devices - Hope This Helps.

bigdaddy4u said:
I believe the "ONLY" thing you did (wrong?) was the att flash counter zip -Eliminate the Att step - there is a rooting method that does not cause the flash counter to be tripped (i believe it's non touch cwm - then flash the touch cwm - then flash Roms to your Heart's desire) I'm not really sure the flash counter issue really matters - At&t only cares if there is physical damage to the phone because I believe they just re-flash the phone and sell it again.
I'm Mostly responding to say that JTAG is Beastly and your phone will be better than brand new when you get it back - the status of your order won't change until they ship it back (which for me was 7 days), but don't panic (like I did) they are Good & Fast - So relax it cost you $50 & A week, but Hell the phone cost $700 so All Will Soon be well.
Also double check that it was the correct zip files for the Note - I bricked my Skyrocket because I flashed a Note Rom by accident (Thanks JTAG ) - I've got Too Many Samsung Devices - Hope This Helps.
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I have no issues with MobileTechVideos as I bought one of the first USB jigs when I got my day one Captivate. I am sure it will come back solid.
I did double check that I was using files specific to the Note, but I must say, you Note users have one finicky phone. I will stick with my Skyrocket. I'll look over the instruction for the non counter increasing root in the forums when the phone gets back.
Thanks

You didn't mention if you were able to get back to Clockwork. If you hold volume up and down while pressing power, it takes you straight into Clockwork regardless of the black screen. If so then you aren't bricked. Or if you still want to use Odin, hold volume down and power to get to download mode which is also Odin mode. Did you try these commands using physical button combinations and they did not work? If you didn't try them then you may be spending unnecessary money. If you did try all these things, then maybe you were hard bricked. Of all the Android phones I've owned and I've rooted all of them, I've never been unable to recover. I've only seen one hard brick from a coworker that had a galaxy s on tmobile that would not power on or charge after trying to root.

why did you even need a jig? turn on phone while holding down volume button.

madman604 said:
why did you even need a jig? turn on phone while holding down volume button.
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+1. I'm so confused now. Maybe he tried to unbrick it first, then the phone turned hard bricked.

The flash counter is kind of a joke, isn't it? I mean, if the tech is looking to see if you flashed something, he cares that you flashed something, not how many times you flashed it.
I think the jig added another variable to the equation, and was unnecessary. None of the threads for rooting required one.
Also, i'd check to see if a MD5 is available for the files you used for the flash. Check the files you used and see if that was the issue.
If the note is new, and really is hardbricked, he's hopefully within the 30 day window. Just take it back for an exchange and tell them it stopped booting.

There is a thread started by ncoder in the international note general forum that has been near the top for a long time. You are not alone. Samsung actually responded!
Edit: Samsung desperately needs a stock failure. Maybe they would fix your phone for free so they could do a JTAG core dump that matches their sources etc.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using XDA

jordant2 said:
You didn't mention if you were able to get back to Clockwork. If you hold volume up and down while pressing power, it takes you straight into Clockwork regardless of the black screen. If so then you aren't bricked. Or if you still want to use Odin, hold volume down and power to get to download mode which is also Odin mode. Did you try these commands using physical button combinations and they did not work? If you didn't try them then you may be spending unnecessary money. If you did try all these things, then maybe you were hard bricked. Of all the Android phones I've owned and I've rooted all of them, I've never been unable to recover. I've only seen one hard brick from a coworker that had a galaxy s on tmobile that would not power on or charge after trying to root.
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Would not go into Clockwork Recovery or Odin with any key combination, simply a black screen.
madman604 said:
why did you even need a jig? turn on phone while holding down volume button.
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Jig is much faster, and works everytime, nuff said.
babymatteo said:
+1. I'm so confused now. Maybe he tried to unbrick it first, then the phone turned hard bricked.
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Nope, started with a working phone and after applying the counter reset, which works beautifully on the SkyRocket BTW, that's when it bricked.

PaulF8080 said:
There is a thread started by ncoder in the international note general forum that has been near the top for a long time. You are not alone. Samsung actually responded!
Edit: Samsung desperately needs a stock failure. Maybe they would fix your phone for free so they could do a JTAG core dump that matches their sources etc.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using XDA
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Thanks for the info.

Jamesyboy said:
The flash counter is kind of a joke, isn't it? I mean, if the tech is looking to see if you flashed something, he cares that you flashed something, not how many times you flashed it.
I think the jig added another variable to the equation, and was unnecessary. None of the threads for rooting required one.
Also, i'd check to see if a MD5 is available for the files you used for the flash. Check the files you used and see if that was the issue.
If the note is new, and really is hardbricked, he's hopefully within the 30 day window. Just take it back for an exchange and tell them it stopped booting.
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I am beginning to agree that the counter seems irrelevant and wholly unnecessary.
Jig simply puts any Samsung phone that is off into Download mode, it is the same as the key combination only easier.
I always check MD5 hashes after I copy to the internal SD card.

I'm with the others on this... Flash counter reset was designed to work on ICS and not GB, I do believe that's where things went bad.
WheresWaldo said:
I am beginning to agree that the counter seems irrelevant and wholly unnecessary.
Jig simply puts any Samsung phone that is off into Download mode, it is the same as the key combination only easier.
I always check MD5 hashes after I copy to the internal SD card.
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WheresWaldo said:
Thanks for the info.
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I have no clue if the info applies to you. I just was hoping you still had possibly useful data in your phone. Saving face with your cousin was a side benefit.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using XDA

the only other step you forgot is to create a backup after flashing cwm
WheresWaldo said:
Thanks for the info.
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I have same problem
WheresWaldo said:
First time I have hard bricked a Samsung phone and would like to know where I went wrong. All we were trying to accomplish was to root the stock rom and change the revovery to CWM Touch. There was no attempt to upgrade to anything other than the stock rom. Here are the steps I followed:
Powered off phone
Inserted USB Jig (which powers on phone in Download Mode)
Started up Odin 1.85
Loaded cwm-touch-i717-120414.tar.md5 in the PDA slot
Plugged in phone (recognized as Com7)
Flashed
Phone rebooted after the flash and I let it sit until it timed out just to make sure everything seemed okay.
Powered off phone
Inserted USB Jig (which powers on phone in Download Mode)
Started up Odin 1.85
Loaded att_note_root.tar in the PDA section
Plugged in phone (recognized as Com7)
Flashed
Phone rebooted after the flash and seemed okay. On this boot a couple of things asked for root permission but I cant remember which apps. I attached the running phone to my computer and connected using USB Mass Storage. I copied flash_counter_reset_att.zip to the root of the SD card. Checked the MD% hash after copying to the phone. I powered off the phone.
Powered on the phone holding the Vol +/Vol-/Power to boot into CWM recovery
Chose install zip from sdcard
Chose install zip from internal sdcard
Chose flash_counter_reset_att.zip
Chose yes to flash
After the flash completed I went back and chose reboot system now
Here is where all hell broke loose. It was just a black screen and not recognizable by Odin. The phone is now on it's way to MobileTechVideos to get JTAG unbricked.
So my big question is what went wrong or what step did I miss?
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Hi all
i have the same problem , i flash a wrong file and phone is hard bricked
now i want to send to MobileTechVideos , i am in Kuwait so my question is
is it safe to send them or any one other in the region to whom i can send?
please suggest me what i should do
My Device is N7000
thanks

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I was under the impression that the jig didn't work with the note, I recall someone else bricked their phone using one a while back
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jimmer411 said:
I was under the impression that the jig didn't work with the note, I recall someone else bricked their phone using one a while back
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
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I agree. I have never even read of using a jig except for unbricking. Coincidence maybe but i wouldnt risk it again if you get a replacement
Sent from a big ass phone

Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant T959 totally bricked.

Please Help me out.
I was using CynogenMod7 ROM. Could not write on my external SD card or mount it .
So decided to go back to Stock froyo firmware.
Tried ODIN to flash to my stock froyo firmware.
Had done it many many many a times earlier with success.
But ODIN could'nt complete the process, it kept on getting struck at Kernel and Factory some times.
Later thought there might be something wrong with bootloader.
Downloaded stock froyo bootloader.
Tried to ODIN the bootloader and got Struck at SBL many times ,Kept on trying then got struck at PARAM.
Removed the battery.
From than on NO Response what so ever combination buttons used.
No battery indicators,No light on Home keys, No signs of any power. Nothing Visible on screen & keys.
Tried usb JIG - no response.
Tried Ultimate UnBrick Resurrector-No response.
No lights .
Please solve my problem.

This may not work because I discovered this by accident. I bricked my phone so bad it looked like it wouldn't even turn on too. So, hopefully this works. Make sure you have your samsung drivers installed. Open Odin and connect the USB to the computer but not to the phone. Do a battery pull and do the three button boot, simultaneously connecting the USB to the phone. Most likely, nothing will happen. Hopefully, the phone will connect to Odin. Then, click start. That's right. Don't put any pit or tar files in, just click start. Hopefully, your phone will reboot to the vibrant screen and is stuck there. If it does, now you can reboot to download mode and Odin whatever files you wanted. If it doesn't work, just keep messing with the three button boot. I apologize for wasted time if it doesn't work. These steps are what I personally did on my phone. Hopefully, it works for you.

Sorry to say but I believe you have hard bricked your phone. If installing bootloaders goes wrong then your phone can turn into a paper weight. You could maybe try a jtag repair but I'm not sure it would help. You could call samsung and ask for a replacement, tell them you updated with kies or something but that's not exactly the truth
Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk

dr_rp1234 said:
Please Help me out.
I was using CynogenMod7 ROM. Could not write on my external SD card or mount it .
So decided to go back to Stock froyo firmware.
Tried ODIN to flash to my stock froyo firmware.
Had done it many many many a times earlier with success.
But ODIN could'nt complete the process, it kept on getting struck at Kernel and Factory some times.
Later thought there might be something wrong with bootloader.
Downloaded stock froyo bootloader.
Tried to ODIN the bootloader and got Struck at SBL many times ,Kept on trying then got struck at PARAM.
Removed the battery.
From than on NO Response what so ever combination buttons used.
No battery indicators,No light on Home keys, No signs of any power. Nothing Visible on screen & keys.
Tried usb JIG - no response.
Tried Ultimate UnBrick Resurrector-No response.
No lights .
Please solve my problem.
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OK first, the stock images are 2.1 eclair not 2.2 froyo. Are you sure you have the right files? Are you sure your phone is a t959(3g, no front camera)and not t959v(4g, has front camera). Second, it sounds like a hard brick, if all else fails go to www.mobiletechvideos.com and check out the unbrickable mod and JTAG repair.
If you get your phone in DL mode and you have the correct Odin images, check the repartition box as well as others and run it.
Good luck
sent from my magic box to yours

Remove battery and sim and microsd. Leave out and press and hold power for 30 seconds or so. Leave battery out for a few minutes.
Put battery in and if you are on GB bootloader hold volume up and plug in USB. Might get you to download mode.
I did that with a friends phone about a year ago and got lucky. Odin recognized it. I read that somewhere here on XDA. May be a shot in the dark... but when you get desperate any new ideas to try can be a relief right?
Good luck to you.

After I messed with bootloaders and then tried to get back to stock with Kies I had this problem.
iTz KeeFy said:
You could call samsung and ask for a replacement, tell them you updated with kies or something but that's not exactly the truth
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I called Samsung and told them that I was just trying to upgrade to 2.2 with their software and they replaced my PCB (printed circuit board) for no cost (including shipping). I have no idea if they tried to figure out if I had really used Kies (if they could even figure it out with the state my phone was in) or if they just replaced the PCB blindly. Worth a shot, I'd say!

Thanks for your concern.
Zeferden said:
This may not work because I discovered this by accident. I bricked my phone so bad it looked like it wouldn't even turn on too. So, hopefully this works. Make sure you have your samsung drivers installed. Open Odin and connect the USB to the computer but not to the phone. Do a battery pull and do the three button boot, simultaneously connecting the USB to the phone. Most likely, nothing will happen. Hopefully, the phone will connect to Odin. Then, click start. That's right. Don't put any pit or tar files in, just click start. Hopefully, your phone will reboot to the vibrant screen and is stuck there. If it does, now you can reboot to download mode and Odin whatever files you wanted. If it doesn't work, just keep messing with the three button boot. I apologize for wasted time if it doesn't work. These steps are what I personally did on my phone. Hopefully, it works for you.
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Thanks for your concern.
But it did not work for me.

thanks
iTz KeeFy said:
Sorry to say but I believe you have hard bricked your phone. If installing bootloaders goes wrong then your phone can turn into a paper weight. You could maybe try a jtag repair but I'm not sure it would help. You could call samsung and ask for a replacement, tell them you updated with kies or something but that's not exactly the truth
Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk
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Thanks for your concern

Its T mobile vibrant T959.
Its T-mobile Vibrant T959 without a front camera.
Totally no response.
No lights on soft keys ( Menu,Home,Back,Search)
No response even When connected with wall charger or PC.
Please help.
Thanks

dr_rp1234 said:
Its T-mobile Vibrant T959 without a front camera.
Totally no response.
No lights on soft keys ( Menu,Home,Back,Search)
No response even When connected with wall charger or PC.
Please help.
Thanks
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Sorry to say this but your phone is hard bricked, as in nothing can save it but a JTAG or warranty service. You can try to call Samsung and say you hard bricked your phone cause of kies, it worked for another.
Sent from Mount Olympus via Hermes.

you can try this, it works for many user
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17858853#post17858853

HELP!
I need help with my Samsung galaxy SGH-T959 Vibrant I got bricked so I was fixing it with odin until my phone fell and it disconnected and red letters and numbers came out. when I try turning my phone on it doesn't until I press the buttons to go to download mode those red numbers come out and I can't do anything. Please Help

When you pulled the battery, after it hung up with Odin, you corrupted the primary Bootloader, because it wasn't completely written in......Last weak possible option is to try every rocker/battery/cable sequence ETC, to get Odin to handshake with the phone!!.....If there's still no sign of life after doing that....Your only option will be to have it JTAG,d in order to rewrite the primary bootloader file back in it.....it'll never power on unless the primary bootloader executes properly!!....you can corrupt the 2ndary BL and the phone will only be soft bricked, but a primary BL corruption is phone DEATH!!....Only place I know of that's reliable is: mobiletechvideos.com....send it to them, they'll rewrite the primary BL back in it and I think 2.1 or 2.2 for you and mail the phone back to you!!....Good luck let us know if you got it powered on with any combination, as that could save another Bricker from having to send it out!!

Randomness Guy........Start your own thread in the troubleshooting forum, AND QUIT TRYING TO HIJACK THIS THREAD!!

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