[Q] bricked vibrant need help - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

if youve been reading any of my past threads you will know that i made the stupid mistake of flashing 19k bootloaders on my vibrant to fix the recovery and screen issues with 2.3 roms. it had been running fine for a while, but i had to use adb to reboot into download.
i had used heimdall to go back to 2.2 while my phone had been on i9k bootloaders and it had worked fine
so again i wanted to go back to stock but the factory.rfs failed and left me with the phone to computer screen. first i used adb reboot download, but it didnt detect my device. next i tried just flashing on that screen because that has worked for me in the past.
but heimdall on my Linux computer didn't recognize it... so i rebooted still nothing tried going into download using 3 buttons still nothing. so then i went to windows on a different computer. i have the drivers installed on it and i have used it in the past so i know it should work.... but it didn't find my device....
any other way to get my phone to be recognized?

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The phone to pc error screen seems to be a foggy subject with these phones.
theres threads which explain how some people have gotten it into download mode using different combos of inserting/removing cord and battery while holding buttons.
when i bricked mine, nothing on the net worked at all. i had to send it into samsung, after telling them kies broke it. i had a manf warranty.

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You can try the jig, or try the 2 button volume combo with the battery pulled and then plug into the usb that is attached to the computer. The Variant that seems to work as well is the same as above but tap on the home screen right after you plug it in this has worked for me in the past. Or alternate between the home and menu lighted buttons........ that also can work........ don't know why but it does.... good luck

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Once had my computer crash in the middle of a odin flash (whole pc crash not just odin) that yielded me that screen for a while. I know you already tried the bat pull and button combos with no luck, I would keep trying. Mine would not respond at first leaving me with a great deal of panic. in my case leaving the battery out and unplugged for a while finally got me back to download after about an hour of trying.
If all else fails, like the other guy said try a jig. do a search on it and make one as some people are trying to sell them at some cost.
Dude good luck really. We all take the same risk and hope for the best. No mater how many times we do these things we roll the dice. really hope it works out for you.
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+3
+3 make a jig brother
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thanks for all your help guys you'll all get thanks
i looked at the jig thread, and theres a link to this
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10031
can i use that instead of making a jig? thanks also im gonna try the home button tapping thing now
edit: HOLY CRAP!!!!!! YES I LOVE YOU SO MUCH OKA1 YES YES THIS METHOD WORKS!!!!! YESSS SO HAPPY YOU JUST SAVED ME AN EXPLANATION TO MY PARENTS LOL SO HAPPY WISH I COULD THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES THAT YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP! YESSSSSSSSSSSS

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bbm21 said:
i looked at the jig thread, and theres a link to this
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10031
can i use that instead of making a jig? thanks also im gonna try the home button tapping thing now
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Honestly I haven't used this method before I made my own with resistors if you go to teamwiskeys site they sell them but its not hard to make. Good luck if I can be of any other assistance pm me.
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so you have the vibrant bootloaders back?
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iynfynity said:
so you have the vibrant bootloaders back?
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No still I still have i9k bootloaders

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bbm21 said:
thanks for all your help guys you'll all get thanks
i looked at the jig thread, and theres a link to this
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10031
can i use that instead of making a jig? thanks also im gonna try the home button tapping thing now
edit: HOLY CRAP!!!!!! YES I LOVE YOU SO MUCH OKA1 YES YES THIS METHOD WORKS!!!!! YESSS SO HAPPY YOU JUST SAVED ME AN EXPLANATION TO MY PARENTS LOL SO HAPPY WISH I COULD THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES THAT YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP! YESSSSSSSSSSSS
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Glad you got it, thank you for the recognition. All of us are a community trying to help each other improve our phone development experience, and glad I could help. Cheers !

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bbm21 said:
edit: HOLY CRAP!!!!!! YES I LOVE YOU SO MUCH OKA1 YES YES THIS METHOD WORKS!!!!! YESSS SO HAPPY YOU JUST SAVED ME AN EXPLANATION TO MY PARENTS LOL SO HAPPY WISH I COULD THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES THAT YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP! YESSSSSSSSSSSS
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Good to hear u got it working now just be caeful... ;-)
::cheers::
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have a jig is handy and just in case you brick your phone:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...83134&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_723wt_1139