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I have SGS Vibrant T959 , and I make factory to the original 2.1 , and it's work nicely but next day I receive an update from T.mobile .. so I accept that after completed 100% and restart the Device .. didn't work any more like dead .. like there is no pattery inside , so I tried to put in download mode it is not working at all . ( there is no Pulse of Life) . so please any one can HELP ME FOR THIS MATTER .
Deep sigh.
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What are you doing to get to download mode?
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OK.. start up odin with the stock odin files on here.. the easiest wat to enter download mode is hold down the vol up and down... then plug in the usb into the phone... BAM!!! instant downlod mode, and odin will see it.. works 100% for me..
I tried to press two buttons volume up and OFF button and also there is another way remove the battery and keep pressing Sound buttons , put again the Battery wile ur pressing connect the USB to PC and to your phone ,, after that will come download mode.
BUT I need Help in my issue.
western100 said:
I tried to press two buttons volume up and OFF button and also there is another way remove the battery and keep pressing Sound buttons , put again the Battery wile ur pressing connect the USB to PC and to your phone ,, after that will come download mode.
BUT I need Help in my issue.
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does your phone turn on at all?? does the screen light up or the buttons?
Troll says wrong sections. try Q&A
western100 said:
I have SGS Vibrant T959 , and I make factory to the original 2.1 , and it's work nicely but next day I receive an update from T.mobile .. so I accept that after completed 100% and restart the Device .. didn't work any more like dead .. like there is no pattery inside , so I tried to put in download mode it is not working at all . ( there is no Pulse of Life) . so please any one can HELP ME FOR THIS MATTER .
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Get into download mode and Odin back to stock.
If you do not know how check out this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
I know how to go to download mode but the problem is no light coming and nothing at all ... that why I said is complete DEAD ..
western100 said:
I know how to go to download mode but the problem is no light coming and nothing at all ... that why I said is complete DEAD ..
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Return the phone!
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BillyDong said:
LMFAO NOOB!!! ahahahahhahhahaaha how do you brick the vibrant lololol stupid ppl sigh x1million!!!
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I think I make my point if there is someone knows how to fix it. please
zombierockstar said:
Return the phone!
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Where do you mean to return it I just took it from someone ... it was working nice.
western100 said:
Where do you mean to return it I just took it from someone ... it was working nice.
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Sound like you are super screwed. Well if the phone boot up to the vibrant screen, there's only one thing to do. Buy a new phone
Get it into DL mode by taking out battery and sim, holding the two volume buttons, then placing the battery back inside while still holding everything. Then let it sit in Dl mode so battery can charge i guess. then odin back should work.
if ya want to, you can ship the phone to me with $50 and ill fix it for you. if I cant fix it, ill ship it back to you with the $50. sound fair? PM me.
TheExpertNoob said:
if ya want to, you can ship the phone to me with $50 and ill fix it for you. if I cant fix it, ill ship it back to you with the $50. sound fair? PM me.
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This guy is cool lol
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bobbbb said:
Get it into DL mode by taking out battery and sim, holding the two volume buttons, then placing the battery back inside while still holding everything. Then let it sit in Dl mode so battery can charge i guess. then odin back should work.
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I tried this one DL mode by All the way 20 time it is not working anymore,
if there is something i can do by force DL mode.
western100 said:
I know how to go to download mode but the problem is no light coming and nothing at all ... that why I said is complete DEAD ..
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This is what I was asking you if your phone doesn't turn on at all whatsoever, you have a brick. At that point, there is nothing you can do to fix the phone other than replacing the motherboard. Maybe the battery is dead? check check check. If the screen lights up in any way or the buttons do, you can get into download mode and use odin to re-flash back to original firmware. If your phone doesn't light up at all, you cannot fix it.
western100 said:
I tried this one DL mode by All the way 20 time it is not working anymore,
if there is something i can do by force DL mode.
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You can try to build a Jig
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
DangerousDave said:
You can try to build a Jig
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
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ha thats what i was gana do if he shipped it to me was use my jig. steeling my thunder eh?
Today I was trying to learn to flash my vibrant, i was following directions found here on xda and right after I flashed the update.zip file my phone turned off and now it wont come on at all! help! is there anything I can do to get it working again?!
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possible fix
how about you try taking the phone and pulling the plug and taking out the battery
after you do that odin back to stock
First you want to post in q&a. Second as to your phone does it do anything. Does the bottom row of lights come on. Does it boot to any screen? Third have you read the vibrant directory (bible)? Forth have you downloaded odin?
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PM me and I'll try and walk you through.
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The phone doesnt do anything.. it was fine before i flashed the update.zip file. now i put the battery in and power it doesnt turn on at all i dont even see the samsung boot logo.. when i plug the charger in it doesnt even show that its charging.
Sgreaves23 said:
The phone doesnt do anything.. it was fine before i flashed the update.zip file. now i put the battery in and power it doesnt turn on at all i dont even see the samsung boot logo.. when i plug the charger in it doesnt even show that its charging.
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Check to see if your battery died somehow, but if you can't turn on your device even with a full battery, you have a real bricked phone.
Battery I fine, if I plug the charger in it doesn't charge or show that it's charging. How could this happen just from flashing a file?
Call tmobile and tell them that your phone said it was updating and once it restarted, it never came back on. They will have you check a few things and then send you a replacement for free. In the future be very careful when learning to mod your phone, ask questions when your not sure. This replacement trick will only get you a phone one time.
I was thinking to do that, only that my carrier is simple mobile, they do not offer insurance, sigh, I think I may be out of a phone
where did you get this update.zip?/
What update.zip did you flash?
Sgreaves23 said:
I was thinking to do that, only that my carrier is simple mobile, they do not offer insurance, sigh, I think I may be out of a phone
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No; it is unlikely that you are out of a phone. Try this method, either buying or making a USB "test jig." (You can make it if you know how to solder.)
http://board.teamwhiskey.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=209
If this does not work, there is another method that is expensive (but less than $500 for a new phone). You will need to find a technician with a "JTAG" test device who has a special bootloader software module from Samsung. The device uses an interface other than USB to access bootloader memory and downloads the bootloader file to the bootloader memory in order to boot the phone into a recovery environment.
The only way that your phone would be completely unrecoverable is if there was a hardware failure at the same time that you were playing around, which is unlikely.
Sgreaves23 said:
Battery I fine, if I plug the charger in it doesn't charge or show that it's charging. How could this happen just from flashing a file?
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Dude it's bricked....game over. Call tmobile and just tell them your phone doesn't turn on anymore, don't tell them how it happened, just that it stopped working. They will send you a replacement for free, if you're still under warranty it is. I bricked mine 2 weeks ago and got my replacement the next day. I tried EVERYTHING to get it back to life....but nothing. Sometimes it happens even though you follow all steps, especially if it messed around with your bootloader.
Good luck. It's no ones effen business what you say happened...most likely they do the same.
You shouldn't even be flashing the update.zip... you should be using like OCLF to do it for you. This should help:
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant/
I would STRONLGY suggest to listen what BruceElliott says, read and follow the directions carefully. In 99% cases you can recover just fine. It's very hard to truly brick vibrant...
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You shouldn't even be flashing the update.zip... you should be using like OCLF to do it for you. This should help:
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant/
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You've got to be able to get into download mode to do that though. I think that's the problem.
I'd mess around with it for a bit and try all of the tips to get into download mode. I can't believe you'd hard brick it based on what you said. You are positive your battery is okay?
I had the same problem. It would not turn on at all. I called Samsung and they paid to send it back for warrenty repair. It takes 6 business days. They didn't even ask how it happened. I think the number was 800-samsung
Nah, you don't need a Jig just yet
I've ran into that problem MANY TIMES!! The first time it freaked me out too.
Take out the battery, take out the sim card. Leave it for about 5 minutes. Then do these steps:
- plugged the phone in without the battery
- Hold down the 2 volume buttons
- As you're holding those 2 buttons down, insert the batter
- You should be in download mode
- Proceed with Odin
Can you tell us what update.zip you used? Good luck!
Hi,
My problem is somewhat similar to many posts.
The fastboot is not working.
Here is the issue:
I have rooted the phone.
Removed the SD card w/o unmounting.
Some of the apps turned out to be not working.
I decided to restart the phone.
It seemed to be doing so but repeatedly cycled after "Rethink Possible" having passed the M logo.
After numerous cycling, now the phone is starting but stuck ad red M logo "Dual Core Technology" screen.
Trying to enter into the fastboot mode via volume down (or even up) and turning on simply do not give any effect.
Interesting enough, I have also the Motorola Factory Cable and that does not heal my problems either; the computer simply does not recognize (though all my drivers are intact) the phone in RSD...
So the most obvious question to one I guess is: "Is this piece of technological advancement now a scrap?"
Thanks,
have you try this.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871
deziguy420 said:
have you try this.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871
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hi mate,
thanks for the prompt response, i appreciate.
this thread is giving instructions for a phone that is capable of going into the fastboot mode.
however, my case is somewhat tricky i guess; the phone stays still at red M dual core technology screen despite my attempt to power up via holding volume down button.
any further suggestions?
thanks,
beefytr said:
hi mate,
thanks for the prompt response, i appreciate.
this thread is giving instructions for a phone that is capable of going into the fastboot mode.
however, my case is somewhat tricky i guess; the phone stays still at red M dual core technology screen despite my attempt to power up via holding volume down button.
any further suggestions?
thanks,
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Make sure you have root, install Quick Boot from the market. Open Quick Boot, click on the Bootloader reboot option.
xploited said:
Make sure you have root, install Quick Boot from the market. Open Quick Boot, click on the Bootloader reboot option.
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hi xploited,
good advice but there is a small problem here
the phone does not turn on but stuck at red M logo dual core technology screen nor goes into fastboot mode.
i feel it is lost somewhere in the bermuda triangle or neo of matrix between the real world and the machine world...
so, the situation is simple as it can be; turning on attempt sticks at M logo or fastboot attempt sticks at red M logo... both show the same door...
i hope i was able to better clarify the status this time
what do you say?
beefytr said:
hi xploited,
good advice but there is a small problem here
the phone does not turn on but stuck at red M logo dual core technology screen nor goes into fastboot mode.
i feel it is lost somewhere in the bermuda triangle or neo of matrix between the real world and the machine world...
so, the situation is simple as it can be; turning on attempt sticks at M logo or fastboot attempt sticks at red M logo... both show the same door...
i hope i was able to better clarify the status this time
what do you say?
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Something definitely got screwed up in your land
What's your current setup? OTA 2.3.4? And you have flashed pudding already? An SBF flash would fully restore your system partitions to default. But if you have updated to official 2.3.4, you can't sbf 2.2.2 cause the phone will hard brick.
I would do a full sbf of 2.3.4 with pudding included. If you flashed pudding already this should be safe. If you haven't flashed pudding yet, you need second thoughts on this.
xploited said:
Something definitely got screwed up in your land
What's your current setup? OTA 2.3.4? And you have flashed pudding already? An SBF flash would fully restore your system partitions to default. But if you have updated to official 2.3.4, you can't sbf 2.2.2 cause the phone will hard brick.
I would do a full sbf of 2.3.4 with pudding included. If you flashed pudding already this should be safe. If you haven't flashed pudding yet, you need second thoughts on this.
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funny eh you know, it is interesting... i have two atrix phones and this one freaked out after rooting... giving me no sign of life other than red M logo (now in my dreams as nightmare )
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no pudding was done before.
if only i may have a chance of seeing the "rsd protocol" on the screen, then i will feel that i ma saved; as you say sbf flash will revive the f... gadget
so am i gonna drawn in the bermuda waiting for a savior
beefytr said:
funny eh you know, it is interesting... i have two atrix phones and this one freaked out after rooting... giving me no sign of life other than red M logo (now in my dreams as nightmare )
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no pudding was done before.
if only i may have a chance of seeing the "rsd protocol" on the screen, then i will feel that i ma saved; as you say sbf flash will revive the f... gadget
so am i gonna drawn in the bermuda waiting for a savior
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Oh... so the phone won't even turn on normally past the M logo?
beefytr said:
funny eh you know, it is interesting... i have two atrix phones and this one freaked out after rooting... giving me no sign of life other than red M logo (now in my dreams as nightmare )
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no pudding was done before.
if only i may have a chance of seeing the "rsd protocol" on the screen, then i will feel that i ma saved; as you say sbf flash will revive the f... gadget
so am i gonna drawn in the bermuda waiting for a savior
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the problem is, pc does not recognize the phone at all...
i have to find a way to force the pc to recognize the phone...
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Oh... so the phone won't even turn on normally past the M logo?
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yes you are right...
beefytr said:
yes you are right...
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This might be obvious, but... have you tried official hard reset instructions? -
If that doesn't work, or if your phone is frozen:
Turn the power off. If your Motorola ATRIX 4G is frozen, pull the battery out and reinsert it
Press and hold the Power and Camera buttons
Release the Camera button when prompted
Press and hold the Volume Down key
A yellow exclamation will appear on the display
Select Factory Reset and press OK
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This might be obvious, but... have you tried official hard reset instructions? -
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with all due respect, i don't wanna sound idiot but if my eyes do not play any game to me, there is no camera button on atrix
is it possible that this hard reset script is for milestone?
beefytr said:
with all due respect, i don't wanna sound idiot but if my eyes do not play any game to me, there is no camera button on atrix
is it possible that this hard reset script is for milestone?
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Crap! My bad, the article I found provided false information and I copied it without reading through it.
Have you tried doing a battery pull though?
xploited said:
Crap! My bad, the article I found provided false information and I copied it without reading through it.
Have you tried doing a battery pull though?
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yes... maybe all possible way outs... all failed...
i guess the only solution for me is to somehow force the pc and the phone to speak...
i am not sure if that is still possible, but there could be a physical alternative, i.e. test point, etc. like the old phones...
i am sure there is a definitive cure to this problem but i am still seeking for
beefytr said:
with all due respect, i don't wanna sound idiot but if my eyes do not play any game to me, there is no camera button on atrix
is it possible that this hard reset script is for milestone?
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beefytr said:
yes... maybe all possible way outs... all failed...
i guess the only solution for me is to somehow force the pc and the phone to speak...
i am not sure if that is still possible, but there could be a physical alternative, i.e. test point, etc. like the old phones...
i am sure there is a definitive cure to this problem but i am still seeking for
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Alright man, good luck. Unfortunately, this is beyond my knowledge.
You might wanna PM one of the devs and ask if they know how to fix this (kholk, sam, faux, etc.)
xploited said:
Alright man, good luck. Unfortunately, this is beyond my knowledge.
You might wanna PM one of the devs and ask if they know how to fix this (kholk, sam, faux, etc.)
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thanks a lot bro for your company...
i will try to reach the persons of whom you have just advised.
have a great day...
beefytr said:
thanks a lot bro for your company...
i will try to reach the persons of whom you have just advised.
have a great day...
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Have you tried holding down both the the volume up and volume down buttons at the same time and then powering up?
mysticdrew said:
Have you tried holding down both the the volume up and volume down buttons at the same time and then powering up?
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yes but did not work
beefytr said:
yes but did not work
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it's very odd... could potentially be the hardware (volume buttons) are broken...
Take the Battery our and leave it out for a while. Leave it unplugged and power it back up while holding either up or down to see if you get a result. If not then it sounds like your volume rocker is fubared. No matter what you should be able to get into fastboot or rsd. The only instance that i have seen where the phone is dead is going back to an older build after ota gb, even then it gives an error.
I bricked my galaxy note i717 beyond recovery with a regular jig. I've looked into jtag but I haven't found any information whether it's viable for the i717 (i.e. which jtag it's using, which box I would need, where I would need to bring it etc etc.)
So here's my question: Do any of you guys know any more about how to unbrick the phone or details about whether/how to unbrick using jtag?
Maybe I've overlooked something else. Here's how it went down:
I was stupid and tried to flash the phone with firmware for the N7000 because I was overexcited and didn't know that it wasn't an n7000. Now the recovery mode wouldn't let me upgrade (understandable reasons I guess) so I decided to force flash it with odin which also didn't let me upgrade the phone. So I used some method relying on adb. The process took way to long so I unplugged the phone mid-way through it, then replugged it and suddenly the process reported success. So the phone started rebooting just that instead of actually booting up it stayed black. Pressing any of the buttons yields no response - neither vibration nor any screen response. Using the usb jig also yields no response but I'm not entirely sure if there's a jig method that might work - or a key combo that might work - or even a usb method that might work.
Anyway any advice would be highly appreciated.
Did you try return to the store where you boought it? If your phone don't show anything on the screen, there is no way store knows what's going on with your phone unless you tell them the truth
That's exactly what I would do
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if you can get into download mode try reflashing the stock recovery found in the dev section then if you can get that fair try flashing the odin stock rom to see if it will boot
Read his OP. He can't get into the download mode even with a Jig.
I have yet to encounter any one as reckless as OP trying so hard to brick the phone
foxbat121 said:
Read his OP. He can't get into the download mode even with a Jig.
I have yet to encounter any one as reckless as OP trying so hard to brick the phone
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he never said if he tried with the hardware buttons doesn't mean he cant do it if hes been trying the jig
foxbat121 said:
Read his OP. He can't get into the download mode even with a Jig.
I have yet to encounter any one as reckless as OP trying so hard to brick the phone
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Somebody has to be the guinea pig I guess lol. Glad it wasnt me. LOL Only thing worse is the Will it blend guy or the iFix it tear downs lol.
BLOWNCO said:
he never said if he tried with the hardware buttons doesn't mean he cant do it if hes been trying the jig
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If jig won't work, I'm pretty sure hardware button won't work either. It goes without saying that he probably already tried everything he could find.
edpsx said:
Somebody has to be the guinea pig I guess lol. Glad it wasnt me. LOL Only thing worse is the Will it blend guy or the iFix it tear downs lol.
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That's not guinea pig. He did couple wrong things in a row (wrong ROM, god know what he is doing with abd and then unplug the phone in the middle of flashing or something). If I'd make a guess, he screwed up the bootloader.
foxbat121 said:
Did you try return to the store where you boought it? If your phone don't show anything on the screen, there is no way store knows what's going on with your phone unless you tell them the truth
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Yeah I thought about doing that - worst case scenario they tell me I voided my warranty and give me the phone back and I can still try finding a jtag solution or do i have to face any other consequences including maybe never getting my phone back?
foxbat121 said:
He did couple wrong things in a row (wrong ROM, god know what he is doing with abd and then unplug the phone in the middle of flashing or something). If I'd make a guess, he screwed up the bootloader.
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That's my guess too. I screwed up badly. I would like to blame it on the late hour I did all that but it was just overexcited stupidity -_-
Try your buttons...
Everybody's talking about whether you tried to get into download mode with buttons, but You have not said for sure you tried it.
Hold down down volume button, home button and power button all at the same time. You don't know for sure until you try it.
brojoe11 said:
Everybody's talking about whether you tried to get into download mode with buttons, but You have not said for sure you tried it.
Hold down down volume button, home button and power button all at the same time. You don't know for sure until you try it.
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I'm sorry that I wasn't being very clear on this but I have tried and it didn't work. Thanks though.
cilmeron said:
I'm sorry that I wasn't being very clear on this but I have tried and it didn't work. Thanks though.
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I know on some phones that download mode can still be activated even if the screen isn't working properly and displaying it. I know many infuse users ran into problems and were still able to use Odin to flash stock and fix their phone. Try doing the hardware method of getting into download mode, and even though your screen doesn't show anything, it may still connect to Odin and you could try to flash back to stock.
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U cant brick these phones.use the hardware buttons to get into download mode.
Take battery out and put it back in.hold power vol down and home for 20sec and then press vol up and plug into ur pc with odin running.u should see something on port section.
If that dont work.hold power and both vol. Buttons for 30 sec. Then press vol.up and plug in usb.hope it works.
mintu123 said:
U cant brick these phones.use the hardware buttons to get into download mode.
Take battery out and put it back in.hold power vol down and home for 20sec and then press vol up and plug into ur pc with odin running.u should see something on port section.
If that dont work.hold power and both vol. Buttons for 30 sec. Then press vol.up and plug in usb.hope it works.
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Actually, you can brick it to the point of needing JTAG repairs to restore your device. That being said, it's very very very hard to brick it. You have to do something like flash firmware for a completely wrong device and screw up your bootloaders in the process.
cilmeron said:
I bricked my galaxy note i717 beyond recovery with a regular jig. I've looked into jtag but I haven't found any information whether it's viable for the i717 (i.e. which jtag it's using, which box I would need, where I would need to bring it etc etc.)
So here's my question: Do any of you guys know any more about how to unbrick the phone or details about whether/how to unbrick using jtag?
Maybe I've overlooked something else. Here's how it went down:
I was stupid and tried to flash the phone with firmware for the N7000 because I was overexcited and didn't know that it wasn't an n7000. Now the recovery mode wouldn't let me upgrade (understandable reasons I guess) so I decided to force flash it with odin which also didn't let me upgrade the phone. So I used some method relying on adb. The process took way to long so I unplugged the phone mid-way through it, then replugged it and suddenly the process reported success. So the phone started rebooting just that instead of actually booting up it stayed black. Pressing any of the buttons yields no response - neither vibration nor any screen response. Using the usb jig also yields no response but I'm not entirely sure if there's a jig method that might work - or a key combo that might work - or even a usb method that might work.
Anyway any advice would be highly appreciated.
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I've read some so my suggestion is this:
First make sure that you have the drivers installed for your phone. Then pull the battery wait for a few seconds. press the down button and then the power to go in download mode and hold them pressed for 20s. Now plug in the USB and press the volume up button. If Odin detects it you're good to go! If not... Well it's worth a shot
My theory is that even though the screen is blank, the hardware still boots properly. Just make sure your battery is somewhat charged. And also plug in the USB AFTER you "boot" in download mode.
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I was stupid and tried to flash the phone with firmware for the N7000 because I was overexcited and didn't know that it wasn't an n7000. Now the recovery mode wouldn't let me upgrade (understandable reasons I guess) so I decided to force flash it with odin which also didn't let me upgrade the phone. So I used some method relying on adb. The process took way to long so I unplugged the phone mid-way through it, then replugged it and suddenly the process reported success. So the phone started rebooting just that instead of actually booting up it stayed black. Pressing any of the buttons yields no response - neither vibration nor any screen response. Using the usb jig also yields no response but I'm not entirely sure if there's a jig method that might work - or a key combo that might work - or even a usb method that might work.
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Everything here screams 'you should never attempt to modify your device again.'
What is it with all you smart asses telling him he shouldn't have done it??? What, you never made a mistake in your entire life???
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Why don't you find Adam_Outler in the hardware hacking forum? Send your phone to him and he'll hopefully be able to create an unbrickable mod. Not only will you likely have a fixed phone but it will mean volumes for our community.
Note, you will be without a phone for a bit
I did something stupid to my note too so don't feel too bad. **** happens... I returned my note to att with no problem because my screen was permanently black. Wouldn't do anything download mode,cwm nothin.. Flashed gsm kernel from root so beware the way its layed out u won't know its gsm unless you read it extremely careful. I had read the thread three times and only caught it after i read really slowly post-brick.
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ekerbuddyeker said:
What is it with all you smart asses telling him he shouldn't have done it??? What, you never made a mistake in your entire life???
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It's not that, we've all made mistakes, but it's like this guy went out of his way to try to brick the phone. This isn't like "oh crap, I flashed the wrong radio"
He tried to flash a ROM from a different SoC and every fail-safe wouldn't let him do it. I'm surprised at how well the different programs tried to save his phone, then he actually went ADB and forced it onto his phone and then he unplugs during a flash.
It's like he drove his car without paying attention and hit a fence that prevents you from flying off a cliff, then he kept ramming his car into the fence, then took some C4, blew up the fence, drove off the cliff, then started yelling "help, I fell off the cliff"
N3RD420 said:
I did something stupid to my note too so don't feel too bad. **** happens... I returned my note to att with no problem because my screen was permanently black. Wouldn't do anything download mode,cwm nothin.. Flashed gsm kernel from root so beware the way its layed out u won't know its gsm unless you read it extremely careful. I had read the thread three times and only caught it after i read really slowly post-brick.
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I'm confused, is there a CDMA Note? What do you mean "they won't know it's GSM"?
I have searched all over the internet and have not found a problem exactly like the one i am having. My Atrix 4g will not boot. It will get to the Dual Core screen, but no farther than that. I can get to the menu by holding down the volume but and power button but when i select a menu option it does nothing. My phone was not rooted, it is factory with the lastest version on it. THe other day i pulled the phone out of my pocket at it was turned off. I wouldn't turn i so i plugged it in and that is when the problems started. Any help would be great! Thank you!
devildogfarm said:
I have searched all over the internet and have not found a problem exactly like the one i am having. My Atrix 4g will not boot. It will get to the Dual Core screen, but no farther than that. I can get to the menu by holding down the volume but and power button but when i select a menu option it does nothing. My phone was not rooted, it is factory with the lastest version on it. THe other day i pulled the phone out of my pocket at it was turned off. I wouldn't turn i so i plugged it in and that is when the problems started. Any help would be great! Thank you!
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I wanted to add that when i connect plug usb cable into it from the laptop, the laptop does not detect the phone.
devildogfarm said:
I have searched all over the internet and have not found a problem exactly like the one i am having. My Atrix 4g will not boot. It will get to the Dual Core screen, but no farther than that. I can get to the menu by holding down the volume but and power button but when i select a menu option it does nothing. My phone was not rooted, it is factory with the lastest version on it. THe other day i pulled the phone out of my pocket at it was turned off. I wouldn't turn i so i plugged it in and that is when the problems started. Any help would be great! Thank you!
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You might need to restore it to factory setting with an external method 'cause your phone wasn't rooted or unlocked. Search for the RSDlite method to flash the original rom. You will need to download a specfic sbf depending on the operator of your phone, but there's actually a post in the forum where they hold every sbf
joelorona said:
there's actually a post in the forum where they hold every sbf
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No there isn't. SBFs have been taken down because they're too dangerous and using them often results in bricking the device. You'll probably have to look for SBFs elsewhere.
Is there any way to save the data on my phone?
Doubt you can save data unless you can get it recognized through adb. Have you tried the other boot modes other than fastboot and rsd?
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JPBeard21 said:
Doubt you can save data unless you can get it recognized through adb. Have you tried the other boot modes other than fastboot and rsd?
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I have tried the Android Recovery mode but it will not going into that...
I am getting to the point that i am willing to lose the data. I would just like my phone to work again. any help would be great!
devildogfarm said:
I have tried the Android Recovery mode but it will not going into that...
I am getting to the point that i am willing to lose the data. I would just like my phone to work again. any help would be great!
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I tried recovery mode again and while the phone was plugged in it just said "Entering Android Recovery Mode" i unplegged it and the android guy with the explanation point showed up so i plugged the phone back in real quick (didnt want the battery to die.) With that screen i tried tapping in the lower right hand corner of the screen to access the menu, but nothing would happen from that point.
UPDATE: I was able to press both volume buttons and get into the menu. I was able to select wipe/factory reset buy pushing the power buttong. It is currently rebooting.... has been for several minutes..... Hope this works!!
i tried making a factory cable last night but, it didnt turn out to good..... Is there anyway to charge the battery enough, without the phone, to allow me to flash the device?
devildogfarm said:
I tried recovery mode again and while the phone was plugged in it just said "Entering Android Recovery Mode" i unplegged it and the android guy with the explanation point showed up so i plugged the phone back in real quick (didnt want the battery to die.) With that screen i tried tapping in the lower right hand corner of the screen to access the menu, but nothing would happen from that point.
UPDATE: I was able to press both volume buttons and get into the menu. I was able to select wipe/factory reset buy pushing the power buttong. It is currently rebooting.... has been for several minutes..... Hope this works!!
i tried making a factory cable last night but, it didnt turn out to good..... Is there anyway to charge the battery enough, without the phone, to allow me to flash the device?
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Would i be better off purchasing a factory cable off of ebay or something, or buying an charger to fully charge my battery and try flashing that way?