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I just tried to update my phone to JI6.. I was rooted, with no lag fixes or GPS fixes ever applied. Update didn't work, just left me at the "Vibrant" screen for 30+ minutes. I tried to fix with Odin and JI6 file, but I unplugged the phone while in download mode before Odin started. Now I'm stuck at the "phone ! computer" icon. I've tried holding both volume keys and power while the phone is plugged in to the computer and then inserting the battery, but this doesn't work. I've also tried holding them all down after it goes to that screen, and it reboots, but always comes back to the same screen.
Did I brick my Vibrant completely?
This has been posted 2 billion and a half times already. You can still get into download mode. Just do what you would normally do to get into download mode but hold the buttons for a little longer until download mode comes up. Seriously, please use the search button people.
Your problem is you shouldnt be touching power to get into download mode.
First open odin.
Remove battery, put battery back in
Hold voth volume keys, do not touch power. Then plug in usb. Continue holding volume keys for a few seconds.
Or the way you were doing it. Remove battery, plug in usb, hold only the volume keys, then put the battery back in.
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i've tried this a million times, is there any other way to get passed the phone ! computer screen? i've tried every single combination of button holds, battery removes and usb plugging and nothing other that that screen will come up.
You are not bricked. Follow these steps EXACTLY:
1. remove battery, sim and sd
2. Open Odin
3. Connect usb to phone
4. Hold down both volume keys and power
5. but battery back in
6. once the screen blinks, let go of the power button
7. keep holding both volume keys until the downloading screen starts
8. Flash back to stock. I always go back to stock after something like this just to make sure that nothing got corrupted. Also check the re-partition option.
9. Point and laugh at your phone with an evil henchman kind of laugh. The bastard didn't defeat you yet!!!
no luck doing that, only ever shows the phone ! computer screen
c0wb0ycliche said:
no luck doing that, only ever shows the phone ! computer screen
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then it sounds like you have a hardware locked Vibrant. Time for a warranty replacement.
c0wb0ycliche said:
no luck doing that, only ever shows the phone ! computer screen
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maybe you have one of the defected ones which people have been calling "hardware locked" if thats the case call tmobile and exchange it. they're getting hundreds of calls on this with various errors, nobody will suspect one more.
c0wb0ycliche said:
i've tried this a million times, is there any other way to get passed the phone ! computer screen? i've tried every single combination of button holds, battery removes and usb plugging and nothing other that that screen will come up.
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please keep us updated as to what happens. I had the same problem with my first Vibrant but I had borked it with Voodoo. Even though I COULD get into download mode, ODIN would never work to fix it, even with repartition checked. It would just say "DO NOT UNPLUG TARGET!" and stayed there for hours. For this reason I am VERY leary of using ODIN again. Luckily, my local T-mo was nice enough to replace the phone for me, no questions asked.
I really want to find a ROM or something I can flash with clockwork to get me back on the JFD baseband because I have a stock kernel and a nandroid that is stock with root, then I can just use the 1-click unroot and do the OTA and not have to use ODIN. At least that's my theory
Just keep trying it
I had this problem yesterday I unplugged early while doing a odin flash and because Odin had stopped responding then when I pulled the battery and tried to start the phone I kept getting the phone ! Computer notification on my phone what I did was pulled the battery and connect the phone to the usb cable and hold the up and down volume keys at the same exact time I was plugging it in. the phone looked like it was going to showed a loading screen like the battery icon was about to pop up but it then went black and the download screen popped up... Ta Da... Don't give up so easy I didn't get it on my first time either took me about 45 minutes before I got it to work download mode is tricky even without a soft brick my friend so just keep swimming
Please Help me
I have the same problem, and hardware locked. i bougth from other guy in craiglist, T-mobile say cant do nothing for me, because the IMEI number is of the other account not me. and the guy dont respond my calls. the phone is 10/10 new. just try update with odin and this has bricked.
somebody can help me with ideas
Try this, it is slightly different from what the guy earlier said..
1.) Take off your back cover, remove your sim & mirco sd card.
2.) Remove your battery.
Make sure you have Odin OPEN with admin privileges!
Make sure you have the USB plugged into your PC but NOT your phone!
3.) Hold the volume buttons.
4.) Put the battery in.
5.) Put the USB in.
Continue holding the volume keys & you should pop into DOWNLOAD mode within a few seconds
It worked for me when I did this.
Ps.. Put this in the Q&A section next time
Master™ said:
Ps.. Put this in the Q&A section next time
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NO! We don't flame him until AFTER we fix his problem.
rudeguy said:
NO! We don't flame him until AFTER we fix his problem.
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Did I flame? ahha get out
I wish the mods were faster on moving this stuff. how many "my phone has problems" threads have come up in development now?
jeez.
designerfx said:
I wish the mods were faster on moving this stuff. how many "my phone has problems" threads have come up in development now?
jeez.
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easy fix:
Don't click on them
designerfx said:
I wish the mods were faster on moving this stuff. how many "my phone has problems" threads have come up in development now?
jeez.
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Last i heard there is only one active mod for the vibrant forum, and he's a hardworking dev as well, they are taking apps for more mods, if you meet the criteria.
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Br1cK'd said:
Last i heard there is only one active mod for the vibrant forum, and he's a hardworking dev as well, they are taking apps for more mods, if you meet the criteria.
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funny part:
His first post was a "help me" post not in the Q&A forum
http://ip208-100-42-21.static.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4563336&postcount=7744
wildklymr said:
maybe you have one of the defected ones which people have been calling "hardware locked" if thats the case call tmobile and exchange it. they're getting hundreds of calls on this with various errors, nobody will suspect one more.
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Personally i don't believe the hardware locked issue, i got mine in late August, has the same manufacturing date as many others who claim to be locked, and I have never had an issue getting into recovery or dl mode. There is a ton of information out there on this, seek and ye shall find, just be ready to do a ton of reading, take your time and don't get frustrated. Its OK to walk away and take a break, do something else for a bit and recharge your mental.
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Try this, it is slightly different from what the guy earlier said..
1.) Take off your back cover, remove your sim & mirco sd card.
2.) Remove your battery.
Make sure you have Odin OPEN with admin privileges!
Make sure you have the USB plugged into your PC but NOT your phone!
3.) Hold the volume buttons.
4.) Put the battery in.
5.) Put the USB in.
Continue holding the volume keys & you should pop into DOWNLOAD mode within a few seconds
It worked for me when I did this.
Ps.. Put this in the Q&A section next time
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This way works, i also have had success switching steps 4 and 5, usb first then battery, keep trying until you get it.
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I was getting the phone vs computer screen last night. I had flashed the J16 official tar using Odin. Everything went perfect. Phone restarted at 1st try with no issues. I then re-rooted phone again with no problems. Then I went to load the segmented battery icon. When the phone booted up, I got FC messages and it wouldn't actually get to the home screen. I decided to reflash J16 and Odin failed. The screen went from the download screen to a black screen. I had to pull the battery and try again. When I tried to put it in download mode again, I got the phone~pc screen. I just did a battery pull again and when I tried again, I got the phone~pc screen again but I just kept holding the volume and power buttons and it eventually went into download mode again. That time I was successful in loading J16. I re-rooted and left it at that.
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Dont know if this is the right section but does anyone have any idea on what i can do? my phone cant get into recovery or download mode after flashing a rom. it just remains on the screen that says Vibrant and Samsung... no, it didnt have a lagfix so no voodoo was enabled....help please!! thank ya
Not the right section but...
Battery pull your phone then put it back
Plug in the USB
Hold both volume buttons down
THen press power button (while still holding volume up&down)
The screen should pop up with something (vibrant, phone!computer, etc)
Once that happens, let go of the power button (BUT NOT THE VOLUME!)
should get into download mode
Yea, i tried all of the little button combinations to get to either recovery or download..... nothin happened! im not new to this so i know about how to actually get there but its just not doing it now.....thanks anyway though!
Home made jig time
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Go to the vibrant directory thread, there is a link there for the jig,i think thats the only thing you can do now! That work for me, good luck!
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ADB is your friend.
>adb reboot download
Voila!
Yes. Wrong section.
Its takes longer when tryin to enter download mode from the soft brick try it again n wait
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These instructions worked perfectly for me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqxearzXrVY
Ctp3 said:
Dont know if this is the right section but does anyone have any idea on what i can do? my phone cant get into recovery or download mode after flashing a rom. it just remains on the screen that says Vibrant and Samsung... no, it didnt have a lagfix so no voodoo was enabled....help please!! thank ya
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I was pulling my hair out for a day messing with the same issue
Turn your phone off
Hold down the volume up + down and plug in UBS
Thats it!
It may sound stupid to you. But after numerous time trying to get to download mode, I succeeded by I pulling the microsd ou .
Yea, it finally worked....i just tried different button combinations n lucked up...thanks u guyz.... Im back in business
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Good, now nuke thread.
metalman3797 said:
I was pulling my hair out for a day messing with the same issue
Turn your phone off
Hold down the volume up + down and plug in USB
Thats it!
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this is the easiest method out there and should be sticked.
it doesnt matter if its connected to a wallcharger or pc, it will work no matter what.
works for me EVERY time.
I had the same issue yesterday after an ODIN flash failed. On the CM forum, I believe, was instructions, linked in the Vibrant Bible.
1. Pull SD and SIM
2. Plug USB to phone
3. Plug USB to PC
4. insert batter and wait for the icon to come up showing that your battery is charging
5. Hold Vol UP and DOWN, press power, hold power ONLY until the screen goes black, then release.
6. Continue to hold Vol Up and Down.
This SHOULD bring you into Download mode so you can connect ODIN again. Worked for me after a few tries. Don't give up, keep trying (Even though you want to either whack your forehead or throw the phone)
Another way I have seen it listed is to do all of the above until the inset battery part, and skip the waiting to see the battery charging icon. Hold the buttons with the USB connected, then insert the battery with the buttons pressed.
Hope that helps you out, as I know how frustrating it can be to have a soft brick on your hands.
r3skyline said:
this is the easiest method out there and should be sticked.
it doesnt matter if its connected to a wallcharger or pc, it will work no matter what.
works for me EVERY time.
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Glad i could help, i figure it would save some Vibrants from being thrown out a window lol
use odem for ur phone
You_are_the_man.
Originally Posted by metalman3797
I was pulling my hair out for a day messing with the same issue
Turn your phone off
Hold down the volume up + down and plug in USB
Thats it!
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this is the easiest method out there and should be sticked.
it doesnt matter if its connected to a wallcharger or pc, it will work no matter what.
works for me EVERY time.
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agreed, best method ever!!!! just pretty much turned my day around lol.
I was using Team Whiskey Nero 5 and install Axura 2.2.7 and now phone wont even turn. Wall charger not even coming on. If I can get it into download mode then I can use ODIN and put it back to stock. Im desperate for a way for my phone to turn on.
Plz anybody, can you offer some advice, as I feel like crying now
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I was using Team Whiskey Nero 5 and install Axura 2.2.7 and now phone wont even turn. Wall charger not even coming on. If I can get it into download mode then I can use ODIN and put it back to stock. Im desperate for a way for my phone to turn on.
Plz anybody, can you offer some advice, as I feel like crying now
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Let me get this straight...
You had Nero V5 installed then u you tried installing Axura??
1. Take your battery out and put it back in (To make sure its off)
2. Open Odin on your PC..
3. Hold both Volume buttons while plugging the USB cord in...
4. It should go into Download Mode
Tried, still haven't work. Seem like everything on the phone is messed up. It wont even turn on to go into download mode.
I feel like such retard. Is there anything I can do, plz I need help
Tried, still haven't work. Seem like everything on the phone is messed up. It wont even turn on to go into download mode. I tried the wall charger and not even the battery indicator that should appear come on. It seems like the phone as become non responsive
I feel like such retard. Is there anything I can do, plz I need help
how about hold both volume key and hold power key at the same time?
still no response ... reading other thread on the site it seems I may have done a Total Brick ...
Now I feel Total stupid
lol wtch this put ur phone to charger in wll for 5 min unplug it take out bttery plug usb cble to compute hod vol up vol down plug ur phone to usb conected cable whilebholding vol upbdown, enjoy odining back
tried that, but to no avail
a JIG is your last resort then...
Yea, I believe so, if it doesn't work, then I will have to send it back
CyberMix_JM said:
Yea, I believe so, if it doesn't work, then I will have to send it
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I did the same thing to my first Vibrant. It all worked out though, cuz the phone i got back was manufactured after October '10 so it had the hardware GPS fix.
The return was easy. I just told them that I plugged it in to let it charge overnight and when i woke up it wouldn't turn on.
Thanks, nice one
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Thanks, nice one
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ive yet to see anyone mention this. it always works for me:
take your battery out
plug your phone into PC (with battery still out)
reinsert battery WHILE holding volumeup/volumedown
^^^gets me into download mode everytime
I went into clockwork recovery to flash the new bionix -v rom so i took the steps selected it in boot up it installed and i went back out and selected reboot now.
SO then like the moron that i am it didnt reboot right away so i waited about 30 seconds nothing came on. So took the battery out and put it back in. now it wont even turn on. ive even tried my jig with wont come on at all is it screwed. please tell me its not...
Go to the Bible and read up. I am guessing you probably need to use a usb cord plugged into the phone hold down the volume and start buttons then plug into the computer (make sure you already got Odin up)... that may be the way to get it to respond then odin back to JFD stock.
READ THE BIBLE this is in there somewhere it is the best source.
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Go to the Bible and read up. I am guessing you probably need to use a usb cord plugged into the phone hold down the volume and start buttons then plug into the computer (make sure you already got Odin up)... that may be the way to get it to respond then odin back to JFD stock.
READ THE BIBLE this is in there somewhere it is the best source.
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Thanks but i already tried the dead no boot cycle thing. all i get when i a do that is a faint ringing or buzzing noise from the phone for about 15 seconds then it stops and repeats.
Bootloader brick probably...
Someone just posted this . Take a look and it might help you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10899257#post10899257
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I went into clockwork recovery to flash the new bionix -v rom so i took the steps selected it in boot up it installed and i went back out and selected reboot now.
SO then like the moron that i am it didnt reboot right away so i waited about 30 seconds nothing came on. So took the battery out and put it back in. now it wont even turn on. ive even tried my jig with wont come on at all is it screwed. please tell me its not...
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Did you come from a voodoo enabled ROM?
WHY did you do this?! It's stated so clear that it takes a long time on first boot, and you wait 30 seconds? My phone doesn't even boot normally (not off a fresh install) in 30 seconds. I've never had to use download mode, but I hear it can be pretty tricky so try all the methods you find many times to make sure it in fact doesn't work. But you'll definitely have to ODIN it looks like. Or you could go to T-Mobile and say you tried to use the 2.2 update from Samsung and it bonked your phone and see how sympathetic they are.
I think he means the screen was completely black for 30 seconds after he hit reboot. Bad sbl flash and hard brick most likely.
Happened to me when I tried to flash Nero for the first time. After a bit of tinkering I was able to Odin back to stock an then I just reflashed. Haven't had a problem since.
Make sure to disable voodoo.
soltheman said:
Happened to me when I tried to flash Nero for the first time. After a bit of tinkering I was able to Odin back to stock an then I just reflashed. Haven't had a problem since.
Make sure to disable voodoo.
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What kind of tinkering?
joe.kerwin said:
Did you come from a voodoo enabled ROM?
WHY did you do this?! It's stated so clear that it takes a long time on first boot, and you wait 30 seconds? My phone doesn't even boot normally (not off a fresh install) in 30 seconds. I've never had to use download mode, but I hear it can be pretty tricky so try all the methods you find many times to make sure it in fact doesn't work. But you'll definitely have to ODIN it looks like. Or you could go to T-Mobile and say you tried to use the 2.2 update from Samsung and it bonked your phone and see how sympathetic they are.
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I guarantee it wasn't from a lack of patience. He could have waited all year and nothing would have happened. The phone was already dead. Same **** happened to me.
Sorry to say, but your phone is bricked, OP. The only hope you have of bringing it back is with a riff box.
yup u bricked your phone . call samsung they offer free phones for replacemnt
but before you call samsubng for replacement do me a favor go put your phone on wall cahrger for 20 min and try to boot it right up try after 5 min plug in to wall charger while charging even tho u cant see it does bc screen is blank bull bat out put back in try to boot if it doesent work keep tryin that lket batt sit charging for lil bit longerr and retry . come back and tell us how it go ;>
if it fails leave phone chargionn for 10 min after that go to ur computer pull batt out ur phone hook up usb to computer hook it up to ur phone hold vol up vol down plug cable to ur phone while holding vol buttons and pop batt right in .....works ?
bartek25 said:
but before you call samsubng for replacement do me a favor go put your phone on wall cahrger for 20 min and try to boot it right up try after 5 min plug in to wall charger while charging even tho u cant see it does bc screen is blank bull bat out put back in try to boot if it doesent work keep tryin that lket batt sit charging for lil bit longerr and retry . come back and tell us how it go ;>
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bartek25 said:
if it fails leave phone chargionn for 10 min after that go to ur computer pull batt out ur phone hook up usb to computer hook it up to ur phone hold vol up vol down plug cable to ur phone while holding vol buttons and pop batt right in .....works ?
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Could you be a little clearer with these directions I would certainly be willing to try this method. However, since this has happened leaving the phone on the charger for anything over ten minutes it becomes pretty hot. Not that it really matters, I don't think the phone could be any more borked at this point.
Alkaloid said:
I guarantee it wasn't from a lack of patience. He could have waited all year and nothing would have happened. The phone was already dead. Same **** happened to me.
Sorry to say, but your phone is bricked, OP. The only hope you have of bringing it back is with a riff box.
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Riff box? care to explain? or is that another name for a jig
how hot ? lol warm is normal and ur brickin situation happend to me i got it to work also :>
keep chargin ur phone and pull battery out while chargin,unplug it , plug this usb cable now to computer while holding vol up vol down pop ur batt in in to the phone now it if didnt work retry all these steps again , dont worry hopefuly since it took me like 30 min to get my phone to work from the same stage where u are right now but i got it to work , seriously just dont give up it will turn back on but keep doin tricks with wal lcharger pullin patt out and puttin it back in while in wall and than hookin up to computer tryin get in to download mode , sorry for commas spellin errors and such but im polish lolmz j/k im bussy so cant pay much attention to writing :
Yea Alkaloid i have no clue what he's saying.
Daymic said:
Riff box? care to explain? or is that another name for a jig
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It connects to the jtag pins in your phone, and can reflash the bootloader.
Check out this link.
http://www.jtagbox.com/
bartek25 said:
how hot ? lol warm is normal and ur brickin situation happend to me i got it to work also :>
keep chargin ur phone and pull battery out while chargin,unplug it , plug this usb cable now to computer while holding vol up vol down pop ur batt in in to the phone now it if didnt work retry all these steps again , dont worry hopefuly since it took me like 30 min to get my phone to work from the same stage where u are right now but i got it to work , seriously just dont give up it will turn back on but keep doin tricks with wal lcharger pullin patt out and puttin it back in while in wall and than hookin up to computer tryin get in to download mode , sorry for commas spellin errors and such but im polish lolmz j/k im bussy so cant pay much attention to writing :
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Just to be clear. Your phone was 100% dead and non responsive? No boot screen, no lights, no battery icon when plugged in, no beeps, no vibrations, absolutely nothing?
yes sir and actually when u plu ur phone back in and keep holding power putton like u want to turn it on watch the screen closly , closely ....u will see ur screen works ! but no pic it turns back black just like it wouldnt work at all but u can spot the difference , trust me
Hi all, i am running the latest version of Bionix i went to hit the reboot option and accidentally selected the download mode button. I pulled the battery out before it fully shutdown, me being impatient. When i put the battery back in the phone immodestly turned on and tried to boot, and stays on the vibrant screen for about 2-3 seconds then shuts off and try's to boot back up again on its own. Also when plugged in it continues to boot loop, it never shows that it is charging, only the battery with the loading circle, then ****s off and repeats.
I am not new to modding, and i am not new to getting my phone into recovery or download mode. The problem is the phone does not respond to the hardware keys, and i am positive that it used to be able to reach download mode via keys, i do not have a hardware locked vibrant.
I guess my question lies in the realm of another way to reset the phone, maybe via shorting pins or something? Does anyone know of an alternate method that does not rely on keys or software to reset the phone?
Thanks in advanced!
A jig
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I have been in similar circumstance. Have you tried the battery methods to get into dl mode?
Remove battery and connection to computer.
plug phone back into computer
Hold volume up and down
Insert battery while holding buttons
That should work because it will put you in dl mode before it has a chance to boot loop
You might have to have odin up and running before you do the battery pull
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You might have to have odin up and running before you do the battery pull
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Good point !!!
daddysays said:
I have been in similar circumstance. Have you tried the battery methods to get into dl mode?
Remove battery and connection to computer.
plug phone back into computer
Hold volume up and down
Insert battery while holding buttons
That should work because it will put you in dl mode before it has a chance to boot loop
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You might have to have odin up and running before you do the battery pull
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Thanks for the responses i haven't heard of this method. I will defiantly try when i get home in about 2 hours and report back.
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A jig
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Please explain.
A jig is a mod'ed usb device that will basically force your vibrant into download mode. Just use the method mentioned earlier....ie
Have odin up and running.
Pull battery
plug in cable
hold vol up and down
put battery in
should get you into download mode. Sometimes it took a few tries with Odin already loaded to successfully do it, but you shouldn't have any issues.
almyz125 said:
Thanks for the responses i haven't heard of this method. I will defiantly try when i get home in about 2 hours and report back.
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Keep us posted, I follow your twitter so send a post if it works or doesnt, and Ill come on here and try to help you out if it doesnt. I have had similar soft brick issues so many times now it gets to a point where you just play with it till you recover.
Point being there is lots of ways to overcome this.
Hey man Ive been in a similiar situation as well.... this has been the ONLY way that has worked, not even the above mentioned methods.
Phone not plugged in at all yet. Battery pull for 10 seconds, put back in, BEFORE plugging in phone, hold volume up button (if this doesnt work try both volume buttons, sorry been out of the Vibrant for a while for my NS) while plugging phone in (still holding volume up button), hold till it throws into DL mode.
Hope that helps man!
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A jig is a mod'ed usb device that will basically force your vibrant into download mode. Just use the method mentioned earlier....ie
Have odin up and running.
Pull battery
plug in cable
hold vol up and down
put battery in
should get you into download mode. Sometimes it took a few tries with Odin already loaded to successfully do it, but you shouldn't have any issues.
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Thanks for the info, i may look into getting/making a jig. I would be nice to have around.
daddysays said:
Keep us posted, I follow your twitter so send a post if it works or doesnt, and Ill come on here and try to help you out if it doesnt. I have had similar soft brick issues so many times now it gets to a point where you just play with it till you recover.
Point being there is lots of ways to overcome this.
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Thanks again.
LovellKid said:
Hey man Ive been in a similiar situation as well.... this has been the ONLY way that has worked, not even the above mentioned methods.
Phone not plugged in at all yet. Battery pull for 10 seconds, put back in, BEFORE plugging in phone, hold volume up button (if this doesnt work try both volume buttons, sorry been out of the Vibrant for a while for my NS) while plugging phone in (still holding volume up button), hold till it throws into DL mode.
Hope that helps man!
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I've tried that method, it used to work for me. This soft brick is different than any other I've encountered. The phone has never automatically tried to boot when i put the battery into it, it makes things harder. But thanks and ill give it ago again.
No such luck with the battery method, it still just boot loops. I tried at least 2 dozen times.Anyone want to tell me how to get my hands on a jig?
almyz125 said:
No such luck with the battery method, it still just boot loops. I tried at least 2 dozen times.Anyone want to tell me how to get my hands on a jig?
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I think that method with the battery is just referred to as a jig by some people.
I would try the battery method with odin ready to go and without, and sometimes it takes a couple tries.
Also just try holding all the buttons while unplugged, for a long time, then on one of the boot loops as soon as you see anything flicker in the screen release the power button, then try all buttons, then just volume buttons. Sometimes playing with it like that just kinda forces it.
Does odin see it in com port? Do you have correct drivers installed to use odin? Sdk installed as well?
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Also try different combos of being plugged in and not. And recovery or download mode. Recovery will be just as useful as dl mode.
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daddysays said:
I think that method with the battery is just referred to as a jig by some people.
I would try the battery method with odin ready to go and without, and sometimes it takes a couple tries.
Also just try holding all the buttons while unplugged, for a long time, then on one of the boot loops as soon as you see anything flicker in the screen release the power button, then try all buttons, then just volume buttons. Sometimes playing with it like that just kinda forces it.
Does odin see it in com port? Do you have correct drivers installed to use odin? Sdk installed as well?
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A jig is THIS, it shorts out pins in the micro usb port forcing it to download mode. I am positive i have the correct drivers and the sdk installed right. This isn't the first time I've been soft bricked and i am very familiar with DL mode and Recovery, and how to reach them traditionally. This soft brick is different though for what ever reason. I am going to have to try this jig, and if that doesn't work, i think ill have to read up about the jtag pins on it, if anyone has more information on jtaging a Galaxy S please post!
Did you ever end up trying the jig? I'm having the exact same problem you were. Thanks
I hard bricked a vibrant by trying to flash a rom on a low battery. Battery died in the middle of rebooting thus killing my vibrant with no way of recovery (seriously, charged the battery and the phone still wouldn't turn on... at all). Anyway, while trying to fix it, I actually made a jig. It's a lot easier than it sounds. You basically cut the plug that goes into your phone off of the cord down to where you can see all of the wires. Once you do that you break off the plastic shell that covers the plug. You then use a 301k resistor (I couldn't find that exact one so I bought 3 x 100k resistors and a 1k resistor then twisted them together).. plug the usb side into your phone then touch the opposing ends of the resistor onto wires 4 and 5 and it should go into download mode. You don't necessarily have to solder the resistor to the wires but you can. It makes it a bit easier considering you can't touch the wire part of the resistor or the static will mess up the voltage. Otherwise, Amazon sells jigs for a few bucks.
I wanted to post the url for the site that I found useful in making a jig but because I'm a "junior user" I can't. So if you search for "usb jig" on amazon there are a few; if you want to make one google "how to unbrick samsung vibrant" there is an article on factoidz called "How to unbrick your samsung vibrant/galaxy s" which I found to be the most useful.
Hope this helps!
I bought a jig off ebay and it worked like a charm! Worth its weight in gold! I now have a working phone again after being phoneless for 5 days.
Failed to replace stock recovery now get only there.
Hi, similar situation please help.
From stock 2.1 I rooted with King root Chinese zip then to go for a new ROM I renamed a cwm zip in update.zip and I read replacing stock recovery..... and saw this cwm just a couples of times, as it revert to stock recovery and doesn't switch on anymore, show grey battery logo fixed when charging, and now after removing the battery for long it goes in stock recovery se2 , cleaned cache and data but nothing change.
Is there please a solution without PC?
Thanks