Some how it fixed it's self...i have no idea...just tried it for ****s and giggles and it went into fasboot.....weird...
so holding up is normally rsd protocol.. maybe it's somehow reversed, so perhaps try holding up instead?
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ya i thought that too and tried it but just put me into rsd protocol..lol
I can't explain it....sometimes it happens and sometimes not? i keep thinking...maybe im holding the vol down to close to the up? but im positive that im not...
anyways...i just pull battery and keep trying until it works...and eventually i get there
Do you have a case on your atrix that covers the volume rocker? I accidentally was pushing Vol Up once because of the case.
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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.
gingerbread, ah finally, i start installing it on the PC, go to undo the super charger.
well, i didn't get that far. I got stumbled at *clicks power button, holds power button, begs power button to do something*
*rips battery out, puts back in, holds power button*, resultless
*puts charger in tries to start phone up, once with battery, once without*, resultless
*writes down time of death 4:00pm threw 7:00pm based on last call*
*starts crying, throws phone at wall* - > this is what i will do if i get an answer saying i'm stuck
MY DROID X2 IS DEAD(i think). well that's dandy
I ROOTED MY PHONE 2 days ago for bloatfreezer.
(i froze safe stuff like my Verizon and whatnot)
problem = IT'S ROOTED AND UNABLE TO TURN ON - > i know this sometimes voids warranty
{the green light comes on when charging, i just literally can't turn the phone on}
can i really just return it like this and demand a new one, -or if there's a fix-?
I'm extremely grateful to any advice/knowledge on what to do
Try powering up while holding the volume down button. Try it with the charger plugged in and without. If Fastboot appears at the top keep pressing volume down until you get to android recovery and press volume up to select it and try factory resetting. If it works you'll lose your data but at least you'll have a phone.
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Have you tried to SBF your phone? You might still be able to get it to connect to RSD.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1175300
dead5hea said:
Try powering up while holding the volume down button. Try it with the charger plugged in and without. If Fastboot appears at the top keep pressing volume down until you get to android recovery and press volume up to select it and try factory resetting. If it works you'll lose your data but at least you'll have a phone.
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Yea try that first ^^^
Whole post doesn't make alot of sense you tried to install gingerbread from your computer?
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dead5hea i figured that wouldn't work at first, as when i plugged it into the charger it kept rebooting to the eye and then freezing even when i had the volume button down, but on vaguely the 20'th attempt it responded to it, i did a recovery and now everything is dandy *excluding the apps are gone but at least the contacts are on gmail*. I wondered if it was out of juice but it was 70% on recovery so who knows, i hope it doesn't happen again.
thanks bud =)
-not to be rude(kinda is anyway) thanks for nothing lancer, take a guess before a bump, i put the top in green and then the problem in caps to express that it was extra detail.
My friend at school came to me with his dad's white galaxy s from vzw and said it wasn't working right. I took a look at it and it was on but not recognizing any movement from my fingers. It wouldn't swipe to unlock and when I tried to turn it off it wouldn't let me pick anything either.
I pulled the battery and when I hit the power nothing happened. Screen stayed off and only the buttons lit up. I've seen this happen with my dinc so I pulled the battery again and tried again with different combinations of holding the volume up/down and the power button. But still nothing.
I'm not really sure what to do with it, I'm more familiar with my htc phone so I came here for help. I don't think it's bricked since it was on when I first looked at it and now it won't boot to the os.
Let me know if you guys can help point me in the right direction, thanks.
Plug it into a wall charger, pull the battery and hold volume down for a moment, you should see a yellow triangle and a construction worker Android and it should say download, or download mode...if it does the phone is not bricked, but it may be in need of an update..you can try putting the battery in and holding up, down and power until you see the Samsung logo flash then release the power button but continue to hold volume up, and down...this will get you to the stock Android recovery screen..if the phone goes into download mode, and will boot into recovery, it can definitely be fixed.
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If it does go into download mode then you'll need to flash it back to stock using Odin.
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I just tried all your suggestions and nothing happens. Only the home/option/back/search buttons light up. I'm just going to give it back to him, thanks for the help guys.
Don't flash anything in case he has insurance or warranty on the sucker.
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Every once in a while this "download mode" comes up. I had left my phone in my room and it died while i went quickly to the neighbors. When I came back, I found my phone in this download mode. Ive seen it before and I get to it randomly. Any insight?
When you turn on your phone by holding the vol+/- and power with the USB plugged in, this is what shows up. So I'm guessing that's what's happening.. I'm not sure. Wait for an expert on the subject.
Blaze9 said:
When you turn on your phone by holding the vol+/- and power with the USB plugged in, this is what shows up. So I'm guessing that's what's happening.. I'm not sure. Wait for an expert on the subject.
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heres the thing. My phone was completely untouched and the charger was not plugged in. Its a totally different download mode.
So, I've seen this particular download mode come up when I go into download using the adb reboot download command. The volume up-down method brings up the download mode with the number of flashes and the other warnings. Not sure what the difference is.
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Is it a stock ROM or you have any other ROMs and a custom kernel? AFAIK, The only way to enter download mode other than the physical key combination is to let the kernel know before it is rebooting - like 'adb reboot download' and using some custom options found in other ROMS..
Sorry, i have Serendipity 8 and kernel is Entropy. Ive experienced the same on UnNamed as well. Not a big deal. Its just a pain having to pull the battery because its a tad hard to remove it from the case.
eddies92 said:
Sorry, i have Serendipity 8 and kernel is Entropy. Ive experienced the same on UnNamed as well. Not a big deal. Its just a pain having to pull the battery because its a tad hard to remove it from the case.
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I think you don't need to pull the battery out. Keep pressing the power button until the phone switches off. Again press the power button so that the phone boots again..
I tried that with no luck lol
vineethrp said:
I think you don't need to pull the battery out. Keep pressing the power button until the phone switches off. Again press the power button so that the phone boots again..
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eddies92 said:
I tried that with no luck lol
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This does work to reboot the phone without pulling the battery. You can also hold the power button until you see the first boot logo.
I have no problem rebooting from download mode by holding the power button. Usually takes about 10-15 seconds to work.
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i tried to restore my phone back to factory default using the 173 fastboot files using the rsd lite method. It gets to step 18/18 and fails and phone wont turn on and white led luminates solid when connected to phone and i cannot return to rsd on phone or even recovery......whats going on here? what do i need to do to fix this? i just need to get this fixed and if anyone can help me get this going i will pay them via pay pal or xbox live microsoft points
r4zrm4xxx said:
i tried to restore my phone back to factory default using the 173 fastboot files using the rsd lite method. It gets to step 18/18 and fails and phone wont turn on and white led luminates solid when connected to phone and i cannot return to rsd on phone or even recovery......whats going on here? what do i need to do to fix this? i just need to get this fixed and if anyone can help me get this going i will pay them via pay pal or xbox live microsoft points
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It's probably bricked. Did you charge it before flashing?
If you're with battery low message in ap fastboot the you'll need a factory cable wich you can build or buy it over the web
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Did you have full battery?
LOL guess Im slow at responding. Also did you think about using Matts utility? Works great for alot of what needs to be done.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526113
yep
yeah im getting low battery message but seems like i cannot charge....what can i do? im guessing i have to make a cable if that will work to charge....how is this done? FML
lol guess to many options.
Several different options to try.
r4zrm4xxx said:
yeah im getting low battery message but seems like i cannot charge....what can i do? im guessing i have to make a cable if that will work to charge....how is this done? FML
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This is what you need. Accurate info. You should be fine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1403100
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Is there any better tutorials on how to make this factory cable? Those instructions are unclear
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Am I just installinga jumper from red to black or what
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phone bricked, battery won't charge, this fixed the problem:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=en&client=mv-google&v=qs2t-7ALT7U
Phone so sharp, I sliced myself.
+1 on the cable, but this works too.
Press and hold power and volume down until the screen blinks. Release the buttons and quickly press all three buttons (power, vol up and vol down).
When the bootloader menu pops up, plug in the charger.
Use the volume down button to scroll to the SBF option and use volume up to select it.
Press and hold the power button for about 3 seconds and release it. This will put your phone in the "powered down/charging" mode.
Wait until the battery charges all the way then try again.
I had to try this three times before it worked, so don't give up on the first failure.