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ODIN or my laptop wont recognize my vibrantttt...i already downloaded the rite drivers... and KIES and KIES mini ... i tried evryting switching USB ports opening and closing ODIN rebooting my phone clearing cache and data and nothing... and i no its noy hardware lockd kuz i kan easily go to recovery and download mode... i even tried it in a diffrent PC and nothing... it chages and evryting .. the only problem is .. wen i turn it on.. it stays in the smasung vibrant boot up screen..... n no i cant put debbugin USB because it wont load up the phone... any helppp plzzz
how exactly are you doing it? kindly post your procedures you might doing something wrong.
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i already downloaded the rite drivers...
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Are you SURE that you download the RIGHT drivers?
lol
try this:
Open Odin (As admin, if on vista/win7)
Get your phone into DL mode.
Plug it in, watch for a COM port. If none show up within the minute unplug & replug (And DON'T close Odin this time)
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how exactly are you doing it? kindly post your procedures you might doing something wrong.
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Yeah, I'm with master... you sure you got the right drivers??
check out my thread here.. I had troubles with odin at first and as I figured out what i was doing wrong I updated the post. It pretty much walks you through what to do and directs you to different threads that deal with odin, the files needed, and what to do to make it all work.
If usb debugging was not enabled and you can't boot up the phone, you are screwed. I had the same thing happen to me. Sorry.
You shouldn't need USB Debugging if you are getting into download mode... I had the OTA JI6 update freeze my phone at the Vibrant screen. I was stock, unrooted, no debugging, and my phone is less than 2 months old.
I was able to get into Download mode by pulling battery (since power off didn't work), put battery back in, hold down volume up + volume down buttons, plug USB into computer, plug USB into phone and download mode came right up...
I then unplugged the USB from the computer and opened ODIN.
Plugged the USB back into the computer and ODIN recognized it... ran the JI6 ODIN update and it soft bricked with the computer ! phone logo... simply ran through the same procedure to get back into download mode and re-flashed with ODIN and it worked fine after that!! No data loss or anything!!
You just have to keep trying... you may think you've tried everything, but try it all again because doing it a second time, you may get lucky and it works.
Good luck!!
i picked it up used with stock rom, no mods. i rooted, then installed nero v3 with voodoo and then v5 with voodoo.... then i tried a custom battery mod and it screwed my phone up... cant get past the vibrant start screen, cant read the ext sd and the phone drivers will not work... computer detects it, but no drivers are installed. i have used the 32 bit driver 64 bit drivers, kies, kies mini, odin v1 and v1.7, still nothing... i can get into cwm recovery, but only with voodoo enabled, and can get into download mode, but i cant seem to get the computer to read it. have used 4 different computer, win 7 and 32 bit xp....also have tried drivers with pdanet and easy tether, but still no luck... can you offer any help to me??? thanks in advance.
as of u have done so much and nothing helped i would cry , and for not readin on how to unbrick your phone right on top of the forum you should cry too .
and if look good enough every 3rd thread that is made is how to unbrick the phone
@bartek
OK...OMG dude... you had like 5 posts 3 days ago...how are you helping this individual out other then giving him all your illegible ramblings that you are posting and ridiculing individuals as you go .. I'm sry, I don't mean to rant but damn...
Anyway OP, your just soft bricked. If you can get into d/l mode then I would either go ahead and ODIN back or if you can get into CWM recovery and you still have Nero 5 in your root, I would just reflash it and it should take care of it...enable voodoo when you flash Nero 5 ..you should be ok.
First off, I have been searching the forums for almost two weeks now and cannot find a solution....I have tried everything......the first problem is that no matter what drivers I use, the computer still says usb device not recognized, so I cannot get odin or heimdall to communicate, neither kies or kies mini.....
Well, now I turned it on this morning and I cannot get into cwm or dload mode.....just keeps bootlooping and linda talks and says riskful operation, then reboots......I am lost, don't know what else to do, I'm gonna throw this phone out the window
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First off, I have been searching the forums for almost two weeks now and cannot find a solution....I have tried everything......the first problem is that no matter what drivers I use, the computer still says usb device not recognized, so I cannot get odin or heimdall to communicate, neither kies or kies mini.....
Well, now I turned it on this morning and I cannot get into cwm or dload mode.....just keeps bootlooping and linda talks and says riskful operation, then reboots......I am lost, don't know what else to do, I'm gonna throw this phone out the window
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I would say Odin is your friend. go back to stock and start over Here is a start
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyAIUOYufrU
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33I-aNCypVM
hope this helps you
no dont throw the phoine out give it to mee ! or u can just remove your battery while phone is hooked up to computer with usb push volume up and volume down hold it put battery in , yellow android showed up ? u good to odin if he didnt redo repeat those steps until u will see him
how can i get odin to communicate when the computer wont read it?? it says usb device not recognized and no matter which drivers i install, it wont communicate.... and plus odin wont connect, i have tried multiple times.....heimdall drivers wont install either, it gives me a failed result.... i have used the 32 bit drivers, 64 bit drivers, kies, kies mini for vibrant, odin, heimdall, everything.... i have a g2 and have done so much to it with no problems, this phone has got me confused...
u need damn download mode for odin to see your phone damn could you just do those steps that i told you ? and btw open up odin so u can see when u phone is detected it will light up i nyellow
onc3 again
1. phone connected to computer
2.odin open
3.take out battery (out of your phone)
4.hold volume up volume down (allthe time)
5.put battery back in
6. put files in odin flash back
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how can i get odin to communicate when the computer wont read it?? it says usb device not recognized and no matter which drivers i install, it wont communicate.... and plus odin wont connect, i have tried multiple times.....heimdall drivers wont install either, it gives me a failed result.... i have used the 32 bit drivers, 64 bit drivers, kies, kies mini for vibrant, odin, heimdall, everything.... i have a g2 and have done so much to it with no problems, this phone has got me confused...
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I gotcha.... not to sound like an idiot but have you tried a different usb port? If your using one on the front, try ones in the back if your on a desktop.. if that doesnt work try running ODIN in XP SP3 compatibility mode
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u need damn download mode for odin to see your phone damn could you just do those steps that i told you ? and btw open up odin so u can see when u phone is detected it will light up i nyellow
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I think he's saying that odin doesn't detect his phone and therefore doesn't light up yellow. Happened to me too. I'm on the epic. I tried everything. But odin finally found my device. Try different usb ports, a different wire, reboot both phone and pc. Switch between usb debugging on and off. Try it with sideloading enabled and not. I eventually found a combimation that worked. These phones are fickle. It'll work eventually.
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+1 on what he said above try connectin and disconection your phone lots of times 2 forgot it happend to me too once .sorry it was a while ago
i have used front usb ports, and the back ones, have even used 3 different computers. but same result. will odin connect even if the driver are not installed correctly and the computer doesnt recognize the usb device? and also, now i have the problem where i cannot get the phone into dload mode, it keep bootlooping to the samsung vibrant start screen and linda says riskful operation.
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i have used front usb ports, and the back ones, have even used 3 different computers. but same result. will odin connect even if the driver are not installed correctly and the computer doesnt recognize the usb device? and also, now i have the problem where i cannot get the phone into dload mode, it keep bootlooping to the samsung vibrant start screen and linda says riskful operation.
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As far as I know, ODIN wont recognize your phone without being in download mode and drivers installed on your computer.
bouzouki said:
i have used front usb ports, and the back ones, have even used 3 different computers. but same result. will odin connect even if the driver are not installed correctly and the computer doesnt recognize the usb device? and also, now i have the problem where i cannot get the phone into dload mode, it keep bootlooping to the samsung vibrant start screen and linda says riskful operation.
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No I believe you need the correct drivers installed. At this point either your missing something or don't have the correct driver to install. Maybe someone can point out where all the proper drives are for you to download
speachless ....if u wont follow what i wrote im helpless.goodbye. and why u turning your phone on dude download mode is battery out phone connected to ANY usb port hold vol up vol down hold all time and puit battery in
if that doesent help your phones usb is **** or the cable is ****
btw, i have tried installing all the proper driver from the proper threads... 32 bit, 64 bit, ive tried kies and kies mini for vibrant, heimdall drivers also.... NOTHING WORKS...
i appreciate everones help... thank you.
This is what I do to get it working. I open odin first and load all the needed files.
I then plug the usb cord into the usb first before plugging it into the phone.
with odin open and the phone completely off. I hold down the volume rocker and plug in the usb. I get download mode to work almost everytime.
For me the stock cable I got with mine doesnt work. I have to use a different cord or it acts like it doesnt see my phone.
Ok, I downloaded onecosmic ICS and flashed it and all was good... Then I decided to change roms, in the process my USB connection to my pc kept giving me unknown device? I couldnt mount a thing. I eventually fixed that with my phone on but in download mode I still get unrecognizable device, which doesn't allow me to use odin... So brilliant me decided hey, I'll just download another rom lithium 1.1 and maybe my device will be recognized in download mode, well no.
So I was desperate and decided to say hey maybe if I revert to an old froyo rom to see if i can pull this off so I chose Ultimate rom, put in my sd and deleted everything then flashed, well I get an error saying something about cwm 3.0 and it aborts. Now I'm stuck in a bootloop, no rom on my phone that can be flashed properly through cwm 5.0??? But I can still get into download mode although it seems useless because I cannot get my pc's to recognize it therefor no com port? Anyone please can you help me? I did the driver thing and it doesnt recognize it still but it did when my phone was not in download mode and on?
I think you can always save your phone if you can get into download mode.
Which version of Odin are you using? Check the sticky at the top of this section in the forums.
Also, check google or YouTube.
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Hi thanks for your reply, I was always under the understanding if you can get into download mode all is good too, but it simply doesnt recognize my phone in it, plus I have CWM I can get into so I just utilized that with a removable SD card and reflashed back to where my usb problems began (with onecosmics ICS). I have ODIN 1.52, I have flashed hundreds of times on and my phone was always recognized in download mode, now its only recognized when its on. I would like to just get out of this mess and revert back to passion or deranged 9 with a clean phone lol. I cant odin, which is annoying lol. my usb seemed to crawl too after I went to onecosmics ics, has never recovered either, took 45 min for 350 songs? Never was that slow.
Can't Odin
Pennvision66,
From what I understand you can get to download mode but Odin doesn't recognize phone.
Just my observation I seem to recall if when in download mode and Odin doesn't see phone.... Start Odin, pull battery, plug in usb cable, put battery back in, get into download mode.
Then reflash to stock and flash GB Bootloaders.
Thanks but for some unknown reason i do that and the com port stays blank, then I get a message in the bottom right of the screen saying unrecognizable device. left it chill there for 20 min and still nothing... install the sammy drivers try again still nothing... Eveytime in download mode, unrecognizable. uninstalled all usb's reset windows re-installed, still nothing. removed bios battery on pc, still nothing in download mode. man it feels like i have done everything. . .
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Thanks but for some unknown reason i do that and the com port stays blank, then I get a message in the bottom right of the screen saying unrecognizable device. left it chill there for 20 min and still nothing... install the sammy drivers try again still nothing... Eveytime in download mode, unrecognizable. uninstalled all usb's reset windows re-installed, still nothing. removed bios battery on pc, still nothing in download mode. man it feels like i have done everything. . .
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Here's a couple ideas (Just adding some extra ideas if you didn't try these yet)
Have you tried using different USB ports on your computer, or using other devices to ensure the USB's are working properly? (I'm just double checking, didn't see any comments about this being tried in your list)
If that doesn't work, make sure it's a data cable and not just a charge cable (is there another device you can try using the cable with to connect to your computer?).
Random stuff I did to get Odin to work: I installed the driver's that come with Heimdall (I don't know if those are sammy drivers). I'm using Odin 1.7.
Thanks bro, I've tried all ports and other PC ports as well on other computers lol.. No dice, I'm using the cable that came with the phone, I only got one... It's like a usb data cable with the ability to outlet charge, it comes with a separate plug that you put the usb into to charge from an outlet. or just use the usb for the pc. I don't have another usb that fits the phone, I did just install the sgh-t959 driver through heimdall while it was on being that its not recognized off, and my device went from a vibrant with an exclamation mark next to it, to a sgh-t959 (interface1) with no exclamation mark (in device manager)? Maybe that helped?
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Thanks bro, I've tried all ports and other PC ports as well on other computers lol.. No dice, I'm using the cable that came with the phone, I only got one... It's like a usb data cable with the ability to outlet charge, it comes with a separate plug that you put the usb into to charge from an outlet. or just use the usb for the pc. I don't have another usb that fits the phone, I did just install the sgh-t959 driver through heimdall while it was on being that its not recognized off, and my device went from a vibrant with an exclamation mark next to it, to a sgh-t959 (interface1) with no exclamation mark (in device manager)? Maybe that helped?
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Is Odin seeing the phone now?
Make sure the phone's not plugged in
start odin
put the phone in download mode
connect the phone to the computer
I'm hoping this works... it's always hard to trouble shoot things when you're not there!
For sure, I'm going to try now.
nope, still unrecognized in download mode...
Do you have any roms in your sd card?Can you get into recovery mode since u can get DL mode?Any nandroid backups? If u do flash any of those but factory reset,format system, data,cache and wipe dalvik.
I didnt have a nandroid, but I took the removable sd and threw ics onecosmic back on it wiped everything and its up and running but still doesn't solve my issue with unrecognized device only in download mode? I was able to get into cwm and download mode, only issue is i wanna flash through odin and I simply cannot lol.
I have the same issue with one cosmic not recognizing my vib on pc.Why do you need to odin for?
Penvision66 said:
I didnt have a nandroid, but I took the removable sd and threw ics onecosmic back on it wiped everything and its up and running but still doesn't solve my issue with unrecognized device only in download mode? I was able to get into cwm and download mode, only issue is i wanna flash through odin and I simply cannot lol.
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Have you tried ICS Passion? I'm able to Odin from that.
would like a fresh clean phone with eugenes method and give deranged 9 a go. plus I need gb bootloader and only know how to do it through odin if I want to give passion a go again... Never had this problem before
Try DL cm7 and flash it and then try odin.cm7 was good to me going into odin
I'm on it... be right back, hope it works
tried it and got an error, heres what it reads...
Installing update... assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "vibrant" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "vibrant || getprop("ro.product.board") =="vibrantmtd" || getprop("ro.product.device).... etc etc etc then installation aborted. error in sdcard update cm7 vibrant signed
What drivers did you install? Vibrant drivers? I had gingerbread installed once and I believe I had to install the i9000 or vibrant 4g drivers for odin to recognize it. I can't remember which one it was. I also remember that download mode wouldn't work. The phone would only be recognized when it was in recovery. It was really weird but it worked.
Try flashing a GB kernel like glitch v13 and then cm7.keep us posted
Edit:Flash kernel then reboot recovery option then rom
ok guys, first things first. YES i did search, i read threads for hours. So if your just gonna come to bash on me... get off it.
So i had a bad flash, oh no. Phone was stuck in a bootloop, got it to download mode and put it thru odin. Well odin said FAILED. now i can still get into DL mode but its no longer a bootloop, now its a lil picture of a phone linked to a computer when i turn it on.
SO heres the prob, i can get into DL mode, but odin refuses to recognize my phone. Ive tried other usb ports, other cords, unistalled and reinstalled odin and the drivers. USB debugging is off says aio toolbox. So what do i do now? any suggestions im not thinking of?
Any help is greatly appreciated and will b thanked. =)
Phone to PC screen still should be able to flash through.
Have you tried a different computer? One that your phone has never been in contact with?
What was the FAILED error when you tried to ODIN initially?
Can you get into recovery by chance?
i have tried a different computer, but not one it has never been on b4.
And toast, i actually dont know if i can get into recovery. Im about to look up how and try that
WhiteBoyAwesome said:
i have tried a different computer, but not one it has never been on b4.
And toast, i actually dont know if i can get into recovery. Im about to look up how and try that
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Gingerbread bootloader uses this combo:
For Recovery - Lower Volume Key + Power Button
For Download - Upper Volume Key + Power Button
If you have Froyo bootloader:
For Recovery - Both Volume Keys + Power Button
For Download - Both Volume Keys and Connect USB Cable
alright, i can use the hardware buttons to get into download just fine. But when i try to get into recovery it only gives me the Phone -- ! -- Computer icon. ITs getting annoying lol
Ok. I didn't figure that would work, but it wasn't going to hurt anything to try do you have any friends with Macs? You could try it on one of them with Heimdall. That would be another option to try.
Also, check out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8149503
Read all the posts, there is some good stuff in there.
+1 on recommended thread. It sounds just like your issue. Definitely try the Heimdall AIO one click t959 for Windows.
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nothin yet :/
Google eugenes froyo that does not brick, read the op carefully, because after you odin the tar file, you will have an error message, thats ok, odin eclair and you should pass.
Read it 10 times, you'll reboot in cwm with an error message, ok, reboot, download, eclair.
stupid question sorry, but do you have sdk platform tools installed?
im not sure. i downloaded something called sdk manager, but it closes the moment u open it.
SDK platform tools is a large program, But if your computer has recognized your phone up till now, you probly have the right drivers, by the way have you cleaned your usb port? toothbrush and an electronics cleaner or alcohol very lightly, never know.
ok guys. heres the update. I tried all the links you guys have kindly tossed my way. nothin. Im on a different computer even and downloaded the drivers, odin, toolbox, etc. The phone still isnt recognized. I Have no clue why, is the reason cause usb debugging is off? the only 2 screens i can get to r download and phone ! computer. Am i bricked for good??? =(
WhiteBoyAwesome said:
ok guys. heres the update. I tried all the links you guys have kindly tossed my way. nothin. Im on a different computer even and downloaded the drivers, odin, toolbox, etc. The phone still isnt recognized. I Have no clue why, is the reason cause usb debugging is off? the only 2 screens i can get to r download and phone ! computer. Am i bricked for good??? =(
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You are putting your phone into download mode before using odin right? You must have your phone in download mode for odin to recognize it. I'm guessing you have done this but I wasn't sure after reading through this thread, hope you get up and running again.
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iTz KeeFy said:
You are putting your phone into download mode before using odin right? You must have your phone in download mode for odin to recognize it. I'm guessing you have done this but I wasn't sure after reading through this thread, hope you get up and running again.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk 2
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yep. tried multiple combos as well
Hey I think you should follow this..
1. Connect your phone with computer without battery
2. Press volume down and power button simantaniously for getting download mod
3. After 30 or 60 second pull back battery into phon with holding buttons
4. Odin ditect your device almost surely...
Thanks..
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Ok, I just went through this over the past weekend with a spare Vibe that I have. Odin would not recognize it at all for my. I would here the Ding and then nothing. No yellow COM box, no driver installation, nothing.
Here is what I did:
First I went into Device Manager and with the phone plugged in (needs to be plugged in so you can see the yellow!), I uninstalled everything with Samsung's name tagged to it (including my SGS3 and SGS2 drivers).
Then I went here and downloaded and installed Heimdall (take note that you have to make sure that libusb-1.0 is correctly installed). There is an exe file in there (might be in the Heimdall thread here in the Vibe section), that allows you to update the drivers. That is where you would replace the Windows with libusb-1.0.
Then I plugged in my USB to PC and to phone and put it in Download mode. Nothing. So I left it plugged into the phone still but unplugged from PC and move ports. I have 3 ports and believe it or not, the one farthest from the power source/MB was the one that work. As soon as I plugged it in, I heard the Ding and saw the box pull up auto-installing the drivers.
After that, I went to Utilities in Heimdall to make sure detected. It was and I flashed Mr_Psycho's package (no pun intended ) via the normal Heimdall instructions.
Believe me, I have spent a ton of time on this and troubleshooted everything from dead USB to dead motherboard. It was a real PITA.
Edit:: If you need any of the files, Heimdall version or Drivers, just PM me and I will send them to you. You are not Bricked, just your PC's vision is clouded a bit.
woodrube i greatly appreciate the mass amount of help. i will try all the above as soon as im home and report back to u
alright, i deleted everything, reinstalled, tried heimdall still nothing. I am in download mode but laptop wont recognize anything. it says the correct drivers are installed but then says usb device not recognized, this is killing me as i need my phone imma post a video tonight of what im doing, hopefully someone sees im doing something wrong
The thing is that I cant to get into the CW Recovery Mode either because the phone appears to be charging even without any cable. I know it is not a battery issue, because I have tried with other batteries and nothing changes.
I'd really appreciate any thought that anyone can throw in this because I have read and tried so many things that I'm starting to think that I have bricked it.
You do not make it clear whether you are unable to get into download mode, or you get download mode but odin does not recognize the phone.
Attempt to enter download mode and connect to Odin while the battery is out:
Open odin on the desktop. Pull the battery, then hold the vol down button while plugging in the usb cable. let us know what happens.
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You do not make it clear whether you are unable to get into download mode, or you get download mode but odin does not recognize the phone.
Attempt to enter download mode and connect to Odin while the battery is out:
Open odin on the desktop. Pull the battery, then hold the vol down button while plugging in the usb cable. let us know what happens.
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Im sorry if I didnt make myself clear.
I can make it to download mode but Odin doesnt recognize my phone, even though I have Samsung kies installed and it worked before with other roms. The thing about the battery is that the phone "thinks" that is charging all the time, which means that I can make it to the CW Recovery mode when I press Volume up + home + power button :crying:
gonzobongo said:
Im sorry if I didnt make myself clear.
I can make it to download mode but Odin doesnt recognize my phone, even though I have Samsung kies installed and it worked before with other roms. The thing about the battery is that the phone "thinks" that is charging all the time, which means that I can make it to the CW Recovery mode when I press Volume up + home + power button :crying:
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So, did you try to connect to odin while the battery was pulled? What result did you get?
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So, did you try to connect to odin while the battery was pulled? What result did you get?
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Nothing either, neither Odin nor the system recognized the phone in any moment.
Any other idea??
Start by assuming it is not the phone. Suspect the usual possibilities, and eliminate them one by one. It could be a problem with driver, usb port, usb cable, or PC.
1. Check in Windows uninstall programs dialog. You should have "Samsung USB driver for Mobile Phones." If not, install it. If so, uninstall it and reinstall the latest version.
2. Try another usb port. If a desktop computer, be sure to use a usb port that is directly connected to the motherboard. Try all the ones that are available.
3. Try another usb cable. Use the original cable that came with the phone. Try any other cable you can put your hands on.
4. Try another computer. One person even said they could never get their phone to connect on Windows and with Odin, but were able to flash it with a Mac using Heimdall.
If you exhaust all of those possibilities without success, then it is a fairly good bet that the problem is with the phone.
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Start by assuming it is not the phone. Suspect the usual possibilities, and eliminate them one by one. It could be a problem with driver, usb port, usb cable, or PC.
1. Check in Windows uninstall programs dialog. You should have "Samsung USB driver for Mobile Phones." If not, install it. If so, uninstall it and reinstall the latest version.
2. Try another usb port. If a desktop computer, be sure to use a usb port that is directly connected to the motherboard. Try all the ones that are available.
3. Try another usb cable. Use the original cable that came with the phone. Try any other cable you can put your hands on.
4. Try another computer. One person even said they could never get their phone to connect on Windows and with Odin, but were able to flash it with a Mac using Heimdall.
If you exhaust all of those possibilities without success, then it is a fairly good bet that the problem is with the phone.
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I tried uninstalling the samsung driver and installing it, but nothing. I'm pretty sure is a phone issue, most likely related with the ROM that had installed before, because i tried with my brother's phone, same model galaxy s2 I-777 and Odin recognizes it perfectly.
The thing is that if I cannot connect it to Odin, is there any other way I can flash it? like from a external micro SD card or something? Or any way I can access to the phone in download mode??
gonzobongo said:
The thing is that if I cannot connect it to Odin, is there any other way I can flash it? like from a external micro SD card or something? Or any way I can access to the phone in download mode??
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Heimdall performs the same basic operation as Odin, but it is built by a private individual, not by Samsung. You could try Heimdall from your PC, or if you could get a hold of a mac you could try Heimdall from it. I'd suggest the command line version, although it has a nice UI as well.
If you've tried all of the four points I posted, then that's all I know to do. But I wouldn't just try #1 and then pass up the other three because you are convinced the problem is in the phone.
Oh, and the final resort would probably be to send it to Josh at Mobile Tech Videos. (not free)
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Heimdall performs the same basic operation as Odin, but it is built by a private individual, not by Samsung. You could try Heimdall from your PC, or if you could get a hold of a mac you could try Heimdall from it. I'd suggest the command line version, although it has a nice UI as well.
If you've tried all of the four points I posted, then that's all I know to do. But I wouldn't just try #1 and then pass up the other three because you are convinced the problem is in the phone.
Oh, and the final resort would probably be to send it to Josh at Mobile Tech Videos. (not free)
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Ok, I don't know why but now Odin started to recognize it. It seems there is something wrong with the usb port and that's why the system couldn't recognize it. But now the problem is that the phone "thinks" that it is always charging and therefore I can't make it to the CW recovery mode, only to the download mode. So now, is there any way I can install some stable ROM on the phone from Odin???
gonzobongo said:
Ok, I don't know why but now Odin started to recognize it. It seems there is something wrong with the usb port and that's why the system couldn't recognize it. But now the problem is that the phone "thinks" that it is always charging and therefore I can't make it to the CW recovery mode, only to the download mode. So now, is there any way I can install some stable ROM on the phone from Odin???
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Use Odin to flash one of the stock plus root firmwares; I suggest (4.0.4) I777UCLL6. See the link in my signature for correct thread. The OP of that thread also has full instructions for installing a custom kernel, and which one to use. Use Mobile Odin Lite or Mobile Odin Pro to flash a custom kernel with contains ClockworkMod Recovery. Then use CWM recovery to flash the firmware of your choice. Profit.