I came across a bricked vibrant online and the guy said he'd swap my old phone with it for free.
He told me the phone was bricked because while he was rooting it, the computer died, and he doesn't have a computer anymore to fix it himself.
He told me the phone's battery is dead & that since it's in download mode, the battery can't be charged and you need a computer to do so. He said it should be an easy fix, but might require a DIY jig, but from his experience he hasn't come across a Vibrant that's needed a jig.
I said I can bring my laptop, and plug the phone in to see if it works.
He said it can take up to an hour for the phone to come on.
Is he making stuff up, and hiding the fact the screen is dead, or the phone is broken? Or is this all true?
When the battery dies, phone kicks out of download mode naturally.
When you plug in on a pc if phone is not recognized then you have a brick and you need jtagging to get fixed.
If your phone is old and you can find a jtag fixer for logical amount of money i would go for it, but before check for any water damage just to be sure.
I can tell you that Vibrants are very hard to brick. I dont know the nature of the deal (trade phones) but I would flash it with Odin first and if it works then take the phone. If they guy wants it back then charge him $50 for repair fee.
So him saying that the phone's dead battery might need an hour to turn on isn't true?
the story doesn't seem that far off.. i dunno. afaik charging the battery doesn't have anything to do with it being on download mode or not before/while/after it died but w/e.
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Unfortunately after my latest mishap with Odin, I cannot even turn my phone on. I have been flashing awhile and have loved all the roms that the developers have produced. The closest I have come to this was a soft-boot that many other users get. I have tried the method of removing the sd card and sim card and battery and then plugging your phone in and putting the battery in after holding down the two rocker buttons, but that did not work this time. I really hope someone could help me with the problem I have, I still love this phone
i hard bricked mine because of odin a few month ago, it froze so i unplugged and got the 'phone ! pc' screen
so when it froze again i unplugged thinking i'd get that again but i got nothing, i think it was doing the bootloaders so it was just dead
only way back from hard brick is to jtag, mine wasnt expensive and only took like a day for them to do but im in the UK
theres a few people on here that do it i think
just get it jtagged!
Where?
I saw that mobile tech videos had a service where they unbricked phones has anyone had them fix their phone or can someone recommend me to someone else who can jtag it
his name is connexion2005
pm him he jtags phones to fix them
So you see no spindles when you plug into PC or wall outlet? Not even the battery charge icon?
Yes I have nothing . But I did PM, unless I could somehow make up an excuse for Samsung I will probably have to get it JTAGED
Yup, I'd keep playing with it while you wait. Try different cords, maybe a different PC if you can, random other button combos(including the soft buttons), maybe even a different battery. But in the end jtag seems like its gonna be your fix unfortunately. Good luck!
T-mobile is giving sending me a replacement
T-Mobile is sending a replacement, but I have to hand in my own vibrant that i hardware gps fixed. Should I try to push the antenna back down so it looks like i didn't or does anyone think they will even bother looking there for any "damage"
My SGS2 died on me yesterday. was working all day as usual but at the afternoon when i where to make a call it wouldn't wake. Had 50% or more left on the bats for sure at the moment.
The phone where running the CM9 development rom wich has been running on it since beginning of january Last time i updated it was about a week ago. (Don't think this problem is related to the rom though)
Symptoms:
The phone is totaly dead, no signs of life on the screen. Cannot get in to download or do normal boot.
When I charge nothing happens on the screen, but after a little while the phone begins to get hot betwheen the camera and the battery (where the simcard is)
This video is not mine, but our phone seems to have the exact same symptoms.
I have tried:
Re-attaching the battery, and leaving it whitout bat for a few hours
Starting it with charger in with and whitout a battery
Tried a bettery of a friends SGS2
Pluging it to the computer, no sign of life (my computer does not react at all)
Nothing works
My thought is that this is a hardware related issue. But please correct me if I am wrong.
I haven't tried a JIG yet, will see if I have correct resistors at work tomorrow and make one. But i hardly believe it will work.
Is there any chance the JIG can reset the counter even if I wont get any life from it? or is it first after the flash to stock with JTAG the counter resets?
barreth said:
My thought is that this is a hardware related issue. But please correct me if I am wrong.
I haven't tried a JTAG jet, will see if I have correct resistors at work tomorrow and make one. But i hardly believe it will work.
Is there any chance the JTAG can reset the counter even if I wont get any life from it? or is it first after the flash to stock with JTAG the counter resets?
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You're confusing JTAG with USB jig, but it's extremely unlikely to do anything. Considering the phone isn't responding to anything anyway, I also doubt the custom binary counter matters much.
oinkylicious said:
You're confusing JTAG with USB jig, but it's extremely unlikely to do anything. Considering the phone isn't responding to anything anyway, I also doubt the custom binary counter matters much.
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Yeah you ar right, i was confusing them. But I'll try if I have the materials. And if no one else have any good advice for a fix I'll just send in the phone to Samsung tomorrow.
Thanks for your reply
mine doing the same but after a failed flash with odin
barreth said:
Yeah you ar right, i was confusing them. But I'll try if I have the materials. And if no one else have any good advice for a fix I'll just send in the phone to Samsung tomorrow.
Thanks for your reply
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So I figure this is a hard brick tried everything u did and a jig gonna send it to Mobiletech videos for jtag fix after i get paid and hope that works.
any news?
My phone did the same last night.
cm9..
Totally dead, cannot charge. Please any advice would be great. thanks.
You could try a jig, but as per the above unlikely to work. Needs to be JTAG'd/repaired either by Samsung or a 3rd party repairer. Hopefully if you send it to Samsung they won't be able to tell the phone has had non-stock firmware on it as per Oinky's post & fix it under warranty (they may not tho).
This is going to sound odd but check you're display.
Wipe it clean and hold it at an angle against a bright lamp. Look for any small cracks or black lines.
Could the phone be water damaged?
The backup battery on the motherboard also can leak and cause problems like this
I work on the Samsung team at a service center in Norway and these are some common reasons for a dead phone like this
Could maybe be the battery on the motherboard that has leaked, but i guess i won't find out until it comes back from service.
Strange though.. Phone has been fine, just all of a sudden this. Exactly as the op describes..
I put it on the charger last night, had around 20% battery left. In the morning it was completely dead, and a bit hot. Plugged in the charger again, and the charging symbol comes up for a few seconds, disappears, comes back etc a few times, then it gets rather hot around the camera, and on the front side (screen side) and stays completely dead (no charging symbol), until it has been unplugged and let to cool down a bit.
Every time i plug it in, the same thing happens.
I'm traveling, and wont be able to send it on service until after a month's time.
alas, phone free holiday
Hi all,
Need some help please.
Phone was working perfectly up until yesterday. Last night I installed JKay's Deluxe Framework for the SGS2, SGS3 Icon pack for SGS2 and Siyah Kernel. Was all working fine and battery was about 80% when i went to bed.
Woke up this morning and the phone was off. I thought the phone may have crashed / frozen so took the battery out for a few mins, inserted it and tried to switch it on without any joy. Tried this about 3 / 4 times. So thought that the battery may be dead, so connected the charger to it. I dont even the the battery charging icon showing. its like the phone is totally dead. It just wont switch on. i cant get to download mode / recovery or anything!!!
Please can someone help / give suggestions of other things I may be able to try?
THanks
No download mode or other signs of life, try a jig. Jig doesn't work - service center or possibly JTAG repair by 3rd party. You could try leaving it plugged into a charger overnight & see if you can get anything out of it. Could also try another battery I guess but I don't like your chances tbh. Unfortunately there isn't a great deal anyone can suggest in situations like this.
Service center for me. Battery icon should still appear when you plug it in using a charger and unfortunately, you cannot move forward unless you can go to the recovery and download modes.
my worry is that as the phone is rooted the warranty will be void. Samsung phones have a 2 year warranty so technically the phone is still under warranty. ive left it plugged in for the last 2 hours and still no signs of life. the phone and battery are stone cold. ive just gone out and bought a genuine second battery, and again no signs of life on the phone. am so gutted.
Cross your fingers that whomever fixes it either can't tell it's been messed with or doesn't care. Experience on here that I've seen over the past 7-8 months with similar situations (unable to go back to stock/reset flash counter before sending phone in for warranty service) seems to be about 50/50.
Not a lot you can do about it, so don't stress ;-) If they tell you it's going to cost you to have it fixed, ask them for a quote. Then you can maybe decide whether it's worth having it JTAG repaired (if possible) by a 3rd party which may well end up being cheaper.
But I digress, you haven't reached that point yet. So yeah, see how you go.
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my worry is that as the phone is rooted the warranty will be void. Samsung phones have a 2 year warranty so technically the phone is still under warranty. ive left it plugged in for the last 2 hours and still no signs of life. the phone and battery are stone cold. ive just gone out and bought a genuine second battery, and again no signs of life on the phone. am so gutted.
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thanks for the info. keeping my fingers crossed. Just called samsung and have booked it in under warranty repair. Guess i can only wait now back to my Nokia 6300 for now then
Do you guys think that it could possibly be anything to do with the siyah kernel or JKay deluxe framework that could've done anything to the phone?
Hi. I was just browsing on my rooted galaxy s2. Suddenly the whole screen froze. It would not do anything, so i decided to take the battery out. When i put it back in, it turned on and was stuck on the "samsung galaxy s2 i9100" screen. So i decided to take the battery out and try again. This time it wouldnt turn on or charge. When i plug it in, it just gets hot, but there is no sign of life. I tried holding the power button and entering recovery and download mode. But its not recognised. I dont think its the battery because when i plugged it into a pc without the battery, it still wasnt recognised.
Before this happened, i was running the solo launcher and i was using a kindle paper charger for it.(first time i used this).
Please help me find a way to fix it without jtag. Usb jig won't work, its totally not functioning to anything except getting hot when plugged in.
Signs of life:
Gets hot when plugged in.
sadly bro,but it sounds like a motherboard is dead
if you have access to usb jig - atleast try it
if no joy - motherboard replacement
TheImpossibleEnemy said:
sadly bro,but it sounds like a motherboard is dead
if you have access to usb jig - atleast try it
if no joy - motherboard replacement
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oh ok thanks, i am not under warranty, so could i just send it to a local repair store, or do i need to send it to samsung. If so, how much would it cost?
sent it to your local repair shop - it will be less expensive than samsung's service
you can also buy the mobo at ebay etc,and pay only for the procedure
idk about the price,mail the repair shop about that.
USB ports
When my phone was newer I had a lot of usb port trouble, overheating, failing to charge properly, even apparent bricking. I heard there was an issue with this port. I narrowed it down by sticking a small object into the USB port and levering the pin slot back up to the middle (preventing the short).
That fixed it for a while. Also fluff can create a short, so blowing it out can fix it.
It finally failed again, so I bought a $5 piece from ebay, watched a youtube video and fixed it properly.
So, try firstly blowing out the usb port, then using a toothpick to push it around a little. If that fixes your phone then all good
Yeah, that'll fix it
It happened today; my phone was standing still on my desk, I used some hour before, I took it up and it won't turn on.
Oh, I said, probably out of battery; I connected the charger, nothing; tried removing battery, nothing.
Battery is somethingless than 3 volts, phone gives no signal of life.
Any help, please?
So logic says you try another battery. And if that doesn't work you can try a jig, though don't expect this boot the phone into download mode, it's much more likely a jig won't work.
Then it's a service centre or local mobile repair shop job, assuming you don't have the necessary skills/knowledge to diagnose & fix it yourself. If you do, then I imagine you wouldn't be posting here & would already know what's wrong with it.
Not a lot anyone here can say or do if a phone dies like that.