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Hello, I was trying to flash my phone using ODIN and Eugene's 2.2 ROM. Things were going well, until I accidentally nudged my computer, which apparently has a very loose USB port. ODIN tells me that the phone disconnected. Plugging and unplugging the phone again would not work, so I was forced to do a battery pull. I am now stuck at the Phone /!\ PC screen, and the Volume Up, Down, Power button sequences do not work. Am I totally screwed?
Thanks.
ionstream said:
Hello, I was trying to flash my phone using ODIN and Eugene's 2.2 ROM. Things were going well, until I accidentally nudged my computer, which apparently has a very loose USB port. ODIN tells me that the phone disconnected. Plugging and unplugging the phone again would not work, so I was forced to do a battery pull. I am now stuck at the Phone /!\ PC screen, and the Volume Up, Down, Power button sequences do not work. Am I totally screwed?
Thanks.
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No, youre not screwed. Remember that the Vibrant is nearly impossible to kill. Reboot and hold both volume buttons + power at the same time and when you see "Vibrant" on your screen turn to black then let go of power and Download mode will pop up. Then do Odin.
My phone went to that screen as well. Didn't get there the same way but here's what got me to download mode...
Pull battery, sim card, and sd card. Put battery back in but do not turn on. Plug usb cable into computer and phone. Start Odin. Hopefully your phone shows the charging image, now hold both volume buttons and power button until the vibrant screen comes up. Immediately release the power button, keep holding other two buttons. It should boot into download mode.
Flash with Odin like normal and then replace sim card and sd card. I had to do this twice yesterday.
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Unfortunately when I plug in the USB cable after putting the battery in, it does not show the charging screen, but the Phone /!\ PC screen. Additionally, starting up the phone while holding the Volume Up, Down and Power buttons also brings me to the same screen. It seems like my phone is the kind that does not have the 3 button download mode option. Is there any other way to get out of this screen?
Well, I've never had that situation but I'm pretty sure it's fixable. The Vibrant is almost impossible to brick.
You'll gave to keep searching and wait for someone more knowledgeable than me...
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Well the help is much appreciated anyways! I hope I don't have to hack a microUSB cable with soldered resistors and such. Does anyone have any ideas?
ionstream said:
Well the help is much appreciated anyways! I hope I don't have to hack a microUSB cable with soldered resistors and such. Does anyone have any ideas?
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i just fixed my phone when it was like that, just plug the usb cable in, hold both vol buttons and the power button, it may take a minute or so, but you will see your screen go completely black, let go of the power button and keep holding the vol buttons, and you will get in download mode, trust me, i panicked just like you, just keep trying it, it took me about 30 minutes to get in download mode
Thanks for the advice! Should the battery be in while I'm doing this? If so, should I put the battery in before the usb cable?
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Thanks for the advice! Should the battery be in while I'm doing this? If so, should I put the battery in before the usb cable?
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yes put the battery in, and then plug in the usb cable
Heres whats happening right now: when I plug in the USB cable, hold down the Volume Up, Down, and Power buttons, a few seconds later the screen will go black, at which point I unpress the power button. But this does not bring me to the download mode, it just brings me back to the error screen. If I press all 3 buttons again, as before eventually the screen will turn to black, but it will always bring back the error screen. It also behaves the same whether the USB cable is plugged in or not. I suppose this is progress, but am I doing something wrong? Arent I just supposed to let go of the power button when its black?
I am having the same problem except I am only getting the Vibrant screen. I have been trying to fix this for hours, and am about ready to go swap the damn phone out. It is literally driving me crazy. NONE of the methods to get to download mode are working.
[A] I'm screwed, arent I. (Brick, Phone ! PC, no download mode)
From what I hear, 1 in 3 Vibrants won't go into download mode in this situation. Mine does it just fine, my buddy's phone - no dice. I bricked it, so I fixed it. The solution was the spare micro usb + solder + 301k resistor(s). It worked perfectly, the 1st time. I'm a skeptic turned believer! It cost about $8.00 for the cable & resistors at Fry's Electronics.
Sigh, I guess I'm going to have to build this thing then, which is great because the nearest radio shack is 5 miles from my place. Ah well, better than having no phone.
I commend you in your efforts! Once you get out of this you'll be truly unbrickable. GL!
I was discouraged by the fact that I was far from a Radio Shack, but I looked online and it turns out you can actually create a resistor by drawing a line in pencil on a piece of paper. I have a multitester and stripped phone wire, and was able to duct tape the wire on specific points to get 302Kohms! Unfortunately thats where the project stopped, because I don't have a spare microUSB cable to butcher haha. And a friend offered to drive me to radio shack so I don't have to be the poorest electrician ever.
I might still try that method though! Just for kicks.
Try this
Ok, so I see some ppl offered advice on how to get into download mode. That is great, but I found their methods to be very different from mine. So give this a go and see if it works before you go into MacGyver mode.
Please note: DO NOT PRESS THE POWER BUTTON EVER DURING THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
1. Take back cover off phone
2. Remove the battery
3. Plug the USB into your computer, and then the other end into your phone.
4. Hold down both volume buttons (do not press the power button!) and while holding them both down put your battery back in.
5. Hold in place for approximately 2 seconds.
You should now be in download mode. Keep in mind, you said that your usb on your computer is "loose." Be extra careful not to bump it or anything b/c if the phone isn't being recognized as plugged into a computer download mode will not work. Hope this helps!
I got back to stock via odin. I tried to re root and it will not let me. When I do adb reboot recovery I click on reinstall packages and it takes me to cwm recovery. I then click instal from sd card and click on update.zip says it installed but didn't after reboot.
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Hi, I had that problem before, here is what I did to fix my vibrant. take sim, microSD, and battery out of the phone. Connect the microusb and turn on odin. hold down volume+, volume-, and power down. while holding them down put in the battery and it should get to download mode once boot. also odin should detect it.
Hope that work.
I have returned! Unfortunately none of the many volume up/down button techniques were able to get me into download mode, as I must have a hardware locked phone. Fortunately though, I was able to get a ride to Radio Shack, where I spent 27 dollars on a microUSB adapter, a pack of resistors and solder. The adapter and solder I didnt even use. I twisted together 3 100kohm resistors and 1 10kohm resistor (my multitester read 305kohm total, I guess thats the 5% tolerance). I never ended up using the microUSB adapter because when I cracked it open, I couldnt find pins 4 and 5, so I cracked open the samsung USB cable that came with the phone. Plugged it in, tapped the two ends of the resistors awkwardly to what I beleived to be 4 and 5, and it worked! First thing I did was get Eugene on there, put the casing back on the USB cable (which still works!) and then marked that USB port to never be used again. The phone works great now! Thanks to however discovered that 301Kohm trick, you are a life saver.
Thanks all!
Volume Down + Home + Power.
Works for me everytime Best of luck man
I was taking a video, and finished it, when suddenly the phone froze up and turned off. I've been using MIUI, and while it's mostly pretty stable, reboots and crashes happen, so I just rolled my eyes. But since then it's been completely dead. I couldn't turn it on, even after taking the battery out several times, can't put it into recovery or download modes, and it's been connected to the charger for about ten minutes now and still nothing.
I haven't flashed anything for ages, haven't done anything odd with the phone at all, I have no idea what could have provoked this. Please help, I can't imagine what I'd do if my phone was permanently dead.
Samsung Galaxy SII with MIUI weekly ROM (currently 2.4.27)
Things I have tried:
Long press power button to turn it on (obviously)
Same thing after taking the battery out for ages
Press Vol up + Home + Power to put it into recovery
Press Vol down + Home + Power to put it into download
Plug it into charge
Plug in data cable connected to computer
Take out battery for a while, then replace, plug data cable into computer (but not phone), hold volume buttons while plugging in phone (internet guy told me to)
Everything above shows absolutely nothing on screen. Charging heats it up a little.
IlovemySGS2 said:
I was taking a video, and finished it, when suddenly the phone froze up and turned off. I've been using MIUI, and while it's mostly pretty stable, reboots and crashes happen, so I just rolled my eyes. But since then it's been completely dead. I couldn't turn it on, even after taking the battery out several times, can't put it into recovery or download modes, and it's been connected to the charger for about ten minutes now and still nothing.
I haven't flashed anything for ages, haven't done anything odd with the phone at all, I have no idea what could have provoked this. Please help, I can't imagine what I'd do if my phone was permanently dead.
Samsung Galaxy SII with MIUI weekly ROM (currently 2.4.27)
Things I have tried:
Long press power button to turn it on (obviously)
Same thing after taking the battery out for ages
Press Vol up + Home + Power to put it into recovery
Press Vol down + Home + Power to put it into download
Plug it into charge
Plug in data cable connected to computer
Take out battery for a while, then replace, plug data cable into computer (but not phone), hold volume buttons while plugging in phone (internet guy told me to)
Everything above shows absolutely nothing on screen. Charging heats it up a little.
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Just another try:
Maybe only the screen is "defect".
Boot into download mode - even if the screen keeps black.
And connect the phone via USB cable to your PC.
If the PC recognizes the phone, you could try to flash another ROM (with Odin).
If not ... is your phone still on warranty?!
Good luck !
It_ler said:
Just another try:
Maybe only the screen is "defect".
Boot into download mode - even if the screen keeps black.
And connect the phone via USB cable to your PC.
If the PC recognizes the phone, you could try to flash another ROM (with Odin).
If not ... is your phone still on warranty?!
Good luck !
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Nope. Not a bad idea though. I wondered if the screen was broken, but then there should be vibrate and boot audio when it boots up.
Take the battery out dude, leave it out for 3 mins, then put it back in, then try accessing download mode (vol down + home + power)
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once take it to service center..
Same issue.
Sorry for the thread resurrection, but I have the exact same problem as the OP. Only I wasn't even using my phone when it died it was just sitting on the side.
The 'back story':
My phone died whilst doing absolutely nothing. I tried plugging it in to charge and it came up with theimage I've attached below, and it just flashes on and off the screen at random intervals.
I tried recovery - nothing.
I tried D/L mode - worked once but got the 'battery too low - cannot download' error and it hasn't worked since.
Tried 2 different batteries - nothing.
Removed the battery for 10 minutes and retried - nothing.
Removed the battery while keeping the phone connected to the charger - nothing.
Connected phone to PC with original cable - nothing.
The top of the phone also gets hot when trying to charge.
Cannot attach the image yet as I can't post outside links...
But the symbol is the greyed out battery with the 'loading' ring.
goth1k said:
Sorry for the thread resurrection, but I have the exact same problem as the OP. Only I wasn't even using my phone when it died it was just sitting on the side.
The 'back story':
My phone died whilst doing absolutely nothing. I tried plugging it in to charge and it came up with theimage I've attached below, and it just flashes on and off the screen at random intervals.
I tried recovery - nothing.
I tried D/L mode - worked once but got the 'battery too low - cannot download' error and it hasn't worked since.
Tried 2 different batteries - nothing.
Removed the battery for 10 minutes and retried - nothing.
Removed the battery while keeping the phone connected to the charger - nothing.
Connected phone to PC with original cable - nothing.
The top of the phone also gets hot when trying to charge.
Cannot attach the image yet as I can't post outside links...
But the symbol is the greyed out battery with the 'loading' ring.
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same problem, but more similar to OP, black screen
eminemkh said:
same problem, but more similar to OP, black screen
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same here, can't get it to do anything. tried booting to odin, pressing up after the right sequence (while screen was black). i hear the usb device make a sound on the pc, but nothing shows up on the ID:COM port in Odin.
Maybe your battery is messed up. Try using someone else's battery to see if it will turn on.
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you need to use riff to fix it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyiXtFVh6KE
rajaib said:
you need to use riff to fix it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyiXtFVh6KE
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i have the same problem how could it be working 1 min and not the next? mine when you connect it to charger or pc it flashes the battery symble 4 times and then gets alittle hot do i have the same problem? or do i need to just buy a new battery it does have a aftermarket one ...?
^^^
Do you even have an I9100 ?
All you need is a USB jig which will force your phone to enter into download mode. USB jigs are small devices which are very helpfull if something goes wrong while flashing. You can buy a USB jig directly from ebay, it is for about 4$ - 5$ or you can make one home yourself. It's not very hard.
Check out this link to make your own USB jig.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604707
Hit the thanks button if i helped!
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All you need is a USB jig which will force your phone to enter into download mode. USB jigs are small devices which are very helpfull if something goes wrong while flashing. You can buy a USB jig directly from ebay, it is for about 4$ - 5$ or you can make one home yourself. It's not very hard.
Check out this link to make your own USB jig.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604707
Hit thanks if i helped!
So I recently sent my phone into nokia. They sent it back, when I tried to power it on it power on for a second then died because the battery was basically empty. Now I have a charger and charged battery at home. It will not do anything with either. Wont charge, wont power on, nothing. I verified that the battery works with a voltmeter.
I downloaded the drivers and such. When I hold volume up and power it will viberate and now show anything. If connected to the computer it will show up as dload. I can go into NSS, but when I try to read info everyhing comes back as N/A. Everything even iemi and what not. Also it randomly losses connection to the computer and you have to replug the usb and hold power and volume up. I have no clue whats up.
Also I have NOT tried any type of aftermarket flash of either the rom or bootloader. Nothing the phone was completely stock.
Send it back
Hi guys
I woke up today snuggled up on top of my phone. Now when I try and boot her nothing happens! I've tried removing the batter and powering up. Also leaving it for a few hours with no power or battery but no joy. What could of happened?
Thanks
Maybe she's angry at you, as didn't even buy her lunch before sleeping with her.
Anyway, did you try charging it?
Also did you try any of the button combos, like power + volume up+home button to get in to recovery or power+ volume down+home buttons to see if you can get into download mode?
danielsf said:
Maybe she's angry at you, as didn't even buy her lunch before sleeping with her.
Anyway, did you try charging it?
Also did you try any of the button combos, like power + volume up+home button to get in to recovery or power+ volume down+home buttons to see if you can get into download mode?
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Haha, nice.
And it sounds like battery problems, if you can't get into DL mode or recovery try a new battery.
She's still angry at me. I've tried pressing all her buttons but shes still not talking to me. I'll try another battery but should it not boot with just usb power?
Cheers
She's still angry at me. I've tried pressing all her buttons but shes still not talking to me. I'll try another battery but should it not boot with just usb power?
Cheers
Maybe its wet inside try to stick it in rice ot open it
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I've tried another battery and still have the same problem. I will have to try the rice trick
Took it out the rice today. It's still not responding to anything! Anyone got a defibrillator? ..........Or any other ideas?
I take it the motherboard is dead. Do you think they will know thats its rooted if I send it back to Samsung?
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I take it the motherboard is dead. Do you think they will know thats its rooted if I send it back to Samsung?
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take it to samsung service center and tell tham that you plugged the phone to the charger at night and at morning when u checked it was dead .! act like a fool as if u dont know anything .!
How can they see the device is rooted, since it's competely dead?
Slept on......or slept with???
Sorry, couldn't resist!!
Bought Elephone P9000 for her indoors, when she switched the phone on initially there was a test screen which baffled her so she switched the phone of and left it for me. Now the phone will show that it is charging and the battery image will show on the screen. However the phone will not power on. I have tried the power button and starting via the Hard Reset buttons and nothing is appearing on the screen. Any suggestions as to how to rectify this problem?
Hi.
Is it possible to boot recovery? Hold vol+ and power.
Greetings
Vsrookie
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no it wont do that
BigBadBaz86 said:
no it wont do that
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Try flashing a stock ROM using SP Dlash Tools.
Stupid question, but have you disconnected from power before trying to turn on? It seems to show battery every time I try to turn on with power connected but turns on fine with a 3 second hold of the power button once charger is disconnected.
My phone won't power up, too. It is just showing the elephone logo. Is this the case for you, too?
I.have the same issue. Vol and.Power.buttons do not.do thing. if the charger is plugged in, a green egg timer appears.for a few.seconds, but the phone does not power up/ switch on.
Any ideas anyone?
soloution
Thanks guys!!! :good:http://forum.xda-developers.com/elephone-p9000/how-to/how-to-guideline-install-mtk-drivers-t3344042 following the thread on here a going through in instructions step by step was a great help and help me sort out tis problem for anyone still having issues. phone works great now she loves it
Does anyone knows if the connector on power button is cut off (the flex cable for power and volumes buttons), the phone will not charge anymore?
The phone stop charging or power on, I opened the back cover carrefully and observe that this flex cable is broken.
Got my new Elephone S7 today. Had some charge in the battery from factory but that went fast and now dead.
Will not charge. Have tried all the obvious fixes ( cleaned port, diff charger, diff outlet).
Cant reboot cause it is dead. Any help please!!!
1725Libertyroad said:
Got my new Elephone S7 today. Had some charge in the battery from factory but that went fast and now dead.
Will not charge. Have tried all the obvious fixes ( cleaned port, diff charger, diff outlet).
Cant reboot cause it is dead. Any help please!!!
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this forum is for elephone p9000 not s7.. post questions in elephone forum website or the right xda device thread(if theres one..)
Connect it with a PC through a branded USB Cable and then press power or POwer+Vol button it will show you some messages on screen.
My Elephone S7 shows boot Mode and the cursor keep on scrolling from Top to Bottom.
I think you may have some problem like the same.