So I was going to reflash TSM Resurrection by going from ED05 to PWGB to TSM. While I was ODINing PWGB the screen just blacked and never came back on. I've tried all the various methods of getting it into dl mode without luck. What are the chances that I can go into a verison store and get a new phone under warranty? It was still technically using ED05 when I tried flashing PWGB.
If someone knows another way to get it into dl mode beside the unplug everything and then use odin+vol+usb let me know. I'm crushed by this brick =(
aznkid8706 said:
So I was going to reflash TSM Resurrection by going from ED05 to PWGB to TSM. While I was ODINing PWGB the screen just blacked and never came back on. I've tried all the various methods of getting it into dl mode without luck. What are the chances that I can go into a verison store and get a new phone under warranty? It was still technically using ED05 when I tried flashing PWGB.
If someone knows another way to get it into dl mode beside the unplug everything and then use odin+vol+usb let me know. I'm crushed by this brick =(
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I'd say pretty good. They won't take the time to trouble shoot especially if the phone won't even come on.
tsm res1.2, TKSGB 11-14, lag fix
aznkid8706 said:
So I was going to reflash TSM Resurrection by going from ED05 to PWGB to TSM. While I was ODINing PWGB the screen just blacked and never came back on. I've tried all the various methods of getting it into dl mode without luck. What are the chances that I can go into a verison store and get a new phone under warranty? It was still technically using ED05 when I tried flashing PWGB.
If someone knows another way to get it into dl mode beside the unplug everything and then use odin+vol+usb let me know. I'm crushed by this brick =(
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when i got my latest i500, it was in a similar situation (odin/heimdal wouldnt recognize it)
what eventually worked was putting in a different battery (i had/have 3) and leaving it with volume down and plugging in usb to heimdall (in linux...windows wouldnt see it with odin or heimdall)
for whatever reason it worked...wouldnt work w/ battery out or the battery it came with
Yeah.. happened to me too. I was going to say what nitsuj17 said. Try DL mode with battery in or borrow a battery from a friend, or buy an extra one, can't hurt, and if Windows doesn't see it, use Linux. good luck
so i walked into verison and told them my phone wont power on. The guy was real nice and saw that the phone was still under warranty. Told me they will ship me another one without accessories. i just paid extra for faster shipping
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are there any apps that I MUST have (aside from launcher pro and a new keyboard)
any roms that I should flash? (I am staying away from froyo because of lack of support for the headphone jack and no jit (afaik that's why froyo is so much faster than eclair) and im in no rush to get flash)
any other tips? (yes I looked at the tips post. so far i have installed that screenshot taking tool, gotten the adblocker and installed titanium backup)
thanks guys!
ps. what's the word on cyanogenmod 6? when is it slated to release?
again thanks for all your help, I'm loving my new vibrant.
-former g1 user.
The word on Cyanogen is it's in the works.
Link:
http://www.cyanogenmod.com/home/whats-up-with-cm
6.1 is the current work-in-progress and is coming together nicely. There’s a few new features like touch-to-focus in the camcorder, dismiss notifications by swiping, kernel updates for most devices, and improved performance. There will also be support for a few new devices- Acer Liquid, HTC Wildfire and Samsung Vibrant. My eye is also on the new HTC phones that are about to get released like the G2.
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one last question: are the lag fixes worth doing? what's the risk? and most roms tell you to uninstall them before flashing, how easy is this to do? and what roms can be "lagfixed?" what is the best way to do a lagfix?
Well, I suggest playing around with your phone. If you notice it's slow, and not as fast, go ahead and install it. Also, download Quadrant Standard. Test it. If your score is 1100-1500, go ahead and install the lagfix.
To install it, this is what I do. I am not quite sure if this is best way, but it works for me.
Remember, I am not responsible for what you do to your phone.
Step 1: Download RyanZA's lagfix from the market. (search "lagfix")
Step 2: Install EXT tools from the app.
Step 3: Apply Lagfix.
If you ever want to uninstall the lagfix, go to the app and do it from there.
ROMs that work with the lagfix as I know:
Vibrant Hybrid
Frankin-Twiz.
I also recommend installing the Captivates camera. It's a 1000x better. You can look that up in the tips thread.
I'm running the Voodoo lag fix on Bionix 1.3. The phone absolutely flies and the battery life is excellent. I'm also pretty sure that you can remove the lag fix by simply placing a named folder inside of the voodoo folder and rebooting, so it should be pretty easy.
I don't always complain, but when I do, I #BlameWes
Oh, also, here's another tip:
If your battery is horrible, let it drain ALL THE WAY, make sure it turns off. Then charge it to 100%. This restarts the cycle, I do this twice a month.
thanks!!!!!
You've got choices...
I'm also running 1.3 Bionix, but with the KingKlick kernel and no lag fix. It might not "fly" like the voodoo lag fix version, but it is quick enough and the battery life is amazing. Been using the phone unplugged for about 8 hours with some calls, texts, and work-related emails and I still have 79% of battery.
Tried all of the 2.1 Roms so far and played with them for a few days each, but have finally settled in with the above.
Whatever you do, give it a few days of regular use before you turn to the next one. And be careful to read the OP's instructions or you'll end up getting all crazy and wanting to throw your phone against a wall cause it bricked...
it bricked
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8296995#post8296995
Man, I didn't mean to jinx you...
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it bricked
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8296995#post8296995
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-alright friend. Keep at it and follow the thread on using Odin to get it back. I've gone back to Odin at least 3-4 times and I know a bunch of folks here have visited it more times than they care to admit.
If you can do it after a good nights sleep, it's probably best cause otherwise you get easily frustrated and really do want to throw it against a wall -- but don't.
You'll recover it - just keep at it. Good luck and hope to hear back that you got it going.
YepMan68 said:
-alright friend. Keep at it and follow the thread on using Odin to get it back. I've gone back to Odin at least 3-4 times and I know a bunch of folks here have visited it more times than they care to admit.
If you can do it after a good nights sleep, it's probably best cause otherwise you get easily frustrated and really do want to throw it against a wall -- but don't.
You'll recover it - just keep at it. Good luck and hope to hear back that you got it going.
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thanks man. i can't even get to the download screen. it ether goes to the battery screen or the vibrant screen depending on which method i use.
my cousin has the same phone, but she bought it through tmobile (not ebay like me) and has a warranty and insurance. should i ask her to get it replace? or will i be able to unbrick?
i should add i can't even get adb going.
would i be able to buy one off contract and return it? wheres a good place to do this?
these phones are almost unbrickable, if you get the vibrant screen you should be able to unbrick it....also the phone is less then a year old so it should have a warranty if it comes down to that.
Keep at it, try these few ideas
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thanks man. i can't even get to the download screen. it ether goes to the battery screen or the vibrant screen depending on which method i use.
my cousin has the same phone, but she bought it through tmobile (not ebay like me) and has a warranty and insurance. should i ask her to get it replace? or will i be able to unbrick?
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--If you got it from eBay, try and see if either the seller is willing to fix or look into Square Trade Warranties. I have a couple of their warranties on phones and ipods and they have always come through for me when the items I get need repair. Also, check into Craigslist locally and see if there is anyone that does phone repair. I have a guy in CA, near where I live that has fixed my electronics before and I found him on Craigslist.
-keep trying man. don't give up.
it's all been sorted out. i have a friend at costco who does returns
thanks for all the help though. I'll make sure read instructions more clearly (although it wasn't entirely my fault, the instructions said don't do a nadroid backup, not don't do a nandroid restore, which is what i did. and guess what? my new vibrant isn't locked! i can get into recovery using the buttons)
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I suggest you pull the battery, put it back in, plug your USB into your PC, hold both up and down on the volume rocker and plug the micro USB into your phone t get back into Download mode and flash Odin the 512.pit and the JFD tarball.
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Get into download like this
Take out battery.
Connect USB now press the volume buttons then put battery in
Nero beta 3 + oclf
climhazzard1993 said:
not gonna work.
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well you obviously don't want help fixing it so go ahead and return it and pray you don't get dinged for flashing it.
Some guy in the marketplace here sells jigs for $15.
And ebay has them for $25 or something.
Whats a jig?
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Segnaro said:
Some guy in the marketplace here sells jigs for $15.
And ebay has them for $25 or something.
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He does not want to fix his phone, he has a replacement already but wants someone to look into the future to see if he will get busted for flashing firmware onto the phone.
Zylograth said:
He does not want to fix his phone, he has a replacement already but wants someone to look into the future to see if he will get busted for flashing firmware onto the phone.
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Yeah, I didn't read the edit.
Zylograth said:
He does not want to fix his phone, he has a replacement already but wants someone to look into the future to see if he will get busted for flashing firmware onto the phone.
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My thoughts exactly.
If he wont try. No point in helping
@OP, there's different ways of going into download mode. Not just 1. Try them or gtfo of this forum.
Nero beta 3 + oclf
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What ROM were you flashing when this happened? I doubt they will be able to see but it is possible they will see a custom ROM and charge you for the replacement.
I would at least try to get the original firmware back onto the phone before sending it back. Have you tried more than one USB cable to get into download mode?
climhazzard1993 said:
umm, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
lol? yeah um, not gonna argue with u. but ive tried all that, otherwise i wouldnt be here asking..
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I was working with someone the other night having the same issue getting into download mode, we did a video chat over skype and he showed me that all the steps were not working. the next day he bought a new USB cable and got into download mode on the first try.
hard to sat if they will catch you but I would at least do everything i could to avoid it LOL
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climhazzard1993 said:
i accidentally flashed a gt i9000 onto my vibrant. it worked but it wasnt reading my sim card. then i tried flashing the 2.1 stock, odin got stuck at cache.rfs for an hour so i pulled my phone out and thats how it bricked. and i doubt that will work cuz my idiot ass flashed the wrong firmware on my vibrant.
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you "should" be able to get back to stock, did you include the 512.PIT when you tried flashing 2.1? I usually do a 512.PIT with re-partition when I am going back to JFD
Maybe the OP should "read before posting". I've seen many threads like this, and its really up to the luck of the draw, if your unit happens to be inspected by Captain Flawless, he'll catch it, most likely they'll try to turn it on, see it doesn't boot into recovery and sent it through the refurbishing process. I've actually never seen or heard a story about someone having it come back to bite them in the ass other than anything physical like water damage.
in the OP you make it sound like a JIG is not an option.... may I ask why? THat would solve your issue.
That said, I dont think you have an issue.... send your phone in and quit worrying.
True I sent one one in with fusion on it cause the screen had some bad pixels they never said anything about it I didn't even think of taking the rom off probably cause I dont care but I never heard anything about it and never got any additional charges not saying you won't but the chances are good that they don't look or care either its not like they have 1 guy on a room setting all these phones back to the way they were
testing eugenes ginger clone
Moved of: Samsung Vibrant > Vibrant Android Development
To: Samsung Vibrant > Vibrant Q&A
Please put your questions to: Vibrant Q&A
The title basically explains the problem. I was having a bunch of issues with custom roms on my phone...lack of cell service, very laggy. I figured it was best to ODIN to stock then update via Kies to stock 2.2 and save myself any further hardship by keeping stock if I was actually getting reception.
The installation/update went perfectly okay then after 10 minutes of letting it sit, I attempted to turn it on...nothing. Unlikely but I thought maybe the battery was dead so I left it plugged in for a little while longer, still nothing. Realizing that on FroYo the green charging screen would come up when the phone wasn't actually on, I thought the worst...hardbricked. The phone simply won't turn on at ALL.
Since coming to this conclusion a couple hours ago I've attempted numerous/every combination of buttons to get back into Download mode but no go. At this point I'm fishing for any kind of solution to this problem. I bought my Vibrant off of Craigslist so I'm not sure if the warranty is still valid. Also I can't simply exchange the phone because of my FFC. My original camera is back at school, where I won't be for another week or so.
Anyone with any kind of solution or advice, I beg of you to speak up.
you need it jtagged
pm connexions2005
http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1602851
kyle51 said:
you need it jtagged
pm connexions2005
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I was hoping anything besides that
Joy2DaWurld said:
I was hoping anything besides that
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if you've tried everything then thats the only thing that'll get it working again
i hard bricked mine when odin froze and tried everything for a week but nothing worked then i took mine to a local phone shop and they fixed it in like a day
i think kies has a history of causing hard bricks, theres a stock 2.2 by Whitehawkx you could have used instead of using kies
Seems like ur on the right track. Only other suggestion would be to try a jig to get into download mode before you go the jtag route. Probably what ur gonna have to do tho. Good luck!
Send it back to Samsung. That happened the other day to me (exactly what you did) and they sent me a new one. 5 bucks.
Here is what I did to my phone. Installed a 2.2 rom from team whiskey which had voodoo. I got bored with the rom so I figured I would go back to 2.1 using odin and had no problems . I then decided I would try t-mobiles 2.2. I went to mini kies and all seemed to go well, until my beautiful phone just bricked. It will not turn on at all.. I have tried everything including using a jig I bought. Right now I have a phone with no mechanical problems( it is only a few weeks old) the problem is me not deactivating the voodoo. I know I can call t-mobile etc. but I want to fix it myself. As I said it is totally dead. Does anyone have any ideas I love a challenge. I would love to see DOWNLOAD mode..
You might have a complete bricked phone so..if it is under warranty then just call T-mobile and tell them Kies bricked your phone..I am sure they have head this before because Kies is known for bricking...i have read in so many threads..
Pull the battery, wait awhile, plug in battery cable, insert battery any lights/anything?
dont worry its fine. just do what s15274n
No nothing, this phone is dead. Too bad it is like brand new. Any other ideas!!!
roogerrisboredd said:
dont worry its fine. just do what s15274n
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don't worry?? he used kies.... Its probably bricked. sorry but kies is known for this. Look up JTAG... it isn't much to fix it but you still have to send it away for awhile
try this
jjnewb said:
Here is what I did to my phone. Installed a 2.2 rom from team whiskey which had voodoo. I got bored with the rom so I figured I would go back to 2.1 using odin and had no problems . I then decided I would try t-mobiles 2.2. I went to mini kies and all seemed to go well, until my beautiful phone just bricked. It will not turn on at all.. I have tried everything including using a jig I bought. Right now I have a phone with no mechanical problems( it is only a few weeks old) the problem is me not deactivating the voodoo. I know I can call t-mobile etc. but I want to fix it myself. As I said it is totally dead. Does anyone have any ideas I love a challenge. I would love to see DOWNLOAD mode..
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a while back i had a flash go a-rye, i tried one of the posts suggestions but did not work, found very similar solution.
take out battery, sim and sd. hold down both vol buttons. plug usb in reinsert battery and hopefully u'll c the download guy
I was trying to Odin back to 2.2 eugene, and after about 30 secs...screen went red...and stayed there. I unplugged the battery, and tried to get back to DL mode...FAIL. I tried all methods , searched the forum and google for hours and can find no solution. The phone is flat out dead. Will not power on, cannot get to DL mode...nothing. I did notice before this happened, that when I was trying to transfer CWM files for a new ROM to flash, the SD card didn't seem to mount. Didn't realize it until I went into recovery, and I was looking at only the ex/sd. Any ideas short of using it for spare parts ( i have two, this one is my wifes) and buying a new one?
Please help!
2.2, are you on a 4g?
No...its the old 3G...was going to redo GB on it because it had been acting up as of late...ROMs I were using were switching back and for from #G to "H" though... This thing is super dead, no pwer nothing. Been flashing and dealing with brick problem for a while on these things, and I usually can get them going...I think this one is gone though...
I've tried every method i can think of or find to get back to DL mode...it's just not happening. Damn thing is TOTALLY unresponsive...no power up, no charging icon...no lights...I mean nothing...no matter what I have tried, unless there is some new way I am unaware of. I even contemplated the "Unbrickable Mod" but that seemed more trouble than its worth, plus I don't have small enough tips for my iron...any ideas?
Yeah i black screened one about 4 monthes ago, and I could tell it was getting hinky. Keep working odin, sometimes you can get the yellow recognition to blink on.
Are you saying that Odin may pick it up even if the phone doesn't show DL mode?
Yes, if odin shows the yellow comfirmation com port, Ive heard odin will run it.
Wow...never heard of that, but I will definately keep trying and see if will pop up...thanks
Yeah if it goes into screens like upload mode, or anything try to connect it and see if Odin notices the phone. If it does, you're good.
I think you may need a JIG
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If the phone doesn't power on, there is absolutely no hope of a software fix (odin/adb/etc), common sense.
Your only possible solution is sending it into JTAG, but if they can't fix it, they'll still usually charge you a procesing fee + shipping. Unbrickable Mod merely switches the boot order (so you can force it into dl mode with a jig), it won't magically bring a dead phone back to life. Then again you have nothing to lose trying if it's dead to begin with.
I'm willing to buy it off you for spare parts if you want as well.
j tag service is the way to go....
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