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Hello devs/deviants/xda members.
I hate for this to be my first post, but avast.
The other night (in a drunken stupor that i... regrettably...dont remember) i managed to brick (probably) my Vibrant.
From going through my history i figured out that i successfully rooted my phone and loaded Macnut R14 ROM. However, it then appears that i loaded the Axure CE rom (for Captivate i think).
It is now stuck in a loop. The Att load screen appears, followed by a Galaxy S, Gt-i900 screen. My phone then says in a creepy Radiohead voice: "restore operation"
I cannot access recovery (through adb or 3-button recovery) and i have been unable to get into download mode.
My finace has forbidden me to buy the replacement phone ($288 dollars if Tmo finds anything wrong with it), so i turn to you, masters of all thing dev, for help.
I expect a certain bit of jabbing and or anger from those more established members. If it makes my case any better, i have been trolling XDA for quite a while and y'all helped me root my G1 (which i love ;-) )
Any help would be great.
Final question--is it true you can't brick a Vibrant? Just looking for some more info.
Thanks in advance,
~ J017373
Thanks guys, found a YouTube video to show me how to get into download. THERE IS HOPE YET!
okay, so i have it it Download mode. (Huge shout out to TheVoiceofAndroid), but i cant get Odin to read the phone. Is it possible that i need to download the Captivate drivers?
Was your phone recognized in odin before this mishap? Just make sure you have the proper drivers installed. If you do indeed need the drivers, just search the forums.
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i didnt flash with odin. Pretty sure i used adm. ****ing drunk self.
Downloading samsung drivers now. Do u know, does it cover all their Galaxy S Phones.
Search the development forums for the link to the drivers. Then just download the drivers for your respective OS.
After you have the proper drivers, just re-open odin and it should recognize your device. You should have a COM##.
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Best thing you can do is just go to the vibrant bible or click on the stickies tab. Your drivers are there along with odin and odin tutorials. I wanged my phone once or twice and xda hasn't failed me yet.
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ok com recognoized. The only problem im having is if i want to goto eugenes 2.2, do i have to goto stock first?
dear LORD ITS FIXED. THANK YOU XDA!
Haha, awesome post.
Remember how you just fixed your phone... if you continue to tweak it, it will more than likely happen again ;-)
Good to have you back.
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I bought a Samsung Vibrant from someone today on craigslist and it turns out when i got home with it, when i connect it to the computer it isn't recongnizing it. I called tmobile to see if they could help, and they could. I don't want to try to fix it or anything with an update, i just want to completely get the phone back to normal like as if i were buying it brand new from the store. Can someone please help.
Idk what information you need to give me a tutorial on how to do it...
So here is some stuff...
Kernel Version: 2.6.32.9 OverStock-1.2GHz-v2.4.1 #8
Build Number: Toxic7.XWJS8
Firmware Version: 2.2.1
Model Number: GT-I9000
If someone could help that would be so amazing!
Download vibrant aio toolbox in the stickie section of development and print back to stock very easy.
Also the cables go bad I've gone through 2 may need to pick up another before to get your computer to recognize it. If toolbox can't kick it ink download mode.
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....i suck at life. i cannot find were to download the aio whatever you called it lol. could you post a link or something lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
There ya go..
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alright so i went to that link and i click on the Download Here link thing he had, and finished installing whatever that was. im not sure what to do now, and i am so affriad to mess up my phone this is asking alot, but can you try to talk me through this cause im a retard lol...
First of all.. Does your computer recognize your phone coz according to op your computer isn't recognizing the phone..
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when i plug my phone into the computer, the computer recognizes the phone. but only when i go under devices and printer using the start menu, and it has a thing that says TroubleShoot. And when i troubleshoot it, it says there isnt a driver.
Hmm.. Try going to stock...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR31U0KK2n8
Watch this video by birgertime it helps alot. watch it atleast twice before you actually do it so you can understand what to do exactly.
All the files needed are available in the info box
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Download this: http://org.downloadcenter.samsung.c...11232449765/Kies_Mini_For_Vibrant_10095_9.exe. This is samsung kies mini which will install all the right drivers so that your phone will be recognized.
thats if u can get mini kies to accept ur phone as kies is not easiest thing to do for some. but if u get kies to accept ur phone then u can odin back to stock 2.1 and then u can go from there.
- So does the phone charge when connected to PC but just doesn't mount correctly?
- Try checking your "USB debugging" settings under /settings/applications/development. It could be as simple as that.
If not there are a ton of guides out there for restoring to stock just google it:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Samsung+vibrant+restore+to+stock
(I like the first link, that guy starts it out pretty funny)
Honestly the AIO toolbox should be the easiest way for you to go tho. I have not personally used it but it seems the most surefire way for others. The guides here at XDA will be most helpful but there are an endless amount of them on the interweb. Good luck!
*EDIT* If you really want stock flash this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036193
Some facts:
My last rom on the phone was CM7
I can get into download mode but I cannot get into recovery
The drivers on my pc (windows 7 x64) are not installed correctly. I've tried the vibrant drivers and Nexus S drivers.
When I boot the phone on I just get the Vibrant/samsung Logo and it just stays there.
Since I can't get into my phone I cant turn on or disable USB Debugging.
I have SDK on my pc with the drivers in the google usb folder but they do not work.
How can I get my pc to recognize the device w/o being able to turn on USB debugging. I'm I stuck even though I can get into download mode?
just keep trying with download mode
took me like 2 hours of trying the other night to get mine to connect when i soft bricked
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046315
drivers are there
kyle51 said:
just keep trying with download mode
took me like 2 hours of trying the other night to get mine to connect when i soft bricked
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046315
drivers are there
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I don't even know what to say. After 8 straight hours of trying to install drivers and what not I spent the last 15 mins just plugging in and unplugging the phone restarting download mode and probably on the 50th try it just read it. I don't know what it just did. Thanks for the advice!
jayquik03 said:
I don't even know what to say. After 8 straight hours of trying to install drivers and what not I spent the last 15 mins just plugging in and unplugging the phone restarting download mode and probably on the 50th try it just read it. I don't know what it just did. Thanks for the advice!
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np, glad it worked
my usb on my phone's dodgy, it only charges though usb and only with the usb i got with the phone but doesnt connect to pc as soon as i plug it in, it takes like an hour, so i just have to keep trying when it comes to that
Thanks guys back to fully working phone
I have the same problem. Now this is my first time with this phone as it is a friends. I installed TW bionic rom on her phone with no problem. Then tried the MIUI rom on the first page of the development section then the phone just bootlooped. So after pushing to many buttons in a very noobish move the phone just stays on the vibrant screen. So my question is where do I go from here? I will attempt to try you method to get the laptop to recognize the phone but maybe some links to help me out would be great.
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snowride20 said:
I have the same problem. Now this is my first time with this phone as it is a friends. I installed TW bionic rom on her phone with no problem. Then tried the MIUI rom on the first page of the development section then the phone just bootlooped. So after pushing to many buttons in a very noobish move the phone just stays on the vibrant screen. So my question is where do I go from here? I will attempt to try you method to get the laptop to recognize the phone but maybe some links to help me out would be great.
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id say miui's for more experienced users, it uses a different install meathod (same as cm7)
get odin and the pit and tar files (if you havent already)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1047087
power off the phone
open odin
hold volume up and down
plug usb in
or
open odin
pull the phone battery
plug usb in
hold vol up and down
push battery back in (while holding vol buttons)
both of these ways should put you in download mode, if they dont straight away just keep trying and try different ports on your computer
Thanks for the link to that thread. I wasn't having much luck last night finding links that weren't broken. Downloading the rest of the files now so ill post back soon with results. Odin finally recognized the phone so I think this should go well. Not sure what I did wrong flashing MIUI, its not my first time running the rom just never used a vibrant before.
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make sure factory reset isnt checked in odin, unless you want to wipe everything
always checked in mine for some reason, didnt notice last time and lost all my angry birds lol
Thank you very much for posting that link. It should honestly be stickied for all to find more easily since the one that is currently stickied has dead links. Everything worked, managed to reboot and reinstall team whiskey bionic rom then restore the last back up I made. If it wasn't for these forums I don't know where I would be.
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snowride20 said:
Thank you very much for posting that link. It should honestly be stickied for all to find more easily since the one that is currently stickied has dead links. Everything worked, managed to reboot and reinstall team whiskey bionic rom then restore the last back up I made. If it wasn't for these forums I don't know where I would be.
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it is, noob guide - root, odin, flash..........
the link's in there
Somehow I missed it but thanks again
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right at the top
NOOB GUIDE: HOW TO ROOT/ODIN/FLASH/RECOVER ** 04/28/11 W/ Videos **
Originally Posted By: s15274n
hi there, i've searched and searched and cannot for the life of me find any stock roms or anything for the telus fascinate it probably doesn't help that I don't know what the build number is... I flashed a verizon vibrant rom quite a while ago and don't remember my methods of doing so, I've read that it's going to be a huge PITA to get it back to stock, especially because I can't seem to get it into ^&%^*% recovery mode or even get it to connect to my pc.. so any help in that regard will also be MUCH appreciated
THANK YOU in advance.. I hope!
Alright so i managed to find an all in one zip file in a tutorial post obvs i didn't look hard enough lol!
So that just leaves me with the more important predicament. I can't get my phone into recovery mode to flash with odin and my pc won't connect to the pc at all.. I read somewhere that my phone is soft-bricked???? Because of using a vibrant Rom? Any input is greatly appreciated once again
P.s can a mod change the title? Or can i? Because its slightly irrelevant to the post now
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Can you link the All in One ODIN you are talking about?
I sure can here it is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=923712
coincidentally this is also the exact procedure i followed when I rooted and flashed.
so a little more information for you.
sorry about the reply taking forever i couldn't find the post on my phone and haven't had much time to sit on the computer
AntoineDon said:
So that just leaves me with the more important predicament. I can't get my phone into recovery mode to flash with odin and my pc won't connect to the pc at all.. I read somewhere that my phone is soft-bricked???? Because of using a vibrant Rom? Any input is greatly appreciated once again
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Says your phone model is GT i9000 so you probably flashed a gti9000 rom (Bell Vibrant / international Galaxy S).
Anyway... you need to be in "download mode" to flash via odin. I think you meant phone to pc, but were you able to connect your phone to the pc before? Do you have the correct drivers installed?
You know you're in soft-bricked if when you turn on the phone, you get a picture of a phone to pc with a ! in between. This can be fixed by a USB jig, or for some, just doing the download mode button combination while your battery is out and your usb is plugged into the computer.
What rom did you install exactly?
Yes i realise that i suppose that's what i meant but odin doesn't pick up my phone and my pc won't either. I used to be able to connect yes but now it won't I have the drivers downloaded i havent had the chance to try a different cord but this is the same cord i used to flash, so im pretty sure that's not the problem.
I guess its not soft bricked then i haven't seen anything like what you have described,
The Rom im using is called EXTRAordinary Rom or something like that ill try and find a link for you
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Bump? This is a serious issue for me as my Bluetooth is not working and things are constantly force-closing...
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If you have gotten your phone into download mode and your pc isn't recognizing it, you should; 1 - try a different pc, 2 - try a different cable or 3 - try both. Are you still able to get it into download mode?
Ughh I've tried every computer in my house, 3 laptops and one desktop...
My personal laptop is the only one it worked on previously, it now doesn't work, and I only have the original cable i did the flashing with originally, but i'll yoink a cable from work tomorrow do test that out, although I am seriously doubting it would work... my widgets have recently stopped working as well, they say "problem loading widget" I'm pretty scared by this point and feel as though my phone is sloooowly hardening into a useless brick. i'll update tomorrow, when I get a new cable.
um also, I've posted this question in a different thread but have yet to be answered, why can't I find the telus usb drivers anywhere? they don't have it on samsung's website,,, i haven't installed any drivers since the original flashing and have no clue as to where to find them... as far as I could remember it was ridiculously easy to find them last time....
Thanks in advance,
Antoine
try installing samsung kies-worked for me once
Hi guys.
Tonight I did a data reset via the system settings menu within the OS so that all personal data can be wiped from the phone.
Shortly after I did this, the phone reset, then just started randomly flashing and not booting, occasionally pausing on a totally white screen.
I tried to enter into recovery mode with no luck, and had no luck with download mode either.
My USB jig worked and got me into download mode, and it now also lets me enter download mode via the 3 button method.
I figured I would just use odin to flash a new kernel/ROM, however the phone refuses to come up in odin and is no longer even recognised on my PC (unknown usb device).
I've tried installing and reinstalling drivers, different usb ports, different cable etc and nothing makes any difference.
Anyone have any clue what I can do about this?
PS. The phone was on rootbox rom (unsure of version) and I'm fairly certain it had siyah kernel.
sorry, posted in the wrong section.
please switch it over, mods
No recovery?
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What version were you running? GB, ICS or JB? Which kernel? Did you try to flash tar file? Repartition through Odin?
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It was running ICS, unsure of exact version.
And I did not try to do anything with odin as the phone is not recognised at all any more, doesn't come up in odin..
and yes, I cannot access recovery mode at all via the 3 button method
Didn't it work with the jig?
Tell us what you can do with your device right now.
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as above, I can enter download mode, but absolutely nothing else.
no boot, no recovery, phone is not recognised in odin, phone is not recognised by windows.
Can you find the device in windows device manager as unknown device?
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Wuxar said:
Can you find the device in windows device manager as unknown device?
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yep, that's exactly what it comes up as.
Have you tried with another computer?
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Hold on, i'm going PC Mode.
In the meantime flash siyah v6
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Try these and report back.
gastonw said:
Hold on, i'm going PC Mode.
In the meantime flash siyah v6
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Try these and report back.
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mate, I really appreciate you trying to help me but I'm not entirely sure that you are even reading my posts.
I'm not sure how I am supposed to flash a kernel when my device is not even seen (besides "unknown device") on my PC, and does not display at all in Odin.
ps: i've already tried all of those steps in that link, nothing has helped
lolthrash said:
mate, I really appreciate you trying to help me but I'm not entirely sure that you are even reading my posts.
I'm not sure how I am supposed to flash a kernel when my device is not even seen (besides "unknown device") on my PC, and does not display at all in Odin.
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I've read your post?
Have you read mine?
What are we trying to do here?
To make your PC see your device.....am I right?
yes, the objective is to make my PC see the device.
and seeing as the PC needs to see the device for me to flash anything to it, I'm unsure as to how flashing siyah will help me when I cannot in fact flash anything at all
lolthrash said:
yes, the objective is to make my PC see the device.
and seeing as the PC needs to see the device for me to flash anything to it, I'm unsure as to how flashing siyah will help me when I cannot in fact flash anything at all
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yeah yeah
You get unkown device when plugged in? delete that.
Install kies.
Already installed? uninstall it.
Re install.
just figured out the problem with it not recognising it via usb, it was a dodgy USB flex that I'd installed to fix a microphone problem (which eventually turned out to not be hardware related).
just swapped back the original board and hey presto, the damn thing is recognised in windows and in odin.
thanks for the help guys
Be carefull now.
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wrong post, didnt read your post properly