Hi, so I think I have bricked my Vibrant, here's what happened. I was running Nero Rom with CWM recovery v2 something. I did a NANdroid backup and flashed CM9 ICS build 12, which upgraded my recovery to v5.5.0. I created a NANDROID backup of CM9 because I wanted to boot back into Nero Rom to save my contacts and text messages. When I hit restore, it failed for some reason, and now my phone is stuck at the Vibrant Screen. I cannot get into download mode, and ODIN does not recognize the phone. The 3-botton combo is not working either.
What I think happened is that the updated CWM recovery v5.5 could not restore the backup created with CWM recovery v2 from NERO rom, and that messed up the phone. How do I go about fixing this mess?
Your phone is not brick. Brick when you see a pc, exclamation mark, and phone or simply black. You can try vol up + power.
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Hi, so I think I have bricked my Vibrant, here's what happened. I was running Nero Rom with CWM recovery v2 something. I did a NANdroid backup and flashed CM9 ICS build 12, which upgraded my recovery to v5.5.0. I created a NANDROID backup of CM9 because I wanted to boot back into Nero Rom to save my contacts and text messages. When I hit restore, it failed for some reason, and now my phone is stuck at the Vibrant Screen. I cannot get into download mode, and ODIN does not recognize the phone. The 3-botton combo is not working either.
What I think happened is that the updated CWM recovery v5.5 could not restore the backup created with CWM recovery v2 from NERO rom, and that messed up the phone. How do I go about fixing this mess?
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Youtube Vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nMCBbdAcHU
Here ya go, always helps me when I brick my Vibrant.
Also, when you're in Odin, I have sometimes gotten it to work with the Phone-Exclamation point-Computer sign that shows you've bricked your phone, instead of Download mode, by just changing the USB port of the cable. Try that and see if it works.
All the posts I have read on bricked phone say that if you see anything at all on the screen you aren't bricked and odin will get you back. The procedure is detailed in the sticky thread in Q&A section.
Thank you for the replies. The problem is I can't get into download mode/recovery mode and ODIN is not detecting the phone. I have uploaded two pics to show you what I mean. The Vibrant screen stays on without the backlight keys working, and if I plug in the USB and then power on with volume +/- keys, then I get the circle which does not spin. Here's the link to the pics.
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I would be able to get to stock only if ODIN at least recognized the phone. I think the problem is that the when I tried to restore, it failed due to incompatible recoveries (as mentioned in OP) and then the phone rebooted itself. I think there's no ROM on the phone now, that's why it's not booting.
Any ideas?
Edit: I do not get the screen with the phone-yellow exclamation-pc
Pretty sure you are not bricked. Try these steps:
N00B_IN_N33D said:
Make sure you have ODIN OPEN with admin privileges!
1.) Take off your back cover, remove your sim & mirco sd card.
2.) Remove your battery.
Make sure you have the USB plugged into your PC but NOT your phone!
3.) Hold the volume buttons.
4.) Put the battery in.
5.) Put the USB in.
You don't necessarily need the download mode image to be present. As long as you are getting the COM ID to light up yellow in ODIN, just flash back to stock like normal.
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If you did flash cm9 ics, the three button is different to get recovery. Its vol down, home key,...wait then power. let it loop a coupla times then release. Not the gospel, havent flashed that one but most ics are this way.
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Pretty sure you are not bricked. Try these steps:
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I have tried it many times using various methods/combinations but ID:COM doesn't show the yellow box at all, at any time; problem is ODIN is not recognizing the phone when I plug it in.
Sugartibbs said:
If you did flash cm9 ics, the three button is different to get recovery. Its vol down, home key,...wait then power. let it loop a coupla times then release. Not the gospel, havent flashed that one but most ics are this way.
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I was never able to get to recovery on NERO rom or CM9 with any key press combination. I actually had to get ROM Manager and reboot into recovery from there each time. I think its because I have a hardware locked phone.
I have ordered a USB JIG to see if I can force download mode. I tried the one-click unbrick and that didn't work either.
Edit: I think I have definitely messed up either the partition or boot looder on the phone. Need to figure out how to proceed from there.
Do you have Nexus drivers installed?
Sugartibbs said:
Do you have Nexus drivers installed?
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I don't think so, why would I need the nexus drivers?
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After trying the lag fix I could not longer open any applications they just kept force closing. I tried restarting but now the phone wont even turn back on. it stays on galaxy s screen then just goes black. I ade a back up in clock work prior to doing this but I cant access it as i was accessing it through rom manager. How can i flash the back up to recover my phone =(
IF you made the backup using NANDROID in Clockwork recovery:
boot into recovery by holding volume up+volume down+power, as soon as you see the "white vibrant", let go of power but keep holding volume up+volume down. you will be brought to recovery, it should be black background with blue text, then use your volume buttons, to go to reinstall packages, use the power button to select it, that will put you into clockwork recovery. use the volume buttons to go to Nandroid->Restore then choose your backup, Good luck.
If all else fails you may need to use ODIN to get the factory image back on, information on how to do that is in the stickies. Search for it, you will find it.
You can open the backup by holding both volume keys as you power on the phone I believe....either that or it will go into download mode and you can then use odin to flash. Hope it helps.
Edit: nevermind, look at the pay above mine lol
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
Recovery
Thanks for the quick replys greatly appreciated. I click reinstall packages but ti doesnt go into recovery. I'm thinking because I called the lag fix update.zip it is reinstalling that instead of the recovery..I think im still new to all this. I looked at the odin sticky. is there a way I can use that program and use the backup that is on my phone or is it lost and must I use the one that is provided in the sticky?
You can install Stock Rom Via ODIN. I found the link from this forum. I was in the same situation yesterday but I ended up flashing to Vibrant5.zip instead. After that, my files were still on the phone. If you made a backup with ROM manager, your backup files should be in /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup. Reinstall ROM manager and see if you can restore back to that.
I cant get into get to rom manager because my phone just boots to a black screen. is there away i can access my internal sd without having the phone booted?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475 follow the instructions...worked for me last night when I 'bricked' my phone by removing twlauncher with root manager
Solution
**********SOLUTION***********
Thanks for the reply's from those that did. i ended up using odin3 which took me forever to figure out lol. The brunt of my problems was getting into download mode. after searching the internet for which seemed like for ever and 100 unsuccessful attempts to get into download mode I came across on post that really helped.
I had to turnoff the phone, plug it in and wait until i seen the green battery indicator. Once i saw it i held down both volume up and down keys then pressed power. The key was as soon as the battery indicator disappeared you have to let go of power.
that worked on the first try for me from there it was smooth sailing. Odin is very simple but its the little things that are very tricky and because i didnt know what the protocol was I didnt know whether I was even in download mode or not, so these are some things to know
*you will no when you are in download mode because a picture of a yellow triangle will appear on the screen with an android in the middle with a shovel digging.
*No the recovery menu is not download mode
*Just because Odin detects the phone(Displays COM port in yellow) Does not mean you are in download mode....Which was my misconception.
*The "analyzing file" message should only appear briefly a minute or two max. Anything longer is not normal and Odin needs to be reset as well as the whole process.
*It doesn't take to long to flash and it WORKS I am back on stock and happy as hell =)
Thanks again to those that helped and good luck to any future brickers.
i just saw this post but what i did was to save the clockwork update.zip into my computer and downloaded this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739300. unzipped it and deleted the root.zip from the directory and renamed update.zip to root.zip and hit rootme.bat
the program will push root.zip (clockwork recovery) into phone and reboot into recovery while stuck in any screen =)
I had this exact same set of issues. Ultimately what caused the problem is the fact Busybox wasn't installed. I ran the update.zip version that supposedly had busybox, ran the script and then all of my programs crashed. The phone would never reboot after that. Ultimately saved it with Odin and was able to restore my nandroid backup after getting ROM Manager going again. Very scary hour there!
jzanitsch said:
I had this exact same set of issues. Ultimately what caused the problem is the fact Busybox wasn't installed. I ran the update.zip version that supposedly had busybox, ran the script and then all of my programs crashed. The phone would never reboot after that. Ultimately saved it with Odin and was able to restore my nandroid backup after getting ROM Manager going again. Very scary hour there!
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this happened to me while I was backing up my current rom, the scrary thing is that I never used oden.. is it possible for me to "unbrick" my phone?? it can go into download mode but the yellow bar for the ID:COM doesnt show
please help!!
Super Hard Bricked my SGH T959 Vibrant
Please PLEASEEEEEE HELP ME ... PLEASE
I was flashing jelly bean 4.1 (my previous version was ICS 4.0 by ExROM by LightX). When I rebooted my phone it was showing the Vibrant screen >> "VIBRANT SAMSUNG". then my phone was not starting. it was stocked in the screen. i did CWM recovery but it was also not working. I have tried many ways by ODIN or Heimdell Soft Unbrick. but now i get into only downloading mode. no vibrant screen isn't appearing. only one time ODIN can recognize my phone then i haven't the t959 tar file. so i didn't flash that time. after that i gave soft unbrick by Heimdell's software then my download mode went off and not restarting. by the way when i downloaded the TAR file and connect to ODIN then ODIN couldn't recognize my phone. my PC can recognize my phone but ODIN can't. whenever i give soft unbrick the download screen goes off. i have tried two computers and two cables. same problem appearing. i have also tried all odin versions but these are not working. only one time ODIN can recognize my phone. further before, when i gave volume up + volume down + power button then RST_STAT = 0*0 ..... appearing and an android said "UNKNOWN UPLOAD MODE" but now there is no android but the red little letters still appearing on my screen. PLEASE BOSS HELP ME... PLEASE .
Hello everyone. I have a question about the current state of my Vibrant. Coming from a G1, I just upgraded to the Vibrant and have been loving since. I rooted my device, installed Clockwork Recovery, and flashed a new Rom. I decided to switch back to the stock rom but now when I turn on my Vibrant, it just sits at the Vibrant Samsung boot screen... Here are the steps I did up until this point:
1. Starting from the Stock T-Mobile rom, I applied Root update zip but booting into Recovery Mode (Holding down the volume Up/Down buttons and then pressing the Power button).
2. Installed Clockwork Recovery, and then did a Nandroid Backup.
3. Using Clockwork, I installed Eugene's Vibrant7 rom (I left create ROM Backup and Wipe Data options checked)
4. Vibrant7 rom flashed successfully but decided to switch back. So I used Clockwork to boot into manual recovery mode, selected Nandroid and then Restore
After it finished the Restore, it now sits at the Vibrant Samsung boot screen everytime I power it up... I'm thinking I should have not have used the Nandroid Restore to revert back to the stock ROM (unless I'm totally mistaken, I never used Clockwork Recovery before and have flash roms before with my G1).
At this point, could I just reflash back to the stock firmwire using ODIN (Directions from this thread [ROM] OFFICIAL T-Mo Vibrant JFD ODIN/Nandroid Backup Images 7/29/10 (Tested/Working) in the Vibrant/Android Development section). Would that take care of my problem or is my phone currently 'bricked' or SOL?
Thanks in advance for any help or clarification
yeah just odin back to stock... Read the directions carefully
this exact same thing is happening to me. I have tried to follow the instructions to odin. but when I hold volume down and power it just keeps rebooting to the vibrant page. but if I hold volume up and down and power I can get into recovery but non of the options fix my problem. Am I screwed or am I doing something wrong.
i'm having the same problem...stuck on boot screen
i'm on the bell network, are there instructions on how to use odin to fix my phone?
Try this,
1. Take out simcard ms and battery
2. Make sure you have the right drivers for your os
3. Open odin
4. Put your battery back in
5. Hold both volume up and volume down, using two fingers,
just to make sure your not missing a button.
6. Slowly... SLOWLY... put the usb into your phone while doing step 4
7. Continue to hold,
8. Should be in dl mode
If your not take out the battery and repeat 4-7. If odin doesn't recognize your phone, try unplugging the usb wire and reconnecting it.
flashed a sgh t959 with a galaxy s i9ooo kernel oops
hi im stuck in manual mode and when i try to boot the screen shows two different galaxys s screens then goes back to manual mode and i cant get into down load mode it just goes back two manual mode was trying to root used wrong file i think im screwed i flash with oden and used i9000xxxhph tar file
Same with me, I think I soft bricked my vibrant, so I tried to restore to stock rom using odin. Odin detects it and runs stock rom just fine, but once it was restarting, the phone would not still boot up and would stay stuck at the vibrant samsung screen. I tried other roms such as froyo no brick, and i9000 stock rom also, would not boot also, just stuck at the samsung screen. What do I do? Odin works through the process fine though......why isnt it fixed?
Daddy_617 said:
Try this,
1. Take out simcard ms and battery
2. Make sure you have the right drivers for your os
3. Open odin
4. Put your battery back in
5. Hold both volume up and volume down, using two fingers,
just to make sure your not missing a button.
6. Slowly... SLOWLY... put the usb into your phone while doing step 4
7. Continue to hold,
8. Should be in dl mode
If your not take out the battery and repeat 4-7. If odin doesn't recognize your phone, try unplugging the usb wire and reconnecting it.
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OMG MAN!!! i love you! this did it for me, i even went and bough AND made a jig but none worked, didnt boot up into dl mode, just stayed stuck at vibrant boot screen, this did it for me, thx man, saved me hours of stress
yes yes yes! your mistake was using the power button! Lol.
FUTURE NOTE: if you upgrade to any gingerbread roms.... new bootloaders are required. If your JIG didnt get you into download mode before...... then it isn't working right. Once your into the the new Bootloaders for gingerbread, the sequence is........ HOLD VOL UP and POWER until you trigger DL mode. No USB required.... DO NOT FLASH NEW BOOTLOADERS WITHOUT A WORKING JIG IN YOUR POSSESION. TEST IT BEFORE YOU FLASH. I had...... an experiance.... lol
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ParaMount33 said:
OMG MAN!!! i love you! this did it for me, i even went and bough AND made a jig but none worked, didnt boot up into dl mode, just stayed stuck at vibrant boot screen, this did it for me, thx man, saved me hours of stress
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I tried all the instruction still stuck on Vibrant logo if i connect cable the Loader pix cums but doesnt load or show me battery image what to do now? also Odin doesnt recognize neither i can go to download mode!!!!!
If you can get in DL mode you are halfway there, next make sure you have correct drivers. Uninstall current drivers and reinstall correct drivers. Odin can be funny sometimes, you might need a new USB cable, try every USB port as well.
You can also use the All In One (AIO) program to get drivers and back to stock. If you are having issues with Odin try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11358713
sent from the depths of helly bean
hi,
Once i gt a prob restoring. But then I re-flashed the ROM which the nandroid backup was taken and then in CWM selected advance and gave restore data option(as i remember).. (it was not full restore with system..b/c I flashed system separately)
You can go back to stock using ODIN .. as mentioned by Daddy_617 previously.
tc
Also if Odin doesn't work for you try Heimdall. I've seen post where this has worked for others.
Vibrant stuck on "Vibrant Samsung"
Daddy_617 said:
Try this,
1. Take out simcard ms and battery
2. Make sure you have the right drivers for your os
3. Open odin
4. Put your battery back in
5. Hold both volume up and volume down, using two fingers,
just to make sure your not missing a button.
6. Slowly... SLOWLY... put the usb into your phone while doing step 4
7. Continue to hold,
8. Should be in dl mode
If your not take out the battery and repeat 4-7. If odin doesn't recognize your phone, try unplugging the usb wire and reconnecting it.
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I tried this but the say thing keeps happening ... really need help
Hi all,
Once again, I've hit a wall with my phone. I apologize ahead of time for the length of this post, but i want to be very clear about what happened so I can get it resolved as soon as possible. Also, I have searched for hours to find an answer to this problem, but I've failed to find anything that helps.
Earlier this week I was running Bionix Fusion 1.1 but with all the buzz on the forums about the new 2.2 ROMs I decided to try one. I downloaded Axura 2.0.5 and backed up everything with Titanium Backup and ROM Manager. I then went through ROM Manager to perform the install. This is were I fear I messed something up. I renamed the .zip file from StockKernelAXURA.zip to update.zip (just like when I installed Bionix). Booted into Clockwork (through ROM Manager) and flashed the zip. Everything looked fine during the install, but I'm stuck at the Vibrant load screen.
I found one solution that uses Odin to reflash back to factory, which I did and everything was great... but then I re-flashed and tried Axura 2.0.5 again using the same method. Now I can't boot up (still stuck on the Vibrant load screen) and I can't enter Download mode. I've tried all kinds of button and usb plug-in sequences. Nothing! Please, I know someone out there is thinking "Noob... this is a simple fix!" I'm hoping that person reads this and can lend a helping hand.
Thanks in advance!
This always works for me take out battery plug in usb to phone and computer hold down volume keys while holding the volume keys place the battery back in this should take you to download mode if it doesn't your phone may be hardware locked there are methods of making a device to force download mode but try what I said first then if that doesn't work at least you have an idea of what else to look for
Still flashing , thanks to odin & tw
It worked! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I knew there had to be a way I was missing! I'm flashing back to stock (again) and I'm going to try flashing Axura again... but seeing as the method I used has failed twice so far, any advise? I love how Team Whiskey provided detailed instructions for flashing Bionix Fusion... so shouldn't the same process work for different ROMs? Regardless, now I have another trick up my sleeve.
Thanks again!
Flash it through clockwork in rom manager choose install from sd then go to where it is in your phone click on it that should send you to clockwork recovery then go to install.zip from sd then navigate to whatever folder its in then go to it, it should install you dont have to change the name
Still flashing , thanks to odin & tw
If your unsure about anything I said dont be afraid to ask if I have the answer I'll help you out
Still flashing , thanks to odin & tw
willsnews said:
If your unsure about anything I said dont be afraid to ask if I have the answer I'll help you out
My download is working, the only thing is whenever i try to use odin to install a Rom it freezes in download mode. What can i do to restore it?
Please help
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coldflid said:
willsnews said:
If your unsure about anything I said dont be afraid to ask if I have the answer I'll help you out
My download is working, the only thing is whenever i try to use odin to install a Rom it freezes in download mode. What can i do to restore it?
Please help
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I'm assuming you're stuck at cache Just take out your SD card, the large one. I always odin with my sd card out. It gets past that phase where you can get stuck. That will work, and DO NOT rename the {insert rom name here}.zip file to update.zip, just enter clockwork mod recovery and choose install zip from sd card and find it, BUT you NEED to
1. Wipe cache partition
and
2. Wipe DALVIK cache (in advanced menu)
BEFORE installing a rom.
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So rather than start new thread I thought id continue on this one saying that I have the same problem only no matter what I do I can not force any mode at all. My phone is currently stuck stating that it is converting data partition to optimize for ext 4.
I really dont know what to do at this point.
I tried the following steps
1. Download all the files required in the "BOOT CYCLE" section of this post.
2. Remove everything from your phone (SD card, sim, battery).
3. Plug your phone into your computer WITHOUT the battery, as you have already taken it out in the last step.
4. Press and HOLD vol. up and vol. down.
5. As you are HOLDING these buttons, reattach your battery.
6. You should be in Download Mode.
7. Unplug phone from USB
8. Follow steps 4-8 from the "BOOT CYCLE" section.
with no results. It doesnt even give my phone enough time to show the charging indicator it just automaticlaly boots.
OK i got it to go into download mode. i just plugged in the cord and held down the volume rocker.
no recovery mode
I have the same problem I can't get into Recovery mode I have an HTC G2, I was installing a new kernel, then the recovery Mode stop working, Got stuck in HTC Logo.
Any idea how to fix the problem or what's my problem??? i'd already try some tips but nothing works....
try using the vibrant toolbox to flash the new rom
willsnews said:
This always works for me take out battery plug in usb to phone and computer hold down volume keys while holding the volume keys place the battery back in this should take you to download mode if it doesn't your phone may be hardware locked there are methods of making a device to force download mode but try what I said first then if that doesn't work at least you have an idea of what else to look for
Still flashing , thanks to odin & tw
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Im having the same problem. I restored an old backup, then rebooted and now I cant get past the Vibrant load screen. No download mode, no recovery, nothing. Any ideas?
Camdizzzle said:
Im having the same problem. I restored an old backup, then rebooted and now I cant get past the Vibrant load screen. No download mode, no recovery, nothing. Any ideas?
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You most likely made that backup when voodoo was disabled and now when you restored it, voodoo was enabled. Try booting up in recovery[VOL UP + VOL DOWN + POWER then let go of POWER and keep holding VOL UP + VOL DOWN] and installing a voodoo kernel like overstock.
That may be what happened, but dont know anything about the history of the phone. I have tried over and over to get into recovery mode and it wont go past the Vibrant load screen :/
I am also stuck at the vibrant boot screen.
I was trying to update a rom via CWM on my phone, the phone restarted and is now stuck at the vibrant screen.
I have had trouble connecting my vibrant to the computer before. I am not sure that even if i get my phone into dl mode i might not be able to connect to ODIN.
Please help!!
My SGH-i777 is running the latest ported ROM based on the CM9 March 23rd nightly. I've made a terrible mistake. I was renaming my last backup via ROM Manager, and decided I might as well do another one since my set up was where I wanted it. Like an idiot, I did it via RM, even though I've read there's a bug. Well, needless to say my phone won't boot past the Samsung yellow triangle boot screen.
I've been searching for the best method to fixing the issue, but can't find a solid answer. I'm able to get into download mode, I'm just not sure the safest route from here...
I originally rooted via heimdall on a Mac, but also have a PC - which I'm actually currently downloading ODIN on there.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
If you can get into download mode use the full version of Odin to flash a kernel with cwm and uncheck auto reboot. Then you should be able to hold both volume keys with power to get into recovery. Then you can reflash cm9
You really have to make sure to uncheck auto reboot though cause any non ics kernel booting ics won't be good.
EDIT: to avoid this, are you able to get into cwm by holding both volume keys + power?
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium
h0ckey10 said:
If you can get into download mode use the full version of Odin to flash a kernel with cwm and uncheck auto reboot. Then you should be able to hold both volume keys with power to get into recovery. Then you can reflash cm9
You really have to make sure to uncheck auto reboot though cause any non ics kernel booting ics won't be good.
EDIT: to avoid this, are you able to get into cwm by holding both volume keys + power?
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium
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Thanks for the quick reply. OK, I'll try as soon as I get ODIN on my PC. No, I'm not able to get into CWM. Holding both volume keys + power just results in the Samsung boot screen.
I was able to use ODIN to flash a kernel with CMW, and got a PASS! - and I didn't check off Auto Reboot...
My phone is still showing the download mode screen, though, a progress bar is now visible.
From here, should I:
pull the battery
unplug USB
place the battery back in
volume up + down + power to CWM
reflash CM9
I thought I replied, but looks like it didn't go through.
Anyway, thanks again. I did pretty much exactly what you said, and I'm back on a fresh CM9 build, everything working.
So lesson learned...uninstall ROM Manager so I don't make a careless mistake like that again.
Same
enjoirock said:
My SGH-i777 is running the latest ported ROM based on the CM9 March 23rd nightly. I've made a terrible mistake. I was renaming my last backup via ROM Manager, and decided I might as well do another one since my set up was where I wanted it. Like an idiot, I did it via RM, even though I've read there's a bug. Well, needless to say my phone won't boot past the Samsung yellow triangle boot screen.
I've been searching for the best method to fixing the issue, but can't find a solid answer. I'm able to get into download mode, I'm just not sure the safest route from here...
I originally rooted via heimdall on a Mac, but also have a PC - which I'm actually currently downloading ODIN on there.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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It seems I may have done the same thing...I'm stuck on Samsung with yellow triangle after downloading CM9 and launching RomManager. Odin won't recognize the phone. Would you mind posting a step-by-step for a simple minded man?
Thanks so much.
sullystix said:
It seems I may have done the same thing...I'm stuck on Samsung with yellow triangle after downloading CM9 and launching RomManager. Odin won't recognize the phone. Would you mind posting a step-by-step for a simple minded man?
Thanks so much.
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Can you get into download mode, like I could? Otherwise, I wouldn't know, sorry.
If you can, this is what I did (it worked for me, hopefully for you too, but you might want to search/read more before you dive in, just in case your problem isn't the same as mine):
power phone down
download a kernel with CWM to PC
if you never have, download/install drivers/Kies to PC
plug USB cable into phone/PC (phone still off)
hold vol down + power on phone to enter download mode
launch Odin on PC
uncheck reboot in Odin (important!)
add the kernel
run Odin
once you see PASS! in Odin, and the progress bar full/complete on your phone you're on the home stretch
while still plugged in, pull the phone battery
unplug USB from phone
battery back in
hold vol up + vol down + power to enter CWM
re-flash CM9
reboot
Good luck! Let me know how you make out.
Thanks
Turns out the only way I could get into download mode was pulling the battery, connecting to PC, holding power and volume and reconnecting to PC. Went right into download mode and I'm able to fix from there. Thanks so much! Didn't know that one! Appreciate all your help!
Hello All,
First, let me say how much I've enjoyed reading this Forum and how much I LOVED my TMobile Samsung Vibrant 3G. While it worked for a long time running Froyo 2.2 with a Bionix Next-Gen V2 ROM, it was fantastic, but lately the microphone had been dying (I sounded more and more muffled no matter what I did). So I flashed up to ICS and installed Chimera to see if that might help. While the phone ran beautifully except for several apps that were rather wonky, I was getting more and more muffled.
So the other day I decided to restore my Nandroid backup, however when I flashed back I got stuck on the Vibrant boot screen. No matter what I do, I can't seem to get to Recovery.
How do I get back to Recovery from this? I have never used Odin, the only time I've ever hooked the phone up to the computer was when I originally flashed from Eclair to Froyo many moons ago. So please let me know if I'm missing something.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
You made a mistake when you tried to restore a 2.2 based backup from ICS base ROM. Now you must Odin to stock, its not that hard. First you will need to download the Odin program. I'm assuming you have device drivers on your PC but double check. Next you need 2 files, the 512 pit and jfd firmware file. Once you have those files you need to get in download mode.
I will link a thread with files and directions. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9375927
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You made a mistake when you tried to restore a 2.2 based backup from ICS base ROM. Now you must Odin to stock, its not that hard. First you will need to download the Odin program. I'm assuming you have device drivers on your PC but double check. Next you need 2 files, the 512 pit and jfd firmware file. Once you have those files you need to get in download mode.
I will link a thread with files and directions. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9375927
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OK I installed Odin and the necessary files and drivers, I plugged in the phone, but when I try to turn it on into Download Mode the Vibrant doesn't respond. There's just the little spinning light in the center of the screen. Odin doesn't recognize the phone either.
Anything else I can do?
Odin won't recognize unless you are in DL mode. I linked a video, I know it says captivate. Don't worry about the mod etc just follow it to get in download mode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXMqLpnTPh0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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If this won't play just search download mode vibrant on YouTube.
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Odin won't recognize unless you are in DL mode. I linked a video, I know it says captivate. Don't worry about the mod etc just follow it to get in download mode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXMqLpnTPh0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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If this won't play just search download mode vibrant on YouTube.
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OK watched the video, but 2 things:
-when I try to boot into Recovery it gets stuck on the Vibrant Samsung initial splash screen and never moves, even when holding down the 3 buttons;
-this video assumes I can access the phone to install the fix or anything else. I can't, it just stays stuck in the splash screen;
-I tried holding down the 3 buttons and simultaneously plugging in the USB cable, and still nothing but the splash screen;
-is there any way to turn on the device while hooked into the computer so Odin or something else can use the necessary files to turn it on and make it accessible?
Thanks all for your patience and advice, it's much appreciated. I LOVE this little phone and really want to heal her!
Hi,
I think you have tried to go to recovery mode using 3 button combo. But in order to use ODIN device has to be in DOWNLOAD MODE which can be done using following steps
1)start off with phone turned off
2)press down volume up, and volume down at same time, and never let go until you get into download mode. DON'T touch the power button
3) while holding down both volume buttons get your usb cable which is connected to your computer
4)plug in the usb cable into your phone, while you still hold down both up/down volume buttons at same time. Don't touch the power button.
5)As soon as you plug your usb cable into your phone, the phone will instantly go into Download mode.
6)You may now release the volume buttons
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hope this will help you to go on
tc
NOTE: here is a link I found. Just take a look http://www.ithinkdiff.com/how-to-access-download-and-recovery-mode-in-samsung-vibrant/
OK we are trying to get download mode not recovery. Your phone must be off for download mode. If it flashes vibrant screen you have gone to far and something is wrong. I specifically said pay no attention to the mod in video. Regardless I think you might need a jig to get in download mode.
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OK, noob error (smacks head), I kept saying Recovery Mode when what I needed was DL Mode, my sincerest apologies.
I got into DL Mode finally by holding down the Volume buttons (not the Power button), then plugging in the USB cable. The Vibrant promptly went into DL mode. Odin recognized the phone and off we went. It's now back to Stock Eclair (yuck).
So next question: am I rooted or do I have to do that all over again? And if so, what's the fastest way to do it so I can flash to the ROMs I knew and loved?
Lastly, a great big THANK YOU to samsgun357 & haarsh for all your assistance, you guys ROCK! :good:
No you are not rooted after using Odin to go back to stock. Glad you got it buddy! Now use this guide to get root and cwm recovery. Option b is probably what you want
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9375927
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Glad you are successfully ODINed and you are in perfect position to make things BETTER
Still the device is not rooted as samsgun357 said. but no worries it is a simple process to get rooted and go ahead. I will post an video and hope it will also ease up your task
tc and its a pleasure to help you
Happy Flashing :good:
Yep, got it rooted and flashed Cyanogen7, then flashed up to an ICS ROM (started with Chimera but it's a tad wonky so flashed over to Euphoria, we'll see how that goes).
That said, the microphone is still sounding very muffled, so I think it's a hardware issue. I was due for an upgrade anyway so I picked up the Samsung 4G Blaze (nice since the Vibrant I had was the 3G). So right now I'm just having fun exploring Android on the Vibrant while I read up on how to root and improve the Blaze.
I will miss this little phone though, it was light and super fast and agile, perfectly sized, especially compared to the mini-tablets coming out lately like the Samsung SIII and LG L9 or HTC One. I prefer smaller phones, so the Blaze fits the bill right now even though it's heavier than my old Vibrant.
Thanks again for everyone's assistance, VERY much appreciated! :good:
Hey guys,
I'm having the same problem w/ my phone (see img).
I can't get out of the little loading pinwheel.
I've tried all the prescribed methods in this thread.
Thoughts?
Sorry, also, I can't get to DL or the splash page. When I turn the phone on, it goes directly to the spinning pinwheel.
check this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
Gingerbread Bootloaders
Key Maps
For Recovery - Lower Volume Key + Power Button
For Download - Upper Volume Key + Power Button
Froyo Bootloader
Key Maps
For Recovery - Both Volume Keys + Power Button
For Download - Both Volume Keys and Connect USB Cable
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tc
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Sorry, also, I can't get to DL or the splash page. When I turn the phone on, it goes directly to the spinning pinwheel.
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Download mode IS what you need to use Odin a get back to stock.
The above post shows the button combo for DL mode and recovery based on which bootloaders you're running (thanks haarsh). If you haven't flashed GB boots, you have froyo boots.
Now make sure you have the correct Odin files and drivers on your PC.
The goal here is to get power to the phone, while holding button combo, from the PC.
Do a battery pull/replace. Plug USB into computer
While holding your button combo (see above) plug the phone in.
Hopefully you see DL mode
Also try pulling battery, plug USB in PC and phone
While holding button combo, pop the battery back in.
This can be tricky sometimes so don't give up.
OK. Let me backup and give you more info.
So sorry...
I rooted, but was unable to download ROM manager from the Store (im assuming bc it was running Froyo).
I was able to get CMW to install via update.zip. Once installed the phone was going directly into recovery when asked (3 button method). It would go into the Anroid recovery, first and then from continually installing CMW, go into CMW.
From there i installed a CM10 nightly.
Install went fine, but no mobile data connection. I went back to CMW and restored the original ROM, rebooted and am stuck w/ the pinwheel.
I can't get into to download mode AT ALL. I've tried the various button methods with no luck.
From what I did, I can assume that 2.1 IS installed on the phone.
Thoughts?
Thank you so much for the help.
Well the issue you have was caused by going back to a 2.1 or 2.2 build from cm10 through cwm. You should have used Odin to get back to stock.
If you can't get in DL mode manually you will need to buy a DL jig. You can get them from www.mobiletechvideos.com also from amazon I think. You can also make one yourself, just search USB download jig, you should find it.
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Well the issue you have was caused by going back to a 2.1 or 2.2 build from cm10 through cwm. You should have used Odin to get back to stock.
If you can't get in DL mode manually you will need to buy a DL jig. You can get them from www.mobiletechvideos.com also from amazon I think. You can also make one yourself, just search USB download jig, you should find it.
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Ok.. nothing at against your advice, but do they really work?
Yes they do. Look them up, I'm sure there are testimonials.
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