Ok, So i'm having a heaping pile of rooting problems. Brand new phone. Installed and updated Kies on my computer.
First problem: can't enter download mode without having usb plugged in. Volume down+power and volume up+ power just turns the phone on again. volume up+ volume down+ power enters 3e recovery. If I hold both volume buttons and plug the usb in, then it goes to the "press volume up to enter download mode" screen and that's the only way i can do it.
Second Problem: perhaps due to the fact that i have to plug in my usb in order to get to usb mode, superone click and odin don't recognize my phone. When i open those programs it doesn't show "[0:COM8]" (or something similar) like it should.
Third Problem: many methods for rooting I have found want me to use Odin 1.x (usually odin3 v1.85) I have windows 7 prompt me for permission to use that program. Then, I get a small dialogue box that says "Odin3" followed by several characters in what appears to be japanese. The only option on that box is "ok" and when you press that the box goes away and odin never opens...
I have not found a root method that doesn't run headlong into one or more of those issues. Any help would be great, I have no idea why this is so difficult.
justlaxin13 said:
Ok, So i'm having a heaping pile of rooting problems. Brand new phone. Installed and updated Kies on my computer.
First problem: can't enter download mode without having usb plugged in. Volume down+power and volume up+ power just turns the phone on again. volume up+ volume down+ power enters 3e recovery. If I hold both volume buttons and plug the usb in, then it goes to the "press volume up to enter download mode" screen and that's the only way i can do it.
Second Problem: perhaps due to the fact that i have to plug in my usb in order to get to usb mode, superone click and odin don't recognize my phone. When i open those programs it doesn't show "[0:COM8]" (or something similar) like it should.
Third Problem: many methods for rooting I have found want me to use Odin 1.x (usually odin3 v1.85) I have windows 7 prompt me for permission to use that program. Then, I get a small dialogue box that says "Odin3" followed by several characters in what appears to be japanese. The only option on that box is "ok" and when you press that the box goes away and odin never opens...
I have not found a root method that doesn't run headlong into one or more of those issues. Any help would be great, I have no idea why this is so difficult.
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for one. you have to plug usb in to get into download mode.
for two. you have to hold volume up and volume down, then plug the usb in to get into download mode.
exactly, but then my phone isn't recognized in odin or anything else for that matter. And i have seen numerous instructions for this phone that tell you to enter download mode with Volume down+ power alone...
justlaxin13 said:
Ok, So i'm having a heaping pile of rooting problems. Brand new phone. Installed and updated Kies on my computer.
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That should take care of the driver issue, but it's still possible (an outside chance) you will have to uninstall and reinstall the usb driver.
First problem: can't enter download mode without having usb plugged in. Volume down+power and volume up+ power just turns the phone on again. volume up+ volume down+ power enters 3e recovery. If I hold both volume buttons and plug the usb in, then it goes to the "press volume up to enter download mode" screen and that's the only way i can do it.
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You are trying to use the I9100 key combinations. The one that works for you is the only one that works on the I777.
Second Problem: perhaps due to the fact that i have to plug in my usb in order to get to usb mode, superone click and odin don't recognize my phone. When i open those programs it doesn't show "[0:COM8]" (or something similar) like it should.
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Could be a driver problem or is could be a faulty connection of your usb port or cable. Try a different usb port, try a different cable.
Third Problem: many methods for rooting I have found want me to use Odin 1.x (usually odin3 v1.85) I have windows 7 prompt me for permission to use that program. Then, I get a small dialogue box that says "Odin3" followed by several characters in what appears to be japanese. The only option on that box is "ok" and when you press that the box goes away and odin never opens...
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Odin3 v1.85 work fine on Windows 7. But you don't need Odin3 v1.85 if you are using the One-click Downloader executable, which is also an Odin. If you want to use Odin3 v1.85, delete the one you have and redownload it.
I have not found a root method that doesn't run headlong into one or more of those issues. Any help would be great, I have no idea why this is so difficult.
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Once you get Odin to recognize your phone, you will be fine.
justlaxin13 said:
exactly, but then my phone isn't recognized in odin or anything else for that matter. And i have seen numerous instructions for this phone that tell you to enter download mode with Volume down+ power alone...
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Not familiar with it, but those may be for I9100. Download mode on I777 is, as previously mentioned, hold both volume buttons, not power, while powered off, and then plug in. If your device isn't recognized in odin, try going to the samsung site and download the newest drivers there
Edit: ninja'd
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Holding power to enter download mode is not valid for I9100 either.
justlaxin13 said:
exactly, but then my phone isn't recognized in odin or anything else for that matter. And i have seen numerous instructions for this phone that tell you to enter download mode with Volume down+ power alone...
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those numerous instructions are wrong then dude. i just told you how to get into download mode for the i777. do you have an i777, or an i9100???
Watch
http://youtu.be/9YMtkkRpgEY
I have an I777 for sure. so not my problem boils down to odin not recognizing my phone when in download mode. Or, when i try to use DooMLorD V3 root... i have seen that highly recommended but it doesn't recognize that my device either.
You need to update your driver. get it from the Samsung site
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That's what I'm working on, but even that can't be easy. The .exe file to update the drivers has a problem opening and windows shuts it down...ugh.
Are you opening Odin with your phone already plugged in on dl mode... Mine never works unless I open Odin first then plug my phone in...
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^this. Odin must be open first then go into download mode on the phone. Doing it another order, Odin won't always recognize your device
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Rob_Wing said:
Are you opening Odin with your phone already plugged in on dl mode... Mine never works unless I open Odin first then plug my phone in...
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+1. Have Odin already open before you even start putting your phone in download mode.
Or try another computer. You could always just use Odin 1.85 and flash a kernel tar file, such as entropy or siyah.
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I've searched everywherem nothing worked, can some plz tell me how to put my vibrant in DL Mode so i can restore with odin3
Kennii said:
I've searched everywherem nothing worked, can some plz tell me how to put my vibrant in DL Mode so i can restore with odin3
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=749413
if that doesn't work...
From here.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
1. Get into Download Mode (WITH THE PHONE PLUGGED IN) by following the steps below
*Turn off the phone until you get to the charging battery screen (keep in mind, your phone is currently PLUGGED IN)
*Press volume up and down, and power all at once.
*As soon as the screen turns black, release your power button.
2. Unplug phone from USB
3. Open Odin (in Administrator if you're running W7 or Vista), try one of the ones I attached to this post, at least one of them is bound to work, some don't work for me, but works for others, some doesn't work for others, but works for me, whatever floats your boat
4. Load in the files into Odin that you have downloaded from above Just load in the files corresponding to the text field.
DO NOT CHECK REPARTITION.
5. Plug in your phone with the DL mode
6. Click start and wait for the magic
i can get into recovery mode but not dl mode, an my pc never recognized my phone via usb even when android worked
Kennii said:
i can get into recovery mode but not dl mode, an my pc never recognized my pc via usb even when android worked
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Try my how-to...
Also, try pulling the battery, and then holding the Vol up+Vol dn keys, plug the usb cable in, then plug the battery back in..., make sure the usb cable is plugged into your computer...
Or.., if your phone is partially booting, then:
Code:
adb reboot download
i cant "power off" phone cause i cant boot android
Kennii said:
i cant "power off" phone cause i cant boot android
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10 seconds: hold power...
When the phone reboots to the Vibrant screen...
Press and hold: Vol up+Vol Dn+Power....
Wait for the Vibrant screen to reboot again...
Release Power... Download mode...
* Unfortunately, sounds like you've never setup adb or the sdk. I would recommed this...
i think i have a hardware locked phone, i just got it today.
But i can get into recovery mode via hardware, so maybe i dont have hardware locked? and it IS possible to get to download mode on my phone via the buttons right?
Kennii said:
i think i have a hardware locked phone, i just got it today.
But i can get into recovery mode via hardware, so maybe i dont have hardware locked? and it IS possible to get to download mode on my phone via the buttons right?
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Try here too, if that doesn't work for you...don't know what to tell you other than keep trying, you'll get in...
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10 seconds: hold power...
When the phone reboots to the Vibrant screen...
Press and hold: Vol up+Vol Dn+Power....
Wait for the Vibrant screen to reboot again...
Release Power... Download mode...
* Unfortunately, sounds like you've never setup adb or the sdk. I would recommed this...
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when i did this i got recovery mode i'll try again.
where can i install this "adb" or "sdk" which ever ones easier?
Kennii said:
when i did this i got recovery mode i'll try again.
where can i install this "adb" or "sdk" which ever ones easier?
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http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
1. Turn off device
2. Remove battery
3. Hold Vol up and Vol down (works best upside down)
4. Insert battery into device
5. Plug USB cable into device (also plugged into your computer)
Voila, Should enter download mode. Good luck!
and then what?
don't i need the pc to recognize my phone for this to work? and how would i do that if im stuck on the vibrant screen?
cvibe88 said:
1. Turn off device
2. Remove battery
3. Hold Vol up and Vol down (works best upside down)
4. Insert battery into device
5. Plug USB cable into device (also plugged into your computer)
Voila, Should enter download mode. Good luck!
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when i do that the vibrant screen comes up and stays there
Kennii said:
and then what?
don't i need the pc to recognize my phone for this to work? and how would i do that if im stuck on the vibrant screen?
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If you follow the steps your phone will enter download mode, In order for your PC to recognize what kind of device is plugged into it you need the samsung drivers. Which are here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
But im stuck on vibrant screen no OS is loaded
Kennii said:
But im stuck on vibrant screen no OS is loaded
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Right, it sounds like you had a bad flash and your phone is stuck during boot
cvibe88 said:
Right, it sounds like you had a bad flash and your phone is stuck during boot
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yes, so is that fixable?
Yeah definitely fixable, You just need to install the Samsung drivers onto your PC. Use Odin to flash a stock ROM onto your device and things should be better for you. I would suggest doing some research here on XDAand getting familiar with flashing a phone. Ive recovered from where you are now(a long time ago) this phone is very resilient. I have a thread over in the Q&A section with links to a video tutorial that I made for flashing a phone from stock, rooting, then all the way up to nero. Do a search on it, Good luck!
i just need to get into need to get into download mode and get odin to recongnize my phone and i should be good, it's such a pain! ;(. But THANKS for your help! I wish theres just ONE way to get into download mode.
I know many different threads are already available on this topic, but I think mine is severe. Obviously my Vibrant is bricked, and yes, I have done many different things to attempt to fix it.
If I am missing anything, please let me know.
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-The phone is not recognized whatsoever by USB on an apple computer or any variety of windows computers, rendering any advice using Odin and ADB useless.
-The phone will not go past the vibrant screen, but makes the sound like it is attempting to the Galaxy S animation. However, it never displays this animation.
-The phone can enter recovery mode, but not download mode.
-I have tried clearing all data and I have also tried "Reinstalling packages", but it does not do anything.
-The phone will not go into download mode by connecting it to the PC (XP 32 bit) while holding vol. up and down at the same time.
-When the phone is plugged into the wall, the battery charge image displays on the screen, but any combination of buttons do not work.
-I have all current Samsung drivers, as well as the Kies software on my computer.
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I think I should make or purchase the "USB Dongle" which allows the phone to go into download mode via Hardware.
Is there anything else I can do?
Thank you for any and all help.
You are still ok
1) power phone down
2) pull battery out
3) hold volume up + down
4) while holding Volume up + down , put battery back in
5) still holding volume up + down plug usb cable into the phone
Option2:
Power off, hold vol+ and vol-, plug in USB.
Is it rooted?
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It's in a sticky at the top of the Vibrant General Section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
look at the section called "no boot phones".
I hosed mine last week where I couldn't even see the vibrant screen or charge indicator and that fixed mine.
Good luck.
you have the newest version of odin and the tar file and the pit files ready to go?
amalott11 said:
Is it rooted?
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Yes it is rooted.
Also, all forms of Vol up + Vol down combination work.
It always goes straight to the Vibrant logo.
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you have the newest version of odin and the tar file and the pit files ready to go?
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I have every necessary file ready to go, but the computer(s) will not recognize the device whatsoever, and they have the latest Samsung drivers and Ki
stoltz said:
Yes it is rooted.
Also, all forms of Vol up + Vol down combination work.
It always goes straight to the Vibrant logo.
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have you tried the battery pull, hold the buttons while putting in battery trick?
beren28 said:
have you tried the battery pull, hold the buttons while putting in battery trick?
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Yes, and unfortunately no method of button pressing will aloow me to enter "Download" mode. However, I can enter recovery mode easily. It is confusing because all questions I see on the forum about bricking issues say they can't enter Download or Recovery.
It seems I must have really messed this one up, lol.
stoltz said:
Yes, and unfortunately no method of button pressing will aloow me to enter "Download" mode. However, I can enter recovery mode easily. It is confusing because all questions I see on the forum about bricking issues say they can't enter Download or Recovery.
It seems I must have really messed this one up, lol.
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If all else fails you could get a jig. When plugged in, it will automatically enter download mode for you. Search the forums and i'm sure you could either find someone selling them or a tutorial on how to make one. Their fairly simple
stoltz said:
Yes, and unfortunately no method of button pressing will aloow me to enter "Download" mode. However, I can enter recovery mode easily. It is confusing because all questions I see on the forum about bricking issues say they can't enter Download or Recovery.
It seems I must have really messed this one up, lol.
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And you've switched usb ports and have the samsung drivers instaled, sometimes I have to have odin open on the desktop but I have windows 7 64.
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I had tried to update my phone via Kies and the computer blue screened. Now the phone is stuck on the ODIN Mode screen with a picture of my phone on the left, a yellow triangle in the middle, and a computer on the right. Taking the battery out does nothing, restarting does nothing, restarting while holding down the volume buttons does nothing. No matter what, it always comes back to this screen.
When I plug the device into my windows based PC and open ODIN, ODIN does not see my phone. When I plug it into my linux computer and run lsusb, it does not list my phone in the output, so the computer definitely isn't recognizing that my phone is plugged in. A couple of weeks ago, I had this problem while trying to back up the phone, so I'm not sure if it's related to the botched upgrade or not.
Does anyone have any tips or advice here? I'd really love to be able to use my phone again. I am using the cable that came with the phone. I have the same results with other cables, as well....
I'm happy to provide more information if needed. Just tell me what you need to know.
That screen is a form of download mode. You should be able to flash stock or stock plus root from there.
When I plug the device into my windows based PC and open ODIN, ODIN does not see my phone.
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If this statement reflects what you actually did, then it suggests the wrong order. You must first open oden on the desktop, and then connect the phone to the computer in download mode.
Try that first.
Next you could try putting the phone into download mode with the battery pulled out. Open Odin on the desktop, then with the battery out, hold down the vol- button while plugging in the usb cable.
Thanks for your response.
So I went ahead and cleared out everything and then reinstalled the USB drivers. Opened ODIN, connected USB to computer, took battery out of phone, put battery back in, held down volume buttons and inserted the cord. The screen immediately loaded up the one I spoke of in my first post. Odin still did not recognize that I had my phone plugged in.
So then I installed Kies and went to the firmware restoration item under the tools menu. Entered my model and serial number and put my phone into recovery mode according to the instructions there, but the "Start Upgrade" button was grayed out and never became clickable.
One thing I did notice while doing this (On yet another new computer) is that when I plug in the phone, I get a "USB Device Not Recognized" error in Windows. I'm not sure if this is a result of it being in download mode or not, but I thought it worth mentioning. I did attempt to blow out my mini USB on the phone for good measure, but had the same result, even with another cord.
On ur Windows pc, did u try different usb ports ? And don't use a usb hub.
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Yes, multiple ports on multiple PCs.
The port was working fine yesterday when the Kies update failed.
Have u tried using a Jig to get ur phone into download mode ??
(See my signature link below. There r links there on how to make a jig and/or where to buy one)
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First of all make sure that your PC isnt running Kies in the background - Use Tsk Manager to kill Kies process
Then Plug In your Phone
Enter Download Mode by holding both volume buttons and powerbutton till the Boot Screen Appears.Let the power button go when you see the boot screen but keep holding the volume buttons.
In no time you'll be in Download mode
Then go to odin and check if your computer recognises it. Odin willl show you (Com:x) X - Any Number
Then you can easily flash stock rom or a custom recovery..
Rushaan™ said:
First of all make sure that your PC isnt running Kies in the background - Use Tsk Manager to kill Kies process
Then Plug In your Phone
Enter Download Mode by holding both volume buttons and powerbutton till the Boot Screen Appears.Let the power button go when you see the boot screen but keep holding the volume buttons.
In no time you'll be in Download mode
Then go to odin and check if your computer recognises it. Odin willl show you (Com:x) X - Any Number
Then you can easily flash stock rom or a custom recovery..
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I have already made sure Kies is not running (And have tried this on a computer without Kies installed) and according to creepyncrawly in the second post here, the screen that I'm seeing IS download mode.
4-2ndtwin said:
Have u tried using a Jig to get ur phone into download mode ??
(See my signature link below. There r links there on how to make a jig and/or where to buy one)
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Again, according to creepyncrawly, this screen is a form of download mode. I am IN download mode already.
Special_Kev said:
I had tried to update my phone via Kies and the computer blue screened. Now the phone is stuck on the ODIN Mode screen with a picture of my phone on the left, a yellow triangle in the middle, and a computer on the right. Taking the battery out does nothing, restarting does nothing, restarting while holding down the volume buttons does nothing. No matter what, it always comes back to this screen.
When I plug the device into my windows based PC and open ODIN, ODIN does not see my phone. When I plug it into my linux computer and run lsusb, it does not list my phone in the output, so the computer definitely isn't recognizing that my phone is plugged in. A couple of weeks ago, I had this problem while trying to back up the phone, so I'm not sure if it's related to the botched upgrade or not.
Does anyone have any tips or advice here? I'd really love to be able to use my phone again. I am using the cable that came with the phone. I have the same results with other cables, as well....
I'm happy to provide more information if needed. Just tell me what you need to know.
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I tried everything you did, and the only way I got Odin to recognize my phone was use a USB jig to get it into the download mode other people are talking about
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I'm definitely open to making one, but I'm confused since everything I'm reading says that the screen I described IS download mode, just with a different screen. Are you saying that you had the exact same situation as me and a Jig fixed it?
Special_Kev said:
I'm definitely open to making one, but I'm confused since everything I'm reading says that the screen I described IS download mode, just with a different screen. Are you saying that you had the exact same situation as me and a Jig fixed it?
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You could order one fairly inexpensive. But order it or make it still takes some time. But as several have mentioned, it may help.
Did you try forcing download mode with the battery out as I suggested in the second post?
Yes, I have tried forcing download mode by taking the battery out, holding down Vol and inserting it again. These are also the instructions that Kies gives, but it didn't work there either.
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I'm definitely open to making one, but I'm confused since everything I'm reading says that the screen I described IS download mode, just with a different screen. Are you saying that you had the exact same situation as me and a Jig fixed it?
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My phones update failed and I got the same phone, triangle, computer. I tried different USBs, different USB ports, different computers, tried Odin, nothing worked. As soon as I found my USB jig that was lying around, and plugged it in before I put in the battery, and the regular download mode which I am used to seeing showed up. ODIN recognized the phone and I flashed back to stock ICS rooted I downloaded from XDA.
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My phones update failed and I got the same phone, triangle, computer. I tried different USBs, different USB ports, different computers, tried Odin, nothing worked. As soon as I found my USB jig that was lying around, and plugged it in before I put in the battery, and the regular download mode which I am used to seeing showed up. ODIN recognized the phone and I flashed back to stock ICS rooted I downloaded from XDA.
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Good enough for me. I'll give that a shot tomorrow.
Thanks for your help.
Special_Kev said:
Yes, I have tried forcing download mode by taking the battery out, holding down Vol and inserting it again. These are also the instructions that Kies gives, but it didn't work there either.
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That's different that what I suggested. Remove the battery and leave it out. If you have to, sit on it so you won't be tempted to put it back in, lol. While holding vol down button, plug in the usb cable. The usb will supply the power. The phone should boot into download mode.
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That's different that what I suggested. Remove the battery and leave it out. If you have to, sit on it so you won't be tempted to put it back in, lol. While holding vol down button, plug in the usb cable. The usb will supply the power. The phone should boot into download mode.
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I guess I misread that. I blame it on my stressful week ending with no phone
So I just did that and boom, download mode as I would expect loaded up first time, no issues after I held down both Volume buttons while plugging it in (Holding down just Vol - didn't do anything). Unfortunately, it still did not show up in Odin (Kies background processes were all killed and USB driver IS installed on this computer and Odin WAS open before I plugged the phone in)
So I unplugged, opened Kies, and was going to try a restore through there since I could finally get download mode working properly. Except when I tried it this time, nothing happened. I held down the vol buttons, plugged it in, got a single vibrate, but nothing showed up on the screen. Unplugged, put the battery in, and it turned on and screen worked. Took out the battery and just plugged it in and the screen worked after vibrating 6 short pulses (It pulled up the screen mentioned in my first post). Unplugged, held down vol buttons and plugged it in, same thing. Blank screen.
Now I'm really at a loss. I'm starting to wonder if there is something wrong with my USB port on the phone itself.
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Now I'm really at a loss. I'm starting to wonder if there is something wrong with my USB port on the phone itself.
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hey i think that i have got a solution for your problem because it also happened with me in my galaxy y and then i did this thing = :fingers-crossed: see i firstly opened odin in the desktop and then take out the battery so once the battery is out connect the usb to the phone and go onto download mode without the baterry then u'll notice in odin that ur phone is connected and then add the battery back and u r done hope it works :fingers-crossed:
ODIN doesn't detect my Samsung Galaxy ACE
personalsydic said:
hey i think that i have got a solution for your problem because it also happened with me in my galaxy y and then i did this thing = :fingers-crossed: see i firstly opened odin in the desktop and then take out the battery so once the battery is out connect the usb to the phone and go onto download mode without the baterry then u'll notice in odin that ur phone is connected and then add the battery back and u r done hope it works :fingers-crossed:
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Hi there,
i have same problem with my Galaxy ACE GT-S5839i: i can't get ODIN to detect my phone. Originally, i tried to flash my phone and made a mistake in the process (installed a ROM before i installed CWM). This caused my phone to stop booting. The only thing remaining working is the download mode. But i can't get ODIN to detect. I tried 2 PCs, different USB ports; i tried to install Kies, or just the drivers... nothing makes ODIN detect my phone... I hear my PCs detects the phone when in download mode (it bips) and my PCs both recognized my phone (Samsung Mobile USB CDC Composite Device). On PC uses windows 7 and the other Windows Vista. I ran ODIN v4.38 on both... Would be grateful for any idea what to do...
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canaver said:
Hi there,
i have same problem with my Galaxy ACE GT-S5839i: i can't get ODIN to detect my phone. Originally, i tried to flash my phone and made a mistake in the process (installed a ROM before i installed CWM). This caused my phone to stop booting. The only thing remaining working is the download mode. But i can't get ODIN to detect. I tried 2 PCs, different USB ports; i tried to install Kies, or just the drivers... nothing makes ODIN detect my phone... I hear my PCs detects the phone when in download mode (it bips) and my PCs both recognized my phone (Samsung Mobile USB CDC Composite Device). On PC uses windows 7 and the other Windows Vista. I ran ODIN v4.38 on both... Would be grateful for any idea what to do...
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Actually, it works with ODIN v3.07! Finally!
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canaver said:
Actually, it works with ODIN v3.07! Finally!
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Finally it works with ODIN v3.07!
Special_Kev said:
I had tried to update my phone via Kies and the computer blue screened. Now the phone is stuck on the ODIN Mode screen with a picture of my phone on the left, a yellow triangle in the middle, and a computer on the right. Taking the battery out does nothing, restarting does nothing, restarting while holding down the volume buttons does nothing. No matter what, it always comes back to this screen.
When I plug the device into my windows based PC and open ODIN, ODIN does not see my phone. When I plug it into my linux computer and run lsusb, it does not list my phone in the output, so the computer definitely isn't recognizing that my phone is plugged in. A couple of weeks ago, I had this problem while trying to back up the phone, so I'm not sure if it's related to the botched upgrade or not.
Does anyone have any tips or advice here? I'd really love to be able to use my phone again. I am using the cable that came with the phone. I have the same results with other cables, as well....
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I had the same problem with kies on a sprint s2. EXACT same problem. Cord got jerked out in the middle of Odin flash. THE ONLY screen i could get is the one you described.
Also went through the steps with keis, dl firmware, got to the last part but the start button was greyed out. I had to do this several times and finally the start button lit up. Idk why it didn't work before but it finally did. Have you tried doing it more than once?
I wished i could be more help but that was my experience. Maybe it will work for you.
I was trying to root and update this tablet, and I think I killed it. The current state is that I can only boot into ODIN3 Download Mode. If I hold down the power and up volume I get the two choices. If I try to boot into recovery mode the table just reboots. I can go into the download mode. One interesting change is that now I have to press the volume down to proceed verses vol up. The text loads to Waiting USB Cable (upper left corner). When I run Odin on my laptop I cannot see the table. I was able to see the tablet earlier before this "hang up" so I am confident that it is not the cable or drivers. I have uninstalled and re installed drivers. If I connect another tablet (same model) it is recognized. So basically all I can do is get to the screen where it says Downloading and can not see it from my laptop. I have even tried another laptop and loaded the drivers and Odin and still could not see it. I have tried Odin vr 1.85 and 3.07 neither work. At this point If I could get anything loaded I would be happy and there is nothing on it that needs to be saved. This is the Verizon 4g model.
thillis said:
I was trying to root and update this tablet, and I think I killed it. The current state is that I can only boot into ODIN3 Download Mode. If I hold down the power and up volume I get the two choices. If I try to boot into recovery mode the table just reboots. I can go into the download mode. One interesting change is that now I have to press the volume down to proceed verses vol up. The text loads to Waiting USB Cable (upper left corner). When I run Odin on my laptop I cannot see the table. I was able to see the tablet earlier before this "hang up" so I am confident that it is not the cable or drivers. I have uninstalled and re installed drivers. If I connect another tablet (same model) it is recognized. So basically all I can do is get to the screen where it says Downloading and can not see it from my laptop. I have even tried another laptop and loaded the drivers and Odin and still could not see it. I have tried Odin vr 1.85 and 3.07 neither work. At this point If I could get anything loaded I would be happy and there is nothing on it that needs to be saved. This is the Verizon 4g model.
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Try using another tablet with the same model in download mode and another USB Cable and connect it, then use the USB Cable you used to connect the other tab.
It ran out of battery power last night. Will it take a charge if there is no firmware, or software on the tablet? I have it on the charger now and the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again" message just popped up. I will let it charge for a while and try the USB cable swap idea.
Charge it even if it says "Emergency Firmware Required". Then turn it on and connect it to kies, go to emergency firmware recovery, it should show your device up there, if not flash a stock rom using odin.
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Hey guys, I really need help with my situation. I've been looking all over the forums for 2days straight trying to find solutions to my problem. I have a galaxy s2 i777 and I had the sho-stock3 rom. Then I decided that I wanted to back up my rom, so I used rom manager to do it. that's when the problem started. when the phone tried restarting it was stuck where it says "galaxy s2" with the yellow triangle. I put it into download mode and tried to flash siyah kernel..it worked..but when I tried to reboot my phones says "firmware upgrade encountered an issue, please select recovery mode in kies and try again. of course kies wont let the phone connect. and yes all the drives are installed for my phone. now i'm just stuck trying to flash stock firmwares for the phone and the stock rom but it always fails in odin. please help me!!!!!
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Hey guys, I really need help with my situation. I've been looking all over the forums for 2days straight trying to find solutions to my problem. I have a galaxy s2 i777 and I had the sho-stock3 rom. Then I decided that I wanted to back up my rom, so I used rom manager to do it. that's when the problem started. when the phone tried restarting it was stuck where it says "galaxy s2" with the yellow triangle. I put it into download mode and tried to flash siyah kernel..it worked..but when I tried to reboot my phones says "firmware upgrade encountered an issue, please select recovery mode in kies and try again. of course kies wont let the phone connect. and yes all the drives are installed for my phone. now i'm just stuck trying to flash stock firmwares for the phone and the stock rom but it always fails in odin. please help me!!!!!
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Don't use rom manager again
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Can you get in either cwm recovery or download mode?
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Can you get in either cwm recovery or download mode?
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yes i can get into download mode only by holding down on vol and plugging in the usb...no i cant get into cwm recovery
Try this page...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1511906
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Teknodad1974 said:
Try this page...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1511906
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thank you, my phone is back again!!
Sweet enjoy your phone buddy!
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Hours76 said:
yes i can get into download mode only by holding down on vol and plugging in the usb...no i cant get into cwm recovery
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this SAVED me...I couldn't get it into download mode for the life of me and that worked. I now have the correct i777 JB file (I accidentally flashed the wrong version). back in the game!
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sbello81 said:
this SAVED me...I couldn't get it into download mode for the life of me and that worked. I now have the correct i777 JB file (I accidentally flashed the wrong version). back in the game!
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Hello
My friend just gave me I777 with this problem cause he bought a new phone, he couldn't tell me exactly when he got that "connect to kies". I never flashed anything or installed any rom's, I just want to get it back to life. Any solutions for me?
Fratula said:
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My friend just gave me I777 with this problem cause he bought a new phone, he couldn't tell me exactly when he got that "connect to kies". I never flashed anything or installed any rom's, I just want to get it back to life. Any solutions for me?
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Can you put the phone into download mode? I would assume the answer is yes if you still get the "connect to kies" message. Following are detailed instructions for getting into download mode.
Download Mode:
There are several ways to put the phone into download mode. You should try all of them that you can before you give up.
Recovery mode:
With the phone off (and not connected to the computer), and battery installed, hold all three buttons, vol- vol+ pwr continuously until the initial boot screen appears the second time.
Download mode:
1. With the phone off and connected to the computer via USB cable, and battery installed, hold all three buttons, vol- vol+ pwr.
2. With the phone off and battery installed, hold vol- and vol+ (but not pwr) while plugging in the USB cable.
3. With the phone off and battery installed, hold vol- (but not vol+ or pwr) while plugging in the USB cable.
4. Attempt each of the above three options with the battery removed from the phone. The computer will supply the power to the phone.
5. Use Android Debug Bridge (adb) which will only work if USB debugging has been already turned on in Developer Options, since you can't boot into the system to turn it on. With the battery installed and the phone connected to the pc via USB cable, use the command "adb reboot download".
6. Use a USB jig. With the battery installed insert the USB jig into the USB connector of the phone. Some have reported that this method works when no other method would work.
If the phone will go into download mode, you will need to use Odin desktop to flash the stock firmware. You should use the latest stock firmware. Go to the Download Repository and download Odin3 v1.85 from the link near the top of the page, and also download the latest stock firmware, "I777UCMD8 Stock Binaries (Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean)" from near the bottom of the page. It's the next to last item. Download both to your Windows pc, and then follow the detailed instructions below to flash it onto your phone.
How to use stand-alone Odin3 to flash firmware:
Follow and recheck each of the following steps. Do them in order listed, as some steps are dependent on previous steps. Instructions are for Odin3 v1.85. It should work with any version of Odin, but some details, like color of items, may be different.
1.) Open Odin on the Windows Desktop.
2.) Have the USB cable plugged into USB port on the computer, but *Not* plugged in to the phone.
3.) Shut the phone off.
4.) While holding down the vol+ & vol- keys, plug micro-usb plug into phone.
5.) In Odin, you should get the yellow box under where it says ID:COM with the text 0:[COMx], and in the Message area, <ID:0/00x> Added!! where x is some number, usually 1-8.
6.) In Odin, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and all other items are not checked.
7.) Click on the PDA button. Browse to the tar file you want to install and select it so its path appears in the text edit box next to the button.
8.) Make sure the check box next to the PDA button is checked.
9.) Click the Start button.
10.) You should see the green progress bar advancing.
11.) When complete, you will get a PASS (or FAIL if unsuccessful).
The phone should boot up normally. If it does not, enter recovery (see instructions in the download mode section) and perform a wipe data/factory reset.