Hello people, Im a newbie.. I got a problem with my verizon samsung galaxy S..
I wiped out mi cellphone.. now when I turned on it requieres an activation.. I dont know what to do. It says "press send to activate your phone" then is asking for a number or code.. I use this cell like a tablet.. I mean.. It does not have a cellphone number... I used to use it with WiFi, nothing else.
I hope you guys can help me.. Thank u so much!
Turn on airplane mode?
djp952 is currently working on the next GeeWiz rom that will be intended for fascinates that do not wish to be a functioning phone, so you may want to check out his thread here for details: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1278838
Crawshayi said:
Turn on airplane mode?
djp952 is currently working on the next GeeWiz rom that will be intended for fascinates that do not wish to be a functioning phone, so you may want to check out his thread here for details: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1278838
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Wiped out my cellphone.. now when I turned on it requieres an activation.. I'm trying to flash it so I can use the wifi only. It says "press send to activate your phone" I've tried to use the Odin Multi Downloader v4.43 to flash the ROM I tried several of them(geewiz-2.9-system-09272012.tar and eh03_full_odin.tar) both of them give the same error message which says Unnamed File was not found...I totally lost now I just don't know what else to do.
Please help if you can...Thank you!
To bypass activation screen, go to emergency call, press *#83786633.
Then press the home key and it should bypass it. I think you need to do this after every reboot.
Flash Verizon Samsung galaxy SCH I500
Crap7126 said:
To bypass activation screen, go to emergency call, press *#83786633.
Then press the home key and it should bypass it. I think you need to do this after every reboot.
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I got passed the Activation screen, now what to do about the Odin I tried to flash the phone using the Odin Multi Downloader v4.43
and I used those two ROM images I tried several of them(geewiz-2.9-system-09272012.tar and eh03_full_odin.tar)
both of them give the same error message which says Unnamed File was not found...am I using the right downloader? what is it giving me this error message? do you know a better way?
Thanks!
Is there a difference between Odin Multi Downloader and regular Odin? Why don't you try Odin 1.85 and see if that works. I'm a noobie too so I'm not sure if I can help.
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Or why don't you just root and flash Geewiz in recovery?
jrg1319 said:
I got passed the Activation screen, now what to do about the Odin I tried to flash the phone using the Odin Multi Downloader v4.43
and I used those two ROM images I tried several of them(geewiz-2.9-system-09272012.tar and eh03_full_odin.tar)
both of them give the same error message which says Unnamed File was not found...am I using the right downloader? what is it giving me this error message? do you know a better way?
Thanks!
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I don't think multi downloaded is for I phoned IFK honesty I never heard of it I've always been told to use Odin 1.3 and its always worked
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Cant use my USB port on the phone
bbrad said:
I don't think multi downloaded is for I phoned IFK honesty I never heard of it I've always been told to use Odin 1.3 and its always worked
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Think I blew up my USb port because I was in middle of the process using the Odin v1.3 then system came up with a USB malfunctioned message I tried it to several computers the same error message kept coming up.. is there any way to use the SD card instead? because I no luck with the USB port connection.
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Was trying to reimage this phone using Odin v1.3 a usb malfunction error message came up Ive been trying to use it to several computers since then, but the same message kept coming up and of course the odin could recognise the devise and i went up turn the phone on normally all i have is a black screen with a phone and yellow explanation and computer logos on the screen the explanation sign is in between the phone and computer logos and now I can not do anything with this phone...I think my only option is for somebody to help me to find some image that will run on the SD card instead of the USB port.
Please help!
Thank you!
*228
Please be specific
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*228
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Whats *228? please explain your self.
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Whats *228? please explain your self.
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Well I'm pretty sure he thinks you already know what it is as everyone on the forums should know.. It updates your prl your phone number ect.
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Bbrad is right let's you activate and update roaming
Fascinate AOKP 4.2.1 PUB
Black screen on Galaxy sch-i500
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Well I'm pretty sure he thinks you already know what it is as everyone on the forums should know.. It updates your prl your phone number ect.
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That would be a quick fix if I could get to the dialpad, the screen is black with picture of a phone, yellow sign and computer because I was in the middle of imaging the phone when it failed the process thats all it has every time I turn it on and nothing else. I try to use different USB cable in different computers and no luck and none of those systems would detect the phone. My question was if there is a way to use the SD card to do the reimage instead of the USB and if there it is not, this phone will be absolute and I'm sure you gurus in here have a way to fix my problem.
Thank you!
Pull the battery
hold down volume down button
plug in usb cable
that should put you in download mode
Have Odin up and re flash your file using PDA
I-500 AOKP 4.2.1 PUB
disregard
How to restore the Samsung SCH-I500
bbrad said:
Well I'm pretty sure he thinks you already know what it is as everyone on the forums should know.. It updates your prl your phone number ect.
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Am back with this phone again and I hate to let it go...the phone is totally blank when I turn it on all I see is the little phone sign with the yellow explanation mark in the middle and the computer sign and this is all I get. hopefully somebody will tell me how to put the software back and where to get the image software for it.
Thank you!
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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
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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
So I've been happily flashing the JB files, and phone was doing great. Tonight I came across a couple of programs, Root Explorer and Root Toolkit. Put both on my phone, everything is still OK.
Looking through the Toolkit, I see that you can update fonts to the phone, so being that type of guy, I picked one and went to install it.
Big Mistake? The phone went to reboot, and is now stuck at a nice blue SAMSUNG logo, and won't do anything.
Of course, I hadn't done a back up, so thinking a way around the problem (I'm at work, not on my own PC), I redownloaded the last update (DLI8) with Odin. Ran Odin off a flash drive, then went to connect the phone (brick) to the PC. The PC's (tried on 3 of them) all say that the device connected is a GADGET SERIAL (?) and is not recognised by Odin.
So, I know that I will try when I get home in the morning. But am I missing something else, something that I have not tried? (except some brain cells!!!!) Is it because Odin can't be ran off a flash drive? Is the S3 well and truly dead? Should I smash it and claim on warranty?
causbrite said:
So I've been happily flashing the JB files, and phone was doing great. Tonight I came across a couple of programs, Root Explorer and Root Toolkit. Put both on my phone, everything is still OK.
Looking through the Toolkit, I see that you can update fonts to the phone, so being that type of guy, I picked one and went to install it.
Big Mistake? The phone went to reboot, and is now stuck at a nice blue SAMSUNG logo, and won't do anything.
Of course, I hadn't done a back up, so thinking a way around the problem (I'm at work, not on my own PC), I redownloaded the last update (DLI8) with Odin. Ran Odin off a flash drive, then went to connect the phone (brick) to the PC. The PC's (tried on 3 of them) all say that the device connected is a GADGET SERIAL (?) and is not recognised by Odin.
So, I know that I will try when I get home in the morning. But am I missing something else, something that I have not tried? (except some brain cells!!!!) Is it because Odin can't be ran off a flash drive? Is the S3 well and truly dead? Should I smash it and claim on warranty?
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erm did you put your phone in download mode by pressing Home + Volume Down + Power before using odin?
Whilst holding the power button, hold volume down button also. This puts phone in download mode. Odin will now recognize it, assuming you've got the drivers installed.
Read the sticky threads thoroughly and you'll solve this in no time.
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Meemo23 said:
erm did you put your phone in download mode by pressing Home + Volume Down + Power before using odin?
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Daelyn said:
Whilst holding the power button, hold volume down button also. This puts phone in download mode. Odin will now recognize it, assuming you've got the drivers installed.
Read the sticky threads thoroughly and you'll solve this in no time.
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Yes, in Download mode, PC's just sit there, so am thinking that because they are works ones (that I can't install drivers on) that I'll have to wait until I get home.:crying:
Fingers crossed
Managed to get the drivers installed on a work PC, running Odin, eventually connected to the phone, is currently saying 3minutes to finish. Blue bar is getting bigger. Hopefully by the time someone else reads this thread the problem will be solved.
Let this be a warning to all NOOBs (like me). BACKUP, BACKUP BACKUP
EDIT: IT WORKED. Now just to set it all up again how I like it......
Most work PC's are locked down so people can't install stuff on them that can cause the company problems.
Be VERY careful trying to do anything on a work PC as you may, inadvertantly, wind up with a brick.
Remember, just because its your work PC DOESN'T mean its YOUR PC....
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Most work PC's are locked down so people can't install stuff on them that can cause the company problems.
Be VERY careful trying to do anything on a work PC as you may, inadvertantly, wind up with a brick.
Remember, just because its your work PC DOESN'T mean its YOUR PC....
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Yes, I know. It was a contractor PC, so not connected to our network. So no harm done. Phone staerted up great, but after a reboot lost all contact details, am in the process of getting them all back with that software from Samsung called "Kies" which is not playing very well at the minute. We live and learn.
I killed my s3 too while playing pokemon. It just suddenly reboot and stuck in boot logo with some white distorted line. I panic and plug out the battery and tada, phone dead. Can't even go into download mode.
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Yes, I know. It was a contractor PC, so not connected to our network. So no harm done. Phone staerted up great, but after a reboot lost all contact details, am in the process of getting them all back with that software from Samsung called "Kies" which is not playing very well at the minute. We live and learn.
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Next time root your device and perform a nandroid backup..
Sent from the iPoop killer ==>>>
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eddydo said:
I killed my s3 too while playing pokemon. It just suddenly reboot and stuck in boot logo with some white distorted line. I panic and plug out the battery and tada, phone dead. Can't even go into download mode.
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Try going into recovery.. Vol up+power+home..
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I'm not sure where to post this,pls move to the right place.
I'm afriad my galaxy s2 is either damaged or bricked.I tried to flash the leaked official jelly bean via Odin,am sure i selected the right files and when i clicked on START,i waited for over 40mins and nothing happened,so i closed odin,unplugged my phone,removed the battery and reinserted it,and the phone has refused to switch on.I think i have tried to flash to a non compactible baseband.
Please is there anything i could do to get my phone to work again?
Any advice is appreciated,Thanks.
Did you check md5 of the files you downloaded? What it's you phone model? Does it boot?
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Did you check md5 of the files you downloaded? What it's you phone model? Does it boot?
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When i extracted the file i downloaded,there are about 5 files and according to the guidelines,you click on PDA and select a file named CODE,click on phone and select a file named PHONE,then CSC and PIT,these are four files that was used.Then the Md5 file wasn't used though it's among the files that was extracted but was not asked to use.My phone is galaxy GT-i9100.
Thanks for your help.
Can you enter recovery or download mode? I Once flashed S3 kernel on my S2 and it looked like it was bricked. No power not even charging but then I entered in download mode and flashed correct kernel via odin.
luketanti said:
Can you enter recovery or download mode? I Once flashed S3 kernel on my S2 and it looked like it was bricked. No power not even charging but then I entered in download mode and flashed correct kernel via odin.
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I can't enter recovery or download mode,i have tried them both without success.It doesn't show any sign of charging when plugged to power or any sign when connected to my pc.
USB jig time.
how many files did you flash? code, csc and modem?
what did you do with the pit file?
gastonw said:
USB jig time.
how many files did you flash? code, csc and modem?
what did you do with the pit file?
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I flashed these four files that you mentioned,pit included-
When i clicked on start,nothing happened for about 40 mins,so i decided to close odin and unplug the phone,removed the battery and reinserted.
And the phone refused to switch on...am finnished!
Don't know what to do
eigh8plus said:
I flashed these four files that you mentioned,pit included-
When i clicked on start,nothing happened for about 40 mins,so i decided to close odin and unplug the phone,removed the battery and reinserted.
And the phone refused to switch on...am finnished!
Don't know what to do
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Don't mess with pit files man......that's a last resort thing.
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eigh8plus said:
I flashed these four files that you mentioned,pit included-
When i clicked on start,nothing happened for about 40 mins,so i decided to close odin and unplug the phone,removed the battery and reinserted.
And the phone refused to switch on...am finnished!
Don't know what to do
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This means that you pulled the plug while in odin right? yakes.
As I said, usb jig. And start getting ready for jtag.
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Don't mess with pit files man......that's a last resort thing.
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This means that you pulled the plug while in odin right? yakes.
As I said, usb jig. And start getting ready for jtag.
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Yes,though i closed odin before pulling out the plug,makes no difference i suppose.
Am a newbie'pls what's usb jig and jtag,seems that will be the solution?
Thanks for helping out.
Searching, reading an learning is what a noob is all about
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Searching, reading an learning is what a noob is all about
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Yea,been doing all that.Could someone pls point me to something else i need to read.
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As I said, usb jig. And start getting ready for jtag.
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There
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JTAG .
Look here :http://www.jtagbox.com/category/riff-jtag-box-owners-unbrick-your-phone/
Qwerty123 \m/ said:
JTAG .
Look here :http://www.jtagbox.com/category/riff-jtag-box-owners-unbrick-your-phone/
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Thanks,that link is enough to get me started..but is it something i could just download and instal on my pc,connect my phone and repair or i would need a kinda of pad or something...saw a video on youtube where something was connected or soldered to the phone and then plugged to the pc without the battery.
Thanks.
If you spend money on a RIFF box, unless you know what you're doing/have done it before more than a few times, there's a fair chance you'll both pay for something you'll never use again & bork your phone beyond repair.
Pay someone else a quarter of the cost & have them do it/successfully fix your phone (assuming it can be JTAG'd & isn't a MB replacement job).
MistahBungle said:
If you spend money on a RIFF box, unless you know what you're doing/have done it before more than a few times, there's a fair chance you'll both pay for something you'll never use again & bork your phone beyond repair.
Pay someone else a quarter of the cost & have them do it/successfully fix your phone (assuming it can be JTAG'd & isn't a MB replacement job).
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Alright,this requires more than watching a youtube video...i thought it was something i could do on my own.
gastonw said:
USB jig time.
how many files did you flash? code, csc and modem?
what did you do with the pit file?
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With USB jig,if i eventually get it into download mode,what else will i do?
Thanks for the help so far.
MistahBungle said:
If you spend money on a RIFF box, unless you know what you're doing/have done it before more than a few times, there's a fair chance you'll both pay for something you'll never use again & bork your phone beyond repair.
Pay someone else a quarter of the cost & have them do it/successfully fix your phone (assuming it can be JTAG'd & isn't a MB replacement job).
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As i was reading through the forum,i found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402286
An if i get lucky with download mode using USB jig,which of this firmwares should i flash? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Thanks for any advice.
eigh8plus said:
With USB jig,if i eventually get it into download mode,what else will i do?
Thanks for the help so far.
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Stock ROM, something like this.
Alright,thanks for this.I just ordered for a USB jig and i pray it will save the day.
Thanks to all that contributed.
It appears that I've hard bricked my Vibrant T959. In the middle of flashing using ODIN, it crapped out for whatever reason. I cant get into download mode or recovery mode any more. Really having a tough time finding a solution to my problem. I've come across plenty of people with soft bricked phones, alas no luck in finding a solution for my problem.
I've looked into the Unbrickable Mod and it's predominantly overwhelming. I dont believe a USB dongle would help here (maybe I'm wrong...hopefully I'm wrong). Can anyone help me out?
Any advice or tips is greatly appreciated!
Unless you screwed the bootloaders during the flash (were you flashing bootloaders?), a dongle is going to work. And it is much cheaper/easier than any more invasive solution.
JJMT said:
Unless you screwed the bootloaders during the flash (were you flashing bootloaders?), a dongle is going to work. And it is much cheaper/easier than any more invasive solution.
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Thanks for your reply! If I'm not mistaken I was flashing a Kernel at the time. So if that's the case, you'd think there's a chance if I bought the dongle?
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Thanks for your reply! If I'm not mistaken I was flashing a Kernel at the time. So if that's the case, you'd think there's a chance if I bought the dongle?
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I would give a dongle a high probability of success.
ReadySethGo said:
It appears that I've hard bricked my Vibrant T959. In the middle of flashing using ODIN, it crapped out for whatever reason. I cant get into download mode or recovery mode any more. Really having a tough time finding a solution to my problem. I've come across plenty of people with soft bricked phones, alas no luck in finding a solution for my problem.
I've looked into the Unbrickable Mod and it's predominantly overwhelming. I dont believe a USB dongle would help here (maybe I'm wrong...hopefully I'm wrong). Can anyone help me out?
Any advice or tips is greatly appreciated!
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Hey I was doing trying to go from Froyo 2.2 to 2.1 using ODIN because when i flashed CWM in 2.2 it didn't boot into recovery and i read somewhere that it needed to be in 2.1 so I downloaded the related .pit and .tar files and hooked it to ODIN and then I just a saw a blue screen on my phone for about an hour and finally pulled the plug on it but now I can't even get the phone to boot up... did i brick it and if you find any solution please help me out as well...
Anyone who has any idea what I need to do please HELP!!!!
thanks
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ReadySethGo said:
It appears that I've hard bricked my Vibrant T959. In the middle of flashing using ODIN, it crapped out for whatever reason. I cant get into download mode or recovery mode any more. Really having a tough time finding a solution to my problem. I've come across plenty of people with soft bricked phones, alas no luck in finding a solution for my problem.
I've looked into the Unbrickable Mod and it's predominantly overwhelming. I dont believe a USB dongle would help here (maybe I'm wrong...hopefully I'm wrong). Can anyone help me out?
Any advice or tips is greatly appreciated!
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Okay this time around I have a solution for your problem...
As i mentioned in the previous post my phone was not turning on or anything at all so here are the steps I followed...
1 - download ODIN
2 - download the .pit and .tar files
3 - make sure your phone drivers are installed on the PC you are using.
4 - open ODIN and load the .pit file and .tar file (PDA for .tar file)
5 - Plug in the USB cable into the PC
6 - remove the battery from the phone
7 - Hold down VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN simultaneously
8 - Plug in the usb into the phone
9 - reinsert the battery into the phone and hold the volume keys until your phone is in download mode
10 - wait for a yellow box to appear in ODIN (0:COM11) something like that, means your phone is ready
11 - Click start and be patient, shouldn't take a long time though... you should see the green progress bar in ODIN...
I hope these steps help someone who is in a similar position, let me know if i can be on any further assistance.
Goodluck.
NSingh95 said:
Hey I was doing trying to go from Froyo 2.2 to 2.1 using ODIN because when i flashed CWM in 2.2 it didn't boot into recovery and i read somewhere that it needed to be in 2.1 so I downloaded the related .pit and .tar files and hooked it to ODIN and then I just a saw a blue screen on my phone for about an hour and finally pulled the plug on it but now I can't even get the phone to boot up... did i brick it and if you find any solution please help me out as well...
Anyone who has any idea what I need to do please HELP!!!!
thanks
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Okay this time around I have a solution for your problem...
As i mentioned in the previous post my phone was not turning on or anything at all so here are the steps I followed...
1 - download ODIN
2 - download the .pit and .tar files
3 - make sure your phone drivers are installed on the PC you are using.
4 - open ODIN and load the .pit file and .tar file (PDA for .tar file)
5 - Plug in the USB cable into the PC
6 - remove the battery from the phone
7 - Hold down VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN simultaneously
8 - Plug in the usb into the phone
9 - reinsert the battery into the phone and hold the volume keys until your phone is in download mode
10 - wait for a yellow box to appear in ODIN (0:COM11) something like that, means your phone is ready
11 - Click start and be patient, shouldn't take a long time though... you should see the green progress bar in ODIN...
I hope these steps help someone who is in a similar position, let me know if i can be on any further assistance.
Goodluck.
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Thanks for your input and help, I'm sure these steps will help someone. But this will not work for me as I'm not able to put the phone into download mode for ODIN to read and recognize my device.
My march goes on...
JJMT said:
I would give a dongle a high probability of success.
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I overnighted a dongle off Amazon last night and just received it this morning. Unfortunately, no dice. It has not put the phone into download mode. I tested the dongle on a s SGSII to confirm that the dongle wasn't DOA or something and worked flawlessly on that device.
My search continues...
I am Not sure if you have tried this option already or not but you might want to look into 1 click unbrick, just search it on google and maybe that will work out for you if you haven't already tried it
good luck
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NSingh95 said:
I am Not sure if you have tried this option already or not but you might want to look into 1 click unbrick, just search it on google and maybe that will work out for you if you haven't already tried it
good luck
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No luck. Tried it yesterday to no avail. Thanks for the ideas anyways NSingh95!
Sounds like you just need to flash a new kernel but you would need to be in recovery or download mode to do so. Have you checked to see if gingerbread boot combos work? Hold only volume up and turn the phone on, maybe you have gingerbread bootloaders and don't know it ha.
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iTz KeeFy said:
Sounds like you just need to flash a new kernel but you would need to be in recovery or download mode to do so. Have you checked to see if gingerbread boot combos work? Hold only volume up and turn the phone on, maybe you have gingerbread bootloaders and don't know it ha.
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I have tried various combinations of buttons in hopes of getting it into download mode. No luck with any of them. If I could just get it into said download mode it would be very easy to reflash a proper kernel. No luck yet.
I'm on the same boat. Yesterday after downgrading to stock eclair, I was trying to upgrade thru Kies mini. Everything was looking good, it went up to 100% but when it was supposed to reboot my phone, nothing happened. It's completely dead, no lights, no power, no nothing. I had a similar problem last year, but I was still able to put my phone in download mode by pulling the battery and plugging it in to the USB cable. I tried volume up + down, volume up + power, volume down + power, volume up + down + power. I think I tried everything already with no luck. I hope somebody can come up with a solution.
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I'm on the same boat. Yesterday after downgrading to stock eclair, I was trying to upgrade thru Kies mini. Everything was looking good, it went up to 100% but when it was supposed to reboot my phone, nothing happened. It's completely dead, no lights, no power, no nothing. I had a similar problem last year, but I was still able to put my phone in download mode by pulling the battery and plugging it in to the USB cable. I tried volume up + down, volume up + power, volume down + power, volume up + down + power. I think I tried everything already with no luck. I hope somebody can come up with a solution.
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You have a hard bricked phone, its basically a paper weight now. NEVER use kies to upgrade your phone, it ruins more phones than it helps. You can try calling samsung and telling them that their program Kies has hard bricked your phone, I have seen a few people get lucky and get a free replacement.
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ReadySethGo said:
I have tried various combinations of buttons in hopes of getting it into download mode. No luck with any of them. If I could just get it into said download mode it would be very easy to reflash a proper kernel. No luck yet.
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Have you tried button combos while the usb jig is plugged in? My phone doesn't jump to download mode with a jig either. Try getting into download mode the normal way but instead of inserting usb cable while holding buttons, insert usb jig. Worth a try....
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iTz KeeFy said:
You have a hard bricked phone, its basically a paper weight now. NEVER use kies to upgrade your phone, it ruins more phones than it helps. You can try calling samsung and telling them that their program Kies has hard bricked your phone, I have seen a few people get lucky and get a free replacement.
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Have you tried button combos while the usb jig is plugged in? My phone doesn't jump to download mode with a jig either. Try getting into download mode the normal way but instead of inserting usb cable while holding buttons, insert usb jig. Worth a try....
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That was a good idea, but unfortunately it didn't do anything for me. Thanks for the idea though, hadn't thought to try that process.
Well for those that have bricked their phone let me tell you that kies can now restore the factory room to the phone... im doing it with mine right now!!!!:good:
[email protected] said:
Well for those that have bricked their phone let me tell you that kies can now restore the factory room to the phone... im doing it with mine right now!!!!:good:
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What changed?
Holy crap, it worked. My bricked AT&T Mega is now working!!!!!!
That's good news. Still waiting to get my phone back from Samsung. Wish they would have released this sooner.
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It also means Samsung has an AT&T copy. Hopefully, we'll get some roms shortly.
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str3tchb0y said:
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Nothings changed. It just did a restore.
windows is making me angry! this is why I use osx...
Failed to install a MTP driver? Searching Windows update for CDC ACM. Kies is crying in the background, won't recognize device when plugged in download mode. Will try throwing laptop and trying again.
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Well for those that have bricked their phone let me tell you that kies can now restore the factory room to the phone... im doing it with mine right now!!!!:good:
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It seems like there should be some info disseminated. What exactly did you do to restore your phone? Do I just have to install Kies and it does everything else?
str3tchb0y said:
It seems like there should be some info disseminated. What exactly did you do to restore your phone? Do I just have to install Kies and it does everything else?
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1.. go to google and search "samsung kies" then look for the apropiate official page.
2.. download and install kies on your computer. .(do not download the 4.3 based version since mega is 4.2)
3.. once kies is iinstalled open then go to tools>firmware upgrade and initialisation
4... on. The pop up window type the mega model SGH-I527 ...make sure all capital letters>click ok and then insert ur serial number...Then click ok to the following 2 messages.
5...put your phone in download mode and once the kies give you the CAUTION pop up window check the "I have read all of the above information" and "proceed without saving" conect the phone to the computer and click "start upgrade". Kies will do the rest... process take long.. abou 40 mins so be patient... long wait times of inactivity occours so please be patient.
Any questions please ask and will be happy to help if I can.
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1.. go to google and search "samsung kies" then look for the apropiate official page.
2.. download and install kies on your computer. .(do not download the 4.3 based version since mega is 4.2)
3.. once kies is iinstalled open then go to tools>firmware upgrade and initialisation
4... on. The pop up window type the mega model SGH-I527 ...make sure all capital letters>click ok and then insert ur serial number...Then click ok to the following 2 messages.
5...put your phone in download mode and once the kies give you the CAUTION pop up window check the "I have read all of the above information" and "proceed without saving" conect the phone to the computer and click "start upgrade". Kies will do the rest... process take long.. abou 40 mins so be patient... long wait times of inactivity occours so please be patient.
Any questions please ask and will be happy to help if I can.
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How to put the phone in download mode?
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x2h said:
How to put the phone in download mode?
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Have phone off and hold vol-down and power button together until you see a warning screen then release buttons and then push on the vol-up button to go to download mode.
I think you do not need to push the home button down with the other two..as all the mega 6.3 i know of only need the vol-down + power button to be used..unless the i527 is different and needs the home button with the other two.
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How to put the phone in download mode?
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Power button home button and vol down button together
Kies now has the ATT Firmware update.
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Finally got to my imac, pulled up Kies, firmware downloaded, and I am back in business!!!!
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Finally got to my imac, pulled up Kies, firmware downloaded, and I am back in business!!!!
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good job.... now we can play more with our devices and always come back to kies....
thank you to all for this great message. i was able to connect my i527 to Kies and it got recognized right away. And then Kies asked if I wanted to update the phone. After clicking a few "OK" the update update went on by itself. No need to go into download mode or anything. The process takes roughly 40 minutes and then I just rooted the phone again with Kingo.
A side note: Kies would not start on my Win 7 64 bit computer initially. Searched around and found out it's a common issue, and I just need to repair the .net framework 4.0. After that all is dandy.
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thank you to all for this great message. i was able to connect my i527 to Kies and it got recognized right away. And then Kies asked if I wanted to update the phone. After clicking a few "OK" the update update went on by itself. No need to go into download mode or anything. The process takes roughly 40 minutes and then I just rooted the phone again with Kingo.
A side note: Kies would not start on my Win 7 64 bit computer initially. Searched around and found out it's a common issue, and I just need to repair the .net framework 4.0. After that all is dandy.
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Absolutely true. .. there's no need to get into download mode unless you are bricked....
so we can now play with system files and change th look of the status bar, battery mods etc. etc. etc.
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For some reason it wont accept my Serial #
[email protected] said:
Well for those that have bricked their phone let me tell you that kies can now restore the factory room to the phone... im doing it with mine right now!!!!:good:
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Hello,
I've been trying to enter the serial # on the label which also matches the one on the recite and it keeps telling me that the serial # is incorrect.
Is there another serial # i don't know of?
Thank you in advance.
Rebelsin said:
Hello,
I've been trying to enter the serial # on the label which also matches the one on the recite and it keeps telling me that the serial # is incorrect.
Is there another serial # i don't know of?
Thank you in advance.
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Use Kies Lite mode....it doesn't ask that.
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Still asked for serial #.
Sadly it did ask for the serial #.
I think this is really messed up from Samsung's part.
I'm going to have to call them up tomorrow.
Thank you.
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Rebelsin said:
Sadly it did ask for the serial #.
I think this is really messed up from Samsung's part.
I'm going to have to call them up tomorrow.
Thank you.
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Turns out I was entering the IMEI #.
For some reason Metro Put on the receipt that that was the serial #.
The only way to get the true serial # is when you go to the about phone info.
My phone isn't working, so I input the serial to my Galaxy Note.
Got a step closer, but i gto hit back with a message saying that this model is not suported.
So this time I put the model SGH-I527 which my phone was flashed to anyways and I entered the Serial # to my Note and BAM!
I will let you know how it went since right now its still downloading from Samsung servers. :fingers-crossed: