exclamation point error - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey Everyone,
I am having troubles with the exclamation point error. Odin locked up in the middle of a flash and now I can't reboot the phone. The restart doesn't work, and I can't get back into download mode. Anyone have any suggestions?

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DaSmittyman said:
Hey Everyone,
I am having troubles with the exclamation point error. Odin locked up in the middle of a flash and now I can't reboot the phone. The restart doesn't work, and I can't get back into download mode. Anyone have any suggestions?
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Hey, try (WITH THE PHONE PLUGGED IN) turning off the phone until you get to the charging battery screen (you ought to be able to accomplish this by pulling your battery, popping it back in and plugging your vibrant into your computer via the data cable until you see the charging battery icon) From here, press volume up and down, and power all at once (or try volume +, and power)...As soon as the screen turns black, release your power button. With a bit of luck, and the correct key combo, BAM download mode. ^^

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Xenoism said:
Hey, try (WITH THE PHONE PLUGGED IN) turning off the phone until you get to the charging battery screen (you ought to be able to accomplish this by pulling your battery, popping it back in and plugging your vibrant into your computer via the data cable until you see the charging battery icon) From here, press volume up and down, and power all at once (or try volume +, and power)...As soon as the screen turns black, release your power button. With a bit of luck, and the correct key combo, BAM download mode. ^^
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Ya I had tried that, unfortunatly it seems all roads lead to the exclamation point. Even pulling the battery, plugging the phone in and holding -, + and -, or just + doesn't even take me to download

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If ODIN still recognize the COM port then you can still try flashing. Which ODIN image are you using and did you try it with the PIT file? Try a different Odin image because yours might be corrupt. Also you should try with a different cable.
Here is a link to some Odin images: http://d-h.st/users/Big Dog KMc
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

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^ This guy is on the money. If Odin recognizes your device, your golden. I often like to refer people to this excerpt from my MIUI guide...
"SOFT" BRICKED WHILE USING ODIN?
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
If you are getting a "Phone.. ! ..Computer" image (seen above) when booting phone, yes, you are bricked but it is reversible! Just follow these steps...
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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Sent from my SGH-T959

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N00B_IN_N33D said:
^ This guy is on the money. If Odin recognizes your device, your golden. I often like to refer people to this excerpt from my MIUI guide...
Sent from my SGH-T959
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And the above is correct reading the stickies and tutorials is apparently underrated.