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Issue corrected: how: I opened Odin on my desktop, unplugged my USB cord from my pc, removed my battery from my phone along with my sim card and sd card: I then placed the USB into my phone (not pc yet), pressed and held the up down toggled (both ends pressed in), placed the other end of the usb into my pc, placed my battery into my phone and all this is done while still holding the up down volume toggle.. (do not press the power button at all) I was placed into download mode!!!!! I selected the pit file (s1_odin_20100512.pit), checked PDA box, clicked on PDA and added T959UVJFD.tar, pressed start, allowed odin to say pass and vibrant started to reboot: My phone cut off again after i removed the USB because the battery was really dead but i placed it on the real charger and the charging indicator actually showed I'm not booted on stock 2.1 for now.
Thanks to those who truly attempted to help me!
I also understand that there may not be a way to actually brick this device lol
PROBLEM BEFORE FIX
I'm really not a noob but I did something unusual. Coming from eugene 2.2 rom I tried to use Odin to flash back to j16 but it said E DEVBLOCK AND somehing else. However I was following some tatorial that said flash the pit file only and select repartition and allow it to work and say pass then pull the battery. Well I did that and now my phone won't come on period. Not at all like the battery is dead and won't recharge. I tried hooking it up to the pc but nothing. Not even a charge indicator. Somehow today I got a black screen to show with red letters... But it won't come back on period. Is this a true brick? Please help me out.
Google, search, odin, be happy
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willsnews said:
Google, search, odin, be happy
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Wow u think I need sarcasm right now? Nope
Can you get the phone into downlode mode?
If plugging it into a charger doesn't do anything and your PC doesn't recognize your phone you might have created the first true Galaxy-S phone brick.
You do have Samsung drivers on your PC right!? And you could also try making a Jig I guess, but if your phone isn't even recognized by your PC your basically screwed. Don't pay attention to 2nd poster, he's just trying to act cool.
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If plugging it into a charger doesn't do anything and your PC doesn't recognize your phone you might have created the first true Galaxy-S phone brick.
You do have Samsung drivers on your PC right!? And you could also try making a Jig I guess, but if your phone isn't even recognized by your PC your basically screwed. Don't pay attention to 2nd poster, he's just trying to act cool.
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thanks so much I will explain my SUCCESS in the initial post.
I was serious
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I was serious
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Yes you were serious. A serious a-hole that is. Gratz with fixed phone OP.
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Good one, random douche # 3,024 have a good night.
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Hi,
Yesterday I tried to do a ROOT but I had a problem with the "Odin" software so I hade to turn off the galaxy manually...
But when I tried to turn it again' he wont turn on!
What can I do?
Thank you
Same problem...
I have the same problem, will not turn on. was adviced to but (UNBrick Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100 Download Mode USB Jig) from ebay but did not work.. Can anyone help... Phone makes a good door stop at the minute.. lol
Might find an answer faster in the gs2 forum.
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Same issue....
did anyone mange to solve this issue?
Thanxs
Hard unbricking
yes look at mobile tech videos on youtube
Help
Thanx , can you provide any link for that.....
Cheers
Unbricking
Sorry i cant leave a link here as im new maybe you or someone else can but type in youtube search mobile tech videos unbrick and the s2 is the second on the list they do ship worldwide and are based in the US.
Well done
Thanx mate, well done ....
Cheers
Send it in for repair but say nothing about odin or root
I have sent for repair
Already sent for repair. I said it would not switch on or charge. To be honest I feel that samsung need to address this issue as if the operating system fails on a pc you can reload and away you go. The same should be said for a phone. There should be a fail safe that always puts the phone back to download mode. I thought the jig was the answer but not always so BE CAREFUL.
I sent my phone to tmobile they repaired it free
Repair Description
- Calibration
- Software update
- Replacement - A/S ASSY-PBA MAIN(COMM)GT_I9100
- Screening
same issue
my computer crashd in the middle of the odin update. and my phone is allso dead now...
the only solution was to send it to service?
depends, if the process was interrupted during the flash the bootloader, the phone is dead
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my computer crashd in the middle of the odin update. and my phone is allso dead now...
the only solution was to send it to service?
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Was is ???
Nope a USB recovery jig may enable download mode or even a JTag repair would be cheaper than paid for Samsung service .
jje
I had the same issue flasg siyahs kernel after flashing the rom and ur phone should start xD
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yeh, thats what happened, no buttons work, jig dont work. nothing... sending it to service tomorrow.... aaaaaaaah damn rental phones hehe
my sgs2 is dead too....same issues... no reaction to anything possible to do: charger, usb gig, hardware buttons, etc.
JIG?
Has anyone had any success with the USB JIG and a 'hard' bricked phone?
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Has anyone had any success with the USB JIG and a 'hard' bricked phone?
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Same wonder
My SGS2 is hard bricked, no question about it. Nothing happens no matter what button press, usb connection etc. Dead as a doornail.
From what I've read the JIG will only help if you have, at bare minimum, backlights or a vibration when you hit the power button. As I have literally nothing this means I'm 'hard' bricked in which case the JIG shouldn't work.
I've a JIG on order and should arrive tomorrow. I'll try every which way with it, button combos, plugging in USB, removing and replacing battery etc. If i get any response or any success I'll report back. If not, I've found a few places that can JTAG so I'll go that route and again report back.
Hi,
since this morning my SGS II doesn't start up anymore, of course it's impossible to reach the download mode...
Is possible to do somethind thought the JIG in order to make the phone turn on again or do I have to go to the Samsung Center?
(the battery was fully charged, I turned on the phone at 8:00 am and found it dead at 10:00 am, tried charging it but without any succes, it became warm but it didn't turn on in any mode)
Thank u guys.
When did you buy it? Maybe the battery is dead. If you have a friend with an s2 around ask him/her to borrow the battery. Otherwise no clue. Any rom installed? Tried removing battery and putting it back in?
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I bought it on july (in Italy), it doesn't charge when connected... I'll try with another battery but the fact that the phone became warm even if it's not charging seems to say that the battery is still alive.
I've the Cognition S2 ROM and yes I've tried pulling out the battery
Hmmm thats hard. Maybe the hardware inside is damaged or something like that. If thats the case its bad because there is no way to avoid a repair by samsung. Hopefully they won't recognise that its rooted ;( sobif this wont work you should consider calling support. There may be another way but if its a hardware problen its useless. A device called usd jig could probably (probably!) work. Thats a device for 10$ which should put bricked galaxy phones into download mode. You can search it via amazon but its your choice.
EDIT: ah just recognized you already wrote about the jig. Again it might work might not.
If you have any questions or stuff like that just pm me I am happy to help
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Try with usb only.
He has already tired that
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It is not normal for a device to just die like that unless there is a hardware failure. Looks like type phone will be making a trip back to where it came.
Hopefully they won't find out its been rooted, but I heard that if its a hardware problem chances are they won't know of the root and just fix the hardware.
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Thats what i said.
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Thanks to everyone for your help!
I think that a JIG is useless in my case cause you can use it if the phone at least turn on... my sgs is completely dead... Or am I wrong and the JIG can be used also with a turned off phone?
Youre welcome just click say thank you to my name
Yes i also think the jig wont help if its off. But i wish you luck when they repair it dont think we can do much...
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you need to have the phone turned off, to use a JIG. It will simply force the phone into download mode.
A jig wont work if the phone has a damaged bootloader and in your case it certainly sounds like you have one.A usb jig is to get the phone into download mode but not in all situations.If the phone has just died and wont enter into download/recovery or even turn on to show the bricked icon or even light up the menu and back arrow then you can bet that have a damaged bootloader.If the service centre wont take care of it then the only option is a jtag.
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A jig wont work if the phone has a damaged bootloader and in your case it certainly sounds like you have one.A usb jig is to get the phone into download mode but not in all situations.If the phone has just died and wont enter into download/recovery or even turn on to show the bricked icon or even light up the menu and back arrow then you can bet that have a damaged bootloader.If the service centre wont take care of it then the only option is a jtag.
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what is jtag?sorry for noob.bcoz i have same problem here.
cooza said:
A jig wont work if the phone has a damaged bootloader and in your case it certainly sounds like you have one.A usb jig is to get the phone into download mode but not in all situations.If the phone has just died and wont enter into download/recovery or even turn on to show the bricked icon or even light up the menu and back arrow then you can bet that have a damaged bootloader.If the service centre wont take care of it then the only option is a jtag.
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Hi, could you please tell me where can I found a jtag? Ebay?
I found a RIFF JTAG, but I think that is a little bit too expansive for a one time use... I'll try with a jig, then with samsung assistance and at last buying a RIFF JTAG...
If your phone goes into download mode you don't need the jig or jtag or stuff like that
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The problem is that my phone actually doesn't even turn on.... nor in normal way neither in download mode...
Google MobileTechVideos. Josh Groce the site owner performs JTAG or unbricking of phones and tablets to include your SGS2. He is known in XDA as Connexion2000. He repaired my bricked Galaxy Tab 7 for $ 50 with free priority return shipping. His business address is in Dallas, Texas. I highly recommend him. You can see demos of his work in you tube. Just google it.
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Thank you for your advice, but unfortunately I'm far away from USA... it will cost me too much in shipping (money and time).
I'll consider this way if it will be less expansive than buying a JTAG.
Search on youtube for "riff box jtag".Its basically the last resort when you have to take out the motherboard of your phone connect it to the box and give the big reset/overhaul.The good thing about it is it has the capabilaty to unbrick and repair a damadged bootloader which is what is causing your phone to not start-up.Its about 100 to 160€ to buy but its better than buyin a new phone.Also if you search enough you can find dealers or people that have one that will do it for you so you dont have to buy the box yourself.Alot of mobile dealers are starting to get their hands on them now.Youll probably find someone willing to do it for you if you google in you country for riff box jtag.
Stuck at Vibrant screen. Cant geet in bootloader or recovery. I have odin, have the .pit and everything but when I go into download mode, Odin nor my computer will recognize the phone... Please help. Thanks!
pull the battery 1st and then replace back in then hold the lower volume key down along with the on button try that or get a jig
U need samsung drivers
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Depending on what your friend was running, yes, you need to install the drivers so that when you connect your pc recognizes it. It's not bricked, no worries... keep calm.
I made a post with the drivers, but you would likely find it faster with a quick google search.
sell it for parts on Ebay
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re-install driver, change usb cable, etc...
What I've found is that 9/10 its the USB cable when the computer doesn't recognize the device. I'd check it first. Now a better question is what did you do to your friends phone to brick it with out it being plugged to the computer in the first place?
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o0stryxs0o said:
What I've found is that 9/10 its the USB cable when the computer doesn't recognize the device. I'd check it first. Now a better question is what did you do to your friends phone to brick it with out it being plugged to the computer in the first place?
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in addition to what you said, sometimes, pluggin it in a different usb works too.
Agreed!
The damn cables suck! Almost 1/2 need to be replaced eventually, and it makes you question the integrity of the device itself. They should make better cables or provide you with 2 when you purchase the phone.
i think i bricked my brand new SGII.
never played with any android phones till today. got the phone rooted it no problem. had super user etc.
then i was trying to install checkrom.
thought i was doing everything right. i couldnt get it to install from internal or external storage. kept getting aborted installation.
so i thought maybe i needed to upgrade the kernal.
downloaded and installed dark knight v2.5.
this seemed to work.
after installing dark knight kernal i tried to install checkrom again.
same issue. it wouldnt install.
i then selected reboot.
the phone doesnt do anything now.
i cant get it to turn on reboot anything.
ive removed the battery, the sim, the sd card etc.
computer doenst detect it. i cant power on or do vol up/down and power. nadda.
did i already screw this thing up?!
this is crazy!
thanks.
can anyone help? thanks.
I'd recommend a USB jig. You can even go to a local radio shack and get a microUSB port, a 301k resistor, and simply jump pins 4&5 on the USB connector. Then plug it into the phone. If that doesn't get a response your likely hard bricked. Research before you randomly flash something next time.
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Hello , mate! I've bricked my Samsung Galaxy Fit by installing ROM Toolbox . I've taken to the repairing shop, but in the future I will use USB JIG. I urge you to use it.
should the jig fix it?
im tempted to just take it back to the store since i got it yesterday.
I'd try returning it then. If they won't take it back, try the jig to get into download mode. Then flash everything back to stock. No guarentees but it usually does the trick.
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so i got a new phone. i was able to root it and install a custom kernel.
thanks guys!
next question tho, i installed jugs 0.3 but i cannot control the voltage in set cpu. i want to undervolt to increase battery life.
how do i put another custom kernal on the device? can i just install synergy 0.5 on top of jugs? or do i have to go to stock kernel and then to synergy?
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Flash away. But be smart and safe about it. Make nandroids. Backups. All that good stuff
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