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SGS 4G won't boot up

I got a little happy last night and tried tinkering with my SGS, and ended up causing it not to boot up. It currently just sits at the Samsung Galaxy S 4G logo screen, so now I'm just trying to go back to stock and start over.
I do not have odin (still not really sure what it is), but I do have CWM and I've wanted to flash this rom; but towards the end of the thread, some users say not to flash this and to use some other rom with odin instead.
Also, this rom won't even flash in CWM. It just says "installation aborted."
Thanks

I just tried flashing this with Odin, using these instructions, and I just got the bricked screen......
Can someone please help me.

recover a nandroid backup...
If you can't figure out Odin, but can boot into recovery, reinstall packages to get into CWM. Then you can restore to your last nandroid backup.

I can no longer boot into recovery or download. I'm stuck at the screen with the phone and computer with the yellow triangle in between. Odin still recognizes my phone when I plug it in (I think), but that's it. Also, I don't understand what there is to "figure out" about odin anyway. I followed the directions exactly, and the flash simply failed in Odin and when I rebooted, I got stuck at the bricked screen.
Looks like a trip to T-Mobile is in order...

adobrakic said:
I can no longer boot into recovery or download. I'm stuck at the screen with the phone and computer with the yellow triangle in between. Odin still recognizes my phone when I plug it in (I think), but that's it. Also, I don't understand what there is to "figure out" about odin anyway. I followed the directions exactly, and the flash simply failed in Odin and when I rebooted, I got stuck at the bricked screen.
Looks like a trip to T-Mobile is in order...
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YOU DID NOT BRICK YOUR PHONE!!!!!
when i pulled the cord on my phone during download mode and odin it gave me the same screen as you
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT ITS BRICKED
your computer will still recognize your phone and SO WILL ODIN!
that screen is basically another download mode
heres what you do:
download whitehawkx kd1 deodexed
go into download mode like you normally would and plug the phone in
you will notice that odin still recognizes your phone
in odin ONLY press the PDA option and then choose whitehawkx PDA_KD1 file
flash and wait for reset.... then BAM your phone has the new kd1 rom and its not bricked
i promise you the screen your getting doesnt mean a brick, ive seen that screen like 10 times throughout my flashing days

^ omfg man, you seriously just saved my entire Sunday. I have no idea why it didn't work like this when I first tried it, I literally went through the same steps.
Thank you so much.

adobrakic said:
^ omfg man, you seriously just saved my entire Sunday. I have no idea why it didn't work like this when I first tried it, I literally went through the same steps.
Thank you so much.
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anytime my friend, im glad you didnt have to go to Tmobile

Stuck at Samsung Galaxy S 4G logo screen
Stuck at Samsung Galaxy S 4G logo screen. My phone will go no further. tried pulling the batt, boot to recovery not an option, Any Ideas
Samsung sgs4g 2.2.1 stock

Cheffz said:
Stuck at Samsung Galaxy S 4G logo screen. My phone will go no further. tried pulling the batt, boot to recovery not an option, Any Ideas
Samsung sgs4g 2.2.1 stock
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yea you need:
Odin
any sgs4g rom like whitehawkx kd1 deodexed
take your battery out, put it back in and hold both the up and down volume buttons, then while holding them down plug your phone into your computer via usb and you will enter DOWNLOAD MODE from there you open odin on your computer and click only the PDA option look for the whitehawkx pda_kd1 file you downloaded and click start
that should fix it

Biggggggggggg Thanks
Sorry but I started a new thread ... before you answered.. my bad.. but on the new thread.. I have a few questions

Have similar problems plz help.
dsexton702 said:
YOU DID NOT BRICK YOUR PHONE!!!!!
when i pulled the cord on my phone during download mode and odin it gave me the same screen as you
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT ITS BRICKED
your computer will still recognize your phone and SO WILL ODIN!
that screen is basically another download mode
heres what you do:
download whitehawkx kd1 deodexed
go into download mode like you normally would and plug the phone in
you will notice that odin still recognizes your phone
in odin ONLY press the PDA option and then choose whitehawkx PDA_KD1 file
flash and wait for reset.... then BAM your phone has the new kd1 rom and its not bricked
i promise you the screen your getting doesnt mean a brick, ive seen that screen like 10 times throughout my flashing days
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My phone wont boot, after i was messing round with some kernel, need hlp plz.

Snappy15 said:
My phone wont boot, after i was messing round with some kernel, need hlp plz.
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Can you get into either recovery or download mode?

Kyndig66 said:
Can you get into either recovery or download mode?
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Thnks for responding quickly :good:
i can get in to download mode, recovery mode i cant get to anymore.

Snappy15 said:
Thnks for responding quickly :good:
i can get in to download mode, recovery mode i cant get to anymore.
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I'm not sure what ROM or kernel combination you're trying, so here are some suggestions:
From FBis251 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223765
From thomas.raines - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500427
From bhundven - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
Specific Instructions for bhundven's heimdall from lumin30 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21953878&postcount=2

Kyndig66 said:
I'm not sure what ROM or kernel combination you're trying, so here are some suggestions:
From FBis251 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223765
From thomas.raines - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500427
From bhundven - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
Specific Instructions for bhundven's heimdall from lumin30 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21953878&postcount=2
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I was trying before, to get CWM, which worked, but then i couldn't get pass the T-Mobile logo.
Now at the moment i'm in download mode, this one seems quite different because it has a phone icon, with the caution sign in the middle, and the pc at the pc at the right. any more suggestions sir?

Snappy15 said:
I was trying before, to get CWM, which worked, but then i couldn't get pass the T-Mobile logo.
Now at the moment i'm in download mode, this one seems quite different because it has a phone icon, with the caution sign in the middle, and the pc at the pc at the right. any more suggestions sir?
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Flash it with one of the options you've been linked to by Kyndig. The first two are for Odin the last for Heimdall. That's an alternate DL mode your looking at. It still works the same.

hechoen said:
Flash it with one of the options you've been linked to by Kyndig. The first two are for Odin the last for Heimdall. That's an alternate DL mode your looking at. It still works the same.
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Thanks it worked.:good:

i think i bricked my cappy...

So im trying to go from pinnacle to cm7. I usually flash back to stock jf6. Now it was taking insanely longer than normal. So i unplugged it to try again. And I got the yellow triangle. It says Firmware upgrade fail! Try using recovery mode. Ive tried the different ways to get back into download mode (These have the GB bootloaders) I cannot get back into download mode or recovery at all. Any Suggestions? I also have a Jig and that doesnt work either. Pls Help!

ugh False alarm...sorry...apparently the GB bootloaders throw it automatically into download mode, it just doesnt say download mode...bleh...Can I have a mod delete this thread please...I apologise in advance...

rabbivj said:
So im trying to go from pinnacle to cm7. I usually flash back to stock jf6. Now it was taking insanely longer than normal. So i unplugged it to try again. And I got the yellow triangle. It says Firmware upgrade fail! Try using recovery mode. Ive tried the different ways to get back into download mode (These have the GB bootloaders) I cannot get back into download mode or recovery at all. Any Suggestions? I also have a Jig and that doesnt work either. Pls Help!
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No point flashing to jf6 ever.. You could have just flashed cm7 right.over pinnacle or any other rom for that matter.
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[Q] Loop and rainbow screen after flashing

Ok i finally found out how to root and flash my SGS4G and after finishing everything the phone got into a rolling restart loop with a rainbow screen. Trying to use odin to return to stock but it doesn't stay on for more than 10secs so Odin cannot really do anything....
Help?

Can you get into download mode?
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The rainbow screen means you flashed a gb ROM on froyo boot loaders. What ROM did you flash? Is Odin recognizing your phone?
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Audiophile-ftw-newbuild. Odin sees my phone but the phone is restarting before i am able to do anything. I cannot get on download mode because i cannot see anything on my rainbow screen. Only a t-mobile logo at the beginning saying Galaxy S 4g
Here is the link for the ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1214260
This is what i got for trying to work on it at 4am. I did not install the bootloaders for GB as you said. Anything that I can do to fix it?

Did you even try to get into download mode?
pull battery out then turn it on while pressing both volume buttons, and have USB connected. I don't remember exactly how to get into download mode, but try everything, then you Odin to a froyo ROM and start over.
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yes i did. I managed to make stop restarting, odin sees the phone on com3 and i am trying to flash it back to stock but Odin stacked on setupconnection for a while now (10mins)
Just to clarify a few things since i am new to this. (i flashed my vibrant with no issues many times before)
Where do i add the *.tar file in Odin? PDA-Phone-CSC?

I had that issue.. powered the phone and the computer off and on... plugged the phone in after Odin was up and went into download mode then it worked.
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camalus said:
I had that issue.. powered the phone and the computer off and on... plugged the phone in after Odin was up and went into download mode then it worked.
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Im on DL mode now finally but odin does not see my phone and the drivers failed to install on my pc. restarting pc now to retry

now im on the DL screen but Odin does not pick up my phone. Anyone has a link for the drivers of SGS4G to install them manually?

ok i manage to connect everything together and i am now in the recovery mode. whats next? please help!!!!

This is what you need to do:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223765
Once you get to step 11 you can flash Audiophile again (or any other GB ROM you wish). This will install the bootloaders you need and fix the "rainbow screen".

i managed to fix it and i got black_ice. I am on the "wait 10mins" part and then have to restart one more time. We will see what happens. If it doesn't work i will follow your steps

crematorio said:
i managed to fix it and i got black_ice. I am on the "wait 10mins" part and then have to restart one more time. We will see what happens. If it doesn't work i will follow your steps
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Glad you got it working. Just make note of which roms are froyo 2.2 and which are gb 2.3. They require different boot loaders and the only way to change boot loaders is with Odin. I hate Odin because of the frustration when it freezes, stalls, or doesn't recognize the device. To each h his own though
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ok i flashed black ice when it boots though there is an android logo on top of the t-mobile logo and the phone doesn't seemed to change anything.
I am currently running on KD1 baseband and v3.0 bali_sgs4g kernel what did i do wrong?

Did you read the black ice thread? The whole thing? That would be a good place to start. I don't recommend black ice for your first flash though, allot of people never got it to work or went through hell to make it work.
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crematorio said:
ok i flashed black ice when it boots though there is an android logo on top of the t-mobile logo and the phone doesn't seemed to change anything.
I am currently running on KD1 baseband and v3.0 bali_sgs4g kernel what did i do wrong?
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The andoid logo over the T-Mobile logo is normal from what I understand. I had that issue as well when I was on froyo.
If you are still experiencing other issues, I would suggest restoring a nandroid backup (if you have one) and starting over fresh: install a fresh kernel and ROM. If you want to stick with froyo, I suggest drhonk's Bali v3.3 kernel, and any of the froyo ROMs will be fine.
If you want to try GB, follow the link that I posted earlier to find FB's GB Starter Pack.

well i just reflashed again, im waiting for the phone to boot up..my issue was that the phone looked stock and couldn't find any themes or something to change it. i read the thread, i guess my question is the theme that i saw on the screen shots of black ice, does it come with it or not because im getting really confused with this thing lol
Axura was much easier on my vibrant....

So the only issue you have now is that the phone looks stock?

i followed your guide and i was able to flash it everything looks ok. thanks all for the help and special thanks to ultimakillz

Captivate in bootloop cant enter download mode

Hi guys, I was not able to get my captivate out of download mode so I used the odin and went back to stock however now I am stuck in a bootloop that turns my device on and off with at and t logo and when it says battery is charging that goes on and off too. I am no not able to get into download mode either. What can I do. Any help would be great. Thanks Dave

Firstly, read this and try everything it says to do.
If that doesn't help, you will most likely need to buy or make a jig.

Thanks for that. I tried those they didnt work Guess I will try the jig

Ok I have the JIG and am able to get into download mode now, should I use odin one click or should I used odin flashing utility and go back to stock rogers 2.3.3

davefootball123 said:
Ok I have the JIG and am able to get into download mode now, should I use odin one click or should I used odin flashing utility and go back to stock rogers 2.3.3
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Probably best to use a one click to stock
Sent from my ICS Samsung Captivate

[Q] Infuse forces into unique boot loop

Hi, I'm new to posting on these forums but I have been on here for a while and appreciate the work of the devs on the roms available. I have a problem, and I haven't been able to find any threads of anyone having this problem before.
My Infuse was stock froyo and working fine. I then updated it to stock 2.3.6 with ODIN with option c from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523
After that, I immediately updated it to the unofficial cm9 and the problems started. The phone would work fine, but in about 10 minutes of use, it would restart by itself and go into a boot loop. Sometimes the samsung logo would loop only twice and restart. Other times it can loop up to 50 times before restarting.
I noticed I had a rainbow CWM screen so I updated to the GB bootloader through ODIN. Didn't work. I then went back to stock 2.3.6 with odin. Didn't work. I then went back to stock 2.2 froyo through ODIN and re-partioned the PIT file. Still boot loops. I'm stumped.
Anyone have any idea what's causing this? I appreciate it

So you are able to enter download mode and successfully flash something? Somehow something appears to have been corrupted..
My only suggestion would be to try "one click unbrick" and see if that does the job
Sent from my sweet and buttery Infuse

andros11 said:
So you are able to enter download mode and successfully flash something? Somehow something appears to have been corrupted..
My only suggestion would be to try "one click unbrick" and see if that does the job
Sent from my sweet and buttery Infuse
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All of the "one click unbricks" say that it isn't necessary if the phone is able to enter download mode. Is it still ok to try?

tried one click unbrick and it wouldn't allow me to use it. I then tried going to stock 2.3.6 using heimdall and still have the same problem.
I don't think its a problem with the rom, it has to be something else. But its not a hardware problem since it started once I used ODIN for the first time.

That's strange.. one click unbrick should have been able to run and reboot your phone. It probably would not solve your problem but should have at least ran successfully.
Sent from my sweet and buttery Infuse

one click unbrick just said something like, "if the phone is plugged in and everything is fine then visit resolution center".