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[Q] Cant get Fascinate into download mode help!

I have a Samsung Fascinate that will not boot, i get a black screen with a cellphone a ! in a yellow triangle and a computers. The 3 button method will not get me into download or recovery! takeing out the battery and plugging into usb with the volume up button down doesnt work either. I tried plugging it into the computer but adb nor odin would detect it(yes i have the right drivers) please help ive hit a wall

Try plugging in with the battery out and the volume down button pressed until the download mode shows up. Btw may I ask how you got yourself into this mess?
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as stated in the first post i have tried that method to get into download mode. and i got into this mess trying to get clockwork on the phone (did not install properly) and trying to put samsung fasinate (verison) rom on it... oops lol?

Actually in OP it says you pressed the volume up button. Volume down is what gets you into download mode.
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Also I believe you would get more help if you posted this in the fascinate forums.
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BTW i got stuck with one of the awsome fascinates that will not 3 button recovery/download

Found the solution that worked for me. I had to plug in the usb hold volume down then pop in the battery to get it to go into download mode.

Ohh usually it goes with the battery popped out.
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Avelnan said:
Try plugging in with the battery out and the volume down button pressed until the download mode shows up. Btw may I ask how you got yourself into this mess?
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That is how you get into download mode on the Verizon Fascinate. Why are there all these guesses all over the internet? That is how you do it.

psychopyro202 said:
BTW i got stuck with one of the awsome fascinates that will not 3 button recovery/download
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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!

[Q] seroius!!! stuck in phone and pc logo! help!!!

i have a serious problem i tried to download the new Stock DEODEXED KC1 rom got failed in odin v1.7 then when i tried to put it back in download mode it just shows me a phone and pc with a triangle in the middle error logo. no matter what i try doesnt work at all!!!

nexio said:
i have a serious problem i tried to download the new Stock DEODEXED KC1 rom got failed in odin v1.7 then when i tried to put it back in download mode it just shows me a phone and pc with a triangle in the middle error logo. no matter what i try doesnt work at all!!!
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dont panic!.. remove and replace the battery.. press up + down vol then plug USB cable. you will get the same screen but you will hear a sound from your computer that the usb is plugged in. then flash again.. once its completed it will back to normal.

ill try that thanx!!!

chadster214 said:
dont panic!.. remove and replace the battery.. press up + down vol then plug USB cable. you will get the same screen but you will hear a sound from your computer that the usb is plugged in. then flash again.. once its completed it will back to normal.
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yeah what he said. happened to me once but got back on the right track

its just going very! very! slow! like if its going to take forever!

nexio said:
its just going very! very! slow! like if its going to take forever!
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Try restarting your computer and try it again..
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Yes try restarting your pc
Open odin v1.7
Take battery out, put battery back in
Then Hold up + down volumn keys then plug usb
You will/will not get the downloading screen but don't be scared
Look on your odin flasher and make sure it is connected to com 3 or com 5(it will be highlighted in yellow), if it is then your good
Put the deodexed kc1 file in the pda tab and make sure re-partition is unticked
Then hit start, might take a bit longer but it will surely revive your phone
Hope that helps
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Mine worked on com4. The com number is of not importance.
i had the same issue
Unplug usb
Reset odin.
Reload file on pda
Reconect usb
Try again to flash
If it continues failing, download the rom again
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still waiting halfway downloaded. after is done do i wipe data, cache, dalvik or just restart!

Can wipe if you want I didn't and it flies

now am stuck on the galaxy s 4g logo!!!

I used Odin 3_v1.0 and it worked. You need to remove the battery and reflash with Odin. If you get the phone and computer symbol just remove the usb cable, re start odin and connect the cable to your phone and try again. You do not need to remove the battery. I was able to flash my that way.

now when i try to install it fails right before its almost done weird!!! tried it 4 times already same thing every time!

nexio said:
now when i try to install it fails right before its almost done weird!!! tried it 4 times already same thing every time!
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Close Odin. Disconnect phone. Pull battery. Put battery back in, while holding both volume buttons plug in cord. It will show the error on your phone again. Start Odin again. Load rom in PDA section. Click start. You can wipe user data and cache. And click reboot. Then give it time to rebuild. Ten minutes. The reboot again to clear up bugs.
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How do i wipe data and cache i cant even get into recovery mode!

In the recovery menu (turn phone off then hold volumn key up and power key)
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nexio said:
How do i wipe data and cache i cant even get into recovery mode!
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It will go into recovery when it reboots itself after you flash with Odin.
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I tried all that it seems i dont have recovery cause when i install threw odin it doesnt bring it to recovery just shows glaxy s 4g logo!!! And i tried the up and down volumes that didnt work either i am so stuck wow!

nexio said:
I tried all that it seems i dont have recovery cause when i install threw odin it doesnt bring it to recovery just shows glaxy s 4g logo!!! And i tried the up and down volumes that didnt work either i am so stuck wow!
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When you flash with Odin just leave it alone for awhile. While its flashing give it ten minutes. When its done it should be in recovery. Then just hit the power button to reboot.
If it doesn't work you have other issues. Did you flash it with a pit file? Do not flash this phone with a pit.
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Yes i did some guy put up a pit file and i flashed it and my phone went blank!

[Q] HELP! I think I bricked my Sidekick 4g

I recently started looking into rooting my phone and was trying to use Odin to flash Clockwork Recovery mod into my Sidekick 4g. In the middle of downloading the program shut down. I unpluged the phone from the computer and got a black screen with an image of phone+!+computer. So i rebooted into download mode, opened odin, and plugged the phone into the computer. Clicked start and it reset. Then it went into a reboot loop, alternating between the boot up logo and a white screen with 2 blue lines. I thought i could reset it again with odin so i did, and now i have a black screen that only has the back light on if i press the power key or plug it in the computer via usb. Now odin wont even recognize my device. Neither would adb devices. If i hold volume down and power key for a few seconds the back light flashes on and off once then completely off. Can anyone please Help?

kcheung331 said:
I recently started looking into rooting my phone and was trying to use Odin to flash Clockwork Recovery mod into my Sidekick 4g. In the middle of downloading the program shut down. I unpluged the phone from the computer and got a black screen with an image of phone+!+computer. So i rebooted into download mode, opened odin, and plugged the phone into the computer. Clicked start and it reset. Then it went into a reboot loop, alternating between the boot up logo and a white screen with 2 blue lines. I thought i could reset it again with odin so i did, and now i have a black screen that only has the back light on if i press the power key or plug it in the computer via usb. Now odin wont even recognize my device. Neither would adb devices. If i hold volume down and power key for a few seconds the back light flashes on and off once then completely off. Can anyone please Help?
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it sounds like there is a chance your device is bricked beyond repair i did that to mine by flashing the wrong stuff with Odin, and i had no choice but to get a new one. all i could get was a slight backlighting when pressing buttons, no DL mode, no boot logo, nothing.
btw, Odin isn't used to root the phone or to install Clockwork Recovery(at least as far as i know). Odin is a tool to use if something goes wrong somewhere and you need to restore your phone from a soft brick.
also, just so you know, this post should go in the General section of this forum.

try an alternate way to go into download mode:
take the battery out
connect the phone via usb to the computer
while pressing vol down + power + trackpad insert the battery
try it a couple of times, if it doesn't work, sorry

tweeklulz said:
try an alternate way to go into download mode:
take the battery out
connect the phone via usb to the computer
while pressing vol down + power + trackpad insert the battery
try it a couple of times, if it doesn't work, sorry
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I vouch for the effectiveness of this method of getting into recovery. Saved me last night
Also if you can get it into download mode you can most likely recover it. Follow the instructions below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1088413

I think this goes in the general section bro.

had VERY similar issues 2x.
I had to repartition with Odin, then drop the image.
The image drop didn't work, but after I reparted, (repart failed at the end, but it was good enough to redrop the image, after restarting the whole thing over again) all was good.

Just odin in that screen it will work pull the battery and plug ur phone in connected to the computer and odin regular its not brick I had this happen to me twice and twice I odined back to stock. Make sure all three boxes are checked
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Thanks, I ened up getting the phone replaced

NET TIME U KNOE
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Datlilboricua said:
Just odin in that screen it will work pull the battery and plug ur phone in connected to the computer and odin regular its not brick I had this happen to me twice and twice I odined back to stock. Make sure all three boxes are checked
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DarksteelBlade said:
I vouch for the effectiveness of this method of getting into recovery. Saved me last night
Also if you can get it into download mode you can most likely recover it. Follow the instructions below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1088413
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My phone also showed the "phone - ! - PC" icon so I thought it was done for as well. Between these two threads, specifically tweeklulz post above, I was able to recover my phone!
Prior to starting the ODIN process,power on your Sidekick to that wretched brick screen. From there plug your phone to your phone via USB then immediately remove the battery. That horrible brick screen will still be there, but just run the ODIN process anyway.
Thank you all for your input! This saved my phone and I am a 9million% NOOB to developing and mods. LOL

kcheung331 said:
Thanks, I ened up getting the phone replaced
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im having the same issue now, guess ill go replace the phone too..
i tried odin, and once i click start, the phone doesnt even show download mode anymore, and it wont boot.
When i press power, dimmed lights come up on the background and when i connect it with usb, same thing..

Look back at the Odin threads again. I doubt your phone is (permanently) bricked.
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heart attack
THANKS DOOD almost had a heart attack.
Datlilboricua said:
Just odin in that screen it will work pull the battery and plug ur phone in connected to the computer and odin regular its not brick I had this happen to me twice and twice I odined back to stock. Make sure all three boxes are checked
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We do have UnBrickable Mod on this device now. You just remove a resistor, create a bridge and then use the Ultimate UnBrickable Resurrector to upload Download Mode to the device any time you want.. It takes a bit of skill, but hey.. Nothing to have a heart attack about.

kcheung331 said:
I recently started looking into rooting my phone and was trying to use Odin to flash Clockwork Recovery mod into my Sidekick 4g. In the middle of downloading the program shut down. I unpluged the phone from the computer and got a black screen with an image of phone+!+computer. So i rebooted into download mode, opened odin, and plugged the phone into the computer. Clicked start and it reset. Then it went into a reboot loop, alternating between the boot up logo and a white screen with 2 blue lines. I thought i could reset it again with odin so i did, and now i have a black screen that only has the back light on if i press the power key or plug it in the computer via usb. Now odin wont even recognize my device. Neither would adb devices. If i hold volume down and power key for a few seconds the back light flashes on and off once then completely off. Can anyone please Help?
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I jus got my sidekick 4g for my birthday and rooted it. Tried installing Smooth Maximus X and softbricked my phone. I get the lady telling me something about the software invalid or something. Yes I am a noob and i am trying to Odin my phone back to stock but the links for the Odexed arent working properly. So I need major help as i dont want to lose my phone and i would really love to be able to use the softwares u guys have provided. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME!!!!

The KD1 odin links work

[Q] HELP! Soft Brick. Cant reboot in recovery or download mode for odin

I recently tried to flash a custom kernal
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1189151
and afterwards my phone wont progress past the first screen "t-mobile sidekick 4g samsung"
I cant get into recovery to reflash, or download mode to odin with the 3 button combo.
please help

I had this post before have the usb plugged into the phone then press the power n the tracjball n the volume button while sliding the battery in afterwards. Its going to tae a couple of times though before u get it right
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I was flashing my phone with Heimdall but it failed and now my phone isn't turning on

Like what the title says, I was in the midst of flashing my phone via Heimdall but one of the updates read "fail" and the program was frozen. Stupidly, I unplugged my phone from the usb cable and turned off the phone. I tried to reboot it again but it isn't turning on. Did I f*ck up my phone for good or is there ANY way I can save it? I really would appreciate any help.

I doubt your phone is bricked...try putting it back in download mode and run heimdall again
Download mode:
Pull battery
Put battery back in
Hold both volume buttons
Connect USB storage while holding volumes
If anything pops up your in download mode...unless its a Samsung logo...if you see that you didn't do it right...
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Also try the 1 click unbrick
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As MG said i aslo doubt that ur phone is hard bricked if it was not stuck at the BL flash. Keep tryin to put ur phone in DL mode.

in some rare cases the actual jpg file for download mode gets corrupt but the bootloader is still capable of entering download mode. have heimdall open with the stock rom setup to flash and see if it recognizes a connection, if it does then just flash