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Phone perminantly BRICK!!!! Help Plz..

I tried to Update it to froyo 2.2 from eclair. I used oden3 and when everything finished installing the phone reboots, but instead of turning on it stayed off. the screen stayed black so i tried to turn it on but nothing happed. i tried to put it into recovery mode... nothing happened. I tired the whole thing with the taking the battery in and out and blah blah blah...nothing... it's a brink for real. i did some research on this forum and read everything i could, but nothing... i even consider buying a jig but even then, they told me that wouldn't work for my situation.. (the seller) I don't know what to do. i've tried everything plz help me i'll try anything thank you...

KimmieLe said:
I tried to Update it to froyo 2.2 from eclair. I used oden3 and when everything finished installing the phone reboots, but instead of turning on it stayed off. the screen stayed black so i tried to turn it on but nothing happed. i tried to put it into recovery mode... nothing happened. I tired the whole thing with the taking the battery in and out and blah blah blah...nothing... it's a brink for real. i did some research on this forum and read everything i could, but nothing... i even consider buying a jig but even then, they told me that wouldn't work for my situation.. (the seller) I don't know what to do. i've tried everything plz help me i'll try anything thank you...
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Did you try using odin one click to get into download? The jig may still work give it a shot. Worse case is your out 99 cents for the jig

where can i find oden one click?? and what's the difference between this one and the oden3.... sorry i'm new to using android... i was a apple fan...

KimmieLe said:
where can i find oden one click?? and what's the difference between this one and the oden3.... sorry i'm new to using android... i was a apple fan...
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The odin one click was set up to return the first set of captivates to stock jf6. What version did yours come with? Do a search for odin one click and follow the directions to force it into download mode.

i'm not really sure because like i've said, i dont know anything about android... i tried to use skype but it requires my to update... thats the only reason for my upgrading... but i assume its that... sorry if im a ding dong... but plz help i just got this a month ago..

KimmieLe said:
i'm not really sure because like i've said, i dont know anything about android... i tried to use skype but it requires my to update... thats the only reason for my upgrading... but i assume its that... sorry if im a ding dong... but plz help i just got this a month ago..
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Ok go here and follow the directions to try and get back to stock. there is no official 2.2 update from ATT so you will have to flash a custom rom to get 2.2.

ok let me try this thanks.... oh do you think the program would recognize the phone since i plug it in and nothing happens.... not sound indicating that the phone is plugged in

KimmieLe said:
ok let me try this thanks.... oh do you think the program would recognize the phone since i plug it in and nothing happens.... not sound indicating that the phone is plugged in
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If it forces it into download then yes. The key is making it go into download from the off state.

that's the problem... i have no problem of putting it into download mode, BUT the phone won't do it... I hold the volume buttons and plug the usb cable in but it won't work... usually it would but not annnyy moorreee....

KimmieLe said:
that's the problem... i have no problem of putting it into download mode, BUT the phone won't do it... I hold the volume buttons and plug the usb cable in but it won't work... usually it would but not annnyy moorreee....
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Looks like you may need to make a jig for it if that doesnt work. Most likely something happened to remove your 3 button options so you will need something to force it to turn on. That is where odin comes in. I use the one click as that is the version that came on my phone. Some came with jh7 on them.

yeh.... just like what we've thought would happened... the computer didn't recognized it so the program is useless... :-( so what else can we do now...

KimmieLe said:
yeh.... just like what we've thought would happened... the computer didn't recognized it so the program is useless... :-( so what else can we do now...
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Now for the dumb question time. Do you have the captivate drivers installed? As long as you can get into DL mode then it is a driver issue with your PC. Grab the drivers and install them

i did already but i'm doing it again just in case... ummm can i message you on yahoo... if you don't mind helping me on there cause this is kinda hard to wait for a post... thank you mine is giotlekhongten22 if you do wanna message me

so yeh there's nothing else i can do is there????

KimmieLe said:
i did already but i'm doing it again just in case... ummm can i message you on yahoo... if you don't mind helping me on there cause this is kinda hard to wait for a post... thank you mine is giotlekhongten22 if you do wanna message me
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I would but I am mobile at the moment. I have had a few issues with the drivers needing to be uninstalled and reinstalled to get it to work.

Not sure I follow you here. Does your phone do anything? Will it go into download mode?
If so it must be a driver/pc issue. I have randomly had my Win7 x64 computer stop recognizing my phone. Sometime uninstalling drivers and reinstalling worked. The last time I did a system restore to a few days earlier and it worked. Worst case try another PC.
IF you phone stays BLACK, no response, no download mode, nothing. I would try a jig. Go to radioshack get 3 100kohm resistors and well... Go to the DEV section and look in the stickies. It's in a guide somewhere. But should cost a $1 or so.
Good luck.

bobbylx said:
Not sure I follow you here. Does your phone do anything? Will it go into download mode?
If so it must be a driver/pc issue. I have randomly had my Win7 x64 computer stop recognizing my phone. Sometime uninstalling drivers and reinstalling worked. The last time I did a system restore to a few days earlier and it worked. Worst case try another PC.
IF you phone stays BLACK, no response, no download mode, nothing. I would try a jig. Go to radioshack get 3 100kohm resistors and well... Go to the DEV section and look in the stickies. It's in a guide somewhere. But should cost a $1 or so.
Good luck.
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I agree I am also on a 64 bit system at home and have had the same issues. It is like the drivers are getting corrupted for some reason.

i guess i can try to uninstall the drivers, but yeh my phone dose absolutely nothing!!!! i'm so sad.... does this really mean it's dead for real for real... i just wanna hear the truth... :-((((((((

KimmieLe said:
i guess i can try to uninstall the drivers, but yeh my phone dose absolutely nothing!!!! i'm so sad.... does this really mean it's dead for real for real... i just wanna hear the truth... :-((((((((
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If it does nothing when you load up odin and then hold both volume buttons and plug it into the pc then your only other option is a jig.

zelendel said:
I agree I am also on a 64 bit system at home and have had the same issues. It is like the drivers are getting corrupted for some reason.
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[Q] GingerReal won't run on Galaxys s4g?

Alright guys, need some help here. I went here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1155623 and followed the step 1 exacly as told. Using Galaxy s 4g..the odin stated a pass..but the phone turned off and it won't power up no more..could somone have any idea on this?

Only flash roms for the SGH-T959V and not any other model
First look up in the bible (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117554) the guide on how to get into download mode. Your phone will hopefully get recognized.
Second, look up raver's KC1 cleanup. Search for raver, you should find it. That should get you back on a clean SGS4G rom.
Third, don't install ROMs that wasn't made for your phone.

Perhaps because it's not made for this phone... From my understanding, you should never use anything that's NOT made specifically for this phone.
Despite the similarities this phone is very different.
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So preatty mutch it's dead now right? since it won't power up

Kirthaal said:
So preatty mutch it's dead now right? since it won't power up
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yeah, flashing roms made for other phones is a good way to kill the Galaxy S 4G. never flash a rom that is made for another phone. it might still be recoverable though.. look up the posts on unbricking your phone using heimdall, maybe you can find something that works.

Kirthaal said:
So preatty mutch it's dead now right? since it won't power up
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Not necessarily. There is always a chance on getting Odin to recognize it.
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Ouch, should've read around the forum more. :T
Does Odin recognize your phone at all when you plug it in? Try the methods to get into download mode and see if Odin recognizes it. If it does, you might be able to restore your phone.
If that doesn't work, try this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1220181&highlight=debrick
I haven't really read that thread in detail myself, so maybe others could help you out on that.

Open odin on your computer.
Do a battery pull. Put the battery back in. Hold vol + and -, then plug the usb cable in. If Odin recognizes it, you're in luck.

You should at least be able to get to download mode. When you say it wont power up does it at least show the battery image with the USB plugged in while off? If it does you should be able to hold vol down and power to get to download mode and use ODIN to flash a new ROM.

If it's a blank screen and Odin won't recognize the phone look up raverx3x 's tutorial on how to re-install the correct bootloaders using Heimdall. It worked for me. I can't give you the link because I'm not at the computer now. Once you get the phone to boot you will probably have to flash back to stock using the KC1 cleanup rom and go from there.
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nazcalito said:
If it's a blank screen and Odin won't recognize the phone look up raverx3x 's tutorial on how to re-install the correct bootloaders using Heimdall. It worked for me. I can't give you the link because I'm not at the computer now. Once you get the phone to boot you will probably have to flash back to stock using the KC1 cleanup rom and go from there.
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Kirthaal, if you haven't seen my post yet, the thread is linked there. Just telling you so you won't have to look everywhere, lol.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40595761/1 click bootloader debrick.zip
there that should help u if u dont understand how to use the thread... extract zip run jar file

Ptoblrm is the device won't turn on at all, so it won't be detected by any of the sofware including odin, i got the jig from amazon and that does not do the job either not sure where to go from there

Kirthaal said:
Ptoblrm is the device won't turn on at all, so it won't be detected by any of the sofware including odin, i got the jig from amazon and that does not do the job either not sure where to go from there
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Wow I live by a very simple rule when it comes to flashing READ this phone is sooooo hard to hard brick. I feel for u I thought Raver had a post on debricking a hard brick without using jig? U can't even get any back lights or splash screen?
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Kirthaal said:
Ptoblrm is the device won't turn on at all, so it won't be detected by any of the sofware including odin, i got the jig from amazon and that does not do the job either not sure where to go from there
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assumeing he didnt try

I had problems b4 similar to this. Pull the battery, plug in USB, hold down volume up and down at the same time, then put battery back in without letting go and see if that works. If not go to the forum that you flashed the wrong Rom and see if they have a different button combo for dl mode than we do.
Hope this helps
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.:|Help I Brick my Infuse|:.

Hello all,
Yesterday I was trying to flash JB, flash it successfully but then when i need to flash gapps the rainbows inside recovery was so annoying that i try to flash a GB bootloader, I think because the driver or something else the flash wasn't right and since then I got a expensive paperweight. Trying to boot in download mode the phone turn on showing a completely white screen for about 3 seconds then the phone turn off and thats is a eternal loop. turn on > white screen > turn off. When the screen is white ODIN and Heimdall recognize the phone but the device simply turn off after seconds so is impossible to flash something.
Today i got a JIG MicroUSB try to boot in Download Mode with it but does not work.
Help I read several threads along XDA but nothing could help by now.
Thanks in advance

I sure hope that you tried flashing some other things using Heimdall or Odin before using your choice of software to flash bootloaders.
In this state you're in, have you tried the battery pull, hold volume buttons, plug in usb, put battery back in, continue holding power button method to enter download mode?
If you can get to download mode this way, you aren't bricked.
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Seems to me you have definitely bricked it :s A bootloader flash is practically the only way our phone can be bricked. That is why it is recommended to flash other things first to make sure odin has no issues with drivers and such
Sent from my sweet and buttery Infuse

Sure I flash another things, and yes I try all the combo buttons to enter in download mode. Nothings happens i can't get into download mode.
In case that I hardbrick my device there is another easy solution.

andros11 said:
Seems to me you have definitely bricked it :s A bootloader flash is practically the only way our phone can be bricked. That is why it is recommended to flash other things first to make sure odin has no issues with drivers and such
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You may be right, but we don't know for sure that he's bricked yet. We've seen several close calls where the Infuse has made it through - even after a borked bootloader flash.
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p|p3 said:
Sure I flash another things, and yes i try all the combo buttons to enter in download mode. Nothings happens i can't get into download mode.
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Can you confirm that you pulled the battery?
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jscott30 said:
Can you confirm that you pulled the battery?
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Yep a lot of times.

You mention that Odin sees the device for a moment before the device loops. As a last ditch effort, you may be able to issue an "adb reboot download" command using adb on your PC. No guarantee that this will work, but it's worth a shot.
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Gotta try to issue the command at the same moment that Odin sees the device.
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jscott30 said:
You mention that Odin sees the device for a moment before the device loops. As a last ditch effort, you may be able to issue an "adb reboot download" command using adb on your PC. No guarantee that this will work, but it's worth a shot.
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Bro i'll be so glad if may you can guide me on this or give a link. Much thanks. :laugh:

p|p3 said:
Bro i'll be so glad if may you can guide me on this or give a link. Much thanks. :laugh:
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You can download what you need for adb from here: http://d-h.st/2mi
Extract the zip package, browse to the unzipped folder where you'll see adb.exe and some other files. Place all of those files in the Windows folder on your C:\\ drive. Then, press the Windows key on your keyboard + R so that the "Run" prompt appears. Type cmd and then press enter. In the command prompt, type this just as Odin sees your device (keep an Odin window open to be sure):
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adb reboot download
The problem is, if both your primary and secondary bootloaders are screwed up, you may never get into download mode. It's worth a shot to try, though.

I agree jscott, I believe there's still hope !
I have managed to rescue my infuse from some dark moments.. once I used this one-click unbrick and I managed to save it.
See if you have my same luck with it

Through ADB Shell was imposible that recognize the device, JAVA One Click works for a moment like Odin but the device desconnected so is not much what i can do. Here post a PIC of what a can reach through ODIN so my question will be if i can make ODIN doesn't check MD5's and flash direct or something similar.
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Anyway for now i aprecciate all your answers, i'm sure that out there there is a solution.

p|p3 said:
Through ADB Shell was imposible that recognize the device, JAVA One Click works for a moment like Odin but the device desconnected so is not much what i can do. Here post a PIC of what a can reach through ODIN so my question will be if i can make ODIN doesn't check MD5's and flash direct or something similar.
Anyway for now i aprecciate all your answers, i'm sure that out there there is a solution.
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Sorry, but neither Odin or Heimdall will work unless you are able to get the phone into download mode. If it turns out that you really have borked the bootloaders, you won't be able to get into download mode. Someone will have to make a jtag repair like in the video below to restore your phone. The guys in this video are reputable and can fix it.:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4zwn_HMTek

jscott30 said:
Sorry, but neither Odin or Heimdall will work unless you are able to get the phone into download mode. If it turns out that you really have borked the bootloaders, you won't be able to get into download mode. Someone will have to make a jtag repair like in the video below to restore your phone. The guys in this video are reputable and can fix it.:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4zwn_HMTek
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Thanks man, yep looks like I screw both bootloaders, unfortunately the guys in the video are in the states but I from Colombia so may be difficult and also expensive send my phone for that fix, anyway today looks like i find someone that could fix my phone using the JTAG cable and box for about USD$50.
Any solution that finallly find to fix my phone i'll be posting here.

Here's a thought have you tried a different USB cable and USB slots. I have 2 phones one likes to connect to front of my PC the other in the back. Plus USB cables get worn out a new one may connect better.
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Try taking your battery out for a few hours..or better yet, a day. Charge your battery fully using an external source or use a different fully charged battery, after a day and then try again.

darkchyldx101 said:
Here's a thought have you tried a different USB cable and USB slots. I have 2 phones one likes to connect to front of my PC the other in the back. Plus USB cables get worn out a new one may connect better.
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Did it same result, definitely its not the cable. Thanks anyway
qkster said:
Try taking your battery out for a few hours..or better yet, a day. Charge your battery fully using an external source or use a different fully charged battery, after a day and then try again.
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Did it too, same result thanks to you too.
JTAG will be

Did you have success restoring with Odin/Hiemdall???
You should of started off fresh, a complete wipe/restore and then the bootloaders <(assuming you had success with
wipe/restore....) It sounds like a JTag is ur only option

I was flashing a kernel and my cord came loose handbills couldn't get anywhere either. Didn't get white screen just a picture of a phone some dots a triangle more dogs and a computer. I found something called one click unbrick. I know you are a different situation than I am but it's worth a shot maybe.
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[Q] [URGENT]Lg G2x stuck on LG logo screen after Cyogen 7 flash

Hey guys,
well i installed clockworkmod rom manager and used that program to upgraded to cyogenmod 7.
It seems that after the backup and install of the new rom, my phone now only boots to the LG logo screen. This is a very big problem for me since I do not have nvflash installed and only CWM.
The main issue is when i boot into CWM, i can can navigate around, however the power button does not work for selecting anything. I can't select reboot, can't do anything. Which brings me to another thing, CWM ONLY has "reboot phone", "wipe cache", "wipe partition", "apply sd card update.zip"(have Cygen mod rom on my sdcard).
What do you guys recommend me doing ot fix this? I'd be happy just bringing the phone back to stock.
Any help ASAP would be great as i need my phone working sooner rather htan later.

First off rom manager doesn't work on this phone. Second go to this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33748097 go to nvflash clockworkmod section and use the tools provided on a pc it sounds kinda complicated but its not. Its the only way i know to fix the problem
All the way from mars

monte666 said:
First off rom manager doesn't work on this phone. Second go to this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33748097 go to nvflash clockworkmod section and use the tools provided on a pc it sounds kinda complicated but its not. Its the only way i know to fix the problem
All the way from mars
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Hey, i've got NVflash on my comp. When i try to use any of the buttons, it shows on my phone S/W Upgrade, please wait while upgrading.... and sits on this screen forever.
The cmd prompt that appears goes through its process but says some files filed. Ill attach a screenshot for you to view
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Hey, i've got NVflash on my comp. When i try to use any of the buttons, it shows on my phone S/W Upgrade, please wait while upgrading.... and sits on this screen forever.
The cmd prompt that appears goes through its process but says some files filed. Ill attach a screenshot for you to view
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Red on black, impossible to read. Are you holding down both volume buttons until its done?
also, I would re download the files.
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justjackyl said:
Red on black, impossible to read. Are you holding down both volume buttons until its done?
also, I would re download the files.
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Hey,
Sorry about htat. Ill reupload a photo.
I am holding down both volume buttons. THe funny thing is that when i pull the battery, hold the two buttons down, then plug in the phone, it doesn't go to the "S/W Upgrade" screen. It stays black. Once I initiate one of the NVflashes, the screen then switches over to the "S/W Upgrade screen".
Should it be going to this upgrade screen after a short bit after i plug it in? Is this an issue?

Well guy's.
Following that post worked. For some reason everytime i would do at home, it wouldn't work. I tried running nvflash as admin/non admin, still showed the error.
However coming into work and using my work computer, resolved the issue. I got the experimental touch based CWM up and running and was able to use a coworkers G2x to access my SD card to put Cyanogen 7 on which then allowed me to flash that ROM to my G2x.
All is working well now!!! Thank god for the nearly unbrickable phone

chowdan said:
Well guy's.
Following that post worked. For some reason everytime i would do at home, it wouldn't work. I tried running nvflash as admin/non admin, still showed the error.
However coming into work and using my work computer, resolved the issue. I got the experimental touch based CWM up and running and was able to use a coworkers G2x to access my SD card to put Cyanogen 7 on which then allowed me to flash that ROM to my G2x.
All is working well now!!! Thank god for the nearly unbrickable phone
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Well, bro sometimes the drivers it aint install right.
Migh be that was the issue, but that was strange you said that you had CWM runnig ont the device how come you werent able to flash a ROM?

Can't seem to root for no reason !!

Hello,
I have LG G2X with Gingerbread 2.3.3. I decided to root it. So I came to this site, realised that I have to first install ClockWorkMod using NVFlash.
So I have followed the given instructions very meticulously. Everything seemed to go as it should until the part where I should click Flash CWM ...
When I do so I get the message USB DEVICE NOT FOUND.
But I have checked in device manager and have actually seen NVIDIA USB Boot-recovery driver for mobile devices and have even heard the toton sound when the phone is connected.
Please help me!!

I'm pretty sure u can root w/out nvflash. Nvflash is so u can flash roms. I used a program called super one click to root but that was a long time ago and not sure if it's compatible anymore
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hippiesky said:
I'm pretty sure u can root w/out nvflash. Nvflash is so u can flash roms. I used a program called super one click to root but that was a long time ago and not sure if it's compatible anymore
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I have tried using super one click but I get stuck at step 7 : waiting for device !! So no luck there either.

Is it possible that the drivers are not working because I am on 64bits windows 7 ?

medwatt said:
I have tried using super one click but I get stuck at step 7 : waiting for device !! So no luck there either.
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With Super One Click is USB debugging enabled?
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mansa_noob said:
With Super One Click is USB debugging enabled?
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Yes, of course. This is not the first time that I am rooting something.
Since the nvflash reports that no usb device the only logical explanation is that the driver is not installed. I typed in the command line adb devices when the phone is turned on and I got the positive reply.
When I entered into recovery mode, I didn't get the same reply.

You gotta try reinstalling the apx driver. That seems to be the part that's not working.
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So this is what I have done:
1. I am using a clean windows 7
2. I installed LG drivers
3. I turned off the phone, removed the battery, held the volume up & down buttons and immediately entered the S/W screen. Also I noticed that windows has not been able to find a driver.
4. I entered 'Device Manager' and looked for the device. I didn't see 'APX Device' as is in the written tutorial. Instead it was labelled 'LG Mobile USB Modem'.
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5. When trying to install the driver I was faced with two choices. I chose the second.
6. It installed as is shown.
7. I then disconnected the usb, pressed and held the volume up & down buttons and once more entered the S\W upgrade screen.
8. I clicked the OneClickRecoveryFlasher.exe and this is what I got.
I've repeated the process a lot of times.

I have to agree with Twitch. Reinstall APX drivers. I recall doing that a few times before I got everything working....although I was a complete newb and had no idea what i was doing lol.
Also, make sure you follow the directions as pertains to shutting the phone off, removing the battery and holding the volume keys in when you first plug in your phone via USB.

Pain-N-Panic said:
I have to agree with Twitch. Reinstall APX drivers. I recall doing that a few times before I got everything working....although I was a complete newb and had no idea what i was doing lol.
Also, make sure you follow the directions as pertains to shutting the phone off, removing the battery and holding the volume keys in when you first plug in your phone via USB.
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Please look at the attached images. Everything seems to be installed.
Check all the images as see what is in my computer which is causing the problem.
See the attached images please.

Some people have had success with the battery in. I can't remember exactly but I thought the sw upgrade screen came up after the flashing part.
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Seems like you installed the APX driver for the modem hardware. This it's not the same. APX shows as APX and nothing else.
Uninstall, rinse, repeat.
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mansa_noob said:
Seems like you installed the APX driver for the modem hardware. This it's not the same. APX shows as APX and nothing else.
Uninstall, rinse, repeat.
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I have been curious about it. I have a laptop and a desktop and in both I see 'modem' instead of APX. Maybe thats where the problem lies. Is there a setting in the phone where one can disable the phone to appear as a modem ?

Ok. Since I have a another computer that I can always revert to a previous state I tried to do things all over again. This time I installed the LG drivers first. When the phone was on everything was detected just as normal. Because this time I have already installed the LG drivers when I booted into S/W screen the phone was detected as normal. That is no LG USB modem showed meaning that the modem driver has already been installed.
I should have expected to see APX device with a little yellow triangle but I saw nothing. I really have no idea why.
Is there a switch or an internal setting that asks where one can set the phone to boot as an APX device. Its really baffling why this is happening.
So now its a question of making the phone boot as an APX device !! I would have wanted to downgrade the phone to Froyo since superoneclick can be used to root it but it seems that I first have to install CWM first.
Is there another way to root the phone if it failed to boot as an APX device because all I want to do is to run some apps that need super user privileges.

When you're in apx mode there shouldn't be at a s/w upgrade screen. I think that's the part you're missing. There are different button combinations that put the phone in different states. I can't remember that well but I think apx is just blank screen.
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medwatt said:
Ok. Since I have a another computer that I can always revert to a previous state I tried to do things all over again. This time I installed the LG drivers first. When the phone was on everything was detected just as normal. Because this time I have already installed the LG drivers when I booted into S/W screen the phone was detected as normal. That is no LG USB modem showed meaning that the modem driver has already been installed.
I should have expected to see APX device with a little yellow triangle but I saw nothing. I really have no idea why.
Is there a switch or an internal setting that asks where one can set the phone to boot as an APX device. Its really baffling why this is happening.
So now its a question of making the phone boot as an APX device !! I would have wanted to downgrade the phone to Froyo since superoneclick can be used to root it but it seems that I first have to install CWM first.
Is there another way to root the phone if it failed to boot as an APX device because all I want to do is to run some apps that need super user privileges.
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Twitch is right. APX is achieved with battery out, both vol buttons held and plugging in the USB. Don't let go of the buttons until you have installed the driver (the exclamation mark is gone).
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When you're in apx mode there shouldn't be at a s/w upgrade screen. I think that's the part you're missing. There are different button combinations that put the phone in different states. I can't remember that well but I think apx is just blank screen.
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Surprising that the only thing I get when I do what you say is the S/W screen !! What am I doing ?? I am really at a loss now !
4. Hold Volume Up and Volume Down at the same time keeping them held down. (Keep them held until you see the "S/W Upgrade" screen on your phone after you complete step7!).
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The thing is I always end up at the S/W screen and I've been trying for the past days.

I write ashamed. The problem seems to have been from the start I not pressing the up button properly. Imagine fretting over so many things when it was just a button not pressed properly. I am sorry to have wasted your time. However I think had it not being point out that I shouldn't be seeing the S/W screen I wouldn't have known I had been doing something wrong. I would have been the 'Einstein fool' : doing the same thing over and over and expecting a new result.
Thanks again. Just one last question, in most of samsung phones, the pull down menu (the one that slides from the top) has Wifi, Bluetooth . . . it seems painful to always have to go to settings or some widget to change these settings. Is there some way to put them in the pull down menu.

Glad you got it working! The toggles you're talking about I think are available in cm7 but to be honest I don't even have this phone anymore so I can't be certain. If you're planning to keep it stock you can try the power toggles app or something like that.
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