i was up dating to the factory released gingerbread and my gf unplugged it to get my attntion and now shows a cellphone and laptop with a "!" between it. is this phone ****ed or can it be fixed easily
That's another screen for DL mode. How were you updating kies or odin? Just leave it like it is close out either program. Reopen program and plug in phone. It should recognize it. From there just reflash. And pay some attention to your girl next time.
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That's another screen for DL mode. How were you updating kies or odin? Just leave it like it is close out either program. Reopen program and plug in phone. It should recognize it. From there just reflash. And pay some attention to your girl next time.
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didnt work i tried a couple of times
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That's another screen for DL mode. How were you updating kies or odin? Just leave it like it is close out either program. Reopen program and plug in phone. It should recognize it. From there just reflash. And pay some attention to your girl next time.
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and i was using odim
I've had to try at least a dozen times in the past. Odin can be really finicky. Try different usb ports. If that doesn't work do a battery pull. Unplug the usb cable from computer but leave it plugged into phone. Restart odin. Plug usb cable into computer. Hold both volume buttons and put battery back in. That should get Odin to recognize it. The key here is keep trying.
got it to work thanks
how do i flash it to gingerbread update now ?
do i have to flash the orginal rom back then do the update?
Andrew.80 said:
got it to work thanks
how do i flash it to gingerbread update now ?
do i have to flash the orginal rom back then do the update?
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No, go grab Raver's ODIN KJ6. It's based the stock ROM from Samsung.
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Time for a new girlfriend....
Srsly.
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i cannot even tell you how i got it bricked in the first place. I was just trying to flash a new rom (Valhalla 1.3.2 to be exact) and it went into a bootloop so i flashed back to stock via odin, but it kept failing. When I finally got it to work and come on, it only stayed on for about 10 minutes and then it shut off and nothing. There are no lights and when i plug it into the computer the computer makes the sound like something is connected, but when I go in to the devices it says unknown device with a little yellow ! next to it? Can this be fixed? Please help, I have been reading this forum for hours.
When you plug it in & the PC makes.the hardware found noise, have you tried firing up ODIN to see if it detects the phone? If so, see if you can flash KG4. It was the first GB ROM to come with boot loaders (I think).
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after holding the power button down for almost 10 minutes i tried to get it into download mode and i got it...but it isn't being read by the pc it is still saying unknown device. im afraid to pull the battery or unplug it because i am afraid it wont go back into download mode
pammiecaykz said:
after holding the power button down for almost 10 minutes i tried to get it into download mode and i got it...but it isn't being read by the pc it is still saying unknown device. im afraid to pull the battery or unplug it because i am afraid it wont go back into download mode
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When you say it isn't being read by the PC, do you mean in Odin or in Windows' device manager? Even if dev mgr doesn't recognize it there's a chance Odin might.
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or gasp mabe reboot your pc
RaverX3X said:
or gasp mabe reboot your pc
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lol I have had that solve my problem more than once
RaverX3X said:
or gasp mabe reboot your pc
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LOL, then there's that ;-)
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phone wont go past this ... can't get in to download mode recovery NOTHING how can i fix this ?
Oh noes! What did you do!?
So your phone randomly took a poo? or where you doing something before hand?
was using odin to restore to factory .... said everything went fine and rebooted and i see this
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was using odin to restore to factory .... said everything went fine and rebooted and i see this
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Ok this actually sounds similiar to something that happened to me, so here goes:
Was using Odin back to stock and something went wrong during. The phone screen went into a rainbow/starry clusterfack and then black. Couldn't get into download mode or anything, everytime I booted the stars came back or nothing at all. So eventually I just did what I would do if going into download, pulled batt, plugged in while holding volumes. Nothing came on to the screen but decided to continue, so I hit the volume up do accept the warning screen even though I couldn't see it and finally my phone showed up on my PC. Hit start in Odin and it worked and downloaded luckily. Sorry for the long explanation but, give this a try.
odins not seeing nothing from left to right i see
a phone --!--and a pc with a black screen some how it looks like its in some ultra low download mode :/
i see this
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i see this
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Never seen that but, it looks like your phone is having problems connecting to your PC, try rebooting the PC and then reconnect usb and phone.
Also I did a little googling, and I believe it means a bad flash, some ppl have fixed by a hard reset so try that link.
Here's the thread with different options, not our phone but same situation: thread
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Never seen that but, it looks like your phone is having problems connecting to your PC, try rebooting the PC and then reconnect usb and phone.
Also I did a little googling, and I believe it means a bad flash, some ppl have fixed by a hard reset so try that link.
Here's the thread with different options, not our phone but same situation: thread
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thanks for the help and info ... a reboot of my laptop fixed the odin not seeing my phone reflashing now ... and its back up and seems fine atm
CheesyNutz said:
thanks for the help and info ... a reboot of my laptop fixed the odin not seeing my phone reflashing now ... and its back up and seems fine atm
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Sweet, glad I could help, usually something simple man lol
yea normally is just freaked me out lol
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yea normally is just freaked me out lol
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Oooh yeah, been there lol
That screen its pretty rare on the infuse, good thing!. They really made this phone pretty much unbrickable under normal conditions.
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i see this
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That is a form of download mode. Open odin and try connecting phone to pc ans see if odin reads it. If it doesnt kerp trying it will eventually. I had this hapoen to my captivate
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That is a form of download mode. Open odin and try connecting phone to pc ans see if odin reads it. If it doesnt kerp trying it will eventually. I had this hapoen to my captivate
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yeah this phone its hardcore unbrickable... haha as bbwolf said its just a DL screen that usually appears (at least to me) when i connect the infuse and use odin with front or externally conected USB ports also happened to me in all 3 ports of my bro laptop
Instead using the back USB ports will prevent the outpowering of the usb port and you will flash flawlessly but Infuse its harcore you really have to mess things up to brick it... if even possible 0.o
If happens again relax... go to a desktop and flash with a back USB u will be back on track in notime
Samething happened to me, I ended up getting a factory replacement. The same day I placed the order with att I finally got Odin to work.
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Had that exact screen when my phone took a tumble half way in a odin flash I took battery out plugged back in and odin recognized and flashed took a really long time though to flash longer than normal not sure why
Long story short, something happend when I was trying to flash Gingerbread.
Tried restoring my last back-up and things went south. The only mode the phone will go into, is Download Mode. If I try to turn it on, it will say Samsung then go to thousands of colored dots. It just keeps cycling that.
Have tried everything to get my PC to recognize the Infuse. 5 Different cables, all the USB ports, unistall and reinstall countless drivers, etc.
Ive literally been on the computer all day with no luck whatsoever.
Hopefully you guys can help out.
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Long story short, something happend when I was trying to flash Gingerbread.
Tried restoring my last back-up and things went south. The only mode the phone will go into, is Download Mode. If I try to turn it on, it will say Samsung then go to thousands of colored dots. It just keeps cycling that.
Have tried everything to get my PC to recognize the Infuse. 5 Different cables, all the USB ports, unistall and reinstall countless drivers, etc.
Ive literally been on the computer all day with no luck whatsoever.
Hopefully you guys can help out.
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what gingerbread did you flash? sounds like you didnt get a package with bootloaders. also if you tried uckk4 it's a fail right off the bat. it is corrupted. look for the kj4 package. the bootloaders are there. then if you must you can update to the kk3 version.
the failure to connect is just windows failing at being an operating sustem and samsung failing at writing drivers. it's common, keep trying. open odin, pull the battery, plug in the cable, hold down the volumes and slide the battery back in. sometimes that helps. wait for windows to recognize the phone and install drivers.
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if you want to be able to flash with reliability install the latest ubuntu with the wubi installer (no repartitioning on your computer) then get heimdall for linux debian. no drivers needed in tht combination. ive never had an issue. not even ever.
I had this same issue the first time I tried it, as well, but I pulled up USB Deview and deleted all the instances in which my phone had come in contact with my PC. Then I reinstalled the drivers using Keis.
Have you tried GingerReal yet? I'm running v1.1.9 as of last night and loving it.
Not sure where everyone else has been getting their drivers, but if you get the drivers from Kies Mini You'll be absolutely fine getting Odin to Recognize your phone.
I had an issue once where Odin wasn't recognizing my infuse so what I did was go to device manager and just updated them from there and it worked so give that a try
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Not sure where everyone else has been getting their drivers, but if you get the drivers from Kies Mini You'll be absolutely fine getting Odin to Recognize your phone.
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How exactly do I install the drivers from Kies?
Do I go to Tools, Install Driver? or do I just plug the phone up and see if it recognizes it?
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I had this same issue the first time I tried it, as well, but I pulled up USB Deview and deleted all the instances in which my phone had come in contact with my PC. Then I reinstalled the drivers using Keis.
Have you tried GingerReal yet? I'm running v1.1.9 as of last night and loving it.
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Same here its sooooooo smooth! LOVE IT!!!
Alrighty, downloaded all the drivers from kies. Also did USBDeview and deleted all the times my phone has connected on the computer, still nothing at all.
The computer just wont pick it up at all. What am I doing wrong. I really dont see where I could mess this up.
Its starting to irritate me a little now. I just dont understand why its saying its not connected or anything.
Be sure the cable is in good condition and check different USB ports.
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Be sure the cable is in good condition and check different USB ports.
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Well he did mention he used 5 different cables, I'm sure he was being sarcastic and meant 2. But yea definitely make sure it's plugged in and or try a different USB port.
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Well he did mention he used 5 different cables, I'm sure he was being sarcastic and meant 2. But yea definitely make sure it's plugged in and or try a different USB port.
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Maybe im doing something wrong? I have no idea. I wish somebody could just do it for me. Lol.
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Maybe im doing something wrong? I have no idea. I wish somebody could just do it for me. Lol.
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Did you Download Kies Mini and Install It to get the Samsung drivers you need?
You can find the download for Kies Mini Here: http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa...ID=2&PROD_SUB_ID=557&PROD_ID=560&AT_ID=341559
Yeah, I have Kies. It said it downloaded the Drivers. Ill try the one you gave me the link to though.
Even when you load your phone through Odin sometimes it will take up to a minute for Odin to find the Com Port for your phone.
Edit: I would also try to reboot your computer after installing Kies Mini. Sometimes new drivers install during windows boot up.
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Even when you load your phone through Odin sometimes it will take up to a minute for Odin to find the Com Port for your phone.
Edit: I would also try to reboot your computer after installing Kies Mini.
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I left my phone connected to computer all night while Odin was running and it didnt pic it up.
I found out that I didnt have Kies Mini, just the regular Kies. Dont know if that makes a difference or not?
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I left my phone connected to computer all night while Odin was running and it didnt pic it up.
I found out that I didnt have Kies Mini, just the regular Kies. Dont know if that makes a difference or not?
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Try to Unistall Kies and then Install Kies Mini.
Doing that right now. Thanks for baring with me. Lol.
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Doing that right now. Thanks for baring with me. Lol.
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Lol No Problem.
Alright, I tried the Mini and still nothing.
Just to make it clear, I pull the battery, hook up the USB cable, Hold the Vol buttons down, put the battery back in and then the Download Screen comes up. Is that the screen that I need to be at so the computer recognizes the phone? Cause I go to that screen and and it doesnt pick it up at all.
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Alright, I tried the Mini and still nothing.
Just to make it clear, I pull the battery, hook up the USB cable, Hold the Vol buttons down, put the battery back in and then the Download Screen comes up. Is that the screen that I need to be at so the computer recognizes the phone? Cause I go to that screen and and it doesnt pick it up at all.
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Yes put it in Download mode, then Pull out Battery, Unplug USB cable, (The phone should be off now) put the battery back in, Hold down the 2 volume buttons while plugging back in the USB cable and it should come up with the needed screen to get into the correct Download Mode to flash your phone.
How long does it typically take to complete the flash...Odin has been working for about 15 min now and the last message in the message list is...
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection
I am trying to flash the all in one ep4d rom...
Paitence is not my style...lol...
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How long does it typically take to complete the flash...Odin has been working for about 15 min now and the last message in the message list is...
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection
I am trying to flash the all in one ep4d rom...
Paitence is not my style...lol...
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Well, it could take 15 mins, but you would see some progress of the green "progress bar" under the top left box. The first steps seem slowest to me.
I just hot home from dinner and this is still the screen I get.
My Odin screen has been like this for the past 2 hours...
Is there any you're of loading bar on your phone? From the looks of it nothing is loading on the Odin screen
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No on my phone it is just showing the yellow triangle with the android dude and says Downloading under it...
Try another USB port on you're computer..are you using Front USB port? Also try using Odin 1.82 instead of 1.85
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Will it hurt to unplug my phone since the process was started...and yes I was using a front USB port..
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Will it hurt to unplug my phone since the process was started...and yes I was using a front USB port..
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It looks like it never actually started to flash anything, so it shouldn't hurt a thing. It's actually incredibly hard to actually brick a Charge, short of flashing a firmware file from a different phone.
I kept the battary in to keep it in recovery mode......Trying Odin 1.82 now...but still looks like it is giving me the same error even in the USB port on the back of my computer...SIGH...
Hmm and u do have the Samsung usb drivers installed correct? Typically you want to use a rear USB port to flash. Honestly if none of the USB Ports are working I would install the usb drivers to another PC install Odin enter download mode and try again...seems like is having problems communicating through your USB port
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Yeah...they are installed...It auto installed when I hooked the phone into the computer...
I tried to reinstall and it said they were already installed so I know there are there...
Im seriously afraid to restart this thing in fear it wiped something and is not going to reboot correctly.
I think you will be fine reason being is that your flash never began on the phone. Files should be left untouched. I would close odin, remove battery, place phone back into download mode by plugging in the usb while holding down the volume down button and then put your battery in once download mode is shown restart odin v1.82 try again. You may also try to redownload the ep4d all in one file. File corruption is also a possibility
Got it to finally work...restarted my phone got it back into recovery and eventually worked...thanks for all the patience and help guys...
Awesome glad to hear!
so i was trying to flash kg4 kernel with odin and it got stuck and my phone powered off. When try to enter recovery or download mode i get this message "firmware upgrade fail! try using recover". any help would be greatly appreciated thanks.
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any help would be greatly appreciated thanks.
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Give us more info. What are you flashing from (FROYO or GB)? Why KG4 kernel? Are you trying to change your modem?
This.. charge your phone to full then try and enter dl mode if its not letting you in you may need a USB jig if your on a Samsung device. I'm only assuming because Odin usually uses Samsung stuff from my experience.. otherwise need a lot more info
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Give us more info. What are you flashing from (FROYO or GB)? Why KG4 kernel? Are you trying to change your modem?
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i was following the steps from this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1215748. I was on stock 2.2.1 and i was trying to flash cm hybrid gb. i was also using odin.
Will your ROM load?
i loaded the md5 on pda then i started it but it got stuck and my phone powered off, that's it.
So you have a galaxy s4g? Can you get into recovery with a full battery?
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yup i have a gs4g but when i try to enter recovery the same message appears firmware upgrade fail
Will you ROM load?
nope it won't load
Even though you can't get into recovery... plug your phone in and see if ODIN recognizes it.
You should try starting ODIN again obviously with your phone plugged in. See what happens.
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i was following the steps from this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1215748. I was on stock 2.2.1 and i was trying to flash cm hybrid gb. i was also using odin.
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If you are able to get Odin to recognize your phone, i would redo the whole thing again, maybe it was just a bad flash.
If it happens again, try re-downloading the kernel, and redoing it again.
What step were you on in the guide? IF you flashing the kernel should be step 11. Sounds like your phone ran out of battery. If you plug it into the wall charger does it charge?
i was in step 11 and my phone was 80% charged before i entered download mode. When I plug in charger the same screen pops up and odin doesn't recognize it now.
are you entering DL by the battery pull method? Odin should see it that way. I've had to try a lot of times in the past to get odin to recognize the phone but it always does.
yup the battery pull method, i've tried like 6 times but no luck
plug into a different usb port on the computer. close odin reopen it and try six more times.
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yup the battery pull method, i've tried like 6 times but no luck
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Plug your phone in and restart ODIN. Try it. Make sure all your settings are correct.
wow it actually recognizes my phone now lol. So what do I do now?
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wow it actually recognizes my phone now lol. So what do I do now?
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restart ODIN. Reread the thread you were using and check and double check the settings.
If you can boot your ROM. And still on stock. Use this thread.