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Ok guys after flashing Refuse v1.7 then getting struck at this screen "Post At Bottom" i can't get into recovery so i try to flash ODIN back to stock I'm still at this screen...can somebody help PLEASE!!!

Can you get into download mode? Have your phone turned off then hold the volume up and down and plug in the usb connected to your computer... Should show a yellow triangle with an android digging. This is what you should put your phone into for odin in the first place. Just read the odin back to stock threads and follow directions. If your phone is still turning on you should be fine.
Edit: I'm slightly drunk right now, so if this doesn't make sense to you, respond and I will help you in the morning. Btw, thanks for posting in an appropriate section.
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welchertc said:
Can you get into download mode? Have your phone turned off then hold the volume up and down and plug in the usb connected to your computer... Should show a yellow triangle with an android digging. This is what you should put your phone into for odin in the first place. Just read the odin back to stock threads and follow directions. If your phone is still turning on you should be fine.
Edit: I'm slightly drunk right now, so if this doesn't make sense to you, respond and I will help you in the morning. Btw, thanks for posting in an appropriate section.
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yes i can get into download mode...but after installing ODIN all it do is go right back into the some screen..is there a fix for this or is I'm the first person with this problem

Is the phone showing up in the COM box in Odin? Also make sure Re-partition is checked.
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My first guess is that you're somehow doing something wrong with Odin.
In the case of Samsung Galaxy series phones (and ours is basically a GalaxyS variant), your phone is only truly bricked if it shows no signs of life at all (black-screen hardbrick).
If you can get into download mode (either digging android, or the "phone to PC" icon), you're not bricked.
Beyond that I can't really help you - I manually did the unbrick recovery using heimdall instead of odin.

Bronk93 said:
Is the phone showing up in the COM box in Odin? Also make sure Re-partition is checked.
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it shows up in the COM box, Re-partition is check...I done everything right..... it install fine BUT don't fix the problem

Entropy512 said:
My first guess is that you're somehow doing something wrong with Odin.
In the case of Samsung Galaxy series phones (and ours is basically a GalaxyS variant), your phone is only truly bricked if it shows no signs of life at all (black-screen hardbrick).
If you can get into download mode (either digging android, or the "phone to PC" icon), you're not bricked.
Beyond that I can't really help you - I manually did the unbrick recovery using heimdall instead of odin.
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I have try BOTH in get the same thing

I will make a quick video in show you guys what i get

here is what i get http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDWmGrUPFjw

jacsonmoore3 said:
I will make a quick video in show you guys what i get
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That is a Samsung Captivate in the video not an Infuse 4G. It looks like your trying to flash an Infuse rom on a Captivate.

bigfau said:
That is a Samsung Captivate in the video not an Infuse 4G. It looks like your trying to flash an Infuse rom on a Captivate.
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Whatever it is, it's not an Infuse. Our MicroUSB port is at the bottom of the device, not the top.

entropy512 said:
whatever it is, it's not an infuse. Our microusb port is at the bottom of the device, not the top.
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is you 4real damn....i use this guide to flash root....sorry for wasting you guys time

LOL wow that's a craptivate. No wonder...
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OK WTH ... rebooted phone now i get a phone ! pc image and nothing else ?

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

CheesyNutz said:
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

CheesyNutz said:
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

xIC-MACIx said:
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

CheesyNutz said:
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.

CheesyNutz said:
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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bigbadwolf311 said:
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

[Q] Bricked 4gs....?

Hello, im sorry if I dont give good detail etc but Im very tired and frustrated. Im stuck at a screen that has a picture of a phone, a computer, and a caution sign in between, telling me to connect to the computer...help.

gobluewolverines4 said:
Hello, im sorry if I dont give good detail etc but Im very tired and frustrated. Im stuck at a screen that has a picture of a phone, a computer, and a caution sign in between, telling me to connect to the computer...help.
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I had this same thing happen to me the other day when an Odin flash got interupted.
Use the most up to date version of Odin, and try getting Odin to recognize your phone. Try using different USB ports if it doesn't recognize right away. Dont worry about your phone being in DL mode, just try to get Odin to recognize your phone and hit go
Also, wrong section, should put this in the Q&A section. But hey, I'm no mod XD

wow. somehow i got it. i kinda did what you did, without using odin. i used hemidall (what i was using originally).

gobluewolverines4 said:
wow. somehow i got it. i kinda did what you did, without using odin. i used hemidall (what i was using originally).
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Lol either way, as long as it works right? Lol.glad your problem is solved.
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It happened to me. Heres a tip... before flashing make sure your phone has good battery because these things can happen. Even when phone is total black screen, odin or heimdall can recognize it. Just try to plug in with holding volumes and power and it will... Except when you pretty eff it up.

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I have been bricked alot. And restored to stock using Odin for about 15 times. But then the USB slipped out of the port during one recovery and the infuse got stuck. Now when I attempt to turn it on, the screen turn on white and flicker back to nothing. The same happens when I plug it in the computer. I cannot go to download mode. Please help me asap! I was going to give my infuse to my nephew for his birthday! First one who help me successfully will get an $20 reward PayPal or any other of the sort.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3pJhP2qAvk

Prolly need a jig to put it in dl mode? thats my guess
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checkmateyou said:
I have been bricked alot. And restored to stock using Odin for about 15 times. But then the USB slipped out of the port during one recovery and the infuse got stuck. Now when I attempt to turn it on, the screen turn on white and flicker back to nothing. The same happens when I plug it in the computer. I cannot go to download mode. Please help me asap! I was going to give my infuse to my nephew for his birthday! First one who help me successfully will get an $20 reward PayPal or any other of the sort.
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I'm assuming you've tried this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116251
If it doesn't work, try following this.
http://www.traemcneely.com/2011/05/...e-possibly-vibrant-kernel-error-black-screen/

If the usb jig doesn't work,
I think you already know the answer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4zwn_HMTek
Your only other hope is adam outler: check his unbrickable mod

checkmateyou said:
I have been bricked alot. And restored to stock using Odin for about 15 times. But then the USB slipped out of the port during one recovery and the infuse got stuck. Now when I attempt to turn it on, the screen turn on white and flicker back to nothing. The same happens when I plug it in the computer. I cannot go to download mode. Please help me asap! I was going to give my infuse to my nephew for his birthday! First one who help me successfully will get an $20 reward PayPal or any other of the sort.
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I would try a different PC first. This happened to me as well.
It seems that the drivers get screwed up when the flash is interrupted. This advice has helped several people.
Good luck bro

I'm assuming you don't get any computer notification that usb plugged in? If you do just give it a few and press up like it is in download mode. I've had a screwed up looking screen and still flashed in download mode even though I couldn't see the screen.
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Try changing USB port. Adams method worked on mine.
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Don't worry. I got into even worse situation, I can't even turn on my phone yesterday when I fail the odin. I thought the bootloader is dead.. charge the battery and try it again and you would put it into download mode.
Adam's method is very risky.

reactorcooler said:
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Adam's method is very risky.
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It`s my go to method. nothing risky about it. Havent used odin since it screwed up all my usb ports.

qkster said:
It`s my go to method. nothing risky about it. Havent used odin since it screwed up all my usb ports.
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How so? Can you just not use your Infuse in it? Or anything.
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Bought my jig, over a year ago....never leave home w/o it

This happened to me once. IIRC I pulled the battery, connected the phone to the computer (I don't recall if I had Odin running or not, but I'm not sure if it even matters), then held vol + and - while re-inserting the battery and the phone powered on into download mode. It's been a while since it happened and unfortunately I don't remember the exact order of the steps I took, (I was freaking out a bit and trying different things), but you may want to try this process or some variation of it. Good luck.

Jep56 said:
Bought my jig, over a year ago....never leave home w/o it
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That's a little much.. Wouldn't you say? Lol..
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None of the method are working!
Here is a quick video of what's happening. Please help me! Thanks!
Remember, I will give $20 to the first person who help me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3pJhP2qAvk

Try different usb ports or heimdall or however you spell it
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checkmateyou said:
None of the method are working!
Here is a quick video of what's happening. Please help me! Thanks!
Remember, I will give $20 to the first person who help me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3pJhP2qAvk
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By the looks of it ...
You need to switch your Infuse for a new phone haha.
You should try looking into the HTC One X

porksoda02 said:
By the looks of it ...
You need to switch your Infuse for a new phone haha.
You should try looking into the HTC One X
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That helped me alot! You get the $20 [/sarcasm]
No. Seriously. This phone was meant for a birthday gift. I hope someone can help me. I will greatly appreciate it.

From what I see, you weren't holding down the Vol keys before plugging in the usb cable. At least in that video you didn't.

Truckerglenn said:
From what I see, you weren't holding down the Vol keys before plugging in the usb cable. At least in that video you didn't.
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I originally recorded that, but the result was the same difference so I end up discarding that portion. Anyone else?
P.S. How do I use Heimdall without download mode?

Did you ever try another PC?

[Q] Rogers Infuse - white screen with a twist

Hey all,
I have an Infuse that was rooted and had a number of roms installed on, thanks to all the help on this site.
In my latest refresh with a new rom, I somehow messed things to the point that all I see is a white screen. Cant go into recovery mode or download mode either. On top of that, my computer no longer recognizes it as a device when plugged in.
The twist is, I've tried everything I could find on the forums to fix my issue, but no luck. Could be me doing something wrong. I've tried reinstalling kies multiple times, various usb's, switching ports and 2 different laptops. I have not tried a jig and hope I dont have to. Something tells me I should stop messing around once this is fixed
With all of the above said, I cant get odin or heimdall to see the phone. I also have been unable to blindly put the phone into download mode. I know the power button is not jammed, as it is not in a boot loop.
Help me out - what am I missing?
Thanks in advance.
I'd be happy to donate to the favourite rom of the solvers choice - just please help me get my phone up. I'm missing the wireless waves hitting my brain!

C'mon guys help me out...I'm dying without my phone :crying:

Have you tried to put it into download mode with the battery out?
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InsaneDDay69 said:
Have you tried to put it into download mode with the battery out?
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Hi, thanks for the reply. If you mean taking the battery out, holding the vol buttons, connecting the usb, and then putting the battery in, yes I've tried that with no luck.

CrazyRom said:
Hi, thanks for the reply. If you mean taking the battery out, holding the vol buttons, connecting the usb, and then putting the battery in, yes I've tried that with no luck.
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That sucks. Do you have any remote clue as to what might have caused it to do this?
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InsaneDDay69 said:
That sucks. Do you have any remote clue as to what might have caused it to do this?
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Not really sure...I *think* this happened as a result of me going into cwm, wiping cache, data and dalvik, and then because i read somewhere that I should do this, formatting .mnt, /sdcard, and one more that i cant remember.
Those last overzealous formatting's have put me at the mercy of my phone.

CrazyRom said:
Not really sure...I *think* this happened as a result of me going into cwm, wiping cache, data and dalvik, and then because i read somewhere that I should do this, formatting .mnt, /sdcard, and one more that i cant remember. Also, not sure what OS you have been trying on, but Odin won't hardly work on windows 8, and heimdall sometimes has issues as well. Odin can't recognize my phone at all on my win 8 laptop, but I've heard anything lower is fine.
Those last overzealous formatting's have put me at the mercy of my phone.
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Oh boy lol. That could very well have been it, not sure if you can wipe anything that isn't recovered during a flash. Did the flash complete?
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InsaneDDay69 said:
Oh boy lol. That could very well have been it, not sure if you can wipe anything that isn't recovered during a flash. Did the flash complete?
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The icing on the cake is that the flash did not complete either. What is the term they use nowadays when you mess up really bad - "this is a teaching moment"...Man I've learnt a lot

check your battery and see if this helps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1584583

qkster said:
check your battery and see if this helps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1584583
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The esteemed Mr. Qkster - thanks for the tip, ill give it a shot and see what happens. If you are the avatar (like in your picture), you gotta figure out a way to do some long distance android bending