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Im bricked please help me!!!

I was replacing the stock recovery file with Krylon's Modded Recovery Binary.
I deleted the stock recovery file in /system/bin (copyed it to external sd) after pasteing the Modded Recovery Binary in /system/bin.
I had the CWM 3 file already copied to my external sd card
I turned off my phone to reboot it and the phone is now stuck on the black screen with the white Samsung Galaxy S 4g logo. All my soft keys are lit up too.
Is my phone bricked? How do i get into download mode? What can i do to fix this?
Im Very noob and going to have a "pro" fix if it can be.
Im a blue collar worker and dont work at a pc. Im traveling to work and wont be able to reply in real time but PLEASE leave comments. I will be checking in when i can...
I paid $500 for my phone so THANK YOU ALL VERY VERY MUCH.
I cant believe i screwed something so simple up. I should of asked for help BEFORE I was in trouble.
Sent from my MyTouch 3g...this phone is garbage compared to our 4g!
PLEASE HELP!!!
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Hold both volume keys and then plug the usb from the computer to your phone to access download mode. If it doesn't work u can buy a unbrick jig from ebay. If you get into download mode using volume keys then flash back to stock. Phone should be turned off if trying to put into download mode

Vietxjdm said:
Hold both volume keys and then plug the usb from the computer to your phone to access download mode. If it doesn't work u can buy a unbrick jig from ebay. If you get into download mode using volume keys then flash back to stock. Phone should be turned off if trying to put into download mode
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Ok. Thank you very much for your time and adcive!
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Do I have a soft brick or a hard brick?
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You have a soft brick. This should be fixable getting into DOWNLOAD MODE and using ODIN. Do a few searches for both. A JIG may be necessary to obtain download mode as well. Search all topics I have listed in all CAPS and you should be good to go! PM me if you have any questions...

same thing happened to me, all I did was I downloaded whitehawkx KD1 kernel which is perfect because your phone will already be rooted and has the file so you could put CWM3, after you download it get into download mode and flash with odin, if you need any more help please let me know
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connexion2005 said:
You have a soft brick. This should be fixable getting into DOWNLOAD MODE and using ODIN. Do a few searches for both. A JIG may be necessary to obtain download mode as well. Search all topics I have listed in all CAPS and you should be good to go! PM me if you have any questions...
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Thanks for the good news. I feel much better knowing what needs to be done. I will search your topics. I have been reading everything I can on this subject. I probably should have done that before I made this post. It's my first brick and I was desperate for info.
I'm going to try to fix it after 2pm (with help)...I'm in work and its the longest day of my life today. Lol.
If I need to PM you I will for sure.
Thank you VERY MUCH for all your help!
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rickyc19 said:
same thing happened to me, all I did was I downloaded whitehawkx KD1 kernel which is perfect because your phone will already be rooted and has the file so you could put CWM3, after you download it get into download mode and flash with odin, if you need any more help please let me know
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I'm going to do exactly what you suggest. I only had rooted stock so if I fix this with whitehawkx I'll have a better phone.
If I need help I will let you know.
THANK YOU for replying!
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I am back! UNBRICKED! Thank you Odin! My phone is back to stock, rooted, bloat free and fota fixed. I was so happy to get it back the way I had it before tinkering with it I decided to wait to flash whitehawkx deo'd with odin... I want to do it through CWM 3.
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR YOUR HELP!!
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How did you get yours fixed? I can't even boot I don't get a boot screen or anything. please help T Mobile sucks when it comes to repair.

pepuhz said:
How did you get yours fixed? I can't even boot I don't get a boot screen or anything. please help T Mobile sucks when it comes to repair.
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I'm very noob but there are people who will help you on here for sure.
I had a "soft brick". Phone stuck on Samsung galaxy s 4g splash screen with my soft keys lit up too. I searched and read in this forum. I went to our 4g development section and found a post called Noobs guide to Odin.
From that post I downloaded the samsung drivers I needed for the pc I was using (32 bit in my case), downloaded Odin 1.7 and then downloaded krylon360 stock/root rom.
I ran Odin, got my phone into download mode and then flashed the rom with no problems.
I'm new and in work so can't be too much help. Everything you need to know has been talked about on our forum. People will help you. Good luck!...
Maybe you should post your own topic in this GENERAL section to let people know you are bricked. Put I'm bricked in the subject line. A fresh topic might get peoples attention faster. Like I said I'm new.
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Jerry D said:
I am back! UNBRICKED! Thank you Odin! My phone is back to stock, rooted, bloat free and fota fixed. I was so happy to get it back the way I had it before tinkering with it I decided to wait to flash whitehawkx deo'd with odin... I want to do it through CWM 3.
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR YOUR HELP!!
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thats awesome, glad you got it fixed
pepuhz said:
How did you get yours fixed? I can't even boot I don't get a boot screen or anything. please help T Mobile sucks when it comes to repair.
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what did you do to brick it? we need some details to help you out. are you able to get into download mode?

[Q] boot loop... please help..skyrocket 4glte

flashed T-mobile...couldnt get wifi signal to boot... booted into recovery,, restore from sd.... goes to SAMSUNG...screen.. non of my backups or downloads verified.. process aborted... have had this phone for one day.. bricked it .... went to [email protected] swapt out for sky .. white.... bricked this one within hrs... please help... ASAP

jeffreylee said:
flashed T-mobile...couldnt get wifi signal to boot... booted into recovery,, restore from sd.... goes to SAMSUNG...screen.. non of my backups or downloads verified.. process aborted... have had this phone for one day.. bricked it .... went to [email protected] swapt out for sky .. white.... bricked this one within hrs... please help... ASAP
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First off, are you trying to modify or root any of the software on your device? Second, Have you tried loading the recovery rom by pressing down and power and hard resetting the device and restoring it to factory defaults?

jeffreylee said:
flashed T-mobile...couldnt get wifi signal to boot... booted into recovery,, restore from sd.... goes to SAMSUNG...screen.. non of my backups or downloads verified.. process aborted... have had this phone for one day.. bricked it .... went to [email protected] swapt out for sky .. white.... bricked this one within hrs... please help... ASAP
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Ok, one step at a time...
-did you flash a tmobile rom on your skyrocket?
-if you did, did you also flash the t989 skyrocket converter patch?
I'm assuming you have a computer. In order to fix your phone, you will need Samsung USB drivers, Odin and a Stock ROM tar.
Before you even start, take a few breaths, and READ all the instructions.
USB drivers can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961956
Odin can be found here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?u868rqz4qn0ta34
Stock Syrocket ROM tar can be found here:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/144478/Stock%20Recovery.tar
Read all the instructions carefully. Take your time. If you still can't get it figured out, let me know.
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Thank you...Odin is the only way..didn't know bout the patch..tried flashing before joining xda. Wont be making that mistake again..I'm now on my third ROCKET in 5dayz!!!...gonna pick up an inexpensive phone for testing purpose....any compatible suggestions?..and thanx again
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5 days!!?! Wow lol, u must luv that warranty

Does anyone have a simple..solid custom Tom and "detailed" install instructions they wouldn't mind sharing?...IM just a little gunshy after bricking two 500$ phones ina row...thank you.
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Do you have to T-Mobile rom? I'm on stock rooted at$t rom and I just flash the T-Mobile vk1 modem to get 3G. No need for T-Mobile based rom.
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I got 4g don't i?...just Lte ain't available here in Michigan yet..my goal is to unlock and use boost sim card ..so i can use my widow free and just add min when i need them...never use my dialer...only text plus..any ideas?
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Can't tell if trolling or serious.
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trolling, had one post before posting this thread. If ur gonna troll, at least make it good

Lol boost is cdma. Wow everyone just stop responding ...obvious trolling

Sorry..don't know what trolling means...just got this phone and bricked it four times this week..whatever..don't help me...thanx
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Read man, just read. All the answers are right here on these pages.
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Thanx..I'm reading...just getting further lost...is there a guide I can download...I just keep bricking...this sucks..
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Stop flashing stuff
Look in dev section
Your not reading or you would see instructions to root. Add cwm and everything u need. Theres even guides called noobs guide that tells u how to do everything. So no sympothy. Because you are not even trying to find the answers

I've got root and cwtouch recovery from reading here..I do appreciate everyone's help..thanx.
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silver03wrx said:
Stop flashing stuff
Look in dev section
Your not reading or you would see instructions to root. Add cwm and everything u need. Theres even guides called noobs guide that tells u how to do everything. So no sympothy. Because you are not even trying to find the answers
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i agree. New users should read everything before doing anything. I was silent stalking this forum for at least a month before i posted. And ussing the search feature never hurts either

HELP! My tab won't turn on!

OK so what happened was I had the latest CM10 build installed and wanted to try the paranoid android rom out and I flashed my device with the 2.50 build. I soft bricked it. I could still go into recovery but the device wouldnt load into paranoid android. I had an emergency so I had to leave the device the way it was in a bootloop state I came back the device was off. Obviously It ran out of juice. And now when I try to charge it i don't get any response...... could this be a hard brick?? ??
please guys any help would bbe greatly appreciated!
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Happened to once with a different model. Never had it fixed, as suggested by a technician, go to someone who has a JTAG. Same with what I was thinking, but I never bothered to had it fixed.
Good luck.
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Well if I'm not mistaken I don't think there is jtag for our devices. well I fixed it now thank god! I took apart another p6200 and swapped out the batteries and as soon as I swapped them the one I thought was bricked booted up! I flashed the stock rom then rootedbit ahandball that now its working great! I guess it doesn't charge whenbits in a boot loop or something? Thanks man I really appreciate ur help
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I just had this problem too and couldn't find any answers about what can I do to solve it...
I was trying to flash ICS ROM over Odin (I hate it), and it always stucked on the process. When I tried to reboot, it did just not woke up again!
What may have happened? Does someone knows what to do now?

I really don't know what to tell you... for me swapping out batteries fixed it but it was a real pain to do so. You could try keeping it plugged into the charger for a while and ssee if the screen powers on. If it does just put your tab in download mode and flash from Odin. Maybe u had a llow charge when you tried flashing stock?
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[Q] Emergency recovery screen!!! Help!!

is there any way i can get my infuse to work again its stuck at this screen with a phone and pc with lines pointing to a caution sign, it dont power on it goes strait to that no matter what i do and kies wont detect that its plugged in either, what happed is i upgraded to GB using kies and a few hours later it started turning off all the time and kept doing other things like reading the sd card over and over so i thought i would try and redo it again using odin and root package and my phone is now stuck in limbo please let me know if you have encountered this before as now im forced back to my old iphone 3g please help me?!!

Read carefully do what this link says.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524081
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thanks now im working again!!!!!!!
that one click worked fantastic, i just wanted to say thanks for that as i went through 20 threads and didnt find what i was looking for and you gave me that one i missed

aaron1085 said:
that one click worked fantastic, i just wanted to say thanks for that as i went through 20 threads and didnt find what i was looking for and you gave me that one i missed
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Keep that handy if your a flash aholic like myself lol
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[Q] Stuck in boot loop, need to RESET. FML FML

Ok, I did it again. ****ing tried to root as the international instead of evita. I need the application, not anything with CMD. a recovery tool. Pretty sure it is HTC official that will reset everything and maybe update it? That's the program that worked last time but I can't find it now to save my life. Thanks for the help in advance. I'm getting pissed. :crying:

Huh? What state is your phone in right now? Does it power on?
What carrier is it from?
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You probably need to RUU, but will need to answer Exad's questions first.
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Again? This happened before? And +1 to timmaaa. Its an ruu
Does your phone show the LED when charging?
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Sounds like you don't have any idea what you are doing. You need to do a lot more learning and research before I tell you where to find anything, especially something that can brick your device.