[Q] Vibrant IVS upgrade issue - General Questions and Answers

I try to upgrade my samsung vibrant from Factory stock Eclair to ICS_4.0.3_MR1-RC4.2_Vibrant using ROM Manager. ROM Manager backed up my current ROM and when it rebooted it's stuck on Vibrant Samsung Screen. I tried couple of times pulling battery out but it didn't pass this screen. I can't go to download mode too. Please help

try holding power and the volume up button without it plugged it in? if that doesnt work you need to make a download mode jig http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551

Thanks for the Info. It worked. I hold volume up and down button (no Power button) and connected USB cable and it worked. I successfully installed this ROM. Only problem I noticed is brightness. Auto brightness mode is too dark.

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[Q] Samsung Vibrant BRICKED!!!... Please Help...!!!

So the phone is still pretty new, not much was installed on it at all except Root/SuperUser. There were a few other apps but they are just games. What happen is I did the RyanZa LagFix mod by Tayutama and at first I couldn't put the phone into recovery mode. Later I found out that I had a newer batch of the Samsung Vibrant where the volume up + volume down + power function has been disable by Tmobile so I had to try another method to get into recovery mode. What I did was I use abd/androidSDK to get my phone to reboot into recovery mode and followed all the instruction for the RyanZa Lag Fix . So the installation of packages works and the phone booted up. Then I went into MRC Script to proceed to the next step. Here is where I had the problem . The phone took a really really long time to create the 1gb file to extract file and then it ran a long list and kept going back to "creating a 1GB storage file" over and over again. So i just thought i'll leave it alone to do its thing. The process took so long and then it froze.... I had no choice but to restart it. When restarting, all i get is the vibrant screen, then I hear the sound to the Galaxy S screen but I don't see the Galaxy S screen . After that the screen is totally blank and dark, the 4 sensitive touch button still lights up though. After all the light went out, if I touch the screen the sensitive touch buttons still lights up again but nothing on the screen or sounds. I guessing that my phone got Bricked! I looked all over for help to recover my phone because I see some users did it using ODIN. However, I can't use ODIN because I cant put my phone into download or recovery mode since Tmobile took out the fuction of "holding volume up +volume down then press power" to get into recovery or download mode. The only way I could got in before was through adb/SDK but now that doesn't work because the phone isn't booting up. Is there anyways I can solve this issue or is my phone totally dead? =( please help if anyone know how or had similar issue. I've done this with my brother's Vibrant later and it works fine for him because his Vibrant is the older batch with the "volume up +volume down +power" function still enable. Much appreciation to all the help I can get from everyone. Thank you!!!
Methods I've tried to get the phone into recovery/download mode:
1. take battery out, plug usb in, put battery back in hold up (also tried down) and then press power.
2. I've tried volume up + volume down + power wait for vibrant logo to flash 1 time (also tried 2 flash and 3 flash).
3. I've tried the same methods above and holding it for a long time as well.
I did all the above methods when the phone is off so the only thing that it did for me was flashing the vibrant screen once, then the battery show up with a spinning waiting sign... It didn't put my phone into any type of special mode at all. I hope some of this information would help most of you get an idea where my phone situation is at. =(
have the same problem
someone please help! very much appreciated
Similar issues... I can only enter the "Vibrant Samsung" screen...
Press Volume up + Volume down + power, the logo just blinks, no recovery mode.
I also tired what others said, like plug the usb, open Kies, still can not enter recovery mode.
This happen to me.... take of ur battery n put it back on n make sure ur usb is connected to ur computer n have ur cmd on to.... ( u must have Samsung usb drive install to have it work.... or if u root ur phone using cmd or what so ever called...)
As soon as ur phone boot up ur computer should make a sound that its connect to ur phone ....than type
cd/
cd /AndroidSDK/tools
same situation!!
zzzzomg i'm stuck in the same exact situation!! please help!!
i was following a step by step instructional video for fixing lag on youtube and i went thru the steps just fine. but then decided to re-do the process because i thought I missed a step....so when i went to MCR to run the lag fix and waited for the 1g thing to be made, my screen locked out (after 30 seconds) then it wouldn't load up the screen. So I took out the battery and rebooted my phone, and it gets stuck at the vibrant S screen. AHHHHH Please help!!
Insert battery, Plug in usb, vol up + power. Took me straight to download mode
I really need help with this two. My phone goes into the S logo than goes black and the 4 lights come up on the bottom. Please Help someone
I had the same problem, solved it by booting into samsung recovery and wiping user data, new it was voodoo and I couldn't get into the phone to disable lagfix, wiped user data and voodoo noticed upon reboot with Linda narrating the redo of the lagfix. Btw I did it to myself by battery pull, the first start takes an amazingly long amount of time.
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If you can not trigger the download mode and have the [ Phone < ! > Computer ] picture on your screen, the phone is bricked!
I tried the resistor trick, that did not trigger the download mode.
illtemperedian said:
Insert battery, Plug in usb, vol up + power. Took me straight to download mode
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illtemperedian you're my hero!!!! thx!!!
I am having the same problem. I am on the phone ! computer screen and i cannot get back to download mode. HELP!!! I tried the button combos but nothing seems to work. I tried Odin anyway and it seem to be downloading in that phone ! computer screen but it stops at the factory part.
stuck on samsung vibrant boot up screen
how do i get out of the samsung vibrant boot up screen?
looks like to me it's time for new one. if you bought it from tmobile you do have factory 1 year warranty.
when I try to flash to recovery it says:
RST_STAT = 0x1
PMIC_IRQ1 = 0Xe8
PMIC_IRQ2 = 0X0
PMIC_IRQ3 = 0X1
PMIC_IRQ4 = 0X0
PMIC_STATUS1= 0Xc0
PMIC_STATUS2= 0x2c
The volume and power keys don't do anything ether.
Please help.
what download mode? the icon in loading status?
sama here i have done alot of vibrant's but today a customer came with a pattern lock vibrant and it wont let me go to download mode.. ugh it suxs
Obviously some of you guys are hardware locked http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804305 there's a link for the VIBRANT fix!
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[Q] Galaxy 3 i5801 cannot turn on after halfway upgrade

I did this update to froyo before this and nothing happen. This time before the update finished, the power supply of my desktop suddenly turn off. everything goes to zero. i tried to restart my phone, but the screen still "downloading". I have to force it to off by pull out the battery.
when i try to turn on my phone, it failed. no screen at all. i pressed everything but still cannot on.
Please help. I'm using Odin Downloader.
Can the phone get into download mode ?
Press vol down and power while it is turned off
You should get a download mode screen
Flash a stock rom with odin
Sry but will provide links when on pc
i've tried everything vol+up+dwn+pwr.. all cannot switch on..
izta94 said:
i've tried everything vol+up+dwn+pwr.. all cannot switch on..
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does vol down + power + home(just the three) work
if yes
flash a stock rom from samfirmware.com(if you remember which one you had you can flash that back)
Even if the key combo i gave doesnt work
Connect your g3 to charger and let it charge for a while
If you get some icon (battery ) there can be some hope for recovering your device
You told it displays no screen so probably its a brick
Best would be to go to a samsung service center(if you have warranty) and make up a story(phone switched off on call and then this happened etc. etc.)

[Q] Galaxy Fit BRICKED!!!!!!!!!!!

Guys need serious technical help..............................
i have rooted my phone with super one click all things were going fine.installed rom manager to backup my stock ROM and committed a mistake and installed wrong cwm and tried to backup my stock rom.selecting the backup option it Suppose reboot my phone in download mode which doesn't happen. and now i dose not have any access to my phone.
I searched whole forum and haven't found any solution.please help me.
Need guidance..
download and install pratyush.creed rom using odin and ur phone will be fine again
Bricked Screen (A.K.A. phone-!-pc or Black Screen of Death)
To recover from this problem, you'll need to get into the Download Mode.
Black Screen of Death:A fully bricked phone will not boot, or display the charging logo when connected to a USB charger. This presently cannot be recovered from any recovery attempt, it will require the phone to be sent back to Samsung and be serviced.
This screen does not always mean your phone is bricked. If you have a hardware locked vibrant, maybe, however, if your phone is not hardware locked, unplug the USB cable from the phone, Hold down Vol UP+Vol Down+Power, the screen will flash black, continue holding down all 3 buttons, you will see the "phone--!--PC" screen again, continue holding all 3 buttons, the screen will flash black again, release the power button only. This will put you into Download Mode.
If this does not work, open odin. Then connect your usb cable to your phone and computer. While the USB is plugged in and Odin running press and hold volume down + Home + Power. Once the black screen comes (flashes) release the Power Button. It should get into download mode.
Additionally it is possible to get into the Download Mode using a kind of micro-usb connector, modified with a 301k resistor as showed in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjDkShT-65Y
Source:http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S_Series
The solution in green will work for you
Thanks,
Spike
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raj3534 said:
download and install pratyush.creed rom using odin and ur phone will be fine again
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Like i said my phone doesn't boot in downlode menu.odin will not find my port.
any other suggestion....................please
spike1902 said:
Bricked Screen (A.K.A. phone-!-pc or Black Screen of Death)
To recover from this problem, you'll need to get into the Download Mode.
Black Screen of Death:A fully bricked phone will not boot, or display the charging logo when connected to a USB charger. This presently cannot be recovered from any recovery attempt, it will require the phone to be sent back to Samsung and be serviced.
This screen does not always mean your phone is bricked. If you have a hardware locked vibrant, maybe, however, if your phone is not hardware locked, unplug the USB cable from the phone, Hold down Vol UP+Vol Down+Power, the screen will flash black, continue holding down all 3 buttons, you will see the "phone--!--PC" screen again, continue holding all 3 buttons, the screen will flash black again, release the power button only. This will put you into Download Mode.
If this does not work, open odin. Then connect your usb cable to your phone and computer. While the USB is plugged in and Odin running press and hold volume down + Home + Power. Once the black screen comes (flashes) release the Power Button. It should get into download mode.
Additionally it is possible to get into the Download Mode using a kind of micro-usb connector, modified with a 301k resistor as showed in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjDkShT-65Y
Source:http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S_Series
The solution in green will work for you
Thanks,
Spike
Press the Thanks button if this helped
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i have gone though this thread.................this wont help in my case.but thanx for reply
And my S5670 is Death
I have one problem. The phone do not want to enter in download mode or recovery, and the screen is always black and don't vibrating.
I was flashing it and somewhere it block and after that it do not start.
I connected to PC and when i press:
- Home + Power don't enter in recovery mode and the PC don't see it.
- Volume Down + Home + Power don't enter in download mode and PC don't see it
- Volume Up + Home + Power the Odin and PC was saw it and installed the driver for USB, modem and serial. But when i trying to install the ROM it block at "setting connection"
I will try and with the modified resistor but when i will be home.
If you are any suggestion or another software or u want to try something i am in the mood to try all. I buy the phone for testing
If i find something else i will post.
antsmaster said:
I have one problem. The phone do not want to enter in download mode or recovery, and the screen is always black and don't vibrating.
I was flashing it and somewhere it block and after that it do not start.
I connected to PC and when i press:
- Home + Power don't enter in recovery mode and the PC don't see it.
- Volume Down + Home + Power don't enter in download mode and PC don't see it
- Volume Up + Home + Power the Odin and PC was saw it and installed the driver for USB, modem and serial. But when i trying to install the ROM it block at "setting connection"
I will try and with the modified resistor but when i will be home.
If you are any suggestion or another software or u want to try something i am in the mood to try all. I buy the phone for testing
If i find something else i will post.
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I am facing the same problem when i press
- Volume Up + Home + Power the Odin and PC was saw it and installed the driver for USB, modem and serial. But when i trying to install the ROM it block at "setting connection"
Do i Need to goto customer care...............is it the final option....................
I talked to someone and he said to pres hold 3 buttons Vol Down + Home + power then insert battery and after that should appear the Download mode. I'm not have the phone whit me but i will try at home. if u succeed that and bring to life your phone let me know
i already tried that,it dosen't seems to work.
Just flash it again via odin with any firm or rom n ur phone will be fine....
just flash it properly....
thats it..
rajrocks said:
Just flash it again via odin with any firm or rom n ur phone will be fine....
just flash it properly....
thats it..
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i think u have not gone through all the above posts......................i made this clear that my phone is not booting in download menu
vol down+home+power <----this combo keys are not working.
Anyways thank u for reply.............
stuck on flashing.........................
when i pressed vol up+home+power,the port was found by odin but it dose not start flashing
I try and schema whit modified resistor but nothing. i measured the level of battery it was at 2,4 V after some seconds it down to 0. Maybe it the battery? i charge all the night and next day i put on USB on PC all the day before it die. Maybe i broke the battery and no phone?
antsmaster said:
I try and schema whit modified resistor but nothing. i measured the level of battery it was at 2,4 V after some seconds it down to 0. Maybe it the battery? i charge all the night and next day i put on USB on PC all the day before it die. Maybe i broke the battery and no phone?
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i dont think battery is problem in my case.i have checked my handset by replacing battery to.
Now i think service center is the last option.i'll visit there latest by tommorow.
If you send it to the service, please after they send back to you the phone, post what they do to the phone (change motherboard or change another piece or just flash it) Thanks.
antsmaster said:
If you send it to the service, please after they send back to you the phone, post what they do to the phone (change motherboard or change another piece or just flash it) Thanks.
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i changed my decision and visited service center today instead of tomorrow. when i handovered handset to them they inspected the handset i front of me. they disassembled handset gone through it.finally they told me that "we will try to resolve your problem with software, and the problem is not resolved then they will change(replace) the board.
lets see what they will do.i'll inform u what they did to my handset..............................
I think u need to go to customer care. (even i bricked my phone once...) but never ever accept that uve rooted ur phone... Thats wat i did... and i got my phone repaired without any further issues!
Sent from my GT-S5670 using XDA App
hi every one.......i saw this post now...........i too faced this problem.......its a hardware problem.....i took my mobile to service center they changed the mother board.......a preadvice never ever try anything with rom manager.....its the main culprit......
used rom manager without any problem with my previous phone.......didn't face any problem......but i didn't know that CMD is currently not working with fit.........

Bricked SG Tab 2 7.0

Ok. I bought this Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 from a friend for cheap because I thought I could fix it, but I'm running out of options. It's in a boot loop, but an abnormal boot loop. If it's unplugged, It will do the splash screen (Samsung) boot loop. If it's plugged in, either into the wall or into my computer via usb, it will do a battery (charging) boot loop. It's kinda weird. I used to have an Epic 4G and it happened damn near all the time, without the battery loop, but it would charge normally.
I haven't successfully gotten it to boot into Download mode.
If any of you have come across this issue, please feel free to help me out.
I also attached a picture of me attempting to put it in download mode. It reboots if I hit either VOL up or VOL down.
Thanks
extasy88 said:
Ok. I bought this Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 from a friend for cheap because I thought I could fix it, but I'm running out of options. It's in a boot loop, but an abnormal boot loop. If it's unplugged, It will do the splash screen (Samsung) boot loop. If it's plugged in, either into the wall or into my computer via usb, it will do a battery (charging) boot loop. It's kinda weird. I used to have an Epic 4G and it happened damn near all the time, without the battery loop, but it would charge normally.
I haven't successfully gotten it to boot into Download mode.
If any of you have come across this issue, please feel free to help me out.
I also attached a picture of me attempting to put it in download mode. It reboots if I hit either VOL up or VOL down.
Thanks
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Can you get into recovery? Also, have you tried unplugging the charging cable and getting into download mode with the cable unplugged?
I'm not sure how to get into recovery. With it unplugged, all I have to do hold the VOL Down physical button and ti will take me to a "are you sure you want to put the device into download mode screen". I apologize. I'm not to familiar with this device.
Edit: After I get to the screen where it asks me if i want to go into download mode, it reboots within 5-10 seconds, no matter which button I press
extasy88 said:
I'm not sure how to get into recovery. With it unplugged, all I have to do hold the VOL Down physical button and ti will take me to a "are you sure you want to put the device into download mode screen". I apologize. I'm not to familiar with this device.
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Hold power and Volume up (volume button closest to the power button) until the tab shuts off and reboots itself and then you can let go of both buttons. If it works, try doing a factory reset. Was this tablet rooted (or have a custom rom installed) in the past?
p3113owner said:
Hold power and Volkume up (volume button closest to the power button) until the tab shuts off and reboots itself and then you can let go of both buttons. If it works, try doing a factory reset. Was this tablet rooted (or have a custom rom installed) in the past?
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As far as I know it's been on Stock. My GTab ignores me holding the Power and Volume up keys at the same time and keeps the boot loop going strong.
extasy88 said:
As far as I know it's been on Stock. My GTab ignores me holding the Power and Volume up keys at the same time and keeps the boot loop going strong.
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Then I guess you can (and need) to send it in for warranty service (or replacement).
p3113owner said:
Then I guess you can (and need) to send it in for warranty service (or replacement).
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No, his device is fine.
If your device bricked, but still showing Gtab2 logo on it, it's still fine. You need to flash to stock 4.03 rom via ODIN. (Not clockworkmod)
Warranty won't work if you have flashed custom ROM before.
Rotundjere said:
No, his device is fine.
If your device bricked, but still showing Gtab2 logo on it, it's still fine. You need to flash to stock 4.03 rom via ODIN. (Not clockworkmod)
Warranty won't work if you have flashed custom ROM before.
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He needs to be able to get into Download Mode to use Odin. He stated that he can't. When he tried to continue into download mode by pressing volume up (vol. button closes to power button) the tablet reboots. It needs warranty service.
Experiments:
Power off the tab completely and charge completely and press power +volume up for 10 seconds then release, also try to power off and press power+ volume down for 10 seconds then release do you see any screens
If it says do you want to enter download mode or so press volume up and see if you could see (downloading) try also the same with volume down instead of up
Try to connect to computer do you see any messages indicating connections
Also try to connect to kies and try restore or recover firmware from options of kies
You said it reboots after 5 to 10 seconds so try to open odin and try to go to download mode and when you press volume up try as quickly as possible to connect tab to pc while odin is open
Sent from my GT-P5100 using xda app-developers app
p3113owner said:
He needs to be able to get into Download Mode to use Odin. He stated that he can't. When he tried to continue into download mode by pressing volume up (vol. button closes to power button) the tablet reboots. It needs warranty service.
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There's other method by using OpenRecovery (OR), by putting OR on external SdCard,
but it seems the OR for Gtab2 is not developed yet -__-

[NEED HELP] Bricked my phone with low chance of any recovery

I need help urgently. I tried to change the splash screen of my Samsung Galaxy A51. I downloaded a custom param tar file, placed it in my downloads folder and used this command in adb shell to replace the older one. I did back up my old param. But there's no way I can restore it. Now, my phone when I try to start it. It doesn't even seem to turn on the screen anymore. I hear the phone vibrating every 2 seconds so I assume it keeps rebooting. I tried to enter download mode but I can't because samsung made it that you need to go into the recovery first, so I tried to go into the recovery but nope, it keeps vibrating and it's not responding to whatever I do. Is there still any hope for my phone? Thanks in advance.
Hello, I had this problem too. My phone also stopped booting into anything, even in TWRP.
For me, the resolve was to make the phone force reboot by holding power button and volume down, then immediately try to enter the downloading mode by holding volume buttons, when the screen turns off
and then you need to flash your device with your stock ROM
I understand you, that you cannot enter the recovery, but for me this method worked
I managed to solve it, the problem I had was that I was unable to boot into download mode. Because I have a samsung galaxy a51 and I did not know how to enter it. The last phone I had was a samsung galaxy s7 edge, back in the old days it was easy to enter download mode, just hold volume down, power button and home button. Now for some reason I need a cable connected to my computer and then hold volume up and down simultaneously. After I figured out how to enter download mode I flashed stock rom and phone worked again.
vigilante said:
I managed to solve it, the problem I had was that I was unable to boot into download mode. Because I have a samsung galaxy a51 and I did not know how to enter it. The last phone I had was a samsung galaxy s7 edge, back in the old days it was easy to enter download mode, just hold volume down, power button and home button. Now for some reason I need a cable connected to my computer and then hold volume up and down simultaneously. After I figured out how to enter download mode I flashed stock rom and phone worked again.
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Hello! It is very good to hear!

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