Hi please help me with this I just dropped my phone while in the incipio SILICRYLIC ( its supposed to protect the phone ). Now the screen wont turn on but the button touch sensitive buttons still turns on sometimes. I think screen is broken since there is a crack on the top left corner . I am running jblparisi cm9 mod rom based on entropy's cm9 release 6/08 or 6/14 i can't remember which. Is there anyway to get my phone back to stock before I take it back to the att store for warranty ? I am not sure how to get it in to download mode as it takes a while for the bottom buttons to light up when I have it plugged into the charge or computer, but I dont have drivers for it installed on the computer yet. Is there anyway for me to install the phone drivers without having to have the phone give any response ? I am afraid of the att store employee denying the warranty when he checks the phone.
Please help ! I really appreciate any feedback that you give me
If you can't get to boot....they prob can't either....are you covered by insurance?
not sure what to tell you...since it is damaged, i would make sure it won't boot....if att will replace...
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hey could you please tell me a way to get in to download mode because yhe phone would boot up and stop me at the lock screen. I just need to odin it to gtg unbrick so that att could not refuse the warranty since my phone is less that one month old
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hey could you please tell me a way to get in to download mode because yhe phone would boot up and stop me at the lock screen. I just need to odin it to gtg unbrick so that att could not refuse the warranty since my phone is less that one month old
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Read through the ISET that BigJoe has worked on very hard
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1610374
but to get it into download mode:
pull battery
press and hold vol up and vol down together
insert battery
insert USB cable
wait till the home soft buttons light up.
If you want you can make a jig to get into download mode. (google it)
another thing you could try is pulling it apart and see if the ribbon wire for the screen came loose from the motherboard. Its not hard a total of 8 screws theres videos on youtube of it.
I presonally agree with BigJoe just make it so it wont boot
Thanks i just gtg unbricked it. It is rebooting right now
Thank you for all the help!
I am going to leave and go to att store right now and say that my phone was unresponsive this morning and i have no idea what happened to it
I will update when i get back
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Thanks i just gtg unbricked it. It is rebooting right now
Thank you for all the help!
I am going to leave and go to att store right now and say that my phone was unresponsive this morning and i have no idea what happened to it
I will update when i get back
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Glad it worked for you .....
so after one hour on the phone with customer care i was finally able to have them send me a replacement phone with free expedited shipping so should be here by monday only thing that it isnt good about it is that its a refurbished phone but as long as it works with no problems and i can still but cm9 goodness on it i am not going to complain
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so after one hour on the phone with customer care i was finally able to have them send me a replacement phone with free expedited shipping so should be here by monday only thing that it isnt good about it is that its a refurbished phone but as long as it works with no problems and i can still but cm9 goodness on it i am not going to complain
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cool beans....hope it works out for you:cyclops:
just want to update and say that my replacement phone just arrived this morning. I will try and keep it on stock for a few hours then go root and go to the oc version of entropy's cm9. And also the representative att seriously lied about the free expedited shipping, since they only shipped with regular. Oh well just really glad my phone came today. Really appreciate the large amount of work the developers on this forum put in to maintain this phone. My greatest respect goes to all of you !
jerryeight said:
just want to update and say that my replacement phone just arrived this morning. I will try and keep it on stock for a few hours then go root and go to the oc version of entropy's cm9. And also the representative att seriously lied about the free expedited shipping, since they only shipped with regular. Oh well just really glad my phone came today. Really appreciate the large amount of work the developers on this forum put in to maintain this phone. My greatest respect goes to all of you !
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glad you got your replacement...remember check the iset page...hint link is on my signature...for the infuse...and use qkster one click for the cwm so you can flash...
yay the replacement came with gb preinstalled which means i can use the newest cwm without rainbows without upgrading to gb bootloaders on my own
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glad you got your replacement...remember check the iset page...hint link is on my signature...for the infuse...and use qkster one click for the cwm so you can flash...
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thanks without your page many people who are just starting to mess around with custom roms wouldn't know what to do
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thanks without your page many people who are just starting to mess around with custom roms wouldn't know what to do
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Thx...that is what the purpose is, to help...not my page...the whole infuse community...i just up keep it...
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Hello everybody
Cappy on firefly. Was trying to restore using Rom manager and got stuck on galaxy s boot screen. Cant get into download mode. Tried Odin one click but suck at file analysis. Tried every trick on the forums. Can somebdy help?.
TY
Not every trick in the forum... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919816
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Not every trick in the forum... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919816
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Except the $0.99 trick, tried prety much everything else. Can't get into d/l mode. tried all the button combos. No luck. Been stuck at the same galaxy s boot screen. Any ideas??
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Except the $0.99 trick, tried prety much everything else. Can't get into d/l mode. tried all the button combos. No luck. Been stuck at the same galaxy s boot screen. Any ideas??
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Sounds like a jig is what you need then, the $.99 jig will work
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Sounds like a jig is what you need then, the $.99 jig will work
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Damn.. I have to get this up and running before work tomorrow. Calling the almighty cappy devs, please help
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Damn.. I have to get this up and running before work tomorrow. Calling the almighty cappy devs, please help
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The jig will work.
This is a simple fix if your able to follow directions with the jig. Relax and breath, and go to radio shack. No need to brainstorm here...
edit: Will someone else chime in here, lol, I'm thinking he's looking for more than 1 opinion.
Xstop said:
The jig will work.
This is a simple fix if your able to follow directions with the jig. Relax and breath, and go to radio shack. No need to brainstorm here...
edit: Will someone else chime in here, lol, I'm thinking he's looking for more than 1 opinion.
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Not exactly a second opinion, but waiting for somebody who's been there to chime in and drop his 0.02 cents. And if nothing works, will do the inevitable
Just make a jig, it's good to have anyway.
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Not exactly a second opinion, but waiting for somebody who's been there to chime in and drop his 0.02 cents. And if nothing works, will do the inevitable
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Either check my sig or go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841512
I have purposely botched my phone for those people who have thought they have bricked their phone. There are various way to make a jig or you can buy one.
But as Thnikk said, it's good to have one anyways. Good luck, and let us know how it goes.
The jig will work, I was in a situation close to yours and nothing worked till i built the jig. There is a nice step by step guide on how to do it. I suggest not cutting up your USB cable and buy the MicroUSB iGo adapter while you are at radio shack. Just search the forums or google for iGo jig.
Edit: The link in the above post is the one I was talking about.
Xstop said:
Either check my sig or go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841512
I have purposely botched my phone for those people who have thought they have bricked their phone. There are various way to make a jig or you can buy one.
But as Thnikk said, it's good to have one anyways. Good luck, and let us know how it goes.
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Buy one???, From you? J/K. Heading out to radio shack. I am not totally sure abt the Igo thing but will try with just the resistors. Hope it works. Will keep you folks posted. If nothing works, get ready for a bounty thread . Not that I am rich but can't afford another phone or stay long enough with out a phone. TY
Killerfish1450 said:
The jig will work, I was in a situation close to yours and nothing worked till i built the jig. There is a nice step by step guide on how to do it. I suggest not cutting up your USB cable and buy the MicroUSB iGo adapter while you are at radio shack. Just search the forums or google for iGo jig.
Edit: The link in the above post is the one I was talking about.
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Somebyd else uploaded a youtube link abt a work arnd for this using just the resistors. Is it easier with the Igo??
Xstop said:
Either check my sig or go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841512
I have purposely botched my phone for those people who have thought they have bricked their phone. There are various way to make a jig or you can buy one.
But as Thnikk said, it's good to have one anyways. Good luck, and let us know how it goes.
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Time for a Not a single f was given thread
Take it to the att warranty center for sleep death and power cycle issues mention it happened during a keis sync and the'll get you a replaced phone given you havn't done any physical or water damage, it'll take 15-30 mins and get you back up before work tomorrow was in the same boat two days ago.. oh and order the jig mines due in a few days.
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Take it to the att warranty center for sleep death and power cycle issues mention it happened during a keis sync and the'll get you a replaced phone given you havn't done any physical or water damage, it'll take 15-30 mins and get you back up before work tomorrow was in the same boat two days ago.. oh and order the jig mines due in a few days.
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Nice, but if the rep turns it on.. He will come across a GalaxyS SGH-I897 logo during boot screen and not like the usual boot screens that comes up for a stock captivate. Do you think he will spot the difference??
And btw, I got this phone from Amazon. Will ATT replace it?
Alright... Jig is ready .
Damn this is tough. Shaky hands
Update: No luck. Nothing working, no d/l mode. Tried at least 20 times.
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Alright... Jig is ready .
Damn this is tough. Shaky hands
Update: No luck. Nothing working, no d/l mode. Tried at least 20 times.
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You must not want you phone to work again. Keep trying and be patient, it took me a little while when I first came up with the resistor method.
Use a desk lamp and/or a magnifying glass to see the prongs better.
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You must not want you phone to work again. Keep trying and be patient, it took me a little while when I first came up with the resistor method.
Use a desk lamp and/or a magnifying glass to see the prongs better.
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No luck. Been trying this under a table lamp with magnifying glasses. Phone switched on for a couple of times and stuck on boot screen. May be 301 is what it needs. I will pick another 1k resistor and give it a try.
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Nice, but if the rep turns it on.. He will come across a GalaxyS SGH-I897 logo during boot screen and not like the usual boot screens that comes up for a stock captivate. Do you think he will spot the difference??
And btw, I got this phone from Amazon. Will ATT replace it?
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Well if your getting past the att world phone screen it could be a kernel issue, use a jig it'll work, if your not getting to the kernels's boot screen then take it to the "service center" not the rep that sold you the device if you cant get the jig to work, and if you got it from amazon and you purchased a two year account up/new take it to the service center att's service center supports all contract devices for one year no matter the retailer you purchased from (minus the iphone heh "droid food")so take it in if the phone dosn't get past the att world phone screen. if it dose use a jig flash to stock if your still having issues after a "Passed" stock flash take it in, and if you got to the reset part when flashing stock and failed.
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Well if your getting past the att world phone screen it could be a kernel issue, use a jig it'll work, if your not getting to the kernels's boot screen then take it to the "service center" not the rep that sold you the device if you cant get the jig to work, and if you got it from amazon and you purchased a two year account up/new take it to the service center att's service center supports all contract devices for one year no matter the retailer you purchased from (minus the iphone heh "droid food")so take it in if the phone dosn't get past the att world phone screen. if it dose use a jig flash to stock if your still having issues after a "Passed" stock flash take it in, and if you got to the reset part when flashing stock and failed.
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No luck with the jig as of now. Will try using the Igo adapter later today. Managed to borrow an iphone from a friend and yeah Android FTMFW.
Well after reading the latest GTG V2.2.2 thread changes today I decided to give it a go as I have really been having a ton of problems with my phone since new. Mostly battery issues but also weird stuff since loading Infused 2.1.0. I had loaded 2.1.0 twice after going back to completely stock but the weirdness persisted. So I backed up all my stuff tonight and then fired up Odin and loaded all the necessary stock files from GTG's Ultimate Unbrick which i have done many times. It started right up and then it stalled trying to establish a connection and this has never happened before. I waited a while to see if it would just go anyway but after 30 min. it was still sitting there and had not done anything in regards to loading up any new data to the phone. So I closed Odin and hit the power button on the phone and it came back up with an icon for phone to computer connection so i tried Odin again and once again it started up and tried to load files to the phone but again stalled and sat there. So i waited again for a while and then stopped everything and pulled the battery hoping that the phone could be brought back into download mode but unfortunately it is completely dead now. No lights no power up nothing??? So I guess I got my answer to my constant problems and strangeness it was the phone itself that wasn't any good. So now i have to go to the store tomorrow and negotiate a replacement phone I sure hope the fact that I spend a ton of money there with my clients corporate phone account will get me some good will and they will just swap it out for a new one. We will see as i really liked this phone it just needs some fixing.
I am a bit bewildered that AT&T/Samsung would release a phone with so many bugs in it. The completely stock phone was buggier than all hell and was only marginally better once I updated to a custom rom. The bluetooth has never been right from day one stock or custom it would constantly disconnect my headset and the GPS was the crappiest phone GPS I have ever had and I have had a bunch of them in the last few years. Here's hoping that the GB update fixes and resolves all of the bugs in this very nice phone.
Sometimes duds slip through the quality control process...
Entropy512 said:
Sometimes duds slip through the quality control process...
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I guess so E but man this has been the worst phone from a performance standpoint I have owned in a lot of years I sure hope it is just a matter of a lemon. By the way I see you live in Owego NY is that the same as Oswego? If so do you do any fishing up there???
You probably just got a phone from a bad batch, my phone works just fine.
Like Entropy said, duds slip through quality control, can't catch em all.
Yeah you have a crap phone. But since you modified the software (god forbid on something you OWN!!!!) Samsung or AT&T(/Rogers) won't touch it. They probably have something to scan for modified software at the door that will shoot you in the foot if you try to walk in.
I've used unbrick at least 5 times because the 2.0 Infused ROM kept messing up my phone. Worked perfectly every time.
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Yeah you have a crap phone. But since you modified the software (god forbid on something you OWN!!!!) Samsung or AT&T(/Rogers) won't touch it. They probably have something to scan for modified software at the door that will shoot you in the foot if you try to walk in.
I've used unbrick at least 5 times because the 2.0 Infused ROM kept messing up my phone. Worked perfectly every time.
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Actually, from my understanding, they don't really question you if you bring in a phone to be replaced. If nothing else, do like what everyone did when the Galaxy S line came out and tell them that it crashed during an OTA update or when you connected it to Kies. Or tell them that you were having issues with it freezing up a lot recently and when it frozen the last time, you pulled the battery and it wouldn't come back on.
There is no reason for them to everyone know that you had custom software on the phone.
Good luck.
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Have to agree with Entropy would say u just got a dud.
Had no issues getting my phone replaced after installing custom rom on it. Went the extra step and soft bricked it and made sure it wouldnt boot past samsung screen before taking it to store. (My micro USB was borked) Had to wait on replacement phone but they sent me home with my phone and unbricked it and used it till new one arrived and bricked old sent it in and never heard anything about it afterwards.
I've used this method many times and never had an issue. (May not work if you get zero lights, etc, but worth a shot)
Just make sure you're not on Windows XP
Read the OP completely
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216790
May sound silly, but try a new data cable.
sent from my stock Infuse at Tranquility Base.
You might have killed your battery. I assume you need battery power to enter Download mode. If someone more experienced then I can confirm this then take your phone and battery to your local ATT and ask them to test your battery.
Blackberrynomore said:
I guess so E but man this has been the worst phone from a performance standpoint I have owned in a lot of years I sure hope it is just a matter of a lemon. By the way I see you live in Owego NY is that the same as Oswego? If so do you do any fishing up there???
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An s makes a huge difference... Northern border vs. southern border.
I don't fish, I get flooded by the Susquehanna.
Hey, if you are trying to get rid of this, I could use it for the UnBrickable Infuse 4G project. I am looking for a dead board so I can remove the processor and map out the xOM pins. This will let us flash crazy stuff without any sort of reprecussions.
Please consider donating the board to the good of the forums.
AdamOutler said:
Hey, if you are trying to get rid of this, I could use it for the UnBrickable Infuse 4G project. I am looking for a dead board so I can remove the processor and map out the xOM pins. This will let us flash crazy stuff without any sort of reprecussions.
Please consider donating the board to the good of the forums.
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Whoa? Are you serious about that? Because if that's true, it would be really nice of this guy did that..
Sent from my phone. :3
AdamOutler said:
Hey, if you are trying to get rid of this, I could use it for the UnBrickable Infuse 4G project. I am looking for a dead board so I can remove the processor and map out the xOM pins. This will let us flash crazy stuff without any sort of reprecussions.
Please consider donating the board to the good of the forums.
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Would have sent it to you no problem except that i need to return it to AT&T to get a replacement phone. Sorry I couldn't help.
I went to the AT&T company store that I do all of my bsiness with both personal and corporate. I showed my AT&T girl the phone and that it was dead and would not power up. She tried another battery as I also had done and still nothing. So she tells me becase the phone is over 30 days old i have to go to the device support center to get a new one or call in and they will ship me another phone. Well I couldn't wait for them to ship one as i need my phone for work so I had to drive 35 mi. to the device support center to get another phone. Just strikes me as stupid that they cannot just give me a new phone right then and there. When I got mine I was short of my upgrade period but they gave me a conditional upgrade or something and the phone cost $400.00 so I was pretty pissed off that they were just going to give me a refurbed phone considering what i paid for the damn thing. Actually I didn't pay for it myself one of my clients picked up the tab but I still felt like they really stuck it to me not giving me a new phone. I spend thousands of dollars at their store every year with all of my client purchases you would think they would cut me some slack and give me a new phone???
Anyway I got a "new" replacement phone and it seems to be working fine. The GPS worked far better than my original Infuse right out of the box with the Froyo ROM and UCKD5 modem. I also did a speed test with three bars and got 2735 Kbps Down and 319 Kbps up and it said I was on EDGE?
So I just rooted it and i am going to load up the Infused 2.2.0 and manually install the newer modem and the camera fixes. I am going to hold off restoring most of my apps until I use this one for a few days to see how it performs first.
Oh and the girl at the AT&T support center told me she had to replace my battery because it would not power up the new phone. So it looks like I had both a bad phone and the battery also quit the farm at the same time.
I had issues with my first infuse (I'm in FL) and completely blasted it to the point where it would literally not even respond to any button presses soft/hard or otherwise. It was DEAD! COMPLETELY DEAD...I was very sad. Anyway I was within 30 day startup period and they did full replacement no question asked. I told my local att store it froze and I pulled battery and it wouldn't come back on. They acted like morons and gave me a replacement but i feel like they knew what I did. Didn't say anything though.
Needless to say. I take my time now with these custom roms. Rockin Infused 2.2.3 and loving life with my GB and 30fps.
Good luck!
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I loaded 2.2.3 last night and everything about the phone seems better so I am a happy camper for sure.
Infused with Android DNA
Blackberrynomore said:
I loaded 2.2.3 last night and everything about the phone seems better so I am a happy camper for sure.
Infused with Android DNA
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For that price did they not allow you to keep the old phone?
It would help the cause here if they did......
I finally managed to do it. I officially bricked my Infuse. No clue how I did it but it's finally borked for good. Cant access download mode when I try nothing happens. Used 4 different computers, 5 different cords and approx 23 different USB slots. 3 different batteries(just incase it was a bad battery) Nothing haha. Infuse is completely dead!.... My backup infuse is pretty messed up as well (screen is cracked all to hell) This happened after I Heimdall'd my phone phone to clean the slate. It booted up, then bootlopped once then just didnt turn on again.
i would try letting it sit with the battery out overnight then giving it a shot again, also try differnt tools like gtg unbrick
also try using a usb jig
(i once messed mine up badly enough that when you put in in download mode it was a black screen with red green and blue dots on it, using gtg unbrick fixed it for me !
fingers crossed that itll come back to life for ya.
if you didnt open it, crack the screen, or drop it in water, att will replace it under warranty. give em a call tomorrow at 18008011101. have your iemi ready.
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if you didnt open it, crack the screen, or drop it in water, att will replace it under warranty. give em a call tomorrow at 18008011101. have your iemi ready.
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also try you could always send it in under warranty
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i would try letting it sit with the battery out overnight then giving it a shot again, also try differnt tools like gtg unbrick
also try using a usb jig
fingers crossed that itll come back to life for ya.
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The batteries been out for a bit now gonna leave it out and put it in tomorrow see if maybe that does something. If anything theres a couple Infuse 4G's on Craigslist for pretty cheap. And if this one doesnt end up working, I'll throw it up on there for parts, might be useful to someone.
Also I dont have an actuall plan with AT&T so thats a no go haha
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if you didnt open it, crack the screen, or drop it in water, att will replace it under warranty. give em a call tomorrow at 18008011101. have your iemi ready.
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Yeah, after paying a $200 deductable. That's how much it would have been to replace my stolen infuse even under warranty.
Try a pizza taco sometime, if you don't know what it is, look it up then
Dont give up hope... if you didnt flash any bootloaders i dont think its bricked
this looks almost like what happened to me last night..
Odined to stock only to find phone booting up to nothing just a black
screen... i thought i was done for good but i kept trying and one of the times
odin managed to see the device...
even with a completaly black screen it still booted up to "download mode"
even tho i couldnt see that particular screen
i ran odin and it booted up fine
keep trying buddy dont lose hope
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Dont give up hope... if you didnt flash any bootloaders i dont think its bricked
this looks almost like what happened to me last night..
Odined to stock only to find phone booting up to nothing just a black
screen... i thought i was done for good but i kept trying and one of the times
odin managed to see the device...
even with a completaly black screen it still booted up to "download mode"
even tho i couldnt see that particular screen
i ran odin and it booted up fine
keep trying buddy dont lose hope
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Hehe I wont give up just yet. Honestly I think it's something wrong in the Hardware of the phone. I'm gonna take it apart later and have a look see. Might be able to replace the problem with a part from my old Infuse
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Hehe I wont give up just yet. Honestly I think it's something wrong in the Hardware of the phone. I'm gonna take it apart later and have a look see. Might be able to replace the problem with a part from my old Infuse
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if it is that might as well take the whole motherboard and switch it out right??
if you know how to do all that of course
but good luck to you and hopefully its nothing major
warranty is different than insurance. even if you buy it off contract or from someone else, you should still have the warranty. they provide 1 year for all branded phones. its only been on sale for 11 months so everyone should be under warranty.
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if it is that might as well take the whole motherboard and switch it out right??
if you know how to do all that of course
but good luck to you and hopefully its nothing major
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Yeah thats pretty much what I was gonna do if there is something wrong with this ones motherboard xD Plus I wouldn't mind the camera off my old one cause on this one the lens is scratched
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Yeah thats pretty much what I was gonna do if there is something wrong with this ones motherboard xD Plus I wouldn't mind the camera off my old one cause on this one the lens is scratched
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Nice!!
Win win situation!!
Got impatient so I switched out motherboards.... haha. got it up and running now. Weird as hell though I don't see how Using Heimdall would damage my motherboard? I highly doubt it was heimdall. but... who knows
But now I finally have a camera that doesn't take ****ty pics haha
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Got impatient so I switched out motherboards.... haha. got it up and running now. Weird as hell though I don't see how Using Heimdall would damage my motherboard? I highly doubt it was heimdall. but... who knows
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glad its up and running
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glad its up and running
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Mee too now time to test the new build of ICS that jt released Working camera equalls DD for me
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Mee too now time to test the new build of ICS that jt released Working camera equalls DD for me
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its running great!! Switched from Trebuchet Launcher to Nova (found in Google Play) and its buttery smooth
camera works flawlessly..
front facing camera is zoomed in for some reason but i dont really use it so
who cares lol
but i think for a DD is good
at least for me haha
If your cracked screen infuse still works then I would just swap out the internals. Should be easy enough. I did it to my wife's phone.. screen cracked and we had an identical backup phone that my daughter played with. Swapped out the boards and all was well.
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I thought I did something similar but then tried a different method of reverting back to stock & it worked.
It wasn't going into download mode either and the screen was all pixilated but it worked. Maybe try a different method of reverting back to stock (gtg unbrick)
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The Jack of Clubs said:
warranty is different than insurance. even if you buy it off contract or from someone else, you should still have the warranty. they provide 1 year for all branded phones. its only been on sale for 11 months so everyone should be under warranty.
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Yup..what jack said. Someone else went that route too
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Hey guys
I gave my cousin my infuse 4g, which was running gtg's Infused latest ROM.
According to her, she was at the mall and she pulled out the phone from her pocket and all she saw was infinite logo bootloop.
At first to me it seemed like a soft brick but it's not recoverable.
When I put the battery in, it goes into infinite samsung logo bootloop.
Three button combo to CWM doesn't work, the download mode jig also does not work.
when i put the download jig in, the yellow downloading mode logo shows up for 2 seconds and then the phone turns off. and the process repeats.
When i put the charging cable in, it infinitely loops the "battery picture", turning off 1 second later everytime and turning back on...
I plan on taking it back to the AT&T Service Shop for a chance at claiming a replacement device.
So here's my question.
I've tried everything I can to get this thing back to a working state, but to no avail.
Does this mean that the engineers at the service center will also not be able to get it back up (meaning that they won't be able to tell that i've voided the warranty)?
I mean, something is seriously wrong with this infuse. it won't even go to download mode.
I bought this device back in July 2011, so I'm still under that 1 year manufacturer's warranty.
Do you guys think I will be able to get a replacement device?
Thanks guys!
EDIT: here are the visual descriptions of what i'm talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYiZbgI3rnk&feature=channel&list=UL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxvIj76MkjA&feature=channel&list=UL
jhong91 said:
Hey guys
I gave my cousin my infuse 4g, which was running gtg's Infused latest ROM.
According to her, she was at the mall and she pulled out the phone from her pocket and all she saw was infinite logo bootloop.
At first to me it seemed like a soft brick but it's not recoverable.
When I put the battery in, it goes into infinite samsung logo bootloop.
Three button combo to CWM doesn't work, the download mode jig also does not work.
when i put the download jig in, the yellow downloading mode logo shows up for 2 seconds and then the phone turns off. and the process repeats.
When i put the charging cable in, it infinitely loops the "battery picture", turning off 1 second later everytime and turning back on...
I plan on taking it back to the AT&T Service Shop for a chance at claiming a replacement device.
So here's my question.
I've tried everything I can to get this thing back to a working state, but to no avail.
Does this mean that the engineers at the service center will also not be able to get it back up (meaning that they won't be able to tell that i've voided the warranty)?
I mean, something is seriously wrong with this infuse. it won't even go to download mode.
I bought this device back in July 2011, so I'm still under that 1 year manufacturer's warranty.
Do you guys think I will be able to get a replacement device?
Thanks guys!
EDIT: here are the visual descriptions of what i'm talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYiZbgI3rnk&feature=channel&list=UL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxvIj76MkjA&feature=channel&list=UL
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jhong91,
It is not often but several other users have reported similar hard power loops that you're describing.
If you go back through the Q/A thread, there are a few with this.
Some users have succeeded in restoring their device via jtag method - by mobiletech or something like that.
Others opted for the replacement and was successful too.
Look through the last 20-40 pages...(garen21, brazcub may have similar situation ) Others have been told that it was due to corrosion of the battery terminal or bad circuit board.
qkster said:
jhong91,
It is not often but several other users have reported similar hard power loops that you're describing.
If you go back through the Q/A thread, there are a few with this.
Some users have succeeded in restoring their device via jtag method - by mobiletech or something like that.
Others opted for the replacement and was successful too.
Look through the last 20-40 pages...(garen21, brazcub may have similar situation ) Others have been told that it was due to corrosion of the battery terminal or bad circuit board.
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Hello,
thanks for the reply!
if the problem really is, as you may have kindly pointed out, with the circuit board or bad battery terminal, do you think it's unrecoverable even by the AT&T technicians (or mobiletechvideo's jtag service)?
Also, this is my first time dealing with warranties on smartphone.
If they happen to find out that I have voided the warranty by rooting the phone, the worst thing that could happen is not getting a replacement device right? they can't charge me or penalize me right?
Thanks in advance!
You will be OK.
I bricked mine and sent it in, they didn't even realize it was rooted and sent me a new one. Just don't mention it man. Also its better if you take it to a smaller att store, they seem to be a bit cooler then the big corporate stores
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eZdubzitmk4 said:
You will be OK.
I bricked mine and sent it in, they didn't even realize it was rooted and sent me a new one. Just don't mention it man. Also its better if you take it to a smaller att store, they seem to be a bit cooler then the big corporate stores
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did you go to a retail store? or an official device support center?
thanks!
A retail store
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A retail store
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ok, i thought I was supposed to go to device support center..
i guess i'll go to retail first and then device support center if they should redirect me there..
anyways,
thanks man!
Yeah it all depends on the person, most are pretty cool and try to help.
But others just send you away to support
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Now I did search the forums and I didn't find anything thing like I have going on. First a little background. I was an iPhone user since iPhone was iPhone. I decided to try Android and was hooked. I got the SGH-i727. I have been flashing since day one. Well, here's my dilemma. I d/l'd a ROM that I thought was for the Skyrocket, but after I read more carefully and already flashed. It was for a i9000. Everything went fine during the ROM, but after a reboot my phone wont power on. No Lights, no vibration, nothing. I'm not sure if this was the dumbest thing I have done yet or if this is an easy fix. I know I should have read more carefully, but I got excited and couldn't help myself. I was running AOKP CM10 with no problems since the first ROM was out, but I got greedy. I hope some of you geniuses can help. I have taken the SIM, SD, battery out. But too no avail! Thanks guys!
If you flashed a ROM from a different phone, it's more than likely bricked. You try getting into download mode and all that already?
Apparently you didn't read enough, your phone is hard bricked you'll have to pay 50$ to get it repaired through jtag.
kishke said:
Apparently you didn't read enough, your phone is hard bricked you'll have to pay 50$ to get it repaired through jtag.
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Look them up. Think I am going to try to return back to AT&T today and see what they say. I looked up JTAG and it's like 60 when all is said and done. I also contacted Samsung. What are the odds they will repair it. I opened a repair ticket and the guy I talked to said free repair unless it was water damaged. This sucks!
you could say you were upgrading to ICS through kies when the cabled got disconnected in the middle, may work and may not.
You might be not need jtag. Have you looked into a usb jig? You can buy them off of ebay for less then 10 bucks. If your in a hurry and have a spare micro usb cable and are good with your hands you can also make one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604707
That should force DL mode then from there flash back to stock.
You are hard bricked. The thing the dude above me said doesn't work for hard bricks.
Call ATT if you have warranty and tell them your phone won't turn on this morning and you don't know what's going on.
If you don't have warranty then jtag it.
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Thanks for all the help guys. I have had this awesome phone for 5 weeks, so I am passed the 30 day "trial" period ATT allots you, but I think being a customer for about 15 years may pay off. If not JTAG will work, because I think Sammy will charge me because it had been flashed, and thus warranty voided. Will let everyone know of my successes after Monday evening when I attempt the upgrading to ICS and now it's not working thing.
Going back to Apple for a few days is about to kill me.
Do you have AT&T warranty? Wait nvm, you got a 1 warranty so AT&T will replace it free of charge.
Just tell them you were upgrading to ICS thru kies and when your phone went to reboot it didn't turn on. It's been happening for some reason. People call it the UCLF6 brick bug.
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awesome! being that i am working monday and going to school in the evening, my wife needs something to tell them. so this may work. cant wait to flash again. it was becoming more than a habit
specter07 said:
Do you have AT&T warranty? Wait nvm, you got a 1 warranty so AT&T will replace it free of charge.
Just tell them you were upgrading to ICS thru kies and when your phone went to reboot it didn't turn on. It's been happening for some reason. People call it the UCLF6 brick bug.
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Smittiegee19 said:
Thanks for all the help guys. I have had this awesome phone for 5 weeks, so I am passed the 30 day "trial" period ATT allots you, but I think being a customer for about 15 years may pay off. If not JTAG will work, because I think Sammy will charge me because it had been flashed, and thus warranty voided. Will let everyone know of my successes after Monday evening when I attempt the upgrading to ICS and now it's not working thing.
Going back to Apple for a few days is about to kill me.
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I'm not sure how tough Samsung is on this. I had a custom rom on mine, running fine for a month or so. One day, I go to grab my phone off the dresser and it's so hot I can barely hold it. I powered it off, let it cool down, and went to power on and got nothing. I had a jig and tried it to no avail. Finally, I called ATT and told them what happened. They sent a new (well, refurbished) phone, and I sent mine back to ATT. I was so worried they were going to charge me since it was rooted and running a custom rom, and my wife HATES that I flash and just looks for a reason to get me to stop, but I never heard anything else about it. They said on the phone that it sounded like the processor ws fried. You could use that story too.
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Ahh, got my phone back. AT&T gave me a bit of a hard time, but oh well that is what a warranty if for. Back to flashing away! Loving MindMajic's!
Smittiegee19 said:
Ahh, got my phone back. AT&T gave me a bit of a hard time, but oh well that is what a warranty if for. Back to flashing away! Loving MindMajic's!
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Nice!