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I just got a samsung vibrant on 9/8/10 and im tryin to boot into recovery nd it doesnt work.
Anyone kno how to boot into recovery?
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In the Samsung Vibrant section, there are numerous threads regarding this exact issue. It appears the hardware keys have been locked to disable entering recovery/download through the button press process.
You can get into recovery/download through Rom Manager however.
You may want to look into the Vibrant section to get a clearer answer than what I am providing you.
Have fun!
Thanks so much, Ill give it a try.
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I just download rom manager but when i goto boot to recovery it says it needs superuser...im not new to rooting at all...but this is crazy...i just wanna root my vibrant...any other tips?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723479
You will probably find more help in the above thread...
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That doesnt work anymore :-(
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Well me being the idiotic adventurous person. I tried to CWM my phone to ICBINB, and so everything went through ya know. then I rebooted. it got stuck once again. Now it won't go into dl mode or recovery. when i plug the usb it goes straight to the sign with the battery, but even that got stuck. so i tried adb reboot download and the device isn''t found. So did I like screw myself over? the only way for me to get to the Samsung GalaxyS 4G Screen is without the usb. So anyhelp on how i can fix this.
Did you try getting into recovery i.e.,hold volume up + volume down + power until recovery comes up. If you made any backups and you can get into recovery sometimes you can reboot a saved backup.
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Also to get into DL mode hold volume up + volume down and while holding plug USB into your phone keep holding volume buttons till giant triangle appears
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Even if the chargin battery comes up keep holding the volume buttons? cause the battery you know how it's suppose to charge with the green. Mines stuck it has the loading circle and the battery picture is blank. so it's like stuck there, should i just keep holding those buttons? and i've tried alot of methods already so far none have worked. I really don't want to have to buy another phone.
Pull the battery and then try getting it into download mode
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Had the same.problem.as you. Gingerbread bootloaders.
open odin on your pc and connect the usb to your phone. Pull the battery and hold volume down + power button and put battery in as your holding those two
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tried that. everytime i plug the phone into the computer. it brings me to this god awful frozen charging battery thing that isn't even green so its like bricked i think. but that cant be because it still turns on
Did you have gingerbread on.your phone
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omg dude you saved my life your my idol haha
no problem
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rickyy00 said:
Did you have gingerbread on.your phone
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Actually no. I tried using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1157593 and I literally did everything precisely, then i rebooted. then i came across this horrible problem. So I don't really know if it was GB. but what rom are you using?
I figured i'll just cut my losses and stick to KC1 Stock +Root Froyo 2.2.1
Try what Ricky said that's what meant pull battery hold volume buttons plug in USB then put battery back in. You're soft bricked you can get out of this. This is why you have to read read read. Always start where it says READ THIS FIRST when your joining a new forum. Do yourself a favor and check out the Bible in this forum its packed with everything you need. In the meantime I'll try to help you out the best I can but I have to go to work in a half hour.
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Cool man glad it worked out for you ;-)
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Try what Ricky said that's what meant pull battery hold volume buttons plug in USB then put battery back in. You're soft bricked you can get out of this. This is why you have to read read read. Always start where it says READ THIS FIRST when your joining a new forum. Do yourself a favor and check out the Bible in this forum its packed with everything you need. In the meantime I'll try to help you out the best I can but I have to go to work in a half hour.
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Hahaha Ricky was right I was able to get into ODIN, and now I'm gonna flash back to KC1 . If I'm going to flash a ROM i'm doing it ODIN style. I'm a failure at CWM.
Right now I'm running dsexton's ICBINB rom. I was running krylon's Black Ice
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Odin is a safe way to go. Happy flashing ;-)
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Thanks steelain!
AND STEELAIN WHAT!? HOW ARE YOU USING THAT!?!?!
I TRIED DOING IT AND I FAILED. omg, fml. what did you do? Like Exact steps i need to know what I did wrong.
Flash using the noobs guide to odin found in the bible thread guide section, but instead of downloading kb5 from that thread, grab the stock deodexed kc1 from the odin rom section of the bible. Get into download mode by pulling out your battery, pressing both volume buttons and plugging in the usb cord.
I kept telling you to read the bible thread and the directions in each thread! But this is a soft brick and you can fix it, so it will be ok. Search for the bible thread! SEARCH!! Know what you are doing before you make a change. Just odin for now and get that running. I can give you very specific directions in a bit on how to flash a rom. Let us know how it goes
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Dont' worry i already flashed it back to the rom you suggested (KC1 Deodexed) what im fine with ODIN, i know how to use it. what im struggling on is the ICBINB Final ROM that Team Acid released. I've tried it twice to get installed and ive failed each time. because it won't get passed the dang splash screen where it says Samsung GalaxyS 4G, and you cant use odin with it. it has to be CWM i believe
Are you on red cmw? Chances are your not so you have to check your mounts on recovery very important probably causing your brick
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noob
Running GTG's "Ultimate Unbrick - Return to stock"
it's been on quarter bar (blue bar on phone display) for 15 minutes now (Step 9)
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is this stuck, or should i keep waiting (normal)?
Thanks
Stuck,try a different USB port
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Ok
so, i just did
i pulled it out
now the phone WILL NOT TURN ON !!!!!!!!!!!
OMG I am scared now
Does your phone have any sign of life at all?
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id didn't
but now i re-did the instructions, and it's back in DOWLOADING... mode
i am trying again, but i think it's stuck at the same spot AGAIN
very odd
quarter bar, that's where it stops!
any ideas?
Do you have the drivers? Try another USB cord and port.
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It takes almost 8min for it to finish
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THANK YOU ALL FOR your amazing will to help!!! Can't thank you enough!
By the way, on the phone display, it's stuck exactly between the "D" and the "o" of the word "downloading" (if you know what I am mean here, not sure I am explaining myself right)
i will try a different USB and PORT
(wow my anxiety is through the roof)
I used it for the first time the other day and it went great, I actually used it 3 times in the same day...long story. I've heard about the port thing but it never did anything different for me. If you installed Odin correctly and It has the stock file for your phone than it should work.
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I used it for the first time the other day and it went great, I actually used it 3 times in the same day...long story. I've heard about the port thing but it never did anything different for me. If you installed Odin correctly and It has the stock file for your phone than it should work.
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Thank you!!
Stock file??? what stock file???
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Thank you!!
Stock file??? what stock file???
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You have to extract the stock file (probably called something else) when you open Odin I believe you have to click pit than select th file that you extracted.
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When you open the Odin folder you should see 2 things, the Odin program in which youd launch and the stock file for your phone, the stock file needs to be extracted or unzipped (not sure which is the correct term) run Odin, plug phone in, select file from pit tab, stick start.
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IT WORKED (didn't change anything, just didn't touch the phone this time - how could this be related though? bad USB cord? just lucky?)
THANK YOU (all) SO SO MUCH !
Yea if your using a aftermarket cord.it.can.do.that
But sometimes the stock.cord just doesn't pick.up correctly
Happened to me long ago
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Yes i am using a 1 cent-from-china cord ):
don't have the stock one.
Where can I get it (cheap)?
Thank you
Check eBay buddy or Samsung website
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Glad I could help
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I was getting the same problem but different places on differnt trys. AdamOutler helped me by switching to heimdall and it ran it in less than 5 min. Odin was barely noticing my phone half the time and the other half was getting stuck
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I was getting the same problem but different places on differnt trys. AdamOutler helped me by switching to heimdall and it ran it in less than 5 min. Odin was barely noticing my phone half the time and the other half was getting stuck
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It was a cord issue here nate we got it. Glad to see you got yours fixed
infused infuse helping other infused infuses?
Looking for some help. I'm a super noob. Having a Galaxy S4G,was rooted tried flashing a bali cernal now phone flashes between T-Mobile home screen and bali screen, cannot get into recovery or download mode. Any help would be appreciated.
Search boot loop on the forum. or you can wait until i'm home and I would be glad to walk you through it. Will be back at 9ish
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What happens when you try to get into download mode (holding down both volume keys and plugging USB in without pressing power key? )
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ok iheld down vol. then plugged in usb,came up with down load screen,but not sure what to do now
Are you familiar with odin
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yes,i have it on comp.already
phone saya downloading dont turn off target!!!Should sd card and sim card be in phone?because there not.I Thought i did my homework but i was wrong
OK cool. All you need to do then is go to the dev section and find an Odin flashable rom and follow the directions in the thread. What rom were you on when you flashed the Bali kernel?
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I don't think it matters if they are in or not
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just stock with root tibackup pro
Did you have cwm recovery installed that krylon posted in the dev section?
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I installed rom manager from market.
Rom manager does not work with the sgs4g. Head over to the dev section and grab an Odin fladhable rom. Follow the directions and your phone will be up and running in no time at all. The kc1 rom will give you a completely clean slate to work with. Reroot then go the krylon360s thread cwm final to get the working recovery. From there you can flash the Bali kernel.
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should sd card be in phone?also can i leave phone in download mode while i do this.Thanks i app. all the help ill prob.be up late fixing this.
I don't think it matters if SD is in or not and the only way to Odin is in download mode. With Odin running plug your phone into the computer. You will see a block on the left side of the Odin screen turn yellow. Then place the files in the correct spots. The thread you get the rom from will tell you where they belong. Once they are in place hit start on Odin and let it run its course.
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thanks going to find rom and get started.
If I can be more help just let me know
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first off thanks everybody for help.Flashed kclcwm,phone is in cwm,should i reboot system now,then am i good to go or something else thanks again
Reboot. You should be good to go.
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thanks again phone is good also with root.Thanks again
Hello all. I've seen a few similar cases, but I still don't know how to go about it. I bricked my cousin's Infuse 4G when I tried upgrading to 4.2.2 using rootbox rom. Now its stuck at samsung logo. CANT enter recovery or download mode. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
List the steps you used to try and upgrade and will be easier to help fix the issue.
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List the steps you used to try and upgrade and will be easier to help fix the issue.
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Thanks, I followed the guide on this page teamandroid. com/2013/02/17/update-att-samsung-infuse-4g-sgh-i997-android-422-carbonrom-jelly-bean-custom-rom/2/ (can't post links. Yet ) that's how it got bricked. I've been finally able to go into download mode and Odin sees it on my pc but it reboots after 10 seconds or so. any idea about this?
Okay its gonna sound dumb but give your phone some time to charge. Next look in the infuse xda thread and get the heimdall one click back remedy .... For some reason Odin is great but the heimdall is more stable. Go to download mode and just flash back to stock.
Look for qkster thread for the heimdall and instruction.
Good info on getting to 4.2 or three is go to scott.harts thread and read the op for the proper instructions on working up because u have to go to rooted froyo the flash to GB then flash to ICS then finally to the jellybean ... I know there are short cuts but u can end up with headaches I prolly seen them all
PS. Make sure u turn off all antivirus software on PC it can screw up flashing process
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Okay its gonna sound dumb but give your phone some time to charge. Next look in the infuse xda thread and get the heimdall one click back remedy .... For some reason Odin is great but the heimdall is more stable. Go to download mode and just flash back to stock.
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Oh. Will do. Don't know if its ok but when I connect device to charger it doesn't show the battery bar like it normally does, it shows a loading symbol. Hopefully its still charging. And it keeps restarting every 5 seconds
Did u pull battery and leave out for bout 5 mins
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Did u pull battery and leave out for bout 5 mins
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Did that and it's still rebooting when I connect charger or usb
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Did that and it's still rebooting when I connect charger or usb
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Hit the power button a few times and see if they phone reacts
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Well at that point u may have a dirty contact on the power button
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Thanks for your replies. I'll try a few options and let you know how it goes. I think it's the battery cus I could turn it on without connecting it to power and it doesn't turn on by itself when I insert the battery. But now I cant turn it on. And the rebooting process stops when I takeout the usb cable
Okay, decided nit to leave this thread hanging (irrelevant I know). I got a fully charged battery and was able to flash desired custom rom to device and now running smooth on 4.2.2 rootbox rom. thanks xda
Cool glad to hear your running.
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