Hey guys i think that I bricked this thing . It is rooted, and I wasn't doing anything to it, and all of a sudden one day, it turned itself off. I went to turn it on, and it got stuck in a bootloop. I flashed a new rom to fix it, and it worked fine, but I flashed a different modem (kf4 i believe?) and It's supposed to be kd1 I think. Anyway, I can't even get into recovery mode at this point, or even download mode. The only think that comes up is "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again" Whenever I connect it to kies it just hangs on "connecting" please any help appreciated thank you so much. :crying:
There should be threads and/or wiki pages on how to get into download mode.
You'll probably want the one-click back-to-stock
Depending on what ROM you flashed, you may need the Google USB drivers if you are on Windows.
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That is also a download mode. You can use heimdall to one-click back to stock. Click on the purple link in my signature and follow the directions.
Hey guys thanks for the replies, but I can't get into download mode. the only thing i can do is see this screen
tstrat19191 said:
Hey guys thanks for the replies, but I can't get into download mode. the only thing i can do is see this screen
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That is a alternative download mode. Heimdall should recognize it.
oh ok thanks
eollie said:
That is also a download mode. You can use heimdall to one-click back to stock. Click on the purple link in my signature and follow the directions.
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Oh ok thanks, I'm downloading the file right now
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That is a alternative download mode. Heimdall should recognize it.
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The driver download keeps timing out
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I got a little happy last night and tried tinkering with my SGS, and ended up causing it not to boot up. It currently just sits at the Samsung Galaxy S 4G logo screen, so now I'm just trying to go back to stock and start over.
I do not have odin (still not really sure what it is), but I do have CWM and I've wanted to flash this rom; but towards the end of the thread, some users say not to flash this and to use some other rom with odin instead.
Also, this rom won't even flash in CWM. It just says "installation aborted."
Thanks
I just tried flashing this with Odin, using these instructions, and I just got the bricked screen......
Can someone please help me.
recover a nandroid backup...
If you can't figure out Odin, but can boot into recovery, reinstall packages to get into CWM. Then you can restore to your last nandroid backup.
I can no longer boot into recovery or download. I'm stuck at the screen with the phone and computer with the yellow triangle in between. Odin still recognizes my phone when I plug it in (I think), but that's it. Also, I don't understand what there is to "figure out" about odin anyway. I followed the directions exactly, and the flash simply failed in Odin and when I rebooted, I got stuck at the bricked screen.
Looks like a trip to T-Mobile is in order...
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I can no longer boot into recovery or download. I'm stuck at the screen with the phone and computer with the yellow triangle in between. Odin still recognizes my phone when I plug it in (I think), but that's it. Also, I don't understand what there is to "figure out" about odin anyway. I followed the directions exactly, and the flash simply failed in Odin and when I rebooted, I got stuck at the bricked screen.
Looks like a trip to T-Mobile is in order...
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YOU DID NOT BRICK YOUR PHONE!!!!!
when i pulled the cord on my phone during download mode and odin it gave me the same screen as you
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT ITS BRICKED
your computer will still recognize your phone and SO WILL ODIN!
that screen is basically another download mode
heres what you do:
download whitehawkx kd1 deodexed
go into download mode like you normally would and plug the phone in
you will notice that odin still recognizes your phone
in odin ONLY press the PDA option and then choose whitehawkx PDA_KD1 file
flash and wait for reset.... then BAM your phone has the new kd1 rom and its not bricked
i promise you the screen your getting doesnt mean a brick, ive seen that screen like 10 times throughout my flashing days
^ omfg man, you seriously just saved my entire Sunday. I have no idea why it didn't work like this when I first tried it, I literally went through the same steps.
Thank you so much.
adobrakic said:
^ omfg man, you seriously just saved my entire Sunday. I have no idea why it didn't work like this when I first tried it, I literally went through the same steps.
Thank you so much.
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anytime my friend, im glad you didnt have to go to Tmobile
Stuck at Samsung Galaxy S 4G logo screen
Stuck at Samsung Galaxy S 4G logo screen. My phone will go no further. tried pulling the batt, boot to recovery not an option, Any Ideas
Samsung sgs4g 2.2.1 stock
Cheffz said:
Stuck at Samsung Galaxy S 4G logo screen. My phone will go no further. tried pulling the batt, boot to recovery not an option, Any Ideas
Samsung sgs4g 2.2.1 stock
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yea you need:
Odin
any sgs4g rom like whitehawkx kd1 deodexed
take your battery out, put it back in and hold both the up and down volume buttons, then while holding them down plug your phone into your computer via usb and you will enter DOWNLOAD MODE from there you open odin on your computer and click only the PDA option look for the whitehawkx pda_kd1 file you downloaded and click start
that should fix it
Biggggggggggg Thanks
Sorry but I started a new thread ... before you answered.. my bad.. but on the new thread.. I have a few questions
Have similar problems plz help.
dsexton702 said:
YOU DID NOT BRICK YOUR PHONE!!!!!
when i pulled the cord on my phone during download mode and odin it gave me the same screen as you
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT ITS BRICKED
your computer will still recognize your phone and SO WILL ODIN!
that screen is basically another download mode
heres what you do:
download whitehawkx kd1 deodexed
go into download mode like you normally would and plug the phone in
you will notice that odin still recognizes your phone
in odin ONLY press the PDA option and then choose whitehawkx PDA_KD1 file
flash and wait for reset.... then BAM your phone has the new kd1 rom and its not bricked
i promise you the screen your getting doesnt mean a brick, ive seen that screen like 10 times throughout my flashing days
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My phone wont boot, after i was messing round with some kernel, need hlp plz.
Snappy15 said:
My phone wont boot, after i was messing round with some kernel, need hlp plz.
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Can you get into either recovery or download mode?
Kyndig66 said:
Can you get into either recovery or download mode?
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Thnks for responding quickly :good:
i can get in to download mode, recovery mode i cant get to anymore.
Snappy15 said:
Thnks for responding quickly :good:
i can get in to download mode, recovery mode i cant get to anymore.
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I'm not sure what ROM or kernel combination you're trying, so here are some suggestions:
From FBis251 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223765
From thomas.raines - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500427
From bhundven - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
Specific Instructions for bhundven's heimdall from lumin30 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21953878&postcount=2
Kyndig66 said:
I'm not sure what ROM or kernel combination you're trying, so here are some suggestions:
From FBis251 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223765
From thomas.raines - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500427
From bhundven - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
Specific Instructions for bhundven's heimdall from lumin30 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21953878&postcount=2
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I was trying before, to get CWM, which worked, but then i couldn't get pass the T-Mobile logo.
Now at the moment i'm in download mode, this one seems quite different because it has a phone icon, with the caution sign in the middle, and the pc at the pc at the right. any more suggestions sir?
Snappy15 said:
I was trying before, to get CWM, which worked, but then i couldn't get pass the T-Mobile logo.
Now at the moment i'm in download mode, this one seems quite different because it has a phone icon, with the caution sign in the middle, and the pc at the pc at the right. any more suggestions sir?
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Flash it with one of the options you've been linked to by Kyndig. The first two are for Odin the last for Heimdall. That's an alternate DL mode your looking at. It still works the same.
hechoen said:
Flash it with one of the options you've been linked to by Kyndig. The first two are for Odin the last for Heimdall. That's an alternate DL mode your looking at. It still works the same.
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Thanks it worked.:good:
after flashing this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1128412 on my phone mt phone got stuck on the FuguMod screen. and keep on restarting. what will i do? can someone help me.
peterpandesal06 said:
after flashing this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1128412 on my phone mt phone got stuck on the FuguMod screen. and keep on restarting. what will i do? can someone help me.
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You're only on step 9. Read step 10.
also you posted in the wrong section...
and your problem was addressed in the directions....
it kept on restarting until now for more than 30mins. is this normal? help me please sir.
peterpandesal06 said:
it kept on restarting until now for more than 30mins. is this normal? help me please sir.
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Read the instructions on the thread you linked to. You are currently on step #9, read the instructions from there on.
can you help me figure this problem out? im sorry im just a newbie. my fault.
Calm down and read the directions before you do something three or four times. Make sure you go through each step. Your problem like said above are stated in that threads direction. Finish the steps and you will get it to work.
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9) Let the SGS4G go through the Fugu bootloop a couple of times. This is where your SGS4G gets Rooted.
10) Reboot to download mode once more
11) Close and re-open Heimdall. Click and browse the ORIGINAL zImage (NOT THE ZIMAGE_PATCH VERSION!!). Click start.
12) Let the unit flash, then reboot. Download busybox to verify Root.
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Please pay more attention in the future and read the instructions in full
i cannot put my phone into download mode to proceed to step 11. it just keep on rebooting via the FuguMod.
peterpandesal06 said:
i cannot put my phone into download mode to proceed to step 11. it just keep on rebooting via the FuguMod.
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pull the battery then do the download command then insert batter while ur still holding the buttons!!!
i've already did that.
just go with the kg4 rom.
but how sir? i cannot even access my phone into download mode.
hey bud, got your pm. sorry i couldnt respond faster, had some family stuff i had to take care of. but regardless, onwards to fixing your phone!
start up odin on your computer and make sure you have the correct drivers for the phone installed. pull your battery out of the phone. then press and hold both the volume up and down keys at the same time. once you do this, plug in the usb cable to the phone and the phone should automatically go into download mode. leave your phone plugged into the computer and place the kc1 rom into pda, make sure repartition is unchecked and click start and your phone should be ok.
for the drivers and overall steps through odin, check out this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1001759
for the file to odin, i would say to use kc1, which can be found in this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045671
if the above method of getting into download mode doesnt work, check out this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069032
i know you said that you just want to get your phone working and you wanted to learn more, so this should do that. once you are comfortable with it again, we can work on getting you gb. i hope this helps and let me know how it goes.
did all the methods on how to get in to download mode but still nothing happen, it kept on rebooitng and rebooting via the FuguMod. losing hope to fix my phone.
thanks sir Jager555.
dude, don't panic, it is just a soft break
to go to download mode
1. pull out the battery and disconnect the usb.
2. connect the phone to pc with usb
3. while pressing volum up + down at SAME TIME put the battery in the phone
Yeah, it's just a soft brick, so it's no big deal. Try carefully redoing all the download mode methods. You might've accidentally missed a button, for all you know. Once you're in download mode, everything's good.
Please post in the correct sections. Thread closed.
Hey Guys...
I Have a Concern that I would Like Help with... I am Trying to Install / Restore My Friends Galaxy S 4G to Stock but Once I get Past the FactoryFS and Etc I Get a Fail When it's Time to Write (which is what it states)
Now, I'm a Dev Assistant and a Tester So I Know How to Get Around but Samsung is a bit Harder as it Needs to Be Done via Odin
Any Info on to What Might be Causing this or as to What I Can do to help him resolve this... Every time I Try to Turn on the Phone Now I get the Recovery Menu... I Guess Since Odin was Unsuccessful @ the Writing Point?
I'm Sorry but I'm Lost Here... Thanks In Advance for the Help!
There is a thread up top labelled noobs guide to flashing. It has the stock rom link available.
You will need to run Odin before next step.
You will put the phone into download mode.
Do this by holding down the power up and power down button as you plug in the usb cable.
Your phone should recognize ODIN.
Follow the steps in the Noobs guide to flashing on how to load the files into ODIN.
It is very simple because you dont change any settings in ODIN. You leave it how it is and it really makes flashing back to stock pretty easy
Let me know if you have any questions.
PlankLongBeard said:
Hey Guys...
I Have a Concern that I would Like Help with... I am Trying to Install / Restore My Friends Galaxy S 4G to Stock but Once I get Past the FactoryFS and Etc I Get a Fail When it's Time to Write (which is what it states)
Now, I'm a Dev Assistant and a Tester So I Know How to Get Around but Samsung is a bit Harder as it Needs to Be Done via Odin
Any Info on to What Might be Causing this or as to What I Can do to help him resolve this... Every time I Try to Turn on the Phone Now I get the Recovery Menu... I Guess Since Odin was Unsuccessful @ the Writing Point?
I'm Sorry but I'm Lost Here... Thanks In Advance for the Help!
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Try different usb slot
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So I actually have a similar problem but I get a FAIL every time I go through the process. Here is what I have tried:
1) Tried to root with ODIN and sent my phone into an endless boot with funky colored dots after boot screen. Apparently i failed.
2) Tried flashing with ODIN KD1 deodexed rom referenced in another xda thread about how to unbrick a galaxy s 4g. This quickly sent up the FAIL box in red in ODIN and then my phone was solidy bricked -> black screen with an arrow from a cell phone to a computer.
3) Used the One-click unbrick tool here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15330252#post15330252
4) This one-click too solved my black screen problem but now i'm back to the endless boot. I can still enter into download mode but not recovery.
I have been working on this all day without any luck, so I hope someone is willing to help. Thanks
jigglynuts said:
There is a thread up top labelled noobs guide to flashing. It has the stock rom link available.
You will need to run Odin before next step.
You will put the phone into download mode.
Do this by holding down the power up and power down button as you plug in the usb cable.
Your phone should recognize ODIN.
Follow the steps in the Noobs guide to flashing on how to load the files into ODIN.
It is very simple because you dont change any settings in ODIN. You leave it how it is and it really makes flashing back to stock pretty easy
Let me know if you have any questions.
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dingurupa said:
So I actually have a similar problem but I get a FAIL every time I go through the process. Here is what I have tried:
1) Tried to root with ODIN and sent my phone into an endless boot with funky colored dots after boot screen. Apparently i failed.
2) Tried flashing with ODIN KD1 deodexed rom referenced in another xda thread about how to unbrick a galaxy s 4g. This quickly sent up the FAIL box in red in ODIN and then my phone was solidy bricked -> black screen with an arrow from a cell phone to a computer.
3) Used the One-click unbrick tool here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15330252#post15330252
4) This one-click too solved my black screen problem but now i'm back to the endless boot. I can still enter into download mode but not recovery.
I have been working on this all day without any luck, so I hope someone is willing to help. Thanks
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You will not need to enter recovery only download so that is ok.
Make sure you have the correct drivers for your phone installed on your computer. Also make sure you have ODIN running before you enter download mode.
I have had instances in the past where I had to reinstall ODIN and restart my computer before it would flash as well.
Let me know if you have any questions or need to know what files I use.
So I think I have the correct drivers installed on my computer but I could be wrong I suppose. The computer seems to recognize my phone fine so I think it's OK. Is there anyway to double check this?
I'm also not sure if I'm using the proper rom for flashing in ODIN. Thanks for offering to help.
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You will not need to enter recovery only download so that is ok.
Make sure you have the correct drivers for your phone installed on your computer. Also make sure you have ODIN running before you enter download mode.
I have had instances in the past where I had to reinstall ODIN and restart my computer before it would flash as well.
Let me know if you have any questions or need to know what files I use.
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If it is recognizing the phone it should be alright.
I would personally use [ROM-ODIN]T959VUVKB5 Stock + Root which can be found in ALL ROMS thread in dev section.
Once you have it downloaded take all the previously mentioned steps.
Run Odin... download mode.... etc.
Dont change any of ODINS settings.
Go down Odins list and upload the files to the correlating places. If it does not work PM me and we will figure out whats happening.
Trying this now. Thank you so much for your help.
jigglynuts said:
If it is recognizing the phone it should be alright.
I would personally use [ROM-ODIN]T959VUVKB5 Stock + Root which can be found in ALL ROMS thread in dev section.
Once you have it downloaded take all the previously mentioned steps.
Run Odin... download mode.... etc.
Dont change any of ODINS settings.
Go down Odins list and upload the files to the correlating places. If it does not work PM me and we will figure out whats happening.
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KB5 is good, but i would recommend raver's KC1. it will clean up all problems that have accumulated from the bad flashes.
So I already flashed KB5. I would like to upgrade the phone to 2.3.5 if possible now, or is this a bad idea with all the bad flashes?
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KB5 is good, but i would recommend raver's KC1. it will clean up all problems that have accumulated from the bad flashes.
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---------- Post added at 10:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:55 AM ----------
So I did a little more homework and it appears that I need to flash something like KG4 through ODIN? Once I have done this I can flash Valhalla, which appears to be the most popular/stable release.
just search for fbis251's GB start pack. that is all you need to follow. read the whole op first before doing anything.
jager555 said:
just search for fbis251's GB start pack. that is all you need to follow. read the whole op first before doing anything.
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Click on the link in my signature as jager said.
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction guys.
I was trying to install kj1 kernal thru heimdall one click I dont know how I messed up on such simple process but now my phone is stuck on a black screen with a pic of cell phone on the left and a yellow triangle with "!" in the middle and a computer on the right, and under it all it says "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again."
I have the galaxy s 4g it was running on 2.3.6 when i bought it before trying to flash the kernal
What i did was,
1st i install the java from link, then had phone in download mode ran the one click, hit flash, it looked like it was working and installig the kernal but ended up failing. i den unpluged it from usb and tried to reboot it but it didnt do anything stayd in download mode, so i took out battery n hit the power button then the black screen saying select recovery mode in kies came on. please help i need my phone.
The upshot is you're basically in a download mode. I've never used Heimdall but that's because I'm lazy Try using ODIN 1.85, put the kernel in the PDA section, and flash it. There's a chance you might need to re-flash a ROM to get it going again if just flashing the kernel does not work.
Let me know if you need further assistance.
nvm problem fixed thanks to bhundven, im jus a noob need to pay more attention to wat im doing. HAHA
itsslae said:
nvm problem fixed thanks to bhundven, im jus a noob need to pay more attention to wat im doing. HAHA
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Cool. Glad you got it working. Bhundven's a cool guy; glad he could help you.
stephen_w said:
Cool. Glad you got it working. Bhundven's a cool guy; glad he could help you.
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Just in case someone sees this and needs a reference to the help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20741382&postcount=27
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20742370&postcount=29
I find that after my phone was UnBrickable Mod'd that I've seen quite a few ways the phone 'soft-bricks' and the funky ways that dl mode and the 'phone <-> computer' screen's behave.
This morning i was trying to flash gingerbread ROM using Odin. So I did everything and clicked start. But the process just froze at setup connection... I decided to stop it and try again but this time the phone just refuses to go into download mode. Everything i try it, the phone just displays a phone connected to a computer with an exclamation mark in between the connection. I even tried to go into recovery mode but it still showed the same thing. It also happens when i try to start it up.
That is form of download mode...try out again or use the heimdall one click method....see my signature in the ISET page....under return to stock section on the ISET page ok...
Remember that is still a form of download mode ok
Thanks!
Man I really thought I lost my phone. Your trick worked.
stickman911 said:
Man I really thought I lost my phone. Your trick worked.
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so you got it up and running?
bigjoe2675 said:
That is form of download mode...try out again or use the heimdall one click method....see my signature in the ISET page....under return to stock section on the ISET page ok...
Remember that is still a form of download mode ok
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I was in the same boat Adam Outler's Heimdall One-Click-Unbrick saved my bacon too