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Samsung Droid Charge Bricked

ok droid charge was rooted went to restore back to stock unrooted (was going to sell it) tried to flash using Odin with the pit file and stock one Odin went about half way and had a error phone turned off i tried to get the phone back into download mode to restart the process but i can't get the phone into download mode also i can't get the phone to boot up no Samsung logo nothing any help would be greatly appreciated the phone will not do anything at all i need help i have tried p3 Samsung pst method but still nothing
thanks

dustin4863 said:
ok droid charge was rooted went to restore back to stock unrooted (was going to sell it) tried to flash using Odin with the pit file and stock one Odin went about half way and had a error phone turned off i tried to get the phone back into download mode to restart the process but i can't get the phone into download mode also i can't get the phone to boot up no Samsung logo nothing any help would be greatly appreciated the phone will not do anything at all i need help i have tried p3 Samsung pst method but still nothing
thanks
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just curious what methode are you using to enter download mode? Did you try recovery for giggles?

i have tried both download mode and recovery and just trying to let it boot up normal and it will not do anything in all three just a black dead screen

Try leaving the battery in when you go to download mode. Also leave it in when flashing.

if it wont even power on in any way or go into the download mode you might be bricked...I did this before and I had to exchange it at Verizon..luckily since it wouldnt turn on they couldnt tell what I did to it...hope you can get your issue resolved

Ha a true brick. Finally someone using the terminology correctly. A buddy of mine has this happen with his galaxy s. He got it exchanged in store no questions asked. btw Sorry to hear about your phone
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1/2 Brick
Hi
Sorry to hear about your issue. I am at half brick now. Been at multiple spots learning here but never completely no visability! 3/4, 7/8, right now in a flash it does not see my phone (no network) data side is fine but can not get or receive calls. It is not the SIM card (according to VZW). Data side works fine 4G etc, emails but no phone. A great PDA but not a phone. No one has answers but I belive to be a cp_modem.bin issue download hangs at around 98% in what does a boot 2nd boot on the screen in the download then says:
Wait, VIA Booting ..
VIA rest done. ..
Downloading to VIA...
To everyone the {Kangfuscius.tar} has helped me when I thought all hope was lost, even in a partial download it helped to bring me back.
Any suggestions on files for the phone tab in ODIN all I can think of is, it can't get worse. The FEDEX guy kow knows me by name between the Fascinate's and now I guess the Charge.
Any help appreciated,
norm883

norm883 said:
Hi
Sorry to hear about your issue. I am at half brick now. Been at multiple spots learning here but never completely no visability! 3/4, 7/8, right now in a flash it does not see my phone (no network) data side is fine but can not get or receive calls. It is not the SIM card (according to VZW). Data side works fine 4G etc, emails but no phone. A great PDA but not a phone. No one has answers but I belive to be a cp_modem.bin issue download hangs at around 98% in what does a boot 2nd boot on the screen in the download then says:
Wait, VIA Booting ..
VIA rest done. ..
Downloading to VIA...
To everyone the {Kangfuscius.tar} has helped me when I thought all hope was lost, even in a partial download it helped to bring me back.
Any suggestions on files for the phone tab in ODIN all I can think of is, it can't get worse. The FEDEX guy kow knows me by name between the Fascinate's and now I guess the Charge.
Any help appreciated,
norm883
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I don't know why your phone is booting into 'VIA' mode and don't even know what that is so I couldn't say a fix other than odining the usual stock rom/pit combo (leaving the battery in when flashing in odin also and uncheck the 'auto reboot' option)... also phone tab/button is NOT supposed to be touched in odin, only PDA, PIT if needed, and Start

Where did it fail in the Odin flash? The only way you should be bricked is if it failed while flashing boot.bin or sbl.bin, otherwise, it should still go to download mode. Have you tried using one of the Force Download Mode jigs/dongles that the GSM models use to get into download mode?

i don't recall where it failed at but it will not not respond to anything with batt or without where can i find the gsm software i will give it a try before i call insurance a link or anything would be great
what gsm models are equivalent to the charge

dustin4863 said:
i don't recall where it failed at but it will not not respond to anything with batt or without where can i find the gsm software i will give it a try before i call insurance a link or anything would be great
what gsm models are equivalent to the charge
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Infuse 4g or SGS 2 unlocked.

Sleek69 said:
Infuse 4g or SGS 2 unlocked.
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SGS2 is not equivalent. Just search for galaxy s download jig and i'm sure you'll find what I'm talking about. It is the same thing for all the SGS phones, and some have said it works on the 4G versions of the phones as well.

dustin4863 said:
ok droid charge was rooted went to restore back to stock unrooted (was going to sell it) tried to flash using Odin with the pit file and stock one Odin went about half way and had a error phone turned off i tried to get the phone back into download mode to restart the process but i can't get the phone into download mode also i can't get the phone to boot up no Samsung logo nothing any help would be greatly appreciated the phone will not do anything at all i need help i have tried p3 Samsung pst method but still nothing
thanks
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Hi, I had the same thing happen to my first Charge. I could not boot my phone even to the samsung logo, so I searched around the Internet. Somehow I think it was the Captivate trick worked. I took out sim, battery, sdcard>plugged in usb to computer>held up and down volume together>put in battery; miraculously it went to download. I tried every other combination beforehand and none worked, so I know this method works.
Unfortunately this was before we had IMNUTS Pit file and a odin flash would not change anything so I could not recover and I flashed a Pit that was not for the Charge. Wrong answer! After that it was in the non-boot state again but the same method above would not work any longer. If your phone does not work with the method above, maybe something went wrong with the repartition and pit file. That is just a guess though!

well the jig hasn't worked yet i am running right at 300k tomorrow i am going to get a 1k and add that in also and see if that helps. also pulling all the cards and the battery didn't work either. this is not looking good i am up for any ideas that anyone has
thanks
dustin

Hey guys found a way to unbrick Samsung droid charge and revert back to stock.
1. Download and install Odin found here ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1085190 ) unzip and open
2.Download this file and unzip ( CI510_VZW_EE4_ALL_ONE-LTE-CP_REV03_user_CL1014954.tar.md5.7z) from here ( http://www.multiupload.com/6WJ2SFUKO6 ) or original thread where i found this file is from here ( http://androidflip.com/android-2-3-4...talling-guide/ )
3. set phone to download mode, do this by taking battery of phone, plug phone into computer and hold Volume down, a Yellow triangle with a working android will appear.
4. Click on odin you will see your phone come up under ID:COM, now do not click on anywhere but on PDA thats where you will have to find the file you downloaded on step 2 and make sure is the unzipped file. once u find it, click on open then start.
5. Be patient this can take up some time, once is done the box will turn green and say pass, at this time your phone will no longer have the Yellow triangle and you can unplug and place the battery back in and turn phone on.. once again be patient when turning phone on it will take a little while to complete.
i tried this and it does work, my Droid charge was bricked and now it works.
Thanks to xda-developers where i was able to find odin and also thanks to androidflip.com where i was able to find the Droid Charge stock rom to flash it back using odin.
Hope this helped everyone needing help.

dustin4863 said:
well the jig hasn't worked yet i am running right at 300k tomorrow i am going to get a 1k and add that in also and see if that helps. also pulling all the cards and the battery didn't work either. this is not looking good i am up for any ideas that anyone has
thanks
dustin
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Dustin, were you able to get it working? I'm in the same boat. Right after boot.bin it failed. Which was within seconds after hitting the start button in Odin. Verizon won't honor my warranty, because I didn't buy the phone from them.

Hard Brick Fixed
If you are truly hard bricked (no download mode, no power, no nothing), you can get it fixed for $40 at mobiletechvideos.com. I flashed a file that didn't work unless I took off the md5 extension. Big mistake. After trying absolutely everything, including surfing the internet for a day, spending almost $20 to get 2 day delivery for a USB Jig that did absolutely nothing, I sent my phone to mobiletechvideos.com. Josh brought it back from the dead; don't know how, but it was the best $40 I ever spent! I think there aren't any reviews because there haven't been enough newbies like me who just can't wait for Gingerbread and bricked their Samsung Charge. Putting my review there tonight...should be first one. The reviews from all the other phones he has unbricked convinced me to try and I'm glad I did.

Many people have hard bricked their phones trying to downgrade. Give the jig a shot, but don't hold out much hope.
Personally I think there is something being overlooked during the downgrade process... Too many people are hard-bricking during the process for it to be coincidence.

Oh yes
mgsparro said:
If you are truly hard bricked (no download mode, no power, no nothing), you can get it fixed for $40 at mobiletechvideos.com. I flashed a file that didn't work unless I took off the md5 extension. Big mistake. After trying absolutely everything, including surfing the internet for a day, spending almost $20 to get 2 day delivery for a USB Jig that did absolutely nothing, I sent my phone to mobiletechvideos.com. Josh brought it back from the dead; don't know how, but it was the best $40 I ever spent! I think there aren't any reviews because there haven't been enough newbies like me who just can't wait for Gingerbread and bricked their Samsung Charge. Putting my review there tonight...should be first one. The reviews from all the other phones he has unbricked convinced me to try and I'm glad I did.
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Doing so NOW! For the same issue. My PC decided to spontaneously reboot during ODIN while flashing a ROM on My Droid Charge. Josh was quick to respond to EVERY single annoying question I had about their service. So I am doing so. If it works, I'll tell you, I'm adding a link to their site in my signature on every forum I'm a member of, even forums I have for my daughter's schooling hahaha! They deserve the references just for being quick to respond. Thanks for the info man, props to you.

Am i bricked...

While I was flashing a ROM (Synergy1.3), my wife decided to move my phone to another table. When i looked at it a few minutes later,the screen was blank. Now it wont turn on at all. I had used that particular ROM before without any problems. My battery was at 90% when i started to flash. I have a terrible feeling i am bricked. Any ideas?

goralla said:
While I was flashing a ROM (Synergy1.3), my wife decided to move my phone to another table. When i looked at it a few minutes later,the screen was blank. Now it wont turn on at all. I had used that particular ROM before without any problems. My battery was at 90% when i started to flash. I have a terrible feeling i am bricked. Any ideas?
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You take out the battery..then try it?

Dominazn said:
You take out the battery..then try it?
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yes,also tried charging it from wall charger ans USB. I get this error when plugging into USB (QHSUSB_DLOAD)

It's hard to brick a phone. Worst case, boot into download mode and Odin up the stock image.

If you can't access Download mode, you've most likely bricked as any research I've done points to it. If you've got insurance you can pay the premium, or send it to one of the JTAG services for repair (such as MobileTechVideos).
Just don't leave or touch the phone next time when you're flashing!

With my case it's hard to hit the buttons for recovery and download. I created across to get to them. Not what you're wanting to here. But here's a tip: if you can get adb to recognize your phone but can't use buttons to get into download mode you can "adb shell" and then "reboot download". That will cause the phone to boot download/Odin mode. Hopefully that will work and you can flash back to stock.
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The phone will not power up in any way at all. I am in the 5th stage of the grieving process. Back to my Tbolt and hope Samsung honors the warranty.

goralla said:
The phone will not power up in any way at all. I am in the 5th stage of the grieving process. Back to my Tbolt and hope Samsung honors the warranty.
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They won't honor it with a rooted phone or flash count pass 0
Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 4G LTE

If you cant get to download mode or get adb to recognize when properly set up you do probably have a brick. What's happening to you with the warning happened to my friend on Sprint while accidentally flashing a ROM for a different phone. What he had to do was send it in to MobileTechVideos and got it repaired for around 60$. Samsung/Verizon wont likely fix them under warranty.
My only question is if you indeed were flashing synergy, how did a system ROM brick a device. o_0 And hell even if it was another phones ROM wouldn't our locked bootloader deny overwriting?

enomele said:
If you cant get to download mode or get adb to recognize when properly set up you do probably have a brick. What's happening to you with the warning happened to my friend on Sprint while accidentally flashing a ROM for a different phone. What he had to do was send it in to MobileTechVideos and got it repaired for around 60$. Samsung/Verizon wont likely fix them under warranty.
My only question is if you indeed were flashing synergy, how did a system ROM brick a device. o_0 And hell even if it was another phones ROM wouldn't our locked bootloader deny overwriting?
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I also accidentally flashed a rom for a different phone and am considering sending it to MobileTechVideos. Your friend had good success with them fixing his phone?
-Purk

I think this might also work for you, if the battery charging icon comes on while your charging it then this might work. When you have it connected and the charging icon comes on put it in download mode(do not unplug it until your in download mode). Then use odin to flash it back to stock. It happen to me ones and when i did this it work for me, so i don't know if this will work for you. (Sorry for my grammar)

[Q] I REALLY need help here.

Alright, so my NS4G the power button randomly stopped working the other day, I want to go to Sprint since I pay the device protection thing so I can get a new phone. But the other problem is that it's rooted and all of that good junk....... but I can't mount my phone to my computer... Anyone have any ideas? No clue on how to get into CWM without my power button..

Reboot into recovery from ROM manager.

fr3dw4rd said:
Alright, so my NS4G the power button randomly stopped working the other day, I want to go to Sprint since I pay the device protection thing so I can get a new phone. But the other problem is that it's rooted and all of that good junk....... but I can't mount my phone to my computer... Anyone have any ideas? No clue on how to get into CWM without my power button..
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From ROM Manager you can reboot to recovery at a touch of a button. And depending on which recovery you have you can either use the touchscreen or the softkeys to navigate and select. The search key is the same thing as the power button in recovery.

Oh............................................................................................... I have I think CWM 5.0.2.0? Or something like that.
I also don't know how to flash back to stock. I can't find any flashables. My USB doesn't work even in CWM.

fr3dw4rd said:
Oh............................................................................................... I have I think CWM 5.0.2.0? Or something like that.
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You can use back key for back, menu key to scroll down, search key for selection, home for scroll up then.
So yeah, from ROM Manager, hit reboot into recovery.
Edit: Are you mounting the SD from within CWM?

I can't mount my phone to my computer at all.... Even through CWM. I've tried to post on XDA about it and everyone told me a few things to try and none worked.

fr3dw4rd said:
I can't mount my phone to my computer at all.... Even through CWM. I've tried to post on XDA about it and everyone told me a few things to try and none worked.
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Transfer all the stuff you need over WiFi then with a program such as Airdroid when you're booted. Then reboot to recovery and do what you need.
You can't really lock back your phone if your USB is broken though...

I already have all my pictures and stuff backed up on Dropbox since it's what I've been having to use for like months without USB storage. Do you think I'll have to pay for a new phone? I get my upgrade in October. X_X

fr3dw4rd said:
I already have all my pictures and stuff backed up on Dropbox since it's what I've been having to use for like months without USB storage. Do you think I'll have to pay for a new phone? I get my upgrade in October. X_X
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No.
I simply believe you're having a hard time connecting it to USB, but they don't die that easily. Sadly, most of the time it's a user error there.
As I said, you can transfer stock 4.0.3 rom onto your phone via a software such as Airdroid. Then you reboot in recovery, wipe everything but the SD card, flash stock 4.0.3, reboot.
You would still need to connect via USB to relock your phone though, ideally.

I mean storage has been gone on my phone for months lol. I'd say it stopped working like 4-5 months after I got it. I've tried like 5-6 different USB cables. It would stop working, than one day randomly work for like 5 minutes than stop. Like, when I connect it to my computer it charges, but nothing prompts.

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I mean storage has been gone on my phone for months lol. I'd say it stopped working like 4-5 months after I got it. I've tried like 5-6 different USB cables. It would stop working, than one day randomly work for like 5 minutes than stop. Like, when I connect it to my computer it charges, but nothing prompts.
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That seems like the usb port. Storage and adb are different but they obviously both use the usb port. Nevertheless, return to stock except for locking the bootloader and bring it back and cross your fingers. Many places will fix it without asking much, even of it's unlocked as long as it's stock rom.

I got a stock image or whatever from this site..
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
But, will it work as a flashable?

fr3dw4rd said:
I got a stock image or whatever from this site..
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
But, will it work as a flashable?
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No.
Those have to be flashed via fastboot/adb.
You can use one of the downloads available at Peter Alfonso. It's stock, odexed rom + root.
http://wonderly.com/bb/CRESPO4G/OEM/pete_crespo4g_ota_IMM76D_odexed.zip
Don't forget you have a Crespo4G, for Sprint, so you cannot use stuff meant for T-Mobile or AT&T. Sadly the 4G community being smaller, the full ROM package is hard to find, only OTA updated being available. This is the closest I could find.

Thanks a bunch! I just had a buddy of mine come down and he gave me a normal phone to use until like some odd day next week and he's just gonna get it swapped out for something new. He said the nexus is beyond on backorder.

[Q] Help Me I really effed up!

Good Morning Everyone, This is my first post. I try to never post just read. I have read and read but to no avail. I have a AT&T Samsung infuse 4g. it WAS running froyo. What I mean by WAS, is that I was trying to install the modded 3e recovery so I could install clockworkmod recovery. During this process I read that I need to mount the /system partition as read/write I did this using the tool box that was created by some of your developers. It is awsome by the way. Well I did that and put a new recovery file in the /bin but it did not work as the website claimed so I thought well I should delete the old one. Bad Idea when I did the reboot it stopped me at the samsung screen. I tried to hard reboot it pulled the battery talked to it with a really kind voice and nothing happend. So I decided to use GEG's Ultimate Unbrick because this has worked for me in the past when i have messed up. So I put my phone into download mode and started the process with Odin. And here is where it gets bad.... one of my children was talking with me during the process and he decided to unplug my phone.. AHH EFFFFFF! I thought. Well when I tried to fix it it was to late. My phone will no longer turn on or even pretend to start. I am broke and cannot afford a new phone plus my wife would kill me seeing we have 6 children and it is right before christmas if I came home with a new galaxy note 2 Please Please can any one help a desperate dad with a busted Samsung Infuse. Thank you all for this awesome website that has taught me alot.. Please dont kill me for posting something someone has already posted because I could not find anything that was helpful for this situation with my phone.

Xda is awesome!
Well I didnt read good enough I guess because while I was waiting not so patiently for a reply I found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194294 which got me back to download mode yes!!!! Thank you thank you thank youXDA love you guys! Merry Christmas! PS I still want the Galaxy Note 2 so if you have a extra one please PM me and I will give you my address LOL!

MerkTheMedia said:
Well I didnt read good enough I guess because while I was waiting not so patiently for a reply I found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194294 which got me back to download mode yes!!!! Thank you thank you thank youXDA love you guys! Merry Christmas! PS I still want the Galaxy Note 2 so if you have a extra one please PM me and I will give you my address LOL!
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Awesome! Glad you got your phone functioning again. Being persistent in searching and reading and trying to find answers usually results in good outcomes. :thumbup:
Sent from a de-Funkt Infuse

Okay now I have really done it this time. So I worked a 18 hour day and thought well instead of getting some rest i will install Gingerbread on my infuse. To make a long story short while I was using odin to install it paused for a long time at the format stage, so I thought well I will just turn it off even though it says not to and then.....well it did a rainbow colored screen I tried to figure it out last night with no luck. So I have been working on it all morning the rainbow screen is gone but now it just goes from black to all white screen. I have tried every possible way to get into download mode with no luck. Am I screwed or what? Does anyone have any suggestions. If I am out of luck does anyone know if bestbuy's warrenty covers rooted phones that are [email protected] bricked?

You just need To update your boot loader.
You can navigate in the screwy screens but it takes patience and some guesswork. Been there
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Good instructions here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14550608
USB cables have given me issues as well as drivers. Install Kies to get the drivers.
Another...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23118134
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Sent from my SGH-I997 using xda app-developers app

saxk said:
You just need To update your boot loader.
You can navigate in the screwy screens but it takes patience and some guesswork. Been there
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Good instructions here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14550608
USB cables have given me issues as well as drivers. Install Kies to get the drivers.
Another...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23118134
Sent from my SGH-I997 using xda app-developers app
Sent from my SGH-I997 using xda app-developers app
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It still will not get me into download mode it is powering on and off connecting and disconnecting I have the drivers installed I have tried gtg's guide I have tried qstars one click nothing is working. These have worked for me in the past but that was because I can get into down load mode. Unfortunately not any more Is there a way to make the phone stay on and connected so it stops going black to white to black screen? I am so bummed out! I have been reading for so many hours my brain hurts. I have learn a ton but I can't do anything with my new knowledge with no phone!!!AAAHHHHHH

MerkTheMedia said:
It still will not get me into download mode it is powering on and off connecting and disconnecting I have the drivers installed I have tried gtg's guide I have tried qstars one click nothing is working. These have worked for me in the past but that was because I can get into down load mode. Unfortunately not any more Is there a way to make the phone stay on and connected so it stops going black to white to black screen? I am so bummed out! I have been reading for so many hours my brain hurts. I have learn a ton but I can't do anything with my new knowledge with no phone!!!AAAHHHHHH
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if you're boot looping in the samsung logo, it could be your power button. search for how to fix power button

qkster said:
if you're boot looping in the samsung logo, it could be your power button. search for how to fix power button
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Qkster its a honor to have you comment on my thread, Unfortunately Im not boot looping to the samsung logo it is just a black then white then black back and forth taunting me with every blink. I did read the thread about the power button earlier though and that is unfortunately not the fix either. I do appreciate the input you guys really do try and help! Maybe you can answer a question for me is there a way to get to the phone through command prompt? I really need this phone fixed. My wife has been telling me I shouldnt be messing around with it because im gonna break it. I really dont want to tell her she was right. I will never hear the end of it lol!

MerkTheMedia said:
Qkster its a honor to have you comment on my thread, Unfortunately Im not boot looping to the samsung logo it is just a black then white then black back and forth taunting me with every blink. I did read the thread about the power button earlier though and that is unfortunately not the fix either. I do appreciate the input you guys really do try and help! Maybe you can answer a question for me is there a way to get to the phone through command prompt? I really need this phone fixed. My wife has been telling me I shouldnt be messing around with it because im gonna break it. I really dont want to tell her she was right. I will never hear the end of it lol!
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You're too kind, Merk.
I'm not sure what happened to your phone. The Infuse is pretty sturdy. Flashing should not cause much of an issue. The faulty power button and corrosion of the circuit board were the most I've seen reported.
This is what I use to force the phone into download mode:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-USB-J...665854?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3f201c4f3e
Once in DL mode, it's a matter of choosing Odin or Heimdall to bring it back to stock.
One other thought, try a different battery as well.

I had the same exact problem. If the only thing the phone will do is go into download mode, then Samsung will fix it (if your still under warranty). They fixed mine and sent it back to me. Then I tried to flash another ROM on there and while it was flashing, I went to the store, and when I came back it said failed. Then it would only go into the other download mode. The one that has this (phone...!...PC). It wouldnt show up on odin 1.7 anymore. So I ended up trying a USB cable for my HTC evo v, and the drivers installed, then it popped up on Odin. I used G2G's Ultimate Unbrick (dude is a f-ng genius, all credit goes to him) and instead of putting the pit, PDA, and phone file on there and flashing, I flashed one at a time......then....I went back and flashed all at once and everything worked perfect. If your still having trouble with it, I can tell you exactly how I did it, and maybe that will work for you. Sorry to but in on this post and sorry it was so long of a reply. I just no what its like when you half brick an infuse. Mine was like that for 6 months because I couldn't get any computer to recognize it. But anyway, I hope I was helpful.
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michaelsinbad said:
I had the same exact problem. If the only thing the phone will do is go into download mode, then Samsung will fix it (if your still under warranty). They fixed mine and sent it back to me. Then I tried to flash another ROM on there and while it was flashing, I went to the store, and when I came back it said failed. Then it would only go into the other download mode. The one that has this (phone...!...PC). It wouldnt show up on odin 1.7 anymore. So I ended up trying a USB cable for my HTC evo v, and the drivers installed, then it popped up on Odin. I used G2G's Ultimate Unbrick (dude is a f-ng genius, all credit goes to him) and instead of putting the pit, PDA, and phone file on there and flashing, I flashed one at a time......then....I went back and flashed all at once and everything worked perfect. If your still having trouble with it, I can tell you exactly how I did it, and maybe that will work for you. Sorry to but in on this post and sorry it was so long of a reply. I just no what its like when you half brick an infuse. Mine was like that for 6 months because I couldn't get any computer to recognize it. But anyway, I hope I was helpful.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 running CM10 4.1.2 JB using xda premium
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Well im going to give it a shot I still have the old infuse I tried to make my own jig which didnt work for me so I took it into bestbuy and they gave me a brand new phone and in all of the hustle and bustle of christmas shopping going on around me they did not take my bricked infuse so now I have a spare to tinker with. Thanks I will definately give it a try and report with my findings
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michaelsinbad said:
I had the same exact problem. If the only thing the phone will do is go into download mode, then Samsung will fix it (if your still under warranty). They fixed mine and sent it back to me. Then I tried to flash another ROM on there and while it was flashing, I went to the store, and when I came back it said failed. Then it would only go into the other download mode. The one that has this (phone...!...PC). It wouldnt show up on odin 1.7 anymore. So I ended up trying a USB cable for my HTC evo v, and the drivers installed, then it popped up on Odin. I used G2G's Ultimate Unbrick (dude is a f-ng genius, all credit goes to him) and instead of putting the pit, PDA, and phone file on there and flashing, I flashed one at a time......then....I went back and flashed all at once and everything worked perfect. If your still having trouble with it, I can tell you exactly how I did it, and maybe that will work for you. Sorry to but in on this post and sorry it was so long of a reply. I just no what its like when you half brick an infuse. Mine was like that for 6 months because I couldn't get any computer to recognize it. But anyway, I hope I was helpful.
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okay I tried but that didnt work either. Can you go ahead and explain "exactly" what you did maybe it will work!
Thanks again for everyones help!

Ok first I downloaded the unbrick package from this website. I downloaded the drivers for the infuse (not sure exactly where I got them from). I would just Google them. Then I tried every USB port on the laptop. Then switched cables and it finally worked. Opened Odin 1.7 and clicked pit, then flashed. Then I unplugged it, took the battery out and put back in and tried to boot. Didn't work. Then flashed PDA. Did same steps as before and still didn't work. Then flashed phone file. Tried to boot and still didn't work. Then I flashed all 3 files at once. Also, not sure if you know or not but the only thing that should be checked in Odin is f: reset time. Then the phone booted up and it stayed on at&t screen for about 5 minutes then finally came on. Also, you could also try to flash this other PDA file on there. I have the link saved on my computer but I'm not at home right now so I'll have to post that later. In easier steps
1. Put phone in Download mode and plug into pc.
2. Run Odin as admin and only thing checked is f reset time.
3.Flash pit then try to boot
4. Flash PDA then try to boot
5. Flash phone then try to boot
6. Flash all three at once
7. After flash While in download mode, unplug USB cable, take battery out and put back in
8. Reboot phone.
Sorry everything is all jumbled, I just got back to my home state from a road trip and I'm running on about 6 hours of sleep in 3 days. I hope this works for you. Also, there is a video on YouTube of a unbrick service for the phone. Its $30. I personally would not try it but its just an idea if you would want to.
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I had the issue where I had the phone, the exclamation mark, and the computer symbol (The Black Screen of Death: Imaged Attached), that is all it would show when I turned it on. I thought the phone was completely bricked until I did the following, which put it into a hidden download mode and allowed ODIN to recognize it. I DID NOT NEED TO BUY A USB JIG.
1. Make sure you have Odin already downloaded and ready to go.
2. Remove the SIM and SD Cards
3. Load up Odin and make sure it is up and running on the computer. DO NOT plug your phone into the computer yet.
4. Reinstall the Battery and plug the phone to the USB cable to the computer.
5. Hold down both Volume keys and then push and hold the power button
6. Keep holding the buttons until it goes to black, KEEP HOLDING A SECOND TIME until it goes to black and the icon comes back on.
7. Now when it goes Black the second time release the Power button only.
8. You should now be in Download mode. The key is holding the buttons, letting it go to black once, and then letting it go to black again, and then release only the power button while your fingers are still on the volume buttons.
9. Now Odin should recognize the phone on a Com port (turn yellow).
10. You are now ready to return it back to stock.
I hope this helps!

did you ever get your infuse fixed man?
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Yes I tried to make my own jig but my fat shaky hands could get the end of the wires to hit the correct contacts so I ordered one online and that got me into download mode! Now I'm running jelly bean! Thanks to everyone that helped out I love you guys!!!! PS. Don't skip backing up your efs folder!! Unless you want a headache. But with all my problems it has taught me a lot. My number one tip is to read read read there is always an answer! Thanks again everyone! Always hit the thanks button its the least we can do for all of these brilliant hard working developers.
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Power button broken, Unable to reset phone to return to verizon

Help!
My power button recently started giving me problems. It acts like it is stuck down. Any time I shut down the phone or pull the battery it automatically turned back on when the battery is inserted.
I have to return it for a warranty replacement to verizon and tried to enter custom recovery to backup/wipe but when I do this it just gets stuck in a boot loop because of the power button. Luckily I entered the fastbook/odin recovery and it cleared the bootloop and let me boot back into the phone.
My question is, how am I going to wipe my phone to return it to verizon (i am rooted/unlcoked) if I cannot access any kind of recovery? I also do not want to return this phone with any of my personal data on it.
Someone please help!

What happens when you boot into Download mode? Does it stay in download mode? Cuz you could just Odin flash a stock tar that wipes /sdcard and you'll be good as new to return to Verizon.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
What happens when you boot into Download mode? Does it stay in download mode? Cuz you could just Odin flash a stock tar that wipes /sdcard and you'll be good as new to return to Verizon.
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When I enter download mode (couldnt think of the name so i said odin/fastboot) it just reboots. The screen for download mode pops up then it reboots and if i dont hold down the buttons to enter download mode again it will boot like normal.

pickle3782 said:
When I enter download mode (couldnt think of the name so i said odin/fastboot) it just reboots. The screen for download mode pops up then it reboots and if i dont hold down the buttons to enter download mode again it will boot like normal.
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The only thing I can suggest is Mobile Odin (in the Play Store). Download a stock tar that wipes /sdcard and see if it will take it.

SlimSnoopOS said:
The only thing I can suggest is Mobile Odin (in the Play Store). Download a stock tar that wipes /sdcard and see if it will take it.
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Does mobile ODIN use its own recovery? I tried using TWRP Manager to do a backup, when it rebooted into recovery I got stuck in a boot loop. I am thinking if mobile odin somehow uses its own recovery or something that it might work. I will give it a try when i get home. Thanks.

I started having the same exact issue this weekend and am also currently waiting on a warranty replacement. However, I was able to get my phone to start working again after letting it set for a day, then apparently jamming the power button hard enough to make it work again. You might try that-- I know its not a very scientific or surefire way to make it work but who knows.
I'm also interested to see how many people have/have had/will have this problem.

blow into your power button. it might blow dust or wahtever is causing this to be moved out of the way.

Same thing has just happened to me. Also coincides with the camera not working at all. I took the phone apart, blew it down with compressed air and still a flaky power button with no camera. WTF is going on?

McLarenF17500 said:
I started having the same exact issue this weekend and am also currently waiting on a warranty replacement. However, I was able to get my phone to start working again after letting it set for a day, then apparently jamming the power button hard enough to make it work again. You might try that-- I know its not a very scientific or surefire way to make it work but who knows.
I'm also interested to see how many people have/have had/will have this problem.
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How did you get your warranty replacement? Did you just call and they did some troubleshooting them said they would mail one to you?
I called and they wanted me to do a factory reset which i was not ready to do, then later found out i cant do.
How are you going to factory reset the phone if the power button is broken?

pickle3782 said:
How did you get your warranty replacement? Did you just call and they did some troubleshooting them said they would mail one to you?
I called and they wanted me to do a factory reset which i was not ready to do, then later found out i cant do.
How are you going to factory reset the phone if the power button is broken?
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I took my phone in to Verizon on Saturday, and had a sales rep look at it and he then filled out the form to send me a replacement. My actual reason for going was to see if they knew of a local cell phone repair shop because I figured they would give me a "Your phone is out of its one year warranty so we can't do anything" runaround, but they simply shipped me a new one.
I since had gotten lucky and had the power button return to a working state, and I Odin'd a stock tar file onto it... And about an hour later the power button has failed again and this time seems to be for good. So my phone is in a usable state until I get my refurb. Hopefully you can get it to work, I definitely wouldn't give up on trying to get into download mode, it seemed like it just decided to work once after repeatedly trying so you might get lucky. I wish I could be of more help but I feel your pain.