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[Q] Getting out of download without doing anything?

So the backstory is when trying to flash UCKJ4 I attempted to use heimdall. I got the phone into download mode but I couldn't get heimdall to see the phone. Google says a battery pull is the way to go. I did that but was left with a phone with multicolor dots sporadically spread across the screen. This was my first flash so after that initial sickness in my stomach I got ODIN to see the phone and went back to stock (thanks gtg). After some more hacking around I finally got heimdall to see the phone to flash rooted kernel and then back to stock.
So the question is....What is the best way to get out of download mode should something like this happen again?
I found plenty of threads of how to get into download mode but not much on escaping if you don't want to be there anymore.

Pulling the battery is an easy way. I've done it several times.
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Does it reboot normally for you? I got the crazy sprite screen.
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Yes it does. I've never had 1 instance where I got the screen you described.
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Thanks.
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That screen that your talking about, the multi-colored one, the only thing I can think of is flashing a leak without the bootloaders.
That's weird, but a battery pull while in download mode, but you haven't done anything, is completely fine.

[Q] Question to [airfluip1]

I Downloaded and installed your rom from HERE using rom manager, And I'm not sure what I did wrong but when I turn on my phone it goes to Phone Logo screen (first screen) then all black with a corrupted blue lines at the bottom about half an inch long. Then, a couple seconds later it goes to a full corrupted screen. then it just does everything repeatedly.
Sorry I can't take screen shots since my phone doesn't work. But any idea of what I might of done wrong?
My phone is already rooted and CwM was already installed. Not sure if the installation process was messed up or not. And I can't get my phone into the CwM recovery to fix this problem.

Dark9 said:
I Downloaded and installed your rom from HERE using rom manager, And I'm not sure what I did wrong
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There are a bunch of threads and a sticky! (2nd topic in the Dev Forum) that state Rom Manager does not work with this phone. That is what you did wrong.
you should have flashed the rom in CWM, but since the damage is done, you will have to get the phone in download mode and use ODIN to flash a new rom and start over again.
Hopefully, you can still get in DL mode by holding both volume buttons at the same time and inserting the USB cable.
use FB's starter pack post for the files you need for ODIN, and don't use Rom Manager anymore!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223765

Or you can use the easier more stable alternative: Heimdall one click
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1422824
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I tried to do the One-Click. But for some reason A caution sign in-between the link connection of the phone and pc..
EDIT: I've Tried pulling everything out battery, sim, sd, usb cord both end. waited a couple mins... then put everything back and tried again..

Dark9 said:
I tried to do the One-Click. But for some reason A caution sign in-between the link connection of the phone and pc..
EDIT: I've Tried pulling everything out battery, sim, sd, usb cord both end. waited a couple mins... then put everything back and tried again..
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That's another download mode screen. The previous screen you described sounds like you didn't have the right boot loaders in place. Check out The KJ6 Heimdall One-Click Collection. Select any of the three of those you want to use, and follow Bhundven's instructions (really easy). All you need to have installed previously is Java.
Let us know how it goes.

Dark9 said:
I tried to do the One-Click. But for some reason A caution sign in-between the link connection of the phone and pc..
EDIT: I've Tried pulling everything out battery, sim, sd, usb cord both end. waited a couple mins... then put everything back and tried again..
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This is another form of download mode. Heimdall should recognize the device and flash it.
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Dark9 said:
I tried to do the One-Click. But for some reason A caution sign in-between the link connection of the phone and pc..
EDIT: I've Tried pulling everything out battery, sim, sd, usb cord both end. waited a couple mins... then put everything back and tried again..
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I think thats like the last resort for our phones. I get it if i mess up during the first attempt to unbrick

Sweet thanks for the help I've got my phone UP and running now. ^^

Dark9 said:
Sweet thanks for the help I've got my phone UP and running now. ^^
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> rom manager
Found the problem
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tehgyb said:
> rom manager
Found the problem
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Lol
That or ignoring the sticky (first threads) in the development section entitled "don't use ROM manager"
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Bassmanjames said:
Lol
That or ignoring the sticky (first threads) in the development section entitled "don't use ROM manager"
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Yeah. Lots of people don't read those. They just want to flash a ROM as quickly as they can. All the noobs should get a popup when they first join xda instead so they DO read it. Lol
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After the popup they should get quizzed on what they read lol
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erikmm said:
After the popup they should get quizzed on what they read lol
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We need operation iron fist back lol
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The only reason I used Rom manager is cause I was told it was one way to install the roms

Wifi,Odin, kirles problems

I bought the phone from someone already rooted and ran into some problems.....
I installed the correct drivers for this phone off one of the xda forums for flashing. I also noticed when setting it up the wifi will not obtain the IP Address. It is running firmware 2.2.1
Odin will recognize the phone and start to flash but then get held up at the "setup connection" tried multiple roms
Kies when It is downloading binary files it gets an error
I fallowed all instructions to the letter, I have never ran into this problem in all the phones I have flashed , any ideas would be greatly appreciated
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As far as the wireless goes, are you absolutely sure you put in the correct network key? Is there a network key? Are you home and can mess with router settings?
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Andrew.80 said:
I bought the phone from someone already rooted and ran into some problems.....
I installed the correct drivers for this phone off one of the xda forums for flashing. I also noticed when setting it up the wifi will not obtain the IP Address. It is running firmware 2.2.1
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The one time I had that problem I just reset my wifi router. If you're using encryption (I hope you are), make sure the settings on the phone match the settings on the wifi router (WPA, WPA2, TKIP/AES, etc.) & that you're using the right pass code.
Odin will recognize the phone and start to flash but then get held up at the "setup connection" tried multiple roms
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The phone must be in download mode for ODIN to recognize it. Were you able to get it into download mode?
Kies when It is downloading binary files it gets an error
I fallowed all instructions to the letter, I have never ran into this problem in all the phones I have flashed , any ideas would be greatly appreciated
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If you're wanting to get it updated to Gingerbread, I'd suggest following FBis251's Gingerbread Starter Pack or using one of Bhundven's One-clicks. The latter option only requires that you have Java installed.
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goddi2010 said:
As far as the wireless goes, are you absolutely sure you put in the correct network key? Is there a network key? Are you home and can mess with router settings?
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Using an open network like mcds wifi and still doesn't work
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stephen_w said:
The one time I had that problem I just reset my wifi router. If you're using encryption (I hope you are), make sure the settings on the phone match the settings on the wifi router (WPA, WPA2, TKIP/AES, etc.) & that you're using the right pass code.
I tried even going to mcds and with wouldn't us open networks either
The phone must be in download mode for ODIN to recognize it. Were you able to get it into download mode?
No will only go into android recovery
If you're wanting to get it updated to Gingerbread, I'd suggest following FBis251's Gingerbread Starter Pack or using one of Bhundven's One-clicks. The latter option only requires that you have Java installed.
Tried both of those and neither worked fallowed them to the t
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Andrew.80 said:
Using an open network like mcds wifi and still doesn't work
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Weird. Have you tried performing a factory data reset on the phone? It couldn't hurt & might clear up some problems.
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I tried even going to mcds and with wouldn't us open networks either
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Factory data reset, maybe.
No will only go into android recovery
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That's odd. That would prevent ODIN from working for sure. If it's rooted, download and install a terminal emulator from the market. Then open the terminal and issue these commands:
su
reboot download
That should get you into download mode unless something's really hosed.
Tried both of those and neither worked fallowed them to the t
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That would be due to it not going into download mode. Try what I said above and see if it works

Tried factory reseting didn't work I will try the terminal in a little bit i didnt think about that and I know its rooted cause I used root check basic and super one click to reroot to see if that would work
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Andrew.80 said:
Tried factory reseting didn't work I will try the terminal in a little bit i didnt think about that and I know its rooted cause I used root check basic and super one click to reroot to see if that would work
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Cool, let me know how it goes. I'm thinking that if we can get you into download mode that getting you updated to GB might help a lot.
If you're not looking to go that route and want to stay Froyo, you might want to look at GPS Aids in the market. It has a "hard reset" feature that might be of help.

Thank I forgot all about terminal emulator I will mess with it in a min and let u know thanks for the support
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Flashed first thing and got a cell phone with a computer and a yellow triangle with "!" In it is it it bricked ?
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Andrew.80 said:
Flashed first thing and got a cell phone with a computer and a yellow triangle with "!" In it is it it bricked ?
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No, you're not bricked. That's another screen that's equivalent to download mode. What are you using to flash (ODIN, Heimdall, CWM)?

Odin
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And Odin wont find. It either now
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Andrew.80 said:
And Odin wont find. It either now
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Is it plugged into the same USB port as before? ODIN & Win7 are funny about that some times. If that doesn't help you might have to power it off & back on to get ODIN to see it:
Power off the phone
Unplug the USB cable
Remove the battery
Plug the USB cable into the computer and the phone
Hold down the volume up and volume down keys
While holding those down, re-insert the battery
See if that gets you back into download mode and/or recognized by ODIN. Also make sure you're using ODIN 1.85.

I tried this and couldn't figure out why it won't work
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Andrew.80 said:
I tried this and couldn't figure out why it won't work
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When you tried it, what happened exactly?

Going stock

Is there a way to go back to froyo using cwm If I'm on gb now?
Is there a way to go back to gb from froyo using cwm if i can in fact get back to froyo?
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The boot loaders are different. Cwm can not flash boot loaders. You can flash back to a froyo ROM but your recovery might be a jacked up rainbow screen.

That blows cause i still can't get a computer to see this phone lol was thinking if i could get those froyo bootloaders that it may see it then lol
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Heimdall one click?

Yeah i mean that's the thing if the computer can't see it no program will either ya know. It sucks
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The drivers for your sd card are different than the drivers for Odin which are different than the drivers for heimdall.

goddi2010 said:
That blows cause i still can't get a computer to see this phone lol was thinking if i could get those froyo bootloaders that it may see it then lol
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Has the computer seen the phone before and if so what happened? I have a fix for you if your phone was recognized before.

Too my knowledge the computer only saw the phone on froyo. After i upgraded it through flashing with odin i flashed ravers old octane. I was going to do ravers gb stock odin but that's when i realized the computer wouldn't recognize it. If that makes since to you
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Idk bassman i just get a string of 0's at the zadig screen with an unknown device
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goddi2010 said:
Too my knowledge the computer only saw the phone on froyo. After i upgraded it through flashing with odin i flashed ravers old octane. I was going to do ravers gb stock odin but that's when i realized the computer wouldn't recognize it. If that makes since to you
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You are going to have to rename your drive letter that was used for your phone i.e. ( F: ) or what ever it was. Do you remember what letter your phone was? If you know how then try it and see, if not what OS are you running and I'll type the guide real quick for you.

goddi2010 said:
Idk bassman i just get a string of 0's at the zadig screen with an unknown device
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Assuming your device is in download mode.
So it wont install the drivers? Computer screen shot?

I'm on win 7 and i think it was E: but how can i rename it? It never shows up
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I can get a screen shot up tomorrow. if you are around to check it out. What all you want a screen shot of?
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goddi2010 said:
I'm on win 7 and i think it was E: but how can i rename it? It never shows up
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It's there, give me a few minutes and I'll post a guide on how to do it. Mine did the same thing and I tried everything then I re-named the drive letter and have had no problems.

I'll give it a shot
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First go to Control Panel/Programs/Uninstall Programs and uninstall all the drivers having to do with your phone. Then plug the phone in and let it do it's thing even if it doesn't change anything just do it anyway. keep your phone plugged in and storage on.
Then...
1. Start/Computer right click and select Manage, the Computer Management screen will pop up.
2. In the left column go to Storage/disk management and look at the center screen ( which will be divided into two sections- top and bottom )
3. Look for the drive letter that you phone used ( it will be there ).
4. Right click on the letter and select change drive letter and paths...
5. Click on change ( middle option ). It should be set on " Assign the following drive letter ".
6. Change the drive letter and click OK. Click " Yes " on the pop-up and that is it.
After you see the letter change close everything out and then turn off USB from your phone then turn it back on and it should work. Let me know if you have any problems, I'll be here for a little while.

I'll try that now I'll let you know what's up in 20
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Don't see it bro, the thing is i get usb not recognized when i plug it in
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goddi2010 said:
Don't see it bro, the thing is i get usb not recognized when i plug it in
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It is supposed to say that and you should still see the drive letter in the disk management section.
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Go to Control Panel/Hardware and Sound/Devices and printers and see if there anything there having to do with your phone.

hmmm, i see 4 things c: g: a virtual drive and a no letter position i made
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[Q] Tried rooting my phone first time, soft bricked it.

I got it rooted, installed a few apps and everything seemed to be working fine, i shut it off for the night and woke up yesterday morning and it gave me this screen.
(I cant post a link, but if you google Firmware Upgrade Encountered, it pulls up quite a few pictures of this same situation.
I can't get into download or recovery mode. The samsung logo will appear for a split second before this screen appears. Kies does not reconize the phone. All i want to do is get my phone to turn on and go back to stock settings.
Can anybody please help me?

Use odin to flash the stock rom. Did you pull the battery?
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Im not sure where to get the stock rom.. and when i get it should i put it next to PDA and tick the same boxes i used to root it? Also, do i need to use a pit file?
EDIT: Also yeah, i did pull the battery out. Thats the only way to turn the phone off now, as it is completely unresponsive.

Go to Sammobile.com. you'll down load a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file out of it. Use that in PDA. Only have auto-reboot and f.reset checked.
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Sorry to be such a noob.. but I looked around on that site and can't seem to find a .zip file to download.. the only files i can find are for phones that aren't mine.

You'll have to register, it's free. There is a firmware section on the site. It'll walk you through the type of phone,etc. And then give you s couple of files available for Doreen load. The newest one is ics
Damn spell correction
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Awesome! I think i found the file, 1 hour download time but hopefully this will fix it.

Kincayd said:
Awesome! I think i found the file, 1 hour download time but hopefully this will fix it.
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But if you can't get in download mode (per your op) downloading the file will do you no good. I don't understand why the other poster told you to Odin. You can't Odin unless it is in download mode. :what:

pre4speed said:
But if you can't get in download mode (per your op) downloading the file will do you no good. I don't understand why the other poster told you to Odin. You can't Odin unless it is in download mode. :what:
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Oh.. .well what should I do then?

If you can get the com port to light up in Odin chances are it'll flash. That'll be the next step.
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Does the com need to light up yellow or light blue?

Yellow
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alright, thanks for all the help. 13 mins left on the download

While it's downloading, does odin recognize your phone? Also, I'm assuming you put the battery back in and having the same problem, it didn't boot.
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jd1639 said:
While it's downloading, does odin recognize your phone? Also, I'm assuming you put the battery back in and having the same problem, it didn't boot.
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Im not sure how to tell if its recognizing it, I did try that with the battery, and after it downloaded there as an MD5 File and an application extension. what should I do with the extension?

You don't need the extension, just the md5. When you plug your phone into the computer with Odin running, the batter needs to be in, does the com port light up? I'm also assuming your Odin version is 1.85
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Im using Odin v3.07 do i need the older one?

I've not had good luck with the newer one. I'd recommend 1.85.
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Oh my god it worked! You are my new best friend!!!
EDIT: I spoke too soon, now it is stuck at the Rethink Possible logo
EDIT 2: Never mind.. just taking a long time to load, thanks for all of your help man!

Great! Been there so figured it would. Now you can start over.
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