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sidekick 4g internet

yesterday i opened my new sk4g and and everything works but the internet unless im running off a router. in the top bar it varies between e and h but it just never works i know i have the data plan also so you can rule that out...any suggestions
also its running smotth maximus x now but it didnt work before i flashed it

lowlife113 said:
yesterday i opened my new sk4g and and everything works but the internet unless im running off a router. in the top bar it varies between e and h but it just never works i know i have the data plan also so you can rule that out...any suggestions
also its running smotth maximus x now but it didnt work before i flashed it
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can you download a different browser such as dolphin browser just so we can narrow down the problem?

yes...dolphin browser is downloaded now i turn off wifi and still nothing no internet no email no market

lowlife113 said:
yes...dolphin browser is downloaded now i turn off wifi and still nothing no internet no email no market
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go into settings then into wirless and network and got into mobile networks
make sure the first box is check
acces point name ist-mobile us

the access point name is t-mobile us and the first and second boxes are checked

lowlife113 said:
the access point name is t-mobile us and the first and second boxes are checked
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stupid question but have you done a battery pull?
try and take out the sim card wait a minute or two and out it back in

haha yeah ive done it a couple times

lowlife113 said:
haha yeah ive done it a couple times
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damn i would call tmobile see what they can do because i am lost. i mean everything sees right you could have gotten a messed up device or maybe tmobile is screwing things up!

ok new problem...i think i soft bricked it i get a black screen with a phone caution sign and computer in the middle. now i downloaded the stock firmware and am going to flash it through odin but its stuck on this screen and i cant get it into download mode as soon as the screen flashes it come back up with the same screen

lowlife113 said:
ok new problem...i think i soft bricked it i get a black screen with a phone caution sign and computer in the middle. now i downloaded the stock firmware and am going to flash it through odin but its stuck on this screen and i cant get it into download mode as soon as the screen flashes it come back up with the same screen
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Pull the battery, plug the phone into the computer and while holding volume down + power + trackpad insert the battery and you should be in download mode

xmeatizmurderx said:
Pull the battery, plug the phone into the computer and while holding volume down + power + trackpad insert the battery and you should be in download mode
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just to add on yes this may seem like an awkward position but it will work!

Right but when I do that it doesnt do anything
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lowlife113 said:
Right but when I do that it doesnt do anything
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you cant get into download mode?

Correct ok heres what happened its my buddies phone I rooted it flashed smooth maximus x on it. He tried to do the software update from the computer at the end uf the update it saod error so he unplugged it now its got that screen and I cant get it to go into download mode
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lowlife113 said:
Correct ok heres what happened its my buddies phone I rooted it flashed smooth maximus x on it. He tried to do the software update from the computer at the end uf the update it saod error so he unplugged it now its got that screen and I cant get it to go into download mode
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take out battery plug into computer open odin insert pit and pda files hold the trackpad and volumedown and put batter in at same time (yes it is an awkward hand position) check auto reboot and re-partition and hit start

Along with the volume down and trackpad do I do the power button also whole putting battery in and just so I understand correctly someone else os going to ha e to put the battery in as im holding the buttons right
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lowlife113 said:
Along with the volume down and trackpad do I do the power button also whole putting battery in and just so I understand correctly someone else os going to ha e to put the battery in as im holding the buttons right
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no need for the power button and if you have another person you can have them put the battery in but you still need to hold down the buttons its awkward to do yourself so if you have another person put the battery in it would be easier

tried that and it still wont go into download mode and odin doesnt recognize that the phone is there

That black screen is recognized in odin as download mode, just flash from there.

lowlife113 said:
tried that and it still wont go into download mode and odin doesnt recognize that the phone is there
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you sure you held down both buttons and put the battery in at the same time its supose to work 100% of the time

[Q] Weird screen. Might be broken?

Okay so I was in the process of installing gingerbread on my phone with Odin when my phone just turned off unexpectedly. Not thinking anything of it, I turned it back on to this weird screen and the phone is stuck here. Any help would be appreciated. I have attached a picture of the screen for reference. Thanks.

Don't know if it'll help since I haven't had this problem before but, try removing the battery (just to get rid of that screen for now), then without even turning it on, go straight to Download mode and return it back to stock using GTG's procedure.
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How do I go about doing that? How do I put it into download without turning it on?

Pull Batt, Hold the volume up and down rocker....put batt back in and plug in your USB cable that is plugged into your Computer.
you should be in DL mode after that.

Okay that's what I thought you meant, but I wanted to clarify because I tried that before and I tried it again just now and still the same thing. The screen is slightly different, but basically the same.

does it boot at all, into a logo or anything?
without a method to get to Recovery or DL mode......i would think you needed a Jig to accomplish getting your phone back to a working state.

No it doesn't boot to anything. Just comes on to that screen.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1147636
this is the Jig i was speaking of........otherwise you may just have to return it.

No you don't have to return it. It will go into dl mode. Hold volume up and down and insert USB cable. Open odin and reflash.
That is a static rainbow screen. I ran into that among others while trying to flash it. I just gave up and flashed to stock and reflashed miui. There are some who did have success in getting it to boot but not me.
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TOA Duck said:
No you don't have to return it. It will go into dl mode. Hold volume up and down and insert USB cable. Open odin and reflash.
That is a static rainbow screen. I ran into that among others while trying to flash it. I just gave up and flashed to stock and reflashed miui. There are some who did have success in getting it to boot but not me.
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if you had the same screen/problem how did you get into DL mode to reflash stock.
this may help him out.

Okay so the jig is something that I have to buy? And TOA Duck how did you reflash to stock from this? Thanks.

infamousosiris said:
Okay so the jig is something that I have to buy? And TOA Duck how did you reflash to stock from this? Thanks.
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you could make it, just resisters and a gutted USB cable. but for 8 bucks to have a DL mode fix is kind of worth it.
i have only bricked my Cappy like that though, and i made one at work.

Goto gtg's ultimate unbrick thread in development and read through the directions for unbricking.
All I did to get into dl mode was pull battery, reinsert battery, hold vol up and down together and plug in USB.
Don't make the mistake I made the first few times trying to get into dl mode and hold power button along with. ONLY hold the 2 volume keys.
I understand where you are coming from. I thought my phone was f--ked too when I got that static screen.
Hope it helps
Edit,.... my dl mode screen looked different than the usual one this time. It looked like a computer and a phone side by side with an ! Between them. No worries its still dl mode.
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Okay well I don't know what happened, but I was able to reflash to stock somehow. I did the process for getting to the download screen, but the rainbow screen showed up so I just decided to act like it was there and hit the volume up and it showed up in odin finally and I was able to flash it. Thanks for the help everyone!

Hand claps, im glad it was an easy fix.

Kudos to you for not freaking out or giving up.
*applause*

Okay I got it working again and reflashed the stock ROM using GTG. But now that its running its running like crap and the second I turn on the phone it gives me like 5 notifications that some apps have stopped unexpectedly and I have to force close them. Not only that, but now every time that I open an app it almost immediately closes saying that it has stopped unexpectedly and needs to be force closed. Any ideas on what might be causing this? I'm thinking that it has something to do with the reflash, but I'm not sure. Oh also on a smaller note, my market app is completely different as far as how it looks. Not a big deal but just thought it was interesting. Thanks.

i always a fan of reflashing.....lol
since you got it past that rainbow of death, i would go back to stock one more time wipe EVERYTHING and go from there....the Force Closes is not a Huge deal. usually happens from a bad install or using TiBu to restore sys data.
so Flash away,

weird screen
that kind of screen happens when you use the lagfix with a rom in 2.2 base and change it from rfs. you have to put it back to rfs and try the rom you installed again or you have to reflash back to stock. This has primarily happened to me when going from a 2.2 base rom to a 2.3 rom

infuse not booting

first of all I'm going to say I'm not all that new to this. and i have read through the forums and i don't see anyone with this exact problem (or even close)
My problems is getting into download mode.
I was using ZEUS' latest ROM and loving it but decided to reflash from stock because data wasn't working. pulled up Odin on my desktop *which was the first time i used it for anything but transferring files* got into download mode and was re-flashing with GTG's unbrick. it was on system.sysfs (i think?) and it stopped and replaced the yellow connected With a red box with FAIL. Thinking it was FUBAR i unplugged it and tried to boot up (still in download mode i used power- and power.) aaand nothing.
Now after 15 minutes of different Button combination, computers, and usb ports i don't know what to do.
When i plug the phone in and hold down vol+- and power and put in the battery i get nothing...
Am i SOL or can i get a Jig to fix it?
Also how do i make a jig?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1237

kernozlov said:
first of all I'm going to say I'm not all that new to this. and i have read through the forums and i don't see anyone with this exact problem (or even close)
My problems is getting into download mode.
I was using ZEUS' latest ROM and loving it but decided to reflash from stock because data wasn't working. pulled up Odin on my desktop *which was the first time i used it for anything but transferring files* got into download mode and was re-flashing with GTG's unbrick. it was on system.sysfs (i think?) and it stopped and replaced the yellow connected With a red box with FAIL. Thinking it was FUBAR i unplugged it and tried to boot up (still in download mode i used power- and power.) aaand nothing.
Now after 15 minutes of different Button combination, computers, and usb ports i don't know what to do.
When i plug the phone in and hold down vol+- and power and put in the battery i get nothing...
Am i SOL or can i get a Jig to fix it?
Also how do i make a jig?
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Try leaving the power button out of your mix.
Remove battery
Hold down volume + and -
Insert battery
Insert USB
Hope this helps
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kernozlov said:
first of all I'm going to say I'm not all that new to this. and i have read through the forums and i don't see anyone with this exact problem (or even close)
My problems is getting into download mode.
I was using ZEUS' latest ROM and loving it but decided to reflash from stock because data wasn't working. pulled up Odin on my desktop *which was the first time i used it for anything but transferring files* got into download mode and was re-flashing with GTG's unbrick. it was on system.sysfs (i think?) and it stopped and replaced the yellow connected With a red box with FAIL. Thinking it was FUBAR i unplugged it and tried to boot up (still in download mode i used power- and power.) aaand nothing.
Now after 15 minutes of different Button combination, computers, and usb ports i don't know what to do.
When i plug the phone in and hold down vol+- and power and put in the battery i get nothing...
Am i SOL or can i get a Jig to fix it?
Also how do i make a jig?
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If nothing works, pm me and ill give you the information for 40 bucks you can save an infuse, even if you try turning it on, and you get absolutly nothing.

Ryanscool said:
If nothing works, pm me and ill give you the information for 40 bucks you can save an infuse, even if you try turning it on, and you get absolutly nothing.
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Steep price. I'll. Only charge $20. Just kidding. I actually have no interest in your money. Not for information that is very readily available at your fingertips. Go read some other, I bricked my infuse threads.
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Huh why we charging anything....open source for all...and open help... I mean i believe in donations...but....
Sent from Infuse'd with Aeon.

Erik_T said:
Steep price. I'll. Only charge $20. Just kidding. I actually have no interest in your money. Not for information that is very readily available at your fingertips. Go read some other, I bricked my infuse threads.
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bigjoe2675 said:
Huh why we charging anything....open source for all...and open help... I mean i believe in donations...but....
Sent from Infuse'd with Aeon.
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Its not me, lol. I can not do such a thing. Im just trying to help. The people who do this service is mobiletechvideos.com. They restored my broken infuse back to new (with a broken usb port, but was broken before) i could not save it from a brick. If he can not get it to boot, or connect to a computer or something, ill give him the info to send it to them and get it fixed. Its legit too, worked for me.

Ryanscool said:
If nothing works, pm me and ill give you the information for 40 bucks you can save an infuse, even if you try turning it on, and you get absolutly nothing.
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RyanisNOTCool, you should be ashamed.
OP, go look up Heimdall, Adam Outlers One Click will fix your infuse.
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marty331 said:
RyanisNOTCool, you should be ashamed.
OP, go look up Grondahl, Adam Outlers One Click will fix your infuse.
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that's not what ryan meant, marty.
he meant the $40 is what the pro charges to pull apart your phone and apply a hardware rescue.
but you're right, reading posts by adam outler may help

qkster said:
that's not what ryan meant, marty.
he meant the $40 is what the pro charges to pull apart your phone and apply a hardware rescue.
but you're right, reading posts by adam outler may help
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Ok, sorry Ryan.
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marty331 said:
RyanisNOTCool, you should be ashamed.
OP, go look up Heimdall, Adam Outler One Click will fix your infuse.
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i just downloaded the "one click unbrick" by Adam Outler from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310
and it says it needs download mode.. which i cant get to..... I know about JTAG and that is the only thing i have heard about so far that seems to be able to fix it.....
*Just read about Adam Outler's Unbrickable mod he made. I am so mad at myself right now. >.>

Here try to leave thye batter out overnight then try to get into download mode if not then let it die and plugit up to a charger then try to get into download mode
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It could be saved
I met a highly similar situation before and I solve it as I was about to post a post for help.
I disconnected during the dl mode recovering the system and couldn't turn on.
Try:
Pull the battery out for a while.
Assure that your battery is charged and have more than 50% juice.
I tried all combination but it didn't help, after 2 hours it could return to dl mode again.
Hope this could help you.

Get a blackberry torch usb data cable. Always saved my phone
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Assuming the thread is back open (one month without activity is considered a dead thread on this forum right?) I have seen all the advice about the battery. well I had one of my dad's friends have a cracks at it. Here's the thing. It does not do ANYTHING! The screen doesn't turn on, charging indication on screen, when it's plugged into the computer (win7) it flashes up "Device recognized" then it's gone. The actual phone is completely gone. No movement you could say.. I don't have a jig to try but I think I might just try the jtag from somewhere earlier in this thread.

im having the same issue, i think i bricked my phone and i cant get into download mode ive tried all the combinations and stuffs posted in others thread but ive not been able to solve anything.. please help!

I used mobile tech videos and they were very fast. I had the phone back and working in less than a week!

marty331 said:
RyanisNOTCool, you should be ashamed.
OP, go look up Heimdall, Adam Outlers One Click will fix your infuse.
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In order to use Heimdall Adam Outlers One Click you need to setup the phone as download mode, but that's the problem, the phone won't even go to that mode. If you know how to do it without that mode, really will be appreciated
I also have the same issue. No boot at all. The computer won't even recognize it. really need help with this issue without opening the phone... please, thanks!

Infuse 4G stuck in Infinite Bootloop on MIUI

I've read a few other threads but none of the solutions help.
So yeah its stuck in infinite bootloop, it flashes "Samsung" and then the battery in a never ending cycle.
I've tried holding volume +/- while plugging into my computer with odin without the battery but my phone doesnt even turn on when I do that.
Any help please?

Download mode:
Remove battery.
Plug in usb phone to computer.
Hold vol. +\-
Insert battery.
When screen appears, press vol.+.
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I do not know how to do Download Mode, nor do I know what that means. Thank you though
And I tried your instructions however it doesnt do anything, it just keeps looping the samsung logo and the battery

XDA Pilot said:
I do not know how to do Download Mode, nor do I know what that means. Thank you though
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Then you haven't read enough.

Can you get to recovery ? (pull battery- re- install battery, hold vol +/- and power.)

Pony Express said:
Can you get to recovery ? (pull battery- re- install battery, hold vol +/- and power.)
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No I can not get into recovery mode. It is boot looped with the Samsung Screen

XDA Pilot said:
I've read a few other threads but none of the solutions help.
So yeah its stuck in infinite bootloop, it flashes "Samsung" and then the battery in a never ending cycle.
I've tried holding volume +/- while plugging into my computer with odin without the battery but my phone doesnt even turn on when I do that.
Any help please?
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It's your power button.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873129

mine will do that too just randomly shut of f and go into the Samsung loop, just don't give up, eventually u will be able to get into download mode (just like pony express describes above) if you keep at it.
Switch up which buttons you hold, this works for me , sometimes it will take up to 20 attempts. Dont give up.
The last package I installed was called "unbrick with root " for Odin seems to be more stable than all the others. It has 3 files in the zip one for pit, a pda, and a third for phone. Load them all into Odin, once you get into download mode. So far so good on my infuse. On ly time will tell
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XDA Pilot said:
I've read a few other threads but none of the solutions help.
So yeah its stuck in infinite bootloop, it flashes "Samsung" and then the battery in a never ending cycle.
I've tried holding volume +/- while plugging into my computer with odin without the battery but my phone doesnt even turn on when I do that.
Any help please?
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Oh yeah after your holding buttons and plug it in you need to put the battery back in, once you are in download mode you can take it back out if you want but if you dont put it back in you will never get there
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XDA Pilot said:
I do not know how to do Download Mode, nor do I know what that means. Thank you though
And I tried your instructions however it doesnt do anything, it just keeps looping the samsung logo and the battery
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OK... let's pause for a second here...
Once you escape that bowl of boot loops cereal, please.. don't do anything!!
Spend a lot of time reading and brushing up on as much as you can..
Download mode should have been one of the first things you learned about.. its how you get out of real bad binds that you might find your way into..
Tons of helpful people here and lots of information also..

drnecropolis said:
OK... let's pause for a second here...
Once you escape that bowl of boot loops cereal, please.. don't do anything!!
Spend a lot of time reading and brushing up on as much as you can..
Download mode should have been one of the first things you learned about.. its how you get out of real bad binds that you might find your way into..
Tons of helpful people here and lots of information also..
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Alright thanks, I found out what download mode was, and I found that the problem was just that the power button was a little dirty
I opened up my phone and cleaned out the internals near the power button. Works like a charm.

Hey homie, I had that same problem Coue weeks a go. I brought it to two different repair guys, one said it was the board that's fried, and the other said it was a software issue. I brought it back home and it turned out to be the power button. I had to take my phone apart,bought an air spray can and clean out the power button area. Now its working like brand new.
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jazenf said:
Hey homie, I had that same problem Coue weeks a go. I brought it to two different repair guys, one said it was the board that's fried, and the other said it was a software issue. I brought it back home and it turned out to be the power button. I had to take my phone apart,bought an air spray can and clean out the power button area. Now its working like brand new.
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I also got the same news from the repair guy. I used air spray on the inside and finally got into my phone. It's still touchy, but i just give it a good smack against the coffee table :/ So i'm downloading an app so I can shut off the screen with out using the power button.

THANK YOU!!!
I was having this same issue with my infuse, and I saw this while doing some research and it worked like a charm! I'm unbricked and up and running again. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Infuse
I can go into that download mode but waht should I do next and do I need driver?
Pony Express said:
Download mode:
Remove battery.
Plug in usb phone to computer.
Hold vol. +\-
Insert battery.
When screen appears, press vol.+.
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Phone wont turn on help!!

Hey guys. I'd really appreciate your help. So this is how the story goes. Im pretty well versed in flashing ROMS. I flashed the CM10 Rom, don't remember the exact name, but it's the one where u can download a bunch of themes. Anyway the wifi kept coming on and off so I decided to try another ROM. I went into recovery mode and flashed the MIUI vs OTTER ROM, I think thats the name, I'm pretty sure . Just as the flashing finishes the phone turns off and BAM!! The problems start so basically phone wont come on now. I don't get the vibration before it starts, so I figured Id root back to stock and start all over...(Odin..PIT etc.) So this is what happens. The computer makes the noise that indicates something's been plugged in and then immediately it makes the same noise as if somethings been unplugged (phone is still plugged in though) Screen is completely blank still and a message comes up (ON PC) to install new software on ( the phone). The software or Device that registers as the phone in device manager is Qualcomm CDMA technologies MSM. Any help would be appreciated. And yes I did the whole wipe factory/dalvik etc. right before flashing the MIUI ROM. The computer says I need to flash drive F to be able to use it (which I figure is the phone, and flashing would erase everything right?) but as I try to do that it denies me permission because th phone is apparently coming in and out, or on and off.

Have you tried a jig? Do a quick Google search "Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G Jig" . It'll get you into download mode and allow you to flash through Odin back to stock, I believe.
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Playdoe said:
Hey guys. I'd really appreciate your help. So this is how the story goes. Im pretty well versed in flashing ROMS. I flashed the CM10 Rom, don't remember the exact name, but it's the one where u can download a bunch of themes. Anyway the wifi kept coming on and off so I decided to try another ROM. I went into recovery mode and flashed the MIUI vs OTTER ROM, I think thats the name, I'm pretty sure . Just as the flashing finishes the phone turns off and BAM!! The problems start so basically phone wont come on now. I don't get the vibration before it starts, so I figured Id root back to stock and start all over...(Odin..PIT etc.) So this is what happens. The computer makes the noise that indicates something's been plugged in and then immediately it makes the same noise as if somethings been unplugged (phone is still plugged in though) Screen is completely blank still and a message comes up (ON PC) to install new software on ( the phone). The software or Device that registers as the phone in device manager is Qualcomm CDMA technologies MSM. Any help would be appreciated. And yes I did the whole wipe factory/dalvik etc. right before flashing the MIUI ROM. The computer says I need to flash drive F to be able to use it (which I figure is the phone, and flashing would erase everything right?) but as I try to do that it denies me permission because th phone is apparently coming in and out, or on and off.
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Have you tried pulling the battery and entering recovery again?

Jserrano56 said:
Have you tried a jig? Do a quick Google search "Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G Jig" . It'll get you into download mode and allow you to flash through Odin back to stock, I believe.
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So this "jig" thing...is it something I buy or a program i download? After i googled it I got a few hits selling a small usb looking item and some videos for you tube describing how to make one...so which my friend are u talking about?

anactoraaron said:
Have you tried pulling the battery and entering recovery again?
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I've tried everything including:
Taking battery out for extended periods.
Trying to hold volume up button and power/vice versa with both and volume down, whilst running odin to see if Added" pops up on odin so that I can root to stock and start over."
Every time i plug the phone into PC you hear the plug and unplu sounds as if the phone is continuesly turning off and on but nothing on the screen. Im not even getting the vibration.

I had a similar issue on my phone recently. It was incredibly frustrating so I just left it on the charger. When I came back 30 minutes later, it was on and charging.
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Playdoe said:
So this "jig" thing...is it something I buy or a program i download? After i googled it I got a few hits selling a small usb looking item and some videos for you tube describing how to make one...so which my friend are u talking about?
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Either you can buy one or make it yourself, but I highly recommend you buy one.
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Playdoe said:
I've tried everything including:
Taking battery out for extended periods.
Trying to hold volume up button and power/vice versa with both and volume down, whilst running odin to see if Added" pops up on odin so that I can root to stock and start over."
Every time i plug the phone into PC you hear the plug and unplu sounds as if the phone is continuesly turning off and on but nothing on the screen. Im not even getting the vibration.
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I think it is hard bricked.

Did you try download mode? I thought mine was hard-bricked, but I was able to go into download mode.

Wow, same thing here!
Playdoe said:
Hey guys. I'd really appreciate your help. So this is how the story goes. Im pretty well versed in flashing ROMS. I flashed the CM10 Rom, don't remember the exact name, but it's the one where u can download a bunch of themes. Anyway the wifi kept coming on and off so I decided to try another ROM. I went into recovery mode and flashed the MIUI vs OTTER ROM, I think thats the name, I'm pretty sure . Just as the flashing finishes the phone turns off and BAM!! The problems start so basically phone wont come on now. I don't get the vibration before it starts, so I figured Id root back to stock and start all over...(Odin..PIT etc.) So this is what happens. The computer makes the noise that indicates something's been plugged in and then immediately it makes the same noise as if somethings been unplugged (phone is still plugged in though) Screen is completely blank still and a message comes up (ON PC) to install new software on ( the phone). The software or Device that registers as the phone in device manager is Qualcomm CDMA technologies MSM. Any help would be appreciated. And yes I did the whole wipe factory/dalvik etc. right before flashing the MIUI ROM. The computer says I need to flash drive F to be able to use it (which I figure is the phone, and flashing would erase everything right?) but as I try to do that it denies me permission because th phone is apparently coming in and out, or on and off.
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I have almost the EXACT same problem. BUT, I do have a jig that I know that works...and it doesn't bring me to Download Mode. :crying:
No button combos work...download or recovery, I don't even know if it is charging...had it on the charger for about 30 mins so far.
(It says exactly:
You need to format the disk in drive G: before you can use it.
Do you want to format it?
<Format disk> <Cancel>
I of course press cancel
With a battery or without a battery, when I connect to the computer it installs the drivers as stated above but it continues to ask if I want to format it. If I leave it plugged up, the popup continues almost endlessly. I've not yet press FORMAT, as I would think that could make it worse than it is.
Has anyone seen this type of problem?
*EDIT: I'm sending it out on Monday to get it JTAGed, too expense and complex to even think about trying to get a box and attempting the fix myself.
I was basically told that the Boot portion (whatever it's exactly called) needs to be re-written and then probably just flash stock firmware on it.
Just wanted to leave this here to help others search and find this info...just in case they attempt to try to do more than they should and really mess their phone up even more.