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Ok I was flashing back to stock 2.1 useind odin when mid process my phone fell battery out usb disconnected and bam thats it. Now my phone is locked on a screen that shows a picture of a phone ! and a computer. I can get it back to download mode and odin will se the phone but gets no further then do not unplug device, my computer beeps when its plugged in but it dose not show the phone in my computer section. Any fixes or am i screwed?
PS phone is only two weeks old if need be could I take it back like this????
Hmm I think I may hove gotten past this problem. Uninstalled odin reinstalled and now it seems to be hopefully working
Here is the fix
I was in this same situation yesterday. Here is how to get it back into download mode.
•Be sure the Samsung USB drivers for the phone are installed on your computer.
•Remove and replace the battery.
•Connect the phone to the computer with the USB cable. The "phone-exclamation mark-computer" picture should display on the phone's screen.
•Hold the Volume Up+Volume Down+Power buttons down simultaneously.The screen should go blank, then the picture should appear again. When the screen goes blank a second time, release the Power button while continuing to hold the Volume Up+Volume Down buttons down
If that doesn't work,i had a similar problem where I could get into odin, but it would progress beyond the pit file. Take the battery, sim and memory card out of your phone. Start odin. Put the battery only back in. hold volume up and down. Plug the phone in while holding these buttons. Don't let go until you are in download mode. Now try restoring. It should work.
Thanks for the input i am back up and running!!
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Bricked replacement Captivate - Orange Screen
Just to let you know. I recently received a replacement captivate thru warranty exchange. The phone was apparently a new one with JF6. So I decided to do an update to JH7 using Kies mini. A little over half way to the update procedure, the phone screen turned orange and stayed there for a long time, eventually I had to pull the plug. Of course I had to manually go to download mode and launch Kies mini emergency recovery, the damn thing again got stuck at the orange screen.
If anybody has this experience do no proceed further and throw that damn thing back at At&T's face. Do not attempt to do anything. I made a mistake of then doing an ODIN one-click back to stop and the phone got stuck half way, went to the orange screen.. and then it was over.. The phone was dead, wouldn't turn on, no recovery or download mode with any button combo. When I plugged in to the wall, no battery indicator.
save yourself the trouble and return the damn thing
still there
I am a "noob" to posting here, and a noob to the android due to being an avid iPhone user. I am having the same problem, phone -!- computer and have tried every method i can find in this forum to get passed it. Are there any other thoughts or suggestions? (got hung at do not turn off target in odin) Thanks in advance to any help.
I would look at this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310
Stephenv1971 said:
I would look at this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310
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went that route, still cant find dl mode. have resistors built and all. any way i try to boot shows me the phone -!- computer, and the computer doesnt attempt to recognise it so there is no communication between the computer and phone. unfortunately, i dont have a v/ohm meter, so i am not sure of the accuracy of the resistors i used to make my jig.
I fixed this many times with phone that had the button download mode and didn't.
Getting into download mode while softbricked like this wont show the normal download screen. IT will still show the error screen....
With download mode working still:
Simply remove the battery and replace,
Open odin
Hold down volume keys and plug it in till you see odin recognize ur phone.
Then continue to use odin.
Dosent work, repeat.
If you know ur button combo dosent work:
Just open odin.
Remove battery & replace.
Use jig (3k 100k ohms twisted)
Then when the phone turns on and your see the pc! screen plug in usb.
See if odin sees it.
Assuming your flash didn't fail on the PBL.bin or SBL.bin you should be fine.
Follow the methods suggested by other users here and you will get back up and running in no time at all.
Don't sweat the 'phone-!-pc' screen. I'm a little surprised that no one has given you the good news....that is just a version of the download screen for later hardware revisions. It looks bad, but if Odin recognizes your phone (if one of the COM fields goes active), just start your flash again.
Now if Odin does not recognize the phone when plugged in via USB, then you have some more work to do.
I had forgotten about posting here, and my problem has been resolved. So here it is... I tried everything that I could find within this forum, almost. I built my own jig with inferior radio shack components that would not activate download mode, though it would turn the phone on. I got wise, spent 8 dollars at ebay and purchased a JIG there. Instant download mode after 3 days (shipping). Reflashed with one click, updated w/ kies, made kernal changes and am now rockin my captivate. Thanks to those who assisted.
Steve_O_1971 said:
I had forgotten about posting here, and my problem has been resolved. So here it is... I tried everything that I could find within this forum, almost. I built my own jig with inferior radio shack components that would not activate download mode, though it would turn the phone on. I got wise, spent 8 dollars at ebay and purchased a JIG there. Instant download mode after 3 days (shipping). Reflashed with one click, updated w/ kies, made kernal changes and am now rockin my captivate. Thanks to those who assisted.
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Using the 3-resistor method takes A LOT of patience, at least in my experience. Glad everything worked out.
beast534 said:
Using the 3-resistor method takes A LOT of patience, at least in my experience. Glad everything worked out.
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Patience is a virtue, and my Ex's name. LOL! I can do without patience.
Jokes aside, i actually soldered the resistors to a plug that i had cut up, and made sure it was covered so my skin wouldnt come in contact. The Radio Shack here buys inferior products and sells them at reggular retail. Unfortunately my $300.00 V-Ohm meter is on the fritz, and i have not had the time or money to replace it yet, but I have intentions to check the actual resistance of the jig I made. ^^
I'm pretty sure I bricked my captive. I have the phone-!-computer icon whenever I try to turn it on. I was using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=818439 that guide to give me the three button fix but when I went to pick up my phone during the process the batter slipped out(it wasn't secure -.-) and now I'm stuck at that icon. Please tell me there's some way to unbrick my phone.
Hold down both volume buttons and plug it in. If it goes into download mode you can just flash with odin. If not you need to make a jig. Search around for both these. Either way, you should be good.
I'm guessing my phone was either a newer or older version so the volume+power buttons won't work to get it into the download mode. I guess I'll try a jig tomorrow.
On eBay I will find 1 for 10 dls or so its always good to have 1 of those next to ur pillow so u can sleep well
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That is true, I was freaking out and hoping I didn't have the most expensive paperweight in the world until I started searching around and found that a jig is my last hope.
Here is a guide I made which covers the Phone--!--PC problem..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1012769
I had that same problem with my captivate, and didn't realize at the time that mine didn't come with the 3 button fix either. What always works (although you might have to do it a couple times because the timing has to be pretty precise) is take the battery out, plug the USB cord (after you plug it into your computer) into the phone while holding the volume up and down buttons at once. Then (with the cord in and the volume buttons still held), put the battery back in. This will work, even if your phone doesn't come with the 3 button fix.
After the phone works, be sure to flash the 3buttonfix.zip file. Do a google search and find the xda thread on it.
If you are going to get a jig, get it from mobiletechvideos.com. They are only $8, and come from a reliable source. If you get it on ebay you never know the quality. For this problem, you certainly won't need a jig. It is actually very difficult to hard brick a captivate, which is partly due to the fact that the bootloader is unlocked. Be sure you have the captivate insurance from AT&T.
AdamOutler said:
Here is a guide I made which covers the Phone--!--PC problem..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1012769
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The thing is your guide doesn't say what to do if Odin can't even detect your phone.
As for just holding the volume buttons, nothing happens. just stays at the phone-!-PC icon.
Next time put the battery cover back on before starting the process. Lesson learned.
Get a jiggggggggg
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Dahis said:
The thing is your guide doesn't say what to do if Odin can't even detect your phone.
As for just holding the volume buttons, nothing happens. just stays at the phone-!-PC icon.
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Be sure to do what I said above. The problem is actually very easy to solve but you need the right sequence of button/usb/battery
Phone--!--PC is just a download mode. If the computer does not recognize the phone, reinstall drivers, reboot and pull the battery out, then try again.
Try THIS out. See if that fixes it.
This worked for me once...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8823307&postcount=48
First of all, I'm hoping I'm posting in the right forum -- The Vibrant and the Galaxy S 4G are very similar phones. I have the Samsung T-959 Galaxy S Vibrant 4G on Cincinnati Bell. I didn't know whether to post in Vibrant or here, so bear with me
Okay, I had CM7 on my phone for quite some time, when randomly it decided it was going to screw up and started force closing EVERYTHING, eventually forcing me to restart my phone. When I restarted it, it didn't come back on. It stayed at the screen that says Vibrant Samsung. I freaked. I said screw it, and decided to try and restore my phone using CWM, but it said my backup was corrupted...
Long story short, I ended up trying to flash a bunch of ROMs, none of them worked because I don't know if I'm using the right ROMs. I ended up screwing up the file system and got the Phone-!-Computer problem. It said the easiest way to fix it was to do this (- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989 -) and now I'm stuck at an AT&T WORLD PHONE screen... it's not booting or anything. It's just sitting there.
Here are my questions:
1) I just want my phone to work, even if its just back to stock... Is there a way I can get my phone back to stock? I mean, I know I more than likely won't be able to get the Cincinnati Bell stock ROM, but I just want the Samsung T-959 Galaxy S 4G stock ROM.
2) If there isn't a stock rom, is there a more stable, clean ROM I can use?
3) How do I fix this hugeee problem?
PS, I'm using ODIN, just a heads up!
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Oh, and I also just realized I cannot figure out how to enter recovery or download from here... I've tried every button combo. fml.
yeah dude you got the wrong phone bc the samsung galaxy S 4G does not have cm7 yet. really sucks that that happened to your phone tho.
Well, you know, if Cincinnati Bell would give their phones appropriate names and not names that are 30 words long that include names of other phones, I might not've gotten confused.
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Holding down just the power button makes the phone restart... could my phone have possibly rigged all the buttons to the power button, making it to where when I press the power button, it thinks I'm pressing all three buttons? If so, this could be a HUGE issue, considering I need to press the volume buttons individually.
I've done some research and I guess my only option is to use a USB jig? Does this sound correct? Or is there another way to fix this problem?
Also, I've noticed when I plug in the USB to the phone and it goes to show the battery, it locks up, battery stays grey, and the white loading rotation thing stops moving.
do a battery pull. and go into download mode and flash the odin file for the vibrant. it sounds to me like you have the vibrant because cm7 doesnt run on the Galaxy 4g. how long have you had the phone?
I've had this phone for about 3 months... I rooted it and installed CM7 2 weeks after I had it, and it just started randomly screwing up yesterday.
I can't get to download mode... I only get two screens - the "battery attempting to charge" screen and the "AT&T World Phone" screen.
I've tried every button combination (up, down, up+down, up+power, down+power, up+down+power) and nothing wants to work. It just keeps restarting.
Since I can't post links on this forum, go to google and type in "Samsung Vibrant Cincinnati Bell" and click the first result. That's what I have.
I just get really confused because like... there's the Vibrant, and there's the Galaxy S 4G. When I bought my phone, they kept calling it the Galaxy S, but when I turn it on, it says Vibrant and Galaxy S, and in the description it says "A Galaxy S phone". WTF. So. CONFUSED.
I'm really thinking this USB jig is my last option. I've already put in my order for it, but I'd rather fix my phone now and have it for the future rather than wait a week and be phoneless, so I'm willing to try anything, but at this point, I feel like I've tried everything.
ok, so you have a vibrant. the galaxy s is a line of products from samsung.
it clearly says VIBRANT, not GALAXY S 4G!
you should only be flashing vibrant roms on it, not galaxy s 4g roms because the galaxy s 4g is a different phone.
remove your sd card and sim and try to odin again, even if it doesnt say you are in download mode. does odin recognize your phone?
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i re-read what you are doing. and the reason you cant get into download mode is because you are doing it wrong. do a battery pull, press and hold both volume buttons and then plug in the usb that is connected to your computer. odin should be running before you do this.
Sorry! I'm learning! I'm just going by what the guy told me. He told me it was a Samsung Galaxy S 4G and the phone said Vibrant. I just wasn't sure and now I know.
Odin is not recognizing my phone.
and you are in dl mode?
DL mode will not work... I tried all the button combinations. I also noticed when I just hold the power button, it acts as if I'm resetting it. It never really turns off. It just restarts like if I were to press the 3-button combo.
Since you are only reading part of people posts I will list this step by step for you.
1. Run Odin.
2. Pull battery out of phone and do not have it plugged in.
3.Place the battery back in and DO NOT PRESS THE POWER BUTTON THIS TIME.
4. Hold the volume up and volume down button in, as they are still held down plug in the usb cable connected to your computer.
This should put you in DL mode. If not Odin should still see it once its plugged in
It is frustrating when people only read a fraction of a post
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ok because your not 100 percent sure which phone it actually is and i dont feel like having u brick on flashing the wrong rom
pull out yuor battery
under your battery in the compartment there should be a sticker tells you make and model of your phone
if it reads t959v you have a 4g
if it reads t959 you have a vibrant
if you see a icon on the screen that looks like a phone and a pc with lines though the middle that is download mode also its the pc to phone screen you are more then capable of flashing from that screen
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Since you are only reading part of people posts I will list this step by step for you.
1. Run Odin.
2. Pull battery out of phone and do not have it plugged in.
3.Place the battery back in and DO NOT PRESS THE POWER BUTTON THIS TIME.
4. Hold the volume up and volume down button in, as they are still held down plug in the usb cable connected to your computer.
This should put you in DL mode. If not Odin should still see it once its plugged in
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I performed these steps, and all I got was a screen with a greyed out battery on it and the loading pinwheel. Odin never recognized my device.
I'm reading ALL of EVERYONE's posts. You guys don't have to be jerks and you don't have to talk to me like I'm a child. I just need help with my phone from people who have had more experience. Maybe if YOU read MY posts, you would understand that I already stated that my phone won't enter DL mode, no matter what I do, hence why I purchased a jig.
Also, my model is T959 - Vibrant. Thank you, Raver.
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I performed these steps, and all I got was a screen with a greyed out battery on it and the loading pinwheel. Odin never recognized my device.
I'm reading ALL of EVERYONE's posts. You guys don't have to be jerks and you don't have to talk to me like I'm a child. I just need help with my phone from people who have had more experience. Maybe if YOU read MY posts, you would understand that I already stated that my phone won't enter DL mode, no matter what I do, hence why I purchased a jig.
Also, my model is T959 - Vibrant. Thank you, Raver.
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You can try stock rom. That has boot n sbl looks like part of your boot was updated through the Rebrand ua. Once u get jig. Let me know
Wow - acting up. First off, there is no "vibrant 4G". I have the vibrant and when you root it with CM7 it appears to be able to get 3.5G (HSPDA).
Anyways. I also had an issue where I had to put it into download mode because it got stuck with the grey phone logo. I WAS able to get it into download mode and I followed exactly the instructions here. Maybe you are not understanding the duration and order of pushing the buttons. Also is the battery charged?
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DL mode will not work... I tried all the button combinations. I also noticed when I just hold the power button, it acts as if I'm resetting it. It never really turns off. It just restarts like if I were to press the 3-button combo.
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If none of the right button combinations are working, I'd suggest downloading the Android software developers kit (SDK) from android.com. Install it & once that it done, open a command prompt, cd to where ever the SDK installed, go into the platform-tools directory, and issue this command:
adb reboot download
That should get you there. Good luck!
The Bell Vibrant is actually a different model completely, more towards the lines of I9000B I think. I know someone who has one, so I'd have to get the exact model number, but to clarify, this is not the phone section you are looking for. Flashing any ODIN images from this phone will brick.
Alright I'll try helping.
1) Unplug your phone and remove the battery.
2) WITHOUT replacing the battery, meaning leave the battery OUT. Hold the vol UP and vol Down button and while holding it, plug in the USB. You should see a yellow triangle.
If that doesn't work.
1)Unplug your phone and remove the battery.
2) Hold Up and Down Vol, replace battery and plug in the phone.
Make sure you're connecting to a COMPUTER. not an outlet.
I recently downloaded SD Maid Pro, cleaned out all the double files and now the Infuse just blinks Samsung until it dies. Can't get it to go into download mode or anything else. It just blinks Samsung til it dies. I plug in the charger and it just shows the starburst loading emblem. Can't turn it on, once I unplug the charger, it'll show Samsung and then just blink. Pulled the battery, put it back in.. automatically Samsung comes up and just blinks. Tried everything. I think it's done. Any suggestions?
-Rob
Can you tell me step by step how you are trying to get into download mode...maybe you might be doing something wrong...also even if the screen goes blank after doing steps for download mode try and see if Odin/heimdal recognize it
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Odin won't recognize it. I pulled the battery. Put it back in. Before I can plug in the usb cable it's flashing the Samsung screen.
Ok, try this
1) Pull battery
2) hold volume up + down
3) plug USB into phone/pc with Odin or heimdal running
4) place battery in
See if it boots into download mode that way
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Nope, Just shows the starburst loading icon blinking like before.
Hmmm...well, if your not too sketched out and you pay for shipping, ill take a look at it and try to fix it...this is just an option and I understand if you don't wanna do that option ad I am a stranger and these phones ate expensive...
Can you check the power button...make sure its not stuck down...helped a guy not too long ago who had a similar problem only to find out his power button was stuck down
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BigRob1212 said:
Nope, Just shows the starburst loading icon blinking like before.
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let is set for a few hours, may need to charge...
or buy a usb jig and see if that will force it into download mode... worked for me once.
como ysickp
I'm having the same issue here, but my phone hit nicely my bedside... it turns on, but keeps looping in the samsung screen
sorry for english
doggie3001 said:
I'm having the same issue here, but my phone hit nicely my bedside... it turns on, but keeps looping in the samsung screen
sorry for english
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Have you attempted download mode? Could you also provide the steps you did to attempt download mode?
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mg2195 said:
Have you attempted download mode? Could you also provide the steps you did to attempt download mode?
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Yes, i've tried almost everything to get in download mode
download modes
nothing works it's like my power button is stuck, but it looks fine
M8, im dealing with the same situation with a couple motherboards. If im able to find a solution for that i will let you know. Ive done more than you have because i have even applied unbrickable mod to one of those two mobos with no luck. Pretty much same thing. The resurrector recognizes it but before it can resurrect the phone it will dissappear for good. So im starting to think it could be a damaged or corrupted file on the very lower levels of the infuse. But, at the same time, it maybe some hardware failure since i think unbrickable mod basically goes to the lowest level on the phone. Its a shame, but i have seen this many times on infuse phones. Never had to deal with that myself though....
Possible fix
My son brought me his phone last night with this same problem. I was not in the best mood to deal with it so made him, a teenager, go without a phone for a whole night....yeah dad of the year here. LOL. Anyway, I started working on it this morning and tried just about everyting I could think of until it thought of the Handyman's#! rule....If it doesnt work just bang on it. I took phone and with battery in it and cover on slapped it against my knee on the back cover in area where camera is. Dont try to break it just give it a good smack. Right after that it booted up and is just fine. LOL. I know it isnt the most scientific way to fix it...but it works for me and my son has his phone back. I hope this will help the rest of you out until we have a more defined solution.
I'm a new member so please dont take it out on me for posting in the general discussion board. I was trying to upgrade my Gingerbread firmware into the new ICS firmware. I downloaded Samsung Kies and the phone couldnt connect for 10+ minutes. It finally connected and started upgrading, in the middle of it all, I lost connection and it said to turn off my phone and re connect the usb. I did that and the phone was stuck on "firmware has encountered an issue". After googling for hours I finally found a thread on here stating Odin could flash/boot the phone into the old condition. I proceeded to do that and then the connection stopped in the middle of that. My phone went blank and will not turn on. I bought a USB jig and had it shipped overnight for $30+ from Amazon and it doesnt work. Is there any other option I have other than slamming the phone into the ground or going to tmobile to purchase another pricey phone? I appreciate any feedback I am beginning to hit depression stage now hahaha.
Can't be that depressed with all those hahaha's
use Odin to flash the standard Samsung ROM which you'll need to download, put the phone into download mode
(hold power + home + vol DOWN)
It also sounds like you have a crappy USB connection. Either get another cable or don't move the phone when its doing these important changes.
Then you'll need to root it again (or leave it stock if you wish) you could then download and flash a rooted ROM
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the hahaha's are a coverup. The phone will not go into recovery/download mode for anything. Ive tried holding the home+vol up/down+power and nothing happens. Im not able to do ANYTHING. It stays off and thats it. I ordered a new micro usb connection but im afraid that its too late for the phone. If I could get it to turn on I would know where to go from there with rooting but it wont even turn on.
I believe I found my own answer...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392487