after 2-3 hours of googling, trying odin, vol. up and power, usb, kies, seems like a million other things, i cannot get my exhibit 4g passed the "exhibit 4g by t-mobile" screen. i've let it sit, hoping it would boot, removed the batter and let it sit, tried booting it into recovery. i've downloaded every program recommended by every android site and now i'm at my wits end.
before i go any further, i did download rom manager and tried to cwm for galaxy s since that what rom manager detected my phone as. stupid, i know, but i'm pretty sure i told it to backup just in case i ran into a situation like this.
when i plug the phone into my laptop via usb, it's stuck on the little circle "thinking" image. my laptop dings like it knows something is plugged in but then it says "usb device not recognized" but i've downloaded and installed the driver from samsungs website.
i think this thing is bricked but i've read several articles saying a bricked phone wont turn on at all. my phone is rooted but other than that it's all stock.
any suggestions?
My phone will not go into download mode. The phone seems like it is dead no lights nothing. But when I plug in the phone in my computer it shows up as a Mass Storage Device. Then after about 10 secs it disconnects itself and then reconnects right back and it keeps on doing this. Anyone have any ideas?
Does the battery charge screen come up when it's plugged into the wall? Since your computer is seeing the device it is not bricked.
My Theory:
Your USB port on the phone is probably starting to go bad. You may not be getting a full charge which is why nothing shows up. When you plug it into the computer it gets a small charge and shows up. Then the port get wiggled and it loses connection.
If this is the case, you might want to get the usb port repaired before you attempt to flash anything.
If you're feeling daring, try using a jig to put your device into download mode. Wait until Odin sees your device and then flash back to stock without moving the phone.
WARNING: Disconnecting during the flash could cause additional problems. Make sure to choose a stock 1 click ODIN WITHOUT BOOTLOADERS.
I dont think anything is wrong with the USB port as this started to happen after I ran the "I897UCKK4 Odin One Click - Stock, CONTAINS Bootloaders, Re-partition, Full Wipe" It also said that everything was successful and rebooted the phone, but instead of a reboot it went to a black screen.
Does the battery charge screen come up when it's plugged into the wall? Since your computer is seeing the device it is not bricked.
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No nothing comes up at all. :-(
You sir are displaying signs of it being a hard brick. This usually happens when something goes wrong while flashing bootloaders. You should try all the various methods to get to download mode (a jig will be your best best). If you can get heimdall or odin to recognize your phone you will be able to save it.
If you can't get into download mode via jig, then it is a sad day. You will need to contact someone to Unbrick the phone. Josh over at mobile tech videos could repair the device. He's an XDA member and does great work.
But if your computer can see it as mass storage then its not hard brick. Hard brick won't even turn on and computer won't recognize the life of my phone back then. I plug it in a wall or pc and nothing would show.
Try making a jig just in case or buy one and see if you can get download mode.
Edit: Your USB port gone bad. Type mobiletechvideos.com on your browser. They have a repair for that.
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So I'm stumped... I've flashed my Charge many times, no problems until now.
I wanted to flash back to stock ROM and had my Samsung drivers installed and Odin recognizing the phone and everything was good, but then Odin was taking WAAAAAAY too long. In the past this usually took about 20 mins. This time, after 45 mins and the progress bar hanging in the same place for 30+ mins on factory.rfs I disconnected the phone (I know this is where I screwed up). Now Odin won't recognize the phone at all. It does get into download mode, but Odin won't pick it up.
Same computer, same cable, and same USB ports as I've had when flashing this phone many times before. I don't know what my options are now. I don't think I can flash either the ROM or PIT without Odin at least recognizing the phone. What can I do now?
So I've done some more tinkering - trying different cords, multiple computers, uninstall/reinstall different drivers... What I've noticed on more than one computer is that Odin doesn't recognize the phone when it's in download mode ONLY.
If I power on the phone Odin is able to detect it and windows detects it as a Samsung USB device (even though the phone hangs on the Samsung logo). When I put it into download mode both the computer and Odin don't recognize it.
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So I've done some more tinkering - trying different cords, multiple computers, uninstall/reinstall different drivers... What I've noticed on more than one computer is that Odin doesn't recognize the phone when it's in download mode ONLY.
If I power on the phone Odin is able to detect it and windows detects it as a Samsung USB device (even though the phone hangs on the Samsung logo). When I put it into download mode both the computer and Odin don't recognize it.
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FWIW, I've also noticed a simple computer reboot fixes it....
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FWIW, I've also noticed a simple computer reboot fixes it....
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I neglected to mention in my OP that I was going through the right protocol with driver uninstall/reinstall and rebooting each time. I rebooted again for good measure after seeing your post but I still get the same.
It's the same result from two different computers, one with Win7 and the other XP (I read in another thread that XP had worked better for some). If the phone is powered on, even though it doesn't successfully boot, Odin and Windows recognize it properly. If it's in download mode neither one recognize it, windows says the device failed to start and shows either unrecognized device or "Gadget Serial" (which would be a great name for a band, but google searches for it aren't much help).
I don't think it's a driver problem because it's recognized when the phone is powered on. But could there be a specific driver out there for the phone when in download mode only? I've flashed this phone dozens of times and never had a problem until now. I'm on the verge of forking over the $50 and sending it to JTAG if no one can suggest something else to try. Please help
did you make sure your phone is in debugging mode?... i forget who flashed what... or where I read something about flashing and it turned off their debugging mode...so check that first...and try reinstalling Odin on your computer... i don't think jtag is necessary on a Droid charge... if your phone is being recognized then it seems your missing a step...like maybe pulling your battery before hooking up the usb... or reinstalling the battery after going in download mode... and last of all check and make sure your not accidentally making mistakes when setting up your Odin before flashing... and last efforts to get a working phone would be going into cwm... volume up... home... and power button... hold while powering up and releasing on the second Samsung logo...and install your last back up...or reflash your rom with cache and dalvik wipes
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curious, when you are/were performing the Odin process, were you still using the computer (web-surfing, e-mail, etc.)? in my experience, whenever I tried to multi-task on my computer while running Odin on my phone, Odin freezes. this has happened on more than one occasion. also, my toddler daughter even pressed the power button while Odin was running - so on three separate occasions, I've had a reflash interrupted. however, I've clearly been able to recover.
the key was using the right cord in the right port. I had one cord working fine for awhile, but then when I switched cords, it worked again.
also, some folks have had better success when removing the battery during the process.
finally, what are your steps exactly when flashing - and which guide are you using?
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did you make sure your phone is in debugging mode?... i forget who flashed what... or where I read something about flashing and it turned off their debugging mode...so check that first...and try reinstalling Odin on your computer... i don't think jtag is necessary on a Droid charge... if your phone is being recognized then it seems your missing a step...like maybe pulling your battery before hooking up the usb... or reinstalling the battery after going in download mode... and last of all check and make sure your not accidentally making mistakes when setting up your Odin before flashing... and last efforts to get a working phone would be going into cwm... volume up... home... and power button... hold while powering up and releasing on the second Samsung logo...and install your last back up...or reflash your rom with cache and dalvik wipes
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I can't actually get the phone to boot (doesn't get past Samsung logo) so I don't know how I can tell if it's in debugging mode or how to change it if it's not.
Going in to download mode I've tried both battery in and out, using multiple USB ports and cables and can't get any version of Odin to detect it. I've tried v1.82 and 1.85 of Odin. I get the same result for both - Odin does not detect the phone when in download mode, but will detect it if it's powered on or just connected to the computer with battery in to "charge." But afaik I can't flash it when it's NOT in download mode
It won't boot into into recovery either... It never gets past Samsung logo no matter how long I hold the buttons... I've used recovery before, so I'm sure I'm giving the android 3-finger salute correctly.
I'm thinking maybe I got unlucky because the whole key to flashing is having Odin recognize the phone in download mode and that's the only time that Odin won't recognize it.
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curious, when you are/were performing the Odin process, were you still using the computer (web-surfing, e-mail, etc.)? in my experience, whenever I tried to multi-task on my computer while running Odin on my phone, Odin freezes. this has happened on more than one occasion. also, my toddler daughter even pressed the power button while Odin was running - so on three separate occasions, I've had a reflash interrupted. however, I've clearly been able to recover.
the key was using the right cord in the right port. I had one cord working fine for awhile, but then when I switched cords, it worked again.
also, some folks have had better success when removing the battery during the process.
finally, what are your steps exactly when flashing - and which guide are you using?
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I wasn't actively multitasking during the bad flash, although I may have had email running in the background. Since then I've been rebooting and only had Odin running in the foreground when trying. I did use multiple usb ports/cables and try going into download with battery in/out.
As far as guides go, I had been using trparky's awesome guide for years until he took it down and lately went to the one in the dev forum here on xda: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160580
Like I said, I'm thinking maybe I got unlucky because Odin recognizes the phone when plugged into the computer EXCEPT when it's in download mode and without that I don't know what else to do.
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I can't actually get the phone to boot (doesn't get past Samsung logo) so I don't know how I can tell if it's in debugging mode or how to change it if it's not.
Going in to download mode I've tried both battery in and out, using multiple USB ports and cables and can't get any version of Odin to detect it. I've tried v1.82 and 1.85 of Odin. I get the same result for both - Odin does not detect the phone when in download mode, but will detect it if it's powered on or just connected to the computer with battery in to "charge." But afaik I can't flash it when it's NOT in download mode
It won't boot into into recovery either... It never gets past Samsung logo no matter how long I hold the buttons... I've used recovery before, so I'm sure I'm giving the android 3-finger salute correctly.
I'm thinking maybe I got unlucky because the whole key to flashing is having Odin recognize the phone in download mode and that's the only time that Odin won't recognize it.
I wasn't actively multitasking during the bad flash, although I may have had email running in the background. Since then I've been rebooting and only had Odin running in the foreground when trying. I did use multiple usb ports/cables and try going into download with battery in/out.
As far as guides go, I had been using trparky's awesome guide for years until he took it down and lately went to the one in the dev forum here on xda: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160580
Like I said, I'm thinking maybe I got unlucky because Odin recognizes the phone when plugged into the computer EXCEPT when it's in download mode and without that I don't know what else to do.
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Also, are you sure you have enough battery juice? To make sure, leave it plugged in to a wall outlet for about 30 min to an hour.
tappin' that....
Finally fixed - Bad USB port
Just to close out the thread, I did finally get my phone fixed. The issue was a bad USB port that decided to fail during flash. This is according to Josh from MobileTechVideos, who is a great guy with amazing customer service.
Longer version: I sent it off to MobileTechVideos/JTAG and after a week I got a call back saying the JTAG process didn't work and as a last resort they could try replacing the USB port itself. Josh told me that it was either the port or the controller, that the port was a known failure point on the Charge, and if replacing the port didn't work it meant the USB controller had failed and I'd be out of luck. He also said that if the port replacement didn't fix the issue he wouldn't charge me and refund my original payment (which impressed the hell out of me given the time he had already put into it and there was no guarantee that the extra work would fix it). This was late afternoon on Valentine's Day... he said that he'd get to swapping out the port the next day but an hour later called back to tell me that he replaced the port and flash was successful. I wish everyone was as straightforward in communication and dedicated to their job.
So yeah, MobileTechVideos is legit, Josh is a rock star, and send those guys your phone if something really screwy happens. They will take the time and go above and beyond if necessary to fix it, and you will absolutely get your money's worth.
Hoping that no one else is "lucky" enough to have their USB port fail mid-flash, but if your symptoms look like mine a bad port might be your problem.
I've heard nothing but good things about them. I've never used them myself, but I have directed a couple of people to them and heard nothing but glowing reviews.
Cool I managed to finally back up my sd card after a few attempts with a bad port (went out after a month of having the phone). I've been on a rotating batteries off a wall charger system, but need to odin because everytime I get down to 110-120 ish mb of internal memory my charge says low memory blah blah, I clear cache, play store , etc.
Needless to say people have said resorting back to stock ep4 etc with Odin should work, but I'm afraid mid flash something will happen. I have to jam the cord in, wrap extremenly tight while holding the phone at a perfect angle and sometimes it still will beep like being disconnected.
I have no idea if this would be possible for you, but I wonder if Mobile Odin could help you?
Hello,
so here's what happened: I got a fully working N5 with 16GB and a 32GB version which has a broken screen.
Today I tried to replace the logicboard of the 16GB version with the one built into the 32GB one.
The phone didn't start up, neither it reacted to getting plugged into a charger (usb pc & wallcharger both didn't do anything).
I came to the conclusion that the logicboard of my 32GB N5 must be broken aswell, so I put the original 16GB logicboard back in.
The phone booted up normally when all of the sudden it just turned itself off after 5 minutes.
Since then it doesn't start up anymore. Having it plugged in into the charger doesn't do anything either.
I've already tried to get it into bootloader etc but nothing works.
The phone simply doesn't turn on anymore.
When I had it plugged in on my pc I once got a NON-flashing red light, but it seems like I can't reproduce this.
Any ideas?
It would be nice if there is anybody who could help me with my problem.
Swapping the logic board shouldn't prevent the v phone from booting unless something happened during the swap process.
When connect to a windows computer, do you see anything about qhusb load in device manager?
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Swapping the logic board shouldn't prevent the v phone from booting unless something happened during the swap process.
When connect to a windows computer, do you see anything about qhusb load in device manager?
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After holding the powerbutton + vol up + vol down "QHSUSB_BULK" popped up
That type of "device" is an indication of a hard brick. Disconnect and reconnect without touching anything on the phone. If you see something similar with 9008 in the device name, it could be a soft brick.
After installing a driver it showed up as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008. Followed a tutorial using "BoardDiag" to unbrick the device. unfortunately the device remains "dead", no sign of life
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After having it appear as a "...9008" in your computer, disconnect it from the computer and leave it alone for about 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, try and boot to the bootloader.
Tmobile - Galaxy S7 SM-G930T
Firmware wouldn't update OTA and was stuck on 6.0.1. Wanted to update it to FW 8. Got odin and downloaded the appropiate files, Im not stranger to flashing other devices so I was being cautious.
The phone showed no progress as it was stuck in downloading... so I rebooted it. (I have done this before and it never went sour)
The phone shut down as it should and disconnected from the computer as it should.
Now the lame part is, I tried booting into recovery, download mode and just a plain old power on.
The phone will not do anything.
I connected it to the computer, no sign of life. Left it on the charger for 10 minutes, nothing.
Is this thing gone for good? It's my little sisters phone so I am kinda ****ting bricks right now.
USB Jig might save it https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/help/guide-how-to-make-usb-jig-reset-binary-t1604707
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