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[q] help! My phone wont do anything!

hey guys,
my phone litteraly wont do anything. i f*ed up some fonts using type fresh, then tried to restore using the odin3 downloader. i accidentally closed it, and now my phone wont boot up/react to any buttons pressed. any help? thanks guys!

had the same problem. i cant figure out how to even get odin working, it says one click but when i hook up it to odin it gives me a message that still doesnt tell me ****. i had to send my phone back for a new one and told them i used easyroot on the market bc i didnt know what it was and it sounded cool but now i know not to ever do that again that it messd up my phone. Praying to god that they dont charge my for anything

You should still be able to enter bootloader mode by turning phone off and holding down up/down vol and pwr simultaneously until boot screen flashes then release power button only

it wont even do that

open odin (use the stock one click version)
with the phone off (remove/reinsert the battery if need be) and not plugged in; hold vol. down and insert the usb cable (keep holding vol. down untill you see the download screen). this should put you into download mode and if you have the right drivers odin should recognize the phone.
I've stuffed my captivate on a few occasions and so far I have been able to use this method to get into download mode and fix it.

it wont do anything at all. it wont power on, show up in adb, anything... and stupid att wont do ANYTHING -_- oh well. any help would be appreciated!

Have any of you offering support to the OP actually had your phone in the described state? I've read a few posts where the phone is seemingly completely dead as the OP describes and no one says they've successfully recovered from that state. All I ever see is the same old button combinations/battery/usb shenanigans and statements of that should work and that the phone is unbrickable. I have personally seen a device that was behaving in such a manner and no combination of battery pulling, usb plugging, button holding, or tongue twisting would generate anything from the phone. The only thing the phone would do was get hot.

same here. Phone showed bright green screen...wasnt done with teh flash and said it was finished...now the nly thing I can get is power and hold the vlume up for some IRQ and hex stuff. I posted a questionthis morning but...serious. Vol up and down and any things else gives nothign but a black screen..battery out...back in anything..its torched.

Have you tried getting into download mode via the sdk?
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daveshih said:
Have you tried getting into download mode via the sdk?
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when i plug it in, windows doesnt make any noises and doesnt recognize it, and when i use the "adb devices" command, nothing shows up.

daveshih said:
Have you tried getting into download mode via the sdk?
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Did you read the rest of the posts? The OP already stated several times that the phone does nothing. I realize that most people will say it does nothing or is "bricked" if it simply shows the "connect to computer" screen, but the OP has stated more than once that the phone shows nothing. Yes, everyone is trying to help, but simply repeating what has been said numerous times before doesn't help.
Has anyone actually recovered a phone that displays NOTHING? No logos, no recovery, no nothing.

Last night, i turned off the light in my room when i noticed a glowing from my desk. i walked over, and it turns out my captivate's screen was in fact on, it was just a faint black glow, and none of the power buttons would do anything. when i took the battery out, it shut off completely!

As I pointed out here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=757293
Im pretty sure it was my fault for not completely following instructions on the ext4 one click install root, settings.db etc so everyone needs to make sure if the dev says flash before..do it.
State of the phone was, it would not completely power on..therefor no usb drivers would load and Odin cannot see the phone and it can no longer flash..the only thing I could get it to do was show a screen with that text. I put in my post. I ordered it via letstalk.com so I sent it back and assuming they get the same result Ill have a new one hopefully by the end of the week. Im just glad I stil had my old iphone3 to slap my sim card in.
The odin one click flash thing..it just flaked right at the start it looked like..but I cant be sure because as soon as I saw a blue progress bar I stepped into the kitchen for abtou 30 sec..I came back and the screen was florescent green and Odin said it was done. I knew something was wrong as it was way too fast so I unplugged, removed the battery and set it back in...from there on out it would do nothing with the power button unless on a semi rare occasion if I hit the volume up button and power I got the IRQ stuff.
Annoying as I had a nandroid backup just before I started messing with it.

i just sent mine into samsung... back to mah ol trusty blackjack. gonna have to get used to supermario bros 3 instead of spyro....
ANYWAYS theyre sending me a new one!

uiskibum said:
open odin (use the stock one click version)
with the phone off (remove/reinsert the battery if need be) and not plugged in; hold vol. down and insert the usb cable (keep holding vol. down untill you see the download screen). this should put you into download mode and if you have the right drivers odin should recognize the phone.
I've stuffed my captivate on a few occasions and so far I have been able to use this method to get into download mode and fix it.
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So, yes in same state as op... no nothing... couldn't get jack out of it. at all, none
what this post said worked.... not holding power button... nothign...
removed battery
plugged in battery
hold vol down
(still no response)
plug in usb cable and continue holding vol down.
it went to recovery mode
... no holding of power button, just vol down and plugged in USB... give it a shot man, let me know
EDIT: feel free to PM me if you want me to help walk you through it...

ace518 said:
So, yes in same state as op... no nothing... couldn't get jack out of it. at all, none
what this post said worked.... not holding power button... nothign...
removed battery
plugged in battery
hold vol down
(still no response)
plug in usb cable and continue holding vol down.
it went to recovery mode
... no holding of power button, just vol down and plugged in USB... give it a shot man, let me know
EDIT: feel free to PM me if you want me to help walk you through it...
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Hey thanks, but i already sent it to em... thank you everyone for your help!

Just a note... i said before hold vol down and plug in usb. I had it in a pretty bad state tonight. Played around. Same idea as before, but had to hold vol up and vol down. If i brick a few more times, i'll give a better guide. But this phone can DEFINITELY come back from a state where you can't even get it to power on. Figured any additional info on this would be good.

[Q] Captivate powers on, but I get a black screen

So, I was trying to flash my captivate back to a stock rom using odin3 when it errored half way through. Now my phone will power on, but the screen is just black. No recovery mode, no download mode. Nothing. Is there any coming back from this?

Sounds like it may be time to make yourself a jig. Have you tried pulling the battery and putting it back in, then holding vol up and vol down when plugging in the usb cable?

If you haven't already, try taking the battery sim card and memory card out. Put only the battery back in. Start odin. plug the usb cable into your computer. Press and hold just the volume up and down keys. Insert the usb cable into the phone. Does that get you into download mode? If not, then do a youtube search for "galaxy s usb jig". It will take a little work, but you will get your phone working again.

I've tried all that except plugging in the USB while holding the volume keys. I'll have to give it shot. If not, I'll look in to that jig. Never knew what that was until now. Guess I've just been lucky, I haven't needed to know.

Wow. It worked. So simple. Thanks guys.

LiliaKrause said:
Wow. It worked. So simple. Thanks guys.
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No problem..

[Q] Infuse Boot loop. Couldn't find a solution through the other posts.

So I've tried looking through the other forums for the solution to this problem and no luck. I have the Samsung Infuse and had it flashed to Revelation mod. The other day I was mid-text to someone and the phone restarted and now I only get the Samsung logo at the boot up for less than a second then off, and that just repeats. I let the battery die from the boot loop and charged it, but that didn't change anything. I've tried unplugging the battery and plugging back in. I've tried all combinations with the volume/power button. When plugged through USB to the computer the phone can not be recognized due to the one second window that it is powered on then directly off again. I'm really stuck and I haven't been able to find an answer through the forums that works. If anyone has suggestions or the link to the proper forum, I would greatly appreciate it.

Cuddler said:
So I've tried looking through the other forums for the solution to this problem and no luck. I have the Samsung Infuse and had it flashed to Revelation mod. The other day I was mid-text to someone and the phone restarted and now I only get the Samsung logo at the boot up for less than a second then off, and that just repeats. I let the battery die from the boot loop and charged it, but that didn't change anything. I've tried unplugging the battery and plugging back in. I've tried all combinations with the volume/power button. When plugged through USB to the computer the phone can not be recognized due to the one second window that it is powered on then directly off again. I'm really stuck and I haven't been able to find an answer through the forums that works. If anyone has suggestions or the link to the proper forum, I would greatly appreciate it.
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Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524081

My phone can't reach download mode, I've ran Heimdall and it finds no device.

DL mode
Pull the battery and plug in the USB. then hold both of the volume buttons and put in the battery. hold the buttons until you see the cotrol buttons light up then release the volume buttons. That is the easiest way i found to get to DL mode.

Thanks but as stated in original post, no button combos work. I can not enter any mod.

So am I completely screwed?

may need a usb jig.
if not, go to captivate forum.
go to dev section
look for ALL threads started by adam outler.
the is a 1click there that may fix your issue

Im 99% sure you have, but just to be 100% sure have you tried to enter recovery using the three finger method? if you have and it didnt work do what qckster suggested
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[Q] Infuse bootloop

Im trying to explain everything to prevent unneeded questions
I have viewed several threads about this but absolutely none with an answer. My Samsung Infuse 4g with at&t (nonrooted) is in a bootloop. The cause of this was my every-other-day reboot. Once I turned it back on it goes to the samsung screen for about 5 secs, then goes black, then says samsung again and so on repeatedly. I pull the battery and as soon as it makes contact back with the phone it turns on by itself into the same Samsung screen over and over. When plugged into wall or computer it will show the charge screen where there is no battery life left, then it will flash and start up the charge screen again and so on just like the samsung screen. I cannot go into download mode (the buttons, at this point, do nothing. No response)
I have tried taking the battery out and plugging in usb cable to computer, then holding both volumes and putting battery in=charging loop
↑ with volume up=charging loop
↑↑ with volume down=charging loop
computer doesnt detect it, adb cant find it, cannot go into download mode, odin cant see it, heimdall cant see it, cant actually boot into anything, cant leave battery in or else phone will restart itself the entire time, and this was caused by my (already gbread) infuse 4g doing a regular reboot (aka power button, tap power off, after phone is confirmed off take battery out, battery back in, turn on)
Recommendations at this point? on a scale from 1=noob to 10=expert im a 7 on this type of thing. Ive always heard that as long as you can boot into a picture its only soft bricked but if i was right i wouldnt be here. Any and all help would be much appreciated. If you need me to post a video I would have NO problem doing that showing everything im doing.

oh, and by I have viewed several threads about this i meant that i have only been able to find 1 thread about it and 2 links that didnt work for me but might for you
link that worked- http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1354731.html
links that did not-
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...ih1Zf_BvtcIbJXGEw&sig2=jjOcukFWr9sPWJZH1rlhnA
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...ih1Zf_BvtcIbJXGEw&sig2=SZeMzIF2hnjdkk6GPDkovg

You might have already tried this way, but I've always held down both volume buttons first before plugging in the USB cord - not the other way around. You can also try different cords, different USB ports and/or different computers.

Mine was doing this the other day and it turned out to be my SD card being flaky. Maybe try taking it out and booting?

Radiotsar said:
You might have already tried this way, but I've always held down both volume buttons first before plugging in the USB cord - not the other way around. You can also try different cords, different USB ports and/or different computers.
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Ive tried a hp touchpad cord, an atrix cord, and the original cord. I cant really do the button combo because as soon as the battery makes contact the phone turns on. thats why i had the usb cord in first to see if it worked. ive tried every usb port and 2 different laptops, the computer wont recognize it if the phone wont go past the samsung start up screen
J101 said:
Mine was doing this the other day and it turned out to be my SD card being flaky. Maybe try taking it out and booting?
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I've taken the card out and used a different card, nothing. Tried taking sim card out, nothing.

I should have been clearer. Leave the battery out of the process until after attaching the cord and the screen coming up.
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Radiotsar said:
I should have been clearer. Leave the battery out of the process until after attaching the cord and the screen coming up.
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I do, every time.
1. battery out
2. hold down volume buttons (any combo)
3. attach cord (nothing happens, no screen, nothing)
4. put battery in
Results= Charging loop

lifetaker said:
I do, every time.
1. battery out
2. hold down volume buttons (any combo)
3. attach cord (nothing happens, no screen, nothing)
4. put battery in
Results= Charging loop
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should be the same...wonder if you battery needs to be charged first, it should be fully charged at best...to do any flash/Odin/one click
this how I do it...basicly the same..
>take batt out
>plug in usb cable...to both phone and computer
>hold both volume buttons...NO NOT HOLD THE POWER BUTTON....
>put batt in...
and bam should see the android dude shoveling in yellow triangle...

If you get no response from the usb without the battery, and inserting the battery indicates the battery needs charging - I'd suspect the phone's usb port. Especially after trying different cords & computers.
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Sorry for the sometimes choppy video recording.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWKdGS_5_Ps&feature=youtu.be

Have you tried a jig you can buy them on ebay for 6-12 bucks or you can donate one of you old cables and make it your self..
http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-hacks/how-to-make-a-usb-jig-for-your-galaxy-s2/
this will/should get you into download mode

Hello.
I have the same problem... tried also everything now i gave it to cellphone shop, i hope you guys can give me answer before i am gonna waist $100

HELP?1
Help me please

I was in this state. There are two options I can think of. A JIG as mentioned previously or the Heimdall One-Click-Unbrick. The one-click unbrick did it for me and got me back to cmw and download mode, then i could flash to stock, root and flash up to ICS. It was really easy and I stopped sweating once it booted to cmw instantly after running it.
Joe

hello.
The problem is when i connect it to my computer its keep disconnecting and doing terreble noise, (windows noise) when you keep connecting and disconnecting USB cable
JIG DIDNT WORK, because the same problem.... maybe the chargging connect is broken? or has a corrosion?

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Sounds/Looks like a hardware issue...
Did it get any water damage in the past?
Hope you got warranty or still under warranty.

I am having exactly the same problem. My Infuse has never been rooted or unlocked (quite ironically, I was about to root it for the first time).
Boot loop when not plugged in, charge loop when plugged in. Absolutely no combination of buttons, inserting/removing the battery, and/or plugging/unplugging the USB has gotten it to do anything.
This has happened several times over the past few days. The first few times it sorted itself out in an hour or two. Today I couldn't get it to do anything at all.
I found several posts by people who have this problem, and it has never been conclusively solved from what I've seen. Finally one person said they fixed it by lightly smacking the phone with their hand. Lo and behold, it came on for about 5 minutes before looping again. So I smacked it again, and before it could re-loop, I factory reset it. A few hours went by and I was convinced that it was fixed.
A few minutes ago I had it plugged in to my computer via USB and was getting ready to SuperOneClick it. Then it went back into loop. I can't get it to come on this time. Again, no combination of buttons will send it into download mode. The computer can't see it. The battery is charged. The USB cable and port are fine. The software was reset earlier today. Does this mean that I have a hardware problem, or is there a software issue that could be fixable?
EDIT: So I decided to try hitting the power button, something that had never worked to this point, and the device came on. A couple minutes later it went back to boot loop. On a whim I tried download mode, which had stubbornly refused to work all day. Of course it immediately worked. Not really knowing what to try, since I'd already wiped user data, I wiped cache data and formatted the internal SD. Then I told it to reboot. Back to boot loop. A few minutes later, it came back on with the power button. Two minutes later, boot loop again. Then it restarted of its own accord. And now back to boot loop. I just don't even know anymore.
EDIT2: Just a thought... Something is weird with the power button. Whenever the phone is on and I hit power (briefly, not holding it down), it goes to the shutdown menu as though I'd held it down. A few seconds later, I'm always back in boot loop.

Infuse loop
I have found the problem. It is, in my case, the power button. I removed the case and crossed terminals with a paperclip. BAM. Booted up, and when I removed the paper clip.... back to boot loop at Samsung logo.
There is a place to send the phone. Ive see great reviews.
mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-infuse-4g-power-button-repair/

Seems like there has been a string of power button malfunctions going around lately. There are a few threads going on where people have had this issue. Sometimes its just the terminals needing to be cleaned or dust blown out.

[Q] Restart Loop

Hi guys, I need some help with a restart issue. This is not a bootloop issue. When it's plugged into USB, it will go to the battery charge screen with the loading symbol, but then keep restarting itself from there. Holding the volume buttons does nothing, so I can't even get it into download mode. Any thoughts?

bigz1981 said:
Hi guys, I need some help with a restart issue. This is not a bootloop issue. When it's plugged into USB, it will go to the battery charge screen with the loading symbol, but then keep restarting itself from there. Holding the volume buttons does nothing, so I can't even get it into download mode. Any thoughts?
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Try an usb jig which puts the device in download mode, you can find them cheap on ebay, I bought one because my buttons were damaged and it worked perfectly.

capeman316 said:
Try an usb jig which puts the device in download mode, you can find them cheap on ebay, I bought one because my buttons were damaged and it worked perfectly.
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Hmmm...will this work for my situation, though? It seems like there's no charge on the battery either. I got this from someone else.

bigz1981 said:
Hi guys, I need some help with a restart issue. This is not a bootloop issue. When it's plugged into USB, it will go to the battery charge screen with the loading symbol, but then keep restarting itself from there. Holding the volume buttons does nothing, so I can't even get it into download mode. Any thoughts?
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Check the power button it gets dirty from the inside and the button get stuck that happen to me when i was on stock froyo 2.2.1 without any modification no root no custom rom i tap the power button a couple of times and that fix the problem for some time but some time later the problem persist the solution was to take apart my infuse and clean the power button and the inside of the phone.
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Okay, cleaned inside with q-tip & alcohol, got the battery fully charged, got the jig & plugged it in. Still goes through the restart loop whether it's starting normally or going into download mode with the jig. What else could be causing this?