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i have a real problem, trying to flash my samsung vibrant with odin, (installing the unofficial update) my phone was bricked, i cant get into download mode, the key combination vol-up + vol-down to get to download mode is not working, i can't get into recovery mode either, (well getting into recovery mode has never worked) i tried using adb reboot recovery with sdk and it comes as device not found.
Am i screwed or there is any way to unbrick?
cervantesjc said:
i have a real problem, trying to flash my samsung vibrant with odin, (installing the unofficial update) my phone was bricked, i cant get into download mode, the key combination vol-up + vol-down to get to download mode is not working, i can't get into recovery mode either, (well getting into recovery mode has never worked) i tried using adb reboot recovery with sdk and it comes as device not found.
Am i screwed or there is any way to unbrick?
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Take out the battery, wait a full minute. put it back in and the case back together without inadvertantly hitting either the power or up/down keys. Now press the down key. While holding it down, hold down the power key. If that doesn't put you into download mode, you have done the impossible. These phones are (almost) impossible to brick.
I have seemed to have done the something similar as I was trying to reflash with ODIN and the phone went black, I left it alone for several minutes and now when I try to turn the phone on I just have a graphic with a phone and a computer with a little triangle with an exclaimation mark in the middle and nothing else happens.
djallen1 said:
Take out the battery, wait a full minute. put it back in and the case back together without inadvertantly hitting either the power or up/down keys. Now press the down key. While holding it down, hold down the power key. If that doesn't put you into download mode, you have done the impossible. These phones are (almost) impossible to brick.
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I really think i have the done impossible, there is no download mode nor recovery mode, (well, this has never worked) i don't know what to do, i'm getting my phone replaced.
I tried using adb on my computer, but the device is not found, my computer doesn't recognize my device.
cervantesjc said:
I really think i have the done impossible, there is no download mode nor recovery mode, (well, this has never worked) i don't know what to do, i'm getting my phone replaced.
I tried using adb on my computer, but the device is not found, my computer doesn't recognize my device.
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UGH
I have the SAME problem...but I always had download AND recovery working...
after a few flashes in a short span...they just dissapeared...
screen just turns black after the "S" logo animation....
ADB can't see the device either
Same Here Too :-|
i've been searching and trying to get into dowload mode for a week and i't not working. i can hear it boot up but just stuck on the darn Vibrant screen
philthyman21 said:
i've been searching and trying to get into dowload mode for a week and i't not working. i can hear it boot up but just stuck on the darn Vibrant screen
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I was there, use Odin to reflash to stock.
huh
djallen1 said:
Take out the battery, wait a full minute. put it back in and the case back together without inadvertantly hitting either the power or up/down keys. Now press the down key. While holding it down, hold down the power key. If that doesn't put you into download mode, you have done the impossible. These phones are (almost) impossible to brick.
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i beg to differ
nothing is working for me either
So I went to This Site pathikshah. com /blog / install-android-2-2-froyo-galaxy-s/ (sorry about the spaces new user and xda wont let me post links, not spamming honest), I did exactly as it said it was working as planned until it reset after install. First instead of the vibrant screen coming up it now says:
Galaxy S
GT-I9000
Then It goes to:
Android System Recovery <3e>
on that screen it says twards the bottom:
update media please wait
E:Cant mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(Invalid argument)
E:copy_dbdata_media:Cant mount SDCARD:
your storage not prepared yet, please use UI me
nu for format and reboot actions.
copy default media content failed.
so when I try to scroll through the recovery menu I have to push vol Up to scroll down
also it does nothing when i press the ok button (power button), unless I hold it down then it resets and goes back to the same recovery screen
I rooted the samsung galaxy s then added a rom and the rom is crashing my phone I've tried aboslutely everything don't know what else to do.
i also have a problem
i have install ROM manager and make a back up
went i try to recovery my backup it give me first the original recovery mode i know i have to select update.zip to access the clockworkmod recovery (ver 2.5.1.2 last one) i use the option restore and start it
now my phone just reboot in recovery mode
i'm looking if some one have a working ROM backup
tnx for your help
Drago.
cervantesjc said:
i have a real problem, trying to flash my samsung vibrant with odin, (installing the unofficial update) my phone was bricked, i cant get into download mode, the key combination vol-up + vol-down to get to download mode is not working, i can't get into recovery mode either, (well getting into recovery mode has never worked) i tried using adb reboot recovery with sdk and it comes as device not found.
Am i screwed or there is any way to unbrick?
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Read instructions and download files from thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
Watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnY7P14JSWQ
Good luck
fstathes said:
Read instructions and download files from thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
Watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnY7P14JSWQ
Good luck
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Thank you for the video link. I was up to that point unable to get the download/shoveling droid screen. Now I'm in the process of finally getting the phone back to stock after downloading the t-mobile update that cam through and bricked the phone.
no downloading mode
Hi i was hoping this will help me to reenabeling my bricked samsung. But i cant get it in to downloanding mode. the 3 button way isnt working and the way showed in the movie neither. Is there an other way to get the phone back to work?
I have tried all the methods posted here as well as many others from the link posted above. But to no avail.
I did everything successfully up until the reboot. Whereupon, it would not start. No amount of button combination helped me. And taking out the battery pack is no help either. It just won't start. I could use any advice.
Thank you.
I'm in the same boat now, attempted to odin back to stock and now I have a brick. It's just blank, I cant get it into download or recovery mode using any method described.
Is my only shot the jig method I've read about now?
EDIT
Nevermind, I got it. Pulled the battery, replaced it, held down both power buttons, inserted usb (already plugged in comp w/ odin open), boom..entered download mode and flashed..
cervantesjc said:
i have a real problem, trying to flash my samsung vibrant with odin, (installing the unofficial update) my phone was bricked, i cant get into download mode, the key combination vol-up + vol-down to get to download mode is not working, i can't get into recovery mode either, (well getting into recovery mode has never worked) i tried using adb reboot recovery with sdk and it comes as device not found.
Am i screwed or there is any way to unbrick?
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Remove the battery and insert it again, now keep pressing the volume buttons and connect the USB cable to your phone, the usb cable must be connected to your pc first.
hey, i also experienced bricking my phone. is there a step by step process how to unbrick it? i need urgent help please. by the way im using samsung galaxy s 4g (
after i have gone to download mode. my computer cannot recognize my device. help me please.
to the post above me. Sounds like you have a bad usb data cable. Grab you a new cable online and you should be good to go
I'm assuming you have already downloaded the drivers to your computer. Sasmung.com will have them
I have flashed the CWM from TF201 by accident. Now the tablet is stuck in that CWM mode. I can't connect to usb using adb mode. Power+volume down does not work anymore. Any way I can reflash the correct CWM?
THanks
If you can boot to OS - you can use fastboot to flash any recovery.. or flash TWRP from goomanager.
upd: sry..don't see about "stuck".
abe_cedar said:
I have flashed the CWM from TF201 by accident. Now the tablet is stuck in that CWM mode. I can't connect to usb using adb mode. Power+volume down does not work anymore. Any way I can reflash the correct CWM?
THanks
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I have made the same mistake. Although I can get the device to fastboot USB mode. I have tried to use CWM with the restore I made before I put in Cyanogenmod 9, as well as putting on the Cyanogenmod experimental #2 for TF300. No error messages at all and it wipes data and cash without any problems.
But I get locked on the Asus boot screen and it does not continue ie I am stuck as well.
I have as well tried to use the TWRP 2.1.5. I get the Teamwin loggo screen, it wipes all the data and verifies all the filesystems and reboots. Still stuck.
Is the device bricked ?
upd:The TF300 can not be shutoff either. When you hold the power button the screen goes black, but after ~5 s the device is starting again and is still stuck on the Asus bootup screen.
if you reboot it holding vol down and power, can you get back into the boot menu, to reselect fastboot?
if holding the power button doesn't switch it off, what happens if you leave it to run out of batteries then do this?
then you can flash the correct recovery.img
cheedear said:
if you reboot it holding vol down and power, can you get back into the boot menu, to reselect fastboot?
if holding the power button doesn't switch it off, what happens if you leave it to run out of batteries then do this?
then you can flash the correct recovery.img
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Yes, I can get access to the fastboot and I have already tried to flash with the recovery.img. I have as well let the battery run out and tried it once more with the same result.
Still stuck on the asus bootup screen.
power
Hare,
I have same problem.tab cannot power off. Just reboots into cwm.
I was thinking to drain bat. Thanks for sharing that info.
There are a lot of topics about people who broke their devices with TF201's recovery.
Afaik, no one recovered it. Send to Asus.
So the device is bricked then :'(.
Thanks for clearing it up.
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RMA..
Guillaume,
Thanks for clarification.
I have read that ASUS wants 700USD for replacing/reflashing the bootloader. That was for the tf201. Any way to nvflash it back to factory? I don't believe that they have to change the MB.
I have no warranty left, but I don't want to be gouged by them either.
Any thoughts, info?
Hi,
I've do the same mistake, but I can use adb.
Do youhave any news about our problem?
Thanks
Midyr
unable to power off
My issue is that I have the CWM for the tf201. I did the update from the CWM app in Android. Bad idea. So now the tab does not power off s.t. I can get into the power+vol down mode. Adb does not work since I cannot ( don't know how) to make it go into the usb debugging mode. I have tried several things none of which have worked. Still stuck.
I wanted some feedback for a RMA from ASUS, posted it here but sor far no answers.
Not sure if it would really work, but on my Evo, I don't have to completely power off the phone to do the recovery sequence. I can do it during a normal reboot. There is a point just before the device starts booting again where it is technically "off", and if I hold volume down (don't even have to hold power on my Evo; volume down seems to be the only necessary button) starting at this point, the phone will boot into the bootloader.
So, next time the device reboots, just start holding volume down (possibly power also, just in case) at the "off" point.
Ok. I bought this Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 from a friend for cheap because I thought I could fix it, but I'm running out of options. It's in a boot loop, but an abnormal boot loop. If it's unplugged, It will do the splash screen (Samsung) boot loop. If it's plugged in, either into the wall or into my computer via usb, it will do a battery (charging) boot loop. It's kinda weird. I used to have an Epic 4G and it happened damn near all the time, without the battery loop, but it would charge normally.
I haven't successfully gotten it to boot into Download mode.
If any of you have come across this issue, please feel free to help me out.
I also attached a picture of me attempting to put it in download mode. It reboots if I hit either VOL up or VOL down.
Thanks
extasy88 said:
Ok. I bought this Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 from a friend for cheap because I thought I could fix it, but I'm running out of options. It's in a boot loop, but an abnormal boot loop. If it's unplugged, It will do the splash screen (Samsung) boot loop. If it's plugged in, either into the wall or into my computer via usb, it will do a battery (charging) boot loop. It's kinda weird. I used to have an Epic 4G and it happened damn near all the time, without the battery loop, but it would charge normally.
I haven't successfully gotten it to boot into Download mode.
If any of you have come across this issue, please feel free to help me out.
I also attached a picture of me attempting to put it in download mode. It reboots if I hit either VOL up or VOL down.
Thanks
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Can you get into recovery? Also, have you tried unplugging the charging cable and getting into download mode with the cable unplugged?
I'm not sure how to get into recovery. With it unplugged, all I have to do hold the VOL Down physical button and ti will take me to a "are you sure you want to put the device into download mode screen". I apologize. I'm not to familiar with this device.
Edit: After I get to the screen where it asks me if i want to go into download mode, it reboots within 5-10 seconds, no matter which button I press
extasy88 said:
I'm not sure how to get into recovery. With it unplugged, all I have to do hold the VOL Down physical button and ti will take me to a "are you sure you want to put the device into download mode screen". I apologize. I'm not to familiar with this device.
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Hold power and Volume up (volume button closest to the power button) until the tab shuts off and reboots itself and then you can let go of both buttons. If it works, try doing a factory reset. Was this tablet rooted (or have a custom rom installed) in the past?
p3113owner said:
Hold power and Volkume up (volume button closest to the power button) until the tab shuts off and reboots itself and then you can let go of both buttons. If it works, try doing a factory reset. Was this tablet rooted (or have a custom rom installed) in the past?
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As far as I know it's been on Stock. My GTab ignores me holding the Power and Volume up keys at the same time and keeps the boot loop going strong.
extasy88 said:
As far as I know it's been on Stock. My GTab ignores me holding the Power and Volume up keys at the same time and keeps the boot loop going strong.
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Then I guess you can (and need) to send it in for warranty service (or replacement).
p3113owner said:
Then I guess you can (and need) to send it in for warranty service (or replacement).
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No, his device is fine.
If your device bricked, but still showing Gtab2 logo on it, it's still fine. You need to flash to stock 4.03 rom via ODIN. (Not clockworkmod)
Warranty won't work if you have flashed custom ROM before.
Rotundjere said:
No, his device is fine.
If your device bricked, but still showing Gtab2 logo on it, it's still fine. You need to flash to stock 4.03 rom via ODIN. (Not clockworkmod)
Warranty won't work if you have flashed custom ROM before.
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He needs to be able to get into Download Mode to use Odin. He stated that he can't. When he tried to continue into download mode by pressing volume up (vol. button closes to power button) the tablet reboots. It needs warranty service.
Experiments:
Power off the tab completely and charge completely and press power +volume up for 10 seconds then release, also try to power off and press power+ volume down for 10 seconds then release do you see any screens
If it says do you want to enter download mode or so press volume up and see if you could see (downloading) try also the same with volume down instead of up
Try to connect to computer do you see any messages indicating connections
Also try to connect to kies and try restore or recover firmware from options of kies
You said it reboots after 5 to 10 seconds so try to open odin and try to go to download mode and when you press volume up try as quickly as possible to connect tab to pc while odin is open
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p3113owner said:
He needs to be able to get into Download Mode to use Odin. He stated that he can't. When he tried to continue into download mode by pressing volume up (vol. button closes to power button) the tablet reboots. It needs warranty service.
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There's other method by using OpenRecovery (OR), by putting OR on external SdCard,
but it seems the OR for Gtab2 is not developed yet -__-
The CWM file in my Infuse 4g is corrupt. When holding down volume up + volume down and pressing power button; CWM restore comes up but is garbled. I can not use it. Is there anyway to solve this? The phone is bricked.
That is due to missing GB bootloaders. Search around and you will find how to flash them on download mode.
Use qkster's uclb3 heimdall one-click twice, the second time with the bootloaders checkbox ticked on.
I've been at it all day with no luck.
Went to the page suggested and could not get it to work.
Went to several more with the same luck.
Heimdall can't detect it. Odin can't detect it.
However, adb devices finds it.
adb reboot works but gets the same garbled up screen again and again.
Downloaded 3e_recovery_no_sig_check.zip
Installed it by adb push ... adb reboot recovery gives me the same garbled up cwm recovery window.
Reinstalled it several times... same thing.
I really need some help.
I have no phone... landline or other wise.
What happened was;
Rooted the phone.
Use modmanager to install cwm and install a rom.
All seemed to go well. The instructions said the new rom would boot up twice then to add the gapps zip.
It just kept booting up over and over for over an hour. (looping)
When I did the 'vol up + vol down and press power button to go into recovery mode, I got the garbled up recovery screen.
That where the phone is right now. Nothing but a brick.
Any help greatly appreciated.
dlw2
dlw1146 said:
I've been at it all day with no luck.
Went to the page suggested and could not get it to work.
Went to several more with the same luck.
Heimdall can't detect it. Odin can't detect it.
However, adb devices finds it.
adb reboot works but gets the same garbled up screen again and again.
Downloaded 3e_recovery_no_sig_check.zip
Installed it by adb push ... adb reboot recovery gives me the same garbled up cwm recovery window.
Reinstalled it several times... same thing.
I really need some help.
I have no phone... landline or other wise.
What happened was;
Rooted the phone.
Use modmanager to install cwm and install a rom.
All seemed to go well. The instructions said the new rom would boot up twice then to add the gapps zip.
It just kept booting up over and over for over an hour. (looping)
When I did the 'vol up + vol down and press power button to go into recovery mode, I got the garbled up recovery screen.
That where the phone is right now. Nothing but a brick.
Any help greatly appreciated.
dlw2
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Do what andros11 said above
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dlw1146 said:
I've been at it all day with no luck.
Went to the page suggested and could not get it to work.
Went to several more with the same luck.
Heimdall can't detect it. Odin can't detect it.
However, adb devices finds it.
adb reboot works but gets the same garbled up screen again and again.
Downloaded 3e_recovery_no_sig_check.zip
Installed it by adb push ... adb reboot recovery gives me the same garbled up cwm recovery window.
Reinstalled it several times... same thing.
I really need some help.
I have no phone... landline or other wise.
What happened was;
Rooted the phone.
Use modmanager to install cwm and install a rom.
All seemed to go well. The instructions said the new rom would boot up twice then to add the gapps zip.
It just kept booting up over and over for over an hour. (looping)
When I did the 'vol up + vol down and press power button to go into recovery mode, I got the garbled up recovery screen.
That where the phone is right now. Nothing but a brick.
Any help greatly appreciated.
dlw2
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You said you used "modmanager"... did you mean ROM manager? ROM manager doesn't play well with most of these ROMs. Could be part of the problem. Get rid if it and do what andros11 said.
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she Mbrumbe
It's working! Thank you all.
dlw
What did you do to fix it?
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Did as andros11 suggested.
Use qkster's uclb3 heimdall one-click twice, the second time with the bootloaders checkbox ticked on.
All went well.
Also, can I root with this update?
dlw
Follow instructions in the 2nd post in the following:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23118144
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Having trouble getting into 'download mode' after flashing.
With data cable connected to PC and phone.
vol down + vol up + power = e3 recovery
vol down + power = normal boot
vol up + power = normal boot
Without data cable connected to phone same as above.
How do I get back into 'downoad mode'?
dlw
dlw1146 said:
Having trouble getting into 'download mode' after flashing.
With data cable connected to PC and phone.
vol down + vol up + power = e3 recovery
vol down + power = normal boot
vol up + power = normal boot
Without data cable connected to phone same as above.
How do I get back into 'downoad mode'?
dlw
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Pull battery
Put battery back in
Hold volume +/- at the same time
Connect phone to pc while holding volume
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Thanks a million.
dlw
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If you know how to solder make a jig, They'll save you lots of time if you have trouble getting in to Download mode.
http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-hacks/how-to-make-a-usb-jig-for-your-galaxy-s2/
Or you can buy them cheaply on flee-bay
I wanted to start new on my S6 so I did a factory reset but all the photos seemed to still be there so I went into TWRP and wiped everything, including /system. Then I went ahead and installed the firmware for the G920F and attempted to flash it using Odin 3.10.6 and it didn't work. The blue box appeared, but it would always fail trying to flash the md5 to "AP". I also noticed Windows kept giving me errors detecting my phone even though I had the Samsung drivers installed. (everything was obtained through xda) But I ignored it and assumed it was only because I was in Download mode. Now I reinstall the drivers and still nothing so I give up and instead of flashing stock ROM, I go for a custom ROM. The A8 port. So now I hold down power and home and it doesn't turn off... Download mode is still there and display is on. Isn't the hard reset a hardware thing that software cant mess with because I literally cannot get the display to even turn off after holding just power, holding home+power and home+power+volume (tried both up and down, not both at once though) but nothing. Even for 30 seconds, no luck. So I really need help now. This was way easier with a S4 but I'm having so many issues with the S6 it is insane. Could someone link me a guide on how to flash stock ROM after I wiped and reformatted /system, /cache and /data to F2FS? Thanks
This is pretty much the total opposite of "literally bricked"
I had this same issue 2 weeks ago with my G928 S6 Edge+ Press and hold Power + Volume Down and hold until your device shows the Samsung screen. It probably will not go past the Samsung screen. When it doesn't, press and hold Power + Volume Down again until you are booting to Download Mode. Next, switch to a different version of Odin to perform the flash of the factory firmware. This is what I had to do to get my Odin flash to pass and my S6 Edge+ to boot normally. Hope this helps. Good luck. Let us know the outcome or if you have issues or need more help.
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fast69mopar said:
I had this same issue 2 weeks ago with my G928 S6 Edge+ Press and hold Power + Volume Down and hold until your device shows the Samsung screen. It probably will not go past the Samsung screen. When it doesn't, press and hold Power + Volume Down again until you are booting to Download Mode. Next, switch to a different version of Odin to perform the flash of the factory firmware. This is what I had to do to get my Odin flash to pass and my S6 Edge+ to boot normally. Hope this helps. Good luck. Let us know the outcome or if you have issues or need more help.
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Turns out I had to hold down volume DOWN + home + power, no other combination seemed to work. After that I installed Smart Switch and booted into Download Mode again to install the stock firmware. It automatically chose the correct firmware and everything is fine now so I didn't have to mess with ODIN. Weird how holding home+power or just the power button does nothing and how simple flashing the stock firmware actually is.
Glad you got it worked out. Good job
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