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.
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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.
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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
Hi,my desire s finally gave up on me, the power button doesn't work anymore, however I managed to work around that by using sweep to wake, and using an app for reboot/recovery options.
Now, my volume down button is stuck, causing my phone to be stuck in safe mode. Changing to another rom doesn't get me out of safe mode either. What can I do to get out of safe mode, as the normal methods don't work?
Bump
Enter into recovery, there is an option to reboot, try that, hopefully that'll work.
Hey folks,
unfortunatly I am not able to boot my device properly since it fell into the bath tub. It boots into the download mode and stops after 5% saying Software install failed! That's because there is no .IMG on the SD Card I guess. Not sure what to do, I searched for a stock rom .IMG and put it on SDCARD/dload and got a good feeling that, maybe, it'll boot normally after installing this "update". So it boots into download mode and the update process is working just fine, but after the update successfully ends with 100% it reboots and starts the procedure over and over again.
I tried different button combinations to avoid booting the download modus - without success. I tried to get adb access by connecting it to the computer but just got an unauthorizised device - I never enabled usb debugging -.-
But then, somehow, it booted into safety mode and I was able to enable developer options and usb debugging. And I found the reason for the download mode bootloop. It turns out that the volume buttons are messed up. Volume up is not responding and volume down seems to be pressed all the time or repeatingly pressed in really short terms. Since my device is not rooted I installed an apk that allows me to disable the hardware buttons without root. But I found no way to run this app in safety mode. Also I have no access to the system files to change the key bindings on my own. I hoped to find a way to force normal boot out of safety mode but just got it booting up into the download mode again.
And there I am, my device is booting into download mode and nothing else. I don't know if it was just a lucky moment that the device booted into safety mode or if i did some magic that worked. But i can't get it to do something else than booting the download mode right now.
Do you have any idea what I can do without opening the device to unplug the buttons physically or to root it? If neccessary I am willing to do so but it's not the way I'd like to do.
Regards
Schmunzelhummel
I have 2 Galaxy J7 Crown (SM_S767VL). I used Odin to bypass FRP on one but when i flashed the 2nd i guess i used the wrong Combination File and now it is stuck in a bootloop at the phone model screen. ive tried every possible way to stop the loop. When i try to boot into download mode (Vol- + power + home) it boots into maintenance boot mode. Its like download mode doesnt exist on the phone. i cant boot into safe bc the bootloop. cant normal boot bc of bootloop. ive tried 300k and other programs to try and force download mode. but bc the loop is so soon in the startup my pc doesnt have time to recognize or connect to the phone before the phone restarts. I dont know what to do. Ive watched video after video read article after article. Please help. Any advice. Tips. Suggestions. or ideas are greatly appreciated.
-xT
xTurkish said:
I have 2 Galaxy J7 Crown (SM_S767VL). I used Odin to bypass FRP on one but when i flashed the 2nd i guess i used the wrong Combination File and now it is stuck in a bootloop at the phone model screen. ive tried every possible way to stop the loop. When i try to boot into download mode (Vol- + power + home) it boots into maintenance boot mode. Its like download mode doesnt exist on the phone. i cant boot into safe bc the bootloop. cant normal boot bc of bootloop. ive tried 300k and other programs to try and force download mode. but bc the loop is so soon in the startup my pc doesnt have time to recognize or connect to the phone before the phone restarts. I dont know what to do. Ive watched video after video read article after article. Please help. Any advice. Tips. Suggestions. or ideas are greatly appreciated.
-xT
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Your home button is pressed huh? what if volume up + home+power
jjgvv said:
Your home button is pressed huh? what if volume up + home+power
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it goes into recovery mode. ive tried every option in recovery mode and still nothing.
xTurkish said:
it goes into recovery mode. ive tried every option in recovery mode and still nothing.
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'reboot bootloader ' nothing?
xTurkish said:
it goes into recovery mode. ive tried every option in recovery mode and still nothing.
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Or plug usb+volumeup+volumedown?
jjgvv said:
Or plug usb+volumeup+volumedown?
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Nothing.... just shows the charging bolt..... On the first screen before it shuts off in the top left corner it says.
NAD : PASSED
NAD ACAT : PASSED
RPMB PROVISIONED
What does that mean??
Any tips or ideas is desperately needed. I need this phone bad.
Hi. After installing ROM from TWRP and restart, i got this as a bootloop. The problem is, it cannot boot into recovery despite the recovery word at the bottom left. So it looped on this page over and over. I tried all the known buttons and i cannot find anything similiar to my problem elsewhere. Anyone can help?
fireflyzzz said:
Hi. After installing ROM from TWRP and restart, i got this as a bootloop. The problem is, it cannot boot into recovery despite the recovery word at the bottom left. So it looped on this page over and over. I tried all the known buttons and i cannot find anything similiar to my problem elsewhere. Anyone can help?
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A bit more information , like phone model , how and which version you flashed.
otherwise pull battery (or wait to drain) charge and reboot back to download mode and reflash recovery.
this time making sure you do it right.
atleast ths is my procedure on samsung phones
dandudikof said:
A bit more information , like phone model , how and which version you flashed.
otherwise pull battery (or wait to drain) charge and reboot back to download mode and reflash recovery.
this time making sure you do it right.
atleast ths is my procedure on samsung phones
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Hi. Phone model Realme C2. TWRP flashing Realme UI. I think i made the mistake of formatting first or something before installing the ROM. I did took off the battery cable. Just that when the phone is powered on thru the cable, it also powered into the pic shown, which is a bootloop but can't boot into recovery. I believe this is an extremely rare situation. I'd be happy if it can boot into adb, then i can at least install back the original phone ROM.
Sometimes i managed to press and hold (vold down power) at the right time. on samsung phones
(right after it screen goes black i think) to get in to download mode during some bootloops.
But i am unfamiliar with fastboot mode i think your phone uses.
Try holding the physical buttons needed for you phones downloadmode/fastbootmode
while it is off and then plug the cable in ? just a guess though.
first google links for 'Realme C2 fastboot physical buttons'
How to Boot Realme C2 Recovery Mode and Fastboot Mode - Droid Recovery
Want to Boot Realme C2 into Recovery Mode or Fastboot Mode or Bootloader Mode? Then follow the instructions listed on this page to successfully Boot Realme C2 to Fastboot Mode or Recovery Mode.Realme C2 Recovery Mode allows the users to perform advanced operations like flashing Root Package and...
droidrecovery.com
https://www.hardreset.info/devices/realme/realme-c2/fastboot-mode/
dandudikof said:
Sometimes i managed to press and hold (vold down power) at the right time. on samsung phones
(right after it screen goes black i think) to get in to download mode during some bootloops.
But i am unfamiliar with fastboot mode i think your phone uses.
Try holding the physical buttons needed for you phones downloadmode/fastbootmode
while it is off and then plug the cable in ? just a guess though.
first google links for 'Realme C2 fastboot physical buttons'
How to Boot Realme C2 Recovery Mode and Fastboot Mode - Droid Recovery
Want to Boot Realme C2 into Recovery Mode or Fastboot Mode or Bootloader Mode? Then follow the instructions listed on this page to successfully Boot Realme C2 to Fastboot Mode or Recovery Mode.Realme C2 Recovery Mode allows the users to perform advanced operations like flashing Root Package and...
droidrecovery.com
https://www.hardreset.info/devices/realme/realme-c2/fastboot-mode/
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Hi. Nope. It will still boot into the screen on the pic, and it will loop over and over again. I took off the battery cable but when i plug the USB cable, it will also reboot into the pic with bootloop.
I felt that this is a very rare case of the phone screwing up. My initial intention was to install a light rom so i can use the extra space (even after root, App2SD doesnt work). Sigh.
if you remove the cable and let it drain , when it is off and you hold correct buttons for download/fastboot mode
and then plug the cable in it goes it to recovery mode ?
and keep trying press and hold different time in the loop , around the point of black screen/reboot point,
just before/at/and after.
dandudikof said:
if you remove the cable and let it drain , when it is off and you hold correct buttons for download/fastboot mode
and then plug the cable in it goes it to recovery mode ?
and keep trying press and hold different time in the loop , around the point of black screen/reboot point,
just before/at/and after.
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Sorry, nope. It will boot into the Realme Logo and the recovery mode word on bottom left as shown in the pic. And then bootloop into the same thing again. It cannot enter recovery mode. I tried every combination of buttons with the battery attached and without. I believe the recovery section is erased, or it might be in another part of the memory but inaccessible.
fireflyzzz said:
Sorry, nope. It will boot into the Realme Logo and the recovery mode word on bottom left as shown in the pic. And then bootloop into the same thing again. It cannot enter recovery mode. I tried every combination of buttons with the battery attached and without. I believe the recovery section is erased, or it might be in another part of the memory but inaccessible.
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are you sure you are trying button combinations for download/fastboot mode (not recovery).
we know recovery is fubared. so is system most probably.
you need to get in to download/fastboot to reflash recovery or stock firmware .
(hold buttons till you see download/fastboot , not just push and let go)
try correct button combination at all the different times in the loop.
and i had a siimmular problem once with a phone turning itself on and looping,
(turned out to be a glitchy power button , try fiddling with that , excersize it to get to unbind if it is)
dandudikof said:
are you sure you are trying button combinations for download/fastboot mode (not recovery).
we know recovery is fubared. so is system most probably.
you need to get in to download/fastboot to reflash recovery or stock firmware .
(hold buttons till you see download/fastboot , not just push and let go)
try correct button combination at all the different times in the loop.
and i had a siimmular problem once with a phone turning itself on and looping,
(turned out to be a glitchy power button , try fiddling with that , excersize it to get to unbind if it is)
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Yes sir, i did. Tried all button combination at different times. The only thing that worked is the on/off button. When it is on, i press and hold a long time, and let go when the screen is off to turn off. And to turn it on, i press and hold a long time until the screen is on to turn on.
As noted, i might have screw up the installing 3rd party ROM process. I screwed up many times earlier, but i managed to reinstall back the original ROM because it was in adb. And now it isn't. Phones in my country aren't cheap, so if possible, i'd like to save this phone. My initial purpose to install a 3rd part ROM is to make use of the extra internal memory space (i rooted initially but i wasn't able to use App2SD).
so when you hold the power button and it turns off. then you need to use the
combination of buttons for fast boot to turn it on , not just power button .
make sure you have the correct buttons , double , tripple check with the correct buttons
and when to let them go.
also look at
Hard Brick Fix Realme C2
Requirements PC Bypass Extracted OFP Sourceforge or AndroidFileHost C2 Keep restarting from download mode to keep c2 in download mode run brom.bat then connect device holding volume up, down & power after that install drivers (you can install...
forum.xda-developers.com
maybe you need to start from beginning