[Q] What is this thing made for? Unbrick? - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

http://gsmserver.com/shop/gsm/z3x_box_samsung_edition.php
can it be used to unbrick phones?

are you trying to advertize it?
well we got plenty of DEV people that might be interested in one
now that we got the 3 buttons fix, there are not that many chances to get a bricked phone anymore

There is no answer in your question. And the 3BR fix can still break your phone...
If it can unbrick, then there will be shops soon...

3-button fix doesn't work for all, mine has e-fused so im still stuck with the problem...

kwukduck said:
3-button fix doesn't work for all, mine has e-fused so im still stuck with the problem...
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so you installed the new SPL fix to re-enable the 3 button, and it doesn't work for you?
most people that installed did the trick for them.
what happens when you do the 3 buttons combo, what do you see?
which phone model do you have?

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Help me please, dead tytn2 :(

Hello guys, i really need your help!
My phone is so strange now, i have been using Ultimate-X.V9 -21054, but in last days, my phone has gone to white screen some times when i press to screen up sometimes everything is fine, but others not and my phone sometimes dont respond to my touch, and sometimes is a bit slow
Now i have flashed to RUU_Kaiser_HTC_PTG_3.28.410.0_radio_sign_25.83.40.02_1.65.17.56_Ship, during the upgrade my phone stay on tree colors, but on computer appeared the status bar! and everythime i turn on my phone now is like 90% is allways white :O i have open my phone, and reconected all again, but the problem still there! im using 3.34 hard spl!
Please someone help meee... i really love my tytn2 is there any way to put this fine? its hard spl problem?
Please help me
Please help meee My phone now is more slow than normal :/
That happened to me a while back, I took it apart several times and checked connections etc. but that did not fix it. I ended up buying a new LCD off of ebay which fixed it perfectly. So, I would suggest doing that (I bought one for 15USD used).
But this to me seems to be a problem on the main board, because the phone sometimes gets really slows And sometimes that white problem appears and others not, like 90% when i need to use my phone
Flash Stock ROM?
Did you flash if back to a OEM ROM? Did it work OK if you left it on the OEM ROM? I have used "Kaiser_HTC_ASIA_HK_WWE_3.34.721.2" as a OEM to upgrade from on many phones that I had upgrade issues with.
i think RUU_Kaiser_HTC_PTG_3.28.410.0_radio_sign_25.83.40. 02_1.65.17.56_Ship is an OEM rom isnt? :x
P4k1t0 said:
Hello guys, i really need your help!
My phone is so strange now, i have been using Ultimate-X.V9 -21054, but in last days, my phone has gone to white screen some times when i press to screen up sometimes everything is fine, but others not and my phone sometimes dont respond to my touch, and sometimes is a bit slow
Now i have flashed to RUU_Kaiser_HTC_PTG_3.28.410.0_radio_sign_25.83.40.02_1.65.17.56_Ship, during the upgrade my phone stay on tree colors, but on computer appeared the status bar! and everythime i turn on my phone now is like 90% is allways white :O i have open my phone, and reconected all again, but the problem still there! im using 3.34 hard spl!
Please someone help meee... i really love my tytn2 is there any way to put this fine? its hard spl problem?
Please help me
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did you ask in the proper thread before starting a new one?
msd24200 said:
did you ask in the proper thread before starting a new one?
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Lolol? and what is the proper thread? --' dont you see this is any rooms i have tried?
P4k1t0 said:
Lolol? and what is the proper thread? --' dont you see this is any rooms i have tried?
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noticed when searching all your post that you went straight to starting a new thread for this instead of asking in on of the flashing threads. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533976
Dude, and in what that link will help in my problem? if search on it, you will find the solution to my problem? the answer is NO, maybe you should read a bit better!
P4k1t0 said:
Dude, and in what that link will help in my problem? if search on it, you will find the solution to my problem? the answer is NO, maybe you should read a bit better!
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dude the answer is yes go ask in the flashing for newbs thread, or one of the other great links in the thread i posted. maybe you should read better the rules about starting new threads because you are having a flash related problem that needs to be asked in a thread already setup to deal with flash related matters instead of starting a new thread.
have you tried pushing the hard buttons to get into bootloader? do you think MTTY may help your current problem?
msd24200 said:
dude the answer is yes go ask in the flashing for newbs thread, or one of the other great links in the thread i posted. maybe you should read better the rules about starting new threads because you are having a flash related problem that needs to be asked in a thread already setup to deal with flash related matters instead of starting a new thread.
have you tried pushing the hard buttons to get into bootloader? do you think MTTY may help your current problem?
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Dude i can enter on bootloader yes, can i use my phone yes! but the problem is that sometimes (i mean, like all the time) the screen stay white when i turn it on, and the phone stays slow!!!!
jsgjm said:
Did you flash if back to a OEM ROM? Did it work OK if you left it on the OEM ROM? I have used "Kaiser_HTC_ASIA_HK_WWE_3.34.721.2" as a OEM to upgrade from on many phones that I had upgrade issues with.
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i have tried that rom too, but nothing the problem is here
It sounds like your Screen is on the way out. I would replace it.
No lets play nice. Or Ill break out the fish heads lol
zelendel said:
It sounds like your Screen is on the way out. I would replace it.
No lets play nice. Or Ill break out the fish heads lol
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Well, if is about the screen, i can say im safe :x
But one thing on my mind, the white screen i could say to change the screen to one new, but the problem is the kaiser stay a bit slow, and sometimes it dont respond to what i want!
With that stay thinking that the problem is about the mainboard or something like that :s but i hope the problem is the screen, i will buy a new on ebay
The ribbon cable for the digitizer (touch screen) attaches to the LCD, and then both signals feed through the same cable into the D-pad board, so its possible that there is a bad connection somewhere in the LCD/Digitizer assembly that causes it to not sense your inputs, even when the LCD itself is working. Mine just failed completely to a white screen and did not come back. It could be something besides the LCD..try flashing a new HardSPL and/or a different ROM, but if I had to bet, I would bet on the LCD.
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No lets play nice. Or Ill break out the fish heads lol
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Thankyou made me chuckle
P4k1t0, I know you're frustrated that you phone doesnt work, but do not get uppity at the other forum posters. If you sound off against msd24200 and a mod sees it, its likely to lock your topic.
i had the same situation two weeks back after i flash with my own cooked rom.
what i did is flash the stock rom through SD/storage card and everything is fine.
you already try this method ? you can search on how to flash from SD/storage card
to flash by sd card? ok ok i will try it right now to see

urgent help needed

Hi guys, I was installing a radio update I believe, and my g1 stopped booting up. It is stuck at the "T-mobile G1" screen and I have tried holding down camera+power and home+power with no avail. Please help me out because I really need to use my phone soon.. Thanks.
Ties0 said:
Hi guys, I was installing a radio update I believe, and my g1 stopped booting up. It is stuck at the "T-mobile G1" screen and I have tried holding down camera+power and home+power with no avail. Please help me out because I really need to use my phone soon.. Thanks.
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softbricked. You either installed a wrong radio, or the dangerspl.
Pray you have warranty. If you don't, go buy a new phone.
while it IS possible to fix this problem, i have a feeling it maybe way over your head (typically is if you even have to ask) but it involves a method called JTAG, and booting the phone into its Blue light (AKA security) mode, by holding down the trackball....
your better off trying to get it replaced under warranty (while the ethics of this is questionable), or just buying a new phone....
if your feeling ballsy or just want a hell of a project, a thorough search on google of "JTAG bricked G1" will give you the info you want, id give you the links myself but its not for the faint of heart, and if your not willing to go after the info then theres NO WAY you'll succeed.
if buying a new phone is more in your line (and i guess wallet) then go ahead a post your phone for sale on the forums (disclosing its bricked status of course) and someone may be willing to buy it off you as a project (or for parts)
UPDATE: ive also read a few posts that XDA member EZTERRY has been known to JTAG phones (for compensation of course) send him a PM (no more than one, remember we all have lives outside of the interwebs right??????) but hes in Canada, and it will involve shipping your phione
Ties0 said:
Hi guys, I was installing a radio update I believe, and my g1 stopped booting up. It is stuck at the "T-mobile G1" screen and I have tried holding down camera+power and home+power with no avail. Please help me out because I really need to use my phone soon.. Thanks.
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Why are you installing something that you don't know what it is? Thats just asking for trouble.
supremeteam256 said:
Why are you installing something that you don't know what it is? Thats just asking for trouble.
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I was following the sense ui guide, and it told me to upgrade my radio :\
Pull the battery. Put it back in. Turn it on while holding down the Home button. What do you get?
Ninjineer said:
Pull the battery. Put it back in. Turn it on while holding down the Home button. What do you get?
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Still hangs at "Tmobile g1" screen as I said.

[Q]should i buy Captivate?

i have a family in usa and they come visit me in my country soon.
now,i can tell them to buy for me samsung captivate but im worry about 1 thing.
i heard that some of the samsung galaxy line coming with hardware lock [you cant accsses the download mode or recovery]
i saw that there are some methods but i also saw alot of people that said that this method bricked thier phone X:
so im not really sure if its good idea to buy this phone becuase if its locked im screwed becuase i cant ask for exchange or something.
should i buy this phone or not? [this is the best android phone that i found in my price range [500$] , this is why im intrested in this phone]
sorry for my english and thanks for help.
I have the 1008 model which is said to cause alot of problems getting into recovery and download mode. As long as you are careful you should be fine. It's still possible to get into these modes, and to date I have not had a problem.
If you want the phone don't let that hold you back. It's not something I worry about too much.
EDIT: It's still possible to get into these modes just not my normal means. And there is a fix in the forums to correct the problem, if you decide to.
david717 said:
I have the 1008 model which is said to cause alot of problems getting into recovery and download mode. As long as you are careful you should be fine. It's still possible to get into these modes, and to date I have not had a problem.
If you want the phone don't let that hold you back. It's not something I worry about too much.
EDIT: It's still possible to get into these modes just not my normal means. And there is a fix in the forums to correct the problem, if you decide to.
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ye i know there is a way to acsses this modes but i heard that you cant make a backup and if something happen so your phone is bricked X:
btw this hardware lock is for sure to some of the sgs phones and not all of them?
thanks.
Enableee said:
ye i know there is a way to acsses this modes but i heard that you cant make a backup and if something happen so your phone is bricked X:
btw this hardware lock is for sure to some of the sgs phones and not all of them?
thanks.
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under the battery there is a number above the sku. 1006 is has download. 1007 is hit or miss and 1008 has a problem. the phone can get recovery and download mode through adb reboot and some of the froyo roms in the dev section have download and recovery added to the context menu when you press power. then as a last resort for a phone without the button combo that is bricked there si a jig that you can build that forces download mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551&highlight=download+mode+jig
its a feature on the hardware, and has saved phones thought to be bricked
there is a fix in the development section but i think you lose the fix if you flash to jf6 unless you use the jf6 version with the fix integrated.
if you dont live in the states why not a GT i-9000? or if you want a contract phone for the reduced price why not a vibrant which has hsupa enabled?
i cant contract becuase i dont have this phone in my country.
btw, at&t are not selling only 1008 phones now or its randomal?
thanks
I got my phone replaced a short while ago, and I got back a 1009 model.
And it works just as it should.
MikeyMike01 said:
I got my phone replaced a short while ago, and I got back a 1009 model.
And it works just as it should.
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I have a 1007 and it also works as it should.
Sent from my Captivate
It's your choice but I think you should keep in mind that there are problems with the phone like the random shutdowns some users have experienced (including me). I think it only occurs to some rooted devices but I am not sure. You don't want to be left in a position where you cannot return your phone. I stopped having random shutdowns and it's a great device for me but there are other android devices you can go for

[Q] Download mode: three buttons vs. JIG. Which is better (more reliable)?

Hi there!
I got me my third Galaxy and this time the three buttons combo doesn't work, so no download or recovery mode from me.
I plan always to stick to Kies updates from now on, but if I ever need to install a cooked ROM for some reason, or even do some special tweaking, I may need to have these modes enabled.
As much as I wanted to at first, I've refrained to apply the bootloader fixes since there's a small chance that they might not work and brick (again) the phone, and I can really cope with this problem all over again
So... what I did was to order one USB JIG from eBay 10 minutes ago. Now I'm wondering... which metod is "better"? The buttons combo or the JIG? If it's so easy to boot into download mode with the JIG (and I'd even think that more reliable since it's a hardware jumper rather than software), why would so many risk into flashing the bootloader when they could have got a nice, little USB cased JIG for 7 USD?
Also... when fully bricked (i.e., black screen) and the buttons combo doesn't work, would the hardware JIG work?
By the way, another reason to not flash the bootloader fix for me is that it would change my GT-I9000T startup screen for the international, GT-I9000 one , and I wanted it to be as stock as possible.
Thanks in advance guys; hope that you can shed some light into it.
EDIT: oh... is it true (confirmed) that phones with the combo disabled by Samsung boot a little faster than the others? I've read that since the combo is disabled, the bootloader doesn't wait for it, so it breezes through the startup process , but haven't seen this confirmed anywhere
Anyone??
mmm... I would like to know this as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=845115
Made a similar topic.
dhiru1602 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=845115
Made a similar topic.
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Yeah, yours is the only post I've found about this in Google before starting my own.
I started this again because all the responses you got was "Good job!" from a guy
Hope we can more information this time...
So... ??? Please, somebody comment on this if possible; thanks guys
Hi!
Phones with the combo available are not any slower than their fellows without it. Mine came without the 3button-combo and flashed the fix to be able to get into recovery. I didn't see any difference.
But if you want to stay on the safe side.. the jig will do the job. Btw i just used the 301k ohm resistor with some clear tape and touched the right pins inside the microUSB socket. Tadaaa... cost me £0.48 How-to on youtube.
The jig doesn't work if your phone has a black screen. That means the bootloader is corrupted, no chance to flash it.
However if it's semi-bricked (you see a PC..!..Phone figure on the screen but no response nor boot) the jig (and only that!) can still help. Basically that's why i have it now
Thanks! I just received the JIGs I bought from eBay (after more than a month...!) and I'm happy with them.
I don't know why I'd risk flashing the 3 button fix when a simple jig is a "pure" and elegant solution, that doesn't mess around with my phone (and its boot screen! )
Thanks, and if you have any more thoughts on the matter, please let me know.
I have usb jig fantastic thing plug it in switch on phone download or plug in while on and hold power button till reset again download i will not three button again
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Thanks! Jig is winning so far!
Jig was developed for those phones that will not or cannot use the official method of accessing download mode .
jje
JJEgan said:
Jig was developed for those phones that will not or cannot use the official method of accessing download mode .
jje
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Yes... I know that, but I was wondering if there was actually some benefits of one method over the other...
Dan_Aykroyd said:
Yes... I know that, but I was wondering if there was actually some benefits of one method over the other...
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I updated my bootloaders months ago so I could use the 3 buttons and haven't looked back since. I only had a vague idea of what I was doing (much lees that I do know) read all the guides and flashed and I'm glad I did it, now I can enter download and/or recovery on cue whenever I wish..

Have I destroyed my new Bell I9000M? RePar with PIT but no PDA.. IDIOT I AM!

**Phone seems to have no power does nothing, pull battery same thing cant even get download flashing screen screen**
I bought my new Bell I9000M and loved it then started about rooting, purchased rom manager premium and download darky rom 9.5 thru it and installed it worked pretty good.
Now I upgraded to 10.2RE and ran it for about 2 weeks without problems then today I started playing with emulators. Played SNES all day then noticed N64 installed played zelda no problems then found a psx emulator.
This is when disaster struck. I went to play FFVII with the psx emulator and it would lock up then quit the program. So I thought if i just did a reboot it might work.
Apon rebooting I started getting Force Close on pretty much all apps.
I tried to just repeat the install procedure for 10.2RE with odin including to make sure the repartition option was checked and it would load up then say something about UID inconsistent so I retried about 3 times (seems like it wasn't actually repartitioning then installing the clean software).
Frustrated I rebooted my PC and redid the process clicking the repartition then like a F'n Tard only loaded the PIT and not the PDA!!!
So no power
recovery botton method not working
tried vol down+power, vol up+down+power, just power (all with battery pulls)
the thing doesnt blink, cherp, or squat
I think Im done but pleeeease someone have something for me to do I am not a noob in these kind of things but it just came down to not double checking before hitting start.
Do i have a $400 paper weight and need to save for a S2???
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14957283&postcount=1
Sounds like you are gonna need to try and make a jig or grab one off ebay, if that fails then, you can always try a repair shop, if you are in the GTA I can recommend a place to you, they have a JTAG
Yeah I think its a JTAG repair at that point which involves a lot more hands on (search youtube - they have demos).
Graham
Well Im reading that I need to jtag.. Ive done this with satellite receivers before but my usb equipment is different then what all the youtube videos are showing.
From what I read I have a full/hard brick
I'm I wrong in that a jig will only fix a software brick (or does this classify as such) I can easily make the jig which i will attempt tomorrow but I just want to know if its worth my time as i read that a jig only works when u have a black screen with two little white boxes showing or something like that
Im in Edmonton, AB Canada can anyone help me out with a jtag? (If a jig is going to work then let me know to as Im waaay to tired right now!)
thanks for the help
evilgenius2309 said:
Well Im reading that I need to jtag.. Ive done this with satellite receivers before but my usb equipment is different then what all the youtube videos are showing.
From what I read I have a full/hard brick
I'm I wrong in that a jig will only fix a software brick (or does this classify as such) I can easily make the jig which i will attempt tomorrow but I just want to know if its worth my time as i read that a jig only works when u have a black screen with two little white boxes showing or something like that
Im in Edmonton, AB Canada can anyone help me out with a jtag? (If a jig is going to work then let me know to as Im waaay to tired right now!)
thanks for the help
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Ahh right I just noticed the part where you said you have no power.... I dont think the jig will work for you in that case...
Just checked kijiji, you can call these guys and see if they have a JTAG
http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and...-Appointments-Free-Loaners-W0QQAdIdZ237786905
http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-service...es-Best-Prices-Guarranteed-W0QQAdIdZ218015698
So after much searching I have not found anyone in Edmonton who provides jtag flashing in town. If I was in Toronto I would be set.
Anyways since no one provides this service in Edmonton I feel like I should purchase the equipment and start providing this services.
Does anyone know what software and jtag I need to get and I reputable site to order off of?
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Frustrated I rebooted my PC and redid the process clicking the repartition then like a F'n Tard only loaded the PIT and not the PDA!!!
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Not that I have a fix, but that use to be a semi normal step about 10 mos ago installing firmwares, to do the pit by itself, I hardly would think that step caused your problem... I could me misguided. This is the first post I have read with this issue though...
There is a user on the east coast that was about to get one before I convinced him to try warranty first as they were still all under a year old. Which you might try too...
Brisk something was his handle. Check back in my posts late July maybe...
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