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[Q] Help Me ASAP - Please read and post!!

Okay, ladies and gentlemen, we have a situation here. It seems that Mr Westwood here has decided to accidentally/on purpose install a rom (Axura 2.5) designed for a Samsung Vibrant on his Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000. Naturally, with everything designed for a completely different phone, my Galaxy appears to be bricked, or as i like to call it, f*cked. I cant get past the bootscreen where it starts off grey and fuzzy, and then changes into a Samsung Vibrant boot image.
So, my question is, can i recover my lovely Galaxy or am i going to have to drop it down the toilet and pretend to Virgin that it doesnt work.
N.B. I have tried to access recovery by pressing, power-volumeup-home but it stalls at the boot screen of 'samsiung vibrant' This has happeend to me before and i have been able to revive my phone by pressing volumedown-power-home, but that doesnt work and last time that was with a rom actually designed for the phone. So what to do? Suggestions will be mucho thanko.

Try the Vibrant recovery combination instead. Both volume button + power, or both volume button + plug in usb.

snapper.fishes said:
Try the Vibrant recovery combination instead. Both volume button + power, or both volume button + plug in usb.
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Well what can i say, we are getting closer to un-bricking the phone many say is un-brickable, basically, i managed to get passed the bootscreen by this method to a white fuzzy screen that was impossible to make out, then after 5 seconds, it went back to the boot screen... getting closer i guess.

Go to Download mode (Vol Down + Home + Power) and flash a stock fw via odin.
If you can go to Download mode or Recovery mode, than your phone is fine. Do a search for any other questions

Ladduro said:
Go to Download mode (Vol Down + Home + Power) and flash a stock fw via odin.
If you can go to Download mode or Recovery mode, than your phone is fine. Do a search for any other questions
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Hi there, i cant get into any settings other than the bootscreen, need help soon or i am just going to break it and send it to virgin with water damage....

Are you decent with electronics? Try searching for homemade factory jig. It's basically a usb connector with a resistor. By changing the resistance of the usb connection, you can boot the phone into download mode.

snapper.fishes said:
Are you decent with electronics? Try searching for homemade factory jig. It's basically a usb connector with a resistor. By changing the resistance of the usb connection, you can boot the phone into download mode.
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To be honest, i think the phone is just completely screwed up, i'm just going to water damage it and claim that is the fault, im good with electronics but that seems a little bit too far. Thanks anyway for the help.

You sure your warranty covers water damage? Here at least water damage voids your warranty, since it's in no way a hardware/software defect, user error.

I was gunna say water damage would void a warrenty but .... last summer my daughter threw my digitial camera in the paddling pool (doh) and it was completly dead. Left it to dry for a bit and still dead and sent it in to fujifilm playing dumb. A month later the phone was returned with new pcb and lens result
So try it and see

[RESOLVED] Blank screen after update with Kies (had a voodoo lagfix kernel)

Hi,
I recently bought a GT 9000 device and first thing to do was installing voodoo lagfix.
Yesterday, I tried updating to Froyo via Kies - and now the phone gets stuck up at a blank screen. I do get the colorful "S" logo - but thereafter, nothing on the screen. Both the soft buttons keep glowing.
To make the matters worst, none of the 3-button combos work on my device.
I'm a little lost now.
How should I proceed?
Thanks!
[Update]
Fixed - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9739803&postcount=7

you should have disabled lagfix first.....
Are you absolutely sure none of the 3-button methods work ? For download mode, i have to follow exactly this procedure:
- turn off phone (and wait for the final vibrate which indicates its really off. Pull the battery if not sure)
- turn on pressing and holding volume-up, home and power in that order
- wait till the Samsung GT9000 logo appears for the second time
- release power, home, volume up in that particular order
Once in download mode, you can flash Voodoo again via Odin and it will work again.
If you cant get into download mode, you'll have to solder a special usb plug to get into download mode, or bring your phone in for repair. This is why there are warnings everywhere to only proceed lagfixing & stuff if the 3-button combo works...

pwhooftman said:
you should have disabled lagfix first.....
Are you absolutely sure none of the 3-button methods work ? For download mode, i have to follow exactly this procedure:
- turn off phone (and wait for the final vibrate which indicates its really off. Pull the battery if not sure)
- turn on pressing and holding volume-up, home and power in that order
- wait till the Samsung GT9000 logo appears for the second time
- release power, home, volume up in that particular order
Once in download mode, you can flash Voodoo again via Odin and it will work again.
If you cant get into download mode, you'll have to solder a special usb plug to get into download mode, or bring your phone in for repair. This is why there are warnings everywhere to only proceed lagfixing & stuff if the 3-button combo works...
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Hi pwhooftman,
I really wish that I would have read the docs completely. Anyways, its too late now - only thing to do is to learn from this mistake.
None of the three button combos work on my phone, have tried them several times.
I've spoken to the Sammy reps, will be taking in my phone for a repair.
The special USB plug sounds very interesting but I'm not too interested in hacking hardware on just a week old phone
Your reply is much appreciated
Thanks!

Hi,
You wont have to hack the phone itself for the special USB ' JIG' as its called. The jig can be a micro usb plug or cable which you open up and connect 2 pins with the right kind of resistor. That will make the i9000 go into download or recovery mode. The repair center will probably use the same thing. You can make the jig yourself if your good in electronics and have resistors lying around, otherwise it's a trip to the repair center like you plan to do.

Onto researching about the JIG then! )

Here it is...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551

Good news! My story has a happy ending!
1) Took my phone to a local mobile repair shop, and he managed to REALLY brick my phone! (Only the phone-!-pc icon came on screen)
2) Asked him to put the phone into download mode
3) Brought the phone back home while it was still in download mode
4) Fired up Odin and followed the process from http://www.pathikshah.com/blog/install-android-2-2-froyo-galaxy-s/
5) Now I have a perfectly fine Froyo build on my device
6) Data saved on my internal SD card is still there )
Next things...
1) Make a homemade JIG
2) Make sure to get the 3 button combo working on my phone!

I found this post while looking for samsung usb jig new delhi
Did your local guy have a jig? I am in GK and with a samsung captivate in a semi-bricked situation
Cheers
makuchaku said:
Good news! My story has a happy ending!
1) Took my phone to a local mobile repair shop, and he managed to REALLY brick my phone! (Only the phone-!-pc icon came on screen)
2) Asked him to put the phone into download mode
3) Brought the phone back home while it was still in download mode
4) Fired up Odin and followed the process from http://www.pathikshah.com/blog/install-android-2-2-froyo-galaxy-s/
5) Now I have a perfectly fine Froyo build on my device
6) Data saved on my internal SD card is still there )
Next things...
1) Make a homemade JIG
2) Make sure to get the 3 button combo working on my phone!
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[Q] Help!! My Captivate is totally bricked (Constant Black Screen)

Background: I was in the process of flashing my rom back to stock rom using Odin3 and it froze. Attempted to repeat the process and could not get it to enter the download mode. Use all of the 3 buttons combo methods, still no joy. Tried the 3 resistors (300 ohms) got it to go into download mode but did not have Odin ready to accept (Lost that download mode attempt). Repeated the process numerous times with no luck. My phone screen is BLACK always regardless of what I attempt to do. Would you consider this stage beyond recovery or is there hope beyond the black screen?

You might want to try the jig that is made to get it into download mode. You can make it yourself or buy one from mobiletechvideos.com
Here is the link. The video at the bottom shows you what it does and how to use it.

Here's a way that not too many people know about but always works for me:
1. Unplug phone from computer.
2. Remove battery, SIM, and external SD if you have one.
3. OPEN ODIN! You don't want to lose your chance again
4. Plug the USB cable back into the phone (remember, the battery is still not in the phone). DO NOT TURN THE PHONE ON.
5. Hold the volume rocker down (both the up and down volume keys).
6. Place the battery back in the phone while holding the volume rocker.
7. Download mode!

Loggik said:
Here's a way that not too many people know about but always works for me:
1. Unplug phone from computer.
2. Remove battery, SIM, and external SD if you have one.
3. OPEN ODIN! You don't want to lose your chance again
4. Plug the USB cable back into the phone (remember, the battery is still not in the phone). DO NOT TURN THE PHONE ON.
5. Hold the volume rocker down (both the up and down volume keys).
6. Place the battery back in the phone while holding the volume rocker.
7. Download mode!
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I hate to burst your bubble, but lots of people know about that lol.
Sent from my SGH-I897 using XDA App

Dupontrocks11 said:
I hate to burst your bubble, but lots of people know about that lol.
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Lol but no, not too many people do.
This method is very much like another one, which requires you put in the battery first, then hold the volume down button and plug in the cord. But this one has you plug in the cord first, then put the battery in. This method worked for me when I got Phone -!- Comp, whereas the other one did not.
So you didn't burst my bubble at all, seeing as you're wrong. Thanks for the useful post though.

Maybe I am wrong but most of the people who helped me and people I talk to know about that technique lol. But maybe it's just coincidence.
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Loggik, I appreciate your the method you have mentioned. I have tried that method and several others numerous time. I also used my (car) phone charger usb end, third pin closest to the headphone on one side and the second pin on the opposite side as jig (300 ohms) and it did not work. Not sure if the car charger is suitable for such. I also read somewhere that if your phone screen is black and unresponsive regardless of what method one would use, then the jig would be useless. Is that a true statement?

Thanks for info.. I was able to get the phone to enter the download state via my homemade jig.

Shacho said:
Thanks for info.. I was able to get the phone to enter the download state via my homemade jig.
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how u did? i mean ur first message was so desperate...but u did... how?

Yeah you say before have used the resistors trick and doesn't work and then you use a homemade jig and work. I understand jig is the same to resistor trick(if not, someone correct me).
I have 2 captivate now, 1 work fine and the other don't turn on of any way after a flash fail... using 301k working phone enter to download mode, the other one don't give any sign of life.I need to revive my phone :'( plz any help is welcome.

Looks like your 2nd phone is hard bricked, You will need a Jtag service for it. Contact Adamoutler on the forum he can help u.

[Q] unbrick galaxy mini?

so i rooted my phone installed rom manager and flashed something like colckwork rom of hawai mini i switched of my mobile.Today in morning when i tried to tun it on it wont only a black screen no sound no logo no vibration I even tried to remove and insert battery but no luck.I think its a hard brick i got this mobile on 28 feb 2011 and it is still under 1 year warrenty of samsung so can i get a new mobile in place of it or just recover it.(I have the UK system here noot of USA)
can you tell me any way to unbrick it any any one

I have done something similar to my Samsung Vibrant. Rooted and was in process of installing new ROM when on restart got a screen that has Vibrant at the top of screen and Samsung on the bottom of screen then a blank black screen and then goen into a vibrating loop of single vibrate and then another single vibrate and then a triple vibrate and then it starts the loop over again. The only thing I can do is pull the battery to stop it. Anyone know of any thing I can do to correct this or to revert the ROM or anything?
Thank you
Larry

Take it to T-Mobile and say when you turned it on it was like this and they might send it off to be replaced.

i hate those people who wanna pay their insurance for their silly things and fails!
i hope, tmobile won't take it back.
let's see..it's really hard to brick a phone though.
had some problems with my further hd2 as well..yeah, you get really annoyed but if you chill out, in 99% of the cases you'll find a solution.
DN41

so guys i live in india here it is called galaxy pop i went to samsung service center and there they replaced my motherboard for free cause it was still in warranty .I will get it next tuesday

I have this model, too. But it is called GT-S5570. It works fine, but i bought it network lock. Have you succeded unlock it?

Had the same, the solution is simple:
Download the newest firmware at samfirmware.com
Use Odin Multi Downloader to upload the firmware to your mobile
(mobile needs to be in download mode, this should still work. Try volume down + home + power)
Just upload the clean firmware and it should be done. The complete guide is placed on the same website on the download page.

OfficialDenzil said:
Had the same, the solution is simple:
Download the newest firmware at samfirmware.com
Use Odin Multi Downloader to upload the firmware to your mobile
(mobile needs to be in download mode, this should still work. Try volume down + home + power)
Just upload the clean firmware and it should be done. The complete guide is placed on the same website on the download page.
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download mode is not available while is bricked, changing the firmware is NOT an option.

hi
yeah same thing happen to me
even the samsung survice centre is lame they tell me that it will cost me
so i bring ma set back and do that jig method and it works more than charm i install ma new cyanogen mod and it is working greatly .if u want to find jig method type unbricking galaxy s jig.
it also works for my mini

Just a little german ?!
DN41 said:
i hate those people who wanna pay their insurance for their silly things and fails!
i hope, tmobile won't take it back.
let's see..it's really hard to brick a phone though.
had some problems with my further hd2 as well..yeah, you get really annoyed but if you chill out, in 99% of the cases you'll find a solution.
DN41
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(I don't have this problem, but...)
And I, I hate little brained guys who says f***king silly things like you. You're not just a little german, you're also a big sucker.
I swear you will have a problem with your phone, and no solution. Really I wish you that.
For other people who has this problem, don't worry, your phone is frozen, so they can't diagnose it. Just say you was syncronizing with Kies, and it happend the phone turned off and that's impossible to restart it. They'll just give you a new one or repair it.

HI
try these ways
it works with my galaxy s
Hold down Vol UP+Vol Down+Power, the screen will flash black, continue holding down all 3 buttons, you will see the "phone--!--PC" screen again, continue holding all 3 buttons, the screen will flash black again, release the power button only. This will put you into Download Mode.
If this does not work, open odin. Then connect your usb cable to your phone and computer. While the USB is plugged in and Odin running press and hold volume down + Home + Power. Once the black screen comes (flashes) release the Power Button. It should get into download mode.
Additionally it is possible to get into the Download Mode using a kind of micro-usb connector,
the last thing u can try is the jigs

ilazially said:
HI
try these ways
it works with my galaxy s
Hold down Vol UP+Vol Down+Power, the screen will flash black, continue holding down all 3 buttons, you will see the "phone--!--PC" screen again, continue holding all 3 buttons, the screen will flash black again, release the power button only. This will put you into Download Mode.
If this does not work, open odin. Then connect your usb cable to your phone and computer. While the USB is plugged in and Odin running press and hold volume down + Home + Power. Once the black screen comes (flashes) release the Power Button. It should get into download mode.
Additionally it is possible to get into the Download Mode using a kind of micro-usb connector,
the last thing u can try is the jigs
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Man that volume up and down doesn't support if you have a completely hard bricked phone .
And the jig does works but why use your penny if xda developed a unbricker wich really works for free
I prefer xda undricker the best
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Hello guys.I have a galaxy mini and i tried to root it.Everything went fine.Then i saw that an application "Rom manager" would be helpful for my phone.
So i installed it(like an idiot).
Then i tried to install clockwork mode (smthg like that from rom manager) and boom!Everything went black.
I tried to go into recovery mode,download mode NOTHING.
I tried to a lot of things but nothing is working.
Odin recognises my phone when i use volume up+home+end!But it stucks on setup.Again tried to do it in that way but still nothing.
Last i tried that jig thing.I bought 3x100k ohm resistors and do it like he says(that video from youtube) BUT STILL NOTHING.
I dont know what to do!
I would be gratefull if some1 could give me an advice to make it to turn on!
Tyyy.

This is exactly what happened to me too. Did Service centre repair it for free ? What did you tell them ? Please help. ITs urgent/ Bricked black screen.
sahilg009 said:
so i rooted my phone installed rom manager and flashed something like colckwork rom of hawai mini i switched of my mobile.Today in morning when i tried to tun it on it wont only a black screen no sound no logo no vibration I even tried to remove and insert battery but no luck.I think its a hard brick i got this mobile on 28 feb 2011 and it is still under 1 year warrenty of samsung so can i get a new mobile in place of it or just recover it.(I have the UK system here noot of USA)
can you tell me any way to unbrick it any any one
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Swanks
Guys trust me ROM manager sux bigtym i tried all the cures bt didnt work. Handed it ova to samsung guys n they replaced my motherboard!

sopree said:
Hello guys.I have a galaxy mini and i tried to root it.Everything went fine.Then i saw that an application "Rom manager" would be helpful for my phone.
So i installed it(like an idiot).
Then i tried to install clockwork mode (smthg like that from rom manager) and boom!Everything went black.
I tried to go into recovery mode,download mode NOTHING.
I tried to a lot of things but nothing is working.
Odin recognises my phone when i use volume up+home+end!But it stucks on setup.Again tried to do it in that way but still nothing.
Last i tried that jig thing.I bought 3x100k ohm resistors and do it like he says(that video from youtube) BUT STILL NOTHING.
I dont know what to do!
I would be gratefull if some1 could give me an advice to make it to turn on!
Tyyy.
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This!!!
rooted phone!! installed Titanium Backup pro, rom-manager (though i didnt use it).
First i removed yahoofinance.apk thingy... it went black but recovered to charging mode (battery charging screen)... odd i thought.. and (like a idiot) booted up and removed livebackground forest thingy... now!
Pitch black, no state of recovery.
Just thist:
Vol up, home and power button. makes it visible to windows and odin.. KIES failes to connect it...
Its almost like... i got one first warning.. and then samsung decided to **** me!
is it somekind of "security lock"?, its not like i removed the kernel.
EDIT: so.. im messing around... The only thing that one really gets comunication with is the modem circuits, so it looks that way... But then what do i know...
ODIN connects to the same com-port as the samsung modem reports having in device manager!, so i asume this is unit it uses to when transfering the data, flashing.
Other: i get some different behaviors... etc, i would use "volup, home and power" to make it visible in win and then i could just use the power button to get the connection on and off (or rather reset! since i just one time got it to actually stay disconnected).
Now on the other hand i cant use the just the "Vol up" button combo, i have to press both Vol up and down with pwr and home to get it to connect with drivers and show up in ODIN etc..
In some cases u have to have battery unpluged and show it in while holding button combo and sometimes u dont..
I cant make out anything out of this, but maby some of u guys can!?

Rom Manager screwed your phone. Not uninstalling forest wallpaper.
I got my phone hard bricked because of ROM manager. I have given it to the service center. Waiting for them to fix it.

chemicalrage said:
Rom Manager screwed your phone. Not uninstalling forest wallpaper.
I got my phone hard bricked because of ROM manager. I have given it to the service center. Waiting for them to fix it.
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Is there any other option before we go to the service center??
I mean to fix it alone...

sopree said:
Is there any other option before we go to the service center??
I mean to fix it alone...
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If the phone is hard bricked (no download mode, no battery charge indicator when power plugged in), you really do not have a choice.
While people claim to be able to use jtag / USB jig (see the only thread started by me in the accesories section of this miniforum), I do not have clear answers in that thread.

genieass said:
If the phone is hard bricked (no download mode, no battery charge indicator when power plugged in), you really do not have a choice.
While people claim to be able to use jtag / USB jig (see the only thread started by me in the accesories section of this miniforum), I do not have clear answers in that thread.
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That jig thing doesnt work..pfff

(HELP) my SAMSUNG GALAXY S Bricked

Hey Guys Can sOMeone Help me about my phone SGS19000
My pHONE Wont turn ON, cant go to DOWNLOAD MODE and cant Go to RECOVERY MODE.
What should i do??
Help me please. .

The battery is okay? have tested it with charger in the device...maybe a prob with battery...what have you done before ...flashed another rom or somethin?
Have you tested:battery out and a few minutes later, return in your device and then turning on your device ...

Please give a bit more info. Were you flashing something or did it just stop?
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It's OK
So here is what you do; you need a jig. It's a little device that plugs into your phone, and the phone will go into download mode. You can make one yourself or you can buy one on ebay. Another option is going on the Jig lending threads and borrowing one. So the jig will get you into download mode, which then you can flash your phone, and then it should work properly.

or you can make a jig

what exactly is a jig?
huskyT said:
So here is what you do; you need a jig. It's a little device that plugs into your phone, and the phone will go into download mode. You can make one yourself or you can buy one on ebay. Another option is going on the Jig lending threads and borrowing one. So the jig will get you into download mode, which then you can flash your phone, and then it should work properly.
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freakymod2120 said:
what exactly is a jig?
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Technically, its a 301k resistor soldered to a microUSB port.
More practically, its a nifty little device that forces Download mode.
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freakymod2120 said:
what exactly is a jig?
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This is the explanation and how to use http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIALLtbyaqU
"Me like many other people had a problem like, mobile and PC connection error or can't get to download mode whit three combo buttons (I think that it depends from your OS on mobile, because I also had that problem till I flashed new OS) or any other that you turn on your device and it freeze or stuck, but this homemade jig is a soliution for these things. Link to pictures http://babkes.webs.com/apps/photos/
What I did was:
1 - I bought micro USB cable
2 - I bought rezistor 300k OMH, 5%
3 - I cuted micro USB cable like you can see on video and connected rezistor to 5 and 4 pin. And that's all, you have download mode, but for that you need to have atleast few moments of device turning on.
Maybe it looks difficult, because it also looked the same for me, but it isn't. How I knew which pin is 4,5. I just tried all . And when you get correct ones in few moments you get download mode."

freakymod2120 said:
what exactly is a jig?
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You can buy it on ebay for ca 2$ incl postage:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Downloa...850?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a2bfbe0fa

Try pulling out the battery, holding down the vol -, home and power and then put the battery in. Worked for me, if not you can always buy the jig

Interesting but why does the device goes into the download mode...something like a backdoor for samsung for service request???
Get the device any damage because of the bridge???
torrentu said:
This is the explanation and how to use http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIALLtbyaqU
"Me like many other people had a problem like, mobile and PC connection error or can't get to download mode whit three combo buttons (I think that it depends from your OS on mobile, because I also had that problem till I flashed new OS) or any other that you turn on your device and it freeze or stuck, but this homemade jig is a soliution for these things. Link to pictures http://babkes.webs.com/apps/photos/
What I did was:
1 - I bought micro USB cable
2 - I bought rezistor 300k OMH, 5%
3 - I cuted micro USB cable like you can see on video and connected rezistor to 5 and 4 pin. And that's all, you have download mode, but for that you need to have atleast few moments of device turning on.
Maybe it looks difficult, because it also looked the same for me, but it isn't. How I knew which pin is 4,5. I just tried all . And when you get correct ones in few moments you get download mode."
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But this is the normal 3-button download-mode, not ???
TheLaptopClick said:
Try pulling out the battery, holding down the vol -, home and power and then put the battery in. Worked for me, if not you can always buy the jig
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freakymod2120 said:
But this is the normal 3-button download-mode, not ???
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Actually it isn't, normally one turns the phone off, then uses 3-button combo. Battery is normally inserted all the time.
This is a little trick, to keep buttons while battery is removed and then to insert the battery while all 3 buttons are pressed. It inforces the download mode very often.
It works best, if just before that soft reset was done (keeping the power button pressed for at least 30sec while battery is removed)

Good to know these special tricks :good:
tetakpatak said:
Actually it isn't, normally one turns the phone off, then uses 3-button combo. Battery is normally inserted all the time.
This is a little trick, to keep buttons while battery is removed and then to insert the battery while all 3 buttons are pressed. It inforces the download mode very often.
It works best, if just before that soft reset was done (keeping the power button pressed for at least 30sec while battery is removed)
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