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[Q] Phone Bricked?

Ok, so I had my Captivate flashed back to stock and had it rooted. I decided to update from JF6 to JH7 through Kies Mini. After it finished updating, my phone was stuck at the Samsung Galaxy S screen and then it turned black, but the buttons still light up.
I already tried doing the 3 button recovery/download mode in every way possible, but my phone won't seem to go into recovery mode or download mode no matter what I do.
When I leave the usb cable plugged into the phone as I turn it on, my computer plays the notification sound where a device has been connected, but still black screen on the phone. Happens when the AT&T screen loads, wonder if that would help somehow
Please help!

Raeon said:
When I leave the usb cable plugged into the phone as I turn it on, my computer plays the notification sound where a device has been connected
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If you had usb debugging enabled you can send a "adb reboot download" or "adb reboot recovery" command to reboot the phone. If not then you probably have to make one of those usb jig's with the 301k resistor.
But you should still be able to enter download mode if you pull the battery, press the vol up/down and put the battery back. My stock phone couldn't enter recovery but it could get into download mode, keep trying.

Hmmmm. Still doesn't work when I pull out the battery, plug in the usb cable, hold the volume + and - down, and put the battery back on. It just shows the battery charging.

i have something similiar just have battery showing and wheel spinning when connected to pc or AT&T logo flashing if powered on and can't get into download mode...How does one get back to reality at this point.

your phone does not have the button combinations required to enter either download or recovery mode. I guess what you should have done before doing anything to your phone was test the button combinations in case something screwed up. then you should have flashed stock with the odin package posted in the development forum with the 3 button fix. I had to do this for my friend's captivated after realizing the button fix was disabled, but I hadn't broken the booting of the phone then. but now to fix it, other than trying to use adb to reboot into download, I have no idea what to do.

Looks like you'll need to make a JIG. Here's one thread on it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841512

norcal einstein said:
Looks like you'll need to make a JIG. Here's one thread on it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841512
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Made a jig with parts bought from Radio Shack.
the jig was a success to get the phone back to download mode

[Q] Stuck on stupid:can't force download

Hate to be that guy, but alas I am
I flashed my Captivate with the latest Twingerbread ROM. Everything was running nice and smooth until I decided to use a Galaxy S Mod tool from the market place to change my battery icon.
Long story short the phone is now stuck trying to boot. It will run the Twingerbread loading animation for a few seconds, flash a screen that says
Candidates:
Preparing external SD Card
and then continue with the loading animation.
Before this happened I had been able to force download mode using only the volume up/down buttons, that is no longer the case. I have tried using adb to access and force download but the phone isn't found whether powered off or in it's current "loading" state. ODIN is able to recognize it as a COM:7 device but fails to flash it.
I'm in a bit over my head here, anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this?

Try this:
Open Odin and plug the cable into your computer only not your phone
Remove your battery from your phone
Wait 30 seconds and put it back in, don't turn your phone on
Hold both volume buttons down and then plug the cable into your phone, it should go into download mode.

jhernand1102 said:
Try this:
Open Odin and plug the cable into your computer only not your phone
Remove your battery from your phone
Wait 30 seconds and put it back in, don't turn your phone on
Hold both volume buttons down and then plug the cable into your phone, it should go into download mode.
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Thank you for the suggestion but I can't get that to work for me. I tried it multiple times but it simply loads the charging screen. I have heard the term jig thrown around a time or two in here but can't seem to find any more info on it. Would that be my next step?

Yes if that doesn't work then you will need to get a jig to force download mode. Look here....http://www.mobiletechvideos.com/blog/?page_id=100
Good Luck

Nice, I don't have to make it even. Thanks for helping the noob out, jhernand1102. Hopefully this cures my issue.

[Q] COMPLETELY Bricked Captivate - Need Help (USB jig and key combos don't work)

I was flashing this 3 button fix with Clockworkmod recovery. After applying the update from zip, everything seemed to be working fine, so I pulled the battery so I could test it out without having to use CWR's reboot option, then waiting for it to boot and shut off. When I tried to turn it back on, nothing happened. I tried to boot it with the recovery 3 button combo and it didn't respond(still a completely black screen).
Also, I'm not sure whether or not CWR was actually flashed. I was accessing using the update.zip found in this thread. When booting into recovery, I got into the normal recovery screen, and it was only after I hit "reinstall packages" that I got into CWR. It was through this method that I tried to install the 3-button fix.
What I've tried:
This key combo: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=775911
The phone didn't respond at all.
Switching the battery for a fully charged one. Still no response.
Inserted my homemade USB jig to no avail. I've tested it with a different Captivate and I've confirmed that it works.
Anyone got any ideas or "magic" key combos I should try. If not, would it be possible to send it into Samsung/AT&T and get it repaired/replaced?
EDIT: I think I'm in the same situation as these guys: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=977086
It's a build 1008 that I'm working with.

I'm on a similar issue. Phone is dead, no response to anything at all. Not even my previous jig that I used last time.
But it happened while I was flashing with Odin one click. Got stuck at the factoryfs.rfs step. Had to unplug it but after that I never came back up
I ordered a premade usb jig, and it'll arrive next week. If that doesn't work then I'm thinking of getting a cheap one off ebay, I can't spend another $500 considering this phone is only 4 months old.
The other choice is getting a broken phone for even less money, and replace the motherboard. But I don't know if there are considerable differences between phone batches.
I'll be Android-less for the next two weeks though, and that truly sucks.

Which build is your phone? It's located behind the battery to the left of one of the barcodes. I've heard that 2010 and 2012 break when used with odin one click.

Have you guys tried the volume up and down trick right after you put battery back in while its connected by usb to the PC? I bricked my phone to the point where it would not even turn on and finally was able to get it back into download by using that method. Kind of tricky but you plug phone into usb to pc. Take battery out, while holding volume up and down put battery in and keep holding until download screen comes up. I hope that works for you, if you havent tried yet
I have gone so far as to brick my phone to the point where it would not turn on. After a few hours it was only a screen RST_STATUS 0x0. The one post you linked says to hold vol up/down and power. But try not pressing power..only up and down. I could not get mine to do anything until I tried someone else's method of not pressing power and only volume buttons

I had a soft brick last night. Phone would start with Phone ++ PC connect picture, nothing else. And here's what I did to get into Download:
- Pull SIM out
- Pull MicroSD out
- Pull Battery out
- Put Battery back in
- Hold Vol Down button (only the vol down)
- Plug USB cable in
- Phone boots into Download mode
The 3-button or Vol UP and DN key trick didn't work. Only the Vol DN and USB plug-in worked for me. I hope you have good luck.

My first time using Odin One Click presented me with a similar situation, stalled after it said "DO NOT UNPLUG..." ... I don't have a Jig but nothing else I tried was working...Held down power button to be presented with a black screen, no backlight or anything...
Pulled the battery out, waited a full 30 seconds (battery pulls less than that didn't work for me) and put it back in, Volume Up + Down and plugged in USB and it worked.
Best of luck to you. I was feeling kind of queasy after finding out my first attempt at flashing could have been disastrous.

If you are hard bricked and have no response even with a JIG, I can still fix it for you. Just PM me for questions...

This happened a few times to me. I remove the battery, open odin one click, hold up and down vol buttons, then plug in the usb cable. It typically throws me.back into dl mode. Be sure you are using JV6 (see Icezar's post in Dev section) when going back to stock because it doesnt include bootloaders and makes hard bricking less likely.
-- SGS i897 Captivate using:
Continuum 5.41 w/ Talon 1.7 [rfs all, OC/UV, TW4, no theme, no tweaks enabled, & NETFLIX!)

tigersunlimited said:
I had a soft brick last night. Phone would start with Phone ++ PC connect picture, nothing else. And here's what I did to get into Download:
- Pull SIM out
- Pull MicroSD out
- Pull Battery out
- Put Battery back in
- Hold Vol Down button (only the vol down)
- Plug USB cable in
- Phone boots into Download mode
The 3-button or Vol UP and DN key trick didn't work. Only the Vol DN and USB plug-in worked for me. I hope you have good luck.
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Oh thank u so much worked like a charm, wow. U saved my Sammy!

tigersunlimited said:
I had a soft brick last night. Phone would start with Phone ++ PC connect picture, nothing else. And here's what I did to get into Download:
- Pull SIM out
- Pull MicroSD out
- Pull Battery out
- Put Battery back in
- Hold Vol Down button (only the vol down)
- Plug USB cable in
- Phone boots into Download mode
The 3-button or Vol UP and DN key trick didn't work. Only the Vol DN and USB plug-in worked for me. I hope you have good luck.
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Gosh!! you are genius!! Even USB was not working but you save my captivate.

Bricked Samsung galaxy s2 i1900t
connexion2005 said:
If you are hard bricked and have no response even with a JIG, I can still fix it for you. Just PM me for questions...
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Hi
I tried upgrading from ice cream sandwich to jellybean and ended up bricking my phone when the flashing failed and I panicked and unplugged my phone. I think it failed because i was flashing something for a different model rather than the i1900t as this is the New Zealand/Australian model. I cant find any button combos that will put my phone into download mode and the phone doesn't turn on. The only life that it seems to exhibit is get warm around the sim card area when i put the battery in. Help.

drdigby said:
Hi
I tried upgrading from ice cream sandwich to jellybean and ended up bricking my phone when the flashing failed and I panicked and unplugged my phone. I think it failed because i was flashing something for a different model rather than the i1900t as this is the New Zealand/Australian model. I cant find any button combos that will put my phone into download mode and the phone doesn't turn on. The only life that it seems to exhibit is get warm around the sim card area when i put the battery in. Help.
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Download mode is vol down+power on the GB bootloaders. But if a JIG doesn't get you in download mode, there are 2 possible reasons: 1st- Battery isn't charged. 2nd- Your phone is bricked.
If it's the 2nd one then your only hope is with mobiletechvideos .com (Connexion2005 on xda). He can use his JTAG to push the GB bootloaders into your phone.

hard bricked samsung captivate....3 buttons not working
connexion2005 said:
If you are hard bricked and have no response even with a JIG, I can still fix it for you. Just PM me for questions...
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hi I hard bricked my handset Samsung captivate sgh i897 while flashing only the pit file with odin......after which I get a black screen and the 3 buttons not working......will you kindly guide me in unbricking

[Q] I think I finally bricked my phone. Nothing seems to fix it

I'm getting the phone-/!\-computer problem.
Here's what happened: I was flashing Odin3 for the millionth time, but this time it didn't go past "DO NOT UNPLUG PHONE!!" phase for about 20 mins. So, I unplugged it and took out the battery as it seemed like I have no other choice. Then, trying to boot the phone, all I get is the phone-/!\-computer symbol.
I went through the Odin3 post and saw others with the problem and some of them being able to get into Download Mode by holding Vol Up + Vol Down + Power, letting it cycle twice, and letting go of power when the screen turns black the second time, but it didn't work for me. I can't seem to get it into Download mode.
It also does not work when I hold down Vol Up + Vol Down and connect the usb, as it has in the past. Nor does it work with just Vol Down or just Vol Up.
I just tried the One-click Unbrick on a Windows 7 PC and a Linux PC and on both of them it did not detect my phone.
What are my options with my phone?

Did you have GB bootloaders? If so, download mode is Vol down + pwr button.

I was going to stock from Cognition 4.5.3, so I'm guessing I didn't. In any case, that combo doesn't really do anything to my phone but turn it on (to the phone-/!\-computer screen) when it's off.

make/buy a jig and if when you use it you still get the phoone...!...pc image try falshing from that screen as the image for download mode might not have been wrutten to the phone so the only image to call on when booted into download mode is the 'incomplete flash' screen you're seeing.

Will a Jig definitely boot my phone into download mode? Or is it kind of another thing to try?
Edit: the only reason I ask is because the methods that have always gotten me into Download Mode don't seem to work now.

making one can be take a little finesse to get right, a properlay made one that you buy should do it first thing.
but like i said you might not get the download mode image on the screen even though the phone has booted into dl mode. that is just a pic that the firmware contains that is called on when dl mode is booted, if the flash that resulted in the phone...!....pc screen failed before the dl mode image was written then the phone...!....pc is the only thing you will see even though it actually IS in dl mode

studacris said:
making one can be take a little finesse to get right, a properlay made one that you buy should do it first thing.
but like i said you might not get the download mode image on the screen even though the phone has booted into dl mode. that is just a pic that the firmware contains that is called on when dl mode is booted, if the flash that resulted in the phone...!....pc screen failed before the dl mode image was written then the phone...!....pc is the only thing you will see even though it actually IS in dl mode
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I know that I'm not getting it in Download Mode now because the computer never seems to be able to recognize it, so I will order a Jig and see if I can get it to work.

To further elaborate, I have gotten it into Download mode using 3 button combo many times before, and holding down the buttons does make the screen turn black, and then go back to the phone-/!\-computer screen, so it is doing something. Will the Jig work in this situation, since the buttons are working but it's not going to download mode?

A jig will always force download mode, unless of coarse the usb port on the phone is broken.

To my understanding if the jig doesn't work not much else you can do except a Jtag service, that's more expensive than buying or making a jig. A easy how to for a jig is here. They aren't expensive to buy ~$10 but if you are in a rush and have the patience that how to will works wonders.

Easy download mode
I have bricked my phone 3 times now. I have always been able to get to download mode using this method:
1. Remove the battery, sim card, sdcard if you have one
2. Insert the battery
3. Hold both Volume buttons
4. Plug in the USB cable and continue holding both Volume buttons
or
Method 2:
1. Remove the battery, sim card, sdcard if you have one
2. Plug in the USB cable
3. Hold both Volume buttons
4. continue holding both Volume buttons and Insert the battery
If your computer is not detecting your USB connection every time, find a different cable to use. This is what fixed my phone the last time.

I haven't had to try this method personally, but I've heard great things about it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310

popfan said:
I have bricked my phone 3 times now. I have always been able to get to download mode using this method:
1. Remove the battery, sim card, sdcard if you have one
2. Insert the battery
3. Hold both Volume buttons
4. Plug in the USB cable and continue holding both Volume buttons
or
Method 2:
1. Remove the battery, sim card, sdcard if you have one
2. Plug in the USB cable
3. Hold both Volume buttons
4. continue holding both Volume buttons and Insert the battery
If your computer is not detecting your USB connection every time, find a different cable to use. This is what fixed my phone the last time.
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I've tried this on 2 different USB cables, both method, and it doesn't seem to want to budge.
xThaNaturalx said:
I haven't had to try this method personally, but I've heard great things about it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310
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I've tried this on two different computers, one Windows 7 and one Linux, and neither of them detect my phone when it's plugged in.

[Q] Hard brick or fixable..? Help.

Okay, I was running Darky ROM 10.2, and wanted to update it to 10.3. My CWM didn't work, or the file was bad, but when i flashed and rebooted, the phone screen turned black. I'm I am right, a hard brick is when your phone will have no response at all, correct? When I turn my phone on, the ATT screenn lights up, but then the screen turns black. My soft touch buttons will light up but nothing else. The phone also won't show a screen for download mode to run ODIN. Is this a fixable situation, or should i go shopping for a new phone? Please help, it will be greatly appreciated.

Not hard bricked.
If the phone shows ANY SIGNS OF LIFE THEN ITS NOT HARD BRICKED.
So you do have I897 BL's since AT&T's screen comes up.
How are you trying to get into DL mode?

have u tried button combo to go to download mode? or by pressing the volume buttom and inserting the usb cable already plugged in?

Check my sig, there's a link to an app that will tell you if your bricked.

I've tried to get into Download mode from th button combos and then inserting the USB cable. The ATT lights up like normal, but then it turns dark. I tried running Odin, but no luck.

jaguars34 said:
I've tried to get into Download mode from th button combos and then inserting the USB cable. The ATT lights up like normal, but then it turns dark. I tried running Odin, but no luck.
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Unplug phone, take battery out and wait one minute. Then start Odin on your computer and make sure your usb cable is pluged into usb slot directly connected to your mother board. Then put your battery back into your phone and and while holding both volume up and down buttons plug your usb cable in. That should quickly put you into download mode with at&t bootloaders.
If that didn't work try just holding the up volume key and plugging in the usb cable. If all that fails after a few tries then you will need a jig. A jig should work as you have successfully loaded the bootloaders if you see the at&t splash screen or buttons lit up. Just something messed up after the bootloaders load.
Sent from my SGH-I896 running MIUI.