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[Q] Boot Brick

Okay I was using odin one click it was at rebooting device after it completed pushing stock onto the phone thats when I discounted the usb.... should have waited two secs I know but now the phone doesn't seem to get past the att world phone screen keeps looping over and over I have tried all the key combos different times and ways, vol up and down being held doesn't get to download mode the screen remains black plunging in seems to get to charge mode where even plunging into the wall charger it loops trying to calculate the battery status... any method I haven't tried... I did get it to boot once full and was usable didn't think to redo odin at the time and restarted back to this mess...tried three different jigs using the 100k 5% X3 even through its not a full brick due to the button combos gotten no where. Please Help

Search the forum to build a jig in order to get into download mode. Or you may need to buy one just in case in the future.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...69977&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_623wt_1139

Try this:
Open Odin and plug your cable into your computer but not your phone yet
Pull battery on phone and put it back in
Hold both volume buttons down and then plug your phone in
It should go into download made and you can reflash the stock ROM

Can anyone please help, i have the exact same problem. No matter how i try to enter download mode, it just gives me a charging sign and when i start my phone, it goes into an infinite boot loop.

Try this:
1. Remove battery from phone, SIM card and MicroSD card (if you have one)
2. Wait AT LEAST 10 seconds with your phone in this state
3. Hold Volume Up/Down, don't let go
4. While holding the volume keys, insert the battery
If this worked, you should be in Download Mode almost instantly.
There are a lot of key combos for Download Mode, this is just one of them. If all the button combos don't work, you need to build/buy a JIG to force your phone into Download Mode.

norcal einstein said:
Try this:
1. Remove battery from phone, SIM card and MicroSD card (if you have one)
2. Wait AT LEAST 10 seconds with your phone in this state
3. Hold Volume Up/Down, don't let go
4. While holding the volume keys, insert the battery
If this worked, you should be in Download Mode almost instantly.
There are a lot of key combos for Download Mode, this is just one of them. If all the button combos don't work, you need to build/buy a JIG to force your phone into Download Mode.
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Ahah Thats the same exact steps I was able to get the phone to boot that one time instead of the up down I was still attempting it to get past the loop holding the power button instead using those steps, if I had know it would have been one of the only times I would see it in there I would have pushed it to download with adb though...
can't test getting it to download mode now took it back fit the description of the standing on/off issue with the device still honored by warranty. And I wouldn't have posted without searching everywhere to make a jig, I made three of them though I noticed it still didn't get to download mode. I made sure that the last two jigs were done correct. Think that when it was disconnected from odin it wasn't done finalizing after the stock push gah >,< live and learn and do something else to the cappies XD.
Thanks for the link placing an order just in-case ~whistles looking around then side to side pushes another rom~ lalala

To offer my own advice if it ever happens again, what I've been able to do is:
1. Pull the battery out
2. Put it back in
3. Open Odin
4. Hold Both Volume Buttons (without holding the power button)
5. Plug the phone back in
It went immediately into download mode for me, Odin managed to time out several times while I was trying to flash a co-worker's Captivate to the official Froyo leak. One of those times I couldn't even get the phone to come up with any screen. I really do think this thing cannot be bricked.

BeowulfShaeffer said:
That has been my experience so far, too. I've "bricked" twice, once with an "all black" screen, and once with the phone-!-computer screen. I've yet to need a jig, though I thought I may have needed it last night when I got the "all black" screen.
Keep trying the different button press methods to get into download mode. It took me 4 attempts to get from "all black" to "phone-!-computer" to a happy robot digging away.
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if you are out of luck, you may have to build a jig or buy one online.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...69977&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_623wt_1139

Ive used odin before changing roms and have gotten to download mode with combos on my last cappy before that night (dramatic music) en ways..
did some more digging on this bad ass info and learning community "XDA" hehe as to how it got the way it did, I found out I was updated with the new patch when I sent it for screen change to this shop, so...using odin one click with this creates a hang time to where it looked like it was finished after pushing jh6 (which was totally off should have used odin 3 and pushed jh2 then clockwork update to jh7) so thats when I disconnected (second noob mistake of the situation) basically blowing the finalization out and key combs for recovery and download mode. and im guessing the jig was made wrong too at this point >,<.
Oh
wmason92 said:
Can anyone please help, i have the exact same problem. No matter how i try to enter download mode, it just gives me a charging sign and when i start my phone, it goes into an infinite boot loop.
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If you cant get your jig to work take it in to warranty (if your water inicators are sound and no physical damage) and say its power cycling on off at random times (which is true.. ) and it did it when you were sync to mini kies, did it an hour after the OP heh good luck
and I have yet to see the infamous yellow pc sign >,> <,< it can stay on the yellow brick road... thanks for the responses btw

Well the same thing happened to me and i got stuck with in an unlimited boot animation. Ive trying everything key combo possible and ive tried a jig but it just makes it reboot, and yes im sure im touching the right pins. If anybody can help with this dilemma i would really appreciate it. I want to return with warranty but my phone has a custom boot animation so im sure att probably wont accept it if they notice it.

wmason92 said:
Well the same thing happened to me and i got stuck with in an unlimited boot animation. Ive trying everything key combo possible and ive tried a jig but it just makes it reboot, and yes im sure im touching the right pins. If anybody can help with this dilemma i would really appreciate it. I want to return with warranty but my phone has a custom boot animation so im sure att probably wont accept it if they notice it.
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Purchase jig from ebay, or google and try igo jig.
If your phone is turning on with jig you are not touching the right prongs. I know, I know it is not easy, but unless it if touching just right, it can turn your phone on.

Holy ******** i got it to download mode! For some reason i kept touching the same pins and nothing would happen. After about readjusting for about 5mn it finally worked!!!!

It has to be just so. Happy to hear

Wait, now its in download mode but my computer keeps saying usb device not recognized.

wmason92 said:
Wait, now its in download mode but my computer keeps saying usb device not recognized.
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That happens try a different usb port or just borrow someone else computer, I used my networking classes computer my laptop was doing the same thing when I was change roms.

Changed the title to fit the issue, this is not a soft brick this is a boot brick that can affect the charge indicator in power off state as well. So whats the difference the soft brick is when you flash a rom incorrectly and you get the att world screen constantly staying on, the key combinations still work when the phone is like this.. in the case with a boot brick the att screen cycles over and over and the jig may or may not work I haven't been able to fully test it here in this state I have seen a packager attempt to finish once on the recent one but all the key combos I could find didn't function my noob guess is the phone forgot how to ride a bike (meaning is hasn't connected keys to recovery that was being flashed or hardware to there states without being booted normally) ultimate fix is if its in warranty (meaning no physical damage or water) take it back for power on off. the soft brick i've seen before and have fixed with odin 2-3 three times, and ive seen a blown kernel type too where keys and odin fix up like new.

wmason92 said:
Well the same thing happened to me and i got stuck with in an unlimited boot animation. Ive trying everything key combo possible and ive tried a jig but it just makes it reboot, and yes im sure im touching the right pins. If anybody can help with this dilemma i would really appreciate it. I want to return with warranty but my phone has a custom boot animation so im sure att probably wont accept it if they notice it.
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I have the same thing happening to me. Att boot screen, then it loops on the ROM logo, over and over. I get 1 vibrate then 2 following also. I purchased a Jig on ebay but it just keeps rebooting the phone, doesn't get it into download mode.

glaze76 said:
I purchased a Jig on ebay but it just keeps rebooting the phone, doesn't get it into download mode.
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Very odd - I've never heard of that with a jig.

glaze76 said:
I have the same thing happening to me. Att boot screen, then it loops on the ROM logo, over and over. I get 1 vibrate then 2 following also. I purchased a Jig on ebay but it just keeps rebooting the phone, doesn't get it into download mode.
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Have a link to which one you have? It sounds like the solder points on the jig were a little weak. This can happen if they aren't good welds. If you want give one of mine a shot. I'll refund you if it reboots your phone...
Buy one HERE...

I had a boot brick happen to me just the other day. I was running Andromeda 1.1 with stock kernel & modem, and tried to tinker with swapping the AT&T boot screen using connexion2005's video on the subject (NOT insinuating any blame at all, his videos are fantastic).
I tested it successfully the first time, then flashed back the i9000_param_lfs, and pushed a new image to the device again (everything was exactly the same, with the exception of the boot_screen.bat script not making the phone ask for superuser approval while pushing the new logo_ATNT), and everything looked ok.
Reboot device, and...boink.
Black screen, no image at all on power on, only charging screen when usb cable connected. ADB, nothing. 3 button, nothing. Vol up+down, remove battery, insert usb cable, do hokey pokey, nothing. 5 attempts at the 100k resistor jig, for hours, nothing. No download, no recovery. Seems like the phone was toast.
Strange how I had just done this successfully earlier in the day, to now having it completely hard brick this phone.
I ended up taking the phone back to a local warranty center, and they swapped it (1008) for a 1010 (gps works fantastic on this one, btw)...I just hope there's no bill coming if they find out it was rooted and flashed. *crosses fingers and uses any and all karma*
Any ideas what happened? Did I scramble this things boot loader? I've heard how hard it is to fully brick this phone, and looks like I succeeded. How lucky.
I'd just like to know what went wrong so when I (or anyone else) root and flash next time, the chances of this happening are reduced (or better understood).
Thanks

[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] 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
Sent from my GT-S5570 using xda premium

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

[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] UK SGS on Orange Network - Boots to blank screen NO download mode? Help!

Hi
Have a friends I9000 on Orange UK running Froyo (I believe?)
Have an issue where the device boots past the splach screen and then to a blank screen and occasionally vibrates, also the device has no access to download mode!!
Have done quite a bit of searching and attempted a few fixes....mainly the 3 button combo fix, which i cannot get to work as the guides ask you to put the device into USB debug mode before using ADB to reboot to download to allow flashing of new bootloader. Because I dont have access to the phones menu's DOH!
Now have tested the laptop and drivers etc are all ok with SGS running ICS from teamhacksung and ADB works fine can reboot device etc...etc.
My question is can anyone advise or point me to the place that will shed any light on the best way to sort it!?
Or is it best going back to Orange/Samsung then once back fixed then fixing 3 button and getting rid of another awful stock network provided ROM??
Also top marks to the people who decided to disable recovery/download mode on the devices....Kudos to you!! Probably not going to read this but hey that was my rant!!!
Thanks in advance and festive wishes to all!!!

A lot of people seem to say that a USB jig is what you need in this situation.

Almost every tutorial starts with "first try if your 3 button combo works and you can get in downloa mode".
You are sure you can not get in download mode? Power off the phone and you can pull out the battery out to be sure you power off the phone completely. Put the battery back and push Vol Down+Home+Power Button. After 3-5 seconds you can release them. Here you have white screen and vibrations? If here is the problem you have to acquire the USB Jigg for Samsung. It will get your phone in Download Mode.

Thanks
Thanks for both your replies!
Yeah definitely no 3 button combo in this SGS! Apparently some of the later models were shipped with it disabled to prevent users from inadvertently wrecking their phone!!! Hence the 3 button fixes, which are fine while you have a working device!! If you cant enable USB debugging you cant get ADB access!! So looks like a jig is going to be the way forward, or back to Orange!!