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[Q] How to unbrick my I9000

Hi,
Unfortunatelly I started playing with my I9000 without reading enough and bricked my phone completely (?). If anyone can help please do so.
Description:
1. I tried to flash with Odin new firmware but after flasing and rebooting got message "unable to update media ...." (or something like that) When powering on I got only welcoem screen with phone name
2. I wanted to repeat flashing but Odin could not start reflashing (I still could go into Download mode)
3. I found at xda forum [STOCK ROM] Odin3 One-Click Downloader,
but I didn't notice that it was for Captivate (I thought it is just another name for I9000,now I don't know why)
4. I reflashed my i9000 and after reflashing got only At&t screen turning on and off, without possibility to enter into download mode.
Actually I'm stuck with this situation I feel really stupid, but by mistake I did what I did.
Is there any chance to help ?
Thanx in advance.

according to some users, you might get lucky, and might be able to recover
let your phone stay on on that loop, wait until it turns itself off
then try the 3 button combo again
if all else fail, contact samsung tech support, which will simply send you back to your cell phone place

I'll try but I'm not very optimistic

Waiting doesn't help - I tiried all possible 3 or 2 button configurations unsuccesfully.
Anyone has any other idea if antyhing can be done with the issue ?

The exact same thing happened to me. There is nothing you can do except to bring it back to Samsung. I brought mine back and they have to replace the whole motherboard

what did you tell them? is it going to cost you?

diehard2222 said:
what did you tell them? is it going to cost you?
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I told them my phone cannot boot. Can they help to reflash the FW and see if it helps. They did and said phone still cannot boot after reflashing. Hence they have to change the motherboard. I asked and they say it's under warranty...

The shop where I had bought my I9000 sent it to Samsung - I will see what they do with it.

I have flashed a vibrant with a i9000S software but the radio did not work quite well. Since the two have different keys, now i cant get it to boot mode. i was able to get into recovery mode via ADB but all i can do is use vol to go up or down and not select an option. the device wont even get out of recovery mode.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Same
I did the exact same thing and couldnt get it to go past the AT&T logo i took mine to the samsung authorised repair centre and after 3 days and 49 dollars they fixed it. I dont know how they did it because i couldnt get USB to reconginise or download mode or anything just stuck on white screen but they managed to get it up and running.
So even though it cost 49 dollars to fix it via software method it is better then spending 800 on a new phone or 300 for a new chip which they originaly qouted me. So there is hope with proffessional services

now, the magic usb plug is avaliable in ebay, it can turn your bricked phone into download mode in a few seconds. really good!!!

Hehe... ...the magic is one usb connector an 301 kohm resistor
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h***://factoidz.com/how-to-unbrick-your-samsung-vibrant-galaxy-s/

[Q] Big black BRICK

Has anyone had this happen to them? Axura beta 4 was running quirky so i flashed my phone with odin 3 and then did a factory format *2767*3855#
to clear everything that odin did not. Everything nice and new all bloated and what not, thought I would give the samsung update a try "so i could use kies again" then the phone prompted to restart and did so but without the starting back up thing. I tried everything from puling the battery, download mode, recovery mode and cussing furiously at it and it did nothing. What went wrong? Is samsung gonna be able to see if i rooted the phone and all even after I did all the formatting? Before I did the update I checked to see what all was on the phone and it was like out of the box.........
Sickmutt

Happened to me when JH7 just came out. Phone was a paperweight. No power would go to the phone at all.
I exchanged it at the AT&T store...
As for them checking the root - doubt it and you reverted to stock regardless.

dang att sent me to samsung to get my phone fixed instead of helping me. that sucks that my phone gets bricked by a factory update
thanks for the fast response

Boot loop after trying to update to 2.3 with Odin

y helo thar :3
Okay, to sum it up, today I bought a used Bell Samsung GT-i9000M and realized that the owner never updated his phone to Gingerbread (2.3) from his current version of 2.1. Basically, I did the same procedure as in THIS (EDIT: I think I just realized that the stops shown in that link, having next to nothing to do with updating your phone to 2.3 - kjawekjawen - post still stands, of course) post.
In Odin, everything seemed like a success, until (after Odin labeled it as a success apparently) my phone just started rebooting and rebooting, not getting past the first booting screen (that first black screen showing Samsung i9000 logo, I think).
I can still access the download mode, but my phone just doesn't boot up anymore (gets stuck on this same logo and just keeps restarting 'til the pigs come round).
I'm just afraid to do anything with my phone right nao. Consisder the fact that I am pretty much a noob in this whole hackz0r, elite department of the internets and cellphones. I would love (no homo, hurhurhur) for somebody to assist me through this, because I don't want to end up turning my cellphone into something resembling a clay brick.
:3
Thanks in advance for whoever could help me.
PROBLEM SOLVED: http://androidadvices.com/update-samsung-galaxy-gt-i9000-gingerbread-xxjvr-234-firmware/6/

My eMMC bug story

OK, here is my story with my Galaxy Note brick. Though I never tried custom ROMs after upgrading to ICS but rooted with temp CWM & superSU. All seem to be working ok. One fine day I did a factory reset, booting failed, Stock ROM with PC ODIN stuck at FACTORYFS. Then comes XDA with a solution to use a patched PIT file.
Vola, my phone was up and running with ICS but missing 3GB space. It wouldn't have bothered me had the phone been stable. It used to freeze 2-3 times a day especially while downloading from Google play. Digging further in XDA forums for a fix cleared about eMMC bug and and no way returning back to normal So I ran to SSC with a factory reset phone hoping they will replace mobo, as it failed to boot and stuck at Samsung logo. Told them that Kies update to ICS 4.0.4 caused the problem. But couple of hours later, I got my phone back but with 8.24GB space & ICS 4.0.4
Now, I needed a fool proof way of bricking but couldn't go for pulling out battery half way through stock flash ROM. Thought it would be tricky to explain what I was upgrading when I've already got the latest stock ROM just a day ago from SSC. hmmm... then I got hold of stock PIT file... flashed it. And now perfectly stuck at home screen. No recovery menu but only download mode.
Next visit to SSC within 24hours and a simple story line with a sad face.... "Installed many apps, caused force close. So I did a Factory reset. And the phone does not boot now". It was stuck on the very first screen.
Finally it is gone for mobo replacement and expected to be ready in 2 days - covered under warranty Now coming to my question part, "What are the quick essentials checks to be done before accepting my phone from SSC" I really wish that it is all fixed properly and I do not want to visit a service center again

arvichan said:
OK, here is my story with my Galaxy Note brick. Though I never tried custom ROMs after upgrading to ICS but rooted with temp CWM & superSU. All seem to be working ok. One fine day I did a factory reset, booting failed, Stock ROM with PC ODIN stuck at FACTORYFS. Then comes XDA with a solution to use a patched PIT file.
Vola, my phone was up and running with ICS but missing 3GB space. It wouldn't have bothered me had the phone been stable. It used to freeze 2-3 times a day especially while downloading from Google play. Digging further in XDA forums for a fix cleared about eMMC bug and and no way returning back to normal So I ran to SSC with a factory reset phone hoping they will replace mobo, as it failed to boot and stuck at Samsung logo. Told them that Kies update to ICS 4.0.4 caused the problem. But couple of hours later, I got my phone back but with 8.24GB space & ICS 4.0.4
Now, I needed a fool proof way of bricking but couldn't go for pulling out battery half way through stock flash ROM. Thought it would be tricky to explain what I was upgrading when I've already got the latest stock ROM just a day ago from SSC. hmmm... then I got hold of stock PIT file... flashed it. And now perfectly stuck at home screen. No recovery menu but only download mode.
Next visit to SSC within 24hours and a simple story line with a sad face.... "Installed many apps, caused force close. So I did a Factory reset. And the phone does not boot now". It was stuck on the very first screen.
Finally it is gone for mobo replacement and expected to be ready in 2 days - covered under warranty Now coming to my question part, "What are the quick essentials checks to be done before accepting my phone from SSC" I really wish that it is all fixed properly and I do not want to visit a service center again
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Be in safe kernel if your on ics. You could check your device of the bug by downloading eMMC check in google play. Dont put your fate in that if your on stock ics rom not rooted you will not get the bug, be on the safe side.

arvichan said:
OK, here is my story with my Galaxy Note brick. Though I never tried custom ROMs after upgrading to ICS but rooted with temp CWM & superSU. All seem to be working ok. One fine day I did a factory reset, booting failed, Stock ROM with PC ODIN stuck at FACTORYFS. Then comes XDA with a solution to use a patched PIT file.
Vola, my phone was up and running with ICS but missing 3GB space. It wouldn't have bothered me had the phone been stable. It used to freeze 2-3 times a day especially while downloading from Google play. Digging further in XDA forums for a fix cleared about eMMC bug and and no way returning back to normal So I ran to SSC with a factory reset phone hoping they will replace mobo, as it failed to boot and stuck at Samsung logo. Told them that Kies update to ICS 4.0.4 caused the problem. But couple of hours later, I got my phone back but with 8.24GB space & ICS 4.0.4
Now, I needed a fool proof way of bricking but couldn't go for pulling out battery half way through stock flash ROM. Thought it would be tricky to explain what I was upgrading when I've already got the latest stock ROM just a day ago from SSC. hmmm... then I got hold of stock PIT file... flashed it. And now perfectly stuck at home screen. No recovery menu but only download mode.
Next visit to SSC within 24hours and a simple story line with a sad face.... "Installed many apps, caused force close. So I did a Factory reset. And the phone does not boot now". It was stuck on the very first screen.
Finally it is gone for mobo replacement and expected to be ready in 2 days - covered under warranty Now coming to my question part, "What are the quick essentials checks to be done before accepting my phone from SSC" I really wish that it is all fixed properly and I do not want to visit a service center again
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Just check the service job sheet whether they replaced the mobo or not before taking the delivery ? As simple As that.

got my gnote back with new mobo
Well, it is almost like the 'law of attraction'... I didn't want any problem and when I got my gnote today... guess what ? phone vibration didn't work. I had to go back to the SSC.
Fortunately, they responded immediately and the SSC guy fixed it on the spot without another round of formal servicing process. As explained to me, an insulation sticker of the vibrator was not removed while slipping in the new mobo. I didn't care less to understand if that is true as I was excited to get my phone with 11GB internal storage .
All seem to be working fine as of now with stock ICS 4.0.4 :good:

[Q] Bricked my s5830. Any suggestions?

Help! I installed the wrong custom rom on my phone, I installed the s5830i icedroid rom on my s5830, curiously thinking it might go into a boot loop at worst but I was horribly wrong. As soon as I pressed reboot now on cwm my phone blacked out and never lighted on again. I can get it in download mode, it shows in Odin but it gets stuck in setup connection. Is there a software or something to revive the phone, I can't hand it in to samsung cause I purchased it off ebay and they want a receipt which the original owner doesn't have, or should I try a jig. What do you think guys? This phone is nearly brand new and don't want it going to waste.

Stevo001457 said:
Help! I installed the wrong custom rom on my phone, I installed the s5830i icedroid rom on my s5830, curiously thinking it might go into a boot loop at worst but I was horribly wrong. As soon as I pressed reboot now on cwm my phone blacked out and never lighted on again. I can get it in download mode, it shows in Odin but it gets stuck in setup connection. Is there a software or something to revive the phone, I can't hand it in to samsung cause I purchased it off ebay and they want a receipt which the original owner doesn't have, or should I try a jig. What do you think guys? This phone is nearly brand new and don't want it going to waste.
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i think buddy you should use usb jig

Usb jig wont help... Nothing will help the only solution to this problem is jtagging....

Well samsung took my phone in luckily under warrenty so I should receive my phone back soon

Glad to hear that buddy. No more worries