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[Q] Phone wont start -Samsung Galaxy S I9000

Hi, I have a Samsung Galaxy S I 9000. I tried to flash the ROM, accidentlly switched off my phone. The phone would only go into Recovery mode so i erased everything on my Card and Reset my phone through Recovery. Since it still didnt start, i tried dowloading the I9000XXJP2.7z file and loading a fresh copy of phone software. Phone goes into downloading mode, however after loading all the files on Odin and pressing start, the message "Analysing files" comes up and nothing happens beyond that. It shows COM8. I'm absolutely new to this and dont know what to do. Can somebody please help.

So what is your current condition? can you go to Download Mode? I recommend use Odin.. I've bricked my SGS almost 10times while learning how to flash but managed to flash all desired Roms successfully (eventually )

I can go to the download mode however i dont know what am i not doing right as after selecting all the files (Pit, PDA, Phone, Modem, CSC) and being on com 8 and clicking on Start, all Odin does is say "Analysing files". Doesnt go beyond that and there is no activity (Blue bar) on the phone either. I'm not sure if the files i'm using are right or not or if im missing anything else here.

[Q] Stuck at logo screen....help

I was trying to flash a GPS fix, this one..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10389365&postcount=18622
I forgot to read the instructions and went ahead and flashed it through CWM, now its stuck at the Samsung logo screen and I cant get into recovery, it just loops, I can get into download mode, but I`ve never used it, some help.....please

mloc33 said:
I was trying to flash a GPS fix, this one..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10389365&postcount=18622
I forgot to read the instructions and went ahead and flashed it through CWM, now its stuck at the Samsung logo screen and I cant get into recovery, it just loops, I can get into download mode, but I`ve never used it, some help.....please
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This procedure will get you back to stock JPU ROM via Odin and Download Mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10449932&postcount=7
Then once your phone is working again you can go ahead and flash to a custom ROM which I'm guessing you know how to do. Let me know!

Ok dude I`m doing it now, fingers kriss crossed!!!
Ok this happened....
I took usb out, restarted pc, then phone went into recovery mode, I did a factory/data wipe, same with cache, was about to restart phone, now there`s a white box with an orange arrow comming out of it and a little green android man?
I pressed menu button, it brought up recovery, I restarted, went passed the white logo screen to swirling S logo screen, also played music, now at black screen....
Still in black screen but every 20 or so seconds it vibrates once then 3 quick times???

After sometimes it is required to do a factory reset to get it working.If your flash was succesfull try to factory reset it in recovery mode.

Tried Odin again and got the same error, so when I get into recovery mode I should factory reset everything?
Tried to get back into recovery from download mode and got the bricked screen!!! Its hopeless now is`nt it
I can still get into download mode.....

I dont really get what you are trying to do.
Can you get in recovery mode and do a factory reset???

I was in recovery and did that and it got to the swirling S logo screen then screen went black, vibrated once then 3 short ones every 30 or so seconds and thats it, it did`nt go any further.....
I keep getting a FAIL when I try to flash using Odin
I notice when I`m putting in the info in to PDA PHONE CSC areas, I dont see where I`m supposed to use this..
MODEM_I9000XXJPU.tar.md5
I followed it all step by step, or i dont see it in the steps

Hmm i had that screen many times but always able to flash with Odin.Are you sure you got the drivers on your pc?Make sure that you havent Kies running,on try or in backround,or any other program that is used to connect your phone.Also its always good to use a free USB port on your pc,and by saying free i also mean that it not one of the front panel USB cuz those ones sometimes are shared.

Start at the beginning .
Available
Download mode yes or no
Recovery mode yes or no
PC sees phone Odin first box is yellow yes or no
jje

mloc33 said:
I was in recovery and did that and it got to the swirling S logo screen then screen went black, vibrated once then 3 short ones every 30 or so seconds and thats it, it did`nt go any further.....
I keep getting a FAIL when I try to flash using Odin
I notice when I`m putting in the info in to PDA PHONE CSC areas, I dont see where I`m supposed to use this..
MODEM_I9000XXJPU.tar.md5
I followed it all step by step, or i dont see it in the steps
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Modem = phone

gtg2 said:
Modem = phone
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Still though,he should be able to flash even without modem file...
I m wondering if he clicked repartition or not.My guess is he didnt,so its stuck untill he does repartion.

JJEgan said:
Start at the beginning .
Available
Download mode yes or no
Recovery mode yes or no
PC sees phone Odin first box is yellow yes or no
jje
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Yes
No
Yes

tackygr said:
Still though,he should be able to flash even without modem file...
I m wondering if he clicked repartition or not.My guess is he didnt,so its stuck untill he does repartion.
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Repartition was checked, should I put the modem one in the phone section?

2. Open Odin AS the Man said .
Download here: http://db.tt/QuA1G6s
That is a sure working Odin. The one I use. Extract that and run Odin3 v1.3.exe
3. In Odin:
check Re-Partition
Click PIT and select s1_odin_20100512.pit
Check and click PDA and select I9000XXJPU-REV03-PDA-low-CL747761.tar.md5
Check and click PHONE and select I9000XXJPU-REV03-PDA-low-CL747761.tar.md5
Check and click CSC and select GT-I9000-CSC-MULTI-OXAJPU.tar.md5
Do not touch any of the other options. Leave them the way they are.
3. Exit Kies (make sure it is not running AT ALL).
4. Put your phone into DOWNLOAD mode (volume down + power + home) and plug into your computer
5. Click START in Odin... if Odin gets stuck for a LONG time (progress bar isn't moving at all in both phone and Odin).. unplug phone, pull battery, restart computer and repeat from step 2.
6. Once Odin says it succeeded wait for phone to reboot.

I`m still getting a FAIL on it.
I download that Odin, reinstalled the Samsung drivers and disabled anything related to the phone.
I tried it even without the sim car and sd card in cause I read one post that had tried it and it worked.
From the instructions it looks like I`m using 3 of the 4 files download, remember that modem one.
I definitely have to use that same file twice for PDA and phone?

I followed these instructions to the letter...
file:///C:/Users/Colm/Desktop/xda-developers%20-%20View%20Single%20Post%20-%20[Q]%20i9000%20can%20not%20boot.htm

I`m not sure which one is the right Odin to use, but I tried the both of them and still the same results.
There both v1.30, the gt-p1000 is the one from the previous post..
I`m even trying different USB ports...

Ya fuppin BEAUTY, I did it, I put into the phone section in Odin that modem file and here`s what I got...
NoW I have fireware 2.2.1
Baseband jpu
Kernel 2.6.32.9
[email protected] #1
Build
Froyo.xxjpu
Is this the new froyo?
Will I be able to go back to Darky`s 8.0?
Would this also mean I`ve 3E instead of 2E?

Is this the new froyo?
Says Froyo
Will I be able to go back to Darky`s 8.0?
On your own head be it all i have done for a week is answer borked post all using this rom .
Would this also mean I`ve 3E instead of 2E?
Probably flash via Odin you will need to search i dont have a link .
CF-Root-XX_XEU_JPY-v1.3-BusyBox-1.17.1
Its probably on Darkys front page as is Clockwork .
Install sd card update zip CWM twice to get to 2e .
jje

Ok first of all I want to thank the 2 of ya`s for all your help, I really appreciate it!!!
Now that I`m up and going for some reason my pc does`nt see my phone even tough it says I`m connected on my phone?
I restarted my pc, reconnected phone nothing...
If its not one problem its another...

Is the build version of.....

A Bell Canada Galaxy S I900UGJH2?
Looking to revert back to 2.1 from a leaked Bell 2.2 build, since the phone ended up in a boot loop, managed to get it to the Galaxy S screen after flashing the above build with the 512 pit, but thats about it, its just a black screen ATM, recovery mode doesnt work with the 3 button combo but download mode does, am I missing something here? Do I need to add phone and CSC files too?

Yes. Any firmware starting with i9000UG is a Canadian firmware.
Search the general forums for someone who has linked to a JH2 firmware that also includes an SBL file. Depending on which 2.2 firmware you flashed, you might need this.
If none of this works, flash JL2 and call it in for service/replacement.

gtg2 said:
Yes. Any firmware starting with i9000UG is a Canadian firmware.
Search the general forums for someone who has linked to a JH2 firmware that also includes an SBL file. Depending on which 2.2 firmware you flashed, you might need this.
If none of this works, flash JL2 and call it in for service/replacement.
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Thanks a lot I appreciate the reply, Ill take a look around for the JH2
If this doesnt work and I flash the JL2 do I only need to flash that PDA and the 512 PIT? I assume I would flash the JL2 pretending that I upgraded to 2.2 when it was official in Dec and now its messed up to have it covered under warranty?

Here is how you fix this:
- First off, download odin3 v1.7
- then download i9000UGJL2 and i9000UGJH2 (the JL2 is the recent stock rom, JH2 is 2.1 that your phone shipped with, they are both .tar files so make sure you see that)
- download the latest speedmod kernel from the development section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822756
get the "speedmod-kernel-k12p-500hz.zip"
- boot odin
- put your phone into download mode then plug it into your computer
- odin should see it (you will see under ID:com)
- click the pda button and locate the speedmod.zip file
- click start, it wont take long and your phone will reboot (you should have recovery mode now but we're still not done)
- put your phone into download mode again
- close and reopen odin so it's back to default
- plug your phone in and make sure odin detects it
- leave everything default but check off "phone bootloader update"
- click the PDA button and find the i9000UGJL2.tar file
- click start (this time it will take longer and flash the entire ROM)
- now when you go into recovery mode it should ***** about dbdata missing
- put your phone back into download mode
- close and start odin again (leave everything default this time)
- plug in your phone and make sure odin detects it
- click the PDA button
- locate the i9000UGJH2.tar file and then click start
- this will flash the stock rom your phone shipped with, once it's done it should boot fine
- then you can plug kies in and flash JL2 on top OR flash a custom rom
- good luck, let me know I can post the stock ROM's if you cant' find them but they are on this site somewhere
PS your phone isnt' dead, so dont waste your time getting it replaced, it can be brought back to life so dont worry. I was in the same boat as you once and if this works dont forget the thanks button!

spectre85 said:
Here is how you fix this:
- First off, download odin3 v1.7
- then download i9000UGJL2 and i9000UGJH2 (the JL2 is the recent stock rom, JH2 is 2.1 that your phone shipped with, they are both .tar files so make sure you see that)
- download the latest speedmod kernel from the development section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822756
get the "speedmod-kernel-k12p-500hz.zip"
- boot odin
- put your phone into download mode then plug it into your computer
- odin should see it (you will see under ID:com)
- click the pda button and locate the speedmod.zip file
- click start, it wont take long and your phone will reboot (you should have recovery mode now but we're still not done)
- put your phone into download mode again
- close and reopen odin so it's back to default
- plug your phone in and make sure odin detects it
- leave everything default but check off "phone bootloader update"
- click the PDA button and find the i9000UGJL2.tar file
- click start (this time it will take longer and flash the entire ROM)
- now when you go into recovery mode it should ***** about dbdata missing
- put your phone back into download mode
- close and start odin again (leave everything default this time)
- plug in your phone and make sure odin detects it
- click the PDA button
- locate the i9000UGJH2.tar file and then click start
- this will flash the stock rom your phone shipped with, once it's done it should boot fine
- then you can plug kies in and flash JL2 on top OR flash a custom rom
- good luck, let me know I can post the stock ROM's if you cant' find them but they are on this site somewhere
PS your phone isnt' dead, so dont waste your time getting it replaced, it can be brought back to life so dont worry. I was in the same boat as you once and if this works dont forget the thanks button!
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Ok well I reflashed back to JH2 already, Im pretty sure I was on JL2 when it went into a force close, then was just constantly boot looping, so now Im on JH2 and it boots but only to a black screen, after flashing it through Odin the phone reboots itself into recovery mode, I tried doing the update.zip that was showing in the card but it gives me the E:Error business, so I just selected the reboot, which takes me to the black screen after the S logo is done
My only concern is if I apply the speedkernel pda and that doesnt fix it then if they were to actually check the phone and they find the modified kernel they will know I was messing about with it, one other issue I was concerned about was not being able to get into download mode, since I cant get into recovery with 3 button, the speedmod kernel doesnt change any of the secondary bootload options does it?
*edit* I misread what you posted so it does change the bootload by allowing the 3 button to work

You can always flash back, if it takes a flash through odin then it will flash back. If you follow those steps you should be fine, msg back
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spectre85 said:
You can always flash back, if it takes a flash through odin then it will flash back. If you follow those steps you should be fine, msg back
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Thanks Ill give it a try
Ill post back how it goes

The challenge is that the symptoms being reported are also associated with unrecoverable problems. It would be great if you could enter recovery and indicate what if any error msg you're getting below the menu.
If the above directions from spectre85 don't work (great post BTW), don't kill yourself. Call it in for a replacement.

gtg2 said:
The challenge is that the symptoms being reported are also associated with unrecoverable problems. It would be great if you could enter recovery and indicate what if any error msg you're getting below the menu.
If the above directions from spectre85 don't work (great post BTW), don't kill yourself. Call it in for a replacement.
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Ya I agree, once you get into recovery mode you can tell us the error you are getting, if it's complaining about missing dbdata or some kind of missing data your still ok. If it's the dreaded can't mount SDcard then your sunk

Bahh I think its soft bricked I tried spectre's advice and it was boot looping again, plus even with the new bootload it still wouldnt go into recovery, I just put on JL2 and am gonna bring it to Bell..... good thing there was issues with the version so I can get this under warranty
Thanks for your help guys I appreciate it
Yall got double and triple thanked

Odin successful, but still stuck in boot loop

TL;DR - Stuck in boot loop, can't enter recovery mode, but can enter download mode. Odin says it is successful, but the phone is still in the boot loop.
I've had Cognition 2.3 for a few months now and decided to update to Cognition 4.3. I used the AIO toolbox 2.5 to Odin one-click back to stock, rooted, and flashed to 4.3. Everything went well and I restored all my apps with Titanium and loaded some music.
At some point later the screen was completely blank and the only way I could get any response out of it was to hold the volume buttons and power buttons. Instead of going into recovery, though, it would boot to the Cognition boot screen and hang indefinitely.
I was able to get it into download mode by removing the sim and battery and holding the volume buttons while plugging it into USB and replacing the battery. I ran Odin one-click again, it said it was successful, but the phone was stuck in either a battery screen or AT&T screen boot loop (depending on whether or not it was plugged into USB).
I've tried using regular Odin with both the ROM included with AIO 2.5 (JF6*) and JH2 (from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10056254&postcount=36) to no avail. Every time Odin shows that it is successful, but it always ends up in a boot loop with no ability to enter recovery mode.
What can I do? Will getting a jig help me in any way?
*Edited for correct ROM

Use the normal ODIN (v1.7 or v1.8), a full stock JF6 ROM and PIT file. Make sure "repartition" is selected and if possible, do a master clear with ODIN first (though shouldn't be critical.........then start over with Cog 4.3 if that's your ROM of choice (good choice by the way).

I tried the JF6 ROM again with the same results (using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=818439#8802897). It looks like AIO 2.5 used this ROM all along.
I can't master clear because I can't boot past the AT&T screen. The only way for me to get Odin (or Windows for that matter) to recognize the phone is by putting it in download mode. From what I understand you don't master clear from download mode.

bharden said:
I tried the JF6 ROM again with the same results (using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=818439#8802897). It looks like AIO 2.5 used this ROM all along.
I can't master clear because I can't boot past the AT&T screen. The only way for me to get Odin (or Windows for that matter) to recognize the phone is by putting it in download mode. From what I understand you don't master clear from download mode.
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Are you using the PIT file and selecting repartition?
When I get home today, I will upload the ROM and PIT that I use to flash to stock and see if that helps but you do need to use the PIT and repartion which will only help if you have a FULL copy of JF6 that reloads the bootloaders.

Just out of curiosity, what is your build number?

I am using the PIT and selecting repartition. I've done this every time I've tried Odin (besides when using one-click of course) Is the PDA.tar listed in that link not a full copy of JF6?
My build number is 1008.

May sound crazy, but you could try using a different computer. I ran into a lot of problems using odin on my pc. Switched to laptop (more ram and windows 7 64 bit ) with great success. Also make sure you have the right drivers. Your build# should allow you to use odin one click.
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I've actually already tried it from both my PC (Windows 7 x64, 4 GB ram) and my laptop (Windows Vista x86, 2 GB ram). In both cases I used the drivers in the AIO toolbox 2.5 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=944418)
Are those the correct ones? If not, could you point me to a resource with the latest drivers? There are quite a few versions floating around and I'm not sure which ones I should be using.
Any other suggestions?

Those should be the correct drivers
Also, make sure odin is completely open before connecting your phone.
That'd all I can think of.
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I definitely did that.
Since I'm able to get into download mode, I should be able to un-brick it right? I can't figure out why Odin says it's successful but I still can't boot.
Does anyone else have any ideas?

You may have to give it a few minutes or so as I am uploading now but the link for the PDA and PIT is:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24576569/ATT%20ROM%202.1.rar
Try using this version of ODIN:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24576569/Odin3%20v1.7.rar
Hope this helps otherwise I am out of ideas except flashing a kernel with a recovery included through ODIN, going into the recovery and formatting and wiping absolutely everything and then reflashing JF6. But try the files I linked first.
Good luck.

It's been 30 minutes and the ROM link still isn't up. Is it working?
Also, I'd like to change what I said slightly. When using regular Odin 1.81 it says PASS when it's finished. When using Odin one-click it gets to the point of cache.rfs and then says removed. The box turns blue and says Reset. Meanwhile, the phone is busy rebooting indefinitely on the battery screen.
I'll try your ROM and Odin version as soon as the link works. Also, do you have a ROM with built in recovery that you would suggest? Thanks!

bharden said:
It's been 30 minutes and the ROM link still isn't up. Is it working?
Also, I'd like to change what I said slightly. When using regular Odin 1.81 it says PASS when it's finished. When using Odin one-click it gets to the point of cache.rfs and then says removed. The box turns blue and says Reset. Meanwhile, the phone is busy rebooting indefinitely on the battery screen.
I'll try your ROM and Odin version as soon as the link works. Also, do you have a ROM with built in recovery that you would suggest? Thanks!
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Drop box seems to be running slow. So the JF6 that I am uploading may take a bit. The version of ODIN that You are running should be fine.
Try this Kernel. It's not a complete ROM just the kernel. If it works, you will have to flash a ROM too. Cognition is a good start. You can find it in the Dev section and actually, even if it's not the recommended way of flashing, I moght try flashing a custom ROM anyway just to rule out ODIN and your phone. If you can successfully flash a custom ROM then it's probably the version of JF6 that you are using.
Anyway, let's start with the kernel first:
Onix by existz:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=930679
make sure you download 2.0.3 "tar" file for ODIN
you know how to get into recovery after you flash right? From powered off, hold the up and down volume buttons and then power all at the same time for about 5 second......

Ok, so there seems to be some progress. I flashed the kernel and the phone rebooted to what I'm assuming is the Onix splash screen and hangs. The power button won't turn the phone off, but at least the softkeys do seem to respond, even if they don't do anything.
Odin now recognizes the phone in both download mode and at the splash screen. Although, to reach download mode I now have to take the battery out, whereas I did not have to before.
I'm still unable to enter recovery. The only way to get any response out of the phone at the splash screen is to hold both volumes and the power button, but the phone just reboots back to the splash. It also does this when attempting to enter recovery from a power off state.

bharden said:
Ok, so there seems to be some progress. I flashed the kernel and the phone rebooted to what I'm assuming is the Onix splash screen and hangs. The power button won't turn the phone off, but at least the softkeys do seem to respond, even if they don't do anything.
Odin now recognizes the phone in both download mode and at the splash screen. Although, to reach download mode I now have to take the battery out, whereas I did not have to before.
I'm still unable to enter recovery. The only way to get any response out of the phone at the splash screen is to hold both volumes and the power button, but the phone just reboots back to the splash. It also does this when attempting to enter recovery from a power off state.
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The three button combo should work to reset the phone when it's stuck as well as getting into recovery. It sounds like you aren't holding the buttons for long enough. If the phone is frozen, you have to hold the button combo for quite a while to get the phone to reset. Weh trying to get into recovery, push both volume buttons and then hold down the power button and don't let go till yoiu get past the AT&T screen.
If that still doesn't work, then try and load up the ROM and see if at least you can get a working phone back in the meantime. Like I said, I recommend Cog 4.3 but serendipity is a good choice too.

Awesome. I must have been holding the buttons for half a second too little. Now I can get into the Onix Recovery, but I'm getting:
"E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0) (No such file or directory)"
when trying to mount the SD card.
Searching around I've found these two threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=563298
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=792708
but I'm not exactly sure what to do with the information. I don't particularly want to go guessing at what to do next and ruin my progress. Could you give me a little guidance on what steps to take next?
From "adb shell mount /sdcard" I'm getting:
mount: can't find /sdcard in /etc/fstab

bharden said:
Awesome. I must have been holding the buttons for half a second too little. Now I can get into the Onix Recovery, but I'm getting:
"E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0) (No such file or directory)"
when trying to mount the SD card.
Searching around I've found these two threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=563298
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=792708
but I'm not exactly sure what to do with the information. I don't particularly want to go guessing at what to do next and ruin my progress. Could you give me a little guidance on what steps to take next?
From "adb shell mount /sdcard" I'm getting:
mount: can't find /sdcard in /etc/fstab
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OK, so I've never had to mount SD from those options so not too familiar with this problem but, i am going to guess that we shouldn't have to play with this right now. Onix will let you install a zip from your external SD, so i recomend finding a recovery flashable ROM (almost all custom ROMs come this way....it'll be a ZIP file) Again I recomend using Cog 4.3 or serendipity (both of these may change your kernel but it's ok because they will both have a custom recovery).
Follow these steps:
1. Remove your external SD and insert it into your computer.
2. Remove any files you want to keep and place them somewhere on your computer for future recovery (Titanium backups, music, pics, etc....)
3. Format your sd (FAT32 should be default)
4. Download the ROM of your choice, copy it to the root of your external SD using your computer
5. Replace the SD into your phone power up into recovery
6. From the Onix recovery menu select "advanced options"
7. Pick wipe dalvik/cache and confirm
8. Select go back untill you get to the first recovery menu
9. Select install zip from SD and NOT "install update.zip"
10. Navigate to your external SD (it should look something like "/extsd" in the file menu
11. Pick the zip you put on the external SD and confirm
12. Wait till the recovery indicates instalation done
13. Navigate back to the first recovery menu and select reboot phone
14. Sit back and relax, your phone will likely take 3-5 min to boot up the first time
If after 10 min of waiting you get no response from your phone, use the 3 button reset to get into the custom recovery and select advanced features again, format absolutely everything you can format (you'll have to do it one at a time) and do that. Then repeat the steps above.
Installing a custom ROM isn't normally this complicated but I am trying to eliminate as many variables as possible here that might cause complications with instalation.
Let me know how it turns out.

FYI: Continuum v4 has the Onix kernel in it (recovery is a blue color)

ROM Files
This is the link to the good JF6 stock ROM. You will have to download it and the ODIN version. All you need is the PDA.tar and the PIT that comes with the ODIN package in the thread. You can still use ODIN 1.8 once you get the PIT file out of the ODIN ZIP.
So, after all is said and done. When you feel like trying this:
1. Open ODIN
2. Phone into download mode (with phone off hold down both volume buttons and plug in USB)
3. Make sure phone is recognised by ODIN
4. Select PIT file that you downloaded
5. Select PDA file that you downloaded
6. Make sure "repartition" IS selected
7. Hit start and sit back and relax
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=818439
Again, let me know how it all works out.......

Ok, I'll try flashing Cog 4.3 after I get off this afternoon. I'll have to buy an external SD, but that's better than buying a new phone.
I skimmed those threads on the internal SD problem and it looks like there's either some corruption on the SD or it's not formatted correctly or something. How can I fix this problem? Doesn't the ROM need that internal SD card space? Or can it use the external SD card as a replacement? If it does need the internal SD card then won't the ROM fail to install if that SD is corrupted?
Thanks for all your help by the way. When Odin wasn't fixing the problem I was afraid it was completely bricked.

[Q] Messed it up and need help

This WAS the situation before the problems:
Rooted Gingerbread rom, all working fine. Decided to unroot and install the full version of the official German ICS rom by using PC Odin. All went fine and used my Note for over two days. Because of the lags en slow responses I decided to reflash the ICS rom. From that moment on I messed it up. I've been reading and searching hundreds of posts for almost a day but didn't find a solution.
This IS the current situation:
I can get into download mode
I can get in recovery mode
However, in recovery mode I can not install a rom, every flash (CWM, both ICS and GB - even using chainfire's rom needed for rooting) stops on a random moment...but never gets it to the end, even if I wait several hours. Installing is very...very....very slow.
In recovery mode i can not restore a Nandroid backup, both ICS and GB. Every backup stops when /system has te be installed. errormessage.
In download mode I can connect my Note to PC Odin. I can select a rom and start flashing. However, after appr. 80% installation halts during "nand write start", no error message. The flashing does not finish, even after hours.
Funny is, i can install a kernel like Abyss.
So, I can't restore, i can't flash using cwm in recovery and I can't flash using PC Odin. My device seems not fully bricked. The max I get when rebooting (knowing that the process has not finished) is the triangle screen.
Any advise is appreciated.

Do not flash thru CWM... Flash a good GB kernel like "franco.Kernel" but thru PC Odin then u can flash whatever u want from franco's CWM... Good luck

Don't need help anymore
Note is officially bricked. After several attempts to recover from a softbrick the screen of my Note didn't turn on anymore. No button or button combination works, no recovery and no download mode, just a black screen.

Ce said:
Don't need help anymore
Note is officially bricked. After several attempts to recover from a softbrick the screen of my Note didn't turn on anymore. No button or button combination works, no recovery and no download mode, just a black screen.
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Flat battery? It's also possible that it's just the screen that's not working. Try entering download mode "blind". So hold power+home+vol down for ~10 seconds, then press vol up. Hook it up via usb and see if Odin can recognize it.

Thanks, didn't think of that. But unfortunately no response from the device.

So now that it looks like your phone is officially bricked, I think you should just take it to Samsung and make up a story. Like you were updating your software with Kies and something happened and the phone is just not booting up.
I am sorry you bricked your note though..

try AMORA Filemanager.. flash via recovery and you have a file manager,,, take a look on your partitions
just my idea, you got nothing to lose

musashiro said:
try AMORA Filemanager.. flash via recovery and you have a file manager,,, take a look on your partitions
just my idea, you got nothing to lose
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I would like to but it's very hard when you can't see anything on the screen...

Maybe it's just the battery, try to charge it externally and try a JIG also
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA

Just a quick, final, update.
My Note was superbricked. Had to send it to a Samsung Service Center. No additional questions were asked. Samsung replaced the mainboard. Didn't have to pay anything.
Great service!!!

try this out buddy, do it on your own risk!!! anyways you have messed it up.
Ce said:
This WAS the situation before the problems:
Rooted Gingerbread rom, all working fine. Decided to unroot and install the full version of the official German ICS rom by using PC Odin. All went fine and used my Note for over two days. Because of the lags en slow responses I decided to reflash the ICS rom. From that moment on I messed it up. I've been reading and searching hundreds of posts for almost a day but didn't find a solution.
This IS the current situation:
I can get into download mode
I can get in recovery mode
However, in recovery mode I can not install a rom, every flash (CWM, both ICS and GB - even using chainfire's rom needed for rooting) stops on a random moment...but never gets it to the end, even if I wait several hours. Installing is very...very....very slow.
In recovery mode i can not restore a Nandroid backup, both ICS and GB. Every backup stops when /system has te be installed. errormessage.
In download mode I can connect my Note to PC Odin. I can select a rom and start flashing. However, after appr. 80% installation halts during "nand write start", no error message. The flashing does not finish, even after hours.
Funny is, i can install a kernel like Abyss.
So, I can't restore, i can't flash using cwm in recovery and I can't flash using PC Odin. My device seems not fully bricked. The max I get when rebooting (knowing that the process has not finished) is the triangle screen.
Any advise is appreciated.
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i was not a member when i commited this mistake. but then big thanks to this community it helped me back from softbrick.
first you do is install a stock kernel of ics on your note go into recovery and just clear cache partition, thats it no wipe/data factory reset.
then,
install the pit file from this thread, also read it completely before proceeding. http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1667886 , hoping yours is 16gb version and also read this thread for additional info but its quite complicated for me so im just telling you the direct method and hopefully itll get your note back to work. so once you download the 16gb pit file unzip it and in the unzip folder you will find a separately lying pit of 16gb stating patched-standard thats the one you want.
then,
goto samfirmware and download the latest ics firmware(i downloaded the indian one as it is in file .tar),
unzip it till you get .tar file.
open odin- click pit-select 16gb patched standard pit- check wether repartion is ticked- click pda-select the .tar file you extracted connect your phone and start. this time i wont stop at factory.fs.....
NOTE THAT AFTER THIS PROCEDURE IS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY YOUR INTERNAL STORAGE WOULD BE ONLY 8GB INSTEAD OF 11 GB STOCK WHICH YOU WERE GETTING.
I REVIVED MY NOTE THROUGH THIS PROCEDURE. PROCEES AT YOUR OWN RISK.
one your phone is working you'll be able to reset the counter with a jig and get your phone under warranty and get your motherboard changed by teliing at the Samsung Service that you are getting only 8gb instead of 11gb you used to get earlier(warranty only if you had any).
hope this helps mate.
BEST OF LUCK!!
A BIG HUGE THANKS TO hg42.....