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[Q] Bricked phone after flashing with ODIN?

This might not be bricked, but if it isn't it must be as close as it can get. I flashed my phone back to stock 2.1 yesterday, and today when I tried to flash to cognition 8.1 it got stuck on "<ID:0/005> boot.bin" for a half hour. I unplugged it, and now my phone is stuck on the picture in the attachment.
- I can't get my computer to even pick it up with USB. Nothing happens at all.
- The only time it turns off is when I hold power, volume up, and volume down. Even then, it immediately boots right back into that picture. Nothing else happens.
- I can't get into download mode.
- When I remove the battery, it goes right back to this screen.
What can I do?

Happened to me earlier.
Do the following to get into download mode:
1) take out battery
2) put in battery
3) hold the vol up and vol down keys, then plug in the USB cord.
It will boot into download mode. Then try do what you were doing.

stuff said:
Happened to me earlier.
Do the following to get into download mode:
1) take out battery
2) put in battery
3) hold the vol up and vol down keys, then plug in the USB cord.
It will boot into download mode. Then try do what you were doing.
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This hasn't worked before, but I went ahead and tried it again. It still just goes straight to the black screen with that picture in the center.

Hmm.
Well, I'm sure one of the 3 methods posted in the odin3 thread, on how to get to download mode, should work.
For me, it was the volume up and down buttons together, then plugging in the usb. It would turn on automatically and go straight to download mode.

None of the ones from this thread work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989&page=96

evanstapler said:
None of the ones from this thread work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989&page=96
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Look under your battery below the serial numder of you phone and see if your batch is 1008. If it is those batches don't go into download mode. Send your phone in for waranty repair.

Rhiannon224 said:
Look under your battery below the serial numder of you phone and see if your batch is 1008. If it is those batches don't go into download mode. Send your phone in for waranty repair.
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I don't see 1008 at all. I've booted into download mode before, even using the three button combo, I just can't now.
Would AT&T even cover this? Will they know I was tampering with stuff I shouldn't have?

Have you tried running Odin as administrator? Uninstall and reinstall the drivers for Odin. Keep trying, remove SIM, battery and external, hold the volume buttons only and plug phone in, keep trying, it should work. Blame the OTA for the "brick" and send it for warranty if you can't get Odin to work.

Rhiannon224 said:
Uninstall and reinstall the drivers for Odin.
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Try doing this.

You know its interesting to see how many times I see people tell you to pull the battery, sim etc. Maybe I'm just lucky, but when I put my phone into download mode I power it off, open odin on my pc, hold down the volume buttons but NOT the power button and plug in the micro usb cable. Works everytime for me even with the PC /!\ Phone screen.

Rhiannon224 said:
Have you tried running Odin as administrator? Uninstall and reinstall the drivers for Odin. Keep trying, remove SIM, battery and external, hold the volume buttons only and plug phone in, keep trying, it should work. Blame the OTA for the "brick" and send it for warranty if you can't get Odin to work.
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I've uninstalled and reinstalled twice, kept rebooting and removing my SIM and battery (no SD), changed USB ports, made sure each USB port works... Nothing has worked.
EDIT: The drivers I used were from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989

Man, I'm not sure.
Either you're doing the button combo wrong.. since you said it worked before, or you're gonna have to send it in for warranty.
Remember don't press the power button. Just hold the volume up, volume down button, and plug in the usb cable

I'm about to go to AT&T for an exchange. Wish me luck.
In the meantime, though, what's the easiest, least-risk of screwing up way to get a brand new captivate on cognition 8.1 with the z4mod?

I would say wait until the CW issues are worked out with BETA9 and just CW flash it. I've bricked two batch 1008 Captivates from Odin freezing mid-flash today. I even flashed DG's 3ButtonFix first, to make sure I'd be able to do a button combo to get back into download mode, and no dice.

Epiphany said:
I would say wait until the CW issues are worked out with BETA9 and just CW flash it. I've bricked two batch 1008 Captivates from Odin freezing mid-flash today. I even flashed DG's 3ButtonFix first, to make sure I'd be able to do a button combo to get back into download mode, and no dice.
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Wow that's interesting. I also have a batch 1008 and when I flash with odin it's fine. But after every time I flash to stock jf6 I lose 3 button combo and just reinstall the fix zip using clockwork. Download mode using both volume keys then plug in usb always works for me though even without the fix.
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silverslotcar said:
Wow that's interesting. I also have a batch 1008 and when I flash with odin it's fine. But after every time I flash to stock jf6 I lose 3 button combo and just reinstall the fix zip using clockwork. Download mode using both volume keys then plug in usb always works for me though even without the fix.
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Same here...I have 1008 and no issues flashiing back to stock losing the three button and either using adb or fix zip to get into Download mode.

Steam recovery

How can I get in to download mode if Im using steam recovery? I have a brick on my hands!

eramming said:
How can I get in to download mode if Im using steam recovery? I have a brick on my hands!
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Can you access adb? If not, get a jig.

newb here. how can i get in to adb on my laptop? i have the drivers and odin installed already im trying the button combos and all i can get is the att screen and the gt9000 screen. I can also get the steam recovery screen but it just asks if i want to install the steam kernel or not and it doesnt do anything no matter which option i choose

eramming said:
newb here. how can i get in to adb on my laptop? i have the drivers and odin installed already im trying the button combos and all i can get is the att screen and the gt9000 screen. I can also get the steam recovery screen but it just asks if i want to install the steam kernel or not and it doesnt do anything no matter which option i choose
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Check out this link:
http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html

adamholden85 said:
Check out this link:
http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html
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thanks! Odin recognizes the phone but the phone gets hung up on the gt-i9000 boot screen so i cant get it into download mode. I'll work with the adb and see if i can figure it out otherwise i'll hit the radio shack for a jig and if that fails i'll have to trade it in at att under phone insurance.

eramming said:
thanks! Odin recognizes the phone but the phone gets hung up on the gt-i9000 boot screen so i cant get it into download mode. I'll work with the adb and see if i can figure it out otherwise i'll hit the radio shack for a jig and if that fails i'll have to trade it in at att under phone insurance.
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You shouldn't be seeing any sort of boot screen if you're trying to get into download mode.. Do this: Pull your battery out and take out your sim and sd cards. Connect the phone by the usb. Hold down both up vol+down vol (do NOT hold the power button), and while holding those buttons, put the battery back in. It should take you directly into download mode.

eramming said:
thanks! Odin recognizes the phone but the phone gets hung up on the gt-i9000 boot screen so i cant get it into download mode. I'll work with the adb and see if i can figure it out otherwise i'll hit the radio shack for a jig and if that fails i'll have to trade it in at att under phone insurance.
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You made sure you had the three button fix working before flashing right? Steam doesn't touch the bootloader, and if you're seeing the gt-i9000 screen, your bootloader is good (and so is download mode). If Odin's picking up the phone, you should be able to get adb to reboot it to download if nothing else. And as always, the jig method.

i cant get adb to recognize the device when i type adb devices.drivers are good. my serial number wont come up so cant issue any commands to reboot it or put it into download mode. i assume its because its stuck at the boot screen. i dont think i have the 3 button fix. I was using serendipity 3.5.2 with the oc\uv kernel and wanted to flash back to my previous rom and thats where my problems started. i guess the jig is up!! LOL

eramming said:
i cant get adb to recognize the device when i type adb devices.drivers are good. my serial number wont come up so cant issue any commands to reboot it or put it into download mode. i assume its because its stuck at the boot screen. i dont think i have the 3 button fix. I was using serendipity 3.5.2 with the oc\uv kernel and wanted to flash back to my previous rom and thats where my problems started. i guess the jig is up!! LOL
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Did you try the usb/removed battery method posted above? I know it works for me and my phone does not have the 3 buttons fix...

Slowb00st said:
Did you try the usb/removed battery method posted above? I know it works for me and my phone does not have the 3 buttons fix...
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i tried every button combo known to man! LOL I got jiggy with it and that did the trick. Im back up and running. the good to come out of this is that i did so much research and reading i think i consider myself a novice now! Im schooled in adb now too! thanks for all the replies. thread closed

Volume down + home + power always works.
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The button order for odin that you list above never really worked well for me personally, but I found one that did.
Battery out
Start Odin
Hold volume up+volume down, THEN plug into USB
Using it this way, you never, ever touch the power button on the phone.
Maybe I've been lucky, but I've never had it fail using it this way.

jeromekobriger said:
The button order for odin that you list above never really worked well for me personally, but I found one that did.
Battery out
Start Odin
Hold volume up+volume down, THEN plug into USB
Using it this way, you never, ever touch the power button on the phone.
Maybe I've been lucky, but I've never had it fail using it this way.
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I've had success with this, as well.

i think this same thing happened to me. Most kernels actually arent able to be used with steam recovery only meant to be used with clockworkmod. THat means in order for your phone to work properly again you have to download a mod that actually works with steam, such as serendipity. So download that, plug your external sd into your computer put it on there, then through steam select intall zip, external sd and select the serendipity zip. Hopefully that will allow you to boot up your phone, download rom manager, click flash clockworkmod recovery, and then you can download any of the roms you want since almost all of them work with clockworkmod

[Q] Samsung Galaxy S - can't turn on

i've tried to fix the dowload mode via the link
androidadvices.com/fix-download-mode-recovery-mode-bug-in-galaxy-s
but i accidently plugged out the usb cabel out of my PC.
Now i can turn on my phone but I can't do anything,
there's just an icon that my phone isn't connected to the PC,
and when i try to connect it nothing happens.
can someone please help me???
thanks

Have you tried turning it on in recovery?
henchy said:
i've tried to fix the dowload mode via the link
androidadvices.com/fix-download-mode-recovery-mode-bug-in-galaxy-s
but i accidently plugged out the usb cabel out of my PC.
Now i can turn on my phone but I can't do anything,
there's just an icon that my phone isn't connected to the PC,
and when i try to connect it nothing happens.
can someone please help me???
thanks
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even the recovery mode doesn't work
the icon i described just flashes while i'm holding the buttons, nothing else happens...

I'm moving your post to the Samsung fora...you might get more help over there
What model do you have?
henchy said:
even the recovery mode doesn't work
the icon i described just flashes while i'm holding the buttons, nothing else happens...
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M_T_M said:
I'm moving your post to the Samsung fora...you might get more help over there
What model do you have?
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Samsung Captivate Galaxy S

Is the icon you have a triangle with an android Guy and a shovel? If so try remove battery remove sim.remove SD. Insert bettery and go back into download mode and re odin..what phone also
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Is this the icon?

If the icon is the one connexion posted, then it should be fixed if you build a jig. A jig is essentially 300k worth of resistors. You can research more on this subforum to find out more information about it

connexion2005 said:
Is this the icon?
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yes, this is the icon!!
i will try with a jig, i hope this will help!
thanks a lot!

I had that icon after a soft brick trying to install GB, and my phone was actually in download mode. I opened Odin one click, plugged it in, and was able to flash back to stock. Then I got cocky and tried to install GB again, same symbol, different results. I was not able to save my phone until my jig arrived.
Moral of the story: phone!computer can sometimes be download mode, but not always, and keep a jig on hand just in case.
Sent from my Captivate running Cognition

I had that when trying to install GB the first time as well. Have you tried putting the phone into download mode via vol down/pwr?
If that doesnt work try holding vol up/vol down and plugging in the usb cable. While doing both the above mentioned and this make sure the phone is powered off first. Perform battery pull
If you can get it into download mode, use odin to flash back to stock jf6 and then retry. Best use would be odin oneclick search for it, its somewhere in here

if key combo does not work for you, the jig will help then ... try to build one yourself, or buy it on ebay (search for "micro usb jig").

Help...Cant get phone into download mode.

I used odin 1 click to get phone back to stock . Now my phone will not go into dl mode with any of the button combos.Also i can not get into recovery.Other than those 2 things the phone boots up and works.Any help please..

Which Odin one click ? And what were you running before you did the one click?

Use a jig for dl mode.

You tried Vol Down-Power and then after the splash screen releasing the power button and continuing to hold Vol Down.
Does your phone fully boot? If it does and you have adb on your computer. Turn on USB debugging, connect the phone to your computer via USB, and then use the command 'adb reboot download' without the '
Hope that works for you.

I used odin 1 click flashed phone back to eclair 2.1 I897UCJF6..The phone will boot into eclair and function properly but i cant get to dl mode or recovery.thanks for the responses

Its risky but IF YOU ARE ON 2.1 YOU CAN FLASH THE 3 BUTTON FIX, or flash i897 gingerbread bootloaders, but DO NOT FLASH THE 3 BUTTON FIX AFTER FLASHING THE GINGERBREAD BOOTLOADERS OR YOU WILL BE HARD BRICKED YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!
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holeindalip said:
Its risky but IF YOU ARE ON 2.1 YOU CAN FLASH THE 3 BUTTON FIX, or flash i897 gingerbread bootloaders, but DO NOT FLASH THE 3 BUTTON FIX AFTER FLASHING THE GINGERBREAD BOOTLOADERS OR YOU WILL BE HARD BRICKED YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!
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I would recommend i897 GB bootloaders instead of the 3 button fix. It still fixes the button problem, but never, never, never flash the 3 button fix after flashing GB bootloaders. You have been warned again.

ok finally got into dl mode but when i plugged phone up to usb it went to the phone ! computer screen what do I do.Thanks in advance..

jnblackmon30 said:
ok finally got into dl mode but when i plugged phone up to usb it went to the phone ! computer screen what do I do.Thanks in advance..
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Does Odin recognize the phone? If so, just flash from there.

odin will not recognize.Any sugestions? Thanks
will a jig get me to d/l mode from here?

jnblackmon30 said:
odin will not recognize.Any sugestions? Thanks
will a jig get me to d/l mode from here?
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It should. Also, hold volume up + down, then plug in USB should also. Before you try that, restart your computer and pull the battery on the phone for a couple minutes before trying again. Have Odin open before you plug in the phone. Make sure you are using a pry on the back of the computer ( #1 on a laptop).

Followed ur directions still no go.You have any other ideas without a jig?Thanks

jnblackmon30 said:
Followed ur directions still no go.You have any other ideas without a jig?Thanks
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No. I used a jig last time it happened to me. They only cost about $10.

thanks for all your help.I ordered 1 from ebay...thanks again

No problem. Hope you get it.

Have you tried adb?
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jnblackmon30 said:
ok finally got into dl mode but when i plugged phone up to usb it went to the phone ! computer screen what do I do.Thanks in advance..
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I had this a cpl of times, u'll have to reinstall drivers (uninstall first) ,or I use kies mini to reinstall drivers all the time when the pc won't recognize it (this usually happens after switching bootloaders), reboot ur pc and after that ur pc should pick it up (found new hardware). Once the drivers are loaded head back to odin and this time ur com port should light up.

Try this method for download mode... It's worked on every build captivate I've tried, even the fabled 1008 build.
1. Turn off phone, pull battery, sim card, sd card
2. Open ODIN (optional)
3. Plug in USB, then hold both volume buttons (NOT power button)
4. Re-insert battery while still holding volume buttons.
Phone should instantly boot into download mode

after flashing, the phone does not power up. nothing.

i think it's my fault, but maybe i can do something to unbreak it?
here it goes.
i downloaded the latest build from this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2199575
when first i entered CWM and wiping everything, i try to flash the rom, but the installation aborted with 'error 7'
so i look for error 7 in google, and get into this video which explain how to bypass it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW1znjDLe-k
i did exactly what he said, and remove the assert till the ' ; '
after that i ziped it back and send it again to my phone, and again get into CWM.
the installation went OK.
it said so .
i did a reboot, but then the phone didn't power up.
he is very dead
is it final, or i can do something to revive it?
thanks!

Status 7 error is due to a corrupt rom file. Download the rom again, place it on sd card & flash again.
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Venomous Viper 119 said:
Status 7 error is due to a corrupt rom file. Download the rom again, place it on sd card & flash again.
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i can't.
as i said, the phone is dead.
i can't power it on.
no matter how long i press on the power button, it does not help, and the phone does not power on.

Download Official firmware from samfirmware,Go into Download Mode,Using Odin Flash the mobile.
It may works..

maheshmorankar68 said:
Download Official firmware from samfirmware,Go into Download Mode,Using Odin Flash the mobile.
It may works..
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can you please explain how to get into download mode on my phone?
as i said, i can't power it on.
it refuses to open...

papandreoos said:
can you please explain how to get into download mode on my phone?
as i said, i can't power it on.
it refuses to open...
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Hi, take a look here
Hope I helped :laugh:

qashqool said:
Hi, take a look here
Hope I helped :laugh:
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thanks, but it doesn't work.
although i don't have odin installed, i tried to push all the buttons in the instructions, and insert the battery, but still the phone is dead...

Are you sure it's for your model?
Sent from my GT-I9070P

CallMeVentus said:
Are you sure it's for your model?
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yes, i'm sure

papandreoos said:
yes, i'm sure
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Are you sure you have recharged your battery so that the phone could boot to show something ?
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Venomous Viper 119 said:
Are you sure you have recharged your battery so that the phone could boot to show something ?
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yes.
before it bricked, it has sort of 50 percent battery.
but also after it bricked, it was attached to computer with the usb cable, for a couple of hours...

hi
try removing batt, plug the phone to a computer (dont put the batt back) then hold Volume down + Power + Home, then do the flashing in odin.

jhay0017 said:
try removing batt, plug the phone to a computer (dont put the batt back) then hold Volume down + Power + Home, then do the flashing in odin.
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not working, because after i insert the battery, and start odin, it don't recognize any device that connected to the computer.
but, if i press the Volume UP + home + power, it install USB drivers of the phone, and in odin i see that it know that something is connected to the computer in: com 39.
but i cant flash the firmware, because it's stuck on setup connection...

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not working, because after i insert the battery, and start odin, it don't recognize any device that connected to the computer.
but, if i press the Volume UP + home + power, it install USB drivers of the phone, and in odin i see that it know that something is connected to the computer in: com 39.
but i cant flash the firmware, because it's stuck on setup connection...
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Downloading mode is volume down+home+power & in doing this, you must see downloading written in yellow letters on your screen. Then you're good to go.
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check that have you installed the USB driver ? because it matters a lot...
You can download it from here
http://developer.samsung.com/android/tools-sdks/Samsung-Andorid-USB-Driver-for-Window
If it connects to the PC then first rectangle becomes yellow.
Best Luck!!!

That sounded exactly like my phone when it died
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