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I have no clue how to help you.
The amount of information provided by you just overwhelms me.
But i have an idea, give me a second.
*gets magic 8ball*
*shakes it*
Try using it in a room that faces north.
Okay ; you've got a sense of humour,but posted another as I realised how limited in dialogue that first one was,thing is I have no experience of flashing + such + my sgs bricked I had to get a jig as my galaxy was shipped without the 3 button method,I tried to flash using odin but due to my basically non existent knowledge I never done it correctly obviously + the phone I previously had was now not registering on any network,it was as if it was locked or something so I downloaded dagentooboy's app (samsung galaxy s unlock) but even that app asked me if I had an sgs,I then tried Rom. Manager,things like that but nothing could recognise my device , this is basically my problem , I formatted my internal + external memory (8gb + 16gb) I think maybe I shouldn't have? My reason for formatting both was due to me not knowing how my sgs had bricked in the 1st place,all I ask for is some advice here hope you can help out? If you can it would be most appreciated,like I say I am a total noob,regards.....
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You are not the first one to semi-brick your sgs, the key is usually to get it into download mode.
Then use odin to flash a stock rom.
So i think you know how to get into download mode, and you already have odin installed.
It can be all found through search or just browing the stickies .
Taking a quick look i found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913
Grab a rom that seems suitable, no idea where you are from, you didn't say.
Flash hit with odin, there even a picture at the bottom of that post where to put what file.
I'm gonna go sleep now, try that and post results.
Thanks , forgot to say I'm from u.k.(scotland),will try as you say tomorrow,MUCH APPRECIATED.....
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Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App-put out a post about half hour ago but I never stated my problems...got sim free,unlocked sgs I bricked it I could only d/load via jig,so I flashed it using odin but I must've done it wrong as I got no network connection, incoming + outgoing wasn't viable,I tried flashing it again (infinity),then it bricked again,as of now my galaxy is "dead",if any 1 can help me it would b appreciated,I do not have much knowledge apart from basics so please don't be smart as I am only asking for help here,oh I have to use a jig as I can't get 3 button mode,also I formatted my internal + external memory (8gb + 16gb)....that was the last advice I got + think this Is where my problem started from?thank you....
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Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App-put out a post about half hour ago but I never stated my problems...got sim free,unlocked sgs I bricked it I could only d/load via jig,so I flashed it using odin but I must've done it wrong as I got no network connection, incoming + outgoing wasn't viable,I tried flashing it again (infinity),then it bricked again,as of now my galaxy is "dead",if any 1 can help me it would b appreciated,I do not have much knowledge apart from basics so please don't be smart as I am only asking for help here,oh I have to use a jig as I can't get 3 button mode,also I formatted my internal + external memory (8gb + 16gb)....that was the last advice I got + think this Is where my problem started from?thank you....
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OK so if you can get into download? If you can then its a matter of getting Odin to see the phone - which really means getting windows to recognize the phone. This would mean that odin does not light up in one of the com ports.
If this assumption is right, make you have the latest drivers (see other posts - I had a link in another post so if you look for my posts you'll find it), reinstall kies (but do not have it open), clean the usb port/cable on the phone and computer with alcohol just to be sure (that was my old issue and it takes forever to troubleshoot), then put into download with jig (I assume you start with a battery pull?). If you've done the kies/drivers thing (good chance if your asking on this forum - just try the cleaning).
You can also try various different usb ports - the theory is the one at the back of a desktop work best but my laptop ones seem fine (now - see cleaning above).
I know this is not that step by step it sounds like your trouble is the connection not the steps as you have already attepted the flash.
If still not working , try to vary the connect order (odin first, then connect or reverse etc).
From there follow a good odin guide and flash a full stock firmware to start (presumably your official one).
I believe you are only truly dead when you cannot get to download mode.
Good luck!
Thank you for taking the time to send that post ; one last thing ... any thoughts on getting my sgs to "day 1" , like before all the trouble I was stock eclair 2.1,Vodafone,blah,blah ; how do I get back after formatting both my internal + external , I'm presuming I've erased my stock FW?
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I think you also got similar advice to mine on another post. Don't worry about going to day 1 with eclair. If you flash a stock froyo firmware with odin you'll have a phone like it came out yesterday. Now, it will also likely be unrooted and maybe locked (I'm not unlocked so I'm not sure about that part).
So once you get to the stock firmware you'll need to root again and maybe unlock (stock is stock after all). You may want to just try Darky's resurection rom (for Odin use)
, link here, which should make your phone faster and keep you rooted and unlocked.
If you don't care about root etc, then I think stock is fine as long as it doesn't lock the phone to another provider (use the search function in the forums). One warning is once you know how to change things (and recover) you might spend hours trying to play with the custom roms just because you can .
Good luck in the AM
Ok guys, clearly I'm new to all this. I've only had my Galaxy S (I9000m Bell) for 3 days now and already managed to brick it.
So here's what happened, I wanted to flash CM7, what I did was rooted obviously, I unlocked since I'm with Rogers and the phone is from Bell. Installed Rom manager, titanium back, Terminal emulator, Astro, etc. So I'm pretty sure I have the required tools. I also flashed SpeedMod Froyo [K13D HPCall VoodooSnd4 SharpnessFix STABLE].
Alright so I noticed I couldn't boot into recovery from CWM even though I flashed it using Rom Manager, I tried fixing this for a while with no luck. I then came upon a thread discussing the 3 button combo fix for download mode. I wanted to get this done just in case what happened happened lol
So anyways, I couldn't find instructions for Mac so I tried putting the pieces together using terminal and Heimdall.
The last thing that happened to my phone was that I was able to get into download mode using adb reboot recovery.
However continuing to the next step to apply the fix wouldn't work for me using heimdall, it would just fail.
Being the idiot that I am I decided to exit in terminal, closed heimdall, turned off the phone and turned it back on and guess what...yup I'm screwed. It's bricked.
Now the problem is I don't have 3 button fix, so I can't get into download mode (even if i did, i wouldn't know what to do).
I read about the jig fix but I don't know if i have any other options, hopefully something faster that I can do myself instead of buying the jig and having to wait for it to **** from ebay.
Sorrry for the longgg post and hope anyone here can help me! Thanks
PS. I tried using terminal again to get to download mode like i did the first time (adb reboot recovery) and it didn't work...it said no device found or something like that
Hi It seems your only option short of looking for a repair shop or sending phone to Samsung is to try the JIG. If you don't know how to approach this print any of the diagrams or guidelines e.g. look here.
What you can do is go to electronics part shop and ask for help with the jig ask the man to wire the resistors to the pins in usb plug just to see if the phone kick starts if not, well you're screwed.
If it works just buy it if not, google for repair shop with Riff Box and JTAG adapter for I9000 it takes about half a bell to do it (repair I mean). But if it's new you have to return it in for repair.
I guess you should get the jig one way or another, either visit electronics parts shop, ebay-it
hope this'll help somewhat.
cheers
If you're in the vancouver area, you can swing by and use the jig I made
Thank you both for the feed back.
@Tony I'm actually in Ottawa. I found someone on Kjiji that also made his own but wants to charge $10 and he lives too far away so I just went ahead and ordered one off ebay for $9 with shipping.
I read on the xda thread regarding the JIG that it the phone doesn't boot at all and just shows a black screen with the bricked image (as opposed to loading the carrier name or samsung with a white screen before) that it won't work and that is my case. Anyways I hope it works, just gotta wait and see I guess. I just don't even know what the next step would be. What do I do once I'm in download mode? :S
EDIT: NVM about the whole white screen, black screen thing, it says that the JIG should work if I see the PC-Phone logo which I do.
Three days huh? Wow, when you do it, you really DO it. Reading your description it sounded a bit like a Med student doing a brain transplant.
First I would just take the phone back to your carrier or service center and say you have no idea what happened, pay the money and have them sort it out. I fear there is no easy way out of the hole you have dug.
Next you should spend a few hours reading as much as you can here and then start small. Ask questions before you do anything. Root the phone. Try a few different kernels and lagfixes. Maybe flash something from doc's kitchen or a custom ROM. Make sure you know in advance what could go wrong and how to handle it, as much as possible. Once you have some experience then try something like cm7, which is very much a beta on the sgs and quite complex to flash and set up.
Spend a little time walking before you run (no matter how much you think you know) ...you'll enjoy the trip more.
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Three days huh? Wow, when you do it, you really DO it. Reading your description it sounded a bit like a Med student doing a brain transplant.
First I would just take the phone back to your carrier or service center and say you have no idea what happened, pay the money and have them sort it out. I fear there is no easy way out of the hole you have dug.
Next you should spend a few hours reading as much as you can here and then start small. Root the phone. Try a few different kernels and lagfixes. Maybe flash something from doc's kitchen or a custom ROM. Once you have some experience then try something like cm7, which is very much a beta on the sgs and quite complex to flash and set up.
Spend a little time walking before you run (no matter how much you think you know) ...you'll enjoy the trip more.
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Haha I can't take it back to the carrier, I bought it off kijiji, it's from Bell and I'm with Rogers. I unlocked it and as far as I know Bell is really bad with their warranty and last time I bought a Blackberry that was locked to Bell and unlocked it I was told by Bell that I need a receipt, which I obviously don't have. I would rather throw the phone away and buy a new one than have to deal with carriers.
I'm just gonna try the JIG I guess since I already ordered it. Hopefully doesn't take too long to get here.
And yes, I definitely need to read more and follow the instructions on a Windows PC instead of trying to put bits and pieces together and try to get everything working on Mac.
It seems however that the more I read the more I get confused, is it just me or are there so many different ways to achieving the same thing?
Anyways, I bought this as my first Android to experiment and learn on and so far that's what I've been doing. I'm not afraid of running into problems, I'll try to enjoy fixing them
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Haha I can't take it back to the carrier, I bought it off kijiji, it's from Bell and I'm with Rogers. I unlocked it and as far as I know Bell is really bad with their warranty and last time I bought a Blackberry that was locked to Bell and unlocked it I was told by Bell that I need a receipt, which I obviously don't have. I would rather throw the phone away and buy a new one than have to deal with carriers.
I'm just gonna try the JIG I guess since I already ordered it. Hopefully doesn't take too long to get here.
And yes, I definitely need to read more and follow the instructions on a Windows PC instead of trying to put bits and pieces together and try to get everything working on Mac.
It seems however that the more I read the more I get confused, is it just me or are there so many different ways to achieving the same thing?
Anyways, I bought this as my first Android to experiment and learn on and so far that's what I've been doing. I'm not afraid of running into problems, I'll try to enjoy fixing them
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You are right that there are different approaches to doing the same thing...often it is just a matter of what works for you.
Once you have a jig you will have no trouble going in to download mode. From there anything is fixable using odin. I would suggest reading the thread about darky's resurrection ROM which is a good place to start from when you have had trouble.
Just remember to do your homework and enjoy the process.
Good luck.
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You are right that there are different approaches to doing the same thing...often it is just a matter of what works for you.
Once you have a jig you will have no trouble going in to download mode. From there anything is fixable using odin. I would suggest reading the thread about darky's resurrection ROM which is a good place to start from when you have had trouble.
Just remember to do your homework and enjoy the process.
Good luck.
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Sounds good, will definitely keep that in mind. Thank you for your help, very much appreciated.
Hey guysss!
I just wanted to let you all know that I am a biggg IDIOT! LOL
So I ordered the JIG from ebay and on my way home I went to a couple of electronic stores to try and buy those resistors because I wanted to make my own JIG as well. Anyways, all the stores were closed and my friend told me he can grab the resistors from his lab tomorrow (engineering students lol)
I obviously don't want to wait till tomorrow. I came home and decided to take out the phone from its box again. This time I did the 3-button combo but in a different way, not using volume UP + DOWN + power but I came across a Samsung PDF explaining the Anyway JIG and it showed to press Volume Down + Home button + Power.
I gave that a try and voilà!!! I'm back in download mode! YAYYY!
I'm afraid to turn it off or pull the battery out cuz I don't want to risk ruining it even more so I'm gonna go ahead with rschenck's suggestion and use Darky's Resurrection Rom!
Thank you all for your help!!
Uh oh...one last problem
So as of now I am able to access Download Mode but not Recovery:S
Any ideas?
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Uh oh...one last problem
So as of now I am able to access Download Mode but not Recovery:S
Any ideas?
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If you can get to download mode you are fine for the moment since that is what you need for odin. Follow one of the guides for using odin here at XDA exactly, and good luck.
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Ok so after download mode, I followed the steps to reflash stock, i downloaded the same JL2 that I had prior. Odin said passed but the phone wouldn't boot, it would just get stuck on S in the boot screen...
I did a complete wipe data/cache through recovery and that didnt help.
I then thought I would give Darky's Resurrection a try since it wipes everything anyways...odin again said PASSED but there was a sign of a circle on the screen and it didn't boot. I did it again, said passed again and this time im on a endless boot loop. It turns on says samsung i9000, etc. and then blinks and does it again.
I am still able to get into download mode. I just don't know what to do anymore
Download mode = Yes
Then download stock firmware from samsungfirmwares.com not 2.3.3
or from link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913
Download ODIN
Flash stock firmware through Odin with pit 512 and repartition checked .
If that fails try Eclair firmware 2.1
jje
JJEgan said:
Download mode = Yes
Then download stock firmware from samsungfirmwares.com not 2.3.3
or from link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913
Download ODIN
Flash stock firmware through Odin with pit 512 and repartition checked .
If that fails try Eclair firmware 2.1
jje
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Ok so I did the above instructions and I the same happened. I am on JL2 now but it wont pass the boot screen (Stuck on the S). I did check repartition and 512 pit and pda.
I also have this error:
Can't mount DBDATA: copy default media content failed
My question is if I try eclair will I lose 3 button fix? From what I was able to gather the 3 button fix for Bell I9000M only came out with JL2.
Will I lose it or is it permanent once I have it?
HELP HELP HELP -- I recently plugged my phone into my com to transfer music. samsung kies then started up and told me i needed a firmware upgrade. I proceeded to upgrade and mid upgrade i received an on screen message that my device wasn't recognised and the upgrade was auto cancelled. I now have a message with bright yellow/green trianle that says "do not turn off target". I have reinstalled kies - no luck. knocked phone on and off -no luck. i'm at a loss with what to do with the phone now !! phone not even being recognised by com or kies. Can anyone help please??? many many thanks in advance... thanks. ian.
Seems that you're new to that, so let me explain: if you see the yellow triangle with the android, you're in download mode. Normally, you access it by pressing power+home+vol down buttons while screen is off. As long as you can access download mode, your device isn't bricked. Now that you can't access anything else than download mode, you have to flash a new firmware with Odin. I recommend you to search for the JW4 firmware here in general section. There you should find help on how to flash it(best is Faryaab's thread).
maybe you can try and do a hard reset and flash a ROM from yr SD card..reboot in recoverymode..if the phone does not reboot..try and run the rooting program,might work.But most likely you'll have to reinstall the firmware...
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i see someone posted your answer already.Good luck!!
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kvandermade said:
maybe you can try and do a hard reset and flash a ROM from yr SD card..reboot in recoverymode..if the phone does not reboot..try and run the rooting program,might work.But most likely you'll have to reinstall the firmware...
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Yep, I don't think that he has rooted, so flashing a ROM won't work.
hmmm....i get it..best thing to do i think,when it's up and running again..DoOMlords easy rooting kit worked fine for me.No problem getting it to work and you've got more options to fix any problem..good luck to the poster anyway xx
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kvandermade said:
hmmm....i get it..best thing to do i think,when it's up and running again..DoOMlords easy rooting kit worked fine for me.No problem getting it to work and you've got more options to fix any problem..good luck to the poster anyway xx
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I don't really think that he rooted his phone ever before, so I don't think that he needs root now... but if he wants to try it out, CF-root or DoOMlords rooting kit are the right choises.
Help!!!!
I bricked my phone with rom manager when i installed CWM over Rom manager i picked the wrong phone it was some huawei model my phone was ginger 2.3.4 galaxy mini stock rom
That's what happens when you don't know that rom manager bricks galaxy mini...
Go buy a new phone there nothong to do and now you know must not use ROM manager!
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can you go into download mode
No way he can enter download mode when he flashed CWM for the wrong phone...
If you are aware you hard bricked your device, why are you calling for help? Hard bricks can only be repaired with JTAG, not something you can do at home.
time for a new phone... if it's hard bricked then just bin it and learn from you're mistake. remember research before you do anything with you're new phone.
If your phone is under warranty, go get it fixed in samsung service centre for free( Act innocent- say you set the alarm and your phone never started or rang in the morning)
If its not, say FML and use your phone as paper weight.
another victime of ROM MANAGERS ......lol
Never use ROM manager! Many people had brick with it!
Do you still have the guarantee? Go to SSC (Samsung Service Center).
Write a story and lied there. lol.
My friend do the similar thing with his Galaxy W, and got his part replaced by SSC. for free.
Damn!
OK guys im getting it to the ssc and ill tell you the results btw no download mode
LOL .
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Many days back when I didn't know anything I was in same situation I was just about to press on any other phone model then I stopped my self , thought for a second and then decided not to do Anything without knowledge about it
Thank god my decision saved my lovely SGM
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lonestrider said:
Do you still have the guarantee? Go to SSC (Samsung Service Center).
Write a story and lied there. lol.
My friend do the similar thing with his Galaxy W, and got his part replaced by SSC. for free.
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Lol n00bs :]
'Tom Manager' should be banned for g.mini. No?
wawingandroid said:
Help!!!!
I bricked my phone with rom manager when i installed CWM over Rom manager i picked the wrong phone it was some huawei model my phone was ginger 2.3.4 galaxy mini stock rom
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Have you revived your phone?
I bricked my phone by using rom manager.
I can't boot normally nor enter recovery.
I can enter download mode but after I flashed stock roms by odin, nothing happened.
Anyone can help?
wm_shi said:
Have you revived your phone?
I bricked my phone by using rom manager.
I can't boot normally nor enter recovery.
I can enter download mode but after I flashed stock roms by odin, nothing happened.
Anyone can help?
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Some useful info: Read before you bcrick your phone...
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Xenagirl83 said:
Wow, I guess the guy who sold me his GT-S6500 must have done something like this, because the exact same things are happening to this phone. It's true: before using strange programs or downloading any firmware without being sure it will suit your phone model, you have to read all the appropriate guides, as other users just recommended before. Or just ask for help to someone with more experience. :fingers-crossed:
Now it's almost 3 days I'm trying to solve the problem with this poor Mini 2. I'm afraid the seller could have used that ROM Manager, and if it wasn't enough, he also destroyed the battery.
Remember that if the phone shows a boot loop with the samsung writings but it still can go into Download Mode (but not into Recovery), the phone isn't bricked yet. It's called "soft brick" but it's still recoverable.
If not, you have to buy a device called JTAG (expensive option) or build you own small "Jig" device (cheap option), following some guides you can find on Google. That will "resurrect" your phone. Good luck
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As you said, my phone should be soft-bricked because it can still go into download mode.
But I can't revive it from flashing any stock rom via odin.
So it seems hard-bricked.
should not use rom manager if still using stock rom. especially in the rom manager menu choose reboot into recovery. do not do this you will galaxy mini hard brick. This is my experience. but if you still can get downloads in flash mode can be through odin. but if you can not get into download mode . take it to the samsung service centre
This is my experience
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Hi,I'm a newbie to modding and I think I'm stucked.
Dumb I was I deleted my backup ,and I'm flashing from my micro SD ,because I can't acces my internal storage anymore.
Whatever I tried (slimkat,CM11,or omni) on my galaxy tab 2 (p3110) it takes forever when I do the first boot .
Please help .
You should pull it battery boot into recovery and try flashing again or connect to PC and see if adb or PC finds device
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Hi,I'm a newbie to modding and I think I'm stucked.
Dumb I was I deleted my backup ,and I'm flashing from my micro SD ,because I can't acces my internal storage anymore.
Whatever I tried (slimkat,CM11,or omni) on my galaxy tab 2 (p3110) it takes forever when I do the first boot .
Please help .
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umm ????galaxy tab 2 ????? I think your in the wrong forum, this is the HTC One M7 forum, and if you got those rom's from here, im not surprised they are failing, they are not for your device in any way, shape or form, stop flashing now, you will seriously break your device beyond repair.
you need to be here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-2
Happened to me before. Just flashed stock kernel and worked again.
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Seanie280672 said:
umm ????galaxy tab 2 ????? I think your in the wrong forum, this is the HTC One M7 forum, and if you got those rom's from here, im not surprised they are failing, they are not for your device in any way, shape or form, stop flashing now, you will seriously break your device beyond repair.
you need to be here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-2
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sorry for that error,
but my roms are official for my device ,they are not from here