I'm on Darky's ROM since 9.2 and I've been flashing different stuff with 100% success rate... So far.
My girlfriend also bought a Galaxy S (the I9000, just for info) and me, considering myself a "veteran flasher" (but in real life, still being a tutorial-following guide monkey) told her "Hey, you know what - I can make your phone ten times better, just give it to me overnight".
So I prepared the phone... factory reset, etc. The 3-button combo didn't work (hmm, strange) but I looked around for a solution anyway - found one involving Odin, ADB and updating the bootloader, but since a lot of people bricked their devices this way, I skipped it.
I got the phone to boot into download mode via ADB and then started the guide to instal Darky's Ressurection Edition. Connected to Odin, the phone was recognized and added, then I started it and Odin spat out an ERROR message, then the phone was stuck at the "black screen of death" (a phone and a PC connecting).
So... why the hell did this happen?
I've already flashed my own Galaxy S so I've done this maybe even twice... got drivers, Odin, everything! What went wrong and can I even fix this or I gotta buy a new phone?
you can probably use a jig to get the phone back to download mode.
buy one on ebay or make one yourself. theres plenty of guides online for that.
as for odin having an error im thinking you might have a corrupt file? try downloading it again.
can you go into recovery mode or any 3 button won't work?
But why did you just dont installed the 3 button method which gives you the change to flash other roms e.g.
Yes you risk to brick but you also risk but in my mind much bigger to brick your phone without 3 button so if something went wrong you have the change to go with the 3 buttons to the recovery menu...
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Try getting the battery out for 1-2 seconds, put it back in and then try getting into download mode manually by holding first volume down+home and then also the power button.
If you can get into download mode, which is something I've found not to be pretty easy to erase, as it's independant from boot settings and files, all is still OK.
Yeah, I'll be out in the morning to buy the mats for a JIG, found a pretty easy guide how to make one, with pictures and everything.
The files being corrupt is something I didn't even think about, I'll re-download them if/when I manage to get the phone working.
Battery pull didn't do the trick, left it out of the phone for 4 hours, no dice.
After all, the phone is still under warranty and was recently 2.1 untill my gf updated it. Maybe I can tell that it's her fault, messing up Kies update or what? Then I'll get a free service/replacement, but I'll need a solid excuse to tell them. Any ideas? (yeah I know I'm an awful person but I can't afford a second Galaxy S, and the thought of giving her *my precious* because of my stupidity is just as awful)
rolfmao you made my day bro, my gf just bought a SGS as well but she saw me almost crying with the bricks i created, so as soon as i asked her if i could update her phone
she almost kicked me in the nutsack.
building a jig is pretty easy, you just need to practice touching the correct pins and you will be good to go.
as for the odin, it happends....i bricked my phone so many times
i just forced download mode and then reflashed with THE SAME FILES and it worked
my guess is that the connection is interrupted or something...causing it to abort or fail
FYI: Bricking means turning it to a brick, you can't revert from a "bricking"... Bad flash, ok! Black screen, ok! Brick, hum... if you can "unbrick", well, that's not bricking my friend!
All this to say the SGS is ALMOST unbrickable! With Jig, download mode, ADB, etc, there's so many way you can undo/redo things right!
You can say a lot of thing about the SGS, but the thing is made for developpers and flashers!
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Yeah, I'll be out in the morning to buy the mats for a JIG, found a pretty easy guide how to make one, with pictures and everything.
The files being corrupt is something I didn't even think about, I'll re-download them if/when I manage to get the phone working.
Battery pull didn't do the trick, left it out of the phone for 4 hours, no dice.
After all, the phone is still under warranty and was recently 2.1 untill my gf updated it. Maybe I can tell that it's her fault, messing up Kies update or what? Then I'll get a free service/replacement, but I'll need a solid excuse to tell them. Any ideas? (yeah I know I'm an awful person but I can't afford a second Galaxy S, and the thought of giving her *my precious* because of my stupidity is just as awful)
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Build a jig and do it yourself. Then if you run into trouble in the future - hey! you have a jig, no problem. Warranty situation is a bit iffy, sometimes they see that you screwed it up yourself....
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FYI: Bricking means turning it to a brick, you can't revert from a "bricking"... Bad flash, ok! Black screen, ok! Brick, hum... if you can "unbrick", well, that's not bricking my friend!
All this to say the SGS is ALMOST unbrickable! With Jig, download mode, ADB, etc, there's so many way you can undo/redo things right!
You can say a lot of thing about the SGS, but the thing is made for developpers and flashers!
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Yeah, I know, but I read in another thread that if I get this screen AND can't get into download mode then I'm toast. That's why I used the word brick.
I decided I'll send her return the phone, equipped with her cutest and n00biest face so that they won't even think that there's a real idiot involved (me). And if they don't fall for that, I'll build a jig and try myself.
THIS IS WHY I HAVE NO GIRLFRIEND!!!
nah j/k!
But man... I didn't think you could actually brick the SGS. I mean, I always screw my rom up somehow, but the 3 button combos always work... Guess I'm just lucky... I'll try to be more careful from now on lol.
You bricking your SGS has taught me a valuable lesson! So thanks for that ^^
Sinotek said:
THIS IS WHY I HAVE NO GIRLFRIEND!!!
nah j/k!
But man... I didn't think you could actually brick the SGS. I mean, I always screw my rom up somehow, but the 3 button combos always work... Guess I'm just lucky... I'll try to be more careful from now on lol.
You bricking your SGS has taught me a valuable lesson! So thanks for that ^^
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LOL, np
Anyway, I just sent her to return the phone, maybe it's a common problem because the guy there didn't even listen to her explaining the crude story I made her tell ("PC froze and then rebooted itself while updating" - yeah right!).
They said it'll be ready next week (hopefully).
This also thought me a lesson - maybe even two.
1) Never try crazy stuff on a Galaxy S without 3 button combo working properly.
2) Always have a JIG ready for use
When she gets it back next week I'll see if the 3BC works and if it does - yeah, I'll try to flash a custom ROM again
Thanks for this highly amusing thread lol the moral is.....don't mess with the womans phone if you want to live AND love
GTi 9000 insanity007/insane glitch
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I decided I'll send her return the phone, equipped with her cutest and n00biest face so that they won't even think that there's a real idiot involved (me). And if they don't fall for that, I'll build a jig and try myself.
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Best I've heard all day
But I must ask - how the ... did you manage to talk her into returning the phone herself...?? If that would have been me screwing up my gf's phone, she wouldn't let me in the house until I had fixed the darn thing myself.
I gave her mine - already heavily tweaked and loaded it with games like Plants vs. Zombies and Let's Create! : Pottery (she just loves that game). Plus I equipped MY cutest and n00biest face when I showed up to tell her the *cough* results.
This made my day. Apparently I thought only girls can put on a cute face and disarm anyone. LOL!
Regarding the brick, what I did was to repeatedly tried doing the 3BC then held all of it until the brick icon goes to download mode. Held it for 5minutes. No jig needed! If you keep it held down for some time, the phone resets itself. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR SGS IS CONNECTED VIA USB!
Good luck!
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i think this is why all flash posts say make sure 3 button combo is working before you start... but I have had to use a jig to get mine back from the brink/brick once, almost made me cry as i needed my phone in 2 hours to meet up with friends
Oh yea... you will have to let us know what they said when she took it back. I am curious if they ask questions about how it got there and if they believed her... don't want to make things difficult in there but I know some companies who have products that are highly customisable (if "hacked like this") are suspicious of most software related problems
But getting the soft-bricked phone back to a new state with a new ROM would have been a great gift while returning the phone!
Dont u think so?
The whole idea was to get rid of the stock firmware and flash something epic ( in my case - Darky's 9.2).
They didn't ask her anything at the service centre so I/we got lucky with that, and even better - I formatted the internal SD card before flashing so even if the phone isn't hard bricked there won't be any evidence of software modifications (because I rooted the phone to backup everything with TB and to be able to put it in download mode via ADB).
Next week I'll report what happened and if I finally managed to flash a custom ROM (if not, expect a new thread: "Can't believe I bricked my Galaxy S... again!")
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The USB cord was removed from my phone in the middle of an Odin restore (it was stuck at factoryfs.rfs). Now the phone won't boot and it isn't recognized by my computer when plugged in. Did I find a way to brick this thing? Any help would be appreciated. This is my fourth Captivate and I'm sure AT&T is going to start to give me a hard time. Thanks.
build a jig or buy one on ebay. you need to get into download mode and reflash to sotck.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...47234&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_511wt_1139
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
Try all 3 methods to get into download mode first
yes, you can try the key combo first. but as i know, build 1010 or later wont work for the key combo.
Got it back to d/l mode. Now it's stuck at factoryfs.rfs-same as last time. I'm finished with this phone. AT&T can send me another. This is what happened to the past two phones. Stuck on a Odin restore and can't get it up again.
Edit: Just booted up. That's a relief. Thanks.
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Got it back to d/l mode. Now it's stuck at factoryfs.rfs-same as last time. I'm finished with this phone. AT&T can send me another. This is what happened to the past two phones. Stuck on a Odin restore and can't get it up again.
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If it had happened on more than one phone, you may consider looking at odin...maybe remove and reinstall our check your drivers or computer...just double check all of little stuff that might be so obvious that they are not obvious
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so if your potentially bricking the phones, what do you tell AT&T that happened? and do they not ever check or whats the deal?
As far as I know at the wareenty centers they check for physical and water if they do attempt to boot as long as nothing looks custom they wont bother with checking the recovery or key combos samsung takes care of the rest they just want functional hardware..oh dont mention anything about modding. If anything syncing crashed is the best explaination. Tested.
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Just dont become a familair face or it might get flaged on your account. Study up before doing somthing new. Just crashed my test cappy writing this had to stop and reflash heh live and learn.
A tech here on the forums said they can tell if it has been modified in just "3 clicks".
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A tech here on the forums said they can tell if it has been modified in just "3 clicks".
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Lol....uh huh....i also have a direct line to the white house
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Omg really?!
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Just messin' around....what kind of tech? Att, samsung or other?
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He said he was a manager of an actual at&t walk in tech support store.
I rooted a phone and flashed to stock and returned it with no problems.
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Sorry I'm late getting back. My phone is up and running again. Got in to D/L mode and flashed back to stock. Got stuck on the AT&T logo, but used Odin one more time and it booted right up. The first time I brought in the phone, the tech took it to the display for 2 minutes and called the warranty dept for me. I think that it helped that the Chiefs playoff game was on. They didn't seem to want to be bothered! The phone rep asked about water and physical damage. No questions about modding. The second time I did it at home over the phone. Again, no questions about modding. I told the rep both times that I was trying to transfer music to the phone via Kies and it crapped out on me. It always help to play dumb and act like you don't know too much.
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Sorry I'm late getting back. My phone is up and running again. Got in to D/L mode and flashed back to stock. Got stuck on the AT&T logo, but used Odin one more time and it booted right up. The first time I brought in the phone, the tech took it to the display for 2 minutes and called the warranty dept for me. I think that it helped that the Chiefs playoff game was on. They didn't seem to want to be bothered! The phone rep asked about water and physical damage. No questions about modding. The second time I did it at home over the phone. Again, no questions about modding. I told the rep both times that I was trying to transfer music to the phone via Kies and it crapped out on me. It always help to play dumb and act like you don't know too much.
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I had the same exact problem when i was just starting to mess around with roms and my biggest issue was the sequence that it took to flash properly. i kept opening odin then putting my phone in download mode and THEN plugging it into use as opposed to how it should have been which is holding vol up and vol down pressed then plugging in usb.
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I had the same exact problem when i was just starting to mess around with roms and my biggest issue was the sequence that it took to flash properly. i kept opening odin then putting my phone in download mode and THEN plugging it into use as opposed to how it should have been which is holding vol up and vol down pressed then plugging in usb.
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That's the weird thing. I'm somewhat new, but have been flashing my Captivate since Sept. When the original Cognition came out I was flashing daily. I think my problem was, it took longer than usual to flash to stock, I got impatient and didn't realize I could get to D/L mode by taking the battery out, holding power and inserting battery. I always used the button combo. Live and learn.
same problem
Ok i have the same problem as the original post stated, running odin and disconnected right at the beginning of the rom flash! this phone wont power up, and my jig (which i have used before) will not work! Is it done for!?
Ur last hope lays in adams Am I bricked thread, where u'll find an app that checks what state ur phone is in (linux or ubuntu needed)
nevermind, I tried harder and the jig worked, its one of the homemade jigs, where you cut up your charger, and use resistors to create the circut . . . . jankety but i got it to work thanks anyway though
Glad you got it, but I would buy a jig and keep it in a drawer. Just in case.
hey so i have a Samsung captivate and i just installed continuum v5.5 but every time to turn off my phone all my apps get erased. what can i do about that?
You flash the rom from cwm 2.5? That's my guess...
Try reflashing from where there. With talon kernel that has cwm 3.
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You flash the rom from cwm 2.5? That's my guess...
Try reflashing from where there. With talon kernel that has cwm 3.
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im sorry but im really new to this and i have no idea what that means. All i have one is install the new package and now when i turn off my phone all my apps that i downloaded from the market get erased.
What you were on before you flashed that?
Anyway...from where you are now just boot into recovery
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe cache
Go into advanced and wipe dalvik cache
Then reflash the rom.
umm for some reason i cant get into recovery mode.........haha any tips on that first
Turn off the phone. Hold volume up and power...that should do it
The extended power menu while it's on...
Or adb...
I have been trying those. none work, all that show up is a white screen that have AT&t and that says world phone. what should i do?
wait up!! AT&T screen?? FOUND THE PROBLEM!!!!!! although i have no idea how you have been able to boot at all... you still have stock eclair/froyo bootloaders. thats a gingerbread rom requiring updated bootloaders..so how it even got into the os is confusing me?
use this:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995143
then take a few days and READ!!! you skipped a HUGE step.
Im so confused now. it just stopped working? when i turn on my phone all that shows up is the AT&T world globe thingy and i cant get farther then that. I tired clicking the power and volume buttons but im just stick on the globe thing. is my phone like broken now??
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Im so confused now. it just stopped working? when i turn on my phone all that shows up is the AT&T world globe thingy and i cant get farther then that. I tired clicking the power and volume buttons but im just stick on the globe thing. is my phone like broken now??
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no. if it comes on its not broken.
what you need to do is pull the battery...and leave it off. come back to the forums and after you have spent several hours READING up on what exactly you are doing to your phone THEN you will have the knowledge to fix your phone.
this **** shouldnt be taken so lightly if you have literally no idea what you are doing.
yaaaaa i think im going to be done with all the rooting thing in till ive learned more about it. But is their a way to get it back to the way that i bought it.?
Yeah you just put it into download mode and use odin one click
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This is a perfect example of why I ask that everyone to spend at least a day learning about what they are doing before doing it. Flashing a Rom to your device has some very major side effects if even one step is done wrong.
I tried to put it in download mode. it doesn't work, my phone will turn on and off but will just sit in the start up screen but thats all that it will do?
You will need a jig to force download mode.
Go to mobiletechvideos.com he has a video on how to make one actually heres the link to that video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdn5GoRjhn0... if you can't get yours to work or think it might be to difficult after watching the video he also sells them pre made for under 10 us dollars.
There are also quite a lot of useful videos for beginners to watch and learn about what you're doing.http://mobiletechvideos.com/blog/?page_id=31 that whole page is worth a look...
so theirs no other way to get the phone back to normal? If their isn't anther way to get it back to normal then can i just call AT&T to send me anther phone because this phone is only 3 days old??
thats what all of my posts have been trying to do. get you to normal.
especially the ones WITH LINKS!!
yaa ik, sorry what i was trying to say was that is their any other ways to get the phone into download mode that doesn't take making that JIG?
with phone off try holding both volumes and inserting the usb cable thats connected to your pc.
or take out the battery, plug it in and hold the volume buttons, then with the buttons still held indert the battery.
if those dont work the jig will. its easy to make...or if you cant manage its cheap to buy...
what is it with people so resistant to trying to make/buy a jig? both ways its under 10 bucks, and that beats the hell out of not having a phone, and the frustration of trying everything else before you get around to a jig. make/buy one now you will have it for future use. its never not handy to have. i made one before i flashed anything so i would have an out if it went bad.
Okay well thanks to everyone who helped, im going to try to make the jig thingy but if i can't make that then im just going to throw it against a wall and use the insurance to get a new one. thanks though
hi iv had a serious journey with my sgs i9000 here's how it goes:
i had it on 2.2 and then upgraded it officially to 2.3.3
not much else happened until i realised i wanted voodoo sound (apparently it was hyped to be awesome....its not that great) and neither is the ext4 file system 2.3.3 seems to be just as fast...dont know if it was a major problem on 2.2 but it aint really on 2.3.3
so i flashed voodoo on 2.3.3 from some website ... downloaded the app for the sound as the kernel didnt support that...
then i was using it and played around with the settings in clock work manager and i mounted and unmounted sd/card i dont think it made much difference but i thought i'd mention it ... the reason i did this is because when i tried to load a rom it wouldnt find all my sd card files beyond like the first 5 folders so i thought i'd give it a kick start....
then what happened is the phone just went off and i couldnt get it back on.... little did i know this was soft brick... i didnt know why....
i got the computer screen with the phone and exclamation mark.... i got into download mode a few times....
NOW .... i cant get it to turn on AT ALL using any combo buttons....
i think the nail in the coffin was flashing it with the "one-click odin" which was for the captivate but it said i could use it on the i9000 too.... which blatently screwed up the device....
anyway iv ordered a jig device... if this gets me into download mode ....what am i supposed to do...?
also is there anything i can do to get it into download mode now ? (bearing in mind iv done all the combo's ... some people say leave the battery out for a couple of minutes or half an hour....)
i think the bootloader is screwed up because it doesnt switch on....
even after i did a clean install of 2.3.3 with the pda phone and csc roms... it still just randomly switched off after 2/3 minutes of boot time....
what do i do now ?
samsung repair centre said they couldnt do anything and i'd have to send it back to samsung.... is it that bad?
Tried all the combos.... So you tried plugging in combo, then battery and also holding combo and then battery without cable in...
Have you read the pinned thread in general i think it is regarding, bricks?
Moving on
how did you do a clean install of 2.3.3 if you couldn't get DL mode??
Haven't read into the one click Odin so can't comment on that, but i think that was meant to be for softbricks...
anyway regarding the jig, just plug it in, and then wait a second or so, of not a minute (usually instant) and it should go into download mode. If it doesn't work again try some combos with the jig in...
If it is a hard brick i think you need to J-tag it, or yes take it to samsung in which case they may charge you for a repair, unless you say kies did it, and you didn't tell them everything you didi when you spoke to em.
Think thats everything lemme know if i missed out a question of yours or you want something better explained etc..
yeah i guess i was vague on the combo thing...
i've tried:
a) holding power, menu and volume down while sliding battery in (no usb cable in )
b) same as above with usb cable in
c)just menu and volume down buttons while i put battery in
d) both volume buttons and cable in
e)both volume buttons and battery in
.... the reason for d and e is because when i flashed it with the one click odin installer thing.. it restarted and showed a a t&t screen so i think its flashed the software with a samsung capacitive rom....so in theory i need to use those buttons ? not sure .... yet more questions....
i just hope this jig thing works ... btw do i have to pay sammy is my phone is under warranty?
how do i reflash the bootloader so it works properly? is that even the problem? do i need to do that? which pit file do i use ? some people say 512.... some say thats outdated and the new pit file is the thing to use .. ?
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Tried all the combos.... So you tried plugging in combo, then battery and also holding combo and then battery without cable in...
Have you read the pinned thread in general i think it is regarding, bricks?
Moving on
how did you do a clean install of 2.3.3 if you couldn't get DL mode??
Haven't read into the one click Odin so can't comment on that, but i think that was meant to be for softbricks...
anyway regarding the jig, just plug it in, and then wait a second or so, of not a minute (usually instant) and it should go into download mode. If it doesn't work again try some combos with the jig in...
If it is a hard brick i think you need to J-tag it, or yes take it to samsung in which case they may charge you for a repair, unless you say kies did it, and you didn't tell them everything you didi when you spoke to em.
Think thats everything lemme know if i missed out a question of yours or you want something better explained etc..
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ok now iv got it to turn on quite regularly .... but it keeps cycling (bootlooping) the at&t logo screen .... cant get into download mode or recovery mode.... just keeps boot looping.... oh and when i plug in the usb cable it just turns off.... its like i cant start it up with a usb in the phone...
update: been reading around and if anyone has this problem.... it looks like you might be hard bricked and apparently this cant be resolved via jig device..... dammit ...i'll still try and update the post... peace
So you haven't tried the jig yet?? because you haven't got it yet right
I don't think the device is bricked at all. Bricked usually means you have no response from it, so no matter what combo, actions you take you get no reaction.. However you are getting a boot although there is something going wrong as it does so...
So yes you need a new bootloader, i think every rom that you flash through odin has one, but i guess it may not, its best to search this, but i have read a few posts that say you need to click on update bootloader (i would check into this, as if this is wrong it will definitely brick your device)
My suggestion is go back to the onclick odin thing as that should do it, im sure someone has done something similar.
Yh so to sum up, i would have high hopes for a restoration (but what so i know ) and yes flashing a new bootloader with rom i reckon would do the trick. I think a stock rom will do it. Click on the stock rom link below and type in a few search terms in that thread to see if you pick up anything otherwise do a slightly wider one of the forum.
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So you haven't tried the jig yet?? because you haven't got it yet right
I don't think the device is bricked at all. Bricked usually means you have no response from it, so no matter what combo, actions you take you get no reaction.. However you are getting a boot although there is something going wrong as it does so...
So yes you need a new bootloader, i think every rom that you flash through odin has one, but i guess it may not, its best to search this, but i have read a few posts that say you need to click on update bootloader (i would check into this, as if this is wrong it will definitely brick your device)
My suggestion is go back to the onclick odin thing as that should do it, im sure someone has done something similar.
Yh so to sum up, i would have high hopes for a restoration (but what so i know ) and yes flashing a new bootloader with rom i reckon would do the trick. I think a stock rom will do it. Click on the stock rom link below and type in a few search terms in that thread to see if you pick up anything otherwise do a slightly wider one of the forum.
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jig arrived today! .... i plugged it in ..... NOTHING ..... (read on theres more to the story!!!)
so i put it in nothing happened...... i thought maybe the jig device was not working so i tried it in the i9100 (s2) .... WORKED ...!
im really stubborn so i needed to make mine work too..... i read in a review of the jig device that someone bought one and it hadnt worked .... i hadnt ruled that out
anyway all day i just kept trying to jump start it by putting in the wall charger in and out ... i usually get some reponse from that....nothing apart from a second of something like a loading circle......
anyway then i left it on charge for an hour ....maybe the battery was dead and then tried again ....
(btw i was getting no response at all at this stage, not even the at&t thing ...)
so it was pure black screening me.....
then i got home from work and thought let me exchange the battery and see what happens....
i changed the battery and put the jig device in ...... VOILA !!! download mode....
all is well so far i've flashed with 2.3.3 pda,phone and csc files and checked repartition... i haven't messed with the bootloader option
seems to be working ok....also gave it a restart too ... last time it got to this point but it didnt turn back on after a restart ....
in conclusion .... charge battery fully externally (putting the power in the phone in this state was not charging it)
then with a full battery put jig in .... if that doesnt work you phone might be seriously bricked.... bravo to whoever dreamt up the jig device
Glad to hear the great news!
Nice
Thanks for this useful info
i just went thru a problem with a broken power button. long story short i claimed my warranty and got a refurb. the refurb had 2.2 on it. like a jerk i thought it would be fine to use this guide ( https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1ItSONRa9nzI7MKeKqwIdHCTRA3RRiOM_6LcJGnK4p6Y ) just like i did with my previous phone to get miui back on my phone. i had to downgrade to 2.1 on my old phone but for some reason i thought it would be fine to use the 'safe froyo base' with my already froyo phone...
anyways i got as far as odin saying it was setting partition and it would go any further. no option but to unplug and try again. before trying i tried to boot and take a look at kies. the phone wouldnt boot. just a black screen. so.. i went ahead and tried odin again since i could still get into download mode. it still hung at the same spot. pulled the plug again and put it into download mode and got the great idea of using 1-click to go back to 2.1 stock. then it hung after, i think the 3rd message that it spits out in the log. cant remember what it said but it was a normal msg. so i pulled the plug and tried to put it into download mode again. NO LUCK. and still doesnt boot.
SO, i have a non-booting, non-download mode, non-recovery mode, no signs of life captivate...
is it a refurbished turd or is there hope with a jig or something else?
i know, long story short
those instructions were for i9000 not captivate...
odin sometimes gets stuck on set partition and i wipes the params.lfs partition where the download mode image is stored.
ill bet you 100 bucks if you restart odin. take out your battery, put back in, hold both volume buttons and plug in usb, THE SCREEN WILL NOT come on, BUT odin WILL turn YELLOW in the first box and windows will beep that it found the device.
Odin will flash with a black screen. when the flash starts, you will see a blue bar on the black screen.
use the one click stock roms in the XDA CAPTIVATE development section.
use XDA. period.
so you're saying use the same method again? or use an odin 1-click stock. 2.1, 2.2, or does it even matter? cuz im pretty sure in my rage of panic i tried both one click and full another time and nothing happened. ive got nothing to lose by trying again tho. thanks for the reply.
edit: just tried what you said with the one click i have and no go. ran odin as administrator. dont have time til after work for the full method or a different one click. but i will definatley try.
FYI, regarding your question about a jig, I just had a similar problem (thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19581785#post19581785 I tried every option on this board and many others to get into download mode without success. The jig worked (thankfully!). might be worth trying it before giving up. as for me, no more flashing until I get Outler's Unbrickable Mod.
befreewv said:
FYI, regarding your question about a jig, I just had a similar problem (thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19581785#post19581785 I tried every option on this board and many others to get into download mode without success. The jig worked (thankfully!). might be worth trying it before giving up. as for me, no more flashing until I get Outler's Unbrickable Mod.
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thanks for the reply. im gonna give it a few more tries before attempting the jig. my power has been out for the last 11 hours so i havent been able to use my pc... or anything really. lost all my food in refrigerator and freezer too .
im gonna mess with this thing a bit more to see if i can make a pearl out of swine poop.
maybe someone can answer me this:
considering what i did to get the phone into this state, if i try to exchange it and tell at&t that i just powered off and it simpy wouldnt power back on is there any way for them tell if it was because of what i did?
anyone? still searching and trying to get dl mode or at least my pc/odin to recognize the device. nothing has worked yet. im downloading sdk now to try adb. i have a feeling that if adb doesnt work then AdamOutler will be $30 richer . and i have an even bigger feeling that adb will not work.
nawlage, PM sent.
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nawlage, PM sent.
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thanks, just read it. the thing is, the phone has no signs of life. pbl or sbl seems to be borked but not possitive. ive heard that what i did shouldnt brick it like it has been bricked.
just tried using adb. couldnt even get to it after downloading sdk. there was a read me where adb normally is and said it was moved in the version i have. i tried to install it and it just said nothing was done. could create the directory. i gotta go to work now so i cant try anything else til i get home.
looks like im gonna try for another warranty claim on the grounds that i was putting my saved data from my old phone onto my replacement with kies when the power went out and my phone froze. pulled battery and wouldnt turn back on. if im denied then ill prolly pay for the unbrickable mod. might get the mod even if i get the warranty refurb. seems like a good investment. ill post the results. thanks to those who gave ideas.
EDIT 11/25: i ended up telling them that it worked fine when i went to bed and woke up 4 hours later and it was off and wouldnt turn on. the rep tried all the things i already tried while i snickered to myself and he said 'yeah its dead'. i got another refurb stock uckb2.
I hope someone can help me here, I'm posting with the belief that this may be a simple enough problem (With the hope).
I tried to install a Custom Recovery on my Galaxy S using this tutorial - wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_galaxysmtd
I managed to get to step 6, and a blue bar appeared, but then i could not do step 7.
Now i cannot boot into recovery mode, nor will the phone boot past the Samsung Galaxy S logo.
I can still get into download mode, but Odin does not detect the phone.
. I have changed cable and tried different versions of Odin..
When i turn on the phone normally it shows the Samsung Galaxy S logo, blinks, and then reboots and does the same.
When i try to enter recovery, i get the same, unless i connect it to the PC. I then get an 8 pointed star, like the loading flash circle thing - the same as a flash video loading except it does not move.
I have also removed the battery and tried to enter recovery and download mode while inserting the battery.
I have removed the SIM and battery for a few minutes.
when i try to start Zadig, with the phone connected in Download mode, i get "Gadget Serial" as the device connected. I used to get "Samsung USB Composite Device"
I have tried many different things and read over the recommended threads on this forum. I think i need a bit more pointing in the right direction.
I really hope somebody can help me. I am very worried that i may have bricked it.
Thank you.
Try this:
This feature is great for people who
a) Have a bad KIES flash
b) Stuff up their phone somehow
c) Accidentally flash something dodgy via ODIN
d) Some other random occurence
To test this feature you just need to start with your phone turned off... Best way to be sure is to remove the battery.
Then
1. Put battery back in
2. Press and hold Volume Up + Home Key
3. Continue holding those buttons and then press and hold power button.
4. When you see the logo pop up release power button ONLY
5. Keep holding two buttons from step 2 until you enter recovery mode.
I hope this helps?
Also have you tried everything on this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134975
akash6969 said:
Try this:
This feature is great for people who
a) Have a bad KIES flash
b) Stuff up their phone somehow
c) Accidentally flash something dodgy via ODIN
d) Some other random occurence
To test this feature you just need to start with your phone turned off... Best way to be sure is to remove the battery.
Then
1. Put battery back in
2. Press and hold Volume Up + Home Key
3. Continue holding those buttons and then press and hold power button.
4. When you see the logo pop up release power button ONLY
5. Keep holding two buttons from step 2 until you enter recovery mode.
I hope this helps?
Also have you tried everything on this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134975
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I hadn't seen that thread, but i have gone over tons of them Thanks for reply.
I eventually got Odin to detect it and I tried this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487
It came up red and said failed.
I closed odin and disconnected the phone. Now i can't even turn it on.. Nothing. I am hoping the battery died, and it's a coincidence..
No response at all to any buttons... I haven't done anything else.
If i can get it to power up again, i'll try those tips.
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I hadn't seen that thread, but i have gone over tons of them Thanks for reply.
I eventually got Odin to detect it and I tried this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487
It came up red and said failed.
I closed odin and disconnected the phone. Now i can't even turn it on.. Nothing. I am hoping the battery died, and it's a coincidence..
No response at all to any buttons... I haven't done anything else.
If i can get it to power up again, i'll try those tips.
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Ok, Don't worry, Charge your phone battery to 100%, leave over night. ( keep charger connected to your phone overnight)
Best to have a fully charged battery in these situations!
Keep calm, and read and prepare what you want to do next.. Don't try everything in a frantic effort to get your phone started again.
I know it's difficult, but there are lots of threads on how to rectify most problems.
I wish you Good luck!!
sorry to ask some stupid question, but can u make sure what versiom ur fone is?
is it i9000?, or i9001 or i9003? or korean anycall? as far as i know, flashing i9000 ROM to i9003 will hardbrick da device.
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akash6969 said:
Ok, Don't worry, Charge your phone battery to 100%, leave over night. ( keep charger connected to your phone overnight)
Best to have a fully charged battery in these situations!
Keep calm, and read and prepare what you want to do next.. Don't try everything in a frantic effort to get your phone started again.
I know it's difficult, but there are lots of threads on how to rectify most problems.
I wish you Good luck!!
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Thanks.
This is a disaster. I tried to power it on to any mode there before i saw your post.
I needed to update the phone, because an app i needed for studying was only available on Android 4+.
Now no phone..
I saw a few threads, i hope after i leave it overnight i'll be able to power it.
If not, probably a JIG?
I don't fancy making one, but if i have to, i guess i'll give it a try. I don't think i could wait a week or more for a premade one to be delivered.
Anyway, for now, i'll keep my fingers crossed.
Thanks for help/tips and reply.
I'll post back tomorrow, hopefully with some better news.
Tomato_Jam said:
Thanks.
This is a disaster. I tried to power it on to any mode there before i saw your post.
I needed to update the phone, because an app i needed for studying was only available on Android 4+.
Now no phone..
I saw a few threads, i hope after i leave it overnight i'll be able to power it.
If not, probably a JIG?
I don't fancy making one, but if i have to, i guess i'll give it a try. I don't think i could wait a week or more for a premade one to be delivered.
Anyway, for now, i'll keep my fingers crossed.
Thanks for help/tips and reply.
I'll post back tomorrow, hopefully with some better news.
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Sorry to say, most likely you will need a USB JIg to fix the problem you have. :/
If you linked the correct page when you said you tried to do this- and if I opened the correct page, that takes you to an SII section. Those are SII firmwares, not for the S.
So as compacity said, please clarify what device you have... Whether its an I9000 (galaxysmtd is for the I9000) or an I9100 (the firmware page you linked). If you do have an I9000, then your brick comes from flashing a different device's rom onto the S, which would give this error in Odin beause its incompatible.
In this case, you'd probably need a USB Jig to come out of it.
Try what the others said and hopefully you'll be at least able to enter Download mode before resorting to a jig, but considering your situation, I have to say realistically a jig is your best bet :/
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You need a usb jig. It will get you into download mode. Now you need to flash cf root, which will come with cwm recovery. Recovery mode should work now. If you get computer!phone, then re-flash cf root. Now you should be able to flash CyanogenMod via cwm recovery. Thank if I helped!
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Soryuu said:
Sorry to say, most likely you will need a USB JIg to fix the problem you have. :/
If you linked the correct page when you said you tried to do this- and if I opened the correct page, that takes you to an SII section. Those are SII firmwares, not for the S.
So as compacity said, please clarify what device you have... Whether its an I9000 (galaxysmtd is for the I9000) or an I9100 (the firmware page you linked). If you do have an I9000, then your brick comes from flashing a different device's rom onto the S, which would give this error in Odin beause its incompatible.
In this case, you'd probably need a USB Jig to come out of it.
Try what the others said and hopefully you'll be at least able to enter Download mode before resorting to a jig, but considering your situation, I have to say realistically a jig is your best bet :/
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huskyT said:
You need a usb jig. It will get you into download mode. Now you need to flash cf root, which will come with cwm recovery. Recovery mode should work now. If you get computer!phone, then re-flash cf root. Now you should be able to flash CyanogenMod via cwm recovery. Thank if I helped!
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Both helped a lot, thanks.
I had to end up bringing the phone to a repair shop
Something i am not inclined to do if i can avoid it. Especially if i caused it, i would hope i could undo it. But because i need a jig, and i wouldn't have time to get one or make one before Monday, i had to bring it to someone else.
I am buying the materials for a jig, and maybe going to buy one also, for future.
@Soryuu - Yep, i linked to the page, so i must have flashed the wrong firmware.
I'm angry with myself because i read everything else carefully. I had been reading all day. I guess i was just tired and thought I had got to the final hurdle. I was careless.
@huskyT - Thanks, will know that for future reference. I have two old Android phones somewhere. One is a Galaxy Europa, and one is an LG (not sure what model). Both are borked in some way, but i could probably use them for practice. I think the Galaxy Europa is flashed badly. Not by me. (Thankfully).
Tomato_Jam said:
Both helped a lot, thanks.
I had to end up bringing the phone to a repair shop
Something i am not inclined to do if i can avoid it. Especially if i caused it, i would hope i could undo it. But because i need a jig, and i wouldn't have time to get one or make one before Monday, i had to bring it to someone else.
I am buying the materials for a jig, and maybe going to buy one also, for future.
@Soryuu - Yep, i linked to the page, so i must have flashed the wrong firmware.
I'm angry with myself because i read everything else carefully. I had been reading all day. I guess i was just tired and thought I had got to the final hurdle. I was careless.
@huskyT - Thanks, will know that for future reference. I have two old Android phones somewhere. One is a Galaxy Europa, and one is an LG (not sure what model). Both are borked in some way, but i could probably use them for practice. I think the Galaxy Europa is flashed badly. Not by me. (Thankfully).
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Don't stress mate, we all have bad days, we all make mistakes
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Well....
I would have been quicker if i had ordered a jig and done it myself.. (Worth mentioning, i had told guy in phone shop what happened, and about the required "jig")
I collected my phone from the shop today, after a week, and i was told "Your phone is f*****d". To which i replied, "what? are you sure, i mean, i have only flashed it with SGS2 firmware, i'm under the impression it is very hard to break/brick, if i have a jig."
He told me, "Nope, it's beyond repair, it won't work. If you want, i can use the screen and other parts, i'll buy it off you for €40"
No thanks.
So now i am on the lookout for a premade jig. Does anybody know where i can buy one?
I meant to last week, but things happened, and without a phone i was running around a bit...
I'm going to check ebay, but if somebody could recommend somebody reliable, i'd prefer that. Thanks.
I bought it from ebay, no problem...but just saw a couple of minutes ago that also on amazon germany these jigs are offered now/in the meantime....
rodman01 said:
I bought it from ebay, no problem...but just saw a couple of minutes ago that also on amazon germany these jigs are offered now/in the meantime....
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Thanks.
I bought a jig, and it arrived today. Have phone in charger.
Do i just plug the jig in?
Or do i also do the three button press?
The screen is completely black, and nothing appears on it.
only plug the jig in, thats all... phone will start in download mode of its own. :fingers-crossed: :fingers-crossed:
rodman01 said:
only plug the jig in, thats all... phone will start in download mode of its own. :fingers-crossed: :fingers-crossed:
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Thanks, going to leave it charging for a little longer, and try it.
If it doesn't work, would a motherboard for the Samsung Galaxy S be easy to replace? I have found one unlocked for €25.
EDIT
Found a tear down video here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxPWsLd05F4
yes thats not so difficult...only thing a bit complicated is to open the back or middle cover...but there are a few movies on youtupe where you can see how it can be opened and dismounted....btw for the first try with the jig battery has not to be that full...only if it starts in download mode and you can flash it via odin I would recommend to charge it complete.
rodman01 said:
yes thats not so difficult...only thing a bit complicated is to open the back or middle cover...but there are a few movies on youtupe where you can see how it can be opened and dismounted....btw for the first try with the jig battery has not to be that full...only if it starts in download mode and you can flash it via odin I would recommend to charge it complete.
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Thanks again.
I am after removing it from the charger, and inserted the jig. It's in about 30 seconds now, and nothing is happening..
that sounds not good...ususaly it takes only a few seconds or perhaps a minute till it starts to download mode....sorry for no better news....
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that sounds not good...ususaly it takes only a few seconds or perhaps a minute till it starts to download mode....sorry for no better news....
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What seems to have happened, is i tried to flash it with SGS2 rom. So is it unbrickable?
I am not sure but I think that minimum the bootloader is damaged...there is one more possibility: to repair it via jtag...but for this you have to find someone, who ones one and can repair it....some of the guys don't take much money for such a repair, but with transport costs ets...perhaps it would be cheaper and faster if you take the new mainboard you mentioned.