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[SOLVED] Phone Bricked

Tried flashing an I9000 rom over a previous I9000 rom and now the phone doesn't boot up all the way. It gets past the AT&T World phone and Samsung splash screens but then goes to a blank screen in which the capacitive buttons are responsive and the phone will vibrate once, accompanied by 2 faster vibrations.
I've tried all the different button holds to get into download mode but none of them seem to work. ADB doesn't work either so Odin3 isn't an option atm.
Is my only option to buy a dongle to force download mode?

yes, you need to buy/make a jig. once you get your phone into download mode, you need to flash the stock rom with the button fixes, as you should have done before flashing anything else.

Read the sticky and try the other method before getting a jig... might work
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If all else fails you can make a cheap jig with 3 resistors and no soldering for under $1 from radio shack... search the captivate forum for 3 resistor jig

you said the 3 button doesn't work, but did you try pulling the battery, SIM and micro SD out, then plug into computer, then hold volume UP and Down and THEN insert the battery while connected to PC and pressing both volume buttons, should go to download in a second. at least mines did when none of the 3 button combination worked

slifer315 said:
yes, you need to buy/make a jig. once you get your phone into download mode, you need to flash the stock rom with the button fixes, as you should have done before flashing anything else.
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Yah, forgot about the whole flashing back to stock thing since I hadn't used the thing for a couple weeks now. I'd only been using an Incredible for different roms. I think I'll just make a jig later.

dq13 said:
you said the 3 button doesn't work, but did you try pulling the battery, SIM and micro SD out, then plug into computer, then hold volume UP and Down and THEN insert the battery while connected to PC and pressing both volume buttons, should go to download in a second. at least mines did when none of the 3 button combination worked
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Is there any reason this wouldn't work? I tried it on my captivate and can't get it in download mode.
EDIT: Is it possible at all to boot into cwm and flash a nandroid backup?

paperclips said:
Is there any reason this wouldn't work? I tried it on my captivate and can't get it in download mode.
EDIT: Is it possible at all to boot into cwm and flash a nandroid backup?
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Yes because you have no 3button combo. Your only bet would be to use a jig to get into download mode. And no I would not even try to do a nandroid backup because those can cause the same issue unless you are running the same Kernel as the backup.

Ok, have made the jig and am now in download mode. One problem though, even though I have the drivers installed for Windows X64, it is being read as an unknown device. So still no luck with Odin.
Any ideas?

Anyone help?

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Anyone help?
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Try win 32 driver
Or google samsung captivate
Go to web page for device
Near bottom is a link to download manual, click, should be a link for software, click, download drivers from there.
You may have top direct your computer to the drivers, when you get the unknown device click direct computer to where the drivers are
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mcord11758 said:
Try win 32 driver
Or google samsung captivate
Go to web page for device
Near bottom is a link to download manual, click, should be a link for software, click, download drivers from there.
You may have top direct your computer to the drivers, when you get the unknown device click direct computer to where the drivers are
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I got the computer to recognize the drivers after messing around with some stuff but now Odin3 is stuck at file analysis.

Have to do it in order
Turn up odin
Plug in the device into download mode
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avgjoegeek said:
Have to do it in order
Turn up odin
Plug in the device into download mode
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+ 1 make sure odin us fully booted prior to plugging phone in. you are almost there
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avgjoegeek said:
Have to do it in order
Turn up odin
Plug in the device into download mode
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That's what I did and still nothing. I'll just keep trying it and let you know if I vet it working.

I had the same issue and still no luck. In download mode and even pointing it to drivers doesnt work. Like its not recognizing it as a android device even though its in download mode

I have videos for ODIN...Check my sig...

Ok, after about 1000 tries and getting ready to lose hope, I got it to work by holding it a different way. I think it was just a USB cord problem in the end. Thanks everyone for your help. Unfortunately, my other phone, Samsung Focus, took an unfortunate fall preceeding this fix making this win feel kind of insignificant.

Help pls: My fone doesnt open after firmware upgrade

Pls can anyone help me im sooooo desperate. i just upgraded my fone via kies but after upgrade my fone is now blank, i cant use it anymore. pls hell. did i brick my fone??? can i bring it to life again??

You should try to reinstall the stock firmware. First see if you can get into download mode. Two ways, while your phone is off, hold down volume, the home button, and power button together till you get a yellow sign that has a digging android. If that don't work, other way is to take battery out, hold down volume, home button, and power together and reinsert the battery. Once you get to that stage, use Odin to reinstall your firmware.
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sfms said:
You should try to reinstall the stock firmware. First see if you can get into download mode. Two ways, while your phone is off, hold down volume, the home button, and power button together till you get a yellow sign that has a digging android. If that don't work, other way is to take battery out, hold down volume, home button, and power together and reinsert the battery. Once you get to that stage, use Odin to reinstall your firmware.
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shud all my apps be restored?? or back to square 1?

Well seeing as though you updated via kies, all your apps are deleted. I would just start fresh and back to stock. After that I would install a custom rom from the forums here, in my opinion, these rom makers do a great job making Roms that will make your phone be a phone and more
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sfms said:
Well seeing as though you updated via kies, all your apps are deleted. I would just start fresh and back to stock. After that I would install a custom rom from the forums here, in my opinion, these rom makers do a great job making Roms that will make your phone be a phone and more
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so did i really bricked my fone then? if i send my fone to samsung do u think it will void my warranty?
if im back to square one, can i upgrade to froyo 2.2?

i will tell them what really happened that ive upgraded my firmware via kies then my fone did not boot up.

That will work ;-)
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I wouldn't really say you bricked your phone. If you can get into download mode you are clear and your phone can come back to life. Just so you know.
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sfms said:
I wouldn't really say you bricked your phone. If you can get into download mode you are clear and your phone can come back to life. Just so you know.
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i tried doing the download mode but i cant get to that

Two choices return phone to Samsung saying broke under Kies update .
Or use recovery jig and flash stock firmware this is an unofficial method that will invalidate your warranty .
jje

sfms said:
You should try to reinstall the stock firmware. First see if you can get into download mode. Two ways, while your phone is off, hold down volume, the home button, and power button together till you get a yellow sign that has a digging android. If that don't work, other way is to take battery out, hold down volume, home button, and power together and reinsert the battery. Once you get to that stage, use Odin to reinstall your firmware.
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\hey i got the yellow sign digging whats next???

JJEgan said:
Two choices return phone to Samsung saying broke under Kies update .
Or use recovery jig and flash stock firmware this is an unofficial method that will invalidate your warranty .
jje
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i got the yellow sign digging what,s next??

softpinkishlips said:
i got the yellow sign digging what,s next??
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Flash stock firmware for your phone via Odin .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=882014
jje

JJEgan said:
Flash stock firmware for your phone via Odin .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=882014
jje
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i got the yellow digging but my fone is not connected to my pc. i turned it off again. so should i connect my fone via usb to my pc? then press again the 3 bttons?

Sorry went to bed, just woke up. Anyways download the stock firmware for your phone. Make sure you download the right one. Meaning if you have the i9000M, download i9000M, or if you have i9000T, download i9000T. If you check behind your battery you'll.find your model. I don't think it really matters, I mean your just gonna flash another rom once your phone is back to life for sure. ;-)
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Odin will detect your phone if your phone is in download mode.
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sfms said:
Odin will detect your phone if your phone is in download mode.
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ok i have a few questions: after flashing my fone will all my apps be restored or ill be back to square 1? what is flashing means? if this did not happen to me, is flashing still needed?

softpinkishlips said:
ok i have a few questions: after flashing my fone will all my apps be restored or ill be back to square 1? what is flashing means? if this did not happen to me, is flashing still needed?
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what odin will i use? there are 3

im here now. it says: cant mount / dev/block/stl10 invalid argument
ex. copy dbdate media: cant mount DBdata
your storage is not prepared yet. pls use UI menu for format and reboot actions
copy default media content failed

possibly bricked??

I just recieved a new captivate via a warranty issue. Welll this one came with froyo 2.2 already loaded. My last capitvate had serendipity 6.4 installed and had no problems with flashing that one. Since I go my new captivate I wanted to try flashing a new ROM of course. So I decided on continuum v4. Here is where my problem started I opened odin3 plugged the phone in while holding the volume buttons and sent it into download mode. then clicked start on odin and let it do its thing. it got where it said "removed" in the bottom part and "RESET" up in the green bar. after looking at my phone it was just a black screeen with the battery charging symbol loading. it would come up and then disappear and come back up. it kept doing this for a while. this is where i made the mistake....after waiting a while i unplugged the phone from the computer to see if it would even start or anything. Well of course it wont start at all. it gets stuck at the AT&T screen and wont go any further. I can't get it back into download mode and dont know what to do? is my phone a paperweight now? IF anyone can help, i would greatly appreciate it. Either via here or phone. I've got my sim card back in my backflip right now.
what do you guys think?

Use a jig... search on how to make it. Its decently simple and it costs 99 cents for resistors and a cut up usb cable
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kschumake83 said:
Use a jig... search on how to make it. Its decently simple and it costs 99 cents for resistors and a cut up usb cable
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this jig is my only option??

s13envy said:
this jig is my only option??
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Can you get into recovery?
You could also buy a jig, but idk if im allowed to post the link so just pm me if you need it.
You could look up more than one way of getting into download mode. (there are several) Ill see if I can find them for you.

mossination said:
Can you get into recovery?
You could also buy a jig, but idk if im allowed to post the link so just pm me if you need it.
You could look up more than one way of getting into download mode. (there are several) Ill see if I can find them for you.
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i try holding the volume buttons and plugging the phone in which worked to get into download mode just before i ****ed it up. it doesn't work anymore it just loads the battery gauge and flashes on and off....if i hold the volume buttons and hit the power button the at&t screeen just flashes on and off infinitely

s13envy said:
i try holding the volume buttons and plugging the phone in which worked to get into download mode just before i ****ed it up. it doesn't work anymore it just loads the battery gauge and flashes on and off....if i hold the volume buttons and hit the power button the at&t screeen just flashes on and off infinitely
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Try this, I found it by googling
I've had success with this method to get into Download Mode:
1. Remove battery, SIM and microSD from phone (if you have one)
2. Wait at least 10 seconds with the phone in this state
3. Plug your phone into your computer (this step has always been optional for me)
4. Hold Volume Up/Down, don't let go!
5. While holding both volume keys, insert the battery

mossination said:
Try this, I found it by googling
I've had success with this method to get into Download Mode:
1. Remove battery, SIM and microSD from phone (if you have one)
2. Wait at least 10 seconds with the phone in this state
3. Plug your phone into your computer (this step has always been optional for me)
4. Hold Volume Up/Down, don't let go!
5. While holding both volume keys, insert the battery
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no luck at all with that method
my question is what caused odin to fail on me? do i need a different version of odin to flash a captivate that came factory with froyo 2.2?

s13envy said:
no luck at all with that method
my question is what caused odin to fail on me? do i need a different version of odin to flash a captivate that came factory with froyo 2.2?
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Lot of things could of happened, mainly because something might have happened to the wired connection between the pc and phone during the process. Im sorry I don't know the answer to the second question though. Maybe because the odin you were using was going back to stock "eclair" and not stock froyo?
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mossination said:
Maybe because the odin you were using was going back to stock "eclair" and not stock froyo?
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Eclair, froyo, and now gingerbread same odin process.
Unless it's the one click version which I think only comes in eclair flavored.

Then the only other option I can think of for him is a jig.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4G1L8lV6LQ

studacris said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4G1L8lV6LQ
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Lol, the guy who sells those jigs could make a commercial with that.
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studacris said:
Eclair, froyo, and now gingerbread same odin process.
Unless it's the one click version which I think only comes in eclair flavored.
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i was using the odin3 one click downloader trying to flash 2.1 to my stock 2.2 captivate. are you saying that there is a different version of odin that i'll need to use if my cappy came factory with 2.2?

i guess im on my way to radio shack now to find some 100k ohm resistors.

s13envy said:
i was using the odin3 one click downloader trying to flash 2.1 to my stock 2.2 captivate. are you saying that there is a different version of odin that i'll need to use if my cappy came factory with 2.2?
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Yes there are a few versions of odin but, either will work fine ... It's been reported that the one click will remove the 3 button fix in some phones with build numbers later than 1010, that info can be found under the battery btw, I've personally never had that problem, I flash and mod 3 captivates 1. Is a1010, 2. Are 1012's. All I've used is the one click version and they all still have 3 button combo.
There is an odin that flashes the 3 button combo while it flashes to stock, if you either never had it or have lost it ... Which I suggest you look for and use after you get jiggy with it so you'll have the combo for future use.

after making the jig with the resistors and everything, instead of going to download mode it just tries to turn the phone on and flashes the at&t screen on and off repeatedly....not sure what to try now

Scratch that. Was doing it barehanded and it would just try turning it on. I used some gloves and got it into download mode. Now I just need to plug it into my computer with odin alredy opened and once it recognizes and click start and let it do its thing right? And just don't unplug it right? What should I do if odin freezes up?
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dont use ODIN one click. try AIO captivate toolbox 3.0. it uses heimdall which i have found to be much better for me

might have another problem now. i think the battery is dead on my phone. **** just doesn't want to work out for me. if i plug the phone in all i get is a battery icon that will flash on for a sec, then disappear. it will do this and only this forever. FML

Do you mean when the phone is off?
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I Think I am Bricked

After looking for quite a few hours on google and xda the only solution thats shows up is to use a jtag and quite frankly that scares the pants off me
here is what happened
-i upgraded the device to froyo then did the super one click root in order to root
-after that i installed the modified recovery to turn off the signature check
-after doing that i flashed clockwork mod renamed update.zip through recovery
-after that i flashed the ICS beta but i could not get the main zip to work through recovery the only other zip i had on my sd card was the kernel so i flashed that and it worked, in clockworkmod 5.0 it wiped everything on the phone so i reloaded the 2 zips i flashed the rom there and it rebooted. (this is out of order from the thread so i know this is what causes the next problem.
now when ICS boots up i get an encryption unsuccessful screen saying i need a factory reset, only option given is reboot now. can't bypass the screen, can't access via adb (driver install fails on windows too), cant get into download mode, and can't get into recovery.
how screwed am i
device is
Samsung captivate
-build number 1009

You need Gingerbread bootloaders.
And since you cant get into download mode... You probably need a USB Jig.

Good news is that you see something at startup. I doubt you are totally screwed then.
Second the jig as an option. It has quite the track record on this forum as making the captivate almost un-brickable.
What have you tried as far as getting your phone into download mode? There are sometimes multiple ways (Vol-up + Vol-down while plugging in USB without battery, sim, or microsd installed is how I always seem to get it working). Here is a list:
http://samsungcaptivate.wikia.com/wiki/Putting_the_Phone_into_Download_Mode
To my knowledge, none of that information is dated... but there are those here that know far more about it than I ever will.

none of those methods worked, it just stinks if it would have been any other rom i would have been fine i think but since i can't do anything in user space and everything i do takes me to the ICS android screen i cant do anything.
also for the record i am a noob to samsung devices but i have been doing this stuff to HTC devices for years

Why does he need GB bootloaders?!?
And just boot into recovery factory reset.
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b-eock said:
Why does he need GB bootloaders?!?
And just boot into recovery factory reset.
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I have no recovery or download mode or atleast nothing is letting me into them
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b-eock said:
Why does he need GB bootloaders?!?
And just boot into recovery factory reset.
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He flashed ICS over froyo... are froyo bootloaders compatible?
Im assuming not and thats what caused the brick. Either that or CWM5 doesnt like froyo BL's. Either way.

erbsmokah said:
He flashed ICS over froyo... are froyo bootloaders compatible?
Im assuming not and thats what caused the brick. Either that or CWM5 doesnt like froyo BL's. Either way.
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They are compatible...
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Did you try this method to get into download mode?
1. Turn off phone, remove sim, battery, sd
2. hold both volume buttons, keep holding for remainder of instructions
3. insert usb
4. insert battery
This has instantly granted download mode on every captivate i've ever tried.

b-eock said:
They are compatible...
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The team hacksung project might be compatible, but the straight port says in the op that you need to flash kf1 first, which included bootloaders.

You aren't hard bricked and your device is recoverable.
If you are still on the froyo bootloaders, try unplugging the usb cable, removing the battery, sim and sd cards, hold vol up+vol down (don't hold power), and plug the usb cable back in. It should take you to download mode.
If your phone responds to adb while it's booting, you can just issue a quick 'adb reboot download' or 'adb reboot recovery' to get it to boot into either without the button combos.
If either of those don't work, you can try forcing it with a usb jig (just a 301k resistance over pins 4 and 5 of the microusb port). Build a jig, take the battery out, plug the jig in, make sure not to touch the jig while it's in or you'll change the resistance and won't work, put the battery back in and it should kick your phone into download mode. Once you're there, simply remove the jig and plug the usb cable back in.
Sometimes the download mode graphic won't show up even if you are actually in download mode. If the phone looks like it hung, try connecting it to Odin anyway and see if it recognizes it.
Edit: forgot to mention, try using adb from linux (virtual machine or livecd will work too). You shouldn't have to mess with drivers and it's worth a shot.

modest_mandroid said:
You aren't hard bricked and your device is recoverable.
If you are still on the froyo bootloaders, try unplugging the usb cable, removing the battery, sim and sd cards, hold vol up+vol down (don't hold power), and plug the usb cable back in. It should take you to download mode.
If your phone responds to adb while it's booting, you can just issue a quick 'adb reboot download' or 'adb reboot recovery' to get it to boot into either without the button combos.
If either of those don't work, you can try forcing it with a usb jig (just a 301k resistance over pins 4 and 5 of the microusb port). Build a jig, take the battery out, plug the jig in, make sure not to touch the jig while it's in or you'll change the resistance and won't work, put the battery back in and it should kick your phone into download mode. Once you're there, simply remove the jig and plug the usb cable back in.
Sometimes the download mode graphic won't show up even if you are actually in download mode. If the phone looks like it hung, try connecting it to Odin anyway and see if it recognizes it.
Edit: forgot to mention, try using adb from linux (virtual machine or livecd will work too). You shouldn't have to mess with drivers and it's worth a shot.
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i will try it out the jig is the last thing i want to do, luckily this isnt my everyday phone but i would like to get it working hopefully
thank you everyone for the help expect me to hit some thank buttons soon

Were you able to get this working again? If so, how? My Captivate with Build 11 of ICS that had been running perfectly for a week got the message you saw regarding encryption.
I couldn't reset, I tried one click back to stock, and now I just get messages saying can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1.

Unbricking Cappy
Are you able to go to CWM using the three button combo? Try pulling out the battery, reinsert, Hold vol-up + vol-down
and hit power button. Let me know whether CWM menu is appearing or not

All I have to say is wow, not one of those things are true
UCKF1 was the first GB leak for the Captivate, not official Froyo wtf :S
you also don't just connect and power on?!
Who ever needs help, don't listen to this dude, he obviously doesn't know his facts!

Short answer is problem was solved by my friend having a jtag jig
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thoughtlesskyle said:
Wait who is this directed at, if its at me cool dude sorry for asking for help, the answer you have given has been invaluable to solving the problem. This was solved turns out a friend of mine had a jig, glad you went out of your way to lend a useless opinion
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Yahh you meed to edit your post, that wasn't to you it was to ROMMaker. So don't get your panties in a wad.
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b-eock said:
Yahh you meed to edit your post, that wasn't to you it was to ROMMaker. So don't get your panties in a wad.
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I don't know what good editing my post will do since you quoted it but sure
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Other people who have this issue, try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447303

thoughtlesskyle said:
Short answer is problem was solved by my friend having a jtag jig
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Hey,
Could you tell us more about how it was resolved?
I'm having the same issue here.

Brick Samsung galaxy mini 2

Hy friends.
Last month I flashed stock ROM. I rooted it and I installed cwm. Two weeks ago I did a factory reset from settings, and it doesn't boot. I can enter in cwm and in download mode, but my PC doesn't recognise it. I have drivers installed, Samsung kies etc, but it still doesn't recognize it.
Please, can someone help me?
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That's mean your phone is not bricked. Try to reinstall the drivers. Go to download mode and enter it. Run Odin 3. It doesn't matter if Odin not detect it as GT-S6500 for example Odin detect it as T/(V) or any other random word. Click PDA and flash the stock rom or flash CWM.

I try to reinstall drivers, even on 3 computers, but it said that USB device was not recognized., so Odin can't see it.
Edit: I have cwm from gt s7500, can someone upload one for mini 2?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2203410
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2156194

striker14 said:
Hy friends.
Last month I flashed stock ROM. I rooted it and I installed cwm. Two weeks ago I did a factory reset from settings, and it doesn't boot. I can enter in cwm and in download mode, but my PC doesn't recognise it. I have drivers installed, Samsung kies etc, but it still doesn't recognize it.
Please, can someone help me?
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It's probably stupid idea, but did you try another USB cable, because I was in similar situation and after bunch of drivers installed on several computers i found that the problem was in the USB cable. Tried another USB cable and it worked like a charm. At least it worked for me.

I didn't try that, I will try it later, now I'm on a trip with my family and then I have just my tipo.
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TheTrakO said:
It's probably stupid idea, but did you try another USB cable, because I was in similar situation and after bunch of drivers installed on several computers i found that the problem was in the USB cable. Tried another USB cable and it worked like a charm. At least it worked for me.
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Tryed that, not working, now i'm trying to charge my phone
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It may also seem stupid, but you could try Heimdall, an Odin-like software, that may recognise your device, or you could even make sure that when you install the drivers, you should right-click on the .exe file and run as administrator. It worked for me once.

I suggest you change usb ports or use another cable
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Already do that, three cables on 5 pc's
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this is not a brick, i'm not sure what's the problem... did you install drivers?? did you try with odin 3.04 and 1.85?

Drivers are ok, my friend's mini 2 is recognized. Now phone won't boot (charged it for three hours)
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Unfortunately I have the same problem :| it is called Recovery-loop and I started to try to fix it about one month ago or more. Now i am trying to send a PM to @thewisp with the problem and for that I need 10 posts Did you asked him about this problem? He is the most active developer for this phone and he might know what we should do .
When I will fix it (i hope soon) i will tell you every step that i made so you will fix your phone too.

I was afraid of jumping to custom roms because of bricking my phone but after learning how to do it I didn't think it was possible to brick your phone. Well I guess it is.
As you probably have tried every trick there is, your best bet is if the dev knows how to solve it.
But if you can enter download mode and odin does not see the phone, and drivers and cable are ok, it will be hard to fix if possible.

you're right. There is really LOW chance of bricking your device by installing custom ROMs. If you develop customs ROMs, then it is easy to brick you device.
this bug is not called "recovery-loop". This has been fixed in the latest CWM builds for Mini 2, it's your own problem if you haven't upgraded yet.
Anyway, I had a similar problem once, odin just wouldn't recognize my device whatever I do.
This worked for Mini 2:
1 ) unplug USB cable
2 ) Power off device
3 ) Start it in download mode, press volume up button to continue. Do NOT plug in USB cable.
4 ) Open odin as administrator
5 ) Plug in USB cable
if this still doesn't work, try rebooting Windows and try again. Should work.

I think is hard brick, because phone won't charge now, it' s dead.
Thanks for all replay and thanks TheWhisp, but i don't know what i can do.
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striker14 said:
I think is hard brick, because phone won't charge now, it' s dead.
Thanks for all replay and thanks TheWhisp, but i don't know what i can do.
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Get the battery out, wait 1-2 minutes, press power button for 30 seconds (while the battery is out !) then put the battery in and try to start it in download mode (Vol - + Home + Power) ! Worked for my hard brick , the phone won't start not even when charger plugged...

CoX26 said:
Get the battery out, wait 1-2 minutes, press power button for 30 seconds (while the battery is out !) then put the battery in and try to start it in download mode (Vol - + Home + Power) ! Worked for my hard brick , the phone won't start not even when charger plugged...
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Nope, it doesn't work, it's just dead

striker14 said:
Nope, it doesn't work, it's just dead
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hey man try this method:
1. Battery out. 4secs or more. Battery in (Remove SIM card and SD Card to be saved)
2. Volume DOWN + Home + Power Button. Hold it EXACTLY 5 SECONDS!
(NOW YOU IN DOWNLOAD MOD)
3. You will see or hear nothing! but remember you are there!
4. After when you got in download mod if you remember you need to "Press Volume UP" to confirm it. So press Volume UP and wait 2 seconds
5. Connect your mobile to the PC (Desktop ODIN Running). You will hear the sound. Which mean your phone connected.
6. Flash any stock firmware as you like....
Good Luck!