Gang,
First, I've had this issue for about two weeks and tried every thread in XDA and other places. While some seem like my issue or hit the mark, they don't seem to work.
Background: I bricked the device as I tried to return to stock firmware from the European firmware on my T-Mobile Tab.
Through several different macerations, I've ended up with a Galaxy Tab that has a black screen.
It appears I can utilize Odin to update or change firmware (I get passes) and the Tab responds as if it is relatively normal (power off and also power+volume down seems to get to me a state where I can use Odin).
The problem is no matter what I do, the screen is always black. I've tried different firmwares, etc - but the screen always remains black. Odin says I am successful, but seem to show nothing on the screen.
Any thoughts?
Have you tried removing and replacing the battery?
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no - didn't know how easy/hard that was..didn't know it would make a difference.
I'll try.
That actually ain't the easiest thing to try. Is there a particular reason to try that? I figure I am still bricked or bootloader is locked.
What I am hoping is someone has some insight as to the cause or fix.
Thanks.
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PLEASE HELP: Calling all experts!!!
After installing the: [STOCK ROM] Odin3 One-Click Downloader and Drivers CAPTIVATE ONLY
My Galaxy S 19000 is stuck on the at&t boot screen.. the at&t logo just keeps flashing...
I cannot get into download mode...
PC is not recognising phone via Kies, odin or anything else...
Something tells me I have made a huge mistake somewhere along the line.. any fix???
Thank you
If no recovery/download mode working...
Only UART/JTAG, check on progress on this.
Thank you for your help...
Quite expensive options aren't these, GOOD THING I HAVE INSURANCE!!!
There must be a software way around this thou...
HELP!!!!
If your phone can't get into download mode due to it being disabled it looks like your pretty much screwed. You could phone samsung and see if they'd fix it.
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If you can get to the AT&T logo part, I'm assuming you should still be able to get to download mode. Did your phone have dl mode before?
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Yes my phone could get into dl mode b4 but now it doesn't work any more, phone just keeps on showing at&t logo and rebooting.
When I put the USB lead in the phone does not switch on at all..
thanks 2 all for assistance in this horrible mess negligence has left me in.
the USA models goes into download mode by using the volume up + volume down + power
see if that works
Thanks for your reply...
no joy... any other viable button combinations I could try? I've already tried many to no avail...
I'm no expert on the matter but don't you think that since you flashed a Captivate ROM on an I9000 that the home button wouldn't work since the Captivate doesn't share the same home button? Logically I would try looking for what the combo is for the Captivate to get into download or recovery mode. Now, I may be wrong and it may not work if the captivate uses its home button to enter the home button but it's worth a shot.
Edit: I just checked here and it says you hold both the volume up and volume down button while you press the power button. Try that.
With the device off, try holding both vol + & - then plugging in usb cable. Thats how a captivate enters download mode. If flashing the i9000 on captivate changes the button sequence it could not hurt to try.
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@ Bell & foom....
I understand both your thought pattern and YES this was mine also...
However thus far no combinations have worked, still continually looping the at&t logo.
If I plug in the charger or USB whilst its doing this it kills the device, it wont switch on...
Knowing the different CAPTIVATE button comb. to recovery or download mode would be a big help right now.. also how the buttons would be mapped... i.e Captivate rom. on GALAXY S device?
How would one fix a captivate that was continually re-booting at operator logo start-up? Might be another way to angle this?
Thanks....
Think u are better off paying the guys at samsung or phone repair store to load the right firmware back in if u dont have the 3 btn combo...
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try downloading that one click unroot program, plug the sgs into the computer and then force unroot, although the unroot won't work it should then allow the sgs to enter recovery mode.
Unfortunately my PC is not recognising the phone...
Plugging the USB in while the phone is switched OFF does nothing....
lugging the USB in while the phone is switched ON.. Turns it off...
Same things happen when the Charger is plugged in.. Althou the phone seems to still charge!!!
Arghhh..
Thanks for your suggestion thou.. Any more help/ ideas are welcomed...
Last resort maybe try heating up the phone like the others did to force download mode?
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so any news on this? i too have successfully flashed the captivate rom on my unbranded i9000 the official repair shop i first took it to (mttc <Lithuania>) told me that it needs a new motherboard, and it would cost me 700LTL(270 $us)... kinda sounded like bull****, so a week ago i took it to a private repair shop, they said they had jtag, so i should be hearing from them this week, if not, i'll buy the stupid riff box myself and repair it..
no button combination worked for me, and the symptoms were exactly the same, flashing att, usb kills it etc. etc.
well, my advice would be to keep contacting different local repair shops, and asking do they have a jtag that supports the samsung galaxy s, if they do, the repair shouldn't cost more than 25$, at least thats what I've been told. good luck, and stay in touch, update on your process, cause the number of people flashing the wrong rom on the i9000 is horrifying.
it kinda sux that its so easy to brick the sgs... and its wrong for people to state that "if you have 3button combo enabled, you are safe", well thats just bull****.
No GOOD news as of yet, but I am in the process of to admitting my SGS to a official samsung service centre.. I was also thinking of sending it directly to them for repair...
???
Still been trying some other things to try and jump-start this blasted thing in the meantime but NOTHING IS WORKING!!!!
I to am thinking about purchasing this riff box or JTAG but it would be for a ONE TIME USE only... Seems like a waste of money when I can just claim a new SGS through insurance only thing is playing the WAITING GAME!!!
I Shall definitely update this thread with any progress made in the coming days...
Here I was thinking I was a lone soldier with this dilemma...
Also I agree... SGS = Too easily bricked.. and no solution?? Other than splashing out 100+ £/$... in your words truly SUXXXXXXX!!!!
Konshens said:
Also I agree... SGS = Too easily bricked.. and no solution??
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Sorry, but ANY phone (or even any electronic component for that matter) is easily bricked if you flash firmware from a completely different device onto it.
Electroz said:
Sorry, but ANY phone (or even any electronic component for that matter) is easily bricked if you flash firmware from a completely different device onto it.
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well, afaik, its very hard to fully brick a new htc device.
anyway, i suggest you try finding a jtag repair shop first, as samsung will take a lot of time to "repair" it, or even tell you that it needs a new motherboard..
Hi guys,
I'd really appreciate any help as I'm rather dependant on my phone right now.
I bought an unlocked galaxy S in Holland. I've been in the UK using my phone for the last 3 weeks without any problems. My phone is running 2.1 update 1. The only modifications I did was a lagfix and root. Since doing those, I've used it for 2 weeks without problems.
Today I finally got my UK sim only card so I swapped out my SIM. It worked fine for a few hours, until I tried to input the internet settings for my UK provider. The phone kept rebooting every few seconds, so I removed the battery and tried to power on.
Since then, the phone will boot up with the galaxy S animation, but it will stall there with the lights flashing (normal boot up sequence). Even after a few minutes it is still like that, and eventually the screen turns off and only the touch sensitive buttons light up.
I have tried to do a volume down+home+power and it puts the phone in a downloading screen which leads to nothing.
I can't seem to be able to hard reset. Worst of all is that I can't return it to the shop for replacement since it was from an internet shop in Holland and I now live in the UK.
Is there anything I can still try?
thanks a lot. it would be a disastruous 450 euro paperweight if I cannot solve this
My phone did that few times, I just flashed rom back on with odin. Lots of tutorials around
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slev7 said:
My phone did that few times, I just flashed rom back on with odin. Lots of tutorials around
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I am having trouble locating the original eclair rom on the internet, especially because the samsung-firmwares site seems to be down/private. Do you still have a copy or link?
I have also read that people with stuck bootscreens shouldn't flash.. somewhat conflicting stories.
Any help is greatly appreciated..
Just go in recovery volume up+home+power, after the screen turns on take your finger of the power button. Once there do a wipe-factory reset.
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Just go in recovery volume up+home+power, after the screen turns on take your finger of the power button. Once there do a wipe-factory reset.
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Oh yeah that'd worked for me too but heres the firmware link just incase...
samfirmware.com
they're encrypted but passwords can be found on samfirmware forums
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Thanks for the tips guys. I tried the volume/home/power thing and this time it did work (had tried it several times already).
did the reset and the phone booted up afterwards. I have internet connectivity via my 3g and also via a wifi spot however it tells me it cannot establish a reliable data connection to server when i try to add my gmail account.
I've tried both over wifi and 3g. I'm now trying a reset of the phone via the menu in android.
also I noticed there is some XEN error. Not exactly sure what that is.
edit: the reset via the menu fixed the Gmail sign in problem.
Is android just really this unstable? I've always only used the default firmware so I have no idea why suddenly all these things started happening. It's pretty troubling really.. especially since i've just lost a lot of contacts.
I don't think android is unstable, but rather Samsung not taking the time to tune the Os for the SGS as it has some rather annoying bugs. Just last night I had to factory format my phone. It seems I need to do it every damn 3 weeks. The first 3 times didn't bother me too much but not this is getting out of hand. I will never buy another Samsung device as long as I live. Right now I'm downloading JM9 rom to install on this thing. Freaking annoying
well, if devices with pretty standard hardware require fixes or hacks to make things work properly... then its unstable in my mind.
I really hope I won't have to do it again--- a phone should just work, it shouldn't be like a damn desktop OS in that sense.
I'm also still wondering what the deal is with the official froyo version. I still hven't seen it appear properly and it won't show up in Kies either. GPS is extremely bugged atm.
Galaxy S doesnt have standard hardware.
Its samsung screwing up the software
I got this issue about a week ago, and it's an odd one. I've found a couple cases of it over the net but no solutions at all. Basically, I turned the phone on and it was working fine, but every app I opened was going to force close... I restarted the phone, and then it gets past the splash screen, plays it's little jingle, shows the S and then stays black! The ****ing thing just doesn't do anything. If I hit either keys at the bottom they just light up and stay lit up as well... It was running the 2.2 update done by Kies about 2 weeks ago after Bell released it.
I've tried flashing with Odin to JG8 and using .pit 512 for it. From what I've been reading, that's the best for my phone. It's the Vibrant GT-i9000m from Bell. I am able to flash it fine without errors, but I get the same issue I had in the first place. Recovery mode didn't work either. No one on the net has any experience with this version of the phone nor firmwares for it so I'm damn clueless as to what to do next. I'd really rather not ship it in either. Any suggestions?
for FC problems try clearing cache and dalvik cache and try flashing custom kernel and rom
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Turns out, the 2.2 Update that Samsung released for Bell was defective and it's begun bricking handsets left and right. I called support, and get a free phone + $100 off, so to any of those who have the same issue, time to collect!
GT-i9000m with SGH-I897 AT&T Firmware Accidentally Installed -Howtoget Download Mode?
I made a horrible mistake and need to experts on this forum to help me out.
I have a GT-i9000m (Bell Mobility in Canada). I used Odin to install SGH-I897_I897UCKK4_UC_ATT.tar from a link somewhere on XDA. The phone took the update, and it loads into Gingerbread but the firmware is for a different model (the Captivate).
I need to know how to put my phone into download mode, in order to re-flash with firmware actually meant for the SGS (GT-i9000M). I have a feeling the physical buttons are different and therefore the volume down plus center button that used to work, is different with the captivate...I am even wondering if it possible now that I have put software onto the phone that it wasn't meant for.
I will be very very appreciative for anyone who can help me out here.
Thanks,
Mike.
Does the Jig help ?
Is the screen black or can you See something?
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Thanks for the quick reply.
The phone actually boots up...shows the AT&T splash screen, and loads into Gingerbread...i can even place calls...but for the most part doesn't work properly...which is to be expected I suppose since it was meant for a different version of the galaxy
When the phone is loaded into Gingerbread, and I plug in the USB into my computer, the phone just shuts down (i was hoping I could use Kies within Windows).
I am going to investigate the 'jig' method...since I can't figure out how to get it into download mode (the traditional method isn't working).
if anyone has other suggestions that can get me into download mode, I would be eternally grateful!
Did you try this??
Try to holding Volume keys and mean time plug the USB cable without releasing them. Did you try this?
The Solution (followup)
Thank you theKingJan and rockz5555 for your suggestions.
What I ended up doing is ordering a pre-made JIG off the internet for $12 (if you go on youtube and search "samsung JIG" there are a bunch of places that will sell them already made). For $12, I wasn't about to mess around and make my own homebrew one with resistors and whatnot..
The JIG method as theKingJan suggested did in fact put my phone in download mode. This enabled me to put on the correct firmware (it seemed to be the only thing that worked...no combination of key presses worked while the incorrect firmware was on the phone) ....although it took my many many attempts of loading different firmware versions and almost a month of having no cell phone, I finally got the phone back to normal (rooted and running ICS)...
Please i need help with my samsung captivate, i've gone through various post and thread in all forum pertaining 2 soft brick or hard brick. But i don't what i can call my own because all i get when i try booting the device in various mode is white display at times with several colour doting display or fading display with several color, whenever i try boot in download mode it displays the white with several colour and at my computer i get gadget driver installation succesful then d phone power off and on which i hear disconnection n connection sound from my pc. so it keep repeat d same thing. pls help how can i fix this. i need genuine solution.... thks
What were you doing before it bricked? ie. Were you flashing something, using it to hammer nails, or mixed it up for soap in the shower?
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What were you doing before it bricked? ie. Were you flashing something, using it to hammer nails, or mixed it up for soap in the shower?
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I wanted to install cm-9-20120804-NIGHTLY-captivatemtd on the device. Actual the installation was successful then when i was trying to restore my backup. it now stoped in d process of installing boot sector. after which remove the battery to start again. that was when it started showing that. actuall when i press power to on it doesn't respond but it only show the display when i plug my charger or usb to computer.
I had exactly the same problem. Use a program called one-click unbrick, that will get your phone back into download mode. After that you can use odin to restore stock. Watch out though, I was very happy when this all worked and I booted into stock only to find out that restarting the phone would brick my phone even worse than it was before. Now the computer wont even pick it up at all and it is stuck in a white at&t bootloop screen when I turn it on. When it is plugged in, all I get is a grey battery that isnt charging and it will not go into download mode. I don't know what I did wrong so I cant tell you how to prevent this problem so just be careful.
A jig would likely be your best option to force your phone in download mode.
If you haven't tried it already, try flashing a stock rom using Heimdall. I've had much better luck using that program than Odin with my own phone.
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I had exactly the same problem. Use a program called one-click unbrick, that will get your phone back into download mode. After that you can use odin to restore stock. Watch out though, I was very happy when this all worked and I booted into stock only to find out that restarting the phone would brick my phone even worse than it was before. Now the computer wont even pick it up at all and it is stuck in a white at&t bootloop screen when I turn it on. When it is plugged in, all I get is a grey battery that isnt charging and it will not go into download mode. I don't know what I did wrong so I cant tell you how to prevent this problem so just be careful.
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droy... The problem you're describing is exactly what happened to the first cappy I had, fortunately for me, I did it within a week of getting the phone.... I took it to an AT&T service center *aaack*, they were nice enough to tell me that there was nothing they could do and that I should be able to get it sent back in. Fortunately for me, it was right around the time when the 2.3.5 stock update came out and there were a few other people that were having somewhat similar problems. To try and fix it, I tried the jig, which I constructed myself only, ran the meter tests and found out that it didn't work after trying 3 different ones. I sent it back and got another, fortunately, I haven't ran into the issue again, so I think it may just be some kind of fault on the board given that I've never read of anyone else until now running into the problem
Thanks youall, gr8 help