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[Q] HELP! I'm Desperate... I think i bricked my phone. PLEASE

So i am a complete idiot and just bricked a phone yesterday and luckily managed to get it exchanged at att.
The new one is having tons of trouble getting into download mode using the button combinations. I wanted to load the I9000 euro roms as I had successfully done to my previous phone. I did the first step in loading the csc and pda files and accidently forgot to uncheck autoreboot. Anyways... I pulled the battery out before it could reboot. I still couldnt get it into download mode so I booted into the android without applying the second step of the pit fil and the modem file. I am not used to using the sdk so was planning to root and intall a terminal program to "su reboot download"... I tried using the oneclick root to complete the job and it rebooted me into recovery, but apparently since i didnt flash the pit file, my power button doesnt work to access the menu..(volume rocker does).
Now it wont boot into anything except into recovery and I cant do anything about in it.... i have tried everything on oneclick odin instructions and can not get there... is there anything i can do from the sdk to get into download mode... it kind of appears that my phone is recognized when i plug it in cuz windows beeps saying that it recognizes the device...
HELP ME PLEASEEEEE
I THINK I DESPERATELY NEED TO GET INTO DOWNLOAD MODE SOMEHOW!!!
I HAVE TRIED EVERY WAY LISTED ON

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
use method 3

Wrong forum, but how in the world did you "brick" your last phone? These phones from what lots of smart people say are not brickable, and these guys on here have tried. And if you did in fact brick your old phone why would you decide to put another ROM on?

First calm down. If it boots you are ok.
You can do what Akachay said. Or pull the battery unplug the usb. Start odin put the battery back in hold down both volume keys then plug in the usb cable it should boot into download mode.
It is very hard to brick this phone

IllegalOpcode said:
First calm down. If it boots you are ok.
You can do what Akachay said. Or pull the battery unplug the usb. Start odin put the battery back in hold down both volume keys then plug in the usb cable it should boot into download mode.
It is very hard to brick this phone
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Do this. The phone has to be off. Hold both volume buttons and plug in the usb. It will into dl mode. No power button necessary.
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IllegalOpcode said:
First calm down. If it boots you are ok.
You can do what Akachay said. Or pull the battery unplug the usb. Start odin put the battery back in hold down both volume keys then plug in the usb cable it should boot into download mode.
It is very hard to brick this phone
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I second this method. Calm down and take your time. It WILL work trust me ive used it a few times on both my captivate and vibrant.
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I third that the volume button method.... I pull the battery, reinstall it, plug in usb, hold down volume buttons. Works every time. Any other method is a total crap shoot.
If using Odin make sure its open before you do this so that it will recognize the connection.

If you can talk to the phone with adb you can also try "adb reboot download".
Good luck.
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Thanks so much to the help and support... seriously the buttons for download mode did not work... had to learn the adb sdk method
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xmarkx88 said:
Thanks so much to the help and support... seriously the buttons for download mode did not work... had to learn the adb sdk method
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Its always a good skill to know

This is not the Q&A section of the captivate...please next time UTFS of this lovely forum, and post it on the right section.
Rafyvitto

flashman2002 said:
Wrong forum, but how in the world did you "brick" your last phone? These phones from what lots of smart people say are not brickable, and these guys on here have tried. And if you did in fact brick your old phone why would you decide to put another ROM on?
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Why do people say its impossible to completely brick the phone? Unfortunately I did it due to stupidity, and it bricked quite easily.

Coriolis3ffect said:
Why do people say its impossible to completely brick the phone? Unfortunately I did it due to stupidity, and it bricked quite easily.
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People say that because the word "brick" is thrown around quite liberally. These phones have been nearly impossible to legitimately brick. About the only way I can think of is spontaneous hardware failure

OP, I thought I bricked it yesterday but d/l method works, don't worry...

moving my own issue here as i think i really HAVE bricked the phone. did alot of reading but apparently still did it wrong. flashed the PIT file only to the phone and now ive got a lovely and not very heavy paperweight. does not even turn on using the power or volume combo even after i pulled the battery for 5 minutes. Any clues? im pretty sad about this.. read that its pretty hard to brick these phones but im not so sure that is the case

ill also mention i was being dumb and didnt realize i was on the i9000 page reading instructions at the time. i was using the instructions from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765032 and the problem occured after i flashed the pit successfully and then was resetting the battery when i found out it was completly dead

bamonkey said:
ill also mention i was being dumb and didnt realize i was on the i9000 page reading instructions at the time. i was using the instructions from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765032 and the problem occured after i flashed the pit successfully and then was resetting the battery when i found out it was completly dead
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Seems lately over on the odin3 page alot of people are doing dumb things just like me. looks like ill be able to return it in the next few days but i just want to stress that while people are stating its really hard to brick these phones i would NOT recommend doing any kind of firm flashes unless you are totally comfortable with exact instructions or turning your phone into a complete brick and getting a warranty exchange. I hate to say it but im a little unsure of myself on these firmware upgrades now. its not really a click-and-be-done process yet so i think ill just hold out and hope the froyo upgrade fixes the gps issue because otherwise i still love this phone

[Q] Bricked Optimus Black(?)

Hey guys,
a friend of mine gave me his Optimus Black. Someone installed a bricked rom on it.
It has some absolutely strange behaviour, cause the Screen doesnt respond in any logical reason.
Sometimes i manage to unlock the screen, but i cant do anything cause the 'hardware'-buttons are not recognized either.
Due to non responsive hardware buttons, i'm unable to enter any kind of recovery...
Volume control does work.
Is there any way i could possibly do sth about this problem?
Will post Screenshots or Video of the Rom later.
Thanks in Advance

Hi, maybe you can use SmartFlash tool and flash a rooted gingerbread rom with a recovery and from there, do a complete wipe then flash a new custom rom. You can refer to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111771. Hope it helps.

Are you sure that the power button is working?
Try to push the battery cover next to the camera flash and press the power button at the same time.
If it works then its a hardware problem .

Seems like it is a Problem with The Touchscreen. Someone changed it and did something wrong, tgread can be closed
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[Q] Power button will not work

My Gmini power button will not work on rom or recovery, but works to turn on.
this happened after catching a virus, but I already did wip at all, and not resolved.:crying:
Anyone know a way to fix or is hopeless :crying:

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lelidsn said:
My Gmini power button will not work on rom or recovery, but works to turn on.
this happened after catching a virus, but I already did wip at all, and not resolved.:crying:
Anyone know a way to fix or is hopeless :crying:
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Please Update your phone through kies and then check or press emergency recovery button :good:

did not work, I think it there is no way. :crying: :crying:
but at least it is possible to use it yet.

Repair
Give it to a repair shop (Where they repair your phone). This is the only way as you have tried all methods. Yet it costs some Rupees

niru4e said:
Give it to a repair shop (Where they repair your phone). This is the only way as you have tried all methods. Yet it costs some Rupees
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Be careful..it might brick your phone completely as the power button is linked to motherboard. This has happened to my friend's mini, when he gave it in so called samsung service center....even they failed to repair power button and bricked his phone...they gave him a dead phone..
This is not the right section to post your questions/help....you should post this kind of questions in q/a section.
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Dude, virus cannot affect your hardware. But still if you think then make a full.format
Go to cwm - mount - format system etc
P.S this will format your OS too u then need immediatly flash a rom.
Or
Open your galaxy mini
Clean power button
Re close it
It's simple YouTube it.
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Venkatesh said:
Be careful..it might brick your phone completely as the power button is linked to motherboard. This is happened to my friend's mini. when he gave it in so called samsung service center....even they failed to repair power button and bricked his phone...they gave him a dead phone..
This is not the right section to post your questions/help....you should this kind of posts in q/a section.
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Thanks I never knew this I will also try my best to repair the phome by flashing

Thanks to everyone, I will continue trying to fix.

I tried this updating your phone through kies and then check or press emergency recovery button

There's no such thing as virus can affects the power button.
Really, Android malware isn't exact thing as Window's malware. Android's virus needs permission to make your power button not working.
This is a hardware problem, I believe. Try to send it to SSC.
#F4UZAN

And its better to visit phone shops so may check your phone problem.

lelidsn said:
My Gmini power button will not work on rom or recovery, but works to turn on.
this happened after catching a virus, but I already did wip at all, and not resolved.:crying:
Anyone know a way to fix or is hopeless :crying:
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Try power button app from playstore.
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niru4e said:
Give it to a repair shop (Where they repair your phone). This is the only way as you have tried all methods. Yet it costs some Rupees
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This is true but you need to pay the amount they want when fixed.

I managed to fix the button. How? I dont know
but I'll tell what happened.
I installed the Miui rom v4 by magmini, a couple days later I was watching a video and turned the phone upside down.
and the button is working again, I'm still trying to understand what happened.
Thanks everyone for trying to help. :victory:

Well good for you to figure it out.

[Q] Lag problem after root

Hi guys, I am new to both android and root as Z3C is my first android phone.
After my attempt to root following the thread, I think I succeeded in rooting my Z3C as I got SuperSU and access to several root privileges.
I havent installed much apps or did much modification, just using TitaniumBackup , DeviceFaker and SDFix.
However, I found that my phone will sometimes not respond to tap2wake, which force me to use the on/off button on the rear side.
The on/off button functions normally but then I will not be able to use tap2wake anymore until I reboot the phone.
Also, rebooting cannot be done by the normal way as it will be hold at the shutdown screen for a long time without shutting down.
I was forced to use the on/off button + vol up button to force shutdown it.
Have I done anything wrong during root or is it a problem due to some sort of app crash?
Thank you for all your help!
P.S. I am from Hong Kong and my model is D5833, I flashed the .77 ver. from TW.

unable to boot in recovery

Hi, can anyone please point me to the correct method for booting in recovery? All the volume up/down+power key combinations do not work for me.
Thanks.

gbmolina said:
Hi, can anyone please point me to the correct method for booting in recovery? All the volume up/down+power key combinations do not work for me.
Thanks.
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Hi how are things.
do you have root?
Magisk?
if you have magisk, from there you can start.

No root, obviously, otherwise there is a ton of apps for booting in recovery.

gbmolina said:
No root, obviously, otherwise there is a ton of apps for booting in recovery.
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I understand that the equipment must be turned off.
1.connect usb cable to pc.
2.connect cable to s20 fe.
(wait for the battery percentage to appear.
3. press volume + and power at the same time (it will turn off after 2 seconds, keep pressing, until the s20 logo appears
4. done.

Thank you, worked like a charm. This is new, I mean, the connection to the PC. Thanks again.

gbmolina said:
Thank you, worked like a charm. This is new, I mean, the connection to the PC. Thanks again.
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If you want to be root at some point.
Magiks application has the option to reboot in recovery mode.
excellent day .

Hi guys, I have the exact same problem (no root, Android 13 update from 1st of March) and your solution doesn't work. It doesn't want to go into recovery or download mode whatever combinations I try. Do you have any advices?

yabol708 said:
Hi guys, I have the exact same problem (no root, Android 13 update from 1st of March) and your solution doesn't work. It doesn't want to go into recovery or download mode whatever combinations I try. Do you have any advices?
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if your team is business, it will not work.
There are variants that are blocked by companies.
If that's your case, you can't this way.
Several teams have already passed with that detail.

mezacorleehone said:
if your team is business, it will not work.
There are variants that are blocked by companies.
If that's your case, you can't this way.
Several teams have already passed with that detail.
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No, it is and it was a personnal one. Unless you mean blocked by mobile operator.

yabol708 said:
No, it is and it was a personnal one. Unless you mean blocked by mobile operator.
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There are teams that your work gives you. (companies, corporations, etc.)
They send to ask for the equipment with Samsung, they block the access to recovery and download.
In my repair shop, Samsung equipment arrives with that block.
In your case, you say that it is not business, I don't know what causes your problem.

yabol708 said:
No, it is and it was a personnal one. Unless you mean blocked by mobile operator.
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keep trying
I put the cable into the PC, halfway plug the cable into the phone while it's turned off. then I start holding volume up plus power for recovery and then push the cable all the way into the phone immediately after.

Ok. Thank you both for the help. I'll try this method as well.

Found out why the recovery mode didn't want to turn on. The cable was just for charging :/ Plugged in another one and it worked like a charm. Thanks for all the help guys.

I just joined. I can not see where I start a new thread to ask a question.
Can someone direct me?
BTW - My problem is I installed Fire Toolbox, It ran once and now only open a gray box on the sceen and freezes. Rebooted , uninstalled - reinstalled, tried diff versions...?