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phone just bricked nothing turns on

Hey guys need a little help here.
today i was trying to flash apex and fail, then i flash back to stock 2.1
after its flashing the phone does not turn on. nothing showing up.
can't go to the download mode. also tried to connect to the computer.
the screen just complete black.
will a jig work?

How did you try to flash 2.1
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i was in download mode and odin it with pit file

chaolanren said:
i was in download mode and odin it with pit file
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Flashback to 2.1 completed successfully? Which ODIN did u use? What keycombo are you trying

A jig might work but more likely you'll need JTAG. Same thing happened to my phone a week ago and I ended up shipping it off to connexion2005. This is a high risk when changing bootloaders (2.3 -> 2.2/2.1).

watsaa said:
Flashback to 2.1 completed successfully? Which ODIN did u use? What keycombo are y trying
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It did show blue sign saying it is finished. then the phone shut off itself and never come back on.
I used odin3 v1.0 the old one I always use.
I tried keycombo
Pull battery, put in battery, vol down+power---no work
Pull battery, put in battery, vol down and up+power----no work
Pull battery, put in battery, vol down and up and power then plug usb---no work
Pull battery, put in battery, vol down and up+usb cable no work

Are you sure the battery isnt dead?

ntdb said:
A jig might work but more likely you'll need JTAG. Same thing happened to my phone a week ago and I ended up shipping it off to connexion2005. This is a high risk when changing bootloaders (2.3 -> 2.2/2.1).
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I repaired your phone and sent it back today also...

mrhaley30705 said:
Are you sure the battery isnt dead?
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i did test the battery and it is not dead

How far did you get before you f+4'd on your Apex attempt?
I'm guessing bootloaders the key role here. Also did you master clear before you flashed back to eclair, or just straight to odin?
Sent from I'm sure glad Danger went under, else I'd still be on a Mr.Cartoon SK2.

melbourne408 said:
How far did you get before you f+4'd on your Apex attempt?
I'm guessing bootloaders the key role here. Also did you master clear before you flashed back to eclair, or just straight to odin?
Sent from I'm sure glad Danger went under, else I'd still be on a Mr.Cartoon SK2.
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I didn't master clear just odin flashed

What .tar did you use to flash 2.1? Was it the one with the 3 button fix?

studacris said:
What .tar did you use to flash 2.1? Was it the one with the 3 button fix?
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it was the one that can solve 3 botton fix problem and if the system flash goes bad, it will save it back

Ok there's where the problem happened. That .tar only contains the sbl.bin (secondary bootloader) with no primary. So now you have a gingerbread primary and a froyo secondary resulting in a hard brick, you're only option now is jtag. Connexion2005 has already posted in this thread, pm him and he'll get you fixed up.

chaolanren said:
it was the one that can solve 3 botton fix problem and if the system flash goes bad, it will save it back
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You might need Jtag service. BUT before you do that try making/buying a jig since that will be cheaper to check than just sending for Jtag

Don't think a jig can help
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One thing I found after bricking my phone a few times is you might want to try download mode again. Have Odin running with a full stock rom loaded. Try the battery trick again. Plug your phone into the usb cable, making sure the battery is removed. Hold both volume buttons and insert your battery. Wait a minute while holding the volume buttons. While holding the volume buttons, keep pulling the battery out and putting it back in. Even though nothing shows up on the phone screen, once Odin did pick up the phone on com and I was able to flash it.
worth a shot. I was ready to send my my phone in for jtag, but persisted and got lucky.

If you flashed Gingerbread bootloaders, then flashed 3 button fix, you hard bricked it. Only way to revive it is with jtag.

anybody know anyone has jtag service in Los Angeles?

The captivate is one if the most difficult phones to jtag, and flute that reason, The only place I know of that can jtag a captivate is
mobiletechvideos.com.

Samsung Galaxy bricked?

Hello guys.
I flashed the galaxy S on Odin with no files attached.
Now the phone will not respond at all. I have tried everything but, there is no lights or reaction as ever. Is this fixable?
I have ordered a JIG but i doent have to much expectations.
Regards Morten

It doesn't even turn on? Try taking the battery out for a few minutes.

Yes thats correct. It happend after flash.
Starting to think if the battery stopped working.
There is no sign of life at all.
The battery was fully charged.
Have tried your suggestion. With no luck.
Edit: Hmm, i have tested the battery now and it shows 4 volt between + and -.
So that shouldnt be the problem.

Is your phone can get into Download Mode? if can then can be safe

ayong chia said:
Is your phone can get into Download Mode? if can then can be safe
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Phone will not even start

I'm having the same problem. Phone is completely unresponsive and I cannot get into stock recovery or D/L mode

Quada said:
I'm having the same problem. Phone is completely unresponsive and I cannot get into stock recovery or D/L mode
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I am sorry to hear.
This is my friends phone. So i am sending the phone for fix at this place:
http://www.youtube.com/user/MobileTechVideos?feature=mhee
I hope they will fix it for me.
Morten

kalinkamaen said:
Hello guys.
I flashed the galaxy S on Odin with no files attached.
Now the phone will not respond at all. I have tried everything but, there is no lights or reaction as ever. Is this fixable?
I have ordered a JIG but i doent have to much expectations.
Regards Morten
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Dear God. Why did you do that in the first place? I didn't even know such a thing is possible
Knowledge is Power. Guard it well.

snapper.fishes said:
Dear God. Why did you do that in the first place? I didn't even know such a thing is possible
Knowledge is Power. Guard it well.
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Yes I know it was stupid. I had a PIT file connected.
And didnt know what i was doing. I couldnt dream of
the program would flash over bootloader.
But i learned and have to pay the price for it.

You can fix it with usb Jig or there is a tutorial for Captive that you can use on your phone and put it in download mode. I think for that you jave to install linux, hemindail and java. Also, you will need to install android sdk for adb reboot recovery command Search the forum, the fix is already there
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Take out battery and hold 3 button combo for download mode. Than insert battery and it should throw u to downloading.
How is it possible to flash nothing? Doesn't odin warn you if you got "nothing"?
Should be fixed in next ver.

Download Mode "bricked"
Hi,
My Download Mode is working (3 buttons function), but the Win7 isn`t recognizing as Odin...(I`ve already tried to resolve USB drivers troubles but I think that is not the right option...other Samsung Androids are working weel)
So I am not able to flash anything trough Odin...and the CWM 3.0 show me many "E: unknown moun/ storage"...it`s impossible to restore or install an update.zip for example.
What can I do?

Is my P1010 bricked?

I have rooted my P1010 for about 3 months now and now and again it used to freeze and have a black screen but the key at the bottom would still be lit up. But now all of a sudden the tab will not turn on at all. I have left it on the charge over night but still no sign of it turning on. Does this mean its bricked? I just dont know why it done this all of a sudden.

Hm... Maybe you just need to force the shutdown(Power button+Vol- button) and turn on again(power button).

samcortez said:
Hm... Maybe you just need to force the shutdown(Power button+Vol- button) and turn on again(power button).
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Thanks, I'll try that.

Nope unfortunately that didnt work either

Can you boot into download mode?
If not then its likely screwed. Send it in for repair.

TheATHEiST said:
Can you boot into download mode?
If not then its likely screwed. Send it in for repair.
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Bro, there is this unbrickable mod you still can do. As long as you don't fry any hardware, there is nothing you can do software-wise to really brick your device. You are owning a very special device. A true Lazarus. Don't give up.
But as TheATHEiST mention, you may want to try this, bro:
Plug it into computer, start odin and press Power + Volume down for at least 5 seconds. See if Odin can catch your device. If Odin still can catch it, then it is in download mode - with blank screen.

slyv3 said:
Bro, there is this unbrickable mod you still can do. As long as you don't fry any hardware, there is nothing you can do software-wise to really brick your device. You are owning a very special device. A true Lazarus. Don't give up.
But as TheATHEiST mention, you may want to try this, bro:
Plug it into computer, start odin and press Power + Volume down for at least 5 seconds. See if Odin can catch your device. If Odin still can catch it, then it is in download mode - with blank screen.
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Unfortunately this didnt work What would my best route be now? Sell it on ebay as faulty or where would i get it repaired without paying big bucks?

mckee118 said:
Nope unfortunately that didnt work either
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Go to the development forum, follow the instructions in the unbrickable mod thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257434
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312391
P.s. if you posted this in the Q&A section we could hv helped you a lot earlier.

I am currently running windows 7 so what would my best option be to do this?
Also now all of a sudden when I connect the tab through usb I can get it into download mode for 1 second then it just flashes on and off on the boot screen. If I leave it for a while it will sometimes go into recovery mode but I cant seem to flash anything or factory reset.
EDIT: WE GOT IT FIXED GUYS!!! Thanks for your help guys. I just kept forcing it into recovery and factory resetting it until it rebooted. What do you think caused it to do that? Should I unroot it or flash a different rom? Or did that just happen by chance?

[Q] Galaxy Pop/Mini half hard bricked (can go into a strange mode) Experts Neede

Hi everyone!
Here is the entire list of things I had done before I bricked it. Can some expert please read through and help me? I really need help!!
So as you can read from the title, this phone, the Galaxy Pop/Mini is bricked. It does not turn on at all, even if I press the power key only or the Power+home+vol.down. Needless to say, I have no download mode . The problem started after I flashed the PACman ROM, which didn't turn out that good, so I re-flashed the original firmware using ODIN. It said PASS, but then when it rebooted, the phone got a boot loop. It kept on rebooting again and again. As I have an Xperia Neo V as my primary device, this issue usually meant a wrong kernel to me. So I downloaded "Galpop_kernel_build2" and now when I press the power button or any of the combinations, the screen does not light up. There is no response.
So I tried the Heimdall One Click Unbrick, and it shows me this error:
Is Your Phone Plugged In?
Is It In Download/Softbrick Mode?
If the phone is Plugged In and Everything Is Fine,
Visit the Resolution Center in order to resolve the issue.
So I clicked on the button, it asked me to install 3 things, which I did, no luck. So I was finally going to give up, when I accidently pressed the volume up+ Power+ Home keys. Nothing happened on the screen, but when I connected it to my PC, Windows started installing some drivers! It went well, and even ODIN detected the phone (Yes, there was the Yellow Box), so I quickly tried to flash the original firmware, but it got stuck on "setup connection...". I read somewhere that this was a driver issue so I tried to uninstall and re-install the drivers, no luck.
So now, the phone does not turn on, but goes into this strange mode where it gets detected by ODIN, but cannot be flashed. I'm doomed! Can someone PLEASE HELP!!???

llsiddhantll said:
Hi everyone!
Here is the entire list of things I had done before I bricked it. Can some expert please read through and help me? I really need help!!
So as you can read from the title, this phone, the Galaxy Pop/Mini is bricked. It does not turn on at all, even if I press the power key only or the Power+home+vol.down. Needless to say, I have no download mode . The problem started after I flashed the PACman ROM, which didn't turn out that good, so I re-flashed the original firmware using ODIN. It said PASS, but then when it rebooted, the phone got a boot loop. It kept on rebooting again and again. As I have an Xperia Neo V as my primary device, this issue usually meant a wrong kernel to me. So I downloaded "Galpop_kernel_build2" and now when I press the power button or any of the combinations, the screen does not light up. There is no response.
So I tried the Heimdall One Click Unbrick, and it shows me this error:
Is Your Phone Plugged In?
Is It In Download/Softbrick Mode?
If the phone is Plugged In and Everything Is Fine,
Visit the Resolution Center in order to resolve the issue.
So I clicked on the button, it asked me to install 3 things, which I did, no luck. So I was finally going to give up, when I accidently pressed the volume up+ Power+ Home keys. Nothing happened on the screen, but when I connected it to my PC, Windows started installing some drivers! It went well, and even ODIN detected the phone (Yes, there was the Yellow Box), so I quickly tried to flash the original firmware, but it got stuck on "setup connection...". I read somewhere that this was a driver issue so I tried to uninstall and re-install the drivers, no luck.
So now, the phone does not turn on, but goes into this strange mode where it gets detected by ODIN, but cannot be flashed. I'm doomed! Can someone PLEASE HELP!!???
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reinstall windows and try again. also try a different computer or laptop.

michal383 said:
reinstall windows and try again. also try a different computer or laptop.
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I did, I am on a different PC right now, installed all drivers etc. But I just realized... I think I might have flashed the Pop Plus kernel...
Since it is ultimately the low level OS, maybe that is preventing it from starting? Is there a way to forcefully flash a different kernel? :'(
Also, the strange mode that it used to go into is gone now.. I cannot make the PC recognize the phone at all now, and the phone does not power up. So I'm kinda in a doomed position right now..:crying:

The mistake was the kernel flashing. If something is not booiting you need to wipe data/cache. This works with stock ROM too.

ast00 said:
The mistake was the kernel flashing. If something is not booiting you need to wipe data/cache. This works with stock ROM too.
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I know, but the problem is, I cannot go into Download Mode or Recovery Mode. The battery is charged, but even after pressing the Power button or any of its combinations, the phone just doesn't turn on! No response what-so-ever.
Any suggestions?

Then no idea. I thought maybe you don't know where was the mistake so that's why I wrote it.

SSC. Simple right ?

F4uzan said:
SSC. Simple right ?
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What is SSC? I have no idea about this.. Can you please explain what to do? :fingers-crossed:

llsiddhantll said:
Hi everyone!
Here is the entire list of things I had done before I bricked it. Can some expert please read through and help me? I really need help!!
So as you can read from the title, this phone, the Galaxy Pop/Mini is bricked. It does not turn on at all, even if I press the power key only or the Power+home+vol.down. Needless to say, I have no download mode . The problem started after I flashed the PACman ROM, which didn't turn out that good, so I re-flashed the original firmware using ODIN. It said PASS, but then when it rebooted, the phone got a boot loop. It kept on rebooting again and again. As I have an Xperia Neo V as my primary device, this issue usually meant a wrong kernel to me. So I downloaded "Galpop_kernel_build2" and now when I press the power button or any of the combinations, the screen does not light up. There is no response.
So I tried the Heimdall One Click Unbrick, and it shows me this error:
Is Your Phone Plugged In?
Is It In Download/Softbrick Mode?
If the phone is Plugged In and Everything Is Fine,
Visit the Resolution Center in order to resolve the issue.
So I clicked on the button, it asked me to install 3 things, which I did, no luck. So I was finally going to give up, when I accidently pressed the volume up+ Power+ Home keys. Nothing happened on the screen, but when I connected it to my PC, Windows started installing some drivers! It went well, and even ODIN detected the phone (Yes, there was the Yellow Box), so I quickly tried to flash the original firmware, but it got stuck on "setup connection...". I read somewhere that this was a driver issue so I tried to uninstall and re-install the drivers, no luck.
So now, the phone does not turn on, but goes into this strange mode where it gets detected by ODIN, but cannot be flashed. I'm doomed! Can someone PLEASE HELP!!???
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It happens with me too when i flash diff kernel for overclocking and it's bricked i've tried almost every steps to unbrick even jig doesn't work anything so i given it to repair he said that reboot ic is gone he changed it and my phone back to use !

llsiddhantll said:
What is SSC? I have no idea about this.. Can you please explain what to do? :fingers-crossed:
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Samsung Service Center
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Your Mini life was in this place.

F4uzan said:
Samsung Service Center
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Your Mini life was in this place.
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Oh yes..I guess I'll have to go there.. BTW, what should I say? My phone is still in warranty, but I don't have the papers etc right no, since I'm in college.
I read somewhere that they will change your motherboard for free if in warranty, but how much would it cost? I was thinking of telling them that Kies did this

Zafar7777 said:
It happens with me too when i flash diff kernel for overclocking and it's bricked i've tried almost every steps to unbrick even jig doesn't work anything so i given it to repair he said that reboot ic is gone he changed it and my phone back to use !
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As I asked someone else too, how much do you think it would cost if I don't have the warranty papers right now? It still is in warranty though..
And what did you tell them that convinced them that you were innocent?

I also had a problem where i had to get my motherboard changed when i asked the samsung people they said it'll cost Rs. 4000 for changing the motherboard so it'll be better if you find your warranty papers and don't worry just tell them that the phone's not working don't tell them about the rom flash stuff they'll repair it for free if you have your warranty papers..
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arjunraina7 said:
I also had a problem where i had to get my motherboard changed when i asked the samsung people they said it'll cost Rs. 4000 for changing the motherboard so it'll be better if you find your warranty papers and don't worry just tell them that the phone's not working don't tell them about the rom flash stuff they'll repair it for free if you have your warranty papers..
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That's the thing, I can't have the warranty papers because I am in college (far from home ), but I'll see what they do, I am going to the repair center today!

Yeah but its gonna cost you a lot of money.. :sly:
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arjunraina7 said:
Yeah but its gonna cost you a lot of money.. :sly:
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Yep, they asked me for 4,000.. That's almost half the price I bought the phone! I think I'm going to wait till December.. I'll be home then!
Thanks everyone for replying and helping!

llsiddhantll said:
Yep, they asked me for 4,000.. That's almost half the price I bought the phone! I think I'm going to wait till December.. I'll be home then!
Thanks everyone for replying and helping!
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Yeah... I told ya you should get your warranty papers....:thumbup:
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can u please explain???
Zafar7777 said:
It happens with me too when i flash diff kernel for overclocking and it's bricked i've tried almost every steps to unbrick even jig doesn't work anything so i given it to repair he said that reboot ic is gone he changed it and my phone back to use !
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the same thing happened to me too..
the fun part is that this WAS my brother's phone(i mentioned WAS for the phone's been dead for a week )
can u please explain what did the SSC guy told you in detail???

unbricking mini/pop
try deleting all ur data on ur phone - ur android, data, etc....just factory reset it and then try flashing using odin!!!! if that also not works then use clockwork mod and restore backed up firmware on ur phone.

-_- he said he can't enter recovery or any other mode
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[Q] Think I have bricked my i9000

A couple of days I bought an i9000 off ebay, it came running eclare 2.1
I followed a guide to rooting it by installing a tar via heimdall, however this soft bricked it and when I turned it on it would just get stuck on the samsung logo. My phone seemed to suffer from the 3 button bug and therefore I had to get a jig for it which I received this morning.
I then tried to fix it by using this guide: http://forum.cyanogenmod.org/topic/...ot-cwm-and-cyanogen-install-help/#entry356900
Bassically I used odin to install the EU samsung firmware, odin said everything went fine and it all passed, however I can no longer turn my phone on.
Screen stays blank, I tried putting batery in, jig in and connecting it to my pc to see if it was just the screen that wasnt responding but still nothing in odin.
Someone please tell me I havent bricked my phone 2 days after getting it.

First of all, can you ask enter download mode?
Secondly, are you are that it is a I9000 and not one of the variants?

have a read here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30415128&postcount=1

snapper.fishes said:
First of all, can you ask enter download mode?
Secondly, are you are that it is a I9000 and not one of the variants?
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Cant seem to enter download mode, and it is a GT-i9000

Wait, are you saying that you can't enter download mode even with the jig?

Richy19 said:
Cant seem to enter download mode, and it is a GT-i9000
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If you can't enter download mode then you should get a USB jig.
If my posts helped, don't mind hitting the THANKS button.

snapper.fishes said:
Wait, are you saying that you can't enter download mode even with the jig?
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Yea, nothing happens when I press the power button/use the jig.
And this is 100% a software/firmware issue as it happened after flashing.
I have a feeling I disconnected it too soon, basically odin said it had passed and so i unplugged it but it just stayed on the download screen so I thought it might have gotten stuck and took the battery out. However i might have took the battery out while it was updating something, I dont know.

if you have completely bricked the phone you may have to do this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330491&highlight=usb+jig

slow--welder59 said:
if you have completely bricked the phone you may have to do this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330491&highlight=usb+jig
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Do you know if th bootloader/firmware is stored on the motherboard? Im thinking of just looking for a cheap one on ebay with like a broken screen or something and swapping the MoBo over

Richy19 said:
Do you know if th bootloader/firmware is stored on the motherboard? Im thinking of just looking for a cheap one on ebay with like a broken screen or something and swapping the MoBo over
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Everything is stored on the mobo. However, I am not sure if it will be cheap.

you can pick them up for about £30 if you wait

I have a problem with my SGS 9000 too after I mistakely install firmware for Galaxy Tab. Now it's bricked and it lost download mode. On all actions (power button, entering download mode) I just feel very short and almost insensible vibration impulse. May be somebody had same problem?
P.S. Sorry for English, I'm russian))