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Hey Guys I know there a lot of threads like the one I am about to start up but those do not apply to what I have done to my phone.
So to start off I know I do not have a lot of posts but that is because I usually find all of the information that I need by reading through the forums. I have experience with flashing various roms onto my captivate. Today I decided I would try out an I9000 rom on my Captivate. I was following the instructions provided by this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=791366
I downloaded the files that the poster said to download. I got to step 2 where I flashed the JM8 PDA. I think this is where I messed up because I after I did this my phone boots directly into recovery and spits some information out. Which is the following (this is the text under the recovery menu options):
update media, please wait ...
update media, finished
# MANUAL MODE #
-- Appling Multi-CSC...
Installing Multi-CSC
mps_dat value: ATT
copy_multi_carrier from: ATT
multicsc : can not access to /system/csc/ATT/system/
copy_common_data
Thats the end of the information spit out by the recovery menu. My problem is that since I flashed some version of the I9000 kernel there is no way for me to enter the download menu so I can restore back to stock. Please Please guys I really need the communities help with this. I am screwed if I take the phone to AT&T because when the phone boots it has the I9000 splash screen that says galaxy s phone gt i9000.
The help will be greatly appreciated and I might even make a donation to the person that can help me!
Yank out battery, close Odin, Remove USB
Open Odin
Insert Battery
Hold Volume down (NO POWER)
Plug in USB
Phone should go into download mode - Start flash
Hey zilch I have tired that as well and I just keep going into the same recovery menu as before. Do you think it might be the fact that I do not have the galaxy s drivers on my computer???
If you can't get into download mode with the button combos (hell, I couldn't) you should still be able to use adb to reboot into download mode. So:
Plug in usb
Open Odin
type from a console in the android sdk tools directory "adb reboot download"
Use odin when you get into the download mode.
Also, Zilch, you've helped me out before, you're the man.
abezapata said:
Hey zilch I have tired that as well and I just keep going into the same recovery menu as before. Do you think it might be the fact that I do not have the galaxy s drivers on my computer???
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You dont need separate drivers if you had the Captivate ones installed... it should work either way, but if you have no drivers at all, that could be an issue
Edit: If it's plugged into USB and you didnt hit power it shouldn't power on the phone to go into recovery menu... if you did the button combo wrong it should just show the battery
No i do have the captivate drivers installed. I was coming from cognition so maybe that is a problem??? I am really open to any suggestions!
abezapata said:
No i do have the captivate drivers installed. I was coming from cognition so maybe that is a problem??? I am really open to any suggestions!
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Install the drivers!
I meant I do have the Captivate drivers installed but when the phone turns on and enters recovery mode my computer (windows 7 x64) notifies me it is searching for drivers and then fails.
To get into download mode:
1. Remove Battery, SIM, SD
2. Open Odin
3. hold volume up + down buttons
4. While holding them down, put the battery
5. still holding them(buttons) down, plug the usb cable.
Phone should go to download mode and Odin should detect it.
Zilch25 said:
You dont need separate drivers if you had the Captivate ones installed... it should work either way, but if you have no drivers at all, that could be an issue
Edit: If it's plugged into USB and you didnt hit power it shouldn't power on the phone to go into recovery menu... if you did the button combo wrong it should just show the battery
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When I plug in the phone it shows the batter and the loading bars for a couple of seconds and then automatically enters the recovery menu. I have not touched any of the buttons the whole time this happens.
abezapata said:
When I plug in the phone it shows the batter and the loading bars for a couple of seconds and then automatically enters the recovery menu. I have not touched any of the buttons the whole time this happens.
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So if you unplug the phone from USB while it's off, then hold volume down, and plug in USB nothing happens or does it do the battery thing?
Okay so through some miracle of god I got the adb to detect the phone and I sent it into download mode but odin wasnt open and now I am getting the mobile phone image/ warning image/ pc image!
abezapata said:
Okay so through some miracle of god I got the adb to detect the phone and I sent it into download mode but odin wasnt open and now I am getting the mobile phone image/ warning image/ pc image!
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From that screen if you can't get your button combos to work you're pretty much toast =/
You can try:
USB
Unplug battery
Plug in battery
Hold both volume buttons + power
keep holding the buttons, the screen will turn off, then turn back on
As soon as the screen goes black again, release the power button and hope that you get the android digger
MY PHONE IS FIXED!!!!!!!!!!!! I think what did the trick is I installed Samsung Kies and that gave me all of the drivers for the samsung phone thus giving me the ability to use adb in recovery. Thanks guys! Your'e post encouraged me to keep trying and not cuddle up in the fetal position crying myself to sleep!
Zilch25 said:
From that screen if you can't get your button combos to work you're pretty much toast =/
You can try:
USB
Unplug battery
Plug in battery
Hold both volume buttons + power
keep holding the buttons, the screen will turn off, then turn back on
As soon as the screen goes black again, release the power button and hope that you get the android digger
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Yeah thanks man once I saw those icons I knew I was good because I have seen them before. Thanks for the help!
abezapata said:
Yeah thanks man once I saw those icons I knew I was good because I have seen them before. Thanks for the help!
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Whew... well I'm glad you got it back, we've had so many perma-fails lately with the OTA these days it's nice to see a miraculous recovery Improves morale around here!
this thread just saved my life. thank you to everyone that contributed
For future reference, since the button combos are different on the i9000 vs. the Captivate, I've found that I get into download mode every time on an i9000 ROM by yanking the battery, and then re-inserting it while holding volume down+power. I know you already got it resolved, but just keep that in mind, as it has never failed me. Only wish I knew about that combo back during the whole JPC fiasco!
Hello All,
I have a Galaxy Tab P1000, My elder brother was trying to root it and he deleted the boot file by mistake, Since then my Tab is not starting up. It just doesn't respond to anything, I keep pressing the power button but nothing comes up, I tried connecting the USB cable, Still no response. Please help me to get this fixed.
Thanks
Hi,
Can you put the device into download mode? Power button + volume down press until you see the yellow Android screen.
If you haven't already, try charging it for about 4 hours
Ok here is what happened.
- I rooted my galaxy note successfully.
- Installed CWM through the steps described in this forum
- Installed Titanium Backup
- Restored CWM 5.0.0.2 APP with data through Titanium backup (which was from a LG Optimus 2X)
- Pressed Restart into Recovery Mode (Note: I did not FLASH the Clockworkmod Recovery, i simply pressed RESTART INTO RECOVERY)
- Phone asked for super user permission, i gave it
- Phone restarts, is stuck in a black screen with the botton 2 buttons lighting up
- Was stuck there for 5 Min so i took out the battery
- Now phone will not power on... with or without wall charger plugged in.
Is my phone bricked? Is there any way to fix it?
Many thanks.
What about download mode? Can u get in?
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- Brain wasn't working and restored CWM 5.0.0.2 with data (which was from a LG Optimus 2X)
are you saying you restored from a non note backup image?
take the battery out wait 30 minutes and see if you can get into download mode
Could be probable that your bootloader is replaced, so yeah the chances are that you have soft bricked your phone and yeah there are definitely ways to restore it, so don't worry.
But see if your download mode works. press volume down+home+power all at a time.
i took the battery out for 30 minutes. Put it back in.
tried to activate download mode, there is no response.
normal power on wouldn't work either... sigh
mikescool said:
i took the battery out for 30 minutes. Put it back in.
tried to activate download mode, there is no response.
normal power on wouldn't work either... sigh
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Do you have a usb jig?
no i don't. should i go find one of those phone fixing shops? they usually would have something like this right?
I did some research on the USB Jig, is it sure to put the phone in download mode for a soft brick?
if so, i can just buy one off ebay or something.
I did some research on the USB Jig, is it sure to put the phone in download mode for a soft brick?
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Yes... i think you flashed another bootloader which does not support the three button combo. but download mode should still exist. The USB Jig will bring the phone to boot to download mode. It should work... if not, then you have a real bricked note
Try this:
- download and install KIES
- download and install Android SDK
- download and install Odin3
- open CMD (in Windows --> Start and type cmd)
- open Odin3
- remove battery in phone
- connect phone to pc via USB
- reinsert the battery in phone
- type in cmd:
Code:
adb reboot download
- looking for "added" in Odin3 (and Com Port)
- flash a stock rom for the SGN (better 3 parts and with *.pit)
Hi Chris,
Thanks for the suggestion but that didn't work. I guess i'll try the USB Jig tomorrow at a phone fixing place and if that doesn't work i'm not sure what i can do
Can you atleast access recovery mode by pressing volume up, home and power button?
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I cannot access the recovery/download mode by using those button combo. The phone is totally non-responsive. Screen remains blank and buttons do not light up.
did you ever solve this issue?
so what happened... any update?
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Can't Enter In Download Mode Or Recovery Mode Caused Due to Improper Flashing Of Files Need Assistance ASAP Please Devs .The Image In Attachment Comes For 3 mins Or Less Than That Disappears And Comes Again And Goes.....Please Need Assistance And Please Do Help
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Can't Enter In Download Mode Or Recovery Mode Caused Due to Improper Flashing Of Files Need Assistance ASAP Please Devs .The Image In Attachment Comes For 3 mins Or Less Than That Disappears And Comes Again And Goes.....Please Need Assistance And Please Do Help
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This Comes When It Is Connected To Charger [AC] On Connecting To USB TO PC Nothing Happens Please Help For God Sake
No Charging LOGO Came...Connected To Charger For 8 Hrs no sign of battery icon so plz do help asap
Interesting?
When you connect it to your PC and open odin does it come up as a com port?
This doesn't belong in development subforum.
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Pushkar2734 said:
No Charging LOGO Came...Connected To Charger For 8 Hrs no sign of battery icon so plz do help asap
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Like In Attachment I Showed U The Image That Image Appears For 3--10 Secs And Gets Disappear again appears and this goes on when connected to charger[AC Mains] On Connecting To Comp Nothing Happens it doesnt boot in recovery or download mode mode on pressing vol down+power or vol up+ power
One Thing Is That On Pressing Both Volume Buttons And Power a Android Logo In Corner Comes with something written as power mode something like that
Like In The Image It Appears On Charging Only And Please Tell Me Which Type Of Brick It Is SOFT/HARD/COMA
Hey,
Take a chill!
Yes you have bricked your tab. No worries happened with mine too. Just install all the required drivers in your PC and when you get that logo connect your tab to computer and Odin will recognise it.
It is basically stuck with download mode with different logo.
ronak.super said:
Hey,
Take a chill!
Yes you have bricked your tab. No worries happened with mine too. Just install all the required drivers in your PC and when you get that logo connect your tab to computer and Odin will recognise it.
It is basically stuck with download mode with different logo.
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Thankx Bro for replying but the logo appears for sometime and disappears again appears and vice versa on connecting to comp it is dead nothing comes on comp and also on tab rest of my friends said its battery is low so it is not boating in download or recovery mode but i charged for 9 hrs but it is what it was so plz give suggestions what to do.Please Give Me Your Cell No Via Private Msg i m too from India It Would Be Better If U EXplain this........................Please Help For God Sake
Samsung Drivers Are Installed in Computer with ADB,SDK,Java But The Problem Is The Logo In Attachment Above Should Stay Constant It Appears For Sometimes Gets Dissappear Again PLZ Do Reply
The thing is that it does not charge in the mode you are in.
If you know someone that has another Tab dismantle both and use other battery? Or charge your battery on another Tab... Or take your Tab to some kind of repair center and tell them to charge your battery outside of the Tab
Then you should be able to connect in download mode and restock.
What wrong files did you flash?
This is why you don't flash while on low battery, but yes you should be able to recover from odin still when your tab is at that stage. I used odin to recover mine when it was only displaying logo for a few seconds, once odin download begins it will lock your tab into a certain screen and be okay.
Agret said:
This is why you don't flash while on low battery, but yes you should be able to recover from odin still when your tab is at that stage. I used odin to recover mine when it was only displaying logo for a few seconds, once odin download begins it will lock your tab into a certain screen and be okay.
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Thankx Devs Finally UnBricked Tab
You can use this tutorial for the others having this problem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xnuxs2L-qU
I have the same problem
Hello everyone, I have the same problem as described in here, but please can someone give me some step by step instructions, i don't know where to find the drivers. I've done quick web search and found something but i turned out to be a virus. Once when i plugged in my bricked tab id showed up some classic Windows screen and installed some drivers, but now when i plug it in via USB it does nothing (in Odin also nothing). I've downloaded my stock ROM and Odin. Please help.
HI all,
My samsung galaxy mini has got into dead mode,because I installed a custom rom from this link . My phone is not turning ON. Even when I'm charging my phone,it is not showing the charging icon and also when I connected it to PC via USB,it is not showing the battery icon. My phone was totally got dead.So,now I jus want to go to download mode,How can I do this.Please help me.....I heard that we can do this by using JTAG blah blah, I couldnt understand ,So give me the clear (procedure)explanation and required files that how can i go to download mode.
Thanks in advance
and sorry for this post if i posted it in wrong area,because I'm new to xda, and I dont know where should I post.
Thanks again
chandan77 said:
HI all,
My samsung galaxy mini has got into dead mode,because I installed a custom rom from this link . My phone is not turning ON. Even when I'm charging my phone,it is not showing the charging icon and also when I connected it to PC via USB,it is not showing the battery icon. My phone was totally got dead.So,now I jus want to go to download mode,How can I do this.Please help me.....I heard that we can do this by using JTAG blah blah, I couldnt understand ,So give me the clear (procedure)explanation and required files that how can i go to download mode.
Thanks in advance
and sorry for this post if i posted it in wrong area,because I'm new to xda, and I dont know where should I post.
Thanks again
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ON mobile without USB,dont connect usb try without connected usb and go to download mode
chandan77 said:
HI all,
My samsung galaxy mini has got into dead mode,because I installed a custom rom from this link . My phone is not turning ON. Even when I'm charging my phone,it is not showing the charging icon and also when I connected it to PC via USB,it is not showing the battery icon. My phone was totally got dead.So,now I jus want to go to download mode,How can I do this.Please help me.....I heard that we can do this by using JTAG blah blah, I couldnt understand ,So give me the clear (procedure)explanation and required files that how can i go to download mode.
Thanks in advance
and sorry for this post if i posted it in wrong area,because I'm new to xda, and I dont know where should I post.
Thanks again
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You have the right area so don't worry about that.
It looks like your phone is done for good, but let's try to salvage it. Follow the steps carefully to avoid messing it up even further.
1.Make sure your battery is charged. Use an universal charger or something similar to charge it if not.
2.Unplug your phone from your USB cable or charger.
3.Put the battery back inside but do not power it up yet.
4.Hold the VOLUME DOWN button and the HOME button. While holding both of them, press and hold the POWER button. You should be prompted with a DOWNLOADING message. If nothing shows, then it's dead.
5.If you are shown the message, then you can still make it work. Make sure you have all your USB Drivers installed. After that download ODIN.
6.Open ODIN and plug in your phone while it is still in DOWNLOAD mode.
7.If it recognizes it, follow the steps here and you should be done.
Lynuxen said:
You have the right area so don't worry about that.
It looks like your phone is done for good, but let's try to salvage it. Follow the steps carefully to avoid messing it up even further.
1.Make sure your battery is charged. Use an universal charger or something similar to charge it if not.
2.Unplug your phone from your USB cable or charger.
3.Put the battery back inside but do not power it up yet.
4.Hold the VOLUME DOWN button and the HOME button. While holding both of them, press and hold the POWER button. You should be prompted with a DOWNLOADING message. If nothing shows, then it's dead.
5.If you are shown the message, then you can still make it work. Make sure you have all your USB Drivers installed. After that download ODIN.
6.Open ODIN and plug in your phone while it is still in DOWNLOAD mode.
7.If it recognizes it, follow the steps here and you should be done.
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As you mentioned in the 4th point, I've done what u suggested me to do by pressing the keys VOLUME DOWN,HOME,and POWER keys,but my phone is not switching into download mode....It is Dead mate..... Please help me
chandan77 said:
As you mentioned in the 4th point, I've done what u suggested me to do by pressing the keys VOLUME DOWN,HOME,and POWER keys,but my phone is not switching into download mode....It is Dead mate..... Please help me
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There is not much left to do. If there is a method of fixing this type of hard brick, the chances are very slim. You're better off sending the phone to Samsung Care.
Czesiek333 said:
ON mobile without USB,dont connect usb try without connected usb and go to download mode
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Google and YouTube search for USB JIG. that might help you. It works on dead phones.
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Galaxy mini dead !!!
Hello! I have also this problem but my phone comes into download mode by pressing vol up+home+power ..... My phone is dead by Rom mananger.......no light in screen no recovry mode.....just one download mode and maybe its emergency download mode ......help plzzzzzzzz
It can be detected by odibn but I tRied to flash it with stock rom.....froyo......but it sticks in setup connection: 0.......plz help me?
Vicky khan said:
Hello! I have also this problem but my phone comes into download mode by pressing vol up+home+power ..... My phone is dead by Rom mananger.......no light in screen no recovry mode.....just one download mode and maybe its emergency download mode ......help plzzzzzzzz
It can be detected by odibn but I tRied to flash it with stock rom.....froyo......but it sticks in setup connection: 0.......plz help me?
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try a stock gingerbread by odin
and if it stuck at Samsung image go to recovery mod and clear data and cashe
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Vicky khan said:
Hello! I have also this problem but my phone comes into download mode by pressing vol up+home+power ..... My phone is dead by Rom mananger.......no light in screen no recovry mode.....just one download mode and maybe its emergency download mode ......help plzzzzzzzz
It can be detected by odibn but I tRied to flash it with stock rom.....froyo......but it sticks in setup connection: 0.......plz help me?
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Connection: 0 is drivers or kies problem. Uninstall all the Samsung USB drivers and re install them and also force stop or close kies running in background.
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