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[Q] I've bricked my phone- HELP! :C

okay so I thought bricking android would be complicated but as it turns out it's quite simple.
Please cut me some slack because I am a n00b at all this. I am already googling for a solution and looking on forums but I haven't found anything YET so after a desperate hour of googling I thought of posting here (I will keep on trying to find a solution though).
Here is what I did:
A long while ago I rooted my Galaxy S. Rom was ClockworkMod (recovery says ClockworkMod Recovery v3.0.0.5) and the kernel was Talon. No problem with this.
Now I wanted to do a factory reset so I dialed that number yo need for a factory reset. I got a red text message warning me NOT to touch any button and it would reboot. The phone rebooted and I think I got into the recovery mode.
The icon was a top cat in an orange circle with an arrow. I guess that's part of the Talon kernel.
Anyways on recovery mode screen I saw an option called "wipe/factory reset" I've selected it - I was told it can't be undone- I've said OK- It said everything went fine so I selected reboot.
Now the phone won't reboot. It is stuck in a loop. It will always try to reboot.
So all I see is a GALAXY S i9000 screen followed by a Talos screen with a loading bar followed by the GALAXY S i9000 screen again and it will just loop.
No idea what to do :C
help, please! thanks a million everyone!

Try flash the talon kernel again or if u got a rom on your SD card flash that.
If this doesn't work.search for ezbase 3.0 and follow instructions on how to flash a rom with ODIN.
U can also find ezbase on "insanity rom" thread in the op(1 of the links)
And now your phone is recovered

zodiaxe66 said:
Try flash the talon kernel again or if u got a rom on your SD card flash that.
If this doesn't work.search for ezbase 3.0 and follow instructions on how to flash a rom with ODIN.
U can also find ezbase on "insanity rom" thread in the op(1 of the links)
And now your phone is recovered
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well I've tried to put an update.zip on the internal storage of the phone because I don't have an external SD card.
I mounted the phone as mass storage device in the recovery mode but my win xp 32 bit would say it is a Samsung Galaxy S but there was an error with the new hard ware and it couldn't be mounted fff
so no idea what to do now?

This is normal, you delated youre whole System. First of all dont panik you able to enter ist downloadmode ? If so, than you'll bei able to install a new rom and you will be able to boot I'm also New here had the same problem with my phone. This is called a soft-brick. I was able to go in DM and flash a new rom with my galaxy s plus
Sent from my GT-I9001 using XDA

Diablob555 said:
This is normal, you delated youre whole System. First of all dont panik you able to enter ist downloadmode ? If so, than you'll bei able to install a new rom and you will be able to boot I'm also New here had the same problem with my phone. This is called a soft-brick. I was able to go in DM and flash a new rom with my galaxy s plus
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vielen lieben dank
yeh i guess i did a soft brick. So what exactly do I do now?
I have managed to copy an update.zip file I've found on my computer to the phone but the download mode gives me an error and says it can't install it.
Can you link me to the files I need to install on it with the help of the download mode? Thanks a lot

so I have already tried installing different roms which seemed to have worked fine
I have tried just any random rom (Simplicity) I could find on this forum. It installed but I am still stuck in a boot loop. I don't see the Talon graphic anymore but the Galaxy S animation but I am still stuck in a loop.
help :C

zodiaxe66 said:
If this doesn't work.search for ezbase 3.0 and follow instructions on how to flash a rom with ODIN.
U can also find ezbase on "insanity rom" thread in the op(1 of the links)
And now your phone is recovered
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http://www.theandroidsoul.com/ezbase-rom-v3-0-full-installation-guide-w-video/
is what ive found when googling. of course ALL THE FILES are offline again. what a surprise.
really a shame. this looked so promising :C
i've flashed a different ROM in the mean time but it doesn't let me flash anything else anymore. that recovery mode is awful so i can only suggest no one uses simplicity rom

You need to flash a new firmware using odin, partition with 512 pit. Check this link for instructions and firmware. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14273101
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda premium

[Q] My Ace got stuck up on boot loop screen... Plz help !!!

Hi,
Well i was trying to rooting up my phone for trying out Cynogenmod 9 (ICS 4.0) .....
The files i transferred to the sd card :
1.) recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.6-galaxyace-fix
2.) upd_1
As instructed on tutorial guide... first i installed clockwork 5.... its done without any errors.... after that i tried "upd_1", which aborted installation with some "(status 7)" error..... after that i rebooted cell and gone for factory reset..... after that my ace got stucked up on boot loop screen.... cant go any furthur..... same step repeats many many times..... but no result......
I tried 2 guides....
1.) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1034145
2.) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552695
I'll appreciate any help regarding my boot loop problem.....
Thanks & Regards

Status 7 error relates to errors in updater script,it should not have been ignored like that.Furthermore,upd_1.zip is a root package for GB roms,not ICS roms,so wrong bin file there.Can you get to download mode? Or,atleast recovery?

Same problem
Hi I have the same problem just keeps cycling through the Samsung boot screen on a loop. I can get into Download mode and also I can boot into recovery. I downloaded a stock rom S5830XWKPN_S5830SWKP6_S5830XEUKP1_HOME Then I used odin 4.38 and clicked on OPS and used cooper_v1.0.ops and then clicked on one package and clicked on the zip of the stock rom I downloaded. Everything seemed to go well, but then the phone got stuck on this loop of the Samsung boot screen. I hope that you can help please.
Best regards Wez

Prawesome said:
Status 7 error relates to errors in updater script,it should not have been ignored like that.Furthermore,upd_1.zip is a root package for GB roms,not ICS roms,so wrong bin file there.Can you get to download mode? Or,atleast recovery?
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hmmm I think he's still in GB. I think he means he's trying to prepare his ace to flash ICS rom cause obviously you can't flash ICS with stock recovery.
as for the op... try using stock recovery and flash upd_1? thats what I did.
kerrywez said:
Hi I have the same problem just keeps cycling through the Samsung boot screen on a loop. I can get into Download mode and also I can boot into recovery. I downloaded a stock rom S5830XWKPN_S5830SWKP6_S5830XEUKP1_HOME Then I used odin 4.38 and clicked on OPS and used cooper_v1.0.ops and then clicked on one package and clicked on the zip of the stock rom I downloaded. Everything seemed to go well, but then the phone got stuck on this loop of the Samsung boot screen. I hope that you can help please.
Best regards Wez
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Boot into recovery and wipe data.

Make a wipe in standart or full wipe in custom and flash again with odin! It will surely help

Doo:DAce said:
hmmm I think he's still in GB. I think he means he's trying to prepare his ace to flash ICS rom cause obviously you can't flash ICS with stock recovery.
as for the op... try using stock recovery and flash upd_1? thats what I did.
Boot into recovery and wipe data.
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Seems like it...Anyway,I dont think the OP even comes here now

I too have this problem!
Is the phone bricked? I have tried using packages from Odin and One Click Unbrik but they both fail, I can get into download mode, but I cannot get into recovery mode. It just says ARM9 or something whenever I try. Is there a solution yet?

i fixed my phone i kept on having boot loops after falshing single packing so i turned the phone off then hold power and home till you come to recovery option wipe cache and i think its factory reset or full wipe so do both wipes then reboot phone WALA my phone was working hope this helps and dont forget to tick thanks button :good:

boot loop with other issues too...
hi there guys. I'm new to this forum and also to flashing...
but anyways I had a good look before flashing my phone but still messed it up...silly me
I tried rooting my phone via SD card(first clockwork mod ace 4 followed by clockwork mod 5 as said in tutorial) then upd_1 and then cm9. But after installing clockwork mod ace 4 I get :" E: failed to mount/ system (invalid argument)" same happens when trying to wipe cache partition/ data/ factory reset.
I can get into android system recovery no problems and also into odin download mode (where it gives you the warning and prompts you to press volume up if you still want to continue. It is also stuck on the samsung screen if I don't press anything.
But when trying to connect the phone to odin in order to rectify what I've done (with the one package methode, either gingerbread or cmw9) odin won't detect my phone. I used several different cables, original samsung cables, changed usb ports (directly off the motherboard) but to no avail.
heimdall will recognise the phone as far as I can see (when you click on detect device it says: "device detected") but I cannot find the right files I need to use for heimdall. I would very much appreciate any help and advice. Please point me in the right direction, show me where to download the correct files and which ones and please bear in mind I'm a noob. put it as plain as bread for me please :good:

just flash clockworkmod 5 and format system and data...
do a complete wipe ...clear cache,, wipe dalvik
then mount system and data and install any of ur modded stock or cm7... enjoy
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many roms are pre rooted plus u dont need rooot access to flash rom

to flash CustomROM u dont need to root first our ace simply flash CWM 5 and put your CustomROM flashable .zip to your sdcard and then fullwipe (data,cache,advantage) and done.....
most of CustomROM now can directly flash from previous or Other CustomROM without flash to StockROM first..
CMIIW

Since when do you need to flash cwm before you root? I did it the other way around and no problems at all. I was on 2.3.5
Sent from my GT-S5830 using xda premium

hey, well I did what you said but when I do so it just comes up with installation aborted...same as with everything else I try to install from SD card...
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AaronvAce said:
Since when do you need to flash cwm before you root? I did it the other way around and no problems at all. I was on 2.3.5
Sent from my GT-S5830 using xda premium
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I won't question what you guys are saying since I'm a noob but the tutorial I followed specifically told me to do that. I just get installation aborted every time I try to install recovery clockwork 5...or anything else for that matter. thanks for your help guys

maybe this will give you a better picture of my predicament...

I think I just spotted my error...I believed the model is Samsung galaxy ace S5830 but in fact it's the S5830i. how does that change things for me???thanks for replying

val1607 said:
I think I just spotted my error...I believed the model is Samsung galaxy ace S5830 but in fact it's the S5830i. how does that change things for me???thanks for replying
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It changes everything. 5830 is completely different from 5830i (they only share the name). Roms and mods for 5830 might brick your phone, so be careful.

dxppxd said:
It changes everything. 5830 is completely different from 5830i (they only share the name). Roms and mods for 5830 might brick your phone, so be careful.
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lol as if I didn't already find out... but what can I do now? apparently there is no custom mod for the 5830i in ICS or jelly bean.cannot flash a new rom from SD card neither with odin. what am I doning wrong?why won't my pc recognise the phone? (even reinstalled windows and all the phones drivers also tried installing drivers with zadig, after reinstall of windows the phone was finally found there but still no luck for odin)

hey guys thanks I figured it all out I was using the wrong version of odin...got it all sorted now THANK YOU!!!

i have got strucked in startup screen on my galaxy ace(S5830) while installing cwm
As instructed on tutorial guide... first i installed clockwork 5.... its done without any errors.... after that i tried "upd_1", which aborted installation with some "(status 7)" error..... after that i rebooted cell and gone for factory reset..... after that my ace got stucked up on boot loop screen.... cant go any furthur..... same step repeats many many times..... but no result......
I tried 2 guides....

i9001 stuck on CWM Recovery & reboots

Hi,
My buddy messed up with his i9001 and the current condition when turn on the device,it show "SAMSUNG" and going directly into CWM recovery wihout me holding the power & vol up.
I've tried format system,wipe etc / partition internal SD and success installing fresh ROM zip from external SD but again it does the same again and again by going into CWM recovery.Also when in CWM recovery if reboot automatically like every 5minutes.
Your help will be appreciated!:cyclops:

Can the phone start into the download mode?

Eddicts said:
Can the phone start into the download mode?
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Yup!and odin multidownloader recognize the device.I've got into ODIN and selected the ops but i do not know where to get the tar,md rom files. or should i just use odin3?what's the difference anyway?
p/s: i do not know which rom etc it was with before.Read somewhere about PIT but i do not quite get it.I'm in Malaysia.

it's rebooting in cwm recovery.... so you will need to flash bootloader: you cand find in i9001 wiki page at cwm recovery section a link to a single post where you will have all you need to flash bootloader and instructions . Good luck !! :good:

bluehawk20 said:
Also when in CWM recovery if reboot automatically like every 5minutes.
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you need to follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_Plus/GT-I9001 To solve your problem use Odin 4.43 with AriesVe.ops and flash a bootloader for other solutions visit My Android solutions, link below

Yup just flash stock rom with ODIN if you cant boot/recover

help
bluehawk20 said:
Hi,
My buddy messed up with his i9001 and the current condition when turn on the device,it show "SAMSUNG" and going directly into CWM recovery wihout me holding the power & vol up.
I've tried format system,wipe etc / partition internal SD and success installing fresh ROM zip from external SD but again it does the same again and again by going into CWM recovery.Also when in CWM recovery if reboot automatically like every 5minutes.
Your help will be appreciated!:cyclops:
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i am having the same problem... i tried flashing gapps nd aosp after installin cwm... will flashing with odin help??? please tell solution

adisawant said:
i am having the same problem... i tried flashing gapps nd aosp after installin cwm... will flashing with odin help??? please tell solution
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I'm not sure bumping old topics is a good idea, but if you're having the same issue the same solution would work. Just follow the steps described here.

[Q] Galaxy Note logo brick

Hi guys :laugh: i'm new here... and i have a big problem: my galaxy note stays bricked on the initial logo (Samsung galaxy n7000) ..... i tried to flash with odin a stock gingerbread rom but it stucks at factory.fs
i tried to to flash it with cmw but it still stucks at the initial logo
i ve tried everything...... can you please help me?
p.s i can still enter in download mode odin

I think if u can search a thread where dr ketan has given expert advice
Also if u cud post how did u brick ur phone it will help experts in solving ur prblm
Edit see this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1912417
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

razorgtr14 said:
Hi guys :laugh: i'm new here... and i have a big problem: my galaxy note stays bricked on the initial logo (Samsung galaxy n7000) ..... i tried to flash with odin a stock gingerbread rom but it stucks at factory.fs
i tried to to flash it with cmw but it still stucks at the initial logo
i ve tried everything...... can you please help me?
p.s i can still enter in download mode odin
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yeah ... as sitanshu91 asked,,,
u need to let us know what u did before it got stuck at the LOGO ?

razorgtr14 said:
Hi guys :laugh: i'm new here... and i have a big problem: my galaxy note stays bricked on the initial logo (Samsung galaxy n7000) ..... i tried to flash with odin a stock gingerbread rom but it stucks at factory.fs
i tried to to flash it with cmw but it still stucks at the initial logo
i ve tried everything...... can you please help me?
p.s i can still enter in download mode odin
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Hi there, did you try to flash on an unsafe kernel? Please read the numerous posts on Safe / Unsafe kernels, then consult Chasmodo's excellent Kernel Repository.
Before flashing a ROM, I would suggest you download the Abyss 4.2 kernel (tar file), you can search and find this on XDA.
Connect your Note to Odin and flash the Abyss 4.2 tar file. This will install a safe (Gingerbread) kernel. Again there are posts on how to do this.
Enter Recovery and flash your ROM of choice.
Remember to ALWAYS flash on a safe kernel. If you are not sure, please check.
I hope this helps. Please hit THANKS if it did.

Thanks for posting you all,
I was flashing a new rom with cwm and suddently appeared an error: E: can't...
I took off the battery and put it again and reboot it again...
And so it stucked at the initial logo.
P.S: i had a cooked rom before that happened

razorgtr14 said:
Thanks for posting you all,
I was flashing a new rom with cwm and suddently appeared an error: E: can't...
I took off the battery and put it again and reboot it again...
And so it stucked at the initial logo.
P.S: i had a cooked rom before that happened
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But, what new ROM were you flashing and what were you on prior? You have to explain yourself better. Did you do a factory reset/wipe data on a PURELY STOCK ROM or did you use philz kernel or a CM9/10 variant or something else?

razorgtr14 said:
Thanks for posting you all,
I was flashing a new rom with cwm and suddently appeared an error: E: can't...
I took off the battery and put it again and reboot it again...
And so it stucked at the initial logo.
P.S: i had a cooked rom before that happened
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Sounds to me as if you flashed from an unsafe kernel. You must ALWAYS check the kernel is safe before you flash.
I would recommend you flash a safe kernel (via Recovery or Odin - there are guides on both methods). Abyss 4.2 is my personal choice.
Then, when the kernel has been flashed, reboot back to Recovery before flashing a ROM. Do not got straight to ROM flash.
These steps should help.

thanks for your help but there s still a problem... if a flash a rom with odin it stucks at factory.fs..
i did everything and at last i used the adb program and i removed the old partition like factory.fs and created new one..... after that i converted them in ext4 by going in (cwm recovery) mounts and storage and check format /data and format /system...
after that i installed the cm 9 Nightlies and the phone worked again =D
so...after that.... i installed odin mobile pro and Odin Flash Kernel for GT-N7000 ...then i downloaded a stock rom ics (N7000XXLRG_N7000DBTLRG_DBT) and i flashed it with odin mobiel pro =)
everything was working fine until it stopped at installing or updating (i don't know) the new applications like kies,Smemo ecc.....
and now i don't know what to do...
Can you help me please? i don't want to throw away a galaxy note......

razorgtr14 said:
thanks for your help but there s still a problem... if a flash a rom with odin it stucks at factory.fs..
i did everything and at last i used the adb program and i removed the old partition like factory.fs and created new one..... after that i converted them in ext4 by going in (cwm recovery) mounts and storage and check format /data and format /system...
after that i installed the cm 9 Nightlies and the phone worked again =D
so...after that.... i installed odin mobile pro and Odin Flash Kernel for GT-N7000 ...then i downloaded a stock rom ics (N7000XXLRG_N7000DBTLRG_DBT) and i flashed it with odin mobiel pro =)
everything was working fine until it stopped at installing or updating (i don't know) the new applications like kies,Smemo ecc.....
and now i don't know what to do...
Can you help me please? i don't want to throw away a galaxy note......
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Flash back to cm base. If you have damaged emmc its likely you won't be able to run stock roms anymore because of the damaged space. ie. Stock rom 600-800mb, cm based 150mb
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

Thanks for your replay....
uau...so i can't use stock roms anymore.... but i can still flash other cooked roms like crash rom or king rom?

razorgtr14 said:
Thanks for your replay....
uau...so i can't use stock roms anymore.... but i can still flash other cooked roms like crash rom or king rom?
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He is saying you can use any CM based ROM. Crash and such are still based on stock Samsung and pretty big in size. Maybe try something like SlimBean.

URGENT help needed!

So hear it goes i had a flashed galaxy noted gt n7000 which was running the flashed ultimate jellybean rom .Well smart me had done this following
-formatted my external sd card within the phone with all the root stuff/roms in it
so i wanted to flash my stock rom
went into recovery and did a factory reset and when i wanted to go find the rom to flash it was obviously gone i decided to reboot and i am stuck on the galaxy note logo
i got bricked i guess?
anybody can help me?

You just did the factory reset or any other formats like system?

sherazzie said:
So hear it goes i had a flashed galaxy noted gt n7000 which was running the flashed ultimate jellybean rom .Well smart me had done this following
-formatted my external sd card within the phone with all the root stuff/roms in it
so i wanted to flash my stock rom
went into recovery and did a factory reset and when i wanted to go find the rom to flash it was obviously gone i decided to reboot and i am stuck on the galaxy note logo
i got bricked i guess?
anybody can help me?
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yes, you bricked your devise. search for a thread which will unbrick the devise.
pls note, the devise will not work properly as before, it will have many issues.
but the devise will run if you follow the instruction carefully.

I don't think the device is bricked. Put some ROM in the external SD card and boot into recovery and flash again.

nokiamodeln91 said:
You just did the factory reset or any other formats like system?
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i think i did facotry reset and than unmounted some stuff

sherazzie, you could alternatively flash a stock firmware via PC ODIN, by booting your device into Download Mode.
:silly:

nokiamodeln91 said:
I don't think the device is bricked. Put some ROM in the external SD card and boot into recovery and flash again.
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i have my stock rom tried flashing it and when i click on the zip the installation aborted

try to download official rom from sammobile or anywhere else.. put your phone to download mode and flash using pc odin.. this might work..

fautiq said:
try to download official rom from sammobile or anywhere else.. put your phone to download mode and flash using pc odin.. this might work..
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how do you enter download mode ?? is is volume up home power like recovery
odin dosent recognize all drivers installed btw

OMG, just put any rom on your external SD..reboot to recovery (don't format your external again)...and flash rom.

just download official firmware from sammobile and go to download mode(volume down+home+power) flash it with odin..
dont worry i dont think ur mobile is bricked...

May do this
sherazzie said:
So hear it goes i had a flashed galaxy noted gt n7000 which was running the flashed ultimate jellybean rom .Well smart me had done this following
-formatted my external sd card within the phone with all the root stuff/roms in it
so i wanted to flash my stock rom
went into recovery and did a factory reset and when i wanted to go find the rom to flash it was obviously gone i decided to reboot and i am stuck on the galaxy note logo
i got bricked i guess?
anybody can help me?
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I don't think so that u have bricked your phone
Just put the phone in download mode and flash Factory Rom with Odin .. it will work

sherazzie said:
i have my stock rom tried flashing it and when i click on the zip the installation aborted
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You cannot flash the stock from using recovery. extract it to tar.md5 and then flash it using odin. If odin is not recognized, then use any custom rom. Make sure you have CWM recovery when booting into recovery mode.