After a conversation with AD last night, I am pretty sure my Exhibit is "semi-hard" bricked. It will power up after you remove the battery, but not go into recovery. After reading a little, I have discovered a tool called a "USB jig" which will force a device behaving in this way into recovery mode. It can then be recovered via ODIN. Has anyone used a USB jig on our phone? The phones listed as compatible don't include the Exhibit, but often the Exhibit is not included on lists of devices, even when it's compatible. So, I was asking if anyone here has experience with a USB jig. If so, what was your experience and how did it go? I will need to get ODIN and learn to use it, as the second part of bringing my phone back from the dead. Thanks for your help.
About the jig i read a long time ago because some soft brick fear but was never used by me, its basically a small resistence circuit that somebody with electronic knowledge can do. Easely you could get one in ebay. So im almost sure it could work with the galaxy exhibit (because is simillar to galaxy W).
About Odin, the instructions are in the las thread (... not good thread). Download the file. Unzip anywhere you like in the PC. read the instructions. Read again. Then do it. Its easy because it was/is the main way to write stock firmware in samsung any devices.
Yes the USB jig works on this phone. I had need of it once and made my own, it was rather easy and very useful.
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Dvarl said:
Yes the USB jig works on this phone. I had need of it once and made my own, it was rather easy and very useful.
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That is awesome to hear! It looks simple enough to build one. Too bad I'm not in grad school, anymore, where there was an electronics building station in the lab. I will have to see if I can get all the components together to make one, as buying off ebay will take a few days and be annoying. Unless someone here has one I can borrow.....
Added note: bought a jig off ebay for 99 cents. Hopefully, it will work. Now, I just wait....
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I completely killed my phone.
I was flashing with Odin 1 click, and it got stuck at the factoryfs.rfs. After I long while I had to disconnect it and now it is dead. No PC--!--Phone screen, no battery charging indicator, nothing. Not even my home made jig is working. 3 button combo not working, USB + VolUP + VolDown not working either. The Vol UP + Power HW test screen is gone too,
This happened to me once before with a failed Odin flash too. Completely unresponsive device. I did manage to get it back with the jig. But this time it seems I completely killed it.
It's weird though, because the most important step went fine (the bootloader/sbl.bin step). This sucks
Hmm idk got that yesterday check your jig. If you have a Meter to test its output is wound up having to rebuild my jig with 6 resistors to get the ohm I needed to force download. Do a search there is a guy that made a jig using a igo micro usb tip is used the same thing today but had to test out several different sets of resistors before I got dl mode
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The only way to completely brick the captivate is to have a phone that did not come with the 3-button combo and have not flashed dg's 3 button fix and to have a broken micro-usb port so that a jig will not work. So in reality no its not possible.
If I were you I would check your jig and try again
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The only way to completely brick the captivate is to have a phone that did not come with the 3-button combo and have not flashed dg's 3 button fix and to have a broken micro-usb port so that a jig will not work. So in reality no its not possible.
If I were you I would check your jig and try again
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this is false.
i bricked one with a bootloader flash from armani....i was stupid to leave it in the CWM flashable i made
and i have another one that is completely dead...unrelated to flashing, as it was stock JH7...even my jig wont bring it back
Yeah well. I'm going to buy a jig from ebay (does the Fascinate jig works with the Captivate as well?
Otherwise, I'll just get a used Captivate for cheap. Would love a new phone, but can't justify the expense of a Nexus S or something.
Another option, is it possible to just replace the motherboard? would that work? If so, I can get one for spare parts.
I'll be going back to a feature phone for the next couple of weeks though : ( . I loved my cappy. It's been a terrible week though, it's like I'm on a roll of bad news. Oh well, it's just a phone.
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Yeah well. I'm going to buy a jig from ebay (does the Fascinate jig works with the Captivate as well?
Otherwise, I'll just get a used Captivate for cheap. Would love a new phone, but can't justify the expense of a Nexus S or something.
Another option, is it possible to just replace the motherboard? would that work? If so, I can get one for spare parts.
I'll be going back to a feature phone for the next couple of weeks though : ( . I loved my cappy. It's been a terrible week though, it's like I'm on a roll of bad news. Oh well, it's just a phone.
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How much are you planning on spending? I would just go to to Radio Shack massive bag of resistors is 12 bucks and the iGo micro usb connector is 10 bucks so 22 bucks and you have an easy jig and pretty much unlimited resistors for all the bricks. I say thats the best way. i have enough resistors now to unbrick everyones captivates for the next year.
Go for the new Infuse, its a faster and upgraded captivate. Or just wait for the Iphone 5
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Or just wait for the Iphone 5
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Uh oh, is gonna start another apple flame? Lol, if so I'll have something to read when bored
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the Iphone5 really? what did he ever do to you?
thats just rude...
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the Iphone5 really? what did he ever do to you?
thats just rude...
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Lol its supposed to be 4 inches dual core, face regonition, aluminum back. It looks pretty good except i know apple is going to rape your wallet for it. But after 4 defective captivates, anything that works looks good
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Hey guys. I've had my cappy since last august (one year, obviously) and today an act of god happened while I was trying to flash my phone to serendipity 6.4 - lightning struck my dorm building (poor college student), and the power went out.
anywho, as you know the warranty period is one year (stupid if you're locked in for 2 years, imho) and guess what? my warranty expired YESTERDAY. FML. called AT&T and they won't let me get a new one now, and I'm not eligible for an upgrade. so... i have two options - shell out a lot of cash that I don't have for an insurance replacement or new phone, or fix my phone. I've tried making a jig, and it didn't work. None of the key combos work. It always goes to the phone-warning-computer screen. I searched and searched for a miracle solution but found nothing. Does anyone have anything I can try?
If not... is there anyone out there with an HTC inspire or captivate they'd be willing to sell me? This is the only phone I have, I don't have a backup, nor a home phone line.
With the pc screen you can't hold down the volume buttons and plug in usb with Odin running? If you're on gb kf1 bootloaders I remember seeing somewhere that screen is download mode. Worth a try.
That's one of my biggest fears. Precisely why I started using my laptop for flashes.
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If ur seeing signs of some kind of life, then ur not hard bricked.
Edit: This may get u into download mode... Pull battery, insert usb into computer (with Odin already open), insert micro usb into ur phone, replace battery. If u get into download mode, put the battery cover on then proceed.
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If ur seeing signs of some kind of life, then ur not hard bricked.
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well, it gives me the phone-!-computer screen but nothing else. Jig failed, odin fails, nothing will put it in download.
Edit: for the record, I was using Serendipity 7 before, and had that horrid battery drain problem, so I was trying to flash back to 6.4... if it matters.
^ If u can't get into Recovery, I edited my post above to maybe help with download mode.
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You said JIG failed i really doubt that it will fail try with another JIG.
What bootloaders you are on ?
You try only holding volume down or only holding volume up while plugging into pc from phone off state. ( best way to make sure is pull battery and replace without pushing any buttons. )??
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You said JIG failed i really doubt that it will fail try with another JIG.
What bootloaders you are on ?
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I owe you a beer, sir.
didn't feel like buying another connector so I sacrificed my backup car charger and made a jig with better soldering and all that jaz, and voila, it worked!
edit: See ya got it...good deal.
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^^ Yeah, reboot ur computer and then try connecting to Odin to flash stock ecair or stock ginger i 9000 or i897 ginger...whichever way u want to go with it.
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Computer's up, flashing stock currently.
my dormmates thought I was insane when i ran down the hall to my bud's dorm yelling IT'S ALIIIIIIIIVVVVVEEEEEE! I FIXED IT!!!!!! lol
But seriously. If you ever want a free beer...
^^^Hahaha ITS ALIIIVVVVVVEEEE, Yeah i know that feeling how it feels when u fix something.
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^^^Hahaha ITS ALIIIVVVVVVEEEE, Yeah i know that feeling how it feels when u fix something.
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Yup, complete with waving my phone above my head and everything =)
Lol awesome. Glad you got it working again good to always have a jig on standby.
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This is precisely the reason why I do all my flashing from my laptop and I have a jig (or two) around me...and an entire pack of resistors on my desk somewhere. I went to the shack the other day and bought the 10 dollar super pack of resistors, and as a Computer Engineering major, I should never have to buy resistors ever again...I gives you somewhere around 500 resistors of differing resistance.
worked with another jig (a better made one)? Gratz!!
I was in download mode trying to download a SpeedMod Kernel following this CyanogenMod tutorial:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Captivate:_Full_Update_Guide
It locked, I had to unplug the cable in the middle of download mode and take out the phone battery.
Now I'm getting the Phone ! Computer error message and I've tried all the unbricking methods. Battery, SD, SIM card out, ODIN3, USB IN, Vol UP+DOWN+POWER buttons pressed, BATTERY IN, ODIN3, etc etc. NOTHING IS WORKING.
Doesn't work: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=775911&highlight=bricked
The above without Odin doesn't work either.
This is urgent because I'm leaving for Taiwan in 8 hours and I was depending on the phone to make calls when I get there. I can't believe that this bull**** is happening at this time, out of all times. I'm about to email everyone on Craigslist selling a Captivate, and I don't have time for a jig.
Which bootloaders r u on?
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Nevermind! I finally fixed it with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15330252#post15330252
Merry Christmas!
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Which bootloaders r u on?
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Stock bootloader.
Have a safe trip and merry Christmas to u too. Glad it worked out for u
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Anyone have any advice for a hard brick captivate with no soldering skills?
There are several ways to make a jig or you can buy a jig. Soldering wouldn't be required unless u are trying to jtag or make the phone unbrickable.
Anyone can solder a Jig.... Its not difficult. If your phone is hard bricked (no signs of life) then you will either need to develop epic soldering skills OR send it Adams or Joshs way to get it modded.
You can make a jig from radio shack for a dollar. Don't solder anything.
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qhsusb_dload is all I get. Buttons no work. Doesn't vibe or anything. Soft reset doesn't work. Any help or am I screwed. I flashed overcome 8.9 wiped prior and wiped dalvik after the reboot and black screen since.
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I'm really sorry but your device is done. The skyrocket people haven't been able to fix this yet by using a jig or qualcomm tools.
Reading and researching is really important. You can't flash any p73xx rom to the i957, it will brick.
This is exactly why I have tried to get a separate forum for the i957, but that hasn't worked yet.
Hope you are under warranty or that is an expensive mistake.
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I did the exact same thing you did. It is very confusing (Well not really, I just did'nt take my time to read). I was exhausted because I was very happy to have my new skyrocket and new lte tab. I researched and researched. I rooted, installed custom rom and kernel on my skyrocket. I then rooted my tablet and it was great. I then installed a custom rom for a 7300 on my i957 and Boom, gone. Luckily I was within my 30 day return policy. Everything in my home is either jailbroken, rooted, homebrewed, w/e. so I have somewhat experience.
But the combination of tiredness, excitedness, and what ever else comes along with getting new gadgets, I didn't pay attention and blew up my tablet.
Even with my experience and never bricking anything before, I bricked my tablet. I took it back to the store and making believe I never even heard about rooting, jailbreaking, homebrewing; the sales people tried starting it up and eventually they couldn't get it to start up. I got a new tablet, I told them I left the tablet charging overnight and left it charging when I went to work, because I forgot to disconnect it. When I got home from work it just didn't turn on.
Eventually they gave me a new tablet and said do not charge it for more than 8 hours. They said I was the first customer to ever return this tablet because it was defective (This tablet is a beast). I told them sure I learned my lesson.
When I went home, I rooted it lol and installed the oc kernel. Remember there are no roms for the 4g model.
Before I went back to the store where I purchased my phone&tablet, I found that there is a youtube store that fixes bricked phones and tablets (He has videos of him fixing them) but when I emailed him, he said their program does not support in unbricking the lte tablet. This was about a month ago so you can check to see if they support it now. I think to unbrick phones it was like 50-100 dollars (I forgot)
You are not alone, I made the same dumb mistake. Never do important stuff when you are tired or excited or anxious. Sorry man, good luck.
I may have put this in the wrong area it was late last night and I was frustrated. I tried putting a 7300 ROM on a 7300. I didn't try anything fancy lol. But I appreciate the responsses. You think I'll be able to take it back and see what they can do? Maybe they'll exchange it as if it was a defect? I'll take it there today. See if they will exchange.lesson learned for me. Lesson being wait for updates from Samsung. As slow as they are. Lol thanks for the input if anyone has the capability to fix this
Hit me up.
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A 7300 rom on a 7300 should only soft brick. Can you get into download or recovery?
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If you try to turn on your tablet and your screen turns on you can try to install the stock rom through odin again and it will work. There is a thread in this forums that explains how. If it is off and you turn it on and ABSOLUTELY NOTHING happens and it just stays with the black screen, no vibration or anything then it is hard bricked.
If it is hard bricked you can try to take it back and act dumb, not sure how long ago you purchased the tablet. If you are still within the 30 days you should be good because the sales people I took my tablet to did not have the machine to see how many times my device was flashed. If you are outside the 30 days they will tell you to send it to a samsung repair dealer (which I think they will see how many times the device has been flashed). Once you rooted your tablet it voids the warranty and they either do not have to fix it or will charge you an amount equal to your tablet. I did hear of cases where people with rooted tablets just returned it and they fixed it for free. I guess it dpeneds on anything else in life (How lucky are you?)
Yes you did put your question on the right place since this is for all the 8.9 tablets. (Thats the problem I came across with, I wish they make two forums for both tablets because they are in fact different.
Posting from my mobile so I didn't read your post again.
It is extremely rare but sometimes this can happen. Did you have repartition checked in Odin? If so that's bad.
There is something called qpst - qualcomm product support tools - that people are trying to get to work to fix hard bricks.
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No prob man. I'll look that up. I'm gonna seems it in to Samsung see if they can fix it. It's under warranty. Anyone done this before?
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mobiletechvideos now has support for hard bricked tabs! finally! just sent the payment today and i will send out my tab once i get home from work. ill keep yall posted on how it goes.
here is the link: http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-8-9-jtag-brick-repair/
Thanks for updating us.
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Thanks to google: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19100269 (Not working)
Thanks to forum search: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19100269 (Look familiar?)
^: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1226089 (Not working)
Can't access download mode by any combination of button presses.
Don't seem to find any difference between download mode and recovery mode
Can't find any proof Kies 2.x ever even existed (and Kies for my other Samsung phone (Galaxy S Blaze 4g) is "too new" for Exhibit II),
"One Click Unbrick" needs download mode? How's that work if the problem I'm trying to solve using it is not being able to access download mode?
Trying to flash from "Firmware upgrade failed" screen anyways (as directed here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1226089#post17487348) using Odin Multi Downloader v4.43 as directed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20394682#post20394682 also not working
Can't think of anything else searching has told me to try, but clearly missing something and need help.
Make a USB jig to access download mode when other options fail. If USB jig "dongle" doesn't work then I have no idea.
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Dvarl said:
Make a USB jig to access download mode when other options fail. If USB jig "dongle" doesn't work then I have no idea.
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"Make" a dongle?? That may be just a little beyond my skillset.
Honestly its not that hard to do, the hardest part is all the cutting. You can get around the soldering by making it two peices, the dongle that goes into the phone, then the resistors, just make sure you insulate them. Or if you dont want to bother doing that you can buy one on Amazon for about 3 - 5 bucks.
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Honestly its not that hard to do, the hardest part is all the cutting. You can get around the soldering by making it two peices, the dongle that goes into the phone, then the resistors, just make sure you insulate them. Or if you dont want to bother doing that you can buy one on Amazon for about 3 - 5 bucks.
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Soldering or not, wires and resistors = hard to do.
Sadly though, this seemingly being my only resort, could I ask for help selecting the correct piece from amazon?
ducky69247 said:
Soldering or not, wires and resistors = hard to do.
Sadly though, this seemingly being my only resort, could I ask for help selecting the correct piece from amazon?
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Think I found it (http://usbjig.com/)
Wish me luck I guess >.<
ducky69247 said:
Think I found it (http://usbjig.com/)
Wish me luck I guess >.<
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No luck with jig, phone comes on right to the upgrade fail screen, no amount of ****ing with it seems to get me back to download mode.
Well there goes nearly 200 bucks, that's what I get for eBaying it and skipping the 3rd party warranty -.-
I've got the phone for sale now on eBay "as is," if anyone wants it
Edit for Clarification: Original "Samsung Exhibit," not "Exhibit II/Galaxy Exhibit"