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USB/Charger reboot the phone, download mode lost, vibrant rom on i9000

OK guys I really badly need some help. My phone is in a non-workable state and I am starting to run out of options.
I did some mistakes but I will try to take out the details to list mostly the fact, hoping someone will take the time to give me directions.
- I have a galaxy s I9000 (switzerland/orange)
- I had upgraded to 2.2 via Kies.
- I got tired of the phone becoming increasingly slow. I found out about voodoo lag fix. I read 3000 forum posts, documentation and stuff, and when everything seemd easy enough, I installed voodoo via Odin.
- Here problems started. After installing voodoo, the phone booted, but the robot voice said "convert data partition. Not enough space on partition". Then again. And again. It was stuck in a boot loop. This problem doesn't seem to be documented anywhere i could find. The only instructions I could find on how to disable voodoo were to create some files on the disk, not very helpful when you can't boot the phone.
- I found a couple of threads with people who had the same message, and the advice their were given was to flash another rom.
- So I went to samfirmware.com and downloaded 2.2.1 for I9000 (JS8). I installed it through Odin. The phone booted, showed me the Galaxy S screen, then went black. Then it would vibrate every 20 seconds or so. Once, then 3 times in a row. I waited 30 minutes because in some places it said that may take long, but the situation didn't change. I rebooted, tried again after taking about the battery, wiped data, reset factory settings etc. The phone state wouldn't change, and I started to get a little desperate, because this was a stock rom, and if that didn't work...
- I read 3000 more threads, and phone a guy who had been in this situation, and got out of it by first installing "Eugene's JK2 froyo that never bricks" and then after wards reinstalling the stock rom.
- So I installed Eugene's rom. I knew it was trouble that it was a vibrant's rom, but I figured, I had read everywhere that as long as your phone supported download mode you could still always re-flash a new rom, so I decided give it a try.
- And the phone booted. Asked my pin, loaded stock android and all. I was happy at first, but then new trouble came. Now, whenever I plug in the USB, the phone's screen goes black after 4-5 seconds. When I unplug it, phone reboots. No charging battery appears when I plug the turned off phone on the charger.
- And worst of all, the buttons got mixed up. Vol up is vol down now. But more of a problem, 3 button recovery and 3 button download mode don't work anymore. I couldn't find a way to get them back. So I can't flash a new rom with Odin :-/.
- My latest was to install rom manager since I can access the market. I downloaded the tedgy rom. Installed the "clockwork recovery mode" from Rom Manager. It asked me if I had I9000 or vibrant, wasn't sure what it expected since I have now a vibrant rom on an I9000, but I put in I9000. Then I reboot telling rom manager to install Tedgy. I get a recovery mode screen which offers to reboot/reinstall packages/wipe data, then does a couple of operations, and finally gets stuck on :
can't open /cache/update.zip
(bad)
installation aborted
So there I go, with a vibrant rom on my I9000 (rooted, at least), a phone that can boot a half-functionnal android, but with a useless cable plug, an unchargeable battery, and a download mode I couldn't find... And waiting for my wife to get back with her phone so I can charge my battery again...
Any help or lead to help me get another rom installed on this phone again would be *greatly* appreciated. What other ways do I have to access download mode ? Or is there a way to get to it despite my buttons being messed up ? Maybe the rom manager issue can be fixed ?

OK well I got out of it somehow.
In case someone else had this same issue, here's how I got out of it :
1) Install ADB.
2) launch Odin
3) go to adb folder in command line and type "adb reboot download" but no enter just yet.
4) plug the usb cable on the phone.
5) type enter in the adb shell in the small window of opportunity you have before the screen goes blank. This reboots the download mode and allows new flashing via odin.

Any answer for this thread?
Did you fix the problem?
I'm stuck with the same case...

[q] need help! Black screen on my verizon galaxy tab 7

I tried a flash and think i messed my tab...now its just a black screen with a faint light in the background like its on but its no images.......my battery icon pops up then distorts away and thats it ....can get into download mode but not recovery.....tried holding all 3 buttons got this lil android dude in the corner with a sign sayin something about power reset but cant select nothing......help me please......

Put it in d/l mode and flash one of the stock roms with Heimdall.
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i tried a stock flash with heimdall it flashed successfully but i still get the SAMSUNG logo that flashes and go away,buttons light up at the bottom,can go in download mode but not reboot mode,phone stay on with a faint light ,so i assume that its on somehow.....help

Did you follow this exactly?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=967175
One thing I missed here before was to wipe data and cache. Otherwise I go into boot loop.

how to get recovery mode
i cant wipe nothing because i cant get to recovery,just download mode

done it step by step
i followed evrything it flashed successfully but when it rebooted i turned off.and tried recovery but nothing......

chubbyflood said:
i followed evrything it flashed successfully but when it rebooted i turned off.and tried recovery but nothing......
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Use UnBrickable Mod
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1341753

Although you get a black screen on boot, it might still be working....
Chubbyflood,
If you are in the same situation as I am then the tab is still working, you are just getting black screen on boot up. It played tricks on me for ages when I was first rooting by tablet; but it turned out it is just the boot up screen that isn't showing.
This is my situation:
-Press and hold Power button to turn on.
-I see the Galaxy Tab / Samsung initial boot image for about 1 second, and also hear the "boot chime"
-Then the screen goes completely blank (but you can tell it is still on with a little light showing.
-The four "hard button" lights will light up briefly a couple times
-Wait approximately 30 seconds to a minute (to be safe and give the tablet time to boot up - it is actually booting up)
-Tab the Power button once, to turn the tablet off (now the screen is clearly off)
-Tab the Power button again, and the tablet will be up and running as normal.
I am guessing the boot animation / images are failing in some way, but the tablet is booting up as normal.
I've just learned to live with it, because I haven't had a chance to figure out what's going on, but it honestly took me a good hour or so, and a few (unnecessary) flashes, before I realized the thing was up and running fine, it just need to have the button pressed on and off.
One final thing to mention; don't have the tablet plugged into anything. I seem to remember leaving it plugged into the PC didn't help (I think).
Hope that makes sense.
Cheers
Ed.

Has your situation been resolved?
I am in the same boat. What I have done to temporarily fix this was to Flash a ROM that uses Hemdall and it will boot as flukebu stated but only with the Galaxy Cubed ROM.
I cannot get the factory files to boot as you have stated.
I have continually tried to return to stock using the files provided on this forum and all "unbrick" posts.
While flashing the stock images everything completes and works well. The device reboots and the Samsung Splash screen appears. Once it appears it disappears and scrambles the screen. I believe it then goes into a bootloop which easily enough I could access factory recovery to correct but when I do attempt to access factory recovery the screen is as posted above (black but illuminated).
Once I flashed Galaxy Cubed ROM and it booted I hit the power button and the locksreen appeared. I can tell you I was excited but there are some issues with that ROM I have not tried to correct yet because my main goal is to return to stock.
Even with this ROM working correctly I have attempted to access CWM once installed to complete a Data Wipe and that does not show up either.
I would really like to find a solution to this I want to return to stock and not have this custom ROM running.

Juiced_RL said:
Has your situation been resolved?
I am in the same boat. What I have done to temporarily fix this was to Flash a ROM that uses Hemdall and it will boot as flukebu stated but only with the Galaxy Cubed ROM.
I cannot get the factory files to boot as you have stated.
I have continually tried to return to stock using the files provided on this forum and all "unbrick" posts.
While flashing the stock images everything completes and works well. The device reboots and the Samsung Splash screen appears. Once it appears it disappears and scrambles the screen. I believe it then goes into a bootloop which easily enough I could access factory recovery to correct but when I do attempt to access factory recovery the screen is as posted above (black but illuminated).
Once I flashed Galaxy Cubed ROM and it booted I hit the power button and the locksreen appeared. I can tell you I was excited but there are some issues with that ROM I have not tried to correct yet because my main goal is to return to stock.
Even with this ROM working correctly I have attempted to access CWM once installed to complete a Data Wipe and that does not show up either.
I would really like to find a solution to this I want to return to stock and not have this custom ROM running.
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Have you found a resolution to this? Mine tab is doing the exact same thing as yours after the cubed rom.

Tab locked down??

Morning all, hoping somebody can help.
I managed to get a spare Galaxy Tab 8.9 (GT-P7310) from work that was not being used.
I work for a hospitality company and the tab is in some kind of lock down mode where many of the features are disabled, for instance I cannot access settings, there is no bar along the bottom giving me my home screen etc.
I have done a factory reset on the tablet and when it reboots it does come up initially with the home screen bar and I can get into the settings but then after approximately 45 seconds it seems to load something in the background and I am locked down again.
Any ideas??

robwoolly said:
Morning all, hoping somebody can help.
I managed to get a spare Galaxy Tab 8.9 (GT-P7310) from work that was not being used.
I work for a hospitality company and the tab is in some kind of lock down mode where many of the features are disabled, for instance I cannot access settings, there is no bar along the bottom giving me my home screen etc.
I have done a factory reset on the tablet and when it reboots it does come up initially with the home screen bar and I can get into the settings but then after approximately 45 seconds it seems to load something in the background and I am locked down again.
Any ideas??
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You should see what apps are installed while you can get into settings. If there is an app in there that is locking all this stuff out, try to uninstall it before it kicks in.
If that doesn't work, I would check if it's rooted first. Download a root checker app. Also check to see if it already has a custom recovery. To boot into recovery, turn the tab off. Turn it on. as soon as the gt 8.9 logo pops up hold the volume down button (closest to the power button). That will bring up the bootloader and you can go into recovery (android with a box) or download mode.
Check the recovery version. If it's not rooted and has the stock recovery, then you have some work ahead of you.
First, I have no idea what your people did to the tab, so any of this could brick and ruin the tab. Keep in mind that that is your responsibility.
I would flash a custom recovery with ODIN. Make a nandroid backup through that custom recovery. Root the tab. Make another nandroid. Wipe the tab through recovery, and then flash a custom ROM.
Check on the status of root and recovery, and we can go from there.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Crownlte Bootloop

Hi, I've recently bought a Samsung Note 9, secondhand, yet still new condition. Courier dropped the delivery and I was impressed with what I received, unboxing through to switching it on. Awesome display, features, speed, etc.. unfortunately, it didn't last long. Went through the initial setup, google acc, personal preferences, up to the point where security features needed to be activated. As I wanted to enroll fingerprints, it asked for passkey before biometrics could be recorded. I entered a 5 digit code, again to confirm, and then it was set. Then the trouble started. Phone locked by pressing the power button then refused to unlock with the passcode that I've just saved. After a while of trying to enter the key I've used, as well as some alternative combinations for in case I've made a mistake (twice?), I've resorted to boot into recovery mode by switching off the device and pressing bixby+vol up+pwr. Booted into recovery, chose factory reset and let it run.
It finished in less than a second, before I chose to reboot device. Only to see the screen stay dark with red words top left corner of screen: Only official firmware to be installed something something. And that's what I kept on getting, did abovementioned step again, same issue, tried formatting cache, same issue, tried lacking storage boot, same issue, tried flashing custom rom via Odin, same issue, tried to find official firmware and installed that same issue. I've noticed that none of the packages I try to install works due to an error stating that Signature Verification Failed. Every time, whether I try sideloading via adb, updating via sdcard or flashing with Odin, I get the same result. Last try was flashing the bootloader with an recovery zip I found somewhere and now it just bootloops the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 startup screen, vibrates, restarts and same screen again. Even if I let it loop, it keeps on forever. I can still access bootloader, recovery and Download mode with pressing the button combinations, but nothing I try of the options available resolves the problem.
I'm really at a point where I don't know what to do or try, please advise. Here's some additional info that might help:
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960F Crownlte.
Support SINGLE-SKU
Block-Based OTA
Supported API: 3
samsung/crownltexx/crownlte9/PPR1.180610.011/N960FXXU3CSI3
After a few of my flashing attempts, abovementioned line now reads:
Block-Based OTA
Supported API: 3
samsung/crownltexx/crownlte9/PPR1.180610.011/N960FXXU3CSF9
Its the Exynos version of the Note 9. Any direction or help will be much appreciated.
Thanx

Sdejager2 said:
Hi, I've recently bought a Samsung Note 9, secondhand, yet still new condition. Courier dropped the delivery and I was impressed with what I received, unboxing through to switching it on. Awesome display, features, speed, etc.. unfortunately, it didn't last long. Went through the initial setup, google acc, personal preferences, up to the point where security features needed to be activated. As I wanted to enroll fingerprints, it asked for passkey before biometrics could be recorded. I entered a 5 digit code, again to confirm, and then it was set. Then the trouble started. Phone locked by pressing the power button then refused to unlock with the passcode that I've just saved. After a while of trying to enter the key I've used, as well as some alternative combinations for in case I've made a mistake (twice?), I've resorted to boot into recovery mode by switching off the device and pressing bixby+vol up+pwr. Booted into recovery, chose factory reset and let it run.
It finished in less than a second, before I chose to reboot device. Only to see the screen stay dark with red words top left corner of screen: Only official firmware to be installed something something. And that's what I kept on getting, did abovementioned step again, same issue, tried formatting cache, same issue, tried lacking storage boot, same issue, tried flashing custom rom via Odin, same issue, tried to find official firmware and installed that same issue. I've noticed that none of the packages I try to install works due to an error stating that Signature Verification Failed. Every time, whether I try sideloading via adb, updating via sdcard or flashing with Odin, I get the same result. Last try was flashing the bootloader with an recovery zip I found somewhere and now it just bootloops the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 startup screen, vibrates, restarts and same screen again. Even if I let it loop, it keeps on forever. I can still access bootloader, recovery and Download mode with pressing the button combinations, but nothing I try of the options available resolves the problem.
I'm really at a point where I don't know what to do or try, please advise. Here's some additional info that might help:
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960F Crownlte.
Support SINGLE-SKU
Block-Based OTA
Supported API: 3
samsung/crownltexx/crownlte9/PPR1.180610.011/N960FXXU3CSI3
After a few of my flashing attempts, abovementioned line now reads:
Block-Based OTA
Supported API: 3
samsung/crownltexx/crownlte9/PPR1.180610.011/N960FXXU3CSF9
Its the Exynos version of the Note 9. Any direction or help will be much appreciated.
Thanx
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1. Install official stock rom from sammobile from this link (doesn't matter which you download):
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-note9/firmware/#SM-N960F
2. Load up Odin, put corresponding files to their slots, AP to AP, BL to BL, etc..
3. Boot into download mode (phone powered off, press and hol volume down + bixby button and insert cable to computer)
4. Flash it, wait for it to boot up.

Ok, I'll try that today and hopefully my next reply will be me posting from the Note. Let's hold thumbs.
Thanx

How did you solve the problem.. Same here.. Stuck at bootloop
Am unable enter in to download mode.. Tried hundreds of times

Minzlife said:
Am unable enter in to download mode.. Tried hundreds of times
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try this
Plug your phone to pc
Hold power button + volume down for a few seconds
Then right before the phone logo shows, bixby + volume down
Now download mode shows. Flash stock rom

TWRP soft brick?

After months of deliberation I finally decided to root my Note 9. It was the first time I've ever tried rooting and it seems to have gone horribly wrong. To root the phone, I followed the guide in the video titled 'How to Root Galaxy Note 9! [EASIEST METHOD]' on youtube which has an instruction link in the description. As a new user here, the forum doesn't allow me to post links yet, so please just type the title on youtube and it'll come up as the first result.
What I did was:
- unlocking bootloader
- Flash AP file with TWRP version 3.4.0
- Wipe data
- Since I was worried about using a software from an unknown source, I then flashed the official magisk v20.4 instead of the 'N9-S9_root_for_oem_issue_devices_v3' file recommended in the video.
After doing so, the note 9 restarted and showed the error message "Verification Failed, Unable to restart your device. The Integrity verification has failed. You need to reset your device to factory default settings. This will erase all your data.". I allowed the phone to reset.
Following this, the phone restarted and showed exactly the same message of 'verification failed' and no amount of going through the rebooting process resolved the issue. I googled the issue and was advised to flash the phone with Odin by going into download mode. I then tried to go into download mode, but the phone will simply not go into it and tries to restart the normal way. I also tried to connect to my laptop to see if I can flash with odin but the phone was not recognised at all by the computer.
I then tried to reboot using the twrp key combo and this worked. I then decided to try flashing with the 'N9-S9_root_for_oem_issue_devices_v3' file in the tutorial. Yet, this led to the same issue as with the official magisk file.
Looking at some rooting tutorials, I see that some of them recommend flashing CSC, AP, BL and CP instead of just the AP in the tutorial I followed. I then thought that perhaps the issue is I need to install a ROM on the device. I therefore tried to load the lineage 17.1 ROM in the micro SD card and installed it (top left option on twrp 'install') as well as the magisk and disable_dm_verify_forceencrypt zip files.
In hindsight, this was a stupid move from me - I did so I was in full panic mode at that point and desperate for a solution.
After doing so, the phone rebooted and showed a booting animation of a single blue curved line stuck with a circle rolling from right to left on it.
I left it for a while, hoping that it meant the new ROM was booting. 30 min later it was still stuck on the animation!
I then tried to reboot the phone. Pressing power button did nothing. I then tried different combinations and eventually power + volume up + bixby allowed it to restart in TWRP mode.
As of now, the phone is still in TWRP mode. The phone is still not recognised by my laptop and will not enter download mode if I press volume down + bixby when restarting.
I am fully aware that I've screwed up the rooting process and feel awful about it. It was the first time I've ever tried rooting and I really hope it is only a 'soft brick' and that my phone can be saved. I would really appreciate if anyone here could advise what I can do to complete the root process correctly from here?
Many thanks,
Sam

Is there a "download" or "bootloader" option when you press the reboot button in TWRP? My Note9 is on stock, so I'm not 100% certain myself. However if there is, that should take you to Samsung's download screen. This way you can send yourself back to stock if you give up on rooting your device.
BTW, I do recommend following a note9 rooting guide on XDA (it's not too hard to find) over a youtube video, since YouTube videos can often be out of date or a little sketchy.