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[Q] Did I brick my SGS BT-I9000?

I Have a similar problem as posted by someone else - but I can't reply in that thread yet so here it is:
Also SGS GT-I9000 - now stuck on white logo screen.
What I have done:
- phone was slow and very laggy so I wanted to install new ROM
- found out that 3bc didn't work so tried to fix that using a guide from SamsungGalaxySforums based on one from XDA (tried to post the link, but forum rules won't let me).
- now download mode works but recovery mode still doesn't.
- when rebooting without being attached to laptop it showed funny coloured lines first
- I tried this whole thing again and now my phone is stuck on white logo screen. Still able to get into download mode and flash, but no booting phone.
Any ideas? Should I flash a different bootloader?
EDIT: I had tried the Aries_P-SBL.tar.md5 bootloader and only got coloured lines.
Now using the EZboot-GingerBread-1.0.tar.md5 bootloader and getting a bootloader screen. Now making a backup of all my data first.
EDIT: After backup still hangs at white Galaxy S screen - so still no working phone! Ideas?

Turn off your phone and reboot into the recovery mode by pressing Volume UP+ Home + Power.
Then when in the recovery, select Wipe Data and Cache. Reboot when done. You should be up and running. Also, first boot may take a while so be patient.

dhiru1602 said:
Turn off your phone and reboot into the recovery mode by pressing Volume UP+ Home + Power.
Then when in the recovery, select Wipe Data and Cache. Reboot when done. You should be up and running. Also, first boot may take a while so be patient.
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It says in his post, recovery wont work, only download.
Sounds to me he has screwed up the bootloader.
Now you've done this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1089989
I now suggest you boot to download and flash a stock rom using ODIN.

just flash stock Rom using Odin and than you can flash what you want

[Q] Bionic Brick

Trying to avoid buying a new phone to replace my really slow bionic by flashing the rom. I screwed up somewhere (maybe several somewheres). Anyway, where I am now is: I installed TWRP 2.6.0.0 installed (with SafeStrap 3.11). I created a Titanium backup and then tried to flash Flying Jelly 1.1 without wiping the stock slot. It was downhill from there. Right now, when I power up, if I go straight to boot, after the Motorola M, the screen goes dark with a glowing backlight and stays that way. If I go into SafeStrap/TWRP, I get all the right options. I tried Factory Reset, it completes almost immediately and nothing changes (still hangs in boot). I tried Install to flash stock 4.1.2 but that didn't work. I tried using RSD Lite but if I plug in (USB) and let it go through boot, when it hangs, USB communication doesn't work. I tried RSD Lite in SafeStrap with USB mounted but that doesn't work either. I can still get to the internal storage in SafeStrap (and have saved a copy to my pc). Is there anything else I can do before I surrender and toss the phone?

Have you tried manual install though stock recovery?
It's equivalent to fastboot FXZ, but you install via ext_sd card rather than usb cable.
You get into the stock recovery similar way as fastboot, but you choose revoery instead of fastboot.
You'll need a different zip to install by sd that's different from the FXZ file.

bobdole said:
Have you tried manual install though stock recovery?
It's equivalent to fastboot FXZ, but you install via ext_sd card rather than usb cable.
You get into the stock recovery similar way as fastboot, but you choose revoery instead of fastboot.
You'll need a different zip to install by sd that's different from the FXZ file.
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I too have a similar issue..I was running Blurred effects JB ROM and it was giving me issues. I took out the battery and put it back in. It loaded this boot menu loader and I couldn't go back to my main JB system. So I deleted the system file that kept sending me to stock rom thinking it would send me back to my jelly bean side. Now it remains black... I can do the whole up/down vol keys but AP fastboot doesn't work. When I plug into my computer is like the phone doesnt connect. I go in device manager and nothing is there. I cant go to recovery either... it give me the android logo with a red caution sign. I cant do moto helper or RSD lite if the phone is not on the system

phantomprime said:
I too have a similar issue..I was running Blurred effects JB ROM and it was giving me issues. I took out the battery and put it back in. It loaded this boot menu loader and I couldn't go back to my main JB system. So I deleted the system file that kept sending me to stock rom thinking it would send me back to my jelly bean side. Now it remains black... I can do the whole up/down vol keys but AP fastboot doesn't work. When I plug into my computer is like the phone doesnt connect. I go in device manager and nothing is there. I cant go to recovery either... it give me the android logo with a red caution sign. I cant do moto helper or RSD lite if the phone is not on the system
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Are you saying that you can't get into AP fastboot mode, or that when you are in fastboot mode, your phone won't connect to your PC?
If you can't get into AP fastboot, take out your battery wait for 3 sec. Push all 3 buttons (pwr, vol up, vol down) all together then put the battery back.
As for recovery mode, once you get the robot with the caution sign, you need to press vol up/down together for the recovery menu to show up.
You might have to do it a few time before it shows up.

bobdole said:
Are you saying that you can't get into AP fastboot mode, or that when you are in fastboot mode, your phone won't connect to your PC?
If you can't get into AP fastboot, take out your battery wait for 3 sec. Push all 3 buttons (pwr, vol up, vol down) all together then put the battery back.
As for recovery mode, once you get the robot with the caution sign, you need to press vol up/down together for the recovery menu to show up.
You might have to do it a few time before it shows up.
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wow thank you...it was a major difference from laptop to PC..after I updated my systems usb drivers as well ad other key drivers for the mother board it recognized my phone ad cdma targa fastboot mode. I was able to get back to stock and reroot:highfive:

[Q] Stock phone bricked from OTA?

I got my wife a Moto X yesterday, which has not been rooted or modified at all, and got the 4.4 update notification today. I downloaded the update and tried to install it. During the install, the phone tried to reboot but it got stuck at the Motorola logo. It sat there for over an hour, so I turned the phone off. As soon as the phone turns off, it turns itself back on and gets stuck at the Motorola logo. I can get the phone into recovery mode, but selecting Recovery and Factory options do nothing but go back to the Motorola logo. I have tried using the Toolkit to flash the phone, but it needs to be either in Android or the bootloader so I can't seem to do anything. Do I have any other options? I would prefer to fix it myself because I can't take the phone back to AT&T until Sunday and I don't want my wife (who is pregnant) to be without her phone for that long.

Did you try to just erase user data ? (You will lose person content on the phone)
Did you try to just erase cache ?
Did you try to boot only in safe mode ?
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I can't do any of that because I cannot get into the OS.

Can you get into recovery or bootloader?
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Go in fastboot mode. (Power up holding vol Dow key)
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When you are trying to select options in fastboot are you using the volume up to select them? I've read a lot of places where people try to use the power button to select when they should be using vol up.

sabbotage said:
When you are trying to select options in fastboot are you using the volume up to select them? I've read a lot of places where people try to use the power button to select when they should be using vol up.
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I have the same problem with my T-Mobile moto I received yesterday. Prompts for update, downloads and attempts to install, then opens in bootloader with 'Failed to hab check for boot: 0x56'. If i try to boot into recovery it gives the same error, 'Failed to hab check for recovery:0x56'. If I try to factory reset from the settings menu the phone powers off and does the same thing.
I read somewhere that the bootloader and recovery images need to be flashed again but I can't seem to find a working link to download them. I should add that once I use Minimal Fastboot to give the command 'fastboot erase cache' the phone will reboot properly and prompt me to download the update again. All is good as long as I dont try to update to Kit Kat. Please help, it will be greatly appreciated.

[Q] Stuck on Red Motorola boot screen.

I really need help. My Motorola Razr I has been at the "Red M". This got caused because i was trying to flash. My bootloader is not unlocked either. If anyone can help, i will be extremely happy. Thanks.

Without further information no one will be able to help you.
E.g. what did you try to flash

Hold down the power button and the volume down button on your phone when your stuck at the red logo as soon as you phone goes to a black screen and it vibrates let go of the buttons
Then quickly press and hold down the volume down button hopefully it should go right onto fast boot mode if so you have two options from here
1 unlock the boot loader and then flash again and try again or your best option is bellow
Download a retail ROM for your country or network and wen in fast boot mode flash it using rsd lite 6.1.4 I can give download link if needed wen flashed it will install new ROM and boot and stuff and you should be all good then you just need to root
I can give a link to retail GB 4.1.2 RAZR I ROM and rsd 6.1.4 to hell you flash if you get to fast boot
You need to remember there is two fastboot.exe files out there for moterola phone mfastboot and fastboot using just fastboot can have problems so you should be using mfastboot witch I can also link to if needed
Any way try get into fast boot if it works let me know by replying back
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HELP I deleted OS via twrp

I need help. I deleted/wiped in advanced mode in twrp the system and now I have No OS installed. I don't kow what to do now the phone does not bood except into twrp.

Use NOST
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After hours of "work" I have my phone running again. I was able to get the phone run stock recovery again and then was easy to just flash the oreo zip.

well good to know you solved the problem.
but just in case keep your phone bootloader critical unlocked so you can use NOST if you face such problems again.

Just happened again. I wanted to put twrp img back on the phone and as it reboots... its stuck on "Powered by Android". I cannot flash or do anything since its stuck and does not turn off. I tried all combinations of volume/power button and hold them for minutes... just does not turn off. So its not recognized by NOST or anything. Now I am really screwed as it seems...

theviking33 said:
Just happened again. I wanted to put twrp img back on the phone and as it reboots... its stuck on "Powered by Android". I cannot flash or do anything since its stuck and does not turn off. I tried all combinations of volume/power button and hold them for minutes... just does not turn off. So its not recognized by NOST or anything. Now I am really screwed as it seems...
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I am at such condition too... how long battery lasts? I think it's possible to wait for the phone to fully discharge and then we may have access to recovery. right?

theviking33 said:
Just happened again. I wanted to put twrp img back on the phone and as it reboots... its stuck on "Powered by Android". I cannot flash or do anything since its stuck and does not turn off. I tried all combinations of volume/power button and hold them for minutes... just does not turn off. So its not recognized by NOST or anything. Now I am really screwed as it seems...
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If you tried to "fastboot boot" the TWRP image: thats "normal", fastboot boot is broken on every firmware since august. You have to flash TWRP to your active boot partition to boot it. However, at least for me, when being stuck in that screen I can still use "fastboot reboot" or "fastboot reboot-bootloader" to get the phone back in a working state.
Also, if you try to flash TWRP to your active boot: Please don't flash the image from the official site, since that is unable to boot into the system normally. Use my recompiled generic TWRP boot image that you can flash, regardless of security patch version: https://forum.xda-developers.com/nokia-8/development/twrp-data-decryption-android-9-t3911411
If you did not fastboot boot an image: Hold down volume up, volume down and power for multiple minutes until the phone turns off. Then hold volume down while connecting the phone to a computer through USB, and it will start into fastboot mode. Then just revert whatever you changed and reflash the stock image.

THMSP said:
If you tried to "fastboot boot" the TWRP image: thats "normal", fastboot boot is broken on every firmware since august. You have to flash TWRP to your active boot partition to boot it. However, at least for me, when being stuck in that screen I can still use "fastboot reboot" or "fastboot reboot-bootloader" to get the phone back in a working state.
Also, if you try to flash TWRP to your active boot: Please don't flash the image from the official site, since that is unable to boot into the system normally. Use my recompiled generic TWRP boot image that you can flash, regardless of security patch version: https://forum.xda-developers.com/nokia-8/development/twrp-data-decryption-android-9-t3911411
If you did not fastboot boot an image: Hold down volume up, volume down and power for multiple minutes until the phone turns off. Then hold volume down while connecting the phone to a computer through USB, and it will start into fastboot mode. Then just revert whatever you changed and reflash the stock image.
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It turns out that there was Pie on my partition B and I was not aware of that. Booting into TWRP wasn't working, so I flashed it and then factory reset system. And it broke the phone.
Now I tried to boot the TWRP from slot B and rebooted partition A. Now the phone is up... Thanks
Where can I find the appropriate stock boot image for my partition B? and should I fastboot it with boot_b command or what?