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Bricked HELP

so my phone will boot cwm but will not boot up. it goes to the SAMSUNG screen and just holds. please help.... any ideas would help

Ur not bricked try to get into download mode pull ur battery out slide ur keyboard out press and hold the # 1 key and the power at the same time if ur able to boot into download mode ur ok just use odin to restore back to stock
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usarmy321 said:
so my phone will boot cwm but will not boot up. it goes to the SAMSUNG screen and just holds. please help.... any ideas would help
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If you're able to boot into cwm, then you're fine.
I'm assuming you were flashing a ROM, so just wipe everything x3, and reflash the ROM or a different one.

What he said ^^^^^ or follow this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ2g6J1JgjU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Here you go. Read, read, READ! And if you get lost/stuck, come back here for help.
- How To Fix A Brick -
If this helped, hit "Thanks"...

Sounds like you may still have stock kernel on a custom rom.

nikon120 said:
Sounds like you may still have stock kernel on a custom rom.
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That's what I was thinking. Try flashing a kernel.
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i cant get into download mode need another option, ill try loading an other kernal, but i tried the update but no luck

i cant get into download mode need another option, ill try loading an other kernal, but i tried the update but no luck

usarmy321 said:
i cant get into download mode need another option, ill try loading an other kernal, but i tried the update but no luck
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Now that doesn't make sense. You can safely get into CWM, but not into download mode?
I have to ask to make sure. With the phone off, you're holding the 1 key on the keyboard and then holding the power button?
Well if that's the case, get to a PC and insert your SD card into a reader. Download a kernel, like Genocide v2 or etc to the card, and boot into CWM to flash the new kernel off the card. See if that helps.

yes i hold down 1 and the power button, and i tried the genocide2.0 and it still does the same just the samsung screen has a different logo

Sounds like my hardware locked vibrant try flashing cm7 or miui then see if you can make it back to dl mode
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Are u rfs or ext4? Cuz sounds like ur trying to flash a incompatible rom
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usarmy321 said:
yes i hold down 1 and the power button, and i tried the genocide2.0 and it still does the same just the samsung screen has a different logo
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What ROM are you trying to flash? If you are getting the Sammy screen, you aren't far away from success
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Update: I have tried all new kernals and new roms, now my phone will not boot to root anymore, nor download mode, it will only freeze on SAMSUNG screen only. I Think its time to take a trip to sprint

usarmy321 said:
Update: I have tried all new kernals and new roms, now my phone will not boot to root anymore, nor download mode, it will only freeze on SAMSUNG screen only. I Think its time to take a trip to sprint
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If your phone has life you should be able to get into download mode. Take your battery out, press the power button for 10 seconds. With the battery still out connect with cable to computer and press and hold the 1 key on the keyboard and then add pressing and holding the power button. Download mode will appear. Connect to Odin now.
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Help Please: Phone not booting up

Strange thing happened to my phone yesterday night. I was watching netflix for a while and after some time the screen just went blank. I am not able to restart the phone. It got struck in the kernel bootup(Darkside kernel, TDJ's darkside rom) and it was restarting again and again till i remove the battery.
I am able to get into recovery mode but not able to restore any of my backup's. It just went blank during restoring system. I tried installing the same ROM(Darkside Digitsl warfare v2.5.1) from my internal SD card but it just went blank after some time. I tried the juggernaut-5 . It didnt throw up any error but when i restart it its again displaying the darkside kernel and boot looping.
Any one can you please help me to get out of this mess. I need to travel on Monday so desperately need my phone fixed before that. Please help. I have not installed anything new over the last 1 month and didnt have any problems till now. Thank you
System Details:
ROM: Darkside Digitsl warfare v2.5.1
ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.7

Flash super wipe kernel cleaner then reflash the ROM then go back if you made a nandroid backup restore the data and system
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Help please
I am not able to connect my phone in USB mode, Can i be able to do an ODIN?.
I am able to connect in download mode,recovery mode.Please help. Thank you
peppersu812 said:
Flash super wipe kernel cleaner then reflash the ROM then go back if you made a nandroid backup restore the data and system
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LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
I am not able to connect my phone in USB mode, Can i be able to do an ODIN?.
I am able to connect in download mode,recovery mode.Please help. Thank you
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Which recovery version are you running?

LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
I am not able to connect my phone in USB mode, Can i be able to do an ODIN?.
I am able to connect in download mode,recovery mode.Please help. Thank you
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Yes Odin back to stock..... flash recovery and then restore
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Danial723 said:
Yes Odin back to stock..... flash recovery and then restore
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What he said. Just remember to put the rom file into the PDA field in Odin
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Yeah Odin should fix all that but If your on Telus I wouldnt run any Tmobile roms although they work it can cause headaches like this IMO
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When i try to ODIN the stock room it failed in the middle now i am struck in the screen download mode. I cant go anwhere from here. Is that the end?.Please help.
Also can i send it to samsung for warranty exchange?.Any phone numbers for samsung pls help. THank you
Will they be able to make it i installed custom rom in it. In the ODIN mode it still shows custom binary mode : NO
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue.Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again.

LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
When i try to ODIN the stock room it failed in the middle now i am struck in the screen download mode. I cant go anwhere from here. Is that the end?.Please help.
Also can i send it to samsung for warranty exchange?.Any phone numbers for samsung pls help. THank you
Will they be able to make it i installed custom rom in it. In the ODIN mode it still shows custom binary mode : NO
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue.Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again.
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Try it again. The phone has to be in download mode before you plug it into the computer. And are you flashing it as PDA? People have reported it taking a couple tries.
Usually if you can get into download mode you can fix it. If you're stuck and your computer won't recognize your phone, try getting back into download mode. If you're sending it in for repair anyways, it's better to have a full brick so they can't see that you rooted.
Another option if you can't get into download mode, buy a USB Jig, they are usually less than $10 and they can sometimes get you back into download mode.
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It does take a few tries sometimes
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Thanks. I tried it multiple times but still the same screen. I tried with a USB jig, and still the same screen. I am not able to go past that?. Is that a full brick?.
I called T-Mobile and they are sending me a new phone on Tuesday. But need make sure its fully bricked. Thank you

LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
Thanks. I tried it multiple times but still the same screen. I tried with a USB jig, and still the same screen. I am not able to go past that?. Is that a full brick?.
I called T-Mobile and they are sending me a new phone on Tuesday. But need make sure its fully bricked. Thank you
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What screen are you talking about? The download screen?
If you're seriously wanting to give up trying, and want to brick it, try flashing a stock rom from a different phone via Odin.
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Towle said:
What screen are you talking about? The download screen?
If you're seriously wanting to give up trying, and want to brick it, try flashing a stock rom from a different phone via Odin.
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Yes its struck in the download screen with the error.I was trying to ODIN to stock tmobile ROM and see if it brings back the phone but it failed inbetween and after that i am struck with the download screen with the below error message. I tried different modes, normal power on, recovery mode, download mode, USB jig - download mode but no sucess?. Is that the end. Please help. Ami i good for a exchange? Thanks a lot
"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue.Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again."

LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
Yes its struck in the download screen with the error.I was trying to ODIN to stock tmobile ROM and see if it brings back the phone but it failed inbetween and after that i am struck with the download screen with the below error message. I tried different modes, normal power on, recovery mode, download mode, USB jig - download mode but no sucess?. Is that the end. Please help. Ami i good for a exchange? Thanks a lot
"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue.Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again."
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Bricked...

alphadog32 said:
Bricked...
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So Am i good for an warranty exchange? or will samsung would be able to know i installed custom roms. In the ODIN mode it still shows custom binary mode as NO.
The strange thing is i didnt do anything on my phone for last 1 month. The only thing i could think off is, one of scheduled titanium backup ran at 3.00 AM when i was in netflix with the phone charging,and i got a msg that the backup failed. When i woke up it started boot looping. And during the ODIN i tried today, I was making sure i am doing right by following the guidelines(ODIN back to stock).
I have all my nandroid backups(different rom versions) & titanium backups, will i be able to use it in my new phone after rooting with the same recovery version?
Thank you. I really appreciat all your help.

LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
So Am i good for an warranty exchange? or will samsung would be able to know i installed custom roms. In the ODIN mode it still shows custom binary mode as NO.
The strange thing is i didnt do anything on my phone for last 1 month. The only thing i could think off is, one of scheduled titanium backup ran at 3.00 AM when i was in netflix with the phone charging,and i got a msg that the backup failed. When i woke up it started boot looping. And during the ODIN i tried today, I was making sure i am doing right by following the guidelines(ODIN back to stock).
I have all my nandroid backups(different rom versions) & titanium backups, will i be able to use it in my new phone after rooting with the same recovery version?
Thank you. I really appreciat all your help.
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It's not bricked, dude. It's still in dl mode when it says that. It will just take some more tries to get a tar to flash.
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Make sure you use Samsung usb cable when Odin and if use Win 7 use run as Administrator mode
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Plug it in to computer, what recognized device does it say?

alphadog32 said:
Plug it in to computer, what recognized device does it say?
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my ODIN still recognoize my device but when i try to ODIN the stock rom or the kernel its faliling in the nadroid write - failed. Now i could see my binary counter as 1.
Am i doomed. Please hellpppppp. My computer doesn not recognize my device but the ODIN does. Please help

LORD_VOLDEMORTT said:
my ODIN still recognoize my device but when i try to ODIN the stock rom or the kernel its faliling in the nadroid write - failed. Now i could see my binary counter as 1.
Am i doomed. Please hellpppppp. My computer doesn not recognize my device but the ODIN does. Please help
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Are you running Odin as administrator?
Manually download the device drivers from the how to root thread and install them on your computer. right click on Odin and run as administrator. Open the stock rom file in the PDA field and run it.. There is no reason it shouldn't work if you can get into download mode.
Try downloading the stock rom again, maybe it's a bad download.
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[Q] Can't get Galaxy S3 (Tmobile) to boot

So after rooting my recent Tmobile GS3 and then attempting to flash the overclock my phone simply wont turn on. The root did fine, and I was able to install setcpu and everything but the second I installed the overclock my phone shut down. Now whenever I attempt to turn my phone it just flashes the Samsung insignia and then it shuts down. I can get to the Downloading screen (by pressing Volume down + power + home) but can I do anything about that? If someone can help me out that would be amazing. Thanks.
Also, I tried flashing a stock rom with Odin and it keeps failing. If anyone knows anything thank you.

Can you get into recovery? Volume up + home + power
If so then flash back to a nandroid backup or to a new rom or whatever.
If recovery wont boot, try again but look for blue text at the top right corner that says "booting recovery" when the sammy logo comes up. I've had it where my recovery wouldnt boot but I saw that for a split second when I tried. If this is the case, get back into download mode and flash the insecure boot + cwm again with Odin. Then you should be able to get into recovery.
If Odin fails to flash, reboot you're computer and try a different USB cable.
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If you can get to download mode, then you're probably in good shape.
There are a few tricks that can be found in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839
Just make sure when you odin/flash something, you are flashing the correct image for your phone/carrier.

same boat here
well I thought I'd give it a try using instructions here. and now I'm hosed. I was able to root and install the ALLINONE (Insecure Boot, CWM & Busybox) rebooted, super user showed up in apps etc. I thought everything was fine. the next thing I tried was disable boot up animation and now the phone won't boot up at all.
I can get into the recovery and download screens but whenever I try to restore I get "can't mount /sdcard/"
The toolkit no longer sees my phone either. When it's plugged in and the toolkit is active, it just cycles over and over "samsung" then "Samsung Galaxy SIII" logo then black screen repeat.
The toolkit keeps giving message either "device not found" or "Waiting for USB debugging to be enabled".
download mode/ Odin mode is working- I have downloaded the file:
Samsung-Updates.com-SGH-T999_TMB_1_20120523140229_ogindgck8z.zip
but haven't been able to get Odin to load it ... I have to be in download mode for that to work right?
Any tips are appreciated.
using TMO SGH-T999

Try flashing the same file you did to get root with Odin... then you should at least be able to get in to recovery and from there you're golden.
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andham95 said:
Try flashing the same file you did to get root with Odin... then you should at least be able to get in to recovery and from there you're golden.
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I tried that a few times to no avail and gave up. figured out that I needed to unzip the stock rom from t-mobile in order for Odin to recognize and load it. That's where I left it last night. So I'm now back to stock and reloading all my apps and settings.
I'm ok with that, this is my first go at flashing/rooting. My phone works ... and for that I'm breathing a little easier. thanks for your reply!

danfinger said:
I tried that a few times to no avail and gave up. figured out that I needed to unzip the stock rom from t-mobile in order for Odin to recognize and load it. That's where I left it last night. So I'm now back to stock and reloading all my apps and settings.
I'm ok with that, this is my first go at flashing/rooting. My phone works ... and for that I'm breathing a little easier. thanks for your reply!
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AWESOME!
Now time to fook it up again.
You've recovered from your first fubar and now you're a root/rom veteran! :good:

CZ Eddie said:
AWESOME!
Now time to fook it up again.
You've recovered from your first fubar and now you're a root/rom veteran! :good:
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Next lesson I need to study is the full backup so I don't have to re-do everything (took about 1.5 hours) -- the hardest one was my tasker macros.

Titanium backup......nuff said.lol
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CZ Eddie said:
AWESOME!
Now time to fook it up again.
You've recovered from your first fubar and now you're a root/rom veteran! :good:
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Lol, I needed that. Thanks. I remember when I first screwed up my hero a long time ago and had to get help. "I'm going to stay stock for a while", I think that feeling lasted a day if that.
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blacknight1114 said:
Titanium backup......nuff said.lol
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definitely, best tool to have. Get the paid version or its a pain to restore everything. Better than not having it but still.
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lopezpm said:
definitely, best tool to have. Get the paid version or its a pain to restore everything. Better than not having it but still.
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yep. That was the first thing I did after rooting. everything is nicely backed up to the internal SD as well as dropbox. Thanks! Looking forward to some really slick ROMs.

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danfinger said:
well I thought I'd give it a try using instructions here. and now I'm hosed. I was able to root and install the ALLINONE (Insecure Boot, CWM & Busybox) rebooted, super user showed up in apps etc. I thought everything was fine. the next thing I tried was disable boot up animation and now the phone won't boot up at all.
I can get into the recovery and download screens but whenever I try to restore I get "can't mount /sdcard/"
The toolkit no longer sees my phone either. When it's plugged in and the toolkit is active, it just cycles over and over "samsung" then "Samsung Galaxy SIII" logo then black screen repeat.
The toolkit keeps giving message either "device not found" or "Waiting for USB debugging to be enabled".
download mode/ Odin mode is working- I have downloaded the file:
Samsung-Updates.com-SGH-T999_TMB_1_20120523140229_ogindgck8z.zip
but haven't been able to get Odin to load it ... I have to be in download mode for that to work right?
Any tips are appreciated.
using TMO SGH-T999
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[Q] HALLPPP! CWM? can't enter downloadmode! only recovery?

I'm no coder but im no newb either been flashing with little to no issues since Heroc
but wtf t989!?
How i got here. flashed cwmT via term following the upgrade instructions. flashed cm9 but for got darkwhip got loop and died. trashed a usb cable got the battery charged, and the fun begins
no matter what i do phone can only successfully reach recovery mode cwmT 6.0.1.2 . I try to enter download nope vibrate samsung recovery (like a joke) no problem i thought... then it chokes up in the middle of anyflash!? i cant darkside wipe i cant wide factory i cant restore my backup...
i'd sure love to odin a funtioning recovery or fastboot this POS
any ideas?
IRC link?

Pull battery out, get sutff ready prior to odin, eithet recovery or stock img, then put battery back on, then put phone on download mode, vol. Up + vol.down then plug usb, tadda! You're on dowload mod make sure you have the right files, homie, if you are able to boot on recovery right now, that means you can boot into dowload mode just know the right button combo
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dudedude987 said:
I'm no coder but im no newb either been flashing with little to no issues since Heroc
but wtf t989!?
How i got here. flashed cwmT via term following the upgrade instructions. flashed cm9 but for got darkwhip got loop and died. trashed a usb cable got the battery charged, and the fun begins
no matter what i do phone can only successfully reach recovery mode cwmT 6.0.1.2 . I try to enter download nope vibrate samsung recovery (like a joke) no problem i thought... then it chokes up in the middle of anyflash!? i cant darkside wipe i cant wide factory i cant restore my backup...
i'd sure love to odin a funtioning recovery or fastboot this POS
any ideas?
IRC link?
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Have you tried putting a twrp recovery flashable zip as in flash twrp usig cwmt?
Then from there you can flash any rom too
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Hey, I had the same problem. Could only get into cmw 6.0.1.2 and all flashes would just freeze up. I flashed darkside superwipe till it stopped, pulled the battery, flashed an old ics ROM, looked like it froze again so i pulled battery and started phone normally, booted perfectly. Then downloaded ROM manager from play store and flashed cwm. Phones been working beautifully ever since.
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suprakarma said:
Pull battery out, get sutff ready prior to odin, eithet recovery or stock img, then put battery back on, then put phone on download mode, vol. Up + vol.down then plug usb, tadda! You're on dowload mod make sure you have the right files, homie, if you are able to boot on recovery right now, that means you can boot into dowload mode just know the right button combo
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... thanks but i cant get into download mode it goes strait to recvoery.... i know the right button combo...
iNeedICS said:
Have you tried putting a twrp recovery flashable zip as in flash twrp usig cwmt?
Then from there you can flash any rom too
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no i havnt ill check that out
bfloFBR said:
Hey, I had the same problem. Could only get into cmw 6.0.1.2 and all flashes would just freeze up. I flashed darkside superwipe till it stopped, pulled the battery, flashed an old ics ROM, looked like it froze again so i pulled battery and started phone normally, booted perfectly. Then downloaded ROM manager from play store and flashed cwm. Phones been working beautifully ever since.
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so? lol flash battery pull flash untill one of them completes? sounds like your phone was working fine and you didnt wanna wait for it to come around lol

Use a usb jig.
If that doesnt boot you in Download mode, then u messed up BIG TIME!
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dudedude987 said:
... thanks but i cant get into download mode it goes strait to recvoery.... i know the right button combo...
no i havnt ill check that out
so? lol flash battery pull flash untill one of them completes? sounds like your phone was working fine and you didnt wanna wait for it to come around lol
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No, none of them fully completed, thats why i had to battery pull. For the first several flashes i let it sit for 10min+ hoping it would work itself out, to no avail. The battery pulls were out of frustration. I just did trial and error until it eventually worked. Sometimes you have to figure things out for yourself.
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bfloFBR said:
No, none of them fully completed, thats why i had to battery pull. For the first several flashes i let it sit for 10min+ hoping it would work itself out, to no avail. The battery pulls were out of frustration. I just did trial and error until it eventually worked. Sometimes you have to figure things out for yourself.
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Give this a try:
1) Go to Samsung Kies & download " Kies " on your PC.
2) Run Kies & click on the Tools tab.
3) Select " Firmware upgrade settings " & follow the on screen steps. Depending on your download speed this my take 1hr.
4) Your phone is back to stock ICS 4.0.4. Put this file on the root of your SD card " root.zip " You can also find this zip in the installed folder for Toolkit Beta.
5) Download & install " [APP] Samsung Galaxy S II Toolkit Beta V2.4 *ICS ROOT READY!!!* "
6) Follow the on screen steps to flash CWMT. This will use odin to flash CWM Touch back on your phone.
7) After odin opens click pda & select the recovery file " recovery.tar.md5 " it should be the only file listed.
8) After CWMT is on your phone and phone has rebooted unplug the usb wire from the phone & turn it off.
9) Pull battery wait for 10 sec then replace battery now push in and hold both volume up & volume down buttons at the same time then hold the power button until the phone vibrates. *Do not let go of the volume buttons until you see CWMT*. It will flash the screen one time then you are now ready to flash the root.zip file you put on your SD card.
10) Find the root.zip file you put on your SD card, now flash it *note it may not flash right away just keep trying until it flashes. Then reboot.
11) You should now be stock & rooted & ready to flash your hart out.
Let me know if this helps, I have done this 4x now & it works with no problems.

dudedude987 said:
I'm no coder but im no newb either been flashing with little to no issues since Heroc
but wtf t989!?
How i got here. flashed cwmT via term following the upgrade instructions. flashed cm9 but for got darkwhip got loop and died. trashed a usb cable got the battery charged, and the fun begins
no matter what i do phone can only successfully reach recovery mode cwmT 6.0.1.2 . I try to enter download nope vibrate samsung recovery (like a joke) no problem i thought... then it chokes up in the middle of anyflash!? i cant darkside wipe i cant wide factory i cant restore my backup...
i'd sure love to odin a funtioning recovery or fastboot this POS
any ideas?
IRC link?
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First plug in the USB to you phone
Second press and hold Vol up and down while you turning on you phone release only the power button then download mode should works now go back to stock and install twrp recovery and try it now
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Another yellow triangle, can I fix this brick? Verizon Nexus

I have been reading the other threads about similar situation both on here and on galaxynexusforums but I think my situation may be slightly different, if not terribly worse.
I has been running my Verizon Galaxy with BAMF 1.25 and was going to upgrade to 2.4 or whatever is the newest. I was doing it all through CWM recovery, I deleted DATA, and Cache, THEN and where Im pretty sure I screwed the pooch was though CWM recovery I also formatted Data, Cache and SDcard
At that point when I rebooted I got the red triangle with the little android being worked on, I was still able to get in to recovery and fastboot and Download mode, but it would not boot past any of that. My assumption is that I deleted the whole OS and since I formatted everything there wasn't even a backup or any rom to install. Everything was gone. My computer also no longer recognized it as a phone/mobile device or even as storage. I re-installed the all the Samsung drivers and still nothing. My phone is not seen by the galaxy nexus tool kit, odin, or kies
At this point I attempted to go to stock via Odin, to mysid-icl53f-factory-65895fa8. This failed, I got the big red box in Odin and was going to pull the battery as the Odin faq says and do it again, but then the phone booted in to the dreaded yellow triangle exclamation point. This is all my phone does. I can not boot back into recovery, or download or any other possible alternate.
So this is where I am at, booting to the phone/pda..yellow triangle..computer screen and can go no further and my phone is not seen as a functional device on my PC even after installing driers again.
I do have one of those dongles that force the phone to boot to download mode coming from ebay. but without any OS at all (or so it seems) I dont know if it will do anything. I do have insurance on it so I'm not that worried on it, but I would rather not have to pay the deductible and be shamed for my success at bricking what is supposed to be unbrickable.
any ideas?

I am not very experienced, but can you get into boot menu? (Just volume up + down + power) if so, you might be able to install galaxy nexus toolbox on PC, install drivers from there, download factory IMG on PC and install IMG through the toolbox via usb.. or reflash cwm through the toolbox and recover nandroid if you have it
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mabast said:
I am not very experienced, but can you get into boot menu? (Just volume up + down + power) if so, you might be able to install galaxy nexus toolbox on PC, install drivers from there, download factory IMG on PC and install IMG through the toolbox via usb.. or reflash cwm through the toolbox and recover nandroid if you have it
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No, I can't get to any other menu. Power + Vol up or Power + Vol Down or Power + Vol up AND down. Don't do anything. I really think I may have completely formatted the phone to nothing or close too it. I was able to get a new one though warranty however so that should be here in a few days.

You try Odin in dl mode yet?
http://www.galaxynexusforum.com/for...how-return-stock-using-odin-vzw-lte-only.html
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then00b said:
You try Odin in dl mode yet?
http://www.galaxynexusforum.com/for...how-return-stock-using-odin-vzw-lte-only.html
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I did, try it before I got the yellow triangle and it didnt work. Now I can't in to download mode, and the odin program wont recognize the phone, either do to it not being able to get in to the download mode or because despite reinstalling all samsung drivers, my computer wont recognize the device as anything.

Schwazilla said:
I did, try it before I got the yellow triangle and it didnt work. Now I can't in to download mode, and the odin program wont recognize the phone, either do to it not being able to get in to the download mode or because despite reinstalling all samsung drivers, my computer wont recognize the device as anything.
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If you can get into fastboot mode, I am assuming the bootloader, then you can use the gnex toolbox and reflash the factory image and start over.

blackwolf77 said:
If you can get into fastboot mode, I am assuming the bootloader, then you can use the gnex toolbox and reflash the factory image and start over.
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No, like I said no combination of button presses will put the phone into any other mode.

Could have used fast boot to push a ROM to the device, then enter recovery and flash the ROM.
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If you look in my post history you might find something, I fully bricked my phone before and someone posted in a thread I made and it involved downloading some program and setting up special drivers, I'm going to bed but if you have not found anything by then, then I'll try and find it
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28486568&postcount=2 read this i had a full brick on my phone (nothing would come on no download mode or anything just a black screen. that omap program fixed me right up.