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Can someone please help? I bricked my phone trying too flash the modem and I keep trying too recover using Odin. I put the tar file in the pda part and the pit file in the pit section. I got both these files from the how to recover brick thread. But when I click start, it gets stuck on the param.lfs part. And the words PARAM go into the white box above the progess bar. Can someone please help? Im scared its bricked for good.
EDIT: I was able too get passed param.lfs but it keeps freezing in different spots, it never completly finishes. Odin is soo unreliable :/ At one point it got too 50% but my phones screen turned pink and it froze. Is there any other program I can use? Or a more stable/reliable version of odin? I have version 1.0 and i've tried 1.3 and no luck too
sasha101 said:
Can someone please help? I bricked my phone trying too flash the modem and I keep trying too recover using Odin. I put the tar file in the pda part and the pit file in the pit section. I got both these files from the how to recover brick thread. But when I click start, it gets stuck on the param.lfs part. And the words PARAM go into the white box above the progess bar. Can someone please help? Im scared its bricked for good.
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And this is why I didn't want it going out.
Ok, can you put your phone in downloader mode? If so, go to this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794138
Im using that thread too try too restore, I downloaded the tar and the pit, i tried the one ending with 12 and it didnt work so I tried the pit ending with 13 and it still didnt work. I am a able too go into download mode but it doesnt flash through odin
Can you get into the download mode? If so, you're not bricked.
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herzzreh said:
Can you get into the download mode? If so, you're not bricked.
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Yeah I can, but when I try too recover too stock, and flash the tar through odin it freezes on param.lfs Can anyone help me with this? Or link me to a thread that someone had this same problem?
sasha101 said:
Im using that thread too try too restore, I downloaded the tar and the pit, i tried the one ending with 12 and it didnt work so I tried the pit ending with 13 and it still didnt work. I am a able too go into download mode but it doesnt flash through odin
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I had a similar problem awhile ago with a 2.1 flash. It worked out fine. As long as you can get into download mode you should be ok. You don't have a brick.
Just follow the instructions on the flashing back to stock link that is in whodamans post.
I used the .pit in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032 with the DI18 update in this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794138
I did have an issue once where I fixed it by just using the DI18 update and not the pit file(it seemed to find the pit in the update i guess...anyone feel free to correct me on this if i'm worng)
If that doesn't work
3a: Reboot your PC and pull the battery on your phone
3b: Wait for PC to reboot
3c: Open Odin
4c: Put batter back in phone, boot to download mode
5c: Once in download mode connect via USB to the PC
6c: Run it again
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I've yet to see a truly bricked Epic. People that use that word should take that as a sign that they shouldn't be flashing.
I had the exact same problem with Odin freezing at "param.lfs". First of all, Odin is hit and miss. A lot depends on the USB cable as well. I ended up having success with Odin once I switched back to the original cable that came with the phone. Also try different USB ports on your PC. Some people have reported problems when using front panel ports. Try ones in the back that are directly on the mobo.
leatherneck6017 said:
I had the exact same problem with Odin freezing at "param.lfs". First of all, Odin is hit and miss. A lot depends on the USB cable as well. I ended up having success with Odin once I switched back to the original cable that came with the phone. Also try different USB ports on your PC. Some people have reported problems when using front panel ports. Try ones in the back that are directly on the mobo.
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good point about the cable, although most of the time I see recommendations against using the stock one for anything but charging.
I use a BB cable that seems to be thicker than the stock epic one and haven't had any issues.
Ok, ive gotten passed param but It keeps freezing at different spots! is there anything I can do?
sasha101 said:
Ok, ive gotten passed param but It keeps freezing at different spots! is there anything I can do?
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try again...
unplug the phone, pull the battery, restart the computer, walk away for 5 minutes and take a breather, then come back and try it again. As the above poster said, Odin can be screwy and it can take multiple times to go through sometimes.
Make sure to use a better usb cable if you have it available, or borrow one from a friend.
also, make sure to restart Odin in between attempts
drakkahn said:
try again...
unplug the phone, pull the battery, restart the computer, walk away for 5 minutes and take a breather, then come back and try it again. As the above poster said, Odin can be screwy and it can take multiple times to go through sometimes.
Make sure to use a better usb cable if you have it available, or borrow one from a friend.
also, make sure to restart Odin in between attempts
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I've been trying since like 12 PM and its 5 PM now :/ but ill keep trying, thanks.
sasha101 said:
I've been trying since like 12 PM and its 5 PM now :/ but ill keep trying, thanks.
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Have you tried different USB ports?
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Have you tried different USB ports?
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Yea, ok so i kept trying and it none of the tries worked so I just wanted too see if maybe it worked but it wasnt showing that it did. So i click power and it starts too BOOT! it said samsung then went into a black screen, then it went into stock recovery. Can anyone tell me what to do from here? I think there is no rom in my phone and I need a stock samsung one too flash through samsungs recovery. Can anyone help? I apreaticate everyone whos tried too help.
I am using Odin 3 v1.3
I don't use the .PIT file at all.
I put the SPH-D700-DI18-8Gb-REL.tar.md5 in PDA and make sure it's checked
I uncheck F.Reset time
Put the phone in download mode and hit start.
I you still are having problems try a different micro usb cable. Samsungs cable sucks.
Good Luck
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And this is why I didn't want it going out.
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I clicked on this thread because I knew this attitude would be present here. You're saying 1) the reason for the problem is 100% this ROM and 2) no one can be trusted with this ROM because some have had problems... great.
bigray327 said:
I've yet to see a truly bricked Epic. People that use that word should take that as a sign that they shouldn't be flashing.
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And I also came in to say this, almost. I don't have too much Epic experience, but yes, people always say ZOMG ITS BRICKED and what they MEAN is it isn't behaving how they expected after a flash and it may require a reflash/recovery. If something is bricked, it is a useless mass of plastic and metal that might have some value sold on Ebay as parts.
...though I'm not discouraging people flashing. Just wish people would stop using 'bricked' as a catch phrase, and instead just tell the story and ask for help.
Sasha if you cant use Odin to restore it, then it's bricked. My advice? Take it back to Sprint and get a new one.
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Sasha if you cant use Odin to restore it, then it's bricked. My advice? Take it back to Sprint and get a new one.
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What should I say too the sprint employees? I thought bricking the phone ruins the warranty. Also I am able too get too stock recovery and download mode, but odin doesnt flash any rom fully, it always stops. I tried too just flash pit and that worked. Is there any other program you can use or can you flash the tar from the stock recovery which I can get too?
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What should I say too the sprint employees? I thought bricking the phone ruins the warranty. Also I am able too get too stock recovery and download mode, but odin doesnt flash any rom fully, it always stops. I tried too just flash pit and that worked. Is there any other program you can use or can you flash the tar from the stock recovery which I can get too?
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Take it from me...only like 1 out of 10 reps even know what bricking means lol
Use this one!!
I was having the same problem, hopeful this one works for you..I wish I can remember who posted this so I can give the person the credit for this find, but anyhow, hope it works...
Earlier today, i used the one click 2.55 root. After that, i tried to install ACS through the recovery, assuming it was like the process with my EVO. However, i got stuck in recovery mode. Then, i found threads about ODEN and then ultimately decided to revert back to stock. However, it kept failing. After that, i thought that my modem was out of date and that if i flashed EC05 it would work on my phone. It didn't. Now i have no recovery and I have no clue what to do to just restore my phone back to factory setting. If someone could guide me through the steps it would be much appreciated.
You need to use odin to flash a stock rom. Just make sure only reboot is the only thing checked on the left side. You dont need a pit file. Just put the full rom tar in the PDA section and hit start bit make sure the phone is recognized by odin first. It will display a box that says "com x" the x will be a number. The number doesn't matter. So keep tryijng with odin its very picky and will sometimes fail for no apparent reason. Just keep trying. If it keeps failing try redownloading the tar file or use a different usb cable. Good luck
Sent From My Evo Killer!
I also meant to say that you needed cwm 3.0.0.6 to use acs rom. You need to be on ext4
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musclehead84 said:
You need to use odin to flash a stock rom. Just make sure only reboot is the only thing checked on the left side. You dont need a pit file. Just put the full rom tar in the PDA section and hit start bit make sure the phone is recognized by odin first. It will display a box that says "com x" the x will be a number. The number doesn't matter. So keep tryijng with odin its very picky and will sometimes fail for no apparent reason. Just keep trying. If it keeps failing try redownloading the tar file or use a different usb cable. Good luck
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Thanks a lot. Do you know of any stock roms that i should use? I have the EB13 modem now if that matters. Also, i was on froyo when all of this happened.
I'd like to add if you still have trouble with odin. Use a short good USB cable and make sure your antivirus programs are off on your PC.
I would flash the new ec05 rom so at least you have he latest. It will also flash the modem for you as well
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This happened to me last week! I was able to fix my phone with the generous help of qbking77. He has some how to videos on youtube. And mostly all the links you need on how to's with everything! He helped me out a lot! My phone is now a rescue hope everything works out. Everything everyone is telling you here is correct.
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I keep getting stuck at the Kernal portion in Odin. That's where it always fails
bplantonio said:
I keep getting stuck at the Kernal portion in Odin. That's where it always fails
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OK, when it fails, pull out your battery, disconnect the cable, reinstall the battery, hold the "1" key on the slide out keyboard, push the power button until the yellow download screen comes up. Now with Odin up, only the reboot box checked add the tar file in the PDA section and the Victory8G file in the pit section. Now connect the cable the phone and a COM box should come up. Hit start. If it fails again, try 1 or 2 more times. You may have a bad data cable or connection. Try a different cable and/or usb port.
Also if you want to go to a custom ROM I would recommend using the EB13 prerooted with CWM3 file here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853209
Use the second file.
It still keeps failing over and over on kernel. I dont think my usb is bad as i just got this phone two days ago. Is there a way i can flash the kernel over so i can make this work? Thanks for all the help by the way. Rooting on the EVO is MUCH easier
Fixed, thanks for the help
well i tried odin to EC05 when it got stuck while flashing the image.(stuck there for about 10 minutes) i took out the battery and tried again.. no luck.. i can get into download mode but when i turn on the phone i get a screen with a phone and a pc. i am stuck. any help will be great.
I also tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813 but that didnt work.. same thing happens stuck while flashing the
kingmark305321 said:
well i tried odin to EC05 when it got stuck while flashing the image.(stuck there for about 10 minutes) i took out the battery and tried again.. no luck.. i can get into download mode but when i turn on the phone i get a screen with a phone and a pc. i am stuck. any help will be great.
I also tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813 but that didnt work.. same thing happens stuck while flashing the
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the good news is your phone is not bricked, just sponged. if you can still get into download mode you can save it. just a few basic questions for you. did you put the tar in pda? did you uncheck everything except auto reboot? in what part of the process did it hang? you might want to try re-downloading the tar. hope all this helps.
jarcher1971 said:
the good news is your phone is not bricked, just sponged. if you can still get into download mode you can save it. just a few basic questions for you. did you put the tar in pda? did you uncheck everything except auto reboot? in what part of the process did it hang? you might want to try re-downloading the tar. hope all this helps.
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Thank you for you time and effort.
did you put the tar in pda?
- yes
did you uncheck everything except auto reboot?
- yes
in what part of the process did it hang?
- factoryfs.rfs
you might want to try re-downloading the tar.
- i have done but mo luck.
but i did come across this which i am trying now so hope that helps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1019717&page=2
EDIT: tried the above link and still hangs at factoryfs.rfs. think im going to have to contact sprint and get a replacement.
It is either bad files or bad usb cable those are the only 2 things that will make odin stall. I have had to re download files not just tar but pit also and many of people have had issues with the cable so if you have another usb cable around try that.
Thanks guys i was finally able to odin.. it was the USB cable. thanks for all the help.
jarcher1971 said:
the good news is your phone is not bricked, just sponged..
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Nice to see my term catching on!
kennyglass123 said:
Nice to see my term catching on!
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And here I thought it was a technical term lol
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When I Had that problem i checked the repartion section...and i would switch between the phone and pda section because sometimes pda would hang my phone. Repartion option is always checked for me now. no problems since
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And here I thought it was a technical term lol
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It is now...thanks.
Ok, I tried doing that boot logo thing by Rodderik.
It failed and left me in download mode. I know of no other way to get out of it download mode other than flashing something. The computer didnt want to see the phone, so i did a battery pull and it would only let me put it in download mode, or else i would get the cell to computer screen.
So i tried doing eb13 flash i had on hand... it froze 1/2 thru at factory... so i tried ec05 and tried to flash that... odin sees the phone but when it gos to do anything it fails out the gate. I was having better luck with eb13 so when i tried that, it started doing the same thing.
The pit is in the pit slot and the tar is in the phone slot....
I'm going to go buy a new cable... anyone else can think what might help???
have you tried putting the .tar in pda. that is what usually works for me
jarcher1971 said:
have you tried putting the .tar in pda. that is what usually works for me
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This ^^^^^ and try different slots. Also try it with the battery out, plug it into the computer then hold 1 and power to get into download mode. Flash without the battery. Then when it goes to reboot, disconnect and put the battery in.
do what these guys are suggesting and pm me if you still need help with the logo thing and i'll fix ya up
I got it to work. i tried putting it in the pda slot, but before reason the first few times i tried it failed on the get go. reinstalled the drivers and then it worked like a charm.
Rodderik I'll give it one more try before I Pm you and thx for the reply guys
I can get into download mode, but odin doesn't recognize, the only other screen i get too sdays "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again, but Kies cant connect to it, am i screwed? Please help this all happened from changing my screen density, i cant find anyway too restore, i'm not a noob and am in desperate help, i'm gonna be soo bummed if i brick, but i have a feeling if i can get too download mode, there must be a way too restore it.
BbbYou say no recovery, but you should have at least stock recovery I think. Try holding volume up and power, is you can get in, restore to stock from there.
If doesn't work I would start by reinstalling the drivers or try a different computer.
You'll be fine.
Also you should state you rom, what you did before, rooted, etc
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I flashed the newest version of Roman BB's AOKP CM9 Kang and tried to change the density, i went too restore my nandroid and it froze before it finished, I tried odin and the first 2 times it recognized but both froze before the end. im kinda couch surfing so now i'm incredibally screwed without a phone, please help.
badname said:
BbbYou say no recovery, but you should have at least stock recovery I think. Try holding volume up and power, is you can get in, restore to stock from there.
If doesn't work I would start by reinstalling the drivers or try a different computer.
You'll be fine.
Also you should state you rom, what you did before, rooted, etc
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Roman bb's most updated AOKP, i changed the screen density and when i went to reboot it bootlooped, so i tried restoring a nandroid wich failed, tryed again, and now i cant get too recovery, i can only get too download mode, so i tried using odin too go back too stock, it failed almost at the end, twice, now i cant get odin to recognize my phone and it wont turn on, the only thing i can do is get too download mode, and too the thing saying use kies recovery, which does nothing because it won't connect. I'm at a total lost, i'm so scared i lost my only source of income, at this point in my life, if i dont have a phone, i dont have work or food or a warm place too sleep. Please anyone with any ideas please help.
I hate to be the one to tell you this but you're probably bricked. The giveaway is if you have problems in Odin at data.img:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504808
Will recommend that if you have further questions to post in that thread.
When going from ICS to anything else you should use ODIN to go back to stock. Anything else and you're risking a brick. More here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495
Hope this helps.
One quick question - which phone are you using and which usb cable for odin?
Be sure that using the original usb cable during odin.
kobridge said:
One quick question - which phone are you using and which usb cable for odin?
Be sure that using the original usb cable during odin.
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I've never heard that one before. What do you think is unique about the stock micro-usb cable?
micro usb cable is not unique. There's standard size of micro usb and pin numbers, etc. But based on the product, it's not fit well each other.
One example is old LG micro usb cable is not going well with Samsung phones.
Of course, I tried this by myself and it always fails. But original micro usb cable which comes together with phone, it never failed.
garwynn said:
I hate to be the one to tell you this but you're probably bricked. The giveaway is if you have problems in Odin at data.img:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504808
Will recommend that if you have further questions to post in that thread.
When going from ICS to anything else you should use ODIN to go back to stock. Anything else and you're risking a brick. More here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495
Hope this helps.
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i didnt go from ics to anything else, i changed the screen density, and it seems no one in those threads can get into download mode, i just cant get my odin to recognize my phone.
simple
TimidRat said:
i didnt go from ics to anything else, i changed the screen density, and it seems no one in those threads can get into download mode, i just cant get my odin to recognize my phone.
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use a different cable and uninstall drivers and reinstall reboot computer also
kobridge said:
micro usb cable is not unique. There's standard size of micro usb and pin numbers, etc. But based on the product, it's not fit well each other.
One example is old LG micro usb cable is not going well with Samsung phones.
Of course, I tried this by myself and it always fails. But original micro usb cable which comes together with phone, it never failed.
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Yeah now that you mention it I realized my nook color micro usb cable has a longer metal end-piece than my E4GT, and won't connect properly. I thought the length of the metal prong would have also been standardized. Go figure.
TimidRat said:
I flashed CM9. i went too restore my nandroid.
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This is the problem unless you flashed a gb kernel/recovery first. You should not do anything in ICS recovery.
kobridge said:
micro usb cable is not unique. There's standard size of micro usb and pin numbers, etc. But based on the product, it's not fit well each other.
One example is old LG micro usb cable is not going well with Samsung phones.
Of course, I tried this by myself and it always fails. But original micro usb cable which comes together with phone, it never failed.
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Its true not all cables are the same, but the funny part is from the beginning of OG Epic days we figured out quick the only thing you should do with the stock cable is charge... its garbage. Maybe the new model is better, havent tried it, but it looked pretty much the same, thin little thing... I use my 4 year old BBerry cable, about as thick as a cat-5... never had an issue. But yeah, try new drivers, cable, diff PC, use a USB that is physically part of the Motherboard of the PC (desktop)... all these things help with the shoddy drivers, etc... you may get lucky...
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i didnt go from ics to anything else, i changed the screen density, and it seems no one in those threads can get into download mode, i just cant get my odin to recognize my phone.
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But you said you did attempt a restore through CWM after the bootloop, correct? If you did and you're having problems you *may* have bricked. Using ODIN is a surefire way to confirm whether you did or not. If you didn't attempt anything through CWM while having CM9 installed then you may not be bricked but are obviously still having issues. As it has been said before - and quite often - CWM at your own risk; ODIN is believed to be the safest option.
Regardless, if you're having problems and the USB cable doesn't fix it I'll still recommend trying to get back to a GB stock ROM by ODIN. At the worst you've lost what you have done since the last backup, since you can restore that from the backup once you get back to GB. With so many bricked phones lately it may be best to err on the side of caution this time...
I've tried everything mentioned, except a different pc, i tried linux, on my pc odin doesntr recognize my phone, , but i just went and plugged a flash fdrive in so now im thinking my computer is having usb problems, so im gonna try another computer, i also made a usb jig to reset the odin counter too take it too sprint but it didnt work... i'm so confused and screwed without my phone. Thank you everyone for trying too help. Any more ides are greatly appreciated! Thanks soo much guys!
ive had this problem before and basically my phone would turn on but no signal sd card didnt work wouldent read in computer but if you cant get it to work and have fifty bucks u can go to mobiletechvideos.com and it will take about mabe 3-4 days mine took a week since i sent on a friday but it costs fifty bucks and the only thing when i came back that wasnt working 100% was the picture gallery. true him if it comes down to it
Well, since you're getting the firmware upgrade error, I'm gonna bet your phone is bricked. That happened to me, I finally took it to the Spring repair center and they couldn't fix it, so they swapped my phone out.
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blackroseMD1 said:
Well, since you're getting the firmware upgrade error, I'm gonna bet your phone is bricked. That happened to me, I finally took it to the Spring repair center and they couldn't fix it, so they swapped my phone out.
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Yup that's what theyre doing for me, i'll get it tomorrow or tuesday, cant complain too much im gonna get one with no scratches.
Thank you everyone who replied, im set egtting my new one, im gonna try and swindle kepping the bricked one cause im sure it could be of major use too a dev....
Sprint Epic 4G Touch Appears Bricked
My Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch will no longer connect to my computer (also tried another computer and different usb cable), after a failed attempt to upgrade to ICS 4.0. The phone will not load up now to 'normal' operating mode.
It will only come up to the message:
"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." I can no longer get into Recovery or Download modes. At least none that work. (See below)
I also built and tried the USB jig solution, which does power on the phone, but it then comes up and says:
FACTORY MODE
PRODUCT NAME" GT-19100
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES (2 counts)
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
Downloading...
Do not turn off target!!
But connecting to my PC still fails. Any ideas?