cant get into DL mode to Odin back to stock EC05
but i was trying to flash the new ee03 modem and put the .tar file in PDA instead of PHONE by accident and it said it was a success but when mi phone went to reboot it never did now it wont turn on and i get no leds or anything when charging ...any help pleasseeee
bradbutter said:
cant get into DL mode to Odin back to stock EC05
but i was trying to flash the new ee03 modem and put the .tar file in PDA instead of PHONE by accident and it said it was a success but when mi phone went to reboot it never did now it wont turn on and i get no leds or anything when charging ...any help pleasseeee
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First things first you are supposed to put the modem in the PDA slot, in fact i have seen K0nane say it really doesn't even matter with the modem.
1. Did your battery have some charge left before it died?
2. Have you tried using odin without the battery in?
Try this:
Disconnect USB Cable (if Connected)
Remove Battery
Reconnect USB Cable
Hold 1
Press power
If this doesn't work, then you're probably looking at a hardware replacement.
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First things first you are supposed to put the modem in the PDA slot, in fact i have seen K0nane say it really doesn't even matter with the modem.
1. Did your battery have some charge left before it died?
2. Have you tried using odin without the battery in?
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i had tried but for some reason it worked now ..maybe its alive and knows im on the forum and wants to make me look like an idiot ..but the method of using Odin without the battery in is working now....results in a few mins
potatoboyjs said:
Try this:
Disconnect USB Cable (if Connected)
Remove Battery
Reconnect USB Cable
Hold 1
Press power
If this doesn't work, then you're probably looking at a hardware replacement.
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i had tried but for some reason it just worked...idk lol
but i want to use the new ee03 rom but i have to flash this modem again ..going to re download modem and try to flash it with my fingers crossed that it doesnt brick again
Im trying to odin the ec05 modem on my epic so i can update it to the EI22 modem. But i accidently put the tar in the phone section on odin (v1.85) and not pda. This failed (ive used this cord to odin my phone a few times in the past), and after a few seconds the download screen went away like it was rebooting, but nothing happened. I put my phone back into download mode but odin doesn't see my phone and windows doesn't recognize what it is. When i try to boot the phone regularly it gives me the phone ! computer image. so my question is, what should i try to attempt to get odin or windows to recognize my phone so i can fix this?
Look at the sticky thread in developement about bring the phone back from a soft brick
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FoxTheTrot said:
Im trying to odin the ec05 modem on my epic so i can update it to the EI22 modem. But i accidently put the tar in the phone section on odin (v1.85) and not pda. This failed (ive used this cord to odin my phone a few times in the past), and after a few seconds the download screen went away like it was rebooting, but nothing happened. I put my phone back into download mode but odin doesn't see my phone and windows doesn't recognize what it is. When i try to boot the phone regularly it gives me the phone ! computer image. so my question is, what should i try to attempt to get odin or windows to recognize my phone so i can fix this?
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Your cable is going bad. It should have still worked in the phone section. The screen going blank is a sign that your phone lost connection. As Flastnoles11 mentioned here is the sticky at the top of development. Follow it exactly and you should be fine, but you will need a better cable like an HTC, Blackberry or Palm.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
Yes, the cable has a lot to do with it. But also pull the battery, and leave it off for about 5mins, and press and hold the phones power button for about 10 secs to release remaining electrical charge in phone. (But try another cable)
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Hi everyone, this is my first post, and I'm completely baffled and think I may have bricked my phone. Here is exactly what happened.
I've been running syndicate rom with vision kernel on my samsung epic 4g on sprint for a very long time. I've been getting the upgrade notification for months, so I finally decided it was time to upgrade. Unfortunately, the way I decided to upgrade was to go back to stock, and then let it naturally upgrade. I followed the instructions at:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
and, the first time I tried to odin, it was stuck at "setup connection", so after waiting a very long time, I unplugged, then re-started odin. because I used the instructions at the above link, I had re-partition, auto-reboot, and reset time checked. This time, odin was able to get past "setup connection", and was stuck on "datafs.rfs" in odin, and on the phone, it no longer showed a downloading logo and looked like it was just off. I unplugged again, and this time, I could not easily get the phone into download mode. I tried a few things with the battery in, with it out, and finally, somehow, got it into download mode again. Trying odin 1.61, I tried again, it got stuck on datafs.rfs again, and after waiting a very long time, I unplugged again.
Now, I believe my phone is bricked. The following is true of my phone right now:
it does not turn on
it does not have any lights when plugged in
if plugged in, it will not go into download mode
if on battery, i can take out the battery, then put it back in, then i can go into download mode, but when in this mode, windows reports an unrecognized usb device. if the battery is in from when it was plugged in, it will not go into download mode. the battery must be popped out and then put back in to go into download mode.
terrible timing too, as my wife is expecting, and she'll most likely need to get in touch with me in the next week or two. If anyone can help me get my phone working again, that would be amazing. Thanks in advance for your help.
dmachine2 said:
Hi everyone, this is my first post, and I'm completely baffled and think I may have bricked my phone. Here is exactly what happened.
I've been running syndicate rom with vision kernel on my samsung epic 4g on sprint for a very long time. I've been getting the upgrade notification for months, so I finally decided it was time to upgrade. Unfortunately, the way I decided to upgrade was to go back to stock, and then let it naturally upgrade. I followed the instructions at:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
and, the first time I tried to odin, it was stuck at "setup connection", so after waiting a very long time, I unplugged, then re-started odin. because I used the instructions at the above link, I had re-partition, auto-reboot, and reset time checked. This time, odin was able to get past "setup connection", and was stuck on "datafs.rfs" in odin, and on the phone, it no longer showed a downloading logo and looked like it was just off. I unplugged again, and this time, I could not easily get the phone into download mode. I tried a few things with the battery in, with it out, and finally, somehow, got it into download mode again. Trying odin 1.61, I tried again, it got stuck on datafs.rfs again, and after waiting a very long time, I unplugged again.
Now, I believe my phone is bricked. The following is true of my phone right now:
it does not turn on
it does not have any lights when plugged in
if plugged in, it will not go into download mode
if on battery, i can take out the battery, then put it back in, then i can go into download mode, but when in this mode, windows reports an unrecognized usb device. if the battery is in from when it was plugged in, it will not go into download mode. the battery must be popped out and then put back in to go into download mode.
terrible timing too, as my wife is expecting, and she'll most likely need to get in touch with me in the next week or two. If anyone can help me get my phone working again, that would be amazing. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Windows not recognizing a device means you don't have the proper drivers installed. I'd link them to you but I'm at work on my phone. Search google for samsung epic drivers. Or i believe you can even get them from samsung's website.
And Congratulations on the new baby.
Sent from a CM9 powered Epic.
the link you posted has all the best instructions. Do not skip a step or circumvent any. Use the file links he has provided. And use Odin 1.85.
Take the battery out of your phone let it sit for at least 20 minutes, leave the battery out plug it into computer and attempt to get it into download mode.
Very important your not using the Samsung stock charging cable to do this. You need a good USB cable, one like the Blackberry phones come with, which is designed for heavy data transfer
Good luck.
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The problem and the cause of your woes is a faulty cable. Get a heavy duty blackberry cable and try again. This time leave the battery out, using the cord as power put it into download mode with Odin already up on the computer and make sure to use the same port that it has been working in.
kennyglass123 said:
The problem and the cause of your woes is a faulty cable. Get a heavy duty blackberry cable and try again. This time leave the battery out, using the cord as power put it into download mode with Odin already up on the computer and make sure to use the same port that it has been working in.
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Hey I said the same exact thing....:thumbup:
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edfunkycold said:
Hey I said the same exact thing....:thumbup:
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I know...saw it after I posted...lol. Plus you included the best link..nice!
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I actually tried a differnt cable because of the original link the first time, and that didn't work at all (used my wife's evo shift cable). But, I did find yet another micro usb cable in the house, and that one does seem to be working. Although, the odin flash does not seem to be, seems to be hanging (and the phone shows just blue across the entire screen), but that is progress =) Thanks for the tips everyone. I'll post my findings if I am successful in un-bricking. (or post where i get stuck next =P) Thanks again everyone.
When you get stuck again, Odin with the battery and sd card out.
Already took the SD card out. I can't go into download mode with just the cable though (already tried). Any recommendations? To get into download mode currently, I have to:
unplug everything
take out the battery
pop the battery back in
then, 1+power to download mode.
dmachine2 said:
Already took the SD card out. I can't go into download mode with just the cable though (already tried). Any recommendations? To get into download mode currently, I have to:
unplug everything
take out the battery
pop the battery back in
then, 1+power to download mode.
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Sounds like either the cable still has issues or the USB port is not properly powered. If a desktop, use the USB ports in the rear right on the motherboard. I see you have had different results from different cables already, if you can just get ahold of a heavy duty Blackberry or Palm Pre cable.
How long should I wait before re-trying a new flash? It's been stuck on cache.rfs for the past 2 or 3 hours. I'll try the back usb port instead of front usb ports. I'll also try a palm cable, I think I have one lying around somewhere. Thanks for the tips.
dmachine2 said:
How long should I wait before re-trying a new flash? It's been stuck on cache.rfs for the past 2 or 3 hours. I'll try the back usb port instead of front usb ports. I'll also try a palm cable, I think I have one lying around somewhere. Thanks for the tips.
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Yeah, it is time to try again with those tips. 15 minutes is max.
SUCCESS!!
Following the original link, what I had to do was:
I plugged into rear usb
still wouldn't go into download mode, so unplugged, popped in battery, went into download mode, plugged in
started odin 1.61 (as in the trouble shooting part of the original link)
Used EC05 rom (as in the trouble shooting part of the original link)
my phone is back from the dead! Thanks for the help everyone.
Congrats man!
nice!
+10 char
Just got back here and I also am glad you got it going. Congrats! These Epics are almost unbrickable...
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So I was running CM10 and decided to go back to something else until it got a little more stable. So I downloaded the Epic 4G stock package for Odin, untarred it and created a Heimdall package from the contents of the Odin archive. According to Heimdall the flash was successful. However now my phone won't boot. Can't even get into download mode. Even tried doing the download mode key sequence and attempting to detect it even though nothing is showing up on the screen. Nothing.. =(. Did I manage to completely brick my phone?
epicbrew said:
So I was running CM10 and decided to go back to something else until it got a little more stable. So I downloaded the Epic 4G stock package for Odin, untarred it and created a Heimdall package from the contents of the Odin archive. According to Heimdall the flash was successful. However now my phone won't boot. Can't even get into download mode. Even tried doing the download mode key sequence and attempting to detect it even though nothing is showing up on the screen. Nothing.. =(. Did I manage to completely brick my phone?
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are you using a mac? I don't think heimdall is completely stable on that. try taking the battery out, and pressing 1 and power and hold while putting the battery back in. If it doesnt work you could always sell it to me
phonehunter59 said:
are you using a mac? I don't think heimdall is completely stable on that. try taking the battery out, and pressing 1 and power and hold while putting the battery back in. If it doesnt work you could always sell it to me
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Built heimdall 1.31 from source on Arch Linux. Used this same build a while back to flash cwm5 with no issue. Tried holding 1 and power while putting battery in. Nothing happened...
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Sorry. It did occur to me that I posted in the wrong forum after the fact...
Just ordered a USB jig from Amazon that might get me into DL mode...we'll see...
same thing happened to me with a i9000 and archlinux too, usb jig didn't work either, sent the phone to repair and they told me to change the motherboard.
So I was using Mobile Odin because I was selling my device and the person didn't want AOKP on it so I went and did what i did on my wife's S3 and used mobile odine to flash stock JB TW (Latest update), for some reason when I did mine, after checking the MD5 the phone said it was all good then it was going to start and after it started the phone when to boot up (im guessing) and nothing happened after this, now my device wont go to DL mode or recovery when I try to use any of the finger combos to go into either of this modes.
As a matter of fact when I press the PWR the device does absolutely nothing..
Any helo is appreciated.
Thanks.
IcOpRo said:
So I was using Mobile Odin because I was selling my device and the person didn't want AOKP on it so I went and did what i did on my wife's S3 and used mobile odine to flash stock JB TW (Latest update), for some reason when I did mine, after checking the MD5 the phone said it was all good then it was going to start and after it started the phone when to boot up (im guessing) and nothing happened after this, now my device wont go to DL mode or recovery when I try to use any of the finger combos to go into either of this modes.
As a matter of fact when I press the PWR the device does absolutely nothing..
Any helo is appreciated.
Thanks.
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Pull battery put in hold down watever the volume combo is and connect power and see if that does something. If not try adb after holding power for a bit and see if ur device is recognized or anything...
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howtomen said:
Pull battery put in hold down watever the volume combo is and connect power and see if that does something. If not try adb after holding power for a bit and see if ur device is recognized or anything...
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I pulled the battery a couple of times and left it out for a minute or even more, and nothing happens when I apply the volume combo. My windows box died last week, so i only have my Mac , Ill look for info on ADB on Mac if theres any.
Thanks.
IcOpRo said:
I pulled the battery a couple of times and left it out for a minute or even more, and nothing happens when I apply the volume combo. My windows box died last week, so i only have my Mac , Ill look for info on ADB on Mac if theres any.
Thanks.
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If it goes to Odin find your model and carrier image and flash that. You're back to square zero then
zetsui said:
If it goes to Odin find your model and carrier image and flash that. You're back to square zero then
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Cant get the phone to turn on in any way whatsoever
that doesnt sound good search on some terms like mobile odin black screen and kies at once
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Doesn't sound good at all, might need a jtag. I used Mobile Odin just yesterday to go back to stock from AoCP. No problems whatsoever. I did flash stock 3e recovery before flashing the firmware, not sure if that helped.
When you plug it in does the charging indicator show up? (asking this to see if there are any signs of life, and also in the unlikely event that the problem is a dead battery...)
skrambled said:
Doesn't sound good at all, might need a jtag. I used Mobile Odin just yesterday to go back to stock from AoCP. No problems whatsoever. I did flash stock 3e recovery before flashing the firmware, not sure if that helped.
When you plug it in does the charging indicator show up? (asking this to see if there are any signs of life, and also in the unlikely event that the problem is a dead battery...)
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Yeah when I plug it in to charge nothing happens, not even the LED lights up, I even put my battery on my wifes GS3 and it has like 40% left on battery and it powered on my wifes phone.