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Whenever I turn my phone on while it's being charged or plugged into my computer the phone goes right into download mode and the only way to get it out of download mode is by pulling out the battery. I was wondering if this was happening to eveyone else or is it my phone? any suggestions on how to make it stop?
tq745 said:
Whenever I turn my phone on while it's being charged or plugged into my computer the phone goes right into download mode and the only way to get it out of download mode is by pulling out the battery. I was wondering if this was happening to eveyone else or is it my phone? any suggestions on how to make it stop?
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Did you root your phone?
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if its rooted odin back to stock fixes most probs!
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Did you root your phone?
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yes i did, but this was happening before i rooted also...let me try and go back to stock and see if this works.
Whenever I turn my phone on while it's being charged or plugged into my computer the phone goes right into download mode and the only way to get it out of download mode is by pulling out the battery. I was wondering if this was happening to eveyone else or is it my phone? any suggestions on how to make it stop?
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If the phones is off when you plug it in it goes into download mode.
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pb05life said:
If the phones is off when you plug it in it goes into download mode.
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exactly! this is what's happening to mines...is it happening to your also?
I just unplug the phone, turn it on then plug it back in after the Samsung logo appears.
KaneHusky said:
I just unplug the phone, turn it on then plug it back in after the Samsung logo appears.
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i'm just trying to make sure that something isn't wrong with my phone. for example i can have my phone plugged in, then when i turn it off it goes directly into download mode. in order to get it out of download mode i have to take out the battery. then while its off i plug it in to charge and then it goes into download mode once again. so basically i cannot charge my phone while it's off because it will go into download mode. i don't like leaving my phone on overnight and i usually charge it while i sleep. i've never had this kind of problem with any of my other phones before.
tq745 said:
i'm just trying to make sure that something isn't wrong with my phone. for example i can have my phone plugged in, then when i turn it off it goes directly into download mode. in order to get it out of download mode i have to take out the battery. then while its off i plug it in to charge and then it goes into download mode once again. so basically i cannot charge my phone while it's off because it will go into download mode. i don't like leaving my phone on overnight and i usually charge it while i sleep. i've never had this kind of problem with any of my other phones before.
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Ah, I see what you mean. You said it was doing it before you rooted; straight out of the box, it was doing this?
KaneHusky said:
Ah, I see what you mean. You said it was doing it before you rooted; straight out of the box, it was doing this?
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yeah it was already doing it...does yours phone do this?
tq745 said:
yeah it was already doing it...does yours phone do this?
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My phone shows the battery charging screen when I plug it in while turned off.
tq745 said:
Whenever I turn my phone on while it's being charged or plugged into my computer the phone goes right into download mode and the only way to get it out of download mode is by pulling out the battery. I was wondering if this was happening to eveyone else or is it my phone? any suggestions on how to make it stop?
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Mine has done this as well.
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KaneHusky said:
My phone shows the battery charging screen when I plug it in while turned off.
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Is your phone rooted?
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princeasi said:
Mine has done this as well.
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Looks like there are a few of us with this issue...is your phone rooted also? Were you able to fix the problem?
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Is your phone rooted?
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Yes, it's rooted.
Same issue here, and yes I am rooted. Did not realize it, but it does appear to be going into download mode when plugged in. I thought it was doing it only when coming out of Rom Manager when trying to boot into recovery. Now that you mention it, I have had plugged in on virtually all instances running Rom Manager. Will try to install EB 1.0 from Rom Manager this time while unplugged.
This happens to me everytime with a micro-usb B cable, but does not occur with a micro-usb AB cable.
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This happens to me everytime with a micro-usb B cable, but does not occur with a micro-usb AB cable.
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How do you know if you have a B verses AB cable. Sometime I will use my LG G2x USB cable, which appears to be a B cable and it just happened. Is the Samsung cable that comes with the phone an AB cable?
jabhome said:
How do you know if you have a B verses AB cable. Sometime I will use my LG G2x USB cable, which appears to be a B cable and it just happened. Is the Samsung cable that comes with the phone an AB cable?
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Well this actually the same way I deduced it.
My g2x cables say "B" on them, and always cause the GSII to go into download mode. So I assume the Samsung cable is an AB cable. The g2x cable also does not work for USB storage mode on my SII.
A friend messed his epic up and I'm trying to fix it but it isn't going well...
Boot....just stayed at Samsung screen..bottom keys don't light
Wont boot into recovery
Tries to boot immediately once the battery is put in.
Download mode is not detected on ANY computer, whatever bit, whatever rom...
What r my options? With out the phones drivers being detected...Odin and heimdoll r useless...
Any options ideas??
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thatdudepoops said:
A friend messed his epic up and I'm trying to fix it but it isn't going well...
Boot....just stayed at Samsung screen..bottom keys don't light
Wont boot into recovery
Tries to boot immediately once the battery is put in.
Download mode is not detected on ANY computer, whatever bit, whatever rom...
What r my options? With out the phones drivers being detected...Odin and heimdoll r useless...
Any options ideas??
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Ok some questions:
Stock cable?
Reinstalled the drivers?
Is windows sayings an unknown device?
Solutions:
Take the battery out and sd card and leave it out use the computer as the power source and see if odin will com.
What windows bit are you using I know 64 and windows 7 has issues but I have drivers that should work for you.
Most importantly use a different cable 99.99% of unknown problems are caused by the cable being faulty.
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If you can't get it to work id say send it to me ill get it detected if not ill pay for shipping it back
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thatdudepoops said:
A friend messed his epic up and I'm trying to fix it but it isn't going well...
Boot....just stayed at Samsung screen..bottom keys don't light
Wont boot into recovery
Tries to boot immediately once the battery is put in.
Download mode is not detected on ANY computer, whatever bit, whatever rom...
What r my options? With out the phones drivers being detected...Odin and heimdoll r useless...
Any options ideas??
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Heimdall uses its own drivers so the phones drivers are not a problem...
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flastnoles11 said:
Heimdall uses its own drivers so the phones drivers are not a problem...
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Yeah but only works if the computer will detect it..... or if heimdalls driver app will
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Biggoron said:
Ok some questions:
Stock cable?
Reinstalled the drivers?
Is windows sayings an unknown device?
Solutions:
Take the battery out and sd card and leave it out use the computer as the power source and see if odin will com.
What windows bit are you using I know 64 and windows 7 has issues but I have drivers that should work for you.
Most importantly use a different cable 99.99% of unknown problems are caused by the cable being faulty.
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Yes I having working cable. Using USB from epic touch and it works on my other epic 4g. USB not problem.
Drivers work on other epic 4g...drivers not problem.
Windows does not *ting when plugged in..the phone is simply not putting out any sort of USB drivers...
Tried on win 7 ,vista, and XP...all of which work with other epic..computer rom not problem
SD card has been removed since start...
I can get it into download mode...but the computer simply doesn't read it
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Biggoron said:
If you can't get it to work id say send it to me ill get it detected if not ill pay for shipping it back
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Ilk keep that In consideration thx
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flastnoles11 said:
Heimdall uses its own drivers so the phones drivers are not a problem...
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Tried heimdall. It doesn't recognize the device...
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Seems to me like there's something wrong with the usb port on the phone. I know that download mode produces a less amount of voltage than the phone on/off and if its not the correct amount the phone won't be recognise means anything I would try wouldn't work...
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thatdudepoops said:
Tried heimdall. It doesn't recognize the device...
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uninstall your drivers. reboot your computer, reinstall your drivers manually http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/sprint/SPH-D700ZKASPR
then put the cable into your phone..once it's in , check the end that's in the computer.. wiggle both ends around a little... see if you get a "com" on odin..
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uninstall your drivers. reboot your computer, reinstall your drivers manually http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/sprint/SPH-D700ZKASPR
then put the cable into your phone..once it's in , check the end that's in the computer.. wiggle both ends around a little... see if you get a "com" on odin..
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Doubt that this will work. It works for his other epic so there's something wrong with the current one he's haing an issue iwth.
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Biggoron said:
Doubt that this will work. It works for his other epic so there's something wrong with the current one he's haing an issue iwth.
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I did try completely reinstalling drivers and plugging in phone randomly during process to get it to catch but no go. Yea its definitely the phone not being recognizable and not my set up...I even tried having it recognize my other epic and switching phones right at start of flash...but it disconnected EVERY time lol...thought it was worth a shot lol. Wonder if I split a USB into a 2 headed snake I can reflash both phones at once?...maybe unplug one once it gets going....
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thatdudepoops said:
I did try completely reinstalling drivers and plugging in phone randomly during process to get it to catch but no go. Yea its definitely the phone not being recognizable and not my set up...I even tried having it recognize my other epic and switching phones right at start of flash...but it disconnected EVERY time lol...thought it was worth a shot lol. Wonder if I split a USB into a 2 headed snake I can reflash both phones at once?...maybe unplug one once it gets going....
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No it will only head to the phone that it recognises
Sorry but I think your sol unless you take it back to sprint and see if they replace it or fix it.
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Yep...its a usb problem...
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You tried getting into download mode with no battery just cable right? And I still wouldn't trust the E4GT stock cable either
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You tried getting into download mode with no battery just cable right? And I still wouldn't trust the E4GT stock cable either
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Oh duh didn't know it was the epic4gt stock cable yeah bud try it with a blackberry cable and it should work then
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i had the same problem on a phone i flashed today, used a cable from a different phone and it worked. also once i installed cwm i couldnt use the action button to make my selection. i had to use the camera button. I have flashed alot of these and never seen that until today.
edit: sorry, I read about it on XDA here a couple of weeks ago, thought it was OK but now I cannot find the post that I was refering to. So disreguard my reference please......
re-edit: found it!!! It was farther back then I thought. All I read the first time was the main page of the post & not the whole thread, I read deeper into it now & realized that even though some Dev's that I recognized started the post, it seems like it is unlikely to be true.......sorry again guys......
[acs][how-to]hardware reset
monke30butt said:
Have you tried doing a hardware reset with the reset button on the back of the Epic below & to the left of the camera?
If you try this, you should go directly to download mode & use Odin afterwards.
I don't know if this will work, but at this point it can't hurt anything.
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Hiejole spanish for "son of a"
There is no magical reset button.... take it apart and there's no button. Most people believe this to be true because they left the battery out long enough for charge to go away.
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Biggoron said:
Hiejole spanish for "son of a"
There is no magical reset button.... take it apart and there's no button. Most people believe this to be true because they left the battery out long enough for charge to go away.
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You're not going to quote the tale of the magic button?
Hello all, my name is Matt.
I bricked my Epic 4G Galaxy S installing the EL13 firmware.
I had it rooted with CWM 5.0.2.7 (or whatever) with CleanGB 1.03 and the Samurai kernal (think it's 1.06, whichever is the latest). I was flashing it through Odin3 and it abruptly aborted and failed the transfer. I'm thinking it may have been a bad USB cable. I pulled the battery since it didn't reboot or take any button commands.
I does not show the Samsung logo, and when i plug in power/usb cable it does not show a red light. Do i have to do the Unbrickable MOD or is there anything I can do through a PC?
emtee40 said:
Hello all, my name is Matt.
I bricked my Epic 4G Galaxy S installing the EL13 firmware.
I had it rooted with CWM 5.0.2.7 (or whatever) with CleanGB 1.03 and the Samurai kernal (think it's 1.06, whichever is the latest). I was flashing it through Odin3 and it abruptly aborted and failed the transfer. I'm thinking it may have been a bad USB cable. I pulled the battery since it didn't reboot or take any button commands.
I does not show the Samsung logo, and when i plug in power/usb cable it does not show a red light. Do i have to do the Unbrickable MOD or is there anything I can do through a PC?
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EL13? Could you link what you were trying to flash? I don't think its for our phone buddy
But either way have you tried taking out the battery and sdcard only plugging it in?
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It's the firmware/2.3.6 leaked from samsung I found here.
Is it for the S2?
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Effin crap. Rookie mistake I'm taking it. I didn't pay attention to the 'Touch' in the column for phone. Can I use the Unbrickable MOD to put in the files I need back in it after flashing it in the wrong firmware???
emtee40 said:
It's the firmware/2.3.6 leaked from samsung I found here.
Is it for the S2?
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Yes it is. Check the forum you are on...
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sonuvabitch
I'm not a forum newbie (I do a lot of audio engineering), so I feel like a BIG idiot for not double checking my info. I spent 2 week researching rooting before I did it.
I guess I had to much confidence...
I'll make a vid of me doing the Unbrickable MOD for ya guys when I get around to doing it. If I don't mess that up...
emtee40 said:
sonuvabitch
I'm not a forum newbie (I do a lot of audio engineering), so I feel like a BIG idiot for not double checking my info. I spent 2 week researching rooting before I did it.
I guess I had to much confidence...
I'll make a vid of me doing the Unbrickable MOD for ya guys when I get around to doing it. If I don't mess that up...
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Sorry man id try using odin, iirc the unbrickable mod didn't end up working for us?
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emtee40 said:
sonuvabitch
I'm not a forum newbie (I do a lot of audio engineering), so I feel like a BIG idiot for not double checking my info. I spent 2 week researching rooting before I did it.
I guess I had to much confidence...
I'll make a vid of me doing the Unbrickable MOD for ya guys when I get around to doing it. If I don't mess that up...
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Audio engineering ? How is it? I want to pursue that career after highschool
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don't do an unbrickable mod, just download the right file from the sticky in the android dev. section and odin it from download mode. make sure you have the right file!!! it's "EC05" ... good luck!
So if the Unbrickable mod don't work, how am i supposed to get odin to work? it doesn't show up in the COM list when i plug the phone in. I tried the no sdcard/battery trick, and it doesn't do anything.
Am I up the creek then?
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I can't get into download mode. No buttons re-act. It's a hard brick, not a soft brick. I've search everywhere. If it can't be fixed, anybody need parts???
emtee40 said:
So if the Unbrickable mod don't work, how am i supposed to get odin to work? it doesn't show up in the COM list when i plug the phone in. I tried the no sdcard/battery trick, and it doesn't do anything.
Am I up the creek then?
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I can't get into download mode. No buttons re-act. It's a hard brick, not a soft brick. I've search everywhere. If it can't be fixed, anybody need parts???
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Try popping the battery in and out repeatedly while attempting to go into download mode. It will eventually reset the phone and work. Then try all USB ports until Odin reacts. You will have to pull the battery and reset for Odin to successfully repeat after that. If no ports show the phone, try a Blackberry cable or any other one but stock. Also reinstall the drivers.
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So if the Unbrickable mod don't work, how am i supposed to get odin to work? it doesn't show up in the COM list when i plug the phone in. I tried the no sdcard/battery trick, and it doesn't do anything.
Am I up the creek then?
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I can't get into download mode. No buttons re-act. It's a hard brick, not a soft brick. I've search everywhere. If it can't be fixed, anybody need parts???
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Try holding power and 1 with the battery and sd card out and plug in the cable at the same time.
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I'll try the download mode W/USB when I get home. I'll try the battery removal tip to. I let it sit for 1 hr then put in the battery and nothing happened. Like I said, even when I plug in the charger the LED don't come on.
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I'll try the download mode W/USB when I get home. I'll try the battery removal tip to. I let it sit for 1 hr then put in the battery and nothing happened. Like I said, even when I plug in the charger the LED don't come on.
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Try plugging it in with no battery
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Don't Panick Yet
I had a problem flashing ACS recovery with a corrupt zip that effectively bricked my phone to the point Sprint Techs declared it dead and ordered me a replacement. Let me tell you something that worked to revive that phone. Pull off the battery cover. Look just down and to the left of the camera lens for a small button that you press with a pin/paper clip/etc. If I recall, press and hold it for about 5 - 10 seconds, and when you go to boot up, it will immediately boot into download mode. That let me revive my completely non responsive (No charging LED, battery ICON, boot, etc) Epic 4G
kennyglass123 said:
Try popping the battery in and out repeatedly while attempting to go into download mode. It will eventually reset the phone and work. Then try all USB ports until Odin reacts. You will have to pull the battery and reset for Odin to successfully repeat after that. If no ports show the phone, try a Blackberry cable or any other one but stock. Also reinstall the drivers.
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What kenny said... my neice has flashed the wrong roms on numerous occasions and not once was I not able to get her back into download mode with the slipping the battery in and out while holding 1 and power button while doing it... keep trying it will go... these phones are very hard to brick...
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emtee40 said:
So if the Unbrickable mod don't work, how am i supposed to get odin to work? it doesn't show up in the COM list when i plug the phone in. I tried the no sdcard/battery trick, and it doesn't do anything.
Am I up the creek then?
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I can't get into download mode. No buttons re-act. It's a hard brick, not a soft brick. I've search everywhere. If it can't be fixed, anybody need parts???
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Buttons don't work in download mode, nothing works in download mode. It's not standard user mode. Get a better USB cord, and/or plug the cord into the BACK of your computer (ie USB port directly on the motherboard). If that doesn't work, try a newer computer. Also make sure ALL the drivers are installed and fully updated. Also, have Odin open and set up before plugging your phone in (obviously, while in download mode). You're not bricked yet! Just sponged...
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HODriver said:
I had a problem flashing ACS recovery with a corrupt zip that effectively bricked my phone to the point Sprint Techs declared it dead and ordered me a replacement. Let me tell you something that worked to revive that phone. Pull off the battery cover. Look just down and to the left of the camera lens for a small button that you press with a pin/paper clip/etc. If I recall, press and hold it for about 5 - 10 seconds, and when you go to boot up, it will immediately boot into download mode. That let me revive my completely non responsive (No charging LED, battery ICON, boot, etc) Epic 4G
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Non exsistent button. I use to believe it, but it's fake.
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Originally Posted by emtee40 View Post
So if the Unbrickable mod don't work, how am i supposed to get odin to work? it doesn't show up in the COM list when i plug the phone in. I tried the no sdcard/battery trick, and it doesn't do anything.
Am I up the creek then?
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I can't get into download mode. No buttons re-act. It's a hard brick, not a soft brick. I've search everywhere. If it can't be fixed, anybody need parts???
bender beerman said:
Buttons don't work in download mode, nothing works in download mode. It's not standard user mode. Get a better USB cord, and/or plug the cord into the BACK of your computer (ie USB port directly on the motherboard). If that doesn't work, try a newer computer. Also make sure ALL the drivers are installed and fully updated. Also, have Odin open and set up before plugging your phone in (obviously, while in download mode). You're not bricked yet! Just sponged...
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he said he can't get into download mode. but you could always take it to sprint if you have insurance. just play dumb say the phone wanted to update and the batttery fell out or something like that. before you do that if you have a stand alone battery charger charge your battery on that and retry. I have 2 batterys and when i tried to get my phone UN-bricked both of the batterys had no juice in them. hope you can get it working again.
The hardware reset button its there, I'm looking at it on my phone now. Don't try if you don't want to, I don't really care.
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HODriver said:
The hardware reset button its there, I'm looking at it on my phone now. Don't try if you don't want to, I don't really care.
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Take your phone apart and take a picture of the "button" then... 50 dollars says there is no button there... and no I'm not talking about the hole I want a pic of the actual button... 50 bucks to anybody that can take a pic of this so called resurection button!!.!!!
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I am currently on CM7 MTD and I cannot get into download mode to odin back to stock. If I pull out the battery and put it back in the phone just turns on normally even if I am holding down "1" on the physical keyboard while I put the battery back in. I'm not sure what other ways I can get into download mode so any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Need to hold the power button and the 1 on the hardware keyboard is that not working?
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No, that's the problem I am having. I turn the phone off (either by going to power off while it's on or by pulling the battery out) and then if I try to hold 1 + power button nothing happens. If I put in the battery it automatically starts booting up as well, it doesn't just stay off like it should.
That's odd :what: you might have to order a download mode jig this will jump you into download mode
Actually its to bad your on mtd cuz acs recovery has the option to boot into download mode.
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Yeah, I've never experienced anything like this so far and I read about the download mode jig method but I was just curious if there were anything I could try before I do that. Unfortunately it's not looking that way.
Xerocide said:
Yeah, I've never experienced anything like this so far and I read about the download mode jig method but I was just curious if there were anything I could try before I do that. Unfortunately it's not looking that way.
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Try this plug in the phone into the pc with the battery out and try going into download mode with the computer as the power source
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That works somewhat. I think I need to try a different USB cable though because if the cable moves a little the phone just turns back off as if it's not a very good connection. Also, when it says download mode and Odin is open it doesn't act as if anything is connected still.
EDIT: Okay, so I put in the battery and tried to boot into download mode and it worked properly! Still having an issue with Odin detecting my phone but that's more than likely a cable issue and I can easily find another one and try again. Thanks a bunch!
Xerocide said:
That works somewhat. I think I need to try a different USB cable though because if the cable moves a little the phone just turns back off as if it's not a very good connection. Also, when it says download mode and Odin is open it doesn't act as if anything is connected still.
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Hmm yeah you'll need a better cable if that happens especially if that's the stock usb cable those are no good.
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Biggoron said:
Hmm yeah you'll need a better cable if that happens especially if that's the stock usb cable those are no good.
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Yeah, it's not the stock cable but I can tell this one is fitting loosely in the port. Thanks for the help!
Xerocide said:
Yeah, it's not the stock cable but I can tell this one is fitting loosely in the port. Thanks for the help!
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No problem blackberry cables are the best fyi
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Yeah, I picked up a couple from Amazon for $1 each and I was actually just trying to use one. I think it may be an issue with my drivers now. Eh, always one problem after another when I'm in a hurry to fix things
I may have bricked my phone, and now won't power up at all. Here's what happened.
Last night I tried to unroot my phone in order to install EL30. First I powered phone into download mode. Then used Odin to install EC05, but Odin seemed to be taking forever, as the instructions said it would take 7-8 minutes... It appeared to be working but very slowly. So after half an hour, I decided to let it work overnight and went to bed, leaving the Odin screen running on computer and the phone with yellow "Downloading" on screen.
This morning, the Odin screen had several more lines of successful completed steps, but did not say "Finished" yet. The phone screen was off. I thought maybe the battery had died because perhaps in download mode maybe the battery wasn't charging? So I unplugged it from USB cord, put in a fully charged battery, and now to my problem...
Phone won't power up or do ANYTHING. I know of 3 methods to power up phone, (pwr button, #1 + pwr, volume up + camera + pwr) and none of them are doing anything. screen never changes from black. I've removed battery, tried powering up while plugged into usb/computer, with & without sd card, etc. It's like the phone is just broke!
HELP?!
Hold down the little pin next to the camera. Also wait for awhile and eventually itll go into download mode. Make sure you keep the battery out when trying to go into download mode.
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Also, did you have repartition checked? Only auto reboot should be selected unless your coming from mtd.
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b16flybye said:
Hold down the little pin next to the camera. Also wait for awhile and eventually itll go into download mode. Make sure you keep the battery out when trying to go into download mode.
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DUDE THERES NO BUTTON [email protected]!?!$#%^?
To the OP:
Did you try leaving the battery out and having plugged into the back of the desktop *if of course its a desktop* and tried to go into download mode using the pc as its power source? Is it a nonstock cable that you used?. Its more than likely because you didn't have a non-stock cable or yours was bad and need a new one. Odin shouldn't take but 5 minutes top..... mine does it around 3:30 minutes..if it seems like its hangs then redo it pull the plug and start over. Usually factoryfs.rfs takes the longest around 2minutes.
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Biggoron said:
DUDE THERES NO BUTTON [email protected]!?!$#%^?
To the OP:
Did you try leaving the battery out and having plugged into the back of the desktop *if of course its a desktop* and tried to go into download mode using the pc as its power source? Is it a nonstock cable that you used?.
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I think he is talking about on the back of the phone it looks like there is a small recessed button under the left of the camera lens
K3VlN said:
I think he is talking about on the back of the phone it looks like there is a small recessed button under the left of the camera lens
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I know what he's talking about he "thinks" inside that hole there's a reset button. There's not....
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First get a better cable, that's why the data wouldn't transfer. 2nd take out the battery and sd card, with Odin up on the computer connect the New USB cable and quickly put it into download mode and Odin away. At this point include the PIT and check repartition. You will need to put the battery back in after it succeeds and tries to boot. For mor tips sea+ch the Development forum for "How to recover a semi-bricked epic" there is a whole thread on it.
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No luck on any of the suggestions above. Phone will not power up at all.
I removed battery and SD card, and plugged into usb cable with Odin open on computer and tried powering up phone into Download Mode (#1 + pwr), nothing (also tried holding #1 + pwr for a couple minutes patiently).
I have had a nightmare trying to find a usb cable and usb port on my computer that work together. No this is not the stock Samsung cable. I am using a cable that has worked for me in the past, but often times a cable/port that works one day won't work the next. So you are probably right in that my original issue getting Odin to download to phone last night may have been a cable problem, however my current problem is simply that the phone seems to be nothing more than a paper weight right now. Just won't power up at all.
And no, I didn't have repartition checked. Phone only had been rooted and CMW, no MTD.
Thank you all for your help, and eagerly awaiting additional suggestions?
Umm yeah man bad idea leaving it alone looks like its time to visit the morgue.... search online to see if someone will restore a solid brick its possible especialy if you cannt use a jig to get into download mode
There are people who will hook up their pc to the main chip on the phone and restore it that way.
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Biggoron said:
Umm yeah man bad idea leaving it alone looks like its time to visit the morgue.... search online to see if someone will restore a solid brick its possible especialy if you cannt use a jig to get into download mode
There are people who will hook up their pc to the main chip on the phone and restore it that way.
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Pardon my ignorance, I'm learning... But what is a jig?
jcole2424 said:
Pardon my ignorance, I'm learning... But what is a jig?
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Its basically a an ohm resister and a usb port you can google it "download mode jig
You can acutally make a homemade one google will find a how to also ..... this will "jump" you into DLmode and be able to odin.
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Biggoron said:
Its basically a an ohm resister and a usb port you can google it "download mode jig"
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Try holding 1 and power button and sliding the battery in and out until download mode boots... it has worked for numerous people in your position...
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flastnoles11 said:
Try holding 1 and power button and sliding the battery in and out until download mode boots... it has worked for numerous people in your position...
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Yes, exactly this^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It is like the phone goes into some kind of coma and popping the battery in and out while trying to get into download mode is CPR.
flastnoles11 said:
Try holding 1 and power button and sliding the battery in and out until download mode boots... it has worked for numerous people in your position...
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COMPLETELY forgot about that thanks flast
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I'm no pro a bringin epics back from the dead but in his condition I believe the phone is completely dead. I've done this to my phone on several different occasions just to get my phone replaced lol. My good friend works for a sprint repair center and he said that most times pulling the usb during odin will kill the device. I'm not tring to be pessamistic as I really hope you fix it but from what your saying then its VERY VERY unlikely! Especially if you hit repartition and then pulled the cord... if you don't belive me then try it and let me know how it goes lol
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travismoreno said:
I'm no pro a bringin epics back from the dead but in his condition I believe the phone is completely dead. I've done this to my phone on several different occasions just to get my phone replaced lol. My good friend works for a sprint repair center and he said that most times pulling the usb during odin will kill the device. I'm not tring to be pessamistic as I really hope you fix it but from what your saying then its VERY VERY unlikely! Especially if you hit repartition and then pulled the cord... if you don't belive me then try it and let me know how it goes lol
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Probably 4 out of 5 of these bricks caused by a failed Odin have come back to life by popping the battery in and out and trying to get into download mode. I can count the number that I have seen never come back on my hands. Some people give up to soon, others found leaving it overnight and trying again has worked. But a lot have been revived. Also he did not have repartition checked so has an even better chance.
When you try to put in download mode without the battery are you holding the buttons down while plugging the cable in? If not then do it that way
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Biggoron said:
DUDE THERES NO BUTTON [email protected]!?!$#%^?
No need to roll your eyes, geez. What is that button then? Cause there IS a button there.
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Man this sucks if any of the aforementioned methods dont work it sounds like you are going to have th make a JTAG to unbrick your phone i found this on the capitvate forums a while back been keeping it around just in case but you can give it a try. i have never had to try any of these methods so if you do let us know how it goes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15330252#post15330252
if nothing else you can always try to take it to sprint and act like you have no idea what happened and dont mention anything about rooting and take your sd card out cause it contains root files
hope you get this worked out bud
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Okay then take apart your phone and please take a picture of your non exisitent magical reset button.....there is no button never has been never will be..... people think there is because they usualy left their battery out long enough for the phone to lose charge.
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