Hey not really a noob, been flashing rooms since I had my vibrant. Flashing this morning ran into an issue. Was using Odin, said passed, disconnected my phone and its been completely unresponsive since. No charge no recovery, no download. I just think I'm doing something wrong, anyone have precise steps to check to see if it will enter download mode from this state so I can flash back to stock at least?
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try removing your battery sim card and micro sd card for 5 min then then plug the wire back to phone while holding both volume buttons then put all your sim sd and battery back (OR JUST YOUR BATTERY IS FINE)and see if it reads it now ?
So the wire should be plugged in the wall or computer?
Still nothing. Just hoping I don't have to get rid of it
The wire should be plugged into the computer assuming you have all the Odin files you need to flash it back
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Yeah it didn't work. Still unresponsive, a jig should work no? I just need to get into download mode, flashing back is the easy part
yes a jig will most certainly work get one on here this is the one i have http://www.amazon.com/SainSonic-Don...id=1365710755&sr=8-1&keywords=samsung+usb+jig works like a charm takes 2/3 days and your good to go hit the thanks if i helped
If the phone is completely dead after unplugging in the middle of odin then the phone will most likely not boot up even after using a jig...the reason i say this is because the same thing happened to me and i tried the jig but nothing your best bet might be to claim the warranty if you still have it (usually lasts for 1 year or more if you have their plan) and act stupid when you go to tmobile...
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I have a samsung epic and have been trying to flash it however I ran into a huge problem when I got the "phone....!.....computer" symbol on my phone. I found this thread which seemingly solved my problem and went through the steps
THEEENNNN i realized it was for Captivate only.... I have an Epic...
My phone has been completely non responsive for about 10 minutes now and I'm getting worried. Did I completely eff my phone? Is there any hope?
Pullthe battery out open keyboard and hold down 1 then hold the power button. Does it go into download mode?
absolutely non responsive. no led flashes when i plug in the charger. nothing. im trying all the combinations of buttons for download mode, cwm, etc. NOTHING. really stressing out.
If it gets into download mode. U can use odin. Click this link it has instructions and the files u need too download http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1019717
Wait so u pulled battery and replaced . Then held the 1 key and power button at the same time
If u did that and it does nothing your batt may be dead too try taking batt out plug in usb cable too your computer and epic. Hold 1 and power
yes, i tried going into download mode after removing and reinstalling the battery. the phone is dead. nothing happens. any combination of keys.
I'm saying try and get into download mode with the batt out of it. If still nada. You may have a paper weight. And have too take it to sprint for a new one
i didn't mean the phone is dead as in the battery is dead, i meant the phone itself is NON RESPONSIVE. its plugged into the wall which was charging it a few minutes before i went through this process (charger works) alas the phone itself is DEAD in the most simplest definition of the word. its completely unresponsive to anything.
I understand that I'm saying your bat may have died while you were flashing somthing if your in the middle of a flash and the batt dies it can cause the problem your having and will do what your saying. . If u also tried too get into download mode with no battery in it. With usb as its power source and still nothing then your prob brickd
I have had tht happen to my phone but I was able too get into download mode with batt out. It scared me. But workd. In your case if you can't then flashing something not ment for the epic brickd ya.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1042746&highlight=hardware+reset read that how too recover from a brick
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I understand that I'm saying your bat may have died while you were flashing somthing if your in the middle of a flash and the batt dies it can cause the problem your having and will do what your saying. . If u also tried too get into download mode with no battery in it. With usb as its power source and still nothing then your prob brickd
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He's trying to tell you to take your battery out and leave it out, plug it into your computer and try to get into download mode then
If you're still trying to fix it then don't leave it connected to a power source and take out the battery. Once it is disconnected, replace the battery and try to go back to download mode. I had a similar issue but then again it could have just been a soft brick I had.
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I have a samsung epic and have been trying to flash it however I ran into a huge problem when I got the "phone....!.....computer" symbol on my phone. I found this thread which seemingly solved my problem and went through the steps
THEEENNNN i realized it was for Captivate only.... I have an Epic...
My phone has been completely non responsive for about 10 minutes now and I'm getting worried. Did I completely eff my phone? Is there any hope?
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Stop being so emotional. Calm down take a couple of deep breaths if your believe in God go pray. Comeback with a clear mind and some faith that this will work.
Try this out. Below is the thread which describes how I fixed my bricked epic. It will take some time to fix your phone. I was force to fix my phone because sprint would not fix my phone because my slot had a bent pin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1090751
Take the battery out of the phone, then plug it into your charger. If you still get nothing, while still on the charger, plug your battery back into the phone. Thats how I saved mine. You should be able to get into download mode at this point.
And to reiterate...download mode is holding the 1 key on the slide out keyboard then press and hold the power button. This is the only combination of keys you should be trying. If you can't get into download mode your phone is truly bricked.
Do you BONSAI?
I'm guessing true brick. He said he tried flashing something from a diffent phone too the epic
Did you read my post.
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My phone did not power on for over 2 days. I'm guessing true brick. He said he tried flashing something from a diffent phone too the epic
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Did you read my post? It took me about a day to get my phone working. Do you have any question pm me.
Wow damn your lucky I bet you were relieved. And that's good never read that. That should be on the main page.
As the title implies I think I did in my Epic 4g. I flashed the CM7 mtd build a few days ago and just found out about the 911 issue so i tried ODIN'ing back to stock and it was taking forever (it got stuck of factoryrfs.rfs if I remember correctly) so I unplugged the USB cable as I have done before when Odin freezes on me. When I unplugged the battery and then put the battery back in it will not boot or go into download mode. Any advice or did I actually brick it this time? Thanks
I have heard stories of leaving the battery out for a few days might help. Also holding the power button while inserting the battery. I haven't tried those options, but I have seen people mention them on the forums.
I did something similar the other day.
Remove the battery for a couple of minutes. Plug in with no battery and go to dl mode. You will be fine.
Ensure to use the pit file and select repartition when coming from mtd to stock
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Also u may wanna check this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
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Hope u got it. Hell hath no anxiety like that of frears of bricking your epic
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Djinn23 said:
Hope u got it. Hell hath no anxiety like that of frears of bricking your epic
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Advice above is good. Definitely try it with no battery or sd card using the computer as the power source try to put it into download mode. Others have had success popping the battery in and out trying to get into download mode. Hold all the buttons at once while battery is out to clear any capacitive charge.
I thought my phone was bricked thought it would not boot up at all,i after the third day I took it to sprint to get a replacement, I guess the 3rd day was the charm because as soon as the sprint guy put the battery in it booted up to clockwork and they said my phone was rooted and they would not service, good thing I didnt need them after clockwork any way
Thanks for all the quick responses. I left the battery out of the phone all night and tried popping out the battery and plugging the phone directly into my laptop via USB (HP touchpad cable) and still no go. I tried pressing all the buttons as someone suggested to reduce capacitive charge and still nothing, any other tips or am I going to have to visit the big yellow's at Sprint?
Hidden reset button
Ok, I havent tried this... and I also hear that the older epics dont have it. When you take off the back cover, There is a small hole by the camera. I cant find he the xda form maybe someone will be kinda enough and throw the link up.
But some claim that the hole by the camera is a reset button. poke it with a paper clip (gently?) for about 10-30 secs.
I hope this helps, or you get it working some way or another. I'd look into getting a new usb cable if I were you!
jackal516 said:
Ok, I havent tried this... and I also hear that the older epics dont have it. When you take off the back cover, There is a small hole by the camera. I cant find he the xda form maybe someone will be kinda enough and throw the link up.
But some claim that the hole by the camera is a reset button. poke it with a paper clip (gently?) for about 10-30 secs.
I hope this helps, or you get it working some way or another. I'd look into getting a new usb cable if I were you!
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That is a myth imho.
Check the link in my first reply. If the issue is not hardware...somewhere in there should fix it
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Did you plug it into the computer with out the battery? Leave it out and attempt to go into download mode.
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Did you plug it into the computer with out the battery? Leave it out and attempt to go into download mode.
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I had the same craziness happen to me and it would not go even with the battery out. It did eventually...u have to go to download mode with no battery and odin back to life.
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So I was running the rooting process and it started the writing the kernel without error but then it just sat there for a very long time (over an hour) without any action.... I started getting concerned about battery drain so I went ahead and rebooted.
My phone wouldn't boot, just do the "invalid firmware" thing but I was still able to POWER+VOL-UP to bring the rom flashing menu up. At this point I figured I had very little battery left so I wanted to charge it up a bit before trying to flash again.
I didn't realize that the phone won't actually charge without a valid firmware. I came back an hour later and couldn't POWER+VOL-UP again, it would say "LOW BATTERY, CAN'T DOWNLOAD ROM" or something along those lines.
So, I'm pretty sure I could still flash something if I could still get to the menu. I can't get to the menu beacause the battery won't charge and the battery won't charge until I can re-flash.... talk about a catch22!
Any suggestions before I go try to cash in my best buy warranty for new phone? (I figure that I can blame it on an OTA firmware update because no rooted kernel/rom ever got loaded)
Get an external battery charger from ebay and charge the battery then try again?
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Get an external battery charger from ebay and charge the battery then try again?
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Yep good advice. I have two spare batteries plus external charger. Its really a good investment and on eBay its not expensive.
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Ya and when you do try again try a different cable other than the one odin froze with. When I first used odin it kept failing I switched cables and then it worked flawlessly. Also about the battery instead of waiting until you get your external charger or second battery I would try to go down to your local sprint store or bestbuy and ask them if they can charge the battery for you.
Cut off the end ofa USB cable. Foretaste and red and black wires. Look at your battery, the positive and negative terminals are labeled. Put your battery back it, but don't push it in all the way, leave a 1/4" gap. Place the red write on the positive terminal, black on negative triple check this, very important. Push battery in making sure the wires are secure. Plus other end into USB port on computer. Insert your other USB cable into to the phone, the other end into computer. Hold vol down and power. Wait until phone turns on. Press volume up. Flash gaging's rooted stock room with Odin. (download the .exe file and double click, it's really as simple as that).
That should work. It did for me.
Then search XDA for "mobile Odin". Find and download steady Hawkins' kennel and flash that through mobile Odin.
From there download a ROM, I suggest Calkulin's. Reboot into recovery and flash.
Now you are rooted, and have a custom ROM
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Cut off the end ofa USB cable. Foretaste and red and black wires. Look at your battery, the positive and negative terminals are labeled. Put your battery back it, but don't push it in all the way, leave a 1/4" gap. Place the red write on the positive terminal, black on negative triple check this, very important. Push battery in making sure the wires are secure. Plus other end into USB port on computer. Insert your other USB cable into to the phone, the other end into computer. Hold vol down and power. Wait until phone turns on. Press volume up. Flash gaging's rooted stock room with Odin. (download the .exe file and double click, it's really as simple as that).
That should work. It did for me.
Then search XDA for "mobile Odin". Find and download steady Hawkins' kennel and flash that through mobile Odin.
From there download a ROM, I suggest Calkulin's. Reboot into recovery and flash.
Now you are rooted, and have a custom ROM
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That battery idea seems a little risky to me but if you feel comfortable doing it then go right ahead. I would take it to sprint and have them charge the battery personally though. Other than that though ya I would do what this person is saying thats basically the same thing I did when I almost bricked my phone.
The phone won't charge when it's totally off ? It usually will but will not in Odin or recovery mode ...weird thing is it uses more power in recovery than with phone booted
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Epix4G said:
The phone won't charge when it's totally off ? It usually will but will not in Odin or recovery mode ...weird thing is it uses more power in recovery than with phone booted
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That is what I was wondering myself because I had a problem that I thought was my phone but it was a bad plug in my house. When I would charge it when it was booted up it would just say battery disconnected so I would charge it when it was off and that worked fine. Also ya it does use more power in recovery especially if you are flashing.
What's risky about giving your phone 5volts? The battery is more than 5 volts..
You don't have to use odin to root the Epic 4G Touch anymore. There's updated ways to root it and the latest ways won't give you that yellow triangle. Go on youtube and check out "QBKING77" channel. He has the latest ways to root and all on the E4GT.
Have you tried taking the battery completely out, plugging in the charger and try getting into Odin mode? I bricked mine a few Weeks ago and used Odin with out my battery even in and put my phone back to stock then re rooted. I had the battery out because the min I put it in I had a black screen and nothing worked.
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You don't have to use odin to root the Epic 4G Touch anymore. There's updated ways to root it and the latest ways won't give you that yellow triangle. Go on youtube and check out "QBKING77" channel. He has the latest ways to root and all on the E4GT.
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In his latest video you actually are using odin its just a one click odin that is all set up for you.
I am confused and sorry for that but what's wrong with sfhubs method for rooting. Also if you brick your phone its bricked and done. To me there is no bricking and fixing, if it still comes on or you have a light its not bricked. I would suggest if you get your phone at least up and running use sfhubs method its pretty damn fool proof. Hope you get your phone fixed....
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In his latest video you actually are using odin its just a one click odin that is all set up for you.
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Oh yeah that's for EL29 latest update. I was referring to the method before that. Where people can be on all types of set ups EK02, EG31, ect. My experience with EL29 sucks. I hate it. Why did Samsung mess up the wallpaper background movement it had before. Only good thing about EL29 for me is removing that CIQ.
Thanks everyone, for all the help and info - it's all greatly appreciated!!!
Quick answers:
- I did try removing the battery and using just the charger without the battery but the phone won't turn on. I don't believe my EVO or Hero ever did either (but maybe the old TouchPro's ?)... anyway...
@CBowely - I like your idea and yeah, 5v should be OK as long as I dont get my +/- mixed up but I think, assuming I have time tomorrow, I might try the store first. I'm in no major rush, my EVO is still up and running.
I got the 4GT at BestBuy Mobile and their warranty seems a little more flexible than Sprint's so I'll go in and say that the battery died during the EL29 firmware OTA update (which I actually selected CANCEL to, so I could root it pre-EL29). Best case scenario, they fix the battery and put it back to stock or give me a new phone, I go home and try again. Worst case scenario, I at least get the battery charged.
Final update to the thread: Took the phone back, they gave me a new one but it was an EK02 so I've had no problems rooting it!
So i was in recovery mode and pulled the battery, now it will not even power up.
tried to hold up/down + power, nothing ... any pointers?
Is the battery low is it vibrating
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Never pull battery out in recovery mode can u get into download mode?
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download mode? I dont think so. I'm getting no battery 'vibe', no nothing. I cannot power it up at all.
I only had clockwork installed (no root or rom) and performed a backup then i went to another screen where CW froze, pulled battery and now Its dead. Is there a PC program that i can access the oc from the back side?
I'm figuring that i wiped everything off the phone but if there is a way to access the recovery partition I would like to know!
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Never pull battery out in recovery mode
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lol, obviously!
Install Samsung kies, (this will insure you have the usb drivers)
have your usb connected to your computer but DISCONNECTED from your phone.
Take the battery out, make sure the phone is off.
replace battery, hold down the vol. up and down key at the same time.
while both buttons are pressed plug the usb cable into your computer.
This should get you into download mode, just choose to continue.
From here you can either use odin or kies to flash the complete firmware.
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Install Samsung kies, (this will insure you have the usb drivers)
have your usb connected to your computer but DISCONNECTED from your phone.
Take the battery out, make sure the phone is off.
replace battery, hold down the vol. up and down key at the same time.
while both buttons are pressed plug the usb cable into your computer.
This should get you into download mode, just choose to continue.
From here you can either use odin or kies to flash the complete firmware.
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and this is why I fail... doesn't work... to no avail!
buck0 said:
and this is why I fail... doesn't work... to no avail!
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Insurance is helpful in these situations lol
Maybe you can warranty it? Or is it up already?
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Our phone hasn't even been out for a year
Just send it back it's broken.
Thanks guys...
Yeah as soon as it happened I slapped myself for not having patience... I'm away on work right now so getting a replacement is not going to happen for a few days.
I'm going to try the warranty angle.
hopefully they don't look to see if its rooted... oie.
apparently there is a company that can JTAG it and basically rewrite to the phone. (hardware needed) I'm mailing it out today.
$80 with express return shipping and unlock.
if this works I will have them do the same for my G2x (apparently I'm good at hard bricking phones <F- I never had a problem before>)
Looks like you had a bad phone to begin with. Never heard of it freezing in cwm before. Just do a warranty exchange. They mail it next day. Then you can mail yours back. No need to do a replacement.
If it doesn't vibrate at all then yeah Hardbrick
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ok, so i mailed it to mobiletechvideos.com... paid $20 to express ship it to them, they got it on Friday, fixed it, mailed it out the same day and express shipped it to my house ( i was gone on a trip) and so when i got home, went to my mailbox (today Saturday) and it was sitting there waiting for me.
keep in mind, this was from a solid true brick (would not even power up).
Good stuff!
I had a restore state before i screwed up my phone and guess what, like new (old new) all apps and everything.
I'm using Jellybeast rom for a couple weeks now: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1885619
I plugged my phone in to my charger at work today, which is a regular occurrence. After about 20 minutes I checked on the charge level and found the phone to be really warm/hot. I unplugged it and let it sit for a while. Still hot at that point so I rebooted it and it would never get past the Galaxy S2 progress bar screen. Pulled the battery and left it out for my 1 hour drive home.
I'm at home now and put my SIM card into my Vibrant and my S2 still won't boot. It's also still getting warm when I try to boot it.
Is my S2 hosed at this point? I have the insurance on it, but would hate to lose my data on the internal SD. I really don't want to reset or flash a new ROM on it right now.
Edit: Pulled battery and plugged into charger. It's vibrating every couple seconds. No response to any button presses.
exoplasm said:
I'm using Jellybeast rom for a couple weeks now: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1885619
I plugged my phone in to my charger at work today, which is a regular occurrence. After about 20 minutes I checked on the charge level and found the phone to be really warm/hot. I unplugged it and let it sit for a while. Still hot at that point so I rebooted it and it would never get past the Galaxy S2 progress bar screen. Pulled the battery and left it out for my 1 hour drive home.
I'm at home now and put my SIM card into my Vibrant and my S2 still won't boot. It's also still getting warm when I try to boot it.
Is my S2 hosed at this point? I have the insurance on it, but would hate to lose my data on the internal SD. I really don't want to reset or flash a new ROM on it right now.
Edit: Pulled battery and plugged into charger. It's vibrating every couple seconds. No response to any button presses.
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Not positive, but for some reason sounds like you are in a bootloop, or soft bricked.
You can wait and see what others say, but you may need to try to get into download mode and Odin flash stock....and go from there.
I've had the vibrate problem a couple times, usually after a bad flash of some sort tho. Fixed it with Odin.
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I had a similar problem when ever I would use cm10. So I just used Odin and went back to stock... I think im done flashing for a bit...honestly I think your might have to use Odin homie.
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