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[Q] "bricked phone"

i believe my phone is bricked. first i had viperROM v2.2 installed running very smoothly i tried updating the kernel to the new lostexp kernel and i followed the steps which get in cwm wipe cache and dalvik and flash. my phone stays stuck in the samsung logo. i can get my phone to download mode but not to cwm also odin cant detect my phone. i used odin twice i have all the drivers installed but im still lost here. pls help

read my sticky in general section
I just got done dealing with a similiar issue ,but i really hard bricked my epic.
So do you for sure have a stock OS on the epic and positive its not a gsm rom
You can try diff usb plugs uninstall kies reinstall kies.
Try a diff pc , try to open odin after your in dload mode
For those that cant get usb recognition after those attempts just hang it up your probably sceeweTheyd just run down to a local sprint repair shop act like u dont know what happened tell em its useless say u did a kies update and it crashed ,dont mention odin.
They will say ok well flash new software , which then you will watch them hopelessly give up on the usb issue, theyll simply pop in a new motherboard and send you on ur way free of chargeif you dont have insurance on your line theyll add it right there ,trust me i had to do it yesterday
That is what they are paid to do a new motherboard then ur set, just dont fool with it once its fixed .

Problem fixed changed the usb cable (the one that came with my phone) and ODIN worked. Thx
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium

Soft bricked - No recognition

EDIT: Sorry, this post wen't to completely wrong place. Hope some mod can move this to right section.
I know. There's number of similar threats. I have read them all. Or at least feels like it.
I managed to soft brick my sgs2. I was playing with this new lol boot (dual boot app) from market. I think I pushed something wrong in this app. After that my intention was to make a CWM backup before I start to play seriously with lol boot. At the second I pressed backup from the menu, my phone shut down. Now I'm in a sitsuation whre I can't enter recovery mode. There's just this Samsung Galaxy logo. At the time I had CheckRom v4 installed.
My intention was to flash stock rom via odin. I can enter to download mode just fine BUT odin or kies isn't able to connect to phone. Kies is recognizing the usb connection, but fails to connect it properly. Here's a list what I've tried so far:
- Restart PC (100x)
- Restart Odin (101x)
- Restart Kies
- Reinstall USB Drivers (with Kies and without)
- Trying different computer which has never seen Kies or any Samsung USB drivers
- Reinstalling Windows (W7 x64)
- 3 different USB cables (2 stock Samsung)
- Different USB ports
- Also Nexus S USB drivers as mentioned on another thead in XDA
- Starting odin after USB connection, and before
- Googling with any keywords I have come up
Is there anything else I can do for now?

you mean when you try to connect to odin there is no yellow square ?
maybe try to remove battery for + 90 sec and try to enter in odin ?
ps in this situation you must forget kies since its barely work when everything is fine with the phone ...

Thanks for your reply. Odin doesn't 'do' anything when i connect my device. I'm using version 4.43. When I connect s2, windows install two drivers, Samsung Mobile USB CDC Composite Device and Samsung Mobile USB Modem. I also tried taking battery off. Actually the battery wasn't attached for 6 hours, still no success.

I didn't see this in your list, but have you tried entering download mode and connecting?
Sent from my GT-I9100

can you enter recovery? which recovery you have? Clockwork? 2e, 3e?
Just trying to feel out your situation...

Guys. I think there is some Android God that came to help me. After ~36 hours of googling, crying and throwing the phone to the wall, I've managed to solve my problem! As I was googling cheap shotgun for me, I had a vision. Why not, let's try older odin. The solution was v1.83. And right when I plugged in my phone with this odin, it got recognized! At the same second! Nuff said, I'm satisfied. And do you know what is the best part? I flashed with original stock rom and every app, every launcher and so on was STILL WORKING and running!
Thanks to everyone. I'll be more careful next time!
EDIT: How the heck the custom binary counter went to zero? I was thinking its only possible with usb jig?

not older odin! but the one u need for sgs2 (and 1) only use odin 3 v. 1.83 or v. 1.3.
The one you said IS NOT FOR YOUR PHONE. Sorry I missed that text.

So if I understood you correctly, u are saying that I flashed my phone with wrong version of odin (1.83) ? Sorry, I'cant understand english too good, so can you say your point more literally and s_l_o_w_l_y? Thanks

I only use odin3 v1.3 or odin 3 v.1.83.
As far as I know, you cannot use anything else, since it is not made for your device!
I might be wrong, if so, somebody correct me.
Sent from my GT-I9100

So if you're correct on this, the reason why I couldn't get my phone recognized was the wrong version of odin?

pazzio said:
Guys. I think there is some Android God that came to help me. After ~36 hours of googling, crying and throwing the phone to the wall, I've managed to solve my problem! As I was googling cheap shotgun for me, I had a vision. Why not, let's try older odin. The solution was v1.83. And right when I plugged in my phone with this odin, it got recognized! At the same second! Nuff said, I'm satisfied. And do you know what is the best part? I flashed with original stock rom and every app, every launcher and so on was STILL WORKING and running!
Thanks to everyone. I'll be more careful next time!
EDIT: How the heck the custom binary counter went to zero? I was thinking its only possible with usb jig?
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gratz!
to reset your binary, there is only one way to do it. u are right, usb jig.
however, beware, i read somewhere saying that GB ver 2.3.4 onward has a new version of bootloader which prevent usb jig from resetting the counter, which mean samsung is trying to lock the bootloader now. however, flashing the old bootloader still helps (claim by others).

PC won't recognise GT-N7100 when connected.

I have read lots of threads in this forum but no solutions seem to fix my problem.
I have the GT-N7100. Unlocked, not rooted & standard factory ROM.
When I connect it to my PC (Win7-64) via USB, it is not recognised at all. It charges, but the PC won`t recognise it.
I have installed and uninstalled Kies twice.
I have installed and uninstalled the device drivers twice.
I have tried different USB cables, different USB ports and different PCs - same issue every time.
Please help!

NotSellingHats said:
I have read lots of threads in this forum but no solutions seem to fix my problem.
I have the GT-N7100. Unlocked, not rooted & standard factory ROM.
When I connect it to my PC (Win7-64) via USB, it is not recognised at all. It charges, but the PC won`t recognise it.
I have installed and uninstalled Kies twice.
I have installed and uninstalled the device drivers twice.
I have tried different USB cables, different USB ports and different PCs - same issue every time.
Please help!
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try enabling/disabling usb debugging or developer options altogether if it is still not fixed then
try reflashing stock rom. maybe some modification you did and don't remember.

UtkarshGupta said:
... maybe some modification you did and don't remember.
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That's what I'm thinking too. I might have to do a factory reset rather than re-flash though - it's a viscious circle - the PC won't recognise the device so I can re-flash ROM
I was trying to avoid this course of action though :crying:
Does anyone else have other suggestions before I do this?
(BTW, I did try enabling/disabling debugging already)

OK, so I eventually got too frustrated and did a full factory reset ... my PC (or KIES) still won't see the Note 2?
Anyone....????

Get a different kernel.
Sent From Samsung's Galaxy Note II Using Internet

UtkarshGupta said:
Get a different kernel.
Sent From Samsung's Galaxy Note II Using Internet
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Thanks for your quick reply!
How do I do that?

NotSellingHats said:
Thanks for your quick reply!
How do I do that?
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Could be solved by changing UART mode to USB mode through code *#7284#. UART ... choose MODEM and USB choose PDA. I have found this in on xda thread. But you will probably need to do it every boot myte help tempry :fingers-crossed:

UtkarshGupta said:
Get a different kernel.
Sent From Samsung's Galaxy Note II Using Internet
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I should probably be a bit more specific about this question... I would love to get a new kernel (and ROM, and even just root the device) but I no PC will recognise that the GN2 is connected - so Odin or anything won't run.
Any suggestions?

123hiten said:
Could be solved by changing UART mode to USB mode through code *#7284#. UART ... choose MODEM and USB choose PDA. I have found this in on xda thread. But you will probably need to do it every boot myte help tempry :fingers-crossed:
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Thanks for this suggestion but it didn't seem to work either - UART was MODEM and USB was PDA already but I toggled them etc to try to force reset.
Ideas?

Download redpill via forums and flash iy via recovery.
If you don't have recovery get the img file from here and rename the img file to recovery.Img and flash it via mobile odin.
You don't need a pc to do stuff.
Everything can be done from phone itself.
Remember to use the latest version.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app

NotSellingHats said:
I have read lots of threads in this forum but no solutions seem to fix my problem.
I have the GT-N7100. Unlocked, not rooted & standard factory ROM.
When I connect it to my PC (Win7-64) via USB, it is not recognised at all. It charges, but the PC won`t recognise it.
I have installed and uninstalled Kies twice.
I have installed and uninstalled the device drivers twice.
I have tried different USB cables, different USB ports and different PCs - same issue every time.
Please help!
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I read that you wrote regarding kies.... "I have installed and uninstalled Kies twice."
Just do one thing , download fresh kies .exe file from official samsung site & try to instal it again on your pc !!:good:

UtkarshGupta said:
Download redpill via forums and flash iy via recovery.
If you don't have recovery get the img file from here and rename the img file to recovery.Img and flash it via mobile odin.
You don't need a pc to do stuff.
Everything can be done from phone itself.
Remember to use the latest version.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app
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Sounds terrific - I will get Mobile Odin and give it a try.
I have one question though... my GN2 is not rooted, can I use Mobile Odin?

ketani73 said:
I read that you wrote regarding kies.... "I have installed and uninstalled Kies twice."
Just do one thing , download fresh kies .exe file from official samsung site & try to instal it again on your pc !!:good:
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I'll give it another try. Can't hurt... maybe you know something I don't know...

NotSellingHats said:
I have read lots of threads in this forum but no solutions seem to fix my problem.
I have the GT-N7100. Unlocked, not rooted & standard factory ROM.
When I connect it to my PC (Win7-64) via USB, it is not recognised at all. It charges, but the PC won`t recognise it.
I have installed and uninstalled Kies twice.
I have installed and uninstalled the device drivers twice.
I have tried different USB cables, different USB ports and different PCs - same issue every time.
Please help!
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Hi Mate,
This seems to me to be a driver issue. Check device manager, you might have a yellow bang there, uninstall and reinstall the driver from there.
Do get back if you need further instructions.
Cheers, Sumit

ya m8 ,y the kernel change,u said its stock so it mus b recognizd by ur pc..even wen u uninstall kies ,its better to restart an install it again..i facd this with my s2 an i removd kies fully an installd it the the main issue is the usb drivers u got to see the usb ports too were u connect cause i face prblm wen using the same port for s1,s2,gs note2 ...i use it in diff ports specially for flashing ,odin stuff...

Still no joy
Hi
I have still had not luck with device drivers, etc.
I have obtained Mobile Odin Pro, by I would like to clarify, the app clearly states that the device must be rooted to run. My device is not rooted - how can I root it? ( I have tried ExynosAbuse but it doesn't work). or can I do this with Mobile Odin?
Thanks for your help.

Theres a software called mobilego. Try installing it cand connect your phone. If it identifies your phone u can atleast take a back up. I had the same problem with a S2 i was using couple of months back. Never got it connected thru kies.
http://www.wondershare.com/android-manager/

UtkarshGupta said:
Download redpill via forums and flash iy via recovery.
If you don't have recovery get the img file from here and rename the img file to recovery.Img and flash it via mobile odin.
You don't need a pc to do stuff.
Everything can be done from phone itself.
Remember to use the latest version.
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I'm sorry for such a newb question, but could you please provide more details about how to do this. :fingers-crossed:

NotSellingHats said:
I'm sorry for such a newb question, but could you please provide more details about how to do this. :fingers-crossed:
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Omg I just told the whole procedure. Please specify what you want understand.
this is XXXDDDAAA

I am missing something here?
If one don't have root and unable to connect to PC how mobile odin will work?
It needs root, and somewhere I read exynose abuse not worked. So there is no chance.
@OP
Try cleaning usb socket in device. Remove battery and clean usb socket very carefully, i have seen few cases where charging can be oossible but still unable to get connect to PC due to faulty socket. Otherwise go to service centre and ask them to check for same.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium

[Q] help samsung i9250 16gb google brick

hi friends need your help a customer brought me a 16GB i9250 galaxy google just wanted to restart because I was so slow I then proceeded to do a hard reset .. now the phone only turns on and the display is only one cell .. .. . .. yellow triangle and a pc ..
I tried to restore it in many ways without success .. I used the flasher omap, I've also used the Galaxy Nexus ToolKit and also without any result.
when I remove the battery is detected as omap4440 I installed the drivers that are in the folder flasher omap but none of the programs I detect ... I tried
also with odin with versions 1.85 and 1.87 and nothing ever gets stuck in userdata and no longer goes from there
most humbly beseech your help because the client already want and do not want to give me more time-
I upload the images to see the errors thanks for your help
I'm desperate and do not know what else:crying:

So you bricked a customers phone. Nice.
Maybe you should read and learn more before attempting to work on other peoples devices.
From what I can see you need to use Odin to reflash the firmware back to stock. It needs to be in download mode. That's what that triangle means. Means its in download mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405327
You can find lots of threads like that with different Odin firmwares. Find the right one for the right galaxy nexus.
After you flash that it will be all stock again and any and all data will be wiped.
This is why toolkits are bad. Make sure you have the right drivers installed. You don't have the right drivers installed or Odin would see the device.

thanks
scottx . said:
So you bricked a customers phone. Nice.
Maybe you should read and learn more before attempting to work on other peoples devices.
From what I can see you need to use Odin to reflash the firmware back to stock. It needs to be in download mode. That's what that triangle means. Means its in download mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405327
You can find lots of threads like that with different Odin firmwares. Find the right one for the right galaxy nexus.
After you flash that it will be all stock again and any and all data will be wiped.
This is why toolkits are bad. Make sure you have the right drivers installed. You don't have the right drivers installed or Odin would see the device.
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ok thanks friend i solved my problem but not can flash with odin but odin in the area write userdata.imagen say error en only work to the 98%
excuse me for my english

Toolkit strikes again!

[Q] N900T Semi-brick help!!!

Hi, Need pointing into right direction. I use my note in the uk and tried flashing different roms, modems etc to get LTE to work. It stopped connecting to my laptop at some point but I continued to flash cutom roms using recovery. I then tried the Odin app (by Chainfire) to flash stock Tmo F1 rom. I had been on NE6 prior to me trying custom roms.
Problem is that the flash failed (when rebooting itself) and is now in a bootloop and I can't get into recovery either. Download mode comes up but it does not connect to the Laptop. I have tried Odin, Kies, reinstalled drivers but no luck. If I connect directly to the laptop the phone does not come up but if I go through a USB hub it recognises something been plugged in but fails to install driver.
Now i know i've messed up but was hoping if there is anyway I could use the sdcard to help boot the phone maybe into recovery or somehow get laptop to recognise the phone???
Any help would be appreciated as I did enjoy the phone and have spent not days but weeks on this problem and the Mrs aint to happy either...thx...

Your current problem is drivers. Get that fixed, I can't help much as I don't run Windows often. Perhaps a boot disc with Linux/Heimdall might help... Lose Kies, it can't help you right now and it might have messed up your drivers, uninstall it and reboot. You need Odin. And not the app, the real one on a PC.
If you have an N900T, the Tmobile NF1 is the one you want. Try the Effortless guide in the general forum for detailed directions and good files to work from. If you can boot to download mode but Odin can't see it, the drivers are messed up on your computer. It's not the phone that has an issue. Try a different computer if you can. The Samsung drivers can be a bit picky. You might need to go to Device Manager and uninstall the drivers while the phone is connected, disconnect and reboot, then try to install the proper ones again.
And if you're in an LTE area, you should connect without any changes. Trying to force it is a bad idea as you probably don't have a network to connect to.

Thanks. Did cross my mind about the driver issue but my S3 connects to the laptop fine. Or do you suggest I give the Linux a try?
Also would the lte bands works here in the uk considering it been a us tmobile?
Tried linux/heimdall but still doesn't connect to my laptop. Don't know what it could be. Any ideas please guys.
UPDATE.....resolved by replacing USB charge port as a pin was damaged/broken.