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Galaxy S problem out of the blue

Hi guys,
I'd really appreciate any help as I'm rather dependant on my phone right now.
I bought an unlocked galaxy S in Holland. I've been in the UK using my phone for the last 3 weeks without any problems. My phone is running 2.1 update 1. The only modifications I did was a lagfix and root. Since doing those, I've used it for 2 weeks without problems.
Today I finally got my UK sim only card so I swapped out my SIM. It worked fine for a few hours, until I tried to input the internet settings for my UK provider. The phone kept rebooting every few seconds, so I removed the battery and tried to power on.
Since then, the phone will boot up with the galaxy S animation, but it will stall there with the lights flashing (normal boot up sequence). Even after a few minutes it is still like that, and eventually the screen turns off and only the touch sensitive buttons light up.
I have tried to do a volume down+home+power and it puts the phone in a downloading screen which leads to nothing.
I can't seem to be able to hard reset. Worst of all is that I can't return it to the shop for replacement since it was from an internet shop in Holland and I now live in the UK.
Is there anything I can still try?
thanks a lot. it would be a disastruous 450 euro paperweight if I cannot solve this

My phone did that few times, I just flashed rom back on with odin. Lots of tutorials around
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slev7 said:
My phone did that few times, I just flashed rom back on with odin. Lots of tutorials around
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I am having trouble locating the original eclair rom on the internet, especially because the samsung-firmwares site seems to be down/private. Do you still have a copy or link?
I have also read that people with stuck bootscreens shouldn't flash.. somewhat conflicting stories.
Any help is greatly appreciated..

Just go in recovery volume up+home+power, after the screen turns on take your finger of the power button. Once there do a wipe-factory reset.

almi88 said:
Just go in recovery volume up+home+power, after the screen turns on take your finger of the power button. Once there do a wipe-factory reset.
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Oh yeah that'd worked for me too but heres the firmware link just incase...
samfirmware.com
they're encrypted but passwords can be found on samfirmware forums
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Thanks for the tips guys. I tried the volume/home/power thing and this time it did work (had tried it several times already).
did the reset and the phone booted up afterwards. I have internet connectivity via my 3g and also via a wifi spot however it tells me it cannot establish a reliable data connection to server when i try to add my gmail account.
I've tried both over wifi and 3g. I'm now trying a reset of the phone via the menu in android.
also I noticed there is some XEN error. Not exactly sure what that is.
edit: the reset via the menu fixed the Gmail sign in problem.
Is android just really this unstable? I've always only used the default firmware so I have no idea why suddenly all these things started happening. It's pretty troubling really.. especially since i've just lost a lot of contacts.

I don't think android is unstable, but rather Samsung not taking the time to tune the Os for the SGS as it has some rather annoying bugs. Just last night I had to factory format my phone. It seems I need to do it every damn 3 weeks. The first 3 times didn't bother me too much but not this is getting out of hand. I will never buy another Samsung device as long as I live. Right now I'm downloading JM9 rom to install on this thing. Freaking annoying

well, if devices with pretty standard hardware require fixes or hacks to make things work properly... then its unstable in my mind.
I really hope I won't have to do it again--- a phone should just work, it shouldn't be like a damn desktop OS in that sense.
I'm also still wondering what the deal is with the official froyo version. I still hven't seen it appear properly and it won't show up in Kies either. GPS is extremely bugged atm.

Galaxy S doesnt have standard hardware.
Its samsung screwing up the software

[Q] Galaxy S not booting, black screen!

Firstly, may I apologise, I know this has been covered, I've trawled the internet for hours but just can't seem to get an answer.
I recently updated my UK, unlocked Galaxy S to Froyo via the registry hack, all was fine (ish). Because Froyo had been delayed in the UK and wasn't as great when it was running on my phone I thought it would be safer to revert back to 2.1 and wait until the official UK release came out (I know some will ask me why I did this, I just felt that Froyo was held back for a reason and I couldnt get an answer as to if I could update to the UK version if I already had the Scandinavian one). So I did the reg hack again and was offered 2.1. Everything seemed to go smoothly until the phone rebooted after downloading from Kies. Now the phone's animation starts then the flashing S symbol displays for an extended time. After that, the screen goes black. If I touch the two touchscreen buttons they stay on but do not go off. If I hold the power button the phone turns itself off and when the phone is powered off and I plug it into my PC with a USB, the battery charging sign comes on.
The phone was rooted and I did have the OCLF on but uninstalled that and un-rooted before changing the firmware so it was back to stock.
Before I get 20 people telling me to put the phone in download/recovery mode I must tell you that I can't. My phone has never been able to do it. I've tried every single way and button order suggested. I'm not the only one who's phone won't do it either so it's not just me. The only way I ever saw recovery mode on my phone was when I used the one click root on the PC.
I'm at a total loss. Debugging was turned off because Kies won't let you do anything with it turned on and so ADB recovery is out also.
Please help if you can.
Many thanks,
Ryan

Boot to download mode, do a repartition with Odin and 512 pit flash, remove battery and boot again to download mode and then do a odin firmware flash to which ever firmware you want.

thanks intratech but I can't boot the phone into recovery or download mode (sorry should have stated that). Believe me, I have tried every combination. I did a lot of research and discovered that there are quite a few people for whom that feature was disabled.

if the 3 button combo is not working on your phone, you should not do these risky stuff actually
take a look at this thing
http :/ / forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
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thanks Noobproof. I remember coming across that thread last night. Although I consider myself ok with software, soldering and slicing just isn't my forte. I haven't got a clue about soldering, etc. I've just come back from the Carphone Warehouse (Samsung suggested I go there as they are the service centres listed on the Samsung UK website). The engineer had the phone for half hour and said that the "board was faulty". Haven't got a clue what he meant by that, unless he meant the internal SD which a few people have had go on them. Anywho, he told me to ring Samsung and send it in for a repair. I did that and need to send my phone special delivery to a company called regenersis in Scotland.
I knew rooting and flashing custom roms was a risk, that's why I never touched Odin,etc. I used Kies to upgrade to Froyo and Kies to downgrade back to Eclair. You would think that sticking to official Samsung software would be safe. I must admit, when it was going well I loved my Galaxy but more and more I'm starting to wish I'd opted for the Iphone.It just seems that there have been so many glitches and bugs, I mean, why should there ever be a need for lag fix in the first place? I often found myself keeping my fingers crossed when downloading simple apps as that was usually touch and go!
Feeling a bit deflated now. Was hoping some clever boffin had designed a software solution that would recognise the phone and force it into download/recovery mode.
Ah well, thanks for taking the time to respond anyway.
Best wishes,
Ryan

You know i was very happy when i for the phone for the first time and while i was doing a research (i live in turkey and there is no stock android market here) i came along this forum. And i have learned that i havent got the 3 button combo. I downloaded the 3 button fix abd took the phone to samsung centre.
They told me that they cannot flash it and i made a huge fight then they accepted and i have my 3 buttons. Never give up your phone. I dont think the internal sd is faulty it is just corruppted if you can access the recovery menu you could fix it. Any way you have to find a service centre that has an anyway jig box other a jtag box otherwise they will have to replace the motherboard. Good luck
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I had the same problem all i did was use a different firmware .. didnt choose anything in pitfile and did not check on repartition but checked only F reset and Auto reboot and flashed my phone and voila it booted perfectly fine
Hope it helps others with black screen problem after booting
thanks
mike

I had the same problem too. This method really works.
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The Dangers of Impatience! (maybe we amateurs deserve kid gloves)

Good evening! This post is meant to serve as a (hopefully) comedic recounting of what wonderful maladies one can concoct using a simple recipe of two parts impatience and one part ignorance (pro tip: add a dash of overconfidence for added goodness!).
First the ignorance. I am a Mac user. There, I said it. I've always considered myself a bit tech-savvy, and at various times over the past twenty-five years or so, I've dabbled in operating systems ranging from my first Commodore 64, through MSDOS, Windows, BSD, Linux, and finally on to Mac OS X. I've been quite happy and comfortable here. When my iPhone suffered a tragic death at the hands of a hardwood floor this past summer, I broke from the family and purchased a Captivate. Aside from the GPS, I've loved it. I rooted it the same day, and as soon began flashing ROMs onto it. Most recently, I was running Cognition 2.3b6. I realize now that my previous experiences do not serve to make me a "power user," but rather simply a dangerous amateur.
Now the impatience. When I upgraded to Cognition 2.3b6 from 2.4.1, I tried downloading directly to my phone via the browser, but I was informed that such a download was not supported. Today, I decided to try out 2.3b7, and I thought I'd outsmarted that pesky limitation by downloading to my computer and transferring it to my phone via Dropbox (which I just obtained, and which seems awesome so far). I could have waited until I got home and transferred it via USB, but then I had an entire 50 minutes of class remaining, and who wants to suffer through class and then a train ride under such anticipation?! I rebooted into recovery, chose the correct option, navigated to dropbox/ and selected my .zip file. A minute or so after it began flashing, I received an error, advising me that a path was incorrect, or something to that effect. Ah yes, I remembered, when flashing a ROM, I need to copy the file to the root directory of the SD card. I'll just do that n-- AT&T World Phone screen. Hmm, this is taking some time. Hmm, this has taken ten minutes. Hmm, this is apparently the new limit of my phone's capacity for operation.
Now is a wonderful time to be a Mac user. Since, you know, we lack Odin support. Thankfully, I was a beta tester for a previous version of Windows, which I will have to install via Boot Camp and attempt to clean up the mess I've made. I'll post a followup after I've attempted this. Hopefully anybody reading this will find a bit of humor; I sure am laughing at myself
TL;DR - Mac user who screwed up his device, now having to Boot Camp Windows to fix it.

So ideally, you should have flashed back to JF6 before trying to flash 2.3B7. Although I guess that's easier said then done for you since us Windows users can use Odin to go back to JF6 before a flash.
Hopefully you can put your phone in Download Mode and recover it with Odin!
Goodluck.

I have not got it working yet but I am a real novice. Heimdall will allow you to flash stock with mac. It is more involved then odin but if you know your way about computers it should be useful
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9675809#post9675809
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Yeah, I was looking for that! Had some trouble with Boot Camp, so I'm giving it a shot on a friend's Windows PC right now.
mcord11758 said:
I have not got it working yet but I am a real novice. Heimdall will allow you to flash stock with mac. It is more involved then odin but if you know your way about computers it should be useful
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9675809#post9675809
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Okay, resolution!
I followed the Odin3 One Click option from a friend's PC. Took a few tries to get the correct combo to get my phone into download mode, but eventually got it (I believe it was volume up&down + plug in, but I've had a few glasses of wine, so I forget now). Flashed back to JF6, then flashed Cog 2.3b7. Everything appears to be working fine!
Cheers! If anybody needs further detail, please feel free to reply to this or PM me.
All the best,
Randy

Astro has the ability to enable all file type downloads in the browser.
.zip included.

its sooo true.. its the most dangerous when you have a little bit of knowledge because then you often dive into something you don't completely have a grasp over, but you think you do ;D. i know firsthand but with my car, which quickly became a more expensive hobby than phone flashing lol...
at the same time, you can't be discouraged by failing or messing things up, or you'll never learn. i guess the underlying lesson is to do all your research about a topic before you jump into anything that could potentially destroy the object haha.
glad you got it to work!

[Q] [Help!] AT&T Galaxy Tab Black Screen Of Death

I have the SGH-i987 AT&T Galaxy Tab and while flashing it I recently got the black line in the middle problem. Considering the searches turned up a fix for that I followed the steps I could find (and using Odin) and was able to get it booting into the setup, after which I couldn't go any further because any attempt to get keyboard input caused it to crash and reboot. I've searched high and low for a way to get this thing back to stock and can't find a single source here or anywhere else on the web that is helpful. I'm hoping that someone here can help get me pointed in the right direction, because right now I have a useless device that does nothing but show me the battery is charged.
So you know: I've searched XDA and found nothing that applies to the AT&T model of the Galaxy Tab. The Verizon fix doesn't work and the T-Mo thread contains a dead link to the file I'd need. I've tried searching SamFirmware and it's been a completely useless experience-- whether that's due to poor layout and navigation or my being unfamiliar with how they keep any actual ROMs is beyond me, because the site just takes me in circles. Searching here hasn't gotten me anywhere either, since most point me to the Verizon thread (though one person has tried suggesting the T-Mo fix, but again dead links). I'm getting really let down, since I love how incredibly helpful and informative XDA usually is and this is one of those cases where I'm just spinning in circles trying to find an answer because I know the discouragement toward just showing up and screaming "Help!"
But I got nothin. I've done the searches. I've read plenty. I've searched the web (including this). I've been to the site that lots have claimed would have the file I was looking for. Nada.

Found this by searching in XDA under your device model, hope it helps
UPDATE: As rangercaptain notes, there's a simple fix (which I failed to find the first round) for the white line black screen brick (or whatever you want to call it.) For anyone else, this may still hold value for how to convert your AT&T Tab to a P1000 Euro version with phone functionality or if you need to otherwise recover/restore a rooted AT&T Tab that's not booting.
I bricked my SGH-I987 (don't ask how). It was an already rooted and unlocked Galaxy Tab I bought crippled (of course) from AT&T sans contract. It was bricked. I couldn't get to the bootloader but I could hear the Samsung startup sound and then I got a blank screen with a faint line through it.
Anyhow, here's what I did to recover it.
Install USB drivers (if not already installed, else skip. The files I eventually found were called usb_drivers_GalaxyS_x64.zip but work perfectly on my Win 7 Ult x64 system.)
Turn off Tab
Hold the [Volume Down] + [Power On] buttons until the Digging Android screen appears
Connect your Tab
Run Odin (as an Administrator if you're on Vista/7). If the phone is connected, you'll see COM with a value and color highlight (not blank and white). (I used Odin3 v1.7.exe)
In Odin, load the following files (which I downloaded from samfirmware.com - the download will be password protected with the password "samfirmware.com"):
PIT => P1000XWJJ4\P1_add_hidden.pit
PDA => P1000XWJJ4\P1000XWJJ4-REV03-ALL-CL639474.tar.md5
PHONE => P1000XWJJ4\MODEM_P1000XXJID.tar.md5
CSC => P1000XWJJ4\GT-P1000-CSC-SERJJ2.tar.md5
Make sure "Re-Partition" is checked
If all's set, click Start and Odin will do it's thing. The Tab will reboot a few times and I was done and "unbricked".

I've already tried that. I've tried using instructions that used Odin. I've tried instructions that used Heimdall. I've even downloaded and used this jar executable called soft unbrick or something like that.
This is driving me crazy. Nothing seems to work. In fact, the last thing I tried (which were instructions similar to yours) got rid of the white line but have left me with a plain black screen with the buttons lit on the bottom and nothing else. The only thing I can still do is get it into download mode.

sorry to hear that if i come across anything will post,

basia314, thanks for the attempt to help, but as soon as I did a google search on it I found the XDA thread in question, and it's one I've already found before. If you read the rest of the thread in question (here) you'll see that it doesn't work.
Currently XDA contains no thread with info on how to fix my problem. I've searched. Google has provided no links either. The closest I came to finding a solution is the suggestion that I let some guys fix it for $50.

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I've already tried that. I've tried using instructions that used Odin. I've tried instructions that used Heimdall. I've even downloaded and used this jar executable called soft unbrick or something like that.
This is driving me crazy. Nothing seems to work. In fact, the last thing I tried (which were instructions similar to yours) got rid of the white line but have left me with a plain black screen with the buttons lit on the bottom and nothing else. The only thing I can still do is get it into download mode.
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You say you have tried that but your first post states that you did not find anything .... which one is it?
There is a stock AT&T rom here on XDA, where did you get the one you tried?
Can you get into Recovery? In the thread listed above one of the posts states that there is no boot image and a black Recovery screen that is functional. Maybe what you flashed is giving you these same results, have you tried waiting a bit longer after a flash to see if it will actually do anything, the first boot after a flash takes a little longer. Are you checking the re-partition box during the flash, the file linked in the other thread should be flashed with the re-partition box UN-checked.
Just trying to brain storm here, hoping you fix it.

Well, it's a moot point now.
After following the instructions here to fix a "soft brick" I've now gone to hard brick. Can't power it up at all and can't get it to download mode.
When I said I couldn't find anything here I mean I couldn't find anything that helped. I can find tons of threads, usually pointing to either dead links or saying "go to samfirmware" (which I do, and still find no helpful info). I've tried close to a dozen different things to try to get my Tab back, all things either found here on XDA or linked to in threads here at XDA. Not a single one worked. And now I have a Tab that is as bricked as can be.
Of course, I've found threads here that claim a Tab can't be totally bricked as well. Maybe their Tab can't be, or maybe they're keen on tearing the thing apart to fix whatever breaks, but I don't have the tools here to do that. For me, my Tab is as useful as a brick right now, and has been for a month of trying to get it back to normal.
For reference:
[x] I am following instructions as completely as they're given
[x] I read as much as I could find reference to for things I wasn't sure of ahead of time.
[x] I googled.
[x] In Odin I checked the repartition box when instructed to do so, and made sure it was unchecked when instructed so.
[x] I made sure every time that the device was recognized in Odin in Heimdal
But...
[x] Yes I was foolish to have not made a backup.
This is killing me, and I don't have the $50 USD to get someone to fix my Tab for me as claimed in this thread. So I'm stuck with a Tab that's bricked.

Still nothing
Interestingly, I could get Odin to see my device, but trying that stock ROM still failed. I have no way of knowing if I had it successfully in download mode because the screen is doing nothing. Completely black, no lights.
Any thoughts?

GreNME said:
Interestingly, I could get Odin to see my device, but trying that stock ROM still failed. I have no way of knowing if I had it successfully in download mode because the screen is doing nothing. Completely black, no lights.
Any thoughts?
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So it's not completely bricked?
Just a question, but from the thread started by k0sh about unbricking, did you try and just leave your tab plugged into a WALL charger for a few hours.
I would attempt at restocking with the OVERCOME stock safe, following their instructions to the tit.
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It does sound like you are experiencing the same black screen that I mentioned from the other post.
If you haven't done so yet, do try the re-stock instructions from the OVERCOME thread using their stock safe.

It spends most of its time connected to a wall charger.
I'm guessing it's not completely bricked, but it's non-functional to me since I can get zero screen feedback. This means I can't tell when it's in download mode or not.
What's "the OVERCOME stock safe", for reference? I ask because I've followed the instructions on several threads already, and the problem has gotten progressively worse. Also, I've followed instructions 'to the tit' as much as I'm capable so far, so it's not like I'd be doing any different with some new set of instructions. I don't like trying to take shortcuts, though I have to admit that I've had to try to research the meanings of other references made before (i.e. - I have no clue what "OVERCOME stock safe" is, though I assume it's a ROM that I'll have to follow three somewhat-related links to in order to get to the megaupload site to get it).

Addendum to above...
I didn't mean to come off as flippant, though I am a bit on the frustrated side considering every set of instructions I've been able to find to fix my Tab has resulted in it being worse than before the fix.
I'm trying to search for the instructions you reference, but not finding any detailed instructions anywhere. All I find is "flash OVERCOME using Odin" or something similar. As I said I have a completely black screen, so I have no indicator of whether I've got the thing in Download mode. Yes, I found out that it's not completely dead by using Odin to detect a COM connection, but that's not necessarily a guarantee that I have it in Download mode, is it?

GreNME said:
I didn't mean to come off as flippant, though I am a bit on the frustrated side considering every set of instructions I've been able to find to fix my Tab has resulted in it being worse than before the fix.
I'm trying to search for the instructions you reference, but not finding any detailed instructions anywhere. All I find is "flash OVERCOME using Odin" or something similar. As I said I have a completely black screen, so I have no indicator of whether I've got the thing in Download mode. Yes, I found out that it's not completely dead by using Odin to detect a COM connection, but that's not necessarily a guarantee that I have it in Download mode, is it?
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alterbridge86 has a very well known thread in the Development section (Don't follow the links just yet) that has been around for a while, the OVERCOME team has provided us with many very stable and fast ROMS. To do a nice fresh install of their ROM they recommend doing a flash of a stock firmware to clear all the bits and bytes. If you follow the thread you will notice a detailed (and I mean detailed) instruction setup which is linked below.
Now, I'm not saying that you are not a smart person or anything so don't take any of the following as an insult, I just want to help so don't mind the simple instructions.
If I were you, after downloading all the files that you need for the stock safe stuff, to make sure you are properly in download mode when necessary do the following;
1) start the ODIN software on your computer.
2) connect your tab to the computer, check to see if odin connects
3) If odin connects than your tab is obviously ON, with the tab still connected to the computer press and hold the power button until the tab shuts off, at that point ODIN will disconnect.
4) press and hold the volume down button, then press the power button for a sec or two (the standard way to get into DL mode) and very shortly after you should get ODIN showing that it is connected again.
This will probably indicate that your tab has some functionality that you might be able to work with, but it wont be easy. After flashing anything you should wait a while as everything you flash will require a long first boot. Especially when you can't see any prompts. After flashing the kernel the install guide says you should hear a "sexy robot" voice (STEP 9). The flash will be quick but when the device reboots if you are not hearing the voice DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING, alot is happening in the background give it a good 5 minutes for it to finish (even 10 for safety), it should boot into the stock OS. If you don't see anything reboot your tab by holding the power button for 5-10 seconds to shut it off then turn it back on. BUT WHATEVER YOU DO, WAIT AT LEAST THOSE 5 MINUTES after flashing the kernel because it converts your system from RFS to ext4.
The OVERCOME rom thread is located here
The INSTALL GUIDE is located here
Good luck.

I'm about halfway through the process, and I've already got the screen working again.
I took the initiative to search around on the search string you gave me ("Overcome Stock Stable") and came across the same page you link to above. I was actually just about to post it here for future reference if anyone ever found themselves in my position again.
I'm trying to consider whether to leave it at stock or to flash the Overcome ROM on it. Your thoughts?
(and many, many, many thanks!)

GreNME said:
I'm about halfway through the process, and I've already got the screen working again.
I took the initiative to search around on the search string you gave me ("Overcome Stock Stable") and came across the same page you link to above. I was actually just about to post it here for future reference if anyone ever found themselves in my position again.
I'm trying to consider whether to leave it at stock or to flash the Overcome ROM on it. Your thoughts?
(and many, many, many thanks!)
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I'm very glad to hear that you got it working, I've got two tabs and half bricked both of them at one point or another. And I find it's actually not that easy to completely screw these things up, they just get frustrating trying to fix.
Anyway, you should definitely try the OVERCOME series of ROMs, they are really good. Lot's of small things that make it worth while as well as big improvements over stock (speed, battery etc.. etc..) I'm running BOCA on mine, had the Honeycomb RC1 on it for a few weeks and now am waiting for these wonderful devs to cook up a usable ICS ROM>
Enjoy

Go to: teamovercome.net and read. Their install instructions are some of the best I've read. These guys are really good.

Sorry I didn't see the second page, that you had gotten the answer already

[Q] [HELP]Bricked phone...help needed.

Well guys I’ve been reading this forum front to back for over a week and was scared as hell to mess with my phone, but I really wanted ICS and some of the other nice software I’ve seen here.
Firmware: 2.3.3
Baseband: I9000DXJV9
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-I9000DXJV9-CL216763
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Build Number: GINGERBREAD.DXJV9
I wanted to start simple with a CF root. I’ve read the flashing instruction so many times I thought I could do it in my sleep. So I backed everything up, turned the phone off and back on in DOWNLOAD, started Odin 1.82, loaded the CF root for JVQ (which is as close as I could find worked with my phone), then I attached the USB cable. The first time it started to flash, but it immediately hung while trying to start a connection. I unplugged and the phone was still fine. Started over and this time I saw the drivers install and thought now it should be OK.
Loaded the CF root JVQ in PDA, left everything as default (re-partition unchecked) and the other two checked. It flashed quickly and just as quickly it came up FAILED! Disconnected my phone and now I can’t even get DOWNLOAD. All I get is the silly icon of a phone with a caution triangle in the middle of a dashed line to an icon of a computer and even that won’t go away now. I remember seeing this symbol one time somewhere on this board, but don't remember where.
Looks like my worst fears have come true…a bricked phone on my first try. I never envisioned a situation where I could not get to DOWNLOAD mode and I do know where to buy a JIG, but I think it wouldn't help even in this case. Any help will certainly be appreciated.

khrfx4 said:
Well guys I’ve been reading this forum front to back for over a week and was scared as hell to mess with my phone, but I really wanted ICS and some of the other nice software I’ve seen here.
Firmware: 2.3.3
Baseband: I9000DXJV9
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-I9000DXJV9-CL216763
[email protected] #2
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.DXJV9
I wanted to start simple with a CF root. I’ve read the flashing instruction so many times I thought I could do it in my sleep. So I backed everything up, turned the phone off and back on in DOWNLOAD, started Odin 1.82, loaded the CF root for JVQ (which is as close as I could find worked with my phone), then I attached the USB cable. The first time it started to flash, but it immediately hung while trying to start a connection. I unplugged and the phone was still fine. Started over and this time I saw the drivers install and thought now it should be OK.
Loaded the CF root JVQ in PDA, left everything as default (re-partition unchecked) and the other two checked. It flashed quickly and just as quickly it came up FAILED! Disconnected my phone and now I can’t even get DOWNLOAD. All I get is the silly icon of a phone with a caution triangle in the middle of a dashed line to an icon of a computer and even that won’t go away now. I remember seeing this symbol one time somewhere on this board, but don't remember where.
Looks like my worst fears have come true…a bricked phone on my first try. I never envisioned a situation where I could not get to DOWNLOAD mode and I do know where to buy a JIG, but I think it wouldn't help even in this case. Any help will certainly be appreciated.
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JIG will most likely save your day, because you can have hardbricked phone only by messing with bootloaders AFAIK. And as CF-ROOT doesn't touch bootloaders, you'll be fine..just get jig and continue flashing
ps. I assume that you have tried taking battery off, inserting it while pressing 3-button combo etc. methods which you'll find around the forum..dunno even if they actually work..

Last time i got exactly the same situation when flashing CF root for 2.3.5 XXJVS..
Try connecting the phone to the comp with the phone, triangle, and comp icon on your phone screen, see if Odin detected your phone...
If yes, you can try flashing the whole stock firmware again, it should work...
i got into that situation twice and those steps always worked for me luckily.. (it works for me, saved my bricked phone)
wish you luck

asdsadas2010 said:
Last time i got exactly the same situation when flashing CF root for 2.3.5 XXJVS..
Try connecting the phone to the comp with the phone, triangle, and comp icon on your phone screen, see if Odin detected your phone...
If yes, you can try flashing the whole stock firmware again, it should work...
i got into that situation twice and those steps always worked for me luckily.. (it works for me, saved my bricked phone)
wish you luck
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Now your solution may be exactly what happened. I tried to connect using Kies, but my computer never even saw a device being plugged in so I never even thought to try Odin.
So I must apologize. I didn’t have the patience or perseverance to wait for an answer. I happen to live in a large city in a country that has a lot of clever tech people and phones are huge here in Thailand.
I was either going to buy a cheap phone so I could stay in basic contact until I worked through the problem with the help of this board or buy a new Galaxy S, instead I decided to see if someone here could actually get me back up and running in short order. Fortunately I found one shop that did. I watched him load up Odin, pick the PDA, PHONE, CSC and PIT files and re-partition, but I don’t know how he got a connection to Odin, because that’s where I was stuck.
I certainly could no longer get a connection via Kies or the drivers I had which were working just a short time ago. So the question I still have is how the heck did he get a connection to the phone?
Of course it would be too much to ask for him to load the original software so now Kies will not work with my phone, but that doesn’t bother me so much because I really don’t use it. He installed 2.3.2, Baseband XXJVE, Build Number XWJV1, which is a step backwards, but it works, although I’ve gotten one screen with tiny red letters in the top-left corner that said “panic kernel”, but after a reboot everything has been fine. BTW, the repair cost just under $15 USD.
Here's another question while I'm at it. What causes this to happen? I thought for sure I did everything I've read a 100 times on this board in the proper order.

Buy a Jig at eBay

Well, yes JIG will most likely save your day.
BUT
Try those meanwhile you wait for JIG:
1. take battery out and leave it few hours maybe and than try to boot download mode (increase times-hour, 2 hours, 4 hours,....)
2. press buttons for download mode (that phone and pc connected with dots and triangle will most likely appear), plug your phone to PC and try different USB ports and see if odin finds your phone, it happened to me once, however odin did
find my phone on that pic and i flashed (dunno why, maybe just luck)
3. take battery out, press buttons for download mode, and put battery back in, it can trigger download mode (found this by googleing sometime ago)
Or try google for more solutions, allthough I reccomend JIG

I know about the JIG and where to get one, but it ain't gonna happen soon and I'm sure this guy yesterday did not use one and he was confident he could restore the software and he did, so there is a way without the JIG.
gaspernemec said:
Well, yes JIG will most likely save your day.
BUT
Try those meanwhile you wait for JIG:
1. take battery out and leave it few hours maybe and than try to boot download mode (increase times-hour, 2 hours, 4 hours,....)
2. press buttons for download mode (that phone and pc connected with dots and triangle will most likely appear), plug your phone to PC and try different USB ports and see if odin finds your phone, it happened to me once, however odin did
find my phone on that pic and i flashed (dunno why, maybe just luck)
3. take battery out, press buttons for download mode, and put battery back in, it can trigger download mode (found this by googleing sometime ago)
Or try google for more solutions, allthough I reccomend JIG
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This was a very useful reply and I thank you for it. Mail here is unreliable so I won't have a JIG until April when a friend brings one over, though Hong Kong sells most of them on eBay and some of them do deliver here free. I might try to get one from there.
Anyway, if this does happen again I have a couple of other things to try thanks to you.
I thought about Google (of course), I'm just not sure how to word the search with the phone+triangle+computer icon, but I'll give that a go also.
Kurre and asdsadas2010 also gave useful replies...Thanks.

I didn't think it would be that easy to find, but the first result in my search that popped up was this thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=751210 and here http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/How_to_get_into_download_mode
Lots of variations on similar solutions. Really no need to add to this thread anymore.
Thanks