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Root crap, phone bricked

rbcamping

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Jul 27, 2010
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I updated some apps this morning and the phone kept sleeping and wouldn't wake with out taking the battery out. This was caused by Set CPU the last time and now its happening again. I decided to uninstall Set CPU and start over with it and the phone bricked it will turn on to the boot screen and then turn off.:mad: phone is rooted with the lag fix only.

Any suggestions?
 
I updated some apps this morning and the phone kept sleeping and wouldn't wake with out taking the battery out. This was caused by Set CPU the last time and now its happening again. I decided to uninstall Set CPU and start over with it and the phone bricked it will turn on to the boot screen and then turn off.:mad: phone is rooted with the lag fix only.

Any suggestions?


If it turns on to the boot screen, it shouldn't be bricked. What I would do is flash your phone back to the stock rom using odin. Hopefully you have the files downloaded because XDA's site is down (although I think they have the files on this forum too). Then just root your phone ( I wouldn't use the lagfix because personally I think it's unnecessary and causes future problems).
 
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The odin I found is not working like the youtube video I found crap XDA is on again but their search function is not working more crap

I'll be honest. I have had more problems in the last month with this phone then I had with my G1 for a year and a half you would think that as technology gets better things would work better, I must be nuts to think such a thing.
 
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when I plug the usb into the phone, Odin is suppose to have a field light up and this does not happen. I dont think the phone and the computer (odin) are seeing each other. even though the computer seems to see the phone. I downloaded the drivers and unpacked them and it still doesn't work. frustration is setting in. I dont know if its a driver problem or a phone problem or a odin problem.

If I cant fix this damn phone or tm doesn't give me a phone that works the way it was advertised to it going back before Friday. I use the gps every day and not having it really sucks and to think all I did was update some apps.
 
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Did you install the samsung drivers? On that link I posted, there is a link for the samsung drivers to install on your computer. As long as you read the instructions step by step, you should have no problem whatso ever. After you install the drivers, reboot your cpu, then plug your usb cord into the computer (not in your phone yet), open up odin, make sure your phone is off, plug the other end of the usb cord that's already plugged into your computer to your phone (while it is off, hold down both the + and - volume keys but do not touch the power button), then you should see a yield sign on your phone screen that says download mode, after you see that screen on your phone let go of the volume buttons, then you should see a yellow box on odin with one of the ports it's using, then just follow the steps.
 
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