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Root How to Fix Samsung Galaxy Y brick phone using Odin v1.85 also fixes bootloops

Steps How to Unbrick your galaxy y (SoftBrick)
1.Download Odin V1.85 on your Computer Odin3-v1.85.zip - 4shared.com - online file sharing and storage - download
2.Download S5360DDLA1 Android AdvicesGalaxy Y S5360 - Steps to Install Official Global Gingerbread DDLA1 2.3.6 Firmware
After you Install it Extract the Odin on your computer and Click Odin v1.85 and After you downloaded your original firmware, extract it also to your computer..
3.After that shut down your phone and put it on download mode :)
4.Connect your Android Phone to your PC and Open Odin
5.And u will see a yellow box on the left side it means your phone is connected with the PC
6. Now click PIT and go to your extracted s5360 ddla1 and open that file and select totoro_0623.pit
7.same thing you do on Bootloader, PDA, Phone and CsC
8.now check if everything is done and press start ..
9.wait for the flashing to finish
10. If its finish do not unplugged the usb cable yet until rebooting is done
11. AND NOW..!! CONGRATSS!! YOU HAVE A NEW UNBRICKED PHONE :)
:cool: Click Thanks If I HELPED :D ;)
 
pardon my ignorance..but what is a softbrick?..in what ways does a phone gets bricked? i have seen this method earlier in androidadvices.com..but they were for just 4 updating the firmware..didnt know we could unbrick a bricked phone..please reply soon..

Softbrick is your phone is stuck in bootloop and u cannot go to recovery mode,
u can go to download mode only :)

sorry for my english :D

hit thanks if i helped
 
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Bricked mine yesterday. I just installed a custom rom and it got stock on the the booting thing. I will try this method and hit thanks if it works! anyway, thank you for posting this. This might be a great help for my phone. HAHA

By the way, what is on the step 2?
2.Download S5360DDLA1 Android AdvicesGalaxy Y S5360 - Steps to Install Official Global Gingerbread DDLA1 2.3.6 Firmware
How will I know if mine is S5360DDLA1??? and how to find my original firmware?
 
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nothing happen :( please help me for other solution . thanks
it is also stuck in the startscreen but now capital letter S is now appearing in my logo and its moving . but nothing happens it keeps on appearing capital letter S ? please help me
Umm,, did u follow the steps correctly?
try again,, if this step didn't work go to the service center :) that's the only way :D..
hit thanks if i helped :D
 
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Bricked mine yesterday. I just installed a custom rom and it got stock on the the booting thing. I will try this method and hit thanks if it works! anyway, thank you for posting this. This might be a great help for my phone. HAHA

By the way, what is on the step 2?
2.Download S5360DDLA1 Android AdvicesGalaxy Y S5360 - Steps to Install Official Global Gingerbread DDLA1 2.3.6 Firmware
How will I know if mine is S5360DDLA1??? and how to find my original firmware?
heres the steps to find your orig firmware

Settings - about phone - firmware :)
 
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