Help I bricked it

r0bert4 said:

For all those with possibly bricked phones, here is how I fixed mine.

I decided to try it on my wife's phone first, not mine

It got to 93% and stopped, which concerned me. Sure enough, it said phone failed to upgrade, reboot, try again, blah, blah blah. However it would go into download mode, but my computer wouldn't recognize the device anymore.

Called AT&T, they transferred me to Samsung, and THEY said it would take at least 6 business days to repair.

Well, it did some research and the guys that root tend to kill their phones sometimes and they use Odin3 to fix it.

[STOCK ROM] Odin3 One-Click Downloader and Drivers CAPTIVATE ONLY - xda-developers

Well, I tried that and eventually it worked.

Remember, my computer was saying it didn't recognize the device.

step one: run the odin3 software

step two: I pulled the battery, then reinstalled it to make SURE it was off.

step three: hold the volume up/down buttons down at the same time and plug the phone into the USB connector. DON'T hold the power button down. It should have a big yellow sign that says DOWNLOADING.

It took several attempts, but Odin3 finally saw my phone on COM4. I had to try like 6 times to get it to finally see my phone. Odin3 MUST be running BEFORE you put the phone in download mode. By running, I mean open, don't click "start" until it sees your phone. Each time I tried again, I would pull the battery and start over. I don't know what made it see my phone at last, but I'm glad it did.

I did switch COM ports on a whim, maybe that had something to do with it.

Step four: Hit start.

I left the phone plugged in and didn't touch it until Odin3 said PASS in green at the top. Then I finally unplugged the phone.

That got my phone back to stock.

I hope this helps.

robert

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Socrats said:

I finally did it' I bricked my phone. I tried to use odin to restore to stock to update to the new 2.2 froyo for the phone. Odin didn't work no progress bar or anything. I tried to retry it and now the phone won't turn on so i guess im getting the atrix or inspire since i've had this phone for only thirty days.

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Socrats said:

It's not bricked anymore that method worked! Now im just trying to put froyo on it then ill root it

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Snow_Fox said:

no idea.

I don't even get a light or anything to turn on.

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Dante04SRT said:

Same thing happened to me - Do you have a jig? I didn't when this happened to me so I wound up exchanging the phone; HOWEVER, I am confident that the jig will get you back to download mode.

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Snow_Fox said:

no..

And to be honest I am extremely comfortable with software.. not so much with hardware mods..

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Snow_Fox said:

so the update has bricked a few captivates..

I wonder if I sent mine in if they would be able to tell mine had been rooted or what not before being hard bricked..

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Dante04SRT said:

I wondered the same thing too... My theory is this.

(a) If the phone messed up during ODIN, who knows how much of the info is still left in tact... Even if it was a soft brick and Sammy can get it back into Download Mode, DLM only lets you prep the phone to flash, which wipes it clean anyway... I don't think there is any kind of data recovery at that point.

(b) Even if they did find it was rooted/flashed - What would be the harm at that point?

As for the resistors; I tried the "make your own" method and it just got me pissed off - The only way I'd go back that direction is if I cut up my USB cord and soldered the resistors directly to it. Screw that whole 'tape method' bit - It got me no where. Other option - Depending on where you're located, someone local may already have a jig - I saw someone on my local Craigslist looking for someone with a jig to get their phone into DLM, so I'd try that too - Certainly worth a shot. Hell, someone on here or XDA may be local as well.

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Snow_Fox said:

I am going to get up early in the morning and go to radioshack get the 3 resistors and try that method before I send it in.

*IF* I can't get that to work.. I'll just try to get it switched out..

With that said.. i don't think there is anything that can be done to recover data. I am a bit relieved to see the guy here [FIX] Unbrick captivate w/o cutting up USB! - xda-developers has a similar problem.

I figure what the hell? nothing to lose.

I also doubt data can be retrieved.. I am pretty sure the internal sd card is soldered in so I don't think they cna just take it out and say "WELL THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED" But, I could be worng..

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xxbrysonxx said:

I actually did the same thing a few days ago. It is a bitch trying to get the resistors to only contact the 4th and 5th contacts in the usb port.

I ended up cutting up a cheap usb cable i had lying around, it took about 30 minutes worth of work to expose the hardware in it. Then it was just a matter of plug that in to the captivate and touch the resistors to the proper leads on the usb.

Here's my thread I posted at XDA. They were extremely helpful in pointing me in the right direction.

Partially Bricked Captivate - xda-developers

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Snow_Fox said:

Unfortunately my phone isn't turning on at all so I am hoping maybe it will work.

I have a spare micro usb if absolutely needed.

*edit*

Also I noticed you mention the 125$ for a replacement..

Is that under insurance or is that through their warranty department?

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Snow_Fox said:

trying non usb butchering method first..so far nothing..

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Dante04SRT said:

Yeah, I struggled with that method too - It sucks. Especially when you're not even sure if the phone is totally bricked - You could be hitting the correct pins and not even know it - OR - You could not be on the right pins for long enough... either way, bite the bullet, hack your USB! The cables are so cheap, spending another $5 for a new one outweighs sitting there TRYING to hit the right pins with a tape jig.

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