Could really use some help on this one, I'm in over my head. It's a Fascinate, was running MIUI for about a year. Now it's a very nasty soft brick. On boot it goes to the MIUI splash screen and freezes there. It will not go into recovery mode. It goes into download mode, but then isn't recognized. Windows will see it, then error on the device (that's with a good install of the samsung driver) and odin can't see anything. Linux Ubuntu has Heimdall seeing the device but then can't handshake with it. Here's the Heimdall error:


Heimdall v1.3.2, Copyright (c) 2010-2012, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna

This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.

If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating:


Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Attempt failed. Detaching driver...
Claiming interface again...
Setting up interface...

Checking if protocol is initialised...
Protocol is not initialised.
Initialising protocol...
Handshaking with Loke...
ERROR: Failed to receive response!
Re-attaching kernel driver...



Since libusb was installed, and Heimdall still errors about the handshake -- most people weren't getting problems after that.

So as you can tell I've been at this for some time. It's my only phone right now, and if it's not fixed that's a big problem...

 

It's been a few days and no one has any ideas. I guess it really is bricked.