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[Epic 4G Android Development] gonzo1082:
possibly bricked

i was doing odin and my comp shut off in the middle of the process (power was plugged and battery charged), the phone's screen turned pink and it turned off. haven't been able to get to download mode or even turn on. i thought it was bricked but this morning the screen was showing download mode out of nowhere, it turned off again. i dont know what i did to get it back to download mode (yes i tried countless times to hold 1 and power). any ideas?

UPDATE: so i was playing with the buttons and was hitting power and vol up or down repeatedly. the phone went to download mode, i quickly pluged it into a computer and odin. the process started but it got stuck on boot.bin (20 mins, not normal in my experience). i tried to restart the process but the phone wont go back to download mode now.

UPDATE2: So i found this thread where a "reset" button is found under the camera bezel. this worked, and got me back into download mode. thanks for the help yall!?
[Epic 4G Android Development] bullitnutz:
OP doesn't mention that it's a good idea to use a USB cable that isn't the one that came with the phone.

I've used the one that came with my Kindle and it's worked great every time.
[Epic 4G Android Development] leftkidney:
I dont have a bircked or semi-bricked phone - its just messed up and I want to go back to stock so I can OTA update and then root and rom again

is this my best method to do this, or should i get another odin file - if so please point me to it
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
This should fix your phone. I would just not check repartition. Sorry everyone, I have been out of the country and I just got back. Give me some time and I'll update the post and make a Heimdall guide as well.
[Epic 4G Android Development] leftkidney:
I have EXT4 now so if I do that and I dont repartation will I still get OTA updates so I dont have to odin the latest modem
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
If you use this method and Odin back to EC05 you will have RFS again and be able to OTA. There still isn't a scheduled date for GB release yet though. Not yet in the Sprint playbook.
[Epic 4G Android Development] leftkidney:
first you said "if you use this method and Odin back to EC05..." I have to odin back to EC05 as well as this method? or is this method EC05 - is this the only thing I have to do to get OTA if I am at EXT4 now?

now I have an odin from a while ago that was from 2.2 first came out - its EB13 2.2/EXT4/CWM 3.0.0.6/ROOT all in 1 odin file

this will be the easiest that I can think of because I can get root and ext4 which is what I want so I can install midnightrom 5.5 - however will I be able to OTA with EXT4 and root?
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
You will NOT be able to receive OTA updates if you root your phone or modify it. If you odin with the package I linked in the opening post it will take you back to stock RFS which can and will receive OTA updates. If you go to a custom rom or root you will have to manually update them.
[Epic 4G Android Development] fromchaos0646:
i needed to odin back to stock because i was getting stuck on the samsung splash screen. i knew how to odin but figured id check this out to see if i could do anything else. i followed the instructions to a tee, and now my phone is completely bricked. after odin finishes, instead of rebooting, it goes to a black screen, wont go into clockwork, wont charge, and wont turn on. i am beyond pissed with this phone. it has given me nothing but problems. tomorrow i will have to go to sprint for whats got to be at least the 10th time for this phone.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
So odin fully completes and it auto-reboots but doesn't actually load. Interesting. I would try again without the re-partition box checked and see if you have better luck. You can also try one of the other stock tar's. If you are using the stock cable I would recommend a better quality aftermarket one. Sorry to hear that but your phone may have hardware issues if this didn't fix it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] fromchaos0646:
well i just odined back to complete stock, rooted, updated modem to ec05, and install the rom. but when its booting back up, it stays stuck on the samsung splash again.

actually just now, after i rooted and it changed my file system to ext4, i just simply decided to reboot and it got stuck on the samsung splash.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
The reason why it isn't booting now is the kernel in the phone does not support ext4. So after you convert you HAVE to install a kernel that works with ext4. You can download a kernel zip to your microSD card and install it via cwm to get your phone booting. If you don't have a particular kernel in mind I highly recommend Genocide kernel by Roddrick.

I hope this resolves your issue you are having. Also if you used the EC05 package I linked in my instructions there should be no need to install the EC05 modem and if it was one of the older versions it should over the air update to EC05.
[Epic 4G Android Development] cdszoke:
Ok I tried this method and everything seemed to work and the phone shut off. Now my problem is my phone will not power on @ all. No recovery, samsung splash screen, no anything. Now did I truly perma brick my brand new phone?????
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
First of all why did you try this method if it was a new phone. Second of all after the process finishes your phone should reboot. You should still be able to turn it on in recovery. Take out the battery and plug it into the computer and hold the Menu + 1 to go into download mode and reflash.
[Epic 4G Android Development] cdszoke:
Well, first I did the one click root with cwm and everything seemed to be good. The phone rebooted and SuperUser was installed. So, I restarted the phone to go into recovery and the phone was stuck on the Samsung Splash Screen. I kept restarted phone and doing battery pull but it stayed stuck on Samsung Splash screen. So I found this thread on going back to stock. I did the steps and when odin said it was successful the phone shut off instead of rebooting. Now I can not get the phone to turn on @ all. I tried multiple battery pulls, going into download mode, and everything I do is just failing. There's no led turning on to show that i'm charging. I can't get the Samsung splash screen or anything. Am I sol?
[Epic 4G Android Development] cdszoke:
Thanks for the help my phone is fixed. For some reason all of a sudden my phone booted into download mode and I was able to successfully go back to stock.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
That was a close one! Sometimes it just needs a minute to reset itself. If you ever run into that again, pull the battery and hold the power button to discharge the circuitry. Then try again.
[Epic 4G Android Development] WhosToBlame:
Can I use this as a way to get back to stock even if my phone isn't bricked? Sorry this is the first time I try to un-root Epic.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Absolutely. Remember you will have to reload your apps and log in to gmail for your contacts. Make sure all your contacts have been saved to Google and not to phone. You can export your contacts to the sd card if not.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
While you can use this is ANY AND ALL cases to return your phone to stock state, if it is just rooted, there are some other methods that may be easier and less risky to restore your phone to stock. Also you can unroot without losing everything on the phone if you use other methods to unroot.

Check out this thread for unrooting.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1027904
[Epic 4G Android Development] WhosToBlame:
Thanks guys. Just getting use to flashing Samsung phones because of my sister-in-law. Everyone else in my family rocks HTC or Motorola for their Android phones
[Epic 4G Android Development] androikid:
I get stuck on param.lfs every time with these downloads...

Edit:

And now stuck on boot.bin
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Try it with the battery out. Plug the phone in to the computer and hold the 1 key and power key. See if that gets it through. You can also try with the sd card out.
[Epic 4G Android Development] androikid:
trying that now but it's been getting stuck at factoryfs now, ive used different cables, no sd card etc but hasn't went any further than factoryfs

This is like the 30th try now, and it's worked for me before?
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Try using the Victory Pit file and check repartition.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
If it keeps getting stuck at that part it is usually something interfering with the transfer of the data to the phone. Usually this is the cable causing this. You can try reinstalling the drivers, using a different USB port, and even redownloading the TAR or using a different one and letting it OTA. These things can be rather tricky. Also if none of that works. Start on a different computer. I use a Blackberry data cable I was recommended to buy and that fixed almost all the problem that I had with Odin and was experiencing similar problems to yourself. Good luck and you can also hop on IRC. irc.fossnet.info channel is Epic. I am known as dyehya here but in IRC I am known as Cyc.
[Epic 4G Android Development] laxplaya116:
I can vouch for taking the battery and SD card out, it really made a difference. I had already purchased the blackberry data cable off Amazon ($1.36 well spent) but was still unable to flash anything successfully through odin (would recognize phone but would always fail), after hours of tinkering I came across this post and tried removing battery and sd card then plugging cable in and going into download mode. Needless to say it has worked wonders for me and I appreciate the help! :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] nadiak223:
sure it's been said before ..

i'm sure its been said SOMEWHERE but i couldn't find it doing a quick search of the forums thus had to resort to google, and multiple other forums to find a fix. possibly a combination of me being impatient and anxiety kicking in. i'm working on a new epic that i received about 2-3 weeks ago after i bricked the last one ((using odin of course)) : )

anyhow, if you get stuck while flashing back to stock (i was stuck at factoryrfs) first make sure you're taking the proper steps when loading odin/plugging in the phone.

i turned the phone off & removed the sim & battery for a few mins then opened odin and selected the right tars, pits & other options. pop your battery back in, turn the back on using download mode (pressing 1 and power button) then plug the phone into the computer, wait for it to be recognized by odin, then press start.

if you're using windows 7 trying running as an admin first. if that doesn't work then start it in compatibility mode (xp service pack 2) .. you could save yourself some time and skip straight to compat. mode if you like : ) i rebooted my comp after changing the settings just because .. not sure if it required or not, but it definitely couldn't hurt.

for some reason that still didnt work for me sooo i disconnected from the internet, turned off my firewall, and repeated the steps above. and like magic, i had a stock epic in about 2 mins.

happy flashing ; ))
[Epic 4G Android Development] luis12285:
So can you post a pic of the reset button
[Epic 4G Android Development] enystunna:
stuck on samsung screen

great thread! it didn't solve my problem, but hoping someone may be able to recommend something before i take it to the store to get looked at.

My phone hangs at the samsung screen. Can't command into recovery mode, but can command to download mode. When charging, the (empty) battery symbol displays but a static image that doesn't change even if i unplug from charging. phone won't turn on when charging. Phone was rooted weeks ago and never had an issue (phone less than 3 months old). Was using phone when battery died, and when I tried charging it I noticed the charging light would not go on and the screen never updated from the empty battery display (but charging since phone was dead and displays the samsung screen now and been trying to get this fixed for 2 days now). I'm able to successful complete actions in download mode, but when complete and phone reboots it stays at Samsung screen. Thanks in advance.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
I would try a different battery. I would also check phone bootloader update in download mode in addition to the instructions given. In other words check All three up top and check phone bootloader update at the bottom DO NOT CHECK phone EFS clear! I hope this helps.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
It could also be your cable. It connected just enough to get you a little charge and connect to Odin but might have not transferred all data. Get a Blackberrry or Palm Pre cable and try it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
Thanks for the Heimdall post.. I have been meaning to make a guide using the gui since that is a little easier to use for most people that will need a guide. I need to check and see if they resolved an issue where even if repartition is checked Heimdall does NOT actually repartition the phone which is part of the reason I haven't included it as Odin while requiring Windows does repartition which can fix a lot of issues that some people have...though more need the software reset than they need the repartitioning. I include the repartitioning because it is a one-step fix-all for the Epic. Thanks again and I will use try and make a guide sometime soon for the gui, etc.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
That's a possibility except that the Odin transfer IS completing successfully and it initiates the reboot and the bar moves as normal. It is definitely power related as he tried replacing the boot loaders as well but still was not working. He is going to try a different battery as that seems to be the root of it and the only mode the phone works in is download mode which is the same mode that does NOT require the battery to be installed to work. He should either reply here or message me on IRC and I will update the thread so if people have similar issues they can be helped as well.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Awesome. And thanks for this thread. I send lots of people here when they have problems and need to Odin back.
[Epic 4G Android Development] enystunna:
Changing the battery didn't work. The techs weren't successful either in loading back the SW. They ended up replacing my circuit board to resolve it. Wish I knew what caused it, but glad to just have a working phone again.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mordant23:
I'm glad it's helpful. I believe the command line --partition option for 1.2.0 works, but how would I test it? The reason I used the command line is because of reports the gui isn't consistent. I just saw there's a gui for 1.3.0. I'll check it out.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Trident:
I can't imagine that this is good.

I wasn't able to get into recovery or bootloader.

I finally got into download mode and used ODIN to flash EG22.

Thanks for this thread.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mordant23:
Heimdall 1.3.0

I played with Heimdall 1.3.0 which includes a gui front end and is a major update to Heimdall. One of the major changes is the Heimdall Firmware Package feature which simplifies flashing but the user still retains the ability to choose which partitions are flashed. I haven't had time to write a detailed how-to but I've included a Heimdall package and a couple of screen shots.

SPH-D700-EC05-8gb-REL-Heimdall.tar.gz

I didn't know what to put for developers for the Heimdall package, so I'm open for suggestions.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mmayo01:
Odin hangs

Hey guys,

So i was trying to upgrade cwm 3.0.0.6 to 3.1.0.1 thru the zip update method and the phone booted the first time I restarted, and then when I shut it down to boot into cwm 3.1.0.1 so i could flash sfr 1.2 it hung at the samsung boot screen. I found the .tar file of cwm 3.1.0.1 and attempted to flash thru odin. The phone could connect to a com port and i would select the proper options but when I clicked start, odin hung at "SetupConnection.."

I figured my phone was probably done beyond just the boot flash so I tried flashing back to stock from this threads OP. Similar issue...phone connects thru odin, select the proper options and files, and when I click start, odin hangs...but this time it goes beyond "SetupConnection.." and to "Initializing.." and then hangs. I cannot seem to do anything, and now when I try to just boot up the phone, it doesnt even hang at the Samsung boot screen, it shows the "phone-->computer"

Any help???
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Try another cable. Blackberry or Palm cable is better than the stock cable. You can also try it with the battery and sd card out while waiting to grab another cable.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mmayo01:
thanks. I downloaded the drivers again, and reboot the computer, and plugged into a different usb port and now I'm at the point where its at the factoryfs.rfs point and the blue bar is probably 75% on the phone but it seems to have hung here. If it doesn't move anytime soon I will try the method without the battery and sdcard

UPDATE:

I continued trying on my windows 7 64 bit pc but continued to get stalls, so I then downloaded all of the appropriate files onto my windows 7 32 bit laptop and everything worked fine through odin. Now i just have to find a copy of cwm 3.0.0.6 so I can recover all of my data. Thank god I did a nandroid backup before I tried updating clockworkmod

Anybody experiencing odin issues on windows 7 64bit should try a 32bit version.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Glad you got it working. If you are back on stock and use 3.0.0.6 it will convert you to EXT4 and you will need to flash a compatible ROM. You should be able to root with 3.1.0.1 and do an advanced restore data from recovery without the EXT4 conversion then move on from there.
[Epic 4G Android Development] DevilDogVIKING:
No matter what I do I can't get odin to recognize my phone. I've done everything suggested and it still will not recognize. I've never had a problem with odin before so I don't know whats wrong. All I need to do is revert from eg22 modem to ec05 modem. I have stock ec05 but the modem is still eg22. Any suggestions?
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Try Heimdall. Go to their site, download the version for Windows and follow the setup directions. It is more forgiving then Odin for USB ports. Remember you need to use modem.bin for the modem file. This can be pulled out of the tar file with 7zip.
[Epic 4G Android Development] DevilDogVIKING:
thanks, but still didn't work. Heimdall wont detect it at all. My phone was in water recently and I think that my have something to do with it. I can't get it into wifi either. I'm just trying to get out of paying that deductible.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Here is a video by qbking77 that tells you how to unroot without a computer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32dOsaIrdEc

You will need to pull your sd card and put it in the adaptor and get it into a computer with a card reader.
[Epic 4G Android Development] DevilDogVIKING:
I've done that also, but the baseband version still says eg22. I guess I'll just have to pay that deductible.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Crap, that's right it won't change the modem. How about flashing the stock recovery and then flashing the old update.zip?

Edit: I think ou need to be on DI18 for that to work but it is worth a try.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mordant23:
Have you tried the rice trick?

http://www.wikihow.com/Save-a-Wet-Cell-Phone

Also have you tried to redownload the drivers?

Basically I'd try the following steps if you haven't done so already after the phone is dry.

Test the cable on another device if possible or try a new cable. Can you charge the phone using the outlet adapter? If not, then you need a new cable.

Re-install the samsung drivers. Even if you already have them, sometimes a re-install helps.

Make sure to open odin or heimdall and boot up phone in download mode before connecting the phone. This may seem silly but I've spent time wondering why my computer didn't detect my phone and it was because I was rushing through the steps.

Test another phone on your computer if possible. Also test your phone on a different computer. Understandably this may not be possible but it would tell us whether the issue is with your computer or your phone.

Steps 1, 2, and 4 should narrow down whether the problem is with the cable, the computer or the phone.

Heimdall 1.3.0 has a nice function in the utilities tab "Detect Device." Sometimes a simple computer reboot or closing the Odin/Heimdall and reopening it also helps.

Good luck.
[Epic 4G Android Development] reeshmd23:
cant get past this any help???????????

<ID:0/009> Added!!

<ID:0/009> Odin v.3 engine (ID:9)..

<ID:0/009> File analysis..

<ID:0/009> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/009> Initialzation..

<ID:0/009> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/009> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Lots of good suggestions in this thread. What have you tried? New cable? Battery removed? Redownloading the tar file? Did you uncheck all but reboot? More info for us to help you would be great.
[Epic 4G Android Development] DevilDogVIKING:
Well, I am finally able to get the computer to recognize my phone. I am able to see it in adb and also browse my sd card. But when I have it in download mode it's like it's dead to the world. Neither Heimdall or Odin will detect it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] reeshmd23:
i have tried everything please help odin finds phone turns yellow com3, everytime i try to flash it fails

hers my output

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> boot.bin

<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Get a better cable. Borrow a Blackberry or Palm cable. Also try with the battery out. Connect to computer and immediately put it into download mode.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Try a different USB port. Put it in download mode, then pop the cable from port to port until the com lights up on Odin. You will probably have to pull the battery and reconnect after that for it to complete correctly.
[Epic 4G Android Development] DevilDogVIKING:
Thanks for all your help but nothing seems to work. I wish I had another pc to test it on.
[Epic 4G Android Development] DevilDogVIKING:
I just wiped Dalvik cache, battery stats, and cache, rebooted into android, plugged my phone in and now it shows "0:[COM3]" in odin.....while not in download mode. Is this strange to anyone? Should I try download mode and see what happens? Should I just start the odin process while still in android?
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
No. Using the same port, disconnect phone, power down, put into download mode and connect to that port.
[Epic 4G Android Development] pixiedust7976:
I have tried Odin several times, and it says it passed andit's supposed to reboot the phone, and phone just sits there and won't turn on at all. The only thing I can get my phone to do is go into download mode only. What can I do to fix this?
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Do you have the "reboot" box checked? It should be the only one checked up there.