[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razortooth:
Im updating the first post mentioning my observations so that one can read all my post in one place without hassel.

Friends, please help me with my bricked Epic.

My Epic was running on SRF 1.2

For couple of days it went fine.

But yesterday the problem started when I plugged in the Phone on Mass Storage mode. My computer said some erron on SD card and asked me to find and fix any errors.

I formatted the SD card using CWM 3.1.0.1.

Then I decided to go back to Stock EC05 and tired to flash the rom using Odin.

I've done it many times before. so Well aware of the steps needed.

But while flashing the Rom.. Odin hanged on factoryfs.rfs.

So I unplugged and tried again and again. But now the rreal issue start.

My computer do not recognize the phone anymore in download mode :(

On pressing power on botton or Volume Down+Cam+ power button.. NOTHING HAPPENS.

However I can boot into Download Mode (on battery only).

1) Computer do not recognize USB Drive. (tried uninstalling drivers > rebooting > reinstalling > rebotting ) still USB device not recognized. Even tried with different USB cable. And different ports.

2) However I managed it on my other computer. Where only 1 out of 4 USB port recognize my device.

3) Tried Odin to flash EC05 Stock... It hangs at some place or the other, and screen goes off or some times Solid Cyan (very rare).

4) Phone do not restart in Download mode without battery.

I tried to boot download mode without battery (plugged into computer).. but it wont.

Battery+USB = phone wont boot in download mode.

Phone boots to download mode only on Battery.

After that If i plug in the phone and remove the battery.. screen still stays on.

I went thru many threads but still having same problem.

Please help.

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well after I tried with DI18 rom which was still a failed attempt.

atleast now when I switch on the phone... i can see a screen with a logo..

tiny mobile phone -- "!" in a yelow triangle -- tiny computer

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When i go to download mode without the battery and try to Odin flash..

after some time it seems like the phone goes off for a second then I see the battery charging logo on the screen (0% batter).

needless to say that odin freezes.

When I plug in the phone with batery in my phone.. battery charging logo appears @ 0%.

charged the batter for 1 hr.. but still the logo shows 0%.

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One more info..

When i plug in the device.. 2 drivers are installed... (only 1 of of my USB port of my Desktop). Rest 3 ports.. it dont work. Neither it works on my laptop.

1) SAMSUNG USB Composite Device (USB)

2) SAMSUNG Mobile Modem #2 (Modem)

As far as i remember there used to be another Driver which used to show in Com Port section of Device Management window.

Am i missing any specific drivers?

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In another USB port of my desktop when I plug in the phone, it detects only SAMSUNG USB COmposite Device... But fails to detect modem driver.

When I try to flash using ODIN using that port, it stucks at SetupConnection..

yeah, im in search of HTC or BB original cable aswell.

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