[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] s0m0teitbe:
Good evening all,

I have lurked around the forums for some time but never posted. I actually created an account to make this post. I am going to try to include as much information as possible. I realize that I am more than likely out of luck, but hoping the incredible people here may have an option to try.

While on vacation, my phone got gathered up with bed sheets and ran through a wash cycle. I am pretty certain the battery was dead so I don't think the phone was on but nevertheless it didn't help it to get "cleaned."

I immediately put the phone in some rice and left it for about 3 days before trying anything. I turned the device on, it booted up as normal but it was as if the touch screen wasn't working as it wasn't recognizing at all when I touched something. However, the Home and option buttons on each side worked. I decided to put it back in the rice and left it alone for about 4 more days.

Now the phone is stuck in what seems a boot loop. If I plug the device up to the charger, the battery icon stayed grey. It would constantly boot up to the "Samsung Galaxy" logo for around 15-20 seconds then turn off again.

The device does go into "Download" mode and I used Odin to flash the stock ROM back on the device. It was rooted prior to being washed but I have had to flash the stock ROM back in the past so I know the ROM file I have is what is needed for the phone. The output from Odin shows:

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/004> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/004> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> sbl1.mbn

<ID:0/004> sbl2.mbn

<ID:0/004> sbl3.mbn

<ID:0/004> rpm.mbn

<ID:0/004> tz.mbn

<ID:0/004> boot.img

<ID:0/004> recovery.img

<ID:0/004> persdata.img.ext4

<ID:0/004> system.img.ext4

<ID:0/004> modem.bin

<ID:0/004> NON-HLOS.bin

<ID:0/004> cache.img.ext4

<ID:0/004> hidden.img.ext4

<ID:0/004> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/004> RES OK !!

<ID:0/004> Removed!!

<ID:0/004> Remain Port .... 0

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)

After trying this is still didn't help at all. If I try booting the device into Recovery I get the blue "recovery options" at the top but then the phone powers off and repeats the same actions as before (vibrates, Samsung Galaxy logo, turns off). It should be noted that if I have the device plugged into the PC it stays on the "Samsung Galaxy" logo indefinitely but if it is not plugged in it cuts off within a couple seconds.

I even tried connecting it with Kies open but it just said "Connecting" while in Download Mode and wouldn't recognize the device if on the Samsung Galaxy logo.

As I said before, I know I am probably screwed but was hoping someone may have experience with this and may have some options. From what I was reading online, if you can get the phone into "Download Mode" then it can be fixed but that hasn't been the case for me.

Thanks in advance for any help or any replies. It is greatly appreciated.