yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cuem:
If you can flash with Odin but you still have a black screen you can try the following

1- Flash back with I9000m bell stock ROM ( jh2 on samfirmware)

Once flash is successful, boot into recovery and wipe cache,factory reset, I heard a few people managed to repair it.

2- I also heard it might be an issue with your internal sd card, follow this guide.

http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/6433-solved-messed-up-partitions-on-internal-storage/

Worst case scenario, is that your internal sd card is dead.

I'm also in the situation of black screen, I've reflashed with clockworkmod and now I'm booting directly into clockwordmode directly, so it's the same as black screen.

I hope the internal sd card isn't dead >.<

If you can't acess download mode with combo keys, try ADB if it detectes your phone or, heat it with a hairdryer or build a homemade jig like me .
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpy5:
Happened to me too. As long as ODIN recognizes you plugged it in then you can still flash at least back to stock, even though it's still in the cell phone ! computer screen. Sorry if I'm reviving an old thread, but I just saw it for the first time and completely freaked out. Luckily flashed back to stock.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Habiblebib:
Same thing is happening to me but I dont have 3br. Computer is not picking up phone. Any help please??
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigbodyinc:
tried all the methods above and still nothing
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tendril:
Hey,

I had this issue when using Odin too.

As long as Odin is picking up the phone, you don't need the yellow Download graphic to flash using Odin. You can Odin from the phone/computer screen - it seems to just be another version of the download graphic that shows up when you interrupt a flash by pulling the battery.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gibsonusa:
Good god just read the sticky on the forums. It will tell you how to fix 90% of any kind of problem you have. Hate to be the duck of reason but christ.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tendril:
The only thread in the stickied guides that references this screen is the one about a jig. A jig is not necessary - you don't need the download mode screen to flash, the phone ! computer screen seems to be just another version of the download mode.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MalindaD:
Leave Odin Open. Then Plug the USB. While the USB is plugged in and Odin running press and hold volume down + Home + Power. Once the black screen comes release the Power Button. It will get to the download mode. :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aarijmh:
Thanks man; you saved my phone :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hayn_pryde46:
If you get computer to phone just keep it plugged in... make sure odin recognizes you and push start should reboot back to what you have on the phone at the moment...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hayn_pryde46:
Make sure though you didnt add any files in pda or anything yet...the tar and pit it will reboot to the same rom if you didnt want to odin too...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spy0012:
This method worked for me, many thanks
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shortbus-Driver:
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[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DMD9:
Nice one mate, big thanks! You just saved my brother in laws phone :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ninor9:
Solution (for me)

First off, I am sort of a noob at this and not a programmer, so if I state anything that sounds ridiculously stupid, feel free to make fun of me.

Had the same issue with the phone----!-----com screen. Could not get it to reload the stock 2.1 vibrant .tar and .pit file. Followed regular steps to get to download screen (it was stll showing this screen).

The only thing I did different is used ODIN 3 v1.3 instead of the one in this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=734475

That solved my issue. Even though it was not showing the regular download screen (android bot digging), Odin showed my Vibrant as connected to COM 3, and went through all of the steps of reloading to stock.

Now I am getting ready to reload Nero v3 back onto my vibrant. The step that caused me to soft-brick my phone was trying to enable the vodoo ext4 file system using clockwork. I will stay away from that.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mugenfiji0327:
You guys do realize that screen IS download mode right ? It's the download mode that comes up when the software is completely busted. By the way got this info from a Samsung tech.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Michaelk706:
I used aio toolbox and it succeed mine when it was in this mode and it to be in debugging but I couldn't be but it still worked, amazing program.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Michaelk706:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=954509

Here is a link for it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijaykanth:
Just got this screen, but on the International Galaxy S! :(

But slight difference... whenever I flashed the stock firmware, phone booted to Recovery 3e, saying E: unable to load.. etc. don't remember exactly.

Did wipe/data on the same Recover 3e, then Reboot, phone booted up normally!

But whenever am trying to flash Speedmod Froyo, Odin says "Fail!" and the phone goes to !---phone screen! Here when i remove the battery, and put it back in, I can go to Download mode with the three button combo, but not Recovery mode! :(
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoai_vien:
====================

Yep, this worked perfectly for me.

I tried Up + Down + Power so many times, still bricked.

I followed Flak Munky's:

Up + plug in USB

.... bam .... Download Mode.

Thanks.

------

I got a Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant (T-mobile) that I flashed to I9000 Gingerbread ROM (the leaked Samsung ROM), and phone did not work (network recognized, but no signal for phone). Tried to flash back, stuck at modem.bin (the KB5 one) and got bricked with the Phone -> PC icon.

Now back to Download Mode, I'm flashing with the stock rom and the Vibrant KB5 modem.bin (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=868774).

Still stuck at the modem.bin ...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MailenJokerbell:
I had that same problem some time ago.

But ODIN still recognized my phone as if it was in Download mode.

So I just flashed the Stock files and everything went dandy.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrxtc714:
I know this is kind of old but thanks

I was ****ting bricks til I found this.

Worked perfectly
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luckie787:
Omg thank you sooooooooo much sat here for a while tring to get it back in download mode this worked perfectly thanks
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnathan88:
im stuck at "cache" too when trying to odin.. did u ever fix it?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reeshmd23:
mine will not get past this any idea?????????????????

<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!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nevrlow:
Keep trying but id suggest getting ur pit and pda from another source. Everytime odin fails or doesnt work close it and reopen before u flash again. Also try diff versions on odin.

Sent from outerspace using XDA App
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brazildiogo732:
Hello, this didn't do it for me, but I had the SAME problem you do, any ideas?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yuseff14:
GB bootloaders

Do that same thing as vol+/vol- but only use vol+, because of the new button combo.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawn157:
Just search around I know there is a thread about this it is not completely broke.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ColorNapkin:
I had the same issue a while back. My phone wouldn't display Download Mode, but when Odin recognized it I started the process anyway and it went through alright.

good luck!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naturallight:
I had the same issue. What I did the last 2 times. I would take the battery out of the phone for 15 minutes. Then..when I went back to try it the computer every thing was fine.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] david_rowe:
That screen is considered download mode when soft bricked
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davie_dee1:
I bought i usb jig to get into download mode it has worked every time. If you flash alot i would recommend one.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Telanis:
Just posting cos I didn't see anything with step #1:

1. TAKE OUT THE BATTERY

2. Plug into USB

3. While holding both volume buttons, re-insert the battery

4. Bam, download mode.

The holding VolUp + USB method doesn't work for me. I have a normal Vibrant, regular NAND size.

Those with i9000's (international SGS) and i9000M's (Canadian Vibrant) should look elsewhere ... this is for the T-Mobile Vibrant!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] first001:
This method works~! I am able to get back to download mode and flash it back to stock thru ODIN.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] realGaurab:
I had the Phone--/!\--Computer screen since this afternoon. The usual method - all three buttons - didn't work but this method did.

Thank you.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nirmit14:
Searched a lot about this...and also tried every possible button combination.. and still it didn't worked.. so tried the usb jig method..and it worked..!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mvish:
Wanted to try out Cyanogen 7.1. I was fancy about 2.3.7 and successfully installed it.

But was missing the Stock Contacts App Samsung had it and was concerned about my mobile tracker also. so went back to CWM and wanted to restore stock DDJV9

1. Did nandrive restore.

2. wiped factory reset

3. cache wipe.

Guess what I soft Bricked my SGS... :(

looking for a solution every where....i found out that using ODIN and with a PIT file if i repartition my SGS it will solve this issue.... should put him to jail....

ENDED up Hard Bricking it. tried all the options every where and in vain, sadly ended up deciding that i will order an JIG online.... And one more try at the last i found this post.

IT WORKED IT WORKED IT WORKED Thank you now every one can save your time and money over the JIGS.

BUT NOTE IT GOT DETECTED WITH ODIN3 1.7 Version for me where as didn't work for ODIN3 V1.0. Kudos!!!!!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2strokenut:
This thread has been super helpful! My buddy and I have been working on his Vibrant for the past few days and we've hit a wall.

We get the same screen and Odin DOES detect the phone, however, it goes through the process and eventually we get a big FAIL. Here's what it says:

<ID:0/007> Initialzation..

<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/007> cache.rfs

<ID:0/007> modem.bin

<ID:0/007> factoryfs.rfs

<ID:0/007> dbdata.rfs

<ID:0/007>

<ID:0/007> Complete(Write) operation failed.

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

Using this file: EUGENE373_SamsungS_Froyo_PDA - Copy.tar

Maybe I don't have the correct file? I've tried a few of them but they all do the same. At least Odin is running. I can't get into ADB Shell though, no detection.

Any ideas? Thanks
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamsungVibrant:
If you are trying to go back to stock then you are using the wrong files.

Odin back to stock jfd using the jfd pit and tar.

Why are you using eugenes?

Go to http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1307637

Follow step 2 where it says odin back to stock eclair.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naturallight:
If you take your battery out for 3 min that computer-- phone go away. You will put your USB cable in another USB port and start flashing over

Rom: GingerTwiz3.1 Kernel: 1.3ghz MODz Nightly #3 smartass/ scary
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naturallight:
http://www.traemcneely.com/2011/05/...e-possibly-vibrant-kernel-error-black-screen/ the link

Rom: GingerTwiz3.1 Kernel: 1.3ghz MODz Nightly #3 smartass/ scary
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2strokenut:
Thanks man I did that and it actually finished the flash but...

Its now on a never-ending bootloop, samsung vibrant to white distorted screen.

Flash again?

My buddy was wanting to flash CM7 but we might have to go back to stock first and make our way back.

edit- now wont go into download mode. Keeps giving me battery picture.

Edit 2- Got it back into DL mode and reflashed. Same thing. Stays with the battery icon
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2strokenut:
Any ideas guys? Tried it 3 times and the same thing. Is there another file I can flash or is this phone done for?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamsungVibrant:
Before you try anything else, you should give a full detailed explanation of everything you have ever flashed and put on that phone up to now. That will help solve the mystery in helping you.

Don't leave out any details.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2strokenut:
His phone was just stock, rooted with superoneclick and we were trying to flash a recovery through odin since we could not get past the 3e recovery and into CWM. I didn't end up flashing anything to his phone bu tI thought I had a CWM tar file to flash but it just failed and didn't flash anything. I then disconnected the usb cable. That's when it went to the cell phone triangle and computer screen.

That's it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vibrant03:
Umm what I would do if get the triangle thing showing up, i would flash the stock jfd via odin,get to download mode and as long as your device shows up on odin.. You can always flash something even if you get the triangle computer screen.. Make sure to check repartition, pit file included, and the firmware.. It would still flash.. Happened to me before..

Good luck!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamsungVibrant:
Ok I'm not really following, not making sense.

You did the following?

1) Started with stock phone

2) rooted stock phone with superoneclick

3) tried to flash a recovery via odin? But you didn't end up flashing it? How do you know?

4)You thought you had a cwm tar file to flash but it failed? Hence you DID flash

Aren't really making sense on points 3 and 4, but it seems like you tried flashing a cwm recovery using odin, and put the cwm recovery file under tar, and you got a fail. That must be your problem.

where did you get this cwm-recovery.tar? I've heard of cwm recovery update.zip but never a tar file.

edit:

I just read one of your old posts, you had said that you flashed the following file:

Using this file: EUGENE373_SamsungS_Froyo_PDA - Copy.tar

You left that bit of info out above, you need to correctly state everything you have done to get the right help, otherwise you can end up messing up your phone more, or possibly losing your partitions or imei or something crazy like that.

edit again:

It appears you may have flashed Eugenes FRoyo that doesn't brick. I have no clue why you did that.

read this at the following link:

http://forum.androidspin.com/showth...o-That-does-not-Brick!-Downgrading-Is-Fine-)?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2strokenut:
Thanks man.

That's what I did. I flashed the pit and tar file from the link posted and it just endlessly loops with the Samsung Vibrant screen and a fuzzy white screen over and over. When I connect the usb it just hows a battery icon. I can get back into DL mode no problem its just not flashing the files or something.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vibrant03:
Everytime i needed to revert back to stock 2.1 jfd, ive always had to check repartition, did you do that? it restores your device clean to its stock state.. But flashing other roms or kernels checking repartition is not needed..

Just to let you know I'm not responsible for any further damage my simple instruction would cause to your phone.. LoL
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2strokenut:
I did click repartition. The jfd is the tar file correct? I've done this like 5 times already and no changes. Are they any other files I can try flashing? Maybe the Froyo one? I don't know how this phone could be bricked so easy by pulling the stupid usb cable.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2strokenut:
Sorry I didn't see this post for some reason.

I tried to flash a cwm recovery file ( cwm-recovery ALL.tar), that I thought I used on another buddies vibrant not sure. Odin ran the program and then it just failed. That's when I pulled the usb out.

I searched around and thought the Eugene was the Froyo file I needed to reflash to get back to stock, since the phone was on 2.2.

I just tried to do the Eugene (from the link you posted) and it looks like I forgot to flash the pit file the first time. Redid with Pit file and Eugene tar file and now it just stays on boot screen that says Galaxy 2 gt-i9000.

am I just effing this phone up more and more? lol
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamsungVibrant:
I put that link so you could see what you actually flashed was eugenes froyo that doesn't brick. I didn't mean for you to flash it.

As long as your partitions and efs folder are ok you didn't mess up the phone, but it seems like you don't know what you are doing. You are just randomly flashing things. You are going to brick that phone. I suggest spending several hours reading all the guides in this forum that are stickied.

You should find out how to go from eugenes froyo back to stock. I'm out of ideas.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2strokenut:
Of course I don't know what I'm doing, that's why I'm on this forum. There's not exactly a shop or company to take these phones to when we eff them up so this is the only option. I appreciate the help but all I have been doing is reading the threads and posts in this forum. I have a lot of experience with Moto and HTC phones but not so much Samsung.

The phone was on 2.2 so my best guess was to find the odin files for "froyo". I kept running into this eugenes froyo "stock" and it seemed like the right file. Then I read I have to go back to 2.1. Cool, so I follow the directions exactly and phone is stuck on boot.

I'm right back where I was with the battery icon and Vibrant logo. There isn't exactly a lot of info about what to do hence why I'm here asking. All I do is search these forums and I'm still searching. If someone knows of a thread that would help me I would appreciate the link.

Thanks guys
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raistline:
I have been in your shoes before with the white screen Computer Screen and Phone icon. I will get you the exact steps you should need to recover your phone. You will need all the following files.

Odin 1.81: http://www.mediafire.com/?cb3k4aebtx5ec4a

T959UVJFD Stock Rom: http://www.mediafire.com/?c3wbn1k3o895ll5

512 Pit file, usually named s1_odin_20100512: http://www.mediafire.com/?7544kr1acltpn3z

I had to ZIP the JFD file to upload it since most links don't work anymore for these files.

Now that you have these files complete these steps if you are still not in normal Download mode (yellow exclamation with droid guy carrying a shovel)

1: Open Odin1.81 on your computer

2: Click PIT and select the 512pit file.

3: Click PDA and select the T959UVJFD file.

4: Check boxed for "Re-Partition, Auto-Reboot, F.ResetTime

5: Pull battery from your phone

6: Connect USB cable to phone

7: Insert battery, At this time Odin should show Yellow under ID:COM with text 0:[COMx] where x= random number.

8: Now click START and let Odin run until you see the Status turn Green with the text READY!

9: Without touching your phone let it reboot, it will go through a red/orannge screen saying something about movi_update or something similar. Soon after you will here the horrible t-mobile chime and your phone will have come back to life.

10: Root your phone and start all over again.

If your phone is not in the non-standard download mode, follow these steps instead of steps 5-7 to get into download mode.

1: Pull Battery

2: Insert batter and don't touch a single button.

3: Hold only VolumeUp+VolumeDown buttons and insert USB cable.

If you are using a a GB Bootloader only the 3rd step above is different.

1: Pull Battery

2: Insert batter and don't touch a single button.

3: Hold VolueUp+Power and insert USB cable.

If this worked, please press Thanks button.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2strokenut:
Do I need to unzip the JFD file? SOrry I'm retarded. I clicked the PDA box but can't find the JFD file.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vibrant03:
yes... Unzip it
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2strokenut:
Well, I just followed your instructions to the T with those files and it does the exact same thing: Vibrant logo and then just battery icon going black then back again over and over.

I appreciate the help
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raistline:
I am almost starting to wonder if maybe you have the International Vibrant or maybe even the Vibrant/Galaxy S 4G. hrmm. What state do you live in?

Well if you do in fact have the original vibrant and all this fails you may have a real Hard-Bricked device. I suggest going to t-mobile and see what they can do for you. Since you have already defaulted the device and Odin completes there should be no evidence of loading custom ROMS
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2strokenut:
It is the 4G... uh oh

I didn't know there was a difference
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raistline:
That would explain why it is not working. Head on over to the "Galaxy S 4G" forum and you can find a stock image there. Odin will still work on your device and you can still recover. All you need is the "Galaxy S 4G PIT" file and Stock image file. GL and let us know when you get it fixed.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2strokenut:
You guys are awesome! I did that and it actually went to the recovery but now it won't let me reboot from recovery. It just keeps going back
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vibrant03:
oh so it's a 4g.. Lol.. That's why it wouldn't work. That's funny, lol
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2strokenut:
Yeah, should have known. Guess they aren't the same phone.

Any ideas on why I can't get past recovery? Is there an Update file I need to have on the SD card for it flash? I'm not finding much in the 4g forum.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raistline:
Don't use recovery, follow the same steps I gave you earlier with download mode and ODIN 1.81, just use the Galaxy S 4G PIT and stock image files. You will have to find those on the Galaxy S 4G forum. I don't have them to be able to updload them for you.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2strokenut:
I did follow the exact same steps with the correct files I found in the SGS4g forum. It boots up with the samsung logo and tmobile stuff like normal but goes into the 3e recovery and it asks to reinstall packages but I don't have anything on the card so it just gives error. When I hit reboot it just goes back into the 3e recovery.

That's where I'm stuck now.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raistline:
I am sorry to say this, but since I do not have a Galaxy S 4G I cannot help you beyond this point. Try raising this issue with the guys and gals in that forum. GL.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2strokenut:
Alright I'll do that.

I really appreciate all your help fellas!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salahzantout:
woow man thanks alot

im already dead !! thought it was bricked !!