HOW TO FIX A BRICKED SAMSUNG i780!!!

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ekerbuddyeker

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OK CHAPS! MY 'IMPOSSIBLE TO HARD RESET' I780 IS WORKING AGAIN!!! THANKS VERY MUCH to all those who put these items up on XDA!! i

(i didnt' post the files or do all the hard work, I have just put them into the steps to help others)


For all those seeking the 2 magic steps of how to fix your bricked i780:

(1) Download the LOADER: http://www.mediafire.com/?agoddxiwtgq
(2) download the ROM (in this case, the English ROM) - http://www.mediafire.com/?mtmxr1dxzz5

put them both in the same directory and extract both files.

Run the loader, and push 'PDA' and it will select the ROM.
Plug in the USB / sync cable
Push 'detect'
Switch your phone on and the software will immediately start uploading the ROM.
When its complete, unplug the cable and switch the phone on.

Thats it! There you go! Fixed phone! No need to send it to Samsung!

Its not as east as a hard reset, but it will do!!!
 

zlebandit

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Mar 9, 2008
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OK CHAPS! MY 'IMPOSSIBLE TO HARD RESET' I780 IS WORKING AGAIN!!! THANKS VERY MUCH to all those who put these items up on XDA!! i

(i didnt' post the files or do all the hard work, I have just put them into the steps to help others)


For all those seeking the 2 magic steps of how to fix your bricked i780:

(1) Download the LOADER: http://www.mediafire.com/?agoddxiwtgq
(2) download the ROM (in this case, the English ROM) - http://www.mediafire.com/?mtmxr1dxzz5

put them both in the same directory and extract both files.

Run the loader, and push 'PDA' and it will select the ROM.
Plug in the USB / sync cable
Push 'detect'
Switch your phone on and the software will immediately start uploading the ROM.
When its complete, unplug the cable and switch the phone on.

Thats it! There you go! Fixed phone! No need to send it to Samsung!

Its not as east as a hard reset, but it will do!!!

Hi, I'm a newbie in al that stuff. How about to have or find a french ROM ? Is it simple or really too difficult ?
tks in advance
 

rickywck

Member
Dec 4, 2006
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This worked and I tested with my bricked i780. :) Thanks very much for the poster and the people whose contributed on this.

Please take note of the following:

- Your machine must have ActiveSync installed. I suggest you to disable USB sync option.
- You need to have the i600 modem driver installed. Do a search on Google - it can be easily found. Your Windows should recognize your phone as i780 immediately when it is power on.
- Follow the steps above, if the program didn't upload the ROM 1st time, do a reset by using the reset hole, and once the phone is restarted, the program will upload the ROM immediately.
 

rikiando

Member
Aug 13, 2007
8
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OK CHAPS! MY 'IMPOSSIBLE TO HARD RESET' I780 IS WORKING AGAIN!!! THANKS VERY MUCH to all those who put these items up on XDA!! i

(i didnt' post the files or do all the hard work, I have just put them into the steps to help others)


For all those seeking the 2 magic steps of how to fix your bricked i780:

(1) Download the LOADER: http://www.mediafire.com/?agoddxiwtgq
(2) download the ROM (in this case, the English ROM) - http://www.mediafire.com/?mtmxr1dxzz5

put them both in the same directory and extract both files.

Run the loader, and push 'PDA' and it will select the ROM.
Plug in the USB / sync cable
Push 'detect'
Switch your phone on and the software will immediately start uploading the ROM.
When its complete, unplug the cable and switch the phone on.

Thats it! There you go! Fixed phone! No need to send it to Samsung!

Its not as east as a hard reset, but it will do!!!

Can you describe details on how windows detect the phone? My PC detected the phone but I failed to install the driver software. Also, you didnt mention about emergency mode, should I turn on the phone normally or switch to emergency mode? Thank you!:)
 

utp

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Jan 7, 2007
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theopoon.rinnovative.com
OK CHAPS! MY 'IMPOSSIBLE TO HARD RESET' I780 IS WORKING AGAIN!!! THANKS VERY MUCH to all those who put these items up on XDA!! i

(i didnt' post the files or do all the hard work, I have just put them into the steps to help others)


For all those seeking the 2 magic steps of how to fix your bricked i780:

(1) Download the LOADER: http://www.mediafire.com/?agoddxiwtgq
(2) download the ROM (in this case, the English ROM) - http://www.mediafire.com/?mtmxr1dxzz5

put them both in the same directory and extract both files.

Run the loader, and push 'PDA' and it will select the ROM.
Plug in the USB / sync cable
Push 'detect'
Switch your phone on and the software will immediately start uploading the ROM.
When its complete, unplug the cable and switch the phone on.

Thats it! There you go! Fixed phone! No need to send it to Samsung!

Its not as east as a hard reset, but it will do!!!

I suggest a bit more credit notes to chaimd would be nice, he is the nice hacker who help us thur the build of the ROM image to use with the loader!

Chaimd rules! :D
 

chaimd

Senior Member
Aug 9, 2007
141
8
Tokyo
le55;
I thank you for MIRAGE Downloader and Italian ROM, again.
And I'm able to build Japanese RealQVGA ROM now.:D
 
Feb 28, 2005
13
2
Stuck at downloading

Hi,

I followed the instructions, but the program seems stuck at:

Calculating file parameters(DISKIMAGE)....
Calculating file parameters(DISKIMAGE) Done!!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PDA Device 1 ready to download!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PDA 1 starts downloading...
Don't plug it out until the label becomes blue!!!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total 1 PDA region(s) will be written .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Downloading PDA region #1(DISKIMAGE)...

How long is this supposed to take? Thanks!
 
Feb 28, 2005
13
2
help

Flashing doesnt work for me, the phone stays stuck at "PDA Image downloading". If I reset the phone it still works, but the rom is unchanged. Please help
 

rikiando

Member
Aug 13, 2007
8
0
I DID IT!!!! THERE IS NO NEED TO GO TO EMERGENCY MODE I CONFIRMED! MANY THANKS TO YOU GUYS !!! I AM ON MY WAY BACK TO I780 FAMILY!!!

BTW, can anyone tell me is the rom US version or UK version? or europe version? thanks!
 

Spitfiresb

Member
Mar 28, 2008
5
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OK CHAPS! MY 'IMPOSSIBLE TO HARD RESET' I780 IS WORKING AGAIN!!! THANKS VERY MUCH to all those who put these items up on XDA!! i

(i didnt' post the files or do all the hard work, I have just put them into the steps to help others)


For all those seeking the 2 magic steps of how to fix your bricked i780:

(1) Download the LOADER: http://www.mediafire.com/?agoddxiwtgq
(2) download the ROM (in this case, the English ROM) - http://www.mediafire.com/?mtmxr1dxzz5

ekerbuddyeker,
Downloaded the first file with no problems but the second file is password protected. Please can you post the password so I can proceed.

Thanks
Spitfiresb
 

oddball1

Senior Member
May 28, 2007
277
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Schiedam
Many many thanks, I read this thread yesterday morning and last night suddenly my phone screen did not want to turn on anymore. I tried everything with no luck and I decided to give a try at this method.

Very very very much thanks! It worked in one try! And now I am happier, because my phone was first dutch and now it is english. Many many thanks.
 

vittogn

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Jan 15, 2007
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OnePlus 8T
Google Pixel 6 Pro
Wonderfull job men

Now that we know how to flash......it would be possible to a Thread where to post all the link for all official/coocked ROMs available?

Are you planning to do a WM 6.1 with RealVGA? It would be wonderfull.

Any way, I tried RealVGA using separate CABs with no luck on my Italian ROM.
Are your ENG RealVGA ROM working fine?

Thanks again.
 

Stephen.Gazard

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Mar 19, 2007
58
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Just tried again on a non VISTA machine and it worked perfectly ... I now have non bricked English ROM i780 .... as I now have two .... one will be going on ebay so let me know if in the UK and you want one.

I can confirm RealVGA works fine on the English ROM.
 

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    Problem is in udl partition of pda is stuck or with flashchip. Its still not bricked cos its powers on and there is possible solution to push it.
    Uploaded BOOt and PDA of m480. It is not fully functional with i780 but it doesnt brick i780 (i have tested).
    Use mirage to update BOOT and PDA of m480. Then after first system start try to use official i780 files again.
    http://www.mediafire.com/file/i8765gk777wug7q/EBOOT and PDA_M480.rar

    Notice that with m480 files led will blink red on power on so you should keep power button till its powered on, also your i780 should be connected to power during startup.
    After to flash back you need just keep pushing power button while in mirage.
    Or try to connect it via async to pc and update via exe updator.
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    when mine was briked was able to enter emergency mode and get stuck at first boot image ... with mirage first time for a few days as able to upload boot image and some part of pda, but get stuck, after a few try i was unable to upload boot image... when i go to the phone service they told me that the boot is broken. So my phone was just like yours so i think u have same problem. try to boot with other rom. Heyneken told me when i have the problem that i should try with russian rom 6 ... but ... i tried all the roms from the net but nothing ... so ... i don`t know if u try lots of another rom ... u can do more damages...