well previously my phone was getting into download mode by holding vol up/down and plugging in usb. i tried ur link using odin and the i897 bl's, and got a bit further down the line (got past boot.bin to sbl.bin) only to have it freeze again at sbl.bin, only this time my phones screen turned blue. now, i can no longer use that method of getting to download mode... im getting no response at all. what could have happened? is there another method of getting to download mode or should i just consider it hard bricked at this point and look for another solution, like sending it in? i have never not been able to get into dl mode until i tried this method
Try using a jig. I've saw my screen turn blue when using Odin, which caused a soft brick. Ended up using a different computer, which finished flashing.
Try this
Pull the battery on the phone
Restart your computer
Open Odin, put the PDA.tar.md5 file in the pda slot.
Plug USB into the back of the computer (port1 on a laptop)
Put battery back in phone (put the cover back on it too)
Hold volume up and down at the same time (don't try adding the power button as some would recommend)
Plug in the USB cable to the phone.
Verify that Odin sees your phone.
Click start.