From download mode to dead ?

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Hi,

yesterday i got my sgs and first i wanted to update it to JM5.
Because 3 of my friends have the same phone i know what to do.

First i tried to get into download mode but it doesn´t work.
I found here in the forum (thread 749470) "Australia Optus Galaxy S no download mode!" that i´m not the only one with this problem.

Someone told me to use "adb reboot download" to enter download mode - and this worked fine. The working android appeared on the screen.

Odin now found the phone and i tried to flash but it always ended with "file analysis....". So I found help in this forum - restart pc, start odin as admin, use another firmware, try other usb port - nothing happened - last thing: remove the battery for 30sec and try again.

NOW: SGS alway shows the same pic: a phone + ! + PC - but PC can´t find phone, phone can´t be switched off - nothing!

What can I do now except taking the phone back to my dealer?
I appended a pic from my display.

Thanks for your help!

HolyFreak

if you can not get into download mode, then there is no way to fix it

you'll have to send it back to the store, to have it repaired

hmm, you can press at least the power button for 7-10 seconds, then the phone reboots, mybe you are able to go into download or recovery mode, with those button combinations.

but isn't that icon his screen shows, meant to connect the phone to pc and start kies so kies can fix it? (at least i read sth like that on forum) but if this all doesn'T work i don't know

You can always switch the phone off, pull the battery out. ( Avoid doing so when flashing though. )

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=725858

Originally Posted by saldawop

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=725858

This guide is really not all that useful.

Take out the battery, and reboot by first pressing voldown+home and then power and wait until you see the yellow download screen.

I'd recommend not doing anything with a phone that you can't get into download mode from a cold start with. Too much can go wrong. Leave it on stock.

I remember seeing that screen when I thought I had bricked my phone, I think I managed to pull back by removing the battery and trying again.

Originally Posted by waspbr

I remember seeing that screen when I thought I had bricked my phone, I think I managed to pull back by removing the battery and trying again.

that is only because your 3 button combination was working

in his case, his 3 buttons are not working

there is a batch of samsung phones that came from factory with the 3 button combo disabled

Having the same issue. Think the stores will replace it under warranty like this?