Download mode not working anymore!!! PLEASE help

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Hello
I downloaded the [ROM-ODIN]T959VUVKB5 Stock + Root

but it will not re-install all the Bloatware on my phone

I want to try the [ROM-ODIN] Deodexed KB5 Enhanced v1.5 rom now

However, I just can't enter Download Mode anymore

If I press Volume Up + Volume Down + HOME + Power button, I can enter the recovery mode or whatever it's called

If I press Volume Down + Home Button + Power Button the phone boots normally
I do remember accessing Download Mode before, when I install the Stock + Root ROM

At this point I'm so frustrated I am just going to return the phone to the store and cancel the whole T-Mobile contract

Samsung Galaxy S 4G was supposedly the BEST OF THE BEST but with 200MB out of stock I just can't use this phone too much, since a few apps use 20MB per app (Google Earth, Adobe Air...)

Anyway, I want to reinstall all the Bloatware, so I'd appreciate if someone can tell me how to restore this phone to factory settings, with all the bloatware and all that crap

I appreciate your responses

pop the bat out, remove the sim. put bat back on.
Vol UP+DOWN+PLUG IN USB

Originally Posted by rafarataneneces

Hello
I downloaded the [ROM-ODIN]T959VUVKB5 Stock + Root

but it will not re-install all the Bloatware on my phone

I want to try the [ROM-ODIN] Deodexed KB5 Enhanced v1.5 rom now

However, I just can't enter Download Mode anymore

If I press Volume Up + Volume Down + HOME + Power button, I can enter the recovery mode or whatever it's called

If I press Volume Down + Home Button + Power Button the phone boots normally
I do remember accessing Download Mode before, when I install the Stock + Root ROM

At this point I'm so frustrated I am just going to return the phone to the store and cancel the whole T-Mobile contract

Samsung Galaxy S 4G was supposedly the BEST OF THE BEST but with 200MB out of stock I just can't use this phone too much, since a few apps use 20MB per app (Google Earth, Adobe Air...)

Anyway, I want to reinstall all the Bloatware, so I'd appreciate if someone can tell me how to restore this phone to factory settings, with all the bloatware and all that crap

I appreciate your responses

Shut down your phone. pull the battery out. connect your tether cable to the phone and USB to computer. start oden, put tar file in PDA box. don't change any other settings. Put your phone in download mode by pressing both up/down volume buttons (not Power) and insert the battery. once in download mode, click on Start on oden. As for the bloatware, you are going to get whatever apps that are in the tar file. I think Some of the bloat has been removed. Not sure what, but it seems most of it is still there. I think DriveSmart is gone

Originally Posted by nwpro3

Shut down your phone. pull the battery out. connect your tether cable to the phone and USB to computer. start oden, put tar file in PDA box. don't change any other settings. Put your phone in download mode by pressing both up/down volume buttons (not Power) and insert the battery. once in download mode, click on Start on oden. As for the bloatware, you are going to get whatever apps that are in the tar file. I think Some of the bloat has been removed. Not sure what, but it seems most of it is still there. I think DriveSmart is gone

THANK YOU BROTHER

I was 20 minutes away from going to T-Mobile

Ok, so why is this procedure different from other procedures?

To recap
1) Shut down your phone
2) Start ODIN and select TAR file
3) Press Volume Up/Volume UP simultaneously
4) Insert battery
5) Click Start in Odin

Now my question, in Step 3, after I press Volume Up/Volume Down, and I insert the battery, should I press the power button or not?

I appreciate your help, however, I have a new problem now



This thing is not progressing at all

I remember the first time I did that I saw some progress both in the phone and in the program
Now I see SOME progress in the program, but that progress stopped a WHILE ago

Now the phone tells me

Downloading...

Do not turn off Target!!!

Now what should I do?

I would REALLY appreciate if you can continue helping me please since you seem to have experience with this

The Three fingered salute Vol up/down/power is a master reset to get back to original image file. When you mess-up the image you have to recover some other way. So far with the SGS4G the only way that is working until CWM is fixed is the oden process. It appears that oden is kind of a quirky program. Sometimes it locks up and you have to try again. So you need to have to give it time to work and if it fails you have to try again. Master reset uses files that are on the memory on the phone. Oden uses files on an external source an pushes them to the phone. To enable the push the phone has to be in download mode to receive the files. There is a device you can purchase to plug into the phone that will put the phone into download mode. It cost about $10. Its kinda handy if you are doing this alot, but removing the battery pushing both volume buttons and inserting the battery gets you there. You can also remove and reinsert the battery then plug in the tethering cable while pushing the buttons also as Krylon360 has pointed out.

Yeah if I don't see a progress bar in the phone, I'll just reboot
I finally have flashed the Samsung Galaxy S 4G to two ROMS
1) T959VKB5-Custom
2) KB5Deodexv15

I hope at least one of those can return the Bloatware

I want to recover the bloatware because it was located in the folder

/system/

So it doesn't occupies space in the folder /data/

1) T959VKB5-Custom is a better ROM since it restored Drive Smart and Think Office

The other ROM has nothing

I'm glad I finally discovered how to insert ROMs into my Samsung Galaxy S 4G

Originally Posted by rafarataneneces

1) T959VKB5-Custom is a better ROM since it restored Drive Smart and Think Office

The other ROM has nothing

I'm glad I finally discovered how to insert ROMs into my Samsung Galaxy S 4G

Glad to hear you got it working. You may be able to find some of the apps you are looking for that are missing. Look around XDA I've seen some posts of others asking for some of the missing apps. There are some programs like Android Commander that can install APKs from your computer if you can download them there. You might be able to find some of those apps on the market possibly.

Wow thanks for that taking out the batterry attaching usb chord pressing vol buttons re attaching battery trick for download mode. I tried EVERYTHING else to try and get into download mode after I flashed 2.3.3 to my vibrant with out bootloaders.Was almost gonna Chuck phone against wall.


Very Appreciative and happy samsung vibrant 2.3.3 rooted owner

Originally Posted by younglzz

Wow thanks for that taking out the batterry attaching usb chord pressing vol buttons re attaching battery trick for download mode. I tried EVERYTHING else to try and get into download mode after I flashed 2.3.3 to my vibrant with out bootloaders.Was almost gonna Chuck phone against wall.


Very Appreciative and happy samsung vibrant 2.3.3 rooted owner

It's very weird I know that