I need help restoring my phone - odin wont flash it

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ArbitrageMan

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• Aug 20, 2010

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Background is, I was flashing JAC's latest kernel onto my phone, which I had done twice before. Unfortunately, ODIN was getting stuck at zimage. After trying a few times, I decided to go back to the version of the kernel I was running previously, which I knew worked. I tried to flash the kernel but odin kept getting stuck on zimage again.

I tried restarting the computer, battery pulls on the phone, different usb ports and nothing has worked.

In desperation I tried to flash the stock firmware back, but ODIN gets stuck at cache.rfs.

Did I brick my phone?

 

the3dman

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• Aug 20, 2010

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Which version of windows are you using? Try from a different computer.

 

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ArbitrageMan

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• Aug 20, 2010

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the3dman13 said:

Which version of windows are you using? Try from a different computer.

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Windows 7 32bit. I've also tried a computer running xp home.

My main pc runs windows 7 64 bit, but odin doesn't work on it, even in compatibility mode.

The phone is f'ed. Im going into the tmo store this morning, I hope they dont give me a hard time.

 

zaduma

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• Aug 20, 2010

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ArbitrageMan said:

My main pc runs windows 7 64 bit, but odin doesn't work on it, even in compatibility mode.

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BS! Heh, I restored my phone using ODIN flasher. I have windows 7 64 bit. I don't have to do anything special, just followed directions and it worked. Make sure you have 64 bit Samsung Drivers.

 

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zaduma said:

BS! Heh, I restored my phone using ODIN flasher. I have windows 7 64 bit. I don't have to do anything special, just followed directions and it worked. Make sure you have 64 bit Samsung Drivers.

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Done. The phone is detected by odin in 7 - 64, but when I try to flash, odin throws up a couple of messages in chinese and then sits there doing nothing. It never starts the flashing process.

 

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x21chicago

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• Sep 5, 2010

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hey did you fix your phone...im having the same issue

 

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p()()pypants

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• Sep 6, 2010

• #7

You guys try flashing anything via clockwork recently? There are recovery images for stock inside the odin thread from jac and stock I images for a kernel in his kernel thread... That's if you can even get into recovery now.....

Pooped from my Samsung Vibrant using XDA app... Dont mind the skidmarks...

 

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alexrz619

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• Mar 29, 2011

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on the same boat any other solutions

 

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nomadrider123

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• Mar 29, 2011

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have you guys tried the toolbox?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=954509


Here is another good thread to check out.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1013967

 

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stephenj37826

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• Mar 30, 2011

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Flag eugenes froyo that doesn't brick. Look it up it will fix it

Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App

 

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• Mar 30, 2011

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No idea if this will help, but make sure you are using a later version of Odin (1.7 or above).

Also might try flashing with Heimdall. Works very well in my experience.