[Q] Download Mode Unaccessable - Jig doesn't work

[TBStar88]

I've scoured this site as well as many other sites and have not found a solution.

i phone is in a soft brick state - phone--!--computer
and i cant find a way to get in to recovery or download mode...

what i've tried:

3button combo - and every permutation of buttons and usb plug ins and battery inserts

home made jig - made with resistors and a multimeter reading of 301k ohms

One-Click unbrick - cant find device perpetually prompts to reinstall drivers

Heimdall one-click 1.3.0 - connects then prompts to install drivers to Samsung USB Composite Device (successful) then repeats process... (did not check box bootloaders)

Super one click - stops responding after waiting for device

Odin3 - cant find device


I've run out of ideas... is anyone else having problems with this?
What else is there that i can do???

 

[xdahgary]

the phone to pc screen means a jig or 3 button combo will work (if you have 3 button fix).
try again with jig or order a professional jig.

 

[Rhiannon224]

Homemade jigs are a pain in the ass. Did you wrap them in tape where you're holding them so not to throw off the resistance? It may take a while for you to get them touching the correct pins. That screen means soft brick. Try Heimdall again, that can take a few times. Did you install the drivers for Heimdall? Keep trying because you're only soft bricked. Jig or Heimdall unbrick should work. What were you doing to your phone when this happenned? What ROM is currently on your device? What were you ettempting to do?

 

[mattio781]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=944418

This has recovered me from many soft bricks

 

[prbassplayer]

Only thing I can say is Isolate your fingers from the resistors, make sure your connecting the correct pins and give it a few seconds for the phone to register the jig. (also it might take a min or 2 for your comp to recognize your phone)

 

[DaNaRkI]

If you happen to be on KF1 then you very well might be in DL mode, because they have written in that if that err notice is triggered it will still show even if booted by a jig. You might have to work a lil on your timing.

Also, you can't use ODIN and Heimdall from the same physical USB port on the PC. These drivers are dealing with low level function and are less flexable, so make note of which "com port" hemidall is using and find another for ODIN. Also be picky about which USB port as there seems to be a major difference between ports that are hardwired/built-in to the PC motherboard and others connected by wire. Lastly make sure your using a "good" cable as this has been a problem for many.

The connect reconnect loop makes me think you have a bad cable (really only bad for samsung phones cuz well... samsung).

 

[HooeyBooey]

I've never had a problem with my home made jig. It saved my a$$ on more then one occasion. I did have one problem with flashing GB bootloader, but then I realized that I could still flash with odin.
What phone version do you have (marked under your battery)?

 

[TBStar88]

i have sgh-I896
but under "IC" it says SGHI897 ???

My jig manages to turn it on no problem... it just goes to the phone--!--computer thing though..



Edit: I made my jig on a piece of solder board, and i connect them to pin 4 and 5... closest ones to 3.5m jack

 

[laxwillsch]

Try to run Odin or hemidall after you plug the jig in. I recovered a 7" galaxy tab when it was at the phone! computer screen.

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[TBStar88]

Try to run Odin or hemidall after you plug the jig in. I recovered a 7" galaxy tab when it was at the phone! computer screen.

Sent from my Desire HD using XDA Premium App

I used my jig to turn on my Captivate, wile showing the phone--!--computer logos i plugged in my usb.
my computer recognized it and i opened Heimdall.
It connected and i pressed flash... it then gets stuck on Handshaking loke...

it stays like this for hours.... i left it on over night and all during work...
could it be my usb cord?? its a samsung



Edit: OMG!! its working now... moved usb to behind my computer then used One-Click unbrick.

Thank you all very much

 

[Darkuso]

Hey the One Click unbrick detected ur phone in the phone----!---- PC screen? Bcz i have the same problem than u, 3 keys comb were allways locked, my pc cant find the phone and i cant use the ADB commands for get in download, i made a jig and nothing (i think that i did something wrong), i bought one but have to w8 about 5 days more to get it in my hands. I will try connecting my phone in all the usb ports now..

 

[xijar]

Yea bad usb port seems to be the culprit. Always go with a usb off the motherboard. Jig will always work if the screen turns on.

Sent from my i897 running MIUI 1.8.12 with TalonMTD kernel.

 

[softballjunkee13]

i have sgh-I896
but under "IC" it says SGHI897 ???

My jig manages to turn it on no problem... it just goes to the phone--!--computer thing though..



Edit: I made my jig on a piece of solder board, and i connect them to pin 4 and 5... closest ones to 3.5m jack

this has happened to me as well. as long as u install the heimdall drivers you can get around that. i have my heimdall.exe in my c: in downloads. i open up my cmd prompt then type cd\ then press enter to get to the c:. then i put downloads\heimdall close-pc-screen after that as long as u have all ur drivers installed it should boot right up.

 

[iwebsource]

I ended upo bricking my phone pretty bad today. Everything I tried is not working and all I'm left with now is to wait for my USB jig to come in which I purchased off eBay. I really hope it works.

 

[rkkaranrk]

^^^ How u manage to do that......? post some more details.

Sent from Dell Streak