[Q] I did something really foolish and now I am dearly paying for it.

[jonathonbrickedhisphone]

Okay ... This is my first post and I feel awful that my first post has to be filled with bad news .
I had ditched my Nokia E71 for something else . My dad urged me to go for a HTC Desire but I was interested in something with a larger screen . My eyes fell on a Samsung fit GT-S5670 .... I decided to buy it and was happy with it for a while .

I was tinkering with it for a while . I had no problem with rooting Froyo 2.2.1 and later on upgrading to 2.3.4 via ODIN .
But still I wanted clockworkmod ( since my brother has it on his Optimus one) and today I clicked the flash CWM in ROM MANAGER and foolishly selected the DELL STREAK option , After a few second I got a screen telling me that CWM was successfully flashed . In an unthinking frenzy I switched off my device and held Vol up + Home buttons for the CWM to show up .. but nothing happened . I tried booting up but no dice . I tried Vol up + power +home ... but nothing happened. The phone just gave me a blank stare.

Is there any hope ?

Should I use it as a paperweight now?

 

[yalkowni]

have you tried to odin back to stock???

 

[nick7722]

I brick that your phone did not brick what you did to it, so in bricking return it will not power brick up again... brick.

Brickature:

BRick Stone

 

[ednacell]

have you a recovery flash

 

[tt0204]

If you can go into download mode, flash stock firmware with 3 files (repartition).
If not... I can't help you (only me!)
And beware if you fix this or get a new phone, using rom manager(or apps on phone) for flashing anything is not a very good idea.

Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

 

[jonathonbrickedhisphone]

have you tried to odin back to stock???

I have a damaged bootloader with no recovery or download mode . How in the hell will I be able to flash with ODIN?

 

[jonathonbrickedhisphone]

I brick that your phone did not brick what you did to it, so in bricking return it will not power brick up again... brick.

Brickature:

BRick Stone

I am sorry but I didn't get a thing of what you have written?

 

[shagunkari]

Take it to Samsung service and tell them that you dont know what happened. May be they have a way to help you without really finding out what happened. I have an sgs2 and remember reading that some sort of a modified usb jig (with a resistor of a certain value connected can bring the phone into recovery ).
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[jonathonbrickedhisphone]

Take it to Samsung service and tell them that you dont know what happened. May be they have a way to help you without really finding out what happened. I have an sgs2 and remember reading that some sort of a modified usb jig (with a resistor of a certain value connected can bring the phone into recovery ).
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A JIG consisting of a 300kOhm soldered to a male USB connector if memory serves . I agree that Samsung guys can revive my phone but I can't afford my dad to find out .

 

[mspotts]

Looks like you have your self a nice brick. Sorry to hear about that but you shouldn't mess with the phone if you didn't pay for it.

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[pmcqueen]

have you done a battery pull and booted normally, or is that not working?

as far as I know, flashing a bad recovery image just means your recovery is broken.. as long as you didn't flash an incorrect bootloader, you should be fine.

I could be wrong, but I'd be willing to bet that this is fixable.

 

[jonathonbrickedhisphone]

''Sorry to hear about that but you shouldn't mess with the phone if you didn't pay for it.''
Just to be crystal clear here , I had been saving since forever for a new phone . All my dad did was drive me from my house to the store . I am perplexed that you have reached such an absurd conclusion without knowing the context of the situation.


''have you done a battery pull and booted normally, or is that not working?

as far as I know, flashing a bad recovery image just means your recovery is broken.. as long as you didn't flash an incorrect bootloader, you should be fine.

I could be wrong, but I'd be willing to bet that this is fixable.''

I hope this fixable too . I just flashed the wrong recovery . I didn't even touch the bootloader .
I only reason I am fretting so much is because If my dad gets to know about this he will lose faith in my gadget-handling skills effectively cutting out any future chances of shiny new electronic toys .

So if you can help me do the battery pull effectively I will be most grateful .

 

[jonathonbrickedhisphone]

Well, anyone ??

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[peppersprayy]

yeah, i agree. That is the only time you can chance bricking your device and when you flashing or installing something, shutting off the device in midstream will brick it.

 

[pmcqueen]

OP:

just take the battery out of the phone, wait ~5 seconds, replace the battery and power up NORMALLY (just press power, no special keys for bootloader or recovery).

if the phone boots normally, apply the correct recovery image via ROM manager (do it twice just to be extra extra safe)

if the flash is successful, try rebooting into recovery again and see what you get.

 

[jonathonbrickedhisphone]

No dice Queen . No key combos or battery pull methods work , I am going to take it to the sammy guys to see if they have any tricks up their sleeves.
How can flashing the wrong recovery damage the entire OS?

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[mikedavis120]

By choosing a different phone model ROM manager has flashed a dell streak recovery.img to the wrong partition. You kbt like mtdblk04 is system on some phones on some its not LOL. Throw your phone away... Punch yourself in the eye... Tell dad u got mugged... Commit insurance fraud... You sir have a brick

Sent from my HTC EVO 3d
Root: revolutionary
Recovery: Twrp cwm 4
ROM: Synergy 2.3.4 ( I want aosp)
The dual core shooter. Double the bad ass.

 

[jonathonbrickedhisphone]

By choosing a different phone model ROM manager has flashed a dell streak recovery.img to the wrong partition. You kbt like mtdblk04 is system on some phones on some its not LOL. Throw your phone away... Punch yourself in the eye... Tell dad u got mugged... Commit insurance fraud... You sir have a brick

Sent from my HTC EVO 3d
Root: revolutionary
Recovery: Twrp cwm 4
ROM: Synergy 2.3.4 ( I want aosp)
The dual core shooter. Double the bad ass.

Wow , that is the best idea anyone has ever given me , you sir are a genius of sorts .
But I do have a sense of self-preservation and cannot hit myself to get a scratch let alone a black eye .

Are you sure I have permanently bricked my device or do I have some chance with it if I show it to Samsung Service guys?

 

[mikedavis120]

Samsung guys are just Jo blows who can manage to sell enough deals to stay employed. What have u tried to do? Can u get fastboot up? How about recovery? What's it do when u boot it? What screen do u end up on? If u get into fastboot or recovery it should be ok. If u can't get either one then your kinda burnt man I'm sorry to say. Your file attend are messed up the only way to fix them is with a line of communication to your device. Ie fastboot/recovery.

Sent from my HTC EVO 3d
Root: revolutionary
Recovery: Twrp cwm 4
ROM: Synergy 2.3.4 ( I want aosp)
The dual core shooter. Double the bad ass.

 

[jonathonbrickedhisphone]

Samsung guys are just Jo blows who can manage to sell enough deals to stay employed. What have u tried to do? Can u get fastboot up? How about recovery? What's it do when u boot it? What screen do u end up on? If u get into fastboot or recovery it should be ok. If u can't get either one then your kinda burnt man I'm sorry to say. Your file attend are messed up the only way to fix them is with a line of communication to your device. Ie fastboot/recovery.

Sent from my HTC EVO 3d
Root: revolutionary
Recovery: Twrp cwm 4
ROM: Synergy 2.3.4 ( I want aosp)
The dual core shooter. Double the bad ass.

I can't boot into the recovery console via the 3-button hold method nor can I get into the android shovelling triangle screen . My device doesn't boot up either.

Will a USB JIG work??
I am really desperate . I don't want to go back to N97 mini . I love android . Please someone , is there any hope ?