[Q] IS my fascinate bricked beyond repair?

[Truth650]

Hi guys im new to the forums and couldnt find any bricked fascinate info that could help so here i am. Forgive me if this has been discussed. Anyway my Samsung fascinate is really bricked bad. I cannot go into download mode to flash a stock through odin and i cant get to my nandroid backup in Cwm voodoo. Im stumped. Please help. And once again there's absolutely no way i can go into download mode, and none of my lights come on my buttons either. I fear shes done for. What i did before she bricked was like an idiot i flashed dorians ugjk3 v2? For captivates because i was under the impression it would work. WHAT DO I DO?

 

[droidstyle]

first search download mode "jig" in google. This will allow you to jumper certain pins on the usb port of your fascinate. If that dont work than you will have to give this a try.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1288093

Im basing this off of the fact that you have tried every typical method of getting into dm...such as different computer, usb cable, uninstall/reinstall samsung drivers, heimdall instead of odin, etc...

 

[Truth650]

Yea i cant use the jig because no samsung symbol comes up, and that second one I understand but Im not confident with a soldering iron. If thats the only possible way i will try it (after much practice elsewhere.) Ive never tried hiemdall because i read the walkthrough and its based the same as odin in requiring download mode am i correct? And thanx for your assistance

 

[killerkiwiHD]

You are in luck my friend. Take a look at this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1288162. All you need is some soldering skills and vmware or virtual box to install Ubuntu if you don't alright have a computer running linux. Post back with your results if you attempt this, im curious if it works or not.goodluck