Samsung Galaxy S

[torob]

My SGS finally threw in the towel.
Internal SD card corrupted, woke up from bed and its toast.
Problem is, i have no way to undoing the custom firmware i had on it, so i'm wondering, will bell fix it?

I'm hoping of dropping this when its done repair, if they repair it, and getting the Nexus S

[ZEDGE]

Originally posted by torob
My SGS finally threw in the towel.
Internal SD card corrupted, woke up from bed and its toast.
Problem is, i have no way to undoing the custom firmware i had on it, so i'm wondering, will bell fix it?

I'm hoping of dropping this when its done repair, if they repair it, and getting the Nexus S

If its dead how will they know? They will probably just wipe it or replace the SD anyway. They are getting so many of these to repair I don't think they even have time to worry about this.

Looks like Friday for offical Froyo too.

http://mobilesyrup.com/2010/12/08/be...december-10th/

[torob]

Originally posted by ZEDGE


If its dead how will they know? They will probably just wipe it or replace the SD anyway. They are getting so many of these to repair I don't think they even have time to worry about this.

Looks like Friday for offical Froyo too.

http://mobilesyrup.com/2010/12/08/be...december-10th/

Its a complicated dead.
It has clockwork recovery on it, but i have no way of hooking it up to the computer and changing the rom.
I only have 1 backup restore point and it doesn't help, i just have it set to that temporarily so i can make phone call.s

But the main rom i was using, it turns on and you see the main froyo unlock screen, but when you unlock its a black screen, and internal sd the whole time doesn't work. All you can see is the notification slider.

But the thing is, you can see CWR and the 2.2 unlock screen, and i also have a modded battery icon so thats pretty obvious heh.

[spike98]

^^ you can still flash with odin. I would flash with odin to the factory firmware before you send it anywhere. ESPECIALLY if it still boots

[torob]

Originally posted by spike98
^^ you can still flash with odin. I would flash with odin to the factory firmware before you send it anywhere. ESPECIALLY if it still boots

Yah haha, im actually doing that right now as a last option

I was already planning to send it in for being so slow and the gps being horrible.. i thought they might as well try fixing it -- and i could get lucky.

EDIT: Odin doesn't work either - Detects com port but when i hit start it just says File analysis... and thats it

[spike98]

Originally posted by torob


Yah haha, im actually doing that right now as a last option

I was already planning to send it in for being so slow and the gps being horrible.. i thought they might as well try fixing it -- and i could get lucky.

EDIT: Odin doesn't work either - Detects com port but when i hit start it just says File analysis... and thats it

If odin detects your phone its not the phone. Restart your computer, open odin before connecting your phone, make sure keis or any keis programs are closed, put phone in d/l mode then connect.

Make sure you are using the right PIT file if required.

[torob]

Originally posted by spike98


If odin detects your phone its not the phone. Restart your computer, open odin before connecting your phone, make sure keis or any keis programs are closed, put phone in d/l mode then connect.

Make sure you are using the right PIT file if required.

After about 40 tries with Odin, most of them failing, a couple passed.. But the phone just goes to a black screen with both leds on..
It seems i have further bricked the phone... but I'm thinking, because Odin passed with the stock rom i was putting on.. then hey, all should be good to DOA

Problem is, i can't use the phone at all like i used to... and 3 days is a long wait for me phoneless.. not a good time for this to happen

[spike98]

Originally posted by torob


After about 40 tries with Odin, most of them failing, a couple passed.. But the phone just goes to a black screen with both leds on..
It seems i have further bricked the phone... but I'm thinking, because Odin passed with the stock rom i was putting on.. then hey, all should be good to DOA

Problem is, i can't use the phone at all like i used to... and 3 days is a long wait for me phoneless.. not a good time for this to happen

It was bricked from the beginning. The black screen with the LEDs is the smoking gun that your internal SD did become corrupt. You just made sure you had bell software on it so they wont give you a hassel come warrenty time.

It was only a matter of time before it crapped out on you completely, it was nothing you did.

Hopefully its within the 60 days so you can DOA because you will be waiting a lot longer than 3 days if it has to be sent in. Im on week 2 and expect another week

[GoChris]

Odd that you guys are having the phone take so long to come back from warranty. I sent one in, 2 weeks later I had a replacement in hand. Sent another in last week and it's already being inspected/repaired for about 2 days now, I suspect it will be back next week.

[afrotl]

Official Bell Froyo 2.2 is out

[supe]

And so it is, can anyone confirm whether upgrading through kies will wipe anything off the phone?

[JRSC00LUDE]

Originally posted by supe
And so it is, can anyone confirm whether upgrading through kies will wipe anything off the phone?

Just do a full backup first....

[OU812]

just upgraded mine and it kept everything......love it like a new phone again!!!

[torob]

You guys sent it in and were going a week+ phoneless?

Edit: Its going to take 3 days for replacement phone...
I want the Desire Z but its either that or the i9000

Originally posted by spike98


It was bricked from the beginning. The black screen with the LEDs is the smoking gun that your internal SD did become corrupt. You just made sure you had bell software on it so they wont give you a hassel come warrenty time.

It was only a matter of time before it crapped out on you completely, it was nothing you did.

Hopefully its within the 60 days so you can DOA because you will be waiting a lot longer than 3 days if it has to be sent in. Im on week 2 and expect another week

Yeah that was my plan, to get it running on bell stock before sending it in, i just didn't expect it to brick fully like it did.. Sure it'll make things smooth with the DOA but 3 days phoneless was something i didn't choose.. at least before i could at least make/receive calls

This means i'll probably get my phone on monday or tuesday since its weekend? or is there no delay

[GoChris]

No, I got a loaner phone, and I still have the loaner phone while sending in the 2nd dead SGS. My wifes died first, when hers came back (mine died the night before the first came back) I took her phone, so shes been on the loaner now for 3 weeks ha ha.

[torob]

Originally posted by GoChris
No, I got a loaner phone, and I still have the loaner phone while sending in the 2nd dead SGS. My wifes died first, when hers came back (mine died the night before the first came back) I took her phone, so shes been on the loaner now for 3 weeks ha ha.

What did you get, another i9000?

[supe]

I'm absolutely loving Froyo. My battery is at 78, before it would have been sub 50. Chrome to Android is very neat I can definitely see that being useful for directions or on the go kinds of things.

The whole OS seems to be very smooth.

I cant wait for the maps update, vector maps with offline ability is a world of improvement of an application that is already second to none.

[GoChris]

Originally posted by torob


What did you get, another i9000?

No, the original galaxy, i7xxx something. At least it was an hspa android device.

[torob]

Originally posted by GoChris


No, the original galaxy, i7xxx something. At least it was an hspa android device.

I was told either the i9000 or desire Z would be my loaner and i insisted on desire z but they said they couldn't choose...
They don't ship on weekends right? I was told 3 days and if its weekends then i need to wait until mon or tues.
The website says its in transit

[ZEDGE]

What a disgrace..

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=868569


Looks like the Froyo update is killing phones like no ones business. And these are just vocal users who seek out internet forums. I'm sure there are many more that do not.

I have little hope my phone will be back for at least 6 to 8 weeks judging by the experiences of others with Vibrants in for repair.