For the Vibrant, remove the battery, plug into USB, hold VolDown + VolUp, and insert the battery.Thanks a ton for the prompt response. For the i9000, just hold Power + VolDown + Home until the phone reboots, then let go of Power only after a second you'll get to a yellow triangle with an Android in it. I think the easiest way to get into Download Mode is through key combinations. This will wipe 100% of your data, however. I also recommend checking re-partition in Odin. You probably want the newest for your region (excluding Gingerbread, since it hasn't been officially released). Here's Odin 1.7, it includes the 512 PIT file.įor the GT-i9000 (international Galaxy S), get firmware from this XDA thread. I basically agree with Ryan's answer, but I'd use at least Odin 1.5. If the firmware was partially written though, you'll have to do Odin as Ryan suggests. Sometimes the phone can be jolted out of the bad mode it's in by doing that. You should experiment with rebooting via the various key combinations / battery pulls / USB plugged-in-ness below first. If you get the device to boot, even if it is to the 'Error Screen', there is a possibility of recovering. plug the USB back in (the phone should be off)ĭon't give up if this doesn't work.I also took out the SIM and sdcard at this point. If you can't get that to work, try how i mention below (phone off, battery out, hold vol+ & vol-), or try searching these forums for 'vibrant download mode' you will find other things that 'work' for people The easiest way I found to actually do it, if you can can connect via ADB is to do the following: To expand on this because a lot of people were asking 'how to put in download mode'.Open Odin, plug in your phone, then put it into download mode. It also wouldn't hurt for your to read that post too. Note that all 3 of those are from the same thread.These are the steps I took, and they worked for me.

You will probably need different files anyhow, as the ones I have below are for the Galaxy S Vibrant.Īlso, I take no responsibility if this does not work for you, or your phone explodes in the process. You may want to see if there are newer ODIN files available. Keep in mind, this will revert your phone to a rather old (android 2.1) version of TouchWiz. Here are the steps I did to get my device back in a usable state:

I had the same problem (except I didn't use Kies, I had the problem after the first OTA Update)

Samsung galaxy s i9000 pit file