Have you upgraded successfully or bricked your device? Share your s/n... |
  |
|
 Aug 28 2008, 14:04
Post
#1
|
||
 The Main Man  Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,068 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage  |
I think it'd be useful to try and isolate the cause of these occasional brickings. Let's try and build up a profile of devices to see if we can identify beforehand the danger of bricking!
For reference my Model is SGH-i900, SSN -i900GSHM, FCCID A3LSGHI900. Please PM ME YOUR DETAILS (the above plus your serial number) for privacy reasons. Remember, a 'bricked' device is one that won't even display the Omnia splash. P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
||
 |
 
|
||
|
Aug 28 2008, 14:12
Post
#2
|
|||
 Newbie  Group: Posters Posts: 28 Joined: 18th June 2007 Member No.: 268,103 |
SGH-I900 - SSN -900GSMH FCCID A3LSGHI900 UPDATED OK (RADIO, PDA... FROM I900 OR I909, 2 OR 3 TIMES/DAY SINCE LAST WEEK)
-------------------- Geek78 alias JPA
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
Aug 28 2008, 14:18
Post
#3
|
||
|
Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 27 Joined: 26th August 2008 Member No.: 420,326 Device(s): i900 |
I Bought my phone on eBay and got it monday last week.
It's a Singapore model and I updated succesfully from i900DXHG3 to i900DXHG4, haven't updated to HH1 or anything else yet, waiting for official firmware. /Jimmi This post has been edited by Jlarsen: Aug 28 2008, 14:20 |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Aug 28 2008, 17:34
Post
#4
|
|||
|
Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 7 Joined: 25th August 2008 Member No.: 419,793 |
I bricked my first phone updating to official samsung G4 firmware. I got it in canada, it was from singapore since the sing tel sticker was on the back, and tried updating the firmware using active sync and XP. Phone wouldnt turn on afterwards, i got a port create failed. It was on the 3rd day so i went and they exchanged the phone for a new one. I had the guts to try updating again this time using HH1 firmware and this time phone would freeze on boot. I then used the grandprix to update to portugese rom and then to G4 rom. After that i successfully updated to HH1.
I am thinking a whole batch of samsung phones was deffective and were bound to fail in the future. I got lucky that my got bricked in the first 3 days so i can exchange it. Didnt want to wait couple of weeks for a new one from samsung |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Aug 28 2008, 18:48
Post
#5
|
||
|
Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 16 Joined: 28th August 2008 Member No.: 420,923 Device(s): SGH i900 |
SGH-I900 - SSN -900GSMH FCCID A3LSGHI900
Only updated with the official firmware upto now and everything running sweet. Bought the phone end of July in Singapore while on holiday. |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Aug 28 2008, 19:32
Post
#6
|
|||
|
Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 1 Joined: 28th August 2008 Member No.: 420,938 Device(s): Samsung OMNIA i900 |
Bricked my OMNIA with HH1
 Followed latest Paul's guidelines and everything went smooth until the HH1 upgrade finished. Then the phone went completely dead and XP prompted for MONAHANS driver. S/N: R6WQ726780M Hope someone finds a cure for this. I'm in Moscow and can't seem to obtain assistance from Samsung here. |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Aug 30 2008, 15:30
Post
#7
|
||
 Enthusiast  Group: Posters Posts: 255 Joined: 23rd August 2008 From: AFG Member No.: 419,202 Device(s): Samsung Omnia i900 |
Updated no problems at all with the upgrade. I am well please with the performance
 I am looking for the power drain issue that everyone else seems to be having but none to date. I have ben running all day today (from 0600 till now 2000) with games, music, part of a video, SMS and phone calls. Sitting at 40%. The only thing I see that is different is a slight flickering of my finger mouse  . But I can live with that copared to the other problems I have heard of 
This post has been edited by 1Mack: Aug 30 2008, 15:37 |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Aug 30 2008, 15:36
Post
#8
|
||
|
Enthusiast Group: Posters Posts: 255 Joined: 23rd August 2008 From: AFG Member No.: 419,202 Device(s): Samsung Omnia i900 |
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Aug 28 2008, 18:34)  I think it'd be useful to try and isolate the cause of these occasional brickings. Let's try and build up a profile of devices to see if we can identify beforehand the danger of bricking! For reference my Model is SGH-i900, SSN -i900GSHM, FCCID A3LSGHI900. Please PM ME YOUR DETAILS (the above plus your serial number) for privacy reasons. Remember, a 'bricked' device is one that won't even display the Omnia splash. P How do we get that info that you want us to PM to you off of the phone 
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
Aug 30 2008, 22:08
Post
#9
|
||
|
Regular  Group: Posters Posts: 53 Joined: 28th August 2008 Member No.: 420,852 Device(s): Samsung i900 16GB H1 |
100% no problems with your H1 update flash via vista
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
Sep 1 2008, 14:55
Post
#10
|
|||
|
Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 4 Joined: 3rd September 2003 Member No.: 14,691 |
Bricked, doing the official g4 upgrade - had dome GrandPrix/HH1 PDA ROM successfully, but, phone ROM was G2, so, I wanted to update that. Now my phone and PDA ROM are PBBD (pure black bricked and dead)
Now, have black screen - red light on power, no boot screen. i900-GSMH - FCCID: A3LSGHI900 - S/N: R8XQ723221B |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Sep 2 2008, 20:05
Post
#11
|
|||
|
Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 6 Joined: 1st September 2008 Member No.: 422,150 Device(s): OMNIA |
Mine was XXHH1 & BUHG5
Flashed G5 Fine, changed to singapore ok Ran DXHH1 Update which said has completed but now its dead !  Model : SGH-i900V Im assuming the V is coz its vodafone.... |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Sep 8 2008, 17:20
Post
#12
|
||
|
Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 2 Joined: 29th August 2008 Member No.: 421,088 |
I had HH1 and flash to oficial Ran DXHH1 Update which said has completed but now its dead
For reference my Model is SGH-i900, SSN -i900GSMH, FCCID A3LSGHI900. |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Sep 11 2008, 14:05
Post
#13
|
||
|
The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,068 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
Just a heads up that i've not been able to find a pattern i'm afraid
P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Sep 11 2008, 14:34
Post
#14
|
||
|
Regular Group: Posters Posts: 108 Joined: 5th September 2008 Member No.: 423,242 Device(s): Samsung Omnia i900 |
Hmmm, am so tempted to go from HH1 to DXHH3 but maybe not after reading these reports?!?!?
How long do youguys think it'll be before Samsung release the official up-to-date ROMs? Sorry if that's a silly question but i'm new to these type of phones. This post has been edited by Unisoldrew: Sep 11 2008, 14:35 |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Sep 11 2008, 14:36
Post
#15
|
||
|
The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,068 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
You seem no less likely to brick with the official release updates than with these ones!
P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Sep 11 2008, 14:42
Post
#16
|
||
|
Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 12 Joined: 9th September 2008 Member No.: 424,601 |
I went to DXHH3 with my omnia and it's like the phone is on crack now. I have no problems anymore.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
Sep 17 2008, 20:28
Post
#17
|
||
|
Regular Group: Posters Posts: 72 Joined: 17th September 2008 Member No.: 427,268 Device(s): omnia |
I`m afraid to upgrade after reading this topic...
the bick seems to be very often... Does the warranty cover bricks with official upgrades? Where do I check for official upgrades? Samsungmobile site is very confusing thanks PS: sorry to post here, dont know if I should create a topic just to ask this, please remove if necessary This post has been edited by respider: Sep 17 2008, 20:29 |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Sep 17 2008, 21:56
Post
#18
|
||
|
Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 15 Joined: 11th September 2008 Member No.: 425,325 Device(s): samsung omnia |
i bricked my phone. i downloaded HH1 and installed, i followed all the steps correctly, the screen say job done. then next, the phone is dead, no power, i tried all buttons, no red light on power lid, i think it is completely dead.
 I bought it on ebay, the sell from singapore. seller told me there is warranty because it is imported. I guess lot of people had the problem. anybody found a solution for this yet? |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Sep 18 2008, 16:01
Post
#19
|
||
|
Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 9 Joined: 15th September 2008 Member No.: 426,555 Device(s): Omnia |
Hello Paul and everyone ,
I am going to say something could sound stupid When I connect my phone to the computer and copy files , the devise becomes hot in the back (sorry don't mean it  )I think upgrade process could generate moooore heating , So could be the heating that fries the motherboard (or at least part of it) ? I am really thinking right now of selling my phone since I don't want to stay at the current software and I have no need to have a fried Omnia  Best regards, This post has been edited by dr.mid: Sep 18 2008, 16:04 |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 23 2008, 23:53
Post
#20
|
||
|
Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 39 Joined: 6th September 2008 From: SA Member No.: 423,538 Device(s): Omnia i900 |
Hi
Mine's bricked for the second time, however this time with the Monahans state and no red power light. The first was not so bad as the Samsung logo was displayed. I've made successful upgrades, probably about 5 times. Howerver the last time it shown the same Success state on the PC but the phone was dead as described by others. Another thing that's always bugged me and I thought that it might be an indicator that the phone hardware verion was possibly at fault was the fact that I could not Hard Reset with the speciifed procedures. The only way I could hard reset was via the software. I bought my Omnia in Singapore from Whymobile online. This was in July 08. This will be a second time my phone gets to go OS again without me. My details SGH-i900 SSN -i900GSHM FCCID A3LSGHi900 SN: PM'ed... This post has been edited by tropolite: Oct 23 2008, 23:55 |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Similar Topics
| Topic | Replies | Topic Starter | Views | Last Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
 Paul's complete guide to installing OSX Leopard on your MSI Wind / Advent 4211Video uploading now... |
685 | Paul (MVP) | 302,885 | Yesterday, 22:55 Last post by: -Safran- |
|
Pinned: How to adjust your volume levels The easy way to boost your default volume settings |
107 | Hendrickson | 44,296 | Today, 01:51 Last post by: Tulius |
 |
THE NEW UK ROM (questions i have) Question about the new uk rom |
12 | greyfox8585 | 921 | Yesterday, 12:32 Last post by: tooxic |
|
BBC iPlayer on your Windows Mobile Device All you need is Opera 9, streaming player, a decent data bundle+luck&# |
40 | deadphill | 1,310 | Today, 08:27 Last post by: MarkT1973 |
|
HD Touch are you happy? | 4 | Bewdy | 176 | Yesterday, 21:58 Last post by: Kaaeed |
|
Google at your service ... Google Mobile Tools |
1 | mkc_vx | 69 | Today, 07:41 Last post by: WaPeR |
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members: