Bricked i900 on very first ROM flash.

[Guest maldonj1]

are you using umdl_omnia_v32.exe to do the flash? also if its the original leaked rom make sure you are seleting the long unified image file button.

[Guest Omi900]

are you using umdl_omnia_v32.exe to do the flash? also if its the original leaked rom make sure you are seleting the long unified image file button.

Thanks for the reply.

I haven't used umdl_omnia_v32.exe, and I'm not sure what you mean by the long unified image file button??

Basically all I've done is downloaded a particular ROM, loaded it, and tried to flash that way.

Please explain???

Regards.

[Guest Omi900]

are you using umdl_omnia_v32.exe to do the flash? also if its the original leaked rom make sure you are seleting the long unified image file button.

If anyone can shed any light on umdl_omnia_v32.exe. Please let me know, particually if it can help my situation.

Thank you

[Guest maad11]

If anyone can shed any light on umdl_omnia_v32.exe. Please let me know, particually if it can help my situation.

Thank you

If I am not mistaken the UMDL software works only for the US Omnia (i910) version. So, probably it is useless in your situation. Sorry.

Regards

[Guest Tommekk]

i dont know... the usb ports arent so importent i flash my omnia with asus eee the smallest one and now with aspire one with extra hdd and usb stick...

but you must have all the protections off no FW no antivirus no cut off admin rights, nothing just XP pro and i recommend the Taril rom

did you make preconfiguration before flashing?

[Guest junliang86]

Omi900,

did you try to reinstall your samsung drivers on your computer? Sometimes reinstalling these drivers help.

[Guest noshet]

Also, from what I read somewhere, if you are jumping too much from an older ROM...

Let's say in your case MSHG1 --> ID1 may be considered too much jump. HG is very old.

Maybe you can flash step by step HG--> to something like HH/HI/HJ/HK 1st...not sure how far can u jump between ROM revisions.

Just my comments..wish you luck on this

[Guest Omi900]

i dont know... the usb ports arent so importent i flash my omnia with asus eee the smallest one and now with aspire one with extra hdd and usb stick...

but you must have all the protections off no FW no antivirus no cut off admin rights, nothing just XP pro and i recommend the Taril rom

did you make preconfiguration before flashing?

Thanks for the reply.

I notice you mention XP Pro, my version is XP Home, would this make a difference??

[Guest Omi900]

Omi900,

did you try to reinstall your samsung drivers on your computer? Sometimes reinstalling these drivers help.

I will try this, thanks.

[Guest =MZ=]

Use clean WinXP, with only drivers and activesync 4.5 installed. Disconnect all unused USD devices. If you have old PC with USB 1.0 - try to find a newer one.

[Guest junliang86]

good luck! and let us know how it goes.

if everything else fails just go to the service centre and let them know you cant on your phone after trying to flash a new official rom.

you wldnt want any compromises on the warranty. <_<

[Guest foussi]

hi, i flashed my omnia i900 with the new rom for i910, the flash has finished but the phone is off and i have a notification about battery (battery not suportable). and when i tried to restore to old rom for i900 it's impossible (error after downloading eboot) and when i want to charge my omnia with AC i have the same message battery not suportable. help plz , there is a solution ?? thanks

[Guest foussi]

hi, i flashed my omnia i900 with the new rom for i910, the flash has finished but the phone is off and i have a notification about battery (battery not suportable). and when i tried to restore to old rom for i900 it's impossible (error after downloading eboot) and when i want to charge my omnia with AC i have the same message battery not suportable. help plz , there is a solution ?? thanks

[Guest sector]

hi, i flashed my omnia i900 with the new rom for i910, the flash has finished but the phone is off and i have a notification about battery (battery not suportable). and when i tried to restore to old rom for i900 it's impossible (error after downloading eboot) and when i want to charge my omnia with AC i have the same message battery not suportable. help plz , there is a solution ?? thanks

hm u did a very bad thing <_<.

try to flash with an original rom from samsung or using GrandPrix.

[Guest foussi]

hm u did a very bad thing <_< .

try to flash with an original rom from samsung or using GrandPrix.

can you give me link for original rom plz, thanks a lot for your reply.

[Guest sector]

http://www.samsungmobile.com/support/omnia/index.jsp

[Guest xhuyvn]

Can anybody suggest another ROM to try that might help please?

Thanks.

Try khuanchai rom.

http://www.modaco.com/content/i900-general-omnia-rom-discussion/285664/rom-omnia-rom-base-dxid1-build-21234-21028-with-bt-audio-fix-24-may-2009/

i was unsuccess with qbus rom. but i'm fine with khuanchai rom. and must charge full battery and keep it cold when flash. turn off anti virus program and firewall.

if ur black screen with text omnia or icon show phone can not connect with computer, dont worry, ur phone isn't dead, it just sleep. ^.^

Good luck

[Guest Omi900]

Hi all,

Just to update you, Last Tuesday I contacted the 3rd party supplier, who I originally purchased the phone from. A pre-paid returns envelope arrived at my house on Thursday. I posted my phone back on Friday. Just waiting to hear from them regarding when I might get my phone back. At the mo I'm using a crappy old Nokia I found gathering dust in a drawer, I'm really missing my i900 tho. <_<

Looking back on my limited flashing experience (last weekend was a terrible weekend). I now think that trying to flash from MSHG1 to DXID1 was probably too much of a leap in one go. I think the outcome might have been different had I flashed to Samsung official MSHJ1 ROM first. Hopefully there is a lesson to other inexperienced members in this.

When I get my phone back I don't think I will ever attempt to flash again, which is a pity. I just don't want to go through this again.

Thanks and regards to all who tried to assist me in this.

Shaun

[Guest punkmonkey1984]

Hi all,

Just to update you, Last Tuesday I contacted the 3rd party supplier, who I originally purchased the phone from. A pre-paid returns envelope arrived at my house on Thursday. I posted my phone back on Friday. Just waiting to hear from them regarding when I might get my phone back. At the mo I'm using a crappy old Nokia I found gathering dust in a drawer, I'm really missing my i900 tho. :D

Looking back on my limited flashing experience (last weekend was a terrible weekend). I now think that trying to flash from MSHG1 to DXID1 was probably too much of a leap in one go. I think the outcome might have been different had I flashed to Samsung official MSHJ1 ROM first. Hopefully there is a lesson to other inexperienced members in this.

When I get my phone back I don't think I will ever attempt to flash again, which is a pity. I just don't want to go through this again.

Thanks and regards to all who tried to assist me in this.

Shaun

I did the same thing  to mine ages ago but have since with me new one flash loads of times with no problems i was scared as hell but managed to push start and it went though and work

i think i killed my old one off because the computer i used was rather old and slow baicly a pile of s*** (not saying that yours is <_< ) and i read some where that the checksum fail error i was told goes to a communication problem with the USB being to slow to shove the data down to your phone to update it,

seeing that bit of info i used my new-ish laptop with XP installed on a diffent partiton and it works fine every time with no problems etc

hope this little info help in some way when you get it back, hopefuly before 4 weeks as i had to wait lol :) B)  

[Guest Omi900]

I did the same thing to mine ages ago but have since with me new one flash loads of times with no problems i was scared as hell but managed to push start and it went though and work

i think i killed my old one off because the computer i used was rather old and slow baicly a pile of s*** (not saying that yours is <_< ) and i read some where that the checksum fail error i was told goes to a communication problem with the USB being to slow to shove the data down to your phone to update it,

seeing that bit of info i used my new-ish laptop with XP installed on a diffent partiton and it works fine every time with no problems etc

hope this little info help in some way when you get it back, hopefuly before 4 weeks as i had to wait lol :) B)

Thanks for your reply and the bit of info.

Appreciate it. :D

Regards - Shaun

[Guest runnell]

TO OMN900

i had the same problem when i first flashed my phone.....

the checksum error........it happen becouse i had use the first generation usb.....(my old desktop w/xp pro sp3)

so i changed my usb port with usb 2.0...and it works fine now......

i know how u feel about flashin phone now....

dont give up to try..... <_<

[Guest uikks]

hi omi900,

actually u didn't bricked ur phone..

"I now don't have the Omnia LOgo on my screen any longer. I now have a picture of a mobile phone and a computer with a yellow & black exclamation mark in the middle of the two pictures. Anyone know what this means? Probably means it is now officially bricked."

i'm also having this piture last time when i tried to flash and it stuck so i finally unplugged the cable. at first i was also scared that i bricked my omnia but then i tried to reflash the rom and it's working after 2-3 attempts...

[Guest Omi900]

TO OMN900

i had the same problem when i first flashed my phone.....

the checksum error........it happen becouse i had use the first generation usb.....(my old desktop w/xp pro sp3)

so i changed my usb port with usb 2.0...and it works fine now......

i know how u feel about flashin phone now....

dont give up to try..... <_<

Thanks for that.

[Guest enoir]

Thanks for that.

My phone completely bricked <_< no omnia logo and freezes on downloading diskimage region #1.

Sent back to Vodafone who refused because they said it had liquid damage, which it does not.

Im going to send to Samsung in the next few days. its my last hope.

I have just purchased a HTC Hermes from ebay just in case :)

[Guest robi62]

Similar thing happened to me got the phone yesterday flashed it then waiting for rebbot for ages .

I think i unplugged usb and now no sign of life at all 110 squids down the drain........ :)