I was updating the firmware on kies for my galaxy s and it got half way through and then said error and is no frozen on the downloading 'do not turn off' screen, I have taken out the battery and put it back in, and tried the hard reset, which leads me to a phone symbol, a computer symbol and an error symbol in the middle, help plzzzzzz
If you see this message on your Android: Downloading Do not turn off target then here is how to fix it and get out of download mode and back to normal mode or booting. Simple exit to “downloading don't turn off target ” downloading mode. Out of sheer curiosity and thinking I can exit anytime I pressed Vol up key and the very infamous 'downloading do not turn off' screen sits with the green Android logo. To exit the download mode (when not flashing anything to the device) is to either pull the. Restart Samsung or any other Android Phone – Using Combination of Buttons. When phone is stuck at “downloading do not turn off target” screen, trying to reboot or turn off the phone using a usual method that is power button doesn’t works.
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I had the same problem (except I didn't use Kies, I had the problem after the first OTA Update)
Here are the steps I did to get my device back in a usable state:
Keep in mind, this will revert your phone to a rather old (android 2.1) version of TouchWiz. You may want to see if there are newer ODIN files available.
Also, I take no responsibility if this does not work for you, or your phone explodes in the process. These are the steps I took, and they worked for me. Good Luck.
- Note that all 3 of those are from the same thread. It also wouldn't hurt for your to read that post too.
Open Odin, plug in your phone, then put it into download mode.
- To expand on this because a lot of people were asking 'how to put in download mode'. The easiest way I found to actually do it, if you can can connect via ADB is to do the following:
# reboot downloadIf 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
load the PIT file in appropriate area.
- load the .tar file in the PDA area.
- DO NOT check 're-partition'.
Click start, let it finish.
- At this point ODIN failed on me. and I got the 'mobile-!-pc' image.
Now, pull your battery and unplug USB
- I also took out the SIM and sdcard at this point.
bring the phone to download mode again
- plug the USB back in (the phone should be off)
- Hold down vol+ & vol-
- Put battery back in
- press power
re-run ODIN as mentioned above
Don't give up if this doesn't work. If you get the device to boot, even if it is to the 'Error Screen', there is a possibility of recovering.
You should experiment with rebooting via the various key combinations / battery pulls / USB plugged-in-ness below first. Sometimes the phone can be jolted out of the bad mode it's in by doing that. If the firmware was partially written though, you'll have to do Odin as Ryan suggests.
I basically agree with Ryan's answer, but I'd use at least Odin 1.5. Here's Odin 1.7, it includes the 512 PIT file.
For the GT-i9000 (international Galaxy S), get firmware from this XDA thread. You probably want the newest for your region (excluding Gingerbread, since it hasn't been officially released).
I also recommend checking re-partition in Odin. This will wipe 100% of your data, however.
Download Do Not Turn Off Target
I think the easiest way to get into Download Mode is through key combinations. 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. For the Vibrant, remove the battery, plug into USB, hold VolDown + VolUp, and insert the battery.
