First hard brick? HELP! - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4

I was trying to do an odin factory restore, everything looked as if it went ok. Green pass and all but no reboot on the phone. Im getting NOT a single thing from the device (no led, no screen, no downloading menu) but when plugged into the PC it recognizes something being connected and sounds off but odin won't find it either. These are the directions I followed http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=237
after flashing I noticed up on the title it says SPH-I545 but it says for verizon. Any help would be appreciated. The battery should be about 60%.

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Also possible first hard brick (sch-i545)
dnar56 said:
I was trying to do an odin factory restore, everything looked as if it went ok. Green pass and all but no reboot on the phone. Im getting NOT a single thing from the device (no led, no screen, no downloading menu) but when plugged into the PC it recognizes something being connected and sounds off but odin won't find it either. These are the directions I followed
after flashing I noticed up on the title it says SPH-I545 but it says for verizon. Any help would be appreciated. The battery should be about 60%.
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I'm not exactly sure what happened to my s4. I had it rooted with the latest firmware and it was fine for days. Then I rebooted and identical symptoms described above. Please tell me....or rather us there is a way around this. Please PM me if need be. Thanks in advance.
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I was stock 4.2.2 unrooted
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Is your phone a verizon phone? Have you tried doing a battery pull and then using the key combo to boot into odin/download mode?
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yes verizon
dnar56 said:
I was trying to do an odin factory restore, everything looked as if it went ok. Green pass and all but no reboot on the phone. Im getting NOT a single thing from the device (no led, no screen, no downloading menu) but when plugged into the PC it recognizes something being connected and sounds off but odin won't find it either. These are the directions I followed
after flashing I noticed up on the title it says SPH-I545 but it says for verizon. Any help would be appreciated. The battery should be about 60%.
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hexitnow said:
Is your phone a verizon phone? Have you tried doing a battery pull and then using the key combo to boot into odin/download mode?
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Yes, I have been trying everything for hours now. I know this is only my second post, but Ive been doing this since the beginning. I have always received the help I needed via these forums, but clearly something has happened and I've soft bricked on many a droid phone and always found my way to a solution, but no lights, no vibration, yet when plugged into a computer, just as the first post mentions....it can tell a device was plugged in, but driver installation fails. I'm almost certain I hard bricked it and I'm very upset. I have an insurance policy that covers absolutely anything with a brand new device, but I have never filed a claim and can't afford to wait. I really messed up this time.....
dc

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Same here! Never had any issues like this before, odd it happened to us both at the same time. Was your phone purchased used or new?
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Brand new several months old from Verizon Dealer
dnar56 said:
Same here! Never had any issues like this before, odd it happened to us both at the same time. Was your phone purchased used or new?
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Brand new several months old from Verizon Dealer. I never had a problem, worked like a charm always. Do you think there is a trick to get these bad boys operational again? All we need is for them to turn on and we can do the rest. I am so ticked off right now...
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I hope so. Tomorrow I'm going to delete the drivers and see what happens. I read somewhere to disconnect from PC pull out battery, hold both volume buttons down insert battery then plug it into the PC while still holding the two buttons. That didn't work for me though
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No suggestions anyone
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dnar56 said:
No suggestions anyone
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If you can not get into odinmode (download mode) or recovery, sounds like you are hard bricked and out of luck.
If you CAN get into odin mode, are you on Mdk or me7? Can use this method then. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259
Only other suggestion is to get the "kies" software and do an emergency update from there if it can recognize the device correctly.
From past experience when i bricked a previous smartphone, the end result was my computer would beep and recognize something was connecting, but never add it to devices would contiously beep on and off if i unplugged and plugged back in, and phone would not boot into any mode.

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Damn. Thanks for the info.
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Please try
http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/

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You may want to try a jig:
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=130901739957
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ztkryan said:
You may want to try a jig:
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=130901739957
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States right at the bottom no jig will fix a hard bricked phone which is what it sounds like he has unfortunately. Pretty sure the only way to fix a hard bricked phone is jtag.
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True but is it really a hard brick if the computer knows it is plugged in?
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ztkryan said:
True but is it really a hard brick if the computer knows it is plugged in?
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Yes and no haha. sometimes your pc will still make noise when you plug it in. Op google heimdall and give that a shot thats about the only thing I can think of. Never had to resort to it so cant confirm whether it works or not but its not like you have anything to lose at this point.
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Tried kies but won't recognize the phone. I uninstalled the drivers now I get no notification from the computer. I'll try the other suggestion.
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I appreciate the help
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hexitnow said:
Yes and no haha. sometimes your pc will still make noise when you plug it in. Op google heimdall and give that a shot thats about the only thing I can think of. Never had to resort to it so cant confirm whether it works or not but its not like you have anything to lose at this point.
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I don't think heimdall will work because I can't access download mode. To eBay she goes.
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Like i said i havent used it personally only read about it but from what i read you dont have to be in download mode for heimdall. You can use it to flash the original bootloader and if it takes I think youll be able to then go into download mode and revive your phone.
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