I will probably get flamed for this but the risk is worth it if this helps 1 person. Samsung has new Kies 3 which could be useful if you brick your device and for whatever reason you are unable to return it .http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/
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Dear forum members,
I have scoured google for assistance, and nothing seems to work.
I short, this is what happened. I downloaded Heimdall in order to flash my Galaxy S2 with an original Samsung rom to get rid of my operators bloatware. I downloaded a pre-packed gingerbread heimdal package and set to work. Because my phone PIT did not match the one in the package, Heimdall would not continue without a repartition. I checked the repartition, Heimdall connected to the phone and started transferring the PIT file. Here is where it went wrong. I got an error message stating: Error: "failed to confirm end of PIT file transfer". I tried again but this time, Heimdall could not connect to the phone. I pulled out the phone and tried to reboot, but to no avail. I cannot enter download or recovery mode, the phone doesn't react to being plugged into the charger, although it does get a little hot. My guess is I screwed up the partition table - how to I fix this problem??? Please help!!
Although you used Heimdall, it is always recommended not to touch PIT and repartition with Odin so the same should apply.
To confirm, you have the i9100 correct? Not the USA Tmobile or ATT SGS2? If a USB jig wont get you into download mode, you will have to send the phone to samsung for repair and it will be fairly expensive.
My learned colleague Kaze is correct (as per usual ).
Sadly, if you are unable to get into download mode via the a three button reboot or with a jig, you will need to have the phone JTAG repaired by a 3rd party repairer (probably cheaper option) or Samsung (probably more expensive option).
Yes I have the i9100. This is bad news! I've ordered a jig and I'll see if that works. If not, I'll try and return the phone. I haven't rooted it before so there will be no counts on the rom counter.
Great... another one that didin't do his homework before flashing stuff. Honestly, you guys must be made of money or at least growing money trees in the garden. I'd die of shame if I ever did something like this to my £400 device...
The JIG probably won't work, you have to send it into Samsung or buy a JTAG box and fix it yourself.
I rooted my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G and then decided to unroot it. I was using Odin3 v1.85 and about half way through it failed and the phone restarted. Instead of booting into the OS is just displayed a message saying
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again
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. When I put it into Downloaded Mode it says
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-i9100
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES (1 counts)
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
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And when I plug it in to to my computer to try to unroot it again, it would not recognize the phone, it did not appear in device manager. I tried two different cables, two different computers, and re-installed the drivers.
At this point I think it would be very difficult to repair the phone (but if someone knows how that would be useful).
So my real question is, will Sprint know I rooted the phone? I pay $8 a month for warranty, can I get it replaced or will they see I have tampered with it and make me buy a new phone.
Find and install the original drivers mayhaps. If that can get your PC to recognize your phone it should be all good. Just a shot in the dark here.
I brought it in to a Sprint Store with a repair center and they fixed it no problem. Though I bricked it again and we did a direct exchange as per the insurance. I doubt they knew the phone was rooted. If they did; they didn't care.
Sprint won't know nor care. I brought mine in on CM9 before...
Warning though: I am unfamiliar with the tep terms but this may be considered fraud. My phone had a hardware issue so it was not.
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So I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 i777 and it was stuck on a screen telling me to plug it in to a computer, which did nothing so I bought a USB Jig and it goes in to Download Mode, but now what? The phone was given to me by my brother in law who bricked it putting a ROM on it. Having jailbroken iPhone since the possibility to do so without having to manually ssh the phone or open it up has been possible, I figured, how hard can it be. I downloaded ODIN and Keis but once I get the thing in to Download mode, what do I do next? I know I am a noob and I am okay with that. I plan to learn how to do this so that I can try out different ROMS while I essentially have a spare device to do so on and not worry about bricking my HTC One X, which I got on release day long before I knew about the GS3. Help?
You're going to want to flash back to a stock ROM using Odin and start over.
Read the stickies, one of them has the information you need to do this.
Well you start by plugging it in....
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So I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 i777 and it was stuck on a screen telling me to plug it in to a computer, which did nothing so I bought a USB Jig and it goes in to Download Mode, but now what? The phone was given to me by my brother in law who bricked it putting a ROM on it. Having jailbroken iPhone since the possibility to do so without having to manually ssh the phone or open it up has been possible, I figured, how hard can it be. I downloaded ODIN and Keis but once I get the thing in to Download mode, what do I do next? I know I am a noob and I am okay with that. I plan to learn how to do this so that I can try out different ROMS while I essentially have a spare device to do so on and not worry about bricking my HTC One X, which I got on release day long before I knew about the GS3. Help?
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Like stated above I would return to stock through odin or heimdall than start all over here is a good thread to get you started
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
Always make sure to read and search to find answers before posting chances are someone has already posted your issue
Will Samsung be able to fix my Galaxy S3?
I was trying to bring the phone back to stock ROM and ODIN failed on me.
I tried pretty much everything and Odin would keep on failing. I tried to emergency recover it in kies but Kies would say, "connecting" and never connect. Thinking this is a USB Driver issue, I took it to Samsung Experience store to get it repaired. However, they could not restore it.
(***** THE PHONE WOULD GO INTO DOWNLOAD MODE but NOT the Recovery mode.*****)
So the phone turns on but can't go into recovery mode but CAN go into download mode. Odin just screws up on me. (Is this a soft brick?)
So the guys at the Samsung Experience store asked me to send it to Samsung to get it repaired. So I called the Samsung guys and he told me that "Reflashing the phone" is free of charge (even though my phone is out of warranty btw). But I'm worried that "reflashing" is the same thing they tried at the Experience store. So I'm thinking they would try the same thing the guys at the Experience store and fail.(Then charge me to do some other option.)
So the question is,
1)Would they be able to restore my phone without having to do an expensive method?(replace motherboard or something)
2) Will they still do the repair? (My phone was rooted but I heard the root record gets deleted when you try to put a ROM through ODIN)
3)I still want to fix my phone even if it costs money. So how much do you expect the repair fee would cost if they cannot recover by software means?
4)How long would this repair take in general? I need this phone ASAP
Man this sucks..... I bought this phone for 200 dollars at Textnow like a month ... It would definitely cost less money to repair than 200 bucks right?
Dont worry,thats not a hardware problem.
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1. Yes, they will be able to fix it. I hope you aren't in the USA, because you'll have to ship it out of the contedent. I could fix your phone. It's not very hard.
2. Root will be wiped, but when you reboot into Download mode, it shows that the phone has been rooted. Depending on what area you are in, your warranty may not be honored.
3. Depends on how bad it is, but at most, $500 for a new motherbaord, (since samsung rapes you)
4. It will be fixed within 3 weeks.
5. If you're willing to insure, and pay shipping both ways, I'll do it for free. Short of a hardware issue, I can (and will), fix it. I'll restore it to the latest 4.3 firmware, and send it back. No charge if your phone is already unlocked.
Did you try any other version of odin or check your download .. try to download again.. maybe your file is currupt?
Please quote me and let me know what happens
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I had a similar issue and in the end replace my phone
Before goign to samsung to this:
1. Change usb cable/port.
2. Check the downloaded file.
3. Download another firmware and try it. Somethimes some firmwares are bigger than others and need a pit file
4. Or in samsung kies press emergency recovery. Enter your device model number and serial number and samsung kies will tell you which firmware it came with and you should flash that firmware and download it from sammobile.com
I suggest going to step number 4 for a quick fix.
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Before goign to samsung to this:
1. Change usb cable/port.
2. Check the downloaded file.
3. Download another firmware and try it. Somethimes some firmwares are bigger than others and need a pit file
4. Or in samsung kies press emergency recovery. Enter your device model number and serial number and samsung kies will tell you which firmware it came with and you should flash that firmware and download it from sammobile.com
I suggest going to step number 4 for a quick fix.
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Hey, I've already sent it to Samsung and I've already tried all the steps but they didn't work. ._.
Odin failed and Kies would not connect my device, so emergency recovery didn't work.
But, could you give me any idea if they can fix it without replacing anything physical? (I'm just worried I'll have to pay **** ton of money trying to fix the phone.)
Just to remind, the phone does get to download mode. So, they will PROBABLY fix it without replacing anything right?
PROBABLY not 100% right?
Thanks anyways.
I have an old soft bricked Samsung Galaxy s3.
During an update many years ago the phone restarted and the phone home screen had a static/rainbow appearance. It may be an emmc problem.
I need to have access to the phone to pull old data. I can boot into download mode (this mode shows no static appearance). Phone charges from PC USB ports but is not recognised by the computer.
Can anyone point me to a step by step guide on how to recover data and photos/videos/memos from the phone. I don't mind if I have to drop a few hundred in cash for repair tools. Will send a $200 donation to anyone who can lead me to a resolution of this problem with a payment method of your choice
You need to find technician nearest you that familiar with JTAG (direct programming) and extract them.