Hey guys,
So I've scoured the internet to no avail, perhaps someone smarter than me can be of some use here. Here's my problem:
I have an S3, when plugging it into ANY PC with one of four USB cables, it starts charging, and does nothing else, the PC does not pick it up at all. I know there's no problem with the cable or the PC because I've tried it with another S3 which is detected immediately by windows.
I've tried multiple codes, setting it to Modem and PDA mode, I even did a factory reset which brings me to my second problem: I lost the data I thought I'd backed up.
So I'm not worried about recovering this data, I'm fairly certain I'll be able to get it back if I can get this USB working, but I'm out of ideas. I know it's not my drivers, because 3 different PC's manage to detect the other S3 without a hitch.
I've removed the battery, the sim card, rebooted, booted in download mode. Still nothing.
Any ideas?
PS: First post FTW. I'm not one to ask for these things unless I've exhausted all other resources, so if there is actually a working solution I've missed, I apologise in advance.
Treeofl1 said:
Hey guys,
So I've scoured the internet to no avail, perhaps someone smarter than me can be of some use here. Here's my problem:
I have an S3, when plugging it into ANY PC with one of four USB cables, it starts charging, and does nothing else, the PC does not pick it up at all. I know there's no problem with the cable or the PC because I've tried it with another S3 which is detected immediately by windows.
I've tried multiple codes, setting it to Modem and PDA mode, I even did a factory reset which brings me to my second problem: I lost the data I thought I'd backed up.
So I'm not worried about recovering this data, I'm fairly certain I'll be able to get it back if I can get this USB working, but I'm out of ideas. I know it's not my drivers, because 3 different PC's manage to detect the other S3 without a hitch.
I've removed the battery, the sim card, rebooted, booted in download mode. Still nothing.
Any ideas?
PS: First post FTW. I'm not one to ask for these things unless I've exhausted all other resources, so if there is actually a working solution I've missed, I apologise in advance.
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Did you try flashing another stock rom..
tallman43 said:
Did you try flashing another stock rom..
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Hmm I'd give it a try if I could actually connect it to a pc... There's no way to flash anything straight from the phone, correct?
Treeofl1 said:
Hmm I'd give it a try if I could actually connect it to a pc... There's no way to flash anything straight from the phone, correct?
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Use mobile odin
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Use mobile odin
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Ok thanks will give it a try
Another question, in terms of recovery. I made xml and vcf backups onto the internal storage, thinking they'd stay on the device. Should the USB mode not work, is there any way for me to recover these files from the device? The apps I've seen so far, only recover images. Which is great, but not completely helpful.
Treeofl1 said:
Ok thanks will give it a try
Another question, in terms of recovery. I made xml and vcf backups onto the internal storage, thinking they'd stay on the device. Should the USB mode not work, is there any way for me to recover these files from the device? The apps I've seen so far, only recover images. Which is great, but not completely helpful.
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Use PhilZ recovery there is a odin compatible version in his thread you can flash and also a Aroma installer add on where you can browse and copy files in recovery. Look in his thread >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201860 << post three explains Aroma and how to use.
Treeofl1 said:
Hey guys,
So I've scoured the internet to no avail, perhaps someone smarter than me can be of some use here. Here's my problem:
I have an S3, when plugging it into ANY PC with one of four USB cables, it starts charging, and does nothing else, the PC does not pick it up at all. I know there's no problem with the cable or the PC because I've tried it with another S3 which is detected immediately by windows.
I've tried multiple codes, setting it to Modem and PDA mode, I even did a factory reset which brings me to my second problem: I lost the data I thought I'd backed up.
So I'm not worried about recovering this data, I'm fairly certain I'll be able to get it back if I can get this USB working, but I'm out of ideas. I know it's not my drivers, because 3 different PC's manage to detect the other S3 without a hitch.
I've removed the battery, the sim card, rebooted, booted in download mode. Still nothing.
Any ideas?
PS: First post FTW. I'm not one to ask for these things unless I've exhausted all other resources, so if there is actually a working solution I've missed, I apologise in advance.
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Use the motherboard usb ports. They are at the back of the cpu.
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JellyYogurt said:
Use the motherboard usb ports. They are at the back of the cpu.
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I'm failing to see what your post is trying to accomplish. You're a senior member here. Did you read my post at all, beyond the title?
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Use the motherboard usb ports. They are at the back of the cpu.
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Are you having a off day
Treeofl1 said:
I'm failing to see what your post is trying to accomplish. You're a senior member here. Did you read my post at all, beyond the title?
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I think JellyYogurt was having a off day he usually gives good advice
Did you manage to sort your problem out?
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Are you having a off day
I think JellyYogurt was having a off day he usually gives good advice
Did you manage to sort your problem out?
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Lol, I assumed as much. I deduced that the microUSB port must have had some form of internal breakage. Which is fine, I'll get that repaired if I can. I failed to mention it's a family member's phone. So I'm a bit weary of doing too much hacking/flashing, etc.
I did manage to root it with that Aragorn rooting app, I forget the name. I then installed DiskDigger and recovered some images, a good start. I'm still somewhat lost as to how I can recover XML and VCF files, as DiskDigger doesn't seem to support such formats. Those were my SMS and contact backups.
PS: I appreciate all the help so far Tallman, many thanks
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I'm failing to see what your post is trying to accomplish. You're a senior member here. Did you read my post at all, beyond the title?
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Sry. I suppose ur thread means tat ur pc will not show ur phone? Like there is no pop up for the phone connected and view the files? If so, connect the usb wire to the back of the cpu and it might work. If u dun mean tat, I am sry i misunderstood.
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Sry. I suppose ur thread means tat ur pc will not show ur phone? Like there is no pop up for the phone connected and view the files? If so, connect the usb wire to the back of the cpu and it might work. If u dun mean tat, I am sry i misunderstood.
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Lol not exactly dude, but thanks anyway. I did try multiple USB ports initially.
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hi there, i've searched and searched and cannot for the life of me find any stock roms or anything for the telus fascinate it probably doesn't help that I don't know what the build number is... I flashed a verizon vibrant rom quite a while ago and don't remember my methods of doing so, I've read that it's going to be a huge PITA to get it back to stock, especially because I can't seem to get it into ^&%^*% recovery mode or even get it to connect to my pc.. so any help in that regard will also be MUCH appreciated
THANK YOU in advance.. I hope!
Alright so i managed to find an all in one zip file in a tutorial post obvs i didn't look hard enough lol!
So that just leaves me with the more important predicament. I can't get my phone into recovery mode to flash with odin and my pc won't connect to the pc at all.. I read somewhere that my phone is soft-bricked???? Because of using a vibrant Rom? Any input is greatly appreciated once again
P.s can a mod change the title? Or can i? Because its slightly irrelevant to the post now
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Can you link the All in One ODIN you are talking about?
I sure can here it is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=923712
coincidentally this is also the exact procedure i followed when I rooted and flashed.
so a little more information for you.
sorry about the reply taking forever i couldn't find the post on my phone and haven't had much time to sit on the computer
AntoineDon said:
So that just leaves me with the more important predicament. I can't get my phone into recovery mode to flash with odin and my pc won't connect to the pc at all.. I read somewhere that my phone is soft-bricked???? Because of using a vibrant Rom? Any input is greatly appreciated once again
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Says your phone model is GT i9000 so you probably flashed a gti9000 rom (Bell Vibrant / international Galaxy S).
Anyway... you need to be in "download mode" to flash via odin. I think you meant phone to pc, but were you able to connect your phone to the pc before? Do you have the correct drivers installed?
You know you're in soft-bricked if when you turn on the phone, you get a picture of a phone to pc with a ! in between. This can be fixed by a USB jig, or for some, just doing the download mode button combination while your battery is out and your usb is plugged into the computer.
What rom did you install exactly?
Yes i realise that i suppose that's what i meant but odin doesn't pick up my phone and my pc won't either. I used to be able to connect yes but now it won't I have the drivers downloaded i havent had the chance to try a different cord but this is the same cord i used to flash, so im pretty sure that's not the problem.
I guess its not soft bricked then i haven't seen anything like what you have described,
The Rom im using is called EXTRAordinary Rom or something like that ill try and find a link for you
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Bump? This is a serious issue for me as my Bluetooth is not working and things are constantly force-closing...
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If you have gotten your phone into download mode and your pc isn't recognizing it, you should; 1 - try a different pc, 2 - try a different cable or 3 - try both. Are you still able to get it into download mode?
Ughh I've tried every computer in my house, 3 laptops and one desktop...
My personal laptop is the only one it worked on previously, it now doesn't work, and I only have the original cable i did the flashing with originally, but i'll yoink a cable from work tomorrow do test that out, although I am seriously doubting it would work... my widgets have recently stopped working as well, they say "problem loading widget" I'm pretty scared by this point and feel as though my phone is sloooowly hardening into a useless brick. i'll update tomorrow, when I get a new cable.
um also, I've posted this question in a different thread but have yet to be answered, why can't I find the telus usb drivers anywhere? they don't have it on samsung's website,,, i haven't installed any drivers since the original flashing and have no clue as to where to find them... as far as I could remember it was ridiculously easy to find them last time....
Thanks in advance,
Antoine
try installing samsung kies-worked for me once
While flashing Odin stuck at zImage... I disconnected the phone from PC. Now i cant enter neither the DL mode, nor recovery... Important thing that the PC still see the phone when connected (Odin too (yellow indicates)). i9100g. Can someone help?
If the flash stalled is it possible you were flashing an incompatible firmware for your phone? I9100G has different firmware yo the I9100/T.
Anyway, my suggestion is if uoi definitely can't get into download mode then maybe try using a jig to force it. But I suspect that may also not work.
You say the PC picks up the phone when you connect it. Does that mean it boots up?
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sxi200 said:
If the flash stalled is it possible you were flashing an incompatible firmware for your phone? I9100G has different firmware yo the I9100/T.
Anyway, my suggestion is if uoi definitely can't get into download mode then maybe try using a jig to force it. But I suspect that may also not work.
You say the PC picks up the phone when you connect it. Does that mean it boots up?
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No, the phone doesnt boot. Maybe i used bad cable for flash process... because i used different kind of usb-cable (not samsung). Is there any solution without jig?
p.s.: i was trying this) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506954
qn-ram said:
No, the phone doesnt boot. Maybe i used bad cable for flash process... because i used different kind of usb-cable (not samsung). Is there any solution without jig?
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Cable shouldn't be a problem. I've used many different ones without problem. Were you flashing the correct file for your model?
Edit: just checked the link and it is for i9100G.
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Were you using the tar version? If so where did you put it in Odin and did you tick anything else (eg bootloader)?
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Cable shouldn't be a problem. I've used many different ones without problem. Were you flashing the correct file for your model?
Edit: just checked the link and it is for i9100G.
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This means i was right. ROM is capable for my i9100G)
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Were you using the tar version? If so where did you put it in Odin and did you tick anything else (eg bootloader)?
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was using tar. in the pda section. didnt touch any checkboxes or something else
Yeah should have been fine then. Can't see why download mode won't work because you haven't touched the bootloader. Maybe try removing then re-inserting the battery, then use the 3 buttons for download mode.
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Yeah should have been fine then. Can't see why download mode won't work because you haven't touched the bootloader. Maybe try removing then re-inserting the battery, then use the 3 buttons for download mode.
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already tried... no effect. while flashing Odin stucked at zImage. after 30 min waiting i switched off the cable. Odin showed red message (fail)
Well if all else fails, next step may be a jig. It can be a pain if you don't have one but check in the general section. There is a thread about users (including myself) who are willing to help people who urgently need to use a jig. There are heaps of countries listed so if your lucky you may find someone close by who will help.
EDIT: here is the link to the thread. Check the first post for locations.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1495867
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sxi200 said:
Well if all else fails, next step may be a jig. It can be a pain if you don't have one but check in the general section. There is a thread about users (including myself) who are willing to help people who urgently need to use a jig. There are heaps of countries listed so if your lucky you may find someone close by who will help.
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thx, i ll wait 4 some time. mb somebody showes another way to solve this sh*t)
OP, are you plugged directly into a USB port on the PC? Not through a keyboard pass-through, or a USB hub, or something similar? I've heard of stalled flashes because the person was not plugged directly into the PC.
The other thing, is to try a different USB cable. Faulty cables can also cause stalled flashes.
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OP, are you plugged directly into a USB port on the PC? Not through a keyboard pass-through, or a USB hub, or something similar? I've heard of stalled flashes because the person was not plugged directly into the PC.
The other thing, is to try a different USB cable. Faulty cables can also cause stalled flashes.
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no usb hubs or other similiar stuff. tell me how to use another (original) cable if I CANT ENTER THE RECOVERY???
qn-ram said:
no usb hubs or other similiar stuff. tell me how to use another (original) cable if I CANT ENTER THE RECOVERY???
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When you originally flashed in Odin did you you do so from recovery or download mode?
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sxi200 said:
When you originally flashed in Odin did you you do so from recovery or download mode?
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download mode)
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download mode)
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**** man! Something is not right. Flashing a kernel in download mode as pda shouldn't fully brick your phone. I've had plenty of bad flashes before but download mode always works. Other than retrying for download mode or jig, I'm out of ideas.
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sxi200 said:
**** man! Something is not right. Flashing a kernel in download mode as pda shouldn't fully brick your phone. I've had plenty of bad flashes before but download mode always works. Other than retrying for download mode or jig, I'm out of ideas.
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will sdk tools or something make sense?)
qn-ram said:
no usb hubs or other similiar stuff. tell me how to use another (original) cable if I CANT ENTER THE RECOVERY???
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WHAT DOES RECOVERY HAVE TO DO WITH FLASHING???
You have other posts in this thread that imply you were able to try flashing again. If that's not the case, than I misinterpreted, and sorry I tried to troubleshoot your problem and suggest a course of action.
I'm sure you're frustrated, but that is no reason to snap at people trying to help you.
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WHAT DOES RECOVERY HAVE TO DO WITH FLASHING???
You have other posts in this thread that imply you were able to try flashing again. If that's not the case, than I misinterpreted, and sorry I tried to troubleshoot your problem and suggest a course of action.
I'm sure you're frustrated, but that is no reason to snap at people trying to help you.
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sry. thought that recovery->dl mode. thx 4 ur help
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sry. thought that recovery->dl mode. thx 4 ur help
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Recovery mode and Download mode are not the same. Flashing can only happen in Download mode.
Hi guys.
Tonight I did a data reset via the system settings menu within the OS so that all personal data can be wiped from the phone.
Shortly after I did this, the phone reset, then just started randomly flashing and not booting, occasionally pausing on a totally white screen.
I tried to enter into recovery mode with no luck, and had no luck with download mode either.
My USB jig worked and got me into download mode, and it now also lets me enter download mode via the 3 button method.
I figured I would just use odin to flash a new kernel/ROM, however the phone refuses to come up in odin and is no longer even recognised on my PC (unknown usb device).
I've tried installing and reinstalling drivers, different usb ports, different cable etc and nothing makes any difference.
Anyone have any clue what I can do about this?
PS. The phone was on rootbox rom (unsure of version) and I'm fairly certain it had siyah kernel.
sorry, posted in the wrong section.
please switch it over, mods
No recovery?
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What version were you running? GB, ICS or JB? Which kernel? Did you try to flash tar file? Repartition through Odin?
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It was running ICS, unsure of exact version.
And I did not try to do anything with odin as the phone is not recognised at all any more, doesn't come up in odin..
and yes, I cannot access recovery mode at all via the 3 button method
Didn't it work with the jig?
Tell us what you can do with your device right now.
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as above, I can enter download mode, but absolutely nothing else.
no boot, no recovery, phone is not recognised in odin, phone is not recognised by windows.
Can you find the device in windows device manager as unknown device?
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Wuxar said:
Can you find the device in windows device manager as unknown device?
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yep, that's exactly what it comes up as.
Have you tried with another computer?
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Hold on, i'm going PC Mode.
In the meantime flash siyah v6
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Try these and report back.
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Hold on, i'm going PC Mode.
In the meantime flash siyah v6
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Try these and report back.
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mate, I really appreciate you trying to help me but I'm not entirely sure that you are even reading my posts.
I'm not sure how I am supposed to flash a kernel when my device is not even seen (besides "unknown device") on my PC, and does not display at all in Odin.
ps: i've already tried all of those steps in that link, nothing has helped
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mate, I really appreciate you trying to help me but I'm not entirely sure that you are even reading my posts.
I'm not sure how I am supposed to flash a kernel when my device is not even seen (besides "unknown device") on my PC, and does not display at all in Odin.
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I've read your post?
Have you read mine?
What are we trying to do here?
To make your PC see your device.....am I right?
yes, the objective is to make my PC see the device.
and seeing as the PC needs to see the device for me to flash anything to it, I'm unsure as to how flashing siyah will help me when I cannot in fact flash anything at all
lolthrash said:
yes, the objective is to make my PC see the device.
and seeing as the PC needs to see the device for me to flash anything to it, I'm unsure as to how flashing siyah will help me when I cannot in fact flash anything at all
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yeah yeah
You get unkown device when plugged in? delete that.
Install kies.
Already installed? uninstall it.
Re install.
just figured out the problem with it not recognising it via usb, it was a dodgy USB flex that I'd installed to fix a microphone problem (which eventually turned out to not be hardware related).
just swapped back the original board and hey presto, the damn thing is recognised in windows and in odin.
thanks for the help guys
Be carefull now.
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wrong post, didnt read your post properly
I'm not sure my s3 bricked or not, yesterday i try to flash a new firmware MC3. But it was fail after, i was trying to flash older firmwares but it didn't work either. I can't turn on s3, it's also said "Please connect with KIES for recovery", i plugged it to computer but it doesn't seem connect with my computer. Please help, thanks so much.
hoangtung619 said:
I'm not sure my s3 bricked or not, yesterday i try to flash a new firmware MC3. But it was fail after, i was trying to flash older firmwares but it didn't work either. I can't turn on s3, it's also said "Please connect with KIES for recovery", i plugged it to computer but it doesn't seem connect with my computer. Please help, thanks so much.
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Make sure you put your phone in download mode, and also Samsung USB Drivers installed on your PC. Try other USB cable if it did'nt work. Redownload the firmware, maybe it is a corrupted file
If you can boot into recovery then format data and cache, that might make the phone bootable again. If that doesn't help then boot into download mode as above and flash the correct stock rom via odin.
If it won't boot into download then you have a hard brick, service centre repair required.
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Does anyone know how to run triangle away on SGS 3 without downloading additional data? The point is that I bricked my device, somehow lost IMEI and put phone into factory mode, wifi doesn't work, the same goes for mobile networking. I'd like to give it back to where I bought it from but in Odin mode you can see that the custom binary download is yes (10 counts). In other words I'd appreciate it if you told me what to do to return the device and get it fixed or replaced. Thank you.
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Have you tried without downloading or used some other wifi .
Please stop hijacking other threads all the time .
jje
JJEgan said:
Have you tried without downloading or used some other wifi .
Please stop hijacking other threads all the time .
jje
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sorry mate, I'm desperate. It can't be done without mobile networking or wi-fi because it claims it needs some additional data.
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sorry mate, I'm desperate. It can't be done without mobile networking or wi-fi because it claims it needs some additional data.
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Do not spam the forums, I have deleted your posts. Did it ever cross your mind that the best way to get an answer would be to create your own thread in the Q&A forum and give as much detail in there as you can? If it didn't cross your mind then I would suggest doing it.
Hey guys, big n00b here. I'll admit, I made a very fatal and somewhat idiotic mistake... ended up flashing a bad rom (illusions) to my phone. Unfortunately, after rebooting to test it, the phone completely stopped booting. Can't get into download or recovery mode. Does NOTHING when power is held. I have tried the microSD fix.. went out and got a 16GB card... no luck. This is why I think the bootloader is screwed up. I tried making a USB jig and that didn't work either... I have one coming in the mail, but that's going to be too long to wait.
My computer (running ubuntu by the way) detects the phone:
"Bus 003 Device 069: ID 05c6:9008 Qualcomm, Inc. Gobi Wireless Modem (QDL mode)"
from lsusb.
Guys, PLEASE tell me that we can fix it ... without JTAG or replacing the EMMC... both of those are a bit too much. Would rather just say I spilled pop on it...
I have nearly lost all hope because NOTHING has worked. It isn't showing signs of life... Is there hope?
Is it possible that I didn't try the microSD fix enough times? I mean, I read that you may have to do the write a few times... which I did... :/
sci4me said:
Hey guys, big n00b here. I'll admit, I made a very fatal and somewhat idiotic mistake... ended up flashing a bad rom (illusions) to my phone. Unfortunately, after rebooting to test it, the phone completely stopped booting. Can't get into download or recovery mode. Does NOTHING when power is held. I have tried the microSD fix.. went out and got a 16GB card... no luck. This is why I think the bootloader is screwed up. I tried making a USB jig and that didn't work either... I have one coming in the mail, but that's going to be too long to wait.
My computer (running ubuntu by the way) detects the phone:
"Bus 003 Device 069: ID 05c6:9008 Qualcomm, Inc. Gobi Wireless Modem (QDL mode)"
from lsusb.
Guys, PLEASE tell me that we can fix it ... without JTAG or replacing the EMMC... both of those are a bit too much. Would rather just say I spilled pop on it...
I have nearly lost all hope because NOTHING has worked. It isn't showing signs of life... Is there hope?
Is it possible that I didn't try the microSD fix enough times? I mean, I read that you may have to do the write a few times... which I did... :/
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There is a guy over on android forums named shappypenguin, he may or may not be on XDA, but he has done magic on supposedly hard bricked phones. The fact that your computer recognizes the phone is a good thing. Does the phone go into download mode? If so, try downloading ODIN. It's literally a phone saver.
j61101 said:
There is a guy over on android forums named shappypenguin, he may or may not be on XDA, but he has done magic on supposedly hard bricked phones. The fact that your computer recognizes the phone is a good thing. Does the phone go into download mode? If so, try downloading ODIN. It's literally a phone saver.
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I WISH it went into download mode, if it did I would be fine... and this thread wouldn't exist.
He is on XDA.
Microsd trick should still work, you sure you're doing it right?
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Microsd trick should still work, you sure you're doing it right?
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No lol, I'm not sure. I have a 16 GB Class 10 card and my phone is 16GB. I have tried multiple images and multiple different guides. I THINK the phone is trying to use the card... but not working for some reason.
Like I said, I have tried a lot of images... but I have no reliable way to confirm if they are the EXACT one I need.
One of the ones It tried was called debrick_sph_l710... but it doesn't seem to work.
To clarify, my phone is a Samsung Galaxy S3 on the Sprint network. Model SPH-L710.
I can keep trying the microSD...
Oh ok, I only know it should work on i9300. Not sure if it does for your model, you might get better help asking in your device specific forum.
Forgive me for bumping this early, but I have an expensive paperweight.
Is there any hope? Or will this require JTAG...?
If it doesn't go into download mode then usb jig, otherwise new motherboard.
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If it doesn't go into download mode then usb jig, otherwise new motherboard.
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Well, mine is in the main. I suppose I had better pray to the gods of Android that it works.
sci4me said:
No lol, I'm not sure. I have a 16 GB Class 10 card and my phone is 16GB. I have tried multiple images and multiple different guides. I THINK the phone is trying to use the card... but not working for some reason.
Like I said, I have tried a lot of images... but I have no reliable way to confirm if they are the EXACT one I need.
One of the ones It tried was called debrick_sph_l710... but it doesn't seem to work.
To clarify, my phone is a Samsung Galaxy S3 on the Sprint network. Model SPH-L710.
I can keep trying the microSD...
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What version of Android were you running before you bricked it? It probably doesn't work because you aren't using the correct version.
TheKryptonite said:
What version of Android were you running before you bricked it? It probably doesn't work because you aren't using the correct version.
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The rooted (and working) version was 4.4.2. Yes, this happened due to a incorrect version for the phone being flashed.
Ah, that explains why (I meant that it didn't work because you weren't using the correct version of your debrick image), click on the link below, write the debrick file to your SD card, and it should work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2740469
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