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I was flashing my Vibrant back to the stock ROM using ODIN, and I had the re-partition checked off... and I think this is what killed my vibrant. If I click the power button it doesn't do anything. It has a full battery and even with it on the charger... still nothing. I can't see anything on the screen. What are my options to fix my Vibrant?
Timz917 said:
I was flashing my Vibrant back to the stock ROM using ODIN, and I had the re-partition checked off... and I think this is what killed my vibrant. If I click the power button it doesn't do anything. It has a full battery and even with it on the charger... still nothing. I can't see anything on the screen. What are my options to fix my Vibrant?
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What were you flashing to stock from?
Can you enter download mode?
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HELP IM SO WORRY HAS SAME PROBLEM OR WORSE
I upgraded to froyo 2.2 using Kies mini, and follow each step, till it finish of donwloading the oficial download from their server, in the tutorial says to wait for it to reboot but never did. what could happend? now im not able to power on, put in download mode, etc cause its acting like its dead, not even the usb im so scared caus ei just bought it on ebay HELLPPPPP PLEASE.
letor69 said:
HELP IM SO WORRY HAS SAME PROBLEM OR WORSE
I upgraded to froyo 2.2 using Kies mini, and follow each step, till it finish of donwloading the oficial download from their server, in the tutorial says to wait for it to reboot but never did. what could happend? now im not able to power on, put in download mode, etc cause its acting like its dead, not even the usb im so scared caus ei just bought it on ebay HELLPPPPP PLEASE.
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Following these guide: http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/Samsu...-upgrade-to-Android-2-2-Froyo-now/td-p/678871
Here are a couple of things to try. There are videos out there on utube also.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
No I can't enter Download mode. I have no power at all.
nomadrider123 said:
Here are a couple of things to try. There are videos out there on utube also.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
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Have you tried a simple
pull the battery
put the battery back after a few second
start ODIN
connect USB to PC, but not to phone
hold the volume +/- key
connect USB to phone while holding vol +/- keys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9LYLoK1Qog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNts11IBZ8Y
I click the power button nothing happens. I plug in the usb, nothing happens.
Timz917 said:
I click the power button nothing happens. I plug in the usb, nothing happens.
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Have you tried both at the same time?
pull the battery
put the battery back after a few seconds
start ODIN
connect USB to PC, but not to phone
hold the volume +/- key
connect USB to phone while holding vol +/- keys
nomadrider123 said:
Have you tried both at the same time?
pull the battery
put the battery back after a few seconds
start ODIN
connect USB to PC, but not to phone
hold the volume +/- key
connect USB to phone while holding vol +/- keys
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SAME AS ME heeeeeeelllpppp
not a single button is working, either JIG i have it, what can i do?
Sorry to disappoint you; it seems that you are out of luck. I was flashing my Vibrant in the similar situation like yours and my phone has never turned on again since then (6 weeks). I live in Thailand and have been searching both English and Thai version for a solution. None comes up so far. The only way the USB jig will help is your phone can be powered up. I have tried that myself. You can look for the confirmation elsewhere in this forum. Any way if you can find a diy solution, please let me know and I will post it here if I can find one myself. Thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
I am wait on this line here on your link.
More methods coming soon
do you have insurance with tmobile?
i bricked mine before i had a good understanding of the whole rom flashing concept and i could get a downloading screen but i didnt know what to do so they replaced it with no problem.
call and ask all they can do is say no.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
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they bro, i appreciate that your trying to help the guy but read.
the title states its a "HARD BRICK" meaning it will not turn on. If the OP has enough sense to name the thread its a HARD brick, then i'm sure he knows what a hard brick is. All solutions your leading to cannot be done AT ALL. The phone is a paperweight, you cant do anything but 2 things:
@OP
Do one of these 2 things:
1) build a JIG costs around 10$ a bit more or a bit less. but no over than 15$
(search JIG for vibrant on youtube by mobiletechvideos)
2) Send it to tmobile.
I hard bricked my phone 4 days ago.
I called them, and their sending in a replacement, and i send them mine and im done.
It cost me 10$ for shipping and handling but thats it.
Timz917 said:
I was flashing my Vibrant back to the stock ROM using ODIN, and I had the re-partition checked off... and I think this is what killed my vibrant. If I click the power button it doesn't do anything. It has a full battery and even with it on the charger... still nothing. I can't see anything on the screen. What are my options to fix my Vibrant?
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HOW ABOIUT LEAVE PHONE CHARGING FOR 10 GO IN TO DARK ROOM SHUT OFF LIGHT PRESS POWER BUTTON AND SEE IF BACK LIGHT OF SCREEN LIGHTS UP, IF SO I TOLD YOU SO I HAD THE SAME BUT MY VIBRANT WORKS AGAIN UNLIKE YOURS p
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they bro, i appreciate that your trying to help the guy but read.
the title states its a "HARD BRICK" meaning it will not turn on. If the OP has enough sense to name the thread its a HARD brick, then i'm sure he knows what a hard brick is. All solutions your leading to cannot be done AT ALL. The phone is a paperweight, you cant do anything but 2 things:
@OP
Do one of these 2 things:
1) build a JIG costs around 10$ a bit more or a bit less. but no over than 15$
(search JIG for vibrant on youtube by mobiletechvideos)
2) Send it to tmobile.
I hard bricked my phone 4 days ago.
I called them, and their sending in a replacement, and i send them mine and im done.
It cost me 10$ for shipping and handling but thats it.
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Your first option is out because I have tried that. The only option left is the second one. since I live in Thailand, I have to ship the phone to my friend in Los Angeles to have him replace it for me. It is costly, but at least I will get a phone to work.
It seems to me that this issue is a special case that doesn't happen very often. Only the chosen ones will get into trouble like this when making an error here and there while flashing rom.
I had an IPhone 3G before and, of course, I made mistakes while updating it with all kinds of firmware, but the hardware never fails on me no matter what I did.
Thanks all who try to help.
xriderx66 said:
they bro, i appreciate that your trying to help the guy but read.
the title states its a "HARD BRICK" meaning it will not turn on. If the OP has enough sense to name the thread its a HARD brick, then i'm sure he knows what a hard brick is. All solutions your leading to cannot be done AT ALL. The phone is a paperweight, you cant do anything but 2 things:
@OP
Do one of these 2 things:
1) build a JIG costs around 10$ a bit more or a bit less. but no over than 15$
(search JIG for vibrant on youtube by mobiletechvideos)
2) Send it to tmobile.
I hard bricked my phone 4 days ago.
I called them, and their sending in a replacement, and i send them mine and im done.
It cost me 10$ for shipping and handling but thats it.
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Just because he put hard bricked in the title means little. It was his first post. He very well could be a aviid user. All I could go by is he said he hit power and nothing happend thats about all he said over and over. No battery pull 3 button try. So what I did was try to help thats it. I did not suggest anything to make matters worse. A lot of ppl thought their phones were "hard bricked" but they got it to come out of it. Just because your more of a wiz then most ppl here. I would appreciate if you would get off my back a bit for I was just trying to help.
nomadrider123 said:
Just because he put hard bricked in the title means little. It was his first post. He very well could be a aviid user. All I could go by is he said he hit power and nothing happend thats about all he said over and over. No battery pull 3 button try. So what I did was try to help thats it. I did not suggest anything to make matters worse. A lot of ppl thought their phones were "hard bricked" but they got it to come out of it. Just because your more of a wiz then most ppl here. I would appreciate if you would get off my back a bit for I was just trying to help.
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I'm not getting on your back, why is it you think so?
Most of the users as i've encountered don't have the sense to name their threads appropriately, the OP on this one specifically named it HARD BRICKED, so instead of telling him to do all these instructions, you could've asked 1 thing "when you plug your usb, or wall charger, does it show any lights? or Are there any symbols on the screen? any lights glowing?"
Those 2 questions could've saved him, and you time.
Trust me i'm a beginner as well, i just know how to get out of these because i've been with this problem a few times. Alot of people here know more than me, specifically s15.. idk his full name.
Think I bricked my phone somehow. To the story, I had phone in download mode to flash the leodroid rom which didn't flash at all, as I waited for 10mins to see if it would flash, but to no avail. Anyway, after that I disconnected the phone from pc, removed the battery, inserted the battery again then BOOM! Nothing, no download mode, no recovery, no boot screen, just a blank screen, a brick.
Dunno, if anyone else has had this problem, but if you managed to somehow get yours working again please tell me! And if you can't, guess I'll have to send it back. Anyone know how to deal with online shops, when returning phones?
Cheers in advance.
Zeelz
I`m assuming you`re unable to use volume down + Home + Power buttons together and keep holding them until a menu appears on the screen?
ZeeL;14713285
BOOM! Nothing said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1068522[/url]
And if you can't, guess I'll have to send it back. Anyone know how to deal with online shops, when returning phones?
Flash original rom remove root reset binary counter first .
jje
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I'm no expert when it comes to things like this
but if you can't access download mode via the button combos
have you tried using one of these 'usb jigs'?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YRPWU4waa4
it should force your phone into download mode
i think you can either purchase them from a member of this site, forgotten his name :\, or there are plenty of options on ebay
ZeeL said:
Think I bricked my phone somehow. To the story, I had phone in download mode to flash the leodroid rom which didn't flash at all, as I waited for 10mins to see if it would flash, but to no avail. Anyway, after that I disconnected the phone from pc, removed the battery, inserted the battery again then BOOM! Nothing, no download mode, no recovery, no boot screen, just a blank screen, a brick.
Dunno, if anyone else has had this problem, but if you managed to somehow get yours working again please tell me! And if you can't, guess I'll have to send it back. Anyone know how to deal with online shops, when returning phones?
Cheers in advance.
Zeelz
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Leodroid, I am guessing this is not a SGS2 rom ?
Well hopefully a JIG works, I have ordered one from ebay earlier this week, hope it comes soon. And yeh the 3 button combos doesn't work. Although I thought the jig won't work if you're unable to power on your phone. Guess I'll give it a go regardless. It wouldn't hurt to try.
Cheers the the help guys
godutch said:
Leodroid, I am guessing this is not a SGS2 rom ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119622
it is, although its under investigation right now.
i had this issue but i was able to go back using 3 button procedure.
i would suggest you take battery out and pop it in and immediately hold the 3 buttons and don't let go until you see something on the screen.
Also, i made my usb jig the other day .. it literally took 10 minutes cutting thru the usb. Just go to any electronics shop and get 300K ohms transistor. put the usb you made in your phone and connect the transistor with your hand on the correct pins .. no need to even solder anything .. just make them touch for few seconds.
My brother held the phone and i held the transistor ... poped the battery in and i was at download mode.
best of luck.
Hi,
I have exactly the same problem here with my phone, a brand new Samsung Galaxy S II.
After trying to flash a new firmware I rebooted my phone into "Downloading mode" and starting (i think) a veery earli version of Odin3 software. But when I didnt know what to do I just shut down my phone and closed the applikation.
And then: Totally stone dead, as a brick. I have ordered a USB-thing from ebay, but I'm pretty sure it aint going to work. No response on either powerbuttons, combos or anything else. Just a black screen. Is the only solution to send it in to Samsung service center or is it any else more possibilty? (Excuse me for bad grammar.)
JJEgan said:
Flash original rom remove root reset binary counter first .
jje
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Why would he need to do that? He can't even see the Download mode screen. How is anyone at Samsung Service center going to see a counter that won't even come on.
Samsung Service Center is going to just jtag flash it, then send it back. Which also wipes the counter, and even if there is a hidden counter, it's erases that as well.
Anyways, I don't think the USB Jig would work. USB Jig will only work if the bootloader is still intact. The USB JIG uses a 300k or 301k resistor, not transistor.
The reason the thread is closed is because it was based off someone else's work, and not giving any credit.
Hi,
Yesterday I tried to do a ROOT but I had a problem with the "Odin" software so I hade to turn off the galaxy manually...
But when I tried to turn it again' he wont turn on!
What can I do?
Thank you
Same problem...
I have the same problem, will not turn on. was adviced to but (UNBrick Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100 Download Mode USB Jig) from ebay but did not work.. Can anyone help... Phone makes a good door stop at the minute.. lol
Might find an answer faster in the gs2 forum.
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Same issue....
did anyone mange to solve this issue?
Thanxs
Hard unbricking
yes look at mobile tech videos on youtube
Help
Thanx , can you provide any link for that.....
Cheers
Unbricking
Sorry i cant leave a link here as im new maybe you or someone else can but type in youtube search mobile tech videos unbrick and the s2 is the second on the list they do ship worldwide and are based in the US.
Well done
Thanx mate, well done ....
Cheers
Send it in for repair but say nothing about odin or root
I have sent for repair
Already sent for repair. I said it would not switch on or charge. To be honest I feel that samsung need to address this issue as if the operating system fails on a pc you can reload and away you go. The same should be said for a phone. There should be a fail safe that always puts the phone back to download mode. I thought the jig was the answer but not always so BE CAREFUL.
I sent my phone to tmobile they repaired it free
Repair Description
- Calibration
- Software update
- Replacement - A/S ASSY-PBA MAIN(COMM)GT_I9100
- Screening
same issue
my computer crashd in the middle of the odin update. and my phone is allso dead now...
the only solution was to send it to service?
depends, if the process was interrupted during the flash the bootloader, the phone is dead
sykokidd said:
my computer crashd in the middle of the odin update. and my phone is allso dead now...
the only solution was to send it to service?
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Was is ???
Nope a USB recovery jig may enable download mode or even a JTag repair would be cheaper than paid for Samsung service .
jje
I had the same issue flasg siyahs kernel after flashing the rom and ur phone should start xD
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yeh, thats what happened, no buttons work, jig dont work. nothing... sending it to service tomorrow.... aaaaaaaah damn rental phones hehe
my sgs2 is dead too....same issues... no reaction to anything possible to do: charger, usb gig, hardware buttons, etc.
JIG?
Has anyone had any success with the USB JIG and a 'hard' bricked phone?
H00pyFr00d said:
Has anyone had any success with the USB JIG and a 'hard' bricked phone?
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Same wonder
My SGS2 is hard bricked, no question about it. Nothing happens no matter what button press, usb connection etc. Dead as a doornail.
From what I've read the JIG will only help if you have, at bare minimum, backlights or a vibration when you hit the power button. As I have literally nothing this means I'm 'hard' bricked in which case the JIG shouldn't work.
I've a JIG on order and should arrive tomorrow. I'll try every which way with it, button combos, plugging in USB, removing and replacing battery etc. If i get any response or any success I'll report back. If not, I've found a few places that can JTAG so I'll go that route and again report back.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket (AT&T)
I used Odin to Root it, everything was running PERFECT.
Then when I put on AndroidParanoid From Unlockr ( I can't post link due to not having ten posts yet )
I then rebooted and now my phone will not turn on at all.
I've tried normal power up, Download Mode, and Recover Mode, Plugging it into a PC and to the Wall Charger while using all 3 forms of powering up. Still will not work...
I'm at a complete loss here guys an gals, what do I do??
Thanks,
Tony
AnthonieMesser said:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket (AT&T)
I used Odin to Root it, everything was running PERFECT.
Then when I put on AndroidParanoid From Unlockr ( I can't post link due to not having ten posts yet )
I then rebooted and now my phone will not turn on at all.
I've tried normal power up, Download Mode, and Recover Mode, Plugging it into a PC and to the Wall Charger while using all 3 forms of powering up. Still will not work...
I'm at a complete loss here guys an gals, what do I do??
Thanks,
Tony
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You are the 2nd person I have seen today, who got a brick after using Paranoid Android from theUnlockr.
Anyway, if the device cannot go to even download mode, try USB Jig. If you don't have one, you can create it.
Here is a guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/help/guide-how-to-make-usb-jig-reset-binary-t1604707
I repaired my friend's Galaxy SII using my created USB Jig. Jig forced his phone to Download mode where I flashed it with Odin.
If USB Jig doesn't work then JTAG Device may repair it. However JTAG is not very commonly available.
In that case, I am afraid you need to contact Customer Care Center and get the Motherboard changed.
Everything is normal after motherboard changed.
But your warranty may be void due to custom ROM and Root.
Also I think your device is Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket SGH-I727 locked for AT&T Carrier.
Then this is your device's forum where more knowledgiable people than me (because I don't have your device) will help you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s2-skyrocket
Thanks!!
hnkotnis said:
You are the 2nd person I have seen today, who got a brick after using Paranoid Android from theUnlockr.
Anyway, if the device cannot go to even download mode, try USB Jig. If you don't have one, you can create it.
Here is a guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/help/guide-how-to-make-usb-jig-reset-binary-t1604707
I repaired my friend's Galaxy SII using my created USB Jig. Jig forced his phone to Download mode where I flashed it with Odin.
If USB Jig doesn't work then JTAG Device may repair it. However JTAG is not very commonly available.
In that case, I am afraid you need to contact Customer Care Center and get the Motherboard changed.
Everything is normal after motherboard changed.
But your warranty may be void due to custom ROM and Root.
Also I think your device is Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket SGH-I727 locked for AT&T Carrier.
Then this is your device's forum where more knowledgiable people than me (because I don't have your device) will help you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s2-skyrocket
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Thanks a TON man!
I really haven't been wanting to make a Jig so I think I may just buy one....
Once I get it, do I just plug it into my phone and it does the rest?
my phone is not hard bricked but this is a realy useful peace of information , i knew about the jtag but this method of usb jig is realy cool and new for me , this is one of the most useful posts i saw on xda thank you hnkotnis and thank you OP.
You're Welcome
pocthird said:
my phone is not hard bricked but this is a realy useful peace of information , i knew about the jtag but this method of usb jig is realy cool and new for me , this is one of the most useful posts i saw on xda thank you hnkotnis and thank you OP.
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I'm happy the post has helped you!!!
It's always useful to share your problems, all options used, solutions, and sources of information.
It will sooner or later help someone somewhere with something. haha.
XDA is by far the TOP online location for all your needs and people with great insight on cell phones!
I work at Verizon Wireless Customer Care (CSR), and I have direct well over a thousand people here and walked them through to get to their cell phones section!
Although I can not say who, or give them my info so they can't figure out who I am (illegal), I'm hoping they have receive the knowledge and help you have here today also.
AnthonieMesser said:
Thanks a TON man!
I really haven't been wanting to make a Jig so I think I may just buy one....
Once I get it, do I just plug it into my phone and it does the rest?
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just put it in usb port like you put a charger pin. It does the rest. It forces phone into Download mode.
@pocthird
I am glad that this helped you. However I wish you never see USB Jig. i.e. your phone should never brick.
I dun goofed. I, very ignorantly, flashed the Boeffla kernel intl. version to my poor USA phone, which could not handle that.
Now, my phone won't turn on whatsoever. Holding the power button does nothing. Recovery/Download combinations also do nothing. Battery pull did nothing. Phoan is kill. I understand that there are other ways to fix these phones but there are far too many and far too few reviews of said methods. I believe my phone is hard bricked, so I'm not sure if other types of restoration are possible. I do know of ONE, that being JTAG, but I'm not sure I want to go that far. I wanted to know if there was anything else I could do, so I came to the source of all Android knowledge, XDA-devs. forums.
I've reviewed the "Official Samsung Way" that involved shorting a resistor to force the phone into Download mode after doing some other stuff. I don't think this will work as my phone is hard bricked.
I've looked at USB JIGS. However, they appear to only fix soft bricks.
I've looked into a more unique method, but I don't own a 16 GB SD Card at the moment, only a 32 GB, so I'm not sure if that will work.
(I'm a new guy so I can't post links. Just use tinyurl . com / srslyXDA (remove the spaces and you'll get a whole link!)
I have tried it, sort of, but I'm not sure if it worked AT ALL, or if it was the fact I was using a 32 GB SD card. Either way, I'd rather not buy the SD card until I knew for sure if this would work.
Just so we're clear, I'm using a Virgin Mobile (AKA rebranded Sprint) Samsung Galaxy S3. It originally ran CM11.
Any suggestions? I'm open to JTAG but only if there's a good tutorial for it. I think someone once recommended a RIFF box but those just happen to be a good sum of money.
skarlitz said:
I dun goofed. I, very ignorantly, flashed the Boeffla kernel intl. version to my poor USA phone, which could not handle that.
Now, my phone won't turn on whatsoever. Holding the power button does nothing. Recovery/Download combinations also do nothing. Battery pull did nothing. Phoan is kill. I understand that there are other ways to fix these phones but there are far too many and far too few reviews of said methods. I believe my phone is hard bricked, so I'm not sure if other types of restoration are possible. I do know of ONE, that being JTAG, but I'm not sure I want to go that far. I wanted to know if there was anything else I could do, so I came to the source of all Android knowledge, XDA-devs. forums.
I've reviewed the "Official Samsung Way" that involved shorting a resistor to force the phone into Download mode after doing some other stuff. I don't think this will work as my phone is hard bricked.
I've looked at USB JIGS. However, they appear to only fix soft bricks.
I've looked into a more unique method, but I don't own a 16 GB SD Card at the moment, only a 32 GB, so I'm not sure if that will work.
(I'm a new guy so I can't post links. Just use tinyurl . com / srslyXDA (remove the spaces and you'll get a whole link!)
I have tried it, sort of, but I'm not sure if it worked AT ALL, or if it was the fact I was using a 32 GB SD card. Either way, I'd rather not buy the SD card until I knew for sure if this would work.
Just so we're clear, I'm using a Virgin Mobile (AKA rebranded Sprint) Samsung Galaxy S3. It originally ran CM11.
Any suggestions? I'm open to JTAG but only if there's a good tutorial for it. I think someone once recommended a RIFF box but those just happen to be a good sum of money.
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I would atleast try the jig. i have woken up a hard bricked s2 with it.
coltlacey1 said:
I would atleast try the jig. i have woken up a hard bricked s2 with it.
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Well I don't want to go about ordering every little thing and such. It may very well be that I need to get it repaired via JTAG, which could either be me doing it or someone else. Either way, I want to be sure. Do you know of anyone who has successfully revived an S3 with this method?
All u have to do is go to radio shack and get a few resistors, and make sure you have the right cord end. Very easy to make. Just takes a little soldering. I don't know of anyone that has done it yet on an s3 but haven't really asked around. If it doesn't work you're out maybe $5.
coltlacey1 said:
All u have to do is go to radio shack and get a few resistors, and make sure you have the right cord end. Very easy to make. Just takes a little soldering. I don't know of anyone that has done it yet on an s3 but haven't really asked around. If it doesn't work you're out maybe $5.
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I don't think you read my post correctly. My phone is hard bricked, not soft bricked. It doesn't turn on whatsoever. It doesn't freeze, it doesn't boot loop. It stays off. No LED lights. No vibrations. Hard bricked. It'd be different if it gave signs of life, but since I flashed it with a kernel not made for my device, it is most definitely hard bricked. I'm afraid it'll need to be JTAG'd or booted off of an SD card. I don't have a 16 gb one on me at the moment so if you could let me know of anyone who does cheap JTAG.
looks like youll need to locate an sd card. I dont know of anyone that does cheap jtags but i did see a youtube link somewhere that was addressing jtag inquiries but it was from some time ago.
if you do locate an sd >>http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/galaxy-s-iii-gt-i9300-hard-brick-fix-t1916796