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[Q] I bricked ny Samsung Galaxy SII Epic 4G Touch. Help!

I just recently bought an E4GT a few days ago. upgraded from an Evo 4G that i had rooted and was running on CM7.
So once i got the E4GT i decided to root it and flashed a kernel using Odin. My phone worked great for a few days, but then i installed ROM manager and i was going to run an update and when it reatarted it went into recovery, tried to flash the new rom, but got an error message with the following info:
"E:updated file is backed up: Reportedted
#Manual Mode#
-- Updating application...
Installing Apks.
Succesfully updated application."
It just stays on that screen. I see the reboot system now, apply update from sdcard, wipe data/factory reset, and wipe cache partition options but i am only able to use the vol up/down keys. My power key does not select the highlighted option.
I must also mention that I tried to use odin again to flash other roms, CSCs, and modem.
Also, my phone does not have an SD card...

fail.....................................

Rom Manager bricks the original SGS2 as well.
You're not supposed to use Rom Manager to flash anything, period. It's completely unreliable.
Next time ask around if your SGS2 Epic 4G was compatible with original SGS2 roms.
With that said, if you're not afraid of further bricking then try Odin flashing these stock roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278

So what are my options?

jasonnunez said:
So what are my options?
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Paper weight! No seriously try using Odin like the oder guy is saying, I'd you can't get to download mode, try the usb jig.
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WTH... I think I just made the best mistake of my life. So, the power key wasn't working and i incidentally hit the home key from recovery mode, the phone rebooted itself and everything went back to normal.. wow

what does that mean?? what was the option that was selected when you hit the home key??

you should not flash anything from this forum, your device is not the same

jasonnunez said:
WTH... I think I just made the best mistake of my life. So, the power key wasn't working and i incidentally hit the home key from recovery mode, the phone rebooted itself and everything went back to normal.. wow
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In the original sgs ii home key selects in recovery......... Lol come on guy read a bit
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ogxku5h said:
In the original sgs ii home key selects in recovery......... Lol come on guy read a bit
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+1 and if you see anything beside a black screen or a phone to triangle to pc screen, it's not a brick

on SGS S2 recovery power button = back and home key = select (enter)

Lucky bastard! ;-)
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jasonnunez said:
WTH... I think I just made the best mistake of my life. So, the power key wasn't working and i incidentally hit the home key from recovery mode, the phone rebooted itself and everything went back to normal.. wow
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I nominate that this piece of information gets stickied somehow.
Just saved my ass.
Thank you for actually responding with what you did instead of going "Fixed it. close this thread"

Ophois said:
I nominate that this piece of information gets stickied somehow.
Just saved my ass.
Thank you for actually responding with what you did instead of going "Fixed it. close this thread"
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Well said, good to explain what you did to fix the problem. Could possibly fix a problem in the future.

I thought I bricked my Samsung Galaxy S2 Sprint, but I found that the soft-keys are used instead of the power button for selecting the menu items. YOu guys saved me from losing hundreds of bucks! Big Thanx!

jonnybb1 said:
I thought I bricked my Samsung Galaxy S2 Sprint, but I found that the soft-keys are used instead of the power button for selecting the menu items. YOu guys saved me from losing hundreds of bucks! Big Thanx!
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In CWM do up down up or something to that effect and you can use the power button as select
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lmao funny ****

i did this a little while ago too i was freaking out lol i figured it out though its easy to do coming from an evo

[Q] T-Mobile update bricked my phone?

This morning I woke up to a message saying there was a software update from T-Mo for my T-Mo SGS2. I made a backup and then let it start, just to see. Now the phone is off and I cannot turn it back on, either to Recovery Mode or just to power on! I even plugged in the USB to my comp, still nothing. Not sure what to do? Am I bricked? I was running Juggernaut 3.7 (rooted). I thought if it wasnt a compatible update then I'd just flash the backup. but now I cant even do that. ANY SUGGESTIONS?

I'm having the similar troubles.
Mine's still works, but everytime i attempt to update it goes back to CM manager screen, and i don't know how to proceed past that. So curious to find out what the update is all about. (I am on factory rom + rooted only).

Have you tried odin back to stock?
If it turns on its might be soft bricked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321811
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Will it go into download mode? If not then it's bricked. If it will then use odin to push one of the stock ROM's and go from there.
I won't take up screen space describing how to get into download mode... a google or forum search will result in you finding those directions.
Hope you can fix it... Otherwise call TMobile and they'll send you a replacement.

I cant even get the phone to turn on to go to any mode. I cant get the computer to recognize that there is even a device. When I hold the power button the phone doesnt even vibrate. I cant upload ODIN to the phone to set back to stock. I feel liike Ive tried everything:
Holding each of the volume buttons individually + power
Holding both volume + power
Power only.
Remove and replace battery + Above
Remove battery completely + steps above.
Im lost. Probably SOL.

Plug a USB into your computer, hold volume up and down at the same time then plug USB into your phone while holding volume buttons and see if in enters download mode.
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Just tried. still nothing. the computer makes the noise like it knows something was plugged in, but nothing happens on my phone screen and a pop up comes up and says device not recognized, one of the devices connected to this compute has malfunctioned, etc.
I think this might be terminal. FML.

Might need to redownload the device drivers them try again.
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Yeah. Still no dice. I re-installed device drivers twice. on two computers. Still cant get any response from the Phone. I've rooted and Rom'd 7 different phones from all the major manufacturers. This is the first one I have bricked.

That sucks. Might have to call warrenty on it.
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Yeah it does. I appreciate everyone's help here though.

http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-t-mobile/
I came across this in the sgs4g forum and it seems they offer a brick fix. I am not sure of the sites reputation or anything about it but it may be worth looking into.
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Help me devs! Bricked?

I recently completed all of the steps for a one click root of my epic and attempted to boot into CWM mode for the first time and now all I get is the samsung screen. No vib, no blue light... it just sits there on the samsung screen. I've tried every button combination I can think of and nothing happens. I think i may have created a paper weight. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance for you time.

NurseNerd435 said:
I recently completed all of the steps for a one click root of my epic and attempted to boot into CWM mode for the first time and now all I get is the samsung screen. No vib, no blue light... it just sits there on the samsung screen. I've tried every button combination I can think of and nothing happens. I think i may have created a paper weight. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance for you time.
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Hold the power button and the volume up button. It'll reset, continue to hold, it'll boot into recovery.

You are not bricked, probably a bad flash or cable. Redo the one click and should all be fine
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NurseNerd435 said:
I recently completed all of the steps for a one click root of my epic and attempted to boot into CWM mode for the first time and now all I get is the samsung screen. No vib, no blue light... it just sits there on the samsung screen. I've tried every button combination I can think of and nothing happens. I think i may have created a paper weight. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance for you time.
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The community would love to help you but you have to let us know if any of the above fixes have helped? Do you know what a jig is just in case?

Just a bad flash, happened to me once. Boot back into Odin (Hold power and volume down) and redo the one click process again. Make sure nothing moves the cord or try a different one.
Hope it helps.

Clarification
playya said:
The community would love to help you but you have to let us know if any of the above fixes have helped? Do you know what a jig is just in case?
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I did try the suggestions above. I apologize, it seems i wasn't clear in the OP; I get the samsung screen no matter what I do, all button combinations. And when plugged in to the PC it is not recognized.

NurseNerd435 said:
I did try the suggestions above. I apologize, it seems i wasn't clear in the OP; I get the samsung screen no matter what I do, all button combinations. And when plugged in to the PC it is not recognized.
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Your phone is not seemingly bricked.
Try the button combinations mentioned above but hold for like 20 seconds.

your NOT bricked.. just soft brick.. like suggested, calm down and hold volume down and power until it reboots into download mode again.. if its stuck at samsung logo get it to turn off by a battery pull or something and start over fresh. hard brick wont have a logo it will just be a blank screen and a solid blue led and wont do anything at all
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Sometimes it can be a pain in the butt to boot into recovery or download mode. Just continue holding the button combination until it enters download mode. It might reboot and go back to the Samsung splash screen. Just hold Volume Down and Power until you are in download mode. Do not release the buttons until you have successfully entered download mode.
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patience?
Mattix724 said:
Sometimes it can be a pain in the butt to boot into recovery or download mode. Just continue holding the button combination until it enters download mode. It might reboot and go back to the Samsung splash screen. Just hold Volume Down and Power until you are in download mode. Do not release the buttons until you have successfully entered download mode.
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I held the buttons for 65 seconds... How long should I expect it to take?

It really shouldn't take any more than 10 - 20 seconds max.
You must be holding it wrong... as Steve Jobs would say.
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Hope
Ok, maybe I missed it mentioned already, but i stumbled upon the "1" button and pwr button combo and got into DL mode. win/Odin see it so I have hope. I'm now just waiting forever to DL the appropriate .tar to return to stock and begin again...

NurseNerd435 said:
Ok, maybe I missed it mentioned already, but i stumbled upon the "1" button and pwr button combo and got into DL mode. win/Odin see it so I have hope. I'm now just waiting forever to DL the appropriate .tar to return to stock and begin again...
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good. You are almost there... Post if you need any help

Saved
Well, i got it back. I was able to load a stock rom via ODIN and ran one-click again. Now I'm good to go. Thanks for all the help.

Good for you!! Now it time to see if you can screw it up again,lol. Where do you want to go now?

NurseNerd435 said:
Ok, maybe I missed it mentioned already, but i stumbled upon the "1" button and pwr button combo and got into DL mode. win/Odin see it so I have hope. I'm now just waiting forever to DL the appropriate .tar to return to stock and begin again...
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What? 1 and power button? The OG epic?
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g_ding84 said:
What? 1 and power button? The OG epic?
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That's what I was thinking. Wrong forum?

Cool
I'm all set. Now I'm testing roms to see if I can screw it up again . There are too many "epic" models... I have the sprint Epic, the one w/ the slide out keyboard? Is that the OG version?
A few posts ago someone mentioned a "jig"...what is that?

NurseNerd435 said:
I'm all set. Now I'm testing roms to see if I can screw it up again . There are too many "epic" models... I have the sprint Epic, the one w/ the slide out keyboard? Is that the OG version?
A few posts ago someone mentioned a "jig"...what is that?
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I asked because that was my last phone. with the slide out keyboard. this forum in the SPH-D710. your is SPH-D700.

Lol
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[Q] My phone is dead..... help

So I did a Root 101 No No... In a sleepy state I decided to flash my T-Mo galaxy S2 without doing a system wipe..... smh...smh. As a result I brick my phone. However, in a way I've never seen before. Is there anyone out there that can help???
Here the problem:
Phone does not turn on. (No sound, nothing on the screen)
Phone does not respond to 3 button press. (No vibrate and can't get into clockwork)
Phone does not connect to usb port. (it contently connects and disconnect)
As you can see this is a BIG problem and its left me stump. Before I declare this phone as a shiny paper weight I leave my hope in you guys.
Thanks for the help

What is the three button press? To get into recovery I hold power and volume down. Also check if you're in a boot loop
Edit: also what ROM did you flash
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abhi08638 said:
What is the three button press? To get into recovery I hold power and volume down. Also check if you're in a boot loop
Edit: also what ROM did you flash
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I meant the volume and power buttons. I don't think I'm in a loop because the phone give me no type of feedback. no light, sounds or vibration. When connected to power outlet there's no change. took out the battery for about an hour, no change. used a different usb cable, tried to load into Odin. Nothing.
The only thing the phone does to show that something is going on is when I plug it into my pc. At that point it shows a device has been connected but then disconnect right away. It keeps doing that as long as the phone is connected to the pc.
Also I was coming from CM 10.0.0 to aokp_d2tmo_jb-mr1_build-4

abhi08638 said:
What is the three button press? To get into recovery I hold power and volume down. Also check if you're in a boot loop
Edit: also what ROM did you flash
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My phone is pwr + volume up and down for recovery. Pwr +volume down is download mode. Yes....t989

BoomerCosmo said:
I meant the volume and power buttons. I don't think I'm in a loop because the phone give me no type of feedback. no light, sounds or vibration. When connected to power outlet there's no change. took out the battery for about an hour, no change. used a different usb cable, tried to load into Odin. Nothing.
The only thing the phone does to show that something is going on is when I plug it into my pc. At that point it shows a device has been connected but then disconnect right away. It keeps doing that as long as the phone is connected to the pc.
Also I was coming from CM 10.0.0 to aokp_d2tmo_jb-mr1_build-4
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You flashed a ROM from I believe the gs3. Your phone is hard bricked
D2tmo is the gs3
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payazo915 said:
You flashed a ROM from I believe the gs3. Your phone is hard bricked
D2tmo is the gs3
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Yep I hope you have warrantee there is no coming back from that...Hercules or t989 is what you look for...d2tmo is the sgs3...if you don't wipe things you don't brick your phone it just doesn't run right sometimes..sorry for your loss
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Yup thanks guys. I your all right. Dif did a noobie mistake and paid the price. :crying:

Try it with jig USB a will get u into download mode
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I use this one and work nice
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BoomerCosmo said:
Yup thanks guys. I your all right. Dif did a noobie mistake and paid the price. :crying:
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Probsbly you are trying to get in recovery mode in proper way, just to confirm, first you have to press vol low and up button, keep holding it and then press power button. few sec later it will vibrate, release power button but keep holding vol up/down. Samsung logo will come and then it'll enter in recovery mode.
Just wanted to make sure as sometime people get hard time to get screen shot by pressing keys.

[Q] dead phone after Jiedi Master 16 ROM flash

Hi All,
I tried to flash Jedi Master 16 ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1958230 to my ATT unlocked E980 LGGP for T-Mobile. Now the phone is dead, i.e. not responding to anything. Please please help.
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were successful. Flashed the stock Jedi Master 16 ROM (no change to the zip) all seemed fine till the installer prompt me to reboot with successful installation message displayed. After confirming rebooting, the phone is no longer responsive. Battery is fully charged before I left it alone over night (~6hrs). Battery still had full voltage in the morning. Battery pulled/reinserted a couple times, volume down+home+power pressed many times. Phone still does not respond at all. Connected to the computer, and the computer said the device driver installation failed.
Searched everywhere and found mentioned "deep sleep" symptom. However, battery was not drained. The so called "bricked" seems to referring to looping in booting. Mine is simple not responding to anything at all with or without battery in, with or without wall charger connected, no matter what key/keys pressed.
I suspect that I should have put the right modem file into the Jedi Master 16 zip file.
Please help and thank you in advance.

I'm not even sure what to say.. Why the hell would you install a Samsung Note 2 ROM on your E980???
Can you at least get into recovery mode?
Pull battery then put back in
Hold vol-up+power+home until it passes the lg logo and goes black then release.
Are you in clockworkmod recovery?

My bad. Thought Jedi X is Note 2 specific and Jedi Master is somewhat generic.
Phone won't even boot. Screen is off, and no LED lights/sign of life anywhere with the battery trick and vol-up/down + power + home trick.
When the battery pulled and USB powered, the back and menu led flashed (white) once. Then no more sign of life no matter what key(s) + power buttons combo press.
MrDSL said:
I'm not even sure what to say.. Why the hell would you install a Samsung Note 2 ROM on your E980???
Can you at least get into recovery mode?
Pull battery then put back in
Hold vol-up+power+home until it passes the lg logo and goes black then release.
Are you in clockworkmod recovery?
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lampadephoria said:
My bad. Thought Jedi X is Note 2 specific and Jedi Master is somewhat generic.
Phone won't even boot. Screen is off, and no LED lights/sign of life anywhere with the battery trick and vol-up/down + power + home trick.
When the battery pulled and USB powered, the back and menu led flashed (white) once. Then no more sign of life no matter what key(s) + power buttons combo press.
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The only forum you flash roms out of is this one and it must be for the E980. Your only hope is to try and flash back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302660
if that works and you're back on stock then root and after that you have to use FreeGee to install a loki recovery..i suggest the cwm one. just make sure to select unlock security etc
good luck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2371927

I understand what I should do after the phone boots up. Thank a lot for the resources.
However, I am stuck with how to make the phone boot. Is there a hardware reset button?
Methods tried so far:
1. Pull and reinsert battery, then press power button.
2. Pull and reinsert battery, then press (vol-up/down) + (camera shutter) + (home) + (power button).
3. Left the phone alone for 6hr (no USB charging). Battery is at full voltage (4.12v). Then following step 1 or 2.
MrDSL said:
The only forum you flash roms out of is this one and it must be for the E980. Your only hope is to try and flash back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302660
if that works and you're back on stock then root and after that you have to use FreeGee to install a loki recovery..i suggest the cwm one. just make sure to select unlock security etc
good luck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2371927
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lampadephoria said:
I understand what I should do after the phone boots up. Thank a lot for the resources.
However, I am stuck with how to make the phone boot. Is there a hardware reset button?
Methods tried so far:
1. Pull and reinsert battery, then press power button.
2. Pull and reinsert battery, then press (vol-up/down) + (camera shutter) + (home) + (power button).
3. Left the phone alone for 6hr (no USB charging). Battery is at full voltage (4.12v). Then following step 1 or 2.
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Dude you need to simply do this. Pull battery, put battery back in, hook to computer and while plugging in the cable to your phone, hold volume up and down. If you see the 'download mode' box in the middle of the screen, YOURE SAVED, IF NOT THEN YOURE ****ED!
Never flash anything unless you know what you're doing. I seriously advise you to do a serious amount of reading before ampting any flashing if anything!
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Points are well taken! I was in a rush which I definitely did not have to.
Tried the vol-up+down combo tip. No response. I guess I need to resort to some JTAG repair.
Thanks a lot.
Jammol said:
Dude you need to simply do this. Pull battery, put battery back in, hook to computer and while plugging in the cable to your phone, hold volume up and down. If you see the 'download mode' box in the middle of the screen, YOURE SAVED, IF NOT THEN YOURE ****ED!
Never flash anything unless you know what you're doing. I seriously advise you to do a serious amount of reading before ampting any flashing if anything!
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Hello,
Does the CM10 ROM support wifi calling feature for Tmobile?
Thanks a lot.
MrDSL said:
The only forum you flash roms out of is this one and it must be for the E980. Your only hope is to try and flash back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302660
if that works and you're back on stock then root and after that you have to use FreeGee to install a loki recovery..i suggest the cwm one. just make sure to select unlock security etc
good luck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2371927
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I mean really LMFAO why
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lampadephoria said:
Points are well taken! I was in a rush which I definitely did not have to.
Tried the vol-up+down combo tip. No response. I guess I need to resort to some JTAG repair.
Thanks a lot.
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I dont think there is such thing as a Jtag repair for this phone, if there is no one knows yet.
Also if your going to be flashing just any kind of rom you might like I dont think you should flash anymore roms lol.

Wow, u do know that the note 2 is not the same as lg og pro?
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lampadephoria said:
Points are well taken! I was in a rush which I definitely did not have to.
Tried the vol-up+down combo tip. No response. I guess I need to resort to some JTAG repair.
Thanks a lot.
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It's volume down and power button, hold it simultaneously for about 10-15 seconds.
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Not sure if legit or trolling?
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Clienterror said:
Not sure if legit or trolling?
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Methinks the former. The OP took a "parts is parts" approach to Android and made an expensive mistake.

Unbricked
My phone is finally unbricked using JTAG thanks to this man!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Google-LG-N...364?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f2334d40c
Everything is bright and shine except the partition table is screwed up where all apps (like camera app) see there is no space in the internal sd card. Waiting on the external micro sd card to arrive. Hopefully that will make the phone usable (beyond just browsing and installing apps).
In this stage, I can't even root it since the rooter can't write onto the internal memory space. And Android Partition Manager Pro, who requires the phone to be rooted at first, won't help either.
Does any one know how to repartition without rooting? Thanks a lot.

This whole thread.....so painful. Some people should not be allowed to have a smartphone...keyword smart
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