Please help???? - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

my phone wont start again after i flashed that Rom, its for Gt-I9100 International version, they phone wont boot at all, and when i plug it to the usb the computer ask me to install: QHSUSB_DLOAD.
Please any help

Can u get into dl mode
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Also this should be in general
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no deosnt boot at all ?????

People would be more likely to help you if you posted in the correct place.
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You flashed an i9100 rom?!!?! I'm blown away. Why...why...why? Why in god's name would you do that? We have completely different hardware, of course your phone won't boot. Dude...
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There's a really good chance you're hard-bricked.
As a warning to other people out there who are just starting to do this stuff. DO NOT THINK THAT BECAUSE YOU HEARD SOMEWHERE THAT IS IS EASY THAT YOU CAN DO IT WITHOUT READING OR LEARNING ANYTHING. We here at XDA are all for helping people but this OP clearly did not read about flashing, read about what our phone is compared to the international version, or even do a search before posting this because then he would know how to attempt to get it into download mode and odin new firmware onto the device. We're not your personal, 24-hour tech support. If you want that, do not expect us to do it for free. If you genuinely want to learn about things and want someone to teach you how to fix something you did wrong, we'll be happy to do that. I'm going to repeat this one more time for effect:
We are not your personal, 24-hour/7-days-a-week, free tech support.

Yea. Im not gonna preach because i bricked my first phone yesterday :/
But its very important we dont flash software from other phones. This phone is different than any other Samsung and GS2 out there. You can often recover a phone if you flash the wrong rom, apparently that will not be the case on this phone..
If you cant get into recovery or dl mode theres no chance of a recovery. Sorry. Recovery can be accessed by pulling the battery, putting it back in, holding volume up and down and power all at the same time. Release the power button while continuing to hold both volume buttons ONLY if the samsung logo pops up. If nothing, try dl mode. That is done by pulling battery, putting it back in. Hold volume up and down while inserting the usb cord. If it does nothing your pretty much sol.
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this is my first android phone and you best believe that i would rather be put in a sweat box with 10 sumo wrestlers and have to clean and floss some ass before I flash add rom or anything else that has to do with rooting this phone that didnt have t989 in it or that wasn't confirmed by plenty of devs... just saying dont really understand how someone thats been a member for over a year and has cleary had years of exp with andriod phones would do this..... unless hes about 13 yrs old and wanted to run around his school saying i got mine rooted i got mine rooted..

mikeyinid said:
Yea. Im not gonna preach because i bricked my first phone yesterday :/
But its very important we dont flash software from other phones. This phone is different than any other Samsung and GS2 out there. You can often recover a phone if you flash the wrong rom, apparently that will not be the case on this phone..
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How did you do that? I want to make sure I don't do the same thing when I root or flash a rom

You are hard bricked. Needs a non existent jtag to repair. Pray that connexion learns to unbrick them.
Also, WHY???? Please click on the word friend in my signature.
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alibox87 said:
my phone wont start again after i flashed that Rom, its for Gt-I9100 International version, they phone wont boot at all, and when i plug it to the usb the computer ask me to install: QHSUSB_DLOAD.
Please any help
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Dude....., there is good chance you hard bricked your phone your only option is (JTAG).
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/

I flashed a kernel using the mount point for epic touch. Not sure which partition it actually flashed to but as soon as it flashed the phone shutdown and wouldnt do anything. Part of trying to get things going here we now know the right partition to flash a kernel too just working on the path.
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How did you do that? I want to make sure I don't do the same thing when I root or flash a rom
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Idk if someone already mentioned this but try this:
1.Pull battery out
2.Download Odin 1.85 or above
3.Install drivers
4.Open Odin.exe
5.Put your battery back in to the phone
6.While holding both volume keys, plug the USB in and if your phone goes into.download mode then you are set and can pick up all the stock stuff and flash it via Odin.
And if that doesn't work then you will need a jig to get into download and I dnt knw if someone had made one yet or not.
alibox87 said:
my phone wont start again after i flashed that Rom, its for Gt-I9100 International version, they phone wont boot at all, and when i plug it to the usb the computer ask me to install: QHSUSB_DLOAD.
Please any help
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Ouch
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Goodluck.. I had my first hard brick long time ago when I flashed my moto razr with the firmware for moto razr v3i.

this is rhetorical by why even reply to someone's stupidity its plain and simple all it takes is a little bit of ****ing reading! jesus christ! topics like this annoy the crap out of me and should be deleted ! im not cool with helping someone that doesn't help themselves first sorry !

I wouldn't be so quick. Difficult and unexpected situations happen to all of us I am sure.
From the original post, I think OP may have an international version of the SGS2, and flashed the T989 Rom. He's just looking for a way back.
goldeman said:
this is rhetorical by why even reply to someone's stupidity its plain and simple all it takes is a little bit of ****ing reading! jesus christ! topics like this annoy the crap out of me and should be deleted ! im not cool with helping someone that doesn't help themselves first sorry !
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i understand that! ive bricked a phone because i DIDNT READ. and even then i still didnt make a topic of it ... i tried every way possible to recover, when that didnt work i took the phone back. Seriously if you can type you can obviously read. trust me it helps.

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bricked galaxy s 2 t989

So i was stupid and tried to install vilian rom on my sgs2 which apparently is not for the t989. Now phone wont turn on or do anything. Is it completly bricked?
iunno if this helps but when i plug it into computer still makes noise like its connected =/ nothing on screen tho
Sorarn said:
So i was stupid and tried to install vilian rom on my sgs2 which apparently is not for the t989. Now phone wont turn on or do anything. Is it completly bricked?
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Try to put your phone in download mode, using the key combination (volume up/volume down) at the same time, then plug in your USB cable that will put you in download mode, and then use Odin to flash Bubby stock kernel. If you have access to recovery, (volume up/volume down/power) and let go the power as soon you can see the Samsung logo, then just flash the last ROM you were using before your mistake. This is if you already have a ROM that you can flash via CWM in the SDCARD of your phone. If you don't have a CWM ROM in your SD Card ODIN is your best friend. Hope this can help you.
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cant turn on or anything or get into download mode odin doesnt seem to be recognizing it. it asks for qhsusb dload drivers which from what ive read means brick?
Sorarn said:
So i was stupid and tried to install vilian rom on my sgs2 which apparently is not for the t989. Now phone wont turn on or do anything. Is it completly bricked?
iunno if this helps but when i plug it into computer still makes noise like its connected =/ nothing on screen tho
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One Web site.... www.mobiletechvideos.com
The way I see it we all screw up but having the balls to take a risk to hack your device... There's no shame in that. Just read up on things before. N s who they will be able to restore your phone for 40 to 50 bucks
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yes t was a stupid mistake, anyway is that the only thing to send it out? no other way
Sorarn said:
yes t was a stupid mistake, anyway is that the only thing to send it out? no other way
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You can try to exchange calling Tmobile and tell them that something wierd happen to your phone, and you don't know what is going on. Don't tell them about the flashing; that happened to me one time with my Vibrant, and they exchanged no questions asked. No charges or fees. Hope this can help you.
parusia said:
You can try to exchange calling Tmobile and tell them that something wierd happen to your phone, and you don't know what is going on. Don't tell them about the flashing; that happened to me one time with my Vibrant, and they exchanged no questions asked. No charges or fees. Hope this can help you.
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Yeah. If you're within your 14 days, this maybe a good option. The Apple store was great for this also.
good luck & keep us posted!
dont think im inside the 14days more like a month. i may give that a shot still tho take it in and ***** a little just say i went to turn it on in the morning and nothing. see what happens if not ill send it out and let you know how that goes
so update as promised, took it to tmobile today they tried switching the battery out thats all and he goes well i guess this is why we get warrentys so i get a free one over nighted will be here tomorrow
Sorarn said:
so update as promised, took it to tmobile today they tried switching the battery out thats all and he goes well i guess this is why we get warrentys so i get a free one over nighted will be here tomorrow
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Nice! New phone, over night shipping, and lesson learned! I'm still waiting for my phone to be mailed here... They say Wednesday
Nice, Samsung loses some money, the world dies due to carbon emissions from delivery and you get a replacement phone for the one you broke.
Bravo
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the guy at the store said this was the first galaxy s 2 returned there for any issues haha
Sorarn said:
the guy at the store said this was the first galaxy s 2 returned there for any issues haha
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They are trained to say that. If you call tech support they will also say the same thing.. Which is highly doubtful that out of the millions of customers you would be the first with phone issues.
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Towle said:
They are trained to say that. If you call tech support they will also say the same thing.. Which is highly doubtful that out of the millions of customers you would be the first with phone issues.
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OK SO HOW ABOUT US WHO BOUGHT AND PAID FOR OURS ? I HAVE SWITCHED OVER TO MY FAMILY MOBILE AND THERE ARE NO WARRANTY FRAUD CLAIMS FOR ME WILL A USB JIG FIX THIS PROBLEM IM THINKING SO AND I DAMN SURE AINT ABOUT TO PAY ANYONE $50 TO DO THE SAME THING I CAN DO JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THAT WILL WORK BEFORE I WASTE ANYMORE TIME MESSING AROUND. P.S. DONT DOWNLOAD PA DIRTY UNICORNS 4.4.2 FOR SHG T989 FROM "GALAXY S2 ROOT.COM" THIS IS WHAT BRICKED MINE IVE HAD A SGH T989 SINCE THEY WERE RELEASED AND ITS ALWAYS BEEN ROOTED AND I CANT TELL YOU HOW MANY HUNDREDS OF ROMS RECOVERIES KERNELS IVE FLASHED AND I HAVE NEVER EVER DONE ANYTHINBG TO THIS PHONE I COULDNT FIX ONE WAY OR ANOTHER WHICH IS WHY I CONTINUE TO USE IT. WITH THAT SAID I HAVE TO WONDER IS IT KIT KATs DIFFERENCES THAT MAKE THIS EVEN POSSIBLE TO OCCUR OR IS MAX LEE HAD ONE TOO MANY WHEN HE POSTED THIS ROM TO THE SITE????.........
First, easy on the caps friend.
Second, your taking your life (phones anyway) flashing anything not on XDA....made by reputable devs.
Darth said:
First, easy on the caps friend.
Second, your taking your life (phones anyway) flashing anything not on XDA....made by reputable devs.
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My phone is cant boot up
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Sorarn said:
So i was stupid and tried to install vilian rom on my sgs2 which apparently is not for the t989. Now phone wont turn on or do anything. Is it completly bricked?
iunno if this helps but when i plug it into computer still makes noise like its connected =/ nothing on screen tho
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*Gasp* same here i installed some mediatech celluar drivers on the phone and it just stopped working and the sound it makes use another port or cord it will stop making the sound if you have found a solution please tell me
L3G1TN00BZ said:
*Gasp* same here i installed some mediatech celluar drivers on the phone and it just stopped working and the sound it makes use another port or cord it will stop making the sound if you have found a solution please tell me
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He replaced his phone, it's the fastest and easiest way

[Q] Is my phone dead for good?

Hi everyone,
I made a stupid error last night and I flashed the wrong rom to my phone :S I flashed a AT&T ROM, now my phone won't turn ON at all tried all combination to go into download mode nothing happen. When I plug it to my computer it required a driver that I couldn't find. to make it worse I called T-mobile hoping that they will help me but they couldn't because I don't have a prove of purchase :S since I bought it from someone else.
Any idea what can I do ?
Yep, it's dead for good unless someone has figured out how to make/use a USB jig for the TMO SGS2... that's why we read before flashing roms.... it's never really a good idea to flash a rom from a different device anyway.
What a retarded mistake, seriously?
You go to flash a ROM but fail to even recognize that they are two totally different phones?
If you are that clueless you should not even be flashing ANYTHING
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Seriously u shouldn't be flashing. Better make use of that paperweight
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sometimes I wonder how somebody can want to flash a phone, but not even be able to identify there own phone our even read the instructions
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Tunisiano32 said:
Hi everyone,
I made a stupid error last night and I flashed the wrong rom to my phone :S I flashed a AT&T ROM, now my phone won't turn ON at all tried all combination to go into download mode nothing happen. When I plug it to my computer it required a driver that I couldn't find. to make it worse I called T-mobile hoping that they will help me but they couldn't because I don't have a prove of purchase :S since I bought it from someone else.
Any idea what can I do ?
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I doubt it'll come back to life without a USB jig. You can try calling T-Mobile for a replacement again and just tell them you need a warranty replacement...the person you were speaking to probably doesn't know that proof of purchase is not required. I've never had to show proof of purchase and always gotten my phones from somewhere other than tmobile, but I think that would be considered fraud in your case since its not really a mistake on the manufacturers part....
Does it boot up? if it doesn't boot at all you're golden. Just call in for a warranty replacement.
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Yes, even if you do not have a proof of purchase, you can call Samsung directly and get it replaced.
Please remember this guy came here for help not to be criticized. I also know that when something like this happens, it's no fun and he's probably feeling bad enough as it is, so why add salt to injury?
Thank you for all your good replies, say what ever I'm retard or anything you want. I made a mistake ( because I didn't pay attention ). This is not the first time I flash a phone ( I flashed my previous Nexus one and flashed my HD7 ) and I previously flashed my Galaxy S II with BeastMod, I don't know how I missed it this time.
Thank you for the time that you wasted to tell me how retarded I am.
I ordered a USB jig last night and I'm waiting for it if it didn't work I'll send it to Samsung.
While I was searching to try to help Tunisiano, I came across another thread about a "bricked phone"...LOL
Apologies for laughing, but this guy in the other thread said his gf bricked his phone when she flashed the wrong rom from another device. He said he left his phone in the house for a while when he went out and she tried to flash a rom for him cause she does not like the TW launcher...LOL
...Idk if he's telling the truth or not but that was funny and people there bombed him for that...(I'm sure some of you were on that thread). I mean come on, "my gf flashed the wrong rom for me" LOL
Ur right...post edited
OP-sorry if I offended you....hope u get it replaced
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solution
solution is www.mobiletechvideos.com i promise u josh can bring it back to life. He is great.... send him an email and he will hit u back right away. It costs like 40 bucks no biggie. Just go to the website. I assure u have nothing to worry about. Don't listen to these guys making fun of u **** happens... its really no big deal u can send ur phone tomorrow have it back working in a week.
safeplayer22 said:
While I was searching to try to help Tunisiano, I came across another thread about a "bricked phone"...LOL
Apologies for laughing, but this guy in the other thread said his gf bricked his phone when she flashed the wrong rom from another device. He said he left his phone in the house for a while when he went out and she tried to flash a rom for him cause she does not like the TW launcher...LOL
...Idk if he's telling the truth or not but that was funny and people there bombed him for that...(I'm sure some of you were on that thread). I mean come on, "my gf flashed the wrong rom for me" LOL
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LOL yea that's a likely story.
I can sort of understand what the OP did, I mean, it's the "even if I know it's not the right thing it's close enough and if I do it just right maybe it will work or I can make it work" thing. Haven't we all experienced this at one time or another? We learn from this stuff
Good luck OP, at least you didn't get pwned by your girlfriend!
Tunisiano32 said:
Thank you for all your good replies, say what ever I'm retard or anything you want. I made a mistake ( because I didn't pay attention ). This is not the first time I flash a phone ( I flashed my previous Nexus one and flashed my HD7 ) and I previously flashed my Galaxy S II with BeastMod, I don't know how I missed it this time.
Thank you for the time that you wasted to tell me how retarded I am.
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I don't think you are retarded, just the mistake.
We all make them, this one was just easily avoidable
Hopefully the jig works, I haven't heard about anyone trying it yet
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I did it, not ashamed, it happens and I'm by no means new to the root and ROM game. Odin'd recovery and forgot to untick repartition. Same thing you got...Qualcomm high speed USB interface...this phone is way more sensitive in download mode than the vibrants are. So I brought mine back once for that then two more times for the screen.
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Radsolutionz said:
solution is www.mobiletechvideos.com i promise u josh can bring it back to life. He is great.... send him an email and he will hit u back right away. It costs like 40 bucks no biggie. Just go to the website. I assure u have nothing to worry about. Don't listen to these guys making fun of u **** happens... its really no big deal u can send ur phone tomorrow have it back working in a week.
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They can't do it for T-989, only AT&T version of Galaxy S II
My first two word in my post was " Stupid mistake" because I know that it's preventable...
There's no one among us who hasn't made some type of mistake at some point in life so lay off the guy.
Sue you might not make THIS particular mistake but that's aside from the point.
For him to meekly ask people for advice while openly admitting an error that he could've lied about or blamed on a made up entity and receive this brand of childish, elitist, holier than thou, insulting nonsense is an embarrassment to the rest of us.
Sorry about your mistake man. Good luck and I hope that you don't think everyone on xda is a huge infantile douche.
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Hopefully you can get it replaced
This exact post happens like 15 times a day if you guys have not noticed....you are not alone
I would just say my phone got really hot and no longer turns on.
Assuming you have warranty
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[Q] brick'd or not brick'd

my phone was on aokp and fine but i decided i just wanted to go back to the blazer i had
i boot into recovery and im in my cwm recovery (not rogue)
but when i go to wipe/factor reset the screen flashes its stock recover with the little green android in the background and freezes there
i think WTF? no biggie i pop out battery just boot into recovery again and start over
nope doesnt work im stuck on samsung galaxy s screen with yellow triangle
finally get home to comp and go into odin mode try to flash stock ek02 and that doesnt work just gets me stuck at data
so i try it without data and that works but now it just bootloops
so now i dont know if im brick'd or just in some boot loop
any help would be great!!!
hope everything i typed makes sense if not ill clarify
dont know what to tell ya man....im in a hole right now and i see no light either...
i was on codename and the phone was fine for a whole day and a half. i uncderclocked it to 800mhz and undervolted 100mv and the phone ran beautiful for a day and a half. then all of a sudden like two hours ago it froze. went in to a bootloop. trying to figure this out right now...odin wont recognize my phone at alllllll
damn man that is certainly worse than my situation not
seems like ics isnt as stable as we hope haha, but man idk why my phone get stuck when flashing the data.img in odin it never gets past this... im thinking its bricked which really sucks but just gotta roll with the punches... if anyone can help please do ill be up a little while longer
Yeah its bricked.
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damn man that is certainly worse than my situation not
seems like ics isnt as stable as we hope haha, but man idk why my phone get stuck when flashing the data.img in odin it never gets past this... im thinking its bricked which really sucks but just gotta roll with the punches... if anyone can help please do ill be up a little while longer
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ICS isn't unstable you just messed up basically. This is why you should read the brick threads and warnings first about flashing between ICS. And gingerbread. Your phone sounds like it's bricked. Sorry dude.
As for the guy with the boot loop. You're probably not bricked you just need to try and get into download mode and odin a stock rooted rom. How long did you pull the battery for?
Under volting can cause boot loops but your issue could be a combination. I would post in the brick thread. Someone experienced with that problem can help you.
I recommend pulling the battery and waiting an hour or so then redo it.
Good luck!
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LordJummy said:
ICS isn't unstable you just messed up basically. This is why you should read the brick threads and warnings first about flashing between ICS. And gingerbread. Your phone sounds like it's bricked. Sorry dude.
As for the guy with the boot loop. You're probably not bricked you just need to try and get into download mode and odin a stock rooted rom. How long did you pull the battery for?
Under volting can cause boot loops but your issue could be a combination. I would post in the brick thread. Someone experienced with that problem can help you.
I recommend pulling the battery and waiting an hour or so then redo it.
Good luck!
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ya i tried man...but odin doesnt recognize my phone... im thinking its the LG usb cable i have. i read somewhere that the pins inside the acttual cable arent the same as the E4GTs cable. so tomorrow im gonna get my stock cable.
Carbajal3009 said:
ya i tried man...but odin doesnt recognize my phone... im thinking its the LG usb cable i have. i read somewhere that the pins inside the acttual cable arent the same as the E4GTs cable. so tomorrow im gonna get my stock cable.
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That's possible if its some proprietary cable. These phones use a standard mini USB to USB so any standard generic cable should work. I use a really thick and durable Logitech cable that came with a mouse, or sometimes a generic super long one I have that's like 10 feet
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Ok u guys to to read the OP again for what your flashing you cannot flash any ROM from ICS right now it has a high risk of brick if your going to flash an ICS ROM the best bet is from a cwm based kernal like EL26 not Rogue and you shud be back on GB so use one of SFhub packages it takes an extra 10 minutes tops
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MJHawaii said:
Ok u guys to to read the OP again for what your flashing you cannot flash any ROM from ICS right now it has a high risk of brick if your going to flash an ICS ROM the best bet is from a cwm based kernal like EL26 not Rogue
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Wow. Now you're spreading more misinformation. You certainly can flash roms from ICS recovery its just not 100% safe in all versions and flavors.
Its generally user error that's causing the bricks. The OP will usually claim he did everything perfect but 99% of the time it comes out sooner or later they did something wrong out of haste or neglect.
You're not necessarily helping though with your false info. No offense intended I just don't want you further confusing some poor noob who takes your word...
And just to further clarify: yes odin'ing stock EL26 is safer than flashing from ICS based CWM.
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Carbajal3009 said:
dont know what to tell ya man....im in a hole right now and i see no light either...
i was on codename and the phone was fine for a whole day and a half. i uncderclocked it to 800mhz and undervolted 100mv and the phone ran beautiful for a day and a half. then all of a sudden like two hours ago it froze. went in to a bootloop. trying to figure this out right now...odin wont recognize my phone at alllllll
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Get back into DL mode and flash back to stock and invest in a usb download jig its 5$ and comes in handy in soft brick and bootloop situations
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MJHawaii said:
Get back into DL mode and flash back to stock and invest in a usb download jig its 5$ and comes in handy in soft brick and bootloop situations
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Apparently you're not reading the entire thread lol. Scroll up man.
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LordJummy said:
Wow. Now you're spreading more misinformation. You certainly can flash roms from ICS recovery its just not 100% safe in all versions and flavors.
Its generally user error that's causing the bricks. The OP will usually claim he did everything perfect but 99% of the time it comes out sooner or later they did something wrong out of haste or neglect.
You're not necessarily helping though with your false info. No offense intended I just don't want you further confusing some poor noob who takes your word...
And just to further clarify: yes odin'ing stock EL26 is safer than flashing from ICS based CWM.
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as i said you cannot flash anything from ICS without running a risk of bricking your phone its a known issue
Goodnight jummy:what:
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MJHawaii said:
as i said you cannot flash anything from ICS without running a risk of bricking your phone its a known issue
Goodnight jummy:what:
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No. You just flat out said you can't flash from ICS CWM. I was clarifying that is not true. Don't take it personally.
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OP: Phone is bricked, need to take to Sprint for replacement. More on your problem here:
Stuck at Data.img
And to see what the general advice is on avoiding this:
How Not To Brick Your E4GT
@Carbajal, yes it's your LG cable. I have same problem with same cable (from Optimus S). Sammy cable will fix it if you still have it. I forget the specific reason why but in layman's terms it was explained to me that the Sammy cable may have a longer pin which triggers the recognition. If you search the Q&A forum you should be able to find the thread.
MJHawaii said:
Get back into DL mode and flash back to stock and invest in a usb download jig its 5$ and comes in handy in soft brick and bootloop situations
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i cant get the odin program to see my phone!! i can get into DL mode but am not able to flash anything through it...why?? i tried two different computers and three different cables but no go
Carbajal3009 said:
i cant get the odin program to see my phone!! i can get into DL mode but am not able to flash anything through it...why?? i tried two different computers and three different cables but no go
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As you didn't clarify it before, did you try the Sammy cable provided with the phone? If that isn't doing it you may want to check Device Manager (assuming Win PC) and make sure nothing is disabled or not working properly. I mention this as it happened to me once when I tried to reassign the COM ports to use CDMA Workshop.
garwynn said:
@Carbajal, yes it's your LG cable. I have same problem with same cable (from Optimus S). Sammy cable will fix it if you still have it. I forget the specific reason why but in layman's terms it was explained to me that the Sammy cable may have a longer pin which triggers the recognition. If you search the Q&A forum you should be able to find the thread.
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Word!
It freaked me out when I first tested this phone months ago since I came from Optimus S also. Didn't want to unpack all the accessories so just used the cable that came with the LG Optimus S, would charge, but no data. Thought the USB port on the E4GT was busted. Then tried 2 more LG Optimus S cables with the same result. Was about to return the phone when on a whim unpacked the flimsy looking Samsung cable and voila, it worked.
That flimsy looking Samsung cable has gotten me through over 300 flashes now w/o ever having a cable related problem.
garwynn said:
OP: Phone is bricked, need to take to Sprint for replacement. More on your problem here:
Stuck at Data.img
And to see what the general advice is on avoiding this:
How Not To Brick Your E4GT
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ross, this is your problem. i'm in the same boat. in that thread, someone was able to repartition the /data partition to his sdcard and it worked (albeit at the cost of sdcard space). worth a shot, but keep up with that thread as it's pretty active.
Thanks guys who inputed about that LG cable. I took me a while to find my original sammy cable!! but my phone workds again and im soooooo happy. Thanks a bunch.
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garwynn said:
OP: Phone is bricked, need to take to Sprint for replacement. More on your problem here:
Stuck at Data.img
And to see what the general advice is on avoiding this:
How Not To Brick Your E4GT
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I did this sunday morning, trying out AOKP. Read that there was a possibility for corruption, did it anyway. after deciding it was too buggy for my liking as a daily driver, i attempted to go back. Tried my USB Jig with no luck.
Took it into Sprint on Monday, an hour later the tech tells me its toast. (Tell me something I don't know). I tried so hard to weasel out a new White model.
I've got a refurb'd black model and i'm suspecting there's a few issues with it. Its completely stock, no root. I've had to reboot four times today already from not turning on or coming out of sleep. Then every so often the phone will not stop vibrating during a haptic feedback response. I've turned haptic and vibrate off, but it still locks up on occasion. Funny but weird as hell. Probably gonna take it in later this week and try my luck again at getting a new model.

[Q] Bricked AT&T S3

After installing FoxHound ROM on Galaxy S3 i747, and it is absolutely dead now. Not even powers up. Please help. Cannot get to recovery or download either. Just black screen, no signs of life whatsoever.
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michaelkagan said:
After installing FoxHound ROM on Galaxy S3 i747, and it is absolutely dead now. Not even powers up. Please help. Cannot get to recovery or download either. Just black screen, no signs of life whatsoever.
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Can you provide a link to the ROM?
That's an i9300 ROM.
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That's an i9300 ROM.
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That's what I thought. Sounds like a hard brick if you can't get to recovery or download mode. Search out mobiletechvideos they offer j-tag services and I have seen them recommended on here often.
The OP made a mistake and now needs help to fix it.
We are all here to help each other not make someone feel worse about themselves!
Let's respect and help each other
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or you can send to samsung for warranty repair, thats what i had to do.
Just go to att service center and get a replacement. That's it. That's what I.did with my skyrocket
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I heard you can pull battery and then attempt to get into download mode from there from a thread long ago.
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Few days ago I just started installing ROMs for the first time on my rooted AT&T S3. Starting with CM10, then JellyBam, and so forth testing/trying out one at a time. I was clearing dalvik and wiping cache before and after installing each ROM. Each ROM worked fine until I finally reached the fourth or fifth ROM called Foxhound and that's when my phone when to crap. I went through the install and after it rebooted my screen went blank and never came back on. Unable to get into CWM or Download Mode, I did battery pull and also plugged via USB into my PC it still won't boot. I read that the USB jig works on the Galaxy S3, already ordered and waiting for it to come in. If that doesn't work then I'm gonna have to send it in for JTAG repair. I already read off another site that someone encountered the same issue and the USB jig didn't work (this is after I already ordered it) so I'm crossing my fingers.
And this is all because of Samsung Allshare Play isn't compatible with CM10 because it works off touchwiz. So I was looking for a touchwiz based ROM and heard about Foxhound. Once I get my phone back up I'm going to try Jedi Invasion ROM as I heard some good reviews.
KryptonKal-El said:
Few days ago I just started installing ROMs for the first time on my rooted AT&T S3. Starting with CM10, then JellyBam, and so forth testing/trying out one at a time. I was clearing dalvik and wiping cache before and after installing each ROM. Each ROM worked fine until I finally reached the fourth or fifth ROM called Foxhound and that's when my phone when to crap. I went through the install and after it rebooted my screen went blank and never came back on. Unable to get into CWM or Download Mode, I did battery pull and also plugged via USB into my PC it still won't boot. I read that the USB jig works on the Galaxy S3, already ordered and waiting for it to come in. If that doesn't work then I'm gonna have to send it in for JTAG repair. I already read off another site that someone encountered the same issue and the USB jig didn't work (this is after I already ordered it) so I'm crossing my fingers.
And this is all because of Samsung Allshare Play isn't compatible with CM10 because it works off touchwiz. So I was looking for a touchwiz based ROM and heard about Foxhound. Once I get my phone back up I'm going to try Jedi Invasion ROM as I heard some good reviews.
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Foxhound is for the i9300 as stated above so JTAG is probably your only option! In the future double check to make sure the ROM you are flashing is for your device!
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Someone's your I download mode but phone looks off and screen black. Keep it hooked to Odin to check once it's connected.taken me two days before to fix a bricked phone two hundred trys with screen black but it worked once.
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Someone's your I download mode but phone looks off and screen black. Keep it hooked to Odin to check once it's connected.taken me two days before to fix a bricked phone two hundred trys with screen black but it worked once.
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sometimes, xxsicknessxx, i dont know wtf you're saying. its all good, though. cheers
xxsicknessxx said:
Someone's your I download mode but phone looks off and screen black. Keep it hooked to Odin to check once it's connected.taken me two days before to fix a bricked phone two hundred trys with screen black but it worked once.
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Lmao I think I might understand. Sometimes even though the screen is black you can still do the button combo for download mode and it'll actually go into it even though you can't see that it went into download mode. Then plug in usb and hopefully Odin will recognize that you're in download mode and you'll be able to flash stock rom lol
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xBeerdroiDx said:
sometimes, xxsicknessxx, i dont know wtf you're saying. its all good, though. cheers
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I second that, can you repeat that please? Something about hundred tries...? Lol (seriously though)
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drock212 said:
Lmao I think I might understand. Sometimes even though the screen is black you can still do the button combo for download mode and it'll actually go into it even though you can't see that it went into download mode. Then plug in usb and hopefully Odin will recognize that you're in download mode and you'll be able to flash stock rom lol
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Correct me if I'm wrong, after the combo press to get into download mode, don't you have to press either Vol Up or Vol Dn to continue into download mode? If so which one?
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I second that, can you repeat that please? Something about hundred tries...? Lol (seriously though)
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Correct me if I'm wrong, after the combo press to get into download mode, don't you have to press either Vol Up or Vol Dn to continue into download mode? If so which one?
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Wilcox12 said:
Foxhound is for the i9300 as stated above so JTAG is probably your only option! In the future double check to make sure the ROM you are flashing is for your device!
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*Update*
I received the USB Jig and it did not work. Will be sending it in for JTAG repair in a few days. I have also been thinking about taking the phone back to the AT&T store and give them a bs story about it just stop working all of a sudden and get it replaced since I'm still under the 1yr warranty. But then again I hate refurbished replacements so I'll might as well send it in for repair.............???
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*Update*
I received the USB Jig and it did not work. Will be sending it in for JTAG repair in a few days. I have also been thinking about taking the phone back to the AT&T store and give them a bs story about it just stop working all of a sudden and get it replaced since I'm still under the 1yr warranty. But then again I hate refurbished replacements so I'll might as well send it in for repair.............???
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Search around on here for warranty replacements. I've read a few threads where people have hard bricked and returned to AT&T for warranty replacements. One thing to keep in mind tho, if they were to look into and see that it was because you were modifying your device, after a few weeks you would have a fat 600$ charge on your bill.. I'm not saying its out of the question. Just read a lot and see what other peoples results were first!
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Wilcox12 said:
Foxhound is for the i9300 as stated above so JTAG is probably your only option! In the future double check to make sure the ROM you are flashing is for your device!
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Yeah, not to make the OP feel bad ( I feel your pain, really) but this should be a warning to all new flashers (myself included).
The International uses a quad core processor, and the AT&T uses a dual core. Not even close to being the same hardware and flashing the wrong rom is an invitation for disaster. This is not the first instance of this I have read either.
I know there is a tendency to say peeps need to watch what they're doing, but a big warning label would be nice, since the S3 comes in 2 hardware flavors.
I hope you get this worked out with a jig. I have read you can rig one up yourself if you're handy, but I have not seen the instructions to do so.
If you can get back in, I can personally verify that this rom flashes back to stock unrooted. Be sure to clear your cache too.
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a big warning label would be nice, since the S3 comes in 2 hardware flavors..
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a big warning label (bigger than what they already post) is not necessary, nor is it the devs responsibility to baby-proof everything. if you find yourself hunting around the internet on 12 different sites, looking for rooting guides and roms for the S3, you're wrong. stick to one place, like xda. know your model number, make sure you're in the right forum, read over the kernel/rom page to ensure you're flashing the files meant for your device.
a "big warning label" would only be encouraging the large amount of spoon-feeding that so many (noobs and lazy peeps) on this forum already expect and somebody would still flash the wrong file like an idiot.
cheers
xBeerdroiDx said:
a big warning label (bigger than what they already post) is not necessary, nor is it the devs responsibility to baby-proof everything. if you find yourself hunting around the internet on 12 different sites, looking for rooting guides and roms for the S3, you're wrong. stick to one place, like xda. know your model number, make sure you're in the right forum, read over the kernel/rom page to ensure you're flashing the files meant for your device.
a "big warning label" would only be encouraging the large amount of spoon-feeding that so many (noobs and lazy peeps) on this forum already expect and somebody would still flash the wrong file like an idiot.
cheers
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I see you joined back in November. How'd you get so wise so fast?
No, I agree that it not the devs responsibility to make sure no one makes a mistake, still, for a phone that comes with 2 different mainboards, it might be a courtesy, just in case the user has misplaced one of the half dozen or so tabs he/she has open in their browser after power surfing for an hour. The OP made a mistake. It happens. Calling him (or me) an idiot or lazy, is neither helpful, or polite.
cheers right back atcha!

GSIII will not turn on

I just rooted and installed the JellyBomb rom for the GS3 for a friend. They didn't like the rom, so I remembered that there was a GS3 version of Android Revolution HD. I flashed the phone and hit reboot in TWRP and now nothing. I realized just now that the roms are different for the carriers but I possibly installed a rom for a different carrier. Nonetheless, the phone still isn't doing anything. It won't power on. I get no screen. Nothing. Is it completely bricked? How can I at least get back to Download mode for Odin?
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I just rooted and installed the JellyBomb rom for the GS3 for a friend. They didn't like the rom, so I remembered that there was a GS3 version of Android Revolution HD. I flashed the phone and hit reboot in TWRP and now nothing. I realized just now that the roms are different for the carriers but I possibly installed a rom for a different carrier. Nonetheless, the phone still isn't doing anything. It won't power on. I get no screen. Nothing. Is it completely bricked? How can I at least get back to Download mode for Odin?
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Good friend. You bricked his phone. Way to not read.
The Root said:
Good friend. You bricked his phone. Way to not read.
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That's all you have to say? Can I unbrick the phone?
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That's all you have to say? Can I unbrick the phone?
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Nope, probably should have done some more research before breaking someone else's phone for them. Hope you got a good job cuz I'd make you buy a brand new one
I like to break stuff!
-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Nope, probably should have done some more research before breaking someone else's phone for them. Hope you got a good job cuz I'd make you buy a brand new one
I like to break stuff!
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Thanks for your words of encouragement. It's nice to know there are still jack-asses around when you are in a tight spot to criticize your mistake.
It's bricked if it was an international version Rom. There's usually nothing you can do. Hopefully your friend can take it back to store say it was doing update and it never came back on. I hope he's a good friend. You can't get back into download mode at all because the partitions are different and your download and recovery are no longer in existence.
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It's bricked if it was an international version Rom. There's usually nothing you can do. Hopefully your friend can take it back to store say it was doing update and it never came back on. I hope he's a good friend. You can't get back into download mode at all because the partitions are different and your download and recovery are no longer in existence.
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Thank you for giving me a real explanation and not just running your mouth. She works for the carrier so she won't have an issue getting the phone replaced. I just hate inconveniencing them. It's just ridiculous that everything went smooth up until that point. What I don't understand is why the phone won't even power back on, at all, but oh well. She says they can have another to her within a day.
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Thank you for giving me a real explanation and not just running your mouth. She works for the carrier so she won't have an issue getting the phone replaced. I just hate inconveniencing them. It's just ridiculous that everything went smooth up until that point. What I don't understand is why the phone won't even power back on, at all, but oh well. She says they can have another to her within a day.
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here ill explain on the International S3 their Kernel partition is stored where on the US variant our bootloader is stored. So when you flash a international rom it wipes your bootloader because thats where the kernel goes on the international
This same thread will come up in about five hours. I will insult that person too. Learn what you're doing. I'm tired of these threads and they won't ban people who do this. I don't think you should be doing custom stuff to phones if you know this little. Is that more clear?
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here ill explain on the International S3 their Kernel partition is stored where on the US variant our bootloader is stored. So when you flash a international rom it wipes your bootloader because thats where the kernel goes on the international
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This will prevent it from even powering on or getting into Download mode? Sheesh.
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Thanks for your words of encouragement. It's nice to know there are still jack-asses around when you are in a tight spot to criticize your mistake.
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I get that those replies probably werent the most soothing, but all of this could have been avoided and replying like that does not help you resolve you problem.
Now I dont know who you are or how much you looked into it, but next time make sure you stick to the development sections of the phone you're trying to flash
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Thanks for your words of encouragement. It's nice to know there are still jack-asses around when you are in a tight spot to criticize your mistake.
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No problemo! Happy to help
I like to break stuff!
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Thanks for your words of encouragement. It's nice to know there are still jack-asses around when you are in a tight spot to criticize your mistake.
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Hey, I'm not trying to be a jackass. Maybe I am, but you have to imagine the frustration of people like myself who read for months before even trying to root a phone. You have to understand what you're doing with your device and especially a friend's. Every phone that goes back and was exchanged because a of a "bad OTA" helped create the excuse for an off-contract $500 Samsung Epic to become a $600-$700 Samasung Galaxy S3. I have never bricked a device. I tested Triangle Away for the first time on this phone for Chainfire and tested countless leaked kernels for Agat on the Epic Touch. My devices are fine because i knew what I was doing. This is why you should read.
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This will prevent it from even powering on or getting into Download mode? Sheesh.
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Yes since the partitions are different so let's say its supposed to format cache then on the US variant it will format something else. So the System doesn't get installed and the wrong things get formatted. You'd think you could just go back to boot loader but its wiped since the partition was different
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Yes since the partitions are different so let's say its supposed to format cache then on the US variant it will format something else. So the System doesn't get installed and the wrong things get formatted. You'd think you could just go back to boot loader but its wiped since the partition was different
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For a little comparison, go install linux beside windoze on a separate partition using wubi, then delete the linux install and see if your computer will boot up. Oh no it won't boot because windows can no longer find the MBR (Master Boot Record, which is a PC bootloader) Just like borking the bootloader on a mobile device means that the device no more worky.
I like to break stuff!
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For a little comparison, go install linux beside windoze on a separate partition using wubi, then delete the linux install and see if your computer will boot up. Oh no it won't boot because windows can no longer find the MBR (Master Boot Record, which is a PC bootloader) Just like borking the bootloader on a mobile device means that the device no more worky.
I like to break stuff!
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Ah. Hahaha. Good memories
I did this exact thing on my first linux install. Yay for recovery disks lol
Second time around I made sure I chainloaded into windows first and wrote the vista MBR. :good:
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CNexus said:
Ah. Hahaha. Good memories
I did this exact thing on my first linux install. Yay for recovery disks lol
Second time around I made sure I chainloaded into windows first and wrote the vista MBR. :good:
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I keep a rescatux disk taped to the bottom of my laptops for just such emergencies. I can't tell you how many times I've decided to upgrade or change my linux distro and hosed the MBR. Even done it a few times when the install was "successful" and linux would boot fine but windoze was MIA :banghead: only problem with a mobile device is once the bootloaders blown there's no rescue disk equivalent for the home user. Sometimes jtag can fix it but not if it doesnt come on at all
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Lol..... You did almost the same mistake I managed to do (Was my first time EVER rooting and flashing a rom). Just call sprint an play dumb. You might have to pay a fee but that's all you can really do at this point. After that mistake, I always stay in the Sprint GS3 forum along with researching all my roms, add ons, along with themes that I flash beforehand and reading the reviews on them.
Not to defend anyone but everyone was a newbie at one point but I do agree with if your not sure ask questions and read before flashing
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The root is blunt but speaks the truth. If you read. You would have seen that there are threads of people who have bricked their phone. So if you would have searched you would have seen what to do. Sheesh there's even a sticky to remind you not to flash international ROMs on the US variants.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2156714
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