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[Q] Super-bricked!! Any ideas? (fixed)

Fixed with Odin. Simple. Thanks guys.

Did you try charging your phone while in download mode? If so, charge with the phone off (Should see big battery icon) Another option is to go to a sprint store and see if they have used epic batteries they are willing to give away. I've read in xda that some sprint stores give them away. Also, maybe try using a different charger
Sent from my Epic Galaxy S2

Just go into a service and repair sprint store if you have one around you...they could charge the battery directly (we have a fancy machine for that), or they could flash it back to stock for you, and probably end up using a spare battery they have on hand....seriously, rooting doesn't void your warranty with us. And even if you don't have TEP, software updates are free. And most nice techs will do any software related things for free.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium

Fixed with Odin. Simple. Thanks guys.

Fixed with Odin. Simple. Thanks guys.

CBowley said:
Never mind a Sprint store. I got my phone into download mode (thanks to a hacked USB cable.. don't ask) but now I can't find anything to flash with Heimdall. All I can find is a bunch of bull**** and some bad .exe files. Does anyone have a good .tar that I can flash? I can't find **** and getting desperate.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Epic_4G_Touch#ODIN
Sent from my Blazing ET4G

Fixed with Odin. Simple. Thanks guys.

Sounds like advanced brickness.
Never tell sprint you rooted, just play dumb. I'd call sprint customer service and ask for a replacement. Did you get TEP? If you don't, get it. Maybe they can do a warranty replacement. Tell them you took it to the store and the guy you spoke to was rude and said he can't help you. A replacement phone sounds like your only option right now.

Fixed with Odin. Simple. Thanks guys.

Just download a kernel that has recovery in it. Odin that so you can get back into recovery and restore your nandroid.
Sent from my Blazing fast Epic 4G Touch

j_shelton1988 said:
Just download a kernel that has recovery in it. Odin that so you can get back into recovery and restore your nandroid.
Sent from my Blazing fast Epic 4G Touch
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Mind giving us a link? I have the same problem and the kernel I tried flashing with Heimdall (wouldn't work with Odin) now has me stuck in the boot screen saying GT-I9100 with a yellow caution sign icon, even though the kernel is for the E4GT.

BinaryMn said:
Mind giving us a link? I have the same problem and the kernel I tried flashing with Heimdall (wouldn't work with Odin) now has me stuck in the boot screen saying GT-I9100 with a yellow caution sign icon, even though the kernel is for the E4GT.
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Look around in dev section (specifically posts by sfhub) , also the wiki page. I say look, not to be mean, but so that you can learn things on your own. Sfhub will have all the info you need in his original posts.
Sent from my Blazing ET4G

I'm not familiar with heimdall. Does it use .tar files?
Sent from my Blazing fast Epic 4G Touch

tkemack said:
Look around in dev section (specifically posts by sfhub) , also the wiki page. I say look, not to be mean, but so that you can learn things on your own. Sfhub will have all the info you need in his original posts.
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Apparently, you didn't comprehend what I said.
I asked for a link. Not excuses.

have you tried anything like this? I know you were looking for a kernal but. Figured Id link this anyway. maybe itll help.. if not sorry for not listening
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101

BinaryMn said:
Apparently, you didn't comprehend what I said.
I asked for a link. Not excuses.
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Do yourself a favor and learn a thing or two. Thanks for the reply
Sent from my Blazing ET4G

Fixed. Find a windows computer and find a post from fshub. I owe that guy a beer. It's as easy as downloading one of his files and double clicking it.

super bricked
Mobile Tech Video can unbrick your phone about 50 bucks but cheeper than a new phone or even the 100 they charge if you have TEP

Wow... Just bricked my s2 help!

Well, never happened to me before... fantastic!
I just bought a Tmobile S2, Noticed a forum with ATT S2 ROMS, steered clear and found i9
I fell victim to the famous brick! Flashed an i9100 rom to my T989 (yeah noticed now thats the damn model) restarted cwm and now cant turn on...
Any help???? thanks!

Um think u might be out of luck seeing that u just got it u might want to take it back and see if u can get it replacement
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Wrong section Bro
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Why cant you boot it into download mode via ADB and flash is back to stock with ODIN?

Wrong section to post a question in... Sorry to say but you're screwed like everyone else that did the same as you and posted the same topic a hundred times... Best bet is to try and get a warranty or ins change and tell them it just stopped working.. Good luck
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mrjacob212 said:
Well, never happened to me before... fantastic!
I just bought a Tmobile S2, Noticed a forum with ATT S2 ROMS, steered clear and found i9
I fell victim to the famous brick! Flashed an i9100 rom to my T989 (yeah noticed now thats the damn model) restarted cwm and now cant turn on...
Any help???? thanks!
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Learn to search because trust me, you are not the first one to do this.
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NVM wrong post...

Happen to me...i bought a USB jig, because i could not boot into download mode...it did not work. so j tried everything under the sun and i sent it back to T-Mobile and told them that it just went out and they sent me another for 5$ because i had insurance. since the phone would not boot with the jig they could not see that i had rooted it..

It's been posted before, if you flash from the International s2 your screwed! No way around it, feel for you my man.
via my bleached S2

I wouldn't say you fell victim to being bricked. More like you failed to read the explicit warnings about flashing ROMs from other devices.
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The JIG tool will not work in this case. However, for a few bucks you can buy a JTAG tool and for sure you will fix it. However, to be used it's necessary some background to proceed things in a right way..
You can try eBay to find someone that offers the box service to fix your device. So if you don't have choices, I strongly advice you to try one of this options, because for sure the box can figure this problem out.
Take a look in this video:

thanks all for the replies, hmmm seems like im done, wont let this happen again

erickwill said:
The JIG tool will not work in this case. However, for a few bucks you can buy a JTAG tool and for sure you will fix it. However, to be used it's necessary some background to proceed things in a right way..
You can try eBay to find someone that offers the box service to fix your device. So if you don't have choices, I strongly advice you to try one of this options, because for sure the box can figure this problem out.
Take a look in this video:
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thats seems more complicated than properly flashing roms which gave birth to this thread. Just exchange it

Remove Yellow triangle?

running BluKuban EL29 GB rom. Need help

You can use the Triangle Away app Chainfire put together. You can find it by doing a search in the Play Store. The other option is to get a USB Jib online, I've got one I use all the time and it works great!

works great for me!
Yep Triangle Away did the job for me! I on the Blue Kuben 1.0.3.4
It' Dec worth the price to support the Dev. U can try it for free on the Chainfire TA thread and if you like it and it works for you then support the Dec that put it out for us all to try.

I have the same thing and need to look into getting a jig I guess. I am not sure if I trust this program, I cannot find anywhere that says it has been tested and confirmed on E4GT

Bielinsk said:
I have the same thing and need to look into getting a jig I guess. I am not sure if I trust this program, I cannot find anywhere that says it has been tested and confirmed on E4GT
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I've used triangle away more times than I can count, however, I was under the impression it didn't work on GB so you might want to confirm that before using.
I have a jig now thanks to someone I purchased a spare phone from but I keep a copy of triangle away handy at all times.

ok, so if I am only on ics roms than this is safe to use?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2

Wait whats USB jig? Where can i find it?

Triangle away doesnt work on GB :c

snapback2 said:
Wait whats USB jig? Where can i find it?
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It's a little doohickey (technical term there) that you plug into your phone while it's off that resets the download counter and erases the triangle.
http://www.amazon.com/Aftermarket-Download-GT-i9100-Fascinate-Replacement/dp/B005UUCT0Y
qbking77 has a video about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbZMMj1maUY
Btw save him to your subscriptions because his videos are lifesavers.
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Bielinsk said:
ok, so if I am only on ics roms than this is safe to use?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2
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Everything comes with risks, it even warns you before you run it, however I've used it multiple times with no problems at all.

snapback2 said:
Wait whats USB jig? Where can i find it?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbZMMj1maUY&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Yes I love qbking ive been following his video since i got my Epic lol Danngg it I guess I'll just buy the USB jig. Thanks

same here - used many times
Esoteric68 said:
It's a little doohickey (technical term there) that you plug into your phone while it's off that resets the download counter and erases the triangle.
http://www.amazon.com/Aftermarket-Download-GT-i9100-Fascinate-Replacement/dp/B005UUCT0Y
qbking77 has a video about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbZMMj1maUY
Btw save him to your subscriptions because his videos are lifesavers.
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Everything comes with risks, it even warns you before you run it, however I've used it multiple times with no problems at all.
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No TA does not work on GB or some GB Kernals but if you have ICS you shouldn't have a problem with it just make sure you back up so you'll have it whenever you need

Esoteric68 said:
I've used triangle away more times than I can count, however, I was under the impression it didn't work on GB so you might want to confirm that before using.
I have a jig now thanks to someone I purchased a spare phone from but I keep a copy of triangle away handy at all times.
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There was a version of Triangle Away (1.10) that was supposed to work with GB. It may have been pulled by Chainfire. I don't know. I have a jig and use shub's one-clicks a whole lot so I don't really have much use for it. Still got it to support development.

leaderbuilder said:
There was a version of Triangle Away (1.10) that was supposed to work with GB. It may have been pulled by Chainfire. I don't know. I have a jig and use shub's one-clicks a whole lot so I don't really have much use for it. Still got it to support development.
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I actually have a copy of v1.10. I'm somewhat of a file hoarder lol if it still works for GB (and it's safe to use) I'm happy to send it out.

Esoteric68 said:
I actually have a copy of v1.10. I'm somewhat of a file hoarder lol if it still works for GB (and it's safe to use) I'm happy to send it out.
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I too hord files and try to index/organize them as to what the heck they're for. [I've got loads of extenal drives with diskimages and simple file backups in my desk drawers; a back is a backup only if the files exists in two places ]
I think I used the GB version once before I got my jig. Plus, for me, it is way easier and safer to use sfub's one clicks.
I'll second the offer you made about sending the old version out if someone needs it, with the huge disclaimer of 'buyer beware'

[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.

scorpion667 said:
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.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium

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!
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app

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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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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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.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda premium
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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?

KryptonKal-El said:
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.............???

KryptonKal-El said:
*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.

Michael503 said:
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!

S2 with 2.36 and attempting to update

Note: Please put in correct thread if i posted in wrong one.
I think i'm screwed, but if there is anyplace someone might be able to pull a rabbit out of the hat would be here...
I was attemping to "help" someone today and it didnt go good, hopefully someone will be able to do something because i think i killed this person's phone.
They had 2.36 not rooted or anything. I tried to update to get phone to IC 4.04 but it kept saying no firmware. So after several attempts i said i will just fix it up like mine. (I'm using 4.12) but first i had to get the phone into recovery and rooted.
I went and put the phone in download phone, started odin 3 1.85 and got the comport and flashed the following PIT file, which is what i think i used on my phone 2 years ago to root it. u1_02_20110310_emmc_ext4.pit In options i left the defaults. Repartition, Auto Reboot, and F Reset time all checked. No other settings in Odin. I went and did the load and rebooted. Upon rebooting there is no display, no nothing.
Pulled Battery 100 times, power/volupdown reset, but no luck.. The phone doesnt do anything at all. When i insert the usb cable i hear it beep showing it sees the cable, but no matter what, there is no display.
HELP! -- Here i try to help someone and now i cost them there phone. I already said there is a 999.99% chance it's dead for good.
Usually when you mess up, the phone boots and displays "something" but this time without a display this doesnt appear to be good

I think the problem was with "repartition" checked in Odin. Usually I leave that unchecked. You can save th device though. You'll have to jtag it back to life. Do a Google search for J tag t mobile samsung galaxy s2 and either get the tag yourself, if you have the expertise, or send it away for a small sum and someone will fix it for you
Here's a link to a service that I heard was reputable. there's others that are cheaper. Good luck, hope I helped =)
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-t-mobile-jtag-brick-repair/
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda app-developers app

jctusa7 said:
I think the problem was with "repartition" checked in Odin. Usually I leave that unchecked. You can save th device though. You'll have to jtag it back to life. Do a Google search for J tag t mobile samsung galaxy s2 and either get the tag yourself, if you have the expertise, or send it away for a small sum and someone will fix it for you
Here's a link to a service that I heard was reputable. there's others that are cheaper. Good luck, hope I helped =)
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-t-mobile-jtag-brick-repair/
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda app-developers app
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Is this the only way? I guess 50 isnt too bad. Was the problem cause the repartition was selected?

flipper2006 said:
Is this the only way? I guess 50 isnt too bad. Was the problem cause the repartition was selected?
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Unfortunately yes, the T989 should not be reparationed with Odin. That pit file is for the international version (I9100). That is not good bro. Hopefully someone could chime in with something?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989

DupleX01 said:
Unfortunately yes, the T989 should not be reparationed with Odin. That pit file is for the international version (I9100). That is not good bro. Hopefully someone could chime in with something?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989
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I was trying to help someone out and said 'this is pretty easy, let me just gather the files.."
I never really liked the odin process, always made me nervous a bit. once it's in recovery, it's simple but this initial first step... oh well if i dont hear anything else, i will contact those people and send it.
Thanks.

Should of been a PDA file not a pit file and shouldn't of checked repartition.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app

Fyi for stock non rooted updates for samsung phones always check samsung kies, especially if your not planning on custom roms
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app

with the SGS2 Toolkit, isntalling a custom recovery and gaining root is easy as pie. It pretty much does everything for you. Hope you can fix your buddy's phone.

You might also try and order the usb jig from eBay (don't have the link, sorry) for a few bucks. It will force download mode and you can odin flash it with the stock ICS/GB firmware. It should work I assume (please somebody correct me if I'm wrong) and you will spare the $50.
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DupleX01 said:
You might also try and order the usb jig from eBay (don't have the link, sorry) for a few bucks. It will force download mode and you can odin flash it with the stock ICS/GB firmware. It should work I assume (please somebody correct me if I'm wrong) and you will spare the $50.
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But it cant force download mode on a phone without any display i dont think. That's only for a pseudo bricked phone that has the samsung logo etc.. We are just going to send it for the 50.00, im not paying out of my pocket, our company will pay though.

mike-y said:
with the SGS2 Toolkit, isntalling a custom recovery and gaining root is easy as pie. It pretty much does everything for you. Hope you can fix your buddy's phone.
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The funny thing about this is i tried this first but i was getting error 404 (the page doesnt exist) for some reason when tried to download the missing components (not sure what because i already had ADB and all the samsung drivers on the PC. but when it didnt work, i just went and tried to do it quickly while on the phone and not really paying attention, which doesnt work like that... laugh... I've flashed rom's as i was driving home from work twice (another dangerous stunt, for a completely different reason)...

yeah, maybe the site was down for a bit. I just know I've used it a couple of times before and it made my life really easy, lol. and yeah, I've flashed roms driving home from work also! definitely not a great idea lol

mike-y said:
yeah, maybe the site was down for a bit. I just know I've used it a couple of times before and it made my life really easy, lol. and yeah, I've flashed roms driving home from work also! definitely not a great idea lol
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+1 LOL
Then you can't wait to catch another red light to flash gapps/fix permissions.
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mike-y said:
yeah, maybe the site was down for a bit. I just know I've used it a couple of times before and it made my life really easy, lol. and yeah, I've flashed roms driving home from work also! definitely not a great idea lol
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I did that this morning!

Repartition, killed the phone. well it deleted your "boot information". Jtag works from the the repair guys mentioned earlier in the post but i should mention that 50 dollars does get the job done, however, it takes about a week. give it a shot. They brought my phone back to life after i accidentally Repartitioned it through ODIN. Good Luck.
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DupleX01 said:
You might also try and order the usb jig from eBay (don't have the link, sorry) for a few bucks. It will force download mode and you can odin flash it with the stock ICS/GB firmware. It should work I assume (please somebody correct me if I'm wrong) and you will spare the $50.
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Dont waste your time buying the JIG if your phone is hard bricked like in this case. It will not work. Trust me. I bricked my phone the exact same way the OP did and purchased a USB JIG in hopes of getting into download mode, but that does not work.

youngwake said:
Repartition, killed the phone. well it deleted your "boot information". Jtag works from the the repair guys mentioned earlier in the post but i should mention that 50 dollars does get the job done, however, it takes about a week. give it a shot. They brought my phone back to life after i accidentally Repartitioned it through ODIN. Good Luck.
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Dont waste your time buying the JIG if your phone is hard bricked like in this case. It will not work. Trust me. I bricked my phone the exact same way the OP did and purchased a USB JIG in hopes of getting into download mode, but that does not work.
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Thanks for the heads up!
(That is why I said correct me if I was wrong)
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