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Think I bricked phone using Android kitchen

I restored my phone to stock then made a backup using CMW. I placed the CWM back up in the original_update folder of the android kitchen. Then went into the android kitchen and deodexed, rooted and intalled busy box. Then i built the rom, signed it, placed it on my SD, card booted into recovery, flashed SuperWipe then flashed the rom I made. It installed fine and booted up but i didn't have any signal. So i let it sit for about 5 minutes then Powered off my phone but it stayed at the Good Buy screen for like ten minutes so i pulled the battery, when i tried to boot it back up it wouldn't do any thing. I held the power button down and nothing happened. I tried plugging in a usb cable and my phone still would't do anything Its completely unresponsive
Any suggestions?

mattbradfo said:
I restored my phone to stock then made a backup using CMW. I placed the CWM back up in the original_update folder of the android kitchen. Then went into the android kitchen and deodexed, rooted and intalled busy box. Then i built the rom, signed it, placed it on my SD, card booted into recovery, flashed SuperWipe then flashed the rom I made. It installed fine and booted up but i didn't have any signal. So i let it sit for about 5 minutes then Powered off my phone but it stayed at the Good Buy screen for like ten minutes so i pulled the battery, when i tried to boot it back up it wouldn't do any thing. I held the power button down and nothing happened. I tried plugging in a usb cable and my phone still would't do anything Its completely unresponsive
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I sadly did the same thing. I'm still trying to figure out what I did wrong in the kitchen to brick my phone. Mine powered up as well but upon restart it bricked. But its sad to say but its bricked. I did a warranty exchange. If you connect the phone to the computer it will register as qhsusb_dload and not an Android phone. Best of luck.
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TheTechNiq said:
I sadly did the same thing. I'm still trying to figure out what I did wrong in the kitchen to brick my phone. Mine powered up as well but upon restart it bricked. But its sad to say but its bricked. I did a warranty exchange. If you connect the phone to the computer it will register as qhsusb_dload and not an Android phone. Best of luck.
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Unfortunately I don't have a contract with T-Mobile so i can't do a warranty exchange. I ordered the USB Jig and i'm gunna see if that fixes it, if not I guess it's just a paper weight :\

mattbradfo said:
Unfortunately I don't have a contract with T-Mobile so i can't do a warranty exchange. I ordered the USB Jig and i'm gunna see if that fixes it, if not I guess it's just a paper weight :\
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news but if its registering as a ghsusb_dload device, a jig won't work.....how do I know you may ask? Cause I tried that as well before the exchange. Haha. Good news is you can pay someone to jtag your device. I think its like 50-100 but way better than 600 for a new phone. You should be able to find the link around the forums somewhere.
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The kitchen is not always good. The guy that did visionary would custom make roms for you. You need something like that
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Try this video on how to unbrick Samsung Galaxy S2. Its worth a try.
Hope the video helped.

techfanatic9 said:
Try this video on how to unbrick Samsung Galaxy S2. Its worth a try.
Hope the video helped.
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Like I told you before, it doesn't work for hard bricks. If it says qhusb, it's done and needs jtag

techfanatic9 said:
Try this video on how to unbrick Samsung Galaxy S2. Its worth a try.
Hope the video helped.
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Ya, my phone won't go into download mode. I'm just gunna have to send it to get J-taged

Send it back to Samsung that's what I did it has 1 year warranty
Try it just call Samsung they don't check if is brick
they just fix it they take like 2 weeks and is free

if sending it back to samsung dont work out for you, let me know. if all else fails, I have a riffbox, we can work something out.

Yayodroid said:
if sending it back to samsung dont work out for you, let me know. if all else fails, I have a riffbox, we can work something out.
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Ok, sounds good i'll check with samsung

ok, keep us updated. or pm or something lol

Ok, good news samsung says they'll fix it!

sweet! what did you tell them? that it just stopped working all of a sudden?

Yayodroid said:
sweet! what did you tell them? that it just stopped working all of a sudden?
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I just told them it was unresponsive and that it would't turn on. They didn't even ask if I rooted it

xcrazydx said:
Like I told you before, it doesn't work for hard bricks. If it says qhusb, it's done and needs jtag
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Like I said
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mattbradfo said:
I just told them it was unresponsive and that it would't turn on. They didn't even ask if I rooted it
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Good bro. Be careful this, time around
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Hard bricked sprint gsIII but read!!!!

have a sprint galaxy s 3 here.
someone tried to flash an international rom therefor flashing the gsm stuff.
i cant access download mode at all however i did install the QHSUSB_drivers.
now with odin 3.07 the .com box will not light up however on previous versions of odin for ex odin v1.85 the .com box will light. im trying to flash the cdma bootloader for the sprint version and it doesnt fail just hangs at setup connection.
any ideas?

vabeachfc3s said:
have a sprint galaxy s 3 here.
someone tried to flash an international rom therefor flashing the gsm stuff.
i cant access download mode at all however i did install the QHSUSB_drivers.
now with odin 3.07 the .com box will not light up however on previous versions of odin for ex odin v1.85 the .com box will light. im trying to flash the cdma bootloader for the sprint version and it doesnt fail just hangs at setup connection.
any ideas?
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Have you tried following the steps on this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727171 ? Also they may be able to help you out more than the QA section.
Edit: Sorry posted the wrong link.

yes ive tried that way.

any ideas welcome

did you switch to download mode/
3. Hold down the 'HOME' + 'VOLUME DOWN' buttons and press the 'POWER' button for about 2 seconds until a WARNING! Screen appears. Press the 'VOLUME UP' button to enter Download Mode.

^^^^He cannot get to dl mode it is hard bricked.
And to the op-
Unlike some devices where this was a savior it is worthless to us. You are hard bricked. Go get some jtag as this mode won't help you
I tried for a few days to talk to this phone in that mode.Using everthing from odin to cdma workshop to qpst to emma. Nothing will do it trust me

It was a customer phone i dont brick phones.
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vabeachfc3s said:
It was a customer phone i dont brick phones.
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At least its not urs then. Well be happy ur not the owner of a shiny doorstop and let the customer know its a paperweight and they need JTAG.:good:

All he have to do is call Samsung and they will replace it you have a year factory warranty as long as theres no physical damage. They send the phone fast. I did it four times already don't waste your time looking for solution just tell them it won't boot just turned off and won't start that's all i said. You don't have to have insurance either.
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bonebeatz1234 said:
All he have to do is call Samsung and they will replace it you have a year factory warranty as long as theres no physical damage. They send the phone fast. I did it four times already don't waste your time looking for solution just tell them it won't boot just turned off and won't start that's all i said. You don't have to have insurance either.
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Really? You've done this four times? I'd be interested in if anyone else has had such luck? Seems like they would try to turn on the device or figure out whats wrong when they get it back. Thats awesome though!

thatisandwas said:
Really? You've done this four times? I'd be interested in if anyone else has had such luck? Seems like they would try to turn on the device or figure out whats wrong when they get it back. Thats awesome though!
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I can vouch for that cause I've had to swap out my 1st. Maybe not due to that particular reason, but still, if it doesn't light up they gets frustrated and swap time.
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bonebeatz1234 said:
All he have to do is call Samsung and they will replace it you have a year factory warranty as long as theres no physical damage. They send the phone fast. I did it four times already don't waste your time looking for solution just tell them it won't boot just turned off and won't start that's all i said. You don't have to have insurance either.
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I used to have an Epic 4G Touch and yesterday accidentally flashed a kernel for it on my S3. I was left with a beautiful pebble blue coffee table piece. I started to freak out because I couldn't power on or anything. Long story short, I purchased my phone less than 14 days ago so I took it back to the store. The technician took a look at it, couldn't power it on and they gave me a replacement phone, no questions asked!!

I promise if you hard bricked hell or even soft bricked you can get it exchanged from Samsung as long as it's been less than a year and no water damage or cracked screen .I really think they don't look into all the rooting stuff they just install new software in the phone and send it right back out to someone else which works for me.
If you go threw your carrier avoid it they ask to much question call Samsung and i sware they will send you a new or refurbished phone but a working one and that's all you can ask for and i didn't pay a dime the box they send you to send your phone is prepaid by them i just put my bricked phone in there then dropped it off to ups. I will say this two times i wasn't at home and ups left the damn phone in the box right on my door step than goodness no one stole it.
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[Q] Galaxy S III Fried

Would appreciate if anyone could help
Bought a brand new Galaxy S III from T-Mobile, a week ago. On the same day I rooted it, using these instructions galaxys3root dot com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-t-mobile-galaxy-s3-sgh-t999/. . . Worked out great.
Then I used this ROM called Deodexed_Debloated_T999UVALEM, and that worked out fine.
Today I decided to use this rom: Criskelo_6.0.1_Stock_XXBLG9_ota
And while it was installing, it asked for an update file, which I did not have.. So I chose the option to reboot the phone. Since then the phone has been practically dead, and here are the symptoms:
1. The phone does not power up, in any mode
2. When connected to the pc, pc cannot recognize it
3. Installed Kies, and drivers, nothing changed
4. Plugged to the charger, and nothing changed
5. Removed the batter for over an hour and repeated the above and nothing changed
Does anyone know what I can to salvage this phone?
Thank you

Rekhter said:
Would appreciate if anyone could help
Bought a brand new Galaxy S III from T-Mobile, a week ago. On the same day I rooted it, using these instructions galaxys3root dot com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-t-mobile-galaxy-s3-sgh-t999/. . . Worked out great.
Then I used this ROM called Deodexed_Debloated_T999UVALEM, and that worked out fine.
Today I decided to use this rom: Criskelo_6.0.1_Stock_XXBLG9_ota
And while it was installing, it asked for an update file, which I did not have.. So I chose the option to reboot the phone. Since then the phone has been practically dead, and here are the symptoms:
1. The phone does not power up, in any mode
2. When connected to the pc, pc cannot recognize it
3. Installed Kies, and drivers, nothing changed
4. Plugged to the charger, and nothing changed
5. Removed the batter for over an hour and repeated the above and nothing changed
Does anyone know what I can to salvage this phone?
Thank you
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Looks like you flashed a ROM for I9300.

Can you get into download mode?
Hold down and home key while restarting phone.

Rekhter said:
Would appreciate if anyone could help
Bought a brand new Galaxy S III from T-Mobile, a week ago. On the same day I rooted it, using these instructions galaxys3root dot com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-t-mobile-galaxy-s3-sgh-t999/. . . Worked out great.
Then I used this ROM called Deodexed_Debloated_T999UVALEM, and that worked out fine.
Today I decided to use this rom: Criskelo_6.0.1_Stock_XXBLG9_ota
And while it was installing, it asked for an update file, which I did not have.. So I chose the option to reboot the phone. Since then the phone has been practically dead, and here are the symptoms:
1. The phone does not power up, in any mode
2. When connected to the pc, pc cannot recognize it
3. Installed Kies, and drivers, nothing changed
4. Plugged to the charger, and nothing changed
5. Removed the batter for over an hour and repeated the above and nothing changed
Does anyone know what I can to salvage this phone?
Thank you
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The problem here is that you flashed an International rom onto a T-Mobile Galaxy S3. The only solution I could think of would be to flash back to stock using Kies but that isn't really possible unless the phone is able to go into download mode.

zer0trip said:
Can you get into download mode?
Hold down and home key while restarting phone.
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This
But you will hold the Volume down + Home + Power button Don't let go until your in download mode

Jigga0o7 said:
The problem here is that you flashed an International rom onto a T-Mobile Galaxy S3. The only solution I could think of would be to flash back to stock using Kies but that isn't really possible unless the phone is able to go into download mode.
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Thank you for your response, unfortunatley it is not doing anything, it is not restarting in any modes.
Got any suggestions?

You just hard bricked your phone!!! :/ damn that sucked!!!!
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cybrnook said:
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But you will hold the Volume down + Home + Power button Don't let go until your in download mode
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I held all three buttons down for over 3 minutes, nothing happened. Should I try it for longer?

Rekhter said:
I held all three buttons down for over 3 minutes, nothing happened. Should I try it for longer?
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No , shouldn't take more than 10 seconds.
Sorry to hear that man, but in the future PLEASE RESEARCH before you get flash happy. International version of the GSIII has completely different hardware inside.
You need to stick to T-Mobile GSIII roms, or don't flash them at all. Might be a good candidate for stock rooted, or no root at all.

Pull battery. Put battery back in and hold Vol down, home and power, until it vibrates, then let power go but hold the other two until download mode comes up.

Flashing different carrier ROMs and kernels will result in hard bricking your phone!!! Only flash ROMs and kernals that is for your phone model!!!
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The downfall of getting Flash Happy and just throwing anything at it you think you can...

stevessvt said:
Pull battery. Put battery back in and hold Vol down, home and power, until it vibrates, then let power go but hold the other two until download mode comes up.
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Tried that again. Removed the battery, held all three down for 2 minutes straight, no vibration. screen black, nothing happening :-/

dannydv said:
Flashing different carrier ROMs and kernels will result in hard bricking your phone!!! Only flash ROMs and kernals that is for your phone model!!!
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Dude you are more drama than gurls. Relax @op worst case scenario u will have to buy a jtag $3 on ebay and problem solved but first do some search and try possible solutions that worked for other users.

Alarmmy said:
It is time to call Tmobile or Samsung for warranty exchange.
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Quite sure this is not covered under warranty.
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lazarat said:
Dude you are more drama than gurls. Relax @op worst case scenario u will have to buy a jtag $3 on ebay and problem solved but first do some search and try possible solutions that worked for other users.
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JTAG ftw

dannydv said:
Flashing different carrier ROMs and kernels will result in hard bricking your phone!!! Only flash ROMs and kernals that is for your phone model!!!
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not entirely true. At&t roms an kernels work with the T-Mobile s3. Don't remember if any others do.
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I haven't seen one for 3 bucks but you definitely need the JTAG.

mustk1ll20 said:
not entirely true. At&t roms an kernels work with the T-Mobile s3. Don't remember if any others do.
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Yup... we CAN in fact flash kernels and att roms... its modems/radios from other carriers that shouldn't be flashed. We can also flash some sprint and verizon roms, but as they are CDMA it'll take some more advance modding, to get them to run full and proper... probably a little over the OP's head, but just saying.
Still alls not lost, look into Jtag as others have suggested...

If u hard brickd your phone the $5 usb dongle JTAG will not unbrick it! You need to send it in for a jtage reflash!
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dannydv said:
If u hard brickd your phone the $5 usb dongle JTAG will not unbrick it! You need to send it for jtage reflash!
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Any suggestions on where I can get this done?

[Q] My S3 won't boot after attempting to install custom rom thru CWM

My S3 won't boot after attempting to install custom rom thru CWM. I tried to enter into the recovery mode by pressing Volume Up and Home, Power button but it doesn't even turn on!! I even tried holding down Volume Down and Home Power and it doesn't even turn on. It doesn't even go into the Logo screen....
Help please!!!

Need more info on what you installed. Sounds hard bricked though.
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mt3g said:
Need more info on what you installed. Sounds hard bricked though.
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Agreed-
Try pulling the battery and waiting a few seconds, then try to reboot. I did something while installing a rom and the phone booted but just showed a black screen but I didn't realize it.

It does help to know exactly what it was you tried to flash.
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luige007 said:
My S3 won't boot after attempting to install custom rom thru CWM. I tried to enter into the recovery mode by pressing Volume Up and Home, Power button but it doesn't even turn on!! I even tried holding down Volume Down and Home Power and it doesn't even turn on. It doesn't even go into the Logo screen....
Help please!!!
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Joy!
What rom did you flash...be specific...and where did you find it from?
Do you have TMobile PHP? If you do then you can get a replacement S3 for $5 from TMobile customer care. That is probably the easist way to fix this issue.
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brandonmaze said:
Joy!
What rom did you flash...be specific...and where did you find it from?
Do you have TMobile PHP? If you do then you can get a replacement S3 for $5 from TMobile customer care. That is probably the easist way to fix this issue.
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I flashed it with the Omega ROM with the I9300 version thinking that my phone was that same model. Very dumb on my part .
Sadly I don't have PHP.
Would a JIG help my phone reboot to the download state?

luige007 said:
I flashed it with the Omega ROM with the I9300 version thinking that my phone was that same model. Very dumb on my part .
Sadly I don't have PHP.
Would a JIG help my phone reboot to the download state?
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Yep a jig would send u into download mode. I'm pretty sure from there u can use Odin, if I'm not mistakened.
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i did the same damn thing
:crying::crying:
luige007 said:
I flashed it with the Omega ROM with the I9300 version thinking that my phone was that same model. Very dumb on my part .
Sadly I don't have PHP.
Would a JIG help my phone reboot to the download state?
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luige007 said:
I flashed it with the Omega ROM with the I9300 version thinking that my phone was that same model. Very dumb on my part .
Sadly I don't have PHP.
Would a JIG help my phone reboot to the download state?
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Jig won't help only a jtag fix. Here you go.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
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Yep a jig would send u into download mode. I'm pretty sure from there u can use Odin, if I'm not mistakened.
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same problm
i am having same problem with my micromax A 54 did u get any solution for your phone............

In hindsight im watching you guys do just what I did two weeks ago.. To save u time ITS BRICKED for sure .Jtag service fixed me right up, hes very professional as well.mobiltechvideos.com
Set up a repair send phone off takes a week.
Watch very very closely what you flash.If unsure dont do it, or youll be spending 60 $ to jtag everytime you do this.
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lojak29 said:
In hindsight im watching you guys do just what I did two weeks ago.. To save u time ITS BRICKED for sure .Jtag service fixed me right up, hes very professional as well.mobiltechvideos.com
Set up a repair send phone off takes a week.
Watch very very closely what you flash.If unsure dont do it, or youll be spending 60 $ to jtag everytime you do this.
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And you got mad when people told you exactly that.
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lojak29 said:
In hindsight im watching you guys do just what I did two weeks ago.. To save u time ITS BRICKED for sure .Jtag service fixed me right up, hes very professional as well.mobiltechvideos.com
Set up a repair send phone off takes a week.
Watch very very closely what you flash.If unsure dont do it, or youll be spending 60 $ to jtag everytime you do this.
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You do know this thread is from last year, right?
|When Emotion Goes Up, Logic Goes Down|
|Even If You Fall Face First You're Still Moving Forward|

same problem but a lilltle bit different
i installed jellyblast custom romon galaxy y(s5360) and it worked well.
later i installed some apps and an psp emulater named(ppsspp) downloaded from google play.
and downloaded a game for that ppsspp and tried to play. and it got stuck in the settings so i restarted the phone (by holding power key 11 sec)
it just showing its logo but not starting .....what to do???
plz be urgent...:crying::crying::crying::crying:

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shiva4ulove said:
i installed jellyblast custom romon galaxy y(s5360) and it worked well.
later i installed some apps and an psp emulater named(ppsspp) downloaded from google play.
and downloaded a game for that ppsspp and tried to play. and it got stuck in the settings so i restarted the phone (by holding power key 11 sec)
it just showing its logo but not starting .....what to do???
plz be urgent...:crying::crying::crying::crying:
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Reboot into recovery mode and wipe cache, dalvik cache and do a factory reset in recovery.
Do NOT wipe/format system.
Then reboot the phone and it should work fine.

help
okay i have the same exact problem. i tried to flash darkyrom iii from androidgeeks.com or something like that, and, i also didn't see that it was for the i9300 only and it went through the little setup process from within cwm (like its own little installer) all steps went fine and everything. asked if i wanted to reboot, i touched "no" then the installer closed and brought me back to cwm and cwm decided to just reboot my phone on its own anways. now im waiting for it to boot, nothing. research, take the battery out along with the sim and sd for about 45 minutes. nothing. i plug it into the computer and nothing happens. i take out the battery and plug it into the computer, again to no prevail. so with the battery out and the phone plugged into the computer, i hold power, home and volume down and a red led comes on the phone and the computer makes the "attatched device" sound. but isnt recognized by kies or odin. will a jig help me out at all?
*edit* i got the rom from here; android.gs/update-galaxy-s3-darkyrom-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean/

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majidjaccion said:
okay i have the same exact problem. i tried to flash darkyrom iii from androidgeeks.com or something like that, and, i also didn't see that it was for the i9300 only and it went through the little setup process from within cwm (like its own little installer) all steps went fine and everything. asked if i wanted to reboot, i touched "no" then the installer closed and brought me back to cwm and cwm decided to just reboot my phone on its own anways. now im waiting for it to boot, nothing. research, take the battery out along with the sim and sd for about 45 minutes. nothing. i plug it into the computer and nothing happens. i take out the battery and plug it into the computer, again to no prevail. so with the battery out and the phone plugged into the computer, i hold power, home and volume down and a red led comes on the phone and the computer makes the "attatched device" sound. but isnt recognized by kies or odin. will a jig help me out at all?
*edit* i got the rom from here; android.gs/update-galaxy-s3-darkyrom-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean/
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You are about about the 50th person in the past couple months who done the same thing, flashing a 9300 rom.
The only way to get the phone back into proper working condition is to send it off to be Jtag'ed.
There are some very good deals on Jtag if you go to eBay and search for "JTAG Galaxy S3".
Good Luck!

thank you
Misterjunky said:
You are about about the 50th person in the past couple months who done the same thing, flashing a 9300 rom.
The only way to get the phone back into proper working condition is to send it off to be Jtag'ed.
There are some very good deals on Jtag if you go to eBay and search for "JTAG Galaxy S3".
Good Luck!
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ahh thats what i was afraid of.. im gonna check a couple local places first with fingers crossed before shipping it off though. have you personally sent one in to any of those ebay services?

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majidjaccion said:
ahh thats what i was afraid of.. im gonna check a couple local places first with fingers crossed before shipping it off though. have you personally sent one in to any of those ebay services?
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Nope, I never had a need to. But I have read here in XDA that people do get excellent service at a good price at eBay.

Misterjunky said:
Nope, I never had a need to. But I have read here in XDA that people do get excellent service at a good price at eBay.
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hmmm... i was leading into my next queston which would have been; is there any specific seller you may have read about or saw somewhere that i should go to? cause, for me, ebay is a little... "ehhhhh.." you know what i mean? plus on top of that im sending in my phone so i just want to make sure everything is from a trusted source.

I Think I Bricked My Phone.. Any Advice?

Hey guys . I Picked up a three month old galaxy this morning. I have had problems rooting before but always managed to fix them but this I cannot figure out. Here is exactly what I did and what happened.
1.First I rooted my phone using GalaxyS3RootUSCanadaMac.
2. Downloaded the following, superuser, ezunlock, and rom manager.
3. Flashed clokworkrecovery through rom manager.
4. Unlocked the bootloader with ezunlock
5. Tried to reboot into recovery via clockwork and it would just hang and never reboot.
6. Decided to do a restart , so I clicked power on the right hand side and selected restart.
7. Fell asleep and woke up to a dead phone.
I cannot get it to boot at all , not even in download mode. I get no lights or vibrations when trying to boot. If I remove the battery and hook the usb cord in I get a red light at the top but not with the battery in.
Any info on what I might have done wrong or what I can try to do to fix it would be great.
Thanks in advance guys.

bftiedt said:
4. Unlocked the bootloader with ezunlock
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This is completely inapplicable to the i747m, and the reason your phone's bricked.
Unless you can somehow get into download mode, you're going to need a JTAG to recover it.

bftiedt said:
Hey guys . I Picked up a three month old galaxy this morning. I have had problems rooting before but always managed to fix them but this I cannot figure out. Here is exactly what I did and what happened.
1.First I rooted my phone using GalaxyS3RootUSCanadaMac.
2. Downloaded the following, superuser, ezunlock, and rom manager.
3. Flashed clokworkrecovery through rom manager.
4. Unlocked the bootloader with ezunlock
5. Tried to reboot into recovery via clockwork and it would just hang and never reboot.
6. Decided to do a restart , so I clicked power on the right hand side and selected restart.
7. Fell asleep and woke up to a dead phone.
I cannot get it to boot at all , not even in download mode. I get no lights or vibrations when trying to boot. If I remove the battery and hook the usb cord in I get a red light at the top but not with the battery in.
Any info on what I might have done wrong or what I can try to do to fix it would be great.
Thanks in advance guys.
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** After some more reading I realize That att bootloader is not locked. So since I ran the ezunlock app im guessing that my problem ... Any suggestions?***

smelenchuk said:
This is completely inapplicable to the i747m, and the reason your phone's bricked.
Unless you can somehow get into download mode, you're going to need a JTAG to recover it.
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Any suggestions n how to get into download mode? Also I have a usb JTAG from programming cable boxes but Im not sure if it will work?

I believe I read about someone else who used this. The unlocker is made for the Verizon variant. You will need JTAG service to get your phone up and running.
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ih8mydroid said:
I believe I read about someone else who used this. The unlocker is made for the Verizon variant. You will need JTAG service to get your phone up and running.
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Yes I seen that. The phone is still under warrant so I am sending it in to Samsung . I seen another thread where the same thing happened and it was warrantied so I'm hoping I get lucky. Thanks guys for all your help

bftiedt said:
Yes I seen that. The phone is still under warrant so I am sending it in to Samsung . I seen another thread where the same thing happened and it was warrantied so I'm hoping I get lucky. Thanks guys for all your help
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That's fraud big time! If you would have read up you wouldnt be in this situation. In all honestly I hope you have to come out of pocket because stunts like this is what makes those who do have REAL problems with their phone get the run around from companies.
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Looks like Samsung has come through and is going to warranty it. It was repaired today by having the board replaced. Hopefully I will have it back next week.

bftiedt said:
Yes I SAW that. The phone is still under warranty, so I am sending it in to Samsung. I SAW another thread where the same thing happened and it was warrantied so I'm hoping I get lucky. Thanks guys for all your help
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903tex said:
That's fraud big time! If you would have read up you wouldnt be in this situation. In all honestly I hope you have to come out of pocket because stunts like this is what makes those who do have REAL problems with their phone get the run around from companies.
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That's not fraud? That's called a warranty
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Wow. Why can't they people read?? This is the reason companies don't want to to warranty anything because of crap like this.

r.suchil2 said:
That's not fraud? That's called a warranty
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Which he voided the moment he rooted his phone.

Well getting my phone back today. Thanks for the warranty comments negative nancy.