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So, I was wondering how many people here know about USB test jigs.
In all but the most extreme cases, they can unbrick a Galaxy phone. So far, every Galaxy-class device has worked with these. I was only wondering because all of the threads about people returning their phones to Sprint because the somehow bricked it.
I would say at this point, that anyone who wants to mess with one of these phones, such as flashing a ROM, CWM, or one of these early root methods, should either make or buy one. If you don't want to make one, they're on Amazon, which is about as mainstream as you can get.
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Can you explain what a jig is? sounds complicated.
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Basically if you bork your phone and cannot acces "Dowload Mode" to flash a new Rom by using the 3 button press, this Jig will put your phone in download mode for you so you wouldnt have to return your phone to Sprint
I'm making one now so I can get rid of the stupid yellow triangle.
I am lazy, have one on the way...
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bblanski said:
I am lazy, have one on the way...
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Same
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Where can you buy one of these?
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Where can you buy one of these?
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I bought mine off of ebay. Search for Samsung jig
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will this work?
http://www.amazon.com/SainSmart-Don..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1316648791&sr=1-1
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I bought mine off of ebay. Search for Samsung jig
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Me too
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digweed4me said:
will this work?
http://www.amazon.com/SainSmart-Don..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1316648791&sr=1-1
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=300597250072
This is the one I got
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=300597250072
This is the one I got
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Does it matter that it says i9000 (sgs) vs i9100 (sgs2)?
Edit: Nevermind read the full description
This one is $2.49 free shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...Accessories&hash=item25666f2605#ht_2131wt_952
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This one is $2.49 free shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...Accessories&hash=item25666f2605#ht_2131wt_952
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Shipping form Hong Kong... you wont see it for 5-22 business days... great deal if you're not in a hurry I suppose...
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Shipping form Hong Kong... you wont see it for 5-22 business days... great deal if you're not in a hurry I suppose...
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That's the only reason I didn't get that one, would have taken forever to get.
Made it and used it. No more yellow warning and I show as having an official samsung binary!
Good info here...
I never heard of these until now.
For those making them; how do you do that? I'm ok as far as soldering etc but not sure what else is involved.
i still have mine from back on the captivate that i made
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=967404
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=300597250072
This is the one I got
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I bought that one too. Granted, I have no idea why I need it but I figure if I get stuck I will be happy to have it at 5 bucks.
Hi guys,
I just purchased a Samsung Galaxy SII on eBay. I decided to take the plunge even though the seller said it was for "parts and not working". He said the problem he was having was that the phone would shut off by itself, no matter what he did. He said this happened maybe once every 10 times he pressed the sleep button.
I got it yesterday and started messing around with it. I haven't encountered the problem yet but I only used it for a few hours. I proceeded to successfully root the device and flashed a custom ROM (CyanogenMod 10 - JB 4.1.1) and it seems to work ok. I'm not using the phone yet and I guess I was just wondering if you think the problem may have just "gone away". If it did, I would feel very lucky. I won't know for sure until I start using the phone regularly, but I needed a reliable phone today at work and that's why I didn't bring it with.
Any thoughts on what could cause this issue and possible solutions are appreciated. I've read some people say it's related to the CPU or the button itself, or perhaps even the battery. The owner had never rooted the phone so he was just running the regular T-Mobile Gingerbread rom.
Thanks and Happy Friday!
Probably the power button problem
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Thanks for answering, Teo. If it's that, it should be fairly simple to fix. I'll report back just in case somebody is having the same issue.
Since the JB ROM's suffer from random restarts and sleep of death issues, I would recommend flashing an ICS ROM. This will get you a more stable environment for testing, so if the device suddenly shuts it self off, you'll know it's not the ROM.
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Since the JB ROM's suffer from random restarts and sleep of death issues, I would recommend flashing an ICS ROM. This will get you a more stable environment for testing, so if the device suddenly shuts it self off, you'll know it's not the ROM.
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+1 to this suggestion. Flash a ROM that is known to be stable so you can confirm the original issue. I'd suggest stock (gb or ics, doesn't matter) for the best test environment.
Thank you guys! Your responses are greatly appreciated!
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Thank you guys! Your responses are greatly appreciated!
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Why don't you either send to Samsung under warranty or put insurance on it and have it fixed
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Why don't you either send to Samsung under warranty or put insurance on it and have it fixed
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I bought it used on eBay, I'm not the original owner. And I didn't see the SquareTrade warranty option for this purchase, perhaps because it was under "For parts & not working". I haven't come across the problem yet. I have flashed a few different roms (ICS) but every one of them has given me some type of problem. I'm still using my very reliable myTouch 4G and I'm starting to doubt if I really want to dump it for the SII.
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I bought it used on eBay, I'm not the original owner. And I didn't see the SquareTrade warranty option for this purchase, perhaps because it was under "For parts & not working". I haven't come across the problem yet. I have flashed a few different roms (ICS) but every one of them has given me some type of problem. I'm still using my very reliable myTouch 4G and I'm starting to doubt if I really want to dump it for the SII.
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The phone has not been out a year yet so it don't matter about ownership as long as there is not abuse to the phone they should help you
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playya said:
The phone has not been out a year yet so it don't matter about ownership as long as there is not abuse to the phone they should help you
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Thank you! I'll look into that.
If I am correct this phone came out Oct /12/11
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BACARDILIMON said:
If I am correct this phone came out Oct /12/11
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Yeah so warranty should still work. phone warranties starts the day it is activated. My white one was activated until February so i got another 5 months!
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Don't want to jinx myself but I flashed Team Chopstick's ICS rom on Saturday and haven't encountered the issue thus far.
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Nicraz said:
Don't want to jinx myself but I flashed Team Chopstick's ICS rom on Saturday and haven't encountered the issue thus far.
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At this point. I would think it's safe to say that your phone is fine lol
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At this point. I would think it's safe to say that your phone is fine lol
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Lol yeah Teo, I hope so I'm glad I took the plunge!
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Nicraz said:
I bought it used on eBay, I'm not the original owner. And I didn't see the SquareTrade warranty option for this purchase, perhaps because it was under "For parts & not working". I haven't come across the problem yet. I have flashed a few different roms (ICS) but every one of them has given me some type of problem. I'm still using my very reliable myTouch 4G and I'm starting to doubt if I really want to dump it for the SII.
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I have both MT4G and SG2...rooted my SG2 than my MT4G..flashed alot of ROMS for both phone and while the ROMS for MT4G are great and stable (using the Dark Unicorn v2.5) the SG2 ones i like better, (Jedi Knight 2 Stripped)..hands down better phone performance of course with the SG2...just using my MT4 as a backup phone and one for testing.(rooted wifes phone so gota test ROM before i give it to her)
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I have both MT4G and SG2...rooted my SG2 than my MT4G..flashed alot of ROMS for both phone and while the ROMS for MT4G are great and stable (using the Dark Unicorn v2.5) the SG2 ones i like better, (Jedi Knight 2 Stripped)..hands down better phone performance of course with the SG2...just using my MT4 as a backup phone and one for testing.(rooted wifes phone so gota test ROM before i give it to her)
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I'm keeping my MT .. at least for now. I actually paid more for it than for the SII! I'm using the SII full time and keeping the htc for backup. Im running Toasted Marshmallow on the htc and I like it a lot. I tried JK on the SII but gave me problems so I'm sticking to Team Chopstick for now.
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Dude mt4g probably the best single core phone out there. Loved that phone.
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You got a good deal from someone that didn't know much about Android smartphones, nice. This is obvious because it was still on GB lol.
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You got a good deal from someone that didn't know much about Android smartphones, nice. This is obvious because it was still on GB lol.
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Yeah! I actually lost the bid to someone else and then for whatever reason the bidder backed out and I got a second chance offer from the seller so I bought it right away.
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does anyone have the stock image for sprint note 2 yet and can post it.
As of yesterday even the sprint store didnt ... I had to swap my soft bricked unit out
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As of yesterday even the sprint store didnt ... I had to swap my soft bricked unit out
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thanks man how did you swap it out did they ask you what happened to it or why you needed to swap it i figured it would void the warranty and they wouldnt let you swap it
Stock tar isn't yet available. Sucks.
You guys are way too paranoid when dealing with sprint stores. It's not their main goal to void your warranty. You act like you have a neon sign above your head flashing "I'M ROOTED!" lol
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Stock tar isn't yet available. Sucks.
You guys are way too paranoid when dealing with sprint stores. It's not their main goal to void your warranty. You act like you have a neon sign above your head flashing "I'M ROOTED!" lol
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lol whats up viperboy havent seen much of you since evo 3d man i know im being paranoid but you think i should go to the store and ask them about it or just wait on a stock image i just want to be out 600 for a new one lol thanks man
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thanks man how did you swap it out did they ask you what happened to it or why you needed to swap it i figured it would void the warranty and they wouldnt let you swap it
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The tech asked if I tried to root it and I grined and said "me? Never" lol
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lol
Was no problem swapping but I had to drive 20 miles away for it cause most everyone was out of stock the one I got was going to be that stores demo
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cool thanks man
picked up my new gn2 from sprint today had to go with the white one cause they were out of the silver which sucks but o well i was gonna put it in a case anyways. Got it rooted and twrp on it and running great. Did not mess with the toolkit this time and all is well lol.
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picked up my new gn2 from sprint today had to go with the white one cause they were out of the silver which sucks but o well i was gonna put it in a case anyways. Got it rooted and twrp on it and running great. Did not mess with the toolkit this time and all is well lol.
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yay
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im living the dream now lol
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im living the dream now lol
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Howd your return experience go? Did you talk em into letting you keep the battery like I did? :victory:
I had to get the white too cause no gray. .I thought it was going to suck..Now I'm glad cause it looks so clean and every phone I've had was gray anyway.
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lol the stock image is up now
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It was pretty easy to return just had two go to a different sprint store to get the phone. I went to the store at the main campus in overland park. I like the white one it looks ok and no I wish I would have thought about asking for the battery I was just excited to be getting one that worked i didn't think about it. Would be nice to have an extra one. But when the lady was activating my new phone she asked if I had the charger, headset and box and everything and I don't have it she said don't worry about it so I got 2 chargers and 2 headsets now lol. Also yea that sucks the stock image is out now
Lol just saw that lame o well got extra stuff out of it and I really like the chargers they have longer cords than most of my other chargers.
Yeah, it would be nice to have extra charger. Ive been looking online and nothing. Sometimes I go spend the night at my moms or we go out of town and its nice to bring an extra one with without having to grab my own.
Hi guys, I made the rookie mistake of flashing a international rom on my Galaxy S3 (SGH-T999) and now I have a very expensive paper holder. I called Samsung and they told to send it over for them to fix it, but they also told me that if it was water damage, misuse, etc... That I would be charge for the repair. Well to the point. My question is, will they notice that it was something I flashed or the custom recovery?
Most likely that they will.
Have you tried Odin with a stock tar?
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
$60 for a JTAG I think.
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Most likely that they will.
Have you tried Odin with a stock tar?
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
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I can't get it to download mode.
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$60 for a JTAG I think.
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Yep, and this way is cheaper/faster.
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Found this don't know if it's trust worthy.
Sent mine back and they didn't notice. Not saying they won't but in my case there was no issue.
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JTAG repair services can fix it for a decent price and they won't care what you did to it.
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I can't post my links. I do it, too. But, I'd send it here before I sent it to those guys on eBay:
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
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Guys just to let you know that the ebay guy is legit. Took the chance and send the phone to him on the 2nd of February and just got today (8th of February) working 100%. :laugh: Guy has great communication and let me know how everything was going. That was the experience I had. Hope nobody has a bad flash or anything but if you do this is an option. Thanks to everyone for your input and suggestions.
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Guys just to let you know that the ebay guy is legit. Took the chance and send the phone to him on the 2nd of February and just got today (8th of February) working 100%. :laugh: Guy has great communication and let me know how everything was going. That was the experience I had. Hope nobody has a bad flash or anything but if you do this is an option. Thanks to everyone for your input and suggestions.
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Yeah just saw it dude has a good feedback record, something I might think of if this happens to me
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rickmarz said:
Guys just to let you know that the ebay guy is legit. Took the chance and send the phone to him on the 2nd of February and just got today (8th of February) working 100%. :laugh: Guy has great communication and let me know how everything was going. That was the experience I had. Hope nobody has a bad flash or anything but if you do this is an option. Thanks to everyone for your input and suggestions.
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Nice, but BTW how did you come about flashing an international s3 ROM in the first place? Off topic: are you puertorrican?
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Yes I am puertorican and was fallowing a guide from zedomax and the guide was for international s3.
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Yes I am puertorican and was fallowing a guide from zedomax and the guide was for international s3.
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Nice greetings desde Guaynabo
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Off topic lol im from Ponce, Greetings! xD and btw jtag would work better. Chances are they are going to notice
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This is my first post on here. Long time Lurker/ flasher. I just dropped my phone for the 100th time and the screen cracked. It is insured so no issues there, but I was wondering if I should revert it back to stock before filing a claim to get it fixed. I think I read somewhere that it didn't make a difference when going through insurance but its been a while back and I don't recall. Any help would be appreciated.
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This is my first post on here. Long time Lurker/ flasher. I just dropped my phone for the 100th time and the screen cracked. It is insured so no issues there, but I was wondering if I should revert it back to stock before filing a claim to get it fixed. I think I read somewhere that it didn't make a difference when going through insurance but its been a while back and I don't recall. Any help would be appreciated.
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If you're using insurance to get a replacement,it doesn't matter. They could care less if it's rooted.
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Thanks, that's what I thought. I'm only assuming it would have to be an insurance deal, since I dropped it I don't see sprint picking up the tab.Plus, I don't want to hassle with unrooting.
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