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What should i do with my brick?

So, i think i bricked my device. Downloaded caulkin rom and tried to flash it. when i booted into rogue rootbloater i flashed the rom from my downloads. my bad. why does it matter though whether or not i flash from internal or external memory. annnd ?

It doesnt matter if the rom is in the internal or sd unless dev says something about it in op. As far as your brick, im not understanding fully what you mean
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What makes you think you're bricked? What happens when you try to power the phone on?

Rob4828 said:
It doesnt matter if the rom is in the internal or sd unless dev says something about it in op. As far as your brick, im not understanding fully what you mean
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If I would have had a sd i would not have a brick right now though :/
I think. cause the new rom switched bootloaders and the new one only recog'ed the sd i think.

undefine4 said:
So, i think i bricked my device. Downloaded caulkin rom and tried to flash it. when i booted into rogue rootbloater i flashed the rom from my downloads. my bad. why does it matter though whether or not i flash from internal or external memory. annnd ?
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what happens when you try to boot your phone?

_MetalHead_ said:
What makes you think you're bricked? What happens when you try to power the phone on?
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It means my phone is locked in a "permanent" state of existence.

undefine4 said:
It means my phone is locked in a "permanent" state of existence.
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so lets say after you pull battery you press the power button....nothing happens?

Pull the battery
Put it back in
press power and see what happens
-- You can also...
Pull the battery
Put the battery back in
press vol down + power and try to get into odin mode
If you can get into Odin mode, then you're not bricked.

no phone - cake.

undefine4 said:
no phone - cake.
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Do you speak English ? They have ask what happens when you power on the phone and you respond with idiot junk .... Congratulations throw your phone out of a moving car jack a$$
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undefine4 said:
no phone - cake.
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Do you want help or not? The E4GT is a very difficult phone to brick and 9 times out of 10 when a noob thinks their phone is bricked, it's actually easily recoverable. But if you don't help us help you, you might as well just toss the phone down the garbage disposal.
Can you get into download mode?

Hahhahhahahahaa that's all I wanna say
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Lol if you don't want to be helped then sell the phone to me. Should the bidding be started at ummm lets say $20.
$20 is a very expensive paperweight I think I'm offering more then enough lol
Epic 4G Touch perfected by Calk!

I think we're being trolled.

Great add one more thread that made me dumber for reading it. Stop it guys the last thing I need more of is dumb.
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_MetalHead_ said:
I think we're being trolled.
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We got samsunged
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35$
10char...

Oh so you didnt want actual help, great thread OP.
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Is this sextape's way of leaking a new FC** ICS ROM?

sfhub said:
Is this sextape's way of leaking a new FC** ICS ROM?
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LMFAO ha +1 made my day. Still, I think it must be hard to drop to this level of brain capacity.

What if I don't want to use Triangle Away?

Just for my own curiosity, I read somewhere that to get rid of the yellow triangle from flashing with odin, you can use one of the One-Click odin's back to stock to clear the triangle because it will replace the bootloader.
Does anyone know if this applies to just the GB roms and is it just EK30 or will EL29 work as well?

tdunham said:
Just for my own curiosity, I read somewhere that to get rid of the yellow triangle from flashing with odin, you can use one of the One-Click odin's back to stock to clear the triangle because it will replace the bootloader.
Does anyone know if this applies to just the GB roms and is it just EK30 or will EL29 work as well?
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Use a USB jig ?
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I believe so. But it won't reset your counter. Just the triangle. Triangle away resets both.
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Every time I've used the one-clicks its gotten rid of the triangle. GB and ICS

daniel4653 said:
Use a USB jig ?
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I have one Daniel. But I wanted to know if there was another way.

rwright64 said:
Every time I've used the one-clicks its gotten rid of the triangle. GB and ICS
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Thanks, that's what I thought. It doesn't make sense for a GB user to have to flash over to ICS just to use the triangle away and then back. Plus, some folks shouldn't be anywhere near ICS to begin with.

peanut1596 said:
I believe so. But it won't reset your counter. Just the triangle. Triangle away resets both.
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Peanut! How you doing man. The jig resets the counters too. That's really why I wanted one.

tdunham said:
Peanut! How you doing man. The jig resets the counters too. That's really why I wanted one.
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The jig is great. I ended up with a homemade one after purchasing an E4GT from an XDA poster and I use it all the time. However I do keep a copy of triangle away in my gmail box so I can access it anytime I'm away from home and need to get rid of the triangle and reset the counter.

tdunham said:
Peanut! How you doing man. The jig resets the counters too. That's really why I wanted one.
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Oh yeah I know the jig does but I was just talking about the one-click. I should get a usb jig myself. Lol
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Got my jig off amazon for about 3 bucks when I ordered my case. Well worth it. Just plug it in and BOOM you are in DL mode. Easier than messing with the buttons IMHO.

Anyone happen to know how I can kick off the triangle on purpose? :silly:
For testing purposes ya know...

is triangle away safe, I didn't use it because I didn't want to brick my phone

Blaze2219 said:
is triangle away safe, I didn't use it because I didn't want to brick my phone
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With ICS its as safe as anything else you have done with your phone, granted you are a flasher. I have used it and its great and only takes seconds. I would say get a jig but if you dont and use ICS this is a great tool as well.
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tdunham said:
Anyone happen to know how I can kick off the triangle on purpose? :silly:
For testing purposes ya know...
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you mean have the triangle show up? odin a kernel if thats what you are referring too.

[Q] Bricked T-mobile S3 can anything be done.

Ok so long story short my S3 is hard bricked. This was my first try at doing my own root and rom install. Im not sure where I messed up at.
1. I got a toolkit from http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1746682
2. Backed up all system files with the toolkit, and saved pics to my computer.
3. downloaded oden and clockworks restore (cant remember the name)
4. did factory reset
5. cleared cache
6. then installed the S3 rom I got from http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1663656
I followed all the instructions as best I could and it still messed up. is there anything I can do to reset it back to default??
Nothing comes on. no lights, no screen, no sound. only thing I get is if I take out the battery and plug it up i get a led light for about 12 secs.

mell6406 said:
Ok so long story short my S3 is hard bricked. This was my first try at doing my own root and rom install. Im not sure where I messed up at.
1. I got a toolkit from http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1746682
2. Backed up all system files with the toolkit, and saved pics to my computer.
3. downloaded oden and clockworks restore (cant remember the name)
4. did factory reset
5. cleared cache
6. then installed the S3 rom I got from http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1663656
I followed all the instructions as best I could and it still messed up. is there anything I can do to reset it back to default??
Nothing comes on. no lights, no screen, no sound. only thing I get is if I take out the battery and plug it up i get a led light for about 12 secs.
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I know on my old Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S) it was practically impossible to brick the phone completely. You could always access download mode to restore the ROM using ODIN.
How to enter download mode on Samsung Galaxy S3
Volume down ,home, and power until the warning.
http://youtu.be/0BJlfbZNB-I
Please note I have no experience flashing ROMs on the S3 as of yet. I plan to flash the new OTA update with root already injected tomorrow.
The first time I flashed a ROM using ODIN, it screwed up somehow and of course the phone didn't work. I was freaking at that point. Then I read about download mode and was able to flash the ROM successfully.

Your best option is jtag. I flashed an incorrect rom and had to replace the main board on my SGS3 as the jtag didn't work for me.
If you're in the USA this is the person to go to, they are linked everywhere on xda
Read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1872323
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You're definitely hard bricked. You flashed a rom for the international s3. Jtag to get it back
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I just want to say one thing: If you can somehow enter the download mode (USB jig...), it's NOT a hard brick. It's soft brick.
PS: I don't have S3, I've just seen this thread.
Sorry for my bad English.
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kogli said:
I just want to say one thing: If you can somehow enter the download mode (USB jig...), it's NOT a hard brick. It's soft brick.
PS: I don't have S3, I've just seen this thread.
Sorry for my bad English.
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Its a hard brick dude. He flashed wrong ROM .
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bfranklin1986 said:
You're definitely hard bricked. You flashed a rom for the international s3. Jtag to get it back
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where did it say where the rom was from? I didnt see it in the thread. What else did I do wrong?

mell6406 said:
where did it say where the rom was from? I didnt see it in the thread. What else did I do wrong?
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If you click the ROM link that you yourself posted in the OP it's clearly to the international GS3 forum.
-Sent from my GS3 running CM10.-

kogli said:
I just want to say one thing: If you can somehow enter the download mode (USB jig...), it's NOT a hard brick. It's soft brick.
PS: I don't have S3, I've just seen this thread.
Sorry for my bad English.
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I cant get into any kind of menu I have used every button combo I can think of. I also tried to offer it money, drugs and sex....I got nothing...
In the rom thread I used where does it say that the phone was the international version? I called myself reading the thread before I tried anything.

mell6406 said:
I cant get into any kind of menu I have used every button combo I can think of. I also tried to offer it money, drugs and sex....I got nothing...
In the rom thread I used where does it say that the phone was the international version? I called myself reading the thread before I tried anything.
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It's from the international section, anything from the international section will brick our phones, they are completely different, they have 4 cores and 1gb ram, we have 2 cores and 2gb ram. The only roms that are safe to flash are the ones in the T-Mobile galaxy s3 section
You can give it all the drugs and sex you want but the only thing that will help it is a jtag
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bfranklin1986 said:
It's from the international section, anything from the international section will brick our phones, they are completely different, they have 4 cores and 1gb ram, we have 2 cores and 2gb ram. The only roms that are safe to flash are the ones in the T-Mobile galaxy s3 section
You can give it all the drugs and sex you want but the only thing that will help it is a jtag
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OK thanks. I got there from a google search so I didnt pay attention to the section(noob). But with the rom aside everything else was done correctly?

Yes everything else looks fine, just pick a rom from the right section next time
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bfranklin1986 said:
Yes everything else looks fine, just pick a rom from the right section next time
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ok thankx alot. So from checking the net my options are to pay 60$ for a jtag, play dumb for t mobile and get it replaced since they wont be able to turn it on. or buy a new phone. Is there any cons to the t mobile rote? I mean what are the chances of it biting my in the rear?

Personally I would get it jtaged. Rather than have Tmobile take care of your mess up and passing the cost on to the rest of their consumers.
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[Q] URGENT: Revert to stock Kernel/ROM and Remove Yellow Triangle

Firstly thank you in advance to anyone who takes time out to help me fix this problem.
I have searched high and low for an answer both here and abroad but I have not been able to find anything that addresses non-stock recovery and yellow triangles.
I have an Epic 4G Touch running CM9 with CWM. A couple of days ago I noticed that my charge port was giving me issues and I had to place the connector in just the right way to get it to charge. Now it has become a large issue where it will barely charge.
TL;DR: I have insurance and need to figure out how to get back to stock everything, remove the yellow triangle (without USB jig) and make it look like the phone has had nothing but stock.
Thank you again!

That's cheating.
Pp.
sent from a jellybean filled epic touch.

Search "Triangle Away" and all stick ROMs are in the Repository... Click on stickies in the Dev section

Why not try a PC Odin One-clic stock restore (FL24) - carefully holding in the connector during the whole flash?

bilgerryan said:
Search "Triangle Away" and all stick ROMs are in the Repository... Click on stickies in the Dev section
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This
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Use your current recovery to flash the FL24 modem and then use Mobile Odin to flash FL24.

Or he could just flash a full stock one click using the SD card and avoid all that stuff...

graydiggy said:
Or he could just flash a full stock one click using the SD card and avoid all that stuff...
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Depending on which modem they are running...
I'd suggest;
Use triangle away, flash an older official stock tar with mobile odin, (wont matter with current modem since they can be mixed since they're running cm9) then let the ota take it to official latest.
But I'm betting op has done something by now.

MoHoGalore said:
Depending on which modem they are running...
I'd suggest;
Use triangle away, flash an older official stock tar with mobile odin, (wont matter with current modem since they can be mixed since they're running cm9) then let the ota take it to official latest.
But I'm betting op has done something by now.
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Implying that he will have the battery life to do all that.
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My apologies for not replying sooner.
To anyone still watching:
I ended up finding a 3rd party Sprint dealer willing to get me a replacement and bring EVERYTHING back to default before sending out the phone for repair.
Thank you everyone for your suggestions.
PS Does Triangle away really work? All of those "this may brick your device" warnings make me nervous...

jhw549 said:
My apologies for not replying sooner.
To anyone still watching:
I ended up finding a 3rd party Sprint dealer willing to get me a replacement and bring EVERYTHING back to default before sending out the phone for repair.
Thank you everyone for your suggestions.
PS Does Triangle away really work? All of those "this may brick your device" warnings make me nervous...
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Yes it works.
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jhw549 said:
My apologies for not replying sooner.
To anyone still watching:
I ended up finding a 3rd party Sprint dealer willing to get me a replacement and bring EVERYTHING back to default before sending out the phone for repair.
Thank you everyone for your suggestions.
PS Does Triangle away really work? All of those "this may brick your device" warnings make me nervous...
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It does really work. But there are chances for it to brick if you lose power to the phone. Battery dies, if falls and battery falls out, power button issues. Other than that, it won't brick you. They also put that warning on there so someone can't blame the dev if they did something to f**k their phone up. Its a universal disclaimer thar tells people to be careful.
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There will always be warnings
Stock roms/kernels should remove that triangle as well unless i am mistaken.

Razzzzer said:
There will always be warnings
Stock roms/kernels should remove that triangle as well unless i am mistaken.
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Or you can just use triangle away like what was posted.
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Razzzzer said:
There will always be warnings
Stock roms/kernels should remove that triangle as well unless i am mistaken.
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You're mistaken, to a point.
Flashing a stock will remove the triangle but not reset the binary counter.
Triangle away will do both.

Trying to unroot while screen is out??

Hey guys, S3's screen just randomly went blank...phone still turns on and works, I backed up all data..
would it be possible for me to unroot with Odin blind? It would be awesome if someone could give me step by step instructions on how to get in download mode blind. Thanks in advance! :thumbup:
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Get into download mode using VolDown + Power + Home
The cool thing about download mode is that there is no special time to release the buttons, it should just boot up to download mode.
Once you think you're in download mode
Click the volume down once again.
(This should be done while connected to a PC running ODIN)
Check to see that Odin has recognized your phone. Stick the stock unrooted ROM in the PDA section of Odin and flash away.
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Wouldn't you trip the flash counter if you rebooted your phone while rooted? If this is for a warranty replacement then it might not work.
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Domoo said:
Wouldn't you trip the flash counter if you rebooted your phone while rooted? If this is for a warranty replacement then it might not work.
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Yeah. I'm not sure how you would be able to use triangle away to reset the flash counter..
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xamadeix said:
Yeah. I'm not sure how you would be able to use triangle away to reset the flash counter..
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So there is no way to reset the flash count with Odin or adb? Only way is with triangle away? TIA.
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jayRokk said:
Get into download mode using VolDown + Power + Home
The cool thing about download mode is that there is no special time to release the buttons, it should just boot up to download mode.
Once you think you're in download mode
Click the volume down once again.
(This should be done while connected to a PC running ODIN)
Check to see that Odin has recognized your phone. Stick the stock unrooted ROM in the PDA section of Odin and flash away.
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Thanks. That's what I was wondering about, the timing of releasing the buttons..don't know what to do about the flash counter.. :banghead:
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mattbourge said:
Thanks. That's what I was wondering about, the timing of releasing the buttons..don't know what to do about the flash counter.. :banghead:
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you could try to buy a $10 mhl adapter and plug the S3 into your hdmi tv. does your screen respond to touch? like is it just black and not displaying? do you hear a ripple when its on and you swipe to unlock?

xBeerdroiDx said:
you could try to buy a $10 mhl adapter and plug the S3 into your hdmi tv. does your screen respond to touch? like is it just black and not displaying? do you hear a ripple when its on and you swipe to unlock?
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Awesome idea! :thumbup: Its on CM10.1 ROM so it doesn't make ripple sounds. It does ring for calls and texts BUT I've tried swiping it to answer a call and that doesn't work..so digitizer and LCD must be out..
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xBeerdroiDx said:
you could try to buy a $10 mhl adapter and plug the S3 into your hdmi tv. does your screen respond to touch? like is it just black and not displaying? do you hear a ripple when its on and you swipe to unlock?
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When you plug an mhl adapter in does it automatically mirror what's on the screen?? Idk how I'd do that and use a mouse. Might be impossible if the digitizer is completely out..
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I am more inclined to believe that it might work even with your digitizer out. I'm no going to lie and say I know for a fact. I don't know how you would setup a bluetooth mouse to control it, though, without having a screen to touch and set it up. Hmmm.
Also you would have success with MHL on stock. Aosp ROMs don't have quite the success stock does with MHL

xBeerdroiDx said:
I am more inclined to believe that it might work even with your digitizer out. I'm no going to lie and say I know for a fact. I don't know how you would setup a bluetooth mouse to control it, though, without having a screen to touch and set it up. Hmmm.
Also you would have success with MHL on stock. Aosp ROMs don't have quite the success stock does with MHL
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Ok thanks for that..and would triangle away work on stock? Im seeing conflicting things about it..
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mattbourge said:
Ok thanks for that..and would triangle away work on stock? Im seeing conflicting things about it..
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yes, triangle away works on stock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzydHUG7XZE
again, though, i'm not sure how you would setup and pair the bluetooth mouse.
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and i dont know if that MHL adapter would operate correctly via a usb hub connected to the S3. if it did then that gives you a couple other usb ports to use a mouse and whatever on. just spit-balling here.

download mode in black screen
jayRokk said:
Get into download mode using VolDown + Power + Home
The cool thing about download mode is that there is no special time to release the buttons, it should just boot up to download mode.
Once you think you're in download mode
Click the volume down once again.
(This should be done while connected to a PC running ODIN)
Check to see that Odin has recognized your phone. Stick the stock unrooted ROM in the PDA section of Odin and flash away.
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Hello!!
Thank you for answering this thread. I apologize for any newbie mistakes.
I have a TMobile Galaxy S3 that is rooted. Recently, I broke my screen. It is completely black. The touch screen feature still works, as does the rest of the phone. I need to get the phone warranty ready. I've got an mhl cable and can view the screen on my TV. I got triangle away from the play store ($2.50, totally worth it if I can get the phone fixed). I was able to run it using my TV and good aim on the touch screen.
I down loaded Odin 3.07 and the firmware from Sammobile.
If I connect the phone into the computer, I have to disconnect it from the TV.
I'm having trouble reaching download mode blind. That is, I don't know if I've reached it and I can't tell if Odin sees it.
Could someone please give me a step by step to get into d/l mode?
How long should I hold the buttons down for?
When should I feel a buzz? How many buzzes?
when should I hit volume down?up?
How long should I wait for Odin to recognize?
I read somewhere that the Superuser app can unroot for you as long as you use triangle to reset the binary counter. Is this true?
Thank you, for all your help!:fingers-crossed: