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[Q] Possible brick? Any ideas?

Hey guys, I think I screwed up here and I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem:
Basically, I had a rooted E4G Touch with a custom ROM installed. I went to install ANOTHER custom ROM THROUGH ODIN, as this previous ROM (I believe it was a Calkulin variant) did NOT have CWM recovery. During the ODIN process, something went wrong, and my computer/ODIN...basically, everything froze up while doing the MODEM portion. NOW I can't do anything.
- CWM was able to install on the thing...but it does not recognize my external SD card now. Every time I try to mount it, I get a "Error mounting /emmc".
- I'm still able to get into download mode on the phone, however the phone is not recognized on any computer I've tried. I've attempted multiple computers/USB cords and nothing picks it up.
I'm running out of ideas here. I picked up a USB jig that should be here soon, so I'm going to try that and reset the counter....which leads me to my next question: If I use that, can I take the thing back to Sprint and get a replacement? I have the insurance plan and everything, so if they won't take it back because of the custom software I guess I could always smash it or something...
Any help would be appreciated!

munson11 said:
Hey guys, I think I screwed up here and I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem:
Basically, I had a rooted E4G Touch with a custom ROM installed. I went to install ANOTHER custom ROM THROUGH ODIN, as this previous ROM (I believe it was a Calkulin variant) did NOT have CWM recovery. During the ODIN process, something went wrong, and my computer/ODIN...basically, everything froze up while doing the MODEM portion. NOW I can't do anything.
- CWM was able to install on the thing...but it does not recognize my external SD card now. Every time I try to mount it, I get a "Error mounting /emmc".
- I'm still able to get into download mode on the phone, however the phone is not recognized on any computer I've tried. I've attempted multiple computers/USB cords and nothing picks it up.
I'm running out of ideas here. I picked up a USB jig that should be here soon, so I'm going to try that and reset the counter....which leads me to my next question: If I use that, can I take the thing back to Sprint and get a replacement? I have the insurance plan and everything, so if they won't take it back because of the custom software I guess I could always smash it or something...
Any help would be appreciated!
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The ROM you flashed through ODIN was for this phone, right?
What custom ROM are you referring to that was available through ODIN?

assuming you flashed the right ROM, start with the basics..if you can get into download mode then try a simple reboot of your computer. Sometimes Odin won't recognize after it has been run
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barnacles10 said:
The ROM you flashed through ODIN was for this phone, right?
What custom ROM are you referring to that was available through ODIN?
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It was the CyanogenMod 9 rom that is out there right now. IN the post (I'm having trouble finding it as I'm not at that computer right now) they had an ODIN variation for people such as myself, where you were to flash that and then go back through to update it to the latest version.
JohnCorleone said:
assuming you flashed the right ROM, start with the basics..if you can get into download mode then try a simple reboot of your computer. Sometimes Odin won't recognize after it has been run
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I attempted this as well Went through and rebooted the computer with the phone plugged in. Rebooted with it not plugged in. Plugged the phone in with ODIN on the screen and started it up. Started it up unplugged, went into download mode on the phone, and then plugged it in. Still nothing.
And I just realized I posted this in General and not Q&A...and chance I could get this moved since I am clearly out of my mind right now?

munson11 said:
It was the CyanogenMod 9 rom that is out there right now. IN the post (I'm having trouble finding it as I'm not at that computer right now) they had an ODIN variation for people such as myself, where you were to flash that and then go back through to update it to the latest version.
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The only odin component involved with flashing CM9 is flashing a gb kernel with a CWM recovery. I haven't seen a cm9 tar, this is why I'm confused. Finding out exactly what you flashed will help in understanding what the problem is.
To flash cm9 you need to odin a gb cwm kernel and then boot to recovery and install cm9. However, that's not a tar, its an update.zip.

barnacles10 said:
The only odin component involved with flashing CM9 is flashing a gb kernel with a CWM recovery. I haven't seen a cm9 tar, this is why I'm confused. Finding out exactly what you flashed will help in understanding what the problem is.
To flash cm9 you need to odin a gb cwm kernel and then boot to recovery and install cm9. However, that's not a tar, its an update.zip.
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Yeah it was definitely a tar.md5 file, which leads me to believe I was incredibly dumb and possibly flashed a ROM for a different model phone. I'm having difficulty finding the post now which is very strange. This could be one of those moments where I take a good hard look in the mirror and figure out just what the heck I was thinking.
I'll keep looking for what exactly I did wrong, but in the mean time is there anything else I could attempt or look for short of attempting that USB jig and making a trip to Sprint? I'm feeling like a huge idiot right now. I've done this how many times now and when I finally make a mistake, it turns out to be huge.

munson11 said:
It was the CyanogenMod 9 rom that is out there right now. IN the post (I'm having trouble finding it as I'm not at that computer right now) they had an ODIN variation for people such as myself, where you were to flash that and then go back through to update it to the latest version.
I attempted this as well Went through and rebooted the computer with the phone plugged in. Rebooted with it not plugged in. Plugged the phone in with ODIN on the screen and started it up. Started it up unplugged, went into download mode on the phone, and then plugged it in. Still nothing.
And I just realized I posted this in General and not Q&A...and chance I could get this moved since I am clearly out of my mind right now?
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Maybe you should post the link to exactly what you were flashing...

http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/cyanogenmod-9-galaxy-s-ii-download/
Please tell me this isnt what you flashed.
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munson11 said:
Yeah it was definitely a tar.md5 file, which leads me to believe I was incredibly dumb and possibly flashed a ROM for a different model phone. I'm having difficulty finding the post now which is very strange. This could be one of those moments where I take a good hard look in the mirror and figure out just what the heck I was thinking.
I'll keep looking for what exactly I did wrong, but in the mean time is there anything else I could attempt or look for short of attempting that USB jig and making a trip to Sprint? I'm feeling like a huge idiot right now. I've done this how many times now and when I finally make a mistake, it turns out to be huge.
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Well ultimately you can try uninstalling / reinstalling drivers. But you say this issue exists across multiple pcs so that likely isn't it.
You can try another cable and see if you have any success with that.
Other then that, it kinda really depends what is in that tar you flashed. Once you find it, post the link, and that will help troubleshoot your issue.

playya said:
Maybe you should post the link to exactly what you were flashing...
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lballer69 said:
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/cyanogenmod-9-galaxy-s-ii-download/
Please tell me this isnt what you flashed.
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Haha I am a freaking idiot. How in the heck did I manage to do this...I definitely flashed this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419102
I do not know what was going through my head last night...but it was not any sort of smart thoughts. A rope and a sturdy tree are what I require at this point, correct?
Whatever insults you guys would like to throw at me, I will take. I clearly deserve them :'(

munson11 said:
Haha I am a freaking idiot. How in the heck did I manage to do this...I definitely flashed this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419102
I do not know what was going through my head last night...but it was not any sort of smart thoughts. A rope and a sturdy tree are what I require at this point, correct?
Whatever insults you guys would like to throw at me, I will take. I clearly deserve them :'(
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Did you flash the bootloader from that device? ie did your steps include this? \/
Make sure you're running ICS bootloaders lower than LPH: Download (flash as PDA with odin or extract and $ sudo heimdall flash --primary-boot boot.bin --secondary-boot Sbl.bin)
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barnacles10 said:
Did you flash the bootloader from that device? ie did your steps include this? \/
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Negative, I started right at the "Using the noob-proof ODIN method:". It said noob-proof and I decided that would be the easiest. It turns out it is very easy...if you're flashing to the correct phone Plus, I'd used ODIN before and felt comfortable with it.

Ha ha that's the first one for this method......look up jtag they may fix it for u if u don't have USB .... About 60 with shipping
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munson11 said:
Negative, I started right at the "Using the noob-proof ODIN method:". It said noob-proof and I decided that would be the easiest. It turns out it is very easy...if you're flashing to the correct phone Plus, I'd used ODIN before and felt comfortable with it.
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I just downloaded the tar to have a look at whats included.
After flashing this you'll have a bootloader for the intl. sgs2. This is a problem many ran into when original SGS2 leaked tars started surfacing as well.
JTAG might be able to fix it, I'm not sure whether people with this issue were successful or not with JTAG repair as the intl gs2 flashing boat seems to have sailed now. However, a jig will likely do nothing, unfortunately.

barnacles10 said:
I just downloaded the tar to have a look at whats included.
After flashing this you'll have a bootloader for the intl. sgs2. This is a problem many ran into when original SGS2 leaked tars started surfacing as well.
JTAG might be able to fix it, I'm not sure whether people with this issue were successful or not with JTAG repair as the intl gs2 flashing boat seems to have sailed now. However, a jig will likely do nothing, unfortunately.
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Ok thank you for your help on this. You don't think a jig will reset the counter or anything so that I can take it back to Sprint? If not, I'm not above "dropping" it on the ground and using the insurance I have on it for a replacement.

munson11 said:
Ok thank you for your help on this. You don't think a jig will reset the counter or anything so that I can take it back to Sprint? If not, I'm not above "dropping" it on the ground and using the insurance I have on it for a replacement.
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I don't foresee it working only because your phone isn't recognized by your pc and the problem doesnt lie on the pc side.
The problem is instead with the port on the phone which leads me to believe it won't recognize a jig either.
A jtag if successful will leave you with more money in your pocket and a non-returb. Something to consider if you've got a backup phone you can use for a few days.

barnacles10 said:
I don't foresee it working only because your phone isn't recognized by your pc and the problem doesnt lie on the pc side.
The problem is instead with the port on the phone which leads me to believe it won't recognize a jig either.
A jtag if successful will leave you with more money in your pocket and a non-returb. Something to consider if you've got a backup phone you can use for a few days.
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I don't see sprint replacing it with cm9 On it .... And u will need mobile Odin to get back to stock but with it not mounting the Emmc probably can't do that .... That is your hope to get back to stock using mobile Odin someway .... Triangle away app will reset Odin count but with no radio you need to get apps to do it and no sd from what u said ...maybe tell insurance u lost it and get it replaced
Jtag should work also since there is no emmc failure like the blue light of death bricks ...
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Am I in brick city?

So i tried to update my AOKP with just using my phone. And after the reboot.. nothing happened. So i did a battery pull and now when I turn on my baby the led goes blue and stays there.. frozen. No access to recovery or download.
Black screen and blue led.. so yeah.
What I'm asking is.. there's no way of coming back?
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Also.. I semi-bricked before and was able to fix via download mode.. so I know my way around.
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When you updated AOKP you flashed the EL26 CWM kernel as per the instructions in all AOSP roms up until now? Both the recovery in AOKP 37 and the Zip for AOKP 39 (as far as I am aware) are not safe to flash in ICS Recovery.
BLoD is a sign that the bootloader is borked. Normally this is something fixable via JTAG. But it is also caused at Random by the Super Brick bug which can not be fixed. Sounds like you flashed not only an unsafe Zip but in an unsafe recovery and if you tell me you factory reset that would be even worse.
Our phone has a bug in its eMMC firmware which needs to be patched. All of the former ICS leaks have had kernels that can trigger it and last i checked only the Nighlies for CM9 have a safe updater binary used in conjunction with a made safe recovery are generally safe to flash from ICS. Which is exactly why the threads tell you to use the EL26 CWM kernel which if mobile can be flashed via mobile odin. Failure to do so will eventually at random trigger the bug.

Blue LED and not able to get phone into Odin mode = Hard Brick

another one bites the dust......i just don't know how the directions could be any more clear on flashing ICS ROM's. Maybe we need a sticky in every forum in bold letters that says:
"READ ME BEFORE FLASHING!"

I read the warnings and all that jazz. It was just a bad download thanks to the 4G. Mistakes happen. Relax @ above poster.
Yeah I went about it the right way. I have insurance with Sprint, hopefully I'll get lucky and get a new phone.
Thanks to the rest that answered.
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I agree with Rican Bomba... Not everyone is a Android hacking Guru. We are all trying to learn here. I bricked my phone and i did follow QBking77's instructions (Who i believe to be the best at explaining things thoroughly in his videos) yet, there are so many post that aren't clear. I had force closes like crazy on AOKP and before i found the one poster that said don't wipe in ICS... I had done it and lights out R.I.P. First E4GT. I have flashed way too many times to count without incident. Some posters put more info on how not to brick than others. I followed QBking's method to a tee and something was still wrong... I don't blame him (He makes things crystal clear and is great at what he does), things happened and that was that. I learned something from a poster who was very clear and i won't make the mistake again (not to mention I'm leaving AOKP alone lol). Take it easy on these guys, they will learn soon with a little friendly direction

Rican Bx Bomba said:
I read the warnings and all that jazz. It was just a bad download thanks to the 4G. Mistakes happen. Relax @ above poster.
Yeah I went about it the right way. I have insurance with Sprint, hopefully I'll get lucky and get a new phone.
Thanks to the rest that answered.
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Never never never never download a ROM through Mobile Network... and if you do, make sure you check the md5. I think almost all of my 4G ROM downloads have been corrupt

iniz94 said:
Never never never never download a ROM through Mobile Network... and if you do, make sure you check the md5. I think almost all of my 4G ROM downloads have been corrupt
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Flashaholic lol no computer access at my job and at home at the moment.
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Download mode - Odin will only recognize when phone is booted up

I am at my wits end right now. I can see my phone on com3 when it is booted up all the way, but it will not see it when in download mode. I erroneously flashed this file earlier, forgetting I did not have a regular GSII: I9100_APBOOT_I9100XXKP2_CL17109_REV02_eng_mid_ship.tar.md5
What other information would help diagnose this problem?
I currently have stock EL26 installed.
Alternatively, is it safe to install CM9 from this recovery? Seems to me I should resolve this first..
edit: I do not have an unrecognized device, I have tried more than one usb cable and port

Try this:
Redownload the drivers for the phone, install them and let your cpu reset. See if Odin sees your phone then.
I know with my GT10.1 it takes a few seconds more for Odin to see it so... But my ET4G pops up pretty fast.
The EL26/CWM is the kernel/recovery that you want to use when your flashing CM9 Alfa 5 and below.
But like you said... You may want to figure out why Odin isn't seeing your phone when it's in download mode.
Also... Do you have Kies installed on your cpu??? It'll cause problems with Odin to.
Have you tried Mobile Odin for what you want to do. I do almost everything involving CM and flashing with it. Works like a charm.
Sent From My Galaxy Class Star Fighter...

How in the hell do you forget you don't have a international version?! Smh
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fryingpan0613 said:
How in the hell do you forget you don't have a international version?! Smh
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WoW... He just edited his post as I was replying... Doesn't flashing an international tar mess up the bootloader??? I'm really not to sure where you go next.
If his phone still boots up okay couldn't help still use Mobile Odin and flash the right setup.
What was that old school Saturday morning psa... "Reading is fundamental" or something like that.
Sent From My Galaxy Class Star Fighter...

What is the right setup to use? A fresh GB rom install? I am at a loss at this point.
Yeah I ****ed up, I have not messed with my phone in many months.
Edit: driver reinstall did not work, do not have kies installed. mobile odin works on GB then? I can use the e4gt-autofix if that makes a difference. Updating from the stock recovery does not seem to work, it will start, then give me the ! triangle with sad android.

hilo4321 said:
What is the right setup to use? A fresh GB rom install? I am at a loss at this point.
Yeah I ****ed up, I have not messed with my phone in many months.
Edit: driver reinstall did not work, do not have kies installed. mobile odin works on GB then? I can use the e4gt-autofix if that makes a difference. Updating from the stock recovery does not seem to work, it will start, then give me the ! triangle with sad android.
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Unfortunately my friend, I think you are hosed. The international PIT file is exceptionally different from the one we use for our phone. I don't remember the specifics but basically it remaps your partitions and causes USB to not work correctly. Your best bet is to try a JTAG service. I've heard MobileTechVideos.com is pretty well rated.
Sorry!

My phone is currently functioning properly when booted up. What are the implications of this beyond not being able to change roms (and not having a notification bar..wtf)?
Edit: ok I take it back, mass storage is not working either. also, I am definitely willing to buy Mobile Odin if anyone has any ideas.

hilo4321 said:
What is the right setup to use? A fresh GB rom install? I am at a loss at this point.
Yeah I ****ed up, I have not messed with my phone in many months.
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Not getting on you m8 but... Flashing a rom for another device even if it's the same model is really really bad. Like rwilco said, yes the International GS2 and our ET4G's are the same devices but there software is very different.
hilo4321 said:
My phone is currently functioning properly when booted up. What are the implications of this beyond not being able to change roms (and not having a notification bar..wtf)?
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Well... Like you said, most likely you will not be able to make any changes as in roms, kernels or things like that. And if you have any hardware issue you won't be able to get any support from Sprint. And you sure as hell won't be able to receive any OTA's from Sprint or Samsung.
Can you do something for use... Go to "Settings" then "About Phone" and under "Model Number" & "Baseband Version" and tell us what it says there.
I'm not really sure this would/can help you but if your phone still boots and runs you maybe able to Odin the right tar file and see if that fixes it. I mean it could work but I really doubt it. And what's the worst that could happen... It could brick it, then you could file an insurance claim... Just saying...
Where did you get the file from that you flashed??? Most likely not from this (ET4G) forum, should have read up a bit more before you started messing around with flashing roms again. Some things aren't easily fixable.
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I am a lucky SOB. I was able to use e4gtauto-sfx to put el29/CWM back on to my phone, and as a result I restored my nandroid backup. I have full function back, except, of course, no odin in download mode.
My baseband is S710.10 S.EK02 with standard model number sph d710.
I believe it came from the android forums, but like i said it was in the SGII area.
What tar file would I be looking for?

Doing some research m8... Give me a few mins....
Make sure you have Mobile Odin installed.
Sent From My Galaxy Class Star Fighter...

hilo4321 said:
I am a lucky SOB. I was able to use e4gtauto-sfx to put el29/CWM back on to my phone, and as a result I restored my nandroid backup. I have full function back, except, of course, no odin in download mode.
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Ok... Yes you are my friend!!!! But I fear we are not completely out of the woods as of yet. You still have the "no Odin in download" thing still. And that could still be an issue, but at least your back up and running.
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My baseband is S710.10 S.EK02 with standard model number sph d710.
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This is telling me that your on an older baseband... I'm running CM9 and my baseband reads "EL29" which I think is the most resent/updated baseband. I don't want to scare you but I really wish a dev would jump in here and shed some of there wisdom. (I'm almost to the point where I'm winging it.) But I feel we need to get your baseband to EL29.
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I believe it came from the android forums, but like i said it was in the SGII area.
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From now on promise us you'll just use this site and forum for all of your download needs.... Please.
hilo4321 said:
What tar file would I be looking for?
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Try this post... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
Follow the instructions for the Android Install, about halfway down in the first post.
Sent From My Galaxy10.1 Class Starship....

Oh sweet Jesus, I promise.
Now when I do this will this wipe everything? I'm not terribly clear on that. Seems to me that it will.
I really appreciate the help man.

There are 2 different versions... One will wipe everything and one will leave all of your user data intact.
And like I said, I'm not a 100% sure this will fix it but I think we are moving in the right direction.
And not a problem... It's helping me learn more about what goes on inside our devices.
I am still a little worried about your bootloader though. If that was jacked up by flashing the wrong rom I don't know if this will fix it.
Question, when you hook up your device to your cpu when it's booted up are you still able to do things like transfer files and such???
Sent From My Galaxy10.1 Class Starship....

I can use mass USB now. I wont be able to test the el29 now though as I'm away now. I will report back when I can.

hilo4321 said:
I can use mass USB now. I wont be able to test the el29 now though as I'm away now. I will report back when I can.
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That's great brother.... I'm really glad I could help ya get up and running to the point where you can a least have a use able device.
Sent From My Galaxy10.1 Class Starship....

EL29 was the last version of Gingerbread put out. You'll be able to use mobile Odin to flash stuff but you'll never get the USB to recognize in DL mode. I think jtag might be the only way to restore complete functionality.
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For now you'll be alright as long as you can get into recovery mode fine then you can flash modems in there(since mobile Odin can't flash them for our phone).

Your baseband (modem) should not matter and changing it won't have any affect on your problem. Good luck and let us know how out turns out.

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I am posting now in case someone comes upon this post down the road.
I am now running cyanogen 9 on my e4gt. This thread saved me, as I was finally able to get odin to work. With that, I was able to flash a new recovery onto my phone (I used StockCWM-EL26). Then once I got that on there I flashed over to the Beta 1 build of Cyanogenmod for e4gt.
I'm sorry I can't be more clear or provide links, it took me a lot of crawling around the forums to figure this out. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable than I can clean up/expand my post. Let me tell you though, it feels really good to get this thing running smoothly again.
If you have any questions I'll try to help.
Good luck, idiot!

That's awesome dude. Remember stay in this forum :beer::thumbup:
sent from MY BAD A$$ ET4G

For all the flashers here for the T989

The whole process is pretty simple on what I have done. I will explain my situation here and my question that has got be baffled.
So it all started about two weeks ago, where I was flashing LiquidSmooth on my phone. I had a Touch-type CWM. It isn't mega old but it's pretty old for CWM, I haven't updated in a while (as i've seen there are updates to recent ones).
Anywho, I did a complete wipe, used the darkside wipe, alongside with the darkside cache wipe.
I think this was my fault, so please correct me anyone if I am wrong here. I accidentally hit "reboot phone" instead of "reboot bootloader"
I got a permabrick from this whole ordeal. It was a permabrick because It said QHSUSB_DLOAD in the device manager, looking this up further confirmed my reasoning. I didn't want to jtag because that invovles removing the phone to pieces and soldering on wires etc. etc.
So I resorted to send it out to Samsung.
All is well when it came back. I made sure this time the whole phone was setup properly.
So I use Odin install for CWM and SU was installed via CWM. I install an older version of CWM (non-touch, i believe 1st revision as i've posted in one of the threads).
I kept stock ROM, everything was working okay and suddenly, KERPLUNK, it went back into permanent brick after I deleted cache partition, dalvik cache, and battery cache wipe. I didn't do fix permissions or anything, just hit reboot afterwards.
This is a super head scratcher here..... Anyone know where I went wrong?
Any insight here is greatly appreciated! :good:
P.S. I am now sending in my phone TWICE to Samsung for repairs.

If you are on the most up to date CWM, do not use the scripts. They are no longer needed, and will cause problems( hard brick though, never heard of) The second time, im stumped. I suggest go to TWRP and ditch the scripts. Latest TWRP does not need it

LoopDoGG79 said:
If you are on the most up to date CWM, do not use the scripts. They are no longer needed, and will cause problems( hard brick though, never heard of) The second time, im stumped. I suggest go to TWRP and ditch the scripts. Latest TWRP does not need it
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I finally jumped in the water and flashed twrp! Yay!
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All the steps you say you did don't point to a brick. But one thing caught my eye! You said you were flashing liquidsmooth? What File did you flash? Did it have Hercules in the name? Because if it didn't then it's not for our phone.. I only ask because a lot of other people made that mistake
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rymanh said:
All the steps you say you did don't point to a brick. But one thing caught my eye! You said you were flashing liquidsmooth? What File did you flash? Did it have Hercules in the name? Because if it didn't then it's not for our phone.. I only ask because a lot of other people made that mistake
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great call on that I had to educate a few users that the d2tmo is not for our phone but indeed the S3. Good catch on your part and it sounds like user error as well

LoopDoGG79 said:
If you are on the most up to date CWM, do not use the scripts. They are no longer needed, and will cause problems( hard brick though, never heard of) The second time, im stumped. I suggest go to TWRP and ditch the scripts. Latest TWRP does not need it
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Could you please educate me with a link referring to what TWRP is? Sorry, i'm still fairly new to the scene and all i've ever been educated upon is CWM.
suaverc118 said:
I finally jumped in the water and flashed twrp! Yay!
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Nice! What is TWRP and how is it like?
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All the steps you say you did don't point to a brick. But one thing caught my eye! You said you were flashing liquidsmooth? What File did you flash? Did it have Hercules in the name? Because if it didn't then it's not for our phone.. I only ask because a lot of other people made that mistake
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I've flashed the hercules ROM. I know this for sure because Liquidsmooth was working, it was extremely glitchy (playing games gave me pixelated actions sometimes, and using something like gameCIH/Game Guardian was unworkable). So i decided to ditch it and was getting ready to flash Jedi Mind Trick.
After the whole hard bricking ordeal, I decided to stick to stock rom, and even on that, I just flashed CWM and SU ONLY. Rebooted, and deleted the cache's (like i've posted to you) with absolutely no success. It baffled me that I bricked the phone AGAIN too!
playya said:
great call on that I had to educate a few users that the d2tmo is not for our phone but indeed the S3. Good catch on your part and it sounds like user error as well
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Yes..... there is something wrong, i feel it is a user error also, but i'm very unsure where to even start
Once again, all of your insight is well appreciated! I just do not want to hardbrick my phone AGAIN and have to send it to Samsung. I am not allowed to even think of a replacement because this was a b-day present a year or two ago from my fiance.

You say that it is bricked again. Do you mean by that, that you cannot get into recovery?
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XxGoKoUxX said:
Could you please educate me with a link referring to what TWRP is? Sorry, i'm still fairly new to the scene and all i've ever been educated upon is CWM.
Nice! What is TWRP and how is it like?
I've flashed the hercules ROM. I know this for sure because Liquidsmooth was working, it was extremely glitchy (playing games gave me pixelated actions sometimes, and using something like gameCIH/Game Guardian was unworkable). So i decided to ditch it and was getting ready to flash Jedi Mind Trick.
After the whole hard bricking ordeal, I decided to stick to stock rom, and even on that, I just flashed CWM and SU ONLY. Rebooted, and deleted the cache's (like i've posted to you) with absolutely no success. It baffled me that I bricked the phone AGAIN too!
Yes..... there is something wrong, i feel it is a user error also, but i'm very unsure where to even start
Once again, all of your insight is well appreciated! I just do not want to hardbrick my phone AGAIN and have to send it to Samsung. I am not allowed to even think of a replacement because this was a b-day present a year or two ago from my fiance.
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Flash this in recovery, reboot recovery, and you will have TWRP!!
TWRP 2.3.1.1

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You say that it is bricked again. Do you mean by that, that you cannot get into recovery?
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Yes, it is perma-bricked, meaning the only method of fixing the brick is jtagg'ing
Upon plugging it into device manager, I get the prompt "QHSUSB_DLOAD" and phone doesn't even boot on no matter what combinations I make.
LoopDoGG79 said:
Flash this in recovery, reboot recovery, and you will have TWRP!!
TWRP 2.3.1.1
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Thank you LoopDo, I will do this after I get my phone home again.

I have this phone, and none of the steps you listed would brick the device. Even with no ROM on the phone, you should still be able to get into recovery.
Is there something you aren't telling us?
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Nope, wouldn't be a reason why I would lie because then the problem will never be resolved.... I'm kind of nervous on reflashing ONE more time after the phone comes home again....
The phone has been fixed once AGAIN, and it is in the process of being shipped back to me.
Phone will be home Wednesday and I will give it ONE more try
Wish me luck!
P.S. my PC has been glitchy lately, so that MAY or MAY NOT contribute to the permabrick, then again the brick doesn't happen until I flash stuff via CWM.
P.S.S. I've since re-installed Win 7 again, it hasn't been glitchy since

XxGoKoUxX said:
Nope, wouldn't be a reason why I would lie because then the problem will never be resolved.... I'm kind of nervous on reflashing ONE more time after the phone comes home again....
The phone has been fixed once AGAIN, and it is in the process of being shipped back to me.
Phone will be home Wednesday and I will give it ONE more try
Wish me luck!
P.S. my PC has been glitchy lately, so that MAY or MAY NOT contribute to the permabrick, then again the brick doesn't happen until I flash stuff via CWM.
P.S.S. I've since re-installed Win 7 again, it hasn't been glitchy since
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You most likely flashed the Wrong Liquidsmooth ROM (incompatible Kernel), and it hard bricked the phone. It happened to me the same way, and I had to send it in for JTAG.

I have bricked my phone installing the Liquidsmooth ROM too. I downloaded the wrong ROM, though. The thread should have a big ****in warning to double check the ROM you are about to download, otherwise your phone is a toast. There were more people who bricked their phones by installing the Liquidsmooth.
Well, I got it back from the warranty and the phone looks good. Installed that Liquidsmooth again and played for a day. Tried other JB ROMs. Most of them are OK in terms of battery life and smoothness, but there is something wrong with the signal. People always say my voice isn't clear. I got tired of all this BS and testing new ROMs and went to back to ICS and won't look back, not anytime.
Don't use darkside scripts, btw. You don't need that anymore.

I'd like to say thank you for everyone's patience. All of your insight is more than helpful!
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You most likely flashed the Wrong Liquidsmooth ROM (incompatible Kernel), and it hard bricked the phone. It happened to me the same way, and I had to send it in for JTAG.
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I might have, but the one i downloaded (which is still on the phone's memory card) is a hercules ROM. Either way on my second try there was a hard brick also, in return of which I had to resend it in. The second try was just simply: Odin---->CWM---->Root---->SU---->wipe cache partition+fix permissions+wipe dalvik cache via CWM (not the super scripts).
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I have bricked my phone installing the Liquidsmooth ROM too. I downloaded the wrong ROM, though. The thread should have a big ****in warning to double check the ROM you are about to download, otherwise your phone is a toast. There were more people who bricked their phones by installing the Liquidsmooth.
Well, I got it back from the warranty and the phone looks good. Installed that Liquidsmooth again and played for a day. Tried other JB ROMs. Most of them are OK in terms of battery life and smoothness, but there is something wrong with the signal. People always say my voice isn't clear. I got tired of all this BS and testing new ROMs and went to back to ICS and won't look back, not anytime.
Don't use darkside scripts, btw. You don't need that anymore.
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Thanks again for your insight I think i'm done with flashing for a little bit for now.... I kind of want as factory of a JB Rom as possible. :good:
If anyone has any idea where I can get that, please let me know as my Stock ICS is a bit laggy at times, with the facial recognition system, it lags even worse!

rymanh said:
All the steps you say you did don't point to a brick. But one thing caught my eye! You said you were flashing liquidsmooth? What File did you flash? Did it have Hercules in the name? Because if it didn't then it's not for our phone.. I only ask because a lot of other people made that mistake
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that just happened to me today with liquid smooth. i had to unroot, flash stock, and start over. im pretty sure i got it from goo.im under hercules. unfortunate mislabeling? oh yeah, and if your phone shows anything other than nothing, youre not hard bricked. thats why its called Hercules, i think. ive been soft bricked so many times from dumb **** like. ****ing with the governors and all that **** cm gives you the option to do when there aint even a 1080p camera that works fully = / lol <3 Cm I Love Yew!! But yeah, odin will set you free!!!

[Q]What went wrong with my Liquid Smooth ROM?

OK ofcourse as all noobs do when they start a noob thread they state that they are a noob... Well I am a noob. and I need help as we noobs tend to ask for. I Apologize but I have done a fair share of reading and before I go of and destroy the phone further I wanted to give my own thread a try.
ok...
So I got this ATT GS3 everything was cool from the store but I wanted to reverse Apps (I Tinker with code here and there). Which would require a simple root. Great... Followed the Simple self explanatory TUT "How to root your phone without tripping the flash Counter". Started doing my thing blah,blah,blah. should have been satisfied. (Here is where the Noob Kicks In). Saw how sick the liquid smooth rom was. loved the look was just tired of stock. so I did it. flashed the rom (No Backup whatsoever just exported contact list :crying At a first glance I was in love still doing my thing.... then I started noticing the glitches (mainly video related). got a newborn and could never just bust out the camera and play proud daddy. So I decided to go back. this is where the big problem Happened. My PC doesn't recognize the Phone via USB(I've tried 4 other computers). Ive read atleast 10 threads and they all say I should go in the dialer but no one has a custom ROM. So Now I cant even debug apps on my phone. I don't know what to do?
From 4.1.2 to Liquid Smooth 4.2.2
Please Help
Sorry if that seems long.

Flash a different rom via recovery.
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Domoo said:
Flash a different rom via recovery.
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Thank you for the speedy reply can u give me any suggestions. I would like to go back to just the plain Rooted stock Image. also CWM does not work on the phone

theSyth said:
Thank you for the speedy reply can u give me any suggestions. I would like to go back to just the plain Rooted stock Image. also CWM does not work on the phone
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'm not an expert but it sounds to me like you will need to use odin as described in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
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Abbyjack said:
'm not an expert but it sounds to me like you will need to use odin as described in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
Hope that helps
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Yes Using Odin would be a dream but my PC does not recognize the phone.... so IM stuck. there is a ODIN App now does anyone think I should give that a try?. Like I sed I just don't want to make things worst. all suggestions would be helpful

Do you have android debugging checked under developer settings? If no, try that. Had that problem awhile back and that cleared it. Also, have you tried using another USB cable to connect to your computer? Also have run into problems connecting to the computer because of that. Mobile Odin might be your only option if you can get it on your phone. Just search and read carefully.
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ryankgrant said:
Do you have android debugging checked under developer settings? If no, try that. Had that problem awhile back and that cleared it. Also, have you tried using another USB cable to connect to your computer? Also have run into problems connecting to the computer because of that. Mobile Odin might be your only option if you can get it on your phone. Just search and read carefully.
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Yea ive done all that debugging stuff. I'm just gonna do the mobile ODIN.Downloading it now. Wish me luck

Good luck buddy, haha.
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ok so I used mobile odin to flash the stock image back on the phone... For Future reference After you flash stock image you go back into the phone in recovery mode and wipe all data (Cache,Dalvic, Factory Reset) I had a crazy issue that side tracked me for about 45 minutes. I got a Flashing Samsung Logo. just put it like this I was already on craigslist looking for another phone. anyway USB debugging still doesn't work but. atleast im back to stock incase I gotta deal with Samsung or AT&T I can prolly slide through

Weird.
When you connect your phone to your computer does it charge? Ive had this problem recently and the phone would charge while connected to the computer, I just couldn't use mass storage. Buying a new cable fixed it though. I'm at a loss.
Maybe now you're on stock try the dialer commands you mentioned in the O.P.. If you haven't already.
Anyway, good luck. if you figure it you should post what you did.
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