I want to test something, and I have done it before on Skyrocket Galaxy, but forgot exactly how.
I think I used Odin to flashed a modified pit file, and I successfully bricked the SR.
I can't find a gnex pit file to test.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586807
The rom there doesn't have pit file. I can't seem to able to open the img files in there.
Do you guys have a PIT for me to play?
I think I add "1" in one of the partition address in the PIT for SR before.
Thanks
I found this.
I will test it soon.
http://www.mod2xtreme.com/showthread.php?t=11722
What is it that you want to test?
Theshawty said:
What is it that you want to test?
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Insurance fraud
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jesusice said:
Insurance fraud
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Lolol. Insurance fraud..... you gonna go try to get it replaced?
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Insurance fraud
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You sound like you have experience.
I am going to brick it that way and unbrick it afterward.
I'm not sure how to brick the GN, but maybe you can try that format the whole internal flash memoryvia ADB, and unplug while you flashing this...
Pull the battery while flashing the radio.
Brick city.
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El Daddy said:
Pull the battery while flashing the radio.
Brick city.
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That always works. Lol.
bow chicka wow wow.
Pull the battery while flashing the radio.
Brick city.
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That didn't work for me last time for Skyrocket.
I could still go into Odin and flash again.
Need to go deeper into low level like pit or before odin.
superprelude said:
That didn't work for me last time for Skyrocket.
I could still go into Odin and flash again.
Need to go deeper into low level like pit or before odin.
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Pull the battery while flashing a pit file?
El Daddy said:
Pull the battery while flashing the radio.
Brick city.
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You are coming from an HTC device, yes?
A bad radio flash on HTC devices will certainly brick your device.
That is not the case with Samsung devices though. I've seen some individuals with bad radio flashes, and fastboot still works fine to flash a new one.
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You are coming from an HTC device, yes?
A bad radio flash on HTC devices will certainly brick your device.
That is not the case with Samsung devices though. I've seen some individuals with bad radio flashes, and fastboot still works fine to flash a new one.
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Yeah I've never owned an android phone that wasn't HTC.
I thought it was an android thing. My bad.
lol, put it in microwave for 2 seconds.
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cenwesi said:
lol, put it in microwave for 2 seconds.
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LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know if if the Galaxy Nexus suffers from the same issue as the Samsung Moment, but with that phone, flashing a boot.png (on the GN it's the very first static, black and white 'Google' screen when the phone turns on) larger in size that the existing one, or having too many colors, etc would cause an instant perma-brick. I don't know if we're to the point with the GN where we can freely flash that sort of thing, but I know it worked (didn't work?) on the Moment.
The first post here has the list of guidelines for flashing boot.png images that were discovered trial-by-fire by Moment users.
So, are you guys saying it's next to impossible to brick the Galaxy Nexus if just flashing the basic stuff?
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So, are you guys saying it's next to impossible to brick the Galaxy Nexus if just flashing the basic stuff?
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Yea to brick it actually takes effort.
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Gahh Its Lee said:
Yea to brick it actually takes effort.
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You have no idea how relieved that makes me.
I come from an HTC Nexus One and I never once flashed a radio on it, and I didn't wanna mess too much with bootloaders as an incorrect flashing of the two would acquire a brick.
I'm only on user-level (and flashing, of course) so I don't think I'll ever manage to brick it.
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You have no idea how relieved that makes me.
I come from an HTC Nexus One and I never once flashed a radio on it, and I didn't wanna mess too much with bootloaders as an incorrect flashing of the two would acquire a brick.
I'm only on user-level (and flashing, of course) so I don't think I'll ever manage to brick it.
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Yea I came from an HTC incredible so radios scared me like crazy
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
$20 is a very expensive paperweight I think I'm offering more then enough lol
Epic 4G Touch perfected by Calk!
I think we're being trolled.
Great add one more thread that made me dumber for reading it. Stop it guys the last thing I need more of is dumb.
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I think we're being trolled.
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We got samsunged
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35$
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.
Hello guys, I still haven't the update. Can someone help me?
My nexus is yakju. And I tried the framework trick a couple times.
Some people sayed that Google was taking it back because of the bugs and network problems.
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You can download the image and flash yourself. Nobody is getting the ota atm.
bow chicka wow wow.
I am sorry but I'm still a noob. But where can I get the original download.
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http://code.google.com/android/nexus/images.html
Flash using fastboot. There are a ton of tutorials on this forum to do just that.
Or you can download the ota from here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569791
There is a link on how to flash it in the first post.
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You didn't watch the noob video when you signed up did you? Search function works wonders. Googling always helps too. And heck, there are probably 50 links in the first page of threads randomly strewn about. Google developers site helps too.
bow chicka wow wow.
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You didn't watch the noob video when you signed up did you? Search function works wonders. Googling always helps too. And heck, there are probably 50 links in the first page of threads randomly strewn about. Google developers site helps too.
bow chicka wow wow.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA
I heard Google decided to hold on to the 4.0.4 since it caused too much trouble for people.
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decided to hold off on it becuase it caused too many problems for people?!?!
Jeeezz.. Glad I got it when I did. My battery life is at least 33% better, the phone is at least 25% faster. I have had zero issues with it. Certianly nothing that warrants putting it on hold.
Grrr...
i think you can find one custom rom? or one stock rom on google.
mcgon1979 said:
decided to hold off on it becuase it caused too many problems for people?!?!
Jeeezz.. Glad I got it when I did. My battery life is at least 33% better, the phone is at least 25% faster. I have had zero issues with it. Certianly nothing that warrants putting it on hold.
Grrr...
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I think data drops was the reason. it is a huge bug.
mcgon1979 said:
decided to hold off on it becuase it caused too many problems for people?!?!
Jeeezz.. Glad I got it when I did. My battery life is at least 33% better, the phone is at least 25% faster. I have had zero issues with it. Certianly nothing that warrants putting it on hold.
Grrr...
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Many people suffered unexplainable signal drops while in deep sleep and other general sudden radio drops. It can't be because of the new radio that followed, since I have that and run CM9 and no signal-drops whatsoever.
So, Google decided to hold on to the second "batch" of OTA releases since the first batch caused problems. They will fix the error an re-release the OTA later. At least what I've heard, doesn't mean what I say is true.
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http://code.google.com/android/nexus/images.html
Flash using fastboot. There are a ton of tutorials on this forum to do just that.
Or you can download the ota from here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569791
There is a link on how to flash it in the first post.
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does flashing this orignal rom restores the default kernel ... ?? + after doing the flash do i have to unlock and root again ?? * going to use clockwork recovery to do the flash ...
cldwar said:
does flashing this orignal rom restores the default kernel ... ?? + after doing the flash do i have to unlock and root again ?? * going to use clockwork recovery to do the flash ...
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Flashing all of the stock image replaces EVERYTHING! However, it does not relock your bootloader.
Maybe its good that Verizon held off then. Still hoping for it soon
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Flashing all of the stock image replaces EVERYTHING! However, it does not relock your bootloader.
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My product code is not yakju ... as I am on a custom rom flashing the official images for yakju is possible ?
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Tanks for the helpful information
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Tanks
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My product code is not yakju ... as I am on a custom rom flashing the official images for yakju is possible ?
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Yeah, it's possible. And furthermore, to make sure your phone registers as "yakju", you only need to flash the yakju system.img. Possibly the kernel too.
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Yeah, it's possible. And furthermore, to make sure your phone registers as "yakju", you only need to flash the yakju system.img. Possibly the kernel too.
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While that is true. If you want to get future OTA's you need the bootloader and radio for IMM76D as well.
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While that is true. If you want to get future OTA's you need the bootloader and radio for IMM76D as well.
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How so?
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I just got my nexus this past week and I'm wondering if I should root. I'm coming from an Optimus V where it was a necessity to root. Are there any roms and kernels that can help save battery life?
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Of course . I can't live without root. But its really preference.
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The better question is why should you not root?
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Don't bother rooting.
use the nexus toolbox to unlock and flash a custom recovery, then create a backup in recovery.
Flash aokp b37 and franco nightly 166 kernel, and you'll be amazed at how much smoother, how much better the battery life is, and how much more customizable your phone is.
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bongostl said:
Don't bother rooting.
use the nexus toolbox to unlock and flash a custom recovery, then create a backup in recovery.
Flash aokp b37 and franco nightly 166 kernel, and you'll be amazed at how much smoother, how much better the battery life is, and how much more customizable your phone is.
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I wouldn't suggest this. I would read up on how to do things manually and don't rely in toolkits.
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ÜBER™ said:
I wouldn't suggest this. I would read up on how to do things manually and don't rely in toolkits.
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+1 this
- Google
Got mine two days ago and just had to root for a little more performance... let alone my battery life doubled. Do it and you won't regret.
Maui4x4 said:
Got mine two days ago and just had to root for a little more performance... let alone my battery life doubled. Do it and you won't regret.
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What ROM and kernel are you using? Battery life is dearly important to me. I would do bad things for battery life...
a5pe4 said:
What ROM and kernel are you using? Battery life is dearly important to me. I would do bad things for battery life...
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Anything that is based on 4.0.4, even stock. I don't find custom kernels to make a big difference in saving battery (my opinion).. as concerning whether u should root or not, it depends on what u want to do with ur phone and whether u're satisfied or not with stock. Users' needs and expectations differ, so don't let anyone make that decision for u.
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Got mine two days ago and just had to root for a little more performance... let alone my battery life doubled. Do it and you won't regret.
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Sorry,but i must call BS on this one, there's no way u could've got a realistic estimate of ur battery in those 2days.
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Here is my opinion: Why would anyone buy an Android phone if you don't root it? I hate Apple as a company but even I admit that the iPhone is a great piece of technology that inspired all the Android phones. If you don't want to root your device, just return it and get an iPhone.
If you want bloatware gone (yes GN has it too), more customization, better battery life, and snappier phone, go ahead and root and customize. I did it manually, YMMV. I use AOKP and Franco's kernel.
I just ran into a problem when rooting. I unlocked the bootloader and flashed clockworkmod and then pulled the battery to reboot but it didn't wipe the phone so I'm not sure what to do
PS: Sorry for not putting this in the Q&A section but I just realized.
rayiskon said:
Sorry,but i must call BS on this one, there's no way u could've got a realistic estimate of ur battery in those 2days.
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Don't have to say sorry lol, I'll drop screens in this thread way later after I run this charge down.
To O.P.:
Check out my sig and I barely use 3g so that helps a lot.
Maui4x4 said:
Don't have to say sorry lol, I'll drop screens in this thread way later after I run this charge down.
To O.P.:
Check out my sig and I barely use 3g so that helps a lot.
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mate, u have to run a few full cycles of the battery to make an objective analysis, u couldn't have done that in the first 2 days u got the phone
I see no reason not to root. Yes it comes down to personal preference but clearly the OP has experience rooting so it shouldn't be that difficult, especially given that this phone was made to be rooted.
Personally, I'm rooted but barely use it for much. Mostly for free tethering and Root Explorer. I just like knowing I can do whatever I want, when I want and I can't possibly screw up my device...for the most part.
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I had root with my infuse, but also use my handset to collect work mail.. They just pushed a policy through the GOOD application that fails compliance if the phone is rooted.
Does anyone have _experience_ with removing root temporarily?
-Thanks, Kevin
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KevinAlbrecht said:
I had root with my infuse, but also use my handset to collect work mail.. They just pushed a policy through the GOOD application that fails compliance if the phone is rooted.
Does anyone have _experience_ with removing root temporarily?
-Thanks, Kevin
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OTA Rootkeeper
a5pe4 said:
I just ran into a problem when rooting. I unlocked the bootloader and flashed clockworkmod and then pulled the battery to reboot but it didn't wipe the phone so I'm not sure what to do
PS: Sorry for not putting this in the Q&A section but I just realized.
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Did you buy it from Google Play? Some phones they ship out don't wipe when you unlock the bootloader
KevinAlbrecht said:
I had root with my infuse, but also use my handset to collect work mail.. They just pushed a policy through the GOOD application that fails compliance if the phone is rooted.
Does anyone have _experience_ with removing root temporarily?
-Thanks, Kevin
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efrant said:
OTA Rootkeeper
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I don't think that's what he meant. I'm not at all an expert, so call me out if I'm crazy, but couldn't you just remove su.zip (idk what a command for that would be) then just reflash it later?
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mtmjr90 said:
I don't think that's what he meant. I'm not at all an expert, so call me out if I'm crazy, but couldn't you just remove su.zip (idk what a command for that would be) then just reflash it later?
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No. That app will do EXACTLY what he is looking for. Don't let the name fool you. It is not just an app to let you keep root during an OTA update -- it allows you to temporarily "unroot" your build.
efrant said:
No. That app will do EXACTLY what he is looking for. Don't let the name fool you. It is not just an app to let you keep root during an OTA update -- it allows you to temporarily "unroot" your build.
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Ah interesting, thanks! Shoulda clicked...
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ok so I was flashing (experimenting) Skyrocket ROMs for my Hercules. So I was kinda going crazy on the flashing since I was bored so flashed this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1560759
BTW it was NOT SKYROCKET ROM, this is ATT GS2 which is completely different than Skyrocket. Skyrocket ROM is compatible with our device, just FYI
Anyways, boom the installation was snap and it rebooted automatically as it said on the OP. Then the phone just went black... wouldn't turn on, nothing. I pulled the battery and inserted nothing.... I was like WTF that I did..... of course it BRICKED!
I was going crazy (well not really lol). Luckily I still have warranty so called T-Mobile and got it replaced, will be here next week.
Well the point is READ READ and READ before you flash anything, I got lucky since I have warranty but not everyone.
Lesson learned in a hard way!
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ok so I was flashing (experimenting) Skyrocket ROMs for my Hercules. So I was kinda going crazy on the flashing since I was bored so flashed this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1560759
Boom the installation was snap and it rebooted automatically as it said on the OP. Then the phone just went black... wouldn't turn on, nothing. I pulled the battery and inserted nothing.... I was like WTF that I did..... of course it BRICKED!
I was going crazy (well not really lol). Luckily I still have warranty so called T-Mobile and got it replaced, will be here next week.
Well the point is READ READ and READ before you flash anything, I got lucky since I have warranty but not everyone.
Lesson learned in a hard way!
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You need to fix this post.. The rom you flashed was not for the SkyRocket but was for the ATT SGS 2 which is totally different phone.. PLEASE PLEASE dont start another Rumor that Skyrocket roms are not safe.. because they are.
Not being mean but if you dont specify then for the next month we will have 100 threads asking about SR roms on the Hercules..
Edit: Not to mention you can trick it into download mode and use odin to fix it.. search for instructions if you want to try.
Kinda ironic of the ROM's title xD
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PJcastaldo said:
You need to fix this post.. The rom you flashed was not for the SkyRocket but was for the ATT SGS 2 which is totally different phone.. PLEASE PLEASE dont start another Rumor that Skyrocket roms are not safe.. because they are.
Not being mean but if you dont specify then for the next month we will have 100 threads asking about SR roms on the Hercules..
Edit: Not to mention you can trick it into download mode and use odin to fix it.. search for instructions if you want to try.
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He flashed a ROM for the Samsung's SoC, that comes in : Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G, ATT Samsung Galaxy S II, and Samsung Galaxy S II i9100. We have Qualcomm's SoC.
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alphadog32 said:
He flashed a ROM for the Samsung's SoC, that comes in : Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G, ATT Samsung Galaxy S II, and Samsung Galaxy S II i9100. We have Qualcomm's SoC.
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Not sure why you posted this.. there was no question.. this is Exactly what I said. Not a Skyrocket rom so it should have been obvious it wouldn't work.
But unless you follow the link and see its for the ATT SGS 2, the OP leads you to believe he bricked flashing a Skyrocket Rom and that's misleading and should be corrected to reflect that.
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Not sure why you posted this.. there was no question.. this is Exactly what I said. Not a Skyrocket rom so it should have been obvious it wouldn't work.
But unless you follow the link and see its for the ATT SGS 2, the OP leads you to believe he bricked flashing a Skyrocket Rom and that's misleading and should be corrected to reflect that.
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This.
All skyrocket roms are fully compatible with our phones?
Edit: Nvm I searched for it myself
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I guess the moral of this story is if you are gonna flash an AT&T rom on the hercules you have to make sure you are getting it from the (skyrocket) forum..
If your are not paying attention it would be easy to overlook that it little but very important detail
I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth
Couldn't you just restore back to stock with ODIN...Samsung phones are pretty unbrickable in that regard
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There is almost always a way out with ODIN. It takes a lot for your phone to not respond to ADB
no, I flashed the wrong modem which was included in the ROM. It's hard bricked
shankar10 said:
no, I flashed the wrong modem which was included in the ROM. It's hard bricked
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So you can't even get into download mode...kinda doubt it
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shankar10 said:
no, I flashed the wrong modem which was included in the ROM. It's hard bricked
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Umm op says you flashed a rom
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shankar10 said:
no, I flashed the wrong modem which was included in the ROM. It's hard bricked
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Still. Even if this is the case. . . Odin download mode should still be accessible.
Either way it wasn't a Skyrocket rom or modem that you flashed. You should edit your OP to reflect that.
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Lol newbs. Just cuz you brick your phone does not always mean "oh I'll just use Odin" lol. U can't flash the wrong radios and modems and expect Odin to save your ass. Its called a JIG. Search it. You can buy via eBay or wherever u get lucky at. The sgh-i777 and sgh-i727 are totally different. If they werent, then please explain why at&t released two desperate phones near the same time branded the "galaxy s2". Lol. Good luck on your search.
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yeah it was a wrong ROM and RADIO lol
but I'm not worried about it, my replacement will be here tomo. I made this post so that people will be more careful about what they flash
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yeah it was a wrong ROM and RADIO lol
but I'm not worried about it, my replacement will be here tomo. I made this post so that people will be more careful about what they flash
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No dude. We all get that. I'm still waiting for you to admit this had nothing to do with a Skyrocket rom or radio. You need to edit your origanal post to reflect that.
EDIT : nevermind you did that already.
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Lol newbs. Just cuz you brick your phone does not always mean "oh I'll just use Odin" lol. U can't flash the wrong radios and modems and expect Odin to save your ass. Its called a JIG. Search it. You can buy via eBay or wherever u get lucky at. The sgh-i777 and sgh-i727 are totally different. If they werent, then please explain why at&t released two desperate phones near the same time branded the "galaxy s2". Lol. Good luck on your search.
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Unless the partition was overwritten that contains DL mode then it will ALWAYS work.. .
Also did you try ..
1. remove battery.
2. plug in phone to usb on computer with battery STILL OUT
3. while plugged in hold down volume up and down.
4. Still plugged in and still holding the volume up and down, insert your battery.
5. boom choose continue and find download mode
Usually foolproof.
Delete
Look at the ROM's title
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.
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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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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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