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Hi everyone,
I made a stupid error last night and I flashed the wrong rom to my phone :S I flashed a AT&T ROM, now my phone won't turn ON at all tried all combination to go into download mode nothing happen. When I plug it to my computer it required a driver that I couldn't find. to make it worse I called T-mobile hoping that they will help me but they couldn't because I don't have a prove of purchase :S since I bought it from someone else.
Any idea what can I do ?
Yep, it's dead for good unless someone has figured out how to make/use a USB jig for the TMO SGS2... that's why we read before flashing roms.... it's never really a good idea to flash a rom from a different device anyway.
What a retarded mistake, seriously?
You go to flash a ROM but fail to even recognize that they are two totally different phones?
If you are that clueless you should not even be flashing ANYTHING
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Seriously u shouldn't be flashing. Better make use of that paperweight
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sometimes I wonder how somebody can want to flash a phone, but not even be able to identify there own phone our even read the instructions
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Tunisiano32 said:
Hi everyone,
I made a stupid error last night and I flashed the wrong rom to my phone :S I flashed a AT&T ROM, now my phone won't turn ON at all tried all combination to go into download mode nothing happen. When I plug it to my computer it required a driver that I couldn't find. to make it worse I called T-mobile hoping that they will help me but they couldn't because I don't have a prove of purchase :S since I bought it from someone else.
Any idea what can I do ?
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I doubt it'll come back to life without a USB jig. You can try calling T-Mobile for a replacement again and just tell them you need a warranty replacement...the person you were speaking to probably doesn't know that proof of purchase is not required. I've never had to show proof of purchase and always gotten my phones from somewhere other than tmobile, but I think that would be considered fraud in your case since its not really a mistake on the manufacturers part....
Does it boot up? if it doesn't boot at all you're golden. Just call in for a warranty replacement.
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Yes, even if you do not have a proof of purchase, you can call Samsung directly and get it replaced.
Please remember this guy came here for help not to be criticized. I also know that when something like this happens, it's no fun and he's probably feeling bad enough as it is, so why add salt to injury?
Thank you for all your good replies, say what ever I'm retard or anything you want. I made a mistake ( because I didn't pay attention ). This is not the first time I flash a phone ( I flashed my previous Nexus one and flashed my HD7 ) and I previously flashed my Galaxy S II with BeastMod, I don't know how I missed it this time.
Thank you for the time that you wasted to tell me how retarded I am.
I ordered a USB jig last night and I'm waiting for it if it didn't work I'll send it to Samsung.
While I was searching to try to help Tunisiano, I came across another thread about a "bricked phone"...LOL
Apologies for laughing, but this guy in the other thread said his gf bricked his phone when she flashed the wrong rom from another device. He said he left his phone in the house for a while when he went out and she tried to flash a rom for him cause she does not like the TW launcher...LOL
...Idk if he's telling the truth or not but that was funny and people there bombed him for that...(I'm sure some of you were on that thread). I mean come on, "my gf flashed the wrong rom for me" LOL
Ur right...post edited
OP-sorry if I offended you....hope u get it replaced
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solution is www.mobiletechvideos.com i promise u josh can bring it back to life. He is great.... send him an email and he will hit u back right away. It costs like 40 bucks no biggie. Just go to the website. I assure u have nothing to worry about. Don't listen to these guys making fun of u **** happens... its really no big deal u can send ur phone tomorrow have it back working in a week.
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While I was searching to try to help Tunisiano, I came across another thread about a "bricked phone"...LOL
Apologies for laughing, but this guy in the other thread said his gf bricked his phone when she flashed the wrong rom from another device. He said he left his phone in the house for a while when he went out and she tried to flash a rom for him cause she does not like the TW launcher...LOL
...Idk if he's telling the truth or not but that was funny and people there bombed him for that...(I'm sure some of you were on that thread). I mean come on, "my gf flashed the wrong rom for me" LOL
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LOL yea that's a likely story.
I can sort of understand what the OP did, I mean, it's the "even if I know it's not the right thing it's close enough and if I do it just right maybe it will work or I can make it work" thing. Haven't we all experienced this at one time or another? We learn from this stuff
Good luck OP, at least you didn't get pwned by your girlfriend!
Tunisiano32 said:
Thank you for all your good replies, say what ever I'm retard or anything you want. I made a mistake ( because I didn't pay attention ). This is not the first time I flash a phone ( I flashed my previous Nexus one and flashed my HD7 ) and I previously flashed my Galaxy S II with BeastMod, I don't know how I missed it this time.
Thank you for the time that you wasted to tell me how retarded I am.
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I don't think you are retarded, just the mistake.
We all make them, this one was just easily avoidable
Hopefully the jig works, I haven't heard about anyone trying it yet
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I did it, not ashamed, it happens and I'm by no means new to the root and ROM game. Odin'd recovery and forgot to untick repartition. Same thing you got...Qualcomm high speed USB interface...this phone is way more sensitive in download mode than the vibrants are. So I brought mine back once for that then two more times for the screen.
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solution is www.mobiletechvideos.com i promise u josh can bring it back to life. He is great.... send him an email and he will hit u back right away. It costs like 40 bucks no biggie. Just go to the website. I assure u have nothing to worry about. Don't listen to these guys making fun of u **** happens... its really no big deal u can send ur phone tomorrow have it back working in a week.
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They can't do it for T-989, only AT&T version of Galaxy S II
My first two word in my post was " Stupid mistake" because I know that it's preventable...
There's no one among us who hasn't made some type of mistake at some point in life so lay off the guy.
Sue you might not make THIS particular mistake but that's aside from the point.
For him to meekly ask people for advice while openly admitting an error that he could've lied about or blamed on a made up entity and receive this brand of childish, elitist, holier than thou, insulting nonsense is an embarrassment to the rest of us.
Sorry about your mistake man. Good luck and I hope that you don't think everyone on xda is a huge infantile douche.
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Hopefully you can get it replaced
This exact post happens like 15 times a day if you guys have not noticed....you are not alone
I would just say my phone got really hot and no longer turns on.
Assuming you have warranty
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my phone was on aokp and fine but i decided i just wanted to go back to the blazer i had
i boot into recovery and im in my cwm recovery (not rogue)
but when i go to wipe/factor reset the screen flashes its stock recover with the little green android in the background and freezes there
i think WTF? no biggie i pop out battery just boot into recovery again and start over
nope doesnt work im stuck on samsung galaxy s screen with yellow triangle
finally get home to comp and go into odin mode try to flash stock ek02 and that doesnt work just gets me stuck at data
so i try it without data and that works but now it just bootloops
so now i dont know if im brick'd or just in some boot loop
any help would be great!!!
hope everything i typed makes sense if not ill clarify
dont know what to tell ya man....im in a hole right now and i see no light either...
i was on codename and the phone was fine for a whole day and a half. i uncderclocked it to 800mhz and undervolted 100mv and the phone ran beautiful for a day and a half. then all of a sudden like two hours ago it froze. went in to a bootloop. trying to figure this out right now...odin wont recognize my phone at alllllll
damn man that is certainly worse than my situation not
seems like ics isnt as stable as we hope haha, but man idk why my phone get stuck when flashing the data.img in odin it never gets past this... im thinking its bricked which really sucks but just gotta roll with the punches... if anyone can help please do ill be up a little while longer
Yeah its bricked.
ross4747 said:
damn man that is certainly worse than my situation not
seems like ics isnt as stable as we hope haha, but man idk why my phone get stuck when flashing the data.img in odin it never gets past this... im thinking its bricked which really sucks but just gotta roll with the punches... if anyone can help please do ill be up a little while longer
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ICS isn't unstable you just messed up basically. This is why you should read the brick threads and warnings first about flashing between ICS. And gingerbread. Your phone sounds like it's bricked. Sorry dude.
As for the guy with the boot loop. You're probably not bricked you just need to try and get into download mode and odin a stock rooted rom. How long did you pull the battery for?
Under volting can cause boot loops but your issue could be a combination. I would post in the brick thread. Someone experienced with that problem can help you.
I recommend pulling the battery and waiting an hour or so then redo it.
Good luck!
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LordJummy said:
ICS isn't unstable you just messed up basically. This is why you should read the brick threads and warnings first about flashing between ICS. And gingerbread. Your phone sounds like it's bricked. Sorry dude.
As for the guy with the boot loop. You're probably not bricked you just need to try and get into download mode and odin a stock rooted rom. How long did you pull the battery for?
Under volting can cause boot loops but your issue could be a combination. I would post in the brick thread. Someone experienced with that problem can help you.
I recommend pulling the battery and waiting an hour or so then redo it.
Good luck!
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ya i tried man...but odin doesnt recognize my phone... im thinking its the LG usb cable i have. i read somewhere that the pins inside the acttual cable arent the same as the E4GTs cable. so tomorrow im gonna get my stock cable.
Carbajal3009 said:
ya i tried man...but odin doesnt recognize my phone... im thinking its the LG usb cable i have. i read somewhere that the pins inside the acttual cable arent the same as the E4GTs cable. so tomorrow im gonna get my stock cable.
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That's possible if its some proprietary cable. These phones use a standard mini USB to USB so any standard generic cable should work. I use a really thick and durable Logitech cable that came with a mouse, or sometimes a generic super long one I have that's like 10 feet
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Ok u guys to to read the OP again for what your flashing you cannot flash any ROM from ICS right now it has a high risk of brick if your going to flash an ICS ROM the best bet is from a cwm based kernal like EL26 not Rogue and you shud be back on GB so use one of SFhub packages it takes an extra 10 minutes tops
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MJHawaii said:
Ok u guys to to read the OP again for what your flashing you cannot flash any ROM from ICS right now it has a high risk of brick if your going to flash an ICS ROM the best bet is from a cwm based kernal like EL26 not Rogue
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Wow. Now you're spreading more misinformation. You certainly can flash roms from ICS recovery its just not 100% safe in all versions and flavors.
Its generally user error that's causing the bricks. The OP will usually claim he did everything perfect but 99% of the time it comes out sooner or later they did something wrong out of haste or neglect.
You're not necessarily helping though with your false info. No offense intended I just don't want you further confusing some poor noob who takes your word...
And just to further clarify: yes odin'ing stock EL26 is safer than flashing from ICS based CWM.
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Carbajal3009 said:
dont know what to tell ya man....im in a hole right now and i see no light either...
i was on codename and the phone was fine for a whole day and a half. i uncderclocked it to 800mhz and undervolted 100mv and the phone ran beautiful for a day and a half. then all of a sudden like two hours ago it froze. went in to a bootloop. trying to figure this out right now...odin wont recognize my phone at alllllll
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Get back into DL mode and flash back to stock and invest in a usb download jig its 5$ and comes in handy in soft brick and bootloop situations
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MJHawaii said:
Get back into DL mode and flash back to stock and invest in a usb download jig its 5$ and comes in handy in soft brick and bootloop situations
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Apparently you're not reading the entire thread lol. Scroll up man.
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LordJummy said:
Wow. Now you're spreading more misinformation. You certainly can flash roms from ICS recovery its just not 100% safe in all versions and flavors.
Its generally user error that's causing the bricks. The OP will usually claim he did everything perfect but 99% of the time it comes out sooner or later they did something wrong out of haste or neglect.
You're not necessarily helping though with your false info. No offense intended I just don't want you further confusing some poor noob who takes your word...
And just to further clarify: yes odin'ing stock EL26 is safer than flashing from ICS based CWM.
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as i said you cannot flash anything from ICS without running a risk of bricking your phone its a known issue
Goodnight jummy:what:
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MJHawaii said:
as i said you cannot flash anything from ICS without running a risk of bricking your phone its a known issue
Goodnight jummy:what:
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No. You just flat out said you can't flash from ICS CWM. I was clarifying that is not true. Don't take it personally.
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OP: Phone is bricked, need to take to Sprint for replacement. More on your problem here:
Stuck at Data.img
And to see what the general advice is on avoiding this:
How Not To Brick Your E4GT
@Carbajal, yes it's your LG cable. I have same problem with same cable (from Optimus S). Sammy cable will fix it if you still have it. I forget the specific reason why but in layman's terms it was explained to me that the Sammy cable may have a longer pin which triggers the recognition. If you search the Q&A forum you should be able to find the thread.
MJHawaii said:
Get back into DL mode and flash back to stock and invest in a usb download jig its 5$ and comes in handy in soft brick and bootloop situations
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i cant get the odin program to see my phone!! i can get into DL mode but am not able to flash anything through it...why?? i tried two different computers and three different cables but no go
Carbajal3009 said:
i cant get the odin program to see my phone!! i can get into DL mode but am not able to flash anything through it...why?? i tried two different computers and three different cables but no go
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As you didn't clarify it before, did you try the Sammy cable provided with the phone? If that isn't doing it you may want to check Device Manager (assuming Win PC) and make sure nothing is disabled or not working properly. I mention this as it happened to me once when I tried to reassign the COM ports to use CDMA Workshop.
garwynn said:
@Carbajal, yes it's your LG cable. I have same problem with same cable (from Optimus S). Sammy cable will fix it if you still have it. I forget the specific reason why but in layman's terms it was explained to me that the Sammy cable may have a longer pin which triggers the recognition. If you search the Q&A forum you should be able to find the thread.
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Word!
It freaked me out when I first tested this phone months ago since I came from Optimus S also. Didn't want to unpack all the accessories so just used the cable that came with the LG Optimus S, would charge, but no data. Thought the USB port on the E4GT was busted. Then tried 2 more LG Optimus S cables with the same result. Was about to return the phone when on a whim unpacked the flimsy looking Samsung cable and voila, it worked.
That flimsy looking Samsung cable has gotten me through over 300 flashes now w/o ever having a cable related problem.
garwynn said:
OP: Phone is bricked, need to take to Sprint for replacement. More on your problem here:
Stuck at Data.img
And to see what the general advice is on avoiding this:
How Not To Brick Your E4GT
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ross, this is your problem. i'm in the same boat. in that thread, someone was able to repartition the /data partition to his sdcard and it worked (albeit at the cost of sdcard space). worth a shot, but keep up with that thread as it's pretty active.
Thanks guys who inputed about that LG cable. I took me a while to find my original sammy cable!! but my phone workds again and im soooooo happy. Thanks a bunch.
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garwynn said:
OP: Phone is bricked, need to take to Sprint for replacement. More on your problem here:
Stuck at Data.img
And to see what the general advice is on avoiding this:
How Not To Brick Your E4GT
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I did this sunday morning, trying out AOKP. Read that there was a possibility for corruption, did it anyway. after deciding it was too buggy for my liking as a daily driver, i attempted to go back. Tried my USB Jig with no luck.
Took it into Sprint on Monday, an hour later the tech tells me its toast. (Tell me something I don't know). I tried so hard to weasel out a new White model.
I've got a refurb'd black model and i'm suspecting there's a few issues with it. Its completely stock, no root. I've had to reboot four times today already from not turning on or coming out of sleep. Then every so often the phone will not stop vibrating during a haptic feedback response. I've turned haptic and vibrate off, but it still locks up on occasion. Funny but weird as hell. Probably gonna take it in later this week and try my luck again at getting a new model.
battery is horrible, connection to internet/facebook app on fd19 sucks, reception sucks..but odin counts at like 4..
instead of buying the jig.. last time i bricked my phone they couldnt even access odin or nething it just kept staying in a boot. and i just told them my phone told me to update the firmware and i didnt feel like waiting for it to finish so i turned it off and it bricked.. and they were cool and gave me a new phone.. so my question is how can i brick my phone so they cant see the odin screen..or should i just buy the usb jig and flash back to stock?n and what even is the latest stock?
dirtyglove said:
battery is horrible, connection to internet/facebook app on fd19 sucks, reception sucks..but odin counts at like 4..
instead of buying the jig.. last time i bricked my phone they couldnt even access odin or nething it just kept staying in a boot. and i just told them my phone told me to update the firmware and i didnt feel like waiting for it to finish so i turned it off and it bricked.. and they were cool and gave me a new phone.. so my question is how can i brick my phone so they cant see the odin screen..or should i just buy the usb jig and flash back to stock?n and what even is the latest stock?
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From what I've heard Sprint doesn't care about rooted phones
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dirtyglove said:
battery is horrible, connection to internet/facebook app on fd19 sucks, reception sucks..but odin counts at like 4..
instead of buying the jig.. last time i bricked my phone they couldnt even access odin or nething it just kept staying in a boot. and i just told them my phone told me to update the firmware and i didnt feel like waiting for it to finish so i turned it off and it bricked.. and they were cool and gave me a new phone.. so my question is how can i brick my phone so they cant see the odin screen..or should i just buy the usb jig and flash back to stock?n and what even is the latest stock?
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seriously dude? just go back to GB el29 for a while then, its solid
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dirtyglove said:
battery is horrible, connection to internet/facebook app on fd19 sucks, reception sucks..but odin counts at like 4..
instead of buying the jig.. last time i bricked my phone they couldnt even access odin or nething it just kept staying in a boot. and i just told them my phone told me to update the firmware and i didnt feel like waiting for it to finish so i turned it off and it bricked.. and they were cool and gave me a new phone.. so my question is how can i brick my phone so they cant see the odin screen..or should i just buy the usb jig and flash back to stock?n and what even is the latest stock?
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Use this to set counter to 0
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.triangleaway#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDIxMiwiZXUuY2hhaW5maXJlLnRyaWFuZ2xlYXdheSJd
Then try one of these.
Just flash this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
This will also return you to stock
http://forums.acsyndicate.net/showthread.php?4894-Stock-EL29-Tar-How-to-Return-to-stock-here
They don't care if it's rooted but having had a custom ROM on it they don't like. And it seems like they've been getting pickier the last 6 months or so. It's always hit or miss doing that. Just spend the couple bucks on a jig.
Why don't you try sfhub's FD24.....
The one with reset user data because I had the same issues as you're having and that's what worked best for me... My battery is insanely good now and any issues i had are gone... Can't hurt...give it a try
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ilostmypistons said:
Why don't you try sfhub's FD24.....
The one with reset user data because I had the same issues as you're having and that's what worked best for me... My battery is insanely good now and any issues i had are gone... Can't hurt...give it a try
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literally just did that..we shall see.. u using battery saver or nething or just fresh?
JSnively said:
Use this to set counter to 0
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.triangleaway#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDIxMiwiZXUuY2hhaW5maXJlLnRyaWFuZ2xlYXdheSJd
Then try one of these.
Just flash this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
This will also return you to stock
http://forums.acsyndicate.net/showthread.php?4894-Stock-EL29-Tar-How-to-Return-to-stock-here
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2nds rooted el29 and 3rd is stock non rooted correct?"
and i think im just gonna spend the 2 dollars on the app as long as i can keep on using it if its available in the playstore..
dirtyglove said:
literally just did that..we shall see.. u using battery saver or nething or just fresh?
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Using it straight up with fantastic results.... Got all my normal apps that I always have plus the wifi tether....
Just switch to vz nothing is going to magically give you better reception.
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bman55 said:
Just switch to vz nothing is going to magically give you better reception.
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verizon? 0___0
ilostmypistons said:
Using it straight up with fantastic results.... Got all my normal apps that I always have plus the wifi tether....
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i will try this man, what are ur settings as far as brightness, sync etc??
i have the brightness all the way down and turned off the key sounds screen lock
dirtyglove said:
i will try this man, what are ur settings as far as brightness, sync etc??
i have the brightness all the way down and turned off the key sounds screen lock
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Brightness is set to auto... timeout is @ 2mins
I think starting fresh with the complete clean rom really helps allot
dirtyglove said:
2nds rooted el29 and 3rd is stock non rooted correct?"
and i think im just gonna spend the 2 dollars on the app as long as i can keep on using it if its available in the playstore..
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That is correct.
Yea, imo its not worth trading one of the best devices on the market.. if you're not getting very good battery life on a certain setup, just flash back to blazer4.1
As far as the reception goes, why would a different phone get you better reception in the same area? You would think that if your epic touch gets poor reception, all others would be in the same boat, no?
sj
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sjsharksfan420 said:
Yea, imo its not worth trading one of the best devices on the market.. if you're not getting very good battery life on a certain setup, just flash back to blazer4.1
As far as the reception goes, why would a different phone get you better reception in the same area? You would think that if your epic touch gets poor reception, all others would be in the same boat, no?
sj
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When I bought my wife her new phone the Photon the guy said it has 8 attenas or something like that and has the best reception out of all the phone. She does get better reception than me when we are camping.
to brick, try to odin any rom, but make sure u click the re-partition box near the upper left. It won't show any progress. After a minute or so, just unplug it. Voila! Blue Light Special (All you get when u try to turn it on is the blue LED. Nothing ever comes up on the screen)
And you wonder why insurance prices are going up.
Mods will shut down a thread that talks about cloning esn's and linking warez, but discussions on the best way to commit insurance fraud are perfectly acceptable... Wow..
Take responsibility for f'ing up your phone and fix it, rather than take the easy way out and make us all pay for it...
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neudof said:
And you wonder why insurance prices are going up.
Mods will shut down a thread that talks about cloning esn's and linking warez, but discussions on the best way to commit insurance fraud are perfectly acceptable... Wow..
Take responsibility for f'ing up your phone and fix it, rather than take the easy way out and make us all pay for it...
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you could also look at it as him informing us what NOT to do if you dont want to brick it. glass is also half full.
cnstarz said:
you could also look at it as him informing us what NOT to do if you dont want to brick it. glass is also have full.
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What is the "glass half full" side of someone asking for instructions to brick their phone so they can get it replaced?
FOR THE 2ND TIME....
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So yesterday I flashed the new aokp build 39 know all the risks of bricking but i thought my phone was immuned lmao no jk but i have been flashing for a few months now sometimes going back to el26 and sometimes i just flashed using ics recoveries wiped data and all and since i never bricked I thought it was safe, but yesterday i was not so lucky like i said i was on aokp 39 and wanted to go back to wicked so instead of going back to el26 i used the included cwm recovery and went to restore my backup and to stop this story from dragging on it restored but when it booted back up it would not go past samsung screen i cld get into recovery and odin mode tried sfhub one click same thing stuck at samsung logo everything i tried nothing worked brought it to sprint today I was honest told em i was rooted and explained i already tried to flash back to stock their guy said' "i'll be able to get it." Lol i said okay but I knew he could not he came bck said he couldnt i have tep and he ordered me a new one and i can get it tomorrow with no charge... Just an fyi u can get ur phone replaced for nothing even if u brick so i have my tablet to get me by til tomorrow so the cwm included in aokp 39 is not safe...
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"MOD EDIT: Always use the Stock CWM5 recovery for anything you want to flash. Do not use the recovery that comes with this rom to flash or do anything with. "
You kind of set your self up there. The thread states that AOKP B39 doesn't come with a safe recovery. Either way, have fun with your new E4GT
MochaCharok said:
"MOD EDIT: Always use the Stock CWM5 recovery for anything you want to flash. Do not use the recovery that comes with this rom to flash or do anything with. "
You kind of set your self up there. The thread states that AOKP B39 doesn't come with a safe recovery. Either way, have fun with your new E4GT
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I believe Jay added the MOD EDIT after he had bricked his phone. There was no warning about not using that recovery prior to that. There was a long discussion about that in the thread.
dafluke24 said:
I believe Jay added the MOD EDIT after he had bricked his phone. There was no warning about not using that recovery prior to that. There was a long discussion about that in the thread.
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Boom. Looks like you're right -- oh well. Sorry OP.
Same thing happened here
sbeekman said:
So yesterday I flashed the new aokp build 39 know all the risks of bricking but i thought my phone was immuned lmao no jk but i have been flashing for a few months now sometimes going back to el26 and sometimes i just flashed using ics recoveries wiped data and all and since i never bricked I thought it was safe, but yesterday i was not so lucky like i said i was on aokp 39 and wanted to go back to wicked so instead of going back to el26 i used the included cwm recovery and went to restore my backup and to stop this story from dragging on it restored but when it booted back up it would not go past samsung screen i cld get into recovery and odin mode tried sfhub one click same thing stuck at samsung logo everything i tried nothing worked brought it to sprint today I was honest told em i was rooted and explained i already tried to flash back to stock their guy said' "i'll be able to get it." Lol i said okay but I knew he could not he came bck said he couldnt i have tep and he ordered me a new one and i can get it tomorrow with no charge... Just an fyi u can get ur phone replaced for nothing even if u brick so i have my tablet to get me by til tomorrow so the cwm included in aokp 39 is not safe...
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Don't feel too bad. I did something similar the other day and experienced a brick myself. I now have a new E4GT, free of charge. I made an elementary mistake, but I knew the risks.
I do not believe the new AOKP posted has a safe updater binary (since they did not say so) which makes it a bad deal to flash in ICS recovery still even a safe one.
Hate to hear this. But seriously OP. Thanks for actually owning up to it. When I bricked mine I did just like you. Sbrissen got me on Gtalk and apologized for bricking my device. I told him that I had not been aware that he had come to my house and flashed my phone for me. He said he hadn't and so I said then how is it your fault. I've seen so many times where someone bricks their phone and blames the dev. So props for being a stand up guy. Also. It is amazing what you can get with sprint reps when you just shoot straight with em isn't it. Glad you got it worked out.
Yea same here bricked mine and was titally my fault did it the same day I got the device and have no insurance really liked this device from the little I got to use it maybe one day I can afford another and nit be so stupid next time but least I know I'm not alone
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@ruffneckZeVo,
First off no need to post the same thing in 3 threads. You'll get a reply.
Even though you didn't have insurance did you try taking it in to get it to Sprint for replacement? Samsung should also cover it but Sprint will probably be the easier solution if possible.
As for modified .PIT files we don't have one for the E4GT - it was quickly recommended not for long term use, so replacement has been the recommended solution. I don't believe anyone has been outright denied one yet - but I could be wrong.
Anybody without insurance that bricks there phone (b.l.o.d.) just go to an a.s.c. location (authorized service center) and tell them your phone won't turn on and you don't know why....you pay $35 and they order you a replacement that will be delivered next business day unless its back ordered. Then you have the option of adding T.E.P. going forward. They will also give you the option of a white or black device. (Unless the tech is a d.bag)
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dafluke24 said:
I believe Jay added the MOD EDIT after he had bricked his phone. There was no warning about not using that recovery prior to that. There was a long discussion about that in the thread.
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same... second brick too. Should've been more careful though.
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anti-up said:
Anybody without insurance that bricks there phone (b.l.o.d.) just go to an a.s.c. location (authorized service center) and tell them your phone won't turn on and you don't know why....you pay $35 and they order you a replacement that will be delivered next business day unless its back ordered. Then you have the option of adding T.E.P. going forward. They will also give you the option of a white or black device. (Unless the tech is a d.bag)
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Make sure you odin to a stock samsung rom(it will fail at data.img, so just unplug it there. This most hints that youre on a non stock rom such as the warning icon.) and then use a usb jig(~$20) This gets rid of all binary flashes in download mode.
That's if you can turn the phone on. Some can and some can't
garwynn said:
@ruffneckZeVo,
First off no need to post the same thing in 3 threads. You'll get a reply.
Even though you didn't have insurance did you try taking it in to get it to Sprint for replacement? Samsung should also cover it but Sprint will probably be the easier solution if possible.
As for modified .PIT files we don't have one for the E4GT - it was quickly recommended not for long term use, so replacement has been the recommended solution. I don't believe anyone has been outright denied one yet - but I could be wrong.
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Sorry just anxious to get this fixed I had the device one day and really liked it its not on sprint I got it from cl and flashed to vzw so sprint isn't an option to fix it ill find another asc thanks for the info
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For what it's worth....
I've had my SG2 E4GT since the middle of april. Rooted it about 3 days after having bought it. And have been using Blue Kuban's Rom ever since.
Sadly, for some dumb reason, I decided to try out the new AOKP build -.-
Ironically I think I bricked it trying to flash from Blue Kuban back into a Gingerbread EL29 build...... But it had Team Rogue's CWM 5.1.0 or 5.0.1 one of them -.-
Either way, after flashing AOKP went to reboot and black screen, only blue blinking LCD light of doom.
I've ordered a USB Jig so I can try to use that to reboot into recovery... but I'm prolly messed eh?
Should probably try going to the sprint store where I got it? I do have T.E.P.
anti-up said:
Anybody without insurance that bricks there phone (b.l.o.d.) just go to an a.s.c. location (authorized service center) and tell them your phone won't turn on and you don't know why....you pay $35 and they order you a replacement that will be delivered next business day unless its back ordered. Then you have the option of adding T.E.P. going forward. They will also give you the option of a white or black device. (Unless the tech is a d.bag)
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I did the same thing. I felt bad but well you know. Anyway it worked great, they even had it in stock.
I hard bricked my SIII the other day and the phone us completely dead. When I plug it into a computer I hear the connection sound and the disconnection sound and when my battery is taken out the LED lights up red and goes away in about a minute. Can't get into recovery or download mode. I called Samsung and they said they will flash it to stock for free. My phone was rooted. Does anyone know if they will be able to find out if my phone was rooted considering the thing is completely dead?
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If you cannot get into any mode they will more than likely just jtag it into download and flash a factory image.
To answer your question, no they wont. I did the same thing and TEP with Sprint and got a brand new phone in box the next day. No charge to me and they never came back even though it was rooted.
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To answer your question, no they wont. I did the same thing and TEP with Sprint and got a brand new phone in box the next day. No charge to me and they never came back even though it was rooted.
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Except he called Samsung and they said they would flash it to stock, so they probably will JTAG it
CNexus said:
Except he called Samsung and they said they would flash it to stock, so they probably will JTAG it
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That would definitely have to be the case.
Thanks guys!! The SIII is a truly awesome phone and I am actually going crazy because after using that phone for so long,every other phone just sucks and doesn't compare to that of the SIII. I am taking it to the UPS Office on Monday and hopefully i can get it back soon. My life pretty much revolves around that phone. It's sad, i know, but i cant help it lol
Thadd Valeika said:
I hard bricked my SIII the other day and the phone us completely dead. When I plug it into a computer I hear the connection sound and the disconnection sound and when my battery is taken out the LED lights up red and goes away in about a minute. Can't get into recovery or download mode. I called Samsung and they said they will flash it to stock for free. My phone was rooted. Does anyone know if they will be able to find out if my phone was rooted considering the thing is completely dead?
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Just curious how did you Brick it? I mean what happened? So that someone else may not make the same error?
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edfunkycold said:
Just curious how did you Brick it? I mean what happened? So that someone else may not make the same error?
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My guess is lack of following instructions.
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I bet an Int ROM.
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From the symptoms it sounds like they flashed a international rom
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What i was saying is go to a repair sprint store, as long as you have TEP, and they will look at it for less than 5 minutes, determine they cant do anything and order you a new one, so you dont directly deal with Samsung. Thats what I did. I just played dumb lol
Flashed an International ROM. I was being dumb. But; I guess you learn from your mistakes. Read read read read READ is what you do in order to avoid a hard brick. That's the lesson I learned
LG710S34LYFE said:
What i was saying is go to a repair sprint store, as long as you have TEP, and they will look at it for less than 5 minutes, determine they cant do anything and order you a new one, so you dont directly deal with Samsung. Thats what I did. I just played dumb lol
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I should have done that lol. I just dropped my phone off at UPS for it to be shipped tonight. i should get it back within 10-11 days..hopefully
Thadd Valeika said:
I should have done that lol. I just dropped my phone off at UPS for it to be shipped tonight. i should get it back within 10-11 days..hopefully
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Yeah, it is quicker to TEP the phone and get a new one the next day, but it's also much more expensive ($150 vs. $60). Which one is "better" really depends on your situation. If you have the money and can't wait for a repair (due to work, family, etc), the $150 deductible (and one-day turnaround) is a great option. If money is tight (as it is for a lot of us), the 10 days is much more palatable than the extra $90.
To each his own, I say.