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Took my bricked Epic 4G touch to Sprint, they sent me back here to XDA Lol

I bricked my phone last night trying to flash a ROM, it was stuck at the Galaxy S 2 Boot screen. I took it into Sprint today expecting them to do a full reflash of the phone, or at least exchange. They noticed I had rooted it because of the small yellow triangle that comes up when you boot, and said they didn't even have software yet to set it back to it's factory state.
The Sprint sales rep told me to come here to XDA to look for a stock recovery image and try to flash it that way, and it worked XD.
Thanks to Zedo, I used his method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1272186
Just thought it was funny, I came from XDA with a bricked phone, went to Sprint, then they sent me to a Corporate store, then back to XDA. Lol

joshv06 said:
I bricked my phone last night trying to flash a ROM, it was stuck at the Galaxy S 2 Boot screen. I took it into Sprint today expecting them to do a full reflash of the phone, or at least exchange. They noticed I had rooted it because of the small yellow triangle that comes up when you boot, and said they didn't even have software yet to set it back to it's factory state.
The Sprint sales rep told me to come here to XDA to look for a stock recovery image and try to flash it that way, and it worked XD.
Thanks to Zedo, I used his method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1272186
Just thought it was funny, I came from XDA with a bricked phone, went to Sprint, then they sent me to a Corporate store, then back to XDA. Lol
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Haha. Rule of thumb with Odin is if you can get into download mode, your phones not "bricked". Shouldn't have went to sprint at all unless you couldn't access ANYTHING.
So in the future if your able to access even only Download mode, come here, not sprint.
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and get/make a goddamned jig

Yeah I would have used a jig on it. Got one on the way, was only $7.

Look in marketplace here on xda. member is selling jigs for 3 dollars.
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MedicStuder said:
Look in marketplace here on xda. member is selling jigs for 3 dollars.
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The stock kernel bubby posted also gets rid of the triangular nuisance.

MedicStuder said:
Look in marketplace here on xda. member is selling jigs for 3 dollars.
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whatthe hell is a jig

What's a jig
Samsung Galaxy S Dos indeed

Magic dance that unbricks your phone......sorry had to
Jig is a modified usb cable that forces download mode when button combos and other methods don't work
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buy one on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/SainSmart-Dongle-Samsung-Captivate-Vibrant/dp/B0053H73JQ
I made my own with cables I had laying around and resistors I had. The cost of a new cable alone costs more than the amazon jigs. I was bored, but have one from the link posted above on the way....because its small and professional looking.

Yeah we don't have the software yet...but some of us who aren't so "coporatey" keep a copy of odin and the stock kernel posted here around...
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Ouch, now if you really do brick it, they will know
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Warranty Exchange

A few days ago, i sent my phone in for a warranty exchange. I unrooted the phone, but for some reason the boot logo never went back to stock. I also never could reset the flash counter because i do not have access to a jig. I had 3 days to get it sent in and i was forced to send it in without resetting the flash counter. Does anyone know what T-Mobile will do? Are they going to charge me any money??
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No. It'll most likely get flashed to stock.right when they get it . I have sent phones in with counters and wrong boot logos such as mytouch and have never been charged.
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A few days ago, i sent my phone in for a warranty exchange. I unrooted the phone, but for some reason the boot logo never went back to stock. I also never could reset the flash counter because i do not have access to a jig. I had 3 days to get it sent in and i was forced to send it in without resetting the flash counter. Does anyone know what T-Mobile will do? Are they going to charge me any money??
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I had to send my hard bricked SGS2 in for warranty exchange, it was still rooted even. They sent me a new one no questions asked. Most the time the techs who are doing the reflashing don't really care if you're rooted or not. Worst that could happen is they charge you, though I would say your probably on the safe side.

I sell cell phones for my job and I can tell you most employee's won't even know what rooting is if you told them. When I returned my Galaxy Nexus it was hard bricked and had the bootloader unlocked, but they had no idea.

I sent back a sensation fully rooted with a custom rom still on it and had no issues. I would not worry about it.
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I sent my dog and got back a cat... I miss my dog.

I completely screwed up and bricked an old Nokia I had when I flashed the wrong firmware...sent it in they replaced it no questions asked
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Wow thanks everyone! That was a biiiiig relief
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For future reference they say you have 7 days but you actually have 60 days from the date UPS ships it. They will bill you the non return fee after 30 days but they will credit it as long as its within 60 days. If your pushing it with the cutoff but made it get a printout showing you dropped it off.
Hope this helps
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Teo032 said:
I sent my dog and got back a cat... I miss my dog.
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Well... that just sucks.
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Teo032 said:
I sent my dog and got back a cat... I miss my dog.
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Am I the only one found this hilarious lol

[Q] Tmobile Saumsung Galaxy S II - Bricking

Here's the deal, the power port on my phone is getting lose, meaning that two connectors are off the motherboard. Also meaning I have to put the power cable at an angle in order to charge my phone. Went to T-Mobile today and talked with a friend, since my phone was bought off craiglist(no receipt) about options. (My phone is also rooted with AOKP Jelly Bean Build 4) He says that I can exchange phone for a new one, but I don't think I can bring it back to stock. The easiest way for me to get an exchange is to brick my phone. Today is Friday, and I need a way to do it by Monday. I figure I can try and take off Jelly Bean and see If that works(no back up). But I would link the easiest and safest option. Thanks in advance.

Well I'm not sure this is allowed to be a thread, but what I would do...download a rom for another phone and flash it.
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OK thanks for the advice. Where am I suppose to post questions like these, if I can't find thread...
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Flash the clear counter
Flash a bad rom and then flash a bad recovery
No way out >;D
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Flash JALStudios rom
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badazz_monkey said:
Flash JALStudios rom
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Lol, sure fire way to get an expensive paper weight.
Flash any ROM other our own or skyrocket. Also, you can pull the battery half way thru a flash. Dead phone for sure.
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Have you tried a brand new USB cable? Micro USB cables are crap. If you take one apart you'll see that the connector itself is connected to the rest of the wire via some plastic contraption. This plastic piece breaks and that's when you can jiggle the connector itself up and down. Try it before you brick the device. IMO this thread or any others like this aren't inappropriate. We pay for insurance and after 2 years all that money adds up the the price if a new handset. Im gonna brick my phone at some point too and get another handset. That way that money isn't wasted lol. Also I've heard that tmobile doesn't care about people exchanging phones that are rooted and whatnot. Plenty of members on our forum have done this. Good luck!
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Sure its not cable, had this problem on some other computer parts... Thanks for the advice, I would try and bring it back to stock before you try and brick. Make sure you don't have a good phone not working...
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stock image for sprint

does anyone have the stock image for sprint note 2 yet and can post it.

As of yesterday even the sprint store didnt ... I had to swap my soft bricked unit out
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fatboypup said:
As of yesterday even the sprint store didnt ... I had to swap my soft bricked unit out
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thanks man how did you swap it out did they ask you what happened to it or why you needed to swap it i figured it would void the warranty and they wouldnt let you swap it

Stock tar isn't yet available. Sucks.
You guys are way too paranoid when dealing with sprint stores. It's not their main goal to void your warranty. You act like you have a neon sign above your head flashing "I'M ROOTED!" lol
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-viperboy- said:
Stock tar isn't yet available. Sucks.
You guys are way too paranoid when dealing with sprint stores. It's not their main goal to void your warranty. You act like you have a neon sign above your head flashing "I'M ROOTED!" lol
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lol whats up viperboy havent seen much of you since evo 3d man i know im being paranoid but you think i should go to the store and ask them about it or just wait on a stock image i just want to be out 600 for a new one lol thanks man

tfaulk88 said:
thanks man how did you swap it out did they ask you what happened to it or why you needed to swap it i figured it would void the warranty and they wouldnt let you swap it
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The tech asked if I tried to root it and I grined and said "me? Never" lol
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lol

Was no problem swapping but I had to drive 20 miles away for it cause most everyone was out of stock the one I got was going to be that stores demo
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cool thanks man

picked up my new gn2 from sprint today had to go with the white one cause they were out of the silver which sucks but o well i was gonna put it in a case anyways. Got it rooted and twrp on it and running great. Did not mess with the toolkit this time and all is well lol.

tfaulk88 said:
picked up my new gn2 from sprint today had to go with the white one cause they were out of the silver which sucks but o well i was gonna put it in a case anyways. Got it rooted and twrp on it and running great. Did not mess with the toolkit this time and all is well lol.
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yay
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im living the dream now lol

tfaulk88 said:
im living the dream now lol
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Howd your return experience go? Did you talk em into letting you keep the battery like I did? :victory:

I had to get the white too cause no gray. .I thought it was going to suck..Now I'm glad cause it looks so clean and every phone I've had was gray anyway.
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lol the stock image is up now
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It was pretty easy to return just had two go to a different sprint store to get the phone. I went to the store at the main campus in overland park. I like the white one it looks ok and no I wish I would have thought about asking for the battery I was just excited to be getting one that worked i didn't think about it. Would be nice to have an extra one. But when the lady was activating my new phone she asked if I had the charger, headset and box and everything and I don't have it she said don't worry about it so I got 2 chargers and 2 headsets now lol. Also yea that sucks the stock image is out now
Lol just saw that lame o well got extra stuff out of it and I really like the chargers they have longer cords than most of my other chargers.

Yeah, it would be nice to have extra charger. Ive been looking online and nothing. Sometimes I go spend the night at my moms or we go out of town and its nice to bring an extra one with without having to grab my own.

ROM went wrong!!

I accidentally flashed an international rom on my sprint gs3, and when it tried to reboot via TWRP recovery, it wouldn't turn on. Tried to plug it into my computer, and drivers wouldn't install. Please help!

Odin back to stock,
In before the lock.
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phone isnt getting recognized though

Hmmm, might to try the Odin shuffle... Which is uninstall/reinstall drivers, try a different USB cord, try Odin with and without battery in the phone, different PC.
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Not the only thing that went wrong. Your phone is gone. You borked the partition. Reading thoroughly solves these issues...

How do so many people "accidentally" flash an int'l rom?
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so there's nothing i can do?

Nope! You have Insurance?
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Your hard bricked and no way to fix your phone unless you have warranty with sprint or pay the $35 fee for the replacement and you will get your phone usually the next day your other option is send it to jtag repair but paying sprint the $35 fee is cheaper goodluck

Yup, this is a hard brick
This is because the international versions misc partition just happens to line up with the boot partition on the sprint variant. So no way to undo the damage because the phone wont even start up
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masaidjet said:
How do so many people "accidentally" flash an int'l rom?
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I don't get it either.
How do these people ever manage to:
1. Root their phones successfully.
(I could stop right here)
2. Grab an international ROM.
3. Install it, brick it.
4. Then find their way to the correct forum (and usually the wrong section) to ask for help. Here, where they should have been in the first place.
So many face palms. All the time.
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Lol; though like previously stated, you've got a hard brick. Best thing to say is that you took an OTA and it installed fine, then it just didn't turn back on.

you didnt say if you get get into download mode if you can there is a forum on how to recover from international version but like eveyone else if you cant get into dl mode your screwed sorry

If you don't have insurance, it couldn't hurt to be extra nice yet extra "let down" at the sprint store. Worth a shot.
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masaidjet said:
How do so many people "accidentally" flash an int'l rom?
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Seems like it's happening more and more. Hopefully the OP has insurance. I'm not a big fan of people flashing wrong things and getting a free replacement. If it's your fault, pay the deductible for a new/refurbished phone

metalfan78 said:
Seems like it's happening more and more. Hopefully the OP has insurance. I'm not a big fan of people flashing wrong things and getting a free replacement. If it's your fault, pay the deductible for a new/refurbished phone
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They should implement that in recoveries where it won't flash an international ROM but the best we have is md5 which most people avoid
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How about read, and don't get involved in doing something you are not 100,% sure about what your doing. Obviously the OP was in the wrong section to begin with.
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Looks like this is from ICS, but it can't hurt to try at this point.
(assuming you can get your PC to recognize your device).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727443