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[Q] Complete Brick?

I acquired a Samsung Galaxy S2 for T mobile from a friend today and he said he flashed a rom for a European version of the phone or just a rom that wasn't meant for the phone. He told me before that it vibrated and stuff, but ive been tinkering wit it and havent gotten any type of vibrations or anything. I was wondering if I have a complete brick or something that I could fix and make into a win situation? Is there any steps I can do to see if it's a brick or not cause I'm not familair with this phone that much.

Look around, many others have done something similar
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DudeNo said:
I acquired a Samsung Galaxy S2 for T mobile from a friend today and he said he flashed a rom for a European version of the phone or just a rom that wasn't meant for the phone. He told me before that it vibrated and stuff, but ive been tinkering wit it and havent gotten any type of vibrations or anything. I was wondering if I have a complete brick or something that I could fix and make into a win situation? Is there any steps I can do to see if it's a brick or not cause I'm not familair with this phone that much.
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Chances are it's hardbricked if he flashed a ROM for the i9100 (the international version). The T989 (our phone) an the i9100 are completely different phones, they only share a name for marketing reasons. To double check that it's fully bricked, see if you can access clockworkmod recovery or download mode.
For CWM recovery, hold power + volume up + volume down until the phone vibrates, then let go of power and continue holding volume up + volume down until the recovery menu appears.
For DL mode, hold volume up + volume down while plugging the phone into your computer with a USB cable (make sure the other end is in the computer first). If you get the download mode screen, you can ODIN back to stock.
If neither of those work, your phone is hard bricked and there's essentially nothing you can do to recover it. You can always try to send it back to Samsung if it's under warranty.

So theres no way to getting out of hard bricked? i bought a usb jig but didnt get me in download mode.. i installed a 1900 rom as well and im screwed now! it connects to the computer and it reads under odin but is there anything i can do to fix this ??

if you are able to go into download mode flash stock rom with odin...
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Most likely it's bricked hard.
Only repair is jtag services, there is a link somewhere about $80 to fix.
Flashing 9100 = hardbricked. If the sucker vibrates when holding power, you might have a chance by doing some sdk stuff
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manojcitc said:
if you are able to go into download mode flash stock rom with odin...
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What he said
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Hey all, I will be able to do JTAG repair for these Phones within another week. If you are hard bricked and need the repair I will be offering a discount to XDA members... The going rate online is anywhere from $50 to $80 plus shipping. Feel free to PM me for more info.

I'm guessing it must be hard bricked cause I've been charging it an nothing has happened an when I hold the power button down I get no vibrations or any type of interaction
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Yeah it's hard bricked. Get it jtag'd

What's price of that?
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DudeNo said:
What's price of that?
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About $50
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xcrazydx said:
About $50
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I guess he missed the two posts that mentioned the price range -_-.. That explains a few things lol
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Teo032 said:
I guess he missed the two posts that mentioned the price range -_-.. That explains a few things lol
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Lol I been multitasking aha. I was searching for things on my phone and checking back to this thread so a few things were overlooked Found the one doing it for $50 is Tech Mobile

DudeNo said:
Lol I been multitasking aha. I was searching for things on my phone and checking back to this thread so a few things were overlooked Found the one doing it for $50 is Tech Mobile
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Look up a couple of posts, racing19969 has offered to do jtags at a discounted price for xda members. You should probably talk to him first.

yurilebbie said:
Look up a couple of posts, racing19969 has offered to do jtags at a discounted price for xda members. You should probably talk to him first.
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I might look into it cause I'm trying to get this phone fixed ASAP so I can sell my current phone cause I dont wanna go without a phone for a week while the S2 is being fixed. My spare phone isnt a smartphone its a ugly nokia cant do it -.-

repair my phone
Racing19969 said:
Hey all, I will be able to do JTAG repair for these Phones within another week. If you are hard bricked and need the repair I will be offering a discount to XDA members... The going rate online is anywhere from $50 to $80 plus shipping. Feel free to PM me for more info.
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i have a bricked tmobile galaxy s2 bricked and want to fix it

pilo99 said:
i have a bricked tmobile galaxy s2 bricked and want to fix it
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Then maybe you should do what the guy said and pm him...
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Help! Phone not turning on

Hey guys,
I am having an issue with my phone. I had CM10-M2 running on my phone and I didnt like it that much because I missed some of the stock features so I decided I would flash the foxhound 1.3 rom that just came out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1708371 that one.
I followed the instructions and did everything that was recommended.
The phone turned off and now won't even go into recovery or anything. Just a black screen.
Please help!
ps the phone is on Rogers and is an i747ma
Thanks,
Zach
Edit: I dont know what this means but when I take the battery out and plug it in the red light comes on but still nothing else

You do know thats for the international galaxy s3 right?
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defnow said:
You do know thats for the international galaxy s3 right?
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I guess I really screwed up then... Can I fix this?

Yeah that's a pretty big **** up...If this doesn't work then you're hard bricked....not sure if it's different for the rogers version. Someone else may be able to confirm.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727443
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defnow said:
Yeah that's a pretty big **** up...If this doesn't work then you're hard bricked....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727443
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I can't get anything to come up on the screen at all.

If I cant get the screen to turn on at all should I be getting a USB jig or getting JTAG service?

Zach23 said:
If I cant get the screen to turn on at all should I be getting a USB jig or getting JTAG service?
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JTAG
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defnow said:
JTAG
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Is there literally nothing I can do if the screen isnt turning on?
Odin isnt recognizing the phone but when I plug it into my computers it stills chimes that something has been plugged in. Also when I connect it to a power source without the battery in, the LED turns red.
Any tips?
Thanks so much,
Zach

No sorry...you've hardbricked.
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defnow said:
No sorry...you've hardbricked.
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Welp ****. I took it to Rogers but since I bought it off of kijiji they couldnt do anything. It was bought on October 2nd and they said I couldnt even send it for repair because it wasnt registered to me.
I called Samsung and they said to ship it for a repair but even if they can't repair it, they couldnt replace it. The lady said she would have to tell Rogers to replace it but Rogers already said they wouldnt.
What do?

Every thread like yours ...other XDAers have recommended this...
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
Read the reviews. :thumbup:
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Zach23 said:
Welp ****. I took it to Rogers but since I bought it off of kijiji they couldnt do anything. It was bought on October 2nd and they said I couldnt even send it for repair because it wasnt registered to me.
I called Samsung and they said to ship it for a repair but even if they can't repair it, they couldnt replace it. The lady said she would have to tell Rogers to replace it but Rogers already said they wouldnt.
What do?
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hey i screwed up the same way you did before flashed a international rom of wanam lite. all you have to do is send it to samsung repair they fix it for 70 dollars!! mine had a big scratch at it i was OOW and had to pay 100 extra but assuming you have no scratches or anything they should do it for free for you!! try again just blame samsungs software update screwed ur phone up and for sure they should take it and fix it for free

amzi said:
hey i screwed up the same way you did before flashed a international rom of wanam lite. all you have to do is send it to samsung repair they fix it for 70 dollars!! mine had a big scratch at it i was OOW and had to pay 100 extra but assuming you have no scratches or anything they should do it for free for you!! try again just blame samsungs software update screwed ur phone up and for sure they should take it and fix it for free
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They told me that don't even do replacements?
1 (800) SAMSUNG??
I called twice and spoke to two people and both set up repair tickets but wouldnt even entertain the thought of a replacement.
What did you do?

amzi said:
hey i screwed up the same way you did before flashed a international rom of wanam lite. all you have to do is send it to samsung repair they fix it for 70 dollars!! mine had a big scratch at it i was OOW and had to pay 100 extra but assuming you have no scratches or anything they should do it for free for you!! try again just blame samsungs software update screwed ur phone up and for sure they should take it and fix it for free
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Did you actually get it from the Rogers store? Because when you do they can issue replacements but when you buy it from somebody else they said that they couldn't do it.

Update: Got JTAG servicing in Toronto (at mtechservice). Took 10 minutes, no soldering, and everything is back to normal. No more stupid mistakes and a lot more reading. Thanks for the help guys.

Zach23 said:
Update: Got JTAG servicing in Toronto (at mtechservice). Took 10 minutes, no soldering, and everything is back to normal. No more stupid mistakes and a lot more reading. Thanks for the help guys.
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haa d2att bro all u need to remember

Seems like you should research more before flashing roms. If you find out how to fix your phone be more careful next time. If you aren't sure always ask in the Q&A section. A comment from a user can save your phone.

Hey Question did you even try a JIG ? that is the only thing that will get you into DL mode when soft bricked

DarthDerron said:
Seems like you should research more before flashing roms. If you find out how to fix your phone be more careful next time. If you aren't sure always ask in the Q&A section. A comment from a user can save your phone.
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Yep. Definitely. Learned my lesson.
Rotary Parts said:
Hey Question did you even try a JIG ? that is the only thing that will get you into DL mode when soft bricked
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Yep. It was hard bricked.

[Q] Bricked S3 with Red LED and seen by computer?

I just bricked my S3 and whenever I plug it in, eventually, some combination of button presses makes a red LED show up, however, no screen on. Whats even weirder is that when I plug it in, it see's some thing called QHSUSB_DLOAD, and attempts to install drivers for it. I'm wondering if this might allow me to fix it? If all else fails, can someone refer me to a JTAG repair service...
Edit - When I attempt DL mode, I can even hear it disconnect, then reconnect. It fails the driver install though.

Unfortunately bud your hard bricked.
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What were you trying to do? Root? Using what method?
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You are definitely hard bricked!
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Wait what? So you are able to get it into download mode is what you are saying? Or you can't?

Wicked68 said:
What were you trying to do? Root? Using what method?
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I was making a port from the S2. I changed the updater script to let it flash, it did, and then it killed me.

Update: WOW. T-Mobile replaced it for me! I don't even have warranty left! Yet again, my company saves me.
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What did you say to get them to replace it?
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mrbmg said:
What did you say to get them to replace it?
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All I did was brought it into the store, handed it to the guy and said it was broken. Said I had a FACTORY warranty (from Samsung), and that Samsung told me to have the store do the replacement for me. The guy behind the desk said, "Yeah, whatever you stick your SIM into, as long as it's T-
Mobile, your covered. You can even buy phones offline,". It's going to be here monday. Shipped Friday, next day shipping, only 5$. I'm so happy I'm not paying 70$ for a JTAG... Not sure if this'll work for everyone, but it did for me!

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

S3 ATT Bricked Black Screen Will Not Boot.

Hey everyone. Thanks in advance. I have searched the forums, the web. Ended up here. I rooted my phone, added carbon rom. With goo download I think it was called. "Goo" something. Now my phone is dead. Will not boot to download mode. Will not turn on at all. The only time I can get anything response from the phone is when I pull the battery plug it in and hold the three buttons. The light stays red, but that is all. No activity from the screen. I have read the phone is "hard bricked" and that I basically need to buy a new phone. I hope that is not the case. Any help is much appreciated. Sorry if this is a repeat post, but after hours of research and no specific answers I felt this what the only way.
Thanks again!

My two suggestions...
1. Hold up (or was it down?) volume, home and power all at the same time. Until you get a reaction. Then figure it out from there
2. Your phone is done for.. Find out where the closest att service center is and say your phone screwed up during an update of theirs. Or just say your phone stopped working and hope for the best
A main question is, does your computer recognize your phone at all?
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axel4401 said:
My two suggestions...
1. Hold up (or was it down?) volume, home and power all at the same time. Until you get a reaction. Then figure it out from there
2. Your phone is done for.. Find out where the closest att service center is and say your phone screwed up during an update of theirs. Or just say your phone stopped working and hope for the best
A main question is, does your computer recognize your phone at all?
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Thank you for the response. I tired 1 a hundred times and no luck. 2 is my next step tomorrow. BUT the weird thing, is if i pull the battery and plug it in the red charge light shows red. Also, having a PC the computer does the beep as if you plugged in something via USB. This i just recently discovered. Although i really dont think it matters. I also tried making a jig, no luck either. Most likely fail on my end with that.
At this point in time I think the best bet will be the ATT store. Unless someone has another solution, that is the only way I see it being fixed. Gotta read the details when you mess around with this stuff. Now I am paying the price.

Does Odin recognize it when you plug it in to the computer? Keep in mind you need the right drivers for it to recognize a working phone... And this is a longshot to day the least
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this thread is open in like 2 other forums, including the i9300. this device was probably flashed with an incorrect models firmware and is hard bricked.

TeknoGodz said:
Does Odin recognize it when you plug it in to the computer? Keep in mind you need the right drivers for it to recognize a working phone... And this is a longshot to day the least
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No its does not. Oden did detect the phone prior to this.

xBeerdroiDx said:
this thread is open in like 2 other forums, including the i9300. this device was probably flashed with an incorrect models firmware and is hard bricked.
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One other forum the 19300 yes. Got flamed good too. Seems like a hand full of people like to chastise more than help. Couldnt figure out how to delete the original thread. In all my frustration as is, I played the F it card. You are right about 2 things though. It was flashed with wrong software, and yes it is hard bricked.

xBeerdroiDx said:
this thread is open in like 2 other forums, including the i9300. this device was probably flashed with an incorrect models firmware and is hard bricked.
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if this is the case
jtag or pay 356 $ to sammy
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niceppl said:
if this is the case
jtag or pay 356 $ to sammy
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Thats what I am thinking too. Lesson learned.
Thanks

Well went to att. They gave me a new phone. They couldnt turn it on either. Guess when it comes to this just act stupid and see what they will do for you.

Good job. I did the same thing with my captivate a while back!
Always remember to check compatibility. If unsure, keep reading the thread or ask.
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mjmiam said:
Seems like a hand full of people like to chastise more than help.
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Welcome to XDA.

mjmiam said:
Well went to att. They gave me a new phone. They couldnt turn it on either. Guess when it comes to this just act stupid and see what they will do for you.
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Till you see a charge on your bill, showing a modified phone. Soon as the techs report that it has been rooted and so on. Happen to one of my friends. You may see a surprise on your bill....beware

TheAxman said:
Till you see a charge on your bill, showing a modified phone. Soon as the techs report that it has been rooted and so on. Happen to one of my friends. You may see a surprise on your bill....beware
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It's unlikely but it can happen.
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