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USB broken please help unroot.

I have Uevolved rom on my phone and the usb wont charge and wont connect to computer. I took it to sprint and they ordered new phone and I cant get the phone to update the PC36IMG. I did the unrevoked forever and it shows Supersonic ship S-on. But when I put the pc36img on the root of my sd and restart in bootloader it acts like it found the pc36img fil and does nothing. I think I updated the pc36img earlier so now im stuck.
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Ive been researching this for hours and it looks like I have to root phone again and then the unrevoked and the pc36img thing. The problem is, how can i root when i cant connect to my computer? Im screwed. PLEASE help if anyone knows a wasy around this. Thank you

Look if u you have TEP call the phone in stolen or lost. Sell it for 150 as a blacklisted evo 4g and use 100 to pay the deductable. That's what I did when my screen broke. Sprint did not want to fix the screen plus the other issues I had with the phone. So I reported it stolen and sold it for 150. Made 50 and got a evo brand new in the box the next day!!!!
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In the kingrunny ROM by evokings platy_puss got a fix for usb to pc. Try this man hope this works for you.

Honestly, If its your USB that is broke, I highly doubt they will even look at anything especially since they already seen the phone and ordered you a new one. Rooting wont break your usb port. Plus like I said they already looked at it and deemed it broken. You really should be in the clear man. If they were gonna notice it they would have already.
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thizzlemania91 said:
In the kingrunny ROM by evokings platy_puss got a fix for usb to pc. Try this man hope this works for you.
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His USB is physically broke.

Have you tried removing your microSD card, loading up the proper files on a PC, & putting it back in and unroot? You may have to buy microSD to SD and a SD to USB adapter to plug it into your PC.

Oo well in that case your good if you got a new one you shouldn't stress man, you'll have a spare EVO LOL ill give you $100 for it Haha

Thanks for the responses. Ill take mine in and see what happens.

Been into Sprint a few times lately...they told my buddy they wouldn't look at his Evo if it was modded, but as soon as one of the other techs asked what rom he was running, CM7, and the tech said yeah Im running that and its stable, the guy was like ok, Ill look at it but I have to put it back to stock. In short, get someone working there to mention they are running the same rom and I really think youll be in the clear.

I sent mine into CPR (Cell Phone Repair) not sure what your paying for replacement....but they did it for like 50 bucks...and had my phone next day..same root and rom and all. Where do ya live?
saves you the hassle of re-rooting and all that stuff reflashing rom....just pick up where you left off

If you want to unroot love, I advise you to get a laptop and find a cheap sdcard adapter somewhere. It could be from a camera or something.
Put the files on the sdcard using the adapter and then put it back in your phone, unroot and have a happy day lol.
Edit:: Noticed someone already mentioned this but anywho, hope you fix your issue

thizzlemania91 said:
In the kingrunny ROM by evokings platy_puss got a fix for usb to pc. Try this man hope this works for you.
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Got a link for this...curious...also searched, no dice for me.
thx.

that's a bummer! u should hope that your screen doesn't get "accidentally" cracked or something... if u got tep, the cost is at most $35 (sometimes free) and generally same or next day swap out for an evo refurb... and with a cracked screen, *there is no check for s-on*. just make sure that it doesn't INTENTIONALLY get a cracked screen. that would be like lying and stealing at the same time.

Hmm i had TEP my screen was broken. They said it was over a inch ect and sent me to asurion. Which made me sell the phone for 150 with a cracked screen then call it in stolen . Got them to ship it out n had it in less than 12 hours.
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that's a bummer! u should hope that your screen doesn't get "accidentally" cracked or something... if u got tep, the cost is at most $35 (sometimes free) and generally same or next day swap out for an evo refurb... and with a cracked screen, *there is no check for s-on*. just make sure that it doesn't INTENTIONALLY get a cracked screen. that would be like lying and stealing at the same time.
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You think their paying $300 and waiting on rebates. I agree with your theory but you gotta get BIG BROTHER anyway u can. I pay 176$ a month. I returnd my hero cuss my friend dropped chipping my volume bar...told sprint I wasn't receiving calls and i already called up and factory reset and thy told me to come in (mind u I never called once I made that completely up by walking into the store... ) got me a new hero and my fiancée phone swapped out
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Did I Just Brick? Probably...

Hey E4GT peeps;
So listen to this quick little story, and then let me know if I'm correct in my assumption:
I used to have JellyBean on my phone, not CM10, but Sbrissen's amazing ROM... well I decided to go back to stock everything and upgrade to ICS that way/etc... don't ask me why 'cause I don't know yet. lol. Well I did it, and I believe I used the One-Touch-Stock option to do it all. Well I went back to stock, everything was kind of weird... Android system felt laggy, and crashed, I was on ICS at that point btw, it was Stock FF18 I believe. Well anyways, I tried to do a few things, and suddenly things got worse... my battery stopped charging up completely... I would get the "Voltage too high" bs @ around 23% battery life. Well suddenly tonight the phone just shut off... and won't charge anymore. It won't turn on, and when I plug it into my PC or the wall charger, it still does nothing. All I get is a soft blinking blue light... not a solid red light (aka charging light)... well I tried to just let it sit on the charger for a few hours, and I left it off the charger for a few hours and still no success.
So I'm wondering... Do you think this is a Brick?

Do this you should be good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vmEmheJnyg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Okay I didn't finish reading to the end of your post I'm pretty sure your phone is a brick but someone more qualified should chime in. I believe there might be a way to fix it but I'm not sure how or what its called. I'm assuming you pulled the battery and have tried to boot into recovery or download mode?
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GiantJay said:
Do this you should be good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vmEmheJnyg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Okay I didn't finish reading to the end of your post I'm pretty sure your phone is a brick but someone more qualified should chime in. I believe there might be a way to fix it but I'm not sure how or what its called. I'm assuming you pulled the battery and have tried to boot into recovery or download mode?
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Yes, I pulled battery, tried to boot in both recovery/download mode... Right now I can't even get it to turn on. Occasionally I get the blue light that flashes every like 4 seconds. Phone doesn't show up in Odin at all.

Are you sure your battery is good? Because nothing that you've posted that you did should have resulted in a brick... I'm not very familiar with the "voltage too high" issue, I know there are threads about it though, you may want to take a look at the solutions offered there as your issue seems to be much more related to power than any traditional cause of a brick...
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cp320703 said:
Are you sure your battery is good? Because nothing that you've posted that you did should have resulted in a brick... I'm not very familiar with the "voltage too high" issue, I know there are threads about it though, you may want to take a look at the solutions offered there as your issue seems to be much more related to power than any traditional cause of a brick...
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That's actually something I thought might be the issue. I'm going to the Sprint Store in like 5-6 hours and we'll see what the real issue is. I only jhope for a brick so that way they can replace my device, since I've dropped this one a few too many times and you can see the wear and tear.

Doesn't sound like a brick to me... Probably a battery as stated.
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jasKaos said:
That's actually something I thought might be the issue. I'm going to the Sprint Store in like 5-6 hours and we'll see what the real issue is. I only jhope for a brick so that way they can replace my device, since I've dropped this one a few too many times and you can see the wear and tear.
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My guess is either bootloader or something physically wrong with the phone. Anything happen to it lately - get wet, dropped, etc?

Flashing blue is the battery. I've had this happen 3 times now.

Yeah solid blue is the brick. Blinking blue is likely the battery
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Sounds like the charging/communication port is nit reading the charger. Mine has been acting weird lately. Sometimes I have to plug it in, unplug it a few times. After a few times I get it to read and it starts charging. My phone was a refurbished replacement.
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Yea not a brick.. What ur saying sounds like the battery.. Solid blue is a brick.. Could also b the bootloader like someone suggested almost like stuck in a bootloop but instead of showing splash it just keeps trying to reboot itself
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Thanks for the responses, it's currently sitting at the Sprint Store for repairs... I'm actually going to leave to go get it in like 40 minutes... If it's the battery, that's fine, cause they can easily get it working fast, which is good, because I need the phone for business/work.

Hate to sound negative, but mine was doing pretty much the same thing and it was definitely bricked. I took it to the sprint store and the tech scratched his head and said he's never seen one not be able to get into download mode. He then replaced the screen. Obviously didn't help. Mine had a solid blue light for a while, then as the battery wore down, the blue light flashed, but very very dim. I was hoping it was the battery too, but the rep at the front counter switched the battery for me before it even went to the tech. Anyway, good luck! Hopefully you're situation turn out better than mine!

mine did the same thing while I was on vacation so I wasn't flashing it was the charging port. Try bending the little port down a little
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So I am back from the Sprint Store (and feeding my son), and basically it was the charging port... they said it has corrosion on it... from moisture... and I had to file a claim through asurion. How lame. The guy at the store was pretty dumb as he had no clue what was really wrong with it and couldn't even explain basic things... none the less, the tech guy assured me it was just the charging port itself, one of the prongs on it were damaged beyond repair, but since it was 'corrosion' they can't do anything about it. I need to shell out $100 to get a new one sent now.
Woot. At least I will be able to take better care of my replacement and not get it roughed up like this one, haha.

jasKaos said:
So I am back from the Sprint Store (and feeding my son), and basically it was the charging port... they said it has corrosion on it... from moisture... and I had to file a claim through asurion. How lame. The guy at the store was pretty dumb as he had no clue what was really wrong with it and couldn't even explain basic things... none the less, the tech guy assured me it was just the charging port itself, one of the prongs on it were damaged beyond repair, but since it was 'corrosion' they can't do anything about it. I need to shell out $100 to get a new one sent now.
Woot. At least I will be able to take better care of my replacement and not get it roughed up like this one, haha.
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Take that to another store. That is some BS. I know sprint techs can replace the port, well at least on my OG EVO they could.
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locoboi187 said:
Take that to another store. That is some BS. I know sprint techs can replace the port, well at least on my OG EVO they could.
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Man, I've never had a sprint tech fix anything for me. The most I've gotten from them is the card for how to get a replacement phone.
That's why I don't brick phones. The only time I go see Sprint is when something physical happens, even then, they don't fix it.
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jasKaos said:
So I am back from the Sprint Store (and feeding my son), and basically it was the charging port... they said it has corrosion on it... from moisture... and I had to file a claim through asurion. How lame. The guy at the store was pretty dumb as he had no clue what was really wrong with it and couldn't even explain basic things... none the less, the tech guy assured me it was just the charging port itself, one of the prongs on it were damaged beyond repair, but since it was 'corrosion' they can't do anything about it. I need to shell out $100 to get a new one sent now.
Woot. At least I will be able to take better care of my replacement and not get it roughed up like this one, haha.
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That's funny... When I actually did brick my phone the sprint tech said exactly the same thing. It's funny because I also left the store while they were going to do the repair. I was also told to pay $100 dollars because of "corrosion" on the board where the charging port is.... coincidence? Did you happen to go to the store in Mesa, AZ near Fiesta mall?

I don't see how "corrosion" on the USB port is preventing a charge, a good cleaning should fix that, I mean its not like a whole pin would have spontaneously rusted off. I also would suggest taking it to another store
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i had a problem with the charging port on mine, and they replaced it free of charge, if they tried to charge me 100 i would be pissed

[Q] I fracked up, hard. Bricked.

I hardbricked my S3. I messed up, I know. It was my fault that I didn't notice that the Slimbean was only for the international version. I have been looking online for a solution, but all I'm seeing is that I have to get a new phone. I cannot access Recovery or Download mode with or without the battery in while or while not plugged into the computer. Though, while the battery and SD are out, the charging/notification light will light up when plugged into the computer for about one minute, but that's it. Is there anyway to turn it into Sprint for a new one? It's been under a month. So...any advice?

Have you looked into this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727171
Where did you find the rom that you flashed?

Wikd said:
Have you looked into this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727171
Where did you find the rom that you flashed?
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Looked at it, but I can't get my phone to go into Download mode, like I said. Whenever I plug it into the computer, it does nothing unless I have the battery out.
I got the rom from here.
http://slimroms.net/index.php/112-supported-device-list-cat/181

Methos013 said:
Looked at it, but I can't get my phone to go into Download mode, like I said. Whenever I plug it into the computer, it does nothing unless I have the battery out.
I got the rom from here.
http://slimroms.net/index.php/112-supported-device-list-cat/181
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ahh, I'm not too familiar with Samsung or bricks, just trying to help, im sure this is stressful for you. I read some of the post I linked above and it says a USB jib might work. Here's a link to make one if you want to try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331782
Check your pm and good luck.

Wikd said:
ahh, I'm not too familiar with Samsung or bricks, just trying to help, im sure this is stressful for you. I read some of the post I linked above and it says a USB jib might work. Here's a link to make one if you want to try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331782
Check your pm and good luck.
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I don't have a sodering tool. With it being the holiday season, ordering online for a premade one will take longer than I can go without a phone.

dude thats a very simple soldering job. you can get a soldering iron for like 5 bucks at radioshack, with solder. all those parts can be bought there, and the wire you can just rip a phone cord out of the wall lol

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dude thats a very simple soldering job. you can get a soldering iron for like 5 bucks at radioshack, with solder. all those parts can be bought there, and the wire you can just rip a phone cord out of the wall lol
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Personally I recommend the search button. That usually helps. Its a paperweight and a jig is useless. Go to sprint and play stupid. They'll replace it

billard412 said:
Personally I recommend the search button. That usually helps. Its a paperweight and a jig is useless. Go to sprint and play stupid. They'll replace it
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Couldn't of said it better.

billard412 said:
Personally I recommend the search button. That usually helps. Its a paperweight and a jig is useless. Go to sprint and play stupid. They'll replace it
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Can I go to an authorized Sprint retailer/satellite store or an official Sprint store? Just gonna say it died and won't take a charge anymore.

billard412 said:
Personally I recommend the search button. That usually helps. Its a paperweight and a jig is useless. Go to sprint and play stupid. They'll replace it
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did you mean to quote me? i was just commenting on him saying he didn't have a soldering gun... i'm not saying if it will work or not, but if he did want to try it, it's a fairly simple object to make, with very simple and cheap tools. i don't have to search to know that it's just a few resistors and a male micro usb plug, maybe 15 bucks for everything including the soldering iron.

if you have insurance you can go to a sprint repair store and get it replaced for free... it usually takes about 2 days for your replacement to come in..
http://storelocator.sprint.com/locator/

xTmDarren said:
if you have insurance you can go to a sprint repair store and get it replaced for free... it usually takes about 2 days for your replacement to come in..
http://storelocator.sprint.com/locator/
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That is what I'm planning on doing tomorrow.

UPDATE: I did get it replaced yesterday. Told me it'd take thirty minutes, went out and got lunch. When I came back, they said they have no clue what happened to it to cause it to fry like it did, so they swapped it out for a new model. I'll root tomorrow when I have more time. I'll stick to what I can find here on XDA now on. Any recommendations for a good AOKP ROM?

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UPDATE: I did get it replaced yesterday. Told me it'd take thirty minutes, went out and got lunch. When I came back, they said they have no clue what happened to it to cause it to fry like it did, so they swapped it out for a new model. I'll root tomorrow when I have more time. I'll stick to what I can find here on XDA now on. Any recommendations for a good AOKP ROM?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1798981
The AOKP I am using for Sprint Galaxy S3.
Very nice. Works well. Love the emoji and custom ability.
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Smh...
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DirtyShroomz said:
Smh...
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I know, foolish. Coming from the OG Evo, I didn't have to worry about seeing if it was American or International and which carrier it was for. I'm being more careful this time.

Call samsung say the phone died and won't come on. They will replace it as long as there is no physical damage. One year manufacture warranty is still valid use it f sprint don't waste your time. Samsung is fast at sending you a new or refurbished phone. I had several phones replaced. They send you a new phone or used phone and a box to send your old one. They don't check for rooting or nothing they just install new software on the phone and send it out to the next person. Now ups is my issue with the entire process, they Just leave it on your door step even if your not home it happened twice thank god no one stole my phone, I thought we were supposed to sign for it but I guess not.
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Methos013 said:
UPDATE: I did get it replaced yesterday. Told me it'd take thirty minutes, went out and got lunch. When I came back, they said they have no clue what happened to it to cause it to fry like it did, so they swapped it out for a new model. I'll root tomorrow when I have more time. I'll stick to what I can find here on XDA now on. Any recommendations for a good AOKP ROM?
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Happened with my wife's phone as well. Full charged then it just shut down. Tried everything and nothing. Sprint told me it was fried.
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Methos013 said:
UPDATE: I did get it replaced yesterday. Told me it'd take thirty minutes, went out and got lunch. When I came back, they said they have no clue what happened to it to cause it to fry like it did, so they swapped it out for a new model. I'll root tomorrow when I have more time. I'll stick to what I can find here on XDA now on. Any recommendations for a good AOKP ROM?
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well damn the sprint places around here told me I had to wait to get another one

Glad you were able to get a replacement. Now use protection when you flash
Haha
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Help with Hard Brick Sprint SPH-L710 GS3 please.

Hey guys, so running 4.3 MK3 on the GS3 (OTA) I made an idiotic mistake and ran EZ-Unlock and believe it has corrupted the boot loader. I've poked around for about 3 days and haven't found anything that shows a sign of life for this phone. It does get a Red LED when you pull the battery and plug it in and dissipates after about 30 seconds. Cannot get into Download/Recovery. Odin will not recognize the phone. I would like to avoid a visit to Sprint so thus said.. I reach out to you all for some help. Any ideas? I have yet to go purchase a Class 10 SD Card and try that method.. Do you guys think this would work?

Saafir said:
Hey guys, so running 4.3 MK3 on the GS3 (OTA) I made an idiotic mistake and ran EZ-Unlock and believe it has corrupted the boot loader. I've poked around for about 3 days and haven't found anything that shows a sign of life for this phone. It does get a Red LED when you pull the battery and plug it in and dissipates after about 30 seconds. Cannot get into Download/Recovery. Odin will not recognize the phone. I would like to avoid a visit to Sprint so thus said.. I reach out to you all for some help. Any ideas? I have yet to go purchase a Class 10 SD Card and try that method.. Do you guys think this would work?
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May or may not work, only other option is JTAG service. You may have a repair shop around your area or you can search for JTAG repair on ebay.

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May or may not work, only other option is JTAG service. You may have a repair shop around your area or you can search for JTAG repair on ebay.
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I'm going to get the SD card most likely in the morning. I did see a thread of other people successfully recovering from the same thing I did, so I am hoping this will work for me. I can verify a Class 2 won't work, lol. Worst comes to worst I will JTag it. I just don't want to take it to Sprint and have them work me over for it being Rooted and so forth.. If they would even be able to get it to Recovery or Download Siggghhhh

Saafir said:
I'm going to get the SD card most likely in the morning. I did see a thread of other people successfully recovering from the same thing I did, so I am hoping this will work for me. I can verify a Class 2 won't work, lol. Worst comes to worst I will JTag it. I just don't want to take it to Sprint and have them work me over for it being Rooted and so forth.. If they would even be able to get it to Recovery or Download Siggghhhh
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I have successfully unbricked 2 phones with the sd method, but that was before the whole KNOX thing came about. JTAG is your best bet. Do you have any local repair shops around? They may have the capability of doing this, as it requires soldering wires to the motherboard, and reflashing the bootloader.

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I have successfully unbricked 2 phones with the sd method, but that was before the whole KNOX thing came about. JTAG is your best bet. Do you have any local repair shops around? They may have the capability of doing this, as it requires soldering wires to the motherboard, and reflashing the bootloader.
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I am not sure about Repair shops capable of doing such around here.. I'm sure they will want a hefty chunk of change. Yeah, this KNOX junk is really funky. I know I made a boob of a mistake and all, but sheesh. I'm crossing my fingers the SD Method will work. I did find a guy fairly cheap on EBay I sent a message to and he seems confident JTag is the way to go... $28.00 usd. I am so iffy about sending it out to a random third party tho, but I guess at this point what do I have to lose?

Saafir said:
I am not sure about Repair shops capable of doing such around here.. I'm sure they will want a hefty chunk of change. Yeah, this KNOX junk is really funky. I know I made a boob of a mistake and all, but sheesh. I'm crossing my fingers the SD Method will work. I did find a guy fairly cheap on EBay I sent a message to and he seems confident JTag is the way to go... $28.00 usd. I am so iffy about sending it out to a random third party tho, but I guess at this point what do I have to lose?
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I forgot about the USB jig way, but then again its like the sd method, may or may not work. Read about it HERE.

joeyhdownsouth said:
I forgot about the USB jig way, but then again its like the sd method, may or may not work. Read about it HERE.
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I attempted to make a USB Jig, hacked up 2 cords to no avail. Just ordered a Jig off EBay. Should be here by the 4th or before. Still going to try the SD method whenever I drag my dead arse to WallyWorld. It's kind of some nasty weather here in Ohio so I hate to be out on the roads without a life line! lol

Bricked & Frustrated
I have fixed my hard-bricked Sprint SGS3 without J-Tag and I have recently flashed using the same updated file and hard-bricked again! I cannot for the life of me figure out why the drivers are not installing correctly, therefore, ODIN dos not recognize my phone. WHY? Please don't bother replying with J-Tag as my only option. I am using Windows Vista and Windows 8 on another pc....In response, I flashed the MK3 updated sprint firmware via CWM from 4.2 Rom (cannot remember which one at the moment) and the battery was dying, I plugged in the battery and at the same moment the phone went black. The only indication of life is a red light comes on when I plug the phone in wihtout the battery.... Not a great explanation but it's the best I can do

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I have fixed my hard-bricked Sprint SGS3 without J-Tag and I have recently flashed using the same updated file and hard-bricked again! I cannot for the life of me figure out why the drivers are not installing correctly, therefore, ODIN dos not recognize my phone. WHY? Please don't bother replying with J-Tag as my only option. I am using Windows Vista and Windows 8 on another pc....
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Could you be a bit more specific as to what happened?

Saafir said:
I attempted to make a USB Jig, hacked up 2 cords to no avail. Just ordered a Jig off EBay. Should be here by the 4th or before. Still going to try the SD method whenever I drag my dead arse to WallyWorld. It's kind of some nasty weather here in Ohio so I hate to be out on the roads without a life line! lol
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The phone is being recognized by Odin 1.85 as Com 3.. But I am still not able to get to Download Mode.. Might anyone have any ideas as to what to do from here? </3
(side note) Still no success with Odin. Am off to get the SD Card now. Will report back with (Hopefully) positive results later tonight.

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In response, I flashed the MK3 updated sprint firmware via CWM from 4.2 Rom (cannot remember which one at the moment) and the battery was dying, I plugged in the battery and at the same moment the phone went black. The only indication of life is a red light comes on when I plug the phone in wihtout the battery.... Not a great explanation but it's the best I can do
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Could you be a bit more specific as to what happened?
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At the moment, I have tried; re-downloading, uninstalling, and re-installing the Samsung Drivers with no avail. The drivers start to download when I plug phone into pc via usb and the message reads, 'please insert disc or cancel to finish driver install'. I have read many posts and have come to my end. I need a brain not a shop to take it to.

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In response, I flashed the MK3 updated sprint firmware via CWM from 4.2 Rom (cannot remember which one at the moment) and the battery was dying, I plugged in the battery and at the same moment the phone went black. The only indication of life is a red light comes on when I plug the phone in wihtout the battery.... Not a great explanation but it's the best I can do
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At the moment, I have tried; re-downloading, uninstalling, and re-installing the Samsung Drivers with no avail. The drivers start to download when I plug phone into pc via usb and the message reads, 'please insert disc or cancel to finish driver install'. I have read many posts and have come to my end. I need a brain not a shop to take it to.
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Well it sounds you are in my boat so grab an oar buddy, lol.. I am leaving to get a Class 10 SD Card now to try that method. Look in your Device Manager and report back what it is recognizing the device as. I have done alotttt of reading myself and am at my wits end. Patience is the key as of now. Was the 4.3 you was flashing KNOX loaded?

Grabbed my oar...
The device manager does not recognize the Official samsung drivers and I am stuck at that end. However, good news is; when we do fix this, and we will, we might want to copy everything we have done on paper so we get the prize.
Saafir said:
Well it sounds you are in my boat so grab an oar buddy, lol.. I am leaving to get a Class 10 SD Card now to try that method. Look in your Device Manager and report back what it is recognizing the device as. I have done alotttt of reading myself and am at my wits end. Patience is the key as of now. Was the 4.3 you was flashing KNOX loaded?
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Jessooca said:
Fbot....
What operating system is your PC/Mac?
Uninstall any Samsung drivers you have for the moment.... Let me know what Operating System you're on as windows 8 is picky
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Saafir- are you saying if you pull your battery put it back in.... While holding volume down and home then press power (don't let go of home or volume down) until you have the screen pop up saying press Volume Up to continue, you never get that screen???
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Correct, I don't get anything lol. I can get the Red LED when I pull the battery, plug it in.. put the battery in, LED stay on about 30 secs, and poof... Never leaves the black screen, not even a vibe..

Jessooca said:
I fixed an lg optimus with nearly the exact red light but nothing else....
What firmware and/or ROM was this phone on?
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I know you said stock 4.3 were you rooted? Any custom recovery installed?
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Yes, was Stock Rooted 4.3 MK3 (Yep KNOX) with TWRP Recovery.. And as of right now the SD method has been a fail. Hard to make heads or tails out of which friggin image to even use with all the confusion going on in some of these threads

Saafir said:
Yes, was Stock Rooted 4.3 MK3 (Yep KNOX) with TWRP Recovery.. And as of right now the SD method has been a fail. Hard to make heads or tails out of which friggin image to even use with all the confusion going on in some of these threads
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same boat as you, let me know what works for you. There is a guy who does JTAG for $20 on ebay.

pointystar said:
same boat as you, let me know what works for you. There is a guy who does JTAG for $20 on ebay.
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This is obsurd

Well all the stuff I tried.. Ordered a Jig, Made a Jig, Bought a Class 10 SD Card, Odin methods, all the yadadada stuff, and nothing worked. So before J-Tagging I decided to douche my way over to Sprint and wala, a sexy new Purple S3. I didn't say anything out of line other than "It Died" They asked no further questions, sent it back to the Tech, 30 mins later the Tech comes back and rules it a SDS. Thanks for all the help and suggestions around here. You guys rock. (And a uber WOOT WOOT is its only loaded with 4.1.2, lol.) Guess I am safe again </3 Stupid Knox.

Saafir said:
Well all the stuff I tried.. Ordered a Jig, Made a Jig, Bought a Class 10 SD Card, Odin methods, all the yadadada stuff, and nothing worked. So before J-Tagging I decided to douche my way over to Sprint and wala, a sexy new Purple S3. I didn't say anything out of line other than "It Died" They asked no further questions, sent it back to the Tech, 30 mins later the Tech comes back and rules it a SDS. Thanks for all the help and suggestions around here. You guys rock. (And a uber WOOT WOOT is its only loaded with 4.1.2, lol.) Guess I am safe again </3 Stupid Knox.
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Did you have warranty? What is an SDS?

pointystar said:
Did you have warranty? What is an SDS?
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Sudden Death Syndrome and no just have insurance, lol

[Q] M919 Only Sync's To PC, But Doesn't Charge???

Hey guys,
Looks like I have a very unique problem here with my Galaxy S4, M919. I've had the phone for about 2 months and it's worked flawlessly until yesterday. It just randomly stopped charging!
I've replaced the charging port already and also re-flashed ROM (aokp_jfltetmo_kitkat_nightly_2014-03-27).
I am unable to charge the phone, however it syncs perfectly with my PC. I've searched all day yesterday and all morning today for anyone with a similar problem but have yet to find anything.
You guys are my best and only hope now.
Please..anyone. I really need your help! I can't afford to purchase a new device.
If you require more information, let me know.
Thanks in advance for your time and help!
EDIT
I just ordered a Qi Wireless Charger from eBay. I'm hoping it'll allow me to charge the phone since it completely bypassed the charging port and is located on the mobo itself. Will update once it arrives and I test it out.
Still looking for answers to this problem though. So if anyone has any thoughts on what may have happened (and its solution), it would be greatly appreciated!
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Just received the Qi Wireless Charger.. It does not work either =(
I will be flashing back to stock again and try to charge the phone while it is off. This is the last thing I can try now. If it still doesn't work, I will be parting out my phone.
LCD $180
MoBo $120
Remaining parts can be discussed
Just message if interested!

BUMP

SH31KH said:
BUMP
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Have you attempted to flash another ROM and see if the problem persists? Another kernel? I suggest trying another kernel first, then another ROM. Also, I have to ask just to cover all bases, have you tried multiple ports on your PC? The device won't charge at all or just while connected to PC?
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JORDVN said:
Have you attempted to flash another ROM and see if the problem persists? Another kernel? I suggest trying another kernel first, then another ROM. Also, I have to ask just to cover all bases, have you tried multiple ports on your PC? The device won't charge at all or just while connected to PC?
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Hey. Thanks for the reply.
I've already tried flashing a new kernel as well as ROM. I've tried all 4 ports on my PC. I forgot to mention that it also does not charge through any wall adapters. Any charging method that involves using a Micro USB cable does not work. The only response I can get is data sync when attached to my PC.

SH31KH said:
Hey. Thanks for the reply.
I've already tried flashing a new kernel as well as ROM. I've tried all 4 ports on my PC. I forgot to mention that it also does not charge through any wall adapters. Any charging method that involves using a Micro USB cable does not work. The only response I can get is data sync when attached to my PC.
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Hmm that is very strange. That's highly unfortunate and I'm sad to say this is definitely beyond my level of expertise at this point haha. I'd do some more looking around via Google but I really don't know what to tell you friend
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JORDVN said:
Hmm that is very strange. That's highly unfortunate and I'm sad to say this is definitely beyond my level of expertise at this point haha. I'd do some more looking around via Google but I really don't know what to tell you friend
If you are with T-Mobile, I sure hope you have insurance or JUMP. As a T-Mobile employee, I can vouch that this problem is considered a hardware defect and would fall under an insurance plan. The only thing is though, you'd you have to return to full uprooted stock as an employee in your store will have to perform a physical and software diagnosis. Physical is easy as long as the phone has no cracked screen, no water damage and is YOUR phone. Software, they will plug it into our diagnosis tool where we'd be able to see if you've installed ROMs and such, which would void your warranty.
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JORDVN said:
Hmm that is very strange. That's highly unfortunate and I'm sad to say this is definitely beyond my level of expertise at this point haha. I'd do some more looking around via Google but I really don't know what to tell you friend
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That sucks lol. Thanks for trying though. I'm scared to say it but.. I don't think Google can even help me at this point :crying:

I just ordered a Qi Wireless Charger from eBay. I'm hoping it'll allow me to charge the phone since it completely bypassed the charging port and is located on the mobo itself. Will update once it arrives and I test it out.
Still looking for answers to this problem though. So if anyone has any thoughts on what may have happened (and its solution), it would be greatly appreciated!

Have you tried Odining back to stock?
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Android_Monsters said:
Have you tried Odining back to stock?
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Yeah. I've gone to stock..still doesn't charge. Re-rooted and flashed aokp again and same thing.
I honestly have no idea what could cause this. I've never..and i really mean never dropped my phone, nor had any sort of shock or damage to it. No liquid/moisture anywhere around it. No dust. It doesn't make sense for it to be something physical.. it's still being picked up by my computer. I'm still able to flash and transfer files to/from the phone. It just is not charging.

SH31KH said:
Yeah. I've gone to stock..still doesn't charge. Re-rooted and flashed aokp again and same thing.
I honestly have no idea what could cause this. I've never..and i really mean never dropped my phone, nor had any sort of shock or damage to it. No liquid/moisture anywhere around it. No dust. It doesn't make sense for it to be something physical.. it's still being picked up by my computer. I'm still able to flash and transfer files to/from the phone. It just is not charging.
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Well, it's most likely a malfunction then my friend. A customer came into my store just the other day with his S5 he just purchased three days prior. The device was stuck on that S-View screen even when the S-View case was not covering the screen and even completely detached. We tried everything you can at a T-Mobile store. Even factory reset. Still, the problem persisted. It happens friend, hope you have insurance or JUMP
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JORDVN said:
Well, it's most likely a malfunction then my friend. A customer came into my store just the other day with his S5 he just purchased three days prior. The device was stuck on that S-View screen even when the S-View case was not covering the screen and even completely detached. We tried everything you can at a T-Mobile store. Even factory reset. Still, the problem persisted. It happens friend, hope you have insurance or JUMP
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I don't have insurance..I'm going to wait to try out the wireless charger and take it from there. I might sell the phone to someone with the wireless charger. Will have to just wait and see lol.
Really appreciate your time and help!

SH31KH said:
I don't have insurance..I'm going to wait to try out the wireless charger and take it from there. I might sell the phone to someone with the wireless charger. Will have to just wait and see lol.
Really appreciate your time and help!
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Are you still having this issue?
I am having the same issue, but this only happens when installing a rom. You cannot just reflash the stock rom. If you still have to phone, I can give you a link on what to down load to set your phone back to defaults. Once you set it back to defaults you should be fine.
My issue:
I installed any custom rom and this Tmobile Phone will not charge at all!!!!
Complete set back to Tmobile Defaults charges perfectly.
I will try flashing a custom Kernel with battery management to see if this help.

thesssfactor said:
Are you still having this issue?
I am having the same issue, but this only happens when installing a rom. You cannot just reflash the stock rom. If you still have to phone, I can give you a link on what to down load to set your phone back to defaults. Once you set it back to defaults you should be fine.
My issue:
I installed any custom rom and this Tmobile Phone will not charge at all!!!!
Complete set back to Tmobile Defaults charges perfectly.
I will try flashing a custom Kernel with battery management to see if this help.
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Thanks for the reply. I ended up selling the phone to someone for a cheaper price. I tried to ODIN back to stock, however it didn't work. I'd still like to know why it would stop charging if a custom ROM was installed though.
Best of luck with your phone :good:

SH31KH said:
Thanks for the reply. I ended up selling the phone to someone for a cheaper price. I tried to ODIN back to stock, however it didn't work. I'd still like to know why it would stop charging if a custom ROM was installed though.
Best of luck with your phone :good:
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I found my issue, it first came by my root method. I was using a method that wasn't designed for my model. Then the issue was recovery, again wrong type for model. Finally I got everything to work and I lost lte. to fix that I just added the LTE profile and it works.