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Sad, sad bricked phone. But I have a Jig!

The issue is, the Jig, either doesn't work, or I don't know how to use it. Any help would be great!
Phone is hard-bricked, my dumbbutt was writing a essay, not paying attention to what rom I was downloading >.>

can you get into download mode?
Sent from Pluto.

Which ROM did you download? One for At&T/Verizon/TMO? Or and International one?
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fergie716 said:
Which ROM did you download? One for At&T/Verizon/TMO? Or and International one?
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It was a int :/

Speedin07si said:
can you get into download mode?
Sent from Pluto.
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nope, therin lies the issue. I thought that was what the jig was for, correct?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...from flashing an International gsm boot image
This is the only help I can offer, but with download mode Idk how much it'll help.
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Speedin07si said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...from flashing an International gsm boot image
This is the only help I can offer, but with download mode Idk how much it'll help.
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Yeah, thats a no go, no download mode. Thanks though! Anyone else have any ideas?

try forcing the cable in i mean really force it i had a cheap ass car charger that actually forced itself as a jig and removed my triangle on epic4g touch

GamerMYJ said:
The issue is, the Jig, either doesn't work, or I don't know how to use it. Any help would be great!
Phone is hard-bricked, my dumbbutt was writing a essay, not paying attention to what rom I was downloading >.>
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I read some where usb jigs do NOT work with the Galaxy S3 like it did with the Epic Touch.Samsung change it somehow. I don't remember where I read it though. I have a jig and when I plug it in while the phone is off its supposed to automatically take you into download mode and it doesn't.

mmmajor said:
I read some where usb jigs do NOT work with the Galaxy S3 like it did with the Epic Touch.Samsung change it somehow. I don't remember where I read it though. I have a jig and when I plug it in while the phone is off its supposed to automatically take you into download mode and it doesn't.
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How else can I boot into download mode?

Let me guess. International rom, and pc sees it as QHSUSB_DLOAD? sound right? Jig Is totally worthless. It's a paperweight. Jtag is ur only hope.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/

GamerMYJ said:
The issue is, the Jig, either doesn't work, or I don't know how to use it. Any help would be great!
Phone is hard-bricked, my dumbbutt was writing a essay, not paying attention to what rom I was downloading >.>
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Can you even power on your phone? How long have you had your phone? If you are within the 14 day period and you can't power on the phone, I'd recommend that you take it back to the sprint store and get them to replace it. If you can't power it on, then they most likely won't be able to either. If you're not within the 14 days then they'll be able to ship you a new phone under the 1 year warranty. I made the mistake of accidentally flashing a kernel for my ET4G on my S3. I couldn't power my phone on. Took it in to them, they couldn't power it on either and was able to get a replacement on the spot, no questions asked. I told them that I was I was in the middle of an update when the phone restarted and then I couldn't power it back on.
Only other thing you can to is ship it out and have someone JTAG the device for you. MobileTechVideos.com has been mentioned in other threads as a JTAG service.
Hope this helps.

[q] i just bricked my phone

Ok so i accidentally flashed UltimaROM v2.4 - [XXDLIB][AROMA][834MB] for the Samsung Galaxy S III I9300, I9305 onto my samsung galaxy s3 ATT SGH-I747 and now my phone wont turn or go into recovery or download mode but when i hook it up to my computer, my computer will make the noise when a device is connected and when i hold the home power and volume up/down my computer makes the noise.Can anyone HELP me please.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727443
Read this. It might help.

mrhaley30705 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727443
Read this. It might help.
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Thanks but no luck i cant even get in download mode on my phone

Sorry, that's all i got. There are a few threads here with your same problem, try reading them.

mrhaley30705 said:
Sorry, that's all i got. There are a few threads here with your same problem, try reading them.
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ok so after a little scrolling through the thread i found that if you take the battery out the phone and plug it in the computer the red led on the phone comes on still no boot or recovery/download mode just seeing if that helps at all

Your completely bricked. U flashed bootloaders for a different device. A jig will not help. Do a search for mobiletechvideos and jtag. Sucks but it's your only solution. Unless u send it back to Samsung

Jtag is becoming more popular, on Craigslist I found a few people locally offering the service..
Might want to check to see if you have anybody locally that can do it.
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mbc663 said:
Your completely bricked. U flashed bootloaders for a different device. A jig will not help. Do a search for mobiletechvideos and jtag. Sucks but it's your only solution. Unless u send it back to Samsung
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I took it to my local att service center and just told the i dont know what happend and they switched it in like 10 mins no charge

MobileTechVideos... $60 fix.. A little over a week turn around unless you order express processing and express return.

gatorsfan121 said:
I took it to my local att service center and just told the i dont know what happend and they switched it in like 10 mins no charge
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Ignorance prevails when dealing with at&t

Thanks to my epic FAIL at multitasking, I'm quite sure I bricked my phone...halp pls

I'm a veteran ROM flasher however tonight I made my very first big oopsie and loaded a i9300 ROM onto my i747 device. Once the ROM completed loading on the phone I hit the reboot button then out the lights went. She's definitely dead. When I plug into the PC it's prompting to search for drivers to QHSUSB_DLOAD and Odin doesn't see the device either. No charging LED, just a black screen, can't get into recovery or download modes. I saw a post from someone else previously but it didn't go the direction I think I need. I've heard of a jig, but never needed to use one until now.

Unfortunately you have hard bricked your device. I9300 ROMs always cause a hard brick on an i747. USB jigs do not currently work on GS3s. You will need to use a JTAG service similar to http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com
Sorry about your luck. =(
Keep in mind you only need a JTAG if you are 100% bricked. If your phone shows ANY signs of life post back.
Try pulling the battery, wait 30s and power into download mode. If you get nothing (no vibrations, no lights, no power) see link above.
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RPelham said:
Unfortunately you have hard bricked your device. I9300 ROMs always cause a hard brick on an i747. USB jigs do not currently work on GS3s. You will need to use a JTAG service similar to http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com
Sorry about your luck. =(
Keep in mind you only need a JTAG if you are 100% bricked. If your phone shows ANY signs of life post back.
Try pulling the battery, wait 30s and power into download mode. If you get nothing (no vibrations, no lights, no power) see link above.
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Ahhh fantastic *facepalm* I was just about to try making my own jig. When I connect to the PC without the battery I get a red LED. That's it.
**Edit: Wow, ummm...the JTAG thing is a tad pricey. Maybe I should try getting AT&T to do a warranty exchange. This sucks...the price I pay for not paying attention...

Yeah, definitely sounds like a hard brick. You can try to make the jig, but from all that I've read, not one person reported a working GS3 jig for a hard brick solution. Doesn't hurt to try... and post back if it works =p
Really sorry bout your luck, GS3 seems to be a very touchy phone to flash.
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RPelham said:
Yeah, definitely sounds like a hard brick. You can try to make the jig, but from all that I've read, not one person reported a working GS3 jig for a hard brick solution. Doesn't hurt to try... and post back if it works =p
Really sorry bout your luck, GS3 seems to be a very touchy phone to flash.
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Thanks for being so nice about my retardedness LOL It never would've happened had I noticed I was in the wrong SG3 forum It's late here and I'm tired as fack so any attempt at jig making will have to wait. If I can get it done I'll most definitely post back here. Thanks for all your help

No problem man =) We've all had a moment of retardedness at some point. Its late here too, 3am lol
Good luck with the JIG =D
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Don't worry, I did that trying to port a ROM. Screwed up one piece of it and bam, all she wrote. Lol.

Momomuffins said:
Thanks for being so nice about my retardedness LOL It never would've happened had I noticed I was in the wrong SG3 forum It's late here and I'm tired as fack so any attempt at jig making will have to wait. If I can get it done I'll most definitely post back here. Thanks for all your help
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It's actually not a hard mistake to make. One thing I would like to suggest to the mods is resolving the redirects at the top of the page. If you are in the i-747 forum and click on the Accessories forum you are directed to a page within the I9300 forum. That makes sense because both use the same accessories. Problem is, when you click on the link at the top of the page to go back a level, you are actually going back into the I9300 forum where you could potentially pick up a ROM that will hard brick your device.
Good luck is resolving your issue. JTAG is pricey, but it works. Some people have had success going into the store and pleading ignorance. Maybe try that first?

I saw a post in another thread out there about someone successfully using their Captivate jig on their S3...I went to the AT&T Warranty center today and was told that since the ph# originally on this device was ported to another carrier, they won't honor the warranty. So I guess I can try the jig thing. If no dice then she'll go back to Samsung...oh the price we pay for tinkering LOL
**Edit: Just read in this thread HERE where someone mentioned their S2 worked on their S3 too. Hmmmm...

Eh, it happens man.
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AND the site I was referred to for the JTAG brick repair shows a Galaxy S Jig for $8 HERE Down in the product description it says:
***Works with the Samsung Galaxy S II and Samsung Galaxy S III as well***
1000's Sold - We sell more than anyone in the WORLD...
Orders are shipped on a daily basis and great customer support available via email at no charge. Most orders ship the same day!
Description: Molded factory formed JIG will send your Galaxy S, Galaxy S II and/or Galaxy S III device straight into download mode. Don’t wait till you brick, get yours today. Shipments are sent out within 48 hours of payment, all shipments are first class mail (2-5 business days) and international orders are (6-10 business days). All orders are shipped directly to the address listed in PayPal. If this address is not correct, buyer must make a note with the order alerting me of the correct address.
This JIG also RESETS THE BINARY COUNTER IN THE SGS II ALLOWING YOU TO FLASH AS MANY ROMS AS YOU WANT WITH NO DETECTION BY THE FACTORY! ***WORKS ONLY AS RESETTER FOR ANDROID 2.3.4 AND EARLIER***

Momomuffins said:
I saw a post in another thread out there about someone successfully using their Captivate jig on their S3...I went to the AT&T Warranty center today and was told that since the ph# originally on this device was ported to another carrier, they won't honor the warranty. So I guess I can try the jig thing. If no dice then she'll go back to Samsung...oh the price we pay for tinkering LOL
**Edit: Just read in this thread HERE where someone mentioned their S2 worked on their S3 too. Hmmmm...
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Samsung will still honor the warranty even though att will not. It will just take longer. I can confirm the gs2 jig does work in my gs3. However it no longer resets the flash counter.
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Hi, I'm new to Android and new to this forum also so excuse me for any noob comment or question. Unfortunately I just did the exact same thing OP did...I research a bit and I could be wrong but doesn't the JIG USB only works with soft brick phone? So buying one of those alone wouldn't do me any good?

Hard Bricked! Help (T999/mobilicity)

I have a 9 month old S3 (T999/Canadian/Mobilicity Variant)
I had a ROM on there since day 2, but recently *this week* had a lot of hard lock ups. I could manage a reboot if I pulled the battery.
I tried 3 diff roms CM10, AOKP, and a recent 4.1.1 (all without apps) all worked but still caused the hard lock requiring a reboot.
It was annoying as you know what, but I was testing diff options wondering if the lockups were the OS/an app/or hardware.
Last night the phone was working on AOKP 4.2.2 while on the charger. I woke up and noticed it was hard locked, so I batt pulled, rebooted and went to sleep.
Now (this morning) it wont boot at all. I thought maybe it was the charger or the battery. I swapped batteries with a different S3, mine still does not boot.
So. What now?
Time for S4 and lose a $600 phone? Time to go to a Samsung or Carrier shop?

Have you tried Odin? Plug it into a computer see if things register if so go further with Odin.
I'd say that and see if it persist while on a stock then don't install your apps, if problem still persist call Samsung or whom ever and see about that. Or get it up and running and if steady put on Craigslist then get s4....
T-Mobile SGS III

mt3g said:
Have you tried Odin? Plug it into a computer see if things register if so go further with Odin.
I'd say that and see if it persist while on a stock then don't install your apps, if problem still persist call Samsung or whom ever and see about that. Or get it up and running and if steady put on Craigslist then get s4....
T-Mobile SGS III
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It used to be that when connected to PC Device man said: SGH-T999
Now the phone is connected via usb cable, but isnt booted and it says: QHSUSB_DLOAD

AMRivlin said:
It used to be that when connected to PC Device man said: SGH-T999
Now the phone is connected via usb cable, but isnt booted and it says: QHSUSB_DLOAD
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Google search that piece "QHSUSB_DLOAD" and see what it is. I've never seen that. Install Odin (in the dev section) and see what happens (read that thread) I'm at work on mobile or I'd give you links. Just a little reading and no panicking and you might get out of this alive lol.
T-Mobile SGS III

mt3g said:
Google search that piece "QHSUSB_DLOAD" and see what it is. I've never seen that. Install Odin (in the dev section) and see what happens (read that thread) I'm at work on mobile or I'd give you links. Just a little reading and no panicking and you might get out of this alive lol.
T-Mobile SGS III
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QHSUSB_DLOAD means your need JTAG. Because it's bricked.

mt3g said:
Google search that piece "QHSUSB_DLOAD" and see what it is. I've never seen that. Install Odin (in the dev section) and see what happens (read that thread) I'm at work on mobile or I'd give you links. Just a little reading and no panicking and you might get out of this alive lol.
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That is found on XDA and the interwebs as a bricked device. it applies to captivate/HTC/s3 others.
I downloaded odin, but I can't get into download mode Power+Home+VDown (Nothing happens)
I didn't flash an incorrect ROM, since my phone was working, it bricked itself over night? Power Surge?

Aerowinder, if I am under warranty, can i take it to my carrier/samsung for repair? I can't get into Download mode.

Call them up and find out. It might be failing/tired internals/hardware... Did you have your phone over clocked at all in the 9 months, just curious?
T-Mobile SGS III

AMRivlin said:
Aerowinder, if I am under warranty, can i take it to my carrier/samsung for repair? I can't get into Download mode.
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I had the exact same problem and was still under the warranty and they exchanged it. I just told them that I plugged my phone before going to bed and when I woke up I wasn't able to turn it back on.

I actually remember this now. This a bug not common but its here for users on all D2 SIII decices... They've publically admitted it
T-Mobile SGS III

No over clocking.
Jan-April 30th Touchwiz 4.1.1 (Frosty ROM) Lockups Started monday (No Changes)
May 1 AOPK 4.2.2 ROM (Hard Lock/Brick today)
Time to find a receipt

AMRivlin said:
No over clocking.
Jan-April 30th Touchwiz 4.1.1 (Frosty ROM) Lockups Started monday (No Changes)
May 1 AOPK 4.2.2 ROM (Hard Lock/Brick today)
Time to find a receipt
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Ya I suggest just avoiding the headache of trying to fix, tell them you plugged it in over night to charge and now its completely dead and that its been acting weird for a while before. You should be good.
T-Mobile SGS III

rener78 said:
I had the exact same problem and was still under the warranty and they exchanged it. I just told them that I plugged my phone before going to bed and when I woke up I wasn't able to turn it back on.
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Not sure how this is going to turn out. The carrier refused to do the warranty, and gave me the # to samsung canada. I went to the Samsung Canada store, where they took the phone and gave me a GNexus (loaner)
So... lets hope they dont see the romming, my triangle should be 0.
If they do figure out my romming and their quote to fix is absurd, I will get HTC1 and repair the S3 on my own time.
I prefer Apple's warranty to be honest.

Does anyone know how much 3rd party Brick repair should cost? In the crap chance Samsung gets me for ROMing

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Does anyone know how much 3rd party Brick repair should cost? In the crap chance Samsung gets me for ROMing
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Mobiletechvideos does it for $60.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium

Update:
7 days after submitting for service, the phone came back from a 3rd party repair shop in Burnaby, BC. PBA replaced due to bad BGA (Ball Grid Array)
So I guess they couldn't boot it to see the root.
Working fine. The new phone came back carrier locked, original unlock # worked again.

Da Kine said:
Mobiletechvideos does it for $60.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/
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Some kijiji advertisements are charging $49.99 same day repair.

ysr84 said:
Some kijiji advertisements are charging $49.99 same day repair.
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Managed to get it repaired under warranty.

can u help me out
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Managed to get it repaired under warranty.
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Did you buy the warranty when u bought the phone?
I have the same issue. But not sure where to send the galaxy too?
Please help coz the local stores were not able to help
JBn

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AMRivlin said:
I have a 9 month old S3 (T999/Canadian/Mobilicity Variant)
I had a ROM on there since day 2, but recently *this week* had a lot of hard lock ups. I could manage a reboot if I pulled the battery.
I tried 3 diff roms CM10, AOKP, and a recent 4.1.1 (all without apps) all worked but still caused the hard lock requiring a reboot.
It was annoying as you know what, but I was testing diff options wondering if the lockups were the OS/an app/or hardware.
Last night the phone was working on AOKP 4.2.2 while on the charger. I woke up and noticed it was hard locked, so I batt pulled, rebooted and went to sleep.
Now (this morning) it wont boot at all. I thought maybe it was the charger or the battery. I swapped batteries with a different S3, mine still does not boot.
So. What now?
Time for S4 and lose a $600 phone? Time to go to a Samsung or Carrier shop?
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I Hard Bricked my Samsung Galaxy S3 and if you dont mention anything about rooting they will give you a new one no questions asked. Now if you dont have a warranty or some type of insurance then call samsung and see what you can do about it. i did a warranty exchange and i got a new one. As long as you dont mention brick or root you will be find they will right it down as defective.

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?

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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

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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
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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

FascinatedBot said:
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.

FascinatedBot said:
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

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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
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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