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Tried unbricking with Heimdall; Now even USB JIG cannot boot phone? What?

Hello! I'm encountering a very serious problem and any help would be extremely appreciated. I had Bonsai4All on my phone (Samsung Galaxy S / Epic from Sprint) for months with no problems, til one day it randomly stopped booting and would just loop the Samsung logo or get stuck at the battery with the circle icon. Using the Clockwork Recovery menu I tried to re-flash the firmware but with the same results.. and now the 3 button download mode feature didn't work.
SO.. I got a USB JIG. That got me into Download Mode. Using Heimdall, I followed this guide (Simple Step By Step for ODIN/HEIMDALL recovery "HOW TO UNBRICK YOUR FASCINATE" ) to reflash my firmware with "CI500_VZW_EB01_FROYO_REL.tar.md5" which I now think may not have been the right file for this phone. After it uploaded all the data and said it was successful, the phone turned off. I expected it to restart, but it didn't. Just a black screen. I had it plugged into my PC via USB still. No LED to indicate it's charging, but that had happened before and it still was. Tried the power button, nothing.. unplugged it, took out the battery, put it back in, tried the JIG. Nothing--- stays at a black screen. Power button and various button combos have yielded nothing.
Does anyone know what the heck happened to my phone, and if there is anything I can do about it? I'm at the end of my rope here. I've heard of JTAG recovery, but I imagine that involves buying new tools, tearing the phone apart, voiding the warranty entirely, doing dangerous precision SMD soldering, and even then it probably isn't going to work..
Is there something else to try or should I just look into selling this to someone who can fix it, or for parts, and get a cheaper phone?
Thanks.

Ok, so you can't hold down 1 and the power button together and get to download mode right?valso, I have heard of the jig but where did you get it?
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I was advised to take out the battery for 20min and then try 1+Power, I will do that in 5 minutes. That is a combination I'd not heard yet. I got the JIG from a shop that sells through Amazon.

OK, tried 1+Power.. nothing

Epicenter714 said:
OK, tried 1+Power.. nothing
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Ok, try what you just did: Take out battery for a few minutes. Also, take out SD card. After a few minutes, plug cable that's connected to PC into phone with battery and SD out and try holding 1 and power down together again to get into download mode
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Leave it connect for a while and check for heat from charging
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ac16313 said:
Leave it connect for a while and check for heat from charging
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I do feel heat from charging. But how does that help?

Epicenter714 said:
I do feel heat from charging. But how does that help?
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Well, possibly the battery somehow died during the process. Also, I believe he was pointing out that if the battery is getting warm then the phone may not be permabricked. Usually you can find a way to rescue it. Its too soon to give up on it
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He used the wrong file!! He used the one for Verizon fascinate not for Samsung epic I hope all goes well for you it sucks keep trying to get into download mode & if you succeed download the right file make sure its for the Samsung epic not another Samsung phone
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Killasmoke said:
He used the wrong file!! He used the one for Verizon fascinate not for Samsung epic I hope all goes well for you it sucks keep trying to get into download mode & if you succeed download the right file make sure its for the Samsung epic not another Samsung phone
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Yeah, if you need the right file, let us know. Hopefully you get your phone to wake up
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Not to sound negative but I used Odin and flashed the wrong file once and my phone never recovered. I tried everything for countless days and eventually gave up. When i took it to my local sprint repair center they said they couldnt get it to turn on either. It sucks but it might be your best bet. just come up with a good story (of course leaving out that it was rooted) lol

Anyone want to buy this phone cheap? Physically, it's fine. I can't deal with this anymore.

Epicenter714 said:
Anyone want to buy this phone cheap? Physically, it's fine. I can't deal with this anymore.
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Take it to sprint.
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Epicenter714 said:
Anyone want to buy this phone cheap? Physically, it's fine. I can't deal with this anymore.
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Its trashed if you used the wrong file, because the pit that is auto detected in the Facsinate file will destroy info needed and it can't be recovered (the info) anyway that I know of.
Help support ERA and Android4Autism...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/donatetome.php?u=331067

If you do get it into download mode, I would try hooking into a computer with the battery out, then hold the 1 key on the keyboard then add pressing the power button together. You will want to grab the files from this thread and add the pit file and check repartition. Uncheck F.reset if in Odin. But Heimdall is better.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
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I once thought my epic failed and i tried holding the "1" and the power button on and putting the battery in and it worked.. i never tried it while plugged in though. Another thing i heard about was some reset button below the camera.. haha never tried it though.. and heres a random article i found.. hope it helps

If you flashed an epic with fascinate firmware you're pretty well hard bricked. The dude from mobile tech videos can jtag it.
http://www.mobiletechvideos.com/blog/tag/jtag/
He recovered my captivate when I got drunk and flashed the wrong bootloader. Or if you're just going to move on to a new phone, I'll give you $25 and bag of cheese for the bricked epic. If I get a bricked epic, I'm going to rip the cpu off and trace the pins so we can get the unbrickable mod working for us too.

Id buy it. What accesories do you have and how much would you want shipped? I'm thinking 50 bucks.
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I followed this thread and thought posts explained why it is NOT insurance fraud. And if that person wanted to pay the $100 to put in a claim that is what the insurance is for. Is it any different than the genius that uses their phone as a hammer or the angry girlfriend that throws her phone? Fraud would be if you said you lost your phone just to have 2 phones. I would like a better explanation please.

Vibrant Jig works on T989

Just thought I'd inform those who can't get into download mode any other way, I plugged in the old jig to my Samsung vibrant and it forced my phone into download mode no problem. For those who already have one, no need to get a second. To those who don't, get one on Amazon for $10, it will save your ass

Definitely buying one.

confirmed? Check your pm, oldfield16

oldfield16 said:
Just thought I'd inform those who can't get into download mode any other way, I plugged in the old jig to my Samsung vibrant and it forced my phone into download mode no problem. For those who already have one, no need to get a second. To those who don't, get one on Amazon for $10, it will save your ass
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There's already a bunch of threads confirming this since the beginning of this device forum. Please search before posting something that has already been established. Thanks.

Muff Burner said:
There's already a bunch of threads confirming this since the beginning of this device forum. Please search before posting something that has already been established. Thanks.
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Wish there was an "UnThank" button.

oldfield16 said:
Just thought I'd inform those who can't get into download mode any other way, I plugged in the old jig to my Samsung vibrant and it forced my phone into download mode no problem. For those who already have one, no need to get a second. To those who don't, get one on Amazon for $10, it will save your ass
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It might have been a little more helpful if you presented links for the "$10 jigs" is my only thought. Either way, nice to know...
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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.
Sent from Pluto.
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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.

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?

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?

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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?
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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

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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....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.

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

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