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bricked galaxy s 2 t989

So i was stupid and tried to install vilian rom on my sgs2 which apparently is not for the t989. Now phone wont turn on or do anything. Is it completly bricked?
iunno if this helps but when i plug it into computer still makes noise like its connected =/ nothing on screen tho

Sorarn said:
So i was stupid and tried to install vilian rom on my sgs2 which apparently is not for the t989. Now phone wont turn on or do anything. Is it completly bricked?
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Try to put your phone in download mode, using the key combination (volume up/volume down) at the same time, then plug in your USB cable that will put you in download mode, and then use Odin to flash Bubby stock kernel. If you have access to recovery, (volume up/volume down/power) and let go the power as soon you can see the Samsung logo, then just flash the last ROM you were using before your mistake. This is if you already have a ROM that you can flash via CWM in the SDCARD of your phone. If you don't have a CWM ROM in your SD Card ODIN is your best friend. Hope this can help you.
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cant turn on or anything or get into download mode odin doesnt seem to be recognizing it. it asks for qhsusb dload drivers which from what ive read means brick?

Sorarn said:
So i was stupid and tried to install vilian rom on my sgs2 which apparently is not for the t989. Now phone wont turn on or do anything. Is it completly bricked?
iunno if this helps but when i plug it into computer still makes noise like its connected =/ nothing on screen tho
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One Web site.... www.mobiletechvideos.com
The way I see it we all screw up but having the balls to take a risk to hack your device... There's no shame in that. Just read up on things before. N s who they will be able to restore your phone for 40 to 50 bucks
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yes t was a stupid mistake, anyway is that the only thing to send it out? no other way

Sorarn said:
yes t was a stupid mistake, anyway is that the only thing to send it out? no other way
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You can try to exchange calling Tmobile and tell them that something wierd happen to your phone, and you don't know what is going on. Don't tell them about the flashing; that happened to me one time with my Vibrant, and they exchanged no questions asked. No charges or fees. Hope this can help you.

parusia said:
You can try to exchange calling Tmobile and tell them that something wierd happen to your phone, and you don't know what is going on. Don't tell them about the flashing; that happened to me one time with my Vibrant, and they exchanged no questions asked. No charges or fees. Hope this can help you.
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Yeah. If you're within your 14 days, this maybe a good option. The Apple store was great for this also.
good luck & keep us posted!

dont think im inside the 14days more like a month. i may give that a shot still tho take it in and ***** a little just say i went to turn it on in the morning and nothing. see what happens if not ill send it out and let you know how that goes

so update as promised, took it to tmobile today they tried switching the battery out thats all and he goes well i guess this is why we get warrentys so i get a free one over nighted will be here tomorrow

Sorarn said:
so update as promised, took it to tmobile today they tried switching the battery out thats all and he goes well i guess this is why we get warrentys so i get a free one over nighted will be here tomorrow
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Nice! New phone, over night shipping, and lesson learned! I'm still waiting for my phone to be mailed here... They say Wednesday

Nice, Samsung loses some money, the world dies due to carbon emissions from delivery and you get a replacement phone for the one you broke.
Bravo
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the guy at the store said this was the first galaxy s 2 returned there for any issues haha

Sorarn said:
the guy at the store said this was the first galaxy s 2 returned there for any issues haha
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They are trained to say that. If you call tech support they will also say the same thing.. Which is highly doubtful that out of the millions of customers you would be the first with phone issues.
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Need a answer not a polititian
Towle said:
They are trained to say that. If you call tech support they will also say the same thing.. Which is highly doubtful that out of the millions of customers you would be the first with phone issues.
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OK SO HOW ABOUT US WHO BOUGHT AND PAID FOR OURS ? I HAVE SWITCHED OVER TO MY FAMILY MOBILE AND THERE ARE NO WARRANTY FRAUD CLAIMS FOR ME WILL A USB JIG FIX THIS PROBLEM IM THINKING SO AND I DAMN SURE AINT ABOUT TO PAY ANYONE $50 TO DO THE SAME THING I CAN DO JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THAT WILL WORK BEFORE I WASTE ANYMORE TIME MESSING AROUND. P.S. DONT DOWNLOAD PA DIRTY UNICORNS 4.4.2 FOR SHG T989 FROM "GALAXY S2 ROOT.COM" THIS IS WHAT BRICKED MINE IVE HAD A SGH T989 SINCE THEY WERE RELEASED AND ITS ALWAYS BEEN ROOTED AND I CANT TELL YOU HOW MANY HUNDREDS OF ROMS RECOVERIES KERNELS IVE FLASHED AND I HAVE NEVER EVER DONE ANYTHINBG TO THIS PHONE I COULDNT FIX ONE WAY OR ANOTHER WHICH IS WHY I CONTINUE TO USE IT. WITH THAT SAID I HAVE TO WONDER IS IT KIT KATs DIFFERENCES THAT MAKE THIS EVEN POSSIBLE TO OCCUR OR IS MAX LEE HAD ONE TOO MANY WHEN HE POSTED THIS ROM TO THE SITE????.........

First, easy on the caps friend.
Second, your taking your life (phones anyway) flashing anything not on XDA....made by reputable devs.

Darth said:
First, easy on the caps friend.
Second, your taking your life (phones anyway) flashing anything not on XDA....made by reputable devs.
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My phone is cant boot up
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Sorarn said:
So i was stupid and tried to install vilian rom on my sgs2 which apparently is not for the t989. Now phone wont turn on or do anything. Is it completly bricked?
iunno if this helps but when i plug it into computer still makes noise like its connected =/ nothing on screen tho
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*Gasp* same here i installed some mediatech celluar drivers on the phone and it just stopped working and the sound it makes use another port or cord it will stop making the sound if you have found a solution please tell me

L3G1TN00BZ said:
*Gasp* same here i installed some mediatech celluar drivers on the phone and it just stopped working and the sound it makes use another port or cord it will stop making the sound if you have found a solution please tell me
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He replaced his phone, it's the fastest and easiest way

[Q] Is my phone dead for good?

Hi everyone,
I made a stupid error last night and I flashed the wrong rom to my phone :S I flashed a AT&T ROM, now my phone won't turn ON at all tried all combination to go into download mode nothing happen. When I plug it to my computer it required a driver that I couldn't find. to make it worse I called T-mobile hoping that they will help me but they couldn't because I don't have a prove of purchase :S since I bought it from someone else.
Any idea what can I do ?

Yep, it's dead for good unless someone has figured out how to make/use a USB jig for the TMO SGS2... that's why we read before flashing roms.... it's never really a good idea to flash a rom from a different device anyway.

What a retarded mistake, seriously?
You go to flash a ROM but fail to even recognize that they are two totally different phones?
If you are that clueless you should not even be flashing ANYTHING
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda App

Seriously u shouldn't be flashing. Better make use of that paperweight
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App

sometimes I wonder how somebody can want to flash a phone, but not even be able to identify there own phone our even read the instructions
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Tunisiano32 said:
Hi everyone,
I made a stupid error last night and I flashed the wrong rom to my phone :S I flashed a AT&T ROM, now my phone won't turn ON at all tried all combination to go into download mode nothing happen. When I plug it to my computer it required a driver that I couldn't find. to make it worse I called T-mobile hoping that they will help me but they couldn't because I don't have a prove of purchase :S since I bought it from someone else.
Any idea what can I do ?
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I doubt it'll come back to life without a USB jig. You can try calling T-Mobile for a replacement again and just tell them you need a warranty replacement...the person you were speaking to probably doesn't know that proof of purchase is not required. I've never had to show proof of purchase and always gotten my phones from somewhere other than tmobile, but I think that would be considered fraud in your case since its not really a mistake on the manufacturers part....

Does it boot up? if it doesn't boot at all you're golden. Just call in for a warranty replacement.
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Yes, even if you do not have a proof of purchase, you can call Samsung directly and get it replaced.
Please remember this guy came here for help not to be criticized. I also know that when something like this happens, it's no fun and he's probably feeling bad enough as it is, so why add salt to injury?

Thank you for all your good replies, say what ever I'm retard or anything you want. I made a mistake ( because I didn't pay attention ). This is not the first time I flash a phone ( I flashed my previous Nexus one and flashed my HD7 ) and I previously flashed my Galaxy S II with BeastMod, I don't know how I missed it this time.
Thank you for the time that you wasted to tell me how retarded I am.

I ordered a USB jig last night and I'm waiting for it if it didn't work I'll send it to Samsung.

While I was searching to try to help Tunisiano, I came across another thread about a "bricked phone"...LOL
Apologies for laughing, but this guy in the other thread said his gf bricked his phone when she flashed the wrong rom from another device. He said he left his phone in the house for a while when he went out and she tried to flash a rom for him cause she does not like the TW launcher...LOL
...Idk if he's telling the truth or not but that was funny and people there bombed him for that...(I'm sure some of you were on that thread). I mean come on, "my gf flashed the wrong rom for me" LOL

Ur right...post edited
OP-sorry if I offended you....hope u get it replaced
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solution
solution is www.mobiletechvideos.com i promise u josh can bring it back to life. He is great.... send him an email and he will hit u back right away. It costs like 40 bucks no biggie. Just go to the website. I assure u have nothing to worry about. Don't listen to these guys making fun of u **** happens... its really no big deal u can send ur phone tomorrow have it back working in a week.

safeplayer22 said:
While I was searching to try to help Tunisiano, I came across another thread about a "bricked phone"...LOL
Apologies for laughing, but this guy in the other thread said his gf bricked his phone when she flashed the wrong rom from another device. He said he left his phone in the house for a while when he went out and she tried to flash a rom for him cause she does not like the TW launcher...LOL
...Idk if he's telling the truth or not but that was funny and people there bombed him for that...(I'm sure some of you were on that thread). I mean come on, "my gf flashed the wrong rom for me" LOL
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LOL yea that's a likely story.
I can sort of understand what the OP did, I mean, it's the "even if I know it's not the right thing it's close enough and if I do it just right maybe it will work or I can make it work" thing. Haven't we all experienced this at one time or another? We learn from this stuff
Good luck OP, at least you didn't get pwned by your girlfriend!

Tunisiano32 said:
Thank you for all your good replies, say what ever I'm retard or anything you want. I made a mistake ( because I didn't pay attention ). This is not the first time I flash a phone ( I flashed my previous Nexus one and flashed my HD7 ) and I previously flashed my Galaxy S II with BeastMod, I don't know how I missed it this time.
Thank you for the time that you wasted to tell me how retarded I am.
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I don't think you are retarded, just the mistake.
We all make them, this one was just easily avoidable
Hopefully the jig works, I haven't heard about anyone trying it yet
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App

I did it, not ashamed, it happens and I'm by no means new to the root and ROM game. Odin'd recovery and forgot to untick repartition. Same thing you got...Qualcomm high speed USB interface...this phone is way more sensitive in download mode than the vibrants are. So I brought mine back once for that then two more times for the screen.
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Radsolutionz said:
solution is www.mobiletechvideos.com i promise u josh can bring it back to life. He is great.... send him an email and he will hit u back right away. It costs like 40 bucks no biggie. Just go to the website. I assure u have nothing to worry about. Don't listen to these guys making fun of u **** happens... its really no big deal u can send ur phone tomorrow have it back working in a week.
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They can't do it for T-989, only AT&T version of Galaxy S II

My first two word in my post was " Stupid mistake" because I know that it's preventable...

There's no one among us who hasn't made some type of mistake at some point in life so lay off the guy.
Sue you might not make THIS particular mistake but that's aside from the point.
For him to meekly ask people for advice while openly admitting an error that he could've lied about or blamed on a made up entity and receive this brand of childish, elitist, holier than thou, insulting nonsense is an embarrassment to the rest of us.
Sorry about your mistake man. Good luck and I hope that you don't think everyone on xda is a huge infantile douche.
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Hopefully you can get it replaced
This exact post happens like 15 times a day if you guys have not noticed....you are not alone
I would just say my phone got really hot and no longer turns on.
Assuming you have warranty
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need help asap with rooted sprint galaxy s 2 running calkulin rom

I woke up this morning, unplugged my phone from the charger and it flashed and went blue and it is slowly changing different colors. I want to know how I can fix this or if there is a fix or if I should just unroot and go back to stock firmware. Let me know asap. Thank you!!

Wow...really?? 11 views and not one reply...

did you pull the battery for 5 minutes, and try again?

unroot go to completely stock. if its still there take it to sprint. if its not there wait and see if it comes back. I would say its highly unlikely its the roms fault.

Definitely sounds like a hardware failure and not the ROM. I forget what it is but that sounds exactly like something I heard about that can go wrong with the screen itself. So at least it's not your fault.

I'm pretty new here but I am going to guess that the lack of response is from the title of your post.. I personally wouldn't use the term "ASAP" in a request for help..
As far as your issue, good luck and hope you get it working...

prasket said:
I'm pretty new here but I am going to guess that the lack of response is from the title of your post.. I personally wouldn't use the term "ASAP" in a request for help..
As far as your issue, good luck and hope you get it working...
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^^^He is quite right it does not matter how many views you get if a person does not know how to help you its probably better that they say nothing at all. IMHO I dont think you needed anyone else's help to figure this out.. All the choices are pretty clear... Sorry but I hope you got it all working though

Yup go to stock
Use a jig to reset your counter and then go to sprint store
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Do not worry about any flash count/root/ROM. If the screen is blank......ummm.. This is obliviously a hardware issue. Or the first question I would ask is. Factory charger on not?
If yes then definitely warranty replace.
Go to your local sprint store.
If this was in any way a ROM issue this would be reported more.
Or ya need to hook me up wit wat u smokin. THE COLORS MAN..

wont turn on, vibrating when screen is off, am i bricked?

my phone will not turn on or go into recovery or download mode, every time i put the battery in, the phone turns on for a second, then the screen fades off and the phone will constantly just vibrate every 2 seconds... with the screen off... i dont know wut to do... has anyone else had this issue?, id really appreciate the help. thanks.... honestly ive never seen anything i couldnt recover my phone from.

Does anything happen when you charge it?
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RTFOP said:
Does anything happen when you charge it?
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just vibrates with screen off... that was my first thought is my fiance didnt charge it... it was running the aokp rom #40 if that helps..
but yeah its charged...

Try removing the battery for a few minutes then put it in and see if it boots
I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth

rymanh said:
Try removing the battery for a few minutes then put it in and see if it boots
I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth
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left it sitting over night for 2 night.... no change...

Radsolutionz said:
left it sitting over night for 2 night.... no change...
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The good news is that it's vibrating.So that might be a good sign.. Maybe try plugging it in to your computer and see if you can get it in to download mode (hold volume down+power)
I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth

rymanh said:
The good news is that it's vibrating.So that might be a good sign.. Maybe try plugging it in to your computer and see if you can get it in to download mode (hold volume down+power)
I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth
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lol ive tried it.... it goes to download mode then shuts off and does the vibrating thing...

Radsolutionz said:
lol ive tried it.... it goes to download mode then shuts off and does the vibrating thing...
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How long does it stay in download mode before it goes off?
I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth

Have you dropped it recently because the screen might have come partially disconnected from the phone and cause the screen to go off.. However I guess that doesn't explain the vibrating
I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth

rymanh said:
Have you dropped it recently because the screen might have come partially disconnected from the phone and cause the screen to go off.. However I guess that doesn't explain the vibrating
I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth
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Nope no signs of roughness... nothing like that

Radsolutionz said:
Nope no signs of roughness... nothing like that
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If all else fails its still something you can check out.. It's easy to fix you just need a tiny screwdriver and to open it up and reconnect it...
If I was you I would try to get it in download mode long enough to flash.. It's almost instantaneous
I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth

rymanh said:
If all else fails its still something you can check out.. It's easy to fix you just need a tiny screwdriver and to open it up and reconnect it...
If I was you I would try to get it in download mode long enough to flash.. It's almost instantaneous
I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth
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i tried.... its not enough time....

Radsolutionz said:
i tried.... its not enough time....
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And the same result with recovery mode?
I realize you probably tried this but I'm just trying to cover all the bases with this
I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth

rymanh said:
And the same result with recovery mode?
I realize you probably tried this but I'm just trying to cover all the bases with this
I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth
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yeah i know, no worries, im pretty good with my phones, its just whenever women have tech, they mess it up... lol and she keeps telling me she wants to buy a new phone n all...

Radsolutionz said:
yeah i know, no worries, im pretty good with my phones, its just whenever women have tech, they mess it up... lol and she keeps telling me she wants to buy a new phone n all...
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It could be a hardware issue. in which case you could send it to Samsung for repair. But they might not want to cover the bill if they find out its rooted and running custom firmware.. Maybe try to fully brick it first so they can't see your flash counter
I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth

rymanh said:
It could be a hardware issue. in which case you could send it to Samsung for repair. But they might not want to cover the bill if they find out its rooted and running custom firmware.. Maybe try to fully brick it first so they can't see your flash counter
I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth
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might be out of the question, its locked on tmobiles network, only works on att... lol in other words "blacklisted IMEI" so........ im kinda on my own here...

This exact thing happened to me.
I couldn't ODIN or went into recovery because the phone wouldn't stay on long enough.
It would turn on for a few seconds and died and would constantly vibrate.
I tried JIG to force into download mode. Didn't work.
I tried JTAG service. Didn't work.
I was lucky enough that the phone was still under warranty so I had it replaced. But I think your phone is as good as gone.
You can always try JTAG (the only service that MIGHT bring your phone back to life) and hope that you're luckier than I was.

belly1026 said:
This exact thing happened to me.
I couldn't ODIN or went into recovery because the phone wouldn't stay on long enough.
It would turn on for a few seconds and died and would constantly vibrate.
I tried JIG to force into download mode. Didn't work.
I tried JTAG service. Didn't work.
I was lucky enough that the phone was still under warranty so I had it replaced. But I think your phone is as good as gone.
You can always try JTAG (the only service that MIGHT bring your phone back to life) and hope that you're luckier than I was.
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yeah i think its beyond fixing, as far as what im capable of. I knew the answer just wanted to hear it else where.... i contacted mobiletechvideos.com for a jtag service lets see if they can fix it. other than that.... u know anyone who would buy it? for 100 bucks?

Radsolutionz said:
yeah i think its beyond fixing, as far as what im capable of. I knew the answer just wanted to hear it else where.... i contacted mobiletechvideos.com for a jtag service lets see if they can fix it. other than that.... u know anyone who would buy it? for 100 bucks?
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I suggest that you send it for JTAG service anyway. If they can't fix it, they'll refund your money less shipping charge so you're only out a few bucks.
If they could fix it, then you obviously could sell the phone for a little bit more. Considering that you're already willing to cut your losses anyway, might as well give it another week or so. At least this way you know that you've tried absolutely EVERYTHING and know for sure that the phone is actually beyond fixing.
Or, you can try contacting this guy.
He's looking to buy a T989 motherboard. I'm assuming a "working" motherboard, but hey... you never know, right?
Good luck!!!! :fingers-crossed:

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I suggest that you send it for JTAG service anyway. If they can't fix it, they'll refund your money less shipping charge so you're only out a few bucks.
If they could fix it, then you obviously could sell the phone for a little bit more. Considering that you're already willing to cut your losses anyway, might as well give it another week or so. At least this way you know that you've tried absolutely EVERYTHING and know for sure that the phone is actually beyond fixing.
Or, you can try contacting this guy.
He's looking to buy a T989 motherboard. I'm assuming a "working" motherboard, but hey... you never know, right?
Good luck!!!! :fingers-crossed:
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is there anyone u recommend for jtag?

Android Newb needing advice or help

Hi. I'm new here and first, want to say hello. I've been on iPhones for many years. Finally got bored and crossed over to the "Dark Side" lol.
Second....I need help!!! lol or just some good old advice. I've searched and searched but can't really find a definitive answer. Too much conflicting info out there. One thing I did learn is that this forum is thee best so here I am!
I successfully rooted my i747 Galaxy S3 (Rogers). The trouble arose when I tried to install a Custom ROM. I kept getting errors, and after a bunch of research, I read that I should update my CWM. I did and that's when the trouble started. It went into a loop. It would just stay on a black screen. I can't get into Recovery mode or anything else for that matter. It will not power up in any way. It will now show the charging indicator light when it's charging. It's as dead as my ex-wife in the sack . Obviously I've bricked it. I've learned that a jtag repair would fix it....and have since been told by an android buddy that it won't. Any advice or info would be appreciated!
The phone was on 4.1.1 and it's the Rogers i747 model (same as AT&T)
P.S, Rooting on a Mac sucks! I'm thankful that I had a PC at home too! Not that turned out too good
Update...as per Tech Support at Rogers, I removed the battery and plugged it in. The red indicator light came on. But it does not stay on and it goes out shortly after, battery in or not. Thought one more piece of info may help someone figuring this out.

Charge it as much as you can, search for the return to stock thread on here (make sure you get the one for your carrier), do that and if it isn't working after that, then you'll probably have to get it replaced.
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Monkeymannnn said:
Charge it as much as you can, search for the return to stock thread on here (make sure you get the one for your carrier), do that and if it isn't working after that, then you'll probably have to get it replaced.
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I appreciate the reply but I can't connect to the phone at all. Couldn't return it to stock even if I wanted to.

mrkay said:
I appreciate the reply but I can't connect to the phone at all. Couldn't return it to stock even if I wanted to.
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Once it's charged, are you able to get in download mode? If so, there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Odin can bring you back up.
If your pc doesn't recognize it, reboot it (pc). Try a different cable/usb port. Reinstalling the drivers is an option too.
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BWolf56 said:
Once it's charged, are you able to get in download mode? If so, there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Odin can bring you back up.
If your pc doesn't recognize it, reboot it (pc). Try a different cable/usb port. Reinstalling the drivers is an option too.
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It won't charge at all. Left it overnight and nada. I'll try again, but highly unlikely that it will. I also tried different ports as well as different computers to connect to. My only concern is that I take it back and Samsung discovers that it's been messed with. Oh well, it's only money

mrkay said:
It won't charge at all. Left it overnight and nada. I'll try again, but highly unlikely that it will. I also tried different ports as well as different computers to connect to. My only concern is that I take it back and Samsung discovers that it's been messed with. Oh well, it's only money
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Could say that you tried to update with kies and that's what you got.. Works like a charm usually

In my stupidity I've hard bricked not one but TWO AT&T GS3's same thing black screened and nothing else. I doubt very seriously you'll get it to charge. Here's the good news I'm assuming it's still under warranty and if it is when you take it to the warranty store at AT&T they will try two batteries to see if it boots and when it doesn't you'll get a new phone. You don't have to tell them nothing. As far as you know you shut it down to charge when you went to bed and it wouldn't boot in the morning.
Worked for me needless to say I'm WAAAAAY more carefull and spend a lot of time here reading and double and triple checking everything!
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S3freak said:
In my stupidity I've hard bricked not one but TWO AT&T GS3's same thing black screened and nothing else. I doubt very seriously you'll get it to charge. Here's the good news I'm assuming it's still under warranty and if it is when you take it to the warranty store at AT&T they will try two batteries to see if it boots and when it doesn't you'll get a new phone. You don't have to tell them nothing. As far as you know you shut it down to charge when you went to bed and it wouldn't boot in the morning.
Worked for me needless to say I'm WAAAAAY more carefull and spend a lot of time here reading and double and triple checking everything!
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Not to make you sound stupid, there are no such things as stupid questions here at least I've learned that while enjoy my stay here at xda, but did you accidentally flash an international ROM? This sounds like a case of it.

The first phone I hard bricked I'm sure that's what I did. It became a beautiful paper weight. Not sure what happened the second time I had got off work late and instead of going to bed I was tinkering with my phone. I don't really know what happened. Careless and not reading, not making sure of what I was doing. I learned the hard way and I spend a lot more time studying and staying with the AT&T forums for my phone.
I have to admit I've really had fun here learning.
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