Right. so this is what happened. My friend rooted his s3 and.. well.. he played where he shouldnt have. he went into recovery mode and formatted everything because he thought format was a good thing -.- (that was until I told him it meant delete), so after I gave him a ROM to install, cause evidently he had erased his system.... after the installation, it said completed, then asked him to restart the phone, and when he pressed yes It just never turned back on. no bootloop or anything. just black screen.
I've tried going back into recovery mode (power+home+vol up).......no response.
I've tried going into Download Mode (power+home+vol down) ....... no response.
when I plug it into the computer or USB charger without a battery in the phone the notification light turns red for a few minutes. with battery in, nothing.
my guess is that a ROM got installed, without the bootloader being unlocked. (oops)
what I'm really here for though, is to ask if you can really blank screen brick your phone just by downloading a bad rom.
any help anyone? any advise on what I should try? anything? thanks!
Samsung Galaxy s3 SGH-i747M(bell)
(I have his phone for the weekend because he will be away and wont be able to try anything to fix it, hence why I'm here asking this.)
The Rom we accidently put on it was called Android Revolution HD SGS3 17.0 I honestly cant find on the site weather its international or not s:
need more info what rom if it was a international rom then the phone is hard bricked and needs to be jtaged
idk!
jerrycoffman45 said:
need more info what rom if it was a international rom then the phone is hard bricked and needs to be jtaged
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The ROM is called Android Revolution HD-SGS3 17.0 I looked on the site and it doesnt say if its international or not well, not that I can see
frappim said:
The ROM is called Android Revolution HD-SGS3 17.0 I looked on the site and it doesnt say if its international or not well, not that I can see
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yep thats a international rom its in the international section
international=i9300,i9305
usb jig?
jerrycoffman45 said:
yep thats a international rom its in the international section
international=i9300,i9305
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Would a usb jig work? anything work? we're only kids we cant get 80$ to pay for a phone repair -.-
I ordered usb jigs yesterday.. they better do something!
most likely no you might try taking it back to your carrier and tell them you updated to jb with kies and the phone wont turn on they will send it to samsung for a warranty repair but if samsung finds out you flashed a rom they will charge you for repair if you can get to download mode with the jig then you can oden stock rom
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most likely no you might try taking it back to your carrier and tell them you updated to jb with kies and the phone wont turn on they will send it to samsung for a warranty repair but if samsung finds out you flashed a rom they will charge you for repair if you can get to download mode with the jig then you can oden stock rom
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alright, thats what I'll do. if the Jig doesnt work I'll get my friend to return it to bell and say some sort of lie XD
thanks you!
no problem just tell your friend if they find out samsung will bill him for the repair and it will be more than 80 dollars
jerrycoffman45 said:
no problem just tell your friend if they find out samsung will bill him for the repair and it will be more than 80 dollars
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like... alot more than 80$? because if so my friend can get a new phone through his insurance for 150$ it would be useless to wait 5 weeks to repair a phone that would cost almost as much as it would getting a new one
i am not sure let me search
couldnt find anything seems like it was a couple hundred dollars but i cant find that thread so i could be wrong found one where the guy did the samething and they fixed his for free ok after more checking those whose phone would not power on was fixed by samsung for free
Thank You!!
jerrycoffman45 said:
i am not sure let me search
couldnt find anything seems like it was a couple hundred dollars but i cant find that thread so i could be wrong found one where the guy did the samething and they fixed his for free
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okay, well thanks for helping! I'll ask my friend what he wants to do and i'll reply the status, or what ever other issues we run into, thanks again for helping!
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okay, well thanks for helping! I'll ask my friend what he wants to do and i'll reply the status, or what ever other issues we run into, thanks again for helping!
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your welcome next time do a little more reading before you flash it saves alot of trouble
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hi evryone, after following every step on AOKP's rom, u know i super wiped then flashed rom then flashed gapps then cache wipe, adn after that i selected reboot system now and the my phone jst turned off and never turned back on anymore, cant go into download mode either, if i connect it to the charger it wont charge, i dont know what to do??? please help me
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hi evryone, after following every step on AOKP's rom, u know i super wiped then flashed rom then flashed gapps then cache wipe, adn after that i selected reboot system now and the my phone jst turned off and never turned back on anymore, cant go into download mode either, if i connect it to the charger it wont charge, i dont know what to do??? please help me
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Was it the right version for Hercules?
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Seems like you installed another aokp for another device. Other guy did same thing .
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What is the exact name of the file you flashed?
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thanks for the replies guys! yea i guess i did that. smh.
the name is: aokp_d2tmo_milestone-6_R3.zip
the main link was broken and somebody posted a link to that file.
so now does this mean my phone wont work anymore?
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thanks for the replies guys! yea i guess i did that. smh.
the name is: aokp_d2tmo_milestone-6_R3.zip
the main link was broken and somebody posted a link to that file.
so now does this mean my phone wont work anymore?
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I could tell you right now, that's not for our phone, ours is the Hercules. If it can't go into download mode, im sorry, its bricked
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dam a bricked t989?
its ok galaxy nexus is only 350$ now and comes with jelly bean :fingers-crossed:
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thanks for the replies guys! yea i guess i did that. smh.
the name is: aokp_d2tmo_milestone-6_R3.zip
the main link was broken and somebody posted a link to that file.
so now does this mean my phone wont work anymore?
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That's why it's never a good idea to flash links that are just randomly posted through a thread unless it's either from the op or you know for certain it's for our phone. Only options you have now that it's bricked is either jtag or go through insurance if you have it.
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That's why it's never a good idea to flash links that are just randomly posted through a thread unless it's either from the op or you know for certain it's for our phone. Only options you have now that it's bricked is either jtag or go through insurance if you have it.
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thanks 0Tolerance! i fouund a place that does JTAG service and it seems that would make my phone work again, ill try that next week and ill let you guys know what happened.
I've solved a Motorola like that
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hi evryone, after following every step on AOKP's rom, u know i super wiped then flashed rom then flashed gapps then cache wipe, adn after that i selected reboot system now and the my phone jst turned off and never turned back on anymore, cant go into download mode either, if i connect it to the charger it wont charge, i dont know what to do??? please help me
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Hi! Today I was trying to put another ROM into my Motorola XT317 and I made the same mistake as you - put the wrong rom and the cell have turned off. After trying many and many things, I was on the last light of my hope, I removed the battery and plugged the phone into the pc.
The buttons of home, back and search blinked and turned on. So I though: let me put the battery on and see what happens. Then, after that, the screen turned on with the battery design of recharging.
I know it is a Motorola but it would help you or other users with the same thing or phone model as my.
Thanks!
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Hi! Today I was trying to put another ROM into my Motorola XT317 and I made the same mistake as you - put the wrong rom and the cell have turned off. After trying many and many things, I was on the last light of my hope, I removed the battery and plugged the phone into the pc.
The buttons of home, back and search blinked and turned on. So I though: let me put the battery on and see what happens. Then, after that, the screen turned on with the battery design of recharging.
I know it is a Motorola but it would help you or other users with the same thing or phone model as my.
Thanks!
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This won't help. If you flash a S3 ROM on this phone, you're bricked. Period.
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This won't help. If you flash a S3 ROM on this phone, you're bricked. Period.
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Sorry. I just tried to help.
actually this guys MobileTechVideos.com helped me and i have my phone back! it was like 50 bucks.
i'd recommend mobiletech jtag to fix your phone. i bricked my phone too flashing a wrong kernel. it was $50 but well worth it saving a dumb mistake i made.
my att s3 stuck on a black screen, I don't even know if it turns on or not. It was rooted, mistakenly trying to install Criskelo 5.4.2 from internal sd card, it said aborted, then I tried to reboot, but it never came back on. please help
Isn't that a I9300 rom...?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727443
Try that thread, but there's a good chance you hard-brickedit. Like a paperweight.
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Isn't that a I9300 rom...?
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Yes, that is a I9300 rom, while I have a SGH-I474. I know, I made a mistake.
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Yes, that is a I9300 rom, while I have a SGH-I474. I know, I made a mistake.
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That sucks man . Use the thread provided above. If that doesn't work ...you've hardbricked.
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I can't even bring the phone to download mode. Already tried pressing all the combination keys, it's still won't power up. I'm ordering a USB Jig to try to get it to download mode. At this point, it is hard bricked.
Go through the motions of getting into dl mode. See if Odin recognizes it, even though the screen is black.
I tried the motion, it's a hardbrick, gonna send it in to mobiletechvideos to see if they can fix it.
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my att s3 stuck on a black screen, I don't even know if it turns on or not. It was rooted, mistakenly trying to install Criskelo 5.4.2 from internal sd card, it said aborted, then I tried to reboot, but it never came back on. please help
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sorry to hear that dude...i have same problem as you....end up send to samsung to get new one.....lesson learn READ OVER AND OVER make sure it compatible to your phone version....
Update: I had to send my phone to MobileTechVideos, cost $60, and he fixed it. Wow, I got my phone back yesterday and it works. I'm afraid to root and flash my phone now.
NewAndro1d said:
Update: I had to send my phone to MobileTechVideos, cost $60, and he fixed it. Wow, I got my phone back yesterday and it works. I'm afraid to root and flash my phone now.
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Don't be afraid just make sure you flash the right ROMs.stick to original development forums and you'll be good
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NewAndro1d said:
Update: I had to send my phone to MobileTechVideos, cost $60, and he fixed it. Wow, I got my phone back yesterday and it works. I'm afraid to root and flash my phone now.
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It's your choice whether you want to root your phone or not but I suggest just taking the time to read everything what form what section of the form what carrier what are the bugs what are the risks. I have been rooting phones for about two years now and I have never booked a device because I read that I read again and then I use the search function.
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my att s3 stuck on a black screen, I don't even know if it turns on or not. It was rooted, mistakenly trying to install Criskelo 5.4.2 from internal sd card, it said aborted, then I tried to reboot, but it never came back on. please help
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I have the same problem now did you try usb jig ???
anti459 said:
I have the same problem now did you try usb jig ???
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This is almost as frustrating in the one xl forums with people flashing tegra roms .. try a jig they're cheap if not I'm sure you'll have to send it to mobiletechvideos.com
So I managed to Brick my sprint version of the galaxy s3. Like an idiot I overlooked a rom and used the i9300 version instead of my model version(nood move). Anyway I can't turn my phone on AT ALL!! I tried putting in into download and recovery and I get nothing. How do i fix this?? Anyone???
If u can't get download mode or recovery than there is no help. Maybe a jig if u have one but I'm not sure if they even work for the s3.
Sent from Galaxy SIII
musclehead84 said:
If u can't get download mode or recovery than there is no help. Maybe a jig if u have one but I'm not sure if they even work for the s3.
Sent from Galaxy SIII
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Ahhhh shyt! These new phones are harder to fix now, never had this problem before, but its like if mess up once with these new galaxy s3's thats it, whats the point of flashing roms when you chance it every time. Thanks though man looks like I'll have to call to get a new one.
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Ahhhh shyt! These new phones are harder to fix now, never had this problem before, but its like if mess up once with these new galaxy s3's thats it, whats the point of flashing roms when you chance it every time. Thanks though man looks like I'll have to call to get a new one.
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Its not a problem as long as you flash a rom FOR YOUR PHONE.....
Did you try this?
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So I managed to Brick my sprint version of the galaxy s3. Like an idiot I overlooked a rom and used the i9300 version instead of my model version(nood move). Anyway I can't turn my phone on AT ALL!! I tried putting in into download and recovery and I get nothing. How do i fix this?? Anyone???
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I thought I hard brick my sons phone and here is what I did: Worth a try at this point.
Take battery out and do NOT put it back in. Take SD card out. Plug phone into computer and attempt download mode. Mine booted right up with this method when it wouldn't with anything else. If it does flash the stock rom through Odin right away and you are good to go.
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I thought I hard brick my sons phone and here is what I did: Worth a try at this point.
Take battery out and do NOT put it back in. Take SD card out. Plug phone into computer and attempt download mode. Mine booted right up with this method when it wouldn't with anything else. If it does flash the stock rom through Odin right away and you are good to go.
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I just tried that and no luck. sounds like u soft bricked it. I can't get it to turn on period. The only thing that turns on is the lcd light but only for 10 seconds then shuts off. Thanks for the help though!
If your getting a light, even temporary, I'd boot a tinycore Linux and see what mode its in for that 10 seconds
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If your getting a light, even temporary, I'd boot a tinycore Linux and see what mode its in for that 10 seconds
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I gave up an ordered a new one lol that's the only solution I could come up with
galaxy s3 softbrick
jsmoof21 said:
I gave up an ordered a new one lol that's the only solution I could come up with
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hey jsmoof21 did you got you galaxy s3 back from sprint, im asking because my is softbrick and i need to know if i can bring mine to sprint and getting a replacement because my dont start up eather. thanks
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hey jsmoof21 did you got you galaxy s3 back from sprint, im asking because my is softbrick and i need to know if i can bring mine to sprint and getting a replacement because my dont start up eather. thanks
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Do you get a screen at all? You say you're softbricked but you also say it doesnt start up. If you are really just softbricked then you have a screen too, in which case you'll just look like an ass going to sprint because they will see you fuucked with it and laugh you out the store. If you are hardbricked then you would have just a black screen. If you have a screen, do some reading like you shouldve done in the first place and fix it yourself.
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hey jsmoof21 did you got you galaxy s3 back from sprint, im asking because my is softbrick and i need to know if i can bring mine to sprint and getting a replacement because my dont start up eather. thanks
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Mine was hard bricked and it couldn't be turned on period. If yours is soft brick then you should be able to get it back into download mode but you can't get it to turn on at all, then you have a hard brick. I went to sprint and got a brand new one because they couldn't fix it either. So unless they can fix it you will have to get a new one!
Also Hard Bricked.
18th.abn said:
If your getting a light, even temporary, I'd boot a tinycore Linux and see what mode its in for that 10 seconds
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On the advice for taking the battery out and trying to get into download mode, I tried and now without my battery in I get my red light but still no luck on download mode. any advice like "tinylinux". Sorry not a noob but not a pro so whereever that middle area is is where I stand. Thanks in advance.
UNBRICK
Hi please follow these steps
1 download stock firmware below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737859
2 download clock work mod (CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-Sprint-v5.zip) below
http://www.epiccm.org/2012/06/cwm-recovery-on-all-sgs3-lte-variants.html
3 copy the CWM recovery zip to ext sd card using some card reader trough a pc and insert the sd card into your SGS3.
4 now i still presume your phone is still booting but gets stuck at samsung boot screen. reboot to ODIN mode and flash the
CWM file downloaded earlier with "AUTOREBOOT" unchecked.
5 once the cwm is flashed remove the usb cable and remove battery, hold for a sec and put the battery back again.
6 Reboot to recovery VOL UP + HOME Button + POWER, you should boot to CWM.
7 do DATA WIPE 3 times
8 do CACHE WIPE 3 times
9 under advanced do DALVIK CAHCE WIPE 3 times
10 click on reboot, as soon as you do it the vibrates, remove battery as soon as it vibrates.
11 put the battery back again and boot to odin mode again
12 flash stock firmware with F.RESET and AUTO REBOOT checked
13 your phone should reboot,
14 wait for it
please let me know if it helped.
Please do as it says without step number 3
pvinodnayak said:
Hi please follow these steps
1 download stock firmware below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737859
2 download clock work mod (CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-Sprint-v5.zip) below
http://www.epiccm.org/2012/06/cwm-recovery-on-all-sgs3-lte-variants.html
3 copy the CWM recovery zip to ext sd card using some card reader trough a pc and insert the sd card into your SGS3.
4 now i still presume your phone is still booting but gets stuck at samsung boot screen. reboot to ODIN mode and flash the
CWM file downloaded earlier with "AUTOREBOOT" unchecked.
5 once the cwm is flashed remove the usb cable and remove battery, hold for a sec and put the battery back again.
6 Reboot to recovery VOL UP + HOME Button + POWER, you should boot to CWM.
7 do DATA WIPE 3 times
8 do CACHE WIPE 3 times
9 under advanced do DALVIK CAHCE WIPE 3 times
10 click on reboot, as soon as you do it the vibrates, remove battery as soon as it vibrates.
11 put the battery back again and boot to odin mode again
12 flash stock firmware with F.RESET and AUTO REBOOT checked
13 your phone should reboot,
14 wait for it
please let me know if it helped.
Please do as it says without step number 3
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DUDE THANK YOU SO MUCH OMG
I had same stuck at boot screen but could get odin download mode still this literally saved my phone thanks your awesome!
I Screwed Up
Hello All,
I wish my first post was not for the issue of a bricked phone but it seems like it might be.
I have the sprint samsung S3 and was installing the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1905676 Rom and something seems to not have gone right.
I got an error and when I went to restart my phone I get nothing...
Thanks for the help and if I have no options would anyone like to by a lovely almost new GS3?
Jonathan
jonathanod said:
Hello All,
I wish my first post was not for the issue of a bricked phone but it seems like it might be.
I have the sprint samsung S3 and was installing the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1905676 Rom and something seems to not have gone right.
I got an error and when I went to restart my phone I get nothing...
Thanks for the help and if I have no options would anyone like to by a lovely almost new GS3?
Jonathan
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I think you may have flashed your Sprint GS3 with an international GSM GS3 ROM. I think you are not going to be able to recover from that.
m20120 said:
I think you may have flashed your Sprint GS3 with an international GSM GS3 ROM. I think you are not going to be able to recover from that.
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why are people still doing this?
nicholaaaas said:
why are people still doing this?
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Some people really should get an iPhone...
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app
WHYDavid said:
Some people really should get an iPhone...
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Totally agree.That or a motorola
Try YouTubeing QBKing77 on his video for bricked S3's
Good luck. There will be a way to unbrick. Just have to find the right method.
[JellyBombed S3 via XDA premium]
Hello everyone.
I have tried searching a few threads but i have not found the right info i needed. Here is my story. I am also sorry i am new to Android so i have no knowledge of what Rooting & such is.
I bought a S3 from someone on Kijiji. The phone worked fine & he told me he JUST unlocked the device. I said alright & went ahead & bought the phone from him. I came home & looked at the device. The Device Status said " Modified" What does that mean?. I started downloading apps & a app called "SuperUser" wanted permissions to some apps i downloaded. So searched & found it it was rooted because of that app.
After that i downloaded " Rom Manager" seeing as a few people told me to do it to check if it has been trully rooted. ( Bad idea). I did the Factory reset from there & boom the phone just shut off & never came back alive. Did all the reset that everyone said & nothing. Computer wont even see its on or anything. Odin wont show anything either " Thinking he may have rooted it" I tried charging it & nothing. I tried the Vol down, power & home button but nothing will show up. Black screen. When i take the battery out & plug the phone on the charger the red LED comes on but comes off after a few seconds.
Seeing as it may be hardbricked, i contacted Rogers & they are sending me out a replacement S3 for $35. The thing is i want to ask you guys, will they see if it has been truly rooted & such? Rogers tech support agent told me they send it to Samsung & they deal with it & if they see its been rooted i will be charged around $600 for the refurbished device they are sending me. The phone was warranty until Sept 13, 2013.
So all in all, what does "Modified" On the device status mean & will Samsung see if it has been rooted if the phone won't even power on or anything at all? I am just worried that i will have to pay $600 fee for the refurb device.
Thank you for you time & i am sorry if this has been answered somewhere.
Bump for any help. Thanks
Dimitri.k said:
After that i downloaded " Rom Manager" seeing as a few people told me to do it to check if it has been trully rooted. ( Bad idea).
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What exactly did you do in Rom Manager? Did you flash a recovery from there and say choose the wrong recovery? If so you hard bricked it for sure cause it will have written the recovery to the wrong partition (most likely the bootloader partition). If you did not do that, then need exact info on what you did inside Rom Manager.
MODIFIED on the status only means its rooted, thats all, nothing bad.
Dixit
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BTW to answer your other question, Samsung will probably not be able to tell it was rooted since from your description you clearly hard bricked it to the point where the bootloader was wiped. So Samsung would have to re-write that bootloader which takes JTAG work for them to find out your phone was rooted, I doubt they will do that, plenty of others have been in your situation and Samsung as replaced it without a problem. I dont think their service dept goes to the level of JTAG'ing a device to check if it rooted or check what happened.
Hello Dixit & thank you for the reply.
I opened up Rom Manager & pressed the " Reboot into Recovery" Once i pressed that, the phone just shut off & never came back alive ever again. The person that sold me it STILL says he never rooted the phone. Of course we all know why but anyways. I did all the power trickes like holding down the Vol down, Home & power button & nothing comes up at all.
Before all this happened i did see the Status saying " Modified" That is why i asked about it. Rogers techs told me that Samsung will try & force the phone to wake up or force the software back into the phone. They told me if Samsung find out its been rooted, it will cost $600 for me to pay for the refurb device. Funny thing is Refurb S3 from Telus is at $349.99 yet Rogers claims Samsung will charge $600 for it..
Anyways i am a bit worried as well.
dixit said:
What exactly did you do in Rom Manager? Did you flash a recovery from there and say choose the wrong recovery? If so you hard bricked it for sure cause it will have written the recovery to the wrong partition (most likely the bootloader partition). If you did not do that, then need exact info on what you did inside Rom Manager.
MODIFIED on the status only means its rooted, thats all, nothing bad.
Dixit
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BTW to answer your other question, Samsung will probably not be able to tell it was rooted since from your description you clearly hard bricked it to the point where the bootloader was wiped. So Samsung would have to re-write that bootloader which takes JTAG work for them to find out your phone was rooted, I doubt they will do that, plenty of others have been in your situation and Samsung as replaced it without a problem. I dont think their service dept goes to the level of JTAG'ing a device to check if it rooted or check what happened.
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Almost the same that happened to me... I sent the phone to Samsung
*10/22/2012//16:21:22//0001773863//Web Chat//ASC*
10/22/2012 3:20 PM-Khatie Rodrigez: Accessory: BATTERY,BATTERY COVER,CHARGER
*10/22/2012//16:21:21//0001773863//Web Chat//ASC*
10/22/2012 3:20 PM-Khatie Rodrigez: The unit has been received. Pack Condition: Fair Packaging (Box & Cushion)
*10/22/2012//13:59:08//STADL1037//Web Chat//Customer*
1) Inquiry: BP ci on the status of the order he send the phonwe thru USPS
2) Steps Taken:INFOR
M the customer that if the package was recievedc today still has not being procees into his account yet TAT was given 5-7 bus day
3) Resources used:gcic
4) Additional comments:
5) Outcome:educ customer
Currently waiting for an update
Holding Volume Down + Home + Power won't boot it into Download Mode at all? If it's a firmware issue you'd just need to get to download mode to reflash via ODIN.
Dimitri.k said:
Hello Dixit & thank you for the reply.
I opened up Rom Manager & pressed the " Reboot into Recovery" Once i pressed that, the phone just shut off & never came back alive ever again. The person that sold me it STILL says he never rooted the phone. Of course we all know why but anyways. I did all the power trickes like holding down the Vol down, Home & power button & nothing comes up at all.
Before all this happened i did see the Status saying " Modified" That is why i asked about it. Rogers techs told me that Samsung will try & force the phone to wake up or force the software back into the phone. They told me if Samsung find out its been rooted, it will cost $600 for me to pay for the refurb device. Funny thing is Refurb S3 from Telus is at $349.99 yet Rogers claims Samsung will charge $600 for it..
Anyways i am a bit worried as well.
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Well first off what the previous owner did isnt harmful as it was just rooted and was working fine when you got it. You can easily unroot and clear everything including putting it back to original stock recovery in about 30mins.
Now on your issue, I dont know if Rom Manager attempted to flash a recovery or not, normally just hitting the Reboot into Recovery basically issues a ADB Recovery command that just tells the phone to boot into recovery, that is not harmful in anyway. Looks more like the RomManager flashed a recovery and did so by flashing something that is not for the GS3 which then wiped the bootloader partition and basically hard bricked it.
If you too scared to send it to Samsung, then pay the $50 some dollars it costs to have the JTAG service done by MobiletechVideos
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this_is_nick6 said:
Holding Volume Down + Home + Power won't boot it into Download Mode at all? If it's a firmware issue you'd just need to get to download mode to reflash via ODIN.
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Nope wont help here, the bootloader partition looks like it got wiped out, nothing you can do except JTAG it at this point. If the SAMSUNG doesnt come up or the phone dont vibrate its toast. I had the same issue happen, same results of how just the LED comes on for 5secs and then goes off. Computer wont see anything except QUSB_DLOAD on the Device Manager. Meaning it would only work if someone had the QPST tool files to revive it but to date no one has those files or information.
dixit said:
Well first off what the previous owner did isnt harmful as it was just rooted and was working fine when you got it. You can easily unroot and clear everything including putting it back to original stock recovery in about 30mins.
Now on your issue, I dont know if Rom Manager attempted to flash a recovery or not, normally just hitting the Reboot into Recovery basically issues a ADB Recovery command that just tells the phone to boot into recovery, that is not harmful in anyway. Looks more like the RomManager flashed a recovery and did so by flashing something that is not for the GS3 which then wiped the bootloader partition and basically hard bricked it.
If you too scared to send it to Samsung, then pay the $50 some dollars it costs to have the JTAG service done by MobiletechVideos
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Nope wont help here, the bootloader partition looks like it got wiped out, nothing you can do except JTAG it at this point. If the SAMSUNG doesnt come up or the phone dont vibrate its toast. I had the same issue happen, same results of how just the LED comes on for 5secs and then goes off. Computer wont see anything except QUSB_DLOAD on the Device Manager. Meaning it would only work if someone had the QPST tool files to revive it but to date no one has those files or information.
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Ouch.. that's rough..
I was hoping for his sake it was something much simpler.. lol
You should be able to force the phone into download mode with a Jig. Before you do that, I'd recommend doing some research to figure out what you need to do to properly re-image the phone.
And this is why those new to android should really do their research before modding their devices...I suggest every new android user read up on ADB and get that properly setup on their PC...ADB is very handy!!!! I have never once used an app to flash a recovery for a phone as choosing the wrong one can wipe bootlader partitions as seems to be the case here...I use either fast boot or ADB..using this I can double check to make sure I have selected the correct recovery and that it will flash to the proper partition...to the OP chances are Samsung won't go far as performing a JTAG in which case they won't see the phone is rooted and will just send you out a new phone...if you'd rather not deal with Samsung get in touch with mobiletechvideos and pay for the JTAG as another user has recommended.. its actually a great service as it makes your device essentially brick proof after the JTAG mod.
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Thank you everyone for your help. The guy would owned it first still denies he did anything to it. I am waitinf for Rogers to send me a refurb S3 and I'm sending my back to them.
Also I never knew what to do with ROM MANAGER. I am new to thi stuff and I am sorry I did not read all about this before. I was to happy enjoying the phone and all.... I won't be rooting my other one seeing as I do NOT know how to root and such. I do not want to ruin this one. Also when I went into Rom Mer I pressed " reboot to recovery" that's how the phone stopped working. I have no idea what the other person did on it.
Dimitri.k said:
Thank you everyone for your help. The guy would owned it first still denies he did anything to it. I am waitinf for Rogers to send me a refurb S3 and I'm sending my back to them.
Also I never knew what to do with ROM MANAGER. I am new to thi stuff and I am sorry I did not read all about this before. I was to happy enjoying the phone and all.... I won't be rooting my other one seeing as I do NOT know how to root and such. I do not want to ruin this one. Also when I went into Rom Mer I pressed " reboot to recovery" that's how the phone stopped working. I have no idea what the other person did on it.
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Btw whether he did anything to it or not, it's not his fault that your phone bricked. There's nothing he could've done that would brick your phone just by going into recovery.
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Deoxlar said:
Btw whether he did anything to it or not, it's not his fault that your phone bricked. There's nothing he could've done that would brick your phone just by going into recovery.
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I fully understand that BUT he could have been honest by saying that he did root it. He knew I never knew anything about rooting and such. So he never admitted he did. Oh well. Lesson learned. Never believe anyone.
Rogers SGS3,in Download Mode,Now what?
this_is_nick6 said:
Holding Volume Down + Home + Power won't boot it into Download Mode at all? If it's a firmware issue you'd just need to get to download mode to reflash via ODIN.
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I have bricked my Samsung Galaxy S3 with Rogers in Canada. I cant get passed the Samsung Boot scren. I can get into Download mode. It just hangs there. What am I supposed to do when its saying downloading? I am totally frazzled.Please help
Dimitri.k said:
Hello everyone.
I have tried searching a few threads but i have not found the right info i needed. Here is my story. I am also sorry i am new to Android so i have no knowledge of what Rooting & such is.
I bought a S3 from someone on Kijiji. The phone worked fine & he told me he JUST unlocked the device. I said alright & went ahead & bought the phone from him. I came home & looked at the device. The Device Status said " Modified" What does that mean?. I started downloading apps & a app called "SuperUser" wanted permissions to some apps i downloaded. So searched & found it it was rooted because of that app.
After that i downloaded " Rom Manager" seeing as a few people told me to do it to check if it has been trully rooted. ( Bad idea). I did the Factory reset from there & boom the phone just shut off & never came back alive. Did all the reset that everyone said & nothing. Computer wont even see its on or anything. Odin wont show anything either " Thinking he may have rooted it" I tried charging it & nothing. I tried the Vol down, power & home button but nothing will show up. Black screen. When i take the battery out & plug the phone on the charger the red LED comes on but comes off after a few seconds.
Seeing as it may be hardbricked, i contacted Rogers & they are sending me out a replacement S3 for $35. The thing is i want to ask you guys, will they see if it has been truly rooted & such? Rogers tech support agent told me they send it to Samsung & they deal with it & if they see its been rooted i will be charged around $600 for the refurbished device they are sending me. The phone was warranty until Sept 13, 2013.
So all in all, what does "Modified" On the device status mean & will Samsung see if it has been rooted if the phone won't even power on or anything at all? I am just worried that i will have to pay $600 fee for the refurb device.
Thank you for you time & i am sorry if this has been answered somewhere.
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been there done that.. i hard bricked my galaxy s3 too samsung fixes it for free. just blame the software update and wala trihey feel bad for you and should fix the phone for free since its hard bricked (you cant turn it on or anything) they have no proof really. id send it to samsung like i did
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I have bricked my Samsung Galaxy S3 with Rogers in Canada. I cant get passed the Samsung Boot scren. I can get into Download mode. It just hangs there. What am I supposed to do when its saying downloading? I am totally frazzled.Please help
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Research. Use Odin to flash a rogers ROM.
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vance74 said:
I have bricked my Samsung Galaxy S3 with Rogers in Canada. I cant get passed the Samsung Boot scren. I can get into Download mode. It just hangs there. What am I supposed to do when its saying downloading? I am totally frazzled.Please help
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Odin a stock rogers firmware thats all you gotta do bud it would unroot your device and allow you to get past that screen. and then you can reroot if you want to
I Just installed Foxhound on my Galaxy S3 and now It wont turn on. At all.
I cant get it in recovery, or download mode.
Any help?
ZiiC said:
I Just installed Foxhound on my Galaxy S3 and now It wont turn on. At all.
I cant get it in recovery, or download mode.
Any help?
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Unfortunately if the device has absolutely no power at all, the device is considered a "hard" brick. The only ways to recover from a hard brick is using a JIG (possible solution) or a JTAG. JTAG cannot be used by an inexperienced tech and they are expensive to purchase. There are a number of sites that you can send your phone to that will complete the JTAG resurrection for you for around 80.00 USD.
I hard bricked my phone once while flashing CWM and was lucky enough it was within 30 days of purchase. I acted like I didn't know what happened when I got to the AT&T store and they gladly replaced it for me. You can try your luck but no guarantees. Sorry about your luck =(
A note going forward: I was only able to find a i9300 download for foxhound. You are currently in the i747/i747m forum... If you downloaded the i9300 version of Foxhound onto your device (which is for international phones) this is why your phone is no longer functioning.
You cannot flash i9300 ROMs onto USA device variants.
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I Just installed Foxhound on my Galaxy S3 and now It wont turn on. At all.
I cant get it in recovery, or download mode.
Any help?
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have u tried to remove battery, remove SIM card and Ext SD card and press and hold your power button for at least 30 seconds to a min, before reinserting battery?
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You cannot flash i9300 ROMs onto USA device variants.
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^^^ This is exactly right. It is a confusing point for many too, especially coming from a GS2 where compatibility was a lot better.
Good point. I probably should have looked into fox hound before I installed it.
I'm on Bell in Canada so I run a i747m.
I guess it's my own fault in the end.
I'll see if I can take it over to the Bell store and see what I can do, otherwise I guess I'll have to send it in to get it unbricked.
Thanks for the help guys.
Let us know what happens.