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[Q] Please HELP!! BRICKED MY NEW PHONE

I try to do the root process using Odin -- which i was able to do until i realize i lost service. so I flashed it back using the stock rom which was fine...then I tried again -- that's when my n00bness took over...
- I loaded the PIT file (even though some videos says it doesn't need it) but that caused the repartition checkbox in Odin to be checked
- I clicked start without realizing the box was checked
- When I saw what happened, i panicked and disconnected the cable and pulled the battery
- Now, i can't power the phone up or get it into download mode
- I tried all the key combinations -- Vdown+home+power, Vup+Vdown+power+insert battery...
Nothing... am I screwed?

Noobt4stic said:
I try to do the root process using Odin -- which i was able to do until i realize i lost service. so I flashed it back using the stock rom which was fine...then I tried again -- that's when my n00bness took over...
- I loaded the PIT file (even though some videos says it doesn't need it) but that caused the repartition checkbox in Odin to be checked
- I clicked start without realizing the box was checked
- When I saw what happened, i panicked and disconnected the cable and pulled the battery
- Now, i can't power the phone up or get it into download mode
- I tried all the key combinations -- Vdown+home+power, Vup+Vdown+power+insert battery...
Nothing... am I screwed?
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take it back and get a replacement
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how much are they going to charge me for that? I'm so retarded... i jumped thru hoops to save $100 on this phone and now i'll have to buy it again... KILL ME NOW...
thanks for the response...

Well atleast you learned to be more careful next time
100$ at the worst.
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Noobt4stic said:
how much are they going to charge me for that? I'm so retarded... i jumped thru hoops to save $100 on this phone and now i'll have to buy it again... KILL ME NOW...
thanks for the response...
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Tell them the screen won't turn on. They'll replace it free
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please Odin devs, put in a confirmation box if a PIT file is loaded and repartition is checked when someone clicked Start... for noobs like me
hell give me the source and i'll add it...it looks like it's an MFC app, i think i still remember how to do MFC...

You shouldn't have to pay anything just act really dumb, like derp phone just turned off by itself and never came back on derp derp.

OP where'd you purchase you're phone? Bricked mine last Sunday night. Mailed it back to Wirefly on Monday and got my new one today. All I could get was a blue light on trying to power on, no matter the button combination.

jirafabo said:
OP where'd you purchase you're phone? Bricked mine last Sunday night. Mailed it back to Wirefly on Monday and got my new one today. All I could get was a blue light on trying to power on, no matter the button combination.
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Did the same. Usb jig was a no-go as well
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Try holding volume up then hold the power button. Holds them both until you see the stock recovery screen and factory reset the phone.
Hopefully that will work.
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Wow how many bricked phones have been returned? People just need to pay attention or not do this. I know mistakes happen but just take your time. Why use the pit file when u even said that some say not to use it?
The Evo3D Killer!!!

musclehead84 said:
Wow how many bricked phones have been returned? People just need to pay attention or not do this. I know mistakes happen but just take your time. Why use the pit file when u even said that some say not to use it?
The Evo3D Killer!!!
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Yeah, just take your time with Odin. It can save your arse once we have a full stock ROM tar to flash. Once we have that, if the phone boots to download mode, most anything can be fixed
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Might have been better off letting if flash as repartition than pulling the cord while flashing, that will get you a brick every time.

jirafabo, sa shady, that's exactly my situation now... all i got is the blue light when i insert the battery. nothing else.

jirafabo said:
OP where'd you purchase you're phone? Bricked mine last Sunday night. Mailed it back to Wirefly on Monday and got my new one today. All I could get was a blue light on trying to power on, no matter the button combination.
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I went thru LetsTalk.com via walmart... I've been thinking of just going to a sprint store and see what they can do... I feel just retarded...

Walmart will take anything back.just take it back in there and say it won't turn on.
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Try taking out sd card if you have one and try to get to stock recovery or download screen.
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Beejis said:
Try taking out sd card if you have one and try to get to stock recovery or download screen.
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I'm a total noob, how do i get to the stock recovery screen? I know the download screen is Vdown+home+power and I can't get to that at all.. it doesn't even power up...

Noobt4stic said:
I'm a total noob, how do i get to the stock recovery screen? I know the download screen is Vdown+home+power and I can't get to that at all.. it doesn't even power up...
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First hold volume up, then hold the power button (keep then held) and wait until you see the stock recovery screen. Factory reset then reboot.
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Noobt4stic said:
I'm a total noob, how do i get to the stock recovery screen? I know the download screen is Vdown+home+power and I can't get to that at all.. it doesn't even power up...
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Nah man, if you re-partitioned and only have a blue light, there is nothing you can do. It has erased everything. Stock recovery and all. take it to sprint and play dumb
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Bricked my phone. What do?

So I was playing around with different kernels and whatnot but it froze while I was flashing back to stock. I pulled the battery and tried to reboot the phone but only the blue LED came out. Anyone know how to solve this issue or am I screwed?
I tried getting back into download mode but only the blue LED notification light turns on.

wontonforevuh said:
So I was playing around with different kernels and whatnot but it froze while I was flashing back to stock. I pulled the battery and tried to reboot the phone but only the blue LED came out. Anyone know how to solve this issue or am I screwed?
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As a last resort try a USB jig. I wouldn't mod a Samsung without one.

There are several OG Epic tricks you can try. Try removing battery and SD card and plug phone in to PC and see if it powers to download mode.
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JohnCorleone said:
There are several OG Epic tricks you can try. Try removing battery and SD card and plug phone in to PC and see if it powers to download mode.
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This didn't work. I think I might be screwed.

wontonforevuh said:
This didn't work. I think I might be screwed.
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I was building something and screwed up my phone. I had to send mine in for firmware repair. I'm no noob so I tried EVERYTHING.
Either take it back to sprint and play dumb or get it fixed from the guys at mobiletechvideos.com
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wontonforevuh said:
This didn't work. I think I might be screwed.
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You can try saying you got some random message that an OTA update showed on your phone and you accepted it and it screwed your phone up. Just a thought coming out of left field
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I had the EXACT some problem last week. I went to the repair center, said the phone was plugged in at work, we had a power surge, and afterwords the phone wouldn't turn on. An hour later...BOOM, new phone
I then went on amazon and purchased a usb jig and kept my phone stock until it came. lol

Every rooted owner should spend the 2 bucks on a USB jig. It's not the holy grail, but it's one more tool in your belt to potentially get out of a frustrating and time consuming situation.
I bought mine from here and got it pretty quickly considering where it came from ...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...ccessories&hash=item3cbb7b1e8c#ht_2451wt_1163

Dchibro said:
Every rooted owner should spend the 2 bucks on a USB jig. It's not the holy grail, but it's one more tool in your belt to potentially get out of a frustrating and time consuming situation.
I bought mine from here and got it pretty quickly considering where it came from ...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...ccessories&hash=item3cbb7b1e8c#ht_2451wt_1163
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I agree. I spent a little more on mine because I wanted it asap but we should all have one of these just in case.
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What is a USB jig used for?
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daniel4653 said:
What is a USB jig used for?
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It will potentially force your phone into download mode from an "off" state when you otherwise can't so you can connect to Odin and get your phone's system restored.

Dchibro said:
It will potentially force your phone into download mode from an "off" state when you otherwise can't so you can connect to Odin and get your phone's system restored.
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...and reset the Odin flash counter if you have to take your phone in for service
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Also try this of epic trick. Sounds funny but worked. Pull the battery and sdcard and let it sit for at least an hour. Put back together and try download mode.
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crawrj said:
Also try this of epic trick. Sounds funny but worked. Pull the battery and sdcard and let it sit for at least an hour. Put back together and try download mode.
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I forgot to mention letting it sit when I mentioned this to someone else (or was it here?) about pulling battery and SD card. Also repeatedly press or hold power button with those out to purge any remaining juice in the phone. This stuff sounds crazy but ask any former OG Epic owner.. some of these tricks have brought phones back from the dead. There isn't a pinhole under the battery cover below the camera is there?
That last part was an OG Epic inside joke but the rest is worth trying
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Hard bricked HELP..HELP..

I flashed a wrong Rom on my T-Mobile S3. Now I can not get it into download mode. It none responsive I cannot get it to power on. I try pull out the battery put in back in. Didn't work either. Any one have any idea how I get my s3 power up into download mode??
Thanks
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Try a USB dongle.
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International rom?

Bizdady said:
International rom?
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Yes, It was my nephew's s3. He was blindly flashed it, now He asked me to help him, and I am asking any one in here know how to get it power up and into download mode.

I think that flashing the wrong radio version could fry the whole thing dead permanently.
However, if you can get ADB to recognize the device you may be able to get it working. See if you can get adb to recognize the device at all, if you can there may be hope.

lgkahn said:
Try a USB dongle.
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and how do you fix it with that?

Sorry many that have flashed international have been hard bricked if they can't return on. Mskip has a toolkit but if it won't turn on then it's hard to flash though.
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Does any screen come up? If it's hard bricked, just bring it to the store, and show them. They'll probably try a new battery, and if they can't boot it up, then they may replace it.
Worst case, they say they won't replace it cause you messed with it, and you're back where you started.

NedDasty said:
Does any screen come up? If it's hard bricked, just bring it to the store, and show them. They'll probably try a new battery, and if they can't boot it up, then they may replace it.
Worst case, they say they won't replace it cause you messed with it, and you're back where you started.
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No ..nothing come up. screen is blank

jordan032503 said:
and how do you fix it with that?
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Cause the USB dongle will put you straight to download mode. From there you can flash the proper ROM.
Anyway, if you can't get in to download mode, can't boot up to anything, and especially if ADB can't find your phone, then you might have just gotten yourself a very expensive paperweight.
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jordan032503 said:
I flashed a wrong Rom on my T-Mobile S3. Now I can not get it into download mode. It none responsive I cannot get it to power on. I try pull out the battery put in back in. Didn't work either. Any one have any idea how I get my s3 power up into download mode??
Thanks
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The same thing happened to me a year ago, I flashed the wrong Kernel to my T-Mobile Galaxy 4G, you need a (JTAG Service). Go to this website and contact the guy he will help you get it working again, good luck.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/

youre brickd
The jig won't work for u. I bet if you plug it in the computer it sees it as QHSUSB DLOAD. sound right? Sounds like u need JTAG or to return it. You just woke up and it didn't turn on right? Lmao

jordan032503 said:
I flashed a wrong Rom on my T-Mobile S3. Now I can not get it into download mode. It none responsive I cannot get it to power on. I try pull out the battery put in back in. Didn't work either. Any one have any idea how I get my s3 power up into download mode??
Thanks
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I did the same thing, quit wasting time, you need a Jtag service period, if you can't get into download mode, Odin and Adb IS NOT going to work. It will not see the device. Go into device manager, if you see this QHSUSB DLOAD, you are seriously bricked, only Jtag can help it. The usbjig will NOT work with this issue, I have tried.
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billard412 said:
The jig won't work for u. I bet if you plug it in the computer it sees it as QHSUSB DLOAD. sound right? Sounds like u need JTAG or to return it. You just woke up and it didn't turn on right? Lmao
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This is the correct answer, Jtag or return are the only options.

jordan032503 said:
I flashed a wrong Rom on my T-Mobile S3. Now I can not get it into download mode. It none responsive I cannot get it to power on. I try pull out the battery put in back in. Didn't work either. Any one have any idea how I get my s3 power up into download mode??
Thanks
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http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
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deeznutz1977 said:
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
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This is exactly where I sent my phone repair, quick and informative.

just and fyi, I fried my old g2 with the wrong Rom within the first week I had it. but insurance covers your phone when it gets destroyed in a car accident.
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oscarwylde said:
just and fyi, I fried my old g2 with the wrong Rom within the first week I had it. but insurance covers your phone when it gets destroyed in a car accident.
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Lol.

oscarwylde said:
just and fyi, I fried my old g2 with the wrong Rom within the first week I had it. but insurance covers your phone when it gets destroyed in a car accident.
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lol, not in Texas they won't.

BRICK
My T999 is the same the computer is not recognized with error message QHSUSB DLOAD. but i dont know why after i install SAMSUNG ADB INTERFACE then the computer start see it in Device Manager and name my device as SAMSUNG ADROID PHONE . but ODIN not reconized , can't get into download mode, Odin and Adb IS NOT going to work , the usbjig is NOT work . The USB on PC make sound when i plug in but the phone still not on . I think i get hard brick and may have to send it to TEXAS . any help , please

I bricked mine last week. I then lost it too...insurance sent me a new one.

[Q] USB Jig question on hard bricked GSM gnex.

All,
I am a 3rd party and was given a phone to try and fix. I've tried OMAPflash & SDK without any luck. I was told the person did an OTA and something about a bootloader and could have potentially dropped the phone. I was told they stated the phone wouldn't charge and then died and didn't turn back on; we've tried another battery with no luck. The phone does not power on or respond to any button combinations, but when plugged into a computer; it fails to recognize the device...even with drivers installed; so the computer can see it, it just won't load the drivers. I don't want to spend tons of money fixing a phone that isn't mine but does anyone know if a USB Jig works on a phone that's hard bricked to the point where it has no power? No fastboot or adb, neither read the phone. tried multiple computers.
My last resort is this USB Jig. Also, no warranty from sammy. I feel like i've tried everything.
Thank You in advance.

I used a jig to recover a friend's S3 after he flashed an international S3 ROM and it wouldn't boot or do anything so I suppose it could work.

Your last resort *is* the jig.
Go for it, do you know how to get one?
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jimmyco2008 said:
Your last resort *is* the jig.
Go for it, do you know how to get one?
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My lastttt resort is paying $50 for someone to JTAG it. I know where to find one. Will report back.
Edit: jig ordered. Should be here in two days.
Edit: 1/12: got the jig, no dice; but it works on my GSIII. Going to send the phone in to get fixed.
Thank you all
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Question about using jig on GS3
hELLO,a simple question: what state was your GS3 in when you used the jig...? I am not concerned about the other phone just the GS3... Was your GS3 turning on at all??
Sooppex said:
My lastttt resort is paying $50 for someone to JTAG it. I know where to find one. Will report back.
Edit: jig ordered. Should be here in two days.
Edit: 1/12: got the jig, no dice; but it works on my GSIII. Going to send the phone in to get fixed.
Thank you all
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Sooppex said:
it fails to recognize the device...even with drivers installed; so the computer can see it, it just won't load the drivers
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Did you do this [OMAPflash] without battery? Also note that it's normal for the computer to beep repeatedly (usb connected usb disconnected...) until you start the flashing program.
Did you see OMAP in the device manager at all?

You guys realize you are posting on a thread 6 months old, right?
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[Q] Samsung Galaxy S3 Sudden Death Syndrome(or something like it)

I was on my T-mobile Galaxy S3 today when all of a sudden it turned off. It's now stuck in a boot loop and nothing I try does anything. I'm running Carbon custom rom 4.3 and I tried wiping my cache through clockwork and eventually tried factory resetting through clockwork but it always shuts off before I can choose anything. I talked to a Samsung customer service representative and they suggested I send in my phone. The only thing is that I'm rooted and running a custom rom, so I'm worried they're just going to say I'm screwed and that they won't replace it even though Sudden Death Syndrome happens to tons of people running stock and who are not rooted. Any suggestions?

What happens when you go to download mode?
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serio22 said:
What happens when you go to download mode?
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After about 5 seconds the screen turns black. The charging light doesn't go on even when it is plugged into the wall too.

Leave it plugged in for a few hours and try again.. I think I saw a thread with this same problem but don't remember if they ever fixed it
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Same exact thing happened to me over the summer, T-Mobile sent me a refurb.