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[Q] A few questions related to Hard Brick and QHSUSB_DLOAD

I am now owner of what may very well be a Hard Bricked Samsung Galaxy S3 with the inability to reach Download Mode and computer not recognizing my handheld. It ll happen't as I unlocked my bootloader to go in fastboot mode, it was then, all over. But of course as desperate as it may look like I've done some researches on Google and some people with different models managed to have some magic done in a situation like mine, but since I didn't own the same device the solutions were of no avail for me. So my question is, is there any sort of trickery to help me come out of this misery? Such as force installing new QHSUSB_DLOAD specifically for a Samsung Galaxy S3 or some battery related magic that could help me reach Download Mode where I could flash a stock rom back in and get back to normal? Any help would be much appreciated.

this just happened to me as well today, not to happy, my heart sank in, did u find any solutions as far as fixing this qhusb thing?

AFAIK there is no fix, same deal on all phones with the same SoC, like the one x. I could be way wrong though and I hope I am. Hope you guys get up and running soon.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522351
these guys were able to fix the QHSUSB problem, i just need these samsung s3 files like they have for the sensation xe only thing is i dont kno where to get them. ;/

Sent it under warranty hoping for the best.

Bibiquadium said:
Sent it under warranty hoping for the best.
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Most likely they will say that you voided your warranty so you may have to take it in to a JTAG service.

Bibiquadium said:
Sent it under warranty hoping for the best.
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Any update on this? My phone did this to me last night when updating CWM. I'm about to go to Radio Shack to buy some resisters to see if I can force download mode, like on Captivates.
EDIT: Even though this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrZUrE5Nqj0) shows that the Jig works with the GS3, I was not successful in putting it into download mode. I was able to with my captivate, just to make sure I was on the correct pins.
Hopefully the AT&T store will just swap it out and leave it at that, since I pay for insurance...I don't want to have to send it away to mobiletechvideos.com for JTAG repair, but will if necessary.

Bibiquadium said:
I am now owner of what may very well be a Hard Bricked Samsung Galaxy S3 with the inability to reach Download Mode and computer not recognizing my handheld. It ll happen't as I unlocked my bootloader to go in fastboot mode, it was then, all over. But of course as desperate as it may look like I've done some researches on Google and some people with different models managed to have some magic done in a situation like mine, but since I didn't own the same device the solutions were of no avail for me. So my question is, is there any sort of trickery to help me come out of this misery? Such as force installing new QHSUSB_DLOAD specifically for a Samsung Galaxy S3 or some battery related magic that could help me reach Download Mode where I could flash a stock rom back in and get back to normal? Any help would be much appreciated.
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You can look all you want for a solution, there is NOT one for this problem, other than find a jtag service. Period!
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DjRevler said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522351
these guys were able to fix the QHSUSB problem, i just need these samsung s3 files like they have for the sensation xe only thing is i dont kno where to get them. ;/
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Wow, this is a complete waste of time. This will not work with SG3

Talking about "waist of time" you are in the wrong forum, the att sgs3 doesn't have locked bootloader (this is the att/bell/Rogers forum) Go to the Verizon sgs3 forum...
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TRusselo said:
Talking about "waist of time" you are in the wrong forum, the att sgs3 doesn't have locked bootloader (this is the att/bell/Rogers forum) Go to the Verizon sgs3 forum...
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Regardless of where the phone came from the end result is still the same... you guys are hard bricked. The only available solutions to you atm (and trust me on this I hard bricked mine aswell) is
A - Send your phone in for warrenty/insurance, dont worry about everyone saying you cant because of voided warrenty... your bootloader is screwed and they wouldnt be able to tell anything about rooting/cwm etc.
B - if warrenty/insurance is unavailable to you then your only other options are to send it to samsung to get it repaired on your own dime. Or save yourself a bit of money and send it for jtag repair which is what I did. If you live in the states the guy can have your phone back in your hands usually within 4-5 business days.

hi there
i have an SDcard of 4GB i tried on 4 S3 i747M hard bricked phones its worked ....this card let them alive to download mode by pressing volume down key +home key + power. i want to share this image but when ever i connect this card to my PC (windows) its shows (need to format your card)
is there any software so i can make image and share...to help those who hard-bricked their phones.
regards

fallenkirmit said:
Regardless of where the phone came from the end result is still the same... you guys are hard bricked. The only available solutions to you atm (and trust me on this I hard bricked mine aswell) is
A - Send your phone in for warrenty/insurance, dont worry about everyone saying you cant because of voided warrenty... your bootloader is screwed and they wouldnt be able to tell anything about rooting/cwm etc.
B - if warrenty/insurance is unavailable to you then your only other options are to send it to samsung to get it repaired on your own dime. Or save yourself a bit of money and send it for jtag repair which is what I did. If you live in the states the guy can have your phone back in your hands usually within 4-5 business days.
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I reject your reality, and substitute my own! Ah, anyway.. any updates on this? Its been a year or so.. I have the sprint s3, but i believe it had an insecure boot image flashed to it. The emmc boot method has failed me thus far. Not sure if it's because mine is a 32gb and the debrick files for for 16gb '(which shouldn't matter), if the board for my 32gb is affected by a brick bug, or what.. The qpst tool just seems like it's the perfect tool to fix a bad bootloader on any qualcomm phone, but all the guides I've found are for other phones still. I accidentally dd'd an image of my EFS partition to the sbl2 partition. I looked up the international s3 table by mistake
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rasgula said:
hi there
i have an SDcard of 4GB i tried on 4 S3 i747M hard bricked phones its worked ....this card let them alive to download mode by pressing volume down key +home key + power. i want to share this image but when ever i connect this card to my PC (windows) its shows (need to format your card)
is there any software so i can make image and share...to help those who hard-bricked their phones.
regards
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Yes. Download a live linux distro, like knopix or such. Any linux distribution will work, really. Then in a terminal you would do something like
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sudo dd if=/dev/sdX of=debrick-image.img
Where the "X" in "sdX" corresponds to the sdcard you want to copy. After you insert the card, in a terminal do:
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dmesg | tail
and you should be able to see that it is sdb, sdc, sdd, etc. Google the usage of "dd" if you need more info.

Thanks for info i'll try this today
Regards
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rasgula said:
Thanks for info i'll try this today
Regards
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did you ever get that image? i could really use it right now... :crying:

johneightyone said:
did you ever get that image? i could really use it right now... :crying:
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yes ....i have this image now on 3 sd cards. works fine for me...but image size is too large, about 3.7 GB.
regards

BRICK

HI I HAVE A GALXY 2 GT-I9100. IFLASHED CWM TOUCH AND I THINK IT BRICK THE PHONE OUT BECASUE OF THE KERNAL NOW I CANT DO ANYTHING CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO GE TI BACK UP
FIRST I DID THIS ONE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55JTQ...HCZ6Xly1BrqSIA
THEN WHEN I COULDNT GET A ROM TO FLASH AND GET IT TO COME BACK UP I TRIED THIS
http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-ha...-on-galaxy-s2/
AND IT STILL DIDNT WORK

Ok first off if you have a I9100 you are in the wrong forum because judging by your profile it says you have tmobile. This is the forum for the sprint variant with the model number d710. The forum I think you are looking for is here
Edit: I saw that you actually did post there... and it looks like you need to try this link below. My bad.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229
It's pretty easy just make sure you follow the instructions.

TheSilverStig said:
Ok first off if you have a I9100 you are in the wrong forum because judging by your profile it says you have tmobile. This is the forum for the sprint variant with the model number d710. The forum I think you are looking for is here
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its the sprint one i typed the wrong thing its the d710

Good luck

ok there is no coming back from a true brick... So if it wont turn on or your pc wont recognize it then yes it is truly bricked and you may need to contact JTag service which I hear is like $50. Also you are in the wrong forum for your phone. I would post this in the GALXY 2 GT-I9100 forum and see who can help you

playya said:
ok there is no coming back from a true brick... So if it wont turn on or your pc wont recognize it then yes it is truly bricked and you may need to contact JTag service which I hear is like $50. Also you are in the wrong forum for your phone. I would post this in the GALXY 2 GT-I9100 forum and see who can help you
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thats a typo o ment the d710

What happens when you press the power button? Does it say galaxy s2? If so you should be able to get the phone into download mode and do an odin restore of ff18 that I'm linking below. Its a one click and is pretty easy if you just follow the instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229

What you probably did is flashed the i9100 kernel which screwed your phone since the boot loader is now corrupted.
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dmonger11b said:
What you probably did is flashed the i9100 kernel which screwed your phone since the boot loader is now corrupted.
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If that is the case for the OP, then they should check out this link by crawrj:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1865102

[Q] Samsung Galaxy S3 Wont Boot After installing custom rom?

Hello This was my first time installing a custom rom ( it seemed harmless and easy .. i was wrong )
Ok i looked all over XDA and GOOGLE
if Possible Just Post Links To threads That Have same question but answered :3
What i Did:
rooted phone -everything worked-
Fallowed All the Instructions That the Custom Rom told me to do
Made Sure that The ROM Supported my Phone
Installed it -Said Everything worked and to reboot-
Never rebooted couldnt boot No lights no nothing
Its lifeless :"( - grandma is gonna kill me -_- -
What I Have
Had CWM recovery
Have kais and odin installed
Have all My Backups on SD and laptop
What I tried:
I tried Booting into samsung recover
and CWM recovery
left battery out for 20 minutes
Contacted samsung -no reply-
Details About ROM i used:
OMEGA v4.0 rom
Had Rooted phone + busy box installed
Sorry cant spell for shiz Please help if you could id would mean the world to me

Link to the rom you flashed?
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Reply Places
1st:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663656&highlight=omega
2nd:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663656&highlight=omega

do you have the T999 version of the s3? the roms you linked are for the international version, if you flash the international version it'll brick your phone...
follow this thread to fix it!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727401&highlight=international

Testimonyy said:
do you have the T999 version of the s3? the roms you linked are for the international version, if you flash the international version it'll brick your phone...
follow this thread to fix it!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727401&highlight=international
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Nope So I Hard bricked my phone should i lie to Samsung and Tell them its hardware issue and hope they cant get it to start either?

GarettMcCarty said:
Nope So I Hard bricked my phone should i lie to Samsung and Tell them its hardware issue and hope they cant get it to start either?
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Look in to a jtag service.. I think it's about 65 bucks
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well my friend bricked his galaxy nexus when he tried rooting it and brought it back to the carrier to get a replacement. maybe you'll get lucky. he said that it just stopped working and had no idea what happened.

I did this too when I got my s3 but I just sent it into Samsung and they fixed it up.
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Testimonyy said:
do you have the T999 version of the s3? the roms you linked are for the international version, if you flash the international version it'll brick your phone...
follow this thread to fix it!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727401&highlight=international
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Yes thats My model sorry Miss read So Shouldn't i have No issues?

the ROM you flashed is for the international model but since you have the T999 model, it'll brick your phone. follow the thread, should be able to fix it.

Testimonyy said:
the ROM you flashed is for the international model but since you have the T999 model, it'll brick your phone. follow the thread, should be able to fix it.
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I Cant boot into recovery though? its literally DEAD

Please Close I just told tmobile i was on fb and it crashed there sending me a new one > ive learned from my mistakes

[Q] I`m gonna throw this piece of s*** in a bin

Guys, please assist or I`ll go mad in a minute and smash this crap with a hammer Wife got SGS S3 Mini/GT-i8190N. Don`t know what network it came from, but was not locked and came from UK.
Her phone suddenly turned off today and won`t boot, stuck here:
http://s23.postimg.org/kbtv942uj/sg1.jpg
How on earth I get it back to life? No hacks ever have been done to it. Google reveals huge amount of people having same problems - stuck at boot screen. Is that some kind of hardware issue with this model?
One of the solutions is to do factory reset - but how if I can`t get into the phone? I can get into ODIN mode, connect to ODIN, but I can`t download firmware as I don`t know what network phone came from or even it was sim ree(not locked to any).
KIES just says CONNECTING... and nothing happens.

There is a forum for this phone here actually .....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2159660
Also all kinds of guides here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2146129
Was there a box that the phone came in? Usually somewhere on that you can find something that looks like the software version that came on the phone originally. I know the standard S3 has that and I'll go out on a limb to assume that this one has it as well, if you have the box. Outside of that, not sure what else to tell you.
Good luck!
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Guys, please assist or I`ll go mad in a minute and smash this crap with a hammer Wife got SGS S3 Mini/GT-i8190N. Don`t know what network it came from, but was not locked and came from UK.
Her phone suddenly turned off today and won`t boot, stuck here:
http://s23.postimg.org/kbtv942uj/sg1.jpg
How on earth I get it back to life? No hacks ever have been done to it. Google reveals huge amount of people having same problems - stuck at boot screen. Is that some kind of hardware issue with this model?
One of the solutions is to do factory reset - but how if I can`t get into the phone? I can get into ODIN mode, connect to ODIN, but I can`t download firmware as I don`t know what network phone came from or even it was sim ree(not locked to any).
KIES just says CONNECTING... and nothing happens.
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Okay going on the fact that you got the phone from UK there are 3 firmwares on sammobile XXAMJ2, XXAMG1 Both from UK and XXAMI1 from Ireland I would start there
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jimchee said:
Okay going on the fact that you got the phone from UK there are 3 firmwares on sammobile XXAMJ2, XXAMG1 Both from UK and XXAMI1 from Ireland I would start there
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http://s21.postimg.org/c4i4cn71j/photo_1.jpg
http://s17.postimg.org/p79nv5nnj/photo_2.jpg

I had an idea maybe flashing 4.4 custom rom, but even CyanogenMod needs an app from GooglePlay, which I cannot access.

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Also all kinds of guides here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2146129
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2-You need to enable USB debugging mode (Settings>Developer options) which is deactivated by default. - I cannot access it as I can`t get into my phone.
Those firmwares can go fine with any I8190 - wife`s phone has N at the end of model.
Also - ODIN doesn`t see my phone, even its in Odin mode and Samsung USB drivers installed.

Okay I just looked up your phone and is not from UK it is from Nairobi
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jimchee said:
Okay I just looked up your phone and is not from UK it is from Nairobi
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?!
Does that change anything? What ROM I need to download then? Can I flash any ROM or it must be original factory ROM only?
How it ended up in UK then? I bought it in UK, brand new, sealed.

Yikes! No ODIN access ... that's not good. Was going to point you here:
http://www.techcrot.info/update-samsung-galaxy-s3-mini-i8190n-to-xxamg3-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-official-firmware/
but no ODIN recognition makes me wonder if you have a brick on your hands now
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2-You need to enable USB debugging mode (Settings>Developer options) which is deactivated by default. - I cannot access it as I can`t get into my phone.
Those firmwares can go fine with any I8190 - wife`s phone has N at the end of model.
Also - ODIN doesn`t see my phone, even its in Odin mode and Samsung USB drivers installed.
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Plugged USB cable in another USB port and ODIN can see my phone. Now, just need to know - can I flash any ROM or only one it came from factory with?

I don't see any firmwares for Nairobi and not sure I would flash one in any case, did you happen to check what version of android was on it when u got it? I know on my G III I can flash any I747M firmware and they all load and boot fine my concern us that you get the right radio and if I had to guess I would use I8190NXXAMG1, hope that helps, when u have Odin started on your desktop and plug in your phone in d/l mode it does not show your phone?
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Should be able to use any one of the i8190N firmwares. Check the link I sent above. Do you have the box the phone came in?
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Plugged USB cable in another USB port and ODIN can see my phone. Now, just need to know - can I flash any ROM or only one it came from factory with?
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I believe this counts as ODIN is seeing the phone?
http://s24.postimg.org/bqbqfz6dh/odin.jpg

mattsternc said:
Should be able to use any one of the i8190N firmwares. Check the link I sent above. Do you have the box the phone came in?
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Ok, but guy said its Nairobi phone. Can I flash UK ROM or I need to find Nairobi ROM? I have box, photos taken:
http://s21.postimg.org/c4i4cn71j/photo_1.jpg
http://s17.postimg.org/p79nv5nnj/photo_2.jpg

mattsternc said:
Was going to point you here:
http://www.techcrot.info/update-samsung-galaxy-s3-mini-i8190n-to-xxamg3-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-official-firmware/
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Download links don`t work there, closed because of USA court bla bla bla. Tried other sources via google, they all link to same download site which is shut down now.

rbs_uk said:
I believe this counts as ODIN is seeing the phone?
http://s24.postimg.org/bqbqfz6dh/odin.jpg
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Yes, Odin is able to communicate with the phone based on the screenshot.

Any idea where to download ROM ?

Download links have been restored on sammobile for the UK rom I just checked it for uk (2)
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tried to downgrade att note 4 and now stuck in recovery!!

Tried to use odin to downgrade att note 4 5.0.1 to 4.4 kitkat, and now I'm stuck with a message saying firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again. I tried to follow those instructions and Kies doesn't recognize my device. Is the only thing left to do is take it back to AT&T, or can I possibly find the 5.0.1 firmware it was running and make it work again.

Same situation here i wanted to help my brother and now this i think it cant reconigze it because mine was on ADB Mode so now i cant change that because cant go into the recovery settings i need the phone ill pay someone if needed!

U can't downgrade from oc5 LP. I did the same and had to take phone to att warranty exchange. I blamed it on there firmware update.
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Guess I gotta take it back to AT&T. The next update for our Note 4 probably won't come until next month because AT&T is always really slow with updates.

I do not have ATT Warranty because i bought it from craigslist, now it has boot loop :/ i tried factory reset with no luck

dreadsoldier_99 said:
I do not have ATT Warranty because i bought it from craigslist, now it has boot loop :/ i tried factory reset with no luck
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You can check warranty on your phone here :http://www.samsungwarrantycheck.com/ . BTW note 4 was released on October 14 2014. Go to at&t and tell them that was gift and they can not find receipt but phone is not even one year old. You can check warranty status and show them print out from page i post it.

It says it still has LImited warranty (not manufacturer warranty) so can i go to ATT Store?

If its a warranty its a warranty they have to accept it

DAKILLER29 said:
If its a warranty its a warranty they have to accept it
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Well they didn't want to i sent it to Samsung

Try this link I found in this page and if it works contact me and say it works because I am basically in the same problem u are in
Link : http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f777/need-note-4-t-firmware-n910aucu2coc6-1993701/index2.html
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dreadsoldier_99 said:
I do not have ATT Warranty because i bought it from craigslist, now it has boot loop :/ i tried factory reset with no luck
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i have the same problem with my n910a note 4 download mode and recovery work fine whene i flash rom with odin it pass but the phone loop after app optimzing
please contact me if you found any solution and i do the same if find any .
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firebird7880 said:
i have the same problem with my n910a note 4 download mode and recovery work fine whene i flash rom with odin it pass but the phone loop after app optimzing
please contact me if you found any solution and i do the same if find any .
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firebird7880 said:
i have the same problem with my n910a note 4 download mode and recovery work fine whene i flash rom with odin it pass but the phone loop after app optimzing
please contact me if you found any solution and i do the same if find any .
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Read this whole thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3335880
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