So ... I pulled a stupid today. I had downloaded a rom for the wrong phone. So then I download the rom for the correct phone. When in recovery I accidently clicked the wrong rom and full blown bricked the crap out of my phone. Phone is completely non responsive do you think Sprint will give me a had time when going to replace it ... can they tell its been flashed if it wont power on?
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If you can't get into Download or Recovery like the guy above me said go to a Sprint store and play dumb. I've seen a couple of these threads and that's always the solution. I ALMOST flashed a wrong ROM once and I've been scared ever since. I check the file about 10 times before I flash it. Haha. I hope they will replace it.
Honestly should have known better and deleted the file before ever booting into recovery ... nope no download or recovery. Ill be taking it in tomorrow most likely.
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as long as anyone doesn't play dumb with me ( sprint tech) i dont mind helping one get a replacement regardless the root. just saying..... lol
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So ... I pulled a stupid today. I had downloaded a rom for the wrong phone. So then I download the rom for the correct phone. When in recovery I accidently clicked the wrong rom and full blown bricked the crap out of my phone. Phone is completely non responsive do you think Sprint will give me a had time when going to replace it ... can they tell its been flashed if it wont power on?
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Something similar to me happened on my shift. I played it dumb too and said that I slid out the keyboard and my phone blacked out lol
Worked perfectly and I got a replacement in 2 days :laugh:
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I really do appreciate all the responses XDA has the best users on Android Central all they did is lecture me about throwing around the word bricked. They actually only linked me to another thread about how people shouldn't throw around the word bricked because it gives the rooting community a bad name and makes people concerned about rooting. Unfortunately they weren't aware that I know what I'm talking about and that it's not just soft bricked. Also I've never had to go through anything like this and wasn't sure how Sprint would handle it so I really do appreciate everyone's responses and not just giving me crap.
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stevedub said:
I really do appreciate all the responses XDA has the best users on Android Central all they did is lecture me about throwing around the word bricked. They actually only linked me to another thread about how people shouldn't throw around the word bricked because it gives the rooting community a bad name and makes people concerned about rooting. Unfortunately they weren't aware that I know what I'm talking about and that it's not just soft bricked. Also I've never had to go through anything like this and wasn't sure how Sprint would handle it so I really do appreciate everyone's responses and not just giving me crap.
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Be sure and let is know what Sprint is going to do. Thanks and good luck!
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I just took my phone into Sprint ... they are replacing it at no cost. I just told them it would turn on ... they couldnt get the phone to do anything. The tech said he hadn't seen one like this before ... the charge light wouldn't even come on when plugged into the wall ... lol.
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I figured they would just replace it being that the phone was non responsive so no way to confirm root ... like they would even check.
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as long as anyone doesn't play dumb with me ( sprint tech) i dont mind helping one get a replacement regardless the root. just saying..... lol
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He says this now , but would be "that guy" and stiff you lol
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He says this now , but would be "that guy" and stiff you lol
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Always better to play dumb.
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To answer you question, yes but you can try this then pm me if it doesnt work.
1.PULL OUT THE BATTERY.
2. CONNECT USB TO PHONE AND PC
3.PRESS AND HOLD VOL.DOWN AND PWR BUTTON.
it should boot to download mode.
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This also will work with the epic touch 4g and the original epic 4g
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Yup...I had my phone bricked as soon as I tried to root my phone...I took my phone to sprint and played dumb and told them the phone all of a sudden turned off and wouldn't turn on...the techs didn't know any better and they couldnt prove that i tried to root my phone...
I got a new phone no questions asked...I'm pretty sure they know but can't really say to a customer, "did you try to root your phone?", play dumb again and they can't really say anything I suppose...
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Yup...I had my phone bricked as soon as I tried to root my phone...I took my phone to sprint and played dumb and told them the phone all of a sudden turned off and wouldn't turn on...the techs didn't know any better and they couldnt prove that i tried to root my phone...
I got a new phone no questions asked...I'm pretty sure they know but can't really say to a customer, "did you try to root your phone?", play dumb again and they can't really say anything I suppose...
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I wouldn't go as far to say that, The Policy, the Black and white of it is this. Sprints Technical Support Policy for techs working on Rooted/Altered software devices can still be services and the tech must attempt to resolve issue by re-flashing back to OEM specs with OEM flashing tools installed on the triage laptops that they have. Once it is determine that the device cannot be flashed for what ever the reason may be ( Will not cover water/physical damage) they will and again "will" make the attempt to resolve the issue....Hence even if the resolution is to replace the phone which is called "DHRP".Device Handset Replacement Program. I would be careful not to use these terms with them as it will surely make you look like your doing fraud, if that happens-Cancel your acct, They will flag that acct so fast in red bold notes that no one will help you.
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To answer you question, yes but you can try this then pm me if it doesnt work.
1.PULL OUT THE BATTERY.
2. CONNECT USB TO PHONE AND PC
3.PRESS AND HOLD VOL.DOWN AND PWR BUTTON.
it should boot to download mode.
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This also will work with the epic touch 4g and the original epic 4g
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This didn't work for me...it at least turned the red charging on for awhile. I installed the I9300 ROM on the Sprint version. Still can't get it turned on. Any other ideas?
Thanks!
chrishh44 said:
This didn't work for me...it at least turned the red charging on for awhile. I installed the I9300 ROM on the Sprint version. Still can't get it turned on. Any other ideas?
Thanks!
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Did you make sure to keep the battery out while you did this?
Its important to NOT place the battery back into the phone when attempting to go to download mode...
Also install kies as it will install the drivers when you connect it to the pc
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lilrepo said:
I wouldn't go as far to say that, The Policy, the Black and white of it is this. Sprints Technical Support Policy for techs working on Rooted/Altered software devices can still be services and the tech must attempt to resolve issue by re-flashing back to OEM specs with OEM flashing tools installed on the triage laptops that they have. Once it is determine that the device cannot be flashed for what ever the reason may be ( Will not cover water/physical damage) they will and again "will" make the attempt to resolve the issue....Hence even if the resolution is to replace the phone which is called "DHRP".Device Handset Replacement Program. I would be careful not to use these terms with them as it will surely make you look like your doing fraud, if that happens-Cancel your acct, They will flag that acct so fast in red bold notes that no one will help you.
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This doesn't "look like fraud". It is fraud.
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This doesn't "look like fraud". It is fraud.
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Not that I care about you personal rants, I am somewhat curious as to how you would think (wrongly) about this infornation being fraud?
For one, it is the policy that they follow for these exact cases.
Two, the person attempted to root their device, if they pay insurance then ther are covered under sprints terms for instore repair.
I would like to also remind you about car insurance, lets say for example that a person was at fault for crashing there own car, filed a claim with full coverage on the vehicle. By your statement, this is fraud?
Its the internet and sometimes you forget this, but what you would jot say to a person to there face dont say it at all. But hey thats your problem and hence why I dont contribute free information. May you find peace within in you.
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stevedub said:
So ... I pulled a stupid today. I had downloaded a rom for the wrong phone. So then I download the rom for the correct phone. When in recovery I accidently clicked the wrong rom and full blown bricked the crap out of my phone. Phone is completely non responsive do you think Sprint will give me a had time when going to replace it ... can they tell its been flashed if it wont power on?
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Honestly this has happened to me and if it won't power on they usually don't think twice before replacing it..... But that's here in Florida man...
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SO HERE IS THE STORY I JUST TO HAVE AN EVO BUT I BROKE THE SCREEN LIKE 3 WEEKS AGO AND I CALL SPRINT AND TOLD THEN THAT I LOST MY PHONE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE GONNA SEND ANOTHER ONE BUT FOR WAT I THINK THAT I KNOW IS THAT THAT SEND THE REFURBISHED PHONE AND I NOT 2 HAPPY WIT THAT SO A WEEK AFTER I BROKE THE SCREEN I WENT TO YOUTUBE AND SEARCH HOW TO CHANGE A SCREEN ON THE EVO AND I FOUND A.GOOD ONE SO I ORDER ONE FROM EBAY AND I FIX IT AFTER THAT I RECEIVE THE OTHER EVO THAT SPRINT WAS GONNA SEND ME AND THAT'S HOW I AND.UP WIT 2 EVOS BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN RECONNECT THE ONE THAT I FIX ON SPRINT OR FLASH IT TO BOSTMOBILE AND HOW CAN I CHECK IF THE ESN IS GOOD OR BAD
SO THNX FOR ALL YOUR HELP :
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Not going to happen. That esn is no good on the one you had previously. (And karma is a mother ..........)
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AND DO U KNOW IF IT CAN BE LIKE CLEAN OR FIX THNX
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rene009 said:
AND DO U KNOW IF IT CAN BE LIKE CLEAN OR FIX THNX
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Illegally it can, but I'm not going down that road.
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I.DON'T THINK THAT'S ILLEGAL CUZ I BOUGHT IT
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OR WAT ABOUT FLASHING IT TO BOSTMOBILE
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It will be illegal because you told sprint you no longer had it, as in fraud. Smh.... I by no means am perfect, but that's not how I would have dealt with it.
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you paid for 1 phone,and sprint gave you three.send the other ones back.where are your values
now i know your first reaction will be to post some smarta$$ reply to belittle me,but if you can hold onto that urge for a minute and think how you would want to be treated
if you were sprint.
i did not post this to rip you ,just want to remind you and everyone else that you are setting an example to all the young ones on this site
Yea man that is pretty messed up...
CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL
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And drop the American flag off your profile info until you learn how to type in English....
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And drop the American flag off your profile info until you learn how to type in English....
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Bwahahaha.
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And drop the American flag off your profile info until you learn how to type in English....
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LMFAO you sir are getting a thanks
evo on cm7
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And drop the American flag off your profile info until you learn how to type in English....
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LOL Why all in caps?
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rep!
regards,
asmd.
Would this be the same phone that your Ex girl friend locked on you?
Learn where the caps lock key is buddy, there's no need to shout.
And you wonder why the insurance went up a buck a month.
Holy Caps Lock Batman! Have you ever used a computer before, or ever taken any English classes?
cranbiz said:
And you wonder why the insurance went up a buck a month.
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It is people like you who cause wireless companies to raise prices for customers. Like everyone else has already said: Where are your morals? Sure you pay for insurance so you feel entitled to use it, but your scamming only costs everyone else in the long run. Damn how I wish there were ways that things like this could be reported to Sprint. O well karma got the best of you in the end, because that "lost" phone is worthless in the end. Have a nice day and don't bother coming back to XDA posting about your cowardly actions because no one cares to hear about how you think you outsmarted Sprint.
#1: ur english is HORRIBLE. please use peroids (.) to end ur sentences...
#2:dont use caps, it means ur yelling...
#3: yes, u can flash it to boost. How? im not exactly sure. a quick google search came up with people offering the service but no how to guide.
EDIT...after reading his previous thread, seems as if this phone is STOLEN
Sir, THIS IS FIXVERY EASERY JUST CALL 8005843666 AND EXPLAIN THEN TO THE PROBLEMTHEY WILL HELP GET YOU FIX USE BOTH EVOS EASY AND FAST
rene009 said:
SO HERE IS THE STORY I JUST TO HAVE AN EVO BUT I BROKE THE SCREEN LIKE 3 WEEKS AGO AND I CALL SPRINT AND TOLD THEN THAT I LOST MY PHONE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE GONNA SEND ANOTHER ONE BUT FOR WAT I THINK THAT I KNOW IS THAT THAT SEND THE REFURBISHED PHONE AND I NOT 2 HAPPY WIT THAT SO A WEEK AFTER I BROKE THE SCREEN I WENT TO YOUTUBE AND SEARCH HOW TO CHANGE A SCREEN ON THE EVO AND I FOUND A.GOOD ONE SO I ORDER ONE FROM EBAY AND I FIX IT AFTER THAT I RECEIVE THE OTHER EVO THAT SPRINT WAS GONNA SEND ME AND THAT'S HOW I AND.UP WIT 2 EVOS BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN RECONNECT THE ONE THAT I FIX ON SPRINT OR FLASH IT TO BOSTMOBILE AND HOW CAN I CHECK IF THE ESN IS GOOD OR BAD
SO THNX FOR ALL YOUR HELP :
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Could a mod please shut this down now.....
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What a looser .
So I dropped my epic at work today and everything works, but now my display is tinted green. I'm on legendary. I know it's probably hardware issue and needs to be returned. Haven't reflashed or anything yet. Any advice?
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Odin phone back to ec05 stock , pull ur sd card out and take phone to sprint to check out. Do not show them ur sd card (because it will have clockworkmod). Don't even tell them ur phone was rooted. Just show them the problem and that's it. As long as u have total equipment protection, u should be fine.
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Sounds like you knocked the ribbon cable to the LCD loose if you have TEP let Sprint fix that for you.
Clockworkmod isn't on the SD card... it has its own partition on the onenand. I'm sure they wont care if you are rooted but just in case follow the restore the epic from the brink guide in the development section.
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marcusant said:
Clockworkmod isn't on the SD card... it has its own partition on the onenand. I'm sure they wont care if you are rooted but just in case follow the restore the epic from the brink guide in the development section.
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U just taught me something new.
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Pocketbob26 said:
So I dropped my epic at work today and everything works, but now my display is tinted green. I'm on legendary. I know it's probably hardware issue and needs to be returned. Haven't reflashed or anything yet. Any advice?
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Try a kernel that has voodoo color mods. You can control the RBG values.
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This color tint happened to me. Take it sprint and they'll fix it for free(if you have insurance). You don't have to Odin Sprint don't care about phones being Rooted.
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masaidjet said:
This color tint happened to me. Take it sprint and they'll fix it for free(if you have insurance). You don't have to Odin Sprint don't care about phones being Rooted.
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Keep in mind, not every store operates the same way. That's why its better to be cautious. The store by my house frowns on "rooted phones".
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LORDFIRE00 said:
Keep in mind, not every store operates the same way. That's why its better to be cautious. The store by my house frowns on "rooted phones".
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The store near me acts like they've been covered in acid. The tech won't go near them. I asked him why and he said that his training never covered the differences between rooted and non-rooted phones so he doesn't want to brick them and end up owing the store the money for a new phone to give to the customer. These are the same people who think it's alright and normal for my mother's phone to drop every other call. YMMV with Sprint stores, there are really good ones and really bad ones. Remember that if they treat you poorly there is no requirement for you ever to give them your business again.
Hey guys, I just want to thank everyone for all the advice! I Odin'd back to stock ec05 went to stock EI22 and brought it back to the sprint store. I was convinced it was a loose ribbon and that I dropped it, obviously, and told the rep. He responded we won't tell [the tech] them that. They said they needed it for 1 hour and a half.
I was hoping they would fix the phone and tell me what the problem was. They just replaced it with a new one (maybe refurbished :\ ). So I didn't get to find out the problem.
Judging by the way they handled it they probably weren't concerned if it was rooted
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Pocketbob26 said:
Hey guys, I just want to thank everyone for all the advice! I Odin'd back to stock ec05 went to stock EI22 and brought it back to the sprint store. I was convinced it was a loose ribbon and that I dropped it, obviously, and told the rep. He responded we won't tell [the tech] them that. They said they needed it for 1 hour and a half.
I was hoping they would fix the phone and tell me what the problem was. They just replaced it with a new one (maybe refurbished :\ ). So I didn't get to find out the problem.
Judging by the way they handled it they probably weren't concerned if it was rooted
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Exactly, it's a hardware screen issue rooting won't cause that. And that's why they wouldn't care.
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I just had to get a new screen. I took my phone in as is. Overclocked, rooted, cwm and all and no one said a thing.
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Pocketbob26 said:
So I dropped my epic at work today and everything works, but now my display is tinted green. I'm on legendary. I know it's probably hardware issue and needs to be returned. Haven't reflashed or anything yet. Any advice?
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LOL.. Hey did your phone screen look like a old school GameBoy Color??
I took my phone to Sprint to get it fixed for another issue.. and they gave it back to me like that.. I asked them about it and they said thats how I gave it to them.. they straight lied to my face..
I didnt give it back for them to fix it becauce I didnt want them to keep it for ANOTHER 3 IN A HALF HOURS..
hi guys.. i am a newbie, i don't know anything about rooting android phone and i just want to try it out.. i follow this tutoring http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1735561 but my phone won't restart after i use Odin -> PDA -> start -> PASS... now i can't even turn it on.. help me please... i am worry
That's what happened to me. With the s3 being so new and since I bought it from t mobile I went up to the store I bought it from. I told them I put some music on it last night and this morning I restarted it and it didn't turn on. Then I told them I tried charging the battery all day so I don't think it is the battery (just so they already think it's a hardware issue) They replaced it with a brand new one. That was the solution for me. Let me know if it works.
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That's what happened to me. With the s3 being so new and since I bought it from t mobile I went up to the store I bought it from. I told them I put some music on it last night and this morning I restarted it and it didn't turn on. Then I told them I tried charging the battery all day so I don't think it is the battery (just so they already think it's a hardware issue) They replaced it with a brand new one. That was the solution for me. Let me know if it works.
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This is fraud.
If you brick your device, own up to it and take it like a man.
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This is fraud.
If you brick your device, own up to it and take it like a man.
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Don't listen to this guy ^^^^^
If it doesn't turn on at all reseat the battery, plug it into the charger it nothing comes up at all bring it back to the store and exchange it.
First off learn from your mistakes. If you don't know what your doing why mess with something that isn't broken? Should have gotten some advice first. Can you get it back to download mode? You unplugged it from your computer to try and turn it on right? Hear that leaving it plugged wield cause it to not turn on. Don't quote me on that tho
To the OP..what exactly did you flash using Odin? Did you flash clockworkmod? If you did..have you tried to boot into cwm?
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Seriously? I don't like the idea of scamming anyone but the manufacturer does have the ability to unbrick the device and sell it again.
It might not be awesome to do but being an internet though guy talking about slapping someone like a ***** is certainly worse.
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Try to return the phone its a software problem which will cost samsung nothing. Even if they had to replace your data storage hardware it would cost them nothing while you're taking a $600 hit for no reason. Use the resources available to you. Don't mind the blowhards they don't know what a brick is. Also make sure you research and try to fix it yourself first.
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Discussion on how to lie to the carrier to get your phone replaced for free after bricking it is fraud and the discussion of such is against XDA rules. That is what insurance is for. You brick it, admit to it and pay the deductible for a new phone. If you do anything else, good luck but do not discuss it here!
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I just bricked my S3 and whenever I plug it in, eventually, some combination of button presses makes a red LED show up, however, no screen on. Whats even weirder is that when I plug it in, it see's some thing called QHSUSB_DLOAD, and attempts to install drivers for it. I'm wondering if this might allow me to fix it? If all else fails, can someone refer me to a JTAG repair service...
Edit - When I attempt DL mode, I can even hear it disconnect, then reconnect. It fails the driver install though.
Unfortunately bud your hard bricked.
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What were you trying to do? Root? Using what method?
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You are definitely hard bricked!
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Wait what? So you are able to get it into download mode is what you are saying? Or you can't?
Wicked68 said:
What were you trying to do? Root? Using what method?
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I was making a port from the S2. I changed the updater script to let it flash, it did, and then it killed me.
Update: WOW. T-Mobile replaced it for me! I don't even have warranty left! Yet again, my company saves me.
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What did you say to get them to replace it?
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What did you say to get them to replace it?
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All I did was brought it into the store, handed it to the guy and said it was broken. Said I had a FACTORY warranty (from Samsung), and that Samsung told me to have the store do the replacement for me. The guy behind the desk said, "Yeah, whatever you stick your SIM into, as long as it's T-
Mobile, your covered. You can even buy phones offline,". It's going to be here monday. Shipped Friday, next day shipping, only 5$. I'm so happy I'm not paying 70$ for a JTAG... Not sure if this'll work for everyone, but it did for me!
I accidentally flashed an international rom on my sprint gs3, and when it tried to reboot via TWRP recovery, it wouldn't turn on. Tried to plug it into my computer, and drivers wouldn't install. Please help!
Odin back to stock,
In before the lock.
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phone isnt getting recognized though
Hmmm, might to try the Odin shuffle... Which is uninstall/reinstall drivers, try a different USB cord, try Odin with and without battery in the phone, different PC.
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Not the only thing that went wrong. Your phone is gone. You borked the partition. Reading thoroughly solves these issues...
How do so many people "accidentally" flash an int'l rom?
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so there's nothing i can do?
Nope! You have Insurance?
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Your hard bricked and no way to fix your phone unless you have warranty with sprint or pay the $35 fee for the replacement and you will get your phone usually the next day your other option is send it to jtag repair but paying sprint the $35 fee is cheaper goodluck
Yup, this is a hard brick
This is because the international versions misc partition just happens to line up with the boot partition on the sprint variant. So no way to undo the damage because the phone wont even start up
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How do so many people "accidentally" flash an int'l rom?
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I don't get it either.
How do these people ever manage to:
1. Root their phones successfully.
(I could stop right here)
2. Grab an international ROM.
3. Install it, brick it.
4. Then find their way to the correct forum (and usually the wrong section) to ask for help. Here, where they should have been in the first place.
So many face palms. All the time.
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Lol; though like previously stated, you've got a hard brick. Best thing to say is that you took an OTA and it installed fine, then it just didn't turn back on.
you didnt say if you get get into download mode if you can there is a forum on how to recover from international version but like eveyone else if you cant get into dl mode your screwed sorry
If you don't have insurance, it couldn't hurt to be extra nice yet extra "let down" at the sprint store. Worth a shot.
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masaidjet said:
How do so many people "accidentally" flash an int'l rom?
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Seems like it's happening more and more. Hopefully the OP has insurance. I'm not a big fan of people flashing wrong things and getting a free replacement. If it's your fault, pay the deductible for a new/refurbished phone
metalfan78 said:
Seems like it's happening more and more. Hopefully the OP has insurance. I'm not a big fan of people flashing wrong things and getting a free replacement. If it's your fault, pay the deductible for a new/refurbished phone
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They should implement that in recoveries where it won't flash an international ROM but the best we have is md5 which most people avoid
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How about read, and don't get involved in doing something you are not 100,% sure about what your doing. Obviously the OP was in the wrong section to begin with.
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Looks like this is from ICS, but it can't hurt to try at this point.
(assuming you can get your PC to recognize your device).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727443