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Hardbricked Galaxy W

I know that my current question will be so funny. But is there any chances to revive a hardbricked Galaxy W? I saw some post said that they can revive their bricked phone, but without any detailed information

Unless you can the device is under any of the status below:
1. Still can be on, and bootable to either CWM or Download mode. (flash in stock rom using odin)
2. Power port failure, unable to charge battery at all phone cannot be on due to battery being empty completely. (send to ssc if warranty still present or use external charger like multi pin supporters).
3. Battery issue, battery is dead. (get a new battery).
Or else, if warranty is present, send to ssc, in all odds they should not detect a rooted phone because all available interfaces are hidden.
Or else, send to local phone repair shop or ssc if they provide phone repairs and see if the price to repair it is worth it and try fixing it.
(in my country, likely the price is insane )
Lastly, to the trash it goes.
Click thanks if suggestion or solution is found useful

Ssc if you still have warranty
-sent from my awesome phone-

one of our member also has problem with hardbricked due to ram swap..nickname "klacenas"..he planning on reviving his phone.mayb u can pm him on hows the progress.(he post a thread in general thread warning us bout swapper 2 apps.)

I found this program One Click Unbrick, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPSBXC72rmg&feature=player_embedded
Did someone tried it yet?

nisiomorais said:
I found this program One Click Unbrick, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPSBXC72rmg&feature=player_embedded
Did someone tried it yet?
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just saw the beginning of the vid.didnt continue to watch since this video is for softbrick.our friend have a hardbrick prob.

dewadg said:
I know that my current question will be so funny. But is there any chances to revive a hardbricked Galaxy W? I saw some post said that they can revive their bricked phone, but without any detailed information
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What exactly did you do to your phone?
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if i remember correctly he flashed the swap partition script from another thread.or is it someone else..sorry if im wrong.

Swapper SD, I think
A Hackin' ROM!

my friend here in the philippines,, successfully revived a Samsung Galaxy S1 using a usb jig,,
the phone isnt booting at all,, meaning ,, no recovery ,, no download mode..
though dont know whats that for,,,

[Q] NEED SOS/HELP with N7100 SDS and FREEZE ISSUE

Model: GT-N7100
Baseband: N7100XXDLK7
Build: JZo54K.N7100XXDLK7
eMMC Chip:
Type: VTU00M
Date:08/2012
FwRev:0xf1
So I bought this phone back in Oct2012 and from last month I am start having this so called "Sudden Death" "Freeze" issue so check with EMMC app and yup the result is Insane Chip. Now from last 3 days I have tried all the kernels including(persius and XDLL7) and bunch of other recoveries and ROMS and nothing is fixing this problem. Now this is "Made in UK" version and I am living in USA so Samsung Mobile USA has declined to honor the warranty so Samsung UK has suggested to me to contact Samsung USA. Now I have spend $700 for this so called flag shipped device and all I have got is brick for this price.As this point I am so mad at Samsung that I have decided to go "DARKSIDE with APPLE or WP8 NOKIA" as they honor warranty worldwide does not matter where it manufactured . One thing I dont understand though it was perfectly fine for first 4 months without having any problem working like a charm without any root or custom rom and now suddenly its start behaving so crazy that almost unable to use. If any one can suggest me the solution so I dont have to waste my $700. Thanks so much for all your support and efforts in advance my fellow XDA members

No its not relate to sds.
Do a mega wipe and then flash the latest stock rom.
this is XXXDDDAAA

I did that so many times it still has same issue...

UtkarshGupta said:
No its not relate to sds.
Do a mega wipe and then flash the latest stock rom.
this is XXXDDDAAA
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Thanks . I am trying mega wipe now

If you're checking with the app eMMC BrickBug, it will show that you have an insane chip regardless of whether it has been fixed or not. This is because the hardware inside your system cannot be changed.
However, if you stay on a recent version of any kernel/recovery, you should be fine. Just don't flash any ROM/kernel older than Jan 2013/LL7, and the bug won't affect you. eMMC checks hardware, not software, but the bug has been fixed in the SOFTWARE.

hameerabbasi said:
If you're checking with the app eMMC BrickBug, it will show that you have an insane chip regardless of whether it has been fixed or not. This is because the hardware inside your system cannot be changed.
However, if you stay on a recent version of any kernel/recovery, you should be fine. Just don't flash any ROM/kernel older than Jan 2013/LL7, and the bug won't affect you. eMMC checks hardware, not software, but the bug has been fixed in the SOFTWARE.
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I did mega wipe and reinstalled the kernel,recovery and latest stock rom and still the same problem so I guess I have to send it for motherboard change but the sucks part is samsung is not even going to repair as it covers under UK warranty not here in USA.

urkrishpatel said:
I did mega wipe and reinstalled the kernel,recovery and latest stock rom and still the same problem so I guess I have to send it for motherboard change but the sucks part is samsung is not even going to repair as it covers under UK warranty not here in USA.
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If your software is WORKING, and you UPDATED IT BEYOND LL7,then it isn't affected by the bug so long as you keep it that way.
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i dont think it has anything to do with mega wipes look here some s3 users are having the same problems...and to be honest if i face this it's the last samsung i'm ever buying...had enough yellow tint/sudden death/ fried sd cards and now this

[Q] Galaxy Note II N7100 Bricked, Cannot enter download mode, USB JIG not helping

I used heimdall to flash stock rom (extracted the varios bin and img files from N7100XXDMB2_N7100OXEDMC2_SER), and missed out sboot and recovery. Once it finished, I tried restarting the phone -> and it wouldn't do anything. Now I cant enter the download mode.
I tried a home-made USB JIG (300k ohms b/w pin 4 (the left out pin) and pin 5 (ground)), and it wouldn't kick the download mode either (does nothing).
I am seriously stuck and have no clue on what to do. If it helps, when I try to boot (with any combination of keys), the indicator (left) blinks red once.
Begging for help right now... Please tell me what to do. I love my phone, and I have a decent understanding of Computers/Electronics - so it's okay if you go all technical

More Info:
Extra Info: Verified that the USB JIG is doing the same thing, i.e after 3 seconds or so, the indicator blinks red... (and so on after every 5 seconds in a loop thereafter).

Good chance of SDS

You have messed up bootloader so won't get download mode
But if you have heimdall and some techy here is guide to flash bootloader blindly, if you succeed to flash it, you will get download mode and subsequently use odin to flash stock rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1220181
Goodluck!
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You need jtag. This is not sds issue.
You will need jtag to flash back bootloader.
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dr.ketan said:
You have messed up bootloader so won't get download mode
But if you have heimdall and some techy here is guide to flash bootloader blindly, if you succeed to flash it, you will get download mode and subsequently use odin to flash stock rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1220181
Goodluck!
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I am going to try this... Looks like I will need a lot of good luck for this to actually work..

UtkarshGupta said:
You need jtag. This is not sds issue.
You will need jtag to flash back bootloader.
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I have never actually used jtag to debug anything! Is it worth buying one just for this purpose? Also, I'm not able to find any wiki on how to use jtag specially to download a particular bootloader (Learning JTAG and its usage as a whole seems very tedious)...

cheenu_sri said:
I am going to try this... Looks like I will need a lot of good luck for this to actually work..
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No luck

cheenu_sri said:
I have never actually used jtag to debug anything! Is it worth buying one just for this purpose? Also, I'm not able to find any wiki on how to use jtag specially to download a particular bootloader (Learning JTAG and its usage as a whole seems very tedious)...
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You have to attach the wires directly to the nand or internal memory chip or whatever it is(could be memory controller if there is any). Then you have to connect it to a box? I don't know much about it. You can check on the internet. You have to flash sboot.bin I guess
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Off-topic
On a side note (not sure if I am violating forum policies), I am still within warranty period - is there a way Samsung can pinpoint what caused this? Or can I still get it repaired with some generic reasons?

cheenu_sri said:
On a side note (not sure if I am violating forum policies), I am still within warranty period - is there a way Samsung can pinpoint what caused this? Or can I still get it repaired with some generic reasons?
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Well if it were sds or it's symptoms then yeah.
But you could try maybe they would just consider it sds or something else.
And don't worry. Talking about Samsung isn't against the forum rules
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Best answer if samsung guys ask you, tell them it was happened when I got OTA and after getting update device never started, there are cases reported bootloader can't update while on ota and device fail to boot further.
Just don't show them you are technically sound, and behave like noob, they will install it with jtag.
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Thanks for the suggestions!
dr.ketan said:
Best answer if samsung guys ask you, tell them it was happened when I got OTA and after getting update device never started, there are cases reported bootloader can't update while on ota and device fail to boot further.
Just don't show them you are technically sound, and behave like noob, they will install it with jtag.
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UtkarshGupta said:
Well if it were sds or it's symptoms then yeah.
But you could try maybe they would just consider it sds or something else.
And don't worry. Talking about Samsung isn't against the forum rules
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Thanks for those suggestions I will try my luck at this tomorrow. Looks like whether I get it repaired free or not, I can't use my phone for a couple of weeks
Thanks again guys! Really appreciate it!

If it is just sw issue, you will get back in few hrs,(basically it takes same time like we flashing with odin, few minutes) and under warranty you should get it free.
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UtkarshGupta said:
You have to attach the wires directly to the nand or internal memory chip or whatever it is(could be memory controller if there is any). Then you have to connect it to a box? I don't know much about it. You can check on the internet. You have to flash sboot.bin I guess
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n7100 can do JTAG? with JTAG box can fix n7100?

Depends on your service centre. Last time I messed up and I was lucky enough to get the motherboard free of cost under warranty. Anyways good luck
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mps5566 said:
n7100 can do JTAG? with JTAG box can fix n7100?
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Hi
Many of new exynos model have a predisabled jtag access by samsung...so,not supported by all jtag-box..
But .i can repair hard bricked N7100 Without Jtag...Plz see : http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/9306319-post324.html
This is my post about i9300,...but i can do it for N7100 too

Note 2 won't boot or start recovery mode

Hey,
I'll try to be short and descriptive. I'm pretty familiar with Android ecosystem, but just want to clear things up.
I've just purchased a refurbished Note 2 (I already knew it couldn't boot properly). I can't boot it into Recovery, it goes to "Galaxy note 2" and stays there. I tried it 3-4 times but without success.
But I can boot it into download mode and it stays:
Product name:
Custom binary download: No
Current binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Custom
I'm currently reading other similar treads (where users can boot only to download mode, and it doesn't show anything under product name) and as I can read, it's a SDS, the Sudden Death Syndrome. Is this correct? Should I try using Odin and use the stock PDA file or?
Thank you!

Try flashing with Odin, if it end with PIT mapping error, it's SDS and send to service station.

dr.ketan said:
Try flashing with Odin, if it end with PIT mapping error, it's SDS and send to service station.
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Thank you. As soon as I come home I'll try to do it.
Do I need any sort of paper when giving the phone to the Samsung Service station or I can just give them the phone and explain the problem?
Also is there a specific region I should look for?

dr.ketan said:
Try flashing with Odin, if it end with PIT mapping error, it's SDS and send to service station.
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Just a query doctor.
If it is SDS, would the Service station repair for free of cost?

It's you have warranty, they will.
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And if I don't have any paper, what's the estimated cost of fixing it (so they don't overprice it)?

Nearly half the price of device.
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Well, seems like I made a big mistake buying this device. Calling some international support won't help?

Ribice said:
Hey,
I'll try to be short and descriptive. I'm pretty familiar with Android ecosystem, but just want to clear things up.
I've just purchased a refurbished Note 2 (I already knew it couldn't boot properly). I can't boot it into Recovery, it goes to "Galaxy note 2" and stays there. I tried it 3-4 times but without success.
But I can boot it into download mode and it stays:
Product name:
Custom binary download: No
Current binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Custom
I'm currently reading other similar treads (where users can boot only to download mode, and it doesn't show anything under product name) and as I can read, it's a SDS, the Sudden Death Syndrome. Is this correct? Should I try using Odin and use the stock PDA file or?
Thank you!
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Trying flashing boot through jtag box it helps alot in fixing boot problems
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<ID:0/012> There is no PIT partition
Well since I don't have any paper, but it's obviously Samsung's fault, is there any way to get it fixed for free by calling customer support in EU?

Ribice said:
There is no PIT partition
Well since I don't have any paper, but it's obviously Samsung's fault, is there any way to get it fixed for free by calling customer support in EU?
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Dude if you have riff box it can fix partitions and boot. If not find someone who has one, it will fix ur problem
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Riff box = JTAG?

Don't waste time, nothing will work in SDS.
You can understand sds is just failed hardware, no software can do magic isn't?
Jtag works if you have messed up bootloader and device doesn't get boot/download mode.
You can't put life in dead that is that simple.
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Ribice said:
Riff box = JTAG?
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Yeah, it has a samsung partitioning plugin for similar problems..
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dr.ketan said:
Don't waste time, nothing will work in SDS.
You can understand sds is just failed hardware, no software can do magic isn't?
Jtag works if you have messed up bootloader and device doesn't get boot/download mode.
You can't put life in dead that is that simple.
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A try wont make the situation worst.
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[Q] note 2 bricked only odin mode, no cwm

my note 2 is bricked and already come bricked to my hands so i don know the reason, it cant get into recovery or boot into normal os, it just can enter into download mode, but on download mode it just says
ODIN
Product name:
Custom binary Download: NO
Current binary: Samsung official
system status: Custom
it is detected but when i flash something just says missing the pit file,
i'm afraid of doing sh*t so any help would be really aprecciated

Have you tried flashing using pit file???
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wada7o said:
Have you tried flashing using pit file???
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no i already download it but, i dont know wich options to check in odin with pit, can you help me please?

hackerse7en said:
no i already download it but, i dont know wich options to check in odin with pit, can you help me please?
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When you open up ODIN, make sure you "Run as Administrator" and the Sammy usb drivers are installed, above PDA, theres a box PIT.. click the box and browse to the PIT file on your PC and select it.. it appears in the box next to PIT button, then put a tick in the box Re-Partition, put the ROM in PDA then click Start and off you go.
So far as I know, you only use ODiN for stock roms, plus,. Im pretty sure Stock Roms are All in one PDA file now.
Anyway, hope that helps
Good Luck

Sorry but seems sds.
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hackerse7en said:
my note 2 is bricked and already come bricked to my hands so i don know the reason, it cant get into recovery or boot into normal os, it just can enter into download mode, but on download mode it just says
ODIN
Product name:
Custom binary Download: NO
Current binary: Samsung official
system status: Custom
it is detected but when i flash something just says missing the pit file,
i'm afraid of doing sh*t so any help would be really aprecciated
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Looks like SDS. Anyways, have to wait for experts to review it.
By the way, which ROM you were using before this has happened?
As you do not have Custom Binary counter set, I hope you can claim the warranty. So just go ahead in claiming warranty,

AlanDS said:
Looks like SDS. Anyways, have to wait for experts to review it.
By the way, which ROM you were using before this has happened?
As you do not have Custom Binary counter set, I hope you can claim the warranty. So just go ahead in claiming warranty,
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I will go to Samsung repair center on monday, to see what they have to say, but im affraid because altough i dont have any counts, i do have the word "custom" on system status ;( and it doesnt have the product name ;(
this happens to a guy with a note 2 in here and they said the phone was rooted, i buy the phone already bricked i dont know what the previous owner did it.
i will cross fingers and keep u guys updated about this

hackerse7en said:
I will go to Samsung repair center on monday, to see what they have to say, but im affraid because altough i dont have any counts, i do have the word "custom" on system status ;( and it doesnt have the product name ;(
this happens to a guy with a note 2 in here and they said the phone was rooted, i buy the phone already bricked i dont know what the previous owner did it.
i will cross fingers and keep u guys updated about this
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Try to do a emergency recovery with samsung kies on your computer, it worked for me when i erased the efs folder, u just have to write down the serial number of the device before u start

hackerse7en said:
I will go to Samsung repair center on monday, to see what they have to say, but im affraid because altough i dont have any counts, i do have the word "custom" on system status ;( and it doesnt have the product name ;(
this happens to a guy with a note 2 in here and they said the phone was rooted, i buy the phone already bricked i dont know what the previous owner did it.
i will cross fingers and keep u guys updated about this
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The phones with SDS issue will have blank in Product code field as well as the Binary status will be custom.. You shouldn't have any problem in claiming warranty if you have it's bill/invoice/warranty card...
By the way, din't you check the phone before buying? You said that it was like that while buying.. You should have returned it to the previous owner itself.. Incase you do not get warranty, this will cost you huge money to repair as the motherboard replacement is the only solution... Instead of that, its better you put some more money and buy new.

AlanDS said:
The phones with SDS issue will have blank in Product code field as well as the Binary status will be custom.. You shouldn't have any problem in claiming warranty if you have it's bill/invoice/warranty card...
By the way, din't you check the phone before buying? You said that it was like that while buying.. You should have returned it to the previous owner itself.. Incase you do not get warranty, this will cost you huge money to repair as the motherboard replacement is the only solution... Instead of that, its better you put some more money and buy new.
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First off all that blank in product code problem i had it, and i buy the phone on the web in second hand, i try to reach the guy who sell me the phone and as it was from expect he didnt had the bill/invoice/warranty card, correct me if im wrong or being dumb, but if they released the phone only in 2012, September, even i buy it on the first day, didn´t past 2 years yet,
i took the phone to they, and they make a couple of questions like if i rooted the phone, i asked them what is rooting (ahahha), and they said, that will give it a see and then call me,
About the possibility of buy a new one, that only cost me 130 pounds, about 154 euros, so it was a nice deal, if they charge me more that 50 euros, wich i think they will i will buy a Jtag Riff box and repair emmc myself, or buy the chip here and solder him myself at home, but if that happens i will spread everywhere that samsung sucks and show my indignation and anger about them.