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I think I have bricked my phone. Im pretty tech savvy I have had around 5 phones and have rooted all phones. I flashed a rom I had not seen before in rom manager. It is called minium 1.0.7. It flashed fine and I hit reboot and my phone did nothing. So I did a battery pull for about 3mins and put it back in and it wont boot at all. Is there anyway I can get it to come alive again. Thanks
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Its pretty much not safe to flash stuff from rom manager anymore. Tons of stuff that isn't for our phone shows up in there now, huge problem. But more than likely you are bricked. Only hope you have is holding volume up+down at the same time, and plugging in the usb cord until the "warning" comes up. If that does not work, you have no hope. If download mode actually does come up, i will point you in the right direction to fixing your phone.

slinky1914 said:
I think I have bricked my phone. Im pretty tech savvy I have had around 5 phones and have rooted all phones. I flashed a rom I had not seen before in rom manager. It is called minium 1.0.7. It flashed fine and I hit reboot and my phone did nothing. So I did a battery pull for about 3mins and put it back in and it wont boot at all. Is there anyway I can get it to come alive again. Thanks
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Somebody in the t989 forums already has a Jtag . He'll charge like 90 dollars though
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I just sent my phone back to Samsung for warranty when I bricked mine. If it wont boot at all 99.9% chance they just send you a refurb.
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Ok, I have tried that and it wont respond to anything I think its dead. To tmobile I go. Thanks for the help though.
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Bricked a previous gs2 with ROM from other gs2 forums. Sent it to Samsung and replaced under warranty free. Recently picked up this one and wishing I never sold the previous one
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never knew rom manager would let us dl roms not for our device. that sucks.
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junglizste said:
I just sent my phone back to Samsung for warranty when I bricked mine. If it wont boot at all 99.9% chance they just send you a refurb.
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I have a friend at a tmobile store that should exchange it for me. if I feed them a line lol
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osugsxr said:
Bricked a previous gs2 with ROM from other gs2 forums. Sent it to Samsung and replaced under warranty free. Recently picked up this one and wishing I never sold the previous one
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who did you talk too? or how did you know where to send it?
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Just read the comments in rom manager, people tell you that some roms are listed in phone section thats not for that phone. I allways read the comments....
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bmakk2055 said:
Just read the comments in rom manager, people tell you that some roms are listed in phone section thats not for that phone. I allways read the comments....
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this one had no comments on it. I should have guessed.
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Try putting it in download mode by using an official LG usb cord and plugging it into a wall socket. I know the LG cords have the constant power wire switched so you might be able to do that. I have seen it done before.

Talked to my awesome tmobile friend and she has a new one coming Wed and only cost $5 to replace. Thanks guys for all your advice.
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Probably worth it but your friend is pocketing $5
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junglizste said:
Probably worth it but your friend is pocketing $5
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Who cares it's $5 for a replacement.
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markusf21 said:
Who cares it's $5 for a replacement.
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Hell she can pocket $20 looks better $200
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"Its a brick....ouch!!!!" Sing it with me everyone, mother fatha RTFD Son. I am a developer, I can change your bootanimation, can I download rom manager on your phone?

slinky1914 said:
who did you talk too? or how did you know where to send it?
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Samsung website, register the phone and information is on there. Took about 10 days or less for it to get back.
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Just got my replacement in and I have noticed it doesn't have a lockscreen. I have rebooted and and turned the screen on and off. The screen turns on and without having to go thru a lockscreen.
The other thing I noticed is if my hold down my power button my phone turns off. It doesn't prompt me to put it airplane mode or anything. It doesn't even ask me if I want to shut down it just does. Can't get a custom rom on thus fast enough.
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Powern button super sensitive and loose

i think my power button broken or something any suggestion

Buy a case.
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munzik said:
Buy a case.
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it probably when i took it off my case just to take out my batter and put in recovery menu idk but i put case back on and it stoped

How do I get rid of my flash counter

I did search but on my phone and well I found links to a lot of roms. I'm gonna have this phone activated on a new account at a sprint store and I wanna make sure they don't refuse service because of the flash counter
Thx
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You would either need to use a usb jig to reset it.
http://www.amazon.com/Aftermarket-D...e=UTF8&qid=1341072676&sr=8-1&keywords=usb+jig
or if you are on an ICS rom you can also just use the triangle away app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...SwxLDMsImV1LmNoYWluZmlyZS50cmlhbmdsZWF3YXkiXQ..
Then proceed to use sfhubs el29 oneclick to bring it back to gingerbread.

How would I use the USB jig
I checked the other method and it seems like it is highly dangerous so how would I use the jig
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gtuansdiamm said:
How would I use the USB jig
I checked the other method and it seems like it is highly dangerous so how would I use the jig
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You literally just plug it into your micro usb port on your phone and then reset the phone after it goes into download mode by just holding power. I would just flash EL29 Oneclick with odin. I have a usb jig and use it time to time just to get rid of the yellow triangle and the flash count and just in case I ever need to use it in emergencies to get into download mode which has happened once or twice.

When you say reset what do you mean?
Is the process
turn phone off
Plugin jig
Turn on phone?
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I had the same issue. 2 bucks well spent with triangle away. Download and install and in a couple of minutes the triangle is gone and counter is reset to 0.
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I don't want to risk the bricking
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gtuansdiamm said:
I don't want to risk the bricking
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You won't. Its by chainfire!!! Lol.
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I read the thread and on it and he talks about it like its a high occurance
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gtuansdiamm said:
I read the thread and on it and he talks about it like its a high occurance
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You won't brick. I've used triangle away at least 30 times now.
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slick_rick said:
You won't brick. I've used triangle away at least 30 times now.
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Agree with Rick, I've used triangle away numerous times and though I now have a jig at home I keep triangle away on my sd card for anytime I'm away from home. Yes it gives a warning (that's the safe, responsible thing to do) but I think it's pretty darn safe.

I just made a jig. It was easy and worked flawlessly. Counter reset, no yellow triangle. The main thing, I think, is to make sure the kernel is compatible with the jig.

I would use USB jig.

I wear my yellow triangle as a badge of pride!!!!
Plus if I do ever need to take or send in my phone I just run Odin one- click El29 to restore and the triangle is gone.
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I have a jig handy
But what do you guys mean by reset the phone
That's where I'm lost
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gtuansdiamm said:
When you say reset what do you mean?
Is the process
turn phone off
Plugin jig
Turn on phone?
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How can it be any simpler? If your actually reading up on this you wouldnt ask these silly questions. Bottom line, get a JIG. Power off phone, plug it in, wait for the download mode screen to pop up, unplug JIG, hold power till the phone reboots. SERIOUSLY.... how else can we tell you???

All I wanted to know thx
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I have a USB jib but it doesn't work on my phone (I think because it's new), would triangle away work on phones that the jig doesn't work on or am I out of luck?

gtuansdiamm said:
All I wanted to know thx
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If you read the tread then CLEARY you saw that NO ONE had bricked their device with chainfire TRIANGLE AWAY APP!
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spzuniga said:
I have a USB jib but it doesn't work on my phone (I think because it's new), would triangle away work on phones that the jig doesn't work on or am I out of luck?
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Try it but you gotta be on ics rom for triangle away to work
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No power button

Is there anyway to replace this myself...
And can I buy that button somewhere...?...thanks in advance for the help...
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Try here? Or here?

http://shop.mobileweb.ebay.com/sear...sort=BestMatch&mfs=GOCLK&acimp=0&isNewKw=true
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Oops, my bad, I was not aware you were looking for the actual button, I thought you meant maybe the button was not working, did not know you meant it is completely gone.

Not sure where to buy it but you can for sure replace it yourself. I had a customer's S3 St my Tmobile store that popped off because the case was too tight when we were removing it. I was able to line it up and pop it back in. If you can find just that physical button it is an easy fix.
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[Q] repeat maybe...phantom keys?

I'm getting phantom keys that freeze my phones menu, home, ect. when my phone switches from 4G to 3G because of 4G signal loss. My battery isn't bloated. And I've tried going back to regular stock even but they don't go away. What could be the cause? Could it still be the battery? or is something wrong with my phone? Any help would be appreciated
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Look for phantom menu press. Its all over the e4gt forums. Search
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juan91 said:
I'm getting phantom keys that freeze my phones menu, home, ect. when my phone switches from 4G to 3G because of 4G signal loss. My battery isn't bloated. And I've tried going back to regular stock even but they don't go away. What could be the cause? Could it still be the battery? or is something wrong with my phone? Any help would be appreciated
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Go here try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2203059
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jdsingle76 said:
Go here try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2203059
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Bad idea...
We don't know what version he is on. He could either be on GB ICS or JB...
I have a guide for JB that link is for ICS.

graydiggy said:
Bad idea...
We don't know what version he is on. He could either be on GB ICS or JB...
I have a guide for JB that link is for ICS.
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Good point. Thanks for the, what is it, face palm? . :beer: you're awesome Gray, hooah!
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Im currently on GB08 so that link for JB would be great:thumbup: and thanks for the help. I've searched but never tried "phantom menu"
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juan91 said:
Im currently on GB08 so that link for JB would be great:thumbup: and thanks for the help. I've searched but never tried "phantom menu"
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Here is my tutorial. It may or may not suit your needs. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201012
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juan91 said:
I'm getting phantom keys that freeze my phones menu, home, ect. when my phone switches from 4G to 3G because of 4G signal loss. My battery isn't bloated. And I've tried going back to regular stock even but they don't go away. What could be the cause? Could it still be the battery? or is something wrong with my phone? Any help would be appreciated
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The phantom menu key press is a known issue that will allow you to get your device exchanged or repaired regardless of having TEP or being in warranty or not. Bring it into a Sprint repair location and they will either replace the LCD/TSP assembly (if they have the part) or arrange for a replacement device.

agent852 said:
The phantom menu key press is a known issue that will allow you to get your device exchanged or repaired regardless of having TEP or being in warranty or not. Bring it into a Sprint repair location and they will either replace the LCD/TSP assembly (if they have the part) or arrange for a replacement device.
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Not true. They will charge at least $50 for the service. Its the deductible.
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↑ this.
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agent852 said:
The phantom menu key press is a known issue that will allow you to get your device exchanged or repaired regardless of having TEP or being in warranty or not. Bring it into a Sprint repair location and they will either replace the LCD/TSP assembly (if they have the part) or arrange for a replacement device.
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Should I go back to complete unrooted stock before I go to a sprint store to have them checked it? It would be nice to have the screen replaced or get a new phone lol
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juan91 said:
Should I go back to complete unrooted stock before I go to a sprint store to have them checked it? It would be nice to have the screen replaced or get a new phone lol
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That would be your best option.
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graydiggy said:
Not true. They will charge at least $50 for the service. Its the deductible.
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Sorry, but I work at a Sprint ASC repair center. They created an issue ID that allows for free repair or replacement of the device. Unless you are a Sprint ASC tech and use eTicket, then you obviously aren't aware of the recent addition of this policy repair/exchange.

Well, like you said, it is a recent change.
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