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Galaxy S2 Bricked?

I have my phone rooted and tried to install the stock ICS though Odin3, about 5 minutes into the installation odin said that it had "Failed", now i can no longer go into the recovery. I can go into Downloading Mode but the phone is no longer being detected by windows, it does not even make a sound when i plug into the usb, i have already tried it on another pc and same thing.
What can i do about this? I am really shaken up since i just got this phone with a new 2 year contract from sprint. i have always rooted all of my phones before and have never gotten into such a serious problem.
Product Name: GT-i9100
Custom Binary Download: YES (2 Counts)
Current Binary: Samsung Official

Denny33142 said:
What can i do about this? I am really shaken up since i just got this phone with a new 2 year contract from sprint. i have always rooted all of my phones before and have never gotten into such a serious problem.
Product Name: GT-i9100
Custom Binary Download: YES (2 Counts)
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If you got this phone through Sprint, there is ZERO chance it is a GT-I9100. The I9100 is a GSM phone. Sprint is NOT a GSM network.
Sprint markets and sells their own version of the Galaxy S2, called the Epic 4g Touch. That phone has a model number of SPH-D710, and it has a forum of its own. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1281)
If you already flashed something for the i9100, it may have already changed the boot screen and about phone screen. Check the label under the battery for the model number.

Yes I imagined that I may have flashed with a different ROM (I didn't know there were different versions of the same phone). Is there anything I can do about this?

Have you checked the model number as suggested ? If so, what is it ?
Edit to add - If you do have an Epic 4G Touch, you need to post here.

The Model Number is: SPH-D710
I am not sure if there is even a way to at least get it back to stock since i can't even get it to be detected anymore, I am still under the 14 day warranty but i am sure that if i take it to the sprint store they will know that it was my fault.

Wrong forum. Post in the Epic 4G touch Q&A forum I linked you to.
Edit to add - Can you do anything to fix the phone ? Unfortunately I doubt it. If you can't get into download mode, that means the NAND is messed up & the phone needs to be JTAG'd. Either by a 3rd party repairer (probably cheaper option) or your carrier's authorised repairer/Samsung (probably more expensive option).

MistahBungle said:
Wrong forum. Post in the Epic 4G touch Q&A forum I linked you to.
Edit to add - Can you do anything to fix the phone ? Unfortunately I doubt it. If you can't get into download mode, that means the NAND is messed up & the phone needs to be JTAG'd. Either by a 3rd party repairer (probably cheaper option) or your carrier's authorised repairer/Samsung (probably more expensive option).
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Umm he is posting in the correct forum. The XDA link you provided (http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=934) goes to the OG Epic forum.
OP can you get the phone into download mode? (power + vol down) If you can you might still be able to flash sfhub's 1 click EL29 and restore your phone to working order.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101

Esoteric68 said:
Umm he is posting in the correct forum. The XDA link you provided (http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=934) goes to the OG Epic forum.
OP can you get the phone into download mode? (power + vol down) If you can you might still be able to flash sfhub's 1 click EL29 and restore your phone to working order.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
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If he used international tar his boot loader is hosed and disabled his USB port his only thing is hope sprint replaces or pay the 50+ to have it jtag ....
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http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-epic-4g-touch-jtag-brick-repair/

Epix4G said:
If he used international tar his boot loader is hosed and disabled his USB port his only thing is hope sprint replaces or pay the 50+ to have it jtag ....
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Ouch, that sucks.

Esoteric68 said:
Ouch, that sucks.
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Better than 300 on Craigslist
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It lets me go into Downloading Mode but it is not being detected through USB at all so it looks like i cannot do anything myself, this really sucks as i just got this phone with a 2 year contract .
Does anyone know if Sprint does this kind of repair In-Store? Problem is that if i send it to MobileTechVideos i will be without a phone for several days including the weekend.

Esoteric68 said:
Umm he is posting in the correct forum. The XDA link you provided (http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=934) goes to the OG Epic forum.
OP can you get the phone into download mode? (power + vol down) If you can you might still be able to flash sfhub's 1 click EL29 and restore your phone to working order.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
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FYI,this post was originally in the I9100 forum. Looks like it got moved to the right place.

Denny33142 said:
It lets me go into Downloading Mode but it is not being detected through USB at all so it looks like i cannot do anything myself, this really sucks as i just got this phone with a 2 year contract .
Does anyone know if Sprint does this kind of repair In-Store? Problem is that if i send it to MobileTechVideos i will be without a phone for several days including the weekend.
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Sprint will not jtag it Samsung can do it but will take longer . And who knows what they charge ....go to sprint maybe they will replace it say you hooked it up to kies and it said there was a update ...who knows maybe they will replace otherwise pay the rush on jtag and go buy burner phone for a couple days
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FYI,this post was originally in the I9100 forum. Looks like it got moved to the right place.
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I wondered if that was the case but the link given to him was still for the OG Epic, not the Epic Touch.
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Better than 300 on Craigslist
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Very 'glass is half full' of you and also very true, hadn't considered that. lol

Esoteric68 said:
I wondered if that was the case but the link given to him was still for the OG Epic, not the Epic Touch.
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Very 'glass is half full' of you and also very true, hadn't considered that. lol
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But that's why I still have a evo 3d just in case I brick this and I will probably keep it after I get nexus and sell my epic touch.
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Esoteric68 said:
I wondered if that was the case but the link given to him was still for the OG Epic, not the Epic Touch.
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Yeah, but he was intending it to be for the touch, based on the actual text of his post. Looks like an honest mistake. MistahBungle is usually very good at giving out info.

I feel bad for this guy, poor usb is disabled from international galaxy rom. Before you touch your phone, make sure you know what your doing first man, learn your device and everything before attempting something new especially with the GS2 since they're's a few versions of this phone.

More than a few.

ctomgee said:
More than a few.
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You do realize that a "few" isn't a specified amount, right? if I said a couple that would be two. 10, 15, 20 different versions is not "a lot" or "a ton" other wise the Marines would change the slogan from "The (few), the proud, the Marines" to "The masses, the proud, the Marines" learn your english. A few means small amount, which is misconceived by different people, and thrown out of context due to the fact that everyone has an OPINION! on small amount. Would you like to attempt to belittle me more? Or shall I embarrass you again? Now go back to your own forum, and allow us to converse with others who have an IQ level above 12.

New Firmware T999UVLG1

I purchased a brand new phone the Pebble Blue version and it came with a new T999UVLG1 Firmware. Just wondering if this is new.

sebmw said:
I purchased a brand new phone the Pebble Blue version and it came with a new T999UVLG1 Firmware. Just wondering if this is new.
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Are you sure your posting this in the right thread? Tmobile galaxy s3.. chus only the sprint version has the "LG" firmwares

marcviado said:
Are you sure your posting this in the right thread? Tmobile galaxy s3.. chus only the sprint version has the "LG" firmwares
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No i believe the OP is in the right section. I believe Sprint's basebands start with VPL...Tmobile's start with UV. AT&T with UC...ect...
To the OP, that might actually be a new baseband/radio/firmware. Would be awesome if you could pull it :good:

sebmw said:
I purchased a brand new phone the Pebble Blue version and it came with a new T999UVLG1 Firmware. Just wondering if this is new.
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when you do google search does it still show results from the phone?
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babymatteo said:
No i believe the OP is in the right section. I believe Sprint's basebands start with VPL...Tmobile's start with UV. AT&T with UC...ect...
To the OP, that might actually be a new baseband/radio/firmware. Would be awesome if you could pull it :good:
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http://www.cpkb.org/wiki/Samsung_firmware_naming_conventions

marcviado said:
Are you sure your posting this in the right thread? Tmobile galaxy s3.. chus only the sprint version has the "LG" firmwares
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Yes, 100% positive I have SGH-T999 - 16GB - Pebble Blue (T-Mobile) it was sealed when I got it and have been using it on T-Mobile for the passed two days.
I connected the phone to Samsung Kies to see if this is the latest firmware and this is the message I got.
Your device does not support software upgrading via Kies.
Current firmware version: PDA:LG1 / PHONE:LG1 / CSC:LG1 (TMB).

IS there any useful info here?
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4446

stevessvt said:
IS there any useful info here?
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4446
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Thanks for searching it for me, do you have any idea why Kies is not recognizing the LG1 as a TMO firmware,

sebmw said:
Thanks for searching it for me, do you have any idea why Kies is not recognizing the LG1 as a TMO firmware,
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Sure,....Yours is the first Ive heard of with that firmware, although it lists both as being stock. TBH, I have no idea why KIES doesnt recognize it.

stevessvt said:
Sure,....Yours is the first Ive heard of with that firmware, although it lists both as being stock. TBH, I have no idea why KIES doesnt recognize it.
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buz kies sux ass

Hope I'm not giving u "DUH" advice
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No i believe the OP is in the right section. I believe Sprint's basebands start with VPL...Tmobile's start with UV. AT&T with UC...ect...
To the OP, that might actually be a new baseband/radio/firmware. Would be awesome if you could pull it :good:
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Hope ur not thinking "DUH" after reading, but have you seen the Snapdragon Toolkit by mskip in the T-Mo Android Development section? It's really a great tool, and one of the things it does rather quickly and easily is backup your firmware as a NANDROID backup image or it also gives you the choice to create a .tar file for ODIN to restore it. Just thought if you didn't already know about it or know how without it, it might help ya with pulling this new firmware. Of course, you'd have to talk to him (and/or teach him) about doing it - that or find someone else who's got it! I can't tonight, but tomorrow noon-ish, I'll see if I can find the updated firmware myself! If you haven't found it by then, I'd be happy to pull it for ya if I find it! Hope that helps! Have a good night!

Just bought my s3 saturday, I had that same software. Running what was clUned to be newest on here now, but baseband still shows t999UVLG1
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I can't believe no one has asked yet..
For those of you that have this "new" software version, does your universal search work?
Long press the capacitive menu button, and enter a search term to see if it searched your whole phone or just the web (if it searches your whole phone, things like contacts and media will come up - if it just searches the web, only Google web based results will show)

FYI: When I first got my phone with UVALEM (ordered first day), pretty much the first thing I did was install Kies to sync with Outlook. At that time, it read the firmware version correctly, and said that it was not compatible with firmware upgrades. That changed about two days later.
Would like an answer to the universal search question.

Pig Vomit said:
FYI: When I first got my phone with UVALEM (ordered first day), pretty much the first thing I did was install Kies to sync with Outlook. At that time, it read the firmware version correctly, and said that it was not compatible with firmware upgrades. That changed about two days later.
Would like an answer to the universal search question.
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It searches all, contacts, music, web, etc.

http://opensource.samsung.com/index.jsp
click on mobile phone and type 999 in the search box. it lists both UVALEM,and UVALG1 side by side where as if UVALG1 was the latest it wouldn't list UVALEM anymore.

I received p.blue 16 GB today. With uvlg1. Search only searched the web. Root still worked. Curious if rooms will still flash.any one?

alias503 said:
I received p.blue 16 GB today. With uvlg1. Search only searched the web. Root still worked. Curious if rooms will still flash.any one?
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Thought that's what the update was. Damn dumbing down like the other carriers.
Root most likely works.
Sent from the current Heavy Weight champ GALAXY SIII

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alias503 said:
I received p.blue 16 GB today. With uvlg1. Search only searched the web. Root still worked. Curious if rooms will still flash.any one?
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Do you have brightness slider on notification bar?

stevessvt said:
Do you have brightness slider on notification bar?
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I was unable to get brightness slider to work. Had auto checked on and off to try.. does any one need files or a nan backup of this Rom? Coming from g2x...please be patient.

[Q] Bricked AT&T S3

After installing FoxHound ROM on Galaxy S3 i747, and it is absolutely dead now. Not even powers up. Please help. Cannot get to recovery or download either. Just black screen, no signs of life whatsoever.
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michaelkagan said:
After installing FoxHound ROM on Galaxy S3 i747, and it is absolutely dead now. Not even powers up. Please help. Cannot get to recovery or download either. Just black screen, no signs of life whatsoever.
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Can you provide a link to the ROM?

That's an i9300 ROM.

scorpion667 said:
That's an i9300 ROM.
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That's what I thought. Sounds like a hard brick if you can't get to recovery or download mode. Search out mobiletechvideos they offer j-tag services and I have seen them recommended on here often.

The OP made a mistake and now needs help to fix it.
We are all here to help each other not make someone feel worse about themselves!
Let's respect and help each other
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or you can send to samsung for warranty repair, thats what i had to do.

Just go to att service center and get a replacement. That's it. That's what I.did with my skyrocket
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I heard you can pull battery and then attempt to get into download mode from there from a thread long ago.
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Few days ago I just started installing ROMs for the first time on my rooted AT&T S3. Starting with CM10, then JellyBam, and so forth testing/trying out one at a time. I was clearing dalvik and wiping cache before and after installing each ROM. Each ROM worked fine until I finally reached the fourth or fifth ROM called Foxhound and that's when my phone when to crap. I went through the install and after it rebooted my screen went blank and never came back on. Unable to get into CWM or Download Mode, I did battery pull and also plugged via USB into my PC it still won't boot. I read that the USB jig works on the Galaxy S3, already ordered and waiting for it to come in. If that doesn't work then I'm gonna have to send it in for JTAG repair. I already read off another site that someone encountered the same issue and the USB jig didn't work (this is after I already ordered it) so I'm crossing my fingers.
And this is all because of Samsung Allshare Play isn't compatible with CM10 because it works off touchwiz. So I was looking for a touchwiz based ROM and heard about Foxhound. Once I get my phone back up I'm going to try Jedi Invasion ROM as I heard some good reviews.

KryptonKal-El said:
Few days ago I just started installing ROMs for the first time on my rooted AT&T S3. Starting with CM10, then JellyBam, and so forth testing/trying out one at a time. I was clearing dalvik and wiping cache before and after installing each ROM. Each ROM worked fine until I finally reached the fourth or fifth ROM called Foxhound and that's when my phone when to crap. I went through the install and after it rebooted my screen went blank and never came back on. Unable to get into CWM or Download Mode, I did battery pull and also plugged via USB into my PC it still won't boot. I read that the USB jig works on the Galaxy S3, already ordered and waiting for it to come in. If that doesn't work then I'm gonna have to send it in for JTAG repair. I already read off another site that someone encountered the same issue and the USB jig didn't work (this is after I already ordered it) so I'm crossing my fingers.
And this is all because of Samsung Allshare Play isn't compatible with CM10 because it works off touchwiz. So I was looking for a touchwiz based ROM and heard about Foxhound. Once I get my phone back up I'm going to try Jedi Invasion ROM as I heard some good reviews.
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Foxhound is for the i9300 as stated above so JTAG is probably your only option! In the future double check to make sure the ROM you are flashing is for your device!
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Someone's your I download mode but phone looks off and screen black. Keep it hooked to Odin to check once it's connected.taken me two days before to fix a bricked phone two hundred trys with screen black but it worked once.
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xxsicknessxx said:
Someone's your I download mode but phone looks off and screen black. Keep it hooked to Odin to check once it's connected.taken me two days before to fix a bricked phone two hundred trys with screen black but it worked once.
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sometimes, xxsicknessxx, i dont know wtf you're saying. its all good, though. cheers

xxsicknessxx said:
Someone's your I download mode but phone looks off and screen black. Keep it hooked to Odin to check once it's connected.taken me two days before to fix a bricked phone two hundred trys with screen black but it worked once.
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Lmao I think I might understand. Sometimes even though the screen is black you can still do the button combo for download mode and it'll actually go into it even though you can't see that it went into download mode. Then plug in usb and hopefully Odin will recognize that you're in download mode and you'll be able to flash stock rom lol
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xBeerdroiDx said:
sometimes, xxsicknessxx, i dont know wtf you're saying. its all good, though. cheers
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I second that, can you repeat that please? Something about hundred tries...? Lol (seriously though)
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drock212 said:
Lmao I think I might understand. Sometimes even though the screen is black you can still do the button combo for download mode and it'll actually go into it even though you can't see that it went into download mode. Then plug in usb and hopefully Odin will recognize that you're in download mode and you'll be able to flash stock rom lol
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Correct me if I'm wrong, after the combo press to get into download mode, don't you have to press either Vol Up or Vol Dn to continue into download mode? If so which one?

KryptonKal-El said:
I second that, can you repeat that please? Something about hundred tries...? Lol (seriously though)
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Correct me if I'm wrong, after the combo press to get into download mode, don't you have to press either Vol Up or Vol Dn to continue into download mode? If so which one?
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Wilcox12 said:
Foxhound is for the i9300 as stated above so JTAG is probably your only option! In the future double check to make sure the ROM you are flashing is for your device!
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*Update*
I received the USB Jig and it did not work. Will be sending it in for JTAG repair in a few days. I have also been thinking about taking the phone back to the AT&T store and give them a bs story about it just stop working all of a sudden and get it replaced since I'm still under the 1yr warranty. But then again I hate refurbished replacements so I'll might as well send it in for repair.............???

KryptonKal-El said:
*Update*
I received the USB Jig and it did not work. Will be sending it in for JTAG repair in a few days. I have also been thinking about taking the phone back to the AT&T store and give them a bs story about it just stop working all of a sudden and get it replaced since I'm still under the 1yr warranty. But then again I hate refurbished replacements so I'll might as well send it in for repair.............???
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Search around on here for warranty replacements. I've read a few threads where people have hard bricked and returned to AT&T for warranty replacements. One thing to keep in mind tho, if they were to look into and see that it was because you were modifying your device, after a few weeks you would have a fat 600$ charge on your bill.. I'm not saying its out of the question. Just read a lot and see what other peoples results were first!
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Wilcox12 said:
Foxhound is for the i9300 as stated above so JTAG is probably your only option! In the future double check to make sure the ROM you are flashing is for your device!
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Yeah, not to make the OP feel bad ( I feel your pain, really) but this should be a warning to all new flashers (myself included).
The International uses a quad core processor, and the AT&T uses a dual core. Not even close to being the same hardware and flashing the wrong rom is an invitation for disaster. This is not the first instance of this I have read either.
I know there is a tendency to say peeps need to watch what they're doing, but a big warning label would be nice, since the S3 comes in 2 hardware flavors.
I hope you get this worked out with a jig. I have read you can rig one up yourself if you're handy, but I have not seen the instructions to do so.
If you can get back in, I can personally verify that this rom flashes back to stock unrooted. Be sure to clear your cache too.

Michael503 said:
a big warning label would be nice, since the S3 comes in 2 hardware flavors..
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a big warning label (bigger than what they already post) is not necessary, nor is it the devs responsibility to baby-proof everything. if you find yourself hunting around the internet on 12 different sites, looking for rooting guides and roms for the S3, you're wrong. stick to one place, like xda. know your model number, make sure you're in the right forum, read over the kernel/rom page to ensure you're flashing the files meant for your device.
a "big warning label" would only be encouraging the large amount of spoon-feeding that so many (noobs and lazy peeps) on this forum already expect and somebody would still flash the wrong file like an idiot.
cheers

xBeerdroiDx said:
a big warning label (bigger than what they already post) is not necessary, nor is it the devs responsibility to baby-proof everything. if you find yourself hunting around the internet on 12 different sites, looking for rooting guides and roms for the S3, you're wrong. stick to one place, like xda. know your model number, make sure you're in the right forum, read over the kernel/rom page to ensure you're flashing the files meant for your device.
a "big warning label" would only be encouraging the large amount of spoon-feeding that so many (noobs and lazy peeps) on this forum already expect and somebody would still flash the wrong file like an idiot.
cheers
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I see you joined back in November. How'd you get so wise so fast?
No, I agree that it not the devs responsibility to make sure no one makes a mistake, still, for a phone that comes with 2 different mainboards, it might be a courtesy, just in case the user has misplaced one of the half dozen or so tabs he/she has open in their browser after power surfing for an hour. The OP made a mistake. It happens. Calling him (or me) an idiot or lazy, is neither helpful, or polite.
cheers right back atcha!

S2 with 2.36 and attempting to update

Note: Please put in correct thread if i posted in wrong one.
I think i'm screwed, but if there is anyplace someone might be able to pull a rabbit out of the hat would be here...
I was attemping to "help" someone today and it didnt go good, hopefully someone will be able to do something because i think i killed this person's phone.
They had 2.36 not rooted or anything. I tried to update to get phone to IC 4.04 but it kept saying no firmware. So after several attempts i said i will just fix it up like mine. (I'm using 4.12) but first i had to get the phone into recovery and rooted.
I went and put the phone in download phone, started odin 3 1.85 and got the comport and flashed the following PIT file, which is what i think i used on my phone 2 years ago to root it. u1_02_20110310_emmc_ext4.pit In options i left the defaults. Repartition, Auto Reboot, and F Reset time all checked. No other settings in Odin. I went and did the load and rebooted. Upon rebooting there is no display, no nothing.
Pulled Battery 100 times, power/volupdown reset, but no luck.. The phone doesnt do anything at all. When i insert the usb cable i hear it beep showing it sees the cable, but no matter what, there is no display.
HELP! -- Here i try to help someone and now i cost them there phone. I already said there is a 999.99% chance it's dead for good.
Usually when you mess up, the phone boots and displays "something" but this time without a display this doesnt appear to be good

I think the problem was with "repartition" checked in Odin. Usually I leave that unchecked. You can save th device though. You'll have to jtag it back to life. Do a Google search for J tag t mobile samsung galaxy s2 and either get the tag yourself, if you have the expertise, or send it away for a small sum and someone will fix it for you
Here's a link to a service that I heard was reputable. there's others that are cheaper. Good luck, hope I helped =)
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-t-mobile-jtag-brick-repair/
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jctusa7 said:
I think the problem was with "repartition" checked in Odin. Usually I leave that unchecked. You can save th device though. You'll have to jtag it back to life. Do a Google search for J tag t mobile samsung galaxy s2 and either get the tag yourself, if you have the expertise, or send it away for a small sum and someone will fix it for you
Here's a link to a service that I heard was reputable. there's others that are cheaper. Good luck, hope I helped =)
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-t-mobile-jtag-brick-repair/
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Is this the only way? I guess 50 isnt too bad. Was the problem cause the repartition was selected?

flipper2006 said:
Is this the only way? I guess 50 isnt too bad. Was the problem cause the repartition was selected?
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Unfortunately yes, the T989 should not be reparationed with Odin. That pit file is for the international version (I9100). That is not good bro. Hopefully someone could chime in with something?
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DupleX01 said:
Unfortunately yes, the T989 should not be reparationed with Odin. That pit file is for the international version (I9100). That is not good bro. Hopefully someone could chime in with something?
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I was trying to help someone out and said 'this is pretty easy, let me just gather the files.."
I never really liked the odin process, always made me nervous a bit. once it's in recovery, it's simple but this initial first step... oh well if i dont hear anything else, i will contact those people and send it.
Thanks.

Should of been a PDA file not a pit file and shouldn't of checked repartition.
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Fyi for stock non rooted updates for samsung phones always check samsung kies, especially if your not planning on custom roms
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with the SGS2 Toolkit, isntalling a custom recovery and gaining root is easy as pie. It pretty much does everything for you. Hope you can fix your buddy's phone.

You might also try and order the usb jig from eBay (don't have the link, sorry) for a few bucks. It will force download mode and you can odin flash it with the stock ICS/GB firmware. It should work I assume (please somebody correct me if I'm wrong) and you will spare the $50.
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DupleX01 said:
You might also try and order the usb jig from eBay (don't have the link, sorry) for a few bucks. It will force download mode and you can odin flash it with the stock ICS/GB firmware. It should work I assume (please somebody correct me if I'm wrong) and you will spare the $50.
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But it cant force download mode on a phone without any display i dont think. That's only for a pseudo bricked phone that has the samsung logo etc.. We are just going to send it for the 50.00, im not paying out of my pocket, our company will pay though.

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with the SGS2 Toolkit, isntalling a custom recovery and gaining root is easy as pie. It pretty much does everything for you. Hope you can fix your buddy's phone.
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The funny thing about this is i tried this first but i was getting error 404 (the page doesnt exist) for some reason when tried to download the missing components (not sure what because i already had ADB and all the samsung drivers on the PC. but when it didnt work, i just went and tried to do it quickly while on the phone and not really paying attention, which doesnt work like that... laugh... I've flashed rom's as i was driving home from work twice (another dangerous stunt, for a completely different reason)...

yeah, maybe the site was down for a bit. I just know I've used it a couple of times before and it made my life really easy, lol. and yeah, I've flashed roms driving home from work also! definitely not a great idea lol

mike-y said:
yeah, maybe the site was down for a bit. I just know I've used it a couple of times before and it made my life really easy, lol. and yeah, I've flashed roms driving home from work also! definitely not a great idea lol
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+1 LOL
Then you can't wait to catch another red light to flash gapps/fix permissions.
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mike-y said:
yeah, maybe the site was down for a bit. I just know I've used it a couple of times before and it made my life really easy, lol. and yeah, I've flashed roms driving home from work also! definitely not a great idea lol
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I did that this morning!

Repartition, killed the phone. well it deleted your "boot information". Jtag works from the the repair guys mentioned earlier in the post but i should mention that 50 dollars does get the job done, however, it takes about a week. give it a shot. They brought my phone back to life after i accidentally Repartitioned it through ODIN. Good Luck.
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DupleX01 said:
You might also try and order the usb jig from eBay (don't have the link, sorry) for a few bucks. It will force download mode and you can odin flash it with the stock ICS/GB firmware. It should work I assume (please somebody correct me if I'm wrong) and you will spare the $50.
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Dont waste your time buying the JIG if your phone is hard bricked like in this case. It will not work. Trust me. I bricked my phone the exact same way the OP did and purchased a USB JIG in hopes of getting into download mode, but that does not work.

youngwake said:
Repartition, killed the phone. well it deleted your "boot information". Jtag works from the the repair guys mentioned earlier in the post but i should mention that 50 dollars does get the job done, however, it takes about a week. give it a shot. They brought my phone back to life after i accidentally Repartitioned it through ODIN. Good Luck.
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Dont waste your time buying the JIG if your phone is hard bricked like in this case. It will not work. Trust me. I bricked my phone the exact same way the OP did and purchased a USB JIG in hopes of getting into download mode, but that does not work.
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Thanks for the heads up!
(That is why I said correct me if I was wrong)
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Need help if possible - TMobile locked the phone

I tried a new kernel and using Odin all seemed to have gone well, phone booted up without a problem. After I wen to unlock it this message appears (see picture attached) and I'm unable to connect to the network via data. I have tried everything I can think of, flashing old kernel back odined back to stock firmware and the damn thing won't go away. Even went by TMobile in the off chance they can unlock it but the the rep talking with technical help was able to see the software had been modified in some way and directed me to call Samsung technical help.
Anyone come across this problem that can make a suggestion on how to correct it? BTW on wifi everything works including calls (wifi calling) data, etc.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s6-edge/general/psa-odin-5-1-1-t3136151
this might help idk

Did you factory reset? (I.E. wipe your user data)? I don't see anywhere in your post that you say you did.
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Malnilion said:
Did you factory reset? (I.E. wipe your user data)? I don't see anywhere in your post that you say you did.
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yup tried that also

The only way to correct/avoid this would be to not enable security protocol in settings and then make your system "custom" by using odin.
This is the Samsung "gotcha" for messing with phone in a way that borks it.
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PanchoPlanet said:
The only way to correct/avoid this would be to not enable security protocol in settings and then make your system "custom" by using odin.
This is the Samsung "gotcha" for messing with phone in a way that borks it.
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Yeah they got me alright, I have never faced a problem like this one and have been able to recover from most anything I've tried, either by myself or with a little help from members here with Odin or adb. So I already wiped the phone completely and odined back to complete stock 5.1.1, obviously that did not work so there is no way to restore the efs IEMI data?
Which of the security protocols and by custom using odin, do you mean flashing a rom with the protocols adjusted?

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Yeah they got me alright, I have never faced a problem like this one and have been able to recover from most anything I've tried, either by myself or with a little help from members here with Odin or adb. So I already wiped the phone completely and odined back to complete stock 5.1.1, obviously that did not work so there is no way to restore the efs IEMI data?
Which of the security protocols and by custom using odin, do you mean flashing a rom with the protocols adjusted?
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Did you disable reactivation lock and clean wipe? I don't have this phone yet but have seen something similar on note4

steve97ta said:
Did you disable reactivation lock and clean wipe? I don't have this phone yet but have seen something similar on note4
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where do you find the reactivation lock, didn't see that

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where do you find the reactivation lock, didn't see that
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Settings then security
See Aou's thread about freezing this once you root. I'm getting the edge Saturday so been reading up on everything. Let me know if that works

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Settings then security
See Aou's thread about freezing this once you root. I'm getting the edge Saturday so been reading up on everything. Let me know if that works
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He Steve, just thought I would follow up with you on this. Final verdict is to date as far as I could find there is no fixing the situation I was in. When that msg pops up, the phone is toast and there is nothing you can do except replace the phone. I spoke with T-Mobile upper technical management and they explained what happened is the security software in the device has detected root and disabled the IEMI from receiving or transmitting any data. Once that happens the warranty is voided and even a customer who's been with them for the last for the last 15 years can't get a break. They have a strict policy on rooted or software altered phones and will not want anything to do with them (the warranty warning is clear) can confirm that a phone has been tampered with even without having the physical phone in hand. So bottom line is something goes wrong with root or afterwards forget about any support or warranty exchange with T-Mobile. they will check security software and will know if you have tripped Knox.

The new "brick".
Sorry about your situation but it goes to show how Samsung is treating this phone, like a dang eyephone.
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It would be a great help if you could break down your steps and procedures along with links to any downloads you did so others don't fall into this trap.
This is what xda is all about.
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The new "brick".
Sorry about your situation but it goes to show how Samsung is treating this phone, like a dang eyephone.
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It would be a great help if you could break down your steps and procedures along with links to any downloads you did so others don't fall into this trap.
This is what xda is all about.
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Yeah no kidding, the ironic thing is that I had taken the phone to be looked at lunch time and the phone was stolen while I was having lunch.

Do you still have the phone? No phone is ever toast =/
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mrbmg said:
Do you still have the phone? No phone is ever toast =/
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Stolen... lolol

mrbmg said:
Do you still have the phone? No phone is ever toast =/
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Stolen... lolol
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Yeah would you believe it, bet the dumbass got surprise with a useless phone. I have many places around me that repair laptops/phones and I know of two with very "savvy" techs in there and they could not help. then I go to lunch and the freaking thing get stolen, oh well divine intervention.

Holy Bat Crap!
If you have insurance you can claim it stolen and pay the deductible and get another phone.
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PanchoPlanet said:
Holy Bat Crap!
If you have insurance you can claim it stolen and pay the deductible and get another phone.
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LOL yeah no kidding, thank God for divine intervention and insurance $175 replacement was just delivered :good:

Jdom58 said:
LOL yeah no kidding, thank God for divine intervention and insurance $175 replacement was just delivered :good:
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So freezing the security apk didn't work?

Jdom58 said:
LOL yeah no kidding, thank God for divine intervention and insurance $175 replacement was just delivered :good:
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This might seem like a question out of left field, but the phone that you modified that T-Mobile blocked, was it bought / leased directly from T-Mobile, or was it done through a 3rd party like a Rent-A-Center or something like that?

jntdroid said:
This might seem like a question out of left field, but the phone that you modified that T-Mobile blocked, was it bought / leased directly from T-Mobile, or was it done through a 3rd party like a Rent-A-Center or something like that?
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I've been thinking about this and it just doesn't make sense. If it is your phone, it's yours. They don't care what you do with it. But if you screw it up and you're rooted it gives them the opportunity to deny warranty. Which 9 times out of 10 they still honor warranty because they are clueless. There is more to this story.

Much more, and I really wanna know exactly why this happened..