[Q] wrong flash and brick -Please help / advise - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

Hi all at T999 xda dev community, I flashed a wrong ROM as for mistake was in the T999 ROM folder.
It started with AROMA and then after wipe cache / dalvik my T-Mo T999 does not boot at all, not CWM not PC not nothing.
I even try ODIN 3.04 but nothing appears-
Any hint ?
Thanks in advance.
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What were you trying to flash?
Are you going into download mode before attempting Odin? (Vol down, home, and power)?
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What were you flashing? Sounds to be a hard brick, if you can't get into download or recovery mode then you're hard bricked.
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Yes, it was flashing a S3 I9300 ROM on my T999, specifically the one at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1944035
then I tried all CMW options but nothing happend, no any recovery menu appears.
I think the only available option is a physical hardware JTAG reflash. I found some videos and info here,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnA8Djs55Ds
and at here:
http://androidheadlines.com/2012/10/featured-fix-your-bricked-galaxy-s3-the-official-way.html
any hint?

Yup, you're hard bricked. Sorry. The mist common place we see folks use here is mobiletechvideos.com.
A month or so ago someone mentioned using a different place that was cheaper and was just as good. Can't remember more than that though. Hoping someone else does.
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KindMartin said:
Yes, it was flashing a S3 I9300 ROM on my T999, specifically the one at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1944035
then I tried all CMW options but nothing happend, no any recovery menu appears.
I think the only available option is a physical hardware JTAG reflash. I found some videos and info here,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnA8Djs55Ds
and at here:
http://androidheadlines.com/2012/10/featured-fix-your-bricked-galaxy-s3-the-official-way.html
any hint?
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Gotta learn to read what model s3 the rom is for
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I used a guy on ebay that had a lot of recent feedback and only charge 35 bucks. He fixed my phone the same day he got it and sent it back the next day.
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[Q] CWM Won't Recognize My GS3 I747M

Need some help flashing ROMs etc........ I have CMW 6012 recovery on my GS3 i747M trying to flash through ROM Manager Premium 5021, when I try to flash into recovery my phone is not listed in the drop down menu in fact no GS3 devices are listed.
I wondering whether I have a bad version of CWM or have a different problem.
Any help would be appreciated.
Reinstall cwm using ROM manager
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i read somewhere this is a glitch in the app and that it was being looked into.. wish i could remember what thread i read that in.. I read it maye 4 days ago in one of the noobie stickies i think.... so my suggestion would just be to manually flash from cwm recovery
liltitiz said:
Reinstall cwm using ROM manager
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Re-installing cwm from ROM manager didn't work, it still wants to know what phone I have and it isn't listed. I have uninstalled cwm, reset my phone to factory settings and re-rooted a few time now with the same results. It's mildly frustrating......
I never had this problem with my S and S2.
Any more suggestions welcome.
Try team win recovery project(twrp). I never heard of anyone having an issue like yours.
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/104
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pretty sure I hard bricked my phone any advice.

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loaded wicked 4.2 and another kernel when I rebooted phone went dead. black screen. cant get into recovery or download mode is there anything I can do with odin?
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What phone are you talking about? Your sig says one thing and your posting in the SPH-L710 forum?
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sorry its sprint sgs3
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Do you have a link as to the rom and kernel you flashed?
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0459ram said:
loaded wicked 4.2 and another kernel when I rebooted phone went dead. black screen. cant get into recovery or download mode is there anything I can do with odin?
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Have you tired the unified toolkit/odin/other method to make it stock again?
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edfunkycold said:
Do you have a link as to the rom and kernel you flashed?
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this is the rom [ROM][MD4] ヅ Wicked Sensations Rom v4.2✭AnaKonda Theme✭Twisted Pink Theme✭eREDicate but I cant remember what the kernel was dumbass I know thanks in advance for any help...
You should be able to go into recovery, if you can just go into recovery reflash the rom and let it boot. If not go into download mode and using Odin flash a stock md4 you can find a 1 click zip in Freezas stock rom thread.
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cant get into recovery or download mode phone is completely dead im trying to flash stock rom now thanks again.
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0459ram said:
cant get into recovery or download mode phone is completely dead im trying to flash stock rom now thanks again.
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Go to this post and follow the instructions there apparently this can recover some S3s http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43362886
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I bricked my S3 a couple of weeks ago too. No boot. No recovery or download mode or anything. Completely dead. I ended up using these folks for JTAG repair. Came back in like 3 days good as new. Service isn't cheap but its cheaper than buying a new phone.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
thanks to everyone for the help im going to try and send it out.
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el6006 said:
I bricked my S3 a couple of weeks ago too. No boot. No recovery or download mode or anything. Completely dead. I ended up using these folks for JTAG repair. Came back in like 3 days good as new. Service isn't cheap but its cheaper than buying a new phone.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
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do they offer any type of guarantee??
0459ram said:
do they offer any type of guarantee??
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Not sure. Check their website or email them. They are based out of Texas so for me it was a quick turnaround. They brought my S3 back to life.

[Q] T-Mobile Galaxy S III cannot load bootloader

Hi
I have a problem with my Siii, last week i tried to flash a new rom into my phone, i used recovery mode and reset data to factory and after that install zip from sdcard, when the rom was flashing it crash and the cellphone restart by self and now is not turning on and is not going to recovery mode anymore, did anyone know how to fix this ?
Thanks
Post a link to the ROM you flashed.
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Da Kine said:
Post a link to the ROM you flashed.
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it was this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2142430
You flashed an international rom and are most likely hard bricked. Try booting download mode. If you can there's hope, if not you'll have to send it somewhere for a jtag repair.
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Rogers 1317m note 2 to n7105

Hi. Before flashing PA I was on 1317m Rogers but after it switched to n7105. There's no problem with that right? Btw everything is working perfectly.
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You can easily change it by editing build.prop using root explorer. Open root explorer, system press n hold build.prop use text editor then change model to l317M.
Thanks!
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jon3sh said:
You can easily change it by editing build.prop using root explorer. Open root explorer, system press n hold build.prop use text editor then change model to l317M.
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But what I'm trying to ask is instead of going to at&t and try to find a Rom that will work for my phone I can go to the GTn7100 and GT n1707 section and flash a Rom without any problems right?
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Erichuynh said:
But what I'm trying to ask is instead of going to at&t and try to find a Rom that will work for my phone I can go to the GTn7100 and GT n1707 section and flash a Rom without any problems right?
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Sorry my bad, I would stay away from N7100 and N7105 section. There so many N7100 and N7105 ported rom for our device in att section so just use the ones from here. If read the changelogs of some roms here you will see MF2 roms are originally from N7xx roms.
Edit..
Flashing rom made for N7xx device can mess up your modem, imei etc. I
Thank you much much for this info. I did try to flash a n1700 Rom once and like you said I didn't get any connectivity on my Rogers carrier even when I found a modem to flash, and ended up having to go back to stock plus factory resets which is such a pain
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Erichuynh said:
Thank you much much for this info. I did try to flash a n1700 Rom once and like you said I didn't get any connectivity on my Rogers carrier even when I found a modem to flash, and ended up having to go back to stock plus factory resets which is such a pain
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You could have ended up with a brick.....
Or corrupted imei.
You can't flash n7100 roms
crixley said:
You could have ended up with a brick.....
Or corrupted imei.
You can't flash n7100 roms
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This is my first Android phone so I didn't know
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Erichuynh said:
This is my first Android phone so I didn't know
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Not trying to be rude, but just be very careful!
You don't want to end up with an expensive brick
crixley said:
Not trying to be rude, but just be very careful!
You don't want to end up with an expensive brick
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Even when it's bricked is it still possible to actually get into recovery wipe all caches and do a factory reset then get back to stock Rom right?
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Erichuynh said:
Even when it's bricked is it still possible to actually get into recovery wipe all caches and do a factory reset then get back to stock Rom right?
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Brick like dead screen, not responding to anything or wont show n your computer when connected to usb or simply expensive paper weight. Only way to revive it flash via jtag etc. There is also soft brick where its only black screen but you can still flash roms via Odin and flashing wrong rom can cause soft brick too.
Erichuynh said:
Even when it's bricked is it still possible to actually get into recovery wipe all caches and do a factory reset then get back to stock Rom right?
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What he said above...
There is also a corrupt efs partition. If you didn't have it backed up you have no imei, and so you have a phone that can turn on but can't connect to any network, this can be permanent and has happened to people from flashing n7100 roms
crixley said:
What he said above...
There is also a corrupt efs partition. If you didn't have it backed up you have no imei, and so you have a phone that can turn on but can't connect to any network, this can be permanent and has happened to people from flashing n7100 roms
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Yep I did more in depth research about the hard bricked phones and it sucks!
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Erichuynh said:
Yep I did more in depth research about the hard bricked phones and it sucks!
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yeah hard bricked or corrupted efs both suck :/
I have never bricked a phone and been using android since early 2009.
I'm crazy cautious
Back up of EFS is a must too, it is a good habit that you always have nand, modem csc patch and efs back up saved to you external card or computer.
Once your a little more familiar with your phone this is a good thread to check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2018411. For the most part the i317 and 7105 are identical except for modem and gps files DO NOT FLASH A 7100 ROM Unless it has been modded following the posted thread. Personally i have been using Jedi x17 it has everything i want extended boot menu,Lidroid 23 toggles,speed tweaks etc... Now i have made my own modifications as well (status bar,speedometer and ringtones) I also have been working on modding MA3 rom as well in my spare time but really Jedi works just fine. Just my two cents. Good Luck and have fun,Dave

[Q] Bricked note 2 sgh-i317

Okay so i bought a samsung Galaxy note 2 on craigslist(not a good idea) and what the seller told me is that it was unlocked. well i got the phone and put my Tmobile sim card and it worked. i tried to do a system update which i kept getting a reminder for and my phone is now stuck on the opening samsung galaxy note 2 sign. well i took it to the cell phone repair places we have around here and none of them could fix it. apparently the guy rooted the phone to unlock it but the phone doesnt have a custom recovery. it can boot to download mode but thats about it. if anyone knows how to fix this i would greatly appreciate your help.
Not bricked. ..
Boot to recovery using the 3 button combination and factory reset the phone. ..then reboot. .
If the device sticks on the splash screen again. ..you'll need to push a new image via Odin. .
But the phone is far from bricked. ..it's just mad...g
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I want to know how you got the update notification using a tmobile sim!?
It won't let me boot to recovery. It won't work. It can be booted into odin mode
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ivan0323 said:
It won't let me boot to recovery. It won't work. It can be booted into odin mode
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Is the phone stolen? Might have been SIM locked.
I would try flashing a stock ROM onto it via Odin. If that fails you probably bought a HOT phone. Or it has hardware damage.
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It was unlocked when I got it... it had a custom rom on it and when I tried to do the update it made the phone do what's it doing now.. so what option am I left with? I already tried stock rom and nothing :/
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So you have flashed a custom recovery? I can see that you said it did not have a custom recovery on it (but had a custom ROM?). If you haven't flashed the recovery and have not followed the flash to stock instructions (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2275844), then do so (be as specific as possible on the steps you've taken since it seems you might be a beginner at this by trying to update OTA a rooted device).
happened to me too. pull the battery. hold vol up and power and home and then insert battery. Keep holding till the 2nd time it reboots and you see the logo then let go of the buttons. This should put you into recovery. Wipe cache and wipe phone then reboot.
This worked for me, hope it works for you.
Trying to get into recovery mode doesn't work... I am a begginer at this. I tried pulling the battery out and doing the up home and power combo but that does not work.
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ivan0323 said:
Trying to get into recovery mode doesn't work... I am a begginer at this. I tried pulling the battery out and doing the up home and power combo but that does not work.
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Did you use the link I posted a couple posts back? If you have not, do so or you will not get anywhere.
I will use the link
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