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Phone bricked after flashing arco's ICS

Hey guys,
I flashed arco's ICS alpha 3 using CWM and everything was working fine for a few hours. Installed some apps and rebooted the phone. But suddenly the phone didn't reboot and now isn't turning on anymore. I can't even get it to the recovery or download mode. It's totally bricked. When I connect it to the PC, it trys to install QHSUSB_DLOAD driver.
Is there a way that I can unbrick the son of a *****?
Any help will be appreciated.

KunX said:
Hey guys,
I flashed arco's ICS alpha 3 using CWM and everything was working fine for a few hours. Installed some apps and rebooted the phone. But suddenly the phone didn't reboot and now isn't turning on anymore. I can't even get it to the recovery or download mode. It's totally bricked. When I connect it to the PC, it trys to install QHSUSB_DLOAD driver.
Is there a way that I can unbrick the son of a *****?
Any help will be appreciated.
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In my opinion it is a full brick. To "unbrick" the minimum is to be able to get into download mode.
greets
THE-E
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Oh my what apps did you install ?
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THE-E said:
In my opinion it is a full brick. To "unbrick" the minimum is to be able to get into download mode.
greets
THE-E
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I was affraid of that. But ok. Thanks for the response. I'll try to go to samsung costumer center and see if they will help me.
I installed Winamp Pro, XDA and Swiftkey X for testing.
I was able to reboot the phone with no problems even after I installed the apps. Rebooted it a few times. But on the last time I tried it bricked, for no apparent reason.

KunX said:
I was affraid of that. But ok. Thanks for the response. I'll try to go to samsung costumer center and see if they will help me.
I installed Winamp Pro, XDA and Swiftkey X for testing.
I was able to reboot the phone with no problems even after I installed the apps. Rebooted it a few times. But on the last time I tried it bricked, for no apparent reason.
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is the charger animation visible?
put your phone for a half hour on the charger and then try to enter downloadmode.
or pull out the battery för ten minutes and then try to enter downloadmode

No. It's completely dead. Won't show up anything.

KunX said:
No. It's completely dead. Won't show up anything.
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the only way is bring back your phone to SSC and let the warranty do its magic goodluck though

hotheabilly said:
the only way is bring back your phone to SSC and let the warranty do its magic goodluck though
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By rooting his phone and flashing CM9 he voided his waranty ...

Hard Bricked MY GS2 Needing help

Hi guys what my phone is currently doing is when ever i plug it into the computer it says disk needs to be formated but it kicks off every 2-3 seconds it does that and it just generates a bunch of format windows on my comp. the phone does not turn on, does not go to into recovery nor does it try to boot tried these steps http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359 and more but does nothing except for when i plug the phone into the computer it starts doing what i have described above.
thanks for looking and any information is greatly appreciated.

That sounds like a hard brick for sure. How did it happen? Looks like jtag or warrenty or insurance claim is your only solution.
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What happened to cause this issue did you try to root or flash a rom, phone will not go into recovery or download mode?
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i had recently updated the recovery because the old one kept acting up and this one did as well like it would take for ever and when i would try to clear the cache it would just be there and do nothing only way was to remove the battery and put it back on but this time i tried to do a format instead of just cache cleaning to get a fresh install but it just never turned back on it had been trying to format for a half hour so i thought that was enough time hmm im wondering how that warranty would go cause the phone is in mint condition.

What did you update it to? And how?
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Same issue. Tried to Flash jb aokp unofficial rom and rebooted.
Black screen. going to download mode doesn't work. And I get the same result when i plug into computer

Does the phone respond at all to a charger cable?

Same problem HELPPPPP PLEASE
dtddemon said:
Hi guys what my phone is currently doing is when ever i plug it into the computer it says disk needs to be formated but it kicks off every 2-3 seconds it does that and it just generates a bunch of format windows on my comp. the phone does not turn on, does not go to into recovery nor does it try to boot tried these steps http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359 and more but does nothing except for when i plug the phone into the computer it starts doing what i have described above.
thanks for looking and any information is greatly appreciated.
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I am having an exactly same issue. I can't turn on the phone, cannot connect to ODIN because when I connect it PC, the DISK FORMAT messages keep popping up. seeking for an solution very bad. If anyone, know how please helppp, I will be very appreciated.

If the phone responds to a charging cable in the wall socket I don't believe it is bricked. And you said it does respond to your computer in some way. Have you tried getting it into download mode and flashing a stock rom? When I had a captivate I thought it was hard bricked but I got it into download mode with a usb jig (my particular captivate did not have 3 button combo to download mode) and used Odin to flash a stock rom and went from there.
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[Q] Kindle Won't Turn On

So last night I was rooting a Kindle Fire 2. It's running 10.2.6. I was following a tutorial on this forum and I succeeded in rooting it. I flashed TWRP on it, but for some reason that didn't work. I tried booting to recovery and got a red triangle with an exclamation point inside it. It said it failed to boot. The device still worked at that point during the install. It was low on battery, though I had it plugged into my laptop. I was in fastboot and the device stopped receiving commands from it for some reason (I wasn't able to figure out why). Then the battery died. I guess a laptop usb port doesn't properly charge a tablet. But anyways, I plugged it into a wall charger for a couple hours and now it won't turn on. When I plugged it in, a charging light never came on. I used this same charger earlier in the evening and it charge the Kindle with no issues whatsoever, so I know it isn't the charger or cable failing to charge the device.
So here is where I stand:
When it died, it would still successfully boot
I was in fastboot when it died
Fastboot would not take commands from my laptop, whereas it had before I tried flashing TWRP (by that I mean when I try to send commands via the command line, it would simply say <waiting for device>)
The device is successfully rooted and bootloader unlocked
I've tried pulling the battery; I've tried holding the power button for 20 seconds, for 30 seconds and for short periods of time; I've tried any possible command from the computer. I haven't tried a factory cable because I don't have one. What do I do now?

philip1192 said:
So last night I was rooting a Kindle Fire 2. It's running 10.2.6. I was following a tutorial on this forum and I succeeded in rooting it. I flashed TWRP on it, but for some reason that didn't work. I tried booting to recovery and got a red triangle with an exclamation point inside it. It said it failed to boot. The device still worked at that point during the install. It was low on battery, though I had it plugged into my laptop. I was in fastboot and the device stopped receiving commands from it for some reason (I wasn't able to figure out why). Then the battery died. I guess a laptop usb port doesn't properly charge a tablet. But anyways, I plugged it into a wall charger for a couple hours and now it won't turn on. When I plugged it in, a charging light never came on. I used this same charger earlier in the evening and it charge the Kindle with no issues whatsoever, so I know it isn't the charger or cable failing to charge the device.
So here is where I stand:
When it died, it would still successfully boot
I was in fastboot when it died
Fastboot would not take commands from my laptop, whereas it had before I tried flashing TWRP (by that I mean when I try to send commands via the command line, it would simply say <waiting for device>)
The device is successfully rooted and bootloader unlocked
I've tried pulling the battery; I've tried holding the power button for 20 seconds, for 30 seconds and for short periods of time; I've tried any possible command from the computer. I haven't tried a factory cable because I don't have one. What do I do now?
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you dont have to do this if you dont have a factory cable man! try pressing it for 2 minutes and then release and press again

Pulled the battery!?!?
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persano said:
you dont have to do this if you dont have a factory cable man! try pressing it for 2 minutes and then release and press again
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I'll try that and see if it'll help.
mindmajick said:
Pulled the battery!?!?
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Is that a problem?

Other than voiding the warranty since you opened the device... And removed a battery not meant to be removed? Naaaah
You should NEVER have to pull the battery on ANY android device.
Edit: couple more things
1. As long as you are USING the device it won't charge on USB to PC. Always better to charge off a wall outlet. MUCH faster charging too.
2. NEVER flash a ROM if your battery is low.
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When the bootloader was unlocked, the warranty was voided. That's not an issue to me.
I've found that pulling a battery is a perfectly valid way to reboot a device, if nothing else will work, but I always consider it a last resort.
Ah ok. I didn't know that. I'm familiar with phones, so tablets are still new to me.

philip1192 said:
When the bootloader was unlocked, the warranty was voided. That's not an issue to me.
I've found that pulling a battery is a perfectly valid way to reboot a device, if nothing else will work, but I always consider it a last resort.
Ah ok. I didn't know that. I'm familiar with phones, so tablets are still new to me.
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But the bootloader wasn't technically unlocked AND you could restore back to stock or whatever for replacement if necessary.
Phones are the same way. You can always hold the power button for a hard shutdown or reboot. The only reason i don't recommend it on the kf is that its a sealed device. Sure, if the battery dies, replace it. But anyway.. Not trying to be argumentative bro lol. Sorry cant really help though.
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mindmajick said:
But the bootloader wasn't technically unlocked AND you could restore back to stock or whatever for replacement if necessary.
Phones are the same way. You can always hold the power button for a hard shutdown or reboot. The only reason i don't recommend it on the kf is that its a sealed device. Sure, if the battery dies, replace it. But anyway.. Not trying to be argumentative bro lol. Sorry cant really help though.
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How was it not actually unlocked?
Hopefully someone can...

philip1192 said:
How was it not actually unlocked?
Hopefully someone can...
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Not likely
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1887163

philip1192 said:
How was it not actually unlocked?
Hopefully someone can...
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Well. I'm pretty sure the FFF boot loader is inserted AFTER the actual boot loader by using the stack exploit. If this isn't 100% correct, please correct me of I'm wrong.
I would try the factory cable though.. See if you can get one from SKORPN.
It sounds like your only option
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soupmagnet said:
Not likely
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1887163
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Well, they're lame. I like HTC better.
mindmajick said:
Well. I'm pretty sure the FFF boot loader is inserted AFTER the actual boot loader by using the stack exploit. If this isn't 100% correct, please correct me of I'm wrong.
I would try the factory cable though.. See if you can get one from SKORPN.
It sounds like your only option
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I guess I'll see if I can make that work. If not, I guess I have an expensive paperweight on my hands...

[Q] red LED only! Help!!!

I picked up a tmo s3 that was rooted by the previous owner (or he had it rooted, more accurately), it does not boot at all, no recovery or download mode, I have tried to use the toolkit 7.0 for it, the computer can tell it was plugged in ( hdwr discovered sound win8) but no serial number displayed. The led shows dimly red when the battery is plugged in, brightly with it out and plugged into laptop or charger. Any ideas if this thing can be unbricked? Any help would be most appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Odin
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mt3g said:
Odin
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I have Odin, but need a little help to put it to work, I open odin, but it doesn't indicate that the phone is there at all, I've used Odin on another phone to restore root on an s3 after an OTA update, but the condition of this non-booting s3 has me stumped.

fred L said:
I have Odin, but need a little help to put it to work, I open odin, but it doesn't indicate that the phone is there at all, I've used Odin on another phone to restore root on an s3 after an OTA update, but the condition of this non-booting s3 has me stumped.
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Looks like you bought a paperweight.

fred L said:
I picked up a tmo s3 that was rooted by the previous owner (or he had it rooted, more accurately), it does not boot at all, no recovery or download mode, I have tried to use the toolkit 7.0 for it, the computer can tell it was plugged in ( hdwr discovered sound win8) but no serial number displayed. The led shows dimly red when the battery is plugged in, brightly with it out and plugged into laptop or charger. Any ideas if this thing can be unbricked? Any help would be most appreciated! Thanks in advance!
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Did you check if the phone actually worked when you bought it from him? Well if the phone cannot enter recovery or download mode, there is no way of restoring its original firmware...meaning its hard bricked.
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klin1344 said:
Did you check if the phone actually worked when you bought it from him? Well if the phone cannot enter recovery or download mode, there is no way of restoring its original firmware...meaning its hard bricked.
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Could battery charge level prevent the phone from going into download mode? I read somewhere that the battery can be too low to get there.Also any idea why the red LED glows brightly when the battery is out, and the phone is plugged into the charger, but dimly when the battery is in and its plugged to the charger??
Something is happening when I attempt to go into download mode, as I hear the hardware discovered sound on the laptop. I have a jtag somewhere, would that allow forcing the original firmware?
Thanks for your responses!

***Update***
I sent the phone in to be unbricked for about $30, we shall see if it will in fact be a paperweight....
If it comes back to life I'll be a happy camper, if not a bad gambler...

[Q] T-999 recently rooted, won't boot

Today I rooted my T-999, which had been running 4.3. Used saferoot to do so, then installed SuperSU, then flashed CWMR. All reported success, and there were no immediate indications of a problem.
After a couple hours, I manually commanded the phone to reboot. It shut down, but never rebooted. I let it go a few minutes, and then tried to boot it with the power button. No luck.
I've since played around with removing the battery, plugging it in without the battery, and a couple other combinations. In all cases, the phone won't boot. No light, no recovery/bootloader, nothing at all.
Any new ideas about how to restart, what order to remove the battery, plug in, etc. that might help? THANK YOU.
After some searching, I have not been able to find a situation quite like mine. I'm sure I've just missed it -- if the new post annoys you, sorry. I need help.

Can you get into Downloading mode ? Put the battery in and then hold Vol Down+Home+Power.

Perseus71 said:
Can you get into Downloading mode ? Put the battery in and then hold Vol Down+Home+Power.
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Thanks for the reply - Haven't been able to get it to boot in DL or recovery mode unfortunately.

Does your computer recognize or say any kind of message when you plug it in? Sounds like it's hard bricked
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serio22 said:
Does your computer recognize or say any kind of message when you plug it in? Sounds like it's hard bricked
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No, nothing when I plug it in on USB. Can't get adb to recognize it either.

buzban said:
No, nothing when I plug it in on USB. Can't get adb to recognize it either.
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Try the unbrick thread
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