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So I've been having my epic unrooted for a while now.......when I first paid 100 dollars to get it fixed.....I tried rooting it but it would not work.....and it ended up bricking my epic.....I got a new one for free since the screen turned black and did not show signs of tampering(luckily) and now I want my ics set up I had before...what should I do? I don't want to brick It again....
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When in doubt...
Qbking video
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By a blackberry cable for it. Bad cables imo are the only real cause of true bricks.
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By a blackberry cable for it. Bad cables imo are the only real cause of true bricks.
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I actually own a blackberry cable....
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this should give you some help
You were smart enough to root and install ICS, so what's the problem?
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Send the epic to me.. pay for shipping back and forth and youll have a rooted epic.
I've recently tested my newest laptop to ensure my cable is not faulty in anyway... just odined back to stock not too long ago will do it again just in case anythings changed.. so i know i wont brick it oh and it wont cost 100$ #ripped-off.
asurion charges 100 bucks for a new one.....and how long do you think you would take for a service like that? would be interested.....
Big Goron said:
Send the epic to me.. pay for shipping back and forth and youll have a rooted epic.
I've recently tested my newest laptop to ensure my cable is not faulty in anyway... just odined back to stock not too long ago will do it again just in case anythings changed.. so i know i wont brick it oh and it wont cost 100$ #ripped-off.
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mcluvin1065 said:
asurion charges 100 bucks for a new one.....and how long do you think you would take for a service like that? would be interested.....
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Couple days depending on how long it takes to get to me... once I've rooted it you can tell me what you want on it and ill flash it for you and send it back.
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do you think it could be the computers or the phone? the same two computers that wouldnt read my old epic arent reading these two.....the first computer i used to root my very first epic worked like a charm but im not understanding why it didnt work on these last two.....
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Couple days depending on how long it takes to get to me... once I've rooted it you can tell me what you want on it and ill flash it for you and send it back.
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mcluvin1065 said:
do you think it could be the computers or the phone? the same two computers that wouldnt read my old epic arent reading these two.....the first computer i used to root my very first epic worked like a charm but im not understanding why it didnt work on these last two.....
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Not sure could be the drivers if you have any other mobile drivers unistall them and only install the drivers found here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
Also could be you need a new cable or need to use a different usb port if you haven't tried that. Clean the usb ports on the pc and the epic. There are some variables that can cause it not to detect.
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i'm using my samsung moment cable with no problems. I got my 5th epic and thought I bricked it 3 times so far. but I popped the battery out plugged the phone into the pc and bam dl mode. but qbking has awesome videos I would try re installing the drivers. dont give up.
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do you think it could be the computers or the phone? the same two computers that wouldnt read my old epic arent reading these two.....the first computer i used to root my very first epic worked like a charm but im not understanding why it didnt work on these last two.....
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The computer makes all the difference in the world, believe it or not. I thought I had bricked my phone on one computer then successfully odined it on another using the same exact files I used on the first one, copied files over through my home network from one comp to the other not new downloads, and the same USB cable. Worked like a charm like it always does on that computer.
Hi People,
I just murdered my T-Mobile SII (T989) :crying:
It was bright Saturday morning, was browsing through web, saw update on forums about official ICS update available for T-Mobile devices.
I have immediately and successfully updated my device to ICS, everything went well and was enjoyinh ICS. But, then the worm inside me yapped and from nowhere I started rooting the phone.
This is the moment it got killed and now I've dead device in my hand.
1. Buttons combo doesn't work.
2. Unable to get the device in download mode.
3. Phone is no longer getting detected on Laptop and throws (qhsusb_load / drivers not successfully installed.) error message.
4. Phone doesn't turn on at all.
I know it’s hard-bricked, but please tell me if there is any way to solve this?
Will JIG option work; if the device is hard-bricked?
I am based in India and sending phone for JTAG would be bit difficult, so kindly suggest if there is any way?
Nikhil
The jig is supposed to work in these type of situations.
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I went through this and as far as I know the only way to fix is a jtag service. Or if you can jtag it yourself. I made a 301k USB jig and it doesn't work so jtag is the only option I know unless you warranty it.
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You Murderer! I just reported you to the police
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OP, you had to of selected re-partion hard drive while flashing the custom recovery through Odin. If this is true there is no fix. Sorry. This destroys the boot partion and recovery nor download mode will work. Did you get a failed message through Odin?
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OP, you had to of selected re-partion hard drive while flashing the custom recovery through Odin. If this is true there is no fix. Sorry. This destroys the boot partion and recovery nor download mode will work. Did you get a failed message through Odin?
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I could have sworn that rooting this phone was easier than rooting my att sgs 2. You must have done something wrong
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AMAZINGGGGGGG GRACEEEEEEEE HOW SWEEEETTTT THE SOUNDDDDDD
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lawalty said:
The jig is supposed to work in these type of situations.
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JIG will work in this situation?
send it to mobiletechvideos, they ship international.
Check out mobiletechvideos
Today, my friend, is great as I just got my previously hard bricked phone back from mobiletechvideos! They unbricked mine after I accidentally tried installing a different model gs2 rom to my phone (price is right fail music). If using the jig everyone recommended isn't working, definitely send it to them and they'll try to get your phone back to life!:laugh::good:
Good to here. I've heard a lot of good reviews for them. Glad your back up and running. NOW GET TO FLASHING!
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Sorry I had to!! Seriously though, good luck unbricking your phone I hope you get it fixed!
flashy flashy
Tnallen said:
Good to here. I've heard a lot of good reviews for them. Glad your back up and running. NOW GET TO FLASHING!
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I'm still a pretty big noob when it comes to flashing stuff! I'm on gingerbread right now and am a little scared to death to flash anything :S then again the main reason I bricked out was because I attempted to flash a rom that was for a different galaxy s2. I'm still researching on how to safetly flash different roms and which ones work the best
Can someone explain to me what JIG is?
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Can someone explain to me what JIG is?
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A jig is a USB chord that you take the chord off and attach certain resistors(usually total 301k) to the micro USB connector. Then when u plug it into a phone it should force it into download mode. It however does not work for this phone.
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Anyone else having issue with apps2sd?
captain134 said:
A jig is a USB chord that you take the chord off and attach certain resistors(usually total 301k) to the micro USB connector. Then when u plug it into a phone it should force it into download mode. It however does not work for this phone.
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I have a jig and it puts it into download mode every time got it for 5 bucks off ebay
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USB dongle download mode is what he's talking about I think
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Never heard of that mode what's that used for??
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Jus got me a Samsung s2 but cant do anything till I get the USB port fixed
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Cool.
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That's what happens kids when you buy a used.one
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didnt buy it i traded my other phone for it, shouldnt be that hard to replace the usb port ill have it by thursday or sooner
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That's what happens kids when you buy a used.one
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Great...go ahead and show him what a bunch of pricks we are here...seriously...its like you people get off by talking **** behind a screen...
Lots of people (including me) buy used phones because they are not up for an upgrade and dont want to pay the ridiculous full price...I fail to see WTF is wrong with that...I do agree that u should make sure its fully funtional before buying it but that aint the way of telling them that
....sorry....it just pisses me off seeing that every new person looking for help here gets talked **** to by the 3rd post.
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thakrew317 said:
didnt buy it i traded my other phone for it, shouldnt be that hard to replace the usb port ill have it by thursday or sooner
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...anyways...welcome homie.
If ur a vet then u know whats up once u get it fixed...if ur a noob then u got a lot of reading to do b4 u get ur phone hooked up with a new ROM.
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thakrew317 said:
didnt buy it i traded my other phone for it, shouldnt be that hard to replace the usb port ill have it by thursday or sooner
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it should still be under manufacturer's warranty and maybe t-mobile's if it somehow transferred.. sometimes it doesn't.
Lol at the ppl talking smack... maybe he knew USB port was non functional?, and got a great deal knowing he could fix it.
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That's what happens kids when you buy a used.one
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Like u never had problems before
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don728871 said:
That's what happens kids when you buy a used.one
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Don't listen to this guy, he's the one who was asking if face unlock could be done on our phone now that we have Ics.. *facepalm* Obviously he never looked at the settings of his phone.
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elflip88 said:
Don't listen to this guy, he's the one who was asking if face unlock could be done on our phone now that we have Ics.. *facepalm* Obviously he never looked at the settings of his phone.
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haha thanks everyone and no they didnt offend me at all cause im not a noob but im also not a developer, i just cant get my phone into download mode because of the usb port malfunction i actually didnt know it was bad at the the time only because it still charged and what not but i traded an HD2 for it and was done messing with it, i wanted something new and its going to be new to me also installing this usb port haha so wish me luck i also bought one of those usb jigs off ebay to hopefully get me into download mode, everytime i use my cable it goes straight into stock recovery if it wasnt for that i would be flashing away! ive tried everything getting it into DL mode, also ive tried getting it warrantied but tmboile says ive had too many exchanges ha so im SOL on that one, i had the g2x before the hd2 and suppovsevly according to them its my fault they kept sending me POS phones esp since the g2x has been EOLed i mean cmon. they knew that phone had nothing but problems why still send it to people
elflip88 said:
Don't listen to this guy, he's the one who was asking if face unlock could be done on our phone now that we have Ics.. *facepalm* Obviously he never looked at the settings of his phone.
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also if i could like your reply i would cause thats pretty funny, everyone should know face unlock comes with ics especially if you flashing roms and stuff also hes a senior member and is asking about faceunlock on ics? hmm
No problem, also welcome to the community. Hope you are able to fix that usb.
One last thing though, now don't quote me on this, but I remember reading that using the usb cord from a g2x or I think any lg phone would get you into download mode. Not exactly sure how it worked, but I think you turned off the phone, connected the usb to the phone, then to the computer. And then power on the phone and it would take you to dl mode. Not 100% sure but you might want to look into that
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No problem, also welcome to the community. Hope you are able to fix that usb.
One last thing though, now don't quote me on this, but I remember reading that using the usb cord from a g2x or I think any lg phone would get you into download mode. Not exactly sure how it worked, but I think you turned off the phone, connected the usb to the phone, then to the computer. And then power on the phone and it would take you to dl mode. Not 100% sure but you might want to look into that
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I remember something like that too lol.
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I remember something like that too lol.
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pretty sure it did also but i was dumb and gave the lg cord away yesterday with my g2x when i traded it thinking my samsung cord would do it when i finally found that and now im stuck ha so now i gotta wait for the usb jig or my usb port which ever comes first, either way im going to have to replace the usb port has troule charging now too i think but heck i got the usb port for 6 bucks off ebay so i cant beat that when i gotta 460 dollar phone that tmobile wants since im not due for upgrade yet
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pretty sure it did also but i was dumb and gave the lg cord away yesterday with my g2x when i traded it thinking my samsung cord would do it when i finally found that and now im stuck ha so now i gotta wait for the usb jig or my usb port which ever comes first, either way im going to have to replace the usb port has troule charging now too i think but heck i got the usb port for 6 bucks off ebay so i cant beat that when i gotta 460 dollar phone that tmobile wants since im not due for upgrade yet
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im going to try again later today after i get up and maybe wiggle the cord around and clean the usb port out, its a little dirty, its amazing that some people dont take care of their 600 dollar phones, i was prolly dumb for trading but if i get this usb port fixed im golden also a place down the street will fix it for 30 bucks if i cant
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im going to try again later today after i get up and maybe wiggle the cord around and clean the usb port out, its a little dirty, its amazing that some people dont take care of their 600 dollar phones, i was prolly dumb for trading but if i get this usb port fixed im golden also a place down the street will fix it for 30 bucks if i cant
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elp everything was a no go luckily its still covered under the samsungs manufactures warrnty sending it in tomorrow, :laugh:
Cool! Hope you enjoy your galaxy S 2 if you root your phone flash it to darkside v8 custom rom. Just a tip if you are looking forward to flash a custom rom
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elflip88 said:
Don't listen to this guy, he's the one who was asking if face unlock could be done on our phone now that we have Ics.. *facepalm* Obviously he never looked at the settings of his phone.
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LOL!
To the OP, best of luck and let us know how it goes. There are DIY tutorials a well for usb port repairs.
And as for buying used phones, we must be careful. But otherwise, I say go for it. My SGS2 was purchased used via Craigslist and it's been running great with zero problems. I suggest everyone considering a used purchase visit the xda forum associated with the phone and see what kinds of problems/defects have been common with the phone so you will know what things to look for when you make the buy.
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thakrew317 said:
elp everything was a no go luckily its still covered under the samsungs manufactures warrnty sending it in tomorrow, :laugh:
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Nice, most gs2 should still be under warranty until November
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Well topic says it all. I have a phone that has a busted port. I tried to one click restore back to stock when the port died so not only does it have a bad port it failed during flashing so it can't even boot up. What options do I have?
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asdf002 said:
Well topic says it all. I have a phone that has a busted port. I tried to one click restore back to stock when the port died so not only does it have a bad port it failed during flashing so it can't even boot up. What options do I have?
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Questions go in Q & A forums.
How do you know port is bad?
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Depends on where in the process the flash failed, it could be hardbricked or may need to be jtagged to rewrite the bootloader. If it won't boot into download or recovery mode and only has a solid blue led then its toast. Otherwise with a bad port and no OS you dont have many options. I honestly dont even think there's a way to flash something from stock recovery without a USB port or OS to move the zip into cache so stock recovery can flash it. And the only other option is Odin which again without a working USB won't do you any good. And like blues said questions go in Q&A you know Q(uestions)&A(nswers)
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Sorry about wrong forum.
The phone can go into recovery and download mode. I am assuming the port is broke BC I can't charge the battery through it and the computer doesn't recognize the phone when plugged in and in download mode.
This is what I feared! So phone is pretty much a paperweight. Arg...
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Well I take it back, I think only a couple pins in the port is broken BC I can use the USB jig to get the phone into download mode. So the port is not completely broken. I don't know what pins are used for whatever process but charging and data sync no gooo. I have tried several dif cables including the Samsung one and a blackberry one.
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asdf002 said:
Well I take it back, I think only a couple pins in the port is broken BC I can use the USB jig to get the phone into download mode. So the port is not completely broken. I don't know what pins are used for whatever process but charging and data sync no gooo. I have tried several dif cables including the Samsung one and a blackberry one.
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Have you tried a different USB port? Or power block that plugs into the wall?
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Yeah tried mutliple USB ports on Mac and windows computers and three dif powerblocks.
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Yeah tried mutliple USB ports on Mac and windows computers and three dif powerblocks.
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Tried a different usb cable? Maybe the male pins are borked. I had one that got slightly bent and it wouldn't charge for sh*t but would let me transfer files just fine go figure
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asdf002 said:
Yeah tried mutliple USB ports on Mac and windows computers and three dif powerblocks.
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Sprint will most likely decline you a replacement.
go here http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-epic-4g-touch-usb-port-repair/
$40 is a little steep for my a s2
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Well guess time to move on. Pins probably are misalligned.
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$40 is a little steep for my a s2
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Well then you are screwed. Good luck getting a new phone if $40 is too much to send it out, get it fixed and have it back where you can flash it all day long.
How do u know if your still safe to try usb Jig to force dload mode with knowing what functions are still showing signs of life ? Like if manual mode.doesnt do it , and u have a red light when charging with no battery.And or can still here connect and disconnect sounds on a Pc.This is a new Question related to possible soft brick only cause im waiting for a real tech savy member to.. hear me out...maybe help in detail.If you get sounds from phone to pc when plug in and can feel the phone quietly.vibe on and off during.button combo ...but all the time with a black screen
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lojak29 said:
How do u know if your still safe to try usb Jig to force dload mode with knowing what functions are still showing signs of life ? Like if manual mode.doesnt do it , and u have a red light when charging with no battery.And or can still here connect and disconnect sounds on a Pc.This is a new Question related to possible soft brick only cause im waiting for a real tech savy member to.. hear me out...maybe help in detail.If you get sounds from phone to pc when plug in and can feel the phone quietly.vibe on and off during.button combo ...but all the time with a black screen
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What did you do to brick your phone?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39663897#post39663897
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39645631#post39645631
Well Im desperately trying to find anyway to avoid jtag expenses, i took.it to a sprint tech i know who deals with this stuff after i had exhausted my options .He said jtag it . Earlier today i made a 300kohm 1/2 watt jig but to no luck it wouldnt force dload mode?
Ive been reading on this other explored method of sd card unbricking using a jig and tweezers to trip a resistor on the board and manually flash a new bootloader it seems..very very very complicated
And noone has succesfully done this as far as i know.
All i did was accidentally flash my old gsm note 2 t889 backup ,jedi master10 rom, when i meant to flash jedi invasion I overlooked the words master for invasion after it flashed it said
Install failed in RED and No OS installed at top then i realized what i did and tried to Save my a** and restore my nandroid that failed also ,then i tried to dig myself out this mess and flash the only other t999 zip rom i had on my sd and that failed Said no OS Installed on top after i rebooted never could reboot again Not even 3button.works for dload mode
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Its been 24hrs bud !!!By the way ,the great moderator Mr kenny glass explains on the xda rules that seem to be so strict, anyone can legally reitterate on a previous post,so the links to my old post mean nothing
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He wanted to know what you did, I linked him to threads that explain what you did. I have no further interest in helping you, because of your attitude. As others seem to have chosen.
Dude you flashed a Rom for a different phone. You're boned! Jtag it.
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Dude you flashed a Rom for a different phone. You're boned! Jtag it.
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Yeah, exactly. I remember thus thread from yesterday and the answer is still the same.
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Pennycake said:
Yeah, exactly. I remember thus thread from yesterday and the answer is still the same.
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I know on the s2 you can force download mode by using a g2x charger and usb! But only an usb and charger made by lg for the g2x! Its does work I tried it not sure if it will on a s3 though
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Thats interesting who takes credit for this bizarre workaround?
Is it something on that specific circuit board in the usb that triggers this
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lojak29 said:
Thats interesting who takes credit for this bizarre workaround?
Is it something on that specific circuit board in the usb that triggers this
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i think its a way that samsung built in specifically for them to refurbish phones in the bricked condition. other than that i have no idea lol
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Thats interesting who takes credit for this bizarre workaround?
Is it something on that specific circuit board in the usb that triggers this
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Yes its built into the usb and charger I dunno why but it does work for the s2 never tried the s3
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i think its a way that samsung built in specifically for them to refurbish phones in the bricked condition. other than that i have no idea lol
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I believe you are correct. I am still a noob at this tho.. But from what I see from an engineering stand-point, you nailed it.
re: hard or soft brick
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How do u know if your still safe to try usb Jig to force dload mode with knowing what functions are still showing signs of life ? Like if manual mode.doesnt do it , and u have a red light when charging with no battery.And or can still here connect and disconnect sounds on a Pc.This is a new Question related to possible soft brick only cause im waiting for a real tech savy member to.. hear me out...maybe help in detail.If you get sounds from phone to pc when plug in and can feel the phone quietly.vibe on and off during.button combo ...but all the time with a black screen
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I don't know all the specifics in your case, but I can tell you this about a hard or a soft bricked phone.
Plugging a Jig into any android phone is safe and will not harm it at all regardless of it's condition.
If the phone is hard bricked it will not go into download mode even with a Jig.
It makes no difference what the issue or problem is with the phone, simply
plugging a Jig into it will either get you into download mode or it won't.
The way you can tell if the phone is hard bricked is if the phone's screen and or
led's do not light up at all even with a known charged battery and regardless
of which button or combination of buttons are depressed.
If the phone vibrates it usually means that it's not hard bricked.
Hard bricked phones are DEAD they show no signs of life at all
that's why they are called BRICKS.
One of the nice things about the jig is that it can work even if the computer
does not recognize the phone when it's normally plugged into the usb port.
So if your phone is NOT hard bricked my suggestion would be to plug in the
Jig get it into download mode and have Odin ready with the stock or stock
rooted Tmobile Jellybean v4.1.1 firmware ready to flash using the TAR file.
Good Luck!