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Odin Fail. Could use some ideas...

So, I went through the instructions and odin told me flash failed, the phone reported back that it had no partition structure in the download screen. Now the phone is stuck at a completely black screen regardless of what I do. Odin wouldn't recognize it at first till I tracked down the missing driver (Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008), now Odin picks it up again but never moves past <ID:0/003> SetupConnection.. Any ideas? I can't seem to get it to take any flashes whatsoever... I'm currently trying various drivers to see if that is the issue...

Seifer48 said:
So, I went through the instructions and odin told me flash failed, the phone reported back that it had no partition structure in the download screen. Now the phone is stuck at a completely black screen regardless of what I do. Odin wouldn't recognize it at first till I tracked down the missing driver (Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008), now Odin picks it up again but never moves past <ID:0/003> SetupConnection.. Any ideas? I can't seem to get it to take any flashes whatsoever... I'm currently trying various drivers to see if that is the issue...
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are you putting the phone in download mode before you start the flash process?
EDIT: why did you make a new thread for this here when you already asked the same question in another thread? This isn't development talk please use proper forums next time thanks.

go here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311229
that should fix it

Mainly because I didn't want to highjack that thread. Regardless, I felt this was development related hence the post in this forum. Yes, I've put it into download mode (vol up+down+power)

movieaddict said:
go here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311229
that should fix it
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That was actually my first idea. I haven't been able to even attempt this yet though, my issue is that Odin will not progress past "SetupConnection".

It sounds like you don't have all the drivers....
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium

daddymatt said:
It sounds like you don't have all the drivers....
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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Yea, that was my first thought as well. Would you mind putting yours into Download Mode and checking to see which driver it uses in Device Manager? I'm sure that would be a great help!

Seifer48 said:
Yea, that was my first thought as well. Would you mind putting yours into Download Mode and checking to see which driver it uses in Device Manager? I'm sure that would be a great help!
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Install Samsung Kies & that will give you all the correct drivers. You can find it by doing a google search.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App

I actually installed the kies package before I initially tried flashing. I've tried just about every driver package I can think of now.... Random errors are frustrating, especially since its beginning to look like I need a jtag to fix this. I really don't wanna have to build one again.

its not volume up and down plus power. Its pull battery, hold volume up and down, insert usb and then put battery in. a screen will come on the phone that says its dangerous to do this press volume up to confirm. Then make sure phone is recognized by odin and id.com space in odin turns yellow.

At this point I've been pulling the battery, volume up+down+power and plugging in USB. It will be detected by windows, but the device stays at a black screen. I haven't tried pressing volume up after windows detects it though, due to never seeing more than a black screen. Ill go try that and hopefully get somewhere.

Also, Odin has always detected it regardless of what I do.

odin will detect it no matter what but are you using a tmobile version because ive noticed your carrier is att in you sig and youve also posted in the att sg2 forums. if you are trying to use our method to flash an att sg2 guess what my friend you are bricked. It is a different method of rooting.

No luck, when I press volume up nothing happens. Odin detects it regardless.
The particular driver I'm using is "Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008", I'd love it if someone could plug their device in while in download mode and let me know which driver is in use under device manager. The kies package never installed the download mode driver for me and I had to hunt this one down using a google search for similar issues.

mongo41 said:
odin will detect it no matter what but are you using a tmobile version because ive noticed your carrier is att in you sig and youve also posted in the att sg2 forums. if you are trying to use our method to flash an att sg2 guess what my friend you are bricked. It is a different method of rooting.
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Lol, yea I know. I have a lot of devices. I am indeed using a TMobile Galaxy S2, SGH-T989. I actually have a phone line with each of the 4 major US carriers. I just use my AT&T line as the primary.

Seifer48 said:
I'd love it if someone could plug their device in while in download mode and let me know which driver is in use under device manager.
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Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but I see "SAMSUNG Mobile USB CDC Composite Device"

Seifer48 said:
Lol, yea I know. I have a lot of devices. I am indeed using a TMobile Galaxy S2, SGH-T989. I actually have a phone line with each of the 4 major US carriers. I just use my AT&T line as the primary.
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Does Adb recognize your device?? If so, to make sure you are in download mode run "adb devices" on cmd to see if your device pops up and if it does run "adb reboot download".... This should get you to download mode Then i want you to delete your current .tar file and Re-Download the .tar file!
Ps: both commands run WITHOUT quotation marks
Pss: If odin recognizes your device... Drivers are not the problem

Seifer48 said:
So, I went through the instructions and odin told me flash failed, the phone reported back that it had no partition structure in the download screen. Now the phone is stuck at a completely black screen regardless of what I do. Odin wouldn't recognize it at first till I tracked down the missing driver (Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008), now Odin picks it up again but never moves past <ID:0/003> SetupConnection.. Any ideas? I can't seem to get it to take any flashes whatsoever... I'm currently trying various drivers to see if that is the issue...
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When you make a post like this, you should reference EXACTLY which instructions you are talking about. Referring simply to "the instructions" is pretty useless - which instructions?
Normally, a black screen means you are dead and hardbricked - however the T989 is not a normal device, so what has happened to you is completely unknown. Especially since no one has any clue how you got to where you are.
If Odin is actually recognizing your device, that's good news.
BTW, process is not to insert battery after plugging in USB usually.
It is:
Ensure your device is off (may need a battery pull and reinsert)
Hold VolUP+DN
Insert USB

Entropy512 said:
When you make a post like this, you should reference EXACTLY which instructions you are talking about. Referring simply to "the instructions" is pretty useless - which instructions?
Normally, a black screen means you are dead and hardbricked - however the T989 is not a normal device, so what has happened to you is completely unknown. Especially since no one has any clue how you got to where you are.
If Odin is actually recognizing your device, that's good news.
BTW, process is not to insert battery after plugging in USB usually.
It is:
Ensure your device is off (may need a battery pull and reinsert)
Hold VolUP+DN
Insert USB
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Sorry, wasn't thinking that well, I was tired lol. Anyways, it was the Root via Odin instructions that Slayher posted. I was mainly posting to see if anyone had encountered anything like that and if so how they fixed it. I've got a black screen that is unresponsive to everything! At this point I'm just gonna say f it and use a jtag. I appreciate everyones help!

Bricked T989 when rootimg with odin
i got the same problem today.
When using ODIN to implement CWM, ODIN stopped
with failure: "could not complete write"
After this i tried to load the stock Rom with odin.
But i get always the same error.
Does anyone have an idea what is going wrong?
Is there a possibility to rebuild the ROM from SDcard?
Thanks for any help

[Q] need a solution possibly semi bricked epic touch no usb to pc recognition

I need help any ideas or similar experiences?
I flashed a bad renamed tar file that ended up being [email protected] gt i9100 firmware
Now when i go into Odin mode which I still have , I get no USB to PC recognition ?
No yellow com port in Odin?
Even when u plug USB in it just turns on automaticaly and shows gti910 on boot up then goes right intob 3e stock recovery and no button options are compatible with phone and the charging mode is at a standstill with a small circle not moving ,the battery was very very low before this all happened but enough to power up as well.
I've tried 4 USB cords uninstall kies,reinstall kies, tried other Odin versions ,
Tried 2 desktops and a laptop ,thanks to a botched tar file for a i9100 that was named eg30.tar!!
Could it be that USB mounting has been cut internally or not compatible with the device having wrong firmware? What about USB debugging obviously not enabled because the phone won't even boot
My binary count was at 8 when I got phone now its 11 does to many flash attempts affect anything
I think it would flash correct tar if only could get USB to work
If I atleast have Odin am I in luck? Any any similiar experiences or info would help!
I can't return it cause was bought used and sprint knows esn was tied to an alternate line over a month ago

Try this ..... By the way next time just bump your other post it didn't need another thread
http://www.forums.acsyndicate.net/s...din-Completely-Stock-EG30-Restore-your-system
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I have the same problem. Any solution? The above link doesnt work.

seawind107 said:
I have the same problem. Any solution? The above link doesnt work.
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If you did flash an non-Sprint ROM your USB is likely disabled. You can try moving something to an MicroSD card and flashing from recovery, JTAG or take to Sprint. (Flashing from recovery, at least from other posts, will not restore the USB use.) I'll try to find the last post on this, someone else had this recently.
*EDIT* Here's the support for my post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1577734&page=2

garwynn said:
If you did flash an non-Sprint ROM your USB is likely disabled. You can try moving something to an MicroSD card and flashing from recovery, JTAG or take to Sprint. (Flashing from recovery, at least from other posts, will not restore the USB use.) I'll try to find the last post on this, someone else had this recently.
*EDIT* Here's the support for my post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1577734&page=2
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Oh,thanks for your quick reply.

[Q] Firmare upgrade encountered an issue - Am i done for?

Yes, i'm a total noob, sorry everyone. I tried to root my T Mobile Galaxy S2 using the Kies/Odin method, and now i'm getting nothing but a screen that says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". I would happily follow those directions, but now Kies won't recognize my device?!?!? I also can not get back into download mode. I have no idea what to do. Is there anyone out there that can help?

Can you still turn your phone on and use it?
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App

He can not use the phone
Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk

Hey I was wondering if u can help my friend out it seems like u were trying to be nice but here's his story he was trying to root his phone I don't know what method but it dud require Odin and some file called Hercules witch I think is cwm but I don't know were he went wrong but now when he tries to boot up it takes him to a black screen that says in red writing Odin mode..product name sgh t898, custom binary: no , current binary Samsung official and below all that there is a phone and yellow warning symbol with it saying firmware upgrade encounter an issue. Please select recovery in kies and try again
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my ADR6400L using Tapatalk

This is what he gets is anyone willing to help
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All you need to do is flash it using Odin. Grab the stock rom from the general forum of the galaxy s2 and flash it using Odin.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk

Did/does Odin recognize the phone? If it does then go ahead and flash the stock Odin firmware package and that should take care of the problem. Same thing happenend to me and all you need to do is set everything up just like normal, go into DL mode and give Odin a few seconds to find a com port and hit start...just pretend the warning is not there.

I have the same thing ...
I was doing a stock upgrade through Kies, and my computer decided to be dumb and install a windows update and restart the computer... I now see the same thing, i had the stock rom, but it was rooted, and when I try to go back in Odin, it never recognizes the phone... Kies won't recognize the phone, neither will Odin... Am I just returning this phone or what?
EDIT: Nevermind, I only bought it 2 days ago, so I just exchanged the phone

Yes, you can flash from that screen -- I managed to brick my Vibrant that way a number of times, and as long as you get that screen (or the Android digging screen) it's recoverable. KIES should be able to recover it as should Odin -- if it DOESN'T work turn OFF the computer (all the way off) and restart it then try again.
Samsung's USB drivers have a habit of getting confused and causing flash failures both in KIES and Odin.
Be aware that if you're trying to use KIES and the "latest" firmware is a non-wipe firmware (as the updates from T-Mobile are) it will happily load onto the phone something that will bootloop into the stock recovery and refuse to start! If you get hosed like this you probably need to Odin back to the ORIGINAL firmware so you get a "full" flash, then use KIES (or ODIN) again to perform the update.

UntamedDeviance said:
I have the same thing ...
I was doing a stock upgrade through Kies, and my computer decided to be dumb and install a windows update and restart the computer... I now see the same thing, i had the stock rom, but it was rooted, and when I try to go back in Odin, it never recognizes the phone... Kies won't recognize the phone, neither will Odin... Am I just returning this phone or what?
EDIT: Nevermind, I only bought it 2 days ago, so I just exchanged the phone
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Were you able to exchange your device? And if you did, what did the T-Mobile reps ask you? and what did you tell them? I ran into the very same problem. I tried everything but I'm still stuck on that screen. I don't want T-Mobile to think I purposely did something to make the phone that way.

Hope I'm not too late to help: I had same problem and used odin to fix.
Here's what I did:
Download stock kernel in tar form from the Android devel forum. Start odin, click check box in PDA, click PDA button then select the kernel you just downloaded.
Insert usb into your phone (I left my cord connected to my computer). Start phone in download mode (up+down keys). Once it's started ib DL mode, unplug the usb cord, then after just a few moments plug it in again. If necessary, let it set a few moments until Odin recognizes the device (yellow stripe in id:com to the upper left), now click start in odin.
That fixed my problem. After that I read and reread everything I could get my hands on, but I think I tried flashing a i1900 kernel.....big duh to me, but maybe I'm not that dumb after all!! But, soon after I was able to root, and have flashed several custom ROMs since my little bump in the road.

Mrplennium said:
Were you able to exchange your device? And if you did, what did the T-Mobile reps ask you? and what did you tell them? I ran into the very same problem. I tried everything but I'm still stuck on that screen. I don't want T-Mobile to think I purposely did something to make the phone that way.
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Yeah, I just walked in, brought my receipt and box, and told them I needed a new phone because mine bricked while doing a stock update...they were happy to do it... every one there knew I had previously rooted it as well...
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium

i used this method to root my phone, you need to use odin and flash a new rom

Mrplennium said:
Were you able to exchange your device? And if you did, what did the T-Mobile reps ask you? and what did you tell them? I ran into the very same problem. I tried everything but I'm still stuck on that screen. I don't want T-Mobile to think I purposely did something to make the phone that way.
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Took mine to a store, they didn't have any white kits in stock so they told me to call and tell them that it doesn't turn on, got a replacement ordered without having to troubleshoot over the phone.

Had that happen the first day I got the device trying to root up. Accdently pulled usb while updating. All i did was Hold VOL UP + DOWN And Plug usb in and download mode came right back up and started the process all over again.
It was a success as.
M&S

Worked!
Thank you!

Overseas and very stressed!!
i had a problem updating -- same error message "firmware upgrade encountered an issue" -- kies can NOT connect to my device. ODIN will not install ICS.. ODIN will not install GINGERBREAD either...
i have the SGH-T989 (t-mobile GS2)
nothing will update. i can't back out to revert to the gingerbread OS i was running previously...
can anyone help me out?
email direct or respond here... thanks for anyone's help

have the same problem
tried to downgrade from ics to 2.3.6 and odin gived me a fail message,after that nothing works i i connect it to the charger it says firmware upgrade encountered an issue.please select recovery mode in kies and try again.
but kies doesn`t recognize me and odin neither.
i can go to download mode with my jig but like i said odin does not give me the yellow symbol.....
is it bricked???

atilla88 said:
have the same problem
tried to downgrade from ics to 2.3.6 and odin gived me a fail message,after that nothing works i i connect it to the charger it says firmware upgrade encountered an issue.please select recovery mode in kies and try again.
but kies doesn`t recognize me and odin neither.
i can go to download mode with my jig but like i said odin does not give me the yellow symbol.....
is it bricked???
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we don't have ICS... so I'm not sure if you're in the correct section. is your phone's variant the t-mobile t989 hercules s2?
don't do anything with kies, go to download/odin mode and flash a fresh download of whatever you messed up on... or I would just flash a complete stock ROM.. the ones ending with ".tar.md5".. that should save your phone.

Teo032 said:
we don't have ICS... so I'm not sure if you're in the correct section. is your phone's variant the t-mobile t989 hercules s2?
don't do anything with kies, go to download/odin mode and flash a fresh download of whatever you messed up on... or I would just flash a complete stock ROM.. the ones ending with ".tar.md5".. that should save your phone.
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i used a ics rom from xda and my phone is a european s2 without branding,i just saw this thread here and posted my problem.
like i said odin didn`t recognizes me so i can`t flash anything...

Hard Brick Qualcomm HS-USB Qdloader 9008

I hard bricked my Galaxy S II but when I take the battery out hold both volume buttons and plug into USB I can get my computer to recognize it was a "Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008" Device
Odin can see the phone but it can't flash any roms it won't get past "
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection.."
Is there any hope?

Tynen said:
I hard bricked my Galaxy S II but when I take the battery out hold both volume buttons and plug into USB I can get my computer to recognize it was a "Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008" Device
Odin can see the phone but it can't flash any roms it won't get past "
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection.."
Is there any hope?
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how the hell did you manage that?

death1246 said:
how the hell did you manage that?
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I put a .pit in odin

Tynen said:
I put a .pit in odin
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u might need one of these little guys to hopefully unbrick your phone.. it might just get you back into download mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526600

Where are people finding these pit files??
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium

Teo032 said:
Where are people finding these pit files??
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
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thats what im trying to figure out. there are not pit files posted anywhere in the t989 section.... must be something from another samsung phone like the vibrant.
did other popular samsung devices gain cwm thru .pit files? ours uses a .tar file.
Sent from my SGH-T989

jordanishere said:
thats what im trying to figure out. there are not pit files posted anywhere in the t989 section.... must be something from another samsung phone like the vibrant.
did other popular samsung devices gain cwm thru .pit files? ours uses a .tar file.
Sent from my SGH-T989
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Yeah, from what i read the older models did use a pit file... But i don't remember seeing any for our model
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium

I've had a vibrant since it came out and every time you odined the Vibrant you needed a pit file. I had a pit in the odin directory and I wasn't really thinking and used it... *facepalm*
In hindsight it was a very stupid thing to do, but my softkeys weren't working and I was frantically trying to figure out what was going on...

I can repair both your brick and the soft keys if you need it done.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Mobile Tech Videos unbricked my device. I believe it was the first one they did. The service was excellent. I put my faith in them even when no solution existed and they stepped up to bat. Communication was awesome. I would recommend the service to anyone. If amyone was going to fix it they were... and did!

syale said:
Mobile Tech Videos unbricked my device. I believe it was the first one they did. The service was excellent. I put my faith in them even when no solution existed and they stepped up to bat. Communication was awesome. I would recommend the service to anyone. If amyone was going to fix it they were... and did!
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I sent my phone to them, I'm waiting to get it back.

All of a sudden in the last few weeks I've had several emails asking me if a JIG will fix this exact error.
Looks like we need someone to try a JIG on their device with this error message.
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connexion2005 said:
I can repair both your brick and the soft keys if you need it done.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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Hey bud please let me know if I can send peeps your way. I keep getting emails asking me who does JTAG on the SGSII lol or if my JIG will fix there phone... Id rather just refer peeps to someone who can JTAG instead of trying to guess if a JIG will fix this situation or not.
I'm sending a JIG today to a customer with this exact error message to let me know if it works or not. Thanks

If you download the stock rom from (can't remember site but password is sampro.pl) it comes with a pit file. That's what bricks the phone. Don't use it

blackerwater said:
If you download the stock rom from (can't remember site but password is sampro.pl) it comes with a pit file. That's what bricks the phone. Don't use it
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YES THIS!
This is what bricked my phone

@connexion2005, I have the same problem with my T989. I (stupidly) attempted to flash Siyah kernel on it, CWM said everything went okay, but afterwards the phone never booted up again, just appears as a raw Qualcomm device. Been looking for someone who can do JTAG in the Austin area. I would be happy to bring it by (or send it to you) if you can resurrect it for me.
Alternately, I'm wondering if it's possible to software unbrick one of these, but I can't seem to get my hands on a copy of MPRG8660.HEX to use with QPST. I keep downloading ZTE firmware images but despite all of the mentions of this file, none of them seem to contain it. I still have access to a working T989. Can someone post or PM me this file, by chance?
This site gives me hope: http://www.anyclub.org/2012/05/how-to-generate-8660msimagembn.html
EDIT: Found a copy of the programming hex file and put it on my server: MPRG8660.HEX - can't wait to get home and try it out with QPST!! For the record, it was located in the ZTE firmware package known as "VDF_ES_V11AV1.0.0B07.zip".
Now I'm trying to track down a copy of QPST 2.7.369 or higher.
--W5i2

If you still need a copy of qpst, let me know. i have 2.7.xxx and i think i have qpst 3.x or something like that.
i hard bricked my t989 a couple nights ago using teamwin recovery. i have jtagged embedded systems before, but not a cell phone. would not know what to flash, where to flash it, and what program to use. i could never get qpst to recognize my phone (listed as qualcomm qhusb_dload or whatever) or the COM port it was using.
what does that HEX file do?
thanks
frescoraja

QPST 2.7.374! Haven't tried it yet though.
http://weasel.net/QPST_2.7.374.zip
The HEX files contain special bootloader code (I think) which allows QPST to speak to specific types of hardware. I may be mistaken on this, though.
--W5i2

weasel5i2 said:
QPST 2.7.374! Haven't tried it yet though.
http://weasel.net/QPST_2.7.374.zip
The HEX files contain special bootloader code (I think) which allows QPST to speak to specific types of hardware. I may be mistaken on this, though.
--W5i2
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weasel,
Would you please be kind enough and explain what you did to get your phone back from the dead? I just hardbricked my phone using Odin (I know, I know) and am trying to bring it back from the dead. My phone is in the special Qualcomm download mode (not to be confused with the Samsung one) and would not power on.
Thanks in advance!

Any updates on this. I borked a loaner T989 trying to flash a ROM I later realized was meant for i9100. Note-to-self: ALWAYS SEARCH FOR ROMS BY MFG's PRODUCT CODE, NOT MOBILE OPERATOR'S PRODUCT NAME.
Current status: A Windows 7 (x64) system detects the T989 Qualcomm HS-USB device and the correct drivers are installed. Odin detects the device on the COM port, but hangs on any flashing attempts at the "SetupConnection" step. "Download Mode" doesn't seem to be accessible by any button-pressing, head-patting, belly-rubbing methods i've tried. In 7 years of flashing hundreds of ROMs on dozens of devices this is the first potentially fatal hard-brick i've done.
Any tips or pointers for self-repair would be appreciated. Otherwise I'll send it for 3rd party JTAG. . .

What you describe sounds painfully familiar. I spent a lot of time trying to bring my phone back from the phone heaven. Unsuccessfully. Phone was dead. Ultimately I sent it in for repair as it was still under warranty. It came back with a new logic board and relocked to its original carrier.
Problem you have is not how to flash it back to life, problem is what to flash. Your bootloader is dead and you need it recovered. This is what JTAG does. There was a reference in the thread to somebody being able to do that. I talked to him and he said he charges $50 for it, if I remember correctly.

dead i747m

hi, i was reading about bootloader that it has to be unlocked in order to flash custom roms
i did download ez unlock from play store and did unlocked the boot loader but it was not recognizing at status even after the operation (status unknown)
i have i747M rooted
now i powered off the phone wanting to save the rom(again) thru CWM but it wont boot for nothing even pluged charger is not recognized
i have saved once the image so i have it on my sd
what can i do to get my phone back to life?
thanks for your help

Well, if you would have read anything, ez unlock is for verizon only. So, unless your phone shows any sign of life, you need to jtag.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app

i realized after read some more but never thought it will die after reboot
anywaw phone is totally dead no sign at all
were do i find some step by step to debrick
i found some info but not for i747m
i wanna do it right this time
thanks

JTAG is best left to the pros unless you are familar with it. I believe user AdamOutler does it as well as mobiletechvideos.com
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app

my friends anybody can tell me i can flash the bootloader with odin ?
i have a copy of the bootloader i guess i did before installing CWM only thing is on the phone internal storage that i cant acces
is there a way of accesing the internal storage of my phone as bricked?
if i plug the phone thru usb it gives me the qhusb dload driver missing
can i use odin to flash the bootloader if i can retreive it from my internal storage?
or is there a file i can download for i747m?
or if the only way is jtag i can do it myself just cant find my way to info
thanks for any info

adika9 said:
my friends anybody can tell me i can flash the bootloader with odin ?
i have a copy of the bootloader i guess i did before installing CWM only thing is on the phone internal storage that i cant acces
is there a way of accesing the internal storage of my phone as bricked?
if i plug the phone thru usb it gives me the qhusb dload driver missing
can i use odin to flash the bootloader if i can retreive it from my internal storage?
or is there a file i can download for i747m?
or if the only way is jtag i can do it myself just cant find my way to info
thanks for any info
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If you can't boot into download or restore, and if odin doesn't recognize, I can almost guarantee you that you have hard-bricked your s3. Your bootloader is messed up, and can only be restored through JTAG. For you to de-brick it yourself, you'll need to shell out a couple hundred dollars to buy the equipment, or you can send it to someone who offers the service for a smaller fee. If you need some suggestions, pm me.

i found driver for the phone so i guess it communicates with odin 1.85
i would like to try flashing a boot image for my phone I747MVLALH1 i think this is for virgin(bell)
anybody have one ?or know were i can download one?
i really have to try anything to get my phone back to life as i have some important data that i need asap
thanks

seriossly nobody have a solution for my problem other than buyng a riff box or sending it for repair?
im really interested to try things
thanks

adika9 said:
i found driver for the phone so i guess it communicates with odin 1.85
i would like to try flashing a boot image for my phone I747MVLALH1 i think this is for virgin(bell)
anybody have one ?or know were i can download one?
i really have to try anything to get my phone back to life as i have some important data that i need asap
thanks
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So your phone shows up in odin?

adika9 said:
seriossly nobody have a solution for my problem other than buyng a riff box or sending it for repair?
im really interested to try things
thanks
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Can you put your phone in download mode or in Clockwork mode? If yes you can download firmware HERE. Good luck

adika9 said:
seriossly nobody have a solution for my problem other than buyng a riff box or sending it for repair?
im really interested to try things
thanks
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I don't see how you don't understand after all the replies... If your phone shows NO sign of life, (I.e. no download mode) You MUST either JTAG or wait for the SD/Hardware hack one of the Devs is working on.
That's it. End of story.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app

im not sure if having the qualcomm driver installed will communicate with odin
only odin that recognizez the phone is version 1.85 and the port is with yellow but it wont go past msg "setup connection" when trying to flash
so i know that jtag is the sollution but im wondering if there is other solution than jtag
i found a post in the i9300 section that it could be unbricked with a procedure but im not sure its aplicable to i747m
anybody tryed to unbrick a hardbrick i747m other than jtag with riffbox ?
thanks

RPelham said:
I don't see how you don't understand after all the replies... If your phone shows NO sign of life, (I.e. no download mode) You MUST either JTAG or wait for the SD/Hardware hack one of the Devs is working on.
That's it. End of story.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
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well i do understand a lot of things but if the replyes were :"u cannot solve it without JTAG or there is a fix in the works but not done yet" it would be better understood
the fact is i really wanted to try things that maybe other members dont even wanna touch

I'm assuming you have but doesn't get explicitly stated. But you have tried pulling batter. Putting back in then hold down the volume down key, home button and power but then after 2 seconds phone should vibrate so u let go of power button but continue holding the other 2.
Or the same method but holding power up.
To get you into either download or recovery mode.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app

zerogood said:
I'm assuming you have but doesn't get explicitly stated. But you have tried pulling batter. Putting back in then hold down the volume down key, home button and power but then after 2 seconds phone should vibrate so u let go of power button but continue holding the other 2.
Or the same method but holding power up.
To get you into either download or recovery mode.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
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thanks for this info but my phone got hardbricked because i unlocked the bootloader by mistake and it got corrupt i guess, and none of those actions work

try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068