[Q] Galaxy S3 Bricked or Not? - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III

Hi everyone,
I'm really desperate for any information that can help me. Please be kind here...I haven't done anything techy stuff like this before.
Here's the situation.
My phone was rooted with supersu since I got it (my colleague helped to do it), but due to an issue with my international roaming, I decided after 1 year to try and unroot and upgrade from 4.1.1 to 4.2/3
However, upon unrooting, i found that I could not upgrade due to the count and decided that I had to try and root it again to use triangle away.
Here is where it gets FUBAR.
I ran Odin and flashed the following:
I9305_CWM_Recovery.tar.md5
Samsung-Updates.com-KERNEL-GT-I9305-SIN-I9305XXBMB2-1359977044
My phone was still working then, but I wasn't too sure how to install the binary until many tries later ...
But somehow because I didn't know how to install the binary, I ran the "Auto Root": CF-Auto-Root-t03g-t03gxx-gtn7100.tar.md5
After which, my screen flashed blue ...
When it wouldn't boot up, I flashed:Samsung-Updates.com-KERNEL-GT-I9305-SIN-I9305XXBMB2-1359977044
And did a factory reset.
The hard and soft buttons are working, but the touch screen is dead. Thinking it was a OS issue, I flashed the stock rom: I9305XXALI9_I9305OLBALI8_I9305DXALI7_HOME.tar.md5 1.2Gb file
And right now, no change. Hard and Soft buttons working, touch screen is dead....
Anybody?

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As long as something is working it is not bricked. A brick means completely dead, like a brick. Perhaps the ribbon cable came loose from the touchscreen.

This is the Sprint US variant S3 section. From everything you posted you have an International model. You are in the wrong section.
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edfunkycold said:
This is the Sprint US variant S3 section. From everything you posted you have an International model. You are in the wrong section.
Remember search is your best friend, Have a great day!
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Or he has revealed the root cause of the problem, if he actually does have the Sprint version
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Maschil said:
Basically i purchased a used Sprint Galaxy Nexus on Ebay eventually to be used on page plus cellular. However im trying to atleast update the phone to 4.1. Or whatever official release is out for the Sprint G Nexus but its not finding it.
I ended/cleared data of the Google service framworks app...but that hasnt worked. I just need some further guidance on what could possibly be wrong. Trying to make sure the person i purchased it from didnt mess it up or something.
Pls help. Thanks
Iv'e also downloaded the Gnexus toolkit to see if i could put 4.2.1. on but the phone isnt responding to the command prompt to root.... im at wits end... please help. thanks
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patrao_n said:
What is the model number of your device? Also you can just screenshot your about phone.
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Aren't all Sprint Note II's SPH-L900?
Yes they are. But some have been asking questions and before I give out wrong info I wanted to be sure you had the right model number. Lots of att note 2 users asking questions lately.
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Jtag is the only way I know of, if it's truly hard bricked.
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I did alot of research and seen that it can possibly be done, but it shows up in QHUSB mode where I heard it's difficult, yet possible to fix, with a few file to make it boot as a USB drive
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Thank you, I sort of considered it something to work on, instead of it being a question for me to ask, I see otherwise now.

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It's an AT&T update notice. When i clicked ok it rebooted into recovery and asked if I wanted to install an un-trusted package.
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That's really weird... I've never seen or heard that happening but my best guess is to just ignore it or redownload the zip and flash again...
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nothing. havent done it. I have 2 weeks of business travel tomorrow out of the country. Would be a bad time to play around and brick it.

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