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help please!

i think i bricked my epic 4g touch. i had ics fb21 on it and i tried to restore a gingerbread rom back onto it via cwm and something went terribly wrong. i tried all the steps in qbking77s youtube video about unbricking/unrooting. my phone successfully went through the steps but when it reboots it just boot loops. when i try to boot into recovery it continues to bootloop. download mode is still available? any suggestions? thanks in advanced

Have you tried putting it into download mode and then using one of the one click restores via odin? If its bootlooping, your not at a total loss
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r2hudson said:
i think i bricked my epic 4g touch. i had ics fb21 on it and i tried to restore a gingerbread rom back onto it via cwm and something went terribly wrong. i tried all the steps in qbking77s youtube video about unbricking/unrooting. my phone successfully went through the steps but when it reboots it just boot loops. when i try to boot into recovery it continues to bootloop. download mode is still available? any suggestions? thanks in advanced
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Did you have cwm touch on it ?
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rshudson---use this lick
use this link and it will restore your epic completely with roon access and than find the recovery zip/tar and you will be fixed ...the link has directions and videos
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
GOOD LUCK BRO !!!!!!!!!!!

andhow said:
Have you tried putting it into download mode and then using one of the one click restores via odin? If its bootlooping, your not at a total loss
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i tried these but they seem to get stuck right before it completes. it freezes right before the end, no reboot, no nothing

Epix4G said:
Did you have cwm touch on it ?
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actually i did, installed it straight from rom manager. has this been a common problem?

r2hudson said:
actually i did, installed it straight from rom manager. has this been a common problem?
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so in odin it stops at data. something ...u got A BRICK should have read what all the devs were saying and the other 10 threads that did the same as you ..... read read read ... when going from ics to gb always odin back to stock first then restore ... look in general you will find many threads about this already
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504808
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1509795
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1509886&page=3

rocketman228 said:
use this link and it will restore your epic completely with roon access and than find the recovery zip/tar and you will be fixed ...the link has directions and videos
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
GOOD LUCK BRO !!!!!!!!!!!
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i have tried this, it just gets stuck at the data.img step, been stuck for over an hour. thanks all for your help

Epix4G said:
so in odin it stops at data. something ...u got A BRICK should have read what all the devs were saying and the other 10 threads that did the same as you ..... read read read ... when going from ics to gb always odin back to stock first then restore ... look in general you will find many threads about this already
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wow, thought so, i guess there hasnt been a way to undo this? it only gets stuck when i use the one click odin. when i use the regular odin it completes but just bootloops. could i take this to a sprint repair center?

read links
u have a bad data partition and are bricked .... read before doing anything like this ....many people before you did this and there is no way back besides jtag ....
you can take to sprint and they may replace but who knows they may turn you away

r2hudson said:
actually i did, installed it straight from rom manager. has this been a common problem?
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Oh man...ROM Manager and Touch recovery?... not sure if that's fixable
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I believe a few people have said it already. But don't use from manager to flash recoveries. Especially the touch one. You will brick your phone and can't fix it. Only a JTAG service would fix it or a replacement by sprint. Either way good luck and read up on stuff before you try it out.
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How many bricks does this make now? I had one. Lol
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musclehead84 said:
How many bricks does this make now? I had one. Lol
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I swear more than 30 but who knows how many didn't post and such
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OH Shix, Dang Dawg, I didn't know there was a such thing as a soft/full brick! I am lucky, I was using mobile odin and flashed the md5 check instead of the tar for fb21 modem and my phone was acting very similar but I just flashed the ONE CLICK EL29 and I was back to stock. hope if you havent tried that, you do and it works for you. I didn't like the touch cwm. but now I am deleting it from sdcard so i dont mistakenly soft/full brick my device. Keep us updated!

UPDATE
UPDATE
after using odin to unroot/unbrick my epic4gt and having still it fail to turn on passed the boot screen, i took my busted phone back to sprint on monday. told them what the problem was, "my phone wont go passed the first screen when i turn it on". they said "ok, we'll just erase everything off, should be as good as new".
i stood around waiting for about 45 minutes, i was so bored i even shamefully sent out a tweet from an iphone..smh. sales associate then came back to me saying," ive never seen anything like this, nothing will work on it, you must have rooted this phone?" my response was "i have done nothing to that phone".
with a kinda upset smirk on his face he says, "it had to be rooted buuuuut since we have no proof we will order you a phone for free, come pick it up friday."
life has been so tough w/out my epic for a whole week, happy that i get my new one on friday

You know...
I'm starting to wonder how I feel about ppl that brick their phones, through fault of their Own, then take them into sprint claiming the "update broke it!", "i never rooted that! i have No Idea what you're talking about!", and I wonder if this is going to make it harder for people with Legitimate issues to get replacements, and affect the way Sprint looks at rooting our phones in general. This Affects Their Bottom Line.
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kingdazy said:
You know...
I'm starting to wonder how I feel about ppl that brick their phones, through fault of their Own, then take them into sprint claiming the "update broke it!", "i never rooted that! i have No Idea what you're talking about!", and I wonder if this is going to make it harder for people with Legitimate issues to get replacements, and affect the way Sprint looks at rooting our phones in general. This Affects Their Bottom Line.
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I wonder this same thing....I get that people want their phone working g but on the other hand its not Sprints fault you bricked it. And then just flat out lying? Its a grey area for sure .
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dodgerbluehero said:
I wonder this same thing....I get that people want their phone working g but on the other hand its not Sprints fault you bricked it. And then just flat out lying? Its a grey area for sure .
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Uh Oh here comes the moral police.... Not saying you are wrong but really if people can get something replaced for free, do you really think the majority would not try it... We live in a grey world.... It is what it is
Men Lie, Women Lie, Numbers Never Lies - "Jay-Z" Just felt like saying that....lol
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r2hudson said:
UPDATE
after using odin to unroot/unbrick my epic4gt and having still it fail to turn on passed the boot screen, i took my busted phone back to sprint on monday. told them what the problem was, "my phone wont go passed the first screen when i turn it on". they said "ok, we'll just erase everything off, should be as good as new".
i stood around waiting for about 45 minutes, i was so bored i even shamefully sent out a tweet from an iphone..smh. sales associate then came back to me saying," ive never seen anything like this, nothing will work on it, you must have rooted this phone?" my response was "i have done nothing to that phone".
with a kinda upset smirk on his face he says, "it had to be rooted buuuuut since we have no proof we will order you a phone for free, come pick it up friday."
life has been so tough w/out my epic for a whole week, happy that i get my new one on friday
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Congrats... next time dont start a new thread about something that already had a million other threads and a Official How I Bricked my phone thread.... I KNOW YOU SAW IT.....lol

Yeah say what you want but I pay 8 dollars a month to sprint for insurance so weather its my fault or not they should replace my device which they did and I could give a **** less how it effects everything because I pay for insurance.
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Corrupt sd card (internal memory)

Hey guys i have been having some real trouble working with sgs2 its a real pain now...I have a corrupted hard disk and its write protected doesn't allow to flash anything and i have tried every damn procedure even pushing it through the adb but the administrator does not allow to read it. I can flash nothing on it and the worst part is i cant even brick it even through odin. My friend who is a developer himself and works at telus wasnt able to do anything himself...Tried that even.. The phone is rooted and running Juggernaut 5.0 along with darkside kernel. It has been almost two months now since this problem has persisted...Is there any way i can brick my phone like hard brick that the phone does not turn on or just show black screen i want to get it replaced still have warranty..i paid 590 bucks for this phone and cant even sell it since i cant erase the memory. Please help me out with it.
Thanks

You've posted this same problem twice before. Posting it a third time isn't gonna help you.
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JPOKeefe said:
You've posted this same problem twice before. Posting it a third time isn't gonna help you.
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Well he still has not received help. Why would you make a ****ty post like that. Help the guy or don't post.
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If you want to brick it flash an Odin kernel package from different phone.
Edit: I missed that you tried Odin already on my first read through.
Really strong magnets, maybe?
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billydroid said:
Well he still has not received help. Why would you make a ****ty post like that. Help the guy or don't post.
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He has received answers in his other posts and I only said what I said up there because double/triple posting is against the rules and I didn't want him to get in trouble.
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billydroid said:
If you want to brick it flash an Odin kernel package from different phone.
Edit: I missed that you tried Odin already on my first read through.
Really strong magnets, maybe?
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Its flash memory not a HDD
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can you get into CWM at all??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24362630&postcount=14
You can brick your device by flashing junk to the sbl1 block
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1578184

JPOKeefe said:
He has received answers in his other posts and I only said what I said up there because double/triple posting is against the rules and I didn't want him to get in trouble.
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Well i did receive answers and they were very supportive as well but it did not solve the problem and to be honest i did not even know the nature of the phone until now. I believe it would not harm anyone.
I just need a little help and i will be willing to donate as well.

Damn, still? That sucks dude!
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[Q] My phone is not even powering on ! I think its dead .. Help please

I tried updating rom for my t989 and after checking out few different roms i tried this
task650-aokp-Build-36.zip
and then flashed the
gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip
after all this my phone is not at all responding, not turning on its dead . what do i do??

Flame on! OP hurry delete this thread and put it in the general section before you get flamed..

U need to post this in question and answer this is development and u can only flash t-989 Tom's which is found in the forum u just posted in
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This goes in Q&A
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That's because you flashed an at&t rom. Bricked?
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Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22881355
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Also I'm pretty sure you flashed a rom for a different phone because the AOKPs for our phone are named something like aokp-hercules-selfkang_620 (the numbers at the end vary)
Edit: yeah you definitely flashed for the wrong phone. Just because you're in a Galaxy s ii forum doesn't mean its the correct one sorry about your phone but you HAVE to read before flashing hopefully this will be a good learning experience for you. Again sorry about the brick
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I Googled that filename and I'm getting an I777 build of AOKP. I'm pretty sure you can't flash I777 builds on this phone. You're probably hard bricked.
Read, read, read before doing anything other than using the stock software!!! Always make sure you are flashing something made specifically for your device! I hear some of the Skyrocket builds are compatible, but I would double check, and then triple check. Or do what I do and just stay away from them to be safe.
Someone else can confirm whether I777 ROMs work, but if not, you will need to try a warranty replacement or get it JTAGed by MobileTechVideos.
I'm not sure why you were trying to flash an old build anyway, they are on Build 39...but that's another story. Good luck, hope you get it worked out.

Before trying to help you allow to ask two questions: Does your PC "see" the phone? If so as what?

nope. pc does not detect anythin

empierrelouis said:
Before trying to help you allow to ask two questions: Does your PC "see" the phone? If so as what?
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nope nothings happening. no pc detection no powering on NOTHING.

lol, you done goofed. next time you should only flash things that you find in tmo gs2 forums. ahaha. You defs need a JTAG unless you can get it in download mode. Also, WRONG SECTION.

Questions go in the Q&A section

You might need a S RIFF Box JTAG Boot Repair/Unbrick, make some searches in your area or on the internet to find a qualified person/company to do that for you.

ToledoG28 said:
Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22881355
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This is not his problem that he is experienceing. If it is not powering up at all then it is truely a hard brick.
I did this to my phone last week and no matter what I tried, i could not bring it back.
check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1707021
I almost gave up and was willing to try to do a warranty exchange (knowing it was not going to be honored).
Sent it to the guys listed on my thread. I guess you have to have software and hardware to basically rewrite the firmware on the phone then put a stock ROM on it.
Luckily I had a restore point already on my external SD card and was able to get everything back.
Its not cheap but it did work for me!
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You might need a S RIFF Box JTAG Boot Repair/Unbrick, make some searches in your area or on the internet to find a qualified person/company to do that for you.
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This is, from what I understand, the only way to fix it. Other than replacing the phone.

good luck. sorry for your loss

Its really unfortunate but this type of thing happened to my friend and he had to get an entirely new phone

Need help - Probably Bricked S3

Hi all. I am pretty sure I bricked my wife's S3 when I tried to root it using the following http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746682 - has nothing to do with the tool kit, more like user error. I have rooted multiple past phones and my current note 2. I got to the odin part and it did it's thing but nevere rebooted to go to the next step. I cannot get into recovery, the computer doesn't recognize the phone now and the screen doesn't do anything. Any ideas? I am pretty sure I bricked it and will need to get a new phone for her.
Appreciate any help or confirmation of a new paper weight.
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Does the device do anything at all when you try to power it on? What exact steps did you take when you attempted to root the device? If the phone does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, not even vibrate, then your looking at a hard brick. If it does vibrate and/or you can at least get to the splash screen, then it's a soft brick and stuck in a boot loop.
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And was re-partition checked or unchecked when you tried to root with Odin?
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LfnsR said:
Hi all. I am pretty sure I bricked my wife's S3 when I tried to root it using the following http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746682 - has nothing to do with the tool kit, more like user error. I have rooted multiple past phones and my current note 2. I got to the odin part and it did it's thing but nevere rebooted to go to the next step. I cannot get into recovery, the computer doesn't recognize the phone now and the screen doesn't do anything. Any ideas? I am pretty sure I bricked it and will need to get a new phone for her.
Appreciate any help or confirmation of a new paper weight.
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It does sound like it is bricked. In the future, never unplug the phone while Odin is flashing it. (Im assuming this is what you did?) Always wait until it says PASS, RESET, or FAIL. Sometimes it can hang for 20 or more minutes, but it should always eventually show one of those 3 results.
Just to be sure though. Pull the battery, then put it back in. Try to boot into Download Mode. Try to boot into Recovery. If you can get one of these you are probably not bricked. If you cannot get to either one, and you cannot boot normally, then I am afraid you are bricked.
This does not mean you need to buy a new phone however. What it needs is something called a JTAG fix. You can probably find several shops online that will do this for you, but the one that always gets mentioned around here is http://mobiletechvideos.com
Sorry to hear about your misfortune, but I hope this helps you. If you do get it fixed, next time I suggest rooting with the root66 method. It is much safer imo, at least I see a lot fewer problems with it.
Good Luck!

Thanks for the info. I did get the reset and waites for just over 15 minutes. Nothing was happening and I thought it was bricked so I did unplug it. When I used the same tool to root my N2 it took less than 5 minutes for the entire process.
I will check out the link. Appreciate your help! Thank you.
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Thanks for getting back. He screen doesn't come on at all, but it does vibrate once after a battery pull and then nothing. I followed the steps and got to "reset" in odin where it was waiting for the phone to reboot and after 15+ minutes I thought "crap" bricked it. Unplugged, which I would screw it up which it did. I am going to look into the company DocHoliday77 mentioned below. Worth a shot as cheaper than buying another phone.
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There is this thread don't know if anyone has tried it with tmobile but should be doable in theory. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2369125
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mt3g said:
There is this thread don't know if anyone has tried it with tmobile but should be doable in theory. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2369125
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Thanks for the link. I wonder if its just the aboot.mbn on that image or if there's something else. (Ill read through the threads later to see if its mentioned). Either way if we can make a version using our aboot it should work for us too. I don't think using Sprints will work for us, but I could be wrong.
Definitely interesting though!
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DocHoliday77 said:
Thanks for the link. I wonder if its just the aboot.mbn on that image or if there's something else. (Ill read through the threads later to see if its mentioned). Either way if we can make a version using our aboot it should work for us too. I don't think using Sprints will work for us, but I could be wrong.
Definitely interesting though!
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Agreed I just skimmed it the other week and just remembered it a couple days ago and now finally brought its attention over here. Still haven't looked at it yet fully.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Thanks for the link. I wonder if its just the aboot.mbn on that image or if there's something else. (Ill read through the threads later to see if its mentioned). Either way if we can make a version using our aboot it should work for us too. I don't think using Sprints will work for us, but I could be wrong.
Definitely interesting though!
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mt3g said:
Agreed I just skimmed it the other week and just remembered it a couple days ago and now finally brought its attention over here. Still haven't looked at it yet fully.
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Inside the 20MB.xz file (open with 7z), is an 80MB img file. Need to dd it somewhere to make any more progress.

Kernel Flasher for NOTE 2 and SGS3

This was originally for my Blade firmware located under the Samsung Galaxy S3 section in Android Development. All you need to do is simply drop the files you want to flash in the same directory as the flasher, then run the flasher with your phone plugged in. Wait for your phone to get done, close the flasher, and that's it!
It's an extremely simple process and that's why I made it.
Download: REMOVED while under investigation
Just delete the GS3 firmware file and replace it with your own, then run the flasher. It should work fine on the Note 2, it has just been tested quick and it worked as it should.

As referenced below ..
I will "NOT" be attempting this modification based on very detailed information provided in previous threads.
Moderated closure of prior threads would indicate that you are not to be trusted...
What a shame ...that we have to deal with unscrupulous members crapping on our users trust...
Thread reported ...g
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Please do not flash anything this guy puts out. Just a heads up

hednik said:
Please do not flash anything this guy puts out. Just a heads up
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Why not?
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erick161 said:
Why not?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2510853&page=2
I really hate bashing someone, as I know it's not correct around these parts, but just looking out for others:
I did report to mod but didn't respond fast enough, so my bad on that

something smells fishy here if i need a .exe to flash a kernel...
Nice try GTFO

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