I just reboot my Sprint Note 2 and then it won't turn on. I try recovery mode and download mode, no response. I can't turn on the phone at all, no lights or anything.
It is hard bricked. I know with some galaxy phones you can program your Sdcard to go into download mode if your bootloader is damage. Can it be done on a Note 2?
If not, is there instructions to jtag this brick? I don't mind buying a jtag box, if it can be done.
Nobodys probably going to help you... A lot of lookers but no help.. This site had been like that lately.. If i could help, I would
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Samsung will probably fix it if it's still under warranty. I had an s2 skyrocket and when it hard bricked they fixed it even though my warranty was void because they couldn't tell it was void.
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I'm starting to believe the Note 2 variants need a short to get into this emergency sd card mode. The Note 3 variants can do it without a short. However I tried with someone else recently after I've provided the unbrick image to write to the 16GB Class 10 sdcard and they were unable to get anything out the phone.
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Dumb response but that happened to me once. When the battery runs down to 0% not any charger will bring it back to life. A standard 1.0A will not do it many times. Try with a higher powered 2.1A charger and let it sit plugged in for a while the 3100 mag battery needs some power to get going. I hope this is your issue
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so i bricked my ssg2 trying to flash a rom. it doesnt turn on. i cant odin it. it wont go into to recovery mode or download mode. i connect it to my computer it says i need the qhsusb_dload driver so my fone still connects to the computer. any help would be much appreciated thanks you.
This has no native usb support send it to samsung tell them that the charger is broke u get ot back in acouple days or go to the tmobile store or get it jtag 80+bucks
I done it twice once from att ssgs2
Next htc amaze
Please read up on bricks for phones...
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What in the world did you do to where you bricked your phone flashing a rom?
Which ROM did you try flashing?
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tzbigworm said:
What in the world did you do to where you bricked your phone flashing a rom?
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Flashed a rom for the international version, probably
Take it to a cell phone repair store. I am a little biased, but the crappy one in san marcos can jtag, etc
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A. Dumbass
B. Jtag is pretty much your last chance.
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i sent it too samsung. i was half asleep while flashing hit the wrong buttom lolzz ohh well thanks for the help guys
TL;DR: I admit that what happened was 100% a result of my n00b-ness and carelessness in reading before flashing.
Anyways, that being said, I will proceed with my 2 week nightmare and its resolution:
As usual, I was mucking around with ROMs and had just flashed the new beta of SLIMBEAN, and it was awesome. When I booted into CWM later, I realized that the version I had was out of date, and decided it was time to flash the new version. This is where things went bad.. very very bad...
I was being cocky and figured I could get the whole process done in a couple minutes by just googling "nexus recovery" and downloading / installing directly from the phone. What I had not seen, was that the download was for a NEXUS 7, rather than a galaxy nexus.
The flash went normal, at first. Then I hit "reboot" yet my phone stayed OFF. I figured it was a minor glitch, and did a battery pull, and hit the power button. NOTHING. I plugged it into AC wall outlet. NOTHING. Several different wall outlets... NOTHING. The computer recognized it as OMAP4440 for 2 seconds then disconnected, allowing me no time to do anything.
The phone was hard bricked. No download mode, no recovery, nothing at all on the screen, as if the phone was dead.
I tried every possible software solution out there, and even a friend's USB JIG... no luck.
So as a last resort I called Samsung. Twenty minutes later they finally transferred me to an agent who took down some information. When asked what my issue was, I mentioned that I was performing an unofficial "update" that had caused my phone to no longer charge. They sent me a prepaid shipping label and 3 days later my phone was in their facility. I receive an email later that day stating that my phone is now out of warranty. NOT from the rooting... but because the phone had scratches on it!
They wanted $214 due to their "all or nothing" repair policy, even after I had requested they leave the screen broken and just fix my phone. So I gave up on that and asked to be transferred to a manager, who was able to give me a significant discount since I had taken full responsibility for what had happened.
I was impressed by their service, and 2 weeks after the day it was bricked, I now have a fully functional (rooted and unlocked bootloader) phone! Just like that, the problem had been solved, although a sizable chunk was deducted from my bank account as a result.
So, XDA experts, what do you think of this? Has anyone else experienced a similar issue, or am I just really that clueless when it comes to modifying android phones?
Any feedback is appreciated, even if it is negative.. because I probably deserve it.
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We all make mistakes.. Honestly I am surprised that the recovery flashed on an incorrect device doing it from the phone. I know many Roms have a checksum that looks for the build prop device name. The recovery must have botched the partitions... Anyways happy to hear it got fixed.
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Did you try the OMAP flash method?.
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fabrizziop said:
Did you try the OMAP flash method?.
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Yep I tried that with no luck
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Yep I tried that with no luck
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But it finished okay? No errors?
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But it finished okay? No errors?
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It got stuck on waiting for device
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When you mess with your phones you have to be extra careful, and re-read what you want to do and double check all your files BEFORE flashing. That's my number one rule. I have been hacking stuff for 5 years and I still consider myself a beginner and go slow cause I invest $$ that is hard earned and respected. Read-Read-Read....:fingers-crossed: And things can still go wrong. That is the risk of having fun! Very glad it wasn't too costly for you.
I also have a tablet and 2 android phones that I flip back and forth on, so I am always paranoid I will screw up by flashing the wrong file.
Sometimes you remember your mistakes by learning the hard way
Thanks for sharing your blonde moment! We all have them, just in different areas.
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How much did they charge in the end?
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How much did they charge in the end?
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$68.71
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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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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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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.
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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!
I got a sgs4 and was selling my s3 on craigslist. And was puting it back to stock. Well my son decided to unplug the usb as it was odining.
Well now, it wont go into download, recovery, wont turn on, and wont even show an led while plugged into charger.
Im guessing this phone is hardbricked. But is there any way of fixing it?
Iv heard of the jtags, but have never known how they worked or what they do.
Can my phone be fixed at all? Or is it done for?
Thanks in advanced if anyone is able to help
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I got a sgs4 and was selling my s3 on craigslist. And was puting it back to stock. Well my son decided to unplug the usb as it was odining.
Well now, it wont go into download, recovery, wont turn on, and wont even show an led while plugged into charger.
Im guessing this phone is hardbricked. But is there any way of fixing it?
Iv heard of the jtags, but have never known how they worked or what they do.
Can my phone be fixed at all? Or is it done for?
Thanks in advanced if anyone is able to help
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Sure sounds like a paperweight..
Go to mobiletechvideos.com and read up on how to use their Jtag service. It's very easy and they are very reliable.
Before doing so I suggest double checking that the phone is indeed hard bricked.
1) Remove the battery, reinsert it, and try entering recovery or download mode once more
2) plug the pbone into the pc and see if you can see a red led light. If so try entering download mode from that point on. If ODIN can recognize the phone try flashing back to stock even though you may not see anything on the phone.
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like the guy above me said I believe the service is about $60 which pretty sure your getting that and more when you sell it
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I'm just wondering if someone could give me insight. Earlier today, I was installing xposed settings on Android 4.4 Kitkat(ROM) on AT&t I747U. After doing so, I hit reboot and it hard-bricked my phone(I was trying to install the experimental features for greenify. I know the difference between soft/hard and this is definitely a hard brick. Phone will not power on at all. I plugged in into my computer, and my PC makes that beep sound when you connect a device to it just will not power on to any menu.
Anyways, I know that I have to have it JTAGed. I was wondering if anyone has ever used Mobiletechvideos.com for their JTAG service? I'm skeptical sending my phone off, but if it will save it, then by all means I'll do it. How successful is the JTAG service? If anyone could help me out, it would be appreciated
-Thanks, a bricked Galaxy S3 user.
They do a great job I hard bricked my phone and sent it in. Got it back within the same week
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They do a great job I hard bricked my phone and sent it in. Got it back within the same week
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Wooww.. good news, how do you do that? :good: