So I never got the 4.3 OTA BUT I did install the UCUEMJB Bootloader, but not the modem to use the 4.3 Dandroid Rom, about all month before that I was happily on CM11, and loved it. I try Dandroid because I hate Touchwiz so much, but thought this might cure my want to switch ROMs all the time.
I tried to port the Moto X 4.2.2 Rom, and decided to flash it. The phone came on once with the Samsung logo, Went off, and usually it would vibrate and vibrate meaning something is wrong, this time it just went off and didn't vibrate at all.
It is hard bricked from my understanding, but I have no way of getting a JTAG Done, and I'm waiting on a JIG I ordered, but this is becoming too long without a phone. I bought 3 100K Ohm resistors, and tried the method here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=889128 and I can't seem to get it to work.
I tried the USB Debrick img for the JB Bootloader, but that didn't work neither. The battery is good, and works and everything, Just trying to rule out everything so many you can help me a little better.
Does anyone have any idea what to do? I can't afford a Riff box neither.. if I can get it fixed I'll just stick with one Rom this time, lol.
is there any way to JTAG without the Riff Box, or anything I can do? I'm willing to try anything at my power.
Thanks in Advance.
lemonboi5 said:
So I never got the 4.3 OTA BUT I did install the UCUEMJB Bootloader, but not the modem to use the 4.3 Dandroid Rom, about all month before that I was happily on CM11, and loved it. I try Dandroid because I hate Touchwiz so much, but thought this might cure my want to switch ROMs all the time.
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You should try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068 you were on 4.3 these files are for 4.3
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You should try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068 you were on 4.3 these files are for 4.3
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Thanks for the reply!
I have been looking at that all morning, so even if I flashed the Moto X Rom that was ported, I shouldn't need JTAG?
Also, let me get this straight.. I use WinDiskImager to put the img file on the SD card, via my SD card reader, and then Pull the battery, put in the SD card, put in the battery, and turn on the phone? because I've tried that and it doesn't work at all for me.. unless I'm missing something here, I'd love to know!
You are using a 16GB or larger card right?
You aren't trying to get the phone to power on just yet. Only trying to get to recovery mode so you can flash stock 4.3 stuff and get going again.
With that said...
It appears it is only about 70 percent successful. I have had reports from folks that said they had to write the .Img file several times in a row in their SD card slot in the computer to get it to work.
You may have to get a debrick file from someone running the same rom you were trying to flash.
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When you plug your phone into your PC, do you get a box that pops up and reads something like "can't load drivers QHSUSB DLOAD"?? If so, this is what I did. I followed the instructions in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581166
I used the AT&T image from this thread (I was on Paranoid Android 4.3, FYI):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345860
Worked just fine.
Now, the link in the post above me mentions Odin'ing back to 4.1 so you don't have to boot from your SD card anymore. I didn't do that. When mine booted, it booted into Recovery and I flashed my Paranoid Android 4.3 ROM and GApps. That worked fine and all my data was intact, but yeah, it meant That I'd have to boot from SD card every time. To get past that, I plugged my phone in, copied the AT&T .img file from my PC (note, I copied...I didn't image it. When you image it, it pulls files from the .img file and writes a partition containing them. You don't want to do that in this case) to a random internal SD card file folder on my phone. I had to do it that way cause that AT&T .img was too big to fit on my SD card imaged with the debrick boot files. I then I opened my file manager app on my phone and moved the .img file to the /SDCARD folder. From there I used the terminal emulator and followed the instructions from the link I posted first, typing
su
dd if=/sdcard/debrick.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0
Took my SD card out. Restarted. It booted into recovery again, I flashed my PA 4.3 ROM and at that point I was able to boot without the SD card and didn't have to Odin back to an older version. Finally, I used the SD formatter here:
https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/
And formatted my SD card back to allow full usage. Copied all my old files and pics back on it and I was straight!
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You are using a 16GB or larger card right?
You aren't trying to get the phone to power on just yet. Only trying to get to recovery mode so you can flash stock 4.3 stuff and get going again.
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It appears it is only about 70 percent successful. I have had reports from folks that said they had to write the .Img file several times in a row in their SD card slot in the computer to get it to work.
You may have to get a debrick file from someone running the same rom you were trying to flash.
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Its an 8GB Sandisk D: Is there a difference in the way it performs? I'm flat broke atm, but if someone can point me in direction of a cheap 16GB or bigger card, I'll go after it for sure.
Charles: said:
When you plug your phone into your PC, do you get a box that pops up and reads something like "can't load drivers QHSUSB DLOAD"?? If so, this is what I did. I followed the instructions in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581166
I used the AT&T image from this thread (I was on Paranoid Android 4.3, FYI):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345860
Worked just fine.
Now, the link in the post above me mentions Odin'ing back to 4.1 so you don't have to boot from your SD card anymore. I didn't do that. When mine booted, it booted into Recovery and I flashed my Paranoid Android 4.3 ROM and GApps. That worked fine and all my data was intact, but yeah, it meant That I'd have to boot from SD card every time. To get past that, I plugged my phone in, copied the AT&T .img file from my PC (note, I copied...I didn't image it. When you image it, it pulls files from the .img file and writes a partition containing them. You don't want to do that in this case) to a random internal SD card file folder on my phone. I had to do it that way cause that AT&T .img was too big to fit on my SD card imaged with the debrick boot files. I then I opened my file manager app on my phone and moved the .img file to the /SDCARD folder. From there I used the terminal emulator and followed the instructions from the link I posted first, typing
su
dd if=/sdcard/debrick.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0
Took my SD card out. Restarted. It booted into recovery again, I flashed my PA 4.3 ROM and at that point I was able to boot without the SD card and didn't have to Odin back to an older version. Finally, I used the SD formatter here:
https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/
And formatted my SD card back to allow full usage. Copied all my old files and pics back on it and I was straight!
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is your SD card bigger than 8GB? That's what I have, and I'll try all of this and report back
My phone doesn't turn on at all, So You mean to copy the IMG file to the SD Card? or the files from the IMG File to the SD card? I am not able to get into any file managers and ADB can't read my phone at all :/
First off, you need a card larger than 8gb. It has to be at least 16gb. Mine was 32gb.
Second, to get it to turn on at all, you need to use the disk imager listed in the thread I posted. WinDiskManager or whatever it's called. Grab the AT&T .img file from the second link (that's the one that worked for me...not sure it will for you) and save it somewhere on your PC. Open the disk imager and choose the AT&T .img file, then use the drop down and select your SD card (whatever letter your PC assigned it) and finally, click "write". That will image the files contained in the .img file to your SD card and partition it as bootable. Put the SD card in your phone, turn it on, and it should turn on to recovery at least. Once we get there, we can tackle moving the .img file to where it needs to be on your phone so you don't have to boot from the SD card anymore.
Yes exactly it is mandatory that your card MUST be 16 gb or bigger. What we are doing is mimicking the internal storage on the phone and tricking the phone into booting into recovery to fix what we messed up. Walmart has fairly cheap SD cards. They're cheaper than $50 to get a jtag and faster too.
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Oh okay I get it now. Thanks for the explanation. I'll be on the look out for a 16GB.
Oh okay I get it now. Thanks for the explanation. I'll be on the look out for a 16GB. I found some cheap on Ebay for $10 when I get paid I'll get one! (Living check to check... lol) I also went ahead and bought a jig for $1.89, I'm asking around if any of my friends have an extra 16GB SD, most likely not though. Thanks for the replies!
BTW, My phone is like. Dead. Doesnt even power on or anything, but I do get the QHSUSB DLOAD thing, and if I plug it in without a battery I get a Red LED indicator, is that how you guys have explained previous phone states?
I never had it plugged in without the battery, but yes, when I plugged it into my PC, I got what you're getting. We should be able to get you back in business. Hurry up and get an SD card. Hell, go buy one, use it, then return it.
Charles: said:
I never had it plugged in without the battery, but yes, when I plugged it into my PC, I got what you're getting. We should be able to get you back in business. Hurry up and get an SD card. Hell, go buy one, use it, then return it.
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Holy crap sir, I like the way you think.
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So I was able to get my sister to loan me the money to get one and return it lol.
So now I flash it with the AT&T Debrick Img...
pull the battery, insert SD, insert battery, try to turn it on?
Or am I missing something? lol
Going to pick it up now, just wanted to retrieve the "What now" steps ahead of time! Thanks everyone!
Charles: said:
I never had it plugged in without the battery, but yes, when I plugged it into my PC, I got what you're getting. We should be able to get you back in business. Hurry up and get an SD card. Hell, go buy one, use it, then return it.
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I got an SD card, I tried the img's and it still wont turn on D:
Its a Class 10 Samsung 16GB Micro SD card, Currently keep trying to write the Debrick-SGH-i747U-CUEMJB3.img, and trying it out, still not working. Is that the OTA Bootloader? JB3? Or just JB? Or maybe its the J2 Bootloader I have with a JB3 Modem... forgive me lol.
Dead phone still.. I think I wanna cry lol
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In addition this is what I'm getting..
qualcomm hs-usb qdloader 9008 (COM4)
No idea what that means, but it shows up in Device Manager.
I've been trying and trying to flash this img and get it to come on, still not working
Did you image the SD card with this program?:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/
After you image it, check your SD card in Windows Explorer and verify there are files on it. There should be quite a few.
If you did and the image you tried to flash didn't work, did you try the AT&T image that I linked to in my first post? This one?
http://d-h.st/iEy
Charles: said:
Did you image the SD card with this program?:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/
After you image it, check your SD card in Windows Explorer and verify there are files on it. There should be quite a few.
If you did and the image you tried to flash didn't work, did you try the AT&T image that I linked to in my first post? This one?
http://d-h.st/iEy
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The files are on the SD card in a folder called "image".. that doesn't sound good. I browsed for the .img and wrote it to the sd and everything D: I've done this a lot, any idea?
lemonboi5 said:
The files are on the SD card in a folder called "image".. that doesn't sound good. I browsed for the .img and wrote it to the sd and everything D: I've done this a lot, any idea?
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Yes...that's correct. My SD card had numerous files in a folder named "Image", so it seems you're doing that portion correctly.
Did you try the AT&T image that I linked to? That one was named different from the one you referred to in your previous post.
Just to cover your bases, try both AT&T images that were linked to in this thread. If it's still not working...don't know what to tell you.
Charles: said:
Yes...that's correct. My SD card had numerous files in a folder named "Image", so it seems you're doing that portion correctly.
Did you try the AT&T image that I linked to? That one was named different from the one you referred to in your previous post.
Just to cover your bases, try both AT&T images that were linked to in this thread. If it's still not working...don't know what to tell you.
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Yes, I've tried that one, and the one that theramseys uploaded, I just don't know if I'm doing something wrong here.
I stick in the sd card, and try to turn it on? it doesn't power on still.
So stuck here I've done the 3 button combo, and everything. it just wont turn on :/ Any more ideas? Should I just try it with linux? but then again how bad can Windiskimgr actually be?
I miss my phone so much! lol
I dunno, man. I flashed the image I posted, put the SD card in and it turned on. Just pressed the power button.
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I dunno, man. I flashed the image I posted, put the SD card in and it turned on. Just pressed the power button.
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No tricks to it? I even tried using dd in linux, still nothing. If all fails I hope the jig works that I ordered. I was porting that Moto X rom from a Cyanogenmod 10.1.3 Base, but had swapped out mostly permissions and framework, I didn't touch the boot.img or anything like that.. I did kind of touch up on the updater-script, but still I don't see how that'd brick it, usually it'd give me a status7 or something if it didnt work, or even vibrate, turn on, then vibrate twice and restart, till I'd put it back into recovery, but with that 4.3 Rom I was throwing root issues, and every time I re-flashed it, I had to re isntall CWM
Yeah, just uncovered a new chapter of the story.. lol Hopefully we can work with this at all.
I tried to downgrade to a 4.2.2 Version from 4.3, and had a 4.3 Bootloader,
before all of this I was happily on the CM11 Rom, and should have stuck with it.. Curiosity killed the kitkat.
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My nephew tried to root his A100 and somehow ending up where now all he gets is the "recovery verified failed-spin forever" message. I have done some research on this forum and others and I am seeing some updates and such to put on the SD card to try and reboot the tablet to its factory settings. My problem is this-how do I access the SD card if the tablet won't boot? When I connect the USB to my laptop it doesnt recognize the mount(or whatever you call it) so I am unable to read or transfer files to the SD card.
I am using a blank SD card since he didnt have an external card of his own. So I guess my question is this-is there any way to read the SD card via USB that I am missing, or do I have to place the files from my laptop to the SD card directly, and then replace the SD card in his tablet(I hope this all makes sense!) Also, when it says to put the update.zip on the SD card, it is the whole zip file or the folder within?
Thanks so much for your patience. Im trying to save my nephews rear end because his mom is pretty mad he screwed up a new tablet that she spent good money for.
Tim S. said:
My nephew tried to root his A100 and somehow ending up where now all he gets is the "recovery verified failed-spin forever" message. I have done some research on this forum and others and I am seeing some updates and such to put on the SD card to try and reboot the tablet to its factory settings. My problem is this-how do I access the SD card if the tablet won't boot? When I connect the USB to my laptop it doesnt recognize the mount(or whatever you call it) so I am unable to read or transfer files to the SD card.
I am using a blank SD card since he didnt have an external card of his own. So I guess my question is this-is there any way to read the SD card via USB that I am missing, or do I have to place the files from my laptop to the SD card directly, and then replace the SD card in his tablet(I hope this all makes sense!) Also, when it says to put the update.zip on the SD card, it is the whole zip file or the folder within?
Thanks so much for your patience. Im trying to save my nephews rear end because his mom is pretty mad he screwed up a new tablet that she spent good money for.
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Was he running ICS or HC? Is he able to boot into recovery (most likely not, but that is needed to flash the ICS update)? See if he can remember what he did. You could place the sd card in a card reader and send the file directly to it. Yes, you place the entire zip file on the sd card (do not extract it).
Ask him which thread/method he tried to use. That should help figure out wat he was messing around with in the first place
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Ok thank you guys very much. I will call him tomorrow and find out what he did(or tried to do). Appreciate your help.
Ok...so he's not sure exactly what he did because he is saying his friend did it haha. I asked him to call his friend, but the friend was a kid he met at the skatepark and he doesnt know where he lives...hmmm... anyhoo, where does that leave me?
I put the zip file on my SD card from my phone and put it into the tablet, did the power on/volume up trick and got the same "spin forever" message. If anyone can walk me through another process I am open to putting in the time.
My next move(or last one) would be to call Acer and plead my nephew's case and hope they would honor the warranty(but then I would have to lend my nephew the money to ship the tablet back and forth haha because his mom won't pay for it!)
Again, thank you so much.
Tim S. said:
Ok...so he's not sure exactly what he did because he is saying his friend did it haha. I asked him to call his friend, but the friend was a kid he met at the skatepark and he doesnt know where he lives...hmmm... anyhoo, where does that leave me?
I put the zip file on my SD card from my phone and put it into the tablet, did the power on/volume up trick and got the same "spin forever" message. If anyone can walk me through another process I am open to putting in the time.
My next move(or last one) would be to call Acer and plead my nephew's case and hope they would honor the warranty(but then I would have to lend my nephew the money to ship the tablet back and forth haha because his mom won't pay for it!)
Again, thank you so much.
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Did you try resetting it? This may be quite crazy but, you could try unlocking the bootloader, flashing a recovery, then flashing a rom.
Sometimes people rename the file and add an extra "zip" and that gives the error you describe. Take the file onto your computer (I am using Windows, and do not know Linux) right click and rename the file "update". Do not add zip.
Try that.
or they tried the acer recovery app from the market and borked the stock recovery. if thats the case youll have to find the thread crossix has the original files on and follow his instructions.
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ptesmoke said:
or they tried the acer recovery app from the market and borked the stock recovery. if thats the case youll have to find the thread crossix has the original files on and follow his instructions.
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That could be the issue, but the method crossix gave to fix it requires it to be done through the terminal (so the device needs to be booted up for it to be done).
The zip file is named correctly(not with an additional .zip)..When you say to flash, I'm not sure what that means. Does that mean putting the files on the SD card through my computer? Also, yes, I did try resetting it and same result. I have submitted a service ticket to Acer waiting to hear back. Thanks for all your input, sorry to be such a noob..
Tim S. said:
The zip file is named correctly(not with an additional .zip)..When you say to flash, I'm not sure what that means. Does that mean putting the files on the SD card through my computer? Sorry to be such a noob..
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No. To flash the file, you just need to place it on your external sd card, then boot into recovery (it seems like your's is corrupted though).
I ended up sending the Tablet in for service. Fingers crossed that will fix it free of charge under the warranty! Thanks again for everyone's help!
Im sorry, i know this topic has come up a thousand timed but i still have found no solid answer. I am on Wicked rom right now. I went into recovery to flash the new rom but team recovery wont show the zip files on my sd card. After trying some other things and different sd cards in many different sizes and classes,( formated in every ay by phone and computer) now i have noticed nothing including root explorer wont see zip files. sometimes it will show pictures or music but not usually. usually the phone wont even see the card at all. I have heard everything from reformat to the springs that hold the card are worn and need to be bent back to class 10 (which is what I used since i got it) wont work with the s3 to 64 gigs wont work.I should also mention that TWRP wont let me so anything at all. It wont back up rom weather its on internal or external and usually it wont even let me go to external when i try to change it. I don't have enough room on the phone to back up with titanium and TWRP wont t me do a back up either, I am basically stuck on he rom in on with no sd card capabilities. My phone is starting to act up and I really need a new rom ( not that I dont love the Wicked rom) and also get rid of the bugs i'm starting to get. I know this sounds confusing and Im not sure how well I did explaining it but I could really use some help. I have no problem if it would be easier to explain in person if you think you know whats going on or how to fix it you can IM me and I will give you my phone number so we can talk in person. I would really appreciate any help and I will be sure to hit "thanks"
Have you tried a factory reset and see if then the phone can read the sd card?
Try to Odin back to stock rom see if that helps. you should be cable to connect phone to pc using your internal. have you tried using Kies air to see if you can see your card, internal and external
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gypsy214 said:
Have you tried a factory reset and see if then the phone can read the sd card?
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I went into TWRP and did a factory wipe, wipe caches and ll the usual things you do to flash a rom but when it came time to choose zip fie it said there was no sd card, thank you for rsponding
daxecutioner24 said:
Try to Odin back to stock rom see if that helps. you should be cable to connect phone to pc using your internal. have you tried using Kies air to see if you can see your card, internal and external
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I can hook up the cable and see the phones sd card but since the phone wont see the external it doesnt show under "my computer or auto play" I will give Kies a try and if I have to I guess Odin is going to have to be the way, Thanks for your help
HMMM try another sd card if you can. I had a similar issue and thought that my phone screwed up but it wasnt my phone it was my sd card. if you dont have another sd card try the one that wont work in the computer and see if your computer reads it.
gypsy214 said:
HMMM try another sd card if you can. I had a similar issue and thought that my phone screwed up but it wasnt my phone it was my sd card. if you dont have another sd card try the one that wont work in the computer and see if your computer reads it.
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I have tried a 2 gig 4, 8, 26, 32, and 64, brand new ones, ones I have used to phone to try to reformat, also tried windows 7 to reformat and also Ubuntu partition editor. it seems no matter what I do it just wont see an sd card. every great once and a while it will let me see the pics and music but that it, no Titanium, no recoveries, and especially no zip files with roms. it wont even let me create a nandroid and the ones I have it wont let me get to, I feel like im stuck on this rom with no external mem.
OK seems like you may need a warranty exchange if you have insurance. OK On this phone I noticed that new cwm recovery do nandroid backups on the internal memory. So if you can still mount that to the PC. Put your SD card with an attachment to your PC. Move the backup you made from clockworkmod folder to the clockworkmod in internal memory. If you don't have that folder on internal memory. Moved it all. Newest cwm u can restore a back from internal memory. And there you have it. But if it still can't seem to read the SD card. You may need to have another phone or repair that one.
gypsy214 said:
OK seems like you may need a warranty exchange if you have insurance. OK On this phone I noticed that new cwm recovery do nandroid backups on the internal memory. So if you can still mount that to the PC. Put your SD card with an attachment to your PC. Move the backup you made from clockworkmod folder to the clockworkmod in internal memory. If you don't have that folder on internal memory. Moved it all. Newest cwm u can restore a back from internal memory. And there you have it. But if it still can't seem to read the SD card. You may need to have another phone or repair that one.
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I use TWRP but with them too you can use either the internal or external. The problem is when I try to put a backup on either on it fails every time. Im gonna to have to just use my warranty and get a new one t looks like. Whats going to happen when they see the phone is rooted, Maybe I should just say I lost it because I would still like to keep the phone in case one day I get really bored and tear it apart (im an electronics tech) and see if I can fix it. IDK, if anyone has any advise I appreciate it. And thanks Gypsy
Thats a lot of money for a lost fee. It would be a lot better if you can brick it. They wouldn't know lol I had done warranty exchanged before with a htc phone with s-off and they never said a thing
gypsy214 said:
Thats a lot of money for a lost fee. It would be a lot better if you can brick it. They wouldn't know lol I had done warranty exchanged before with a htc phone with s-off and they never said a thing
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can you tell me the easiest way to brick it? Please Thanks
Background:
I thought I would try to install stock 4.3 leak for i747, forgetting that I had i747M! I totally HARD bricked my phone.. not a whimper, except the familiar recognition of a new device type on windows.. but no charging, booting, or even response.
I turned to the 'Unbrick via SD Card' thread from the Sprint S3 forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43305728
I managed to find a debrick.img for the i747M. With that in hand, first using the method utilizing Cygwin, I was able to boot into Download Mode. Hurray! I downloaded the Stock 4.1.2 i747M Bell Image, and fully restored the phone using ODIN.
All seemed great until I removed the debrick SD card, and rebooted. Dead again. With the SD card in, I can reboot. I have tried restoring multiple times, writing a new PIT from another i747M, reinstalling the bootloader... nothing. If the SD Card isn'tin the phone, it's bricked. I am happy my phone is up and running, but it's nasty not having my 16 Gig SD card available, and also, I really need to ensure the battery doesn't die! Can anyone suggest what might be going wrong? Shouldn't I simply need to flash the stock image, and be good!?!
Thanks!
Can you get into Download / recovery mode w/o the SD card ?
Did you try the stock image from this thread ? :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2363882
dwolder said:
Background:
I thought I would try to install stock 4.3 leak for i747, forgetting that I had i747M! I totally HARD bricked my phone.. not a whimper, except the familiar recognition of a new device type on windows.. but no charging, booting, or even response.
I turned to the 'Unbrick via SD Card' thread from the Sprint S3 forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43305728
I managed to find a debrick.img for the i747M. With that in hand, first using the method utilizing Cygwin, I was able to boot into Download Mode. Hurray! I downloaded the Stock 4.1.2 i747M Bell Image, and fully restored the phone using ODIN.
All seemed great until I removed the debrick SD card, and rebooted. Dead again. With the SD card in, I can reboot. I have tried restoring multiple times, writing a new PIT from another i747M, reinstalling the bootloader... nothing. If the SD Card isn'tin the phone, it's bricked. I am happy my phone is up and running, but it's nasty not having my 16 Gig SD card available, and also, I really need to ensure the battery doesn't die! Can anyone suggest what might be going wrong? Shouldn't I simply need to flash the stock image, and be good!?!
Thanks!
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Can you get into Download / recovery mode w/o the SD card ?
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Unfortunately, no. Hard Bricked without the SD card
the.teejster said:
Did you try the stock image from this thread ? :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2363882
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I hadn't tried this one. I used the one from SAMMOBILE. I'll try this one right now.
Thanks!
dwolder said:
Unfortunately, no. Hard Bricked without the SD card
I hadn't tried this one. I used the one from SAMMOBILE. I'll try this one right now.
Thanks!
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If you want to maintain ROOT access be sure to grab the root.zip and flash AFTER you flash the image and BEFORE you reboot.
As an FYI, the 16Gig Bell image worked great for me.
the.teejster said:
If you want to maintain ROOT access be sure to grab the root.zip and flash AFTER you flash the image and BEFORE you reboot.
As an FYI, the 16Gig Bell image worked great for me.
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Tried everything.. flashing the recommended version above from internal disk won't work. Flashes of Odin compatible versions complete, and still need the SD card in. I have rooted, installed Clockwork recovery, tried to install the firmware from internal drive... it would fail. Install from ODIN (Samsung Recovery) it succeeds, but won't boot without the SD Card in. (Familar QD Loader). I just don't get it. I might have to go to ADB level, and see if I can have any success there?
dwolder said:
Tried everything.. flashing the recommended version above from internal disk won't work. Flashes of Odin compatible versions complete, and still need the SD card in. I have rooted, installed Clockwork recovery, tried to install the firmware from internal drive... it would fail. Install from ODIN (Samsung Recovery) it succeeds, but won't boot without the SD Card in. (Familar QD Loader). I just don't get it. I might have to go to ADB level, and see if I can have any success there?
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You my friend as you said are HardBricked, need to be flashed by jtag. I tried on a friends to use a debrick image to fix, but in the end I have to use the riff box to fix it. You may also have luck with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439367 but remember to replace the file/files with the proper ones for YOUR phone.
Good Luck
dwolder said:
Background:
I thought I would try to install stock 4.3 leak for i747, forgetting that I had i747M! I totally HARD bricked my phone.. not a whimper, except the familiar recognition of a new device type on windows.. but no charging, booting, or even response.
I turned to the 'Unbrick via SD Card' thread from the Sprint S3 forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43305728
I managed to find a debrick.img for the i747M. With that in hand, first using the method utilizing Cygwin, I was able to boot into Download Mode. Hurray! I downloaded the Stock 4.1.2 i747M Bell Image, and fully restored the phone using ODIN.
All seemed great until I removed the debrick SD card, and rebooted. Dead again. With the SD card in, I can reboot. I have tried restoring multiple times, writing a new PIT from another i747M, reinstalling the bootloader... nothing. If the SD Card isn'tin the phone, it's bricked. I am happy my phone is up and running, but it's nasty not having my 16 Gig SD card available, and also, I really need to ensure the battery doesn't die! Can anyone suggest what might be going wrong? Shouldn't I simply need to flash the stock image, and be good!?!
Thanks!
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I had the exact same issue, took all the same steps you did, and had all the same frustrations. The last thing I tried though was to dd the debrick img to the internal memory of the phone via a terminal session running from my sdcard booted phone. figured I had nothing left to lose. It worked. I got the phone booted to download mode without the card in and restored my phone. I will add that I am no expert so this might be the worst idea ever. but my phone has been running since the 31st.
Bradkirk said:
I had the exact same issue, took all the same steps you did, and had all the same frustrations. The last thing I tried though was to dd the debrick img to the internal memory of the phone via a terminal session running from my sdcard booted phone. figured I had nothing left to lose. It worked. I got the phone booted to download mode without the card in and restored my phone. I will add that I am no expert so this might be the worst idea ever. but my phone has been running since the 31st.
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How did you make the connection to the phone memory.. ADB? I brought mine to the shop. They said two groups tried to fix it and couldn't. I am going to keep trying (glutton for punishment).
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How did you make the connection to the phone memory.. ADB? I brought mine to the shop. They said two groups tried to fix it and couldn't. I am going to keep trying (glutton for punishment).
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forgive me, I'm no expert but I'll try to list what I did.
booted the phone via SD card and restored a backup so that I was running a rooted custom 4.3 ROM. I also had the terminal emulator program installed on the phone. so everything worked great at this point except I needed the SD card in the phone to boot.
the image I used for the SD card boot is a 16GB (version not file size) Bell I747M dump of a stock phone, called debrick.img. Sorry I cant remember where I got it but it was here on XDA. To get it on the SD card to begin with I used the terminal emulator on my old i9000(m) and the dd command.
So, to reverse the process I opened the terminal emulator on my SD booted, running I747M. typed: su <enter> to give the app superuser access (allowed root access when prompted) then changed to the directory on the sd card containing the debrick.img file just to save me typing the full path in the command. the internal SD of my phone is found at /dev/block/mmcblk0 as opposed to mmcblk1 for the external SD.
so , moment of truth. I used; dd if=debrick.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0 <enter> This was the part I mentioned could be the worst idea ever because from what I think I understand, you are writing directly to the boot partition of the SD and could completely screw up all the partitions and whatnot.
after that, crossed my fingers and turned the phone off, pulled the SD card out and luckily booted right up into download mode. Used Odin to get back up and running. Hope that helps or at least doesnt make anything worse for you.
help me please
hey friend, you could climb the debricked.img of i747m to a download server or give me the link where obtubiste, I'm going through a hard brick on the terminal for the same reasons as you, please appreciate what you really so
aisakblack said:
hey friend, you could climb the debricked.img of i747m to a download server or give me the link where obtubiste, I'm going through a hard brick on the terminal for the same reasons as you, please appreciate what you really so
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345860&page=18 2nd post down has the link I used. Reading the whole thread would be a good idea.
It worked for me
Bradkirk said:
forgive me, I'm no expert but I'll try to list what I did.
booted the phone via SD card and restored a backup so that I was running a rooted custom 4.3 ROM. I also had the terminal emulator program installed on the phone. so everything worked great at this point except I needed the SD card in the phone to boot.
the image I used for the SD card boot is a 16GB (version not file size) Bell I747M dump of a stock phone, called debrick.img. Sorry I cant remember where I got it but it was here on XDA. To get it on the SD card to begin with I used the terminal emulator on my old i9000(m) and the dd command.
So, to reverse the process I opened the terminal emulator on my SD booted, running I747M. typed: su <enter> to give the app superuser access (allowed root access when prompted) then changed to the directory on the sd card containing the debrick.img file just to save me typing the full path in the command. the internal SD of my phone is found at /dev/block/mmcblk0 as opposed to mmcblk1 for the external SD.
so , moment of truth. I used; dd if=debrick.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0 <enter> This was the part I mentioned could be the worst idea ever because from what I think I understand, you are writing directly to the boot partition of the SD and could completely screw up all the partitions and whatnot.
after that, crossed my fingers and turned the phone off, pulled the SD card out and luckily booted right up into download mode. Used Odin to get back up and running. Hope that helps or at least doesnt make anything worse for you.
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Your method worked for me. Very clever and thank you. I did have to do some modifications of the partitions to fit the 145MB debrick.img file. I also had to mount it as a 2nd partition from the sdcard. Once, was in dowload mode without original debrick sdcard, I flashed the clockworkmod recovery then restored one of my previous back thus retaining root.
Mind sharing the i747m Debrick.img?
Seems like the link from the post you linkd us to is not working, clicking download does nothing :/ currently have a bricked Bell S3 and need a debrick.img
Bradkirk said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345860&page=18 2nd post down has the link I used. Reading the whole thread would be a good idea.
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Same for me, I really need that link to be working:good:
I flashed a kernel on my GS3 (I can't link to the kernel bc I downloaded it on my phone and history hadn't synced) and when I rebooted, my device won't turn on AT ALL. I tried every possible key combination, it didn't work. I've tried different batteries, different chargers, nothing at all. What the heck can I do?? I need my phone for life.
It's still not working, but when I pull the battery out and then plug it in to a charger, the red LED light comes on for about 30 seconds and stays lit, and then turns off. So I guess it's a good sign the hardware isn't completely fried…I just ordered a USB Jig…I'm praying that will save it.
You're hard bricked. You can try the debrick sdcard method, but without knowing the exact kernel you flashed, I cannot tell you if there's a chance of it working or not.
So you don't remember what kernel it was, where you got it or what device it was supposed to be for?
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DocHoliday77 said:
You're hard bricked. You can try the debrick sdcard method, but without knowing the exact kernel you flashed, I cannot tell you if there's a chance of it working or not.
So you don't remember what kernel it was, where you got it or what device it was supposed to be for?
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I cannot remember. I thought it was a GS3 kernel but obviously it wasn't.
Can you link me to a sdcard method I can do via Windows or Mac? I don't have access to a Linux computer.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
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Okay, I got it turned on but I need more help: I installed the .img onto my SD card and got the phone to boot if the SD card is in it. I got to recovery – can I flash a nandroid backup to restore my phone to working condition?
Don't know. I doubt a ROM or nandroid will do any good. This is why you need to know exactly what you flashed. Otherwise we can't tell what partition got overwritten. Your best bet is to flash stock firmware with Odin. 4.3 firmware is in the General section. If that doesn't fix it you'll have to somehow find the kernel you flashed again...
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Okay, I got this working in a few very simple steps for my AT&T GS3 (I'm on a Mac). Credit to the link above for the links and ideas for this how-to.
1. Download Raspberry Pi builder (a tool which you will use to put the debrick IMG on your SD card) from here: http://alltheware.wordpress.com/2012/12/11/easiest-way-sd-card-setup/
2. Download the unbrick file for the AT&T GS3 - https://www.mediafire.com/?md8s29piyovz95q
3. Open the Raspberry Pi builder and select the downloaded unbrick file; check the box for your SD card in Raspberry Pi builder and uncheck other boxes. Follow the instructions, and it'll be good to go in about a minute or two.
4. Eject the SD card, take out the battery in your bricked GS3, stick the SD Card in. Put the battery back in, then hold down power key, volume key down, and home key. Hold for about 5 seconds. It'll vibrate and boot up just like normal. However, you can't start up the device without the SD card in it. So, here's what you do. Reboot to recovery with the recovery SD card still in the phone.
5. If you have an extra microSD card, use that. Now, take the SD Card out. Reformat it in Disk Utility on your computer to FAT32.
6. Download the 4.3 Bootloader for the AT&T GS3 here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwl5u_08zLyDVmxEazJ4YkZkalU/edit?usp=sharing . Put that on your SD card.
7. Stick the SD card back into your phone (remember, recovery should be up and running on your phone still).
8. Go to your Recovery settings, unmount your SD card, and then remount it. (This is easy in TWRP: Mount > uncheck MicroSD card > recheck MicroSD card > choose "MicroSD card" in dropdown menu; idk about CWM).
9. In Recovery, navigate to the 4.3 Bootloader you put on the SD card in step 6. Flash it. Reboot. You should be good to go.
DocHoliday77 said:
Don't know. I doubt a ROM or nandroid will do any good. This is why you need to know exactly what you flashed. Otherwise we can't tell what partition got overwritten. Your best bet is to flash stock firmware with Odin. 4.3 firmware is in the General section. If that doesn't fix it you'll have to somehow find the kernel you flashed again...
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And I flashed "Aufa's kernel v33 - Kernel 3.4.101 SmarMax/intelliplug/ondemand+ - it was actually a Nexus 4 kernel, hence my bricking. But (see above) got it fixed without Odin.
Glad you figured it out! The reason I suggested Odin is because it flashes about 10-12 partitions at once so if you don't know exactly what you need it has a greater chance of including it.
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So, yea, i bricked my S3... it happened when I was installing a custom ROM HOLD UPP!! It was a ROM that was for my device, and it wasn't caused by flashing the ROM. I formatted /system by accident (yea, I was using TWRP), but the strange thing was, it allowed me to boot once. before I actually went into the 'bricked' state. When I realized I formatted the /sdcard directory, where the custom ROM was stored (yea, call me an idiot), I rebooted so I can reboot to use the browser to download the ROM, but it stayed at this screen, except it didn't say "I9300"
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Then I realized that TWRP had an MTP feature so I can transfer the ROM from my computer. So I transferred the ROM, flashed it, and yes, I did a full NANDroid backup, and stored it on my PC. After I clicked reboot, it got into the bricked state. the only signs of life, is when the LED turned red when I plug it in, but that only happens when I take the battery out first, and the phone gets warm when I plug it in.
So I need to know how to unbrick, without a 16 GB SD card. i only have a 2 GB SD. Is there a method to debrick using SD cards less than 16 GB? Is there a way to transfer the boot files to the phone? The phone, when I plug it in to the computer, the computer actually recognizes it, but as qhsusb_dload. what does that mean?
Yea I tried to be as specific as possible, but if you need any more info, ask.
Do you have an i9300? I ask because this forum is for the i747/i747m.
audit13 said:
Do you have an i9300? I ask because this forum is for the i747/i747m.
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no its a I747M rogers.
It sounds like you found the debrick thread so I won't go into that. To answer your questions though, aside from that debrick method, the only other option is a jtag repair. There may be a shop near you that can do this, but if not you'll have to send it somewhere.
As for the size of the SD card for the debrick.img, I think I remember hearing once or twice that an 8gb card worked, but I still question if that was true. The idea behind it is the SD card is supposed to be the same size as the devices internal storage, so nothing less than 16gb will work. Can't hurt it to try of course, but don't get your hopes up is all.
QHSUSB_DLOAD = Qualcomm Hi Speed USB Download
It's a definite indicator that a device is hard bricked.
For future reference, I recommend NEVER wiping /system. When you flash a rom that's the first thing that happens anyway, so doing so manually has zero benefit, but all the risk of ending up with a device that has no O/S to boot into.
Sorry to hear that happened. Good luck with it though!
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MhikeiMPC12 said:
So I need to know how to unbrick, without a 16 GB SD card. i only have a 2 GB SD. Is there a method to debrick using SD cards less than 16 GB?
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Debricked mine just yesterday.
The procedure recommends to use a class 10 16GB micro-SD card only, but I managed with a class 4. I really think you ought to try with your 2GB card, as the debrick image is only 80MB. The worst that could happen is that it simply won't boot off the SD card.
In all my browsing on XDA I couldn't make sure to find a certified I747M debrick image, so I made one from my wife's rooted S3 (I747MVLUFNE6) following instructions from this post, and used it to boot mine (I747MVLUFNK2). I used Win32DiskImager (link to it is in the post) to get the image on my SD card. After I got it to boot, I downloaded the stock firmware for my device and used Odin to flash it. It worked just as they said.
I recommend you use Win32DiskImager to backup your SD before writing the debrick image : this will save you 1) copying the files manually and 2) looking for some tool (e.g. SD Formatter) to restore it to its former size (after writing the image, Windows will think the capacity of the SD card is 80MB!).
If you need a I747MVLUFNE6 or I747MVLUFNK2 debrick image, PM me.
Best of luck :good:
Hello,
First you will need to download correct ATT ROM, and when you install that ROM, you will need to select correct option in ODIN.
To me its look like, you get stuck in boot...
Are you ATT customer?
Let me know, I will post link for Original ATT ROM.
placroix74 said:
Debricked mine just yesterday.
The procedure recommends to use a class 10 16GB micro-SD card only, but I managed with a class 4. I really think you ought to try with your 2GB card, as the debrick image is only 80MB. The worst that could happen is that it simply won't boot off the SD card.
In all my browsing on XDA I couldn't make sure to find a certified I747M debrick image, so I made one from my wife's rooted S3 (I747MVLUFNE6) following instructions from this post, and used it to boot mine (I747MVLUFNK2). I used Win32DiskImager (link to it is in the post) to get the image on my SD card. After I got it to boot, I downloaded the stock firmware for my device and used Odin to flash it. It worked just as they said.
I recommend you use Win32DiskImager to backup your SD before writing the debrick image : this will save you 1) copying the files manually and 2) looking for some tool (e.g. SD Formatter) to restore it to its former size (after writing the image, Windows will think the capacity of the SD card is 80MB!).
If you need a I747MVLUFNE6 or I747MVLUFNK2 debrick image, PM me.
Best of luck :good:
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I flashed the image through my firends phone instead of a sd card reader
so my friend has a kyrocera rise, so i inserted my sd inside, and it showed up the sd card in my pc, and flashed the img, but it didnt work. yea i think the theory about the sd card having to be the same size as the internal storage is true. im going to try writing the img using the reader instead. yea i already backed up the few files i had so that wasnt an issue!
andoridone said:
Hello,
First you will need to download correct ATT ROM, and when you install that ROM, you will need to select correct option in ODIN.
To me its look like, you get stuck in boot...
Are you ATT customer?
Let me know, I will post link for Original ATT ROM.
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Not to be rude or anything, but i know what to do about soft bricks. I'm not in that situation. and i have a i747M. that means its Canadian. i also stated earlier it is from rogers. what does having to be a at&t customer have to do with anything, if this is a 2012 phone? The warranty is gone already.
DocHoliday77 said:
It sounds like you found the debrick thread so I won't go into that. To answer your questions though, aside from that debrick method, the only other option is a jtag repair. There may be a shop near you that can do this, but if not you'll have to send it somewhere.
As for the size of the SD card for the debrick.img, I think I remember hearing once or twice that an 8gb card worked, but I still question if that was true. The idea behind it is the SD card is supposed to be the same size as the devices internal storage, so nothing less than 16gb will work. Can't hurt it to try of course, but don't get your hopes up is all.
QHSUSB_DLOAD = Qualcomm Hi Speed USB Download
It's a definite indicator that a device is hard bricked.
For future reference, I recommend NEVER wiping /system. When you flash a rom that's the first thing that happens anyway, so doing so manually has zero benefit, but all the risk of ending up with a device that has no O/S to boot into.
Sorry to hear that happened. Good luck with it though!
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Yea i wiped /system by accident. but, it allowed me to reboot AFTER i wiped /system, which was weird, and i thought you were supposed to wipe /system. I wonder why the option to wipe /system is there anyway? Also, i flashed the rom already, so wouldnt the /system be written to the parition already? i thought there was a /boot partition..
I can get my hands on a 16 gb sd cad by sunday, but i was just looking for a unbrick method for a 2 gb sd card. Even if it means i have to keep the (2gb)sd in my pone in order for it to boot, i was looking for a temporary method to unbrick my phone.
MhikeiMPC12 said:
Yea i wiped /system by accident. but, it allowed me to reboot AFTER i wiped /system, which was weird, and i thought you were supposed to wipe /system. I wonder why the option to wipe /system is there anyway? Also, i flashed the rom already, so wouldnt the /system be written to the parition already? i thought there was a /boot partition..
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It's a very common mistake. I see it happen way too often. I don't know where or why it got started, but some folks always recommend wiping /system. (Maybe it was required on a specific older device and they carried over to others).
tbh, I can't think of any situation where it's beneficial, so I don't know why is still included in recovery options.
Not sure why it would've booted that one time. I've seen that happen before, but only when flashing the firmware, not just a rom.
If the flash was successful after transferring the new rom via twrp, then you are correct that that the /system partition wouldn't be empty anymore. Maybe the rom was corrupted during the download or transfer?
The boot partition is actually where the kernel is located.
MhikeiMPC12 said:
I can get my hands on a 16 gb sd cad by sunday, but i was just looking for a unbrick method for a 2 gb sd card. Even if it means i have to keep the (2gb)sd in my pone in order for it to boot, i was looking for a temporary method to unbrick my phone.
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Like I mentioned before, don't get your hopes up using the 2gb card. But by all means give it a shot! Can't hurt anything to try.
Someone mentioned the class of the SD is important. It is recommended to use a class 10, brand name card, but it's not required. I've seen class 4 cards work where class 10 cards failed. I believe it has to do with the transfer speed if the individual SD card. Some class 4/6 cards can actually read/write much faster. Just like some class 10 cards just don't perform as advertised.
Still, the most successful ones have been class 10's, which is why I think many consider it a requirement. Many lower class ones do often fail, but not all. Just something to keep in mind...
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ok thanks. Did anyone report success using a 2 gb card?
Not that I've ever heard. But I doubt many have even tried. I've only seen a couple of reports that it worked with an 8gb card, but as I think I mentioned before, I'm not quite convinced that it was even true.
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MhikeiMPC12 said:
Even if it means i have to keep the (2gb)sd in my pone in order for it to boot, i was looking for a temporary method to unbrick my phone.
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Flashing stock firmware to my phone after booting off the SD card into download mode restored the phone's bootloader, but I knew that it was the bootloader I'd messed up.
The posts I've read about debricking this way seemed to mention that the phone would use the bootloader from the SD card, but would finish the booting process from the phone's storage.
If it's really /system you wiped, I wonder what your phone could finish booting from.
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Flashing stock firmware to my phone after booting off the SD card into download mode restored the phone's bootloader, but I knew that it was the bootloader I'd messed up.
The posts I've read about debricking this way seemed to mention that the phone would use the bootloader from the SD card, but would finish the booting process from the phone's storage.
If it's really /system you wiped, I wonder what your phone could finish booting from.
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i think it was because it was given a direct command to be booted into recovery, instead of being booted into system. :silly:
Im worried when i use the 16gb sd card, THAT wont debrick my phone! All i did was formal /system by accident, and it booted again AFTER i deleted system.
Also. I'm a noob at Ubuntu and all the "of=/dev/block/mmblk1". I thought it was as simple as
1. insert 16gb SD card and open Win32DiskImager
2. select the debrick.img and flash it
3. insert the SD in the phone and attempt to start it in download mode
BTW i heard that the CPU varient (exynos, quallcom) matters when u debrick the device. i have a SGH-I747M rogers so what CPU variant do i have?
MhikeiMPC12 said:
Also. I'm a noob at Ubuntu and all the "of=/dev/block/mmblk1". I thought it was as simple as
1. insert 16gb SD card and open Win32DiskImager
2. select the debrick.img and flash it
3. insert the SD in the phone and attempt to start it in download mode
BTW i heard that the CPU varient (exynos, quallcom) matters when u debrick the device. i have a SGH-I747M rogers so what CPU variant do i have?
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You have a dual core Qualcomm processor. As long as you are using the correct debrick image, or correct bootloader, modem, or ROM when flashing the processor worries take care of themselves.
You could use either method to flash the img to the sdcard. Win32diskImager could be used on Windows PCs. dd is a command line tool used in Linux to do the same. Brasero would be a GUI tool used in Linux if using the command line concerns you. Using the GUI tools you need to be sure you are 'burning' the image to the media instead of copying the image file. The same would apply to making a bootable usb thumb drive to create a live Linux drive.
MhikeiMPC12 said:
Im worried when i use the 16gb sd card, THAT wont debrick my phone! All i did was formal /system by accident, and it booted again AFTER i deleted system.
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Unfortunately, it sometimes does not work. More unfortunate, there is no way to know if it will without trying it.
Earlier though, you described a classic hard brick. Red light, QHSUSB_DLOAD.... this method has fixed bricks just like yours plenty of times. More have succeeded than failed. But as I said, it doesn't always work. I think it's definitely worth trying though.
I am convinced that 90% of the failures were due to two things: the sdcard and/or user error. (Mostly the SD though.)
When you do try this method, keep in mind that many people don't get it to work the first few tries. So if it doesn't work, don't give up right away. Try at least 3 or 4 times. This actually happened to me twice! I did everything exactly the same way but it failed until my 3rd or 4th try! No idea why, but I have experienced this firsthand.
Let us know if you have any other questions!
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MhikeiMPC12 said:
Im worried when i use the 16gb sd card, THAT wont debrick my phone! All i did was formal /system by accident, and it booted again AFTER i deleted system.
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The SD card won't debrick your phone on its own : it will only allow you to boot into download mode. Successfully flashing stock firmware (which contains a bootloader) from download mode will.
DocHoliday77 said:
When you do try this method, keep in mind that many people don't get it to work the first few tries. So if it doesn't work, don't give up right away. Try at least 3 or 4 times. This actually happened to me twice! I did everything exactly the same way but it failed until my 3rd or 4th try! No idea why, but I have experienced this firsthand.
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Yeah, I saw those warnings, too. Maybe I was just lucky it worked on the 1st try...
BTW, where did you find a I747M debrick image to flash on your 2GB SD? The only ones I could find were for I747 (US)...