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USB Jigs

So, I was wondering how many people here know about USB test jigs.
In all but the most extreme cases, they can unbrick a Galaxy phone. So far, every Galaxy-class device has worked with these. I was only wondering because all of the threads about people returning their phones to Sprint because the somehow bricked it.
I would say at this point, that anyone who wants to mess with one of these phones, such as flashing a ROM, CWM, or one of these early root methods, should either make or buy one. If you don't want to make one, they're on Amazon, which is about as mainstream as you can get.
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Can you explain what a jig is? sounds complicated.
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Basically if you bork your phone and cannot acces "Dowload Mode" to flash a new Rom by using the 3 button press, this Jig will put your phone in download mode for you so you wouldnt have to return your phone to Sprint

I'm making one now so I can get rid of the stupid yellow triangle.

I am lazy, have one on the way...
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bblanski said:
I am lazy, have one on the way...
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Same
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Where can you buy one of these?

Mitalis said:
Where can you buy one of these?
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I bought mine off of ebay. Search for Samsung jig
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will this work?
http://www.amazon.com/SainSmart-Don..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1316648791&sr=1-1

Beejis said:
I bought mine off of ebay. Search for Samsung jig
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Me too
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digweed4me said:
will this work?
http://www.amazon.com/SainSmart-Don..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1316648791&sr=1-1
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=300597250072
This is the one I got
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Beejis said:
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=300597250072
This is the one I got
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Does it matter that it says i9000 (sgs) vs i9100 (sgs2)?
Edit: Nevermind read the full description

This one is $2.49 free shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...Accessories&hash=item25666f2605#ht_2131wt_952

viper786 said:
This one is $2.49 free shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...Accessories&hash=item25666f2605#ht_2131wt_952
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Shipping form Hong Kong... you wont see it for 5-22 business days... great deal if you're not in a hurry I suppose...

Ac3bot said:
Shipping form Hong Kong... you wont see it for 5-22 business days... great deal if you're not in a hurry I suppose...
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That's the only reason I didn't get that one, would have taken forever to get.

Made it and used it. No more yellow warning and I show as having an official samsung binary!

Good info here...
I never heard of these until now.
For those making them; how do you do that? I'm ok as far as soldering etc but not sure what else is involved.

i still have mine from back on the captivate that i made
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=967404

Beejis said:
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=300597250072
This is the one I got
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I bought that one too. Granted, I have no idea why I need it but I figure if I get stuck I will be happy to have it at 5 bucks.

I have 2 Epic 4Gs that need to be wiped

I have 2 Epics, soon to be 3 that need to be wiped for selling them.
All 3 are rooted with Clockwork Mod on them. Is there a way to wipe the phones back to 100% stock?

Use ODIN to return both to stock. Make sure you have Samsung drivers installed on your PC.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/SPH-D700-ODIN

Muckrak3r said:
I have 2 Epics, soon to be 3 that need to be wiped for selling them.
All 3 are rooted with Clockwork Mod on them. Is there a way to wipe the phones back to 100% stock?
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Follow the directions here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13245831
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First off questions go in Q&A
Second: google how to restore a semi-bricked epic xda and it will point you to the thread in development that explains it and has links to the files. You need to odin it to stock.
Thread moved
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why not sell them rooted probably get more money for it not to mention. i know a lot of people on craigslist always wanting rooted phones.
Unless your selling them to a store that's different but even then they;ll just restore them, themselves.

How much are you selling them for? What condition are they in? I wouldn't mind picking up a decent one for a decent price, and it would save you the trouble of cleaning it, I'd be flashing a different ROM on it anyway and starting fresh from there.

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Thanks for the replies. I have used Odin 20x to return a phone to stock. Just wasn't sure that pulled clockwork totally off. Is there a way to clear the flash counter on it?
I was thinking I would either sell them to Sprint or sell them on EBay. 2 of the 3 are in daily driver condition. The other 1 is perfect except for the charging port. Depending on the angle of the charging cable, it doesn't always charge. I'm not looking to make a bunch of money. But if they will sell for a decent price on EBay, that's what I will do. Not sure what the going rate is.
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Please share a link to where you end up choosing to put them up for sale.
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Muckrak3r said:
Thanks for the replies. I have used Odin 20x to return a phone to stock. Just wasn't sure that pulled clockwork totally off. Is there a way to clear the flash counter on it?
I was thinking I would either sell them to Sprint or sell them on EBay. 2 of the 3 are in daily driver condition. The other 1 is perfect except for the charging port. Depending on the angle of the charging cable, it doesn't always charge. I'm not looking to make a bunch of money. But if they will sell for a decent price on EBay, that's what I will do. Not sure what the going rate is.
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The Epic has no flash counter.
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kennyglass123 said:
The Epic has no flash counter.
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Another touchling?
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MДЯCЦSДИT said:
Another touchling?
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Good catch. OP you have a slide out keyboard on those Epics right?
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kennyglass123 said:
Good catch. OP you have a slide out keyboard on those Epics right?
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Yep
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Thanks for the help guys. It had been so long since I did an Odin stock reset, I had forgotten about it!
Wiped and sold the phones.
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[Sale]][Houston TX] dont want my note 2 anymore.

Ive had my note for to weeks now, not feeling the phone, switching to nexus4,
Brand new titanium with box and flip case thats never been used, also hesdset never opened and micro sim card
$400
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Had enough with custom ROM issues I see.

I havnt flashed any roms, just rooted with CWM recovery.
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Quick look at your posts tells me you did. Or is this a replacement device?

I sent you a pm sir. I am very interested in buying one for my brother ..

I'm in Houston too .. I sent you a PM
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$400... I don't know guys, you know what they say... Never look a [cheap] horse in the mouth...

Sold. Sorry to anyone who was interested.
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JaguarXT said:
Quick look at your posts tells me you did. Or is this a replacement device?
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Im with you says only rooted but post history ahows he flasjed a rom for diff note 2 and couldn't get service

Hoezack said:
Sold. Sorry to anyone who was interested.
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That was an incredible price on a near new phone. :good:

ionic7 said:
Im with you says only rooted but post history ahows he flasjed a rom for diff note 2 and couldn't get service
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People have to lie sometimes. Get the sale done!

LOL, I got my Note 2 for this price a month ago from a guy that needed to make rent.
CL at the beginning of the month. Find treasure!
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EmceeGeek said:
People have to lie sometimes. Get the sale done!
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I didnt lie, I was being up front. Just wanted to get rid of it quick. Only thing I did to that phone was root it threw odin and flash clockwork mod recovery.
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Razr
Samsung Vibrant
G2x
Galaxy S2
Note 2
Nexus 4

Really!?!?!
Your past posts says different.
But even if you only did what you said, I wouldn't want a Note 2 that as been flashed with custom recovery. Just my thing.
I always try to check things out before buying something. But that is just my cautious self speaking.
BTW - Did you get your LG Nexus 4 yet? How do you like it? And how is the battery life?

I doubt he got it yet, I ordered an 8 gig for the wife Nov 27th, the second round of sales and got through at 5:01pm, mine says its going to ship Jan 2. The 16 gigs may be different, though.

LOL, this has been humorous how Google arranged to have low stock of N4 so that they can be sold by other retailers at the high cost while having just enough to maintain high buzz during shopping season.
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Im using my S2 for now.
Android is a powerful drug.

achusaysblessyou said:
$400... I don't know guys, you know what they say... Never look a [cheap] horse in the mouth...
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That's a "gift horse", please use the correct verb-age if you're gonna try to be intelligent.

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T- Mobile shows only S3 LTE Variant

I was checking out the T-Mobiles' web site and saw that there is NO other versions of the S3 only the LTE variant that just came out.
Found this interesting not sure if other knew about this or ?
I had spoken to them as I just purchased my S3 in Jan and was told I could do a trade in and $150.00 out of pocket... No thanks ....

Correct. The T999L is replacing the T999 across the board. No reason to sell the old one anymore.
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I noticed Samsung.com has also changed theirs. Still no show that is LTE but they show this SGH-T999MBATMB Again I dont know if that is the first firmware that was released with the phone or not

gypsy214 said:
I noticed Samsung.com has also changed theirs. Still no show that is LTE but they show this SGH-T999MBATMB Again I dont know if that is the first firmware that was released with the phone or not
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No, thats not the firmware, its just how they named the Pebble Blue one on their website. Ive no idea why they did it this way, but its simply how they differentiate the different colors.
T999MBATMB = Pebble Blue
T999RWATMB = Marble White

DocHoliday77 said:
No, thats not the firmware, its just how they named the Pebble Blue one on their website. Ive no idea why they did it this way, but its simply how they differentiate the different colors.
T999MBATMB = Pebble Blue
T999RWATMB = Marble White
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Weird though. I had no idea. I see now that TMB means tmobile, they also have it with the other carriers

Wonder if we do a warranty exchange would we get lte or the same old one

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Wonder if we do a warranty exchange would we get lte or the same old one
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Some are saying they got the LTE variant
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I'm curious if its only through Samsung warrany or T-Mobile/Asurion, or both.
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DocHoliday77 said:
I'm curious if its only through Samsung warrany or T-Mobile/Asurion, or both.
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Yeah me too.. I'm kinda hoping my phone screws up or something to see if I get an LTE version for warranty exchange lol
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Mines got a cracked screen and was thinking bout making a claim on it. Just don't want to come off the money to do it!
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Yeah for that you'll have to pay the deductible!
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DocHoliday77 said:
Mines got a cracked screen and was thinking bout making a claim on it. Just don't want to come off the money to do it!
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Ever swap out that broken screen device?
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Um nope. Only posted that yesterday. No plans on it for now.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Um nope. Only posted that yesterday. No plans on it for now.
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C'mon doc, get s second job or somethin' !
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What's the dedectable for an exchange? Mine has a messed up audio port sometimes music cuts in and out. Annoying as hell. Was considering sending it in.
Might try it to see if I get the L version, lol.
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tower_gilead said:
C'mon doc, get s second job or somethin' !
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Lol!
Oh I'm lookin!
If I'm not on here or with my daughter that's exactly what I'm looking for!
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Anyone know if an LTE one was given for a normal 1 year warranty exchange?
Is there a forum yet for the T999L?

DeeXii said:
Is there a forum yet for the T999L?
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This is the forum for it
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DeeXii said:
Anyone know if an LTE one was given for a normal 1 year warranty exchange?
Is there a forum yet for the T999L?
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I'm trying my luck at it now, I doubt it though - I'm sure they have tons of s3's coming back in (trade ins) or refurbs stocked and ready to go. $20 for a replacement while still in warranty, eek.

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What's the dedectable for an exchange? Mine has a messed up audio port sometimes music cuts in and out. Annoying as hell. Was considering sending it in.
Might try it to see if I get the L version, lol.
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For the Galaxy S3, I believe it is 130$ with the insurance deductible off the top of my head.
Edit : Did some more searching and found I was right..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1909989

[Q] read and read....can i do anything with the 4.3?

I am definitely not a noob here but, it has been a loooong time. From the HD2 and g2x days including a stint with Team Hellfire. I just tried to get back in to the scene with the purchase of a tmous galaxy s4 (4.3) and am realizing that I may not be able to root. That being said, I have read that you can and that you can't. What is the definitive answer? can I root this paperweight or not?

I'm not too familiar with the s4 but I know with 4.3 on an HTC one you can't root yet.
Check your software build number and boot version and then search on those numbers. Most 4.3 phones right now can't root unless you were previously s off and just took the ota. Then all you had to do was reinstall superuser.
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TOG565 said:
I am definitely not a noob here but, it has been a loooong time. From the HD2 and g2x days including a stint with Team Hellfire. I just tried to get back in to the scene with the purchase of a tmous galaxy s4 (4.3) and am realizing that I may not be able to root. That being said, I have read that you can and that you can't. What is the definitive answer? can I root this paperweight or not?
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You can root, use custom recovery, flash other ROMs, etc but you will trip the (as of right now) KNOX warranty flag. If you care about your warranty, leave it stock and don't muck around. If the warranty doesn't really matter to you, having a tripped KNOX flag doesn't incapacitate your device or anything; just don't expect warranty agreements to be honored.

Cf auto root
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Thanks all for the replies. F the warranty, let's play. Who's got a step by step root for 4.3
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Here you go:
http://honai-android.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-to-root-galaxy-s4-t-mobile-sgh-m919.html

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005
☞ Sent from here☜???

Awesomeness!!!!! Don't know if I'll get back into dev but ya never know
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TOG565 said:
Awesomeness!!!!! Don't know if I'll get back into dev but ya never know
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Not sure who you are but we can always use a little more action here. Welcome. Sometimes there's crickets.
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Was rock in w team hell fire but moved in to an app that was picked up by a major carrier. Just messing around back here but we will see what shakes out. Picked up an S4 and it's lookin like a rough go.
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TOG565 said:
Was rock in w team hell fire but moved in to an app that was picked up by a major carrier. Just messing around back here but we will see what shakes out. Picked up an S4 and it's lookin like a rough go.
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I was deciding between s4 and HTC one. How do you like yours? I don't think I'm a big fan of touch wiz. I hope Verizon does not take away my unlimited data because all I've had were Verizon HTC phones.
If I had to switch carriers I would probably keep my DNA as it has bands that work on pretty much all carriers except sprint.
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So far it is nicely put together and it has a ton of features. Not really happy with the lock down from Samsung though. First is was a lack of source release from LG and now Samsung has to play games
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Yeah they did pack a lot of features in the s4. What they should have done was made the build quality better, it's not as plasticy feeling as the s3 but they should have of course got rid of the home button.
I heard Knox is a pain but at least you can root it now. I can't even use my one right now because I hate the Verizon software.
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I can't find a valid cf autoroot download. Every link I've tried here, on utube, and my own searches result in the same thing. File appears to download but when I try to open it it says it is a corrupted file. If I try to unzip it it says there are no files to unzip. Anyone have a good do for it?
I would a went w the One but the camera sux
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I don't think we are allowed to post links but I'll pm you something I found. I'm not sure what model you have but take a look.
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You can always flash recovery thru odin then flash whatever
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