Hello, I purchased a phone off kijiji fully knowing it was not functional - For the 40 dollars my curiosity got the best of me; and if I can fix it well I can get myself a new phone for cheap. I was informed that this phone: Samsung Galaxy sgh-i747m had the latest update (not custom rom). The phone suddenly would not boot past Samsung logo and by the time I bought it, would not boot up at all. So after doing extensive research I decided I would give the 16gb class 10 sd card boot a chance. While somewhat of a success, the only thing it boots me to is this.
BOOT RECOVERY MODE (IN GREEN)
CHECK BOOT PARTITIONS
COPY FROM T-FLASH
BOOT RECOVERY
WRITE 159488 SECTORS
FLASH WRITE FAILURE (RED)
ODIN MODE (RED)
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747M
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: NO
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: NONE
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
Warranty Bit: 0
BOOTLOADER AP SWERV: 1
I should note that with the debrick-SGH-I747M-UEMK5 image that I used, the phone will boot to recovery mode without holding any buttons(While Plugged in). It will also boot to recovery if it is unplugged and I simply hold and release the power button when I feel the vibrate. I have also tried volume down + home + power. Same thing. If I take the sd card out I cannot get any sign of life / no recovery mode.
The computer does not see the device at all, even in device manager as a random name. There are no signs of life on the computer end. ODIN also does not detect it even when in boot recovery mode. Will not boot to download mode. A red light comes on if I pull the battery out and plug in the usb cable.
Do you have access to a USB jig to see if you can get into download mode?
audit13 said:
Do you have access to a USB jig to see if you can get into download mode?
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No, I was contemplating making one or ordering one online but was unsure if that would make any difference. But I am willing to try anything even if there is a slight possibility it could work.
Where are you located? I recall seeing a thread on XDA about people that has a USB job for use by other XDA members.
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Where are you located? I recall seeing a thread on XDA about people that has a USB job for use by other XDA members.
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I am in Thunder Bay, ON
I'm in Toronto which doesn't help you right now. Maybe order a USB jib and see what happens.
If you decide to sell the phone, let me know as I need to try and repair a phone that has a defective lcd and digitizer.
audit13 said:
I'm in Toronto which doesn't help you right now. Maybe order a USB jib and see what happens.
If you decide to sell the phone, let me know as I need to try and repair a phone that has a defective lcd and digitizer.
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Will do. Going to build jig today and test it out
Another solution may be to have the firmware flashed via jtag.
You should be able to flash with Odin from there if I'm not mistaken. (Been a long time since I've been through this part myself). You may need to try different drivers, different cables, usb ports, etc.
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Another solution may be to have the firmware flashed via jtag.
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Yea I didn't want to have to go that route if possible as my goal was to gain experience and knowledge from this little project. If I got the phone working then I would just replace my old Samsung infuse. I made the USB Jig using the 301K ohm's and it still does not work. I know the jig works because I tested it on my wife sgh-i747m and also on my infuse. Both of which boot into download mode immediately. My concern is there is something wrong with the main board because it really doesn't seem like it was rooted at all.
I am just going to see what I can get for it at this point, I paid 70 so would be looking to get at least 60
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You should be able to flash with Odin from there if I'm not mistaken. (Been a long time since I've been through this part myself). You may need to try different drivers, different cables, usb ports, etc.
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I have tried 5 different cords, and two different computers on all usb ports. Nothing
You said it'll boot recovery, is it stock or a custom one? Also, are you familiar with ADB?
When you plug it into the computer, is it detected by odin? If so, what does it say in the message box when you try to flash?
Look in device manager too. What does it detect the device as?
gravitysdepth said:
Yea I didn't want to have to go that route if possible as my goal was to gain experience and knowledge from this little project. If I got the phone working then I would just replace my old Samsung infuse. I made the USB Jig using the 301K ohm's and it still does not work. I know the jig works because I tested it on my wife sgh-i747m and also on my infuse. Both of which boot into download mode immediately. My concern is there is something wrong with the main board because it really doesn't seem like it was rooted at all.
I am just going to see what I can get for it at this point, I paid 70 so would be looking to get at least 60
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Hi,
Send me a message of you want to sell your s3.
Cheers.
I have an SGH-i747m and I'm having the same problem. Was a solution ever found?
Black Adam said:
I have an SGH-i747m and I'm having the same problem. Was a solution ever found?
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You have the Canadian version of the s3? Will you phone boot into download mode without the sd card installed?
Sorry, I have the SGH-i747. The phone only boots with the SD card and just stays in download mode. Odin doesn't recognize it.
Black Adam said:
Sorry, I have the SGH-i747. The phone only boots with the SD card and just stays in download mode. Odin doesn't recognize it.
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What was the last stock ATT ROM on the phone? Can the phone boot into download mode without the external SD card?
When you connect the phone to you computer in download mode, are you prompted to install drivers? If you are using Windows, any unrecognized devices in device manager?
And don't forget to try different cables and every USB port on the computer. Cables go bad much more easily than most people think, and many charging cables cannot be used for data transfer.
I've seen a number of times where people found that only one of the USB ports would allow it to connect.
You might also want to try several different driver versions. (I'd start with the oldest that was release along with the S3.) You can find several in the link in my signature.
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I need help any ideas or similar experiences?
I flashed a bad renamed tar file that ended up being [email protected] gt i9100 firmware
Now when i go into Odin mode which I still have , I get no USB to PC recognition ?
No yellow com port in Odin?
Even when u plug USB in it just turns on automaticaly and shows gti910 on boot up then goes right intob 3e stock recovery and no button options are compatible with phone and the charging mode is at a standstill with a small circle not moving ,the battery was very very low before this all happened but enough to power up as well.
I've tried 4 USB cords uninstall kies,reinstall kies, tried other Odin versions ,
Tried 2 desktops and a laptop ,thanks to a botched tar file for a i9100 that was named eg30.tar!!
Could it be that USB mounting has been cut internally or not compatible with the device having wrong firmware? What about USB debugging obviously not enabled because the phone won't even boot
My binary count was at 8 when I got phone now its 11 does to many flash attempts affect anything
I think it would flash correct tar if only could get USB to work
If I atleast have Odin am I in luck? Any any similiar experiences or info would help!
I can't return it cause was bought used and sprint knows esn was tied to an alternate line over a month ago
Try this ..... By the way next time just bump your other post it didn't need another thread
http://www.forums.acsyndicate.net/s...din-Completely-Stock-EG30-Restore-your-system
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I have the same problem. Any solution? The above link doesnt work.
seawind107 said:
I have the same problem. Any solution? The above link doesnt work.
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If you did flash an non-Sprint ROM your USB is likely disabled. You can try moving something to an MicroSD card and flashing from recovery, JTAG or take to Sprint. (Flashing from recovery, at least from other posts, will not restore the USB use.) I'll try to find the last post on this, someone else had this recently.
*EDIT* Here's the support for my post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1577734&page=2
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If you did flash an non-Sprint ROM your USB is likely disabled. You can try moving something to an MicroSD card and flashing from recovery, JTAG or take to Sprint. (Flashing from recovery, at least from other posts, will not restore the USB use.) I'll try to find the last post on this, someone else had this recently.
*EDIT* Here's the support for my post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1577734&page=2
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Oh,thanks for your quick reply.
I can get into download mode, but odin doesn't recognize, the only other screen i get too sdays "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again, but Kies cant connect to it, am i screwed? Please help this all happened from changing my screen density, i cant find anyway too restore, i'm not a noob and am in desperate help, i'm gonna be soo bummed if i brick, but i have a feeling if i can get too download mode, there must be a way too restore it.
BbbYou say no recovery, but you should have at least stock recovery I think. Try holding volume up and power, is you can get in, restore to stock from there.
If doesn't work I would start by reinstalling the drivers or try a different computer.
You'll be fine.
Also you should state you rom, what you did before, rooted, etc
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I flashed the newest version of Roman BB's AOKP CM9 Kang and tried to change the density, i went too restore my nandroid and it froze before it finished, I tried odin and the first 2 times it recognized but both froze before the end. im kinda couch surfing so now i'm incredibally screwed without a phone, please help.
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BbbYou say no recovery, but you should have at least stock recovery I think. Try holding volume up and power, is you can get in, restore to stock from there.
If doesn't work I would start by reinstalling the drivers or try a different computer.
You'll be fine.
Also you should state you rom, what you did before, rooted, etc
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Roman bb's most updated AOKP, i changed the screen density and when i went to reboot it bootlooped, so i tried restoring a nandroid wich failed, tryed again, and now i cant get too recovery, i can only get too download mode, so i tried using odin too go back too stock, it failed almost at the end, twice, now i cant get odin to recognize my phone and it wont turn on, the only thing i can do is get too download mode, and too the thing saying use kies recovery, which does nothing because it won't connect. I'm at a total lost, i'm so scared i lost my only source of income, at this point in my life, if i dont have a phone, i dont have work or food or a warm place too sleep. Please anyone with any ideas please help.
I hate to be the one to tell you this but you're probably bricked. The giveaway is if you have problems in Odin at data.img:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504808
Will recommend that if you have further questions to post in that thread.
When going from ICS to anything else you should use ODIN to go back to stock. Anything else and you're risking a brick. More here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495
Hope this helps.
One quick question - which phone are you using and which usb cable for odin?
Be sure that using the original usb cable during odin.
kobridge said:
One quick question - which phone are you using and which usb cable for odin?
Be sure that using the original usb cable during odin.
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I've never heard that one before. What do you think is unique about the stock micro-usb cable?
micro usb cable is not unique. There's standard size of micro usb and pin numbers, etc. But based on the product, it's not fit well each other.
One example is old LG micro usb cable is not going well with Samsung phones.
Of course, I tried this by myself and it always fails. But original micro usb cable which comes together with phone, it never failed.
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I hate to be the one to tell you this but you're probably bricked. The giveaway is if you have problems in Odin at data.img:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504808
Will recommend that if you have further questions to post in that thread.
When going from ICS to anything else you should use ODIN to go back to stock. Anything else and you're risking a brick. More here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495
Hope this helps.
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i didnt go from ics to anything else, i changed the screen density, and it seems no one in those threads can get into download mode, i just cant get my odin to recognize my phone.
simple
TimidRat said:
i didnt go from ics to anything else, i changed the screen density, and it seems no one in those threads can get into download mode, i just cant get my odin to recognize my phone.
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use a different cable and uninstall drivers and reinstall reboot computer also
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micro usb cable is not unique. There's standard size of micro usb and pin numbers, etc. But based on the product, it's not fit well each other.
One example is old LG micro usb cable is not going well with Samsung phones.
Of course, I tried this by myself and it always fails. But original micro usb cable which comes together with phone, it never failed.
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Yeah now that you mention it I realized my nook color micro usb cable has a longer metal end-piece than my E4GT, and won't connect properly. I thought the length of the metal prong would have also been standardized. Go figure.
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I flashed CM9. i went too restore my nandroid.
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This is the problem unless you flashed a gb kernel/recovery first. You should not do anything in ICS recovery.
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micro usb cable is not unique. There's standard size of micro usb and pin numbers, etc. But based on the product, it's not fit well each other.
One example is old LG micro usb cable is not going well with Samsung phones.
Of course, I tried this by myself and it always fails. But original micro usb cable which comes together with phone, it never failed.
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Its true not all cables are the same, but the funny part is from the beginning of OG Epic days we figured out quick the only thing you should do with the stock cable is charge... its garbage. Maybe the new model is better, havent tried it, but it looked pretty much the same, thin little thing... I use my 4 year old BBerry cable, about as thick as a cat-5... never had an issue. But yeah, try new drivers, cable, diff PC, use a USB that is physically part of the Motherboard of the PC (desktop)... all these things help with the shoddy drivers, etc... you may get lucky...
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i didnt go from ics to anything else, i changed the screen density, and it seems no one in those threads can get into download mode, i just cant get my odin to recognize my phone.
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But you said you did attempt a restore through CWM after the bootloop, correct? If you did and you're having problems you *may* have bricked. Using ODIN is a surefire way to confirm whether you did or not. If you didn't attempt anything through CWM while having CM9 installed then you may not be bricked but are obviously still having issues. As it has been said before - and quite often - CWM at your own risk; ODIN is believed to be the safest option.
Regardless, if you're having problems and the USB cable doesn't fix it I'll still recommend trying to get back to a GB stock ROM by ODIN. At the worst you've lost what you have done since the last backup, since you can restore that from the backup once you get back to GB. With so many bricked phones lately it may be best to err on the side of caution this time...
I've tried everything mentioned, except a different pc, i tried linux, on my pc odin doesntr recognize my phone, , but i just went and plugged a flash fdrive in so now im thinking my computer is having usb problems, so im gonna try another computer, i also made a usb jig to reset the odin counter too take it too sprint but it didnt work... i'm so confused and screwed without my phone. Thank you everyone for trying too help. Any more ides are greatly appreciated! Thanks soo much guys!
ive had this problem before and basically my phone would turn on but no signal sd card didnt work wouldent read in computer but if you cant get it to work and have fifty bucks u can go to mobiletechvideos.com and it will take about mabe 3-4 days mine took a week since i sent on a friday but it costs fifty bucks and the only thing when i came back that wasnt working 100% was the picture gallery. true him if it comes down to it
Well, since you're getting the firmware upgrade error, I'm gonna bet your phone is bricked. That happened to me, I finally took it to the Spring repair center and they couldn't fix it, so they swapped my phone out.
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Well, since you're getting the firmware upgrade error, I'm gonna bet your phone is bricked. That happened to me, I finally took it to the Spring repair center and they couldn't fix it, so they swapped my phone out.
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Yup that's what theyre doing for me, i'll get it tomorrow or tuesday, cant complain too much im gonna get one with no scratches.
Thank you everyone who replied, im set egtting my new one, im gonna try and swindle kepping the bricked one cause im sure it could be of major use too a dev....
Sprint Epic 4G Touch Appears Bricked
My Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch will no longer connect to my computer (also tried another computer and different usb cable), after a failed attempt to upgrade to ICS 4.0. The phone will not load up now to 'normal' operating mode.
It will only come up to the message:
"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." I can no longer get into Recovery or Download modes. At least none that work. (See below)
I also built and tried the USB jig solution, which does power on the phone, but it then comes up and says:
FACTORY MODE
PRODUCT NAME" GT-19100
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES (2 counts)
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
Downloading...
Do not turn off target!!
But connecting to my PC still fails. Any ideas?
So it seems that ODIN can only recognize my phone if the phone is powered on and running but will not recognize it in download mode. I am using the same cables I have used in the past as well as the same computer running Windows 7. Running stock ICS FH13 Unrooted and trying to root but cannot because once I enter download mode, ODIN stops seeing the device. Have tried re installing drivers many times and all USB ports on the computer with different USB cables. Hoping that somebody has a suggestion for getting the phone to be recognized in download mode for me.
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So it seems that ODIN can only recognize my phone if the phone is powered on and running but will not recognize it in download mode. I am using the same cables I have used in the past as well as the same computer running Windows 7. Running stock ICS FH13 Unrooted and trying to root but cannot because once I enter download mode, ODIN stops seeing the device. Have tried re installing drivers many times and all USB ports on the computer with different USB cables. Hoping that somebody has a suggestion for getting the phone to be recognized in download mode for me.
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Is usb debugging checked
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Yes debugging is checked.
Some more information. Turns out the phone (originally my friend's) needed to be taken in for service and when he did this he read somewhere about the USB jig to remove the custom binary counter. When he did this he flashed a gingerbread bootloader to use the jig. Only thing is, he didn't ask me for help (I've usually helped him out with this stuff in the past) and I think he flashed an international version of the bootloader. Reason being when I boot the phone it says Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100 where it should not have that last part. I remember reading somewhere about this and how it happened to somebody but they had CWM recovery and flashed a special zip. I do not have this option because of the stock recovery and unrooted ROM. Just wondering if there is anything that can be done to reverse this. I can run the phone and use it still but would rather root it and continue the way I have always done with my past phones.
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Some more information. Turns out the phone (originally my friend's) needed to be taken in for service and when he did this he read somewhere about the USB jig to remove the custom binary counter. When he did this he flashed a gingerbread bootloader to use the jig. Only thing is, he didn't ask me for help (I've usually helped him out with this stuff in the past) and I think he flashed an international version of the bootloader. Reason being when I boot the phone it says Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100 where it should not have that last part. I remember reading somewhere about this and how it happened to somebody but they had CWM recovery and flashed a special zip. I do not have this option because of the stock recovery and unrooted ROM. Just wondering if there is anything that can be done to reverse this. I can run the phone and use it still but would rather root it and continue the way I have always done with my past phones.
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Does it have the yellow triangle when you see that? My phone shows that when I have the triangle.
No yellow triangle.
Mine has said gti9100 before. Don't remember what I flashed. Think it was a leak through mobile odin. So you may or may not be screwed...
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Hoping not but this is stock FH13. Did not flash anything and my computer/ODIN does not recognize my phone being plugged in when in download mode... Hoping someone can chime in here about something they would try or something I might have missed. I think I got all the basic troubleshooting stuff out of the way but if anybody can point something out, great!
Do u put your phone in download mode then hit volume up then connect to usb?
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Yes, I go from full power off with USB unplugged and press and hold the power and vol down keys until I get the warning screen. I then hit vol up to continue and then plug in my phone to the computer.
With further research seems as though I am hosed. In download mode it lists my device as "product name: GT-i9100" where it should say "product name: SPH-D710" Still hoping someone can save me so I'm not stuck on stock but seems as though this device had a international phone's bootloader flashed onto it.
Yes, I go from full power off with USB unplugged and press and hold the power and vol down keys until I get the warning screen. I then hit vol up to continue and then plug in my phone to the computer.<br />
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With further research seems as though I am hosed. In download mode it lists my device as "product name: GT-i9100" where it should say "product name: SPH-D710" Still hoping someone can save me so I'm not stuck on stock but seems as though this device had a international phone's bootloader flashed onto it.
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Thats the problem i couldnt help u there but u can try installing the drivers u need
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You could get Mobile Odin and flash using that. There's a lite option that will let you flash Agat's kernel and then you can go from there.
ok i am new to the scene. i had my brother in-law "whom told me he knew how to root it" ok he failed i got my phone back and when i turn it on i get a splash screen that has the samsung galaxy 2 logo a triangle with a exlamation point and says GT-I9100. ok i did some search and found out this is wrong very wrong. so i attempted to get to odin to try to recover what i could. i was unable to access odin so i built the micro usb jtag jig and i am know able to get to odin, but when i plug my phone into my pc thru its usb connection my pc doesnt detect,see, or even regonize my phone can some one please help me
If you are technical enough to build a jtag jig then you can figure out how to root this phone. I dont want to sound like an ass but there are guides and links everywhere here. Also check out qbking77 on youtube and look into an app called triangle away.
ok that is a smart ass reply. first of all if you could see my net history you would see that i have read and tried all that i could.
1. the wrong os for a different carrier was put on the phone
2. i can access odin
3. if you read my post i stated that after i get to odin and plug the phone into the pc the pc CAN NOT EVEN SEE THE PHONE.
4. I have tried all that i can locate and i have not been able to locate any post that are like mine
instead of being an ass and leaving a smart ass remark how about actually helping.
as for making a jtag jig and its relevance to rooting a phone is idiotic since all i did was follow instructions on it
If your phone has the wrong os for a different carrier it would be a brick right now.
Are you saying the phone doesn't boot or do you just have a yellow triangle and usb issues but your phone works?
Did you even load the samsung usb drivers?
mental yedctve
ok here is a pic of what my phones start up screen looks like
the phone boots to this image and flashes it twice and then goes black
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ok here is a pic of what my phones start up screen looks like
the phone boots to this image and flashes it twice and then goes black
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Your phone is nice shiny brick if
- There is no recovery to boot to.
- Pc doesnt detect phone when in download mode even with different usb cables and you have tried to clean usb port. Oh and pc already has samsung drivers.
I hope someone proves me wrong.
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there has to be something that can be done i will try any ideas
i can get to odin
tried multiple cords different ports and even different pcs
but sometimes the jig doesnt work and i have to try a few times and jiggle the micro usb
is there a another way
is there a spot to jtag it internal
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there has to be something that can be done i will try any ideas
i can get to odin
tried multiple cords different ports and even different pcs
but sometimes the jig doesnt work and i have to try a few times and jiggle the micro usb
is there a another way
is there a spot to jtag it internal
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If you are under warranty, work with samsung.
If not.. http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-epic-4g-touch-jtag-brick-repair/
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ok i am still under warranty but with the wrong os i dont think it will be covered also is there another way that wont cost to much
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1865102
should help.
Sadly I think the OP may have had the international bootloader flashed onto the system. If you could get into the system then you could flash Mobile Odin and get a recovery on that would allow you to flash things except for a modem.
As posted above, please try the following thread first:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1865102
If this doesn't work then go down the JTAG or replace route. Best of luck and sorry to hear about this.
I tried to use a volume fix by changing the values in some system files on my rooted G3, rebooted and got stuck at the LG Bootlogo. Been trying lots of things, finally used this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2799647 but the flash tool fails at 14 seconds saying failure to enter download mode. I have a D851C on T-Mobile, it is in download mode when I run the program and no change occurs on the screen save for the text log at the bottom. Upon booting into DL mode, it says USER B94. After unplugging and plugging it back in to start the unroot it changes to USER S0.0 AS0.0 B94 UHS then on the next line S U LG-D851 04.4.2 Hrev_10 and the next D85110c. It takes a good 50 seconds for the flash tool to change from saying awaiting connection, and then at 14 seconds it looks like the photo. The names of the dll and tot I am using are, respectively:
LGD851_20140611_LGFLASHv160
LGD851AT-01-V10c-310-260-JUN-20-2014+0
Yes I have set the port to 41 in device manager.
What the heck is wrong?
Someone please help I was supposed to fly out of state today but now I don't think I can without a phone and I can't afford a new one, I'm a student
Did you put your phone in download mode? It's not broken you just need to successfully flash it. It says download mode failed so here's a simple way to enable it if you ate having trouble. Pull out the battery then hold volume down and put it back it and plug in the cable. This should be done in a relatively fast manner to enable it if you are having issues getting into download mode.
Edit I know you said you put it in DL mode but I had a similar issue with my F400S so its worth a try.
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Did you put your phone in download mode? It's not broken you just need to successfully flash it. It says download mode failed so here's a simple way to enable it if you ate having trouble. Pull out the battery then hold volume down and put it back it and plug in the cable. This should be done in a relatively fast manner to enable it if you are having issues getting into download mode.
Edit I know you said you put it in DL mode but I had a similar issue with my F400S so its worth a try.
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I tried it, same error at 14 seconds. Tried taking the battery out after the yellow ready button comes up to and doing it that way, nada
Did you try using LG PC Suite --> Tools --> Fix Upgrade Problems?
The steps can have different names (didn't remember the names) but something like that, worked for me when I messed up my system
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Did you try using LG PC Suite --> Tools --> Fix Upgrade Problems?
The steps can have different names (didn't remember the names) but something like that, worked for me when I messed up my system
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LG PC Suite didn't recognize it before, does it need to be in download mode when I do that? Or is there another recovery mode?
*EDIT* Just discovered this log, maybe someone's familiar with the codes and has an idea what to do
Bump please help I don't want to use a warranty claim
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I may have found the solution for another member, but it is untested from me, as I am at work at the moment. In flashtool did you change the action mode? if not try changing the action mode to board dl instead of what its set to. Let me know, because I got the same issue right now.
joeyhdownsouth said:
I may have found the solution for another member, but it is untested from me, as I am at work at the moment. In flashtool did you change the action mode? if not try changing the action mode to board dl instead of what its set to. Let me know, because I got the same issue right now.
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Tried it a few times, no luck so far. Same error same time
DrPhill94 said:
Tried it a few times, no luck so far. Same error same time
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damn, I'm on Sprint variant, only thing I haven't tried is lg suite and making sure my Flashtool is the latest version. I've tried everything else last night for 6 hours.
edit: my dl mode is working perfect. I see in your Flashtool, your error is slightly different. mine gets stuck at 93%. Then it reboots back to this
DrPhill94 said:
LG PC Suite didn't recognize it before, does it need to be in download mode when I do that? Or is there another recovery mode?
*EDIT* Just discovered this log, maybe someone's familiar with the codes and has an idea what to do
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PC Suite won't recognize it if you don't use the correct version. The latest from LG's site is in fact the wrong version. You need the version that's about 223mb in size. Sorry, I'm not sure of the version and am currently busy fixing my phone with it, so can't check. Perhaps someone would kindly supply you with a download link.
Beylie said:
PC Suite won't recognize it if you don't use the correct version. The latest from LG's site is in fact the wrong version. You need the version that's about 223mb in size. Sorry, I'm not sure of the version and am currently busy fixing my phone with it, so can't check. Perhaps someone would kindly supply you with a download link.
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Will it work even if my phone doesn't show up in explorer? My pc makes a sound when it is plugged in and unplugged in Download Mode but the only thing so far to recognize it is flash tool. If you can check the version please let me know but I'll look for it
Did you try a different USB port on your computer? Drivers get honked up easily using flashing tools and sometimes using a different port, or even a different USB cable can fix your problem. More likely another usb port, but I've also had a bad cable as well.
Ozark_8125 said:
Did you try a different USB port on your computer? Drivers get honked up easily using flashing tools and sometimes using a different port, or even a different USB cable can fix your problem. More likely another usb port, but I've also had a bad cable as well.
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That's the problem is the only cable that works is the one that came with it, and I've used 3 of my 4 on my laptop, so I doubt it's the port
Ozark_8125 said:
Did you try a different USB port on your computer? Drivers get honked up easily using flashing tools and sometimes using a different port, or even a different USB cable can fix your problem. More likely another usb port, but I've also had a bad cable as well.
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Also you have to realize the phone doesn't turn on. I get the LG logo, download mode, or factory reset. That's it
If that is the only cable that works - my guess is there's something probably wrong with the micro usb jack on your phone.. it shouldn't be that finicky where only 1 of 4 cables would work. If you do a warranty return, you might get lucky anyways. Several folks have posted on XDA that the stores where they returned phones were either clueless or didn't care about the status of the root code. Of course, YMMV.
Ozark_8125 said:
If that is the only cable that works - my guess is there's something probably wrong with the micro usb jack on your phone.. it shouldn't be that finicky where only 1 of 4 cables would work. If you do a warranty return, you might get lucky anyways. Several folks have posted on XDA that the stores where they returned phones were either clueless or didn't care about the status of the root code. Of course, YMMV.
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You misunderstand: The cable that comes with the G3 is the only one GUARANTEED to work with these operations. Has nothing to do with the jack. Getting a new one in the mail tomorrow, can't tell if it's rooted if they can't access the filesystem