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Help, bricked phone after flashing rom rebooting

the phone is bricked and nothing happen, no download mode, no clockwod mod and cannot detect by the computer.
What can I do? it becomes like that when after flashing the custom rom. Is there any force re-flashing program for me? I will be find till I can get to the clockwod mod.
Plz Help!!!! thx a lot

What file did you flash? Post a link to it.

David1239 said:
What file did you flash? Post a link to it.
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Android Revolution
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797334

alexlai2412 said:
Android Revolution
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797334
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That is an international 19300 s3 rom. Only flash roms made for the t mobile sgh-t999. There are many methods for download mode. Try pulling the battery and then hold volume down and home and power while putting battery back into phone. Then put back cover on and then plug into computer and see if Odin recognizes it even if it does not show the download mode screen. If that does not work you could buy a download mode jig. But, unfortunately, it is known that flashing international s3 roms on a US variant results in an unrecoverable brick due to the rom flashing in the wrong mount points. So consider doing a replacement.
I know the feeling, I hard bricked my last phone and had to get it replaced.
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David1239 said:
That is an international 19300 s3 rom. Only flash roms made for the t mobile sgh-t999. There are many methods for download mode. Try pulling the battery and then hold volume down and home and power while putting battery back into phone. Then put back cover on and then plug into computer and see if Odin recognizes it even if it does not show the download mode screen. If that does not work you could buy a download mode jig. But, unfortunately, it is known that flashing international s3 roms on a US variant results in an unrecoverable brick due to the rom flashing in the wrong mount points. So consider doing a replacement.
I know the feeling, I hard bricked my last phone and had to get it replaced.
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Is it possible for me to take it back to tmoile to fix it? =[

Is there a way that use the window cmd.exe to rewrite the android system to the phone?
I tired it before for my phone before, but i forgot the way that I'd done last time.

Yes. I just bricked mine 3 days ago. Took it to t mobile and told them that it would not turn on. If it is not in your 14 day grace period they will have one shipped to your house. Free. And even next day air.
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michaeldotson817 said:
Yes. I just bricked mine 3 days ago. Took it to t mobile and told them that it would not turn on. If it is not in your 14 day grace period they will have one shipped to your house. Free. And even next day air.
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Really? Great, I bought it yesterday

The wait sucks, but time never slows down. When the replacement comes you don't have to baby it. Just flash anything that looks safe in these forums and you'll be fine. Definitely back up your imei though.
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alexlai2412 said:
Really? Great, I bought it yesterday
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So you got it replaced in the store for free with the 14 day grace period right?
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These threads make me sad. People brick their devices because they didn't do their research and flash the wrong ROM, and T-Mobile ends up being taken advantage of and replacing these devices. SMH.

Send it for a jtag fix... 50 bucks at least you learn some responsibilities in the way.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
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alexlai2412 said:
Is there a way that use the window cmd.exe to rewrite the android system to the phone?
I tired it before for my phone before, but i forgot the way that I'd done last time.
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NO, NO, and NO, go to device manager, I bet there is a device that says QLOAD**, if it is there, BRICKED. You will not recover without a JTAG service. If you CAN NOT get to download mode, there is NO fix. You can continue to look for a solution that does not exist, or get it over with, either exchange it with T-Mobile (good luck), or bite the bullet with the problem YOU CREATED, and pay 60.00 of the jtag service.
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chrisram88 said:
Send it for a jtag fix... 50 bucks at least you learn some responsibilities in the way.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
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good answer.
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adslee said:
These threads make me sad. People brick their devices because they didn't do their research and flash the wrong ROM, and T-Mobile ends up being taken advantage of and replacing these devices. SMH.
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I agree, I bricked my phone day 1 hr 2, CAUSE, I DID NOT READ. But I DID NOT once, even think of T-Mobile and a return, I bricked it, I paid for the service. The return service is for real problems, NOT for people who abuse the system with sh** like this. My opinion.

michaeldotson817 said:
So you got it replaced in the store for free with the 14 day grace period right?
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Help! Phone not turning on

Hey guys,
I am having an issue with my phone. I had CM10-M2 running on my phone and I didnt like it that much because I missed some of the stock features so I decided I would flash the foxhound 1.3 rom that just came out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1708371 that one.
I followed the instructions and did everything that was recommended.
The phone turned off and now won't even go into recovery or anything. Just a black screen.
Please help!
ps the phone is on Rogers and is an i747ma
Thanks,
Zach
Edit: I dont know what this means but when I take the battery out and plug it in the red light comes on but still nothing else

You do know thats for the international galaxy s3 right?
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You do know thats for the international galaxy s3 right?
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I guess I really screwed up then... Can I fix this?

Yeah that's a pretty big **** up...If this doesn't work then you're hard bricked....not sure if it's different for the rogers version. Someone else may be able to confirm.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727443
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defnow said:
Yeah that's a pretty big **** up...If this doesn't work then you're hard bricked....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727443
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I can't get anything to come up on the screen at all.

If I cant get the screen to turn on at all should I be getting a USB jig or getting JTAG service?

Zach23 said:
If I cant get the screen to turn on at all should I be getting a USB jig or getting JTAG service?
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defnow said:
JTAG
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Is there literally nothing I can do if the screen isnt turning on?
Odin isnt recognizing the phone but when I plug it into my computers it stills chimes that something has been plugged in. Also when I connect it to a power source without the battery in, the LED turns red.
Any tips?
Thanks so much,
Zach

No sorry...you've hardbricked.
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defnow said:
No sorry...you've hardbricked.
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Welp ****. I took it to Rogers but since I bought it off of kijiji they couldnt do anything. It was bought on October 2nd and they said I couldnt even send it for repair because it wasnt registered to me.
I called Samsung and they said to ship it for a repair but even if they can't repair it, they couldnt replace it. The lady said she would have to tell Rogers to replace it but Rogers already said they wouldnt.
What do?

Every thread like yours ...other XDAers have recommended this...
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
Read the reviews. :thumbup:
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Zach23 said:
Welp ****. I took it to Rogers but since I bought it off of kijiji they couldnt do anything. It was bought on October 2nd and they said I couldnt even send it for repair because it wasnt registered to me.
I called Samsung and they said to ship it for a repair but even if they can't repair it, they couldnt replace it. The lady said she would have to tell Rogers to replace it but Rogers already said they wouldnt.
What do?
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hey i screwed up the same way you did before flashed a international rom of wanam lite. all you have to do is send it to samsung repair they fix it for 70 dollars!! mine had a big scratch at it i was OOW and had to pay 100 extra but assuming you have no scratches or anything they should do it for free for you!! try again just blame samsungs software update screwed ur phone up and for sure they should take it and fix it for free

amzi said:
hey i screwed up the same way you did before flashed a international rom of wanam lite. all you have to do is send it to samsung repair they fix it for 70 dollars!! mine had a big scratch at it i was OOW and had to pay 100 extra but assuming you have no scratches or anything they should do it for free for you!! try again just blame samsungs software update screwed ur phone up and for sure they should take it and fix it for free
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They told me that don't even do replacements?
1 (800) SAMSUNG??
I called twice and spoke to two people and both set up repair tickets but wouldnt even entertain the thought of a replacement.
What did you do?

amzi said:
hey i screwed up the same way you did before flashed a international rom of wanam lite. all you have to do is send it to samsung repair they fix it for 70 dollars!! mine had a big scratch at it i was OOW and had to pay 100 extra but assuming you have no scratches or anything they should do it for free for you!! try again just blame samsungs software update screwed ur phone up and for sure they should take it and fix it for free
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Did you actually get it from the Rogers store? Because when you do they can issue replacements but when you buy it from somebody else they said that they couldn't do it.

Update: Got JTAG servicing in Toronto (at mtechservice). Took 10 minutes, no soldering, and everything is back to normal. No more stupid mistakes and a lot more reading. Thanks for the help guys.

Zach23 said:
Update: Got JTAG servicing in Toronto (at mtechservice). Took 10 minutes, no soldering, and everything is back to normal. No more stupid mistakes and a lot more reading. Thanks for the help guys.
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haa d2att bro all u need to remember

Seems like you should research more before flashing roms. If you find out how to fix your phone be more careful next time. If you aren't sure always ask in the Q&A section. A comment from a user can save your phone.

Hey Question did you even try a JIG ? that is the only thing that will get you into DL mode when soft bricked

DarthDerron said:
Seems like you should research more before flashing roms. If you find out how to fix your phone be more careful next time. If you aren't sure always ask in the Q&A section. A comment from a user can save your phone.
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Yep. Definitely. Learned my lesson.
Rotary Parts said:
Hey Question did you even try a JIG ? that is the only thing that will get you into DL mode when soft bricked
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Yep. It was hard bricked.

[Q] Repairing Note 2 without voiding warranty

Hi all,
Sorry if the following is a really dumb question - I am new to the forum and new to tinkering with android phones. I find it really hard to understand the jargon being used on here so there is a good chance my question has been answered and I don't know it. Also a lot of the discussion seems to be about rooted phones and mine is not rooted so I don't know where to start.
Yesterday my unrooted Note 2 froze on the start up screen and will only switch off when the battery is removed. I tried recovery mode for clearing the cache and then wiping user data and niether have made any difference. I just get a cascade of red "E: failed to mount" messages.
I guess this is either a bug in the firmware or the internal storage is fried. I can send it off for repair and be without my phone for 3 weeks but I though I should try to reinstall the firmware.
My question is "will trying this invalidate my warranty?". Specifically should I try the following webpage
theunlockr.com/2013/04/06/how-to-unroot-the-samsung-galaxy-note-2-gt-n7100/
Obviously the last thing I want to do is invalidate my warranty when I am about to need it the most.
I am on Orange in the UK if that helps.

Using odin to install a official Samsung firmware (you'll probably need the Orange one), should not invalidate you're warranty.
Probably the best place for you to head is the firmware section of sammobile, type in your model and find the firmware for your country and carrier.
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madpete said:
Using odin to install a official Samsung firmware (you'll probably need the Orange one), should not invalidate you're warranty.
Probably the best place for you to head is the firmware section of sammobile, type in your model and find the firmware for your country and carrier.
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Thanks for the help and again sorry for the dumb question. I just don't want to take any risks at this point because whatever I do I may not get the chance to undo.
I can't find anything specific to my carrier (UK Orange) is it enough to use another one from the same country. Perhaps this is what the unspecified one is (BTU). Does it matter?

BTU is the generic uk unbranded firmware...did you're phone have specific Orange branded firmware before it crashed?
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BTU is the generic uk unbranded firmware...did you're phone have specific Orange branded firmware before it crashed?
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Ah if its just branding I'm not bothered about it. For what its worth I don't think there was any branding. Cheers for all your help madpete :good:

Not a problem, hopefully reflashing the firmware will sort it out for you.
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Not a problem, hopefully reflashing the firmware will sort it out for you.
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Sadly it didn't. The flashing completed as normal but at the end the phone was the same. I suppose its the warranty route for me.

So back to 100% stock did nada? Try one more time for ****s and giggles but then its off to manufacturers warranty la-la land

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So back to 100% stock did nada? Try one more time for ****s and giggles but then its off to manufacturers warranty la-la land
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You reckon? Sure I'll give it a go can't hurt (assuming I do nothing stupid of course).

At this stage one more try can't hurt

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At this stage one more try can't hurt
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Can you tell me how you sent it off? Using what, and when they said you will get it back? Also did you have to pay for shipping too?
I'm on O2 and mines having issues + It needs to be sent off.

madpete said:
Not a problem, hopefully reflashing the firmware will sort it out for you.
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Sent my phone off last week but saw something a bit worrying about my attempt at repair. There is a custom ROM counter right? That counts the attempts at flashing the ROM. Will what I did change the counter? I didn't reset it before sending off so am I going to have a problem?

Omen123 said:
Can you tell me how you sent it off? Using what, and when they said you will get it back? Also did you have to pay for shipping too?
I'm on O2 and mines having issues + It needs to be sent off.
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I got the phone from phones 4U so I just handed it to them to send off. If I had dealt with it with Samsung directly they would have either sent over a courier or they would have send me an envelope to send it it. If O2 gave you the phone you can call them or perhaps walk into one of their shops to get it repaired under warranty ... or you can call the Samsung service center. I think either will do.

Hardbricked T999(L)

So long story short, I broke my Samsung Galaxy SIII T999 about a month ago and sent it in to be replaced through my insurance. I thought they had sent me another T999 but instead, they sent me the newer T999L model. I was unaware of this until I managed to hardbrick my new phone by trying to install a firmware for the T999 Model. Lesson learned, 'nuff said.
Now, to my REAL problem.... I've managed to contact a local guy who repairs hardbricked phones via Riff Box/Jtagging. But because this phone is such a new model, there isn't currently an "official" resurrection file out for the T999L. I got in contact with a guy on ebay who repairs phones and he stated that he had created his own resurrection file for the particular model. Buuuuuut he didn't want to share or sell it
Does anyone have access to a T999L resurrection file? I'm a little skeptical of sending my phone to be repaired, just because I've heard stories of phones not being returned and etc. Would my only other option be to perhaps swap out the motherboard on the phone?

Unfortunately, there isn't one. Motodefier and I have been working on creating one, but its not quite ready yet. Almost, but not quite. Ill try to get back to looking at it tonight.
For actual, official firmware, youd have to wait for an update from sammy &T-Mobile.
Our thread is in the development section if you want to take a look.
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Ahhhh, thats what I figured. Well thanks for the clarification I really appreciate it. Good luck on finishing that resurrection file :good:

If you do end up sending it in for repair, check out mobiletechvideos.com
I'd steer clear of the guy who supposedly has it, but won't share it. Sounds shady to me. (He may just be waiting for us to finish it!)
As for mobiletechvideos.com, lots of people have given positive reviews in this forum and I've never seen a negative one.
I've seen one other mentioned here that was just as good but cheaper, but can't remember more than that. Maybe someone else remembers.
Sorry I haven't got ours working btw. Ill be able to get back on it again tonight. I'm not the only one working on it though. So keep an eye on our thread.
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Can you get into the recovery menu? And do you have usb debugging enabled? If so we should be able to reverse the dumps we took of the partitions to get you back up, but I would only want to use this as a last resort, as we are very close to having this odin flashable finished.
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That always sucks man
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MotoDefier said:
Can you get into the recovery menu? And do you have usb debugging enabled? If so we should be able to reverse the dumps we took of the partitions to get you back up, but I would only want to use this as a last resort, as we are very close to having this odin flashable finished.
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Nah dude I'm not able to boot into recovery OR download mode. Completely hard bricked

Dang. That sucks
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Tasty_Beats said:
Nah dude I'm not able to boot into recovery OR download mode. Completely hard bricked
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Its going to be hard to create an unbrickable mod, which I think is probably what you will need, qualcomm simplified thier pinout configuration for the MSM8960 board to keep us from getting into thier pbl but I know it can be done, we will just have to work on it, I will see what we might be able to come up with software wise for a oneclick unbrick for the T999L. Might be hard without having a bricked device to test it on, I will see if I can find one for sale on ebay or something. Its just a matter of time before it happens regaurdless of who gets it done. No promises but we will work on it. You might check this thread and see if you can get some support to adapt it to the T999L http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2023069
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Well hey man, as stated before, thank you guys for your work. I really appreciate it. I do have one last question though.... I technically would be able to swap out the mainboard with another T999L board right? I could also even switch it with a T999 mainboard correct?

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Well hey man, as stated before, thank you guys for your work. I really appreciate it. I do have one last question though.... I technically would be able to swap out the mainboard with another T999L board right? I could also even switch it with a T999 mainboard correct?
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Yes you could swap the T999L main board, but the T999 mainboard is different, it may work but I doubt it, your ribbon cables probably won't match up.
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So as I'm following this op, basically this device is so touchy and so new that a jtag doesnt even exist even with mobiltech vid?
Do we even have a stock firmware t999l tar file for Odin? For the sake of saving it through dload mode?
I'm gonna stay stock until theres some heavy dev work done, don't need a :banghead: hard brick...
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So as I'm following this op, basically this device is so touchy and so new that a jtag doesnt even exist even with mobiltech vid?
Do we even have a stock firmware t999l tar file for Odin? For the sake of saving it through dload mode?
I'm gonna stay stock until theres some heavy dev work done, don't need a :banghead: hard brick...
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We are currently working on it, I think we're getting close, but not quite there yet. I believe DocHoliday77 has finished the md5's you can use in cwm or twrp but you should double check with him, as we are going through so much info, its a little hard to keep up with everything.
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We are currently working on it, I think we're getting close, but not quite there yet. I believe DocHoliday77 has finished the md5's you can use in cwm or twrp but you should double check with him, as we are going through so much info, its a little hard to keep up with everything.
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Is there any solution for this? I think I got in exact same situation, got a replacement phone and figured out they sent me SGH-T999L version only after I flashed

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Is there any solution for this? I think I got in exact same situation, got a replacement phone and figured out they sent me SGH-T999L version only after I flashed
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If you can get it into download mode, this is the full stock untouched odin flashable package http://sourceforge.net/projects/d2ltetmo/files/latest/download
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If you can get it into download mode, this is the full stock untouched odin flashable package http://sourceforge.net/projects/d2ltetmo/files/latest/download
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No, the thing is that is doesnt react to anything, looks like hard bricked... Any way to fix this?

alex_mib said:
No, the thing is that is doesnt react to anything, looks like hard bricked... Any way to fix this?
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Your only hope outside of a warranty claim or jtag service would be to buy a jig on ebay, and see if that will do it, I had my samsung vibrant do the same back in the day, and the jig saved me, its worth a shot they are usually only 2-5 bucks, beats buying a new phone.
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MotoDefier said:
Your only hope outside of a warranty claim or jtag service would be to buy a jig on ebay, and see if that will do it, I had my samsung vibrant do the same back in the day, and the jig saved me, its worth a shot they are usually only 2-5 bucks, beats buying a new phone.
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Yeah, thats what I thought and ordered one already. Is recovery process easy as they say in description? They say just plug it in and after 2 sec download logo would appear?
that jtag thing is a micro usb piece probably with some kind of program written in it, why can't developers send those commands through regular usb cable so the phone thinks its jtag?

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Yeah, thats what I thought and ordered one already. Is recovery process easy as they say in description? They say just plug it in and after 2 sec download logo would appear?
that jtag thing is a micro usb piece probably with some kind of program written in it, why can't developers send those commands through regular usb cable so the phone thinks its jtag?
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If the jig works for you, yes it is as easy as they say you will get the download mode logo very quickly after plugging the jig into your phone. If it doesn't work the first time, try borrowing someone else's battery because your battery could possibly be dead, it shouldn't be, but that happened to my Vibrant and I thought it was hardbricked, until I tried another battery, also sometimes the cheaper jigs won't work if your battery isn't fully charged, the one I bought didn't work the second time I used it, battery was around 70-80% I replaced the resistors with some I bought at fry's and it works every time, probably something to do with the quality of resistors being used. If they show a jtag as just a micro usb then its labeled wrong, jtag is usually performed with a riff box, both software and hardware are required to perform a jtag service, and it usually involves getting access to certain contact points on the motherboard, send me the link to what they are calling a jtag I would like to look at it, but most likely it's just a jig, Jtags are pretty expensive because of the type of software they require.
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If the jig works for you, yes it is as easy as they say you will get the download mode logo very quickly after plugging the jig into your phone. If it doesn't work the first time, try borrowing someone else's battery because your battery could possibly be dead, it shouldn't be, but that happened to my Vibrant and I thought it was hardbricked, until I tried another battery, also sometimes the cheaper jigs won't work if your battery isn't fully charged, the one I bought didn't work the second time I used it, battery was around 70-80% I replaced the resistors with some I bought at fry's and it works every time, probably something to do with the quality of resistors being used. If they show a jtag as just a micro usb then its labeled wrong, jtag is usually performed with a riff box, both software and hardware are required to perform a jtag service, and it usually involves getting access to certain contact points on the motherboard, send me the link to what they are calling a jtag I would like to look at it, but most likely it's just a jig, Jtags are pretty expensive because of the type of software they require.
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Yeah, youre right, it's jig http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Jig-Don...Phone_PDA_Cables_Adapters&hash=item51acb6eae7
Do you think it will work?
Another option I saw on ebay you can send your phone to somebody and they fix it for 25-50$ + shipping.

Please help ! Hard Brick.

My phone doesn't react to anything. It is totally blank so I can't enter download mode. Is there a way to fix it like a USB Jig with Samsung devices ? I don't have warranty on it now.

pallcsa said:
My phone doesn't react to anything. It is totally blank so I can't enter download mode. Is there a way to fix it like a USB Jig with Samsung devices ? I don't have warranty on it now.
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I'm curious as to how this is going...
The KitKat OTA failed on my E-980 due to power loss, and i'm only able to enter TWRP 2.6.3... my recovery images don't work.

I'm curious as to what where you doing to your phone...
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stulzerl said:
I'm curious as to what where you doing to your phone...
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I was flashing a .kdz to my phone when it stopped at 95% with a wparam error message. Obviously the .kdz wasn't downloaded properly. So I am stuck with a hard bricked phone basically. This must be a very unlucky situation because nobody has ever reported a bricked phone because of flashing a faulty .kdz. :crying:

am in the same boat... i tried everything....and i messed my phone acting noob-ish by flashing a splash.img from optimus g to optimus g pro...non of the guides work becuase when i plug in to my laptop running windows 8.1 pro the device manager say QHSUSB_DLOAD

bountyman334 said:
am in the same boat... i tried everything....and i messed my phone acting noob-ish by flashing a splash.img from optimus g to optimus g pro...non of the guides work becuase when i plug in to my laptop running windows 8.1 pro the device manager say QHSUSB_DLOAD
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I was flashing the Korean 4.4.2 when it happened. The laptop doesn't even recognize it so I think that's it.

What model phone do you have?
Sent from my LG-E980 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

stulzerl said:
What model phone do you have?
Sent from my LG-E980 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I have or (had) an E988.

phideauxiii said:
I'm curious as to how this is going...
The KitKat OTA failed on my E-980 due to power loss, and i'm only able to enter TWRP 2.6.3... my recovery images don't work.
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Subscribing. I have the exact same problem...

GrandMasterB said:
Subscribing. I have the exact same problem...
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Maybe you can try what I did? My situation was a little different but I had a hard time getting the stock.kdz into my phone so I sideloaded a custom rom instead. Will only work if you can still at least boot into your custom recovery..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2776987
Hope I helped.
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aisforadam said:
Maybe you can try what I did? My situation was a little different but I had a hard time getting the stock.kdz into my phone so I sideloaded a custom rom instead. Will only work if you can still at least boot into your custom recovery..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2776987
Hope I helped.
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This is not an option for me unfortunately.

pallcsa said:
This is not an option for me unfortunately.
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JTAG Brick repair might work. But you have to take your phone to the repair shop.Check online for your model.
http://www.riffbox.org/jtag-news/riff-jtag-easy-repair-lg-e980-optimus-pro-55-4g-lte-supported/

sparsha said:
JTAG Brick repair might work. But you have to take your phone to the repair shop.Check online for your model.
http://www.riffbox.org/jtag-news/riff-jtag-easy-repair-lg-e980-optimus-pro-55-4g-lte-supported/
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Thank you for the info. I take it to a repair shop and report back.

pallcsa said:
Thank you for the info. I take it to a repair shop and report back.
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First check mobiletechvideos.com website. No all repair shop can fix it. Hardbrick needs special eqipment. Mobiletech has that. They are based in Texas. Usually they charge 50 dollar including one way shipping. First email them and they will advise you.I had gone through this process twice when I had samsung galaxy hard bricked. They fixed and shipped to me within a week.

Had the same problem.
Even the riff box didn't do ****.
Check with LG.
I've sent mine to the manufacturer even though I am not the original owner.
They have repaired it and sent it back . turnaround was somewhat 2 weeks.
They did not ask for any proof of purchase.
The 1 year manufacturer's warranty should be active for his to happen.

Antigen said:
Had the same problem.
Even the riff box didn't do ****.
Check with LG.
I've sent mine to the manufacturer even though I am not the original owner.
They have repaired it and sent it back . turnaround was somewhat 2 weeks.
They did not ask for any proof of purchase.
The 1 year manufacturer's warranty should be active for his to happen.
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^^^ Hey am in the same problem ..but my dumba** flashed a splash(boot.img) img from optimus g to my optimus g pro and now am stuck with the dead phone...when i plug my phone into the computer it said qhsusb_dload in device manager ....but am in the process of shipping it to lg...with out a receipt

Well, I took my G Pro to LG last week and they phoned me today that the board needs to be replaced. So it bricked HARD. Just as I expected.