Hello people, I randomly tried to flash internation model rom on my i747 model s3
it gave wrong model error so i went and modified asserts in the update file and made it pass the check. but phone wont turn on now. i do get red led when charging it. I know it sounds stupid but i just wanted to give a try (was assuming I would unlock the phone :laugh
anyways i do know that 16gb sd un-brick method. but i was wondering if there's a possible different method.
thanks for your time.
Only paying for a jtag service
looks like SD Unbrick method isn't working either, it's not turning on with unbrick sd. i did do a backup before all this. can anyone help here?
Dont give up. Many people have to run through the sd creation process several times before it worked.
It could also be the sd card you are using.
DocHoliday77 said:
Dont give up. Many people have to run through the sd creation process several times before it worked.
It could also be the sd card you are using.
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the thing is, all debrick img's posted on threads are for 4.3 and up. my phone was on 4.1.2 with an i747 bootloader.
going to order a usb jig (since diy's failed)
If you are on pre-4.3 firmware, it shouldn't matter what debrick.img you use. But if you do get it to boot it will not let you flash anything older than what the image is.
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Of course it wouldn't hurt to have a 4.1.2 image.....
troolplay1 said:
the thing is, all debrick img's posted on threads are for 4.3 and up. my phone was on 4.1.2 with an i747 bootloader.
going to order a usb jig (since diy's failed)
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It is a good idea to have a jig handy. But you many not even need it for that one. The exact same thing happened to me (I747m - Fido).
Just make sure the SD card is the same size as your phone for the image.
I am assuming you already found all the steps? You can pm me if you need the necessary files.
distorsun said:
It is a good idea to have a jig handy. But you many not even need it for that one. The exact same thing happened to me (I747m - Fido).
Just make sure the SD card is the same size as your phone for the image.
I am assuming you already found all the steps? You can pm me if you need the necessary files.
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I have tried many many debirck img's. both for t999 and i747, for 4.3 and whatnot. today i got the jig in the mail but the try failed, still wont turn on. i lost hope and i feel like sending it to ebay service is my only resort. the sd card i was using was a pixar class 10 16GB. idk what would go wrong with that.
the reason that i bricked it, again, is flashing wrong bootloader.
any help would be appreciated.
Idk bro the international s3 is a whole nother phone, it has a quad core exynos processor while we got a dual core snapdragon, it's got a gig of ram we got 2.... That's too name a few differences.....I think the only way to fix it is by a JTAG.......sorry bout the luck bro
O don't think he's got an international version. Thought he mentioned having an I747 before??
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If you don't mind shipping to Canada I have a riffbox and could fix the issue for you.
The debrick method should work though. If it were me I wouldn't give up just yet. I'd at least try a few more times on every sdcard I could get a hold of. Often doesn't work on the first couple of tries, and AFAIK there's no way to know which sdcards will or won't work. Just gotta keep trying.
It is possible that for some reason this method simply won't work, but it has worked in the past for similar types of bricks.
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I am now owner of what may very well be a Hard Bricked Samsung Galaxy S3 with the inability to reach Download Mode and computer not recognizing my handheld. It ll happen't as I unlocked my bootloader to go in fastboot mode, it was then, all over. But of course as desperate as it may look like I've done some researches on Google and some people with different models managed to have some magic done in a situation like mine, but since I didn't own the same device the solutions were of no avail for me. So my question is, is there any sort of trickery to help me come out of this misery? Such as force installing new QHSUSB_DLOAD specifically for a Samsung Galaxy S3 or some battery related magic that could help me reach Download Mode where I could flash a stock rom back in and get back to normal? Any help would be much appreciated.
this just happened to me as well today, not to happy, my heart sank in, did u find any solutions as far as fixing this qhusb thing?
AFAIK there is no fix, same deal on all phones with the same SoC, like the one x. I could be way wrong though and I hope I am. Hope you guys get up and running soon.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522351
these guys were able to fix the QHSUSB problem, i just need these samsung s3 files like they have for the sensation xe only thing is i dont kno where to get them. ;/
Sent it under warranty hoping for the best.
Bibiquadium said:
Sent it under warranty hoping for the best.
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Most likely they will say that you voided your warranty so you may have to take it in to a JTAG service.
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Sent it under warranty hoping for the best.
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Any update on this? My phone did this to me last night when updating CWM. I'm about to go to Radio Shack to buy some resisters to see if I can force download mode, like on Captivates.
EDIT: Even though this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrZUrE5Nqj0) shows that the Jig works with the GS3, I was not successful in putting it into download mode. I was able to with my captivate, just to make sure I was on the correct pins.
Hopefully the AT&T store will just swap it out and leave it at that, since I pay for insurance...I don't want to have to send it away to mobiletechvideos.com for JTAG repair, but will if necessary.
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I am now owner of what may very well be a Hard Bricked Samsung Galaxy S3 with the inability to reach Download Mode and computer not recognizing my handheld. It ll happen't as I unlocked my bootloader to go in fastboot mode, it was then, all over. But of course as desperate as it may look like I've done some researches on Google and some people with different models managed to have some magic done in a situation like mine, but since I didn't own the same device the solutions were of no avail for me. So my question is, is there any sort of trickery to help me come out of this misery? Such as force installing new QHSUSB_DLOAD specifically for a Samsung Galaxy S3 or some battery related magic that could help me reach Download Mode where I could flash a stock rom back in and get back to normal? Any help would be much appreciated.
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You can look all you want for a solution, there is NOT one for this problem, other than find a jtag service. Period!
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DjRevler said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522351
these guys were able to fix the QHSUSB problem, i just need these samsung s3 files like they have for the sensation xe only thing is i dont kno where to get them. ;/
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Wow, this is a complete waste of time. This will not work with SG3
Talking about "waist of time" you are in the wrong forum, the att sgs3 doesn't have locked bootloader (this is the att/bell/Rogers forum) Go to the Verizon sgs3 forum...
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TRusselo said:
Talking about "waist of time" you are in the wrong forum, the att sgs3 doesn't have locked bootloader (this is the att/bell/Rogers forum) Go to the Verizon sgs3 forum...
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Regardless of where the phone came from the end result is still the same... you guys are hard bricked. The only available solutions to you atm (and trust me on this I hard bricked mine aswell) is
A - Send your phone in for warrenty/insurance, dont worry about everyone saying you cant because of voided warrenty... your bootloader is screwed and they wouldnt be able to tell anything about rooting/cwm etc.
B - if warrenty/insurance is unavailable to you then your only other options are to send it to samsung to get it repaired on your own dime. Or save yourself a bit of money and send it for jtag repair which is what I did. If you live in the states the guy can have your phone back in your hands usually within 4-5 business days.
hi there
i have an SDcard of 4GB i tried on 4 S3 i747M hard bricked phones its worked ....this card let them alive to download mode by pressing volume down key +home key + power. i want to share this image but when ever i connect this card to my PC (windows) its shows (need to format your card)
is there any software so i can make image and share...to help those who hard-bricked their phones.
regards
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Regardless of where the phone came from the end result is still the same... you guys are hard bricked. The only available solutions to you atm (and trust me on this I hard bricked mine aswell) is
A - Send your phone in for warrenty/insurance, dont worry about everyone saying you cant because of voided warrenty... your bootloader is screwed and they wouldnt be able to tell anything about rooting/cwm etc.
B - if warrenty/insurance is unavailable to you then your only other options are to send it to samsung to get it repaired on your own dime. Or save yourself a bit of money and send it for jtag repair which is what I did. If you live in the states the guy can have your phone back in your hands usually within 4-5 business days.
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I reject your reality, and substitute my own! Ah, anyway.. any updates on this? Its been a year or so.. I have the sprint s3, but i believe it had an insecure boot image flashed to it. The emmc boot method has failed me thus far. Not sure if it's because mine is a 32gb and the debrick files for for 16gb '(which shouldn't matter), if the board for my 32gb is affected by a brick bug, or what.. The qpst tool just seems like it's the perfect tool to fix a bad bootloader on any qualcomm phone, but all the guides I've found are for other phones still. I accidentally dd'd an image of my EFS partition to the sbl2 partition. I looked up the international s3 table by mistake
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rasgula said:
hi there
i have an SDcard of 4GB i tried on 4 S3 i747M hard bricked phones its worked ....this card let them alive to download mode by pressing volume down key +home key + power. i want to share this image but when ever i connect this card to my PC (windows) its shows (need to format your card)
is there any software so i can make image and share...to help those who hard-bricked their phones.
regards
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Yes. Download a live linux distro, like knopix or such. Any linux distribution will work, really. Then in a terminal you would do something like
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sudo dd if=/dev/sdX of=debrick-image.img
Where the "X" in "sdX" corresponds to the sdcard you want to copy. After you insert the card, in a terminal do:
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dmesg | tail
and you should be able to see that it is sdb, sdc, sdd, etc. Google the usage of "dd" if you need more info.
Thanks for info i'll try this today
Regards
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rasgula said:
Thanks for info i'll try this today
Regards
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did you ever get that image? i could really use it right now... :crying:
johneightyone said:
did you ever get that image? i could really use it right now... :crying:
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yes ....i have this image now on 3 sd cards. works fine for me...but image size is too large, about 3.7 GB.
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My friend decided to use the EZ-Unlock app(link below) that unlocks the bootloader for the verizon galaxy s3 on my i747 and well it is now a brick, is there anything i can do to fix this without a JTAG?
omeadsthename said:
My friend decided to use the EZ-Unlock app(link below) that unlocks the bootloader for the verizon galaxy s3 on my i747 and well it is now a brick, is there anything i can do to fix this without a JTAG?
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yes, take him outside and beat the crap out of him. Then take his money and go get a new phone.
Other than that, I don't know.
Can you access download mode or recovery?
jack man said:
yes, take him outside and beat the crap out of him. Then take his money and go get a new phone.
Other than that, I don't know.
Can you access download mode or recovery?
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No I cannot, my friend(parklane79) and I actually found a method, it seems promising but i need to try it out first.
im not afforded the link rights yet but the title is "Fixing a bootloader-bricked Galaxy S3 using an SD card (Qualcomm SGS3 variants)" and a more simpler guide for n00bs(although not a complete n00b been doing this for a few years now :good: ) like myself, "[GUIDE]Unbrick a Hard Bricked SPRINT Galaxy S3 (Without JTAG)" but for the second guide you need to grab the i747 debrick.img off the first page of the first guide.
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No I cannot, my friend(parklane79) and I actually found a method, it seems promising but i need to try it out first.
im not afforded the link rights yet but the title is "Fixing a bootloader-bricked Galaxy S3 using an SD card (Qualcomm SGS3 variants)" and a more simpler guide for n00bs(although not a complete n00b been doing this for a few years now :good: ) like myself, "[GUIDE]Unbrick a Hard Bricked SPRINT Galaxy S3 (Without JTAG)" but for the second guide you need to grab the i747 debrick.img off the first page of the first guide.
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Yea tried with a class 10 16g micro sd like a million times and it wont work.and i think its because i dont have the 4.4.2 img if some one could help me out by uploading it. u et the img via busybox dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/backup.bin bs=1M count=70
So the phone won't power on at all? Can't get into download or recovery?
are you %100 certain it's the AT&T 4.3 debrick.img? did you put it on the SD card using win32diskimager?
audit13 said:
So the phone won't power on at all? Can't get into download or recovery?
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The phone won't even vibrate. Wish i could get to DL/Recovery mode. :/
yowski said:
are you %100 certain it's the AT&T 4.3 debrick.img? did you put it on the SD card using win32diskimager?
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im 100% sure. the issue is tho that i was on 4.4.2 and dont know it an i747(AT&T) 4.3 debrick.img has the same handshake/protocol whatever you want to call it as a 4.4.2 debrick.img I tried it out tho anyways. but in short yes im 100% sure it was a 4.3 debrick img. And yes I did use win32diskimager. I tried once on linux mint but i believe the file corrupted so i just ended up using win32DM. I mean they are supposed to do the same thing, if im not mistaken
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The phone won't even vibrate. Wish i could get to DL/Recovery mode. :/
im 100% sure. the issue is tho that i was on 4.4.2 and dont know it an i747(AT&T) 4.3 debrick.img has the same handshake/protocol whatever you want to call it as a 4.4.2 debrick.img I tried it out tho anyways. but in short yes im 100% sure it was a 4.3 debrick img. And yes I did use win32diskimager. I tried once on linux mint but i believe the file corrupted so i just ended up using win32DM. I mean they are supposed to do the same thing, if im not mistaken
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when you plug it into the computer does anything come up? also, when you plug it in with no battery do you get a red LED?
yowski said:
when you plug it into the computer does anything come up? also, when you plug it in with no battery do you get a red LED?
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Yes my comp tries to install that one qualcomm driver. and when i plug in without battery a red LED comes on.
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Yes my comp tries to install that one qualcomm driver. and when i plug in without battery a red LED comes on.
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Then you should be able to use a debrick.img. are you using an sd card the same size as your phone's internal memory? if you had it on 4.4.2 then you might need a debrick.img from someone with the same phone on the same network running 4.4.2?
yowski said:
Then you should be able to use a debrick.img. are you using an sd card the same size as your phone's internal memory? if you had it on 4.4.2 then you might need a debrick.img from someone with the same phone on the same network running 4.4.2?
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yes i am using same size card. and i have been asking all over for a 4.4.2 debrick img but no one has uploaded.
omeadsthename said:
yes i am using same size card. and i have been asking all over for a 4.4.2 debrick img but no one has uploaded.
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sounds like you're stuck until you get that .img file. If you know someone with the same phone you could maybe get them to install 4.4.2 and get the file from them? otherwise keep asking around or wait until 4.4.2 is released for the s3, which might take a while.
yowski said:
sounds like you're stuck until you get that .img file. If you know someone with the same phone you could maybe get them to install 4.4.2 and get the file from them? otherwise keep asking around or wait until 4.4.2 is released for the s3, which might take a while.
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Unfortunately kids at my high school are afraid of rooting, so xda is basically my only bet. Im just surprised that some sr member hasnt added a debrick img to their threads. I mean its 4.4 and this is android central!
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yes i am using same size card. and i have been asking all over for a 4.4.2 debrick img but no one has uploaded.
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i would help you out but my S3 is currently hard bricked on stock 4.3 and im sending it back to the insurance company once my S4 arrives tomorrow.
yowski said:
i would help you out but my S3 is currently hard bricked on stock 4.3 and im sending it back to the insurance company once my S4 arrives tomorrow.
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Cant they find out that you are root and hard bricked? like doesnt that void warranty. and if its a 4.3 h brick cant u just use the sd method?
omeadsthename said:
yes i am using same size card. and i have been asking all over for a 4.4.2 debrick img but no one has uploaded.
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I did, it was on CM 10.2 when i had flashed improper bootloaders and bricked it. I used the sd card to install 4.3, unroot+ reset flash counter then took it out so it went back to bricked. My only fear is that they may some how get it into download mode instead of just replacing the board and see the warranty bit: 1 which isnt able to be reset as it is an e-fuse which is blown when you install firmware without knox.
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I did, it was on CM 10.2 when i had flashed improper bootloaders and bricked it. I used the sd card to install 4.3, unroot+ reset flash counter then took it out so it went back to bricked. My only fear is that they may some how get it into download mode instead of just replacing the board and see the warranty bit: 1 which isnt able to be reset as it is an e-fuse which is blown when you install firmware without knox.
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Are you using the samsung warranty of AT&T? And also if the sd card is working for u cant you just use odin to flash? Or does the sd card not fix any bootloader issues?
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Are you using the samsung warranty of AT&T? And also if the sd card is working for u cant you just use odin to flash? Or does the sd card not fix any bootloader issues?
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im sending in it through bell mobility. it was a replacement phone that i paid the $150 deductable on and has a 90 warranty. I said it was having issues/defective so they sent an s4 as free replacement on the 90 day. I prefer it to be bricked to fit the defective description as well as to decrease the chances of them finding out i had messed with it, the only real sign being "warranty bit: 1" in red on the download screen. I did use odin to flash the current 4.3 stock that it has right now, and i might be able to get it to boot without the card if i flash the bootloaders some more despite having done it twice and the card still being required. Like i said though, i prefer it hard bricked and i've erased every sign other than warranty bit: 1 that i messed with it by installing stock, unrooting, and resetting flash counter.
yowski said:
im sending in it through bell mobility. it was a replacement phone that i paid the $150 deductable on and has a 90 warranty. I said it was having issues/defective so they sent an s4 as free replacement on the 90 day. I prefer it to be bricked to fit the defective description as well as to decrease the chances of them finding out i had messed with it, the only real sign being "warranty bit: 1" in red on the download screen. I did use odin to flash the current 4.3 stock that it has right now, and i might be able to get it to boot without the card if i flash the bootloaders some more despite having done it twice and the card still being required. Like i said though, i prefer it hard bricked and i've erased every sign other than warranty bit: 1 that i messed with it by installing stock, unrooting, and resetting flash counter.
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hmm i wish i could do that to my phone too. i mean, i dont even know how i would unroot without getting my phone on. but if im this hard bricked they probs cant tell anyways. im guessing?
uz unlock HARD BRICKING S3'S
omeadsthename said:
My friend decided to use the EZ-Unlock app(link below) that unlocks the bootloader for the verizon galaxy s3 on my i747 and well it is now a brick, is there anything i can do to fix this without a JTAG?
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I DID THE SAME THING ! but i used debrick (i535 vzw 4.3 ) and it pattially worked at least it will recovery and odin but i think it needs to be the 40 mbps type card the black micro would not work for me , then i flashed the wrong recovery and am starting all over but the debrick still getting me into odin thats ware you will sideload the right recovery and firmware ,rom what ever hope ( i even paid for cdma work shop and it aint did jack ) debrick then odin sideload look it up thats the best i got
THIS IMAGE WILL ONLY WORK IF YOU BRICKED AFTER UPGRADING TO 4.3 MK3. IT WILL NOT WORK IF YOU WERE ON 4.1.2 JELLYBEAN OR ANYTHING ELSE.
4.3 ONLY
People are looking for this everywhere so I thought a new thread was necessary.
Huge thanks to @thenexusgeneration for dumping this from his new device!!
Enjoy!
I'll be uploading this to my site soon and other mirrors will be available as it is the only currently working image
https://mega.co.nz/#!4s1SQTAA!fVWpGc8Ww-DWv-0VA797V_Bd7MEBOt6EevFuglUNPrQ
so how do people go about using this, backup/restore via recovery menu? asking cause I'm sure you're going to be asked by people who bricked their phones and searching the net for a fix
People who find this will know what to do with it. But no, you don't restore because this fix will unbrick a completely DEAD device. One that won't even power on
Guide is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2369125
unbrick a completely DEAD
CNexus said:
People who find this will know what to do with it. But no, you don't restore because this fix will unbrick a completely DEAD device. One that won't even power on
Guide is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2369125
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if you hard brick on 4.3 you can unbrick now with this new (backup.bin) i have unbrick (2 sprint GS3) ....now the 16gb SD CARD did not work for me i use a (64GB) to get it to work ...i hope it work for you guys to...and yes ...
thanks to thenexusgeneration ....and CNexus..for the backup.bin :good::good::good::good::good::laugh::laugh::laugh:
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if you hard brick on 4.3 you can unbrick now with this new (backup.bin) i have unbrick (2 sprint GS3) ....now the 16gb SD CARD did not work for me i use a (64GB) to get it to work ...i hope it work for you guys to...and yes ...
thanks to thenexusgeneration ....and CNexus..for the backup.bin :good::good::good::good::good::laugh::laugh::laugh:
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Over on the DeBrick thread, none of the images (4.3 or otherwise) would work for me, and others with 32gb 4.3 phones. I jtag repaired mine, and made this 32gb image. I re-broke the bootloader on the phone to test it and it works. It requires a 32gb sdcard, I used an off brand class 2 to test with, and it worked the very first time.
So anyone with a 4.3 32gb, try this debrick image:
32gb_43_knox_debrick.img.7z - 26.91 MB (128 MB decompressed)
if you haven't had any luck with anything else.
nvan7891 said:
Over on the DeBrick thread, none of the images (4.3 or otherwise) would work for me, and others with 32gb 4.3 phones. I jtag repaired mine, and made this 32gb image. I re-broke the bootloader on the phone to test it and it works. It requires a 32gb sdcard, I used an off brand class 2 to test with, and it worked the very first time.
So anyone with a 4.3 32gb, try this debrick image:
32gb_43_knox_debrick.img.7z - 26.91 MB (128 MB decompressed)
if you haven't had any luck with anything else.
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Debrick images are independent of the internal storage size.
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Debrick images are independent of the internal storage size.
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I would think it wouldn't matter but it does. I have gone over every sites to try to unbrick my phone but none have worked except this. Even with the following method it wouldn't work with 16GB sdcard. Only with 32GB worked for me. Just a little background on my phone setup:
Sprint GS3 16GB 4.3 VPUCMK3
Rooted with CF Rooting method
Bricked by loading NeatROM v3.6 for I9300
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I would think it wouldn't matter but it does. I have gone over every sites to try to unbrick my phone but none have worked except this. Even with the following method it wouldn't work with 16GB sdcard. Only with 32GB worked for me. Just a little background on my phone setup:
Sprint GS3 16GB 4.3 VPUCMK3
Rooted with CF Rooting method
Bricked by loading NeatROM v3.6 for I9300
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That wasn't what I was referring to, I was referring to the phones storage size not the sdcard's size.
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That wasn't what I was referring to, I was referring to the phones storage size not the sdcard's size.
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My bad, guess I've been going over the various method that require sdcard to be the same as the phone storage size and had no luck with it.
That you so much for this. Worked perfectly on my friends Bricked S III.
This does work. I have just gotten to download mode after coming from hardbrick QCMUSB_DLOAD mode. You MUST use something > 32g SDHC. I Used 64g SDXC, still worked. I'm back up and running.
Excellent! truly Excellent. XDA community is GREAT!
i need some help. i downloaded something on my sprint s3 that apparently I should not have and immediately hardbricked. Want even turn on no response to buttons etc. What can I do?? I used it for so much other than my phone. Please help
It is best to read the entire thread before posting, to make sure your question has not already been answered. Some users get annoyed when explaining something when the answer is 3 posts above. Unless your S3 is not 4.3 your solution is in the OP. If you cannot download the file, tell them the link is broken.
I was updating an s3 running cyanogenmod 10.2.1 to 11. I realized that the bootloader needed to be updated long story short i accidentally flashed the i9300 bootloader instead and now my phone is hard bricked. I heard about a method using the sd card to allow the phone to enter boot recovery so i could get into download mode could someone help me to do this?
The only fix that I personally know of is using a jtag service. If there is an sd card fix floating around out there, you'll need to search for it. If you fail, mobiletechvideos.com can help. Expect a week to 10 day turn around time
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purelight97 said:
I was updating an s3 running cyanogenmod 10.2.1 to 11. I realized that the bootloader needed to be updated long story short i accidentally flashed the i9300 bootloader instead and now my phone is hard bricked. I heard about a method using the sd card to allow the phone to enter boot recovery so i could get into download mode could someone help me to do this?
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You are probably referring to the method posted in the thread below ....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
You have nothing to lose in giving it a try. Doubtful if it will work, however, since it is specifically for recovering from a brick caused by flashing an older bootloader after 4.3 upgrade. As BrianRay advised, when you have a brick caused by flashing a different model's bootloader, a JTag operation may be required.
Larry2999 said:
You are probably referring to the method posted in the thread below ....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
You have nothing to lose in giving it a try. Doubtful if it will work, however, since it is specifically for recovering from a brick caused by flashing an older bootloader after 4.3 upgrade. As BrianRay advised, when you have a brick caused by flashing a different model's bootloader, a JTag operation may be required.
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Thanks, you wouldn't happen to have a 4.1.2 debrick.img?
purelight97 said:
Thanks, you wouldn't happen to have a 4.1.2 debrick.img?
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Sadly, no, I don't. You could create one, however, if you know someone who has a similar device running 4.1.2. If you need further instructions on how to do this, you would need to contact the author of the original post. He is the expert there. A JTag may still be your best option, however.
Hey, try to get the phone into a download mode by using at USB jig. You can buy one for 3 bucks from ebay. If that doesnt do it, then you can go to the method of using the debrick image.
Once you exhaust all of these possibilities, then you can try the JTAG. But the Jtag service is expensive too. Good luck.
I wanted to update my S3 from whatever version it was on to the newest one available. I essentially wanted to start with a blank phone I went into the TWRP recovery and wiped cache, system, data, etc. I guess that was the entirely wrong way to do it because after that I installed the dirty unicorn rom (DU_d2att_5.1.1_20150723-1444.v9.4-UNOFFICIAL), and it got stuck on the boot screen. Thinking there was something wrong with the install I tried a factory reset and reflashing. It got stuck on "patching system image unconditionally" because there was something wrong with the system partition I think. I let it sit overnight and it stayed on this part.
The next day I read a bunch of things and thought it was just a bad ROM file or something. I went and downloaded the newest stable cyanogenmod (cm-12.1-20151117-SNAPSHOT-YOG7DAO1K6-d2att) to try and make it work. It installed without error and looked like it was going to work, i even wiped dalvik cache to up the chances of success. It also hung on the boot screen. I left it alone for a few hours and it still didn't progress.
After some more research I found a post that I thought would correct my partitions and make it bootable again. It was using adb commands to do something:
adb shell
mke2fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p3
mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3
reboot
I did this from recovery and the first two commands worked. The third shot back an error. I tried modifying it according to other users who have found success and it didn't work for me. I went ahead and hit reboot anyway and now the phone doesn't respond. It doesn't power on, it only has a charging light when plugged in without the battery.
I have tried to fix this as well, I tried a slew of different debrick.img files on a 16gb sd card formatted with Win32 Disk Imager. None of those were able to get me back to download mode. This is where I'm stumped. Is there a debrick.img I'm supposed to use and haven't found yet? Or am I just SOL with this method?
Thanks in advance
Have you tried using different SD cards?
audit13 said:
Have you tried using different SD cards?
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I've tried two 16gb, an 8gb, and 64gb.
Not sure why the images didn't work. Did you try the recommended SD cards? The phone is an i747 according to the label under the battery?
audit13 said:
Not sure why the images didn't work. Did you try the recommended SD cards? The phone is an i747 according to the label under the battery?
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Yes, I've tried the recommended SD cards and the phone is i747. I'm thinking maybe I need to find a debrick image from the android versions I was trying to upgrade to?
scyther3989 said:
Yes, I've tried the recommended SD cards and the phone is i747. I'm thinking maybe I need to find a debrick image from the android versions I was trying to upgrade to?
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I think it would be more successful to use a debrick image made for the bootloader and modem on your phone rather than that matches the Android version of the ROM you were trying to flash.
Both of the ROMs you mentioned were Android 5.1.1, but the highest bootloader you could have is 4.4.2 on the i747. To get more precise, for the i747 there would be three different 4.4.2 bootloaders; NE4, NJ1, or NJ2. I'm fairly certain that I have seen a debrick image for at least one of these. Do you recall what bootloader is on your phone?
dawgdoc said:
I think it would be more successful to use a debrick image made for the bootloader and modem on your phone rather than that matches the Android version of the ROM you were trying to flash.
Both of the ROMs you mentioned were Android 5.1.1, but the highest bootloader you could have is 4.4.2 on the i747. To get more precise, for the i747 there would be three different 4.4.2 bootloaders; NE4, NJ1, or NJ2. I'm fairly certain that I have seen a debrick image for at least one of these. Do you recall what bootloader is on your phone?
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I don't remember any of the specs on what version it was before I started tinkering with it. But if it's down to those three bootloaders, can't I just find debricks for all three of them and try them out?
Another thing I'm curious of is I think I had a i747m rom installed as they were very similar when I was using the s3 is it possible to have a i747m bootloader on an i747 device?
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I don't remember any of the specs on what version it was before I started tinkering with it. But if it's down to those three bootloaders, can't I just find debricks for all three of them and try them out?
Another thing I'm curious of is I think I had a i747m rom installed as they were very similar when I was using the s3 is it possible to have a i747m bootloader on an i747 device?
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The ROMs should be interchangeable, but I don't think the bootloaders are. I expect using the other bootloaders would brick a working phone.
There would be a lesser chance of problems using the debrick image with the newest bootloader you can find. (Best would be the one that matched your bootloader, but not possible in this case.) One with an older bootloader than you were running probably wouldn't fix your phone.
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The ROMs should be interchangeable, but I don't think the bootloaders are. I expect using the other bootloaders would brick a working phone.
There would be a lesser chance of problems using the debrick image with the newest bootloader you can find. (Best would be the one that matched your bootloader, but not possible in this case.) One with an older bootloader than you were running probably wouldn't fix your phone.
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So my best bet would be to find the newest i747 and i747m debricks around until one works?
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So my best bet would be to find the newest i747 and i747m debricks around until one works?
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I don't know if the i747M images would work on the i747. But the normal method of using a debrick image would have you booting from the external sdcard and then installing the bootloader and modem. Even if you could boot from a i747M debrick image, I think loading the bootloader and modem from one would be bad. I guess you could boot from the i747M debrick image and then be certain that it is an i747 bootloader and modem you install.
So, I would say the newest i747 that you can find. What say you @audit13 ?
Please keep in mind that I have not used a debrick image of any kind, I am only making suppositions from what I have read and recall from the relevant threads. (Although, it looks like I will be using on to resurrect the i535 I bought for hacking and modding. :fingers-crossed: )
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See if this post helps. He was in your same predicament.
The only life the phone had was remove battery and plug charger in and the red light came on.
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I don't know if the i747M images would work on the i747. But the normal method of using a debrick image would have you booting from the external sdcard and then installing the bootloader and modem. Even if you could boot from a i747M debrick image, I think loading the bootloader and modem from one would be bad. I guess you could boot from the i747M debrick image and then be certain that it is an i747 bootloader and modem you install.
So, I would say the newest i747 that you can find. What say you @audit13 ?
Please keep in mind that I have not used a debrick image of any kind, I am only making suppositions from what I have read and recall from the relevant threads. (Although, it looks like I will be using on to resurrect the i535 I bought for hacking and modding. :fingers-crossed: )
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See if this post helps. He was in your same predicament.
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After a few more hours of trying a bunch of different debrick images, I haven't been able to make it work. I have about 15 debrick images from anyone who said "this one worked for me." I think at this point I'll just look for some of the newer images around to see if that helps. Also, I see some debrick files coming in 256 and 512 variants, what is that about?