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[GUIDE]How To Unbrick Your Galaxy Tab!

DO NOT MESSAGE ME BECAUSE WHAT'S IN HERE IS THE SAME I'M GOING TO REPLY YOU WITH.... :
Many of you guys are posting questions everyday about bricking your tab and most of you actually don't know what bricking is regarding to your device, in Phones\tablets there are three kinda of bricks which are listed below:
Warning :
Many People Are Soft\Hard bricking their Tab So Please Flash Safe And Read Carefully the Guides in Every Thread. Flash Safe
HARD BRICK
Unit does not power up, visibly charge, reach a boot-screen of any kind including a service or "download" screen. A device in this state requires service from the manufacturer or an individual equipped with the proper tools. There is no other way to recover a device in this state. (SpaceMoose1)
you can refer to this guide to recover your HARDBRICK !!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312391
SOFT BRICK
Unit powers up, reaches a "download" or service screen, visibly charges but does not boot into an OS. Crashing, hanging etc. all apply here. It is easy to recover a device from this state so long as one has access to a firmware that was designed for the device and the ability to flash said firmware. (SpaceMoose1)
COMA BRICK
Device wont power on at all or respond to button input.
Device powered off, NO show of big battery icon, even when charger is plugged in. Don't panic, let it charge fully for 4 hours from a mains supply not usb.It will start again !!!. Battery big icon will appear around 30% battery charged, I know because that's what I saw. I didn't check when it's in 10% or 20%. The 1st time I check was already 30% up from no-boot or no response. (cx5)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNBRICKING
Here are some steps you have to follow to make sure that your tab will work or will not work at all
HARD BRICK
Check to see if the device is actually "Hard" bricked by leaving it plugged into charge for atleast 4 hours via a mains supply (NOT USB).
If above doesn't work you will need to send your Tab To Samsung To Fix it For you or visit this link.
( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1127978 )
SOFT BRICK
You can easily fix a soft brick by following the steps below:
GSM Tabs : All You Need Is Stock Rom + PIT Via Odin You Can Recover It By the Following Steps :
Download your Firmware from www.samfirmware.com
(extract The Tar From the ZIP You Downloaded
Download Odin From The Attachment (this software you
need to Use it To Recover You Tab
Put Your Tab Into Download Mode by ( hold Volume
Down Button with Power Button )
Your tab will boot into download Mode plug your tab to your Pc\laptop after you make sure the drivers are installed and open ODIN
In ODIN Put In PDA Section ( TAR ) The stock Rom you downloaded, PIT section put the (gt-p1000_mr) attached with Odin IN PIT SECTION
Hit the start button , wait until the process Finish, your tab will reboot to confirm the new System.
In Case after ODIN finished and Reboot back into Download Mode Unplug Your tab and Force it to boot To Continue the process.
Optional : If you flashed stock rom and it didn't work with you , i recommend you to download RotoHammer Stock safe froyo get it from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=894763
Watch The Video Next Post
TAB SPECIFIC:
Telstra Tabs Follow This Guide ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=971870&highlight=telstra)
Verizon Tabs Follow This Guide ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=967175)
ORIGINAL NON ROOTED Galaxy Tab stock ROM for Verizon. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136587
Sprint Tabs Follow This Guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133053 )
P1010 Tabs Follow This Link (http://droidangel.blogspot.com/2011/05/samsung-galaxy-tab-wifi-p1010-original.html)
CDMA Tabs Follow The Guide Here In This Thread , Post Number 3 or Simply Click On Here : (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14929111&postcount=3)
Please Note: If you Return To Stock Froyo And Not Gingerbread Please If you Want To Flash Any Custom Rom .. Consider To Use The Bootloader Patch To Give you The Ability To Flash Any None Official Roms\kernels ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=888071 ) .
Note: Do Not Flash Any Rom Is Not made For your tab . read The Dev Guide Carefully Always ..
Note: Do Not PM Asking Me For Help . The Steps Are given , Are The Same I'll give If You PM Me ..
Hope the Information is helpful to everyone, remember not to try something unless you are %100 sure, other wise you may brick your device, its better to be safe than sorry!!
Thanks Goes For Our Mod ( conantroutman ) To Accept This Idea To Be Presented To You .
Thanks Goes For Natious For Helping Me With the Grammar
Flash Safe

GSM Odin What You Have To Put In ODIN
these are the two things you should put in ODIN .. Make Sure At The TOP in Left Side ( ID: COM ) The Yellow Color with The Numbers Are Showing , This Is Your Tab Means its plugged To Your PC\LAPTOP ..
Do Not Put Any Other Things In ODIN .. watch Here

[Guide][CDMA][Stock rom] Thanks Goes For {boodafli}
1. download heimdall. get it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265
2. download the stock verizon files. get them from here: Click On Me
you need all four files.
3. download the drivers for the samsung sch-i800. find those here: http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/co...v1.3.350.0.exe
4. unzip heimdall. go into the drivers folder, and run zadig.exe. at the top, select 'list all devices'. go to the dropdown menu, and select Samsung Composite USB (i'm pretty sure that's what it was called.) click start, and let it run.
5. open the heimdall front end.
6. put system in system (if you're flashing to ec02, then put factory in system)
put cache into cache
put param into param
put the zimage into both the kernel and recovery slots.
7. turn your tab off, and plug it into the computer using USB. hold down the power and the volume down buttons until you see the little droid dude with a shovel.
8. click the start button on heimdall.
9. wait for the flash to complete (don't unplug your device, obviously, during the flashing.) once your phone reboots, it's okay to unplug it.
10. now, boot into the stock recovery, and wipe data and cache. reboot, and update to ec02.
11. enable usb debugging.
12. plug your phone back in to the computer.
13. now run superoneclick for root. get that here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
14. either play with it in stock, or go find oldmacnut's excellent Better Than Life Rom, and follow the instructions to flash that.
15. enjoy your tab!
Now Go To His Guide And Hit His Thanks Button If he saved You *** Here

You should add a link to Connexion2005's profile for hard brick service. He can jtag just about anything to recover from a bricked state. Really great service and I can vouch for it second hand. For the tab it costs 50 bucks and this includes return shipping back to you. If he fails to unbrick the device (which I haven't actually heard of him doing) you don't pay for the service (only the shipping and diagnostic.)

btyork said:
You should add a link to Connexion2005's profile for hard brick service. He can jtag just about anything to recover from a bricked state. Really great service and I can vouch for it second hand. For the tab it costs 50 bucks and this includes return shipping back to you. If he fails to unbrick the device (which I haven't actually heard of him doing) you don't pay for the service (only the shipping and diagnostic.)
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i already tagged Spacemoose1 thread for the hard brick i can't post like this info because i'm not responsible about what is happen between the victim ( bricked tab) and the JTAG (man)
glad that my 900 was here and not in another thread

You take no responsibility anyways, it's just offering up advice. You aren't forcing anyone to send it anywhere... just offering a suggestion... Some of us have voided our warranty and this service would be better for us.
spacemoose actually posted about this guys service, it's legit.
Sent from my "better than an iPad" tab running Overcome Hermes.
Edit: oh I see, you linked that post, but the link doesn't work.

thanks buddy for mentioned that already fixed the link

I did soft brick my SGH-T849
hi,
I soft bricked my T849 ..dont know how to recover? its TMOBILE cannot flash any image always Fail zimage status

sharaz191 said:
hi,
I soft bricked my T849 ..dont know how to recover? its TMOBILE cannot flash any image always Fail zimage status
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>>>>REMOVED<<<<

Sprint link is dead > 404
Can you post a working or updated sprint tab soft brick fix link?
Thanks in advance

darksoul21 said:
Can you post a working or updated sprint tab soft brick fix link?
Thanks in advance
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thanks for mention it the links Fixed already

Nothing is working
I have used
Heimdall
Odin 1.3/1.7/EA24 Sprint
Tried
VZW zimage
Zephyr
Stock DJ30 with and without modem
Khaz's OC for CDMA
And all fail. From what I see in Odin it fails right at zimage load.
On the device it has the blue bar and stays stuck.
Is there a solution to this?
I have heard of the JTAG fix, is this possible to build?

if your tab is still working why do you wanna use JTAG ?

It just loads into emergency download mode.
Phone..Triangle..PC

this is the second download mode .. that means your tab SOFT bricked .. you need to find your stock rom to flash it and you all good

I have a Sprint P100 Galaxy tab. Went and googled kept getting the same EA24 and DJ30 roms which say are stock and do not load.

then go to the nearest samsung service and let it like this in second download mode
and tell them i try to update via kies , they will ask you to wait for 10mins and you'll get your tab back . and pls after you get it back , do not flash anything and let it the way it is better for u

Thanks but dont count me out...
This is not my first Rodeo, I had the rotten luck of loading CWM and then Zephyr and corrupting the device. I would still like to try the JTAG and perform the fix. Thanks for your time and assistance.

Right, so long story short. Tried to update my Tab. Got stuck while downloading GB-safe-stock v3 from Overcome.
Now after leaving it on charge over night. Nil doesn't do anything, not even light up a little. Guessing Hard Bricked?
Prob is I live in South Africa and I think my nearest Samsung agent is 300km.
Any suggestions?

Great guide, keep it updated and you'll save a lot of tabs.

problem with htc desire

hi. i want to list what has happened to my htc and now it ended with black screen
1. i did an application update thru play store
2. it hangs and stays at the same screen for hours
3. i pull out the battery and turn it on
4. errors start to pop up and i cant get into the phone anymore
5. i do restoring the phone a few times but still it says that the ip is not the same
6. now it blanks on me
however when i turn it on and plug it into pc it still recognizes.
anyone can help on this? really need help. thank you.

Already reported this thread to be moved to Q&A so..

stankyou said:
Already reported this thread to be moved to Q&A so..
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thanks. i am really very confused by this problem created

can anyone help on this please? thankssss!!!

haveVIn extinction
Have you tried to fully recharge your phone first?
Are you rooted? Are you able to get into recovery mode? Do you have a previous nandroid saved?
If you are not rooted, try rooting your phone, following the instructions posted here on the forum.
Hope your Desire works again.

[Q] Bricked Samsung Galaxy s4. Help!

So I just wanted to flash omega rom onto my T-Mobile i9505 galaxy s4. It worked, but the wifi didn't work, and it said that I needed to flash a file through odin. I flashed the file, but an error occurred in odin. Then, I unplugged my phone, and booted it into twrp recovery. All of a sudden, it asked me for a password, which I did not set. So I hit cancel, then did a wipe of the cache and user data. I then tried to go and flash an old rom, but all of my microsd card files were not there! The folders were showing up, but not the files. Then I tried to boot my phone and it wouldn't boot at all. After trying to install a stock firmware through odin, the phone turns on for 2 seconds, then shuts off. I can't get into recovery anymore either.

First, do you mean you have a T-Mobile M919 S4 and you tried to flash an i9505 ROM?
You are able to, but I want to just clear things up.
Let me write a little something, then we'll see if we can get you back to where you want to be.
- Sometimes when things don't go 100%, you gotta take a deep breath, step away and then go over the steps you took to get to the point of where the issue started. When in doubt on what to do next, youccan read around the threads on xda and other resources. After doing a little research and you still have doubt, just ask questions by posting the issue likeyyou're doing now.
The natural reaction is to fix the issue, and to do this and that without being sure. The combination of the latter with a little panic and perhaps not enough patience, can make matters worse. I'm not saying all of the above pertains to your situation, but some of the comments may, as they have to me during certain situations. Anyway, something to keep keep in mind for the future
Now to the issues at hand.
Can you get into download/ODIN mode?
Power down the phone and pull the battery.
Wait 10s and insert the battery but Don't power on the phone.
Hold power button & volume down button at the same time until the screen turns on.
When you've read the above, let me know if you're able to get your S4 into Download/ODIN mode.

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The problem was that the phone was just completely out of battery, and I was trying to flash the stock firmware onto it but it could not boot into it because there was no battery. Charged it, and could access recovery and the phone booted! Yeah I guess I wasn't patient and made a simple mistake. OP, Please close thread thanks!

bob10123 said:
The problem was that the phone was just completely out of battery, and I was trying to flash the stock firmware onto it but it could not boot into it because there was no battery. Charged it, and could access recovery and the phone booted! Yeah I guess I wasn't patient and made a simple mistake. OP, Please close thread thanks!
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Ah, :good: to hear.
I sometimes forget to add that step and another into my tutorial/how to posts:
- Prior to ROM installation, please make sure you have at least 50% battery charge available.
- Please check your usb cable to be in good working order.
The above are 2 reminders are a of couple of the most overlooked steps prior to flashing ROMs and other associated goodies

[Q&A] HTC Rio (HTC 8s) Shipped Roms (RUUs)

Q&A for HTC Rio (HTC 8s) Shipped Roms (RUUs)
Some developers prefer that questions remain separate from their main development thread to help keep things organized. Placing your question within this thread will increase its chances of being answered by a member of the community or by the developer.
Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for HTC Rio (HTC 8s) Shipped Roms (RUUs). If you can't find an answer, post it here, being sure to give as much information as possible (firmware version, steps to reproduce, logcat if available) so that you can get help.
Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy!

The phone is dead
Hello, on the phone I have got an error message where was written insert the install media and something about recovery. So I download the files and I flash it. But unfortunately when I should push the volume buttons, camera and power button and flash was started I let go of the button and flash did not finished and now the display is out, the phone will not turn on, flash mode do not working, and after connecting to the PC is displayed that is not working properly. Do you know what I should do?

Thanks you so much for help

Deextaar said:
Hello, on the phone I have got an error message where was written insert the install media and something about recovery. So I download the files and I flash it. But unfortunately when I should push the volume buttons, camera and power button and flash was started I let go of the button and flash did not finished and now the display is out, the phone will not turn on, flash mode do not working, and after connecting to the PC is displayed that is not working properly. Do you know what I should do?
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DID U FIND ANY HELP I DID THE SAME NOW MY PHONE SHOWS ITS CHARGING VIBRATES AND WHEN I CONNECT IT TO PC IT SHOWS ALL THE ROOT FOLDERS LIKE PROGRAM FILES AND ETC BUT THERES NOTHIN GON THE DISPLAY ITS BLACK OUT..... :crying:

Thanks
Hey all,
Thank you for to great software. The HTC windows 8S was acting really weird. Explorder crashed almost instead, wasnt able to download apps. Received each time a "attention required" message when trying to install an app.
Factory reset, and hard reset via this method dint solve anything:
Performing a factory reset using phone buttons
If you can’t turn your phone on or access settings, you can still perform a factory reset by using the phone's buttons.
Turn the power off.
Press and hold the VOLUME DOWN button, and then briefly press the POWER button. Release the VOLUME DOWN button when you see an icon on the screen.
Then press the following hardware buttons in sequence: VOLUME UP > VOLUME DOWN > POWER > VOLUME DOWN.
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Then tried this software, which lacked any description. I had now idea what I flashing. Since the software was located at an android website without any readme or instruction is was one big guess for me. but it solved it. It now runs windows mobile 8.0. I disabled all updates, just to be sure it doesn't mess up again.
Done on a European version of the phone (dutch)
Many thanks!
P.S. I thought d i type an reply so other people have a bit more info when finding this post. But i received this message, therefor I cannot post it in the correct post.
Because you have less than 10 posts, the developer of this thread has opted to have replies go to a separate questions and answers thread. Placing your question within the Q&A thread will increase its chances of being answered by a member of the community or by the developer. Once you have more than 10 posts, you can post anywhere.
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Another brick post and plead for help

Hello
I stupidly bricked my kf2, I thought I could do it without a fastboot cable.
the guide I was following was https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_otter2
Got to step 6 no problems, kindle rebooted I missed what happened but it said something about having to wipe/format system then rebooted. now it just shows kindle logo for 5 seconds and then reboots and then again
I have ordered a cable after destroying 6 trying to make a fastboot one but going to be waiting weeks from china.
Anyways not the first device I have bricked and likely not the last, my question is what procedure should I follow when I do get it as I dont want to do more damage.
Thank you in advance
I posted in the Q&A thread but have not had any responses

Update-built a cable and tried restoring to stock but the files are scattered all over or on goo.im that has now closed. anyways I managed to install cm11 so im happy, but afterwards i found this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/kin...opment/kindle-fire-2-7-stock-restore-t2840987 that has all the files needed on dropbox and clear instructions (if only i had found it a few hours earlier)
Thanks Xda and remember search search search