Alright, so I got this phone for Christmas, and being the impatient techie I am, decided to do the N4 conversion and get Jellybean. But, this is not my problem. When I plugged the phone in for it's first charging, the screen froze, and I had to hold down the power button, and restart the phone. I thought that maybe this could be a glitch in the stock firmware, so I figured that I could solve that problem, whilst upgrading to Jellybean. I was wrong.. so wrong. The phone still had these problems, every time it was plugged into anything other than my Asus Tablet charger, or my laptop, it would freeze up and require a reboot. Finally, I got fed up with this, and called AT&T to try and use the warranty to get a new phone, but the tech support guy asked what my "phone identity" was and I knew he'd find out I had rooted. I tried to go back to stock, but my laptop always has difficulty with drivers and such, and couldn't get the process to work.
My problem began last night, when I was charging the phone as usual. I reached over to grab it, and the phone cut off completely, and now, won't cut back on. I've tried going into recovery mode, download mode, and even praying to pagan gods.. just kidding. The only sign I have that the phone is working at all, is when it is plugged into a power source, the charging light comes on. I'm going to tell AT&T that the phone is ruined, and cause a fuss about them sending me a phone with defective hardware, so they should send me a warranty replacement. (My mom has been a customer for about 14 years now, so they do whatever she asks usually.)
My question is, is there any possible way to get the phone back on, so I can try and revert back to stock, so I can avoid the AT&T techies from discovering that I rooted? If that happens, I'd have to be paying them like $223, which I reallllly don't have at the moment.
You guys have always come through when I've needed help, so whatever advice you can give is greatly appreciated!
Thanks a million!
My gone bricked too, not in the same way as yours, but it died anyways. Tried everything to fix it, I only made it worse. Finally sent it back to ATT and I had to pay $50- for repairs and now I have my phone back and plan to leave it on stock until oficcial JB comes out. Good luck!
ferrojasaguilar said:
My gone bricked too, not in the same way as yours, but it died anyways. Tried everything to fix it, I only made it worse. Finally sent it back to ATT and I had to pay $50- for repairs and now I have my phone back and plan to leave it on stock until oficcial JB comes out. Good luck!
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So, did they know that you had rooted?
LGNPST back to stock, It should lock you out with an encryption failed error. That's a stock option. Everything else will be stock. Make sure your sd card is clear of root related things. Take it to the store and be dumb.
Also, I had a problem getting back to stock the first time too. But in your situation you may want to do the battery pull. Instructions are on this forum somewhere. I had that problem too, took it to best buy and they just looked at it and handed me another
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So, did they know that you had rooted?
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yes they did, thats why I had to pay $50 for the repairs.
You should have just gone into "Download" mode and reflashed your phone to complete stock. This would have eliminated any sort of software issues you were having. If it continued after reflash then you should have sent it back. =( You could have saved some money.
How would they know if you are rooted if you can't turn it on?
First thing they've normally don't themselves is flash it back to stock.
LG Optimus G E971
Yeah root they probably won't notice. Especially if it won't turn on, it is undetectable. Root means giving superuser permissions or beyond the user's regular permissions while booted (rw permissions). If it can't boot nothing can detect it.
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shoemocker said:
You should have just gone into "Download" mode and reflashed your phone to complete stock. This would have eliminated any sort of software issues you were having. If it continued after reflash then you should have sent it back. =( You could have saved some money.
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Care to share to do this? I'm currently trying but can't seem to get the e970 kdz file, as the downloader app for it keeps giving me unhandled exception errors. Thanks for any and all help.
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2disbetter said:
Care to share to do this? I'm currently trying but can't seem to get the e970 kdz file, as the downloader app for it keeps giving me unhandled exception errors. Thanks for any and all help.
2d
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There is no KDZ but there is a TOT/BIN file. I will PM you the instructions.
xboxfanj said:
There is no KDZ but there is a TOT/BIN file. I will PM you the instructions.
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Can you PM the TOB/BIN instructions to me as well?
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2disbetter said:
Care to share to do this? I'm currently trying but can't seem to get the e970 kdz file, as the downloader app for it keeps giving me unhandled exception errors. Thanks for any and all help.
2d
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Were you able to flash the stock from Download using the TOT/BIN instructions? If so please share.
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Can you PM the TOB/BIN instructions to me as well?
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Were you able to flash the stock from Download using the TOT/BIN instructions? If so please share.
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xboxfanj said:
There is no KDZ but there is a TOT/BIN file. I will PM you the instructions.
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Hey man, I'm in the exact same position as the guy you pm'd and would also appreciate instructions on how to get my optimus back to stock rom. Been searching everywhere for that kdz file for my E970 just to finally read that it doesn't exist (Been using the "Original LG Firmware" app thing). Anyway, I'm in his exact same position and would really really really appreciate it if you pm me what you did for him so i dont have to go back to at&t. Thanks.
Captain_Falcon said:
Hey man, I'm in the exact same position as the guy you pm'd and would also appreciate instructions on how to get my optimus back to stock rom. Been searching everywhere for that kdz file for my E970 just to finally read that it doesn't exist (Been using the "Original LG Firmware" app thing). Anyway, I'm in his exact same position and would really really really appreciate it if you pm me what you did for him so i dont have to go back to at&t. Thanks.
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Just sent you it.
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I recently rooted my amaze (unlocked bootloader first, so perm root) and then proceeded to put the BeastMod rom on the phone via recovery mode. My issue is i have been getting a lot of restarts and force closes and I want to see if i can just return to the normal root (i assume it is just stock sense or something). I would say my understanding and skills are beginner level, so if someone could give me some instructions on how to do this it would be helpful.
I have downloaded the RUU for t-mobile already and I just need to know what to do and if I need to re-lock, or unroot, or whatever.
thanks!!!
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I recently rooted my amaze (unlocked bootloader first, so perm root) and then proceeded to put the BeastMod rom on the phone via recovery mode. My issue is i have been getting a lot of restarts and force closes and I want to see if i can just return to the normal root (i assume it is just stock sense or something). I would say my understanding and skills are beginner level, so if someone could give me some instructions on how to do this it would be helpful.
I have downloaded the RUU for t-mobile already and I just need to know what to do and if I need to re-lock, or unroot, or whatever.
thanks!!!
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what exactly do you want to do? go back to stock root??? what does that mean? RUU's are not rooted. There are rooted stock roms you can download.
mikecristancho said:
I recently rooted my amaze (unlocked bootloader first, so perm root) and then proceeded to put the BeastMod rom on the phone via recovery mode. My issue is i have been getting a lot of restarts and force closes and I want to see if i can just return to the normal root (i assume it is just stock sense or something). I would say my understanding and skills are beginner level, so if someone could give me some instructions on how to do this it would be helpful.
I have downloaded the RUU for t-mobile already and I just need to know what to do and if I need to re-lock, or unroot, or whatever.
thanks!!!
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At least try to search. This was on page 1 of the Development section.
Various Stock Amaze Rom's Rooted ||Rooted||Flashable ZIP||
Yeah, I thought i did look, i really was not sure what i was looking for. Thank you for the link though, I have noticed you are the OG around these forums haha. Thanks for all your help, for myself and others.
mikecristancho said:
Yeah, I thought i did look, i really was not sure what i was looking for. Thank you for the link though, I have noticed you are the OG around these forums haha. Thanks for all your help, for myself and others.
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I try my best but it's difficult when I work up to 16 hours a day about 5 days a week. I need help with all the Q&A. There are always at least 30 Q's and only maybe three of us giving the A's.
Well, I feel your pain, i was admin on another forum (not tech, but still)...so thank you for your hard work. It probably gets overlooked.
In your experience, is beastmod stable?
I have followed all the instructions and done as I was told, and it keeps crashing a lot. I read somewhere that taskkillers can do damage custom roms. Maybe that's it? Idk.
Binary100100 said:
I try my best but it's difficult when I work up to 16 hours a day about 5 days a week. I need help with all the Q&A. There are always at least 30 Q's and only maybe three of us giving the A's.
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I try me best to help out. I'm up late nights, so I usually try to help people on here its 4:21 am in LA right now. Hey binary if you don't mind do you have an instant message, facebook, google plust anything to contact you and chat sometimes its faster to do that then keep posting on pages and populating them with things unrelated, if you're not comfortable that's always fine, i won't be offended or take it personally.
Also, say I was to go back to factory (out of the box)
I would have to relock bootloader, install the PH85IMG.zip for TMo, and would that be it. Would I have to flash another kernal or do anything with that?
mikecristancho said:
Also, say I was to go back to factory (out of the box)
I would have to relock bootloader, install the PH85IMG.zip for TMo, and would that be it. Would I have to flash another kernal or do anything with that?
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correct...you don't really have to to flash another kernel since faux's is really based on stock assuming you installed faux's kernel, you should probably go back to stock kernel...also flash recovery back to stock. search development and you'll find how to do all these.
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I try me best to help out. I'm up late nights, so I usually try to help people on here its 4:21 am in LA right now. Hey binary if you don't mind do you have an instant message, facebook, google plust anything to contact you and chat sometimes its faster to do that then keep posting on pages and populating them with things unrelated, if you're not comfortable that's always fine, i won't be offended or take it personally.
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I have everything however I don't like to use it very much because my employer likes to check for confidential information on it. Several of my co-workers have had their nuts cracked because of FB so everything is private and I only include people that I physically know such as close friends and family. You can catch me on Google Talk but I don't always have a chance to log on because I work. Although I'm always in front of a computer, I can't afford to be distracted so I don't log on very much anymore. I'll PM you my SN.
Ok, well I was using the kernal provided by X in his beastMod listing. So should i get faux? I will search the other topics. and by recovery you mean back to stock instead of CWM?
I just need the ability to take my phone in the Tmo and have it be like new out of box (warranty and all)
you've been helpful as well. thanks.
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I have everything however I don't like to use it very much because my employer likes to check for confidential information on it. Several of my co-workers have had their nuts cracked because of FB so everything is private and I only include people that I physically know such as close friends and family. You can catch me on Google Talk but I don't always have a chance to log on because I work. Although I'm always in front of a computer, I can't afford to be distracted so I don't log on very much anymore. I'll PM you my SN.
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no problem, sounds good, I won't distract you too much. Free dental work if you get me S-off phone...j/k
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no problem, sounds good, I won't distract you too much. Free dental work if you get me S-off phone...j/k
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I live in Detroit. I hate California and don't ever plan on going back.
I want to get elected U.S. President so I can get rid of that state for good! Ugh.
mikecristancho said:
Ok, well I was using the kernal provided by X in his beastMod listing. So should i get faux? I will search the other topics. and by recovery you mean back to stock instead of CWM?
I just need the ability to take my phone in the Tmo and have it be like new out of box (warranty and all)
you've been helpful as well. thanks.
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YOu will NOT have warranty anymore. you unlocked your bootloader, even if you lock it back it they will know...It warned you that you will void your warranty...and so did many pages on this forum...if you get lucky sometimes they do honor it...however you will be able to go back to out of the box.
check your version of software by going to settings, about phone, software information, software number, then download that software number listen in this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1335703.
Follow direction in the page to get back to complete stock...THATS ALL...don't worry about kernel or anything else.
Haha, figured as much. I meant more along the lines that a customer rep wouldn't notice right off hand ha.
But thank ye kindly.
seansk said:
YOu will NOT have warranty anymore. you unlocked your bootloader, even if you lock it back it they will know...It warned you that you will void your warranty...and so did many pages on this forum...if you get lucky sometimes they do honor it...however you will be able to go back to out of the box.
check your version of software by going to settings, about phone, software information, software number, then download that software number listen in this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1335703.
Follow direction in the page to get back to complete stock...THATS ALL...don't worry about kernel or anything else.
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If you want to receive over the air updates, you must also flash stock recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412974&highlight=stock+recovery
and relock your bootloader...search in development, or the HTC website where you unlocked your bootloader tells you how to do it, in the email they sent you, follow that link.
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Binary100100 said:
I live in Detroit. I hate California and don't ever plan on going back.
I want to get elected U.S. President so I can get rid of that state for good! Ugh.
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what do you hate about CA?
seansk said:
If you want to receive over the air updates, you must also flash stock recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412974&highlight=stock+recovery
and relock your bootloader...search in development, or the HTC website where you unlocked your bootloader tells you how to do it, in the email they sent you, follow that link.
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On the contrary, you don't need to re-lock your bootloader. I installed the last OTA with the bootloader still unlocked. Maybe I'm special though.
I would probably leave it unlocked till absolutely necessary. That way I could perm root again if wanted.
Also I never got your opinion on if task killers are deadly to roms?
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Binary100100 said:
On the contrary, you don't need to re-lock your bootloader. I installed the last OTA with the bootloader still unlocked. Maybe I'm special though.
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my mistake, so you only need stock recovery? hmm..guess I'm still a noob.
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mikecristancho said:
I would probably leave it unlocked till absolutely necessary. That way I could perm root again if wanted.
Also I never got your opinion on if task killers are deadly to roms?
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Yes, not good, i don't use them. don't use task killers, amaze doesn't even need it, its got so much memory.
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So what was all the fuss about xboarder saying don't OTA your phones? I OTA'd and cannot seem to downgrade anymore!
seansk said:
YOu will NOT have warranty anymore. you unlocked your bootloader, even if you lock it back it they will know...It warned you that you will void your warranty...and so did many pages on this forum
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Hate to spit hairs here but it actually warns you that you MAY void your warranty. If there is a physical problem or manufacturers defect there should be no reason for them to deny warranty due to unlocked bootloader.
My friend broke his i777 when trying to update to the newest AOKP (he used rom manager) I wasn't home to help him fix it and he accidentally used some vibrant tool to fix it instead of normal Odin.
So it is hard bricked, he got a jig and that's not working either. Any ideas?
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If it is a hard brick and the jig does not work then i think you need to buy a new phone
If it's truely hard bricked, then the only option is jtag recovery. Mobile Tech Videos is a reputable vendor who can do that.
If there is absolutely no sign of life, then that is your only option. If there is any sign of life at all, then you possibly might recover the phone without that.
dirtbikerr450 said:
If it is a hard brick and the jig does not work then i think you need to buy a new phone
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Negative. There is plenty of JTAG brick repairs. Google: mobile tech videos
Edit: sorry creepy, didn't see your post
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MTV repaired my captivate when i hard bricked it. Odin hanged on me during a boot-loader revert and it was toast. The guy that does the repair must have some special tools cause you'd never even know my phone had been opened up just by looking at it.
He flashed a vibrant rom with bootloaders?, that's the only way to hard brick a galaxy s2 from what I've read. Did you try connecting to computer and pressing volume up and down to enter in download mode?
Provide more information.
I don't know what vibrant thing he used it could have had boot loaders he doesn't know also yes I tried all those combinations
Also I am looking into JTAG repair now thanks for the help
Edit: are we sure this will work 50$ is allot (although not too much if it works) also where can I find this MTV guy?
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bbm21 said:
I don't know what vibrant thing he used it could have had boot loaders he doesn't know also yes I tried all those combinations
Also I am looking into JTAG repair now thanks for the help
Edit: are we sure this will work 50$ is allot (although not too much if it works) also where can I find this MTV guy?
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Go to mobiletechvideos.com. $50 is worth it and he can fix it. And for whatever reason, they can't get it working , they refund your money. But they're a trusted site. They unbricked my captivate
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Before you send it in for jtag repair...
If you havn't tried it already, try putting the phone into download mode by first removing the battery, then holding down Vol+ and vol- (but not power) while you plug in the usb cable connected to your pc. The key here is to have the battery out. If this puts you into download mode, then go to the Download Repository and flash the I777UCKH7-CL503881 Stock Binaries including bootloaders.
Re: jtag. From what I have read, you can trust mobile tech videos. $50.00 is a bit less than replacing the phone. The XDA developer Adam Outler also has done some jtag repair for folks on the captivate, and may also do the sgsII. I havn't heard lately, but some time ago he was a little cheaper than MTV.
Yes Mobile Tech videos will work perfectly for getting it fixed. I have also spoken to him on the phone many of times and he is a really cool person and very knowledgeable. He fixed my cappy back in the day and he got it to work with our sgs2s back when they first came out. Also you may see if he can apply the unbreakable mod for you while he is at it. Makes it darn near impossible to ever brick it again with bad flashes of even wrong/bad boot loaders. And $50 is way cheaper than a new phone or even insurance if you now decide to accident run it over with your car before calling att.
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I bricked my mother-inlaws captivate a while back and sent it to MTV. Had it back in 8 days, he also keeps you updated of the process. Seeing the "your phone has been resurrected " e-mail arrive was a sigh of relief. Didn't feel like hearing the wife or mom-inlaws grief
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Nuskul said:
I bricked my mother-inlaws captivate a while back and sent it to MTV. Had it back in 8 days, he also keeps you updated of the process. Seeing the "your phone has been resurrected " e-mail arrive was a sigh of relief. Didn't feel like hearing the wife or mom-inlaws grief
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Erhmm, if it's not broken, don't fix it. Should've thought of that before you flashed her device lol
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Thanks guys I guess I'll have him do that
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Hey, Is that problem solved? I did not flash the wrong ROM but was flashing CM9 nightly on top of LD3.
Now my phone wont turn on.
I don't have JIG so if you say your problem got resolved, then I will send it to MobileTechVideo.com
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Hey, Is that problem solved? I did not flash the wrong ROM but was flashing CM9 nightly on top of LD3.
Now my phone wont turn on.
I don't have JIG so if you say your problem got resolved, then I will send it to MobileTechVideo.com
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Hi,
Pretty much the same problem here,tried to update hydrogen rom,wiped cache/dalvik through CWM. Installation was hanging for 10-15 minutes,i pressed power button and phone died.Doesnt respond to any button and action.
I am awaiting jig to arrive today ,and will post back if it worked,i doubt though...
2 months later...
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Jig couldnt bring it to life. Probably only thing that helps is jtag...
I felt twice with my I777..I 'played" different options, and use SuperOneClick and Odin. I did know how, but Unroot, install Stock Kernel, reinstal CWMR 5.0.5.4 and enter in Download Mode and later ..uuulaaa.....Dont ask me how...In my desesperation test all I can imagine and had a good look to save my phone.
RockRatt said:
Yes Mobile Tech videos will work perfectly for getting it fixed. I have also spoken to him on the phone many of times and he is a really cool person and very knowledgeable. He fixed my cappy back in the day and he got it to work with our sgs2s back when they first came out. Also you may see if he can apply the unbreakable mod for you while he is at it. Makes it darn near impossible to ever brick it again with bad flashes of even wrong/bad boot loaders. And $50 is way cheaper than a new phone or even insurance if you now decide to accident run it over with your car before calling att.
Sent From My KickAss ATT SGS2 SPORTING my CobraRom
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I am wondering if AT&T would go to this level of trouble to determine if a ROM was uploaded to a phone or not to determine whether or not the warranty was voided? My phone froze under normal usage under one of the more popular ROMs. I wrote about it elsewhere so I won't write about it here again.. but it said something about encryption when rebooting and never came back from black.
My only concern is when sending it in under warranty at&t will reject and stick me for replacement bill..
Hp
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jcomana said:
I felt twice with my I777..I 'played" different options, and use SuperOneClick and Odin. I did know how, but Unroot, install Stock Kernel, reinstal CWMR 5.0.5.4 and enter in Download Mode and later ..uuulaaa.....Dont ask me how...In my desesperation test all I can imagine and had a good look to save my phone.
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Did you have a continually black nonresponsive screen?
HP
heartspeace said:
I am wondering if AT&T would go to this level of trouble to determine if a ROM was uploaded to a phone or not to determine whether or not the warranty was voided? My phone froze under normal usage under one of the more popular ROMs. I wrote about it elsewhere so I won't write about it here again.. but it said something about encryption when rebooting and never came back from black.
My only concern is when sending it in under warranty at&t will reject and stick me for replacement bill..
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Did you have a continually black nonresponsive screen?
HP
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Bleh
Alright so long story short I tried to rush through rooting my new phone here without checking everything out too much (complete fail on my part...but I wanted it rooted before I went out to the bars to save some battery life haha...ironic, now I'll have no phone tonight).
I went to root it and it somehow got screwed up...the sense launcher wasn't showing up along with the fact that when I pulled down the notification bar and hit settings, it crashed, so I went to unroot it with the RUU 1.13.651.1 and when I got to the comparison screen it said I had 1.13.651.1_R2...and being already frustraited at this point, decided how worse could it get? Tried it out, not my brand new phone is stuck at the black htc screen....fail.
Anyone have any suggestions on what to do? I tried running it again to no avail...I'm about to try the other RUU to just see if it works, but I'm running out of other ideas. Anyone that can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
awesome first post and congrats on your new paperweight
How do you brick a phone using one click root?
shook187 said:
How do you brick a phone using one click root?
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just smashed on the floor and go the Sprint store and pay $100.00 with the insurance.
But, how did you bricked? is only one click!!
shook187 said:
How do you brick a phone using one click root?
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sorry i dont mean to laugh
but hahahahaha lol
i couldnt help it lol
one click root bricking. im sorry man
tough luck and congrats on your first post
will it turn on, what can you get it to do?... geez guy at least attempt to help evern though this was an idiot move to rush thru it...
he could try to unlock his bootloader, manually flash the recovery and flash a rom thru there ^_^
but since he even failed at one click root, how will he do all that?
can u get to the bootloader?
does ur comp recognize it when u plug it in? even if it's still stuck
flex360 said:
he could try to unlock his bootloader, manually flash the recovery and flash a rom thru there ^_^
but since he even failed at one click root, how will he do all that?
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Not that hard if he actually takes his time and reads before doing anything. If he can unlock the bootloader with htcdev and flash a recovery he should be ok
Albaholic said:
Not that hard if he actually takes his time and reads before doing anything. If he can unlock the bootloader with htcdev and flash a recovery he should be ok
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you quoted me and repeated the same thing i said lol
Easy. Hold the volume buttons down while you turn the phone on then choose to reformat or restore or whatever the option is.
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Weird, my HTC screen is white
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HixVAC said:
Alright so long story short I tried to rush through rooting my new phone here without checking everything out too much (complete fail on my part...but I wanted it rooted before I went out to the bars to save some battery life haha...ironic, now I'll have no phone tonight).
I went to root it and it somehow got screwed up...the sense launcher wasn't showing up along with the fact that when I pulled down the notification bar and hit settings, it crashed, so I went to unroot it with the RUU 1.13.651.1 and when I got to the comparison screen it said I had 1.13.651.1_R2...and being already frustraited at this point, decided how worse could it get? Tried it out, not my brand new phone is stuck at the black htc screen....fail.
Anyone have any suggestions on what to do? I tried running it again to no avail...I'm about to try the other RUU to just see if it works, but I'm running out of other ideas. Anyone that can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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Well, the good news is the phone is not hard bricked, it has a soft brick and is recoverable. Redownload the RUU and try again, but make sure you have the correct one. If that doesn't work you'll have to unlock with htcdev, flash a recovery and flash a ROM. Then try the RUU again if you no longer want root.
Like others have said...it sounds like there is hope for your phone yet. Take your time and CAREFULLY follow instructions for whichever process you choose. Hopefully you post again later saying you were able to fix it.
apparently he doesn't care that much... he hasn't checked back recently...
ticklemepinks said:
apparently he doesn't care that much... he hasn't checked back recently...
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I think he was going out to the bars...without a phone
Come on guys you scared him away. We were all noobies at one point. I done stupid moves and spent countless hours fixing my mess with the help on here. Give the guy a break. Op if u want hit me with pm and we can work together on this I am welling to help
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HixVAC said:
Alright so long story short I tried to rush through rooting my new phone here without checking everything out too much (complete fail on my part...but I wanted it rooted before I went out to the bars to save some battery life haha...ironic, now I'll have no phone tonight).
I went to root it and it somehow got screwed up...the sense launcher wasn't showing up along with the fact that when I pulled down the notification bar and hit settings, it crashed, so I went to unroot it with the RUU 1.13.651.1 and when I got to the comparison screen it said I had 1.13.651.1_R2...and being already frustraited at this point, decided how worse could it get? Tried it out, not my brand new phone is stuck at the black htc screen....fail.
Anyone have any suggestions on what to do? I tried running it again to no avail...I'm about to try the other RUU to just see if it works, but I'm running out of other ideas. Anyone that can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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First off don't feel too bad, No matter how sure you know what your doing we all make mistakes. I paperweighted mine while manually installing some mods last night. If you would of watched the how to RUU the evo lte you would of seen that that the black HTC screen is perfectly normal. The phone will sit on that screen for like 10 minutes sometimes it will reboot and sometimes you will get differnt screens. The key is to have the drivers handy and install them if ur PC ever calls the device android 1.0.
The RUU version 1.13.651.1_R2 is the one you should be using. As scary as it is you just need to be patient, and let the RUU run it may look like nothing is happening but something is.
fearbasel04 said:
Come on guys you scared him away. We were all noobies at one point. I done stupid moves and spent countless hours fixing my mess with the help on here. Give the guy a break. Op if u want hit me with pm and we can work together on this I am welling to help
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Nice! Who said there are no more Good Samaritans?
Props,
Doc
first i am new and dont know a lot about software/android
i used this guide to try to flash the liquid jelly bean
androidauthority.com/galaxy-note-i717-android-4-1-1-liquid-jelly-bean-custom-rom-114126/
since the ROM download link wasnt working i downloaded it from here
android.gs/install-liquidsmooth-custom-rom-on-att-samsung-galaxy-note-i717-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean/
in the first link i followed the steps BUT forgot to do a clean/wipe the factory data
now after the flashing completed i hit reboot now and waited 6min than i tried to hold down the power button and nothing. took out battery and try to restart but nothing
how do i go back to either the reflashing or to my old ICS flashed version (using tmobile sim with forced 4g)?
My battery was full and every time i try to plug it to my pc it keeps telling me to format the sd/internal storage.
Pull battery and put back
Hold power and both volume buttons
At Samsung screen, release ONLY power
Keep holding volume, recovery will come up
Wipe data/factory reset.
Wipe cache partition
While you're at it, go to Mounts and storage - Format system
Reinstall ROM
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Added step: Pray its not bricked. Liquid likes to turn phones into good looking paper weights.
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no response from the phone expect when i connect to pc it keep telling me to format the internal storage.
what options do i have to fix this
The phone is likely bricked ...
The link you used is likely the same one another user tried yesterday.
It's not an I717 rom....it's actually a GS3 rom, and when flashed, instantly bricks the device.
You likely need a JTAG repair on the device, as it is hard bricked with no download mode.
Very sorry, it's a bad deal...but users "must" verify rom sources before flashing...
The link you used has bricked your device....g
Someone needs to report to the writer that they're referring people to an incorrect ROM. Granted its not their fault but damn. People do whatever the internet tells them to and we already have enough "bricked" threads.
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so just one thing
should i try the usb download mode dongle thing first or try the JTAG service and are which ones on AMAZON are compatible with att note
Concerning this issue, there is room for improvement by devs and users both.
I have to say many of the liquid items are not organized well. After so many issues due to this you would think at some point they would be cleaned up. Also while I agree folks should confirm they have the correct rom,files,etc before flashing, it takes verry little to add safeguards to a rom making it device specific so it will not flash to an unintended device.
Just my two pennies.
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savan1221 said:
so just one thing
should i try the usb download mode dongle thing first or try the JTAG service and are which ones on AMAZON are compatible with att note
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Sorry but your phone is history. Get $50 and send it to the JTAG guy. www.mobiletechvideo.com
rangercaptain said:
Sorry but your phone is history. Get $50 and send it to the JTAG guy. www.mobiletechvideo.com
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Agreed....
Very sorry, but it's toast until a JTAG restore is performed.....
And I agree with the above poster that the liquid links are a mess...
This is the second brick in a day I'm aware of, and I'm looking into reporting the faulty rom.....g
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joe3681 said:
Someone needs to report to the writer that they're referring people to an incorrect ROM. Granted its not their fault but damn. People do whatever the internet tells them to and we already have enough "bricked" threads.
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I'm in the process of that, and would appreciate the help of others sending reports also.
The mis-labeled rom is a bad damn deal.....g
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I've contacted the general operations team for the site offering the rom...
I've also emailed the author of the site and asked for removal of the build..
It's really all I can do from here, as the build is hosted in Romania......g
oh man today has just been a bad luck for me
bricked my note
got two different blue screen error
burned myself while trying to shape metal
i will try to ship it to the JTAG
just one more thing do i need to get the usb dongle for $6 and also do i need to get the sim unlock.
when i bough the phone i had bough a unlocked version, will i be able to do that myself or since he is restoring it, it will need to be redone
No parts needed, and you'll likely need to unlock again..
Good luck with the note repair, and I'm sorry your day has sucked so badly.
It'll get better ...g
rangercaptain said:
Sorry but your phone is history. Get $50 and send it to the JTAG guy. www.mobiletechvideo.com
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that link above is not valid ( unclaimed domain ?) ... closed ..
See goattamers link ..g
That link is wrong. The correct link is www.mobiletechvideos.com
bummer, sorry to hear about your phone.....seems like your best bet is jtag. check this out - http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-note-jtag-brick-repair/
savan1221 said:
first i am new and dont know a lot about software/android
i used this guide to try to flash the liquid jelly bean
androidauthority.com/galaxy-note-i717-android-4-1-1-liquid-jelly-bean-custom-rom-114126/
since the ROM download link wasnt working i downloaded it from here
android.gs/install-liquidsmooth-custom-rom-on-att-samsung-galaxy-note-i717-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean/
in the first link i followed the steps BUT forgot to do a clean/wipe the factory data
now after the flashing completed i hit reboot now and waited 6min than i tried to hold down the power button and nothing. took out battery and try to restart but nothing
how do i go back to either the reflashing or to my old ICS flashed version (using tmobile sim with forced 4g)?
My battery was full and every time i try to plug it to my pc it keeps telling me to format the sd/internal storage.
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I recently just went through the same exact thing, downloaded the same link and BOOM.......nice paper weight! But since my phone is from AT&T and I am in my first year, i just took it to the service center and they replaced it without asking any questions. Not sure where you live , but try the service center, not saying it's a guarantee, but maybe , just maybe, you'll get lucky
jrea77 said:
bummer, sorry to hear about your phone.....seems like your best bet is jtag. check this out - http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-note-jtag-brick-repair/
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So many URLs....so little time ....
This "is" the right one now ....g
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Agoattamer said:
That link is wrong. The correct link is www.mobiletechvideos.com
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yup ....you got it ..
Thanks GT ....g
Sucks these things happen during the holidays.
. . . Or any time. But "things" didn't go wrong, although that is the first time I heard of a bad link.
TechGoon954 said:
I recently just went through the same exact thing, downloaded the same link and BOOM.......nice paper weight! But since my phone is from AT&T and I am in my first year, i just took it to the service center and they replaced it without asking any questions. Not sure where you live , but try the service center, not saying it's a guarantee, but maybe , just maybe, you'll get lucky
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And what you did here and what you are recommending is fraud. You voided the warranty when you rooted it and flashed a custom rom to it. I wouldn't say you got lucky I would say you cheated the system
Hi, I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 (SCH-I535) which I recently hard bricked by flashing the wrong kernel. If I were to use a USB jig, would it force my device into download mode or not? Any help would be appreciated, because I need to fix this phone ASAP. :crying:
Bump.
I also would like to know
I have done the exact same thing. I have the i535 GS3, being the Verizon one. In a moment of severe inattention to detail, i tried to flash the international version of the omega custom rom, and hard bricked it. No response to any type of button combo, nada. I would prefer not to have to send it to be jtagged, its expensive. I'm capable of fixing it through ODIN, but i am unable to get it into download mode. would building/buying a jig solve my issue?
have your tried using ODIN
You need a jtag to repair a hard brick. I just sent mine out to a gentleman on ebay and he only charges 30 bucks. The usb jig will not do anything unless you are soft bricked.
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blitzed604 said:
have your tried using ODIN
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yes sir, I have. The screen will not show anything. If i follow the steps to get into download mode, thus being holding volume down+power+home, then pressing volume up, will it work on a hard brick, even if nothing is displayed?
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gimmeitorilltell said:
You need a jtag to repair a hard brick. I just sent mine out to a gentleman on ebay and he only charges 30 bucks. The usb jig will not do anything unless you are soft bricked.
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Thank you, i really would prefer not to send it away, i get a pathetic sort of anxiety when i don't have my phone, but it seems my options are awfully limited.
Could you, by any chance, direct me to aforementioned ebay gentleman?
Mattj96 said:
Thank you, i really would prefer not to send it away, i get a pathetic sort of anxiety when i don't have my phone, but it seems my options are awfully limited.
Could you, by any chance, direct me to aforementioned ebay gentleman?
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I was a little reluctant about sending my phone off too but this guy has 100% positive feedback so I sent it in. I sent you a PM with the ebay link, didn't want to put a link up that may not be approved. Good luck with your phone.
My phone wouldn't do anything, not even a charging light, therefor it was hard bricked.
EDIT: This is the guy that repaired mine but the pricing is a little different now. Read his listing carefully and email him first so he can send you the shipping information. Good luck with your phone, this guy was fast and my phone is still running great. http://m.ebay.com/itm/281145512327?nav=SEARCH&sbk=1
US Cellular Galaxy S3 Hard Bricked
my US Cellular Galaxy S3 has recently hard bricked after attempting to install a rom called energy 2.0 when i attempted to install it said something about a boot.img i dont know if it was bad thing i dont recall and a code 7 error installation aborted.
so after it said that i just decided id keep the KitKat 4.4 rom i had and left CWM through the restart phone option. so after i hit that it turned off and never turned back on, i cant access Download Mode, Recovery Mode or anything no vibration no nada. so i recently decided to purchase a USB JIG from ebay in hopes that it will set it to download mode? however knowing that i have a US Cellular model (SCH-R830U I Believe) all of the descriptions in ebay for the JIGs say that they work for Sprint models, Verizon models and so on but nothing about them working for US Cellular models, so my question is does anyone know if it will work?, i bought it hoping it will work but i just want to know so i dont get my hopes up haha? thanks.
Did it work
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