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I'm a brand new owner of a SGS2... So i installed kies tonight... and WAHEY! it told me there was a firmware update... I update as it tells me and it gets stuck for about 30 minutes... at this point i don't know WHAT to do and unplug it... there it is bent beyond recognition. nothing will work. I tried using ODIN to reflash it, tried reflashing the kernel but everything gets stuck and it won't budge... Have i bricked my sgs2 after only 3 days of usage? should i bring it back to samsung? someone please help me cos i'm pretty desperate...
Riqz said:
I'm a brand new owner of a SGS2... So i installed kies tonight... and WAHEY! it told me there was a firmware update... I update as it tells me and it gets stuck for about 30 minutes... at this point i don't know WHAT to do and unplug it... there it is bent beyond recognition. nothing will work. I tried using ODIN to reflash it, tried reflashing the kernel but everything gets stuck and it won't budge... Have i bricked my sgs2 after only 3 days of usage? should i bring it back to samsung? someone please help me cos i'm pretty desperate...
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Kies is the devil mate, samsung has made a brick machine here... I only ever use Odin and NOTHING else!!!
If it turns on its not bricked, the only way to possibly rectify this is to actually use kies again;( Try using the emergency recovery flash, if this fails it looks like its an RMA;(((
KIES IS JUST DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS!
What do you mean by RMA? Kies fails to find any device under emergency recovery... Odin has only gone as far as Factoryfs.img. That's as far as it's ever gone. usually gets stuck at cache,img. really desperate here and not going to sleep...
Riqz said:
What do you mean by RMA? Kies fails to find any device under emergency recovery... Odin has only gone as far as Factoryfs.img. That's as far as it's ever gone. usually gets stuck at cache,img. really desperate here and not going to sleep...
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RMA is a return to samsung....
OK it seems like something in your phone had become corrupted by the rouge kies flash, if odin cant flash a new rom, it looks like you could have a big problem...;((
fantastic... man i was so happy... And to think it was an official APP doing an OFFICIAL update... How could they f this up any worse...
Riqz said:
fantastic... man i was so happy... And to think it was an official APP doing an OFFICIAL update... How could they f this up any worse...
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Well if you can get into download mode, not to fret. When you try and flash through ODIN, if it fails even once you will need to shut down the phone by pressing power button. Then unplug the usb cable, go into download mode and try again. I used to have the problem with my captivate - if it fails once, you need to restart into download mode again otherwise it will keep failing and failing. Most likely not an RMA - I have done this many times. Not on my SGS2 yet but previous sammy phones
If you still have problems, try another USB slot. Then try another PC if absolutely necessary.
blue265 said:
Well if you can get into download mode, not to fret. When you try and flash through ODIN, if it fails even once you will need to shut down the phone by pressing power button. Then unplug the usb cable, go into download mode and try again. I used to have the problem with my captivate - if it fails once, you need to restart into download mode again otherwise it will keep failing and failing. Most likely not an RMA - I have done this many times. Not on my SGS2 yet but previous sammy phones
If you still have problems, try another USB slot. Then try another PC if absolutely necessary.
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I could kiss you in the mouth right now... It's booting up. i changed USB slot and took out battery etc... Still waiting.... AND OH MY GOD:....
I DIDNT EVEN LOSE MY APPS OR ANYTHING.... jesus... thanks guys... i love you so much. WoW:.. i really can't express my love for both of you two tonight... i feel like crying now...
Riqz said:
I could kiss you in the mouth right now... It's booting up. i changed USB slot and took out battery etc... Still waiting.... AND OH MY GOD:....
I DIDNT EVEN LOSE MY APPS OR ANYTHING.... jesus... thanks guys... i love you so much. WoW:.. i really can't express my love for both of you two tonight... i feel like crying now...
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No problem mate,
Our community is always here to help if we can Im glad your phone is restored to its brilliance
Haha, good you sorted it out
Now that's genuine gratitude there!
Joe
If i could hug you all i would i swear. I think i'm going to hang around here more often than i would have if nothing happened. You guys deserve me lurking around more ehehe.
God i feel so relieved... thanks so much again.
Yeah no problem mate. I am not going to say its impossible, but bricking an SGS2 can be fairly difficult. I just wanted to share what I learned about 6 months ago when I thought I bricked my Captivate I kept trying to flash while still in download mode when it just needed to be reset
Oh and my very first post on XDA was the same relief when I found a post that showed me how to fix. lol
Have you tried to update to the new FW update that KIES gave you, again and seen success?
kotaro_14 said:
Have you tried to update to the new FW update that KIES gave you, again and seen success?
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I think i'm going to leave kies sitting there for a while now until the initial impact of my phone dying is gone.
Also...by using Odin i think i've updated to the latest version.
Do You Have An SGS2 On Rogers
blue265 said:
Well if you can get into download mode, not to fret. When you try and flash through ODIN, if it fails even once you will need to shut down the phone by pressing power button. Then unplug the usb cable, go into download mode and try again. I used to have the problem with my captivate - if it fails once, you need to restart into download mode again otherwise it will keep failing and failing. Most likely not an RMA - I have done this many times. Not on my SGS2 yet but previous sammy phones
If you still have problems, try another USB slot. Then try another PC if absolutely necessary.
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Do You Have A SGS2 On Rogers That Works With No Problems ? Where Did You Buy It An How Much Did It Cost As I Want To Buy One
Daxomega007 said:
Do You Have A SGS2 On Rogers That Works With No Problems ? Where Did You Buy It An How Much Did It Cost As I Want To Buy One
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Yes the sgs2 works perfectly on the Rogers network. I didn't even have to enter APN settings and hspa+ works too. I bought mine from expansys.ca and altogether was around 800 with taxes and shipping. However I think handtec in the UK is cheaper now. You may have to pay duties but should still be cheaper
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Congrats friend...welcome back...do rock and roll with SG2
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I'm a brand new owner of a SGS2... So i installed kies tonight... and WAHEY! it told me there was a firmware update... I update as it tells me and it gets stuck for about 30 minutes... at this point i don't know WHAT to do and unplug it... there it is bent beyond recognition. nothing will work. I tried using ODIN to reflash it, tried reflashing the kernel but everything gets stuck and it won't budge... Have i bricked my sgs2 after only 3 days of usage? should i bring it back to samsung? someone please help me cos i'm pretty desperate...
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i have same problem...
try to change ID:COM .. problem solved
My friends just bought s2 for 5 days and didnt do any mods on it. So can say his phone is still a virgin. And suddenly this morning his phone can not turn on. Cant get into download/recovery mode. Hold down power button for 10seconds also no use. Is it using Jig is the only way to save his phone beside using warranty?
Obvious one first - sure the battery is charged?
Sounds daft, but seen it happen (and done it myself )
B3311 said:
Obvious one first - sure the battery is charged?
Sounds daft, but seen it happen (and done it myself )
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Yes the battery is fully charged
You say "no mods" so why would you think about using a jig?
idi0t said:
My friends just bought s2 for 5 days and didnt do any mods on it. So can say his phone is still a virgin. And suddenly this morning his phone can not turn on. Cant get into download/recovery mode. Hold down power button for 10seconds also no use. Is it using Jig is the only way to save his phone beside using warranty?
Jig will only boot to download mode once in download mode its a question of flashing a stock Samsung rom.
5 days old no contest return to seller .
jje
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Maybe a jig will work, but there's no backup to reflash.. I'm still jigless, there are many better qualified here than me, but I'm pretty sure a jig won't help if the phone is 100% hardbricked.
Anything at all happen when connected via USB to pc? Again, doubtful it will work, but worth a try
Sounds like a major hardware failure - I'd send it back pronto.
Edit - jj beat me too it. Is the phone new or second hand?
What i mean no mod is everything still running stock firmware original from factory. No roots etc. Nothing happened when attached to computer/laptop using cable data. I also guess its a hardware failure.
Anyways thank you all very much for all the infos. Guess my friend have to use his warranty. Never used my warranty although my phone counter already reached 70 hehehe
what i did when this hapened to me was charged it for couple hours plugged it into pc left it a few mins unplugged re-tried the same thing over and over and eventually pc gave me the connection sound which put a smile on my face which then booted into download mode and flashed stock rom through odin, if that fails to work then get it sent back to seller if it hasnt been flashed modded then a return and exchange/repair wont be a problem at all
idi0t said:
What i mean no mod is everything still running stock firmware original from factory. No roots etc. Nothing happened when attached to computer/laptop using cable data. I also guess its a hardware failure.
Anyways thank you all very much for all the infos. Guess my friend have to use his warranty. Never used my warranty although my phone counter already reached 70 hehehe
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Just a question: How is the phone going to get bricked if you didn't do absolutely anything flashing related? Just give it back to the shop and get a new one if it's faulty, before it's too late. Also, maybe the battery was faulty and died; have you tried with another battery?
iamsloany said:
what i did when this hapened to me was charged it for couple hours plugged it into pc left it a few mins unplugged re-tried the same thing over and over and eventually pc gave me the connection sound which put a smile on my face which then booted into download mode and flashed stock rom through odin, if that fails to work then get it sent back to seller if it hasnt been flashed modded then a return and exchange/repair wont be a problem at all
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Thx alot for your info. Will ask my friend to try it.
Astrofrigo said:
Just a question: How is the phone going to get bricked if you didn't do absolutely anything flashing related? Just give it back to the shop and get a new one if it's faulty, before it's too late. Also, maybe the battery was faulty and died; have you tried with another battery?
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Its my friend's phone. Not mine. So i really dunno what happened. Not yet try with other battery.
Easy fix.....send it back!
Assuming it has warranty.
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Hi!
While installing the revolt rom, downloaded here from the xda, the screen suddenly went black and the phone died. I have tried everything. I can't get to download mod or recovery mode. There's any sign from it... I read somewhere that a jig can help out! What do you think?
Thanks in advance!
[EDIT] The phone is a Samsung Galaxy S2!
Cheers!!
Did your phone shut off during the install?
Phone model? When exactly did it shut off?
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Based on what you've said, I'm afraid your phone is hard bricked. I say this because the same thing occured to me, only I knowingly pulled the USB out whilst it was flashing a pit file. You mentioned your battery died, maybe leaving it plugged in to charge for over an hour or so might revive it, does the phone become slightly (if not) warm near the camera? If it does, you then atleast know the phone isn't completely dead (from fixing, that is).
I ordered a jig and that didn't work, luckily, my carrier provided a repair service guarantee in which they repaired the phone in a couple of weeks, I just played dumb over the phone prior to sending it off.
Good luck and keep us posted.
fagundes666 said:
Hi!
While installing the revolt rom, downloaded here from the xda, the screen suddenly went black and the phone died. I have tried everything. I can't get to download mod or recovery mode. There's any sign from it... I read somewhere that a jig can help out! What do you think?
Thanks in advance!
Cheers!!
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please provide your ROM kernel details before you attempted to flash revolt ROM.
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
jthatch12 said:
Did your phone shut off during the install?
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Hi!
I forgot to mention...My phone is a Samsung Galaxy SII!
Like jthatch12 said, the phone just shut off during the install process.
I've already instaled a lot of roms downloaded here from xda and never got this kind of trouble! I read somewhere that a jig would take to download mode... Hope so!
Thank you all!
Cheers!
BlurrOVO said:
Based on what you've said, I'm afraid your phone is hard bricked. I say this because the same thing occured to me, only I knowingly pulled the USB out whilst it was flashing a pit file. You mentioned your battery died, maybe leaving it plugged in to charge for over an hour or so might revive it, does the phone become slightly (if not) warm near the camera? If it does, you then atleast know the phone isn't completely dead (from fixing, that is).
I ordered a jig and that didn't work, luckily, my carrier provided a repair service guarantee in which they repaired the phone in a couple of weeks, I just played dumb over the phone prior to sending it off.
Good luck and keep us posted.
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You pulled the usb cable out, while flashing a pit file?!
Why? Pit files are extremly dangerous.
I almost flashed a SGS1 pit file once..
Have you tried to remove the battery and leave for a few mins.
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s.d.oconnor said:
Have you tried to remove the battery and leave for a few mins.
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Try that too... Several times! There's no sign of life...
fagundes666 said:
Try that too... Several times! There's no sign of life...
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If you connect to your computer via USB are you getting any responce from your computer or phone at all. Also do you know anyone that has a galaxy s2, so you can see if it's the battery that has gone.
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S II? Ok.
I9100/G/M/P/T? Your previous ROM? What are you did, more details. more.
If it doesn't go into Download Mode with a jig, then it looks like a full hard-brick.
Do you know why it shut off? Did you fully charge the phone before flashing the ROM? Did you compare the MD5 sums to check that the ROM wasn't corrupt?
I bricked my phone last year. I got Odin FAIL (corrupt ROM) and I pulled the battery. That was it - it was bricked. No download mode - nothing. I sent it off to Three and played dumb. Two weeks later, my phone was fixed.
If the jig doesn't work, your options are JTAG or service center.
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If it doesn't go into Download Mode with a jig, then it looks like a full hard-brick.
Do you know why it shut off? Did you fully charge the phone before flashing the ROM? Did you compare the MD5 sums to check that the ROM wasn't corrupt?
I bricked my phone last year. I got Odin FAIL (corrupt ROM) and I pulled the battery. That was it - it was bricked. No download mode - nothing. I sent it off to Three and played dumb. Two weeks later, my phone was fixed.
If the jig doesn't work, your options are JTAG or service center.
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I didn't test any of those. The battery was ok.
I also did what s.d.oconnor said, I plug it into the computor but got no response.
The only response I got from the phone, is the warm up near the camera when I plugged it into charge for over an hour.
@bkjugg my previous rom was Wanan lite.
Thank you all.
Cheers!
I feel your pain!.. I just bricked my SGS2 yesterday. Knowing fully how I did it, but just had a brain-f*ck at the time..
I searched everywhere high and low on how to unbrick a hard brick. Already had a jig which didn't work.. tried every type of combo.. It's now going to get dropped into my local samsung repairer tomorrow to get looked at under warranty (as they can not tell how you hard brick it because they is no way of retrieving that information).
Jtag is for US customers, an I am not waiting 5 weeks for my phone.
Although until tomorrow, I am still going to look for a method to wake it up possibly..
I just took it as a known risk of flashing 100's of roms and kernels to my beloved phone..
markymark0055 said:
I feel your pain!.. I just bricked my SGS2 yesterday. Knowing fully how I did it, but just had a brain-f*ck at the time..
I searched everywhere high and low on how to unbrick a hard brick. Already had a jig which didn't work.. tried every type of combo.. It's now going to get dropped into my local samsung repairer tomorrow to get looked at under warranty (as they can not tell how you hard brick it because they is no way of retrieving that information).
Jtag is for US customers, an I am not waiting 5 weeks for my phone.
Although until tomorrow, I am still going to look for a method to wake it up possibly..
I just took it as a known risk of flashing 100's of roms and kernels to my beloved phone..
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Hi!
I didn't try a jig because I don't have one. I've ordered one on ebay and I have to wait a few days now and see if it works. If not, I'll send the phone to samsung and try to get it repaired under warranty. If they say that it isn't covered by warranty, I'll try a guy on ebay uk. Just search for jtag s2.
Cheers!!
markymark0055 said:
I feel your pain!.. I just bricked my SGS2 yesterday. Knowing fully how I did it, but just had a brain-f*ck at the time..
I searched everywhere high and low on how to unbrick a hard brick. Already had a jig which didn't work.. tried every type of combo.. It's now going to get dropped into my local samsung repairer tomorrow to get looked at under warranty (as they can not tell how you hard brick it because they is no way of retrieving that information).
Jtag is for US customers, an I am not waiting 5 weeks for my phone.
Although until tomorrow, I am still going to look for a method to wake it up possibly..
I just took it as a known risk of flashing 100's of roms and kernels to my beloved phone..
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Yep, same shiat. I can enter in download but can't in recovery + can't charge my phone ( has flashed 100500 ROMs, kernels, and all is ok, but not checked md5 - full wipe - bye bye until I return home. I hope I'll recover my phone.
Good luck OP.
I'm in the club for a brick SGS II, no smiles here too....
ChardC said:
I'm in the club for a brick SGS II, no smiles here too....
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Since the jig didn't work, I sent my phone to samsung, under warranty! Now I just have to wait for better news...
my phone seems to have been bricked as well
Phone was about 80% power and plugged into the wall, all of a sudden, screen goes blank
- was browsing twitter at the time
cannot
- enter download mode
- enter recovery mode
- power on
- charge
tried
- usb jib (i have tried before while my phone actually worked and it didnt work then either)
- taking out battery, sim , microsd for 24 hours and trying to boot again
- swapped batteries with friends working i9100 , he boots up, i still dont
running
- CM9 cm-9-20120916-NIGHTLY-galaxys2.zip
- Siyah kernel SiyahKernel S2-v4.1.5
- GAPPS 20120429
- LPX modem
any ideas ?
Timstah said:
my phone seems to have been bricked as well
Phone was about 80% power and plugged into the wall, all of a sudden, screen goes blank
- was browsing twitter at the time
cannot
- enter download mode
- enter recovery mode
- power on
- charge
tried
- usb jib (i have tried before while my phone actually worked and it didnt work then either)
- taking out battery, sim , microsd for 24 hours and trying to boot again
- swapped batteries with friends working i9100 , he boots up, i still dont
running
- CM9 cm-9-20120916-NIGHTLY-galaxys2.zip
- Siyah kernel SiyahKernel S2-v4.1.5
- GAPPS 20120429
- LPX modem
any ideas ?
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does it get hot if you plug it in the charger?
i bricked my SII last month trying to format internal sd in ext3, dont know what really happened, i rebooted and it just died, same symptoms as your phone.
i took it to a repair center under warranty and they replaced the motherboard for free.
Hi guys, my phone is flashed so I guess that will make this whole process painful...
But here is the story, I have omega version 12.1 I think (maybe 11 or 13) it has been on my phone for 1 + months now, so I am fairly certain it isn't anything to do with firmware. Phone wont turn on, wont go into download mode or anything. I have tried taking the battery out and leaving it out for 5 minutes, still nothing.
It was working fine before I went to bed, had 10 percent battery and was just on home screen when I put it on charge, not in app or anything. Then seems to be hard bricked after waking up, so happened sometime overnight.
I am not with a carrier, brought it locally outright at my local consumers electronics store (JB-HI-FI)
Since it is hard bricked to the point it wont turn on in download mode does that mean there is no way for them to know it is flashed unless they fix it (in which all is ok)?
Never done a warranty return, do I just take it into store and they send it off? How long will this take?
On top of all this I cut my old sim doown using a cutting template, and it appeared to slide in fine, but after trying to remove it today the push eject isn't working, and tips to get this out, doesn't appear to be enough room to grip it with tweesers.
Thanks.
So as we keep on saying in all posts, the next step u have to make is try with an usb jig.
U know what is that?
xopito_cc said:
So as we keep on saying in all posts, the next step u have to make is try with an usb jig.
U know what is that?
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No, have never heard of one. Just talked to samsung live chat and they said to have a proper diagnostic to take it down to a service centre, would anyone recommend this, or try this jig thing first?
Nicholas68 said:
No, have never heard of one. Just talked to samsung live chat and they said to have a proper diagnostic to take it down to a service centre, would anyone recommend this, or try this jig thing first?
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Since it's already harbricked, i'd say just turn it in and let Samsung fix it for you. It is under warranty, and last time i brought in my i9000 that I bricked, they just replaced the phone. the jig is ok only if you already know where to get one or how to make one, but if you have to go out of your way for it, just use the warranty.
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JiroPrinz8 said:
Since it's already harbricked, i'd say just turn it in and let Samsung fix it for you. It is under warranty, and last time i brought in my i9000 that I bricked, they just replaced the phone. the jig is ok only if you already know where to get one or how to make one, but if you have to go out of your way for it, just use the warranty.
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Ok, Think that is best, can't really go without phone for 2-3 weeks while waiting for a JIG to arrive.
Just a few questions about the service centre, do you think they will ask me if I have flashed the phone? Cause I'm afraid they will think the brick was caused by that (could be) but probably unlikely since it died during the night a month after its latest flash.
If they do get it working will they go in and check the flash counter? Then what happens?
And lastly, if they ask me if I have flashed it should I lie and say no?
Thanks for the help.
I ordered my jig from ebay from overseas but it arrived in a few days.
I am in Melbourne city btw, pm me if you are too. I can lend you mine.
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priyana said:
I ordered my jig from ebay from overseas but it arrived in a few days.
I am in Melbourne city btw, pm me if you are too. I can lend you mine.
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Nope brisbane here, thanks for the offer though. What would the chances be of a JIG fixing it though, cause I have a feeling the mainboard has died. Kinda wish I didn't turn off the red LED charging light, apparently some others who's phones hardbricked the light still turned on showing some sign of life.
Any suggestions on sorting out the micro sim card issue now, assume I have to get it our before taking it to service centre, or just leave it in for them to fix?
priyana said:
I ordered my jig from ebay from overseas but it arrived in a few days.
I am in Melbourne city btw, pm me if you are too. I can lend you mine.
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Does the jig work on s3? I have an old one from s2 and if I'm not wrong is not working on s3...
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Does the jig work on s3? I have an old one from s2 and if I'm not wrong is not working on s3...
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-it will force the S3 in download mode
BUT
-it will not reset the flash counter like with S2
Got a little bit of good news, this might help other people out with jammed sim cards, NO damage and worked like a treat.
In the top of the sim card holder down the bottom left there is a little circle around one mill wide, got a sharp thumbtack and pushed it gentelly into the sim card, the just applied a little pressure and the sim card started to slide up, was very easy, had a great grip on the sim cad and no damage done trying to grab it with needle nose pliers like I read elsewhere, now to get the phone replaced or unbricked.
Thinking about it more I think it is a hardware fault, cause I had flashed the correct version of omega for international S3, I havn't had any wrong signs like freezing or crashing, been working flawlessly for over a month, then out of the blue completely dead. So I think I will just go into the service centre and tell them I suspect the motherboard has died, or the charger port (didn't charge over night), dont have a spare battery to test with though).
http://lifehacker.com/5940308/save-a-bricked-phone-using-paper-clips-and-pencil-graphite
Just a post tyat i found today..not sure if it ll work or not.
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That video is pretty cool, don't have an old connector to try it, but seeing as my phone didn't hard brick from a flash going wrong while flashing or wrong firmware or anything I have a feeling a JIG or similar wont work. Would try it if I had the connector though.
How often do batterys and charger ports fail, cause that could be another reason I guess.
Nicholas68 said:
Ok, Think that is best, can't really go without phone for 2-3 weeks while waiting for a JIG to arrive.
Just a few questions about the service centre, do you think they will ask me if I have flashed the phone? Cause I'm afraid they will think the brick was caused by that (could be) but probably unlikely since it died during the night a month after its latest flash.
If they do get it working will they go in and check the flash counter? Then what happens?
And lastly, if they ask me if I have flashed it should I lie and say no?
Thanks for the help.
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Exactly. There were no problems with the flashing part, i think ypu have a hardware issue.
They didn't ask me anything really, just asked what happened prior to the phone dying.
But i was ready to lie my ass off.. lol!
Dont say anything about flashing. They wont even bother trying to flash the phone if they dont get it into download mode.
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JiroPrinz8 said:
Exactly. There were no problems with the flashing part, i think ypu have a hardware issue.
They didn't ask me anything really, just asked what happened prior to the phone dying.
But i was ready to lie my ass off.. lol!
Dont say anything about flashing. They wont even bother trying to flash the phone if they dont get it into download mode.
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Ok, thanks for the info, I've tried everything besides a JIG to try get it into a download mode, so I doubt they will get it into download mode, Ive seen a couple of other cases where the S3 has had a mainboard issue, only other thing is in the last week I have been using the wall charger where as I normally use the computer and usb, so not sure if this could link to it though, might have got a power surge, but had no storms in months so unlikely and the fuse box is modern with pretty good protection. Ill just go in and tell them it was working one night, and dead when I woke up the next morning, which is the truth. And if they ask if its flashed, ill miss understand them and say, not the screen wasn't flashing/flickering when it died, I was asleep
Reality is though if they get the phone to a restored point to where they can see the flash counter, then I no longer need their help to fix it.
One more question. At the service centres do they try fix it while I'm there, or do they tell s to come back in a few hours, or do they ring a few days later. And if they can't get it in download mode do they normally give you a replacement there? Or do they ship it off to get parts replaced and then ship it back taking weeks/months?
Thanks
I'd give the jig a chance. Just imho.
Btw it is very likely that the jig would arrive in, like, 24-48 hours if you choose the right seller, while other users already told you it's probably gonna take more then a few days (probably from 2 weeks to a month) for samsung to "close the ticket". In my experience only with apple you'd be up and running in less then a week.
Nicholas68 said:
One more question. At the service centres do they try fix it while I'm there, or do they tell s to come back in a few hours, or do they ring a few days later. And if they can't get it in download mode do they normally give you a replacement there? Or do they ship it off to get parts replaced and then ship it back taking weeks/months?
Thanks
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I'm sure they will ask you to come back in a few days or even weeks. Don't think they will replace new unit for you. They will just replace the faulty part.
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I have the same issue so thought i would post here rather than starting a new thread.
Here's the story for mine. Working fine on current rom for about a month no issues at all. Today battery got to about 9% then switched off and i haven't been able to get it to turn on again, no download mode,no recovery, no charging led nothing at all.
I had to change my screen a couple of days ago, has been working fine with the broken screen for months, have i now voided my warranty?
A lot of faulty s3 i think... My s3 suddenly died last night. Battery is around 90+. Check the phone and it's not responding. Power button doesn't work. Doesn't even go to download mode or recovery mode. I'm running on stock ICS with root only. Sad part is I don't have any access for a jig right now. So can't test it. Bought this phone in SG and I'm in the Philippines right now. Warranty is good for SG only. Dec would be my next trip back to SG. By then no S3 as of now. For a phone I'm getting depressed LOL!
over the air jellybean brick my phone unrooted unflashed phone
BEWARE EVERYONE!! when updating to jellybean some do go very wrong! not all! but some do!! and it will brick your phone!! i updated over the air.. and for a few days. my phone kept on freezing! and locking up! one night i went to bed woke up and the phone was stuck on the boot screen! i thought thats weird took battery out, put back in, as ya do.. nothing took sim out and back in nothing... so only option was to reapair it through kies. put serial in and model number in it found the sortware. i downloaded it. told me to put phone in recovery mode.. so i did,kies said it was gonna install it to my phone.. but everytime it tryed to install it kept on saying it couldnt find my phone.. i tryed this all day long used different usb ports. different computers. to know avail, so my only option was to take it in for repair.. so i took it back to phones 4 u! they sent it away, i waited over 2 weeks! which was undiscrible it was like i lost my right arm with no phone! as you can imagine.. than the repair center turned round and said that the phone has been rooted! which it hadnt!! and they said this in order to brake the terms and conditions of my warentee so phones 4 u can get out of giving me a new handset. so they all save money!! i wouldnt do that to a 500 pound phone!! the phone does everything you could want from a phone! im launching a full investigation into this matter.. and have writen a formall complaint to phones 4 u headoffice, and will be contacting trading standards, ofcom, watchdog, and the ombudsman, and plaster it on all the forums ,social networking sights i can think of, to give them as much bad press as possible!! untill my problem is resolved and i will restore there name and clear it once they have done the right thing by me
I am afraid I can also report a bricked S3 here.
Rooted two weeks ago, but did not yet install a rom. Didn't Triangleaway yet aswell.
Same problem as described, I was browsing the net, and suddenly, screen went black (off). Could not get it powered on anymore. (nor in download/recovery mode)
So i brought it to the local telecom service center of my office, they could tell me the battery was fine and the buttons were working but they never saw one in this state.
So they are sending it to a samsung repair company.
This was two days ago, heard nothing yet, but I am very curious if I will get repaired or if I need to pay because of the rooting.
Will post the result if I know more.
Does anyone know if this problem also happens to people who did not root?
Hello everybody.
I was using the first "official" JB leak (the Polish one, I don't remember which one it was). I've being used it for a while, with no problems.
Yesterday, I saw that Faryabb had posted a new version of the GAPPs. Since I wanted the "pinch to zoom" thing in Gmail, I did the following:
- Installed ROM Manager
- Installed CWM from ROM Manager
- Installed CWM Touch on top of that using ROM Manager
- Flashed the GAPPs using CWM.
The phone booted and did it "Updating 37 of 216 apps" or something like that. Everything seemed fine ('though I was mistaken, this version of Gmail didn't have pinch to zoom either).
Anyway, this morning I reached for my phone and it's off. It won't turn off even after pressing any combination of VolUp+Home+Power or VolDown+Home+Power.
I've tried pulling the battery, waiting for a couple of minutes and putting it in again, with no luck.
I'm starting to get "a little bit" worried. Does anybody have any idea of what may have happened?
Thanks in advance.
Edit: When I plug in the phone, the LED does nothing. It doesn't turn on at all.
Try find another battery and test it. If still no response, send back to service centre.
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f first thing,, make sure battery is charged, sounds stupid, but it happens
Try using usb jig..it might work...
and yeah charge battery just in case..
Thanks for all your answers.
Battery was at 50% when I went to bed. And it doesn't charge when I plug in the phone.
Anyway, I'll try to buy a new battery and see if it works.
I don't own an USB JIG. However, having read about it, it seems that it won't help with a hard brick (like the one I seem to have).
"bit worried"
reycat said:
Thanks for all your answers.
Battery was at 50% when I went to bed. And it doesn't charge when I plug in the phone.
Anyway, I'll try to buy a new battery and see if it works.
I don't own an USB JIG. However, having read about it, it seems that it won't help with a hard brick (like the one I seem to have).
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Hi All,
I have the same problem. I am using Omega 27.2 and latest syiah kernel. I tried to dual boot with rom supernexus. Everything was fine when I went to bed. But in the morning I was not able to switch the phone on. I tried new battery, nothing. I tried to charge both batteries, nothing. I tried to press buttons for download mode, nothing. Iam really worried about it now. Please help.
Friend have USB JIG so I will try it tomorrow and let you know. But still if you have anything else, let us know.
Thank y ou
one last ditch attempt before the jig
Make sure your phone is charged
Try long press power button (10 second+)
That's all I can think of right now
Thanks again.
Since it seems that the phone isn't charging the battery, I've just bought an Extra Battery Kit + Charger and I'm charging the extra battery with the charger. When it has a full charge I will put that battery in and try everything you've recommended.
USB Jig will only enable the phone to boot to download mode if the buttons dont work .
As its small cost always worth a try with no warranty phones .
My guess ROM Manager is the problem
CWM
Not compatible with ROM Manager ! Use the CWM Manager provided instead (installed by CF-Root automatically)
jje
Well spotted jj, I missed that he had used Rom manager
reycat said:
Thanks again.
Since it seems that the phone isn't charging the battery, I've just bought an Extra Battery Kit + Charger and I'm charging the extra battery with the charger. When it has a full charge I will put that battery in and try everything you've recommended.
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@reycat
Try it, but I have changed battery for the reserved one which was fully charged and nothing happend.
@all
any other tips to bring our phones back to life?
I have backup, but I can not do anything with it because I can not switch on the phone (
Thank you
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slaphead20 said:
Well spotted jj, I missed that he had used Rom manager
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But I didnt used Rom manager and have the same problem.
Why it happend overnight?
JJEgan said:
USB Jig will only enable the phone to boot to download mode if the buttons dont work .
As its small cost always worth a try with no warranty phones .
My guess ROM Manager is the problem
CWM
Not compatible with ROM Manager ! Use the CWM Manager provided instead (installed by CF-Root automatically)
jje
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Ooops. And, if that were the case, what should I do to fix it? (if possible)
Silhaut1 said:
Hi All,
I have the same problem. I am using Omega 27.2 and latest syiah kernel. I tried to dual boot with rom supernexus. Everything was fine when I went to bed. But in the morning I was not able to switch the phone on. I tried new battery, nothing. I tried to charge both batteries, nothing. I tried to press buttons for download mode, nothing. Iam really worried about it now. Please help.
Friend have USB JIG so I will try it tomorrow and let you know. But still if you have anything else, let us know.
Thank y ou
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Did you have any luck with the USB JIG?
reycat said:
Did you have any luck with the USB JIG?
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Hi, sorry for delay in response. I didnt have luck with usb jig. Phone is dead. I am sending it to samsung service. Hopefully my warranty will not be broken.
Cross your fingers
Lukas
Silhaut1 said:
Hi, sorry for delay in response. I didnt have luck with usb jig. Phone is dead. I am sending it to samsung service. Hopefully my warranty will not be broken.
Cross your fingers
Lukas
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Thanks for your answer. I bought an USB JIG online but since it's taking longer than expected to arrive, I couldn't wait any longer and sent the phone to Vodafone's repair service.
Let's hope we both are lucky
have you flashed root before recovery?
reycat said:
Thanks for your answer. I bought an USB JIG online but since it's taking longer than expected to arrive, I couldn't wait any longer and sent the phone to Vodafone's repair service.
Let's hope we both are lucky
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I was. I've my phone back.
In case someone is interested, the diagnosis was "Faulty electric component" and the fix was replacing this:
GH82-06521A-A/S ASSY-PBA MAIN(COMM)GT_I9300
No clue of what it means, just thought I'd copy it here in case it helps someone
reycat said:
I was. I've my phone back.
In case someone is interested, the diagnosis was "Faulty electric component" and the fix was replacing this:
GH82-06521A-A/S ASSY-PBA MAIN(COMM)GT_I9300
No clue of what it means, just thought I'd copy it here in case it helps someone
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Iam still waiting for my phone, hopefully it will be back next week.
Finger crossed
reycat said:
I was. I've my phone back.
GH82-06521A-A/S ASSY-PBA MAIN(COMM)GT_I9300
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Thats the main printed board assembly or, in a more common word, the motherboard.
There's an increasing number of these "random brick" stories, including mine this morning. Here's another thread just like this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1970422