I get that the usb jig resets the flash count and preventing the yellow triangle. But on the other hand what is this yellow triangle hurting other than... "oh no there's a yellow triangle on bootup now" ?
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Its main purpose is to help recover from bricks and get into download mode...the other stuff it does is just a bonus.
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But on the other hand what is this yellow triangle hurting other than... "oh no there's a yellow triangle on bootup now" ?
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that's it. its not doing anything else to the phone other than showing a yellow triangle.
Also, I hear a lot of talk about bricking this phone. I came from a desire HD and bricking was virtually unheard of. What makes it so easy to brick this device that I should watch out for?
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akira02rex said:
Also, I hear a lot of talk about bricking this phone. I came from a desire HD and bricking was virtually unheard of. What makes it so easy to brick this device that I should watch out for?
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It isn't - in fact it's extremely difficult to brick this device. As long as you don't flash bootloaders, you're good.
I've also NEVER seen a case on the Infuse or this device where the jig worked to get someone into download mode when VolUp + VolDn + USB insertion didn't.
The benefit of the jig is to reset the "custom binary flash" counter, which is something that Samsung can potentially use to deny you warranty service.
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Also, I hear a lot of talk about bricking this phone. I came from a desire HD and bricking was virtually unheard of. What makes it so easy to brick this device that I should watch out for?
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True brick is very difficult. This is usually caused by the flash being interupted while flashing bootloaders. There should be no reason to flash bootloaders, however.
What is usually referred to as soft brick is caused when the flash of the kernel, rom, or modem goes wrong. This is recoverable by going back into download mode and reflashing. Consequently it is not really a brick.
The jig puts the phone into download mode. It was originally needed on the AT&T Captivate because some of the phones had a manufacturing flaw in which they could not be put into download mode with the button combo. The fact that it clears the flash counter on the SGS II is incidental.
akira02rex said:
Also, I hear a lot of talk about bricking this phone. I came from a desire HD and bricking was virtually unheard of. What makes it so easy to brick this device that I should watch out for?
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It's impossible to brick unless you flash broken, mismatching, or corrupt bootloaders.
If the phone responds in any matter at all then it's saveable via Jig.
akira02rex said:
Also, I hear a lot of talk about bricking this phone. I came from a desire HD and bricking was virtually unheard of. What makes it so easy to brick this device that I should watch out for?
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here are your answers: (couldn't have said it any better myself - lol)
Entropy512 said:
It isn't - in fact it's extremely difficult to brick this device. As long as you don't flash bootloaders, you're good.
I've also NEVER seen a case on the Infuse or this device where the jig worked to get someone into download mode when VolUp + VolDn + USB insertion didn't.
The benefit of the jig is to reset the "custom binary flash" counter, which is something that Samsung can potentially use to deny you warranty service.
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It's impossible to brick unless you use flash broken, mismatching, or corrupt bootloaders.
If the phone responds in any matter at all then it's saveable via Jig.
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akira02rex said:
I get that the usb jig resets the flash count and preventing the yellow triangle. But on the other hand what is this yellow triangle hurting other than... "oh no there's a yellow triangle on bootup now" ?
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The reason is all cosmetic, BUT speaking just for myself I like to see
my phone looking and working as close to perfection as I can make it
so even that yellow triangle spoils my fun.
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I've also NEVER seen a case on the Infuse or this device where the jig worked to get someone into download mode when VolUp + VolDn + USB insertion didn't.
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On the Captivate when you got the Phone-!-Computer you needed a jig.
For some reason the Infuse didn't.
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My brother sent us the Atrix (AT&T) after he had unlocked the phone. He had it factory reset and now I'm getting an error message as follows:
"Failed to boot 0x1000
Entering NvFlash Recovery Mode
Battery is too low to flash"
He said it worked fine before he sent the phone...and neither of us are quite sure whether or not it is fixable. Is it hard bricked or is there any way to fix this?
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My brother sent us the Atrix (AT&T) after he had unlocked the phone. He had it factory reset and now I'm getting an error message as follows:
"Failed to boot 0x1000
Entering NvFlash Recovery Mode
Battery is too low to flash"
He said it worked fine before he sent the phone...and neither of us are quite sure whether or not it is fixable. Is it hard bricked or is there any way to fix this?
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I believe this has been covered several times, you may look in the hardbrick sticky thread in the dev forum.
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I believe this has been covered several times, you may look in the hardbrick sticky thread in the dev forum.
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From what I saw (searching for hours), this hasn't been straight answered. I've seen different answers on different threads. One saying to try a different battery, and another saying that yes, it is hard bricked.
Ever heard of the mcgyver cable basically u sacrifice a data cable cut of the part that jacks in the phone and connect the open wires directly to your battery. Plug it in and leave it for a while. Check the defy furoms or just google it
That spliced up cable works, fixed mine like that and posted a thread here about it a while ago.
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Phone got unplugged (stupid dog) while odin was loading. Now phone will not do anything wont power on at all. Any ideas what i can do ?
Battery pull...wait a few mins then insert battery and try to get into download mode. Sorry bud..
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Find someone with a jig? Maybe on craigslist?
That's terrible I'm sorry.... You anywhere near Salem Oregon?
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Ouch! ..sounds like a hard brick, you may need to JTAG. Connexion25 does it. You can try download mode via jig. You can go to radio shack and make one or buy a nice tidy one already made.
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Phone got unplugged (stupid dog) while odin was loading. Now phone will not do anything wont power on at all. Any ideas what i can do ?
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I thought I had this with my captivate. I found out it still powered on by turning it on in a dark room and noticed a faint glow. Then I was finally able to get it into download mode with a jig and reflashed
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Chris97038 said:
Phone got unplugged (stupid dog) while odin was loading. Now phone will not do anything wont power on at all. Any ideas what i can do ?
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What were you trying to load? Unless you were flashing something with bootloaders (WHY????), this should not have happened.
Kind of a loss here. I have a At&T Galaxy note that I rooted and put clock work recovery mod on.
I accidentally downloaded a rom for the SGH-I777 not 717, and tried to flash in CWM. Now my phone wont even power on. Am I totally screwed?
Can you get into download mode or cwm from the powered off state?
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If its less than 30 days return it.. That's probly your only option.
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N3RD420 said:
If its less than 30 days return it.. That's probly your only option.
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If he can gain either modes i mentioned than couldnt he restore?
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I think u r screwed. But yeah just call sammy ask for a replacement
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Can you get into download mode or cwm from the powered off state?
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Yea I agree with him if you can get into download mode you can odin to stock reroot and get cmr and install custom rom
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The answer to everything is not 'get a replacement'. The guy above asking if download mode is accessible is spot on.
Provided you can get in there, reflashing a stock package for the i717 isn't impossible and should restore full functionality.
Best of luck
You can always try the Samsung Jig, it still works on my Note.
All im saying is if it won't turn on how can he get in DL mode? That doesn't make sense. Some say jigs work and some say they don't..
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All im saying is if it won't turn on how can he get in DL mode? That doesn't make sense. Some say jigs work and some say they don't..
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Download mode is not only if the phone powers on.
there maybe other things going on. the DL mode is a completely valid question. and i hope that he can.
a jig may work as well, i had luck with home made jigs from resiters. with about the 301 of resistance. but that was not for the note.
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Download mode is not only if the phone powers on.
there maybe other things going on. the DL mode is a completely valid question. and i hope that he can.
a jig may work as well, i had luck with home made jigs from resiters. with about the 301 of resistance. but that was not for the note.
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Thats what I'm saying. I mean, when I gain download mode my phone is off...stands to reason it could work in this case. I hope it gets rocking again.
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my friend i just brick my att note, you said the jig worked on yours?
The response from above is a legit one....just because you cannot turn screen on dosent mean you cannot enter download mode.....try wont hurt any thing..juat out of curiosity hold the power button down for like 20 seconds, will it vibrate?
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I need help I flashed my phone with I777 firmware and there's no life on the phone is this how easy my phone can go the painfully thing is that I'm in Nigeria I have a usb jig will try it wen I find it jtag I don't know were it can be done in Nigeria God please help me out of this
Yeah you wanted an i717 ROM instead if you can't get into recovery or download mode you have a hard brick and JTAG is really your only option. If you have access to a computer try Odin or kies as a last resort but I'm pretty sure your bricked sorry.
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bronx07 said:
I need help I flashed my phone with I777 firmware and there's no life on the phone is this how easy my phone can go the painfully thing is that I'm in Nigeria I have a usb jig will try it wen I find it jtag I don't know were it can be done in Nigeria God please help me out of this
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Did you read all the posts in the thread?
Can you get in in download mode? (hold volume down and press power)
If can not get in download mode, No one can save you here. The usb jig is your only hope you have. Or send it out to get repaired.
If you flash the wrong rom your phone needs JTAG service. You can send it from Nigeria using DHL and pre-pay the JTAG guy at www.mobiletechvideos.com. The JTAG is $50 but I don't know the shipping cost.
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Hey guy,
I recently bricked my phone and sought assistance first before I came to this. I have "hard bricked" my phone so i'm only left with two options: jig it or jtag it. Of course since the former is cheaper, I wanted to try that first, and if that fails, I will jtag. My question is where can I find a jig for the galaxy note I717? Help would be appreciated!
Don't bother. Brick = JTAG
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Don't bother. Brick = JTAG
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He is right. A jig will not work on our notes.
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MoJoe277 said:
He is right. A jig will not work on our notes.
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That is completely not true.
A jig is not, and never was, intended to fix a hard brick.
It first made its appearance with the galaxy s 1 variants because certain bootloaders would disable all button combos, making an easily fixable bootloop (soft brick) a much more tricky situation, so it was discovered that shorting pins 4 and 5 on a usb board with 301k ohms would force download mode ON A PHONE THAT WASN'T HARD BRICKED.
When the galaxy s2 was released, it was discovered that the jig not only forced download mode, but reset the flash counter as well.
On the note, it will force download mode if you're in a bootloop but not reset the flash counter, however the button combos should always work on a note with working bootloaders so the jig is superfluous.
Also, the resistors used play a role in whether the jig will do anything.
My jig boots download mode on my old captivate and my note, but the resistance is out of tolerance on my brother in law's galaxy s2 and does nothing.
Tl;Dr: jigs work for the purpose they were intended to.
i recently hard bricked and paid mobiletechvideo to jtag it for me. back like new
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I used a jig last night to revive a soft bricked S3. I've had my jig I bought on eBay ever since my old captivate.
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If you read the other thread the OP opened you would see he flashed a rom for the international note. No five dollar jig will undo that.
O yea it's a wrap... I seen the thread but didn't realize it was related to this one.. ouch that sucks
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studacris said:
That is completely not true.
A jig is not, and never was, intended to fix a hard brick.
It first made its appearance with the galaxy s 1 variants because certain bootloaders would disable all button combos, making an easily fixable bootloop (soft brick) a much more tricky situation, so it was discovered that shorting pins 4 and 5 on a usb board with 301k ohms would force download mode ON A PHONE THAT WASN'T HARD BRICKED.
When the galaxy s2 was released, it was discovered that the jig not only forced download mode, but reset the flash counter as well.
On the note, it will force download mode if you're in a bootloop but not reset the flash counter, however the button combos should always work on a note with working bootloaders so the jig is superfluous.
Also, the resistors used play a role in whether the jig will do anything.
My jig boots download mode on my old captivate and my note, but the resistance is out of tolerance on my brother in law's galaxy s2 and does nothing.
Tl;Dr: jigs work for the purpose they were intended to.
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My statement is in regards the op's situation " hard brick" in which case, my statement is true. I should have been more specific lol
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JTAG is the only way back after flashing a rom intended for the N7000 ....g
I was trying to do an odin factory restore, everything looked as if it went ok. Green pass and all but no reboot on the phone. Im getting NOT a single thing from the device (no led, no screen, no downloading menu) but when plugged into the PC it recognizes something being connected and sounds off but odin won't find it either. These are the directions I followed http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=237
after flashing I noticed up on the title it says SPH-I545 but it says for verizon. Any help would be appreciated. The battery should be about 60%.
Also possible first hard brick (sch-i545)
dnar56 said:
I was trying to do an odin factory restore, everything looked as if it went ok. Green pass and all but no reboot on the phone. Im getting NOT a single thing from the device (no led, no screen, no downloading menu) but when plugged into the PC it recognizes something being connected and sounds off but odin won't find it either. These are the directions I followed
after flashing I noticed up on the title it says SPH-I545 but it says for verizon. Any help would be appreciated. The battery should be about 60%.
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I'm not exactly sure what happened to my s4. I had it rooted with the latest firmware and it was fine for days. Then I rebooted and identical symptoms described above. Please tell me....or rather us there is a way around this. Please PM me if need be. Thanks in advance.
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I was stock 4.2.2 unrooted
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Is your phone a verizon phone? Have you tried doing a battery pull and then using the key combo to boot into odin/download mode?
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yes verizon
dnar56 said:
I was trying to do an odin factory restore, everything looked as if it went ok. Green pass and all but no reboot on the phone. Im getting NOT a single thing from the device (no led, no screen, no downloading menu) but when plugged into the PC it recognizes something being connected and sounds off but odin won't find it either. These are the directions I followed
after flashing I noticed up on the title it says SPH-I545 but it says for verizon. Any help would be appreciated. The battery should be about 60%.
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Is your phone a verizon phone? Have you tried doing a battery pull and then using the key combo to boot into odin/download mode?
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Yes, I have been trying everything for hours now. I know this is only my second post, but Ive been doing this since the beginning. I have always received the help I needed via these forums, but clearly something has happened and I've soft bricked on many a droid phone and always found my way to a solution, but no lights, no vibration, yet when plugged into a computer, just as the first post mentions....it can tell a device was plugged in, but driver installation fails. I'm almost certain I hard bricked it and I'm very upset. I have an insurance policy that covers absolutely anything with a brand new device, but I have never filed a claim and can't afford to wait. I really messed up this time.....
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Same here! Never had any issues like this before, odd it happened to us both at the same time. Was your phone purchased used or new?
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Brand new several months old from Verizon Dealer
dnar56 said:
Same here! Never had any issues like this before, odd it happened to us both at the same time. Was your phone purchased used or new?
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Brand new several months old from Verizon Dealer. I never had a problem, worked like a charm always. Do you think there is a trick to get these bad boys operational again? All we need is for them to turn on and we can do the rest. I am so ticked off right now...
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I hope so. Tomorrow I'm going to delete the drivers and see what happens. I read somewhere to disconnect from PC pull out battery, hold both volume buttons down insert battery then plug it into the PC while still holding the two buttons. That didn't work for me though
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No suggestions anyone
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If you can not get into odinmode (download mode) or recovery, sounds like you are hard bricked and out of luck.
If you CAN get into odin mode, are you on Mdk or me7? Can use this method then. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259
Only other suggestion is to get the "kies" software and do an emergency update from there if it can recognize the device correctly.
From past experience when i bricked a previous smartphone, the end result was my computer would beep and recognize something was connecting, but never add it to devices would contiously beep on and off if i unplugged and plugged back in, and phone would not boot into any mode.
Damn. Thanks for the info.
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Please try
http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/
You may want to try a jig:
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=130901739957
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ztkryan said:
You may want to try a jig:
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=130901739957
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States right at the bottom no jig will fix a hard bricked phone which is what it sounds like he has unfortunately. Pretty sure the only way to fix a hard bricked phone is jtag.
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True but is it really a hard brick if the computer knows it is plugged in?
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True but is it really a hard brick if the computer knows it is plugged in?
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Yes and no haha. sometimes your pc will still make noise when you plug it in. Op google heimdall and give that a shot thats about the only thing I can think of. Never had to resort to it so cant confirm whether it works or not but its not like you have anything to lose at this point.
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Tried kies but won't recognize the phone. I uninstalled the drivers now I get no notification from the computer. I'll try the other suggestion.
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I appreciate the help
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Yes and no haha. sometimes your pc will still make noise when you plug it in. Op google heimdall and give that a shot thats about the only thing I can think of. Never had to resort to it so cant confirm whether it works or not but its not like you have anything to lose at this point.
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I don't think heimdall will work because I can't access download mode. To eBay she goes.
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Like i said i havent used it personally only read about it but from what i read you dont have to be in download mode for heimdall. You can use it to flash the original bootloader and if it takes I think youll be able to then go into download mode and revive your phone.
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