So I messed up my phone, and now it wont boot at all, just a dead phone, I've tried every 'fix' I could find, but it wont turn on at all. Even my 'recovery jig' wont put it in download mode, or any mode for that matter. I need to get it replaced, but I'm not sure who to contact. Do I contact samsung directly or should I try going through T-Mobile?
Thanks
Make a jig resistor that should force your phone into download mode I think if you go to team whiskys website they sell them for like a dollar then odin back to stock
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I've already made a jig, used it several times, but this time my phone wont respond at all, no power, jig does nothing, I don't think I can save a phone that wont even turn on.
That's a good point
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I guess I'll just call T-mobile and see what they say.
Theres something you do by removing the battery and plugging in the USB. Odin is involved. I dont know much more than that.
I only responded because of the optimism you show in such a dire situation. Kudos and good luck
Have you by anychance seen my guide? x] If not, then it's in my sig.
Best of luck!
ozmulti: I never let 'things' get me down, after all, the most important things in life are not things at all.
draikz: Thanks for the reply, you're guide has actually saved my phone before, but alas, my vibrick seems intent on staying dead.
Hi all, im new to this android rooting stuff, i have jailbroken many apple devices, but im a big noob with rooting.
ill start from the start, i rooted my samsung galaxy s2 (I9210T) the other day with a stock ROM, using Odin and what not, it worked, no issues, but some non-market apps werent working but because of the stock ROM. So i followed a link that led me to "XDA"
In a hurry to root my phone with a custom ROM, i accidentally used a rom made for the I777, it booted and it all worked, just not the touch buttons at the bottom, (obviously), so again i downloaded a new ROM to get these buttons to work, and thinking im smart, i thought i could skip a step, and instead of flashing the phone again with odin, i loaded the clockwork recovery, and loaded this new ROM, without unloading the other thinking it would work, rebooted it, BUT it didnt reboot, it wont stay on, attempting to get into recovery is futile, and the phone is completely unresponsive, the computer makes the USB connection noises everytime i plug it in and take it out, but thats it, i do realise what ive done is completely idiotic and stupid, but is there anyway possible to recover my phone without having to take it in, or get a JTAG done?
Thanks to anyone who has a solution.
Citrus94 said:
Hi all, im new to this android rooting stuff, i have jailbroken many apple devices, but im a big noob with rooting.
ill start from the start, i rooted my samsung galaxy s2 (I9210T) the other day with a stock ROM, using Odin and what not, it worked, no issues, but some non-market apps werent working but because of the stock ROM. So i followed a link that led me to "XDA"
In a hurry to root my phone with a custom ROM, i accidentally used a rom made for the I777, it booted and it all worked, just not the touch buttons at the bottom, (obviously), so again i downloaded a new ROM to get these buttons to work, and thinking im smart, i thought i could skip a step, and instead of flashing the phone again with odin, i loaded the clockwork recovery, and loaded this new ROM, without unloading the other thinking it would work, rebooted it, BUT it didnt reboot, it wont stay on, attempting to get into recovery is futile, and the phone is completely unresponsive, the computer makes the USB connection noises everytime i plug it in and take it out, but thats it, i do realise what ive done is completely idiotic and stupid, but is there anyway possible to recover my phone without having to take it in, or get a JTAG done?
Thanks to anyone who has a solution.
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well first sorry for ur present state ma8, if ur phone is not able to get into dwnld mode than its really difficult to do anything except for a JTAG done
just try using the three button combo Vol dwn + home + pwr butt and check for dwnld mode if u find success then flash a stock rom and u will get out of the situation
yeah, ive tried that so many times, too many to count, but, when doing it while its plugged into my computer, it makes the "USB disconnected" noise, which is weird.
i dont know where i can get a JTAG done, as i only recently saw it, not looked into it, im assuming phone repair shops do them? or can samsung do them even if the warruntee is voided, would they do it for a price? :s
Citrus94 said:
yeah, ive tried that so many times, too many to count, but, when doing it while its plugged into my computer, it makes the "USB disconnected" noise, which is weird.
i dont know where i can get a JTAG done, as i only recently saw it, not looked into it, im assuming phone repair shops do them? or can samsung do them even if the warruntee is voided, would they do it for a price? :s
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the samsung people will defenetly do it, please check the same with them regarding the price etc
Citrus94 said:
yeah, ive tried that so many times, too many to count, but, when doing it while its plugged into my computer, it makes the "USB disconnected" noise, which is weird.
i dont know where i can get a JTAG done, as i only recently saw it, not looked into it, im assuming phone repair shops do them? or can samsung do them even if the warruntee is voided, would they do it for a price? :s
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as u said u hear the usb connection sound when u connect ur phone
try using a usb jig
there may b chances of getting the phone in download mode
u can buy a usb jig from ebay
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the samsung people will defenetly do it, please check the same with them regarding the price etc
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well ill see about travelling into town after i find the price then, just hopefully it doesnt take long, will be away in a week :S
Thanks anyway sun90, just need to make sure there was nothing that can be done first, definately wont be making that mistake again LOL
neerajganga said:
as u said u hear the usb connection sound when u connect ur phone
try using a usb jig
there may b chances of getting the phone in download mode
u can buy a usb jig from ebay
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that actually might work!! hope it does, atleast the jigs are cheap, orded one off ebay, should be here soon..... fingers crossed.
Erm, jig might help, but sounds like you've flashed a bad bootloader. Or a good bootloader, if you've got a I777. On the bright side, you've now got a really attractive paper weight. People will think your incredibly rich when you throw around a Galaxy S II just you just don't give a ****. Next time you're at a club single out the sluttiest girl there, go up to her and ask if she will have sex with you for a Galaxy S II, tell her the phone is out of battery, then go and do your business. When you hand over the phone make sure you are confident and humorous about it, give her a charging cable to make it look super legit. Oh and you should probably be wearing a balaclava throughout the whole process, you don't want her seeking revenge when she knows she's been used.
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Erm, jig might help, but sounds like you've flashed a bad bootloader. Or a good bootloader, if you've got a I777. On the bright side, you've now got a really attractive paper weight. People will think your incredibly rich when you throw around a Galaxy S II just you just don't give a ****. Next time you're at a club single out the sluttiest girl there, go up to her and ask if she will have sex with you for a Galaxy S II, tell her the phone is out of battery, then go and do your business. When you hand over the phone make sure you are confident and humorous about it, give her a charging cable to make it look super legit. Oh and you should probably be wearing a balaclava throughout the whole process, you don't want her seeking revenge when she knows she's been used.
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As funny as what you said is XD i dont think telstra will be too happy that im using my phone to get with chicks, maybe after the 24 months is up XD
funny stuff just happened, i sent my phone away to get fixed, and it took them two weeks +
way too long, and when i got it back, i didnt have to pay, and this is what the samsung team did, as follows: Removed and replaced LCD screen with a new one, removed and replaced FPCB, checked main PCB, software upgraded, cleaned contacts, re-aligned connectors, reset to manufacturers specifications.
in other words, thanks to my Jig i bought off ebay, THEY DIDNT HAVE A CLUE WTH HAPPENED WITH IT!, but far out, what a repair eh?
Take a look at this, they can resurrect hard bricked phones:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1429491
The total price is about £40 I think, hopefully it can be fixed! good luck!
My phone won't boot at all. No life to the screen. I was trying to restore a stock image after a stupid app messed up my bluetooth. Odin recognizes that it is plugged in, but that's about it. It gets to the stage where it wants to install the image, but then stops. The screen never comes on, so I don't know if the phone is responding in any way. So, I don't know if there is still something I can do and I'm desperate. I really don't want to pay the extorted $200 deductible for a phone I've had 18 months.
I've been trying to find info on booting from the sd card. Is that a viable option in my situation? Or am I destined to send this thing off to the repair folks? I'm just really frustrated right now. I've been searching for info all day and have read all the stickies and main posts I can and it looks like my S3 is most certainly a goner. However, any help or direction would be helpful.
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My phone won't boot at all. No life to the screen. I was trying to restore a stock image after a stupid app messed up my bluetooth. Odin recognizes that it is plugged in, but that's about it. It gets to the stage where it wants to install the image, but then stops. The screen never comes on, so I don't know if the phone is responding in any way. So, I don't know if there is still something I can do and I'm desperate. I really don't want to pay the extorted $200 deductible for a phone I've had 18 months.
I've been trying to find info on booting from the sd card. Is that a viable option in my situation? Or am I destined to send this thing off to the repair folks? I'm just really frustrated right now. I've been searching for info all day and have read all the stickies and main posts I can and it looks like my S3 is most certainly a goner. However, any help or direction would be helpful.
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Well your phone does go to dwnload mode(as u mentiond odin) then i think there shud be no problem..dwnload the stock firmware for ur region from sammobile and flash it thru odin..or if it goes into recovery mode then u cn flash a new rom if u have a zip in ur sd card..
If ur phone does not boot into recovery/download mode or normally. It has gone into a better place. R.I.P Get a new phone or send for repair.
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Hello,
I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 SCH-i545. This phone was given to me by my buddy from work to try and fix it for him. I asked him whats wrong with the phone he said he doesn't know he said he went to bed and left it charged and the screen would never come on any more.
I've tried working know good battery
Working wall charger & USB cable
Tried pressing Home button and power button together and holding it
Tried pressing different combinations of home/power vol up/down
Installed KIES thinking the drivers would load
Still cant get this to come on.
I tried doing the same things while having the phone plugged in with the USB to a computer but the only message i got was unable to load drivers for qhusb_dload
I finally found drivers from the forums and installed them, i looked up a few other threads that didn't specify the how-to for the S4 but i downloaded Odin and a stock ROM firmware for the Verizon S4 but still even with the drivers installed Odin was still not able to recognize it. I am unable to find a Guide specifically for this model S4 and after a lot of searching it sounds like i need either some kind of JTAG RIFF or some kind of MicroSD card 16GB or 32GB with some software on it. If i need to solider anything to the board I have no problem in doing so. If i can avoid soldering and do the SD card fix that would be even better or anything else that i need to do in order to get this phone to work again..
Can someone help me out with this S4 qhusb_dload issue or point me to the correct thread so I can get this phone up and going again. The Data is not important to him as he said there's noting important he doesn't already have.
Odin/Download mode is accomplished by holding down Vol- and power and then let go of only power when screen lights up (even if still black) ... that doesn't work?
The the phone work AT QLL? It doesn't seem like it does. If so, you have a chance of getting the debrick image on a micro SD...
...reading over this again, yeah you're hard bricked, going to need JTAG
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...reading over this again, yeah you're hard bricked, going to need JTAG
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Hi, yah after reading many other threads i feel like its called a hard brick and not a soft brick as you said.
I was reading about jtag but the device needed is called Jtag Riff and cost over $100, is that the only hardware device i can use in order to fix this phone? If there is another way can someone point me to a thread so i can try to save this phone?
Thank you for your help
mikey323 said:
Hi, yah after reading many other threads i feel like its called a hard brick and not a soft brick as you said.
I was reading about jtag but the device needed is called Jtag Riff and cost over $100, is that the only hardware device i can use in order to fix this phone? If there is another way can someone point me to a thread so i can try to save this phone?
Thank you for your help
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As far as I know, that's it. Every other method, including USB Jig are for softbrick. - at over $100 for the JTAG Riff, might be better off hitting up swappa for a used/replacement device.
25 bucks on eBay to get it jtag. http://m.ebay.com/itm/181786279537?_mwBanner=1