I believe I may have a soft brick on my SGS II. I had updated my CM9 to the latest in the thread and started to have a few problems. I had my phone overheat and die on me one time and take forever to charge back up. It originally had a yellow triangle next to the battery. After several hours of charging it booted up and I was able to use my phone again. I had never had an issue with CM9 before this and since this day, I had many outstanding issues with it.
As of last night I have had a soft brick I am assuming. But it doesn't seem to be recoverable either. Which is insanely strange. I had flashed many stock firmware and firmware files in Odin but can't see to get the phone to boot bast the AT&T Rethink Possible screen. It's been sitting for two days like this and I can only get to this screen after I have flashed something in Download mode. (doesn't matter, as long as odin resets device I get here) tried repartitioning, flashing stock modem, flashing stock rom in the how to get your device ready to be replaced thread, flashed kernels, flash stock PARAM. and I have got nothing.
Anyway to tell if my phone is saveable? I have the download counter set back to 0 so if push comes to shove i can try to get a new phone from at&t on tuesday.
But i'd really like to see my phone get fixed, the experience is good. Hopefully we can figure this out. All I can get access to is Download mode so recovery is pretty much out of the question.
Any advice guys? Google has done me no good.
Flash a rooted, cwm kernel through Odin, reboot into recovery, flash a rom.
^ that method has never failed me.
Also, when using Odin, use the USB ports on the back of your computer!
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trell959 said:
Flash a rooted, cwm kernel through Odin, reboot into recovery, flash a rom.
^ that method has never failed me.
Also, when using Odin, use the USB ports on the back of your computer!
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This.
Be careful, I have noticed that Odin acts like a ***** when you talk him about extended usb ports.
Reboot your pc, strange as it seems that can fix a lot of ODIN problems.
Does ODIN like x64 based systems?
ryude said:
Reboot your pc, strange as it seems that can fix a lot of ODIN problems.
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I am running ODIN on an x64 based laptop. it has worked flawlessly until now! I have a soft bricked I777 also so I'm watching this thread for any good stuff to try.
My odin freezes right at the beginning of the FACTORYFS.img push.
It just sits and sits and sits. Drains the battery also.
I'm gonna go try a CWM kernel to see if that will help. My issue I think is the partitions are screwed somehow.
I can't flash back to factory standard because I had JB on my I777 and the flashes are getting stopped up by the partitions.
thanks for the input ...
I never thought of flashing just a kernel! DUHHH...
MWTTRON said:
I am running ODIN on an x64 based laptop. it has worked flawlessly until now! I have a soft bricked I777 also so I'm watching this thread for any good stuff to try.
My odin freezes right at the beginning of the FACTORYFS.img push.
It just sits and sits and sits. Drains the battery also.
I'm gonna go try a CWM kernel to see if that will help. My issue I think is the partitions are screwed somehow.
I can't flash back to factory standard because I had JB on my I777 and the flashes are getting stopped up by the partitions.
thanks for the input ...
I never thought of flashing just a kernel! DUHHH...
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Next time please don't necro a thread if you figured out your problem.
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Did Not NECRO anything!
Nick281051 said:
Next time please don't necro a thread if you figured out your problem.
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I simply realized there was something I didn't try!
Why are you people so UPTIGHT!!!
The simple fact that NOTHING save a PIT file is able to be written to my phone is the ISSUE here!
So no the Kernal did NOT work. I cannot flash a ROM either as they are all .zips requiring me to have access to my phone. Obviously there is no solution at least on this site! All you people can do is criticize! Does that REALLY make you feel superior?
How about FIXING something? Give me some text I can use!
Thank You
MWTTRON said:
I simply realized there was something I didn't try!
Why are you people so UPTIGHT!!!
The simple fact that NOTHING save a PIT file is able to be written to my phone is the ISSUE here!
So no the Kernal did NOT work. I cannot flash a ROM either as they are all .zips requiring me to have access to my phone. Obviously there is no solution at least on this site! All you people can do is criticize! Does that REALLY make you feel superior?
How about FIXING something? Give me some text I can use!
Thank You
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I'm not even going to dignify that with a response, because of an attitude like that. You're not entitled to anything here.
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Thanks for your Supurb HELP!
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I'm not even going to dignify that with a response, because of an attitude like that. You're not entitled to anything here.
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Ya know what Nick28...1, Thank you. Please don't respond and take up my bandwidth with your useless text.
I'll figure it out. Now because of you (Be happy with yourself) it won't get posted here and the other that need the info won't get it from here.
So be proud of yourself. You ... Oh whats the use... Later DUD. I did leave the E off the end on purpose!!!
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Nick281051 said:
I'm not even going to dignify that with a response, because of an attitude like that. You're not entitled to anything here.
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Ya know Oh forget it...
I hope you find what you aren't finding. You will be a much better person when you do!
Good Luck!
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Ya know what Nick28...1, Thank you. Please don't respond and take up my bandwidth with your useless text.
I'll figure it out. Now because of you (Be happy with yourself) it won't get posted here and the other that need the info won't get it from here.
So be proud of yourself. You ... Oh whats the use... Later DUD. I did leave the E off the end on purpose!!!
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Ya know Oh forget it...
I hope you find what you aren't finding. You will be a much better person when you do!
Good Luck!
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Good. We want you to figure it out.
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Mine is fixed
brandonarev said:
Good. We want you to figure it out.
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I used my server which is an x86 based machine and reverted back to V2.3.4.
I have to go through the steps to get back to JB but at least now I have a phone.
So you all couldn't have helped me anyhow!
But thanks for all your help!
It's good to know you are there when you are needed! Yea that is SARCASTIC!
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trell959 said:
Flash a rooted, cwm kernel through Odin, reboot into recovery, flash a rom.
^ that method has never failed me.
Also, when using Odin, use the USB ports on the back of your computer!
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Trell959 you Biporch and ryude talking about the USB ports and odin being a ***** got me thinking about my computer.
Although I have used my x64 based laptop many times to communicate with my phone for some reason that was exactly what the issue was.
I spent about 15 hours trying to figure out what was wrong with my phones com when it was the USB ports was not 'CLEAN' enough.
I finally moved to my server and plugged into the Main USB ports on it. Low and Behold the First time I was flashing away like a Big Dog!
Arff Arff
I apologize for my childish rants against that Nick guy below. I was frustrated and he offered no help, just naggin! Whatever...
Kudos to you Biporch and ryude!
Whoaaa gezuz man. Look. You necro'd a thread that hasn't seen activity in literally an entire YEAR. It's just against the rules, and considered bad form. Wouldn't it have been more dignified, mature, and positive for the community to have taken this to PM immediately, rather than act like a girl on prom night who just got dumped before the last dance? C'mon now lets all calm down. And let this thread to back to sleeping .
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I want to run the ICS Stunner on my ATT, so I flash it and it be came a brick...
just want to let people know.
If any one knows how to fix it, any help would be appreciated..
hope this help...
ronin2ppc said:
I want to run the ICS Stunner on my ATT, so I flash it and it be came a brick...
just want to let people know.
If any one knows how to fix it, any help would be appreciated..
hope this help...
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I thought this was a given...
Anyways, does your computer or Odin recognize it?
Wow. Just wow.
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i'm new at this stuff. but no my computer does not, i been reading for hrs on how i might be able to bring it back.. but i can't seem to find the solution...
any sugestion?
hyukki said:
I thought this was a given...
Anyways, does your computer or Odin recognize it?
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not at all
Reclaim said:
Wow. Just wow.
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do you think the sam jig will work? do yu think i should even try it?
well i'm going to try it tomorrow...
I'll find out and will let you know the out come.
ronin2ppc said:
do you think the sam jig will work? do yu think i should even try it?
well i'm going to try it tomorrow...
I'll find out and will let you know the out come.
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Well you have to try to enter download mode first.
If the jig doesn't work, your Note is done for. Good rule of thumb is, if you are even 1 % unsure, WAIT IT OUT.
dude that sucks. bad.
ronin2ppc said:
i'm new at this stuff. but no my computer does not, i been reading for hrs on how i might be able to bring it back.. but i can't seem to find the solution...
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That's what you should have done in the first place. You might be better off trying to get a warranty replacement. If the phone is bricked, they won't be able to tell if you tried to do something to it anyway. Just an idea. Hope you learned your lesson. Should have been a given.
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About a half hour of reading in the first place would have saved you the 600+ dollar paperweight you just created. In a half hour, you could effectively figure out that n7000 ROMs are a big no-no for the i717, learned how to root your i717, learn how to flash CWM on your i717, and flash an i717 ROM to your i717.
Not to condone screwing over AT&T, but I would suggest you do the following, if you by chance have the monthly insurance on your phone: report it lost or stolen, pay the $200 deductible to order a new one, then take your old one which is now completely useless, and smash it with a hammer, run it over with your car, burn it, spray paint it, burn it again, smash it some more, wrap a strip of firecrackers around it and light it off, use it for target practice for the nearest firearm or paintball gun, then put it in a display case to keep in a prominent location in your home or office as a reminder of what a lack of reading can do to your device. Then, while you are waiting patiently for your new i717 to arrive in the mail, take the time to READ everything you can about your specific phone so you know every in and out of it before it is in your hands.
All joking aside, the best you can probably do is report it lost or stolen, order a new one, and then see if somebody needs it to try out JTAG repairs for the Note. I'm not sure if JTAG has been accomplished on the i717 yet, but that's probably the most use your phone will ever provide again.
welchertc said:
About a half hour of reading in the first place would have saved you the 600+ dollar paperweight you just created. In a half hour, you could effectively figure out that n7000 ROMs are a big no-no for the i717, learned how to root your i717, learn how to flash CWM on your i717, and flash an i717 ROM to your i717.
Not to condone screwing over AT&T, but I would suggest you do the following, if you by chance have the monthly insurance on your phone: report it lost or stolen, pay the $200 deductible to order a new one, then take your old one which is now completely useless, and smash it with a hammer, run it over with your car, burn it, spray paint it, burn it again, smash it some more, wrap a strip of firecrackers around it and light it off, use it for target practice for the nearest firearm or paintball gun, then put it in a display case to keep in a prominent location in your home or office as a reminder of what a lack of reading can do to your device. Then, while you are waiting patiently for your new i717 to arrive in the mail, take the time to READ everything you can about your specific phone so you know every in and out of it before it is in your hands.
All joking aside, the best you can probably do is report it lost or stolen, order a new one, and then see if somebody needs it to try out JTAG repairs for the Note. I'm not sure if JTAG has been accomplished on the i717 yet, but that's probably the most use your phone will ever provide again.
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It's probably best to do it through att warranty as it will be added to their refurbished units.
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Return it and go back to an iphone.
***warning*** read the dam description and do a dam backup.
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No one has even asked the guy what his description of s brick is...cause everyone throes that word around like it means whenever your phone is in a state of not being able to use it
Op does your phone do ANYTHING AT ALL? bootloop, hang at splash screens, only show charging symbol when plugged in? All of those aren't bricks and are recoverable
If your phone just sits there and does absolutely nothing, nothing at all, like a corpse, then that and ONLY that is a brick.
What exactly id your phone doing?
studacris said:
No one has even asked the guy what his description of s brick is...cause everyone throes that word around like it means whenever your phone is in a state of not being able to use it
Op does your phone do ANYTHING AT ALL? bootloop, hang at splash screens, only show charging symbol when plugged in? All of those aren't bricks and are recoverable
If your phone just sits there and does absolutely nothing, nothing at all, like a corpse, then that and ONLY that is a brick.
What exactly id your phone doing?
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Lost cause.
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Says you...its not your phone.
Let's remember that when you mess your **** up dude...
Asking a question and trying to help a stranger is never a lost cause... That is the spirit of xda... Help and share knowledge.
studacris said:
Says you...its not your phone.
Let's remember that when you mess your **** up dude...
Asking a question and trying to help a stranger is never a lost cause... That is the spirit of xda... Help and share knowledge.
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I agree. Though when the person asking for help doesn't follow the xda rules....
And I showed I agree by offering my advice earlier in the thread.
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Reclaim said:
Lost cause.
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You sound and look like a retard.., Help the guy out or stay out of it. If i was having problem with my phone i would be posting right away, due to panic.
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studacris said:
Says you...its not your phone.
Let's remember that when you mess your **** up dude...
Asking a question and trying to help a stranger is never a lost cause... That is the spirit of xda... Help and share knowledge.
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Right on!
supac said:
You sound and look like a retard.., Help the guy out or stay out of it. If i was having problem with my phone i would be posting right away, due to panic.
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Right on!
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Fine. As you should. But you should also follow the rules when doing ao. I gave my advice in this thread as did others in which the same advice (not by me) was also posted in countless other threads including ones the OP posted in. If you forgot here is a refresher for new users:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=211OzgB2xiE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I'm not really sure how I sound and look retarded, but name calling definitely says a lot about you. Looking at your other posts, you're on a name calling rampage. You must be extra cool!
Hope this helps!
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Reclaim said:
Fine. As you should. But you should also follow the rules when doing ao. I gave my advice in this thread as did others in which the same advice (not by me) was also posted in countless other threads including ones the OP posted in. If you forgot here is a refresher for new users:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=211OzgB2xiE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I'm not really sure how I sound and look retarded, but name calling definitely says a lot about you. Looking at your other posts, you're on a name calling rampage. You must be extra cool!
Hope this helps!
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Actually Im not cool at all but a genuine retard.
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Does anyone have any experience with jtag and unbricking? I ask because after bricking two phones, a third probably won't go over so well with the warranty dept. I'm willing to pick up a jtag jig so that I can keep developing but I'd like to pick the brain of someone with experience in this area before I do so. Possibly someone with the hardware already whose willing to soft brick and attempt a recovery. I know its a lot to ask but if we have
a definite way to unbrick we can really go at it. Plus I'd be willing to use the jig I pick up to attempt unbricking for others if they soft brick while devving.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1618429
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I saw that thread but he never posted whether or not he was successful
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Don't tell me you bricked your rezound....
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Evocm7 said:
Don't tell me you bricked your rezound.... would be awesome if there was a way to unbrick. I'm going to search on this a bit.
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did you try to get you rezound into "download" mode? i know there was another member that could unbrick it if you could get into that mode. when i bricked i couldnt get it to work. but maybe your brick was a different type then mine
synisterwolf said:
did you try to get you rezound into "download" mode? i know there was another member that could unbrick it if you could get into that mode. when i bricked i couldnt get it to work. but maybe your brick was a different type then mine
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qhusb_dload? I tried by doing the wire trick (like for s-off). I figured if I could get that I'd be able to recover but it wasn't working for me. Is there another way?
Right now I get no indication that the phone has any signs of life, no power on at all and not even a charge led. I have another one on its way but I really don't want to try for three strikes. I'm thinking I'm going to stay s-on for devving. It should be harder to brick then.
chad0989 said:
qhusb_dload? I tried by doing the wire trick (like for s-off). I figured if I could get that I'd be able to recover but it wasn't working for me. Is there another way?
Right now I get no indication that the phone has any signs of life, no power on at all and not even a charge led. I have another one on its way but I really don't want to try for three strikes. I'm thinking I'm going to stay s-on for devving. It should be harder to brick then.
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This is the exact reason I never s-off'd. I don't need the smallest mistake to cost me a phone. With all of the aroma installers, it doesn't really seem necessary.
chad0989 said:
Does anyone have any experience with jtag and unbricking?
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I've done similar stuff with routers.. not phones, but I imagine it's the same idea.
tcpsyn on gchat.
MajikUF said:
This is the exact reason I never s-off'd. I don't need the smallest mistake to cost me a phone. With all of the aroma installers, it doesn't really seem necessary.
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You do know he's been working on cm9 to bring to us right?
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chad0989 said:
qhusb_dload? I tried by doing the wire trick (like for s-off). I figured if I could get that I'd be able to recover but it wasn't working for me. Is there another way?
Right now I get no indication that the phone has any signs of life, no power on at all and not even a charge led. I have another one on its way but I really don't want to try for three strikes. I'm thinking I'm going to stay s-on for devving. It should be harder to brick then.
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yep thats the one. if you could get it into download mode then you can flash a stock recovery and stock hboot back on. but like you said, there was no life at all. it sounds like you did what i did. :/
i dont think you need to worry about how many you are RMA'ing. im on my 3rd now. 2 HW failure and this one has a bad screen.
synisterwolf said:
did you try to get you rezound into "download" mode? i know there was another member that could unbrick it if you could get into that mode. when i bricked i couldnt get it to work. but maybe your brick was a different type then mine
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Wasn't the whole purpose of the "wire trick" that we used for S-OFF for forcing the phone into download mode?
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oops didn't read the whole discussion. My bad
synisterwolf said:
yep thats the one. if you could get it into download mode then you can flash a stock recovery and stock hboot back on. but like you said, there was no life at all. it sounds like you did what i did. :/
i dont think you need to worry about how many you are RMA'ing. im on my 3rd now. 2 HW failure and this one has a bad screen.
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It would still be nice to have a solid way of unbricking. If I keep sending them back with the same exact problem I feel they would get suspicious eventually. Plus the new one I just got is pretty flawless so far, no dead pixels or anything so I'd like to keep it.
I have a new CM build sitting here right now that I'm terrified to try. Haha. So if you're uh sending the one with the bad screen back and want to try a couple things out first...
Yea that would be sick if we could get this to work. Probably, to find a JTAG/Uart port, we would have to take the board out of the device. I don't really wanna do it to mine since I wouldn't know how to put it back together
chad0989 said:
It would still be nice to have a solid way of unbricking. Plus if they keep coming back with the same exact problem I feel they would get suspicious eventually.
I have a new CM build sitting here right now that I'm terrified to try. Haha. So if you're uh sending the one with the bad screen back and want to try a couple things out first...
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If you go S-On it should fix the bricking. Atleast that's what JonMan said lol
dmeadows013 said:
If you go S-On it should fix the bricking. Atleast that's what JonMan said lol
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I concluded that also, since whatever partition is getting corrupted won't be able to be written to. But I haven't had the guts to try it again yet.
How about it with your new one and let me know. Haha. I'm already two bricks in.
chad0989 said:
I concluded that also, since whatever partition is getting corrupted won't be able to be written to. But I haven't had the guts to try it again yet.
How about it with your new one and let me know. Haha. I'm already two bricks in.
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Lol I haven't gotten my new one yet went to VZ yesterday and they said they only had new ones in stock and no warranty replacements. They offered me a Razr. Why couldn't I just get a new one? I dunno... Dumbass Verizon lol
Gonna try HTC Repair Department today and see if I can get one from them. If not I'll just keep trying at VZ
dmeadows013 said:
Lol I haven't gotten my new one yet went to VZ yesterday and they said they only had new ones in stock and no warranty replacements. They offered me a Razr. Why couldn't I just get a new one? I dunno... Dumbass Verizon lol
Gonna try HTC Repair Department today and see if I can get one from them. If not I'll just keep trying at VZ
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trade you my rez for your gnex
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a.mcdear said:
Wasn't the whole purpose of the "wire trick" that we used for S-OFF for forcing the phone into download mode?
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oops didn't read the whole discussion. My bad
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lol no worries.
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chad0989 said:
It would still be nice to have a solid way of unbricking. If I keep sending them back with the same exact problem I feel they would get suspicious eventually. Plus the new one I just got is pretty flawless so far, no dead pixels or anything so I'd like to keep it.
I have a new CM build sitting here right now that I'm terrified to try. Haha. So if you're uh sending the one with the bad screen back and want to try a couple things out first...
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do you think it has something to do with the kernel that is causing the bricks?
One thing I'm worried about is if devs stay s-on to prevent bricking then how would they know if their stuff would brick other people's phones or not?
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ijustwantmydock said:
One thing I'm worried about is if devs stay s-on to prevent bricking then how would they know if their stuff would brick other people's phones or not?
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what about if everyone s-on's ? i mean s-off is nice but if it means brick/no brick....
dmeadows013 said:
Lol I haven't gotten my new one yet went to VZ yesterday and they said they only had new ones in stock and no warranty replacements. They offered me a Razr. Why couldn't I just get a new one? I dunno... Dumbass Verizon lol
Gonna try HTC Repair Department today and see if I can get one from them. If not I'll just keep trying at VZ
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Just call *611 and keep hitting 0 until you get someone. They'll transfer you to the tech support people and they'll hook you up.
I bricked my note 2. I need a proper pit file and a properly signed kernel. . Does anyone have one? Can someone dd the BOOT partition for me?
The one in the development section is invalidly signed.
Someone get this man the files! I would but I have NO clue what he's talking about.
Sent from my rooted galaxy note 2... U mad?
If all else fails id be happy to pull it from the phone (if possible) with the necessary steps.
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Yeah right now reminds me of the scene from Zoolander. "Oooooh the files are IN the computer" *smash computer* lol
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blackbass595 said:
Yeah right now reminds me of the scene from Zoolander. "Oooooh the files are IN the computer" *smash computer* lol
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*monkey sounds*
*bites phone*
Hmm... this is going to be tricky
HA!
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I was in the IRC when they got a .pit file. Here is a link.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31971676/sch-i605-16gb.pit
I'm guessing it works but I don't know anything about .pit files. Hope this helps.
Don't know if you have this Adam but this is the Tar file that everyone used to Root their phone http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024207
2swizzle said:
Don't know if you have this Adam but this is the Tar file that everyone used to Root their phone http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024207
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no, and don't send me a PM along with a forum post. I'd like to respond to just one.
I got what I needed from invisiblek on freenode.
http://invisiblek.chickenkiller.com/boot.img
cmo220 said:
I was in the IRC when they got a .pit file. Here is a link.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31971676/sch-i605-16gb.pit
I'm guessing it works but I don't know anything about .pit files. Hope this helps.
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Yup the pit was pulled from my phone and made by invisiblek. It should be valid.
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I need one more signed file.. recovery. someone with root please execute this:
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su -c "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 of=/sdcard/recovery.img"
then upload the /sdcard/recovery.img file somewhere I can get it?
Here you go
http://db.tt/cMCmWzL5
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no, and don't send me a PM along with a forum post. I'd like to respond to just one.
I got what I needed from invisiblek on freenode.
http://invisiblek.chickenkiller.com/boot.img
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OUCH! I am sure he was just wanting to help just like the community helped you get the $775 phone you received... Be respectful as people are just trying to help and he was one person that donated... :good: We are all on your side and rooting for ya! :fingers-crossed: Thanks for your efforts!
shojus said:
OUCH! I am sure he was just wanting to help just like the community helped you get the $775 phone you received... Be respectful as people are just trying to help and he was one person that donated... :good: We are all on your side and rooting for ya! :fingers-crossed: Thanks for your efforts!
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Glad you said it.
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Yes i was only trying to help. I understand Adam gets a ton of messages, so I took it with a grain of salt. Thanks guys for having my back. Thanks Adam for your continued effort.
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If you followed Adam working on the vz s3...he comes across abruptly. Its nothing personal, he just likes to get his point across. Let him do his thing. My guess is he won't get the boot loader unlocked, but he probably will find a way to get recovery.
Hey that would be better than nothing at this point!!
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Adam, if u need any help I'm willing. I am not a programmer in any way but understand direction. Just let me know if u need a guinea pig to help get this done
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suzook said:
If you followed Adam working on the vz s3...he comes across abruptly. Its nothing personal, he just likes to get his point across. Let him do his thing. My guess is he won't get the boot loader unlocked, but he probably will find a way to get recovery.
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When we get recovery, the boot loader is as good as unlocked.
AdamOutler said:
When we get recovery, the boot loader is as good as unlocked.
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Interesting.
shojus said:
OUCH! I am sure he was just wanting to help just like the community helped you get the $775 phone you received... Be respectful as people are just trying to help and he was one person that donated... :good: We are all on your side and rooting for ya! :fingers-crossed: Thanks for your efforts!
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Maybe it will help if I use smilies?. I get way too many pms . I read them all . I also read my recent threads :victory:. I also have things I'm doing in real life :highfive:. it is redundant, time consuming, and not worthwhile to send a pm and a response when you don't know what you are talking about :silly: . I generally hate my PM box . its filled with people asking questions that a search would take care of. So let me break this down a bit so you see what I see:cyclops: . I have a thread I'm monitoring and subscribed to, it sends me emails and I read the thread, I also get a PM, which sends me an email... I read there same post 4 times within 2 minutes and it was a question to which the answer is "no" :silly:.
I had hoped my previous response would be sufficient to convey that and let the quad message poster know that he does not need to spam to get my attention
The only thing we are now missing is a SBOOT.bin file. Once we have this file, I have a hardware hack and Ralekdev has a software hack. I've established a permanent external UART for testing compatibility of SBOOT signatures, but so far every one which I've found has been incompatible.
I'm working on this device and bricking it continuously. I've already had to have a thread shutdown in Development for improper firmware. I need a 100% restore solution. I'm working on it. I need SBOOT.
I'm also working on hardware hacks. https://plus.google.com/u/0/104711040110222472212/posts/TWps7wWvAAu I located UART on the live stream yesterday, and I've created a version of Heimdall for the GNote2.
So yeah, I'm a bit abrupt. Don't take offense. Just know that I'm working on this and being an asshole on the internet is real easy when working quickly.
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Maybe it will help if I use smilies?. I get way too many pms . I read them all . I also read my recent threads :victory:. I also have things I'm doing in real life :highfive:. it is redundant, time consuming, and not worthwhile to send a pm and a response when you don't know what you are talking about :silly: . I generally hate my PM box . its filled with people asking questions that a search would take care of. So let me break this down a bit so you see what I see:cyclops: . I have a thread I'm monitoring and subscribed to, it sends me emails and I read the thread, I also get a PM, which sends me an email... I read there same post 4 times within 2 minutes and it was a question to which the answer is "no" :silly:.
I had hoped my previous response would be sufficient to convey that and let the quad message poster know that he does not need to spam to get my attention
The only thing we are now missing is a SBOOT.bin file. Once we have this file, I have a hardware hack and Ralekdev has a software hack. I've established a permanent external UART for testing compatibility of SBOOT signatures, but so far every one which I've found has been incompatible.
I'm working on this device and bricking it continuously. I've already had to have a thread shutdown in Development for improper firmware. I need a 100% restore solution. I'm working on it. I need SBOOT.
I'm also working on hardware hacks. https://plus.google.com/u/0/104711040110222472212/posts/TWps7wWvAAu I located UART on the live stream yesterday, and I've created a version of Heimdall for the GNote2.
So yeah, I'm a bit abrupt. Don't take offense. Just know that I'm working on this and being an asshole on the internet is real easy when working quickly.
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Adam I'm the one that made the mistake, I know you're only trying to help the community and get a ton of emails. My bad, I wasn't offended and the only thing we all care about is defeating Verizon. Thanks for your hard work.
After rooting my phone and installing the LiquidSmooth rom, I was looking for a kernel to try and oc my cpu. Found this one, did a nandroid backup, and flashed it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362424&page=2
Problem is, now my phone won't boot at all. By this I mean, it won't normal boot or boot into recovery, it doesnt even have any splash screens. No matter what buttons I hold down the screen stays black, nothing pops up, no sounds are made, nothing vibrates, absolutely nothing happens.
The battery isn't dead, I had it charging when I was doing all of this and it was at least 90%.
Please help, I don't have any idea what, if anything, can be done D:
that sucks bud
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After rooting my phone and installing the LiquidSmooth rom, I was looking for a kernel to try and oc my cpu. Found this one, did a nandroid backup, and flashed it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362424&page=2
Problem is, now my phone won't boot at all. By this I mean, it won't normal boot or boot into recovery, it doesnt even have any splash screens. No matter what buttons I hold down the screen stays black, nothing pops up, no sounds are made, nothing vibrates, absolutely nothing happens.
The battery isn't dead, I had it charging when I was doing all of this and it was at least 90%.
Please help, I don't have any idea what, if anything, can be done D:
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Oh man, that sounds like what happened to mine, It died.. dead. nothing. sent it back to where I bought and they replaced it. it was in the 15 day period. jag wanted 250 to fix it, I just bought a second note for parts. if it did die, keep an eye out for a broken screan can get cheap.
Ur prob is u flashed the wrong kernal for the wrong type of phone that is a no no. The n7000 is not the same as the i717. That is y u stay in the same section of the phone u have. I hope u still have a warranty. Next time stay in the i717 section.
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Ur prob is u flashed the wrong kernal for the wrong type of phone that is a no no. The n7000 is not the same as the i717. That is y u stay in the same section of the phone u have. I hope u still have a warranty. Next time stay in the i717 section.
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So basically, my only option is to replace it?
Or send it to JTAG repair service, spend $50, wait a week.
My Note just kicked the bucket too. I installed Flap-Jack's Kernel on top of Liquid Jellybean 2.8 and when it tried to reboot it seems to have died & laid down on me. It's going to be fun using an old Motorola Flip Phone again. Damn, I'm pissed!
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My Note just kicked the bucket too. I installed Flap-Jack's Kernel on top of Liquid Jellybean 2.8 and when it tried to reboot it seems to have died & laid down on me. It's going to be fun using an old Motorola Flip Phone again. Damn, I'm pissed!
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Which version of flapjaxx's kernel did you flash? He has kernels for ICS and jellybean. Must have flashed a ICS version.
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I knew it was JB. I used h0tcakez-JB-Kernal-v2.3.5-Alt. I used it on 3 or 4 different roms here lately with no issues..
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What do y'all think a bricked Note 1 is worth these days?
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I forgot to mention that my Jig doesn't do anything with this!
Heck I'll buy it for $50 lol.
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It's too early to bring the salt out yet.
Sorry. Didn't mean to break out the salt.
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I bought it brand new from a guy on eBay and then registered it on the Samsung site. It shows to be still in warranty on Samsung's site till the end of June. Will it still be this easy to get it replaced as u say AT&T is?
Post withdrawn.
I'm going to report it to Samsung tomorrow and at least try to send it in.I wish they'd accidentally send me a Note 2 for kicks & grins.
Yeah, that's fair. You screwed up, then tried to defraud the warranty process. You definately deserve an upgrade.
No wonder the bootloaders are being locked and prices are more ridiculous. What ever happened to "I screwed up -- no I live with my mistake?"
Wait... Responsibility for ones actions? What do you think these are grown men or something?
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Wait... Responsibility for ones actions? What do you think these are grown men or something?
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Now I'm all for people expressing their opinions whether its in support or against whatever topic that's being discussed. However, insulting comments like this one I've quoted is unnecessary and has absolutely no value. There is a difference between stating that you don't agree with something or explaining why you don't agree, verses personally attacking or insulting someone because you don't like what was said. "Grown men", as I'm sure we all are, should know the difference and know what's appropriate and what's not.
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I've told certain individuals in several threads not to condone fraud on this forum the last 2 days . Enough is enough.
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I've told certain individuals in several threads not to condone fraud on this forum the last 2 days . Enough is enough.
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That is not what my post is addressing. Im simply pointing out that the specific post you made is not necessary.
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Sometimes shame can cause positive character growth.
Besides, people who commit fraud and encourage others to do it hurt a lot more than feelings.
I need some serious help, my galaxy s2 wont boot into recovery i just get a "firmware upgrade encountered an issue...", i cant get odin to recognize it, and during the time i could boot into recovery, i couldnt mount the sd card to flash a firmware, and last time odin recognized it kept getting stuck on modem.bin and say (write error) or something of the sorts, please i desperately need help
Here maybe this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2058683 could help you.
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Stop referring people to that thread of yours when phones aren't bricked. Immediately. Or I will deal with you. Are we clear ? :-/
If they follow those steps & the phone isn't bricked, they sure as fcuk will have a brick on their hands if it goes wrong.
This person's phone isn't even remotely close to being bricked, it's a simple case of 'Odin won't work' like 99.9999% of those cases on here, and the fix is usually very simple.
OP - This gets covered here so many times per week it ain't funny. Search for similar threads, there are a bunch troubleshooting steps you need to follow (This is the final time I'm typing that as well, from now on people will just get 'Search').
king_below_my_lord said:
Here maybe this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2058683 could help you.
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thank you but the problem is that i cant get odin to recognize the phone, and i cant seem to find a fix on the site that i haven't yet tried, so, i'm trying to see if anyone has anything other that install drivers, uninstall kies, and use samsungs cable, because i've tried all of those multiple times with no luck
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Stop referring people to that thread of yours when phones aren't bricked. Immediately. Or I will deal with you. Are we clear ? :-/
If they follow those steps & the phone isn't bricked, they sure as fcuk will have a brick on their hands if it goes wrong.
This person's phone isn't even remotely close to being bricked, it's a simple case of 'Odin won't work' like 99.9999% of those cases on here, and the fix is usually very simple.
OP - This gets covered here so many times per week it ain't funny. Search for similar threads, there are a bunch troubleshooting steps you need to follow (This is the final time I'm typing that as well, from now on people will just get 'Search').
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Yeah I get it :thumbup: (that's why the first line of the guide is meant to and usually does, scare people off), but if he eventually reaches the desperation point(no amount of flash attempts succeeds) , following my guide would be better than blind flashing of pit files(in a case where recovery is completely inaccessible my guide is useless) , which I have seen people recommending to do, if the user is lucky enough to flash a kernel and bootup the recovery, memory block corruption(it can happen because of reasons like phone turned off while flashing via Odin, removing cable midway of odin flash, and possibly several others) can also be effectively corrected.
Edit :I have made the guide a little bit more safer so that any noob who ignores all the warnings and go ahead with the procedure will stop after the first step if he/she is not having corrupted block's, effectively keeping him/her safe.
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Yeah I get it :thumbup: (that's why the first line of the guide is meant to and usually does, scare people off), but if he eventually reaches the desperation point(no amount of flash attempts succeeds) , following my guide would be better than blind flashing of pit files(in a case where recovery is completely inaccessible my guide is useless) , which I have seen people recommending to do, if the user is lucky enough to flash a kernel and bootup the recovery, memory block corruption(it can happen because of reasons like phone turned off while flashing via Odin, removing cable midway of odin flash, and possibly several others) can also be effectively corrected.
Edit :I have made the guide a little bit more safer so that any noob who ignores all the warnings and go ahead with the procedure will stop after the first step if he/she is not having corrupted block's, effectively keeping him/her safe.
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um so do you think there is hope, i really dont want to lose this phone...
gmatni said:
um so do you think there is hope, i really dont want to lose this phone...
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Well I don't think you could even attempt my guide since you can't flash via Odin and don't have recovery, it works only for people who can somehow bootup into recovery.
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king_below_my_lord said:
Well I don't think you could even attempt my guide since you can't flash via Odin and don't have recovery, it works only for people who can somehow bootup into recovery.
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do you think you might have any other tips that might help me?
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do you think you might have any other tips that might help me?
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Without Odin you're basically screwed, did you try different computers? Or are you sure that your usb port is in full working condition?
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Without Odin you're basically screwed, did you try different computers? Or are you sure that your usb port is in full working condition?
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i haven;'t tried a different computer yet but my laptop is basically new just less than a month old and i tried all of the usb ports on it
MistahBungle said:
Stop referring people to that thread of yours when phones aren't bricked. Immediately. Or I will deal with you. Are we clear ? :-/
If they follow those steps & the phone isn't bricked, they sure as fcuk will have a brick on their hands if it goes wrong.
This person's phone isn't even remotely close to being bricked, it's a simple case of 'Odin won't work' like 99.9999% of those cases on here, and the fix is usually very simple.
OP - This gets covered here so many times per week it ain't funny. Search for similar threads, there are a bunch troubleshooting steps you need to follow (This is the final time I'm typing that as well, from now on people will just get 'Search').
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I hope you read all my replies (also those in the guide thread because I have explained some stuff and made some changes ) basically if a user ignores everything in my guide and flashes any of the pit files, only if the flash fails will he get a brick(as usual), otherwise he will have an sd card with a lot less space. I hope you don't mind me quoting you in my main post.
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i haven;'t tried a different computer yet but my laptop is basically new just less than a month old and i tried all of the usb ports on it
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Try everything possible to get it working, like on a friend's computer, for some people changing computer's have worked.
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I hope you read all my replies (also those in the guide thread because I have explained some stuff and made some changes ) basically if a user ignores everything in my guide and flashes any of the pit files, only if the flash fails will he get a brick(as usual), otherwise he will have an sd card with a lot less space. I hope you don't mind me quoting you in my main post.
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Try everything possible to get it working, like on a friend's computer, for some people changing computer's have worked.
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alright i guess ill just do all i can and hope for the best, thank you for your time
Kies, where's kies?
Install Kies, and then kill it.
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My Solution
gmatni said:
i haven;'t tried a different computer yet but my laptop is basically new just less than a month old and i tried all of the usb ports on it
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Yes...myself faced the same problem , i tried to 3 different laptops but ODIN didn't detect my S2 . Finally with my luck , it got detected in my Home PC and i flashed it..are you able to go to download mode ? if no use USB jig... :good:
Try this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42592007#post42592007
Wow. That's a magical fix
OP - You were told to search for similar threads, there are 6 or so other steps you haven't even tried once yet. Bottom line is, if you want your phone fixed, you're going to need to do everything and quite possibly do it over & over till it works. Nobody here can do that for you. If you can't be bothered trying 2nd or 3rd PC and go thru the troubleshooting steps as well on those if necessary, your phone is going to stay busted.
The end.
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Wow. That's a magical fix
OP - You were told to search for similar threads, there are 6 or so other steps you haven't even tried once yet. Bottom line is, if you want your phone fixed, you're going to need to do everything and quite possibly do it over & over till it works. Nobody here can do that for you. If you can't be bothered trying 2nd or 3rd PC and go thru the troubleshooting steps as well on those if necessary, your phone is going to stay busted.
The end.
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ok so i tried on 6 computers with nothing, I installed kies on all of them then killed it nothing, I tried 5 versions of ODIN and that didnt work, I tried uninstalling all the phones drivers and installing them all over again, and still nothing...
How about your usb cable?
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How about your usb cable?
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I tried 3 of them, the original Samsung cable, and an original LG cable, along with another generic one
Well, don't you think it would be smart to get another S2 cable?
Borrow it, buy it, whatever.
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gastonw said:
Well, don't you think it would be smart to get another S2 cable?
Borrow it, buy it, whatever.
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my friend has an S2 as well, I just borrowed his hes here with me, and still nothing, whats happening is that the computers arent even recognizing that something has been plugged in, none of them are, his phone is recognized instantly by odin and all, but once he unplugs his and i plug it into mine, it just does nothing