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Hey guys, so I have came to the conclusion that my tab is hard bricked (screen won't turn on, won't charge, and won't detect on the computer (not even apx mode).
Btw, if anyone else has the same problem but is able to get to apx mode when plugged in to your computer, your tab is most likey soft bricked.
Does anyone know of any methods to unbrick my tab, (hardbrick). I have heard of people using USB JIG for their galaxy s II, anything similar for tab 10.1?
Galaxy77 said:
Hey guys, so I have came to the conclusion that my tab is hard bricked (screen won't turn on, won't charge, and won't detect on the computer (not even apx mode).
Btw, if anyone else has the same problem but is able to get to apx mode when plugged in to your computer, your tab is most likey soft bricked.
Does anyone know of any methods to unbrick my tab, (hardbrick). I have heard of people using USB JIG for their galaxy s II, anything similar for tab 10.1?
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Have you held the power button for 10-ish seconds?
sendan said:
Have you held the power button for 10-ish seconds?
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Yes I have done that, nothing, I have tried all combinations of buttons still no luck
Galaxy77 said:
Yes I have done that, nothing, I have tried all combinations of buttons still no luck
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Did you try to power button thing when plugged into a wall? The battery could be dead. Otherwise yes, a USB Jig is the next option I would think.
sendan said:
Did you try to power button thing when plugged into a wall? The battery could be dead. Otherwise yes, a USB Jig is the next option I would think.
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Yes I have tried that, in fact I opened it up to check the battery and its fine, it has voltage and is charged, yes USB Jig would be great, do you know if there is one for Galaxy Tab 10.1?
Thanks
Galaxy77 said:
Yes I have tried that, in fact I opened it up to check the battery and its fine, it has voltage and is charged, yes USB Jig would be great, do you know if there is one for Galaxy Tab 10.1?
Thanks
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I believe any of them work...although are you even getting anything to show up on your screen? If not I doubt it will do **** for you.
Edit: Right on the main page here it says:
"As long as there is something on the screen, the jig should work for you."
sendan said:
I believe any of them work...although are you even getting anything to show up on your screen? If not I doubt it will do **** for you.
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but the tab has a different port different from micro usb cables, and no I am not getting anything on the screen
Galaxy77 said:
but the tab has a different port different from micro usb cables, and no I am not getting anything on the screen
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You could probably pretty easily make your own jig, but as my edited post says that doesn't look like a promising route for a hardbrick.
sendan said:
You could probably pretty easily make your own jig, but as my edited post says that doesn't look like a promising route for a hardbrick.
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yes thats true, there is a wat to fix the old galaxy tabs with JTAG, but I dont think that is available for the 10.1 yet
I had a similar problem when the tab first came out
The first tab I received got itself into a similar state. When I was escalated through the support chain somehow I got to a tech rep who actually seemed to know what they were doing. He told me what they do when they get these tabs is open them up and force the tab to zero charge, clear the memory, and the tab will reboot to the recovery. He also told me there wasn't an easy way for users to do this. If that's where you are you probable have to return your tab for repair or replacement. sorry.
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
How did it happen? What happened before the brick?
nmalready said:
How did it happen? What happened before the brick?
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I'm not sure, it was working fine, it just stopped working randomly, I believe this was due to the update that caused a lot of TABs to experience the same problem
jastop said:
The first tab I received got itself into a similar state. When I was escalated through the support chain somehow I got to a tech rep who actually seemed to know what they were doing. He told me what they do when they get these tabs is open them up and force the tab to zero charge, clear the memory, and the tab will reboot to the recovery. He also told me there wasn't an easy way for users to do this. If that's where you are you probable have to return your tab for repair or replacement. sorry.
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Oh I already took it apart and removed the battery and put it back in, still no luck, the battery seems fine though, do you know how I can clear the memory once it is opened?
I would say it's toast
nmalready said:
I would say it's toast
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That sucks, hopefully I can find some solution, the Galaxy Tab (not 10.1) has a solution for hard bricks now, using JTAG, I guess that may be the only option, to wait until JTAG gets the appropriate files
Does anyone know of anyone who would know how to fix this issue?
SO I haven't seen a direct answer to my question....
I did a software update on my Galaxy S2 and it downloaded fine. After the download it froze on the "software update" screen. It's a white screen with software up date above a progress box, but there's no progression showing. It just says "loading...."
How do I fix this? I've seen a few post with people having the same problem, but no answers!! It's been like this all day.
I have tried turn off and on with power button, as well as attempting a hard restart, but nothing works. The white screen pops up despite any attempt. Ohhh and I also already tried removing the battery.
Any help is greatly appreciated......I am a big noob when it comes to this technology, so PLEASE bare with me.
Still loking for help!! Any one!?
Boot into download mode and flash your stock rom.
Theonew said:
Boot into download mode and flash you stock rom.
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How do I do this. Every time I turn it off it only goes back to the white screen over and over again. I can't get off that screen!!
Sr u have to read and look on the right forum there is probly a Odin to put it back to fs so look on the forum of ur phone
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galaxy noobie said:
How do I do this. Every time I turn it off it only goes back to the white screen over and over again. I can't get off that screen!!
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What device do you have (be specific - there are many variations of the Galaxy SII)?
ATT, SGH-I777. I've tried to do the 3 button reset, but nothing is working. No matter what it loads to the white loading screen. I'm getting really frustrated I touch the thing. It's taking all my might not to just thrash it.....it must be due to my lack of tech smarts.
galaxy noobie said:
ATT, SGH-I777. I've tried to do the 3 button reset, but nothing is working. No matter what it loads to the white loading screen. I'm getting really frustrated I touch the thing. It's taking all my might not to just thrash it.....it must be due to my lack of tech smarts.
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Try this:
- Power the phone off.
- Plug the usb cable into the computer (not the phone)
- Hold both sides of the volume rocker down (vol up + vol down)
- While holding those buttons down, insert the usb cable.
Then flash the stock rom.
Gave me Odin mode. Any tips on what to do, or do I just follow the instructions? THANK YOU!!!!!!!
Awaiting the next step since I have no clue where to get file or how to set it up. Do I use Odin 3185? Or something else? Any links will help. This is a US phone if it matters.
I'd like to get it done today if possible!!!
Thanks in advance!
galaxy noobie said:
Gave me Odin mode. Any tips on what to do, or do I just follow the instructions? THANK YOU!!!!!!!
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galaxy noobie said:
Awaiting the next step since I have no clue where to get file or how to set it up. Do I use Odin 3185? Or something else? Any links will help. This is a US phone if it matters.
I'd like to get it done today if possible!!!
Thanks in advance!
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Now see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659.
http://iphone-unlock.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-to-restore-samsung-galaxy-s2sgh.html
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i searched for hours on end to root my phone and thought i had it all figured out but when i did root, my phone wont boot.
the only kind of thing i get is firmware upgrade encountered, please select recovery mode in kies and try again/ other then that all i can do is enter download mode, please help.
DieselEcho said:
i searched for hours on end to root my phone and thought i had it all figured out but when i did root, my phone wont boot.
the only kind of thing i get is firmware upgrade encountered, please select recovery mode in kies and try again/ other then that all i can do is enter download mode, please help.
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You are in the wrong forum man. This is for the AT&T sgh-i777.
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DieselEcho said:
i searched for hours on end to root my phone and thought i had it all figured out but when i did root, my phone wont boot.
the only kind of thing i get is firmware upgrade encountered, please select recovery mode in kies and try again/ other then that all i can do is enter download mode, please help.
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Out. Leave. This is the i 777 forums not gt i9100
Sent from my SGH-I777
122ninjas said:
Out. Leave. This is the i 777 forums not gt i9100
Sent from my SGH-I777
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the model of the phone is a sgh-i777, sorry for the confusion but this is why im on here, the model of my phone is a sgh-i777 but thats what pops up on the screen when i go to turn it on. i left that out
DieselEcho said:
the model of the phone is a sgh-i777, thank you very much
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Then change the worthless thread title.
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DieselEcho said:
the model of the phone is a sgh-i777, thank you very much
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Nice title...
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i would change the title but im not for sure how and im sorry, just trying to get this working again
DieselEcho said:
i would change the title but im not for sure how and im sorry, just trying to get this working again
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Double click on the thread title.
Someone here can probably help you, now that we know you actually do have an SGH-I777, but not unless you give us enough information. Please tell us everything.
Not to be an asshole... but if you can't figure out something as simple as changing the thread title, you should NOT be trying to root your phone. I suggest you spend a few days more reading and learning a thing or two before attempting to modify your phone.
If you look up 2 posts, there is a ton of links in creepy's sig - then there's the stickies.....
Read Read Read
There's probably even a few similar posts in this forum
allyourbase said:
Not to be an asshole... but if you can't figure out something as simple as changing the thread title, you should NOT be trying to root your phone. I suggest you spend a few days more reading and learning a thing or two before attempting to modify your phone.
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Not to be a asshole towards you ethier but i went to school for this stuff so normally i dont use forums, But i did figure it out without any help, i just have other issue lol.
well technically 2 but im trying to work on those, if you want to help be my guest.
i can turn the wifi on my phone and it will come one, scan for wifi and then turn back off (not sure why as of this moment)
plus i cant get my phone to update via kies, has to be something to do with a simple driver issue or whatnot/ it just disconnects when trying to upgrade
DieselEcho said:
well technically 2 but im trying to work on those, if you want to help be my guest.
i can turn the wifi on my phone and it will come one, scan for wifi and then turn back off (not sure why as of this moment)
plus i cant get my phone to update via kies, has to be something to do with a simple driver issue or whatnot/ it just disconnects when trying to upgrade
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First issue probably just needs a wipe.
Second issue needs alot more info. but if you go back to stock, without root. and then upgrade you should'nt have any issues. other than the stupid brickbug.
Or you could just install custom, which is actually safer than at&t stock.
see im not sure the wifi does that, also when plugged into my computer kies says my phone needs a upgrade/ ive tried finding the custom rom/kernel or whatever you all call it by but nowhere to be found
going to look on here for that in a minute, busy fixing some ipods/iphones lol
DieselEcho said:
Not to be a asshole towards you ethier but i went to school for this stuff so normally i dont use forums, But i did figure it out without any help, i just have other issue lol.
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You went to school for rooting phones? Where do I sign up?? How much is tuition?
allyourbase said:
You went to school for rooting phones? Where do I sign up?? How much is tuition?
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computer science lol
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I can't root my S3, i think i'm doing something wrong
honduras said:
I can't root my S3, i think i'm doing something wrong
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I think so too, seeing as if you have an S3 you're in the wrong forum. :laugh:
karate104 said:
I think so too, seeing as if you have an S3 you're in the wrong forum. :laugh:
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Semi-win
122ninjas said:
Semi-win
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Fail... Just, fail.
Clay
Team Pirate
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I followed a root-guide a couple of weeks ago and my phone worked perfectly.
I have no memory of what ROM I used, nor do I remember if I flashed a Kernel or not. I'm pretty new at this.
Now, today, my phone sent a notification that a new firmware update was available. Stupid as I am I just press "install" right away. Not much later my phone tried to reboot and suddenly was stuck at the Samsung logo screen. I tried pulling out the battery to reboot and it still wouldn't work. If I connected it to my PC it shows a battery but the spinning arrow-thingy is frozen.
After searching these forums and other places I found several guides on how to fix stuff like this, by either flashing with a new kernel - or rom or w/e I don't know - or going into recovery mode and do something funky. The problem is that I can't reach recovery mode at all, and when I enter download mode it's just frozen at "Downloading..." and I can't get it to connect to my PC at all (tried both with and without Kies). In Odin the ID:COM cells won't update when I connect my phone.
Do you guys have any idea how to resolve this? Do I have to take it to a service centre?
Edit: The phone is out of battery, suddenly, apparently, so I tried to charge it, but that doesn't work either. What the **** has happened to my phone? Please help if you can!
zCourge said:
I followed a root-guide a couple of weeks ago and my phone worked perfectly.
I have no memory of what ROM I used, nor do I remember if I flashed a Kernel or not. I'm pretty new at this.
Now, today, my phone sent a notification that a new firmware update was available. Stupid as I am I just press "install" right away. Not much later my phone tried to reboot and suddenly was stuck at the Samsung logo screen. I tried pulling out the battery to reboot and it still wouldn't work. If I connected it to my PC it shows a battery but the spinning arrow-thingy is frozen.
After searching these forums and other places I found several guides on how to fix stuff like this, by either flashing with a new kernel - or rom or w/e I don't know - or going into recovery mode and do something funky. The problem is that I can't reach recovery mode at all, and when I enter download mode it's just frozen at "Downloading..." and I can't get it to connect to my PC at all (tried both with and without Kies). In Odin the ID:COM cells won't update when I connect my phone.
Do you guys have any idea how to resolve this? Do I have to take it to a service centre?
Edit: The phone is out of battery, suddenly, apparently, so I tried to charge it, but that doesn't work either. What the **** has happened to my phone? Please help if you can!
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*shameful bump*
As I have no chance of replacing this phone (because I'm pretty much broke) I really need to fix this on my own if I can. Last resort is borrowing money to send it to service.
If you have any suggestions or theories PLEASE reply ASAP. I will truly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance
So Atm what does your phone do? Can you get to download mode? Vol-home and power does it go into that?
Buy a new motherboard.And with your memory,why not borrow the money lol.
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I also stupidly pressed one of those "install update" stuff. Then i had the same symptoms until i removed the battery, then it wouldn't turn on - so i suspected hardbrick.
Lucky enough my warranty still had a month letf and they apparently didn't notice that i had rooted my device and thus vioded my warranty.
Are you sure all Kies' background tasks were closed?
Do you have access to a JIG?
There's anotehr way to get into download mode (other than vol down+power+home) i'll see if i can find it.
If it hardbricks maybe you also can make up a story and give it to them? (just a suggestion, nothing i can say but just mentioning since it worked for me)
andrewwright said:
So Atm what does your phone do? Can you get to download mode? Vol-home and power does it go into that?
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Pretty much nothing. Yes I can get into it, but it says "Downloading... Do not turn off device" or something like that. Recovery Mode is inaccessible.
theunderling said:
Buy a new motherboard.And with your memory,why not borrow the money lol.
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And with my memory huh? I'll do this as a last resort.
TheMasterOfToast said:
Are you sure all Kies' background tasks were closed?
Do you have access to a JIG?
There's anotehr way to get into download mode (other than vol down+power+home) i'll see if i can find it.
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Yep, I even tried with a 100% uninstall and removal of it; still didn't work. No I do not, but I've considered buying one on ebay - they're like $1 with free shipping from China.
TheMasterOfToast said:
I also stupidly pressed one of those "install update" stuff. Then i had the same symptoms until i removed the battery, then it wouldn't turn on - so i suspected hardbrick.
Lucky enough my warranty still had a month letf and they apparently didn't notice that i had rooted my device and thus vioded my warranty.
If it hardbricks maybe you also can make up a story and give it to them? (just a suggestion, nothing i can say but just mentioning since it worked for me)
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It has most definitely hardbricked. I've considered this: Go down there, act dumb, say after installing the firmware update my phone wouldn't boot and a yellow triangle suddenly appeared out of nowhere, or something like that.
I've only had this phone for half a year so I really wanna fix this if possible!
Thanks a lot for the feedback - please reply with more if you've got some suggestions/recommendations/tips/solutions!
zCourge said:
I followed a root-guide a couple of weeks ago and my phone worked perfectly.
I have no memory of what ROM I used, nor do I remember if I flashed a Kernel or not. I'm pretty new at this.
Now, today, my phone sent a notification that a new firmware update was available. Stupid as I am I just press "install" right away. Not much later my phone tried to reboot and suddenly was stuck at the Samsung logo screen. I tried pulling out the battery to reboot and it still wouldn't work. If I connected it to my PC it shows a battery but the spinning arrow-thingy is frozen.
After searching these forums and other places I found several guides on how to fix stuff like this, by either flashing with a new kernel - or rom or w/e I don't know - or going into recovery mode and do something funky. The problem is that I can't reach recovery mode at all, and when I enter download mode it's just frozen at "Downloading..." and I can't get it to connect to my PC at all (tried both with and without Kies). In Odin the ID:COM cells won't update when I connect my phone.
Do you guys have any idea how to resolve this? Do I have to take it to a service centre?
Edit: The phone is out of battery, suddenly, apparently, so I tried to charge it, but that doesn't work either. What the **** has happened to my phone? Please help if you can!
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Hey zCourage ,
Maybe you should try another USB jig.... have you tried it yet?
ksjd said:
Hey zCourage ,
Maybe you should try another USB jig.... have you tried it yet?
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Like just another cable or a "modified jig"? I've tried 3 different USBs and 2 chargers none of them worked. I do not have access to a "modified jig", yet. I will try to order one on eBay
Of course this is a drivers thing, you need your pc to see the device.
We got a couple of threads about that.
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gastonw said:
Of course this is a drivers thing, you need your pc to see the device.
We got a couple of threads about that.
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Come again?
"you need to read about troubleshooting"
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gastonw said:
"you need to read about troubleshooting"
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Elaborate
"You really ought to be less lazy on your ass and search the forums about how to fix your device. Get it now or you want me to draw it for you?"
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"You really ought to be less lazy on your ass and search the forums about how to fix your device. Get it now or you want me to draw it for you?"<br />
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Better still put one of them many pics you got up.:thumbup: Then I can rob it :thumbup:
gastonw said:
"You really ought to be less lazy on your ass and search the forums about how to fix your device. Get it now or you want me to draw it for you?"
Sent from...this is not even my S2
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Oh so you don't think I've googled for hours to find solutions for this problem? Think again. Every "solution" i read is either take out the battery, enter recovery mode or use an USB jig. 2 of them don't work and the third is at the moment not possible as I don't have a jig.
No need to be rude.
gastonw said:
Of course this is a drivers thing, you need your pc to see the device.
We got a couple of threads about that.
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Was I being rude when I posted this?
google i9100 troubleshooting
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gastonw said:
Was I being rude when I posted this?
google i9100 troubleshooting
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You don't think I have? I'm not retarded. The phone is 100% hardbricked.
Buy a new mobo then.
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you need to change your motherboard.
Take it to samsung service center near you and give it to them.
Same thing happened to me and only solution worked is the one that i just told you.
I've been playing around with my U.S. Galaxy 4.0 and I'm pretty sure I bricked the s**t out of it.
A black screen lights up and if I try any sort of button combination nothing happens. The screen is either off or on and black.
I tried following this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1386669.
But Resurrector fails to detect my device.
I get the feeling I'm SOL, anybody want to confirm this? Or provide whatever options I have left?
I appreciate your time.
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I've been playing around with my U.S. Galaxy 4.0 and I'm pretty sure I bricked the s**t out of it.
A black screen lights up and if I try any sort of button combination nothing happens. The screen is either off or on and black.
I tried following this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1386669.
But Resurrector fails to detect my device.
I get the feeling I'm SOL, anybody want to confirm this? Or provide whatever options I have left?
I appreciate your time.
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Hmm at that step, the only thing that can save you would be to have a usb jig and to try to flash the recovery package from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1531850
Hope it helps!