I think I emmc bricked my phone, i have been searching for hours and cannot find any info on whether or not it is possible to recover from this, I did have a rogue kernel on the phone when the kernel first came out, I bought the s3 and have not messed the the s2 for a while then I went to sell it so I wiped it, booted up to the samsung screen but would not go any further so i pull the battery. Now when I turn it on the blue light comes on and stays on solid, nothing happens. The light will turn off for a second and come back on if i hold down the power button but nothing shows on the screen. The only way to get the light to go back off is to pull the battery. Am I screwed or is there a way to fix this?
Can you enter download or recovery mod via 3 buttons?
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pdub42 said:
I think I emmc bricked my phone, i have been searching for hours and cannot find any info on whether or not it is possible to recover from this, I did have a rogue kernel on the phone when the kernel first came out, I bought the s3 and have not messed the the s2 for a while then I went to sell it so I wiped it, booted up to the samsung screen but would not go any further so i pull the battery. Now when I turn it on the blue light comes on and stays on solid, nothing happens. The light will turn off for a second and come back on if i hold down the power button but nothing shows on the screen. The only way to get the light to go back off is to pull the battery. Am I screwed or is there a way to fix this?
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Can you specify which rom you were using and how did you perform the wipe?
Can you enter download mode (power+voldown+home) ?
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If you can enter download mode, just flash a stock rom through odin
i was using rogue kernel with caulkins ics leaked rom, I wiped through cwm and the phone will not goin into recovery or download mode now. I cannot even get anything to show on the screen just that blue light
If the ROM was Android Version 4.0.4 and wiped thru CWM recover then it is highly possible that it must have spoilt the mother board. You need to take the device to service centre and if it is under warranty they might repair by replacing the mother board upon your request as it is manufacturer's fault which is widely discussed in XDA as emmc bug. Hope you will get a free service/replacement
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756242
Next time first look into general.
rogue kernel i think not disable emmc_erase command.
Paulius7 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756242
Next time first look into general.
rogue kernel i think not disable emmc_erase command.
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Are you saying to do this to prevent it or to fix it? I did see that post in general but it was not until after I had already had the rom and kernel on there and I have not used that phone in forever, I also read at the bottom that there is no fix for it but it was back in july is why I asked if someone had come up with a fix yet
I purchased this phone off ebay last year and have the s3 activated now with my insurance on it so I am assuming I have no warranty on the s2
If it's are Emmc bug you phone is expensive paper weight...
will the usb jig put it into download mode?
pdub42 said:
will the usb jig put it into download mode?
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If your phone has been hard bricked due to the Emmc bug then there is nothing you can do. I read that even Jtag repair will not work. Only thing is Mainboard replacement. If you are still under warranty just play dumb and say it wouldn`t go on one day.
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Suddenly my phone is not turning on, it was working fine yesterday
now that I try to recharge it, the LED is not turning on either, what can I do? I´m a bit desperate cause I´m in the US and the phone is from Mexico, any idea to make it turn on?
Update
FW info, CSC for all dead SGS3
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Base Firmware: I9300XXDLJ4 (4.1.1)
Region Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Carrier: Unbranded
Build Date: 19 October 2012
Modem: XXDLID
CSC: OXADLJ4
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Other ROMS affected
Wanam's latest J5 ROM.
Omega v31 with perseus kernel
1.7rc1 with Siyah kernel
Can you get into download mode Or Recovery mode?
Download: power+ vol up
Recovery: power+ voldown + main menu button | when you phone shows the logo, take your finger off the menu button.
Cynofield said:
Can you get into download mode Or Recovery mode?
Download: power+ vol up
Recovery: power+ voldown + main menu button | when you phone shows the logo, take your finger off the menu button.
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nope, cant get any mode to appear, I think it`s hard bricked
Sounds like motherboard replacement to me
Yep it looks like yet another S3 committed suicide...
OP: get it to a service centre, it's likely to be a replacement motherboard job.
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alankstiyo said:
Suddenly my phone is not turning on, it was working fine yesterday
now that I try to recharge it, the LED is not turning on either, what can I do? I´m a bit desperate cause I´m in the US and the phone is from Mexico, any idea to make it turn on?
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Exactly what happened to mine yesterday, what ROM were you running?
Hell I'm curious too
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I got the exact same thing.... no response whatsoever....
Guess the only way is to send it back to Samsung?
Cenahej said:
I got the exact same thing.... no response whatsoever....
Guess the only way is to send it back to Samsung?
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damn it, and I´m in the US and the phone is from mexico, so it´s going to be hard
I got it too. I left it on 94 percent of battery over night but in the morning I was unable to start my phone with last omega costum room.
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I have the same issue with my S3, dead, battery wont charge, wont turn on or respond to any input
Seems to be an epidemic going on.
Indeed, I just hope they can replace it for me, without me waiting 4 weeks like i had to when i sent in my S1.
kinda sucks, I will check if I can fix it here for no more than 200dlls, either way I just bought a nexus 7 XD
yet another one.
my s3 went through the same. had to send it to samsung for repairs.
LemonPlusTea said:
yet another one.
my s3 went through the same. had to send it to samsung for repairs.
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did they tell you anything about being rooted?
As long as the phone is properly dead they can't tell if it's rooted or running a custom rom... They just change the motherboard and that's it.
Mine was stock rom rooted when it died (no apparent reason - just picked it up and it simply wasn't working), it came back from the service centre with shiny new innards under warranty. Before taking it there, I tried a different battery, key combo for recovery and download mode as well as a jig and nothing worked.
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There Is Hard Brick Fix Tutorial Did You Check It?
THE.W!ZARD said:
There Is Hard Brick Fix Tutorial Did You Check It?
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I emailed the guy from JTAG service, and this is he´s answer
This sounds like an EMMC defect that would not be repairable. If you have warranty, it would be advised to use it.
so in this case my option is to send it to mexico and check warranty
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did they tell you anything about being rooted?
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no.
They just fixed it.
It's caused by a hardware failure and that needs to be changed before the phone will boot. By replacing the hardware, the device is totally wiped and they can't tell if you rooted or not. :laugh:
Hi,
I think I may have bricked my phone somehow.
I have an international Samsung galaxy S3 I9300.
I'm using SiyahKernel S3 v1.7rc1 for dual-boot.
ParanoidAndroid 2.51 as primary ROM and Stock Samsung JB as secondary.
I have used the battery mod that comes with the kernel to speed up charging.
Here's what happened:
I have been using this setup for quite some time without any problems, but I have noticed lately that the phone have been rebooting automatically a few times. I didn't think too much about it. Annoying, but didn't happen often. Yesterday I put my phone on charging before I went to bed, and the phone was on. When I woke up the phone had turned off (alarm didn't go off either, so I missed work..) and the green charging notification light was stuck on permanently. I couldn't turn on the phone, it didn't react at all. I took out the battery to reset it, put it back in and tried again. The charging light was gone, but still couldn't turn it on. No sign of life.
I tried my battery in a friends phone and it worked fine. Also tried his battery in my phone, but no change. So seems the battery is not the problem. I have tried to keep the battery out for some time, holding buttons to drain all power, but no change.
It doesn't respond to any cable being plugged in either (USB or charging), so can't flash anything.
I'm lost here really. The phone doesn't respond to anything any more so I have no idea what to do to fix it. And I'm guessing if I send it back for repair they're not going to accept it as it's not stock. Would really appreciate any help.
Hi,
Are you able to put your phone in download mode at least? It happened with my old Galaxy S and the only thing worked was download mode.
If download mode is possible, try to flash a new rom via odin and than install siyah kernel to remove the 2nd rom partition.
Good luck.
Cheers
ramsorriso said:
Hi,
Are you able to put your phone in download mode at least? It happened with my old Galaxy S and the only thing worked was download mode.
If download mode is possible, try to flash a new rom via odin and than install siyah kernel to remove the 2nd rom partition.
Good luck.
Cheers
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No, can't enter download mode either
You're boned....
Unless you can enter download mode or CWM theres nothing to be done....
Send it to a Samsung Service center.
Overdriving the battery charging circuit comes with a cost. That is it and now your phone is FUBAR.
Have you tried shouting at it loudly and calling it a few names? You're out of luck, it seems (needs returning to Samsung) but at least it'll make you feel better!
Simonetti2011 said:
Send it to a Samsung Service center.
Overdriving the battery charging circuit comes with a cost. That is it and now your phone is FUBAR.
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Hmm that sucks. Back to my iPhone 1 then
But will they not be able to see that It's not stock firmware on it?
Kryten2k35 said:
Have you tried shouting at it loudly and calling it a few names? You're out of luck, it seems (needs returning to Samsung) but at least it'll make you feel better!
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I'm usually a calm person, but I'll try that shouting and see if it makes me feel better. Don't have the money for a new S3 so shouting will have to do.
star85 said:
Hmm that sucks. Back to my iPhone 1 then
But will they not be able to see that It's not stock firmware on it?
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If they can't boot the phone, they'll simply replace the defective board, restore your original IMEI, wipe your phone and send it back to you.
At least that is what has happened to other users whose phones had the same fault as yours, and for the same reasons.
I guess your phone is still under warranty, isn`t it? If so, just get it repaired under warranty and let this be a lesson that nothing comes free, including fast-charging the battery.
Simonetti2011 said:
If they can't boot the phone, they'll simply replace the defective board, restore your original IMEI, wipe your phone and send it back to you.
At least that is what has happened to other users whose phones had the same fault as yours, and for the same reasons.
I guess your phone is still under warranty, isn`t it? If so, just get it repaired under warranty and let this be a lesson that nothing comes free, including fast-charging the battery.
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This ^
Plus, the phone is knackered, so you don't have anything to lose by trying, really!
Man: had this happen to me today as well, and now that I notice, I see LOTS of similar reports.
FWIW: Most people weren't "fast charging" their phones; there's clearly just a hardware fault somewhere.
What was your official stock firmware you were running?
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Simonetti2011 said:
If they can't boot the phone, they'll simply replace the defective board, restore your original IMEI, wipe your phone and send it back to you.
At least that is what has happened to other users whose phones had the same fault as yours, and for the same reasons.
I guess your phone is still under warranty, isn`t it? If so, just get it repaired under warranty and let this be a lesson that nothing comes free, including fast-charging the battery.
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Thanks for your help. Yes it's still under warranty.
Hi.
I have an SGS2 i9100 with RootBox 4.1 Stable. I received a Whatsapp message and when I tried to unlock the screen it kind of delayed a lot and hanged up, so I decided to perform a restart by holding the power button until the SGS2 boot image appeared. The boot sequence began but never finished... it continued to show like if it was starting... so after a while I performed the same action, holding the power on button, but it didn't restart, so I directly pulled off the battery, put it back and tried to power on the phone again... but now it is completely dead. No reaction whatsoever. It doesn't even show the battery charging animation if I plug it to the charger. It also won't react if I try to boot it into Recovery mode. NOTHING.
Can somebody give me a hand with this? Is there some way to diagnose what happened to the device and to recover it from the current state?
Thanks a lot in advance.
Regards,
César.
that happen with me , Sudden Dead
So , might (Jtag/Riff box) Revive your phone ! i've tried it and no avail
No chance to recover it or the data. Service centre = replace motherboard (or replace it yourself with a 2nd hand one).
Thanks for your responses, guys.
Given the price of the equipment for doing the jtag solution, I think I'm going directly for the motherboard replacement.
Do you guys know of some online store that sell them on a fair price and do international shipping? I'm from Argentina...
Thanks!
Regards,
Cesar.
try make wipe factroy reset from recovery
tareq-hakeem said:
try make wipe factroy reset from recovery
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try READ THREAD again !
I got the service manual for the device, and found that it could be the IC CPU or the one for the power supervisor (UPC400 and U501 respectively, as the components shown in the schematics). I also found this web where they sell the components separately (even the motherboard, which is more expensive than the ICs):
http://www.parts4repair.com/power-ic-for-samsung-i9100-galaxy-s-ii-n7000/
http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-i9100-galaxy-s-ii-cpu-chip/
Do you guys know if it's possible to replace the ICs from the board in an easy way or should I replace the whole thing?
Thanks!
U must send it to Samsung service center
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Technically, you'd think it was possible. There are a few problems with that though... Firstly, you don't know exactly what's gone and what is still ok. If you did, then the second problem is soldering microelectronics. If you have the correct tools & experience in that, then it's possible, yes. My personal opinion? Much better off to replace the motherboard.
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Hi
My wife and i use Galaxy s3 phones. Recently hers turned itself off in the night and wont turn on again. It was running a stock ROM unrooted. Battery is OK (tried on my phone). When I switch on I get the words Samsung Galaxy s3 but it goes no further. I can get into download mode but PC doesnt recognise the phone and wont boot to recovery using the 3 key press. In download mode I get an android picture and the word downloading... but unsure quite what it might be or not downloading. If I pug in to power I get a pic of a battery which shows no animation, colour and the bar is at zero. (I wondered if this was the problem I have seen documented of sudden unexplicable bricking of the S3)
I plan to leave it a few hours like this in download mode with poer cable on to see what happens now but maybe there is someone who can give advice even if its "buy a new phone".... The top L of the screen says
ODIN MODE
Product Name:
Custom Binary Download: no
Current Binary: Samsung official
System status:Custom
Thanks a million you clever folks
Simon
You have half SDS where the emmc chip is corrupt, nothing you can do yourself.
You should be able to obtain a warranty repair from Samsung, although your system status says the phone had been rooted at some point.
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boomboomer said:
You have half SDS where the emmc chip is corrupt, nothing you can do yourself.
You should be able to obtain a warranty repair from Samsung, although your system status says the phone had been rooted at some point.
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Thanks for your quick reply. I understand from other posts that system status may falsely indicate the phone as having been rooted as a consequence of the half SDS, so have mailed the phone for repair. Do you have a view on whether the phone appears to be rooted with half SDS? I dont think I rooted it!
thanks
Simon
I've not heard that one, but you would remember if you had rooted it so it's probable. Afaik rooting won't invalidate warranty in Europe anyway.
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I was running my phone perfectly fine, and when I turned off the phone to replace the battery, it won't turn back on at all. The Samsung logo just loops repeatedly, and I can't get into Recovery mode at all. I can get into download mode, (sort of), by the conventional means, but when I press volume up to confirm download mode, I can't do so. The phone hangs for a second, and then restarts its self. Is this SDS? How do I get it fixed? I am in the USA, and I have a SGS III i9300. My phone information is below in my signature.
k-semler said:
I was running my phone perfectly fine, and when I turned off the phone to replace the battery, it won't turn back on at all. The Samsung logo just loops repeatedly, and I can't get into Recovery mode at all. I can get into download mode, (sort of), by the conventional means, but when I press volume up to confirm download mode, I can't do so. The phone hangs for a second, and then restarts its self. Is this SDS? How do I get it fixed? I am in the USA, and I have a SGS III i9300. My phone information is below in my signature.
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If it is sds, you wun be able to turn it on at all. Best if you can just send it to the service center for them to have a look.
Kernel problem maybe? Try a different one.
OK, it appears that I can get it into download mode if I run it off of USB power, and pull the battery as soon as I'm able to get into download mode. It will run in download mode if I keep the battery out, but as soon as I put a battery in with it plugged into a USB, it resets the phone. I was able to flash XXUGMK6_BTU onto the phone, but upon resetting the phone with the battery in it, it will not start. This is with both ZeroLemon batteries, and the stock Samsung battery.
Is there a way to fix this?
JellyYogurt said:
If it is sds, you wun be able to turn it on at all. Best if you can just send it to the service center for them to have a look.
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That's what I was afraid of. I called Samsung, and they said that I would have to send it to the UK in order to get it fixed. I would rather not have to send it halfway around the world for repairs if I don't have to.
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That's what I was afraid of. I called Samsung, and they said that I would have to send it to the UK in order to get it fixed. I would rather not have to send it halfway around the world for repairs if I don't have to.
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It makes no sense to send it to the UK just to fix it. What country do u live in?
Might be stuck power button?
JellyYogurt said:
It makes no sense to send it to the UK just to fix it. What country do u live in?
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The United States of America.
Jack_R1 said:
Might be stuck power button?
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I don't think it's that. Otherwise, how would it work running off of USB power? If the power button was stuck, I don't think it would run at all.
Sounds like a motherboard issue, double check that the battery connector pins are undamaged, but otherwise you need a new motherboard.
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k-semler said:
The United States of America.
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Best if u just go to the service center and ask them to fix it for u. There is no reason for them to send it to the UK.
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it happend to me before here is what did. you cant boot into recovery ..but you can boot with download mode... do this ( remove the back cover remove power button and volume .. then put it back .. youre problem will be solved.. it is not a sds or bootloop its just the power button ... gdluck
before you open the phone, try with another battery
When the SDS happens the phone is able to get into the download mode, but doesn't flash by Odin, if yours cannot get into the Download Mode, try a JIG USB
boomboomer said:
Sounds like a motherboard issue, double check that the battery connector pins are undamaged, but otherwise you need a new motherboard.
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Well, $hit. That's what I was afraid of. It costs just as much to buy a new MB as it does to buy a new phone from what I've been able to find. It also costs almost as much to mail it off to UK as it does to buy a replacement SGS3. ($20 difference). Is there a cheap source for a new MB for the phone?
I can only boot into download mode if I pull the battery after I get into download mode, and run off of USB power. If I leave the battery in, I can't do anything in download mode, (such as confirm it), and it restarts in 5 seconds. Also, if I have the phone plugged in, and insert the battery, even the charge indicator bootloops.
ehrosking said:
it happend to me before here is what did. you cant boot into recovery ..but you can boot with download mode... do this ( remove the back cover remove power button and volume .. then put it back .. youre problem will be solved.. it is not a sds or bootloop its just the power button ... gdluck
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Well, I just tried this, and it didn't work at all. I pulled the back off, popped out the volume button and power button, and put them back in the phone. No changes in how the phone is operating. $hit, it looks like I'm going to need a new MB.
JellyYogurt said:
Best if u just go to the service center and ask them to fix it for u. There is no reason for them to send it to the UK.
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No, the i9300 isn't a USA model and was never sold there, Samsung USA won't be able to do anything, probably won't even have any parts for it.
OH MY ****ING GOD! I FIXED IT! I used a combination between a new USB cable and a Samsung Emergency Recovery. IT WORKS!! God damn, I'm so happy I could cry! IT WORKS! **** YES!!! It doesn't seem to be able to take a custom ROM though. How can I get back to OmniROM?
good for you my friend... :good: