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hey guys,
i bought a secondhand galaxy s II yesterday. when i first got it, it had MIUI on it.
i personally hate this so i went to flashing straight away. first a lot of research on the differences with Desire HD and Hero but when i had enough confidence the party could start!
what i did is try to flash exynos 7.0 through CWM 4.0. this didn't work because the volume keys don't work!! so eventually i flashed it using ROM manager and this worked it finally started flashing! but now i forgot to flash exynos 3.5 base system file first and went straight to exynos v7.0.zip
and now i'm stuck in bootloop but can't get in to download mode... because of the volume keys.
is there anything known about disabling volume keys or that people disconnect them because they press them all the time.
or is there a software way of forcing it into download mode (I am aware of the JIG way but looks to sketchy to me right now and i don't know if it works for S II!)
many thanks
pimvanduijne said:
hey guys,
i bought a secondhand galaxy s II yesterday. when i first got it, it had MIUI on it.
i personally hate this so i went to flashing straight away. first a lot of research on the differences with Desire HD and Hero but when i had enough confidence the party could start!
what i did is try to flash exynos 7.0 through CWM 4.0. this didn't work because the volume keys don't work!! so eventually i flashed it using ROM manager and this worked it finally started flashing! but now i forgot to flash exynos 3.5 base system file first and went straight to exynos v7.0.zip
and now i'm stuck in bootloop but can't get in to download mode... because of the volume keys.
is there anything known about disabling volume keys or that people disconnect them because they press them all the time.
or is there a software way of forcing it into download mode (I am aware of the JIG way but looks to sketchy to me right now!)
many thanks
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have you tried odin?
I'm not an expert, but it seems to me you need repair the volume keys... I can't imagen there being a option to disable the volume keys on your phone.
williamsean said:
I'm not an expert, but it seems to me you need repair the volume keys... I can't imagen there being a option to disable the volume keys on your phone.
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no there isnt...best thing is to take it back to the person he got it from and get his money back i say
how can i try odin without volDown/download mode? is this possible? if so tell me how!
i am not going to take it back because i knew from the beginning there should be something wrong with it.
i thought it was because it had MIUI on it. it's a long story so lets skip it okay.
my question is does the 301k resistor trick work with sgs II???
Are you remembering to hold in the home button aswell as the power and volume buttons?
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yes i am, but as i said earlier the volume buttons don't work
if you knew there was a problem with it why did you buy it? sorry that just does not make any sense...you need to get the volume keys repaired..thats the only solution i can think of..sorry
Search USB jig and use that to try to get into download mode or take it to a service centre your only choices .
jje
Matriak31 said:
if you knew there was a problem with it why did you buy it? sorry that just does not make any sense...you need to get the volume keys repaired..thats the only solution i can think of..sorry
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because it was a lot cheaper! and the guy told me he bought it from someone else and there wasn't a original fw on it and it said that there was no sim card in the phone....but i knew this was because of miui together with unlocking your sim card too early! so i figured lets buy this thing and save some money! but now it seems that the volume keys are not working....but if you don't know you sh*t will you stay out of it please. the next guy told me to look for a JIG this sounds more promising doesn't it? i'm going to make one and we'll see what makes any sense.
i'm sorry if you feel insulted that's not my intention but i feel you are not bein very helpfull here. again sorry i am getting a bit frustrated from this whole thing i thought the S II wasn't give me a hard time because of the unlocked bootloader and such.
pimvanduijne said:
because it was a lot cheaper! and the guy told me he bought it from someone else and there wasn't a original fw on it and it said that there was no sim card in the phone....but i knew this was because of miui together with unlocking your sim card too early! so i figured lets buy this thing and save some money! but now it seems that the volume keys are not working....but if you don't know you sh*t will you stay out of it please. the next guy told me to look for a JIG this sounds more promising doesn't it? i'm going to make one and we'll see what makes any sense.
i'm sorry if you feel insulted that's not my intention but i feel you are not bein very helpfull here. again sorry i am getting a bit frustrated from this whole thing i thought the S II wasn't give me a hard time because of the unlocked bootloader and such.
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if you thought i was having a go then i apologise. but i was not..even if you do use a jig to fix it you will still have problems with the volume buttons. Hence why i said to either take it to the guy you got it from or take it back to samsung..Im not trying to make fun out of your pain bud, i actually want to help.
Use the jig stick the stock firmware on it and send it to them and say its yours. dont say you got it from a friend cause im not sure but they properly would not fix it under the warranty.
hope everything goes ok and keep us updated
My last phone (hd2) had a broken volume button also. I brought it to a local phone repair company and they fixed it in a hour for 35 euro, so I think there is still hope for your phone
http://www.google.nl/search?q=telefoon+reparatie+goes
I guess I overestimated how important Home button is in SGS2. I actually think now it was the biggest mistake of Samsung to make a physical button (isn't it also made Apple mad since it looks like a button from Iphone and that is why they are dragging them in courts). Anyway my Home button died unexpectedly. First I decided that I will survive but turns out that without this button my SGS2 can barely be used. Plus also to send it by warranty I need to wait now for the JIG in order to restore complete to factory since can not go to Download mode. Sorry if this is useless thread - just want to steam my sadnessr somewhere. Not I am really jealous for our friends from SkyRocket community since they don't have any hardware buttons in the same place - which makes SGS2 much better device then original. I guess I got a bit upset and even started to think about SGS3 upgrade however it also has this hardware button so potentially also can brake. Anyway if you have any thoughts just post them.
What caused the unexpected demise of the home button?
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ares05 said:
What caused the unexpected demise of the home button?
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change the rom can be a solution?
anubius said:
I guess I overestimated how important Home button is in SGS2. I actually think now it was the biggest mistake of Samsung to make a physical button (isn't it also made Apple mad since it looks like a button from Iphone and that is why they are dragging them in courts). Anyway my Home button died unexpectedly. First I decided that I will survive but turns out that without this button my SGS2 can barely be used. Plus also to send it by warranty I need to wait now for the JIG in order to restore complete to factory since can not go to Download mode. Sorry if this is useless thread - just want to steam my sadnessr somewhere. Not I am really jealous for our friends from SkyRocket community since they don't have any hardware buttons in the same place - which makes SGS2 much better device then original. I guess I got a bit upset and even started to think about SGS3 upgrade however it also has this hardware button so potentially also can brake. Anyway if you have any thoughts just post them.
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You can get to download mode via ADB!
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ares05 said:
What caused the unexpected demise of the home button?
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I think it is my daughter I think she pressed it too hard when she plays games on the phone. I know it is ridiculous answer but it is true.
vitalianoleone said:
change the rom can be a solution?
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It is not ROM related. I tested buttons in CWM and Home button doesn't respond at all. Thanks for the post.
Jokesy said:
You can get to download mode via ADB!
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Thanks for suggestion. However I need to wipe the flash count anyway - so I need a JIG. I know that I could have done through Chainfire remove the Triangale app but in the end it looks like JIG is better and cheaper solution. But thank you again for ideas.
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anubius said:
Thanks for suggestion. However I need to wipe the flash count anyway - so I need a JIG. I know that I could have done through Chainfire remove the Triangale app but in the end it looks like JIG is better and cheaper solution. But thank you again for ideas.
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triangle app is way better option especially if you have a new bootloader.
If you have new bootloader, jig will not even reset anything
Yes you need to flash old gingerbread bootloader to rest flash counter with jig. Triangle Away is free for XDA users.
i9.0.1.3k galaxy imperator
SirKunon said:
Yes you need to flash old gingerbread bootloader to rest flash counter with jig. Triangle Away is free for XDA users.
i9.0.1.3k galaxy imperator
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Thanks you for help. I didn't know that you have to go back to old bootloader. I also didn't know that it was free for XDA users. Well I wanted to donate Chainfire long time anyway. All I need now is to put back stock ICS and I will send the device.
Hey,
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note i717 running on aokp_quincyatt_jb-build-1_Sept.1st. Then I flashed Liquid Jelly Bean onto the phone. I followed all the steps correctly, hit reboot, then the screen went black, and the phone never booted up. Phone won't turn on or go into download mode. I have Warranty on the phone, and hope Samsung won't care that it is rooted or not, and fixes the phone. If they don't fix it, I need something to fall back on. Someone please help me out. I spent a lot of money on the phone, and now it doesn't want to turn on. Any answers anyone?
Thanks.
Give us step by step how you flashed. If you flash following the instructions im 100% you will not brick your phone.
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Weird how that ROM has done this to ALOT of phones now. Glad I didn't flash it. And the op really hasn't tried to help the ones it done it to. Maybe user error but this is getting a little weird. Try using a jig if u can get one to put ur phone in download mode. If that does not work I'd make the call to att and tell them u woke up and it was dead. Learn from you mistakes you could have downloaded the i777 version by mistake and always check your md5.
testing stuff. shhh its a secret.
Can you get into recovery by holding down volume up/down +Power and then letting go of power after the Samsung logo appears?
smokinmoses said:
Weird how that ROM has done this to ALOT of phones now. Glad I didn't flash it. And the op really hasn't tried to help the ones it done it to. Maybe user error but this is getting a little weird. Try using a jig if u can get one to put ur phone in download mode. If that does not work I'd make the call to att and tell them u woke up and it was dead. Learn from you mistakes you could have downloaded the i777 version by mistake and always check your md5.
testing stuff. shhh its a secret.
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I it was the correct Rom for my i717
Pull the battery. Hold in the power and middle volume rocker. Put battery in while still holding in the two buttons. This should go into recovery. Make sure the battery doesn't fall out. It may take a few times to get the timing right.
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Well just saying if maybe u people would read instead of hitting the download button u would see that the ROM is bricking phones. Trust me I won't say anymore. Have fun with your paperweight. And FYI I did offer help. Sorry bigjoe feel free to remove my comments if necessary.
testing stuff. shhh its a secret.
smokinmoses said:
Well just saying if maybe u people would read instead of hitting the download button u would see that the ROM is bricking phones. Trust me I won't say anymore. Have fun with your paperweight. And FYI I did offer help. Sorry bigjoe feel free to remove my comments if necessary.
testing stuff. shhh its a secret.
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A jig? Really?
Ive had this issue before. I got it working by pulling the battery, plugging in the charger with the device off, putting the battery back in, and then booting into recovery by holding down the correct buttons.
Some combination of the above almost always works for me when I find myself in a boot loop or bricked.
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Jamesyboy said:
A jig? Really?
Ive had this issue before. I got it working by pulling the battery, plugging in the charger with the device off, putting the battery back in, and then booting into recovery by holding down the correct buttons.
Some combination of the above almost always works for me when I find myself in a boot loop or bricked.
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Was it a soft bricked, or a hardbricked? My is hard bricked.
crutzulee said:
Can you get into recovery by holding down volume up/down +Power and then letting go of power after the Samsung logo appears?
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No I cannot
I know I said I wouldn't post here anymore but I really like helping u guys. I think u need to read this and please follow srudacris advise.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1813219
Gots my beer goggles on!
Problem Solved
Hey you can contact this guy concerning your bricked phone. All you do is send it, pay the fee and its back to you as good as new. Here's a link to how he fixes bricked phones. Contact details in video description. GOOD LUCK!!!: fingers-crossed:
/watch?v=d0SX3iDuIZc
I'm not allowed to post links yet so i'll just give you the name of the video, its by MobileTechVideos and its called Samsung Galaxy Note - JTAG Brick Repair Service (Debricking/Unbrick/Brick FIX)
cindy47911 said:
Hey you can contact this guy concerning your bricked phone. All you do is send it, pay the fee and its back to you as good as new. Here's a link to how he fixes bricked phones. Contact details in video description. GOOD LUCK!!!: fingers-crossed:
/watch?v=d0SX3iDuIZc
I'm not allowed to post links yet so i'll just give you the name of the video, its by MobileTechVideos and its called Samsung Galaxy Note - JTAG Brick Repair Service (Debricking/Unbrick/Brick FIX)
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Thanks. I'm gonna contact them once after I get my phone shipped back from Samsung. I never told them it was rooted or anything but there's a video on YouTube and a guy brought in his Galaxy Note and he brought it to his local Samsung Store where he was located and he had the exact same issue, so he dropped it off, and got a call two days later and they said they could fix it and they did so, I'm hoping for the same luck as him.
help me unbrick i717 after liquid smooth 4.2.1 flash
Samsung_Galaxy_Note12 said:
Was it a soft bricked, or a hardbricked? My is hard bricked.
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someone anybody tell me the right knowledge to unbrick my i717.THANKS
Samsung_Galaxy_Note12 said:
Hey,
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note i717 running on aokp_quincyatt_jb-build-1_Sept.1st. Then I flashed Liquid Jelly Bean onto the phone. I followed all the steps correctly, hit reboot, then the screen went black, and the phone never booted up. Phone won't turn on or go into download mode. I have Warranty on the phone, and hope Samsung won't care that it is rooted or not, and fixes the phone. If they don't fix it, I need something to fall back on. Someone please help me out. I spent a lot of money on the phone, and now it doesn't want to turn on. Any answers anyone?
Thanks.
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Not sure if this will help but I really hope it does.
All links to the files needed on the link. Good luck.
http://www.qbking77.com/how-to-unroot/unrootunbrick-the-samsung-galaxy-note-i717.html
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Bought one, but have to wait till it ships, so figured I would ask if anybody in the 757 has a mini-usb jig that I could use to get my Note into download mode. Send PM if you do.
Thanks in advance.
U can reboot into download thru recovery
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mrstone77 said:
U can reboot into download thru recovery
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Walk me through that one, no response to anything, power and up volume results in nothing. Plugging into usb results in nothing Windows, ODIN nor Kies registers it.
vanemburghj said:
Bought one, but have to wait till it ships, so figured I would ask if anybody in the 757 has a mini-usb jig that I could use to get my Note into download mode. Send PM if you do.
Thanks in advance.
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I think this is what you're looking for, yes?
http://galaxys2root.com/tag/diy-usb-jig/
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I thought it was "down volume button + power " to get into ODIN mode for Samsung devices
up+ down is for recovery
Shirokishi said:
I think this is what you're looking for, yes?
http://galaxys2root.com/tag/diy-usb-jig/
Sidenote:
I thought it was "down volume button + power " to get into ODIN mode for Samsung devices
up+ down is for recovery
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That is what I ordered, either way on the buttons, phone is bricked to point will take very special sauce to fix it.
Oh... I didn't know all of that... When my phone freezes I can hold the power button for 10 seconds n it'll reboot but u r n need of special sauce... I'm n the 540 sorry
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mrstone77 said:
Oh... I didn't know all of that... When my phone freezes I can hold the power button for 10 seconds n it'll reboot but u r n need of special sauce... I'm n the 540 sorry
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Yep am with you on that one, I have soft bricked before, but nothing like this, my very first true brick of my cell. Hopefully Jig I ordered at least gets me into download mode, where I can fix it.
vanemburghj said:
Yep am with you on that one, I have soft bricked before, but nothing like this, my very first true brick of my cell. Hopefully Jig I ordered at least gets me into download mode, where I can fix it.
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If you can see the samsung bootloader then yeah there's hope otherwise you're gonna need the $100 fix for it.
But at least people are responding, I got no love on my end, lol
keeping things in perspective, as I posted before, I have never seen anyone report that a jig does any good on this phone..
You would be better off either using JTAG, or calling Samsung, and playing stupid, and tell them it died after you did an update that the phone requested..they will send you a replacement, with no questions asked.
go through the general and q&a sections; you will see that a jig doesn't do anything for this phone..
wase4711 said:
keeping things in perspective, as I posted before, I have never seen anyone report that a jig does any good on this phone..
You would be better off either using JTAG, or calling Samsung, and playing stupid, and tell them it died after you did an update that the phone requested..they will send you a replacement, with no questions asked.
go through the general and q&a sections; you will see that a jig doesn't do anything for this phone..
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Well smokestack76 told you differently yesterday. He said over 20 times with a jig. Plus for $1.60 I will give it a try.
yes, for the price, if it makes you feel better, try it..
and, if you believe him, when you can find 20 others that said it did absolutely nothing, then that's your choice.
the sooner you send it in to Samsung, the sooner you will have a working phone..
If Samsung is wiling to send you a loaner phone while you're under warranty i can't see why you wouldnt do that.
I know Nintendo is awesome like that but apparently Samsung reps are quite jaded when you do something silly like ask an honest question.
I wish Samsung would honor warranty services if the device hasn't been on the market longer than year.
I'm A. Maybe he Made a mistake and wants to own up for it insted of weasling into a fraudulent phone.
B. I would be a little jaded as well when I get people calling me all day that have messed up their own phone and are now trying to steal from me.
C. Samsung does honor warranties a year after the device has been on market. YOUR WARRANTY DOES NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE. not when the first one of its kind rolls off the assembly line.
Also, wase a jig does work of you are not actually bricked, if you were to be soft bricked the jig would force download mode. I had a captivate I built a jig for, first thing I did was try it on my note. Bam, download mode.
And finally op it's a micro usb jig not mini. Mini is bigger than micro
yeah bro, I know a jig works for SOME phones; it helped me bring my S2 back to life..
However, I have read many many reports of it doing nothing for the Note, so that was why I said what I did..
Plus, people are using the term "Bricked" around here in so many ways, that its hard to know what they mean when they say it..to me, a bricked phone is DEAD, and nothing but an expensive paperweight.....
I can take a video of my note going from off to download mode with nothing but my jig. However the same jig that works on both my phones is out of resistance tolerance on my brothers sgs2.
And yes bricked is used much too often,it is a term to describe when your phone is inert, has no pliability and just sits there, like the baked red clay building material it was named for.
was curious to see if the OP had any luck with the jig....
Well the jig did nothing for me. I suggest send your phone to mobiletechvideos.com for repair, he goes through the JTAG recovery method, and he also unlocked mine... he did a great job. I bricked my Note flashing a ROM for another device by mistake, could not use the jig for anything, so had it repaired. Feeling really happy now... hope this helps.
the jig isn't and was never meant to fix a hard brick...
[history lesson]
Back on captivate, certain bootloaders would disable the button combos for download and recovery, making a simple (I hate the term... But) soft brick into a much stickier situation, so it was discovered that using 300k ohms of resistance across certain pins on the usb port from a powered off state would trigger download mode in seconds, making you then able to simply odin a stock rom and try again.
It was later discovered that the jig had the same effect on the sgs2 with the added benefit of restting the flash counter.
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If you flash a firmware for the international note on an i717 you will need jtag because you are indeed bricked of the hard variety.
wase4711 said:
was curious to see if the OP had any luck with the jig....
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Nope gig still in the mail, however took Note to ATT Device Service Center and they told me mother board failure and replaced it. So might not have been related to flashing, inspection seem pretty in depth, removed back cover, using multi meter type of tool and said mother board didn't provide correct response to input. My mandatory 10 days to return no functioning unit is 17 Dec so don't think will have chance to try the jig before I send it back or be charged $549 for non-functioning unit.
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Nope gig still in the mail, however took Note to ATT Device Service Center and they told me mother board failure and replaced it. So might not have been related to flashing, inspection seem pretty in depth, removed back cover, using multi meter type of tool and said mother board didn't provide correct response to input. My mandatory 10 days to return no functioning unit is 17 Dec so don't think will have chance to try the jig before I send it back or be charged $549 for non-functioning unit.
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might as well keep the jig for the couple of bucks it cost..plus, even if it doesn't work for this phone, it might work for your next one!
After Flashing Latest CM10.1 to my S3 and using it for a while, I wanted to go back to stock. I flashed stock 4.1.2, rooted it and installed CWM successfully. After a while I noticed that CWM can not mount internal SD card, or recover a nandroid backup from it. I thought it is a partition issue, so i have decided to flash GT-I9300_mx_20120220.pit to my S3 with re-paration checked. ODIN started the process, Pass appeared with green background. Since then, the device wont start in any mode. I tried every key combination with no luck. Tried to connect the device to pc, same result; device is dead. Pulling battery also did not work.Anything I can do to turn on the device in to download mode at least? Please help me. I am from Lebanon; here all the phones are sold with no warranty, so returning it to Samsung wont solve the problem? any solution? Thank you.
This may help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916936
DSA said:
This may help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916936
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This would have helped me in case i was able to boot my phone into download mode; which is not the case. The device does not start at all. Laying dead.
Thank you.
No power
No pit
No os
No Samsung service centre
It don't look good
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No power
No pit
No os
No Samsung service centre
It don't look good
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Not good at all
I'm should read about this before I make my statement but it's 4:46 in the morning and I can't get some sleep...that pit file flash....is it mandatory? To me it looks like your device murderer.
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gastonw said:
I'm should read about this before I make my statement but it's 4:46 in the morning and I can't get some sleep...that pit file flash....is it mandatory? To me it looks like your device murderer.
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no its not mandatory
no its not a 'device murderer'
his phone doesn't boot so he cant use that method anyway
Get some sleep dude
tryin' man, i'm tryin'
Thanks for the reply.
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Any possible solution? I really need my device back alive.
mhs888 said:
Any possible solution? I really need my device back alive.
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Honestly?
Without the ability to send it back to Samsung, i think you may be screwed
However, there may be a person on here that has had the same issue and managed to fix it (but i doubt it) - be a bit more patient and see if anyone else comes into the thread :good:
DSA said:
Honestly?
Without the ability to send it back to Samsung, i think you may be screwed
However, there may be a person on here that has had the same issue and managed to fix it (but i doubt it) - be a bit more patient and see if anyone else comes into the thread :good:
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Hope so; you gave me a small hope. where is that guy?
Contact samsung and claim wareanty because of Sleep of Death.
What you mean it's sold without warranty, that goes against consumers right.
(that's your line right there)
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gastonw said:
Contact samsung and claim wareanty because of Sleep of Death.
What you mean it's sold without warranty, that goes against consumers right.
(that's your line right there)
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90% of phones in Lebanon are sold through unauthorized sellers. If you want to buy it from Samsung agent here, you will end up paying $200 more. Bought my phone for $520, while it costs around $700 from authorized seller.
Is either that or a $200 + mobo replacement.
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