Since there seems to be A LOT of people bricking their notes just curious, What recovery are you using?
I have always used CWM since my first Android and talk trash about it as you will, its never let me flash an incorrect/bad ROM...
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Lol it's not protecting you from bricking, you just know where to get the right roms.
Go download an international note rom and flash it in cwm... Report back how it goes
Then I'll link you to where to get it jtagged after you brick it by doing that.
We all know that no matter what recovery used, that will paperweight,jtag needed, absolutely hard brick it.
yeah it does not matter which recovery it matters which rom and kernel u r flashing wrong type of phone with wrong rom/kernel is a brick
So then there's a lot of people here that can't read lol.
I remember long ago having an international ROM for an old phone and cwm wouldn't install it, kept throwing me errors so I figured maybe it was a little protection.
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I used my jig when it was soft bricked. Samsung has it now for a hard brick.
I use a cigarette and a bottle of imported beer
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Hello,
I have the Samsung Galaxy Note i717R (from Rogers/Canada). I rooted it using odin v1.85 and then subsequently installed CWM a1 (which I am now coming to realize that this was an alpha release. Didn't realize that beta4 was out..I'm a noob). All went well however. I then decided to flash SAUROM and that went well also but not for long as I ran into some issues with some force closures. Not sure what caused this. Nonetheless, I decided to restore back to my stock rooted ROM using CWM. I would like to upgrade to CWM beta4 and possibly rety flashing the SAUROM but I am concerned of a few things like tripping my flash counter etc
My main question: How can I tell if my flash counter has been tripped? I am new to all this rooting stuff so I'm not sure.
Thanks
You put your phone into download mode, you can find the flash counter there.
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Thanks...I got it. Looks like I have a count of 3. Any way I can get that reset back to 0 ?
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Thanks...I got it. Looks like I have a count of 3. Any way I can get that reset back to 0 ?
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Not yet. The devs will probly figure it out down the road. I wouldn't worry about it anyway. It seems Sammy doesn't look at it yet. At least there is no known case of it.
Not yet. I'm in no hurry to reset it tho. If I brick it, I brick it... it'll be my fault.
So i hard bricked my player 5 (i think it was hard brick phone+triangle+computer) cause i failed to flash something on odin.
All I did to come back is flash the kernel for my device.! Whoa.! Don't know if anyone knew this. Thought I'd share.
That icons is force download mode so you can flash what you want
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yup forced download, not hard brick, hard brick won't give a screen at all without one of those USB jigs.
I'd advise you to rename this thread to something like: "How to recover from a soft brick". Hard brick is completely different
All right, thanks. Cause when I searched xda people said hard brick. Will change.
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I have installed slim bean on my vibrant but found it laggy....so i wants to back to ics ...now i m flashing ics rom but getting error as installation aborted.
I have flashed glitchy kernel but no luck
Help me
Odin back to stock first. I think your treading on dangerous territory if you try to go from JB to ICS directly.
I agree with Toast ^^
I always suggest going back to stock via odin before doing anything like that, just to be safe.
If you can't or are in a rush,....you can get back to ICS from JB in the usual way (full wipe, flash)...I do it all the time, since odin isn't an option for me
at the moment...so I can assure you it's more or less safe, since my phone is still running just fine even though I've gone back and forth without odin quite a few times.
But again, if possible....always odin.
Good luck!
Finally tried to flash phone with odin but i m not able to go into download mode...i have tried 3keys combo, usb jig but no luck.
Now phone is stuck on samsung vibrant screen maybe now its bricked.
Any suggestions wat to do now ?
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sanchitgrover said:
Finally tried to flash phone with odin but i m not able to go into download mode...i have tried 3keys combo, usb jig but no luck.
Now phone is stuck on samsung vibrant screen maybe now its bricked.
Any suggestions wat to do now ?
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if u have gb bootloader u have to use 2 button combo...if that doesn't work then ............why can't u enter recovery and flash slim bean u had ....and later Odin to stock?
sanchitgrover said:
Finally tried to flash phone with odin but i m not able to go into download mode...i have tried 3keys combo, usb jig but no luck.
Now phone is stuck on samsung vibrant screen maybe now its bricked.
Any suggestions wat to do now ?
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Sometimes it can be tricky getting into DL mode. Try pulling the battery, have phone plug in to the cable/PC, hold button combo and put the battery back in. Also try different ports on PC doing this. If you have any life you are not hard bricked so don't panic!
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Tried both ways to enter into bootloader but no luck..
I m not able to go into recovery or download mode.
I m feeling i have killed my vibrant
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when did last time u used download mode? were u able to use recovery after flashing slimbean? u should have odined back before installing ics ............I think if u can't enter both recovery and download mode then u might have hard bricked ur vibrant.........
Downgrading
When downgrading, upgrading or flashing new roms, it is always good practice to odin back to stock. This will help remove any "ghost" files that may still be around.
Sorry to hear about your phone but don't give up. Keep searching the forums and you may find a way to fix our phone.
I have searched all forums but not found any gud answers .
Is there any way to unbrick hard bricked phones ?
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I heard about one click unbrick ......just search it ......that will be ur last hope............if that won't work then u got ur self new fancy paper weight .....sorry cantdo anything .......if u are in India then give to Samsung service centre they might help
Just because you don't see the graphic showing download mode doesn't mean you cannot get in it.
In a post a couple days ago called "I need help!" Woodrube posted a guide about it.
Open Odin, plug in your USB to PC, not phone yet.
Now try to enter download mode. You may set no graphics or black screen but, it doesn't mean Odin won't see your phone. Its happened 3 times that I know of in the last couple days. Since you can still see the Vibrant text all hope isn't lost.
Just some "in case you need it" info, you can go to
www.mobiletechvideos.com
They can do a JTAG repair to fix a hard brick. They can also perform the unbrickable mod. They are very professional and have fast service. I shipped my phone off from Washington D.C. to them in Texas on a tuesday, I had my phone back on monday. They stayed in contact to notify me when my phone arrived, when they completed and shipped.
Hopefully no one will need their service but JIC.
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After extensive research, I have finally given up on looking for my answer.
Please have mercy on my tired soul for having to ask the next question:
Is there a way to unroot your phone without using Odin? My USB Port is damaged.
Thus, I am returning it to ATT warranty to get a new one.
I want to make sure that they won't be able to notice that the phone was rooted.
Stock rom, stock kernely; counter, the whole shibangbang.
Is there a way you can simply flash via CWM or..? Something that doesn't require a USB.
Any sort of direction or advice is much appreciated!
Thank you in advance, even if you don't have a response, thanks for reading.
Stock rom.
http://stockroms.net/file/GalaxyNote/SGH-i717/ICS/I717UCLF6_I717ATTLF6_ATT.zip
Do a little more research but I'm sure this is a step in the right direction.. ask around though cause I'm not 100% positive you can just flash it via recovery but if you can, this is the stock rom for our i717's
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Maybe, because the USB port is damaged, they cannot hook it up to check the phone out.
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Maybe, because the USB port is damaged, they cannot hook it up to check the phone out.
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They can easily use an external battery to use the phone.
Then they'll see all the amazing mods.
I remember reading somewhere that you can do it with Mobile ODIN Pro from the play store, no PC required. You'll have to drop 5 bucks on it but I imagine that beats $500 on a new Note
Mobile Odin doesn't support the note. But you should double check me in case he made a version for us.
Ah I think you're right. I think what I read was for the international version. My mistake!
In the super everything stickie there was a method to return to stock without a PC. That should work for you.
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After extensive research, I have finally given up on looking for my answer.
Please have mercy on my tired soul for having to ask the next question:
Is there a way to unroot your phone without using Odin? My USB Port is damaged.
Thus, I am returning it to ATT warranty to get a new one.
I want to make sure that they won't be able to notice that the phone was rooted.
Stock rom, stock kernely; counter, the whole shibangbang.
Is there a way you can simply flash via CWM or..? Something that doesn't require a USB.
Any sort of direction or advice is much appreciated!
Thank you in advance, even if you don't have a response, thanks for reading.
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I have the same exact situation. Were you able to find a way to do it? If yes, please let us know. If not, how did AT&T respond about it when you returned the phone to them? Thanks!
Perdomo82 said:
After extensive research, I have finally given up on looking for my answer.
Please have mercy on my tired soul for having to ask the next question:
Is there a way to unroot your phone without using Odin? My USB Port is damaged.
Thus, I am returning it to ATT warranty to get a new one.
I want to make sure that they won't be able to notice that the phone was rooted.
Stock rom, stock kernely; counter, the whole shibangbang.
Is there a way you can simply flash via CWM or..? Something that doesn't require a USB.
Any sort of direction or advice is much appreciated!
Thank you in advance, even if you don't have a response, thanks for reading.
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Brother let me tell you what u have to do, either way if Ur usb port is screwed u have to keep Ur cell I'll tell ya why. First you are rooted. Second you probably flashed another rom. Third your flash counter. Why not buy a USB port and attempt the fix your self or take it to a repair shop near by u? The fix is cheap.
This happened to me my USB port was shorted and if u move the cable at a right position it would or wouldn't charge or USB to PC. Got lucky enough to flash, reset counter, and also flash recovery stock via adb. Shipped the phone next morning to att since I already received my replacement phone(which glass screen lens is cracked now) will fix it waiting for parts
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I have an AT&T repair center in town here. I called AT&T for my issue, got them to say "yea ok we'll do a warranty on it" so I took the time to unroot it, return to stock reset the flash counter and after I waited for 15 minutes while the guy showed a blond how to load pictures onto her iphone he took a quick look at my phone, checked the notes on my account and handed me a refurb. he didn't boot it, didn't look at flash counter, nadda. so take it as you will. I would however flash a stock rom and remove your custom recovery but I'm not sure about dealing with the counter.
Download SUPER USER PRO from the google play and iinstall (course)on settings you should have the option to FULL UNROOT there see pictures!!!!!
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Idk much about that function but will it flash something anyways? If it does baaam there goes the counter
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Idk much about that function but will it flash something anyways? If it does baaam there goes the counter
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You can reset your trip counter with this zip flashed and you all set http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569206
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Flash counter is only tripped by Odin
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Flash counter is only tripped by Odin
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I know but yet you need the stock recovery flashed.. the only way to bypass that is adbying it
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There is a zip file for the stock recovery that you can flash in recovery (cwm or twrp). I used it before. Can't remember exactly where I found it though. Check the Super Everything thread. It may be in there.
SlimBean 4.1 * Android 4.2.2
COA4178 said:
I know but yet you need the stock recovery flashed.. the only way to bypass that is adbying it
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Not necessarily...
You're still rooted right?... use a terminal emulator to run the copy command instead of adb from your pc
MoJoe277 said:
There is a zip file for the stock recovery that you can flash in recovery (cwm or twrp). I used it before. Can't remember exactly where I found it though. Check the Super Everything thread. It may be in there.
SlimBean 4.1 * Android 4.2.2
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Here it is;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1761501
Hi
My phone is stuck on splash screen and have tried hard reset but phone does not turn;s on.
Phone doesn't connects to KIES even on boot screen??
Can anyone help me ??? Its URGENT
Pretty sure your phone is supported by kies mini, not kies.
You cannot perform a software recovery or update with kies mini. You could try flashing the stock ROM back onto the device or send it in to Samsung for a free software reflash.
If you send it in to Samsung it will take about 2 weeks.
Your carrier may be able to perform a software reflash as well.
Just curious...has your phone ever suffered liquid damage? It can cause damage to components on the PBA that would prevent it from booting up.
Hope this helps! Feel free to pm me if you have any questions
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Nope.. it was not dropped in any liquid nor its pba is damaged... i think its hard bricked now ...
rahulrustagi said:
Nope.. it was not dropped in any liquid nor its pba is damaged... i think its hard bricked now ...
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If you were using kies when this happened then your phone is basically a paper weight unfortunately. Kies is notorious for hard bricking phones so for future reference, stay away from kies. Best way to upgrade is flashing custom ROMS through cwm recovery mode. Try and flash back to stock with Odin, I have heard of people being able to get Odin to see the phone even if your not in download mode. If that doesn't work then maybe try buying a USB jig to get into download mode. If that doesn't work either then try calling Samsung and tell them kies bricked your phone, they have replaced out of warranty phones before due to kies bricking them.
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it got hard bricked using odin only... kies was not running that time...i flashed stock ginger bread rom over stock froyo and using 512 pit file... and it displyed failed on ODIN..and then when i removed the phone battery first and then USB unplugged.... pushed back battery again..pressed both volume button...booommm no screen till then...i really dont know what to do now...
Samsung will not replace a phone bricked by kies, not sure who told you that.
Samsung's warranty doesn't cover replacements only repairs.
If your phone was bricked by kies they'll be able to fix it though.
A reflash would solve your problem if you can't get it to flash in Odin.
Their system doesn't require you to be able to get into download mode.
Hope you're able to get it working if not send that biatch in
Reflash is free in or out of warranty
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Samsung will not replace a phone bricked by kies, not sure who told you that.
Samsung's warranty doesn't cover replacements only repairs.
If your phone was bricked by kies they'll be able to fix it though.
A reflash would solve your problem if you can't get it to flash in Odin.
Their system doesn't require you to be able to get into download mode.
Hope you're able to get it working if not send that biatch in
Reflash is free in or out of warranty
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Search the forum, multiple people have reported getting their phone fixed for free because kies bricked it. I wouldn't say it if it wasn't true....
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iTz KeeFy said:
Search the forum, multiple people have reported getting their phone fixed for free because kies bricked it. I wouldn't say it if it wasn't true....
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yes i was a victim too but thanks to noob guide then...i used it many times as i was used to bricking... :good:so you can follow this then let know what happened. follow every step there... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
iTz KeeFy said:
Search the forum, multiple people have reported getting their phone fixed for free because kies bricked it. I wouldn't say it if it wasn't true....
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Fixed yes but not replaced
I work for Samsung, and I wasn't trying to be rude, I was just informing you of our standard policies.
To the OP,
I hope some of the guides to unbricking on here will help you as they have helped many others.
I myself have had some bricked devices up and running using these forums without having to send it in
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