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yesterdayI tried to update my phone While doing the update the phone went to Emergency mode(Yellow Screen) and just hanged there. After waiting for an hour, I have plugged out the cable and tried to switch of the phone. the phone didn't switch off. I have taken out the battery and plugged it back in.
After this, the phone is not switching on at all. No display...not powering on.
I have seen some discussions suggesting to press 'Volume up' 'enter key' and power key while plugging in usb cable. Nothing seems to be working. Even when I connect the charger, it is not switching on. It used get little bit of heat when it was charging when it worked. But, no heat (or) no indication of charging at all now.
Could you please suggest what could be the issue how do I solve this the LG guys wont replace my phone cz i rooted it installed CM7 on it
(NOTE : I live in INDIA )
are you able to boot into emergency mode
long press (volup+back+power) all 3 buttons simulataneously.
Are you able to see yellow screen(emergency mode) after pressing this .
vvvRASvvv said:
yesterdayI tried to update my phone While doing the update the phone went to Emergency mode(Yellow Screen) and just hanged there. After waiting for an hour, I have plugged out the cable and tried to switch of the phone. the phone didn't switch off. I have taken out the battery and plugged it back in.
After this, the phone is not switching on at all. No display...not powering on.
I have seen some discussions suggesting to press 'Volume up' 'enter key' and power key while plugging in usb cable. Nothing seems to be working. Even when I connect the charger, it is not switching on. It used get little bit of heat when it was charging when it worked. But, no heat (or) no indication of charging at all now.
Could you please suggest what could be the issue how do I solve this the LG guys wont replace my phone cz i rooted it installed CM7 on it
(NOTE : I live in INDIA )
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Your phone is bricked, and as far as I know it cant be fixed without taking it to a service center. But dont give up hope, since it doesn't even power on, there is no way they can find that you rooted or installed CM7. Trust me, the same thing happened to me once, and they fixed my phone for free. Just tell them phone isn't turning on. If they press for more details, tell them you tried to update through PC suite. Whatever happens dont mention about rooting or installing a custom ROM.
To avoid this happening again, dont pull out the battery while in emergency mode. Thats what bricked your phone.
Thank you for responding to my thread
emergency mode not opening tried all key combi
The LG guys fixed it for free ?? How do they do that if some 1 knows please post about it if any 1 from Lg technical department
You not try using KDZ Manager?, this tool is using for unbrick you Phone, search you the specific ".kdz" for you country or carrier and see search the tutorial on google i use the tool for udapte to 2.2.2 to 2.3.3 on my P500
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emergency mode not opening tried all key combi
The LG guys fixed it for free ?? How do they do that if some 1 knows please post about it if any 1 from Lg technical department
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They will get it fixed for free,but believe me lg service centre is worse.So dnt expect your phone atleast 10 days after u give it to service centre.
With all due respect, I would like to suggest that doing a simple search on xda would have told you that your phone is BRICKED. Many others have bricked their phones before you
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Phone dead
Ok i gave my phone to LG service centre for replacement and that girl said to their other repair men that it will go for D.O. ( any one know is that DO ?)
The receptionist said it will take 15 days or more for my replacement
and on the Job sheet she wrote PHONE DEAD
I came across videos and gog's searches and found that dead phone can be resurrected using devices like :
1- RIFF box
2- ORT JTAG
3-Medusa BOX
and few other JTAG devices
I saw a vid on youtube where a guy resurrects dead samsung galaxy phone using 3 resistors in series conncetion and puting its both ends on the usb port of the mobile
I went to local electronic shop and no f**kin one had a transistor they said no no no to me
n i finally went to LG care game them the phone n said I want replacement.
( Oh god india is so horrible Even the LG care did have one of those Boxes to resurrect my phone )
Is it possible that they might refuse to replace the phone if they're unable to repair it?? just asking . I bought my phone 1 week back just 1 week = 7 days
On diwali ( it was my diwala actually )
i completely understand ur situation.. ( i bricked my phone while trying to play around with KDZ , on 20th oct)
however,I got my phone back from the service center yesterday. ( it took them jus 2 days to replace the pcb)
So don't worry, they'll replace the Pcb for you..and if your phone is in the warranty period, u won't have to pay for anything!!
vvvRASvvv said:
Ok i gave my phone to LG service centre for replacement and that girl said to their other repair men that it will go for D.O. ( any one know is that DO ?)
The receptionist said it will take 15 days or more for my replacement
and on the Job sheet she wrote PHONE DEAD
I came across videos and gog's searches and found that dead phone can be resurrected using devices like :
1- RIFF box
2- ORT JTAG
3-Medusa BOX
and few other JTAG devices
I saw a vid on youtube where a guy resurrects dead samsung galaxy phone using 3 resistors in series conncetion and puting its both ends on the usb port of the mobile
I went to local electronic shop and no f**kin one had a transistor they said no no no to me
n i finally went to LG care game them the phone n said I want replacement.
( Oh god india is so horrible Even the LG care did have one of those Boxes to resurrect my phone )
Is it possible that they might refuse to replace the phone if they're unable to repair it?? just asking . I bought my phone 1 week back just 1 week = 7 days
On diwali ( it was my diwala actually )
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lol.... I can understand the diwala thing..... in which city u r living??
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fundoozzz said:
lol.... I can understand the diwala thing..... in which city u r living??
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im from bhubaneswar
I asked them for a replacement already
n that girl said to one of their technical guy that this phone will go fo DO or DOA something like that
vvvRASvvv said:
im from bhubaneswar
I asked them for a replacement already
n that girl said to one of their technical guy that this phone will go fo DO or DOA something like that
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that's dead on arrival....
Optimus One
Mik's Cyanogenmod 6.5.8
24 days my phone not back yet QQ
service center guys said my phone has been accepted for replacement and they will send it . that service center guy said this to me in sucha way that i felt like they're go'nna take more days
I'm pissed almost 1 month no phone
any way i can get back at them ?? please suggest
we are on the same boat..... i have tried to update via kdz tool when i saw "V20C"... firmware.... and exactly same incident happend to me..... n now my phone is in the service center for 20+ days...... dont know when will i get... it...
i think flashing "V20C" via KDZ tool is very risky...
LG after sales in india suck man.....
i got my phone today.... they replaced its PCB free of cost..... my phone was once exposed to water... and the battery white bar turned red... and tey detected it ten also they replaced it for free.. hufff it took almost 1 month..... damn slow guys...
My phone was also bricked when i tried to update via KDZ updater.I handed over the phone to the LG service center and they replaced the PCB and got it back within 10 days.
I really dunno why the hell they changed the PCB after all the problem was with the RAW boot image.I came across ORT/JTAG stuffs to repair dead boot phones but i dunno how far it works...
now its more than 1 month and they service center guys keep saying me that your phone is in warehouse and you will get your phone shortly and they kep saying that after 4-5 days you ll get your phoen when ever i reach them .
last saturday i went to them and lashed about it . dunno for how llong i can keep my head cool my dad says get to consumer court if they dont give your phone by this month ( 2 months )
i'm very unhappy with their service
they took my whole package i.e. the phone the box and all the accessories and said that after depositing these you will get your mobile phone dispatched
vvvRASvvv said:
they took my whole package i.e. the phone the box and all the accessories and said that after depositing these you will get your mobile phone dispatched
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you should talk to the service manager of your area.... in my case the service center refused to change the pcb but when i talked to service manager of my area they repaired my phone within 2 days...... get the no. from lg website by emailing them....
The same happened to my phone: hard brick, no signal of life, and they replaced the PCB, free of charge. But it took more than one month. So, be patient.
Hi guys, my phone is flashed so I guess that will make this whole process painful...
But here is the story, I have omega version 12.1 I think (maybe 11 or 13) it has been on my phone for 1 + months now, so I am fairly certain it isn't anything to do with firmware. Phone wont turn on, wont go into download mode or anything. I have tried taking the battery out and leaving it out for 5 minutes, still nothing.
It was working fine before I went to bed, had 10 percent battery and was just on home screen when I put it on charge, not in app or anything. Then seems to be hard bricked after waking up, so happened sometime overnight.
I am not with a carrier, brought it locally outright at my local consumers electronics store (JB-HI-FI)
Since it is hard bricked to the point it wont turn on in download mode does that mean there is no way for them to know it is flashed unless they fix it (in which all is ok)?
Never done a warranty return, do I just take it into store and they send it off? How long will this take?
On top of all this I cut my old sim doown using a cutting template, and it appeared to slide in fine, but after trying to remove it today the push eject isn't working, and tips to get this out, doesn't appear to be enough room to grip it with tweesers.
Thanks.
So as we keep on saying in all posts, the next step u have to make is try with an usb jig.
U know what is that?
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So as we keep on saying in all posts, the next step u have to make is try with an usb jig.
U know what is that?
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No, have never heard of one. Just talked to samsung live chat and they said to have a proper diagnostic to take it down to a service centre, would anyone recommend this, or try this jig thing first?
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No, have never heard of one. Just talked to samsung live chat and they said to have a proper diagnostic to take it down to a service centre, would anyone recommend this, or try this jig thing first?
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Since it's already harbricked, i'd say just turn it in and let Samsung fix it for you. It is under warranty, and last time i brought in my i9000 that I bricked, they just replaced the phone. the jig is ok only if you already know where to get one or how to make one, but if you have to go out of your way for it, just use the warranty.
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Since it's already harbricked, i'd say just turn it in and let Samsung fix it for you. It is under warranty, and last time i brought in my i9000 that I bricked, they just replaced the phone. the jig is ok only if you already know where to get one or how to make one, but if you have to go out of your way for it, just use the warranty.
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Ok, Think that is best, can't really go without phone for 2-3 weeks while waiting for a JIG to arrive.
Just a few questions about the service centre, do you think they will ask me if I have flashed the phone? Cause I'm afraid they will think the brick was caused by that (could be) but probably unlikely since it died during the night a month after its latest flash.
If they do get it working will they go in and check the flash counter? Then what happens?
And lastly, if they ask me if I have flashed it should I lie and say no?
Thanks for the help.
I ordered my jig from ebay from overseas but it arrived in a few days.
I am in Melbourne city btw, pm me if you are too. I can lend you mine.
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priyana said:
I ordered my jig from ebay from overseas but it arrived in a few days.
I am in Melbourne city btw, pm me if you are too. I can lend you mine.
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Nope brisbane here, thanks for the offer though. What would the chances be of a JIG fixing it though, cause I have a feeling the mainboard has died. Kinda wish I didn't turn off the red LED charging light, apparently some others who's phones hardbricked the light still turned on showing some sign of life.
Any suggestions on sorting out the micro sim card issue now, assume I have to get it our before taking it to service centre, or just leave it in for them to fix?
priyana said:
I ordered my jig from ebay from overseas but it arrived in a few days.
I am in Melbourne city btw, pm me if you are too. I can lend you mine.
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Does the jig work on s3? I have an old one from s2 and if I'm not wrong is not working on s3...
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Does the jig work on s3? I have an old one from s2 and if I'm not wrong is not working on s3...
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-it will force the S3 in download mode
BUT
-it will not reset the flash counter like with S2
Got a little bit of good news, this might help other people out with jammed sim cards, NO damage and worked like a treat.
In the top of the sim card holder down the bottom left there is a little circle around one mill wide, got a sharp thumbtack and pushed it gentelly into the sim card, the just applied a little pressure and the sim card started to slide up, was very easy, had a great grip on the sim cad and no damage done trying to grab it with needle nose pliers like I read elsewhere, now to get the phone replaced or unbricked.
Thinking about it more I think it is a hardware fault, cause I had flashed the correct version of omega for international S3, I havn't had any wrong signs like freezing or crashing, been working flawlessly for over a month, then out of the blue completely dead. So I think I will just go into the service centre and tell them I suspect the motherboard has died, or the charger port (didn't charge over night), dont have a spare battery to test with though).
http://lifehacker.com/5940308/save-a-bricked-phone-using-paper-clips-and-pencil-graphite
Just a post tyat i found today..not sure if it ll work or not.
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That video is pretty cool, don't have an old connector to try it, but seeing as my phone didn't hard brick from a flash going wrong while flashing or wrong firmware or anything I have a feeling a JIG or similar wont work. Would try it if I had the connector though.
How often do batterys and charger ports fail, cause that could be another reason I guess.
Nicholas68 said:
Ok, Think that is best, can't really go without phone for 2-3 weeks while waiting for a JIG to arrive.
Just a few questions about the service centre, do you think they will ask me if I have flashed the phone? Cause I'm afraid they will think the brick was caused by that (could be) but probably unlikely since it died during the night a month after its latest flash.
If they do get it working will they go in and check the flash counter? Then what happens?
And lastly, if they ask me if I have flashed it should I lie and say no?
Thanks for the help.
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Exactly. There were no problems with the flashing part, i think ypu have a hardware issue.
They didn't ask me anything really, just asked what happened prior to the phone dying.
But i was ready to lie my ass off.. lol!
Dont say anything about flashing. They wont even bother trying to flash the phone if they dont get it into download mode.
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Exactly. There were no problems with the flashing part, i think ypu have a hardware issue.
They didn't ask me anything really, just asked what happened prior to the phone dying.
But i was ready to lie my ass off.. lol!
Dont say anything about flashing. They wont even bother trying to flash the phone if they dont get it into download mode.
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Ok, thanks for the info, I've tried everything besides a JIG to try get it into a download mode, so I doubt they will get it into download mode, Ive seen a couple of other cases where the S3 has had a mainboard issue, only other thing is in the last week I have been using the wall charger where as I normally use the computer and usb, so not sure if this could link to it though, might have got a power surge, but had no storms in months so unlikely and the fuse box is modern with pretty good protection. Ill just go in and tell them it was working one night, and dead when I woke up the next morning, which is the truth. And if they ask if its flashed, ill miss understand them and say, not the screen wasn't flashing/flickering when it died, I was asleep
Reality is though if they get the phone to a restored point to where they can see the flash counter, then I no longer need their help to fix it.
One more question. At the service centres do they try fix it while I'm there, or do they tell s to come back in a few hours, or do they ring a few days later. And if they can't get it in download mode do they normally give you a replacement there? Or do they ship it off to get parts replaced and then ship it back taking weeks/months?
Thanks
I'd give the jig a chance. Just imho.
Btw it is very likely that the jig would arrive in, like, 24-48 hours if you choose the right seller, while other users already told you it's probably gonna take more then a few days (probably from 2 weeks to a month) for samsung to "close the ticket". In my experience only with apple you'd be up and running in less then a week.
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One more question. At the service centres do they try fix it while I'm there, or do they tell s to come back in a few hours, or do they ring a few days later. And if they can't get it in download mode do they normally give you a replacement there? Or do they ship it off to get parts replaced and then ship it back taking weeks/months?
Thanks
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I'm sure they will ask you to come back in a few days or even weeks. Don't think they will replace new unit for you. They will just replace the faulty part.
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I have the same issue so thought i would post here rather than starting a new thread.
Here's the story for mine. Working fine on current rom for about a month no issues at all. Today battery got to about 9% then switched off and i haven't been able to get it to turn on again, no download mode,no recovery, no charging led nothing at all.
I had to change my screen a couple of days ago, has been working fine with the broken screen for months, have i now voided my warranty?
A lot of faulty s3 i think... My s3 suddenly died last night. Battery is around 90+. Check the phone and it's not responding. Power button doesn't work. Doesn't even go to download mode or recovery mode. I'm running on stock ICS with root only. Sad part is I don't have any access for a jig right now. So can't test it. Bought this phone in SG and I'm in the Philippines right now. Warranty is good for SG only. Dec would be my next trip back to SG. By then no S3 as of now. For a phone I'm getting depressed LOL!
over the air jellybean brick my phone unrooted unflashed phone
BEWARE EVERYONE!! when updating to jellybean some do go very wrong! not all! but some do!! and it will brick your phone!! i updated over the air.. and for a few days. my phone kept on freezing! and locking up! one night i went to bed woke up and the phone was stuck on the boot screen! i thought thats weird took battery out, put back in, as ya do.. nothing took sim out and back in nothing... so only option was to reapair it through kies. put serial in and model number in it found the sortware. i downloaded it. told me to put phone in recovery mode.. so i did,kies said it was gonna install it to my phone.. but everytime it tryed to install it kept on saying it couldnt find my phone.. i tryed this all day long used different usb ports. different computers. to know avail, so my only option was to take it in for repair.. so i took it back to phones 4 u! they sent it away, i waited over 2 weeks! which was undiscrible it was like i lost my right arm with no phone! as you can imagine.. than the repair center turned round and said that the phone has been rooted! which it hadnt!! and they said this in order to brake the terms and conditions of my warentee so phones 4 u can get out of giving me a new handset. so they all save money!! i wouldnt do that to a 500 pound phone!! the phone does everything you could want from a phone! im launching a full investigation into this matter.. and have writen a formall complaint to phones 4 u headoffice, and will be contacting trading standards, ofcom, watchdog, and the ombudsman, and plaster it on all the forums ,social networking sights i can think of, to give them as much bad press as possible!! untill my problem is resolved and i will restore there name and clear it once they have done the right thing by me
I am afraid I can also report a bricked S3 here.
Rooted two weeks ago, but did not yet install a rom. Didn't Triangleaway yet aswell.
Same problem as described, I was browsing the net, and suddenly, screen went black (off). Could not get it powered on anymore. (nor in download/recovery mode)
So i brought it to the local telecom service center of my office, they could tell me the battery was fine and the buttons were working but they never saw one in this state.
So they are sending it to a samsung repair company.
This was two days ago, heard nothing yet, but I am very curious if I will get repaired or if I need to pay because of the rooting.
Will post the result if I know more.
Does anyone know if this problem also happens to people who did not root?
Hi all,
So I just received an SGS3 from a colleague at work and it was completely dead. I can't even get into recovery or download modes. The incident happened when my friend had his alarm clock on, he stopped it, then went away and found the phone completely dead as it was already on charge. I tried charging the phone but it seems not responding to anything, and I see no lights whatsoever.
What could be the problem? I have another colleague at work that has an SGS3 as well, I'll replace batteries and see whether it's a battery problem or something else.
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Hi all,
So I just received an SGS3 from a colleague at work and it was completely dead. I can't even get into recovery or download modes. The incident happened when my friend had his alarm clock on, he stopped it, then went away and found the phone completely dead as it was already on charge. I tried charging the phone but it seems not responding to anything, and I see no lights whatsoever.
What could be the problem? I have another colleague at work that has an SGS3 as well, I'll replace batteries and see whether it's a battery problem or something else.
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remove battery and try again.
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remove battery and try again.
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Did that already...will try with another battery in a bit
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Did that already...will try with another battery in a bit
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put phone on charging and press power buttan 1 min , may be its starts. I am not sure but u try it.
Just tried with another working S3 battery...still completely dead..will try ur suggestion
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Guess it's time to take it to the service center...have tried everything.
Thanks for everybody who helped
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Just tried with another working S3 battery...still completely dead..will try ur suggestion
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ok.aafter that reply me , whats hep?
I think your phones dead you must make j -tag
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sam77744 said:
ok.aafter that reply me , whats hep?
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I think your phones dead you must make j -tag
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The thing is it was working just fine...it only happened after the alarm clock incident as I mentioned...strange :S Worse thing is that there's a lot of images and videos in the phone that hasn't been synced with dropbox, only some of them...i'm sure my friend will lose that
Sounds like your phone has fallen victim to S.D.S (sudden death syndrome). The eMMC firmware that shipped with the stock kernel seemed to cause uneven wear-leveling which meant the components failed far before their expected lifespan.
At this point, assuming you can't reach download mode, all you can do is send the phone to Samsung and get it repaired/replaced. Most Samsung repair centers seem to be aware of the issue.
ProxyChain said:
Sounds like your phone has fallen victim to S.D.S (sudden death syndrome). The eMMC firmware that shipped with the stock kernel seemed to cause uneven wear-leveling which meant the components failed far before their expected lifespan.
At this point, assuming you can't reach download mode, all you can do is send the phone to Samsung and get it repaired/replaced. Most Samsung repair centers seem to be aware of the issue.
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I thought it's the sudden death syndrome guess my friend is unlucky...he will take it to the service center today, his phone is still on warranty...should he expect a replacement? will they need to replace any hardware part or just a j-tag will do?
They'll replace the motherboard for free
XeroHertZ said:
I thought it's the sudden death syndrome guess my friend is unlucky...he will take it to the service center today, his phone is still on warranty...should he expect a replacement? will they need to replace any hardware part or just a j-tag will do?
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JTAG won't be able to revive the phone since this is a hardware failure rather than just a brick caused by bad flashing or a damaged bootloader. The entire motherboard of the phone will have to be replaced by the service center, which will be free.
Alright thanks for the Info guys...as long as it's still on warranty then my friend won't have to worry
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Alright thanks for the Info guys...as long as it's still on warranty then my friend won't have to worry
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Just as a side-note, is your friend aware that the latest 4.1.2 builds coming from Samsung include a modified eMMC firmware in the kernel which supposedly remedies this problem. I'm personally running the XXELLA build which includes the fix. He may want to check out flashing one of these builds to prevent it happening again, if the phone doesn't come back with the latest firmware already
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Just as a side-note, is your friend aware that the latest 4.1.2 builds coming from Samsung include a modified eMMC firmware in the kernel which supposedly remedies this problem. I'm personally running the XXELLA build which includes the fix. He may want to check out flashing one of these builds to prevent it happening again, if the phone doesn't come back with the latest firmware already
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Well I don't think that my friend is aware of that as he's not that experienced..I'm more experienced than he is though since I've been into Android since the first galaxy We reside in Dubai and our CSC code is XSG...not sure if our service centers have the fixed 4.1.2 builds yet for the Middle East version. Do the service centers have different builds than those in Sammobile?
Anyways I just hope he gets a replacement unit rather than having the motherboard changed.
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Well I don't think that my friend is aware of that as he's not that experienced..I'm more experienced than he is though since I've been into Android since the first galaxy We reside in Dubai and our CSC code is XSG...not sure if our service centers have the fixed 4.1.2 builds yet for the Middle East version. Do the service centers have different builds than those in Sammobile?
Anyways I just hope he gets a replacement unit rather than having the motherboard changed.
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I live in New Zealand and we've only just received 4.1.1 from our carrier, the updates are horrendously slow. I flashed the unbranded United Kingdom stock ROM instead as they tend to get the updates straight from Samsung very quickly. It works just fine and it's all official.
Guess i'll just flash it for him via odin if his phone didn't come with the modified emmc 4.1.2
Btw, I'm having trouble replying to posts via my phone and the xda app I keep getting Request function reply topic does not exist !!!!!!
Man that was quick....the phone has been repaired in 1 day...they said it might take 3 business days...motherboard has been replaced.
Now what should I do to prevent this emmc from happening again? ?
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First off al sorry for my english
I flashed the stock galaxy s3 firmware on my phone.
When i updated it and restored my apps from my backup
the screen turned blank en shut down the phone.
when i restarted the phone it only shows me white and gray stripes.
I can put it into download mode but can't do anything in odin because it fails (problem with cache partition)
So someone got an idea how to fix it ?
just replaced me screen 2 days ago because it was cracked
it costs me 240 euro's sdo i dont wan't to buy a othe phone^^
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Greetings from Holland
KingOffTheBongo said:
First off al sorry for my english
I flashed the stock galaxy s3 firmware on my phone.
When i updated it and restored my apps from my backup
the screen turned blank en shut down the phone.
when i restarted the phone it only shows me white and gray stripes.
I can put it into download mode but can't do anything in odin because it fails (problem with cache partition)
So someone got an idea how to fix it ?
just replaced me screen 2 days ago because it was cracked
it costs me 240 euro's sdo i dont wan't to buy a othe phone^^
Reply fast please my fellow members
Greetings from Holland
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If you've just had your screen replaced It could be a faulty screen.
Take it back to where you got it replaced and tell show them, they should replace it again.
As for Odin not flashing and the phone just shutting down and becoming unresponsive, sounds like Sudden Death Syndrome.
Obagleyfreer said:
If you've just had your screen replaced It could be a faulty screen.
Take it back to where you got it replaced and tell show them, they should replace it again.
As for Odin not flashing and the phone just shutting down and becoming unresponsive, sounds like Sudden Death Syndrome.
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Thanks for answering!
but it isn't the screen because it worked the last two days fine on my custom rom.
The original firmware worked fine aswell
until i was downloading the update and restoring my apps.
I can connect it with odin now en the phone isn't shutting down anymore.
but the screen will be on with the whit and gray stripes.
whats a Sudden Death Syndrome?
and what can i do about it?
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KingOffTheBongo said:
Thanks for answering!
but it isn't the screen because it worked the last two days fine on my custom rom.
The original firmware worked fine aswell
until i was downloading the update and restoring my apps.
I can connect it with odin now en the phone isn't shutting down anymore.
but the screen will be on with the whit and gray stripes.
whats a Sudden Death Syndrome?
and what can i do about it?
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This is why people should inform themselves about rooting and stuff before actually doing it. Imagine how easily you would be able to fix ur phone if u had a custom recovery right now....
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This is why people should inform themselves about rooting and stuff before actually doing it. Imagine how easily you would be able to fix ur phone if u had a custom recovery right now....
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I had informed myself.
My phone had custum recovery when my phone was rooted.
but i have flashed the original firmware on odin today.
After that my phone is unrooted, so my custom recovery is also gone.
Otherwise i could factory reset in a sec.
I have tried to root my phone again so i can use custom recovery.
but i will fail on odin..
and now i'm stuck!
Only opertunity i see is to replace my screen again for the cracked screen because i have insurance.
And the insurance company will send it back to samsung and replace the screen.
en factory reset my phone.
but it will cost me a little bit money because i got to pay for somehting called own risk...
R: [Q] help me please ik broke my phone!
Wellll.if u got warranty there is a little thing called fu**** up ur ohone as much as you can and destroying completely it's internal storage before sending it over to samsung for repairs. That way they wont be able to find out if it's ever been rooted and flashed (they have a flash counter, sad, i know) and will not onlt have to replace screen, but fix a system VERY difficult to fix if not completely damaged. And since its not a hardware component damage, they cant complain.
Result? they just send yku a completely new phone for free.
And before replying it wont work.....have a little faith in who KNOWS
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Wellll.if u got warranty there is a little thing called fu**** up ur ohone as much as you can and destroying completely it's internal storage before sending it over to samsung for repairs. That way they wont be able to find out if it's ever been rooted and flashed (they have a flash counter, sad, i know) and will not onlt have to replace screen, but fix a system VERY difficult to fix if not completely damaged. And since its not a hardware component damage, they cant complain.
Result? they just send yku a completely new phone for free.
And before replying it wont work.....have a little faith in who KNOWS
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I thank you!
Now got the following question
how to **** up my phone?
and is it normal when my phone i not rooted that i don't see the flash counts in dowload mode?
And samsung has to make it whenever i want because i got insurance (i pay for it every month)
So when my phone is broken and i call them they must come and get my phone within 4 hours en every country in Europe
But i was more phone iff i can repair it myself.
Because i'm bored all the time^^
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KingOffTheBongo said:
I thank you!
Now got the following question
how to **** up my phone?
and is it normal when my phone i not rooted that i don't see the flash counts in dowload mode?
And samsung has to make it whenever i want because i got insurance (i pay for it every month)
So when my phone is broken and i call them they must come and get my phone within 4 hours en every country in Europe
But i was more phone iff i can repair it myself.
Because i'm bored all the time^^
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Dunno about flash counter thingy, but if u wanna fix the phone urself and feel a pro, best method is fooling samsung
Plus what fun is there if you fix ure phone with xda's help? Try it yourself...if it doesnt work just go to the sammy team u pay and have em fix it up....
Just out of curiosity: how much do you pay each month?
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Dunno about flash counter thingy, but if u wanna fix the phone urself and feel a pro, best method is fooling samsung
Plus what fun is there if you fix ure phone with xda's help? Try it yourself...if it doesnt work just go to the sammy team u pay and have em fix it up....
Just out of curiosity: how much do you pay each month?
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I pay ProaAssist like 11 euro's a month
ProAssist send them back to samsung for repairs
For the 11 euro's i got covered for falling, water, fire or of it get stolen.
Don't got insurance for firmware problems so that's the problem.
but the last 3 times i had repaired my phone because the screen had a crack
they've wiped everything and did a factory reset.
So that's why i want to put it back the broken screen that i have replaced 2 days ago
I didn't wanted to wait for 3 weeks to get my phone back with a new screen^^
It took me like 5 minutes so it was alot faster
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KingOffTheBongo said:
I pay ProaAssist like 11 euro's a month
ProAssist send them back to samsung for repairs
For the 11 euro's i got covered for falling, water, fire or of it get stolen.
Don't got insurance for firmware problems so that's the problem.
but the last 3 times i had repaired my phone because the screen had a crack
they've wiped everything and did a factory reset.
So that's why i want to put it back the broken screen that i have replaced 2 days ago
I didn't wanted to wait for 3 weeks to get my phone back with a new screen^^
It took me like 5 minutes so it was alot faster
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-.- damn wut a waste of money. Y u like to play gta v with ur phone even when it has yet to come out? U can't prove anything anywaus until september 2013, so might i suggest u save the destructions for then
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-.- damn wut a waste of money. Y u like to play gta v with ur phone even when it has yet to come out? U can't prove anything anywaus until september 2013, so might i suggest u save the destructions for then
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It's not totally a waste of money.
The new screen part costs here like 236 euro's with repair.
I got my galaxy s3 for like 11 months and the screen cracked 4 times..
so you can do the math.
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Dat wut i be talking bout man. If.u didnt play gta with ur phone so much u wouldnt have to pay for that ensurance...but i guess yiu paid it in the first place cuz u knew...
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KingOffTheBongo said:
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I got my galaxy s3 for like 11 months and the screen cracked 4 times..
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LOL...
Do you play tennis with your phone or something?
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Seicer said:
LOL...
Do you play tennis with your phone or something?
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Haha noo!
But it's a smart idea to play tennis with it.
It's also my work phone so it cracked 2 times at my work.
And my sister kids have let fall 2 times..
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Dat wut i be talking bout man. If.u didnt play gta with ur phone so much u wouldnt have to pay for that ensurance...but i guess yiu paid it in the first place cuz u knew...
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In Holland it is normal to have a insurance iff you got a good smartphone.
And why would i wait 3 weeks minimal
Iff everyone can replace it by his self in 5 minutes?
it's all a click in system and so easy
and i had one new part at home that i have bought in China.
so why wouldn't i use it?
so you would bring your car with a broken muffler to the garage when you got a new muffler at home
and you can fix it yourself?
KingOffTheBongo said:
In Holland it is normal to have a insurance iff you got a good smartphone.
Thats a users choice though not every user throws money at insurance and prefer to stand the risk themselves .
and i had one new part at home that i have bought in China.
so why wouldn't i use it?
so you would bring your car with a broken muffler to the garage when you got a new muffler at home
and you can fix it yourself?
Only problem with that is that self fixes voids future warranty and insurance if spotted .
jje
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JJEgan said:
KingOffTheBongo said:
In Holland it is normal to have a insurance iff you got a good smartphone.
Thats a users choice though not every user throws money at insurance and prefer to stand the risk themselves .
and i had one new part at home that i have bought in China.
so why wouldn't i use it?
so you would bring your car with a broken muffler to the garage when you got a new muffler at home
and you can fix it yourself?
Only problem with that is that self fixes voids future warranty and insurance if spotted .
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Letting my phone fixed bij de insurance company will void my waranty aswell.
So it didn't care about that.
Even when i replaced the screen my insurance has to repair my screen
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I successfully rooted my phone and successfully installed the volume hack package and the battery fox for 4.0.4 (both I found how to do on this website) and for a good few months my phone was working fine on Android 4.0.4
Then one day I was replying to a text message the phone just switched itself off and wouldn't get past the boot screen where it comes up with the Samsung Galaxy S III logo. With no one offering me any help when I've posted about this problem on this site and various others and after searching google for days to find a fix as I am a Mac user (Heimdall) with no access to a PC (Odin) at all, I took it to a local phone shop, explained the problem to see if they'd be able to fix it. They had it for 2 weeks and when I went to collect they told me that the phone ended up having to be sent to Samsung and there was nothing they could do with it. (I figured that anyway as it was rooted). Now I have got the phone back, it's in a worse state than what it was when I took it into the shop. When I try to power on the phone, nothing happens at all, it's just a black screen. I assumed the battery might be flat so when I went to plug in the charger, the battery symbol shows but it's got a circle in the middle of it it as though it's loading but nothing else happens.
Does this mean my phone is completely dead for good with no fix at all?
If it's bin fodder I may as well sell it for parts and try to get a bit of money back out of it as I bought this SIM free and it cost me quite a bit back when it first came out.
I'd appreciate it if I didn't get a load of snotty remarks as though I'm the thickest person on earth! I am fairly new to all this and it's all I ever seem to experience from this website. Please only reply if you have a genuine answer to my problem.
Thank you.
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Are you able to get into recovery?
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Are you able to get into recovery?
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Hi, no I'm not able to do anything with it.
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Hi, no I'm not able to do anything with it.
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Service centre next .
Your only help from here is charge battery and try usb jig to boot to download mode .
jje
Its SDS. Loads of threads about it. Needs Motherboard replacement from Samsung
rootSU said:
Its SDS. Loads of threads about it. Needs Motherboard replacement from Samsung
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Thank you for that, I'd never heard the term SDS (Sudden Death Syndrome) before. I didn't even know it existed! But anyway since you mentioned that, I did a search, found this link http://www.freesamsungrepairs.com and I called the number, they reckon they can fix it free of charge providing there's no physical or water damage (which there isn't) and all I have to pay is the postage fees! Sounds like there maybe some hope after all!
s1mon87 said:
Thank you for that, I'd never heard the term SDS (Sudden Death Syndrome) before. I didn't even know it existed! But anyway since you mentioned that, I did a search, found this link http://www.freesamsungrepairs.com and I called the number, they reckon they can fix it free of charge providing there's no physical or water damage (which there isn't) and all I have to pay is the postage fees! Sounds like there maybe some hope after all!
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Try your carrier / samsung first. It should be covered by warranty.
rootSU said:
Try your carrier / samsung first. It should be covered by warranty.
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Can people even return a rooted device with SDS?
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Can people even return a rooted device with SDS?
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They can't tell if it doesn't power up.